Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1949

Part 3. Ohio River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1143

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and 

West Virginia and other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1952
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price 1.75 cents (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, 

Xorth Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West 

Virginia and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources 

Division under the direction of:

C. (i. Pnulsen___________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. K. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_____-_________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

V. R. Bennion (succeeded by F. F. LeFever)____.-College Park, Md. 

D. M. Corbett______-_'.______________Indianapolis, Ind. 

W. It. Eaton_________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

H. M. Erskine (succeeded by J. I. Perrey,

succeeded by A. A. Fischback, Jr.)________Charleston, W. Va. 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, X. Y. 

O. H. Jeffers, acting (succeeded by L. C. Crawford)__Columbus, Ohio 

J. W. Mangan__________________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

J. H. Morgan_____________________________Urbana, 111. 

E. B. Rice______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

F. F. Schrader___________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Division of work..................................................................... 14

Gaglng-station records............................................................... 15

Ohio River main stem............................................................... 15

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.................................................... 15

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y............................................... 16

Allegheny River near Klnzua, Pa.................................................. 17

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.............................................. 18

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.................................................. 19

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa........................................... 20

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa................................................ 21

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa................................................... 22

Ohio River at Sewlckley, Pa...................................................... 23

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa.......................................... 24

Ohio River at Bellaire,'Ohio..................................................... 25

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va................................................... 26

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va................................................. 27

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio...................................................... 28

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.............................................. 29

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.................................................. 30

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky........................................................ 31

Ohio River near Maysvllle, Ky.................................................... 32

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio................................................... 33

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky............................ ; ........................ 34

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky...................................................... 35

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind.................................................... 36

Ohio River at Golconda, 111...................................................... 37

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.................................................... 38

Allegheny River tributaries........................................................ 39

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y............................................... 39

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa................................................... 40

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y................................................ 41

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa............................................. 42

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 43

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 44

Oil Creek at Rousevllle, Pa...................................................... 45

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 46

French Creek at Utlca, Pa......................................................... 47

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.................................................... 48

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa................... 49

Clarion River at Rldgway, Pa..................................................... 50

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.............................................\....'. 51

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 52

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa.............................................. 55

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa................................................. 56

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 57

Mahonlng Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 58

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormlck, Pa........................................... 59

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 60

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa........................................... 61

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa...................................................... 62

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.................................................... 63

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa................................................. 64

Kisklminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 65

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa..................................... 66

Blackllck Creek at Blacklick, Pa................................................. 67

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa................................................. 68

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa...................................... 69

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.................................................. 70

Reservoirs In Allegheny River Basin, Pa.......................................... 71

Monongahela River Basin............................................................ 73

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.................................................. 73

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.................................................. 74

Tygart River at Belington,- W. Va................................................. " 75

Tygart River at Phillppl, W. Va.................................................. 76

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.................................. 77

Tygart River at Colfax, W. Va.................................................... 78

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.................................... 79

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa................................. 80

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.............................................. 81
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Gaging-station records Continued.

Monongahela River Basin Continued. Page

Monongaheln River at Charleroi , Pa............................................... 82

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ 83

Reservoirs in Monongahela River Basin............................................ 84

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va................................................ 85

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va".................................................. 86

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va............................................ 87

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va........................................... 88

West Fork River at Clarksburg , W. Va............................................. 89

West Fork River at Enterprise , W. Va............................................. 90

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va............................................... 91

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va................................................... 92

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va............................................. 93

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................................... 94

Dry Fork at Hendricks, W. Va..................................................... 95

Cheat River near .Parsons , W. Va.................................................. 96

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va................................................. 97

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va................................................... 98

Blackwater River at Davis , W. Va................................................. 99

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va................................................... 100

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville , W. Va.............................................. 101

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa ................................................... 102

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa........................................ 103

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa...................................................... 104

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa................................................ 105

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.............................................. 106

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville,.Md........................................... 107

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa................................. 108

Youghiogheny River below Confluence , Pa.......................................... 109

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.......................................... 110

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa............................................ Ill

Casselman River at Grantsville , Md............................................... 112

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa................................................. 114

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa................................................. 115

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.................................................. 116

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa....................................... 117

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa..................................................... 118

Chartiers Creek Basin.............................................................. 119

Chart iers Creek at Carnegie , Pa.................................................. 119

Beaver River Basin................................................................. 120

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio................................................. 120

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ 121

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 122

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio............................................. 123

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio............................................... 124

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio.............................................. 125

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa....................................................... 126

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa................................................. 127

Reservoirs in Beaver River Basin................................................. 128

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio.................................................... 130

Deer Creek at Limaville , Ohio.................................................... 131

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio.............................................. 132

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio.................................................. 133

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio............................... 134

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio............................................. 135

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio..................... 136

Mosquito Creek at Niles , Ohio.................................................... 137

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio............................................. 138

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................... 139

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa............................................. 140

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa................................................ 141

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.................................................. 142

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.......................................... 143

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa............................................ 144

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa............................................... 145

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa............................................ 146

Raccoon Creek Basin................................................................ 147

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa............................................... 147

Little Beaver Creek Basin.......................................................... 148

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 148

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio..................................................... 149

Yellow Creek Basin................................................................. 150

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................ 150

Short Creek Basin.................................................................. 151

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio................................................ 151

Wheeling Creek Basin............................................................... 152

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 152

Middle Island Creek Basin.......................................................... 153

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 153

Muskingum River Basin.............................................................. 154

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio................................................ 154

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio.............................................. 155

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio............................... 156

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 157

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 158

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio................................................. 159

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.............................................. 160
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Muskingum River Basin Continued. Page

Muskingum River at McConnolsville, Ohio.......................................... 161

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio........................................ 162

Sandy Creek at Wayr.ecburr;, Ohio.................................................. 166

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio .................................. 167

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio........................................ 168

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesvllle, Ohio.......................... 169

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio.......................... 170

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio............................ 171

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio.......................... 172

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio........................................... 173

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont , Ohio. .............................................. 174

Stillwater Creek at Tippeeanoe , Ohio............................................. 175

Stillwater Creek it Uhrichsville, Ohio........................................... 176

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio........................ 177

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio............................ 178

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio.................................................. 179

Mohican River at Greer. Ohio..................................................... 180

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................... 181

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio..................................................... 182

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio....................................................... 183

Clear Pork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio....................... 184

Jerome Pork at Jeromeville, Ohio................................................. 185

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanvllle, Ohio........................ 186

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio. ..............................................'.. 187

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio. ................................................ 188

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.................................................. 189

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio........................ 191

Wills Creek at Cambridge , Ohio................................................... 192

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio.......................... 193

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio.......................................... 194

Licking River near Newark, Ohio.................................................. 195

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio.................................................... 196

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio.................................................... 197

Little Kanawha River Basin......................................................... 198

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va...................................... 198

Little Kanawha River at Glen.ville , W. Va......................................... 199

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va....................................... 200

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 201

Leading Creek near Glenville , W. Va.............................................. 202

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.............................................. 203

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................... 204

South Fork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va...................................... 205

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va..................................................... 206

Hocking River Basin ................................................................ 207

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio................................................ 207

Hocking River at Athens , Ohio.................................................... 208

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio ................................................ 209

Kanawha River Basin................................................................ 210

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C........................................ 210

New River near Galax , Va......................................................... 211

New River at Ivanhoe , Va......................................................... 212

New River at Allisonia , Va....................................................... 213

New River at Radford, Va......................................................... 214

New River at Eggleston , Va....................................................... 215

New River at Glenlyn, Va......................................................... 216

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 217

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 218

New River at Caperton , W. Va..................................................... 219

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va............................................ 220

Kanawha River at Charleston , W. Va............................................... 221

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C........................................... 222

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va...................................................... 223

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.................................................. 224

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va......................................... 225

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................... 226

Walker Creek at Bane , Va......................................................... 227

Wolf Creek near Narrows , Va...................................................... 229

Rich Creek at Peterstown, W. Va.................................................. 230

Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va.............................................. 231

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va........................................... 232

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va................................................ 233

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va................................................ 234

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................... 235

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.............................................. 236

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.............................................. 237

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va................................................ 238

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.................................................. 239

Second Cresk near Second Creek, W. Va............................................ 240

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.......................................... 241

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va............................................ 242

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.................................................. 243

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.................................................... 244

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va ............................................. 245

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va................................................... 246

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.................................................... 247

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va................................................ 248
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flaging-station records Continued.

Kanawha River Basin Continued. Page

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.................................................... 249

Elk River at Button, W. Va....................................................... 250

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.................................................. 251

Birch River near Birch River, W. Va.............................................. 252

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va..................................................... 253

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va............................................. 254

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va........................................... 255

Raccoon Creek Basin................................................................. 256

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio................................................ 256

Ouyandot River Basin............................................................... 257

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 257

Guyandot River at Branchland, -W. Va................................... s.......... 258

Mud River near Milton, W. Va..................................................... 259

Twelvepole Creek Basin............................................................. 260

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................. 260

Big Sandy River Basin.............................................................. 261

Lsvisa Fork near Grundy, Va...................................................... 261

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky...................................................... 262

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky..................................................... 263

Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky................................................... 264

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.................................................... 265

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va........................................................ 266

Pound Rfver^near Haysi, Va....................................................... 267

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky........................................................ 268

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................... 269

Tug Pork at Litwar, W. Va........................................................ 270

Tug Fork near Kermit, W. Va...................................................... 271

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va................................................ 272

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................... 273

Little Sandy River Basin........................................................... 274

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.............................................. 274

Tygarts Creek Basin................................................................ 275

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky................................................... 275

Scioto River Basin................................................................. 276

Scioto River at La Rue, Ohio..................................................... 276

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................. 277

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio........................... 278

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio................................................... 279

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio.............................................. 280

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio................................................ 281

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio...................................................... 282

Reservoirs in Scioto River Basin, Ohio........................................... 283

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio........................................... 284

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio................................................. 286

Olentangy River near New Winchester ^ Ohio........................................ 287

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio................................................ 288

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio.............................................. 289

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio............................................... 290

Whetstone Creek near.Shawtown, Ohio.............................................. 291

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio..................................................... 292

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio........................................ 293

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................... 294

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio..................................................... 295

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio.................................................. 296

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio................................................. 297

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio................................................ 298

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................... 299

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio............................................. 300

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio...................................................... 301

Salt Creek near Londonderry, Ohio................................................ 302

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio.................................. 303

Ohio Brush Creek Basin............................................................. 304

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio...................-,....................... 304

Whiteoak Creek Basin............................................................... 305

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................. 305

Little Miami River Basin........................................................... 306

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio........................................ 306

Little Miami River near Fort Ancient, Ohio....................................... 307

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 308

Cowan Creek near Wilmington, Ohio................................................ 309

East Pork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio............................... 310

Ea'st Pork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio................................... 311

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio.................................. 312

Licking River Basin................................................................ 313

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.............................................. 313

Licking'River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 314

Licking River at Blue Lick gprings, Ky........................................... 315

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 316

Licking River at Catawba, Ky..................................................... 317

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky................................................... 318

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky...................................... 319

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky........................................ 320

Mill teeejr Basin................................................................... 321

lill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 321

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 322

West Fork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio....................................... 323
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued.

Mill Creek Basin Continued. Page

West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio........................................... 324

Miami River Basin.................................................................. 325

Indian Lake at Russels Point, Ohio............................................... 325

Miami River at Quincy, Ohio...................................................... 326

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 327

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 328

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 329

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................................... 330

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio............ .......... .............. ........ 331

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio.......................................... 332

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio.............................................. 333

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio............................................. 334

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................... 335

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio...................................................... 336

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio................................................. 337

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 338

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio............................................... 339

Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio.................................................. 340

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio.............................................. 341

Wolf Creek at Dayton, Ohio....................................................... 342

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio................................................. 343

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.............................................. 344

Whitewater River near Alpine , Ind................................................ 345

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.............................................. 346

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind...................................... 347

Laughery Creek Bas in..................... .......................................... 348

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 348

Kentucky River Basin............................................................... 349

North Pork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 349

North Pork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 350

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 351

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 352

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 353

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky......................................... 354

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 355

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 356

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky........................................ 357

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville , Ky...................................... 358

Red River at Clay City, Ky....................................................... 359

Dix River near Danville, Ky...................................................... 360

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky................................................. 361

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.................................................... 362

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky....................................................... 363

Beargrass Creek Basin.............................................................. 364

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 364

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................... 365

Salt River Basin................................................................... 366

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.................................................... 366

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 367

Floyds Pork at Fisherville, Ky................................................... 368

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................... 369

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky..................................................... 370

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky...................................................... 371

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................... 372

Big Indian Creek Basin............................................................. 373

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 373

Blue River Basin................................................................... 374

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 374

Green River Basin.................................................................. 375

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 375

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 376

Green River at Mammoth Cave, Ky.................................................. 377

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 378

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 379

Green River at Green River, Ky................................................... 380

Green River at Livermore, Ky................................................ .* ... 381

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky...............................................'... 382

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................... 383

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky........................................ 384

Nolin River at Wax, Ky........................................................... 385

Nolin River near Kyrock, Ky...................................................... 386

Barren River near Pageville, Ky.................................................. 387

Barren River at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky................................ 388

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky................................................ 389

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.................................................... 390

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky..................................................... 391

Rough River near Madrid, Ky...................................................... 392

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 393

Rough River near Dundee, Ky...................................................... 394

Pond River near Apex, Ky......................................................... 395

Wabash River Basin................................................................. 396

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 396

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 397

Wabash River at Peru, Ind........................................................ 398

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 399

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 400
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(Jag ing-station records Continued.

Wabash River Basin Continued. Page

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind................................................... 401

Wabash River at Covtngton, Ind................................................... 402

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 403

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.................................................. 404

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 405

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 406

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111................................................ 407

Little River near Huntington, Ind................................................ 408

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind..................................................... 409

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.......................................... 410

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind................................................ 411

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................... 412

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................... 413

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind...................................................... 414

Tippecanoe River near Warsaw, Ind................................................ 415

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................... 416

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind............................................ 417

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind................................................ 418

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.................................................. 419

Wildcat Creek at Owasco , Ind..................................................... 420

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind..................................... 421

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111................................................. 422

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................... 423

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111........................................ 424

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111............................................. 425

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.................................................... 426

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville , Ind............................................... 427

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind...................................................... 428

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.................................................. 429

Busseron Creek near Carlisle , Ind................................................ 430

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................... 431

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111...................................... 432

White River at Muncie, Ind....................................................... 433

White River at Anderson, Ind..................................................... 434

White River near Noblesville, Ind................................................ 435

White River at Noblesville , Ind.................................................. 436

White River near Nora, Ind....................................................... 437

White River at Indianapolis, Ind................................................. 488

White River near Centerton, Ind.................................................. 439

White River at Spencer, Ind...................................................... 440

White River at Newberry, Ind..................................................... 441

White River at Petersburg, Ind................................................... 442

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.................................................... 443

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind................................................... 444

Fall Creek at Millersville , Ind.................................................. 445

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind................................................. 446

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind................................................. 447

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.................................................. 448

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.................................................... 449

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind................................................... 450

Big Walnut 2reek near Reelsvllle, Ind............................................ 451

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind................................................... 452

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind............................................... 453

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind........................................... 454

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind............................................ 455

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.......................................... 456

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind............................................. 457

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind................................................... 458

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.................................................. 459

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.................................................. 460

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.................................................. 461

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind................................................ 462

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind............................................... 463

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind............................................... 464

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.................................. 465

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind....................................................... 466

Salt Creek near Peerless , Ind.................................................... 467

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.......................................... 468

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind...................................................... 469

Patoka River near Prlnceton, Ind................................................. 470

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111...................................................... 471

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111............................................... 472

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111................................................ 473

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.................................................. 474

Saline River Basin................................................................. 477

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 477

Tradewater River Basin............................................................. 478

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.................................................... 478

Cumberland River Basin............................................................. 479

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky...................................................... 479

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................. 480

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.............................................. 481

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................. 482

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky......................................... 483

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky................................................. 484

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................. 485
CONTENTS XI

Gaglng-station records Continued.

Cumberland River Basin Continued. Page

Cumberland River at Celina , Tenn................................................. 486

Cumberland River at Carthage , Tenn............................................... 487

Cumberland River at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Tenn................................ 488

Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn.............................................. 489

Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.................................................. 490

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky................................................ 491

Reservoirs in Cumberland River Basin............................................. 492

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 493

Laurel River near Otas, Ky....................................................... 494

Rockcastle River at Billows , Ky.................................................. 495

New River at New River, Tenn..................................................... 496

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 497

South Fork Cumberland River at Nevelsville , Ky................................... 498

Clear Fork near Robbins, Tenn.................................................... 499

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Tenn........................................ 500

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn........................................... 501

West Fork Obey River near Alpine , Tenn........................................... 502

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn.................................................. 503

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.................................................. 504

Caney Fork at Clifty, Tenn....................................................... 506

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn................................................ 508

Caney Fork near Lancaster, Tenn.................................................. 509

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn.............................................. 510

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn............................................. 511

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Tenn................................................. 512

Falling Water River aear Cookeville, Tenn........................................ 513

Stones River near Smyrna , Tenn................................................... 514

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn................................................ 515

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn................................... 516

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 517

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 518

Red River near Adams, Tenn....................................................... 519

Sulphur Fork Re.i River near Adams, Tenn. ......................................... 520

Little River near Cadis, Ky...................................................... 521

Tennessee River Basin.............................................................. 522

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C ............................................... 522

French Broad River at Calvert, N. C.............................................. 523

French Broad River at Blantyre , N. C ............................................. 524

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C........................................... 525

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C............................................ 526

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C ............................................. 527

French Broad River at Hot Springs , N. C.......................................... 528

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn............................................ 529

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Tenn....................................... 530

French Broad River near Knoxville , Tenn.......................................... 531

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn............................................... 532

Tennessee River at Loudon , Tenn.................................................. 533

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn............................................. 534

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn............................. 535

Tennessee River at Whitesburg , Ala............................................... 536

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn................................................ 538

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin.............................................. 540

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C................................................. 547

Davidson River near Brevard , N. C................................................ 548

Little River near Penrose, N. C.................................................. 549

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C .................................................... 550

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe , N. C.............................................. 551

South Fork Mills River at The Pink Beds, N. C.................................... 552

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 553

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C........................................................ 554

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C............................................ 555

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C ..................................................... 556

Swannanoa River at Biltmore , N. C ................................................. 558

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C............................. 559

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................... 563

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C............................................. 564

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.................................................... 565

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse , N. C........................................... 566

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C ..................................................... 567

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C ..........................:......................... 568

Pigeon River at Newport, Tenn.................................................... 569

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C............................................. 570

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, N. C ......................................... 571

North Toe River at Altapass , N. C ................................................ 572

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C................................................. 573

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn............................................ 574

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn...................................... 575

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Tenn........................................... 576

South Toe River at Newdale, N. C................................................. 577

Cane River near Sioux, N. C...................................................... 579

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn............................................. 580

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn....................................................... 581

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Tenn......................................... 582
XII CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Tennessee River Basin Continued. Page

West Fork Little Pigeon River near Pigeon Forge, Term............................ 583

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowle, Va........................ 584

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va........................................... 585

South Fork Holston River at Bluff City, Term..................................... 586

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term...................................... 587

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term............................................. 588

Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.......................................... 589

Holston River near Khoxvllle, Term............................................... 590

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.................................................. 591

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va...................................... 592

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.................................. 593

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowvlew, Va.................................... 594

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.................................................... 595

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C............................................. 596

Watauga River at North Carolina-Tennessee State line............................. 597

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............................................. 598

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.............................................. 599

Elk Creek near Elk Park, N. C.................................................... 600

Roan Creek near Neva, Tenn....................................................... 601

Doe River at Elizabethton, Tenn.................................................. 602

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va...................................... 603

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va...................................... 604

Big Creek near Rogersville, Tenn................................................. 605

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Khoxvllle, Tenn........................ 606

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxvllle, Tenn.................................. 607

Little River near Walland, Term.................................................. 608

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....................................... 609

Little Tennessee River at Needmore , N. C......................................... 610

Little Tennessee River at Fontana Dam, N. C. ..................................... 611

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn....................................... 612

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term........................................... 613

Cullasaja Creek at Highlands, N. C............................................... 614

Cullasaja Creek at CullasaJa, N. C............................................... 615

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C....................................... 623

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C............................................... 624

Tuokasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C. ............................................ 625

Tuokasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.............................................. 626

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C............................................ 627

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.................................................... 628

Oconalufty River at Cherokee, N. C............................................... 629

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C............................................... 630

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.............................................. 631

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C..................................................... 632

Snowbird Creek near Robbinsville, N. C........................................... 633

Telllco River at Tellico Plains, Term............................................ 634

Telllco River near Vonore, Tenn.................................................. 635

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.................................................... 636

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.................................................... 637

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va................................................. 638

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term................................................ 639

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Tenn.............................................. 640

Clinch River near Scarboro, Tenn................................................. 641

Thompson Creek near Coulwood, Va................................................. 642

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.................................................. 643

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va................................................ 644

Powell River near Jonesville, Va................................................. 645

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn................................................... 646

North Fork Powell River near Pennington Gap, Va.................................. 647

Buffalo Creek at Norris, Term.................................................... 648

Emory River near Wartburg, Tenn.................................................. 649

Emory River at Oakdale, Tenn..................................................... 650

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Tenn.............................................. 651

White Creek near Glen Alice, Tenn................................................ 652

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn................................................... 653

Richland Creek near Dayton, Tenn................................................. 654

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga ..................................................... 655

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.......................... 656

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C................................................ 657

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Tenn.............................................. 658

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C............................................. 659

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.................................................... 660

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga............................................... 661

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.................................... 662

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn............................................. 663

Toocoa River near Dial, Ga....................................................... 664

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga................................................. 665

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn.................................................. 666

Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn......................................................... 667-

Ocoee River at Parksvllle, Tenn.................................................. 668

Flghtingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga............................................ 669

Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tenn................................................. 670

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickaumauga, Tenn.................................. 671

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn............................................. 672

Short Creek near Albertville, Ala ................................................ 673

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala............................................. 674

Flint River near Chase, Ala...................................................... 675
CONTENTS XIII

Gaglng-station records Continued.

Tennessee River Basin Continued. Page

Elk River at Estill Springs, Term................................................ 676

Elk River above Fayetteville, Term............................................... 677

Elk River near Prospect, Term.................................................... 678

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Term................................................ 679

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala ................................................ 680

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term................................................... 681

Cypress Creek near Florence , Ala................................................. 682

Bear Creek at Bishop , Ala........................................................ 683

Duck River below Manchester, Term................................................ 684

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term................................................ 685

Duck River at Columbia, Term..................................................... 686

Duck River at Centerville , Term.................................................. 687

Duck River near Hurricane Mills, Term............................................ 688

Piney River at Vernon, Term.. ..................................................... 689

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Term.............................................. 690

Buffalo River near Lobelvllle, Term.............................................. 691

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term................................................ 692

East Pork Clarks River near Benton, Ky........................................... 693

Cache River Basin.................................................................. 701

Cache River at Forraan, 111....................................................... 701

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111....................................................... 702

Records of lakes available in Indiana................................................ 703

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 704

Index................................................................................ 719

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1. Gaglng-station structures: A, Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.; 13, Stillwater 

River at Pleasant Hill, OhTo; C, Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, 

N. C..........................7. ........................................

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF OHIO RIVER BASIN, 1949

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1949. The work was begun In 1888 In connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,680 gaging stations 

In the 48 States and also at many In the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1949, 6,240 gaging stations, including those In Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

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

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

kind is acknowedged In connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind Is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," In the Introductory matter that precedes the gaglng-station records in each volume. In the present 

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units In which stream-flow data are presented In this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is. 1 foot per second.

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

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

"Runoff in inches" Is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

draining from It In a given period were uniformly distributed on Its surface. It Is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which Is usually expressed In Inches.

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

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

with storage for irrigation.

"Seoond-foot-day" Is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 Inch from 1 square mile.

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

and discharge."

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

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

staiions-at which the stage-discharge relation l,s affected by ice, the days included in 

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

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

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

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

by a footnote.

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

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
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the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

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

or other special methods.

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

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

published in the annual series of reports.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

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

feet per second during the month.

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

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

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

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

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

by man.

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

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

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not Included in the adjustments for 

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

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

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

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

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

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 Inches.
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Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

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

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

the station must first be satisfied.

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

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

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

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

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

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

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

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

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

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

prices.

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

the United States.

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

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building. 

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

. Atlanta, Ga., 644 Peachtree Seventh. 

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse. 

Baton Rouge, La., 850 North 5th Street. 

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building. 

Champaign, 111., 605 South Neil Street. 

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building. 

Columbus, Ohio, 1509 Hess Street. 

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street. 

Jackson, Miss., Room 1, Fidelity Building. 

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building. 

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building. 

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building. 

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building. 

Ocala, Pla., Building 211, Camp Roosevelt. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building. 

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

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building. 

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

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltlnge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 476 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

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

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-19O1, in reports of the Geological Survey 

{A m Annual Report; B « Bulletin; W > Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A pt.

13th A pt.

16th A, pt.

18th A, pt .

H I ft

19th A, pt.

H 28.......

20th A, pt.

H 35 to 59.

21st A, pt.

H 47 to 52'.

W 75.......

2

S

2

4

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Year

1884-92 .

1888-93 .

1895-96.

1897.

1899.

1901.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Year

1899 a. .................

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

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

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

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

1913

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1934

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

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

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

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

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

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

1948...... ..............

1949.............. ......

1

35 

47, h48

65, 75

82

97

0165, p!66, q!67

0201, p202, q203

241

261

301

321

381

401 

431

451

471

501

541

561

581

601

641

661

681

696

711 

726

741

781

801 

821

851

871

891

951

971

1001

1031

1081

1111

1141

2

48

65, 75

b82, 83

b97, 98

q!67, 168

q203, 204

242

262

302

322

382

402

432

452

472

502

542

562

582

602

642

662

682

697

712 

727

742

782

802 

822

852

872

892

972

1002

1032

1142

3

36 

48, 149

65, 75

83

98

169

205

243

263

303

323

353

383

403 

433

453

473

503

543

563

583

603

643

663

683

698

713 

728

743

758

783

823

853

873

893

953

973

1003

1033

1113

1143

4

36 

49

65, 75

m82, 83

97

170

206

244

264

304

324

384

404 

434

454

474

504

544

564

584

604

644

664

684

699

714

729

744

784

804 

824

854

874

894

974

1004

1034

1114

1144

5

36 

49

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99, nlOO

171

207

265

285

305

325

385

405 

435

455

475

505

525 

545

565

585

605

6Z5 

645

685

700

715 

730

745

785

805 

825

855

875

895

925

1005

1035

1055

1115

1145

6

036, 37 

49, J50

66, 75

84

99

172

208

246

266

286 

306

326

386

406 

436

456

476

506

526 

546

566

586

606

626 

646

701

716 

731

746

786

806 

826

856

876

896

926

976

1006

1036

1056

1116

1146

7

37 

50

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99

k!69, 173

247

267

287

307

327

387

407 

437

457

477

507

527 

547

567

587

607

627 

647

687

702

717 

732

747

762

787

807 

827

857

877

897

927

977

1007

1037

1087

1117

1147

a Rating tablea and Index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. J Loup, Platte, and E

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

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

contained In WSP 52. Monthly discharge m Lake Ontario and t

for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4. Lawrence River pro

h Schuylklll River to James River. n Hudson Bay only.

1 Scloto River. o New England rivers 

b James River only. 

c Gallatin River, 

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado 

River above Gunnison River.
PUBLICATIONS

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations nave 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Water-Supply 

papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

Reports have been published that are compilations of records for various areas, usually 

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report Period Hater-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Hater powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements in 1S95-19O3

Mississippi. 

California, Hater resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Hater resources of, part 2, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Hater resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of ninor San Francisco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Qreat basins In. 

Colorado, Hater resources of............................................. 1884-190O

Georgia, Hater resources of.............................................. 1895-1905

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and preclpl- 1863-1945

tatlon records. 

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-1906

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1876-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data In............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern. Hater power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Ariz., Colo., M. Hex., Utah, Hyo.) and its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Hyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Hev., H. Mex., Utah), Surface waters 1888-1938

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 1898-1938

Qreat Salt Lake Basin, Hater powers of................................... 1889-1920

Qreen River (Colo., Utah, Hyo.) and its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Hater resources of......................... 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

Hew-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., H. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Hater resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., H. Va.)'................................. 1895-1906

Rio Qrande Basin (Colo., H. Mex., Tex.). Hater resources of.............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Hater supply of................ 1898-1917

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Sevier Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1889-1937

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Hd.) Hydrography of........................ 1890-1904

107

298

299

300

447 

597-E 

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

916

916

517

618

198

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 3 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado......

Connecticut . . .

Illinois......

Iowa ..........

Minnesota..... 

Mississippi.. .

Do.........

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey. . . .

Hew Mexico.... 

North Carolina

north Dakota..

Do......... 

Do.........

Period

1895-1915 

19O4-47

857-1928 

903-48

1881-1935

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935-39 

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1931-46 

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1857-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado . 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado . 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

"ub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

>ub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to- Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa.

Report of Division of Water Resources......

Cteol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potoraac 

River Basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County Water Resources 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi..-. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of Hew 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

Hew Jersey. 

Surface water supply of Hew Mexico. ........ 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 2 

Hydrologic Data on the House River Basin. 

Hydro-logic Data on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. Hydrologic Data on the Yadkln-Pee Dee Hiver 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins. 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey, 

rkansas Resources and Development Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission, 

'lorida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

livers and Lakes Commission. 

>ivision of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

ttate Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission.

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do. 

State Drainage Commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Conmlsslon.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

fe Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Pennsylvania . .

South Carolina

Tennessee.. .. . 

Do.........

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin.. .. .

Period

1930-36

1890-1911

1929 41

1884-1946

1874-1924 

1920-30 

1889 1905

1895 1927

1878-1933 

1888-1914

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Oregon . 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 .... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee ......

(Potomao, Rappahannoek, and York River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins ) .

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins ) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrio data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers. 

2d report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do.

Do.

Virginia Geological Survey.

Virginia Conservation Commission. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge tor all stations in North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

Note.- In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the following States 

have issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

Mexico, Hew York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on 

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy flooSs. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-supply 

Paper

88

92

96 

147 

162 

334 

426

487

488

520-G

636-C

771

773-E

796-B

796-C

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

836-A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869 -

914

966

967-A

967-B

967-C

994

997 

1046 

1066 

1080

Title

The Passaic flood of 1902.

The Passaic flood of 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March- April 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

Some floods in the Rooky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Major Texas floods of 1936.

Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February, 1937.

Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

Hurricane floods of September 1938.

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

Floods in Colorado.

Texas floods of 1940. ,.,_*. o<. «. Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 3 

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1948 to September 1949 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations 

are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Bent Creek Basin* . . .

Birdsong Creek. ..... 

Cane Creek. ......... 

Chambers Creek. .....

Chestuee Creek. .....

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Coweeta Creek Basin*

Cypress Creek 

(drainage ditch) . 

Harmon Creek 

( tributary) . 

Horse Creek ......... 

Indian Creek. .......

Limestone Creek. .... 

Little Chestuee 

Creek. 

Middle Creek. ....... 

Mlddleton Creek. ....

Mllllcan Creek. ..... 

Muddy Creek. ........ 

North Potato Creek 

Baslnt.

Persimmon Creek. .... 

Pigeon River Baslnt. 

Potato Creek Basint . 

Sevenmlle Creek..... 

Snake Creek. ........ 

Turkey Creek. ....... 

White Creek. ........ 

White Oak Creek. .... 

Yellow Creek. .......

Location

Bent Creek Experimental Forest near 

Ashevllle, N. C. 

Near Holllday, Tenn. ................. 

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. .............

Above Englewood, Tenn. ...............

Coweeta Experimental Forest near 

Franklin, N. C.

Near Savannah , Tenn ..................

Highway 39 , Tenn .....................

Near Fort Loudoun Dam, Tenn. .........

Persimmon Creek Dam, N. C............

Near Kendrick, Miss .................. 

Near Adamsvllle, Tenn. ............... 

Near Savannah, Tenn .................. 

White Hollow, Tenn. .................. 

Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ............ 

Moser Bridge, Miss. ..................

Period

1940-49 

1933-48

1940-49 

1940-49 

1939-49 

1944-49 

1944-49 

1944-49 

1944-49 

1934-49

1943-49 

1941-49

1939-49 

1939-49 

1939-49 

1947-49

1944-49 

1939-49 

1942-49 

1941-49 

1942-49

1934-49* 

1942-49 

1949 

1934-49* 

1939-49 

1939-49 

1939-49 

1934-49 

1939-49 

1937-49

Collected by

Tennessee Valley Authority. 

U. S. Forest Service.

Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

U. S. Forest Service.

Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

* The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service has operated stations in 

Bent Creek and Coweeta Creek Basins in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas 3 in Bent 

Creek Basin (discontinued Oct. 31, 1948) and 31 in Coweeta Creek Basin.

t The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on selected small watersheds (less than 16 

acres) as follows: 2 in North Potato Creek Basin; 1 In Ocoee River Basin; 5 in Pigeon River Basin; 

and 2 in Potato Creek Basin.

* Records prior to 1940 collected by U. S. Forest Service.

Note. The Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has been collecting 

records of runoff from selected areas In the Ohio River Basin as follows: Near Coshocton, Ohio, 

beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 2,000 to 5,000 acres each, 3 areas of 500 to 2,000 acres each, 5 areas 

of 200 to 500 acres each, 3 areas of 50 to 200 acres each, and 27 areas of less than 50 acres each; 

and near Lafayette, Ind., beginning in 1940, from 20 areas of less than 4 acres each. These records 

are In the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below.

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, C. P. Casey, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State 

Department of Registration and Education, N. J. Puffer, director, through 

Division of Water Survey, A. M. Buswell, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, J. H. Nigh, director, succeeded 

by K. M. Kunkel, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; 

State Highway Commission, J. H. Lauer, chairman, succeeded by S. C. Hadden and 

C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer, succeeded by R. H. Bower; State Board of 

Health, L. E. Burney, commissioner', and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton 

Hulnian, Jr., chairman, D. H. Harker, chief engineer, succeeded by J. I. Perry;
COOPERATION 13

and city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, L. R. Mathews, superintendent.

Kentucky: State Department of Highways, G. L. Withers, commissioner succeeded 

by J. A. Keck; Kentucky Geological Survey, A. C. McFarlin, director and D. J. 

Jones, State geologist; Kentucky Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, 

G. W. Hubley, Jr., director; and University of Kentucky.

Maryland and one station in Pennsylvania near the Maryland State line, namely, 

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources through 

Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, G. R. Ross, 

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, director of Public Works; and city of 

Waynesville, W. H. Way, mayor.

Ohio: State Department of Highways, E. R. Reeb, director, succeeded by T. J. 

Kauer; State Department of Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; State Water 

Resources Board, C. E. MacQuigg, chairman; Miami Conservancy District, C. H. 

Eiffert, chief engineer; Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy District, C. C. Chambers, 

chief engineer; city of Columbus, Department of Public Service, E. A. Keller, 

director; city of Canton, Department of Public Service, A. W. Fabry, director; 

city of Springfield, 0. L. Flechner, city manager, succeeded by G. S. Rattenbury.

Pennsylvania (except for stations on Big Piney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion): State Department of Forests and Waters, 

M. F. Draemel, secretary, through the Water and Power Resources Board, R. J. Gillis, 

chief engineer.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, Howell Buntin, commissioner, 

through the Division of Geology, H. B. Burwell, director; State Department of 

Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through the Division of Sanitary 

Engineering, R. P. Farrell, director; city of Knoxville, Department of Public 

Service, W. M. Mynatt, director.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. A. Wrigttt, 

director.

West Virginia and one station in Pennsylvania near West Virginia State line, 

namely, Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.: State Public Service 

Commission, C. E. Nethken, chairman; State Water Commission, W. W. Jennings, 

chairman, succeeded by D. J. Savage; State Conservation Commission, C. F. 

McClintic, director; Clarksburg Water Board, S. G. Highland, secretary and 

general manager; city of Morgantown, E. W. Prince, city manager; West Virginia 

University Engineering Experiment Station, W. A. Koehler, director. 

Work at all stations in the Tennessee River Basin (except for French Broad River at 

Rosman, N. C., Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C., and Watauga River near Sugar 

Grove, N. C.) and in the Caney Fork Basin above Great Falls Dam was done under a formal 

cooperative agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in 

collecting records published herein for 383 gaging stations, of which 10 were in Illinois, 

26 in Indiana t 64 in Kentucky, 3 in Maryland, 3 in New York, 115 in Ohio, 62 in Pennsylvania, 13 in Tennessee, 14 in Virginia, and 67 in West Virginia.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 3

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, and the National Park Service, Mammouth Cave Park Authority, United States Department of the Interior.

Assistance In collecting records was rendered by the following organizations;

Illinois: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.

Indiana: City of Indianapolis, through Its Board of Public Works and Sanitation and Its Flood Control Board; Indianapolis Water Co.; and Indianapolis 

Power & Light Co.

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co.

New York: City of Jamestown.

North Carolina: Town of Highlands; Appalachian Electric Power Co.; Carolina 

Power and Light Co.; Champion Fibre Co.; Ecusta Paper Corp., and the Mead Corp., 

Sylva Division.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.; West Penn Power Co.; and Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America.

Virginia: City of Radford; American Cyanamid Co.; and Appalachian Electric 

Power Co.

West Virginia: City of Fairmont Water Department'; Electro-Metallurgical Co.; 

Huntington Water Corp.; Kanawha Valley Power Co.; and West Virginia Water Service

Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources division of the Geological 

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Illinois (except for Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ohio River at Golconda and at Metropolis, Saline River near Junction, and Wabash River at Mount Carmel), J. H. Morgan; in 

Indiana (except for Ohio River at Evansville), D. M. Corbett; in Kentucky (except for 

Tennessee River near Paducah) and for Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111., Ohio River at 

Cincinnati, Ohio, at Golconda and Metropolis, 111., and at Evansville, Ind., Saline River 

near Junction, 111., and Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111., F. F. Schrader; in Maryland 

and for Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa., V. R. Bennion until September 5, 1949, 

succeeded on September 14, 1949, by F. F. LeFever; in New York, A. W. Harrington; in North 

Carolina and for stations in Tennessee River Basin in Georgia (except those in Toccoa 

River Basin), E. B. Rice; in Ohio (except for Ohio River at Bellaire, Cincinnati, and 

Pomeroy), 0. H. Jeffers (acting) until September 5, 1949, succeeded on September 6, 1949, 

by L. C. Crawford; in Pennsylvania (except for Big Piney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion) and for Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio, J. W. Mangan; 

in Tennessee, for stations in the Tennessee River Basin in Alabama and the Toccoa River 

Basin in Georgia, and for Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky., W. R. Eaton; in Virginia, 

D. S. Wallace; in West Virginia and for Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa., 

and Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio, H. M. Erskine until January 23, 1949, J. I. Perrey, 

March 20 to July 30, 1949, succeeded on August 22, 1949, by A. A. Fischback, Jr.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
(JAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°57'50", long. V8°23'10", at site of former hlghway bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from Knapp Creek and half a mile north of Eldred, 

McKean County. Datum of gage Is 1,416.20 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--550 square miles.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 991 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 11.33 

feet); minimum, 37 second-.feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 

1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Sept. 19-3O)

1.5 38 2.4 123 5.2 835 

1.7 51 2.8 185 7.2 1,6OO 

1.9 68 3.2 263 9.2 2,520 

2.2 98 4.0 468 11.2 3,67O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

51 

51 

53 

52 

48

54 

50 

57 

90

135

89 

76 

83 

91 

97

92 

94 

202 

234

143

116 

102 

89 

84 

79

77 

75 

73 

71 

69 

68

Nov.

67 

68 

70 

70 

75

91 

285 

283 

196 

178

329 

335 

270 

286

277

259 

244

265 

252

81&

1,030 

72O 

735 

675 

570

496 

525 

615 

510 

496

Dec.

482 

440 

4OO

373 

348

401 

720 

615 

570 

525

468 

*469 

1,O60 

9O5 

782

905 

1,240 

975 

835 

765

705 

645 

570 

496 

426

b360 

b300 

b430 

607 

2,240 

2,960

Jan.

2,840 

2,570 

2, ISO 

1,600 

1,360

2,440 

2,180 

1 T 860 

1,640 

1,560

1,48O 

1,360 

1,240 

1,12O 

975

905 

975 

975 

 1,090 

1,080

94O 

1,010 

975 

1,080 

1,280

1,720 

2,130 

2,420 

3,010 

2,840 

2,180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 194E 

ary ....

h. ...........................

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,82O 

1,440 

1,130 

1,110 

905

735 

72O 

615 

660 

585

525 

413 

555 

940 

1,480

2,320 

2,130 

1,820 

1,560 

1,360

1,200 

1,080 

1,280 

1,110 

1,200

1,440 

1,240 

1,200

Secondfoot days

2,74 

11,09 

23,01

348,79'

51,01. 

32,57. 

31,68, 

56,96( 

32,94 

6,85 

2,78 

2,43 

2,55

256,66

liar.

1,11O 

975 

905 

8OO 

782

1,310 

1,440 

1,240 

1,200

*1,160

1,120 

975 

852 

782 

735

645 

600 

600 

468 

t>42O

496 

600 

1,220 

1,480 

1,160

1,120 

1,770 

1,72O 

1,400 

1,200 

1,4OO

Apr.

2,470 

2,420 

2,08O 

1,770 

1,520

1,520 

1,720 

2,080 

2,220 

1,950

1,720 

1,520 

1,360 

1,860 

1,950

2,320 

2,080 

1,900 

2,320 

2,000

1,680 

1,480 

1,560 

1,770 

1,68O

1,520 

2,26O 

2,420 

2,040

1,770

Maximum

5 234 

3 1,030 

7 2,960

3 15,200

5 3,O10 

5 2,32O 

5 1,770 

) 2,470 

J 3,670 

1 660 

L 154 

J 397 

5 168

J 3,670

May

1,520 

1,320 

1,080 

905 

782

69O 

615 

555 

496 

454

413 

373 

335 

322 

310

281 

298 

281 

246 

913

1,150 

1,200 

3,010 

3,670 

3,430

2,420 

1,770 

1,36O 

1,O8O 

905 

765

Minimum

48

67 

300

48

905 

413 

420 

1,360 

246 

96 

54 

38 

59

38

June

660 

570 

496 

426 

373

335 

310 

272 

248 

230

212 

2O5 

198 

178 

166

152 

146 

148 

150 

154

142 

131 

124 

111 

105

134 

160 

123 

104 

96

Mean

88. £ 

370 

742

953

1,646 

1,163 

1,622 

1,899 

1,063 

229 

89.7 

78.7 

85.2

703

July

94 

92 

85

78

73

77 

149 

109 

84 

78

96 

95 

75 

66 

60

57 

54 

57 

72 

108

127 

120 

133 

101 

99

154 

108 

76 

64 

62 

78

Aug.

130 

87 

68 

61 

58

55 

50 

45 

43 

42

40 

40 

42 

48 

45

41 

40 

75 

222

115

76 

59 

51 

47 

43

41 

39 

38 

139 

397 

162

Per squars 

mile

0.161 

.673 

1.35

1.73

2.99 

2.11 

1.86 

3.45 

1.93 

.416 

.163 

.143 

.155

1.28

Sept.

105 

83 

72 

83 

60

69

78 

78 

113 

103

76 

64 

59 

63

76

75 

69 

66 

16* 

136

108 

89 

81 

84 

98

94

81 

75 

81 

89

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.75 

1.56

23.58

3.45 

2.20 

2.14 

3.85 

2.23 

.46 

.19 

.16 

.17

17.35

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°06 I 50", long. 78°48 I 15", at site of old highway 

bridge in Red House, Cattaraugus County, and 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run. 

Datum of gage is 1,327.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,690 square miles.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 44 years (1905-49), 2,773 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 7.86 

feet); minimum, 157 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.32 feet).

1903-49: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet July 20, 1942 (gage height, 14.55 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.82 feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions.--W 758: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

225

213

202

196

190

190

190

219

321

326

326

312

297

387

458

409

554

1,980

1,690

1,110

858

742

677

566

502

467

484

433

394

433

394

Nov.

370

355

340

333

326

386

600

834

730

635

1,070

1,230

1,070

1,200

1,220

1,360

1,260

1,120

1,050

3,410

4,380

3,000

2,870

2,630

2,200

1,850

1,850

2,100

1,900

1,770

-

Dec.

1,640

1,490

1,340

1,230

1,160

1,110

1,320

1,490

1,320

1,220

1,120

1,110

2,390

2,780

2,280

2,300

3,310

2,980

2,440

*b2,150

b2,000

1,830

1,640

bl,400

bl,100

b920

b840

b920

bl,500

b6,600

b6, 800

Jan.

b5,400

b4,600

b3,900

b3,300

b3,800

9,430

8,050

5,960

5,260

5,070

4,600

4,090

3,600

3,270

2,890

2,850

*4,210

4,140

4,210

4,110

3,350

3,210

3,050

3,170

4,500

4,500

5,400

7,220

8,950

b7,000

b5,600

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 19*8 ............

January

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

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

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

UAV ay. ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b4,700

b3,700

b3,000

b3,000

2,750

b2,300

2,150

bl,950

1,990

1,990

*1,730

bl,450

2,270

4,730

6,560

8,850

6,630

5,100

4,450

3,840

3,400

3,150

3,600

3,370

3,370

3,780

3,330

3,210

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

15.74E

43,445

61,73C

1,056,61]

148, 69C

100, 35C

103, 90C

162, 09C

87, 021

21,462

10,12£

7,97£

9.42C

771, 97C

Mar.

2,950

2,770

2,610

2,390

2,410

4,860

4,910

3,950

3,690

*3,460

3,420

3,050

2,630

2,520

2,390

2,150

1,990

1,930

bl,700

bl,450

1,650

3,170

6,510

6,300

4,500

4,020

4,260

4,810

4,040

3,500

3,910

Apr.

7,610

7,130

5,930

4,940

4,180

4,040

4,910

6,050

6,350

5,350

4,620

4,040

3,650

4,620

5,430

6,820

5,930

5,460

7,480

6,660

5,260

4,520

4,730

4,880

4,620

4,160

6,220

6,500

5,400

4,600

-

Maximum

1,980

4,380

6,800

35,100

9,430

8,850

6,510

7,610

8,140

1 »800

585

825

502

9,430

May

3,950

3,480

2,990

2,580

2,240

2,000

1,800

1,630

1,480

1,350

1,240

1,130

1,060

1,010

974

922

883

909

1,070

2,730

3,580

2,980

7,730

8,140

7,740

6,050

4,400

3,480

2,910

2,480

2,110

Minimum

190

326

840

190

2,850

1,450

1,450

3,650

883

350

218

162

210

162

June

1,800

1,580

1,420

1,280

1,170

1,070

974

896

822

750

694

650

598

567

527

480

451

442

478

480

461

451

451

400

416

508

480

434

383

350

-

Mean

508

1 448

1^991

2,887

4,796

3,584

3 352 5)403

2,807

715

327

257

314

2,115

July

334

320

304

282

269

269

327

366

334

312

297

282

276

263

244

224

218

224

237

263

290

379

552

402

478

585

445

362

316

312

362

Aug.

309

324

296

243

221

210

193

188

175

170

166

188

210

227

199

184

180

201

309

378

309

232

204

184

175

166

162

162

257

825

731

Per square 

mile

0.301

.857

1.18

1.71

2.84

2.12

1 98

3.20

1.66

.423

193

 152

.186

1.25

Sept.

449

339

282

249

238

221

221

232

276

276

269

232

210

210

215

215

215

221

308

502

499

419

362

445

499

445

378

331

331

331

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.96

1.36

23.26

3 . 27

2^21

2.29

3.57

1 . 92

.47

.22

. 18

.21

17.01

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 23 to Aug. 3.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50'50", long. 78°59'30", at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, half a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren 

County, and 2.3 miles downstream from Kinzua Creek. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 feet 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 2,179 square miles.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 14 years, 3,851 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.47 

FeeTT; minimum, 219 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 4.58 feet).

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 50,800 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 18.52 

feet); minimum, 135 second-feet Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.45 feet Sept. 

25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

4.6 226 5.9 1,020 8.0 5,23O 

4.9 347 6.2 1,380 9.2 8,960 

5.2 498 6.6 2,000 10.2 12,56O 

5.6 750 7.1 3,000

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

291 

287 

271 

259 

244

248 

248 

332 

449 

439

419 

424 

419 

476 

567

561 

606 

1,990 

2,290 

1,550

1,180 

980 

875 

782 

680

615 

591 

579 

532 

509 

521

Nov.

487 

466 

444 

444 

434

486 

674 

902 

1,000 

875

1,120 

1,520 

1,420 

1,550 

1,580

1,670 

1,660 

1,510 

1,380 

3,500

5,370 

3,820 

3,340 

3,120 

2,680

2,260 

2,390 

2,680 

2,490 

2,280

Dec.

2,140 

1,950 

1,770 

1,620 

1,510

1,450 

1,510 

1,780 

1,660 

1,540

1,410 

1,480 

2,960 

3,580 

3,000

3,120 

4,060 

3,940 

3,340

2,890

2,680 

2,430 

2,200 

1,950 

bl,600

bl,300 

bl,OOO 

bl,200 

b2,500 

b9,600 

10,300

Jan.

8,300 

6,860 

b5,800 

*b4,500 

b5,2OO

12,500 

11,400 

8,300 

7,180 

7,020

6,400 

5,660 

4,830 

4,440 

3,820

3,700 

5,510 

5,800 

*5,800 

5,800

4,700 

4,440 

4,190 

4,440 

6,250

6,710 

7,810 

10,400 

12,600 

9,990 

8,300

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augvj 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,660 

5,230 

b4,200 

b4,400 

3,940

b3,000 

2,890 

b2,500 

2,530 

2,510

2,290 

bl,900 

2,300 

5,880 

8,370

11,800 

9,640 

7,020 

5,950 

5,230

4,440 

4,060 

4,700 

4,570 

4,440

4,960 

4,440 

4,190

Secondfoot-days

20,214 

53,552 

83,470

1,419,768

208,650 

134,040 

141,310 

224,260 

112,350 

27,301 

15,538 

11,513 

13,089

1,045,287

Mar.

3,940 

3,580 

3,340 

3,000 

3,000

5,910 

6,860 

5,370 

4,830 

*4,570

4,570 

4,060 

3,580 

3,230 

3,120

2,780 

2,550 

2,410 

2,160 

1,950

1,950 

3,940 

9,920 

9,640 

6,860

5,660 

5,950 

6,710 

5,660 

4,830 

5,380

Apr.

9,990 

9,990 

8,140 

6,710 

5,660

5,370 

6,400 

8,630 

8,960 

7,490

6,400 

5,510 

4,960 

5,800 

7,020

8,960 

7,970 

7,330 

9,640 

9,300

7,330 

6,250 

6,660 

7,020 

6,710

6,100 

9,640 

9,640 

7,970 

6,710

Maximum

2,290 

5,370 

10,300

47,800

12,600 

11,800 

9,920 

9,990 

10,300 

2,280 

822 

1,000 

744

12,600

Peak discharge (base, 25,OOO sec. -ft. ). --No peak above

May

5,660 

4,830 

4,190 

3,580 

3,OOO

2,680 

2,410 

2,160 

1,970 

1,780

1,620 

1,490 

1,390 

1,320 

1,260

1,190 

1,130 

1,100 

1,140 

3,360

4,320 

4,190 

8,650 

10,300 

9,640

7,970 

5,950 

4,570 

3,700 

3,120 

2,680

Minimum

244 

434

1,000

244

3,700 

1,900 

1,950 

4,960 

1,100 

498 

303 

230 

290

230

June

2,280 

1,970 

1,720 

1,520 

1,350

1,210 

1,120 

1,030 

950 

893

848 

798 

758 

715 

687

628 

597 

591 

579 

729

641 

660 

597 

555 

577

926 

722 

603 

549 

498

Msan

652

1,785 

2,693

3,879

6,731 

4,787 

4,558 

7,475 

3,624 

910 

501 

371 

436

2,864

July

460 

439 

414 

394 

370

657 

728 

491 

476 

549

449 

399 

375 

356 

338

316 

303 

338 

338 

334

343

683 

776

622 

816

822 

729 

579 

482 

449 

713

Aug.

547 

444 

444 

394 

347

316 

291 

279 

263 

252

259 

316 

338 

307 

307

271 

252 

443 

385 

414

466 

385 

321 

283 

259

241 

230 

238 

565 

656 

1,000

Per square 

mile

0.299 

.819 

1.24

1.78

3.09 

2.20 

2.09 

3.43 

1.66 

.418 

.230 

.170 

.200

1.31

base.

Sept.

744 

515 

434 

366

a320

a310 

a320 

a350 

a390 

a380

375 

356 

321 

307 

295

295 

a290 

a290 

a400 

a600

a640 

a540 

a450 

567 

660

628 

544 

493 

460 

449

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

.91 

1.42

24.21

3.56 

2.29 

2.41 

3.83 

1.92 

.47 

.27 

.20 

.22

17.84

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records fc 

House, N. 1., and west Hickory, Pa.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

stations at Eldred, at Red
18 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°34'15", long. 79°24'30", at highway bridge at 

West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run and 0.8 mile downstream 

from East Hickory Creek. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--3,660 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1941 to September 1949.

.Extreme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 8.29

 reet); minimum, 388 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.25 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 84,300 seconoT-reet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 15.97 

feet); maximum gage height, 17.51 feet Feb. 23, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake.

Cooperation.--Record of contents in Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y.

Hating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In aec<Snd-feet)

2.2 345

2.3 430

2.5 630

2.8 1,010

Oct. 1 to May 23

3.3 1,830

3.8 2,820

4.3 4,130

4.8 5,900

May 24 to Sept. 30

5.9 10,700

7.6 19,600

8.0 22,000

2.3 375

2.5 565

2.7 810

3.1 

3.4

1,460

2,010

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

487

478

458

430

404

388

396

468

626

832

808

795

795

858

1,130

1,340

1,450

3,970

6,100

4,500

3,320

2,600

2,240

1,990

1,760

1,600

1,480

1,420

1,370

1,290

1,190

Nov.

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,060

996

1,040

1,290

1,480

1,650

1,630

1,780

2,220

2,420

2,520

2,750

2,820

3,040

£,340

2,640

4,180

9,080

7,540

5,520

4,990

4,340

3,600

4,1BO

6,100

5,520

4,660

-

Dec.

4,340

3,740

3,320

2,940

2,690

2,580

2,520

2,580

2,620

2,420

2,260

2,260

4,580

6,700

5,900

6,100

7,750

7,540

6,100

4,990

*4,5PO

4,340

4,030

3,740

b3,200

b2,400

bl,550

b2,000

3,340

14,800

17,800

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

14,

10,

9,

7,

8,

21,

22,

17,

15,

14,

13,

11,

9,

7,

6,

6,

9,

11,

11, -

200

400

300

960

S4O

100

000

200

200

200

200

200

300

960

910

300

080

700

700

12,200

10,200

9,

8,

8,

080

400

850

12,200

13,200

15,

17,

21,

18,

700

BOO

100

100

14,700

Secondfoot-days

46,973

95,166

145,630

2,329,709

389,880

246,570

263,800

351,200

172 790

42 897

36*367

24^768

28,451

1,844,492

Feb.

12,400

9,750

7,330

7,120

*6,700

5,900

5,340

4,320

4,660

4,820

4,660

4,030

4,180

9,800

15,200

20,800

18,400

14,200

11,200

9,300

7,960

7,330

8,400

8,850

8,400

9,OBO

8,400

7,540

-

-

liar.

6,910

6,100

5,710

5,340

5,160

7,820

12,200

10,200

8,850

7,960

7,960

7,540

6,500

5,900

5,520

5,160

4,820

4,500

4,180

3,740

3,600

7,300

19,000

20,200

15,700

13,200

12,400

12,200

10,400

B,850

B,880

Apr.

16,200

18,400

15,700

12,700

10,200

9,080

10,200

13,200

14,700

13,200

10,700

9,300

7,960

77960

9,300

11,400

11,400

10,200

11,700

13,200

11,200

9,300

9,080

10,200

10,700

9,520

14,700

16,200

13,200

10,400

-

Observed

Maximum

6,100

9,080

17,800

74,800

22 000

20,800

20,200

18,400

16,200

3 290

2; 990

1,620

1,880

22,000

Minimum

388

996

1,550

388

6,300

4,030

3,600

7,960

1,780

797

588

429

525

388

Mean

1,515

3,172

4,698

6,365

12,580

8,806

8,510

11,710

5,574

1 430

1^173

799

948

5,053

May

8,620

7,540

6,300

5,340

4,660

4,030

3,600

3,240

2,960

2,730

2,560

2,400

2,220

2,090

2,010

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,810

4,270

7,120

7,330

13,100

16,200

15,200

12,200

9,080

6,910

5,340

4,500

3,880

June

3,29O

2,870

2,540

2,260

2,050

1,840

1,660

1,570

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,20O

1,120

1,040

960

900

870

840

797

1,060

1,150

1,100

1,010

825

1,060

2,290

1,620

1,170

930

825

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent. 

aecond-feet)t

-107

+98.9

+26.1

+7.7

+82 7

 79 1

+47«9

-11.2

+91.4

-47.2

+19.6

-b.o ft K

-58.4

+5.4

July

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

^

i

i

i

745

680

654

600

588

622

,010

,240

855

,140

,290

960

900

900

7S2

668

634

668

693

706

657

915

,560

,930

,970

,890

,400

,780

,340

,280

,380

Aug.

1,620

1,270

1,040

976

840

745

657

611

576

545

045

646

732

732

634

646

817

1,400

1,090

885

797

797

680

565

505

465

438

429

565

1,230

1,490

Sept.

1,WO

1,410

1,090

91B

784

71i

646

en

764

840

784

893

434

576

555

535

525

565

758

1,010

1,010

1,240

1,150

1,140 i,2m

1,480

1,520

1,200

1,140

1,100

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,408

5,271

4,724

6,375

12,660

8_g 797 1C 1

8,558

11,700 5", SB'S

1,383

1,193

792

890

5.O58

Per square 

mile

0.385

.894

1.29

1.74

3.46

2.3S

2.34

s!20

1.55

.378

 Wfi OcD

216

.243

1.38

Runoff In 

inches

0 44

1.00

1.49

23. n

3.99

2.48

2.70

3.57

1.79 '.42

.SB

«25

.27

18.78

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contenta In Chautauqua Lake, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 19

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa. /

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'25", long. 79°49 | 10", at Eighth Street Bridge 

in Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 feet downstream from French Creek. Datum of gage is 

955.92 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 5,982 square miles.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports or Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1941 (prior to October 1918, gage 

heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since April 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--31 years (1918-49), 10,000 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 secpnd-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.49 

reec); minimum, 660 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1918-49: Maximum discharge, 138,000 second-feet Mar. 13, 1920; maximum gage height 

observed, 26.0 feet, present datum, Feb. 26, 1926 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 334 

second-feet July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 feet).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 feet, present datum, Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 

196,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 120,000 second-feet). Flood of 

Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 24.6 feet, present datum, from graph based on ga^e 

readings (discharge, 191,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 120,000 

second-feet). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917 (ice jam), equalled that of Feb. 26, 1926.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta 

Creek Reservoir (see p. 71).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y. 

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

820

786

752

720

690

670

670

798

1,010

1,070

1,290

1,340

1,320

1,470

1,730

2,140

2,510

6,280

10,900

9,320

7,100

5,330

4,340

3,580

3,220

2,850

2,570

2,380

2,270

2,140

2,010

Nov.

2,100

2,180

2,100

2,050

1,970

2,050

2,600

2,890

2,920

3,010

3,340

3,830

4,340

4,750

4,890

5,040

5,180

5,040

4,750

7,030

13,200

13,400

10,100

8,000

7,100

6,110

8,750

11,700

11,300

10,100

-

Dec.

8,940

7,630

6,60O

5,640

5,040

4,610

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,210

3,960

3,960

7,150

11,300

10,900

12,100

13,000

13,000

12,100

9,130

8,000

7,630

7,100

6,110

5,330

4,210

3,030

2,960

5,020

19,100

26,80O

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

23,200

16,

13,

11,

200

300

70O

15,40O

32,800

36,

32,

26,

200

300

300

23,800

20,300

18,

15,

12,

200

200

100

10,500

9,900

12,

16,

17,

500

500

500

18,200

16,600

15,

14,

15,

200

500

500

21,400

23,800

26,

30,

33,

30,

200

700

100

700

25,000

Secondfcct-days

84,076

171,820

248,000

3,725,327

635,100

397,.37Q

434,630

521,800

290,990

76,140

70,770

69,166

60,020

3,059,882

Feb.

21,400

16,600

13,400

11,700

11,300

9,320

8,750

8,180

7,810

8,000

8,370

7,280

6,760

12,300

22,600

30,700

30, 000

22,600

17,600

14,800

13,000

11,300

13,000

14,300

13,800

15,600

14,800

12,100

_

-

Mar.

10, 900

9,700

9,130

8,750

8,750

10,900

17,600

16,200

13,400

12,100

12,100

11,700

10,500

9,700

9,510

8,750

8,370

8,OOO

7,450

6,760

6,760

11,400

29,400

34,800

30, 700

22,600

20,800

20,300

17,600

15,200

14,800

Apr.

25,000

30,000

25,600

19,200

15,600

14,800

15,600

18,20O

20,80O

20,300

16,600

13,400

11,700

11,300

13,000

14,800

15,600

14,800

14,300

17,200

15,600

14,300

13,40O

14,800

16,200

14,800

19,500

26,200

22,000

17,200

-

Obaerved -

Maximum

10,900

13,400

26,800

112,000

36,200

30,700

34,80O

30,OOO

27,400

5,780

4,740

7,630

4,450

36,200

Minimum

670

1,970

2,960

670

9,900

6,760

6,760

11,300

3,180

1,580

1,180

946

1,120

670

Mean

2,712

5,727

8,000

10,180

20,490

14,190

14,020

17,390

9,387

2,538

2,283

2,231

2,001

8,383

May

14,300

11,300

10,100

8,750

7,630

6,930

6,430

5,780

5,320

5,020

4,180

3,910

3,660

3,410

3,410

3,290

3,180

3,180

3,440

7,640

11,300

13,000

20,800

27,400

25,000

20,800

15,600

12,100

9,900

7,630

6,600

June

5,780

4,880

4,310

3,910

3,530

3,180

2,940

2,630

2,480

2,420

2,380

2,300

1,990

1,870

1,780

1,690

1,640

1,680

1,600

1,580

1,880

1,990

1,900

1,680

1,800

2,620

3,410

2,570

2,010

1,710

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second- feet.)t

-112

+127

+144

+17.6

+181

-304

+43.3

-10.0

+75.4

-25.6

+13.3

-14.4

-61.9

+6.9

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

4

4

3

4

4

3

2

2

2

550

440

320

240

180

220

,820

700

730

010

340

160

800

560

440

250

190

190

190

410

830

360

460

590

290

680

740

530

740

240

570

Aug.

3,180

2,7

2,1

1,7

30

20

10

1,640

1,520

1,3

1,1

1,0

DO

50

30

998

946

9

2,2

2,0

72

30

50

1,710

1,340

1,1

5,7

7,6

50

JO

50

5,500

3,290

2,3

1,9

1,6(

20

20

30

1,370

1,190

1,0

1,0

1,8

2,9

30

30

30

10

3,780

Sept.

4,450

3,530

2,790

2,320

2,180

1,800

1,630

1,740

1,900

1,870

1,740

1,580

1,420

1,310

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,160

1,530

1,780

1,920

1,920

1,990

2,030

2,460

2,650

2,360

2,120

2,120

2,180

-

Adjusted for change in

rest

Mean

2,600

5,854

8,144

10,200

20,670

13,890

14,060

17,380

9,462

2,512

2,296

2,217

1,939

8,390

srvoir con

Per square 

mile

0.435

.979

1.36

1.71

3.46

2.32

2.35

2.91

1.58

.420

.384

.371

.324

1.40

,ents

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

1.09

1.57

23.19

3.99

2.42

2.71

3.25

1.82

.47

.44

.43

.36

19.05

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservoir. 

 990813 0-52-3 
20 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°06'05", long. 79°40'45", at highway bridge at

farmers Landing, Armstrong County, 1.1 miles downstream from Clarion River. Datum of

gage is 845.14 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. 

Drainage area. 7,671 square miles. 

Kecoras available. October 1932 to September 1949.

Average aischarge'.--17 years, 12,580 second-feet (adjusted since 1941). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 second-feet Jan. 7, 29; maximum gage

height, 10.45 feet Jan. 7; minimum discharge, 810 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.00

foot).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 157,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height,

27.85 feet Mar. 5, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 409 second-feet July 30, 1934

(gage height, 0.67 foot).

Maximum stage known, 29.4 feet (corrected) Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 125,000 second-feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reguiated by Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 71 ), and

since 1924 by Piney Reservoir. 

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Chautauqua Lake and Piney Reservoir furnished by city

of Jamestown, N. Y., and Pennsylvania Electric Co., respectively.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 10-30)

1.0 810

1.8 2,560

2.6 4,640

3.4 7,190

4.6 12,200

6.2 20,200

9.4 41,100

10.2 46,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

1,080

1,120

957

852

1,030

1,250

852

993

1,320

1,430

1,540

2,020

2,190

1,970

1,770

1,970

2,610

4,630

11,000

11,300

8,730

7,010

5,220

4,220

3,690

3,250

3,000

2,730

2,540

2,780

2,330

Nov.

2,280

2,470

2,800

3,050

2,750

2,880

2,750

3,080

3,560

4,050

3,960

3,960

4,930

5,080

5,220

5,830

5,520

5,680

6,150

6,830

13,100

16,500

12,600

11,100

8,700

7,380

8,530

14,000

15,000

13,100

-

Dec.

11,800

10,200

9,140

7,380

6,630

6,320

6,320

6,600

5,680

5,830

5,370

4,930

9,150

14,000

16,200

22,800

22,OOO

*2O,2OO

17,600

14,100

11,800

10,600

9,770

8,910

7,010

5,990

b4,200

b4,000

b5,600

b20,000

33,400

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

31,500

23,

17,

15,

200

700

500

21,800

41 , 800

46,

«.,

35,

3OO

1OO

5OO

30,200

26,300

23,

20,

17,

300

too

3OO

14,000

12,600

14, C

19,

20, (

300

LOO

JOO

21,400

21,400

20, (

18,

21,

joo

loo

oo

31,500

34,100

38,:

45,: 46,"

*!,]

oo

oo

00

00

33,400

Feb.

29,600

23,200

18,300

16,000

15,500

12,900

12,200

11,100

10,600

10,400

10,600

9,980

8,730

12,200

26,100

39,000

39.OOO

31,500

25,600

20,800

18.OOO

16,000

19,100

20,200

20,200

21,400

20,800

17,000

-

-

-

Mar.

15,000

13,600

12,600

11,800

11,300

13,000

19,600

20,500

17,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

14,000

13,100

*12,200

11,800

1O,80O

10,400

9,770

8,530

8,530

11,800

28,100

39,700

36,900

30,200

25,600

25,600

23,800

19,600

18,000

Apr.

26,400

35,500

31,500

25,000

20,800

19,600

20,800

22,6OO

26,300

25,000

21,400

18,000

15,500

14,500

15,500

18,000

2O.2OO

18,600

18,000

21,400

2O,80O

18,600

20,200

20, 800

21,400

21,400

21,900

32,800

28,900

23,800-

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

97,384

202,840

343,530

4,706,451

846 1 70O

535,810

665)200

414,620

104,070.

93,020

85,100

75,230

4,003,334

Maximum

11,300

16,500

33,400

125,000

46,700

39 700

3s!sOO

38, 30O

8,330

6,600

8, 920

4,930

46,700

Minimum

852

2, 280

4,OOO

852

12,600

8,730

8, 530

14,500

3,560

2,080

1,420

1,170

1,340

852

Mean

3,141

6,761

11,080

12,860

27,310

19,140

17,410

22,170

13,370

3 ,469

3,001

2 745 2)503

10,970

May

19,100

15,500

13,600

11,800

10,400

9,140

8,140

7,380

7,010

6,320

5,520

4,930

4,500

4,360

3,960

4,090

3,960

3,560

3,690

12,100

16,500

19,600

37,600

38,300

35,500

3O,8OO

23 , 800

18,800

14,000

11,100

9,560

June

8,330

7,380

5,680

5,680

4,930

4,500

4,090

3,560

3,430

2,980

3,560

3,000

2,980

2,680

2,440

2,400

2,260

2,310

2,170

2,O8O

2,490

2,470

2,380

2,310

2,310

2,560

3,690

3,960

3,020

2,440

July

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

5

,150

,810

,810

, 6OO

,420

,550

,470

,280

,980

650

,400

470

720

150

790

770

770

290

370

170

300

120

430

370

4,7J30

4,400

6

5

4

S

2

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-103

+111

+145

+19.9

+194

-329

+26. 2

-4.3

+102

-19. 9

-112*

-103

-40.6

-8.9

600

080

220

200

900

Aug.

3,400

3,960

3,430

3,000

2,700

2,120

1,700

1,570

1,700

1,470

1,320

1,170

1,490

2,490

2,190

1,840

1,600

1,860

8,920

7,190

4,930

3,180

5,220

2,120

1,770

1,550

1,380

1,340

1,600

2,440

4,450

Sept.

4>930

4,780

3,690

2,880

2,680

2,490

2,240

2,220

2,150

2,260

2,400

2,030

1,9OO

1,770

1,530

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,730

1,920

2,280

2,310

2,420

2,750

3,250

3,300

3,220

2,900

2,510

2,630

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,038

6,872

11,220

12,880

27, 500

18, 810

17,440

22,170

13,470

3 449

2j 889

2 1 642

2,467

10,960

Per square 

mile

0.396

.896

1.46

1.68

3

2^45

2.27

2. 89

1.76

.450

.377

.344

.322

1.43

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

1.00

1.68

22.85

4.13

2.55

2 . 62

2io3

.50

.43

.40

.36

19.38

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, and Piney Reservoirs. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected .by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on dally gage readings Oct. 14, 15, Oct. 18 to Nov. 7, 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Sept. 24-29.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 21

Allegheny River at Klttannlng, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 49'15", long. 79°31'55", at Kittanning, Annstrong County, 600 feet upstream from dam at lock 7, 5| miles upstream from Crooked 

Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Mahoning Creek. Datum of gage is 771 32 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--8,973 square miles.

kecorgs available . August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

uctober 1934 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to S.*pt«mber 1928 and October 1934 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters. Records prior to Sept. 30, 1928, obtained at highway bridge 4.000 

feet'downstream.

Average discharge. 37 years (1905-21, 1922-28, 1934-49), 15,870 second-feet (adjusted 

since 1941). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,300 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage neight, 17 18 

feetJ; minimum, 900 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.25 feet).

1904-28, 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 269,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1913 (gage 

height, 30.7 feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 

second-feet Sept. 15-17, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir since 1924 by Plney Reservoir, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

(see p. '!). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1949 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1162.

Cooperati.on. Records of contents in Chautauqua Lake and Piney Reservoir furnished by

city of Jamestown, N. Y., and Pennsylvania Electric Co., respectively. 

Revisions. W 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

11.2 750

11.4 1,380

11.5 1,730

11.8 2,940

12.3 4,90O

12.7 7,900

13.3 12,400

14.2 20,700

15.8 39,100

17.0 55,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct.

1,220

1,180

1,150

99O

960

1,280

1,180

1,050

1,280

1,520

1,810

2,070

2,190

2,350

2,030

2,070

2,640

3,680

8,230

12,000

10,000

7,700

6,150

4,900

4,120

3,630

3,300

2,980

2,810

2,720

2,600

Nov.

2,43O

2,430

2,680

3,08O

2,810

2,850

3,080

3,440

3,820

4,070

4,420

3,970

4,900

5,180

5,340

5,970

5,970

5,910

6,150

7,510

11,800

17,700

15,20O

12,800

11,200

8,670

8,950

1 4,OOO

15,900

15,400

Dec.

14,100

12,400

10,8OO

9,300

8,110

7,840

7,900

8,320

7,900

6,940

6,570

6,150

9,920

15,900

20, 200

33,700

34,200

28,400

25,600

21,200

16,800

13,600

12,400

11,200

9,650

6,940

4,850

4.53O

5,980

18,800

37,500

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

36,600

29, E

22,4 17,-

00

too

00

21,80O

50,400

54,]

49, £

41,"

00

00

00

34,200

30,600

26, £

23,4 ia,z

00

\OO

OO

16,800

14,600

14,]

19, '2

21, £

00

00

00

22,400

22,900

22,4

21, £

23, E

too

00

>oo

36,6OO

41,700

47,] 52,"

55, E

51,2

OO

roo

>00

500

43,000

Feb.

35,400

2 7,, 500

21,800

18,700

18,700

16, 8OO

14,100

14,100

13,200

12,40O

12,800

12,400

1O.40O

11,800

25,700

44,300

45,700

39,100

30,600

25,600

22,400

21,200

25,600

27,300

25,600

26,200

25,600

22,400

_

-

Mar.

19,200

16,800

15,400

1 4,1OO

13,600

15,000

21,200

25,100

21,200

18,700

18,700

18,200

16,80O

14,600

14', 600

13,600

13,200

12,800

12,000

10,800

9,650

11,800

25,500

41,700

40,400

33,000

29,500

29,500

27,300

23,400

21,200

Apr.

27,600

37,800

35,400

29,600

24,600

23,400

24, 600

25,600

28,400

28,400

24,600

21,200

18,200

17,200

17,200

19,200

22,400

20, 700

20,200

22,400

23,400

21,200

22,400

24,600

25,100

25, 600

24,600

34, 200

31,800

27,300

Observed

Secondfoot-days

101, ?9o

217,630

437,700

5,511,270

985,700

647,400

618,550

748,900

471,720

119,860

105,330

85, 490

80,180

4,620,250

Maximum Minimum

12,OOO 960

17,7OO 2,430

37,500 4,53O

136,000 960

55,500 14,100

45,700 10,400

41,700 9,650

37,800 17,200

41 700 3 92O

9)550 2)430

6,210 1,730

7,900 1,310

5,970 1,480

55,5OO 960

Mean

3,284

f,254

14,120

15,060

31,800

23,12O

19,950

24,96O

15 220

3)995

3,398

2 758

2,' 673

12,660

May

22,400

18,200

15,900

13,600

12,400

10,800

10,000

8,88O

8,250

7,440

6,750

5,910

5,340

5,010

4,900

4,420

4,530

4,270

3,920

10,700

19,700

22,300

41,700

41,700

39,100

34,200

27,800

21,800

16,40O

12,600

10,800

June

9,650

8,600

7,060

6,270

6,090

4,900

4,790

4,270

3,680

3,730

5,63O

3,770

3,340

3,210

2,940

2,720

2,720

2,680

2,600

2,430

2,720

2^,900

2,720

2,510

2,600

2,770

3,340

4,420

3,770

3,O3O

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-1O3

+116

+256

+29.1

+144

-389

+36. 2

-22.9

+1O4

-17.5

-114

-1O5

-38.7

-8.4

July

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

3,

3,

3,

430

030

000

770

730

770

550

120

580

490

4,580

3,

3,

2.,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

5,

5,

5,

s,

6,

4,

4,

3,

530

730

680

190

110

070

550

600

980

300

870

580

120

570

120

O30

210

850

370

820

Aug.

3,530

4,220

4,120

3,490

3,030

2,720

2,000

1,700

1,770

1,700

1,450

1,310

1,420

1,900

2,390

2,070

1,810

1,730

5,830

7,900

6,150

3,920

2,850

2,390

2,000

1,700

J.,520

1,420

1,590

2,000

g3,860

Sept.

g5,970

5,230

4,070

3,210

2,729

2,850

2,450

2,350

2,270

2,310

2,470

2,230

2,150

1,920

1,730

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,770

2,150

2,310

2,680

2,640

2,720

2,600

2,980

3,210

3,160

2,770

3,720

- . Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,181

7,370

14,380

15,090

51,940

22j 73Q

19,99O

24,940

15,320

3,978

3,284

2,653

2,634

12,65O

Per square R 

mile

0.355

.821

1.60

1.68

3.56

2.53

2.23

2.78

1.71

.443

.366

.296

.294

1.**

unoff in 

inches

0.41

.92

1.84

22.87

4.10

2.63

2.57

3.10

1.97

.48

.42

.34

.33

,19. «,

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Piney Reservoir, and Mahoning 

Creek Reservoir.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.
22 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36'55", long. 79°43'10", at Natrona, Allegheny 

county, 550 feet upstream from dam at lock 4, 6 miles downstream from Kisklminetas 

River, and 24.2 miles upstream from confluence with Monongahela River at Pittsburgh. 

Datum of gage is 736.74 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 11,410 square miles.

Hecords available. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 18,760 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,400 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 16.01

minimum, 1,280 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 9.04 feet); minimum daily, 1,410 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 238,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 

feet); minimum, 1,040 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 8.92 feet).

Maximum stage known, 32.06 feet Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 s.econd-feet, determined by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake, and since 1940 by Tionesta 

Creek, since 1941 by Mahoning Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see p. 71 ); and 10 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, 

excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 469,540 acre-feet). 

Cooperation. Records of change in lake and reservoir contents furnished by city of

Jamestown, N. Y., Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown Water 

Co., and Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to Sept. 30)

9.0 1,150

9.2 1,820

9.5 3,090

9.8

10.4

11.2

4,700

8,65O

14,900

12.2 25,100

14.0 47,500

15.7 72,600

discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,610

1,610

1,640

1,440

1,410

1,610

1,820

1,780

2,050

3,000

3,090

3,190

3,590

3,590

2,910

2,630

3,140

4,700

8,660

13,60O

11,600

9,370

7,530

6,190

5.18O

4,530

4,130

3,700

3,540

3,340

3,340

Nov.

3,090

3,140

3,490

4,080

4,420

4,760

4,880

6,190

6,060

6,000

6,450

6,120

6,650

7,050

7,250

7,660

7,730

7,660

7,870

9,150

14,300

21,800

19,700

16,200

14,400

12,000

11,600

16,200

19,700

21,200

-

Dec.

20,200

17,700

15,800

14,000

12,800

12,400

13,600

13,600

12,000

10,500

9,740

9,080

12,900

20,700

25,100

44,400

53,100

40,900

37,000

31,000

25,100

20, 700

18,200

15,800

13,200

10,500

8,010

6,380

8,490

26,700

51,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

 arch. .................

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

U«** May. ...................

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

July. .................:

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

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

Water year 1948 49 . .

Jan.

48,900

40,

31,

24,

900

000

600

28, 200

62,600

67,

61,

53,

300

900

100

44,800

37,000

33,

29,

25,

400

300

100

21,200

19,200

17,

21,

24,

200

200

300

25, 600

26,200

27,

29,

33,

too

300

300

55,900

61,900

69,

72,

72,

66,

too

300

300

too

57,400

Secondfcct-days

129,520

286,800

630,600

7,211,600

1,291,600

893, 200

782,900

917 100

53S| 750

. 145,430

171,640

124, 740

103,330

6,012,610

Feb.

48,900

39,6

31,0

24,6

00

00

00

25,100

24,600

20,2

20,7

19,7

DO

DO

DO

19,200

19,200

17,7

15,4

16,2

DO

00

DO

29,600

53,100

57,41

' 50,3

39,6

DO

DO

00

34, 600

32,200

32,2

39,6

42,2

30

30

30

38,300

37,000

34,6

30, 4(

_

_

-

DO

DO

Mar.

25,600

22,900

20, 700

18,200

17,700

19,700

29,200

33,400

29,200

25,600

26,200

26,200

24,000

20, 200

19,700

18,700

17,700

16,700

15,800

14,400

12,800

14,000

25,100

46,100

46,100

39,600

34,600

34,600

33,400

29,200

25,600

Apr.

33,400

44,800

43,500

35,800

29,800

29,800

32,200

34, 600

35,800

35,800

30,400

27,400

24,000

22,900

23,400

24, 600

26,200

25,100

24,000

25,600

26,800

24,600

25,600

29,200

32,200

31,000

29,800

38,300

38,300

32,200

Observed

Maximum

13,600

21,800

53,100

146,000

72,600

57,400

46,100

44,800

44,800

11,200

9,610

10,500

" 6,450

72,600

Minimum

1,410

3,090

6,380

1,340

17,200

15,400

12,800

22 900

4^940

2,720

2,090

1,900

2,020

' 1,410

Mean

4>178

9,560

20,340

19,700

41,660

susee

25,25O

30,570

17,280

4,848

5,537

4,024

3,444

16,470

May

27,400

22,400

18,700

16,200

14,900

13,200

12,000

10,800

10,100

9,740

8,870

7,940

6,920

6,320

6,120

5,740

6,380

5,870

4,940

9,010

21,200

22,900

41,400

44,800

40,900

37,000

31,000

25,100

19,700

15,400

12,800

June

11,200

10,100

8,650

7,600

7,250

6,120

5,800

5,240

4,530

4,420

4,360

4,640

4,190

4,080

3,640

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,540

3,540

3,390

3,590

2,720

3,000

3,000

3,190

3,540

5,050

4,880

4,300

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

seccnd-feet)t

-188

+200

+662

+63.3

+42.9

-859

+69.2

+7.4

+53.0

-125

-98.7

-213

-135

-9.9

July

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

4

4

4

6

5

9

7

5

5

4

4

6

6

,540

,O90

,680

,420

,090

,090

,040

,300

760

,700

,000

000

610

820

120

300

470

880

260

000

5,240

5

5

7

7

930

870

400

870

7,600

8

9

7

6

7

440

370

180

520

050

Aug.

8,O80

7,180

6,980

5,800

4,590

4,020

3,140

2,500

2,250

2,340

2,090

1,900

2,250

3,440

3,970

3,090

2,630

2,460

5,880

10,500

8,440

5,660

3,910

3,190

2,720

2,210

1,980

1,900

2,170

2,940

4,530

Sept.

6.32O

6,450

5,490

4,360

3,590

3,640

3,540

3,290

3,140

3,040

3,090

3,040

2,680

2,550

2,250

2,090

2,020

2,130

2,250

2,630

2,860

3,540

3,490

3,590

3,540

3,590

4,020

4,020

3,700

3,390

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,990

9,760

21,000

19,760

41,706

31,040

25,320

30,580

17,330

4,723

5,438

3,811

3,309

16,460

Per square 

mile

0.350

.855

1.84

1.73

3.65

2.72

2.22

2.68

1.52

.414

.477

.334

.290

1.44

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.95

2.12

23.57

4.21

2.83

2.56

2.99

1.75

.46

.55

.39

.32

19.53

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, and Tionesta Creek, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Loyalhfcnna Creek Reservoirs, and 10 smaller reservoirs.

Hote.--Ofscnarges for Hov. 26, 26, Dec. 26-31, Jan. 7-9, Jan. 11 to Feb. 16 computed from, graph 

baaed on four times daily gage readings.
OHIO RIVEK MAIN STEM 23

Ohio 'River at Sewickley, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°31'SO", long. 80°11'20", at Sewickley, Allegheny 

County, 200 feet upstream from highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 

miles upstream from Dashields Dam, which is control at low and medium stages, and 11.8 

miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. Datum of gage is 

690.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 19,500 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--16 years, 31,820 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

extremes.--naxiinuin discharge during year, 189,000 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 13.11 

reet); minimum, 3,660 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.88 feet).

1933-49: Maximum discharge, 574,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 

feet, from floodmark in gage house); minimum, about 3,000 second-feet July 25, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by locks, Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by

TTonesta Crec ;t, since 1941 by Mahoning Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1942 

by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 71), since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir, and since 

1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 84), since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 

by Deep Creek Reservoir, and 10 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that 

of Chautauqua Lake, 1,174,000 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of lake and reservoir contents furnished by city of Jamestown, N. Y., 

Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal 

Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, and West Pern Power Co. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

3,800

6,260

10,420

4.1 

5.0 

6.4

16,900

31,500

58,500

8.5

10.0

12.3

107,000

143,000

177,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,740

5,730

5,220

4,720

4,970

5,640

5,050

5,730

8,760

11,500

7,310

6,920

7,310

7,820

6,920

6,640

7,890

11,500

15,600

20, 700

19,000

15,600

14,300

10, 300

8,860

9,080

8,760

7,410

6,740

7,020

6,830

Nov.

7,210

6,540

7,210

8,020

8,860

10,700

10,400

13,400

15,500

14,800

15,100

13,600

17,000

14,700

13,600

13,900

13,000'

12,700

13,900

17,000

23,900

31,500

32,400

29,000

27,200

21,300

22,300

27, 200

34,900

56,700

-

Dec.

50,400

42,500

37,800

36,000

38,700

36,900

37,800

38,700

32,000

26,400

22,300

20,100

23,400

34,000

44,000

131,000

178,000

119,000

81,600

72,300

65,400

56,400

52,300

46,300

38,700

29,000

21,000

17,800

22,300

43,200

78,500

Month

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

Ncvsmber. ..............

Decsmber. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septsmber. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

76,

62,

48,

41,

48,

98,

117,

97,

85,

70,

60,

50,

46,

43,

39,

34,

31,

36,

40,

39,

38,

43,

58,

71,

120,

139,

158,

156,

146,

117,

000

700

300

600

100

200

000

000

000

800

600

300

300

400

600

200

500

900

600

600

700

400

500

600

000

000

000

000

000

000

104,000

Feb.

94,500

82,7

67,4

58,5

00

oo

00

60,600

58,500

48,3

45,4

41,6

00

oo

00

37,800

36,000

35,1

28,1

26,4

00

00

00

49,400

93,500

107,0

89,7

73,0

00

00

00

67,000

62,700

62,7

78,5

85,0

00

00

00

75,800

67,000

60,6

54,3

_

-

-

00

00

Mar.

49,300

42,5

37,8

35,1

oo

00

00

33,300

36,000

54,3

58,5

52,3

00

00

00

48,300

56,400

56,4

52,3

41,6

00

00

00

41,600

37,800

33,3

31,5

30,6

00

00

00

29,800

26,400

32,4

45,2

69,2

00

00

00

69,200

62,700

54,3

50,3

49,3

44,4

00

00

00

00

40,600

Apr.

47,300

62, 700

58,500

48,300

42,500

45,400

58,500

62,700

60, 600

58,500

48,300

47,300

42,500

39,600

49,300

45,400

40,600

35, 100

37,800

36,900

38,700

36,000

38,700

40,600

44,400

43,400

41,600

46,300

49,300

43,400

-

Observed

Second 

foot-days

276,570

553,540

1,573,800

13,467,170

2,319,900

1,747,100

1,402,700

L, 390, 200

768,080

271 200

375' 150

303,430

197,580

11,179,250

Maximum

20,700

56,700

178,000

261,000

158,000

107,000

69,200

62,700

62,700

17,200

19,900

23,100

11,600

178,000

Minimum

4,720

6,540

17,800

4,560

31,500

26,400

26,400

35,100

8,860

5,380

4,330

5,380

4,260

4,260

Mean

8,922

18,450

50, 770

36,800

74,840

62,400

45,250

46,340

24, 780

9,040

12,100

9,788

6,586

30,630

May

35,100

29,800

26,400

23,900

20,700

18,700

16,900

15,800

14,200

14,200

13,100

12,000

10, 800

10, 200

9,630

9,520

10,400

9,970

8,860

11,000

26,400

27,200

46,500

62,700

56,400

54,300

49,300

44,400

34,200

25,600

19,900

June

17,200

15,400

13,500

12,200

11,200

9,080

8,330

8,120

6,920

7,610

7,920

7,510

6,830

6,740

6,540

5,560

5,380

6,000

13,300

13,800

9,420

7,720

6,830

5,560

6,260

6,260

6,830

9,980

11,600

11,600

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )1

-1,120

+601

+864

+227

+2,590

-3,160

+363

+1,730

+556

-517

+201

-1,260

-1,200

-7.0

July

10

8

5

5

4

4

5

6

8

g9

ge

g8

g!3

g!9

16

15

18

gll

g!2

g!5

,400

,430

,910

,050

,410

,330

,130

,360

,330

,860

,220

,220

,.500

,900

,800

,600

,900

,000

,800

,500

g!5,500

15

15

18

18

16

14

15

12

11

g!3

,200

,200

,800

,100

,600

,800

,200

,000

,600

,500

Aug.

g!2,800

gll, 600

gll, 000

g9,290

g8, 220

g8,220

g7,720

g6,260

g6,260

6,260

5,820

5,380

g6,260

g7,210

7,210

7,020

9,960

19,200

23,100

23,100

18,600

13,200

11,100

8,330

6,830

6,260

6,080

g6,260

g6,260

g8, 220

glO,400

Sept.

gll, 600

gll, 600

10,200

g8,220

g6,740

g7,720

7,310

7,510

7,120

6,170

g6,260

5,820

5,220

5,300

5,380

4,970

4,260

4,410

4,560

4,480

5,130

7,310

6,640

6,830

6,540

5,560

6,000

6,540

6,360

5,820

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

7,802

19,050

51,630

37,030

77,430

59,240

45,610

48,070

25,340

8,523

12,300

8,528

5,386

30,620

Per square 

mile

0.400

.977

2.65

1.90

3.97

3.04

2.34

2.47

1.30

.437

.631

.437

.276

1.57

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

1.09

3.06

25.84

4.58

3.17

2.70

2.76

1.50

.49

.73

.50

.31

21.35

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Loyalhanna 

Creek, Tygart, Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, Lake Lynn, and 10 smaller reservoirs, 

g Computed from graph based on eight times dally readings at upper lock gage.
24 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa.

Location,--Staff gage, lat. 40°38'50", long. 80°23'20", at Montgomery Island Dam, Beaver 

County, at river mile 31.7, 2.2 miles downstream from Raccoon Creek and 5j miles southwest of Beaver. Datum of gage is 653.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Auxiliary staff gage at lock 7, 4.8 miles downstream, at datum 6.4 feet lower.

Drainage area.--22,960 square miles.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1949 (fragmentary).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 207,000 second-feet Dec. 17 {gage height, 28.6 

reet); minimum not determined.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 438,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1942 (ffige height, 46.8

feet); minimum not determined,

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined from auxiliary staff 

gage as a factor. Discharge less than 25,000 second-feet on days for which no discharge 

is shown. Plow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station. Gages 

read eight or more times daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

32,100

32,900

-

-

_

-

32,400

36,100

61,300

-

Dec.

57,000

47,200

38,900

35,900

38,300

35,OOO

36,500

41,000

31,500

26,300

23,000

18,000

25,300

36,400

47,300

128,000

200,000

137,000

91,800

76,100

70, 100

64,OOO

55,000

47,700

39,700

28,50O

22,000

20,000

22,000

46,600

80,900

Jan.

80,900

67,30O

52,200

42,400

52,300

105,000

126,000

105,000

92,300

77,300

65,700

54,500

47,200

43,900

39,700

34,500

31,600

34,900

44,000

43,500

41,000

47,700

61,600

75,000

122,000

148,000

169,000

181,000

168,000

130,000

114,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1O1,OOO

88,500

71,800

63, 700

64,500

62,900

53,700

48,500

44,900

39,8OO

38,500

35,600

30, 2OO

28,900

54,600

100,000

119,000

97,100

78,000

75,30O

70, 100

70, 100

90,OOO

99,900

85, 8OO

76,900

70, 500

59,600

_

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

1,667,OOC

_

2,497,5OC

1 919 40i

1 52O 301

1, 5O7, 501

.

.

Mar.

55,400

47,500

42,100

38,800

36,200

38,50O

58,300

61,900

56,600

51,300

60,300

61,200

57,400

44,000

44,300

41,300

35,500

32,100

32,100

29,900

25,000

32,900

50,500

75,200

76,100

68,300

60,000

57,400

56,400

50,OOO

43,600

Apr.

55,600

71,800

67, OOO

53,200

46,400

48,200

65,000

69, OOO

64,400

65, OOO

52.9OO

49,300

44,600

42,100

49.5OO

46,600

42,300

38,200

40,000

38,000

40,600

36,800

40, OOO

44,200

49,800

48,700

47,400

5O.300

55,400

45,200

Maximum

61.30O 

) 200,000

313, OOO

) 181,000

) 119,000

) 76,100

) 71,800

69, 400

~

_

200,000

May

37,700

31,200

28,500

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

29,500

29,400

52,000

69,400

63,700

56,700

52,200

46,700

37,000

-

Minimum

18,000

_

31, 600

28,900

25,000

36, 800

~

~

_

_

June

Mean

53,800

.

80,560

68,550

49,040

5O, 25(

~

~

~

_

_

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

Note. Discharge for Dec. 11, 12, 27-29,Mar.21 computed on basis of recorda for station at SweicKLey.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 26 

Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°59i05", long. 80°44'20", in sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 

'd w., 1.9 miles downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Bellaire and at 

river mile 96.4. Datum of gage is 608.0 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 4.0 miles downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.--25,170 square miles.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to April 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 217,000 second-feet Dec. 17, 18; maximum gage 

neignt, 29.21 feet Jan. 28; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 412,000 second-feet Dec. 31, 1942; maximum gage height, 

48.99 feet Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7,620

6,950

5,910

4,610

5,580

>

L 8,830

I

 8,960

 S,710

18,000

21,000

24,000

22,000

18,000

16,000

12,000

10,000

9,210

11,600

8,890

7,620

7,S30

8,650

Nov.

.

I 9,130

1

9,980

13,700

12,100

16,500

18,500

16,800

18,000

16,000

20,000

17,000

16,000

16,000

15,200

13,900

16,500

20,200

26,800

33,100

37,000

29,000

30,700

25,600

25,400

32,800

41,600

59,500

-

Dec.

65,300

44,000

40,000

38,000

41,200

40,800

39,000

43,000

37,400

23,900

23,400

23,600

28,600

37,500

52,000

92,300

190,000

194,000

128,000

39,600

80,000

71,400

61,900

56,000

40,500

28,600

19,900

20,500

26,600

42,700

66,500

Jan.

73,300

78,700

63,400

46,000

46,700

85,000

133,000

124,000

104,000

87,000

73,900

62,900

55,000

51,200

38,400

34,900

36,000

38,800

45,600

46,800

42,200

50,500

57,500

78,500

114,000

153,000

180,000

212,000

210,000

166,000

136,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

121,000

103,000

86,400

73,300

68,000

69,500

65, 100

55,500

52,900

41,900

39,800

40,000

37,200

32,400

51,200

87,600

126,000

117,000

92,700

84,500

81,800

75,600

88,300

107,000

100,000

89,000

79,400

70,900

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

331,390

634,400

1,786,700

15,666,220

2,724,300

2,137,000

1,660,700

1,663,800

877,600

319,990

429; 87(

354,060

231,020

13,150,830

Mar.

63,400

57,400

44,800

38,500

41,200

44,500

57,500

63,800

63,800

57,500

58,500

66,600

65,5OO

53,200

41,400

45,400

40,400

37,200

33,900

34,100

30,800

34,900

51,600

63,300

79,900

77,400

71,300

67,300

63,700

59,500

52,400

Apr.

54,100

67,800

76,200

66,600

55,300

52,300

59,000

70,800

71,800

69,500

64,300

54,800

52,300

56,900

52,300

57,900

52,300

36,400

40,500

43,600

42,000

44,100

44,500

49,900

56,100

53,600

52,700

51,600

57,900

56,700

Maximum

24-, 000

59,500

194,000

320,000

212,000

126, 000

79,900

76, 200

70,600

18,700

22,900

25,500

12,500

212,000

May

39,200

33,900

30,500

25,900

22,900

20,100

20, 100

17,500

16,800

15,300

15,000

12,900

13,100

11,200

12,500

11,400

11,800

13, 700

11,400

12, 700

29,200

33,700

49,500

67,600

70,600

63, 700

59,300

52,800

35,400

26,200

21,700

Minimum

19,900

4,390

34, 900

32,400

3O, 800

36,400

11,200

5,820

4,430

6,790

5,49O

-

June

18,700

17,500

16,000

12,700

12,500

12,300

8,120

8,160

8,320

8,650

11,4OO

10,600

7,520

10,800

8,820

8,160

5,820

6,820

12,900

17,300

12,000

7,260

9,070

6,910

6,770

9,530

9,980

11,400

14,000

9,980

Mean

10,690

21,150

57,640

42,800

87, 88C

76,320

53,57O

55,460

23, 31C

10, 670

13,870

11,420

7,7O1

36,030

July

12,700

8,350

7,520

5,410

5,330

4,430

7,460

7,97O

10,000

14,000

12,000

10,000

15,000

21,000

16,800

15, 700

22,900

14,800

13,400

18,200

18, 700

17,900

17,900

17,100

20,900

18,200

14, 800

15,300

14,800

13,300

18,000

Aug.

14,300

15,4OO

13, 200

10,300

9,360

10,100

9,020

8,470

7,160

7,520

8,100

7,280

7,160

8,200

8,610

8,470

11,100

19,800

24,000

25,500

19,600

16,400

12,700

11,200

8,820

7,400

6,790

7,870

9,560

8,270

12,400

Per square 

mile

Sept.

12,500

11,000

10,400

8,650

8,400

11,600

7,140

9,340

7,780

7,110

7,110

6,820

6,440

6,350

5,820

5,820

5,820

5,820

6,230

5,490

6,540

10,2OO

7,750

7,140

6,710

7,260

7,110

9,120

7,110

6,440

Runoff in 

inches

Note. Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage Oct. 6-25, Nov. 1-4, 11-16, July 9-14; discharge 

computed on basis of records for station at Sewlckley, Pa., evaporation records,and tributary Inflow. 

Discharge computed from lock 13 water-stage recorder as base gage Aug. 1-31.
26 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°23'25", long. 81°12'30", at bridge on U. S. Highway 50 (alternate) at St. Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream from Middle 

Island Creek. Datum of gage is 577.30 feet above mean sea level (Sandy Hook datum). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at lock 17, 0.7 mile upstream from Little Muskingum 

River and 12.5 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of gage is 570.94 feet above 

mean sea level (Sandy Hook datum).

Drainage area.--26,850 square miles.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to November 1939).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 208,000 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 

31.35 feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 32.8 feet Jan. 29; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 7-day period, 5,940 second-feet 

July 2-8; minimum gage height, 8.37 feet June 22.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 421,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

46.67 feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 46.68 feet Jan. 1, 1943; 

minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period. 3,160 secondfeet Oct. 6-10, 1943; minimum gage height recorded, 3.45 feet Jan. 14, 1940 (dam down at 

lock 17).

Maximum stage known, 54.2 feet in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those below 15,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge* 

computed using fall between gages at St. Marys and lock 17 as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

. 6,830

10,100

10, 700

14,100

11,500

' 7,930

13,500

32,400

20,500

22,200

23,500

15,900

17,600

13,600

10,700

8,240

Nov.

9,730

15,400

15", 100

18,000

19,000

17,400

18,400

17,100

20,600

18,000

16,600

14,300

16,900

13,700

14,900

21,700

28,700

33,600

35, 700

31,400

27,800

25,500

26,400

33,900

49,500

50,300

-

Dec.

65,100

62,000

45,900

36,200

41,700

42,200

39,000

42,800

39,000

30,000

24,200

25,200

31,000

35,700

59,500

106,000

158,000

188,000

147,000

105,000

83,700

75,800

68,900

61,000

48,100

31,100

22,600

20,100

27, 200

46,800

61,200

Jan.

78,900

82,000

70,800

54,200

50,200

79,000

113,000

127,000

110,000

93,900

81,200

70,400

60,800

54, 300

44, 600

36,000

38,600

38,600

44,800

47,900

45,200

54,900

64,500

75,400

107,000

139,000

174,000

200,000

206,000

182,000

148,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ..........

January ...................... .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

123,000

105,000

92,600

79,800

74,600

71,000

69,400

63,000

56,000

46, 300

36,200

41,000

42,700

38,100

54,600

82,000

108,000

122,000

106,000

90,700

85,500

79,600

81,600

97,400

105,000

97,000

86,100

78,400

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

343,200

648,550

1,870,000

16,301,130

2,772,200

2,212,600

1,748,100

1,724,300

929,900

344,480

460,860

360,990

241,150

13,656,330

Mar.

70, 700

63,800

52,600

38,800

40,600

49,000

58,200

62,600

65,800

63,800

61,000

64,500

68,200

64,500

43,200

45,400

44,300

41,000

38,300

37,600

35,200

37,100

50,400

60,700

74,000

78,600

75,900

73,000

68,400

63,200

57,700

Apr.

54,000

60,200

73,400

71,400

60, 700

62,000

63,800

70,500

74,300

71,100

68,600

60, 700

55,400

61,400

60,200

60,400

58,800

46,300

40,800

46,900

43,300

45,800

45,800

50, 400

57,000

54,600

53,300

51,900

52,800

48, 500

-

Maximum

23,500

50, 300

188,000

326,000

206,000

123,000

78,600

74,300

69,800

18,200

29,200

23,300

206,000

May

45,900

32,300

34,100

27,800

23,900

21,800

22,400

19,800

19,500

17,600

16,600

15,500

14,100

13,800

12,100

14,300

13,700

13,600

13,000

13,900

28,100

34,800

52,000

63,200

69,800

68,200

61,900

57,300

43,100

24,800

21,000

Minimum

_

20,100

-

36,000

36,200

35,200

40,800

12,100

6,86O

-

June

18,300

15,000

14,900

10, 400

13,500

14,200

10, 400

6,860

7,600

7,170

12,500

12,000

8,340

10,100

10, 100

8,790

8,450

7,800

12,000

18,200

13,200

10,900

8,180

8,290

1O.OOO

11,800

14,100

14, 600

14,600

12,200

-

Mean

11,070

21,620

60,320

44,540

89,430

79,020

56,390

57,480

30,000

11,480

14,870

11,640

8,038

37,410

July

12,900

 5,940

9,200

16,700

9,670

9,810

15,200

22,200

15,700

15,000

24,700

18,800

14, 600

19,500

20, 700

23, 100

29,200

19,500

22,300

19,000

15,700

14, 400

16,700

14, 600

20,100

Aug. 1 Sept.

14,100 k

15,100

13,500 > 10,600

10,500

9,550 U

r

11,000 K

I 8,670

II

1)

8,980 [

II

I 6,640

II

11,500 U

10,400 k

12,500

20,800 V 7,240

21,300

23,300 )

18,700

15,200

11,300 7,740

,

8,800 I

> 7,340

I

1

-

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.66

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1.39

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

22.57

_

_

_

_

_

_

18.92
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 27

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°15'55", long. 81°34'05", at Baltimore & Ohio 

Railroad bridge across Little Kanawha River at Its mouth at Parkersburg, Wood County. 

Datum of gage Is 562.01 feet (revised) above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary gager water-stage recorder at Brlggs Station, Washington County, Ohio, 0.4 mile 

downstream from lock and dam 18 and 4.3 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 563.35 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Nov. 

13, 1948, auxiliary gage was water-stage recorder at Vienna, Wood County, W. Va., at 

datum 569.89 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 35,600 square miles (excluding that of Little Kanawha River).

Records available. January 1940 to September 1949 (exclude flow of Little Kanawha River).

Extremes. Maximum discharges during year, 278,000 second-feet Jan. 28; maximum gage

height, 35.14 feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 35.20 feet Jan. 29; 

minimum dally discharge, 4,640 second-feet July 5; minimum gage height, 9.45 feet 

Dec. 3.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 440,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

49.03 feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 49.52 feet (lock 18) 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day 

period, 4,000 second-feet Oct. 11-15, 1943.

Maximum known gage height, 58.9 feet Mar. 29, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

computed using fall between gages at Parkersburg and Vienna or Briggs Station as a 

factor.

Cooperation. Gage-height records and ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Dayl Oct.

1 n 2 II 3 I 7,900

4 II

5 u

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

10,100

8,780

8,06O

10,000

14,100

13,300

11,100

9,650

9,170

10,100

S.400

13,100

26,200

18,800

26,400

27,700

19,100

19,300

15,400

12,900

14,000

11,800

10,500

9,040

7,900

12,300

Nov.

12,700

7,610

10,300

13,900

6,430

15,800

15,900

22,100

23,500

17,600

19,900

19,000

21,000

18,8OO

18,800

16,500

15,900

15,400

16,100

23,500

30,200

36,800

39,100

33,600

30,600

29,000

29,700

40,100

61,200

75,000

-

Dec.

74,600

70,400

51,400

38,900

45,300

45,100

41,200

45,000

40,900

32,300

26,800

26,400

31,800

37,400

81,400

156,000

203,000

228,000

198,000

128,000

104,000

93,000

82,6OO

69,600

55,600

37,100

29,500

24,700

30,000

52,OOO

65,300

Jan.

83,700

92,000

81,400

63,200

53,600

107,000

136,000

155,000

137,000

119,000

100,000

87,800

73,900

64,300

54,100

40,100

45,600

48,500

52,200

57,800

57,200

66,300

81,200

101,000

111,000

169,000

220,000

267,000

266,000

240,000

196,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

164,000

148,000

127 ,000

111,000

101,000

91,400

88,300

82,400

70,000

58,800

45,000

49.OOO

49,200

47,200

71,700

121,000

141,000

157,000

141,000

120,000

103,000

105,000

106,000

127,000

137,000

132,000

117,000

103,000

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

396,700

736,040

2,245,300

19,986,030

3,431,900

2,914,000

2,151,200

2,043,400

1,090,100

452,770

627,800

439,990

292,800

16,822,000

Mar.

92,900

81,500

71,000

47,200

48,400

57,200

68,200

71,600

73,400

71,OOO

72,400

78,000

80,600

76,000

54,500

50,000

51,100

48,300

46,200

44,400

42,700

42,000

57,200

74,OOO

83,200

92,600

L06.OOO

108 ,OOO

95,800

87,400

78,400

Apr.

69,800

73,600

85,100

85,8OO

74,100

65,500

72,200

78,OOO

81,800

81,000

77,400

69,400

60,500

69,700

76,400

72,800

72,100

60,400

50,600

57,000

54,400

53,400

55,400

61,000

6S,2OO

65,900

62,000

60,300

62,200

67,400

Maximum

27,700

75,000

228,000

383,000

267,000

164,000

108,000

85,800

76,400

22,700

43,60O

26,200

16,40O

267,000

May

55,900

37,700

41,500

34,800

31,400

28,400

25,600

25,700

24,300

21,600

21,500

17,900

17,900

18,200

17,900

17,900

19,200

18,500

17,600

17,300

31,400

41,500

58,000

67,200

75,900

76,400

68,000

60,600

45,700

29,500

25,100

Minimum

6,430

24,700

_

40,100

45,000

42,000

50.6OO

17,300

9,110

4,640

7,340

4,640

June

22,700

22,OOO

19,100

17,400

15,500

16,500

16,000

9,660

9,110

9,990

15,600

16,000

13,700

15,600

15,600

11,800

13,500

11,500

16,300

21,100

16,300

12,500

9,110

11,000

10,900

14,400

17,300

17,900

18,200

16,500

Mean

12,800

24,530

72,430

54,610

110,700

104,100

69,390

68,110

35,160

15,090

20,250

14,190

9,760

46,090

July

16,600

13,700

9,850

7,450

4,640

9,560

12,100

13,700

14.70O

22,7OO

18,500

17,700

20,50O

27,200

19,900

19,300

27,300

21,300

17,600

21,400

27,200

37,500

43,600

28,100

28,900

24,100

20,800

18,500

20,600

19,200

23,600

Aug.

18,600

18,100

17,000

14,300

11,800

12,000

12,200

11,500

9,990

all, 000

alO,700

alO,700

alO,500

all, 500

a!4,5oO

a!3,SOO

a!6,000

24,300

26,200

24,600

21,600

IS, 200

14,400

12,300

11,200

7,340

7,560

10,100

13,500

11,200

13,300

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.53

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

1.29

Sept.

16,400

14,500

12,100

12,20O

10,400

.

110,100

11 .

L 8,580

7,220

9,720

S;320

-

Runoff in 

inohea

_

_

-

20.90

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

17.60

a No gage-height record at base gage3 discharge computed on basis of reoorda for other Ohio River 

stations and tributary Inflow.
88 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°50'40", long. 82°08'35", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way 35 at Point Pleasant, W» Va., 0.4 mile upstream from Kanawha River. Datum of gage 

is 514.10 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 33, at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles 

upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 517.50 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 40,500 square miles.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1949 (discharge not compiled prior to February

1940 K

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 291,000 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height,

 nTSTT feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 43.27 feet Jan. 29; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 7,200 second-feet 

Sept. 16-20; minimum gage height, 23.35 feet Sept. 23.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 438,000 second-feet Jan. 2, 1943; maximum gage height, 

55.00 feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 56.43 feet Apr. 16, 

1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 4,700 

second-feet Oct. 1-5, 1943; minimum gage height, 22.70 feet June 28, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 feet, 

pass sill gage lock 24).

Remarks.--Records good except those for Dec. 23-30 and those below 30,000 second-feet,

 which are fair. Discharge computed using fall between gages at Pomeroy and Point 

Pleasant as a factor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5.

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

OwTA 

31

Oct.

. 68,500

elO.500

ell, 500

621,000

e20,000

610,500

Nov.

 610,500

e23,000

e22,000

el 9, 000

31,700

34,200

42,200

42,900

37,600

32,900

33,400

38,000

48,000 

70,000

85,400

-

Dec.

84,600

80,600

72,400

47,900

55,400

57,100

50,300

53,700

50,200

39,900

35,900

35,300

41,000

43,800

91,200

164,000

201,000

240,000

245,000

194,000

148,000

115,000

95,000

80,000

65,000

50,000

40,000

25,000 

30,000

45,000

70,500

Jan.

80,600

95,400

95,800

85,800

73,900

105,000

144,000

171,000

165,000

143,000

119,000

103,000

95,300

83,600

77,000

55,900

55,300

58,600

67,800

66,600

70,800

77,700

93,700

117,000

169,000

203,000

235,000

264,000 

289,000

285,000

250,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

May

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

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

AUKUSt

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

206,000

178,000

153,000

134,000

124,000

111,000

103,000

99,300

88,100

78,600

54,600

54,900

57,600

66,600

90,800

136,000

165,000

179,000

168,000

147,000

133,000

128,000

124,000

139,000

151,000

150,000

138,000

122,000

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

420,50

849,80 

2,646,80

23,332,60

3, 995,80

3,479,50

2^454^20

1 281 90

'501)00

701,00

476,80 

292,00

19,681,90

Mar.

112,000

98,900

87,200

66,000

56,700

67,700

77,700

84,100

83,200

84,200

84,500

88,700

95,800

91,600

78,600

63,400

57,000

56,300

58,300

59,400

58,200

54,000

64,800

81,400

91,000

102,000

117,000

131,000 

125,000

110,000

96,900

Apr.

88,200

82,800

89,000

99,600

93,300

81,900

May

72,300

45,400

45,400

38,300

35,800

\

83, 600 II

91, 400 > 27,500

94,800

97,700|J

90,900

89,000

77,700

76,500

98,800

96,500

85,900

81,700

69,000

64,700

69,600

67,600

67,200

72,800

78,600

80,400

74,400

72,000 

69,300

69,300

Maximum

3

3 85,400

0 245,000

3 417,000

3 206^000

3 131,000

) 99t 600

0 92,500

) -

J 51,000

j _ 

3

3 289,000

22,100

.

1

\ 20,300

)

33,600

56,300

67,600

74,300

84,500

92,500

88,200

76,600 

63,400

37,000

21,200

Minimum

25,000

_

55,300

54,600

54,000

64,700

_

-

June

 19,000

' 14,000

e!6,000

 16,400

.14,300

,20,500

-

Mean

13.56C

esissc

63.75C

128 j 90(

124 30C

8s!siC

81j 8K

41,350

16.70C 

22 j6lC

15.38C 

9,732

53.92C

July

te!2,100

B16.100

623,500

i23,100

39,300

40,500

51,000

34,700

33,900

23,100

Aug.

 17,200

 11,600

13,100

23,400

15,900

11,800

Per square 

mile

_ 

-

-

1.57

_

.

_

.

_

-

-

_

1.33

Sept.

613,000

^10,200

 68,700

.67,200

 69,600

 69,700

-

Runoff in 

Inches

-

21.42

"

~

~

~

~

~

_

18.07

e Fall-stage-dlscharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations and inflow.

Note. Ho gage-height record at base gage Dec. 23-30, at auxiliary gage June 27-29, July 10-14, 

18-20, Aug. 5-12; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio River stations and inflow.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°50'40", long. 82°08'35", at bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Point Pleasant, W. Va., 0.4 mile upstream from Kanawha River. Datum of. gage 

is 514.10 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from Gallipolis lock 

and Dam, and 13.4 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of gage is 505.22 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--52.760 square miles (including that of Kanawha River).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1949 (includes flow of Kanawha River).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 365,000 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 

41.90 feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 45.75 feet Jan. 30; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 11,500 second-feet 

Sept. 16-20; minimum gage height, 23.35 feet Sept. 23.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 522,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 

55.00 feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 feet Apr. 16, 

1948; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum discharge for 5-day period, 6,660 

second-feet Sept. 16-20, 1946; minimum gage height, 22.70 feet June 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Nov. 9-29 and those below 30,000 second-feet, which 

are fair. Discharge computed using fall between gages at Point Pleasant and old lock 

26 as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

*13,000

«15,000

 617,000

«25,000

'624,000

«13,000

Nov.

felS.OOO

635,000

33,000

27,000

48,500

63,000

157,000

-

Dec.

155,000

127,000

104,000

88,100

117,000

122,000

107,000

92,700

80,300

69,800

53,400

47,900

47,600

53,500

134,000

266,000

336,000 

335,000 

290,000

253,000

193,000

136,000

120,000

100,000

85,000

65,000

55,000

40,000

45,000

60,000

106,000

Jan.

126,000

128,000

117,000

98,800

91,400

137,000

209,000

212,000

197,000

166,000

135,000

119,000

112,000

104,000

95,600

79,600

74,400 

78,100 

86,200

83,200

86,600

96,500

133,000

166,000

218,000

255,000

E95.000

346,000

362,000

340,000

295,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .....................'...

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

248,000

209,000

175,000

155,000

143,000

137,000

129,000

125,000

116,000

106,000

88,800

85,500

87,000

98,700

133,000

205,000

236,000 

229,000 

212,000

182,000

171,000

165,000

156,000

165,000

174,000

171,000

155,000

138,000

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

548, 00(

1,201,50(

3,884,30(

29,991,20C

5,042,40C

4 395 OO1

3! 303, '4O

3; 136 ,20'

lj 944, 40C

J 757^40C

1 J 343,60C

807 30'

504J60C

26,918,10C

Mar.

128,000

118,000

107,000

91,200

78,500

90,400

102,000

107,000

105,000

104,000

108,000

118,000

118,000

110,000

98,900

83,200

77,300 

88,200 

113,000

109,000

95,200

85,100

94,400

106,000

114,000

121,000

130,000

142,000

132,000

121,000

108,000

Apr.

98,900

95,200

100,000

106,000

100,000

97,300

102,000

112,000

118,000

120,000

113,000

105,000

99,500

130,000

179,000

155,000

124,000 

111,000 

95,600

90,800

92,000

87,200

88,400

93,100

97,400

95,700

92,700

95,300

95,300

96,800

-

Maximum

3

3 157,000

3 336 , 000

) 482,000

3 362,000

i 248 , 000

> 142,000

3 179,000 

3 111,000

3 51,400

3 76,400

3 51,400

49,800

3 362,000

May

98,000

86,200

87,000

80,700

73,500

59,100

50,600

49,900

40,900

40,200

42,400

50,800

46,600

48,100

36,000

37,500

37,400 

39,000 

37,400

36,100

47,300

72,500

84,300

June

34,700

29,700

33,100

e!7,000

|

1

>e!7,000

/

22,700

28,300 

41,000 

51,40C

48,600

38,500

31,600

1

94,200

108,000 Iel8, 000

111,000 1

101, 000 V

89,800 31,700

77,400 37,300

41,800 34,800

39,700

Minimum

40,000

.

74,400

85,500

77,300

87,200

36,000

_

-

Mean

17.68C

40.05C

125, 30C

81,94C

162 70(

157 100(

106,600

106,200

62 72C

2si25(

43,340

26,040

16,820

73,750

July

39,100

31,600

24,500

Aug.

Ie23,000

}

,el3,800T

Iel7,000

33,2od[

39,600U

37,7001

42 '40Qi'*'^^

76 ! 400

70,400

55,600

59,100 

72,400 

67,500

67,100

56,800

69,800

75,600

64,300

48,400

44,200

37,100

26,400

35,300

29,500

36,100

34,700

30,000

43,800 

51,400 

48,600

44,700

39,800

31,600

r 

20, 200

36,200

49,100

Per square 

mile

0.335

.759

2.37

1.55

3.08

2. 98

2.02

2.01

1.19

.479

821 [494 .319

1.40

Sept.

49,800

34,800

«25,000

e!8,500

£14,200

ell, 500

«12,400

e!2,400

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 39

.85

2.74

21.16

3.55

3.10

2. 33

2. 25

1.37

.53

.95

.57

.36

18.99

e Fall-stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations and inflow.

Note. No gage-height record at auxiliary gage Nov. 9-29 and at base gage Dec. 23-30; discharge 

computed on basis of records for other Ohio River stations and inflow.
30 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24'48", long. 82°30'02", at lock 28, 0.1 mile 

upstream from Fourpole Creek and 3.0 miles downstream from Symmes Creek. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder, 4.7 miles upstream from base gage, at foot of 24th Street, 

Huntington, Cabell County, lj miles downstream from Guyandot River. Datum of gages, 

490.263 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--55,900 square miles.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years (1934-49), 76,610 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 374,000 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height 

3773? feet Jan. 30; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 48.93 feet Jan. 30; minimum 

daily discharge, 6,260 second-feet Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 14.24 feet July 17.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 654,000 second-feet Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 

69.45 feet Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 

feet Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 3,200 second-feet Sept. 6, 

13, Nov. 2, 1934, Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary 

gage, whiph are fair. Discharge computed using fall between gages at 24th Street and 

lock 28 as a factor.

Cooperation.--Seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19,000

18,000

12,800

9,130

10,100

9,030

11,900

19,000

16,700

20,300

21,900

17,600

13,900

18,000

16,900

12,000

20,000

33,700

27,500

35,900

32,500

26,800

23,900

23,100

16 , 300

14,700

16,900

12,000

9,910

10,100

10,100

Nov.

16,100

6,260

19,600

14,700

14,200

29,100

41,700

39,200

35,200

36,000

34,000

33,600

31,900

34,900

30,900

21,900

28,400

23,100

26,800

32,100

38,100

53,400

56,500

50,800

41,600

42,200

48,900

66,500

112,000

164,000

-

Dec.

172,000

145,000

118,000

97,100

116,000

152,000

118,000

102,000

89,000

70,500

48,500

43,500

45,900

49,300

110,000

247,000

335,000

352,000

342,000

301,000

236,000

169,000

132,000

116,000

100,000

72,400

56,800

39,200

43,100

65,000

104,000

Jan.

119,000

126,000

135,000

122,000

106,000

140,000

226,000

236,000

217,000

186,000

152,000

131,000

120,000

111,000

103,000

84,200

69,800

71,800

84,000

82,700

88,400

96,000

119,000

166,000

220,000

263,000

295,000

343,000

369,000

366,000

339,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

294,000

246,000

197,000

169,000

157,000

146,000

133,000

132,000

122,000

110,000

95,200

75,700

80,000

91,500

133,000

204,000

246,000

254,000

242,000

209,000

189,000

183,000

172,000

171,000

182,000

181,000

172,000

152,000

-

-

-

Seccndfoot-days

559, 67C

1, 223, 66' 

4,187,300

31,828,140

5,286,900

4,738,400

3 626 90i

3)296^200

2,054,500

744,980

1, 319,82'

509)790

28,331,340

Mar.

139,000

128,000

115,000

99,800

78,200

87,000

105,000

113,000

115,000

112,000

116,000

134,000

143,000

133,000

115,000

97,100

80,800

86,000

125,000

146,000

125,000

94,000

105,000

108,000

116,000

124,000

136,000

153,000

146,000

133,000

119,000

Apr.

106,000

107,000

101,000

109,000

106,000

99,000

103,000

114,000

126,000

131,000

127,000

118,000

109,000

108,000

161,000

176,000

143,000

122,000

97,600

85,400

85,900

91,300

88,100

88,200

91,500

97,600

96,600

100,000

103,000

105,000

Maximum

3 35,900

3 164,000

3 352,000

3 545,000

) 369,000

3 294,000

3 153,000

3 176,000

3 120,000

3 50,000

3 78,200

} 50,800

3 50,000

3 369,000

May

110,000

105,000

90,000

83,700

81,200

54,000

51,000

50,000

46,000

41,000

45,000

52,000

49,000

50,000

41,000

38,000

36,000

36,000

37,000

35,000

45,000

75,000

85,000

95,000

110,000

120,000

112,000

101,000

87,000

53,600

40,000

Minimum

9,030

6,260

39,200

6,260

69,800

75,700

78,200

85,400

35,000

7,080

8,320

9 320

s)l50

6,260

June

35,000

31,000

25,000

25,000

22,000

23,000

15,000

14,800

7,080

15,700

21,000

15,800

20,000

16,000

18,000

21,000

27,000

38,000

50,000

50,000

40,000

27,400

19,200

11,400

18,600

18,000

23,900

29,200

36,900

30,000

Mean

18,050

40,790

135,100

86,960

170,500

169,200

117,000

109,900

66.27C

24,830

42 570

25)270

16,990

77,620

July

40,000

31,000

23,000

15,000

8,320

11,300

18,800

17,600

28,200

33,000

34,700

34,100

38,400

72,100

78,200

61,700

55,200

77,600

69,600

66,000

40,000

69,400

74,900

64,800

47,500

42,600

33,500

25,200

31,500

27,900

33,100

Aug.

23,800

26,000

25,000

22,000

25,700

20,600

18,000

17,600

11,200

15,300

11,000

15,000

15,500

9,320

29,800

24,000

37,000

47,100

50,800

49,400

41,500

29,100

21,900

19,200

23,400

20,600

14,500

14,300

23,600

33,000

48,000

Per square 

mile

0.323

.730

2.42

1.56

3.05

3.03

2.09

1.97

1.19

.444

.762

.452

.303

1.39

Sept.

50,000

48,000

37,500

24,500

24,500

21,500

19,500

18,500

17,000

14,000

16,000

15,000

13,200

9,030

12,600

12,500

10,000

9,030

12,600

9,910

12,800

15,300

12,500

8,150

8,240

10,900

9,130

14,200

13,900

9,800

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

fll . OJ.

2.79

21.17

3.52

3.15

2.41

2.19

1.37

.50

.88

.52

.34

18.85

Mote. No record at auxiliary gage Mar. 11-14, 18-22, Apr. 28 to May 3, 7-26, May 31 to June 6,

June 13-22, June 30 to July 5, Aug. 2-5, 10-12, Aug. 30 to Sept. 12j discharge computed on basis of

records for Ohio River at Ashland and at Point Pleasant and tributary inflow.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 31

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°27'20", long. 82°36'30", at lock and dam 29 at Ashland, Boyd 

county, and 2.8 miles, downstream from Big Sandy HTver. Datum of gage is 483.12 feet 

above mean level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 475.1 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum.

Drainage area.--60,750 square miles at dam 29 (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-49), 78,240 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 382,000 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 51.0 

reeej; minimum daily discharge, 10,300 second-feet Sept. 18.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 589,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 

65.3 feet Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 second-feet Oct. 2, 

1946.

Maximum stage known, 73.6 feet Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 50,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge computed during 

open-river periods (above 55,000 second-feet), by using fall as determined by hourly 

readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Discharge computed for slack-water (below 55,000 second-feet) using fall as determined by auxiliary staff gage as a factor. 

Base staff gage read hourly during open river.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21,000

16,600

12,200

11,800

11,400

10,900

10,900

12,600

13,900

18,300

20,000

17,100

11,400

17,200

15,600

11,700

17,200

34,300

29,800

35,700

36,000

28,000

23,500

23,400

18,000

17,500

18,000

17,100

14,200

14,000

11,2OO

Nov.

17,000

11,300

16,9OO

17,100

15,300

25,300

43,900

' 40,000

40,800

35,600

35,900

38, 100

33,100

36,100

29,9OO

24,300

29,300

25,500

23,300

33,000

39,900

656,000

60, 300

654,000

48,200

50,200

655,000

65,600

112,000

171,000

-

Dec.

187,000

157,000

130,000

112,000

140,000

163,000

133,000

108,000

93,400

76-.200

56,000

e4S,000

54,500

360,000

107,000

242,000

329,000

354,000

347,000

313,000

255,000

185,000

144,000

124,000

107,000

79,500

e66,OOO

52,900

54,500

670,000

103,000

Jan.

143,000

149,000

144,000

123,000

112,000

144,000

218,000

251,000

233,000

197,000

166,000

141,000

124,000

118,000

106,000

87,300

72,200

72,100

81,900

83,400

87,000

101,000

147,000

196,000

236,000

266,000

297,000

339,000

371,000

377,000

351,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .

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

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

Uov May ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

315,000

271,000

224,000

189,000

174,000

162,000

149,000

141,000

131,000

118,000

100,000

78,100

80,800

91,SOO

149,000

126,000

268,000

277,000

260,000

231,000

212,000

207,000

193,000

183,000

192,000

192,000

177,000

162,000

Seoondfoot-days

571,20

1,284,40

4,451,OO

33,970,56

5,534,50

5,143,70

3,802,40

3,523,5O(

2,156,30

768, 4CK

1,394,901

850,70

545,10

30,026,10

Mar.

149,000

137,000

124,000

106,000

81,400

85,900

105,000

118,000

117,000

113,000

115,000

136,000

147,000

135,000

118,000

96,OOO

79,800

87,600

136,000

165,000

136,000

107,000

99,700

118,000

126,000

134,000

140,000

157,000

157,000

146,000

130,000

Apr.

117,000

107,000

106,000

113,000

113, OOO

107,000

107,000

120,000

131,000

137,000

134,000

123,000

112,000

124,000

182,000

189,000

154,000

131,000

113,000

96,200

93,SOO

93,400

88,200

94,900

106,000

107,000

102,000

103,000

107,000

112,000

-

Maximum

3 36,000

3 171,000

3 354,000

3 583,000

3 377,000

3 315,000

3 165,000

3 189,000

3 124,000

3 54,000

D 82,600

3 60,700

3 52,300

3 377,000

May

116,000

108,000

97,600

97,400

84,800

67,400

60,500

655,000

50,400

43,700

48,200

658,000

652,000

52,100

44,100

38,700

35,900

35.4OO

38,600

32,500

44.1OO

670,000

82,400

95,800

110,000

124,000

118,000

102,000

86,600

670,000

37,100

Minimum

10,900

11,300

48,000

8,250

72,100

78,100

79,800

88,200

32,500

12,200

11,300

11,200

10,300

10,300

June

35,900

32,500

25,400

25,500

22,400

25,500

18,100

16,300

12,200

15,400

17,300

15,500

19.OOO

14,900

15,900

20,800

25,700

36,300

51,500

54,000

42,300

29,3OO

22,200

16,400

17,100

17,200

22,500

29,600

38,200

33,500

-

Mean

18,43C

42.81C

143, 60C

92.82C

17S,50C

183,700

122,700

117,400

69.56C

25,61C

45,OOC

27,440

18,170

82,260

July

38,600

30,300

23,300

16,300

11,300

11,400

18,400

18,100

28,100

S34,000

34,900

36,600

J40.000

72,800

82,600

65,300

>60,000

80,100

78,900

74,700

61,500

69,600

74,500

69,300

'60,000

49,800

35,400

27,600

30,400

28,400

32 , 700

Aug.

24,600

26,200

26,000

22,700

27,300

21,900

19,600

21,000

15,100

16,800

11,200

16,300

18,200

14,100

29,100

26,200

39,800

s55,OOO

60,700

855,000

43,600

32 , 300

25,900

20,600

24,100

22.OOO

16,400

16,000

21,500

30,300

46,200

Per square 

mile

0.303

.705

2.36

) 1.53

2.94

3.02

2.02

1.93

1.15

.422

.741

.452

.299

1.35

Sept.

52,300

43,200

35,OOO

25,400

26,4OO

22,900

19,500

18,7OO

17,700

14,200

16,300

14,600

14,600

11,6OO

13,700

14,100

12,900

10,3OO

12 , 100

12,500

14,600

14,100

16,000

12,500

12,500

15,000

10,400

13,000

16,900

12,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.79

2.72

20.79

3.39

3.15

2.33

2.16

1.32

.47

.85

.52

.33

IS. 38

e Indefinite slope-stage discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Huntlngton, W. Va.
32 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°38'10", long. 83°42'15", at lock and dam 33, 2.2 miles downstream from Cabin Creek and 3.5 miles upstream from Maysville, Mason County. Datum of 

gage is 452.57 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at 

lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 445.6 feet above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--70.130 square miles at dam 33 (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 436,000 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

51.6 feet Jan. 31; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 635,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

65.5 feet Mar. 9, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 feet Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 second-feet, estimated) .

Remarks. Records good except those for slack-water periods, which are poor. Discharge for 

open-river periods computed using fall as determined by hourly readings of auxiliary 

staff gage as a factor. Base staff gage read hourly during open river.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day] Oct.

1 h

o 11

3 Ul 6,OOO

4 II

1

6 I

7 I

8 lie 14, 000

9 I

10 11

11 h

12 II

13|iel8,000

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

e27,000

Ie28, 000

1

1

1

1

Iel7,000

I

1

'

Nov.

el8,000

e42,000

637,000

Dec.

196,000

196,000

165,000

139,000

130,000

157 , 000

162,000

136,000

115,000

97,900

81,400

ie54,000

}

1 81,700

210,000

I 317,000

631,000

640,000

e50,000

61,300

59,400

e50,000

e4S,000

650,000

374,000

379,000

372,000

330,000

276,000

209,000

163,000

136,000

116,000

88,400

56,200h

80,9003663,000

141, 000 J

I 80,200

Jan.

124,ooo

156,000

160,000

148,000

132,000

149,000

217,000

281,000

293,000

266,000

224,000

186,000

158,000

147,000

134,000

120,000

103,000

89,200

92,400

106,000

111,000

121,000

145,000

204,000

265,000

313,000

341,000

372,000

410,000

433,000

433,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

403,000

352,000

301,000

253,000

224,000

203,000

181,000

168,000

156,000

143,000

130,000

110,000

93,300

104,000

155,000

232,000

290,000

321,000

317,000

294,000

269,000

253,000

234,000

220,000

220,000

224,000

216,000

204,000

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

617,00

1,276,80

5,058,60

38,631,80

6,433,60

6,270,30

4,448,20

3,992,00

2,380,10

886,201

1,456,40

600^00

34,308,50

Mar.

183,000

166,000

151,000

136,000

117,000

99,800

106,000

122,000

130,000

134,000

137,000

147,000

162,000

163,000

147,000

130,000

108,000

96,400

112,000

161,000

172,000

145,000

121,000

119,000

133,000

140,000

160,000

188,000

202,000

189,000

171,000

Apr.

150,000

134,000

124,000,

123,000

129,000

124,000

120,000

124,000

135,000

143,000

147,000

141,000

134,000

129,000

154,000

200,000

192,000

166,000

145,000

127,000

116,000

112,000

109,000

104,000

113,000

120,000

121,000

117,000

117,000

122,000

Maximum

D

D 141,000

D 379,000

D 627,000

D 433,000

D 403,000

D 202,000

D 200,000

D 131,000

D 51,200

D 83,400

D 56,800

D

D 433,000

May

126,000

126,000

118,000

112,000

104,000

93,600

75,900

 53,000

650,000

e56,000

58,100

654,000

646,000

838,000

646,000

656,000

73,000

92,500

106,000

123,000

131,000

123,000

109,000

92,000

660,000

Minimum

-

_

89,200

93,300

96,400

104,000

_

_

June

«30,000

elS.OOO

1

623,000

640,000

51,200

 630,000

.

July

627 ,000

623,000

638 ,000

54,900

76,500

82,500

67,200

62,700

80,800

83,400

76,100

67,400

72,300

79,200

73,400

«33,000}e36,000

1

I

- |

Mean

19,90C

42,56C

163, 20C

105,600

207, 50C

223, 90C

143, 50C

133, 10C

76,76C

29 54C

46^98C

26j69C

20,OOC

94.00C

Aug. Sept.

L

II

*31,OOOfte37,OOO

1]

«21,000

e!9,000

639,000

55,500

56,800

 631 ,000

* 25, 000

Per square 

mile

0.284

.607

2.33

1.51

2.96

3.19

2.05

1.90

1.09

.421

.670

.409

.285

1.34

; 022,000

,616,000

, e!4,000

e!6,000

.

> 615,000

|

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.68

2.68

20.50

3.41

3.33

2.36

2.12

1.26

.47

.77

.47

.32

18.20

e Slack-water (stage-discharge relation Indefinite); discharge computed on basis of slack-water 

discharge measurements, records for stations at Ashland, at Cincinnati, and on tributary streams, 

and approximate data on evaporation and storage.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 33

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 390 05 | 40 n , long. 84 0 30'40 n , at Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from Licking 

River and 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 429.61 feet above mean 

sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 0.3 mile upstream from 

dam 37 and 12.4 miles downstream from base gage. At high stages auxiliary staff gage 

at dam 37, Datum of auxiliary gages is 425.30 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, base gage was recorder 1.8 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--76,580 square miles, at Cincinnati (authority, U, S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 92,750 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 449,000 second-feet Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 

52.63 feet Jan. 30; minimum daily discharge, 12,700 second-feet Sept. 27, 28.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 894,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 

78.8 feet Jan. 25, 26, 1937, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge not 

determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorded or hourly

readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-f««t. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

22,300

19,100

14,200

16,700

13,000

13,000

15,600

14,100

19,000

16,800

23,800

20,300

15,600

14,000

19,900

13,100

17,800

34,500

33,900

29,700

36,600

36,100

23,800

25,900

22,500

17,600

22,400

19,900

15,100

15,200

15,300

Nov.

17,600

15,100

16,300

20,900

27,100

39,600

44,800

47,900

48,800

45,000

42,800

39,600

42,300

39,200

39,700

35,400

31,000

34,900

32,700

35,300

39,800

45,700

61,300

61,300

50,100

45,400

56,600

65,700

73,900

97,000

-

Dec.

151,000

186,000

176,000

150,000

130,000

133,000

152,000

146,000

126,000

109,000

90,200

78,800

54,500

50,500

110,000

180,000

264,000

335,000

378,000

383,000

367,000

322,000

262,000

204,000

165,000

136,000

115,000

90,200

a65,000

a70,000

74,600

Jan.

93,500

131,000

153,000

157,000

198,000

200,000

212,000

250,000

288,000

288,000

253,000

218,000

189,000

165,000

147,000

135,000

121,000

104,000

100,000

106,000

112,000

126,000

140,000

215,000

291,000

329,000

372,000

416,000

424,000

440,000

447,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

F»b.

430,000

396,000

341,000

295,000

258,000

231,000

213,000

190,000

174,000

160,000

145,000

126,000

107,5»0

111,000

194,000

250,000

295,000

330,000

340,000

343,000

313,000

287,000

264,000

241,000

232,000

224,000

223,000

212,000

Secondfoot-daye

636, 80C

1,292,80C

5,251,80C

41,028, 60C

6,820,50C

6,925,OOC

4,705, OOC

4,086,OOC

2,440, 70C

984,30C

1,477,40C

943, 60C

634, 20C

36,198,10C

Mar.

198,000

184,000

166,000

149i,000

133,000

117,000

107,000

112,000

124,000

152,000

160,000

155,000

159,000

163,000

158,000

144,000

125,000

108,000

105,000

137,000

171,000

164,000

144,000

126,000

125,000

151,000

192,000

194,000

202,000

197,000

183,000

Apr.

166,000

149,000

131,000

123,000

126,-000

128,000

125,000

124,000

127,000

135,000

143,000

144,000

144,000

156,000

150,000

178,000

200,000

187,000

164,000

144,000

126,000

116,000

112,000

106,000

106,000

111,000

118,000

116,000

115,000

116,000

-

Maximum

36,600

97,000

383,000

626,000

447,000

430,000

202,000

> 200,000

126,000

56,700

) 76-, 800

16,400

> 48,300

> 447,000

May

121,000

125,000

126,000

116,000

109,000

101,000

88,300

175,000

S62.000

aSl.OOO

a50,000

862,000

860,000

a58,000

aSO.OOO

846,000

B44,000

841,000

140,000

840,000

850,000

 55,000

865,000

877,000

90,600

104,000

117,000

121,000

114,000

101,000

80,800

Minimum

13,000

15,100

50,500

_

93,500

107,000

105,000

106,000

40,000

14,000

17,500

15,300

12,700

12,700

June

142,000

136,000

132,000

128,000

826,000

128,000

826,000

823,000

814,000

117,000

19,100

28,000

24,400

27,600

33,000

45,800

38,700

39,800

43,900

54,800

56,700

36,900

28,000

24,100

25,000

27,800

31,500

39,100.

43,800

44,300

-

Mean

20,540

43,090

169,400

112,100

220,000

247,300

151,800

136,200

78,730

32,810

47,660

30,440

21,140

99,170

July

40,100

40,700

25,800

26,400

20,300

17,500

22,300

19,700

36,900

32,000

39,100

39,300

40,800

56,800

62,700

75,900

73,900

65,300

66,000

75,300

76,800

72,200

68,000

71,400

75,200

62,300

44,800

32,400

27,600

36,400

33,500

Aug.

36,600

30,600

27,700

30,900

30,200

30,600

19,100

25,600

17,600

15,300

15,300

17,700

22,800

19,200

28,300

14,300

36,800

49,700

61,400

60,900

45,700

42,000

30,300

20,000

27,400

28,000

19,100

19,200

22,300

32,900

39,100

P»r square 

mile

0.268

.563

2.21

1.46

2.87

3.23

1.98

1.78

1.03

.428

.622

.397

. .276

1.29

Sept.

44,000

48,300

42,100

29,500

28,100

29,500

27,100

22,100

19,700

19,100

16,800

18,700

17,500

17,500

15,100

14,000

15,400

14tOOO

15,200

15,200

18,500

16,300

22,200

13,100

13,000

20,800

12,700

12,700

22,100

13,900

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.31

.65

2.55

19.94

3.51

3.36

2.28

1.98

1.19

.48

.72

.46

.31

17.58

a Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at 

Ashland and at Louisville.
34 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°16'40", long. 85°47'39", on downstream end of lock wall in 

lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from Beargrass Creek. Datum of gage is 374.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--91,170 square miles (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau).

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1949. Unpublished records January 1928 to 

September i93i> in files of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge. 21 years, 111,300 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 510,000 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 

bb.4 feet Jan. 30; minimum daily discharge, 12,000 second-feet Sept. 18.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 85.44 feet Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 4,090 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1937.

Remarks. Records good above 50,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge above 80,000 second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor. Low and medium flow affected by operation of power plant and navigation dams. Gages read hourly.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30,000

eSl.OOO

615,000

el3,000

e!9,000

616,000

616,000

e!9,000

620,000

616,000

32,000

620,000

615,000

620,000

26,000

615,000

621,000

29,500

31,000

29,500

31,000

36,000

28,000

619,000

27,500

618,000

27,000

619,000

618,000

614,000

617,000

Nov.

620,000

621,000

617,000

26,000

32,000

77,000

72,000

55,000

55,500

51,500

44,000

51,500

45,500

40,000

42,000

42,000

30,500

38,000

43,500

55,000

60,000

56,500

56,500

67,000

65,500

50,500

60,500

76,500

100,000

123,000

-

Dec.

145,000

185,000

195,000

182,000

167,000

156,000

159,000

166,000

159,000

141,000

122,000

105,000

87,800

53,000

131,000

233,000

285,000

330,000

367,000

387,000

386,000

372,000

334,000

269,000

216,000

178,000

149,000

125,000

106,000

92,000

100,000

Jan.

105,000

124,000

149,000

176,000

300,000

359,000

338,000

324,000

338,000

330,000

307,000

276,000

237,000

209,000

184,000

168,000

160,000

157,000

183,000

178,000

166,000

168,000

183,000

280,000

383,000

410,000

454,000

494,000

505,000

500,000

491,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

May may ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year l'948-49 ............

Feb.

477,000

458,000

432,000

395,000

354,000

308,000

269,000

231,000

209,000

187,000

176,000

162,000

145,000

166,000

256,000

371,000

398,000

414,000

417,000

417,000

411,000

386,000

357,000

321,000

285,000

261,000

248,000

240,000

Secondfoot-days

678.50C

1,575,OOC

6,082,80C

48,552, 60C

8; 636 j 00'

8,751,OOC

5,987,OOC 

4,862,OOC

2 j856, 10i

1,357, 90C 

1, 720, 90i

1,109,OOC 

705, 50C

44,321,70C

Mar.

227,000

211,000

196,000

180,000

165,000

155,000

140,000

133,000

135,000

190,000

217,000

199,000

186,000

180,000

181,000

173,000

164,000

156,000

159,000

160,000

191,000

225,000

222,000

189,000

168,000

188,000

259,000

275,000

261,000

255,000

247,000

Apr.

230,000

204,000

184,000

163,000

153,000

150', 000

150,000

147,000

145,000

149,000

155,000

161,000

164,000

170,000

177,000

180,000

199,000

207,000

197,000

178,000

164,000

146,000

135,000

131,000

129,000

130,000

137,000

139,000

139,000

149,000

-

Maximum

36,000

) 123,000

) 387,000

) 675,000

i 505,000

) 477,000

) 275,000 

) 230,000

) 152,000

) 109,000 

) 103,000

) 73,500 

) 49,000

) 505,000

May

152,000

149,000

149,000

145,000

138,000

130,000

121,000

105,000

90,100

75,500

56,000

65,000

73,000

68,000

62,500

57,000

51,000

46,500

42,500

45,000

50,000

59,000

64,500

71,500

85,000

101,000

113,000

126,000

128,000

124,000

113,000

Minimum

13,000

17,000

53,000

5,780

105,000

145,000

133,000

129,000

42,500

14 000

23,000

15,000 

12,000

12,000

June

85,800

41,500

34,500

36,000

e22,000

32,500

29,000

28,500

614,000

616,000

620,000

35,500

28,000

35,000

35,000

109,000

109,000

84,600

62,000

58,000

65,500

54,000

34,500

33,500

32,500

34,000

38,500

44,500

52,000

53,000

-

Mean

21,890

52,500

196,200

132,700

278

312^500

193,100

162,100

92,130

45,260

55,510

35,770

23,520

121,400

July

49,000

48,000

43,500

25,000

32,500

523,000

524,000

30,500

33,000

46,000

48,000

48,000

47,000

58,000

65,500

64,500

78,500

83,000

76,000

72,000

89,300

103, 000

88,600

79,500

79,000

80,000

63,500

38,000

32,000

32,000

41,000

Aug.

41,000

36,500

32,500

31,000

30,000

35,500

29,000

e24,000

29,500

e22,000

615,000

e21,000

28,500

29,000

33,500

50,000

51,500

46,500

65,000

73,500

63,000

45,000

41,000

30,500

624,000

31,000

25,500

620,000

33,000

32,000

39,500

Per square 

mile

0.240

.576

2.15

1.46

3 .06

3.43

2 .12

1 .78

1.01

.496

.609

 392

.258

1.33

Sept.

42,000

49,000

49,000

39,500

33,000

37,000

30,000

26,500

27,000

519,000

614,000

521,000

elS.OOO

e!9,000

e20,000

615,000

Bl4,000

612,000

e!4,000

ele.ooo

e!8,000

25,500

619,000

e!9,000

613,000

621,000

e2 0,000

614,000

elS.OOO

26,<300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.64

2.48

19.82

3 52

3^57

2.44

1 98

l!l7

.55

.70

.45

.29

18.07

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of gage heights and records for 

station at Cincinnati and for other stations in Ohio River basin.
OHIO RIVER BAIN STEM 35

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°46'45", long. 87°06"30", at highway bridge at 

Owensboro, Daviess County, 0.9 mile upstream from lock and dam 46 and 5.7 miles downstream from Pup Creek. Datum of gage is 339.1 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Rockport, Spencer County, Ind., 9.1 miles upstream at same datum.

Drainage area.--97,200 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530,000 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

 5278T feet Feb. 1.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 842,000 second-feet Mar. 10-12, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 49.85 feet ^ar. n - 1945 - Maximum stage known, 54.9 feet Jan. 29, 30, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,210,000 secondfeet Jan. 28, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 100,000 second-feet and poor below. Discharge for open-river 

periods computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and 15 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

e2O,000

eis.ooo

e23,000

e25,000

628,000

el 9, 000

Nov.

e24,000

e65,OOO

649,000

845,000

115,000

111,000

672,000

664,000

114,000

-

Dec.

12 9.0OO

140,000

177,000

199, OOO

199, OOO

185, OOO

171,000

167,000

171,000

168,000

156,000

138,000

121,000

110,000

1100,000

151,000

233,000

283,000

325,000

354,000

372,000

380,000

382,000

359,000

325,000

269,000

221,000

186,000

160,000

141,000

125,000

Jan.

117,000

116,000

123,000

146,000

195,OOO

281,000

336,000

350,000

343,000

339,000

34O.OOO

329,000

307,000

273,000

242,000

212,000

197,000

183,000

191,000

203,000

205,000

198,000

195,000

224,000

298,000

367,000

408,000

446,000

490,000

520,000

527,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........................ \ .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

529,000

520,000

5O6,OOO

487, OOO

448,000

413,000

370,000

322,000

281,000

246,000

226,000

204,000

188,000

191,000

224,000

286,000

351,000

390,000

412,000

426,000

433,000

433,000

422,000

400,000

368,000

332,000

297,000

277,000

_

-

Secondfoot-days

684, OOC

1,781,OOC

6, 597, OOC

51,747,60C

8,701, OOC

9, 982, OOC

6, 768, OOC

5, 455, OOC

3^122 ,00'

1,704, OOC

1,830,OOC

1,198, OOC

7 35, OOC

48, 557, OOC

Mar.

266, OOO

255,000

237,000

221,000

207,000

192,000

174,000

157,000

151,000

172,000

211,000

234,000

228,000

215,000

202,000

197,000

192,000

196,000

192,000

186,000

185,000

204,000

242,000

247,000

225,000

208,000

228,000

273,000

295,000

291,000

285,000

Apr.

277,000

265,000

241,000

217,000

195,000

176,000

185, OOO

167,000

165,000

159,000

161,000

May June

153.000J 120,000

160,000 105,000

167,000h

157,OOO»e45,OOO

155,0008

iso.oook

141, DOOM

134,00dle25,000 I2i,ood|

ne.ooop

113,OOoL

161, 000 \l \\

167,000 le70,OodU34,000

176,000 «

180, 000 U 11

188,000 L 106,000

191,000 120,000

202,000 USO, 000 137,000

211,000 1 127,000

211, 000 U 109,000

201,000

182,000

166,000

152,000

140,000

137,000

138,000

143,000

150,000

151,000

Maximum

)

) 115,000

) 382,000

) 709,000

) 527,000

) 529,000

) 295,000

) 277,000

167,000

) 137,000

)

)

)

) 529,000

. .

1U 65, 0001645,000

[ |

1 1

I06,oook

150, OOd

lll,OOdU45,000

122,00df

129,00dl

127,000]

Minimum

_

100,000

116,000

188,000

151,000

137 ,-000

-

-

Mean

22,060

59,370

212,800

141,400

280,700

356,500

218,300

'181,800

100,700

56,800

59,030

38,650

24,500

133,000

July

e42,OOO

e33,000

1657,000

,680,000

>e94,000

^650,000

Aug.

e3 6.OQO

eSO.OOO

628,000

662,000

644,000

633,000

Per square 

mile

0.227

.611

2.19

1.45

2.89

3.67

2.25

1.87

1.04

.584

 607

 398 [252

1.37

Sept.

B44.OOO

629,000

619,000

e!5,000

e20,000

e20,000

-

Runoff im 

inohes

0.26

.68

2.52

19.78

3.13

3 82

2.59

2.09

1.19

.65

.70

.46

.28

18.57

a Ho auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Louisville.

e Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of monthly discharge measurements and records for other stations in Ohio River Basin. 

 990813 0-52-4 
36 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind. «

Location.- -Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58i20", long. 87°34'35", at Riverside Drive and 

Court Street in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Pigeon Creek. Datum of gage is 329.18 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. 

Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., 17.3 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 322.6 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--107,000 square miles at Evansville (authority, U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Records available. December 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 569,000 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

43.10 feet Feb. 2.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 second-feet Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 53.75 feet Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 80,000 second-feet and poor below. Discharge for open-river 

conditions computed using fall as determined by hourly auxiliary staff-gage readings 

as a factor.

Cooperation. Evansville gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. Lock 48 

gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194s to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

28

Oct.

620,000

e!8,000

e24, OOO

526,000

629,000

s20,000

Nov.

625,000

e75,000

113,000 

125,000

121,000

104,000

B60.000

e55,000

136,000

120,000

109,000 

105,000

96,100

89,500

87,200

76,600

82,700

106,000

130,000

-

Dec.

145,000

163,000

136,000

210,000

214,000

204,000

169,000 

176,000

174,000

173,000

167,000

152,000 

132,000

116,000

98,800

131,000

215,000 

272,000

319,000

364,000

391,000

410,000 

418,000

417,000

398,000

363,000

309,000

259,000

222,000

189,000

166,000

Jan.

143,000

142,000

137,000

149,000

187,000

254,000

327,000 

369,000

384,000

383,000

386, OOO

381,000 

369,000

340,000

303,000

262,000

230,000 

212,000

212,000

224,000

23O.OOO

230,000 

227,000

245,000

294,000

364,000

415,000

449,000

50O,OOO

537,000

558,000

Month

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

Uay................ ..............

July

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

560,000

553,000

546,000

531,000

515,000

438,000

456,000 

402,000

371,000

335,000

296,000

262,000 

237,000

231,000

261,000

302,000

357,000 

402,000

428, OOO

445,000

460,000

472,000 

472,000

464,000

436,000

414,000

388,000

363,000

Seoond 

foot-days

705, CKX

2,321,00(

7,342,80<

56,315,50(

9 448 OO( 11^447)00

805,001

54,882,301

liar.

345,000

326,000

307,000

288,000

272,000

250,000

232,000 

211,000

196,000

2O3,OOO

232,000

257.OOO 

263,000

252,000

232,000

221,000

212,000 

217,000

216,000

215,000

214,000

221,000 

253,000

273,000

267,000

253,000

262,000

288,000

518,000

531,000

530,000

Apr.

323,000

310,000

293,000

267,000

241,000

217,000

197,000 

184,000

174,000

166,000

163,000

165,000 

172,000

184,000

193,000

202,000

206,000 

209,000

217,000

219,000

211,000

197,000 

179,000

165,000

153,000

145,000

143,000

148,000

155,000

159,000

-

HaxlBun

3

} 418,000

3 705,000

3

3 560,000

May

163,000

.66,000

.66,000

63,000

159,000

155,000

147,000 

138,000

.29,000

119,000

115,000

98,600 

65,300

83,400

B 80,000

e60,OOO

658,000

78,100

82,1QO

102,000

104,000

.13,000

.22,000

125,000

Minimum

_

_

98,800

-

231,000

_

-

_

June

121,000

106,000

>e55,000

635,000

645,000

e80,000

124,000 

153,000

147,000

125,OOC

121.00C 

105,OOC

71.20C

655, OOC

-

Mean

22,740

77,370

236,900

153,900

408,800

256,700

198,600

104,000

73,610

26,830

150,400

July

e53,OOO

B38.000

 664,000

e75,OOO

92,900

106,000

101,000

101, OOC

104,000

89,60C

85,70C

e50,OOC

Aug.

;42,OOO

635,000

832,000

665,000

652,000

e38,OOC

Per square 

 lie

0.213

.723

2.21

1.44

2.85

3.82

2.40

1.86

.972

.688

.409

.251

1.41

Sept.

S48.000

633,000

021,000

616,000

621,000

«22,000

-

Runoff In 

inohes

0.25

.81

2.55

19.57

3.28

3.98

2.77

2.07

1.12

.77

.28

19.08

e Indefinite fall-stage-dlsoharge relation; discharge computed on basis of nonthly discharge 

aurementa and records for other stations In Ohio River Basin.
OHIO RIVER HAIN STEM 37

Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°21', long. 88°29', at lock and dam 51, at Golconda, Pope 

County, half a mile upstream from Long Branch and 1 mile downstream from Loves Branch. 

Datum of gage is 294.6 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff 

gage at lock-and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 301.1 feet 

above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--143,900 square miles at dam 51 (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 768,000 second-feet Feb. 5; maximum gage height, 

48.5 feet Feb. 4, 5.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 second-feet Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 53.2 feet Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 feet Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 secondfeet Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of slack-water, which are poor. Discharge 

To5~open-river periods computed using fall as determined by auxiliary staff gage as a 

factor. Gages read six times daily or more often.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 10 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

e22,00<

elS.OOC

NOT.

e27,000

e85,000

113,000

134,000

147,000

145,000

137,000

107,000

e26,00d 92,000

1 91,200

LIe85, 000

*32,00d|

[136,000

«36,000

628,000

156,000

153,000

143,000

139,000

130,000

123,000

122,000

115,000

123,000

139,600

-

Dec.

156,000

167,000

185,000

204,000

231,000

239,000

231,000

214,000

203,000

198,000

194,000

183, OOO

165,000

146,000

136,000

136,000

172,000

260,000

317,000

360,000

394,000

420,000

435,000

456,000

456,000

451,000

429,000

390,000

348,000

303,000

27O.OOO

Jan.

251,000

231,000

217,000

227,000

264,000

298,000

355,000

411,000

441,000

465, OOO

472,000

483,000

492,OOO

497,000

497,000

490,000

474,000

453,000

433,000

418,000

414,000

410,000

397.OOO

406,000

429,000

474,OOO

515,000

574,000

635,000

677,000

710,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

toy. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year l9~48-49 ............

Feb.

743,000

750,000

760, OOO

7 64, OOO

768,000

754,000

738,000

725,000

692, OOO

650,000

604,000

546,000

489,000

445,000

412,000

405,000

422,000

448,000

481, OOO

51O.OOO

528,000

555,000

569,000

592,000

607,000

616,000

613, OOO

596, OOO

-

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

838, OOC

3,O90,2OC

8, 449, OOC

69,668,20(

13,510,OOC

16,782,OO<

11,167 ,00' 

8,101,OOC

3 O28 1Q(

2^749^101

1*738 ;90i 

1,060, OOC

74,402,70C

Mar.

572,000

539,000

510,000

475,000

44O,OOO

402,000

366, OOO

328, OOO

294,000

288,000

299,000

316,000

340,000

351.OOO

344,OOO

326,000

3O9,OOO

314,000

314,000

309,000

3O1,OOO

291,OOO

294,OOO

31O,OOO

326,000

33O,OOO

342,000

350,000

378,000

397,000

412,OOO

Apr.

420,000

424,000

429,000

426,000

409,000

388,000

362,000

337,000

309,000

276,000

248,000

227,000

215,000

218,000

225,000

232,000

237,000

242,000

246,000

251,000

253,000

245,000

228,000

21O.OOO

191.OOO

178,000

169,000

166,000

168, OOO

172,000

-

MftlfilBVffl

)

156,OOO

) 456, OOO

) 813,000

) 710,000

768, OOO

572,000 

429,000

1 189 f OOO 

) 174,000

117, OOO

91 200

) -

) 768,000

May

178,000

182,000

187,000

189,000

185,000

181,000

174,000

164,000

154,000

146,000

139,000

135,000

126,000

117,OOO

111,000

92,400

fi72,000

e7O,OOO

87,000

88,000

98,000

110,000

125,000

134,000

143,000

146,000

Minimum

136, OOO

_

217 OOO

405, OOO

288,OOO 

166, OOO

~

_

-

June

150,000

145,000

13O,OOO

e90,000

e55,OOO

e65,OOO

eSO.OOO

e90,OOO

113,000

136, OOO

162, OOO

174,000

165,000

155,000

150, OOO

135,000

105,000

92,000

90,500

e87,OOO

e85,OOO

93,600

-

Mean

27,030

1O3,OOO

190,400

435,800

599 40C

36O.2OO 

270,000

125,500

88,68C

56,090 

35,330

203,800

July

98 ,400

97,500

91,600

e85,000

e75,000

e 61, OOO

e80,OOO

e90,000

96, OOO

99,600

113,000

113,000

117,000

115,000

110,000

109,000

112,000

107,000

683,000

Aug.

658,000

e51,000

638,000

e68,000

91,200

84, TOO

e70,000

e46,000

Per squsre 

mile

0*188

.716

1 QQay

1.32

3 .03

4.17

2.50

1.88

* 872

.701

 616

!246

1.42

Sept.

662,000

644,000

128,000

329, OOO

622,000

 27,000

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

 An ou

2 1 a 4.0

IS. 01

3

jQ 47

4 34

2 89

2.09

1.01

 70(O

.71

.45 

.27

19.23

e Slack-water (stage-diacharge relation Indefinite); discharge computed on basis of records for 

other stations In Ohio River Basin.
38 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°08'5l", long. 88°44'27", at Paducah & Illinois 

Kailroad bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9| miles downstream from Tennessee River 

and 37 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 276.27 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 0.5 mile upstream from dam 53, 3 miles 

southwest of Grand Chain, Pulaski County, and 18 miles downstream from'base gage. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is 276.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--203,000 square miles at Metropolis (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.--January 1934 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Occasional ctiscnarge measurements 1881 to 1924 and daily discharge since January 1928 in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.--15 years (1934-49), 254,700 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 971,000 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 53.08 

reet); minimum daily, 42,500 second-feet Oct. 15.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 second-feet Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge, 

including overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 second-feet); 

maximum gage height, 66.60 feet Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 secondfeet Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow controlled by operation of Kentucky Dam on Tennessee 

River and at low water by navigation dams upstream and downstream from Metropolis.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

51,500

50,200

52,900

70,900

58,200

55,300

48,300

59,500

47,900

43,300

59,400

76,700

70,200

58,900

42,500

45,500

61,100

65,300

80,100

81,800

68,700

70,100

71,900

67,000

63,200

58,800

61,300

57,600

61,600

56,800

52,600

Nov.

51,800

59,600

78,300

79,900

72,500

131,000

158,000

179,000

190,000

199,000

202,000

188,000

138,000

128,000

138,000

125,000

123,000

124,000

175,000

223,000

269,000

281,000

264,000

248,000

238,000

238,000

272,000

298,000

335,000

389,000

-

Dec.

454,000

480,000

500,000

538,000

572,000

594,000

581,000

552,000

510,000

458,000

399,000

349,000

319,000

280,000

263,000

300,000

394,000

483,000

559,000

606,000

646,000

648,000

640,000

624,000

632,000

669,000

670,000

653,000

626,000

591,000

542,000

Jan.

505,000

476,000

453,000

471,000

546,000

633,000

718,000

754,000

787,000

816,000

834,000

841,000

851,000

846,000

840,000

842,000

816,000

769,000

714,000

647.000

620,000

625,000

662,000

712,000

786,000

780,000

814,000

874,000

919,000

935,000

921,100

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

March

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

May may ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

924,000

944,000

953,000

966,000

967,000

959,000

948,000

927,000

906,000

869,000

830,000

767,000

712,000

708,000

698,000

670,000

658,000

662,000

689,000

734,000

755 , 000

779,000

806,000

821,000

817,000

808,000

803,000

786,000

-

_

Seoondfoot-days

1,869,10

5,595,10

16,132,00

108,873,60

22,807,00

22,866,00

15,948,00

12,028,00

6,548,00

5,791,50

5,953,00)

3,734,80

2,872,50

122,145,00

Mar.

731,000

398,000

364,000

324,000

585,000

551,000

510,000

159,000

133,000

120,000

109,000

110,000

129,000

436,000

141,000

124,000

115,000

124,000

139,000

163,000

169,000

176,000

166,000

156,000

176,000

508,000

566,000

589,000

328,000

359,000

390,000

Apr.

7 04, OOC

695, OOC

661, OOC

611, OOC

568,000

535,000

513,000

478,000

420, OOC

391, OOC

361, OOC

344, OOC

343,000

352, OOC

369,000

361,000

359,000

349, OOC

345,000

348, OOC

351,000

339,000

325,000

303,000

285,000

271,000

264,000

260,000

258,000

265,000

-

Maximum

) 81,800

3 389,000

D 670,000

) 990,000

D 935,000

3 967,000

3 731,000

D 704,000

D 365,000

3 373,000

3 304,000

D 170,000

) 138,000

3 967,000

May

271,000

293,000

332,000

362,000

365,000

340,000

290,000

260,000

250,000

260,000

260,000

240,000

215,000

195,000

180,000

160,000

140,000

130,000

120,000

120,000

115,000

120,000

130,000

140,000

145,000

160,000

170,000

180,000

190,000

202,000

213,000

Minimum

42,500

51,800

263,000

42,500

453,000

658,000

409,000

258,000

115,000

81,000

110,000

87,700

63,200

42,500

June

216,000

221,000

209,000

148,000

81,000

99,500

111,000

109,000

113,000

108,000

89,800

84,500

95,700

118,000

133,000

194,000

256,000

297,000

337,000

373,000

368,000

345,000

305,000

265,000

236,000

196,000

179,000

167,000

159,000

178,000

-

Mean

60,29C

186, 50C

520,40C

297, 50C

735, 70C

816, 60C

514, 50C

400, 90C

211, 20C

193.00C

192, OOC

120, 50C

95.75C

334, 60C

July

190,000

197,000

184,000

171,000

141,000

121,000

114,000

114,000

110,000

111,000

121,000

134,000

152,000

175,000

214,000

221,000

241,000

263,000

288,000

300,000

304,000

287,000

258,000

256,000

250,000

212,000

217,000

200,000

170,^00

121,000

116,000

Aug.

114,000

119,000

119,000

115,000

113,000

111,000

112,000

124,000

119,000

97,000

90,500

101,000

102,000

103,000

116,000

113,000

133,000

143,000

170,000

158,000

145,000

151,000

147,000

140,000

122,000

101,000

94,600

87,700

105,000

129,000

140,000

Per square 

mile

-

-

-

1.47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.65

Sept.

135,000

130,000

136,000

129,000

138,000

135,000

108,000

101,000

104,000

101,000

96,200

94,700

76,100

88,700

85,300

78,000

79,300

79,800

88,600

93,700

88,500

77,400

71,900

63,200

74,200

80,700

84,600

88,300

83,800

82,600

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

19.95

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

22.38

Mote. Doubtful gage-height record at base' gage Mar. 6-29; discharge computed on basis of doubtful 

gage heights and records for Ohio River at Golconda, Tennessee River at Paducah, Ky., and Cumberland River at Smlthland, Ky.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 39

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, H. Y.

Location.-Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10<15", long. 79°04'10", 300 feet downstream irum 

concrete viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 feet downstream from Davis Brook 

and 2? miles upstream from Kennedy. Datum of gage is 1,255.30 feet above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 290 square miles.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 510 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height 7 04 

fee*U0m^lmum,' ?° secon(l-feet Aug. 17, 28 (gage height, 1.41 feet*. ' ' 

fr-nn, w~£ .Maxlmuf discharge, 8,600 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.35 feet, 

09om high-water mark .at gage); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940, Sept 27

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

Z.I 

2.4

38

55

88

131

2.7 

3.1 

3.6 

4.5

186 

Z80 

433 

796

1.4 

1.6 

2.O 

2.3 

2.7

30

47

95

140

214

3.1 

3.8 

4.5 

5-7 

7.9

307

517

796

1,360

2,690

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

45

44

43

42

42

43

61

92

83

73

69

82

185

148

115

607

1,260

970

627

442

315

242

200

175

161

148

140

130

122

118

Nov.

116

114

110

109

112

132

147

130

134

148

177

166

166

258

291

359

294

242

230

761

710

484

394

342

289

248

603

600

468

430

-

Deo.

374

310

271

246

224

216

210

196

186

177

171

249

667

556

443

567

567

421

348

»299

279

291

286

b250

b210

b!75

bl80

b!75

527

1,570

1,280

Jan.

b640

433

474

436

873

1,990

2,030

1,880

1,620

1,400

1,060

720

528

458

*397

614

1,260

1,140

1,340

1,070

662

563

478

623

906

861

893

1,420

1,550

1,170

780

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b560

b420

b410

400

382

337

342

307

a440

a380

»a342

294

864

1,510

1,750

1,850

1,490

934

675

545

458

495

796

647

a660

a623

474

440

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,87]

8,764

11,92]

167,746

30.26E

18,82E

23,536

21,53£

8,OZC

2.36C

1,665

1,301

1,434

136,50"

Mar.

331

354

3376

3350

3440

al,360

1,240

829

659

600

»589

491

397

449

452

409

391

376

b330

b300

f446

fl,480

f2,080

2,130

1,840

1,280

862

787

585

462

861

Apr.

1,720

1,670

1,200

742

531

536

921

1,200

1,120

801

556

452

403

491

534

671

578

534

675

604

465

400

494

471

418

412

1,100

872

549

418

-

Maximum

1,260

t 761

1,570

4,860

2,030

1,850

2,130

1,720

) 1,010

127

114

86

I 77

2,130

May

351

318

281

246

220

202

188

175

161

152

143

137

132

130

127

122

120

124

160

426

379

471

1,010

715

421

264

210

181

164

152

138

Minimum

42

109

171

42

397

294

300

400

120

55

40

32

34

32

June

127

120

114

108

102

99

96

88

82

80

78

76

75

74

76

71

66

68

65

65

71

68

64

60

64

70

64

59

55

55

-

Mean

222

292

385

458

976

672

759

718

259

78.7

53.6

42.2

47.8

374

July

52

52

50

47

47

49

54

47

45

57

54

50

45

43

42

42

40

49

51

47

44

53

59

49

84

80

60

51

48

57

114

Aug.

86

59

50

50

45

42

42

41

40

37

38

42

46

39

34

34

32

43

42

38

35

34

34

33

33

34

33

33

53

55

50

Per square 

mile

0.766

1.01

1.33

1.58

3.37

2.32

2.62

2.48

.893

.271

.185

.146

.165

1.29

Sept.

59

54

46

40

40

39

37

42

43

41

36

34

36

39

36

35

35

53

77

76

69

SB

52

55

57

54

48

46

49

48

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.88

1.12

1.53

21.53

3.88

2.41

3.02

2.78

1.03

.30

.21

.17

.18

17.49

;age and records for 

itlmated gage-height
40 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°56'20", long. 79°07'55", at highway bridge In 

 Kussell , Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from

mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,222.18 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Drainage area. 816 square miles.

available . November 1939 to September 1949.

discharge during year, 4,570 second-feet Jan. 6, Mar. 25; maximum gage

Records

j&tremes . , ,

 height, 6.22 feet Mar. 25; minimum discharge, 83 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.98 

feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 

feet); minimum not determined; minimum dally, 58 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600 

second- feet). 

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake. Some diurnal fluctuation

gatised by mills above station. 

Cooperation. Records of change In contents In Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown, M, Y. 

Revisions (water yeare).--W 1083: 1936(M).

Rating cable, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 20, Mar. 7-22,

28-31, Apr. 4 to May 22, Aug. 29 to Sept. 26)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

61

S8

120

198

345

2.9

3.5 

4.3 

5.5 

6.2

532

1,040

1,920

3,510

4,570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

104

104

101

98

94

98

98

132

238

265

253

245

255

418

615

592

304

2,360

2,220

1,740

1,330

1,070

923

SIS

732

69O

648

615

584

525

458

Nov.

455

433

414

402

391

402

439

427

396

402

445

458

458

554

665

775

800

716

624

1,220

1,630

1,360

1,090

932

818

741

1,130

1,570

1,370

1,250

-

Dec.

1,090

932

784

682

615

577

570

518

471

439

421

479

1,320

1,390

1,310

1,6SO

1,800

1,520

1,240

1,070

995

*1,010

1,040

995

b900

6780

bSOO

b820

1,160

3,440

3,300

Mcnth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

Janu 

Febr

ary. ...............

uarv. ........ .....

March. ..:..............

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

toy.... .................

June. .....'..............

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

Auguet. ................

Septsmber. .............

Water year 194S-49 . .

Jan.

2,480

1,

1,

1,

2,

740

620

570

260

4,570

4,

4,

4,

410

410

410

4,110

3,580

2,

2,

1,

740

100

740

1,570

1,

2,

3,

62O

740

020

300

3*230

2,

2,

1,

2,

2,

680

220

920

100

620

2,310

3,

3*

3»

230

660

960

660

3,020

Feb.

2,290

1,920

1,680

*1,620

1,570

1,440

1,380

1,280

1,330

1,460

1,390

1,220

1,570

3,090

3,960

4,260

4,110

3,580

2,620

2,040

1,74JD

1*620

2,160

2,160

2,100

2,160

1,860

1,680

-

Mar.

1,520

1,270

1,270

1,320

1,420

2,480

2,950

2,680

2,100

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,080

1,260

2,940

4,220

4,410

4,570

4,410

3,510

2,620

2,160

1,800

2,090

Apr.

3,740

3,810

3,740

3,020

2,100

1,860

2,290

2,880

3,090

2,620

2,040

1,680

1,460

1,390

1,430

1,520

1,570

1,520

1,740

1,800

1,570

1,350

1,330

1,570

1,460

1,240

2,250

2,290

1,800

1,330

Observed

Secondfcct-days

19,221

22,807

34,148

435,702

89,100 

59,290

67,240

20*779

5 319

5>050

3,663

4,379

392,486

Maximum

2,360

1,680

3,440

10,500

4,570 

4,260

4,570

3,810

2,620

318

190

216

4,570

Minimum

94

391

421

94

1,570 

1,220

1,080

1,240

212

131

101

S5

98

85

Mean

620

760

1,102

1,335

2,874

2*169

2,050

670

177

163

118

146

1,075

Hay

1,040

887

818

707

624

540

458

414

385

3S5

385

340

282

258

248

230

225

212

220

904

923

885

2,620

2,040

1,460

932

657

525

439

391

345

June

318

287

263

243

225

207

198

198

190

182

173

165

161

157

153

150

142

138

135

146

150

153

146

135

153

1S2

161

142

135

131

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ] t

-107

+98,9

+26.1

+7.7

+82.7 

-79.1

+47 9

-11*2

+91 .4

-47^2

+19 * 6

-6.5

-58.4

+5.4

July

127

120

117

114

107

117

131

120

110

135

142

135

165

124

107

104

101

107

127

124

117

313

380

220

325

362

253

194

157

13S

157

Aug.

190

1

1

1

32

50

31

120

110

1

1

1

07

04

04

131

142

1

1

1

38

31

20

107

1

1

98

91

20

31

120

110

101

94

91

88

1

1

88

85

85

14

38

142

Sept.

169

182

153

135

131

127

117

124

142

146

131

114

104

104

104

101

98

101

124

165

178

165

15Z

157

186

216

194

190

186

182

-

Adjusted for change in 

lake contents

Mean

513

859

1,128

1,343

2,957 

2,039

2 217

2*039

761

130

183

112

87.6

1,080 ' ?'

Per square 

mile

0.629

1.05

1.38

1.65

3.62 

2.50

2.72

2.50

.933

1 224

.137

.107

1.32

Runoff in inches

0.73

1.17

1.59

22.40

4.17 

2.60

3.14

2.79

1.08

!26

.16

.12

17.99

* Winter discharge measurement aade on this day. 

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, N. Y. 

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 41

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42"06i45", long. 79°12'15", at 

Houtn Dow Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream from mouth 

and 6 miles downstream from Chautauqua Lake. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area. 194 square miles.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 14 years (1935-49), 341 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet Jan. 28, 29; maximum gage height, 

2.64 feet Jan. 29 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Sept. 21, 

22; minimum gage height, 0.40 foot July 31, Aug. 1, Sept. 21, 22, minimum dally discharge, 11 second-feet Sept. 22.

1934r49: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 feet); 

minimum, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 15, 1941 (gage height, 0.29 foot); minimum dally, 8 

second-feet Dec. 10, 1934.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

PTow regulated by Chautauqua Lake; diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for Chautauqua Lake furnished by city of Jamestown. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1936(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

18

18

18

17

17

40

115 100"

97

97

109

211

306

305

301

346

317

301

301

321

363

358

358

358

354

350

346

305

244

244

Nov.

236

229

214

211

211

190

163

163

163

154

127

135

163

160

160

160

160

157

163

163

160

160

160

160

157

160

173

163

166

163

-

Dec.

163

135

97

94

94

94

76

59

52

352

a!22

a!30

a62

3190

3330

3380

a376

358

350

350

367

338

388

3S8

388

406

415

354

367

420

433

Month

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

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

Deoeober. ..............

Calendar .year 1948 . .

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

428

424

456

461

547

580

595

590

614

614

619

610

605

595

575

580

600

595

654

673

654

663

649

663

668

698

683

C740

C780

0660

C700

Feb.

0700

C680

C680

c680

c660

c640

C58O

 C500

o5'60

C540

c540

527

547

566

663

658

678

639

624

614

575

566

566

551

610

595

551

585

_

_

-

Mar.

476

415

461

430

489

513

513

499

494

499

527

566

575

523

513

480

475

466

451

433

402

397

547

634

S29

619

624

678

624

590

610

Apr.

658

654

649

639

610

639

634

658

649

624

610

571

523

494

440

537

518

4S9

480

451

424

380

397

397

342

329

313

274

240

211

Observed

Secondfoot-days

6,653

5,104

7,898

120,640

18,973

16,875

16,202

14,834

2 '669 393

556

786

793

91,736

Maximum

363

236

433

1,350

7SO

700

678

658

190

35

35

73

70

780

Minimum

17

127

52

16

424

500

397

211

22

17

13

12

11

11

Mean

215

170

255

330

612

603

523

494

77.2

22, 3

17« 9

25*4

26*4

251

Hay

190

183

1S6

166

147

113

94

94

116

151

111

66

48

40

37

36

34

30

84

71

23

67

60

43

43

32

29

28

26

23

22

June

22

21

20

21

21

27

35

29

26

25

22

22

22

23

21

20

19

20

25

22

22

20

18

17

27

18

19

22

22

21

July

21

21

20

19

IS

24

14

13

17

22

15

15

15

15

17

19

21

30

17

16

16

35

13

13

30

13

13

13

13

15

13

Aug.

12

1

1

1

2

2

2

14

17

1

3

V

6

9

3

64

39

2

2

1

5

0

9

22

24

2

2

2

7

9

4

23

22

2

2

2

2

2

1

21

20

2

2

2

2

0

6

8

0

41

Sept.

20

16

16

17

17

15

15

22

15

14

14

14

13

17

14

13

13

19

14

- 16

12

11

14

36

68

68

68

70

60

66

Adjusted for change 

In contentst

Mean Permsi^are

108 0.557

269 1.39

2S1 1.45

337 1.74

695 3.58

521 2.69

56S 2.93

4S5 2.50

169 .871

-24.9 -.128

37.5 .193

18.8 .097

-32.0 -.165

257 1.32

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

1.55

1.67

23.67

4.13

2.60

3 TO .OO

2.79

1.00

-.14

.22

.11

 #18

17.97

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake. Negative figures Indicate that natural 

losses from Chautauqua Lake exceeded Inflow.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on partial 

gage-height record, recorded range In stage, and records of elevations and gate openings at 

Chautauqua Lake.

c Backwater from debris.

Note.-.-Elevations of surface of Chautauqua Lake: 1,306.98 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1948; 

1,307727 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1949j 1,306.63 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1947j 1,307.05 feet at 

12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1948.
42 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 51'10", long. 79°19 I 05", at Youngsville, Warren 

County, 150 feet downstream from highway bridge, 500 feet upstream from Mathews Run, and 

3.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 321 square miles, including that of Mathews Run.

Kecords available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1915 and October 1919 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only October 1915 to September 

1919), in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. (Plow of Mathews 

Run included in records since October 1938).

Average discharge. 35 years (1910-15, 1919-49), 554 second-feet.

isxtremes.--Maximum discharge, during year, 3,650 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.50 

reet); minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1909-49: Maximum discharge observed, about 18,000 second-feet Mar. 25, 1913 (gage 

height, 13.2 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1083: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 ar. 24 to Sept, 30

0.2 34 0.7 148 3.2 1,540 0.3 57 1.3 388 

.3 49 1.0 256 4.4 2,520 .4 76 2.1 825 

.4 68- 1.3 386 5.3 3,430 .5 98 3.1 1,470 

.5 91 2.2 885 .7 153 4.1 2,250 

1.0 258 5.0 3,100

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

64 

57 

53 

47 

46

46 

47 

82 

139 

96

77 

86 

91 

134 

142

107 

388 

1,130 

790 

401

293 

217 

178 

155 

133

118 

110 

102 

96 

91 

89

Nov.

89 

94 

94 

94 

94

118 

210 

188 

151 

151

289 

268 

248 

336 

331

327 

323 

293 

280 

1,010

1,100 

650 

458 

3S8 

306

264 

882 

1,200 

804 

622

Dec.

518 

406 

340 

306 

272

297 

268 

248 

225 

206

195 

312 

1,040 

948 

594

814 

1,040 

738 

512 

416

*377 

363 

336 

289 

b260

b230 

b245 

b260 

858 

2,790 

2,370

Jan.

1,140 

616 

628 

572 

1,400

3,040 

2,520 

1,960 

1,440 

1,470

1,220 

855 

655 

550 

463

655 

1,430 

1,440 

1,500 

1,380

841 

915 

825 

1,300 

1,680

1,730 

1,920 

2,520 

2,160 

1,350 

855

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sepi

We

mber .........................

.lendar year 1948 ............

tary

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

ter year 1948-49

Feb.

688 

572 

*463 

506 

452

396 

396 

358 

436 

485

391 

327 

767 

1,640 

2,490

2,380 

1,630 

840 

682 

584

501 

553 

975 

825 

885

945 

672 

584

Seoondfoot-days

5,605 

11,642 

18,073

212,188

41,030 

22,423 

25,391 

25,472 

14,431 

3,528 

6,741 

5,777 

4,958

183,071

Mar.

474 

431 

458 

411 

458

963 

1,090 

655 

534 

528

584 

545 

463 

463 

436

377 

372 

*377 

336 

b290

424 

1,740 

3,430 

3,060 

1,560

885 

945 

885 

677 

540 

1,OOO

Apr.

2,200 

2,060 

1,250 

795 

638

677 

950 

1,260 

1,200 

855

633 

518 

464 

448 

432

453 

427 

427 

600 

65O

490 

422 

501 

728 

825

653 

1,940 

1,570 

822 

584

Maximum

1,130 

1,200 

2,790

12,000

3,O40 

2,490 

3,430 

2,200 

2,240 

244 

825 

374 

320

3,430

May

474 

412 

347 

303 

270

247 

231 

213 

199 

192

179 

172 

169 

166

166

159 

150 

141 

154 

692

580 

1,040 

2,240 

1,920 

1,220

702 

501 

383 

312 

266 

231

Minimum

46 

89 

195

44

463

327 

290 

427 

141 

80 

66 

61 

83

46

June

210 

185 

166 

153 

144

133 

124 

116 

111 

108

103 

101 

96 

94 

96

91 

87 

91 

87 

83

87 

108 

94 

80 

118

244 

141 

103 

89 

85

Mean

181 

388 

583

580

1,324 

801 

819 

849 

466 

118 

217 

122 

165

502

July

80 

76 

70 

66 

66

119 

204 

111 

94 

185

159 

116 

185 

108 

35

76 

74 

85 

108 

103

89 

535 

588 

291 

733

825 

514 

270 

188 

178 

360

Aug.

295 

172 

136 

121 

121

103 

94 

85 

80 

76

78 

89 

111 

96 

80

89 

80 

155 

192 

124

91 

80 

72 

68 

65

63 

61 

61 

226 

374 

239

Per square

mile

0.564 

1.21 

1.82

1.81

4.12 

2.50 

2.55 

2.64 

1.45 

.368 

.676 

.380 

.514

1.56

Sept.

262 

243

179 

133 

138

138 

114 

150 

206 

199

150 

116 

98 

96 

96

89

87 

83 

186 

216

188 

169 

147 

202 

320

250 

172 

153 

196 

182

Runoff in 

inches

0.65 

1.35 

2.O9

24.59

4.75 

2.60 

2.94 

2.95 

1.67 

.41 

.78 

.44 

.57

21.20

Peslc discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 43

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36'05", long. 79°03'00", at highway bridge at 

Lynch, Forest County, 500 feet upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south of Sheffield. Datum of gage is 1,252.43 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 233 square miles.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 413 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet Jan. 6, 28; maximum gage

height, 4.39 feet Jan. 6; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 

0.75 foot Aug. 10, 11.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 9,520 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.26 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 1939, Aug. 21, 1944 (gage height, 0.70 

foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1939-49.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(shifting-control method used Dec. 13-29, May 20 to Sept. 19)

0.75 19 1.2 86 2.5 630 

.85 28 1.3 113 3.5 1,250 

.9 33 1.5 177 4.2 1,790 

1.0 47 1.8 288 

1.1 64 2.0 375

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

29 

30 

26 

23 

21

22 

24 

47 

100 

46

34 

34 

37 

44 

50

37 

64 

230 

97 

61

49 

40 

37 

36 

33

33 

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

Nov.

31 

33 

34 

40 

40

62 

118 

66 

50 

52

98 

*77 

83 

138 

108

91 

89 

86 

92 

447

304 

208 

234 

194 

161

138 

270 

274 

223 

212

Dec.

184 

161 

147 

138 

125

144 

147 

129 

113 

105

b94 

b!55 

460 

313 

284

a480 

a520 

a420 

a320 

a320

a290 

a270 

*242 

216 

b!65

bllO 

b!40 

b210 

408 

1,550 

960

Jan.

732 

592 

475 

b380 

758

1,710 

1,050 

840 

720 

660

592 

520 

470 

435 

380

375 

465 

420 

515 

475

402 

515 

475 

782 

1,220

1,190 

1,390 

1,780 

1,470 

1,080 

870

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

»£

bar......... .................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

*uary

h.. ..........................

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b720 

b580 

445 

495 

*406

b330 

344 

b280 

305 

272

245 

221 

338 

548 

920

1,080 

810 

648 

570 

510

430 

455 

553 

445 

548

526 

450 

450

Secondfoot-days

1,439 

4,053 

9,320

148,090

23,738 

13,924 

16,416 

22,593 

11,624 

3,051 

1,530 

1,621 

1,628

110,937

Mar.

416 

388 

352 

322 

326

536 

450 

393 

398 

406

450 

384 

348 

326 

309

272 

276 

261 

*194 

205

249 

480 

1,520 

1,110 

870

750 

1,110 

990 

738 

619 

968

Apr.

1,220 

960 

780 

678 

575

678 

726 

990 

840 

696

602 

526 

505 

526 

652

780 

636 

749 

870 

732

642 

619 

696 

750 

690

619

1,300 

990 

840 

726

Maximum

230 

447 

1,550

7,000

1,780 

1,080 

1,520 

1,300 

1,220 

233 

106 

278 

253

1,780

Hay

654 

561 

465 

398 

352

317 

288 

257 

238 

219

194 

180 

167 

161 

154

141 

135 

119 

121 

559

324 

635 

1,220 

810 

672

553 

475 

384 

330 

292 

249

Minimum

21 

31 

94

21

375 

221 

194 

505 

119 

41 

30 

23 

31

21

June

223 

198

177 

157 

144

129 

122 

108 

100 

97

91 

97 

84 

77 

73

64 

62 

68 

64 

72

103 

77 

68 

54 

67

233 

96 

59 

46 

41

Mean

46.4

135 

301

405

766 

497 

530 

753 

375 

102 

49.4 

52.3 

54.3

304

July

39 

36 

32 

30 

32

68 

106 

47 

34

74

62 

40 

37 

37 

34

33 

34 

46 

61 

46

39

55 

69 

43 

79

85 

47 

37 

33 

33 

82

Aug.

50 

36 

32 

30 

36

30 

26 

24 

23 

23

24 

72 

69 

41 

31

33 

31 

278 

99 

50

39 

33 

31 

29 

27

25 

24 

24 

178 

119 

54

Sept.

68 

54 

39 

34 

43

43 

36 

54 

66 

43

36 

32 

31 

34 

36

34 

32 

33 

253 

91

68 

54 

52 

71 

68

54 

44 

41 

43 

41

Per sqnare Runoff in 

mile inches

0.199 0.23 

.579 .65 

1.29 1.49

1 . 74 23 . 65

3.29 3.79 

2.13 2.22 

2.27 2.62 

3.23 3.61 

1.61 1.86 

.438 .49 

.212 .24 

.224 .26 

.233 .26

1.30 17.72

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.). No peak above base. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for gages at Sheffield and Mayburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
44 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 41°28'45", long. 79°26'45", 100 feet downstream from outlet

 tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 0.9 

mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. Auxiliary water-stage recorders 0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gages is 1,039.44 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 479 square miles.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 second-feet Jan. 31; minimum daily, 61

 second-feet Oct. 6-10.

1940-49: Maximum, discharge, 10,300 second-feet June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 

second-feet Aug. 10, Sept. 6, 7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read once daily. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by 

Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 71). Discharge above 600 second-feet computed using 

fall as determined from auxiliary gages as a factor.

Cooperation. Fourteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

d62

d62

d62

d62

d62

61

61

61

61

61

83

105

105

105

105

105

105

190

274

274

207

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

Nov.

72

72

72

72

72

72

87

105

105

105

105

161

274

274

274

274

274

274

274

274

494

769 488'

211

211

211

211

211

378

792

Dec.

786

757

512

258

210

105

156

274

228

211

211

211

444

735

728

735

758

1,230

1,530

722

712

700

541

al85

a!85

a!85

184

184

184

541

1,270

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

2,270

1,

1,

160

304

440

1,370

902

1,

3,

3,

590

D80

SCO

2,010

1,410

2,

1,

120

540

752

746

751

752

739

757

1,100

1,940

1, 390

382

S99

1,370

1,220

i.

3,

311

345

770

270

4,750

Seoondfoot-days

2 993

7, 268

15,672

297,181

48,540

36,605

33, 162

43,444

27,771

5,280

3,317

3, 280

2,904

230,236

Feb.

4,300

3,160

2,420

1,860

1,180

672

684

488

185

336

722

488

185

448

733

1,190

2,230

2,110

2,080

2,030

1,510

717

740

752

1,110

2,030

1,510

735

_

- -

Mar.

746

7

7

7

40

51

29

729

728

7

7

7

58

16

52

752

763

7

7

7

S3

39

75

781

763

7

7

7

51

51

41

712

694

6

7

1,4.

34

34

50

2,180

2,130

2,0

2,1

2,1

2,0

30

30

LO

LO

1,940

Observed

Maximum

274

792

1,530

6,780

4,750

4,300

2, 180

2,020

2,920

496

107

255

116

4,750

Minimum

61

72

105

60

699

185

694

676

107

107

107

70

64

61

Apr.

1,920

1,920

1,430

718

1,070

1,940

1,450

710

1,240

1,990

1,450

733

733

1,200

1,950

1,870

1,810

1,140

676

694

1,070

2,020

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,160

1,080

1,990

1,940

1,860

Mean

96 . 5

242

506

812

1, 566

1,307

1,070

1, 448

896

176

107

106

96.8

631

May

1,220

699

704

706

722

722

712

706

689

454

146

107

107

134

185

212

277

277

277

434

832

907

1,620

2,390

2,720

2,920

2,110

2,060

1,250

739

733

June

496

277

277

277

277

277

175

289

193

314

3300

202

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-4.7

+27 . 8

+118

+9.9

+3O . QD 1 . J.

-4.6

+1.2

-16.0 +21 6

-6 3

-7.9

-3.5

+1.5

July

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

Aug.

107

1

1

1

37

)7

37

107

107

1

1

1

37

37

37

91

70

70

70

70

70

70

2

1

70

55

L6

116

116

1

1

1

L6

L6

L6

116

116

1

1

1

1

16

16

37

37

107

Sept.

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

116

99

a64

64

64

64

64

64

64

92

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

116

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

91.6

270

624

822

1,664

1,082

1,065

1,449

88O

198

10198 . 1

93^3

632

Persquare

0.192

. 564

1 * 3O

1.72

3.47

2. 26

2.22

3.03

1*84

.413

.211

.205

.195

1.32

Runoff in 

inohes

0.22

 63

1 * 5O

23.34

4» 00 2 35

2* 56

3 38

2! 12

.46

.24

.24

.22

17.92

t Change in contents in Tionesta Creek Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of outflow records for Tionesta Creek Reservoir.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of outflow records for Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 45

Oil Creek at Rousevllle, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°28'55", long. 79°41'4Q", 200 feet downstream from 

nignway bridge, 200 feet upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from 

Rousevllle, Venango County. Datum of gage Is 1,028.33 feet aTTove mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 300 square miles, Including that of Cherrytree Run.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1949 (Include flow of Cherrytree Run).

Average discharge. 17 years, 490 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 6.43 

reet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.99 feet).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.29 

feet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet July 29, Sept. 5, 7, 1934 (gage height, 1.76 

feet).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 1053: 1936(M), 1937(M), 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) * 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-17, July 7 to Sept. 30)

2.0 44 2.6 201 4.3 1,240 

Z.I 62 2.9 318 5.0 1,940 

2.2 83 3.3 516 5.9 3,050 

2.3 108 3.7 770 6.3 3.63O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

75 

62 

62 

46 

44

44 

44 

83 

152 

98

72 

75 

83

137 

137

100 

226 

1,3OO 

565 

350

301 

226 

185 

159 

140

131 

122 

111 

108 

100 

98

Nov.

117 

156 

140 

143 

134

152 

314 

241 

188 

185

392 

305 

280 

397 

327

301 

280 

301 

264 

1,110

882 

 505 

421 

368 

318

272 

1,310 

1,160 

700 

648

Dec.

500 

401 

350 

318 

284

289 

293 

264 

249 

230

219 

265 

939 

585 

489

989 

68 

592 

478

411

387 

382 

336 

305 

264

b240 

b260 

289 

592 

2,840 

1.22O

Jan.

687 

557 

545 

»452 

1,280

3,560 

2,010 

1,200 

1,110 

1,200

990 

770 

623 

539 

467

571 

1,150 

896 

1,150 

889

629 

903 

8O5 

1,58O 

1,940

1,56O 

f 1,980 

f2,480 

f2,040 

f 1,030 

840

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Juls 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

Bber .........................

.lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

7O7 

592 

447 

539 

484

406 

436 

363 

489 

478

401 

332 

565 

1,300 

1,830

1,900 

1,010 

728 

635 

557

489 

540 

1,O20 

714 

826

833 

617 

574

Seoondfoot-days

5,43f 

12,31] 

16,12<

183,52'

36,43: 

19,81! 

21,46! 

21,55! 14,34' 

4,31! 5,40' 

7,06] 

5,87<

170, 14X

Mar.

489 

447 

442 

411 

442

853 

684 

505 

462 

457

574 

516 

447 

426 

421

354 

377 

363 

322 

276

345 

1,340 

2,810 

1,600 

91O

735 

1,140 

1,O20 

700 

574 

1,O20

Apr.

2,130 

1,360 

926 

714 

598

635 

840 

1,150 

875 

648

539 

484 

462 

462 

426

473 

436 

416 

489 

473

4O6 

382 

442 

562 

58O

478 

1,750 

1,14O 

721 

562

Maximum

> 1,300 

L 1,310 

» 2,840

I 12,500

5 3,560 

1,900 

2,810 

» 2,130

r 2,340

5 406 

7 690 

L 1,920 

1 672

1 3,560

May

489 

436 

387 

340 

310

276 

256 

237 

226 

212

194 

185 

181 

175 

171

162 

152 

143 

156 

742

5 OS 

895 

f2,340 

f 1,460 

f 1,190

714 

516 

401 

340 

293 

26O

Minimum

44

117 

219

36

452 

332 

276 

382 

143 

88 

66 

51 

96

44

June

230 

208 

188 

175 

f!59

f!43 

f!34 

128 

125 

120

117 

114 

106 

106 

1O6

f98 

f93 

fl!4 

f!06 

98

12O 

125 

122 

88 

128

406 

260

171 

122 

103

Mean

175 

410 

52C

501

1,175 

708 

692 

719 

463 

144 

174 

228 

196

466

July

96 

88 

77 

70 

66

87 

141 

154 

93 

2SO

252 

128 

100 

90 

79

77 

77 

83 

93 

185

149 

24O 

690 

256 

265

526 

224

152 

120

loo

439

Aug.

248 

152 

117 

103 

90

75 

66 

62 

58 

55

51 

124 

267 

156 

86

72 

78 

1,920 

828 

314

194 

146 

12O 

106 

96

86 

79 

84 

438 

455 

357

Per square 

 lie

O.58S 

1.37

1.7S

1.67

3.92 

2.36 

2.31 

2.40 

1.54 

.480 

.580 

.760 

.655

1.55

Sept.

672 

545 

225 

204 

181

162 

140 

222 

282 

175

157 

117 

106 

1O8 

111

98 

96 

129 

198 

152

137 

131 

128 

250

372

226

165 

152 

254 

201

Runoff In 

inohM

0.67 

1.53 

2.00

22.76

4.52 

2.46 

2.66 

2.67 

1.78 

.55 

.67 

.88 

.75

21.10

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). No peak above base. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. * 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record and recorded range in stage.
46 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 57'20", long. 79°52 I 40", 400 feet above highway 

bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles upstream from South Branch. Prior to Dec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 feet downstream. Datum of gage is 1,235.7 feet above mean sea level..

Drainage area. 208 square miles.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1920 and October 1932 to September 1949 in 

reports of Weological Survey. May 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 33 years (1910-16, 1919-29, 1932-49), 418 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.95 

FeeTT; minimum observed, 17 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.74 foot).

1910-49: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947, by slope-area method; 

maximum gage height observed, 16.0 feet Feb. 20, 1918 (ice Jam); minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

0.7 16 1.0 51 2.7 597 1.4 20 2.0 92 4.1 870

.75 20 1.2 87 3.7 1,120 1.45 23 2.2 130 5.]

.8 24 1.4 131 4.4 1,560 1.5 28 2.6 224 6.e

.85 29 1.7 214 1.6 37 2.9 312 7.(

.9 35 2.2 382 1.8 62 3.4 520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

20

20

19

19

19

27

56

72

66

49

53

76

206

176

238

990

1,560

877

434

277

208

178

136

144

135

122

110

104

100

93

Nov.

106

122

122

113

89

130

190

148

104

130

345

310

261

382

328

328

277

261

584

1,060

1,010

564

345

261

230

418

1,120

1,060

662

421

-

Dec.

364

328

230

214

196

208

202

181

167

159

141

369

1,240

847

694

799

900

597

402

310

294

*243

229

b!90

b!70

b!50

b!65

b!80

714

2,170

1,080

Jan.

b390

b310

*b390

436

1,130

2,540

1,850

1,180

1,090

1,120

760

520

393

344

283

602

1,360

1,020

1,220

825

445

570

493

908

1,220

1,1-50

1,280

1,740

1,430

712

583

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b480

b350

*b310

316

b300

b300

b270

b260

377

377

277

b250

839

1,460

1,780

1,570

773

432

410

348

299

384

788

583

660

592

393

341

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,60]

11,48]

14,132

166, 73S

28,294

15.51S

21,964

19, 847

7,112

1,39E

4,14"

9,19 C

4,85f

j.44,544

Mar.

b230

b280

309

290

612

1,880

1,150

635

498

466

493

393

364

364

341

286

280

*274

b240

b220

389

1,800

3,730

1,800

842

596

610

735

511

360

986

Apr.

2,070

1,280

699

480

364

474

788

1,090

1,090

660

423

326

293

312

302

337

368

552

870

685

419

330

423

578

534

423

1,590

1,170

561

352

-

May

293

263

227

197

173

154

139

128

116

105

96

90

84

86

84

81

76

73

82

328

309

432

1,250

840

480

280

180

145

h!24

105

92

Maximum Minimum

1,560 17

L 1,120 89

2,170 141

8,820 14

I 2,540 283

! 1,780 250

I 3, 730 220

2,070 293

1,250 73

84 30

753 22

2,500 38

i 381 66

I 3,730 17

June

84

76

70

65

61

58

53

48

47

47

45

43

42

43

41

38

37

37

36

37

40

35

32

31

40

57

49

40

33

30

Mean

213

383

456

456

913

554

709

661

229

46.5

134

297

162

396

July

47

41

31

26

24

22

23

22

23

115

14S

73

47

35

28

25

24

34

43

44

56

273

506

192

753

663

282

150

100

76

221

1,540

2,S10

> 3,750

Aug.

312

]

]

]

]

]

I2,5 2,c

18

53

45

90

73

S2

52

45

38

50

30

00

76

58

48

42

00

00

500

h!45

]1

h

7

7

37

10

73

61

54

48

42

58

35

444

Per square 

mile

1.02

1.84

2.19

2.19

4.39

2.66

3.41

3.18

1.10

.224

.644

1.43

.779

1.90

Sept.

381

286

1S2

143

110

96

98

120

140

110

h89

86

75

89

S2

75

66

103

266

219

216

154

145

290

299

leo

130

184

260

182

Runoff im 

inches

1.18

2.05

2.53

29.82

5.06

2.77

3.93

3.55

1.27

.25

.74

1.64

.87

25.84

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h nComputed computed from float-gage rloat-gage reading.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 26, May 24-28, May 30 to June 1, June 20-25, 28-30, July 28-30, 

Aug. 8-13, 15-20, 27, Sept. 5-10; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records 

for Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsvllle.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 47 

French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'15", long. 79°57'20", at highway bridge at 

Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,019.54 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--1,028 square miles.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years, 1,623 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage heigit, 8.13 

reet); minimum, 101 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, r.30 feet).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 23, 24, 1948 (gage height, 

12.32 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.03 feet).

Maximum stage known, 15.V feet during flood of March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 21,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions_(water years). W 743; Drainage area. W 823: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 101 2.4 486

1.4 124 2.9 763

1.7 205 3.4 1,130

2.0 307 4.1 1,780

4.9

6.1

7.0

7.9

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

122

119

119

110

103

103

101

140

173

212

250

267

267

319

547

596

704

3,250

4,510

3,200

2,420

1,840

1,340

1,030

844

726

634

564

517

472

448

Nov.

508

590

564

532

501

555

751

872

776

691

817

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,130

1,030

2,310

4,080

*3,200

2,360

1,780

1,390

1,170

2,330

3,910

3,510

2,830

-

Dec.

2,240

1,730

1,440

1,210

1,090

1,030

1,030

970

872

790

732

816

2,110

3,050

2,490

2,830

3,120

2,620

1,940

1,530

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,130

970

695

b640

b660

1,280

4,450

5,400

Jan.

3,880

2,180

1,890

1,730

*3,220

6,940

7,140

6,940

4,860

3,670

3,200

2,490

1,940

1,580

1,440

1,390

2,080

3,120

3,350

3,510

2,690

2,300

2,420

3,120

4,680

4,860

5,220

6,340

6,340

5,220

3,430

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septsmber ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,490

2,060

1,680

1,580

1,630

1,480

1,530

1,480

1,680

1,940

1,730

1,390

1,560

3,420

5,400

6,150

5,400

3,590

2,360

1,940

1,680

1,680

2,620

2,900

2,760

2,980

2,420

1,940

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26,04-

45,13'

52.80E

622,04'

113, 17C

69 , 47C

83,86C

77,58C

38,345

9,58'

23,006

28,02£

19,62£

586, 65£

Mar.

1,630

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,530

2,700

4,000

3,200

2,240

1,890

2,000

2,060

1,780

1,680

1,630

1,530

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,130

1,220

3,230

6,950

8,210

8,030

4,570

3,670

3,430

2,900

2,240

2,260

Apr.

4,910

5,S

4,6

3,1

60

60

20

2,240

2,060

2,E

3,1

3,Z

60

20

80

2,900

2,180

1,6

1,4

1,2

80

40

90

1,340

1,390

1,4

1,4

1,S

180

180

40

2,420

2,060

l.E

l.E

1,8

80

30

90

2,240

2,000

3,T

4,8

3,6

2,3

Maximum

4,510

4,080

> 5,400

I 20,000

7,140

6,150

8,210

5,960

4,680

t 634

2,300

4,430

1,440

> 8,210

40

60

70

60

2,760

4,680

6,340

8,210

to September 1949

May

1,730

1,44

1,26

I,0i

to

0

0

921

823

73

66

61

9

8

2

574

522

4£

4E

42

6

2

9

410

397

36

3£

41

3

6

9

1,330

1,730

1,8^

3,72

4,66

0

0

0

3,590

2,430

1,56

1,21

9S

83

0

0

4

7

720

Minimum

101

501

640

90

1,390

1,390

1,130

1,340

366

205

i85

227

328

101

June

634

564

501

452

410

366

336

303

281

267

256

253

236

224

211

205

205

205 '208

211

230

319

270

233

266

323

483

492

352

288

Mean

840

1,505

1,703

1,700

3,651

2,481

2,705

2,586

1,237

319

742

904

654

1,607

July

267

239

227

205

185

185

316

383

252

374

580

628

500

344

270

224

196

196

196

1,440

1,580

1,210

2,300

1,900

1,260

1,980

1,840

1,300

956

745

728

Aug.

al,

a

500

960

691

501

563

a 490

a

a

a

a

al,

a

340

260

230

227

228

300

100

800

a500

a400

a

a

4,

3,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Psr square 

mile

0.817

1.46

1.66

1.65

3.55

2.41

2.63

2.52

1.20

.310

.722

.879

.636

1.56

350

600

430

720

880

090

760

583

462

370

311

281

302

910

890

Sept.

1,440

1,260

1,050

790

606

527

476

491

602

685

585

462

388

357

344

348

328

339

401

778

691

656

585

569

942

1,020

751

612

685

858

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.94

1.63

1.91

22.50

4.09

2.51

3.03

2.81

1.39

.35

.83

1.01

.71

21.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for Oil 

Creek at Rouseville and Allegheny River at Franklin, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
48 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25'45"~, long. 79°52'45", at highway bridge three-

 quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin. Datum of gage is 1,015.23 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--166 square miles.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 17 years, 250 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during-year, 1,720 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height 5.19 feet);

 minimum. 27 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.77 foot), but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet May 28, 1946; maximum gage height, 

9.3 feet, present datum, Jan. 25, 1937, from graph based on gage readings; minimum 

discharge observed, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 poor. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--W 758: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Oct.

37

31

30

28

27

23

29

48

50

36

34

36

36

56

48

41

89

229

136

1?8

113

94

77

66

59

54

50

46

42

41

40

Nov.

57

62

54

56

56

73

103

83

73

81

150

123

139

262

158

134

123

113

118

368

271

217.

190

161

136

120

540

415

400

361

Dec.

295

241

214

187

167

169

155

142

128

115

108

163

421

292

325

619

477

370

325

280

253

Z50

217

190

158

123

131

139

428

756

477

Jan.

355

343

298

271

788

1,110

718

619

587

555

492

415

364

325

289

343

446

400

508

415

355

477

415

752

805

884

822

1,160

782

603

524

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

Maroh ............................

April ............................ M* __ May ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

462

415

364

385

364

332

349

322

340

319

295

280

367

477

832

700

555

462

415

382

346

415

524

430

508

462

400

385

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,85S

5,137

8,315

87,171

17,220

X3-,887

12 ,692

12,264

7 27]

2/505

2, 96]

3,46S

2,428

88,008

Mar.

349

325

322

313

337

430

370

334

319

334

373

346

238

322

316

295

289

292

265

244

334

667

860

635

524

477

651

539

462

415

625

Apr.

752

619

524

446

400

446

477

508

430

376

343

319

340

340

328

355

331

328

343

325

295

292

340

385

361

334

731

492

385

319

-

Maximum

229

540

756

3,880

1,160

832

860

752

686

139

240

600

155

1,160

May

286

259

226

196

181

164

153

139

125

118

106

103

98

96

94

90

86

81

129

521

289

582

686

524

477

367

301

247

211

178

158

Minimum

27

54

108

27

271

280

244

292

81

56

50

34

54

27

June

139

120

108

101

96

90

86

79

75

71

71

70

68

64

62

66

64

70

64

74

99

73

61

56

86

106

120

101

81

77

-

Mean

60.0

171

268

238

555

425

409

409

235

95 . 5

112

80.9

241

July

71

64

59

56

54

67

131

75

59

130

135

80

64

56

h52

50

50

54

62

100

84

170

180

110

160

250

150

110

78

70

140

Aug.

100

70

62

68

57

51

44

40

38

35

34

h51

100

70

50

42

45

600

h370

283

211

164

128

106

90

79

71

58

147

101

94

Per square 

mile

0.361

1.03

1.61

1.43

3.34

2.56

filt .503

.575

.675

.487

1.45

Sept.

155

103

81

90

94

77

68

108

94

77

68

62

59

59

57

56

54

77

125

81

75

75

75

86

81

73

68

79

92

79

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

1.15

1.86

19.53

3.86

2.66

2.84

2.75

1.63

 56

.66

.78

.54

19.71

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec.-ft.J. No peak above base.

h Computed from tape-gage reading.

Note No gage-height record July 10-14, July 16 to Aug. 2, Aug. 7-11, 13-18j discharge computed on 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville and Oil Creek at 

Rouaeville.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 49

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

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 33'10n , long. 78°35 I 50 n , 700 feet upstream from 

Middle Pork, 0.5 mile downstream from proposed East Branch Clarion Hiver bam, Elk 

County, and l£ miles northeast of Glen Hazel. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 feet above 

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

Drainage area. 71.6 square miles.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 870 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 4.50 feet); 

~minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.10 feet), but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 19, Sept. 8-30)

1.1 6.0 1.5 35

1.15 8.3 1.6 46

1.2 11 1.7 58

1.3 17 1.9 89

1.4 26 2.2 143

2.6 227

3.0 329

3.5 480

4.0 660

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

S

7

7

7

7

8

15

30

15

12

12

14

20

16

12

35

52

30

18

18

14

12

12

11

11

10

11

9.9

10

10

Nov.

11

11

12

13

13

25

56

30

20

22

40

29

26

35

30

27

30

33

42

210

120

90

105

SO

66

60

94

86

78

75

-

Dec.

75

64

60

5S

55

125

113

92

SI

73

67

*121

194

139

134

169

173

137

124

115

106

96

83

75

b60

b42

b54

b66

b!90

479

294

Jan.

244

207

177

155

254

400

2S8

249

241

246

234

2Q5

187

171

149

149

196

*173

201

175

159

183

163

259

384

356

351

651

498

372

307

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

251

209

b!60

163

143

bl!5

115

b95

99

92

79

b70

120

183

345

329

263

227

205

192

167

181

205

167

222

201

175

171

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

461.9

1,569

3,714

-

7,984

4,944

4I ftflT DO J.

6 QA7 * 3*r 

4*635

1 j089

472. 5

417 8

445! 9

37,361.1

Msr.

157

141

132

120

132

250

194

173

*163

159

153

135

126

115

104

96

89

84

b70

b68

79

159

291

209

192

183

194

183

155

143

232

Apr.

318

280

244

216

192

201

242

537

261

227

205

L83

183

L87

19O

185

*

L63

236

253

209

190

L99

256

265

237

216

Maxima

52

210

479

_

651

345

291

358

579

99

52

63

34

651

558

265

237

212

May

194

169

145

126

110

99

86

76

69

61

55

50

46

44

42

38

37

34

39

210

83

418

579

362

347

280

234

187

161

137

117

Minima

7

11

42

_

149

70

68

163

34

17

8 . 3

6*9

9.9

6.9

June

99

86

75

63

58

52

45

42

38

36

35

32

30

29

30

26

26

24

22

21

21

25

19

17

19

42

23

20

17

17

Mean

14. S 120" 52 '

_

258

177

151

232

15036 ^

is!j

13.!

14.' £

102

July

16

15

14

13

13

15

18

14

12

19

15

13

11

10

9.9

11

12

16

14

12

11

17

15

11

16

14

11

9.3

8.3

35

52

Aug.

17

1'

li

li

t

10

S

I

t

1.3

1.8

1.3

r.e

7.8

7.8

{

1C

£

.3

)

.3

8.3

7.4

<

61

IS

1.9

12

£

t

£

1

.9

.8

.3

.8

8.3

7.4

f

56

24

.9

.4

I

15

Per square 

 lie

0.208

.730

1.68

.

3 . ISA DU

2.47

2.11

3 24

2!o9

S

E/\*f . ou r

23.2

. 169

.208

1.42

Sept.

13

11

9.9

14

24

26

15

34

20

14

12

11

11

14

12

12

10

11

23

15

12

13

13

IS

16

13

12

12

15

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.81

1.93

_

4.15

2 57

Z\4S

3.61

2.41

.57

 25

!22

.23

19.42

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-26, Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, 2O-29, June 15, 19-22; discharge eoaputed on basis of records at gage 1,000 feet downstream and records for Clarion River at Rldgwmy.
50 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25'15", long. 78°44'10", at bridge on Main 

Street in Ridgway, Elk County, 50 feet downstream from Elk Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,361.62 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 303 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 5.57 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.51 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 16.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 15 second-feet Sept. 13, 

1943; minimum gage height, 0.47 foot Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by Industrial plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, May 23 to July 31)

0.5 19 0.9 90

.6 31 1.0 120

.7 46 1.3 230

.8 65 1.5 325

2.1 690

2.7 1,120

4.8 2,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

36

37

34

31

32

34

63

148

63

48

56

54

68

63

52

68

259

126

82

68

57

52

52

48

48

48

46

48

44

46

Nov.

48

50

52

57

57

95

233

130

90

98

183

134

120

158

141

124

138

148

155

883

547

392

482

380

315

275

437

404

364

347

-

Dec.

336

295

275

270

252

474

482

392

342

305

285

441

916

625

599

951

981

722

644

566

512

464

404

352

275

179

234

280

516

2,210

1,410

Jan.

1,120

916

742

625

1,140

2,130

1,450

1,200

1,080

1,040

989

874

776

696

606

573

729

658

716

651

566

696

632

1,140

2,000

1,830

1,920

2,900

2,300

1,660

1,320

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ...... ...

Feb.

1,040

818

628

658

566

476

470

38O

416

358

320

269

397

729

1,560

1,750

1,320

1,040

895

874

736

825

1,040

804

1,040

930

790

762

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,948

7,037

16,989

201,462

35,675

21,891

19,452

27,413

19,380

3 , 87 1

1,833

1,839

1,851

159,179

Mar.

677

606

566

518

554

1,120

860

742

710

690

670

580

524

494

458

398

386

380

295

282

330

554

1,120

888

804

748

776

755

632

573

762

Apr.

1,

1,

240

D80

958

346

736

811

1,

943

200

997

881

783

596

577

396

710

797

364

745

389

811

742

1,

1,

748

L70

200

1,020

909

1,

1,

Maximum

259

883

2,210

5,910

2,900

1,750

1,120

1,480

2,900

352

170

312

128

2,900

180

380

358

346

May

762

677

573

488

434

392

347

310

280

266

248

210

202

190

186

176

180

169

176

679

374

1,480

2,900

1,750

1,550

1,160

951

736

612

500

422

Minimum

31

48

179

26

566

269

282

664

169

56

44

29

44

29

June.

352

310

266

230

206

183

169

152

141

134

127

114

105

105

111

80

78

85

75

75

72

109

72

59

56

114

99

72

61

59

-

Mean

62.8

235

548

550

1,151

782

627

914

625

129

59.1

59.3

61.7

436

July

57

52

48

44

44

48

93

61

52

63

72

54

52

46

44

46

48

82

68

57

52

52

75

52

52

63

52

44

46

44

170

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.207

.776

1.81

1.82

3.80

2.58

2.07

3.02

2.06

.426

.195

.196

.204

1.44

73

52

46

50

48

42

40

34

34

32

30

32

37

36

34

29

29

512

1.20

57

46

44

44

43

38

32

31

34

L65

L27

68

Sept.

56

50

44

48

86

96

63

128

118

65

52

48

48

56

54

50

46

44

80

70

52

54

57

65

63

54

44

50

56

54

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.86

2.09

24.73

4.38

2.69

2.39

3.36

2.38

.48

.22

.23

.23

19.55
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 51

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorde.r, lat. 41°19'50", long. 79°18'35", at highway bridge at 

 (Jooksburg, Forest County, 300 feet downstream from Toms Run and 5 miles upstream from 

Canther Run. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 807 square miles.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 1,413 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 9.11 

reet); minimum, 73 second-feet Aug. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 32,700 second-feet July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 19 feet Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 

56,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Taflon at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Some reguRating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-18 Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 79 1.4 77 2.6 530 6.0 4,000 

1.6 130 1.7 150 3.3 1,020 7.0 5,800 

1.9 223 2.0 241 4.1 1,700 8.5 9,220 

2.2 343 2.3 365 5.1 2,760

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

91 

93 

98 

89 

86

84 

84 

102 

156 

304

203

150 

142 

150 

150

159 

165 

283 

559 

330

231 

184 

158 

145 

132

127 

124 

119 

114 

114 

114

Nov.

117 

122 

129 

134

145

172 

302 

536 

336 

263

271 

385 

342 

347 

400

356 

324 

328

347 

1,020

1,900 

1,180 

1,100 

1,140 

9O5

765 

800 

1,180 

1,020 

980

Dec.

972 

912 

807 

765 

723

758 

1,280 

1,100 

940 

821

744 

737 

2,100 

1,950 

1,660

2,700 

3,690 

2,680 

2,200 

*1,900

1,660 

1,430 

1,260 

1,100 

972

b660 

b480 

b720 

1)1,050 

4,370 

3,940

Jan.

3,000 

2,530 

2,050 

1,750 

1,990

5,870 

4,240 

3,330 

2,760 

2,420

2,260 

2,050 

1,850 

1,700 

1,520

1,340 

1,380 

1,560 

1,480 

1,610

1,380 

1,480 

1,750 

2,300 

5,120

4,500 

5,600 

6,800 

6,420 

4,330 

3,400

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .....................;....

 her......... .................

lender year 1948 

ary

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

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,880 

*2,350 

1,950 

1,800 

1,660

1,430 

1,340 

1,260 

1,180 

1,140

1,060 

884 

926 

1,580 

3,030

5,220 

3,760 

2,940 

2,480 

2,260

2,150 

1,950 

3,070 

2,640 

2,590

2,880 

2,360 

2,150

Seoondfoot-days

5,04C 

17,346 

47,133

509, 21E

89,77C 

60,92C 

49,904 

69,18C 

57,298 

12,111 

4,913 

4,372 

4,183

422,167

Mar.

1,950 

1,750 

1,560 

1,480 

1,380

1,980 

2,420 

1,900 

1,800 

1,700

1,750 

1,610 

1,430 

1,340 

1,260

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

964 

821

849 

1,150 

2,210 

2,480 

2,050

1,950 

1,900 

2,000 

1,800 

1,560 

1,560

Apr.

2,620 

2,640 

2,310 

2,100 

1,850

1,900 

2,260 

2,530 

2,420 

2,100

1,900 

1,750 

1,610 

1,750 

1,750

2,260 

2,100 

1,900 

2,480 

2,360

2,100 

1,950 

2,330 

3,400 

3,060

2,640 

3,010 

3,260 

2,530 

2,310

Maximum

559 

1,900 

4,370

12,400

6,800 

5,220 

2,480 

3,400 

9,180 

1,180 

228 

602 

271

9,180

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.). May 23 (5:30 a

May

2,100 

1,900 

1,660 

1,430 

1,260

1,140 

1,010 

919 

828 

758

681 

621 

556 

518 

488

464 

415 

390 

380 

1,680

2,080 

3,020 

9,180 

5,380 

4,670

3,470 

3,000 

2,360 

1,950 

1,610 

1,380

Minimum

84 

117 

480

84

1,340 

884 

821 

1,610 

380 

190 

112 

77 

107

77

June

1,180 

1,020 

877 

765 

667

588 

518 

454 

405 

385

437 

385 

337 

303 

278

263 

245 

245 

245 

234

218 

224 

263 

228

190

196 

252 

282 

234 

193

Mean

163 

578 

1,52C

1,391

2,896 

2,176 

1,610 

2,306 

1,848 

404 

158 

141 

139

1,157

July

170 

158 

145 

134 

140

177 

181 

197 

184 

187

184 

215 

156 

127 

122

117 

129 

158 

228 

215

158 

142 

145 

175 

164

134 

140 

132

112 

117 

170

Aug.

228 

199

137 

112 

100

98 

91 

84 

79 

77

77 

77 

93 

88 

95

86 

79 

182 

602 

307

167 

124 

100 

95

91

88 

84 

93 

124 

224 

290

Per square 

mile

0,202 

.716 

1.88

1.72

3,59 

2.70 

2.00 

2.86 

2.29 

.501 

.196 

.175 

.172

1.43

.m. ) 10,800 sec. -ft.

Sept.

172 

129 

117 

110 

107

126 

172 

193 

196 

271

172 

134 

114 

110 

107

117 

117 

107 

117 

119

181

147 

129

137

145

150 

137 

122

114 

114

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

.80 

2.17

23.47

4.14 

2.81 

2.30 

3.19 

2.64 

.56 

.23 

.20 

.19

19.46

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

813 O-52-5 
52 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location.-Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11'33", long. 79°26'25", a quarter of a mile down-

 stream from hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2^ miles northeast oi 

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

Clarion. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 feet above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. 

bench mark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric plant.

Drainage area.--951 square miles.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1949 (monthly discharge only October 1944 to

 September 1947) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1941 

(corrected) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,573 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. 1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year,, 18,300 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage

 height, 13.01 feet); minimum not determined.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 14,300 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 

11.22 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936. determined by Pennsylvania Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 feet at lower pool of dam); minimum not 

determined.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Flow regulated since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (reservoir capacity,

1,258 000,000 cubic feet). Monthly discharge for the water years 1945-47 given herein, 

not previously published. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1948 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1132. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1162.

Cooperation. Powerhouse records furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co. Oct. 1, 1944, to

 Dec. ay, 1947, under general supervision of the Geological Survey, in connection with 

a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, Dec. 23, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1949 (gage height, in. feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.15

1.3

1.4

1.5 i.e

1.7

19

35

48

64

84

108

136 

206 

337 

49O 

880 

1,450

4.7

5.5

7.5

10.0

11.5

2,290

3,370

11,650

14,940

Discharge,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

238

Nov.

581

Dec.

1,426

[ 1,400

752

1 -z q

-

592

949

390

659

897

808

Jan.

231

3,01O

3,430

1,730

1,750

1,680

1,510

988

1.55O

1,560

850

1,060

890

1,130

1,21O

728

514

35

1,030

572

684

590

314

289

35

921

968

589

468

332

164

Feb.

42

429

206

235

133

466

486

184

662

8O3

423

323

9O9

3,680

6,740

4,650

5,160

4,480

5,67O

9,6OO

6,200

4,480

3,92O

2,850

2,300

2,420

2,540

3,800

5,500

_

-

Mar.

4,820

4,620

3,650

2,530

2,570

2,060

1,770

1,800

1,660

1,620

1,560

944

1,250

842

1,380

2,520

2,990

3,790

3,800

11,200

8,040

lO^OO

8,82O

6,560

5.330

4,000

4,160

3,240

2,860

2,420

2.48O

Apr.

3,810

4,180

4,420

3,870

2,960

3,O70

2,750

2,420

2,59O

2,48O

2,61O

12 , 9OO

11,300

14,800

14,80O

8,660

6,200

4,390

3,940

2,860

2,730

2,780

2,480

2,510

3,460

3,790

3,790

4,460

4,430

3,740

-

Hay

3,08O

2,34O

2,1OO

1,880

2,520

3,180

3,31O

a4,OOO

a3,8OO

a3 , 500

a3,200

2,740

2,290

2,480

2,100

2,49O

3,030

a3,50O

a3,3OO

a2,8OO

a2,300

2,370

1,410

2,020

2,290

1,320

1,370

1.28O

1,330

1,590

' 933

June

793

934

622

592

652

548

84O

al,150

a2,100

al,4OO

al,OOO

al , 20O

al,3OO

al,2OO

a9OO

a53O

a65O

a52O

al,600

a2,OOO

al,700

1,O60

1,110

1,200

992

1,710

75

886

912

803

-

July

335

835

859

42

a29

a270

a33O

4O7

358

411

108

357

674

191

726

387

286

17O

778

836

546

3O6

686

1,990

1,040

1,530

996

551

447

3440

a70

Aug.

30

758

537

421

666

445

915

457

323

443

258

912

1,460

9O5

28

244

339

196

a420

a730

96

28

469

663

349

899

59

42

32

178

210

Sept.

31

35

32

31

28

28

342

654

274

.265

97

49

31

loo

31

28

3O

30

30

4O9

316

157

31

69

30

28

158

105

252

81

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for 

St. Petersburg.

stations at Ridgway and at
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 53

Discharge, in second-feet, of Clarion River near Piney, Pa., 1947-49 Continued

1948-49

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

142

31

28

140

530

96

113

168

185

27

590

494

447

34

28

228

117

244

271

290

254

169

30

28

129

54

135

78

282

36

30

Nov.

102

237

628

316

282

58

30

360

514

786

122

596

171

35

503

289

257

383

1,380

868

1,920

915

1,130

1,830

428

696

1,370

1,200

1,150

1,170

-

DOO.

870

1,170

846

915

676

906

1,470

1,370

746

1,100

784

883

1,620

2,440

2,900

3,190

4,460

4,180

2,450

1,920

1,910

1,630

1,660

1,040

762

576

644

545

1,660

4,110

4,740

Jan.

3,780

2,870

2,340

2,080

3,360

6,020

5,500

4,320

4,160

2,730

2,540

2,330

2,070

2,340

1,600

908

1,890

1,590

1,550

2,080

2,400

2,070

810

2,850

5,670

5,840

7,100

8,420

8,040

5,500

4,140

Feb.

3,680

2,820

2,000

2,580

2,180

1,040

1,340

1,260

1,310

1,500

1,460

769

824

2,020

3,550

5,860

4,820

4,160

4,000

2,340

2,410

2,490

3,740

2,800

3,320

3,690

3,070

2,420

_

_

-

Mar.

.2,250

2,060

1,620

1,660

1,730

2,360

2,470

2,000

1,980

1,860

2,280

2,240

929

1,520

1,450

1,480

1,170

1,430

1,180

522

997

1,470

2,690

2,910

2,520

2,750

1,750

2,300

2,020

1,710

2,340

Apr.

3,000

3,430

1,780

2,340

2,130

2,470

2,660

2,860

3,880

1,620

2,040

1,850

1,970

2,040

2,020

2,560

2,210

2,180

2,860

2,630

2,220

2,570

3,730

3,280

2,760

3,550

3,140

4,000

3,140

3,260

-

Hay

1,890

2,060

1,720

1,560

1,290

1,150

1,240

1,010

878

779

709

649

644

702

383

558

534

321

858

3,240

3,860

3,420

11,600

7,260

5,930

5,500

3,920

3,280

1,540

1,730

1,410

June

1,480

1,080

869

1,170

406

646

648

460

489

526

557

385

428

327

321

368

334

289

192

308

423

185

167

349

284

198

240

356

324

205

-

July

44

319

141

49

185

358

400

228

348

734

272

654

162

32

145

239

308

477

822

377

119

257

173

137

631

827

1,130

764

427

306

178

Aug.

464

712

687

803

536

24

59

327

284

184

49

241

44

23

42

133

125

574

410

289

24

178

70

32

86

55

65

116

74

249

646

Sept.

309

129

23

22

44

237

274

22

84

269

21

253

183

23

82

26

125

128

102

139

133

200

110

180

108

115

221

31

206

85

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1944-49

Month

Calendar1 year 1944 . . 

January 1945. ..........

Mtrch

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

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

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

Water year 1944-45 . .

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

Calendar year 1945. . .

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

Water year 1945-46...

Calendar year 1946...

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

Water year 1946-47...

Observed

Secondfoot-days

6,216 

11,079 

29,628

436,140

32,683 

72,118 

228,799 

98,087 

94,882 

31,194 

36,240 

18,693 

36,095

695,714

74,138 

84,798 

53,466

861,193

75,318 

37,216 

101,228 

25,891 

94,861 

94,530 

19,647 

11,157 

6,388

678,638

25,947 

20,776 

40,957

553,916

113,645 

37,956 

63,733 

109,696 

113,274 

67,877 

14,037 

10,233 

13,985

632,116

Maximum

:

-

:

-

:

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

Minimum

:

-

1

-

:

-

1

-

-

-

.

-

Mean

201 

369 

956

1,192

1,054 

2,576 

7,381 

3,270 

3,061 

1,040 

1,169 

603 

1,203

1,906

2,392 

2,827 

1,725

2,359

2,430 

1,329 

3,265 

863 

3,060 

3,151 

634 

360 

213

1,859

837 

693 

1,321

1,518

3,666 

1,356 

2,056 

3,657 

3,654 

2,263 

453 

330 

466

1,732

Change in 

contents

(equivalent , 

second-feetjt

+106 

-6.4 

-34.3

-3.3

+41.7 

+5.2 

-41.9 

+21.3 

+14.6 

-14.4 

-4.4 

+15.7 

+ .5

+8.7

-2.6 

-5.0 

-3.4

+2.3

+6.0 

+15.7 

-14.9 

+10.4 

+5.2 

-15.8 

-15.3 

+23.9 

-3.1

0

-3.0 

-12.7 

+7.1

+ .2

+17.5 

-13.2 

-16.8 

+8.5 

-13.8 

+30.9 

-6.3 

+1.5 

+4.2

+ .3

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

307 

363 

922

1,189

1,096 

2,581 

7,339 3,291- 

3,076 

1,026 

1,165 

619 

1,204

1,915

2,389 

2,822 

1,722

2,361

2,436 

1,345 

3,250 

873 

3,065 

3,135 

619 

384 

210

1,859

834 

680 

1,328"

1,518

3,684 

1,343 

2,039 

3,666 

3,640 

2,294 

447 

332 

470

1,732

Per square 

mile

0.323 

.382 

.970

1.25

1.15 

2.71 

7.72 

3.46 

3.23 

1.08 

1.23 

.651 

1.27

2.01

2.51 

2.97 

1.81

2.48

2.56 

1.41 

3.42 

.918 

3.22 

3.30 

.651 

.404 

.221

1.95

.877 

.715 

1.40

1.60

3.87 

1.41 

2.14 

3.85 

3.83 

2.41 

.470 

, .349 

.494

1.82

Runoff in 

inches

0.37 

.43 

1.12

17.02

1.33 

2.82 

8.90 

3.86 

3.72 

1.20 

1.42 

.75 

1.42

27.34

2.89 

3.31 

2.09

33.71

2.95 

1.47 

3.94 

1.02 

3.71 

3.68 

.75 

.47 

.25

26.53

1.01 

.80 

1.61

21.66

4.46 

1.47 

2.47 

4.30 

4.42 

2.69 

.54 

.40 

.55

24.72

t Change In contents in Plney Reservoir.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Clarion River near Piney, Pa., 1944-49 Continued

Month

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Calendar year 1948...

Water year 1948-49...

Observed

Secondfoot-days

7,378 

17,430 

37,858

607,102

30,812 

79,291 

115,986 

149,180 

75,853 

30,979 

16,991 

13,512 

3,782

579,052

5,428 

19,726 

54,173

595,713

108,898 

73,453 

57,648 

80,180 

71,625 

14,014 

11,243 

7,605 

3,884

507,877

Maximum

1

-

3,430 

9,600 

11,200 

14,800 

4,000 

2,100 

1,990 

1,460 

654

14,800

590 

1,920

4,740

14,800

8,4ZO 

5,860 

2,910 

4,000 

11,600 

1,480 

1,130 

803 

309

11,600

Minimum

1

-

35 

42 

842 

2,420 

933 

75 

29 

28 

28

-

27 

30 

545

27

810 

769 

522 

1,6ZO 

321 

167 

32 

23 

21

21

Mean

238 

581 

1,221

1,663

994 

2,734 

3,741 

4,973 

2,447 

1,033 

548 

436 

126

1,582

175 

658 

1,748

1,628

3,513 

2,623 

1,860 

2,673 

2,310 

467 

363 

245 

129

1,391

Change in 

contents

( equivalent , 

second-feet )t

-46.7 

+40.4 

-32.0

-2.3

+9.5 

+37.7 

-35.4 

+15.7 

+7.6 

-17.7 

+10.3 

-19.7 

+27.0

-.7

+9.4 

-15.7 

+.9

+2.3

+13.4 

-24.9 

-17.1 

+5.7 

+26.8 

+5.7 

-125 

-88.3 

+21.3

-15.8

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

191 

621 

1,189

1,661

1,004 

2,772 

3,706 

4,989 2,455" 

1,015 

558 

416 

153

1,581

184 

642 

1,749

1,630

3,526 

2,598 

1,843 

2,679 

2,337 

473 

238 

157 

150

1,375

Per square 

mile

0.201 

.653 

1.25

1.75

1.06 

2.91 

3.90 

5.25 

2.58 

1.07 

.587 

.437 

.161

1.66

.193

.675 

1.84

1.71

3.71 

2.73 

1.94 

2.82 

2.46 

.497 

.250 

.165 

.158

1.45

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

.73 

1.44

23.70

1.22 

3.14 

4.50 

5.86 

2.97 

1.19 

.68 

.50 

.18

22.64

.22

.75 

2.12

23.33

4.28 

2.84 

2,24 

3.15 

2.84 

.55 

.29 

.19 

.18

19.65

t Change in contents in Piney Reservoir.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 55

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'55", long. 79°39'40", at highway bridge 1 mile 

south of St. Petersburg, Clarion County, 1.6 miles downstream from Turkey Run, and 4.5 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 876.13 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,246 square miles.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 second-feet May 23 {gage height, 11.04 

reeTT; minimum, 53 second-feet Sept. 16, 18 {gage height, 0.83 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height 

20.17 feet Feb. 22. 1945 {ice Jam); probably little or no flow Jan. 11, 1942 {gage 

height, -0.39 foot), caused by ice Jam upstream; minimum' daily discharge, 46 secondfeet Sept. 26, 1943, Sept. 25, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 500 second-feet, which are good, flow 

regulated since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (reservoir capacity, 

1,258,000,1)00 cubic feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 12 to Sept. 30

0.8 52

.9 67

1.0 84

1.2 126

1.5 204

1.8 301

2.0 380

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

49

62

94

135

185

1.8 

2.1 

2.6 

3.1 

4.1

280

400

680

1,030

1,930

5.2 

6.0 

7.3 

9.4 

10.3

3,140

4,200

6,630

11,400

14,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

128

197

85

66

367

340

145

196

233

245

350

446

643

305

86

66

250

264

378

367

319

292

220

84

68

153

100

166

122

329

84

Nov.

77

14S

536

46O

340

386

212

227

452

998

473

388

581

282

334

513

352

328

1,190

1,210

1,370

1,490

1,010

1,850

1,030

753

1,370

1,430

1,800

1,700

-

Dec.

1,490

1,480

1,390

866

950

1,160

1,550

1,930

956

1,190

1,190

766

3,040

3,220

3,560

6,550

6,000

5,240

3,490

2,760

2,420

2,050

1,940

1,720

940

880

763

1,080

1,750

4,920

5,810

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

Bay. ...................

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

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

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

Septsmber. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

4,200

3,4

3,3

2,6

6O

20

30

5,310

9,020

1>*

5,4

5,C

70

30

SO

3,460

3,510

3,C

2,6

2,6

60

80

90

1,740

1,820

2,0

2,1

1,3

50

90

SO

2,130

2,610

3,1

1,7

4,3

80

60

20

7,470

7,890

9,C

10,9

10,4

7,0

20

00

00

50

5,050

Seocndfoot-days

7,094

23,790

73,051

745,807

142,650

95,520

74,493

99,380

89,518

18,083

15,356

9,338

5,302

653,575

Feb.

4,570

3,590

2,670

2,940

2,69O

1,830

1,940

1,75O

1,87O

1,680

-1,690

1,450

1,360

2,340

4,77O

7,680

6,210

5,050

4,880

3,470

3,080

3,260

4,970

3,850

4,400

4,440

3,870

3,220

_

_

-

Mar.

2,840

2,600

2,230

2,OOO

1,S5O

3,000

2,99O

2,660

2,450

2,4SO

2,630

2,540

1,740

2,260

1,930

1,880

1,730

1,730

1,420

963

1,380

2,120

3,300

3,730

3,090

3,430

2,670

2,750

2,930

2,230

2,740

Apr.

3,760

4,190

2,520

2,870

2,700

3,440

3,520

3,720

4,460

2,620

2,270

2,350

2,490

2,300

2,520

2,980

2,930

2,510

3,410

3,370

2,730

3,000

4,470

4,700

3,480

4,180

3,940

4,720

3,530

3,650

-

Observed

Maximum

643

1,870

6,550

18,900

10,900

7,680

3,780

4,720

13,900

1,680

1,220

818

358

13,900

Minimum

66

77

763

66

1,740

1,360

963

2,270

368

211

111

65

58

58

Mean

229

793

2,356

2,038

4,602

3,411

2,403

3,313

2,383

603

495

301

177

1,791

May

2,760

2,330

2,240

2,090

1,610

1,480

1,300

1,060

1,250

992

840

871

673

836

486

850

728

368

534

4,990

4,930

4,540

13,900

9,430

7,260

6,420

4,620

4,030

2,200

2,010

1,840

June

1,680

1,310

362

1^330

922

912

822

585

602

428

347

416

563

557

397

492

388

416

258

426

648

330

211

344

334

302

410

526

407

308

-

Change In 

contents

( equivalent , 

second- feet)t

+9.4

-15.7

+.9

+2.3

+13.4

-24.9

-17.1

+5.7

+26.8

+5.7

-1-25

-88.3

+21.3

-15,8

July

1

1

212

226

242

19O

111

282

363

502

410

220

504

834

293

133

117

276

320

990

953

640

295

348

340

225

674

322

140

634

747

599

354

Aug.

496

7

7

8

59

34

L8

312

218

2

3

n

17

56

224

178

2

1(

:i

52

36

65

85

1

6<

4,:

56

)4

55

258

505

f

li

1]

)4

J5

L5

72

102

<

li

23

1

96

>1

L9

19

799

Sept.

558

237

171

65

58

207

266

207

80

238

194

178

202

170

72

96

74

152

256

205

168

185

244

192

195

152

178

222

90

250

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

233

777

2,357

2,040

4,615

3,386

2,386

3,319

2.S15

6O9

370

213

193

1,775

Per square 

mile

0.191

.624

1.89

1.64

3.70

2.72

1.91

2.66

2.34

.489

.297

.171

.159

1.42

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

.70

2.16

22.30

4.27

2.83

2.20

2.97

2.7O

.55

.54

.20

.18

19.54

t Change in contents In Piney Reservoir.
56 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°59'40", long. 79°23'40", at St. Charles, Clarion 

County, 500 feet downstream from Industrial railroad bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem. Datum of gage Is 973.14 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--528 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 In 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only October 1916 to September 1918) In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--36 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-49), 868 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.24 

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

1909-49: Maximum discharge, 35,200 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 

feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1910.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revlslons.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 35 2.7 182 4.8 1,140 

1.9 54 3.1 285 5.7 1,86O 

2.1 77 3.5 425 6.7 2.88O 

2.4 124 4.1 720 8.9 5,72O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

60 

57 

54 

52

53 

54 

64 

108 

148

144 

126 

116 

112 

101

90 

108 

242 

309 

222

159 

129 

112 

102 

94

90 

84 

83 

80 

77 

76

Nov.

80 

91 

94 

107 

116

157 

315 

315 

261 

203

191 

198 

200 

194 

187

180 

176 

184 

200 

892

1,210 

775 

704 

640 

515

430 

555 

709 

720 

802

Dec.

860 

775 

670 

615 

570

748 

1,040 

860 

682 

550

425 

613 

2,290 

1,900 

*1,860

5,720 

5,450 

3,720 

2,500 

1,680

1,28O 

1,100 

920 

748 

570

350 

267 

397 

b860 

b3,000 

2,660

Jan.

2,140 

1,600 

1,210 

980 

2,750

5,080 

3,720 

2,720 

1,900 

1,480

1,210 

1,040 

920 

802 

709

635 

*610 

610 

590 

555

484 

838 

1,100 

2,510 

4,110

3,850 

4,240 

5,300 

4,240 

2,940 

2,040

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.......... ..................

st ...........................

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

tor year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,560 

bl.OOO 

b800 

b980 

980

802 

860 

860 

830 

802

704 

570 

630 

920 

2,500

3,850 

2,940 

2,050 

1,560 

1,560

1,480 

1,580 

3,240 

2,550 

2,390

2,190 

1,680 

1,480

Seoond 

foot-days

3,36 

11,40 

45,68C

343,80.

62,91. 

43,346 

30,40£ 

39.05C 

34,054 

5,422 

3,46E 

1,69, 

2,17C

282, 96E

Mar.

1,240 

1,040 

950 

830 

802

1,120 

1,360 

1,070 

950 

920

980 

890 

775 

775 

775

698 

665 

692 

615 

497

530 

702 

1,210 

1,320 

1,070

1,010 

1,300 

1,720 

1,480 

1,210 

1,210

Apr.

1,950 

1,820 

1,480 

1,210 

1,040

1,440 

1,770 

1,680 

1,400 

1,180

1,010 

890 

830 

860 

830

980 

920 

860 

1,100 

1,100

950 

920 

1,480 

2,260 

2,020

1,640 

1,720 

1,520 

1,180 

1,010

Maximum

'. 309 

I 1,210 

) 5,720

! 8,350

! 5,300 

i 3,850 

i 1,720 

) 2,260 

I 5,000 

5 466 

> 220 

5 117 

> 112

5,720

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (8 p.m

Hay

890 

830 

704 

600 

520

461 

413 

374 

340

315

285 

258 

240 

228 

220

208 

203 

187 

188

3,140

g2,770 

g4,420 

5,000 

3,000 

2,290

1,640 

1,280 

1,010 

830 

660 

550

Minimum

52 

80 

267

52

484 

570 

497 

830 

187 

93 

63 

36 

46

36

June

466 

393 

336 

291 

258

235 

212 

191 

174 

163

188 

215 

196

167 

146

133 

128 

g!40 

g!35 

128

121 

112 

107 

97 

93

127 

122 

116 

124 

109

Mean

108 

380 

1,474

939

2,029 

1,549 

981 

1,302 

1,099 

181 

112 

54.6 

72.3

775

July

93 

83 

75 

69 

64

97 

107 

153 

148 

206

219 

157 

121 

93 

77

70 

86 

139 

220 

216

147 

116 

g!04 

g91 

g76

g73 

70 

66 

63 

69 

97

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0,205 

.720 

2.79

1.78

3.84 

2.93 

1.86 

2.47 

2.08 

.343 

.212 

.103 

.137

1.47

) 7,600 sec. -ft.

117 

97 

80 

69 

61

56 

51 

48 

45 

46

42 

43 

47 

48 

46

43 

41 

52 

57 

66

63 

54 

46 

41 

39

38 

36 

37 

43 

63 

78

Sept.

84 

64 

52 

49 

50

61 

65 

83 

90 

73

65 

60 

51 

49 

46

47 

47 

52 

112 

109

101 

110 

102 

99 

94

85 

75 

67 

65 

63

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

.80 

3.22

24.22

4.43 

3.05 

2.14 

2.75 

2.40 

.38 

.24 

.12 

.15

19.92

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe. 

g Computed from graph based en daily gage readings.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 57

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56'21", long. 79°00'31", 75 feet downstream from

Williams Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles

downstream from Sawmill Run. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 feet above mean sea level

(Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Drainage area. 158 square miles. 

Kecords available. October 1946 to September 1949. October 1938 to September 1946 at

site 2.9 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1938-49), 245 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.76

reetj; minimum not determined, occurred during period of doubtful gage-height record;

minimum daily, 17 second-feet Aug. 25-28.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,460 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.86

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, site and datum then in

use (discharge, 12,500 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 4,300 second-feet

by logarithmic plotting). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height recora, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

or doubtful gage-height recorl (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shtfting-control method usel July 19 to Sept. 30)

O.7 15 1.3 78 3.O 619 

.8 22 1.5 112 4.0 1,190 

.9 30 1.8 178 4.9 1,800 

1.0 40 2.1 259 

1.1 51 2.5 308

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

24 

24 

22 

23

26 

25 

46 

56 

37

43 

43 

35 

33 

30

28 

38 

77 

50 

39

35 

32 

31 

30 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Nov.

33 

34

35 

41 

40

53 

78 

53 

44 

46

54 

50 

47 

46 

44

42 

44 

44

60 

217

160 

120 

141 

124 

105

92 

129 

128 

141 

154

Dec.

171 

161 

156 

161 

156

230 

236 

198 

168 

143

126 

174 

519 

349 

418

*1,590 

1,570 

879 

629 

472

383 

324 

268 

225 

193

b!35 

b!50 

164 

371 

1,420 

950

Jan.

696 

520 

406 

342 

916

1,760 

1,040 

750 

565 

467

398 

349 

307 

274 

244

225 

216 

203 

196 

*173

164 

350 

317 

938 

1,220

1,180 

1,290 

l',520 

1,100 

750 

599

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam] 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Us

 her .........................

 her.. .......................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

484 

387 

317 

338 

310

268 

297 

278 

287 

268

239 

214 

242 

338 

730

1,190 

806 

590 

484 

598

484 

599 

1,O70 

806 

806

660 

547 

493

Seoondfoot-days

1,04 

2,39 

13,08

98,28(

19,47 

14,13 

10,58- 

11,57 

5,95 

1,93 

1,44 

71 

94

83,29

Mar.

410 

356 

317 

287 

300

521 

472 

414 

379 

368

390 

331 

297 

293 

284

253

253 

247 

214 

190

208 

274 

387 

335 

307

293 

506 

498 

418 

368 

414

Apr.

533 

489 

430 

375 

338

460 

524 

502 

430 

375

331 

297 

290 

278 

274

278 

239 

250 

300

271

253 

270 

452 

619 

570

502 

542 

430 

360 

317

Maximum

r 77

3 217 

3 1,590

3 3,530

5 1,760 

J 1,190 

1 521 

5 619 

5 591 

7 124 

5 130 

5 62 

7 75

J 1,760

May

290 

256 

225 

203 

183

166 

154 

141 

132 

132

122 

108 

101 

98 

94

88 

84 

78 

88 

591

349 

271 

253 

230 

344

265 

230 

206 

176 

154 

141

Minima

22 

33

126

22

164 

214 

190 

239 

78 

40 

26 

17 

21

17

June

124 

112 

103 

91 

86

81 

77 

68 

65 

63

71 

69 

62 

56 

54

51 

56 

63 

54 

50

54 

53 

44

40 

40

52 

51 

45 

56 

4-6

Mean

33.6 

80. C 

422

269

628 

505 

341 

386 

192 

64. e 

46. e 

23. C 

31.6

228

July

41 

37 

36 

35 

34

38 

66 

53 

38 

105

74 

45 

39 

37 

40

35 

38 

130 

92 

54

45 

42 

41 

32 

31

29 

28 

27 

26 

34 

43

Aug.

29 

27 

25 

25 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

22 

24 

21 

19

19 

20 

22 

22 

19

18 

19 

118 

118 

117

117 

117 

117 

62 

38 

37

Per square

mile

0.214 

.506 

2.67

1.70

3.97 

3.20 

2.16 

2.44 

1.22 

.409 

.295 

.146 

.200

1.44

Sept.

126 

125 

123 

121 

121

33

75 

71 

36 

31

28 

26 

33 

130 

129

128 

127 

126 

34 

31

28 

35 

38 

31 

27

25 

24 

28 

30

27

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

.56 

3.08

23.13

4.58 

3.33 

2.49 

2.73 

1.40 

.46 

.34 

.17 

.22

19.61

Peak discharge (base, 2.5OO sec. -ft.}. No peak above base. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Mahoning Creek 

at HcCormlck and Crooked Creek at Idaho.
58 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Mahoning Creek at Mahonlng Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'40", long. 79°17'30", at highway bridge at 

Mccrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahoning Creek Dam, Armstrong 

County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyville, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Run. Datum of 

gage is 1,003.39 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 344 square miles.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 556 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.51 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily, 17 

second-feet Aug. 20 to Sept. 1.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 feet); 

minimum, 2.5 second-feet Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, 16 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 1939.

Remarks. Records good, 

(see p. 71).

Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In eecond-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

12

20

40

53

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

133

221

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

338

543

795

1,230

4.6 

5.2 

5.8 

6.1

1,920

2,740

3,820

4,460

Discharge, in second-feet, waiter year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

25

80

141

118

66

66

65

66

65

66

73

108

161

141

88

88

88

77

49

49

49

49

49

49

Nov.

49

49

49

61

88

90

125

164

164

164

127

88

88

88

88

88

88

83

83

209

410

504

499

434

316

316

316

316

371

494

-

Dec.

499

499

499

442

399

499

557

666

652

442

274

176

337

913

1,240

1,380

1,480

2,52O

3,330

3,060

1,780

636

583

472

420

244

164

164

282

322

2,060

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

3,

2,

1,

2,

3,

3,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

2,

4,

150

400

100

818

700

869

450

33O

060

9OO

976

682

467

467

467

467

462

410

312

312

312

321

411

538

640

280

480

530

580

400

4,410

Feb.

2,350

1,070

657

498

825

705

593

753

648

643

. 642

419

261

594

855

1,100

2,000

2,130

1,280

1,280

1,230

1,240

1,380

2,480

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,330

_

_

-

Mar.

1,03O

795

629

477

483

852

1,200

1,070

313

818

31O

658

338

514

739

521

577

680

583

416

329

419

499

623

843

340

832

848

855

855

855

Apr.

862

878

825

712

712

732

739

753

848

953

938

930

915

900

878

855

679

499

499

504

504

510

671

1,050

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,050

810

795

-

Observed

Secondfoot days

2,032

6,019

27,49"!

216,677

44,701

32,378

21,811

24,681

9,743

2,767

2,982

1,311

1,239

177,155

Maximum

161

504

3,060

7,690

4,410

2,480

1,200

1,240

648

178

167

184

99

4,410

Minimum

21

49

164

20

312

261

329

499

120

56

41

17

17

17

Mean

65.5

201

887

592

1,442

1,156

704

823

314

92.2

96.2

42 .3

41.3

485

May

. 533

325

325

325

325

325

325

304

264

260

260

232

167

167

167

167

150

120

120

204

600

645

488

430

338

449

648

476

250

176

178

June

178

178

178

176

176

148

97

97

97

97

95

95

95

95

90

77

70

56

56

56

58

56

56

56

56

SS

56

56

56

56

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

-0.4

4-5.4

 Ull

+9.2

-50.2

-60.3

+10.0

-18.6

+2.0

+2.4

-1.8

-1.6

+1.9

+ .5

July

56

56

56

56

56

60

59

59

79

104

101

128

181

140

60

59

60

62

101

153

110

133

187

187

187

143

66

74

41

46

120

Aug.

184

143

71

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

54

34

34

34

33

53

33

34

29

18

20

17

17

Sept.

17

18

18

57

99

05

54

54

54

54

54

54

49

33

33

33

33

33

34

33

33

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

65.1

206

998

601

1,392

1,096

714

804

316

94.6

94.4

40.7

43.2

486

Per aqua re 

mile

0.139

.599

2.90

1.75

4.05

3.19

2.08

2.34

.919

.275

.274

.118

.126

1.41

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

.67

3.34

23.78

4.67

3.52

2.40

2.61

1.06

.31

.32

.14

.14

19.20

t Change In contents In Mahonlng Creek Reaervoir.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 59

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°50'10", long. 79°06'35", at McCormick, Indiana 

County, 200 feet downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile west of Georgeville, 1.7 miles 

upstream from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg. Datum of gage is 1,164.88 

feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 87.4 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1939 to September 1949.

Average aischarge.--10 years, 142 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.64 feet); 

minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 26-28 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 4,670 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height, 

11.94 feet Mar. 4, 1941 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 7)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 3O

1.65 1.6 2.1 17 3.0 123 1.5 l.O 1.85 5.4 2.5 52 

1.75 3.4 2.2 24 3.4 202 1.55 1.2 1.9 6.9 2.7 76 

1.85 5.7 2.3 32 3.9 325 1.6 1.5 1.95 8.8 3.O 123 

1.9 7.2 2.5 52 1.65 1.9 2.O 11 3.3 181 

2.0 12 2.7 76 1.7 2.4 2.1 17 4.2 401 

1.75 3.2 2.2 24 5.2 7O5 

1.8 4.2 2.3 32 6.6 1.21O

Discharge, in second- feet . water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.0 

2.1 

2.5 

2.1 

2.0

2.5 

4.4 

13 

57 

22

34 

33 

22 

16 

14

11 

13 

95 

58 

42

33 

25 

20

18 

16

14 

13 

11 

11 

10 

9.2

Nov.

11 

15 

14 

34 

34

32 

83 

52 

40 

37

52 

42 

36 

35 

31

28 

28 

3O 

34 

225

148 

106 

136 

1O6 

86

71 

116 

114 

127 

147

Dec.

156 

141 

127 

143 

154

266 

236 

170 

125 

96

b70 

b96 

229 

152 

308

*1,210 

8O7 

43O 

299 

218

166 

139 

109 

82 

b64

b54 

b58 

b70 

b3OO 

1,110 

586

Jan.

388 

268 

192 

149 

720

1,080 

540 

350 

249 

190

150 

127 

1O8 

95 

82

75 

73 

7O 

68 

57

*50 

289 

218 

952

857

765 

784 

773 

494 

320 

b24O

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sepi

VI

mber .......

lendar year 194E 

ary

St. ..........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b!85 

b!35 

b!05 

b!45 

166

132 

183 

186 

183 

160

134 

110 

123 

197 

449

742 

429 

8270 

h227 

835O

8280 

a500 

a780 

a5OO 

8450

h336 

3240 

a210

Secondfoot-daya

627. 

2,050

8,171

58,223.

10,773 

7,907 

5,201 

5,912 

1,497 

272. 

531. 

130. 

135.

43,209.

Mar.

168 

141 

125 

113 

136

295 

258 

206 

177 

16O

*199

154 

137 

149 

147

125 

123 

127 

101 

87

98

168 

261

213 

177

156 

244 

225 

179 

ISO 

202

Apr.

348 

285 

229

183 

ISO

287 

361 

304 

239 

186

150 

127

127 

125 

118

127 

103 

111 

134 

121

111 

123 

223 

348 

304

244 

263 

197 

154 

130

Maximum

3 95 

225 

1,210

3 2,590

1,080 

78O 

295 

361 

113 

3 28 

5 130 

3 19 

6 13

t 1,210

May

113 

100 

83 

70 

61

54 

49 

44 

40 

38

32 

28 

25 

24 

24

22

19 

17 

16 

84

60 

43 

45 

42 

80

58 

62 

52 

44 

36 

32

Minimum

2.0

11 

54

1.8

50 

105 

87 

103 

16 

S.O 

2.0 

1.2 

2.0

1.2

June

28 

22 

19 

15 

13

12 

10 

8.4 

6.9 

7.3

9.8 

18 

11 

8.4 

6.6

5.4 

5.2 

6.6 

8.8 

6.O

4.9 

4.4 

4.O 

3.4 

3.0

3.6 

5.4 

6.9 

5.2

4.7

Mean

20.3 

68.3 

264

159

348 

282

168 

197 

48.3 

9. 1C 

17.1 

4.22 

4.5Z

118

July

4.7 

3.6 

2.7 

2.2 

2.0

2.4 

8.1 

10 

5.4 

11

16 

6.2 

4.2 

3.4 

20

14 

7.7 

23 

27 

21

23 

130 

49 

26 

18

13 

12 

9.8 

6.9 

14 

35

Aug.

19 

9.8 

7.7 

6.9 

6.0

4.7 

3.6 

3.0 

2.7 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

1.9

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

11 

16 

6.3

Per square 

mile

0.232 

.781 

3.02

1.82

3.98 

3.23 

1.92 

2.25 

.553 

.104 

.196 

.048 

.052

1.35

Sept.

6.O 

5.7 

4.2 

3.O 

2.7

5.9

7.7 

6.9 

6.6 

5.2

3.2 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

3.4

13 

10 

6.6

4.9 

3.6 

4.0 

5.2 

5.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.87 

3.48

24.77

4.58 

3.36 

2.21 

2.52 

.64 

.12 

.23 

.06 

.06

18.40

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Crooked Creek at Idaho, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from graph based on tape-gage reading.
60 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'15", long. 79°21'00", at highway bridge at 

Idaho, Armstrong County, lj miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2j miles west of 

Shelocta. Datum of gage Is 961.04 feet above mean sea level (Buffalo, Rochester & 

Pittsburgh Railway bench mark).

Drainage area. 191 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 269 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 6.46 feet); 

minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 21, 22, 27; minimum gage height, 0.40 foot July 5.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 7,760 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 12.35 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Oct. 8, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.40 foot Sept. 5, 7, 

1938, July 5, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 feet in March 1936, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 3, 

May 6-20, July 31 to Sept. 28)

0.40 5.8 0.65 28 2.1 420 

.45 8.6 .7 34 2.7 630 

.5 12 .8 51 3.5 990 

.55 16 .9 72 5.1 1,87O 

.6 22 1.1 126 6.1 2,470

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

11 

12 

11 

11

20 

23 

32 

84 

39

55 

51 

34 

29 

26

22 

36 

ISO 

97 

68

55 

46 

39 

36 

30

3O 

30 

28 

26 

26 

26

Nov.

42 

51 

44

90 

72

77 

140 

104 

82

75

80 

66 

62 

64 

53

47 

53 

51 

52 

323

273 

*209 

250 

200 

166

143 

238 

235 

395

536

Dec.

573 

436 

356 

305 

256

299 

27O 

232 

189 

157

b!25 

b!55 

290 

232 

893

2,470 

1,460 

755 

518 

404

332 

32O 

25S 

206 

171

b!20 

b!30 

b!60 

b72O 

2,110 

1,120

Jan.

69O 

468 

353 

302 

1,480

1,87O 

915 

573 

436 

332

273 

*238 

203 

189 

163

151 

146 

134 

132 

112

106 

507 

452 

1,920 

1,790

1,590 

1,68O 

1,68O 

990 

592 

468

Feb.

383 

293 

b220 

341 

420

362 

452 

420 

389 

329

279 

232 

233 

308 

689

1,300 

778 

518 

420 

777

63O 

1,090 

1,900 

1,060 

86S

630 

*484 

452

itnn+h SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber. ........................

mber. ..... ... . -

lendar year 1948 

ary

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ......

1,223 

4,273 

16,022

118,895.6

2O,935 

16,262 

9,738 

11,396 

2,916 

759 

1,6O6.7 

524.0 

400.1

..... 86,054.8

Mar.

371 

311 

293 

276 

293

463 

452 

383 

341 

323

436 

359 

320 

305 

284

247 

247 

258 

215 

189

203 

221 

287 

270 

256

247 

4O6 

420 

350 

3O2 

410

Apr.

630 

501 

420 

33S 

290

719 

67O 

573 

452 

350

293 

253 

261 

229 

218

212 

180 

203 

241 

247

226 

241 

412 

692 

611

484

501 

386 

305 

258

Maximum

180 

536 

2,470

5,280

1,920 

1,900 

463 

719 

232 

55 

262 

86 

25

2,470

Peak discharge (base, 2,'500 see.-ft.J. Dec. 16 (3 a.m.

Uay

232 

203 

166 

146 

126

109 

98 

88

75 

72

59 

53 

51 

46 

49

40 

37 

34 

32 

149

123 

85 

95 

77 

126

106 

115 

98 

88 

72 

66

Minima

10 

42 

12O

8.6

106 

220 

189 

ISO 

32 

12 

7.5 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

June

55 

46 

39 

39 

33

28 

29 

24 

23 

18

23 

24 

26 

32 

28

20 

19 

40 

30 

2O

15 

18 

23 

12 

14

15 

18 

16 

16 

16

Mean

39.5 

142 

517

325

675 

581 

314 

380 

94.1 

25.3 

51.8 

16.9 

13.3

236

July

13 

1O 

13 

8.6

7.5

8.6 

25 

17 

11 

38

32 

28 

24 

18 

14

15 

23 

52 

59 

40

40 

262 

168 

85 

66

62 

49 

37 

32 

117 

232

Aug.

86 

51 

37 

30

25

17 

16 

13 

12

11

15 

12 

12 

11 

11

8.6 

6.9 

8.6 

11 

6.9

6.4 

5.8 

6.4 

9.3

7.1

5.8 

5.8 

6.4 

26 

29 

15

Per square 

mile

O.2O7 

.743 

2.71

1.70

3.53 

3.04 

1.64 

1.99 

.493 

.132 

.271 

.088 

.O7O

1 .24

Sept.

20 

20 

11 

8.6 

8.6

22 

24 

18 

15

15

12 

9.3 

8.0 

9.S

9.0

10 

9.3 

8.0 

7.5 

6.9

5.8 

16 

25 

2O 

15

12 

9.3 

10 

22 

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

.83 

3.12

23.16

4.08 

3.17 

1.9O 

2.22 

.57 

.15 

.31 

.10 

.08

16.77

) 2,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9 p.m.-) 2,740

sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (4 p.m.J 2,6OO sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 61

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'10", long. 79°30 l 45n , a quarter of a mile- downstream from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3j miles south of Ford City, and §\ 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 799.51 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--278 square miles.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports or Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--38 years (1910-13, 1914-49), 429 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.10 

rest); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 8.2 

second-feet Oct. 8-11.

1909-49: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), by contracted-opening method; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 8, 11, 20, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 71).

Cooperation. Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

30

30

30

24

1Z

12

10

8.Z

8.Z

8.Z

8.Z

39

96

83

60

43

43

44

46

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

Nov.

48

48

46

46

48

49

48

48

61

64

loz

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

100

10Z

453

76Z

423

98

98

100

100

102

301

710

Dec.

710

710

710

710

685

685

660

473

94

96

98

100

294

685

660

735

818

1,600

Z,Z80

2,140

1,550

76Z

762

735

549

116

116

. 116

1ZZ

379

1,310

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

April................. . May....................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

2,180

z,

1,

100

570

762

76Z

S45

1,

Z,

Z,

560

180

350

1,330

735

710

710

496

116

116

L16

119

1.22

1Z2

1ZZ

182

Z46

264

1,050

1,470

1,

Z,

900

930

760

500

3,440

Secondfoot-days

1 , 210 . 8

4,655

Z1.460

L79.226.8

31,565

31,701

14,869

17,043

5,351

1 3 469

734

1,052

790

131,899.8

Feb.

3,140

Z,050

1,560

735

735

710

710

710

710

710

685

458

ZZ9

233

240

4Z1

l.ZOO

1,920

1,400

710

1,120

1,800

1,880

1,920

1,880

1,800

1,350

685

_

_

-

Mar.

685

660

463

18Z

236

Z40

Z46

4Z5

735

710

710

710

710

710

685

660

510

Z06

Z10

Z10

Z13

Z13

216

383

685

685

660

660

660

477

114

Apr.

316

735

~12T 434

1Z4

126

134

134

202

Z70

444

845

818

1,4ZO

1,960

1,310

710

685

52Z

Z16

Z19

Z19

ZZ3

493

735

735

735

735

710

710

Observed

Maximum

96

762

2 *28O

5,390

3,440

3 '735 140

1, 960

53

69

10Z

29

3,440

Minimum

8.Z

46

94

8.Z

116

229

114

1Z4

51

Z4

11

16

13

8.2

Mean

155' 59 1

692

490

1,018

L '480 132

568

173

49.0

Z3 7

33 9

ze'.s

361

May

685

506

Z23

Z23

223

Z13

190

184

184

181

181

140

83

81

83

39Z

630

249

60

51

51

53

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

June

53

53

53

53

53

51

51

51

m

51

51

53

53

53

53

53

53

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

43

37

37

31

Z4

Change in 

contends

(equivalent, 

seeond-feetjt

+10.1

+35.1

+97 * 3

+11.8

+73.2

-218

+5 2

+a!o

-ZZ.9

-11.5

+27. 6

-13 7

-11 '.6

~~ -.1

July

19

1Z

1Z

1Z

1Z

1Z

13

1Z

1Z

13

1Z

1Z

12

1Z

1Z

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

42

69.

60

60

53

46

37

26

68

Aug.

10Z

98

36

13

43

43

13

43

55

Z2

23

23

23

23

Zl

Z3

23

23

23

23

Z3

23

16

18

22

25

26

29

28

28

28

Sept.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

23

13

16

16

16

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

« « PermTfeare

49. Z 0.177.

190 .683

789 Z.84

50Z 1.81

L,091 3.92

914 3.29

45T 1.74

57 6 2 O7

ISO 540

37.5 !l35

51.3 .185

20.2 .073

14.7 .053

361 1.30

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.76

3.27

24.55

4.52

3.43

2.01

2.31

CO 

 O£

.15

.21

.08

. .06

17.62

t Change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir
62 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location. --Water-stage recorder,, lat. 40°17'10", long. 78°55'10", at highway bridge at 

FernSale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream 

from Johnstown city limit, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Conemaugh 

River. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 feet above mean sea level, city of Johnstown datum.

Drainage area.--451 square miles.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 703 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 8.15 

reet ) minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 4 {gage height, 1.65 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 23,900 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 13.3 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 10, 11, 1944; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.55 feet Sept. 24, 193&.

Maximum discharge known, 58,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936, by slope-area and contracted-opening methods.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 cecond-feet, which are good. Regulation 

Dy mine pumpage and reservoirs above station, the five largest of which have a combined 

capacity of 1,788,000,000 cubic feet. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from Quemahoning Reservoir to Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., and from Mill 

Creek, Dalton Run, and North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water supply of city of 

Johnstown.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

(Jo. and Johnstown Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

18

25

34

45

58

74

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

93 

140 

199 

313 

46O 

716

1,120 

1,720 

2,640 

4,HO 

5,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

19

24

105

106

218

374

161

102

87

72

67

60

54

50

125

165

140

121

98

77

69

60

57

54

46

51

57

72

340

269

241

695

387

242

242

2 SO 

227 

2O2 

23O 

210

ISO 

168 

174 

195 

774

589

439

587

483

387

326

326

313

336

378

439 

382 

340 

478 

 580

943

966

688

555

466

378

382

812

660

1,150

3,320 

2,830 

1,500 

1,12O 

905

783

746

613

495

449

340

326

358

559

2,340

1,430

962

805

688

600

1,48O

2,970

1,780

1,500

1,250

1,150

1,030

937

798

709

613

587

646

574

561

518

1,33O 

1.40O 

3,220 

4,430

5,140

5,740

4,780

3,080

1,910

1,450

1,250 

97O 

812

873

805

850

820

688

600

695

1,160

1,190

2,060 

1,500 

1,120 

970 

1.53O

1,350

1,500

2,940 2,030" 

1,720

1,4OO 

1,130 

1,060

858

805

746

681

994

2,500

2,120

1,400

1,160

1,020

1,010

842

716

725

768

653

606

561

477

455

524 

979 

1,25O 

970 

820

783

812

723

600

524

575

1,700

1,090

881

798

709

1,120 

1,840 

1,610 

1,250 

1,OOO

873 

746 

76O 

889 

738

606 

53O 

574 

593 

506

444 

439 

639 

913 

9O5

723 

667 

6OO 

501 

439

428

402

344

305

280

261 

245 

230 

2 2O 

253

2 2O 

193 

174 

165 

162

180

177

146

160

261

221

253

668

472

561

439

466

387

344

292

261

230

199

180

160

148

143 

12g 

111 

1O6 

97

119 

227 

125 

1OO

78 

181 

6O6 

366 

220

168

143

130

115

104

107

132

242

434

275

193

148

130

117

100

110

162

128

95

146

164

516

749

326

272

257

321

543

394

280

287

321

487

292

359

253

193

165

146

337

682

312

213

177

193

190

154

132

108

97

87

76

173

283

149

120

367

579

258

156

12O

102

95

80

71

74

236

274

156

74

69

71

106

128

1O2

85

71

61

57

53

68

80

74

70

64

78

88

57

74

96

101

72

58

60

Secondfoot-days aximum Minimum

Diversion 

and change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

2,699

9,400

27,333

374

774

3,320

19

51

326

87.1

313

882

+28.0 

+111 

+338

115

424

1,220

0.255

.940

2.71

0.29

1.05

3.12

Calendar year 1948 248,235 11,2OO 678 +130 808 24.36

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

53,082

33,961

27,655

25,083

9,170

5,455

8,673

5,337

2,350

5,740

2,940

2,500

1,840

668

606

749

579

128

444

6OO

455

439

146

78

95

71

53

1,712

213

892

836

296

182

280

172

78.3

+187

+124

+155

+162

+1O7 

+45.7 

+67.1. 

+47.3 

+30.9

1,899

l,337j

1,047

998

403

228

347

219

109i

4.21

2.96

2.32

2.21

.894

.506

.769

.486

.242

4.85

3.08

2.67

2.47

1.03

.56

.89

.56

.27

Water year 1948-49 210,198 5,740 19 576 _____+117 695 1.54 2O.84

in contents in Quemahoning, North Fork; Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek 

2 Reservoirs.

t Diversion and chang 

No. 1 and Mill Creek No
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 63

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'10", long. 79°01'40", at highway bridge at 

seward, Westmorland County, 2 miles downstream from Plndley Run and 9 miles northwest of Johnstown. Datum of gage Is 1,075.64 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 715 square miles.

Kecoras available. May 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 11 years, 1,183 second-feet (adjusted).

jjjqremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 8.37 

reet); minimum, 241 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.63 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 15.22 

feet); minimum not determined; minimum dally, 105 second-feet Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938. 

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 

second-feet by contracted-opening method).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good, 

an3~those for Nov. 11-22, Nov. 25 to Dec. 15, Dec. 25 to Jan. 4, which are poor. Flow 

regulated by steel mills and by several reservoirs above station, the eight largest of 

which have a combined capacity of 2,060,170,000 cubic feet.

Cooperation. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and 

Johnstown Water Co.

Rating table,water year 194S-49, except period of doubtful gage-height record

fgage height , Tn fett, ahJ discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12)

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

207

328

555

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

760

1,140

1,630

4.5 

5.7 

7.3

2,840 

5,760 

1O,OOO

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

45'

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

270

258

253

253

288

373

390

509

804

530

434

404

356

335

322

296

302

427

489

442

412

383

349

315

302

302

290

290

283

277

258

Nov.

309

328

542

622

686

580

1,350

930

650

631

602

602

612

538

489

464

522

505

564

Ij240

T..OTO

772

' 1,180

1,100

918

856

856

856

880

900

-

Dec.

940

840

780

683

683

772

1,560

1,860

1,220

955

832

942

1,370

1,170

1,070

4,870

5,500

3,180

2,350

1,920

1,610

1,490

1,280

T70BD

892

760

672

640

1,490

4,990

4,490

Month

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

November. :........ .....

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

May. .'..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

6,

4,

3,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

5,

7,

8,

9j

7,

5,

3,

2,

840

030

560

290

660

440

OOO

06O

580

35O

110

930

670

470

310

200

240

170

130

090

955

200

490

080

840

120

770

840

240

520

820

Feb.

2,370

1,9

1,5

1,6

00

60

90

2,070

1,710

1,6

1,5

1,6

90

80

3O

1,580

1,390

1,1

1,2

2,C

80

80

90

2,130

3.76O

2,8

2,1

1,9

40

90

00

2,670

2,560

2,E

4,9

3,7

70

90

00

3,290

2,750

2,2

2,0

.

_

-

30

90

Mar.

1,720

1,6

1,5

1,3

00

10

40

1,780

4,250

3,8

2,7

2,3

80

50

10

2,050

2,O50

1,7

1,4

1,4

1O

60

20

1,470

1,290

1,2

1,1

1,C

40

70

50

955

1,020

1,6

2,2

1,9

00

30

20

1,600

1,520

1,5

1,4

1,2

1,0

40

20

30

90

1,210

Apr.

3.O30

2,330

1,860

1,670

1,490

2,090

3, ISO

2,950

2,390

1,930

1,710

1,490

1,460

1,710

1,460

1,260

1,090

1,130

1,200

1,060

955

955

1,200

1,650

1,800

1,440

1,440

1,280

1,110

992

Observed

Seoondfoot-days

11,196

21,884

52,871

502,014

99,005

63,390

53,385

49,312

22,378

14,543

26,699

15,154

9,512

439,329

Maximum

B04

1,350

5,500

18,800

9,770

4,990

4,250

3,180

1,200

918

3,510

1,030

426

9,770

Minimum

253

309

640

247

955

1,180

955

955

472

356

335

283

277

253

Mean

361

729

1,706

1,372

3,194

2,264

1,722

1,644

722

485

861

489

317

1,204

Hay

942

930

832

749

694

640

622

593

574

631

593

538

505

489

542

547

522

472

5O5

716

672

602

1,200

1,050

1,140

992

1,030

905

796

705

650

June

602

564

522

464

464

442

427

412

390

390

412

497

434

39O

369

356

369

918

749

538

464

427

427

390

369

376

404

427

912

622

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-94.3

+9.2

+264

+16.7

+58,7

-2.5

+20.5

+31.1

-31.3

-99.3

 39 . 9

-67.9

-81.5

-2.4

July

1

3

1

1

1

2

505

427

39O

349

335

404

514

450

376

397

497

,810

,510

,220

905

808

798

,28O

,170

880

784

796

948

716

817

844

796

622

555

726

,070

Aug.

1,030

7

6

5

49

22

84

547

489

4

4

3

27

12

90

369

362

5

6

4

49

58

42

383

39O

3

5

8

62

52

68

560

397

3

3

3

62

56

49

322

315

2

2

5

6

96

83

61

96

472

Sept.

383

335

302

283

307

426

404

383

342

309

277

277

277

290

322

302

290

277

315

322

309

309

322

328

322

296

290

315

315

283

Adjusted for change In

re

Mean

267

738

1,970

1,389

3., 253

2,262

1^742

1,675

690

386

821

421

236

1,202

servoir co

Per square 

mile

0.373

1.03

2.76

1.94

4.55

3.16

2. 44

2!34

.965

.540

1.15

.589

.330

1.68

ntents

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

1.15

3.18

26.43

5

OC » CO

3.29

2.81

2 . 61 1.11

.60

1.33

.68

.37

22.81

t Change In .contents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek Jjo. 2, Hlnckston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs.

Hote. Discharge for periods Nov. 11-22, Nov. 25 to Dec. 15, Dec. 25 to Jan. 4 computed on basis 

of graph through observer's reading, recorded range In stage, and fragmentary recorder record 

(doubtful gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 3j discharge computed on basis of records for stony 

Creek at Ferndale and Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh ).
64 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°27'15", long. 79°23'30", at highway bridge at Tunne-1-

ton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 3^ miles southeast of

Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek. Datum of

gage is 844.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--1,358 square miles. 

Kecords available.--October 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--10 years, 2,258 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 10.6

J'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 343 second-feet Oct. 5

(gage height, 2.14 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 59,200 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 220 second-feet Oct. 18,

20, 1939 (gage height, 1.94 feet). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily. Flow regulated by steel mills and by reservoirs above station, the eight

largest of whioh have a combined capacity of 2,060,170,000 cubic feet. 

Cooperation.--Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and

Johnstown Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 317

2.3 454

2.5 622

2.7 

3.3

835

1,640

3,080

5.9 6,370

7.5 10,400

9.7 16,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 19a9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

382

369

356

350

350

470

518

686

1,020

1,020

960

745

652

569

502

470

486

898

1,220

960

756

642

587

552

510

486

470

454

447

432

425

Nov.

454

587

569

812

960

1,160

2,090

1,940

1,640

1,160

1,290

1,160

1,020

1,220

1,020

1,020

960

835

812

2,140

2,740

2,090

2,250

*2,250

2,090

1,940

1,860

1,790

2,740

2,570

-

Dec.

2,570

2,250

2,090

2,090

2,250

2,250

3,440

2,910

2,410

1,940

1,640

1,640

2,740

2,910

3,000

10,000

11,700

6,820

4,940

3,990

3,440

3,080

2,740

2,090

1,720

bl,200

bl,200

bl,300

2,160

10,400

8,720

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,530

3,J

3,4

2,£

990

40

10

4,660

12,600

8,C

5,£

*,E

00

40

60

4,180

3,620

3,E

*2,£

2,E

60

10

70

2,410

2,250

2,C

2,C

1,E

90

90

40

1,790

1,720

3,C

4,3

9,2

80

70

90

15.SOO

12,600

16,7

14,0

10,6

7,0

00

00

00

50

4,940

Feb.

4,370

3,620

2,910

3,440

3,800

3,260

3,440

3,440

3,260

3,080

2,910

2,410

2,250

3,260

4,180

8,250

5,940

4,560

3,620

4,940

4,940

4,960

9,010

6,590

6,150

5,330

4,370

3,990

_

-

Mar.

3,440

3,080

2,910

2,740

2,910

6,540

6,590

4,940

4,180

3,800

4,560

3,440

3,080

2,740

2,740

2,570

2,410

2,410

2,090

1,940

1,860

2,250

3,620

3,800

3,260

2,910

3,260

2,910

2,570

2,410

2,410

Apr.

5,730

5,130

3,990

3,440

2,910

4,180

5,530

5,530

4,560

3,800

3,080

2,740

2,740

2,910

2,740

2,410

2,250

2,090

2,250

2,250

1,940

1,860

2,410

3,800

4,180

3,440

3,260

3,080

2,570

2,250

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

18,744

45,169

111,630

981,544

180,590

122,280

100,370

99,050

40,425

19,634

43 972

23*646

14,506

820,016

Maximum

1,220

2,740

11,700

34,300

16', 700

9,010

6,590

5,730

2,090

1,020

6,340

2,090

745

16,700

Minimum

350

454

1,200

336

1,720

2 250

l)860

1,860

682

486

418

396

404

350

Mean

605

1,506

3,601

2,682

5,825

4,367

3,238

3,302

1,304

654

1, 418

763

484

2,247

May

2,090

1,940

1,790

1,570

.1,430

1,290

1,220

1,090

1,020

1,090

1,090

898

824

756

812

801

835

767

682

1,090

1,640

1,290

1,360

1,790

1,940

1,940

1,790

1,640

1,500

1,290

1,160

June

1,020

898

835

790

733

662

632

578

552

534

569

622

692

552

510

486

502

760

960

835

642

596

578

543

502

486

494

569

604

898

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feetjt

-94.3

+9.2

+264

+16.7

+58.7

-2.5

+20.5

+31.1

-31.3

-99.3

 39 9

-67!9

-81.5

-2.4

July

622

552

510

454

418

446

1,

6,

2,

1,

2,

1,

2,

2,

898

767

578

587

682

130

340

420

570

090

570

250

570

1,860

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

360

360

570

290

020

1,430

1,

1,

640

090

898

790

3,210

Aug.

2,090

1,360

1,090

898

835

745

662

6O4

587

552

510

646

1,220

835

642

569

518

960

960

801

652

534

510

486

454

440

411

396

629

1,090

960

Sept.

745

518

470

440

425

632

662

622

596

518

486

447

425

447

418

411

411

404

404

404

411

462

510

543

518

454

411

418

454

440

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

511

1,515

3,865

2,699

5,884

4,364

3,258

3,333

1,273

555

1,378

695

402

2,245

Per squsre 

mile

0.376

1.12

2.85

1.99

4.33

3.21

2.40

2.45

.937

.409

1.01

.512

.296

1.65

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

1.25

3.29

27.07

4.99

3.34

2.77

2.73

1.08

.46

1.16

.59

.33

22.42

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahonlng, North Pork Bens Cre'ek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Hill 

Creelc No. 2, Hinekston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 65

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrlft, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36'20", long. 79°33'15", at Vandergrift, West-

 moreland County, a. third of a mile upstream from highway bridge and 2 miles upstream 

from Pine Run. Datum of gage is 769.40 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.--1,825 square miles.

Records available.--August 1937 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Gage 

heights and discharge measurements only at site two-thirds of a mile downstream, 

October 1920 to September 1932, are contained in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--12 years, 2,917 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 14.25

 f'eet"); minimum, 350 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.25 feet).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 71,900 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 

feet); minimum, 235 second-feet Oct. 12, 1943 (gage height, 2.92 feet).

Maximum stage known, 41.64 feet Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 second-feet, by slope-area method). 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by steel mills, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek

 Reservoir (see p. 71 ), and other reservoirs above station, the nine largest of which

have a combined capacity of 2,108,300,000 cubic feet. 

Cooperation.--Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Johnstown water Co., and Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2 

3.4 

3.9 

4.3 

4.7

330

410

650

910

1,260

5.5

6.7

7.8

10.0

13.4

2,170

3,850

5,700

10,500

19,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

374

382

378

366

370

422

545

635

917

1,420

1,120

1,050

1,260

933

650

550

535

996

1,310

1,090

910

784

698

662

620

590

565

550

540

520

510

Nov.

560

686

716

854

1,440

1,470

1,510

2,360

1,690

1,360

1,360

1,420

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,120

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,450

3,320

2,900

2', 500

2,620

2,240

1,930

1,810

2,110

2,690

3,400

-

Dec.

3,480

3,250

2,900

2,620

2,620

2,830

3,910

3,400

2,760

2,360

2,050

1,870

2,690

3,850

3,670

10,600

13,900

9,300

7,540

6,100

5,340

4,980

4,250

2,970

2,430

2,110

1,160

1,470

2,470

10,200

11,000

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

8,200

6,

4,

3,

500

380

700

4,990

14,100

10,

8,

6,

700

120

300

5,700

4,320

4,

3,

2,

MO

520

970

2,690

2,500

2,

2,

2,

520

560

240

2,110

2,050

3,' 5,"

9,2

130

00

50

17,500

14,700

19,3

16, C

12 ,E

10,3

00

100

00

00

9,770

Secondfoot days

22,252

50,306

140,080

1,237,945

224,420

164,340

129,490

124,770

51,445

24,180

53,708

33,099

17,235

1,035,325

Feb.

8,640

6,800

4,640

3,800

4,640

4,480

4,230

4,640

4,640

4,450

3,780

3,320

3,110

3,400

4,980

8,660

8,870

6,500

5,160"

5,520

6,500

6,300

10,700

10,200

8,420

7,100

5,700

5,160

_

_

-

. Mar.

g4,480

g3,850

g3,620

g3,400

g3,480

g5,250

g8,640

g7,100

g5,900

g5,160

g6,100

g5,700

g4,64O

g3,780

g3,620

g3,40O

3,180

3,110

2,970

2,500

2,690

2,690

3,940

4,670

4,000

3,780

4,000

4,000

g3,620

3,110

3,110

Apr.

g5,770

g6 , 5OO

g5,160

4,160

3,850

5,16O

6,820

7,760

6,500

4., 980

4,090

3,700

3,480

3,700

3,850

3,250

2,830

2,430

2,620

2,900

2,500

2,360

2,830

4,070

5,160

4,410

4,000

3,850

3,320

2,760

-

Observed

Maximum

1,420

3,400

13,900

37,200

19,300

10,700

8,640

7,760

2,620

1,310

-7,960

3,260

974

19,300

Minimum

366

560

1,160

312

2,050

3,110

2,500

2,360

903

580

515

525

455

366

Mean

718

1,677

4 * , SI uj.*/9

3,382

7,239

5,869

4,177

4,159

1,660

806

1,733

1,068

574

2,837

May

2,620

2,500

2,110

1,87O

1,690

1,580

1,470

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,210

1,050

974

982

1,010

1,010

966

903

1,070

1,790

1,810

1,690

2,300

2,300

2,500

2,500

2,620

2,300

1,750

1,420

June

1,310

1,210

1,110

1,010

861

819

770

746

710

686

752

770

826

770

698

640

590

680

1,150

1,020

784

716

674

662

595

580

595

630

686

1,130

Change In 

contents

( equivalent , 

second-feet )t

-94. 6

+48 5

+308 '

+22.4

+211

-252

+27.8

+22.3

-28.1

-96.4

-12.3

-94.6

-84.9

-1.4

July

7

3

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

833

704

615

570

525

515

828

958

734

674

692

770

,960

,600

,240

,870

,930

,430

,970

430

810

520

870

170

360

520

170

930

360

010

140

Aug.

3,260

2,240

1,810

1,520

1,090

918

812

734

674

645

605

615

1,270

1,640

1,180

764

680

650

1,300

1,690

1,310

764

600

585

570

545

530

525

683

1,420

1,470

Sept.

974

826

722

662

635

635

791

728

722

635

585.

530

460

460

455

470

480

460

470

460

460

515

550

565

565

510

470

455

470

515

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

623

1,726

4,827

3,404

7,450

5,617

4,205

4,181

1,632

710

1,721

973

489

2,836

Per square 

mile

0.341

.946

2. 64

1.87

4.08

3.08

2.30

2.29

.894

.389

.943

.533

.268

1.55

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

1.06

3.04

25.39

4.70

3.21

2.65

2.56

1.03

.43

1.09

.61

.30

21.07

t Change In contents in (Juemahonlng, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek Ho. 1, 

Creek Ho. 2, Hlnckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, Loyalhanna Creek, and Trout Run Reservoirs, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
66 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°20'35", long. 78°53'05", at highway bridge at 

East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run and 2.5 miles 

upstream from confluence with Stony Creek. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.--183 square miles.

Kecoras available. April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 303 second-feet (adjusted).

jatremea. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 5.36 

reet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.26 feet); minimum daily, 6.2 

second-feet Oct. 3.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 8.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area method.

Remarks.--Records fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs and diversion works above station. 

figures of daily discharge do not include diversion at South Pork intake to Cambria 

plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., from Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs (combined capacity, 122,000,000 cubic feet) to city of-Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity, 137,000,000 cubic feet; average diversion, about 2.6 second-feet) to Pennsylvania 

Railroad.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers 

Water Co. and Johnstown Water Co.

Bating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

1.25 

1.3

1.35

1.4

1.45

1.5

4.9 

6.5 

8.6

18

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

28

40

56

77

104

136

1.35

1.4

1.45

1.5

1.6

1.7

9.9

14

19

25

38

1.8

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

72

114

139

204

291

453

3.1

3.4 

3.8 

4.3

650

890

1,320

2,020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.6

8.2

6.2

6-. 5

11

48

25

71

108

54

58

66

44

31

24

18

20

68

69

48

38

28

22

19

18

17

15

13

J.2

12

12

Nov.

27

37

30

122

93

132

326

180

138

135

156

122

114

114

106

94

100

103

104

366

282

237

263

220

182

156

175

154

172

169

Dec.

176

160

151

193

233

397

357

291

245

212

186

183

362

268

315

1,230

1,230

694

522

407

357

316

263

224

197

139

154

172

294

1,320

720

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

541

'

I

130

541

>91

993

1,830

£

£

92

65

>48

503

459

4

2

i

12

63

16

277

259

2

2

2

68

45

45

224

20S

4

1,2

28

30

90

1,760

1,900

1,8

1,6

1,0

7

00

20

50

18

567

Feb.

465

384

326

352

373

306

321

301

326

306

273

241

268

430

486

796

541

436

390

597

472

618

1,030

688

672

554

453

424

_

_

-

Mar.

363

326

306

277

341

856

636

496

436

407

412

341

306

301

296

250

250

241

212

197

216

311

430

346

311

296

301

277

241

220

278

Apr.

643

465

379

357

331

500

560

522

430

363

331

296

316

341

286

263

216

245

241

216

194

194

241

331

316

268

286

254

220

208

-

Observed

Secondfoot days

999.5

4,609

11,968

109,968.8

21,973

12,829

10j477

9,813

4,618

2,205

7,823

2,190

799

90,303.5

Maximum

108

366

1,320

5,230

1,900

1,030

856

643

263

150

1,560

301

65

1,900

Minimum

6.2

27

139

6.2

208

241

197

194

92

38

35

18

12

6.2

Mean

32.2

154

386

300

709

458

338

327

149

73.5

252

70.6

26.6

247

May

200

194

176

160

148

139

132

122

113

142

119

106

96

96

92

140

102

92

96

167

142

124

263

186

249

200

224

186

154

136

122

June

114

107

99

94

90

84

79

68

65

61

72

86

62

51

46

44

49

121

90

66

54

62

67

46

38

42

56

70

150

72

-

Diversion and 

change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

+45.6

+61.6

+68.0

+54.3

+54.8

+58.0

+57.2

+56.6

+54.1

+44.3

+54.1

+54.8

+44.9

+54.5

July

59

51

46

41

37

35

105

63

51

56

65

942

1,560

442

291

204

259

390

363-

224

186

163

145

107

112

248

264

157

124

218

815

Aug.

301

If

1.

1

33

52

>6

94

76

f

2

>8

.3

59

56"

£

i

7

6

6

48

41i

E

4

7

3

9

35

23

2

2

2

2

2

5

22

22

1

2

1C

12

8

0

6

7

61

Adjusted

Mean Per st!uare Mean sile

77.8 0.425

216 1.18

454 2.48

354 1.93

764 4.17

516 2.82

395 2.16

384 2.10

203 1.11

118 .645

306 1.67

125 .683

71.5 .391

302 1.65

Sept.

45

33

23

28

35

65

43

36

32

18

14

13

16

22

29

19

17

17

33

25

17

19

37

34

21

12

17

18

38

23

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

1.32

2.86

26.39

4.81

2.94

2.49

2.34

1.28

.72

1.93

.79

.44

22.41

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 see.-ft.) . No peak above base.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs and diversion from 

South Fork intake.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 67

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa.

Location. Chain gage, lat. 40°28>25", long. 79°12>15", at highway bridge at Gratton, a

 quarter of a mile northwest of Blacklick, Indiana County, and three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Two Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 945.94 feet above mean sea level 

(Pennsylvania State highway bench mark).

Drainage area. 390 square miles.

Records available.--August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and

 October 1931 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to

December 1905 and January 1907 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--42 years (1907-49), 664 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,520 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.65

 reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Sept. 15

(gage height, 2.58 feet).

1904-49: Maximum discharge, 51,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 15.88

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 6 second-feet Sept. 12,

16-27, 1908 (gage height, 1.88 feet). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 743: Drainage area. W 800: 1912(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. £4 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

2.6 43 3.1 191 4.3 1,090 2.6

2.7 63 3.3 285 4.9 1,760 2.7

2.8 87 3.5 405 5.7 2,900 2.8

2.9 117 3.8 630 6.8 4,890 2.9

3.0

34 3.1 172 4.8 1,610

53

76

103

3.3 264 5.6 't

3.5 380 6.5 4

3.8 600 6.9

135 4.3 1,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

59

59

59

55

63

120

111

163

404

213

290

335

191

164

145

124

142

475

366

265

235

175

152

148

145

131

114

117

105

102

93

Nov.

166

183

160

302

265

255

672

426

324

307

340

334

454

324

270

265

260

265

255

1,320

805

672

*805

630

475

440

5SO

590

760

805

-

Dec.

895

760

672

715

715

942

990

805

630

512

412

426

958

760

1,130

3,920

3,220

1,890

1,410

1,090

895

850

630

512

b440

b280

b290

b390

1,400

4,890

2,590

Jan.

1,760

1,300

1,090

850

2,610

4,300

2,300

1,640

1,240

1,040

85O

760

630

*590

512

468

412

412

386

346

334

1,340

1,240

4,460

5,090

3,740

3,920

3,740

2,440

1,550

1,200

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

April §" ............................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,100

770

560

815

905

728

950

905

905

815

728

560

642

1,100

1,540

3,220

1,870

1,320

1,050

1,680

1,260

1,830

3,390

2,150

1,870

1,490

1,150

1,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,220

13,719

36,019

289,621

52,550

36,403

26,517

28,829

8,511

2,799

9,374

3,459

1 J 951

225,351

Mar.

860

770

728

642

815

1,870

1,370

1,100

1,000

905

1,200

905

770

770

728

60O

600

560

454

414

491

770

1,200

1,000

860

770

1,050

950

770

685

910

Apr.

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

475

1,320

4,890

10,800

5,090

3,390

1,870

2,150

600

168

1,130

380

109

5,090

150

490

2OO

950

770

370

610

320

100

860

770

642

685

728

642

600

520

560

600

520

476

491

905

870

430

100

150

905

815

600

-

to September 1949

May

6OO

52

38

36

O

7

8

314

280

26

24

22

4

4

5

215

198

15

15

16

4

7

5

165

165

15

15

13

0

4

5

342

362

27

26

28

5

4

6

414

319

33

33

28

23

7

1

0

5

206

Minimum

55

160

280

53

334

560

414

476

135

62

45

47

38

38

June

168

154

139

125

119

109

100

81

81

84

116

98

98

92

81

69

87

90

76

74

67

92

98

62

62

69

87

76

74

71

-

Msan

168

457

1,162

791

1,695

1,300

855

961

275

302° 93. 3

112

65.0

617

July

55

49

49

45

47

62

289

129

76

102

66

640

1,130

337

599

448

314

498

447

297

280

280

414

220

206

400

362

230

161

300

842

',740

L.300

5,O9O

Aug.

380

249

202

157

165

125

109

95

100

90

92

125

119

100

76

71

58

67

71

58

60

53

47

55

49

55

49

58

'.52

L72

100

Per square 

mile

0.431

1.17

2.98

2.03

4.35

3.33

2.19

2.46

.705

239

!?74

.287

. 167

1.58

Sept.

106

79

64

53

60

79

92

81

79

64

53

38

51

51

44

47

53

53

55

47

47

67

109

95

74

60

55

60

71

64

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

1.31

3.43

27.60

5.01

3.47

2 53

2!75

 81

.27

.89

.33

.19

21.49

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

 990813 O-S2-6 
68 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°17'35", long. 79°20'25", at Kingston, Westmore- 

 land County, 60 feet downstream from highway bridge, 150 feet upstream from Millers

Run, 1.9 miles upstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of Latrobe. Datum

of gage is 1,014'. 16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench

mark).

Drainage area. 168 square miles.

Hecoras available. December 1939 to September 1949. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 7.74

FeeTT; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.06

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.92 foot Oct. 8,

1946.

Flood of Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 feet, from information

by local residents (discharge, 21,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above

8,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reguIlfUed by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 48,130,000 cubic feet), and diversion work at

Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not Include diversion from reservoir and at

Kingston intake to borough of Latrobe. 

Cooperation. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Municipal Authority

or the aorough of Latrobe.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.9

3.1

164

248

320

3.4 

4.0 

4.8 

5.6 

6.3

470

850

1.-140

2,140

2,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.3

6.3

6.0

4.3

4.1

19

15

43

98

50

43

28

22

20

16

14

17

205

112

73

58

43

37

34

30

27

26

24

19

18

16

Nov.

30

43

35

91

75

59

148

103

86

77

100

77

73

90

75

64

62

58

56

176

160

133

174

154

136

111

176

180

595

455

Dec.

320

233

201

20*

196

258

242

212

180

154

131

147

502

 312

1,150

2,310

1,390

812

603

437

370

360

278

233

b!90

b!55

blSO

b!70

b360

1,430

843

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

590

420

312

278

1,340

1,350

799

554

410

324

278

258

230

215

193

193

190

L80

L87

164

165

<

«!,<

)42

18

)40

2,370

2,820

2,C

1,£

1,C

6

)30

50

00

55

530

Secondfoot-day s

1,133.0

3,852

14,533

110,179.7

23,285

14,007

13,321

11,115

6,032

1,938

4,612

5,054

1,734

100,616.0

Feb.

395

300

a260

338

380

297

400

356

347

324

281

242

281

324

664

1,190

718

512

410

646

494

661

1,130

804

740

578

459

476

_

-

Mar.

395

342

338

334

442

1,520

990

694

530

574

754

494

400

365

338

281

274

278

242

224

261

365

482

410

360

324

312

271

233

212

282

Apr.

718

500

410

342

293

561

902

752

566

426

356

300

289

258

258

242

215

242

242

224

210

221

322

437

390

338

347

285

248

221

Observed

Maximum

205

595

2,310

4,870

2,820

1,190

1,520

902

701

164

500

847

150

2,820

Minimum

4.1

30

131

3.8

164

242

212

210

56

22

16

38

26

4.1

Mean

36.5

128

469

301

751

500

430

370

195

64.6

149

163

57.8

276

May

210

196

174

152

140

129

122

116

105

111

96

86

77

73

81

73

64

56

81

267

200

182

345

290

701

464

415

.338

274

224

190

June

164

140

118

100

90

79

71

60

54

50

71

60

46

39

34

30

41

114

68

42

32

30

27

24

22

48

150

53

^u

35

-

Diversion and

change In

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

+4.9

+9.2

+12.0

+5.8

+5.8

+5.6

+6.2

+5.4

+5.3

+3.0

+7.6

+5.0

+3.8

+6.2

July

28

22

20

18

16

21

69

33

21

47

38

462

309

126

143

151

109

160

158

100

106

161

280

140

174

458

190

138

103

311

500

Aug.

223

1

1

1

57

25

03

108

1

7

2

86

69

58

53

46

38

18

36

08

129

8

3

96

71

47

10

182

129

1 00

83

75

62

50

3

2

43

42

49

22

136

Adjusted

Mean Perm^are

41.4 0.246

137 .815

481 2.86

307 1.83

757 4.51

506 3.\01

436 2.60

375 2.23

200 1.19

67.6 .402

157 .935

168 1.00

61.6 .367

282 1.68

Sept.

150

105

83

67

67

120

90

92

75

56

48

39

37

39

39

38

37

34

38

35

26

31

54

69

42

33

27

33

84

46

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.91

3.30

24.85

5.20

3.13

3.00

2.49

1.37

.45

1.08

1.15

.41

22.77

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.). Ho peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on th'ls day.

t Diversion from and change In Trout Run Reservoir and diversion from Kingston Intake, 

'b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 69

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'50", long. 79°27i05", at highway bridge 0.7 

mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, l| miles south of 

Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River. Datum of gage 

is 861.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 292 square miles.

Record's available. March 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.44 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 11,700 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 

feet); minimum, 0^8 second-foot Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 

(gage height, -0.06 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek (see p. 71) and Trout Run 

Reservoirs (combined capacity, 4,199,000,000 cubic feet).

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by Municipal Authority 

or tne Borough of Latrobe. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21-3O, Jan. 13-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 3o to Sept. 30

26

32

0.9 

1.1

1.4

1.5

103

151

243

395

2.2 

2.8 

4.2

582

930

1,930 1.0 

1.3 

1.6

52

70

116

201

309

2.1 

2.7 

4.1 

4.9 

6.3

532

865

1,850

2,65O

4,380

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49

49

49

49

49

62

88

88

88

88

160

346

482

178

66

29

49

47

39

39

39

39

58

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

Nov.

78

78

78

131

226

177

12S

128

128

128

131

131

131

131

131

131

134

131

131

131

356

397

198

198

201

158

110

157

213

465

-

Dec.

652

640

624

502

412

404

399

315

223

223

223

226

350

608

614

706

763

1,380

1,890

1,850

1,770

1,690

1,130

536

421

271

124

126

289

674

1,260

Month

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

November

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

Calendar year 1946 . .

January.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 19 48-49 ..

Jan.

1.730 I,1,

360

D20

503

619

69O

1,

I,

I,

570

770

39O

1,140

614

314

177

23C

230

413

197

551

230

230

388

587

324

346

1,290

1,270

1,

3,

305

335

160

500

4,380

Feb.

4,110

2,310

1,330

630

635

640

652

838

1,130

945

608

603

503

494

6O8

946

1,660

1,360

918

624

87O

1,130

1,320

1,690

1,660

1,340

1,060

816

_

_

-

liar.

608

614

614

614

614

R40

1,320

1,730

1,420

1,130

1,340

1,660

1,O6O

60S

608

60S

608

6O8

541

411

411

512

614

624

624

630

635

63O

527

434

438

Apr.

580

679

684

684

684

69 O

1,220

1,730

1,420

911

657

652

652

891

860

6O8

411

224

422

547

424

420

424

536

630

630

630

624

548

424

Observed

Secondfoot-days

2,854

5,046

21,295

194,089.3

31,768

31,980

23,435

20, 496

9,219

3 417 7)500

8 1 648 " -

3,149

168,807

Maximum

482

465

1,890

4,760

4.38O

4,110

1 730

1^730

835

221

635

652

218

4,380

Minimum

29

78

124

.3

23O

494

411

224

124

70

70

66

70

29

Mean

92.1

168

687

530

1,025

1,142

75fi

683

297

114

242

279

105

462

May

424

345

221

221

224

224

224

224

224

224

221

187

124

124

124

124

124

124

126

16O

335

424

420

420

429

513

718

835

599

312

221

June

221

221

221

167

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

126

129

129

1O4

7O

70

7O

7O

7O

72

70

70

70

70

h70

90

135

110

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second- feet)t

-0.3

+39.3

4-44.5

+5.7

+153

-250

+ 7.3

-8.8

+3. 2

+2.9

+27. 7

-26 . 6

-3.3

+1.0

July

70

7O

70

70

70

72

70

70

70

72

70

72

275

635

431

177

227

308

438

358

190

161

449

456

224

391

624

518

241

124

427

Aug.

652

635

598

391

ISO

119

119

100

66

66

66

34

384

630

301

186

121

324

640

624

451

173

121

121

121

121

121

121

245

424

338

Sept.

218

218

218

218

160

119

119

121

124

124

124

1OO

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

74

72

72

h7O

70

7O

7O

7O

70

Adjusted for change In

Mean

91.8

2O7

732

536

Ij 178

892

763

674

3OO

117

270

252

102

463

Per square 

mile

0.314

.709

2.51

1.84

4.03

3.O5

2 . 61

2 . 31

l".03

.401

.925

.863

.349

1.59

Runoff In 

inches

O.36

.79

2.89

24.99

4.65

3.18

3.01

2.58

1.19

.45

1.07

'.399

21.55

t Change In contents In Loyalhanna Creek and Trout Run Reservoirs. 

h Computed from tape-gage reading.

Hote. Mo gage-height record June 25, 26, 2S-3O, Sept. 12-19, 26-30; discharge computed on basis 

of outflow records for Loyalhanna Barn.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.

Location. --Staff gage, lat. 40°43'QO", long. 79°42'00", 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

Buffalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area.--137 square miles.

Records available. --November 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.78 

reet ) ; minimum observed, 4.4 second-feet at times In August and September Tgage height, 

0.74 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 6.210 second-feet Mar. 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.3 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 second-feet Sept. "3, 4, 1 , 8, 

1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.74 foot at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948 49, except periods -of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-24, JTov. 4-6,

Mar. 31 to Apr. 6, May 27 to July 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

.95 

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

26

36

50

67

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7

170

272

398

497

O. 7 

.75 

.8 

.85 

.9

1.0

3.5 

4.6 

6.0 

7.6 

9.5

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

20

29

42

56

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

215

327

516

865

1,360

4.6 1,840

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

11

13

13

17

20

17

18

16

13

11

10

14

67

41

23

20

16

14

13

13

11

11

11

11

10

10

Nov.

11

11

13

17

20

25

70

37

29

26

32

33

3O

28

27

24

24

26

26

*54

62

50

57

49

44

39

151

141

189

254

-

Dec.

236

199

170

141

117

ISO

119

104

85

066

D56

b8O

333

236

486

1,830

1,180

569

393

287

236

215

167

144

b!05

b80

b88

bllO

b200

468

327

Jan.

268

222

bl80

155

1,040

1,O70

624

416

307

*24O

195

17O

149

132

121

114

114

108

119

103

93

255

212

655

832

981

*1,070

1,520

865

516

393

Month

Ootober ..........................

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

307

268

b!80

236

236

192

268

240

250

218

198

b!6O

176

243

484

710

516

370

307

421

327

578

800

596

542

370

*307

287

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

481.4

1,599

8,977

69,299.4

13,239

9,787

7,787

8,362

3,794

861

1,059.5

462.6

218.6

56,628.1

Mar.

236

195

b!70

164

173

279

226

202

195

224

370.

307

268

250

243

212

198

205

167

b!40

152

179

307

268

246

246

416

440

370

307

43Z

Apr.

*624

465

370

307

250

617

569

465

348

268

229

195

202

176

161

161

144

155

161

152

138

152

208

268

243

226

370

287

243

2O8

-

Maximum

67

254

1,830

3,070

1,520

800

440

624

483

71

318

86

14

1,830

May

198

170

141

116

103

93

84

80

71

69

58

53

50

47

47

44

42

39

33

146

96

336

483

25O

218

173 _

144

130

111

89

80

Minimum

7.1

11

56

5.7

93

160

140

138

33

12

7.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

June

71

60

50

44

42

36

33

29

27

25

24

25

24

21

29

20

19

34

25

20

17

18

15

13

12

25

22

16

41

24

-

Mean

15.5

53.3

290

189

427

350

251

279

122

28.7

34.2

14.9

7.29

155

July

17

12

11

9.9

8.7

7.8

15

20

12

27

39

16

11

9.1

8.0

6.7

16

42

52

46

28

20

22

17

13

12

13

9.9

7.6

318

211

Aug.

88

52

39

31

24

19

15

14

12

12

11

9.1

9.5

9.5

8.4

7.3

8.6

7.6

10

10

7.3

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.4

8.7

11

9.5

Per square 

mile

0.113

.389

2.12

1.38

3.12

2.55

1.83

2.04

.891

.209

.250

.109

.053

1.13

Sept.

8.0

5.7

4.9

4.4

5.4

9.1

13

13

9.1

8.7

8.0

5.7

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.8

5.2

7.0

10

14

14

9.5

7.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.4

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.13

.43

2.44

18.81

3.59

2.66

2.11

2.27

1.03

.23

.29

.13

.06

15.37

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES 71 

Reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa.

Tionesta Creek Reservoir . Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°28'25", long. 79°26'20", at controi tower, U.B mile upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, 

1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Drainage area, 478 square miles. Records available, December 1940 to 

September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 30,991 acre-feet Jan. 30 (elevation, 

1,114.81 feet); minimum, 8,055 acre-feet Feb. 8 (elevation, 1,085.54 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1940-49, 82,836 acre-feet Mar. 9, 1945 (elevation, 1,148.87 

feet); minimum, 1,912 acre-feet Dee. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 127,880 acre-feet between elevations 1,052.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 1,168.00 feet (crest of spillway); dead 

storage, 80 acre-feet. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 1,085.00 feet 

(capacity, 7,780 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mahpning Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'18", long. 79°16'41", at controi nouse at wanoning Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Camp Run, 1.5 miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 340 square miles^ Records available, 

June 1941 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 21,252 acre-feet Jan. 29 

(elevation, 1,123.37 feet); minimum, 4,611 acre-feet Aug. 3 (elevation, 1,075.78 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1941-49, 59,893 acre-feet Mar. 8, 1945 (elevation. 

1,155.54 feet); minimum, 330 acre-feet July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 feet).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15, 1941. Capacity, 74,060 acre-feet between elevations 1,015.33 feet 

(sill of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 feet (full pool; 1 foot below top of gates); dead 

storage, 130 acre-feet. Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 1,075.00 feet 

(capacity, 4,475 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents, Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Crooked Creek Reservoir Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°42'50", long. 79°30'30", at controi tower at crooked Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, 4 miles south of 

Ford City and 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage 

area, 278 square miles. Records available, May 1940 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 25,869 acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 872.69 feet); minimum, 2,500 

acre-feet May 19 (elevation, 833.73 feet). Maximum contents during period 1940-49, 

58,020 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 feet); minimum, 1,728 acre-feet Aug. 

17, 1940 (elevation, 830.39 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 90 060 acre-feet between elevations 809.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 

918.00 feet (crest of spillway). Ordinary minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 

840.00 feet (capacity, 4,510 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'25", long. 79°27'08", at 

control nouse at Loyaihanna Creek Dam on Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County, 2 miles 

south of Saltsburg and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Drainage area, 291 square miles. Records available, June 1942 to September 1949 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). 

Maximum contents during year, 27,447 acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 945.07 feet); minimum, 2,172 acre-feet Dec. 26 (elevation, 910.63 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1942-49, 47,914 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 feet); little or no contents 

at times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated sp_illway; storage began 

in June 1942. Capacity, 95,300 acre-feet between elevations 878.00 feet (sill of outlet gates) and 975.00 feet (normal maximum pool); dead storage, 9 acre-feet. Ordinary 

minimum (conservation) pool elevation, 910.00 feet (capacity, 2,035 acre-feet). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
72 ALLEGHENY RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Allegheny River Basin, Pa., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Calendar year 1948...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49. . .

Date

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1948...

Sept. 30.... ............

Water year 1948-49...

Tionesta Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,086.78 

1,086.22 

1,089.33 

1,100.20

-

1,107.23 

1,090.66 

1,090.16 

1,090.28 

1,088.49 

1,090.81 

1,090.13 

1,089.25 

1,088.87

_

Contents 

(acrefeet)

8,696 

8,404 

10,061 

17,296

-

23,326 

10,806 

10,521 

10,590 

9,605 

10,892 

10,504 

10,018 

9,810

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-292 

+1,657 

+7,235

+7,158

+6,030 

-12,520 

-285 

+69 

-985 

+1,287 

-388 

-486 

-208

+1,114

Crooke'd Creek Reservoir

840.75 

842.42 

847.28 

857.06

'

863.30 

843.63 

844.41 

845.52 

842.05 

840. 20 

844.60 

842.49 

840.64

-

4,787 

5,410 

7,500 

13,482

-

17,982 

5,882 

6,202 

6,677 

5,269 

4,584 

6,282 

5,437 

4,747

-

+623 

+2,090 

+5,982

+8 , 580

+4,500 

-12,100 

+320 

+475 

-1,408 

-685 

+1,698 

-845 

-690

-40

Mahoning Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,076.58 

1,076.45 

1,078.20 

1,105.37

-

1,095.28 

1,080.15 

1,083.25 

1,077.55 

1,078.21 

1,078.96 

1,078.39 

1,077.86 

1,078.46

-

Contents 

(aorefeet)

4,755 

4,731 

5,053 

11,865

-

8,779 

5,429 

6,041 

4,932 

5,055 

5,197 

5,089 

4,989 

5,102

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-24 

+322 

+6,812

+6,698

-3,086 

-3,350 

+612 

-1,109 

+123 

+142 

-108 

-100 

+113

+347

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

912.20 

912.40 

918.85 

923.69

-

935.98 

912.50 

914.15 

912.27 

913.04 

914.25 

918.60 

914.00 

913.69

-

2,541 

2,593 

4,726 

7,087

-

16,472 

2,619 

3,071 

2,559 

2,758 

3,101 

4,624 

3,026 

2,939

-

+52 

+2,133 

+2,361

+4,083

+9,385 

-13,853 

+452 

-512 

+199 

+343 

-1,523 

-1,598 

-87

+398

t Elevation at 12 p.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 73

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'35", long. 79°52'55 n , at highway bridge 1,000 

reec upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph County, and 

2j miles south of Beverly. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 187 square miles.

Kecoras available. April 1915 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 34 years, 344 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.37 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 0.73 foot June 25, 26, Aug.

1915-49: Maximum discharge. 13,100 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; no flow Sept. 12 

to Nov. 30, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, and those for 

Apr. 22 to May 6, which are good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1932(M). W 1053: 1918(M), 1928(M),

1932, 0.934-38.

Rating table, water year 1940-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Deo. 17 to Jan. 6,

May 24 to July 12).

0.75 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.2

18

21

29

39

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

4.5

110 

19Z 

300 

535 

1,160

6.5 2,110

8.0 3,120

10.0 4,830

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

64 

56 

50 

49

52

57 

220 

360 

197

139

139 

137 

129 

114

98 

88

135 

157 

143

131 

116 

103 

95 

35

76 

70 

64 

61 

56 

52

NOT.

55

56 

51 

51 

79

218 

895 

445 

322 

334

369 

331 

282 

264

226

192 

172 

155 

133 

225

250 

219 

239 

237 

211

177 

236 

477 

2,660 

1,690

Dec.

775 

476 

525 

2,27O 

1,220

875 

775 

555 

382 

291

219 

199 

190 

166 

1,360

4,830 

2,780 

1,100 

795 

675

509 

531 

476 

392 

322

224 

190 

224 

202 

1,130 

993

Jan.

595 

423

312 

369 

361

2,140 

998 

595 

412 

306

279 

448

535 

455 

353

294 

259 

229

199 

177

155 

910 

1,040 

1,700 

2,290

2,290 

2,610 

2,010

1,160 

675 

695

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

 arc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

 her ......................... mber .. ...... ... ........

.lendar year 194i

lary

» ............

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

755 

498 

332 

606 

1,020

695 

523 

431 

373 

360

366 

369 

528 

1,070 

1,340

2.O1O 

1,380

855 

.595 

491

480 

480 

1,200 

895

635

442

341 

357

Secondfoot-days

3,373

11,251 

25,656

160,822

25,779 

19,482 

16,225 

13,164 

6,131 

2,329 

5,766 

3,232 

1,539

133,929

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). -De

Hote. Discharge for Apr. 22 to Hay 6 comp 

gage readings.

Mar.

291 

262 

264 

245 

405

1,O6O 

1,130 

675 

480 

636

1,290 

815 

555 

428 

373

300

270 

810 

975 

635

509

575 

675 

531 

415

344 

309

285 

248 

224

211

Apr.

204

183 

162 

149 

139

236 

524 

1,100 

1,290 

935

655 

480 

428 

855

655

459 

353 

379 

469 

408

331 

297 

316 

273 

234

209 

219 

476 

385 

3O6

Maximum

360 

2,660 

4,830

6,460

2,610 

2,010 

1,290 

1,290 

332 

468 

1,040 

466 

178

4,830

o. 16 (12 m. 

uted on basli

May

262

214 

185 

151 

131

120 

110 

102 

96 

110

129

114 

93 

80

73

69 

73 

63 

55 

50

57 

157 

831 

498 

755

528 

344 

242

181 

141 

116

Minimum

49 

51

166

21

155 

341 

211 

139 

50 

19 

23 

16 

18

18

June

95 

82 

69 

58 

52

45 

41 

35 

30 

27

30 

151 

58 

41 

29

22 

28 

41 

50

61

62 

44 

31 

24 

19

23

115 

313 

468 

185

Mean

109 

375 

828

439

832

696 

523 

439 

198 

77.6 

186 

104 

51.3

367

July

110 

74 

57 

44 

34

27 

23 

47 

53 

62

116 

91 

482 

620 

264

504

1,040 

635 

357 

211

147 

149 

139

194 

127

95 

79 

59 

49 

43 

36

Aug.

47 

37 

49 

234

170

103 

70 

51 

40 

33

27 

23 

20 

18 

18

109 

100 

486 

529 

149

98 

70

70 

112 

70

50 

43

57 

162 

262

147

Per square

 lie

0.583 

2.01 

4.43

2.35

4.45 

3.72 

2.80 

2.35 

1.06 

.415 

.995 

.§56 

.274

1.96

Sept.

116 

93 

66 

52 

48

70 

88 

57 

47 

SB

31 

25 

22 

22 

22

23 

22 

20

128 

112

62 

44 

33 

28 

23

21 

18 

20 

36 

178

Runoff in 

inches

0.67 

2.24 

5.10

32.01

5.13 

3.87 

3.23 

2.62 

1.22 

.46 

1.15 

.64 

.31

26.64

5,230 seo.-ft. 

EI of graph drawn through once-daily float-
74 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55'30", long. 79°52'45", 1.4 miles upstream from 

Leading Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--272 square miles.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 12.99 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 8,810 second-feet Feb. 14,1948 (gage height, 14.13 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 12, 13, 16, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.20 

feet Sept. 6-8, 12, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

100

95 

80 

75 

73

70 

75 

150 

380 

250

200 

190 

180 

170 

150

140 

130 

180 

230 

224

206 

180

160 

130

110

100 

90 

145 

90 

80 

75

Nov.

75 

80 

75 

66 

68

117 

1,040 

656

470 

524

542

SOS 

413 

360 

315

278 

257 

241 

231 

231

348 

318 

364 

364 

330

280 

280 

500 

2,500 

2,700

Dec.

1,160 

686 

680 

2,560 

2,000

1,280 

1,180 

840 

566 

450

340 

300 

290 

280 

1,400

6,780 

4,800 

1,800 

1,310 

1,160

820 

840 

730

590 

470

350 

280 

331 

321 

1,300 

1,590

Jan.

910 

686 

490 

509 

1,260

3,370 

1,680 

960 

666 

490

490 

650 

862 

750 

606

528 

490 

454 

342 

321

286 

971 

1,650 

2,080 

770

3,450 

4,430 

3,530 

1,850 

1,000 

1,110

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Dber. ........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,280 

886 

646 

845 

1,590

1,110 

816 

686 

606 

547

586 

586 

862 

1,640 

2,220

3,210 

2,100 

1,200 

880 

800

850 

750 

1,710 

1,400 

1,000

700 

550 

626

Secondfoot-days

4,508 

14,529 

37,404

229,036

37,651 

30,682 

24,170 

19,073 

9,014 

3,119 

7,716 

3,932 

2,132

193,930

Mar.

500 

450 

420 

400

626

1,300 

1,710 

1,040 

771 

1,010

1,700 

1,200 

850 

670 

570

470 

420 

900 

1,400 

920

800 

910 

1,060 

910 

707

566 

470 

430 

370 

320 

300

Apr.

300 

300 

290 

260 

250

501 

985 

1,450 

1,830 

1.310

910 

686 

547 

1,240 

1,040

707 

547 

509 

606 

566

472 

422 

447 

425 

370

234 

312 

547 

509 

411

Maximum

380 

2,700 

6,700

7,600

4,430 

3,210 

1.710 

1,830 

1,140 

642 

1,060 

567 

180

6,700

Peak discharge [base, 5,000 sec .-ft.). Dec. 16 (7 p.m.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 3-4, 6-19, ?2-26, Oc 

10-18, 20-23; discharge computed on basis of weather reco

May

360 

299 

256 

212 

185

170 

160 

144 

135 

150

167 

170 

158 

135 

112

102 

103 

94 

70 

77

78 

149 

1,140 

814 

1,110

839 

547 

381 

289 

220 

188

Minimum

70 

66 

280

33

286 

547 

300 

250 

70 

22 

27 

27 

27

22

June

17C 

138 

110 

92 

67

73 

62 

48 

47 

38

22 

136

17S 

70 

64

45 

39 

80 

84 

74

76 

73 

5Z 

28 

27

46 

58 

203 

642 

280

Mean

145 

484 

1,207

626

1,215 

1,096 

780 

636 

291 

104 

249 

127 

71.

531

July

172 

121 

74 

56 

42

27 

40 

138 

98 

7Z

103 

146 

338 

1,060 

454

312 

958 

862 

528 

308

223 

209 

277 

292 

220

177 

131 

95 

70 

60 

53

Aug.

46 

54 

44

76 

262

185 

127 

28 

60 

48

39 

35 

32 

27 

39

57 

135 

322 

567 

250

177 

121 

84 

95 

129

89 

52 

59 

88 

306 

235

Per square 

mile

0.533 

1.78 

4.44

2.30

4.47 

4.03 

2.87 

2.34 

1.07 

.3872 

.915 

.467 

L .261

1.95

7,600 sec. -ft. 

;. 29 to Nov. 2, Nov. 26-30} Dec 

fds and records for stations neai

Sept.

180 

148 

114 

82 

65

67 

102 

98 

80

65

53 

43 

37 

38 

39

40 

37 

40 

48 

162

135 

80 

54 

41 

36

31 

27 

37 

45 

108

Runoff in 

inohes

0.62 

1.99 

5.11

31.32

5.15 

4.19 

3.30 

2.61 

1.23 

.43 

1.05 

.54 

.29

26.51

5, 

* Da lley and

at Bellngton. Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 24-27, Jan. 29, 30, Feb. 17-22, 24-27, Mar. 1-4, 

11-22, Mar. 27 to Apr. 5; discharge computed as explain for no gage-height record.
MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN 75

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°01'45", long. 79°56'10", opposite mouth of Mill 

creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County. 

Datum of gage is 1,679.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 408 square miles, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available. June 1907 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 42 years, 804 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 14.91 

 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 2.16 feet).

1907-49: Maximum discharge, 23,400 second-feet July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 

feet, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 17.22 feet; minimum, 0.1 

second-foot Sept. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.56 feet, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 feet in July 1888, from floodmarks, site in use June 1907 

to April 1939 (discharge, 26,900 second-feet).

Remarks. Recor-ds good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 953: 

 1983(M), 1934, 1938, 1941(M). W 1053: 1932.

1912(M), 1918(M), 1924(M),

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 29 2.7 130 3.7 600 7.0 2,740 

2.3 43 2.8 159 4.0 780 9.0 4,530 

2.4 61 3.0 230 4.5 1,080 10.0 5,550 

2.5 81 3.2 325 5.0 1,380 12.0 8,000 

2.6 104 3.4 425 6.0 2.O20 14.2 11,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

130 

125 

136 

122 

109

104 

102 

147 

552 

447

315 

266 

234 

230 

219

200 

179 

265 

365

375

335 

265 

252 

222 

215

162 

142 

169 

159 

122 

112

Nov.

117 

125 

120 

117 

114

231 

1,940 

1,220 

610 

1,140

J.,110 

930 

732 

636 

534

447 

395 

355 

330 

340

486 

492 

732 

760 

618

480 

504 

873 

3,630 

4,740

Dec.

2,070 

1,260 

960 

2,560 

3,000

1,950 

2,020 

1,440 

960 

690

504 

436 

442 

430 

2,610

11,500 

9,600 

3,140 

2,090 

2,300

1,470 

1,230 

1,110 

900 

714

516 

415 

430 

452 

1,470 

2,370

Jan.

1,380 

990 

744 

708 

1,980

5,330 

2,750 

1,470 

990 

714

642 

840 

1,230 

1,080 

990

870 

78O 

684 

612 

469

436 

1,680 

2,740 

3,160 

5,990

5,550 

6,960 

5,660 

3,250 

1,680 

1,690

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Maro £l

June 

July 

Augo 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

 her

 her ..'.......................

Isndar year 1948 

iary

vary

h..... .......................

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

eaber ........................

ter year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

2,230 

1,470 

1,050 

1,220 

2,300

1,680 

1,200 

960 

810 

690

714 

636 

960 

2,000 

3,610

5,330 

3,180 

1,950 

1,350 

1,380

1,750 

1,380 

2,590 

2,370 

1,590

1,140 

840 

900

Secondfoe t-days

6,857 

25,07£ 

61,03£

380, 57E

64,04£ 

47,28C 

38,44£ 

30,56£ 

15.49E 

3,74C 

11,694 

5,121 

2,466

311, 83E

Mar.

840 

738 

732 

684 

870

1,650 

2,510 

1,590 

1,110 

1,360

3,790 

2,300 

1,440 

1,080 

9OO

762 

666 

1,060 

2,160 

1,470

1,260 

1,350 

1,620 

1,470 

1,170

9OO 

780 

672 

576 

480 

458

Apr.

1, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

Maximum

552 

4,740 

11,500

> 14,100

6,960 

5,330 

3,790 

2,900 

2,060 

536 

1,350 

691 

192

11,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (8 p.m.

464 

469 

436 

400 

330

747 

620 

020 

9OO 

090

470 

080 

870 

990 

880

260 

930 

840 

960 

930

762 

678 

900 

840 

696

570 

504 

654 

702 

576

May

510 

436 

380 

330 

285

257 

248 

226 

211 

239

248 

239 

226 

203 

179

159 

144 

150 

122 

127

153 

376 

2,060 

1,520 

2,020

1,560 

1,020 

708 

492 

470 

300

Minimum

102 

114

415

52

436 

636 

458 

330 

122 

36 

50 

45 

36

36

June

257 

207 

166 

139 

117

88 

97 

75 

63 

59

52 

52 

190 

142 

69

67 

54 

92 

112 

109

88 

88 

77 

57 

39

36 

86 

136 

536 

390

Mean

221 

836 

1,969

1,040

2,067 

1,689 

1,240 

1,019 

500 

125 

377 

165 

82.2

854

July

219 

169 

122 

83 

65

50 

52 

95 

156 

112

99 

232 

474 

1,190 

830

370 

817 

1,350 

840 

464

315 

405 

920 

666 

436

390 

252 

179 

136 

107 

99

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.542 

2.05 

4.83

2.55

5.07 

4.14 

3.04 

2.50 

1.23 

.306 

.924 

.404 

.201

2.09

) 12,800 sec. -ft. J Jan. 27 (8 a.

86 

75 

77 

67 

243

234 

179 

125 

90 

71

56 

45 

45 

50 

90

465 

252 

239 

691 

345

222 

176 

127 

104 

133

125 

92 

71 

92 

188 

266

Sept.

192 

159 

136 

104 

79

77 

90 

109 

95 

79

63 

52 

43 

37 

36

39 

39 

37 

63 

125

176 

125 

83 

61 

48

42 

37 

40 

67 

133

Runoff in 

Inches

0.63 

2.29 

5.56

34.70

5.84 

4.31 

3.50 

2.79 

1.41 

.34 

1.07 

.47 

.22

28.43

m. ) 7,220
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°09'00", long. 80°02'25", in-Philippi, Barbour

 county, 0.2 mile downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Bucknannon 

River. Datum of gage is 1,280.55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 916 square miles.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 19.82

 reet); minimum, 66 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 30,900 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.72 

feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

Maximum stage known, 27.3 feet July 25, 1912, read on U. S. Weather Bureau gage a 

quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 

about 37,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Ratine table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

62

81

123

207

317

539

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

910

1,420

2,000

2,630

3,920

5,080

9.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

7,540

10,500

15,500

20,600

26,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

T 362

317

294

263

241

217

214

238

529

716

494

404

358

348

340

317

298

426

769

777

659

579

513

450

409

404

322

294

335

282

256

Nov.

267

294

298

305

326

326

2,340

2,560

1,820

2,370

2,840

2,560

2,000

1,880

1,580

1,340

1,140

1,000

893

964

1,270

1,340

1,940

2,180

1,760

1,420

1,480

2,180

7,510

10,700

-

Dec.

5,640

3,34O

2,560

4,760

5,800

4,360

4,720

3,590

2,440

1,880

1,480

1,230

1,240

1,210

5,050

23,400

21,200

9,830

5,200

6,280

4,480

3,280

2,630

2,180

1,820

1,390

1,120

bl,300

1,160

2,480

4,720

Jan.

3,280

2,300

1,8SO

1,760

3,220

10,500

6,910

3,810

2,500

1,940

1,640

1,940

2,560

2,440

2,500

2,300

2,060

1,880

1,760

1,530

1,350

3,680

6,280

6,730

13,600

13,900

16,000

14,060

8,700

4,480

4,140

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,040

4,140

2,370

2,560

3,920

4,600

2,500

2,370

2,000

1,760

1,640

1,480

1,580

2,800

6,860

13,500

8,800

4,840

3,340

3,340

4,250

3,590

5,320

5,560

3,920

2,910

2,240

2,120

_

_

-

Sscondfoot-days

12,42E

58,882

141, 77C

907,843

151, 57C

110, 35C

85,54C

66,65"

35,19E

8,76£

30.16E

22,16£

5,65]

729,144

Msr..

2,180

1,940

1,880

1,820

1,880

2,820

4,480

3,590

2,630

2,620

7,020

5,320

3,590

2,630

2,240

1,940

1,700

2,160

4,140

3,400

2,910

3,060

3,470

3,470

2,770

2,240

1,940

1,700

1,530

1,280

1,190

Apr.

1,180

1,150

1,080

973

884

1,340

3,280

3,920

5,560

4,600

3,470

2,500

2,120

3,280

3,470

2,500

2,000

1.88O

2,000

2,000

1,760

1,640

2,180

2,120

1,820

1,530

1,380

1,640

1,820

1,580

-

Maximum

777

10,700

) 23,400

27,400

> 16,000

) 13,500

7,020

5,560

> 3,850

1,220

3,400

3,840

497

23,400

Hay

1,480

1,260

1,050

884

761

745

612

565

520

579

625

559

506

438

388

344

305

278

271

245

278

655

3,490

3,020

3,850

3,820

2,560

1,940

1,390

1,000

777

Minimum

214

267

1,120

123

1,350

1,480

1,190

884

245

95

146

95

68

68

June

625

506

398

326

271

227

192

185

148

133

121 112-

151

309

234

151

138

165

192

237

282

317

173

136

116

95

154

465

1,100

1,220

-

Msan

401

1,963

4,573

2,480

4,889

3,941

2,759

2,222

1,135

292

973

715

188

1,998

July

753

487

335

245

185

146

174

198

217

214

192

260

831

2,020

1,820

910

1,400

3,400

3,OOO

1,640

1,010

1,430

2,560

2,180

1,350

1,050

716

506

372

294

330

Aug.

305

227

207

340

276

565

393

274

195

148

121

101

95

99

688

3,350

3,200

1,660

3,840

1,870

876

598

433

348

294

286

224

176

188

267

526

Psr square 

mile

0.438

2.14

4.99

2.71

5.34

4.30

3.01

2.43

1.34

.319

1.06

.781

.205

2.18

Sept.

378

290

256

217

173

185

182

217

224

185

156

123

110

93

79

73

68

79

159

207

409

317

224

173

140

119

103

99

116

497

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

2.39

5.76

36.85

6.15

4.48

3.47

2.71

1.43

.36

1.22

.90

.23

29.60

Peak discharge (base. 12.0OO see.-ft.). Dec. 16 (10:3O p.m.) 25,600 sec.-ft.j Jan. 27 

,OOO seo.-ftTj Feb. 16 (8 a.m.; 14,300 sec.-ft. 

b Staee-dlscharee relation affected bv lee.

(1 a.m.)
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 77

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.

Location.--Lat. 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from 

Tfireefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 square miles.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 2,227 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 second-feet Jan. 30; minimum daily, 

2J.H second-feet June 30.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Flow 

 regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 84).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,140

850

565

564

561

558

556

554

552

553

554

555

553

552

550

549

547

728

1,O9O

1.O9O

1,080

1.O80

1,O70

1,060

1,05O

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,010

994

981

Nov.

8O8

482

480

479

478

477

720

1,560

2,70O

2,670

2,69O

2,710

1,970

SOS

520

528

1,340

2,88O

2,790

2,690

2,61O

2,550

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,470

2,410

2,390

2,52O

4,580

-

Dec.

7,440

9,120

8,310

7,630

7,480

7,200

6,940

5,870

4,210

3,930

3,570

3,130

2,680

1,970

1,180

1,470

6,240

12,300

12,100

13,200

15,2OO

14,2OO

12,900

11,300

8,2OO

4,890

3,030

2,130

1,98O

1,960

2,400

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

May. ...'................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

3,720

4,

3,

2,

510

520

300

1,510

916

4,

8,

9,

5,

150

07O

180

940

3,090

3,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

3,

5,

5,

3,

4,

8,

14,

16,

Secondfoot-days

24,636

56,540

204,160

1,171,183

147,866

190 730

1O6^27O

48,278

25,717

36 ! 465

39,756

13,701

906,737

680

740

42O

110

88O

540

990

560

230

780

980

760

280

59O

550

860

160

650

900

300

Feb.

15,600

14,8

15,1

13,0

00

00

00

10,400

7,920

5,0

3,8

3,6

80

50

40

3,360

2,770

2,0

2,0

2,O

90

2O

60

2,640

3,640

6,1

9,6

9,9

80

30

30

7.52O

7.06O

7,3

7,1

6,4

00

40

30

2,980

6,53O

7,1

4,9

_

_

-

00

60

Mar.

3,290

2,220

2,25O

2,260

2,250

2,300

2,75O

3,360

3,730

3.2SO

3,460

5,950

7,380

6,650

4,870

3,580

3,290

3.O1O

3,150

3,480

3,540

3,590

3,680

3,780

3,780

3,640

3,410

3,140

2,370

1,410

1,420

Apr.

1,170

661

686

706

597

375

412

1,460

4,410

5,350

5,280

4,310

3,200

2,740

2,060

1,010

1,040

1,O60

1,08O

1,100

1,120

1,130

1,150

1,170

1,180

1,120

856

607

615

623

-

Observed

Maximum

1,190

4,580

15,200

15,20O

16,300

15,600

7 38O 5)350

4,650

7O9

3 940

3 7 3O '477

16,300

Minimum

547

477

1,180

342

916

2.O20

1,410

375

236

212

217

477

434

212

Mean

795

1..885

6,586

3,200

4,770

6,812

3,428

1,609

830

421

1,176

1 t 282

457

2,484

May

629

635

639

591

464

410

412

412

413

413

415

415

415

416

416

385

325

325

295

236

236

236

240

247

403

2,690

4,650

4,250

2,640

930

534

June

709

709

622

400

3O2

255

255

255

255

255

302

350

34S

348

348

348

347

346

346

346

346

463

696

693

691

689

686

436

26O

212

-

Change in contents In Tsgart

Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-346

+343

-630

+13.7

+1 ,560

-1,810

-48.5

+1,060

+510

-108

-13.2

-410

-288

-3.3

July

2

3

3

3

2

1

3

2

217

223

226

227

231

308

463

612

442

441

440

437

440

445

536

713

715

,330

,940

,92O

,880

,78O

,740

,830

,770

692

694

694

694

693

692

Aug.

691

689

687

686

686

684

684

684

683

679

676

674

676

674

668

1,880

3,730

3,710

3,680

3,680

3,630

2,110

690

767

1,520

1,750

479

477

478

477

477

Sept.

477

477

476

475

473

472

471

469

469

467

465

464

461

459

457

455

453

451

450

448

447

446

445

444

443

441

439

437

436

434

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

449

2,228

5,956

3,214

6,330

5.O02

3,380

2,669

1,340

313

1,163

872

169

2,481

Per square 

mile

0.379

1.88

5.03

2.71

5.35

4.22

2.85

2.25

1.13

.264

.982

.736

.143

2.10

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

2.11

5.80

36.97

6.17

4.39

3.29

2.51

1.30

.29

1.13

.85

.16

28.44
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26'15", long. 80°07'50", at highway bridge at

 Coli'ax, Marion County, 300 feet upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from 

confluence with West Pork River. Datum of gage is 855.49 feet above mean sea level 

(Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Pairmont waterworks, 5.7 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of gage is 856.48 feet, above mean 

sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum).

Drainage area. 1,366 square miles, including that of Guyses Run.

Hecords available. May 1939 to September 1949 (include flow of Guyses Run).

Average discharge. 10 years, 2,534 second-feet (adjusted).

axcrernes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height 

feet), backwater from West Fork River; minimum discharge, 188 second-feet July 3 

height, 3.30 feet); minimum daily discharge, 192 second-feet July 2, 3.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 

feet); maximum gage height, 16.95 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); 

minimum discharge, 94 second-feet July 3, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 129 secondfeet May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Fork River,

 wnicn are good, and those below 300 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by

Tygart Reservoir (see p. 84). 

Revisions (water years). W 1083; 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from 

West Pork River (gage height, In feet, and discharge,In second-feet)

14.07 

(gage

Oct. I to Jan. 3O

4.0 

4.5 

5.1 

6.0 

7.O

510

845

1,260

2,280

3,530

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

14.0

4,980

6,550

8,240

10,300

17,800

Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

3.3 188 4.3 690

3.7 342 5.0 1,260

4.0 485

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20%

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,190

1,080

608

602

589

589

5S3

595

589

589

589

583

583

583

583

576

595

666

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,100

1.O80

1,060

1,060

1,050

Nov.

1,020

564

528

534

540

558

682

1,220

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,810

2,720

672

602

602

697

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,750

2,870

2,810

2,690

2,630

2,630

2,690

03,760

04,710

-

Dec.

7.O30

9.2OO

8,600

8,420

7,880

8,060

7,710

6,710

4,530

4,230

3,810

3,390

3,060

2,630

04,420

09,010

07,880

013,000

13,400

14,400

16,800

15,500

13,900

11,900

9,070

5,500

3,260

2,340

2,170

2,450

2,750

Month

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

November. . .'............

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

3,470

 M

4,

2,(

80

230

>30

02,710

02,740

03,

8,'

3,'

250

HO

100

7,190

3,390

3,£

5,]

 M

30

L30

i30

4,680-

4,380

4,C

3,E

2,£

)90

)30

i70

2,630

2,060

03,3

03 ,E

c4,E

170

90

>60

c6,530

08,490

05, £

06,'

07, £

015,!

)80

ISO

i30

!00

017,600

Feb.

017,000

016,OOO

15,500

14,500

11,200

8,60O

5,910

4,230

3,950

3,670

3,260

2,390

2,280

02,620

03,720

05,590

06,330

9,200

10,300

8,420

7,200

8,800

08,300

07,690

3,480

6,310

7,540

5,750

_

_

-

Mar.

4,O9O

2,690

2,630

2,570

2,570

2,630

2,940

3,670

3,810

4,230

03,920

c6,100

7,710

6,870

5,770

3,950

3,670

3,460

3,460

3,670

3,950

4,090

4,090

4,090

4,090

3,810

3,670

3,460

3,060

1,740

1,690

Apr.

1,900

1,190

1,090

1,040

1,010

1,030

01,360

01,400

4,380

5,590

5,430

4,830

3,670

03,270

c2,850

1,400

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,260

852

815

800

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

26 , 242

61,019

233,010

1,317,091

169,360

209,740

118,150

59,187

29 ,504

13,665

40,260

40,342

14,855

p., 015, 334

Maximum

1,190

4,710

16,800

16,800

17,600

17,000

7,710

5,590

4,980

779

4,090

3,810

560

17,600

Minimum

576

528

2,170

482

2,060

2,280

1,690

8OO

277

253

192

509

469

192

Mean

847

2,034

7,516

3,599

5,463

7,491

3,811

1,973

952

456

1,299

1,301

495

2,782

May

822

808

792

778

594

480

464

458

458

469

458

443

443

432

443

432

372

351

355

297

277

364

630

469

722

2,050

4,980

4,530

3,370

1,41O

553

June

754

778

754

464

385

277

269

265

265

261

265

364

394

399

372

372

372

372

390

404

381

390

601

698

690

690

706

779

301

253

-

Jhange In contents In Tygart

Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

(second-feet)

-346

+343

-630

+13.7

+1,560

-1,810

-48.5

+1,060

+510

-108

-13.2

-410

-288

-3.3

July

1

1

1

3

3

3

3

2

4

3

206

192

192

195

195

209

427

754

497

491

474

553

170

020

722

912

875

640

950

950

810

530

030

O9O

540

882

770

754

730

738

762

Aug.

738

714

706

690

690

682

675

675

668

57 5

675

675

682

690

822

1,390

3,810

3,810

3,670

3,670

3,460

2,780

690

738

1,190

1,880

581

509

574

587

546

Sept.

" 546

560

528

516

516

534

509

509

497

497

491

485

485

485

485

480

480

509

522

480

474

480

474

474

474

474

469

474

474

474

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir ^ontents

Mean

501

2,377

6,886

3,613

7,023

5,681

3,762

3,033

1,462

348

1,286

891

207

2', 779

Per square 

mile

0.367

1.74

5.04

2.64

5.14

4.16

2.75

2.22

1.07

.255

.941

.651

.152

2.03

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

1.94

5.81

36.00

5.93

4.33

3.17

2.48

1.23

.28

1.08

.75

.17

27.59

c Backwater from West Pork Riverj discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 79

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder above spillway of dam at lock 15, la.t. 39°30'25", long.

 80"0'/i50", at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo 

Creek, 2| miles downstream from Falrmont, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tygart and West Fork Rivers. Datum of gage Is 849.58 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--2,388 square miles.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 22 years, 4,079 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,400 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 15.46 

reet); minimum dally, 332 second-feet July 6.

1915-26, 1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 second-feet Jan. 2, 1919 

(gage height, 21.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet; minimum 

dally, 33 second-feet Sept. 27, Oct. 2, 1917; minimum dally since October 1938, 195 

second-feet Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood of 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 feet.

Remarks. Records fair. Since October 1938 published records below 800 second-feet do 

noTTinclude lockages or leakage through lock gates and valves, both of which are 

usually a very small percentage of the total flow.

Revisions (water years) . W 583: 1915-24. W 623: 1924. W 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

7.4

7.5 

7.7 

7.9 

8.1

295

420

710

1,060

1,470

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

2,410 

3,870 

5,590 

7,48O 

12,100

12.0

14,0

14.7

17,600 

30,700 

36,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,280

1,220

710

650

665

6F5

665

695

665

710

710

695

695

665

695

665

744

1,450

2,140

1,870

1,600

1,450

1,360

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,200

Nov.

1,200

829

744

863

1,160

1,180

2,050

2,840

3,740

3,580

3,580

3,840

3,680

1,670

1,360

1,280

1,140

3,210

3,360

3,520

4,040

3,870

4,070

4,510

4,070

3,580

3,520

4,470

10,500

12,800

-

Dec.

10,600

11,400

10,600

11,800

11,400

10,600

10,800

9,380

6,320

5,410

4,780

4,230

3,940

3,680

14 , 660

36,000

27,200

20,000

16,400

18,200

19,400

17,000

15,300

13,400

10,600

6,700

4,270

2,980

2,810

4,130

5,160

Month

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

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

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

Calendar yean 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,

6,

5,

3,

5,

11,

8,

10,

11,

8,

4,

4,

7,

7,

200

140

450

610

150

400

080

800

400

920

680

850

480

280

7,480

7,090

s,

5,

4,

140

370

400

4,340

3,520

7,

10,

12,

590

100

700

19,400

20,600

21,

20,

15,

18,

300

500

500

200

20,000

Secondfoot-days

32,684

100,256

349,090

2,077,300

305,070

299,930

181,170

122,000

54,196

18,961

55,176

60,134

18,782

1,597,449

Feb.

21,800

19,400

17,000

16,400

13,600

11,400

8,080

6,140

5,770

5,200

4,610

3,330

3,070

4,570

11,800

17,000

12,800

12,100

12,400

11,100

10,800

12,100

14,200

12,600

6,700

8,280

9,600

8,080

_

_

-

liar.

6,700

4,920

4,510

4,130

3,90O

4,270

5,270

5,590

5,410

6,140

8,490

10,400

10,600

9,150

7,680

5,300

4,850

4,740

5,770

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,320

5,950

5,590

5,370

5,300

5,200

4,950

3,240

3,010

Apr.

3,430

2,510

2,060

1,870

1,760

3,820

6,320

4,810

6,700

7,880

7,280

6,510

5,760

13,100

8,080

4,370

3,300

3,100

3,100

2,810

2,540

2,410

3,150

3,400

2,750

2,410

2,140

1,690

1,510

1,430

-

Observed

Maximum

2,140

12 , 800

36,000

45,400

21,800

21,800

10,600

13,100

7,280

1,360

6,140

8,490

846

36,000

Minimum

650

744

2,810

650

3,520

3,070

3,010

1,430

532

358

332

532

546

332

Mean

1,054

3,342

11,260

5,676

9,841

10,710

5,844

4,067

1,748

632

1,780

1,940

626

4,377

May

1,410

1,360

1,230

1,180

1,010

880

778

761

744

744

761

744

695

665

650

680

650

560

560

532

532

1,690

3,550

2,700

3,330

4,460

7,280

6,320

4,560

2,090

1,040

June

1,040

1,01O

952

695

560

434

395

382

370

358

358

448

518

546

504

476

490

518

532

546

504

518

695

795

778

778

829

1,360

952

620

-

Change In conbents in Tyjart Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-346

+343

-630

+13.7

+1,560

-1,810

-48.5

+1,060

+510

-108

^13.2

-410

-288

-3.3

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

4

1,

1,

846

575

4 2O

370

345

332

518

,570

916

695

710

880

,600

760

430

320

260

510

270

200

270

070

760

140

310

480

040

934

916

795

934

Aug.

1,060

934

880

812

795

778

88O

880

829

761

761

778

761

761

1,270

5,960

8,490

5,770

5,520

5,450

4,130

3,500

1,020

916

952

1,510

1,110

532

761

812

761

Sept.

846

744

665

680

605

695

778

710

635

620

605

620

575

560

546

560

560

590

665

665

695

665

605

560

546

546

560

546

575

560

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

708

3,685

10,630

5,690

11,400

8,900

5,796

5,127

2,258

524

1,767

1,530

338

4,374

Per square 

mile

0.296

1.54

4.45

2.38

4.77

3.73

2.43

2.15

.946

.219

.740

.641

.142

1.83

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

1.72

5.13

32.44

5.50

3.88

2.80

2.40

1.09

.24

.85

.74

.16

24.87

Note. Discharge for periods Jan. 12 to Feb. 2, July 13 to Aug. 3, Aug. 13 to Sept. 6 computed 

from graph based on five times dally staff-gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°43'55", long. 79°54'40", 700 feet upstream from 

dam at lock 8, 1 mile upstream from Point Marion, Payette County, and 1.5 miles upstream from Cheat River. Datum of gage is 782.50 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 2,720 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1929 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1937).

Average aiscnarge'. 12 years (1937-49), 4,479 second-feet (adjusted).

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 51,300 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 18.59 

reet); minimum daily, 358 second-feet July 6.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 90,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 22.33 

feet); minimum daily since May 1938 when Tygart Reservoir was placed in operation, 235 

second-feet Feb. 1, 1940. .

Remarks.--Records good except those based on staff-gage readings, which are fair, and 

those below 2,400 second-feet, which are poor. Plow partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 84).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.2

310

430

580

950

11.7

12.0

12.5

13.0

11.4 1,380

2,130

3,020

4,750

6,920

13.5 9,450

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

12,400

19,200

27,200

45,500

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,430

1,430

1,120

798

760

760

742

779

779

760

742

798

779

779

760

779

855

1,600

2,240

2,190

1,870

1,720

1,550

1,480

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,360

1,380

1,310

1,310

Nov.

1,310

1,160

817

893

1,100

1,360

1,720

2,930

3,370

3,670

3,700

3,840

3,870

2,890

1,670

1,600

1,450

2,200

3,570

3,700

4,260

4,230

4,410

4,910

4,600

4,080

3,870

4,480

9,320

14,700

-

Dec.

11,800

11,500

10,900

11,500

12,400

11,200

11,800

10,600

7,400

5,830

5,110

4,560

4,260

4,120

7,440

44,700

35,200

24,700

17,800

19,600

20,800

18,900

16,800

14,700

12,100

7,900

4,950

3,500

3,180

4,480

5,570

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,360

6,

5,

4,

140

380

B40

5,120

13,000

9,

10,

12,

450

900

100

10,300

5,920

5,

6,

7,

330

920

550

7,400

7,650

6,

5,

4,

780

320

990

4,670

4,080

7,

11,

13,

220

300

900

23,100

24,700

26,

25,

16,

18,

400

BOO

300

900

20,800

Secondfoot-days

37,120

105,680

385,300

2,288,301

339,120

330,670

195,800

138,860

62,269

22,538

59,252

64,994

23,211

1,764,814

Feb.

21,900

20,400

20,800

18,500

15,000

13,000

9,450

6,830

6,240

5,610

4,990

4,010

3,210

3,860

11,600

19,600

15,400

13,000

13,400

12,700

11,500

13,000

16,000

14,400

9,190

7,900

10,000

9,180

_

-

Mar.

7,400

5,5

4,9

4,6

70

90

70

4,300

4,640

5,4

5,8

5,7

90

30

90

6,370

8,900

11,2

11,2

9,7

00

00

20

8,400

5,830

5,2

5,1

5,5

80

10

30

6,460

6,550

6,7

6,7

6,7

40

80

80

6,320

5,750

5,5

5,5

5,5

4,1

70

70

30

90

3,340

Observed

Maximum

2,240

14,700

44,700

52,300

26,400

21,900

11,200

12,800

7,160

1,290

6,240

8,400

1,100

44,700

Minimum

742

817

3,180

706

4,080

3,210

3,340

1,720

706

490

358

855

670

358

Apr.

3,980

3,540

2,680

2,330

2,100

3,660

7,900

6,280

6,640

8,650

7,9OO

7,160

5,750

12,800

10,200

5,400

3,840

3,670

3,440

3,370

3,080

2,740

3,080

3,940

3,410

2,860

2,560

2,210

1,970

1,720

-

Mean

1,197

3,523

12,430

6,285

10,940

11,810

6,316

4,629

2,009

751

1 911

2*097

774

4,835

May

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,290

1,120

950

950

855

817

950

950

971

971

931

950

950

836

760

742

706

1,130

3,500

3,770

3,210

4,260

7,160

6,920

5,530

2,990

1,740

June

1,16O

1,160

1,160

1,160

95O

798

598

5 SO

580

49O

490

490

598

550

550

520

520

565

598

634

565

520

598

874

855

855

855

1,120

1,290

855

-

Change in

contents in

Pygart Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-346

+343

-630

+13.7

+1,560

-1,810

-48.5

+1,060

+510

-108

-13.2

-410

-288

-3.3

July

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

3

4

4

4

4

6

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

Adjust

779

817

550

418

382

358

430

,060

,430

912

855

931

,570

,270

,740

,550

,520

,360

,710

,230

,150

,260

,360

,240

,910

,600

,310

,160

,060

,100

,230

Aug.

1,380

1,2

1,1

1,0

30

20

10

855

893

9

1,0

9

50

30

92

950

931

9

9

9

12

50

92

1,160

4,010

8,4

6,5

5,1

00

50

90

5,750

4,520

3,9

1,8

1,0

40

30

BO

874

1,670

1,9

8

1,1

1,0

10

55

00

30

950

ed for cha

Sept.

1,100

1,010

893

836

779

779

855

874

817

670

760

688

724

688

688

670

688

706

760

760

836

817

817

760

724

706

688

706

706

706

-

nge in

reservoir contents

Mean

851

3,866

11,800

6,299

12,500

10,000

6,268

5,689

2,519

643

1,898

1,687

486

4,832

Pe r square 

mile

0.313

1.42

4.34

2.31

4.60

3.68

2.30

2.09

.923

.236

.698

.620

" 179

1.80

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

1.58

5.00

31.35

5.30

3.83

2.65

2.33

1.06

.26

.80

.72

.20

24.81

Note. Discharge for Dec. 19 to June 10 computed from graph based on a gage readings daily.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 81

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location. Water-stage-recorder, lat. 39°47'15", long. 790 55'15", at Greensboro, Greene 

O'ounty, 750 feet upstream from dam at lock 7, 0.2 mile upstream from George Creek, 2.2 

miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, and 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River. Datum 

of gage is 767.55 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 4,407 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 7,974 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 115,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 25.3 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 274 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 

10.76 feet); minimum daily discharge, 415 second-feet July 5.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 124,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 10.23 feet Apr. 29, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 204 

second-feet Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 36 feet in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps 

of Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 feet (discharge, 147,000 

second-feet).

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 second-feet and fair below except those below 1,000 

second-feet, which are poor. Flow regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 84) 

and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 351,340 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Record of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co. Two discnarge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers,

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1939(M), 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

10.8

10.9

11.1

11.4

11.8

330

500

910

1,660

2,880

12.3

13.1

13.8

15.0

16.5

4,810

8,68O

13,000

22,OOO

35,500

19.5

22.5

24.0

69,200

95,000

106,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,380

1,940

1,430

1,420

2,410

1,180

2,120

4,280

5,080

955

2,060

1,900

2,280

1,750

2,500

1,560

2,240

3,640

3,960

3,84O

3,66O

4,43O

2,06O

1,560

3,440

2,540

1,44O

1,710

2,160

1,53O

1,500

Nov.

2,140

1,450

1,800

1,670

2,360

2.SOO

3,720

6,44O

6,160

6,780

4,320

8,480

5,10O

3,660

3,880

2,980

2,990

3,58O

5,540

6,230

6,180

8,25O

6% 840

8,500

5,61O

6.4OO

7,260

5,540

18,700

25,30O

-

Dec.

20,600

16,700

16,000

19,000

21 , 500

17,600

21 , 20O

16,600

11,900

8,620

6,660

6,640

7,900

7,580

23,300

106,000

75.60O

41,100

28,800

29,700

29,700

25,100

23,400

20,200

13,500

S,620

6,22O

5,920

6,06O

12,200

16,900

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

13,600

9,

10,

8,

120

too

160

12,600

30,800

22,

20,

16,

500

300

5OO

15,600

10,200

9,

11.

13,

200

LOO

500

10,600

8,930 11,;

10,

8,

>OO

500

'.80

7,750

9,08O

13,!

20,:

26,2

OO

00

00

47,900

48,200

56,? 52,"

32, t

27, £

00

OO

00

00

27,000

Feb.

27,000

25,200

22,700

25,000

22,8OO

19,800

15,000

12,2OO

10,700

10,600

10,700

7,980

3,780

9,850

21,200

38,700

28,800

22,800

22,OOO

20,800

17,500

21,200

27,000

26,200

19,200

16,900

12,000

13,800

_

_

-

Mar.

11,000

9,6

9,3

8,9

00

70

60

6,780

9,320

13,5

13,7

13, O

DO

DO

DO

12,400

17,500

19,2

12,6

13,8

DO

DO

DO

12,900

9,700

9,0

8,4

9,7

50

30

20

7,680

11,000

15,0

14,3

16,4

DO

DO

DO

15,300

11,100

6,8'

8,8

9,5'

7,1'

to

20

to

to

8,020

Observed

Secondfoot-days

74,955

670*820

3,988,434

623,520

531,410

351,740

264,460

122,405

61,755

129 695

91 ) 180

33,023

3,135,623

Maximum

5,080 

25,300

106,000

98,7OO

56.3OO

38, 7OO

19, 2OO

18, 9OO

14,200

8,440

9,740

10,300

2,360

106,000

Minimum

955

1 450

5)920

695

7,750

3,780

6,780

2,580

905

470

415

865

539

415

Apr.

9,980

5,590

3,970

4,840

5,350

10,300

15,6OO

14,300

15,200

11,900

12,700

12,200

10,300

18,900

18,100

11,100

4,910

8,420

7,040

7,220

6,700

8,240

5,050

5,540

6,540

5,420

5,000

5,240

6,230

2,580

-

Mean

2 418

6,022

21,640

10,900

20,110

18,980

11,350

8,815

3,949

2,058

4,184

2,941

1,101

8,591

May

1,980

3,370

3,040

2,580

2,56O

2,320

2,020

1,300

1,740

1,950

1,690

1,700

2,180

1,160

1,420

1,920

1,970

1,480

1,480

2,200

905

2,550

11,100

11,100

9,400

11,100

14,200

9,340

6,360

3,410

2,880

June

2,560

2,100

2,500

1,480

810

1,020

1,100

690

1,120

1,13O

470

595

470

1,040

700

740

680

7,280

8,440

3,030

2,160

1,880

1,150

1,480

1,540

1,350

2,400

3,080

4,160

4,600

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second- feetjt

-328

+343

-685

+13.7

+1,560

-1,800

-100

+1,100

+562

-177

+56.7

-434

-275

-3.2

July

3

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

5

9

8

8

9

2

5

7

6,

,720

,060

640

490

415

,280

210

950

9OO

200

520

320

630

170

300

330 040'

040

020

880

6,200

6;

9;

7

6,

3,

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

120

740

900

740

920

220

330

920

240

250

Aug.

1,710

1,760

1,650

1,590

1,360

1,610

995

1,560

1,580

1,150

865

905

875

920

1,800

5,200

10,300

9,360

8,370

7,580

4,970

4,970

-2,720

1,920

1,780

1,840

2,140

1,080

2,360

3,350

2,910

Sept.

2,360

2,110

1,140

864

770

1,440

2,020

1,250

1,320

740

660

940

1,200

1,720

636

539

558

636

738

905

1,810

1,5OO

1,440

755

656

636

1,030

675

895

1,080

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,090 

6,365

20,960

10,910

21 ,670

17,180

11,250

9 915 4)511

1,881

4,241

2,507

826

8,588

Per square 

mile

0.474

1.44

4.76

2.48

4.92

3.90

2.55

2.25

1.02

.427

.962

.569

.187

1.95

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.61

5.49

33.70

5.. 67

4.06

2.94

2.51

1.18

.48

1.11

.66

.21

26.47

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 23-26, Dec. 6-8, Dec. 13 to Jan. 6, Jan. 9-15 computed from graph based 

n 8 readings dally of upper staff gage at lock and fragmentary chart record.
82 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°08i30", long. 79°53 | 35", at Charleroi, Washington county, 1,100 feet upstream from dam at lock 4 and half a mile downstream from 

Maple Creek. Datum of gage is 735.33 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area. 5,213 square miles.

Keeoras available.--March 1886 to March 1905 (fragmentary). October 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 16 years (1933-49), 8,874 second-feet (adjusted since 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 17.85 

reet; minimum, 417 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1886-1905, 1933-49: Maximum discharge, about 156,000 second-feet July 11, 1888 

(gage height. 42.0 feet on lower gage, at old lock downstream, or about 26.1 feet on 

present gage); minimum not determined.

Remarks . Records good above 3,000 second-feet and fair below except those below 1,000 

second-feet, which are poor. Plow regulated by looks above station and since 1938 by 

Tygart Reservoir (see p. 84) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 351,340 

acre-feet). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1162.

Cooperation. Record of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by Weat Perm Power Co. Two discnarge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1888(M).

Rating table, water year 1943-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

570

970

1,720

2,620

3.8 

4.4 

5.4 

7.2

4,470

7,150

12,600

25.1OO

10. O 

13. O 

15.9

49,500

74,300

96,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,560

2,30O

1,940

1,500

1,750

2,100

1,530

2,800

5,96O

3,020

1.49O

2,090

2,060

2,300

2,060

2.55O

1,780

4,82O

4,880

4,430

3,910

4,240

4,050

2,090

2,070

3,68O

2,340

1,670

2,000

2,240

1,640

Nov.

1,800

2,270

1,750

1^800

2,15O

2,720

3,42O

5,670

6,440

6,910

5,940

6,08O

7,370

4,770

3,840

3,720

3,060

3,2OO

4,920

5,96O

7,170

7,990

8,090

8,420

8,040

6,420

7,020

7,060

14.00O

28 , 3OO

-

Dec.

22,800

18,6OO

16,50O

17,600

22,800

18,6OO

20,700

18,20O

13,80O

10,600

7,900

6,900

7,900

8,150

13,1OO

95,800

94,700

46,800

29,900

29.1OO

29,100

26,700

24,3OO

21,400

16,200

11,100

7,530

6,66O

7,030

11,400

17,900

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

15,40O

11,

10,

10,

900

BOO

DOO

11,900

30,300

28,

21,

18,

4OO

100

too

16,500

12,800

10,

10,

13,

DOO

300

200

12,300

11,100

10,

11,

10,

300

POO

500

8,920

8,670

12,

23,

26,]

LOO

00

LOO

SO, 400

53,10O

70,2

6O,7

43,2

30,7

00

00

00

00

29,100

Second 

foot-days

83,850

186,300

699,770

4,299,727

694,290

574,560

395,960

302,820

14O.17O

72,901

139,899

97,920

40,102

3,428,542

Feb.

29,100

27,500

23,500

25,100

25,100

23,500

17,20O

14,300

12,300

11,400

11.1OO

10,500

6,480

6,880

19,200

38,200

34,300

25,100

22,800

22,100

19,300

21,400

28,300

28,300

24,000

18,2OO

14,800

14,100

_

.

-

Mar.

13,500

11,40O

1O.OOO

10,300

8,45O

10,2OO

14,80O

15,100

14,100

14,000

20,700

21,400

17,OOO

14,100

14,800

11,700

10,300

10,000

10,OOO

10,300

9,610

15,100

15,800

17,200

16,200

12,600

10,60O

8,92O

10,60O

9,200

7,980

Apr.

11,100

9,310

6.24O

5,050

5,960

10,5OO

18.6OO

17,600

16,500

14,400

12,300

13,2OO

12,600

15,700

20,700

13,900

8,630

6,64O

9,380

7,650

7,900

8,000

8,09O

6,660

6,420

6jj50O

5,610

5,960

5,920

5.4OO

Observed

Maximum

5,960

28,300

95,800

1O6,OOO

70,200

38,200

21,400

20,700

13,5OO

9,750

1O,2OO

11,400

3,080

95,800

Minimum

1,490

1,750

6,660

907

8,670

6.48O

7,98O

5,050

1,750

823

608

970

684

6O8

Mean

2,705

6,210

22,570

11,750

22,400

20,520

12,770

10,090

4,522

2,430

4,513

3,159

1,337

9,393

May

3,030

3,300

3,800

3,280

3,140

3,060

2,790

2,210

1,750

2,130

2,210

2,030

2,180

2, ISO

1,750

2,120

2,430

2,180

1,97O

2,180

2,560

1,780

8,500

12,600

9,9OO

11,4OO

13,500

12.6OO

8,58O

5,440

3,570

June

3,500

2,930

2,890

2,690

1,64O

1,180

1,35O

1,280

1,080

1,2OO

1,32O

928

823

1,020

1,320

1,060

1,060

3,010

9,750

5,510

3,060

2,520

1,780

1,3SO

1,720

1,640

2,01O

4,220

4,O70

4,960

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feetjt

-328

+343

-685

+13.7

+1,560

-1,8OO

-100

+1,100

+562

-177

+66.7

-434

-275

-3.2

July

4

2

1

1

2

3

2

1

2

8

8

8

9

6

2

6

7

7

6

7

1O

6

5

3

3

2

1

1

,760

, 960

,200

781

608

68O

,220

,040

,O3O

,38O

,450

,550

,920

,650

,150

,750

,210

,910

,680

,650

,150

,190

,500

,200

,9OO

,970

,900

,380

,52O

,92O

,690

Aug.

1,610

1,940

1,920

1,390

1,800

1,560

1,500

1,400

1,780

1,560

1,300

1,130

1,06O

970

1,380

3,100

9,080

11,400

8,92O

8,150

6,320

4,960

4,120

2,340

2,120

2.00O

2.21O

1,780

2,140

2,800

3,680

Sept.

3,oeo

2,490

2,220

1,350

1,040

1,250

1,720

2,120

1,500

1,280

907

823

1.08O

1,500

1,530

928

781

664

802

886

1,250

1,830

1,830

1,480

928

844

907

1,150

802

1,110

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,377

6,553

21.8SO

11,760

23,960

18,720

12,670

11,190

5,O84

2,253

4,570

2,725

1,062

9,390

Per square 

mile

0.456

1.26

4.20

2.26

4.60

3.59

2.43

2.15

.975

.432

.877

.523

.204

1.80

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

1.41

4.84

30.76

5.30

3.74

2.80

2.40

1.12

.48

1.01

.60

.23

24.46

t Change In contents In Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa.

83

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'25", long. 79°51'20", at Braddock, Allegheny 

county, 1,000 feet upstream from dam at lock 2, 1,000 feet downstream from TurtleCreek, and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River. Dam is control 

for low and medium stages. Datum of gage is 707.16 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Drainage area. 7,337 square miles.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 12,460 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 130,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 24.99 

reet); minimum, 1,540 second-feet July 6; minimum gage height observed, 12.4 feet June 

7; minimum daily discharge, 1,720 second-feet July 5, 6.

1939-49: Maximum discharge 201,000 second-feet June 5, 1941 (gage height, 31.20 

feet); minimum, 559 second-feet Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 705 second-feet 

Sept. 3, 4, 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 12.01 feet Oct. 7-13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 38.8 feet Mar. 18, 1936.

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 second-feet and fair below. Flow regulated by locks 

and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see following page), since 

1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see following page), 

and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 704,110 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir and Lake Lynn furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co. and West Penn Power Co., respectively.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

4,420

3,750

3,490

3,080

3,040

3,580

3, ZOO

3,6ZO

6,540

6,980

3,960

3,700

3,620

3,830

3,620

3,960

3,880

5,710

7,680

6,650

5,910

5,560

5,970

4,240

3,530

4,510

4,280

3,450

3,450

3,700

3,410

Nov.

3,330

3,790

3,580

3,750

4,370

4,880

5,120

7,130

8,500

8,220

8,220

7,130

9,900

7,400

5,910

6,020

5,310

4,970

5,560

7,400

9,900

9,600

10,200

10,200

11,100

8,500

9,050

10, 200

14, 200

32, 500

-

Dec.

26,500

21,200

18,800

18,800

33,800

21,200

22,900

22,000

17,200

13,000

10,500

9,320

10,500

11,700

27,100

109,000

112,000

g64, 200

g39 , 600

g36,500

b36,500

g34, 500

g30,500

26, 500

21,200

15,200

11,100

9,600

10,800

17,000

26,500

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

Maron ..................

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

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

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

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

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

September, .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

22,900

18,

13,

14,

DOO

300

100

15, 600

35,500

40,

29,

26,

700

500

500

22,000

19,600

15,

13,

15,

200

300

BOO

15,200

13,400

12,

14,

14,

700

100

100

12,000

11,400

14,

26,

34,

300

500

500

62,700

69,800

87,

78,

63,

45,

300

200

300

100

41,800

Secondfoot-days

136,320

245,940

875,220

5,812,120

786,000

40?! 160

195,650

111,020

190,700

164,210

87,980

4,671,700

Feb.

41,800

39,6

35,5

32,5

oo

00

00

33,500

32,500

25,6

22,9

19,3

00

00

00

16,400

15,600

15,2

ll,4i

9,6

00

00

00

20,800

40,700

46,2

34,5

29,5

00

00

00

28,500

27,500

27,5

35,5

39,6

00

00

00

34, 500

26,500

22,9

20,4i

-

-

-

00

00

liar.

21,200

17,200

15,200

14,800

13,800

15,200

22,900

22,000

20,400

19,200

27,500

28,500

24, 700

19,600

19,600

16,800

13,800

13,000

12,700

13,400

12,000

17,600

21,200

22,000

21,200

18,400

16,000

12,7OO

13,800

13,000

11,400

Apr.

14, 800

17,200

11,700

9,320

9,600

13,100

23,800

24,700

22,900

21,200

16,400

17,200

16,800

15,800

22,000

16,800

11,800

8,220

10,800

10,200

9,600

9,320

10,'800

9,320

9,320

9,900

8,780

8,780

8,500

8,5OO

-

Observed

Maximum

7,680

32 500

112*000

140,000

87,800

46,200

24 700

is! 600

10,000

12,000

17,600

5,580

112,000

Minimum

3,040

3,330

9,320

2,330

11,400 

9, 600

11,400

8, 220

3,410

1^720

2, 820

2,130

1,720

Mean

4,397

8, 198

28,230

15,880

29,700 

28, 070

17,770

13j 570

6,311

3,701

6, 152

5,297 

2,933

12,800

May

5,710

4,970

5,610

5,210

4,740

4,510

4,190

4,140

3,490

3,750

3,920

3,660

3,580

3,880

3,530

3,580

3,920

3,920

3,410

3,750

4,370

4,100

7,230

14,800

13,000

13,400

14,800

15,600

11,100

8,220

5,560

June

4,830

4,420

4,190

4,240

3,410

g2,540

g2,220

g2,140

g2,140

g2,220

g2,540

2,390

2,220

2,220

2,540

2,320

2,100

2,450

10, 000

9,080

5,160

3,560

3,300

2,720

2,580

2,650

2,890

4,770

6,100

7,080

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-929

+401

+202

+164

+2,160 

-2 300

+294

+1,720 

+503

-392

+300

-1,050 

-1,070

+2.9

July

6

4

2

2

1

1

2

2

3

4

2

2

7

10

10

10

9

5

7

9

9

8

8

12

9

8

6

5

4

4

5

200

900

920

160

720

720

130

420

900

100

990

890

930

900

100

600

880

180

510

550

050

300

550

000

050

550

580

260

260

100

3OO

Aug.

4,900

4,020

3,606

3,410

3,300

3,450

3,200

2,890

3,160

3,240

2,920

3,130

3,300

3,200

2,820

3,520

7,750

16,100

17,600

12,OOO

9,300

7,080

6,580

4,550

3,710

3,560

3,520

3,490

3,710

4,340

5,860

Sept.

5,580

4,600

4,020

3,130

2,680

2,790

3,520

3,790

3,300

2,890

2,480

2,220

2,220

2,520

3,020

2,520

2,220

2,130

2,130

2,320

2,520

3,270

3,410

3,520

2,990

2,520

2,350

2,350

2^450

2,520

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,468

8 599

28^430

16,040

31,860 

25,770

18,060

15,290

6, 814

3,309

6,452

4,247 

1,863

12,800

Per square 

mile

0.473

1.17

3.87

2.19

4.34

3.51

2. 46

2.08

929

J451

. 879

. 579

!254

1.74

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.31

4.46

29.77

5.00

3 . 66

2. 84

2.32

1.07

l!oi

.67

.28

23.67

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, Lake Lynn, Youghiogheny River, and Deep Creek Reservoirs, 

g Computed from graph based on upper gage readings.

990813 O- 52 - 7 '
84 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Monongahela River Basin

Tygart Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at dam on Tygart 

River, a.a miles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, 

Taylor County, W. Va. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Drainage area, 1,184 square 

miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 160,400 acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 1,119.42 feet); minimum, 13,100 acre-feet 

Dec. 30 (elevation, 1,012.80 feet). Maximum contents since storage began, 221,100 

acre-feet Apr. 18, 1939 (elevation, 1,144.75 feet); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 

acre-feet Jan. 25, 1940 (elevation, 1,005.15 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938; 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-feet between elevations 991.5 feet 

(sill of valves) and 1,167.0 feet (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 2,950 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation 

pool elevation is 1,010.0 feet and water below elevation 991.5 cannot be withdrawn. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela River during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Youghiogheny River Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'21", long. 79°24'00", at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 500 feet upstream from Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream 

from Tub Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from Youghiogheny River Dam on Youghiogheny River, 

Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage is mean sea level. Drainage area, 434 square 

miles. Records available, October 1943 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 156,106 acre-feet Apr. 24 (elevation, 1,439.56 feet); minimum, 43,270 acre-feet 

Nov. 6 (elevation, 1,386.50 feet). Maximum contents during period 1943-49, 194,080 

acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 1,452.20 feet); minimum, 845 acre-feet Oct. 11, 

1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 

246,710 acre-feet between elevations 1,320.6 feet (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) 

and 1,468.0 feet (crest of spillway); dead storage, 160 acre-feet. Ordinary minimum 

(conservation) pool elevation, 1,344.0 feet (capacity, 5,230 acre-feet). Reservoir is 

used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30. ...............

Calendar year 1948...

Feb. 28.... ............

Mar. 31.... ............

May 31. ...............

Aug. 31................

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49...

Tygart Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,062.50 

1,045.10 

1,061.95 

1,026.40

-

1,098.72 

1,021.20 

1,017.42 

1,074.04 

1,093.65 

1,089.86 

1,089.37 

1,073.28 

1,060.80

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

63,428 

42,161 

62,564 

23,808

-

119,689 

19,424 

16,439 

79,279 

110,645 

104,217 

103,404 

78,169 

61,048

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-21,267 

+20,403 

-38,756

+9,908

+95,881 

-100,265 

-2,985 

+62,840 

+31,366 

-6,428 

-813 

-25,235 

-17,121

-2,380

Youghiogheny River Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,405.45 

1,389.03 

1,393.56 

1,418.05

-

1,430.55 

1,418.90 

1,426.75 

1,439.31 

1,437.90 

1,433.19 

1,435.00 

1,423.20 

1,406.08

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

74,514 

46,854 

53,709 

100,874

-

131,430 

102,812 

121,682 

155,393 

151,400 

138,433 

143,350 

112,934 

75,726

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-27,660 

+6,855 

+47,165

+91,241

+30,556 

-28,618 

+18,870 

+33,711 

-3,993 

-12,967 

+4,917 

-30,416 

-37,208

+1,212

t Elevation at 12 p.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 85

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°02'50", long. 80°04'10n , at Audra, Barbour County,

 BOO i'eet upstream from covered highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth. 

Altitude of gage is 1,670 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.--149 square miles.

Records available. February 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 9.26

 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 7,740 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 11.26 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 9, 1946 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.7

31

40

64

92

148

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

230

430

385

980

1,330

1.6 11

1.8 24

2.0 44

2.2 67

Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.5 113

3.0 242

4.0 695

5.0 1,36O

6.O 2,120

8.0 3,960

10.0 6,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

60

52

49

48

47

48

50

79

65

52

47

47

47

44

42

39

67

112

102

97

88

82

77

74

65

60

56

52

50

47

Nov.

52

58

52

50

51

55

529

394

328

457

555

3500

a42O

a360

a300

244

211

180

158

2O2

237

237

362

390

324

264

320

518

1,870

1,520

-

Dec.

890

597

490

890

830

830

830

641

452

349

261

224

218

208

1,140

4,920

3,170

1,310

1,120

1,220

815

624

475

390

325

227

192

236

221

550

684

Jan.

541

430

337

352

736

1,960

1,010

684

480

365

329

361

386

382

399

394

369

344

318

272

249

788

978

1,630

2,450

2,540.

2,630

2,360

1,320

815

982

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

Maroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,180

785

558

552

668

585

5O5

421

356

310

289

239

265

582

1,340

2,870

1,400

848

624

624

755

651

1,150

1,040

785

568

443

439

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,91£

11,19£

25,32£

164,323

27,19]

2O, 835

16,72(

12,86£

7.00E

1,76-

4,76]

2,52(

93]

133, 05J

Mar.

386

348

329

300

365

662

88O

673

520

62O

1,410

978

673

525

448

365

337

378

602

505

546

678

815

785

618

485

403

344

282

242

224

Apr.

215

215

190

176

166

284

668

848

1,120

912

656

495

403

536

525

448

382

403

412

382

340

333

412

369

321

286

278

412

356

325

Maximum

112

1,870

> 4,920

5,96O

2,630

' 2,870

1,410

1,120

91?

363

632

528

145

> 4,920

May

296

249

209

174

151

134

124

111

104

141

130

111

97

88

80

75

66

57

55

55

62

218

715

448

912

684

5OO

361

258

192

148

Minimum

39

50

192

21

249

239

224

166

55

18

18

13

15

13

June

119

95

79

63

53

45

38

32

28

24

22

24

40

36

26

20

18

22

44

SO

62

37

26

27

21

2O

86

149

263

168

Mean

61.9

373

817

449

877

744

540

429

226

58.9

154

81.5

31.0

365

July

100

66

48

36

28

23

24

20

18

29

30

57

159

279

144

10O

565

632

362

218

144

288

343

329

209

148

104

79

61

51

47

Aug.

42

35

28

25

45

48

34

27

21

19

15

13

15

15

27

82

109

520

528

212

126

86

70

60

48

38

31

28

36

82

63

Per square 

Bile

0.415

2.50

5.48

3.01

5.89

4.99

3.82

2.88

1.52

.395

1.03

.547

.208

2.45

Sept.

4fc

36

30

25

23

24

45

45

36

31

25

20

18

16

15

16

18

20

24

62

45

30

24

21

19

17

15

16

28

145

Runoff in 

inches

0.48

2.80

6.32

41.02

6.79

5.20

4.17

3.21

1.75

.44

1.19

.63

.23

33.21

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOP sec.-ft.). Dec. 16 (8 p.m.) 5,36O sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (7t30 f .a.) 3,170 

see.-ft.5 Jan. 26 19 p.m.) 3,360 see.-ft.j Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 3,960 see.-ft.).

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather record and records for Buokhannon 

River at Hall and Tygapt River at Phlllppl.
86 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03'05", long. 80°06'50", a quarter of a mile upsTfream from highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run. 

Datum of gage is 1,369.15 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad datum).

Drainage area.--277 square miles.

uecords available.--June 1907 to May 1909, April 1915 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.--34 years (1915-49), 593 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 11.42 

1'eet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.84 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 second-feet Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29 

1937 (gage height, 14.7 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 second-feet; minimum. 0.2 second-foot Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 

feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1918(M).

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8

55

71

91

140

203

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.3

280

415

590

900

1,150

6.6 1,430

7.0 1,860

8.2 3,330

3.84

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4

Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

4.6 150

4.8 213

5.1 325

5.4 480

5.7 685

6.0 915

6.5 1,360

7.0 1,900

8.0 3,130

10.8 7,200

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

119

114

96

85

77

75

77

79

96

105

93

79

73

73

73

73

69

114

229

207

167

149

132

122

114

107

98

93

87

81

77

Nov.

85

98

98

117

127

122

352

542

437

740

1,100

948

724

676

530

420

352

308

268

308

420

400

684

732

560

432

488

916

2,550

3,220

-

Dec.

1,860

1,090

876

1,480

1,530

1,320

1,530

1,180

804

572

426

356

352

334

1,890

6,900

7,200

3,780

1,750

2,260

1,740

1,150

835

643

512

405

371

405

301

844

1,360

Jan.

995

745

559

519

917

2,890

2,290

1,260

828

608

506

636

812

805

891

812

671

629

622

552

468

1,430

2,140

2,340

4,250

4,530

5,100

4,530

3,060

1,570

1,500

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,230

1,520

1,010

843

1,050

947

843

745

615

506

450

385

356

752

2,220

4,600

3,300'

1,620

1,060

1,160

1,460

1,220

1,790

1,740

1,310

971

738

700

_"_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,233

18,754

46,056

295,478

49,465

36,141

25,986

18,412

10,530

2,920

11,768

11,996

2,345

237,606

Mar.

715

629

608

566

538

692

1,160

1,020

805

862

1,960

1,680

1,150

851

700

580

493

748

1,310

1,080

947

931

1,050

1,010

851

708

608

526

462

385

361

Apr.

352

330

309

274

252

393

987

1,170

1,520

1,360

1,020

790

657

738

664

512

420

432

512

480

426

426

715

629

526

438

400

587

587

506

-

Maximum

229

3,220

7,200

9,040

5,100

4,600

1,960

1,520

1,340

405

1,570

2,760

480

7,200

May

455

385

321

278

234

206

183

165

156

180

187

153

128

113

101

93

85

77

68

66

70

227

1,000

708

1,340

1,220

851

573

390

289

227

Minimum

69

85

301

44

468

356

361

252

66

31

38

36

16

16

June

183

153

126

104

85

74

63

55

45

40

35

31

60

101

79

56

47

56

51

70

108

65

42

33

831

g31

837

274

380

405

-

Bean

104

625

1,486

807

1,596

1,291

838

614

340

97.3

380

387

78.2

651

July

281

174

118

87

66

51

44

47

38

47

63

100

231

833

415

259

469

1,570

1,370

650

375

806

1,170

843

456

317

238

183

145

126

196

Aug.

142

101

83

110

123

252

142

95

75

56

45

36

45

48

320

2,760

2,240

848

1,770

956

390

259

196

171

131

106

85

70

81

126

134

Per square 

mile

0.375

2.26

5.36

2.91

5.76

4.66

3.03

2.22

1.23

.351

1.37

1.40

.282

2.35

Sept.

101

81

85

66

59

83

70

79

81

68

48

47

38

35

23

17

16

18

38

126

165

113

87

68

56

50

41

38

68

480

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

2.52

6.19

39.67

6.64

4.85

3.49

2.47

1.41

.39

1.58

1.61

.31

31.89

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 sec.-ft.) . Dee. 16 (10 p.m.) 8,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (5 a.m.) 5,400 

sec.-ft.; Pet. 16 (4 p.m.) 5,100 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 87

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°00'10", long. 80°28'35", at highway bridge at 

Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles south of 

Weston. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--102 square miles.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 13.22 

reet); minirium observed, 4.7 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge 4,540 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 14.01 

feet); miniums discharge observed 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5, 1946; minimum gage height 

observed,0.87 foot Oct. 10, 1946.

Remarks. Records good above 20 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of no 

gage-height record which are poor. Wire-weight gage was read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Hov. 6, 

July 14 to Sept. 30)

1.8 4.8 2.8 26 3.7 179 

1.9 5.8 2.9 31 4.5 391 

2.2 9.6 3.0 40 5.5 705 

2.5 15 3.2 69 7.0 1,250 

2.6 18 3.4 108 12.5 3,770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

15

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

15 

15

16

14 

13 

13 

13

12 

11 

66 

91 

48

29 

24 

18 

16 

17

15 

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

Nov.

17 

21 

24 

59 

38

104 

420 

214 

117 

152

330 

212 

145 

152 

117

83 

67 

55 

49 

140

166 

113 

330 

234 

145

89 

228 

402 

1,470 

920

Dec.

316 

196 

264 

740 

420

464 

449 

224 

140 

95

73 

63 

64 

83 

2,190

3,770 

1,760 

462 

494 

688

352 

219 

152 

110 

87

63 

41 

35 

56 

360 

383

Jan.

202 

136 

95 

98 

428

1,060 

404 

204 

136 

95

93 

250 

335 

324 

297

219 

172 

189 

245 

214

a!50 

al,oOO 

a600 

2,010 

1,660

1,800 

1,330 

1,330 

600 

214 

636

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

774 

294 

184 

199 

258

186 

209 

194 

154 

117

91 

73 

69 

616 

810

1,650 

550 

258 

179 

479

349 

292 

654 

335 

229

166 

122

164

Seoondfoot-days

629 

6,813 

14,813

91,505.8

16,526 

9,655 

6,157 

5,625 

2,364.6 

600.8 

1,888.1 

6,786.2 

615.4

72,273.1

Mar.

229 

184 

152 

131 

122

219 

245 

164 

129 

142

780 

420 

206 

164 

126

102 

91 

352 

479 

276

206 

159 

145 

126 

115

117 

117 

129 

122 

108 

100

Apr.

93 

76 

63 

53 

48

232 

406 

303 

316 

234

166 

126 

234 

620 

335

204 

140 

164 

172 

136

104 

219 

346 

206

136

100 

95 

120 

98 

80

Maximum

91 

1,470 

3,770

3,770

2,010 

1,650 

780 

620 

571 

104 

434 

1,900 

247

3,770

May

80 

73 

59 

50 

45

38 

35 

29 

29 

27

38 

30 

23 

18 

16

17 

15 

14 

12 

11

9.6 

58 

292 

148 

571

300 

154 

78 

53 

25 

17

June

15 

13 

12 

12 

10

9.3 

7.4 

6.9 

5.7 

4.8

5.5 

6.0 

6.8

13 

16

13 

12 

10 

8.8 

83

45 

23 

15 

11 

10

9.7 

9.9 

18 

85 

104

Minimum Mean

11 20.3 

17 220 

35 478

7.2 250

93 533 

69 345 

91 199 

48 188 

9.6 76.3 

4.8 20.0 

6.3 60.9 

9.3 219 

6.4 20.5

4.8 198

July

39 

24 

16 

12 

9.3

7.8 

7.5 

6.9 

6.3 

8.3

30 

18 

126 

256 

95

56 

36 

61 

120 

65

32 

434 

132 

113 

63

28 

20 

16 

13 

12 

25

Aug.

23 

15 

16 

27 

199

108 

45 

24 

16 

13

12 

10 

9.9 

9.3

310

1,900 

L,010 

1,240 

1,140 

230

104 

66 

45 

36 

30

22 

17 

14 

26 

37 

32

Per square 

mile

0.199 

2.16 

4.69

2.45

5.23 

3.38 

1.95 

1.84 

.748 

.196 

.597 

2.15 

.201

1.94

Sept.

22 

17 

14 

11 

9.3

11 

13 

12 

11 

10

9.2 

8.2 

7.5 

7.0 

6.8

6.6 

6.4 

6.5 

20 

26

18 

15 

13 

11 

9.6

7.5 

6.8 

8.0 

45

247

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

2.41 

5.40

33.35

6.03 

3.52 

2.24 

2.05 

.86 

.22 

.69 

2.47 

.22

26.34

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (7 p.m.) 4,120 sec. -ft. s Jan. 24 (9 p.m^) 3,04O

see.-ft.j Feb. 16 (10 a.m.) 2,440 see.-ft.j Aug. 16 (7 p.m.) 2,620 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
88 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Pork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°05J25", long. 80°28'05", at Butoherville, Lewis 

County, 0.5 mile upstream from Preemans Creek, 3,500 feet downstream from bridge on 

Weston-Clarksburg interurban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston. Datum of 

gage is 993.0 feet above mean sea level (State Road Commission bench mark).

Drainage ar&a.--181 square miles.

Kecoras available. April 1915 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 34 years, 306 Second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,860 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 11.27 

reet); minimum, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1915-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,800 second-feet Mar. 13, 1918, Jan. 2, 1919 

(gage height, 14.0 feet, site then in use, present datum); no flow at times during 

October 1919, September, October, December 1922, caused by either diversion or pondage 

at small dams upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 feet in 1888 at site 3,500 feet upstream, present datum, from 

information by local residents (discharge, 12,600 second-feet). The stage on that day 

may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Kevlslo'ns (water years). W 1053: 1935.

Bating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26,

June 1 to Sept. 29

0.6 3.7 1.1 42 2.0 224 5.0 1,900 

.7 8.5 1.2 55 2.4 355 6.0 2,770 

.8 14 1.4 87 2.8 505 8.0 4,870 

.9 21 1.6 125 3.4 790 10.6 7,950 

1.0 31 1.8 170 4.0 1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

40 

34 

30 

26

25 

23 

25 

26 

27

25 

23 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

200 

191 

123

78 

55 

45 

36 

30

28 

25 

22 

20 

18 

18

Nov.

31 

45 

65 

242 

115

294 

721 

356 

213 

246

453 

330 

239 

260 

204

151 

123 

100 

87 

240

286 

233 

501 

414 

260

180 

383 

609 

2,680 

1,910

Dec.

576 

313 

534 

1,340 

692

723 

731 

414 

257 

180

133 

115 

119 

117 

4,000

7,950 

3,850 

B25 

868 

1,260

650 

386 

260 

193 

156

117 

80 

73 

85 

467 

572

Jan.

320 

221 

163 

156 

852

2,060 

730 

352 

236 

173

163 

384 

532 

523 

541

383 

300 

306 

369 

334

276 

1,730 

1,140 

2,750 

2,630

3,060 

2,940 

a2,200 

a900 

418 

1,020

Honth

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

. .

enber . .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,290 

542 

334 

338 

394

317 

358 

358 

286 

221

175 

136 

119 

1,120 

1.650

3,040 

948 

422 

303 

824

872 

599 

1,090 

621 

411

293 

230 

304

Secondfoot-clays

1,337 

11,971 

28,036.

162,857.0

28,162 

17,595 

11,121 

11,253 

5,927 

1,176.9 

3,526.1 

11,155 

841.5

132,101.5

Mar.

369 

306 

264 

216 

193

345 

397 

283 

227 

515

1,480 

744 

411 

283 

227

180 

165 

550 

825 

493

366 

289 

251 

221 

213

242 

236 

233 

221 

196 

180

Apr.

173 

142 

117 

101 

94

492 

770 

568 

631 

441

306 

236 

516 

1,520 

650

400 

276 

306 

310 

248

196 

424 

757 

408 

264

193 

183 

207 

178 

146

Maximum

200 

2,680 

7,950

7,950

3,060 

3,040 

1,480 

1,520 

1,240 

398 

846 

3,370 

328

7,950

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (2a.m.]

May

142 

127 

103 

84 

70

60 

55 

50 

4S 

73

61 

47 

39 

32 

30

34 

40 

30 

24 

23

29 

430 

961 

376 

1,240

665 

479 

25J, 

148 

103 

73

Minimum

18 

31 

73

10.5

156 

119 

180 

94 

23 

5.9 

9.6 

11 

5.4

5.4

June

54 

42 

34 

23 

20

18 

15 

13 

11 

10

7.4 

5.9 

7.4 

14 

18

15 

12.5 

13 

12.5 

80

62 

29 

16 

12.5 

9.6

9.6 

12.5 

26 

176 

398

Mean

43.1 

399 

904

445

908 

628 

359 

375 

191 

39.2 

114 

360 

28.0

362

July

79 

36 

22 

15 

12.5

9.6 

16 

19 

22 

80

108 

50 

176 

320 

140

66 

54 

a90 

a!30 

870

51 

519 

846 

252 

101

72 

41 

30 

23 

20 

56

Aug.

50 

31 

23 

33 

171

162 

56 

35 

^6 

19

15 

14 

13 

11 

1,430

3,370 

1,640 

1,520 

1,620 

350

133 

77 

58 

46 

36

28 

23 

22 

45 

55 

43

Per square

nile

0.238 

2.20 

4.99

2.46

5.02 

3.47 

1.98 

2.07 

1.06 

.217 

.630 

1.99 

.155

2.00

Sept.

31 

23 

18 

16 

15

20 

26 

21 

18 

15

12.5 

10 

8.5 

7.9 

6.4

6.4 

5.4 

7.9 

37 

43

29 

20 

18 

14

11

10.5 

9 

10 

44 

328

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

2.46 

5.76

33.45

5.79 

3.62 

2.29 

2.31 

1.22 

.23 

.72 

2.29 

.17

27.13

8,860 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 24 (7t50 PJ.) 4.650

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (10 p.m.) 4,760 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 3,880 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (9 p.m. 

3,880 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
MONONSAHELA RIVER BASIN 89

West Pork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16'05", long. 80°21'25", at dam of Clarksburg 

waterworks, three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and 1 mile 

upstream from Elk Creek. Datum of gage is 931.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 384 square miles.

itecoras available.--March 1923 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--26 years, 594 second-feet (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 8.48 

reet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 15,800 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; no flow over dam 

during parts of several years.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair. Records of 

daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some water diverted for supply of city of 

Clarksburg. There are four storage reservoirs above station between Weston and Clarksburg.

Cooperation. Record of diversion furnished by Clarksburg Water Board.

KevlsipnsTwater years). W 1113: 1924, 1927, 1929(M), 1931, 1933(M), 1934(M), 1935(M), 

J.9yt>-39, 1940(P), 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.1 

.15 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

6.3

15

29

67

115

168

0.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

230

375

635

1,060

1,660

2,360

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

3,240

5,370

7,670

9,750

11,600

13,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oct.

130

90

67

54

50

46

42

42

42

42

38

38

29

26

26

23

48

280

439

265

168

125

90

81

67

54

46

46

42

38

38

Nov.

50

58

90

260

360

279

1,090

746

431

322

464

578

415

407

375

286

224

193

157

215

489

423

658

851

588

407

420

939

3,200

3,720

-

Dec.

1,460

715

635

1,900

1,580

1,130

1,520

980

578

399

293

237

244

272

4,310

13,000

10,300

2,420

1,400

2,440

1,580

928

606

447

352

265

193

157

168

420

1,040

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

685

164

538

293

677

3,770

1, 380

384

559

415

352

1,

1,

574

100

340

1,130

928

B75

578

526

665

540

2,

2,

3,

020

720

120

5,860

' 4,430

6,

4,

2,

1,

750

910

760

160

1,000

Secondfoot days

2,612

18,695

51,969

302,472.5

52 923

36^568

23,261

23,289

9,711

1,414.4

4 450

15)287.4

1,232

241,411.8

Feb.

2,600

1,490

851

705

798

735

635

756

645

514

415

330

279

1,460

3,540

5,020

2,600

1,080

715

1,030

1,920

1,370

2,280

1,650

1,100

808

597

645

-

-

-

Mar.

884

7

6

5

77

26

14

431

572

9

6

5

17

75

14

679

2,400

1,7

1,0

6

90

50

95

523

431

3

5

1,4

58

21

70

1,160

873

7

6

5

05

16

40

455

514

5

5

5

4

to

59

58

39

415

Observed

Maximum

439

3,720

13,000

13,900

6,750

5,020

2,400

3,020

1,500

451

982

5,090

135

13,000

Minimum

23

50

157

9.5

293

. 279

368

218

46

7.9

11

7.9

11

7.9

Apr.

431

368

300

286

218

528

1,760

1,350

1,310

1,110

746

559

586

3,020

1,720

1,100

705

616

635

540

423

439

1,390

950

568

391

322

345

308

265

Mean

84.3

623

1,676

826

1,707

1,306

750

776

313

47.1

144

493

41.1

661

May

258

244

199

168

141

110

95

105

90

115

141

110

81

67

67

58

58

54

46

54

83

. 292

1,460

645

1,500

1,200

1,040

568

322

205

135

June

110

85

72

54

50

38

26

20

15

15

13

13

23

20

9.5

7.9

13

15

15

11

42

67

35

20

11

24

54

33

52

451

Diversion

by

city of 

Clarksburg

7.3

6.8

6.4

7.5

6.4

6.5

6.6

7.0

7.4

8.2

8. 2

7.7

7.4

7.2

July

279

105

58

35

18

11

81

51

38

46

74

135

95

202

251

130

81

67

81

130

90

71

982

636

211

125

72

50

32

54

157

Aug.

81

72

42

32

29

143

135

62

38

23

15

19

9.5

7.9

801

5,090

3,560

987

2,120

931

288

163

115

95

76

62

42

35

62

67

85

Sept.

72

46

35

29

36

130

85

54

36

29

29

18

15

11

11

11

11

20

56

135

90

54

38

29

26

18

15

15

13

63

-

Adjusted for diversion

u Per square Runoff in 

Mean mile inches

91.6 0.239 0.28

630 1.64 1.83

1,682 4.38 5.05

834 2.17 29.58

1,713 4.46 5.14

1,312 3.42 3.56

757 1.97 2.27

783 2.04 2.28

320 . 833 . 96

55.3 .144 .16

152 .396 .46

501 1.30 1.50

48.5 .126 .14

668 1.74 23.62

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 sec. 

7,670 see. -ft.

-ft.). Dec. 16 (5 p.m.) 13,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (5:30 a.m.)
90 MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN

West Pork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25'20", long. 80°16'40", 150 feet downstream from 

nignway bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Bingamon Creek. Datum of gage is 869.45 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area.--759 square miles.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1918 (gage 

neignts only), October 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--25 years (1907-16, 1933-49), 1,156 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 21.51 

reet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1907-16. 1932-49: Maximum discharge, 31,400 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

25.56 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage-height 25.56 feet; minimum, 3.4 second-feet July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 foot Sept. 10, 14, 25, 1908.

Flood of 1888 reached a stage of about 33 feet, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1936-38{M), 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to July 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 77 2.6 323 6.0 2,910 1.5 27 2.2 156 6 

2.1 104 2.8 440 9.0 6,080 1.6 33 2.4 239 9 

2.2 137 3.0 565 11.0 8,600 1.7 41 2.7 395 14 

2.3 176 4.0 1,230 1.8 52 3.1 645 19 

2.4 221 5.0 2,030 1.9 69 3.6 970 21 

2.0 93 5.0 1,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

221 

180 

156 

134 

120

114 

104 

107 

117 

107

111 

104 

96 

96 

85

80

114 

661 

807 

508

346 

250 

208 

176 

156

137 

124 

120 

117 

114 

114

Nov.

137 

160 

190 

302 

559

452 

1,400 

1,440 

769 

540

590 

833 

660 

603 

615

502 

410 

352 

296 

398

826 

762 

999 

1,430 

992

660 

705 

1,510 

5,650 

6,420

Dec.

2,800 

1,430 

1,230 

3,070 

2,820

2,090 

2,640 

1,920 

1,150 

775

578 

483 

552 

628 

8,600

22,200 

16,400 

5,880 

2,910 

4,520

3,310 

2,020 

1,420 

1,040 

840

632 

497 

449 

455 

1,030 

1,820

Jan.

1,390 

1,000 

756 

658 

1,830

6,680 

3,980 

1,910 

1,250 

905

801 

1,080 

1,860 

1,860 

2,060

1,900 

1,420 

1,220 

1,250 

1,250

1,080 

3,730 

5,180 

6,060 

9,780

8,390 

11,900 

9,770 

5,360 

2,590 

2,110

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

dry

h.. ..........................

at ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,310 

2,910 

1,760 

1,600 

1,780

1,530 

1,390 

1,420 

1,320 

1,080

905 

736 

652 

2,050 

6,680

8,800 

5,280 

2,350 

1,560 

1,820

3,510 

2,710 

4,740 

3,610 

2,420

1,780 

1,390 

1,460

Seoondfoot-days

5,884 

31,162 

96,189

607,862

101,010 

71,553 

47,750 

50,525 

21,362 

4,451 

11,527 

18,680 

2,570

462,663

Mar.

1,900 

1,640 

1,420 

1,180 

1,000

1,340 

1,860 

1,420 

1,140 

1,390

4,210 

3,410 

2,080 

1,420 

1,180

970 

840 

1,040 

2,160 

2,060

1,700 

1,560 

1,530 

1,280 

1,080

1,080 

1,140 

1,250 

1,320 

1,110 

1,040

Apr.

1,220 

970 

788 

645 

580

1,900 

3,710 

2,710 

2,200 

1,910

1,740 

1,110 

1,540 

7,060 

3,860

2,330 

1,560 

1,460 

1,420 

1,220

1,000 

905 

1,900 

1,780 

1,250

905 

794 

782 

690 

586

Maximum

807 

6,420 

22,200

27,300

11,900 

8,80O 

4,210 

7,060 

2,740 

363 

2,380 

4,650 

208

22.200

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (3;30

May

548 

534 

a450 

390 

356

314 

287 

263 

263

277

303 

277 

244 

213

213

230 

208

191 

199 

221

239 

1,420 

2,740 

1,690 

2,300

2,240 

1,940 

1,280 

742 

455 

335

Minimum

80 

137 

449

64

658 

652 

840 

580

191 

71 

62 

50 

27

27

June

273 

235 

204 

183 

160

136 

119 

105 

99 

88

86 

79 

99 

136 

119

99 

102 

142 

132 

105

86

142 

122 

91 

76

71 

140 

351 

363 

308

Mean

190 

1,039 

3,103

1,661

3,258 

2,555 

1,540 

1,684 

689 

148 

372 

603 

85.7

1,268

July

530 

226 

142 

108 

79

62 

125 

738 

226 

179

195 

291 

596 

485 

467

308 

273 

226 

217 

230

217 

195 

2,380 

1,340 

485

277 

213 

176 

136 

113 

292

.0 2,910 

.0 6,080 

.0 12,700 

.0 20,200 

.0 23,400

Aug.

244 

187 

139 

allO 

a!30

alSO 

alSO 

a!20 

a 90 

69

52 

a50 

a60 

52 

708

a4,650 

4,210 

1,870 

al,900 

al,400

467 

287 

217 

179 

al60

a!30 

allO 

156 

226 

187 

160

Per square 

mile

0.250 

1.37 

4.09

2.19

4.29 

3.37 

2.03 

2.22 

.908 

.195 

.490 

.794 

.113

1.67

Sept.

208 

a!40 

alOO 

a70 

60

a!60 

195 

142 

93 

66

48 

39 

31 

30 

28

27 

28 

36 

98 

160

179 

125 

105 

83 

62

50 

45 

46 

59 

57

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

1.53 

4.71

29.79

4.95 

3.51 

2.34 

2.48 

1.05 

.22 

.56 

.92 

.13

22.69

a.m.) 24,200 see. -ft. j Jan. 27 (4 a.m.)

12,700. sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of observer's and engineer's readings and 

records for West Fork River at Clarksburg and Mbnongahela River at lock 15.
MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN 91

Skin Creek near Brownsville. W. Va.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°58'30", long. 80°26'40", 0.6 mile upstream from 

 !} lady Fork, 2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream rrom

mouth, and 4.7 miles southeast of Weston. Altitude of gage, 1,030 feet (from topographic map ) .

Drainage area.- -25. 7 square miles.

Records available. --October 1945 to September 1949. 

SKin ureeK near Weston.

Prior to October 1947, published as

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 6.00 

feet ) ; minimum, 0.24 second-foot July 7, 8 (gage height, 0.39 foot).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,700 second-feet July 22, 1948 (gage height, 6.07 feet); 

minimum, 0.01 second-foot- Sept. 7, 8, 9, 17-23, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.28 foot 

Sept. 19, 1946.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6)

0.39 

.5

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0.24

1.3

3.4

6.9

12

18

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

25

43

64

89

118

151

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

4.6

250 

366 

5O6 

675 

925

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

4.1 

3.1 

2.8 

2.] 

2.6

3.1 

2.6 

4.5 

5.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

5.2

6.6

6.2

5.2 

6.1 

36 

16 

9.6

6.2 

4.8 

4.1 

3.8 

3.8

3.4

2.3 

2.3 

1.9 

2.1 

2.7

Nov.

9.0 

6.2

16 

35 

19

87 

94 

39 

30 

52

74 

40 

41 

44 

30

21 

17 

13 

11 

47

31 

41 

80 

43 

26

19 

75 

119 

435 

131

Dec.

53

33 

133 

188 

69

119 

78 

43 

30 

19

15 

13 

15 

13 

919

873 

215 

67 

alOO 

a2OO

a 100 

a50 

28 

22 

17

15 

12 

12 

18 

141 

67

Jan.

41 

27 

18 

24 

221

191 

61 

38 

26 

21

22 

87 

77 

76 

64

43 

38 

48 

57 

45

41 

317 

97 

563 

268

549 

287 

309 

SO 

41 

228

Month

Octo 

Noire 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

St. ..........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

137 

56 

36 

51 

54

49 

52 

55 

43

31

23

17 

16 

199 

324

332 

82 

47 

35 

168

97 

81 

129 

65 

47

34

29 

50

Seccndfoot-days

172.2 

1,725.2 

3,682

22,488.3

4,005 

2,339 

1,423 

1,407.5 

604.3 

98. *i 

333.25 

1,727.54 

114. 2 J

17,631.8C

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Dec.

sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 16:30 p.m.) 902 sec. -ft.; I

Mar.

50 

39 

33 

27 

25

58 

45 

33 

26 

152

187 

69 

43 

31 

26

22 

19 

126 

90 

53

38 

30 

28 

23

21

19 

21 

24 

23 

20 

22

Apr.

19 

15 

12 

8.5 

9.0

89 

84 

66 

82

51

38 

30 

138 

144 

62

41 

29 

40 

34 

26

21 

110 

86 

48 

30

22 

22 

21

16 

14

Maximum

36 

435 

919

919

563 

332 

187 

144 

150 

L 36 

68 

L 548 

I 32

919

May

15 

12 

9.6 

6.9 

6.2

5.2 

4.8 

4.4 

4.8

7.4

4.4 

3.4 

2.3 

2.6 

2.6

2.3

2.1 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

3.0 

78 

73 

67 

150

51 

37 

19 

13 

7.4 

5.2

Minimum

1.9 

6.2 

12

1.0

18 

16 

19 

8.5 

1.2 

.30 

.24 

.62 

.82

.24

June

3.8 

3.1 

2.3

1.7 

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

.82 

.62 

.53

.45 

.45 

.93 

1.6 

1.2

.62 

.53 

.53 

2.7 

2.8

1.4 

.82 

.62 

.45 

.30

.53 

.72 

.72 

28

36

Mean

5.55

57.5 

119

61.4

129 

83.5 

45.9 

46.9 

19.5 

3.28 

10.8 

55.7 

3.81

48.3

July

6.2 

2.6 

1.3 

.93 

.62

.37 

.24 

.30 

.62 

7.5

9.1 

4.2 

68 

28 

9.4

4.8 

13 

15 

10 

5.2

20 

34

36 

14 

6.6

3.8 

2.6 

1.7 

1.3 

5.9 

20

Aug.

5.9

3.1 

13 

1O 

11

4.8 

2.8 

1.9 

1.4 

1.0

1.0 

.62 

.82 

1.0 

429

548 

85 

444 

72 

24

13 

8.5 

8.0 

5.8 

4.1

2.8 

2.3 

2.6 

11 

5.8 

3.4

Per square 

 lie

O.216 

2.24 

4.63

2.39

5.02 

3.25 

1.79 

1.82 

.759 

.128 

.420 

2.17 

.148

1.88

Sept.

2.6

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.7

3.4 

2.6 

2.1 

1.7

1.4

1.3 

1.0 

.93 

.93 

.93

.93 

.32 

4.0 

10 

5.1

2.3 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

4.5 

22 

32

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

2.50 

5.33

32.56

5.80

3.38 

2.06 

2.04 

.87 

.14 

.48 

2.50 

.17

25.52

15 (7 p.m.) 1,640 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (2s30 p.m.J 1,210 

''eb. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 1,040 sec. -ft.; Aug. 15 T8 p.m.)

1,140 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 (1 p.m.) 1,210 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for

West Pork River at Brownsville.
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°13'40", long. 80°17'50", at highway bridge at Quiet 

Dell, Harrison County, 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork. Datum of gage is 960.72 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (State Road Commission bench mark).

Drainage area.--84.6 square miles.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 11.0

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.65 second-feet Aug. 13 

(gage height, 2.00 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 6,550 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15^46 

feet, from floodmark); minimum discharge observed, 0.35 second-foot Sept. 8, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 1.79 feet Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

 Ewllfe daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, 

May 23 to Aug. 15, Sept. 29, 30)

1.9 1.65 2.4 11 3.0 46 4.5 365 

2.0 2.8 2.5 14 3.2 69 5.0 525 

2.1 4.2 2.6 18 3.4 98 6.O 875 

2.2 5.9 2.7 23 3.6 134 8.O 1,670 

2.3 8.1 2.8 29 4.0 225 9.8 2,59O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

8.7 

9.O 

14 

12 

10.5

9.3 

8.7 9.8- 

15 

16

10.5 

7.7 

16 

7.7 

7.2

6.3 

6.8 

59 

55 

31

22 

17 

14 

13 

12

9.8 

9.3 

9.3 

8.4 

8.7 

9.0

Nov.

14 

16 

24 

83 

42

67 

144 

72

53 

65

79 

69 

56 

72 

54

41 

33 

29 

33 

52

98 

77 

188 

144 

80

63 

113 

154 

766 

486

Dec.

176 

105 

228 

560 

264

335 

278 

154 

92 

67

45 

24 

70 

115 

1,520

2,590 

1,270 

378 

292 

46O

251 

154 

108 

77 

b60

b5O 

b40 

b35 

41 

213 

212

Jan.

112 

101 

80 

80 

300

794 

264 

154 

108 

72

90 

251 

251 

225 

264

200 

144 

144 

154 

134

339 

560 

476 

792 

882

1,060 

1,13O 

978 

412 

212 

445

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ...

h. ...........................

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

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

st ...........................

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

iter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

513 

238 

154 

188 

165

115 

154 

154 

124 

101

83 

65 

64 

404 

630

975 350' 

188 

144 

418

365 

311 

595 

3O6 

200

144 

188 

200

Second 

foot-days

452.7 

3,267 

10,264

66,584.2

11,208 

7,536 

4,564 

4,569 

1,263.9 

328.7 

530.5 

824.0 

289.5

45,097.3

Mar.

176 

154 

134 

1O1 

86

134 

154 

124 

98 

203

476 

278 

176 

124 

103

86 

86 

212 

264 

212

176 

154 

134 

105 

92

88 

90 

98 

86 

77 

83

Apr.

105 

75 

64 

55 

59

2 2O 

306 

238 

212 

154

112 

95 

142 

827 

320

176 

134 

134 

101 

89

75 

95 

212 

154 

103

82 

75 

64 

50 

41

Maximum

59 

766 

2,590

4,860

1,130 

975 

476 

827 

186 

43 

53 

389 

34

2,590

May

46 

39 

31 

27 

24

22 

20 

18 

2O

25

22 

16 

15 

13 

13

13 

11 

9.6 

6.8 

10.5

IB 

146 

186 

56 

112

82

no

61 

44 

27 

20

Minimum

6.3 

14 

24

3.6

72 

64 

77 

41 

6.8 

4.1 

3.2 

1.9 

3.8

1.9

June

17 

14 

12 

10 

8.4

6.1 

7.O 

5.7 

6.1 

5.2

5.0 

4.5 

6.6 

18 

10.5

7.O 

6.1 

17 

18 

15

15 

9.0 

5.9 

5.0 

4.1

4.5 

17 

15 

11 

43

Mean

14.6 

109

331

182

362 

269 

147 

152 

40.8 

11. 0 

17.1 

26.6 

9.6.

124

July

18 

10 

7.7 

5.4 

4.4

3.2 

9.6 

25 

24

53

16 

17 

45

33 

16

11 

9.8 

20 

45 

23

12 

9.6 

25 

25 

12

7.9 

6.1 

5.4 

4.4 

7.0 

2O

Aug.

10

5.9 

4.9 

3.8 

15

7.2 

5.0 

3.6 

2.7 

2.3

2.2 

2.1 

1.9 

12 

73

389 

69 

42 

32 

20

14 

12 

9.3 

9.8 

8.4

8.4 

7.E 

6.3 

14 

19 

12

Per square 

mile

O.172 

1.29 

3.91

2.15

4.28 

3.18 

1.74 

1.80 

.482 

.130 

.202 

.314 

5 .114

1.47

Peak discharge (base, 98O sec, -ft.). Nov. 29 (3 p.m.) 1.06O sec. -ft.; Deo. 15 (ll p.m

Sept.

9.3 

7.2 

6.3 

5.9 

6.8

17 

16 

11 

8.1 

6.8

5.6 

4.2 

3.8 

4.1 

3.9

4.2 

4.2 

5.0 

34 

33

15 

10.5 

8.7 

8.1 

7.7

6.8 

6.6 

6(.3 

7.4 

16.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

1.44 

4.51

29.28

4.93 

3.31 

2.01 

2.01

.'l4 

.23 

.36 

.13

19.83

) 3,300

sec.-ft.5 Jan. 6 15 a.m.; 1,140 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (ll p.m.) 1,91O sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 1,380 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) 1,21O sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONOAHELA RIVER BASIN 93

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°30'15", long. 80°10'20", at highway bridge at 

Barrackville, Marion County, 1,700 feet upstream from Finchs Run. Datum of gage is 

882.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 115 square miles.

He cords avaliable.--June 1907 to September 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 1932 to 

September 1949.

Average discharge. 26 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-49), 169 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 13.94

 1'eet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 15-17 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 second-feet Jan. 22, 

1917 (gage height, 14.22 feet, datum then in use); no flow during greater part of 

period September to November 1908.

Flood of July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 11,600 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1917(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

2-2 2.2 2.8 26 1.8 1.3 3.0 57 7.0 1,190 

2-3 3.8 3.1 50 1.9 3.1 3.5 1O8 8.0 1,76O 

2-4 6.5 3.5 93 2.0 5.2 4.0 195 9.0 2,400 

2-5 10 4.0 177 2.2 11 4.5 305 10. 0 3,150 

2- 6 15 4-5 282 2.4 18 5.0 433 12.0 4,750 

2.7 33 6.0 747

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.3 

5.7 

4.9 

4.9 

5.2

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

3.5 

3.6

3.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.5 

3.6

3.6 

14 

180 

81 

41

25 

18 

13 

11 

8.1

6.9 

6.0 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2 

4.9

Nov.

6.2 

6.2 

8.0 

12 

18

22 

122 

70 

49 

40

38 

34 

32 

45 

46

39 

33 

28 

25 

90

126 

79 

70 

59 

49

40 

86 

178 

1,200 

487

Dec.

220 

139 

137 

142 

120

147 

177 

144 

105 

86

72 

67 

88 

99 

2,550

4,100 

1,040 

370 

267 

228

193 

247 

201 

146 

112

a80 

a70 

a60 

a80 

725 

391

Jan.

217 

149 

103 

96 

884

1,050 

376 

217 

149 

114

107 

142 

173 

185 

256

245 

205 

164 

154 

125

118 

941 

537 

1,850 

1,270

1,840 

1,310 

1,530 

504 

248 

203

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber................. ........

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

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

st ...................... ...

eober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

162 

114 

107 

222 

411

267

215 

167 

142 

112

94 

75 

73 

308 

952

1,220 

410 

228 

173 

344

347 

328 

741 

434 

342

288 

223 

258

Secondfoot-days

494.6 

3,137.4 

12,603

79,159.9

15,462 

8,757 

6,991 

9,020 

2,566 

398.0 

1,851.2 

437.6 

300.7

62,008.5

Mar.

2S1 

223 

177 

139 

123

261 

288 

193 

153 

273

584 

358 

240 

179 

144

122 

116 

137 

141 

144

199 

234 

400 

317 

223

185 

230 

288 

267 

199 

173

Apr.

162 

122 

102 

88 

91

1,150 

889 

441 

298 

203

164 

129 

719 

1,600 

466

342 

226 

251 

288 

213

162 

137 

148 

133 

105

90 

90 

81 

68 

62

Maximum

180 

1,200 

4,100

4,860

1,850 

1,220 

584 

1,600 

548 

48 

360 

103 

35

4,100

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 15 (11:30

May

63 

58 

51 

43 

37

33 

30 

28 

26 

29

27 

22 

19 

18 

19

39 

30 

23 

20 

23

35 

204 

316 

123 

548

192 

203 

129 

78 

57 

43

Minimum

3.3 

6.2 

60

1.1

96 

73 

116 

62 

18 

2.6 

2.7 

2.2 

1.1

1.1

June

33 

26

21 

18 

15

13 

11 

9.2 

7.7 

6.7

6.2 

8.0 

9.2 

6.0 

5.4

5.4 

6.7 

9.3 

15 

8.9

6.2 

5.4 

4.4 

3.1 

2.7

2.6 

3.9 

47 

48 

34

Mean

16.0 

105 

407

216

499 

313 

226 

301 

82.8 

13.3 

59.4 

14.1 

10.0

170

July'

16 

11 

7.0 

5.0 

3.5

2.7 

21 

152 

52 

34

46 

29 

94 

95 

198

64 

55 

57 

48 

30

21 

150 

360 

123 

54

31 

20 

14 

10 

10 

28

Aug.

22 

12 

8.6 

6.7 

6.0

5.2 

3.9 

2.7 

2.9

2.6

2.2 

3.4 

17 

11.1 

43

103 

36 

24

19 

13

8.9 

6.4 

6.2 

7.0 

4.6

4.8 

2.7 

2.7 

16 

20 

14

Per square 

mile

0.139 

.913 

3.54

1.88

4.34 

2.72 

1.97 

2.62 

.720 

.116 

.517 

.123 

.087

1.48

Sept.

16 

24 

17 

10 

7.7

9.2 

11 

9.5 

6.7 

5.7

3.9 

4.6 

4.2 

2.7

1.5

1.3 

1.1 

2.0 

12 

35

18 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

8.9 

8.3 

7.4 

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

1.01 

4.08

25.61

5.00 

2.83 

2.26 

2.92 

.83 

.13 

.60 

.14 

.10

20.06

p.m.) 6,690 sec. -ft. j Apr. 14 (l a.m.)

3,87O sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

streams in basin.
94 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°37'45", long. 79 0 57'10", on Klngwood Street, In 

Morgantown, Monongalia County, 0 6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--63.2 square miles.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1949. 

neignts only) at sites 0.5 and 0.9 mile upstream.

April 1914 to September 1915 (gage

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 4.45 

TeeTT; minimum, 2.3 second-feet Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot July 4, 6. 

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 3,080 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 5.79 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 19, 1946 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Jan. 24, 

Mar. 31 to May 21, Sept. 19-30)

0.8 2.5 1.3 29 1.8 12O 2.7 525 

.9 3.5 1.4 42 1.9 152 3.0 695 

1.0 6.2 1.5 57 2.0 19O 3.5 1,01O 

1.1 11 1.6 74 2.2 270 4.O 1,370 

1.2 19 1.7 94 2.4 365 4.3 1,61O

Diacharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.8

5.1 

5.4 

9.5 

10.5 

11

10 

7.5 

6.6 

8.5 

6.2

7.0 

22 

32 

26 

16

12 

10.5 

8.5 

6.6 

7.0

5.8 

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.4

Nov.

7.5 

8.5 

11 

11 

15

24 

29 

33 

23 

25

29 

25 

28 

29 

26

22 

20 

20 

22 

69

97 

82 

104 

110 

84

67 

aso 

alOO 

a30O 

8250

Dec.

a!70 

hl!2 

104 

126 

a!50

al80 

also 

a!40

110 

78

34 

59 

88 

90 

452

1,610 

1,090 

498 

365 

292

226 

226 

182 

139 

107

80 

67 

64 

72 

244 

254

Jan.

171 

120 

92 

82 

212

498

330 

210 

139 

allO

alOO 

h92 

a90 

90 

94

112 

130 

123 

112 

92

90 

292 

335 

580 

978

1,010 

1,040 

978 

578 

315 

254

Month

Do-to 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2O2 

142 

110 

139 

222

202

171 

142 

120 

104

88 

76 

76 

120 

316

701 

8500 

8300 

8230 

a35O

8320 

83OO 

8450 

8300 

8250

206 

8170 

8140

Seoondfoot-days

284. 

1,751. 

7,619

49,808.

9,449

6,447 

4,576 

3,396 

1,733 

552. 

777. 

238. 

158.

36,983.

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.). De

a Mo gage-height record; discharge compute 

and records for Big Sandy Creek at Rookvllie 

h Computed from float-gage reading.

Mar.

8120 

h!04 

alOO 

aioo 

also

8190

al70 

a!4O 

123 

163

3O6 

262 

198 

163 

149

120 

112 

120 

102 

88

142 

246 

250 

194 

139

123 

115 

107 

92 

84 

104

Apr.

2O2 

171 

123 

92 

78

224 

315 

27O 

214 

146

115 

92 

97 

97 

102

90 

78 

84 

82

71

60 

62 

74 

74 

67

6O 

69 

71 

60 

56

Maximum

3 32 

3 300 

1,610

3 2,250

1,040

701 

306 

315 

171 

7 76 

7 149 

3 26 

3 13.5

9 1,610

May

56 

52 

44 

38 

34

33 

30 

27 

28 

28

26 

22 

27 

24 

30

36 

27 

22 

19 

21

27 

66 

112 

94 

152

171 

16O 

120 

86 

67 

54

Minimum

4.3

7.5 

59

3.5

82

76 

84 

56 

19 

3.9 

3.2 

3.4 

2.7

2.7

June

42 

37 

37 

22 

18

15 

13.5 

12 

10 

9.5

8.5 

8.5 

15 

12.5 

8.5

5.8 

87 

850 

h76 

a4O

a20 

alO

87 

86 

a5

h3.9 

a20 

a!5 

alo 

a8

Mean

9.19 

58.4 

246

136

305 

230 

148 

113 

55.9 

18.4 

25.1 

7.7C 

5.29

101

July

86

a5 

h3.2 

3.3 

3.5

3.2 

5.0 

3.9 

5.4 

5.0

3.7 

17 

86 

149 

76

50 

h31 

825 

820 

815

818 

825 

840 

h42 

27

17 

14.5 

20 

22 

19 

10

Aug.

11 

9.5 

8.0 

7.0 

5.8

4.8 

4.5 

5.0 

4.5 

4.8

4.8 

4.3 

3.9 

4.8

13

10 

13 

15.0 

10 

8.0

6.2 

5.1 

4.5 

4.1 

3.9

3.5 

3.4 

5.6 

26 

14.5 

10.3

Psr square 

mile

0.145 

.924 

3.89

2.15

4. as

3.64 

2.34

1.79 

.884 

.291 

.397 

.122 

.084

1.60

Sept.

13.5 

12.5 

10 

7.O 

6.6

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

6.2 

5.4

4.8

3.7 

3.9 

3.4

3.9

3.5 

3.3 

5.9 

6.3 

3.0

3.0 

3.4 

4.8 

3.5 

3.2

3.1 

2.7 

3.4 

3.9 

3.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

1.03 

4.48

29.31

5.56 

3.79 

2.69 

2.00 

1.02 

.33 

.46 

.14 

.09

21.76

3. 16 (6 p.m.) 1,740 sec. -ft. 

i on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 95

Dry Fork River at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 04'20", long. 79°37'20", at Hendricks, Tucker 

County, 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River. Datum of gage is 

1,698.76 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 345 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Dec. 16, June 17; maximum 

gage height, 8.82 feet June 17; minimum discharge, 39 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage 

height, 0.93 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 18,100 second-feet Feb. 22, 1944, Feb. 14, 1948, from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height, 9.82 feet Feb. 22, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1946 

(gage height, 0.54 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 35

1.0 48

1.1 64

1.2 85

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

113

145

215

340

2.2 

2.6 

3.1 

3.8

51O

82O

1,330

2,160

4.6 

5.6 

7.0 

8.2

3,360

5,320

8,800

12,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q

JLO

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

201

155

135

129

145

a350

a700

al,400

hi, 310

a700

a600

a560

a530

498

439

378

331

417

428

468

456

412

384

351

313

279

255

235

215

197

186

Nov.

193

201

183

279

267

270

538

462

400

428

480

417

400

444

378

326

304

291

267

468

510

439

595

498

444

384

468

559

1,890

1,900

-

Dec.

1,360

1,010

1,560

4,100

2,440

1,960

1,550

1,140

838

663

504

492

573

531

5,120

12,100

5,730

2,470

1,660

1,150

865

892

769

632

531

395

304

400

595

2,220

1,600

Jan.

1,080

812

695

786

2,500

4,000

2,160

1,400

980

760

727

1,040

980

820

703

719

744

625

559

480

417

1,260

1,290

2,910

4,100

4,810

5,320

4,900

2,700

1,600

1,250

Month

Ootober ..........................

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

Januarv ......... ... .

Febr 

Haro

Apri 

Hay

uary .........................

h. ...........................

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

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

July 

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,010

711

618

1,520

2,820

1,500

1,260

1,130

1,050

1,050

856

719

1,230

3,760

3,700

4,400

2,800

1,780

1,330

1,660

1,550

1,320

3,050

2,220

1,600

1,160

865

838

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

13,157

14, 682

56,154

339,012

53,127 

46,907

30,180 

27,348

16,261

14,959 

15,411 

7,157

3,115

298,465

Mar.

602

573

538

462

892

2,010

1,900

1,320

1,000

950

1,110

847

703

671

671

538

524

625

727

625

847

1,760

2,720

1,900

1,410

1,080

883

744

588

492

468

Apr.

552

573

462

412

373

504

840

1,890

2,100

1,780

1,350

1,060

986

2,100

1,600

1,190

901

940

910

760

655

671

901

778

655

552

510

531

428

384

Maximum

1,400

1,900 

12,100

12,300

5,320 

4,400

2,720 

2,100

2,550

4,090 

1,460 

1,110 

283

12,100

May

395

368

326

283

255

235

215

197

190

287

279

231

193

172

159

186

231

183

162

235

304

1,030

2,550

1,510

1,780

1,200

1,000

760

566

439

346

Minimum

129

183

304

55

417 

618

462 

373

159

61 

96 

48 

39

39

June

291

243

204

169

145

129

113

99

85

74

74

al50

a!80

99

74

61

3,240

4,090

1,520

727

434

313

267

204

165

148

231

263

733

434

-

Mean

424

48S

1,811

926

1,714 

1,675

974 

912

525

499 

497

231 

104

818

July

300

219

169

139

113

96

173

338

254

208

340

409

1,110

1,460

1,350

1,230

1,210

1,050

735

492

524

618

545

390

609

378

271

215

172

142

152

Aug.

123

102

91

110

183

132

91

70

59

53

48

53

58

51

97

322

247

775

688

308

208

155

129

236

204

132

99

107

1,110

732

384

Per equare 

mile

1.23

1.42

5.25

2.68

4.97 

4.86

2.82 

2.64

1.52

1.45 

1.44 

.670 

.301

2.37

Sept.

283

227

172

142

139

139

162

135

116

93

79

66

61

59

61

62

61

61

171

172

107

72

58

51

45

42

39

43

81

116

Runoff in 

inches

1.42

1.58

6.05

36.54

5.73 

5.06

3.25 

2.95

1.75

1.61 

1.66 

.77 

.34

32.17

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec . -f t . ) . Dec . 16 (11 a.m.) 14,200 sec. -ft.! Jan. 26 (10 p.m.) 7,240

nearby stations.

h Computed from gage reading.
96 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39° 07 '20" , long. 79°40 I 50", 2 miles north of 

Parsons, Tucker County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers 

Porks. Datum of gage Is 1,589.66 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 718 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1913 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 35 years (1914-49), 1,646 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 12.81 

reet); minimum, 128 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.13 feet).

1913-49: Maximum discharge, 62,400 second-feet Mar. 12, 1917 (gage height, 19.05 

feet, site and datum then In use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

15,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 9 second-feet Aug. 12, 

1930 (gage height, 1.28 feet, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 20.5 feet July 10, 1888, former site and datum (discharge, 

85,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1917(M). W893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.65 306 4.0 1,40O 6.0 5,000 2.1 120 3.2 615 6.O 4,810 

2.8 372 4.5 2,O80 7.0 7,400 2.4 21O 3.7 1,07O 7.0 7,200 

3.1 540 5.O 2,950 8.0 1O,40O 3.7 327 4.2 1,66O 9.O 13,OOO 

3.5 880 5.5 3,950 3.0 475 5.0 2,87O 12.O 23,80O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54S 

396 

332 

306 

306

aSOO 

1,300 

2,260 

3,330 

1,720

1,180 

1,060 

1,000 

1,000 

925

763 

666 

880 

1,000 

1,060

1,000 

862 

781 

709 

632

562 

501 

453 

420 

391 

368

Nov.

386 

406 

386 

547 

763

651 

1,910 

1,400 

1,050 

1,130

1,380 

1,160 

1,040 

1,160 

980

826 

754 

709 

632 

1,170

1,450 

1,100 

1,390 

1,240 

1,040

889 

1,030 

1,440 

4,100 

4,370

Dec.

2,760 

2,000 

2,65O 

8,230 

5,330

4,370 

3,750 

2,580 

1,860 

1,500

1,190 

1,120 

1,410 

1,320 

9,380

23,800 

12,500 

5,560 

3,780 

2,790

2,140 

2,070 

1,790 

1,450 

1,240

S80 

700 

871 

1,150 

4,720 

3,680

Jan.

2,300 

1,720 

1,480 

1,63O 

4,870

9.48O 

4,700 

3,040 

2,140 

1,720

1,650 

2,300 

2,220 

1,790 

1,580

1,660 

1,790 

1,540 

1,360 

1,180

1,040 

3,310 

3,400 

6,280 

8,880

10,400 

10,900 

10,30O 

5,860 

3,500 

2,870

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

Isndar year 1948 

&ry

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,530 

1,860 

1,500 

3, ISO 

2,700

2,960 

2,450 

2,220 

2,070 

2,000

1,720 

1,4SO 

2,220 

6,530 

7,400

9,720 

5,950 

3,980 

2,870 

3,590

3,780 

3,040 

6,300 

4,500 

3,310

2,450 

1,930 

1,930

Secondfoot-days

27,311 

36,489 

118,571

749,825

116,890 

96,140 

68,150 

59,181 

37,728 

33,317 

43,064 

19,706 

8,961

665,508

Mar.

1,43O 

1,340 

1,330 

1,140 

2,000

4,060 

4,O80 

2,700 

2,140 

2,270

3,130 

2,140 

1,660 

1,560 

1,570

1,260 

1,190 

1,350 

1,720 

1,400

1,790 

3,630 

5,830 

4,280 

3,040

2,370 

2,070 

1,790 

1,500 

1,240 

1,140

Apr.

1,290 

1,380 

1,140 

1,000 

907

1,260 

2,O70 

3,680 

3.98O 

3,22O

2,530 

2,140 

2,090 

4,760 

3,400

2,370 

1,930 

2,070 

2,220 

1,790

1,520 

1,430 

2,000 

1,790 

1,520

1,250 

1,130 

1,300 

1,080 

934

Maximum

3,330 

4,370 

23,800

23,80O

10,900 

9,720 

5,830 

4,760 

6,030 

7,710 

4,310 

2,420 

7^7

23,800

May

925 

880 

799 

674 

585

527 

475 

442 

420 

578

683 

592 

458 

401 

363

350 

436 

488 

396 

512

709 

2,360 

6,030 

3,440 

4,080

2,790 

2,300 

1,790 

1,360 

1,050 

835

Minimum

306 

386 

700

153

1.O40 

1,480 

1,140 

907 

350 

162 

293 

159 

131

131

June

6S3 

548 

453 

386 

336

3O2 

273 

242 

217 

197

194 

396 

298 

258 

197

162 

3,190 

7,710 

3,680 

1,890

1,250 

754 

578 

442 

350

319 

642 

1,800 

3,270 

2,300

Mean

881 

1,216 

3,825

2,049

3,771 

3,434 

2,198 

1,973 

1,217 

1,111 

1,389 

636 

299

1,823

July

952 

666 

488 

401 

332

293 

720 

1,66O 

862 

727

1,200 

1,730 

3,700 

4,310 

3,310

2,530 

2,530 

2,620 

2,000 

1,290

1,190 

1,650 

1,520 

1,150 

1,620

1,140 

763 

54S 

436 

368 

358

Aug.

327 

298 

254 

314 

683

426 

298 

235 

200 

174

159 

162 

184 

165 

298

826 

736 

1,810 

2,420 

990

570 

420 

36S 

1,010 

570

377 

302 

310 

1,540 

2,190 

1,090

Per square 

mile

1.23 

1.69 

5.33

2.85

5.25 

4.78 

3.06 

2.75 

1.69 

1.55 

1.93 

.886 

.416

2.54

Peak discharge (base. 14.0OO sec. -ft. ). Dec. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 27,OOO sec. -ft. j Jan. 26

Sept.

727 

585 

431 

363 

340

382 

448 

382 

327 

277

232 

203 

180 

177 

184

187 

177 

174 

371 

638

345 

239 

194 

168 

153

139 

131 

139 

210

458

Runoff in 

inches

1.41 

1.89 

6.14

38.84

6.05 

4.98 

3.53 

3.07 

1.95 

1.73 

2.23 

1.02 

.46

34.46

(9:30 p.m.]

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Rowlesburg.
MONONGAHKLA RIVER BASIN 97 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va. 

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°20'50", long. 79°40'00", 50 feet downstream from

 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 feet upstream 

from Saltlick Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,369.8 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area. 972 square miles, Including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available. July 1912 to October 1923 (gage heights only), November 1923 to Sep-

 tember 1949 (Include flow of Saltlick Creek). Gage-height records collected at practically the same site since 1884 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Average discharge. 25 years (1924-49), 2,172 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 51,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 11.63

 feet); minimum, 162 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 65,200 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 12.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 15, 1930 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

Maximum stage known, 16.7 feet July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge, 125,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 45,000 secondfeet). Flood of July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 feet, referred to present gage 

by relation curve (discharge, 118,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

45,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period computed from telemark gage readings, 

wnicn are good.

Revisions (water years) . W 803: Drainage area. W 893: 1936-37.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.8

208

299

347

407

630

Oct. 1 to June 17

93O 

1,440 

2,250 

3,560 

5,26O

8,9OO 

12,100 

19,70O 

31,5OO 

49,700

June 18 to Sept. 3O

1.9 136 2.4 327 3.2 98O

2.0 169 2.6 437 3.5 1,4OO 

2.2 247 2.9 67O 3.8 1,9OO

Note. Same as preceding table above 

3.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

421 

498 

401 

328 

313

738 

1,290 

1,230 

3,68O 

2, ISO

1,47O 

1,160 

1,150 

1.O4O 

1,10O

93O 

831 

897 

1,160 

1,130

1,210 

1,O6O 

954 

886 

80O

730 

666 

614 

574 

528 

5O5

Nov.

512 

535 

55O 

598 

886

908 

2,160 

2,090 

1,520 

1,520

1,77O 

1,700 

1,41O 

1,440 

1,360

1,150 

1,030 

942 

886 

1,O90

2,050 

1,580 

1,800 

1,930 

1,560

1,290 

1,27O 

1,82O 

4,580 

6,640

Dec.

3,940 

2,750 

2,440 

7,990 

7,360

5,260 

5,420 

3,68O 

2,540 

1,900

1,520 

1,400 

1,53O 

1,92O 

12,200

44,50O 

22,100 

7,920 

5,26O 

4,48O

3,2OO 

3,09O 

2,640 

2,200 

1,87O

1,300 

886 

954 

1,33O 

5,470 

5,590

Jan.

3,320 

2,25O 

1,820 

1,770 

4,810

14,500 

7,180 

4,2OO 

2,980 

2,340

2,040 

2,44O 

2,860 

2,44O 

2,16O

2,160 

2,54O 

2,250 

2,020 

1,72O

1,530 

4,830 

5,760 

7,610 

13.5OO

15,000 

17,400 

15,900 

8,9OO 

4,940 

3,810

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

her. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,680 

2,750 

2,200 

3,240 

7,36O

4,630 

3,560 

3,20O 

2,750 

2,640

2,44O 

1.93O 

2,250 

6,250 

9,900

13,9OO 

8,5OO 

5,420 

3,81O 

4,63O

6,1OO 

4,2OO 

7,950 

6,820 

4,48O

3,44O 

2,640 

2,54O

Seoondfoot-days

30,474 

48,577 

174,640

1,050,413

166,980 

133,210 

92,400 

77,16O 

48,371 

35,804 

62,579 

23,456 

10,586

904,237

Mar.

2,210 

1,820 

1,870 

1,740 

2,310

4,600 

5,930 

3,940 

2,980 

2,890

5,420 

3,560 

2,54O 

2,210 

2,140

1,92O 

1,71O 

1,660 

2,O40 

1,840

2,2OO 

4,020 

7,000 

6,10O 

4,200

3,200 

2,750 

2,34O 

2,OOO 

1,700 

1,56O

Apr.

1,79O 

2,O2O 

1,840 

1,56O 

1,370

1,79O 

3,32O 

4,200 

5,100 

4.O7O

3,320 

2,75O 

2,44O 

4,710 

4,2OO

3,O9O 

2,440 

2,44O 

2,980 

2,540

2,110 

1,920 

2,54O 

2,54O 

2,200

1,85O 

1,60O 

1,600 

1,54O 

1,290

Maximum

3,680 

6,640 

44,5OO

44,5OO

17,400 

13,9OO 

7,OOO 

5,1OO 

7,390 

8,46O 

6,45O 

3,110 

914

44,500

May

1,220 

1.2OO 

1,090 

954 

842

750 

684 

63O 

59O 

6O6

842 

79O 

675 

566 

512

461 

468 

55O 

566 

505

800 

1,650 

7,39O 

4,94O 

4,780

3,810" 

3,200 

2,540 

1,980 

1,54O 

1,240

Minimum

313 

512 

886

2O3

1,530 

1,930 

1,56O 

1,290 

461 

221 

372 

199 

166

166

June

1,03O 

853 

702 

590 

512

448 

395 

347 

313 

285

256 290' 

475 

359 

309

238 

221 

8,460 

4,630 

2,44O

1,680 

1,01O 

746 

602 

465

389 

569 

1,560 

3,29O 

2,340

Mean

983 

1,619 

5,634

2,870

5,386 

4,758 

2,981 

2,572 

1,560 

1,193 

2,019 

757 

353

2,477

July

1,280 

881 

653 

530 

431

372 

562 

1,900 

1,51O 

838

1,110 

1,940 

6,44O 

5,56O 

6,450

4,480 

2,98O 

3,56O 

3,090 

2,O7O

1,430 

1,880 

3,280 

2,180 

1,740

1,750 

1,170 

838 

636 

538 

500

Aug.

458 

395 

362 

395 

59O

662 

451 

332 

287 

247

219 

199 

263 

263 

299

1,38O 

993 

1,160 

3,110 

1,610

9O3 

628 

486 

658 

9O3

546 

401 

332 

684 

2,710 

1,530

Per square 

mile

1.01 

1.67 

5.80

2.95

5.54 

4.90 

3.07 

2.65 

1.60 

1.23 

2.08 

.779 

.363

2.55

Sept.

914 

718 

585 

4,58 

395

425 

472 

493 

395 

347

303 

267 

235 

219 

211

227 

223 

219 

267 

631

554 

357 

279 

235 

199

180

166 

173 

192 

247

Runoff in 

inches

1.17 

1.86 

6.68

40.19

6.39 

5.10 

3.54 

2.95 

1.85 

1.37 

2.39 

.90 

.41

34.61

Peak discharge (base, 20.OOO sec. -ft. ). Dec. 16 (6 p.m.) 51.0OO sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (ll p.m.) 23,800

aec.-ft. 

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on several telemark gage readings each day Dee. 9 to 

Jan. 7.
98 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°36'25", long. 79°46 I 40", three-quarters of a mile 

 upstream from Scott Run, 2 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 2 5 miles southwest of 

Pisgah, Preston County, and 10 miles east of Morgantown. Datum of gage is 875.68 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission 

Co.).

Drainage area.--1,354 square miles.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--22 years, 2,901 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,200 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 23.08 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 191 second-feet 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 74,700 second-feet Oct. 28, 1937, Feb. 3, 1939 (gage 

height, 24.48 feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 16 

second-feet Oct. 16, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent. 

Revisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3 195 5.4 1,670 11.5 10,300 

2.4 215 6.0 2,180 13.0 14,800 

2.6 263 7.0 3,130 15.0 21,200 

3.1 425 8.0 4,200 17.0 29,700 

3.7 678 9.0 5,430 20.0 45,500 

4.5 1,080 10.5 7,980 21.9 57,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

437 

609 

545 

433 

397

400 

1,460 

1,390 

3,540 

2,780

1,750 

1,290 

1,170 

1,140 

1,140

1,020 

890 

1,290 

1,460 

1,420

1,390 

1,260 

1,080 

994 

915

819 

748 

678 

632 

586 

533

Nov.

566 

586 

586 

772 

890

1,110 

2,230 

2,980 

2,040 

1,910

2,180 

2,220 

1,870 

1,830 

1,790

1,500 

1,320 

1,170 

1,110 

1,750

2,680 

2,500 

2,830 

2,980 

2,450

1,910 

1,960 

2,450 

6,570 

8,820

Dec.

5,730 

4,200 

3,540 

7,070 

8,530

6,530 

7,050 

5,160 

3,760 

2,930

2,320 

1,960 

2,500 

2,830 

15,000

57,700 

32,800 

12,200 

7,230 

6,040

4,660 

4,310 

3,980 

3,330 

2,730

2,000 

1,290 

1,320 

1,890 

7,630 

8,960

Jan.

5,160 

3,760 

2,830 

2,580 

5,850

18,400 

9,590 

5,880 

4,200 

3,330

2,830 

3,030 

3,650 

3,130 

2,830

2,880 

3,430 

3,230 

2,880 

2,450

2,140 

6,340 

7,980 

11,400 

19,800

21,900 

26,000 

22,800 

12,800 

7,050 

5,290

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 23 000 see

Feb.

4,900 

3,870 

3,030 

3,510 

8,370

6,200 

4,900 

4,420 

3,870 

3,430

3,330 

2,630 

2,580 

4,840 

11,500

17,700 

11,500 

7,230 

5,160 

5,430

7,790 

6,200 

9,990 

9,540 

6,700

5,160 

3,980 

3,650

Secondfoot-days

34,196 

65,560 

237,180

1,414,459

235,420 

171,410 

122,750 

102,950 

56,898 

38,727 

70,874 

25,436 

12,148

1,173,549

Mar.

3,330 

2,630 

2,580 

2,500 

2,830

5,200 

7,410 

5,430 

4,090 

3,760

6,870 

5,430 

3,980 

3,330 

3,130

2,880 

2,500 

2,360 

2,500 

2,450

2,930 

4,890 

7,600 

7,790 

5,580

4,420 

3,650 

3,230 

2,730 

2,320 

2,420

Apr.

3,330 

3,230 

2,980 

2,450 

2,040

3,220 

5,160 

5,730 

6,360 

5,290

4,420 

3,650 

3,330 

4,650 

5,290

4,090 

3,230 

3,030 

3,540 

3,330

2,780 

2,450 

2,980 

3,230 

2,830

2,400 

2,180 

2,040 

2;040 

1,670

Maximum

3,540 

8,820 

57,700

57,700

26,000 

17,700 

7,790 

6,360 

6,620 

6,710 

6,870 

3,020 

1,170

57,700

-ft.). Dec. 16 (2:30 £

May

1,560 

1,500 

1,360 

1,200 

1,050

941 

866 

796 

748 

772

842 

915 

819 

702 

725

748 

586 

609 

678 

609

702 

1,340 

6,620 

6,100 

5,430

5,030 

4,200 

3,330 

2,630 

1,960 

1,530

Minimum

397 

566 

1,290

224

2,140 

2,580 

2,320 

1,670 

586 

266 

437 

240 

200

200

June

1,260 

1,020 

866 

725 

632

545 

484 

433 

376 

336

308 

284 

401 

441 

358

299 

266 

6,710 

5,920 

3,160

1,910 

1,280 

890 

725 

586

476 

596 

1,370 

2,970 

3,100

Mean

1,103 

2,185 

7,651

3,865

7,594 

6,122 

3,960 

3,432 

1,835 

1,291 

2,286 

821 

405

3,215

July

1,540 

1,050 

796 

632 

520

437 

522 

1,330 

1,830 

994

941 

2,330 

6,820 

5,430 

6,870

5,290 

3,330 

4,200 

3,870 

2,630

1,750 

1,780 

4,260 

3,080 

1,830

2,090 

1,460 

1,110 

819 

655 

678

Aug.

566 

500 

460 

411 

468

817 

609 

452 

362 

305

263 

240 

284 

314 

320

968 

1,170 

1,170 

3,020 

2,100

1,200 

842 

609 

508 

980

702 

516 

404 

566 

2,440 

1,870

Per square 

mile

0.815 

1.61 

5.65

2.85

5.61 

4.52 

2.92 

2.53 

1.36 

.953 

1.69 

.606 

.299

2.37

Sept.

1,170 

842 

725 

566 

468

468 

476 

566 

496

411

366 

308 

266 

247 

230

224 

235 

233 

269 

363

725 

492 

376 

311 

242

217 

206 

200 

226 

224

Runoff in 

inohes

0.94 

1.80 

6.51

38.85

6.47 

4.71 

3.37 

2.83 

1.56 

1.06 

1.95 

.70 

.33

32.23

.m.) 66,200 sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (11 p.m.)

34,500 sec.-ft.
MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN 99 

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 39°07'35", long. 79°28'10", three-eighths of a mile southwest 

 of Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage

is 3,058.87 feet above mean sea level (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission

Co.).

Drainage area.--86.2 square miles.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years, 186 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 8.18 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 10 second-feet 

Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 7,170 second-feet Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet by velocityarea studies; minimum observed, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 583: 1921-23. W. 803: Drainage area.

Gage read

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 18-28)

1.24 10 1.6 40 3.5 496 

1.3 13 1.8 70 4.5 860 

1.4 18 2.1 127 6.0 1,520 

1.5 28 2.7 265 7.8 2,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

29 

28 

26 

135

406 

170 

376 

406 

436

123 

113 

99 

127 

107

82 

95 

107 

111 

138

107 

87 

77 

70 

67

61 

55 

50 

49 

46 

43

Nov.

52 

55 

58 

103 

77

73 

193 

109 

87 

123

111 

87 

95 

127 

99

82 

80 

78 

87 

97

95 

111 

127 

111 

85

77 

103 

159 

332 

291

Dec.

204 

159 

431 

496 

436

346 

304 

228 

170 

*138

b!20 

b!20 

b!50 

b!50 

856

2,410 

1,840 

900 

466 

376

278 

228 

138 

bllO 

b90

b80 

bBO 

148 

378 

600 

204

Jan.

b!80 

b!70 

b!70 

228 

666

1,020 

*565 

318 

240 

204

216 

252 

204 

182 

204

252 

240 

182 

159 

127

101 

91 

91 

540 

780

*1,100 

1,250 

1,200 

820 

530 

346

Month

Octo 

Nowe 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

lugu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

318 

204 

216 

525 

584

332 

291 

265 

265 

228

*148 

121 

170 

436 

664

860 

600 

361 

278 

600

406 

358 

705 

530 

376

304 

278 

216

Seoondfoot-days

3,862 

3,364 

12,634

81,122

12,628 

10,639 

7,438 

5,243 

3,681 

7,311 

4,881 

1,806 

692

74,179

Mar.

Ill 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

459

670 

406 

278 

216 

216

265 

240 

216 

193 

182

121 

111 

127 

119 

blOO

*206 

530 

600 

436 

291

240 

216 

182 

148 

121 

138

Apr.

170 

159 

127 

103 

99

138 

240 

436 

318 

228

182 

170 

182 

252 

216

170 

204 

265 

204 

159

127 

123 

170 

170 

148

111 

111 

107 

84 

70

Maximum

436 

332 

2,410

2,410

1,250 

860 

670 

436 

503 

2,080 

522 

254 

56

2,410

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

May

87 

80 

70 

56 

52

49 

46 

43 

40 

55

55 

46 

36 

33 

30

35 

39 

49 

30 

55

111 

410 

503 

450 

332

216 

216 

159 

123 

93 

82

Minimum

26 

52 

80

12

91 

121 

100 

70 

30 

17 

46 

16 

10

10

June

80 

61 

46 

42 

39

34 

30 

29 

23 

20

20 

33 

33 

22 

17

24 

880 

2,080 

875 

432

182 

138 

107 

84 

67

64 

107 

784 

730 

228

Mean

125 

112 

408

222

407 

380 

240 

175 

119 

244 

157 

60.2 

23.1

203

July

127 

93 

70 

61 

55

52 

175 

193 

119 

121

99 

139 

472 

346 

522

319 

240 

193 

159 

159

148 

148 

148 

107 

148

159 

89 

67 

55 

52 

46

Aug.

43 

39 

35 

35 

35

30 

24 

22 

19 

18

17 

16 

19 

18 

80

91 

69 

254 

148 

82

49 

29 

23 

20 

30

21 

18 

17 

236 

185 

84

Per square 

mile

1.45 

1.30 

4.73

2.58

4.72 

4.41 

2.78 

2.03 

1.38 

2.83 

1.82 

.698 

.268

2.35

Sept.

56 

25 

26 

24

21

29 

34 

28 

25 

23

20

16 

14 

17 

17

18 

17 

15 

55 

39

23

17 

14 

13 

12

11 

10 

21 

29 

23

Runoff in 

inches

1.67 

1.45 

5.45

35.01

5.45 

4.59 

3.21 

2.26 

1.59 

3.15 

2.11 

.78 

.30

32.01

"990813 O-52-8"
100 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°05'45", long. 79 0 40'40", at Parsons, Tucker County, 

U.Y mile upstream from confluence with Black Fork. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--214 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1949.

Average dlscnarge.--25 years, 562 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 8.09 

reet); minimum, 47 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1910-26, 1940-49: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 second-feet May 12, 1924; gage 

height, 10.60 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 

second-feet by velocity-area studies: minimum, 1 second-foot Oct. 7, 1941 (gage height, 

2.0 feet, site and datum then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 

feet at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 second-feet, from rating curve 

extended above 8,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1922. W 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18-24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.1 111 2.5 835 0.7 50 1.7 316 4.0 2,220 

1.2 135 3.0 1,230 .9 82 1.9 430 5.4 3,980 

1.4 195 3.5 1,670 1.1 120 2.1 555 6.0 4,820 

1.6 276 4.4 2,700 1.3 166 2.6 910 7.6 7,300 

2.0 495 1.5 228 3.5 1,670

Diacharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

298 

202 

157 

141 

128

200 

250 

 345 

846 

447

337 

316 

348

316 

276

241 

225 

296 

358

326

321 

286 

263 

250 

225

206 

189 

169 

157 

149 

138

Nov.

143 

146 

146 

192 

348

483 

911 

648 

465 

477

634 

543 

453 

430

391

337 

291 

267 

250 

554

680 

459 

495 

471 

391

331 

364 

581 

1,440 

1,450

Dec.

858 

641 

607 

3,050 

1,900

1,390 

1,350 

926 

690 

543

441 

386 

391 

384 

2,610

7,150 

3,480 

1,520 

1,150 

990

718 

648 

562 

460 

382

287 

208 

268 

311 

1,280 

1,190

Jan.

669 

490 

418 

466 

1,410

3,580 

1,450 

902 

669 

542

510 

739 

775 

620 

522

503 

529 

496 

436 

388

354 

1,180 

1,330 

2,480 

3,120

3,510 

3,590 

3,190 

1,770 

1,070 

934

Feb.

850 

627 

503 

775 

1,230

798 

627 

581 

510

516

496 

406 

529 

2,100 

2,640

3,400 

1,940 

1,230 

895 

1,030

1,270 

969 

1,770 

1,270 

942

739 

588 

581

U/M.+V. Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

SI?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

nber. ........................

 tnr ....... ..................

8,40 

14,77 

36,75

lendar year 1948 ............ 243,82!

ary

u&ry

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

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

38,64! 

29,81! 21,98' 

20,31 

13,05] 

6,83 

14,02' 

8,551 

4,57(

ter year 1948-49 ............ 217,71

Mar.

478 

382 

412 

354 

522

969 

1,270 

805 

627 

817

1,270 

805 

562 

484 

472

400 

348

424 

649 

478

536 

884 

1,950 

1,480 

1,030

820 

718 

634 

548 

448 

406

Apr.

394 

430 

394 

343 

306

478 

739 

935 

1,070 

895

782 

711 

875 

2,290 

1,270

888

697 

689 

790 

648

522 

490 

662. 

588 

478

400 

359 

478 

406 

332

Maximum

; 846 

L 1,450 

L 7,150

> 7,150

'. 3,590 

'. 3,400 

> 1,950 

J 2,290 

L 2,170 

3 1,510 

I 1,660 

1^050 

3 343

r 7,150

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (8:30 £

May

316 

306 

287 

252 

225

204 

188

177 

189 

211

282 

260 

204

177 

161

149 

152 

236 

180 

172

183 

532 

2,170 

1,120 

1,420

966 

718 

562 

442 

348 

282

Minimum

128 

143 

208

47

354 

406 

348 

306 

149 

53 

122 

64 

65

53

June

240 

204 

180

154 

138

120 

106 

93 

80 

74

70 

121 

106 

84

62

53 

58 

373 

327 

327

395 

211 

166 

138 

102

86 

209 

430 

1,510 

621

Mean

271 

492

1,186

666

1,247 

1,065 

709 

677 

421 

22fl 

452 

276 

152

596

July

370 

268 

211 

174 

147

122 

148 

560 

327 

319

562 

538 

981 

1,660 

739

568 

863 

895 

641 

436

400 

472

516 

418 

517

321 

236 

191 

159 

135 

129

Aug.

129 

133 

104 

183 

424

228

154 

118 

95 

80

72 

70

67 

64 

117

225 

327

. 454 

1,050 

406

244 

188 

166 

739 

302

211 

166 

183 

486 

912 

454

Per square 

mile

1.27 

2.30 

5.54

3.11

5.83 

4.98 

3.31 

3.16 

1.97 

1.07 

2.11 

1.29 

.710

2.79

urn.) 8,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

327 

287 

218 

186 

169

194 

236 

194 

174 

149

127 

106 

93 

89 

87

89

84 

79 

158 

343

177 

127 

102 

87 

79

74 

65 

70 

87 

313

Runoff in 

inches

1.46 

2.57 

6.39

42.37

6.72 

5.18 

3.82 

3.53 

2.27 

1.19 

2.44 

1.49 

.79

37.85
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°37 I 15", long. 79°42'20", at highway bridge at 

Rockville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--200 square miles.

Records available.--May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September iy49.

Average discharge.--36 years (1909-17, 1921-49), 430 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 13.83 

reet); minimum, 8.3 second-feet Sept. 16, 18; minimum gage height, 3.24 feet Sept. 18.

1909-18, 1921-49: Maximum discharge, 21,300 second-feet July 24, 1912 (gage height, 

18.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12, 1914 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 feet July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good. 

Kockville.

Diurnal fluctuation caused by small gristmills at Bruceton and

Revisions (water years).--W 643: Drainage area. W 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. W 923: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

3.8 28 5.0 184 7.0 1,130 3.2

4.0 41 5.5 336 8.0 2,040 3.4

4.3 69 6.0 527 9.0 3,11O 3.6

4.6 108 6.5 790 10.0 4,260 4.O

4.5

8.0 5.0 193 9.O 3,110

14 5.5 353 10.

21 6.0 570 11.

44 7.0 1,180 12.

92 8.0 2,060

D 4,260

D 5,700

D 7,450

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

35

29

30

33

35

39

86

223

123

98

85

80

92

102

72

58

417

350

254

187

152

130

111

111

88

83

77

77

63

43

Nov.

77

77

79

209

204

170

330

278

233

257

278

212

224

3O1

251

206

190

165

154

438

417

377

545

456

367

304

374

406

1,940

1,330

Dec.

e'feo

572

501

460

399

597

627

501

399

326

26O

263

540

480

3,800

7,100

2,910

1,340

92£>

670

543

620

548

471

397

282

240

279

416

2,080

1,250

Jan.

775

570

426

381

1,380

2,120

1,O80

720

552

440

389

373

322

298

282

339

440

418

410

350

332

1,620

1,180

3,O80

3,380

3,790

3,930

2,420

1,540

890

720

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

556

420

337

836

830

645

595

525

484

422

361

308

328

431

744

1,670

920

645

530

986

890

852

1,820

1,180

890

695

570

556

.

_

-

Mar.

458

401

401

393

525

953

86O

645

53O

588

920

720

570

552

538

462

431

406

342

302

643

802

890

720

570

494

458

422

361

328

582

Apr.

860

6

5

4

70

34

44

385

891

1,1

9

7

40

20

20

570

489

4

4

4

14

18

14

389

346

3

4

4

15

06

01

357

322

3

3

3

25

93

85

342

311

3

3

2

2

Second- Maximuni 

foot-days

3,393 417

10,849 1,940

30,611 7,100

186,807 7,130

34,947 3,930

2O, 026 1,820

17,267 953

14,351 1,140

5,543 471

2,081 186

1,307 2O8

861 135

515.3 44

141,751.3 7,100

42

22

79

47

-

May

247

222

19 O

160

140

128

117

112

106

119

115

76

76

69

83

102

74

64

60

6O

91

147

392

318

444

385

471

35O

266

199

160

Minimum

29

77

240

12

282

308

502

247

60

21

14.

10

8.6

8.6

June

128

101

88

66

61

58

50

50

40

39

28

33

44

38

36

32

40

133

186

82

48

43

32

29

30

21

178

151

132

84

-

Mean

1O9

362

987

510

1,127

715

557

478

179

69.4

42.2

27.8

17.2

388

July

55

43

33

26

29

28

26

21

15

14

15

92

208

84

53

43

30

43

48

34

35

34

52

39

26

35

39

37

26

20

24

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.545

1.81

4.94

2.55

5.64

3.58

2.79

2.39

.895

.347

.211

.139

.086

1.94

24

21

17

16

17

28

22

23

17

14

13

12

12

11

12

13

16

135

125

54

26

24

25

16

12

12

11

10

34

53

36

Sept.

44

33

18

12

12

14

16

16

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.8

20

18

15

15

28

34

21

23

26

18

14

17

-

Runoff 'in 

inches

O.63

2.02

5.69

34.73

6.50

3.72

3.21

2.67

1.03

.39

.24

.16

.10

26.36

Peak discharge (base, 4,8OO sec.-ft.). Dec. 15 (12 p.m.) 11,20O sec.-ft.; J 

sec.-ft.J Jan. Z6 17 p.m.] 6,04O sec.-ft.

ran. 24 (5 p.m.) 4,960
102 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dunkard Creek at Shannopln, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'30", long. 79°58'20", at Shannopin, Greene 

uounty, 1.4 miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of Greensboro.

Drainage area. 229 square miles.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.33 

reet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 0.78 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 feet), 

by slope-area method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 28, 1944 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method used June 28 to Sept. 30)

0.8 1.7 1.1 9.5 1.8 68 5.1 1,O70 

.85 2.3 1.2 14 2.1 112 5.9 1,650 

.9 3.1 1.3 20 2.5 186 6.9 2,560 

.95 4.4 1.4 26 3.2 355 8.0 3,880 

1.0 6.0 1.5 34.2 4.1 610 9.0 5,390 

1.05 7.7 1.6 44 4.6 800 9.5 6,300

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

18 

18

17 

16

16 

14

15 

14 

14

14 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

27 

616 

414 

193

118 

81 

61 

49 

41

37 

32 

29 

26 

25 

24

Nov.

24 

24 

26 

33 

36

45

111 

168 

117 

94

92 

93 

84 

82 

84

76 

68 

61 

56 

81

329

215 

174 

145

119

96 

109 

275 

1,640 

1,080

Dec.

472 

296

231 

217 

176

176 

213 

195 

160 

127

102 

88 

212 

306 

1,560

6,180 

1,960 

703 

477 

408

342 

422 

394 

299 

238

165 

126 

*b!20 

134 

1,130 

765

Jan.

451 

329 

236 

201 

828

1,950 

710 

449 

316 

245

215 

226 

238 

245 

322

368 

368 

319 

296 

260

220 

973 

939 

2,030 

3,010

2,730 

2,790 

2,850 

1,150 

538 

394

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

342 

H53 

213 

353

778

550 

463 

408 

342

279

241 

193 

176 

186 

436

2,050 

827 

463 

355 

430

491 

435 

847 

731 

580

520 

422 

408

Seoondfoot-days

2,030 

5,637 

18,334

126,820.

26,196 

13,772 

12,624 

11,597 

3,374 

450. 

432. 

699. 

255.

95,401.

liar.

449

381 

324 

267 

236

421 

642 

422 

342 

401

1,070 

712 

506 

394 

329

277 

253 

260 

269 

257

306 

355 

494 

520 

394

342 

422 

477 

435 

355 

312

Apr.

312 

253 

204 

172 

153

1,300 

1,550 

774 

543 

381

299 

250 

248 

944 

449

355 

274 

292 

435 

368

286 

248 

272 

265 

222

182 

168 

160 

129 

109

Maximum

616 

1,640 

6,180

! 8,020

3,010 

2,050 

1,070 

1,550 

410 

I 59 

3 46 

3 156 

L 22

L 6,180

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (8 a.m

May

104 

101 

86 

73 

64

58 

52 

47 

45 

45

45 

42 

36 

32

37

53 

66 

62 

42

41

38 

68 

410 

269 

320

282 

314 

222

145 

101 

74

Minimum

14 

24 

88

2.6

201 

176 

236 

109 

32 

3.8 

3.6 

1.8 

3.1

1.8

June

59 

47 

38 

31 

26

22

18 

15 

13 

12

10 

8.8 

8.0 

7.3 

8.0

4.7 

4.4 

6.3

11 

9.1

7.0 

5.3 

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

5.6 

21 

23

11 

6.6

Mean

65,5 

188 

591

347

845 

492 

407 

387 

109 

15.0 

14.0 

22.5 

8.50

261

July

20 

15 

10 

7.0 

5.3

3.8 

6.0 

4.7 

3.6

7.1

8.4 

8.4 

8.0 

8.0

8.0

12 

13 

18 

14 

27

31 

27 

46 

33 

27

19

13 

10 

7.7 

6.6 

5.3

Aug.

3.8 

3.1 

2.7 

2.6 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8

1.9 

4.7 

11 

21 

30

156 

84 

60 

72 

52

30 

20 

16

12 

10

8.4 

6.6 

7.0 

22 

24 

26

Sept.

22

18 

19 

16 

13

11 

9.1 

8.8 

9.1 

9.1

8.0 

6.6 

6.3 

5.6 

4.4

4.4

3.1 

5.7 

6.6 

6.0

5.6 

6.6 

9.1 

6.3 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.6 

5.6

9.5

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.286 0.33 

.821 .92 

2.58 2.98

1.52 20.60

3.69 4.25 

2.15 2.24 

1.78 2.05 

1.69 1.88 

.476 .55 

.066 .07 

.061 .07 

.098 .11 

.037 .04

1.14 15.49

) 8,000 sec .-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONdAHELA RIVER BASIN 103

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 39°55'25" long. 800 04'251', at

 highway bridge 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, dreene County, and 3i miles downstream 

from Ruff Creek. Datum of gage is 852.54 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 180 square miles.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years (1932-49), 207 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.23

 i'eet); minimum, 1.64 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 13.800 second-feet June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 

feet, from floodmark in gage house), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.05 

second-foot Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13.5

17

15.5

13

10.5

11

10.5

10.5

17

42

29

24

23

19

18

17

18

818

289

160

103

73

59

48

41

35

31

23

27

24

23

Nov.

23

29

30

33

39

36

123

103

79

72

88

79

73

83

81

70

63

56

52

121

134

126

116

96

81

70

104

164

1,200

623

-

Dec.

322

211

173

144

119

119

110

96

79

68

54

56

98

119

1,630

3,040

972

465

346

275

265

339

255

202

176

136

126

96

167

548

342

Jan.

252

205

157

149

1,240

1,110

515

332

252

196

173

173

162

160

168

185

188

179

179

151

141

657

509

1,950

1,830

2,430

1,680

1,980

78a

415

339

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1943 ............

Janu

Febr

ary ..........................

 uarv ....................... .

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

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

 ay ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 194,8-49 ............

Feb.

282

211

179

345

487

356

380

315

272

227

193

160

157

154

414

1,250

530

332

265

399

352

342

653

468

418

335

278

312

jr

__

-

Secondfee t-days

2,067.5

4,052 

11,158

81,293.11

18,895 

10,066

9 927 1 7D _

2 773

l!315.7

S81 . 5

542.0

306.4

69,772.22

Mar.

265

233

214

188

173

884

623

359

282

515

735

498

356

285

249

205 20'2

221

2O8

196

211

218

305

259

230

249

387

390

305

249

233

Apr.

370

262

218

182

175

1,270

910

568

401

291

248

211

236

208

isa

168

149

188

190

162

144

136

154

157

126

105

110

105

83

75

Maximum

1,200 

3,040

4,620

2,430

1,240

884

1,240

2. 457 .. .

414

136

3 130

L 48

3.040

May

7E

75

5£

5£4"

44

K

37

3E

3E

36

3C

25

24

40

66

56

_33

35

64

58

201

4,57

188

218

IBS

205

136

100

75

58

Minimum

10.5

23 

45

.65

141

154

17375"

24

2 .72

5 .2 

2i21

2.33

3.21

June

> 48

39

32

26

22

19.5

18

14

11.5

9.0

8.7

8.2

12

9.0

11

8.7

6.8

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.0

4.29

U8

3.29

2.72

3.34

252

414

226

80

-

Mean

55.7

135 

360

222

610

360

320

260

89 . 5

43. 9

28.4

17.5 

10.2

191

July

43

28

19

13.5

9.9

7.6

5.7

5.5

5.2

7.5

11

7.9

7.9

8.7

90

136

68

68

59

32

42

50 .

42

30

18

12

9.9

11

7.0

5.2

21

Aug.

26

16.5

9.0

7.3

6.6

7.6

5.7

4.12

3.14

2.72

Z.21

4.02

18

8.5

5.9

21

27

130

75

38

22

15

12.5

7.9

6.3

5.5

4.46

4.12

20

17

9.0

Per square 

mile

0.371

.750 

2,00

1.23

3.39

2.00

1 «78

1.44

.497

.244

.158

.097 

.057

1.0S

Sept.

12.5

15.5

12.5

8.5

6.6

48

30

19.5

16

10

7J

5.9

4.80

3.78

3.14

3.00

2.86

2.33

2.86

5.1

3.95

3.29 573-

18

13

11.5

7.9

5.9

8.0

8.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

.84

2.31

16.80

3.90

2.08

2.05

1.61

.57

.27 i fl . lo

.11

.06

 H...4.1

Peak discharger hasp. 4.000 sec. -ft. 1. Dec. 16 (Z a.m.) 5.340 sec. -ft; Jan. 26 (6 p.m.) 4,160

sec.-ft. ;
104 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 39°59'20", long. 79°52'30", at highway bridge at Allison, 

layette County, if miles north of Republic, 2.6 miles upstream from Cox Run, and 3.7 

miles downstream from Lilly Run.

Drainage area. 33.1 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 535 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 3.90 feet); 

minimum observed, 5.2 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 1.52 feet); minimum daily, 7.3 

second-feet July 22.

194S-49: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945; maximum gage height, 

5.06 feet Apr. 14, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 6.6 second-feet Dec. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station. Gage 

read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Jan. 25, 

Jan. 30 to Apr. 6)

1.55 6.2 1.9 25

1.6 8.0 2.0 34

1.65 10 2.1 45

1.7 12 2.2 59

1.8 18 2.4 93

2.7 160

3.0 246

3.3 341

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

16

14

11

16

15

14

15

19

15

13

14

15

14

13

17

33

78

31

24

23

19

21

19

16

16

17

15

16

16

17

Nov.

16

16

17

19

17

22

26

19

19

19

18

17

22

19

16

16

17

16

15

27

24

17

23

19

19

17

32

30

129

91

-

Dec.

61

46

46

41

35

34

30

31

26

25

26

26

30

25

153

293

166

97

84

70

73

93

70

61

52

38

55

33

55

103

69

Jan.

56

48

40

38

118

135

88

70

61

46

46

49

40

40

37

37

33

33

35

28

30

60

74

170

233

316

329

309

176

113

101

Feb.

62

69

56

77

79

64

67

56

55

49

43

40

38

37

46

77

55

46

46

67

55

58

80

70

73

64

55

67

-

_

-

un«th SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 597

November ......................... 774

December ......................... 2,027

Calendar year 1948 ...... i « "" '

January

' .

... 7 QBQ

February ......................... l' 651

March 1 950

April ............................ 1^782

May 817

June ............................. 637

July. ............................ 468. E

August . 557

September ....... . . ^^Q

Water year 1948-49 ...... ..... 14, 698. £

Mar.

52

52

48

44

42

91

69

59

55

80

155

111

89

82

75

65

62

64

56

45

49

52

52

48

46

52

56

52

52

46

49

Apr.

Maximum

78

129

293

1 770

329

80

155

140

43

37

) 20

63

21

> 329

113

82

67

62

56

132

140

103

89

73

69

59

69

53

53

45

41

48

45

43

34

37

43

37

33

33

37

30

28

28

May

27

26

24

25

24

23

21

22

21

23

22

21

21

20

23

21

19

21

27

24

22

29

41

26

42

43

41

34

30

27

27

Minimum

11

15

25

8 .4

28

37

42

28

19

17

7.3

12

12

7.3

June

24

22

23

22

21

19

19

20

21

19

21

19

19

21

21

18

22

26

37

25

22

20

18

18

17

17

19

28

20

19

Mean

19.3

25.8

65.4

45.1

96.4

59. C

62 * S

59.4

26 *.

21.2

15.1

18 . (

iso A

40.3

July

16

18

16

15

16

15

16

16

15

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

20

16

15

10

7.3

9.2

14

14

16

15

14

15

15

15

Aug.

Per equare 

mile

0.583

.779

1.98

1.36

2.91

1.78

1.90

T ± . 7Q 1 y

. 798

. 640

.456

.544

.453

1.22

15

15

15

15

17

14

15

15

14

14

13

15

16

15

14

14

19

53

20

17

15

16

15

15

12

14

15

21

44

18

17

Sept.

18

16

15

14

14

17

15

16

15

14

13

14

14

12

14

14

14

15

16

14

14

16

21

15

14

14

14

16

16

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.67

.87

2.28

18.56

3.36

1.86

2.19

2.00

.92

.72

.53

.63

.50

16.53
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 105

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°58'45", long. 79°45'50", at highway bridge at Waltersburg, Payette County, 500 feet upstream from Bolden Run, and 1 mile upstream from Alien 

Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 square miles.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 6.03 

ij eet); minimum observed, 9.3 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet June 2, 1946 (gage height, 7.84 feet), 

by slope-area method; minimum observed, that of July 25, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station. Gage 

read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Nov. 13-20)

0.95 10 1.2 42 3.3 545 

1.0 14 1.5 95 4.0 825 

1.05 20 2.0 197 4.6 1,120 

1.1 27 2.8 395

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

30 

39 

18 

40

42 

38 

47 

33 

26

12 

28 

30 

29 

26

36 

54 

120 

66 

50

37 

36 

34 

30 

19

32

27 

29 

31 

29 

32

Nov.

32 

37 

34 

48 

38

85 

80 

42 

48

46

46 

42 

51 

39 

27

35 

30 

27 

47 

84

53 

42 

62 

66 

58

36 

118 

82 

370 

232

Dec.

154 

122 

112 

91 

81

SS 

81 

74 

63 

56

60 

65 

74 

72 

500

740 

395 

244

220

175

197 

186 

154 

122 

110

88 

72 

81 

172 

342 

232

Jan.

175 

134 

112

lls

274

256 

208 

154 

144 

120

116 

120 

104 

101 

93

90 

82 

90 

90 

82

82 

237 

197 

598 

970

1,120 

740 

580 

342 

232 

220

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janv 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

WE

ber ..........................

lendar year 1948 ............

Lary .

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

ist ...........................

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

iter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec

Feb.

186 

144 

132 

197 

164

144 

154 

134 

134 

124

108 

97 

97 

93 

142

186 

154 

134 

132 

144

144 

154 

220 

197 

197

175 

154 

186

Secondfoot-days

1,14] 2,03' 

5,22.

44,061

7,98^ 

4,22 

5,33* 

4,48 

2,19! 

1,29 

97J 

1.11C 

74

36,74:

Mar.

144 

134 

134 

1EO 

126

256 

175 

164 

154 

265

508 

311 

220

is6

164

144 

144 

144 

134 

124

130 

154 

175 

154 

144

154 

154 

144 

122 

122 

134

Apr.

256 

186 

154 

134 

134

308 

304 

244 

197 

164

154 

134 

164 

124 

130

116 

108 

126 

106 

103

99 

130 

144 

134 

118

114 

118 

103 

91 

84

Maximum

120 

370 

740

' 1,920

L 1,120 

J 220 

) 508 

L 308 

> 112 

2 60 

) 49 

5 185 

5 43

5 1,120

May

82 

68 

77 

74

75

74 

63 

56 

53 

60

53 

51 

53 

51 

63

49 

53 

49 

56 

66

74 

81 

112 

95 

99

106 

103 

88 

77 

66 

65

Minimum

12 

27 

56

12

82 

93 

120 

84 

49 

24 

17 

19 

18

12

June

56 

60 

53 

49 

46

29 

46 

54 

44 

48

41 

36 

33 

42 

41

34 

55 

60 

48 

36

42 

46 

39 

38 

33

24 

39 

51 

39 

30

Mean

36.8 

67.9 

168

120

257 

151 

172 

149 

70.7 

43.1 

31.5 

35.8 

24.8

101

July

27 

24 

19

19 

21

36 

36 

33 

30 

326

21 

49 

42 

36 

35

33 

24 

33 

42 

35

46 

38 

35 

19 

17

34 

36 

33 

36 

36 

27

Aug.

19 

29 

30 

32 

36

33 

19 

19 

33 

29

30 

39 

38 

21 

24

32 

34 

185 

42 

33

20 

21 

29 

30

27

19 

19 

28 

88 

39 

33

Sept.

43 

32 

20 

19 

19

27 

27 

27 

20 

19

18 

19 

24 

24 

27

21 

19 

19 

40 

27

20 

27 

36 

24 

21

21 

30 

27 

27 

19

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.499 0.58 

.921 1.03 

2.28 2.64

1.63 22.26

3.49 4.03 

2.05 2.13 

2.33 2.69 

2.02 2.26 

.959 1.11 

.585 .65 

.427 .49 

.486 .56 

.336 .37

1.37 18.54

-ft.). No peak above base.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
106 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°25 l 19n , long. 79 0 25'32 n , 

SWTeet downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 feet downstream from 

Little Youghiogheny River, l£ miles northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and If 

miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run. Datum of gage is 2,353.11 feet above mean sea 

level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 134 square miles.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 9.77 

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 14.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 16, 1948; minimum, 7.8 second-feet Sept. 

8, Oct. 9, 10, 1946.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage Height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.95 17 2.4 97 5.5 560 6.0 2,570 

2.05 25 2.5 125 4.0 865 7.O 5,720 

2.1 53 2.7 19O 4.5 1,220 8.0 5,100 

2.2 53 3.0 514 5.0 1,650 9.2 6,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

41 

55 

39 

51

132 

79 

324 

344 

198

145 

123 

105 

100 

88

75

68 

110 

105 

95

86 

77 

75 

66 

62

58 

53 

51 

49 

45 

43

Nov.

64 

66 

87 

220 

132

202 

535 

318 

276 

348

285 

234 

238 

245 

198

172 

168 

142

158 

318

276 

285 

380 

323 

285

243 

289 

289 

802 

716

Dec.

543 

437 

483 

468 

398

521 

*488 

413 

327 

272

222 

222 

405 

510 

1,450

*6,900 

3,740 

1,290 

782 

578

462 

468 

598 

531 

276

b205 

b!79 

b!72 

b310 

bl,O80 

a8OO

Jan.

a600 

a450 

a350 

3300 

a600

al,500 

a900 

a650 

aSOO 

a40O

a520 

520 

a280 

a250 

a230

a280 

a550 

530 

323 

268

234 

821 

686 

1,140 

1,650

2,040 

2,640 

2,470 

1,260 

728 

566

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

468 

b340 

b30o 

619 

839

572 

638 

*510 

452 

394

340 

297 

548 

488 

625

1,140 

788 

549 

447 

716

650 

609 

1,040 

740 

620

478 

580 

585

Seoondfoot-days

2,961 

8,292 

24, 908

145,883

25,456 

15,772 

11,492 

7,774 

5,728 

5,265 

11,990 

2,182 

845

116,645

Mar.

bSOO 

b285 

264 

*285 

447

584 

494 

589 

336 

371

415 

527 

b505 

336 

398

318 

501 

280 

234 

b230

594 

674 

806 

614 

462

380 

327 

280 

226 

194 

238

Apr.

366 

301 

264 

234 

210

553 

532 

510 

468 

380

556 

289 

276 

285 

243

194 

186 

243 

230 

198

179 

186 

230 

198 

176

154 

161 

151 

126 

115

Maximum

344 

802 

6,900

6,900

2,640 

1,140 

806 

532 

340 

462 

2,380 

226 

51

6,900

May

123 

108 

97 

86 

81

77 

73 

70 

68 

84

79 

62 

58 

53 

58

62 

53 

47 

41 

49

68 

214 

340 

230 

506

247 

268 

206 

172 

155 

115

Minimum

35 

64 

172

26

230 

297 

194 

115 

41 

23 

45 

25 

19

19

June

100 

86 

75 

64 

58

55 

47 

41 

39 

35

33 

53 

29 

51 

26

25 

158 

462 

264 

142

100 

79 

64 

51 

43

45 

84 

395 

425 

202

Mean

95.5 

276 

805

400

756 

565 

371 

259 

120 

109 

387 

70.4 

28.2

320

July

132 

95 

79 

62

51

45 

100 

125 

73 

53

58 

653 

2,380 

958 

1,390

686 

468 

468 

418 

297

238 

206 

968 

644 

355

255 

190 

151 

125 

108 

165

Aug.

97 

77 

73 

77 

93

73 

68 

56 

53 

47

45 

41 

64 

49 

70

123 

68 

226 

138 

84

62 

49 

45 

39 

57

31 

26 

25 

100 

97 

53

Sept.

47 

39 

31 

26 

26

41 

45 

33 

28

23

20 

19 

19 

19 

20

22 

24 

22 

45 

51

26 

22 

22 

22

21

19 

19 

22 

39 

33

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.715 0.82 

2.06 2.30 

5.99 6.91

2.99 40.48

5.64 6.50 

4.20 4.38 

2.77 3.19 

1.95 2.16 

.896 1.03 

.813 .91 

2.89 3.33 

.525 .61 

.210 .23

2.39 32.37

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Dec. 16 (5:50 a.m.) 7,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (1 a.m.) 3,250

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONOAHELA RIVER BASIN 107

Youghiogheny River at Frlendsville, Md.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°39'17", long. 79 0 24'27", 0.6 mile upstream from 

RTgRway bridge at Friendsville, Qarrett County, and 1-f miles upstream from Bear Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 1,487.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--295 square miles.

Keeords available.--August 1898 to December 1904 and December 1940 to September 1949 In 

reports or (jeological Survey. August 1898 to December 1904 and September 1922 to September 1931 (gage heights only September 1922 to September 1926) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 7.97 

feet); minimum dally, 67 second-feet June 16.

1898-1904, 1922-32, 1940-49: Maximum gage height, 14.2 feet Mar. 29, 1924, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use, or about 10 feet, present site and datum, determined from relation curve (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 19 secondfeet Nov. 18, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low and 

meUTum flow regulated by Deep Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 4,620,000,000 cubic 

feet).

Cooperation.--Records of change in contents of Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsyivanla Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1948-4,9, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 9 to Sept. 3O

2.4 96

2.5 118

2.7 178

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

262

380

530

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

63

76

93

115

171

2.9

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

248

360

510

810

1,200

4.3 

4.9

5.7 

6.6

1,860

3,060

5,070

8,020

7.6 12,000 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

296

165

96

238

362

376

265

529

644

393

472

394

382

302

256

278

328

374

396

4J.8

396

328

236

156

293

285

297

304

278

281

113

Nov.

160

306

392

502

422

331

692

654

614

758

497

601

490

418

564

490

472

430

515

552

509

658

760

559

450

416

416

454

1,090

1,250

-

Dec.

988

792

831

805

635

*942

930

781

742

692

480

410

709

630

2,500

12,000

*6,550

2,410

1,500

1,260

1,000

1,030

864

617

492

486

b750

640

699

1,900

1,500

Month

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

November, ..............

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

Calendar year 1948 . . January. ..,..,......,..

February. .......,..,,..

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1943-49 - .

Jan.

1,

2,

1,

1,

*

1,

1,

V,

3,

3,

4,

4,

2,

1,

1,

Secondfoot-days

9,931

16,422

46,565

»

292,185

44,383

32 339

22 115

16, 862

9, 128

8, 347

20,380

10,504

6,452

243,428

958

746

786

784

250

670

660

180

810

834

857

840

720

630

454

418

790

874

822

597

583

310

280

230

010

740

540

100

390

420

100

Feb.

1,020

940

818

1,060

1,480

994

1,270

*1,180

1,040

926

722

533

602

934

1,270

2,230

1,720

1,190

882

1,100

1,430

1,330

2,100

1,630

1,350

968

748

872

..

_

-

Mar.

821

805

785

732

*720

966

1,120

858

704

746

828

656

552

570

684

546

518

472

422

358

535

1,070

1,380

1,120

859

722

616

54*

470

382

554

Apr.

842

686

560

573

572

767

1.O8O

998

935

732

712

678

662

584

502

390

352

510

610

491

456

418

412

374

396

352

324

343

292

259

Observed

Maximum

644

1,250

12,000

12,000

4,540

2,230

1,380

1,080

631

826

4,000

634

290

12,000

Minimum

96

160

410

75

418

533

358

259

124

67

102

156

97

67

Mean

320

547

1,502

798

1,432

1,155

713

562

294

278

657

339

215

667

May

258

272

261

220

264

194

168

158

226

308

306

281

142

128

182

256

370

283

E51

136

124

286

631

484

624

556

543

410

352

288

266

June

277

280

294

156

138

284

300

253

246

216

106

81

166

150

88

67

101

758

580

406

316

253

179

202

148

97

222

682

826

475

Change in 

contents

(equivalent. 

second-feet)t

-151

-56.9

+120

+25.4

+100

+15.7

+86 . 7

+55 2

+6.0

+3.1

+163

-124

-170

+4.4

July

1

4

1

2

1

1

285

214

178

154

128

152

182

220

222

130

102

,170

,000

,680

,110

,180

771

778

691

497

396

340

873

,120

568

446

358

312

250

316

557

Aug.

455

388

286

398

588

484

366

434

383

336

324

298

352

212

268

372

298

634

570

274

252

309

274

238

204

193

163

156

332

384

279

Sept.

226

221

196

168

162

262

270

264

175

167

114

229

290

256

228

228

217

182

230

268

216

248

232

201

97

178

213

252

228

234

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

169

490

1,622

823

1 532

l!l71

800

617

300

281

820

215

45

671

Per square 

mile

0.573

1.66

5.50

2.79

5. 19

3.97

2.71

2.09

1.02

953

. 2 . 78

.729

.153

2.27

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

1.85

6.34

38.03

5. 98

4.13

3 12

2. 33

1 . 18

1.06

3 . 20

.17

30.86

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Deep Creek Reservoir; no adjustment for evaporation or seepage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
108 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°48'20", long. 79°21'50", 800 feet upstream from 

Driage on State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River 

Dam, Somerset County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream 

from Casselman River. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 436 square miles.

Kecoras available.--September 1904 to December 1910, January 1911 to September 1913 (gage

: neignts only), and March 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1904 to September 1914, October 1914 to September 1922 (gage heights only), and 

March 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Some high-water records prior to October 1914 are in error due to baclcwater 

from Casselman River.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 seconi-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 8.42 

reet); minimum, 145 second-feet Nov. 8-10, 21, 22 (gage height, 3 83 feet); minimum 

daily, 145 second-feet. Nov. 9.

1904-14, 1940-49: Maximum gage height observed, 19.00 feet Mar. 14, 1907, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); mininum discharge, about 1 second-foot 

Sept. 17, 1947 (gage height, 2.83 feet).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of bajlcwater from Casselman River, which 

are fair. Flow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheiy River Reservoir (see p. 84 ) and 

since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

JSiecerlc Co. Nine discharge measurements furnisheJ by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

919

919

919

919

908

908

908

908

908

897

897

875

875

864

864

864

853

810

710

710

700

700

700

700

700

740

820

820

810

810

800

Nov.

790

790

790

740

516

521

640

385

145

292

650

690

790

780

780

770

770

770

770

770

448

222

399

474

680

680

680

680

527

180

-

Dec.

175

270

450

450

458

694

985

690

908

1,080

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,440

ol.OSO

0220

0230

0980

3,110

4,350

3,510

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,840

1,460

710

Month

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

November

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

July. :.................

August

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

700

700

740

374

796

0770

2,C

2,

2,.

310

500

=30

2,530

2,190

1»E

1,2

>60

40

>39

539

539

£

1»E

1,E

82

50

>50

1,530

1,530

ItS

1»E

ol,E

>70

80

80

02,780

02,130

eZ

eZ

o2,C

5,5

40

50

00

70

6,180

Secondfoot-days

25,735

18 , 119

40,670

366,418

51,879

59 5 940

25,096

9,493

14,097

16,241

20,948

28 , 946

26,416

337,580

Feb.

6,020

5,860

4,160

1,430

2,460

2,460

2,390

2,230

1,600

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,540

2,620

2,670

1,360

1,240

1,240

1,240

ol,280

1,300

1,750

2,570

2,570

2,570

_

_

-

Mar.

2,220

1,600

1,510

1,300

1,300

01,340

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,300

985

237

237

237

237

394

627

698

554

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

296

363

Apr.

255

249

249

249

249

255

260

255

255

255

255

260

255

260

255

255

255

260

255

255

255

255

255

439

607

597

597

597

469

326

-

Observed

Maximum

919

790

4,350

7,890

6,180

6,020

2,220

607

597

752

937

1,090

992

6,180

Minimum

700

145

175

145

240

1,230

237

249

237

231

348

249

794

145

Mean

830

604

1,312

1,001

1,674

2,141

810

316

455

541

676

934

881

925

May

409

402

409

349

243

423

597

597

597

588

597

588

597

588

597

588

588

588

588

597

588

588

453

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

237

June

365

578

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

637

752

752

752

752

752

688

578

408

237

231

344

569

569

569

569

569

503

386

334

231

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )1

-601

+58.1

+887

+150

+597

-499

+394

 f-622

-58.9

-215

+243

-619

-795

+6.1

July

348

578

578

578

578

578

627

741

741

648

578

578

588

465

363

597

597

597

597

653

762

762

670

752

816

926

926

926

926

937

937

Aug.

871

762

888

827

937

937

937

992

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,040

926

926

0700

249

365

758

915

915

981

1,080

1.07&

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

Sept.

981

893

882

882

970

992

882

882

882

Q82

871

871

871

871

849

849

849

849

838

838

838

893

937

827

827

827

882

981

926

794

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

229

662

2,199

1,151

2,271

1,642

1,204

938

396

326

919

315

86

931

Per square 

mile

0.525

1.52

5.04

2.64

5.21

3.77

2.76

2.15

.908

.748

2.11

.722

.197

2.14

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

1.70

5.81

35.98

6.01

3.93

3.18

2.40

1.05

.83

2.43

.83

.22

29.00

t Change in contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creelc Reservoirs. 

o Backwater from Casselman River.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 109

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°49'40", long. 79°22'2S", 1.0 mile downstream 

rrom Casselman River and if miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County. Datum 

of gage is 1,302.77 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 1,029 square miles.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 9.00 

reet); minimum, 617 second-feet'June 1 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June 4, 1941 (gage height, 16.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 foot); minimum daily, 121 

second-feet Sept. 27, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 feet Mar. 17 or 18, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir

("see p. 84 ) and since 1925 by Beep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 352,770 acrefeet).

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

810

1,050

1,540

3.8 

4.S 

5.3

2,540

4,320

5,070

l.S 

2.2 

2.8 

3.5

635

855

1,410

2,220

4.4 

5.6 

7.6

5,510

5,650

9,930

13,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

974

965

965

949

941

1,030

1,110

1,300

2,010

1,410

1,210

1,130

1,100

1,140

1,150

1,100

1,070 

1,280

1,230

1,130

1,070

1,020

974

941

917

925

1,010

999

990

974

965

Nov.

974

990

1,020

1,700

1,360

1,090

1,910

1,360

848

962

1,340

1,260

1,310

1,420

1,370

1,280

1,250 

1,230

1,230

2,540

2,080

1,380

2,010

1,770

1,710

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,950

1,770

-

Dec.

1,710

1,520

1,600

1,950

1,890

2,680

3,140

2,270

2,140

2,080

2,270

2,200

2,980

2,830

5,060

13,000

8,860 

5,360

5,850

6,670

5,330

3,510

3,200

2,900

2,760

2,480

2,350

2,480

2,980

5,450

3,670

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

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

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

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

Bay....................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

2,690

2,

2,

2,

350

390

220

3,240

5,850

5,<

4,

4,

370

380

130

4,170

3,670

2,

2,

1,

380

ilO

320

1,510

1,460

1,940 

2,620

2,J 50

2,550

2,420 3,'

3,]

6,:

70

20

90

9,930

10,800

9,:

8,3

6,9

8,3

80

70

20

70

8,590

Secondfoot-days

33,979

43,684

113,170

840,795

138,260

119,830

72,830

51,670

30,314

28,573

36,984

45,420

33,050

747,764

Feb.

8,150

7,720

5,680

2,950

5,070

4,170

4,080

3,920

3,280

2,830

2,620

2,480

2,760

3,280

3,200

5,070

5,450 

4,820

3,120

3,670

3,590

3,350

6,170

4,540

4,470

4,880

4,340

4,170

_

_

-

Mar.

3,590

2,900

2,690

2,420

2,980

4,690

4,290

3,350

3,050

2,980

3,050

2,690

2,550

2,220

1,510

1,310

1,310 

1,270

1,290

1,460

1,790

2,690

3,050

2,550

2,030

1,790

1,730

1,560

1,310

1,250

1,480

Apr.

3,430

2,620

2,090

1,730

1,560

2,020

3,200

2,760

2,480

2,090

1,790

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,360

1,220

1,160 

1,240

1,310

1,150

1,030

1,020

1,360

1,560

1,730

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,310

1,070

-

Observed

Maximum

2,010

2,540

13,OOO

13,900

10,800

8,150

4,690

3,430

1,670

1,890

2,550

4,760

1,310

13,000

Minimum

QT -7 7J. 1

848

1,520

651

1,460

2,480

1 250

l)o20

662

738

756

1,090

1,000

662

Mean

1,096

1,456

3,651

2,297

4,460

4,280

2 349 1)722 978

952

1 193

l)465

1,102

2,049

Hay

1,150

1,100

1,030

889

709

855

1,040

1,010

994

1,010

I,d40

994

940

914

914

967

906 

880

855

914

958

1,010

1,670

1,120

1,130

1,060

1,090

949

823

731

662

June

738

958

914

380

855

831

615

799

783

831

940

949

949

932

906

831

783 

1,890

1,540

908

875

1,020

923

855

815

8.23

347

912

1,680

791

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-601

+58.1

+887

+150

+597

-499

+394

+622

-53 9

-215*

+243

-619

-795

+6.1

July

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

756

923

380

839

807

775

855

010

994

893

623

364

980

330

170

360

180 

560

460

220

1,280

1,

1,

1,

250

290

300

1,220

1,410

1,

1,

1,

1,

310

370

200

220

2,550

Aug.

1,590

1,200

1,230

1,170

1,360

1,290

1,200

1,210

1,310

1,300

1,270

1,260

1,290

1,510

1,360

1,110

1.090

4,760

"2,570

1,310

1,360

1,410

1,300

1,310

1,360

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,460

1,680

1,460

Sept.

1,310

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,150

1,280

1,230

1,150

1,140

1,P90

1,060

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,010 

1,000

1,110

1,140

1,050

1,060

1,160

1,16O

1,110

1,050

1,050

1,150

1,120

1,010

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

495

1,514

4,533

2,447

5,057

3,781

2,743

2,344

919

737

1,436

846

307

2,055

Per square 

mile

0.481

1.47

4.41

2.38

4.91

3.67

2.67

2.28

.393

.716

1.40

.322

.29B

2.00

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.64

5.08

32.37

5.66

3.32

3.08

2.54

1.03

.80

1.61

.95

.33

27.09

t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs.
110 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°01'05", long. 79°35 I 40", at Crawford Avenue

Bridge in Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mounts 

Creek. Datum of gage is 860.13 feet above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

bench mark).

Drainage area. 1,326 square miles.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports or ueological Survey. July 1908 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--40 years (1908-18, 1919-49), 2,489 second-feet (adjusted since 1938).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 9.81 

reet); minimum, 784 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 1.96 feet); minimum daily, 840 

second-feet July 6, 7.

1908-49: Maximum discharge, 92,500 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 20.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; minimum, 11 second-feet 

Sept. 23, 26, 27, 1908, Oct. 18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by power plants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Reservoir (see p. 84), a.'d sl-^e 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

352,770 acre-feet), and by several snaller reservoirs above station.

Cooperation.--Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

Jilectric Co.

Revisions (water year).--W 783: 1924(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,080

1,160

1,280

2,180

1,640

1,370

1,260

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,760

1,640

1,430

1,290

1,200

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,020

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,060

Nov.

1,090

1,120

1,140

1 , 700

1,900

1,240

2,230

1,960

1,210

1,080

1,580

1,510

1,520

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,440

1,410

1,380

2,380

3,020

1,760

2,400

2,230

2,090

1,890

1,890

2,020

3,320

3,100

-

Dec.

2 , 600

2,160

2,090

2,230

2,300

2,590

4,020

2,760

2,520

2,300

".520

2,450

3,380

3,550

5,980

19,100

13,300

7,320

6,630

7,560

6,860

4,120

3,740

3,280

3,020

2,600

2,380

2,450

3,250

7,650

5,940

Month

Ootober. ...............

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

7,

6,

6,

5,

4,

4,

3,

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

5,

5,

8,

14,

15,

14,

11,

8,

9,

9,

920

020

520

450

980

800

630

170

340

840

420

370

100

020

820

760

820

760

760

760

680

060

720

380

400

400

600

600

280

280

540

Feb.

8,780

8,040

7,160

3,450

5,720

5,170

4,840

4,840

4,020

3,370

3,190

2,840

3,020

3,550

3,550

5,690

g5,940

g5,960

g3,830

g4,520

g4,520

g3,920

g7,560

g6,400

g5,280

g5,940

g5,390

g5,060

_

-

Mar.

g4,520

g3,460

g3,280

g2,840

g3,370

g5,690

g6,170

g4,630

3,920

3,920

4,630

3,830

3,280

3,190

2,230

1,890

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,700

2,090

3,240

3,920

3,740

3,020

2,600

2,450

2,230

1,890

1,700

1,830

Apr.

4,200

3,920

3,020

2,450

2,160

2,360

4,630

4,120

3,640

3,O20

2,520

2,160

2,090

2,020

1,890

1,700

1,580

1,640

1,820

1,640

l,dOO

1,490

1,960

2,230

2,450

2,230

2,230

2,300

2,020

1,580

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

38,320

54,390

142,650

L, 080, 282

178,200

141,550

96,360

73,070

42 512

34*114

3e'513

51,720

36,320

927,719

Maximum

2, 180

3,320

19,100

23,900

15,400

8 , 780

6,170

4,630

2, 600

2 230

2 440

5*920

1,700

19 , 100

Minimum

1,010

1,080

2,090

535

1,760

2,840

1,580

1,490

880

840

1,140

1,060

840

Mean

1, 236

1,813

4,602

2,952

5,748

5,055

3,108

2,436

1,371

1,137

1,242

1 1 668

1,211

2,542

May

1,580

1,520

1,420

1,300

1,080

992

1,230

1,240

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,070

1,110

1,090

1,020

1,030

1,160

1,220

1,340

2,600

2,020

2,300

1,960

1,960

1,640

1,410

1,210

1,060

June

947

1,100

1,130

1,060

1,030

992

965

929

904

880

1,000

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,000

965

888

1,800

2,080

1,230

904

1,090

1,020

947

888

935

1,390

1,460

2,230

1,250

-

Change in

contents

[equivalent, 

second-feet)t

-601

+58.1

+887

+150

+597

+394

+622

-58 . 9

-215

+243

-619

-795

+6.1

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

896

,010

983

920

872

840

840

,010

,010

,020

880

912

,680

,740

,120

,360

,250

,440

,640

,290

,300

,330

,290

,400

,240

,520

,420

,340

,250

,270

,440

Aug.

2,000

1,360

1,2

1,2

50

10

1,560

1,450

1,280

1,220

1,3 40

1,330

1,290

1,3

1,4

1,3

20

60

90

1,440

1,190

1,1

5,9

4,1

40

20

80

1,770

1,500

1,5

1,3

1,3

20

90

10

1,400

1,340

1,3

1,2

1,8

2,0

00

80

60

20

1,700

Adjustment for

re

Mean

635

1,871

5,489

3,102

6,345

4,556

3,502

3,058

1,312

922

1 , 485

1,049

416

2,548

servoir co

Per square 

mile

0.479

1.41

4.14

2.34

4.79

3.44

2.64

2.31

,- 695

1.12

.791

.314

1.92

Sept.

1,580

1,330

1,220

1,170

1,180

1,700

1,460

1,330

1,270

1,190

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,070

1,310

1,290

1,220

1,130

1,060

1,180

1,230

1,090

-

change in

ntents

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

1.57

4.77

31.85

5.52

3.58

3.04

2.58

1.14

.78

1 '.91 29

.35

26.08

t Change In contents In Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, 

g Computed from graph tased on gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 11

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14i25", long. 79°48'25", at Sutersville, Westmoreland County, 500 feet upstream from highway bridge and 2.1 miles downstream from 

Sewickley Creek. Datum of gage is 733.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 1,715 square miles.

Keeoras available. October 1931 to September 1936 and December 1938 to September 1949 

in Reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements .only), October 1920 to September 1929, June 1931 to September 

1936, and December 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 24 years (1920-29, 1931-36, 1939-49), 2,965 second-feet (adjusted 

since ia<39).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 13.38 

FeeTT; minimum, 876 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 3.24 feet).

1915-29, 1931-36, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 

(gage height, 30.65 feet, from floodmarks}, by slope-area method; minimum gage height, 

1.96 feet July 10, 1918.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by power plants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Reservoir (see p. 84), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

352,770 acre-feet), and several smaller reservoirs above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1162.

Cooperation. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1348-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2 

3.7

4.2 

5.0

840

1,350

1,970

3,240

6.5

8.5

10.0

12.8

6,100

10,400

14,200

22,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,120

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,150

1,210

1,320

1,960

2,110

1,640

1-j 420

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,340

2,260

2,110

1,700

1,500

1,370

1,270

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,120

Nov.

1,170

1,230

1,240

1,500

2,230

1,640

1,840

2,490

1,700

1,270

1,440

1,760

1,640

1,760

1,830

1,700

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,800

3,600

2,350

2,340

2,820

2,410

2,260

2,260

2,490

4,170

4,510

-

Dec.

3,510

2,900

2,570

2,570

2,820

2,650

4,230

3,420

2,900

2,650

2,650

2,730

3,500

4,240

6,490

22,200

17,200

8,720

7,210

8,200

7,550

5,630

4,620

4,150

3,690

3,420

2,980

3,070

3,680

8,330

7,760

Month

October. ...............

Noy ember, ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1943

January

February ...............

March. .................

April ................ .

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,330

4,

3,

3,

150

510

L60

4,950

9,300

7,

6,

6,

380

710

LOO

5,500

5,000 4,'

3,

2,S

>40

780

80

2,340

2,260 2,'

2,£

3,:

>60

00

>30

3,240

3,160

5,: 6,'

9,C

40

10

50

17,200

18,300

20,] 14,'

10,5

9,£

00

00

00

90

10,400

Secondfoot-days

42,340

62,110

168,240

1,302,260

213 970

166,150

123,830 

92,640

52,470 

37 , 690

42,793 

63,070

40,990

1,106,293

Feb.

9,760

8,860

7,980

4,760

6,060

5,900

5,700

5,700

4,890

4,240

3,960

3,510

3,510

3,960

4,430

6,710

6,920

6,710

5,040

5,070

5,700

5,030

8,340

8,200

6,500

6.71Q

6,100

5,900

_

_

-

Mar.

5,500

4,530

4,050

3,780

3,780

6,410

7,980

5,900

5,010

4,820

6,710

5,470

4,620

4,150

3,420

2,820

2,570

2,490

2,340

2,260

2,490

3,420

4,440

4,620

3,780

3,240

3,160

2,980

2,570

2,260

2,260

Apr.

4,340

4,930

3,870

3,240

2,820

3,770

5,620

5,380

4,620

3,870

3,240

2,900

2,730

2,650

2,570

2,260

2,110

2,040

2,260

2,180

1,970

1,830

2,340

2,980

3,070

2,900

2,730

2,820

2,490

2,110

-

Observed

Maximum

2,260

4,510

22,200

34,000

9!760

7,980

5,620

3,070

2,570

3,070 

6,650

1,970

22,200

Minimum

1,090

1,170

2,570

700

2, 260

3,510

2, 260

1,830

1,160 

960

903

1,300 

1,140

903

Mean

1,366

2,070

5,427

3,558

6, 902 

5 934

3 995

T en* 1, p93

1, 256

1,380

2,035

1,366

3,031

May

1,900

1,900

1,760

1,580

1,400

1,200

1,280

1,430

1,390

1,420

1,390

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,260

1,280

1,260

1,160

1,180

1,480

1,640

1,S40

2,670

2,900

3,070

2,650

2,650

2,260

1,900

1,580

1,370

June

1,210

1,170

1,320

1,230

1,170

1,130

1,070

1,030

980

960

1,050

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,120

1,040

1,000

1,180

2,570

1,700

1,210

1,070

1,160

1,080

990

1,000

1,400

1,390

2,230

1,860

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-601

+5S.1

+887

+150

+597 

-499

+394

+622

 215

+243

-619 

-795

+6.1

July

1

1

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

l)

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

3,

130

980

110

020

970

940

903

990

090

110

040

010

330

180

410

370

500

480

830

540

370

480

440

470

390

540

580

500

380

640

070

Aug.

2,660

1,700

1,380

1,390

1,510

1,700

1,450

1,340

1,380

1,460

1,430

1,700

2,040

1,900

1,640

1,500

1,300

6,390

6,650

2,790

1,830

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,460

1,430

2,190

2,650

2,180

Sept.

1,970

1,700

1,470

1,360

1,330

1,800

1,830

1,580

1,480

1,370

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,260

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,310

1,470

1,370

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,320

1,280

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

765

2, 128

6,314

3,708

7,499

5, 435

3*710

1 1,634

1,041

1, 623

1, 416 

571

3,037

Per square 

mile

0.446

1.24

3.68

2.16

4.37

3.17

2 . 56

£.16

. 953

 -6Q7

. 9 46

1333

1.77

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

1 » 38

4.24

29.41

5.04

3. 30

2 95 

2!41

1.10

1.09

'.37 95 

24.02

t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs.
112 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Granfcsville, Md.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°42'05", long. 79°08'05", on 

left bank at steel bridge on county highway, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 

mile downstream from U. S. Route 40, and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett 

County.

Drainage area. 62.5 square miles.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage-height, 4.60 

reet), from rating curve extended above 880 second-feet on basis of contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 8.13 feet; minimum, 8.4 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 

1.17 feet); minimum daily, 8.9 second-feet Sept. 12, 13.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 5,110 second-feet July 4, 1948 (gage height, 8.13 feet), 

by contracted-opening method; minimum, 3.9 second-feet Oct. 31, 1947 (gage height, 1.11 

feet); minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 24, 26, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whTch are fair. Flow regulated by cannery 0.5 mile upstream.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1113, are given herewith.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1947-49 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

9.3

8.8

8.6

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.9

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.4

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.9

17

32

20

16

Nov.

14

11

13

192

99

69

54

64

62

42

56

133

77

56

70

176

141

88

71

60

54

50

48

80

138

82

64

60

56

74

-

Dec.

87

51

52

*53

57

69

60

160

138

100

99

blOO

blOO

133

97

106

128

79

60

b55

b51

46

51

41

b37

a39

343

333

a31

a29

a38

Jan.

684

1,150

*429

272

210

173

b!40

b!45

339

282

283

226

139

100

372

382

359

352

345

a49

354

a46

a43

341

338

a36

334

a32

a31

330

a29

Feb.

330

335

a30

329

328

327

327

326

a26

325

325

330

346

257

437

279

331

468

460

559

307

b203

b!75

3160

3155

443

568

276

242

_

-

Bar.

173

155

217

180

143

124

168

217

158

137

126

116

blOO

b90

84

99

*108

86

100

244

149

125

231

550

289

212

211

182

144

121

131

Apr.

186

147

120

102

93

109

111

178

184

125

116

1,380

1,580

988

670

404

305

235

191

159

144

120

102

88

84

75

85

227

155

108

-

May

89

122

427

276

318

252

295

374

240

189

153

124

121

152

137

138

228

203

158

120

107

98

32

70

62

57

52

50

198

278

241

June

160

108

87

74

67

62

125

109

129

111

73

80

201

131

84

263

209

118

126

433

206

136

116

104

110

86

70

55

48

49

-

July

45

35

103

2,200

354

242

205

133

98

76

64

55

65

122

100

67

75

63

72

68

80

82

105

64

48

38

34

31

28

25

30

Aug.

28

19

27

33

47

44

27

20

18

15

18

27

19

16

14

12

11

15

28

87

49

29

20

24

16

13

12

11

9.5

25

39

Sept.

18

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

14

14

33

31

17

14

11

8.9

8.4

7.3

7.3

8.4

8.4

94

154

46

27

20

17

15

14

14

14

-

Pesk discharge (bsse, 1,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 1 (8 p.m.) 1,690 sec.-ft.j Apr. 12 (2 p.m.) 2,360 

sec.-ft.j July 4 (4:30 a.m.) 5,110 sec.-ft.

* Winter disohsrge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height reoordj discharge computed on bssls of westher records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-dischsrge relation sffeoted by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 113

Discharge, In second-feet, of Casselman River at Orantsvllle, Md., 1947-49 Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

12

12

20

62

33

211

145

67

44

37

31

60

49

35

30

47

47

52

43

36

33

30

29

27

25

25

24

22

22

Nov.

28

30

77

198

91

113

198

107

89

98

87

69

77

89

71

60

60

53

74

247

151

133

165

123

102

87

102

94

225

201

-

Dec.

182

143

182

230

171

243

*201

162

126

107

b94

91

212

151

517

1,450

775

358

270

224

198

194

156

b!26

blOO

b80

a64

a72

a!20

a300

a210

Jan.

a!60

a!35

allO

a 100

a220

a400

a220

165

159

146

138

*136

116

107

98

120

165

128

141

111

102

270

204

609

589

919

681

629

340

b230

b!90

Feb.

b!60

b!40

a!25

a!90

b230

171

188

168

*171

168

b!35

b!35

182

198

206

387

227

174

154

274

220

286

543

301

244

198

b!55

b!45

-

-

-

Mar.

bllS

b!25

bllO

b!25

*227

385

238

176

154

154

151

126

b!20

b!20

131

105

100

96

b82

b80

186

372

414

266

207

176

162

136

116

105

191

Apr.

353

220

171

143

131

234

278

263

259

188

162

143

141

141

121

100

96

123

111

89

77

79

94

100

85

71

87

81

65

58

-

Hay

64

58

52

46

43

39

36

35

39

87

69

49

42

39

36

39

36

31

28

27

30

65

126

69

83

73

85

62

53

46

40

June

36

31

27

24

23

20

18

17

15

15

18

16

14

12

11

10

72

238

98

53

55

29

23

19

17

17

30

37

53

40

-

July

29

22

18

15

12

12

20

19

15

14

14

123

382

109

129

125

104

146

98

62

53

50

62

44

34

42

35

29

25

20

26

Aug.

20

17

17

73

36

26

19

16

14

13

12

13

14

12

13

17

16

344

130

47

30

23

20

18

17

15

14

12

52

39

20

Sept.

20

17

14

12

12

16

17

14

12

11

10

8.9

8.9

11

12

12

11

10

17

12

9.5

9.5

19

17

12

10

9.5

12

16

14

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft.) . Dec. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 1,690 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) 

1,250 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-49

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

Bay...............................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

2,254

2,2.23

.

5 411

678.2

44,946.4

7,509

52,334.7

5 251

41,492.3

Maximum

160

_

2 ' 200R7

154

2,200

1,450

2,200

1,450

Minimum

29

_

9 5

7.3

5.5

64

7.3

80

8.9

Mean

71.7

_

286

22.6

123

242

143

114

Per square 

mile

1.15

_

.362

1.97

3.87

2.29

1.82

Runoff in 

inches

1.32

_

.40

26.74

4.47

31.14

24.70
114 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°51'35", long. ^9°13'40", at highway bridge at 

MarTcIeton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from 

Coxes Creek. Datum of gage is 1,655.29 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 382 square miles.

Kecoras available.--August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements

only), October 1920 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1949 in reports of 

Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--29 years (1920-49), 626 second-feet.

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 second-feet Dec. 16, Jan. 26; maximum gage 

neignt, 7.23 feet Jan. 26; minimum discharge, 39 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.35 

feet).

1920-49: Maximum discharge., 35,800 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 16.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 11 second-feet Aug. 13, 

1930, July 23, 1936.

Remarks.--Records.good. Slight diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to 

Borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions.--W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 32 1.9 179 3.9 1,830 

1.4 46 2.2 312 4.6 2,830 

1.5 64 2.5 485 5.4 4,270 

1.6 85 2.8 700 6.4 6,57O 

1.7 111 3.2 1,060 6.9 7,890

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

1-4 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

50 

46 

43 

48

147 

154 

468 

701 

320

212 

165 

150 

164 

191

147 

124 

216 

242 

204

183

154 

133 

121 

111

103 

98 

90 

85 

83 

79

Nov.

88 

103 

123 

705 

462

346 

962 

576 

423 

429

411 

333 

302 

377 

323

274 

260 

246 

260 

1,140

834 

694 

970 

732 

585

485 

485 

460 

752 

942

Dec.

924 

756 

732 

1,080 

924

1,380 

1,260 

942 

740 

6O6

485 

498 

1,010 

724 

2,280

7,890 

5,250 

2,500 

1,770 

1,400

1,160 

1,160 

942 

740 

628

454 

423 

479 

687 

2,260 

1,580

Jan.

1,010 

915 

724 

684 

1,680

2,880 

1,660 

1,260 

1,050 

924

825 

789 

684 

613 

550

537 

660 

599 

585 

544

466 

1,270 

1,170 

3,260 

4,120

5,230 

4,960 

5,090 

2,800 

1,770 

1,420

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,190 

915 

740 

1,070 

1,560

1,070 

1,030 

980 

960 

951

825 

700 

990 

1,290 

1,320

2,120 

1,410 

1,120 

980 

1,450

1,360 

1,300 

2,980 

1,900 

1,590

1,290 

1,040 

990

Secondfoot-days

5.08C 

15,132 

43,664

284,357

50,729 

35,121 

27,22E 

23,603 

7,678 

7,703 

9,142 

8,747 

2,593

236,417

Peak' discharge (base, 8,OOO sec. -ft.). Dec

sec. -ft.

Mar.

78O 

748 

724 

660 

1,080

1,950 

1,500 

1,110 

960 

915

924 

748 

652 

700 

780

628 

62O 

613 

511 

466

682 

1,360 

1,650 

1,250 

990

870 

816 

708 

592 

518 

720

Apr.

1,880 

1,270 

980 

816 

7O8

1,140 

1,800 

1,420 

1,290 

1,020

879 

764 

740 

764 

644

550 

511 

578 

592 

485

423 

423

592 

599 

557

460 

485 

485 

394 

354

Maximum

701 

1,140 

7,890

8,980

5,230 

2,980 

1,950 

-1,880 

704 

1,370 

1,040 

2,630 

150

7,890

. 16 (7 p.m.

May

354 

338 

302 

264 

251

233 

220 

204 

195 

220

251 

204 

179 

161 

168

187 

161 

143 

130 

143

143 

200 

704 

388 

338

312 

360 

288 

242 

208 

187

June

168 

150 

130 

117 

106

98 

90 

81 

74 

72

74 

88 

79 

68 

60

55 

126 

1,370 

870 

460

388 

278

216 

165 

140

124 

200 

576 

942 

338

Minimum Mean

43 164 

88 504 

423 1,409

33 777

466 1,636 

700 1,254 

466 878 

354 787 

130 248 

55 257 

106 295 

72 282 

57 86.4

43 648

July

251 

191 

161 

137 

114

106 

124 

133 

124 

114

121 

190 

1,040 

517 

536

423 

348 

644 

480 

307

269 

246 

423 

274 

191

204 

175 

143 

121 

225 

810

Aug.

288 

183 

147 

204 

229

165 

127 

108 

95 

81

72 

72 

85 

189 

126

90 

81 

2,630 

1,170 

486

307 

229 

195 

172 

143

127 

108 

101 

266 

296 

175

Per square 

mile

0.429 

1.32 

3.69

2.03

4.28 

3.28 

2.30 

2.06 

.649 

.673 

.772 

.738 

.226

1.70

) 8,740 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (8 p.m

Sept.

140 

117 

98 

88 

83

106 

106 

98 

88 

74

64 

59 

57 

64 

74

70 

66 

70 

106 

106

77 

66 

98 

150 

103

77 

66 

66 

77 

79

Runoff in 

inches

0.49 

1.47 

4.25

27.67

4.94 

3.42

S.65 

2.30 

.75 

.75 

.89 

.85 

.25

23.01

.) e ,740
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 115

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 390 43'32 n , long. 79°02'57 n , an 

eighth of a mile upstream from Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, and 2j miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 24.5 square miles.

Keeords available. June 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 17 years, 37.6 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 466 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 3.61 feet); 

minimum, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Apr. 26, 1937, from rating curve extended above 320 second-feet en basis of slope-area determination at gage height, 7.5 

feet; maximum gage height, 8.87 feet Feb. 22, 1944 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.10 

second-foot on many days in September 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height

record, which are fair. Records do not include a small amount of water diverted 3 miles 

above station through pumps to city of Frostburg, Md.,and from spring 700 feet above 

station by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, exeept periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7)

1.1 O.6 1.4 4.5 2.4 89 

1.15 .9 1.5 6.8 2.7 148 

1.2 1.4 1.7 14 3.1 256 

1.25 1.9 1.9 26 3.4 36O 

1.3 2.7 2.1 45

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

.8 

.8 

9.0

17 

7.3 

63 

36 

21

15 

11 

8.2 

12 

7.6

6.6 

5.4 

7.3 

6.6 

5.7

5.4 

4.3 

4.3 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.O 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7 

2.2

Nov.

3.2 

4.3 

17 

49 

26

47 

7O 

45 

34

31

23 

17 

17 

16 

13

11 

10 

9.4 

16 

65

47 

46 

44 

36 

30

26 

24 

20 

26 

28

Dec.

30 

31 

54 

93 

86

91 

*68 

53 

42 

32

b24 

24 

34 

24 

106

335 

310 

162 

111 

82

65 

56 

b41 

b35 

b29

W7. 

b2O 

b22 

b33 

bllO 

b88

Jan.

b56 

b42 

b34 

b32 

75

131 

103 

82 

66 

55

52 

47 

*41 

36 

31

32 

38 

34 

36 

31

29 

56 

51 

126 

223

317 

295 

282 

172 

b!08 

86

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

uary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948 ............

Feb.

b68 

b58 

b5O 

57 

68

b54 

b58 

b54 

*62 

62

b52 

b50 

68 

89 

86

94. 

79 

66 

57 

93

75 

99 

148 

121 

98

70 

b54 

b46

Secondfoot-days

282.1 

850.9 

2,314

15,693.9

2,799 

2,036 

1,319 

1,271 

287.4 

771.2 

459.1 

219.9 

111.5

12,721.1

Har.

b34 

b32 

b29 

b30 

*48

82 

b66 

b56 

51 

46

b38 

30 

b27 

b27 

b29

b25 

b25 

b25 

b21 

b21

b33 

70 

98 

80 

66

53 

46 

36 

30 

26 

39

Apr.

69 

60 

55 

46 

40

57 

72 

80 

84 

70

60 

48 

50 

55 

41

36 

33 

36

30 

25

22 

22 

24 

28 

24

22 

24 

22 

19 

17

Maximum

63 

70 

335

588

317 

148 

98 

84 

19 

218 

59 

45 

7.2

335

Peak discharge (base, 45O sec. -ft.). Jan. 26 (5 p.m.)

May

19 

17 

15 

13 

11

11 

9.8 

8.4 

8.2 

12

8.8 

7.3 

6.6 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

7.0 

5.4 

4.7 

4.7

5.2 

11 

17 

9.4 

8.8

9.4 

11 

8.4 

7.3 

6.6 

6.1

June

5.7 

4.7 

4.3 

2.5 

2.7

2.4 

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

102 

218 

127 

74

45 

30 

22 

17 

13

13 

22 

16 

18 

16

Minimum Mean

0.8 9.10 

3.2 28.4 

20 746 ,

.5 42.9

29 9O.3 

46 72.7 

21 42.5 

17 42.4 

4.7 9.27 

1.1 .25.7 

5.8 14.8 

1.9 7.09 

1.8 3.72

.8 34.9

July

13 

10 

8.8 

7.3 

6.6

6.1 

8.4 

7.9 

6.6 

6.1

6.3 

36 

59 

30 

22

18 

24 

32 

23 

18

16 

15 

12 

9.4 

8.8

12 

8.8 

7.0 

5.8 

6.1 

9.1

Aug.

5.7 

4.5 

4.5 

5.2 

d6.1

d5.7 

d4.3 

d3.9 

d3.6 

d2.7

d2.2 

d3.6 

d3.8 

d3.0 

d3.2

d3.2 

d2.7 

d45 

d20 

d7.9

d6.3 

dS.O 

dS.O 

d4.5 

d3.8

d3.0 

d2.5 

dl.9 

d28 

d!3 

d6.1

Per square 

nile

:

1.75

-

1.42

466 sec. -ft.

Sept.

d5.7 

d5»2 

d4.5 

d4.1 

d3.8

d4.3 

d3.6 

d3.2 

2.8

2.2

1.9 

1.8 

2.7 

5.4 

3.4

2.8 

2.7 

1.8 

7.2 

3.4

2.2 

2.4 

6.1 

5.4 

3.4

2.8 

2.7 

5.2 

5.2 

3.6

Runoff in 

inches

-

23.82

:

19.31

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from gage-height graph reconstructed on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

 990813 O-52-9 
116 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 39C 49'15", long. 79°19'15", 

at Ursina, Somerset County, 500 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 53 and 

2.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,335.26 feet above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Drainage area. 121 square miles.

Kecords available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1949 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) and October 1916 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 33 years (1916-49), 261 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.20 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet June 17, July 6, 7; minimum gage height 0.97 foot 

Oct. 3-5.

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.28 

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; no flow Aug. 

22, 1917, Feb. 15, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water year). W 893: 1919-21, 1932-34.

Ratine tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control used Oct. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

O.95 24 1.5 158 3.2 1,4OO l.O 23 

1.0 30 1.8 278 3.6 1,96O 1.1 39 

1.1 44 2.1 425 4.3 3,11O 1.2 62 

1.2 65 2.4 610 1.3 89 

1.3 92 2.7 880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

31

31 

29 

29 

31

58 

56 

146 

209 

114

81

70 

76 

98 

78

65 

63 

218 

20O 

155

131 

105 

89 

78 

70

63 

58 

54 

52 

48 

46

Nov.

56 

*73 

91 

287 

198

175 

269 

215 

173 

169

165 

144 

144 

188 

162

141 

138 

124 

150 

542

421 

334 

399 

329 

269

227 

252 

248 

398 

383

Dec.

363 

3O1 

278 

292 

306

449 

462 

363 

292 

239

b200 

195 

4O3 

334 

1,540

3,110 

*1,850 

930 

596 

430

353 

329 

278 

b230 

blSO

b!50 

b!40 

b!70 

b240 

bl.OOO 

726

Jan.

b450 

b35O 

b29O 

a27O 

al,7OO

al,300 

a BOO 

a520 

a400 

a340

a300 

a280 

a240 

a220 

a200

a!90 

a200 

176 

184 

173

165 

637 

554 

1,580 

*1,860

2,200 

1,970 

1,540 

1,010 

604 

481

Honth

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

370 

b290 

b230 

322 

404

302 

312 

312 

317 

307

262 

b220 

286 

359 

422

801 

554 

410 

343 

520

444 

501 

1,160 

774 

633

500 

398 

376

Secondfoot days

2,632 

6,864 

16;72<

111,91£

21,184 

12,125 

11,436 

10,475 

5,O6( 

1,98C 

3,546 

4,732 

2,446

99,225

liar.

302 

b260 

253 

23O 

381

1,O90 

88O 

*554 

438 

392

365 

296 

b250 

258 

267

235 

222 

218 

185 

b!70

235 

454 

696 

56O 

432

376 

365 

307 

248 

218 

301

Apr.

738 

567 

444 

354 

3O2

461 

688 

618 

50O 

398

327 

281 

276 

258 

222

201 

189 

226 

239 

210

197 

216 

354 

376 

359

302 

346 

328 

267 

235

Maximum

218 

542 

) 3,110

3,790

2,2OO 

1,160 

1,090 

738 

418 

) 191 

857 

1,490 

156

3,110

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (9 p.m.

1.5 152 2.6 

1.7 230 3.3 

2.0 381 3.9 

2.3 567

to September 1949

May

218 

189 

163 

142 

126

116 

107 

98 

95 

95

81 

70 

65 

57 

68

84 

59 

50 

50 

105

122 

313 

384 

282 

418

354 

328 

271 

222 

182 

152

Minimum

29 

56 

140

13

165 

22O 

170 

189 

50 

28 

26 

32 

45

26

) 3.70O se

June

129 

110 

92 

81 

70

65 

57 

47 

45 

41

39 

41 

34 

35 

34

28 

52 

191 

171 

88

68 

50 

47 

35 

3O

35 

52 

45 

100 

68

Mean

84.9 

229 

540

306

683 

433 

369 

349 

163 

66.0 

114 

153 

81.6

272

July

47 

41 

35 

30 

28

26 

61 

52 

35 

36

39 

35 

206 

120 

182

184 

129 

201 

152 

104

84 

86 

117 

98 

7O

101 

73 

70 

50 

199 

857

810 

1,540 

2,320

Aug.

1,

Par square 

mile

0.7O2 

1.89 

4.46

2.53

5.64 

3.58 

3.05 

2.88 

1.35 

.545 

.942 

1.26 

.674

2.25

c.-ft.j Jan. 26 (3:30

216 

126 

98 

84 

96

76 

57 

47 

43 

52

37 

32 

57 

52 

39

34 

32 

490 

620 

276

178 

132 

104 

86 

76

62 

54 

47 

134 

182 

113

Sept.

107 

89 

70 65' 

54

155 

156 

119 

107 

81

84 

59 

54 

54 

SO

47 

45 

45 

122 

110

65 

84 

92 

113 

89

73 

62 

62 

73 

62

Runoff in 

inobss

0.81 

2.11 

5.14

34. 4O

6.51 

3.73 

3.52 

3.22 

1.56 

.61 

1.09 

1.45 

.75

30.50

p.m.) 3,680

sec.-ft.j Aug. 18 (10 a.m.) 4,360 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Casselman River at Markleton 

and Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

117

Location. --Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir, lat. 40°06'20", long. 79°30'05", at 

upstream end of Green Lick Reservoir, Payette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter 

Run and 3j miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. --3. 07 square miles.

Records available. --August 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 256 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.66 

reet ) ; minimum, 0.18 second-foot Oct. 4, 5, July 5, but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 1,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1943, by slope-area method; 

maximum gage height, 5.42 feet May 24, 1944 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.10 second-foot Sept. 29, 1943 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 second-foot or those for periods of ice effect 

or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1053: 1943(m).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

or doubtful gage -height record 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

0.2 0.16 0.45 1.43 O.9 8.1 O.2 O.16 O.6 2.9O 

.25 .30 .5 1.85 1.1 14 .25 .32 .7 4.35 

.3 .50 .6 2.90 1.4 25 .3 .55 .8 6.2 

.35 .75 .7 4.30 .35 .80 l.O 10.8 

.4 1.06 .8 6.0 .45 1.43 1.3 18.6 

.5 1.85 1.4 22.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.30 

.24 

.24 

.21 

.30

.27 

.27 

.84 

.90 

.46

.42 

.38 

.30 

.27 

.24

.30 

2.35 

5.7 

1.43 

.93

.69 

.54 

.46 

.42 

.42

.42 

.38 

.30 

.30 

.34 

.34

NOV.

1.53 

1.76 

1.57 

2.73 

1.35

3.98 

4.60 

2.25 

1.59 

2.71

3.52 

2.15 

1.95 

1.59 

1.20

1.06 

1.20 

1.06 

1.20 

4.86

2.57 

2.69 

5.5 

3.60 

2.79

2.35 

7.2 

6.5 

24 

14

Dec.

8.6 

5.8 

4.64 

3.88 

3.32

4.69 

3.88 

3.18 

2.68 

2.35

1.95 

2.55 

19.5 

9.0 

38

41 

*20 

11 

9.6

7.3

6.6 

6.6 

5.2 

4.35

3.75

b3.0 

b3.0 

2.79 

19 

42 

17

Jan.

11.5 

8.4 

6.4 

6.5 

34

22 

13 

9.4 

6.9 

5.2

4.69 

4.52 

4.20 

3.90 

3.72

4.20 

3.75 

3.75 

3.90 

3.18

3.53 

23 

13 

33 

45

47 

*32 

25 

14 

9.6 

8.2

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber. ........................

lender year 1943 

ary .....

1............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6.2 

4.52 

4.18 

9.2

9.6

8.0 

11 

9.1 

8.4 

7.5

5.6 

4.69 

4.35 

4.52 

11.5

14.5 

9.4 

6.9 

6.0 

12.5

9.4 

13.5 

22 

13 

11.5

8.9 

7.7 

8.4

Secondfoot-days

20.9 

115.0 

316.2

2,270.5

416.4 

252.0 

272.9 

214.0 

178.9 

30.1 

24.1 

123.5 

34.5

1,998.9

Mar.

6.6 

5.6 

5.4 

6.6 

9.4

25 

14 

10.5 

8.2 

14

17 

11 

8.9 

8.9 

8.0

6.4 

5.6 

5.4 

4.20 

4.41

10 

12.5 

12 

8.9 

7.5

7.3 

7.5 

6.2 

4.86 

4.35 

6.7

Apr.

9 

8 

7 

5 

6

19 

16 

11 

8 

6

5 

4

5 

4 

4

3 

3 

4 

3 

3

3 

4 

9 

10 

7

a6 

a9 

a8 

a6 

5

Maximum

3 5.7 

3 24 

1 42

5 80

I 47 

3 22 

2 25 

3 19.5 

5 28 

1 2.8 

2 5.0 

1 51 

7 4.20

5 51

Peak discharge (base, 130 sec. -ft.). Aug. 18 (5 a.m.)

.8

.6 

.1 

.6 

.0

.5

.5 

.9 

.9

.6 

.69 

.6 

.69 

.20

.75 

.46 

.69 

.90 

.46

.18 

.44 

.8

.5

.0 

.0 

.0 

.6 

.6

May

5.0 

4.05 

3.32 

2.79 

2.57

2.25 

2.05 

1.95 

1.76 

1.85

1.51 

1.29 

1.22 

1.10 

1.68

1.36 

1.10 

.98 

2.90 

11

7.0 

5.7 

11 

22 

28

17 

13.5 

d9.0 

d6.0 

* d4.5 

d3.5

Minimum

0.21 

1.06 

1.95

.21

3.18 

4.18 

4.20 

3.18 

.98 

.28 

.18 

.32 

.32

.18

June

d2.8 

2.35 

1.76 

1.43 

1.29

1.16 

.98 

.86 

.75 

.65

.70 

.65 

.55 

.60 

.45

.40 

1.16 

2.08 

1.10

.75

.65 

.60 

.45 

.32 

.28

1.52

1.77 

.80 

.75 

.50

Mean

0.67( 

3.84 

10.2

6.20

13.4 

9.00 

8.80 

7.14 

5.77 

1.00 

.77 

3.98 

1.15

5.48

July

0.36 

.32 

.24 

a. 20 

a. 18

a.3O 

a. 25 

a. 20 

.21 

.40

.28 

1.55 

1.11 

.40 

.24

.21 

.45 

1.61 

.87 

.40

.55 

1.50 

1.74 

.55 

.36

.98 

1.24 

.92 

.60 

a.9O 

a5.0

1.5 28.5 

1.6 36.5 

1.7 46 

1.8 58

Aug.

1

4 

1

2 

6 

1 

1

51 

8 

3

2 

1

1 

1

16 

7 

3

Per square 

mile

0.220 

1.25 

3.32

2.02

4.36 

2.93 

2.87 

2.33 

1.88 

.326 

3 .253 

1.30 

.375

1.79

256 sec. -ft.

.10 

.65 

.40 

.36 

.63

.04 

.65 

.45 

.40 

.32

.58 

.46 

.3 

.84 

.10

.86 

.76

.3 

.56

.25 

.59 

.36 

.29 

.86

.65 

.65 

.85

.5 

.75

Sept.

4.20 

2.35 

1.85 

1.59 

1.43

2.78 

2.39 

1.67 

1.51 

1.10

.86 

.65 

.65 

.70 

.60

.65 

.55 

.45 

.60 

.40

.32 

.50 

1.37 

.92

.60

.45 

.36 

.90 

1.42 

.75

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

1.39 

3.83

27.49

5.04 

3.05 

3.31 

2.59 

2.17 

.36 

.29 

1.50 

.42

24.20

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Turtle Creek at Trafford and 

toyalhanna Creek at Kingston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
118 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40° 23 '15", long. 79°45'55", at Trafford, Westmoreland 

County, 500 feet upstream from Brush Creek and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 765.08 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 55. 9 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports or Ueological Survey. July to September 1914, January 1916 to September 1920 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 29 years (1920-49), 75.7 second- feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second- feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 5.23

minimum, 2.4 second-feet July 3-6 (gage height, 1.85 feet). 

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 10.05 feet), 

by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 6, 7, 1922, Sept. 16, 17, 

28, 1939. 

Remarks . Records good except those below 20 second-feet or those for periods of ice effect

or no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13-29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.85 3.3 2.2 28 3.2 188 1.85 2. 

1.9 5.7 2.3 37 3.8 338 1.9 4. 

1.95 8.5 2.4 48 4.2 462 1.95 7. 

2.0 12 2.6 75 4.4 539 2.0 11 

2.1 19 2.9 126

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.3 

5.7 

5.2 

5.2 

9.4

13 

6.8 

11 

14 

25

26 

18 

13 

12 

11

9.8 

40 

123 

53 

38

28 

23 

22 

18 

18

17 

15 

14 

13 

12 

12

Nov.

26 

2Z 

22 

46 

33

58 

68 

47 

38 

35

32 

26 

25 

22 

22

19 

20 

IS 

20 

38

33 

32 

35 

32 

28

25 

72 

85 

251 

199

Dec.

128

91 

75 

61 

52

57 

48 

43 

35 

32

28 

39 

116 

81 

379

514 

258 

151 

119 

*93

97 

101 

81 

69 

55

b35 

38 

46 

b!90 

268 

166

Jan.

117 

89 

68 

68

519

322 

184 

132 

103 

85

74 

69 

61 

57 

50

46 

47 

46 

44 

36

42 

122 

122 

471 

308

368 

335 

407 

222

143 

122

Feb.

*100 

79 

b68 

140

166

130 

124 

100 

91

77

65 

57 

58

75 

191

231 

145 

108 

94 

203

151 

264 

317 

197 

166

126 

103 

101

ii^ntv, SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

637.4 

1,429 

3,546

............ 31,904.7

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

4,879 

3,727 

2,637 

2,545 

705 

304.4 

1,267.2 

432.5 

164. C

ter year 1948-49 ............ 22, 273. E

Mar.

80

*74 

68 

65 

58

92 

78 

69 

65

97

208

141 

110 

91 

31

68 

64 

62 

56 

49

50 

52 

62 

55 

52

58

136 

141 

112 

89 

154

Apr.

202 

145 

113 

93 

81

207 

181 

151 

121 

96

83 

72

78 

65 

64

57 

51 

55 

52

47

44 

45 

60 

68 

62

57 

61 

50 

44 

40

Maximum

123 

251 

514

1,460

519 

317 

208 

207 

40 

55 

187 

72 

20

519

4 2.1 18 2.6 75 

5 2.2 27 2.9 126 

4 2.3 37 3.2 138 

2.4 48

to September 1949

May

40 

37 

32 

28 

26

25 

24 

23 

22 

22

20 

18 

16 

15 

17

16 

14 

13 

15 

22

16 

32 

23 

27 

32

32 

27 

23

18 

16 

14

Minimum

5.2 

18 

28

5.2

36 

57 

49 

40 

13 

4.0 

2.4 2.7- 

3.0

2.4

June

12 

11 

9.2 

8.6

7.4

6.8 

6.2 

5.6 

5.1 

11

55 

16 

11 

9.9 

9.2

6.8 

9.3 

13 

9.2 

9.1

11 

9.9 

8.0 

5.6 

4.0

4.5 

3.3

11 

6.2 

4.5

Mean

20.6 

47.6 

114

87.2

157 

133 

85.1 

84.8 

22.7 

10.1 

40.9 

14.0 

5.47

61.0

July

4.5 

3.1 

2.7 

2.4

2.7

27 

20 

7.4 

5.6 

19

3.7 

3.3 

11 

6.8 

70

28 

33 

62 

40 

22

84 

96 

j.04 

43 

32

83

36 

33 

22 

158

137

Aug.

72 

44 

32 

25 

19

15 

13 

13 

14 

12

11 

28 

28 

11 

8.0

S.O 

6.2 

S.O 

6.2 

4.5

3.5 

2.7 

6.8 

5.6 

3.5

3.1 

2.7 

2.7 

h!2 

7.0 

5.0

Sept.

10 

5.0 

4.0 

3.5 

3.0

20 

8.0 

9.0 

5.0 

4.5

3.5 

H3.1 

3.0 

6.8 

4.5

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

8.6 

4.0

3.5 

4.0 

7.0 

6.0 

5.0

4.O

3.0 

5.0 

S.O 

3.5

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.369 O.42 

.852 .95 

2.04 2.36

1.56 21.22

2.81 3.25 

2.33 2.48 

1.52 1.75 

1.52 1.69 

.406 .47 

.181 .20 

.732 .84 

.250 .29 

.098 .11

1.09 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 see. -ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from tape-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 30, May 7-9, Aug. 30 to Sept. 11, Sept. 13, 16-18, 2O-29; discharge computed on basis of records at gage 1.7 miles upstream.
CHARTIER3 CREEK BASIN

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'00", long. 80°05'55", 200 feet upstream from 

nighway bridge at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 

9.0 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 762.03 feet above mean sea Jevel, datura of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontovm supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area. 257 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1919 to September 1921, January 1932 to September 1933, and NovemDer 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 

1919 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1933, and November 1940 to September 

1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 20 years (1919-30, 1932-33, 1941-49), 316 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, o.8d 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 1.87 feet Sept. 4, 27.

1919-33, 1940-49: Maximum gage height observed, 16.1 feet June 17, 1920, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 16 secondfeet Aug. 9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 14 feet, present site, from information 

by local residents (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial usage a;ove 

station.

Revisions. W 1053: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Sept. 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.9 39 2.2 93 3.1 4OO 1.85 28 2.2 85 3.6 

2.0 54 2.4 144 3.9 788 1.9 34 2.4 134 4.4 

2.1 72 2.7 240 4.2 953 2.O 48 2.7 224 5.0 

2.1 65 3.1 373 5.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

58 

51 

54 

62

67 

61 

114 

122 

160

148 

107 

87 

74 

65

58 

139 

452 

223

150

120 

110 

100 

93 

87

87 

82 

78 

78 

76 

78

Nov.

130 

112 

120 

159 

133

205 

247 

180 

156

156

159 

139 

141 

144

136

125 

122 

112 

122 

177

174 

147 

147 

130 

120

117 

188 

197 

597 

529

Dec.

357 

g285 

g262 

g240 

g220

g223 

g!90 

174 

159 

150

141 

151 

237 

200 

902

2,080 

980 

596 

500 

421

390 

390 

340 

294 

265

205 

211 

218 

451 

a580 

a360

Jan.

8320 

294 

258 

244 

1,140

938 

586 

472 

394 

8350

a330 

a320 

290 

287 

269

258 

248 

a250 

8240 

227

218 

265 

328 

1,440 

1,310

1,520 

1,560 

2,110 

1,100 

775 

676

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angv 

Sept

We

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

nary

sober. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

586 

505 

439 

520 

596

491 

500 

448 

407

365

332 

309 

313 

340 

684

1,040 

654 

515 

467 

778

649 

793 

1,380 

890

775

649 

576 

545

Secondfoot-days

3,30 

5,32 

12,17

107,86

19,01 

16,54 

13,67 

11,32 

4,65 

2,54 

3,30 

1,90 

1,45

95,22

liar.

462 

425 

394 

365

361

610 

570 

439 

394 

497

920 

670 

530 

472 

430

386 

382 

377 

336 

309

309 

321 

386 

348 

321

357 

510 

486 

412 

377 

522

Apr.

644 

491 

425 

386 

361

821 

748 

596 

496 

416

390 

8360 

8360 

a340 

8360

a370 

8300 

8310 

313 

290

269 

280 

294 

283 

258

244 

269 

241 

208 

205

Maximum

5 452 

I 597 

> 2,080

3 4,180

7 2,110 

5 1,380 

3 920 

3 821 

1 211 

7 258 

3 455 

5 120 

$ 113

3 2,110

May

208 

205 

189 

168 

162

156 

148 

142 

193 

168

142 

134 

129 

121 

180

159 

129 

121 

118 

156

145 

211 

177 

142 

140

137 

137 

124 

108 

103 

99

Minimum

51 

112 

141

51

218 

309 

309 

205 

99 

55 

45 

42 

32

32

June

96 

85 

85 

81 

81

79 

79 

73 

69 

67

121 

112 

77 

71 

69

67 

67 

69 

69 

67

62 

60 

60 

56 

55

55 

148 

258 

130 

79

Hean

107 

177 

393

295

613 

591 

441 

378 

150 

84. £ 

106 

61.4 

48. £

261

July

67 

58 

55 

48 

45

47 

60 

51 

55 

111

75 

56 

58 

55 

51

80 

455 

301 

171 

113

111 

143 

179 

99 

116

101 

85 

73 

67 

148 

167

612 

1,070 

1,450 

2,110

Aug.

96 

77 

69 

65 

63

58 

53 

51 

51

53

53 

82 

87 

56 

53

51 

aSo 

120 

92 

65

53 

50 

47 

47 

45

44 

42 

49

77 

57 

47

Per square 

mile

0.416 

.689

1.53

1.15

2.39 

2.30 

1.72 

1.47 

.584 

.330 

.412 

.239 

.189

1.02

Sept.

65 

56 

47 

44 

78

113 

64 

55 

48 

45

42 

41 

40 

38 

38

38 

40 

46 

40 

35

37 

63 

60 

50 

42

34 

32 

42 

42 

41

Runoff in 

inches

0.48 

.77 

1.76

15.61

2.75 

2.39 

1.98 

1.64 

.67 

.37 

.48 

.28 

.21

13.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.-ft. ) .--Dec. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 2,960 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (8:00 a.m.)

2,6so sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, 

g Computed from graph based on dally tape-gage readings.
120 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahonlng River at Alliance, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, 1st. 40°55'55", long. 81°05'45", in SE^ sec. 24, T. 19 N., 

K. o' tf., 15 feet upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge in Alliance, 0.2 mile upstream from 

waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 87.9 square miles.

Records available. August 1941 to September 19!"

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 4.54 

reet); no flow at times.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.90 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,300 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 75 second-feet and fair below. Water is diverted between gage 

ana control by city of Alliance for municipal supply; diversion not included in figures 

of daily discharge. Flow slightly regulated by Westville Reservoir above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.8

3.7

3.7

2.8

0

0

0

0

.9

3.7

6.2

11

3.7

2.0

2.8

2.8

37

134

47

25

g!7

13

13

15

11

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

g3.7

g4.e

Nov.

23

23

19

27

30

43

69

39

25

23

27

23

27

39

27

19

15

13

15

146

106

55

44

37

32

30

164

132

151

147

-

Dec.

84

55

44

42

37

37

32

27

23

17

15

45

268

132

213

1,410

907

256

128

99

96

143

87

58

44

32

23

21

57

143

84

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April............ ......

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 .

Jan.

47

44

32

34

424

72O

251

140

136

117

93

69

55

47

44

49

87

121

251

121

72

136

121

400

525

400

1,

Secondfoot-day s

399.4

1,570

4,659

30,990.1

7 ^316

4,436

3,013

2,460

731 *8

92 *6

76 .3

16.6

10.4

27,781.1

720

200

596

168

96

Feb.

72

60

49

60

90

75

87

69

75

66

49

1

44

63

10

456

616

2

1

03

03

84

151

136

2

5

2

64

77

51

240

180

1 10

96

Mar.

69

55

58

55

72

93

81

63

52

90

198

106

75

75

72

55

52

63

58

47

55

96

383

184

99

75

165

147

75

55

190

Apr.

441

159

96

66

55

94

159

103

66

47

42

39

34

39

37

47

55

63

78

63

44

42

93

110

7S

49

99

78

47

37

-

Observed

Maximum

134

164

1,410

1,850

1,200

616

383

441

164

21

25

7.7

4.8

1,410

Minimum Mean

0 12.9

13 52.3

15 150

0 84.7

32 236

44 158

47 97 2

34 82 . 0

2.8 23 .6

0 3.09

0 2 .46

0 .54

0 .35

0 67.9

May

34

30

25

19

13

11

9.2

9.2

6.2

6.2

4.8

3.7

2.8

3.7

4.8

7.7

7.7

5.8

2.8

32

25

76

164

66

52

30

23

19

17

13

9.2

June

7.7

4.8

2.8

2.0

3.7

1.4

0

0

O

O

O

O

.2

3.7

1.3

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

.1

3.7

19

21

15

4.8

1.4

Diversion

for city 

of Alliance

9.05

8 .84

8.66

9.10

8 .53

8 24

A *p*

aioi

7 .85

8 .58

7 . 68

8 .48

7. 69

8.32

July

0.1

O

0

o

o

o

o

aO

1.6

25

19

6.2

1.8

0

O

O

0

3.2

3.7

2.8

2.0

.9

0

O

0

O

O

0

ao

o

10

Aug.

7.7

1.4

O

0

O

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

O

0

O

O

aO

aO

0

ao

O

.9

4.8

1.4

.4

Sept.

O.2

O

0

O

aO

aO

ao

0

0

O

O

0

aO

aO

ao

.2

.7

0

0

0

o

o

c

(52.8

4.8

1.7

O

0

0

0-

Adjusted for diversion

M Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

22.0 0.250 0.29

61 .1 .695 . 78

159 1.81 2.09

93.8 1.07 14.52

245 2 79 3 22

166 1 .89 1 97

105 1.19 1.37

90. O 1.O2 1.14

31.4 .357 .41 11.7 .133 .15

10.1 .115 .13

9 .02 103 .12

8.04 .091 .10

76.2 .867 11.77

Peak discharge (base. 900 see.-ft.).--Dec. 16 (4 p.m.) 1.91O sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (2 p.m.) 1,460 sec. 

rt.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of observer's notes, 

g Computed from graph based on daily gage readings.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'55", long. 81°00 I 05", in T. 1 N., R. 6 W., 

BTKTTeet downstream from Berlin Dam and 3£ miles northwest of Berlin Center. Datum of 

gage is 958.0 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 

12, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 200 feet downstream at datum 8.0 feet lower.

Drainage area.--249 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949. October 1930 to September 1942 at 

site JLtr miles upstream, published as Mahoning River near Berlin Center.

Average discharge.--19 years, 213 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.87 

reet); no flow at times during November 1948.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 8,630 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 

feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times during November 1948.

Remarks.-- Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin Reservoir (see p. 128).

Cooperation.--Twelve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 743; 1932. W 853: 1936. W 873: 1932(M), 1933, 1934(M) ,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

yi

*O

24

25

26

27

28

29

ou^n 

31

Oct.

373

386

381

352

342

309

295

156

296

291

287

283

258

177

253

250

249

246

244

173

57

29

29

29

11

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.2

.7

Nov.

0.8

.4

.5

.6

.1

0

1.0

.8

0

O

.4

0

0

.8

.8

0

0

O

.9

3.9

2.5

.5

0

0

.4

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.9

.4

-

Dec.

1.4

.3

.4

.5

.6

1.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

3.4

103

312

316

333

349

516

682

682

682

682

682

510

337

333

333

333

333

333

333

Jan.

328

328

328

241

73

161

206

72

72

72

72

72

72

73

73

73

73

73

74

74

74

74

76

78

78

81

81

669

2,300

2,550

1,940

Month

October ................. ........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

Febaiary ........... ..........

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

934

316

304

296

288

284

280

236

148

150

150

150

150

153

172

190

199

193

258

391

391

404

431

435

582

850

825

800

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

5,760.6

21.4

8,201.9

75,812.1

10,611

8^583.6

4,737.8

2,313.7

5 939

5^615

5,779

3,713

71,236.0

Mar.

775

750

705

564

328

324

324

316

316

316

320

324

320

265

163

112

3.6

1.0

106

169

166

169

184

190

193

193

196

196

196

196

203

Apr.

213

216

216

216

216

216

216

220

220

220

220

220

216

216

213

213

213

179

114

114

113

113

114

116

114

72

3.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

-

Maximum

386

3 9

682

1,250

2,550

934

775

220

218

224

343

173

2,550

May

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

43

109

100

106

109

103

92

92

90

90

87

90

90

90

92

92

218

95

95

35

92

9.2

142

Minimum

0.2

0

.3

0

72

1.0

1.7

.9

173

158

162

119

0

June

224

224

220

220

215

215

215

211

207

207

207

202

202

202

198

194

194

194

190

190

186

186

181

181

181

181

181

181

177

173

-

Mean

186

.71

265

207

342

356

277

158

74.6

1 J.3O Qfl

181

124

195

July

169

165

165

162

158

158

158

166

173

173

173

173

169

196

222

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

254

343

276

165

165

162

Aug.

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

206

280

280

236

162

162

162

162

162

177

194

194

194

194

194

194

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

Per square 

mile

Sept.

173

139

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

119

119

119

119

119

Runoff in 

inches
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°07'50", long. 80°58'24", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W. ,

 a quarter of a mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull county line, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Milton Dam, half a mile southwest of Pricetown, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek. 

Datum of gage is 905.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--S76 square miles.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years, 234 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 7.80

 feet); minimum, 60 second-feet May 23-26 (gage height, 1.66 feet .

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 6,770 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,130 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-12, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p. 128). 

Revisions (water years).--W 728: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2}

l.P 51 2.5 230 5.0 1,140 

1.9 93 3.0 379 6.0 1,600 

2.2 . 157 4.0 733 7.7 2,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

313 

313 

313 

286 

249

249 

249 

249 

249 

249

249

252 

241

225 

225

225 

225 

199 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168 

166

Nov.

166 

166 

166 

166 

164

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

164 

164 

164 

162 

162

162 

159 

144 

124 

124

124 

124 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

120 

120 

120

Dec.

120 

120 

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

118 

116

116 

114 

114 

114 

109

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

94 

96 

96 

98 

98

99 

99 

114 

126 

126 

126

Jan.

120 

126 

12c 

126 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

130

128 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

130 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

128 

128 

149 

1,450 

2,480 

2,160

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber .........................

mber ....................

lendar year 1948 

ary ..........

i.. ............

1 ................

st ...................... .

ember .............

tor year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,370 

849 

83C

a 10 

a 10

310 

490 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

118 

122

122 

120 

215 

549 

567

496 

445 

445 

445

567

810 

810 

810

Seoondfoot-daya

6,742 

4,395 

3,381

75, 315. E

9,683 

13,306 

9,666 

4,611 

3,782 

5,344 

5,623 

5,462 

3,752

75,747

Mar.

310 

B1C 

310

4 ''2 

4"2

4r?2

4C2

462 4-2

351 

168 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

173 

173 

173

173 

173 

173 

173 

173 

175

Apr.

1^3 

73 

^3 

78 

^3

73 

78 

78 

78 

73

178

178

180 

ISO 

182

182 

180 

180 

180 

180

155 

98 

98 

98 

98

98 

98 

96 

96 

96

Maximum

313 

166 

126

1,190

2,480 

1,370 

810 

182 

144 

180 

266 

289 

126

2,480

May

96 

94 

94 

94 

94

114 

144 

144 

144 

144

144 

142 

142 

142 

142

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

142 

142 

92

60 

60

84 

118 

120 

120 

120 

140

Minimum

166 

120 

92

1.4

126 

116 

168 

96 

60 

175 

171 

153 

124

60

June

175 

175 

178 

178 

173

178 

178 

178 

178 

178

178 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

178 

178 

178 

178

173 

178 

178 

178 

178

178 

178 

178 

178 

178

Mean

217 

146 

10S

206

312

47E 

312 

154 

122 

17E 

181 

176 

125

208

July

178 

178 

175 

175 

175

175 

175 

209 

260 

175

175 

175 

173 

173 

173

173 

173 

173 

209

266

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

173 

173

Aug.

173 

173 

173 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

171 

168 

235

289 

168 

168 

171 

171 

153

Sept.

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

124 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

124

124 

124 

124

126 

126

126 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohea
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

123

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14 I 20", long. 80°52 I 50", in T. 4 N.,R- 4 W., 

at Leavittsburg, 350 feet downstream from Duck Creek and 1^ miles downstream fron 

Eagle Creek. Datum of gage is 871.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--580 square miles.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.62 

 TeeTT; minimum, 138 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 7,890 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 14.04

feet); minimum, 67 second-feet June 10, July 9,-1941 (gage height, 1.50 feet) 

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet Mar. 26, 1913.

Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, reached a stage of 17.8 feet. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see p. 128).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

361

354

345

342

289

28O

286

289

286

283

289

286

289

265

262

262

298

393

326

247

224

216

213

208

205

202

199

199

199

197

194

Nov.

199

202

208

210

219

227

230

230

213

210

210

224

222

216

219

213

205

199

178

233

320

253

208

188

183

180

236

367

383

448

-

Dec.

393

277

230

213

202

194

186

178

170

162

160

183

373

525

416

1,220

1.680

812

400

311

292

393

377

271

213

191

17?.

170

271

812

878

Jan.

525

361

274

250

833

2,160

1,260

645

525

487

413

357

311

277

262

268

351

506

90O

791

451

451

525

1,170

1,880

1,540

2,210

2,820

3,240

3,160

2,820

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

Deosnber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,160

1,300

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,100

525

487

434

342

292

336

525

1,540

2,560

1,170

584

791

878

812

878

1,780

1,300

1.O8O

1,400

1,220

1,120

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,286

7,032

12,32E

163,822

31,963

28,934

21,366

16,213

7,503

6,945

7,87]

6,525

4,591

159,55-

Mar.

1,100

1,060

1,O8O

1,060

834

855

791

707

666

686

922

624

469

430

413

377

348

383

386

336

326

420

1,440

1,400

728

525

645

834

544

413

564

Apr.

1,540

990

564

434

377

440

686

624

469

373

329

314

311

332

342

345

367

361

403

440

373

286

470

922

791

469

834

1,220

487

320

-

Maximum

393

448

1,680

3,460

3,240

2,560

1,440

1,540

645

271

686

354

175

3,340

May

274

253

227

205

191

180

213

208

205

199

194

191

188

188

188

188

186

186

188

250

329

292

645

584

304

219

227

218

205

191

186

Minimum

194

178

160

160

250

292

326

286

180

213

199

188

145

145

June

233

239

233

233

247

233

227

222

222

222

219

227

2 SO

227

227

227

227

224

224

227

239

236

227

222

233

242

271

250

222

213

-

Mean

267

234

398

448

1,031

1,033

689

540

242

232

254

210

153

437

July

210

205

202

202

202

208

233

230

314

283

326

236

210

2O2

199

199

202

208

205

336

686

451

289

239

224

213

208

2O8

205

222

314

Aug.

283

227

21O

210

208

199

197

197

197

197

208

216

224

208

205

.205

202

199

197

194

191

191

194

188

197

354

205

188

202

222

Per square 

mile

210

Sept.

175

170

158

152

152

150

150

160

165

158

150

148

150

145

145

145

148

150

152

158

152

150

150

150

152

150

150

152

152

152

Runoff in 

inohes
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°06'41", long. 80°40'25", 400 feet upstream from

 Bridge Street Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 826.53 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area. 899 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1921 to September 1949. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 4f miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--2B years (1921-49), 800 second-feet (unadjusted).

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 second-feet Jan. 28; maximum gage height, 

7.45 feet Jan. 28 (backwater from Mill Creek); minimum discharge, 123 second-feet May 9 

(gage height, 2.16 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 14.92 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,480 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 

feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Aug. 16, 1930. 

Maximum'stage known, 26.5 feet Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply. Flow regulated 

.Dy aerlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see p. 128), together 

with reservoirs on Crab and Squaw Creek.

Revisions (water years). W 623: 1924(M).

Hating table, water year 1948-49, except period of backwater

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14)

2.3 170 3.8

2.5 253 5.0

2.S 407 6.5

3.1 620

1,270

2,510

4,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

379

368

362

362

341

305

300

346

310

3OO

315

305

305

300

276

272

362

396

413

320

267

253

244

240

244

236

232

232

232

227

232

Nov.

262

244

249

25S

249

2S6

262

272

258

262

249

253

272

244

258

244

244

236

236

310

346

346

286

249

232

232

310

385

527

534

-

Dec.

513

39O

310

272

249

249

240

232

223

219

206

227

379

604

c56O

cl,150

cl,950

cl,25O

596

407

368

438

484

373

291

g232

g244

g219

g310

g671

gl,O9O

Jan.

g741

g438

g346

g295

gl,220

C2.550

2.O9O

961

680

604

520

451

390

351

320

320

396

549

1,050

1,080

646

557

654

cl.350

C2.450

C2,350

C2.750

C4,250

C4,OCO

3,400

3, ISO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,560

1,670

1,150

1,13O

1,190

1,23O

1,320

924

646

573

457

385

379

520

2,460

3,880

2,090

886

803

1,040

1,O1O

cl,220

c2,5OO

2,350

1,78O

1,380

1,720

1,520

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,27

8 59

14 1 94

235,61

40 93

39 j25

28 1 63

23,33

1O,95

11 77

15J59

14 ^47

9,86

227,63

Mar.

1,420

1,350

1,320

1,350

1,240

1.2OO

1,120

980

905

914

1,190

1.O9O

696

628

580

549

484

438

42O

401

39O

438

1,520

1,980

1,120

741

933

1,08O

812

541

C8OO

Apr.

c2,150

1,

1,

780

020

741

604

1,

1,

705

030

030

767

596

520

484

470

470

549

498

132

457

457

5O6

477

1,

407

477

040

1,050

932

1,

Maximum

3 413

5 *534

3 1,950

> 5,670

3 4,250

! 3,880

D 1,980

5 2,150

3 914

3 470

3 914

2 612

7 432

5 4,250

952

620

831

484

-

May

385

368

310

276

258

244

262

315

286

281

249

236

253

267

272

305

315

320

320

457

401

526

905

914

5O6

341

300

291

272

253

262

Minimum

227

232

206

182

295

379

390

407

236

281

396

407

240

2O6

June

281

310

310

300

315

331

336

331

326

336

379

432

445

420

426

438

445

438

4O7

438

426

426

407

407

451

446

47O

470

426

407

-

Mean

299

2SE

482

644

1,323

1,402

924

77£

353

392

502

467

32 £

624

July

413

407

407

396

4O7

413

445

457

464

646

5SO

506

451

433

445

451

464

491

470

624

794

914

5SO

498

491

47O

451

438

457

565

557

Aug.

612

520

506

491

484

464

464

470

457

457

484

513

477

470

464

457

457

457

445

445

432

445

438

426

407

484

49S

413

451

42O

464

Sept.

432

39O

373

373

379

373

362

357

310

300

272

341

336

276

231

300

305

326

385

341

336

351

300

286

291

346

295

315

295

240

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

c Backwater from Mill Creek; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records 

for Mill Creek at Youngstown.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

Mahoning River at Lowellvllle, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'10", long. 80 0 32'10", inT. IN., R. 1W., at 

Lowellvllle, 1 mile upstream from Ohio-Pennsylvania State line and 3 miles downstream 

from Yellow Creek. Datum of gage is 796.84 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 1,076 square miles.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,330 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.10 

reet}; minimum, 220 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 2.55 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 155 second-feet Feb. 5, 1944 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

Maximum stage known, 17.8 feet in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Creek Reservoirs (see p. 128), together with reservoirs on Crab Creek, Squaw Creek, and 

Yellow Creek.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 15)

2.6 245 4.0

Z . 7 3OO 4 . 6

3.0 490 5.6

3.6 930 6.9

1,330

2,100

3,690

5,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

458

444

432

438

432

373

380

477

386

360

418

380

373

380

342

348

581

567

553

425

330

312

300

278

278

272

267

267

267

256

284

Nov.

348

312

324

318

312

386

336

336

318

336

318

312

342

294

312

294

289

278

306

49O

497

484

386

330

289

289

497

581

798

768

-

Dec.

700

532

418

36O

33O

33O

312

3OO

278

267

245

324

567

444

738

2,830

3,44O

1,960

966

665

588

679

73O

567

425

312

300

278

425

866

1,3OO

Jan.

939

602

497

451

1,58O

3.26O

2,690

1,340

948

858

752

651

567

497

444

438

532

730

1,230

1,390

930

805

906

2,050

3,260

3,350

3.78O

5,970

4.71O

3,780

3,440

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,850

1,960

1,370

1,340

1.43O

1,460

1,53O

1,250

874

798

665

546

525

715

2,64O

4,370

2,530

1,200

993

1,320

1,370

1,810

3,350

2,85O

2,170

2,170

2,O30

1,83O

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

11,65

11,48

22,47

306,53

53 37

47^94

36,52

30,98

14,76

14,87

19,55

18,15

12,22

294,01

Mar.

1,700

,570

,530

,570

,55O

,450

,440

,250

1,130

1,120

1,38O

1,490

975

835

790

745

693

63O

630

574

532

595

1,68O

2,460

1,560

1.O2O

1,100

dl,400

1,170

835

dl,120

Apr.

2,

2,

1,

770

320

370

993

835

1,030

1,

1,

1,

410

33O

010

798

7O8

651

658

651

715

700

602

637

651

686

651

1,

6O2

686

210

1,310

966

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

3 581

D 798

B 3,440

2 6,330

7 5,970

5 4,370

L 2,460

3 2,770

D 1,280

5 757

2 1,070

B 8O5

7 567

7 5,970

3OO

900

140

S93

-

Hay

560

511

438

366

342

324

342

399

399

312

3OO

289

3OO

300

324

354

380

386

399

708

532

871

1,280

1,230

768

504

412

392

354

324

330

Minimum

256

278

245

220

436

525

532

602

289

348

484

5O4

312

245

June

348

38O

373

366

392

399

406

392

392

418

438

546

546

539

532

539

553

546

497

757

539

525

490

484

630

581

595

602

560

511

-

Mean

37 E SB:

72E

83!

1.72J

1,712

1,17!

1,03.

47f

49(

63]

58(

40!

80

July

511

497

497

484

504

525

560

574

6O2

842

686

651

56O

532

525

532

595

623

602

831

922

1.O7O

738

616

595

581

581

546

567

828

775

Aug.

805

665

665

630

595

567

560

574

567

560

6O2

658

588

574

574

567

567

574

553

546

525

546

546

532

504

567

644

567

602

532

602

Sept.

567

477

464

451

484

464

451

497

38O

366

318

399

412

342

33O

348

366

508

497

418

399

425

360

336

324

406

360

418

348

312

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

i

)

d Doubtful gage-height record; 

town.

discharge computed on basis of records for Mahoning River at Youngs-
126 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'15", long. 80°20'05", at highway bridge at 

Wampum, Lawrence County, 2f miles upstream from Connoquenessing Creek. Datum of gage 

is 736.24 feet above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area. 2,235 square miles.

liecoras available.--June to September 1914, August 1932 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 17 years (1932-49), 2,157 second-feet (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.54

 feet); minimum, 568 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1914, 1932-49: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937, by contractedopening method; maximum gage height, 21.53 feet May 28, 1946 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 second-feet July 30, 1933 (gage height, 

1.70 feet); minimum daily, 97 second-feet July 22, Aug.. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about 87,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 

193? by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs (see p. 128).

Katlng table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 6-19, June 1-25, 

June 29 to July 7, July 13-19, 24-28, 

Aug. 3, Aug. 5-31, Sept. 2-30)

2.7 540

3.2 910

3.7 1,400

4.2 2,020

5.4 3,940

9.5 11,800

11.0 14,800

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

830

814

782

766

774

736

722

886

878

830

814

830

830

830

798

774

1,010

1,880

2,240

1,580

1,160

1,040

955

870

806

782

750

736

722

715

708

830

902

928

886

830

878

1,040

1,160

982

878

955

946

946

919

937

894

822

774

774

1,260

2,240

1,950

1,460

1,220

1,090

.982

2,150

3,180

3,430

3,540

2,540

1,880

1,510

1,330

1,160

1,060

1,030

964

886

606

743

870

2,190

2,860

2,950

10,200

9,480

5,500

3,260

2,470

2,170

2,240

2,100

1,690

1,320

1,020

838

878

1,090

3,120

3,940

2,780

1,950

1,570

1,400

4,230

9,030

7,450

4,420

3,260

2,700

2,400

2,020

1,690

1,460

1,330

1,270

1,460

1,880

2,950

3,340

2,540

2,540

2,860

5,350

8,460

8,660

10,400

14,800

12,700

8,920

6,370

5,370

4,300

3,340

3,180

3,430

3,340

3,430

3,340

2,860

2,700

2,400

2,100

2,100

2,540

5,360

9,410

6,750

4,120

3,340

3,770

3,430

3,970

7,320

6,560

5,420

5,230

4,660

4,030

3,600

3,260

3,180

3,260

3,260

3,520

3,520

3,020

2,620

2,540

3,180

3,260

2,540

2,320

2,320

2,100

1,950

1,950

1,880

1,690

1,570

1,750

3,920

5,800

3,94,0

2,940

3,340

4,120

3,180

2,400

2,810

5,800

5,420

3,680

2,860

2,320

2,540

3,600

3,520

2,860

2,320

1,950

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,750

1,630

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,570

1,510

1,880

2,780

3,180

2,470

2,940

3,940

3,020

2,020

1,750

1,630

1,400

1,220

1,080

982

946

955

946

830

798

798

766

782

782

782

806

830

854

1,670

2,320

3,010

5,040

4,660

3,430

2,470

2,020

1,820

1, 570

1,280

1,090

1,000

955

919

862

919

919 

-878 

830 

814 

806

894

946

982

991

928

919

919

919

894

1,0.70

1,040

1,040

937

870

1,040

1,140

1,250

1,200

973

838

790

790

774

750

743

814

1,100

1,460

1,220

1,630

1,380

1,260

1,020

910

830

822

902

1,000

982

1,210

1,630

1,570

1,220

1,010

955

1,010

894

919

1,220

1,880

2,520

1,690

1,250

1,040

1,250

1,120

1,000

937

894

870

838

894

991

919

870

838

846

798

814

782

766

766

758

715

715

870

790

886

838

1,040

1,210

902

782

722

1,020

1,040

830

886

814

736

659

631

680

652

596

610

617

624

1,030

894

722

736

694

659

631

652

666

722

708

666

Change in 

contents 

(equivalent, 

3econd-feet)t

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

28,848

39,583

74,095

2,240

3,430

10,200

70S 

774 

743

931

1,319

2,390

-383 

+145 

+651

548

1,464

3,041

0.245

.055

1.36

0.28

.73

1.57

Calendar year 1948 782,738 14,800 450 2,139 +68.5 2,208 .988

January. . 

February . March. ...

June ......

July. .....

August ....

September.

142,190

117,800

90,740

77,330

49,317

28,692

35,215

28,461

22,791

14,800

9,410

5,800

5,800

5,040

1,250

2,520

1,690

1,210

1,270

2,100

1,570

1,510

766

806

743

715

596

4,587

4,207

2,927

2,578

1,591

 956

1,136

918

760

+1,100

+7.8 

+277 

+316 

-17.0

-569

-629

-770

-564

5,687

4,215

3,204

2,894

1,574

387

507

148

196

2.54

1.89

1.43

1.29

.704

.173

.227

.066

.088

.26 

.08 

.10

Water year 1948-49 . . 735,062 14,800 596 2,014 -35.2 1,979 .885 12.01

t Change in contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 127

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°45i45", long. 80°18'55", at Beaver Falls, Beaver 

County, 200 feet upstream from pumping pl'ant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenesslng Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 727.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 3,106 square miles.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1949 (fragmentary). Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.99 

TeeTT; minimum not determined.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height 13 8 

feet); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 feet Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 second-feet, from 

from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 1,600 second-feet on days for which no

discharge is shown. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton since 

1944, by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatunlng 

Reservoirs (see p. 128). *

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height,"in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.7 

4.0

4.3 

4.8

970

1,550

2,280

3,820

5.5 

6.4

6,540

10,800

23,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

2,790

3,260

2,310

1,690

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

1,760

.

-

_

.

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

3,070

2,650

2,020

1,830

1,640

_

3,080

5,120

5,310

5,920

-

Dec.

4,500

3,420

2,760

2,450

2,100

1,900

1,850

1,660

1,440

1,190

1,010

1,220

4,380

5,120

5,040

18,700

18,400

11,000

6,760

4,920

4,000

3,960

3,580

2,850

2,230

1,600

1,320

1,490

1,870

5,540

6,120

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 

Jan.

4,

3,

2,

2,

470

350

790

530

7,930

16 , 900

12,

8,

5,

4,

300

000

710

730

3,920

3,

2,

2,

380

850

560

2,280

2,230

2,

3,

4,

420

000

030

4,770

3,680

4,

4,

8,

030

690

520

14,200

14,100

17,

23,

19,

13,

400

400

300

200

9,300

Second 

foot-days

134,380

-

232 970

182,740

142, 4TO

131,020

-

-

Feb.

7,640

6,120

4,500

4,580

5,120

4,810

4,920

4,920

4,320

4,100

3,550

3,000

3,190

4,030

7,520

14,700

10,600

6,760

'5,510

6,540

6,120

6,760

12,800

10,600

8,810

8,330

6,970

5,920

_

-

Mar.

5,310

4,770

4,620

4,540

4,650

5,120

5,310

4,390

3,820

3,790

5,120

5,130

4,170

4,030

4,000

3,620

3,320

3,350

3,220

2,790

2,560

3,040

6,220

8,330

6,120

4,660

5,440

6,760

5,310

4,140

4,770

Apr.

10,000

8,570

6,120

4,810

3,890

4,590

6,330

5,920

4,810

3,920

3,260

2,880

2,730

2,850

2,700

3,070

3,000

2,850

3,000

2,940

2,650

2,480

3,450

4,920

5,310

4,210

4,960

6,330

4,920

3,550

-

Observed

Maximum

3, 260

5,920

18,700

27,200

23,400

14, 700

8,330

10,000

8,570

3,900

2, 360

23,400

Minimum

1,010

-

2,230

3,000

2, 560

2, 480

-

-

Mean

4,335

-

7,515

6, 52£

4,596

4, 367

-

.

May

3,100

2,850

2,420

2,000

1,690

_

»

_

.

-

.

_

_

.

-

.

_

_

_

2,100

3,550

4,420

8,570

7,100

4,920

3,550

2,850

2,530

2,230

1,900

-

Jnne

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

-383

+145

+651

+68.5

+1,100

j-7 + fl 1 O

+277

+316

-17.0

-629

-770

-564

-35.2

July

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

3

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

760

.

620

070

640

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

950

970

710

-

_

_

_

_

100

900

Aug.

2,360

1,660

_

_

-

_

_

_

^

-

_

«

_

-

_

_

Sept.

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

4,986

-

Sj 615

6,534 

4j 873

4, 683

-

_

Per square 

mile

1.61

-

2.77

2.10

1.57

1.51

-

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.86

-

3 19

alia

1 . 81

1 . 68

-

.

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Fymatunlng Reservoir*.
128 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River Basin, Ohio

Berlin Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 02'45 M , long. 81°00'10", in T. IN., R. 

fa' w., at dam on Mahoning River, 3£ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Ohio. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 249 square 

miles. Records available, December 1942 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 50.720 acre-feet May 9 (elevation, 1,022.43 feet); minimum, 2,060 acre-feet 

Oct. 25 (elevation 981.03 feet). Maximum contents during period 1942-49. 91,150 acrefeet July 8, 1942 (elevation, 1,032.0 feet); minimum (after first filling), 1,540 acrefeet Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway: storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 1,032.0 feet), 91,150 acre-feet. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Milton Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°07'4a", long. 80°58'35", in T. 2 N., R. 

ij W., at dam on Mahoning River, 0.8 mile southwest of Price town, Ohio. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Drainage area, 276 square miles. 

Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 1949 

in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Youngstown, Division of Water, since 1924. Maximum contents during year, 31,170 acre-feet 

Jan. 30 (elevation, 951.99 feet); minimum, 11,930 acre-feet Dec. 13 (elevation, 939.71 

feet). Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 1941-49, 33,300 acre-feet Jan. 25, 1937 

(elevation, 952.8 feet); minimum, 6,400 acre-feet Feb. 10, 1945 (elevation, 933.98 

feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 feet), 29,150 acre-feet. No dead storage. 

Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow. Water 

is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table 

computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

Mosquito Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'58", long. 80°45'27", in T. 4 

JM., K. 3 W., at dam on Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Ohio. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 97.4 square 

miles. Records available, October 1943 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year 79,260 acre-feet May 25 (elevation, 901.00 feet); minimum, 28,610 acre-feet Sept. 

30 (elevation, 892.51 feet). Maximum contents during period 1943-49, 101,100 acrefeet June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 feet); minimum, 10,590 acre-feet Nov. 16, 1944 

(elevation, 886.97 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in January 

1944. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 feet), 104,100 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of 

low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. 

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Meander Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09'10", long. 80°46'50", in T. 3 

IN., R. 'J W., at dam on Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge. Ohio. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Drainage 

area, 84.9 square miles. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 

1941 to September 1949 in reports of the Geological Survey. Readings have been 

obtained by the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District since November 1929. Maximum contents 

during year, 33,660 acre-feet Feb. 23 (elevation, 905.62 feet); minimum, 20,100 acrefeet Dec. 12 (elevation, 897.79 feet). Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 1941-49, 

40,170 acre-feet May 28, 1946; minimum, 17,270 acre-feet Feb. 12, 1945 (elevation, 

895.82 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 feet), 32,410 acre-feet. No dead storage. 

Water used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed by 

base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Pymatuning Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00", long. 80°27'35", in gatehouse 

at rymatuning Uam on Shenango River, Crawford County, Pa., 1-J miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage is mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Drainage area, 158 square 

miles. Records available, October 1933 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 189,060 acre-feet May 25 (elevation, 1,008.07 feet); minimum, 130,040 acre-feet 

Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,003.74 feet). Maximum contents during period 1933-49, 205,730 

acre-feet June 21, 1937 (elevation, 1,009.16 feet); minimum, 28.9 acre-feet Oct. 15, 16, 

19, 1933 (elevation, 975.70 feet).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, stone faced; dam completed in 1933; storage began Dec. 5, 1933; all regulating gates closed Jan. 23, 1934. Capacity, 188,040 

acre-feet between elevations 975.3 feet (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 feet (crest 

of spillway). Dead storage, 10,150 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent usable 

contents. Reservoir used to regulate flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129

Monthly elevation and contents, of reservoirs in Beaver River Basin, Ohio, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30. ...............

Calendar year 1948...

Sept. 30.. .....*. .......

Water year 1948-49. . .

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1948...

Mar. 31................

Apr. 30. ...............

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49. . .

Date

Nov. 30. ...............

Calendar year 1948. . .

Feb. ZB................

Mar. 31. ...............

May 31................

Sept. 30. ........... ....

Water year 1948-49. . .

Berlin Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

998.95 

982.41 

997.48 

1,007.07

-

1,018.83 

1,020.54 

1,020.63 

1,022.23 

1,021.93 

1,018.47 

1,014.80 

1 , 007 . 80 

1,001.44

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

11,280 

2,470 

10,170 

19,300

-

40,660 

45,160 

45,410 

50,090 

49,160 

39,770 

31,680 

20,240 

13,360

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-8,810 

+7,700 

+9,130

+16,980

+21,360 

+4,500 

+250 

+4,680 

-930 

-9,390 

-8,090 

-11,440 

-6,880

+2,080

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

894.41 

894.54 

895.33 

896.77

-

899.13 

899.99 

900.52 

900.76 

900. 95 

899.55 

897.34 

894.52 

892.51

-

37,460 

38,120 

42,240 

50,410

-

65,610 

71,710 

75,620 

77,430 

78,880 

68,550 

53,870 

38,020 

28,610

-

+660 

+4,120 

+8,170

+8,590

+15,200 

+6,100 

+3,910 

+1,810 

+1,450 

-10,330 

-14,680 

-15,850 

-9,410

-8,850

Pyraatuning Reservoir

1,004.80 

1,003.98 

1,004.40 

1,005.10

-

1,006.31 

1,005.94 

1,006.89 

1,007.71 

1,007.92 

1,007.06 

1,006.08 

1,004.82 

1,003.74

-

143,770 

133,110 

138,540 

147,740

-

164,130 

159,050 

172,190 

183,850 

186,880 

174,590 

160,970 

144,030 

130,040

-

-10,660 

+5,430 

+9,200

+11,660

+16,390 

-5,080 

+13,140 

+11,660 

+3,030 

-12,290 

-13,620 

-16,940 

-13,990

-13,730

Milton Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.83

947.36 

941.89 

948.79

-

951.67 

949.05 

948.57 

949.30 

947.51 

947.88 

947.85 

947.74 

947.28

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

25,010 

22,410 

14,520 

24,940

-

30,520 

25,410 

24,540 

25,880 

22,670 

23,310 

23,260 

23,070 

22,270

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2,600 

-7,890 

+10,420

+10,860

+5,580 

-5,110 

-870 

+1,340 

-3,210 

+640 

-50 

-190 

-800

-2,740

Meander Creek Reservoir

900.01 

898.64 

898.16 

900. 18

-

905.24 

905.25 

905.53 

905.18 

904.47 

903.18 

901.92 

900.16 

898.57

-

23,490 

21,370 

20,650 

23,770

-

32,890 

32,910 

33,480 

32,770 

31,380 

28,940 

26,680 

23,740 

21,260

-

-2,120 

-720 

+3,120

+1,660

+9,120 

+20 

+570 

-710 

-1,390 

-2,440 

-2,260 

-2,940 

-2,480

-2,230

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'50", long. 81 0 08'50", at highway bridge on line 

between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., l| miles upstream from Little Beech Creek, 

if miles southwest of Bolton, and 2| miles west of Alliance.

Drainage area.--18.8 square miles.

Records available.--May 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 935 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.70 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 3-5, 15, Aug. 19-27; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Aug. 

26, 27.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 6.78 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 16-19, 23-28, 1944, Aug. 29, 1945; minimum gage height, 

0.24 foot July 27, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-17, Dec. 17 to Jan. 4,

Apr. 17 to June 9, June 30 to July 25,

Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, Sept. 2-30)

0.6 0.2 1.2 9.7 2.9 129 

.7 .7 1.3 13 3.2 169 

.8 1.4 1.5 22 3.6 243 

.9 2.6 1.7 33 4.0 341 

1.0 4.5 2.0 52 4.2 398 

1.1 6.8 2.5 90 4.4 459

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

2.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.6 

24 

f25 

10 

8.8

6.1 

5.0 

4.3 

3.6 

3.0

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

Nov.

7.9 

5.9 

5.0 

8.8 

6.1

14 

13 

8.8 

6.3 

6.1

7.9 

6.1 

11 

10 

7.7

6.1 

5.7 

4.5 

5.0 

55

18 

12 

9.7 

7.7 

6.3

5.9 

47 

23 

40

Z8

Dec.

16 

11 

9.7 

8.5 

7.4

7.9 

6.3 

5.9 

4.3 

3.8

3.2 

28 

44 

23 

110

456

f!02 

f53 

f28 

f!6

22 

23 

13 

b7 

b4

b3 

2.6 

2.8 

60 

28 

11

Jan.

b7 

5.9 

4.8 

*13 

al50

a70 

a40 

a25 

a24

23

19 

14 

11 

9.7 

8.8

12 

26 

42 

46 

20

18 

32 

33 

149 

68

149 

148 

f256 

f54 

f32 

f20

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

11 

9.4 

8.5 

13 

19

a!8 

al8 

17 

19 

15

9.4 

9.4 

16 

28 

163

f59 

*25 

18 

16 

29

21 

140 

142 

114 

54

29 

20 

18

Second 

feet-days

125.5 

398.5 

1,120.4

6,450.1

1,530.2 

1,058.7 

695.7 

523.4 

109.4 

46.8 

51.3 

18.9 

Z2.4

5,701.2

Mar.

13 

12 

11 

12

15

22 

14 

11 

11 

43

39 

23 

17 

14 

12

9.7 

9.1 

11

9.1 

7.4

9.4 

69 

98 

34 

21

18 

29 

18 

13 

11 

60

Apr.

61 

26 

18 

14 

11

28 

29 

18 

13 

10

8 8 

7 9 

8 8 

8 5 

8 8

14 

15 

22 

24 

16

11 

15 

27 

22 

15

11 

31 

14 

8.8 

6.8

Maximum

25 

55 

456

456

256 

163 

98 

61 

12 

12 

13 

2.1 

1.6

456

Hay

6.3 

5.4 

4.3 

3.6 

3.2

2.8 

2.5 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

2.0 

2.1

2.1 

1.7 

1.2 

1.0 

4.8

2.8 

12 

11 

6.8 

7.1

4.3 

3.4 

2.6 

2.1 

1.5 

1.3

Minimum

0.9 

4.5 

2.6

.3

4.8 

8.5 

7.4 

6.8 

1.0 

.6 

.3 

.2 

.4

.2

June

1.2 

.9 

.6

.7 

2.0

.9 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7

.9 

.7 

.9 

1.1 

.9

.7 

.7 

1.0 

.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.1 

.9 

.7 

1.7

12 

6.6 

2.1 

1.3 

.9

Mean

4.05 

13.3 

36.1

17.6

49.4 

37.8 

22.4 

17.4 

3.53 

1.56 

1.65 

.61 

.75

15.6

July

0.8 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4

.5 

.4 

.4 

3,4

1.2 

.9 

.5 

.3 

.3

.4

.8 

1.3 

.9 

.9

1.8 

1.3 

.8 

.6 

1.5

7.4 

1.4 

.9 

.9 

13 

6.6

Aug.

2.1 

1.2 

.9 

1.0

.7

.6 

.4 

.6 

.4 

.4

.6 

.9 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

1.2 

1.8 

.8 

.9

Per square 

mile

0.215 

.707 

1.92

.936

2.63 

2.01 

1.19 

.926 

.188 

.083 

.088 

.032 

.040

.830

Peak discharge (base, 40o sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 935 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (1 a.m.

Sept.

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.6 

.6

.5 

.4

1.6 

.8 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.7 

.6 

.9 

.9

.7

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

.7 

1.0 

.9

.7

.5

Runoff in 

inchem

0.25 

.79 

2.21

12.78

3.03 

2.09 

1.37 

1.03 

.22 

.09 

.10 

.04 

.04

11.26

) 665

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deer Creek 

at Limaville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 131

Deer Creek at Llmaville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°58'45", long. 81°09'35", in SW^ sec. 4, T. 19 N., 

RTTTV., 0.6 mile west of Limaville and 2j miles upstream from flow line of Berlin 

Reservoir. Datum of gage is 1,046.8 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 31.9 square miles.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 890 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 7.75 feet); 

minimum, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 3.74 feet Aug. 10, 11.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 

10.8 feet Feb. 22, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 

14, 1945; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 10, 11, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 27, 

July 16-20, Aug. 19 to Sept. 3O)

3.7 2.7 4.2 20 5.0 100 

3.8 3.8 4.3 27 5.5 179 

3.9 5.6 4.4 35 6.0 279 

4.0 8.7 4.6 54 6.5 4O8 

4.1 14 4.8 75 6.9 534

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.1 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.0

3.8 

4.O 

4.0 

4.0 

3.7

4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

3.8

a3.5 

a25 

a30 

alO 

4.9

4.5 

4.1 

4.0 

3.8 

3.7

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8

Nov.

4.7 

5.1 

5.6 

7.2 

6.6

11 

10 

7.6 

5.9 

6.4

7.6 

6.9 

8.3 

8.7 

7.2

6.1 

5.9

5.6 

6.6 

35

24

17 

13 

11 

10

9.6 

33 

27 

34 

31

Dec.

23 

16 

13 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.1 

7.9 

7.2

7.2 

23 

43 

30

76

517 

167 

52 

32 

26

29 

36 

26

b!7 

b!2

b9 

7.6 

7.2 

43 

68 

40

Jan.

b25 

b!7 

14 

*15 

245

178 

59 

40 

39 

35

28

21 

16 

14 

12

15 

28 

40 

61 

35

22 

33 

33 

2O3 

145

189 

223 

414 

126 

54 

b30

Feb.

b20 

b!7 

b!5 

30 

34

28 

34 

33 

32

29

20 

b!7 

30 

57 

275

260 

*61 

36 

28 

35

30 

150 

181 

66

66

49

31 

b25

u -,*w SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 194E 

ary

1 ............................

ter year 1948-49 ......

177.3 

377.6 

1,387.2

10,433.1

2,409 

1,689 

982 

910 

389.7 

219.1 

464.7 

120.9 

136.7

9,263.2

Mar.

b2O bie

17 

19 

24

28

25 

17 

16 

35

44

30 

21 

22 

18

16 

16 

19 

17 

15

16 

59 

145 

*62 

37

30 

45 

33 

21 

17 

80

Apr.

94 

45 

29 

21 

17

37 

56 

38 

24 

17

15 

12 

14. 

13 

12

19 

20 

25 

29 

23

17 

21 

44 

55 

37

25 

62 

47 

25 

17

Maximum

30 

35 

517

569

414 

275 

145 

94 

71 

21 

64 

7.2 

6.1

517

May

16 

13 

10 

9.1 

7.9

6.9 

7.2 

8.3 

7.9 

6.9

6.4 

6.1 

5.9 

5.9 

6.1

6.4 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6 

19

16 

27 

71 

36 

21

14 

9.6 

8.7 

7.6 

6.6 

6.1

Minimum

3.5 

4.7 

7.2

2.6

12 

15 

15 

12 

5.6 

4.1 

3.4 

3.1 

3.8

3.1

June

5.6 

5.1 

4.9 

5.1 

6.1

7.2 

6.6 

5.4 

4.7 

4.9

10 

10 

6.4 

5.1 

4.5

4.4 

4.4

4.7 

4.5 

4.3

4.9 

6.1 

4.4 

4.1 

6.4

17 

21 

18 

15 

8.3

Mean

5.72 

12.6 

44.7

28.5

77.7 

60.3 

31.7 

30.3 

12.6 

7.30 

15.0 

3.90 

4.56

25.4

July

5.9 

5.1 

4.5 

3.7 

3.4

4.3 

17 

19 

8.3 

42

58

19 , 

8.3 

5.9 

5.9

7.6 

10 

9.1 

7.9 

8.3

64

63 

24 

11 

7.6

6.1 

4.9 

4.3 

4.0 

13 

9.6

Aug.

6.1 

4.4 

4.0

3.8 

3.7

3.6 

3.4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2

3.3 

4.3 

4.4 

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.4 

3.1 

3.8 

7.2 

5.9 

5.9

Per squsre

mile

0.179 

.395 

1.40

.893

2.44 

1.89 

.994 

.950 

.395 

.229 

.470 

.122 

.143

.796

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 890 sea. -ft.; Jan. 28 (3 a.m.

Sept.

5.6 

4.7 

4.4 

4.0 

4.1

5.6 

4.9 

6.1 

5.9 

5.1

4.5 

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.1 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.3 

4.4 

4.6 

4.7

4.4 

4.3 

4.0 

4.1 

3.8

Runoff in 

inches

O.21 

.44 

1.61

12.17

2.81 

1.97 

1.15 

1.06 

.46 

.26 

.54 

.14 

.16

10.81

) 569 sec.-

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mill Creek near Berlin Center 

and Beech Creek near Bolton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

 990813 O- 52 - 10 
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00 I 00", long. 80°58'10", in T. 1 N.. R. 5 W., at 

county road bridge, 1 mile upstream from flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream 

from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Berlin Center. Datum of gage is 

1,032.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--19.7 square miles, including that of unnamed tributary 150 feet below gage. 

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 950 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.41 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.61 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 1,900 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height 6.92 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, 1941, Aug. 10-17, 20-23, 1944, Sept. 2, 3, 

1945, Aug. 27, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.51 foot Aug. 13, 14, 16, 21, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22o*(CO

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.2

1.1

.8

1.3

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

9.6

8.4

2.7

2.3

Si- 8

Si- 6

gl.3

gl.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

Nov.

7.2

4.3

2.7

3.9

2.9

5.8

6.0

3.4

2.7

2.7

3.9

2.9

3.3

3.4

2.7

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

28

9.0

5.2

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.7

28

12

32

19

-

Dec.

9.0

5.8

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

11

36

14

65

460

88

26

17

13

16

21

11

b6

b3

b2.5

b2

2.3

13

24

gll

Month

Jan.

b6

b4

g2.9

*4.1

175

74

24

22

22

16

13

9.0

6.8

5.8

5.0

6.3

17

31

46

13

9.7

26

18

143

77

156

116

295

48

g30

g!4

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March ..........................

April .........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ...........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

gll

11

9.0

13

18

15

16

13

*13

11

blO

blO

15

28

178

64

26

16

14

31

20

126

87

34

47

26

17

16

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

50. 8

212.0

885.4

5,903.7

1,435.6

895.0

612.3

515.6

114.5

57 .2

43^7

15.5

13.6

4,851.2

Mar.

13

g!4

gll

g!8

g!3

g27

14

*11

10

28

32

18

15

13

12

9.6

11

12

9.3

8.0

8.4

21

79

26

16

13

26

15

9.3

7.7

92

Apr.

90

g28

g!7

g!2

9.3

29

32

18

12

8.4

7.1

6.3

6.6

8.7

7.1

10

10

13

15

11

7.7

10

22

23

14

9.3

46

17

9.3

6.8

-

Maximum

9.6

32

460

460

295

178

92

9O

22

13

5.4

1.3

1.0

460

May

6.0

5.2

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

6.4

2.5

22

16

6.3

5.0

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

1.8

1.7

Minimum

0.4

1.8

1.6

.3

2.9

9.0

7.7

6.3

.9

.4

.5

.2

.3

.2

June

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

1.0

.9

.7

.9

.7

.6

.4

.7

.7

5.6

2.9

1.2

.8

.5

1.1

13

9.2

3.3

1.8

1.2

Mean

1 . 64

7.07

28.6

16.1

46.3

32.0

19.8

17.2

3.69

1.91

1.41

.50

.45

13.3

July

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.4

2.0

1.1

.8

5.4

1.8

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

1.5

2.7

1.6

1.7

2.5

1.7

1.3

.8

.6

2.4

1.1

.7

.6

1.7

2.9

Aug.

1.3

.9

.7

.8

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.1

.7

Per square 

mile

0.083

. 359

l!45

.817

2.35

1.62

1.01

.873

.187

.097

.072

.025

.023

.675

.6

Sept.

0.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

1.0

.5

.8

.8

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.7

.4

Runoff in 

inchss

0.10

.40

1.67

11.14

2.71

1.69

1.16

.97

.22

.11

.08

.03

.03

9.17

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec.-ft.). Dec. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 950 sec.-ft.5 Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 584 sec.

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based en gage readings.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133

Kale Creek near Prlcetown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'25", long. 80°59'45", In T. 3 N., R. 5 W.,

 at bridge 0.4 mile north of Mahonlng-Trumbull county line, 1? miles northwest of 

Fncetown, 2£ miles upstream from mouth, and 3j miles south of Newton Palls. Datum 

of gage Is 914.7 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 21.7 square miles.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 580 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 4.40 feet);

 minimum, 0.2 second-foot on many days.

" 1941-48: Maximum discharge, 3,630 second-feet May 27, 1944 (gage height, 8.3 feet); 

minimum, 0.02 second-foot Sept. 5, 6, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).-- W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

1.2

3.0

2.6

1.7

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

NOT.

0.4

.5

.7

.9

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

3.0

8.9

4.6

2.2

1.6

1.1

1.1

2.8

13

8.9

20

-

Dec.

10

5.4

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

1.6

20

16

18

249

75

22

13

10

10

25

16

8.6

5.4

3.4

2.2

1.7

7.2

61

26

Jan.

15

8.4

5.4

4.6

200

153

34

24

24

25

19

13

8.9

6.9

5.9

6.4

14

28

72

24

11

22

24

164

100

124

157

360

62

26

11

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

8.4

7.2

5.6

6.4

12

16

25

27

24

23

12

7.2

10

33

248

97

29

15

11

11

11

70

149

37

42

32

16

13

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17.6

86 « 7

622.4

6,305.5

1,752.2

997 . E

651.5

668 3

154.7 27 c

 I QC 1

J.OD* ±.

20.4

8.1

5,192.1

liar.

9.8

8.6

8.1

8.4

9.8

12

10

7.5

6.2

9.8

33

20

13

12

10

7.8

6.9

8.4

7.8

5.9

5.4

31

174

44

21

16

29

25

12

8.1

71

Apr.

123

29

15

10

7.8

14

29

18

10

6.9

5.2

3.9

4.2

7.5

7.2

9.5

10

9.2

10

8.9

6.4

6.9

54

56

26

13

109

38

13

7.5

-

Maximum

3.0

20

249

570

360

248

174

123

64

4.6

88

8.1

.5

360

May

6.2

5.2

3.9

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

3.0

3.7

13

64

17

7.8

4.6

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.1

Minimum

0.2

.4

.8

.1

4.6

5.6

5.4

3 '.59

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

June

1.0

.8

.6

1.1

.8

.6

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.6

3.3

4.6

3.2

1.5

.7

-

Msan

0.57

2 89

2oll

17.2

56.5

35.6

21.0

22 3

4)99 .92

5.97

.66

.27

14.2

July

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.4

2.8

1.6

8.4

18

3.4

1.2

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

16

88

15

5.4

2.2

1.1

.6

.5

.5

.4

1.9

12

Aug.

8.1

2.6

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

Per square 

mile

0.026

.133

.926

.793

2.60

1.64

.968

1.03

.230

.042

275

!030

.012

.654

Sapt.

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.15

1.07

10.83

3.00

1.71

1.12

1.15

.27

.05

.32

.03

.01

8.91

Peak discharge (base. 500 see.-ft.). Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 580 sec.-£t.
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°10 I 18", long. 81°01'18", in T. 3 N., R. 6 W., Z\ 

miles southwest of Newton Falls, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream 

from Silver Creek. Datum of gage is 912.2 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area. 97.8 square miles.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--23 years, 91.6 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.75 

reet }; minimum, 7.4 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, Dec. 10, Aug. 21-28, but may have been less 

during period of no recorder record.

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 11.1 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet on basis of computed flow over dam; 

minimum, 3.0 second-feet July 22, 23, 1936 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

10

9.7

8.9

7.4

7.4

8.2

8.9

9.7

10

10

13

15

14

16

15

21

78

35

21

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

Nov.

11

14

14

17

20

19

30

24

19

17

24

24

22

24

24

22

19

17

17

57

65

38

28

26

23

21

57

83

71

139

-

Dec.

74

49

36

33

31

*28

26

23

19

18

16

23

138

98

105

714

396

118

78

65

65

120

78

b50

b40

b30

b25

24

66

352

b!50

Month

Jan.

b80

b60

b50

118

425

744

176

127

119

110

90

*71

58

52

46

49

94

130

316

141

78

113

110

550

544

439

716

1,190

616

b!40

blOO

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b80

b70

b60

60

76

82

103

103

105

82

65

58

73

158

868

756

168

103

84

77

68

156

453

166

180

154

95

83

_

-

Secondf cot-days

461 . £

986

3,088

30,289.4

7, 651

4,586

3 316

3 975

1 275

49 1

1,139.4

409.1

341.1

27,719.5

Mar.

70

67

70

65

106

108

83

60

54

74

166

103

74

74

64

54

49

65

58

43

49

98

567

231

116

95

166

156

84

62

184

Apr.

460

147

94

71

58

102

176

129

83

61

50

46

44

58

53

61

71

71

111

105

70

65

234

273

176

98

562

267

105

74

-

Maximum

78

139

714

1,310

1,190 

868

567

562

246

57

35O

35

21

1,190

May

61

54

45

38

34

32

28

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

44

61

44

246

105

60

40

32

30

28

24

21

Minimum

7.4

11

16

5

46

58

43

44

17

12

9.7

7.4

8.2

7.4

June

19

17

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

17

26

57

24

16

12

-

Mean

14.9

32.9

99.6

82.8

247

164

107

132

41.1

16.4

13i2

11.4

75.9

July

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

11

46

19

13

90

49

21

15

12

11

10

10

12

12

47

350

90

42

24

18

15

14

13

12

28

103

Aug.

35

20

15

20

16

13

12

11

10

9.7

alO

a!5

a20

a!3

a!3

a!5

al5

alO

a!5

h8.2

h7.4

h7.4

h7.4

h7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

20

20

14

Per square 

mile

0.152

.336

1.02

.847

2 53

1 . 68

1.09

1.35

.420

. 168

.376

.135

.117

.776

Sept.

21

17

11

10

10

10

9.7

15

18

13

11

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.9

9.7

14

12

9.7

8.9

9.7

11

13

10

8.9

9.7

14

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.18

.37

1.18

11.52

2.92

1.75

1. 26

1.51

48

!l9

.43

.16

.13

10.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO see.-ft.). Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (2 a.m.) 1,330 

sec.-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Eagle

Creek ;kat Phalanx Station.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic 

h Computed from Inside tape-gage reading.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 135

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°15"40", long. 80°57'16", at highway bridge 1 mile 

north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek, and 

4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 887.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area.--97.0 square miles.

Records available.--June 1926 to August 1934, January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--18 years (1926-33, 1938-49), 101 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.96 

feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 1.94 feet Oct. 2, 9.

1926-34, 1938-49i Maximum discharge, 3,480 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 

12.2 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 feet); minimum 

daily, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by mill several miles above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1928(M). W 953: 1938-41.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

15

13

13

11

11

11

13

14

11

14

16

18

16

16

16

26

101

59

28

20

18

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

NOV.

14

18

20

22

24

24

40

29

22

22

30

32

26

29

30

24

24

24

26

61

93

49

36

30

36

24

64

118

97

141

-

Dec.

110

60

44

38

36

34

30

38

26

22

22

34

171

212

268

387

637

275

114

89

82

125

97

68

48

32" 37

30

79

359

415

Jan.

145

86

57

56

233

775

443

177

136

118

99

80

67

60

55

60

106

141

247

247

107

127

139

261

590

500

637

795

830

289

132

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

96

87

68

72

87

85

106

117

122

100

74

59

86

170

429

795

338

145

107

93

83

121

345

268

177

212

131

103

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

607

1,219 

4,009

33,158.5

7 795

4,676

4,169

4,011

1,755

622

729 1

462 . 1

454.0

30,508.2

liar.

86

74

83

86

128

150

118

83

74

82

150

131

100

100

93

76

68

90

79

57

61

104

429

- 457

184

127

198

303

146

96

156

Apr.

457

268

124

92

75

110

191

145

97

71

60

55

53

64

61

66

67

67

85

93

67

60

145

289

289

135

191

338

120

76

Maximum

101

141 

637

1,140

830

795

457

457

261

49

101

28

24

830

May

67

61

53

45

40

37

32

31

31

29

26

26

26

26

24

26

24

22

24

82

101

63

219

261

108

70

53

47

40

32

29

Minimum

11

14 

22

5.1

55

59

57

53

22

11

9.1

. 5.5

9.1

5.5

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.) . Jan. 29 (12:30 a.m

June

26

24

22

20

18

18

18

16

18

16

11

34

24

13

16

14

15

15

14

18

38

22

16

14

16

28

49

29

20

20

Mean

19 6

4o!e

129

90.6

251

167

134

134

56.6

20.7

23.5

14.9

15.1

83.6

July

18

16

14

16

16

9.1

16

16

14

30

36

20

18

18

16

15

14

22

16

18

101

61

32

22

22

16

18

20

16

16

47

Aug.

28

22

16

18

13

16

12

16

14

12

12

18

26

16

16

18

18

12

18

12

8.3

13

11

9.9

9.1

6.6

7.7

5.5

16

26

16

Per square 

mile

0.202

.419 

1.33

.934

2 .59

1^72

1.38

1 38

.584

 2 13

'.242

.154

.156

.862

Sept.

24

IS

12

9.1

11

15

9.9

16

24

18

13

16

15

13

14

15

14

11

16

20

14

14

14

16

13

16

14

16

18

15

Runoff in 

inches

0 23

!47

1.53

12.69

2 99

l!79

1 59

l!54

.67

.24

28

 18

.17

11.68

1,200 sec. -ft.
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'50", long. 80°45'20", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W.,

I.OOO' feet below Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion 

Run, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland. Datum 

of gage is 867.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.--97.6 square miles.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 282 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 5.74 feet); 

no now for many days.

1926-29, 1943-49: Maximum discharge, 1,890 aecond-feet Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height,

II.5 feet from floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Mosquito Creek Reservoir (see p. 128). 

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.4

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.2

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

7.6

6.2

4

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

30

90

90

90

90

90

123

190

194

190

185

185

_

-

"onth foot^ys

October .......................... 138 . 1

November ......................... 144. 7

December ......................... o

Calendar year 1948 ............ 26,926.7

January .......................... o

February ......................... 1, 547

March . . 2 523 8

.April ............................ i'430.- 9

]|&y 959 2

Juno ... 4 558

July ............................. 7*529

August ........................... 7, 792

September ........................ 4, 539

Water year 1948-49 ............ 31,211.7

Mar.

185

185

185

185

190

190

185

185

180

185

158

94

91

91

90

62

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

6.2

6

6

5.9

5.6

7.8

6.2

5.1

4.7

5

Apr.

35

9

9

9

6

6

6

96

96

9

9

9

6

6

6

96

95

9

9

9

5

5

6

66

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

Maximum

5.4

7.6

0

431

0

194

190

96

92

234

282

276

221

282

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

May

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

37

92

65

28

4.9

4.9

23

39

39

69

92

92

92

92

47

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

25

a41

Minimum

4.4

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

5.6

4.9

41

194

207

37

0

June

a41

a41

41

42

69

92

92

92

92

129

190.

190

190

206

234

234

218

185

185

185

185

185

180

180

180

180

172

180

180

188

Mean

4.45

4.82

0

73.6

0

55.2

81 . 4

47.7

152*

243

251

153

35.5

July

199

199

199

194

208

219

219

223

239

239

239

239

239

247

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

254

254

254

254

235

262

282

276

276

Ang.

276

276

276

276

270

270

270

264

270

267

270

270

265

265

260

260

260

260

260

260

254

254

229

214

214

214

214

214

207

214

219

Sept.

219

219

219

219

219

212

147

127

124

93

190

160

93

127

137

148

132

221

175

164

190

123

123

119

190

125

131

121

65

37

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baa la of gate openings at Mosquito Creek Dam.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite or affected

Nov. 29 to Feb. 17, Feb. 22, 23, Mar. 23, 24, Mar. 31 to

by backwater from downstream tributaries

Apr. 3, Apr. 6-9, 22-29, May 22-25; discharge computed on basis of record of gate openings at Mosquito Creek Dam.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11 I 02", long. 80°45'39", at dam inNiles, Trumbull County, half a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 857.26 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mohoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area.--139 square miles.

Records available.--June 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years, 113 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 420 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 2.85 feet); 

minimum, 2.8 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 3,080 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 5.16 

feet); no flow for several days in 1933, 1934, 1936.

Remarks. Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below. Flow regulated by Mosquito 

Creek Reservoir (see p. 128).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.9

11

16

12

11

12

11

11

14

14

12

29

35

24

16

14

14

16

18

20.

18

18

20

22

22

29

NOV.

35

29

7.9

6.6

5.5

7.9

9.3

7.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.5

5.5

7.9

22

22

14

12

11

11

12

27

35

48

55

-

Dec.

24

14

11

7.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.5

5.5

4.5

3.6

8.6

35

35

37

167

192

61

27

22

22

32

29

18

12

9.3

6.6

6.6

25

102

70

Jan.

29

20

14

12

152

302

130

55

41

32

27

22

18

16

14

18

29

44

89

66

32

55

62

192

295

250

315

391

270

64

38

Month

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

27

22

18

22

35

38

48

55

48

35

24

20

27

44

181

221

78

85

116

116

116

178

289

250

263

257

227

215

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

479.9

449.8

1,012.9

37,929.2

3,094

3,055

3,832

2,567

1,609.6

4,555

7,532

7,872

4,706

40,765.2

Mar.

209

203

203

209

221

232

221

198

192

203

221

176

120

116

112

107

59

32

29

22

22

33

150

120

55

44

78

78

38

24

105

Apr.

192

144

134

116

112

130

176

155

125

112

107

102

102

107

107

62

22

20

22

22

18

20

32

98

85

44

81

66

32

22

-

MaxiBum

35

55

192

549

391

289

232

192

215

221

289

276

221

391

May

20

18

12

12

11

11

59

94

62

26

9.3

9.3

32

44

32

81

94

94

102

130

55

50

215

118

59

35

27

24

20

16

38

Mininum

6.6

5.5

3.6

.7

12

18

22

18

9.3

48

192

215

42

3.6

Jnne

48

48

48

48

51

81

94

94

94

94

150

192

198

198

198

221

221

209

192

186

192

186

186

186

192

192

198

186

186

186

-

Mean

15.5

15.0

32.7

104

99.8

109

124

85.6

51.9

152

243

254

157

112

July

192

192

192

192

198

215

227

227

227

257

250

238

238

238

244

257

257

263

263

276

282

263

257

257

257

257

250

244

257

276

289

Aug.

276

270

270

270

270

270

263

263

263

263

263

270

270

263

263

263

257

263

263

263

263

257

257

232

221

221

215

221

227

215

227

Per square 

nile

Sept.

221

215

215

215

215

209

198

150

130

120

114

181

165

94

116

139

139

144

203

176

170

176

130

125

139

176

130

134

125

42

-

Runoff in 

Inches
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°09'26", long. 80°46 l 5l", in 

T. 3 N. , R. 3 W., three-eighths of a mile upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Mineral Ridge Dam, and 1 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge. 

Datum of gage is 854.81 feet above mean sea level,, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Drainage area. 84.9 square miles.

Records available . August 1929 to September 1949. 

a mij.es upstream.

May 1926 to September 1929 at Ohlstown,

Average discharge. 20 years (1929-49), 42.9 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.82 

reet) ; minimum not determined.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.1 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet by computation of flow over dam; no 

flow Aug. 18-20, 1934 (caused by ponding of water above new concrete control).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnich are poor. Figures of daily discharge do no include water diverted above station 

from Meander Creek Reservoir for municipal supply of McDonald, Niles, and Youngstown. 

Flow regulated by Meander Creek Reservoir (see p. 128).

Cooperation. Record of diversion furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary Dictrict. 

Revisions (water years ). W 873 r 1934-38.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

al.6

Nov.

al.8

-

Dec.

a£ 1

Month

Jan.

al.8

438

122

90

65

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

 law May................ ..............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

46

31

17

13

15

20

26

28

23

20

14

9.8

7.7

9.8 

744

423

3.6

11

3.4

2.3

2.0

535

312

215

165

122

84

67

_

-

Second 

foot-days

49.6

54.0

65.1

9,550.4

763.6

2,969.6

9O9.0

1,363.2

143.2

51.0

46.5

49.6

42.0

6,506.4

Mar.

39

32

17

24

38

13

16

18

11

11

41

47

27

27 

12

35

11

a3

a3

a3

11

7.0

35

64

64

42

97

52

41

18

a50

Apr.

247

185

111

67

45

a 45

a70

a55

a35

a25

a!5

alO

6.8

5.2 

a50

8.2

2.8

6.8

6.O

2.7

1.6

3.O

10

6.1

20

43

75

98

67

41

Maximum

0

0

0

1,060

438

744

97

247

36

O

0

0

0

744

May

31

36

7.0

6.2

3.1

a3

a2

a2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.5 

1.2

1.7

2.9

4.3

4.5

3.9

3.2

4.3

2.5

3.5

2.7

a2.4

a2.1

al.7

al.4

al.6

al.6

Minimum

o

0

o

0

o

2.O

3

1.6

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

June

al.7

-

Mean

1.6

1.8

2.1

26.1

24.6

106

29.3

45.4

4.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.4

17.8

July

al.5

Aug.

al.6

Sept.

al.4

-

Diversion 

( second-feet H

39.8

37.6

37.9

40.8

37.5

39.0

38.3

38.2

2 38.4

43.3

42.6

44.5

39.0

39.7

t Diversion for municipal supply of McDonald, Nlles, and Youngstown.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of weather records, pool elevations for Meand 

Creek Reservoir, recorded range In stage, and record of waste water from purification plant of 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 139

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°04'20", long. 80°41'25", In T. 2 N., R. 2 W., In 

Mill Creek Park In Youngstovm, 2j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--68.4 square miles.

Records available.--November 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 3.77 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot about Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.28 foot from recorded 

range in stage).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 6,100 second-feet May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 0.1 second foot Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 second-feet in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream 

(computed by Mill Creek Park Association).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.4

2.9

a2.5

2.9

2.5

2.5

3.4

5.8

8.2

5.8

5.5

2.5

6.1

5.2

4.1

4.7

12

36

17

10

9.3

10

7.1

6.5

5.8

4.9

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.2

6.1

Nov.

14

24

16

16

17

16

27

19

14

13

17

17

16

17

17

15

13

12

13

58

63

33

27

24

21

20

68

77

86

96

-

Dec.

53

36

29

28

25

24

23

21

18

16

14

23

120

82

129

784

770

250

98

66

58

90

58

38

28

21

17

14

27

82

53

Jan.

33

31

23

21

272

388

202

105

88

75

61

49

39

34

32

31

43

64

142

84

49

86

82

301

360

378

490

860

468

152

69

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February

llaroh ............................

April ............................

Ifnv ay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

50

45

34

39

64

59

63

52

55

49

36

30

40

67

298

313

142

71

58

121

111

229

376

201

158

125

78

69

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

211.1

886

3,095

18,976.7

5,112

3,033

2,177

2,288

672.2

244.8

280.2

95.5

112.9

18,207.7

Mar.

53

45

52

53

69

101

84

56

47

56

140

82

53

49

45

39

36

45

40

30

32

43

172

103

64

52

119

107

56

43

211

Apr.

336

145

80

58

47

120

153

86

56

42

34

31

31

46

42

46

52

49

64

56

42

40

86

105

71

46

144

100

47

33

-

Maximum

36

96

784

980

860

376

211

336

114

26

50

15

9.5

860

May

30

27

21

16

14

13

12

11

12

12

11

10

11

9.0

9.6

8.5

7.6

5.9

6.5

27

22

107

114

40

31

20

17

15

13

11

8.1

Minimum

2.5

12

14

.5

21

30

30

31

5.9

2.4

1.7

.2

1.3

.2

June

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.8

9.6

6.3

3.9

3.1

2.9

6.0

19

11

7.2

8.5

8.5

5.6

3.1

2.4

3.6

12

12

6.7

3.6

2.6

12

18

26

14

alO

a5

-

Mean

6.81

29.5

99.8

51.8

165

10S

70.2

76.3

21.7

8.16

9.04

3.08

3.76

49.9

July

a4

a3

3.2

32

32

a5

a20

315

alO

330

a!5

alO

as

3.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

alO

a5

a20

alO

a7

a5

a4

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

350

a25

Aug.

a!5

alO

a5

a4

a3

32

31. 5

al.5

al.5

al.5

1.4

1.6

1.9

3.1

3.3

2.0

.9

.3

.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

31

35

12

8.1

7.2

Per square 

mile

Q.100

.431

1.46

.757

2.41

1.58

1.03

1.12

.317

.119

.132

.045

.055

.-730

Sept.

4.2

3.3

5.6

1.7

1.3

3.3

5.6

9.0

6.3

4.2

4.2

4.5

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

9.5

8.5

3.1

2.2

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.2

3.1

2.0

3.3

4.8

4.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.48

1.68

10.33

2.78

1.64

1.19

1.25

.37

.13

.15

.05

.06

9.90

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (11:30 p.m.) 1,140 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (5:30 a.m.)

920 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of daily gage readings at Newport Dam, 

1 mile upstream, weather records, and recorded range in stage.
140 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Shenango-River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°29 I 55", long. 80°27 I 30", 

EUTTTeet downstream from Sugar Run, 550 feet downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford 

County, and lj miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage is 970.00 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area.--167 square miles.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years, 188 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 575 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 5.92 feet); 

minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 17 (gage height, d.44 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 1,540 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot June 30 to July 3, 1934. ^

Renarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p.ISS). 

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control meth>.& used June 1 to Sept. 30)

3.6

3.65

3.7

3.75

3.85

3.95

2.4

3.3

4.3

5.5

8.4

12

4.05

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.1 

5.7

94

118

147

220

498

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

251

255

251

255

255

251

336

311

264

255

255

251

251

251

251

251

251

246

242

242

242

Nov.

211

154

150

116

90

104

101

92

92

77

82

80

80

82

80

80

78

78

78

121

90

84

84

82

82

82

129

94

104

90

-

Dec.

84

82

82

82

82

82

80

80

80

80

80

104

116

90

101

147

101

88

86

84

88

92

84

82

80

78

76

76

114

117

86

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April..... .............

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

84

82

80

80

150

125

1

:

:

94

94

92

90

88

84

84

84

84

88

92

96

13

92

90

06

92

73

251

371

4

4

1

1

ISO

t09

74

64

237

Secondfoot days

7,927

2,947

2,784

68,771.2

4,393

11,949

3 f 812 * 3

779.0

3 j 398 . 9

5,775

6, 781

6, 856

6,431

63,833.2

Feb.

380

437

437

437

437

437

446

437

441

437

432

432

441

399

384

321

380 43-2

432

432

432

450

464

437

450

441

432

432

.

-

Mar.

432

4!

3E

2£

7

>5

7

306

311

22

IE

IE

!3

7

>7

140

113

1C

1C

)6

)6

n

49

45

t

16

L9

a

43

23-

;

59

7

0

155

13

]

-

1

L4

8JI

0

61

Observed

Maximum

336

211

147

1,090

450

464

432

71

178

208

278

224

220

464

Minimum

242

77

76

3.3

80

321

8.8

5.0

2.9

101

181

153

147

2.9

Apr.

54

63

58

27

6.9

35

39

52

63

61

32

5.0

5.8

5.3

5.0

6.6

5.8

5.8

6:6

25

71

30

14.5

21

11

6.7

40

11.5

6.5

5.0

Mean

256

98. 2

89.8

188

142

427

123

26 0

110

192

219

221

214

175

May

4.3

3.7

2.9

22

54

53

52

52

88

118

118

121

121

121

121

154

174

174

178

164

111

127

138

124

118

135

150

150

150

150

150

June

147

144

171

208

208

208

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

208

208

208

208

208

204

204

204

204

200

200

200

204

140

101

160

200

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-173

+91 3

+150 '

+16.1

+267

 91. 5

+214

+196

+49.3

-207

-222

-235

-J.9.0

July

200

200

200

200

249

278

239

216

224

212

185

181

181

208

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

Aug.

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

207

153

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

Sept.

200

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

176

147

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents*

Mean

83 . 0

190

240

204

409

336

337

222

159

-15.0

-3.00

-55.0

-21.0

156

Per square 

mile

0.497

1.14

1.44

1.22

2 . 45

2.01

2.02

1.33

 952

-.090

- 018

-.329

-.126

.934

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

1. 27

1.66

16.64

2 . 82

2.09

2 35

T.!48

1.10

-.10

-.02

- . 38

-.14

12.68

t Change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir. 

* Negative figures Indicate that evaporation and eepage exceeded natural flow.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 141

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16'00", long. 80°28'20", at Sharpsville, Mercer 

uounty, 700 feet upstream from Erie Railroad Bridge and 3 miles downstream from 

Pymatuning Creek. Datum of gage is 862.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 588 square miles.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 671 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.60 

FeeTT; minimum, 157 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.57 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey profile map.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 128) and by mills above station.

Sating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20-22, Apr. 12-23,

May 2-20, May 30 to Sept. 30)

2.6 167

2.8 253

3.1 424

3.4 640

3.9 1,080

4.6 1,810

5.6 2,960

6.5 4,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

289

284

284

279

279

279

279

311

345

339

322

381

356

345

362

334

451

1,410

1,060

672

578

513

458

412

387

362

356

351

345

339

g339

Nov.

399

471

381

356

322

328

594

471

368

334

368

381

351

393

393

334

305

284

*274

903

gl,130

g721

g505

g520

g464

g438

gl,240

gl,380

gl,330

gl,150

-

Deo.

g859

g697

g578

g478

g412

g368

g322

g316

g305

279

244

347

1,260

1,080

1,070

2,420

2,030

1,330

1,020

868

738

746

640

505

374

b280

b270

b290

462

bl,550

1,280

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...... ............

April............. .....

May.. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

924

b

b

368

540

540

1,430

2,660

*lj

1,

1,(

360

280

D90

942

772

586

164

105

374

381

1,<

549

380

310

962

746

£

1,

S42

S42

?20

2,360

2,390

2,£

4,(

3,1

1,

)40

X>0

L60

540

1,220

Secondfoot-days

13,101

16,888

23,418

247,447

40,377

33 j 808

25,326

18, 278

16,952

9 132

ii'soe

8 f 988

8,714

226,288

Feb.

bl,050

bl,100

b860

b880

914

b880

962

971

1,000

933

842

764

868

1,140

 2,030

2,300

1,700

1,430

,260

,120

914

,120

,860

,480

1,540

1,540

1,240

1,110

_

_

-

Mar.

942

798

842

738

842

1,090

1,060

798

680

632

815

746

648

664

617

534

484

534

491

405

399

534

1,880

1,520

1,030

924

1,280

1,170

798

632

799

Apr.

1,480

1,210

942

764

541

605

952

842

721

563

444

381

351

356

345

362

362

351

362

356

334

362

399

636

680

534

889

979

648

527

Observed

Maximum

1,410

1,380

2,420

4,480

4,000

2,300

1 s 880

1,480

2,080

478

955

458

455

4,000

Minimum

279

274

244

105

374

764

399

334

187

258

244

228

239

187

Mean

423

563

755

676

1,302

1,207

817

609

547

304

365

290

290

620

May .

444

374

305

244

212

225

216

199

187

198

235

230

225

225

225

221

244

269

284

883

1,100

1,070

2,080

1,590

1,280

1,080

952

789

586

418

362

June

328

295

274

295

328

311

300

289

284

279

279

279

311

289

279

274

263

269

295

279

412

332

305

284

305

362

478

336

258

258

Change in 

contents

(equivalent,

second-feet)^

-173

+91.3

+150

+16.1

+267

 91 5

+214*

+196

+49.3

-207

-222

-276

-235

-19.0

July

289

274

263

253

244

353

955

648

431

437

473

374

316

279

279

289

300

339

322

311

334

311

305

300

300

289

284

284

344

517

604

Aug.

393

345

374

458

374

351

322

289

279

263

279

295

289

289

279

269

258

228

289

269

258

253

248

244

244

239

239

244

279

269

279

Sept.

g311

284

269

455

449

305

284

339

316

295

279

263

258

258

253

253

253

275

362

295

279

274

269

269

269

263

253

239

274

239

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

250

654

905

692

Ij 569

1$ 116

1,031

596

97.0

143

14.0

55.0

601

Per square 

mile

0.425

1.11

1.54

1.18

2 . 67

1.90

1.75

1.37

1.01

.165

243

!o24

.094

1.02

Rnnoff in 

inches

0.49

1. 24

l!?8

16.03

1. 98

2.02

1.53

1.16

* 18

. 28

.03

.10

13.87

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Pymatuning Reservoir.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily tape-gage reading
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°29'50", long. 80°28'55 n , at 

highway bridge at Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

mouth and if miles northwest of Jamestown. Datum of gage is 984.58 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 9.34 square miles.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 9.78 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 156 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 2.09 

i'eet); no flow at times.

1934-49: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 

6.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year). W 1113; 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.1 0.04

.15 .13

.2 .29

.25 .53

.3 .88

0.35 

.4

.45 

.5

.55

1.32

1.88

2.57

3.39

4.38

.9

1.0

5.55

8.4

12.0

16.3

21.2

1.1 27

1.2 34

1.4 52

1.6 76

1.7 90

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.53

.42

.42

.33

.25

.25

.29

2.90

3.25

1.95

3.65

4.30

2.82

5.5

2.85

2.70

76

51

12

6.9

4.83

3.97

3.39

3.04

2.57

2.28

2.01

1.88

1.76

1.64

1.76

Nov.

7.6

6.8

4.17

5.6

4.38

19

12.5

5.6

4.38

6.0

8.4

5.3

7.1

7.8

5.6

4.17

4.17

3.39

5.8

*50

16

8.8

7.2

6.4

5.3

5.3

56

17

30

17

-

Dec.

10

7.2

6.9

5.8

5.6

7.5

5.8

4.83

3.58

3.58

3.10

30

41

15

27

78

26

13

11

10

12.5

17.5

9.1

6.3

b4.2

b3.3

b2.7

2.88

43

40

17

Jan.

9.1

6.7

4.85

4.44

80

*48

18.5

15.5

13.5

11

8.8

6.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

10.5

17

19

34

14

9.9

26

14

59

50

61

44

85

23

12

9.8

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

8.4

7.5

6.1

7.5

10

9.1

18

12.5

14

8.4

6.0

6.4

18

21

83

30

14

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.2

29

38

16

31

17

10.5

10.5

_

_

-

Secondfee t-days

207. 4'

346.7

473.3

3,792.2(

732.4

466.4

527.0

332.0

208.9

21.2J

30.8

.9'

3.4'

3,350.9

Mar.

8.3

8.2

8.4

10.5

24

25

13.5

9.3

8.4

15

18

11.5

13.5

15

13

10

10.5

12.5

8.4

6.9

9.2

39

75

20

13.5

13

31

14

8.8

6.6

47

Apr.

37

16

10.5

7.8

6.6

21

20

17

9.8

6.9

5.8

4.83

5.3

5.3

4.83

6.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

5.1

3.77

4.90

14.5

21

11

6.7

40

11.5

6.1

4.60

-

Maximum

I 76

D 56

1 78

D 175

3 85

83

75

I 40

J 41

3 3.90

3 11.5

I .22

I .85

? 85

May

4.17

3.39

2.72

2.28

1.88

1.64

1.32

1.32

1.22

1.13

1.04

.88

.88

.80

.80

.80

.73

.66

5.0

41

9.4

30

38

21

17

6.1

3.97

3.58

2.72

2.01

1.53

Minimum

0.25

3.39

2.7

.02

4.44

6.0

6.6

3.77

.66

.19

.02

0

0

0

June

1.32

1.04

.88

.73

.66

.53

.47

.37

.37

.37

.37

.37

.47

.33

.29

.22

.22

.29

.25

.25

.96

.73

.33

.19

.65

3.90

2.70

1.13

.53

.33

Mean

6.69

11.6

15.3

10.4

23.6

16.7

17.0

11.1

6.74

.708

.996

.03C

.115

9.18

July

0.25

.16

.11

.09

.06

.55

6.7

1.50

1.05

11.5

3.05

.80

.37

.22

.13

.09

.09

.29

.25

.22

.19

.29

.25

.13

.07

.04

.02

.80

.47

.55

.59

Aug.

0.22

.09

.07

.11

.09

.03

.02

0

0

0

0

0

.06

.03

.02

.01

0

.04

.04

.02

0

0

0

.01

.02

0

0

0

.01

.02

.03

Per square 

mile

0.716

1.24

1.64

1.11

2.53

1.79

1.82

1.19

.722

.076

.107

.0032

.012

.983

Sept.

0.06

.04

.02

.01

0

0

0

.22

.13

.04

.02

.01

0

.02

0

0

0

.22

.85

.13

.04

.06

.09

.16

.11

.06

.03

.56

.37

.19

Runoff in 

inches

0.83

1.38

1.88

15.09

2.92

1.86

2.10

1.32

.83

.08

.12

.004

.01

13.33

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec.-ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 13, Aug. 11-28, Sept. 3-15 computed from graph based on ge readings.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 143

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25'15", long. 80°22'35", 1,500 feet downstream

From tfilliamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and

2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 953.46 feet above mean sea level,

adjustment of 1312. 

Drainage area.--104 square miles. 

Kecords available.--November 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949

In reports or Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918, November 1919 to

August 1923, and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department

of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge.--29 years (1914-18, 1920-22, 1926-49), 137 second-feet. 

iixtremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height 5.86

reet from recorded pen range); minimum, 7.2 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.78

foot).

1919-23, 1925-49: Maximum discharge, 6,200 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height,

12.26 feet), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 21, 1923. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some reguiation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions.-- W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

2.9 

3.5

170

263

410

4.5 725

5.0 900

5.6 1,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

15

15

12

11

14

14

24

41

31

29

48

32

39

34

27

176

498

238

117

93

71

58

50

42

40

35

35

33

30

33

Nov.

85

126

77

75

68

122

180

103

78

73

119

96

96

134

102

83

77

71

69

*443

337

157

125

108

92

80

430

431

308

264

-

Dec.

170

125

107

97

86

94

88

76

68

60

56

112

466

237

205

630

581

230

162

140

135

172

131

96

b78

b68

b60

b64

182

640

g324

Jan.

g239

g!51 gioe

bglOO

g475

*1,140

441

237

187

156

132

114

99

92

86

110

168

164

284

202

132

257

204

467

751

544

726

901

698

232

191

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

161

145

b!20

bllO

b!30

b!25

b!50

b!40

b!45

bllO

b96

b94

159

249

518

672

*265

172

150

136

121

192

452

246

313

269

175

162

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1 953

4^609

5,740

51,451.

9,788

5,777

6,383

5,030

4,414

1,050

885

493.

506

46,628.

Mar.

128

123

128

129

194

261

192

139

126

149

222

170

150

168

167

140

136

156

126

101

131

303

794

427

230

198

362

293

168

136

236

Apr.

528

302

200

151

125

222

308

243

175

132

111

98

101

112

103

118

112

102

110

99

82

77

121

201

165

117

338

238

133

106

Maximum

498

443

640

3 1,590

1,140

672

794

528

760

74

95

2 34

30

2 1,140

May

97

94

75

63

56

49

49

44

41

40

36

34

33

33

32

29

29

28

41

462

376

295

760

g567

g360

g!94

144

115

94

78

66

Minimum

11

68

56

9.9

86

94

101

77

28

20

14

11*

8.5

June

57

49

43

39

36

32

30

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

21

20

20

20

22

27

61

40

30

20

38

70

69

74

36

26

Mean

63. C

154

185

141

316

206

206

168

142

35. C

28 .'

15. E

16. £

128

July

26

20

18

15

16

37

60

30

23

81

67

34

27

20

18

17

16

29

31

21

20

21

27

18

14

15

14

14

19

22

95

Aug.

34

24

20

30

23

19

15

13

13

12

13

19

19

13

11

11

12

24

24

17

12

9.2

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

15

17

17

Per square 

mile

0.606

1.48

1.78

1.36

3.04

1.98

1.98

i 1 . p.GC1?

1.37

.337

.274

.153

.162

1.23

Sept.

22

19

15

14

23

28

21

25

30

22

14

12

13

13

11

12

12

12

20

20

16

15

14

16

15

12

12

13

18

17

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.70

1.65

2.05

18.40

3.50

2.07

2.28

1.80

1.58

.38

.32

.18

.18

16.69

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec.-ft.).--Mo peak above bas

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph base on once-daily tape-gage readings.
144 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'40", long. 80°28'40", 2 miles upstream from 

moutn, 3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsvllle. Datum of gage Is 873.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 169 square miles.

Kecoras 'available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 In 

reports or ueological Survey. January 1914 to August 1923 and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Average discharge. 31 years (1914-22, 1926-49), 199 second-feet.

jsxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.310 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.01 

feet); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

1914-23. 1925-49: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Mar. 25, 1936 (gage height, 

10.68 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulatlon at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water year). W 743: Drainage area. W 1033: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and dischai

(Shifting-control method used Oct

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

>ge, in second-feet)

1-17, Sept. 19-30)

Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4 5.3 2.6 91 1.35 3.2 1.7 16 3.9 282

1.5 9.0 3.1 147 1.4 4.;

1.6 13 3.7 £31 1.45 5.f

1.7 18 4.6 390 1.5 7.J

1.8 24 5.7 625 1.55 9.]

2.1 46 6.4 300 1.6 11

' 1.8 23 5.1 522

2.0 38 6.5 860

' 2.3 66 7.8 1,240

2.7 110

3.3 188

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.3

3.7

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.0

7.0

11

12

13

16

20

14

17

19

22

60

155

160

129

121

101

72

50

37

30

27

24

22

20

21

Nov.

35

38

46

52

51

69

100

108

93

85

79

77

82

84

82

76

74

64

57

*171

239

231

216

208

172

120

230

255

350

323

-

Dec.

323

297

239

157

10S

93

84

76

63

58

50

109

263

314

394

632

510

530

500

420

306

224

194

161

bl!5

b82

b66

b72

144

314

360

Jan.

400

350

323

216

465

*550

eeo

600

530

450

332

201

137

109

95

100

143

194

288

314

306

323

288

484

550

720

800

1,220

1,090

820

634

Month

October. .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19*8 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

489

376

216

152

138

b!35

b!60

b!80

b200

b!70

b!50

b!30

b!60

240

529

*588

706

634

522

376

217

266

396

416

4S9

436

386

309

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,228.2

3,867

7,263

67,310.7

13,632

9,166

8,271

6,262

4 723 '703.4

1,483.6

642.7

315.7

57,562.6

Mar.

210

147

151

147

195

273

291

291

248

202

224

232

224

210

202

188

167

171

166

b!35

130

190

436

446

500

500

544

426

376

*318

331

Apr.

396

4

4

^

126

H6

546

224

210

'56

'82

'64

210

151

;

3

L15

97

90

86

91

95

97

103

104

]

1

96

88

L16

03

248

232 1

I

I

Maximum

160

350

632

2,650

1,220

706

544

426

511

68

300

84

21

1,220

520

18

00

'82

May

218

122

84

64

51

41

35

30

26

24

21

20

18

19

19

18

17

16

19

114

224

326

478

446

456

511

511

406

218

103

68

Minimum

7.0

35

50

4.3

95

130

130

86

16

8.7

7.6

4.0

5.6

4.0

June

48

36

29

24

21

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

12

11

10

8.7

8.7

10

39

15

12

19

22

18

24

36

68

60

47

39

Mean

39.6

129

234

184

440

327

267

209

152

23.6

47.9

20.7

10.5

158

July

26

16

12

9.1

7.6

94

300

270

130

78

115

88

60

32

18

11

8.7

17

9.1

14

22

16

14

16

23

16

11

9.1

10

18

13

Aug.

20

44

84

62

66

63

42

21

12

11

10

11

15

23

24

16

12

12

9.1

8.3

7.2

6.6

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.8

8.3

8.3

19

Per square 

mile

0.234

.763

1.38

1.09

2.60

1.93

1.58

1.24

.893,

.140

.283

.122

.062

.935

Sept.

21

18

16

18

13

8.3

7.2

14

10

11

11

9.5

7.6

6.9

6.2

6.2

5.6

12

15

10

9.5

10

9.1

8.3

7.6

8.0

8.0

10

10

8.7

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.85

1.60

14.82

3.00

2.02

1.82

1.38

1.04

.16

.33

.14

.07

12.68

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 145

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°49'00 n , long. 80°14'35", at highway bridge at 

Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek. Datum of gage is 852.31 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--356 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1949 in 

reports or Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only) and 

October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Average discharge.--30 years (1919-49), 477 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 9.31 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 14, 15; minimum gage height, 0.93 

foot Aug. 27.

1919-49: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 6.0 

second-feet July 21-23, 1936 (gage height, 0.82 foot). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1924(M), 1937, 1938, 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7-H6, June 26-30,

July 6-12, 17-25, July 3O to Aug. 5, Sept. 23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 18 1.5 82 2.7 446 O.9 15 1.5 82 3.2 

1.1 26 1.7 122 3.2 705 1.0 21 1.7 122 4.2 

1.2 37 2.0 197 3.9 1,160 1.1 29 2.0 197 6.2 

1.3 50 2.3 289 1.2 38 2.3 295 7.2 

1.3 50 2.6 430 8.2

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8' 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

37 

35 

30 

25

28 

42

50 

121 

75

56 

54 

 50 

44 

41

36 

55 

372 

214 

134

118 

92 

75 

68 

62

58 

53 

52 

49 

46 

45

Nov.

49 

62 

64 

64 

88

94 

269 

180 

138 

136

198 

170 

152 

155

138

122 

116 

112 

*107 

182

238 

186 

200 

210

152

138 

351 

434 

609 

885

Dec.

682 

557 

474 

399 

335

320 

282 

238 

203 

162

145 

202 

832 

562 

1,120

5,030 

3,560 

1,790 

1,160 

895

723 

699 

530 

405 

299

b220 

b200 

b230 

b350 

bl,050 

669

Jan.

557 

475 

385 

348 

2,490

3,39O 

1,900

1,270 

928 

*739

584 

475 

415 

371 

327

295 

315 

319 

358 

348

288 

523 

546 

1,460 

2,380

2,550 

2,990 

4,210 

2,710 

1,490 

1,060

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h...... ......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

862 

657 

475 

612 

663

530 

618 

623 

606 

535

475 

390 

430 

546 

1,290

2,220 

1,530 

992 

804 

1,320

1,020 

1,480 

2,480 

1,680 

1,460

1,100 

830 

741

Seccndfoot-days

2,25! 

5,99 

24,32

166,67:

36,49 

26,96 

18,47 

21,07 

6,91.i 

1,66 

3,56 

1,39 

80

149, 9S<

Mar.

634 

518 

415 

410 

440

579 

574 

455 

410 

469

817 

663 

540 

634 

663

562 

502 

535 

430 

335

344

400 

687 

612 

562

557 

957 

1,060 

895 

747 

1,070

Apr.

1,950 

1,270 

992 

778 

623

1,090 

1,130 

928 

778 

623

535 

460 

430 

455 

435

524 

480 

455 

455 

410

371 

380 

612 

711 

640

574 

939 

830 

657 

557

Maximum

5 372 

3 885 

5 5,030

L 7,550

> 4,210 

) 2,480 

> 1,070 

I 1,950 

t 590 

5 112 

> 712 

J 226 

L 53

t 5,030

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (7 p.m

May

508 

465 

371 

307 

260

230 

206 

192 

175 

162

145 

129 

118 

107 

103

105 

101 

92 

84 

179

260 

234 

590 

344 

323

250 

227 

197 

173 

148 

129

Minimum

25 

49 

145

20

288 

390 

335 

371 

84 

30 

24 

17 

17

17

June

112 

99 

90 

79 

72

64 

58 

50 

45 

42

43

45

46 

44

42

35 

30 

31 

40 

45

32 

32 

33 

32

46

60 

88 

61 

87 

82

Mean

72.7 

200 

785

455

1,177 

963 

596 

702 

223 

55. S 

115 

45.1 

26.7

411

July

50 

37 

31 

26 

24

37 

99 

65 

55 

266

180 

78 

53 

43 

35

31 

51 

268 

168 

116

135 

158 

198 

100 

67

59 

54 

54

54 

262 

712

765 

1,460 

3,050 

3,910 

5,030

Aug.

226 

133 

95 

79 

67

56 

45 

38 

35 

32

30 

31 

31 

30 

29

27 

30 

50 

54 

38

29 

23

20 

20 

20

19 

17 

18 

21 

22 

33

Per square 

mile

0.204 

.562

2.21

1.28

3.31 

2.71 

1.67 

1.97 

.626 

.156 

.323 

.127 

.075

1.15

) 6,130 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (10 a.

S«pt.

29 

23

21 

21 

20

28 

53 

44 

38 

34

26 

20 

IB

18 

17

19 

18 

20 

23 

34

23 

27 

47 

44

31

25 

20 

20 

20 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

.63 

2.54

17.42

3.81 

2.82 

1.93 

2.20 

.72 

.17 

.37 

.15 

.00

15.66

».) 5,030

see,-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge Mar. 1-21 computed from graph based 6n gage readings, recorded range in stage, and 

gage-height graph for Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg.
146 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'00", long. 80°13"55", at highway bridge at

 Camp Elwood, 2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 831.40 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 398 square miles.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1920 and October 1931 to September 1949 

in reports or Geological Survey. January 1912 to September 1941 in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 1940, records 

obtained at site 2 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 36 years (1912-32, 1933-49), 550 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,270 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 6.43

 I'eet); minimum, 40 second-feet Sept. 14, 15 (minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Aug. 27,

28.

1912-49: Maximum discharge, 25,700 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above

8,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 22, 25, 1938. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some

regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to Sept. 1)

0.7 33 1.2 139 3.2 1,400 

.8 48 1.4 207 4.0 2,19O 

.9 66 1.6 289 4.8 3,230 

1.0 87 1.9 442 5.7 4,780 

1.1 111 2.4 770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

83 

85 

76 

68 

61

61 

61 

82 

146 

148

114 

97 

92 

87 

85

85 

116 

451 

427 

244

182 

155 

128 

114 

104

94 

92 

89 

87 

85 

83

Nov.

89 

101 

106 

111 

114

141 

269 

249 

177 

164

275 

295 

234 

259 

237

196 

171 

*155 

149 

280

501 

327 

272 

242 

215

193 

647 

1,080 

898 

1,160

Dec.

785 

559 

431 

382 

331

317 

322 

272 

230 

186

191 

307 

1,540 

1,200 

1,130

4,760 

3,880 

2,240 

1,360 

905

686 

658 

534 

387 

303

b230 

b210 

b240 

b350 

1,200 

908

Jan.

559 

454 

362 

346 

1,860

3,460 

2,120 

1,360 

928 

*651

565 

472 

404 

367 

336

322 

367 

420 

534

584

404 

694 

800 

1,580 

2,600

*2,430 

*2,940 

3,620 

3,440 

1,820 

1,280

Feb.

935

b720 

bSOO 

658 

785

651 

70? 

672 

651 

578

460 

382 

484 

*735 

1,480

2,140 

1,450 

995 

785 

995

995 

1,220 

1,980 

1,400 

1,240

1,200 

868 

742

 _ A v SeoOnd 

"°nth foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

mber .........................

mber :........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

3,88 

9,30 

27,03'

............ 197,92

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

38,07 

26,40 

21,78 

20,86( 

14,51 

3,62 

3,99 

2,11 

1,96

ter yesr 1948-49 ............ 173,56

Mar.

624 

546 

565 

552 

604

756 

749 

534 

472 

502

852 

728 

598 

700 

707

604 

552 

604 

515 

398

426 

715 

1,440 

1,320 

928

756 

898 

1,040 

749 

572 

782

Apr.

1,450 

1,120 

808 

637 

534

784 

1,120 

868 

672 

515

436 

387 

404 

478 

426

540 

565 

502 

584 

565

414 

398 

849 

1,160 

935

665 

948 

982 

624 

490

Maximum

> 451

r 1,160

i 4,760

3 5,830

3 3,620 

3 2,140 

3 1,440 

3 1,450 

5 2,740 

L 218 

> 285 

5 168 

5 143

3 4,760

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (l p.m

May

466 

472 

409 

336 

294

263 

238 

226 

211 

203

178 

165 

155 

152 

149

145 

152 

139 

133

462

776 

1,200 

2,740 

1,580 

905

624 

484 

404 

341 

276 

238

Minimum

61 

89 

186

48

322 

382 

398 

387 

133 

81 

70 

44 

40

40

June

215 

185 

168 

149 

139

131 

122 

111 

104 

97

101 

119 

109 

97 

94

92 

87 

89 

94 

89

97 

131 

92 

81 

96

170 

218 

141 

106

97

Mean

125 

310 

872

541

1,228 

943 

703 

695 

468 

121 

129 

68.2 

65. £

476

July

92 

85 

79 

74 

70

97 

94 

87 

138 

285

268 

152 

104 

85 

79

74 

76 

102 

154 

125

157 

209 

193 

180 

119

101 

97 

111 

104 

181 

220

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.314 

.779 

2.19

1.36

3.09 

2.37 

1.77 

1.75 

1.18 

.304 

.324 

.171 

.165

1.20

168 

122 

92 

81

76

72 

68 

64 

61 

55

59 

64 

66 

62 

59

53

55 

81 

83 

81

68 

59 

52 

48 

46

45 

44 

45 

55

61 

68

Sept.

110 

110 

72 

61 

59

61 

59

64 

68 

64

59 

52 

45

40 

40

44

45 

45 

64 

143

91 

74 

68 

66 

64

62 

57 

57 

61 

64

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.87 

2.53

18.50

3.56 

2.47 

2.04 

1.95 

1.36 

.34 

.37 

.20 

.18

16.23

) 6,270 sec .--ft.; Jan. 6 (9 to 11 a.m.)

3,780 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (7 a.m.J 5,390 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 147

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location.--Wator-stage recorder, lat. 40°37"40", long. 80°20'20", at highway bridge at 

Morratts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles south of Vanport, and 4,2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 square miles.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1949. Gage heights and discharge measurements only, May 1915 to July 1932, are contained in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 5.34 

t'eet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 4, 21 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 6,660 second feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 8.23 feet); 

minimum, 4..3 second-feet Sept. 7, 8, 1945 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922 (corrected) reached a stage of 9.80 feet (discharge, 10,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 

(ice jam) equalled that of Apr. 15, 1922.

Remarks. - -Re e o r*ds good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, whish are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

or doubtful gage-height record 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oc;. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.6 20 1.9 6O 4.0 89O 1.45 10.9 1.8 41.3 

1.65 24 2.1 106 4.2 1,020 1.55 16.5 1.9 58.5 

1.7 29 2,4 190 4.7 1,420 1.65 24. 0 2.1 102 

1.75 35 2.8 325 1.7 28.7 2.4 183 

1.85 SO 3.3 535 1.75 34.3 2.7 285

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

31 

26 

23

21

24 

27 

34 

104 

72

138 

84 

60 

48 

42

36 

88 

521 

261 

168

12O 

96 

84

75 

67

62 

56 

52 

48 

45 

44

No 7.

77 

106 

80 

120 

104

130 

214 

181 

128 

125

144 

120 

114 

117 

106

94 

92 

82 

82 

178

170 

144 

136 

117 

106

94 

146 

158 

334 

421

Dec.

318 

245 

215 

190 

164

158 

136 

125 

104 

99

82 

104 

141 

130 

355

1,400 

797 

499 

393 

314

*272 

266 

221 

190 

b!60

b96 

b!3O 

b!70 

290 

439 

304

Jan.

245 

221 

175 

175 

819

923 

550 

4O9 

329

276

248 

235 

212 

202 

181

170 

173 

170 

19O 

178

170 

276 

272 

967 

1,100

1,O3O 

1,17O 

1,730 

951 

590 

491

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ..... ..................

ter year i£i48-49 ............

Feb.

398 

309 

272 

325 

363

313 

376 

346 

325 

281

*245 

2O8 

217 

259 

601

886 

570 

416 

359 

789

635 

79O 

1,110 

732 

62O

481 

407

376

Seoondfoot-days

2,59i 

4,22 

8,50

76,61

14,82 

13,00 

8,21 

8,95 

3,15 

1,14 

2,30 

77 

59

68, 3O

Mar.

301 

259 

255 

228

221

241 

214 

189 

183 

212

398 

329 

281 

248 

234

198 

205 

208 

186 

157

168 

174 

224 

205 

195

224 

524 

54O 

416 

342 

453

Apr.

545 

402 

338 

281 

248

456 

476 

398 

329 

274

241 

221 

234 

221 

262

297 

266 

281 

278 

248

224 

234 

325 

346 

317

278 

274 

259 

214 

192

Maximum

5 521 

> 421 

1.4OO

L 3,850

3 1,730 

5 1,110 

" 54O 

5 545 

192 

3 89 

L 390 

5 63

; 74

D 1,73O

May

186 

192 

177 

154 

d!30

d!20

diio 

dioo

97 

117

86 

79 

73 

71 

73

102 

79 

65 

61 

95

84 

112 

150 

95 

104

84 

90 

79 

73 

63 

55

Minimum

21 

77 

82

15

170 

208 

157 

192 

55 

20 

14 

12 

11

11

June

53 

46 

41 

37 

36

33 

31 

28 

26 

27

84 

73 

50 

38 

36

3O

26 

27 

37 

28

26 

24 

22 

20 

22

29 

89 

56 

43 

30

Mean

83.7 

141 

274

209

478 

465 

265 

299 

102 

38.3 

74.2 

24. S 

19.7

187

July

23 

21 

18 

17 

15

14 

15 

20 

16 

66

54 

26 

21 

19 

18

46 

390 

362 

125 

84

91 

81 

152 

81 

71

110 

65 

52 

45 

61 

122

3.1 457 

3.9 870 

4.4 1,210 

4.6 1 , 38O 

5.O 1,780

Aug.

63 

48 

41 

38 

34

31 

28 

25 

24 

22

20 

19 

4O 

26 

22

19 

19 

39 

31 

22

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

15 

22 

16

Per square 

mile

O.47O 

.792 

1.54

1.17

2.69 

2.61 

1.49 

1.68 

.573 

.215 

.417 

.140 

.111

1.05

Sept.

16 

19 

14 

11 

14

74 

38 

22 

22 

16

15 

14 

12 

12 

12

11 

12 

12 

15 

18

13 

28 

48 

27 

20

16 

14 

14 

17

16

Runoff in 

inches

0.54 

.88 

1.78

16.01

3.1O 

2.72 

1.72 

1.87 

.66 

.24 

.48 

.16 

.12

14.27

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

- inj.ni*ex~ uj.s(.iiarge meetsuremenl* metue on MI.LB day.

b Stage-dlsoliarge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gsige-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork Tenmlle Creek 

at Jefferson.

 990813 O-52-11 
148 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40'32", long. 80°32'23", at Grimms Bridge, ij

miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles northeast of

East Liverpool, Columbiana County. Datum of gage is 702.77 feet above mean sea level,

adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--505 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--May 1915 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--34 years, 508 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 9.93

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 12 second-feet on several days in 1918, 1930,

1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.53 feet Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 873; 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18 to Jan. 5, Jan. 7-24, 

Jan. 26, Jan. 30 to Feb. 15, Feb. 17-23, Apr. 1 to May 22)

2.0 

2,2 

2.4 

2.7

38

54

76

120

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.2 

5.0

177

256

392

595

985

6.2 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,730

2,400

3,500

4,860

6,510

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

76

74

62

54

51

56

57

70

109

98

89

89

92

89

80

74

101

518

341

222

177

150

132

120

109

102

98

94

92

88

84

Nov.

90

148

160

164

164

182

272

239

184

171

177

173

154

171

171

164

154

148

226

554

586

403

320

262

233

219

546

618

685

805

-

Dec.

662

506

426

374

317

a280

a250

a220

a!90

a!70

a!50

a200

a380

a360

a 900

a3,100

a2,000

1,010

755

640

662

595

446

359

b300

b250

b230

b210

b450

780

*526

Jan.

538

518

430

400

2,180

2,920

1,520

1,010

830

685

595

522

458

415

370

352

415

454

618

568

442

618

618

1,560

2,180

2,500

3,260

5,490

3,440

1,560

*1,160

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

905

780

559

708

755

640

662

577

559

494

434

359

415

530

1,380

2,080

1,340

905

755

1,190

1,100

1,420

2,650

1,840

1,660

1,370

1,070

*9B5

_

_

-

Mar.

805

685

708

662

662

708

685

559

518

577

930

780

640

586

568

506

502

538

498

411

419

470

780

755

595

595

905

1,010

780

685

1,040

Seoondfoot-days

3,648

8,443

17,698

176,617

38, 626

28,122

20,562

19 319 lo'sse

3,466

3,797

2,010

1,555

157,834

Apr.

1,700

1,160

830

685

568

330

985

755

618

510

454

419

454

482

438

470

474

478

510

462

396

415

685

780

685

538

755

755

554

474

Maximum

518

805

3,100

7,440

5,490

2,650

1,040

1,700

1,490

204

495

194

130

5,490

May

458

458

381

324

287

262

239

222

204

191

171

158

146

141

141

152

145

127

115

250

281

733

1,490

780

640

502

419

362

317

265

227

Minimum

51

90

150

39

352

359

411

396

115

84

50

30

34

30

June

204

182

162

145

134

128

118

107

100

95

95

96

110

115

115

102

89

84

84

84

88

89

96

92

96

123

141

158

127

107

Mean

118

281

571

483

1,246

1,004

663

644

342

116

122

64.8

51.8

432

July

85

74

66

60

55

50

111

106

76

427

495

204

139

107

86

76

104

143

Aug.

194

120

88

75

66

60

53

57

147

70

55

77

112

84

66

56

50

61

127 61

114 52

125

115

107

90

81

79

79

70

61

98

187

44

39

36

35

33

32

31

30

33

43

50

Per square 

nile

0.234

.556

1.13

.956

2.47

1.99

1.31

1.28

.677

.230

.242

.128

.103

.855

Sept.

101

130

79

58

50

48

47

54

58

53

48

43

38

36

34

38

38

40

to

36

34

43

50

46

43

41

38

48

77

66

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.62

1.30

12.99

2.85

2.07

1.51

1.43

.78

.26

.28

.15

.11

11.63

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 see.-ft.) . Jan. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 6,510 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Yellow Creek neap HaaaondBTllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

149

Location.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°46'55", long. 80°45'50", in 

fiW-J- sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., just downstream from City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--6.08 square miles.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 172 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.68 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot on many days.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 426 second-feet June 8, 1947 (gage height, 7.58 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 6-10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records poor. '

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(ShiftIng-control method used Nov. 6-11,

Jan. 6-Z4, July 21 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

0.50 0 2 0.85 1.7

.55 3 .90 2.4

.SO 5 .95 3.2

.65 6 1.00 3.7

.70 8 1.1 4.2

.75 1 0 1.2 4.6

.80 1 3 2.0 6.8

Dec. 16 to Sept. 3O

3.0 9.6 0.40 0.2

5.0 16 .50 .4

5.7 18 .60 .6

5.8 22 .65 .8

5.9 30 .70 1.0

.80 1.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

2.4

.9

.7

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

5.5

4.1

1.6

1.5

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

Nov.

2.7

1.5

2.1

2.5

1.3

3.8

2.2

1.1

.8

1.4

1.7

1.3

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.9

9.1

4.3

3.2

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.8

8.7

4.4

6.7

5.4

-

Dec.

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.9

3.2

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

8.1

8.7

5.0

27

57

17

9.6

8.4

8

9

7

5

4

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.0

15

8.0

5.2

Jan.

4

3

3

7

63

27

14

9

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

7

8

11

6

7

11

8

34

21

44

41

65

22

11

9

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

.5

.8

.0

.1

.6

.9

.7

.7

.7

.0

.6

.3

.9

.5

.2

.2

.3

.9

.2

Feb.

8.4

7.0

6.9

12

10

8.7

9.1

7.0

7.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

7.2

9.8

34

18

10 .

8.2

8.2

18

10

38

26

16

22

13

10

10

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

32.4

82.8

240.7

1,800.6

487.1

351.0

275.1

235.0

107.4

24.1

25.5

8.6

12.4

1,882.1

Mar.

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

9.1

6.1

5.5

5.4

11

11

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.1

6.1

6.3

5.3

4.8

5.3

8.2

11

6.7

6

9

20

17

15

13

20

Apr.

20

15

11

8

6.4

13

10

7.5

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.6

5.9

5.1

5.3

6.8

6.5

8.4

7.7

5.7

4.8

8.3

11

9.6

6.9

6.2

10

5.9

4.8

4.4

0 . 90 2.6 5

1.0 3.8 5

1.2 5.2 5

1.6 7.5 6

2.0 9.2 6

5.0 20 6

to September 1949

May

4.6

4.

3.

2.

4

4

9

2.2

2.0

1.

1.

1.

8

7

6

1.5

1.4

1.

1.

1.

i

3

3

1.7

1.7

1.

1.

1.

4

1

1

6.6

1.9

21

14

5. 6

4.6

3.8

3.

3.

2.

1.

0

0

2

7

1.4

Maximum Minimum

5.5 0.3

9.1 .8

57 1.3

112 .2

65 3.0

38 5.3

20 4.8

20 4.4

21 1.1

1.2 .6

7.6 .3

.7 .2

1.5 .3

65 .2

June

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.9

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.0

.7

.6

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

Mean

1.05

2.76

7.76

4.92

15.7

12.5

8.87

7.83

3.46

.80

.82

.28

.41

5.16

July

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.7

7.6

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

1.0

1.0

.7 22

.8 27

.9 35

.0 45

.1 57

.2 71

Aug.

0.6

Per square 

mile

0.173

.454

1.28

.809

2.58

2.06

1.46

1.29

.569

.132

.135

.046

.067

.849

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.7

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

1.5

.9

.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.51

1.48

11.01

2.97

2.14

1.68

1.44

.66

.15

.16

.05

.07

11.51

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.) .--Jan. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 172 sec.-'ft.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 20-29. Mar. 25 to Apr. 4, July 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 5-7, 14-30; 

discharge computed on basis of weather records (including rain gage on area) and stations on nearby 

streams.
150 YELLOW CREEK BASIN

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°32'15", long. 80°43'35", in sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 

2 W., 1,000 feet upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 

miles southwest of Hammondsville. Datum of gage is 692.1 feet above mean sea level 

(Ohio State Highway Department bench mark).

Drainage area. 148 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1949. May 1915 to September 1935 at site 

I.B5 miJ.es downstream, published as Yellow Creek at Hammondsville (records not 

equivalent).

Kxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.63 

reet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 14-17 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 6,750 second-feet Apr.. 12, 1948 (gage height, 10.50 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 8, 1948.

A stage of about 12 feet occurred in 1936 and the highest stage known is reported 

to have occurred in 1912.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to May 22, Sept. 8-30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

3.5

6.1

11

18

25

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.8

76

138

3.2 

3.6 

4.O 

4.6 

6.0

237

372

545

1,760 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

21

19

17

16

16

16

20

30

35

63

52

42

36

33

30

69

419

210

145

106

84

71

62

54

50

46

44

40

38

35

Nov.

42

6O

53

7O

68

118

192

140

112

101

103

86

80

89

80

73

71

66

62

182

178

147

134

112

99

89

242

232

380

411

-

Dec.

318

237

205

173

152

138

12O

108

S9

78

68

87

168

163

395

1,490

967

531

384

293

261

243

188

156

b!20

blOO

b90

b85

175

300

*229

Jan.

208

183

166

154

1,190

1,010

565

384

293

243

215

200

183

173

154

168

195

173

213

200

190

258

240

906

1,130

1,040

1,100

1,720

980

575

*458

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January . .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ....

September ........................

Water year 194S-49 ............

Feb.

376

293

237

264

267

229

249

221

224

192

178

161

168

190

525

805

526

368

304

645

545

717

1,040

695

635

471

384

*354

_

-

Seccndfoct-daya

1,946

3,S72

S,lll

64,794.4

14,867

11,263

7,537

9,341

4,144

1,092

1,840

497.5

328.5

64,839.0

Mar.

28O

243

229

200

195

205

183

161

159

173

270

243

215

200

192

161

171

168

152

131

14O

145

213

200

190

274

630

570

411

339

494

Apr.

531

399

328

274

237

324

321

274

240

210

192

178

285

737

384

324

287

293

284

249

218

287

440

407

324

277

335

280

224

198

-

Maximum

419

411

1,490

3,840

1,720

1,040

630

737

477

63

254

42

40

1,720

May

195

183

ISO

129

116

108

101

91

84

80

73

66

62

60

65

108

70

57

53

76

68

477

470

263

242

178

145

125

99

80

70

Minimum

16

42

68

4.8

154

161

131

178

53

22

14

5.6

4.5

4.5

June

63

56

49

42

39

38

32

29

27

26

31

35

58

56

42

31

25

a24

a22

a23

a24

a25

a26

a25

a30

a35

a45

aSO

a45

39

-

Mean

62.8

129

262

177

480

402

243

311

134

36.4

59.3

16.0

11.0

178

July

31

25

21

18

16

14

19

21

22

38

60

27

22

23

17

14

37

254

89

60

126

154

136

86

82

150

84

56

44

40

54

Aug.

42

31

27

23

21

19

16

17

27

20

16

19

23

24

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.1

6.6

5.8

5.6

6.1

9.7

13

Per square 

mile

0.424

.872

1.77

1.20

3.24

2.72

1.64

2.10

.905

.246

.401

.108

.074

1.20

Sept.

9.

8.

9.

7.

7.

9.7

23

13

8.7

8.2

6.6

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.1

12

4O

20

15

a!2

a9.0

a!2

a24

a!9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0,49

.97

2.04

16.28

3.74

2.83

1.89

2.34

1.04

.27

.46

.12

.08

16.27

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 see.-ft.). Dec. 16 (7 p.m.) 1,830 sec.-ft.,- Jan. 5 

ec.-ft.j Jan. Z6^ 8.-30 p.in.) 1,560 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 2,190 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

(4:30 p.m.) 1,690

and records for
SHORT CREEK BASIN 151

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 400 11'35", long. 800 44'05", in sec. 30, T. 4 N., R.

 2 V., at bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short Creek. Datum of gage is 

676.1 feet above mean sea level (State of Ohio bench mark).

Drainage area. 124 square miles.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 7.14

 t'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 6,500 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 

feet); minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height recorded, 

0.80 foot Sept. 5, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

1.1 20 1.5 73 1.9 190 0.8 12

1.2 28 1.6 96 2.4 420

1.3 40 1.7 122 3.4 935

.9 19

1.0 27

1.4 54 1.8 153 4.8 1,730 1.1 37

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year Ootober 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

30

27

26

25

26

26

40

101

75

86

54

45

41

38

34

145

335

131

96

86

80

69

54

48

45

42

40

38

38

37

Nov.

52

40

42

54

44

84

96

65

63

63

65

58

60

60

54

52

51

49

51

149

96

104

76

63

61

54

128

109

248

190

-

Dec.

144

114

106

99

86

82

71

69

67

63

63

63

94

71

583

720

405

258

212

183

172

153

144

134

alio

a 90

b80

b75

b!40

b!70

179

Jan.

153

a!30

119

114

*880

540

330

271

230

204

172

164

150

144

138

131

138

150

157

112

80

168

179

714

900

990

853

645

640

525

375

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

298

276

266

289

284

276

212

204

179

179

186'

183

172

217

695

590

375

320

348

3500

825

555

490

435

395

366

343

312

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,993

2,381

5,000

50,553

10,495

9,770

6,767

10,822

3,363

2,664

2,125

859

1,019

57,258

Mar.

266

240

222

204

204

248

204

186

168

204

266

194

8170

160

150

150

153

157

147

128

128

138

138

128

119

182

565

560

356

276

356

Apr.

1,

Maximum

335

248

720

2,360

990

825

565

1,720

204

348

360

66

187

1,720

330

266

235

208

194

271

240

212

190

168

160

150

491

720

798

625

505

450

400

370

326

385

365

336

259

251

298

234

201

184

-

1.2 49 2.1

1.5 94 2.S

1.7 133 3.2

1.9 190

to September 1949

May

187

18

15

13

4

1

8

129

120

11

10

10

2

3

1

98

91

8

S

7

6

1

8

110

122

9

8

7

6

1

2

101

98

20

12

9

4

9

9

110

105

9

8

7

6

4

0

2

8

63

Minimum

25

40

63

15

80

172

119

150

63

33

29

14

16

14

June

62

55

50

44

42

41

39

35

33

34

348

132

206

337

133

96

86

120

91

74

70

62

56

53

53

62

68

59

66

57

-

Mean

64.3

79.4

161

138

339

349

218

361

108

88.8

68.5

27.7

34.0

157

July

47

38

35

34

32

32

42

41

35

70

60

44

37

32

31

29

124

249

360

109

89

70

68

49

58

48

41

36

33

37

115

267

610

825

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.519

.640

1.30

1.11

2.73

2.81

1.76

2.91

.871

.716

.552

.223

.274

1.27

49

37

32

31

31

29

27

26

25

22

20

53

66

42

32

28

25

42

29

22

19

18

17

17

16

14

14

14

20

21

21

Sept.

26

20

17

16

83

187

81

45

34

28

25

25

23

20

24

25

21

19

20

18

17

29

43

31

23

20

19

22

29

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

.71

1.50

15.14

3.15

2.93

2.03

3.25

1.00

.80

.64

.26

.31

17.18

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Yellow 

Creek near Hammondsvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
152 WHEELING CREEK BASIN

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02'40", long. 80°39'40", at highway bridge at

 Klm Urove, Ohio County, 500 feet downstream from Little Wheeling Creek. Datum of gage 

is 667.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--282 square miles.

Records available.--November 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 7.38

 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.fa7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area measurements at 13.2 and 13.67 feet; minimum, that of Sept. 22, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Ratine tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15 to Jan. 23)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.3 5.0 2.0 159 4.0 1,360 1.11 0.3 1.6 63 2.G 

1.4 15 2.2 210 4.7 1,970 1.2 2.1 1.7 92 5.2 

1.5 28 2.5 387 5.4 2,720 1.3 10 1.8 126 4.2 

1.6 47 3.0 670 6.0 3,540 1.4 23 2.0 209 5.1 

1.8 95 3.6 1,060 1.5 39 2.3 353 5.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

12

11

10 

18 

600 

600 

£80

190 

140 

110 

90 

80

70 

65 

60 

60 

55 

50

Nov.

50 

56 

54 

56 

65

151 

335 

223 

163 

152

182 

159 

152 

159 

145

125 

113 

101 

98 

325

315 

236 

£01 

163 

145

130 

180 

270 

1,200 

800

Dec.

508 

*361 

£90 

244 

201

182 

156 

142 

116 

104

92 

107 

182 

189 

2,610

3,000 

1,200 

754 

612 

486

414 

431 

366 

315 

254

152 

b!30 

bllO 

b300 

894 

629

Jan.

470 

382 

290 

*290 

1,280

1,220 

772 

566 

436 

345

310 

305 

280

276 

276

305 

320 

305 

315 

285

284 

855 

754 

2,540 

2,200

1,900 

2,900 

2,600 

1,600 

1,000 

700

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1. ...........................

sober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

700 

500 

400 

550 

900

650 

500 

466 

455 

380

328 

278 

283 

278 

902

1,530 

861 

608 

498 

620

594 

795 

1,300 

917 

805

660 

551 

545

Second 

foot-days

2,733 

6,504 

15,531

111,687.5

26,361 

17,854 

16,191 

13,871 

6,126 

1,716 

782.2 

1,050.9 

256.7

108,976.8

Mar.

455 

401 

380 

333 

322

1,540 

889 

660 

533 

604

917 

738 

594 

504 

444

358 

364 

353 

328 

297

328 

338 

466 

428 

385

401 

608 

686 

563 

460 

514

Apr.

1, 

1,

Maximum

600 

1,200 

3,000

5,090

2,900 

1,530 

1,540 

1,100 

742 

309 

60 

270 

28

3,000

738 

527 

428 

353 

328

050 

100 

826 

646 

498

428 

369 

411 

455 

521

504 

422 

449 

428 

380

338 

328 

374 

369 

307

273 

302 

273 

232 

214

May

214 

196 

169 

146 

126

116 

109 

109 

102 

99

95 

83 

75 

69 

89

142 

134 

92 

83 

200

161 

653 

742 

380 

328

292 

374 

268 

200 

157 

123

Minimum

10 

50 

92

1.6

276 

278 

297 

214 

69 

17 

7.7 

1.7 

.5

.5

June

106 

89 

75 

61 

51

49 

41 

36 

33 

29

36 

39 

41 

36 

28

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

17

35 

68 

228 

309 

117

Mean

88.2 

217 

501

305

850 

638 

522 

462 

198 

57.2 

25.2 

33.9 

8.56

299

July

58 

36 

25 

20 

15

10 

18 

16 

11 

11

7.7 

11 

13 

10 

22

13 

43 

48 

46 

31

36 

49 

50 

36 

26

19 

14 

11 

8.8 

7.7 

60

515 

910 

1,730 

2,580 

3,020

Aug.

59 

28 

19 

15 

10

7.7 

5.7 

4.2 

4.2 

2.6

1.7 

19 

15 

14 

28

57 

44 

270 

216 

64

36 

25 

19 

18 

14

13 

8.8 

6.7 

10 

6.7 

9.6

Per square 

mile

0.313 

.770 

1.78

1.08

3.01 

2.26 

1.85 

1.64 

.702 

.203 

.089 

.120 

.030

1.06

Sept.

19 

11 

8.8 

10 

12

28 

16 

19 

19 

15

13 

8.8 

5.7 

4.£ 

2.1

2.1 

1.7 

2.1 

1.3 

.9

.5 

4.0 

7.5 

5.7 

6.7

13 

3.6 

6.7 

5.7 

3.6

Runoff in 

incbes

0.36 

.86 

2.05

14.72

3.48 

2.35 

2.14 

1.83 

.81 

.23 

.10 

.14 

.03

14.38

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-4, Oct. 6 to Nov. 1, Nov. 26-30, Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, June 21-26, July 2-5; discharge computed on basis of wear -^- -.. . _.-- ... --- ... JJ ,- T _,._, .,_ _,. TJii ,_ 

and Buffalo Creek at Barrackvllle.

cu. o T.O nov. i, nov. co-ou, jan. £o to reo. /, uune zj.-£o, 

eather records and records for Middle Island Creek at Little
MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN 153

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°28'30", long. 80°59'50", at highway bridge at 

Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 4 miles east of Bens 

Run. Datum of gage is 631.32 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 458 square miles.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1916 to Septemoer 1922), octoter 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-49), 608 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 20.43 

reet); minimum,4.6 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1915-22. 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

24.68 feet); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. i to Nov. 4, Nov. 7-10, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 feet in August 1875.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22o*r

<CO

24

25

26

27

28

29 *f\ ou

31

Oct.

25

20

17

15

16

18

18

19

18

16

15

13

11

11

10

10

14

104

477

570

216

1S7

98

69

54

45

57

32

28

25

23

Nov.

23

22

25

25

36

140

750

620

320

257

250

268

219

177

146

137

137

119

102

192

472

430

298

258

275

231

452

1,030

3,670

3,180

Dec.

960

555

400

718

718

522

555

522

370

275

222

182

177

202

6,360

16,000

6,590

1,490

785

1,240

1,100

960

685

490

370

264

213

166

179

1,480

1,170

Jan.

685

522

345

275

1,910

4,460

1,630

820

555

430

345

460

855

855

960

855

652

522

460

430

370

2,680

2,650

4,700

6,310

4,690

6,000

5,400

2,420

960

652

Month

October ..........................

November/........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July . - - . - . ----- .............

Augu 

Sept

tat ...........................

eobar ........................

Water yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

652

652

522

895

1,450

960

750

652

555

460

370

298

264

1,030

6,160

6,440

2,070

960

652

1,150

1,590

1,100

2,510

1,660

1,170

1,100

785

960

_

-

Sacondfoot-days

1,979

14,237 

45,920

310,671.5

54 858 

37^817

27,709

27 832 

11^933

3,233

10,991 

1,573 

462.9

238,544.9

Mar.

1,380

960

750

588

490

960

1,310

785

620

588

1,450

1,450

960

685

555

460

400

460

785

785

750

750

1,780

1,310

820

718

1,310

1,240

1,170

820

620

Apr.

685

652

460

370

298

2,270

3,420

1,520

960

820

620

522

1,150

2,530

2,050

1,310

820

890

1,100

785

588

490

522

620

490

400

370

430

370

320

-

Maximum

477

3,670 

16,000

21,300

6,310

6,440

1,780

3,420

3,220

773

4,300 

290 

44

16,000

May

275

275

254

225

190

166

142

128

117

107

105

102

96

84

72

63

62

66

66

59

64

813

3,220

855

1,030

890

960

620

370

258

199

Minimum

10

22 

166

9.0

275

264

400

298

59

23

26 

10 

5.0

5.0

June

149

117

94

77

62

52

43

35

31

27

24

23

25

41

31

33

36

61

68

87

258

154

82

51

37

53

293

773

244

172

-

Mean

475'

1,481

849

1,770

1,351

894

928

385

108

355 

60.7 

15.4

654

July

109

128

78

50

34

26

92

355

370

298

370

204

151

197

216

122

82

127

285

130

375

1,020

4,300

908

345

228

142

90

63

50

46

Aug.

85

78

56

52

46

34

28

24

23

22

18

16

21

28

22

54

290

216

115

72

51

41

36

29

28

24

18

14

12

10

10

Per square 

mile

0.139 

1.04

3.23

1.85

3.86

2 .95

1 QR J.. S7u

2.03

. 841.

.236

.775 

.111 

.034

1.43

Sept.

19

22

44

43

29

21

17

28

39

27

19

16

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

1.16

3.73

25.23

4.45

3.07

2.25

2 »26

.97

.26

 89 

.13 

.04

19.37

Peak discharge (baae. 8.000 sec.-ft.) . Dec. 16 (1 p.m.) 17,100 sec.-ft.
154 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'39" long. 81°37'59", in NW£ sec. 32, T. 14 

N., K. 10 ¥., 100 feet downstream from highway bridge at Clinton and 1 mile upstream 

from Chippewa Creek. Datum of gage is 933.28 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area. 165 square miles.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--23 years, 134 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 10.21 

I'eet) ; minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.37 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 2,700 second-feet Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 feet.

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows Into Cuyahoga River Basin. 

Plow slightly regulated at headwaters.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

59

53

46

50

49

45

52

50

49

44

52

54

50

54

58

52

118

155

132

114

108

76

59

59

55

59

63

56

59

56

55

Nov.

56

59

60

67

65

73

65

83

89

96

108

110

112

105

90

74

78

74

78

90

78

74

86

73

74

72

139

128

128

132

-

Dec.

1O8

9O

85

80

72

76

73

74

68

7O

58

77

168

146

197

698

729

431

232

178

146

16O

132

119

105

98

96

90

180

390

212

Jan.

142

132

101

10O

332

493

284

192

168

168

173

132

118

114

117

101

173

222

447

257

155

2O7

164

4O1

525

509

729

1,040

1.O1O

615

302

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

207

164

155

168

168

155

160

164

212

150

124

119

137

207

693

921

615

3O2

212

197

178

C246

C376

296

335

242

187

178

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,041

2, 616

5,438

51,554

9 r 623

7 f 268

5,439

4,791

2 519

l!77O

2,021

1,59O

1,355

46,471

Mar.

155

142

137

132

16O

173

132

124

124

168

212

16O

128

128

128

112

108

118

112

99

98

164

493

362

202

178

316

342

173

137

222

Apr.

273

187

155

128

119

146

187

182

132

108

1O2

101

101

115

119

142

137

160

168

146

124

146

212

227

2O2

155

322

244

142

1O9

-

Maximum

155

139

729

1,110

1,040

921

493

322

252

74

162

88

90

1,040

May

104

10O

92

84

74

75

64

66

62

61

59

60

55

56

55

55

62

60

59

112

81

90

252

159

103

89

76

66

64

62

62

Minimum

44

56

58

42

1OO

119

98

101

55

47

42

36

36

36

June

61

74

58

56

50

53

59

55

49

52

5O

47

54

63

60

62

68

63

56

59

58

59

54

54

74

68

63

63

62

66

-

Mean

65.8

87 2

175

141

310

175

160

81 3

59.0

65. 2

51.3

45.2

127

Jnly

87

56

54

52

54

64

72

56

54

162

150

90

66

49

52

46

47

49

56

53

65

69

50

42

47

47

52

47

47

78

108

Aug.

88

49

48

59

50

47

47

48

52

47

50

74

7O

52

48

48

50

48

48

42

41

36

41

43

42

45

45

45

59

46

82

Per square 

mile

0.399

COD .D£O

1.06

.855

1 .88

1.58

1.06

.970

.492

358

.395

.311

.274

.770

Sept.

90

62

50

45

48

48

49

57

45

44

37

40

39

43

39

39

36

36

42

42

41

42

42

41

38

39

41

51

47

42

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.59

l!22

11.61

2.17

1.64

1.22

1.08

.57

.40

.46

.36

.31

1O.48

Peak discharge (base, 760 sec. -ft.). Dec. 17 (4 a.m.) 8O7 sec. -ft.} Jan. 28 (lO p.m.) 1,110 sec.-

ft.; Feb." 16 (6 a.mTV 981 sec.-ftl

c Backwater from Chippewa Creek; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for etatlon at Hasslllon.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46'17", long. 81°31'25", in sec. 20, T. 10 N., 

ET~9~W,, at sewage-treatment works,. ly miles south of Massillon and 3 miles downstream from Newman Creek. Datum of gage is 916.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--526 square miles.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 395 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.20 

reet); minimum, 79 second-feet Aug. 22, Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 11.39 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 57 second-feet Oct. 23, 

24, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River 

Basin.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, July l-lo, 

13-30, Aug. 2-31, Sept. 2-3O)

0.4 83 1.5 327 4.0 1,230 

.6 115 2.2 543 6.0 2,260 

.9 174 3.0 825 7.O 2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

150 

g!35 

g!06 gios

105

loo 

95 

96 

106 

98

90 

108 

103 

101 

110

103 

197 

445 

305 

244

207 

190 

142 

139 

133

141 

137 

128 

131 

124 

124

Nov.

133 

141 

141 

152 

161

167 

204 

179 

174 

188

204 

197 

214 

212 

195

167 

161 

156 

156 

212

220 

190 

183 

170 

165

167 

286 

375 

327 

378

Dec.

300 

247 

214 

g!97 

g!76

g!79 

g!65 

g!59 

146 

146

139 

156 

370 

399

477

1,720 

2,040 

1,470 

845 

593

494 

576 

445 

361 

319

260 

224 

214 

333 

1,020 

698

Jan.

414

375 

289 

276 

gl,040

gl,520 

g985 

g680 

610

576

543 

445 

375 

341 

311

305 

477 

645 

1,230 

965

543 

628 

593 

1,140 

1,520

1,570 

1,980 

2,880 

g2,880 

g2,150 

gl,140

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

g698 

g560 

445 

477 

510

477 

543 

526 

576 

510

414 

347 

370 

610 

1,620

2,320 

2,040 

1,180 

715 

645

560 

825 

1,470 

1,060 

1,020

885 

628 

576

Secondfoot-days

4,496 

5,97E 

15,082

144,432

29,426 

22,607 16,62' 

15,454 

6,99£ 

3, 70S 

5,732 

3,73C 

3.15E

132, 98£

Mar.

494 

430 

430 

399 

460

494 

445 

367 

341 

460

715 

560 

430 

414 

414

g361 

g338 

g355 

g335 

g308

g295 

g399 

gl,230 

1,180 

750

593 

768 

1,060 

645 

477 

680

Apr.

965 

645 

510 

430 

370

430 

576 

543 

430 

349

311 

292 

284 

347 

355

430

460 

477 

560 

477

399 

399 

680 

732 

680

526 

865 

925 

593 

414

Maximum

445 

378 

2,040

3,200

2,880 

2,320 

1,230 

965 

560 

152 

618 

240 

252

2,880

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.). Jan. 29 ( 3 a.i

May

364 

358 

319 

270 

250

220 

204 

204 

183 

165

152 

144 

142 

133 

g!46

g!79 

gl61 

g!48 

154 

240

252 

214 

560 

494 

295

227 

195 

179 

159 

146 

141

Minimum

90 

133 

139

90

276 

347 

295 

284 

133 

98 

101 

84 

83

83

June

142 

139 

144 

129 

110

106 

124 

122 

112 

112

119 

106 

115 

129 

129

119 

126 

135 

146 

115

106 

117 

110 

98 

146

152 

141 

131 

119 

106

Mean

145 

199 

487

395

949 

807 

536 

515 

226 

124 

185 

120 

105

364

July

358 

179 

128 

106 

101

166 

289 

190 

167 

618

526 

252 

181 

133 

g!80

g!42 

115 

124 

131 

133

154 

156 

124 

110 

106

110 

112 

115 

110 

g!26 

g292

Aug.

g240 

154 

120 

141 

144

110 

101 

100 

110 

103

106 

170 

181 

119 

108

117 

113 

110 

106 

94

86 

84 

98 

106 

101

95 

95 

103 

115 

137 

163

Per square 

mile

0.276 

.378 

~ .926

.751

1.80 

1.53 

1.02 

.979 

.430 

.236 

.352 

.228 

.200

.692

».) 3,000 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 16 (4 p

Sept.

252 

167 

115 

94 

96

103 

98 

129 

129 

101

90 

84 

95 

94 

92

88 

83 

92 

92 

96

95 

95 

95 

89 

84

86 

95 

105 

120 

101

Runoff in 

inches

0.32 

.42 

1.07

10.21

2.08 

1.59 

1.18 

1.09 

.50 

.26 

.41 

.26 

.22

9.40

m.) 2,380

sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
156 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°31'49", long. 81 0 25'5l", in T. 9 N., R. 2 W., 

at highway bridge 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2| miles northeast of Dover, 

and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 861.51 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,398 square miles.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,361 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 6.81 

feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.79 foot); minimum daily, 6.5 

second-feet Oct. 26.

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 26,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 

feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 

-1.64 feet July 20, 1946; minimum daily, that of Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 feet (discharge, .62,000 secondfeet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks .--Records good December to May, others fair. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of 

water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water 

flows into Cuyahoga River Basin. Flow regulated by foui flood-control reservoirs 

(see p. 162).

Revisions (water years).--W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1933(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a560

a520

a450

393

386

380

374

380

393

393

426

522

515

445

426

406

585

1,620

L,570

1,050

791

622

508

400

276

6.5

49

166

235

220

206

Nov.

206

374

452

774

585

426

622

652

557

529

578

600

608

630

645

578

564

522

529

946

1,220

946

859

791

724

692

1,040

1,670

1,570

1,780

Dec.

1,620

1,370

1,170

1,080

991

937

868

808

732

668

622

608

1,270

1,520

1,520

4,020

5,800

5,960

3,740

2,280

2,060

1,890

1,780

1,420

1,090

1,100

2,300

2,340

1,030

1,940

2,000

Jan.

1,320

1,150

1,010

928

2,560

5,200

4,900

3,470

2,580

2,160

1,940

1,620

1,370

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,180

1,570

2,220

2,340

1,620

1,620

1,780

2,520

4,600

5,200

6,120

6,600

7,080

6,440

5,200

Month

October ..........................

November . .......... : .............

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,160

5,500

3,470

2,110

2,280

2,160

1,940

1,940

1,670

1,670

1,420

1,220

1,220

1,470

3,080

5,200

5,350

3,740

2,580

2,520

2,640

2,820

4,900

4,900

4,300

4,160

3,280

2,820

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

15,273.5

22, 669 

56,534

501,511.5

89, 798

55)330

55,720

30,784

13,893

16,557

9)680

461,976.5

Mar.

2,520

1,890

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,620

1,370

1,270

1,320

2,000

1,940

1,570

1,420

1,370

1,320

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,050

1,170

2,640

3,080

2,280

1,840

2,340

3,140

2,580

2,060

2,460

Apr.

3,740

3,020

2,340

2,060

1,720

1,840

2,280

2,110

1,840

1,570

1,420

1,320

1,320

1,370

1,470

1,470

1,570

1,520

1,670

1,620

1,420

1,320

1,780

2,160

2,000

1,720

2,000

2,640

1,890

1,520

Maximum

1,620

1,780 

5,960

7,580

7,080

5,500

3,140

3,740

2,220

834

1,670

645 

515

7,080

May

1,420

1,320

1,180

1,050

955

876

808

757

708

668

630

592

571

557

585

834

732

630

600

774

955

1,060

2,220

2,220

1,890

1,470

1,220

1,050

928

808

716

Minimum

6.5

608-

6.5

928

1,220

1,050

1,320

557

304

225

240 

225

6.5

June

652

615

564

515

564

466

432

400

393

374

406

494

459

466

473

432

400

426

426

406

350

344

320

304

309

445

608

834

536

480

-

Mean

493

756 

1,824

1,370

3)019

1, 785

993

463

534

323

1,266

July

452

660

393

270

235

225

406

600

550

1,110

1,670

919

536

393

326

501

400

668

766

660

578

668

600

432

344

515

473

344

265

230

368

Aug.

630

426

292

459

332

304

265

240

265

314

298

393

645

578

419

356

356

368

362

338

320

292

282

292

304

309

276

304

426

393

380

Per square 

mile

Sept.

459

515

368

276

225

240

298

432

515

508

380

326

304

309

292

282

282

270

282

245

270

304

298

304

265

240

240

287

338

326

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records.for stations at Masslllon and at 

Newcomerstown.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 157

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstovm, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°15'40", long. 81°36'35", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W. ( at 

highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, 2 miles upstream from 

Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek. Datum of gage is 780.00 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 2,436 square miles.

Heeords available.--September 1921 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 28 years, 2,431 second-feet.

Jixtremea.--MaxiimJm discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 9.67 

feet); minimum daily, 350 second-feet Sept. 17.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 120 second-feet Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 26.5 feet, original site and datum 

(discharge, 83,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akrori; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River Basin. Plow regulated by eight 

flood-control reservoirs (see p. 162). Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1949 are given in Water-Suuply Paper 1162.

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1929(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Apr. 3 to May 23)

2.4 330 4.0

2.6 480 5.5

2.9 750 8.0

3.3 1,210 9.5

2,270

4,880

9,750

13,000

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

569

569

569

569

544

52 S

512

504

496

496

488

488

488

488

480

472

480

972

1,880

1,820

1,320

1,060

996

972

927

861

770

670

614

587

578

Nov.

569

552

544

830

1,170

996

972

1,170

1,170

1,040

984

960

960

960

949

938

905

872

830

927

1,500

1,650

1,380

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,120

1,420

2,270

2,590

-

Dec.

2,910

2,590

2,080

1,830

1,660

1,530

1,400

1,280

1,170

1,070

927

883

861

1,130

1,640

4,970

9,550

9,950

8,150

5,450

3,770

3,340

3,160

2,510

2,080

1,650

1,400

1,320

1,340

1,580

2,910

Jan.

2,910

2,110

1,940

1,710

3,410

9,350

10,400

8,150

6,400

5,450

4,690

3,860

3,340

2,910

2,670

2,590

2,510

2,430

2,590

3,500

3,590

3,080

3,000

4,880

8,950

10,600

11,600

13,000

13,000

11,800

10,600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9,150

9,550

9,550

6,400

5,640

5,450

4,880

4,130

3,680

3,250

2,830

2,430

2,270

2,430

3,770

9,150

10,400

8,950

6,590

6,210

6,590

6,590

8,950

10,400

9,550

8,750

7,550

6,400

.

«

-

Seoondfoot-daya

22,767

33,778

86,091

926,791

177,020

181,490

114,640

124,090

53,752

24,053

30,965

16,122

14,267

879,035

Mar.

5,450

4,600

3,770

3,250

3,080

3,080

3,160

3,000

2,590

2,590

2,750

3,500

3,420

3,000

2,750

2,590

2,510

2,350

2,350

2,270

2,190

2,270

4,500

5,450

4,780

3,860

5,260

6,590

6,590

5,450

5,640

Apr.

6,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

4,

5,

4,

4,

5,

4,

3,

Maximum

1,880

2,590

9,950

15,600

13,000

10,400

6,590

6,780

3,680

1,110

1,970

900

700

13,000

780

590

070

400

500

340

950

950

500

080

750

590

510

670

770

130

130

220

310

500

130

950

950

690

070

500

500

450

690

420

-

May

2,910

2,670

2,430

2,080

1,860

1,680

1,520

1,380

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,080

1,030

996

996

1,180

1,350

1,210

1,070

1,080

1,360

1,720

3,590

3,680

3,000

2,510

2,010

1,720

1,500

1,310

1,170

Minima

472

544

861

380

1,710

2,270

2,190

2,510

996

623

528

370

350

350

June

1,040

949

883

810

800

800

790

770

730

690

710

850

1,110

1,020

916

894

883

861

850

820

790

760

720

680

650

632

623

632

690

700

-

Msan

734

1,126

2,777

2,532

5,710

6,482

3,698

4,136

1,734

802

999

520

476

2,408

July

700

700

700

690

614

536

528

820

1,080

1,120

1,560

1,970

1,180

927

740

650

700

750

1,000

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,500

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,100

900

800

750

800

Aug.

850

900

750

700

700

650

550

500

4SO

470

470

480

550

650

600

550

500

490

460

430

400

390

380

370

370

378

390

400

420

430

464

Sept.

550

650

600

550

500

500

550

700

650

550

500

440

410

380

372

360

350

360

390

380

400

425

500

480

450

470

440

440

440

480

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

Note. No gage-height record July 16 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, occasional wire-weight gage readings, weather records, and records for Tusoarawas River 

near Dover and Musklngum River near Coshooton.
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'55", long. 81°52'22", in T. 5 N., R. 6 W., at

 highway bridge 2 miles south of Coshocton and 2 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers. Datum of gage is 730.00 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 4,847 square miles.

Records available. --July 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --13 years, 4,883 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 10.98

 i'eet ) ; minimum, 680 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 78,700 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 

feet); minimum, 342 second-feet Nov. 4, 1944 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

Remarks. --Records good. Flow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 162).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second- feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 30)

0.6 64O 2.0 2,020

.8 800 2.5 2,700

1.1 1,050 3.0 3,470

1.4 1,340 4.0 5,300

1.7 1,670 5.0 7,530

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.4

10.8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,030

1,050

914

824

752

704

696

704

720

776

864

864

914

906

840

792

931

1,720

2,780

2,490

1,960

1,670

1,500

1,400

1,340

990

808

720

776

897

914

Nov.

906

922

1,040

1,500

1,670

1,670

2,220

2,350

2,220

2,080

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,840

1,780

1,720

1,670

1,560

1,560

1,780

2,630

2,850

2,490

2,220

2,080

1,900

2,150

3,640

4,710

5,300

-

Dec.

5,510

4,530

3,640

3,230

3,000

2,780

2,560

2,350

2,220

2,020

1,780

1,670

1,960

3,990

4,350

10,800

16,500

16,500

13,700

9,750

7,070

6,160

5,720

4,900

4,080

3,230

2,780

2,630

3,000

4,710

6,610

Jan.

5,300

4,170

3,640

3,310

9,800

17,300

17,300

13,100

10,200

9,000

8,010

6,840

5,720

5,100

4,710

4,530

5,100

5,940

9,000

10,800

8,750

7,530

8,250

11,500

17,000

18,800

21,400

24,100

23,400

22,400

20,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

18,900

19,200

14,500

10,800

9,500

9,000

8,250

7,530

6,610

6,380

5,720

4,900

4,710

5,100

9,500

18,200

19,800

17,000

13,100

11,800

11,300

11,000

16,200

17,300

16,200

15,600

13,100

11,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

34,246

64,458

163,730

1,861,714

342,200

332,200

225,810

235,360

106,320

46,300

69,200

32,121

29,386

1,681,331

Mar.

9,500

8,010

6,840

6,380

5,940

5,940

5,940

5,510

4,900

5,300

7,530

7,770

6,840

5,940

5,720

5,720

5,300

5,100

5,100

4,710

4,350

4,710

8,010

11,300

9,750

8,250

10,500

13,100

12,100

10,000

9,750

Apr.

12

12,

9»

8,

6,

6

7

7

6

5

a5,

4,

4,

4,

4,

7,

8,

7,

9,

8,

7,

7,

9,

10,

9,

8,

8,

11,

9,

7,

Maximum

2,780

5,300

16,500

26,800

24,100

19,800

13,100

12,900

6,380

2,150

5,100

1,720

1,450

24,100

900

600

750

010

840

380

070

070

380

720

000

710

350

530

350

770

010

770

000

500

530

070

250

000

500

250

750

500

500

300

10,OOO

12,60O

15,300

19,500

24,100

to September 1949

May

6,160

5,72

5,3C

4,71

0

0

0

4,080

3,640

 3,31

3,OC

2,8E

0

0

0

2,700

2,560

2,42

2,28

2,15

0

0

0

2,150

2,350

2,56

2,35

2,15

0

0

0

2,150

2,490

3,08

6,16

6,38

0

0

0

5,100

4,260

3,56

3,15

2,78

2,49

0

0

0

0

2,280

Minimum

696

906

1,670

570

3,310

4,710

4 350

4^350

2,150

1,100

1,030

688

720

688

June

2,080

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,670

1,620

1,500

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,500

2,080

2,150

1,780

1,670

1,620

1,500

1,450

1,620

1,450

1,340

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,560

1,720

1,450

Mean

1,105

2,149

5,282

5,087

11,040

11,860

7,284

7,845

3,430

1,543

2,232

1,036

980

4,606

July

1,620

1,840

1,720

1,340

1,130

1,030

1,960

3,080

2,420

3,900

5,100

3,720

2,560

1,900

1,560

1,340

1,400

1,560

2,020

2,560

3,080

3,080

3,000

2,420

2,490

2,560

2,280

1,900

1,620

1,450

1,560

Aug.

1,670

1,720

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,290

1,140

1,050

999

940

931

922

1,010

1,340

1,240

1,050

1,010

1,010

940

872

832

784

736

712

688

688

704

784

872

872

965

Sept.

1,100

1,290

1,210

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,450

1,290

1,130

999

914

840

784

744

736

720

728

776

776

760

1,020

1,060

1,020

999

956

897

897

880

1,020

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Dresden
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 159

Musklngum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°07'14", long. 82°00'02", at highway bridge,half 

a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika 

Creek. Datum of gage is 693.15 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 5,982 square miles.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years, 6,118 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,700 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 17.92 

reet); minimum, 787 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 4.36 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 

feet); minimum, 335 second-feet June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 feet in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 162). 

Revisions (water years).--W 728; 1927(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-15,

May 29 to July 9)

4.3 730

5.0 1,420

6.0 2,550

7.5 4,650

9.0 7,200

11.0 11,500

15.0 22,500

17.7 31,000

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,220

1,510

1,200

1,070

980

892

863

892

910

920

1,000

1,020

1,040

1,080

1,030

990

1,020

1,580

2,620

2,740

2,240

1,900

1,680

1,580

1,470

1,230

970

834

816

940

970

Nov.

970

980

1,050

1,630

1,740

1,740

2,120

2,480

2,420

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,020

1,960

1,900

1,850

1,740

1,740

1,800

2,550

3,070

2,810

2,550

2,300

2,120

2,360

3,760

5,290

6,300

-

Dec.

7,020

5,960

4,810

4,050

3,760

3,480

3,200

3,000

2,810

2,620

2,360

2,240

2,360

3,900

4,500

9,960

18,100

20,100

17,800

12,800

9,300

7,800

7,020

6,300

5,450

4,500

3,900

3,620

3,760

5,130

7,600

Jan.

7,200

5,620

4,810

4,350

9,960

21,000

23,100

19,500

15,400

12,200

10,400

8,860

7,600

6,840

6,480

6,130

6,480

7,200

9,740

12,500

10,800

9,300

9,960

14,000

22,200

24,900

28,100

30,300

31,000

28,700

26,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

25,800

26,100

23,400

16,200

12,800

12,200

11,500

10,600

9,740

9,080

8,200

7,200

6,480

6,660

10,200

22,200

25,200

23,700

19,500

17,300

16,800

16,200

24,300

23,700

22,500

21,600

18,700

15,400

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

39,007

69.97C

199, 21C

2,374,688

441 43(

463)260

299,950

303,770

129,110

60,500

95,120

43,520

35,854

2,180,701

Mar.

13,000

11,100

9,300

8,200

7,600

7,400

7,200

7,200

7,020

8,000

9,740

9,960

9,300

8,000

7,400

7,200

6,660

6,300

6,300

5,960

5,450

5,620

8,640

12,800

11,800

10,400

14,300

18,700

18,400

16,200

14,800

Apr.

17,000

16,500

13,000

10,400

8,640

8,OOO

8,420

8,860

8,200

7,200

6,480

5,960

5,790

6,300

8,420

10,400

11,500

10,800

11,500

11,300

10,200

9,080

11,100

12,200

12,800

10,400

9,960

13,000

11,500

8,860

-

Maximum

2,740

6,300

20,100

32,300

31,000

26,100

18,700

17,000

7,400

2,940

6,480

2,300

1,650

31,000

May

7,400

6,840

6,480

5,790

5,130

4,500

4,050

3,760

3,550

3,340

3,200

3,000

2,810

2,620

2,550

2,880

3,200

2,940

2,680

2,680

2,880

3,340

6,480

7,400

6,300

5,290

4,350

3,900

3,480

3,410

2,880

Minimum

816

970

2,240

703

4 350

6)480

5,450

5,790

2 550

1^520

1,470

910

892

816

June

2,680

2,480

2,360

2,180

2,120

2,070

1,900

1,740

1,680

1,630

1,960

2,420

2,940

2,550

2,240

2,120

2,020

1,960

1,900

1,850

1,740

1,630

1,580

1,520

1,580

1,630

1,740

2,020

2,240

2,020

-

Mean

1,258

2 332

6^426

6,488

14,240

16,540

9,676

10,130

4,165

2,017

3,068

1,404

1,195

5,975

July

1,960

2,240

2,120

1,800

1,580

1,470

2,240

3,620

3,270

4,350

6,480

4,810

3,410

2,550

2,070

1,850

1,680

1,850

2,120

3,000

4,200

5,790

5,450

4,810

4,500

3,760

3,200

2,620

2,180

1,960

2,180

Aug.

2,120

2,300

2,070

1,850

1,800

1,630

1,470

1,370

1,290

1,230

1,190

1,220

1,320

1,580

1,680

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,520

1,310

1,200

1,100

1,030

980

930

920

910

970

1,140

1,090

1,140

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,220

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,320

1,370

1,370

1,680

1,630

1,420

1,260

1,150

1,060

980

940

920

892

892

950

920

920

1,180

1,370

1,290

1,220

1,190

1,120

1,100

1,110

1,170

-

Runoff in 

inches
160 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°56'07", long. 82»00'26", at Sixth Street Bridge in 

Zanesville, Muskingum County, 1,000 feet upstream from lock 10, half a mile downstream 

from Licking River, 0.6 mile downstream from dam 10, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Moxahala Creek. Datum of gage is 665.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 6,844 square miles.

Records available. April 1905 to December 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

oiuyj, uctooer 1939 to September 1949. Gage-height records, collected at lock 10 since 

June 1887 by Corps of Engineers, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 6,923 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 42,600 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 

ui.45 feet); minimum observed, 848 second-feet Aug. 24, 25, Sept. 21; minimum gage 

height observed, 7.18 feet Aug. 24, 25.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 68,500 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 29.10 

feet, from graph based on gage readings, backwater from Moxahala Creek)} minimum dally 

discharge, 420 second-feet Jan. 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 51.8 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from gage readings by Corps of Engineers .

Remark's. Records good. Gage read twice daily. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 152).

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,820

1,440

1,330

1,370

1,100

1,160

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,160

1,220

1,350

1,150

1,270

1,140

1,080

1,150

1,820

2,840

3,050

2,510

2,050

1,880

1,760

1,780

1,630

1,160

1,060

1,020

1,120

1,160

Nov.

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,840

2,050

2,410

2,740

3,160

2,940

2,630

2,590

2,550

2,490

2,410

2,290

2,250

2,050

1,840

2,130

2,090

2,740

3,500

3,160

2,740

2,570

2,450

3,610

as, 300

7,750

7,980

-

Dec.

7,980

6,800

5,480

4,650

4,180

3,610

3,390

3,280

2,940

2,940

2,630

2,550

2,780

4,260

6,300

13,100

20,600

21,900

18,700

14,800

10,700

9,200

8,200

7,020

5,960

4,900

3,840

3,720

5,010

6,300

8,200

Jan.

7,980

7,020

5,600

5,010

16,000

28,300

26,700

23,200

18,700

14,500

12,300

10, 700

9,200

8,200

7,500

7,750

8,450

9,200

12,300

15,400

14,000

12,800

13,400

21,200

31,800

30,200

35 , 600

41,800

36,600

31,500

29,600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

28,000

27,600

26,000

19,700

15,100

a!3,700

a!2,700

all, 000

all, 000

9,700

9,200

a8, 700

8,200

7,500

11,800

32,500

29,600

27,600

23,200

21,600

20,600

19,000

27,000

28,000

26,700

25,400

22,500

18,100

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-daye

45,080

85,700

225,920

2,771,140

552,510

541, 700

353,810

336,240

144,770

76 360

ITitsso

52,619

41,302

2,568,591

Mar.

14,500

12,300

10,400

9,200

8,450

8,200

8,200

7,980

7,750

8,200

13,700

12,000

10,400

9,200

8,450

7,980

7,500

7,250

7,250

6,800

6,300

6,300

10,200

14,200

14,000

12,800

a22,000

24,1OO

21,900

19,400

16,900

Apr.

18,700

18,700

14,200

11,800

9,950

8,950

9,200

9,700

9,200

7,980

7,020

6,550

6,190

6,550

9,200

10,700

11,000

12^600

14,000

13,400

12,000

10,400

13,400

a!4,000

a!4,000

all, 000

9,950

13,400

12,800

9,700

Maximum

3,050

7,980

21,900

47,000

41,800

32 500

24^100

18,700

8,700

3,950

2*740

1,940

41,800

May

8,700

7,750

7,020

6,550

5,600

5,010

4,650

4,290

3,950

2,720

3,610

3,160

3,050

2,940

2,940

3,160

3,720

3,390

3,050

2,940

3,050

3,840

7,020

8,200

7,020

6,080

5,120

4,400

3,950

3,610

3,280

Minimum

1,020

1,140

2,550

782

5,010

7,500

6,300

6,190

2,940

1,450

1,350

870

870

870

June

3,050

2,840

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,430

2,270

1,940

1,780

1,600

2,350

3,390

3,950

3,840

3,610

2,840

2,630

3,390

2,940

2,410

2,130

1,820

1,58O

1,450

1,490

1,840

2,740

2,840

3,050

2,630

Mean

1,486

2,851

7,28£

7,571

17,82C

1 Q ^B*T la.oat.

11.41C

11,210

4,67C

2,545

3,599

1; 69'

1,371

7,031

July

2,330

2,530

2,530

2,210

1,650

1,350

2,370

4,290

4,060

4,520

8,200

5,350

3,950

2,940

2,310

1,880

2,130

2,010

2,030

3,160

4,290

8,200

7,750

5,600

5,240

4,400

3,a40

3,050

2,610

2,190

2,630

Aug.

2,430

2,630

2,390

2,740

2,170

1,920

1,840

1,580

1,540

1,510

1,4573

1,330

2,110

2,170

1,920

2,270

2,010

2,090

1,820

1,450

1,490

1,320

1,140

909

870

1,020

1,080

1,240

1,540

1,440

1,150

Per square 

mile

_

Sept.

1,470

1,540

1.-670

1,540

1,740

1,710

1,630

1,690

1,940

1,630

1,490

1,220

922

1,150

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,100

1,100

870

1,400

1,710

1,600

1,610

jb«0

1,240

1,370

1,280

1,080

Runoff in 

inohos

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for

Muskingum River at Dresden and Licking River at Dillon.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 161

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

Location. Water-atage recorder, lat. 39°38'40", long. 81°51'00", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 10

 N., R. 12 W., Just upstream from dam 7; at McConnelsville, 3? miles downstream from 

Oilspring Run. Datum of gage is at elevation of crest of dam, 650.31 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 7,411 square miles.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years, 7,236 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,500 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.63

 FeeTT; minimum, 792 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 126,000 second-feet Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 

feet); minimum, 218 second-feet Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 foot), from rating 

curve extended below 470 second-feet.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 feet, present datum, Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 

second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 162). 

Revisions (water years).--W 623: 1922(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 783: 1913(M).

W B53:1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage he.'ght, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 4)

O.6 750 2.0 3,600

.8 1.03O 2.5 4.9OO

l.O 1,370 3.O 6.40O

1.3 1,970 4.0 1O.40O

1.6 2,64O 5.O 15,1OO

6.5 23,600

8.O 33,OOO

9.5 43,8OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,690

1,640

1,480

1,330

1,190

1,140

1,060

1,110

1,140

1,080

1,210

1,230

1,190

1,170

1,160

1.13O

1,240

1,970

2,710

3,350

2,940

2,520

2,18O

2,250

2,180

1,930

1,41O

1,090

1,090

1,170

1,210

Nov.

1,230

1,240

1,410

1,950

2,640

3,480

3,850

3,720

3,350

3,100

3,080

2,980

2,870

2,730

2,690

2,520

2,430

2,300

2,250

2,660

3,350

3,98O

3,850

3,350

3,050

2,870

4,600

5,650

9,900

9,700

-

Dec.

9,100

7.9OO

6,4OO

5,350

4,60O

4,350

4,1OO

3,720

3,480

3,220

2,820

2,620

2,800

3,600

8,910

15,600

21,200

21,200

19,500

1S,6OO

11,700

9,900

8,9OO

7,9OO

6,75O

5,50O

4,480

4,220

5,650

7,7OO

9,100

Jan.

9,loo

7,500

6,10O

5,650

18,400

28,400

26,60O

23,6OO

19,000

15,100

13,100

12,200

10,400

9,300

8,500

8,300

8,900

9,700

12,200

14,600

13.6OO

13,100

13,100

22,400

32,400

32,400

36,500

43,800

4O,800

32,400

29,80O

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

27,800

27,200

26,OOO

20,600

16,200

14,6OO

14 , 100

12,60O

11,70O

10,8OO

9,900

8,9OO

7,900

8,1OO

15,3OO

31,000

29,800

27,200

23,OOO

22,400

21,2OO

19,500

26,000

27,8OO

26,600

25,400

21,800

18,400

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

50,190

102,780

247,870

2,963,236

576,950

551,800

380,400

343,520

153,430

12O,88G

SO, 910

38,862

2,695,672

Mar.

15,100

13, 10O

11,200

10,100

9.3OO

9.7OO

9,300

8,700

8,500

9,3OO

13,600

13,100

11,700

1O.1OO

9,100

8,7OO

8,300

7,900

7,700

7,300

6,750

6,750

10,100

14 , 100

14,100

16,800

26,OOO

24,800

22,400

19,500

17,300

Apr.

17,800

18,

15,

12,

4OO

100

200

10,400

9,

9,

10,

9,

500

700

100

700

8,700

7,900

7,

6,

7,

100

920

300

8,9OO

11,000

12,

12,

13,

600

600

BOO

13,600

11,700

10,

12,

13,

500

SOO

300

13,100

11,700

10,

12,

13,

10,

Maximum

3,350

9,900

21,200

54,200

43,800

31,000

26,000

18,400

3)860

9,700

2 j850

1,840

43,800

300

SOO

100

SOO

May

8,700

8,10O

7,50O

6,750

5,950

5,350

4,90O

4,48O

4,350

4,100

3,980

3,720

3,48O

3,220

3,100

3,60O

3,98O

3,720

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,980

6,400

8,500

7,500

6,400

5,350

4,600

4,220

3,850

3,6OO

Minimum

1,060

1,230

2,620

874

5,650

7,9OO

6,750

3)lOO

1,680

1,760

913

862

862

June

3,220

2,98O

2,760

2,570

2,46O

2,410

2,250

2,050

1,910

1,8OO

2,030

3,350

3,85O

3,850

3,72O

2,920

2,760

3,050

2,870

2,500

2,230

2,030

1,800

1,720

1,680

1,910

2,730

2,800

2,980

2,890

Mean

1 , 619

3,426

7,996

8,096

18,610

19,710

12,270

11,450

4,949

2,603 

3,899

1,642

1,295

7,385

July

2,590

2,460

2,460

2,23O

1,86O

1,760

2,57O

4,350

4,22O

4,6OO

7,700

6,1OO

4.6OO

3,350

2,710

2,250

2,160

2,520

2,410

2,920

4,710

8,7OO

9,700

6,40O

5,350

4,750

4,100

3,350

2,820

2,590

2,590

Aug.

2,590

2,

2,

2,

570

570

350

2,410

2.14O

1,

1,

1,

320

560

520

1,430

1,330

1,

1,

1,

520

380

970

2,08O

1,990

al,

al,f

1,

3OO

3OO

720

1,410

1,240

1,

1,

1,<

:3o

L40

360

932

932

1»-

1,'

318

318

530 '40

1,210

Per square 

mile '

Sspt.

1,260

1,450

1,460

1,43O

1,450

1,820

1.60O

1,600

1,840

1,600

1,410

1,32O

1,190

1,090

1,050

1,020

932

862

988

932

946

932

,45O

,520

,330

,370

,240

1,260

1,280

1,230

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Zanesvllle.
162 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Musklngum River Basin, Ohio

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on the Muskingum River and tributaries for the Musklngum Watershed Conservancy District. The reservoirs created by these dams are used mainly for flood control, but at 11 of them a conservation pool is maintained for emergency water supply for domestic and Industrial uses, 

to maintain sanitary stream conditions during periods of extreme low flow, and for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecavllle. All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir; at Senecavllle, regulation at higher 

stages can be assisted by operation of 11^-foot talntor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level Is 1,539,000 acre-feet, of 

which 211,400 acre-feet is retained In the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

Dover Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°33 I 30", long. 81°24 I 45", In SWj sec. 6, T. 

d M. , K. 'I w., at. dam on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover. Datum of gage 

is 858.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adJusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area above dam Is 1,397 square 

miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 1,390 acre-feet Oct. 27 (elevation, 875.01 feet); no contents Aug. 28, Sept. 

3-30; minimum elevation, 864.58 feet Sept. 27. Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 

92,890 acre-feet June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 feet); no contents several days 

during each year; minimum elevation, 864.35 feet Oct. 17, 20, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 feet), 203,000 acre-feet, of which 1,000 acre-feet Is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no 

gates on spillway and all regulation Is done by gates In conduits through dam.

Bolivar Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'05", long. 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy 

ureex, i.j. miles east of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County. Datum of gage is 895.0 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Drainage area, 502 square miles. Records available, October 

1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 13,770 acre-feet Jan. 30 (elevation, 921.56 feet); minimum, 189 acre-feet Sept. 13 (elevation, 896.53 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 46,420 acre-feet June 10, 1947 (elevation, 938.40 

feet); minimum, 181 acre-feet Oct. 30, 1944, several days In October and November 1949 

[elevation, 896.40 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 feet), 149,600 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation Is done by gates In conduits through 

dam.

Leesyllle Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'10", long. 81°11'45", In Ej sec. 

3b", T. 13 N., K. 6 W., at dam on McGuire Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesvllle. 

Datum of gage is 928.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings 

have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 47.9 square 

miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 22,450 acre-feet Jan. 30 (elevation, 965.82 feet); minimum, 18,770 acre-feet 

Sept. 18 (elevation, 962.27 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 26,760 

acre-feet Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation, 969.59); minimum, 370 acre-feet Oct. 9-25, 1939 

(elevation, 928.38 feet), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 feet), 37,400 acre-feet, of which 19,500 acre-feet Is In conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates In conduit through dam.

Atwood Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°31 I 35", long. 81°17 I 15", In SE^ sec. 28, 

T. i& N., K. 7 W., at dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland. Datum 

of gage is 890.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 70.3 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 26,110 

acre-feet Feb. 23 (elevation, 929.57 feet); minimum, 22,490 acre-feet Sept. 21 (elevation, 927.26 feet). Maximum contents during period 1938-49, 34,200 acre-feet Apr. 16, 

1948 (elevation, 934.00 feet); minimum, 10.2 acre-feet Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 

890.36 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 feet), 49,700 acre-feet, of which 23,600 acre-feet is In conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation Is done by gates In conduits through dam.

Beach City Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'10", long. 81°33'30", at dam on 

sugar OreeK, i.e miles southeast of Beach City, Stark County. Datum of gage Is 931.0 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 300 square miles. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 12,550 acre-feet Jan. 30 

(elevation, 959.50 feet); minimum, 1,790 acre-feet Sept. 14, 15 (elevation, 948.19 

feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 34,100 acre-feet June 10, 1947 (elevation, 968.56 feet); minimum, 1.1 acre-feet Oct. 10, 17-19, 1939 (elevation, 931.60 

feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 feet), 71,700 acre-feet, of which 1,700 acre-feet is In conservation 

pool._ Reservoir Is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation Is done by gates In conduits through dam or through bypass 

in conservation weir.
MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN 163 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio Continued

Piedmont Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11 I 2S", long. 81°12'4S", in SE£ sec. 

3S, '!'. lo N., R. 6 W., at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont. Datum of 

gage is 881.75 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 84 square miles. Records 

available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 42,600 acrefeet Apr. 16 (elevation, 916.75 feet); minimum, 31,700 acre-feet Oct. 7-8 (elevation, 

912.16 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 46,710 acre-feet June 11, 12, 

1947 (elevation, 918.33 feet); minimum, 109 acre-feet Nov. 29, 30, 1939 (elevation, 

882.55 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 feet), 65,000 acre-feet, of which 33,600 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Ciendening Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°16'05", long. 81°16 I 35", inNW^sec.

 Id, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., at dam on Brushy Fork, 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe. Datum of 

gage is 862.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 69.5 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 16,250 

acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 891.39 feet); minimum, 8,750 acre-feet Sept. 5 (elevation, 884.68 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 21,210 acre-feet Mar. 10, 

1945 (elevation, 894.82 feet); minimum, 34 acre-feet Nov. 30, 1939 (elevation, 862.41 

feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 feet), 54,000 acre-feet, of which 26,500 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Tappan Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'35", long. 81°13 | 35", in NW^ sec. 4, 

T. 13 N., K. 7 W., at dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan. Datum 

of gage is 870.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 71.0 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 37,950 

acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 900.48 feet); minimum, 33,760 acre-feet Oct. 7 (elevation, 

898.72 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 45,100 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1948 

(elevation, 903.27 feet); minimum, 48 acre-feet Oct. 1, 1939 (elevation, 870.05 feet). 

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 feet), 61,600 acre-feet, of which 35,100 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Charles Mill Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'20", long. 82°21 | 40", in NE£ 

sec. 35, T. 23 N., K. 17 W., at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin. Datum 

of gage is 987.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 216 square miles. 

Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 

14,800 acre-feet Jan. 31 (elevation, 1,001.68 feet); minimum, 7,390 acre-feet Aug. 28 

(elevation, 996.99 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 52,930 acre-feet 

June 19, 1947 (elevation, 1,013.34 feet); minimum, 4,490 acre-feet Jan. 3, 1944 (elevation, 994.63 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam .completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 feet), 88,000 acre-feet, of which 7,400 acre-feet is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through 

bypass gate around conservation weir.

Mohawk Reservoir .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'10", long. 82°05'15", in SVf£ sec. 6, 

T. 6 W., K. a W., at dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie. Datum of 

gage is 799.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 1,501 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 25,480 

acre-feet Jan. 30 (elevation, 835.74 feet); minimum, 122 acre-feet Aug. 25, 26 (elevation, 800.78 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 126,800 acre-feet June 

10, 1947 (elevation, 864.76 feet); minimum, 108 acre-feet Oct. 10, 1939 (elevation, 

800.48 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 890.0 feet), 285,000 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels through 

dam.

Pleasant Hill Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'25", long. 82°19'30", in NEj 

sec. 7, T. iy N., K. 16 W., at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville. 

Datum of gage is 971.75 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings 

have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 199 square miles. 

Records available, October 1939 to Seltember 1949. Maximum contents during year, 

13,030 acre-feet Feb. 15 (elevation, 1,019.41 feet); minimum, 8,750 acre-feet Sept. 27 

(elevation, 1,013.59 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 32,220 acre-feet 

June 8, 1947 (elevation, 1,036.69 feet); minimum, 995 acre-feet May 19, 1941 (elevation, 991.43 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 feet), 87,700 acre-feet, of which 13,500 acre-feet is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Mohicanvllle Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'35", long. 82°09'05", in SE£ 

sec. 34, T. ai N., K. 15 W., at dam on Lake Pork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville. Datum 

of gage is 932.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 269 square miles. Records

990813 O-52-12'
164 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio--Continued

available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 5,660 acrefeet Jan. 29 (elevation, 945.07 feet); minimum, 4.1 aero-feet Aug. 22, 23, Sept. 14 

(elevation, 933.07 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 59,820 acre-feet 

June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 22, 23, Sept. 14, 1949; 

minimum elevation, 932.38 feet several days August, September, October 1941.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 feet), 102,000 acre-feet. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Senecavllle Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°55'25", long. 81°26'10", at dam on 

Seneca ^orK, 1.5 miles southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County. Datum of gage is 

812.05 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted 

to elevations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 121 square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during years, 57,010 acre-feet 

Jan. 30 (elevation, 835.76 feet); minimum, 39,710 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 831.17 

feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 63,370 acre-feet Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 837.27 feet); minimum, 2,310 acre-feet Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 feet), 88,500 acre-feet, of which 43,500 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled 

mostly by operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, 

llj-foot taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Wills Creek Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09 I 25", long. 81°50'55", in SE£ 

sec. 23, T. 4 N., K. 6 W., at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills 

Creek. Datum of gage is 733.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to e-levations above mean sea level. Drainage area, 844 

square miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents 

during year, 35,620 acre-feet Jan. 31 (elevation, 756.06 feet); minimum, 5,450 acrefeet Oct. 9 (elevation, 741.35 feet). Maximum contents during period 1939-49, 122,200 

acre-feet Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 feet); minimum, 1,880 acre-feet Oct. 22, 23, 

1939 (elevation, 734.10 feet).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 feet), 196,000, acre-feet, of which 6,000 acre-feet is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Sept. 30. ...

Oct. 31....

Nov. 30....

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31....

Feb. 28....

Mar. 31....

Apr. 30....

May 31....

June 30. . . .

July 31....

Aug. 31....

Sept. 30. .. .

Water year

Date

S.ept.30. ...

Oct. 31....

Nov. 30....

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31....

Feb. 28....

Mar. 31....

Apr. 30....

May 31....

June 3O. . . .

July 31. ...

Aug. 31....

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1948-49..

Dover Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

866.21

874.41

868.52

868.35

-

872.15

870.08

870.55

867.96

865.95

866.57

866.89

865.36

864.70

_

Contents 

(acrefeet)

9.6

1,160

88

81

-

496

191

245

63

4.8

18

25

1.8

0

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

+1,150.4

-1,072

-7

+81

+415

-305

+ 54

-182

-58.2

+ 13.2

+7

-23.2

-1.8

-9.6

Atwood Reservoir

927.61

927.63

928.17

927.78

-

928.09

928.26

928.39

927.99

927.87

927.63

927.62

927.44

927.33

-

23,020

23,040

23,870

23,270

-

23,740

24,020

24,220

23,580

23,400

23,040

23,030

22,760

22,600

-

_

+20

+830

-600

+ 990

+470

+280

+200

-640

-180

-360

-10

-270

-160

-420

Bolivar Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

897.34

904.72

900.42

898.75

-

920.48

900.30

902.50

898.82

899.10

897.31

898.02

897.11

896.58

Contents 

(acrefeet)

246

1,570

599

378

-

12,530

580

990

385

417

243

301

227

192

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

+1,324

-971

-221

+146

+12,152

-11,950

+410

-605

+32

-174

+ 58

-74

-35

-54

Beach City Reservoir

948.85

949.31

949.40

949.44

-

957.79

950.06

950.87

949.55

948.59

948.67

948.53 "

948.47

948.30

-

2,090

2,330

2,380

2,400

-

10,120

2,740

3,250

2,460

1,970

2,010

1,940

1,920

1,840

-

_

+240

+50

+20

+470

+7,720

-7,380

+ 510

-790

-490

+40

-70

-20

-80

-250

Leesville Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

962.56

962.61

962.91

962.80

-

965.75

963.01

963.47

962.86

962.74

962.61

962.60

962.41

962.40

Contents 

(acrefeet)

19,060

19,110

19,410

19,300

-

22,380

19,510

19,970

19,360

19,240

19,110

19,100

18,910

18,900

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

+50

+ 300

-110

+20

+3,080

-2,870

+460

-610

-120

-130

-10

-190

-10

-160

Piedmont Reservoir

912.23

912.29

912.82

913.04

-

915.44

913.08

913.42

912.95

912.82

912.72

913.21

912.67

912.65

-

31,860

31,990

33,160

33,670

-

39,320

33,760

34,540

33,460

33,160

32,930

34,060

32,820

32,780

-

.

+130

+1,170

+510

+ 670

+5,650

-5,560

+ 780

-1,080

-300

-230

+1,130

-1,240

-40

+ 920

t Elevation at 12 p.n
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 165

Monthly elevation and contents, of reservoirs in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Sept. 30. ... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. ...

Water year 

1948-49..

Date

Sept. 30. ... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 51.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1948-49..

Date

Sept. 30. ... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1948-49..

Clendening Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

884,84 

885.02 

885.22 

885.00

-

889.96 

885.10 

885.26 

885.07 

884.96 

885.17 

885.24 

884.76 

885.06

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

8,890 

9,060 

9,250 

9,040

-

14,450 

9,140 

9,290 

9,110 

9,000 

9,200 

9,270 

8,820 

9,100

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+170 

+190 

-210

0

+5,410 

-5,310 

+ 150 

-180 

-110 

+200 

+70 

-450 

+280

+210

Mohawk Reservoir

801. 20 

813.00 

806.68 

805.12

-

833.50 

807.27 

810. 63 

806.22 

802.24 

g801. 94 

g801.64 

g801.84 

g801.88

-

141 

1,830 

619 

443

-

^21,240 

693 

1,240 

562 

203 

185 

167 

179 

181

-

+1,689 

-1,211 

-176

+255

+20,797 

-20,547 

+547 

-678 

-359 

-18 

-18 

+12 

+2

+40

Seneoaville Reservoir

831.22 

831.20 

831.86 

832.48

-

835.55 

832. 24 

832.38 

832.18 

832.02 

831.59 

832.00 

831.55 

831.17

-

39,880 

39,810 

42,050 

44,250

-

56,150 

43,380 

43,890 

43,170 

42,600 

41,140 

42,530 

41,000 

39,710

-

-70 

+2,240 

+2,200

+1,330

+11,900 

-12,770 

+510 

-720 

-570 

-1,460 

+1,390 

-1,530 

-1,290

-170

Tappan Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

898.77 

899.22 

899.73 

899.54

-

900. 00 

899.19 

899.14 

899.12 

899.31 

899.23 

899.40 

898.94 

899.01

-

Contents (acrefeet)

33,870 

34,930 

36,150 

35,700

-

36,800 

34,860 

34,740 

34,690 

35,140 

34,950 

35,360 

34,260 

34,420

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+1,060 

+1,220 

-450

+1,530

+1,100 

-1,940 

-120 

-50 

+450 

-190 

+410 

-1,100 

+160

+550

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,016.96 

1,016.83 

1,017.28 

1,017.30

-

1,016.96 

1,017.25 

1,017.30 

1,017.12 

1,017.01 

1,017.15 

1,017.02 

1,017.31 

1,013.64

v

11,070 

10,960 

11,320 

11,340

-

11,070 

11,300 

11,340 

11,200 

11,110 

11,220 

11,120 

11,350 

8,780

-

-110 

+360 

+20

+4,500

-270 

+230 

+40 

-140 

-90 

+110 

-100 

+230 

-2,570

-2,290

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.80 

742.50 

744. 61 

744. 60

-

755.91 

745.51 

746.87 

743.34 

742.21 

742.30 

742.32 

741.49 

741.69

-

5,830 

6,490 

8,950 

8,940

-

»35,080 

10,250 

12,390 

7,370 

6,210 

6,290 

6,310 

5,570 

5,740

-

+ 660 

+2,460 

-10

+2,800

+26,140 

-24,830 

+2,140 

-5,020 

-1,160 

+80 

+20 

-740 

+170

-90

Charles Mill Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

997.08 

997.25 

998.17 

998.10

-

1,000.73 

998.46 

999.14 

998.63 

997.62 

998.03 

997.21 

997.48 

997.16

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

7,510 

7,750 

9,060 

8,950

-

13,210 

9,490 

10,520 

9,740 

8,270 

8,840 

7,690 

8,070 

7,620

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+240 

+1,310 

-110

+1,060

+4,260 

-3,720 

+1,030 

-780 

-1,470 

+570 

-1,150 

+380 

-450

+110

Mohicanville Reservoir

933.40 

g933.40 

934. 92 

934.56

-

936.89 

934.83 

939.65 

934.44 

933.58 

g933.66 

g933.23 

933.87 

933.18

-

60 

60 

134

114

-

275 

129 

592 

107 

67 

70 

53 

78 

51

-

0

+74 

-20

+28

+161 

-146 

+463 

-485 

-40 

+3 

-17 

+25 

-27

-9

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
166 M0SKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40'22", long. 81°15'38", in sec. 21, T. 17 K.,

 R. 7 W., at highway bridge, 800 feet downstream from Little Sandy Creek, a quarter of 

a mile north of Waynesburg, and half a mile upstream from Indian Run. Datum of gage 

is 955.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 254 square miles.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 248 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.30

 feet); minimum daily, 27 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, 29.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,800 second-feet Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.75 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 10, 11, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, May 25 to Sept. 30)

-0.3 21 0.8 226 3.0 1,020 

-.2 28 1.1 319 4.5 1,780 

0.0 47 1.5 447 5.8 2,560 

.2 76 2.0 615 

.5 136 2.5 797

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54

46 

44 

39 

36

36 

36 

39 

44 

44

51 

74 

60 

54 

48

46 

244 

581 

332 

214

165 

134 

117 

110 

101

95 

93 

90 

88 

84 

84

Nov.

104 

114 

114 

131 

124

156 

235 

171 

139 

134

153 

136 

139 

159 

139

124 

119 

112 

108 

312

307 

210

186 

165 

150

136 

415 

389 

480 

480

Dec.

373 

300 

263 

235 

207

201

174 

156 

131 

117

110 

188 

530 

332 

600

1,670 

1,240 

797 

564 

447

399 

412 

313 

248 

207

189 

162 

145 

220 

373 

263

Jan.

183 

189 

156 

159 

1,030

1,320 

930

666 

496 

405

354 

313 

285 

260

£35

232 

282 

313 

431 

316

272 

383 

348 

824 

952

1,220 

1,520 

2,550 

1,900 

1,040 

702

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

amhar

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

530 

431 

361 

415 

480

399 

402 

345 

338

297

257 

235 

276 

329 

961

975 

720

547 

447 

615

581 

758 

1,200 

998 

975

757 

3600 

3480

Secondfoot-days

3,283 

5,841 

11,566

96,295

20,266 

15, .709 

11,917 

10,704 

7,024 

2,272 

1,941 

1,205 

968

92,696

liar.

a450 

3420 

393 

341 

357

3400 

3340 

291 

282 

361

480 

373 

325 

313 

304

279 

272 

900 

272 

229

238 

322 

632 

431 

370

370

649 

598 

480 

409

636

Apr.

757 

530 

464 

389 

345

480 

513 

393 

345 

304

279 

257 

266 

276 

257

276 

285 

294 

307 

272

232 

245 

386 

396 

338

294 

496 

415 

322 

291

Maximua

581 

480 

1,670

3,230

2,550 

1,200 

649 

757 

908 

119 

108 

54 

39

2,550

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (5 p.m.

May

282 

254 

210 

183 

165

153 

145 

134 

126 

122

114 

108 

104 

104 

129

245 

148 

117 

108 

180

168 

478 

908 

632 

480

310 

248 

210 

180 

150 

129

Minimum

36 

104 

110

24

156 

235 

229 

232 

104 

51 

46 

34 

27

27

June

119 

110 

101 

91 

91

83 

74 

70 

68 

68

91 

76 

70 

70 

65

60 

60 

63 

60 

55

56 

59 

55 

51 

52

60

114 

90 

119 

71

Mean

106 

195

373

263

654 

561 

384 

357 

227 

75.7 

62.6 

38.9 

32.3

254

July

59 

52 

48 

47 

47

46 

47 

46 

47 

91

104 

73 

57 

51 

50

51 

63 

102 

108 

78

65 

71 

66 

60 

54

70 

68 

56 

47 

47 

70

Aug.

54 

48 

45 

43 

41

39 

38 

37 

38 

37

37 

48 

44 

42 

39

38 

37 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

34 

34 

36 

36 

36 

37

Sept.

38 

36 

36 

36 

38

39 

37 

37 

35 

35

33 

33 

33 

32

32

32 

32 

32 

31 

30

28 

30 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

30 

27 

28

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.417 0.48 

.768 .86 

1.47 1.70

1.04 14.12

2.57 2.96 

2.21 2.30 

1.51 1.74 

1.41 1.57 

.894 1.03 

.298 .33 

.246 .28 

.153 .18 

.127 .14

1.00 13.57

) 2,020 sec. -ft. J Jan. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 2,880

sec.-ft.

3 No gsge-height record; discharge computed on basis of records fop Nimishillen Creek at North 

Industry.
WJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

167

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°50'30", long. 81°21'20", in N| sec. 27, T. 11 

N7TR. 8 W., at highway bridge on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

d.l miles northeast of Canton. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 44.2 square miles.

Hecoras available. September 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 795 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height. 5.15 

Tee^T; minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Oct. 24. 

c r* 9;1"!9 ' "ax1111 discharge, 1,140 second-feet Feb. 27, 1946; maximum gage height, 

5.56 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 9, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Fare of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its northeast well 

tield. A large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly from creek as 

?Q/D *£e aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for the water year 

1948-49, 11.7 second-feet. At times low flow regulated by gate operations on small 

pools above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1942(M), 1943(P), 1944(M). Revised figures of discharge in second-reet for the period Sept. 20-30, 1948 superseding those published in 

Water-Supply Paper 1113, are given herewith.

Sept.20.....25 

21.....15 

22.....19 

23.....12

Sept.24......9.3

25......7.9

26......7.5

27......8.4

Sept.28......4.3

29......8.4

30.....15

Month Secondfoot-days Maximum

50

759

Minimum

3.6

l.S

Mean

9.O7

25.7

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Octo 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

ffa

Oct.

11 

8.8 

7.9 

6.8 

6.8

7.2 

7.2 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

7.5 

6.5

5.7 

21 

59 

27 

21

18

16 

14 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

11 

11 

11 

9.7 

9.7

Nov.

12

12 

12 

13 

12

16 

20 

14 

12 

12

16 

13 

17 

20

15

12 

12 

12 

12 

50

30 

21 

18 

16

15

14 

50 

35 

42 

45

Dec.

28 

21 

20 

19 

18

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

12

18 

73 

37 

70

456 

264 

76 

44

41

42 

57 

35 

27 

33

31 

22 

17 

54 

88 

41

Jan.

29 

36 

31 

23 

235

196 

64 

60 

57 

50

43 

36 

31 

28 

26

29 

44 

54 

79 

39

32 

47 

39 

173 

142

158 

210 

413 

138 

60 

45

Month

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

42 

36 

34 

40 

49

44 

54 

46 

49 

43

33 

32 

42 

60 

212

153 

a65 

aSO 

44 

55

44 

122 

214 

82 

95

62 

50 

48

Secondfoot-days

373.1 

600 

1,719

11,270.1

2,647 

1,900 

1,431 

1,227 

621 

312.7 

488.3 

260.9 

144.9

11,724.9

Mar.

40 

38 

36 

37 

44

48 

37 

33 

33 

60

68 

45 

36 

35 

33

31 

3O 

33 

30 

27

29 

66 

155

67 

44

44 

60 

43 

34 

31 

84

Apr.

79 

46 

38 

33 

30

57 

66 

46 

36 

31

29 

27 

29 

31 

28

34 

36 

44 

46 

38

32 

38 

59 

51 

39

34 

67 

46 

31 

26

May

23 

21

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

15

13 

12 

12

12 

15

17 

15 

15 

15 

31

23 

28 

61 

35 

31

26 

22 

22 

19 

.17 

15

Maximum Minimum

59 5.7 

50 12 

456 12

759 3.3

413 23 

214 32 

155 27 

79 26 

61 12 

33 5.7 

86 6.1 

30 3.8 

8.4 3.1

456 3.1

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (5:30 p.m.) 795 sec

June

13

12 

11 

12 

33

10 

8.4 

7.9 

7.5 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.5 

7.2 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

7.2 

7.2 

5.7

6.5 

6.5 

6.1 

5.7 

8.8

16 

30 

17 

12 

11

Mean

12.0 

20.0 

55.5

30.8

85.4 

67.9 

46.2 

40.9 

2O. O 

10.4 

15.8 

8.42 

4.83

32.1

.-ft. 5 Jan

July

10

8.4 

7.5 

6.5

6.1

6.1 

12 

9.3 

7.2 

40

36

15 

9.7 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.2 

a9.5 

a9.O 

alO

14 

9.7 

8.8 

7.9 

7.5

46 

17 

10 

8.4 

41 

86

Aug.

30 

16 

12 

10 

8.8

7.9 

7.5 

7.2 

6.8 

6.5

7.2 

15 

11 

7.9 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.8 

6.5

5.7

5.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.3

3.8 

3.8 

6.5 

12 

9.7 

8.4

Sspt.

8.4 

6.8 

6.1 

6.1

6.1

5.4 

4.7 

7.5 

6.5 

5.7

5.0 

4.3 

4.3

4.1 

4.1

4.3 

4.1 

5.0 

4.1 

3.1

3.3 

4.1 

4.3 

4.1

4.1

3.8 

3.3 

3.8 

4.3 

4.1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

. 28 (10:30 a.m. 585

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of records for Nlmishillen Creek at North 

Industry and Sandy Creek at Waynesburg.
168 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'01", long. 81°21'02", in SE^ sec. 35, T. 10

 N., H. 8 W.i just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherrick Run. Datum of gage is 970.77 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--175 square miles.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years, 159 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 5.42

 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Aug. 6; minimum gage height, 0.93 foot Sept. 19.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,700 second-feet on basis of slope.-area determination; minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 2, 1934.

for station on Middle 

Revisions (water years) . W 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P).

Remarks. Records good. For statement on diversion see Remarks 

Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton. ~"

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-6, Apr. 28

to May ZZ, May 24 to Sept. 30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

50

107

176

297

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

485

695

920

1,17O

1,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

7S 

.63 

50 

48

54

54 

55 

63 

57 

5?

74 

70 

63 

68 

64

59 

286 

273 

129 

99

83 

76 

70 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

59 

54 

76

NOT.

101 

85 

93 

103 

89

134 

127 

93 

97 

107

107 

101 

127 

118 

105

97 

91 

85 

111 

373

169 

127 

114 

103 

93

105 

317 

184 

248 

200

Dec.

138 

109 

103 

93 

87

91 

85 

81 

72 

68

61 

178 

304 

164 

511

1,520 

814 

290 

209 

181

184 

224 

152 

118 

95

81 

81 

83 

226 

304 

166

Jan.

109 

105 

91 

148 

945

644 

255 

221 

209 

190

171 

152 

134 

127 

118

125 

171 

215 

317 

171

154 

203 

195 

664 

497

719 

785 

1,520 

545 

252 

221

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ribar. ........ ................

mber. ..........

lendar year 1948 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

192 

176 

159 

198 

221

195 

215 

187 

192 

176

147 

138 

164 

236

856

545 

267 

206 

195 

264

200 

632 

718 

344 

4O1

271 

215 

209

Seccndfoot-days

2,492 

4.OO4 

6,873

58,172

10,373 

7,919 

6,618 

5,781 

3,457 

2,467 

2,767 

2,132 

1,657

56,540

Mar.

179 

164 

162 

157 

176

218

166 

152 

147 

274

300 

195 

157 

157 

152

136 

13S 

147 

129 

116

127 

378 

650 

290 

215

203

271 

206 

164 

154 

538

Apr.

397 

227 

184 

164 

162

287 

277 

203 

164 

143

138 

136 

162 

157 

152

176 

171 

206 

206 

169

145 

195 

264 

227 

176

174 

317 

176 

127 

99

Maximum

286 

373 

1,520

2,410

1,520 

856 

65O 

397 

29O 

166 

338 

291 

96

1,520

May

85 

81

76 

76 

76

81 

76 

74 

79 

79

78 

78 

74 

72 

168

116 

89 

87 

95 

252

107 

290 

248 

226 

145

118 

103 

97 

81 

74 

76

Minimum

48 

85 

61

24

91 

138 

116 

99 

72 

57 

40 

32 

4O

32

June

81 

81 

83 

166 

116

72 

68 

66 

72 

79

93 

79 

83

76 

68

64 

76 

66 

57 

66

66 

66 

64 

63 

114

124 

134 

79 

63 

82

Mean

SO. 4 

133 

222

159

335 

283 

213 

193 

112 

82.2 

89.3 

68.8 

55.2

155

July

66 

63 

55 

47 

40

67 

66 

61 

70 

338

152 

70 

55 

61 

162

50 

70 

64 

66 

76

149 

76 

59

55 

64

101 

68 

61 

64 

176 

195

Aug.

89 

70 

291 

45 

33

32

37 

52 

48

44

79 

95 

63 

50 

61

66 

64 

61 

63 

54

54 

57 

54 

48 

50

54 

55 

84 

127 

55 

97

Per square 

mile

Sept.

63 

50 

54 

66 

63

50 

44 

91 

48 

47

47 

64 

66 

55 

50

45 

44 

69 

40 

40

44 

50 

59 

57 

50

57 

61 

96 

45 

42

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft. ). Dec. 16 (4 p.m.) 1.76O sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 1,970

sec. -ft. j Aug. 3 (4 p.m.) l,70O sec. -ft.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio

169

Location. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weig, lat. 40 0 28'09", long. 810 ll'49n , in SE£ 

sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., at outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth 

and 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville. Datum of gage is 915.00 feet above mean sea 

level. Auxiliary chain gage at county highway bridge half a mile downstream at datum 

3.00 feet lower.

Drainage area.--47.9 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 50.2 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 386 second-feet Dec. 20 (gage height, 4.97 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 18, 21 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 740 second-feet Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 feet, 

backwater from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1940, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see p. 162).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 15,

Dec. 24 to Jan. 5, Jan. 11-24, Mar. 1 to Apr. 10,

June 5 to July 25)

2.0 1.4 2.5 5.1 3.3 72

2.1 1.9 2.6 7.8 3.6 126

2.2 2.5 2.7 12 4.0 212

2.3 3.2 2.8 18 4.5 311

2.4 3.9 3.0 35 4.8 359

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.8

5.0

6.2

7.8

9.7

9.7

11

11

11

34

65

62

58

50

38

32

26

18

15

12

11

11

9.7

10

Nov.

10

11

13

16

14

21

35

36

30

28

25

22

25

24

20

20

20

18

20

40

40

37

34

30

27

25

56

59

72

75

-

Dec.

72

65

62

57

48

39

33

28

23

20

18

27

44

43

65

122

128

128

128

220

233

208

239

73

29

26

24

24

38

53

53

Jan.

52

47

40

42

108

126

196

302

284

274

137

25

34

40

40

42

48

54

59

61

61

66

72

104

126

130

130

136

132

241

302

Feb.

320

328

328

320

320

293

115

45

51

51

51

45

47

54

78

110

116

116

112

120

122

124

216

352

336

328

302

254

-

-

unn+t, Seccnd- 

*°nth feet-days

October .......................... 567 . 3

Decenber ...... , . . . - - ^ * " »

Calendar year 1948 ....... ..... 19,342.2

January .......................... 3,511

February ......................... 5,054

March. ........................... 2,002

April ............................ 2,411

May .............................. 1,434

June ............................. 382.3

July ............................. 467. 1

August ........................... 178.6

September ...... ... . . . . . - - - - 7?- n

Water year 1948-49 ...... .. . 19,352.3

Mar.

121

39

43

52

56

61

58

54

52

56

59

58

57

54

54

53

50

47

47

43

40

44

56

57

56

66

97

116

118

116

122

Apr.

126

126

126

122

116

116

114

110

102

95

62

77

74

69

65

62

59

57

54

50

45

50

58

62

61

59

68

71

69

66

May

65

61

54

45

39

34

31

26

25

23

17

16

14

16

20

21

20

14

13

?4

21

65

104

106

108

102

90

82

72

59

47

Maximum Minimum

65 4.2

75 10

239 18

573 .9

302 25

352 45

122 39

126 45

108 13

36 5.7

56 4.5

11 2.0

3.8 1.5

352 1.5

June

36

30

23

19

17

12

9.3

7.8

7.5

13

18

17

13

12

9.7

8.5

8.5

11

9.3

8.2

7.5

7.1

6.5

5.7

7.5

9.7

16

14

10

8.5

Msan

18. 3

30.1

76* 5

52.8

113

180

64.6

80.4

46.3

12.7

15.1

5.76

2.40

53.0

July

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.7

4.5

7.1

7.8

7.1

6.2

5.7

5.1

4.5

30

56

40

29

28

28

22

18

35

27

19

13

9.3

9.7

11

Aug.

9.3

8.2

7.8

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.0

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.1

8.5

11

9.3

8.5

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.4

4.3

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

Sept.

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.7

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.5

3.4

3.8

3.4

Per square Runoff in 

nile inches
170 MUSKINQUM RIVER BASIN

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 40°31'30", long. 81°17'20", 

In SEij sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., 500 feet below Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from 

mouth and 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland. Datum of gage Is 884.00 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at mouth at same datum.

Drainage area.--70.3 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 69.3 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 578 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 

ii.be feet Jan. 28 (backwater from Conotten Creek); minimum discharge, 0.2 secondfoot Sept. 19 (gage height, 5.49 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 1,610 second-feet Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 

19.0 feet June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotten Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot at times during 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947; minimum gage height, 4.95 feet Sept. 

4, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see p. 162).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater 

Tgage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Feb. 11)

1.6 

2.6 

3.8 

5.0

6.2 

6.4

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.3

8.4 

9.7

55

82

168

293

598

34

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

11

10

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.9

7.8

9.0

12

16

16

17

16

14

34

79

85

85

82

76

69

64

55

43

37

32

28

23

21

Nov.

23

23

24

27

28

34

51

52

47

46

44

42

39

41

40

38

36

35

34

44

52

51

48

44

39

38

58

68

82

92

-

Dec.

98

95

90

88

82

78

75

68

63

56

51

50

55

58

69

C2B5

C498

c320

C188

127

103

72

72

69

72

85

93

69

28

48

60

Jan.

75

67

60

37

c349

c412

c258

c204

100

96

93

87

84

82

78

76

74

74

75

78

76

81

84

c325

c548

C524

0535

0563

0575

c396

c206

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ...........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

c!95

cll2

82

82

90

88

87

82

82

82

82

78

78

76

106

181

170

145

141

157

166

181

c249

c428

c428

c426

C422

c40B

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

994 . !

1,320"

3,265

28,562.1

6,372

4,904

3,247

2 912

1*770

564 ' 802.: 128.:

85. E

26, 366. C

Mar.

c32B

116

81

81

79

84

82

79

76

78

82

79

81

81

84

81

76

74

82

74

59

62

74

79

82

88

129

145

139

c251

c261

Apr.

c212

c!98

c!88

c!56

90

96

103

103

101

98

93

88

88

85

78

78

75

74

72

69

65

65

69

74

74

71

84

90

88

87

Maximum

85

92

498

> 656

575

428

328

212

115

68

76

7.6

9.0

575

May

85

79

75

71

65

60

51

40

34

29

20

17

16

16

20

26

22

18

16

27

23

54

106

110

115

113

108

101

93

84

76

Minimum

7.4

23

28

2.3

37

76

59

65

16

5.2

6.1

1.0

.4

.4

June

68

59

47

38

35

25

18

12

10

11

15

14

13

11

10

9.4

8.3

7.9

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.5

5.8

5.2

6.1

8.5

18

46

20

15

Mean

32.1

44.0

105

78.0

206

175

105

97 1

57 .'l

18* 8

25. 9

4 * If

2^86

72.2

July

10

8.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

6.1

6.5

6.8

6.9

31

36

30

23

15

11

9.4

40

76

75

68

67

60

51

39

33

20

15

10

9.0

9.5

9.4

Aug.

7.6

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.4

5.2

5.1

4.7

4.4

6.0

6.8

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.2

2.5

2.1

l.B

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.4

Per square 

mile

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

l.B

1.6

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.6

.4

9.0

8.0

6.8

6.B

6.6

6.3

5.3

5.1

2.2

.8

.7

Runoff in 

inches

c Backwater from Conotten Creek; discharge computed on basis of flow through Atwood Dam.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 171

Sugar "Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'25", long. 81 0 34'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 10 N., 

" R. 5 W., at bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, 2.3 miles upstream from Beach 

City Dam. Datum of gage is 953.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--160 square miles.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet Jan. 28; maximum gage 

neignt, 6.90 feet Jan. 29 (from Beach City Reservoir backwater); minimum discharge, 5.4 

second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.04 foot).

1945-49: Maximum daily discharge, 3,760 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948; maximum gage 

height, 16.25 feet Apr. 16, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 3-6 

1945, minimum gage height, that of Aug. 25, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

whTtTh are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194B to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

20

15

15

a!3

all

a!3

a!4

a!4

al9

a30

a27

a!6

al4

a!3

a!6

a!76

125

36

26

18

18

17

18

20

17

17

17

16

16

16

Nov.

22

25

21

31

30

33

69

40

33

30

34

30

30

36

33

26

24

23

22

53

60

39

39

35

31

26

80

98

106

129

-

Dec.

84

62

50

45

43

45

38

33

24

22

20

36

186

122

231

755

1,020

515

209

155

140

173

129

94

a63

a50

a55

a54

al76

a266

alOl

Jan.

a70

a97

a54

64

550

770

428

221

218

193

169

144

122

112

98

100

158

216

428

256

153

196

186

442

665

560

924

1,700

el, 210

a488

a290

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decsmber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a224

0137

184

205

221

193

228

198

193

175

138

125

144

193

545

1,060

680

278

214

281

223

679

770

471

a518

a366

a261

a242

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

834

1 288

4J996

57,294.3

11,282

9, 146

6,463

4,926

1 1 672

727

2,690

566.4 

453.1

45,043.5

Mar.

a!92

162

160

144

155

162

144

125

116

151

296

216

158

135

127

110

108

116

118

104

104

a276'

a655

a431

a244

a223

a413

a304

a!98

a!69

a447

Apr.

a414

209

169

147

127

162

184

153

131

108

98

96

98

118

108

135

142

142

169

142

114

131

261

232

182

142

281

256

155

120

-

Maximum

176

129 

1,020

3,760

1,700

1,060

655

414

149

515

63 

71

1,700

May

112

102

82

71

60

53

46

45

42

40

36

34

31

29

30

57

29

29

29

62

57

74

149

73

65

50

43

40

35

29

28

Minimum

11 

21

20

8.9

54

125

104

96.

2811116.1 

6.1

6.1

June

26

24

22

19

23

19

16

15

15

15

23

21

21

19

17

15

17

62

30

27

22

18

13

11

36

60

31

42

27

21

-

Mean

26 . 9

42.9

161

157

364 

327

208

164

Cf. Q

OO«7

24.2

86. 8 i o *. J.O. 3

15.1

123

July

268

64

29

20

16

86

515

151

136

428

322

92

58

40

30

28

a46

a48

a28

a 45

39

42

29

22

20

15

15

12

11

11

24

Aug.

28

16

13

a52

21

17

14

a!3

a!3

a 12

a37

a63

a45

a 15

all

all

a9.6

a 17

a9.1

a6.9

a 10

10

7.5

6.8

6.1

8.2

9.6

9.6

26

30

19

Per square 

mile

0.168 

.268

1.01

.981

2 28

2.04

1.30

1.02

.337

.151

542 

!l!4

.094

.769

Sept.

71

31

16

14

15

18

14

11

22

14

12

11

6.1

6.1

7.5

8.9

9.6

8.9

16

12

10

11

13

13

12

11

10

12

19

18

-

Runcff in 

inches

0.19 

.30

1.16

13.32

2.63 

2.12

1.50

1.14 

39

.17

 62

.13 

.10

10.45

a Nc gage-height record} discharge computed en basis cf weather records, storage records for Beach 

City Reservoir, and records for station below Beach City Dam, near Beach City.

c Backwater from Beach City Reservoir; discharge computed as explained In footnote a.
172 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'10", long. 81°33'20", in T. 10 N., R. 3 W., 

i.oou feet downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Pork, and 

1^ miles southeast of Beach City. Datum of gage is 928.00 feet above mean aea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'10 Tt 

(revised), long. 81°33'15", 1,300 feet (revised) downstream from Beach City Dam, at

same datum. 

Drainage area.--300 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to 

ber 1934 to July 1939 at site 4| 

burg.

September 1949. July 1931 to March 1933 and Decemmiles downstream, published as Sugar Creek at StrasAverage discharge.--11 years (1938-49), 260 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.55 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 26-28, Aug. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.74 

foot Aug. 18.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 7,500 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 

feet, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 4.9 secondfeet Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot Aug. 14, 15, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see p. 162). 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-27, June 5-25, 

Aug. 16-31, Sept. 6-30)

0.7 7 1.2 59 2.4

.S 13 1.4 86 2.8

.9 22 1.7 131 3.2

1.0 34 2.0 183 3.6

259 4.0 780

350 '

465 £

1.8 1,170

.6 1,570

6O5 6.3 1.9SO

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90

56

39

30

26

23

22

24

24

29

41

46

42

36

32

30

87

261

169

104

76

63

55

54

52

28

11

11

12

12

13

Ncv.

15

16

120

124

72

63

96

85

69

63

66

63

59

66

63

58

54

50

50

92

126

99

82

73

66

60

129

214

235

276

-

Dec.

220

169

138

121

no

106

96

86

75

66

60

68

218

235

352

1,420

1,7*0

1,120

548

375

302

302

265

212

170

125

117

106

140

405

314

Jan.

181

201

155

151

932

1,680

1,070

565

450

390

338

314

274

247

222

212

249

325

645

565

375

435

435

831

1,420

1,340

1,520

1,10O

1,100

1,140

1,520

Month

Ooto 

Neve 

Dece

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,860

1,980

735

435

420

390

390

390

362

325

280

245

247

302

856

1,860

1,420

758

495

565

565

585

1,470

1,370

1,040

825

585

495

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,59£ 

2,704 

&,78]

110,195

20; 38!

2l 25<

12 502

lo!97£

4,17C

1 58^

5 22l

1*09C

69E

91,954

Mar.

420

362

33S

314

314

314

302

265

247

302

565

480

375

325

302

270

251

255

247

218

212

266

945

945

605

465

605

668

465

362

499

Apr.

920

758

495

390

338

375

450

362

314

27O

241

226

222

237

231

^49

Maximum

261 

t 276 

1,740

2,190

1,680

1,980

945

920

350

96

765

86

64

1,980

263

27O

291

276

237

237

405

435

362

302

490

625

405

302

-

May

274

24

2:

IE

7

2

3

160

143

12

IS

11

8

0

2

104

97

E

E

8

9

5

O

80

109

10

6

7

4

5

3

97

117

14

35

22

4

<O

8

167

131

11

9

s

7

2

9

9

9

72

Minimum

11 

15 

60

11

151

245

212

222

72

23

35

18

15

11

June

66

59

56

50

69

67

51

41

38

38

40

42

42

41

40

34

44

72

69

50

41

33

27

23

58

96

79

93

69

55

-

Mean

51.5 

90.1 

316

301

657

759

403

366

135

52* E

168

35 2

23!2

252

July

257

185

90

56

40

78

66S

405

280

765

690

272

158

1O6

82

69

73

82

72

66

133

125

89

66

58

54

44

4L

36

55

45

Aug.

51

42

36

66

55

42

33

29

26

24

41

73

86

62

44

33

20

22

29

22

21

20

19

IS

18

18

18

19

24

38

41

Sept.

64

63

40

29

27

24

23

21

21

20

20

18

17

16

IS

15

16

17

19

19

17

17

26

21

18

16

15

17

22

21

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 173

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat 40°28'05", long. 81°24'15", 

100 reet south of county road bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with 

Beaverdam Creek, and 2£ miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County. Datum of gage is 872.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1.64 square miles.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--12 years (1937-49), 1.31 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.46 feet); 

no flow for many days.

1936-49: Maximum di-scharge, 224 second-feet Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 4.16 feet); 

no flow at times in 1938-40, 1942-49.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of doubtful gage-height record

(gase height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3, Feb. 4, Sept. 28, 29)

0.22 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.8 0.7

.9 1.0

1.0 1.4

1.1 1.9

1.2 2.7

1.3 4.0

1.4 5.8

1.5 8.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

1.9

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

dl.3

d.5

d.4

d.3

d.2

d.2

d.3

2.4

dl.2

2.8

al.O

-

Dec.

ao.8

a. 6

.5

d.4

d.4

d.3

d.3

d.2 

d.2

d.2

d.2

d.4

d.5

d.4

d2.5

d4.5

a3.0

a2.0

al.5

dl.2

d.9

d.8

d.7

d.6

d.5

d.5

d.4

d.4

d2.6

d3.0

dl.6

Jan.

dl.2

dl.O

d.8

dl.5

d7.5

d5.6

d3.1

d2.0

dl.4 

dl.l

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

1.3

1.7

2.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.8

9.8

8.0

12

17

22

7.2

4.0

3.5

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

1.3

2.3

13

6.1

3.2

2.4

2.3

8.8

3.7

10

8.6

5.2

5.1

3.1

2.6

2.3

_

.

-

Seccndfoct-days

5.2

13.fi

32.1

411.7

127.2

101.3

61.3

44. 2 

19 '

2.1

1.2^ i I!E

410.7

Mar.

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

2.6

3.1

2.1

1.8

4.6

7.5

4.0

2.6

2.0

4.1

Apr.

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.4

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

3.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

Maximum

1 9

2.8

4.5

36

22

13

7.5

3. 4

4il

.3

.3

.5

.6

22

May

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.6

.4

.6 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.7

.3

4.1

2.1

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

-.3

.2

.2

Minimum

0

.1

.2

0

. 8

.9

o

 9

.2

0

0 

0

0

0

June

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

Mean

0.17

.46

1.04

1.13

4.10

3.62

1 91

l!47

.63

.09

.04

.02

.OE

1.13

July

0.1

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

Per square 

mile

0.104

.280

.634

.689

2. 50

2. 21

l!21

. 896

.384

.055

.024

012

.030

.689

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6.1

.1

0

0

0

.5

0

0

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.31

.73

9.32

2. 88

2.30

1.40

1.00

.44

.06

.03

.01

.03

9.31

Peak discharge (base. 25 sec.-ft.). Jan. 27 (9:30 p.m.) 62 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Pork at 

Piedmont and South Fork Sugar Creek at Dundee.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Pork 

at Piedmont and South Pork Sugar Creek at Dundee.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

StiHwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11'40", long. 81°12'50", in sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 

b w., 400 feet downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Pork, and 

three-quarters of a mile northwest of Piedmont. Datum of gage is 872.0 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 

1,000 feet downstream at datum 1.00 foot higher.

Drainage area. 122 square miles.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 129 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 9.00 

1'eet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 4-7 (gage height, -1.20 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 1,430 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945, Apr. 14, 1949; maximum 

gage height, 11.23 feet Mar. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 26-29, 

1939; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 feet Sept. 17, 28, Oct. 4-7, 1948.

Remarks. Records good Dec. 16 to May 1, July 17-31, Sept. 6-30, others fair, 

lated by Piedmont Reservoir (see p. 163).

Plow reguDischarge. in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

2.0

5.0

3.4

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.4

2.1

8.7

22

9.5

7.8

7.3

6.7

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.9

Nov.

4.1

4.3

4.3

5.7

5.5

11

14

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

8.9

9.2

11

9.5

8.9

8.4

8.1

8.9

27

20

18

16

16

14

12

37

35

123

109

-

Dec.

80

61

51

46

42

41

40

35

34

33

33

34

38

38

149

300

300

312

324

300

197

86

70

66

62

86

74

52

98

157

130

Jan.

1O9

106

95

120

438

468

468

52O

502

398

191

120

116

116

1-12

116

123

130

137

126

126

166

170

412

520

468

520

595

436

520

633

Month

October ..........................

November .:.......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February ......................

March .................... .......

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ......................... ...

August .....................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

811

811

853

853

671

362

215

220

21O

197

188

179

174

197

345

502

633

750

750

614

633

652

561

436

468

452

405

390

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

144.6

587 

3,369

46,387.0

9,077

13,532

6, 639

13, 829

1,970

3,115

1 321

1*439

56,007.2

Mar.

257

170

157

157

153

166

157

153

149

161

188

179

170

166

157

153

149

145

141

134

130

134

137

130

126

209

420

452

468

633

538

Apr.

468

436

336

188

137

166

174

166

161

153

145

141

262

1,19O

540

576

710

832

790

79O

790

811

832

811

770

633

318

184

166

153

-

Maximum

22

123

324

1,030

633

853

633

1,190

153

134

559

95

406

1,190

May

153

120

82

76

72

66

64

64

63

61

56

54

50

47

49

56

58

53

51

55

48

75

72

61

62

61

64

55

46

41

35

Minimum

1.2

4.1

33

1.2

95

174

1 J-tO ?ft 

137

35

13

10

10

11

1.2

June

34

33

26

21

19

17

16

15

14

37

134

95

55

48

39

28

33

53

41

36

d25

d2O

(116

d!3

(117

(116

(120

(124

(121

(118

-

Mean

4.66

19 . 6

109

127

293

483

214

461

63.5

100 '

42.6

48.0

153

July

die

d!4

d!3

dll

dlo

d!2

d!5

d24

d!6

d35

d23

d2O

dl8

d!5

d!3

d!2

183

559

372

157

174

174

225

166

145

130

123

116

1O9

106

109

Aug.

95

88

dSO

d75

d70

d62

d56

d46

d40

d35

d35

d62

d56

d52

d58

68

46

46

41

a36

a28

d22

d!9

d!6

d!4

d!3

d!3

d!3

d!4

d!2

dlo

Per square 

mile

Sept.

d!5

d!4

d!2

dll

d48

406

326

1O9

55

45

38

34

28

24

20

19

17

16

16

14

13

2O

29

21

16

14

13

14

16

16

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Pork at 

Piedmont and flow through Piedmont Dam.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for Boggs Pork 

at Piedmont and flow through Piedmont Dam.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings, partial recorder 

graph, and gage-height record for Boggs Pork at Piedmont Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Nov. 3O to Dec. 15, Dec. 

22-25, 27-29, Feb. 12-16, Mar. 30 to Apr. 7, May 3 to June 1O, June 13 to July 18, Aug. 4 to Sept. 5.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 175

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°16'11", long. 81°17'27", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 12 

w., K. 7 W., at highway bridge at Tippecanoe, half a mile downstream from Brushy 

Fork, 3f miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from Laurel Creek, and 

9 miles south of Dennison. Datum of gage is 849.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--281 square miles.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 323 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 14.04 

reet}; minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 4,410 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Oct. 

7, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Pork and by 

Fiedmont Reservoir (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3-15, Jan. 11-23,

June 15 to July 17, July 28-30, Aug. 2-15,

Aug. 17 to Sept. 6, Sept. 9-30)

1.0 3 2.0 62

1.1 6 2.5 104

1.3 15 3.0 153

1.6 33 4.0 270

6 . 0 550

8.0 880

10.0 1,220

11.0 1,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

24

25

26

27nofa

29

31

Oct.

8.0

9.2

9.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.6

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.6

125

132

75

53

40

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

18

18

Nov.

19

21

31

47

29

51

104

81

70

67

54

46

44

47

47

44

42

41

41

69

100

87

92

86

84

81

163

244

432

550

-

Dec.

316

190

174

163

138

115

100

84

79

73

67

70

90

108

393

1,150

1,080

897

727

505

432

208

153

153

143

143

143

102

217

566

446

Jan.

232

220

180

264

1,280

1,640

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,050

552

257

264

264

264

264

283

309

362

348

316

418

446

1,140

1,720

1,480

1,440

1,640

1,540

1,370

1,420

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,520

1,030

598

582

520

418

335

296

328

418

965

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,400

1,480

1,400

1,380

1,440

1,440

1,400

1^350

1,190

897

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

71*3 .

2,914*

9,225

110,931.

25,013

31,177

15,862

27,765

4,162

2, 998

9, 182

1, 998

2,003

133,014.

Mar.

614

460

590

335

283

322

355

322

316

418

446

390

348

335

322

290

264

283

296

270

250

244

316

296

283

564

1,400

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,300

Apr.

1,070

735

514

576

309

376

160

146

104

322

296

1,

^70

548

350

1,870

1,400

1,

1,

1,

510

100

120

1,350

1,350

1,

1,

1,

570

120

570

1,330

1,310

1,

Maximum

^ 132

550

1,150

5 2,850

1,720

1,660

1,440

1,870

335

646

1,140

208

505

1 1,870

190

931

160

548

May

335

302

185

163

148

125

120

118

111

110

103

100

95

94

93

119

143

104

91

104

104

158

232

163

129

116

130

108

96

87

76

Minimum

5.7

19

67

5.7

180

296

244

270

76

21

15

14

5.7

June

69

63

55

50

47

43

40

32

28

55

646

335

214

208

174

94

75

133

99

77

66

55

37

31

43

40

37

56

55

41

-

Mean

23.]

97.]

298

303

807

1,113

512

926

134

99. £

296

64. £

66. £

364

July

32

28

26

23

21

26

39

81

107

153

127

63

53

35

31

26

94

863

1,140

897

948

982

727

460

598

550

264

174

138

174

302

Aug.

208

148

129

101

81

74

70

64

59

55

48

55

71

56

63

185

95

80

70

50

39

31

25

22

20

19

16

15

16

17

16

Sept.

19

19

17

14

17

434

505

185

90

70

56

48

42

32

26

26

24

20

20

20

16

26

40

41

26

21

19

39

57

34

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
176 MUSKHJrfUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°23 | 11", long. 81 0 20'48", one upstream and one 

downstream from concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co. at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas 

County, and 2 miles upstream from Little Stillwater Creek. Datum of upper and lower 

gages are 839.37 and 829.37 feet, respectively, above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Auxiliary staff gage 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage.

Drainage area. 367 square miles.

Hecorqs available.--October 1936 to September 1949. July 1922 to September 1936 at site 

I.Y miles upstream.

Average discharge. 27 years, 440 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet Jan. 26; maximum gage height,

 14.UU feet,lower gage, Jan. 28 (backwater); minimum discharge, 5.4 second-feet Oct. 6 

(gage height, 5.35 feet, lower gage).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 7,650 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 

feet, site then in use, IS.8 feet, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 

1930 1932 1936 1939 1940

Flood in March 1913'reached a stage of about 17.5 feet, original site',, and about 

15.5 feet, upper gage at present site. 

Remarks. Records fair. Water for municipal supply of Dennison and Uhrichsvllle diverted

 ;f~7~niiles above station, not included in figures of dally discharge. Record of diversion furnished by Dennison Water Supply Co. shows monthly average of about 2.0 secondfeet. Flow affected by Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reservoirs, (see p. 163).

Revisions (water years). W 853: Drainage area. W 1113: 19S3-24, 1926-31, 1932(M), 1933-35.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of variable slope 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, June 6-8, 

July 19 to Aug. 6, Aug. 8 to Sept. 8, Sept. 10-30)

5.0 4.0 5.4 33

5.1 8.3 5.5 46

5.2 15 5.6 62

5.3 23 5.8 103

6.1

10.0 1,

12.0 2,

13.0 2,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

>iy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

14

10

7.3

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.8

8.3

13

22

24

21

18

16

15

26

151

192

131

83

64

46

36

33

32

31

32

31

31

32

Nov.

33

34

37

46

62

66

131

131

110

94

92

75

70

72

70

68

60

60

59

S3

126

126

121

114

110

108

219

375

450

690

-

Dec.

555

303

222

201

186

148

134

114

101

96

88

88

114

141

306

1,480

1,850

1,610

1,200

780

600

450

261

201

189

151

163

151

168

630

705

Jan.

420

300

249

243

1,420

2,290

2,190

1,750

1,580

1,380

990

480

321

312

321

315

345

405

510

555

450

540

645

1,380

2,290

02,360

02,260

02,220

02,020

cl,920

1,880

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,880

2,020

1,920

1,750

1,750

1,540

1,020

870

750

645

510

420

420

510

1,110

2,020

1,750

1,700

1,580

1,750

1,850

1,810

2,150

2,150

1,980

1,850

1,610

1,320

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,154.3

3, 892

13,386

149,651.7

34,341

40,635

20,715

32,762

6,062

4,314

11,920

2 513

2^258

173,952.3

Mar.

960

705

570

480

420

420

495

435

420

435

630

570

495

435

420

390

342

331

360

336

312

294

495

600

480

585

1,580

1,850

1,710

1,580

1,580

Apr.

1,610

1, 260

900

675

465

510

630

630

570

465

390

,

351

336

D50

,950

,750

t

t

540

510

580

,540

1,420

1,

1,

1,

450

510

580

1,510

1,420

1.

1,

Maximum

192

690

1,850

4,210

2,360

2,150

1,850

1,950

810

1,230

327

600

2,360

420

290

340

510

180

350

020

360

to September 1949

May

435

40

29

21

5

4

3

192

163

14

13

13

6

8

4

126

126

12

11

11

1

2

2

112

119

16

14

11

3

8

4

128

141

30

60

36

3

0

9

261

198

18

1?

13

11

0

0

4

4

101

Minimum

5.8

33

88

4.6

243

420

294

336

101

42

33

25

19

5.8

June

83

77

68

59

56

52

46

43

42

51

525

810

420

273

252

174

126

151

157

121

105

90

70

54

57

68

60

75

81

68

-

Mean

37.2

130

432

409

1,108

1,451

668

1,092

196

144

385

81 . 1

75.3

477

July

56

46

40

34

33

36

103

207

174

315

297

138

88

66

51

45

72

450

1,230

1,140

990

1,140

930

675

1,080

930

510

291

207

171

575

Aug.

327

216

171

151

112

94

81

75

68

64

59

60

73

75

60

105

144

92

79

66

48

38

33

29

26

25

27

29

28

28

30

Sept.

29

32

33

32

34

131

600

375

151

88

66

51

45

42

36

30

28

24

26

21

21

43

54

48

40

27

19

25

56

51

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

c Stage-discharge relation affected by variable slopej discharge computed on basis of record for 

recorder above dam and for station at Tippecanoe.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 40"21 I 30", long. 81°13'50", in 

sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., 150 feet downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 

1 mile west of Tappan, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run. Datum of gage is 861.00 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 71.0 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 75.8 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 464 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.56 feet); 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 4.31 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 feet): 

no flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(ShiftIng-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 5,

Jan. 11-1*, 16-23)

4.3 1.2 4.65 5.7 4.9 24 5.7 172

4.4 2.0 4.7 7.5 5.0

4.5 3.1 4.75 10 5.2

4.6 4.6 4.8 14 5.4

35 6.0 262

62 6.3 365

100 6 . 6 480

Discharge, in second- feet, water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

4.0 6.4~

12

13

15

16

15

14

15

16

14

14

15

15

15

Nov.

15

18

20

20

23

40

58

56

54

50

47

43

40

40

36

35

28

29

33

53

56

60

59

56

53

47

73

84

100

111

-

Dec.

113

113

141

164

154

139

132

109

65

32

24

27

45

48

137

292

408

408

354

121

11

18

28

37

40

48

42

20

41

69

73

Jan.

76

75

73

75

288

452

456

452

428

376

79

35

45

117

256

231

69

69

73

98

107

107

125

351

440

452

452

460

456

452

452

Month

Ootober ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

448

424

362

197

146

146

146

146

144

118

107

104

104

102

238

390

365

290

146

186

282

372

436

436

420

386

344

141

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

229.3

1,437

3,453

29,360.2

7,677

7,126

4,125

6,217

1,265

1,006

1,103.£

364. 1

149.'

34, 153. t

Mar.

120

122

122

120

120

120

120

118

90

78

80

84

86

86

98

84

84

84

84

84

84

80

82

84

86

102

206

412

372

334

299

Apr.

206

120

120

120

120

120

122

122

122

122

122

122

124

120

440

432

116

396

554

303

159

158

252

252

227

144

Maximum

16

111

408

436

460

448

412

440

73

76

100

47

) 6.0

i 460

212

172

141

77

-

May

52

39

15

18

20

23

24

26

27

27

26

24

24

25

40

46

43

40

36

46

43

64

73

73

71

71

66

60

50

39

34

Minimum

1.2

15

11

.9

35

102

78

77

15

11

7.5

4.2

3.5

1.2

June

28

26

24

20

20

18

17

13

12

11

50

69

76

73

69

60

53

60

54

42

35

25

20

18

22

20

18

18

18

17

-

Mean

7.40

47.9

111

80.2

248

254

133

207

40.8

33.5

35.6

11.8

5.00

93.6

July

15

13

12

10

9.5

8.4

10

10

11

14

14

13

11

10

8.4

7.5

16

46

48

52

53

46

36

29

96

100

98

90

80

71

66

Aug.

47

35

25

22

18

18

15

13

12

11

10

11

12

11

10

9.5

7.9

7.9

7.5

6.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

Sept.

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.2

4.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
178 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Black Pork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio

Location,--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°44'07", long. 82°21'48", 

in NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W., 800 feet downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile 

downstream from Seymour Run, 2j miles south of Mifflin, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky 

Pork. Datum of gage is 981.56 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--218 square miles.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 180 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.97 feet 

feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.35 feet); minimum daily, 1.2 

second-feet June 9-19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 second-feet in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28,

May 4 to June 20, Aug. 2, 3)

3.4 1.2 3.9 12 4.4

3.5 2.2 4.0 18 4.6

3.6 3.6 4.1 26 4.8

3.7 5.6 4.2 37 5.0

3.8 8.4 4.3 51 5.1

70 5.4 510

120 5.7 615

178 6.9 945

255 7.6 1,280

320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

24

23

20

19

19

16

19

19

17

22

23

24

24

23

24

41

48

57

66

64

60

60

62

60

55

53

51

48

45

43

Nov.

- 43

40

38

40

40

62

97

140

172

181

169

163

160

142

140

128

126

117

115

120

142

163

160

151

134

128

134

163

204

237

-

Dec.

300

320

307

246

207

181

163

148

131

120

104

110

148

204

307

530

732

835

865

782

682

530

432

328

250

197

172

154

157

172

224

Jan.

219

219

207

191

224

344

492

568

550

506

470

406

307

24S

207

188

200

255

465

630

720

745

682

658

682

745

865

945

965

985

1,070

Feb.

1,250

835

630

483

336

268

232

210

204

204

194

181

175

184

290

630

782

850

782

670

530

452

413

413

465

470

458

439

_

-

u AM * u SGOOQQ 

Month foot-days

October .......................... 1,150

November ......................... 3,849

December ......................... 10,038

Calendar year 1948 ............ 76,325

January .......................... 15,956

February ......................... 13,030

March ............................ 9,427

April ............................ 11,381

May. ............................. 3,800

June ............................. 805 .4

July ............................. 2,230

August ........................... 998

September ........................ 2,281

Water year 1948-49 ............ 74,945.4

Mar.

360

28S

237

207

184

181

172

160

157

169

169

178

178

181

197

207

219

214

210

207

200

219

288

400

426

406

470

645

758

795

745

Apr.

682

658

600

506

406

328

288

274

250

219

200

184

175

191

242

336

392

446

452

432

384

344

352

384

400

368

Maximum

66

237

865

1,480

1,070

1,250

795

682

458

72

80

77

210

1,250

376

452

530

530

-

May

45S

368

288

232

200

172

154

126

112

102

87

77

70

70

70

72

70

66

60

68

62

77

107

126

123

115

76

48

48

48

48

Minimum

16

38

104

10

188

175

157

175

48

1.2

43

15

21

1.2

June

48

31

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

23

64

64

66

68

68

70

72

70

70

70

-

Mean

37.1

128

324

209

515

465

304

379

123

26.8

71.9

32.2

76.0

205

July

70

70

70

72

72

77

72

72

72

72

72

72

75

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

68

53

44

44

43

Aug.

47

33

25

53

45

40

35

30

27

24

21

37

50

45

40

33

30

35

33

29

25

23

22

20

17

15

15

16

24

32

77

Sept.

128

178

210

200

169

142

117

107

97

92

80

70

62

55

47

43

37

44

44

41

35

35

35

30

26

23

21

40

38

35

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 179

Black Fork at Loudonvllle, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38'08", long. 82°14 I 19", in NW^- sec. 1, T. 19 N., 

K. lb W., at highway bridge at Loudonville, lj miles downstream from Big Run. Datum of 

gage is 928.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--342 square miles.

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--18 years, 307 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.90 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.79 feet).

1931-49: Maximum discharge observed, 5,860 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

12.29 feet); minimum discharge, 29 second-feet Aug. 7, 8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 feet, present site and datum, in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station 

Tsee" p. 163).

Revisions (water years).--W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 

Dec. 1-15, Sept. 28-30)

2.8 69 4.0 360 6.0 1,010 

3.0 105 4.5 510 7.0 1,400 

3.5 225 5.0 675 8.3 2,060

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

96 

88 

84 

79 

78

78 

79 

84 

84 

81

79 

103 

86 

84 

84

86 

185 

175 

131 

143

136 

131 

133 

148 

131

124 

122 

120 

118 

109 

113

Nov.

109 

107 

105 

126 

118

291 

240 

222 

262 

298

298 

275 

270 

258 

232

230 

238 

230 

228 

290

265 

258 

265 

250 

230

215 

324 

285 

375 

465

Dec.

405 

405 

390 

354 

298

262 

242 

225 

205 

180

160 

198 

528 

336 

610

1,320 

1,040 

905 

940 

940

820 

690 

560 

450 

372

300 

265 

232 

324 

435 

342

Jan.

333 

333 

321 

306 

852

722 

575 

625 

625 

640

610 

545 

480 

435 

375

366 

450 

575 

1,010 

740

770 

940 

888 

1,080 

1,080

1,120 

. 1,540 

2,060 

1,780 

1,280 

1,200

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,280 

1,360 

905 

722 

610

495 

465 

420 

390 

387

g390 

g384 

g330 

g450 

gl,280

gl,120 

g888 

g940 

g975 

g820

g770 

g805 

g675 

625 

835

705 

640 

625

Second 

foot-days

3,372 

7.35S 

14,732

138,10'

24.65E 

20,29] 

15,59] 

16,915 

7,874 

3,204 

4.57E 3,23' 

4,276

126,09'

liar.

545 

480 

420 

381 

357

336 

303 

285 

285 

345

360 

360 

333 

369 

420

387 

387 

390 

375 

354

354 

435 

740 

592 

575

575 

1,110 

888 

870 

940 

1,040

Apr.

975 

820 

755 

g675 

g640

g592 

g510 

g450 

g390 

g333

g330 

318 

306 

405 

450

625 

560 

658 

658 

610

545 

575 

640 

575 

545

510 

675 

592 

610 

592

May

592 

545 

465 

390 

336

290 

265 

232 

g222 

g200

g!88 

178 

172 

165 

160

220 

185 

162 

152 

240

200 

291 

405 

275 

270

250 

232 

165 

148 

143 

136

Maximum Minimum

185 78 

) 465 105 

1,320 160

3,040 69

2,060 306 

1,360 330 

1,110 285 

975 306 

I 592 136 

195 69 

272 105 

230 71 

280 81

! 2,060 69

June

133 

131 

105 

86 

81

76 

74 

74 

74 

74

76 

76 

90 

94 

116

99 

86 

86 

76 

69

109 

126 

126 

126 

138

140 

155 

195 

148 

165

Mean

109 

245 

475

377

795 

725 

503 

564 

254 

107 

148 

104 

143

345

July

185 

150 

140 

133 

126

138 

215 

150 

152 

272

155 

145 

140 

136 

133

g!31 

g!26 

g!28 

150 

150

152 

192 

152 

148

143

140 

138 

124 

111 

105 

118

Aug.

105 

105 

78 

105 

107

101 

96 

88 

86 

84

79 

218 

185 

118 

g!05

g!05 

g!05 

g!05 

g99 

g88

g86 

g86 

g84 

78 

76

74 

71 

72 

124 

94 

230

Sept.

210 

220 

258 

270 

280

215 

185 

182 

162 

150

143 

128 

120 

116 - 

109

105 

101 

126 

113 

101

96 

92 

96 

96 

88

81 

81 

145 

113 

96

Per square Runoff In 

mile inches

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
180 MUSKINGIM RIVER BASIN

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°30'55", long. 82°11>48", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 8 N., 

K. 10 W., 3,000 feet downstream from highway bridge at Greer, 5 miles upstream from 

Nigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Pork. Datum of gage is 872.91 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 942 square miles.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years, 869 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 6.19 

reet); minimum, 132 second-feet Oct. 4-6, Aug. 27; minimum gage height, 1.39 feet 

Aug. 27.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 feet in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 second-feet, estimated).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill 

Reservoirs (see p. 163).

Revisions (water years). W 623; 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15,

May 26 to July 9, Sept. 1-3O)

1.3

1.4

1.6

101 1.8 325

135 2.0 455

220 2.2 615

2.6 1.O3O

4.0 2,740

6.1 5.48O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

167

151

143

132

132

132

135

147

155

147

147

184

180

163

159

163

235

406

281

255

265

245

245

281

276

255

245

206

202

202

202

Nov.

206

202

2O6

230

225

343

522

441

492

522

538

492

427

392

355

349

349

343

314

492

653

547

500

448

399

361

500

865

843

1,320

-

Dec.

1,040

810

598

556

500

492

470

427

373

308

286

303

1,210

1,160

1,280

3,650

3,780

3,000

1,930

1,510

1,280

1,320

1,140

953

821

691

522

478

624

1,390

1,080

Jan.

887

6

6

6

91

15

44

2,290

3,200

1,9

1,3

1,3

30

90

90

1,390

1,330

1,1

1,0

9

70

30

53

865

865

1,2

1,4

3,0

30

50

00

2,680

1,690

1,7

1,8

2,6

50

10

80

3,520

3,130

4,4

5,4

4,9

4,0

?0

80

50

40

3,060

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,230

1,990

1,630

1,450

1,380

1,220

1,130

997

997

942

832

770

800

1,010

3,290

4,300

3,650

2,680

1,990

1,750

1,450

1,690

3,000

1,870

2,420

2,110

1,630

1,450

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,231

13,87*

33,985

344,94'

65,54(

50,65(

42.89

41,782

19,88C

7,31(

10,261

5,56

8,46]

306, 46J

liar.

1,340

1,320

1,130

1,050

1,040

1,030

953

843

740

1,020

1,270

1,220

1,050

1,050

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,090

986

975

1,210

2,540

2,110

1,630

1,450

2,540

2,800

2,110

1,750

1,990

Apr.

2,480

1,

1,

1,

810

510

260

1,150

1,2OO

1,

1,

1,

270

110

01O

832

790

1,

750

730

230

1,210

1,690

1,

1,

1,

510

630

690

1,510

1,320

1,

1,

1,

510

870

BIO

1,510

1,250

1,

1,

1,

1,

-

Maximum

3 406

1,320

' 3,780

> 7,440

) 5,480

3 4,300

J 2,800

2,480

3 1,390

) 399

3 1,260

! 404

L 448

3 5,480

810

990

350

190

Hay

1.16O

1,170

1,110

953

750

662

615

572

538

530

492

470

455

455

462

53O

SOS

455

448

572

564

682

1,390

997

810

564

508

420

361

349

337

Minimum

132

202

286

128

615

770

740

730

337

184

188

135

143

132

June

320

308

286

250

245

230

193

184

184

184

198

202

230

230

245

235

240

240

230

206

198

235

230

230

235

240

245

399

303

355

Mean

201

463

1,096

942

2,114

1,809

1,384

1,393

642

244

331

180

282

840

July

399

303

281

240

206

225

615

4O6

303

1,260

653

448

314

265

255

245

240

250

265

281

276

455

331

255

235

225

220

206

188

188

235

Aug.

206

188

ISO

175

193

180

171

167

163

159

151

171

404

2 2O

184

175

175

175

175

159

147

139

135

139

135

135

139

143

202

184

298

Sept.

448

373

392

373

367

392

320

314

308

245

216

198

188

167

155

147

143

159

193

184

298

303

337

337

331

314

314

270

367

308

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 181

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°20'26", long. 82°03 r 49", at highway bridge at

Meilie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek and if miles downstream 

from Mohawk Dam. Datum of gage is 790.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,502 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1949. December 1910 to March 1913 and September 1921 to September 1937 at site 3f miles upstream, published as Walhonding River 

at Pomerene.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 1,441 second-feet.

Extremes. waxlinum discharge during year, 8,850 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage height, 12.27 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 4.48 feet); minimum daily, 118 

second-feet Oct. 26.

1921-49: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937; 

maximum discharge at present site since completion of Mohawk Dam, 24,000 second-feet 

Jan. 25, 26, 1937 (gage height, 18.8 feet, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 

second-feet Oct. 20, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 26, 1948; minimum daily 

discharge, 36 second-feet Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 80,000 second-feet in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 feet, 

original site and datum from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and 

HoEawk Reservoirs (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1946-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 14-23,

July 12 to Aug. 31)

5.1 105 6.5 885

5.3 167 7.0 1,310

5.7 352 7.5 1,810

6.0 525 8.O 2.37O

9.0 3,600

10.0 4,980

11.0 6,540

12.0 8,290

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

310

266

247

238

230

221

225

238

Z47

261

271

271

300

271

261

251

336

611

538

419

402

386

374

386

297

118

256

295

285

280

280

Nov.

300

305

584

436

402

514

1,250

901

775

782

821

813

723

660

611

570

558

564

551

716

1,040

909

790

716

639

584

829

1,550

1,550

2,080

-

Dec.

1,810

1,450

1,080

974

877

845

790

730

681

570

513

495

1,160

1,760

1,860

5,680

6,540

4,690

3,280

2,550

1,980

1,860

1,700

1,400

1,260

982

901

853

885

2,080

1,860

Jan.

1,400

1,180

990

999

4,720

6,880

4,760

2,610

2,370

2,250

2,250

2,030

1,760

1,600

1,450

1,450

1,980

2,430

4,690

4,690

2,970

2,850

3,090

4,500

6,540

5,580

6,880

5,900

5,900

5,900

6,220

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

7,220

7,930

2,670

2,310

2,310

2,080

1,920

1,760

1,600

1,550

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,500

4,250

8,290

7,050

4,550

3,340

2,970

2,550

2,490

5,580

4,410

3,990

4,270

3,150

2,550

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,37]

23,523

54,096

613,921

10S,81£

96,21C

67.05C

72,16C

32,197

12,28E

16,79£

8,94E

11,78]

513, 23£

Mar.

2,310

2,030

1,810

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,500

1,360

1,220

1,760

2,610

2,250

1,980

1,700

1,860

1,860

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,500

1,400

1,600

3,340

3,860

2,730

2,310

2,910

4,410

3,280

2,610

2,850

Apr.

4,270

3,

2,

2,

210

190

D30

1,760

1,810

2,

1,

1,

330

310

300

1,360

1,220

1,

1,

1,

L80

140

100

1,650

2,670

2,

2,

3,^

310

310

170

2,730

2,250

2,

3,

3,

510

750

300

2,790

2,200

3,

4,

2,

2,(

Maximum

611

2,080

6,540

9,800

6,880

8,290

4,410

) 4,270

2,160

558

1,580

507

538

8,290

'10

'70

370

380

May

1,980

1,920

1,81O

1,55O

1,310

1,140

1,050

974

909

877

821

775

745

702

681

775

782

681

646

730

845

893

2,160

1,650

1,310

990

869

760

667

618

577

Minimum

118

300

495

118

990

1,260

1,220

1,140

577

336

316

208

247

118

June

558

538

519

477

459

419

380

352

342

336

358

369

380

408

408

425

414

419

408

374

336

347

352

347

369

380

391

495

489

436

-

Mean

302

784

1,745

1,677

3,510

3,436

2,163

2,405

1,039

410

542

289

393

1,406

July

538

551

448

402

352

342

782

829

538

1,580

1,550

837

577

477

431

408

402

402

391

442

454

519

584

454

408

369

352

342

316

331

391

Aug.

391

331

321

316

316

310

290

280

271

266

256

256

507

408

316

295

280

276

271

256

238

225

221

217

212

208

208

300

280

326

300

Sept.

538

538

489

489

465

495

489

454

442

374

331

310

290

g280

g266

g251

g247

g251

290

321

352

419

436

442

436

425

414

408

397

442

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

g Computed from graph based on once-daily telemark gage readings.
182 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°45'55", long. 82°32'35", in 

 NWt sec, 20, T. 21 N., R. 18 W., 100 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30 N at 

west edge of Mansfield, Richland County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.17 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 243 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 2.02 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot on several days in July, August, and September; minimum gage 

height, 0.48 foot July 3-6, Aug. 24-27, Sept. 23-27.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 965 second-feet June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 feet); 

minimum,0.1 second-foot Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 27, 28, 1946 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16,

Aug. 4-23, Sept. 1-22)

0.48 0,2 0.7 8.7 l.O 36 

.5 .5 .8 16 1.1 50 

.6 3.8 .9 24 1.3 82

Discharge. In seoond-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.3

.7 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5 

5.4 

1.6 

1.0 

.7

.7 

.5 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5 

.5

Nov.

0.5 

.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

6.0 

3.0 

1.6 

1.3 

2.6

1.9 

1.3 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3

1.5 

3.4 

2.3 

4.7 

6.8

3.4

2.6 

2.3 

1.9 

1.6

2.5 

14 

4.6 

14 

8.6

Dec.

4.6 

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.3

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

 1.3

1.3 

25 

13 

5.6 

40

61 

10 

5.6 

4.2 

3.8

4.2 

4.2 

2.6 

1.9 

1.6

bl.4 

bl.2 

1.3 

15 

8.1 

3.0

Jan.

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

8.6 

43

11 

4.6 

4.6 

5.1 

5.6

4.6 

3.4

*2.3 

2.3 

1.9

6.3 

13 

39 

26 

6.0

5.4 

S.7 

7.6 

36 

13

46 

42 

45 

8.2 

5.1 

4.2

Month

Goto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1948 ............

£try

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ter year 194S-49 ............

Feb.

5.6 

4.6 

3.S 

2.6 

3.0

2.6 

3.0 

2.3 

3.0 

2.3

1.3 

1.3 

3.2 

14 

74

11 

5.6 

3.S 

3.4 

3.4

2.6 

15 

10 

*8.0 

17

6.0 

4.6 

3.8

Seoondfoot-days

23.1 

101.6 

238.9

1,906.6

413.3 

220. S 

234.1 

254.2 

130.3 

14.8 

41.4 

22.4 

11.9

1,706.8

Mar.

3.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6

2.6 

1.9 

1.6 

1.9 

4.8

5.1 

4.6 

4.6 

7.6 

6.5

3.8 

4.0 

4.6 

3.2 

3.4

6.2 

20 

17 

7.1 

5.1

24 

49 

9.4 

5.1 

4.2 

14

Apr.

7.1 

4.6 

3.4 

2.6 

2.3

9.2 

6.5 

4.2

3.4 

2.6

2.3 

2.3 

9.0 

9.1 

23

IS 

13 

20 

10 

6.5

4.6 

19 

15 

8.2 

5.6

5.6 

23 

6.5 

4.2 

3.4

Maximum

5.4 

14 

61

100

46 

74 

49 

23 

32 

1.0 

13 

4.6 

2.2

74

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.). Jan. 27 (11:30 p

Hay

3.4 

6.9 

3.4 

2.6 

2.3

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3 

4.0

6.1 

3.4

2.6 

5.3 

13

4.2 

32 

10 

4.2 

3.0

2.6 

2.3 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

June

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.7

.5 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5

Minimum Mean

0.3 0.75 

.5 3.39 

1.2 7.71

.3 5.21

1.3 13.3 

1.3 7.89 

1.6 7.55 

2.3 8.47 

1,0 4.20 

.3 .49 

.2 1.34 

.2 .72 

.2 .40

.2 4.68

July

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

2.0 

1.3 

.7 

4.4

13

1.3 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

2.2 

1.3 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5 

1.0 

.7

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.7 

4.3 

.5 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.3 

4.6

Per square 

mile

0.145 

.656 

1.49

1.01

2.57 

1.53 

1.46 

1.64 

.812 

.095 

.259 

,139 

.077

.905

m.) 211 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (7:30

Sept.

0.7 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.7 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.7 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

2.2 

.7 

.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.73 

1.72

13.74

2.96 

1.59 

1.68 

1.83 

.94 

.11 

.30 

.16 

.09

12.28

a.m.) 225

sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (10:30 p.m.) 243 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge .measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 183

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio

Location. Hater-stage recorder, lat. 40°35 I 35", long. 82°25'20", in ME£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., 

K. J.Y W., at highway bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler. Datum of 

gage is 1,057.2 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--143 square miles.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1949,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.54 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 15; minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Aug. 26.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 7,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 8,01 feet) 

minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 12, 18, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hoy. 6,

May 24 to June 16, July 10 to Aug. 29)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

76

109

188

308

450

3.5 610

4.0 790

4.5 1,000

5.3 1,430

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

23 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

21 

20 

20

22 

20 

19 

19 

20

17 

33 

44

33

27

25 

26 

24 

26 

28

26 

25 

24 

23 

22 

23

NOT.

24 

25 

27 

30 

36

108 

102 

82 

60 

50

62 

56 

48 

53 

50

44

48 

57 

57 

92

84 

67 

52 

44

40

39 

140 

118 

158 

173

Deo.

125 

107 

99 

87 

62

58 

52 

46 

42 

39

36 

115 

267 

160 

536

1,350 

405 

266 

230 

206

192 

188 

177 

162 

154

154 

173 

146 

250 

256 

164

Jan.

288 

120 

120 

142 

879

426 

242 

214 

208 

210

206 

188 

170 

160 

156

186 

259 

462 

545 

261

230 

311

256 

765 

465

769 

627 

1,220 

465 

274 

217

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

tori 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

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1............................

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Feb.

221 

199 

190 

190 

136

123 

127 

109 

116

106

90 

84 

100 

156 

1,400

495 

313 

256 

232 

219

201 

525 

465 

342 

559

337 

292 

269

Saoondfoot-daya

728 

2,026 

6,304

59,084

11,041 

7,852 

7,593 

5,431 

2,688 

1,389 

1,648 

966 

1,212

48,878

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 see. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.j Jan. 28 (5 a.m.) 2,110 aeo.-ft.j P 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

210 

201 

203 

197 

199

192 

175 

192 

195 

242

239 

230 

210 

232 

244

203 

203 

210 

197 

186

203 

287 

450 

287 

237

232 

743 

321 

239 

146 

288

Apr.

210 

156 

136 

120 

113

170 

173 

131 

113

100

95 

92 

100 

120 

194

272 

201 

390 

287 

203

162 

281 

306 

217 

168

148 

318 

184 

142 

129

Maxima

44

173 

1,350

2,520

1,220 

1,400 

743 

390 

167 

89 

296 

101 

178

1,400

May

129 

148 

120 

104 

95

89 

87 

84 

81 

78

72 

70 

67 

64 

64

89 

67 

80 

60

74

67 

166 

167 

99 

92

79 

73 

68 

62 

58 

57

Ml n 1 MB

17 

24 

36

16

120 

84 

146 

92 

57 

32 

29 

20 

24

17

June

56 

53 

52 

50 

50

49 

48 

46 

46 

48

48 

50 

56

50 

45

46 

46 

44

40 

38

36 

37 

33 

32 

39

37 

42 

46 

37 

89

Mean

23.5 

67.5 

203

161

356 

280 

245 

181 

86.7 

46.3 

53.2 

31.2 

40.4

134

July

72 

48 

36 

33 

32

39 

97 

46 

62 

296

90 

61 

52 

46 

44

40 

40 

40 

44

40

46 

40 

38 

36 

34

33 

33 

31 

29 

33 

37

Aug.

32 

32 

29 

31 

31

30 

29 

31 

28 

28

25 

31 

42 

30 

28

28 

28 

24 

26 

25

24 

25 

25 

21 

24

20

20 

23 

61 

31 

101

Sept.

52 

32 

27 

28 

53

68 

38 

34

31 

28

26 

26 

24 

25 

24

25 

25 

76 

49 

33

29

29 

30 

27 

28

25 

26 

178 

72 

46

Par square Runoff la 

 lie inches

0.164 0.19 

.472 .53 

1.42 1.64

1.13 15.36

2.49 2.87 

1.96 2.04 

1.71 1.97 

1.27 1.42 

.606 .70 

.324 .36 

.372 .43 

.218 .25 

.283 .32

.937 12.72

3. 16 (5 a.m.) 2,160 sec. -ft.j Jan. ZS Uj 30 .£«*.) 1,550 

Jb. 15 (2 p.m.) 2,520 sec. -ft.j Mar. 27 (5 «Wtt») 1,400
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Clear Pork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37'10", long. 82°19'25", in Nj sec. 7, T. 19 N., 

K. it> W., a quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2f miles south of 

Perrysville, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run. Datum of gage is 967.0 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 199 square miles.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 192 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum diseharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 3.56 

FeeTT; minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 0.57 foot Aug. 19, Sept. 

14.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 2,210 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 4.68 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 1, 2, 1938; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 2, 

4, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 8,

May 3-22, July 11 to Sept. 30)

O.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

1.2

19

29

56

88

107

1.5 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

181

363

486

820

1,160

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

46

60

60

60

60

60

60

39

27

27

27

27

Nov.

28

29

29

27

26

26

43

85

130

130

130

99

59

48

48

48

48

33

37

76

98

98

98

71

62

50

58

105

226

296

-

Dec.

293

135

52

52

89

116

114

114

72

42

42

62

272

363

299

985

1,090

923

468

160

167

239

239

239

239

159

71

74

173

321

363

Jan.

228

92

116

142

753

1,120

560

299

299

299

296

251

230

230

230

230

230

299

763

739

221

292

395

838

950

885

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,020

491

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

Feb.

278

269

290

318

308

278

213

163

140

140

140

140

140

184

836

1,16O

952

388

333

333

251

508

852

392

810

541

340

302

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

1,010

2,341

8,027

79,247

15,838

10,999

10,386

8,839

4,201

1 849

2^442

Mar.

350

321

293

290

290

290

290

190

173

311

370

333

263

181

305

350

330

293

293

254

224

275

680

481

392

353

767

482

330

321

311

Apr.

388

2

 t

I

63

07

50

201

260

5

5

i

93

51

07

150

150

]

]

]

50

52

55

248

363

4

4

4

28

28

28

428

340

4

j

02

31

01

367

201

4

4

2

]

Maximum

60

296

1,090

1,370

1,160

1,160

767

501

302

85

525

58

57

24

58

May

158

257

302

223

116

105

107

109

112

116

112

112

112

109

107

103

105

105

103

101

101

146

299

299

180

85

85

83

83

83

83

Minimum

23

26

42

23

92

140

173

150

83

45

42

June

83

81

80

80

80

59

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

66

76

76

74

62

48

48

48

46

45

45

56

85

85

85

Mean

32.6

78.0

259

217

511

393

335

295

136

61.6

78.8

July

85

85

85

55

42

* 42

53

 70

101

525

224

128

58

48

48

46

48

48

46

46

65

88

60

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

Au8 .

43

42

41

41

39

38

39

41

41

41

43

43

45

45

39

37

39

43

38

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

53

Sept.

103

103

83

49

61

98

98

98

62

46

46

46

46

33

29

29

29

29

30

157

233

233

230

230

230

224

203

74

150

150

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 185

Jerome Pork at Jeromevllle, Ohio

Location. Chain gage, lat. 40°48'07", long. 82°12'01", in SVl£ sec. 5, T. 21 N., R. 15 W., 

at nighway bridge at Jeromeville, 1 mile upstream from Oldtown Run. Datum of gage is 

949.14 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 120 square miles.

Records available. August 1925 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Average discharge. 24 years, 100 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.80 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.1 second-feet Sept. 5; 

minimum gage height, 1.09 feet Aug. 25-27.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 3,720 second-feet Jan. 15, 25, 1937 (gage height, 11.40 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 3, 

1945; minimum gage height, 0.76 foot Sept. 20, 22, 1946. 

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 feet In March 1913.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions ( water years). W 873: 

35JT

Gage read twice dally. 

1935, 1937(M). W 893: 1925(M), 1926-30, 1931(M), 1932-

Ratlng table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 16,

Mar. 31 to May 22, July 23 to Aug. 31)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0

5.6

11

28

50

2.0 

2.3 2.6

3.0

3.5

92

149

229

379

540

4.0 680

5.0 920

5.8 1,100

6.6 1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.7 

6.7 

5.2 3.8

4.2

5.2 

5.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.2

13 

15 

12 

9.9 

9.9

11 

79 

55 

22 

19

16 

12 

18 

27 

19

16 

14 

11 

10 

9.9. 

11

Nov.

12 

7.2 

12 

15 

12

108 

70 

35 

27 

37

'38 

28 

27 

25 

20

17 

25 

23 

37 

112

62 

38 

30 

24

19

23

160 

89 

139 

149

Dec.

73 

55 

44 

40 

39

37 

30 

25 

22 

21

13 

105 

214 

118 

487

1,270 

407 

139 

114 

89

81 

116 

65 

56 

40

34 

30

31 

121 

199 

82

Jan.

47 

47 

36 

57 

511

326 

129 

125 

160 

149

127 

99 

73 

57 

61

127 

320 

506 

755 

186

127 

172 

139 

624 

397

795 

657 

1,260 

449 

199 

129

Month

Goto 

MOV* 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Jgrt

June 

Julj 

Augtl 

Sept

fa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

Ary

h............. ...............

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

112 

89 

72 

90 

94

87 

108 

78 

101 

89

63 

63 

96 

149 

1,260

568 

199 

149 

129 

116

97 

250 

320 

172 

415

160 

123 

120

Seoondfoct-days

469.9 

1,420.2 

4,197

37,737.0

8,846 

5,369 

5,316 

5,OOO 

1,362 

370.2 

444.5 

249.1 

252.2

33,296.1

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.). Dec

aec.-ft.j Jan. Z8 J1Z m.J 1,880 aec.-ft.j Pel 

aec.-ft.

Mar.

87 

81 

69 

81 

94

82 

68 

66 

69 

120

129 

112 

90 

149 

160

94 

90 

129 

99 

86

139 

280

449 

199 

139

121 

879 

360 

172 

127 

496

Apr.

262 

139 

112 

82 

82

116 

101 

82 

72 

60

58 

54 

179 

341 

299

280 

149 

229 

149 

108

87 

262 

320 

214 

129

106 

586 

160 

101 

81

Maximum

79 

160 

1,270

2,680

1,260 

1,260 

879 

586 

162 

19 

50 

63 

34

1,270

.. 16 (2 a.m. 

i. 15 (1 p.m.

May

79 

70 

57 

49 

44

39 

38 

36 

34

30

27 

27 

25 

25 

25

28 

22 

21 

21 

60

36 

162 

129 

61 

44

40 

31 

31 

27 

23 

21

Minimum

3.8 

7.2 

13

3.4

36 

63 

66 

54 

21 

8.3 

4.2 

3.8 

3.1

3.1

June

18

18 

17 

15 

12

13 

13 

10 

10 

12

13 

12 

11 

16 

13

12 

15 

12 

10 

10

8.8 

8.8 

8.3 

8.3 

10

12 

12 

19 

10 

11

Mean

15.2 

47.3 

135

103

285 

192 

171 

167 

43.9 

12.3 

14.3 

8.04 

8.41

91.2

July

14 

13 

8.3 

7.2 

8.3

18 

50 

18 

16 

50

25 

13 

10 

9.4 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

8.8 

6.1 

5.2

44

29 

14 

7.8 

5.2

4.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.2 

8.8 

13

Aug.

7.2 

6.7 

5.6 

5.2 

5.6

5.6 

4.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

4.9 

8.3 

8.3 

5.6 

4.2

12 

10 

7.8 

6.1 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

4.9 

4.9 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

5.6 

14 

8.3 

63

Per square 

mile

0.127 

.394 

1.12

.853

2.38 

1.60 

1.42 

1.39 

.366 

.102 

.119 

.067 

.070

.760

Sept.

27 

13

8.3 

4.5 

3.1

3.8 

3.8 

34 

10 

6.7

4.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.2

3.8 

4.5 

18 

6.7 

5.2

4.5 

5.2 

6.1 

5.6 

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

28 

10 

6.7

Runoff In 

Inches

0.15 

.44

1.29

11.69

2.74 

1.67 

1.64 

1.55 

.42 

.11 

.14 

.08 

.08

10.31

) 1,550 aec.-ft.j Jan. 26 (8 p.m.) 1,480 

) 1,660 aec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (12 m. ) 1,420
186 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Lake Pork below Mohloanvllle Dam, near Mohloanvllle, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43'20" long 82 e 09'20", In sec. 3,T. 20 N., R. 

10 w., about 800 feet downstream from Mohloanvllle Dam, 2 miles east of Mohlcanville, 

2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Jerome and Muddy Porks, and 7f miles northeast 

of Loudonvllie. Datum of gage Is 930.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Prior to July 25, 1949, water-stage recorder at a site 500 feet downstream at same datum.

»Drainage area. 269 square miles. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 212 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.31 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 3.06 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.34 

feet); minimum dally, 1 second-foot June 10, 1947: minimum gage height, 1.92 feet Nov. 

26, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Mohloanvllle Reservoir (see p. 163).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 2-6, 8-20, HOT. 30 to Dec. 12, 

Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Apr. 30 to May 22. 

June 6 to July 5, July 7 to Sept. 30)

3.2 12 4.0 118

3.4 26 4.3 165

3.6 45 4.6 263

3.8 78 5.0 390

5.5 585

6.0 815

6.6 1,140

7.3 1,610

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

18

17

17

16

16

16

20

23

20

23

38

30

26

24

24

74

133

54

36

31

26

26

43

42

33

28

26

23

23

23

Nov.

26

26

28

32

31

88

164

84

56

50

67

60

50

52

50

43

45

45

46

167

209

101

69

56

46

40

239

246

225

422

-

Dec.

185

108

82

69

60

57

46

42

34

30

26

50

525

290

453

1,270

1,440

865

418

272

227

336

199

142

95

71

58

58

186

501

202

Jan.

195

136

93

112

765

915

372

308

349

355

314

235

187

162

144

190

525

608

1,240

890

376

418

362

890

1,080

970

1,400

1,540

1,580

1,440

1,080

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

525

317

209

214

235

214

249

217

260

222

169

147

197

342

1,110

1,500

1,340

915

485

329

255

497

865

505

742

485

345

299

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

971

2,863

8,397

83,178

19,231

13,189

11,556

10,837

3,299

837

1,511

565

598

73,854

Mar.

214

199

192

183

209

207

162

151

147

232

287

290

235

336

349

225

204

263

217

185

252

440

1,060

650

362

296

1,120

1,340

698

323

528

Apr.

815

583

'.76

219

192

232

:

241

204

L80

155

142

:

, L38

L65

193

425

608

^

580

L22

583

275

209

|

568

?20

>25

765

255

1(

Maxima

133

422

1,440

2,320

1,580

1,500

1,340

815

388

80

246

86

69

1,580

>61

530

272

202

-

May

195

190

149

129

114

101

97

93

89

86

76

74

74

73

71

71

69

67

65

120

103

220

383

153

105

74

62

60

52

42

37

Minima

16

26

26

12

93

147

147

138

37

17

17

12

12

12

June

32

32

30

87

26

26

26

25

22

22

£3

24

24

34

30

26

28

28

27

25

23

21

18

17

21

24

25

40

31

80

-

Mean

31.3

95.4

271

227

620

471

373

361

106

27.9

48.7

18.2

19.9

202

July

44

31

25

21

17

90

246

78

51

154

82

45

35

31

28

26

24

23

23

31

57

92

42

32

25

22

21

18

18

31

48

Aug.

26

21

18

IS

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

17

22

16

12

16

17

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

25

18

86

Sept.

69

31

22

18

17

14

14

37

29

20

16

14

12

12

12

13

13

24

23

16

13

14

14

15

14

13

13

31

26

19

-

Per square Runoff la 

aile inches
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 187

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location . - -Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'55", long. 82 C 17'10", in southeast corner of 

T . 7 N . , R. 11 W., 0.4 mile west of Millwood, ij miles upstream from Honey Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Jelloway Creek, and Z\ miles upstream from Brush Run. Datum of gage is 

865.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 454 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1949. October 1921 to July 1939 at site 3? 

miles downstream, published as Kokosing River near Millwood.

Average discharge. 28 years (1921-49), 487 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.10 

reet ) ; minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 13-15; minimum gage height, 3.69 feet 

Aug. 26, 27.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 18.06 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 15, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 11 to Nov. 6,

Dec. 2-15, Sept. 8-30)

3.6 49 4.8 355 6.8 1,620 

3.7 65 5.1 470 8.0 2,760 

3.9 103 5.6 730 10.0 5,000 

4.3 200 6.0 990 11.1 6,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septeaber 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

110 

107 

103 

99 

97

97 

97 

99 

103 

107

112 

97 

97 

89 

85

83 

182 

203 

175 

138

116 

107 

105 

110 

103

101 

97 

93 

91 

89 

85

Nov.

91 

93 

97 

130 

150

416 

590 

327 

254 

239

260 

245 

224 

218 

209

190 

188 

195 

206 

372

352 

284 

254 

230 

209

200 

598 

610 

838 

838

Dec.

525 

386 

323 

290 

260

245 

221 

206 

185 

178

165 

178 

466 

418 

1,490

3,830 

1,980 

955 

682 

555

480 

446 

376 

327 

290

251 

263 

248 

390 

892 

480

Jan.

352 

355 

287 

521 

5,000

2,960 

1,250 

892 

754 

676

712 

630 

550 

505 

450

615 

1,020 

1,350 

2,460 

1,170

802 

1,210 

990 

3,060 

2,560

3,220 

3,610 

6,420 

2,710 

1,290 

990

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber . ......... .....

lendar year 1948 

&ry

eater ........................

ter yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

736 

610 

560 

605 

694

610 

605 

515 

500 

475

398 

362 

386 

565 

4,600

3,390 

1,530 

1,020 

826 

899

718 

1,450 

2,660 

1,530 

1,020

1,330 

955 

80S

Secondfoot-days

3,377 

9,107 

17,981

227,143

49,371 

31,357 

20,104 

26,562 

10,583 

4,078 

5,623 

2,789 

2,602

183,534

Mar.

620 

570 

545 

505 

495

500 

426 

383 

390 

1,080

1,020 

760 

610 

610 

590

485 

454 

470 

446 

398

390 

500 

1,490 

955 

682

630 

990 

885 

600 

505 

1,120

Apr.

1,250 

772 

610 

505 

462

570 

688 

555 

475 

402

369 

348 

348 

386 

525

1,280 

802 

1,290 

1,710 

955

694 

1,430 

1,800 

1,370 

871

694 

2,310 

1,530 

885 

676

MaxiBUB

203 

838 

3,830

13,600

6,420 

4,600 

1,490 

2,310 

688 

175 

909 

180 

150

6,420

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 aec.-ft.). Jan. 5 (10 a.m.

Hay

645 

688 

560 

475 

434

398 

376 

355 

338 

330

305 

290 

275 

263 

257

302 

266 

233 

212 

257

239 

394 

670 

383 

308

269 

245 

227 

209 

195 

185

Minimum

83 

91 

165

72

287 

362 

383 

348 

185 

101 

89 

65 

63

63

June

175 

168 

158 

150 

145

138 

132 

128 

123 

125

138 

138 

140 

158 

162

148 

145 

150 

140 

125

116 

110 

105 

101 

107

118 

145 

155 

123 

112

Msan

109 

304 

580

621

1,593 

1,120 

649 

885 

341 

136 

181 

90.0 

86.7

503

July

195 

170 

130 

112 

101

124 

433 

254 

165 

909

438 

239 

175 

145 

130

121 

121 

118 

114 

121

130 

142 

150 

123 

114

103 

99 

93 

89 

107 

158

Aug.

116 

101 

97 

107 

110

91 

85 

87 

83 

79

78 

95 

180 

103 

89

83 

79 

78 

74 

69

67 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

79 

130 

112 

95 

97

Per square 

 lie

0.240 

.670 

1.28

1.37

3.51 

2.47 

1.43 

1.95 

.751 

.300 

.399 

.198 

.191

1.11

) 5,630 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (10 p.t

Sept.

135 

125 

99 

87 

87

95 

150 

110 

85 

78

70 

65 

63 

63 

63

65 

65 

67 

89 

110

85 

83 

81 

79 

72

69 

69 

78 

97 

118

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.75 

1.48

18.64

4.05 

2.57 

1.65 

2.18 

.87 

.33 

.46 

.23 

.21

15.06

i.) 5,500

aec.-ft.; Jan. ZB
188 MUSKDJGDM RIVER BASIN

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location. Chain gage, lat. 40"29'43", long. 81°50'10", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 7 W., 

at mghway bridge at Killbuok, an eighth of a mile downstream from Black Creek. Datum 

of gage is 788.05 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 466 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 19 years, 377 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.43 

reetT from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 39 second-feet Sept. 15-17; 

minimum gage height, 3.82 feet Aug. 26, 27.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, about 21,900 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

21.77 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; minimum, 24 second-feet Aug. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, July 12 to Sept. 1)

3.9 39 5.5 207 13.0 1,490 

4.1 53 6.5 355 14.0 1,860 

4.3 69 9.0 730 15.0 3,010 

4.6 97 11.0 1,060 

5.0 141 12.0 1,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October. 194 8 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

65 

61 

53 

53

53 

53 

61 

69 

69

74 

65 

57 

57 

53

50 

124 

193 

135 

97

78 

69 

S2 

87 

78

74 

69 

65 

65 

61 

65

Nov.

78 

74 

78 

82 

78

107 

166 

147 

124 

112

112 

107 

107 

107 

102

92 

87 

82 

92 

124

153 

135 

112 

102 

97

92 

193 

250 

325 

310

Deo.

235 

179 

160 

141 

135

129 

118 

107 

102 

97

82 

97 

310 

310 

475

1,360 

1,240 

1,000 

730 

505

400 

400 

325 

250 

235

221 

221 

207 

295 

5SO 

430

Jan.

235 

2SO 

193 

221 

1,260

1,360 

970 

685 

550 

505

445

400 

370 

325 

295

310 

430 

550 

906 

778

610 

610 

595 

1,040 

1,220

1,360 

1,690 

3,010 

3,010 

2,080 

1,660

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1... .........................

*t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,180 

810 

580 

580 

580

535 

535 

520 

520 

490

430 

370 

415 

520 

1,370

1,810 

1,550 

1,380 

1,060 

938

700 

1,020 

1,550 

1,300 

1,260

1,070 

S58 

715

Secondf cot-days

2,30 

3,S2 

11,07

162, 14^

27,97 

24,641 

18,10 

17,31 

8,30 

2,99 

5,23 

2,05 

1,68

125,52

Mar.

625 

550 

505 

475 

490

520 

430 

400 

385 

580

730 

640 

520 

490 

535

460 

430 

445 

400 

355

370 

430 

1,140 

1,020 

520

670 

842 

S90 

730 

610 

922

Apr.

1,070 

826 

655 

550 

505

535 

550 

475 

415 

370

355 

340 

340 

415 

445

580 

520 

520 

565 

475

415 

610 

810 

778 

655

535 

922 

922 

640 

520

Maximum

» 193 

1 325 

5 1,360

L 5,600

5 3,010 

3 1,810 

} 1,140 

5 1,070 

1 595 

I 124 

L 685 

5 153 

3 207

5 3,010

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec . -f t . ) . Jan . 28 (8 p.m

May

490 

460 

400 

340 

310

295 

265 

235 

221 

221

207 

193 

179 

166 

193

221 

193 

166 

153 

265

221 

430 

595 

400 

295

250 

221 

207 

193 

166 

153

Minimum

50 

74 

82

44

193 

370 

355 

340 

153 

74 

57 

42 

39

39

June

124 

118 

118 

118 

112

107 

102 

102 

97 

92

87 

87 

97 

97 

92

92 

97 

107 

118 

112

102 

82 

78 

74 

118

62 

82 

124 

87 

87

Mean

74.5 

128 

357

443

902 

880 

584 

577 

268 

99.7 

169 

66.3 

56.3

344

July

490 

207 

112 

87 

78

92 

490 

400 

235 

685

355 

193 

135 

107 

97

92 

92 

97 

87 

102

lie

124 

107 

87 

129

74 

69 

65 

61 

57 

107

Aug.

92 

78 

153 

124 

78

69 

61 

69 

61 

61

57 

69 

87 

74 

57

57 

57 

57 

53 

53

53 

46 

46 

50 

46

42 

42 

69 

69 

61 

65

Per square

mile

0.160 

.275 

.766

.951

1.94 

1.89 

1.25 

1.24 

.575 

.214 

.363 

.142 

.121

.738

) 3,640 sec. -ft.

Sept.

102 

207 

61 

50 

50

61 

53 

65 

57 

53

50 

46 

46 

42 

39

39 

39 

50 

50 

50

46 

50 

46 

46 

46

42 

57 

50 

50 

46

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.31 

.88

12.94

2.24 

1.97 

1.44 

1.38 

.66 

.24 

.42 

.16 

.14

10.02
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 189

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 400 21'50", long. 81°51'40", in 

 SWfsec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., half a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and

6 miles north of Coshocton. Datum of gage is 782.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--27.5 square miles.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 12 years (1937-49), 27.0 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 753 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.92 

TeeTT; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 15-18, 21, 27; minimum gage height, 0.70 foot 

Sept. 17, 18, 21, 27.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Sept. 26, Oct. 8-15, 1939, Aug. 4, 5, 11-14, 1944, Sept. 2-8, 1945, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 

1946; minimum gage height, 0.35 foot Aug. 11-14, 1944.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

1083........

1113........

Water 

year

1946-47

1947-48

Date

Feb. 14

Gage height 

(feet)

9.18

9.82

Discharge 

(second- feet)

1,180

1.580

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water 

year 1946 superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 1053, are given herewith.

Day 

(water year)

1945-46

Oct. 2.

Dec. 25.

Feb. 13.

14.

26.

27.

Discharge 

(second-feet)

743

296

198

283

105

462

Day 

(water year)

1945-46

June 16.

17.

July 11.

12.

21.

Discharge 

('Second-feet)

58

707

207

286

430

Revised peak discharge [water years). 1945-46: Feb. 26 

(2 a.m.) 1,420 sec.-ftT; June 17 (1:30 a.m.) 2,180 sec.-ft.J 

June 29 (3 a.m.) 719 sec.-ft.j July 11 (11:45 p.m.) 2,320 see.- 

ft.; July 21 (10 a.m.) 1,420 sec.-ft.5 1946-47: June 7 (5 a.m.) 

1,180 sec.-ft. 1947-48: Feb. 14 (2:30 a.m.) 1,530 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 12 (2 a.m.) 1.5OO sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (10 a.m.) 965 sec.-ft. ; 

Apr. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 1.O40 sec.-ft.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 6, Feb. 24 

to Mar. 26, Mar. 28 to May 22, July 23 to Sept. 30)

0.6 

.7

.9 

1.0

0.4

.6

.9

1.6

2.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

5.5

11

19

32

52

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

88 

128 

174 

270 

38O
190 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Mill Creek near Coshocton, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Ohio,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.2

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.6

3.2

4.7

3.3

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

19

14

5.1

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Nov.

2.0

2.3

2.1

3.0

2.7

11

8.9

5.7

4.5

5.5

6.1

4.7

6.1

6.4

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.9

8.6

7.0

6.1

5.7

5.1

4.5

5.1

25

18

37

22

-

Dec.

17

14

12

11

10

9.5

8.1

7.6

6.1

5.3

4.7

8.6

19

13

103

128

60

39

34

28

27

24

20

17

12

10

8.6

9.5

30

31

20

Jan.

19

15

12

74

215

98

55

44

37

32

30

30

27

25

24

27

33

46

68

42

41

61

61

196

133

235

235

376

127

72

55

Feb.

51

39

33

40

42

38

37

32

31

27

26

23

26

32

227

115

70

54

46

98

60

130

126

88

95

63

52

46

_

_

-

liar.

37

33

30

27

27

30

23

22

21

64

55

43

37

32

30

25

25

26

21

18

19

63

117

61

46

66

156

ee

55

42

118

Apr.

76

48

40

32

30

41

34

30

26

22

21

23

25

22

23

24

22

30

30

25

23

54

51

42

34

31

87

44

36

31

-

Hay

29

23

18

16

14

12

11

10

11

9.8

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.4

10

6.8

5.7

5.5

9.5

6.6

47

27

16

12

12

9.8

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.4

June

5.5

4.9

4.2

4.0

5.1

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

4.4

3.9

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.3

3.0

4.9

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

7.4

3.4

2.6

2.3

1.8

2.3

-

July

7.4

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

33

46

18

21

86

15

8.6

6.4

4.9

3.9

3.3

4.4

5.7

3.4

30

54

25

15

10

16

8.4

6.4

4.9

3.9

4.7

4.7

Aug.

3.2

2.7

2.1

4.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

1.8

2.9

Sept.

3.4

1.2

.8

.7

.8

1.5

.8

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9

.6

.5

5.1

2.4

1.1

.8

.7

.7

1.3

1.6

1.0

-

Peak discharge (base. 600 see.-ft.).--Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 753 sec.-ft.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1945-46, 1948-49

Month

October 1945... . . .

November ..............

Decenber ........... ......

Calendar year 1945.....

January 1946 ..... ...

February .............

Maroh ............. 

April .................. . "ay...........................:::

June ...................

July .............. '

August .................

September. ................

Water year 1945-46 .........

October 1948 ......................

December ..........................

Mm/

September .........................

Water year 1948-49 ..............

Secondfoot-daye

1,279.9

14,664.4

661.6

14,066.6

11,595.8

89.9 

239.5

747.0

11,365.0

2,545

1,747

1,057

388.0

96.9

455.5

42.6

32.6

8,898.0

Maxlfflun

296

743

430

707

V07

19 

37

128

850

376

227

156

87

47

7.4

86

4.2

5.1

376

Minimum

7 8

7.5

.1

6.2

5.2

1.0

.8

z'.U

4.7

.1

12

23

18

21

5.5

1.3

.9

.6

.5

.5

Mean

Cf\ -7

41.3

40.2

21.3

38.5

31.8

Z.9O 

7.98

24.1

31.1

82.1

62.4

47.0

35.2

12.5

3.23

14.7

1.37

1.09

24.4

Per square 

 ile

1 84

1.50

1.46

.775

g 08

1.40

1.16

.105

.290

.876

1.13

2.99

2.27

1.71

1.28

.455

.117

.535

.050

.040

.887

Runoff in 

inohes

1 78

1.73

19.83

2.71

1 97

19.01

15.68

 12 

.32

1.01

15.35

3.45

2.36

1.97

1.43

.52

.13

.62

.06

.04

12.03
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 191

Seneca Pork below Seneoaville Dam, near Seneeavllle, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 39°55"23", long. 81°26'10" ) 650 

reet downstream from Senecaville Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, li miles 

southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County, and 2 miles upstream from dam of Greenwood 

Mill. Datum of gage Is 799.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--121 square miles.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 126 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 718 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.35 feet); 

minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 13 (gage height, 3.93 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 794 second-feet Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, that 

of Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 164).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of variable slope effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, 

Aug. 11-31, Sept. 6-3O)

3.9 0.6 4.6 19 7.0 246 

4.O 1.4 4.8 32 8.0 352 

4.1 2.6 5.0 49 9.0 47O 

4.2 4.4 5.3 85 9.8 5SO 

4.3 6.9 5.6 121 1O.2 660 

4.4 10 6.0 16O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

2.1 

1.9

1.4 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.7 

.8 

1.0

1.2 

2.8 

4.8 

3.6 

3.1

4.0 

4.O

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9

Nov.

2.6 

2.8 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

5.8 

6.0

6.6 

8.1 

8.4

8.4 

7.5 

6.0 

7.2 

6.0

6.O 

5.6 

5.6 

6.9 

8.8

10 

11 

10 

10 

10

11 

13 

15 

24 

35

Dec.

36 

38 

38

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

38 

36

36 

36 

36 

36

56

31 

5.6 

303 

462 

458

446

446 

446 

435 

435

435 

208 

57 

40 

40 

40

Jan.

40 

40 

93 

282 

0133

2.5 

294 

435 

423 

435

458 

458 

458 

248 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

123 

137 

198 

0114 

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.9 

264 

520

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mar

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .....

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

660 

635 

635 

635 

0512

597 

597 

597 

597 

597

635 

66O 

660 

635 

C275

62 

299 

564 

597

C377

446 

540 

521 

58O 

58O

58O 

5 SO 

454

Seoondfoot-days

72. 

269. 

4,875.

49,371.

5,744. 

15,107 

5,961 

5,865 

1,524 

871 

767 

938 

283.

42,279.

Mar.

287 

228 

124 

88 

86

259 

376 

376 

234 

146

146 

146 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

146 

142 

103

146 

C7O 

c98 

348 

470 

482

Apr.

366 

1S6 

1S6 

121 

89

S9 

89 

89 

89 

S9

89 

89 

C184

C397 

47O

470 

470 

470 

276 

186

156 

146 

251 

190 

190

122 

92 

92 

9O 

42

Maximum

7 4.8 

5 35 

5 482

0 612

5 520 

66O 

482 

470 

61 

45 

42 

45 

6 18

0 66O

May

31

47 

61 

6O 

59

58 

54 

54

53

51

49 

46 

45 

43 

42

45 

45 

43 

42 

40

39 

47

56 

56 

53

53 

53 

52 

51 

49 

47

Minimum

0.7 

2.6 

5.6

.1

2.5 

62 

70 

42 

31 

20 

15 

19 

3.0

.7

June

45 

43 

42 

4O 

38

36 

34 

32 

30 

29

30 

30 

29 

30 

30

28

27 

27 

27 

25

23 

22 

21 

20 

21

21 

22 

24 

23 

22

Mean

2.3J 

8.9 

157

135

185 

540 

192 

196 

49.2 

29.0 

24.7 

30.3 

9.4

116

July

22

21 

19 

18 

16

16 

18 

19 

20 

21

20 

19 

18 

16 

16

15 

16 

18 

19 

19

29 

37 

42 

24 

36

40 

42 

4O 

38

37 

36

Aug.

45 

44 

43 

40 

39

36 

35 

32 

30 

29

28 

27 

28 

27 

30

36 

35 

33 

32 

3O

28 

28 

27 

26 

24

23 

22 

22 

21 

19 

19

Sept.

18 

18 

16

16 

16

18 

16 

14 

14 

12

12 

11 

10 

8.4 

8.1

7.5 

7.2 

6.6 

5.8 

5.0

5.O 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.O

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

i

c Stage-discharge relation affected by variable slope conditions; discharge computed on basis of 

flow through gates of Senecaville Bam.
192 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 4Q°00'54", long. 81°35'14", at Fairground Bridge 

on south Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from Leatherwood Creek. Datum of gage is 772.34 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--406 square miles.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--14 years, 477 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.12 

feet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1926-28. 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 7,860 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 

21.32 feet); minimum daily, 2.0 second-feet Jan. 15, 1944.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 feet.

Remarks.--Records fair. City of Cambridge occasionally diverts about 2 second-feet

above station for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p.164).

Revisions (water years).--W 853; 1928(M). W 893: 1928. W 793: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

29

25

18

15

11

14

12

11

12

11

12

11

12

11

11

17

48

56

22

14

12

12

15

13

11

12

14

13

12

16

Nov.

26

35

41

51

69

99

177

126

88

71

72

71

69

74

69

66

61

55

59

100

174

121

102

90

88

75

179

340

558

697

-

Dec.

318

222

200

186

177

165

156

145

140

131

124

133

alSO

181

452

1,540

1,850

1,560

938

800

731

708

639

593

570

524

502

278

261

938

639

Jan.

308

308

215

298

1,220

2,210

2,060

1,220

823

731

731

777

800

777

616

502-

469

458

480

447

371

685

754

1,220

2,210

2,330

2,390

2,660

2,840

2,480

1,420

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

961

933

892

1,010

1,390

1,340

1,270

1,250

1,100

961

892

846

869

892

1,290

2,090

2,300

1,730

1,170

1,390

1,730

1,440

1,640

1,730

1,520

1,370

1,150

1,050

..

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

529

3,903

15,951

176,162.2

34,810

36,211

23,574

17,967

4,000

1,640

4, 918

2, 182 

745.0

146,430.0

Mar.

846

662

570

425

371

616

1,130

869

731

616

800

685

570

502

458

425

414

447

436

392

371

360

425

425

382

606

1,820

2,420

2,270

1,520

1,010

Apr.

915

665

491

436

371

382

536

458

480

392

340

308

318

892

1,340

1,320

1,030

1,030

1,030

731

536

480

731

708

524

447

329

288

232

207

-

Maximum

56

697

1,850

5,380

2,840

2,300

2,420

1,340 

447

1,080

414 

74

2,840

May

170

152

149

141

133

131

128

124

122

121

109

99

88

85

88

114

213

107

82

77

80

133

447

193

122

104

126

102

95

85

75

Minimum

11

26

124

7.8

215

846

360

207

75

24

16

30

5.8

5.8

June

71

64

59

56

55

45

42

38

36

35

41

49

49

51

55

42

36

34

38

37

38

30

26

24

41

64

198

174

71

41

-

Mean

17.1

130

515

481

T.123

^760

599

129

54.7 

159

70.4

24. S

401

July

33

28

27

26

18

16

100

94

66

83

107

45

31

26

24

21

34

260

190

75

660

1,080

846

278

104

85

75

69

61

58

298

Aug.

188

87

71

64

56

53

53

45

42

37

37

42

71

55

74

414

177

85

71

55

53

44

40

36

34

33

32

37

33

30

33

Per square 

mile

Sept.

41

48

33

34

40

74

72

44

32

28

30

26

24

22

17

12

8.6

12

16

9.8

5.8

7.8

14

a!5

814

a 13

812

alS

14

13

Runoff in 

inohem

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station below Wills Creek Dam, 

at Wills Creek.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 193

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09'50", long. 81°50'30", in sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 

b w., half a mile downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills 

Creek, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 65 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 717.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustments of 1912.

Drainage area. 845 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge'. 11 years, 944 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 second-feet Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 

15.00 feet Feb. 2 (backwater); minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 28, 29 (gage 

height, 0.89 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,930 second-feet Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 28, 29, 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 second-feet in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers ).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see pT~l64)

Rating table, water year 1948 49, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-17, 

Jan. 27, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

0.9 1.0 2.0 98

1.0 2.5 2.5 180

1.2 9.5 3.0 275

1.4 21 4.0 525

1.7 56 5.0 850

7.0 1,660

9.0 2,630

11.0 3,660

15.3 5,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

130

153

133

98

77

40

55

49

41

45

42

46

45

46

43

41

60

117

148

185

185

154

128

109

68

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

Nov.

1.4

2.5

114

231

141

120

136

166

205

198

177

151

140

138

130

127

120

120

114

180

255

297

297

255

216

187

297

540

955

1,280

-

Dec.

1,480

1,120

728

525

417

355

319

286

255

220

198

185

193

209

331

c952

02,120

C2,620

02,520

01,950

1,480

1,200

1,040

955

885

780

675

615

645

762

1,280

Jan.

1,360

995

728

675

cl,910

03,420

03,970

04,080

3,560

2,380

1,570

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,160

1,080

1,020

1,200

02,120

03,690

04,300

4,230

03,370

03,510

a3,610

a4,410

Hcnth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,320

a5,540

a5,850

a2,820

2,030

2,180

2,380

2,280

2,180

1,930

1,660

1,400

1,280

1,280

1,660

03,020

c3,640

03,970

03,750

03,320

03,320

03,640

c3,860

c3,860

03,750

03,420

02,920

2,580

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,245.<

7,290.'

27,300

343,666.

67,668

84,840

47,973

44,497

10,753

4^ 398

14,107

5,776

2,425

319,772.

Mar.

2,130

1,750

1,400

1,160

995

902

902

1,280

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,360

1,320

1,160

1,020

902

832

798

780

780

710

692

850

1,040

1,080

1,120

2,480

3,870

4,400

4,440

4,020

Apr.

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

090

280

620

240

995

902

938

080

080

995

902

1,

798

762

360

2,130

2,680

2,

2,

2,

830

430

180

2,030

1,660

1,

1,

1,

400

320

440

1,440

1,240

1,

Maximum

) 185

J 1,280

2,620

) 6,440

4,410

5,850

4,440 

3,090

630

343

1,750

660

220

3 5,850

120

995

B50

710

May

630

585

525

456

417

379

343

319

297

286

265

255

233

216

205

235

255

297

297

286

255

275

391

570

585

456

367

308

286

255

224

Minimum

1.0

1.4

185

1.0

675

1,280

692

710

205

84

95

62

41

1.0

June

198

177

156

140

125

116

112

100

90

84

163

286

343

308

235

191

170

168

148

143

130

127

112

98

98

98

111

161

255

255

-

Mean

72.4

243

881

939

2 183

3*030

1,548 

1 483

347

163

455

186

so. e

876

July

233

180

138

109

95

123

224

343

379

417

404

391

308

231

182

154

148

168

214

443

780

1,400

1,750

1,700

1,320

745

443

308

245

235

297

Aug.

297

379

308

229

175

144

125

106

97

91

80

80

83

80

232

443

660

555

355

245

175

138

114

97

84

74

67

66

69

66

62

Sspt.

59

56

50

56

66

119

172

220

175

132

100

78

67

57

52

48

46

46

46

46

41

74

83

80

76

70

62

73

81

94

Per square Runoff in 

aile inches

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of flow through gates of Wills Creek Dam. 

c Stage-discharge relation affected by variable slope; discharge computed on basis of flow Through 

gates of Wills Creek Dam.
194 MUSKDtOUM RIVER BASIN

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°07'57", long. 82°08'53", in NVf£ sec. 13, T. 3 

 N., K, 9 W., 2 miles northwest of Frazeysburg, 2 miles downstream from Fivemile Run,

and 2^ miles upstream from Black Run. Datum of gage is 748.12 feet above mean sea

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 140 square miles.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 13 years, 155 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 

 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 4-7 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 

feet); minimum, 3.1 second-feet Aug. 12-14, 1944 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, Sept. 9-30)

7.00

11.27

1.3 9.5 1.7 54 3.2 512 

1.4 17 1.9 90 3.8 760 

1.5 27 2.1 137 4.4 1,070 

1.6 40 2.4 227 6.1 2,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

16 

15 

12 

12

12 

12 

16 

18 

19

22 

25 

24 

21 

18

16 

34 

68 

36 

28

24 

22 

21 

24 

25

26 

25 

23 

22 

22 

21

Nov.

22 

25 

30 

42 

48

72 

94 

51 

40 

41

44 

40 

40 

42

40

37 

36 

34 

34 

50

54 

47 

42 

40 

37

36 

98 

122 

234

186

Dec.

120 

90 

80 

71 

62

61 

54 

50 

45 

42

41 

42 

*56 

56 

173

531 

382 

221 

180 

145

132 

132 

108 

97 

90

b85 

bBO 

b75 

114 

221 

154

Jan.

130 

108 

80 

105 

958

670 

368 

267 

208 

174

186 

183 

177 

165 

159

195 

*263 

294 

485 

340

277 

393 

368 

1,140 

935

910 

1,070 

2,090 

810 

444 

350

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

niber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

27O 

217 

192 

217 

250

214 

208 

174 

171 

154

124 

110 

120 

154 

926

910 

482 

340 

284 

470

382 

514 

765 

512 

512

386 

329 

294

Secondfoot-days

704 

1,758 

3,790

57,062.0

14,302 

9,681 

9,249 

5,931 

3,968 

1,753 

5,236 

1,330 

1,168

58,870

Mar.

217 

186 

174 

157 

151

174 

145 

122 

127 

446

570 

389 

291 

240 

211

171 

165 

162 

140 

117

117 

220 

512 

354 

280

493 

1,130 

670 

426 

332 

360

Apr.

350 

247 

208

174 

157

186 

174 

162 

151 

130

122

117 

124 

124 

127

148 

137 

205 

270 

230

198 

263 

389 

315 

250

211 

247 

205 

159 

151

Maximum

68 

234 

531

4,540

2,090 

926 

1,130 

389 

610 

127 

1,050 

126 

96

2,090

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 see. -ft. ). Jan. 28 (l p.m.

May

154 

145 

120 

103 

94

84 

80 

77 

71 

69

61 

57 

54 

50 

50

152 

114 

69 

59 

66

64 

316 

610 

270 

240

186 

151 

130 

105 

88 

79

Minimum

12 

22 

41

5.1

80 

110 

117 

117 

50 

28 

24 

19 

23

12

June

69 

61 

54 

51 

78

54 

45 

41 

36 

34

97 

86 

74 

99 

61

53 

64 

64 

50 

42

38 

34 

30 

28 

36

42 

127 

101 

59 

45

Mean

22.7 

58.6 

122

156

461 

346 

298 

198 

128 

58.4 

169 

42.9 

38.9

161

July

37 

33 

30 

27 

25

24 

97 

248 

96 

1,050

364 

168 

110 

82 

68

57 

51 

57 

48 

72

432 

785 

304 

151 

183

110 

80 

62 

54 

91 

240

Aug.

84 

62

51 

64 

50

42 

37 

33 

32 

31

33 

84

126 

51 

44

48 

34 

33 

31 

26

25 

23 

22 

22 

20

19 

20 

33 

75 

40 

35

Sept.

66 

42 

33 

30 

36

62 

48 

42 

36 

30

27 

26 

24 

23 

23

23 

23

27 

34 

26

23

96 

86 

61 

47

37 

33 

37 

36 

31

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.162 0.19 

.419 .47 

.871 1.00

1.11 15.16

3.29 3.79 

2.47 2.57 

2.13 2.46 

1.41 1.57 

.914 1.05 

.417 .47 

1.21 1.40 

.306 .35 

.278 .31

1.15 15.63

) 2,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 1,730

sec.-ft. s July 10 (6 p.m.; 1,610 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MUSKINGTJM RIVER BASIN 195

Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'33", long. 82°20'23", at Stadden Bridge, 

i mile downstream from Shawnee Run, 1^ miles upstream from Equality Run, and 3f miles 

east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 square miles.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 561 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.41 

reet); minimum, 72 second-feet Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 15.77 

feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Feb. 1, 1945 (gage height, 0.94 foot), result of low 

temperature.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940(M). W 1033: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 4)

1.0 53 2.3 674 7.0 3,660 

1.1 77 3.5 990 9.0 5,760 

1.4 161 4.2 1,410 10.3 7,500 

1.7 255 5.4 2,280

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

96 

90 

85 

82 

221

252 

258 

262 

255 

255

248 

107 

88 

80 

80

80 

141 

245 

203 

155

124 

107 

316 

322 

322

178 

101 

90 

85 

85 

85

Nov.

85 

82 

107 

158 

182

773 

827 

412 

280 

266

348 

297 

262 

290 

262

229 

206 

200 

210 

634

516 

333 

266 

229 

203

197 

968 

822 

1,820 

1,160

Deo.

778 

574 

386 

341 

297

269 

235 

206 

179 

164

149 

155 

191 

229 

1,130

3,030 

1,600 

822 

654 

574

736 

890 

694 

574 

348

266 

266 

225 

528 

1,250 

654

Jan.

420 

439 

337 

746 

6,640

3,750 

1,510 

1,250 

1,130 

1,020

1,280 

990 

868 

778 

736

1,040 

1,610 

1,610 

2,440 

1,340

1,020 

1,920 

1,610 

6,040 

4,140

3,660 

4,240 

7,500 

2,850 

1,580 

1,250

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

"a,V

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber......... ................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ......................

1.... ........................

st ...........................

ember. .................'......

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,040 

940 

868 

940 

915

778 

757 

674 

654 

614

516 

473 

477 

594 

5,630

4,010 

1,720 

1,380 

1,190 

2,040

1,580 

2,040 

3,480 

1,820 

2,200

1,510 

965 

822

Seoondfoot-days

5,098 

12,624 

18,394

233,844

65,744 

40,627 

30,351 

20,748 

9,064 

10,419 

9,632 

5,222 

2,991

230,914

liar.

674 

614 

574 

555 

536

594 

594 

508 

489 

1,960

1,920 

1,040 

778 

674 

614

536 

516 

555 

536 

469

462 

549 

1,310 

890 

694

1,880 

4,140 

2,280 

1,380 

1,040 

990

Apr.

1,020 

654 

555 

485 

443

536 

654 

594 

574 

469

412 

378 

374 

386 

504

940 

757 

1,150 

1,340 

845

654 

845 

1,580 

940 

674

555 

614 

694 

694 

428

Haxiaum

322 

1,820 

3,030

11,700

7,500 

5,630 

4,140 

1,580 

778 

1,040 

1,720 

460 

170

7,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (2 p.m.!

Hay

416 

450 

416 

344 

308

283 

266 

248 

242 

238

225 

213 

206 

200

197

238 

248 

210 

200 

213

206 

435 

778 

454 

409

322 

266 

233 

213 

197 

185

MiniBUB

80 

82 

149

55

337 

473 

462 

374 

185 

126 

135 

88 

75

75

June

176 

167 

161 

161 

152

141 

138 

132 

126 

144

828 

462 

508 

1,040 

536

344 

593 

857 

420 

286

222 

194 

170 

161 

210

297 

439 

654 

431 

269

Mean

164 

421 

593

639

2,121 

1,451 

979 

692 

292 

347 

311 

166 

99.7

633

July

210" 

135 

170 

153 

146

144 

182 

222 

185 

630

610 

297 

206 

170 

155

146 

138 

138 

135 

174

669 

1,720 

841 

413 

401

280 

203 

176 

161 

188 

179

Aug.

176 

149 

313 

359 

200

176 

146 

138 

129 

126

121 

243 

460 

248 

179

222 

155 

138 

124 

112

107 

101 

99 

96 

90

83 

93 

233 

149 

112 

135

Per square 

 lie

0.306 

.785 

1.11

1.19

3.96 

2.71 

1.83 

1.29 

.545 

.647 

.580 

.313 

.186

1.18

7,650 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (2:30 p

Sept.

126 

104 

96 

104 

115

121 

107 

104 

93 

90

38 

35 

SO 

77 

80

SO 

30 

93 

35 

77

75 

162 

170 

129 

110

96 

90 

99 

90

85

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.88 

1.28

16.21

4.56 

2.82 

2.11 

1.44 

.63 

.72 

.67 

.36 

,21

16.03

.m. } 8,120

sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (9 a.m.) 9,300 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 9,120 seo.-J". 

 990813 O-52-14-
196 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'26", long. 82°13'12", at highway bridge at

Toboso, Licking County, 3 miles downstream from Rock Pork. Datum of gage is 744.84

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--672 square miles.

Kecords available.--September 1921 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 28 years, 681 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.98

feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.69 foot Sept. 21. 

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 18.21

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 feet, present datum (discharge, 35,000

second-feet, computed by Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Pork. 

Revisions (water years j. W 823: 1922 (M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935 (M). W 873:

1935.W B93:1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

88

124

168

249

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

421

588

909

1,520

6.0

8.0

10.0

10.3

2,960

4,700

6,920

7,320

0.6 

.7

85

102

124

1.0 180

1.3 

2.5 

4.0 

5.5

288

820

1,600

2,570

7.0

9.0

11.0

11.9

3,780

5,720

8,300

9,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

120 

109 

103 

93 

168

223 

234 

249 

237 

234

237 

145 

116 

107 

100

100 

150 

255 

212 

168

147 

137 

280 

327 

324

210 

132 

118 

116 

116 

114

Nov.

114 

113 

128 

168 

183

646 

966 

448 

341 

316

370 

341 

313 

338 

310

274 

255 

243 

255 

557

570 

384 

316 

271 

246

243 

1,020 

1,020 

2,070 

1,460

Dec.

881 

627 

417 

359 

316

300 

271 

243 

220 

201

186 

193 

*229 

246 

1,010

3.60O 

2,070 

966 

689 

556

716 

938 

689 

565 

359

283 

b270 

261 

483 

1,460 

716

Jan.

417 

429 

327 

568 

7,270

4,650 

1,960 

1,600 

1,440 

1,300

1,540 

1,270 

1,140 

1,020 

g970

gl,140 

gl,900 

*1,900 

2,960 

1,780

1,350 

2,290 

1,960 

7,090 

5,680

4,500 

5,300 

9,650 

3,780 

2,150 

1,720

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1348 ............

h... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,440 

1,270 

1,140 

1,270 

1,270

1,070 

1,040 

920 

870 

820

708 

618 

618 

752 

5,760

5,830 

2,360 

1,840 

1,600 

2,570

2,080 

2,270 

4,410 

2,430 

2,720

2,020 

1,380 

1,170

Seoondfoot-days

5,38 

14,27 

20,32

290,39

81,05 

52,24 

39,43 

26,47 

12,34 

12,64 

13,49 

7,21 

4,06

288,94

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec.-ft.).~Jai

sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (12 p.m.) 7,180 sec.-ft.; . 

1CTJ400 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thli 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

g Computed from graph based on dally gage i

Mar.

945 

820 

775 

730 

685

775 

775 

640 

640 

2,180

2,500 

1,440 

1,070 

920 

820

730 

685 

730 

685 

595

590 

732 

1,660 

1,240 

970

2,150 

5,200 

3,120 

1,840 

1,440 

1,350

Apr.

1,380 

945 

775 

685 

618

730 

870 

775 

752 

618

550 

505 

510 

523 

618

1,120 

970 

1,320 

1,600 

1,120

870 

1,050 

1,900 

1,240 

870

730 

775 

870 

640 

550

Maximum

1 327 

3 2,070 

D 3,600

7 15,100

1 9,650 

5 5,830 

2 5,200 

9 1,900 

5 1,140 

7 1,120 

1 2,360 

I 640 

2 235

7 9,650

May

550 

572 

541 

456 

403

368 

346 

329 

325 

321

288 

276 

253 

249 

249

363 

333 

276 

249 

284

272 

552 

1,140 

662 

590

474 

407 

359 

317 

284 

257

Minimum

93 

113 

186

74

327 

618 

590 

505 

249 

174 

171 

122 

99

93

June

245 

227 

213 

206 

231

196 

183 

180 

174 

190

1,010 

- 618 

586 

1,120 

715

460 

526 

1,040 

505 

338

268 

231 

206 

183 

242

368 

564 

730 

55O 

342

Mean

174 

476 

65E

792

2.61E 

l,86i 

1,27!

88;

39f 

42i 

43E 

233 

13E

792

July

257 

224 

210 

196 

180

174 

249 

425 

300 

1,040

998 

447 

300 

227 

187

177 

177 

174 

171 

183

836 

2,360 

1,200 

564 

559

407 

280 

235 

213 

261 

280

Aug.

249 

213 

457 

546 

276

238 

187 

177 

165 

156

156 

377 

640 

359 

272

308 

224 

187 

171 

150

145 

134 

129 

124 

124

128 

129 

280 

210 

150 

159

Per sqnare 

mils

0.259 

.708 

.975

5 1.18

> 3.89 

i 2.78 

' 1.89 

5 1.31 

J .592 

' .628 

) .647 

! .347 

> .201

1.18

Sept.

206 

145 

127

145 

156

190 

150 

147 

127 

120

117 

106 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

120 

120 

99

99 

227 

235 

171 

142

124 

115 

134 

117 

113

Runoff in 

inohes

0.30 

.79 

1.12

16.06

4.48

2.90 

2.18 

1.46 

.68 

.70 

.75 

.40 

.22

15.98

i. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 8,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 9,650 

Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 11,400 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (9:3O p.m.)

i day. 

 eadlngs .
MUSKIHGUM RIVER BASIN 197

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°58'15", long. 82°03'25", in T. 1 N., R. 8 W., at 

highway bridge at Dillon, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 3^ miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 683.7 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). .

Drainage area. 754 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 772 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.73 

reet); minimum, 95 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.05 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 30,300 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 27.57 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Feb. 13, 1944 (result of low temperature).

Maximum stage known, 37.0 feet in March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from Muskingum River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Pork.

Revisions. W 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to Hay 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

3.0 85 5.O 97O 3.1 100 7.O 3.54O 

3.2 127 6.0 1,590 3.2 120 8.0 3.28O 

3.5 208 8.0 3,010 3.3 144 12.0 6,900 

3.8 322 11.0 5,540 3.4 177 14.4 9,3OO 

4.3 530 11.5 5,990 3.6 3OO

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

151 

123 

107 

103 

107

211 

213 

246 

246 

239

242 

205 

134 

125 

113

112 

129 

257 

361 

215

178 

156 

211 

331 

331

301 

178 

151 

137 

132 

132

NOT.

132 

129 

132 

173 

311

367 

1,030 

548 

386 

326

344 

367 

322 

322 

322

288 

265 

246 

243 

383

652 

420 

340 

297 

272

250 

575 

1,180 

1..660 

1,700

Dec.

1,000 

768 

558 

460 

410

386 

344

314 

280 

265

242 

239 

273 

301 

551

3,330 

2,500 

1,150 

832 

702

724 

910 

795 

696 

498

336 

336 

349 

435 

1,400 

910

Jan.

602 

553 

460 

628 

5,930

6,500 

2,540 

1,920 

1,630 

1,470

1,730 

1,470 

1,310 

1,110 

1,050

1,210 

2,060 

2,060 

3,200 

2,190

1,540 

2,400 

2,360 

5,950 

7,500

4,630 

6,600 

9,300 

5,580 

3,610 

3,060

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

 her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

Lary ....

uftry

1........ ................... .

ist ....................... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 sec

Feb.

1,660 

1,440 

1,280 

1,400 

1,540

1,280 

1,180 

1,080 

950 

918

852 

774 

755 

820 

4,190

7,700 

3,120 

3,190 

1,920 

2,890

2,680 

2,400 

5,310 

3,040 

3,120

2,610 

1,730 

1,440

Secondf cot-days

5,78 

13,88 

32,28

315,17

90,10 

60,26 

46,65 

31,20 

14,49 

14,00 

14,33 

8,08 

4,56

325,55

-ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. Z8 {9 p.m.) 10,6OO sec. -ft.; I 

sec. -ft. 

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 9-30; dJ 

for station at Tobcsc.

Mar.

1,180 

1,020 

950 

918 

885

885 

950 

852 

807 

1,680

3,360 

1,800 

1,340 

1,080 

982

885 

852 

852 

885 

814

774 

820 

1,800 

1,570 

1,180

1,850 

6,12O 

3,960 

2,330 

1,730 

1,540

Apr.

1,600 

1,180 

918 

852 

794

820 

950 

918 

885 

820

736 

677 

729 

755 

748

1,110 

1,140 

1,340 

1,860 

1,340

1,020 

982 

2,120 

1,500 

1,050

918 

885 

1,020 

820 

722

Maximum

L 331 

L 1,700 

3 3,330

5 13,400

3 9,300 

9 7,700 

L 6,120 

9 3,120 

3 1,180 

5 1,180 

7 2,240 

3 794 

1 300

I 9,300

. 6 (3 a.m.) 

eb. 16 (8 a.

scharge comp

May

684 

690 

670 

580 

521

462 

430 

404 

391 

378

353 

320 

294 

280 

268

346 

417 

339 

374 

313

306 

436 

1,180 

820 

703

606 

521 

450 

391 

358 

306

Minimum

103 

129 

239

71

460 

755 

774 

677 

268 

170 

156 

116 

110

103

June

287 

248 

235 

209 

254

216 

193 

182 

170 

170

801 

820 

716 

1,080 

950

635 

534 

1,180 

755 

502

352 

248 

216 

203 

203

306 

554 

703 

677 

417

Mean

18( 

46! 

71<

86]

2,90' 

2,15! 

1.50E 

1,04( 

46 

46 

45 

26 

15!

89!

July

313 

368 

216 

187 

177

156 

173 

372 

254 

890

1,080 

612 

410 

294 

235

187 

177 

173 

166 

156

635 

2,240 

1,400 

748 

651

560 

384 

300 

239 

216 

378

Aug.

387 

203 

292 

794 

391

313 

329 

187 

177 

173

159 

342 

762 

547 

372

410 

306 

209 

159 

147

144 

137 

127 

125 

120

118 

116 

232 

294 

166 

142

Per square 

Bile

> 0.247 

5 .614 

» .954

1.14

3.86 

2.85 

> 2.00 

) 1.38 

1 .619 

1 .619 

» .609 

L .346 

> .202

1.18

8.600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (6 a.m. 

m.) 9,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (6 p

uted on basis of weather records

Sept.

252 

166 

143 

137 

166

222 

193 

163 

150 

130

120 

120 

110 

110 

110

110 

120 

130 

140 

110

110 

320 

300 

210 

160

140 

130 

140 

130 

120

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.68 

1.10

15.52

4.45 

3.97 

2.31 

1.54 

.71 

.69 

.70 

.40 

.23

16.06

) 9.100 

.m.) 6,500

and records
198 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49'25", long. SO'SS'SS", at bridge on State 

 Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burnsville,

Braxton County. Datum of gage is 756.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area. 155 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 272 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 14.68 

feet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet June 16, 17 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,700 second-feet; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 6, 

1946.

Flood in March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 feet, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

44

39

34

33

32

31

34

42

42

31

28

30

29

26

23

23

98

147

108

80

66

55

51

48

42

38

35

33

31

29

NOT.

44

52

55

65

59

129

231

176

159

406

60S

412

282

219

174

147

129

114

95

182

174

188

344

319

250

189

273

737

2,550

1,670

-

Dec.

630

398

538

950

636

650

626

462

302

223

171

150

148

140

1,980

3,830

3,430

975

1,010

1,320

731

475

336

272

239

17 fa

130

149

165

665

675

Jan.

462

336

255

255

879

2,160

815

475

324

250

233

398

475

436

385

348

302

313

313

257

233

908

940

1,900

3,820

2,550

2,600

2,830

1,150

567

1,010

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948. ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,120

621

423

423

423

385

348

286

242

213

197

165

156

531

1,510

3,340

1,120

594

423

580

580

580

703

594

462

548

275

336

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,434

10,432

22,612

149,091.

27, 169

16,978

12,356

9,905

4,596

1 * 335 *

8, 138

1,279.

122,115.

Mar.

348

313

290

272

268

385

436

372

313

469

1,260

759

488

360

302

250

231

733

787

537

425

385

385

324

290

270

259

250

221

201

195

Apr.

187

172

153

140

130

249

449

540

608

488

372

290

553

1,250

483

313

240

255

250

225

303

209

240

225

199

178

217

436

360

286

Maximum

147

2,550

3,820

5 4,450

2 9 820

3,340

1^260

1 250

875

3 346

0 1,220

3,340

0 563

3 3,820

May

246

201

167

140

120

103

93

85

80

115

103

80

69

62

58

52

48

41

38

35

36

175

233

246

975

410

246

164

119

87

69

Minimum

23

44

120

9.5

233

156

195

130

35

5.8

9.0

16

9.0

5.8

June

55

46

38

36

26

21

18

16

14

12

11

9.0

7.0

B-I&

7.8

5.3

4.4

8.2

12

19

28

19

14

12

9.5

18

111

158

242

346

Mean

46.3

729

407

876

606

399

330

143

44.5

190

263

42.6

335

July

126

69

42

27

20

15

12

9.0

15

23

26

30

488

632

187

99

170

1,220

648

292

302

348

202

236

178

150

104

72

52

39

48

Aug.

50

30

79

124

225

126

70

48

36

30

24

33

18

16

373

3,340

703

853

815

385

211

130

103

83

63

51

40

37

47

66

Per square 

 lie

0.298

2.25

4!70

2.63

5.65

3 91

2.57

2il3

955

 287

1.23

1.70

.275

2.16

51

Sept.

38

34

29

25

22

34

22

34

24

22

18

15

13

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

33

68

44

30

22

18

15

12

11

13

94

562

Runoff in 

inohea

0 .34

2\50

5.43

35.77

6 .52

4.07

2.97

l!lO

.32

1.41

1.95

.31

39.30

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 17 (2 a.m.) 4,820 sec. -ft. j Feb. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 4,370
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 199

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°56'00", long. 80 0 50'20", at highway bridge at 

OTenville, Gilmer County, 1,000 feet upstream from Sycamore Run. Datum of gage is 

697.79 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at 

highway bridge at mouth of Leading Creek, 2.7 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 690.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 386 square miles.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years (1929-49), 582 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 28.84 

reet. backwater from Leading Creek); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.81 

feet).

1915-22, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 20,400 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939, from graph 

of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 feet Apr. 17, 1939, 

from floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October of 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 feet Nov. 16, 1926 (discharge not determined but probably 

less than that of Apr. 16, 1939).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

Leading Creek, which are fair.

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from Leading Creek 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2-21)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1 32 3.2 222 14.0 4,650 1.8 13 2.5 93 7 

2.2 42 3.8 397 17.0 6,400 1.9 20 2.8 147 12 

2.4 67 5.0 785 20.0 8,550 2.0 28 3.1 216 16 

2.7 114 6.0 1,130 22.1 10,500 2.1 38 3.8 424 19 

2.9 150 11.0 3,150 2.3 63 5.0 826

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

98 

80 

64 

57 

50

47 

44

42

42 

47

52 

42 

38 

37 

37

36 

36 

110 

263 

186

139 

108 

88 

78 

68

63 

58 

52 

48 

46 

43

Nov.

52 

85 

93 

179 

168

139 

580 

391 

266 

375

785 

653 

457 

400 

309

241 

199 

172 

148 

365

419 

309 

653 

604 

460

338 

476 

930 

k4,300 

k3, 720

Dec.

1,320 

702 

789 

2,160 

1,200

1,200 

1,240 

818 

540 

388

289 

236 

222 

225 

k5,900

klO.500 

k8,300 

2,800 

1,850 

2,810

1,530 

896 

616 

482 

396

307 

206 

184 

227 

797 

1,130

Jan.

756 

552 

421 

378 

1,380

3,960 

1,850 

896 

600 

450

402 

841 

1,210 

1,050 

861

686 

600 

634 

738 

600

504 

2,520 

2,250 

k4,800 

k5, 750

k5,400 

k6,500 

k5,900 

3,080 

1,210 

1,760

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,850 

1,410 

861 

826 

935

721 

774 

704 

568 

466

405 

331 

295 

1,860 

3,050

k6, 250 

2,840 

1,170 

808 

1,510

1,530 

1,210 

2,250 

1,290 

974

721 

552 

668

Seoondfoot-days

2,199 

18,266 

50, 260

316,853

58,539 

37,829 

25,021 

25,804 

9,834 

4,853 

7,955 

11,814 

1,526

253,900

Mar.

861 

868 

584 

520 

475

826 

974 

721 

600 

698

2,330 

1,690 

1,010 

721 

584

478 

421 

1,410 

1,930 

1,130

826 

704 

668 

584 

520

568 

552 

568 

536 

443 

421

Apr.

412 

346 

301 

268 

249

893 

1,250 

1,170 

1,170 

935

704 

568 

1,310 

k4, 730 

1,650

896 

616 

668 

651 

520

440 

894 

1,170 

668 

504

402 

424

791 

668 

536

Maximum

263 

4,300 

10,500

10,500

6,500 

6,250 

2,330 

4,730 

2,210 

1,490 

1,050 

3,000 

522

10,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (5 a.m

May

478 

399 

325 

260 

216

186 

164 

147 

138 

173

194 

143 

115 

96 

85

82 

71 

60 

50 

44

45 

192 

880 

430 

2,210

1,050 

634 

387 

257 

182 

141

Minimum

36 

52 

184

25

378 

295 

421 

249 

44 

19 

35 

29 

14

14

June

115 

93 

73 

59 

51

43 

36 

32 

29 

26

24

22 

22 

22 

21

19 

49 

49 

47 

366

112 

73 

55 

40 

31

45 

129 

590 

1,490 

1,090

Mean

70.9 

609 

1,621

866

1,888 

1,351 

807 

860 

317 

162 

257 

381 

50.9

696

July

362 

184 

117 

77 

56

43 

35 

39 

59 

63

147 

85 

147 

861 

346

186 

128 

568 

1,050 

437

404 

919 

399 

292 

265

201 

160 

115 

87 

67 

56

0 1,610 

0 3,610 

0 5,800 

6 8,320

Aug.

60 

55 

46 

100 

201

238 

a!28 

a93 

a73 

a56

a 45 

a43 

a36 

a29 

a 450

a3,000

1^940 

1,490 

584

328 

208 

151 

128 

102

77 

60 

54 

70 

77 

82

Per square

mile

0.184 

1.58 

4.20

2.24

4.89 

3.50

2!23 

.821 

.420 

.666 

.987 

.132

1.80

) 11,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (1 a.

Sept.

66 

50 

43 

37 

36

66 

51 

38 

33 

31

28 

25 

23 

21 

19

17 

14 

18 

31 

43

76 

53 

38 

30 

26

22 

19 

19 

31 

522

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

1.76 

4.84

30.53

5.64 

3.64 

2.41 

2.49 

.95 

.47 

.77 

1.14 

.15

24.47

m. ) 7,100

,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Burnsville. 

k Backwater from Leading Creek; discharge computed using twice-daily auxiliary gage readings as a 

factor.
200 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at (Jrantsville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55'20", long. 81°05'50", at bridge on State 

Highway 16 at (Jrantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 feet downstream from Philip Run. 

Datum of gage is 652.83 feel above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 913 square miles.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 20 years (1929-49), 1,334 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 second-feet Dec. 15 or 16 (gage height, 

397| feet, from high-water mark in well); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height,

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 34,300 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; no flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 16, 

1930,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 tfl ou

31

Oct.

130

135

116

105

90

81

77

73

69

65

65

71

67

60

56

54

60

96

295

406

280

202

159

138

116

105

98

90

84

79

73

Nov.

70

90

138

180

340

334

824

885

558

430

800

1,040

760

664

582

451

370

304

268

398

1,020

672

840

1,160

862

636

820

1,690

7,270

8,710

-

Dec.

3,310

1,450

1,160

3,470

2,800

1,900

2,590

2,380

1,090

760

586

a450

a425

a400

alO.OOO

a20,000

a!5,000

7,630

3,270

5,920

3,630

2,160

1,420

al,000

a800

8650

530

393

408

742

1,920"

Jan.

1,420

1,090

834

730

1,850

8,260

4,910

1,530

1,360

1,020

850

1,320

2,710

2,400

2,100

1,650

1,340

1,320

1,500

1,420

1,140

4,640

6,010

7,540

14,100

12,000

14,700

14,000

8,530

2,990

2,660

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February

 arch ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,370

3,480

2,100

1,740

2,100

1,710

1,650

1,830

1,470

1,160

940

790

698

3,650

8,350

12,000

7,990

2,710

1,830

2,760

4,270

2,780

5,650

3,480

2,400

1,800

1,360

1.39C

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

3,595

33,175

98,244

674,122

12 7 924

88,458

56,065

65, 328

23,095

9,548

22 855

l)796

544,001

Mar.

2,160

1,680

1,390

1,160

1,040

1,650

2,520

1,740

1,360

1,360

3,950

3,710

2,280

1,620

1,290

1,060

915

2,180

4,590

2,780

1,980

1,590

1,680

1,470

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,360

1,530

1,240

1,060

Apr.

1.O6O

915

766

666

586

1,720

3,710

2,780

2,780

2,280

1,710

1,390

2,490

11,900

5,920

2,710

1,740

1,650

1,740

1,340

1,090

1,480

3,270

2,040

1,340

1,040

975

1,600

1,480

1,160

Maximum

406

8,710

20,000

25,100

14,700

12,000

4,590

11,900

4,590

3,480

1,750 

6,600

125

20,000

May

975

885

712

579

484

406

358

322

310

382

421

364

277

228

200

163

152

135

120

107

96

357

1,960

1,280

4,590

2,920

1,900

1,020

628

442

322

Minimum

54

79

393

52

730

698

915

586

96

41

89

52

28

28

June

250

202

166

138

115

96

84

69

60

52

47

47

47

45

41

44

51

67

112

359

382

169

112

96

69

65

128

305

2,480

2,660

-

Mean

116

1,106

3,169

1,842

4,127

3 159 i)eo9

2,178

745

318

449

737

59.9

1,490

July

1,080

474

280

183

130

99

89

133

506

316

620

379

216

663

692

385

295

265

1,120

744

593

1,750

862

523

424

325

247

183

141

112

89

Aug.

S2

78

71

80

390

373

274

160

112

82

69

56

54

52

595

6,600

4,350

2,770

3,200

1,140

593

382

268

191

160

130

107

89

94

128

125

Per square 

mile

0.127

1.21

3.47

2.02

4.52

3.46

1 .98

2 39

 816

.348

.492

.807

.066

1.63

Sept.

125

107

84

76

65

71

91

104

78

63

52

45

41

38

34

32

29

28

30

29

41

94

84

65

51

41

36

35

38

89

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1.35

4.00

27.45

5.21

3.60

2

00 * CO

Z ee OO

.94

.39

.57

.93

.07

22.15

Peak discharge (base. 13,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 15 or 16 (time unknown) 28,400 sec.-ft.5 Jan. 27 

(8 a.m.) 15,400 see.-fi.j Fee. 16 (i p.m.) 13,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (l p.m.) 14,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Glenvllle and 

approximate crest stage.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 201

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°02'00", long. 81°24'20", in lower pool at lock 4 

at Palestine, Wirt County, 0.9 mile downstream irom Reedy Creek. Datum of gage is 

596.075 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

in upper pool at lock 3, 5.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 590.51 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,510 square miles.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), July 1939 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1941).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, not determined; minimum, 49 second-feet Sept. 26T 

 BY; minimum gage height, 8.79 feet, lock 3, Aug. 4.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 46,300 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948, but may have been 

greater Dec. 16, 1948; minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.32 feet, lock 3, 

Sept. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 32.25 feet Apr. 17, 1939, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

53,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

170 

180 

175 

156

122 

111 

108 

117 

125

146

156 

153 

153 

150

139 

160 

431 

442 

626

868 

584 

370 

292 

228

200

168 

144 

133 

133 

138

Ncv.

174 

116 

122 

220 

430

1,090 

1,270 

1,120 

1,090 

806

792 

1,090 

1,270 

1,010 

890

778 

685 

536 

440 

633

920 

1,300 

1,060 

1,200 

1,420

1,090 

1,960 

2,340 

9,100 

10,900

Dec.

6,860 

2,830 

2,130 

2,340 

4,210

2,830 

2,640 

2,670 

1,860 

1,290

950 

738 

661 

602 

119,000

140,000 

a30,000 

115,000 

37,000 

6,580

6,080 

3,700 

2,380 

1,670 

1,240

960 

777 

821 

576 

919 

1,570

Jan.

2,180 

1,590 

. 1,210 

919 

1,700

6,950 

8,200 

3,900 

2,290 

1,540

1,150 

1,230 

2,770 

3,460 

2,980

2,540 

1,920 

1,700 

1,860 

2,060

1,740 

4,580 

8,200 

11,300 irieoo

19,200 

20,400 

21,600 

13,700 

6,080 

2,960

Month

Octc 

Nova 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

leodar year 1948

uary

h........ ....................

1....... .....................

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,450 

6,700 

3,460 

2,920 

3,020

2,600 

2,290 

2,400 

2,560 

1,960

1,390 

1,060 

938 

5,500 

11,900

14,400 

12,800 

6,320 

3,350 

3,680

6,200 

5,580 

7,200 

6,580 

4,340

3,350 

2,500 

2,440

Secondfoot-days

7,244 

45,852 

170,686

1,025,702

179, SOS 

133, 88£ 

87,65C 

94,94S

42,761 

16,501 

25,66] 

26,50] 

4.23S

835,453

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 sec. -ft.). -De

22,400 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (9 p.m.; 16,000 sec. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed

Mar.

2,730 

2,840 

2,460 

2,080 

1,680

2,290 

3,790 

3,260 

2,460 

2,210

2,960 

5,200 

3,,900 

2,790 

2,160

1,740 

1,480 

1,980 

5,700 

5,320

3,460 

2,730 

4,820 

3,330 

2,460

2,100 

1,900 

1,920 

2,080 

2,040 

1,780

Apr.

1,560

1,410 

1,150 

93S 

801

3,330 

4,700 

4,580 

3,790 

3,680

2,900 

2,460 

2,790 

13,100 

10,700

4,950 

3,280 

2,460 

2,320 

2,240

1,850 

1,710 

3,900 

4,120 

2,380

1,690 

1,480 

1,600 

1,410 

1,670

Maxima

868 

10,900 

40,000

44,000

21,600 

14,400 

5,700 

13,100 

6,320 

4,700 

2,580 

5,950 

300

40,000

 c. 16 tine 

-ft.; Apr. 1 

from record

May

1,540 

1,410 

1,210 

940 

775

620 

548 

490 

474 

566

620 

584 

530 

428 

362

310 

260 

219 

195 

277

402 

2,220 

3,900 

3,260 

8,320

5,820 

3,340 

2,240 

1,360 

695 

652

Mininum

108 

116 

578

85

919 

938 

1,480 

801 

195 

160 

351 

182 

49

49

June

514 

428 

356 

294 

219

191 

172 

160 

166 

172

180 

210 

282 

602 

450

299 

1,010 

1,030 

482 

620

450 

620 

482 

342 

266

210 

277 

442 

881 

4,700

Mean

234 

1,528 

5,506

2,802

5,791 

4,782 

2,827 

3,165 

1,380 

550 

828 

855 

141

2,289

and discharge unknow 

4 (10 p.au) 16,000 s 

s for Little Kanawh

July

2,580 

1,180 

744 

576 

486

442 

552 

964 

672 

744

930 

920 

698 

530 

576

890

728 

576 

530 

850

1,350 

1,800 

1,930 

1,040 

728

594 

510 

428 

354 

351 

422

Aug.

426 

378 

330 

286 

293

311 

454 

600 

564 

515

470 

426 

366 

308 

293

2,380 

5,950 

2,760 

3,140 

2,300

1,020 

604 

461 

360

301

251 

206 

182 

185 

189 

192

Per square 

mils

0.155 

1.01 

3.65

1.86

3.84 

3.17 

1.87 

2.10 

.914 

.364 

.548 ;sser

.093

1.52 '

nj Jan.

ec.-ft. 

»! River

Sept.

201 

229 

237 

254 

269

300 

300 

284 

268 

244

214 

194 

162 

122 

90

75 

67 

81 

61 

61

61 

58

57 

53 

50

49 

49 

51 

56

61

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

1.13 

4.20

25.25

4.42

3.30 

2.18 

2.34 

1.05 

.41 

.63 

.65 

.10

20.57

28 (8 a..m.) 

at dlenTille.
202 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Leading Creek near Glenville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°57'45", long. 80°52'00", 500 feet upstream from 

Big Hun, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 2-J miles northwest of Glenville, Gllmer 

County. Datum of gage Is 700.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at highway bridge 1.4 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 690.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--144 square miles.

Kecords ayaiiable.--Februray 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 205 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 second-feet Dec. 15; maximum gage height, 

25.as feet Dec. 16 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge, 0.2 secondfoot Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot June 12.

1938-49: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 27.5 feet Apr. 17, 

1939, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum 

discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 18-29, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 

0.28 foot Aug. 13, 14, 9944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater 

from Little Kanawha River (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, June 1-27, 

July 3 to Aug. 14)

Dot. 1 to Aug. 15 Aug. 16 to Sept. 3O

.9

1.0

1.1

2.9 

5.0 

8.O

11.0

15

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

21

35

50

79

117

2.3

2.6 

6.5

185

264

1,4OO

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.3 

2.0 

4.9 

9.3

1.5 15

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

160

290

1,190

2.2 102

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

14

13

11

1O

9.5

8.3

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.9

84

125

55

37

27

20

16

14

13

11

9.8

9.5

10

11

Nov.

15

37

44

68

90

93

299

149

93

67

86

81

65

84

86

62

47

49

36

215

210

128

213

182

125

84

232

310

kl,6OO

k750

-

Dec.

261

156

19O

467

276

242

276

188

123

88

64

52

51

69

k4,80O

k5,400

kl.800

550

521

873

371

234

160

121

99

70

47

40

44

147

170

Jan.

Ill

99

72

67

k480

kl,000

k373

213

147

113

103

277

380

334

322

234

182

165

178

162

138

1,260

687

kl,900

kl,900

k2,100

k2,100

kl,800

k65O

256

398

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

844

310

210

213

250

190

195

218

ISO

140

115

88

79

kl,680

kl,400

kl,200

k500

234

178

532

540

424

1,170

424

302

245

192

234

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

587 . !

5,600

17,950

109,605.]

18, 201

12, 287

6,917

8,6O5

4,058

2, 878 . 1

1, 518 .

6,874.2

289."

85,766.]

Mar.

296

210

175

138

123

272

296

188

153

2OO

598

345

229

170

142

117

107

318

438

276

218

182

195

178

153

182

190

232

253

185

158

Apr.

198

149

117

95

79

531

634

380

354

267

198

162

k400

kl,45O

k49O

296

205

208

202

158

130

270

496

281

185

138

130

149

111

92

-

Maximum

125

1,600

5,400

L 5,700

2 100

1^680

598

1,450

1,21O

1,390

1 238

2,530

5O

5,400

May

92

83

69

52

45

40

36

34

34

60

50

36

28

23

21

19

17

14

12

10

10

161

424

293

1,210

360

424

185

107

64

45

Minimum

5.3

15

40

2.9

67

79

107

10

5.9

6.2

3.7

.2

.2

June

36

31

25

21

16

13

10

9.5

8.6

7.4

6.8

5.9

8.3

13

15

10

21

39

61

114

44

24

15

11

9.5

11

17

375

1,39O

510

-

Mean

19.0

1 J.O fl7 t

579

299

587

439

223

287

131

95. S

49.0

222

9.6

235

July

145

72

40

25

15

11

44

138

123

238

200

72

41

28

22

15

13

12

12

12

13

14

20

86

40

24

13

9.8

7.7

6.5

6.2

Aug.

5.6

3.7

4.0

79

204

90

56

41

33

27

24

17

36

33

k 1,780

c2,530

k272

1,040

222

95

57

41

30

25

20

15

11

10

22

26

25

Per square 

mile

0.132

1.30

4.02

2.08

4.08

3.05

1.55

1 . 99

.910

. 666

.340

1.54

^ .067

1.63

Sept.

22

18

12

11

13

21

50

28

17

11

6.9

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.7

4.9

3.9

21

11

6.1

3.0

1.5

-.6

.3

.2

.4

7.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1.45

4.64

28.33

4.7O

3 17

l!?9

2.22

1.05

.74

.39

1 78

.07

22.15

Peak discharge (base, 4,2OO sec.-ft.).--Dec. 15 (11 p.m.) 9,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (1 a.m.) 5,900 

sec.-ft.

k Backwater from Little Kanawha River; discharge computed using fall as determined by Z or more 

dally readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 203

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 51 I 45 n , long. 81°02'05", at highway bridge 500

 feet upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 milea southeast of 

Qrantsville, Calhoun County. Datum of gage is 678.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage 1 mile downstream 

from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 678.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area. 166 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 11 years, 197 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Dec. 15; maximum gage height,

 2U7B27~feet Dec. 15 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge, 0.8 

second-foot Sept. 17-20 (gage height, 1.75 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; maximum

f

age height, 28.15 feet Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum 

ischarge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 13-16, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.35 feet 

Sept. 28, 1938. 

Remarks. Records good except those during periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River,

 wnich are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1947.

Rating table,water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from Little Kanawha River

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Sept. 29)

1.7 0.8 2.4 9.3 3.4 74 6.5 865 

1.8 1.3 2.6 14 3.7 117 8.0 1,410 

1.9 2.0 2.8 22 4.2 197 10.0 2,340 

2.O 3.0 3.0 33 4.7 311 12. 0 3,480 

2.2 5.5 3.2 51 5.5 535 13.9 4,760

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.7 

8.2 

7i2 

6.7 

6.4

6.2 

6.0 

5.5 

4.7 

4.2

3.3 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.8

3.8 

3.0 

19 

50 

29

19

14 

12 

11 

9.3

8.7 

8.0 

7.2 

6.5 

6.2 

5.7

Nov.

7.2 

22 

32 

37 

45

49 

124 

88 

54

44

75 

84 

66 

86 

52

39 

33 

28 

25 

64

117 

77 

128 

129 

88

60 

141 

382 

1,640 

610

Dec.

281 

179 

161 

520 

296

306 

345 

207 

140 

99

69 

55 

54 

48 

k4,700

k3,6OO 

Jcl,100 

618

758 

795

404 

250 

174 

138 

111

73

53 

48 

58 

136 

168

Jan.

116 

122 

87 

94 

494

1,180 

432 

255 

181 

141

126 

259 

446 

359 

269

2Q7 

179 

186 

211 

176

160 

1,120 

690 

kl,300 

k2,200

k2,120 

k2,210 

k2,580 

k730 

324 

690

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Mar.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

uarv "?::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

935 

432 

276 

291 

314

246 

288 

267 

215 

173

140 

110 

105 

866 

1,320

k2,700 

625 

327 

246 

596

625 

505 

935 

460 

332

232 

186 

296

Seoondfoot-days

294.7 

4,406.2 

15,944

96,959.8

19,644 

14,043 

8,937 

11,980 

3,029 

897.9 

1,930.8 

575.8 

202.7

81,885.1

Mar.

356 

260 

215 

177 

166

391 

367 

207 

209 

294

778 

475 

301 

224 

188

155 

142 

768 

708 

391

281 

224 

209 

171 

158

158 

163 

205 

228 

192 

176

Apr.

158 

130 

106 

92 

85

403 

460 

446 

580 

361

262 

211 

699 

k2,780 

760

418 

284 

314 

274 

211

177 

673 

446 

284 

199

166 

227 

353 

235 

186

Maxima

50 

1,640 

4,700

5,300

2,580 

2,700 

778 

2,780 

610 

370 

524 

217 

103

4,700

Peak discharge (base, 2.700 see. -ft.). Dec. 15 (8 p.m.

May

174 

153 

123 

96 

80

67 

58 

52 

49 

126

88 

56 

42 

35 

31

28 

24 

20 

18 

15

14 

50 

244 

134 

610

228 

161 

106 

69 

45 

33

Minimum

3.0 

7.2 

48

3,0

87 

105 

142 

85 

14 

3.5 

5.1 

2.4 

0.8

 0.8

June

28 

22 

19 

15 

13

11 

8.5 

7.0 

6.0 

5.2

4.8 

4.6 

6.9 

5.5 

4.1

3.5 

4.0 

6.9 

5.8 

6.4

5.4 

6.5 

8.0 

5.8 

4.5

4.5 

15 

33 

370 

258

Mean

9.51 

147 

514

265

634 

502 

288 

399 

97.7 

29.9 

62,3 

18.6 

6.76

224

July

69 

29 

16 

12 

8.7

6.0 

5.1 

25 

26 

21

21 

21 

19 

56 

31

20 

120 

117 

104 

48

260 

524 

157 

82 

44

26 

19 

14 

a!2 

alO 

a8

Aug.

a8 

7.6 

6.2 

10 

17

12 

8.2 

6.2 

5.0 

4.5

3.4

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

16

217 

74 

36 

28 

18

12 

8.9 

7.6 

6.2 

5.2

4.6 

4.2 

3.7 

10 

16 

13

Sept.

8.5 

5.7 

4.5 

4.1 

3.7

3.5 

3.8 

4.5 

3.8 

3.2

2.6 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

0.8 

0.8 

a3

al2 

7.4 

5.0 

3.7 

2.7

2.1 

1.9 

1.6 

1.8 

103

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

0.057 0.07 

.886 .99 

3.10 3.57

1.60 21.72

3.82 4.40 

3.02 3.15 

1.73 2.00 

2.40 2.68 

.589 .68 

.180 .20 

.375 ,43 

.112 .13 

.041 .05

1.35 18.35

) 7,900 sec.-ft.j Jan. 28 (9 a.m.) 3,300

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Leading Creek near Qlenville 

and West Fork Little Kanawha'^Rlver at Rooksdale.

k Backwater from Little Kanavha Riverj discharge computed using 2 or more daily readings of auxiliary gag« as a factor. J *
204 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator, lat. 38 0 50'35", long. 81°13'20" 

at highway bridge 50 feet downstream from Henry Fork, 800 feet downstream from Rocksdale, Calhoun County, and 9 miles southwest of Grantsville. Datum of gage is 

657.85 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 205 square miles.

Kecords available.--December 1928 to September 1931, February 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 13 years (1929-31, 1938-49), 237 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 24.22 

reel}; minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.48 feet).

1929-31, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 

30.3 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; no 

flow July 26, July 30 to Aug. 6, Sept. 13 to Nov. 16, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Kevislons (water years). W 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, May 25 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

4.4 1.9 5.0 15 6.0 84 4.41

4.5 2.9 5.1 20 6.2 1O9 4.5

4.6 4.2 5.2 26 6.4 140 4.6

4.7 6.0 5.4 38 6.6 178 4.7

4.8 8.4 5.6 50 7.0 272 4.8

4.9 11 5.8 65 7.5 415 4.9

Note. Same as following table above 5>1

7.5 feet.

0.8 5.3 25 7.3 353

1.7 5.5 35 8.5 755

3.2 5.8 54 10.5 1,490

5.2 6.0 72 13.0 2,540

7.5 6.3 112 16.0 4,200

10 6.6 166 18.0 5,650

17 6.9 238 19.2 6,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septeaber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

15

33

27

16

12

11

9.0

7.9

7.2

6.7

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.1

Nov.

7.4

12

27

30

32

43

95

67

46

51

72

7O

59

57

49

38

33

28

25

74

71

57

69

84

67

56

247

417

2,360

755

-

Dec.

272

158

17S

415

284

247

310

200

124

90

65

56

53

83

6,770

5,040

2,590

685

860

965

514

297

223

168

124

102

72

61

72

189

178

Jan.

132

124

90

145

665

1,210

464

272

200

149

140

284

514

383

284

2'23

212

223

247

212

212

1,490

895

2,140

2,540

2,500

2,180

2,700

895

415

949

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Marob

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,100

514

324

353

383

297

399

368

297

247

189

132

116

1,240

1,530

2,900

790

383

310

1,610

790

580

1,040

547

415

297

235

272

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

214.2

5,098.*4

21,445

122,985.4

23 O89

17^658

11,O13

14,433

4,134

1,124.£

1,645. S

710. S

109. S

100,676.2

Msr.

448

338

284

223

189

596

448

297

247

26O

481

383

284

223

212

158

158

949

965

481

353

284

464

310

297

247

297

368

310

247

212

Apr.

189

1

1

58

32

79

63

553

5

5

5

80

47

8O

368

297

2

9

3,8

35

93

70

1,040

514

3

4

3

53

48

23

238

188

4

5

3

62

47

53

225

177

2

2

2

1

Maxima

33

2,360

6,770

8,500

2,700

2,900

965

3,87O

1,100

535

481

X83

13

6,770

38

94

12

77

«ay

177

166

128

98

84

d67

67

60

54

137

84

57

47

37

37

30

27

23

17

17

19

266

383

161

1,100

353

177

112

67

44

38

MiniauB

2.3 7*.4

53

2.3

90

116

1 co J.OO

63

17

7 l'.S8

3.6

.8

.8

June

27

27

21

15

15

15

13ii

9.4

8.8

8.8

9.7

9.1

12

12

9.9

30

42

25

17

11

19

16

11

7.8

8.3

40

27

535

112

-

Mean

6.91

170

692

336

745

631

355

481

133

37 5

ss'.i

22.9

3.66

276

Jnly

40

24

18

12

9.4

7.5

30

26

22

19

18

21

26

30

30

22

25

30

40

40

363

481

112

50

38

28

22

17

15

13

17

Aug.

15

14

12

46

27

16

11

7.8

5.9

5.4

3.6

3.8

32

12

50

183

78

35

23

17

11

11

8.3

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.1

8.3

11

18

19

Sept.

13

9.4

7.5

6.8

6.4

7.0

6.4

5.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.4

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.1

.8

1.8

1.8

3.4

3.3

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inohea

0.034 0.04

.829 .92

3.38 3.89

1.64 22.31

3.63 4.19

3.08 3.20

1.73 2.00

2.35 2.62

.649 .75

.183 .20

.259 .30

.112 .13

.018 .02

1.35 18.26

Peak discharge (base, 5,5OO Bee.-ft.). Dec. 15 (8 p.m.) 11,800 Bee.-ft.; Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 3,600 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 5,110 Sec.-ft.j Apr. 14 (6 a.m.) 8,200 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Steer Creek neap Qrantsvllle.
LITTI£ KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 205

South Fork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°04'40", long. 81°11'25", at highway bridge 0.4 mile 

east of Macfarlan, Ritchie County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dutchman Run, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from Macfarlan Creek. Datum of gage is 635.28 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--210 square miles.

Kecoras available.--May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1916 to September 

1922), January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years (1938-49), 287 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 25.9 

reet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum gage height 

observed, 2.98 feet Aug. 12.

1915-22. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Aug. 5, 1943 (gage height, 

27.91 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 21.7 and 27.91 feet; minimum observed, 0.02 second-foot 

Oct. 8-13, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.50 feet June 28, 29, July 2, 24, 1915. 

Maximum stage known, about 29 feet, on unknown date but prior to 1915, from information furnished by local residents (discharge, about 13,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for Oct. 1-17, Sept. 16-30, which are fair. Gage read 

CwTce daily with additional readings during periods of high water.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Sept. 16-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

3.1 4.6 3.6 18 4.5 93 2.8

3.2 6.7 3.7 22 4.7 128 3.0

3.3 9.2 3.8 26 5.2 250 3.1

3.4 12 4.0 38 3.3

3.5 15 4.2 56 3.5

Note. Sane as following table above 3.7

5."2~7eet.

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

1.8 3.8 30 5.8

5.0 4.0 45 8.0

7.0 4.2 64 11.0

12 4.5 100 17.0

18 4.8 152 21.5

25 5.2 250

420

1,140

2,300

5,100

7,580

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.5

9.5

8.4

8.2

9.2

8.4

7.0

8.0

7.2

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.6

8.0

158

190

92

56

38

27

23

17

16

14

14

13

12

11

Nov.

21

40

50

93

117

182

496

200

113

89

225

165

117

109

93

81

66

56

46

195

263

161

149

156

128

95

390

624

2,820

1,170

-

Dec.

360

212

469

640

330

250

238

182

133

99

81

74

75

101

5,750

7,580

2,140

592

375

928

544

345

263

175

137

103

57

60

67

528

360

Jan.

200

190

124

117

765

1,820

560

289

212

156

137

263

496

450

465

316

250

212

212

200

139

1,430

996

2,880

2,570

2,160

2,480

2,180

768

330

2£3

Feb.

512

405

263

390

496

330

276

263

212

165

140

106

98

2,080

2,790

2,620

704

360

238

496

672

736

1,820

672

435

375

289

316

_

-

Month Secondfeet-days

October. ......................... 807.6

November ......................... 8,310

December ......................... 23,248

Calendar year 1948 ............ 152,835.1

January .......................... 23,630

Fsbruary .......................... 18,259

March ............................ 10, 970

April ............................ 11,506

May .............................. 4,540

June ............................. 899. o

July 3 752 5

August ........................... 5)020.9

September ........................ 262. 7

Water year 1948-49 .......... . 111,205.7

Mar.

450

302

250

190

165

330

405

£50

200

212

512

390

276

200

175

146

133

250

560

375

289

276

1,430

672

360

276

302

528

512

316

238

Apr.

212

156

122

99

86

1,110

1, 360

576

420

302

238

2,

200

350

1.40

688

390

263

263

250

190

142

L42

560

263

188

142

Maximum

190

7)580

8,940

2 880

2)790

1,430

2,140

1,090

94

986

2,320

19

7,580

L32

L75

L32

L15

Hay

108

108

94

75

62

53

 42

47

40

152

87

64

48

37

33

26

29

29

28

22

20

194

450

225

1,090

420

480

212

115

87

63

Minimum

5.6

21

57

2.2

117

98

133

86

20

8 9

ills

4.8

2.8

2.8

June

51

37

30

22

19

18

15

12

11

10.4

8.9

23

30

19

37

23

22

44

56

81

94

53

31

20

15

12

12

10.7

25

57

-

Mean

26. 1

277

750

418

762

652

354

384

146

30.0

121

162

e.7e

305

July

48

41

24

17

11.5

14

24

986

736

225

400

132

87

63

49

34

132

52

66

40

28

66

87

58

57

36

21

17

14

20

167

Aug.

60

50

21

L8

20

20

L6

L3

1.0.2

7.5

5.4

4.8

6.6

8.4

670

2,320

22

723"

'5

3

5

132

72

c

;

2

9

0

25

22

]

]

]

]

8

7

7

6

17

Per square 

mile

0.124

1 32 3)57

1.99

3* 63

3.10

1. 69

1* 83

 695

.143

576

1771

.042

1.45

Sept.

16

16

14

13

11.7

11.7

13

19

19

16

12

10.4

9.9

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.4

5.8

5.8

4.7

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.6

5.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

1.47

4.12

27.07

4.18

3.23

1.94

2.04

.80

.16

.66

. 89

.05

19.68
206 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat.. 39°07<10", long. 81°16'40", 100 feet downstream from 

confluence of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 

5 miles south of Petroleum. Datum of gage is 607.92 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary staff gage at Freeport, 4.4 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 597.527 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 452 square miles.

Kecoras available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), February 1929 to Septemoer 1331, March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 12 years (1929-31, 1939-49), 565 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 28.85 

feeTT, from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 24.8, 28.1, and 30.4 feet; minimum, 6.3 second-feet Sept. 23 

(gage height, 2.14 feet).

1915-22, 1929-31, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 27,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage 

height, 30.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet as shown above; 

no flow July 26, Aug. 2-6, Sept. 4 to Dec. 5, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

SevTsTons (water years). W 893: 1939. W 1113: 1947.

Rating table, water year 194S-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 24 to July 7, Sept. 13-30)

2.1 6.0 2.8 70 7.0 1,980 

2.2 9.0 3.0 107 9.0 3,030 

2.3 13 3.2 160 12.0 4,950 

2.4 19 3.5 270 16.0 8,1OO 

2.5 27 4.0 490 21.0 12,7OO 

2.6 39 5.0 940 26.9 19,600

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

17 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.4 

9.0

8.7

8,4 

13 

223 

364 

192

109 

79 

60 

49 

39

33

27 

25 

22 

21 

21

Nov.

43 

52 

70 

99

145

372 

895 

436 

227 

181

273 

306 

216 

171 

151

125 

103 

90 

81 

218

499 

310 

233 

246 

209

164 

593 

1,240 

4,640 

3,060

Dec.

805 

445 

589 

1,090 

670

477 

423 

351 

270 

206

160 

130 

123 

139 

10,100

19,600 

5,360 

1,290 

913 

1,650

1,070 

738 

526 

382 

302

223 

167 

139 

145 

949 

913

Jan.

508 

382 

286 

246 

1,460

4,250 

1,320 

643 

454 

342

286 

445 

940 

873 

873

684 

522 

441 

441

454

400 

2,690 

2,550 

5,280 

6,670

5,580 

6,020 

5,020 

2,090 

823 

576

Feb.

715 

607 

503 

305 

1,290

805 

607 

558 

468 

391

315 

250 

216 

3,060 

6,980

6,640 

1,820 

760 

553 

924

1,490 

1,140 

3,190 

1,490 

940

373 

657 

783

iinnth SecondMonth foot-daya

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948

1,470.5 

.15,455 

50,360

............ 331,964.,

at ...........................

saber ........................

53,559 

38,840 

23,608 

26,392 

14,115 

1,919 

77O07 

3,895 

532.2

ter year 1948-49 ............ 242,055.'

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 Bee. -ft.). Hot

sec.-rt.; Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) 9,990 sec. -ft.; Ji 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (12t30 p.m.) 7,220 sec.-ft

Mar.

1,070 

715 

558 

454 

387

670 

1,020 

598 

477 

531

918 

305 

603 

468 

396

337 

298 

441 

895 

733

612 

530 

2,800 

1,650 

805

598 

702 

1,120 

1,120 

702 

540

Apr.

2, 

3,

1,

5, 

1,

1,

Maximum

> 364 

4,640 

19,600

S 26,400

6,670 

6,980 

2,800 

5,060 

3,300 

174 

1,760 

4,660 

45

19,600

495 

423 

324 

266 

254

150 

200 

290 

873 

702

535 

463 

902 

060 

320

120 

670 

64S 

679 

522

413 

391 

589 

535 

414

324 

306 

355 

310 

254

Hay

234

227 

202 

167 

136

119 

103 

92 

86 

171

154 

114 

92 

75 

67

60 

56 

53 

55 

84

223 

2,400 

3,300 

783 

1,820

963 

940 

580 

351 

234 

164

MiniBum

8.4 

43

128

7.2

246 

216 

29S 

254 

53 

22 

18 

17 

6.6

6.6

June

125 

101 

84 

70 

60

50 

40 

33 

27 

25

23 

25 

55 

72 

62

58 

74 

92 

101 

112

174 

112 

77 

50 

37

26 

25 

24 

22 

83

Mean

47.4 

515 

1,625

907

1,728 

1,387 

762 

876 

455 

64.0 

226 

287 

17.7

663

July

96 

84 

60 

40 

27

21 

18 

1,760 

968 

445

805 

290 

181 

167 

105

81 

123 

119 

109 

94

74 

88 

153 

391 

154

103 

70 

49 

37 

36 

259

Aug.

160 

98 

62 

55 

72

42 

32 

24 

20 

20

23

17 

18 

21 

543

4,660 

617 

739 

766 

274

151 

98 

75 

60 

50

45 

37 

32 

28 

26 

25

Per square 

Bile

0.105 

1.14 

3.60

2.01

3.82

3.07 

1.69 

1.94 

1.01 

.142 

.500 

.635 

.039

1.47

r. 29 (3 p.m.) 6,260 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 ( 

m. 27 (4 a.m.) 7,860 aec.-ft.; Feb. 16 

; Aug. 16 (10:30 a.m. 6,580 sec.-ft.

7 a.n

7 a.

Sapt.

25

25 

25 

33 

35

23 

27 

40 

45 

35

25 

20 

17 

14 

12

10 

9.4

8.7 

8.7 

7.5

7.8 

7.2 

6.6 

7.8 

9.4

3.7 

7.8 

7.2 

8.4 

11

Runoff in 

inohes

0.12 

1.27 

4.14

27.31

4.41 

3.20 

1.94 

2.16 

1.16 

.16 

.58 

.73 

.04

19.91

^23,000

m.) 8,280
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 207

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33 I S4", long. 82°28 I 30", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 14

N., K. 17 W., at highway bridge at Enterprise, 4 miles downstream from Buck Run. Datum

of gage is 723.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--460 square miles. 

Kecords available.--May 1931 to September 1949. 

Average aiscmrge.--18 years, 467 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.89

reet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 19, 1932: minimum gage height, that of Sept. 21.

1949.

Remarks.--Records good. 

Kevisio'ns (water year). W 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.9 97 3.0 650 9.0 3,230 0.3 42 1.2 174 7.0 2,160 

1.3 181 5.0 1,340 11.0 4,550 .5 59 2.0 358 9.0 3,230 

1.8 304 7.0 2,160 12.2 5,440 .6 70 2.8 570 11.4 4,830 

.8 100 5.0 1,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

490 

274 

21 S 

181 

168

159 

148 

150 

152 

137

131 

135 

126 

116 

112

106 

181 

416 

286 

223

190 

174 

161 

159 

152

141 

137 

133 

129 

122 

120

Nov.

129 

133 

161 

250 

206

757 

762 

430 

346 

360

430 

346 

315 

304 

273

247 

240 

223 

218 

250

238 

209 

204 

197 

186

192 

1,550 

1,160 

1,980 

1,300

Dec.

780 

590 

530 

500 

444

416 

357 

332 

296 

275

247 

265 

374 

332 

*2,400

3,350 

2,660 

1,200 

920 

780

745 

695 

575 

500 

458

321 

b290 

b300 

850 

1,420 

815

Jan.

590 

530 

444 

689 

4,000

3,600 

1,680 

1,020 

832 

710

780 

1,020 

955 

S50 

745

695 

665 

665 

885 

*680

650 

1,500 

1,060 

3,490 

4,410

3,800 

3,480 

5,440 

3,740 

1,420 

1,040

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

liber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

1......... ...................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

870 

730 

660 

975 

1,300

975 

905 

748 

695 

615

528 

486 

486 

528 

2,940

4,000 

2,380 

1,080 

888 

1,900

1,460 

1,120 

1,500 

1,040 

1,260

975 

818 

800

Secondfoot-days

5,528 

13,596 

24,017

253,529

52,065 

32,662 

30,753 

12,551 

6,261 

6,200 

9,326 

2,221 

1,817

196,997

Har.

660

600 

585 

542 

514

1,010 

818 

630 

600 

1,120

1,150 

835 

678 

600 

570

500 

514 

570 

514 

447

447 

486 

1,010 

748 

615

2,390 

4,830 

3,540 

1,420 

975 

835

Apr.

730 

615 

542 

486 

460

570 

542 

473 

447 

396

360 

358 

360 

358 

360

358 

334 

473 

434 

360

346 

396 

460 

408 

358

334 

348 

322 

286 

279

Maximum

490 

1,980 

3,350

10,600

5,440 

4,000 

4,830 

730 

358 

1,010 

1,740 

204 

174

5,440

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (11 o.n

Hay

308 

322 

270 

240 

224

213 

197 

195 

193 

199

178 

166 

156 

154 

154

292 

261 

164 

144 

172

180 

252 

358 

217 

182

170 

158 

152 

139 

130 

121

Minimum

106 

129 

247

46

444 

486 

447 

279 

121 

83 

89 

50 

48

48

June

117 

112 

103 

100 

100

92 

89 

84 

83 

83

177 

252 

408 

310 

184

143 

263 

265 

164 

130

110 

100 

92 

86 

190

131 

723 

1,010 

308 

191

Msan

178 

453 

775

693

1,680 

1,166 

992 

418 

202 

207 

301 

71.6 

60.6

540

July

146 

135 

114 

100 

92

89 

809 

408 

322 

730

318 

170 

137 

117 

107

100 

190 

286 

263 

154

330 

1,740 

1,220 

358 

231

174 

144 

122 

110 

107 

103

Aug.

94 

84 

100 

129 

204

94 

81 

71 

70 

68

64 

62 

71 

69 

64

63 

61 

60 

59 

55

52 

52 

52 

52 

51

51 

50 

68 

58 

58 

54

Per aqua re 

 lie

0.387 

.985 

1.68

1.51

3.65 

2.53 

2.16 

.909 

.439 

.450 

.654 

.156 

.132

1.17

Sept.

174 

88 

60 

59 

70

83 

62 

56 

54 

52

50 

49 

46 

48 

49

52

51 

54 

59 

50

48 

54 

58 

56 

52

50 

49 

59 

64 

59

Runoff In 

inches

0.45 

1.10 

1.94

20.48

4.21 

2.64 

2.49 

1.01 

.51 

.50 

.75 

.18 

.15

15.93

.) 3,860 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 4,550

sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (10 P.m.) 5,200 sec.-ft.j Jan. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 6,010 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (11 p.m.) 

4,760 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (5 p.m.) 5,060 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
208 HOCKING RIVER BASIN 

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°19'45", long. 82°05'17", at Mill Street Bridge,

Cnree-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, Athens County, and 3?

miles downstream from Margaret Creek. Datum of gage is 615.59 feet above mean sea

level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 944 square miles. 

Kecoras available. May 1915 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,014 second-feet. 

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 18.32

reetj; minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.25 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge, 30,400 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 feet in January 1907, from floodmark. 

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly affected by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1918(M), 1919(M). W 743: 1922(M). W 873: 1920, 1922,

1924-21!, lyay. w 1113: 1932. Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the

water year 1933, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 743, are given

herewith:

May 11 .......... 4,970

Month

Water year 1932-33. .........

Maximum

17,100

Minimum

47

Mean

3 397

1,094

Per square 

mile

1.16

Runoff In 

Inches

4.15

15.72

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In fee.t,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to July 22, 

Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

2.4 49

2.5 64

2.6 82

2.7 103

2.8 126

2.9 152

3.2 243

3.7 439

4.1 660

4.5 935

5.5 1,580

7.0 2,520

9.0 3,520

11.0 4,590

13.0 5,970

15.5 8,320

17.0

17.3

10,300

10,900

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

2,440 

844 

565 

459 

388

352 

317 

306 

290 

279

254 

247 

243 

233 

217

207 

248 

928 

795 

520

418 

356 

329 

317 

302

279 

272 

254 

247 

236 

230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Nov.

240 

247 

386 

600 

504

1,640 

2,580 

1,160 

795 

686

844 

739 

624 

588

531

478 

444 

418 

396 

531

542 

449 

426 

396 

368

368 

1,620 

2,850 

4,570 

3,820

Dec.

1,910 

1,290 

1,060 

968 

865

781 

680 

606

554 

493

453 

439 

537 

654 

5,940

10,700 

10,800 

3,920 

2,160 

1,720

1,580 

1,460 

1,260 

1,060 

935

739 

600 

612 

1,200 

3,290 

2,100

Jan.

1,320 

1,100 

935 

851 

3,780

7,090 

4,850 

2,280 

1,650 

1,360

1,290 

1,620 

2,040 

1,720 

1,550

1,320 

1,230 

1,200 

1,420 

1,390

1,130 

2,580 

2,630 

4,920 

8,790

8,670 

8,210 

9,720 

10,000 

5,370 

2,460

Month

Ooto 

HOTS 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .....................

mber .........................

mber .................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

h.. ..................

L ...............

st ............. .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,9SO 

1,520 

1,290 

1,910 

3,150

2,460 

2,100 

1,780 

1,520 

1,320

1,130 

1,000 

935 

1,620 

4,980

8,670 

7,790 

3,150 

2,040 

2,630

3,340 

2,520 

2,740 

2,400 

2,160

2,160 

1,650 

1,520

Seccndfoot-days

13,372 

29,840 

61,366

556,994

104,476 

71,465 

61,478 

28,536 

13,538 

8,265 

15,342 

4,888 

2,651

415,217

Mar.

1,390 

1,160 

1,100 

1,030 

968

1,840 

2,630 

1,520 

1,290 

1,620

2,740 

1,910 

1,460 

1,260 

1,130

1,030 

1,000 

1,060 

1,060 

935

879 

886 

1,460 

1,720 

1,290

1,960 

6,900 

8,910 

5,160 

2,340 

1,840

Apr.

1,550 

1,290 

1,130 

1,000 

907

1,030 

1,260 

1,060 

968 

865

795 

739 

739 

1,000 

928

900 

760 

968 

1,060 

907

795 

858 

1,290 

1,230 

968

816 

767 

732 

636 

588

Maximum

2,440 

4,570 

10,800

24,200

10,000 

8,670 

8,910 

1,550 

1,260 

1,100 

2,630 

462 

169

10,800

May

624 

795 

660 

548 

493

449 

426 

396 

392 

413

368 

340 

313 

294 

287

283 

426 

356 

279 

250

279 

722 

1,260

636 

413

376 

356 

317 

290 

257 

240

Minimum

207 

240

439

99

851 

935 

879 

588 

240 

126 

131 

88 

62

62.

June

226 

207

195 

180 

174

169 

152 

144 

142 

142

166 

230 

409 

439 

364

250 

250

388 

313 

226

183 

163 

147 

136 

126

198 

290 

1,100 

816 

340

Mean

431 

995 

1,980

1,522

3,370 

2,552 

1,983 

951 

437 

276 

495 

158 

88.4

1,138

July

265 

247 

192 

160 

142

131 

455 

935 

426 

497

1,000 

384 

265 

210 

177

160 

174 

622 

520

364

265 

1,650 

2,630 

1,230 

548

384 

306 

250 

213 

204 

336

Aug.

236 

186 

172 

462

449

279 

189 

172 

166 

180

152 

152 

131 

136 

147

124 

121 

119 

117 

108

101 

99 

97 

95 

90

88 

88 

90 

119 

131 

92

Per square 

mile

0.457 

1.05 

2.10

1.61

3.57 

2.70 

2.10 

1.01 

.463 

.292 

.524 

.167 

.094

1.21

Sspt.

62 

169 

126 

105 

131

149 

124 

101 

88 

80

77 

75 

71 

69 

69

71 

73 

84 

97 

86

73 

73 

77 

77 

75

71 

69 

68 

71 

90

Runoff in 

inohss

0.53 

1.17 

2.42

21.92

4.12 

2.81 

2.42 

1.13 

.53 

.33 

.60 

.19 

.10

16.35

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 sec.-ft.). Dec. 17 (2:30 a.m.) 12,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (9 

10,700 sec.-ftT; Feb. 17 (1 a.m.) 9,720 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (ll a.m.) 9,300 sec.-ft.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 209

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°35'20", long. 82°34'40", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 

H., H. 18 W., at highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of 

Rockbridge.

Drainage area. 87.7 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1939 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 10 years, 93.7 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 9.82

 feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 14, 15, 20-22, 26, 27; 

minimum gage height, 1.45 feet Oct. 15, 16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 16.000 second-feet July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 

feet, from high-water mark in well), by slope-area method; minimum, 3.0 second-feet 

Dec. 29, 1947, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 0.75 foot Aug. 27, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3 to May 23, Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.4

1.5

1.6 

l.S 

2.2

16

26

38

67

133

2.6 

3.4 

5.0 

6.0

7.1

203

394

820

1,120

1,500

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

8.5

16

27

41

58

2.1 98

3.0 29S

4.2 600

5.6 1,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

32 

28 

26 

24 

25

25 

25 

26 

26 

24

25 

25 

24 

22 

21

22 

44 

55 

37 

31

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

25 

24

Nov.

26 

26 

36 

46 

36

172 

86 

61 

52 

58

69 

55 

52 

48 

44

42 

42 

38 

39 

42

38 

37 

36 

34 

34

41 

278 

138 

308

124

Dec.

97 

83 

80 

73 

67

62 

56 

52 

49 

46

44 

46 

83 

61 

al,000

*608 

242

165 

147 

133

130 

116 

102 

96 

bS5

b60 

b55 

l>60 

190 

170 

109

Jan.

93 

83 

77 

2O2 

1,120

357 

182 

158 

135 

121

128 

180 

151 

140 

124

119 

116 

121 

140 

109

*160 

276 

167 

al,500 

a850

749 

a850 

a950 

310 

196 

172

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

aiber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .......

1. .....................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

148 

132 

126 

223 

185

152 

150 

126 

119 

108

92 

90 

88 

100 

993

456 

229 

176 

156 

420

205 

225 

203 

161 

203

148 

130 

134

Seoondfoot-days

855 

2,138 

4,367

50,232

10,036 

5,678 

5,830 

2,619 

1,361 

1,340 

1,051 

637 

496

36,408

Mar.

108 

104 

102 

96 

98

172 

117 

104 

104 

210

250 

189 

156 

139 

126

115 

113 

115 

115 

106

102 

104 

159 

145 

130

911 

802 

300 

207 

172 

159

Apr.

143 

130 

117 

106 

106

134 

121 

106 

96 

88

85 

83 

83 

83 

81

75 

73 

96 

81

71

68 

79 

81 

71 

64

62 

64 

58 

56 

58

Maximum

55 

308 

1,000

4,350

1,500 

993 

911 

143 

68 

127 

90 

62 

31

1,500

May

60 

60 

55 

51 

46

46 

44 

44 

48 

50

41 

41 

38 

38 

40

43 

41 

38 

35 

48

46 

68 

55 

43 

37

38 

35 

37 

34 

31 

3O

Minimum

21 

26 

44

13

77 

88 

96 

56 

30 

22 

19 

14 

13

13

June

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

71 

58 

73 

92

41

37 

77 

51 

35 

31

27 

25 

24 

22 

71

35 

112 

127 

50 

37

Mean

27.6 

71.3 

141

137

324 

203 

188 

87.3 

43.9 

44.7 

33.9 

20.5 

16.5

99.7

July

30 

28 

26 

24 

23

23 

52 

41 

67 

90

43 

33 

28 

25 

25

24 

25 

30 

35 

25

61 

89 

34 

27 

24

22 

2O 

19 

19 

19 

20

Aug.

18 

17 

37 

60 

62

26 

22 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

20 

20 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

20 

17 

15 

16

Per square 

mile

0.315 

.813 

1.61

1.56

3.69 

2.31 

2.14 

.995 

.501 

.510 

.387 

.234 

.188

1.14

Peak discharge (base, 1.900 sec. -ft.) . Jan. 24 (time unknown) 2,600 sec.- ft.; Jan. 28

Sept.

31 

16 

14 

22 

30

26 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

14

15 

14 

16 

18 

14

13 

15 

17 

15 

14

13 

13 

19 

17 

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.91 

1.86

21.30

4.25 

2.4O 

2.47 

1.11 

.58 

.57 

.45 

.27 

.21

15.44

(time and

discharge unknown); Mar. 26 (10 p.m.) 2,070 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of high-water mark, weather records, and 

records for Hocking River at Enterprise.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'35", long. 81°24'35", 400 feet upstream from 

Driage on State Highway 16, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 square miles.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--22 years (1925-26, 1928-49), 423 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,460 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 8.76 

reet); minimum, 208 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

1924-26. 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 52,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

22.50 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 26 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (result of 

low temperature); minimum daily, 65 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 feet July 15, 1916, from floodmarks as 

witnessed by local resident (discharge, 35,200 second-feet).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

2.0 230 3.3 895 2.2 305 3.5 1,070 

2.2 305 3.7 1,180 2.4 398 4.0 1,460 

2.4 397 4.2 1,610 2.7 558 5.0 2,420 

2.7 545 5.0 2,420 3.0 732 6.0 3,750 

3.0 710 3.3 930 7.0 5,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

435 

359 

328 

314 

383

359 

310 

318 

328 

289

273 

269 

254 

251 

244

240 

240 

277 

297 

254

244 

240 

237 

237 

230

224 

224 

221 

221 

218 

218

Nov.

221 

224 

530 

742 

426

925 

2,420 

930 

679 

673

544 

541 

491 

460 

418

393 

384 

369 

522 

1,220

744 

627 

575 

581 

661

575 

661 

1,350 

2,260 

1,220

Dec.

923 

775 

1,020 

1,580 

1,070

923 

820 

732 

673 

627

581 

564 

547 

524 

513

502 

497 

476 

564 

627

519 

486 

470 

454 

486

b480 

b440 

b460 

569 

*1,420 

965

Jan.

b700 

b650 

615 

552 

638

1,070 

788 

685 

627 

586

558 

530 

508 

491 

470

460 

454 

449 

470 

454

434 

508 

513 

508 

476

460 

460 

508 

486 

444 

497

Feb.

497 

460 

439 

481 

679

592 

547 

530 

497 

524

575 

502 

481 

*465 

449

513 

702 

558 

575 

1,000

744 

644 

592 

541 

513

491 

476 

581

Unnth Second- Month foot-days

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

8,536 

22,466 

21,287

............ 164,390

h. ...........................

at ........................

ember ........................

17,049 

15,648 

15,103 

19,839 

20,876 

18,554 

27,028 

36,978 

20,811

ter year 1948-49 ............ 244,175

lisr.

513 

465 

444 

429 

424

408 

408 

384 

379 

403

460 

403 

379 

369 

369

355 

360 

513 

638 

481

434 

465 

1,000 

744 

615

592 

581 

541 

564 

502 

481

Apr.

465 

439 

429 

418 

460

744 

581 

598 

621 

524

497 

615 

2,140 

1,500 

1,040

807 

720 

656 

598 

558

536 

564 

592 

502 

470

454 

449 

547 

519 

796

Maximum

435 

2,420 

1,580

2,420

1,070 

1,000 

1,000 

2,140 

1,840 

3,540 

2,810 

5,470 

1,220

5,470

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 sec . -f t . ) . Nov . 7 (9 to 10

May

1,260 

902 

763 

656 

604

564 

536 

547 

530 

586

1,840 

1,220 

860 

738 

691

661 

714 

697 

581 

547

564 

552 

558 

513 

502

476 

470 

449 

429 

408 

408

Minimum

218 

221 

440

170

434 

439 

355 

418 

408 

318 

398 

530 

481

218

June

408 

384 

369 

355 

355

346 

336 

328 

323 

323

318 

341 

374 

413 

327

1,290 

3,540 

1,220 

827 

673

621 

604 

541 

497 

564

604 

486 

439 

424 

424

Mean

275 

749 

687

449

550 

559 

487 

661 

673 

618 

872 

1,193 

694

669

July

439 

418 

398 

413 

403

418 

460 

565 

541 

465

502 

661 

909 

775 

925

1,280 

2,400 

2,390 

2,810 

1,540

1,180 

1,000 

840 

782 

840

685 

632 

598 

615 

575 

569

Aug.

547 

530 

1,640 

1,180 

1,070

853 

930 

827 

775 

916

685 

794 

726 

697 

632

691 

1,110 

1,220 

930 

801

788 

985 

1,420 

1,040 

930

1,140 

881 

3,420 

5,470 

1,890 

1,460

Per square 

mile

1.33 

3.62 

3.32

2.17

2.66 

2.70 

2.35 

3.19 

3.25 

2.99 

4.21 

5.76 

3.35

3.23

Sept.

1,220 

1,040 

965 

916 

965

909 

834 

827 

769 

702

673 

656 

644 

627 

598

592 

661 

673 

627 

558

530 

519 

519 

508 

481

486

627 

586 

569 

530

Runoff in 

inches

1.53 

4.04 

3.82

29.53

3.06 

2.81 

2.71 

3.56 

3.75 

3.33 

4.86 

6.64 

3.74

43.85

a.m.) 3,540 sec. -ft. j Nov. 29 (3 a.m.)

3,060 sec.-ft.j Apr. __ , ._ ,. ., _____ ___. _.., _____ _. , ...... . .

(1 a.m.) 3,060 sec.-ft.; July 18 (9 p.m.) 4,350 sec.-ft.3 Aug. 28 (7 p.m.) 8,460 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

 990813 O-52 -15 __ - -
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 211

New River near Galax, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'50", long. 80°58 I 45", at highway bridge 500 

reet downstream from Meadow Creek, 1 1/8 miles southwest of Old Town, and 3 miles 

southwest of Galax, Carroll County. Datum of gage is 2,208.04 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,131 square miles.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-49), 1,821 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 8.35 

reet); minimum, 734 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 141,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 

feet, from floodmark), by computation of flow over dam at Fries, 6 miles downstream, 

and slope-area determination; minimum, 247 second-feet July 9, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 758: 1932(M). W 893: 1929(M), 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1-28, Jan. 11 to Apr. 13, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

0.9 630

1.1 870

1.3 1,180

1.6 1,810

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

2,790

4,240

5,900

9,500

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 feet.

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.2 

2.8

1,110

1,430

1,830

3,160

5,050

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

9,500

13,600

18,200

23,000

Discharge, in aecond feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,460

1,040

912

858

1,150

1,240

996

912

982

926

858

820

795

782

758

745

770

898

940

870

808

795

782

770

758

745

745

745

758

758

745

Nov.

77O

770

912

1,880

1,720

1,280

4,340

3,480

2,020

1,770

1,740

1,550

1,340

1,26O

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,350

3,170

2,840

2,040

1,860

1,790

2,210

2,180

2,580

5,600

11,900

7,130

-

Month

Dec.

4,400

3,340

4,560

13,600

7,490

5,060

4,080

3,430

2,980

2,660

2,360

2,180

2,140

2,040

2,040

2,060

2,110

1,970

1,990

2,330

2,230

2,020

1,950

1,790

1,790

1,660

1,510

1,610

2,060

6,080

5,900

Jan.

3,660

2,950

2,690

2,360

2,660

5,900

4,890

3,570

2,980

2,610

2,330

2,160

2,060

1,920

1,860

1,810

1,790

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,630

2,090

2,380

2,260

2,180

2,110

2,160

2,460

2,460

2,180

2,260

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec

Feb.

2,430

2,230

2,090

2,160

2,900

2,900

2,630

2,560

2,330

2,280

2,360

2,180

2,020

1,920

1,860

1,990

2,500

2,500

2,380

4,890

4,400

3,340

2,870

2,480

2,260

2,060

1,920

2,360

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

27,121

73,852 

101,420

723,458

77,550

70,800

66,240

90,320

85,950

65,920

124,520

130,510

68,850

983,053

Mar.

2,360

1,950

1,860

1,770

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,550

1,460

1,510

1,700

1,630

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,380

1,920

4,080

3,010

2,330

2,160

4,24O

3,870

3,010

2,690

2,560

2,360

2,230

2,020

1,880

Apr.

1,810

1,740

1,660

1,59O

1,660

3,010

2,760

2,690

3,400

2,900

2,460

2,690

7,130

10,300

6,120

4,380

3,480

2,990

2,600

2,28O

2,100

2,360

2,820

2,250

1,950

1,810

1,810

2,330

2,330

2,910

-

Maximum

1,460

11,900 

13,600

13,600

5,900

4,890

4,240

10,300

7,600

11,500

13,600

22,500

4,880

22,500

-ft.). Nov. 29 (5:30 s

May

7,600

5,400

4,060

3,220

2,740

2,490

2,680

2,680

2,360

2,380

3,560

5,220

3,480

2,770

2,460

2,550

2,88O

3,220

2,520

2,170

2,020

2,050

2,150

2,050

1,830

1,790

1,660

1,580

1,520

1,450

1,410

Minimum

745

770

1,510

688

1,630

1,860

1,380

1 , 590

1,410

1,160

1,340

1 790

1^520

745

June

1,410

1,400

1,330

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,400

1,510

1,830

3,510

11,500

7.O4O

3,440

2,600

2,230

2,020

1,880

1,700

1,700

1,900

1,770

1,540

1,540

1,750

-

Mean

2 ,462 

3,272

1,977

2 502 2)529

2,137

3,011

2 772 2)197

4,017 

4,210

2,295

2,693

.m.) 13,600 sec. -ft.

July

1,750

1,560

1,490

1,430

1,380

1,340

1,630

2,120

2,230

2,000

2,100

4,220

5,580

8,550

6,490

5,940

13,600

10,300

9,500

6,860

5,760

4,540

3,540

3,080

3,100

2,710

2,660

2,200

2,120

2,460

2,280

Aug.

2,000

1,790

2,660

4,060

2,990

2,550

2,710

2,520

2,170

2,020

C,360

2,020

2,440

2,330

2,330

2,600

4,220

4,060

3,360

3,080

3,220

3,250

6,490

5,40O

4,060

3,900

4,220

6,780

22,500

10,300

6,120

Per square 

mile

0.774 

2 , 18

2.89

1.75

2.21

2.24

1 . 39

2 . 66

2.45

1.94

3 55 3)72

2.03

2.38

Sept.

4,880

3,810

3,250

3,020

2,820

3,020

2,770

2,940

2,460

2,230

2,070

2,000

2,OOO

2,000

1,900

1,830

2.05O

2,440

2,330

1,950

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,700

2,000

1,950

1,770

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 89

2.43 

3.33

23.77

2 55

? vv £> . OO

2. 18

2.97

2. S2

2.16

4!29

2.26

32.30

; Dec. 4 (6 a.m.) 16,40C

sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (1 a.nT.J 12,700 sec.-ft.; June 17 (4:30 p.m.) 15,900 sec.-ft.; July 14 (4 a.m.) 

9,120 sec.-ft.; July 17 (1 p.m.) 17,300 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (7 a.m.) 30,000 sec.-ft.
212 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Ivanhoe, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'05", long. 80°57'10", at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 

2f miles upstream from Cripple Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,943.09 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,340 square miles.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 19 years (1930-49), 2,077 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 14.51 

reet); minimum, 340 second-feet Nov. 13 (gage height, 1.40 feet); minimum daily, 670 

second-feet Oct. 16.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 155,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 85,000 second-feet on basis of 

flood records for other stations on New River; minimum, 92 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930 

(gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 184 second-feet July 28, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by power plants at Buck, 2^ miles above statlon, and at Byllesby, 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.8 600 3.0 1,940 7.0 9,760 

2.0 770 3.5 2,700 9.0 14,500 

2.5 1,290 5.0 5,500 12.5 23,400

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,820 

1,120 

1,080 

1,220 

1,380

1,510 

1,340 

1,100 

975 

1,150

1,120 

1,010 

960 

780 

840

670 

960 

1,140 

1,120 

1,140

965 

925 

800 

940 

1,050

790 

800 

940 

885 

690 

990

Nov.

840 

905 

920 

1,760 

1,810

1,500 

3,320 

4,180 

2,680 

1,520

1,770 

1,820 

1,610 

1,450 

1,500

1,180 

1,390 

1,060 

1,700 

3,030

3,470 

2,210 

1,960 

2,070 

2,380

2,520 

2,310 

4,340 

13,100 

7,770

Dec.

5,200 

3,760 

4,620 

14,700 

8,420

5,900 

4,420 

3,860 

3,250 

2,700

2,480 

2,310 

2,330 

2,140 

2,600

2,110 

2,020 

2,100 

2,130 

2,330

2,370 

2,120 

2,280 

2,050 

1,960

1,580 

1,630 

1,650 

2,290 

5,640 

6,930

Jan.

4,720 

2,810 

2,920 

2,960 

2,730

5,300 

5,100 

4,220 

3,350 

3,040

2,920 

2,580 

2,360 

2,360 

2,190

2,080 

2,130 

2,020 

2,030 

1,910

2,130 

2,290 

2,570 

2,670 

2,480

2,410 

2,500 

2,530 

2,800 

2,460 

2,650

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her :..,......................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

1. ...........................

at-. ......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,640 

2,550 

2,500 

2,440 

2,090

3,360 

3,050 

2,760 

2,990 

2,330

2,670 

2,610 

2,500 

2,120 

2,160

2,220 

2,740 

2,800 

2,750 

4,600

4,590 

3,960 

3,470 

2,920 

2,630

2,340 

2,340 

2,530

Secondfoot-days

32.21C 

78.07E 

109, 88C

811, 87C

87.22C 

78.66C 

76,760 

101,480 

99,360 

76,730 

137,650 

139,030 

82,090

1,099,145

Mar.

2,680 

2, ISO 

2,170 

2,200 

2,160

2,080 

1,820 

2,000 

1,940 

1,840

1,890 

2,030 

1,640 

1,780 

1,800

1,640 

1,520 

2,290 

3,600 

3,680

2,820 

2,260 

4,760 

4,310 

3,740

3,030 

2,850 

2,620 

2,550 

2,680 

2,200

Apr.

2,290 

2,080 

1,980 

2,000 

2,070

3,040 

3,230 

2,980 

3,520 

3,180

2,760 

2,840 

6,240 

11,400 

6,930

5,420 

3,640 

3,480 

3,140 

2,830

2,160 

2,780 

3,130 

2,820 

2,310

2,160 

2,350 

2,420 

3,000 

3,300

Maximum

1,820 

13,100 

14,700

14,700

5,300 

4,600 

4,760 

11,400 

7,560 

11,700 

13,100 

23,100 

5,700

23,100

Peak discharge (base, 13,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (2 p.m

May

7,560 

6,510 

4,720 

4,100 

3,100

2,950 

3,120 

3,340 

2,920 

2,920

3,360 

5,180 

4,300 

3,210 

3,050

2,650 

3,850 

3,600 

2,850 

2,660

2,180 

2,420 

2,570 

2,600 

2,130

2,210 

1,830 

2,040 

1,780 

1,920 

1,730

Minimum

670 

840 

1,580

645

1,910 

2,090 

1,520 

1,980 

1,730 

1,100 

1,600 

2,200 

1,810

670

June

1,820 

1,570 

1,760 

1,330 

1,450

1,550 

1,360 

1,310 

1,460 

1,390

1,100 

1,310 

1,820 

1,670 

2,400

3,790 

11,700 

9,080 

4,900 

2,680

2,700 

2,240 

2,200 

2,000 

1,950

2,520 

1,860 

1,790 

1,840 

2,180

Mean

1,039 

2,602 

3,545

2,218

2,814 

2,809 

2,476 

3,383 

3,205 

2,558 

4,440 

4,485 

2,736

3,011

July

1,840 

1,680 

1,900 

1,700 

1,620

1,600 

1,660 

3,040 

2,180 

2,220

2,890 

4,200 

4,960 

9,300 

7,560

6,510 

13,100 

11,100 

10,200 

8,200

6,720 

5,700 

3,890 

3,660 

3,140

3,190 

3,430 

2,500 

2,840 

2,610 

2,510

Aug.

2,560 

2,220 

2,460 

4,600 

3,440

2,820 

2,880 

2,840 

2,600 

2,520

2,200 

2,400 

2,510 

2,610 

2,770

3,130 

4,180 

4,340 

3,790 

3,230

3,540 

3,520 

5,300 

6,300 

4,530

3,880 

4,730 

4,800 

23,100 

12,300 

6,930

Per square 

mile

0.775 

1.94 

2.65

1.66

2.10 

2.10 

1.85 

2.52 

2.39 

1.91 

3.31 

3.35 

2.04

2.25

Sept.

5,700 

4,750 

3,810 

3,360 

3,440

3,360 

3,110 

3,330 

2,990 

2,720

2,610 

2,390 

2,190 

2,530 

2,380

2,320 

2,280 

2,490 

2,910 

2,560

2,050 

2,130 

1,910 

1,850 

2,020

1,810 

2,080 

2,320 

2,420 

2,270

Runoff in 

inches

0.89 

2.16 

3.06

22.56

2.42 

2.19 

2.13 

2.81 

2:76 

2.13 

3.82 

3.86 

2.28

30.51

.) 15.000 sec. -ft. ; Dec. 4 (9 a.m.) 18,000

.. . .. , .. 

19,400 sec.-ft. ; Aug. 29 (9:30 a.m.) 29,200 sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 213

New River at Allisonia, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36"56 t , long. 80°45', a quarter of a mile downstream 

1'rom Big Reed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--2,202 square miles.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years, 3,052 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 8.64 

reet); minimum, 874 second-feet Oct. 4, 26 (gage height, 1.07 feet); minimum daily, 

1,120 second-feet Oct. 27.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 185,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 43,000 second-feet on basis of flood records for 

other stations on New River; minimum, 412 second-feet Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 

foot); minimum daily, 453 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow regulated by power plants 25 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

910

1,190

1,520

2,100

2.1 

2.9 

3.6 

4.6

2,850

5,450

8,110

12,800

5.6 

6.6 

7.6

18,300

24,400

30,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,660

1,500

1,610

1,600

2,110

2,280

1,820

1,660

1,460

1,410

1,660

1,460

1,310

1,400

1,140

1,160

1,350

1,680

1,720

1,640

1,400

1,440

1,180

1,240

1,500

1,320

1,120

1,300

1,220

1,190

1,310

Nov.

1,260

1,230

1,400

2,000

2,600

2,070

3,790

4,860

3,470

2,200

2,370

2,300

2,290

1,660

1,940

1,700

1,580

1,640

2,100

5,150

4,320

3,200

2,530

2,780

3,290

3,170

3,160

6,460

17,100

11,300

-

Month

Dec.

7,010

5,150

7,400

24,400

13,000

8,320

6,330

5,360

4,720

3,880

3,460

3,400

3,380

3,090

3,900

3,680

3,310

3,160

3,380

3,400

3,380

3,360

3,060

2,750

3,140

2,480

1,950

2,540

3,280

9,810

10,500

Jan.

6,970

4,280

4,450

4,250

4,110

8,170

8,010

6,100

4,920

4,410

4,140

3,620

3,470

3,460

2,920

2,970

3,110

3,060

2,690

2,640

2,960

3,480

3,620

3,910

3,640

3,660

3,820

3,630

4,020

3,300

4,090

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

AUKUSt

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,890

3,760

3,640

3,800

4,740

5,090

4,750

4,460

4,500

3,860

4,060

3,860

3,710

3,280

3,260

3,500

4,270

4,240

4,120

7,220

6,760

5,820

5,220

4,370

3,980

3,420

3,510

3,860

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

46,85

104,92

165,98

1,231,72

127,88

120,95

113,88

149,89

152,90

108,88

193,12

187,73

115,04

1,588,02

liar.

3,900

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,300

3,110

2,540

2,890

2,920

2,820

2,600

2,800

2,590

2,660

2,640

2,290

2,440

3,110

5,400

5,110

4,100

3,460

8,050

6,380

5,430

4,280

4,380

3,920

3,840

3,640

3,280

Apr.

3,130

3,140

2,840

2,850

2,910

4,920

5,210

4,520

4,940

4,640

3,940

4,200

8,210

16,000

10,100

7,41O

5,650

4,890

4,490

4,100

3,400

4,160

5,220

4,420

3,550

3,540

3,470

4,300

4,690

5,050

-

Maximum

D 2,660

D 17,100

D 24,400

D 25,700

D 8,170

D 7,220

D 8,050

D 16,000

3 14,800

D 15,500

D 15,900

D 30,800

D 8,160

D 30,800

May

14,800

10,600

7,770

6,440

5,050

4,640

4,920

4,960

4,340

4,510

5,280

7,460

6,630

4,670

4,530

4,200

5,280

4,960

4,340

3,800

3,160

3,690

3,640

3,650

2,900

3,220

2,840

2,870

2,600

2,660

2,490

Minimum

1,120

1,230

1,950

940

2,640

3,260

2,290

2,840

2,490

1,680

2,150

2,970

2,600

1,120

June

2,720

2,210

2,480

2,100

2,100

2,180

2,080

2,000

2,000

2,040

1,680

1,820

2,400

2,550

3,480

4,610

15,500

13,400

6,760

4,240

3,770

3,250

3,140

2,860

2,660

3,470

3,210

2,140

2,700

3,330

-

Mean

1,513

3,491

5,354

3,36E

4,12£

4,32C

3,674

4,996

4,932

3,62£

6,23C

6,056

3,83£

4,353

July

2,990

2,430

2,600

2,390

2,380

2,150

2,440

4,820

3,420

2,950

4,730

6,560

6,540

12,300

11,800

10,300

15,900

15,400

12,700

11,400

9,100

7,770

6,160

5,140

5,160

4,500

4,520

3,610

3,700

3,690

3,570

Aug.

3,660

3,040

3,250

6,100

4,910

4,020

3,720

3,860

3,410

3,240

2,970

3,170

3,470

3,720

3,720

5,360

6,660

6,510

5,540

4,450

4,940

4,510

6,240

7,86O

6.09O

4,920

5,670

5,900

30,800

16,400

9,620

Per square 

mile

0.686

1.59

2.43

1.53

1.87

1.96

1.67

2.27

2 .24

l'.65

2.83

2.75

1.74

1.98

Sept.

8,160

6,530

5,400

4,740

4,780

4,800

4,380

4,520

4,120

3,780

3,630

a3,300

a3,000

a3,500

a3,300

a3,200

a3,100

a3,500

a4,100

a3,600

a2,900

a3,000

a2,700

a2,600

a2,900

a2,600

a3,000

a3,300

a3,400

a3,200

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

1.77

2.80

20.79

2.16

2.04

1.92

2.53

2.58

1.84

3.26

3.17

1.94

26.80

Peak discharge (base. 17,500 see -ft.). Nov. 29 (7 a.m.) 20,100 see.-ft.; Dec. 4 (12 m.) 28,200 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 18,900 sec.-ft.; June 17 (7:30 p.m.) 23,7OO see.-ft. ; July 17 (6:30 

p.m.) 23,100 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (12:30 p.m.) 37,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station at Ivanhoe.
214 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Radford, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°08', long. 80°34 I , at Radford, Montgomery County, 

X,UUU feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 5 miles downstream from Little 

River, and 5j miles downstream from Claytor Dam. Datum of -gage is I, 1 ,12.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--2,748 square miles.

Hecords available.--August 1939 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. October 19U7 to September 1915 (revised records) in Bulletin 31, Virginia Geological Survey. 

August 1898 to September 1907, published in reports of Geological Survey and Bulletins 

3 and 10 of the Virginia Geological Survey, believed to be unreliable because of doubtful gage-height.record. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1895, but at 

different datum, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--18 years (1C07-15, 1939-49), 3,865 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,800 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 12.31 

reec); minimum, 551 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.48 feet); minimum daily, 1,460 

second-feet Nov. 14.

1907-15. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 218,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

35.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 73,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for other stations on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.); minimum, 165 second-feet Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 feet); 

minimum daily, 550 second-feet Aug. 22, 1911.

Floods of Sept. 15, 1878, and July 16, 1916, reached stages of 37.4 and 35.7 feet, 

respectively, at site and datum used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 acrereet). Some 'additional regulation at low flow by dam and power plant on Little River, 

half a mile above mouth.

Cooperation.--Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

Fower Co.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1940-41. W 973: Reservoir capacity. See also Records 

available.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,800

1,720

2,020

1,980

2,760

2,520

2,720

2,350

1,730

1,820

2,410

2,160

2,420

2,260

2,020

1,660

, 1,900

2,310

2,140

1,860

2,020

1,900

1,530

1,730

2,160

1,820

1,770

1,710

1,620

1,640

1,900

Nov.

2,000

1,540

2,190

1,840

1,830

1,520

1,890

2,370

2,960

2,310

1,720

2,310

1,490

1,460

2,220

2,230

2,120

' 1,890

3,270

3,760

2,470

3,850

2,680

3,020

3,180

4,190

5,500

8,170

14,500

13,200

-

Dec.

10,500

8,420

10,200

28,100

16,100

10,9OO

9,780

9,500

8,720

6,380

3,460

2,350

5,040

4,290

7,970

9,620

5,560

3,780

4,320

5,620

4,120

4,340

3,540

3,070

3,780

3,100

2,580

' 3,860

4,540

10,100

11,900

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February ...............

March............ ......

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July.......... .........

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

9,390

7,

S,

6,

720

580

590

6,920

10,200

9,

6,

5,

330

340

740

5,760

5,990

5,

4,

4,

360

550

580

2,280

2,230

4,(

4,

3,

560

170

500

3,550

4,100

2,

2,

3,

730

760

340

4,520

4,680

5,

5,

3,

3,

)60

120

340

BIO

5,370

Second 

foot-days

62,360

103,680

225,540

1,486,830

161,470

142,960

138,390

186,230

193,000

131,660

233,910

220,350

141,150

1,940,700

Feb.

4,890

4,100

4,460

4,880

5,250

4,870

6,770

6,230

5,880

5,240

5,020

2,220

2,520

4,720

4,840

4,180

4,540

5,560

5,620

8,280

6,820

6,050

6,360

6,240

5,690

3,660

2,980

5,090

_

-

Mar.

4,430

4,340

4,100

3,510

2,710

3,240

4,150

4,140

4,080

5,440

3,330

2,820

2,100

2,940

3,240

2,990

2,730

4,620

5,360

3,470

4,600

5,530

10,900

9,190

7,530

5,770

3,050

4,670

3,980

4,910

4,520

Apr.

5,260

4,580

2,880

4,280

6,380

6,650

6,190

6,260

5,870

3,860

4,610

6,290

9,370

13,200

12,500

10,800

7,640

6,800

7,690.

6,040

4,360

5,940

5,790

4,200

4,670

4,530

2,990

4,640

4,580

7,380

Observed

Maximum

2,760

14,500

28,100

28,100

10, 200

8,280

10,900

13,200

13,600

15,500

16,700

27,800

12,500

28,100

Minimum

1,530

1,460

2,350

1,450

2,230

2,220

2,100

2,880

2,280

2,040

2 250

3*020

2^100

1,460

Mean

2,012

3,456

7,275

4,062

5, 209

5,106

4,464

6, 208

6, 226

4,389

7,545

7,108

4,705

5,317

May

13,600

13,600

11,900

9,940

7,900

6,060

3,300

4,840

6,820

7,640

7,490

11,100

7,610

6,370

4,870

5,500

6,330

6,610

5,760

5,040

3,810

2,780

4,440

4,530

3,860

4,400

4,000

3,520

2,280

3,790

3,310

June

2,920.

2,880

3,120

2,320

2,080

3,500

3,500

2,760

2,070

2,590

2,600

2,040

2,150

2,160

2,590

5,950

13,900

15,500

9,330

5,260

4,420

4,520

4,050

3,630

2,900

2,620

4,870

3,700

4,630

7,100

Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second- feet)

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+97

-187

.+25

July

^_

2

2

2

2

3,

2,

6

5

3

7

10,

9

12,

11,

13

15,

16,

14,

13

11

11

11

6

5

5

5

3

4

4

3

Adjus

res

Mean

,860

,110

,923

,070

,168

,326

'l71 520

J216

,395

,617

,205

,518

5,342

6,30

560

320

250

360

030

960

750

120

000

910

900

250

300

700

900

800

700

500

900

900

000

200

980

080

100

160

520

370

160

570

Aug.

4,290

4,2]

5,46 8,2'

0

0

0

6,820

3,920

3,02

4,2'

3,5'

0

10

\x>

3,750

3,550

3,55

4,0]

3,83

0

0

0

4,740

8,040

9,8£

9,4£

8,63

0

0

0

6,260

5,080

s,oe

8,44

8,66

0

to

0

6,860

5,700

6,2C 5,9'

27, 8C

18, 6C

0

0

0

0

12,500

Sept.

12,500

10,700

7,500

5,840

7,150

6,140

5,230

4,690

4,860

4,020

2,980

3,930

4,610

4,100

3,600

4,150

3,260

3,600

4,760

3,990

3,450

3,920

3,580

2,600

2,100

3,160

3,120

3,040

5,140

3,430

-

ted fop change in 

ervoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.677

1.50

2.52

1.48

1.88

1.94

1.64

2.25

2.26

1.60

2.77

2.62

1.64

1.94

Runoff in 

inches

0.78

1.67

2.90

20.16

2.17

2.02

1 . 89

2 51

2.61

1.78

3 19

3.02

1.83

26.37

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 34,900 sec.-ft.; June 18 (1 a.m.) 

21,800 seo.-ftT; July 17 (9:30 p.m.) 21,800 sec.-ft.; July 19 (11:30 p.m.) 19,600 sec.-ft.; Aug. 

(4 p.m.) 40,800 sec.-ft.
KM AW HA RIVER BASIN 215

New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°17'22", long. 80°31 f01", at highway bridge at

 Eggleston, Giles County, 2 miles downstream from Spruce Run. Datum of gage is 1,615.59

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 2,941 square miles. 

Kecords available. October 1914 to September 1949. 

Average~dlscharge. 35 years, 3,921 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes. Maxljnum discharge during year, 40,000 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 14.75

 i'eet); minimum, .890 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 2.78 feet); minimum daily, 1,590 

second-feet Oct. 30, Nov. 14.

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 219,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 

feet), from rating curve extended above 35,000 second-feet on basis of flood records 

for other stations on New River; minimum, 536 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 

2.29 feet); minimum daily, 635 second-feet July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood of 1878 reached a stage of about 40 feet (discharge, about 209,000 secondfeet).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 acre-feet), 

au miles above station.

Cooperation. Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

rower uo.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1916(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.3 

3.6 

3.9 

5.0 

6.0

1,490

1,890

2,350

4,520

7,000

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.3

9,900

13,100

20,100

27,900

29,100

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,520

1,820

1,880

2,070

2j780

2,670

2,800

2,550

1,910

1,920

2,320

2,330

2,220

2,520

2,090

1,850

1,800

2,390

2,290

1,960

1,940

1,940

1,620

1,640

2,080

1,910

1,740

1,660

1,620

1,590

1,740

Nov.

1,990

1,710

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,670

1,890

2,220

2,940

2,950

1,920

2,050

2,170

1,590

1,780

2,400

2,140

2,250

2,820

3,580

3,860

3,710

3,420

2,900

3,660

3,620

5,690

8,320

15,800

15,500

-

Dec.

 11,800

9,600

10,500

23,700

20,900

12,500

10,900

10,500

9,600

7,590

4,390

3,390

4,030

4,820

8,410

12,300

6,710

5,090

4,360

6,340

4,960

4,860

4,290

3,560

3,750

4,080

2,820

3,500

5,300

9,900

13,400

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September.. ............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

10,900

8,

6,

7,

940

560

560

7,430

11,500

10,

7,

6,

200

360

390

6,450

6,570

6,

6,

5,

280

300

340

3,440

2,360

3>

4,

4,

330

no

390

3,990

4,440

3,

3,

3,£

160

390

350

4,770

5,260

5,£

6,6

5,Z

4,2

80

00

20

60

5,070

Secondfoct-days

64,170

110,520

252,850

1,616,950

183,660

161,570

151,570

203,790

215,180

138,640

256,140

234,680

153,840

2,126,610

Feb.

5,910

5,460

4,760

5,360

5,480

5,840

7,220

7,020

6,810

6,400

5,380

4,000

2,680

4,560

5,390

4,960

4,950

5,320

6,060

10,200

7,010

7,140

6,950

7,120

6,710

4,440

3,460

4,980

_

_

-

Mar.

5,060

4,710

4,800

3,980

3,340-

3,180

4,390

4,910

4,180

4,770

4,820

2,920

2,940

2,740

3,550

2,970

3,090

4,400

5,670

4,760

5,010

5,240

10,700

10,500

8,510

7,000

4,260

4,700

4,480

4,720

5,270

Apr.

5,020

5,540

3,680

4,120

5,540

7,550

7,140

6,940

6,270

5,380

4,390

6,150

9,510

15,800

13,800

11,800

9,450

7,050

8,050

7,590

5,640

"5,530

6,800

5,430

4,920

5,150

3,700

4,860

5,020

5,950

Observed

Maximum

2,800

15,800

28,700

28,700

11,500

10 ,-2 00

10,700

15,800

15,500

17,600

19, 700

27,000

13,800

28,700

Minimum

1,590

1,590

2,820

1,440

2,360

2,680

2,740

3,680

2,980

1,960

2 , 190

3,130

2,490

1,590

Mean

2,070

3,684

8,156

4,418

5,925

5,770

4,889

6,793

6,941

4,621

8 , 263

7,570

5,128

5,826

May

15,500

15 , 100

13,100

11,200

9,600

7,450

4,340

4,290

7,160

8,220

8,060

11,800

8,910

7,250

5,780

5,790

7,400

7,040

6,580

5,810

4,630

3,020

4,720

4,520

4,74Q

4,5§0

4,320

3,920

2,980

3,760

3,630

June

3,350

3,010

3,230

2,840

2,380

3,340

3,650

3,260

2,330

2,600

2,970

1,960

2,380

2,360

2,380

4,780

11,800

17,600

10,900

6,760

5,110

4,550

4,250

4,210

3,420

2,400

4,580

4/540

4,530

7,170

Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir 

(equivalent, 

second-feet )

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+97

-187

+25

July

6,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

5,

6,

560

110

190

640

540

940

380

580

600

3,870

5,860

11,

10,

13,

BOO

500

400

12,800

15,100

15,

19,

15,

300

700

100

16,200

13,100

12,

12,

9,

100

100

500

6,060

5,120

5,

4,

3,

4,£

L10

340

7.00

390

4,050

Aug.

4,380

4,630

4,420

8,650

8,410

4,610

3,130

4,030

3,760

3,830

3,520

3,800

4,100

4,300

3,980

8,380

11,200

10,500

9,600

7,260

6,060

4,670

8,440

9,470

8,450

6,110

7,030

5,560

27,000

21,600

13,800

Sept.

13,800

11,800

9,080

6,360

7,340

7,450

5,880

5,460

5,230

4,470

3,720

3,900

4,860

4,520

4,180

4,290

3,290 * '3,990

4,630

4,720

3,970

3,450

4,300

2,830

2,490

3,120

3,330

3,100

3,770

4,510

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,918

4,338

7,804

4,426

5,884

5,990

4,945

6,756

6,931

4,627

8,335

7,667

4,941

5,851

Per square 

mile

0.652

1.48

2.65

1.50

2.00

2.04

1.68

2.30

2.36

1.57

2.83

2.61

1.68

1.99

Runoff in 

inches

0.75

1.65

3.06

20.47

2.31

2.12

1.94

2.57

2.72

1.75

3.26

3.01

1.87

27.01

Peak discharge (base. 21,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. i (8:30 p.m.) 35,400 sec.-ft.; June 18 (5 a. 

21,600 sec.-ftTj July 18 12:3O a.m.) 22,800 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (7 p.m.) 40,000 sec.-ft.
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°22'20", long. 80°51'45", at highway bridge and

power plant at Glenlyn, Giles County, a third of a mile upstream from East River.

Datum of gage is 1,489.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--3.768 square miles. 

Kecords available. August 1927 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 4,999 second-feet (adjusted). 

' ^{t-.i-emes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,700 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 11.66

reet); minimum, 1,400 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 2.69 feet); minimum daily,

2,010 second-feet Oct. 30.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 226,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 770 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily,

820 second-feet Sept. 8, 1930. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

TaTr. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 224,000 acre-feet), 55 miles

cfjovo station. 

Coopei -1.^0 -..--Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric

fower UL.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

1,950

2,580

3,300

4,400

6,360

6.2

7.0

8.O

10.0

10.7

13,200

17,100

22,500

36,200

41,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a3,400

a2,400

a2,300

a2,400

32,800

33,400

a3,200

a3,400

32,800

32,200

32,300

2,930

2,690

2,940

2,720

2,530

2,210

2,480

2,810

2,680

2,380

2,470

2,340

2,030

2,180

2,590

2,250

2,180

2,100

2,010

2,100

Nov.

2,280

2,430

2,020

2,770

2,410

2,450

2,320

2,630

3,030

3,780

3,050

2,450

3,080

2,240

2,040

2,840

2,860

2,700

2,570

4,420

5,120

3,560

4,900

3,740

4,930

3,740

6,400

8,160

23,100

20,200

-

Dec.

14,600

11,400

 12,100

40,700

30,300

16,600

13,700

12,800

11,400

9,960

7,110

5,000

3,900

6,320

8,420

17,600

11,200

8,590

6,540

7,880

7,740

6,490

6,430

5,480

5,000

5,480

4,200

3,920

5,550

13,200

18,600

Ucnth

October. ...............

November. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April ..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

14,200

11, £ 9,:

8,£

!00

40

70

9,220

14,60O 13,"

11,5

9,£

00

00

>80

8,050

8,230

7,£ 7,"

6,'

10

no

170

6,080

3,940

3,£

5,E

5,£

60

70

60

4,960

4,950

6,E

6,5

5,£

20

40

70

6,160

7,000

7,3

9,C

8,:

6,4

90

20

10

40

6,000

Secondfoot-days

79,220

138,220

338, 210

2,124,970

244, 650

219 330

194 930

259 930

278, 190

181,390

289 , 620

182,650

2,709,630

Feb.

7,720

7,220

6,030

6,690

7,800

'8,840

8,680

10,100

9,660

8,780

7,600

7,200

4,520

4,860

6,690

7,400

6,950

7,020

8,240

12,800

10,300

10,100

9,050

8,940

8,280

7,230

5,560

5,070

j

-

Mar.

6,800

6,060

5,950

5,650

5,150

4,340

4,960

5,700

5,410

5,540

6,830

4,720

4,140

3,300

4,160

4,430

4,040

5,110

9,330

7,910

5,810

6,880

10,800

12,800

10,100

9,120

7,040

4,840

6,020

5,550

6,440

Apr.

5,970

6,880

5,710

4,190

5,630

8,880

9,070

8,420

7,780

8,140

4,980

7,080

10,300

23,700

 17,500

15,100

12,300

8,760

9,410

9,600

7,580

6,210

9,460

8,080

6,220

6,560

6,040

5,760

7,320

7,300

Observed

Maximum

3,400

23,100

40,700

40,700

14,600

12*800

23 1,700

25j 600

23,700

31,600

15,600

40,700

Minimum

2,010

2,020

o t yuu

2,010

3,860

4,520

3 300

4!l90

3,460

2, 870

3,210

2*800

2,010

Mean

2,555

4,607

10,910

5,806

7

OQO

* Oy&

7,833

6, 288

8, 664

8,974

6,046

9, 784 

9; 343

6,088

7,424

May

2O.80O

19,700

16,600

13,700

12,300

9,720

7,550

5,540

7,710

9,360

11,400

14,600

12,100

10,000

8,230

6,9OO

9,220

8,580

8,180

7,210

6,740

5,200

4,990

5,900

6,050

5,400

5,780

5,600

4,820

3,460

4,850

June

4,500

3,970

3,970

4,380

3,150

3,020

4,360

4,40O

3,490

2,900

3,460

3,490

2,87O

3,120

3,170

3,840

19,100

25,6OO

14, 600

8,830

6,660

5,390

5,660

5,210

4,940

3,890

3,690

5,980

5,490

8.26O

-

Change in contents in Claytor Reservoir 

( equivalent , 

second-feet)

-153

+654

TCOw

-1-8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+97

-187

+25

July

8,

5,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

5,

8,

6,

4,

12,

11,

16,

15,

18,

18,

23,

17,

18,

16,

13,

12,

11,

7,

740

480

910

560

210

250

370

180

130

010

410

300

400

100

1OO

100

100

700

600

100

100

700

800

400

110

6^320

6,

6.

44,

6,

5,

260

420

680

210

540

Aug.

4,500

5,650

5,080

1O, 10O

10,000

6,360

4,950

3,980

5,120

4,460

4j760

4,600

4,8OO

5,060

4,906

10,400

15,100

13,700

11,800

9,48O

8,000

5,870

8,840

11,300

10.100

7,450

7,950

6,990

31,600

29,600

17,100

Sept.

15,600

13,200

11,000

8,400

7,820

8,620

7,140

6,500

5,790

6,090

5,240

3,960

5,130

5,660

5,180

4,700

5,260

4,380

4,920

5,280

4,920

4,290

4,870

4,500

3,560

2,800

3,980

3,920

3.9OO

6,040

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,403

S , ORT £o±

10,560

5,814

7 851

8*. 053

6,344

8j 627

8,964

6,052

9j 856 

9,440

5,901

7,449

Per square 

mile

0.638

1.40

2 ouon 

1.54

2 .08

2.14

1 68

2 29

2 38

i!ei

2. 62

2 51

l!57

1.98

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

I

ce .3D

3 U* 23C.U

21.00

2.40

2.23

1.94

S

ec . OO

2.74

1 80

3 O2

2*89

1.75

26.86

charge (base. 24.00O see.-ft.). Nov. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 24,900 sec.-ft.; Dec. 4 (5 p.m.) 

49,TOO sec.-rt.j Apr. 14 (6 a.m.J 26,900 sec.-ft.; June 18 (3 a.m. ) 31,OOO sec.-ft.; July 18 (7 a.m. ) 

25,600 se.c.-ft.; Aug. 29 (11 p.m.) 48,80O sec.-ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on oasis of westher records, recorded range in stage, 

1 discharge measurement, made Oct. 11, and records for station st Eggleston.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 217

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38'35", long. 80°53 | 00", a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River, 

and 2 miles upstream from Hinton. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at mouth of Greenbrier River 0.7 mile downstream from base gage. Datum of gages is 1,360.00 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 4,604 square miles.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1949. December 1923 to June 1947 at site 1.3 

miles upstream, published as New River near Hinton.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-49), 5,546 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 second-feet Dec. 5; maximum gage height, 

12.OB feet Dec. 5 (backwater from Greenbrier River); minimum daily, 1,880 second-feet 

Oct. 25.

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 232,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 

feet, from floodraarks, present site and datum), by slope-area method; minimum, 10 

second-feet (estimated) Aug. 30, 1938; minimum daily, 720 second-feet Aug. 27, 1925. 

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901 reached a stage of 24.2 feet, former site and 

datum (discharge, 234,000 second-feet). Flood of 1878 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by 

BTuestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

rower uo. and records of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of EngiRevisions (water years). W 713: 1925(M); W 783: Drainage area; W 893: 1930flM), 1935(M), 

193b(M)".

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,370

2,490

2,120

2,050

2,260

2,820

3,000

3,100

3,OOO

2,600

2,330

2,520

2,690

2,640

2,920

2,640

2,370

2,220

2,600

2,640

2,370

2,300

2,300

 2,050

1,880

2,190

2,300

2,120

2.O2O

1,950

1,910

Nov.

1,980

2,220

2,190

2,220

2,410

2,410

2,260

2,330

2,740

3,490

3,490

2,560

2,560

2,600

2,120

2,150

2,740

2,600

2,640

3,270

4,720

4,300

4,560

3,950

3,670

4,300

5,320

7,980

19,300

26,300

J

Dec.

20.8OO

15,400

12,600

c25,50O

c35,400

32,900

24,200

16,700

13,600

11,800

9,460

6,750

5,270

5,690

9,750

al 7.OOO

a!9,000

13,100

9,620

9,620

7,360

9,460

9,060

6,820

5,970

5,900

5,480

4,500

5,270

10,900

20,3OO

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March ..................

April ..................

Mnv way ....................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

19,

15,

11.

10,

10,

c!9,

c2O,

16,

12,

9,

8,

8,

7,

7,

6,

5,

4,

4,

5,

5,

5,

7,

10,

8,

7,

7,

8,

9,

10,

8,

7,

40O

40O

800

100

9OO

50O

4OO

200

200

700

820

340

950

200

600

200

010

990

690

200

060

72O

100

420

58O

650

340

620

100

10O

000

Feb.

7,580

7,9

7,3

7,1

50

60

20

8,420

9,620

9,3

11,3

11,3

OO

00

00

10,5OO

9,540

8,5

6,6

5,5

00

SO

50

6,600

8,420

9, '6

9,1

9,C

20

40

6O

11,300

14,900

12,6

10,9

10,1

00

00

00

9,380

8,500

6,7

5,9

_

_

-

50

00

Mar.

6,820

6,7

6,E

6,2

50

30

90

5,900

5,270

5,C

5,6

6,C

60

20

40

5,76O

6,390

6,C

4,9

4,2

40

20

20

3,940

4,570

4,3

6,6

13,1

60

80

OO

11,800

8,74O

8,1

8,7

12,6

00

40

OO

12,200

1O,500

7,6

6,3

6,1

5,9

50

20

80

00

6,110

Apr.

6,250

6,390

6,390

5,060

5,130

7,050

8,900

8,820

8,82O

8,420

6,900

6,460

8,580

c21,7OO

C24.7OO

a21 , OOO

a!6,000

a!2,000

alO,000

alO.OOO

8,740

7,500

9,300

10,100

8,180

7,420

7,120

6.9OO

8,260

8,420

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

74,770

135,380

405,180

I, 356, 750

299 290

253, 890

219 200

290)510

32O,59O

18O,58O

292, 060

283 , 580

189,220

2,944,250

Maximum

3,100

26,300

35,400

38,800

20, 400

14j 9OO

13,100

24,700

24,200

25 2OO 20)400

30,6OO

21,600

35,400

Minimum

1,880

1,980

4,500

1,470

4,010

5,550

3 940

5)06O

4, ISO

2,45O

3,350

3,930 

2,970

1,880

Mean

2,412

4,513

13,070

6,439

9, 655

9,068

7,071 9 1 684

10,340

6,019 

9,421

9,148 

6,307

8,066

May

16,70O

2 4,2OO

22,200

June

4,640

4,150

3.660

18,5001 3.59O

15.8OO

12,600

10,100

7,420

3,240

2,450

3,100

4,010

7,000| 3,880

8,660! 3,190

12,2OO

15,400

16,200

13,100

10,900

8,740

8,500

9,460

8,980

8,260

7,580

6,530

5,550

6,250

6,530

6,390

6,460

6,18O

5,620

4,150

4,430

3,130

3,390

3,000

3,000

3,160

3,190

10, 400

25,200

22,800

12,700

8,520

6,350

5,700

5,230

4,920

4,230

3,550

4,710

5,190

6,300

-

Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reserroirs 

(second-feet)

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+53O

-553

+32

July

7

6

4

3

,980

,95O

,630

,550

3,420

3

3

4

6

6

,350

,62O

,150

,400

,500

4,970

7

10

12

14

15

17

19

20

18

17

14

12

12

9

6

6

6

5

5

5

,45O

,60O

,400

,400

,400

,OOO

,200

,400

,200

,600

,900

,700

,000

,100

,250

,05O

,950

,510

,010

,420

Aug.

4,880

4,9

5,1

6,2

70

90

50

9,100

7,450

5,0

3,9

4,9

50

30

70

4,230

4,380

4,3

4,3

4,8

80

80

30

5,190

9,100

13,1

15,4

13,1

00

00

00

11,000

8,250

6,1

7,2

11,0

00

00

00

11,300

8,250

7,4

7,4

16,3

3O,6

50

50

00

00

28,800

Sept.

21,600

16,50O

13,100

9,700

6,950

9,100

6,950

6,270

5,540

5,650

4,63O

3,900

4,950

5,420

4,830

4,460

4,970

3,930

4,63O

5,280

4,700

4,080

4,670

4,110

3,350

2,970

3,840

3,830

3,620

5,690

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2 j 260

5,167

12,720

6,447

9,614

9> 288

7,127

9 1 647

10,330

6,025 

9 493

9 678 5)754

8,098

Per square 

mile

0.491

1.12

2.76

1.40

2.09

2.02

1.55

2.10

2.24

1.31 2 . 06

2.1O

1.25

1.76

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

1.25

3.18

19.08

2.41

2.10

1.79 2 34

o eg

2 , 38

2.42 

1.40

23.88

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Greenbrier River at Hilldale and New River at Hinton.

c Backwater from Qreenbrier River; discharge computed using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Hinton, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'15", long. 80°53'40", at Hinton, Summers 

County, 0.2 mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier 

River. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 6,257 square miles.

Kecorcts available. June 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 13 years, 7,695-second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,400 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 8.75 

reet); minimum, 2,050 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.89 feet); minimum 

daily, 2,110 second-feet Oct. 31.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 246,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 80,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

measurement at station at Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 second-feet Aug. 30, 1948 (gage height, 1.14 feet); minimum daily, 920 secondfeet Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 

T93T9 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

rower uo., and records of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9 3,080

2.1 2,770

2.5 4,480

Oct. 1 to June 4

3.0 7,050

3.5 9,990

4.0 13,400

June 4 to Sept. 30

5.0 31,700

7.0 41.4OO

8.1 53,700

3.1 3,110

2.4 4,370

2.9 6,870

3.5 10,400

4.5 17,500

5.3 24,400

Discharge, in- second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,81O

3,120

2,590

2,380

2,590

3,290

4,960

4,820

4,620

4,960

4,110

3,76O

3,670

3,370

3,410

2,960

2,700

2,450

2,770

2,890

2,730

2,590

3,550

2,410

2,180

2,380

2,550

2,380

2,310

2,150

2,110

Nov.

2,150

2,310

2,340

2,450

2,930

3,370

3,240

5,410

4.91O

4,860

5,110

4,430

4,110

4,020

3,370

3,300

3,620

3,450

3,370

4,020

7,460

7,900

7.00O

6,340

5,770

6,13O

6,390

10,300

29,400

39,200

-

Dec.

39,300

21,200

17,7OO

38,900

50,200

40,300

3O,20O

21,700

16,900

14,100

11,600

7,900

6,340

6,830

16,300

53,600

38,200

23,500

16,50O

15,300

11,900

12,900

11,600

9,380

7,900

7,610

6,500

5,310

6,080

14,000

31,200

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

Haroh. .......... .......

April ..................

Hay. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

27,

19,

15,

12,

14,

39,

37,

24,

17,

300

900

300

700

900

200

200

400

3OO

13,400

11,

11,

10,

9,

600

000

300

380

8,48O

6,

5,

6,

7,

780

510

180

000

6,340

6,080

11,

IS,

15,

700

600

700

14,100

15,700

17,

21,

700

200

22,600

15, 700

12,000

Seoondfoot days

94,570

198 j56C

600, 75C

3,458,360

475J150

363,900

317,740

412,110

387,440

204,280

351,220

292,970

194,620

3,893,310

Feb.

11,600

11,300

9,990

9,680

12.4OO

15,300

13,80O

15,700

15,300

13,800

13,000

11,600

9,380

7,900

9,O8O

14,500

17,300

16,100

14,100

15,700

19,000

16,500

14,500

13,800

13,000

12,000

9,380

8,190

-

-

Mar.

9,080

8,780

8,190

8,190

7,610

7,330

7,610

8,780

8,780

8,190

9,080

9,680

7,900

6,940

6,240

6,450

5,970

11,400

23,500

19,000

13,400

11,300

11,600

16,900

16 » 500

13,800

11,600

9,080

8,480

8,190

8,190

Apr.

8,190

8,190

7,900

6,34O

6,29O

8,770

13,000

13,700

13,400

13,400

11,000

9,990

12,000

39,300

40,300

29,300

21,700

16,500

13,800

13,400

13,000

10,3OO

12,700

13,000

11,000

9,680

9,080

8,780

10,600

10,600

Observed

Maximum

4,960

39,200

53,600

70,600

39,2 00

19,000

23,500

40,300

27,200

24,400

24,400

30,200

21,200

53,600

Minimum Mean

2,110 3,051

2,150 6,619

5,310 19,380

1,600 9,449

5,510 15,330

7,900 13,000

5,970 10,250

6,290 13,740

5,210 12,500

3,070 6,809

3,930 11,330

4, ISO 9,451

3,110 6,487

2,110 10,670

May

19,400

37,200

26,200

22 , 600

19.OOO

15,300

12,4OO

9,080

8,480

10,300

15,70O

19,000

18,6OO

14,100

11,600

9,990

10,300

11,300

11,000

9,680

8,480

7,330

6,780

12,400

10,300

8,780

7,900

7,330

6,390

5,310

5,210

June

5,11O

4,770

4,250

4,110

4,150

3,510

3,930

4,460

4,24O

3,470

3,270

3,590

3,190

3,070

3,350

3,390

10,800

34,400

23,500

15,900

11,000

8,300

6,980

5,810

5,760

4,830

4,O60

5,260

6j020

9,800

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet It

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+ 72

+530

-553

+32

July

10

8

5

4

4

3

4

4

7

7

5

8

12

18

21

19

19

23

24

21

20

17

14

13

10

7

6

5

5

5

,700

,900

,860

,370

,110

,930

,15O

,740

,150

,720

,91O

,48O

,400

,200

,700

,500

,500

,500

,400

,700

,400

,100

,500

,400

4OO

040

650

720

970

310

810

Aug.

5,210

5,310

5,410

6,330

9,200

7,720

5,210

4,150

5,120

4,370

4,55O

4,460

4,510

4,930

5,760

9,800

14,800

16,300

14,200

12,000

8,900

6,760

7,720

11,400

11,400

8.6OO

7,430

7,720

15,400

30,200

38 , 300

Sept.

21,300

16,700

13,800

10,100

7,43O

8.9OO

7,430

6,65O

5,86O

5,810

5,170

4,O6O

4,97O

5,610

5.17O

4,600

5,120

4,110

4,60O

5,610

4,910

4,150

4,770

4,240

3,430

3,110

3,780

3,300

3,760

5,670

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,899

7,273

19,030

9,457

15,290

13,22O 

10,310

13,700 

12,490

6,815

11,400 

9, 981

5,934

10,700

Per square 

mile

0.463

1.16

3.04

1.51

<>.44 

2.11

1.65

2. 19

2.00

1.09

1. 82

1.60

 y4o

1.71

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

1 29

3] 50

20.54

2. 81 

2.20

1. 90

2. 44 2. '31

1.22 

2.10

1.84

1* 06

23.20

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 219

New River at Caperton, W. Va.

recorder, lat. 38-01'20", long. 81-01'45", at suspension footbridge 

f«"« "'OK~" ~~~e County> a 2 miles southeast of Nuttalburg. Datum of gage is 

---... feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

Drainage area. 6,826 square miles. 

Keeoras available. November 1928 to September 1949 

Average discharge. 20 years, 8,483 second-feet (adjusted) 

T^^***^"^^- ^SSn rge durlne year > 74,100 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height 15 52

2 .220 Rfir.nnrt-f*AAt Hn+- Ql / n-o^« u^-» «.u^- o nc ^_-A.\ . _?_ j .. 0;, _ J-. o onn

b j dUU .o

Maxlmum discharge, 244,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height 36 0 

1 ' sec °nd-feet Oct. 8, ll, 1930; minium daily, 836 feconoVfeet

Remrks^-Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are ' "

Oct

Revisions (water years). W 758: 1930 (M). W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, mater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second -feet)

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

2,300

3,380

4,730

7,500

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

10,800

15,200

20,400

32,900

12.0

14.0

14.4

47,100

62.100

65,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

i7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,100

3,280

3,190

2,730

2,820

3,000

4,390

5,380

4,860

5,380

4,730

4,020

4,020

3,690

3,580

3,480

3,100

2,820

2,820

3,100

3,100

2,910

2,820

2,820

2,470

2,380

2,820

2,640

2,560

2,380

2,300

Nov.

2,300

2,380

2,640

2,470

2,820

3,280

3,690

4,360

5,510

5,210

5,510

5,240

4,360

4,600

3,800

3,380

3,690

3,800

3,580

3,690

6,200

8,700

7,060

7,210

6,340

6,630

6,340

9,370

28,200

44,800

-

Dec.

35,700

24,000

20,400

42,000

57.6OO

47,100

35,700

25,800

19,800

16,200

13,300

10,000

7,500

6,630

24,300

65,300

50,800

31,600

21,600

19,300

16,200

12,000

15,200

11,200

9,700

8,700

8,100

6,480

6,340

16,000

32,200

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.... ..............

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

32,

24,

18,

15,

16,

41,

47,

30,

21,

200

000

200

200

700

600

100

300

600

16,200

13,300

12,

12,

11,

400

000

200

9,700

8,700

6,

6,

7,

780

180

300

7,500

7,060

13,

23,

20,

300

100

100

16,700

18,200

19,

24,

26,

19, (

300

300

100

300

14,700

Secondfoot-days

102,690

207,160

716,750

3,943,330

562,520

423,800

377,210

454,830

429,740

226,030

384,870

306,000

212,410

4,404,010

Feb.

12,800

12,800

11,600

10,800

12,800

16,700

16,700

16,700

17,200

16,200

14,700

12,800

11,200

9,000

10,000

17,700

22,800

20,400

17,200

17,200

22,200

19,800

17,700

16,200

15,200

13,800

11,600

10,000

_

_

-

liar.

9,700

10,400

9,700

9,350

9,t>00

9,000

8,700

9,700

10,000

9,700

10,000

11,600

10,000

8,400

7,210

7,500

8,100

314,000

828,000

822,000

316,000

315,000

315,000

820,000

820,000

818,000

13,300

10,800

9,350

9,000

8,700

Apr.

9,000

8,700

9,OOO

7,800

6,630

8,100

12,400

14,700

15,200

15,200

13,800

10,800

12,400

35,900

48,600

34,300

25,800

19,300

15,200

14,700

13,300

11,600

12,400

14,700

12,800

10,800

10,000

9,700

10,400

11,600

-

Observed

Maximum

5,380

44,800

65,300

83,700

47,100

22,800

28,000

48,600

29,000

26,400

27,700

32,900

25,800

65,300

Minimum

2,300

2,300

6,340

2,220

6,480

9,000

7,210

6,630

5,510

3,190

4,020

4,360

2,910

2,300

Mean

3,313

6,905

23,120

10,770

18,150

14,610

12,170

15,160

13,860

7,534

12,420

9,871

7,080

12,070

May

16,200

29,000

29,000

25,800

21,600

17,700

13,800

10,800

9,000

10,800

17,200

21,000

21,600

17,200

13,300

12,000

11,600

12,400

12,000

10,800

9,350

8,700

7,800

11,400

12,400

10,400

9,000

8,400

7,500

6,480

5,510

June

5,780

5,330

4,360

4,600

4,600

3,800

3,480

4,360

4,480

3,580

3,280

3,480

3,800

3,190

3,280

3,380

12,500

26,400

26,400

20,400

12,800

9,700

7,500

6,920

6,340

5,780

4,860

5,640

7,060

8,400

-

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet }t

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+530

-553

+32

July

11

10

7

5

4

4

4

5

5

9

7

7

13

16

26

21

22

25

27

24

22

a!9

ale

a!4

812

a8

36

7

7

5

,200

,OOO

,210

,240

,240

,020

,360

,240

,920

,000

,800

,210

,300

,600

,400

,600

,800

,200

,700

,600

,800

,000

,000

000

,000

,500

,800

500

060

510

6,060

Aug.

5,780

4,980

5,640

5,640

9,000

9,350

6,060

4,860

4,600

4,730

4,360

4,480

4,480

4,860

5,210

9,350

14,700

18,200

15,700

13,300

10,400

8,100

6,920

10,800

12,400

10,400

7,800

8,700

12,000

30,300

32,900

Sept.

25,800

19,800

15,700

12,000

8,100

9,000

8,700

6,920

6,630

5,920

5,780

4,860

4,360

a5,300

35,600

85,000

a5, 200

34,500

34,800

5,640

5,510

4,730

4,130

4,860

4,130

3,430

2,910

4,020

3,800

4,730

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,161

7,559

22,770

10,780

18,ilO

14,830

12,230

15,120

13,850

7,540

12,490

10,400

6,527

12,100

Per square 

mile

0.463

1.11

3.34

1.58

2.65

2.17

1.79

2.22

2.03

1.10

1.83

1.52

.956

1.77

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

1.24

3.85

21.52

3.06

2.26

2.06

2.48

2.34

1.23

2.11

1.75

1.07

23.98

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Hinton.
220 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°08'20", long. 81°12'45", at toll bridge, threequarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Fayette County, 2 miles 

downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of New River and 

Gauley River. Datum of gage is 623.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 8,367 square miles.

Records available.--March 1877 to September 1916, October 1918 to September 1927, October

 19^8 to September 1949. October 1916 to September 1918 and October 1927 to October 

1928 at site 9 miles downstream, published as Kanawha River at lock 2, at Montgomery.

Average discharge.--72 years, 12,700 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 15.43 

reet); minimum, 2,160 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 0.35 foot); minimum daily, 

2,680 second-feet Nov. 1.

1877-1949: Maximum discharge, 320,000 second-feet Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 

feet, site then in use, present datum), from gage-height relationship and rating curve 

extended above 150,000 second-feet; minimum, 640 second-feet Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

-0.95 foot); minimum daily, 690 second-feet Oct. 29, 1921.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation.--Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric 

fower Co., and records of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.--W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

3.0

2.5

2,410

3,410

4,640

5,970

7,470

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

9,300

13,500

18,800

24,800

38,000

10.0 53,000

14.0 88,500

14.6 93,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,520

3,190

3,520

3,190

2,980

2,980

4,260

5,560

5,430

6,250

5,700

4,770

4,770

4,640

3,880

4,130

3,520

3,520

3,190

3,640

3,300

3,410

3,640

3,300

3,190

2,780

2,980

3,080

2,880

3,080

2,880

Nov.

2,580

2,780

2,880

3,190

3, .10

<1,380

6,110

7,810

7,810

6,680

8,360

7,300

6,830

6,110

5,840

4,770

5,030

5,030

5,160

5,030

7,640

10,900

8,730

9,300

7,810

7,810

7,640

12,500

36,300

57,000

-

Dec.

42,900

29,600

24,200

51,600

70,500

54.500

42,200

31,000

2^,200

19,400

16,000

12,500

9.300

7,810

27,200

93 , 900

73,200

42,900

3 "1,300

28,400

24,800

16,500

18,800

15,000

12,500

10,900

9,300

8,170

7,300

15,900

36,600

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.... ... ..........

May. .:.................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-4,9 . .

Jan.

37,

28,

21,

17,

20,

52,

58,

38,

26,

20,

16,

15,

15,

15,

13,

11,

9,

8,

9,

300

400

800

600

000

200

800

000

600

600

500

500

500

000

000

300

300

730

300

9,700

8,540

17,

33,

28,

100

300

400

27,200

29,000

34,

38,

37,

28,

500

700

300

400

21,200

Secondfoot-days

117,150

272,820

907,480

5,129,200

749,270

580,600

511,210

584,740

504,000

253,220

488,020

324,820

224,520

5,517,860

Feb.

18,200

17,600

15,500

14,000

16,500

21,200

2O, 600

20,000

20,600

18,800

17,600

16,000

14,500

13,000

21,200

33,100

36,600

29,600

24,200

23,000

28,400

26,000

24,200

22,400

20,600

18,200

15,500

13,500

_

_

-

Mar.

13,000

13,5

12,5

11.7

00

00

00

11,700

13,000

18,2

16,5

15,5

14,5

00

00

00

00

16,500

18,2

15,5

12,5

00

00

00

10,500

10,100

9,1

18,0

38,7

10

00

oo

32,400

24,200

18,2

17,5

21,2

00

00

00

22,400

19,400

17,0

14,5

12,1

11,7

00

30

DO

00

11,300

Observed

Maximum

6,250

57,000

93,900

124,000

58 , 800

36,600

38 , 700

61,500

31,000

27,200

37,300

34,500

26,600

93,900

Minimum

2,780

2,680

7,300

2,310

8,540

13,000

9,110

8,540

6,980

3,190

4,380

4,770

3,190

2,680

Apr.

11,300

10,900

10,900

10,100

8,540

10,100

14 , 000

18,800

21,200

20 , 000

18,200

14,500

15,500

53 , 400

61,500

42,200

31,000

24,800

20,000

18,200

17,000

15,000

15,000

17,000

15,500

13,000

12,100

14,000

15,500

15,500

-

Mean

3,779

9,094

29,270

14,010

24,170

20,740

16,490

19,490

16,260

8,441

15,740

10,480

7,484

15,120

May

18,200

30,300

31,000

28,400

24,200

20,000

16,000

June

6,980

6,390

5,700

5,430

5,300

4,770

3,760

13,000 4,510

10,500 4,900

11,3OO' 4,260

18,800

24,200

23,600

19,400

15,500

13,500

12; 500

14,000

14,000

12,500

10,900

9,700

12,100

15,500

18,200

16,000

13,000

11,700

10,100

8,920

6,980

3,760

3,880

4,380

3,880

3,190

3,640

10,300

26,000

27,200

22,400

15,000

11,300

8,170

7,470

6,390

6,250

6,110

9,300

11,700

10,900

-

Change In

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feetlt

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+530

-553

+32

July

12

11

8

5

4

4

4

5

5

9

9

7

24

32

34

26

32

37

35

29

25

22

18

17

15

10

7

7

7

6

5

,500

,700

,540

,970

,6-,0

,380

,770

,430

,560

,300

,700

,990

,100

,400

,500

,600

,400

,300

,900

,000

,400

,400

,800

,000

,000

,900

,990

,810

,810

,390

,840

Aug.

6,250

5,560

6,680

8,540

9,110

10,500

7,470

5,430

5,160

5,300

4,900

4,900

4,770

4,900

5,560

10,500

16,000

19,400

17,000

14,500

11,700

8,920

7,140

10,100

12,500

10,900

8,170

8,360

10,500

29,600

34,500

Sept.

26,600

21,200

16,500

13,OOO

9,300

8,170

9,700

8,170

6,250

6,680

6,110

5,430

4,640

5,700

. 5,560

5,160

5,160

5,030

4,900

5,300

5,700

5,160

4,510

4,900

4,380

3,640

3,190

4,130

4,380

5,970

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

Mean

3,627

9,748

28,920

14,020

24,130

20,960

16,550

19,450

16,250

8,447

15,810

11,010

6,931

15,150

Per square 

mile

0.433

1.17

3.46

1.68

2.88

2.51

1.98

2.33

1.94

1.01

1.89

1.32

.828

1.81

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

1.30

3.99

22.81

3.32

2.61

2.28

2.60

2.24

1.13

2.18

1.52

.92

24.59

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'10", long. 81°42'05", at old lock 6, 1.0 mile

 upstream from Davis Creek, If miles downstream from Twomile Creek, and 3.5 miles downstream from Elk River. Datum of gage is 548.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder half a mile downstream from Elk River and 3.0 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage 

is 557.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 10,420 square miles.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 115,000 second-feet Dec. 16; maximum gage height, 

3U.9Y feet Dec. 17; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 3,250 second-feet; 

minimum gage height, 17.57 feet July 4.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 216,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 

38.77 feet Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 1,540 secondfeet; minimum gage height, 17.55 feet Aug. 6, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 feet Sept. 29 (corrected), 1861.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-feet).

Cooperation. Records of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric

 Power1 C'o., and records of contents of Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

, 63,660

85,130

, 4,980

64,040

63,870

63,250

Nov.

, 63,380

 67,520

. 68,550

 66,380

12,500

9,800

10,500

9,000

9,000

9,000

14,400

41,200

68,000

-

Dec.

52 , 200

32,600

27,400

51,400

77,400

62,500

48,800

32,700

26,800

22,000

17,300

13,600

10,400

7,190

29,900

109,000

99,200

54,000

42,900

42,500

34,600

23,500

23,500

18,900

16,600

12,900

11,700

12,400

9,790

16,100

38,300

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February

March. .................

April............ ....:.

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

Angust. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

45,

33,

26,

22,

23,

54,

68,

47,

32,

000

600

100

300

400

600

700

100

600

25,300

20,

18,

20,

20,

17,

100

700

400

100

400

15,800

13,

12,

12,

400

200

900

13,400

12,

17,

41,

40,

40,

47,

53,

64,

56,

40,

100

800

000

600

100

500

BOO

BOO

700

200

30,800

Feb.

29,300

26,4

21,8

19,4

21,8

25,8

26,4

24,0

24,6

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

22,900

21,100

19,2

17,4

18,4

00

00

00

32,500

54,000

55,8

42,9

32,8

00

00

00

30,300

35,000

33,2

30,5

28,0

26,1

23,2

19,8

19,1

_

_

-

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

Mar.

19,200

19,1

17,4

16,1

15,7

17,6

23,5

23,7

21,5

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

21,900

24,000

27,9

23,2

18,8

00

00

00

16,100

14,800

14,1

24,3

49,6

00

00

00

45,000

31,700

24,3

23,0

25,1

26,8

23,7

21,1

19,2

15,6

15,5

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

15,500

Apr.

15,000

14,600

13,700

12,700

11,200

13,400

17,700

22,700

26,000

26,600

24,100

19,200

20,800

59,200

78,300

51,000

36,600

28,900

23,900

21 , 100

19,600

17,600

18,100

21,600

18,700

15,200

16,600

19,100

19,900

20,100

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

127,900

318,930

L, 078, 080

5,289,650

988,300

781,700

695,000

723,200

559,740

267,420

559,000

325,700

231,950

5,656,920

Maximum

68,000

109,000

137,000

64,800

55,800

49,600

78,300

33,200

27,500

47,500

33,200

27,000

109,000

Minimum

_

7,190

-

12,100

17,400

14,100

11,200

7,840

_

_

-

-

Mean

4,125

10,630

34,780

17,180

31,880

27,920

22,420

24,110

18,060

8,914

18,030

10,510

. 7,732

18,240

May

20,800

32 , 100

33,200

30,100

25,500

22,000

17,700

15,200

11,700

12,400

18,700

24,500

24,200

20,800

16,900

15,000

13,500

14,000

14,300

13,800

11,700

11,200

13,500

16,400

24,100

21,300

17,900

15,300

13,200

10,900

7,840

June

 66,770

July

13

11

k 66

>e4,810n

 64,390

11,100

24,700

27 , 500

22,600

14,600

12,200

, 67,780

r ea

23

47

42

30

34

43

44

32

28

24

20

17

17

13

\

1

12, 900 I 8

10,900 [

" P

Change in

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

seoond-feet It

-152

+654

-352

+8

-41

+220

+56

-37

-10

+6

+72

+530

-553

+32

,000

,700

,080

,470

,400

,500

,100

,100

,700

,800

,100

,800

,000

,400

,800

Aug.

>

1 e7, 5

t

.67,2

, 65,2

40

90

10

10,400

17,4

19,1

17,2

00

00

00

14,600

11,800

9,9

(

,8001

,200

,500 I f e9,2 6B '

,270U

1 26,9

40

80

00

33,200

Sept.

27,000

20,800

17,200

13,800

11,100

, e8,150

, 5,610

. 5,410

. 4,700

> 64,540

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

Mean

3,970

11,280

34,430

17,190

31,840

28,140

22,480

24,070

18,050

8,920

18,100

11,040

7,179

18,270

Per square 

mile

0.381

1.08

3.30

1.65

3.06

2.70

2.16

2.31

1.73

.856

1.74

1.06

.689

1.75

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

1.20

3.80

22.45

3.53

2.81

2.49

2.58

1.-99

.95

2.01

1.22

.77

23.79

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs.

e Pall-stage-dlsoharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha 

River at Kanawha Falls and tributary inflow.
222 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°31'30", long. 81°23'35", a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Grumpier, Ashe County, and 6 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. --277 square miles.

Records available. --July 1928 to September 1949. August 1908 to September 1916 at site 5j 

miles downstream.

Average discharge. --29 years (1908-16, 1928-49), 480 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 8.63 

 feet ) ; minimum, 114 second-feet Oct. 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1908-16, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 79,400 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height,

S3.0 feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 19,

1932; minimum daily, 53 second-feet Sept. 19, 1932.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

tion.

- - , 

are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above staRevisions (water years ). W 923: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 131 2.5 1,050 

1.2 210 3.0 1,480 

1.4 3O2 4.0 2,5OO 

1.7 47O 5.O 3,960 

2.0 665 6.0 5,910

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a200 

al80 

al70 

a!70 

a220

a2OO 

alSO 

181 

185 

150

142 

139 

131 

124 

124

124 

124 

169 

173 

150

139 

135 

135 

131 

128

124 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

Nov.

120 

131 

247 

282 

190

714 

801 

36O 

288 

278

268 

236 

232 

232 

206

198 

198 

194 

318 

580

365 

333 

318 

328 

416

371 

782 

2,750 

2,810 

1,39O

Dec.

906 

665 

1,340 

3,190 

1,440

1,O9O 

834 

700 

600 

528

452 

440 

422 

393 

388

464 

470 

434

535 

574

502 

476 

452 

428 

458

b400 

b440 

b440 

535 

*1,810 

1,220

Jan.

818 

b650 

580 

535 

988

1,66O 

1,130 

850 

7OO 

606

548 

516 

476 

440 

416

393 

382 

382 

382 

360

371 

632 

594 

587 

554

568 

679 

772 

679 

580 

613

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

bar ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1943 ............

ary

1 ...................... .....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

548 

516 

509 

6OO 

721

639 

652 

613 

580 

632

620 

554 

528 

*490 

458

632 

750 

646 

832 

1,440

1,030 

842 

714 

613 

561

502 

476 

721

Seoondfoot-days

4,628 

15,936 

23,026

170,226

19,441 

18,419 

18,174 

22,719 

18,191 

11,906 

30,579 

26,540 

12,263

221,822

Mar.

bSOO 

b440 

458 

434 

422

416 

410 

382 

371 

434

470 

410 

393 

393 

404

354 

399 

1,340 

1,340 

906

714 

721 

1,050 

850 

742

693 

626 

594 

535 

483 

490

Apr.

452 

422 

404 

382 

452

742 

639 

1,030 

1,050 

818

707 

802 

2,460 

1,810 

1,300

97O 

795 

700 

606 

542

502 

652 

587 

49O 

452

422 

428 

632 

502 

969

Maximum

220

2,810 

3,190

3,480

1,660 

1,440 

1,340 2,460' 

1,340 

2,39O 

5,270 

5,090 

890

5,270

Peak discharge (base, 3.6OO sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (9 p.m.

May

1,340 

994 

780 

652 

574

542 

652 

548 

509 

483

898 

735 

594 

528 

483

594 

778 

797 

587 

516

490 

452 

586 

440 

502

399

410 

360 

338 

318 

312

Minimum

120 

120 

388

120

360 

458 

354 

382 

312 

223 

241 

302 

273

120

June

3O2 

283 

268 

264 

259

283 

245 

232 

232 

228

223 

264 

278 

273 

365

576 

2,390 

750 

509 

410

399 

376 

333 

307 

312

365 

292 

268 

318 

302

Mean

149 

531 

743

465

627 

658 

586 

757 

587 

397 

986 

856 

409

608

July

292 

264 

254 

245 

241

245 

312 

560 

SOO 

434

799 

1,220 

2,040 

2,310 

1,340

2,740 

5,270 

2,390 

1,570 

1,220

1,010 

818 

652 

594 

580

490

464 

422 

416 

371 

416

Aug.

354 

344 

542 

502 

399

428 

440 

354

333 

360

410 

333 

344 

354 

302

349 

568 

522 

410 

476

502 

764 

1,390 

922 

728

1,220 

1,030 

3,980 

5,090 

1,660 

1,130

Per square 

 lie

0.538 

1.92 

2.68

1.68

2.26 

2.38

2.12 

2.73 

2.12 

1.43 

3.56 

3.09 

1.46

2.19

) 5,260 sec. -ft.; Dec. 4 t5j,«.

Sept.

890 

707 

820 

574 

522

516 

483 

446 

446 

382

365 

354 

354 

344 

328

328 

458 

344

393 

318

292 

288 

328 

297 

273

273 

393 

338 

312 

297

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

2.14 

3.09

22.87

2.61 

2.47 

2.44 

3.05 

2.44 

1.60 

4.11 

3.56 

1.65

29.78

) 4,290

sec.-ft.j June I7~(5~ a~-». ) 4.38O sec.-ft.j July 16 (11 p.m.) 9,000 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 13,100 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Soutb Pork 

Hew River near Jefferson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KAWAWHA RIVER BASIN

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'45", long. 80°55 I 10", in Grayson County, 400

 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, 

and 1.7 miles downstream from Wards Mill Branch.

Drainage area. 39 square miles.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 9.58

 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 6,980 second-feet Oct. 17, 1947 (gage height, 14.4 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Sept. 16, 17, 1944 (gage height, 0.87 

foot).

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 feet (discharge, 11,000 second-feet, 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fajr.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 3)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 2O to Sept. 30

0.9 29 1.5 78 1.1 41 1.7 116 4.0 61O 

1.1 41 1.8 117 1.2 50 2.0 168 5.O 900 

1.3 58 2.5 236 1.4 72 3.0 366 5.7 1,120

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

38 

37 

37 

96

55 

44 

47 

41 

39

38 

38 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

212 

42 

36

35 

34 

33 

34 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

31

Nov.

32 

32 

82 

65 

51

76 

76 

54 

56 

63

56 

49 

47 

45 

43

43 

43 

41 

138 

146

80 

80 

72 

78 

106

76 

99 

234 

*193 

113

Dec.

89 

80 

3O5 

240 

132

113 

96 

89 

82 

76

71 

72 

70 

66 

83

76 

71 

64 

72 

66

63 

62 

62

61 

61

b56 

b53 

61 

132 

284 

118

Jan.

94 

82 

*78 

73 

130

136 

97 

89 

82 

78

75 

72 

69 

69 

65

64 

64 

65 

72 

64

70 

86 

73 

71 

66

70 

68 

76 

65 

61 

85

Feb.

80 

72 

69 

96 

97

83 

83 

72 

7O 

76

68 

65 

64 

64 

65

82 

79 

66 

85 

110

82 

75 

71 

69 

66

62 

65 

80

unn-fh Second- 

*onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber ........................

1,37! 

2,36 

3,02

lendar year 1948 ............ 25.63C

ary .

h. ................ ..........

1........................ ....

ember ........................

2,40! 

2, IK 

2,13] 

2,99 

3,47£ 

4,07« 

4,21! 

4,84E 

2.85C

ter year 1948-49 ............ 35,89!

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Apr.

ft.j July 11 (8 p.m. ) 84O sec. -ft. j Aug. 28 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

66 

61 

61 

60 

59

58 

56 

54 

54 

61

59 

53 

54 

54 

53

50 

52 

66 

58 

53

52 

108 

193 

97 

83

83 

76 

83 

78 

70 

66

Apr.

63 

61 

60 

58 

85

106 

73

71 

64 

61

63 

1O5 

477 

172 

121

102 

94 

9O 

83 

79

76 

117 

86 

75 

68

64 

68 

89 

72 

192

Maximum

i 212 

3 234 

5 3O5

) 350

3 136 

110 

193 

5 477 

200 

1,080 

363 

906 

) 136

' 1,080

May

2OO 

155 

145 

110 

100

153 

157 

119 

121 

151

166 

129 

110 

99 

97

142 

181 

116 

97 

89

86 

90 

87 

79 

76

75 

72 

71 

68 

68 

69

Minimum

31 

32 

53

30

61 

62 

50 

58 

68 

61 

85 

73 

73

31

June

66 

63 

61 

62 

62

62 

62 

63 

63 

61

62 

69 

85 

157 

221

324 

1,O80 

200 

143 

121

110 

102 

92 

93 

121

100 

86 

82 

90 

113

Mean

44. E 

79. C 

97. e

70. C

77.7 

75.6 

68.7 

100 

112 

136 

136 

156 

95. C

98.3

July

97 

90 

92 

89 

105

99 

90 

87 

85 

89

270 

179 

172 

282 

200

210 

363 

212 

157 

141

136 

121 

106 

114 

97

93 

90 

85 

87 

94 

87

Aug.

82 

79 

90 

116 

87

82 

82 

85 

80 

73

73 

73 

86 

83 

161

233 

254 

150 

124 

159

134 

172 

200 

136 

118

106 

100 

906 

375 

163 

183

Per square 

mile

1.14 

2.03 

2.50

1.79

1.99 

1.94 

1.76 

2.56 

2.87 

3.49 

3.49 

4.0O 

2.44

2.52

Sept.

136 

118 

113 

108 

113

113 

111 

108 

97 

93

90 

89 

96 

92 

87

87 

92 

114 

97 

83

80 

80 

79 

76 

75

75 

73 

95 

97 

83

Runoff in 

inches

1.31 

2.26 

2.88

24.43

2.29 

2.02 

2.03 

2.86 

3.31 

3.89 

4.02 

4.61 

2.72

34.20

13 (6 a.m.) 87O sec. -ft.j June 17 (7 a.m.) 2,540 sec.- 

8 p.m.) 2,180 sec. -ft. 

5 day.
224 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56'20", long. 80°53'15", at highway bridge at

 Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2| miles downstream from Glade Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,924.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 247 square miles.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--30 years, 256 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 5.55

 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 0.88 foot); minimum daily, 67 second-feet Oct. 16.

1908-16, 1927-49: Maximum gage height observed, 12.1 feet July 16, 1916, datum then 

in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, about 5 second-feet Dec. 22, 1909 

(gage height, 1.17 feet, datum then in use); minimum daily, 22 second-feet Jan. 30, 

1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mill 300 feet above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21,

Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

1.3 58 2.0 290 3.8 1,940 

1.4 76 2.3 455 4.5 2,94O 

1.5 100 2.6 670 4.8 3,420 

1.6 128 2.9 930 

1.8 197 3.3 1,350

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

76 

72 

71 

71 

88

90 

78 

83 

86 

83

76 

74 

71 

71 

69

67 

72 

74 

74 

74

72 

71 

71 

72 

71

74 

72 

71 

69 

71 

69

Nov.

69 

71 

72 

78 

78

78- 

111 

103 

90 

88

88 

81 

78 

76 

74

74 

74 

74 

81 

103

100 

103 

108

111 

111

125 

164 

680 

1,750 

766

Dec.

419 

305 

923 

3,260 

1,060

686 

534 

443 

373 

320

280 

255 

240 

223 

393

576 

443 

362 

346 

351

335 

300 

275 

250 

245

210 

178 

206 

250 

1,660 

1,080

Jan.

614 

468 

401 

373 

476

1,170 

750 

548 

449 

384

346 

320 

295 

280 

260

240 

231 

223 

218 

201

206 

300 

413 

390 

368

368 

390 

431 

425 

368 

362

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..................... . . .

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

l». ................. ....

1 .................... ....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

340 

330 

335 

384 

576

583 

583 

710 

541 

462

407 

351 

330 

310 

295

356 

419 

368 

444 

1,340

814 

590 

520 

437 

395

356 

330 

368

Seoondfoot-days

2,302 

5,65S 

16,783

105,544

12,266 

13,274 

9,65E 

14,236 

13,842 

7,979 

14,810 

12,970 

5,908

129,685

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 sec . -f t . ) . Dec

ft.; June 17 (9 p.m.; 3,750 sec. -ft. s Aug. 2£

Mar.

356 

340 

325 

310 

300

290 

280 

260 

245 

245

250 

227 

218 

210 

206

197 

193 

438 

840 

494

390 

351 

368 

356 

330

315 

300 

280 

265 

240 

236

Apr.

1,

Maximum

90 

1,750 

3,260

4,540

1,170 

1,340 

840 

1,460 

2,280 

1,860 

1,280 

2,450 

443

3,260

. 4 (10 a.m. 

(9:30 a.m.]

231 

223 

214 

201 

231

576 

534 

449 

425 

368

325 

325 

994 

460 

758

534 

437 

378 

335 

300

275 

384 

806 

507 

401

335 

315 

569 

520 

826

May

2,280 

1,070 

758 

576 

488

419 

390 

351 

320 

305

658 

910 

569 

431 

368

340 

437 

362 

300 

265

250 

236 

231 

214 

214

201 

197 

186 

178 

171 

167

Minimum

67 

69 

178

67

201 

295 

193 

201 

167 

114 

144 

167 

128

67

June

164 

160 

154 

147 

144

144 

138 

150 

114 

128

128 

134 

134 

141 

147

144 

1,860 

1,050 

425 

310

275 

240 

218 

206 

193

186 

175 

167 

197 

206

Mean

74.3 

189 

541

288

396 

474 

311 

475 

447 

266 

478 

418 

197

355

July

197 

175 

164 

154

147

144 

244 

702 

300 

223

275 

514 

474 

1,200 

1,030

980 

1,280 

850 

630 

860

527 

541 

384 

335

721

384 

320 

290 

265 

260 

240

Aug.

227 

218 

210 

255 

227

206 

206 

197 

182 

175

167 

175 

197 

265 

327

497 

1,200 

710 

494 

346

295 

255 

399 

413 

295

240 

223 

440 

2,450 

910 

569

Sept.

443 

362 

315 

295 

270

255 

240 

260 

231 

210

197 

190 

182 

178 

171

164 

160 

157 

154 

150

138 

134 

134 

131 

128

128 

134 

131 

138 

128

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.301 0.35 

.765 .85 

2.19 2.52

1.17 15.88

1.60 1.84 

1.92 2.00 

1.26 1.45 

1.92 2.14 

1.81 2.09 

1.08 1.20 

1.94 2.24 

1.69 1.95 

.798 .89

1.44 19.52

) 4,820 sec. -ft.; May 1 (6 a.m.) 3,020 sec.- 

3,260 sec. -ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 225

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--278 square miles.

Kecords available. April 1939 to September 1949. July 1908 to September 1916 at site 3| 

miles downstream.

Average discharge. 18 years, 413 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 7.38 

reet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet on basis of flood records for 

other stations in New River Basin; minimum, 184 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.17 

feet).

1908-16. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 20,900 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

11.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet on basis of flood records for other stations in New River Basin; minimum recorded, 81 second-feet Dec. 16, 

1943 (gage height, 1.78 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1939(P), 1940, 1941-43(P).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 6, May 2-lo)

2.1 163

2.4 260

2.6 346

3.0 574

3.6 1,010

4.2 1,480

4.8 2,060

5.8 3,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

225

193

187

187

628

420

256

246

276

225

212

209

199

193

190

190

196

364

305

239

225

219

219

215

212

206

206

203

203

203

199

Nov.

206

209

232

448

296

307

819

351

292

323

314

272

253

242

228

222

225

225

552

1,780

581

443

426

454

518

420

518

1,200

1,750

841

-

Month

Dec.

568

454

1,320

2,840

1,040

746

600

518

466

426

388

388

388

367

535

661

495

426

454

471

409

388

367

356

362

272

272

341

477

2,330

1,040

Jan.

607

543

500

466

594

1,360

804

627

549

495

489

460

437

415

398

393

393

388

398

393

38Z

594

531

471

437

443

432

506

471

415

500

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

627

512

471

518

732

587

574

531

483

500

524

448

432

415

409

587

789

574

562

900

668

562

537

477

454

426

420

506

-

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

7,45

14,94

20,16

163,87

15,89

15 22

15 73

18^03

20,36

12,53

21^22

14,35

198,89

Mar.

443

420

409

398

398

388

372

356

362

372

437

367

346

346

346

318

346

432

454

372

356

377

2,560

915

654

587

549

549

555

489

466

Apr.

443

415

404

388

409

915

587

549

477

437

426

495

1,620

1,400

834

620

555

512

477

448

432

568

703

512

460

432

460

710

524

819

-

Maximum

D 628

7 1,780

5 2,840

3 3,600

L 1,360

5 900

3 2,560

L 1,620

3 3,110 

I 1,570

D 1,790

3 3,170 

3 1,160

3 3,170

May

3,110

1,320

1,200

819

675

600

574

581

531

568

930

703

562

512

483

543

640

574

471

437

432

500

531

420

420

382

409

377

362

351

351

Minimum

187

206

272

155

382

409

318

351 

276

346

330

187

June

341

332

318

309

309

300

288

280

280

280

276

280

284

465

627

782

1,570

710

466

388

356

341

318

309

367

500

328

305

346

477

Mean

24C

496

65C

446

513

544 5 OS

60-

657

41f

741

68E

479

545

July

437

341

318

314

288

300

415

797

398

377

1,280

1,040

900

1,040

1,400

1,790

1,760

1,660

960

1,040

782

753

900

594

524

471

443

415

404

426

393

Aug.

372

372

377

1,400

594

454

483

483

409

398

356

346

500

543

483

1,330

1,080

775

562

512

627

524

555

477

426

443

398

807

3,170

900

1,070

Per square 

mile

0.863

1.79

2.34

1.61

1 .85

1 .96

2.16

2 . 36

1 .50

2 . 67

2 .46

1.72

1.96

Sept.

1,160

675

581

555

524

682

537

531

471

437

420

415

443

477

420

398

500

443

537

3420

3370

a360

a360

3350

3340

3330

a340

3350

a450

3480

Runoff in 

inches

0.99

2.00

2.70

pi 04. t*J. .& *

2.13

2.04

2.11

2.41

2.72

1.67

3 .08

2 .84 

1.92

26.61

Pe3k discharge (base. 5.500 sec.-ft.). Dec. 4 (3 a.m.) 4,590 sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (8:30 3.m.) 4,590 

sec.-ft.; May I ;8 a.m.; 3,880 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (4 3.m.) 5,550 sec.-ft.

3 No gsge-height record; discharge computed on basis of westher records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Chestnut Creek 3t Qalsx 3nd Little River at Oraysonton.
226 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02', long. 80°33', at highway bridge at Snow-

 ville, Pulaski County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of Radford,

and 8 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 300 square miles. 

Records available. October 1928 to September 1949. 

Average aisonarge. 20 years (1929-49), 375 second-feet. 

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 7.64

 feet); minimum, 176 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1928-49: Maximum discharge observed, 17,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

16.44 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 secondfeet on basis of slope-area determinations near Floyd and near Copper Valley and on 

basis of flood records for other stations in New River Basin; minimum, 21 second-feet 

Feb. 22, 1942, during period of ice effect; minimum daily, 50 second-feet Sept. 21, 

1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 11,000 

second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 8.30 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1033.

Remarks. Records good.

Hevisions (water years). W 823: 1929-36. Revised figure of discharge, in second-feet, 

for the nign-water period and peak discharges in the water year 1945 are given herewith. 

They supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 1033.

Sept. 18 8,180

Month

Water year 1944-45 

Calendar year 1945

Secondfoot-days

18,724 

136,740 

136,390

Maximum

8,180 

8,180 

8,180

Minimum

93 

88 

88

Mean

624 

374 

374

Per square 

mile

2,08 

1.25 

1.25

Runoff in 

inches

2.32

16.94 

16.91

Peak discharge (revised). Oct. 21, 1944 (1 a.m.) 9,420 sec. -ft.; Sept. 18,

1945 (12 m.J 11,000 sec. -ft.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

259 

199 

184 

180 

612

763 

342 

282 

276 

239

221 

216 

207 

199 

195

191 

195 

244 

287 

212

199 

191 

191 

191 

188

188 

180 

180 

ISO 

180 

180

NOT.

184 

188 

191 

376 

282

239 

475 

299 

239 

235

230 

207 

199 

199 

191

188 

1SS 

191 

216 

1,070

489 

368 

410 

424 

535

445 

4S9 

1,370 

2,350 

1,000

Dec.

629 

497 

1,690 

6,020 

1,350

872 

669 

574 

497 

460

417 

410 

417 

396 

863

1,130 

702 

558 

542 

581

497 

460 

431 

410

417

316 

323 

403 

566 

2,350 

1,200

Jan.

661 

574 

574 

519 

621

1,320 

873 

669 

581 

535

504 

497 

467 

445 

424

410 

410 

410 

410 

403

396 

702 

693 

566 

504

504 

482 

489 

467 

417 

460

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ...........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ...... .

1. ..................... ....

st ..................... ....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

605 

535 

497 

574 

899

677 

637 

637 

558 

550

621 

519 

497 

475 

467

558 

710 

597 

574 

802

693 

597 

558 

504 

482

452 

445 

497

Seoondfoot-days

7,551 

13,467 

26,647

168,450

16,977 

16,217 

15,563 

19,689 

23,421 

17,026 

29,305 

26,885 

17,425

230,173

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 sec. -ft.). Nov

sec. -ft. 5 Mar. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 3,630 sec. -ft. 

5,110 sec. -ft.; June 30 (4, a.m.) 4,430 seo.-f 

4,940 sec. -ft. j Aug. 29 (8 a.m.) 9,420 seo.-f

Mar.

460 

424 

445

431 

417

403 

389 

375 

375 

382

417 

375 

349 

349 

356

330 

336 

431 

504 

396

368 

389 

2,160 

973 

677

589 

550 

519 

504 

452 

438

Apr.

424 

403 

396 

382 

396

828 

581 

519 

452 

417

403 

445 

2,170 

2,040 

973

710 

621 

574 

519 

482

460 

589 

802 

574 

489

460 

504 

802 

597 

677

Maximum

763 

2,350 

6,020

6,020

1,320 

899 

2,160 

2,170 

2,350 

2,210 

2,630 

5,480 

1,660

6,020

. 29 (1 a.m. 

; Apr. 13 (4 

;.} July 16

May

2,350 

1,310 

1,150 

S45 

693

621 

574 

550 

542 

1,150

1,150 

973 

693 

597 

542

1,330 

1,060 

734 

566 

497

475 

621 

863 

550 

497

445 

445 

424 

403 

339 

382

Minimum

180 

184 

316

144

396 

445 

330 

382 

382 

299 

431 

403 

389

180

June

375 

368 

349 

342 

336

336 

316 

304 

299 

299

299 

304 

362 

589 

710

872 

1,780 

1,090 

637 

542

519 

445 

403 

389 

403

519 

403 

410 

816 

2,210

Mean

244 

449 

860

460

548 

579 

502 

656 

756 

568 

945 

867 

581

631

July

1,130 

669 

574 

535 

475

431 

542 

793 

550

718

2,150 

2,020 

1,130 

1,220 

1,090

2,630 

1,600 

1,260 

964 

1,190

908 

734 

1,370 

776 

661

581 

542 

512 

489 

519 

542

Aug.

475 

452 

460 

908 

581

482 

482 

445 

482 

431

410 

403 

489 

467 

1,140

1,660 

1,500 

1,130 

734 

613

637 

558 

613 

542 

482

580 

759 

900 

5,480 

1,190 

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.813 

1.50 

2.87

1.53

1.83 

1.93 

1.67 

2.19 

2.52 

1.89 

3.15 

2.89 

1.94

2.10

) 3,550 sec. -ft. j Dec. 4 (6 a.m. 

p.m.) 3,870 sec. -ft.; May 16 (6 

'11:30 a.m.) 3,630 sec. -ft.; Aug

Sept.

1,660 

908 

743 

710 

653

710 

629 

629 

558

519

497 

482 

519 

613 

558

482 

504 

512 

677 

482

431 

424 

424 

410 

396

389 

396 

417 

535 

558

Runoff in 

inches

0.94 

1.67 

3.31

20.89

2.11 

2.01 

1.92 

2.44 

2.90 

2.11 

3.63 

3.33 

2.16

28.53

9,000 

30 p.m.) 

15 (9 p.m.)
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 227

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'05", long. 80°42'35", a quarter of a mile 

downstream from highway bridge at Bane, Giles County, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Sugar Run, and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 305 square miles.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 307 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 14.44 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 3.03 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1949; minimum, 16 second-feet Jan. 7, 

1940 (gage height, 2.58 feet), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 26 secondfeet Jan. 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 feet in September 1878.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revisea, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

853........

873. .......

893........

1003........

1053........

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1944

1946

Date

July 22, 1938

Jan. 30, 1939

Feb. 18, 1944

Jan. 8, 1946

Gage height 

(feet)

tlO.56

9.65

12.64

14.00

12.6

Discharge 

(second- feet)

6,010

4,450

9,760

12,800

9,760

t Observed. 

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water periods in water 

years 1940, 1944, and 1946 are given herewith. They supersede those published in 

Water-Supply Papers 893, 1003, and 1053.

Apr. 20, 1940 .......... 6,230

Feb. 18, 1944 .......... 7,61O

Jan. 8, 1946 .......... 7,2OO

Month

Water year 1939-4O. . . 

Calendar year 1940. . .

Water year 1943-44... 

Calendar year 1944...

Water year 1945-46. . . 

Calendar year 1946...

Seeondfoot-days

106,190 

115,525

93,674 

103,184

134,676 

115,106

Maximum

6,230 

6,330

7,610 

7,610

7,200 

7,2OO

Minimum

26 

26

30 

31

42

38

Mean

290 

3O5

256 

282

369 

315

Per 

square 

mile

2 53

.951 

1.00

.839 

.925

1.21 

1.63

Kunoff 

in 

Inches

12.95 

13.60

11.44 

12.60

16.45 

14.06

Note. Figures of peak discharge for May 31, 1940, and Aug. 14, 194O, have been revised to 

6,010 second-feet and 5,180 second-feet, respectively, superseding those published in'Watersupply Paper 893.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

'990813 0-52-16"

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

40

61

86

135

£00

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0

286

435

640

1,240

1,750

9.4 

10. O 

10.7

2,330 

3,O6O 

4,190 

5,02O 

6,180
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Dlaoharge, In seoond-feet, of Walker Creek at Bane, Va. 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

63

60

58

77

85

90

83

83

89

78

69

66

62

59

58

57

63

66

66

63

61

60

59

58

58

59

58

57

56

54

Nov.

56

56

62

71

73

80

110

131

100

92

90

93

90

85

80

76

73

71

81

161

186

161

159

157

191

264

293

1,040

3,390

1,720

-

Dec.

970

640

1,050

5,500

2,100

1,300

940

730

563

453

375

331

303

273

884

1,750

1,090

790

682

670

602

505

423

375

360

293

237

260

310

2,310

1,820

Jan.

1,090

820

629

546

629

1,610

1,240

910

700

563

480

427

386

349

317

289

270

254

240

226

221

494

820

670

574

541

558

688

730

585

552

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May.... ..........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

505

458

440

505

910

910

940

1,210

940

790

676

541

485

435

410

510

585

530

546

1,610

1,270

970

790

629

530

458

402

431

_

_

-

Seccndfcct-days

2,042

9,292

28,889

150,541

18,408

19,416

13,241

21,247

20,922

16,886

21,103

23,538

7,029

202,013

Mar.

415

371

356

342

338

338

331

303

286

286

289

270

246

232

226

213

208

583

1,300

820

618

530

730

658

563

505

458

415

367

331

313

Apr.

303

286

260

243

254

778

760

640

546

458

415

402

1,390

2,850

1,540

1,060

790

640

515

427

379

455

1,060

790

585

466

435

760

790

970

-

Maximum

90

3,390

5,500

6,860

1,610

1,610

1,300

2,850

3,390

6,120

1,750

4 *820 900

6,120

May

3,390

1,820

1,330

1,030

820

682

596

495

435 466-

1,240

1,330

880

658

541

471

607

510

419

364

327

303

345

310

273

248

240

223

205

188

176

Minimum

54

56

237

54

221

402

208

243

176

105

183

166

121

54

June

170

159

149

139

133

130

124

117

112

108

105

110

115

131

151

166

6,120

2,910

1,150

700

495

386

317

270

237

218

200

183

731

850

-

Mean

65.9

310

932

411

594

693

427

708

675

563

681

759

234

553

July

495

360

286

240

210

193

183

664

313

260

485

700

1,060

1,750

1,360

1,480

1,610

1,450

1,030

1,680

1,090

700

500

402

658

390

313

267

260

383

331

Aug.

254

221

336

1,540

652

423

334

280

240

218

193

178

168

166

194

970

2,410

1,750

1,030

694

530

423

402

427

356

306

320

583

4,900

1,890

1,150

Per square 

mile

0.216

1.02

3.06

1.35

1.95

2.27

1.40

2.32

2.21

1.85

2 23

2^49

.767

1.81

Sept.

820

596

458

398

352

317

286

267

243

221

205

190

186

186

176

170

166

163

161

168

147

137

137

135

131

124

122

121

122

124

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

1.14

3.53

18.37

2.25

2.36

1.61

2.59

2.55

2.06

2 57

z'.87

.86

24.64

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 

ft.; June 17 (8:50 p.m.) 13,700 sec.-ft. ; Aug.

4 (9 a.m.) 7,750 seo.-ft.j May 1 C6 a.m.) 4_,590 

29 (6:30 a.m.) 7,030 sec.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 229

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'20", long. 80°51'00", at highway bridge 3 miles 

upstream from Narrows, Giles County, and 3f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

is 1,583.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 223 square miles.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years, 275 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 9.41 

reet); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

1908-16, 1938-49: Maximum gage height observed, 13.0 feet July 16, 1916, from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Jan. 2, 5, 1940 

(gage height, 2.22 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 300 feet above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1940-41(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 16 to Nov. 28, June 13-16)

2.4 27 3.4 242 5.5 1,420 

2.5 37 3.7 351 6.4 2,200 

2.7 64 4.0 485 7.4 3,280 

2.9 103 4.5 760 8.3 4,450 

3.1 152 5.0 1,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Octo 

Move 

Deos

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Hi

Oct.

39 

37 

36 

36 

45

64 

56 

52 

68 

62

52 

45 

42 

39 

37

34 

35 

41 

43 

43

41 

38 

37 

36 

44

45 

42 

37 

36 

35 

34

Nov.

34 

35 

38 

49 

62

60 

84 

88 

69 

62

61 

60 

55 

54 

52

48 

48 

47 

52 

88

112 

97 

101 

105 

110

103 

110 

498 

2,150

1,200

Month

Dec.

662 

447 

874 

4,450 

1,750

1,040 

790 

618 

480 

389

320 

283 

259 

232 

534

888 

656 

525 

500 

546

480 

416 

359 

320 

305

239 

204 

223 

283 

1,670 

1,340

Jan.

820 

612 

485 

457 

466

1,170 

910 

689 

546 

447

385 

347 

312 

283 

259

236 

223 

210 

204 

186

177 

278 

420 

411 

389

376 

389

452 

462

411 

411

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ..........................

iter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 aec

Feb.

380 

343 

324 

385 

684

640 

790 

1,000 

820 

694

601 

495 

443

393 

372

645 

730 

a500 

a420 

al,300

al.OOO 

a740 

a600 

a500 

a400

a360 

a310 

a330

Secondfoot-days

1,331 

5,732 

22,082

121,735

13,423 

16,199 

11,250 

16,355 

15,407 

8,270 

8,180 

15,786 

4,886

138,901

.-ft..) .-De

sec. -ft.; June 17 (2 p.m.) 8,180 sec. -ft.; A 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

Mar.

a3lo 

298 

283

266 

262

259 

249 

232 

223 

226

256 

236 

220 

213 

207

192 

198 

900 

1,310 

820

628 

530 

485 

406 

359

332 

312 

294 

266 

242 

236

Apr.

226 

216 

201 

195 

189

290 

324 

343 

368 

347

332 328" 

1,190 

2,300 

1,170

790 

606 

495 

406 

339

298 

434

850 

634 

500

420 

402 

748 

672 

742

Maximum

68 

2,150 

4,450

6,860

1,170 

1,300 

1,310 

2,300 

1,830 

3,090 

678 

3,720 

606

4,450

May

1,830 

1,240 

1,070 

760 

634

525 

457 

398 

347 

359

910 

1,000 

730 

552 

452

411 

462 

375 

316 

283

259 

266 

276 

239 

216

198 

207 

183 

163 

149 

139

June

131 

121 

114 

103 

99

97 

92 

86 

80 

78

75 

75 

99 

88 

80

84 

3,090 

1,200 

525 

343

266 

213 

183 

160 

142

129 

119 

110 

139 

149

Minimum Mean

34 42. £ 

34 191 

204 712

34 333

177 433 

310 579 

192 363 

189 545 

139 497 

75 276 

78 264 

82 509 

75 163

34 381

July

121 

110 

101 

92 

97

80 

78 

148 

108 

108

210 

198 

249 

590 

557

601 

510 

468 

447 

678

500 

339 

266 

226 

198

166 

144 

126 

171 

294 

201

Aug.

147 

126 

121 

142 

126

103 

95 

90 

82 

84

84 

82 

99

101 

368

1,540 

1,340 

850 

515 

359

283 

229 

332 

667 

402

305 

305 

611 

3,720 

1,590 

888

Sept.

606 

424 

332 

283 

245

229 

189 

189 

169 

152

139 

126 

121 

119 

117

105 

105 

108 

147 

121

97 

88 

88 

88 

80

75 

75 

78 

86 

105

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.192 0.22 

.'856 .96 

3.19 3.68

1.49 20.30

1.94 2.24 

2.60 2.71 

1.63 1.88 

2.44 2.72 

2.23 2.57 

1.24 1.38 

1 . 18 1 . 36 

2.28 2.63 

.731 .82

1.71 23.17

= . 4 (7 a.m.) 5,840 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 3,160 

ag. 29 (4 a.m.) 5,200 sec. -ft. 

i on basis of weather records and records for Reed Creek
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Rich Creek at Peterstown, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 C 24'00", long. 80 C 48'20", at Peterstown, Monroe 

County, 1,000 feet downstream from Brush Creek and 2^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,565.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area. 50.6 square miles.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 5.30 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.47 foot); minimum daily discharge, 3.2 

second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 1.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 2,660 second-feet Aug. 3, 1948 (gage height, 6.75 

feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 9, 1941, Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 0.21 foot); minimum 

daily, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mill 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

0.4 2.6 0.8 20 1.4 83 2.5 326 

.5 5.0 .9 27 1.6 115 3.0 481 

.6 8.8 1.0 35 1.8 153 3.5 682 

.7 14 1.2 56 2.0 196 3.8 821

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.7 

3.4 

3,4 

4.7 

9.7

7.3 

5.4 

5.8 

6.1 

5.4

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

3.9 

4.2

3.9 

3.7 

5.4 

5.8 

5.0

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.2 

3.7

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.7 

3.7 

3.4

Nov.

3.2 

3.4 

3.9 

4.5 

3.9

4.7 

5.0 

alO 

a8 

a8.5

a8 

a8 

a6. 5 

a5 

3.9

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

6.1 

11.0

8.8 

8.0 

9.7 

8.8 

16

13.5 

21 

227 

415 

139

Dec.

75 

48 

372 

815 

226

128 

82 

 62 

46 

38

32 

29 

27 

24 

328

298 

173 

115 

112 

95

69 

54 

44

41 

41

33 

b32 

32 

96 

498 

226

Jan.

115 

83 

70 

86 

174

336 

 153 

101 

82 

66

57 

55 

48 

44 

38

35 

32 

30 

39 

26

30 

271 

159 

108 

88

83 

76 

80 

68 

52 

b35

Month

Octo 

Nova

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Fabr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

sry

uary

amber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b44 

b54 

66 

82 

108

82 

 96 

95 

83 

75

64 

49 

46 

44 

50

113 

90 

72 

87 

151

117 

96 

82 

60 

53

45 

44 

68

Secondfoot-days

142. £ 

982.4 

4,291

22, 266. C

2,710 

2,116 

1,484 

2,219 

2.259.E 

1,097.3 

502.3 

1,440.£ 

446.4

19,691.3

Peak discharce (base. 850 sec. -ft.). Dec.

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi

Mar.

68 

53 

46 

42 

37

35 

33 

29 

28 

29

35 

31 

28 

29 

29

26 

26 

199 

139 

86

65 

55 

54 

46 

42

38 

35 

35 

30 

28 

28

Apr.

29 

28 

26 

24 

29

72 

52 

72 

62 

50

46 

47 

187 

350 

173

108 

83 

66 

49 

41

35 

72 

73 

52 

41

35 

50 

83 

56 

128

Maximum

9.7 

415 

815

1,180

336 

151 

199 

350 

329 

470 

42 

388 

57

815

May

329 

171 

157 

105 

82

64 

348 

a42 

a38 

a48

280 

178 

103 

69 

55

48 

48 

35 

29 

27

23 

44 

55 

33 

32

27 

23 

19.5 

18 

15 

14

Minimum

3.2 

3.2 

24

3.2

26 

44 

26 

24 

14 

6.5 

5.8 

5 

6

3.2

June

13 

12 

11 

10 

8.8

8.8 

8.4 

9.3 

8.4 

7.7

7.3 

6.5 

6.9 

8.8 

8.8

12.4 

470 

121 

54 

45

38 

23 

19.5 

16 

13.5

12 

12 

15 

63 

47

Mean

4.61 

32.7 

138

60.8

87.4 

75.6 

47.9 

74.0 

72.9 

36.6 

16.2 

46.5 

14.9

53.9

July

29 

22 

18 

14 

12

10 

9.7 

9.3 

8.4 

8.8

8.8 

10 

16 

19.5 

15

17 

26 

42 

32 

29

42 

26 

16 

13 

6.5

8.8 

8.0 

6.5 

6.9 

6.1 

5.8

Aug.

5 

5 

5 

7.7 

15

7.3 

6.1 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5 

6.5 

5.8 

5.4 

13

45 

35 

22 

14

11

8.8 

46 

64 

267 

62

36 

28 

119 

388 

120 

72

Sept.

57 

37 

29 

26 

22

21 

18 

14 

12 

alO

alO 

9.7 

10 

11 

11

10 

10 

8.4 

8.8 

a!2

alO 

a9 

alO 

a9 

a6.5

a6 

a7 

a9 

a!5 

a!8

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.091 0.10 

.646 .72 

2.73 3.15

1.20 16.34

1.73 1.99 

1.49 1.56 

.947 1.09 

1.46 1.63 

1.44 1.66 

.723 .81 

.320 .37 

.919 1.06 

.294 .33

1.07 14.47

4 (1 a.m.) 1,630 sec. -ft. 

3 day.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Indian Creek at Indian Mills.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231

Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°31'55", long, 80°49'10", at Indian Mills, Summers 

County, 50 feet upstream from Bradshaw Creek and 2^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 1,472.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area. 189 square miles (including that of Bradshaw Creek).

Records available. September 1941 to September 1949 (include flow of Bradshaw Creek).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 8.69 

reet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 5,080 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 9.68 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 8, 

1946; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Sept. 25-28, 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Elating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

O.9 5.0 1.6 55 2.9 549

1.0 9.0 1.8 78 3.4 560

1.1 14 2.0 110 4.2 970

1.2 21 2.2 ISO 5.5 1,730

1.3 28 2.4 200 6.5 2,43O

1.4 36 2.6 255

Apr-. 14 to Sept. 30

1.2 16 2.5 186

1.3 22 3.8 26

1.5 36 3.2 39

1.7 53 3.5 51

1.9 75 4.5 1,07

i

2

5

0

2.1 105 5.6 1,800

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

16

13

11

25

40

29

29

24

23

2O

16

15

14

12

11

14

8.6

19

16

16

16

14

10

1O

14

13

8.6

14

12

1O

Nov.

7.4

14

10

14

14

18

18

20

22

21

21

24

20

20

19

18

15

14

16

28

47

42

55

45

50

64

87

686

1,570

510

-

Dec.

249

158

804

2,440

650

4O6

294

228

152

130

1O2

88

88

77

1,940

1,910

641

398

460

487

318

234

185

158

ISO

110

87

103

349

2,OOO

78O

Jan.

394

267

220

273

1,270

1,680

617

386

285

220

188

178

158

144

124

108

98

93

88

80

146

1,880

805

448

329

315

390

426

325

234

225

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

222

264

246

319

5O5

346

342

349

268

249

220

178

165

152

172

594

410

285

316

612

398

309

264

218

180

150

132

192

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

509.'

3,509.'

16,176

74,088.

12,394

8,077

5,732

7 492

e'ooe

1,630

ly 638

2,112

1,057

66, 332. f

Mar.

190

165

148

138

134

134

124

105

98

103

126

102

92

88

81

72

72

1,240

649

332

246

198

190

152

132

126

112

112

95

88

88

Apr.

84

81

73

68

56

228

200

182

175

140

130

1,

132

817

750

534

312

232

195

L49

119

97

260

526

L88

139

107

Maximum

: 40

L 1,570

2,440

1 3,580

1,880

612

1,240

1,750

854

332

242

 TOE

GOO

110

; 2,440

L07

L58

121

532

May

801

368

396

264

191

149

121

105

88

352

854

436

248

182

143

159

173

123

94

79

70

73

91

68

69

63

62

56

47

43

38

Minimum

8.6

7.4

77

7.4

80

132

72

56

38

22

21

15

18

7.4

June

37

35

32

30

29

28

28

25

25

23

22

28

28

28

26

27

332

144

71

53

43

36

32

30

26

25

24

26

155

182

Mean

16.4

117

522

202

400

185

250

54.3

52 (

68 1

35^2

182

July

75

51

40

35

30

28

28

32

28

24

27

30

32

63

48

48

64

141

79

107

242

89

59

44

37

31

29

24

23

29

21

Aug.

20

18

17

18

18

23

17

19

18

21

18

16

15

15

106

185

:

94

53

37

30

25

24

38

510

97

60

42

84

585

L79

110

Per square 

mile

0.087

 619

2.76

1.07

~ 2.12

1.52

.979

1 .32

l!o3

 287

 279

.360

.186

.962

Sept.

110

76

59

49

48

55

49

39

32

28

24

23

23

28

26

24

23

23

28

28

23

20

23

32

25

21

19

18

23

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

 69

3.18

14.59

2.44

1 59

l!l3

1.47

1 1 o  J.O

32

32

!42

.21

13.05

Peak discharge (13886. 2.50O see.-ft.). Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 3.700 sec.-ft.; Dec. 15 (9 p.m.) 4.220 

sc.-ft.j Dec. 30 (10 a.m.) 2,660 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (12 p.m.) 2,900 sec.-ft.} Apr. 14 (l a.m.) 3,14O 

sec.-ft. sc.-ft.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage and crest stage gage, lat. 37°26'00", long. 81°06'40", on 

Bridge on U. S. Highways 19 and 21, 1.1 miles southeast of Spanishburg, Mercer County, 

and 1.4 miles upstream from Rich Creek. Datum of gage is 2,051.13 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--199 square miles.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.4 feet, 

i'rom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Oct. 17; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.57 feet Oct. 3, 4.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.36 feet); 

minimum observed, 3.1 second-feet Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 1.45 feet), result of low 

temperature.

Remarks. Records fair, except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

tJage read twice daily.

Ratifig table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

1.5 9.0 1.9 48 2.7 191 5.0 780 

1.6 18 2.0 61 3.0 260 7.0 1,340 

1.7 27 2.2 91 3;5 382 9.0 1,910 

1.8 37 2.4 128 4.0 572 10.8 2,450

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

15 

14 

15 

44

51 

37 

42 

48

37

31 

18 

18 

18 

18

14 

14 

21 

26 

24

20 

18 

16 

16 

16

18 

22 

20 

17 

15 

15

Nov.

15 

16 

21

31 

22

23 

39 

34 

35 

35

27 

26 

27 

31 

31

27 

25 

24 

24 

29

37 

40 

48 

53 

51

46 

52 

289

1,420 

808

Dec.

332 

214 

431 

2,450 

1,340

604 

486 

370 

277 

205

156 

140 

132 

120 

766

780 

434 

357 

434 

525

382 

291

187 

200 

187

178 

156 

173 

219 

1,000 

948

Jan.

699 

395 

267 

308 

395

1,170 

766 

460 

344 

284

244 

228 

209 

193 

173

161 

154 

146 

134 

120

122 

64? 

892 

525 

408

395 

486 

538 

421 

308 

294

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her... .......................

lendar year 1948 ..............

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

294 

289 

277 

291 

382

332 

408 

447 

408 

357

332 

279 

255 

235 

357

672 

892 

578 

460 

808

712 

538 

434 

357 

289

260 

235 

298

Secondfoot-days

713 

3,386 

14,474

87,266

11,884 

11,476 

9,432 

9,874 

8,955 

3,110 

1,919 

5,623 

2,019

82,865

Mar.

289 

260 

244 

228 

205

196 

169 

152 

142 

138

209

219 

187 

165 

152

138 

128 

1,140 

1,560 

a800

a470 

344 

308 

265 

232

216 

202 

196 

178 

152 

148

Apr.

144 

132 

120 

117 

120

134 

154 

232 

270 

260

237 

223 

496 

1,000 

632

408 

332 

270 

237

193

173 

304 

618 

434 

298

237 

291 

836 

499 

473

Maximum

51 

1,420 

2,450

4,190

1,170 

892 

1,560 

1,000 

712 

732 

152 

1,310 

246

2,450

May

712 

604 

578 

486 

408

332 

286 

244 

223 

246

460 

632 

434 

320 

260

226 

344 

253 

182 

161

146 

148 

232 

182 

169

136 

136 

128 

107 

95 

85

Minimum

14 

15 

120

9

120 

235 

128 

117 

85 

40 

29 

23 

37

14

June

75 

69 

64 

58 

58

54 

51 

51 

46 

42

42 

44

46 

46 

45

46 

620 

732 

212 

120

91 

77 

71 

56 

40

53 

46 

44 

53 

58

Mean

23.0 

113 

467

238

383~ 

410 

304 

329 

289 

104 

61.9 

181 

67.3

227

July

41 

44 

41 

39 

35

36 

85 

58 

47 

58

148 

88 

80 

152 

128

100 

88 

93 

80 

67

54 

46 

44

37 

35

39 

35 

31 

29 

29 

32

Aug.

31 

27 

28 

33 

35

29 

31 

28 

27 

23

25 

30 

23 

33 

39

716 

564 

235 

118 

78

67 

56 

86 

353

113

75 

67 

137 

1,310 

836 

370

Per square 

mile

0.116 

.568 

2.35

1.20

1.92 

2.06 

1.53 

1.65 

1.45 

.523 

.311 

.910 

.338

1.14

Sept.

246 

152 

113 

91 

78

72 

64 

58 

53 

48

41 

41 

40 

39 

39

39 

41 

39 

130 

91

54 

46 

53 

49 

40

37 

37 

39 

51 

98

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.63 

2.71

16.30

2.22 

2.14 

1.76 

1.85 

1.67 

.58 

.36 

1.05 

.38

15.48

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft .) .--No peak above base.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 233

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3?°30 I 15", long. 81°07'40", 1,500 feet downstream 

from Mash Pork and 2.1 miles upstream from town of Camp Creek, Mercer County, Altitude 

of gage, 2,050 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.--32.0 square miles.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 4.16 

reec}; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 3, Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 3,750 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 0.01 second-foot Aug. 28, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.27 foot Sept. 19, 20, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49., except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 26)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

0.3 0.2 1.0 16 2.0 96 1.2 25 2.O 99 

.4 1.0 1.1 20 2.2 129 1.3 31 2.2 132 

.5 2.1 1.2 25 2.4 18O 1.4 38 2.4 182 

.6 3.6 1.3 30 2.7 282 1.6 55 2.6 246 

.7 5.7 1.4 37 3.0 402 1.8 75 2.85 340 

 8 8.7 1.6 53 3.3 542 Note. Same as preced- 

 9 1Z I- 8 " 3.5 653 ing~Eable below 1.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 ."2 

.2 

2.6

3.4

1.8 

3.2 

3.8 

2.1

1.6 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

.8 

.8 

1.4 

2.0 

1.8

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.7

Nov.

O.7 

.9 

1.4 

1.8 

1.9

2.0 

2.8 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

a2 

a2 

2.2 

2.4

5.1

4.6 

4.6 

6.0 

5.7 

5.1

4.2 

13 

96 

264 

97

Dec.

a50 

a28 

238 

458 

a!30

a95 

a70 

a50 

*a38 

a32

a26 

a20 

16 

14 

544

358 

239 

118 

160 

226

106 

66 

46 

37 

32

b30 

b28 

b30 

48 

275 

145

Jan.

78 

55 

43 

49 

287

390 

*143 

75 

56 

42

38 

37 

35 

34 

30

28 

27 

26 

24 

20

26 

428 

234 

120 

87

95 

196 

166 

105 

71 

59

Feb.

45

40 

45 

78 

122

90 

88 

87 

72 

61

48 

42 

38 

38 

53

275 

159 

90 

83 

145

116 

87 

65 

52 

46

38 

33 

43

u._tK Seoond- 

*onln foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

42.7 

541.8 

3,753

lendar year 1948 ............ 18,O34.4

ary

1.. ................... .....

ember ........................

3,104 

2,179 

2,088 

1,982 

Ij429.9 

603.4 

136.5 

557.0 

147.7

ter year 1948-49 ............ 16,565. o

Mar.

40 

37 

38 

40 

44

47 

42 

39 

38 

42

43 

44 

42 

38 

34

30 

28 

604 

257 

116

82 

65 

54 

42 

36

32 

30 

30 

25 

24 

25

Apr.

25 

22 

21 

21 

22

40 

63 

111 

110 

80

58 

48 

102 

185 

110

74 

57 

49 

36 

3O

27 

125 

134 

89 

59

46 

47 

49 

46 

96

Haximum

3.8 

264 

544

2 1,200

428 

275 

6O4 

185 

229 

328 

14 

124 

19

604

Hay

229 

136 

96 

79 

64

52 

45 

37 

30 

32

88 

99 

71 

52 

40

34 

31 

24 

20 

18

17 

19 

20 

16 

17

14 

13 

11 

10 

8.4 

7.5

Minimum

0.2 

.7 

14

.13

20 

33 

24 

21 

7.5 

1.9 

.7 

.2 

1.8

.2

June

6.9 

5.5 

5.3 

4.2 

4.0

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2

1.9 

2.1 

5.2 

6.3 

3.6

3.0 

328 

86 

34 

18

12 

11 

8.1 

6.6 

6.0

5.7 

4.9 

9.7 

6.3 

4.4

Mean

1.3£ 

18.1 

121

49.3

100 

77.8 

67.4 

66.1 

46.1 

20.1 

4.4C 

18. 0 

4.92

45.4

July

3.4 

2.7 

2.2 

2.0 

1.6

11 

9.0 

14 

5.5 

9.3

8.9 

6.6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.3

4.O 

8.9 

7.5 

5.1 

3.6

a2.5 

2.1 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.8

Aug.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.5

1.0 

.6 

.9 

1.2 

1.5

.7 

a4 

a4 

2.8 

28

124 

64 

37 

20 

12

9.0 

6.6 

11 

a30 

a!2

7.2 

6.0 

11 

90 

44 

a27

Per sous re 

mile

0.043 

.566 

3.78

1.54

3.12 

2.43 

2.11 

2.07 

1.44 

.628 

.138 

.562 

,.154

1.42

Peak discharge (base. 58 O sec. -ft. . Dec. 4 (1 a.m.) 814 sec. -ft.; Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 1,

Sept.

a!9 

a!4 

alO 

a7 

a6

a5.5 

a5 

a4 

a3 

a2.5

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1

a2 

a2 

a5 

8.5 

a5

2.6 

1.8 

a2 

a3 

2.4

2.0 

1.9 

2.1 

5.2 

16

Runoff in 

inohes

0.05 

.63 

4.36

20.96

3.61 

2.53 

2.43 

2.30 

1.66 

.70 

.16 

.65 

.17

19.25

130 sec.-

ft.s Jan. 5"(8 p.

June 17 (9 a.m.) 727 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Bluestone River near Spanlshburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
234 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°32'35", long. 79"50'00", at Durbin, Pocahontas 

County, 500 feet downstream from confluence of East and West Forks. Datum of gage is 

2,699.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--134 square miles.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 5.05 

1'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 5,110 second-feet Feb. 23, 1944, from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; maximum gage height, 8.86 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (ice jam); 

minimum discharge, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 14, 1946 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.7 74 2.5 320 4.0 1,350 1.2 12 1.8 96 3.0 

1.8 96 2.8 445 4.5 2,000 1.3 20 1.9 120 3.5 

1.9 120 3.1 600 4.8 2,420 1.4 30 2.0 148 4.0 

2.0 148 3.4 790 1.5 42 2.2 210 4.5 

2.2 210 3.7 1,040 1.6 56 2.4 281 

1.7 74 2.7 413

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

98 

85 

78 

89 

174

255 

210 

391 

432 

344

266 

237 

204 

191 

166

151 

145 

200 

172 

191

184 

172 

160 

148 

131

118 

108 

98 

92 

85 

81

Nov.

92 

83 

94

178 

154

238 

418 

352 

336 

372

368 

336 

312 

258 

224

191 

178 

154 

200 

455

392 

364 

332 

280 

244

204 

248 

275 

853 

806

Dec.

594

465 

774 

2,210 

1,160

714 

515 

422 

340 

269

218 

197 

188 

154 

1,190

2,350 

1,350 

734 

540 

388

296 

269 

241 

210 

184

b!70 

b!50 

b!60 

276 

1,050 

783

Jan.

530 

396 

328 

292 

1,070

2,000 

996 

595 

408 

313

289 

313 

293 

281 

244

217 

197 

178 

166 

142

137 

318 

444 

1,130 

1,360

1,420 

1,600 

1,600 

1,010 

624 

487

Feb.

343 

251 

226 

385 

498

408 

384 

339 

339 

356

317 

274 

325 

898 

1,080

1,220 

1,080 

75O 

531 

455

384 

389 

661 

618 

509

379 

305 

277

u «4h SeoondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

5,45 

8,99] 

18,561

lender year 1948 ............ 113,67.

ary . .

1 ............................

. st ...........................

ember ........................

19,37 

13,98] 

11,00] 

11,84 

7,22 

5,00 

9,54( 

2,21 

1,14

ter year 1948-49 ............ 114,33

liar.

207 

207 

181 

179 

234

576 

679 

526 

403 

399

423 

375 

305 

266 

244

213 

200 

337 

375 

330

309 

403 

692 

661 

509

413 

347 

309 

255 

227 

217

Apr.

197 

169 

148 

137 

126

181 

256 

640 

704 

636

537 

434 

852 

1,540 

911

571 

408 

394 

384

361

309 

289 

266 

237 

204

181 

204 

204 

181 

181

Maximum

; 432

I 853 

I 2,350

5 3,240

3 2,000 

L 1,220 

L 692 

' 1,540 

) 1,180 

.' 1,380 

3 1,070 

7 267 

} 92

3 2,350

May

181 

163 

142 

123 

113

106 

98 

96 

94 

128

118 

98 

89 

83 

78

163 

384 

241 

166 

137

130 

567 

1,180 

679 

520

379 

293 

230 

178 

145 

118

Minimum

78 

83 

150

20

137 

226 

179 

126 

78 

28 

49 

21 

14

14

June

103 

85 

70 

61 

56

50 

45 

41 

36 

34

52 

48 

48 

35 

30

28 

370 

1,380 

429 

266

181 

178 

131 

98 

81

103 

154 

227 

358 

224

Mean

176 

300 

599

311

625 

499 

355 

395 

233 

167 

308 

71.5 

38.3

313

July

163 

118 

96 

78 

65

55 

129 

354 

188 

273

513 

248 

1,050 

918 

697

692 

1,070 

804 

514 

330

237 

164 

154 

126 

101

89 

76 

61 

55 

53 

49

577 

903 

1,360 

2,000

Aug.

42 

36 

53 

103 

58

41 

36 

27 

25 

24

a24 

23 

21 

21 

55

89 

56 

267 

210 

123

87 

72 

69 

65 

50

48 

53 

50 

160 

131 

98

Per square 

mile

1.31 

2.24 

4.47

2.32

4.66 

3.72 

2.65 

2.95 

1.74 

1.25 

2.30 

. .534 

.286

2.34

Sept.

92 

70 

56 

49 

48

60 

50 

46 

41 

34

29 

26 

24 

25 

24

22

21 

21 

55 

46

28 

23 

21 

20 

18

16 

14 

26 

55 

89

Runoff ia 

inohss

1.51 

2.50 

5.15

31.53

5.38 

3.88 

3.05 

3.29 

2.00 

1.39 

2.65 

.62 

.32

31.74

Peak -discharge (base, 2,800 sec.-ft.J.. No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 235

Greenbrier River at Backeye, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11'15", long. 80°07'50", at county highway bridge 

at Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 300 feet upstream from Swa^o Creek and 3.5 miles downstream from Knapp Creek. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--540 square miles (including; that of Swago Creek).

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1949 (includes flow of Swago Creek).

Average discharge.--20 years, 840 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 10.80 

feet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

19S9-49: Maximum discharge, 41,500 second-feet Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.8 

ceoup i-feet Aa^. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 758: 1933. W 953: 1930-32, 1934(H), 1935(H), 1936, 1937(M), 

1938-39, 1940(Mj.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 3O

2.7 140 4.3 1,150 1.9 43 3.0 33O 5.0 1,870 

2.9 200 6.0 3,190 2.O 58 3.3 467 5.6 2,600 

3.2 31O 6.7 4,430 2.2 94 3.6 629 6.6 4,06O 

3.5 470 8.4 7,930 2.4 140 4.0 89O 8.O 6,740 

3.9 770 2.7 224 4.4 1.24O 9.3 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

355 

238 

197 

260 

803

1,600 

970 

1,150 

1,720 

1,170

815

650 

512 

410 

360

302 

270 

286 

350 

294

302 

278 

260 

246 

232

210 

191 

173 

161 

149 

138

Nov.

146 

158 

173 

424 

470

618 

1,960 

1,320 

1,000 

1,230

1,240 

1,060 

941 

806 

634

526 

464 

422 

581 

2,600

2,140 

1,600 

1,360 

1,130 

923

722 

951 

1,790 

6,110 

4,430

Dec.

2,740 

2,080 

2,490 

7,930 

4,230

2,800 

2,200 

1,780 

1,350 

1,020

706 

650 

575 

484 

6,700

8,930 

4,320 

2,670 

2,040 

1,600

1,160 

1,120 

1,090 

960 

840

610 

465 

601 

728 

4,130 

3,380

Jan.

2,150 

1,540 

1,100 

1,030 

3,530

9,830 

3,820 

2,300 

1,650 

1,210

1,030 

968 

952 

847 

758

676 

618 

568 

524 

483

438 

1,270 

2,400 

2,740 

3,900

3,520 

4,680 

5,130 

3,520 

2,270 

1,760

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,340 

929 

778 

1,040 

2,210

1,870 

1,650 

1,600 

1,440 

1,440

1,390 

1,080 

1,070 

1,540 

2,740

3,310 

3,680 

2,670 

1,980 

1,650

1,440 

1,330

1,870 

1,920 

1,650

1,280 

993 

937

Secondfoot-days

15,052 

37,929 

72,379

431,031

67,212 

46,827 

36,853 

45,005 

29,510 

17,287 

35,675 

9,716 

3,943

417,388

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO sec. -ft.). Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 a.m.) 13,900 sec. -ft.; Ap 

sec .-ft.

Mar.

738 

618 

641 

562 

709

1,120 

1,820 

1,490 

1,180 

1,110

1,700 

1,440 

1,120 

960 

825

688 

641 

1,430 

2,040 

1,490

1,220 

1,120 

1,980 

2,150 

1,820

1,490 

1,240 

1,070 

898 

798 

745

Apr.

701 

618 

535 

493 

452

784 

1,100 

1,890 

2,530 

2,090

1,760 

1,440 

3,250 

7,740 

3,520

2,210 

1,540 

1,390 

1,390 

1,260

1,080 

1,000 

976 

868 

764

658 

647 

847 

771 

701

Maximum

1,720 

6,110 

8,930

18,600

9,830 

3,680 

2,150 

7,740 

4,770 

2,950 

5,840 

1,010 

400

9,830

. 4 (8 a.m.) 

r. 14 (2 a.m

May

784 

832 

1,030 

929 

764

641 

557 

488 

462 

893

883 

713 

595 

503 

438

409 

778 

840 

641 

509

438 

1,190 

4,770 

2,810 

1,920

1,320 

1,020 

791 

635 

509 

418

Minimum

138 

146 

465

98

438 

778 

562 

452 

409 

109 

163 

86 

55

55

June

359 

310 

263 

230 

206

188 

172 

148 

133 

118

109 

126 

166 

140 

123

118 

166 

2,480 

1,360 

2,210

997 

664 

514 

351 

277

240 

278 

561 

2,950 

1,330

Mean

486 

1,264 

2,335

1,178

2,168 

1,672 

1,189 

1,500 

952 

576 

1,151 

313 

131

. 1,144

July

791 

546 

404 

314 

256

221 

379 

780 

621 

635

913 

764 

4,150 

5,840 

2,460

1,920 

3,380 

3,090 

2,040 

1,540

1,010 

798 

595 

472 

390

310 

270 

237 

206 

180 

163

Aug.

153 

138 

123 

174 

246

186 

138 

112 

98

92

86 

98 

101 

206 

469

595 

467 

557 

1,010 

509

334

270 

263 

230 

194

169

269 

206 

1,010 

736 

477

Per square 

mile

0.900 

2.34 

4.32

2.18

4.01 

3.10 

2.20 

2.78 

1.76 

1.07 

2.13 

.580 

.243

2.12

9,550 sec. -ft.; Dec. 15 (9 p.m. 

.) 10,400 sec. -ft.; July 13 (12

Sept.

400 

314 

243 

206 

186

203 

194 

180 

158 

135

116

103 

98 

94 

88

84 

81 

79 

81 

73

101 

90 

72 

66 

63

58 

55 

58 

90 

174

Runoff in 

inches

1.04 

2.61 

4.98

29.68

4.63 

3.ZZ 

2.54 

3.10 

2.03 

1.19 

2.46 

.67 

.27

28.74

) 14

p.m.

500 

9,270
236 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Qreenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43'30", long. 80°38'30", 400 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek. 

Datum of gage is 1,529.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,357 square miles.

Records available.--July 1895 to June 1906, May 1907 to Seotember 1949.

Average discharge.--52 years (1895-1905, 1907-49), 1,981 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 14.94 

reet); minimum, 135 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.02 feet).

1895-1949: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 

24 second-feet Aug. 12, Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 536: 1907-9. W 783: Drainage area. W 803: 1918(M). W 953:

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, June 19-26, 

June 29 to July 28, Aug. 16-25, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5)

2.0 126 2.7 600 5.0 4,760 

2.1 169 3.0 930 6.0 7,500 

2.2 220 3.5 1,640 8.0 13,300 

2.3 280 4.0 2,520 10.0 19,500 

2.5 425 4.5 3,570 12.8 29,300

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

519 

620 

493 

450 

476

1,280 

1,870 

1,340 

2,080 

2,100

1,490 

1,170 

995 

846 

722

640 

573 

564 

528 

546

573 

493 

493 

468 

459

418 

418 

425 

365 

343 

308

Nov.

308 

308 

322 

402 

846

846 

1,770 

2,920 

1,900 

1,640

1,870 

1,750 

1,540 

1,400 

1,270

1,090 

969 

906 

846 

1,520

4,030 

2,820 

2,500

2,110 

1,850

1,600 

1,600 

3,310 

13,300 

12,700

Dec.

8,080 

4,150 

3,680 

15,400 

12,400

7,060 

5,150 

3,920 

3,020 

2,390

1,880 

1,520 

1,370 

1,240 

10,600

29,300 

13,900 

7,500 

5,420 

4,640

3,460 

2,720 

2,520 

2,330 

2,060

1,750 

1,240 

969 

1,190 

3,950 

9,820

Jan.

5,680 

3,680 

2,720 

2,480 

4,840

23,500 

13,000 

6,780 

4,270 

3,130

2,440 

2,130 

1,970 

1,850 

1,640

1,490 

1,340 

1,240 

1,170 

1,090

1,030 

3,870 

7,060 

5,820 

6,780

6,780 

9,240 

10, 700 

9,820 

5,960 

4,030

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

tlaro 

Apri 

MaV .

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

h..... .......................

1.. ................... .

st ...........................

ember...... ..................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,240 

2,500 

2,040 

2,110 

4,030

4,760 

4,030 

3,920 

3,460 

3,130

3,240 

2,820 

2,390 

2.280 

3,130

6,090 

7,210 

6,360 

4,510 

3,920

3,800 

3,350 

3,240 

3,570 

3,350

2,820 

2,330

2,110

Seoondfoot-days

24,06 

70,24. 

174, 62S

941,06C

157, 53( 

99.74C 

84,44C 

103, 71( 

65,35. 

22,56 

50,64f 

17,58 

8,77

879, 29C

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.). D<

sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 p.m.J 26,30O sec. -ft.; Aj

Mar.

1,940 

1,660 

1,500 

1,550 

1,610

1,970 

2,720 

3,020 

2,500 

2,220

2,920 

3,460 

2,820 

2,290 

1,990

1,700 

1,500 

4,460 

8,080 

4,890

3,350 

 2,720 

2,820 

3,800 

3,570

2,920 

2,520 

2,290 

2,080 

1,850 

1,720

Apr.

1,660 

1,540 

1,340 

1,200 

1,140

1,670 

2,480 

3,020 

4,030 

4,030

3,350 

2,820 

3,650 

20,500 

11,600

6,360 

4,030 

3,240 

2,920 

2,720

2,480 

2,280 

2,460 

2,280 

1,990

1,740 

1,560 

1,740 

2,010 

1,870

Maximum

5 2,100 

5 13,300 

) 29,300

) 29,300

) 23,500 

3 7,210 

3 8,080 

) 20,500 

5 6,220 

5 3,020 

3 8,190 

1 1,740 

1 906

) 29,300

May

2,460 

3,130 

3,570 

3,350 

2,620

2,130 

1,780 

1,600 

1,360 

1,370

2,520 

2,500 

1,920 

1,580 

1,330

1,240 

1,580 

1,770 

1,670 

1,360

1,140 

1,030 

3,110 

6,220 

3,570

2,500 

1,920 

1,610 

1,340 

1,130 

943

Minimum

308 

308 

969

220

1,030 

2,040 

1,500 

1,140 

943 

256 

262 

200 

135

135

June

799 

700 

610 

537 

476

425 

395 

358 

322 

287

268 

256 

287 

336 

336

315 

336 

350 

2,190 

1,660

2,310 

1,260 

894 

690 

546

476 

434 

425 

1,270 

3,020

Mean

776 

2,341 

5,633

2,571

5,082 

3,562 

2,724 

3,457 

2,108 

752 

1,634 

567 

293

2,409

July

1,640 

1,100 

799 

262 

519

425 

388 

450 

858 

870

834 

1,120 

1,060 

8,190 

5,680

2,920 

2,720 

5,150 

4,030 

2,720

2,010 

1,440 

1,160 

870

711

640 

528 

450 

402 

380 

322

Aug.

1, 

1,

1,

1,

1,

Per square 

mile

0.572 

1.73 

4.15

1.89

3.74 

2.62 

2.01 

2.55 

1.55 

.554 

1.20 

.418 

.216

1.78

ic. 4 (7 p.m.) 18,500 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (2 a. 

3r. 14 (8 a.m.) 23,200 sec. -ft.

287 

262 

250 

238 

329

358 

402 

329 

274 

262

226 

200 

215 

294 

336

240 

130 

918 

930 

300

822 

630 

537 

476 

450

388 

329 

358 

807 

740 

270

Sept.

906 

744 

610 

502 

434

395 

358 

358 

329 

308

262 

232 

215 

205 

205

189 

189 

179 

205 

200

200

174 

179 

200 

179

156 

135 

139 

152 

238

Runoff in 

inches

0.66 

1.93 

4.79

25.82

4.32 

2.73 

2.31 

2.84 

1.79 

.62 

1.39 

.48 

.24

24.10

m. ) 37,100
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 237

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38'25", long. 80°48'20", at Hilldale, Summers 

uounty, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 

5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

1,388.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--1,625 square miles (including that of Howard Creek).

Kecoras available.--June 1936 to September 1949 (include flow of Howard Creek).

Average aiscnarge.--13 years, 2,062 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 18.10 

feet); minimum, 158 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge 47,100 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 19.00 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 1946 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

Maximum stage known, 21.85 feet Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 second-feet), from 

data furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-26, June 20, 21, 

July 1-3, 10-21, 23, 24, Aug. 17-21, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2}

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

285

345

495

660

1,050

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,050

3,220

4,550

6,200

10,400

10.0 15,200

13.5 25,100

16.5 36,100

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

150

188

232

345

495

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

660

1,020

2,010

3,200

4,550

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year.October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

394 

575 

575 

479 

447

755 

2,160 

1,750 

1,950 

2,560

1,900 

1,450 

1,200 

1,020 

820

714 

643 

575 

535 

527

575 

535 

511 

495 

471

463 

431 

439 

408 

359 

339

Nov.

333 

327 

345 

352 

818

1,180 

1,400 

3,350 

2,380 

1,850

2,050 

2,000 

1,800 

1,600 

1,490

1,290 

1,150 

1,020 

970 

1,000

3,720 

3,350 

2,620 

2,380 

2,160

1,900 

1,750 

3,320 

13,000 

14,500

Dec.

8,000 

4,840 

4,410 

15,000 

15,200

8,200 

6,010 

4,690 

3,740 

2,980

2,380 

1,950 

1,700 

1,550 

8,920

36,100 

18,400 

9,960 

6,800 

6,010

4,690 

3,590 

3,200 

2,940 

2,700

2,340 

1,810 

1,430 

1,510 

4,320 

10,600

Jan.

7,000 

4,550 

3,460 

2,500 

4,900

26,000 

17,500 

8,640 

5,480 

3,990

3,200 

2,760 

2,520 

2,280 

2,060

1,860 

1,660 

1,560 

1,450 

1,330

1,330 

4,180 

8,420 

7,200 

7,000

7,800 

9,300 

11,600 

11,800 

7,400 

4,990

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,130 

3,460 

2,760 

2,700 

4,270

5,830 

4,840 

4,550 

4,130 

3,720

3,720 

3,330 

2,940 

2,700 

3,070

6,400 

7,800 

7,400 

5,480 

4,840

4,690 

4,130 

3,720 

3,990 

3,990

3,460 

2,940 

2,640

Seoondfoot-days

26,055 

75,405 

205,970

1,093,457

185,720 

117, 63C 

100, 69C 

122.83C 

81.65C 

25,89E 

56,305 

19,394 

9,973

1,027,517

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (7 p.m.) 29,000 sec. -ft.; Af 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4-6, June 

22-29, Sept. 3-14; discharge computed on basl 

at Alder son.

Mar.

2,460 

2,180 

1,910 

1,960 

2,010

2,280 

2,940 

3,460 

3,070 

2,700

2,940 

3,850 

3,460 

2,820 

2,460

2,120 

1,860 

4,650 

9,740 

6,400

4,410 

3,590 

3,200 

3,990 

4,130

3,460 

3,070 

2,760 

2,520 

2,230 

2,060

Apr.

2,010 

1,860 

1,660 

1,510 

1,410

1,760 

2,940 

3,590 

4,410 

4,690

3,990 

3,460 

3,720 

20,800 

15,200

8,000 

5,150 

3,990 

3,590 

3,330

3,000 

2,880 

3,200 

3,000 

2,580

2,230 

2,010 

2,060 

2,340 

2,460

Maximum

2,560 

14,500 

38,100

36,100

26,000 

7,800 

9,740 

20,800 

6,600 

3,430 

7,000 

I 1,860 

1,140

36,100

c. 4 (11 p.Di 

r. 14 (1:30 

3-19, 25-29 

s of weather

May

3,590 

3,990 

4,270 

4,130 

3,460

2,760 

2,280 

2,010 

1,760 

1,860

3,990 

3,720 

2,820 

2,230 

1,760

1,810 

2,010 

2,120 

2,180 

1,760

1,430 

1,290 

2,110 

6,600 

4,270

3,000 

2,340 

1,960 

1,610 

1,380 

1,150

Minimum

339 

327 

1,430

228

1,330 

2,640 

1,860 

1,410 

1,150 

280 

360 

220 

161

161

June

982 

844 

740 

620 

560

500 

460 

410 

370 

330

310 

280 

300 

330 

370

350 

360 

580 

1,600 

2,060

2,580 

1,760 

1,170 

889 

760

640 

540 

470 

1,300 

3,430

Mean

840 

2,514 

6,644

2,988

5,991 

4,201 

3,248 

4,094 

2,634 

863 

1,816 

626 

332

2,815

July

2,230 

1,480 

1,090 

817 

700

580 

470 

430 

900 

1,120

916 

1,120 

1,390 

6,300 

7,000

3,460 

2,760 

4,840 

4,550 

3,590

2,520 

1,900 

1,260 

972 

820

700 

620 

540 

460 

410 

360

Aug.

320 

280 

260 

250 

330

360 

410 

360 

310 

280

250 

220 

230 

300 

330

800 

1,420 

1,330 

944 

1,330

1,100 

810 

640 

540 

480

440 

330 

370 

900 

1,860 

1,610

Per square 

mile

0.517 

1.55 

4.09

1.84

3.69 

2.59 

2.00 

2.52 

1.62 

.531 

1.12 

.385 

.204

1.73

.) 20,300^sec.-ft.j Dec. 16 (8 a 

p.m.) 25,700 sec. -ft. 

, July 5-9, 22, July 25 to Aug. 

records and records for Greenbr

Sept.

1,140 

862 

700 

580 

500

440 

400 

390 

380 

370

320 

260 

230 

220

214

210 

201 

206 

219 

219

206 

206 

197 

197 

206

192 

169 

161 

177 

201

Runoff in 

inches

0.60 

1.73 

4.71

25.03

4.25 

2.69 

2.30 

2.81 

1.87 

.59 

1.29 

.44 

.23

23.'51

.m.) 43,000

16, Aug. 

ier River
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

MoLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va.

Location.--Mater-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'25", long. 80°06'30", half a mile north of 

Edray State Trout Hatchery at Edray, Pooahontas County, and 4 miles north of Marlinton.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 88 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 2.02 feet), 

from rating curve extended 34 second-feet; minimum, 0.27 second-fc ', Sept. 27 (gage 

height, 0.34 foot) .

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 15, 1948; min'mum, that of Sept. 27, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 35 second-feet or those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 27)

0.31 0.27 0.4 .85 O.8 7.30 

.32 .31 .45 1.37 .9 10.3 

.34 .42 .5 2.05 1.0 14.3 

.36 .54 .6 3.45 1.3 30 

.38 .69 .7 5.20 1.6 51

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 30" 

31

Oct.

13.1 

8.8 

6.46 

6.25 

9.7

13.1 

9.7 

20 

19 

13.1

9.7 

8.5 

6.88 

6.04 

5.20

4.68 

4.32 

5.02 

4.50 

4.15

3.80 

3.45 

3.45 

3.45 

3.31

3.16 

2.87 

2.87 

2.73 

2.59 

2.46

Nov.

3.16 

2.87 

8.8 

21 

13.9

23 

28 

16.2 

16.2 

20

16.6 

13.9 

12.3 

10.3 

9.1

8.2 

7.9 

7.30 

16.5 

33

18.5 

14.8 

13.5 

12.3 

10.0

8.8 

13.1 

16.2 

44 

30

Dec.

24 

19.5 

26 

48 

28

22 

18.5 

15.2

13.1 

11.5

1O.O 

9.4 

8.8 

7.9 

50

49 

24 

16.6 

14.3 

11.9

10.7 

12.3 

11.9 

10.7 

10.0

a9 

a8 

a7.5 

10.4 

36 

25

Jan.

18.5 

15.2 

12.3 

13.1 

31

43 

22 

15.7 

12.7 

11.1

11.1 

10.7 

10.3 

9.7 

8.8

7.9 

7.6 

6.88 

7.09 

7.09

6.88 

21 

22 

29 

27

29 

34

32 

21 

13.9 

12.3

Feb.

10.0 

9.1 

9.7 

16.8

21

16.2 

14.8 

13.9 

13.5 

13.1

11.5 

10.7 

11.9 

14.3 

15.7

23 

22 

16.6 

13.5 

13.9

13.5 

12.7 

16.6 

14.3 

13.1

11.1 

10.0 

9.7

Month Second- 

"ontn foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare as1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .......................

Xendar year 1948

212.34 

469.43 

579.2

............ 4,011.22

h.. ..........................

1....... .....................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 .......

529.84 

392.2 

426.2 

403.68 

260.64 

134.23 

361.08 

176.21 

64.98

..... 4,010.03

Mar.

9.1 

8.2 

7.9 

8.8 

12.3

18.5 

16.6 

13.1 

11.5 

15.7

22 

16.6 

13.1 

11.9 

11.5

10.0 

9.1 

22 

19 

14.8

12.7 

14.6 

26 

18.5 

15.7

13.5 

12.3 

11.5 

10.3 

9.7 

9.7

Apr.

9

8 

7 

7 

6

10 

12 

17 

18 

15

13 

11 

33 

34 

20

16 

13 

14 

14 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

Maximum

20 

44 

50

59

43 

23 

26 

34 

20 

14.3 

40 

19.5 

9

50

.4 

.5 

.9 

.3

.88

.0 

.3 

.1 

.5 

.7

.1 

.9

.2 

.5 

.3 

.8 

.7

.9 

.9 

.9

.1 

.0

.4 

.7 

.7 

.0 

.0

May

13.1 

13.5 

12.7 

11.9 

11.1

10.0 

9.4 

8.2 

7.6 

7.9

7.3 

6.46 

6.04 

5.62 

5.20

4.85 

5.41 

4.85 

4.50 

4.15

3.98 

10.3 

20 

13.5 

11.5

9.4 

8.2 

7.09 

6.25 

5.62 

5.02

June

4.68 

4.32 

3.98 

3.62 

3.31

3.16 

2.73 

2.46 

2.19 

1.90

1.90 

2.05 

1.90 

1.76 

2.05

1.90 

3.68 

3.80 

3.25 

14.3

8.8 

6.67 

5.02 

3.98 

3.45

3.02 

3.45 

7.9 

a!3 

alO

Minimum Mean

2.46 6.85 

2.87 15.6 

7.5 18.7

1.63 11.0

6.88 17.1 

9.1 14.0 

7.9 13.7 

6.88 13.5 

3.98 8.41 

1.76 4.47 

2.87 11.6 

.85 5.68 

.27 2.17

.27 11.0

July

9.7 

7.6 

6.25 

5.41 

4.68

5.38 

13.1 

8.8 

6.88 

9.0

12.7 

9.7 

37 

40 

20

13.9 

26 

31 

20 

13.1

10.0 

8.8 

7.30 

6.67 

5.62

4.85 

4.32 

3.98 

3.45 

3.02 

2.87

Aug.

2 

2 

2 

4 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

2 

9

14 

10 

19 

13 

8

5 

5 

5 

5 

a4

3 

3 

3

18 

11 

7

Per square 

mile

.59 

.19 

.69 

.85 

.59

.90 

.76 

.37 

.26 

.15

.05 

.95 

.85 

.26 

.2

.2 

.7 

.5 

.1 

.2

.83 

.20 

.62 

.20 

.3

.45 

.45 

.80 

.1 

6 

30

Sept.

6.25 

4.68 

3.98 

3.62

3.31

2.87 

2.59 

2.73 

2.19 

1.63

1.37 

1.15 

1.26 

1.63 

1.15

.95 

.95 

.85 

1.26 

.85

.61 

.54 

.54 

.42 

.36

.31 

.27 

al.2 

a9 

6.46

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Knapp Creek at Marlinton.
KMAWHA RIVER BASIN 239

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°12'40", long. 80°04'30", a quarter of a mile downstream 

irom Spice Run and 1 mile southeast of Marlinton, Pocahontas County.

Drainage area.--108 square miles.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.1 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 17 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 1.06 

feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 4,720 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 10.4 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 

foot).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

 those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Sept. 21-30, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

May 24 to June 17, Sept. 21-30)

.0 13 1.6 74

.1 19 1.7 90

.2 26 1.8 107

.3 35 2.0 145

.4 46 2.5 265

.5 59 3.0 420

3.5 600

4.0 800

4.5 1 , 000

5.0 1,250

6.0 1,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septesber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

o«<co

24

25

26

27

OQ<co

OQ £9 If) ou

31

Oct.

35

31

28

71

439

478

182

202

225

149

111

93

70

60

50

43

37

45

39

36

32

33

30

30

30

30

28

26

26

23

23

Nov.

28

26

27

50

58

80

200

151

123

121

114

111

114

98

90

77

76

65

114

569

325

245

225

200

159

125

218

554

1,650

800

-

Dec.

402

265

476

1,500

640

402

310

252

190

153

120

109

100

87

1,330

1,220

542

355

295

d215

d!75

180

168

151

141

d!40

3325

508

1,680

960

600

Jan.

3340

225

157

161

1,030

1,610

640

355

245

185

159

153

133

120

105

93

92

84

d77

70

76

423

560

438

438

472

580

800

508

310

258

Month

October ..........................

November ...'......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..................

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

190

139

129

203

385

340

295

295

258

280

235

190

180

235

325

560

600

402

280

248

208

198

295

280

245

185

153

153

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

6*793

13I991

77,099

10, 897 

7, 486

5,318

7,105 

5 594

2,587

4,349 

2,384 

895

70,134

Mar.

123

104

102

100

112

133

135

127

123

129

145

141

137

121

107

100

84

264

491

265

200

168

340

355

262

218

178

161

139

129

125

Apr.

116

LOO

85

90

84

278

;-

525

555

510

240

198

c

65

70

02

542

325

2

;

]

25

12

85

168

151

]

1

1

57

39

25

114

102

3

1

3

3

Maximum

478

1,650

1,680

2,990

1,610 

600

491

970 

798

428

636 

660 

88

1,680

14

80

85

63

-

May

208

242

402

310

225

170

141

112

100

159

120

98

d88

77

72

84

210

135

102

98

70

129

789

420

280

195

157

135

105

d87

74

Minimum

23

26

87

18

70

129

84

84 

70

25 

26

17 

19

17

June

65

55

dso

d45

39

37

33

31

28

26

25

54

38

30

28

29

106

428

170

245

127

116

72

52

42

36

35

88

292

165

Mean

2?fi

451

211

352

267

172

237

~ ~ 86 . 2

140 

76.9 

29.8

192

July

107

72

54

43

35

30

58

72

58

56

66

47

290

636

265

222

600

340

210

240

168

131

93

a 100

allO

a70

a50

a28

a33

a29

26

Aug.

24

22

20

25

30

25

20

19

20

18

17

19

30

59

76

185

1

1

1

6

1

25

27

14

58

44

40

40

32

28

24

97

98

60

86

102

Per square 

mile

0.817 

2.09

4.18

1 95

3 . 26

2.47

1 .59

2.19

1.67

1.30 

.712 

.276

1.78

Sept.

88

58

45

38

33

39

32

30

26

22

20

19

20

21

20

20

20

25

30

29

26

27

27

26

25

24

22

22

27

34

Runoff in 

inches

0.94 

2 .34

4.82

26.56

3.75

2 .58

1 .83

2 45

1 93

. 89

1.50 

.82 

.31

24.16

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Indian Creek at Indian Mills 

and Second Creek near Second Creek.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Indian Creek at Indian 

Mills and Second Creek near Second Creek.
240 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41'05", long. 80°27'25", at bridge on U. S. 

Hignway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from Second Creek, Monroe County, and 8 miles above 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,812.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 80.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September'1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 6,22 

feet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.29 foot).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 3,980 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7,10 

feet); minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Dec. 19, 1946; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 12, 1949.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at Gap Mills and Second 

Creek.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

0.35 

.4 

.6 

.9

4.7

6.5

18

39

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

61

92

172

250

2.3 

3.0

4.1

355

675

1,320 .45 

.5

4.2

6.0

8.1

10.6

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30 

0.6 16.4

.7

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

133

224

tee

Note Same as preceding table above 2.O

iet. Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

9.2 

7.6 

6.5 

4.7 

22

24

15 

22 

23 

17

13 

14 

10 

9.2

11

9.8 

8.7 

9.2

15 

13

8.2 

11 

10 

9.8 

7.6

10 

8.7 

8.2 

7.6 

8.7 

7.6

Nov.

8.2 

11 

7.6 14 - 

13

13 

20 

18 

14 

14

16 

13

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

13 

12 

80

50 

38 

36 

38 

h56

120 

160 

hi 46 

950 

315

Dec.

172 

118 

522 

1,130 

363

228 

159 

124 

96 

78

61 

56 

51 

44 

1,160

792 

431 

268 

268 

265

186 

144 

112 

96 

81

57 

46 

54 

100 

752 

363

Jan.

206 

148 

120 

134 

908

835 

335 

217 

159 

126

1O8 

101 

89 

79 

68

61 

57 

53 

50 

44

68 

780 

383 

236 

177

163 

174 

199 

168 

132 

128

Month

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her.. ........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

1.......... ..................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

112 

96 

92 

184 

284

199 

214 

212 

177 

163

150 

130 

120 

124 

135

359 

219 

161 

150 

199

177 

152 

140 

114 

103

87 

78 

90

Seoondf cot-days

361. 

2,235. 

8,377

42,310.

6,506 

4,421 

3,270 

5,339 

3,652 

806 

1,037 

365. C 

284.

36,654.

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.). No

2,060 sec.-rt.j Dec. 15 (4:3O p.m.) 3,O50 se

Mar.

76 

6B 

70 

74 

101

112 

1O3 

89 

82 

84

86 

74 

66

61 

61

51 

54 

510 

340 

170

140 

110 

90 

76 

78

h82 

82 

78 

72 

68 

62

Apr.

58 

52 

46 

42 

SO

80 

hi 46 

140 

130 

125

120 

97 

725 

1,270 

4OO

237 

176 

150 

118 

96

83 

135 

181

141 

109

91 

88 

90 

73 

9O

Maxima

5 24 

3 950 

1,160

I 2,430

908 

359 

510 

1,270 

280 

169 

93 

> 30 

5 29

5 1,270

May

197 

204 

280 

185 

137

109 

96 

82 

67 

96

259 

216 

152 

118 

98

156 

265 

144 

167 

85

70 

72 

72 

54 

63

56 

57 

48 

40 

36 

31

Minima

4.7 

7.6 

44

4.7

44 

78 

51 

42 

31 

12 

11 

8.1 

4.2

4.2

June

26 

23 

20

19 

18

17 

16 

15 

13 

12

12 

12 

15 

16 

21

21 

33

30 

21 

18

15 

15 

15 

13 

IS

15 

13 

18 

169 

137

Msan

11.7 

74.5 

270

116

210 

158 

105 

178 

118 

26.9 

33.5 

11.8 

9.48

100

!. 28 or 29 (time unknown) 1,36O 

:.-ft.; Jan. 5 (8 p.m.) 2,310 sec

July

73 

48 

37 

28 

23

19 

18 

17 

15 

17

23 

22

31 

34 

73

56 

93 

85 

62 

49

39 

32 

26 

21 

19

16 

11 

13 

13 

12 

12

Aug.

12 

11 

1O 

12 

12

11 

9.6 

9.6 

13 

11

9.6 

14 

11 

12 

13

16 

12 

11 

9.1 

9.1

8.1 

9.1 

12

13 

11

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

30

16 

12

Par square 

 lie

0.144 

.922 

3.34

1.43

2.60 

1.96 

1.30 

2. 2O 

1.46 

.333 

.415 

.146 

.117

1.24

sec. -ft

.-ft.j

Sept.

16 

13 

9.6 

9.6 

7.2

9.6 

9.6 

7.2 

7.2 

6.S

6.S 

4.2 

6.4 

9.1 

7.2

6.8 

6.4 

7.2 

9.6 

9.6

7.7 

6.4

11 

11 

7.7

5.2 

S.6 

6.S 

22 

29

Runoff in 

Inches

0.17 

1.03 

3.S6

19.48

2.99 

2.O3 

1.51 

2.46 

1.6S 

.37 

.48 

.17 

.13

16.88

.; Dec. 4 (2 a.m.) 

ipr. 13 (11 P."./

3,050 sec.-ft.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19-24, 26, 27, Mar. 19-25, Mar. 27 to Apr. 6, Apr. 8-10; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Indian Creek 

at Indian Mills.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 241

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"21'55", long. 80°36'05", at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon Creek 

and 0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek. Datum of gage is 2,003.28 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 236 square miles.

Kecoras available. November 1934 to September 1949. July 1908 to September 1916 and Octooer 19VS9 to October 1934 at site 1.1 miles downstream, published as Gauley River at 

Allingdale.

Average discharge.--27 years (1908-16, 1930-49), 577 second-feet.

Jixtremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 15.2 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

1908-16, 1929-49: Maximum discharge, 42,500 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 

27.38 feet, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

17,000 secondrfeet by velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 

1930 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

30

38

47

59

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

93

139

249

3.2 

3.8 

4.4 

5.5

471

75O

1,O5O

1,700

7.0 2,740

8.5 3,950

10.0 5,540

11.3 7,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

204 

129 

100 

85 

84

136 

144 

353 

635 

324

240 

256 

249 

208 

178

157 

144 

181 

205 

186

191 

173 

160 

152 

139

127 

120 

108 

102 

95 

89

Nov.

97 

122 

111 

426 

324

325

1,760 

830 

627 

765

815 

617 

526 

557 

467

384 

347 

343 

292 

916

617 

479 

500 

451 

392

343

628 

1,120 

3,100 

2,320

Dec.

1,340 

925 

1,230 

4,000 

2,110

1,580 

1,340 

975 

735 

566

431 

392 

347 

292 

2,500

5,000 

2,880 

1,700 

1,460 

1,430

975 

770 

637 

526 

459

354 

306 

306 

365 

1,540 

1,340

Jan.

950 

7 6O 

557 

651 

2,050

3,910 

1,760 

1,130 

810 

613

613 

735 

730 

637 

548

488 

459 

431 

396 

373

343 

3,790 

1,900 

2,220 

2,670

2,950 

3,770 

3,180 

1,970 

1,220 

1,050

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

975 

676 

522 

627 

1,000

775 

710 

676 

594 

617

575 

496 

557 

2,230 

2,460

3,500 

2,670 

1,610 

1,100 

1,080

1,190 

975 

1,160 

950 

825

680 

557 

548

Seoondfoot-days

5,65- 

20,60 

38,81

262,51

43,66' 

30,33 

26,56 

22,84 

15,81 

4,30 

24,51 

10,15 

4,09

247,37

Mar.

439 

427 

392 

336 

505

1,500 

1,700 

1,130 

870 

870

1,400 

1,020 

765 

666 

608

492

475 

879 

1,550 

1,020

885 

1,100 

1,700 

1,190 

900

765 

700 

671 

603 

526 

484

Apr.

447 

451 

400 

369 

332

484 

780 

1,310 

1,400 

1,190

975 

790 

1,200 

1,900 

1,160

835

666 

705 

835 

651

553 

535 

603 

505 

427

373 

434 

1,100 

800

637

Maximum

I 635 

L 3,100 

L 5,000

L 9,670

I 3,910 

j 3,500 

3 1,700 

7 1,900 

5 2,060 

3 645 

3 7,010 

5 2,280 

3 880

^ 7,010

May

575 

517 

463 

381 

324

282 

246 

228 

208 

380

607 

412 

324 

266 

225

197 

353 

488 

296 

219

188 

400 

2,060 

1,080 

1,310

1,000 

855 

676 

539 

404 

310

Minimum

84 

97 

292

47

343 

496 

336 

332 

188 

42 

43 

40 

32

32

June

243

199 

162 

127 

104

89 

74 

60 

53 

47

92 

122 

89 

82 

53

42 

42

90 

89 

645

254

149 

111 

74 

54

51 

108 

250 

494 

259

Mean

IK 

681 

1,252

71S

1.40S 

1,082 

851 

762 

51C 

144 

79] 

32E 

137

67£

July

175 

122 

87 

66 

52

43 

73 

125 

85 

76

219 

160 

7,010 

2,890 

1,220

975 

2,530 

2,110 

1,160 

671

467 

617 

777 

1,000 

585

381 

269 

202 

155 

117 

100

Aug.

97 

84 

392 

347 

246

168 

127 

97 

76 

64

57 

55 

43 

40 

573

2,280 

805 

571 

656 

377

269 

202 

188 

160 

125

95 

80 

102 

802 

646 

332

Per square 

mile

0.771 

2.91 

5.31

3.05

5.97 

4.59 

3.63 

3.23 

2.16 

.610 

3.35 

1.39 

.581

2.87

Sept.

296 

243 

170 

139 

142

300 

246 

181 

152 

120

93

76 

64 

66 

74

68 

59 

55 

64 

82

62 

47 

42 

39 

39

35 

32 

38 

192 

880

Runoff in 

inches

0.89 

3.25 

6.12

41.38

6.88 

4.78 

4.19 

3.60 

2.49 

.68 

3.86 

1.60 

.65

38.99

Peak discharge (base, 7.0OO sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (time unknown) dbout 7,300 sec. -ft.; July 13

ll:3O p.m.; 12,8OO sec. -ft.
242 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'15", long. 80°49'10", at Brocks Bridge, 500

 feWdowistream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County. 

Datum of gage is 1.580.90 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 680 square miles.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, November 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years (1908-16, 1929-49), 1,487 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 13.3

 FS3TT: minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1908-16, 1929-49: Maximum discharge, 92,000 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 

28.75 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 10, 1930 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area. 

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

2.1 142 4.0 905 S.O 5,060 

2.3 191 4.5 1,250 9.0 7,060 

2.5 246 5.0 1,640 10.0 9,500 

3.0 422 6.0 2,520 11.8 14,700 

3.4 585 7.0 3,630

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

405 

282 

197 

158 

14Z

152 

296 

272 

1,210 

700

510 

450 

510 

422 

368

316 

279 

306 

415 

382

379 

358 

326 

306 

285

263 

241 

223 

203 

191 

181

Nov.

188 

214 

256 

684 

840

654 

3,930 

2,070 

1,440 

1,680

1,890 

1,520 

1,280 

1,280 

1,110

938 

810 

840 

725 

1,520

1,600 

1,180 

1,220 

1,140 

1,000

872 

1,210 

2,560 

7,760 

6,350

Dec.

3,760 

2,520 

2,400 

9,710 

5,840

4,020 

3,510 

2,720 

2,020 

1,560

1,220 

1,040 

938 

810 

6,380

14,700 

8,870 

4,950 

4,300 

4,300

3,040 

2,340 

1,890 

1,520 

1,320

1,000 

938 

1,110 

1,040 

3,230 

3,630

Jan.

2,520 

1,980 

1,600 

1,760 

3,210

10,500 

5,220 

3,270 

2,340 

1,800

1,600 

1,940 

2,070 

1,890 

1,640

1,440 

1,360 

1,280 

1,180 

1,110

1,000 

4,650 

5,420 

5,020 

6.S40

7,210 

10,300 

8,980 

5,600 

3,510 

2,820

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

uax*v S^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ...........................

ember ..................... .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,720 

2,120 

1,640 

1,600 

2,430

2,200 

1,980 

1,940 

1,720 

1,760

1,760 

1,440 

1,560 

4,460 

6,620

10,100 

7,780 

4,590 

3,270 

3,040

3,630 

2,930 

3,390 

2,930 

2,480

2,070 

1,720 

1,600

Seoondfoot-days

10,728 

48,761 

106,566

668,781

111,060 

85,480 

76,510 

69,978 

41,643 

12,498 

59,418 

21,147 

10,440

654,229

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft. ). -De

18,5OO sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,360 

1,180 

1,220 

1,080 

1.400

3,330 

4,900 

3,390 

2,620 

2,380

3,760 

3,150 

2,380 

1,980 

1,720

1,440 

1,320 

3,770 

5,640 

3,390

2,620 

2,620 

3,890 

3,150 

2,380

2,070 

1,890 

1,800 

1,760 

1,520 

1,400

1.75 93 3.0 434 

2.0 141 3.4 585 

2.5 268 

Note. Same as precedIng table above 3.4 feet.

tober 1948 to September 1949

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2,

8, 

4,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

4, 

2, 

2,

Maximum

1,210 

6,350 

14,700

25,600

10,500 

10,100 

5,640 

8,980 

4,180 

1,360 

9,830 

3,500 

2,540

14,700

280 

250 

140 

040 

938

210 

070 

120 

390 

820

430 

020

730 

980 

880

040 

300 

160 

380 

020

720 

520 

800 

520 

280

140 

250 

050 

480 

020

May

1,940 

1,720 

1,480 

1,250 

1,080

905 

810 

700 

630 

810

1,280 

1,140 

905 

752 

652

561 

840 

1,000 

780 

581

500 

665 

4,180 

2,820 

3,040

2,820 

2,380 

1,890 

1,520 

1,140 

872

Minimum

142 

188 

810

83

1,000 

1,440 

1,080 

938 

500 

135 

176 

143 

93

93

June

700 

577 

481 

402 

337

286 

251 

213 

178 

155

135 

180 

232 

224 

196

150 

150 

246 

324 

1,030

804 

420 

320 

246 

188

164 

641 

970 

1,360 

938

Mean

346 

1,625 

3,438

1,827

3,583 

3,053 

2,468 

2,333 

1,343 

417 

1,917 

682 

348

1,792

July

590 

448 

337 

268 

216

178 

176 

253 

311 

402

810 

700 

9,830 

8,340 

3,540

2,720 

7,300 

6,000 

3,720 

2,250

1,480 

1,440 

1,440 

1,940 

1,480

1,000 

675 

518 

412 

340 

304

Aug.

280 

294 

1,120 

1,280 

780

545 

416 

324 

260 

216

190 

183 

164 

143 

535

3,500 

1,640 

970 

1,040 

725

522 

423 

380 

350 

289

240 

198 

198 

1,350 

1,720 

872

Per square 

mile

0.509 

2.39 

5.06

2.69

5.27 

4.49 

3.63 

3.43 

1.98 

.613 

2.82 

1.00 

.512

2.64

>o. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 19,500 sec. -ft.; July 13

Sept.

675 

608 

452 

360 

308

482 

573 

466 

384 

317

260 

216 

181 

159 

162

174 

164 

148 

162 

224

198 

155 

128 

112 

107

101 

93 

119 

412 

2,540

Runoff in 

inches

0.59 

2.67 

5.83

36.58

6.07 

4.67 

4.18 

3.83 

2.28 

.68 

3.25 

1.16 

.57

35.81

(5 p.m.)
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 243

CJauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14'00", long. 81°10'45n , half a mile upstream 

 FronTBelva, Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymile Creek. Datum of gage 

is 669.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,315 square miles.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,530 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 15.5 

TeeTT; minimum, 121 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage heighf, 1.22 feet).

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 37,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and inflow and storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls; 

minimum, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

1.35

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.3

156

209

298

471

695

Rating tables, water year 1943-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

970

1,430

2,840

4,540

6,560

8.0 11,200

10.0 17,200

13.5 29,600

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

115

145

181

270

435

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

645

990

1,450

2,380

5,570

7.0 8,770

8.5 12,700

9.3 15,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

159

334

324

247

213

194

176

313

630

1,240

763

600

548

600

499

439

378

378

390

506

465

458

426

396

367

350

324

298

279

260

247

Nov.

251

251

279

334

997

981

3,520

3,240

2,240

2,100

2,620

2,540

2,030

1,850

1,730

1,440

1,230

1,120

1,090

1,110

2,540

2,040

1,880

1,890

1,700

1,440

1,460

3,270

11,500

12,400

-

Dec.

7,640

5,120

3,990

14,300

11,800

7,640

6,460

5,020

3,650

2,840

2,240

1,780

1,600

1,390

9,730

29,400

19,000

10,700

8,310

8,540

6,240

4,540

3,560

2,920

2,460

2,020

1,360

1,440

1,470

3,740

7,200

Jan.

5,120

3,740

3,080

2,840

3,770

15,200

10,400

6,770

4,640

3,480

2,760

2,840

3,320

3,160

2,840

2,460

2,240

2,100

1,990

1,830

1,680

5,170

10,200

7,420

9,720

9,960

14,800

14,500

10,200

6,980

5,220

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .................... ...

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July ...................... . . ...

August ...........................

September ........ .... .... . .

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,820

3,740

3,000

2,690

3,740

3,990

3,560

3,400

3,080

2,840

2,920

2,540

2,320

3,540

9,720

15,100

13,300

8,770

6,140

5,120

6,140

5,520

5,620

5,420

4,640

3,650

3,000

3,080

_

_

-

S»oondfoot-days

12 ,80]

71,073

198,100

1,152,520

180, 43C

141,400

130,910

127,170

75,680

27,851

97,585

28,963

12,724

1,104,687

Mar.

3,080

2,540

2,390

2,240

2,320

4,060

8,310

6,350

4,820

3,990

6,040

5,720

4,260

3,400

2,920

2., 460

2,170

5,740

11,000

7,200

5,320

4,350

5,120

4,820

3,740

3,160

3,160

2,760

2,690

2,460

2,320

Apr.

2,240

2,100

1,970

1,780

1,640

1,770

2,970

4,360

5,320

4,640

3,990

3,240

3,960

20,300

11,800

7,200

5,000

4,170

4,170

3,720

3,120

2,800

2,960

2,800

2,500

2,130

2,050

4,300

4,530

3,640

-

Maximum

1,240

12,400

29,400

48,200

15,200

15,100

11,000

20,300

4,810

4,440

14,900

3,640

2,160

29,400

May

3,210

3,210

2,880

2,570

2,200

1,920

1,650

1,410

1,240

1,370

2,810

3,550

2,500

1,960

1,570

1,280

1,270

1,930

1,780

1,310

990

1,010

4,520

4,810

4,720

4,810

3,900

3,210

2,570

1,990

1,530

Minimum

159

251

1,360

140

1,680

2,320

2,170

1,640

990

242

321

219

124

124

Jun«

1,200

963

802

661

549

468

406

354

306

265

242

242

306

360

326

285

458

669

701

891

1,580

855

578

448

37O

316

2,390

3,540

4,440

2,880

-

Mean

413

2,370

6,390

3,149

5,820

5j050

4,220

4,240

2,440

928

3,150

934

424

3,027

July

1,610

1,050

768

585

461

3S2

321

343

417

600

1,360

1,610

11,300

14,900

6,980

5,000

9,890

11,000

7,200

4,620

2,960

2,270

2,000

2,270

2,200

1,530

1,060

793

630

521

454

Aug.

411

382

1,140

2,340

1,540

990

709

535

429

348

290

261

237

219

303

3,640

2,780

1,570

1,180

1,130

784

622

528

468

423

365

311

296

442

2,670

1,620

P»r square

mil*

0.314

1.80

4.86

2.39

4.43

3.84

3.21

3.22

1.86

.706

2.40

.710

.322

2.30

Sept.

1,040

882

734

563

461

429

661

685

549

461

394

326

275

237

198

177

194

198

185

177

246

246

219

174

142

127

124

156

304

2,160

-

Runoff in 

inoh«s

0.36

2.01

5.60

32.58

5.10

4.OO

3.70

3.60

2.14

.79

2.76

.82

.36

31.24

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 see.-ft.). Dec.

27,700 sec,-ft. 

" 990813 O- 52 - 17
244 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'45", long. 80°29'05", at Dyer, Webster County, 

hair a mile downstream from Craig Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs. Datum 

of gage is 2,193.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--128 square miles.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-49), 308 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 7,79 

reet); minimum, 16 second-faet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 5, 1930 

(gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 20 to Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 54 2.0 196 3.5 89O .O 16 1.6 94 3.2 

1.4 68 2.3 295 4.0 1.24O .1 24 1.9 156 3.6 

1.6 102 2.6 42O 4.5 1,660 .2 35 2.2 240 4.0 

1.8 144 3.0 610 5.4 2,560 .3 47 2.5 350 5.0 

.4 61 2.8 485 6.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

126 

88 

71 

65 

71

142 

102 

472 

372 

217

164 

185 

154

131 

112

98 

93 

135 

122 

124

114 

106 

98 

93 

89

82 

79 

73 

70 

65 

62

Nov.

73 

81 

94 

467 

236

720 

1,160 

535 

394 

492

447 

338 

322 

318 

256

214 

208 

202 

236 

822

424 

326 

342 

284 

239

202 

429 

657 

1,750 

1,060

Dec.

666 

492 

1,100 

2,480 

1,060

854 

666 

496 

380 

299

236 

217 

188 

164 

2,140

2,560 

1,400 

776 

671 

525

398 

372 

330 

259 

226

172 

174 

177 

180 

1,180 

666

Jan.

460 

359 

291 

376 

1,590

2,050 

890 

590 

438 

338

385 

442 

389 

326

277

252 

239 

220 

211 

191

188 

1,350 

888 

1,420 

1,420

1,890 

2,090 

1,740 

965 

595 

476

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

368 

261 

222 

372 

545

390 

382 

342 

310 

342

300 

258 

303

1,420 

1,300

1,890 

1,420 

776 

550 

646

615 

503 

663 

494 

418

334

278 

264

Secondfoot-days

3,975 

13,328 

21,504

146,843

23,336

15,966 

13,867 

12,181 

8,817 

2,951 

11,902 

6,114 

2, £58

136,199

Mar.

186 

192 

168 

149 

258

1,000 

836 

545 

426 

454

536 

454 

354 

314 

300

240 

225 

496 

668 

476

440 

707 

1,140 

696 

521

436 

400 

395 

330 

278 

247

Apr.

231 

231 

204 

186 

168

244 

338 

734 

674 

615

503 

418 

915 

1,000 

610

440 

346 

431 

490 

364

300 

314 

342 

286 

234

198 

272 

480 

338 

275

Maximum

472 

1,750 

2,560

5,220

2,090 

1,890 

1,140 

1,000 

1,260 

708 

3,200 

905 

480

3,200

May

292 

268 

254 

207

175

154 

134 

124 

119 

207

326 

189 

149 

126 

107

135 

250 

342 

170 

130

115 

421 

1,260 

580 

674

467 

426 

382 

275 

201 

158

Minimum

62 

73

164

33

188 

222 

149 

168 

107 

21 

31 

30 

16

16

June

126 

104 

86 

69 

58

50 

42 

35 

30

25

32 

27 

46 

32 

22

21 

25 

87 

57 

708

156 

107 

75 

53

41

37 

72 

156 

411 

161

Mean

128 

444 

694

401

753 

570 

447 

406 

284 

98.4 

384 

197 

75.3

373

July

109 

79 

57 

46 

36

31 

120 

84 

58 

66

141 

87 

3,200 

1,180 

575

480 

1,420 

1,040 

605 

372

278 

275 

330 

386 

237

168 

130 

102 

82 

67 

61

685 

930 

1,220 

2,140 

3,240

Aug.

57 

47 

344 

210 

145

100 

80 

60 

48 

42

41 

36 

33 

30 

686

905 

354 

354 

306

175

130 

102 

105 

86 

69

54 

55 

67 

812 

377 

204

Per square 

mile

1.00 

3.47 

5.42

3.13

5.88 

4.45 

3.49 

3.17 

2.22 

.769 

3.00 

1.54 

.588

2.91

Sept.

180 

130 

98 

80 

74

100 

92

77 

71 

55

47 

39 

34 

40 

42

35

31 

30 

41 

43

31 

24 

23 

24 

22

18

16 

27 

254 

480

Runoff in 

inches

1.15 

3.87 

6.25

42.66

6.78 

4.64 

4.03 

3.54 

2.56 

.86 

3.46 

1.78 

.66

39.58

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 5,440 see. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9:30 p.m.)

4,670 sec.-ft.; July 13 (9 a.m.) 5,180 see.-ft.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 245

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17'45", long. 80°31'40", at U. S. Forest Service 

highway bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Barrenshe Run, 5 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles north of Richwood, Nicholas County. Altitude of gage, 2,100 feet (from 

topographic map).

Drainage area. 812 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 second-feet Dec. IS (gage height, 6.65 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 1.87 feet Sept. 27.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 6,960 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 8.65 

feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in. second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to May 22, Aug. 4-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.1 22 2.8 110 4.0 497 1.8 9 2.4 57 3.4 

2.2 29 3.0 151 4.3 650 1.9 13 2.6 84 3.7 

33 38 3.2 199 4.6 845 2.0 38 2.8 115 4.2 

2.4 48 3.4 255 5.0 1,160 2.1 25 3.0 156 4.8 

2.6 74 3.7 365 2.2 34 3.2 205 5.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

35 

26 

23 

28

74 

50 

174 

202 

110

81 

86 

77 

63 

53

46 

43 

56 

59 

55

53 

47 

44 

42 

39

36 

33 

31 

29 

27 

26

Nov.

31 

40 

47 

254 

147

610 

692 

328 

249 

306

275 

210 

210 

207 

167

alSO 

a!50 

145 

142 

479

278 

221 

232 

194 

167

143 

276 

428 

1,140 

709

Dec.

438 

318 

549 

1,270 

779

588 

480 

346 

260 

205

168 

147 

130 

117 

*1,240

1,680 

1,050 

617 

500 

405

302 

260 

217 

182 

158

130 

112 

b!20 

143 

719 

496

Jan.

318 

242 

205 

270 

856

1,290 

654 

425 

306 

242

266 

302 

266 

239 

198

180 

170 

158 

*138 

138

138 

809 

653 

934 

965

1,190 

1,460 

1,240 

726 

465 

354

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sepl

Wa

mber .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

iary .

uarv

ember ........................

tor year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

266 

200 

173 

238 

330

252 

252 

242 

223 

260

235 

202 

226 

814 

896

1,320 

1,020 

600 

440 

534

522 

405 

611 

400 

322

256 

211 

200

Secondfoot-days

1,807 

8,627 

14,126

94.45E

15,787 

11,650 

10,484 

8,416 

6,069 

2,431 

8,830 

2,483 

1,608

92,318

Har.

152 

152 

138 

121 

166

615 

645 

420 

330 

350

475 

342 

266 

226 

208

173 

161 

604 

550 

368

322 

457 

804 

522 

382

322 

282 

286 

249 

208 

188

Apr.

173 

173 

152 

136 

128

168 

208 

453 

475 

372

310 

260 

576 

677 

440

318 

249 

298 

334 

249

208 

229 

260 

214 

178

154 

224 

346 

249 

205

Maximum

202 

1,140 

1,680

3,000

1,460 

1,320 

804 

677 

872 

575 

1,390 

515 

394

1,680

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (7 a.m.

May

246 

217 

198 

161 

134

117 

105 

93 

86 

109

136 

109 

90 

78 

70

109 

276 

152 

105 

84

74 

211 

872 

445 

450

342 

294 

238 

195 

152 

121

Minimum

22 

31 

112

12

138 

173 

121 

128 

70 

15 

26 

14 

12

12

June

99 

81 

67 

55 

45

38 

30 

26 

21 

18

16 

16 

27 

18 

15

15 

17 

76 

43 

575

138 

84 

62 

45 

33

30 

82 

234 

278 

147

Mean

58.3 

288 

456

258

509 

416 

338 

281 

196 

81.0 

285 

80.1 

53.6

253

July

101 

73 

55 

42 

33

26 

43 

86 

57 

49

158 

90 

1,350 

1,160 

568

434 

1,390 

932 

535 

306

223 

195 

205 

202 

121

105 

84 

69 

53 

44 

41

270 

395 

665 

1,080 

1,680

Aug.

35 

30 

-121 

94 

66

50 

40 

30 

24 

25

35 

24 

16 

14 

117

248 

115 

94 

101 

65

47 

36 

36 

33 

25

19 

19 

34 

515 

247 

128

Per square 

mile

0.718 

3.55 

5.62

3.18

6.27 

5.12 

4.16 

3.46 

2.41 

.998 

3.51 

.986 

.660

3.12

) 3,020 see. -ft.

Sept.

112 

87 

65 

52 

50

61 

60 

52 

46 

36

29 

23 

19 

22 

24

22 

19 

18 

38 

38

23 

18 

17 

16 

15

12 

12 

19 

209 

394

Runoff in 

inches

0.83 

3.95 

6.47

43.26

7.23 

5.34 

4.80 

3.85 

2.78 

1.11 

4.04 

1.14 

.74

42.28

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for Williams River at Dyer, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
246 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°13'45", long. 80°35 r OO", at highway bridge at 

FenwTck, Nicholas County, 1,000 feet downstream from Laurel Creek. Datum of gage ia 

2,088.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1912.

Drainage area. 150 square miles.

Kecords available. September 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-49), 393 second-feet.

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 5,270 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 8,48

 reet); minimum not determined (occurred during period of no gage-height record); minimum daily, 20 second-feet Sept. 26, 27.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet June 27, 1940 (gage height, 15.2 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot in September of the years 1930, 1932, 1936, and in 

August 1938; minimum gage height, 2.09 feet Aug. 4, 5, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940-42.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

65

83

106

135

170

Note. Same as following table above 3.5 

feet.

2.56

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

20 

22 

28 

3f 

45 

57 

71

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

88

110

137

170

252

392

660

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

1,000

1,360

1,780

2,310

2,950

Diachargs. in ssoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

28

23

22

24

55

42

210

220

115

84

104

94

78

64

54

48

79

79

76

76

67

61

58

54

49

47

43

40

38

38

Nov.

46

59

100

426

252

940

1,170

600

470

501

540

426

402

378

311

256

256

243

239

572

445

397

392

344

288

248

460

978

2,430

1,440

-

Dec.

902

648

1,080

2,880

1,440

1,110

853

654

506

411

330

288

252

213

2,260

*2,680

1,980

1,140

979

784

589

512

450

387

339

243

b210

b230

270

1,110

839

Jan.

612

490

421

550

1,570

2,150

1,180

804

594

470

496

572

534

480

421

392

378

344

*335

288

292

1,320

1,180

1,210

1,260

1,560

1,930

1,830

1,250

895

744

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...........................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jun« .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Wat«r year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

594

485

430

470

606

534

556

567

550

606

567

512

545

1,160

1,400

2,430

1,780

1,130

832

1,000

958

846

1,130

846

692

550

460

440

_

-

Seocndfoot-days

2,109

15,609

26,569

178,695

26,552

22,676

20,608

19,390

11,334

3,300

11 441

2,827

2,241

164,656

Mar.

349

325

288

256

426

1,310

1,220

846

660

692

881

686

550

480

435

368

339

1,460

1,200

825

666

832

1,130

839

666

562

506

518

470

426

397

Apr.

368

349

306

274

256

411

556

1,050

874

680

556

465

1,060

2,190

1,240

860

654

699

692

562

475

496

490

430

368

320

595

909

660

545

Maziaum

220

2,430

2,880

6,470

2,150

2,430

1,460

2,190

784

496

2,620

657

790

2,880

May

666

562

523

430

363

311

270

226

218

344

518

426

349

288

235

205

320

226

163

132

118

343

784

485

600

506

496

421

344

261

201

Minimum

22

46

210

16

288

430

256

256

118

26

42

23

20

20

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (5:30 p.m.

June

147

115

88

71

58

50

42

36

32

28

26

30

38

42

40.

46

75

132

68

294

81

65

53

40

31

42

388

496

411

235

-

Mean

68.0

520

857

488

857

810

665

646

366

110

369

91.2

74.7

451

July

150

101

71

53

43

49

65

50

42

155

266

164

1,270

919

594

674

2,620

1,270

818

506

373

297

235

190

118

a80

65

57

46

45

55

Aug.

41

39

296

134

88

64

51

40

31

32

33

28

23

23

61

205

SO

71

78

51

39

34

33

31

27

23

24

28

657

308

144

Per square 

 lie

0.453

3.47

5.71

3.25

5.71

5.40

4.43

4.31

2.44

.733

2.46

.608

.498

3.01

Sept.

126

83

61

50

50

61

63

53

47

39

33

27

24

26

28

27

24

23

a45

a50

a32

a25

a23

a22

a21

a20

a 20

a28

a320

a790

-

Runoff In 

inohes

0.52

3.87

6.59

44.31

6.58

5.62

5.11

4.81

2.81

.82

2.84

.70

.56

40.83

5,270 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, observer's readings, and records for Cranberry River near Rlchwood. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 247

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06'45", long. 80°52'35", at highway bridge at

Nallen, Fayette County, 2 miles upstream from Anglins Creek and 3 miles downstream from

Brackens Creek and Russellville. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 feet above mean sea level,

adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--287 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--July 1908 to September 1916 (published as Meadow River near Russellvine), November 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years (1908-16, 1929-49), 510 second-feet, 

extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 7,620 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 13.85

reetj; minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 13; minimum gage height, 3.08 feet Sept. 25, 26. 

1908-16, 1928-49: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 5, 1934 (gage

height, 15.64 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; practically no

flow at times in 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Hevisions (water years).--W 783: Drainage area. W 1033: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1934, 1935,

J.936".

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 23 to Aug. 16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

3.1 21 3.6 67 4.6 245 3.0 15 4.0 124 8.0 

3.2 28 3.8 93 5.0 350 3.1 21 4.3 181 9.0 

3.3 36 4.0 124 5.5 520 3.2 £8 4.6 255 10.0 

3.4 46 4.3 178 6.0 730 3.3 36 5.0 369 12.0 

3.4 46 5.5 536 13.2 

Note. Same as following table above 3.6 67 6.0 730 

6.0 feet. 3.8 93 7.0 1,210

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

23 

26 

25 

26

31 

45 

65 

156 

154

110 

99 

108 ioa

87

74 

66 

72 

75 

82

79 

77 

71 

67 

63

59 

55 

52 

49 

46 

45

Nov.

49 

54 

67 

94 

228

218 

445 

576 

476 

456

528 

492 

417 

374 

326

280 

250 

238 

220 

312

540 

520 

484 

448 

398

335 

374 

845 

2,810 

2,810

Dec.

1,980 

1,360 

1,220 

3,220 

2,730

1,980 

1,540 

1,140 

865 

628

459 

362 

323 

288 

2,410

6,840 

a5, 000 

a3,100 

al,800 

al,400

al,100 

a930 

a750 

a 600 

a450

a340 

a310 

a340 

450 

1,020 

1,360

Jan.

1,060 

888 

752 

726 

1,010

2,650 

2,570 

1,740 

1,180 

865

650 

588 

595 

562 

501

446 

410 

375 

351 

322

307 

1,100 

1,770 

1,540 

1,540

1,600 

1,840 

2,260 

2,050 

1,510 

1,110

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber... ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

820 

603 

487 

532 

820

888 

865 

842 

752 

690

642 

566 

512 

603 

967

1,980 

2,120 

1,600 

1,240 

1,140

1,330 

1,210 

1,160 

al,000 

a890

a790 

8700 

aSOO

Seoondfoot-days

2,llf 

15,664 

46,29£

235,011

34,86 

26,34 

26,50 

27,39. 

19,45. 

6,29 14,23' 

2,03 

1,41£

222,62

Mar.

a530

8510 

463 

443 

618

1,190 

1,570 

1,240 

960 

820

865 

842 

710 

606 

540

459 

423 

1,730 

2,490 

1,800

1,330 

1,040 

842 

730 

638

569 

540 

529 

515 

490 

476

Apr.

3, 

3,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

J 156 

I 2,810 

6,040

L 7,490

J 2,650 

> 2,120 

) 2,490 

5 3,670 

> 1,950 

J 1,310 

> 1,630 

L £96 

> 149

1 6,840

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (2 a.m

456 

443 

403 

375 

354

456 

722 

935 

985 

842

714 

599 

841 

670 

130

120 

330 

080 

010 

865

694 

618 

634 

622 

554

466 

453 

698 

714 

610

May

702 

798 

798 

722 

646

543 

551 

372 

372 

487

1,950 

1,060 

960 

722 

543

476 

638 

694 

588 

423

322 

372 

654 

610 

730

674 

584 

490 

400 

319 

255

Minimum

23 

49 

288

23

307 

487 

423 

354 

255 

50 

58 

20 

20

20

June

209 

170 

139 

116 

100

87 

75 

66 

57 

50

54 

60 

67 

67 

53

50 

234 

403 

288 

330

158 

113 

86 

69 

59

73 

138 

1,310 

1,110 

508

Mean

68.3 

522 

1,493

642

1,125 

941 

855 

913 

628 

210 

459 

65.5 

47.2

610

July

313 

222 

149 

111 

87

74 

79 

83 

114 

233

436 

433 

1,340 

1,360 

960

1,040 

1,420 

1,630 

1,180 

842

584 

388 

277 

204 

168

127 

102 

85 

71 

62 

58

1,840 

2,570 

3,400 

5,400 

6,840

Aug.

50 

46 

67 

80 

69

51 

39 

32 

26 

24

22 

21 

20 

22 

20

171 

136 

102 

80 

72

57 

47 

44 

37 

37

36 

31 

31 

77 

296 

188

Per square 

mile

0.238 

1.82 

5.20

2.24

3.92 

3.28 

2.98 

3.18 

2.19 

.732 

1.60 

.228 

.164

2.13

) 7,620 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 (12 m.

Sept.

129 

118 

94 

73 

64

65 

58 

58 

49 

43

38 

30 

27 

25 

24

23 

24 

23 

27 

27

35 

33 

27 

23 

20

20 

22 

25 

42 

149

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

2.03 

6.00

30.48

4.52 

3.41 

3.44 

3.55 

2.52 

.82 

1.84 

.26 

.18

28.84

) 3^,850

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for Peters Creek near LocKwood and 

Cherry River at Fenwlck.~~
248 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16«00", long. 81°01«15", 0.7 mile downstream from

 Tate Kun, 1.4 miles upstream from Line Creek and Lockwood, Nicholas County, and 4^ miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,072.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Dniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 40.6 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.2

 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.63 foot Sept. 25, 26.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 4,700 second-feet Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 10.25 

feet}, by slope-area method; minimum, 0.04 second-foot Sept. 16-19, 1946; minimum gage 

height, 0.27 foot Sept. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-14)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

0.7 1.8 1.3 26 2.3 158 0.6 1.2 1.3 29 2. 

.8 4.1 1.4 34 2.6 223 .7 2.6 1.4 36 2. 

.9 6.9 1.5 44 3.0 330 .8 4.5 1.5 45 2. 

1.0 10.1 1.6 55 3.5 500 .9 7.2 1.6 56 3. 

1.1 14.1 1.8 79 4.0 710 1.0 11.2 1.8 83 3. 

1.2 19 2.0 107 5.1 1,260

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.0. 

1.8 

1.8 

3.2

3.0 

2.5 

4.7 

4.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.4 

3.2 

2.7 

2.3

1.7 

2.9 

12.9 

9.8

7.9

6.3 

5.5 

4.7 

4.9 

4.1

3.9 

3.4 

3.0

2.7 

2.3 

2.7

Nor.

6.3 

6.3 

5.5 

6.9 

6.3

8.8 

12.1 

11.3 

12*9 

21

33 

25 

20 

15.6 

12.9

10.9 

10.5 

9.1 

9.1 

28

24 

24 

28 

28 

22

16.6 

59 

166 

402 

174

Dec.

84 

53 

109 

289 

151

110 

92 

72 

52 

38

28 

26 

*22 

18.5 

1,240

580 

440 

172 

427 

324

166 

121 

71 

56 

47

34

b26 

b23 

36 

128 

132

Jan.

95 

69 

57 

*60 

194

321 

158 

96

69 

50

47 

59 

74 

73 

61

52 

50 

52 

60 

56

61 

334

247 

168 

218

318 

402 

451 

212 

113 

138

Feb.

164 

121 

95 

s3 

107

96 

83 

65 

57 

53

46 

40 

39 

260 

367

470 

240 

159 

114 

131

161 

135 

112 

101 

92

70 

60 

135

UM«.*U Seoond 

"°nth foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

122. £ 

1,215.] 

5,167.E

............ 26,981.4

1. ...........................

ist ...........................

ember. .......................

4,415 

3,671 

3,430 

3,107 

1,093, C 

878. C 

2,009. S 301." 

333.4

ter year 19-48-49 ............ 25,744.4

Mar.

151 

116 

103 

89 

84

112 

138 

111 

90 

128

242 

169 

112 

84 

69

54 

48 

331 

278 

155

113 

90 

79 

61 

56

57 

61 

68 

62 

61 

59

Apr.

54 

45 

40 

38 

36

54 

68 

89 

82 

a 70

60 

52 

420 

600 

251

138 

90 

80 

64 

55

50 

57 

55 

52 

43

40 

84 

140 

112 

90

Maximum

12.9 

402

1,240

1,300

451 

470 

331 

600 

> 202 

) 201 

439 

50 

93

1,240

May

73 

57 

47 

40 

35

31 

28 

25 

24 

25

25 

19 

15.3 

12.9 

11.8

10.4 

9.6 

8.4 

6.7 

5.8

6.1 

27 

54 

34 

202

80 

a60 

a45 

a32 

24 

19

Minimum

1.7 

5.5 

18.5

1.1

47 

39 

48 

36 

5.8 

3.0 

6.7 

1.4 

1.6

1.4

June

15.3 

12.4 

10.0 

8.0 

6.9

6.4 

5.3 

4.8 

3.9 

5.3

8.4

6.7 

5.6 

6.5 

4.1

3.0 

26 

14.1 

8.0 

9.2

5.6 

5.0 

4.1 

3.4

3.0

41 

201 

144 

200 

101

Mean

3.96 

40.5 

167

73.7

142 

131 

111 

104 

35.3 

29.3 

64.8 

9.73 

11.1

70.5

July

44 

334 

a24 

14.1 

10.4

8.0 

6.7 

12.2 

25.0 

32.0

54 

28 

439 

196 

84

69 

247 

244 

128 

62

48 

32 

36 

35 

26

19 

14.1 

11.2 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8

0 114 

3 169 

8 280 

2 400 

8 620

Aug.

6.7 

5.8 

21 

12.9 

7.6

5.6 

4.3 

3.4

3.0 

2.6

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

50

42 

20 

14.7 

9.6 

7.2

5.8 

5.3 

5.8 

4.8 

3.7

3.2 

2.8 

7.0 

22 

10.8 

7.2

Per square 

mile

0.098 

.998 

4.11

1.82

3.50 

3.23 

2.73 

2.56 

.869 

.722 

1.60 

.240 

.273

1.74

Sept.

8.4 

5.3 

4.1 

3.7 

6.1

15.8 

10.4 

8.4 

6.4 

a5.0

a4.0 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

3.4 

3.0

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

1.6 

1.8 

23 

98 

94

Runoff in 

inohes

0.11 1.11

4.73

24.70

4.04 

3.36 

3.14 

2.85 

1.00 

.80 

1.84 

.28 

.31

23.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (2s30 p.m.) 2,960 sec. -ft. j Apr. 13 (time unknown)

4,660 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Cherry River 

at Fenwick and Williams River at Dyer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 249

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'00", long. 8Q°33<2Q", at Centralia, Braxton 

County, 200 feet upstream from Houston Run and 1 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Datum of gage is 931.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown 

supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--281 square miles (including that of Houston Run).

Records available. November 1934 to September 1949 (include flow of Houston Run).

Average discharge.--15 years, 617 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 12.8 

reet)j minimum, 37 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 2.62 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 18,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 14.72 

feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.21 feet 

Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, yihich are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In Beoond-feet)

2.S 34 3.7 309 6.0 1,920 

2.7 47 4.0 432 6.5 2,450 

2.8 62 4.3 580 7.0 3,060 

3.0 100 4.6 755 8.0 4,600 

3.2 149 5.0 1,040 9.5 7,350 

3.4 207 5.5 1,450

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

239 

226 

155 

123 

102

96 

133 

146 

564 

428

340 

295 

291 

259 

226

192 

174 

198 

249 

229

226 

210 

198 

189 

174

157 

144 

133 

123 

114 

107

Nov.

107 

112 

116 

126 

344

287 

1,240 

883 

659 

707

855

743 

624 

618 

547

468 

410 

373 

332 

634

749 

558 

558 

530 

477

415 

514 

1,040 

4,020 

3,000

Dec.

1,680 

1,120 

911 

3,860 

2,340

1,630 

1,450 

1,120 

807 

630

496 

419 

389 

348 

1,580

7,350 

6,040 

2,560 

1,870 

1,870

1,240 

968 

814 

671 

564

441 

336 

340 

368 

1,520 

1,770

Jan.

1,200 

834 

641 

683 

1,360

4,880 

2,400 

1,500 

1,020 

755

707 

890 

1,030 

918 

768

659 

596 

558 

506 

450

402 

1,990 

2,280 

2,750 

4,020

3,940 

5,140 

4,020 

2,450 

1,500 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

tax*y

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,280 

897 

683 

677 

1,360

1,120 

925 

834 

719 

695

713 

608 

635 

1,660 

2,680

4,780 

3,000 

1,870 

1,280 

1,080

1,240 

1,080 

1,160 

1,120 

968

807 

659 

707

Secondfoot-days

6,44 

22,04 

47,50

310,64

52,12 

35,23 

31,27 

23,87 

16,25 

4,67 

23,41 

8,72 

4,41

276,08

liar.

641 

525 

496 

454 

542

1,580 

2,180 

1,400 

1,030 

953

1,820 

1,400 

1,020 

876 

749

630 

564 

1,320 

1,770 

1,200

992

1,160 

1,630 

1,400 

1,040

834

737 

665 

608 

564 

491

Apr.

468 

459 

410 

377 

348

432

774 

1,540 

1,970 

1,580

1,200 

953 

883 

1,630 

1,200

869 

707 

677 

841 

743

630 

580

618 

564 

487

428

432 

755 

713 

608

Maximum

3 564 

3 4,020 

> 7,350

5 9,000

7 5,140 

7 4,780 

L 2,180 

3 1,970 

L 1,870 

5 853 

9 5,460 

5 1,500 

J 562

J 7,350

Peak discharge (base, -8,500 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 15 (11:30

Hay

536 

482 

441 

385 

336

295

263 

239 

217 

256

542 

501 

398 

332 

266

217 

186 

166 

160 

136

133 

319 

1,780 

1,240 

1,970

1,450 

984 

719 

547 

423 

332

Minimum

96 

107 

336

40

402 

608 

454 

348 

133 

40 

47 

40 

39

39

June

263 

220

183 

146 

118

100 

86 

76 

64 

56

52' 

64 

64 

53 

48

40 

46 

50 

46

67

237 

198 

116 

88 

69

56 

111 

853 

665 

441

Mean

20£

73E 

1,532

84S

1,682 

1,25£ 

1,005 

796 

524 

15E 

75E 

28] 

147

7se

July

295 

192 

141 

105 

82

66 

54 

47 

50 

54

121 

139 

5,460 

2,460 

1,160

781 

3,480 

2,450 

1,400 

814

574 

671 

547 

689 

454

313 

239 

189 

149 

121 

102

Aug.

123 

109 

88 

142 

368

280 

180 

116 

88

71

a54 

a45 

842

840 

S46

 1,500 

a900 

0500 

8700 

8500

8400 

8250 

8200 

also 

al30

alio 

a90 

i74 

8250 

707 

472

Per square 

Bile

0.740 

2.62 

5.45

3.02

5.99 

4.48 

3.59 

2.83 

, 1.86 

.555 

2.69 

1.00 

.523

> 2.69

Sept.

402 

325

236 

174 

141

177 

298 

239 

198 

163

131 

102 

86 

78 

80

78 

71 

67 

76 

139

116 

80 

64 

53 

48

43 

39 

48 

98 

562

Runoff in 

inches

0.85 

2.92 

6.29

41.10

6.90 

4.66 

4.14 

3.16 

2.15 

.62 

3.10 

1.15 

.58

36.52

p.m.) 8,700 sec. -ft.} July_ 13 (7 a.m.)

14,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations st Sutton and at Queen 

Shoals.
250 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°39'45", long. 80°42'35", at highway bridge at 

Sutton, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 2j miles downstream 

from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage is 807.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--543 square miles.

Kecords available.--February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 1,015 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 26.20 

1'eet); minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.46 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 27,700 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings and records for station at Centralia); minimum, 

7.2 second-feet Sept. 29, 30, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.04 feet Sept. 9, 20, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 feet Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

44,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dee. 16 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0

3.7

4.1

118

169

262

408

580

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

11.4

790

1,080

1,780

2,640

7,000

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

51

83

127

210

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

341

539

795

1,090

6.0

7.0

15.0

17.6

1,810

2,610

9,900

12,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

210

283

214

164

145

132

135

186

468

512

389

322

311

290

259

220

198

262

348

322

297

276

249

232

214

195

181

166

153

142

135

Nov.

140

137

145

145

276

340

1,150

1,140

872

1,050

1,480

1,240

990

900

768

650

553

499

440

625

990

757

790

818

730

625

713

1,880

7,000

5,600

-

Dec.

2,820

1,740

1,520

5,100

3,800

2,550

2,370

1,820

1,380

1,050

818

670

610

540

2,620

12,600

10 , 000

4,220

3,320

3,950

2,450

1,810

1,400

1,150

970

740

522

b520

620

1,830

2,780

Jan.

2,010

1,460

1,120

1,120

1,780

6,830

3,950

2,370

1,690

1,260

1,120

1,460

1,850

1,690

1,430

1,220

1,030

970

910

795

740

2,670

4,040

3,860

7,100

6,470

8,180

7,100

4,400

2,610

2,690

Month

October ..........................

November ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ...........

January .....................

February .........................

March ......................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .......................

July ..................

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

embe r ..................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,140

2,210

1,610

1,430

2,010

1,930

1,650

1,430

1,260

1,120

1,150

940

940

1,840

4,490

8,000

4,760

2,960

2,130

1,850

2,050

1,930

2,210

2,130

1,850

1,500

1,220

1,400

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

7,61C

33 442 

78J29C

525,072

85 92C 

6l|l4C

54,762

44,42S

24,084

6,514

40,205 

11,832 

6,652

454,887

Mar.

1,430

1,220

1,090

970

1,030

2,010

3,140

2,290

1,770

1,690

3,500

2,780

1,970

1,570

1,400

1,180

1,060

2,490

3,590

2,290

1,890

1,930

2,370

2,050

1,650

1,360

1,220

1,120

1,000

880

822

Apr.

795

768

685

625

576

795

1,570

2,450

3,410

2,690

2,050

1,650

2,020

4,040

h2,290

hi, 570

hi, 220

hi, 180

hi, 320

hi, 220

hi, 090

hi, 060

hi, 220

hi, 150

h970

h795

h850

hi, 650

hi, 500

hi, 220

Maximum

512

7,000 

12,600

18,000

8,180

8,000

3 590 

4*040

3,140

1,200

9,730 

2,360 

1,180

12,600

Hay

hi, 060

hSSO

h740

h620

h548

h476

h416

h405

h371

408

595

h660

h518

h408

h316

h262

h240

h219

h219

h!78

h!64

310

2,000

1,770

3,140

2,450

1,610

1,150

850

620

481

Minimum

132

137 

520

60

740

940

822

576

164

64

66 

63 

68

63

June

382

310

256

219

184

159

137

117

99

89

83

78

97

93

73

64

71

80

81

93

166

246

170

120

97

87

101

794

1,200

768

-

Msan

245

1,115 

2,525

1,435

2,772

2,184

1,767

1,481

777

217

1,297 

382 

222

1,246

July

444

279

198

156

122

99

85

74

66

dSO

a200

a250

h9,730

h4,430

hi, 850

hi, 090

3,920

5,480

2,780

1,500

1,030

1,120

f910

f 1,540

f940

f590

389

f286

f222

f!81

f!64

Aug.

150

150

137

alSO

a250

a340

a250

alSO

125

99

85

76

69

63

131

2,360

1,030

685

1,030

768

505

356

279

240

207

167

140

120

250

791

620

Psr square 

mile

0.451

2.05

4.65

2.64

5.10

4.02

3.25

2.73

1.43

.400

2. 39 

!703 

.409

2.29

Sept.

531

489

348

253

201

184

341

338

275

228

187

153

127

108

101

105

101

101

132

175

198

140

110

91

81

73

68

71

162

1,180

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

2.29

5.36

35.96

5 89 

4!l9

3.75

3.04

1.65

.45

2 75 !si

.46

31.16

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec.-ft.). Dee. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 13,100 see.-ft. ; July 13 (3 p.m.) 

22,500 sec.-ft7

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Centralia and at 

Queen Shoals.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 251

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°28'20", long. 81°17'10", at highway bridge at 

Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, 100 feet upstream from Queen Shoals Creek and 4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Datum of gage Is 604.13 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Parkersburg-Unlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 1,145 square miles (Including that of Queen Shoals Creek). 

Records available. November 1928 to September 1949 (Include flow of Queen Shoals Creek). 

Average discharge. 20 years (1929-49), 1,900 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 15.51 

reet); minimum, 98 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 91,300 second-feet July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.0 second-foot 

Oct. 20, 22, 1930 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 783: Drainage area. W 1003: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 5, June 27 to July 4)

3.65 95 5.0 530 7.5 3,350 

3.8 120 5.4 770 8.0 4,250 

4.0 158 5.8 1,110 9.0 6,390 

4.2 204 6.2 1,520 11.0 11,500 

4.4 264 6.6 2,010 13.0 16,900 

4.7 385 7.0 2,550 14.8 21,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

235 

224 

210 

296 

254

210 

185 

171 

162 

187

488 

510 

413 

354 

337

312 

289 

316 

367 

422

460 

403 

363 

341 

308

286 

264 

242 

224 

207 

199

Nov.

204 

215 

224 

210 

210

221 

377 

1,040 

1,370 

1,080

1,310 

1,880 

1,590 

1,260 

1,120

984 

850 

728 

652 

640

826 

1,290 

1,180 

1,240 

1,170

1,050 

1,010 

1,580 

8,340 

11,200

Dec.

6,280 

3,610 

3,020 

5,820 

8,090

5,160 

4,160 

3,520 

2,620 

1,940

1,540 

1,240 

1,060 

939

5,770

17,100 

21,100 

12,000 

7,350 

9,360

6,630 

4,160 

2,940 

2,270 

1,880

1,530 

1,200 

890 

939 

1,310 

3,780

Jan.

4,060 

3,020 

2,200 

1,880 

2,330

8,090 

9,100 

4,940 

3,260 

2,340

1,940 

2,080 

3,100 

3,180 

2,700

2,270 

2,010 

1,870 

1,940 

1,800

1,600 

2,820 

6,870 

6,870 

10, 700

11,000 

14,600 

17,600 

11,200 

6,040 

5,480

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

>ary

eaber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

7,590 

5,590 

3,790 

3,100 

3,100

3,520 

3,100 

2,550 

2,200 

1,940

1,740 

1,660 

1,440 

2,350 

6,870

15,300 

11,500 

6,630 

4,540 

4,160

4,060 

3,790 

3,880 

3,880 

3,520

2,940 

2,340 

2,270

Seccndfoot-days

9,239 

45,051 

149,208

893,779

158,890 

119,350 

102,250 

93,780 

40,305 

9,978 

63,534 

14,723 

7,789

814,097

Mar.

2,860 

2,780 

2,340 

2,080 

1,830

2,140 

3,880 

4,440 

3,440 

2,940

5,050 

6,160 

4,440 

3,260 

2,700

2,270 

1,940 

4,240 

8,090 

5,820

4,060 

3,350 

3,260 

3,520 

3,020

2,480 

2,200 

2,140 

2,010 

1,800 

1,660

Apr.

1,570 

1,450 

1,330 

1,210 

1,110

1,280 

2,010 

3,100 

4,540 

4,840

3,880 

3,100 

3,240 

14,600 

7,840

4,340 

3,100 

2,550 

2,340 

2,270

2,140 

2,010 

2,480 

2,340 

2,010

1,710 

2,000 

3,180 

3,350 

2,860

Maximum

510 

11,200 

21,100

23,600

17,600 

15,300 

8,090 

14,600 

4,840 

1,780 

17,600 

2,560 

786

21,100

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec . -f t . ) . Dec . 17 (5 a.m

Hay

2,410 

2,010 

1,680 

1,410 

1,190

1,020 

890 

786 

714 

688

664 

682 

930 

749 

646

558 

470 

399 

337 

289

268 

354 

629 

2,350 

4,060

4,840 

3,260 

2,270 

1,630 

1,200 

922

Minimum

162 

204 

890

97

1,600 

1,440 

1,660 

1,110 

268 

103 

144 

110 

100

100

June

721 

585 

485 

399 

337

282 

238 

204 

180 

160

146

136 

131 

133 

113

106 

230 

248 

154 

118

105 

103 

110 

229 

199

165 

422

739 

1,020 

1,780

Mean

298 

1,502 

4,813

2,442

5,125 

4,262 

3,298 

3,126 

1,300 

333 

2,049 

475 

260

2,230

July

1,220 

742 

515 

372 

282

215 

190 

160 

144

167

197 

167 

1,100 

17,600 

5,020,

2,340 

2,340 

7,590 

6,870 

3,440

2,010 

1,880 

1,690 

1,380 

1,940

1,270 

874 

629 

480 

381 

329

Aug.

271 

242 

242 

367 

261

207 

366 

372 

278 

212

169 

140 

122 

110 

120

1,180 

2,560 

1,290 

866 

957

922 

664 

520 

394 

312

261 

229 

202 

226 

212 

449

Per square 

mile

0.260 

1.31 

4.20

2.13

4.48

3.72 

2.88 

2.73 

1.14 

.291 

1.79 

.393 

.227

1.95

.) 22,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (9 a

Sept.

786 

688 

624 

505 

381

296 

245 

212 

363 

359

296 

251 

212

185 

162

142 

127 

129 

142 

148

148 

169 

204 

178 

144

122 

108 

100 

118 

245

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

1.46 

4.85

29.02

5.16 

3.88 

3.32 

3.05 

1.31 

.32 

2.06 

.48 

.25

26.44

.m.) 18,800

sec.-ft.; July 14 (8:30 a.m.J 22,100 sec.-ft.
252 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Birch River near Birch River, W. Va.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°29'40", long. 80°44'05", at highway bridge, 100 feet downstream from Anthony Creek and 1.2 miles upstream from Birch River, Nicholas County. 

Altitude of gage, 1,150 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.--48.3 square miles.

Records available. September 1945 to December 1948 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October to December 1948, 1,640 second-feet 

Dec. 15 (gage height, 5.1 feet), from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 

2.0 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 2,770 second-feet July 23, 1948 (gage height, 6.56 

feet); minimum, 0.08second-foot Sept. 10, 1946 (computed on basis of records for nearby 

streams).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect,which are poor, 

twice daily.

Gage read

Rating table, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1948, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0.8 

2.3 

5.0 

8.7

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

26

36

48

62

76

108

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

150

228

320

470

745

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.8

3.9

4.5

3.9

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.3

11

10

8.3

7.2

6.1

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

Nov.

4.7

5.0

5.7

6.5

5.7

8.0

16

13.5

15

41

58

42

33

28

26

22

20

17

15

23

18.5

19

24

25

26

23

58

243

578

326

-

Dec.

152

94

118

380

232

174

160

118

85

65

49

43

38 *33

667

737

513

245

444

424

206

135

103

85

73

61

b52

b48

54

163

174

Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November ...................... .

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .................... .

February ................. .......

March .....................

April .......................

May..............................

June .....................

July ..................... . .

August ..................

September ...................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondf cot-days

13O

l,74s!

5,925

37,388.

Mar. Apr.

Maximum

D 11

5 578

737

3 1,520

May

Minimum

2.0

4.7

33

1.4

June

Mean

4.19

58 2

191 '

102

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.087

1.20

3.95

2.11

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

1.34

4.56

28.79

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 253

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°10'45", long. 81°42'40", at highway bridge at 

AsHhrd, Boone County, 300 feet upstream from Lick Creek and 1.8 miles upstream from 

Bull Creek. Datum of gage is 622.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--393 square miles.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1949. June 1908 to September 1916 at site at 

Brusnton, 1 mile upstream, published as Coal River at Brushton.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 9.98 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1908-16, 1930-49: Maximum discharge observed, 40,700 second-feet Aug. 9, 1916 (gage 

height, 36.3 feet, site and datum then in use, or about 35 feet at present site and 

datum), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; no flow Sept. 18-21, 24, 

Oct. 6-12, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting control method used Oct. 19-22, Nov. 30 to 

Dec. 3, Apr. 15 to May 11, June 2 to 

Sept. 9, Sept. 20, 29, 30)

1.4 12 2.2 75

1.5 16 2.4 110

1.6 21 2.6 162

1.7 27 2.8 231

1.8 34 3.0 323

2.0 51 3.2 453

3.5 690

4.0 1,090

5.0 1,890

7.0 3,490

8.5 4,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

18

16

15

15

16

17

18

22

30

25

30

26

24

21

20

26

38

53

65

63

53

45

40

36

33

29

26

22

21

21

Nov.

28

30

33

33

32

46

66

67

56

59

76

96

96

96

86

74

66

59

54

61

62

72

92

102

112

106

145

388

1,650

1,490

-

Dec.

666

359

432

2,210

1,530

858

634

515

390

293

244

201

181

168

819

4,640

2,210

1,330

1,170

1,570

1,250

882

642

507

432

329

248

256

283

1,090

1,890

Jan.

1,080

770

602

562

743

3,170

1,890

1,090

794

602

492

446

439

432

397

365

359

371

371

353

341

1,730

2,770

1,610

1,250

1,290

1,530

2,050

1,770

1,170

1,090

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ............. ...............

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,070

906

802

810

954

994

874

746

634

570

507

425

383

714

1,770

4,730

3,410

2,050

1,770

1,450

1,690

1,410

1,210

994

866

730

626

714

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

904

5,433

28,229

201,128.

3

33 809

31^111

ll!904

3,830

8 813

2, 644

1,039

170,033

Mar.

762

738

714

674

642

730

850

834

786

922

1,970

1,650

1,170

914

762

626

546

2,770

3,570

1,810

1,250

1,000

874

730

626

586

538

546

515

499

507

Apr.

499

4

3

3

39

83

65

341

461

6

7

9

02

94

46

858

754

6

7

2,0

66

94

50

1,370

978

7

6

5

70

66

30

425

359

3

3

3

41

83

71

329

298

3

4

4

4

Maximum

65

1,650

4,640

3 12,400

3,170 

4,730

3,570

2,050 

674

85O

397

244

4,730

13

25

39

39

May

4S4

507

578

578

468

390

335

E98

265

293

425

432

353

293

252

244

278

288

224

188

181

347

594

562

674

594

530

425

335

265

224

Minimum

15

28

168

9.3

341

383

499

181

46

32

24

14

14

June

184

140

112

96

84

76

70

62

56

52

49

46

53

92

90

66

208

850

356

184

117

98

82

71

70

63

62

100

137

104

-

Mean

29.2

181

911

550

1,030 

1,207

1,004

613

384

128

284

85 . 3

34.6

488

July

75

61

52

45

38

33

32

49

67

341

546

404

738

690

874

618

730

930

738

461

273

188

140

137

110

94

78

68

62

61

80

Aug.

2

3

71

58

86

97

318

159

1 10

81

71

60

52

44

37

36

50

46

50

65

55

47

1

Per square 

nile

0.074

.461

2.32

1.40

2 . 62

3.07

2 55

1.56

.977

. 326

723

^217

.088

1.24

39

37

33

36

30

26

24

24

54

42

96

Sept.

71

56

44

37

30

29

37

29

24

22

20

17

18

17

15

14

14

15

17

28

25

20

22

20

25

24

22

22

61

244

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.51

2.67

19.01

3 02

3. '20

2.94

1.74

1.13

.36

 83

. 25 !io

16.84

Peak discharge (base. 6,OOP sec.-ft.). Dec. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 6,080 sec.-ft.
254 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°04'45", long. 81°50'15", at highway bridge at 

Danville, Boone County, 900 feet upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles downstream 

from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks. Datum of gage is 661.12 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--270 square miles.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1949. May 1930 to September 1941 at site 

1.5 miles upstream, published as Little Coal River at Madison.

Average discharge.--19 years, 313 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 4,520 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.05 

reet); minimum, 5.6 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 42,800 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 feet 

from floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area method; no flow at times during 

period July to October 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, 

June 17 to Sept. 8, Sept. 29, 30)

1.8 4.2 2.4 42 3.4 275 

1.9 6.6 2.6 71 3.6 37O 

2.0 9.5 2.8 1O5 3.8 485 

2.1 15 3.0 145 4.0 615 

2.2 22 3.2 200 9.O 3,86O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.0 

7.2 

6.1 

5.9 

6.1

6.9 

8.0 

7.2 

6.1 

6.1

6.4 

6.9 

6.6 

7.8 

6.9

6.4 

7.2 

13 

a20 

a25

a23 

a!8 

a!5 

a!2 

alO

8.6 

8.3 

7.8 

7.5 

6.9 

6.9

Nov.

11 

16 

16 

a!6 

11

17 

42 

34 

26 

26

36 

40 

35 

31 

26

24 

21 

18 

18 

22

26 

26 

27 

29 

29

28 

61 

191 

771 

455

Dec.

210 

135 

348 

1,230 

654

392 

275 

214 

168 

141

121 

111 

109 

101 

575

2,270 

1,040 

732 

641

764

634 

443 

311 

259 

221

155 

141 

185 

188 

879 

1,OOO

Jan.

686 

473 

350 

320 

733

2,440 

1,200 

732 

524 

408

320 

275 

255 

251 

235

218 

243 

288 

311 

284

284 

1,430 

1,620 

1,O70 

875

920 

1,OOO 

1,330 

1,170 

797 

862

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lender year 1948 ............

ary .

1. ......................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

927 

764 

634 

602 

576

570 

518 

414 

355 

306

263 

224 

207 

637 

1,780

3,86O 

2,210 

1,330 

972 

972

1,1OO 

1,000 

778 

6O8 

511

403 

345 

437

Seoondfoot-days

297.8 

2,129 

14,647

138,389.9

21,904 

23,303 

22,867 

11,679 

6,281 

976 

6,015 

1,402 

618.2

112,119.0

Mar.

473 

467 

437 

398 

381

425 

461 

461 

461 

822

1,980 

1,300 

875 

680 

550

425 

381 

2,350 

2,040 

1,200

914 

764 

686 

556

461

449 

479 

524 

563 

467 

437

Apr.

392 

325 

280 

251 

235

386 

511 

693 

712 

596

524 

443 

593 

1,070 

641

485 

398 

403 

293 

243

214 

221 

218 

2OO 

182

173 

197 

255 

247 

298

Maximum

25 

771 

2,27O

6,960

2,440 

3.86O 

2,350 

1.O7O 

408 

87 

816 

215 

160

3,860

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft. ) . Feb. 16 (8 a.m.

May

398 

4O8 

398 

325 

284

247 

214 

188 

165 

2OO

284 

263 

210 

173

148

168 

125 

allO 

a95

81

a78 

a!40 

251 

160 

271

232 

20O 

150 

125 

103 

87

Minimum

5.9 

11 

101

5.6

218 

207 

381 

173 

78 

16 

12 

12 

8.3

5.9

June

76 

64 

53 

45 

39

33 

29 

25 

21 

20

19 

19 

26 

24 

26

20 

62 

87 

36 

26

21

19 

21 

19 

16

22 

22 

22 

31 

33

Mean

9.6 

71.0 

472

378

707 

832 

738 

389 

203 

32.5 

194 

45.2 

2O. 6

307

July

31 

24 

21 

16 

14

12 

18 

23 

22 

407

355 

228 

403 

467 

443

327 

816 

726 

641 

316

165 

113 

82 

31 

58

48 

36 

32 

28 

30 

32

Aug.

28 

24 

141 

142 

215

105 

71 

53 

40 

28

26 

24 

21 

23 

31

33 

41

24

21 

18 

17 

19 

16

14 

12 

13 

52 

52 

32

Per square

mile

I 0.036 

.263

1.75

1.40

2.62 

3 -.08 

2.73 

1.44 

.752 

.120 

.719 

.167 

.076

1.14

Sept.

26 

21 

18 

16 

14

17 

22 

18 

16 

13

11 

9.2 

8.6 

8.6 

8.3

8.9 

8.6

22

17 

13 

11 

13 

14

12 

11 

12 

62 

160

Runoff in

inches

0.04 

.29 

2. 02

19.06

3.02 

3.21 

3.15 

1.61 

.86 

.13 

.83 

.19 

.09

15.44

) 4,520 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Coal River at Ashford
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va.

255

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31'35", long. 81°37'50", at bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine Creek and 1.8 

miles downstream from Left Pork. Datum of gage is 594.56 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site anS datum.

Drainage area.--238 square miles.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937

to September 1949.

Average discharge.--21 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-49), 278 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 23.97 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet June 27, 1910, from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 second-feet; maximum gage height, 34.4 feet Apr. 16, 

1939, from floodmarks; minimum discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot at times during August and September 1930, August to October 1939, October 1943, and September 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.9 1.5 3.2 48 7.5 785 1.4 0.1 2.1 8.0 4.4 177 

2.0 2.7 3.5 70 11.0 1,680 1.5 .4 2.3 12 5.5 400 

2.1 4.2 4.0 120 16.0 3,160 1.6 1.0 2.7 27 8.0 986 

2.2 6.0 4.7 203 20.0 5,040 1.7 2.0 3.1 47 12.0 2,000 

2.3 8.0 5.3 296 23.1 6,760 1.8 3.0 3.4 66 15.6 3,020 

2.4 11 6.1 462 1.9 4.2 3.7 91 

2.8 27 7.0 665 2.0 6.1 4.1 135

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.2 

2.7 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0

2.0

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5 

2.2 

7.5 

11 

24

27 

18 

15 

10 

13

8.6 

7.2 

6.4 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

Nov.

19 

17 

19 

38 

28

89 

148 

109 

53 

40

54 

78 

58 

45 

40

34 

28 

23 

20 

46

83 

82 

74 

86 

68

52 

357 

876 

2,870 

2,120

Dec.

408 

199 

186 

316 

287

220 

211 

172 

127 

92

68 

57 

50 

47 

4,230

6,760 

4,220 

989 

665 

1,020

584

316 

210 

160 

133

101 

71 

56 

68 

229 

316

Jan.

200 

152 

124 

117 

646

1,650 

674 

306 

207

161

143 

206 

473 

376 

246

199 

200 

254 

278 

240

211 

1,270 

1,310 

1,920 

3,240

2,600 

2,540 

2,760 

1,390 

559 

684

Feb.

1,380 

743 

444 

570 

686

456 

467 

548 

390 

285

211 

155 

140 

1,290 

2,540

3,020 

1,180 

478 

336 

1,360

1,360 

722 

1,110 

686 

456

336 

273 

428

unntt. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..................... ....

mber .........................

mber ..................... ...

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

192.4 

7,654 

22,568

............ 129,974."

h. ...........................

L ............... ......

st ...........................

ember ........................

25,336 

22,050 

13,515 

13,907 

6,366 

1,609.( 

4,160. { 

704. £ 

23.'

ter year 1948-49 ............ 118,087.2

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.). No\

see. -ft. 3 Jan. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 3,700 sec. -ft

Mar.

651 

433 

315 

247 

213

559 

746 

390 

291 

269

283

261 

225 

184

163

142 

136 

1,170 

1,370 

605

378 

315 

899 

662 

411

336 

411 

456 

422 

315 

257

Apr.

223

175 

142 

121 

143

978 

1,010 

594 

390 

275

231 

225 

586 

1,260 

1,080

734 

390 

368 

390 

283

219 

299 

582 

378 

249

184 

648 

998 

457 

295

Maximum

I 27 

2,870 

6,760

8,500

3,240 

3,020 

1,370 

1,260 

1,610 

420 

) 908 

100 

) 2.9

6,760

May

277 

245 

186 

141 

113

93 

79 

68 

62 

66

72 

60 

49 

40 

36

33 

32

27 

23

19

118 

475 

422 

260 

1,610

938 

357 

193 

118 

79 

55

Minimum

1.5 

17 

47

1.0

117 

140 

136 

121 

19 

7.6 

7.8 

1.2 

.1

.1

June

42 

32 

26

21 

17

13 

11 

9.6 

8.4 

7.6

8.7 

8.2 

9.1 

18 

27

18 

221 

420 

108 

51

31 

29 

30 

23

17

15 

81 

143 

105 

59

Mean

6.21 

255 

728

355

817 

788 

436 

464 

205 

53.7 

134 

22.7 

.80

324

July

44

25 

15 

11 

9.0

7.8 

51 

39 

73 

158

102 

89 

48 

83

66

40 

94 

213 

456 

163

149 

366 

338 

908 

216

86 

49 

32

23 

72

135

Aug.

56 

35 

23 

19 

60

94 

39

21 

13 

10

10 

8.6 

8.4

6.9 

25

79 

100 

35 

19 

10

7.2 

5.7 

4.1 

3.2

2.7

2.2 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.2 

1.4

Per square

mile

0.026 

1.07 

3.06

1.49

3.43 

3.31 

1.83 

1.95 

.861 

.226 

.563 

.095 

.0034

1.36

r. 29 (5 p.m.) 3,320 sec. -ft. ; Dec. 18 (2:30 

; Feb. 16 (2 a.m.) 3,360 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1.7 

2.9 

2.6 

1.9 

1.4

.9 

.7 

.4

.3

.2

.2 

.1 

.3 

.4

.5

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5

.5 

.5 

.8 

.8

.7

.5 

.4 

.4

.7 

.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

1.20 

3. S3

20.31

3.96 

3.45 

2.11 

2.17 

1.00 

.25 

.65 

.11 

.004

18.46

a.m.) 7.300
256 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52'31", long. 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 

ancT"2~6, T. 6 N., R. 16 W., at highway bridge at Adamsville, 1.3 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 570.85 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--587 square miles.

Records available.--June 1915 to November 1935, October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--31 years, 673 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height. 19.12 

reet); minimum observed, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

1915-35. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 

24.92 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 25.2 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) .--W 698: Drainage area. W 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926-27,

IS31, 1933, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1, to July 31, Sept. 13-30)

2.2 45

4.0

6.5

8.0

10.0

13.0

390

932

1,350

2,000

3,140

15.0 4,000

17.0 5,260

18.5 6,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

798

776

400

262

196

158

137

124

110

101

97

92

88

78

74

71

72

145

320

440

350

249

198

169

150

147

143

130

120

110

107

Nov.

128

130

168

310

470

798

1,320

1,470

980

644

600

600

545

450

390

340

300

272

253

291

282

282

272

244

224

209

370

746

2,280

2,580

-

Dec.

2,460

1,440

864

688

600

512

450

400

350

310

272

253

244

249

4,050

6,800

6,800

5,820

4,870

3,630

1,350

956

842

732

622

534

420

350

4OO

622

1,230

Jan.

1,080

776

600

523

1,020

2,040

2,280

1,820

1,110

820

710

688

776

820

798

732

666

622

666

732

732

1,080

1,350

2,800

3,950

4,730

5,350

5,620

5,440

4,940

3,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ...........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ..........................

September .......................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,080

1,030

820

1,030

1,500

1,650

1,470

1,200

1,000

864

754

644

600

2,180

3,620

4,360

4,730

4,600

3,500

2,210

1,590

1,470

1,500

1,620

1,440

1,200

1,030

1,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,412

17 1 948

49,120

361,803

59,071

50, 692

28, 612

10^288

1^520

'25o!

245,779.

Mar.

932

820

732

666

622

798

932

1,000

864

842

1,000

1,080

932

754

688

600

556

556

578

545

501

480

512

600

622

600

1,620

2,420

2,460

2,040

1,260

Apr.

956

908

820

710

622

688

754

798

754

644

578

534

523

501

534

523

490

512

523

523

490

490

534

644

710

644

600

600

523

460

-

Maximum

798

2,580

6,800

15,400

5,620

4,730

2,460

956

798

143

97

1 253

3 18

3 6,800

May

430

410

390

370

320

282

251

2E8

215

490

490

350

272

226

196

186

202

171

185

162

168

440

622

798

732

420

360

300

249

204

169

Minimum

71

128

244

24

523

600

480

460

162

28

30

7.1

5.5

5.5

June

143

128

110

101

92

80

72

63

54

49

76

58

49

38

34

28

92

93

80

74

58

50

44

36

32

30

42

80

54

47

Mean

207

598

1,585

989

1,906

1,810

923

620

332

66 .2

49.0

41 . 6

8.3£

673

July

45

38

33

32

30

30

30

49

32

59

92

97

88

71

67

49

40

40

40

34

45

59

67

65

65

50

39

38

32

30

34

Aug.

42

34

32

32

38

59

40

33

29

28

29

29

253

82

249

54

29

25

24

23

20

17

15

14

9.7

9.2

8.1

8.1

7.1

8.1

8.6

Per square 

mile

0.353

1.02

2.70

1.68

3 .25

3 .08

1.57

1.06

 566

.113

(\QTC .uoo

.071

.014

1.15

Sspt.

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.6

16

18

13

11

9.2

8.6 8.1'

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

6.6

5.5

6.0

6.6

8.1

7.6

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7

a8

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

1.14

3.11

22.93

3.75

3.21

1 »81

1 .18

.65

.13

.10

.08

.02

15.59

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 see.-ft.). Dee. 16 (8 p.m.) 7,520 see.-ft.: Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 5,720 

aec.-ft.j Feb. 17 (12 p.m.) 4,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Hocking 

River at Athens.

Note. Discharge Aug. 18 to Sept. 24 computed from graph based on gage readings.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 257

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'30", long. 81°52'45", at highway bridge at 

nan, Logan County, 500 feet upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream from 

Huff Creek. Datum of gage is 710.88 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 762 square miles (including that of Buffalo Creek).

uecoras available. December 1928 to September 1949 (include flow of Buffalo Creek).

Average discharge.--20 years (1929-49), 906 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Dec. 16, Mar. 18; maximum 

gage height, 11.85 feet Dec. 16; minimum discharge, 37 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 

2.60 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 second-feet Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 

19.11 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 secondfeet Oct. 6, 1930 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 783: 1934(M), drainage area.

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28 to Feb. 16)

Oct. 1 to July 9

4.3 

4.9 

5.5

168

344

554

865

1,240

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.3

2,840

4,400

6,200

8,960

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

July 10 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

153 

271 

414 

61O 

950

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.9

1,400

1,900

2,460

3,750

6.2 1,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

40

38

4O

41

42

55

58

60

64

63

55

57

50

45

45

61

68

73

76

65

57

54

50

46

44

42

42

41

42

Nov.

45

45

44

46

48

55

64

63

58

63

67

67

75

75

68

64

67

64

61

64

67

80

114

124

130

130

200

420

2,470

2,320

Dec.

1,040

636

1,41O

6,920

2,850

1,430

1,140

9 SO

782

*6O2

477

394

355

325

1,440

8,930

4,310

2,700

1,800

2,130

2,020

1,390

1,040

854

766

621

464

13430

b40O

4,150

4,950

Jan.

2,380

1,470

1,140

1,070

2,720

8,520

4,330

2,250

1,520

1,170

950

*848

782

716

660

607

592

592

583

545

570

6,420

6,980

3,270

2,070

1,850-

3.05O

3,820

3,120

2,020

1,7OO

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May «=jr ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,750

1,470

1,350

1,350

1,600

1,750

1,560

1,350

1,200

1,140

1,040

9O9

860

1,08O

2,220

8,550

7,420

4.14O

2,700

4,910

4,570

3,270

2,500

1,960

1,600

1,310

1,100

1,240

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,596

7,258

57,736

453,775

68,315

65,899

59,760

40,994

31,242

7,052

10,349

12,933

4,162

367,297

Mar.

1,430

1,430

1,350

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,100

980

9 SO

2,360

4,660

3,120

2,070

1,560

1,280

1,040

920

6,010

8,4OO

3,740

2,310

1,700

1,430

1,170

1,040

980

950

1.04O

1,140

1,100

1,070

Apr.

1,040

920

832

782

728

816

1,070

1,520

1,750

1,600

1.39O

1,200

1,310

4.82O

3.05O

1,900

1,390

1,170

1,010

826

69O

750

1,100

1,240

1,170

1,010

1,010

1,600

1,600

1,700

Maximum

76

2,470

8,930

29,600

8,520

8,550

8,400

4,820

2,770

1,300

1,310

3,710

630

8,930

May

2,770

2,700

2,440

2,130

1,700

1,310

1,070

920

821

865

1.O70

1,280

1,070

865

722

6O7

612

675

583

477

422

490

876

898

794

782

64O

526

435

371

321

Minimum

38

44

325

38

545

860

920

690

321

100

80

55

50

38

June

284

245

210

184

165

156

153

138

124

119

107

100

104

171

153

147

277

1,300

616

371

259

200

162

156

171

133

119

181

£06

241

-

Mean

51.5

242

1,862

1,240

2,204

2,354

1,928

1,366

1,008

235

334

417

139

1,006

July

2O3

147

109

93

84

87

84

80

136

1,310

1,010

a6OO

a360

a320

a480

a520

a700

al,100

a720

a480

325

a270

a225

al80

133

113

104

83

85

106

102

Aug.

80

76

360

213

198

187

133

1O2

85

82

68

62

55

65

136

3,710

2,560

910

519

348

256

196

164

148

124

104

90

114

545

748

495

Per square 

mile

O.068

.318

2.44

1.63

2.89

3.09

2.53

1.79

1.32

.308

.438

.547

.182

1.32

Sept.

356

262

201

153

121

101

93

97

85

72

66

59

54

51

50

52

54

67

181

213

210

143

121

102

93

92

85

97

202

630

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.35

2.82

22.14

3.33

3.22

2.92

2.00

1.52

.34

.51

.63

.20

17.92

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP see.-ft.) . Dee. 16 (6 a.m.) 12,900 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 6 (10:30 a.m.) 

10,200 sec.-ftTj Jan. 22 (10 p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 12,900 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary record, recorded range in 

stage, and records for station at Branchland.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
258 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Ya.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°13'15", long. 82°12'10", at highway bridge at 

Branchland, Lincoln County, 20 feet downstream from Fourmile Creek. Datum of gage is 

547.91 feet above mean sea level, adjustemnt of 1912. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

highway bridge at Midkiff, 4 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 552.90 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--1,226 square miles.

Keeords available.--July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 

1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years (1929-49), 1,443 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 19.75 

reet); minimum, 49 second-feet Oct. 4, 9; minimum gage height, 3.12 feet Oct. 4.

1915-22. 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 36,900 second-feet Jan. 29, 1918 (gage height, 

39.24 feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.6 secondfeet Oct. 25, 1930 (gage height, 2.66 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 44 feet, probably in 1907 (discharge, 43,500 second-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Ohio River, which 

are good.

Revisions (water year).--W 853: 1918(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from Ohio River

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 27)

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

46

60

77

98

122

3.6 150

3.8 212

4.0 282

4.3 410

4.6 575

5.0 860

5.5 1,320

6.O 1,770

7.0 2,630

9.0 4,070

11.0 5,470

14.0 7,800

17.0 1O.5OO

19.1 12,400

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

52

52

50

52

50

50

50

49

52

70

74

83

83

68

62

68

79

115

105

94

1OO

108

96

85

77

62

60

54

53

54

Nov.

63

72

81

68

68

131

215

190

139

139

156

180

162

150

150

142

130

120

120

133

147

142

150

168

202

209

260

557

1,950

4,070

-

Dec.

2,870

1,380

1,360

4,700

7,800

3,790

2,080

1,640

1,390

1,120

860

694

593

515

1,900

k5 , 500

k8,130

k4,900

k3,340

k2 , 840

3,370

2,870

2,390

1,540

1,360

1,230

1,030

800

738

1,720

6,040

Jan.

5,330

3,160

2,O80

1,680

2,390

7,640

10,100

5,470

3,23O

2,180

1,680

1,460

1,360

1,280

1,170

1,080

1,070

1,250

1,290

1.2OO

1,180

3,230

10,400

8,160

5,050

4,070

k4,000

k5,350

k5,OOO

k3,700

k3,30O

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ... t ....................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb. .

k3,720

3,300

2,630

2,550

2,390

2,550

2,470

2,130

1,860

1,680

1,540

1,410

1,280

2,550

5,330

9,520

12,40O

8,970

5,260

5,260

6,920

5,750

4,350

3,440

2,790

2,310

1,900

1,860

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2, 163

10,464 

80,490

682,191

109,540

108,120

95 72O 

591540

45,934

9, 161

19 249 

15^021

5,515

560,917

Mar.

2,040

2,130

2,080

1,9OO

1,770

1,720

1,680

1,590

1,540

1,900

6,840

6,120

4,070

2,870

2,220

1,820

1,540

3,790

11,500

9,330

5,050

3,510

3,160

2,470

2,000

1,82O

1,820

1,820

1,9OO

1,900

1,820

Apr.

1,680

1,540

1,380

1,250

1,280

1,540

1,770

2,220

2,550

2,630

2,310

2,000

2,310

2,950

5,190

3,440

2,630

1,950

1,640

1,390

1,190

1,110

1,170

1,500

1,640

1,460

1,370

1,590

2,550

2,310

-

Maximum

115

4,070

8,130

30,600

10,400

12,400

11,500

5,190

4.OOO

1.27O

1,72O

527

12,400

May

2,950

4,000

3,580

3.O90

2,710

2,180

1,770

1,480

1,290

1,250

1,280

1,490

1.54O

1,33O

1,110

932

818

76O

818

700

623

968

1,010

1,250

1,680

1,34O

1,270

932

674

605

504

Minimum

49

63

515

49

1,070 

1,280

1,540

1,110 

504

183

1OO

108

88

49

June

440

387

338

3O2

268

239

222

209

212

196

186

193

206

196

183

219

268

351

1,270

668

425

373

264

219

196

226

209

202

219

275

-

Mean

349" 6

2,596

1,864

3,534

3, 861

1 985

o

3O5

435

184

1,537

July

271

246

196

162

133

120

1O5

1OO

124

629

1,45O

1,230

1,72O

1,280

923

7OO

1,350

1,720

1.72O

1,290

834

563

45O

378

305

250

215

199

177

177

232

Aug.

206

171

156

224

405

294

268

209

177

156

130

12O

115

108

162

229

3,980

2,630

1,120

654

45O

351

282

239

209

193

171

153

162

545

752

Per square 

nile

0.057

.285

2.12

1.52

2

3!l5

2.52

1. 62

1.21

.249

.507

. 396

.150

1.25

Sept.

527

387

302

246

202

174

165

136

125

125

115

103

94

98

94

90

88

112

133

193

246

239

209

ISO

168

150

142

144

186

342

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.32

2.44

2O.68

3. 32

3.28

2.9O

1 .81

1 39

 &ono

.58

.46

.17

17.02

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOP sec.-ft.). Mar. 19 (6 p.m.) 13.1OO sec.-ft. 

k Backwater from Ohio River; discharge computed using fall as a factor.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 259

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°23'15", long. 82°06'46", at highway bridge 600 feet 

downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Charley Creek, and 3.4 miles 

south of Milton, Cabell County. Datum of gage is 572.64 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 291 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 246 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 16.5 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 26; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.18 foot Oct. 9, 12.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,500 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 feet, 

from floodmarks); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot on many days; minimum gage height observed, 0.10 foot Sept. 16, Oct. 13, 14, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

amd discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

0.15 0.8 O.8 25 4.O 467 0.25 O.4 0.8 21 3.0 290 

.2 1.3 1.0 40 5.5 778 .3 1.1 1.0 35 4.0 485 

.3 2.8 1.2 58 7.0 1,130 .4 3.3 1.2 51 6.O 920 

.4 5 1.6 99 9.0 1,620 .5 6.5 1.6 91 10.0 1,900 

.5 9 2.2 171 10.7 2,07O .6 10 2.0 138 14.0 3,250 

 6 14 2.8 258 .7 15 2.5 210 15.8 4,050

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2^8 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

3.7 

11 

13

8

6 

5 

4.5 

3.7

3.7 

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.0 

2.5

Nov.

2.6 

2.6 

7.5 

22 

21

56 

121 

116 

67 

51

66 

74 58 ' 

51 

42

32 

29 

26 

25 

37

45 

45 

48

58 

58

60 

94 

590 

2,070 

1,910

Dec.

467 

227 

326 

544

712

360 

258 

185 

139 

110

88

81 

72 

65 

1,67O

4,050 

2,280 

920 

810 

920

527 

347 

226 

165 

138

108 

91 

80 

86 

102 

151

Jan.

165 

194 

179 

151 

872

1,980 

854 

385 

258 

194

165 

158 

226 

210 

165

151 

156 

425 

405 

29O

242 

1,070 

1,290 

1,290 

1,540

1,770 

1,590 

1,850 

1,340 

722 

656

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1948 ............

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,520 

810 

485 

766 

832

485 

465 

366 

274 

226

158 

132 

132 

833 

2,720

3,680 

1,910 

700 

485 

1,540

1,2OO 

7OO 

548 

405 

290

226 

21O 

347

Seoondfoot-days

96., 

5,887. 

16,3O5

112,448.:

20,943 

22,445 

16,567 

10,809 

6,232 

520. 

6,749. 

604.' 

65.

107,225.

Mar.

485 

347 

138 

242 

210

328 

347 

258 

226 

258

832 

656 

405 

290 

242

194 

179 

1,360 

2,24O 

1,O40

527 

405 

966 

744 

485

527 

634 

7OO 

569 

405 

328

Apr.

274 

226 

194 

158 

144

696 

898 

700 

485 

328

29O 

328 

920 

1,O8O 

590

366 

258 

242 

226 

179

158 

151 

144 

144 

126

114 

207 

527 

309 

347

Maximum

> 13 

I 2,070 

4.05O

> 8,350

1,980 

3,680 

2,240 

1,080 

766 

7 46 

1 1,290 

I 174 

3 6.5

3 4,050

May

590 

766 

70O 

385 

258

194 

158 

126 

108 

120

120 

108 

86 

70 

57

49 

44 

39 

34 

30

29 

74 

385 

242 

465

385 

226 

158 

102 

68 

56

Minimum

1.0 

2.6 

65

.8

151 

132 

138 

114 

29 

7.6 

4.8 

4.8 

.8

.8

June

46 

38 

32 

28 

24

2O 

18 

15 

12 

13

12 

12 

11 

14 

12

11 

16 

19 

17 

14

12 

10 

9.3 

9.0 

8.6

8.2

7.6 

20 

24 

28

Mean

3.11 

196 

526

307

675 

802 

534 

360 

201 

17.4 

218 

19.5 

2.2C

294

July

22

14 

10 

8.2 

6.1

5.4 

5.4 

4.8 

4.8 

334

258 

214 

1,040 

569 

1,290

272 

158 

720 

854 

194

313 

20O 

86 

58 

43

37 

31 

25 

21 

2O 

22

Aug.

17 

16 . 

15 

15 

13

17 

13 

10 

9.3 

8.6

7.9 

7.2 

8.6 

10 

52

174 

51 

34 

22 

16

13 

12 

12 

10 

7.9

7.2 

5.8 

5.8 

4.5 

4.8 

4.8

Per square 

mile

0.011 

.674 

1.81

1.05

2.32 

2.76 

1.84 

1.24 

.691 

.060 

.749 

.067 

.008

1.01

Sept.

4.5 

3.9 

3.3 

3.0 

2.7

2.7 

3.3 

2.3 

1.9 

1.9

1.5 

1.5 

1.1 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3

6.5 

3.9 

2.5 

1.1 

.9

.8 

.8 

1.1 

2.3 

3.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.75 

2.08

14.37

2.68 

2.87 

2.12 

1.38 

.80 

.07 

.86 

.08 

.01

13.71

990813 O-52-18
260 TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°13'05", long. 82°26'55n , at bridge on State Highway

av at Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East

and West Porks. Datum of gage is 574.92 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 291 square miles. 

Hecoras available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1917 to Septemcer 1922) October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1949. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.3

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 9;

minimum gage height observed, 1.83 feet July 6.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-49: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948;

minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days during period September to November 1930 and on

Oct. 9, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 28.3 feet June 30, 1928, from reading by U. S. Weather Bureau

(discharge, 14,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by

logarithmic plotting.). 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or those

tie low 50 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 6, May 13, July 7-9)

. 1 to Nov. 6, May 1-15, 

July 7 to Sept. 30 Nov. 7 to Apr. 30, May 16 to July 6

2.8 0.1 4.5 198 1.8 9.6

2.9 1.0 5.0 302 1.9 1O

3.0 5.3 5.5 425 2.O 11

3.1 12 6.5 735 2.2 13

3.2 20 9.0 1,640 2.4 15

2.6 19 3.1 36 4.5 274

2.7 21 3.2 44 E

2.8 24 3.3 55 6

2.9 27 3.5 86 1C

3.O 31 4.0 169

.5 560

.5 1,480

.0 2,050

3 | 7 75 13 ' 5 3*690 Note. Same as preceding table above lo.o feet.

4io 117

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

2.5

1.7

1.7

1.0

1.0

1.7

1.0

.2

.4

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

.6

.4

1.0

3.8

8.9

8.9

7.6

8.2

3.3

4.8

5.8

2.9

3.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

2.1

Nov.

3.8

5.8

9.6

17

15

101

178

136

86

53

50

55

41

30

25

22

19

20

16

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

30

400

1,540

980

-

Dec.

650

240

706

1,310

80O

470

410

251

178

141

105

84

75

61

1,990

2,680

1,510

830

1,160

890

650

440

298

251

208

151

72

88

139

550

680

Jan.

500

380

262

316

1,270

2,140

1,310

800

500

380

286

262

251

240

229

188

274

440

530

470

410

1,620

1,540

1,280

1,310

1,280

1,340

1,770

1,370

830

1,010

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,510

1,040

770

1,100

860

650

590

500

365

323

251

218

188

1,350

3,330

3,690

2,190

1,100

940

1,770

1,340

1,070

1,070

950

620

440

310

440

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

3,960. 2

18,068

143,530.9

24 788

28,975

19, 666 

11, 192

8,525

704

5,062.4

627.0

250.8

121,902.9

Mar.

440

380

365

298

286

310

298

251

251

274

660

710

530

395

336

262

240

1,380

1,890

1,220

860

650

1,310

800

800

770

860

920

770

620

530

Apr.

410

;523

274

240

229

555

,

no

no

560

440

410 ''

f

580

>60

960

740

500

80

550

274

229

198

]

!

]

98

18

98

169

155

]

]

4

Maximum

8 9

l,54o'

2,680

8,110

2 140 3)590 I* 890 

860

980

77

1,560 

80

16

3,690

39

24

99

teo

May

9SO

840

735

70O

425

280

217

172

147

132

140

106

75

d65

57

56

51

42

36

30

31

406

770

430

535

448

310

178

46

38

47

Minimum

0.2

61*

.2

188

188

240

99

30

11

4

O

 O

7.0

2.5

.2

June

42

46

34

27

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

22

33

18

16

15

15

14

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

77

61

54

-

Mean

2 72

132

583

392

800

1,035

634

373

275

23.5

163

20.2

8.36

301

Jnly

48

36

14

10

10

9.8

7.0

5.8

4.8

65

124

132

914

217

180

180

183

L,560

547

227

140

103

74

66

43

35

2S

24

20

28

27

Aug.

15

2

9.6

7.6

0

20

37

2

2

1

9

3

9

15

12

1

1

1

2

6

3

36

80

2

3

3

6

5

3

27

25

2

1

1

1

5

1

10

12

1

1

Psr square 

mils

0.009

454

2100

1.35

2.75

3! 56

2 . IS

1. 28

945

!osi

.560

 069

.029

1.03

8.9

O

3

8.9

7.0

Sept.

5.S

6.4

8.2

7.6

7.6

8.2

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

2.5

4.3

4.3

5.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.6

7.6

6.4

6.4

10

16

15

15

14

12

16

14

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.01

.51

2.31

18.34

3 17

Si 70

2*51

1.43

1.09

.09

.65

.OS

.03

15.58

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mud River at Milton.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 261

Levisa Fork near Grundy, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 37°18'00", long. 82°07'30", at wooden bridge to 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.'s substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, Buchanan 

County, 2? miles upstream from Poplar Creek, and 2| miles downstream from Slate Creek. 

Prior to Aug. 20, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area. 235 square miles.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,610 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 

s.4ti feet); minimum observed, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

14.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot July 30, 1944 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 16.0 feet (discharge, about 30,000 secondfeet), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Aug. 19.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Feb. 15, 

July 25 to Aug. 28)

Oct. 1 to Hov. E9 Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

0.6 1.4 1.6 47 4.0 710

.7 3.0 1.8 71 4.5 960

.8 5.0 2.0 101 5.0 1,260

1.0 10 2.5 196 6.0 1,960

1.2 17 3.0 320 6.5 2,380

1.4 29 3.5 490

0.7 3.0 1.3 19 2.0 95

.8 5.0 1.4 25 £.4 166

1.0 10 1.6 44 2.7 238

1.2 16 1.8 67 3.0 320

Hate. Same as preceding table above

3.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.2

4.8

3.8

2.8

4.8

5.8

6.5

7.2

6.8

5.5

6.8

7.0

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.6

24

22

23

20

14

11

13

14

14

13

12

10

8.7

7.2

Nov.

9.0

15

15

14

13

18

34

37

28

28

31

27

26

23

21

16

18

22

23

31

33

46

61

71

54

46

118

335

1,660

450

-

Dec.

225

156

810

2,120

910

450

365

305

212

166

137

111

95

80

120

200

238

264

264

277

264

225

188

166

137

120

103

128

277

1,960

1,140

Jan.

530

365

251

335

510

1,520

810

490

365

251

225

200

177

166

137

128

137

128

120

137

251

810

1,520

635

432

350

350

450

415

398

415

Month

October ..........................

November ..."......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

Baron ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

530

510

415

350

277

238

212

200

188

177

177

166

156

146

238

2,120

1,450

1,320

1,140

1,020

810

635

510

398

335

320

290

320

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

295.7

3,323. C

12,213

103,374.6

13,008

14,648

17,026

11,586

9,685

1,015

2,565.C

1,689.2

628. E

87,682.4

Mar.

290

277

264

264

251

238

200

177

166

590

1,520

860

550

415

335

277

238

3,850

1,800

910

530

450

380

320

290

290

290

277

238

212

277

Apr.

264

2

2

2

38

12

00

177

212

2

2

2

25

38

25

264

264

2

2

2

64

64

77

238

225

2

2

2

51

38

25

188

177

ae

1,1

7

20

40

10

550

470

6

1,3

4

5

Maximum

24

1,660

2,120

6,640

1,520

2,120

3,850

1,380

910

200

570

350

76

3,850

10

80

50

90

-

May

910

910

910

810

550

415

320

264

212

238

910

660

398

290

225

177

200

166

128

111

103

120

137

95

88

75

66

61

53

44

39

Minimum

2.8

9.0

80

2.8

120

146

166

177

39

12

5.8

5.2

7.5

2.8

June

34

28

24

23

22

20

18

18

15

14

13

12

12

17

21

15

200

188

120

30

19

16

15

12

17

17

23

15

18

19

-

Mean

9.54

111

394

282

420

523

549

386

312

33.8

82.7

54.5

21.0

240

July

17

13

11

9.0

7.2

5.8

21

52

80

137

128

57

54

95

137

188

570

212

166

137

111

80

62

51

42

34

25

20

16

14

13

Aug.

11

a 10

10

aSO

a25

a 20

a 15 io

13

11

9.8

8.5

7.5

6.2

5.2

350

225

95

62

46

41

28

23

20

17

16

12

21

277

156

88

Sept.

76

50

31

23

19

d!6

d!5

d!3

dll

dlO

9.8

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

8.8

9.8

45

21

13

9.5

15

17

13

9.5

9.5

14

67

63

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

0.041 0.05

.472 .53

1.68 1.94

1.20 16.39

1.79 2.06

2.23 2.32

2.34 2.70

1.64 1.83

1.33 1.53

.144 .16

.352 .41

.232 .27

.089 .10

1.02 13.90

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed _ __ 

Pork at Fishtrap, Ky., and Russell Fork at Haysl, Va d .- '-- - - . .. . 

Lev!

,1s of weather records and records for Levisa

 k at Flshtrap, Ky., and Russell Fork at Haysl, Va.

I Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for

'Isa Fork at Flshtrap, Ky., Russell Fork at Haysl, and Pound River near Haysl, Va.
262 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Pork at Fishtrap, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°25 I 45", long. 82°23'20", at Fishtrap, Pike County, 700 

 i'eet downstream from Hurricane Creek and 6.1 miles upstream from Russell Fork. Datum

of gage is 688.10 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area. 386 square miles.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 381 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 9.9 second-feet Oct. 6, 

7, 17.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.82 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet on basis of 

three slope-area determinations; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Nov. 9, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-29)

0.6 9.9 1.0 24 1.8 123 2.9 560 

.7 12 1.1 31 2.0 165 3.3 S10 

.8 15 1.3 50 2.3 265 4.8 2,O20 

.9 19 1.5 75 2.6 400 9.8 6,43O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.9 

10 

11 

10

11 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

9.9 

12 

13 

45

38 

28 

22 

18 

17

18 

18 

17 

16 

15 

18

Nov.

35 

32 

26 

22 

24

45 

132 

121 

81 

66

63 

58 

54 

47 

39

36 

34 

36 

37 

51

96 

1O1 

114 

121 

127

108 

149 

440 

2,460 

1,430

Dec.

566 

332 

1,330 

6,350 

3,190

d910 

d65O 

d55O 

289 

240

226 

186 

171 

147 

138

216 

293 

440 

460 

490

500 

415 

336 

281 

262

195 

123 

163 

209 

2,600 

1,790

Jan.

1,190 

817 

518 

524 

859

2,590 

1,63O 

950 

638 

480

425 

336 

293 

262 

234

2O6 

202 

209 

216 

198

37O 

2,040 

2,560 

1,550 

915

734 

686 

789 

761 

620 

644

Feb.

768 

1,110 

831 

692 

554

475 

390 

36O 

325

314

301 

269 

258 

365 

3,590

4,380 

2,980 

1,580 

1,320 

2,270

1,830 

1.24O 

982 

686 

258

341 

385 

440

unn +h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her. .................... ....

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ........

480.8 

6,185 

24,048

............ 191,702.8

1. .................. ... : ..

ember ........................

24,446 

29,294 

31,009 

21,567 

16,079 

1,192 

5,327 

2,727 

1,045

ter year 1948-49 . . 163,399.8

Mar.

470 

465 

450 

420 

380

365 

341 

289 

265 

1,100

3,610 

1,760 

1,030 

740 

608

475 

445 

5,960 

4,000 

1,68O

1,110 

831 

668 

542 

450

405 

365 

425 

440 

460 

460

Apr.

425 

395 

355 

318 

328

400 

572 

734 

65O 

560

518 

475 

485 

710 

789

704 

560 

480 

410 

305

265 

450 

1,770 

1,300 

831

638 

680 

2,200 

1,870 

1,390

Maximum

45 

2,460 

6,350

12,000

2,590 

4,380 

5,960 

2,200 

1,650 

151 

1,320 

782 

129

6,350

May

1,570 

1,650 

1,550 

990 

943

734 

596 

455 

39O 

415

656 

1,090 

704 

572 

375

293 

590 

380 

277 

223

180 

168 

285 

226 

163

140 

121 

106 

93 

82 

62

Minimum

9.9 

22 

123

9.9

198 

258 

265 

265 

62 

18 

12 

14 

10

9.9

June

54 

49 

46 

44 

38

32 

30 

26 

25 

24

26 

28 

36 

42 

25

27 

55 

63 

50 

151

65 

41 

30 

24 

22

20 

18 

19 

38 

44

Mean

15.5 

206 

776

524

789 

1,046 

1,000 

719 

519 

39.7 

172 

88.0 

34.8

448

July

56 

36 

25 

19 

16

14 

14 

14 

12 

129

132 

154 

183 

165 

305

328 

1,32O 

728 

430 

289

24O 

158 

129 

98 

67

54 

41 

35 

34 

72 

30

Aug.

23 

19 

20 

22 

19

24 

21 

18 

16 

15

14 

24 

2O 

18 

16

112 

782 

277 

136 

S8

65 

49 

41 

34 

28

24 

20 

18 88' 

460 

216

Per square 

mile

0.040 

.534 

2.01

1.36

2.04 

2.71 

2.59 

1.86 

1.34 

.103 

.446 

.228 

.090

1.16

Sept.

129 

98 

70 

49 

37

29 

26 

25 

20 

IS

16 

15 

14 

13 

12

12 

10 

12 

30 

51

42 

31 

23 

18 

19

24 

22 

26 

41 

113

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.60 

2.32

18.48

2.36 

2.82 

2.99 

2.08 

1.55 

.11 

.51 

.26 

.10

15.75

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

(IDoubTfulgage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 263

Levisa Pork at Pikeville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°28'45", long. 82°30'55", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way 119 at Pikeville, Pike County, 1,200 feet upstream from Ferguson Fork and 7.8 miles 

downstream from Shelby Creek. Datum of gage is 633.03 feet above mean sea level 

levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 1,237 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same

 site since June 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,210 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 26.65

 i'eet'); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 6.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 50,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 42.90 

feet); minimum observed, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 24, 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 52 feet in February 1862. Flood in January 1918 reached 

a stage of 44.7 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6)

0.9 11 1.9 190 14.6 10,300 

1.0 22 2.6 405 19.0 15,000 

1.2 50 2.9 525 21.7 18,300 

1.4 81 3.4 805 

1.6 119 6.6 3,370

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

23 

22 

20 

21

20 

19 

19 

20 

21

23 

25 

29 

32 

32

28 

33 

39 

46 

52

70 

67 

58 

50

47

43 

39 

37 

36 

35 

32

Nov.

33 

35 

37 

42 

46

71 

337 

535 

328 

238

220 

214 

199 

187 

167

148 

134 

128 

128 

139

217 

346 

352 

380 

367

319 

343 

949 

6,210 

5,36O

Dec.

2,04O 

1,180 

2,030 

15,300 

6,050

2,670 

1,950 

1,630 

1,260 

935

721 

570 

502 

44S 

419

516 

824 

1,110 

1,220 

1,280

1,240 

1,09O 

922 

775 

751

674 

440 

412 

697 

6,410 

7,190

Jan.

3,400 

2,090 

1,560 

1,560 

2,770

8,430 

5,520 

2,980 

1,980 

1,480

1,180 

1,020 

916 

805 

715

636 

602 

652 

697 

663

685 

6,000 

7,620 

4,360 

2,780

2,180 

2,020 

2,100 

2,040 

1,740 

2,300

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

AugU

Sept 

Wa

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember........... .............

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,780 

3,410 

2,560 

2,100 

1,750

1,400 

1,220 

1,110 

977 

935

902 

805 

733 

751 

922

6,670 

9,540 

4,980 

3,750 

6,700

5,620 

3,940 

2,840 

2,090 

1,710

1,420 

1,180 

1,240

Seoondfoot-days

1,063 

18,209 

63,256

525,109

73,481 

75,035 

94,473 

68,753 

44,719 

4,596 

20,258 

23,551 

5,113

492,507

Mar.

1,340 

1,260 

1,200 

1,110 

1,030

991 

984 

857 

781 

2,160

10,300 

5,870 

3,330 

2,300 

1,810

1,500 

1,260 

11,500 

18,200 

6,510

3,710 

2,670 

2,200 

1,760 

1,480

1,340 

1,210 

1,330 

1,480 

1,500 

1,500

Apr.

1,460 

1,300 

1,140 

1,040 

963

1,220 

1,740 

2,120 

2,390 

2,180

1,840 

1,640 

1,700 

2,290 

2,600

2,200 

1,780 

1,530 

1,300 

1,030

870 

1,280 

5,840 

4,190 

2,650

1,890 

2,320 

7,010 

5,500 

3,740

Maximum

70 

6,210 

15,300

37,500

8,430 

9,540 

18,200 

7,010 

4,740 

448 

3,050 

5,550 

697

18,200

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft. ). Dec. 4 (11:30

May

4,080 

4,330 

4,740 

4,220 

3,050

2,220 

1,700 

1,380 

1,140 

1,060

1,410 

2,330 

1,540 

1,110 

857

723 

1,060 

844 

722 

516

444 

430 

888 

850 

619

550 

494 

452 

370 

316 

274

Minimum

19 

33 

412

19

602 

733 

781 

870 

274 

85 

46 

92 

65

19

June

241 

211 

a!70 

a!50 

a!30

a!20 

allO 

a!05 

a 100 

a90

a85 

a85 

alOO 

a!55 

123

134 

159 

180 

232 

448

310 

199 

143 

132 

132

101 

99 

130 

115 

107

Mean

34.3 

607 

2,041

1,435

2,370 

2,680 

3,048 

2,292 

1,443 

153 

653 

760 

170

1,349

July

182 

159 

107 

78 

60

50 

53 

46 

53 

132

388 

472 

709 

850 

1,660

1,140 

3,050 

2,820 

1,820 

1,380

1,020 

864 

757 

674 

464

316 

262 

196 

152 

159 

185

Aug.

180 

148 

130 

150 

262

238 

211 

214 

182 

137

109 

92 

107 

109 

127

2,690 

5,550 

3,230 

1,590 

909

663 

502 

391 

331 

280

232 

190 

177 

1,560 

1,820 

1,040

Per square 

mile

0.028 

.491 

1.65

1.16

1.92 

2.17 

2.46 

1.85 

1.17 

.124 

.528 

.614 

.137

1.09

Sept.

697 

520 

377 

295 

238

202 

177 

157 

a!40 

a!30

111 

95 

85 

76 

70

67 

65 

70 

109 

126

162 

128 

103 

86 

81

79 

88 

103 

157 

319

Runoff im 

inches

0.03 

.55 

1.90

15.78

2.21 

2.26 

2.84 

2.07 

1.34 

.14 

.61 

.71 

.15

14.81

a.m.) 18,800 sec. -ft. j Mar. 19 (l a.m.)

25,100 see.-rt7

a No gage-height reeordj discharge computed on basis of records for other stations on Levisa Fork.
264 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 370 48'55", long. 82°47'30", at bridge on State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, 700 feet downstream from Paint Creek. Datum of 

gage is 566.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of

1944.

Drainage area. 2,143 square miles.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1949. June 1915 to November 1920 (gage 

neignts only) at site 2 miles downstream, published as Levisa Fork at Thelma.

Average discharge.--20 years (1929-49), 2,176 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 25.96 

reet); minimum observed, 33 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1915-20, 1928-49: Maximum gage height observed, 40.7 feet, site and datum then In 

use, or about 43.9 feet, present site and datum, Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, about 69,000 

second-feet); minimum discharge, 8.4 second-feet July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 

feet).

Remarks.--Records good. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gaee height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.55 35 3.O 435 9.O 4,520 

1.6 43 3.5 635 12. 0 7,300 

1.8 80 4.0 870 15.0 10,400 

2.0 132 5.0 1,420 20. 0 17.OOO 

2.5 274 6.O 2,120 23.4 22,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

4O 

38 

37 

37

h35 

hS5 

h35 

h35 

h34

h34 

h34 

h34 

h34 

h34

h33 

h34 

47 

65 

57

54 

52 

74 

102

90

78 

70 

65 

59 

54 

54

Nov.

57 

57 

63 

65 

63

143 

277 

359 

612 

456

365 

318 

303 

28O 

254

230 

194 

174 

163 

194

219 

225 

379 

428 

463

456 

460 

859 

3,640 

8,23O

Dec.

5,350 

2,440 

3,300 

9,240 

15,300

6,740 

3,430 

2,620 

2,110 

1,600

1,230 

1,000 

845 

752 

1,870

2,840 

2,680 

2,360 

2,320 

2,240

2,080 

1,860 

1,570 

1,340 

1,190

1,O7O 

930 

738 

910 

2, TOO 

8,750

Jan.

7,200 

3,980 

2,760 

2,420

4,660

10,40O 

12,000 

6,800 

4,000 

2,840

2,120 

1,770 

1,550 

1,370 

1,22O

1,090 

1,060 

1,250 

1,500 

1,560

1,550 

5,890 

12.2OO 

10,000 

6,600

4,820 

4,560 

5,OOO 

4,690 

3,790 

4,O40

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

iary

h.. ..........................

1............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,720 

7,OOO 

5,390 

4,210 

3,600

2,910 

2,420 

2,070 

1,860 

1,650

1,510 

1,390 

1,260 

5,000 

7,800

9,400 

14,200 

12,700 

7,770 

9,380

10,900 

8.6OO 

6,180 

4,460 

3,400

2,810 

2,280 

2,160

Seoondfoot-days

1,527 

19,986 

93,405

914,367

134,690 

149,030 

147,360 

110,290 

69,555 

8,147 

28,275 

26,063 

7,127

795,455

liar.

2,440 

2,470 

2,280 

2,080 

1,910

1,790 

1,700 

1,570 

1,410 

1,420

5,280 

10,700 

6,48O 

4,140 

3.16O

2,580 

2,120 

6,82O 

22,1OO 

2O, 7OO

8,850 

5,270 

4.42O 

3,640 

3,130

3,070 

2,990 

3,240 

3,360 

3,210 

3,030

Apr.

2,790 

2,500 

2,140 

1,880 

1,740

2.OOO 

2,780 

3,7OO 

4,03O 

3,940

3,430 

2,950 

3,320 

4,390 

4,540

4,180 

3,43O 

2,870 

2,450 

1,990

1,650 

1,530 

3,580 

6.87O 

4,860

3,380 

2,860 

6,900 

1O, 2OO 

7,410

Maxim*

102 

8,230 

15,3OO

49,6OO

12,200 

14,200 

22,100 

10,20O 

7,080 

460 

4,42O 

5,310 

1,020

22,100

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Mar. 19 (9 p.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings

May

6,980 

7,08O 

6,670 

6,390 

5,180

3.82O 

2,930 

2,320 

1,87O 

1,890

1,840 

2,280 

2,650 

1,840 

1,390

1,170 

1,100 

1,340 

1,O8O 

950

748 

716 

761 

1,040 

1,230

990 

855 

738 

671 

558 

478

Minimum

33

57 

738

33

1,060 

1,260 

1,410 

1,530 

478 

16O 

132 

174 

98

33

June

414 

365 

327 

291 

262

239 

216 

194 

177 

166

160 

171 

194 

236 

216

236 

379 

355 

327 

303

460 

410 

315 

251 

228

245 

199 

330 

262 

219

Msan

49.3 

666 

3,013

2,498

4,345 

5,322 

4,754 

3,676 

-2,244 

272 

912 

841 

238

2,179

July

236 

210 

254 

202 

163

143 

132 

152 

157 

268

324 

330 

1,190 

96O 

1,200

1,850 

1,970 

4,420 

3,700 

2,420

1,670 

1,230 

1,040 

91O 

795

626 

449 

376 

312 

28O 

306

Aug.

274 

245 

245 

337 

460

393 

486 

339 

321 

288

236 

199 

174 

ISO 

300

312 

3,860 

5,310 

3,010 

1,570

990 

743 

594 

474 

396

339 

291 

257 

260 

1,540 

1,640

Psr square 

 ils

0.023 

.311 

1.41

1.17

2.03 

2.48 

2.22 

1.72 

1.05 

.127 

.426 

.392 

.111

1.02

Sept.

1.O2O 

720 

570 

435 

343

288 

248 

222 

202 

188

174 

157 

140 

127 

116

105 

98 

100 

118 

160

168 

182 

188 

160 

135

118 

113 

121 

154 

257

Runoff in 

inobes

O.O3 

.35 

1.62

15.88

2.34 

2.59 

2.56 

1.91 

1.21 

.14 

.49 

.45 

.12

13.81

m. ) 26,1OO sec. -ft.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 265

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°07', long. 82°37', at Louisa, Lawrence County,

 4UO i'eet downstream from lower lock wall at lock and dam 3 and 0.8 mile downstream 

from confluence of Levisa and Tug Porks. Datum of gage is 516.81 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 

bridge at mouth of Blaine Creek, 6.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 

516.43 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 3,870 square miles.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1947, October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 35,000 second-feet Mar. 20; maximum gage

 height, about 26.8 feet Mar. 20, from fragmentary recorder graph; minimum discharge 

not determined.

1938-47, 1949: Maximum discharge, about 85,000 second-feet Feb. 5, 1939 (gage 

height, 48.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 48.4 feet Apr. 3, 1908. Flood of Mar. 6, 1899, equalled that 

of Feb. 5, 1939.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. Qage-height records and 16 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

120

L 140

1

Nov.

> 170

,

k 500

'

1 13 S 1301? 500

14 I!

15 U 9

16 k h

17 1

18 I 150 f 350

19 [ I

20 U p

21 h

22

23 L 220

24 1

25 U

26

27

28

29

30

31

160

I

430

> 700

4,650

9,880

-

Dec.

13,400

6,610

4,720

kll,300

k22,000

k!9,400

8,820

5,700

4,440

3,490

2,640

2,060

1,740

1,510

3,430

k6,760

k7,270

k8,040

k8 , 660

k8 , 080

k6,530

5,020

4,020

3,240

2,720

2,290

1,900

1,600

1,650

3,810

klO,000

Month

Jan.

k!5,800

10,000

6,320

4,980

6,210

k!6,100

k22,200

k!7,800

10,400

6,850

5,600

3,960

3,460

3,080

2,740

2,440

2,300

2,540

3,010

3,230

3,170

6,490

k!4,000

k22,700

k!6,300

klO,900

k9,630

klO,600

kll,700

kll,100

klO,700

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

kl 2,2OO

k!3,000

11,600

9,320

7,890

6,490

5,410

4,650

4,170

3,810

3,450

3,060

2,720

5,340

k!8 , 100

k!9,900

k25,100

k25,500

k!7,900

k!6,400

k21,100

k!9,400

k!4,500

10,400

7,900

6,300

5,190

4,650

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,76

26,38C

192, 85(

_

276, 31(

305,45

273,83

188,58

145,59

21,23

60,51

38,05

14,60

1,548,14

Mar.

4,860

5,180

4,950

4,530

4,120

3,830

3,680

3,360

3,040

3,000

7,560

k!7,100

k:15,600

9,660

6,810

5,440

4,530

7,140

[c24,900

k: 33, 400

k:23,500

k!3,100

9,850

8,370

7,080

6,640

6,440

6,610

6,730

6,620

6,200

Apr.

5,710

5,120

4,440

3,920

3,580

3,710

4,320

5,770

7,090

7,270

6,740

5,840

5,600

7,110

8,260

8,180

6,880

5,700

4,830

4,070

3,490

3,530

3,650

7,960

9,400

6,760

5,120

6,130

k!3,700

k!4,700

-

Maximum

3

3 9,880

3 22,000

3 22,700

3 25,500

3 33,400

3 14,700

3 14,300

3 1,100

3 8,440

3 5,500

3 2,300

3 33,400

May

k!2,900

k!4,300

k!3,900

12,200

10,800

8,670

6,520

5,170

4,250

3,780

4,300

4,380

5,680

4,660

3,480

2,900

2,600

2,400

2,300

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,800

2,200

2,100

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,000

Minimum

.

_

1,510

_

2,300

2,720

3,000

3,490

1,000

_

_

-

-

June

750

550

500

750

880

750

700

800

900

1,100

950

850

750

650

550

720

Mean

154

87S

6,22]

.

e,9i;

10,91C

8,832

6,28£

4.69E

70£

1,952

1,22" 48'

4,24]

July

500

520

2,000

1,800

2,500

4,620

2,400

2,200

3,500

6,280

8,440

5,700

3,770

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,400

1,200

, 700

Aug.

550

700

. 400

600

2,500

5,500

5,500

3,800

2,000

1,400

1,100

900

700

450

1,500

2,500

Per square 

mile

0.040

.227

1.61

_

2.30

) 2.82

2.28

1.62

x 1.21

.183

.504

.317

.126

L 1.10,

Sept.

2,300

1,500

1,200

900

700

400

250

200

400

, 350

-

Runoff in 

incbem

0.05

.25

1.85

_

2.66

2.94

2.63

1.81

1.40

.20

.58

.37

.14

14.88

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, May 16 to July 13, July 15-17, July 22 to Sept. -30,- 

discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, observer's gage readings (doubtful), and 

records for Levisa Fork at Paintsvllle and Tug Fork near Kermlt, W. Va.

k Computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor.
266 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Ruasell Pork at Haysi, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12'25", long. 82°17'45", 180 feet downstream 

rrom nighway bridge at Haysl, Dlckenson County, and 700 feet downstream from McClure 

River. Datum of gage Is 1,237.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-TJnlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 286 square miles.

available. July 1926 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 22 years (1927-49), 314 second-feet.

iatremes. maximum discharge during year, 8,400 second-feet Dec. 3, Mar. 18; maximum gage 

neignt, 8.65 feet Dec. 3; minimum discharge, 3.0 aecond-feet Oct. 2-" ' * "- > 1 <*< (- 

1.39 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge observed, 33,000 second-feet Mar. 23, _ _ 

17.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot June 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1937. W 1003: 1926-43.

2-4 (gage height7 

1929 (gage height,

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, July 11-12)

1.3 2.0 2.1 70 3.4 630 

1.4 3.5 2.2 91 3.8 930 

1.5 6.5 2.3 115 4.4 1,500 

1.6 11.5 2.4 143 5.0 2,180 

1.8 28 2.6 210 5.5 2,820 

1.9 39 2.8 290 6.0 3,600 

2.0 53 3.0 385 6.7 4,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

3.2 

3.O 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.4 

3.S 

4.4 

4.1

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4

3.4 

4.4 

17 

37 

25

15 

10 

9.5 

8.0 

7.5

6.5 

5.9 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3

Nov.

5.9 

6.2 

5.9 

6.2 

9.5

46 

123 

65 

39 

32

36 

38 

36 

3O 

25

22 

22 

22 

24 

60

91 

80 

93 

91 

74

60 

137 

462 

1,780 

623

Dec.

290 

*186 

2,480 

3,120 

802

518 

446 

355 

248 

192

143 

129 

115 

98 

121

172 

261 

308 

3O4 

265

225 

203 

169 

159 

169

110 

b95 

bllO 

563 

2,540 

1,21O

Jan.

623 

412 

335 

396 

763

1,940 

914 

548 

385 

282

*237 

218 

189 

172 

149

132 

129 

129

123 

121

126 

918 

1,110 

700 

494

390 

350 

360 

350 

299 

450

Feb.

906 

721 

536 

440 

340

269 

261 

225 

206 

2O3

182 

156 

153 

153 

220

2,540 

1,400 

794 

749 

1,040

858 

672 

506 

385 

335

269 

237 

282

unn-fh Second- 

"°nth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri m«" 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her :........................

 her........ .................

lendar year 1948

223.5 

4,144.7 

16,106

110,255

b.. ..........................

1............... .............

st ......................... .

ember ........................

13,744 

15,038 

21,057 

14,998 

10,904 

1,601 

8,239 

8,338 

1,574

ter year 1948-49 ............ 115,967.2

Mar.

252 

237 

229 

214 

206

206 

192 

156 

156 

1,690

2,300 

1,040

644 

458 

375

290 

277 

4,760 

2,180

1,050

686 

536 

458 

345 

304

269 

261 

312 

312 

317 

345

Apr.

322 

282 

261 

240 

221

261 

256 

317 

402 

396

360 

330 

434 

581 

567

458 

365 

312 

252 

203

178 

924 

1,450 

810 

518

385 

533 

1,610 

1,000 

770

Maximum

37 

1,780 

3,120

7,830

1,940 

2,540 

4,760 

1,610 

1,050 

330 

1,120 

1,500 

240

4,760

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Dec. 3 (10 p.m.

May

810 

957 

874 

975 

665

476 

365 

294 

240 

2O6

1,050 

630 

375 

265 

206

178 

172 

244 

149 

123

108 

243 

299 

192 

169

137 

153 

115 

93 

76 

65

Minimum

3.0 

5.9 

95

3.0

121 

153 

156 

178 

65 

18 

18 

28 

22

3.0

June

56 

47 

39 

34 

30

28 

30 

25 

22 

20

18 

18 

24 

31 

25

25 

49 

65 

330

113

60 

50 

37 

29

27

62 

58 

42 

31

176

Mean

7.21 

138 

520

301

443 

537 

679 

500 

352 

53.4 

266 

269 

52.5

318

July

74 

42 

28 

22 

18

20

18 

42 

56 

140

421 

208 

403 

783 

903

820 

1,120 

542 

375 

446

458 

326 

265 

186 

123

89 

70 

56 

60 

67 

58

Aug.

49 

38 

99 

200 

140

96 

98 

70 

55 

46

35 

28 

28 

35 

121

1,290 

1,190 

756 

385 

240

196 

137 

118 

93 

74

62 

52 

239 

1,500 

560 

308

Per square 

mile

0.025 

.483 

1.82

1.05

1.55 

1.88 

2.37 

1.75 

1.23 

.187 

.930 

.941 

.184

1.11

) 8,400 sec. -ft. ; Bar. 18 (12:30

Sept.

240 

153 

108 

87 

70

65 

58 

50 

43 

37

31 

28 

25 

24 

22

22 

25 

30

74 

46

30 

23 

30 

32 

28

22 

24 

39 

56 

52

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.54 

2.10

14.37

1.79 

1.96 

2.73 

1.95 

1.42 

.21 

1.07 

1.08 

.21

15.09

p.m.)

3,40O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 267

Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12'50", long. 82°22'50", a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Cranesnest River, half a mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 5 miles 

west of Haysi, Dickenson County.

Drainage area. 212 square miles.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1949 (exclude flow of Twin Branch). July 

ly^o to February 1939 at site half a mile downstream.

Average discharge. 21 years (1926-38, 1940-49), 256 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,620 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 11.76 

reet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 

16.5 feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 secondfoot on several days in September 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940-41. W 1003: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. i to Nov. 6, 

June 14 to July 14, Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 1-30)

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

4.4

98

156

274

390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1

1.9 

2.0 

2.2 

2.3 

2.2

2.3

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.8 

3.5 

5.8 

a20

a!2

a8.0 

a7.0 

a6. 5 

a5.5 

a5.0

a4.5 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.9

Nov.

4.6 

5.2 

5.4 

5.0 

5.2

32 

200 

80 

44 

33

33 

33 

33

29 

26

23 

23 

23 

25

55

95

81 

80 

72 

60

51 

138 

429 

1,820 

750

Dec.

318 

185 

958 

2,000 

670

411 

336 

266 

193

142

109 

91 

83 

74 

81

112 

174 

226 

241 

241

214 

185 

158 

142 

150

111 

88 

112 

290 

1,840 

990

Jan.

525 

345 

271 

354 

799

1,900 

790 

472 

321 

236

191 

167 

148 

130 

116

102 

96 

100 

96 

100

105 

992 

1,060 

612 

430

342 

318 

345 

366 

300 

431

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber.. .......................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1948 

sry .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

850 

612 

438 

369 

295

241 

219 

191 

167 

156

144 

118 

111 

109 

128

1,490 

1,220 

750 

770 

1,220

1,400 

630 

452 

330 

274

214 

185 

222

Seoondfoot-days

133.0 

4,293.4

11,191

87,807.6

12,560 

13,305 

16,222 

13,041 

6,896 

985 

5,269.0 

8,062 

1,024

92,981.4

Mar.

207 

185 

178 

165 

156

158 

15S 

132 

130 

780

1,340 

770 

490 

363 

2S7

229 

212 

4,170 

1,900 

850

560 

424 

351 

274 

231

207 

193 

261 

287 

284 

290

Apr.

1,

Maximum

20 

1,820 

2,000

6,950

1,900 

1,490 

4,170 

1,140 

810 

83 

1,410 

2,050 

150-

4,170

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.). Mar. 18 (2 p.m.

261 

219 

193 

180 

165

266 

321 

472 

710 

525

396 

333 

396 

630 

595

441 

336 

277 

222 

171

146 

682 

140 

650 

424

309 

401 

930 

690

56O

May

560 

650 

810 

630 

472

345 

266 

217 

178 

158

1S5 

182 

140 

112 

100

90 

101 

144 

78 

69

68 

164 

318 

174 

167

130 

122 

90 

70 

58 

43

Minimum

1.8 

4.6

74

1.5

96 

109 

130 

146 

48 

14 

9.0 

19 

16

1.8

June

41 

36 

31 

27 

24

22 

20

17 

16

14

14 

14 

16 

50 

38

2S 

51 

55 

83 

83

51 

38 

34 

33 

30

27 

29 

24 

20 

19

Mean

4.29 

143 

361

240

405 

475 

523 

435 

222 

32.8 

170 

260 

34.1

255

July

16 

13 

11 

10 

11

9.0 

11 

27 

26 

25

60 

67 

88 

209 

300

206 

1,410 

730 

630 

31S

271 

182 

200 

136 

a70

a45 

a36 

a29 

a 28 

a50 

45

Ang.

a35 

a30 

a24 

a!50 

alOO

a72 

a72 

aSO 

a35 

a23

a21 

a20 

a!9 

a25 

a!20

1,840 

2,050 

S10 

402 

a270

a!70 

a!20 

a90 

a74 

aSO

a55 

50 

63 

630 

363 

214

Per square 

mile

0.020 

.675 

1.70

1.13

1.91 

2.24 

2.47 

2.05 

1.05 

.155 

.802 

1.23 

.161

1.20

Sept.

150 

98 

68 

53 

45

39 

36 

34 

30 

26

23 

20 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

25 

32

25 

19 

18 

19 

19

16 

18 

30 

44 

38

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.75 

1.96

15.41

2.20 

2.33 

2.85 

2.29 

1.21 

.17 

.92 

1.42 

.18

16.30

) 7,620 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Russell 

Pork at Haysi.
268 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek near Meta, Ry.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'50", long. 82°27'20", 100 feet upstream from 

Ford .branch, 1.0 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, and 1.1 miles southwest of Meta, 

Pike County. Datum of gage is 717.66 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 55.7 square miles.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 8.97 

reeti ; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 16; minimum gage height, 1.12 feet Oct. 17.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 4,350 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945, Feb. 13, 1948 (gage 

height, 13.14 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow for many days.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 feet, from floodmark 600 feet downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

some regulation at low flow by small mill three-quarters of a mile above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-25, Oct. £8 to 

Nov. 3, Nov. 18-21, July 27 to Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 ar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.15 0.6 2.7 11 3.7 105 2105 2.7 16 3.7 

2.2 1.1 2.8 17 4.0 155 22 15 2.8 20 4.1 

2.4 3.2 3.0 32 5.5 455 24 40 2.9 27 5.0 

2.5 4.4 3.2 49 7.0 830 2555 3.1 44 

2.6 6.6 3.4 68 2688 3.4 75

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.9 

.9 

.8

.6

.6 

.8 

4.0 

16 

7.9

5.0 

4.9 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9

Nov.

3.3

3.7 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

26

40 

15 

7.9 

6.6

9.7 

7.9 

7.0 

6.0 

4.9

4.4 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.7 

8.4 

9.2 

8.8

7.0 

26 

56 

229 

104

Dec.

51 

31 

290 

269 

106

71 

54 

45 

34 

24

18 

15 

13 

11 

24

96 

106 

86 

68 

56

49 

40 

32 

27 

26

15 

12 

13 

44 

203 

145

Jan.

87 

60 

49 

56 

311

337 

149 

91 

63 

47

38 

34 

30 

26 

23

20 

24 

38 

45 

41

56 

665 

275 

153 

105

129 

al50 

145 

116 

86 

216

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .........

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec.

Feb.

253 

153 

102 

86 

65

54 

48 

40 

36 

34

28 

24 

23

55 

148

575 

325 

187 

185 

413

281 

175 

118 

91 

74

58 

54 

77

Secondfoot-days

79.1 

639.3 

2,074

29,325.8

3,665 

3,762 

4,073 

3,295 

1,553.4 

167.3 

925.1 

74.1 

97.8

20, 405. i

Mar.

86 

77 

66 

56 

51

48 

40 

34 

34 

317

385 

199 

118 

86 

68

54 

49 

807 

339 

185

130 

100 

82

65 

61

61 

66 

97 

120 

104 

88

Apr.

74 

59 

51 

45 

42.

88 

163 

229 

169 

122

95 

76 

96 

100 

91

80 

66 

64 

a50 

a 40

a35 

a30 

al£0 

al50 

allO

alOO 

a!50 

a350 

a200 

a250

Maximum

16 

229 

290

2,590

665 

575 

807 

350 

320 

27 

142 

8.3 

20

807

May

a3iO 

a 300 

a200 

also 

a 100

a70 

aSO 

a30 

a20 

35

29 

22 

19 

16 

12

8.8 

26 

19 

12 

7.7

6.6 

12 

15 

11 

18

11 

11 

6.6 

5.7 

5.2 

4.8

Minimum

0.6 

3.3

11

0

20 

23 

34 

30 

4 8 

2 5 

2 3 

6 

5

.5

June

4.2 

3.8 

3.4 

3.1 

2.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.4 

21 

5.2

4.2 

10 

5.9 

5.0 

4.4

3.6 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

27 

17 

6.1

Mean

2.5E 

21.3 

66.9

80.1

118 

134 

131 

110 

50.1 

5.5£ 

29.8 

2.3£ 

3.2£

55.9

July

4.8 

3.7 

3.2 

2.8 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.8 

3.2 

30

38 

29 

99 

80 

49

32 

92 

142 

109

67

38 

23 

17 

10 

6.9

5.9 

9.5 

5.2 

4.0 

6.1 

4.9

115 

175 

355

Aug.

3.8 

3.0 

2.4 

2.1 

2.2

1.9 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.7

4.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.0 

2.6

2.1 

1.9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

1.5 

8.3 

5.9 

3.8

Per mquare 

mile

0.046 

.382 

1.20

1.44

2.12 

2.41 

2.35 

1.97 

.899 

.100 

.535 

.043 

.059

1.00

Sept.

2.6 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

1.6 

4.8 

5.4

3.4 

2.8 

3.1 

2.8 

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

4.9 

19 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.43 

1.38

19.57

2.45 

2.51 

2.72 

2.20 

1.04 

.11 

.62 

.05 

.07

13.62

-ft.). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Van Lear.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 269

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44 I 37", long. 82°43'27", 100 feet upstream from

Long Branch, 0.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, and 2j miles southeast of Van Lear,

Johnson County. Datum of gage Is 597.28 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area. 208 square miles, 

itecoras available. October 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 10 years, 181 second-feet, 

jsxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 11.9

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.6 second-foot June 30, July 10;

minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Oct. 24.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 8,350 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 feet),

from rating curve extended above 3,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1

second-foot Oct. 5, 6, 1943. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which

are poor. Low flow regulated on many days by construction operations at Dewey Dam.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 14-16, 21, 22, 29, 30, July 9-13)

l.O O.9 1.7 14 4.0 248 

1.1 1.3 1.9 24 5.0 430 

1.2 1.8 2.2 43 7.5 930 

1.3 2.7 2.6 75 10.0 1,55O 

1.4 4.2 3.0 116 11.2 1,870 

1.5 6.8 3.5 174

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

l.o 

l.o

1.0 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

l.O 

.9

.9 

1.1 

2.2 

1.7 

1.8

1.7 

1.9 

1.0 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

2.0

Nov.

2.5 

2.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

12 

25 

d50 

d25 

d!5

dlS 

d!5 

dlO 

d6 

d4

d4 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O 

d45

d20 

dlO 

d8 

d7 

d7

19 

22 

51 

269 

6O4

Dec.

3O5 

195 

374 

945 

945

460 

256 

202 

156

118

92 

75 

66 

64 

94

253 

508 

418 

316 

264

219 

182 

148 

120 

1O5

89 

71 

67 

82 

269 

542

Jan.

374 

258 

201 

188 

466

1,210 

1,13O 

510 

330 

250

205 

189 

169 

152 

135

123 

124 

157 

200 

220

2OO 

830 

1,430 

1,110 

73O

530 

450 

67O 

630 

450 

43O

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Marc

ft?

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 bar .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

950 

890 

57O 

430 

320

250 

220 

200 

160 

140

140 

130 

120 

350 

970

1,27O 

1,430 

1,320 

950 

890

1,110 

1,110 

910 

570 

330

26O 

160 

190

Seoondfoot-days

42.7 

1,261.1 

8,000

91,664.5

14,051 

16,340 

14,241 

1O,901 

6,783 

525.9 

3,054.2 

331.6 

181.7

75,713.2

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.). No

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge c< 

Note. He gage-height record Jan. 6-10, Jai 

basis cf twice-daily readings of gage below I

Mar.

260 

230 

220 

220 

220

190 

170 

140 

137 

148

754 

1,010 

626 

388 

296

238 

199 

740 

1,870 

1,6OO

856 

530 

408 

327 

280

291 

334 

386 

408 

406 

359

Apr.

305 

254 

208

178 

160

196 

318 

498 

600 

494

372 

303 

370 

530 

490

382 

300 

256 

218 

174

149 

143 

291 

361 

294

229 

232 

824 

1,030 

742

Maximum

2.2 

604 

945

5,870

1,430 

1,430 

1,870 

1,O3O 

1,010 

36 

508 

25 

17

1,870

May

904 

1,010 

892 

672 

470

316 

237 

188 

152 

198

264

199 

156 

126 

104

90 

65 

80 

.60 

50

45 

40 

45 

55 

70

65 

60 

50 

45 

40 

35

Minimum

0.9 

1.0 

64

.9

123 

120 

137 

143 

35 

.7 

.7 

4.7 

2.0

.7

June

30 

25 

23 

21

19

17 

15 

14 

12 

12

11 

12 

14 

6.2 

.7

8.3 

36 

28 

25 

21

7.2 

10 

20 

14 

22

26 

20 

22 

8.5 

26

Mean

1.38 

42.0 

258

250

453 

584 

459 

363 

219 

17.5 

98.5 

10.7 

6.06

207

July

70 

31 

20 

15 

12

10 

10 

10 

.7

1.1

.7 

.7 

56 

195 

214

185 

298 

472 

508 

307

175 

115 

82 

6O 

46

35 

31 

27 

24 

23 

20

Aug.

18 

17 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.0 

7.9

6.8 

6.0 

5.5 

4.7 

4.7

5.0 

15 

25 

22

18

14 

12 

9.7 

8.2 

6.8

6.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.8 

13

Per square 

mile

O.0066 

.202 

1.24

1.20

2.18 

2.81 

2.21 

1.75 

1.05 

.084 

.474 

.051 

.029

.995

Sept.

15 

8.6 

9.7 

7.9 

6.3

5.2 

4.5 

3.9 

3.4 

3.0

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

11

13 

10 

8.6 

6.5 

5.2

4.2 

4.2 

5.5 

7.9

17

Runoff in 

inches

0.008 

.23 

1.43

16.41

2.51 

2.92 

2.55 

1.95 

1.21 

.09 

.55 

.06 

.03

13.54

peak above base, 

imputed on basis of records for station at Meta. 

i. 19 to Mar. 8, May 16 to June 2; discharge computed on 

)ewey Dam, 0.5 mile upstream, weather records, and records for station at Meta.
270 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Tug Fork at LItwar, W. Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 370 29'05n , long. 81°50'40", 200 feet downstream from 

War Branch, 0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell Coutny, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Dry Fork, and 2.2 miles northwest of laeger. Datum of gage is 936.36 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--502 square miles.

Kecords available. May 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years, 493 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 8,21 feet); 

minimum recorded, 40 second-feet Oct. 3, 4 or 5 (gage height, 1.22 feet, from recorded 

range in stage).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 37,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.36 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 11 secondfeet Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 3, 4, or 5.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.25 43 2.3 316 4.5 2,280 1.3 57 2.0 214 3.O 752 

1.3 49 2.6 460 5.0 3,000 1.5 84 2.3 336 3.5 1,160 

1.5 81 3.0 710 6.0 4,840 1.7 126 2.6 492 4.0 1,66O

2!o 205 4- 0 i'660 6 ' 6 6 ' 230 Note . Same as preceding table above 4.0 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

48 

45 

43

41 

45

48 

54

60 

70 

70

70 

70 

60 

50 

50

47 

54 

87 

95 

76

58 

54 

52 

50 

52

50 

50 

48 

45 

45 

44

Nov.

43 

44 

47 

43 

48

45 

58 

62 

49 

58

58 

56 

55 

61 

58

54 

50 

52 

47 

54

62 

67 

85

81 

78

71 

123 

255 

1,690 

959

Dec.

429 

275 

1,830 

6,160 

1,580

924 

710 

588 

444 

356

291 

264 

249 

222

318

874 

899 

778 

740 

908

817 

614 

482 

418 

403

308 

287 

312 

416 

2,840 

2,150

Jan.

1,200 

833 

647 

654 

1,030

3,160 

L.840 

1,210 

896 

716

621 

582 

539 

504 

464

420 

415 

410 

384 

355

370 

2,090 

2,420 

1,480 

1,120

953 

961 

1,050 

961 

796 

865

Feb.

1,040 

1,020 

912 

865 

789

709 

709 

709 

695 

674

627 

551 

527 

533 

602

2,710 

2,420 

1,510 

1,310 

1,960

1,900 

1,520 

1,220 

994 

881

752 

688

811

Month Second 

foot-days

Octo 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1,731 

4,513 

27,886

............ 229,227

1.. .........................

st ...........................

ember.... ....................

29,946 

29,638 

33,546 

27,115 

26,427 

5,783 

5,161 

3,893 

3,040

ter year 1948-49 ............ 198,679

Msr.

804 

796 

752 

695 

648

634 

576 

522 

504 

834

1,960 

1,510 

1,120 

896 

767

654 

614 

4,950 

3,580 

1,900

1,390 

1,150 

1,020 

857 

752

688 

641 

648 

582

551 

551

Apr.

533 

504 

470 

458 

431

498 

545 

709 

842 

796

731 

688 

978 

1,720 

1,310

1,020 

842 

752 

648

551

504 

752 

1,660 

1,330 

1,010

826 

857 

2,220 

1,570 

1,360

Maximum

95 

1,690 

6,160

11,000

3,160 

2,170 

4.950 

2,220 

2,020 

500 

386 

520 

180

6,160

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft. ). Dec. 4 (2 a.m.)

May

1,960 

2,020 

2,020 

1,720 

1,370

1,120 

937 

811 

738 

902

1,960 

1,590 

1,120 

873

731

634 

595 

510 

458 

431

410 

426 

481 

389 

389

346 

370 

314 

292 

263 

247

Minimum

41 

43 

222

41

355 

527 

504 

431 

247 

121 

74 

70 

60

41

June

232 

229 

218 

204

194

188 

178 

169 

164 

155

161 

164 

172 

169 

152

147 

500 

447 

251

191

166 

155 

139 

131 

129

121 

124 

144 

214 

175

Mean

55.8 

150 

900

626

966 

1,058 

1,082 

904 

852 

193 

166 

126 

101

544

July

134 

119 

110 

103 

101

101 

95 

126 

124 

242

355 

194 

149 

386 

360

330 

290 

250 

220 

200

170 

150 

140 

120 

97

94 

84 

84 

75 

74 

84

Aug.

82 

105 

101 

95 

90

85 

80 

75 

75 

70

70 

70 

70 

80 

100

150 

250 

210 

180 

150

130 

110 

95 

90 

80

75 

75 

70 

250 

520 

210

Psr square 

 lie

0.111 

.299 

1.79

1.25

1.92 

2.11 

2.16 

1.80 

1.70 

.384 

.331 

.251 

.201

1.08

10,800 sec. -ft. j Mar. 18 (3 p.m

Sept.

160 

130 

110 

100 

95

85 

80 

80 

80 

70

65 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

65 

90 

180 

180

160 

130 

110 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

120 

150

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.33

2.07

16.98

2.22 

2.20 

2.49 

2.01 

1.96 

.43 

.38 

.29 

.23

14.72

) 8.860

sec.^ft.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-15, July 16-24, July 3O to Aug. 1, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for station at Kermit.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 271

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49'05", long. 82°23'20", 2 miles upstream from 

woir Creek, 3 miles upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Pigeon Creek. Datum of gage is 581.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,185 square miles.

Records available.--July 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,231 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 21.08 

reet); minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 34,400 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 35.9 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.13 feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 43.3 feet.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1934-41.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gags height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

1-4 60 2.5 391 10.0 4,030 1.4 65 2.2 292 8 

1.5 79 3.0 5/6 12.0 5,380 1.5 85 3.0 593 10 

1.6 101 4.0 966 14.0 6,98o 1.6 108 4.0 990 12 

1-8 153 6.0 1,830 18.5 11.4OO 1.9 192 6.0 1,950 13 

2.0 215 8.0 2,8«0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

71 

68 

64 

60

68 

71 

81 

106 

94

94 

97 

94 

79 

IO

70 

70 

124 

126 

148

153 

131 

111 

99 

90

83 

81 

79 

77 

75 

75

Nov.

86 

92 

90 

94 

94

164 

256 

304 

229

196

202 

183 

180 

168 

153

140 

134

129 

126 

140

165 

177 

196 

229 

266

249

290 

535 

2,580 

4,100

Dec.

1,880 

1,030 

1,580 

10,400 

6,760

2,770 

1,830 

1,470 

1,190 

926

747 

614 

543 

506 

639

1,830 

3,040 

2,600 

2,030 

1,830

1,930

1,650 

1,250 

1,030 

946

806 

633 

513 

766 

2,170 

5,460

Jan.

3,550 

2,230 

1,600 

1,380 

2,320

7,340 

5,860 

3,320

2,230 

1,650

1,300 

1,170 

1,090 

1,030 

946

866 

866 

966 

1,030 

946

966 

4,670 

8,080 

4,680 

3,210

2,660 

2,720 

3, 1OO 

3,O4O 

2,380 

2,440

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ........................

st ...........................

ember ............. ..... . .

ter year 1948 49 ............

Feb.

3,320 

3,260 

2,600 

2,230 

1,930

1,650 

1,470 

1,380 

1,320 

1,280

1,210 

1,110 

1,050 

1,990 

3,380

8,180 

8,980 

5,240 

3,670 

5,410

6,100 

4,480 

3,430 

2,660 

2,180

1,780 

1,520 

1,650

Secondfoot-days

2,779 

11,947 

61,369

585,120

79,636 

84,460 

83,340 

55,800 

48,918 

8,757 

15,917 

6,450 

5,085

464, 458

Mar.

1,930 

1,930 

1,780 

1,600 

1,470

1,380 

1,320 

1,190 

1,150 

1,720

6,870 

5,170 

3,320 

2,440 

1,930

1,560 

1,340 

5,250 

11,400 

6,370

3,890 

2,930 

2,400 

2,000 

1,700

1,600 

1,500 

1,550 

1,650 

1,550 

1,450

Apr.

1,380 

1,250 

1,110 

1,050 

990

1,200 

1,600 

2,200 

2,510 

2,300

2,OOO 

1,700 

1,750 

2,200 

2,690

2,150 

1,750 

1,550 

1,320 

1,130

1,010 

1,010 

1,700 

2,630 

2,100

1,600 

1,500 

3,090 

4,160 

3,170

Maximum

153 

4,100 

10,400

29,800

8,080 

8,980 

11,400 

4,160 

5,000 

671 

1,400 

730 

450

11,400

Peak discharge (base, lo,OOO sec. -ft.). Dec. 4 (5 p.m

May

4,160 

5,000 

4,300 

3,710 

2,990

2,300

1,850 

1,550 

1,300 

1,500

1,650 

2,510 

1,950 

1,420 

1,180

1,010 

970 

930 

700 

690

652

671 

850 

850 

810

730 

652 

605 

538 

466 

424

Minimum

60 

86 

506

60

866 

1,050 

1,150 

990 

424 

183 

129 

96 

77

60

June

379 

350 

324 

306 

282

268 

258 

255 

238 

218

218 

218 

272 

353 

303

261 

299 

432 

671 

394

299 

265 

232 

202 

202

202 

183 

292 

285 

296

Mean

89. 

398 

1,980

1,599

2,569 

3,016 

2,688 

1,860 

1,578 

292 

513 

208 

170

1,272

July

310 

235 

183 

159 

140

129 

129 

177 

245 

994

1,320 

930 

930 

850 

671

750 

1,320 

1,400 

1,280 

810

534 

394 

390 

314 

255

232 

195 

192 

156 

145 

148

0 3,050 

0 4,300 

0 5,700 

0 6,500

Aug.

137 

137

171 

258 

218

180 

202 

159 

137

121

103 

101 

96 

108 

165

212 

202 

405 

382 

255

208 

171 

148 

134 

118

111 

99 

96 

228 

658 

730

Per square 

mile

j 0.076 

.336 

1.67

1.35

2.17 

2.55 

2.27 

1.57 

1.33 

.246 

.433 

.176 

.143

1.07

) 13,500 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 17 (2 a.

Sept.

450 

306 

242 

195 

162

137 

121 

116 

121 

111

99 

87 

77 

8/ 

87

81 

81 

92 

208 

265

353 

218 

159 

145 

129

140

124 

126 

195 

371

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.37 

1.93

18.37

2.50 

2.65 

2.62 

1.75 

1.54 

.27 

.50 

.20 

.16

14.58

m.) 10,400

sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 [8 a.
272 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'45", long. 81°52'15", 200 feet downstream 

rrom Cub Branch, 2.1 miles upstream from Trace Pork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, 

McDowell County. Altitude of gage, 1,050 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area. 30.8 square miles.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 948 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.88 feet); 

minimum recorded, 0.33 second-foot Aug. 13, 27, Sept. 13 {gage height, 1.19 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 1,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.47 feet); 

minimum, 0.003 second-foot Oct. 6-8, 1946 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whicn are poor.

Rating, tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 27, Sept. 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.2 0.36 1.6 6.25 2.2 33 .2 0.36 1.8 14 3.2 

1.3 .88 1.7 9.25 2.4 47 .3 .85 2.0 23 3.5 

1.4 1.72 1.8 13 2.6 64 .4 1.68 2.2 34 3.9 

1.5 3.50 2.0 22 2.8 84 .5 3.16 2.4 48 4.6

Mote . Same as following table above 2.8 '? f'| f'f ff 4 ' 9 

feet . ' 9 - 5 2- ° ° 4

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

.5 

.45 

.49

1.02

1.52 

1.09 

2.67 

2.14 

1.42

1.09 

1.02 

.95 

.88 

.70

.58 

.64 

9.07 

5.57 

3.76

2.64 

2.28 

1.72 

1.72 

2.00

1.52 

1.24 

1.16 

1.09 

.95 

.88

Mov.

1.16 

2.85 

2.00 

2.00 

1.72

2.34 

6.45 

4.54 

3.76 

4.02

5.28 

3.76 

4.54 

4.80 

4.02

3.50 

4.80 

4.54 

4.02 

5.28

4.54 

6.07 

8.60 

8.90 

7.65

6.45 

22 

71 

228 

78

Dec.

35 

21 

429 

368

104

71 

63 

46 

*30 

22

16 

14 

13 

11 

25

63 

78 

66 

71 

96

68 

41 

27 

24 

22

b!4 

b!4 

14 

55 

284 

136

Jan.

78 

50 

38 

37 

170

266 

114 

69 

47 

33

28 

*26 

22

21 

17

16 

17 

16 

16 

15

22 

317 

174 

93 

63

53 

68 

82 

65 

46 

57

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her........... ...............

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

91 

77 

60 

51 

39

32 

30 

26 

24 

23

20 

18 

18 

22 

77

362 

206

117 

111 

202

149 

103 

71 

52 

42

32 

29 

38

Secondfoot-days

53.46 

516.59 

2,341

17,902.53

2,136 

2,122 

2,537 

1,468 

921.81 

116.97 

180.71 

61.03 

176.82

12,631.39

Mar.

40 

41 

37 

32 

30

30 

26 

23 

24

291

304 

128 

78 

57 

46

34 

31 

553 

234

112

75 

60 

46 

35

31

26 

26 

25 

20 

20 

22

Apr.

22

18 

17 

16 

16

21 

27 

49 

66 

54

45 

38 

54 

63 

56

45 

35 

30 

24

19

18 

73 

115 

79 

52

40 

57 

133 

94 

92

May

150 

121 

120 

94 

65

45 

35 

28 

24 

24

24

19 

16 

13 

10

9.11 

8.33 

6.77 

5.60 

6.38

5.99 

11 

9.72 

7.52 

16

13 

11 

8.10 

6.55 

5.30 

4.44

June

3.56 

2.98 

2.46 

2.04 

1.92

1.80 

1.56 

1.36 

1.20 

1.06

5.60 

5.00 

6.77 

8.72 

4.44

3.56 

16 

8.33 

5.30 

3.56

2.98 

3.16 

2.30 

1.80 

2.30

2.30 

1.68 

1.92 

8.33 

2.98

Maximum Minimum Mean

9.07 0.45 1.72 

228 1.16 17.2 

429 11 75.5

1,050 .45 48.9

317 15 68.9 

362 18 75.8 

553 20 81.8 

133 16 48.9 

150 4.44 29.7 

16 1.06 3.90 

24 .52 5.83 

9.75 .35 1.97 

46 .36 5.89

553 .35 34.6

July

1.80 

1.20 

1.13 

.72 

.62

.52 

.92 

2.16 

6.13 

24

14 

5.60 

4.44 

4.70 

7.55

22 

22 

14 

8.72 

7.55

8.33 

4.70 

3.56 

3.16 

2.62

2.04 

1.68 

1.46 

1.28 

1.06 

1.06

133 

181 

268 

460 

559

Aug.

1 

9 

3 

3

2 

2

1

1 

4 

2

1 

1

1 

I 

I

2 

7 

6

Per square 

mile

0.056 

.558 

2.45

1.59

2.24 

2.46 

2.66 

1.59 

.964 

.127 

.189 

.064 

.191

1.12

.85 

.64 

.75 

.16 

.36

.30 

.04 

.28 

.92 

.67

.57 

.48 

.36 

.40 

.52

.96 

.44 

.04 

.80 

.28

.20 

.13 

.06 

.92 

.67

.52 

36 

35

Sept.

4.5 

3.5 

2.5 

2 

1.7

1.4 

1.2 

1 

.8 

.7

.52 

.44 

.36 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

2.3

14 

11

9 

7 

6 

5 

4

3.5 

3 

5.00 

46 

38

Runoff in 

Inches

0.06 

.62 

2.83

21.60

2.58 

2.56 

3.06 

1.77 

1.11 

.14 

.22 

.07 

.21

15.23

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Dec. 3 (5:30 p.m.) 927 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (9:30 a.m.) 948

sec.-ft.;

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, Sept. 14-16, 18-27, 30; discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Tug Pork at Litwar.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASM 273

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°09i, long. 82°41', at covered bridge at Yatesville,

Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.5 miles upstream from Cat Creek, and

8.3 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek. Datum of gage is 561.57 feet above

mean sea level, unadjusted 

Drainage area.--217 square miles. 

Records available.--June 1915 to January 1921 (after September 1918, gage heights only),

January 1938 to September 1949

Average discharge.--14 years (1915-18, 1938-49), 239 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.8

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 11-14,

Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1915-21, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height,

26.55 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 feet, present site and datum, date unknown. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are Door.

Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.85 1.2 1.5 28 4.0 46O 

.9 1.7 1.7 44 6.0 920 

1.0 2.9 1.9 63 8.0 1,47O 

1.1 6.0 2.1 89 11.0 2,420 

1.2 10 2.4 137 14.0 3,720 

1.3 15 3.0 252

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.3 

2.2

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

4.8 

2.8 

2.7

8.4 

6.0 

4.4 

3.5 

d3

a2.5 

2.2 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Nov.

2.3 

2.4

2.2 

2.4 

6.8

42 

35 

33 

27 

22

14 

15 

16 

15 

14

11 

8.4 

7.2 

10 

10

12 

14 

13 

12 

14

16 

32 

2O9 

1,190 

583

Dec.

272 

114 

731 

1,600 

552

262

148 

107 

d85 

d70

61 

51 

51 

46 

1,340

2,720 

1,160 

680 

649 

526

364

268 

189 

159 

141

96 

86 

141 

384 

788 

£86

Jan.

d250 

193 

151 

276 

1,200

2,170 

747 

513 

292 

216

178 

155 

142 

127 

107

98 

164 

288 

352 

288

394

1,880 

1,290 

790 

877

928 

726 

1,210 

853 

460 

442

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

nary .........................

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember .................... . .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

704 

530 

431 

901 

891

57O 

449 

368 

282 

202

202 

164 

164 

935 

3,720

2,780 

1,070 

621 

312 

1,250

1,180 

673 

500 

352 

288

232

201 

204

Secondfoot-days

78.2 

2,390.7 

14,127

100,202.6

17,757 

20,176 

11,443 

6,860 

3,615 

1,153.0 

2,767.4 

1,258.0 

117.2

81,742.5

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 sec. -ft.). No

Mar.

212 

184 

178 

164 

164

164 

151 

137 

141 

159

182 

170 

151 

142 

141

137 

125 

1,160 

1,460 

685

449 

376 

486 

482 

425

647 

607 

645 

524 

427 

368

Apr.

292 

d250 

197 

178 

174

244 

276 

262 

228 

208

189 

£16 

322 

709 

504

352 

252

d230 

185 

159

144 

146 

164 

137 

117

104 

134 

197 

146 

144

Maximum

8.4 

1,190 

2,720

7,320

2,170 

3,720 

1,460 

709 

342 

322 

372 

262 

7.6

3,720

May

144 

201 

342 

248 

202

164 

134 

117 

104 

112

120 

82 

70 

61 

51

49 

55 

42 

36

30

30 

69 

308 

193 

146

166 

107 

78 

61 

51 

42

Minimum

1.2 

2.2 

46

1.2

98 

164 

125 

104 

30 

8.8 

9.2 

7.6 

1.2

1.2

June

35 

30 

24 

22 

20

16 

15 

14 

1£ 

11

10 

9.6 

16 

24 

£0

16 

27 

42 

23 

14

1£ 

11 

9.2 

8.8 

9.2

9.2 

16 

28£ 

3£2 

73

Mean

2.52 

79.7 

456

274

573 

721 

369 

229 

117 

38.4 

89.3 

40.6 

3.91

224

July

51 

£9 

19 

10 

1£

10 

9.£ 

9.2 

82 

159

270 

82 

234 

372 

222

86 

73 

120 

284 

123

81 

78 

155 

69 

42

22

14 

11 

13 

10 

16

Aug.

53 

22 

15 

12 

28

53 

24 

16 

15 

30

17 

14 

28 

16 

32

189 

128 

262 

101 

44

3O 

24 

20 

15 

14

12 

10 

9.2 

9.2 

8.0 

7.6

Per square 

mile

0.012 

.367

2.10

1.26

2.64 

3.32 

1.70 

1.06 

.539 

.177 

.412 

.187 

.018

1.03

Sept.

7.6 

6.4 

a6 

a6 

a6

a5.5 

a5 

a5 

a4.5 

a4.5

a4 

a4 

a3.5 

a3 

a2.5

a2.5 

a2.5 

a4 

a3.5 

a3.5

a3 

a3 

3.5 

2.3 

2.3

2.9 

1.9 

1.2 

1.9 

5.7

Runoff in 

inches

O.Ol 

.41 

2.42

17.17

3.04 

3.46 

1.96 

1.18 

.62 

.20 

.47 

.22 

.02

14.01

peak above base.

gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Little Sandy River near Grayson and Tygarts Creek near Greenup.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
274 LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°20'00", long. 82°55'30", at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 60, 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stinson Creek and 1.7 miles northeast of 

Grayson, Carter County. Datum of gage is 557.95 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage, at bridge on State Highway 1, 1.5 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 557.95 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. --398 square miles.

Records available . --April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge . --11 years, 419 second-feet.

Feb. 16; maximum gage height,

Fet . 16; rr.inirr.uri discharge observed, 2 second-feet Oct. 26.

1938-4°: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.25

ri graoh based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2 second-feet Oct. 26,

Remarks. --Records fair except those below 10 second-feet, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4 

5 

6 

5 

4

4 

6 

6

7 

8

9 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

7 

9 

10

11 

8 

4 

3 

3

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

5

Nov.

5 

5 

5 

9 

10

51 

163 

K>6 

51 

29

28 

27 

18 

23 

20

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

19 

19 

19 

18 

al8

18 

93 

203 

1,440 

895

Dec.

372 

220 

624 

1,130 

544

342 

242 

181 

143 

116

93 

83 

73 

16 

2,600

5,280 

3,420 

1,360 

1,390 

1,580

881 

550 

395 

310 

275

209 

151 

177 

193 

703 

649

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deca

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

Ha

Jan.

450 

345 

290 

348 

2,350

k5,010 

2,060 

888 

610 

458

372 

330 

302 

262 

230

205 

195 

215 

292 

348

408 

2,780 

2,440 

1,980 

2,560

2,950 

2,660 

3,330 

1,990 

1,020 

794

bar ..........................

mbar ..................... ...

lendar year 1943 

ary

h. ............................

1 ................. ..... .

st ...........................

ember ................. ....

ter year 1948-49 ....

Feb.

781 

676 

610 

1,620 

2,120

1,210 

909 

721 

595 

488

400 

332 

305 

2,090 

k5,810

k5,970 

2,840 

1,170 

951 

2,490

2,080 

1,300 

993 

745 

622

499 

430 

526

Saoondfoot-days

167 

3,379 

24,365

192,021.

38,472 

39,283 

20,442 

13,328 

7,265 

1,586 

2.625 

1,547 

314

152,773

Mar.

529 

458 

422 

382

368

390 

392 

328 

312 

428

607 

550 

465 

400 

355

310 

280 

2,360 

2,960 

1,420

934 

718 

634 

505 

455

580 

631 

550 

634 

550 

535

Apr.

478 

408 

350 

310 

280

412 

442 

440 

382 

330

325 

352 

661 

1,110 

1,040

818 

619 

562 

465 

380

328 

335 

360 

305 

260

230 

248 

395 

328 

375

Maximum

11 

1,440 

5,280

7 10,900

5,010 

5,970 

2,960 

1,110 

930 

620 

985 

267 

30

5,970

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.) .-Dec. 16 flO a.m

May

930 

727 

526 

410 

335

275 

228 

193 

167 

197

562 

391 

226 

184 

156

137 

136 

117 

95 

78

68 

107 

147 

128 

174

167 

124 

95 

74 

59 

52

Minimum

2 

5 

76

2

195 

305 

280 

230

52 

13 

23 

14 

7

Z

June

44 

37 

31 

26 

23

22 

21 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

18 

20 

21

21 

20 

21 

23 

20

18 

15 

H 

13 

15

16 

14 

620 

305 

99

Mean

5.4 

113 

786

525

1,241 

1,403 

659 

444 

234 

52.9 

84.7 

49.9 

10.5

419

July

46 

34 

29 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

26 

54

151 

90 

985 

282 

151

77 

57 

64 

54 

42

36 

29 

27 

40 

60

32 

26 

25 

25 

24 

42

Aug.

29 

26 

25 

41 

151

60 

32 

27 

27 

25

24 

23 

133 

51 

267

187 

72 

36 

49 

38

27 

24 

21 

19 

17

16 

14 

29 

24 

18 

15

Par square 

mile

0.014 

.284 

1.97

1.32

3.12 

3.53 

1.66 

1.12 

.588 

.133 

.213 

.125 

.026

1.05

Sept.

14 

11 

11 

11 

10

10

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

9 

8 

7 

7

7 

7 

11 

9 

10

11 

11 

10 

9 

8

7 

8 

10 

26 

30

Runoff in 

inohes

0.02 

.32 

2.28

17.95

3.59 

3.67 

1.91 

1.25 

.68 

.15 

.25 

.14 

.03

14.29

.) 5,410 sec. -ft. j Jan. 6 (5 a.m.) 5,430

sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 6,510 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge interpolated, 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a fa<
TYGARTS CREEK BASIN 275

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°33'55", long. 82°57'10", at bridge on State Highway 7, 100 feet downstream from Lick Run, 0.3 mile upstream from Whiteoak Creek, and o-j 

miles west of Greenup, Greenup County. Datum of gage is 547.11 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 241 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 15.79 

reet); minimum dally, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 5-9, 15, 16.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,700 second-feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot 

Sept. 27 to Oct. 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Nov. 5 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.6 8.5 3.3 140 10.5 2,460 2.5 2.0 2.9 26 3.6 190 

2.7 14 3.5 200 13.5 3,760 2.6 5.0 3.0 38 3.9 310 

2.8 27 3.8 320 14.5 4,460 2.7 9.5 3.1 52 4.2 460 

2.9 45 4.3 550 15.4 5,260 2.8 15 3.3 100 5.3 900

3 -° 65 5 ' 3 90° Note. Same as preceding table above 5.3 

feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al.7 

hi. 4 

al.3 

al.3 

al.2

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

hi. 4

al.5 

al.5 

al.4 

al.3 

al.2

al.2 

al.3 

al.5 

hi. 9

hi. 6

hi. 7 

h2.4 

h4.6 

h4.6 

h5.0

h4.3 

h3.4 

h3.1 

h3.7 

h3.7 

h4.0

Nov.

h4.0 

h3.7 

h4.0 

h4.6 

10

36 

161 

100 

55 

41

36 

36 

36 

32 

27

24 

22 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

15 

14

14 

15 

86 

836 

727

Dec.

304 

176 

138 

158 

188

149 

125 

105 

88 

70

57 

53 

49 

51 

2,970

5,200 

2,130 

756 

558 

864

550 

360 

260 

188 

158

125 

100 

85 

90 

138 

240

Jan.

173 

138 

120 

115 

878

2,640 

807 

482 

350 

268

216 

197 

188 

176 

161

146 

138 

132 

194 

325

292 

1,360 

1,250 

2,150 

3,380

2,630 

2,630 

3,050 

1,390 

662 

486

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Align 

Sep1

Hi

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

tary

1......... ...................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

395 

308 

284 

780 

1,270

686 

494 

380 

304 

252

194 

158 

146 

1,340 

3,910

4,020 

1,240 

618 

494 

1,390

1,090 

666 

566 

478 

400

320 

272 

335

Seoondfoot-days

68. C 

2,445.3 

16,483

125, 417. £

27,124 

22,790 

13,582 

7,993 

3,521 

910.^ 

3,657 

3,412 

194. (

102,180.:

Mar.

486 

400 

335 

288 

260

430 

622 

440 

365 

614

951 

598 

460 

370 

308

256 

216 

695 

1,360 

648

445 

345 

306 

258 

214

210 

415 

440 

315 

258 

274

Apr.

320 

270 

226

184 

154

160 

198 

202 

184 

154

139 

160 

480 

728 

484

405 

310 

274 

254 

206

169 

166 

270 

242 

184

151 

238 

492 

335 

254

May

238 

246 

194 

151 

124

100 

82 

68 

64 

98

100 

130 

85 

66 

52

45 

42 

36 

32 

31

30 

92 

400 

151 

278

254 

127 

70 

54 

44 

37

Maximum Minimum

5.0 1.2 

836 3.7 

5,200 49

11,400 1.2

3,380 115 

4,020 146 

1,360 210 

728 139 

400 30 

I 370 7.2 

996 11 

1,310 13 

12 2.9

! 5,200 1.2

June

33 

30 

27 

24 

22

20

18 

15 

14 

13

12 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

12 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.5 

8.6 

7.7 

7.2

7.2 

8.2 

370 

95 

51

Mean

2.19 

81.5 

532

343

875 

814 

438 

266 

114 

30.3 

118 

110 

6.49

280

July

32 

23 

18 

14 

12

11 

11 

14 

22 

40

163 

66 

996 

923 

425

169 

90 

66 

78 

59

46 

38 

32 

28

31

27 

26 

23 

19 

22 

133

Aug.

80 

39 

31 

45 

554

136

61 

41 

33 

70

37 

28 

22

17 

66

1,310 

238 

109 

160 

75

46 

37 

31 

26 

24

20 

18 

16 

15 

14 

13

Per square 

mile

0.0091 

.338 

2.21

1.42

3.63 

3.38 

1.82 

1.10 

.473 

.126 

.490 

.456 

.027

1.16

Sept.

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

9.0 

8.6 

8.2 

7.2 

6.4

5.9 

5.0 

4.4 

3.5 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

4.4 

4.1 

3.5

2.9 

3.2 

7.7 

9.0 

10

7.2 

5.9 

5.0 

4.7

4.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.38 

2.54

19.36

4.19 

3.52 

2.10 

1.23 

.54 

.14 

.56 

.53 

.03

15.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 aec.-ft. ) .--Dec. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 5,650 see. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 p.m.) 3,180

.. .. . .

4,770 sec. -ft.

a No*gage-helght records discharge computed on baaia of records for Triplett Creek at Morehead and 

Little Sandy River near Grayaon.

h. Computed from outside gage Treading.

990813 O-52-19
276 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at La Rue, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34'28", long. 83°25'15", 200 feet downstream from

highway bridge, 500 feet downstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis

Railway bridge at La Rue, Marion County, and 3| miles upstream from Rush Creek. Datum

of gage is 910.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 255 square miles.

Keeords available.--August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--20 years, 206 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 13.08

reet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 3.60 feet

Sept. 21.

1926-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1927

(gage height, 15.0 feet); minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941, Oct. 14, 1942,

Oct. 9, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 feet Mar. 26, 1913. 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for periods of ice efrect or no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water yearsT.--W 643: 1926. W 973: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6,

May 4 to June 15, July 3 to Sept. 30)

3.5 6.0 4.3 136 9.6 1,180 

3.6 16 5.0 220 10.6 1,710 

3.7 29 6.0 335 11.6 2,410 

3.8 46 7.0 474 12.2 3,030 

3.9 68 8.0 658 12.7 3,760 

4.0 90 8.8 883

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

87 

22 

13 

10 

9.0

8.0 

9.0

13 

13 

12

16 

31 

24 

16 

14

13 

32 

102 

38 

22

15 

13 

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.0

Nov.

14 

25 

25 

28 

34

805 

1,120 

346 

174 

126

126 

104 

119 

192 

145

98 

86 

79 

159 

982

658 

280 

192 

133 

102

88 

272 

328 

827 

825

Dec.

361 

231 

180 

145

' 119

110 

88 

77 

64 

55

44

120 

751 

459 

1,020

3,750 

2,550 

1,090 

540 

361

292 

335 

270 

198 

b!40

blOO 

b85 

b80 

443 

1,140 

454

Jan.

264 

198 

132 

260 

2,900

3,140 

1,540 

851 

706 

595

681 

474 

*374 

335 

310

536 

985 

1,100 

2,250 

1,600

598 

415 

387 

873 

1,280

1,020 

al,700 

32,700 

32,000 

a600 

3350

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ......

h. ......................... .

1..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a240 

alSO 

a!50 

3160 

3150

3150 

162 

157 

168 

161

123 

102 

116 

209 

1,820

2,710 

1,170 

563 

374 

298

236 

338 

950 

558 

706

558 

328 

270

Seoondfoot-days

632. C 

8,492 

15,652

112,037.8

31,154 

13,107 

11,096 

7,667 

2,784 

5,956 

1,462 

1,709 

458

100,169.0

Mar.

204 

186 

162 

145 

153

142 

107 

95 

97 

119

142 

168 

158 

209 

316

242 

192 

226 

226 

192

322 

459 

681 

415 

280

231 

1,680 

2,030 

782 

387 

348

Apr.

401 

275 

214 

168 

136

145 

146 

130 

118 

97

88 

86 

86 

86 

108

292 

304 

779 

689 

361

248 

220 

270 

292 

192

149 

613 

536 

258 

180

Maximum

102 

1,120 

3,750

3,750

3,140 

2,710 

2,030 

779 

316 

1,060 

275 

256 

44

3,750

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec . -ft . ) . Dec . 16 (3 p.m.

llay

142 

316 

292 

168 

119

97 

86 

75 

70 

66

57 

53 

50 

46 

44

44

46 

39 

34

41

46 

70 

253 

154 

92

75 

59 

48 

39 

34 

29

Minimum

8.0 

14 

44

4.2

132 

102 

95 

86 

29 

16 

14 

16 

10

8.0

June

28 

25 

24 

24 

22

21 

20 

19 

17 

17

16 

20 

24 

31 

215

1,050 

1,060 

926 

363 

192

112 

83 

61 

48 

43

43

171 

447 

196 

638

Mean

20.4 

283 

505

306

1,005 

468 

358 

256 

89.8 

199 

47.2 

55.1 

15.3

274

July

275 

119 

61 

43 

34

39

134 

122 

53 

36

28 

24 

21 

21 

20

29 

25 

20 

19 

22

26 

32 

46 

29 

21

17 

15 

14 

14 

19 

84

Aug.

97 

43

28 

22

17

16 

16 

50 

209 

132

53 

66 

79 

44 

44

53 

39 

256 

131 

53

32 

25 

22 

20 

19

17 

17 

19 

25 

24 

41

Per square 

mile

0.080

1.11 

1.98

1.20

3.94

1.84 

1.40 

1.00 

.352 

.780 

.185 

.216 

.060

1.07

Sept.

44

26 

21 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

12 

14 

11

10 

12

11 

12 

12

11 

12 

25 

25 

24

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

1.24 

2.28

16.33

4.54

1.92 

1.61 

1.12 

.41 

.67 

.21 

.25 

.07

14.61

4,480 sec. -ft.; Jan. (9 p.m.) 4,290 sec.-

ft.5 Feb. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 3,680 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 27 (lO'p.ml) 2,970 aec.-ft.

* Winter discharge messurement made on this day.

3 Ho gsge-helght record; discharge computed on bssls of westher records and records for station 

near Prospect.

b Stage-discharge relation sffected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 277

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'10", long. 83°11'50", at Hoskins Bridge, Delaware County, if miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion 

County, and 2^ miles downstream from Patton Run. Datum of gage is 886.9 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 571 square miles.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1949. July 1925 to October 1932 at site at rrospeci;, a| miles upstream.

Average discharge. 17 years, 466 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 second-feet Dec. 18 (gage height, 10.99 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1925-32, 1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 

(gage height, 15.0 feet, site and datum then in use): minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 27. 

1932.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 feet, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

27,000 second-feet, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Apr. 29 to June 18)

1.0 15 1.7 90 4.6 1,040 

1.1 21 2.0 144 5.6 1,560 

1.2 28 2.4 233 7.0 2,400 

1.3 37 3.0 404 10.0 4,560 

1.4 48 3.8 700 10.7 5,16O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

214 

136 

52 

30 

23

20 

16 

17 

16 

16

21 

22 

27 

35 

28

24 

56 

57 

148 

93

58 

41 

35 

34

27

26 

27 

27 

27 

25 

24

Nov.

22 

20 

22 

34 

30

443 

1,260 

1,440 

90O 

424

314 

281 

241 

254 

314

249 

2O2 

171 

179 

476

1,080 

968 

489 

320 

241

202 

384 

720 

990 

1,410

Dec.

1,38O 

78O 

489 

373 

3O8

275 

243 

2OO 

168 

144

114 

155 

673 

1,160 

1,560

3,230 

4,800 

5,160 

3,510 

1,680

840 

720 

680 

526 

392

219 

b200 

b230 

406 

1,130 

1,380

Jan.

820 

526 

373 

503 

2,600

4,080 

5,160 

4,080 

2,400 

1,560

1,330 

1,230 

*945 

800 

720

820 

1,300 

1,920 

2,950 

3,370

3,090 

1,740 

1,060 

1,560 

1,980

2,530 

3,020 

4,240 

4,560 

3,720 

2,040

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

llaY . June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

1 ............................

st ......................... .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

800 

507 

392 

411 

395

358 

385 

395 

417 

404

331 

283 

275 

364 

2,080

3,440 

4,24O 

2,880 

1,360 

800

621 

787 

1,560 

1,740 

1,620

1,440 

1,040 

720

Secondfoot-days

1,402 

14,080 

33,125

229,169.9

67,027 

30,045 

24,043 

18,479 

5,707 

10,416 

3,734 

2,804 

1,745

212,607

Mar.

544 

434 

385 

349 

343

340 

292 

249 

238 

292

361 

414 

404 

471 

700

680 

489 

437 

471 

420

424 

680 

945 

1,080 

760

563 

1,870 

3,020 

3,440 

1,980 

968

Apr.

880 

720 

526 

417 

352

349 

382 

376 

328 

281

246 

231 

231 

249 

306

471 

66O 

1,1OO 

1,500 

1,280

760 

621 

780 

780 

602

437 

760 

1,300 

1,018 

544

Maximum

214 

1,440 

5,160

6,020

5,160 

4,240 

3,440 

1,500 

563 

1,740 

720 

277 

228

5,160

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft. ) .--Dec. 18 (3 a.m.

Bay

398 

358 

563 

424 

292

236 

202 

175 

158 

150

129 

123 

123 

127 

131

134 

123 

114 

97 

95

87 

138 

221 

349

211

146 

112 

90 

76 

65 

60

Minimum

16 

2O 

114

6.8

373 

275 

238 

231 

60 

52 

28 

26 

22

16

June

60 

60 

58 

60 

56

52 

56 

54 

54 

70

84 

56 

53 

69 

148

990 

1,620 

1,740 

1,440 

700

358 

238 

173 

131 

112

104 

140 

614 

563 

503

Bean

45.2 

469 

1,069

626

2,162 

1,073 

776 

616 

184 

347 

120 

90.5 

58.2

582

July

720 

437 

221 

133 

98

103 

160 

283 

2O9 

144

97 

78 

61 

52 

46

41 

42 

48 

41 

37

61 

97 

114 

97 

65

48 

38 

32 

28 

41 

62

Aug.

116 

116 

71 

65 

47

34

29 

27 

67 

221

144 

92 

112 

102 

75

123 

107 

81 

277 

158

78 

52 

41 

34 

30

27 

26 

32 

158 

142 

120

Per square 

mile

0.079 

.821 

1.87

1.10

3.79 

1.88 

1.36 

1.08 

.322 

.608 

.210 

.158 

.102

1.02

Sept.

131 

112 

71 

57 

67

86 

68 

57 

41 

34

32 

28 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

32 

33 

27

27 

29 

28 

27 

24

23 

22 

192 

228 

144

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.92 

2.16

14.94

4.37 

1.96 

1.57 

1.20 

.37 

.68 

.24 

.18 

.11

13.85

) 5,430 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (10 a.m.) 5,250

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
278 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°08'36", long. 83°07il4", in Delaware County, a 

quarter of a mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

O'Shaughnessy Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Datum of gage is 

775.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1921.

Drainage area.--!! square miles.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years, 760 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 5 ge height, 10.20

reet'J"; minimum, 22 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.21 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 15.45 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 8, 1924 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 second-feet at 

Griggs Dam, 9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (see p. 263). 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1924-35.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Sept. 12-30)

3.4 54 4.4 408 7.6 4,470 

3.5 74 4.7 594 8.6 6,470 

3.6 99 5.1 935 9.7 9,140 

3.8 160 5.6 1,480 

4.1 269 6.4 2,530

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

56 

56 

56 

54

54 

58 

66 

84 

89

89 

89 

89 

92 

92

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

96 

96 

96 

99

Nov.

99 

99 

102 

102 

102

68 

2,070 

2,320 

1,500 

761

514 

442 

388 

382 

458

408 

348 

303 

316 

754

1,780 

1,440 

822 

514 

388

348 

654 

1,350 

2,530 

2,980

Dec.

2,180 

1,370 

796 

587 

483

425 

367 

329 

286 

261

226 

219 

486 

1,600 

3,050

6,700 

6,470 

6,030 

4,470 

2,530

1,340 

1,060 

1,020 

761 

587

357 

329 

367 

588 

2,110 

1,980

Jan.

1,260 

814 

587 

1,590 

8,890

9,140 

6,470 

5,210 

3,700 

2,680

2,680 

2,250 

1,850 

1,540 

1,470

1,850 

3,130 

4,120 

7,410 

5,210

4,120 

2,980 

2,180 

4,650 

4,650

5,020 

7,170 

9,140 

7,410 

4,650 

3,130

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her............... ...........

mber .........................

mber ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

h.. .........................

1............................

St.......... ...............

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,490 

805 

602 

553 

560

540 

553 

567 

602 

594

520 

436 

408 

526 

5,100

7,170 

5,410 

4,120 

2,390 

1,380

955 

1,470 

3,610 

2,830 

2,900

2,530 

1,780 

1,220

Secondfoot-days

2,595 

24,342 

49,364

397,656

126,951 

51,621 

37,955 

30,841 

9,131 

15,168 

8,207 

4,213 

4,891

365,279

Mar.

850 

670 

587 

520 

520

526 

436 

398 

388 

750

955 

1,000 

822 

975 

1,240

1,220 

831 

727 

752 

711

632 

878 

1,720 

1,850 

1,330

897 

2,380 

4,650 

4,200 

2,980 

1,560

Apr.

1,240 

1,040 

770 

574 

489

483 

514 

526 

464 

408

362 

329 

348 

408 

533

1,120 

1,250 

2,600 

3,290 

2,250

1,370 

995 

1,330 

1,480 

1,000

686 

822 

1,780 

1,530 

850

Maximum

99 

2,980 

6,700

14,900

9,140 

7,170 

4,650 

3,290 

632 

2,980 

1,290 

377 

425

9,140

Peak discharge {base, 7,000 sec . -f t . ) . Dec . 16 (6 p.m.

May

594 

520 

594 

632 

453

367 

334 

269 

273 

290

187 

205 

194 

191 

194

194 

194 

187 

184 

198

154 

226 

357 

464 

408

307 

250 

223 

174 

160 

154

Minimum

54 

68 

219

54

587 

408 

388 

329 

154 

74 

79 

76 

64

54

June

131 

125 

119 

122 

111

96 

108 

86 

76 

74

74 

79 

92 

89 

94

1,200 

2,980 

2,680 

1,850 

1,060

526 

362 

261 

208 

198

187 

226 

482 

926 

546

Mean

83.7 

811 

1,592

1,086

4,095 

1,844 

1,224 

1,028 

295 

506 

265 

136 

163

1,001

July

1,290 

1,240 

526 

311 

226

424 

316 

320 

436 

464

357 

194 

147 

116 

111

94 

82 

84 

82 

79

89 

96 

167 

198 

160

119 

99 

96 

94 

96 

94

Aug.

92 

94 

96 

94 

92

86 

82 

86 

82 

79

96 

170 

184 

191 

160

125 

147 

187 

212 

377

219 

138 

105 

96 

92

86 

89 

82 

76 

155 

343

Sept.

303 

273 

208 

170 

256

334 

277 

212 

131 

105

99 

96 

94 

92 

89

86 

82 

82 

86 

84

82 

76 

72 

68 

66

64 

269 

425 

a350 

a260

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

) 7,170 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (11 p.m.) 10,400

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Prospect.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 279

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°54'34", long. 83°00 I 33", at"sewage-treatment 

works of city of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Prank 

Road. Datum of gage is 680.40 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,624 square miles.

Kecords available.--April 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,330 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 18.86 

reet); minimum, 83 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 6.49 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 39,600 second-feet Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 24.7 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 second-feet, 

estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with 

present gage heights because of subsequent channel Improvement and levee construction.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs for munlcTpal supply of city of Columbus (see p. 263). Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir. Diversion for water supply made several 

miles above gage; sewage return flow normally is discharged at gage and is Included 

in flow past gage.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1927(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1922-24, 

i92b-3U, 1932-33.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Sept.8-22)

6.4 75 7.4 609 15.0 10,400 

6.5 103 7.7 860 17.0 14,000 

6.6 139 8.0 1,160 17.9 16,000 

6.8 231 9.0 2.29O 

7.1 404 12. O 6,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

128 

117 

100 

103 

128

128 

117 

117 

110 

97

114 

110 

114

117 

117

125 

369 

178 

285 

331

258 

211 

202 

152 

148

148 

143 

143 

152 

148 

156

Nov.

139 

143 

266 

165 

195

594 

1,720 

3,730 

2,350 

1,480

955 

888 

779 

625 

7O4

720 

632 

516 

565 

788

2,170 

2,170 

1,460 

917

671

602 

888 

2,380 

4,090 

4,570

Dec.

3,370 

2,410 

1,540

1,100

936

806 

728 

640 

558 

495

436 

404 

495 

2,770 

4,090

9,920 

11,400 

9,760 

6,530 

3,970

2,470 

1,930 

1,760 

1,450 

1,190

695 

572 

664 

955 

2,410 

3,130

Jan.

2,170 

1,420 

1,140 

1,840 

13,200

14,600 

10,600 

7,370 

5,220 

3,970

3,850 

3,610 

2,950 

2,470 

2,290

2,530 

4,330 

5,740 

1O,6OO 

8,990

6,950 

4,700 

3,730 

8,240 

8,390

8,990 

11,400 

16,OOO 

12,300 

8,690 

5,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ........................ . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,710 

1,700 

1,280 

1,280 

1,240

1,170 

1,060 

1,320 

1,220 

1,06O

1,060 

1,170 

888 

1,020 

8,290

12,600 

9,760 

6,260 

3,730 

2,650

1,990 

2,530 

6,130 

5,350 

4,570

4,330 

3,130 

2,290

Secondfoot-days

4,866 

37,872 

79,584

658,739

203,630 

91,788 

65,598 

59,030 

16,657 

19,442 

13,713 

5,997 

7,950

606,127

Mar.

1,700 

1,350 

1,190 

1,060 

1,000

1,120 

946 

815 

797 

2,020

1,990 

1,870 

1,640 

1,590 

1,930

2,050 

1,590 

1,300 

1,260 

1,230

1,100 

1,350 

2,290 

3,010 

2,350

2,110 

3,610 

8,O9O 

6,260 

4,330 

2,650

Apr.

2,230 

2,050 

1,540 

1,180 

1,040

1,020 

1,140 

1,460 

1,190 

926

797 

712 

955 

1,100 

1,210

2,050 

2,590 

3,730 

5,480 

3,730

2,530 

2,110 

2,530 

3,010 

2,170

1,540 

1,590 

3,010 

2,710 

1,700

Maximum

369 

4,570 

11,400

24,800

16,000 

12,600 

8,090 

5,480 

1,210 

3,130 

1,540 

370 

679

16,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 17 (3 a.n

May

1,210 

1,020 

917 

1,020 

815

640 

572 

482 

455 

462

392 

326 

331 

308 

297

423 

320 

285 

302 

404

297 

442 

625 

946 

888

648 

488 

423 

337 

297 

285

Minimum

97 

139 

404

97

1,140 

888 

797 

712 

285 

139 

156 

128 

114

97

June

253 

221 

211 

221 

236

173 

160 

160 

139 

211

308. 

285 

308 

269 

242

242 

2,760 

3,130 

2,410 

1,640

888 

572 

423 

326

417

373 

516 

522 

1,020 

806

Msan

157 

1,262 

2,567

1,800

6,569 

3,278 

2,116 

1,968 

537 

648 

442 

193 

265

1,661

July

1,140 

1,540 

936 

543 

396

488 

516 

436 

898 

824

860 

565 

404 

331 

242

197 

173 

231 

173 

239

392 

297 

242 

263 

308

231 

192 

165 

160 

173 

156

Aug.

148 

152 

160 

216 

187

152 

128 

148 

143 

152

148 

370 

285 

173 

231

231 

178 

216 

221 

343

343

226 

160 

139 

128

132 

192 

206 

169 

128 

192

Sept.

404 

404 

404 

360 

297

488 

679 

522 

331 

231

169 

148 

132 

132 

135

125 

114 

165 

128 

139

135 

497 

231 

178 

148

128 

139 

165 

170 

632

Psr square Runoff in 

mile inches

.) 11,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (2 a.m.) 15,500

sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (2 p.m., _, ___. _.., ._... . 

18,500 sec.-ft.3 Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.
280 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°38'00, long. 82°57'45", in sec. 3, T. 4 N-, R.

 22 W., at highway bridge H miles upstream from Darby Creek and 2? miles northwest of

Circleville. Datum of gage is 644.46 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 2,635 square miles. 

Kecoras available. March 1939 to September 1949. 

Average aischarge. 10 years, 2,168 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.36

 feet); minimum, 216 second-feet Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.02 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 69,200 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.13 

feet); minimum, 122 second-feet Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 34 feet Mar. 26, 1913. 

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 0'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs (see p.263)

monthly mean discharge only slightly affected, 

tion in unfinished Delaware Reservoir. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1945(P).

Flood flow affected by temporary retenRating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2-15, 

June 18 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.O

3.5

211

266

403

573

850

4.5

6.5

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,520

3,130

4,740

8,750

13,500

15.5 16,700

17.0 22,000

18.7 29,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

275 

269 

241 

224 

238

249 

244 

241 

241 

241

224 

238 

238 

238 

241

244 

382 

578 

455 

510

510 

431 

380 

369 

319

312 

296 

290 

267 

293 

284

Nov.

293 

287 

312 

472 

407

1,260 

2,950 

4,380 

3,130 

2,220

1,660 

1,450 

1,340 

1,110 

1,080

1,140 

1,040 

882 

850 

1,140

2,300 

2,7OO 

2,060 

1,450 

1,110

948 

1,750 

3,420 

6,040 

7,630

Dec.

5,390 

3,420 

2,380 

1,780 

1,450

1,280 

1,140 

980 

850 

730

622 

564 

643 

1,840 

5,320

12,200 

16,700 

14,50O 

10,700 

6,17O

4,040 

3,320 

2,860 

2,460 

2,020

1,520 

1,180 

1,240 

1.52O 

3,130 

4,620

Jan.

3,220 

2,300 

1,940 

2,880 

14,300

28,800 

25,300 

14,300 

9,040 

6,170

5,910 

6,690 

5,650 

4,500 

3,930

3,82O 

6,43O 

8,470 

11,800 

15,10O

11,000 

8,47O 

6,560 

11,200 

21,200

17,300 

18,500 

25,800 

29,800 

17,600 

9,940

Feb.

5,000 

3,040 

2,380 

2,380 

2,620

2,380 

2,380 

2,380 

2,300 

2,220

1,980 

1,900 

1,660 

1,740 

7,850

2O,OOO 

20,000 

11,500 

6,300 

6,560

4,870 

3,720 

9,640 

11,200 

7,770

7,630 

5,390 

3,930

££&.

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

mber .........................

9,582 

56,811 

116,569

lendar year 1948 ............ 1,112,263

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

357,920 

160,720 

116,650 

89,660 

28,404 

46,091 

30,929 

12,481 

12,194

ter year 1948-49 ............ 1,038,011

Peak discharge (base, 15.0OO sec.-ft .) . D<

sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (11 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; 

31,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (lO p.m.) 25,300 se

Mar.

2,950 

2,380 

2,140 

1,980 

1,860

2,220 

2,060 

1,780 

1,620 

3,500

7,490 

4,260 

3,220 

2,620 

2,700

2,860 

2,540 

2,220 

2,060 

2,O20

1,860 

1,860 

2,860 

4,620 

3,520

5,540 

10,600 

11,500 

9,340 

6,430 

4,040

Apr.

3,130 

3,130 

2,540 

2,060 

1,740

1,820 

2,020 

2,300 

2,140 

1,780

1,520 

1,380 

1,480 

2,460 

2,300

2,540 

3,820 

4,500 

7,630 

6,690

3,930 

2,950 

4,040 

4,380 

3,420

2,460 

2,020 

3,320 

3,620 

2,540

Maximum

578 

7,630 

16,700

46 , 400

29,800 

20.0OO 

11,500 

7,630 

1,900 

6,300 

2,380 

788 

882

29,800

May

1,900 

1,620 

1,480 

1,480 

1,340

1,140 

98O 

882 

788 

819

759 

648 

612 

593 

564

612

612 

555 

518 

598

607 

638 

915 

1,380 

1,590

1,240 

9 SO 

788 

675 

573 

518

Minimum

224 

287 

564

203

1,940 

1,660 

1,620 

1,380 

518 

322 

358 

269 

241

224

June

484 

443 

415 

395

451

443 

365 

329 

322 

326

1,170 

1,660 

2,140 

2,460 

1,740

1,080 

2,980 

6,300 

4,260 

2,700

1,860 

1,280 

980 

788 

980

1,040 

2,000 

2,860 

2,060 

1,780

Mean

309 

1,894 

3,760

3,039

11,550 

5,740 

3,763 

2,989 

916 

1,536 

998 

403 

406

2,844

July

1,380 

2,060 

1,860 

1,180 

850

788 

1,110 

1,040 

1,140 

1,590

2,380 

1,740 

1,040 

788 

593

493 

435 

419 

459 

411

573 

1,960 

1,980 

1,110 

819

702 

518 

415 

373 

365 

358

Aug.

329 

322 

329 

361 

388

351 

322 

296 

303 

322

299 

365 

788 

788 

622

514 

472 

415 

419 

435

559 

451 

369 

306 

284

269 

272 

369 

439 

380 

343

Per square 

mile

0.117 

.719 

1.43

1.15

4.38 

2.18 

1.43 

1.13 

.348 

.583 

.379 

.153 

.154

1.08

Sept.

451 

541 

607 

550 

555

555 

882 

882 

612 

459

369 

309 

278 

266 

252

258 

241 

244 

272 

244

263 

466 

518 

358 

309

272 

246 

246 

252 

437

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.80 

1.65

15.72

5. OS 

2.27 

1.65 

1.26 

.40 

.65 

.44 

.18 

.17

14.65

ic. 17 (2 p.m.) 17,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (8 p.m.) 33,300 

Jan. 25 (7 p.m.) 22,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 23 (7 a.m.)

3. -ft.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 281

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 39°20'31", long. 82°58'27", at north end of Chillicothe, ROSE County, 500 feet downstream from Bridge Street Bridge. Datum of gage is 

594.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--3.847 square miles.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1914, April 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 3,345 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 18.58 

feet); minimum, 346 second-feet Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 1.14 feet Oct. 12.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 27.68 

feet); minimum, 160 second-feet Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 feet Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 second-feet estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs; monthly 

mean discharge only slightly affected. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in 

unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Revisions (water years_). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27)

1.2 350 3.4 2,080 12.0 16,900 

1.6 570 4.6 3,540 15.0 25,100 

2.0 820 7.0 7,000 18.1 36,600 

2.6 1,300 9.0 10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

516 

450 

433 

406 

395

395 

411 

406 

385 

380

380 

360 

365 

355 

355

360 

395 

678 

710 

648

729 

703 

630 

564 

516

460 

450 

416 

406 

400 

400

Nov.

400 

400 

406 

466 

576

938 

3,220 

5,780 

5,200 

3,540

2^,650 

2,080 

1,920 

1,670 

1,480

1,520 

1,480 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

2,080 

3,800 

3,280 

2,360 

1..770

1,440 

1,970 

3,800 

6,840 

9,800

Deo.

8,510 

5,930 

4,220 

3,080 

2,470

2,140 

1,920 

1,720 

1,570 

1,390

1,210 

1,120 

1,120 

1,440 

7,550

15,600 

18,400 

19,900 

16,500 

10,400

6,840 

5,480 

5,060 

4,220 

3,540

2,770 

1,970 

1,970 

2,190 

4,080 

6,680

Jan.

5,480 

3,800 

3,150 

2,890 

16,800

26,300 

33,800 

28,600 

16,700 

9,990

8,330 

9,800 

9,420 

7,480 

6,530

6,080 

7,650 

11,400 

13,900 

17,600

17,600 

13,200 

10,400 

14,500 

23,900

28,600 

26,600 

31,400 

36,600 

33,800 

20,600

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

Bber ...'......................

niber .........................

lecdar year 1948 ............

Bry .

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9,990 

6,080 

4,500 

4,080 

4,640

4,500 

4,220 

4,080 

4,080 

3,800

3,540 

3,220 

3,080 

2,960 

10,300

20,400 

27,200 

23,300 

12,200 

10,600

9,610 

6,530 

10,200 

15,600 

12,400

11,200 

8,870 

6,680

Seoondfoot-days

14,45 

74,80 

170,99

1,614,655

502, 90( 

247, 86C 

185,92 

133, 89( 

44,94! 

66,87 

44,965 

18,59 

17,48

1,523,68

Peak discharge '(base, 18,000 sec. -ft.). D<

sec ft .

Mar?

5,340 

4,360 

3,670 

3,410 

3,150

3,540 

3,800 

3,150 

2,830 

4,920

11,200 

8,510 

6,080 

4,780 

4,360

4,500 

4,360 

3,670 

3,410 

3,280

3,020 

2,890 

3,670 

5,930 

5,780

7,950 

16,000 

16,500 

14,300 

10,400 

7,160

Apr.

5,340 

5,060 

4,360 

3,540 

2,960

2,890 

3,150 

3,410 

3,410 

2,890

2,470 

2,190 

2,080 

3,940 

3,940

3,670 

5,060 

6,080 

8,690 

9,990

6,680 

4,920 

5,060 

6,230 

5,630

4,080 

3,220 

3,670 

5,200 

4,080

Maximum

1 729 

; 9,800 

) 19,900

) 59,800

) 36,600 

) 27,200 

) 16,500 

) 9,990 

) 3,020 

J 7,990 

> 3,540 

I 1,210 

5 1,300

3 36,600

jc. 18 (5 a.n 

ran. 29 (8 p

May

3,020 

2,530 

2,300 

2,140 

2,140

1,820 

1,570 

1,440 

. 1,340 

1,300

1,300 

1,210 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040

973 

1,080 

997 

912 

898

1,040 

1,040 

1,210 

1,570 

2,080

1,970 

1,570 

1,300 

1,120 

1,010 

905

Minimum

355 

400 

1,120

285

2,890 

2,960 

2,830 

2,080 

898 

558 

564 

365 

350

350

June

834 

788 

748 

690 

690

762 

690 

612 

570 

558

666 

1,920 

2,530 

3,080 

3,020

1,770 

2,760 

7,990 

7,000 

4,500

3,020 

2,080 

1,520 

1,300 

1,670

1,520 

2,650 

4,500 

3,670 

2,770

Mean

466 

2,494 

5,516

4,412

16,22C 

8,852 

5,997 

4,463 

1,45C 

2,229 

1,45C 

600 

583

4,174

July

2,140 

2,190 

2,710 

1,970 

1,440

1,120 

1,300 

1,480 

1,300 

2,300

2,360 

3,020 

1,820 

1,300 

1,030

827 

736 

672 

710 

690

642 

1,380 

3,540 

2,080 

1,480

1,210 

950 

762 

648 

594 

564

Aug.

540 

499 

482 

522 

703

582 

510 

477 

444 

455

438 

411 

742 

1,210 

1,030

1,210 

762 

678 

618 

630

722 

755 

612 

499 

433

400 

365 

365 

499 

522 

477

Per square 

mile

0.121 

.648 

1.43

1.15

4.22 

2.30 

1.56 

1.16 

.377 

.579 

.377 

.156 

.152

1.09

.) 20,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (6 p. 

m.) 38,600 sec. -ft. s Feb. 17 (8

Sept.

455 

618 

736 

820 

788

710 

981 

1,300 

1,030 

794

636 

522 

466 

411 

390

380 

385 

355 

365 

390

350 

411 

742 

690 

546

504 

455 

433 

416 

406

Runoff in 

inches

'0.14 

.72 

1.65

15.62

4.86 

2.40 

1.80 

1.29 

.43 

.65 

.43 

.18 

.17

14.72

m.) 35,000 

p.m.) 28,20C
282 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°12'44", long. 82°51 1 35", in sec. 6, T. 7 N., R 

20 w., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek and 1-j 

miles north of Higby. Datum of gage is 567.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.--5,129 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to July 1936, March 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years (1930-35, 1937-49), 4,218 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 18.13 

reet); minimum, 490 second-feet Oct. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 1.81 feet Sept. 18.

1930-36, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 112,000 second-feet Apr. 21, 1940 (gage 

height, 22.84 feet); minimum, 244 second-feet Oct. 23, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 feet Mar. 26, 1913. Flood in January 1937 reached a 

stage of 26.4 feet (discharge, 177,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 758: Drainage area. W 893: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-24. May 27

to June 13, June 27 to Sept. 7)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

2.1 490

2.2 550

2.5 790

3.0 1,350

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,050

2,910

4,910

9,570

13.0

16.0

17.6

25,900

37,000

44,500

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

550

720

1,240

1,830

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

2,500

3,260

5,150

7,370

12.0

14.0

16.1

23,000

29,200

37,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

636 

592 

557 

526 

526

520 

526 

526 

520 

514

514 

508 

496 

496 

490

496 

520 

636 

860 

736

763 

772 

718 

660 

636

592 

571 

550 

538 

538 

532

Nov.

520 

520 

538 

564 

676

2,480 

3,980 

6,440 

5,990 

3,980

3,000 

2,300 

2,130 

1,880 

1,650

1,610 

1,640 

1,530 

1,390 

1,390

1,690 

3,480 

3,380 

2,550 

1,980

1,650 

3,040 

4,490 

10,100 

11,600

Dec.

10,300 

7,130 

5,120 

3,680 

2,910

2,460 

2,210 

1,980 

1,800 

1,620

1,510 

1,350 

1,300 

1,480 

19,500

32,600 

26,500 

24,400 

20,200 

13,200

9,070 

7,130 

6,440 

5,440 

4,280

3,480 

2,460 

2,300 

3,000 

5,550 

7,600

Jan.

6,670 

4,490 

3,680 

3,580 

28,700

40,000 

40,500 

35,400 

21,000 

12,400

10,300 

11,600 

12,200 

9,820 

8,570

7,600 

8,570 

12,900 

17,500 

20,500

20,800 

17,800 

13,700 

24,700 

39,500

38,600 

38,600 

44,500 

44,500 

40,500 

28,500

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

».. .....................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

13,700 

8,820 

7,130 

6,900

7,600

6,900 

6,670 

6,210 

5,990 

5,770

5,220 

4,600 

4,380 

4,800 

24,500

37,400 

33,800 

29,200 

16,600 

16,100

14,800 

10,400 

12,400 

18,200 

15,800

13,500 

11,400 

9,080

Seoondfoot-days

18,056 

88,16£ 

238, OOC

2,189,42£

667, 68C 

357, 87C 

276, 75C 

167, 55C 

62,78C 

87.08C 

62,57C 

26,581 

22.90E

2,076,OOE

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft. s Jan. 28 (11 p.m.) 48,000 sec. -ft.; 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

7,610 

6,230 

5,360 

4,940 

4,640

5,570 

5,790 

4,940 

4,540 

10,400

16,800 

12,400 

8,330 

6,680 

6,010

6,010 

5,570 

5,150 

4,840 

4,640

4,440 

4,340 

5,790 

6,910 

7,140

12,000 

30,600 

24,700 

21,600 

13,200 

9,580

Apr.

7,370 

6,680 

5,790 

4,840 

4,240

4,440 

4,640 

4,640 

4,540 

3,960

3,600 

3,340 

3,260 

5,790 

5,360

5,040 

5,790 

6,910 

9,330 

10,600

8,090 

6,010 

6,010 

7,140 

6,450

4,940 

4,060 

4,060 

5,790 

4,840

Maximum

860 

11,600 

32,600

73,600

44,500 

37,400 

30,600 

10, 600 

3,780 

8,090 

3,520 

1,630 

1,350

44,500

c. 16 (10 a.

Feb. 16 (12

May

3,780 

3,430 

3,180 

2,940 

2,790

2,500 

2,290 

2,090 

1,960 

1,900

1,830 

1,710 

1,650 

1,590 

1,510

1,470 

1,510 

1,460 

1,390 

1,340

1,450 

1,710 

1,830 

2,160 

2,500

2,500 

2,160 

1,830 

1,590 

1,430 

1,300

Minimum

490 

520 

1,300

460

3,580 

4,380 

4,340 

3,260 

1,300 

860 

900 

574 

574

490

June

1,210 

1,150 

1,060 

1,000 

990

1,010 

990 

930 

920 

880

860 

1,650 

2,430 

3,260 

3,600

2,570 

2,790 

7,850 

7,610 

4,940

3,340 

2,500 

2,090 

1,830 

2,640

2,290 

6,440 

8,090 

6,010 

4,150

Mean

583 

2,939 

7,677

5,982

21,540 

12,780 

8,927 

5,585 

2,025 

2,903 

2,018 

858 

764

5,688

July

3,430 

3,100 

3,430 

2,860 

2,220

1,830 

1,830 

2,160 

1,960 

3,240

2,940 

3,520 

2,500 

1,900 

1,550

1,300 

1,120 

980 

1,040 

1,000

1,270 

1,650 

3,430 

2,500 

1,960

1,830 

1,530 

1,210 

970 

900 

1,410

Ang.

940 

810 

750 

740 

1,270

920 

790 

711 

693 

666

648 

614 

761 

1,270 

1,260

1,630 

1,400 

1,090 

940 

900

880 

940 

840 

750 

675

614 

590 

574 

598 

675 

648

Per square 

mile

0.114 

.573 

1.50

1.17

4.20 

2.49 

1.74 

1.09 

.395 

.566 

.393 

.167 

.149

1.11

Sept.

598 

675 

810 

940 

930

910 

1,020 

1,350 

1,240 

1,040

870 

760 

693 

648 

598

582 

574 

574 

590 

657

598 

606 

850 

910 

740

675 

657 

614 

606 

590

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.64 

1.73

15.88

4.84 

2.59 

2.01 

1.22 

.46 

.63 

.45 

.19 

.17

15.06

m.) 35,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (4 a.m.) 41,OOO 

m.) 38,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (9 a.m.) 32,6OO
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 283

Reservoirs In Scioto River Basin, Ohio

0'Shaughnessy Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09'15", long. 83°07'34", in 

Delaware county, at dam on Scioto River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of Columbus). Drainage area, 987 

square miles. Records available, October 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by City of Columbus, Division of 

Water, since 1925. Maximum contents during year, 19,410 acre-feet Jan. 6 (elevation, 

850.24 feet); minimum, 12,460 acre-feet Nov. 5 (elevation, 84S.13 feet). Maximum contents during period 1940-49, 20,620 acre-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (elevation. 851. 32 feet); 

minimum observed, 97.9 acre-feet Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 791.97 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1925. 

Available capacity, 14,490 acre-feet, between elevations 789.5 feet (sill of outlet 

gate) and 845 feet (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards 

installed May 8, 1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-feet, between elevations 845 

feet (crest of spillway) and 847.9 feet (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acrefeet. Records given herein represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply 

of Columbus.

Griggs ^^ Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00'54", long. 83°05'38", at dam on 

scioto Kiver, 5| miles northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6^ miles upstream 

from Olentangy River. Datum of gage is 680.38 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by city of Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Drainage area, 1,052 square miles. Records available, October 

1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been 

obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1908. Maximum contents during 

year, 5,840 acre-feet Jan. 27 (elevation, 758.80 feet); minimum, 2,980 acre-feet Oct. 

8, 9 (elevation, 750.48 feet). Maximum contents during period 1940-49, 6,320 acrefeet Apr. 13, 1948 (elevation, 760.11 feet); minimum observed, 252 acre-feet Jan. 24, 

1945 (elevation, 735.78 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1905. 

Available capacity, 3,680 acre-feet between elevations 735.4 and 753.4 feet (crest of 

spillway), based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 735 acre-feet, between elevations 753.4 (crest of spillway) and 755.6 

feet (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-feet. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1948. . .

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49. . .

O'Shaugnnessy Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

842.62 

842.57 

848.99 

848. 7O

-

848.87 

848.48 

848. 58 

848.38 

848.06 

848.33 

847.64 

848.18 

848.19

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

12,800 

12,770 

18,100 

17,810

-

17,980 

17,600 

17,690 

17,500 

17,180 

17,450 

16,790 

17,300 

17,31O

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-30 

+5.33O 

-29O

+56O

+170 

-380 

+ 90 

-190 

-320 

+ 270 

-660 

+510 

+10

+4,510

Griggs Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

751.37 

752.19 

756. S3 

756.51

-

756.55 

756.07 

756.30 

756.05 

755.58 

755.85 

755.12 

755.71 

755.77

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

3,250 

3,520 

5,110 

5,000

-

5,010 

4,850 

4,930 

4,840 

4,680 

4,770 

4,520 

4,720 

4,750

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+270 

+1,590 

-110

+340

+10 

-160 

+80 

-90 

-160 

+90 

-250 

+200 

+30

+1,500

t Elevation at 12 p.
284 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37i43", long. 83°10'll", in NE£ sec. 7, T. 5 S.,

 R. 16 E., at Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock Fork and 

3i miles northwest of Marion. Datum of gage is 909.43 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 72.1 square miles.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 51.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 661 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 4.60

 feet); no flow Aug. 24-27.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 3,720 second-feet (revised) June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

8.16 feet); no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snovrn in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

873........

1003 ........

1083........

Water 

year

1938-39

1943-44

1946-47

Date

Apr. 12

June 7

Gage height 

(feet)

7.2

5.45

8.16

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,970

913

3,720

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, and those for periods of ice 

eTTect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1943-45, 

1947 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 973, 

1003, 1033, and 1083.

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

May 17.....

18.....

19.....

21.....

July 17.....

18.....

Aug. 4.....

5.....

1943-44

Mar. 7.....

17.....

Apr. 11.....

Discharge 

(aeoond-feet)

477

502

320

324

250

267

266

287

298

332

475

Day 

(water year)

1943-44

Apr. 12.....

13.....

1944-45

Feb. 22.....

23.....

Mar. 3.....

4.....

6.....

7.....

8.....

20.....

21.....

Discharge 

(aecond-feet)

803

332

320

430

452

344

452

760

391

1,000

880

Day 

(water year)

1944-45

Mar. 22.

23.

Apr. 3.

S.

Hay 17.

18.

19.

June 18.

19.

20.

1946-47

June 7 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

452

276

309

344

477

774

415

541

580

276

2,330

Peak discharge (water year). 1942-45: Mar. 20 (12:30 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.; May 18 

(12:30 a.m.) 657 see.-ft.; Aug. 5 (1 a.m.) 427 aeo.-ft.

Month

July. .........................

August ........................

Calendar year 1944. .........

June ..........................

Calendar year 1945..........

Secondfoot-days

1,088.7

19,181.0

3 295

8,186.8

2,781

22,587.5

33,329.5

Maximum

287

1,170

332

803

A-*f\

344

580

1,000

2,330

Minimum

2.1

.3

0

10

0

1.0

Mean

35.1

52.6

22.4

92.7

61.9

91.3

Per aquare 

mile

.487

.730

1.J7

.311

1.29

.859

5.34

1.27

Runoff In 

Inohea

.56

9.90

4.23

1.44

11.65

17.17

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and dlacharge, In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 1 to Dec. 15,

July 13-21, Sept. 1-28)

0.45 0

.5 .3

.6 1.7

.7 4.4

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

7.6 1.4 46

1.8 84

2.2 131

2.6 19Z

3.0 266

4.0 502

4.4 607
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 285

Discharge, In second-feet, of Little Scloto River above Marion, Ohio, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.1 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.7

2.8 

3.9 

6.3 

3.9 

2.8

2.2 

3.6 

29 

14 

8.4

6.0 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1

4.1 

3.9 

3.0 

2.8 

2.2 

2.2

Nov.

2.2 

1.7 

2.2 

3.3 

5.0

98 

136 

59 

36 

31

44 

31 

30 

44 

34

25 

23 

19 

21 

52

49 

33 

27 

23

19

17 

76 

94 

130 

139

Dec.

84 

61 

53 

44 

40

39 

30 

26 

21 

20

22 

32 

189 

114 

226

580 

*410 

192 

a!30 

a95

a70 

a85 

a60 

a45 

a35

a25 

a2S 

a20 

a80 

al80 

allO

Jan.

77 

58 

39 

66 

506

490 

209 

168 

150

124

131 

*104 

86 

76 

65

80 

163 

220 

490 

236

126 

134 

130 

276 

250

310 

464 

607 

367 

blSO 

b90

Month

Octol 

Novel 

Decs

Ca

Janui 

Febri 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ser 1948 

nber

rt>er. .........................

Lendar year 1948 .............

iry 1949

ember. ........................

ter year 1948-49 .............

Fel).

b60 

b4S 

*b40 

b40 

44

43 

50 

43 

50 

49

33 

32 

36 

55 

468

515 

223 

138 

102 

83

66 

100 

207 

132 

182

124 

94 

79

Mar.

62 

52 

44 

41 

43

39 

30 

28 

 30 

36

36 

40 

36 

50 

71

53 

46 

44 

37 

31

39 

49 

63 

53 

47

49 

462 

304 

152 

104 

100

Apr.

102 

72 

57 

"4247 

56 

84 

61 

48 

40

36 

34 

34 

47 

76

138 

102 

190 

138 

93

73 

87 

138 

103 

69

60 

200 

146 

82

61

Hay

53 

53 

41 

33 

28

26 

24 

21 

18 

16

14 

13 

13 

11 

11

12 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8 

10

9.9 

16 

33 

18 

14

12 

11 

9.6 

8.0 

7.0 

6.3

fo^Wfcys "«* « Minimum

132.1 29 0.9 

1,304.4 139 1.7 

3,143 580 20

23,523.3 1,080 .1

6,442 607 39 

3,133 515 32 

2,271 462 28 

2,516 200 34 

569.0 53 6.3 

347.7 57 2.2 

113.2 14 .5 

50. 1 15 0 

86.1 20 .3

20,107.6 607 0

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec.-ft .) . Dec.

ft.; Jan. 19 (12 m.) 528 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (

June

5.7 

5.4 

4.7 

4.4

4.1

3.9 

3.3 

2.8 

2.2 

2.5

2.8 

3.0 

3.6 

4.1 

7.2

47 

54 

57 

30 

19

13 

11 

9.2 

7.3 

7.6

7.3 

6.6 

6.3 

5.7 

7.0

July

7.0 

5.0 

4.4 

4.1 

3.9

3.6 

8.8 

14 

7.6 

5.4

6.3 

5.4 

3.3 

2.8 

2.2

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1 

1.5

4.1 

5.4 

3.3 

2.5 

2.0

1.5 

1.1 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.7

Aug.

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

.7 

15 

11 

12

Sept.

13 

7.3 

3.9 

2.5 

2.2

1.7 

1.3 

.9 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3

.3 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

20 

17 

7.6

u. Per square Runoff in 

*ean mile inches

4.26 0.059 0.07 

43.5 .603 .67 

101 1.40 1.61

64.3 .892 12.13

208 2.88 3.32 

112 1.55 1.61 

73.3 1.02 1.18 

83.9 1.16 1.29 

18.4 .255 .29 

11.6 .161 .18 

3.65 .051 .06 

1.62 .022 .03 

2.87 .040 .04

55.1 764 10.35

16 (5 p.m.) 620 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (11 p.m.) 60< seo.- 

4 p.m.) 648 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (11 p.m.) 661 sec. -ft.;

Mar. 27 (2 p.m.) 567 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Scloto 

River at La Rue and near Prospect,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
286 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'55", long. 83°10'30", at county bridge l£ miles 

upstream from mouth and 1? miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County. Datum of gage is 

865.14 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State 

University, city of Columbus bench mark).

Drainage area. 181 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.23 feet); 

minimum, 3.1 second-feet Oct. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 1.11 feet Aug. 27.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Apr. 12 or 13, 1948 (gage height, 9.44 

feet, from high-water mark in well); no flow Sept. 25, 26, 1944, Sept. 19, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 17, May 22-31, June 12,

June 16 to July 14, July 22-25, 

Aug. 13-21, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

1.0 2.3 1.4 17 2.1 140 4.0 845 

1.1 4.0 1.5 30 2.5 238 5.0 1,500 

1.2 6.4 1.6 45 3.0 394 5.7 2,120 

1.3 10 1.8 80 3.5 590 7.1 3,690 

Dischsrge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.8 

9.2 

9.6 

6.4 

5.1

3.8 

3.5 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

5.6 

5.4

6.7 

9.2 

48 

74 

27

14 

9.6 

8.4 

8.0 

6.7

7.4 

7.0 

6.1 

6.1 

5.9 

5.6

Nov.

5.4 

4.7 

5.9 

7.4 

12

786 

1,500 

251 

109 

86

73 

66 

54 

86 

84

54 

45 

45 

67 

444

342 

113 

75 

57 

45

40 

291 

327 

965 

662

Dec.

219 

125 

88 

71 

60

54 

48 

40 

34 

27

21 

22 

137 

174 

944

1,920 

498 

186 

123 

95

93 

134 

109 

69 

45

45 

37 

37 

164 

601 

178

Jan.

92 

90 

59 

783 

3,690

2,380 

359 

255 

281 

281

483 

315 

246 

Z52 

275

479 

965 

1,200 

2,220 

594

186 

219 

392 

1,740 

1,010

1,250 

1,780 

2,320 

945 

184 

136

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ..........................

1........... .................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

101 

84 

76 

76 

76

80 

84 

78 

78 

78

60 

54 

52 

196 

2,400

1,610 

324 

174 

134 

134

113 

513 

972 

344 

518

312 

158 

123

Secondfoot-days

328.4 

6,702.4 

6,398

77,910.1

25,461 

9,002 

6,394 

5,374 

1,116 

3,178.3 

2,410.4 

731.1 

1,525.9

68,621.5

Mar.

91 

80 

73 

71 

71

69 

57 

55 

50 

300

357 

302 

201 

312 

308

164 

111 

142 

147

111

119 

178 

575 

264 

140

125 

826 

691 

184 

117 

103

Apr.

130 

95 

75 

62 

59

66 

82 

82 

62 

54

47 

45 

52 

101 

211

445 

285 

965 

712 

258

140 

151 

255 

276 

117

84 

88 

221 

90 

64

Maximum

74 

1,500 

1,920

5,500

3,690 

2,400 

826 

965 

86 

905 

520 

105 

327

3,690

May

55 

55

71 

50 

40

37 

34 

33 

31

31

30 

27 

25 

22 

22

22 

24 

30 

22 

24

24 

31 

82 

86 

59

43 

31 

22 

19 

18 

16

Minimum

3.1 

4.7 

21

.1

59 

52 

50 

45 

16 

7.. 4 

7.4 

4.4 

7.0

3.1

June

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

10 

8.8 

7.7 

7.4

7.4

13 

25 

14 

12 

13

746 

905 

492 

136 

80

45 

31 

24 

19 

17

21 

60 

228 

123 

68

Mean

10.6 

223 

206

213

821 

322 

206 

179 

36.0 

106 

77.8 

23.6 

50.9

188

July

520 

247 

88 

45 

30

411 

138 

121 

67 

237

106 

39 

22 

17

15

12 

11 

11 

11 

9.2

11 

63 

69 

39 

17

13 

10 

8.4 

7.4 

7.4 

8.0

Aug.

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

9.2 

14

8.8 

6.4 

6.4 

8.8 

5.9

5.9 

9.0 

65 

47 

28

19 

29 

34 

98 

62

24 

14 

8.8 

7.4 

5.9

5.1 

4.4 

4.4 

5.6 

70 

105

Per square 

mile

0.059 

1.23 

1.14

1.18

4.54 

1.78 

1.14 

.989 

.199 

.586 

.430 

.130 

.281

1.04

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 Sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (8 p.m.) 3,810 see. -ft. j Jan. 19 (7 a.m.

Sept.

Ill 

93 

40 

24 

130

162 

115 

54 

30 

18

13 

11 

8.0 

7.7 

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

23 

83 

47

24 

18 

17 

11 

10

9.6 

8.8 

10 

327 

99

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

1.37 

1.31

16.00

5.23 

1.85 

1.31 

1.10 

.23 

.65 

.50 

.15 

.31

14.08

2,540
SCIOTO RIVES BASIN 287

Olentangy River near New Winchester, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 C 44'50", long. 82°54'20", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 3 S., 

K. 17 E., at bridge oh State Highway 100, 2£ miles north of New Winchester and 5j miles 

southeast of Bucyrus, Crawford County. Datum of gage is 1,016.56 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 49.7 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.58 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 4,100 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 14.43 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.2 secondfoot Oct. 1-10, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 5, Jan. 6-16, 

Mar. 23 to Apr. 22, May 1 to June 14, Sept. 23)

1.1 0.4 1.7 15 8.6 595 

1.2 1.2 2.1 32 9.2 685 

1.3 2.5 3.4 99 9.4 735 

1.4 4.6 4.2 156 9.7 840 

1.5 7.4 5.4 262

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.4 

4.4 

3.6 

2.9 

2.7

2.9

2.7 

3.1 

4.9 

4.2

5.4

9.4 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

39 

31 

13 

S.I

6.3 

5.4 

5.7 

12 

8.1

6.3 

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.2

Nov.

5.2 

6.6 

8.1 

17 

15

322 

108 

47 

30 

64

62 

32 

44

48 

30

23 

27 

29

56 

119

53 

33 

25 

21 

18

19 

203 

74 

197 

113

Dec.

52 

36

28 

25 

23

21 

17 

14 

13 

11

8.8 

101 

338 

84 

332

665 

211 

74 

54 

45

44 

52 

35 

28 

21

18 

15 

14 

120 

155 

46

Jan.

38 

28 

20 

56 

503

295 

77 

72 

84 

82

84 

58 

47 

40 

38

80 

160 

270 

494 

101

58 

119 

82 

332 

189

341 

299 

590 

140 

52 

37

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber... ......................

mber.... '.....................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

uarv h^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec

Feb.

32 

26 

23 

27 

31

31 

33 

29 

32 

32

23 

21 

26 

64 

832

271 

84 

52 

44 

40

34 

124 

203 

72 

180

72 

48

41

Seccndfoot-days

228. £ 

1,848.5 

2.700.E

21, 061. £

4,866 

2,527 

2,269 

2,453 340." 

115. E 

259.6 

127.] 

131.2

17,868. C

Mar.

30 

25 

23 

23 

25

25 

21 

18 

18 

30

40 

44

34 

57 

77

38 

31 

40 

36 

30

44 

64 

182 

64 

45

44 

767 

160 

74 

54 

106

Apr.

90 

53 

40 

38 

34

152 

153 

67 

50 

40

34 

31 

36 

87 

102

152 

84 

156 

84 

54

40 

136 

144 

72 

43

40 

291 

77 

40 

28

Haximum

39 

322 

665

1,730

590 

832 

767 

291 

34 

12 

80 

17 

14

) 832

-ft.). Feb. 15 (7 p.m.

Hay

25 

26 

21 

16

14

12 

10 

9.2 

8.8 

8.5

6.8 

6.3 

6.0 

6.6 

6.3

9.6 

6.6 

5.7 

5.2 

8.5

8.1 

14 

34 

15 

10

9.6 

8.8 

7.1 

5.4 

5.7 

4.9

Minimum

2.7 

5.2 

8.8

1.5

20 

21 

18 

28 

4.9 

2.1 

2.0 

1.1 

2.1

1.1

June

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.3

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.9

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

5.1 

4.4

4.4 

4.6 

5.7 

3.3 

2.7

2.5 

3.3 

3.1 

2.1 

5.9

4.2 

2.7 

2.7 

3.5 

12

Mean

7.38 

61.6 

87.1

57.5

157 

90.2 

73.2 

81.8 

11.0 

3.85 

8.38 

4.10 

4.38

49.0

July

4.6 

8.6 

3.6 

2.2 

2.1

2.5 

16 

6.8 

22 

80

23 

8.5 

5.7 

4.2 

3.6

2.7 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

3.1

4.9 

6.6 

4.2 

3.3 

2.0

2.0 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

3.8 

19

Aug.

6.3 

3.6 

5.6 

14 

4.2

2.4 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7

1.7 

9.7 

12 

4.6 

2.5

2.0 

2.1 

2.2 

2.1 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

2.4 

11 

4.0 

17

Per square 

mile

0.148 

1.24 

1.75

1.16

3.16 

1.81 

1.47 

1.65 

.221 

.077 

.169 

.082 

.088

.986

Sept.

14 

6.0 

3.8 

3.3 

4.2

3.8 

3.6 

5.4 

4.6 

3.3

2.9 

2.5 

2.4 

2.9 

3.6

3.1 

2.7 

4.3 

5.7 

3.6

3.1 

2.9 

3.6 

4.0 

3.3

2.5 

2.1 

14 

6.3 

3.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

1.38 

2.02

15.75

3.64 

1.88 

1.70 

1.84 

.25 

.09 

.19 

.09 

.10

13.35

) 1,350 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (1 p.m.) 1,260
288 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35'05", long. 82°59 I 20", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 5 S., 

K. j.t> E., at bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, Marion County, 

half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and 7f miles east of Marion. Datum of gage 

is 962.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Drainage area.--156 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 10.06 

feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.57 

feet); minimum dally, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 5-9, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet or those for period of ice effect,

wni en are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 30)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.2 

1.9 

2.S 

4.0 

5.5

1.6

1.7

2.1 

2.3

7.3

9.4

14

21

32

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.6 

4.4

45

70

103

176

314

5.6 

7.0 

8.4 

9.2

564

914

1,350

1,710

2,090

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

17 

9.9 

6.9 

5.5

4.9 

4.3 

4.3 

7.7 

5.0

6.2

13 

16 

12 

8.4

6.9 

32 

179 

79 

41

24 

19 

18 

27 

34

28

21 

17 

15 

13 

13

Nov.

12 

11 

12 

22 

47

551 

633 

242 

127 

142

225 

126 

113 

154 

113

79 

74 

7S 

116 

333

250 

127 

90 

71 

59

58 

433 

412 

464 

508

Dec.

242 

150 

113 

95 

84

76 

64 

55 

45 

39

36 

128 

S06 

497 

738

2,090 

1,560 

607 

295 

220

189 

195 

151 

108 

79

b60 

b55 

52 

239 

*519 

225

Jan.

148 

110 

66 

167 

1,210

1,310 

537 

333 

324 

277

304 

223 

168 

140 

119

184 

454 

643 

1,430 

897

314 

402 

372 

867 

868

802 

1,210 

1,610 

1,090 

352 

205

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

 ber. ........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

*162 

124 

108 

93 

99

103 

120 

110 

119 

123

110 

83 

99 

198 

1,360

1,610 

737 

295 

208 

170

136 

383 

755 

402 

519

382 

220 

170

Secondfoot-days

730.0 

5,682 

9,812

67,443.3

17,136 

S,99S 

6,758 

7,384 

1,078 

320.8 

671.2 

280.0 

349.3

59,199.3

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 1,510 sec. -ft.; 

2,090 sec. -ft;; Mar. 27 (5 p.m.) 1,660 sec.- 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

122 

92 

89 

79 

84

83 

68 

61 

59 

80

117 

134 

116 

154 

225

150 

101 

106 

106 

86

98 

145 

392 

268 

156

146 

1,340 

1,210 

412 

220 

259

Apr.

333 

184 

123 

92 

81

172 

422 

208 

126 

91

77 

67 

67 

163 

286

486 

324 

552 

402 

225

152 

305 

564 

333 

176

129 

500 

462 

171

111

Maximum

179 

633 

2,090

2,730

1,610 

1,610 

1,340 

564 

91 

18 

187 

44 

74

2,090

May

91 

84 

73 

56 

48

42 

37 

34 

32 

30

25 

22 

21 

20 

20

22 

24 

20 

18 

20

22 

34 

66 

59 

34

28 

24 

22 

19 

16 

15

Minimum

4.3 

11 

36

3.0

66 

83 

59 

67 

15 

6.8 

2^6 

l.'c 

2.7

1.2

June

14 

13 

12 

11 

9.9

9.2 

8.8 

7.5 

6.8 

7.5

9.9 

8.8 

9.0 

9.6 

9.0

13 

17 

18 

15 

13

9.4 

8.4 

6.9 

6.8 

12

12 

15 

11 

7.9 

9.4

Mean

23.5

189 

317

184

553 

321 

218 

246 

34.8 

10.7 

.21.7 

9.03 

11.6

162

July

18 

12 

14 

10 

6.8

7.9 

6.6 

64 

24 

73

187 

51 

17 

11 

8.4

6.8 

5.5 

5.2 

4.6 

4.8

7.1 

9.9

11 

8.8 

6.0

4.6 

3.4 

2.6 

3.9 

4.3 

72

Aug.

44

14 

8.6 

8.1 

19

9.9

5.7 

4.0 

3.4 

3.0

2.6 

2.8 

22 

33 

13

7.5 

4.9 

3.5 

3.2 

2.7

3.2 

2.7

2.1 

JL.7 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

2.2 

7.3 

16 26-

Par square 

mils

0.151 

1.21 

2.03

1.18

3.54 

2.06 

1.40 

1.58 

.223 

.069 

.139 

.058 

.074

1.04

Sept.

74 

36 

15 

9.4 

7.5

6.4 

5.5 

6.0 

5.0 

5.4

5.5 

4.2 

3.3 

3.2 

2.9

2.7 

2.9 

5.5 

6.9

7.7

i.4 

6.0 

5.4 

4.6 

4.0

4.0 

4.9

26

51 

20

Runoff In 

inohea

0.17 

1.35 

2.34

16.07

4.08 

2.14 

1.61 

1.76 

.26 

.08 

.16 

.07 

.08

14.10

c. 16 (6 p.m.) 2,340 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (6 a.B.) 1,510 

Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 1,770 sec. -ft.; Pel>. 16 (12:3O a.m.) 

ft. 

B day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 289

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21'15", long. 83°04'05", in NW^NE^ T. 5 N., R. 19 

w., u. S. Military Survey, at county highway bridge 800 feet upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge and 4 miles north of Delaware. Datum of gage is 876.7 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--387 square miles.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1949. October 

1921 to December 1923 at Delaware.

Average discharge.--22 years (1923-34, 1938-49), 351 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 9.51 

feet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.78 feet).

1921-34, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet May 20, 1922 (gage height, 

11.3 feet at Delaware); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good above 500 second-feet, fair between 25 and 500 second-feet, and poor 

below 25 second-feet. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware 

Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, June 4 to Sept. 30)

1.7 6.5 2.6 185 6.0 1,710

1.8 11 3.Z 354 7.Z 2,510

1.9 18 3.6 490 9.2 4,200

2.0 33 4.4 846

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

24

43

27

20

17

13

12

11

11

20

26

26

21

24

29

63

259

278

151

83

53

38

32

29

33

46

46

33

27

26

Nov.

23

26

33

48

78

904

1,420

751

373

298

385

351

259

284

281

223

196

190

226

550

636

363

253

204

172

159

658

1,040

1,340

1,320

-

Dec.

751

446

333

287

253

236

207

182

156

138

126

149

1,140

1,200

1,550

3,480

4,200

2,200

864

613

483

450

392

312

234

234

226

175

575

1,040

658

Jan.

576

439

259

381

2,740

3,310

2,100

920

798

728

728

613

483

425

385

529

995

1,370

2,590

2,670

1,700

895

995

1,650

2,290

2,220

2,510

3,310

3,310

2,580

681

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

450

375

273

340

284

242

419

312

182

252

452

215

212

328

2,740

4,200

2,410

846

570

460

382

708

2,220

1,260

1,260

1,100

613

460

_

-

Secondf cot-days

1,545

13,044

23,090

163,355.

45,180

23,565

15,450

18,115

2^031

2, 764

97O

3,027

152,329

Mar.

339

292

253

234

236

231

201

180

169

172

333

373

330

418

510

418

298

270

270

245

231

292

613

704

422

327

2,250

2,510

1,230

570

529

Apr.

798

490

348

267

231

270

658

570

354

264

215

193

190

287

478

945

846

1,400

1,420

798

483

456

1,200

995

529

363

1,080

1,150

529

318

Maximum

278

1,420

4,200

< 5,840

3,310

4,200

2,510

1,420

270

530

1 18

497

4,200

May

261

239

207

175

146

128

110

106

100

86

80

76

68

68

63

73

76

66

60

56

68

88

287

242

169

108

96

78

66

56

46

Minimum

11

23

126

4.0

259

182

169

190

46

13

15

10

21

10

June

38

33

30

24

21

17

16

13

18

50

103

106

66

63

66

83

184

270

156

73

73

50

33

26

26

36

120

83

56

98

-

Mean

49 . 8

435

745

446

1,457

842

498

604

114

67.7

89 . 2

31.3

101

417

July

116

88

96

56

32

33

138

530

250

340

253

207

108

53

32

27

23

20

18

18

24

46

66

38

29

24

20

18

16

15

30

Aug.

]

Per square 

mile

0.129

1.12

1.93

1.15

3 76

2 * 18

1.29

1.56

295

!l75

230 * ~ Q -.

'.261

1.08

30

53

40

30

23

20

23

24

20

18

18

30

29

30

30

40

38

33

26

20

18

16

14

15

13

11

10

16

78

18

86

Sept.

159

149

88

63

136

497

267

130

63

46

33

30

26

24

23

23

21

46

40

58

48

40

32

32

30

23

24

176

453

247

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1 25

2.22

15.71

4.34

2.27

1.49

1.74

.34

.20

.27

.09

.29

14.65
290 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°15 1 29", long. 83°03'44", in

 NE^T. 4 N., R. 19 W., 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Stratford 

and 3 miles downstream from Delaware Run. Datum of gage is 823.63 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 438 square miles.

Records available. July 1934 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 12 years, 358 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 second-feet Dec. IV (gage height, 4.80

 feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Aug. 23, 26, 27.

1934-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet June 19, 1939 (gage height, 

8.77 feet); minimum, 0.96 second-foot Sept. 17, 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

.Flood flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Delaware Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18)

1.2 7.8 1.8 42 2.4

1.3 11 1.9 54 2.5

1.4 15 2.0 69 2.6

1.5 19 2.1 89 2.8

1.6 25 2.2 115 2.9

1.7 33 2.3 149 3.0

197 3.3 1,390

263 3.8 2,500

349 4.4 3,970

565 4.7 4,610

700

850

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

25

28

33

25

20

16

13

12

12

17

25

25

23

19

22

52

169

217

142

89

62

51

46

39

39

45

49

46

38

33

Nov.

30

24

31

46

60

852

1,470

760

389

306

379

369

256

256

272

204

178

168

210

543

660

389

256

192

159

142

624

1,180

1,530

1,430

-

Dec.

850

473

340

272

230

210

178

154

132

115

87

107

1,050

1,290

1,920

3,860

4,500

2., 520

987

686

554

519

430

349

230

133

243

184

346

1,090

790

Jan.

281

389

256

728

3,500

3,860

2,640

1,140

966

916

916

805

632

542

484

673

1,230

1,850

2,960

2,960

2,080

1,050

1,210

2,080

2,570

2,840

3,170

4,080

3,740

2,920

932

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

462

349

280

368

297

256

378

389

254

279

398

230

223

411

3,340

4,500

2,760

1,020

673

554

450

913

2,550

1,510

1,470

1,230

730

542

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,449

13,365

24,829

185,770.3

54,400

26,816

17,263

20,237

3,807

2,147

3 173

916

2,837

171,239

Mar.

379

323

289

256

256

256

230

197

187

297

430

462

389

473

565

496

349

306

297

263

243

306

715

805

508

389

2,09X5

2,840

1,470

632

565

Apr.

850

3

2

78

89

89

243

280

£

e

i

73

60

89

280

230

]

]

1_

97

97

89

508

1,O5O

£

1,'

1," .-

82

oo

oo

900

554

1 1,5

1,1.-

)08

>50

L60

606

410

l.C

1,2

(

3

Maximum

217

1,530

4,500

7,320

4,080

4,500

2,840

1,700

289

250

500

100

484

4,500

)40

S10

>46

569

May

289

263

230

192

154

135

122

112

105

99

92

81

73

71

75

75

77

71

73

69

69

110

246

250

168

122

102

83

73

66

60

Minimum

12

24

87

3.8

256

223

187

197

60

23

18

10

17

10

June

54

48

44

40

36

32

28

26

23

35

81

85

63

49

62

58

193

250

163

94

70

64

47

40

41

41

a!20

a85

a65

allo

-

Mean

46.7

446

801

508

1,755

958

557

675

123

71.6

102

29 5

94.6

469

July

a!30

alOO

allO

a65

a45

a50

a200

a500

280

331

272

192

146

81

54

42

33

29

25

30

42

79

89

64

44

33

27

22

18

18

22

Aug.

a

a

47

47

64

47

32

25

21

19

21

20

17

18

24

26

24

26

33

33

25

18

13

11

10

11

all

alo

a

a

a

al

Per square 

mile

0.107

1.02

1.83

1.16

4.01

2.19

1.27

1.54

.281

.163

.233

.067

.216

1.07

10

14

50

00

89

Sept.

118

146

112

83

100

379

297

159

92

60

44

35

28

23

21

19

18

39

46

44

52

42

31

27

23

19

17

23

484

256

Runoff in 

inchss

0.12

1.14

2.11

15.78

4.62

2.28

1.46

1.72

.32

.18

.27

.'24

14.54

a No gage-height record; 

near Delaware.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 291

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'30", long. 82°56'40", In T. 7 N., R. 18 W., 

at highway bridge l£ miles southeast of Shawtown, Morrow County, l| miles upstream from 

Shaw Creek, and 3^ miles southwest of Cardington. Datum of gage is 954.69 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 61.7 square miles.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 second-feet Dec. 16 [gage height, 7.10 

feet); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 4,920 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 8.84 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 1, 6, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Bee. 16 to Sept. 30

0.4

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

2.2 

3.1 

4.4

5.9 

7.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

11

14

19

24

31

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

3.0 

3.7

40

53

104

337

479

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

2.3 

3.5 

4.9 

6.5 

8.5

0.8 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

17

24

32

51

90

3.3 

4.6 

5.6 

6.2

397

683

995

1,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water yesr October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.3

3.5

4.0

2.9

2.8

22

35

16

8.9

6.3

5.4

4.7

5.3

5.3

8.2

10

6.6

4.9

3.5

4.3

Nov.

4.0

4.0

5.3

10

13

246

87

34

23

25

38

20

18

20

17

14

15

19

22

83

4O

21

16

14

12

12

188

104

*200

144

-

Dec.

52

28

22

19

19

b!7

16

13

12

11

12

36

297

86

474

1,240

293

138

104

86

76

70

61

45

b35

b30

b25

26

82

 180

130

Jan.

b65

b45

b35

117

816

402

136

113

113

110

113

87

73

67

63

95

222

345

612

163

96

162

149

553

348

531

459

»851

198

107

b70

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ...................

March ...................... ...

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................

July .............

Augu 

Sept

St ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

»b50

b45

b40

48

53

b55

b55

b50

53

55

47

38

39

96

*1,230

364

154

106

87

79

71

244

386

154

275

136

90

»76

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

204.3

1,468.3 

3,735

28,566.8

7,316

4,176

3,017

2^966 

7Z4

423 c

482 ] 

203! 3 

909.3

25,625.2

Mar.

63

b5O

45

44

45

46

41

36

36

*56

86

79

68

104

91

59

52

55

53

46

47

80

170

101

70

88

8O2

200

106

72

126

Apr.

131

75

58

47

38

103

134

76

57

45

37

35

36

45

62

149

110

293

19S

112

72

97

214

131

76

61

240

122

68

47

Maximum

35

I OJC

<-*O

1,240

2,370

851

1,230

802

293 

art oU

T P1^

J.&Q

64 

31 

186

1,240

May

44

42

38

30

26

23

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

13

14

17

16

14

a!3

a!5

al7

a35

a80

a45

a25

a20

a!8

a!6

al4

a!3

a!2

Minimum

2.3

4.0

11

.5

35

 TO

JO

36

35

12

5.4

4.9 

2.8 

2.9

2.3

June

11

10

8.8

8.1

7.7

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

13

11

17

18

11

8.5

7.1

6.5

5.7

5.4

8.8

8.1

11

9.7

42

125

Mean

6* 59

48. 9 

120

78.1

236

149

97.3

98. 9

23.4 

14] 1

15.6 

6.56 

30.3

70.2

July

48

26

14

9.7

7.9

11

64

33

18

42

32

15

10

8.1

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

10

27

12

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.9

5.4

14

Aug.

13

7.7

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.1

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.4

7.5

6.0

6.3

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.3

14

20

31

Per square

mile

0.107

. 793

1^94

1.27

3 00 o£

2.41

1.58

1.60

. 379 

!229

253 

!l06 

.491

1.14

Sept.

60

15

8.5

10

83

186

72

23

14

11

7.9

6.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.1

13

30

13

8.3

6.7

2.9

3.3

5.4

5.2

5.2

156

98

38

Runoff in 

Inohes

0.12

.88

2.24

17.18

4.40

2.51

1.82

1.78

.44 '.ze

.29 

.12 

.55

15.41

Peak discharge (base. 1.2OO gee.-ft.). Dec. 16 (1 p.m.) 1,890 aee.-ft.j Jan. 28 (9 a.m.) 1,290 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 1/79O sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 1,400 see.-ft.

* .Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Shaw Cree) 

at Shawtown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

"990813 O-52-20-
292 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°29'00", long. 82°57'25", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., 

at highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, 1^ miles upstream from 

mouth and 3| miles southwest of Cardington. Datum of gage is 954.99 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 25.2 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 812 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.23 

reet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 5-7, Aug. 24-27; minimum gage height, 0.37 foot 

Aug. 27.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 4, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

eTTeet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Apr. 19 

to May 22, July 12 to Aug. 30, Sept. 8-30)

0.3 0.2 0.7 5.4 1.5 39 3.2 190 

.4 .9 .8 8.0 1.9 64 3.7 284 

.5 2.0 .9 11 2.3 94 4.2 414 

.6 3.4 1.1 19 2.9 153 4.7 578

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

2.7 

1.6 

.8 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.8 

.7 

.8

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

1.0 

25 

27 

8.7 

3.6

2.6 

1.9 

1.6 

1.7 

2.0

1.7 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.3

Nov.

1.4 

1.6 

2.3 

3.6 

4.6

116 

79 

32 

19 

27

32 

18 

17 

19 

14

11 

13 

14 

26 

57

34

20 

15 

12 

10

12 

92 

64 

 114 

70

Dec.

36 

24 

20 

17 

15

14 

11 

9.6 

9.0 

8.0

11 

26 

122 

52 

165

576 

186 

64 

45 

37

34 

31 

23 

18 

b!3

bll 

blO 

blO 

48 

»84 

34

Jan.

b25 

b!7 

b!3 

42 

357

220 

62 

54 

54 

47

47 

37 

32 

28 

26

45 

92 

128 

304 

74

42 

66 

66 

204 

145

172 

256 

407 

97 

48 

b25

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lender year 1948 ............

any

uary

i.. ..............

1. ................ ... ...

st ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

»b!7 

b!6 

b!4 

20 

22

b20 

23 

19 

22

21

15 

14 

17 

43 

454

221 

62 

41 

32 

30

24 

74 

183 

63 

100

53 

36 

*30

Secondroot-days

99.2 

950.5 

1,763.6

11,244.5

3,232 

1,686 

1,073 

1,007 

246.6 

113.7 

209.4 

39.2 

253.2

10,673.4

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.). Dec.

Jan. 19 (6 a.m.) 444 sec. -ft. j Jan. 27 (3 a.n

Mar.

22 

b!8 

16 

16 

17

16 

12 

11 

12 

 21

30 

28 

26 

38 

39

23 

19 

21 

19 

15

18 

26 

43 

30 

23

32 

274 

87 

40 

27 

54

Apr.

51 

28 

20 

16 

14

34 

42 

26 

19 

15

13 

12 

12 

20 

26

46 

37 

110 

71 

35

24 

32 

72 

45 

24

19 

75 

36 

19 

14

May

12 

11 

9.0 

7.7 

6.7

6.4 

5.7 

5.4 

5.2 

4.8

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

4.0

4.4

4.2 

3.6 

3.3 

5.0

5.0 

16 

47 

17 

11

S.7 

7.2 

6.2 

5.9 

4.8 

3.8

June

3.4 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

2.0 

3.4

4.6 

4.5 

4.3 

3.0 

3.0

3.3 

8.9 

7.7 

4.2 

3.3

3.1 

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

3.2

4.6 

4.6 

4.0 

3.8 

9.2

Maximum Minimum Mean

27 0.6 3.20 

116 1.4 31.7 

576 8.0 56.9

864 .2 30.7

407 13 104 

454 14 60.2 

274 11 34.6 

110 12 33.6 

47 3.3 7.95 

9.2 2.0 3.79 

59 1.1 6.75 

8.2 .6 1.26 

72 .7 8.44

576 .6 29.2

July

5.5 

25 

11 

3.8 

2.7

5.4 

59 

25 

7.9 

17

7.6 

3.4 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

2.9 

4.3 

2.6 

1.9 

1.6

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.4

Aug.

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

1.3 

1.6 

1.1 

1.5

1.7 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

1.0 

1.8 

2.3 

8.2

Per square 

mile

0.127 

1.26 

2.26

1.22

4.13 

2.39 

1.37 

1.33 

.315 

.150 

.268 

.050 

.335

1.16

Sept.

12 

3.0 

1.8 

3.8 

31

72 

17 

7.7 

4.6 

2.7

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.7 

2.0 

1.6

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.9 

.8

.8 

.7 

40 

30 

6.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

1.41 

2.61

16.60

4.76 

2.49 

1.58 

1.48 

.36 

.17 

.31 

.06 

.37

15.75

16 (1 p.m.) 812 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 460 sec. -ft.; 

i.) 414 sec. -ft. j Jan. 28 (2 p.m.) 560 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 293

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'13", long. 82°53'03", in T. 2 N., R. 17 W., a 

quarter of a mile east of Central College, Franklin County, 3 miles southeast of Westerville, and 3f miles downstream from Duncan Run. Datum of gage is 814.96 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area. 19i square miles.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 192 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.88feet); 

minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Aug. 4, 1943; no flow Aug. 2-19. 

Sept. 18-27, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1938, drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.0 

2.2 

1.8 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

2.2 

2.7 

3.1 

3.2 

3.1

3.4 

11 

17

^

24 

15 

12 

11 

8.0

6.6 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

Nov.

6.6 

7.0 

12 

19 

62

383 

442 

140 

77 

72

143 

99 

73 

72 

64

49 

46 

59

2?14

175 

94 

66 

52 

45

41 

560 

463 

1,090 

514

Dec.

228 

143 

103 

90 

79

»69 

61 

52 

45 

39

39 

34 

59 

138 

885

2,360 

747 

297 

201 

162

165 

234 

155 

112

ae

b55 

b70 

62 

153 

535 

297

Jan.

b!20 

b!50 

bllO 

581 

4,370

1,700 

424 

336 

333 

300

535 

380 

318 

276 

256

518 

970 

778 

1,590 

410

220 

508 

558 

2,810 

1,440

1,910 

1,910 

3,480 

768 

b350 

*b!90

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ...........................

mber......... ................

mber .. .......................

lendar year 1943 ............

&ry

!»..... .......................

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

.Peak discharge (base. 4,000 sec*

Feb.

blSO 

b!30 

bllO 

b!20 

b!40

b!30 

blSO 

b!50 

H5 

138

99 

86 

99 

211 

3,460

1,400 

416 

242 

135 

262

*234 

898 

1,880 

483 

807

408 

250 

198

Secondfoot-days

253.1 

5,216.6 

7,755

86,300.4

28,599 

12*681 

7,759 

9,482 

1,603 

7,047.1 

5,938 

1,251.2 

420.6

88,005.6

-ft.).-- Jai

4, (540 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 5,200 sec.- 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpol 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

136 

114 

105 

105 

110

148 

140 

103 

94 

1,170

742 

324 

183 

183 

165

128 

114 

136 

138 

110

110 

176 

656 

318 

193

245 

745 

354 

196 

133 

176

Apr.

327 

165 

116 

90 

75

172 

300 

198 

183 

116

92 

79 

96 

140 

203

745 

369 

949 

871 

356

211 

699 

910 

454 

214

150 

568 

367 

160 

107

Maximum

42 

1,090 

2,360

8,000

4,370 

3,460 

1,170 

949 

165 

1,010 

1,490 

581 

41

4,370

May

92 

99 

110 

70 

58

52 

44 

40 

40 

40

36 

32 

29 

27 

26

28 

34 

32 

26 

28

29 

48 

51 

165 

103

75 

56 

45 

35 

30 

23

Minimum

1.4 

6.6 

34

1.1

110 

86 

94 

75 

K 

4.4 

14 

3.6 

3.1

1.4

June

19 

14 

12 

11 

9.3

7.0 

6.3 

5.1 

4.4 

192

286 

248 

673 

772 

424

336 

1,010 

762 

243 

152

69 

40 

25 

17 

32

59 

597 

660 

267 

90

Mean

8.16 

174 

250

236

923 

453 

250 

316 

51.7 

235 

192 

40.4 

14.0

241

July

248 

170 

70 

36 

24

21 

14 

63 

264 

a900

a450 

211 

92 

48 

32

22 

18 

20 

22 

17

847 

1,490 

416 

178 

85

55 

39 

29 

21 

18 

18

Aug.

14 

14 

18 

14 

13

11 

9.3 

12 

12 

9.9

7.4 

101 

581 

131 

64

34 

26 

18 

14 

11

7.0 

5.1 

4.0 

3.6 

4.0

3.6 

4.0 

6.3 

52 

21 

26

Per square 

mile

0.043 

.911 

1.31

1.24

4.83 

2.37 

1.31 

1.65 

.271 

1.23 

1.01 

.212 

.073

1.26

Sept.

26 

30 

26 

18 

16

20 

30 

20

14 

11

9.9 

6.6 

5.5 

4.7 

4.0

3.4 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

4.0 

22 

41 

32 

18

12 

9.3 

7.4 

7.4 

9.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

1.02 

1.51

16.78

5.57 

2.47 

1.51 

1.84 

.31 

1.37 

1.16 

.24 

.08

17.13

1. 5 fll:30 a.m.) 5,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. ZB (8:30 a.m.) 

Ft. 

3 day. 

ated or computed on basis of weather records.
294 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 39°51'24", long. 82°57'26", in tffi£ sec. 26, T. 4 

N., K. 22 W., at highway bridge half a mile southwest of Rees and 4^ miles downstream 

from Alum Creek. Datum of gage is 698.20 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 544 square miles.

Records available.--October 1927 to December 1935, December 1938 to September 1949. August 19'di to October 1927 at site 0.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--24 years (1921-35, 1939-49), 499 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.44 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1921-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 

18.0 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 20.5 feet Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6,

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 23 1.8 67 2.9 406 1.5 30 2.4 212 7.

1.5 30 2.0 109 3.5 720 1.6

1.6 39 2.3 184 4.5 1,370 1.7

1.7 51 2.6 278 6.2 2,640 1.8

39 2.8 341 9.

51 3.2 515 10.

67 4.0 950 12.

0 2,980

0 4,710

0 5,820

0 8,610

2.0 109 5.0 1,570

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

28

30

101

87

81

87

83

67

61

56

50

47

44

40

39

38

38

Nov.

47

43

69

77

71

746

1,440

567

301

240

278

351

240

209

198

179

158

148

190

362

610

330

231

187

158

146

886

1,590

2,570

1,720

-

Dec.

759

464

343

282

246

224

201

179

156

143

126

123

131

293

1,540

4,510

2,420

890

570

449

426

615

431

312

241

150

187

168

230

1,010

585

Jan.

295

334

238

496

8,610

6,870

1,540

980

862

780

1,130

1,100

920

780

752

1,040

2,110

1,700

3,540

1,560

725

1,190

1,280

5,680

4,720

3,150

4,910

8,300

3,280

950

605

Month

October ..........................

November ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ..... .....

January ......................

February ...................... .

March ...................... .

April ........................

May..............................

June ...................

July ......................

August ...........................

September ............. ....

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

440

360

323

364

414

401

440

384

388

388

341

279

279

376

4,560

6,000

1,410

780

585

1,160

835

1,070

3,780

1,470

1,700

1,310

752

600

-

-

-

Secondf cot-days

1 34'

14^342

18,404

232,131

70,427

31.18E

22,40C 

19 93!

5 70'

is^is;

10,942 3,iee

1,97"

217,96]

Mar.

467

368

349

334

327

384

409

323

288

1,920

2,120

950

605

462

472

422

345

353

372

330

298

327

1,220

1,100

595

1,310

2,900

1,470

703

472

405

Apr.

654

486

345

295

266

327

637

510

444

349

285

279

272

422

454

990

1,

1,

920

390

970

950

570

1,

1,

746

760

130

585

405

1,

Maximum

101

2 570 4)510

12,800

8,610

6,000

2,900

1,970 

458

2,110 

2 250

467

196

8,610

551

160

167

516

-

May

275

285

285

238

201

176

161

146

140

138

128

121

109

102

100

119

116

109

107

121

121

148

362

458

426

253

198

168

150

128

114

Minimum

24

43

123

24

238

279

?flfl

266

100

57

S3

40

38

24

June

94

87

79

75

121

87

73

65

57

176

1,500

1,170

1,900

2,110

890

780

2,010

1,830

681

376

260

187

153

128

262

192

787

1,160

545

298

-

Mean

43.3

4f A 70 O

594

634

2,272

1,114

723

664

1 QA JLO*

604

353

102

65.9

597

July

206

312

241

174

133

309

215

163

212

724

1,700

540

292

190

158

107

91

94

96

87

365

2,250

920

405

279

179

136

109

89

83

83

Aug.

75

67

69

67

65

64

59

61

59

54

57

87

167

572

212

161

]

]

3

Psr square 

Bile

0.080

*OI3 A7Q

1.09

1.17

4

1 o J.O

2.05

1.33

1 22

!338

1.11

 649

 188

.121

1.10

128

87

69

61

56

50

50

46

43

40

41

L37

143

L28

91

Sept.

71

65

62

77

79

89

67

64

65

62

56

47

45

39

39

41

36

47

46

39

36

196

148

96

77

69

59

57

53

46

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.09

 Q0yo

1.26

15.85

4 Op

 Ot.

2.14

1.53

1.36

.39

1.24

.75

.22

.14

14.92

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 see.-ft.) . Jan. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.} Jan. 24 (9j30 p.m.) 

8,610 sec.-ft.} Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) 9,420 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (l a.m.) 9,760 sec.-ft.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 295

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56'42", long. 82°56'28", a quarter of a mile 

aownstream from Livings ton Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 733.62 feet above mean sea level!

Drainage area. 190 square miles.

Records available. July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --83 years, 164 second-feet.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height 9 38 

f55H: m^im ' 3;2 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.18 feet). '

c ? ^' 1?38 ' 49: Maximum discharge, 8,800 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height

18 ' 1939 ' Aug - 1 -5 - 19«= mlnlS 1 **'

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). tf 758: 1933.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15-17, May 17

to June 10, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

1.2 3.5 1.7 42 5.0 1,250 

1.3 6.9 1.8 61 8.0 2,680 

1.4 12 2.0 105 9.0 3,240 

1.5 18 2.3 188 

1.6 27 3.0 429

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

Z3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.9 

5.2 

3.8 

4.2 

7.8

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.2

7.4 

7.4 

7.8

14 

18

16 

61 

20 

84 

57

33 

26 

22 

19 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

13 

17

Nov.

14 

15 

38 

22 

56

272 

451 

158 

91 

84

115 

112 

84 

72 

72

61 

59 

61 

89 

164

220 

128 

89 

76 

61

67 

373 

470 

871 

493

Dec.

247 

164 

130 

108 

98

91 

82 

69 

61 

53

48 

46 

80 

198 

543

*1,530 

624 

285 

207 

164

170 

214 

152 

112 

b85

b55 

63 

57 

104 

351 

201

Jan.

147 

112 

94 

435 

3,240

1,880 

440 

309 

295 

261

400 

330 

*281 

257 

254

351 

747 

706 

1,560 

504

257 

372 

459 

2,080 

1,250

1,340 

1,930 

2,940 

913 

298 

214

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

h.... ........................

st ................ .........

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

176 

155 

130 

133 

152

150 

161 

141 

155 

144

130 

105 

118 

188 

2,250

1,750 

429 

268 

223 

268

220 

620 

1,300 

451 

604

390 

254 

210

Seccndfoot-days

567.3 

4,938 

6,392

77,055.1

24,656 

11,275 

7,060 

7,326 

1,717 

2,613 

2,296 

861.8 

510.9

70,213.0

Mar.

155 

125 

138 

122 

120

147 

125 

103 

103 

819

516 

298 

198 

176 

194

150 

125 

130 

130 

115

103 

136 

549 

354 

214

302 

584 

362 

198 

136 

133

Apr.

240 

158 

110 

96 

91

136

167 

158

112

91 

84 

118

188

365 

298 

624 

768 

323

201 

430 

474 

368 

194

144 

290 

404 

161 

118

Maximum

84 

871 

1,530

5,040

3,240 

2,250 

819 

768 

161 

320 

358 

111 

90

3,240

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 sec. -ft.) . Jan. 5 (2 p.m.

May

105 

100 

87 

72 

63

59 

52 

46 

46 

46

39 

34 

28 

27 

25

46 

26 

24 

23 

36

27 

69 

144 

161 

115

63 

42 

38 

27 

24 

23

Miniwim

3.8 

14 

46

1.6

94 

105 

103 

84 

23 

10 

13 

6.2 

6.2

3.8

June

19 

17 

16 

22 

17

14 

12 

11 

10 

254

320 

136 

108 

152 

87

72 

270 

271 

130 

78

46 

33 

25 

20 

28

50 

119 

152 

82 

42

Mean

18.3 

165 

206

211

795 

403 

228 

244 

55.4 

87.1 

74.1 

27.8 

17.0

192

July

38 

84 

50 

27 

27

77 

34 

54 

144 

277

358 

120 

63 

33 

24

17 

16 

22 

16 

39

65 

348 

147 

72 

39

25 

17 

15 

13 

18 

17

Aug.

13 

22 

19 

19 

17

14 

12 

17 

12 

15

12 

111 

104 

59 

40

86 

27 

17 

12 

11

8.8 

8.3 

7.4 

6.9 

6.2

6.2 

69 

26 

44 

25 

15

Sept.

20 

15 

18 

20 

22

21 

18 

20 

20 

17

13 

11 

7.8 

7.4 

7.8

6.6 

6.2 

13 

7.8 

8.3

34 

90 

26 

16 

12

10 

10 

12 

10 

11

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.096 0.11 

.868 .97 

1.08 1.24

1.11 15.07

4.18 4.82 

2.12 2.21 

1.20 1.38 

1.28 1.43 

.292 .34 

.458 .51 

.390 .45 

.146 .17 

.089 .10

1.01 13.73

3,480 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 28 (7:3O a.m.) 3,180

ev.-iu.; ^reu. j.o i° p.m.; O,ODU sec.-rT;. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
296 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°42'05", long. 83°06'35", at highway bridge threeeighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, Pickaway County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Greenbrier Creek. Datum of gage is 713.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--533 square miles.

neeoras available.--October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.--25 years, 426 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.70 

feeTT; minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 11-15; minimum gage height, 1.42 feet Aug. 11.

1921-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 

16.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum discharge observed, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 7, 

1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Hevls ions (water ye ar s). - -Vf 1083: 1928(M), 1924(M), 1927(M), 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Jan. 30 to Feb. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.4 26 2.3 130 3.8 760 1.4 34 2.3 163 4.8 1,600 

1.5 32 2.5 174 4.8 1,52O 1.5 41 2.6 241 6.5 3,020 

1.7 49 2.8 264 6.4 2,910 1.6 50 2.9 349 8.O 4,630 

1.8 59 3.1 373 8.0 4,630 1.8 73 3.2 490 9.O 6,130 

2.1 98 3.4 515 8.5 5,320 2.0 103 3.7 795 10.1 8,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

31 

54

50 

44 

38

34

31 

30 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

26 

27

28

44 

59 

49 

78

92 

71 

59 

54 

48

44 

43

42 

41 

41

41

Nov.

42 

41 

45 

56 

61

300 

2,070 

975 

542 

407

327 

284 

242 

223 

261

238 

202 

180 

191 

320

695 

444 

327 

264 

220

196 

338 

656 

1,280 

1,760

Dec.

915 

606 

479 

407 

346

320 

284 

242 

214 

188

164 

152 

172 

169 

1,010

»3,210 

2,720 

1,280 

879 

682

606 

734 

656 

505 

416

298 

b260 

320 

399 

975 

795

Jan.

454

b360 

334 

987 

5,320

8,260 

2,680 

1,600 

1,380 

1,190

1,410 

1,520 

»1,300 

1,150 

1,080

1,110 

1,720 

2,160 

3,210 

2,930

1,410 

1,300 

1,300 

3,620 

4,760

3,110 

4,630 

7,070 

5,570 

1,880 

1,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .................. ....

mber .........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

uary ................ .....

1...................... ......

st ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 -sec

Feb.

928 

724 

593 

617 

581

575 

617 

617 

593 

587

512 

421 

402 

470 

2,630

5,320 

2,320 

1,380 

1,080 

1,220

970 

1,000 

2,400 

1,760 

1,450

1,300 

970 

830

Secondfoot-days

1,312 

13,18"

20,40;

219,952

76,10E 32,86" 

23,624 

15,814 

6,35] 

9.70E 

5jl7C 

3,162 

3.91E

210, 61£

Bar.

672 

557 

501 

465 

450

485 

440 

384 

384 

1,230

1,840 

1,300 

1,000 

809

816

717 

57JT 

528 

528 

475

426 

440 

576 

802 

575

990 

1,720 

1,720 

935 

691 

593

Apr.

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

92 

2,070 

5 3,210

9,070

8,260 

5,320 

1,840 

1,490 

329 

> 1,760 

545 

201 

431

8,260

-ft.). Jan. 6 (7 a.m.)

545 

480 

402 

353 

317

358 

358 

337 

302 

260

238 

233 

457 

710 

611

623 

762 

000 

490 

000

724 

623 

710 

653 

501

402 

371 

358 

341 

295

May

280 

280 

267 

267 

235

227 

221 

219 

219 

221

213 

205 

192 

190 

185

175 

156 

139 

1S9 

137

139 

165 

211 

329 

280

260 

213 

185 

156 

139 

127

Minimum

26 

41 

152

22

334

402 

384 

233 

127

66 

51 

36 

51

26

June

121 

116 

107 

101 

100

87 

79 

73 

69 

66

71 

76 

110 

131 

105

95 

1,720 

1,760 

1,220 

653

440 

317 

238 

192 

185

196 

467 

273 

208 

329

Mean

42.3 

440 

658

601

2,455 

1,174 

762 

527 

205 

324 

167 

69.7 

131

577

July

238 

545 

393 

260 

187

150 

165 

241 

263 

187

262 

260 

159 

117 

95

83 

76 

83 

67 

65

155 

135 

179 

230 

152

105 

83

67 

60 

57

51

Aug.

46 

42 

44 

45 

45

50 

68 

52 

44 

40

36 

50 

108 

125 

112

90 

74 

86 

110 

201

148 

98 

71 

58 

48

44 

40 

40 

53 

49 

45

Per square 

mile

0.079 

.826 

1.23

1.13

4.61 

2.20 

1.43 

.989 

.385 

.608 

.313 

.131 

.246

1.08

9,820 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (7 a.m.

Sept.

63 

163 

213 

148 

108

374 

431 

267 

173 

129

105 

87 

73 

63 

60

58 

54 

57 

51 

60

143 

131 

114 

89 

87

87 

83 

73 

68 

306

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.92 

1.42

15.35

5.32 

2.29 

1.65 

1.10 

.44 

.68 

.36 

.15 

.27

14.69

) 5,320

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 297

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°35'09", long. 83°07'22", at highway bridge at 

Williamsport, Pickaway County, 2. miles downstream from Dry Run. Datum of gage is 

721.7 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 331 square miles.

Kecords available. August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949»

Average aiscnargle. 20 years, 290 second-feet.

extremes . Maxiflum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height 9 56

^^i.^^-llae^t%el00!' 13-16jgage height, 0.37 foot?. ' '

area

7fl£?f' ?v«8~i9^ Maxlmul11 discharge, 29,300 second-feet Feb. 26 ] 1929 (gage height

;a7 SS^.?Si2S?Ii?SpB:cgSS j±e25-5 «4second-feet on *asls <£&»!&'

are falr - . Revisions (water years) . W 1083: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, July 26 to Sept. 30)

0.3 7.6 1.5 214 8.4 5,380 

.4 13 1.9 338 8.8 6,960 

.5 21 2.3 495 9.1 8,000 

.6 32 3.0 90C 

.7 46 5.0 2,140 

.9 80 6.5 3,350 

1.2 141 7.8 4,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

14 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

16 

21 

30 

25

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

13 

14

Nov.

17 

20 

25 

26 

28

71 

311 

150 

93 

76

64 

54 

49 

43 

40

38 

38 

35 

38 

40

67 

80 

66 

54 

49

48 

86 

169 

518

571

Dec.

307 

214 

174 

148 

128

117 

103 

91 

82 

73

66 

64 

*71 

75 

1,000

2,660 

2,300 

960 

666 

495

442

578 

482 

345 

272

191 

b!70 

225 

276 

678 

418

Jan.

b260 

b220 

201 

1,500 

7,740

5,660 

1,350 

1,020 

840 

*660

870 

1,170 

1,020 

810 

690

666 

1,260 

1,470 

2,070 

1,410

768 

990 

960 

3,260 

4,800

3,000 

4,000 

5,000 

3,380 

1,050 

768

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

556 

414 

373 

392 

418

426 

459 

446 

426 

399

331 

291 

282 

362 

3,080

3,900 

1,290 

840 

708 

1,410

900 

930 

1,500 

990 

990

780 

600 

500

Seoondfoot-days

433 

2,964 

13,871

136,368.9

58,863 

23,993 

18,995 

9,985 

3,059 

5,629 

3,740 

1,570 

621

143,723

Mar.

384 

331 

298 

272 

269

505 

342 

278 

288 

1,560

1,860 

930 

589 

438 

370

314 

288 

278 

248 

220

209 

222 

251 

257 

234

1,590 

2,740 

1,620 

810 

562 

438

Apr.

370 

294 

257 

228 

209

239 

242 

214 

138 

162

157 

155 

271 

618 

482

373 

356 

780 

950 

550

430 

370 

410 

350 

290

240 

220 

210 

190 

180

Maximum

30 

571 

2,660

7,270

7,740 

3,900 

2,740 

950 

160 

930 

652 

162 

40

7,740

May

160 

150 

140 

134 

134

130 

130 

130 

134 

134

130 

115 

109 

109 

109

97 

86 

69 

64 

64

64 

84 

82 

76 

75

73 

62 

60 

56 

54 

45

Minimum

10 

17 

64

7.2

201 

282 

209 

155 

45 

22 

32 

23 

12

10

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 17 (9:30 a.m.

June

40 

39 

36 

35 

33

30 

27 

25 

22 

24

25 

70 

126 

115 

95

76 

599 

597 

298 

204

146

111 

82 

71 

90

110 

930 

840 

442 

291

Mean

14.0 

98.8 

447

373

1,899 

857 

613 

333 

98.7 

188 

121 

50.6 

20.7

394

Jnly

214 

198 

171 

119 

91

75 

75 

60 

60 

96

75 

143 

91 

62 

49

40 

38 

42 

43 

32

42 

652 

446 

260 

174

107 

82 

64 

51 

46 

42

Aug.

36 

33 

30 

43

64

76 

42 

35 

28 

25

33 

69 

96 

162 

101

75 

59 

54 

59 

91

62 

45 

39 

31 

28

26 

23 

23 

24 

27 

31

Per square 

Bile

0.042 

.298 

1.35

1.13

5.74 

2.59 

1.85 

1.01 

.298 

.568 

.366 

.153 

.063

1.19

Sept.

30 

20 

IS 

19 

21

24 

23

22 

19 

20

19 

17 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

13 

12 

12

25 

40 

35 

25 

25

25 

26 

25 

20 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.33 

1.56

15.32

6.62 

2.70 

2.13 

1.13 

.34 

.63 

.42 

.18 

.07

16.16

3,080 sec. -ft. j Jan. 6 (l a.m.) 10,000

sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (11 a.m.) 5,460 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (10 p.m.) 7,280 sec.-ft. j Feb. 16 (9 a.m.) 4,950 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (6:3C p.m.) 3,170 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Jan. 25-28, Apr. 19 to May 3, Sept. 9-26, 28-30; discharge computed 

on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
298 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22'50", long. 83°22'30", at highway bridge in

 FayeTfte County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from

Stone Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County. Datum of gage is 845.30 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 251 square miles.

Records available.--August 1926 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years, 225 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,930 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 8.48

 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

1926-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height,

10.8 feet); minimum, 0.05 second-foot Aug. 13, 1944 (gage height, 0.09 foot). 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet or those for periods of ice

effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 743: 1926(M). W758: 1926-33.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Feb. 2-14, 

Apr. 23 to June 13, Aug. 23 to Sept. 3O)

0.2 1.7 0.9 51 3.4 870 

.3 4.4 1.2 87 4.5 1,430 

.4 9.0 1.4 120 5.5 2,070 

.5 16 1.6 168 6.2 2,650 

.6 23 1.9 261 6.8 3,510 

.7 32 2.6 525 7.7 5, ISO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.9 

3.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5

2.2 

2.2 

3.3 

3.3 

2.8

2.8 

4.1 

4.4 

5.3 

5.3

5.8 

14 

23 

12

7.6

7.2

8.1 

8.1 

7.6 

9.0

9.6 

9.0 

8.6 

9.0 

9.6 

11

Nov.

14 

16 

23 

26 

25

244 

343 

209 

124 

100

84 

69 

62 

53 

47

43 

42 

39 

39

47

60 

70 

64 

55 

49

49 

145 

271 

585 

565

Dec.

384 

264 

200 

160 

133

120 

102

88 

78 

72

63 

62 

66 

*68 

1,800

2,000 

1,580 

995 

690 

525

466 

411 

384 

314 

251

200

b!50 

182 

268 

411 

362

Jan.

216 

b!90 

188 

923 

5,180

5,000 

1,710 

945 

735 

605

*585 

758 

758 

625 

525

481 

735 

1,020 

1,270 

1,040

758 

848 

780 

2,690 

3,680

2,600 

2,990 

4,030 

3,000 

al,300 

a650

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

1 ............... ...... ....

ember .................. . ...

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a450 

343 

286 

332 

380

365 

384 

369 

328 

292

244 

209 

191 

415 

2,060

2,600 

1,520 

780 

605 

1,270

870 

712 

920 

780 

668

565 

477 

419

Secondfoot-days

210.3 

3,562 

12,849

109,452.5

46,815 

18,834 

15,813 

5,620 

1,437 

6,902 

2,435 

1,055.8 

131. C

115,664.1

Mar.

321 

278 

241 

212 

206

307 

347 

275 

268 

1,030

1,240 

825 

545 

407 

328

264 

238 

228 

203

177

168 

180 

206 

182 

174

1,240 

2,140 

1,670 

870 

585 

458

Apr.

358 

278 

228 

191 

174

197 

180 

163 

138 

120

113 

109 

172 

264 

251

194 

174 

261 

350 

282

231 

209 

191 

163 

131

116 

109 

99 

88 

86

Maximum

23

585 

2,000

4,820

5,180 

2,600 

2,140 

358 

88 

1,030 

298 

235 

11

5,180

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft. ). Dec. 15 (8 p.m.

May

88 

86 

79 

69 

63

60 

58 

55 

59 

63

54 

50 

46 

46 

47

44 

38 

34 

31 

32

31 

38 

42 

34 

32

30 

29 

27 

26 

24 

22

Minimum

2.2 

14 

62

.4

188 

191 

168 

86 

22 

14 

23 

7.6 

1.7

1.7

June

22 

20 

18 

17 

16

18 

28 

22

18 

15

14 

22 

366 

485 

365

292 

373 

380 

282 

188

133 

99 

80 

69 

185

500 

1,030 

848 

605 

392

Mean

6.78 

119 

414

299

1,510 

673 

510 

187 

46.4 

230 

78.5 

34.1 

4.37

317

July

261 

174 

122 

96 

79

66 

60 

50 

43 

59

60 

45 

40 

38 

36

31 

27 

30 

33 

27

26 

26 

23

265 

298

129 

87 

66 

53 

45 

40

Aug.

32 

27 

24

51 

30

29 

21 

18

16 

14

12 

9.6 

16 

17 

180

235 

45 

29 

21

15

23 

42 

35 

27 

20

15 

12 

12

11 

9.6 

7.6

Per square 

mile

0.027 

.474 

1.65

1.19

6.02 

2.68 

2.03 

.745 

.185 

.916 

.313 

.136 

.017

1.26

Sept.

5.8 

5.3 

4.9 

4.9 

5.3

11 

5.3 

3.6 

3.0 

3.3

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

2.2 

1.7

2.5 

2.5

7.6 

5.3 

3.3

2.8 

2.8 

3.3 

6.2

3.9

3.3 

2.5 

4.4 

8.1 

7.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.53 

1.90

16.21

6.94 

2.79 

2.34 

.83 

.21 

1.02 

.36 

.16 

.02

17.13

) 2,460 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 6,930

Jan. 25 (12 m. ; 4,030 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 4,780 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 16 (12 m.) 2,770 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (4:30 a.m.) 2,550 sec.-ft.; June 26 (ll p.m.) 3,760 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Bourneville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 299

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°15'49", long. 83°10'01", at highway bridge l£

 miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and l£ miles upstream from Upper Twin

Creek. Datum of gage is 665.2 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 808 square miles. 

Kecords available. October 1923 to January 1937, May 1939 to September 1949. October

 1921 to December 1923 at site 9 miles upstream, published as Paint Creek at Bainbridge, 

and January 1938 to May 1940 at site 6 miles upstream, published as Paint Creek near 

Bainbridge.

Average discharge. 26 years (1921-36, 1938-49), 796 second-feet.

flxtremes. maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 14.86

 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.46 feet Oct. 16.

1921-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 52,100 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

19.2 feet), minimum, 6.7 second-feet Aug. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.24 feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

HevTsTons (water years). W 893: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935. 1937.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 

Mar. 11-26, July 31 to Sept. 30)

3.2 19 3.8 107 8.0 3,850 

3.3 25 4.0 175 1O.O 6.17O 

3.4 34 4.3 304 11.0 7,720 

3.5 46 4.6 470 12.0 9,920 

3.6 62 4,.8 620 13.0 12.9OO 

3.7 S2 6.0 1,790 13.7 15,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

62 

54 

51 

49

44 

39 

39 

38 

36

35 

35 

35 

36 

36

35 

42 

107 

90 

68

62 

56 

57 

56 

56

51 

49 

46 

46 

45 

44

Nov.

45 

46 

48 

52 

62

2,130 

1,270 

SOO 

446 

355

324 

267 

228 

203 

175

164 

145 

142 

142 

164

245 

263 

228 

199 

187

168 

1,360 

1,010 

2,890 

1,790

Dec.

1,250 

S63 

674 

540 

446

404 

360 

309 

281 

241

219 

199 

219 

236 

11,600

8,920 

4,950 

3,090 

2,19O 

1,690

1,490 

1,280 

1,100 

960 

800

556 

458 

526 

1,060 

1,640 

1,200

Jan.

818 

665 

612 

1,440 

15,500

12,600 

5,450 

2,790 

2,090 

1,690

1,540 

1,890 

2,140 

1,790 

1,490

1,290 

1,540 

2,390 

3,740 

2,790

2,040 

3,300 

2,390 

12,2OO 

11,100

9,140 

8,720 

15,100 

7,200 

3,630 

2,090

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her.. ........................

Bber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

sry .

uarv S^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,590 

1,210 

1,010 

1,440 

1,690

1,490 

1,440 

1,290 

1,160 

990

845 

719 

674 

1,750 

14,300

9,030 

4,510 

2,490 

1,840 

4,290

2,990 

2,190 

2,440 

2,190 

1,940

1,590 

1,390 

1,290

Secondfoot-days

1,569 

15,548 

49,751

409,929

141,165 

69,778 

55,464 

23,839 

6,491 

14,731 

7,531 

3,080 

903

389,850

Mar.

1,050 

SS1 

8O9 

710 

701

1,220 

1,210 

920 

890 

5,090

3,520 

2,390 

1,590 

1,200 

980

827 

746 

737 

692 

629

596 

612 

1,160 

800 

674

5,360 

8,500 

4,950 

2,790 

1,790 

1,440

Apr.

1,240 

1,050 

845

719 

647

890 

791 

665 

a550 

a490

a460 

a450 

al,300 

a2,200 

al,200

aSOO 

a750 

al,2OO 

1,030 

863

710 

746 

809 

728 

548

477 

470 

452 

399 

360

Maximum

107 

2,890 

11,600

23,000

15,500 

14,300 

3,500 

2,200 

399 

2,730 

695 

332 

55

15,500

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 sec. -ft.) . Dec. 15 (5 p.m

May

377 

399 

355 

309 

295

267 

254 

249 

245 

299

249 

219

211 

195 

191

215 

183 

168 

153 

142

138 

171 

179 

160 

142

135 

132 

126 

119 

107 

107

Minimum

35 

45

199

24

612 

674 

596 

360 

107 

84 

107 

39 

23

23

June

110 

104 

92 

90 

90

87 

87 

87 

90 

84

S4 

84 

125 

575 

572

477 

612 

728 

519 

366

290 

236 

211 

179 

1,090

360 

2,730 

2,590 

1,200 

782

Mean

50.6 

518 

1,605

1,120

4,554 

2,492 

1,789 

795 

209 

491 

243 

99.4 

30.1

1,068

July

477 

360 

299 

249 

215

191 

179 

295 

224 

221

290 

179

171 

142 

135

122 

107 

177 

138 

113

539 

211 

145 

132 

258

215 

175 

142 

135 

600 

695

Aug.

142 

104 

100 

100 

236

97 

90 

80 

74 

72

68 

66 

87 

87 

94

332 

314 

145 

135 

90

70 

57 

60 

59 

52

49 

46 

45 

46 

44 

39

Per square 

mile

0.063 

.641 

1.99

1.39

5.64 

3.08 

2.21 

.984 

.259 

.608 

.301 

.123 

.037

1.32

Sept.

35 

34 

34 

33 

32

33 

32 

32 

31 

30

30 

30 

27 

25 

24

24 

24 

26 

55 

45

33 

30 

28 

27 

27

26 

26 

24 

23 

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.72 

2.29

18.86

6.50 

3.21 

2.55 

1.10 

.30 

.68 

.35 

.14 

.04

17.95

) 17,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 17,900

18,700 sec.-ft.j Mar. 26 (7:30 p.m.) 12,600 aec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Paint 

Creek at Greenfield and Scioto River at Chillicothe.
300 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Rocky Pork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13'05", long. 83°23'05", at highway bridge 1.1

miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, and 2§ miles

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 770.7 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.--141 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--October 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--10 years, 146 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 11.48

reet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 1.33 feet

Oct. 15.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 13,200 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 .

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area

studies; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944. 

Remark^.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some

diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant at Barretts Mills.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, June 14-24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.6 

4.1 

6.0 

8.3

11

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

73

109

172

280

427

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.7 

1.7 

3.0 

5.0 

7.5

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.2 

3.5 

3.9 

4.4 

5.4 

7.0

213

304

465

710

1,320

2,430

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

9-4 4,320

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

18 

17 

15 

8.8 

7.8

7.8 

8.1 

8.9 

7.1 

3.0

11 

9.8 

9.6 

9.0 

4.6

8.5 

19 

60 

27 

22

19 

11 

16 

16 

22

11 

11 

13 

12 

11 

15

Nov.

10 

15 

13 

20 

25

592 

96 

47 

33 

31

34 

31 

24 

19 

26

19 

20 

24 

25 

33

40 

35 

27 

26 

19

45 

404 

169 

490 

136

Dec.

86

59 

53 

44 

38

38 

34 

28 

25 

24

21 

18 

36 

*39 

3,470

921 

311 

203 

177

160

155 

122 

98 

88 

79

51 

b45 

50 

290 

238 

bllO

Jan.

b80 

b65 

72 

862 

3,340

513 

247 

205 

172 

150

*162 

233 

205 

167 

138

136 

136 

224 

442 

190

307 

582 

274 

3,860 

875

1,210 

2,000 

1,980 

367 

216 

200

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

Jnne 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .....

h. ...........................

1......................... ...

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ...........

Feb.

182 

167 

167 

319 

256

208 

205 

162 

155 

136

113 

109 

107 

743 

4,320

940 

356 

253 

230 

798

308 

265 

256 

213 

224

182 

167 

182

Seoondfoot-days

439.0 

2,528

7,111

67,466.0

19,610 

11,723 

10,029 

4,965 

1,486 

2,668.8 

2,332.9 

1,039.7 

512.8

64,445.2

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 6.Z90 sec. -ft. 

6,19O sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (8 p.m.) 4,240 sec.-

Mar.

150 

1S8 

138 

126 

122

303

184 

155 

174 

1,490

392 

250 

195 

172 

160

140 

140 

152 

145 

133

124 

218 

274 

172 

150

1,970 

1,270 

367 

241 

197 

187

Apr.

180 

162 

140 

122 

129

200 

150 

129 

113 

98

96 

94 

542 

404 

256

180 

162 

227 

170 

145

131 

172 

200 

157 

124

109 

111 

98 

83 

81

Maximum

60 

592 

3,470

6,150

3,860 

4,320 

1,970 

542 

94 

797 

828 

218 

141

4,320

May

88 

94 

72 

62 

58

56 

54 

52 

69 

69

55 

49 

46 

44 

44

44 

36 

35 

34 

29

38 

61 

46 

34 

32

33 

36 

30 

24 

31 

29

Minimum

3.0 

10 

18

2.4

65 

107 

122 

81 

24 

7.8 

8.9 

1.3 

2.2

1.3

June

30 

14 

17 

17 

16

19 

17 

14 

14 

17

14 

7.8 

17 

145 

77

51 

42 

38 

21 

30

23 

19 

20 

132 

434

72 

301 

797 

104 

149

Haan

14.2 

84.3 

229

184

633 

419 

324 

166 

47.9 

89.0 

75.3 

33.5 

17.1

177

Jnly

52 

37

21 

25 

27

19 

27 

193 

54 

66

44 

98 

20 

19 

22

15 

8.9 

30 

26 

22

247 

59 

37 

21 

21

19 

17 

17 

13 

828 

228

Ang.

52 

40 

28 

218 

46

24 

19 

20 

18 

19

12 

12 

51 

32 

82

37 

24 

106 

52 

25

21 

17 

14 

13 

8.9

1.3 

5.3 

19 

13 

5. ?. 

5.0

Per square 

 lie

0.101 

.598 

1.62

1.30

4.49 

2.97 

2.30 

1.18 

J4Q 

,631 

.534 

.238 

.121

1.26

Sept.

11 

12 

8.8 

10 

18

20 

10 

11 

14 

7.5

7.0 

5.8 

5.2 

5.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.6 

62 

141 

25

14 

13 

18 

15 

18

11 

5.5 

2.2 

19 

9.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.12 

.67 

1.87

17.80

5.18 

3.09 

2.65 

1.32 

.39 

.70 

.62 

.27 

.14

17. 02

3. IS (6 p.m.) 4,760 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9 a.m.) 5..310 

Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 5,310 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 

ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 301

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33'45", long. 82°47'00", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 

 N., H. 20 W., half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Fairfield County, and 6i miles upstream 

from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 square miles.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 910 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.10 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 2,780 second-feet July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 850 second-feet by velocity-area studies; no 

flow Sept. 15-24, 1946.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Sept. 2-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

0.7 0.1 1.2 15 1.8 105 0.7 0.1 1.2 18 1.7 84 

.-8 .6 1.3 24 2.2 198 .8 .7 1.3 27 2.0 ISO 

.9 1.6 1.4 35 2.6 31O .9 2.6 1.4 38 2.3 224 

1.0 3.8 1.5 48 1.0 5.8 1.5 51 

 1.1 8.1 1.6 65 1.1 11 1.6 66

Discharge, in eecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

a. 6 

a6 

a4 

a2.2 

al.5

al.l 

a. 9 

a. 8 

a. 7 

a. 6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Nov.

aO.5 

a. 5 

a. 8 

a. 9 

1.1

46 

6.6 

3.8 

2.4 

6.8

6.1 

a4 

a2.4 

al.8 

al.6

al.4 

al.3 

al.2 

al.l 

al.l

al.l 

al.l 

1.2 

1.2

1.1

19 

59 

45 

42 

12

Dec.

7.1 

5.2 

4.9 

4.2 

3.8

3.2 

2.7 

2.2 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

9.0 

15 

6.3 

 286

82 

22 

11 

10 

9.4

12 

8.8 

6.1 

4.9 

b4

b4 

b4 

3.5 

56 

20 

9.4

Jan.

b6 

4.5 

4.5 

112 

189

30 

13 

13 

8.8 

8.1

13 

*34 

16 

14 

10

8.8 

8.1 

16 

16 

7.6

47 

44 

19 

265 

56

129 

182 

77 

19 

b!2 

b9

Feb.

b8 

b7 

b6 

44 

21

14 

all 

a9 

8.1 

7.1

*4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

34 

221

40 

18 

14 

20 

100

21 

B30 

340 

325 

2O

14 

12 

14

u«n *h Second- 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

"ay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

 her.......... ...............

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

26.2 

274.1 

622.4

............ 4,816.7

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

at ...........................

ember ........................

1,391.4 

772.9 

737.8 

173.7 

58.1 

110.4 

72.8 

14.6 

8.5

ter year 1948-49 ............ 4,262.9

Mar.

10 

9.1 

8.7 

8.2 

8.2

40 

12 

10 

14 

82

22 

15 

11 

9.6 

9.1

9.1 

10 

14 

11 

9.6

9.1 

21 

24 

14 

11

186 

98 

20 

13 

10 

9.1

Apr.

8.2 

7.2 

6.2 

5.4 

5.8

15 

11 

8.2 

6.7 

5.8

5. 

5. 

5. 

5.

5.

4. 

4. 

7. 

5. 

4.

3.

6. 

6. 

5. 

3.9

3.4 

3.9 

3.4 

2.8 

2.6

May

3.1 

3.4 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.9 

2.1

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

.8 

.7 

1.7

2.5 

9.2 

3.9 

2.1 

1.2

1.3 

1.0 

1.2 

.7 

.6 

.5

June

0.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.5

.8 

.8 

3.4 

.8

1.7 

11 

2.1 

1.2 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2 

2.3 

11

3.3 

48 

13 

3.9 

2.3

Maximum Minimum Mean

6 O.2 0.85 

59 .5 9.14 

286 1.9 20.1

336 .1 13.2

265 4.5 44.9 

221 4.9 27.6 

186 8.2 23.8 

15 2.6 5.79 

9.2 .5 1.87 

48 .2 3.68 

22 .1 2.35 

4.0 .1 .47 

3.0 .1 .28

286 .1 11.7

July

1.4 

1.2 

.8 

.5 

.3

.3 

22 

1.7 

16 

5.3

1.4 

.8 

.5 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

4.6

6.8 

4.6 

1.2 

.5

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

3.3 

4.O 

1.3

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.3 

1.7 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.1

3.2 

al.O

a3.0 

al.2

3.5

a. 2 

a.l

3.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.08O O.O9 

.862 .96 

1.90 2.19

1.25 16.88

4.24 4.89 

2.60 2.71 

2.25 2.59 

.546 .61 

.176 .20 

.347 .39 

.222 .26 

.044 .05 

.026 .03

1.1O 14.97

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.). Jan. 24 (7:3O a.m.) 910 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (11 a.m.) 835 see.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records (including rain gage operated on area) and records for station near Londonderry and Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
302 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Londonderry, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39C 15'22", long. 82°46 I 12", in SW£ sec. 13, T. 8 N.

R. 20 W., at highway bridge 1^ miles southeast of Londonderry, 2^- miles downstream

from Poe Run, and 4^ miles upstream from Little Salt Creek. Datum of gage is 583.95

feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area. 286 square miles. 

accords available. January 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 299 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 17.29

reetJ; minimum, 8.4 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Mar, 6, 1945 (gage height, 21.2

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.9 second-feet Sept. 16,

19, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.31 foot Aug. 25, 1940. 

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 19.3 feet.

Maximum stage known, 24.5 (probably in January) in 1907, from floodmarks. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 973; 1938-39(M), 1940, 1941(M). W 1083: 1940(M), 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 29 to July 8, 

Aug. 7 to Sept. 19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.3 22 3.2 159 9.5 2,680 0.7 6.2 2.0 91 7.0 1,450 

2.4 31 3.8 288 13.0 4,860 .8 9.4 2.3 124 9.0 2,420 

2.5 41 4.4 448 14.4 5,890 1.0 17 2.6 167 12.0 4,180 

2.6 53 5.5 820 1.1 22 3.4 325 13.5 5,210 

2.8 83 7.0 1,430 1.2 2S 4.2 5O7 

1.6 57 5.4 862

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

137 

97 

77 

66 

61

53 

48 

47 

47 

47

38 

34 

33 

32 

31

29 

44

135 

120 

94

77 

67 

64 

67 

64

59 

56 

53 

49 

47 

46

Nov.

47 

49 

60 

112 

109

629 

334 

185 

143 

143

179 

149 

139 

128 

109

97 

94 

87 

78 

83

81 

73 

69 

66 

63

64 

713 

337 

1,190 

478

Dec.

279 

206 

175 

163 

139

131 

120 

109 

97 

90

81 

85 

101 

110 

5,850

5,160 

1,270 

691 

546 

482

482 

446 

390 

357 

336

261 

233 

229 

a750 

a650 

a 450

Jan.

a350 

a310 

294 

344 

2,920

1,260 

691 

507 

424 

368

368 

494 

482 

458 

412

368 

346 

336 

424 

357

346 

1,110 

691 

2,290 

a4, 200

a2,500 

a2,800 

a3,300 

al,050 

a700 

a550

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu. 

Febri 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

nbeir ..................... .

Lendar year 1948 

ftry ......

h ............................

L. ...... .....................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a 450 

a 400 

a370 

a750 

a650

aSOO 

a470 

a440 

412 

368

325 

273 

259 

292 

a4,000

2,410 

996 

706 

574 

884

617 

546 

588 

494 

533

446 

401 

412

Second 

foot-days

1,919 

6,088 

20,469

165,284

31,050 

19,566 

20,835 

8,054 

3,321 

1,859 

1,432 

1,222 

426.9

116,241.9

Mar.

346 

314 

314 

294 

283

651 

520 

424 

379

940

766 

574 

435 

379 

357

304 

314 

325 

304 

273

283 

294 

707 

520 

435

a2,100 

a 4, 700 

al,500 

a750 

a550 

aSOO

Apr.

435 

379 

336 

294 

263

314 

379 

325 

294 

255

245 

235 

229 

231 

225

206 

185 

237 

235 

212

198 

248 

379 

368 

283

251 

231 

206 

191 

185

Maximum

137 

1,190 

5,850

11,100

4,200 

4,000 

4,7OO 

435 

273 

190 

124 

180 

31

5,850

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft. } .--Dec. 15 (5 p.ra

May

180 

181 

176 

143 

122

114 

106 

102 

97 

95

95 

91 

86 

81 

77

74 

73 

71 

68 

63

60 

235 

273 

130 

96

86 

84 

75 

68

. 62 

57

Minimum

29 

47 

81

14

294 

259 

273 

185 

57 

32 

20 

16 

9.1

9.1

June

53 

49 

47 

44 

42

40 

34 

34 

32 

32

36 

46 

51 

70 

65

48 

170 

115 

69 

55

46 

42 

38 

35 

80

66 

100 

190 

77 

53

Mean

61.9 

203 

660

452

1,002 

699 

672 

268 

107 

62.0 

46.2 

39.4 

14.2

318

July

41 

35 

31 

28 

24

24 

33 

124 

56 

51

51 

35 

28 

24 

23

21 

20 

74 

113 

62

40 

81 

122 

67 

44

36 

34 

a30 

a25 

a25 

a30

Aug.

a25 

a30 

a55 

a!80 

al40

a70 

h43 

a35 

h27 

a25

a25 

a30 

allo 

a75 

a45

a30 

g25 

g23 

g22 

g20

E18 

g!8 

g!6 

g!6 

16

16 

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

Per square 

mile

0.216 

.710 

2.31

1.58

3.50 

2.44 

2.35 

.937 

.374 

.217 

.162 

.138 

.050

1.11

.) 9,350 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (5:30

Sept.

16 

15 

14 

13 

20

31 

20 

18 

15 

12

12 

12 

12

11 

11

11 

12 

14 

24 

24

14 

13 

12

11 

11

10 

9.4 

9.4 

9.1

11

Runoff in

inches

0.25 

.79 

2.66

21.47

4.04 

2.54 

2.71 

1.05 

.43 

.24 

.19 

.16 

.06

15.12

a.m.)

6,410 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (time unknown ) 7,620 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Hocking 

River at Enterprise.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 303 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 39°23'20", long.82°45'00", 

ln"NEj|SE£, sec.36, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5% miles south

of Adelphi, Ross County.

Drainage area.--1.50 square mile.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 85 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.58 feet); 

no flow for many days.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 189 second-feet Mar. 27, 1948 (gage height, 4.40 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet by computation of flow over dam; no flow

at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Ootc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

W:

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 .1

.4

.2

.1

.1 

.1

!i

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0

.1 

.4 

.5

3.4 

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.4

.6 

.6

.4

.Z

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

3.8

1.7 

5.3

1.6

Dec.

0.8 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

32

9.5

4.1

1.8

1.3

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

3.8 

3.6 

2.3

Jan.

1.7 

1.3 

.9 

4.9 

17

5.5 

2.9 

2.0 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.6 

1.4

2.0 

1.7

3.6 

6.6 

3.9 

27 

8.4

11 

15 

12 

4.3 

2.7 

2.3

Month

mber .........................

ilendar year 1948 ............

ary ......

h. ...........................

1. ......................

st ...........................

 ember .................

tter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

2.5 

3.4

2.7 

2.3 

1.8 

1.7 

1.4

1.3 

1.2

6.7 

34

8.7 

3.8

2.3 

2.7

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

Seoondfoot-days

4.4 

22.8 

70.5

823.6

151.8 

101.4 

109.4 

31.5 

8.6 

1.3 

.2 

O 

0

501.9

Mar.

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

5.1 

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

6.7

4.7 

3.4 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0

1.6 

1.7

1.6 

1.6

1.7 

3.1 

6.0 

3.9 

3.0

12 

15 

5.2 

3.4 

2.7 

2.4

Apr.

2.0 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

.7 

.7

.8 

.8

.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

Maximum

0.4 

5.3 

32

75

27 

34 

15 

2.0 

.7 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

34

May

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.4 

.6 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0 

0

.1

0

.9

1.0 

1.3 

.7 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 

.1

.1

:i

.1.1

0

.1 

.1 .1 

.1

Mean

0.14 

.76 

2.27

2.25

4.90 

3.62 

3.53 

1.05 .2a

.04 

.01 

0 

0

1.38

July

0.1

.1 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

Per square 

Bile

0.093 

.507 

1.51

1.50

3.27 

2.41 

2.35 

.700 

.1ST 

.027 

.007 

0 

0

.920

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0..11 

.57 

1.74

20.43

3.77 

2.51 

2.71 

.78 

.22 

.03 

.008 

0 

0

.. . . . ............, - ,______, - , _ , , 12.45

Peak discharge (base, 75 see.-ft.).- Dec. 15 (4 a.m.) 78 sec.-ft.j Jan.24 (7:30 a.m.) 85 sec.-ft.
304 OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'13", long. 83°25'16", at bridge on State Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar Mills, and 7 

miles east of West Union, Adams County. Datum of gage Is 510.6 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 388 square miles.

Kecords available.--August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1949.

Average discharge". --18 years, 440 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 19.82 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 17, 18; min'mum gage height, 1.80 feet July 23, 24.

1926-35, 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 51,600 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

26.5 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 4, Sept. 6-11, 1930, 

Oct. 8-14, 1943, Aug. 5, 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.84 foot Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 

Nov. 12-25, Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

19

30

57

73 4.4

92

114

169

236

362

576

970

5.0 

6.2 

8.0

14.0

16.0

17.1

1,460

2,640

4,720

12,400

15,300

17,600 2.2

2.3 39

3.3 

3.8 

4.3

53

87

108

161

294

502

781

4.8 

5.6

7.0 

10.0

1,130

1,840

3,270

6,800

13,600

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

15 

18 

12 

8.2

5.8 

4.0 

3.4 

2.2 

1.6

2.5 

3.4 

3.4 

2.8 

2.5

2.8 

10 

35 

39 

22

21 

17 

14 

14 

12

10 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

13

Nov.

23 

21 

27 

38 

43

1,970 

314 

105 

67 

78

127 

79 

59 

49 

38

33 

30 

30 

28 

44

75 

65 

50 

42 

36

38 

1,190 

583 

2,690 

564

Dec.

252 

160 

127 

110 

96

88 

79 

68 

62 

54

49 

46 

44 

117 

17,500

4,160 

1,030 

478 

411 

370

350 

259 

189 

155 

133

93 

73 

76 

885 

656 

331

Jan.

186 

147 

139 

1,690 

9,510

1,880 

661 

455 

343 

273

262 

378 

469 

335 

262

228 

225 

348 

1,340 

507

595 

2,080 

781 

13,200 

3,110

4,620 

4,220 

5,230 

1,250 

557 

464

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 .........................

ember .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

347 

298 

276 

1,450 

1,250

696 

627 

433 

362 

298

242 

202 

199 

5,640 

13,500

3,780 

1,050 

611 

608 

2,240

844 

633 

720 

502 

493

390 

524 

527

Secondfoot-days

359.2 

8,536 

28,501

227,042.8

55,745 

38,542 

27,046 

11,970 

3,227 

2,102.0 

700.5 

2,096.3 

338.9

179,163.9

Mar.

390 

280 

266 

235 

222

1,110 

557 

350 

373 

5,240

1,470 

685 

451 

358 

312

262 

242 

287 

320 

235

202 

220 

1,460 

502 

370

3,340 

4,500 

1,290 

616 

437 

464

Apr.

411 

420 

309 

242 

218

557 

424 

294 

232

186

167 

158 

1,260 

1,480 

844

411 

316 

667 

399 

294

242 

391 

411 

339 

222

176 

266 

301 

180 

144

Maximum

39 

2,690 

17,500

20, 300

13,200 

13,500 

5,240 

1,480 

519 

1,090 

112 

438 

158

17,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 aec.-ft.). Dec. 15 (3 p.m

41,500 aec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (5:3O p.m.) 21,900 sec. -ft.; Jar 

(1:30 a.m.) 12,600 aec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 18,400 aec 

Mar. 26 (7 p.m.) 9,140 sec. -ft.

May

147 

284 

202 

130 

102

87 

76 

69 

71 

105

104 

71 

59 

53 

50

46 

42 

39 

35 

32

32 

519 

440 

104 

62

50 

46 

39 

33 

28 

25

Minimum

1.6 

21 

44

.7

139 

199 

202 

144 

25 

7.1 

1.8 

4.6 

1.0

1.0

June

22 

19 

17 

16 

16

14 

12 

10 

9.2 

8.7

8.2 

59 

59 

50 

56

39 

31 

25 

23 

19

14 

11 

8.7 

7.1 

7.1

98 

75 

L,090 

202 

76

Mean

11. e

285 

919

620

1,798 

1,376 

872 

399 

104 

70.3

22. e 

67. e

11.;

491

July

56 

34 

23 

17 

14

11 

9.2 

112 

98 

40

24 

16 

13 

11 

8.7

6.6 

5.5 

4.3 

3.6 

2.8

2.8 

2.5 

1.8 

95

40

17 

10 

7.6 

5.5 

4.3 

4.3

Aug.

23 

27 

20 

12 

340

73 

37 

21

14 

9.8

7.6 

35 

23 

25 

438

196 

53 

413 

96 

42

25 

16 

12 

9.2 

7.1

5.0 

4.6 

27 

42 

26 

17

Sept.

158 

39 

117 

13 

10

8.3 

6.1 

4.6 

2.8 

2.1

3.6 

3.9 

2.1 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.0 

2.5 

6.1 

9.2

5.5 

3.6 

6.6 

9.2 

6.6

4.6 

3.2 

2.5 

2.5

1.4

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.030 0.03 

.735 .82 

2.37 2.73

1.60 21.76

4.63 5.34 

3.55 3.69 

2.25 2.59 

1.03 1.15 

.268 .31 

. 181 . 20 

.058 .07 

.174 .20 

.029 .03

1.27 17.16

) 26,OOO sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (6:3o a.m.) 

i. 26 (3:30 p.m.) 9,270 sec . -ft. ; Jan. 28 

-ft.; Mar. 10 (1:30 p.m.) 11,000 sec. -ft.;
WHITEOAK CREEK-BASIN 

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

305

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°50'42", long. 83°55']6", at highway bridge on 

State Highway 221, 600 feet downstream from Opossum Run, if miles southwest of 

Georgetown, Brown County, and 65 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 577.21 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Temporary nonrecording gages at same 

site and datum in use after Oct. 8, 1948.

Drainage area. 221 square miles.

Records available.--October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--22 years 245 second-feet.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 6.2 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 15, 16.

1923-35 t 1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 20,500 second-feet May 14,1933 (gage 

height, 12.87 feet); no flow at times in 1930, 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1924-31. W 758: 1933.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

.7

.6

.4

.4

1.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

1.7

1.5

9.9

6.4

5.0

3.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.4

Nov.

2.3

2.0

3.7

3.9

7.3

656

265

67

35

a25

19

a20

al8

15

12

10

11

9.1

8.7

28

74

39

25

18

14

15

544

329

1,050

277

Dec.

93

55

38

32

29

27

24

22

20

17

14

12

12

13

6,940

4,530

433

149

109

114

e!30

elOO

690

675

670

665

62

a65

123

546

87

Jan.

a70

a60

a7Q

221

7,960

1,540

394

235

159

94

87

288

454

208

105

65

81

171

1,140

433

315

1,740

618

8,630

3,860

2,340

3,060

5,560

569

222

87

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Uaw May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

60

57

60

448

668

415

398

218

115

94

60

37

38

2,720

8,450

3,280

443

203

145

1,350

524

260

286

172

145

128

74

212

-

_

-

Seccndfoot-daya

81.9

3,583.0

14,096

115,899.3

40,836

21,060

14 929

7 529 'eio.4

1 ,776 .2

663.9

4,410

434.4

110,009.8

Mar.

203

112

a80

a65

a60

676

a400

159

136

2,400

913

298

163

112

105

92

80

105

145

105

85

85

483

217

136

2,400

3,940

663

246

145

120

Apr.

120

136

98

74

63

178

195

98

69

52

47

44

1,310

2,260

662

269

154

410

240

112

80

92

162

238

80

50

80

69

49

38

Maximum

9.9

l,03o'

6,940

11,400

8,630

8,450

3,940

2 ,260

52

710

858

60

8,630

May

34

52

44

32

28

26

24

22

23

26

24

22

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

13

15

14

12

22

16

15

11

9.

9.

9.(

9.(

Minimum

0.4

2.0

12

0

60

37

60

38

9.0

3.5

6.0

15

6.3

.4

June

8.4

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.8

6.3

5.8

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.8

4.2

27

92

85

52

32

26

22

16

12

10

8.7

242

94

110

3 710

119

3 47

Mean

2.64

119

455

317

1,317

752

482

251

19.7

59 .2 21)4 142

14.5

301

July

39

25

18

14

11

15

180

24

18

23

18

18

16

13

11

10

10

9.0

8.7

8.7

13

11

9.7

8.4

7.2

6.9

6.3

6.0

6.0

13

87

Aug.

80

37

26

538

813

111

48

30

24

21

17

16

205

70

451

296

90

858

211

60

32

28

24

20

16

15

15

140

64

32

22

Per square 

mile

0.012

.538

2.06

1.43

5.96

3 40

2!l8

1.14

.089

.268

.097

.643

.066

1.36

Sept.

18

15

13

12

12

60

32

20

16

12

11

10

alO

a9

a8

alO

a8

alO

a!6

al2

al5

22

18

14

12

6.3

6.3

9.0

9.4

8.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.60

2.37

19.48

6.87

3 54

2*.51

1.27

.10

.30

.11

.74

.07

18.49

Peak discharge (base 4,200 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (10 a.m.) 10.500 sec. -ft.: Jan. 5 f!2 m.) 12.7OO sec

nearby streams.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 11, 14-26, Dec. 9 to 

Sept. 30.
306 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 36'20", long. 84°00'50", in R. 5, T. 4, at highway bridge, three-eighths of a mile southwest of Spring Valley and £J miles downstream 

from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 737.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 361 square miles.

Records available.--September 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 20 years, 350 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.12 

reetj; minimum, 55 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.56 feet).

1925-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 16.8 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet July 27, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 893; 1932(M). W 1053: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge! In Becond-feet1 

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 7-28, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

2.6 60

2.8 87

3.1 135

3.5 214

4.0 

5.0

6.1

344

679

1,110

2.S 

3.1 

3.6 

4.7

120

177

297

622

6.1

8.0

9.8

11.0

1,110

1,960

3,010

3,990

12.0 

13'.0 

14.0 

15.1

5,090

6,510

8,480

11,600

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.1 feet.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

64

58

58

60

60

58

58

56

56

59

64

60

59

59

61

99

94

77

70

69

68

70

69

68

68

68

68

66

66

69

Nov.

72

70

76

83

145

1,140

383

228

186

180

170

155

157

155

151

148

153

144

176

347

278

214

188

170

159

155

219

326

754

454

-

Dec.

318

252

219

194

180

172

157

148

137

132

125

128

130

142

1,720

2,160

1,230

698

537

454

421

537

437

362

312

242

242

240

651

661

421

Jan.

324

283

252

4,570

11,800

4,260

1,400

1,070

922

818

922

1,070

922

852

751

806

1,570

1,970

2,460

1,230

870

922

958

4,260

3,790

2,760

3,330

5,620

2,680

1,150

887

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

768

670

606

638

638

622

638

591

576

544

498

453

453

675

3,970

3,340

1,230

870

734

751

670

939

1,190

870

835

702

622

591

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,04.

7 23

13 ',75

156,41]

65,47<

25 f 68-

22 24!

10 52

5*45:

13,104

8;09<

6, 22l

5,314

185, 16J

Mar.

498

483

453

438

424

544

453

424

438

1,870

1,440

852

654

560

514

468

453

453

409

380

380

438

560

483

438

1,500

2,850

1,360

818

638

576

Apr.

529

483

4Z4

394

380

424

394

366

335

313

308

297

324

352

344

33Z

330

483

453

394

346

341

335

308

281

266

266

251

236

234

Maximum

5 99

5 1,140

J 2,160

12,800

) 11,800

3,970

2,850

529

236

L 2,440

i 990

825

420

i 11,800

May

236

232

217

208

199

192

188

184

188

199

184

175

171

171

181

169

160

154

150

148

152

177

181

181

162

160

154

154

146

141

139

Minimum

56

70

125

45

252

453

380

234

139

110

139

110

110

56

June

134

130

127

125

123

117

117

114

112

110

127

135

J.43

146

1,000

2,440

1,070

702

453

330

261

222

197

179

332

398

1,690

1,070

591

409

Mean

65. S

241

444

427

2,112

917

*1~\ ft f ±O

351

176

437

261

201

177

507

July

335

287

236

208

190

179

171

326

179

346

330

213

179

162

150

143

139

188

195

195

345

990

765

366

261

210

184

164

148

162

15Z

Aug.

141

134

1Z7

Z06

Z04

15Z

134

16Z

1Z8

1Z5

117

149

173

148

134

135

143

8Z5

345

Z04

158

141

130

1Z3

117

110

1Z5

379

674

Z17

166

Per square 

mile

0.183

 668

1.23

T 18

5 85

2^54

1 99

972

 488

1.21

.723

.557

.490

1.40

Sept.

143

130

1ZZ

4ZO

409

33Z

222

173

150

135

128

122

118

1-15

137

T23

117

139

130

115

110

Z43

335

208

1S2

143_

130

L69

192

162

Runoff in 

inohes

O.Z1

.75

1.4Z

6 .75

Z«65

Z Z9

l!o8

.56

1.35

.83

.64

.55

19.08

Peak discharge (basc , 3,000 see. -ft.). Jan. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 15.600 sec.-ft.s Jan. 19 (3 a.m.) 3^080

.. . .

6,050 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 5,090 sec 

3,450 sec. -ft.

Jan. 26 (3 p.m.) 3,370 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 28 (4 a.m.) 

-ft. s Mar. 27 (8 a.m.) 3,290 sec. -ft.; June 16 (9 a.m.)
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 307

Little Miami River near Port Ancient, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22'42", long. 84°05'32", in sec. 2, R. 3, T. 5, 

2 miles south of Port Ancient, 2j miles northeast of Morrow, and 2f miles upstream from 

Todd Pork. Datum of gage is 643.65 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--677 square miles.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 636 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 14.58 

reet); minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 32,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 16.80 

feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 26, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.03 feet Oct. 

9, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. *

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30 

1.4 53 1.7 136 3.7 1,080 9.0 6,780 

1.5 73 2.0 223 5.0 2,140 11.0 10,700 

1.6 95 2.4 378 6.8 3,820 12.0 13,100 

1.9 170 3.0 665 8.0 5,340 13.8 19,000

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

69 

73 

73

71 

69

71 

71 

69 

69 

65

67 

69 

73 

71 

69

71 

106 

146 

120 

100

93 

36 

34 

91 

84

32 

32 

30 

32 

80 

30

Nov.

82 

34 

88 

95 

157

2,640 

928 

515 

353 

308

300 

262 

244 

234 

220

204 

207 

197 

223 

742

558 

409 

324 

277 

251

230 

520 

725 

1,840 

1,050

Dec.

719 

563 

482 

413 

370

34O 

308 

281 

251 

226

210 

213 

285 

258 

4,690

5,410 

2,860 

1,510 

1,120 

922

833 

892 

775 

649 

563

431 

374 

422 

1,010 

1,230 

804

Jan.

593 

525 

454 

5,740 

19,000

9,490 

3,180 

1,840 

1,510 

1,310

1,430

1,880 

1,680 

1,390 

1,160

1,230 

3,020 

2,670 

4,420 

2,250

1,630 

1,880 

1,830 

10,400 

8,340

5,900 

6,310 

10,200 

5,870 

2,020 

1,470

Honth

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h ............................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec

Feb.

1,190 

1,020 

922 

1,050 

1,120

1,050 

1,080 

985 

953 

862

775 

714 

708 

1,400 

8,590

6,790 

2,840 

1,590 

1,350 

1,760

1,430 

1,880 

2,390 

1,680 

1,470

1,230 

1,080 

1,020

Secondfoot-days

2,516 

14,267 

29,414

287,512

120,622 

48,929 

43,391 

17,871 

7,981 

22,929 

11,144 

9,075 

6,265

334,404

Mar.

862 

775 

747 

708 

697

991 

922 

747 

775 

3,540

2,960 

1,630 

1,160 

985 

892

775 

747 

719 

697 

649

618 

670 

892 

775 

708

3,510 

7,010 

3,350 

1,630 

1,230 

1,020

Apr.

922 

833 

747 

676 

639

714 

676 

623 

583 

539

520 

515 

549 

676 

623

583 

549 

719 

775 

649

578 

563 

558 

525 

473

445 

436 

418 

387

378

Maximum

146 

2,640 

5,410

15,500

19,000 

8,590 

7,010 

922 

387 

4,840 

1,130 

1,860 

852

19,000

.-ft.). Dec. 15 (9 p.m

Hay

387 

382 

357 

332 

308

300 

292 

285 

285 

308

288 

266 

258 

251 

266

258 

234 

223 

210 

207

204 

220 

251 

237 

223

207 

201

194 

191 

182 

174

Minimum

65 

82 

210

53

454 

708 

618 

378 

174 

129 

179 

120 

124

65

June

168 

162 

159 

162 

176

144 

136 

134 

131 

129

146 

226 

467 

370 

2,230

4,840 

2,390 

1,510 

953 

681

520 

427 

353 

300 

394

573 

1,640 

1,680 

1,020 

708

Hean

81.2 

476 

949

786

3,891 

1,747 

1,400 

596 

257 

764 

359 

293 

209

916

July

534 

454 

374 

312 

273

254 

237 

562 

344 

566

682 

409 

300 

244 

217

197 

185 

207 

273 

210

436 

577 

1,130 

487 

340

300 

290 

204 

185 

179 

182

Aug.

168 

157 

144 

295 

423

230 

179 

255 

174 

146

136 

134 

403 

194 

176

281 

206 

1,860 

559 

312

223 

182 

159 

144 

136

127 

120 

300 

754 

304 

194

Per square 

mile

0.120 

.703 

1.40

1.16

5.75 

2.58 

2.07 

.880 

.380 

1.13 

.530 

.433 

.309

1.35

.) 7,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (2 p.m

Sept.

165 

144 

134 

189 

617

852 

353 

234

191 

168

154 

139 

134 

129 

127

131 

134 

134 

152 

131

124 

138 

332 

234 

182

159 

146 

152 

201 

185

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

.78 

1.62

15.81

6.63 

2.69 

2.38 

.98 

.44 

1.26 

.61 

.50 

.34

18.37

.) 22,200

.. . .. . . , . .

10,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (9 a.m.) 8,700 sec.-ft.; June 16 (3 a.m.) 6,780 sec.-ft.

 990813 O-52-21 
308 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°10'17", long. 84°17'53" > 500 feet downstream from 

highway bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and 1? miles upstream from East Pork. Datum of gage is 499.35 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,195 square miles.

Hecoras available.--March 192S to July 1936. October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--21 years (1925-35, 1938-49), 1,214 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.25 

reet); minimum observed, 72 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum gage height observed, 0.32 foot 

Oct. 2, 9.

1925-36. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 69,900 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

20.90 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 20, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 

foot Sept. 18, 1948, but may have been less during periods of no gage-height record in 

September 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

tteYlslgns (water years). W 728: 1931. W 743: 1932. W 758: Drainage area. W 873:

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 

Aug. 21-28, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, Sept. 7-30)

0.1 58 1.5 519 4.5 4,200 

.3 99 1.8 673 5.5 6,100 

.5 147 2.1 890 8.0 12,400 

.7 206 2.5 1,300 11.0 22,000 

1.2 390 3.5 2,600 13.8 31,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

86 

g80 

aSO 

a80 

86

aSO 

aSO 

86 

g76 

86

80 

82 

82 

91 

91

84 

117 

175 

190 

158

132 

1ZO

113 

110 

110

108 

104 

101 

99 

99 

99

Nov.

99 

104 

106 

115 

251

6,120 

2,110 

824 

552 

506

510 

440 

390 

374 

351

328 

3Z1 

317 

347

1,130

908 

607 

488 

423 

378

355 

1,620 

1,550 

4,680 

2,180

Dec.

1,240 

841 

679 

602 

542

501 

470 

427 

394 

370

343 

336 

370 

423 

14,400

11,000 

5,290 

3,OSO 

2,250 

1,920

1,790 

1,430 

1,260 

980 

824

656 

524 

581 

1,320 

2,750 

1,500

Jan.

944 

765 

692 

8,710 

31, 8OO

15,400 

5,870 

3,450 

2,820 

2,390

2,530 

3,450 

3,130 

2,460 

1,980

2,250 

6,310 

5,290 

8,470 

4,370

2,980 

4,550 

3,450 

24,200 

14, 200

11,100 

13,400 

18,000 

8,990 

4,200 

2,900

Month

Octo 

Neve

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber ........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . . .

uary

h..... ............... .....

1......... ...................

st ..................... . .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,390 

2,050 

1,860 

2,120 

2,530

2,180 

2,390 

1,980 

1,660 

1,440

1,240 

1,060 

1,030 

4,220 

20,300

10,300 

5,290 

2,980 

2,780 

5,490

3,130 

3,050 

4,460 

3,050 

2,530

2,120 

1,790 

1,660

Seccndfoot-daye

3,16E 

28,484 

59,062

525,464

221,051 

97,08C 

83.29C 

27,73C 

11,142 

36,404 

15,176 

14,066 

7,789

604,442

Peak discharge, fbase, 15,000 sec.-ft. ).--E

Bec.-rt.; Jan. Z4 (l p.m.J 33,OOO sec.-ft.: J 

a.m.) 27,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (12:30 a.m.) 1

Mar.

1,420 

1,200 

1,120 

1,040 

990

1,720 

1,790 

1,240 

1,280 

7,900

5,490 

3,050 

2,120 

1,660 

1,420

1,220 

1,120 

1,170 

1,290 

1,080

980 

1,140 

1,660 

1,340 

1,120

8,970 

14,800 

6,300 

3,290 

2,390 

1,980

Apr.

1,790 

1,600 

1,220 

1,000 

908

1,050 

1,060 

899 

801 

723

679 

667 

1,120 

1,490 

1,240

962 

824 

1,030 

1,200 

973

824 

765 

765 

723

645

592 

581 

571 

524 

506

Maximum

190 

6,120 

14,400

30,900

31,800 

20,300 

14,800 

1,790 

506 

8,990 

1,130 

3,020 

887

31,800

May

506 

506 

483 

452 

427

406 

394 

378 

370 

378

402 

367 

351 

340 

347

370 

351 

321 

306 

306

302 

321 

347 

359 

340

321 

298 

291 

283 

265 

254

June

247 

237 

230 

220 

237

244 

213 

197 

187 

184

297 

272 

524 

597 

2,640

8,990 

4,120 

2,460 

1,470 

917

679 

561 

483 

435 

743

730 

2,660 

2,600 

1,860 

1,170

Minimum Mean

76 102 

99 949 

336 1,905

58 1,436

692 7,131 

1,030 3,467 

980 2,687 

506 924 

254 359 

184 1,213 

269 490 

178 454 

164 260

76 1,656

July

730 

566 

496 

435 

394

363 

340 

347 

561 

514

794 

557 

419 

355 

321

291 

269 

269 

398

351

1,040 

684 

1,130 

689 

470

386 

440 

340 

283 

546 

398

Aug.

276 

244 

223 

344 

528

382 

294 

254 

321 

258

230 

270 

845 

435 

317

465 

394 

3,020 

1,070 

519

367 

294 

251 

226 

206

194 

178 

190 

599 

546 

328

Per square 

mile

0.085 

.794 

1.59

1.20

5.97 

2.90 

2.25 

.773 

.300 

1.02 

.410 

.380 

.218

1.39

Sept.

258 

220 

197 

194 

500

887 

547 

363 

283 

244

216 

194 

181 

172 

164

164 

167 

184 

209 

254

190 

181 

223 

328 

258

216 

194 

181 

190 

230

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.89 

1.84

16.36

6.88 

3.02 

2.59 

.86 

.35 

1.13 

.47 

.44 

.24

18.81

ec. 15 (12 m. ) 18,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (2 a.m.) 37,400 

an. 27 (11:30 p.m.) 25,900 sec.-ft.; Pet. 15 (10:30 

9,700 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in basin, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 309

Cowan Creek near Wilmington, Ohio

Location. Chain gage, lat. 39°24'20"; long. 83°49'00", at bridge on State Highway 134, 

at Burtonville, 2f miles south of Wilmington, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 31.9. square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 11.5 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 3,100 second-feet Mar. 19. 1943 (gage height, 

13.64 feet); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Water diverted at dam just above station 

Tor municipal supply of city of Wilmington.

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1943-45.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

D

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

.4

32

151

14

2.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

33

2.8

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

72

53

-

Dec.

28

22

16

12

11

9.6

8.2

6.8

5.6

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

14

838

290

108

71

57

45

47

39

28

24

20

17

15

13

68

43

22

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June. ................ .

July.... ...............

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

25

4

21

16

59

687

146

63

55

51

40

51

30

55

55

38

65

1

1

2

53

31

26

60

60

1

8

40

78

25

220

385

6

3

25

34

30

32

34

Secondfoot-days

0.2

362.3

1,901.2

14,298.1

5,380

2,245

2,303

571.2

74.2

2 235 5 'l73°3

97^5

17.6

15,361.0

Feb.

26

16

23

84

60

48

42

34

35

23

19

20

25

133

709

146

65

43

32

239

84

43

64

52

48

59

45

28

_

-

Mar.

23

21

20

21

54

35

27

25

27

,306

90

45

34

27

23

21

21

22

21

23

21

22

25

21

24

677

408

102

55

32

30

Apr.

28

23

20

18

17

25

22

?1

18

18

18

17

23

28

31

28

27

26

20

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

11

7.9

6.8

6.5

-

Observed

Maximum

0.2

151

838

1,560

825

709

677

31

6.8

322

95

67

13

838

Minimum

0

0

5.4

0

16

16

20

6.5

.4

.6

0

0

0

p

Mean

0.01

12.1

61.3

39.1

174

80.2

74.3

19.0

2.39

74.5

5.59

3.15

.59

42.1

May

6.0

5.6

4.0

2.6

1.9

2.7

3.9

6.5

6.8

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

.9

.8

.6

.6

.4

2.4

1.3

1.5

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

June

0.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

. 6

.8

53

220

276

192

268

321

108

47

15

12

8.9

6.5

5.8

12

35

168

322

116

29

13

Diversion

mean second feet)t

2.72

4.38

1.05

3.37

.25

1.43

1.08

1.08

1.10

1.29

1.50

.61

.32

1.40

July

8.9

11

6.3

4.9

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.0

1.0

3.8

2.2

1.4

1.0

.2

0

0

.6

1.2

2.2

.7

95

10

6.0

1.2

.1

.6

0

.3

.2

.9

.1

Aug.

0

1

19

2

67

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

.3

.2

.2

.4

.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.4

.1

.3

.6

.6

.8

.4

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

3.8

.2

0

0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Adjusted for diversion

Mean PermTTeare

2.73 0.086

16.5 .517

62.4 1.96

42.5 1.33

174 5.45

81.6 2.56

75.4 2.36

20.1 .630

3.49 .109

75 .8 2 .38

7.09 .222

3.76 .118

.91 .029

43.5 1.36

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.58

2.26

18.14

6.28

2.67

2.72

.70

.13

2.66

.26

.14

.03

18.53

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Wilmington.
310 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

East Pork Little Miami River at Wllliamsburg, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03'10", long. 84 0 03'05", at Main Street Bridge in 

Wllliamsburg, Clermont County, l.l miles upstream from Todd Run. Datum of gage is 

784.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.--238 square miles.

Records available.--March to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 7,420 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.38 

reet); minimum observed, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 9, 10, 15, 18, 26, 27; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.62 foot Sept. 10.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, March to September 1949, except period of backwater

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 30}

.8

.9

1.0

0.2

.8

2.0

4.3

8.1

14

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

23

36

54

78

109

182

2.2 

2.8 

3.8 

4.6 

6.0 

7.5

393

700

1,300

1,950

3,310

4,930

Diacharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

.

_

_

-

tl,620

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

t4,930

_

_

-

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoe t-days

_

-

_

17,206

4,254

484.

4,482..

1,428.

3,510.

53.,

_

Mar.

alOO

a90

84

84

78

377

362

152

144

2,770

1,060

318

182

126

106

90

81

97

152

137

112

112

384

24_2

144

3,400

4,920

696

284

178

144

Apr.

137

152

116

87

71

120

159

100

a75

a60

a50

845

178

668

407

263

148

280

234

134

97

87

116

126

84

a 65

a65

a50

40

40

Maximum

_

_

-

_

4,920

668

L 33

5 1,090

I 370

5 507

5 12

-

May

31

33

32

30

26

19

17

17

19

17

17

15

17

17

14

12

11

10

12

9.8

14

12

10

10

9.2

d9

dB

dB

10

10

8.1

Minimum

_

-

_

78

40

8

2.5

3.8

2.5

.7

_

June

7.3

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.6

4.3

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.5

5.1

5.8

5.8

11

181

728

301

137

71

46

31

20

13

198

1,090

339

0263

494

350

144

Mean

_

-

_

555

142

15.6

149

46.1

113

1.78

_

July

106

73

36

21

14

11

8.7

8J.

6.6

15

138

78

46

26

14

9.2

6.6

5.8

4.3

3.8

16

370

144

63

32

26

17

10

7.3

31

84

Aug.

54

26

106

507

297

76

26

TA

8.1

5.6

4.1

65

381

116

431

184

49

454

426

144

52

27

16

10

7.3

5.1

5.1

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.5

Per sqnare 

 ile

_

_

-

.

2.33

.597

.066

.626

.194

.475

.0075

-

Sept.

Z.2

1.6

1.6

12

5.3

2.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

1.2

1.4

1.3

.9

.6

1.0

.8

1.2

2.2

1.2

1.9

2.5

1.5

.8

.6

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

1*3

Runoff in 

inches

...

-

_

2.69

.67

.08

.70

.22

.55

.008

-

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 see.-ft.). Mar. 10 (12 m.) 3,820 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (6 a.m.} 7..420 

sec.-ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other «tationa in basin.

c Backwater from unknown sources discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations In basin.

Note. Discharge below about 80 second-feet computed from wire-weight gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 311

East Fork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°01'40". long. 84°08'00", at county highway bridge 

oecween Bantam and Afton, 2.1 miles north of Bantam and 4.1 miles southeast of Batavia, 

Clermont County. Datum of gage Is 634.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area. 331 square miles.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 16,800 second-feet Jan.24 (gage height, 16.16 

reet}; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 28; minimum gage height observed, -0.20 foot 

June 9.

Remarks . Records good above 1,500 second-feet and fair below.

Cooperation. Gag

O'orps or Jingin 

Disc

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

86

2,330 

790 

144 

73 

55

b8 

41 

34 

30 

a25

a25 

a20 

a20 

35 

52S

237 

114 

67 

45 

34

35 

1,220 

991 

2,370 

759

e-height record prior to Mar. 1 and IS discharge measurements furnished by 

eers.

barge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Dec.

223 

141 

104 

S4

72

62 

54 

49 

41 

34

30 

28 

24 

72 

11,400

7,130 

1,360 

454 

263 

268

336 

244 

162 

123 

104

9S 

70 

68 

597 

1,110 

369

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj

£*! 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

215 

132 

109 

3,920 

12,000

3,600 

605 

337 

278 

201

221 

519 

646 

334 

233

187 

490 

1,060 

2,640 

793

670 

2,290 

9S6 

11,200 

6,310

2,960 

6,010 

6,720 

1,010 

35S 

212

ber. ..............

 bar 5-3 

 her...

lendar year 

&ry .

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year ............

Feb.

199 

185 

160 

521 

694

458 

430 

300 

201 

171

137 

116 

101 

2,360 

10,700

4,600 

747 

351 

472 

3,180

1,010 

450 

563 

373 

281

267 

189 

267

Secondfoot-days

10,166 

25,174

_

67,255 

29,433 

24,390 

7,069 

729.0 

4,933.0 

1,360.6 

7,114.3 

137.7

-

liar.

217 

150 

127 

120 

114

653 

599 

221 

253 

3,800

1,780 

468 

256 

185 

156

139 

125 

149 

199 183"

150 

150 

442 

343 

195

5,070 

6,550 

1,240 

416 

243 

197

Apr.

187 

203 

166 

125 

111

208 

214 

150 

113 

92

79 

70 

934 

1,130 

600

385 

210 

371 

332 

187

139 

141 

177 

179 

130

91 

98 

106 

75 

66

Maximum

2,370 

11,400

_

12,000 

10,700 

6,550 

1,130 

58 

1,100 

238 

1,270 

30

_

May

58 

53 

46 

41 

35

a30 

a30 

a40 

a35

a30

24 

19 

16 

17 

19

19 

17 

17 

15 

14

16 

24 

2O 

16 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

9.6 

8.4

Minimum

20 

24

_

109 

101 

114 

66 

S.4 

3.2 

7.4 

5.9 

1.6

_

June

S.O 

6.8 

6.2 

5.9 

5.6

5.3 

4.8 

4.2 

3.6 

3.2

3.4 

4.O 

4.6 

9.4 

103

783 

307 

136 

86 

58

43 

32 

24 

71 

1,100

342 

800 

444 

359 

170

Mean

391 

812

_

2,170 

1,053 

803 

236 

23.5 

164 

60.7 

229 

4.59

-

July

92 

84 

53 

33 

22

18 

63 

238 

38 

95

38 

89 

60 

42 

26

19 

14 

11 

9.2 

7.4

47 

176 

144 

83 

52

32 

22 

17 

14 

122 

120

Aug.

75 

45 

259 

1,240 

439

126 

60 

30 

19 

14

10 

7.4 

855 

156 

1,130

392 

169 

1,270 

403 

160

87 

52 

30 

20 

15

12 

9.6 

8.0 

8.0 

7.4 

5.9

Per square 

mile

1.18 

2.45

-

6.56 

3.18 

2.43 

.713 

.071 

.495 

.183 

.692 

.014

-

Sept.

5.0 

4.2 

3.6 

6.2 

30

15 

7.7 

5.6 

4.2 

3.2

2.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

2.8 

3.8 

5.6

4.6 

4.4 

3.4 

2.6 

2.4

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

2.6 

2.0

Runoff in 

inohss

1.14 

2.82

-

7.56 

3.31 

2.80 

.80 

.08 

.55 

.21 

.80 

.02

-

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.)..-- Dec. 15 (4p.m.) 14,800 sec. -ft. s Jan. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 15.70C

a No gage-height reeordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin.

Note. Discharge belov about 25 sec.-ft.May 11 to Aug. 30 computed from wlre-veight gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°08'13", long. 84°14'17", at highway bridge at

Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 507.28 feet

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--477 square miles. 

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights

only), January 1925 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--24 years (1925-49), 547 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 18.86 

 feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.74 foot Oct. 14, 15. 

1915-20, 1925-49: Maximum discharge, 39,400 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height,

23.42 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 foot

Oct. 3-7, 1917. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years),--W 643: Drainage area. W 873: 1938. W 973: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5. Dec. 15, 

19-29, May 20 to June 15, Sept. 16-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.5 

2.8

7.4

15

25

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

82

122

200

329

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

6.8

517

865

1,790

3,130

0.65

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.8

3.9

9.5

18

43

72

140

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.2

4.0

5.5

7.0

201

282

387

660

1,070

2,020

3,220

9.0

11.0

14.5

16.4

5,160

7,640

12,900

17,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

8.1 

6.4 

5.8 

5.3

4.8 

3.6 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2

4.0 

9.5 

11 

8.8 

6.4

9.5 

13 

10 

4.8 

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.0 

3.2 

5.3

Nov.

6.9 

11 

18 

16 

89

3,070 

1,290 

280 

129 

97

99 

80 

70 

56 

49

42 

38 

36 

40

768

419 

196 

109 

77 

62

56 

1,710 

1,410 

3,020 

1,160

Dec.

402 

221 

162 

124 

107

99 

88 

75 

68 

60

53 

50 

56 

64 

13,400

8,260 

1,820 

775 

458 

399

480 

353 

225 

167 

163

120 

glOO gioo

g736 

gl,370 

g710

Jan.

g230 

g!77 

g!79 

6,600 

17,000

5,080 

1,070 

600 

458

364

372 

785 

935 

576 

383

324 

1,010 

1,680 

3,280 

1,300

1,030 

2,860 

1,520 

16,700 

7,920

3,850 

9,060 

8,910 

1,660 

640 

383

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber ..................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. .........................

1. ................. . . . ...

st ..........................

ember .................. ....

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

252 

g215 

g238 

g581 

g985

g785 

g710 

g471 

g314 

g255

218 

183 

163 

3,100 

15,200

6,200 

1,190 

625 

752 

4,340

1,600 

760 

785 

620 

428

416 

308 

357

Seoondf cot-days

165.0 

14,503.9 

31,265

234,536.1

96,936 

42,051 

35,360 

9,950 

1,460 

8,117.0 

2,763 

9,476 

538.7

252,585.6

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec.-ft. ) . De

(1:30 p.m.) 19°,400 sec. -ft. ; 'Mar. *26 (6 p.m.) 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight

liar.

342 

244 

197 

181 

177

740 

878 

353 

317 

5,190

2,560 

775 

432 

298 

249

218 

203 

223 

308 

279

230 

225 

556 

572 

314

6,590 

8,780 

2,100 

925 

572 

332

Apr.

292 

304 

261 

203 

181

292 

314 

236 

177 

151

135 

126 

891 

1,580 

915

625 

338 

484 

498 

282

206 

181 

220 

233 

181

142 

129 

146 

119 

108

Maximum

13 

3,070 

13,400

20,600

17,000 

15,200 

8,780 

1,580 

102 

1,530 

226 

1,550 

64

17,000

c. 15 (9:30 

sec.-ft.; Ja 

13,200 sec. 

gage reading

May

102 

96 

85 

78 

70

64 

57 

69 

58 

54

51 

47 

43 

44 

46

44 

40 

36 

36 

31

31 

34 

35 

34 

29

28 

25 

23 

24 

24 

22

Minimum

1.2 

6.9 

50

1.2

177 

163 

177 

. 108 

22 

6.5 

24 

23 

3.5

1.2

June

20 

16 

13 

12 

12

10 

10 

8.3 

6.5 

6.5

7.7 

43 

24 

12 

454

1,530 

716 

286 

140 

98

74 

60 

47 

351 

1,320

552 

838 

841 

394 

215

Mean

5.32 

483 

1,009

641

3,127 

1,502 

1,141 

332 

47.1 

271 

89.1 

306 

18.0

692

July

142 

102 

90 

63 

49

39 

33 

192 

138 

201

93 

70 

88 

66 

51

39 

31 

26 

24 

24

94 

103 

197 

126 

82

57 

44 

36 

36 

201 

226

Aug.

105 

72 

57 

1,250 

718

183 

98 

62 

42 

30

24 

282 

1,090 

237 

1,170

698 

252 

1*550 

552 

223

122 

82 

57 

43 

34

54 

48 

23 

64 

149 

105

Per square 

 lie

0.011 

1.01 

2.12

1.34

6.56 

3.15 

2.39 

.696 

.099 

.568 

.187 

.642 

.038

1.45

p.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (l 

n. 27 (9 p.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; 

-ft.

8.

Sept.

28 

24 

38 20 

12

28 

25 

16 

14 

30

28 

18 

60 

64 

37

11 

7.1 

8.3 

8.3 

7.1

7.1 

7.7 

8.3 

6.5 

5.5

4.4 

3.5 

3.5 

4.9 

3.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

1.13 

2.44

18.29

7.56 

3.28 

2.76 

.78 

.11 

.63 

.22 

.74 

.04

19.70

a.m.J 

Feb. 15
LICKING RIVER BASIN 313

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'55", long. 83°05'20", at bridge on State High-

 way 90, 0.2 mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, Magoffin 

County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Pork. Datum of gage is 823.80 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 140 square miles.

Hecords available. December 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 140 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 18.41

 feet); no flow Oct. 1-6.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 

feet, from floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Kevlsio'ns (water years). W 923: 1939, 1940, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29 Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

5.2 0 5.5 5.2 8.0 202 5.5 0.2 6.4 31 15.0 

5.3 .1 5.8 22 9.0 318 5.6 1.5 6.6 46 16.0 

5.4 1.2 6.2 45 11.6 652 5.7 3.6 8.0 175 17.0 

5.45 2.7 7.0 108 5.8 6.1 9.0 285 18.0 

6.0 13 13.0 842 

6.2 20 14.0 992

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

5.2 

2.1 

3.7

2.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.1

Nov.

2.1 

2.1

4.2 

4.2 

3.7

57 

125 

62 

38 

33

37 

42 

37 

30 

26

22 

19 

16 

18

27

38 

43 

52 

58 

53

46 

71 

190 

646 

289

Dec.

133 

82 

615 

1,130 

351

207 

141 

109 

83 

65

48 

42 

35 

30 

317

775 

536 

290 

238 

210

166 

129 

101 

86 

81

69 

62 

64 

132 

470 

272

Jan.

181 

140 

129 

196 

776

1,420 

567 

319 

225 

171

140 

126 

111 

97 

85

74 

95 

163 

194 

190

226 

1,040 

874 

610 

449

414 

411 

607 

519 

323 

561

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber............ ..............

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

h. ..........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

785 

477 

332

311 

268

220 

202 

173 

156 

140

122 

111 

108 

1,350 

2,120

1,930 

932 

539 

562 

1,090

764 

515 

375 

284 

239

195 

170 

188

Secondfoot-days

25.1 

2,091.3 

7,069

76,280.2

11,433 

14,658 

8,784 

7,068 

3,472 

675.2 

824.2 

226.0 

42.8

56,368.6

Mar.

177 

162 

152 

140 

129

125 

116 

108 

104

117

122 

116 

112 

109 

106

100 

96 

1,120 

1,080 

490

333 

278 

429 

293 

323

397 

378 

513 

442 

332 

285

Apr.

230

188 

160 

139 

138

242 

253 

280 

240 

199

187 

172 

532 

520 

357

259 

208 

187 

153 

128

114 

118 

137 

120 

109

100 

211 

638 

355 

394

May

526 

382 

277 

216 

175

145 

124 

108 

94 

154

117 

92 

78 

66 

56

104 

78 

56 

a45 

a35

a30

a25 

a 40 

a35 

117

96 

65 

46 

a35 

a30 

a25

Maximum Minimum

5.2 0 

646 2.1 

1,130 30

5,900 0

1,420 74 

2,120 108 

1,120 96 

638 100 

526 25 

143 9.4 

214 5.1 

15 1.4 

7.4 .2

 2,120 0

June

22 

20 

18 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

11 

10

9.4 

9.4 

20 

22 

16

18 

143

74 

37 

26

20 

16 

15 

13 

11

10 

9.4 

18 

22 

15

Mean

0.81 

69.7 

228

208

369 

524 

283 

236 

112 

22.5 

26.6 

7.29 

1.43

154

July

11 

9.1 

7.1 

6.1 

5.6

5.1 

5.4 

7.8 

41 

27

22 

19 

20 

14 

13

12 

18 

106 

214 

78

15 

29 

31 

20 

16

15 

13 

12 

11 

10 

11

1,180 

1,480 

1,920 

2,540

Aug.

13 

9.4 

8.1 

12 

9.1

8.7 

10 

14 

15 

13

6 1 

4 6 

4 6 

3 6 

9 7

10 

12 

12 

11

9.1

6.1

4.6 

3.6 

3.4 

2.6

2.1 

1.7 

1.5 

2.1 

1.9 

1.4

Per square

mile

0.0058 

.498 

1.63

1.49

2.64 

3.74 

2.02 

1.69 

.800 

.161 

.190 

.052 

.010

1.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec.-ft. ).-^Dec. 4 (4 a.m.) 1.480 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (4 a.m.)

Sept.

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.6 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.5 

.6 

1.1 

7.4 

4.8

3.4 

3.2 

1.9 

1.1 

.8

.5 

.6 

1.0 

1.7 

4.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.007 

.56 

1.88

20.26

3.04 

3.89 

2.33 

1.88 

.92 

.18 

.22 

.06 

.01

14.98

1,730 sec.-

ft.; Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 1,240 sec.-ft.j Feb. 14 (8:30 p.m.) 2,870 sec.-ft.; Feb. 20 (12 m.) 1,150 sec. 

ft.; Mar. 18 (8 p.m.) 1,640 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of appearance of recorder chart and records 

for other stations in Licking River Basin.
314 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 C 08'25", long. 83°33'30", at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 300 feet upstream from Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett Creek. Datum 

of gage is 646.48 feet above :iean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage 100 

feet downstream from Carey Branch and 3.8 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 652.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 826 square miles.

Records available.--July 1915 to June 1920 ( gage heights only), May 1928 to September 

1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--14 years (1928-31, 1938-49), 935 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Feb. 17; maximum gage height, 

22.9t> feet Feb. 17; minimum discharge not determined.

1928-31, 1936-37. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Feb. 3. 1939; maximum gage height, 26.22 feet Jan. 25, 1937 from floodmark; minimum discharge, 0.7 secondsecond-foot Oct. 14, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 feet Feb. 9, 1918 (ice gorge).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Auxiliary gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Oct.

1 tt

1

1 ,

f

e4

)

if f e11

19

20 1)

21 k

22

23

24

25

26

27

oo<co

9Q|C9

30

31

I

68

Nov.

2O

20

29

48

55

95

220

172

120

110

110

115

102

85

70

62

58

51

48

46

51

65

70

70

70

75

128

289

1,940

2,380

-

Dec.

1,840

915

664

2,140

2,100

1,970

1,140

700

522

414

346

298

274

259

3,420

k9,230

k7,900

k4,790

k3,100

k2,550

1,760

1,290

985

780

670

578

438

374

582

1,720

1,860

Jan.

1,560

1,140

895

960

3,340

8,300

k6,100

4,170

k2,330

1,420

1,100

915

800

700

625

554

514

538

800

1,140

1,240

3,930

4,920

k4,400

k3,820

k3,690

k3,390

k4,350

k3,560

2,730

2,000

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ................... . . .

February .........................

March .....................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August .....................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 .........

Feb.

1,82O

2,170

2,160

k3,110

k3,720

k2,680

1,970

1,610

1,360

1,160

985

825

725

k2,840

k8,290

klO,2OO

klO,400

8,630

k5,860

k5,410

5,630

4,270

3,360

2,190

1,670

1,370

1,140

1,300

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

213

6,774

55,609

452,046

75,931

96, 855

53,525 

42,545

27,533

4,109

2, *524

361.2

370,397.2

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec,. -ft.) .-Dec

Mar.

1,300

1,160

1,050

955

875

840

840

740

700

1,260

1,520

1,340

1,150

995

875

775

700

3,380

5,100

4,130

3,510

2,180

1,680

1,800

1,860

1,810

2,140

2,290

2,320

2,180

2,070

Apr.

1,720

1,440

1,220

1,040

935

1,250

1,560

1,570

1,440

1,280

1,180

1,160

2,360

3,630

3,720

2,760

1,860

1,470

1,230

1,020

850

765

835

790

710

620

615

775

1,060

1,680

Maximum

2 380

9^230

14,900

8,300 

10,400

5,100

3,720

2,590

1,200 

470

39

10,400

. 16 (9 a.m.;

May

2,590

2,470

2,020

1,540

1,220

995

820

680

574

775

1,620

1,220

835

606

498

43O

478

446

367

307

280

1,380

1,340

915

735

665

510

434

319

256

208

Minimum

20

259

_

514

725

700

615

208

29

55

37 

3.2

_

June

175

150

130

112

98

85

78

80

78

75

78

88

78

92

92

80

95

120

125

!81

122

90

68

53

42

33

29

34

1,200

348

Mean

6.9

226

1,794

1,235

2,449

3,459

1,727

1 , 418 

888

137

143

81.4

12.0

1,015

July

178

130

102

80

66

55

102

128

145

132

470

406

235

199

196

155

132

112

105

102

181

199

138

115

108

100

85

70

60

65

68

Aug.

55

78

65

100

70

32

68

68

92

138

108

90

80

60

65

125

181

172

118

110

82

65

60

75

72

48

37

37

42

37

Per square 

 ile

0.0084

.274

2.17

1.50

2 96

4.19

2.09

1.72

1 .08

.173

.099

.015

1.23

44

Sept.

39

29

24

20

20

18

14

11

11

8.0

6.4

4.8

3.2

3.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

16

16

8.0

6.4

9.6

8.0

4.8

3.2

3.2

8.0

16

20

16

Runoff in

inches

0.01

.30

P.50

20.34

3 42

4 36

2.41

1.92

1.24 

.19

.20

.11 

.02

16.68

9,280 sec. -ft. : Jan. 6 (10 a.m.) 8.51O secft.1 FOB. 17 (3 a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.

a Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of a. discharge measurement and 

records for other stations in Licking River Basin.

k Computed using fall as a factor.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 315

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°26', long. 83°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 68 and 

state Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springs, Nicholas County, l£ miles upstream from Indian 

Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Fleming Creek. 

Datum of gage is 560.73 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 1.740 square miles (including that of Indian Run).

Records available. April 1938 to September 1949 (include flow of Indian Run).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,112 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 30.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 8 second-feet Oct. 6-8.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 35,900 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 7.0 second-feet Oct. 12, 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 47.4 feet in January 1937.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in seoona-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 

May 25 to Sept. 3O)

2.8 8 4.7 281 13. O 5,50O 

3.O 19 5.5 543 2O.O 1O,80O 

3.2 34 6.5 1,070 3O.1 19,400 

3.5 64 8.O 2,020 

4.0 134 10. O 3,37O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

11 

10 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

9 

9

12 

12 

11 

10 

9

8 

12 

15 

17 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

17

18 

18 

19 

19 

18 

19

Nov.

22 

22 

25 

26 

32

740 

362 

351 

426 

323

302 

328 

291 

253 

23O

206 

168 

147 

132 

148

131 

124 

123 

124 

128

134 

393 

850 

3,370 

4,77O

Dec.

3,790 

2,34O 

1,130 

1,310 

2,230

2,68O 

2,380 

1,640 

1,04O 

800

629 

547 

47O 

1,240 

8,650

13,000 

14,500 

14,900 

12,6OO 

9,100

5,80O 

3,440 

2,250 

1,680 

1,37O

1,180 

1,020 

96O 

2,430 

2,740 

3,44O

Jan.

2,98O 

2,370 

1,880 

2,980 

5,950

9,320 

11,500 

10,20O 

6,850 

4,070

2,240 

1,710 

1,49O 

1,330 

1,200

1,080 

976 

905 

1,800 

2,010

2,730 

4,630 

7,750 

10,7OO 

12,800

13,900 

13,800 

13,900 

11,600 

8,65O 

5,200

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ......

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,480 

2,820 

3,23O 

5,200 

7,600

7,45O 

5,280 

3,720 

2,820 

2,250

1,75O 

1,550 

1,700 

8,350 

16,3OO

19,200 

19,400 

18,000 

15,800 

15,500

13,200 

1O.40O 

7,680 

5.72O 

3,930

2,820 

2,360 

2,80O

Seoondfoot-days

40f 

14,68] 

121, 28f

1,033,06^

178,50] 

210, 31( 

114, 88( 

77,54< 

48,45: 

5,24. 

7,75^ 

9,885 

l,01f

789,96]

Mar.

3,200 

3,020 

2,27O 

2,01O 

1,810

1,920 

1,840 

1,730 

1,700 

4,350

4,77O 

4,O70 

2,810 

2,2OO 

1,810

1,600 

1,500 

4,770 

8,95O 

9,250

7,3OO 

5,500 

4,000 

3,12O 

2,830

3,370 

4,980 

4,980 

4,380 

3,720 

5,12O

Apr.

4,83O 

3,540 

2,680 

2,180 

1,820

2.O2O 

2,290 

2,670 

2,48O 

1,970

1,5OO 

1,86O 

2,670 

5,28O 

6,320

5,800 

4,360 

3,030 

2,370 

2,010

1,67O 

1,500 

1,450 

1,42O 

1,330

1,200 

1,710 

1,780 

1,84O 

1,96O

Maximum

5 19

4,770

5 14,900

I 35,200

13,900 

) 19,400 

) 9,250 

) 6,320 

5 4,200 

> 905 

I 1,030 

) 1,760 

> 81

L 19,4OO

Peak discharge (base, 16,OOO sec. -ft. ). Feb. 16 (12 p.

May

3,230 

4,200 

3,650 

2,84O 

2,120

1,670 

1,34O 

1,120 

1,190 

1,660

2,740 

4,040 

2,150 

1,420 

1,070

872 

740 

707 

729 

592

5O9 

5O9 

1,440 

2,160 

1,450

1,090 

1,O7O 

762 

587 

437 

359

Minimum

8 

22 

470

8

9O5 

1,550 

1,500 

1,200 

359 

60 

97 

66 

17

a

June

284 

234 

199 

167 

145

124 

112 

93 

81 

74

294' 60 

195 

181 

145

179 

175 

148 

128 

134

145 

177 

158 

145 

124

110 

102 

93 

134 

9O5

Mean

13.1 

489 

3,912

2,823

5,758 

7,511 

3,7O6 

2,585 

1,563 

175 

25O 

319 

33.9

2,164

July

375 

262 

202 

164 

131

120 

97 

148 

112 

122

204 

301 

639 

1,030 

514

353 

298 

276 

248 

276

267 

210 

210 

230 

187

153 

145 

136 

118 

100 

121

Aug.

106 

97 

118 

106 

145

152 

171 

148 

160 

138

124 

145 

167 

219 

1,760

1,270 

839 

839 

718 

729

378 

234 

177 

129 

116

90 

129 

216 

121 

82 

66

Per square 

mile

O.OO75 

.281 

2.25

1.62

3.31 

4.32 

2.13 

1.49 

.898 

.101 

.144 

.183 

,O19

1.24

m. ) 19,500 sec. -ft.

Sept.

66 

60 

57 

54 

43

81 

71 

55 

42 

33

30

27 

25 

22 

20

2O 

21 

24 

24 

22

23 

25 

23 

22 

22

21 

20

18 

18 

17

Runoff in 

inohm

0.009 

.31 

2.59

22.09

3.82 

4.50 

2.46 

1.66 

1.04 

.11 

.17 

.21 

.02

16.90
316 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

.Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°35i52", long. 84°16'00", at county highway bridge 

at McKinneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles upstream 

from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Fork. Datum of gage is 520.83 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,280 square miles.

Hecoras available.--July 1924 to August 1926, November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years (1924-25, 1939-49), 2,674 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 30.42 

feet); minimum, 9.5 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 3.87 feet).

1924-26 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 54,100 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

47.59 feet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 18, 1943.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage about equal to that of Apr. 13, 1948, from 

floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Kevislo'ns. W 953: Drainage area.

9.5

11

19

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

4.5 96

4.7 150

4.9 225

5.2 375

5.6 615

6.5 1,200

8.5

10.5

12.5

19.0

30.0

2,650

4,55O

6,610

14,000

28,80O

Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

72 

1O7

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.9 

6.5

149

219

313

491

891

1,310

7.3 1,880

9.0 3,210

12.5 6,610

15.1 9,470

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

14

13

13

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

10

10

10

11

11

10

13

18

17

17

16

15

14

15

16

17

16

16

17

17

22

Nov.

25

26

37

36

59

1,890

712

442

478

454

414

353

331

285

252

221

185

154

154

300

256

164

141

129

120

141

1,710

1,010

5,O40

5,290

-

Dec.

5,520

3,520

2,140

1,460

1,720

2,750

2,630

2,180

1,390

986

778

634

544

604

15,600

18,500

18,200

17,100

15,400

12,200

7,820

4,760

2,990

2,170

1,790

1,490

1,260

1,080

3,030

3,890

4,160

Jan.

3,910

3,080

2,340

3,010

10,500

11,700

13,700

12,600

10,100

6,460

3,220

2,220

1,900

1,710

1,540

1,380

1,260

1,350

3,440

3,010

3,130

5,550

8,400

17,300

19,400

20,300

19,900

19,900

16,200

12,100

7,720

Month

October .................... .

November .........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ....................... ....

April .......................... .

May ..............................

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r .............

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,790

3,440

3,260

6,480

9,040

9,790

7,410

4,920

3,740

2,980

2,470

2,090

1,840

12,400

24,800

28,600

24,800

21,100

18,600

19,800

16,900

13,900

10,600

7,890

5,360

3,720

2,940

3,340

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

432

20,809*

158,296

1,390,588.

248,330

277,000

157,660

109,980

58,751

11,243

11,650

17,469

1,518

1,073,138..

Mar.

4,120

4,070

3,060

2,520

2,240

3,190

2,680

2,460

2,690

9,060

7,730

6,620

4,210

3,060

2,480

2,120

1,910

4,640

9,350

11,100

9,400

7,590

5,970

4,190

3,550

4,010

7,690

7,540

6,230

5,060

7,120

Apr.

6,440

5,000

3,680

2,950

2,550

2,970

2,960

3,350

3,100

2,750

2,450

2,300

6,770

8,570

8,760

7,640

6,140

4,360

3,270

2,750

2,300

2,080

1,990

1,940

1,860

1,650

2,130

2,430

2,570

2,270

-

Maximum

3 22

5,290

18 , 500

5 53,300

20,300

28,600

11,100

8,760

4,570

2 590 1)200

3,520

200

3 28 , 600

May

2,870

4,570

4,510

3,600

2,780

2,190

1,820

1,530

1,340

1,680

2,180

4,150

3,230

2,010

1,500

1,200

995

884

870

802

700

713

858

2,590

2,050

1,670

1,670

1,300

1,000

829

660

Minimum

25'9 5

544

9.5

1,260

1,840

1,910

1,650

660

126

137

117

19

9.5.

June

542

460

380

324

283

241

215

186

166

152

156

2,590

460

293

g346

gl.110

g700

g404

g273

g215

189

189

219

208

172

152

166

137

126

189

-

Mean

14.0

694

5,106

3,799

8,011

9,893

5,086

3,666

1,895

375

376

564

50.6

2,940

July

1,190

653

368

250

193

162

137

204

237

182

241

283

614

1,010

1,200

562

472

416

346

324

380

324

241

278

273

232

212

186

166

162

152

Aug.

137

129

117

193

228

254

189

245

241

189

149

129

327

1,180

1,300

3,520

2,740

1,410

981

822

562

362

268

212

166

137

120

208

562

223

169

Per square 

mile

0.0061

.304

2.24

1.67

3.51

4.34

2.23

1.61

.831

.164

.165

.247

.022

1.29

Sept.

200

129

94

81

74

66

83

85

72

61

51

43

36

31

29

26

25

30

33

26

30

31

27

24

23

23

22

22

22

19

"

Runoff in 

inches

0.007

.34

2.58

22.68

4.05

4.52

2.57

1.79

.96

.18

.19

.28

.02

17.49

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 26 (4 p.m.) 21,500 sec.-ft.j Feb. 16 (3 a.m.) 29,400 

see.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on dally readings of electric tape gage and recorded range In stage.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 317

Licking River at Catawba, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°43', long. 84°19', three-quarters of a mile east 

or uatawba, Pendleton County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Kincaid Creek. 

Datum of gage is 498.37 feet above mean sea level (Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bench mark).

Drainage area.--3,250 square miles.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1949. July 1916 to September 1920 at site half 

a mile downstream (July to September 1916 and October 1917 to September 1920, gage 

heights only).

Average discharge. 22 years (1916-17, 1928-49), 3,966 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,700 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 32.27 

reet); minimum daily, 14 second-feet Oct. 10.

1916-20, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 86,300 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

47.0 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1937. W 953: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

4.2 14 4.7 87 5.8 597 13.0 10,000 

4.3 22 4.9 145 6.2 900 16.0 15,200 

4.4 33 5.1 218 6.8 1,430 20.0 22,900 

4.5 47 5.3 306 8.0 2,740 25.0 32,900 

4.6 65 5.5 410 10.0 5,300 31.7 47,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

23 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

18 

a!6 

a!4

alS 

a!5 

alS 

a!5 

a!5

alS 

a!7 

a20 

19 

19

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

18 

18 

18 

18 

20

Nov.

21 

23 

34 

37 

76

3,930 

2,050 

1,320 

1,250 

884

456 

456 

537 

505 

427

388 

336 

292 

269 

626

a500 

a300 

a200 

a!70 

a!50

a!50 

a2,000 

a2,000 

a6,000 

a7,000

Dec.

7,440 

4,420 

2,900 

2,030 

1,930

3,020 

2,960 

2,560 

1,720 

1,270

1,030 

876 

768 

837 

22,500

30,400 

28,100 

23,400 

18,200 

14,500

10,500 

6,660 

4,380 

3,180 

2,510

2,080 

1,720 

1,460 

2,580 

7,540 

7,230

Jan.

5,880 

4,480 

3,440 

4,360 

16,300

17,800 

18,100 

15,000 

11,800 

7,960

4,580 

3,060 

2,550 

2,230 

2,000

1,770 

1,620 

1,610 

4,850 

4,780

4,700 

7,220 

9,340 

24,400 

26,300

28,800 

30,600 

30,200 

23,900 

16,300 

10,100

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

6,510 

4,780 

4,090 

7,180 

10,700

12,400 

9,580 

6,640 

5,080 

4,130

3,380 

2,820 

2,430 

14,600 

37,800

47,200 

36,700 

25,500 

19,800 

24,100

22,900 

17,800 

12,800 

9,390 

6,720

4,840 

3,870 

3,990

Secondfoot-days

552 

32,387 

220,703

1,902,346

346,030 

367,730 

210,010 

138,850 

59,122 

27,442 

19,116 

23,130 

2,633

1,447,702

Mar.

4,750 

5,170 

4,080 

3,350 

2,970

4,260 

3,680 

3,110 

3,420 

13,900

10,900 

9,150 

6,030 

4,390 

3,520

2,980 

2,580 

4,880 

12,100 

14,800

11,600 

8,690 

7,570 

5,470 

4,570

7,360 

10,800 

10,400 

8,740 

6,560 

8,230

Apr.

9,130 

7,300 

5,090 

3,950 

3,260

4,140 

3,680 

3,930 

3,630 

3,180

2,790 

2,550 

7,070 

12,900 

11,300

9,860 

7,590 

5,550 

4,220 

3,410

2,850 

2,480 

2,300 

2,160 

2,050

1,790 

1,850 

3,170 

3,040 

2,630

Maximum

23 

7,000 

30,400

85,400

30,600 

47,200 

14,800 

12,900 

4,710 

8,970 

3,780 

5,240 

297

47,200

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 sec. -ft. ). Jan. 27 (11 p.

May

2,730 

4,270 

4,710 

3,920 

3,020

2,320 

1,850 

1,550 

1,370 

1,510

1,820 

3,750 

3,900 

2,330 

1,620

1,280 

1,050 

917 

868 

828

730 

820 

820 

2,260 

1,970

1,590 

1,510 

1,280 

994 

844 

692

Minimum

14 

21 

768

14

1,610 

2,430 

2,580 

1,790 

692 

184 

191 

133 

33

14

June

577 

487 

427 

372

331

288 

260 

231 

203 

184

184 

2,200 

715 

550 

3,320

8,970 

2,330 

1,060 

663 

543

378 

331 

301 

311 

399

469 

466 

367 

274 

252

Msan

17.8 

1,080 

7,119

5,198

11,160 

13,130 

6,775 

4,628 

1,907 

915 

617 

746 

87.7

3,966"

July

767 

768 

445 

311 

239

199 

257 

3,780 

775 

456

626 

557 

524 

868 

2,000

985 

641 

530 

468 

439

537 

445 

346 

301

311

265 

243 

210 

191 

248 

384

Aug.

207 

170 

152 

133 

243

427 

283 

256 

356

311

247 

244 

288 

799 

1,030

5,240 

4,120 

2,270 

1,480 

1,030

790 

530 

394 

316 

252

207 

176 

166 

479 

331 

203

Per square 

mile

0.0055 

.332 

2.19

1.60

3.43 

4.04 

2.08 

1.42 

.587 

.282 

.190 

.230 

.027

1.22

m.) 33,900 see. -ft. ; Feb. 16 (5

Sept.

210 

297 

199 

148 

126

114 

103 

117 

111 

92

111 

117 

90 

74 

63

56 

49 

47 

52 

52

44 

47 

49 

44 

41

39 

36 

36 

34 

33

Runoff in 

inches

0.006 

.37 

2.53

21.78

3.96 

4.21 

2.40 

1.59 

.68 

.31 

.22 

.26 

.03

16.57

a.m.) 48.700

sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of recorda for other stations In Licking River 

Basin.

Note. Discharge computed from graph baaed on twice-daily readings of outside staff gage Oct. 20 to 

NovTTo.
318 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Trlplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°10'45"> long. 83°25'55"> at Morehead, Rowan 

CourfEy, 1.1 miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, 

and 12.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.5 square miles.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 9.53 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 11.41 feet; no flow for many days.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 15,700 second-feet Apr. 8, 1948 (gage height, 12.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 11.41 feet; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 18.9 feet in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Morehead Water Supply Co.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Mar. 17, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Bee. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

°-95 O 1.5 8.8 2.2 133 0.9 0 1.4 6.5 2.2 

1-0 -1 1.6 18 2.S 303 1.0 .2 1.5 11 2.5 

1-1 .* 1.7 29 4.8 990 1.1 .7 1.6 17 4.3 

1-2 1.0 1.8 44 5.8 1,420 1.2 1.8 1.7 26 5.2 

1-3 2.0 1.9 61 6.7 1,920 1.3 3.6 1.9 56 6.0 

1.4 4.2 2.O 82

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

o

.4

.1 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3

Nov.

0.8 

.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

49

34 

18 

10 

8.S

9.4 

8.S 

7.8 

5.8 

4.6

3.9

3.9 

3.3 

4.2 

3.6

3.6 

3.9 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

7.8 

74 

125 

305 

92

Dec.

49 

32 

40 

49 

40

30 

23 

19 

13 

11

8.3 

7.8 

7.2 

7.2 

1,890

1,100 

250 

107 

220 

152

89 

58 

42 

36 

29

22 

19 

18 

76 

118 

79

Jan.

56 

42 

36 

37 

1,160

244 

115 

77 

54 

42

34 

33 

29 

26 

23

22 

21 

22 

48 

51

17S 

510 

182 

328 

394

508 

546 

376 

155 

91 

79

Feb.

58 

51 

53 

451 

185

111 

35 

66 

54 

46

37 

33 

32 

1,520 

1,280

367 

160 

105 

228 

463

193 

148 

140 

107 

87

67 

62 

160

Urmth Seoond- 11011111 foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .................... . . .

mber .........................

2.9 

801.8 

4,641.5

lendar year 1948 ............ 31,442.3

ary

1..................... .......

st ...................... ...

ember ........................

5,519 

6,349 

3,286 

3,272 

1,301.1 

99.1 

7O5.5 

36O.9 

14.7

ter year 1948-49 ............ 26,353.5

Mar.

128 

97 

81 

66 

62

71 

67 

62 

64 

224

14S 

103 

79 

64 

56

46 

45 

572 

202 

US

87 

75 

67 

60 

62

71 

91 

89 

81 

83 

165

Apr.

125 

99 

83 

71 

67

103 

113 

109 

89 

75

101 

189 

448 

205 

196

120 

93 

87 

73 

64

5S 

66 

69 

64 

56

50 

83 

105 

85 

126

May

160 

101 

75 

66 

56

50 

42 

26 

22 

66

85 

54 

42 

32 

25

21 

16 

12 

9.6 

8.3

10 

78 

32 

31 

64

39 

25 

19 

14 

11 

9.2

Maxinum Mininun

0.4 0 

305 .6 

1,890 7.2

2,060 0

1,160 21 

1,520 32 

572 45 

448 50 

160 8.3 

13 .8 

290 .5 

97 1.6 

1.6 0

1,890 0

June

7.4 

6.2 

5.3 

4.5

3.9

3.1 

2.7 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

3.2. 

3.2 

2.9 

2.7 

2.5

3.1 

2.9 

2.2 

2.2 

1.7

1.5 

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.9 

.9 

13 

7.4 

4.8

Mean

0.09 

26.7 

150

85.9

178 

227 

106 

109 

42.0 

3.30 

22.8 

11.6 

.49

72.2

July

3.4 

2.9 

2.5 

2.2 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

2.5 

2.2 

17

13 

153 

290 

51 

24

14

15 

19 

18 

11

9.2 

7.4 

5.9 

7.0 

5.0

3.9 

3.2 

7.8 

.5 

2.S 

7.4

115 

190 

730 

1,080 

1,540

Aug.

5.6 

4.8 

4.2 

13

13

9.6 

7.0 

55 

29 

11

S.5 

4.8 

4.8 

3.4 

4.5

5.3

7.0 

97 

23 

12

7.8 

5.9 

5.6 

3.9

3.1

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

1.7 

l.B

Per square

0.0019 

.562 

3.16

1.81

3.75 

4.78 

2.23 

2.29 

.884 

.069 

.480 

.244 

.010

1.52

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (9 a.m.) 4.500 sec. -ft. i Jan. 5 (ll a.i

Sept.

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4

1.4 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

.5 

.2

.1 

.1

.2

.1 

1.2 

.6 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.9 

.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.002 

.63 

3.63

24.62

4.32 

4.97 

2.57 

2.56 

1.02 

.08 

.55 

.28 

.01

20.62

I.) 5,470
LICKING RIVER BASIN 319

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°32'55", long. 83°47'30", at bridge on State Highway 

4iy, ITJ miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and 1-| miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 118 square miles.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 11.7 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 4.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, about 22.7 feet in July 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to Sept. 3O)

0.45 

.5

2.4 

5.0

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

20

39

62

115

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.4 

10.1

200

300

580

1,520

3,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

.2

5.7

67

19

8.3

7.6

13

24

16

7.6

6.0

5.0

4.2

2.9

1.3

.7

2.7

2.0

2.7

2.0

2.0

8.8

87

300

680

184

-

Dec.

122

58

37

33

31

25

19

17

14

12

7.6

7.6

7.6

11

3,360

1,760

294

160

139

132

121

94

96

54

46

70

61

31

350

260

146

Jan.

87

72

64

350

2,370

490

196

142

96

77

72

69

69

69

62

57

55

154

478

254

260

680

1,270

2,350

2,440

3,170

1,050

960

350

210

164

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............... ....... ...

May ..............................

June .............................

July .................. . .

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

al50

a!30

79

660

378

244

162

145

118

97

77

67

68

2,170

3,020

1,160

288

184

375

1,280

335

230

204

156

136

128

124

116

-

-

-

Seccndfoot-days

0

1,459.7

7,545.8

68,123.3

18,187

12 , 281

7,904 

5,307

1,681.1

1,160.6

531.1

5, 886 . 8

11.2

61,955.3

Mar.

aloO

96

94

82

88

312

170

120

145

1,440

348

216

152

115

100

82

78

430

358

260

142

145

262

133

110

325

1,000

315

188

148

350

Apr.

184

136

112

90

79

106

106

72

61

52

49

51

880

1,120

430

192

162

130

102

78

72

69

154

144

78

41

162

208

103

84

-

Maximum

0

680

3,360

9,890

3,170

3,020

1,440 

1,120

184

348

170

2,170

2.0

3,360

Bay

103

95

67

44

40

33

29

29

29

168

134

79

55

43

33

26

20

14

11

9.2

7.6

154

184

67

51

63

36

24

14

11

8.3

Minimum

0

0

7.6

0

55

67

78

41

7 6

2

3

1

1

0

June

5.7

3.7

2.7

2.0

1.4

.9

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

40

47

47

19

82

79

37

22

8.8

8.3

5.7

2.4

1.3

.9

11

146

348

180

57

-

Mean

0

48. 7

243

186

587

439

255

177

54. 2

38!7

17.1

190 .3'

170

July

19

10

6.0

2.7

1.3

.7

.7

15

78

73

4.7

2.7

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.5

3.2

1.8

.6

.4

.3

170

94

8.0

4.2

2.0

.9

.4

3.7

24

Aug.

5.7

1.3

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

2,170

400

920

1,870

228

108

69

56

17

10

7.0

5.3

4.2

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.3

1.0

Per square 

Dile

0

.413

2.06

1.58

4.97

3.72 2 , 16

1.50

.459

. 328

.145

1.61

.0032

1.44

Sept.

2.0

1.6

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

Runoff in 

inches

0

.46

2.38

21.46

5.73

2)49

1.67

.53

.37

.17

1 PtK X. Do

.004

19.53

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 sec.-ft.) . Dec. 15 (7 p.m.) 4,260 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (l p.m.) 4,140 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and by Interpolation.
320 LICKING RIVER BASIN

South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°23'27", long. 84°18'11", at bridge on State Highways 

32 and 36, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, in pool formed by old mill dam 2.6 miles 

downstream, 0.4 mile downstream from Grays Run, and 48 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 688.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--615 square miles.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 703 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 17.75 

teet); minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 25; minimum gage height, 1.36 feet Aug. 24.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 35,300 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 

feet); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal water plant. Gage read twice 

daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1943(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Nov.

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

736

824

244

122

122

88

98

88

68

51

55

51

44

38

59

68

128

110

93

78

88

315

552

1,980

2,830

-

Dec.

1,180

650

487

400

336

294

272

244

216

181

122

68

51

82

6,040

11,300

7,640

3,940

2,000

2,650

1,760

1,050

744

605

501

358

258

343

1,580

3,700

2,120

Jan.

1,140

792

650

680

4,240

6,300

3,620

1,510

1,060

768

620

530

444

408

350

301

272

287

1,340

1,640

1,110

2,460

2,840

2,980

5,980

7,430

6,730

7,930

4,540

2,140

1,360

Month

October ...........................

Ncvsmber .........................

December .......................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ............... ....

February .......................

Harch ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............. . . ....

July ..........................

August ....................... .

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,010

7bO

628

1,490

3,260

1,880

1,390

1,190

925

744

605

487

465

4,660

16,000

13,400

5,460

2,140

1,770

5,460

4,440

2,290

1,550

1,140

900

712

575

792

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

86 * £

8, 942 ,4 

51,172

395,646.4

72 452

76, 123

42, 682

25,857

2,856

3,310

4, 78O. £ 

254.6

297,311.7

Mar.

1,050

784

642

552

487

458

429

365

415

2,310

2,520

1,500

1,040

760

590

516

458

2,290

5,300

2,650

1,570

1,080

1,120

1,030

824

882

2,360

2,950

1,810

1,290

2,650

Apr.

2,710

1,430

942

728

6O5

628

620

516

386

329

315

315

874

2,700

2,520

1,550

959

784

620

487

400

350

650

615

570

520

640

824

660

610

Maximum

3.3

2 830

11^300

30, 700

7,930

16,000

5,300

2,710

785 

575

520

1,280 

12

16,000

May

610

650

625

540

476

412

320

246

204

270

615

785

610

500

428

332

240

152

93

46

e30

e32

e30

38

126

116

95

54

e45

e40

e35

Minimum

2.5

2.4

51

2.4

272

465 

365

315

30

5

s!i

1.8

June

e30

e27

e25

e23

e8

ell

e!3

e!4

e!6

e20

e3O

67

100

95

e30

575

492

270

324

276

163

95

38

e24

e!7

e22

e!7

e!3

ell

elO

Mean

2

298

1,651

1,081

2 337

2*719

1,377

284

107* 95 .2

154

8.49

815

July

e8

e7

e7

e7

e6

e5

e5

312

520

448

240

67

496

294

110

e60

e45

e80

e80

e50

e30

e40

elOO

e!20

e70

e30

e!5

e9

e7

e7

e35

Aug.

e70

elOO

e75

e50

e70

258

219

88

e!5

e20

e!8

e30

e50

e35

54

1,280

1,000

695

432

131

e40

elO

e4.5

e2.0

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

3.6

12

11

Per square 

mile

O.0046

.485

2.68

1.76

3

4i42

2.24

1.40

.462

.155

.174

.250

.014

1.33

Sept.

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

10

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.1

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.1

Runoff in 

inches

O.OO5

* 54

3.09

23.92

4 . 38

4!ec 2 58

1. 56

.53

.17

.20

.29

.02

17.96

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (2 a.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (6 p.m.) 18.30O

sec.-ft.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, engineer's notes, and records for nearby stations.
MILL CREEK BASIN 321

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13'15", long. 84°26'50", in sec. 32, R. 1, T. 

4, at Reading, 1 mile upstream from West Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 531.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area. 73.1 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 13.21 

1'eet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 2, 3.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 5,780 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 16.00 

feet); no flow for several days in August, September, October, 1940, September 1941, 

and on Aug. 25, 1944.

Remarks. Records good above 20 second-feet and fair below. Some diversion by industrial 

plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage at times.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 9-26, 

Dec. 15, Apr. 11 to June 15, June 29 to Aug. 4, Sept. 8-30

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

2.2 

4.0

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

6.5 

9.4

4.4 

4.8 

5.3 

6.0

7.1

92

169 63

124

6.3

8.0

9.4

11.0

411

880

1,340

,960

11.6 2,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

gO. 5

g-3

g.3

g.8

gl.4

gl.O

gl.O

g-8

gl.O

g.7

2.3

gl.3

gl.O

g.9

gl.Z

gl.2

25

2.9

1.7

1.2

gl.O

gl.O

g.6

gl.4

E2.3

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.6

2.7

Nov.

2.9

2.9

6.3

3.5

299

549

52

24

17

40

23

16

16

14

12

11

12

10

47

104

32

22

17

14

13

17

147

207

296

72

-

Dec.

45

32

27

21

21

19

16

14

13

12

11

12

12

35

1,400

306

124

78

69

59

42

39

33

30

26

18

18

19

128

78

40

Jan.

30

25

24

1,270

1,850

314

152

111

82

74

88

147

103

71

57

116

454

389

559

134

158

232

164

2,210

524

662

1,060

902

192

108

88

Month

October ..........................

November .................. .... .

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ............. .......

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

66

56

52

101

77

66

80

62

58

51

40

40

40

495

1,560

320

155

110

118

300

126

176

141

100

88

69

61

61

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

66.5

2,098.6

2,797

25,289.9

12,350

4,669

4,801

1,091

232. 2

eosis

432.7

500. C

346.7

29,990.2

Mar.

46

42

42

40

38

91

50

42

81

592

163

94

69

59

56

49

50

66

66

56

50

185

123

73

59

957

1,040

218

126

94

84

Apr.

77

67

55

47

58

61

50

44

38

33

31

31

4S

48

55

32

34

39

30

25

23

24

26

19

16

16

21

16

13

13

-

Maximum

25

549

1,400

2,070

2,210

1,560

1,040

77

13

160

108

97

86

2,210

May

13

13

11

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

6.4

6.7

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.0

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

9.0

8.6

11

6.4

6.7

5.5

7.0

4.9

3.8

2.7

2.9

3.8

Minimum

0.3

2.9

11

.1

24

40

38

13

2.7

3.8

6.4

3.8

2.9

.3

June

4.3

4.0

5.5

5.5

3.8

4.3

5.5

5.8

5.2

6.4

9.4

5.2

u.4

8.2

26

69

32

21

9.4

8.6

12

10

10

25

50

30

160

31

17

15

-

Mean

2.15

70.0

90.2

69.1

398

167

155

36 4

7 49

20 2

14 0

16 1

11 6

82.2

July

13

11

7.4

6.4

9.1

11

11

10

11

16

10

10

10

10

13

9.8

7.0

8.6

9.8

15

108

24

12

7.8

8.6

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.4

18

8.0

Aug.

7.8

9.0

9.4

44

12

8.6

5.8

7.4

9.0

16

11

22

8.6

3.8

37

29

14

17

11

9.0

5 5

6 1

9 4

8 6

8 6

9.0

17

97

27

11

9.4

Per square 

mile

Sept.

9.4

9.0

5.8

19

29

86

16

11

9.4

6.1

4.0

6.4

7.4

7.8

9.0

7.8

4.9

8.2

6.7

8.6

8.2

14

9.0

4.8

2.9

5.5

7.0

7.8

7.8

8.2

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO sec.-f t.). Dec. 15 (9 a.m.) 2,150 sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 3,260 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 19:30 a.m.) 2.970 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 2,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 

2,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 1,960 see.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.
322 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°12'05", long. 84°28'10", in SW£ sec. 1, R. 1,

 T. 3, at Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge at Carthage, 1 mile downstream from West Fork and 

11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 512.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum.

Drainage area.--116 square miles.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,040 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 13.11

 feet); no flow Oct. 1-17, 24.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet May 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.21 

feet); no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 borne diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented by ground-water 

pumpage.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.9 0 1.4 16 2.0 129 1.0 1.9 1.5 35 2.6 

1.0 1.0 1.5 25 2.3 231 1.1 5.1 1.6 46 3.4 

1.1 3.0 1.6 37 2.7 399 1.2 11 1.7 59 4.6 

1.2 6.0 1.7 53 4.1 1,080 1.3 18 2.1 123 5.2 

10 1.8 74 1.4 26 2.3 161 9.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO

59 

6.4 

3.0 

1.6

1.0 

.5 

.8 

0 

2.4

2.0 

.7 

2.4 

2.2 

2.8 

3.3

Nov.

5.1 

3.6 

15 

8.4 

600

1,070 

109 

35 

20 

53

50 

29 

22

16 

13

10 

12 

11 

72 

190

53 

33 

25 

19 

15

16 

242 

344 

572 

151

Dec.

82 

55 

43 

35

32

30

20 

18 

15 

14

12 

15 

16 

28 

2,620

341 

147 

111 

101 

96

90 

80 

66 

59 

54

a50 

a45 

a40

a!50 

137 

74

Jan.

58 

49 

47 

2,390 

2,820

418 

233 

187 

145 

128

147 

224

177 

136 

111

169 

675 

540 

875 

207

242 

334 

239 

3,830 

794

1,000 

1,980 

1,190 

258 

175 

147

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber........... ...............

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . .

1 ....................... .

st ..........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

120 

95 

87 

149 

137

111 

130 

104 

100 

85

71 

65 

65 

846 

2,730

414 

213 

159 

167 

418

182 

237 

194 

145 

128

104 

95 

95

Second 

foot-days

88.1 

3,814.1 

4,676

43,700.9

19,925 

7,446 

7,653 

1,282 

320.8 

900.1 

835.7 

700.2 

448.0

48,089.0

Mar.

74 

66 

65 

60 

62

166 

100 

71 

118 

1,050

248 

157 

120 

98 

88

76 

76 

98 

123 

98

85 

261 

182 

113 

90

1,660 

1,610 

254 

153 

120 

111

Apr.

103 

87 

70 

56 

59

79 

55 

46 

38 

33

37 

35 

52 

55 

66

38 

42 

49 

37 

30

28 

27 

27 

21 

19

19 

25 

20 

15 

14

Maximum

59 

1,070 

2,620

3,670

3,830 

2,730 

1,660 

103 

21 

167 

542 

118 

117

3,830

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 (6 a.m

May

15 

17 

14

12 

11

12 

9.7 

8.6 

9.2

11

9.2 

8.6 

8.0 

7.4 

8.6

8.6 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

11

13 

21 

18 

13 

9.2

13 

8.0 

6.3 

4.8 

4.5 

5.1

Minimum

0 

3.6 

12

0

47 

65 

60 

14 

4.5 

2.9 

4.1 

4.1 

2.9

0

June

5.1 

5.1 

6.3 

3.8 

2.9

4.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

7.4

9.7 

7.4 

8.0 

11 

33

145 

63 

30 

12 

9.2

17 

14 

13 

34 

162

29 

167 

42 

22 

16

Mean

2.84 

127 

151

119

643 

266 

247 

42.7 

10.3 

30.0 

27.0 

22.6 

14.9

132

July

12 

8.0 

4.5 

4.5 

8.0

10 

7.4 

6.3 

5.7 

.17

8.0 

10 

9.7 

8.6 

13

7.4 

5.7 

6.8 

8.0

17

542 

36 

13 

5.7 

4.1

7.4 

6.8 

6.3 

7.4 

22 

7.4

239 

515 

981 

1,280 

3,880

Aug.

5.7 

8.6 

8.6 

82 

26

8.6 

4.1 

6.3 

8.0 

18

12 

48 

21 

5.1 

46

55 

20 

22 

14 

9.2

5.7 

8.6 

13 

12 

11

9.7 

21 

118 

46 

15 

12

Per square 

mile

) 4,360 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (11 p.n

Sept.

11 

9.2 

4.8 

22 

36

117 

22 

14 

11 

5.7

2.9 

6.8 

9.2

9.2

11

9.2 

4.8 

14 

8.0 

9.2

9.2 

26 

14 

6.3 

4.1

7.4 

11 

11 

11 

11

Runoff in 

inches

. ) 7 , 040

sec.-ft.5 Jan. 24 (10 a.m.) 6,740 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (6 p.m.) 4,510 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 5,740 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (1 p.m.) 4,150 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin.
MILL CREEK BASIN 323

West Fork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio

Location^ water-stage recorder, lat. 39°15'45", long. 84°29'35", in SE^- sec. 17, R. 1, T. 

3, lir miles east of Greenhills, 2^ miles downstream from unnamed tributary entering 

from the left, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 629.42 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--29.9 square miles.

Records available.--June 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 7.10 feet); 

no now for many days.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet May 25, 1947 (gage height, 8.54 feet); 

no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

3.0

3.5

1.4

1.0

.3

O

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

Nov.

0

0

0

.1

272

216

8.0

3.3

2.0

5.4

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.2

2.2

3.6

8.7

22

5.5

4.1

3.1

2.4

2.6

1.9

25

126

86

15

-

Dec.

8.4

6.1

5.5

4.6

4.3

3.6

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.9

5.7

908

95

33

19

14

12

13

12

6.2

5.8

4.4

2.9

2.5

2.5

47

26

12

Jan.

8.0

5.0

5.0

1,150

536

84

36

27

20

20

25

49

33

22

16

60

208

180

278

47

80

93

99

1,270

152

271

724

190

55

27

25

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

ber ........................ .

mber .........................

mber .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ......................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............... ...... . . .

May ..............................

June .............................

July .... -----

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1.4OO sec.

Feb.

25

20

17

46

31

25

31

21

21

16

11

10

10

349

843

96

49

36

61

124

53

71

55

40

36

27

24

27

_

«

-

Seoondfoot-days

9.2 

831.0 

1,267.5

12,487.9

5,795.0

2,175

2,504

216 . 1 

26 .1

282 .1 

379.4

129.3 

49.4

13,664.1

Mar.

18

15

16

16

16

67

28

21

55

300

90

47

33

27

24

21

20

30

39

31

25

106

62

38

30

630

515

74

43

33

34

Apr.

30

25

18

13

9.5

17

9.0

8.5

6.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.2

8.0

6.2

4.4

5.4

5.4

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.0

Maximum

3.5 

272 

908

1,290

1,270 

843

630

30

11

116 

366

36 

26

1,270

May

0.8

.7

.7

h.6

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

h.2

.4

.3

11

2.5

1.2

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

0 

0 

1.6

0

5.0

10

15 

1.0

.1

0

0 

0 

0

0

June

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.2

.2

3.0

3.9

92

22

8.0

3.3

1.4

.6

3.1

1.7

4.0

116

6.6

7.0

4.7

2.1

1.2

Mean

0.30 

27.7 

40.9

34.1

187

77.7

80. 8

7.20

.84

12^2

4.17 

1.65

37.4

July

0.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

366

7.8

2.1

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.5

Aug.

0.5

.1

0

36

4.3

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

3.6

8.4

1.1

2.7

5.0

2.9

1.0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

4.3

1.3

Per square 

mile

0.010 

.926 

1.37

1.14

6 .25

2 .60

2.70

.241

028 

!314

.408 

.139 

.055

1.25

.4

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

3.6

13

26

1.6

.a

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

.8

1.2

.4

.Z

.1

0

0

0

0

Runoff im 

inches

0.01 

1.03 

JU59

15.54

7.21

2.71

3.11

.27

.03

.35

.47 

.16 

.06

16.99

-ft.). Dec. 15 (4 a.m.) 2,070 sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 3,160

sec.-ft.;Jan. 24 (8 a.m.) 3,270 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (3:3O p.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.3 Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) 

3-,270 sec.-ft.;,Mar. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 2,390 sec.-ft.; July 21 (9:30 a.m.) 2,780 sec.-ft.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 19, 20, Mar. 10, Apr. 26 to May 3, May 5-18, 20, 21, May 24 to 

June 7; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at LocKLand.

~~ 990813 O-52-22' 
324 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°13'35", long. 84°27'20", in sec. 2, R. 1, T. 3, 

at Lock Street Bridge in Lockland, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

539.00 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Drainage area.--35.6 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949. October 1938 to June 1942 at site O.E 

mile downstream, published as West Pork Mill Creek at Arlington Heights.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 14.28 

I'eet ); minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet May 29.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,310 second-feet May 25, 1947 (gage height, 16.93 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. 

Flow supplemented by ground-water pumpage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

6.8

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.5

213

295

7.9

7.3

3.5

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.9

4.6

9.8

29

6.8

6.1

5.9

5.3

4.9

6.0

29

90

136

18

-

Dec.

9.0

6.6

6.1

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.3

5.3

4.8

8.0

1,090

148

52

29

25

22

19

19

10

11

8.4

5.6

5.3

6.1

54

35

13

Month

Jan.

9.2

7.2

7.2

1,230

795

119

51

37

26

24

32

57

44

29

21

52

255

208

351

66

88

131

103

1,620

215

339

853

316

77

37

30

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ................ . . . .

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

25

20

17

51

37

26

35

23

22

18

al6

a!4

a!3

a400

a950

al50

a70

a50

a70

a!50

54

76

62

42

37

26

23

26

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

101." 

913 2

1,630.2

14,120.2

7,229.6

2,503

366 .C

110 "*

377.:

481 .C

247.1

131.1

16,967.4

Mar.

15

13

13

13

13

69

25

18

62

468

95

52

34

27

24

20

21

40

44

32

25

122

72

41

30

684

591

86

51

38

39

Apr.

37

28

20

14

14

23

13

9.6

8.8

10

12

12

13

16

25

13

12

19

11

6.6

5.3

5.3

6.1

5.8

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.0

4.3

3.9

Maximum

6.8

1,090

1,300

1,620

950

684

37

7.2

127

369

41

35

1,620

May

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

4.2

3.4

2.7

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.5

4.2

7.2

5.0

3.5

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.1

1.4

1.5

2.6

Minimum

1.7

3.3

4.3

1.5

7.2

13

13

3 9

iU

2.5

2.3

2.7

2.4

1.4

June

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.4

2.5

3.3

3.7

6.7

99

28

8.8

4.5

3.9

4.5

3.9

4.7

7.7

127

11

7.2

6.9

4.5

4.0

Mean

30.4

52.6

38 6

233

89.4

92 8

12^2

3.56

12 . 6

15.5

7.97

4.37

46.5

July

3.6

3.5

3.3

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.3

4.0

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.3

3.8

369

18

5.0

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

4.0

3.0

Aug.

3.4

3.7

3.4

41

13

3.9

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.3

3.3

5.6

11

4.7

32

14

6.4

4.8

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

4.9

35

12

4.5

Per square 

mile

3.7

Sept.

3.4

3.2

2.9

6.6

12

35

4.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 sec.-ft.) . Dec. 15 (6 a.m.) 2,320 sec,-ft.; Jan. 4 (10-30 p.a.) 3,980 

ec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (9:30 a.m.) 4.140 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 2,160 sec.-ft; Feb. 15 (time unknown) 

-,740 sec.-ft.; Mar. 10 (7 a.m.) 1,620 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (12 m.) 2,500 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 27 (4 a.m.) 

2,440 sec.-ft.; July 21 (10:30 a.m.) 2,380 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for West Fork 

Mill Creek near Greenhllls and Mill Creek at Reading.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 325

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Location. Staff gage, lat. 40°28'05", long. 83°53'20", on north edge sec. 1, T. 7 S., 

K. BE., on backwall of concrete intake well for State fish hatchery on U. S. Highway 33, a quarter of a mile east of Russells Point, Logan County, and half a mile west 

of outlet into Miami River. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, staff gage at site half a mile 

east at Indian Lake Dam spillway at same datum.

Drainage area. 109 square miles.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.78 feet Jan. 5; minimum observed, 

 0.88 root Oct. 8-10, Dec. 8, 9.

1946-49: Maximum gage height observed, 2.90 feet June 3, 1947; minimum observed, 

0.58 foot Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Lake level controlled by dam. Spillway crest at gage height 2.15 feet. Sage 

read once daily.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.94

.94

.94

.92

.92

.90

.90

.88

.88

.88

.92

.94

.96

.98

.98

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.O2

1.O2

1.04

1.06

1.O4

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.06

Nov.

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.06

1.22

1.34

1.38

1.40

1.36

1.30

1.26

1.2O

1.2O

1.18

1.14

.98

1.O4

1.06

1.08

1.10

1.08

1.O8

1.08

1.O4

1.02

.92

.96

_

1.10

1.14

-

Dec.

1.12

1.1O

1.06

1.02

.96

.90

.90

.88

.88

.92

.96

.98

1.08

1.18

2.14

2.3O

2.36

2.34

2.30

2.26

2. 2O

2.16

2.14

2.1O

2.08

2.08

2.O4

2.08

2.12

2.18

2.18

Jan.

2.14

2.12

2.08

2.18

2.78

2.7O

2.52

2.42

2.38

2.32

2.26

2.15

2.12

2.16

2.14

2.16

2.26

2.32

2.5O

2.42

2.3O

2.28

2.24

2.32

2.34

2.44

2.48

2.50

2.44

2.40

2.34

Feb.

2.26

2.24

2.16

2.16

2.10

2.O6

2.04

2.04

1.98

1.96

1.90

1.84

1.82

1.84

2.22

2.36

2.34

2.28

2.24

2.18

2.14

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.49

2.22

2.18

2.18

-

-

-

Mar.

2.14

2.06

2.00

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.72

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.60

1.56

1.58

1.54

1.58

1.62

1.68

1.78

1.92

1.92

1.96

1.98

2.44

2.42

2.38

2.30

2.26

Apr.

2.22

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.O8

2.02

1.98

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.86

1.88

1.90

2.04

2.08

2.10

2.18

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.10

2.O8

2.04

2.22

2.3O

2.29

2.24

May

2. 2O

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.O8

2.O8

2.06

2.OO

1.96

1.94

1.9Z

1.84

1.76

1.78

1.80

1.80

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.88

1.92

1.88

1.86

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

June

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.8O

1.76

1.74

1.70

1.66

1.7O

1.74

1.8O

1.84

2.08

2.36

2.34

2.28

2.24

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.14

2.20

2.16

2.14

2.14

-

July

2.14

2.1O

2.10

2.10

2.1O

2.14

2.18

2.14

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.O6

2.04

2.0O

1.96

1.94

2.00

2.10

2.16

2.18

2. 2O

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.10

Aug.

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.04

2,12

2.18

2.20

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.12

1.96

1.92

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.84,

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.86

Sept.

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.72

1.74

1.70

1.68

1.70

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.72

1.70

"
326 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Quincy, Ohio f

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°18'10", long. 83°58'10", on line between sec. 22,

 T. IN., R. 8 E. and sec. 24, R. 13, T. 3, at bridge on State Highway 69, a quarter 

of a mile north of Quincy, Logan County, and 2^ miles downstream from Graves Creek. 

Datum of gage is 956.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 408 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.5

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 28 second-feet Oct. 5 

(gage height, 1.98 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 4.860 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 12.1 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 18 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by Indian Lake.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to June 15)

2.0 30 4.0 482 

2.1 42 5.0 850 

2.2 58 6.0 1,270 

3.1 224 9.0 2,800 

3.4 294 11.0 4,090

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

35 

32 

31 

30

32 

32 

34 

34 

37

50 

47 

42 

37 

35

40 

103 

85 

56 

52

42 

40 

48 

45 

40

40 

34 

38 

38 

32 

41

Nov.

37 

40 

42 

58 

81

840 

697 

383 

294 

268

281 

245 

245 

308 

266

234 

245 

234 

352 

890

697 

624 

337 

281 

256

245 

448 

482 

970 

930

Dec.

660 

482 

383 

322 

281

281 

256 

245 

176 

105

90 

125 

368 

552 

1,220

2,360 

2,210 

1,560 

1,050 

810

697 

660 

552 

448 

352

b250 

b210 

268 

517 

734 

517

Jan.

448 

368 

308 

930 

4,090

*3,950 

2,860 

2,110 

1,610 

1,320

1,270 

1,090 

930 

810 

734

970 

1,270 

1,460 

2,310 

2,060

1,510 

1,140 

1,010 

1,610 

1,560

1,660 

2,160 

3,100 

2,560 

1,610 

1,220

Honth

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

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mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

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1..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,010 

810 

660 

552 

482

448 

448 

415 

448 

415

352 

308 

383 

482 

2,210

2,620 

1,860 

1,320 

930 

810

624 

810 

1,270 

970 

1,050

930 

697 

660

Seoondfoot-days

1,319 

11,312 

18,741

175,206

50,038 

23,974 

21,598 

14,625 

6,818 

7,017 

6,761 

5,264 

2,429

169,896

Har.

552 

482 

448 

399 

415

383 

368 

322 

337 

448

517 

482 

448 

517 

624

517 

482 

552 

383 

352

552 

660 

1,090 

697 

448

383 

2,410 

2,510 

1,710 

1,180 

930

Apr.

850 

697 

552 

448 

352

352 

337 

337 

294 

268

256 

245 

245 

245 

256

415 

281 

772 

772 

517

352 

415 

588 

624 

415

322 

930 

1,090 

810 

588

Maximum

103 

970 

2,360

3,950

4,090 

2,620 

2,510 

1,090 

552 

1,220 

1,220 

552 

157

4,090

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (12 p.m.

May

448 

552 

482 

368 

308

268 

294 

256 

234 

266

256 

214 

204 

194 

166

148 

148 

123 

117 

148

139 

176 

256 

194 

185

148 

139 

112 

92 

96 

85

Minimum

30 

37 

90

27

308 

308 

322 

245 

85 

53 

62 

52 

48

30

June

80 

78 

72 

72 

63

62 

65 

62 

53 

56

62 

76 

76 

87 

204

850 

1,220 

970 

624 

415

268 

214 

166 

119 

119

119 

176 

256 

185 

148

Mean

42.5 

377 

605

479

1,614 

856 

697 

488 

220 

234 

218 

170 

81.0

465

July

204 

176 

139 

105 

98

166 

734 

368 

245 

166

148 

105 

87 

80 

103

90 

90 

101 

74 

62

371 

1,220 

624 

294 

204

139 

112 

96 

83 

83 

194

Aug.

234 

123 

101 

99 

71

65 

166 

256 

268 

185

182 

552 

308 

204 

166

166 

139 

337 

224 

166

194 

176 

157 

157 

98

58 

52 

65 

116 

80 

99

Sept.

107 

80 

65 

83 

116

101 

80 

81 

71 

58

52 

55 

52 

52 

48

52 

52 

157 

139 

94

78 

74 

80 

72 

58

55 

52 

157 

116 

92

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

) 4,440 sec. -ft. j Jan. 28 (11 a.m.) 3,220

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 327

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 17'14", long. 840 08'57", at North Street Bridge

in Sidney, Shelby County, half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek. Datum of gage Is

924.70 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 545 square miles.

Hecords available .'--February 1914 to September 1949. 

Average discharge".--35 years, 481 second-feet. 

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.26

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.4

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,900 second-feet on basis of velocity-area

studies; minimum, 7.4 second-feet Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 44,000

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Indian Lake. 

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years).--W 433: 1915. W 743: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-18)

0.3 42 1.5 236 6.0 

.4 53 2.0 383 " 7.0 

.6 77 2.5 568 8.0 

.9 119 4.0 1,320 9.1 

1.2 170 5.0 1,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

49 

45 

42 

43

43 

42 

46 

44

45

64 

73 

63 

55 

51

54 

97 

127 

96 

75

65 

61 

60 

63 

63

59 

58 

55 

55 

53 

53

Nov.

55 

55 

69 

81 

102

1,050 

1,050 

568 

400

364

373 

329 

320 

373 

354

302 

311 

308 

609 

1,230

975 

656 

473 

390 

342

323 

548 

703 

1,420 

1,320

Dec.

950 

680 

527 

448 

403

377 

336 

305 

219 

149

135 

165 

580 

727 

2,190

3,180 

2,840 

2,060 

1,540 

1,100

925 

925 

751 

590 

477

326 

b290 

b320 

1,240 

1,640 

1,120

Jan.

703 

508 

416 

1,620 

*5,850

5,200 

3,360 

2,460 

1,940 

1,640

1,590 

1,480 

1,290 

1,100 

1,080

1,340 

1,760 

2,280 

3,460 

2,680

1,940 

1,540 

1,420 

2,460 

2,250

2,600 

3,180 

4,950 

3,460 

2,180 

1,640

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Cm

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1948 

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1. .......................

st ...........................

ember .................... ...

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,200 

975 

800 

703 

634

590 

590 

548 

568 

548

481 

440 

473 

703 

4,100

3,660 

2,460 

1,760 

1,320 

1,050

875 

1,230 

1,820 

1,420 

1,540

1,290 

1,020 

875

Secondfoot-days

1,853 

15,453 

27,515

255,143

69,377 

33,673 

31,464 

19,659 

8,418 

9,139 

7,916 

6,296 

3,078

233,841

Mar.

776 

634 

568 

548 

527

508 

462 

426 

440 

611

703 

680 

656 

776 

727

825 

656 

751 

634 

508

727 

1,000 

1,700 

1,120 

727

674 

4,590 

3,360 

2,250 

1,640 

1,260

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

127 

1,420 

3,180

7,820

5,850 

4,100 

4,590 

1,400 

611 

1,640 

1,640 

596 

201

5,850

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (6 p.m.)

100 

950 

727 

590 

488

470 

458 

434 

393 

345

326 

323 

326 

329

354

508 

488 

975 

120

776

527 

548 

776 

850 

611

466 

200 

400 

050

751

2,530 

3,360 

4,470 

5,850

to September 1949

May

590 

611 

590 

477 

400

351 

329 

342 

282 

299

320 

254 

236 

226 

212

184 

190

157 

144 

152

165 

203 

329 

257 

222

184 

174 

152 

142 

125 

119

Minimum

42

55 

135

34

416 

440 

426 

323 

119 

73 

94 

71 

67

42

6,510 sec

June

113 

106 

100 

96 

87

85 

84 

82 

78 

73

87 

90 

129 

127 

216

1,090 

1,640 

1,340 

825

548

367 

257 

219 

152 

138

132 

156 

241 

229 

252

Mean

59.8 

515 

888

697

2,238 

1,203 

1,015 

655 

272 

305 

255 

203 

103

641

July

224 

229 

170 

144

116

101 

461 

488 

336 

194

180 

122 

103 

94 

96

103 

96 

125 

100 

94

256 

1,640 

950 

451 

270

180 

140 

116 

103 

96 

138

Aug.

287 

156 

116 

112 

90

77 

71 

291 

323 

219

176 

596 

590 

367 

254

212 

178 

312 

276 

212

186 

180 

166 

157 

140

84 

72 

75 

107 

110 

104

Sept.

122 

108 

90 

90 

130

127 

108 

93 

90 

80

72 

69 

67 

67 

69

69 

69 

125 

201 

147

108 

97 

96 

94 

85

77 

73 

136 

184 

135

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

.-ft.; Jan. 19 (3:30 a.m.) 3.770

5,590 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
328 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°52'22", long. 84°09'51", at outlet works of

 '1'aylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, 

and 9-| miles upstream from Stillwater River. Datum of gage is 700.08 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--1,155 square miles.

Kecords available.--January 1922 to September 1949. January 1914 to September 1917 at site 

at Tadmor, itr miles upstream.

Average discharge.--27 years (1922-49), 950 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 72.24

 feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 61.31 feet).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 25,500 second-feet May 14, 1933, Jan. 15, 1937 (gage 

heights, 73.26 and 73.32 feet, respectively); minimum, 30 second-feet Jan. 2, 1945 (gage 

height, 61.10 feet).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 feet at site at Tadmor (discharge, 

127,000 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated at retarding basins on Miami River Just above

 sTaTion and on Loramie Creek at Lockington. Low and medium flow slightly regulated by

Indian Lake. 

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1924(M). W 758: Drainage area. W 853: 1930, 1937.

W 923: 1922-24.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11)

61.3 62 62.1 324 65.0 2,500 69.0 8,220 

61.4 82 62.6 585 66.0 3,600 70.O 10,400 

61.6 131 63.2 965 67.0 4,950 71.0 13,100 

61.8 198 64.0 1,570 68.0 6,510 71.9 16,20O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

89 

82 

76 

72

80 

78 

78 

78 

78

84 

96 

98 

103 

94

94 

150 

150 

173 

169

137 

115 

110 

103 

100

100 

96 

118 

110 

91 

91

Nov.

96 

96 

105 

118 

184

1,200 

1,930 

1,140 

717 

585

546 

574 

514 

514 

574

519 

464 

514 

765 

2,500

2,450 

1,880 

1,180 

830 

675

591 

729 

1,140 

2,020 

2,600

Dec.

1,930 

1,370 

1,000 

830 

729

669 

603 

552 

508 

433

338 

306 

467 

1,180 

3,540

6,670 

5,710 

4,660 

3,130 

2,110

1,620 

1,700 

1,490 

1,140 

930

675 

585 

615 

1,600 

3,360 

2,400

Jan.

1,490 

1,100 

862 

2,210 

13,400

16,200

11,300 

6,840 

4,380 

3,360

3,480 

3,240 

2,800 

2,450 

2,250

2,450 

3,980 

4,520 

8,600 

6,670

4,520 

4,380 

2,600 

5,470 

5,250

5,100 

7,180 

10,400 

8,390 

4,660 

3,130

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

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lendar year 1948 

any

li .........................

1. ...........................

St..... ......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,160 

1,700 

1,410 

1,330 

1,260

1,100 

1,100 

1,070 

1,040 

1,040

930 

862 

830 

1,000 

7,070

9,420 

5,870 

3,720 

2,600 

2,020

1,620 

1,960 

3,980 

2,910 

2,800

2,500 

2,060 

1,660

Secondfoot-days

3,175 

27,750 

52,850

498,375

162,662 

67,022 

63,628 

33,409 

16,911 

18,405 

15,285 

11,017 

8,464

480,578

Mar.

1,370 

1,180 

1,070 

1,000 

965

930 

862 

791 

810 

1,220

1,530 

1,490 

1,410 

1,530 

1,930

1,750 

1,410 

1,450 

1,410 

1,220

1,490 

1,930 

3,480 

2,600 

1,800

1,370 

6,480 

8,410 

5,250 

3,240 

2,250

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

173 

2,600 

6,670

15,400

16,200 

9,420 

8,410 

2,060 

1,100 

2,800 

1,750 

1,000 

830

16,200

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (1 a.m.)

880 

620 

370 

140 

000

930

862 

804 

747 

681

<>45 

627 

615 

615 

639

705 

862 

330 

060 

620

140 

965 

140 

410 

140

862 

140 

980 

660 

220

May

965 

1,070 

1,100 

930 

723

621 

558 

524 

524 

492

492 

486 

422 

358 

367

459 

387 

362

334 

348

358 

459 

862 

798 

603

519 

433 

397 

348 

320 

292

Minimum

72 

96 

306

63

862 

830 

791 

615 

292 

162 

184 

176 

150

72

June

275 

258 

210 

214 

198

184 

180 

173 

162 

169

210 

194 

377 

306 

454

1,800 

2,800 

2,600 

1,620 

1,070

817 

615 

480 

427 

382

338 

502 

438 

448 

524

Mean

102 

925 

1,705

1,362

5,247 

2,394 

2,053 

1,114 

546 

614 

493 

355 

282

1,317

July

895 

536 

443 

338 

297

262 

233 

873 

759 

1,040

486 

367 

284 

237 

218

206 

218 

225 

237 

245

343 

1,290 

1,750 

1,070 

675

480 

353 

275 

245 

221 

184

Aug.

202 

362 

258 

214 

198

229

225 

279 

362 

407

310 

279 

1,000 

784 

524

486 

402 

753 

633 

464

348 

284 

288 

262 

245

233

191 

176 

214 

184 

221

Per square 

mile

0.088 

.801 

1.48

1.18

4.54 

2.07 

1.78 

.965 

.473 

.532 

.427 

.307 

.244

1.14

17,200 see. -ft.; Jan. 19 (4 p.m

Sept.

422 

279 

225 

262 

621

830 

459 

310 

245 

214

191 

166 

166 

162 

162

162 

150 

245 

362 

377

288 

245 

218 

206 

184

173 

162 

258 

358 

362

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.89 

1.71

16.05

5.23 

2.16 

2.05 

1.08 

.55 

.59 

.49 

.35 

.27

15.47

.) 9,210

sec.-ft.j Jan. 28 (5 p.m.) 11,900 

10,100 sec.-ft.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 329

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'55", long. 84°11 1 51", 1,000 feet downstream

 i'rom Main Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Mad River. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, ad.justment of 1912.

Drainage area. 2,513 square miles.

Records available. March 1905 to December 1909, April 1913 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--36 years (1913-49), 2,202 second-feet.

Jixtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 31.41

 f'eet); minimum, 300 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 20.92 feet).

1913-49: Maximum discharge at Millers Ford, 3| miles below station, 59,800 secondfeet Apr. 21, 1920 (gage height, 16.0 feet, original datum, or 39.7 feet, present 

datum) computed by Miami Conservancy District; minimum, 78 second-feet Sept. 26, 1941 

(gage height, 20.19 feet).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 feet, original datum, or 52.7 feet present datum, Mar. 26, 

1913 (discharge, 250,000 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated at four retarding basins above station.

 Water is diverted above station for use in Dayton; most of the return flow from diversions bypasses station in Dayton sewer system.

Cooperation. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions. W 758: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6,

Apr. 1-19, Sept. 8-30)

20.8 275 22.4 1,490 27. O 11,7OO 

20.9 316 23.0 2,260 29.0 19.6OO 

21.2 463 23.8 3,540 30.9 28,800 

21.5 652 24.8 5,520 

21.9 980 26.0 8,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

361 

338 

320 

316 

316

316 

325 

312 

312 

300

334 

343 

338 

343 

348

356 

521 

552 

498 

509

463 

436 

415 

405 

395

390 

386 

386 

386 

366 

361

Nov.

361 

361 

381 

410 

635

3,160 

4,380 

2,480 

1,610 

1,370

1,230 

1,220 

1,160 

1,060 

1,100

1,050 

1,010 

980 

1,280 

5,720

5,870 

3,450 

2,400 

1,800 

1,470

1,320 

1,440 

2,120 

3,540 

4,680

Dec.

3,540 

2,550 

1,990 

1,670 

1,460

1,370 

1,280 

1,170 

1,080 

a998

a873 

a773 

a773 

al,920 

a4,280

a!2,800 

all, 400 

7,020 

4,880 

3,540

2,940 

3,450 

3,190 

2,400 

1,990

1,550 

1,450 

1,490 

2,920 

7,280 

4,380

Jan.

2,860 

2,260 

1,8OO 

5,840 

23,300

28,800 

21,000 

15,900 

12,100 

9,2OO

7,540 

7,020 

5,990 

5,200 

4,880

4,980 

8,080 

9,200 

16,300 

14,700

10,700 

6,500 

5,300 

12,000 

13,200

10,700 

15,900 

20,500 

18,700 

11,100 

6,240

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Us

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1...... ......................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,580 

3,720 

3,280 

3,190 

3,020

2,860 

2,780 

2,700 

2,620 

2,550

2,330 

2,120 

2,120 

2,400 

13,900

20,500 

14,000 

8,920 

5,300 

4,380

3,720 

4,280 

8,920 

6,370 

5,750

5,200 

4,280 

3,720

Secondfoot-days

11,747 

59,04,8 

98,407

1,034,284

337, 79C 

149, 51C 

150, 62C 

76,05C 

42,832 

53,311 

49,069 

24,182 

23,992

1,076,555

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 sec. -ft.). JE

sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (12 p.m.] 23,300 sec.-ft.j 

18,700 sec. -ft.

Mar.

3,100 

2,780 

2,550 

2,400 

2,330

2,400 

2,260 

2,060 

2,060 

3,720

4,680 

4,090 

3,720 

3,810 

4,280

4,000 

3,280 

3,360 

3,540 

3,020

3,810 

5,090 

8,080 

5,870 

4,090

3,720 

11,700 

17,900 

13,600 

8,640 

4,680

Apr.

4, 

3, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2, 

2, 

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

2,

Maximum

552 

5,870 

12,800

27,600

28,800 

20,500 

17,900 

4,480 

2,480 

8,360 

4,480 

1,280 

1,920

28,800

000 

540 

100 

700 

480

480 

330 

120 

990 

860

800 

800 

800 

800 

860

990 

190 

940 

480 

450

620 

260 

400 

780 

400

990 

060 

100 

540 

190

May

1,920 

al,990 

a2,190 

al,800 

al,570

1,410 

1,300 

1,240 

1,270 

1,240

1,190 

1,180 

1,110 

1,050 

1,020

1,320 

1,260 

1,080 

998 

1,030

1,140 

1,340 

2,480 

2,120 

1,860

1,470 

1,250 

1,150 

1,020 

944 

890

Minimum

300 

361 

773

271

1,800 

2,120 

2,060 

1,800 

890 

598 

719 

546 

509

300

June

856 

822 

758 

704 

659

638 

618 

604 

598 

652

734 

719 

917 

882 

1,350

5,980 

8,360 

6,500 

3,630 

2,480

1,860 

1,470 

1,220 

1,120 

1,170

1,150 

2,120 

1,860 

1,410 

1,470

Mean

379 

1,968 

3,174

2,826

10,900 

5,340 

4,859 

2,535 

1,382 

1,777 

1,583 

780 

800

2,949

July

al,990 

al,730 

al,400 

a980 

839

805 

1,070 

4,180 

4,480 

4,280

2,190 

1,400 

1,070 

917 

822

750. 

719 

789 

773 

908

1,250 

3,540 

3,450 

2,060 

1,390

1,110 

926 

789 

766 

734 

962

Aug.

890 

856 

742 

659 

611

584 

546 

645 

667 

711

638 

645 

1,250 

1,220 

926

899 

830 

1,280 

1,170 

908

726 

638 

638 

598 

571

552 

546 

777 

1,090 

711 

659

Sept.

1,080 

789 

667 

789 

1,500

1,920 

1,210 

890 

742 

652

598 

565 

546 

540 

559

515 

509 

625 

839 

814

742 

1,130 

805 

674 

618

571 

559 

726 

962 

856

Per squsre Runoff in 

mile inches

in. 6 (5 a.m.) 31,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (7 p.m.) 17,500 

Feb. 16 (8 a.m.) 23,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (6 a.m.)

Taylorsville.
330 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 23'28", long. 84°34'20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 1 N.,

HT~3~E., 1,000 feet downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton and 3 miles downstream

from Talawanda Creek. Datum of gage is 499.98 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912.

Drainage area.--3,639 square miles. 

Kecpras available. April 1927 to September 1949. January 1910 to September 1918 at site

0.7 mile upstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,332 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,200 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 72.65

feet); minimum, 290 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 57.23 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 73,900 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937; maximum gage height,

76.5 feet Feb. 26, 1929; minimum discharge, 100 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, 1941 (gage

height, 56.80 feet).

Maximum discharge 'known, 352,000 second-feet Mar. 26, 1913 (elevation, 599.2 feet

above mean sea level, at site 0.7 mile upstream), computed by Miami Conservancy District. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

LWflow regulated by power plant at Hamilton. Flood flow regulated by five retarding

basins above station. 

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 803: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 18)

57 . 4

57.8

58.4

59.0

60.0

388

660

1,160

1,730

2,S40

61. O 

62.0 

63.5 

65.0 

67.0

4,150

5,700

8,710

12,500

18,300

69.0

71.0

71.8

25,300

33,500

37,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

645 

503 

509 

503 

572

537 

523 

496 

483 

438

537 

544 

551 

544 

551

463 

683 

1,300 

785 

683

691 

660 

530 

572 

516

579 

558 

565 

551 

470 

496

Nov.

572 

691 

623 

638 

1,150

6,200 

5,210 

3,870 

2,600 

2,100

1,880 

1,730 

1,730 

1,580 

1,530

1,580 

1,730 

1,630 

2,780 

6,210

7,570 

5,370 

3,870 

2,900 

2,370

2,100 

2,840 

3,30O 

6,750 

6,210

Dec.

5,370 

4,150 

3,340 

2,840 

2,480

2,320 

2,150 

2,040 

1,830 

1,730

1,580 

1,440 

1,480 

1,680 

11,100

17,000 

14, 600 

10,400 

7,350 

5,700

4,740 

5,530 

5,050 

4,150 

3,470

2,900 

2,370 

2,370 

4,960 

8,710 

a7,300

Jan.

a4, 900 

a3,500 

a3,oOO 

a9,000 

a33,000

37,400 

34,400 

21,600 

16,100 

14,400

11,500 

11,500 

9,670 

8,230 

7,350

7,150 

13,300 

16,400 

24,900 

20,600

14,900 

11,500 

8,470 

31.2OO 

23,400

19,300 

24,400 

32,700 

26,100 

a!8,000 

alO.OOO

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1948

1............. ...............

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a8, 300 

a6,200 

5,370 

5,370 

5,050

4,740 

4,590 

4,440 

4,290 

4,150

4,010 

3,870 

3,730 

4,850 

23,700

26,500 

19,300 

13,600 

8,710 

7,150

6,040 

6,390 

10,700 

9,670 

8.Q10

7,790 

6,390 

5,700

Seoondfoot-days

18,038 

89,314 

152,130

1,496,969

527,870 

228,610 

218,190 

109,990 

59,300 

73,522 

60,920 

37,236 

35,145

1,610,265

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft.). Ja

27,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (12 m. ) 42, ZOO sec.- 

p.m.) 32,700 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

records, and records for station at Dayton.

Mar.

5,050 

4,440 

4,150 

3,870 

3,S70

4,150 

3,870 

3,600 

3,600 

8,660

8,470 

6,750 

5,870 

5,530 

5,700

5,870 

5,050 

4,740 

4,890 

4,590

4,440

6,750 

9,910 

8,71O 

6,390

10,100 

15,500 

18,300 

15,800 

12,000 

7,570

Apr.

6,040 

5,210 

4,740 

4,290 

3,870

3,870 

3,730 

3,600 

3,470 

3,210

3,080 

3,080 

3,080 

3,210 

3,080

2,960 

3,020 

3,600 

4,740 

4,740

4,010 

3,47O 

3,340 

3,340 

3,340

3,080 

2,840 

3,140 

3,600 

3,210

Maximum

1,300 

7,570 

17,000

38,600

37,400 

26, 500 

18,300 

6,040 

2,900 

9,000 

4,440 

2,960 

3,280

37,400

May

2,780 

2,780 

2,900 

2,780 

2,480

2,150 

1,930 

1,780 

1,730 

1,780

1,680 

1,680 

1,630 

1,480 

1,530

1,530 

1,880 

1,630 

1,480 

1,390

1,480 

1,730 

2,150 

2,840 

a2,500

a2, 2OO 

al,700 

al,500 

al,500 

al,350 

al,35O

Mininun

438 

572 

1,440

388

3,000 

3,730 

3,600 

2,840 

1,350 

942 

1,040 

753 

777

438

June

al,50O 

al,400 

al,250 

al,050 

al,000

al,000 

al,050 

al,000 

a950 

942

1,100 

al,050 

al,250 

al,500 

al,900

a5,500 

a9,000 

a8,500 

a5,000 

a3,700

2,720 

2,260 

1,880 

1,730 

2,260

1,780 

3,880 

2,960 

2,370 

2,O40

Hsan

582 

2,977 

4,907

4,090

17,030 

8,165 

7,038 

3,666 

1,913 

2,451 

1,965 

1,201 

1,172

4,412

July

2,600 

2,260 

1,680 

1,440 

1,300

1,340 

1,200 

3,OSO 

4,440 

4,440

3,870 

2,420 

1,830 

1,480 

1,300

1,160 

1,050 

1,040 

1,160 

1,200

1,580 

2,420 

3,730 

2,960 

2,040

1,680 

1,480 

1,250 

1,110 

1,250 

1,130

Aug.

1,300 

1,140 

1,120 

1,390 

1,000

834 

753 

85O 

908 

926

917 

850 

976 

1,530 

1,440

1,680 

1,300 

2,980 

1,880 

1.530

1,16O 

1,000 

942 

917 

858

825 

970 

1,530 

1,440 

1,300 

1.01O

Per square 

mile

0.160 

.818 

1.35

1.12

4.68 

2.24 

1.93 

1.01 

.526 

.674 

.540 

.330 

.322

1.21

Sept.

976 

1,340 

960 

1,050 

1,880

3,280 

2,260 

1,53O 

1,250 

1,050

900 

842 

850 

825 

S25

900 

777 

867 

942 

1,200

1,120 

1,390 

1,440 

1,100 

908

834 

834 

875 

1.O1O 

1,130

Runoff In 

inches

0.18 

.91 

1.56

15.29

5.40 

2.33 

2.22 

1.13 

.61 

.75 

.62 

.38 

.36

16.45

n. 6 (11 p.m.) 40,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (5:3O a.m.) 

ft.; Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 39,700 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (3:3O

on basis of daily readings at Main St. gage, weather
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 331

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°12'35", long. 84°14'32", in 

BJS^- sec. 30, T. 7 N. , R. 6 E. , just downstream from Lockington Dam, half a mile northwest of Lockington and lj miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 800.03 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--261 square miles.

Records available.--October 1915 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 34 years, 206 second-feet.

jsxtremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 83.51 

reet); minimum, 6.1 second-feet Oct. 8-10 (gage height, 77.27 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 second-feet May 7, 1916 (gage height, 

86.4 feet, present datum); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 25,600 

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good lexcept those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Slight regulation by State reservoir at Fort Loramie. Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin.

Cooperation.--Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years).--W 523: Drainage area. W 923: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

77.2

77.3

77.4

77.5

77.6

77.7

77.8

77.9

78.0

78.1

78.2

78.3 90

78.4

78.5

78.6

78.8

79.0

79.4

115

145

183

283

418

756

8O.O 1.3OO

81.2 2,240

82.8 3,800

83.4 4,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.5

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6.1 

6.3

7.8 

9.6 

11 

9.3 

8.1

7.8 

10 

21 

31 

20

14 

11 

11 

9.8 

9.3

8.5 

8.3 

7.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4

Nov.

7.4 

7.4 

8.5 

10 

42

605 

360 

141 

69 

64

108 

80 

73 

121 

90

59 

69 

6<t 

688 

1,080

1,010 

639 

289 

179 

130

102 

294 

302 

756 

622

Dec.

418 

251 

175 

139 

112

100 

82 

75 

61 

52

-45 

51 

375 

396 

2,070

2,030 

2,070 

1,530 

775 

404

314 

389 

272 

192 

139

100 

95 

120 

890 

869 

529

Jan.

272 

172 

127 

1,390 

4,460

4,020 

2,880 

1,660 

878 

648

710 

613 

473 

457 

457

613 

983 

1,750 

2,600 

1,830

1,090 

570 

512 

1,260 

974

1,560 

1,530 

2,690 

1,640 

1,000 

400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

260 

190 

160 

140 

130

120 

120 

110 

115 

108

92 

80 

86 

190 

2,850

1,830 

1,500 

720 

389 

256

188 

583 

630 

473 

622

434 

308 

240

Secondfoot-days

303.' 

8,069.3 

15,120

105, 846. E

40,219 

12,924 

16,066 

6,418 

2,682 

1,466 

1,960 

846.6 

272. '9

106, 347. E

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.). Dec

ft.; Jan. 19 18 a.m.) Z,980 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 

ft.; Mar. 27 (9 a.m.) 4,240 sec. -ft.

Mar.

168 

139 

124 

112 

110

108 

92 

95 

95 

149

211 

251 

251 

321 

441

308 

245 

333 

283 

321

613 

841 

794 

465 

289

522 

3,580 

2,280 

1,500 

665 

360

Apr.

267 

229 

179 

145 

121

110 

95 

84 

73 

63

58 

56 

56

61 

71

136 

160 

656 

496 

321

215 

206 

382 

308 

197

145 

567 

473 

296 

192

Maximum

31 

1,080 

2,070

3,460

4,460 

2,850 

3,580 

656 

518 

396 

359 

150 

21

4,460

. 15 (7 p.m. 

(6 a.m.) 3,

May

145 

518 

314 

192

121

92 

73 

67 

56 

53

51 

42 

36 

34 

34

38 

35 

31 

29 

35

36 

103 

153 

102 

66

52 

43 

41 

34 

30 

26

June

24 

22 

21 

20

19

18 

17 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

48 

396 

272 

124 

71

49 

36 

28 

24

21

20 

21 

22 

31 

33

Minimum Hsan

6.1 9.80 

7.4 269 

45 488

5.8 289

127 1,297 

80 462 

92 518 

56 214 

26 86.5 

16 48.9 

15 63.2 

8.1 27.3 

6.7 9.10

6.1 291

July

34 

28 

22 

19 

16

15 

16 

359 

84 

61

34 

23 

19 

16 

15

38 

32 

25 

45 

36

91 

282 

215 

156 

98

58 

39 

28 

22 

18 

16

Aug.

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

35 

60 

35

25 

150 

90 

45 

30

25 

20 

50 

35 

25

20 

20 

18 

15 

12

9.0 

8.3 

8'.1 

9.6 

9.6 

11

Psr square 

mile

Sept.

14 

11 

9.0 

12 

21

15 

11 

9.0 

8.5 

7.8

 1.2 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

7.2 

7.2 

9.6 

13 

9.6

8.1 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.4 

7.2 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

Runoff in 

inches

) 2,780 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 4,58O see.- 

38O sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (3 p.m.) 3,58O sec.-

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 26-28, Jan. 30 to Feb. 8, Aug. 3-23; discharge computed on basis 

of weather records and records for Miami River at Sidney.
332 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'28", long. 84°21'22", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 7 N.,

 H. i> K., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant Hill and 

2 miles downstream from Painter Creek. Datum of gage is 846.73 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 502 square miles.

Records available. October 1916 to September 1926, December 1934 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 24 years (1916-26, 1935-49), 442 second-feet.

Ex.trernes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.65

 feet1 }; minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1916-26. 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 26,400 second-feet Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 

17.32 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea study; minimum observed, 4 second-feet Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 17.5 feet Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage 

heights because of failure of levee in 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant on Greenville Creek.

cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District. Gage-height record also obtained by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1917, drainage area. W 803: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 3O)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

2.3 

2.9 

3.4 

4.2 

5.O 

6.0

178

323

481

805

1,210

1,830

7.5

10.0

13.0

14.0

15.1

3,060

5,550

9,250

10,800

13,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

31

27

26

23

24

21

29

32

29

34

45

48

37

37

35

60

93

84

64

51

47

40

47

50

36

34

35

39

4O

38

Nov.

43

33

47

59

124

1,030

828

369

246

196

248

234

178

180

169

143

135

243

1,280

3,900

1,620

782

517

387

320

270

331

481

832

1,040

-

Dec.

595

413

343

294

262

280

234

208

167

160

143

156

353

351

2,710

4,50O

1,720

828

615

481

446

850

595

43O

345

260

243

26O

1,620

1,940

715

Month

Jan.

464

372

287

2,93O

13,000

8,720

3,240

1,690

1,350

1,180

1,900

1,620

1,290

1,240

1,180

1,41O

2,210

2,760

7,060

3,780

1,24O

920

920

2,97O

2,050

2,530

3,700

6,260

2,750

1,100

760

October <

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feak discharge (base, 4.00O sec.

Feb.

575

464

413

430

397

381

391

363

36O

345

302

290

284

453

5,880

4,680

1,690

1,020

760

595

499

1,040

1,690

970

1,070

732

615

555

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,266

16,315

22,517

207,941

82,833

27,294

34,918

11,233

7,986

8,056

12,965

3,350

2,635

231,418

Mar.

430

375

337

340

340

323

284

255

28O

555

675

695

655

695

895

695

555

782

738

738

1,690

1,470

1,830

945

695

956

8,020

5,380

1,560

970

760

Apr.

655

555

499

40O

363

360

329

292

274

248

238

236

253

255

280

331

313

819

782

517

413

378

413

413

297

265

290

315

238

212

-

Maximum

93

3.9OO

4,5OO

7,190

13,000

5,880

8,O2O

819

655

1,690

2,430

378

234

13,OOO

-ft.). Nov. 2O (10 a.n

May

217

345

215

196

183

174

165

156

165

169

152

143

148

131

313

430

206

165

152

272

280

628

655

615

446

310

2 SO

201

192

160

152

Minimum

21

33

143

2O

28 7

284

255

212

131

78

83

48

42

21

June

146

131

124

113

99

78

88

85

79

90

91

191

165

195

156

722

1,690

872

499

337

272

190

178

148

137

140

171

287

305

277

-

Mean

40. £

544

726

568

2,674

975

1,126

374

258

269

418

108

87. £

634

July

236-

165

109

116

83

84

143

2,430

2,10O

945

575

360

260

217

160

133

120

174

381

180

675

970

446

282

224

141

127

111

9O

447

481

Aug.

237

154

118

104

93

82

77

75

62

68

81

188

206

113

109

93

113

378

192

111

74

78

57

54

52

51

48

49

72

78

83

Per square 

mile

i O.O81

1.08

1.45

1.13

5.33

1.94

2.24

.745

.514

.536

.833

.215

.175

1.26

Sept.

75

75

73

78

212

234

146

111

71

60

60

52

51

48

44

54

50

144

178

102

76

78

63

59

58

65

42

114

88

74

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.O9

1.20

1.67

15.38

6.14

2.02

2.58

.83

.59

.60

.96

.25

.20

17.13

.) 4,300 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (4 a.m.) 5.330

sec.-ft.; Jan. , ., .... ... ._... _. ._. . .. , __.. ...

6,940 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (8 p.m.) 7,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 9,550 sec.-ft.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 333

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 390 S2'10", long. 84°16'S7", in 

NW£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., 1,000 feet dovmstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, and 8j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 699.97 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--646 square miles.

Hecords available.--November 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 24 years, 554 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,350 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 79.55 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 71.80 feet).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 9,910 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 79.99 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 feet).

Maximum discharge during flood of March 1913, 85,400 second-feet, computed by Miami 

Conservancy District.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power 

plants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation.--Base data, except 2 discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet; 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-21)

71.8 30 72.3 119 72.8 326 76.0 3,090 

71.9 40 72.4 147 72.9 399 77.0 4,340 

72.0 52 72.5 179 73.4 835 79. C 7,320 

72.1 72 72.6 218 74.4 1,510 79.5 8,170 

72.2 94 72.7 266 75.0 2,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

36 

33 

36 

35

33 

34 

33 

31 

35

40 

38 

43 

49 

50

47 

78 

80 

94 

92

76 

68 

64 

60 

54

51 

54 

47 

42 

45 

49

Nov.

49 

43 

52 

58 

94

582 

1,320 

589 

314 

252

218 

252 

232 

198 

198

191 

183 

195 

415 

3,330

3,060 

1,190 

771 

532 

399

333 

326 

625 

857 

1,370

Dec.

985 

634 

476 

384 

333

308 

308 

256 

232 

218

195 

191 

224 

442 

1,490

4,340 

3,820 

1,360 

978 

763

652 

1,090 

1,020 

704 

500

380 

330 

350 

2,100 

2,200 

1,300

Jan.

700 

500 

400 

2,500 

7,000

8,170 

8,OOO 

7,160 

6,060 

4,340

3,000 

2,200 

1,800 

1,700 

1,600

1,900 

2,400 

4,000 

5,600 

5,000

3,000 

1,500 

1,200 

3,500 

3,100

3,500 

4,500 

5,200 

5,000 

2,300 

1,100

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ..........................

Bt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

800 

650 

600 

650 

600

600 

598 

580 

552 

542

476 

416 

425 

523 

3,860

5,760 

5,310 

2,980 

1,280 

1,060

872 

1,100 

2,580 

1,540 

1,510

1,310 

1,060 

910

Secondfoot-days

1,564 

18,22E 

28,56;

268, 531

107, 93C 

39,144 

46,151 

16.05E 

9,95C 

10,415 

18,611 

4,41E 

3,834

304,871

Mar.

730 

616 

552 

514 

514

504 

425 

384 

399 

889

1,220 

1,190 

1,090 

Iil20 

1,310

1,160 

932 

1,090 

1,160 

1,060

1,660 

1,780 

2,630 

1,540 

1,160

970 

3,980 

6,060 

5,310 

2,990 

1,220

Apr.

1,060 

872 

755 

634 

561

561 

514 

451 

399 

362

341 

326 

333 

362 

362

425 

442 

777 

1,190 

835

616 

532 

523 

598

451

362 

362 

399 

348 

302

Maximum

I 94 

) 3,330 

5 4,340

6,310

8,170 

i 5,760 

6,060 

1,190 

962 

> 1,870 

3,330 

384 

i 296

8,170

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Jan, 6 (10 p.m

May

284 

416 

377 

296 

266

242 

232 

228 

218 

218

206 

198 

191 

179 

179

531 

326 

232 

198 

198

308 

410 

962 

738 

661

425 

314 

284 

232 

210 

191

Minimum

31 

43 

191

25

400 

416 

384 

302 

179 

112 

149 

80 

74

31

June

179 

166 

157 

147 

139

133 

114 

127 

112 

112

130 

133 

191 

198 

223

439 

1,870 

1,400 

779 

468

326 

256 

210 

195 

183

179 

485 

377 

384 

603

Mean

50.5 

608 

921

734

3,482 

1,398 

1,489 

535 

321 

347 

601 

143 

128

835

July

616 

302 

223 

169 

157

150 

149 

2,550 

3,330 

2,160

1,120 

652 

377 

278 

218

187 

166 

157 

256 

290

437 

1,370 

940 

494 

314

237 

191 

169 

166 

169 

625

Aug.

384 

232 

179 

157 

141

130 

119 

119 

112 

102

102 

109 

202 

179 

141

136 

130 

197 

284 

183

139 

104 

109 

90 

83

80 

83 

94 

83 

96 

119

Per square 

mile

0.078 

.941 

1.43

1.14

5.39 

2.16 

2.30 

.828 

.497 

.537 

.930 

.221 

.198

1.29

) 8,350 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (time

Sept.

112 

106 

106 

125 

152

296 

228 

173 

139 

116

102 

92 

92 

87 

78

74 

87 

112 

191 

191

147 

127 

119 

106 

102

96 

96 

96 

147 

139

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

1.05 

1.65

15.46

6.21 

2.25 

2.65 

.92 

.57 

.60 

1.07 

.25 

.22

17.53

unknown)

5,760 sec.-ft.I Jan. 29 (time unknown.) 5,760 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (3 p.m.) 6,060 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 

(3 p.m.) 6,060 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 5, Jan. 11 to Feb. 6; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for station at Pleasant Hill.
334 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06 I 08", long. 84°25 I 48", on highway bridge on 

line between Darke and Miami Counties, if miles south of Bradford and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 948.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 195 square miles.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 18 years, 164 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 8.00

 feet); minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 9,320 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.20 feet, 

observed), and Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 9.21 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.7 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation. Base data, except three discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1933(M). W 823: 1933.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 

June 1 to July 30, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

1.3 16 1.7 52 2.8 304 5.2 1,550 

1.4 22 1.8 67 3.1 398 6.0 2,290 

1.5 30 1.9 85 3.6 612 7.0 3,430 

1.6 40 2.2 151 4.6 1,120 7.6 4,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

20 

18 

19 

18

19 

20 

19 

20

21

29 

36 

28 

22 

21

21 

47 

89 

54 

40

32 

32 

33 

28 

32

30 

31 

31 

32 

34 

32

Nov.

34 

39 

41 

74 

119

622 

416 

225 

158

137

156 

130 

110 

108 

100

85 

124 

151 

548 

1,470

705 

355 

254 

200 

163

144 

165 

188 

256 

327

Dec.

243 

185 

158 

137 

124

124 

*108 

98 

87 

78

72 

78 

117 

130 

687

1,040 

490 

310 

256 

218

215 

316 

256 

208 

175

b!50 

b!30 

137 

552 

694 

307

Jan.

235 

182 

156 

853 

*4,320

3,770 

1,490 

709 

529 

456

660 

598 

486 

448 

428

477 

758 

872 

2,290 

1,380

542 

409 

395 

884 

734

808 

1,120 

1,990 

1,140 

494 

345

Month

Octc

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

282 

243 

222 

228 

222

212 

212 

198 

200 

190

170 

158 

165 

236 

1,660

1,820 

684 

425 

336 

288

251 

374 

552 

371 

384

310 

272 

251

Seoondfoot-daya

927 

7,604 

7,880

83,029

29,958 

10,916 

14,276 

5,958 

4,632 

4,131 

4,557 

2,236 

1,888

94,963

Mar.

212 

198 

188 

182 

185

173 

153 

149 

165 

261

277 

296 

264 

272 

304

269 

248 

304 

299 

313

524 

534 

709 

398 

310

478 

2,720 

2,330 

734 

456 

371

Apr.

321 

280 

248 

222 

205

205 

188 

175 

161 

151

149 

144 

158 

158 

178

202 

195 

321 

324 

251

210 

205 

205 

185 

163

156 

163 

153 

142 

140

Maximum

89 

1,470 

1,040

2,450

4,320 

1,820 

2,720 

324 

345 

758 

1,030 

233 

192

4,320

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 20 (11 a.n

May

149 

156 

137 

124 

117

113 

110 

106 

110 

113

102 

98 

93 

91 

123

151 

119 

102 

102 

212

188 

282 

285 

345 

256

192 

163 

142 

126 

117 

108

Minimum

18 

34 

72

12

156 

158 

149 

140 

91 

52 

26 

31 

33

18

June

98 

91 

81 

76 

69

67 

61 

56 

52 

52

104 

91 

allO 

a90 

alOO

a450 

758 

406 

261 

198

144 

113 

91 

72 

67

64 

69 

91 

64 

85

Mean

29.9 

253 

254

227

966 

390 

461 

199 

149 

138 

147 

72.1 

62.9

260

July

55 

42

36 

33 

31

30 

6O 

1,030 

596 

251

151 

89 

60 

46 

36

31 

26 

126 

106 

68

330 

195 

87 

61 

45

36 

42 

29 

27 

524 

278

Aug.

156 

102 

78 

71 

58

50 

47 

54 

46 

46

43 

210 

117 

74 

66

61 

87 

233 

106 

55

45 

46 

34 

34

35

33 

31 

41 

70 

62 

45

Per square 

mile

0.153 

1.30 

1.30

1.16

4.95 

2.00 

2.36 

1.02 

.764 

.708 

.754 

.370 

.323

1.33

Sept.

64 

58 

46 

76 

192

182 

96 

67 

54 

46

a40 

a35 

36 

37 

36

37 

33 

81 

121 

72

54 

51 

51 

50 

45

44

38 

41 

54 

51

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

1.45 

1.50

15.85

5.71 

2.08 

2.72 

1.14 

.88 

.79 

.87 

.43 

.36

18.11

.1 1,630 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 5,110

sec.-ft.j Jan. 19 (7 p.mO 2,500 sec.-ft.j Jan. 28 (7 p.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.: Feb. 16 (3:30 

2,440 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 3,430 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Stillwater 

River at Pleasant" Hill.

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 335

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°21i05 n , long. 830 40'25 n , at bridge on county road 

adjacent to U. S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley Bottom 

and 1 mile north of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 393 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.86 feetjj 

minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 1,110 second-feet Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 11, 1946, Oct. 9, 10, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.69 foot 

Sept. 11, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15)

0.6 0.7 1.0 10 1.4 42 

.7 1.6 1.1 14 1.6 73 

.8 3.1 1.2 21 1.7 86 

.9 5.4 1.3 29 1.8 96

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.6

2.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.9 

7.2 

2.8 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Nov.

1.5 

1.5 

2.2 

2.5 

20

66 

13 

6.3 

4.1 

5.0

3.8 

3.4 

5.0 

3.9 

3.4

3.3 

3.6 

3.3

14 

18

6.9 

5.4 

4.1 

3.8 

3.4

5.2 

15 

12 

26 

14

Dec.

9.9

7.6 

6.9 

5.4 

5.4

4.7 

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

5.4

3.4

13 

11 

8.9 

72

28 

IS 

11 

10 

9.6

10 

9.5 

6.9 

6.3 

b5

b4 

3.9 

4.4 

40 

13 

8.9

Jan.

6.3 

5.8 

5.4 

87 

95

43 

18

14 

13 

16

14 

13 

11 

11 

16

19 

*26 

51 

46

14

14 

14 

20 

53 

22

55 

69 

62

21 

13 

13

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

12 

12 

11 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.3 

9.6 

11 

25 

73

22

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

39 

21 

18 

*23

14 

12 

11

Seoondfoot-days

57.3 

279. e 

346. C

3.602.Z

880. £ 

460. £ 

515.2 

428. C 

238. C 

208.] 

141. f 

77.1 

67.!

3.700.C

Mar.

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.9 

8.4

8.9 

10

12

11 

11 

10 

13 

12

10 

11 

11 

10 

13

17 

47 

27 

16 

13

48 

64 

29 

14 

12 

16

Apr.

13 

12 

11 

10 

11

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.9

9.6 

9.6 

9.9 

10 

15

15 

18 

39 

20 

13

12 

13 

22 

13 

11

14 

36 

14 

12 

11

Maximum

7.2 66" 

72

115

95 

73 

64 

39 

17 

41 

25 

6.2 

5.6

95

May

11 

17 

11 

9.9 

9.6

8.9 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.4

6.9 

6.3 

5.8 

5.4 

6.3

7.6 

5.4 

5.4 

6.1 

9.3

6.9 

17 

9.6 

6.9 

5.4

5.4 

5.0 

4.7 

4.1 

3.9 

3.6

Minimum

1.3 

1.5 

 3.4

1.3

5.4 

9.3 

8.4 

9.6 

3.6 

2.5 

2.3 

1.8 

1.8

1.3

June

3.4 

3.3 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6

2.ff 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

25

41 

37 

11 

6.9 

4.7

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

3.1 

3.9

5.0 

5.0 

3.8 

4.2 

6.6

Mean

1.84 

9.32 

11.2

9.84

28.4 

16.5 

16.6 

14.3 

7.68 

6.94 

4.57 

2.51 

2.24

10.1

July

3.6 

3.3 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8

19 

13 

5.8 

3.9 

3.6

3.1 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

a2.6 

a2.6 

a2.5 

a2.5

a25 

4.7 

3.3 

2.9 

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

2.6

Aug.

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

5.4 

6.2 

3.3 

2.6 

2.5

2.3 

2.5 

2.9 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

3.0 

2.6 

2,0 

2.5

Per square 

 ile

0.287 

1.45 

1.75

1.54

4.43 

2.57 

2.59 

2.23 

1.20 

1.08 

.713 

.392 

.349

1.58

Sept.

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

5.6 

a2.6 

a2.5

a2.2 

a2.0 

al.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

4.9 

2.5 

2.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.33 

1.6? 

2.02

20.90

5.11

z,sa

2.99 

2.49 

1.38 

1.20 

.82 

.46 

.39

21.48

Peak discharge (base 250 sec. -ft. . Jan. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 272 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 393

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in atage, weather records, 

and correlation with ground-water levels.

b gtage-disoharge relation affected by ice.
336 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°06'27", long. 83°47'57",

on west line of sec. 35, T. 5 E., R. 11 N., if miles upstream from Dugan Run, if miles

downstream from Muddy Creek, and 2j miles west of Urbana. Datum of gage is 985.0 feet

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--157 square miles.

Hecorcts available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--16 years, 143 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.27

feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 10, 14-16; minimum gage height, 2.83 feet Aug. 27. 

1925-31, 1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage

height, 10.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet by logarithmic

plotting; minimum daily, 24 second-feet Feb. 2, 3, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

coopera'tlon.--Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to May 10, 

June 17 to July 6, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

2.8 59 3.6 295 2.8 82 4.2 570 

2.9 78 4.0 465 2.9 104 4.8 900 

3.0 101 4.6 780 3.3 221 5.4 1,300 

3.2 158 5.0 1,020 3.8 397 6.0 1,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

87 

83 

80 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

80

85 

83 

80 

78

76

80

138 

120 

92

87

85 

83 

83 

83 

83

80 

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

Nov.

78 

78 

83 

85 

97

970 

288 

210 

177 

171

161 

149 

152 

149 

137

134 

137 

131 

180 

337

193 

168 

152 

143 

134

134 

204 

180 

362 

248

Dec.

197 

174 

168 

155 

152

146 

140 

134 

128 

125

123 

134 

164 

140 

552

358 

231 

200 

187 

174

168 

174 

158

149 

140

134 

131 

131 

353 

248 

187

Jan.

168 

158 

149 

919 

1,740

548

397 

359 

327

316

330 

306 

288 

278 

285

341 

425 

627 

635 

374

334 

a350 

a400 

al , 050 

a600

a850 

a8 50 

1,160 

480 

382 

359

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

334 

316 

302 

306 

302

288 

292 

278 

274 

264

247 

244 

254 

278

1,040

467 

370 

334 

316 

302

285

441 

405 

341 

367

309 

292 

278

Secondfoot-daya

2,604 

5,822 

5,*>E

78,386

15,78E 

9,526 

8,264 

6,347 

5,041 

5,876 

4,772 

3,584 

3,89£

77,275

Mar.

261 

254 

247 

244 

244

234 

221 

221 

228 

281

281 

264 

251 

274 

288

247 

244 

254 

234 

238

261 

327 

359 

271 

247

247 

500 

306 

254 

238 

244

Apr.

234 

224 

218 

209 

202

215 

206 

196 

193 

187

184 

181 

184 

181 

196

212 

199 

327 

285 

231

212 

221

241 

212 

193

190 

241 

199 

190 

184

Maximum

138 

970 

552

3,680

1,740 

1,040 

500 

327 

199 

739 

402 

175 

257

1,740

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 aec.-ft.). Nov. 6 (7 a.m.

May

187 

199 

184 

175 

172

169 

166 

166 

169 

166

163 

160 

157 

154 

154

166 

154 

151 

151 

154

154 

184 

178 

166 

160

157 

151 

148 

146 

140 

140

Minimum

76 

78 

123

72

149 

244 

221 

181 

140 

120 

109 

91 

97

76

June

140 

137 

134 

131 

128

126 

128 

120 

120 

120

128 

123 

128 

140 

314

739 

704 

330 

251 

202

184 

172 

157 

146 

146

140 

151 

157 

134 

146

Mean

84.0 

194 

186

214

509 

340 

267 

212 

163 

196 154 ' 

116 

130

212

July

140 

131 

126 

123 

118

163 

264 

160 

146 

140

131 

126 

123 

123 

120

120 

120 

118 

112 

109

402 

365 

199

175 

151

140 

131 

126 

126 

126 

118

Aug.

112 

112 

112 

109 

107

104 

132 

143 

123 

104

104 

154 

143 

112 

112

128

109 

131 

109 

102

100 

97 

95 

93 

93

91 

91 

104 

160 

123 

175

Per square 

mile

0.535 

1.24 

1.18

1.36

3.24 

2.17 

1.70 

1.35 

1.04 

1.25 

.981 

.739 

.828

1.35

2,030 sec. -ft.; Dec. 15. (6 p.m.

Sept.

175 

134 

118 

193 

187

160 

137 

131 

123 

118

112 

109 

109 

107 

104

102 

100 

154 

140 

115

107 

112 

109 

104 

100

97 

97 

257 

157 

131

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

1.38 

1.36

18.59

3.74 

2.26 

1.96 

1.51 

1.20 

1.40 

1.13 

.85 

.92

18.33

) 1,190

see.-ft.; Jan. 5 2 a.m.) 2,930 sec.-ft.; Jan. isfe p.m.) 1,300 sec.-ft!; Jan. 2s"(2:30 a.ml) 2,260 

see.-ft.; Feb. 15 (12 m.) 2,170 sec.-ft.; June 16 (3:30 a.m.) 1,400 sec.-ft.; July 21 (9 p.m.) 1,360 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Springfield.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 337

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°55'23", long. 83°52'13", in NWt; sec. 16, R. 9,

T. 4, 150 feet downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles

west of Springfield. Datum of gage is 881.42 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912.

Drainage area. 485 square miles. 

Kecords available. March 1924 to September 1949. January 1904 to March 1906 at site a

third or a mile downstream. February 1914 to February 1924 at site if miles upstream. 

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-49), 491 second-feet. 

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.80

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; minimum, 96 second-feet Oct.

14 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.9

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area

studies; minimum, 70 second-feet Feb. 9, 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 feet, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 55,400

second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks. Records good. 

Coopera'tion. Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy DT" ~~~ istrict. 

Revisions (water years) . W 603: 1924. W 743: Drainage area. W 823: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feetj

(Shifting-control, method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6,

June 27 to Sept. 3O)

1.4 186 2.4 75O 8.2 5,42O 

1.6 267 3.4 1.55O 8.8 6,200 

1.9 422 7.0 4,46O 9.6 7,80O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

233 

213 

205 

205 

205

220 

216 

213 

201 

201

224 

213 

205 

201 

201

213 

345 

300 

250 

233

233 

233 

228 

224 

224

22O 

220 

220 

216 

213 

209

Nov.

213 

216 

246 

237 

369

2,680 

87O 

598 

507 

501

458 

434 

428 

422 

400

394 

405 

383 

526 

968

578 

482 

440 

411 

377

405 

558 

578 

1,22O 

758

Dec.

591 

514 

482 

446 

422

405 

388 

377 

361 

356

340 

350 

383 

377 

1,690

1,850 

915 

680 

618 

565

591 

659 

539 

495 

440

394 

400 

405 

1,200 

825 

571

Jan.

501 

458 

440 

2,480 

7,630

2,060 

1,220 

1,060 

945 

945

1,100 

1,030 

908 

878 

825

983 

1,590 

2,210 

2,650 

1,180

991 

999 

1,140 

3,850 

1,800

2,770 

2,690 

4,320 

1,590 

1,180 

1,O6O

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

wb*r ........... ..............

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

1........................... .

ember .................... .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

945 

878 

840 

870 

840

810 

825 

772 

772 

729

680 

659 

666 

765 

4,880

1,760 

1,22O 

1,02O 

930 

892

818 

1,610 

1,510 

1,1OO 

1,140

938 

862 

818

Seoondfoot-days

6,937 

17,062 

18,629

231,657

53,483 

30,549 

25,864 

18,969 

14,102 

20,898 

12,117 

8,649 

9,920

237,179

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O sec. -ft.). No\

sec. -ft. j Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) 4 

sec. -ft.; June 16 (4:30 a.m.

970 sec. -ft.) Ji 

5,O50 sec. -ft.

Mar.

743 

722 

694 

687 

680

694 

625 

618 

659 

1,340

1,060 

915 

818 

840 

825

729 

722 

758 

687 

659

694 

991 

1,060 

818 

729

1,020 

1,760 

999 

825 

750 

743

Apr.

1,

Maximum

345 

2,680 

1,350

12,300

7,630 

4,880 

1,760 

1,020 

715 

3,530 

845 

450 

652

7,630

722 

680 

639 

611 

618

652 

611 

591 

565 

545

545 

539 

545 

558 

604

659 

646 

O20 

9O8 

736

659 

659 

673 

625 

571

565 

625 

565 

526 

507

May

514 

526 

495 

476 

464

458 

440 

434 

452 

446

434 

422 

416 

422 

411

434 

405 

394 

411 

488

422 

715 

611 

514 

476

452 

428 

416 

388 

372 

366

Minimum

201 

213 

340

186

440 

659 

618 

507 

366 

319 

295 

224 

250

201

June

361 

356 

340 

335 

330

324 

324 

319 

324 

319

405 

335 

345 

405 

1,690

3,530 

2,650 

1,100 

780 

639

565 

514 

476 

458 

578

659 

743 

673 

495 

526

Mean

224 

569 

601

633

1,725 

1,091 

834 

632 

455 

69V 

391 

279 

331

650

July

476 

411 

383 

366

361

350 

520 

372 

361 

694

388 

345 

330 

319 

314

305 

309 

324 

305 

319

607 

845 

482 

394 

361

330 

319 

314 

309 

309 

295

Aug.

286 

276 

272 

276 

272

258 

254 

324 

276 

246

267 

314 

366 

258 

263

295 

263 

345 

267 

241

233 

233 

23? 

233 

228

224 

228 

309 

383 

272 

450

Psr square 

mile

0.462 

1.17 

1.24

1.31

3.56 

2.25 

1.72 

1.30 

.938 

1.44 

.806 

.575 

.682

1.34

f. 6 (1O a.m.) 4,010 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (5 a.m. 

in. 28 (4 a.m.) 6,540 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (l p.

Sept.

434 

309 

276

531 

652

507 

366 

324 

295 

276

267 

263 

263 

263 

263

258 

254 

371 

309 

272

267 

416 

309 

272 

258

250 

250 

489 

356 

300 

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.53 

1.30 

1.43

17.74

4.10 

2.34 

1.98 

1.45 

1.O8 

1.61 

.93 

.66 

.76

18.17

) 11,000 

m.) 7,560
338 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°47'48", long. 84°05'32 n , in SW^ sec. 7, R. 8, T.

a, 600 feet downstream from Huffman Dam, 2j miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles

northeast of Dayton. Datum of gage is 699.95 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912.

Drainage area.--632 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--October 1924 to September 1949. November 1914 to September 1921 at

site 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.--31 years (1915-21, 1924-49), 628 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 84.64

reet), minimum, 212 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 78.07 feet).

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 87.9

feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Aug. 6, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 feet, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge,

75,700 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin. 

uoopera'tlon. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years). W 453: 1915. W 523: Drainage area. W 743: 1929-32.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 6)

78.0 191

78.2 256

78.5 382

78.8 539

79.1 741

79.5 1,090

80.2 1,840

81.4 3,460

82.8 5,690

83.4 6,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

256 

235 

221 

218 

224

232 

235

228 

228 

218

242 

238 

232 

232 

228

238 

360 

373 

308 

283

272 

272 

264 

264 

249

249 

246 

242 

238 

235 

232

Nov.

232 

235 

252 

260 318-

2,200 

1,220 

704 

570 

545

510 

461 

451 

456 

425

411 

435 

416 

499 

1,020

726 

570 

510 

466 

435

425 

608 

628 

1,340 

1,000

Dec.

726 

614 

570 

522 

493

493 

461 

446 

425

411

396 

401 

425 

420 

1,540

2,540 

1,390 

914 

796 

719

719 

905 

712 

628 

564

488 

482 

482 

1,080 

1,290 

757

Jan.

634 

582 

539 

1,810 

6,820

6,130 

1,840 

1,500 

1,280 

1,190

1,440 

1,390 

1,230 

1,150 

1,050

1,140 

2,020 

2,140 

3,910 

3,100

1,290 

1,290 

1,340 

4,O30 

3,500

2,820 

3,610 

5,690 

3,170 

1,660 

1,390

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1. ...........................

st .....................

ember. .......................

ter year 1943 49 ............

Feb.

1,240 

1,120 

1,040 

1,070 

1,060

1,000 

1,010 

959 

941 

905

828 

804 

796 

854 

3,990

4,530 

1,780 

1,390 

1,220 

1,150

1,040 

1,500 

2,280 

1,440 

1,440

1,230 

1,090 

1,030

Secondfoot-days

7,792 

18,328 

22,809

275,287

70,685 

38,737 

32,418 

22,290 

16,084 

24,405 

15,309 

10,763 

13,054

292,674

Peak discharge (base, 4, OOO sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (1 a.m.) 5,340 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft.; June 16 (6:30 p. in.) 4,680 sec. -ft.

Mar.

905 

880 

854 

828 

820

837 

773 

749 

773 

1,560

1,560 

1,240 

1,050 

1,050 

1,030

905 

862 

905 

846 

796

804 

995 

1,500 

1,050 

914

1,180 

2,280 

1,500 

1,090 

959 

923

Apr.

896 

837 

780 

734 

719

780 

741 

697 

668 

641

634 

628 

634 

648 

690

757 

734 

1,030 

1,150 

888

780 

765 

780 

741 

668

655 

704 

675 

628 

608

Maximum

373 

2,200 

2,540

10,000

6,820 

4,530 

2,280 

1,150 

765 

4,060 

1,340 

741 

932

6,820

May

614 

628 

595 

570 

551

545 

533 

528 

539 

539

516 

499 

482 

472 

472

466 

451 

430 

425 

516

466 

628 

765 

634

551

505 

466 

466 

430 

406 

396

MiniBum

218 

232 

396

190

539 

796 

749 

608 

396 

329 

355 

260 

312

218

June

382 

373 

368 

360 

346

337 

337 

329 

329 

337

416 

406 

420 

430 

896

4,060 

3,310 

1,780 

1,100 

854

712 

641 

589 

551 

668

614 

1,170 

995 

661 

634

Mean

251 

611 

736

752

2,280 

1,383 

1,046 

743 

519 

814 

494 

347 

435

802

Jnly

589 

510 

466 

440 

425

416 

539 

488 

440 

1,010

595 

451 

411 

392 

378

364 

378 

401 

378 

368

607 

1,340 

697 

522 

446

411 

382 

364 

373 

373 

355

Aug.

329 

320 

308 

312 

312

291 

291 

396 

337 

308

287 

364 

401 

333 

303

329 

394 

488 

355 

303

287 

276 

276 

268 

264

260 

260 

529 

741 

440 

401

Per square 

 lie

0.397 

.967 

1.16

1.19

2.19 

1.66 

1.18 

.821 

1.29 

.782 

.549 

.688

1.27

. 6 (1 a.m.) 9,440 sec. -ft. j Jan. la (9 a.m^ 

in. 28 (9 p.m.) 6,430 sec. -ft. j Feb. 16 (6 a.

Sept.

634 

440 

368 

430 

846

932 

539 

446 

396 

368

346 

333 

324 

324 

333

316 

312 

401 

392 

337

329

655 

472 

396 

364

337 

329 

477 

482 

396

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

1.O8

1.34

16.20

4.16 

2.28 

1.91 

1.32 

.95 

1.44 

.90 

.63 

.77

17.24

1 4,210 

m. ) 6,820
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 339

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°59'15", long. 83°42'55", in NE^- sec. R. 10, T.

 S~y at New York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefield, 1? miles downstream from East Pork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.--67.3 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 6.23

 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 3, 4; minimum recorded gage height, 1.65 feet Aug. 

25, 26.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 3,260 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 11, 

1944.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Apr. 19 to May 30)

1.6 27

1.8 46

2.1 80

2.6 149

3.2 252

4.0 425

4.4 535

4.8 690

4.9 740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

31

29

29

30

30

31

31

32

32

33

32

32

31

31

32

54

43

39

36

36

35

36

35

35

33

32

32

32

30

30

Nov.

31

32

37

37

58

446

107

74

62

64

56

50

50

50

47

46

47

45

65

118

65

54

49

46

44

45

70

106

174

88

Dec.

70

60

57

54

52

48

47

46

44

44

43

46

46

45

248

220

105

83

78

72

81

80

66

61

56

52

52

53

180

92

68

Jan.

61

59

56

587

694

191

134

120

112

120

138

127

112

112

107

130

210

331

288

133

126

134

195

529

215

394

461

433

190

148

138

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .....................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ................ ..........

Uay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

130

123

124

126

121

119

117

110

110

105

97

98

101

109

667

215

154

137

126

126

116

305

198

152

162

130

121

114

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,037

2 263

2^349

30,054

6 , 785

4,313

2^741

3^315

1,771

1,197

1,363

32,983

Mar.

105

105

alOO

a 100

aloo

allO

alOO

a95

allO

a340

a220

al70

a!40

al20

allO

alOO

105

107

98

97

97

113

120

103

98

151

224

127

110

103

103

Apr.

100

94

89

86

88

94

88

85

81

80

81

83

84

85

97

103

102

170

124

101

93

96

89

84

80

75

81

80

74

74

Maximum

54

446

248

1,110

694

667

340

170

95

598

49

70

694

May

75

74

69

66

65

67

65

64

64

61

61

60

58

58

58

57

56

54

57

73

58

95

70

67

64

62

60

60

58

56

56

Minimum

29

31

43

26

56

97

97

74

54

46

41

30

38

29

June

54

52

50

50

49

48

48

46

46

46

57

50

49

54

433

598

400

152

113

96

86

81

76

73

89

75

105

93

76

70

Mean

33.5

75.4

75.8

82.1

219

154

125

91.4

63 . 5

110

57.1

38 6

45.4

90.4

July

68

65

62

59

57

57

57

55

61

162

65

58

57

54

50

49

49

50

49

50

67

60

54

52

49

46

45

41

41

41

41

Aug.

39

39

a40

a 40

39

38

37

37

36

34

34

49

45

38

44

44

42

48

40

37

36

36

35

34

33

32

a30

a40

a40

a 35

46

Per square 

mile

0.498

1.12

1.13

1.22

5.25

^ 1*8629

1 .36

.944

1. 63

.848

.574

.675

L.34

Sept.

50

41

38

60

65

70

50

46

45

43

42

41

41

40

41

41

40

56

46

43

42

47

46

44

42

41

40

42

40

40

-

Runoff in 

inobes

0.57

1 25

1^30

16.62

3.75

2 38

Z. 14

1 .52

l!o9

1 .82

 98

.66

.75

18.21

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 sec.-ft.). Nov. 6 (4 a.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (2 a.m.) 1^600 sec.- 

ft.; Jan. 27 (12 p.m.) 1,250 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 1,650 sec.-ft.; June 16 (l2:30~aTm7) 

1,700 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Springfield and Beaver Creek near Springfield.

 990813 O- 52 - 23 
340 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°55'57", long. 83°48'59", at Plum Street Bridge in 

Springfield, Clark County, 0.3 mile upstream from concrete control dam and 2^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 906.85 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area. 137 square miles.

Keeoras available.--July 1914 to September 1921 (datum of gage, 907.85 feet above mean sea 

ievei), October 1928 to September 1949 (discontinued). May 1924 to September 1928 at 

site half a mile upstream (datum of gage, 913.02 feet above mean sea level).

Average discharge.--32 years, 122 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 6.24 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations and computed flow over dam; minimum, 37 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 7, 8.

1914-21, 1924-49: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

14.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations and computed flow over dam; minimum, 2.1 second-feet July 30, 1936; 

minimum daily, 4.0 second-feet July 30, 1936.

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 13.3 feet, present datum (discharge, 

11,100 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Water is diverted above station for municipal supply of Springfield. 

Sewage return flow is bypassed around station by intercepting sewer.

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1914-16, Drainage area. W 953: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of indefinite stage-discharge relation

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4 to June 9, Sept. 6-3O)

2.2 23 2.5 98 3.5 605 

2.3 40 2.7 178 4.4 1,200 

2.4 65 3.0 320 5.0 1,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

sa

37 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

40 

40

50 

48 

45 

40 

40

45 

95 

72 

58 

55

52 

50 

50 

55 

52

52 

50 

48 

45 

45 

45

Nov.

48 

45 

52 

52 

141

738 

200 

121 

95 

95

82 

75 

78 

72 

65

68 

68 

65 

107 

192

106 

88 

82 

72 

65

72 

106 

134 

362 

157

Dec.

117 

98 

91 

85 

82

75 

72 

72 

62 

62

60 

62 

65 

68 

458

746 

270 

165 

144 

128

136 

178 

121 

106 

95

78 

78 

75 

318 

192 

113

Jan.

91 

88 

82 

926 

1,660

451 

251 

218 

200 

205

275 

256 

214 

205 

192

210 

422 

571 

686 

261

205 

232 

307 

1,240 

497

844 

922 

1,240 

390 

265 

242

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

b«r ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1. .................. ....

st ........................

ember...... ..................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

214 

200 

187 

205 

200

196 

200 

192 

170 

165

149 

149 

153 

182 

1,520

479 

300 

242

218 

218

205 

540 

406 

275 

295

232 

205 

196

Secondfoot-days

1,474 

3,703 

4,472

50,353

13,848 

7,893 

6,416 

4,509 

3,109 

5,522 

2,980 

1,740 

1,840

57,506

liar.

170 

165 

161 

157 

157

170 

153 

149 

157 

546

352 

261 

210 

192 

174

157 

161 

178 

161 

149

149 

170 

200 

165 

157

302

515 

246 

192 

170 

170

Apr.

165 

153 

144 

144 

140

157 

140 

128 

125 

117

117 

113 

113 

132 

153

170 

161 

310 

246 

192

165 

174 

174 

144 

132

128 

144 

117 

109 

102

Maximum

95 

738 

746

3,140

1,660 

1,520 

546 

310 

190 

1,050 

320 

130 

108

1,660

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft. } . Dec. 16 (12 m. )

Hay

109 

113 

95 

93 

95

91 

91 

91 

95 

91

95 

91 

88 

98 

95

91 

88 

85 

95 

125

95

190 

151 

121 

102

98 

98 

91 

88 

82 

78

Minimum

37 

45

60

28

82 

149 

149 

102 

78 

62 

60 

40 

45

37

1,66O sec

June

78 

72 

65 

65 

65

68 

65 

62 

62 

70

80 

70 

70 

150 

700

1,050 

650 

300 

230 

180

140 

120 

110 

110 

130

120 

180 

200 

140 

120

Mean

47.5 

123 

144

138

447 

282 

207 

150 

100 

184 

96.1 

56.1 

61.3

158

July

120 

100 

90 

85 

80

80 

80 

80 

90 

320

110 

95 

90 

85 

80

75 

70 

80 

80 

90

180 

130 

110 

95 

85

75 

70 

60 

70 

60 

65

Aug.

60 

60 

60 

55 

60

55 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

75 

70 

50 

55

70 

60 

130 

65 

50

50 

45 

45 

45 

40

40 

40 

50 

60 

45 

55

Sept.

70 

55 

45 

80 

95

108 

60 

55 

52 

50

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

91 

55 

48

64 

106 

72 

60 

55

52 

50 

71 

55 

55

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

.-ft.; Jan. 5 (2 a.m.) 2,94o sec.-

ft.; June 16 (3 a.m.) discharge unknown.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite June 1O to Sept. 5; discharge computed on basis of 2 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Buck Creek at Hew Moorefield and Beaver Creek 

near Springfield.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 341

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56'25", long. 83°44'55", in sec. 18, R, 9, T. 5, 

at bridge on Men-it Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3f miles 

east of center of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area. 37.3 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 1,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 5.28 

TeeTT; minimum, 7.4 second-feet Oct. 4-7; minimum gage height, 1.48 feet Aug. 27.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 7,340 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.95 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 3.3 second-feet 

Jan. 25, 1945 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28,

Bee. 16 to Jan. 4, Apr. 19 to May 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 6.0 1.9 38 2.8 213 1.5 11 2.6 169 

1.6 10 2.0 51 3.3 363 1.6 18 2.9 241 

1.7 18 2.2 83 3.6 476 1.7 28 3.3 363 

1.8 27 2.5 143 1.9 54 3.7 518 

2.3 114 4.0 660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

Z7 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

8.7 

7.8 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.8 

8.2 

7.8

9.2 

9.2 

8.2 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

18 

16 

12 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.2

9.2 

8.7 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

Nov.

9.2 

9.2 

11 

14 

23

210 

51 

32 

25 

26

22 

19 

21 

19 

17

17 

17 

16 

22 

51

30 

24 

21 

18 

16

16 

29 

46 

130 

56

Dec.

42 

34

31 

27 

25

23 

22 

21 

18 

17

16 

18 

18 

18 

218

436 

132 

73 

58 

48

82 

78 

50 

42 

34

24

25 

24 

138 

87 

54

Jan.

41 

39 

35 

472 

611

161 

101 

88 

83 

90

117 

112 

94 

94 

82

89 

184 

239 

284 

104

83 

94 

146 

572 

204

362 

436 

438 

136 

100 

84

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

76 

68 

64 

71 

72

71 

76 

67 

68 

64

54 

54 

57 

61 

610

169 

101 

82 

72 

76

70 

174 

135 

94 

104

78 

71 

65

Seoondfoot-days

285. C 

1,017.4 

1,933

18, 621. £

5,775 

2,824 

2,201 

1,309 

752 

1,563 

868 

504 

586

19,617.4

Mar.

54 

51 

50 

50 

49

53 

46 

45 

47 

227

122 

89 

70 

62 

58

51 

51 

57 

50 

47

46 

51 

64 

55 

51

117 

211 

94 

68 

60 

55

Apr.

51 

47 

45 

40 

40

46 

46 

42 

38 

36

36 

34 

34 

38 

43

47 

46 

86 

70 

54

46 

58 

55 

43 

37

34 

34

29 

27 

27

Maximum

) 18 

210 

436

1,260

611 

610 

227 

86 

56 

274 

97 

74 

67

611

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (11 a.m.

May

27 

25 

24 

23 

22

21 

20 

20 

21 

21

19 

18 

18 

18 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

21

19 

56 

45 

46 

34

30 

26 

26 

23 

21 

19

Minimum

7.4 

9.2 

16

6.4

35 

54 

45 

27 

17 

13 

15 

11 

11

7.4

June

18 

18 

17 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

13 

14

15 

15 

17 

21 

173

267 

274 

90 

61 

46

37 

30 

26 

24 

45

36 

74 

76 

46 

36

Mean

9.19 

33.9 

62.4

50.9

186 

101 

71.0 

43.6 

24.3 

52.1 

28.0 

16.3 

19.5

53.7

July

45 

34 

27 

25 

22

22 

21 

20 

27 

97

to

28 

24 

21 

20

18 

18 

22 

21 

22

61- 

45 

36 

29 

23

20 

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

Aug.

15 

14 

13 

15 

15

15 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

15 

14 

13 

14

15 

15 

74 

22 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

21 

25 

15 

15

Per square 

 Tie

0.246 

.909 

1.67

1.36

4.99

2.71 

1.90 

1.17 

.651 

1.40 

.751 

.437 

.523

1.44

Sept.

13 

12 

12 

23 

32

34 

22 

17 

15 

14

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

19 

15 

13

12 

67 

39 

26 

22

18

17 

22 

21 

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

1.01 

1.92

18.55

5.75 

2.82 

2.19 

1.30 

.75 

1.56 

.87 

.50 

.58

19.53

1,080 sec. -ft. J Jan. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 1,700

sec .^ft.; Jan. 24 (10 

1,900 sec.-ft.
342 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek at Dayton, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°46<00", long. 84" 14'10", in SW£ sec. 30, T 2 N.,

 H. d E., at West Riverview Avenue Bridge in Dayton, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 69.5 square miles.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 52.6 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 6,200 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 51.00 feet);

 minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 4; minimum gage height observed, 42.27 feet Aug. 25.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 9,950 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage heignt, 53.5 feet); 

minimum, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 18, 1948; minimum gage height observed, that of Aug. 25, 

1949.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District;.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

3.3

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.6

12

8.9

6.6

6.3

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.3

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.9

Nov.

7.9

8.4

8.4

11

57

275

48

28

21

26

27

20

20

21

18

18

35

29

134

153

59

41

31

26

23

23

48

89

190

79

-

Dec.

53

40

35

29

29

28

24

22

18

18

16

18

19

21

552

199

85

58

55

49

116

134

72

49

37

26

24

24

253

114

61

Jan.

50

35

30

1,550

1,360

372

165

152

127

152

196

221

165

150

121

180

328

537

462

159

131

127

235

891

264

452

703

459

168

107

87

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

65

56

48

56

52

53

53

50

50

47

40

40

46

161

1,380

214

125

94

82

77

75

211

144

107

127

85

77

67

_

-

Secondfoot-days

147.7

1,574.7

2,278

22,485.8

10,036

3,672

3 162

l!l35

765 . 2

2,463.4

559.2

26,762.5

Mar.

54

52

52

48

47

52

42

42

54

228

188

135

115

123

109

82

75

85

70

61

61

217

144

92

73

155

368

123

78

70

67

Apr.

61

53

47

42

43

46

38

36

32

29

31

32

37

37

43

39

43

59

52

40

33

32

32

28

26

25

29

31

30

29

-

Maximum

12

275

552

1,400

1,550

1,380 

368

61

32

129

1,170 

60

89

1,550

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 sec. -ft.). Jan. 4 (10 p.m.

May

32

31

24

25

25

23

22

22

21

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

12

13

18

20

20

21

21

25

18

16

16

15

14

11

11

Minimum

2.4

7.9

16

1.2

30

40

42

2511

6.8

4.7

5.6

2.4

June

11

12

13

11

11

9.8

11

7.5

6.8

15

6.8

6.8

7.5

11

50

129

62

33

21

15

14

12

11

11

 14

58

122

34

20

19

-

Mean

4.76

52 .5

73is

61.4

324

131

102

37 .8

25 5

79 5

12^5

18.6

. 73.3

July

24

14

9.8

7.5

6.8

7.5

323

1A70

102

139

48

32

22

18

al6

a!4 ,

B16

al4

al3

a!2

194 111

31

18

a!5

a!3

a!2

hll

h9.8

24

a!6

Aug.

all

h9.8

a!3

aio

h8.3

as

a7

10

h7.5

a7

s6

hll

al3

al3

a20

h!2

al5

a!2

h9.8

a9

as

a7

h6.8

a6

h4.7

h5.6

a60

40

a!8

h9.8

a9

Per square 

mile

0.068

.755

1.06

.883

4* 66

1 88

l!47

.544

.271

.367

1.14

. 180

.268

1.05

Sept.

as

h7.5

as

al5

60

56

30

20

16

14

12

11

12

15

20

14

9.8

9.1

7.5

5.6

11

89

32

17

11

6.8

5.6

13

15

8.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.34

1.22

12.06

5.37

1. 96

1.70

.61

.31

.41

1.31

.21

.30

14.32

) 4,400 see. -ft.; Jan. 24 (7 a.m.) 2,360

6,200 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Twin Creek 

near Germantown.

h Computed f!?om wire-weight gage reading.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 343

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°38'10", long. 84°23'48", in Nw£ sec. 11, T. 3

N., R. 4 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, \\ miles northwest

of Germantown, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek. Datum of gage is 700.24

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--275 square miles. 

Records available.--December 1926 to September 1949. April 1914 to December 1923 at site

1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--31 years (1914-23, 1927-49), 265 second-feet. 

Extreme's Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 28.27

reef); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 18.60 feet).

1914-23, 1926-49: Maximum discharge observed, 8.480 second-feet Apr. 21, 1920

(gage height, 11.0 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Sept.

25, 1941 (gage height, 18.25 feet).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet, original site and datum. Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge,

66,000 second-feet, computed by Miami Conservancy District). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flood flow

regulated by Germantown retarding basin. 

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years).--W 403; 1914(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 

Feb. 17 to Mar. 7, Aug. 4 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

18.5 6.0 19.0 37 20.1 258 18.9 18 19.6 118 22.8 1,78O 

18.6 9.5 19.2 58 20.4 372 19.0 24 19.9 193 24.4 2,960 

18.7 14 19.3 71 20.8 568 19.1 32 20.2 292 26.0 4,460 

18.8 20 19.5 105 22.0 1,270 19.2 45 20.6 465 27. O 5,61O 

18.9 28 19.8 171 23.2 2,060 19.4 78 21.2 79O 28.0 7.O40

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Daj

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.1 

8.1 

8.4 

8.1 

8.4

8.8 

8.4 

8.1 

8.1 

7.8

8.1 

9.2 

8.8 

7.8 

7.8

8.1 

27 

31 

31 

23

19 

16 

16 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

Nov.

12 

12 

15 

26 

176

903 

229 

113 

82 

79

84 

81 

74 

73 

71

66 

103 

121 

692 

1,150

446 

255 

189

154 

132

119 

171 

292 

820 

510

Dec.

304 

217 

184 

159 

145

147 

129 

115 

101 

92

85 

85 

89 

91 

1,610

1,480 

666 

390 

327 

265

308 

722 

399 

272 

b200

b!50 

b!40 

140 

1,140 

1,060 

436

Jan.

290 

248 

209 

2,030 

7,040

6,590 

3,150 

790 

638 

584

1,090 

1,120 

820 

688 

547

638 

1,780 

2,020 

3,850 

1,090

590 

531 

705 

3,920 

2,010

2,060 

2,100 

4,100 

1,180 

536 

404

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .......

1............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

30O 

246 

220 

240 

223

211 

217 

*202 

193 

185

166 

154 

164 

431 

4,380

3,620 

850 

547 

427 

382

319 

732 

940 

557 

650

465 

373 

323

Secondfcct-days

401.1 

7,250 

11,648

96,274.9

53,348 

17,717 

16,306 

4,232 

2,148 

5,583 

3,538 

1,948 

1,575

125,694.1

Mar.

256 

240 

223 

214 

208

220 

177 

156 

182 

1,050

970 

733 

542 

584 

611

418 

335 

396 

356 

308

348 

812 

1,120 

568 

396

601 

2,230 

880 

480 

369 

323

Apr.

270 

226 

199 

174

161

171 

151 

134 

125 

112

112 

110 

105 

112 

114

132 

148 

217 

226 

174

146 

136 

134 

116 

103

91 

93 

89 

78 

73

Maximum

31 

1,150 

1,610

5,610

7,040 

4,380 

2,230 

270 

201 

946 

306 

279 

217

7,040

Peak discharge {base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (4 p.m.]

May

75 

201 

125 

91 

78

71 

66 

64 

66 

68

63 

58 

55 

51 

53

56 

51 

47 

44 

42

47 

56 

75 

134 

89

73 

61 

56 

48 

44 

4O

Minimum

7.8 

12 

85

4.6

209 

154 

156 

73 

40 

22 

28 

20 

19

7.8

June

37 

35 

31 

29 

28

26 

24 

23 

22 

24

28 

45 

37 

86 

134

946 

820 

382 

226 

161

120 

99 

80 

68

105

101 

820 

304 

185 

557

Mean

12.9 

242 

376

263

1,721 

633 

526 

141 

69.3 

186 

114 

62.8 

52.5

344

July

297

151 

110 

84 

115

93 

64 

265 

217 

3O6

304 

190 

125 

91 

71

59 

51 

50 

45 

47

44 

38 

104 

78 

58

47 

38 

31 

28 

201 

136

Aug.

82 

53 

131 

47 

32

27 

24 

44 

37 

25

22 

20 

38 

38 

67

144 

64 

279 

205 

114

63 

42 

31 

27 

24

22 

146 

32 

25 

22 

21

Per square 

mile

0.047 

.880 

1.37

.956

6.26 

2.30 

1.91 

.513 

.252 

.676 

.415 

.228 

.191

1.25

Sept.

21 

20 

19 

33

143

217 

118 

80 

48 

37

30 

27 

25 

26 

24

29 

27 

26 

118 

89

53 

72 

73 

41 

33

30 

28 

28 

28 

32

Runoff in 

inches

O.05 

.98 

1.58

13.01

7.22 

2.40 

2.20 

.57 

.29 

.75 

.48 

.26 

.21

16.99

7,520 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 4,460

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
344 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

long. 84°32'50", in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 0.9 

c, 1^ miles south of village of Sevenmile, 3 miles

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 39°27'30", Ion 

mile downstream from Sevenmile Creek,

upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton. Datum of gage is 590.0 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 311 square miles.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September

1949.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 289 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 21.0 

TeeTT; minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 8.28 feet).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 4, 1949; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16- 

18, 1944.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940, 1942.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

4.O

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.0

a4

a4

a4

a4

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.4

17

23

19

18

12

8.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.7

Nov.

41

45

35

24

463

1,010

106

99

78

83

102

92

101

88

76

71

208

250

1,270

1,060

a460

314

236

182

158

142

348

666

962

442

-

Dec.

314

250

221

182

169

182

144

129

125

114

99

104

112

104

3,180

1,60O

685

442

403

348

348

461

403

348

a220

158

b!50

169

1,280

685

331

Jan.

236

208

194

9,730

14,200

3,000

1,080

832

654

590

S32

995

654

558

442

832

3,460

3,440

4,770

832

470

442

897

12,700

1,480

3,O90

3,500

3,830

953

498

498

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

366

297

276

342

297

276

276

*252

256

245

216

230

223

2,440

9,780

2,340

621

470

470

442

416

688

470

442

416

390

366

320

..

_

-

Seoondfcct-days

216.8 

9 212

isUeo

128,640.7

75,897

235 623

16,357

5,973

2,462 

4 589 2* 123

ly 688*7 

891.1

156,692.6

Mar.

297

276

256

249

245

342

276

249

342

1,590

55S

470

416

390

390

320

297

297

256

258

256

953

498

342

297

1,130

2,640

911

590

498

470

Apr.

416

366

320

297

276

249

226

202

1SS

176

170

164

164

173

176

170

170

276

223

202

188

176

158

147

137

127

118

108

106

104

Maximum

23

1,270 

3,180

10,800

i JL4 A > 9f\n £ UU

9>780

2,640

416

179

1,320 

199

342

297

14,200

May

102

173

132

113

102

92

S6

81

75

77

73

70

68

65

179

92

70

61

54

51

53

72

75

68

81

60

54

50

48

45

40

Minimum

3.8

24

99

3.8

194

216

245

104

40

17

13

4.0

4

3.S

June

38

35

31

31

31

27

23

22

19

17

63

44

39

95

205

1,320

470

258

192

158

137

104

94

81

129

102

342

164

124

195

-

Mean

6*99

307

434

351

2,448

844

528

199

79.4

153

68 *5

60 »9

29.7

429

July

115

82

65

61

122

S4

66

80

S3

104

77

7O

58

53

54

51

50

50

53

50

86

86

66

46

25

16

36

32

13

199

150

Aug.

Ill

58

27

45

18

7.0

4.0

234

aSO

al7

a9

5.9

104

72

188

142

96

342

111

65

44

27

17

12

8.0

7.0

6.2

7.6

24id

12

Per square 

 lie

0.022

987 1)40

1.13

7

0-7

 O I

2.71

1.70

.640

 255

A92 [220

 196

.095

1.38

Sept.

10

4.2

a4

28

223

297

77

45

20

9.8

7.6

6.2

6.6

5.9

6.6

9.2

as

9.8

25

12

12

12

8.0

6.2

a6

a6

6.6

7.3

6.2

5.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

1.10

1.61

15.41

9.07

2 .82

1*96

.71

.29

.55

.25

.23

.11

18.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of- weather records and records for Twin Creek 

near Germantown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 345

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°33', long. 85°09i, in sec. 23, T. 13 N., R. 12 

£., naif a mile downstream from Wilson Creek, 1? miles north of Alpine, and 2^ miles 

upstream from Bear Creek. Datum of gage is 750.25 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 496 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1928 to September 1949.

Average aischarge.--21 years, 517 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.53 

TeeTJ"; minimum, 64 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 3.16 feet); minimum daily, 67 

second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10.

1928-49: Maximum gage height, 16.61 feet Jan. 14, 1937 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 22, 1931; minimum daily, 26 second-feet Aug. 

13, 1944.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

973........

1083........

Water 

year

1943

1944

1947

Date

June 2

Gage height 

(feet)

15.50

1 ^ ^7

14.62

Discharge 

(second- feet)

24,000

24,800

17,200

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Sone regulation at low flow by power plant above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

100

67

67

96

92

86

87

88

67

67

104

100

91

88

90

75

260

224

152

126

112

122

102

100

108

98

101

96

104

100

78

Nov.

112

118

110

169

804

2,720

1,030

610

455

439

463

395

350

339

281

311

493

463

4,840

4,070

1,630

1,140

880

742

625

575

940

880

1,1OO

1,000

Dec.

77S

650

570

506

467

455

419

388

*356

328

304

314

356

38S

1,700

1,630

1,OOO

754

676

590

580

910

700

580

484

353

1)300

1)350

3,540

2,130

1,060

Jan.

802

655

570

8,000

25,100

7,140

2,810

2,180

1,800

1,700

2,180

2,180

1,800

1,600

1,450

1,500

2,510

3,950

8,390

2,750

1,700

1,450

1,550

4,490

2,460

3,110

3,790

6,950

2,460

1,360

1,190

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,040

910

S50

880

825

800

775

725

*700

678

615

595

595

863

9,080

4,170

1,800

1,320

1,080

940

850

940

1,270

1,040

1,150

940

850

800

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,248

28,084

23,616

250,306

109,577

37,081

41,413

19,733

10,840

13,374

9,306

5,286 

6,526

308,086

Mar.

725

675

678

655

635

635

595

595

595

825

825

825

800

800

850

775

725

800

775

775

1,230

1,700

2,270

1,150

910

1,500

10,1OO

3,590

1,850

1,360

1,190

Apr.

1,OSO

940

880

800

750

725

678

655

615

595

595

595

635

595

615

635

635

750

750

655

615

615

595

575

535

535

555

535

507

488

Maximum

260

4,840

3,540

9,140

25j 100

9,080

10,100

'523

2 290

' fi?9

371

920

25,100

May

481

523

503

470

446

394

372

363

358

310

312

318

a310

a300

a350

a320

288

276

276

280

300

381

387

394

366

32S

306

292

286

276

274

Minimum

67

110

304

65

570

595

595

488

274

179

210

104

133

67

June

268

262

256

250

216

198

190

190

179

182

260

300

230

312

648

1,850

2,290

910

.615

464

334

345

310

292

298

308

378

320

294

375

Mean

105

936

762

684

3,535

1 324

1*336

658

350

446

171

218

844

July

312

27S

252

236

238

350

28S

577

622

432

325

278

256

226

226

210

212

214

230

258

330

340

332

a310

a290

276

256

246

238

296

372

Aug.

290

202

ISO

167

160

153

148

144

141

139

138

141

146

151

3200

a!90

a!70

a!50

a!70

alSO

a!50

g!46

a!20

107

104

104

110

371

348

180

208

Per square 

mile

0.212

1.89

1.54

1.3S

7.13

2* 67

2.69

1.33

* 706

 899

345

!440

1.70

Sept.

260

180

155

35S

418

404

250

216

190

153

153

139

141

143

151

141

136

920

234

179

167

167

146

136

138

133

133

242

188

155

Runoff in 

inohes

0.24

2.11

1.77

18.76

8.22

2.7S

3.11

1*48

.81

1.00

.70

.40

.49

23.11

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 seo. -ft.). Nov. 19 (12 p.m.) 6,610 sec. -ft. j Dec. 29 (9 p.m.) 5,440

seo.-rt.j Jan. 5 (7:30 a.m.J 32.900 seo.-ft.; Jan. 19 (2 p.m.; 9,360 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (7 a.m.) 

5,720 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (l p.m.) 8,480 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (10 p.m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (6 p.m.J 

14,600 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station at Brookvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.
346 MIAMI RIVER BASIH

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25', long. 85°01', in sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., 

three-eighths of a mile downstream from East Fork and three-quarters of a mile south 

of Brookville. Datum of gage is 595.22 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 1,190 square miles.

Records available. June 1915 to May 1920 and October 1927 to September 1949 in reports 

or Geological survey. July 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-49), 1,224 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61.200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 24.15 

feet); minimum, 110 second-feet Oct. 3-5 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1915-20. 1923-49: Maximum discharge, 69,200 second-feet Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

25.56 feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet by velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 43 second-feet Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.14 foot Sept. 26, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plant above station.

cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Kevislons. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 4, July 11-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.9

100

120

145

270

620

2.4 

3.3 

4.5 

5.6 

7.0

900 

1,560 

2,570 

3,720 

5,6OO

8.8

11.0

14.0

18.0

21.8

8,800 

13,50O 

21,300 

33,900 

49,000

0.9 

1.4 

1.8 

2.1

175

320

470

630

3.4 1,43O

4.4 2,350

5.6 3,720

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

132

140

112

112

130

132

128

125

130

114

118

145

148

140

130

142

306

416

284

238

214

202

190

166

148

163

169

135

130

128

132

Nov.

128

145

172

252

1,110

4,200

1, 76O

970

720

774

810

685

625

584

544

548

1,11O

900

11,100

8,60O

4,080

2,040

1,560

1,280

1,110

1,000

1,600

1,800

2,670

1,960

-

Dec.

1,520

1,25O

1,110

970

900

940

840

780

705

680

62O

635

665

695

9,950

6,740

2,870

2,000

1.72O

1,520

1,440

1,760

1,560

1.28O

1,140

870

780

810

5,200

5,030

2,210

Jan.

1,600

1,32O

1,180

22,200

49,OOO

21,700

5,760

4,330

3,600

3,240

3,960

4,200

3,480

3,000

2,670

2,890

6,400

8,200

18,OOO

6,850

3,600

3,000

2,890

21,40O

8,200

7,640

1O, 50O

17,700

6,410

3,360

2,780

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ........................ ....

July

August ......................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,3OO

2,000

1,820

1,950

1,860

1,720

1,680

1,550

1,510

1,400

1,290

1,260

1,260

2,430

21,500

ll.OOO

4,330

3,120

2,620

2,350

2,050

2.45O

3,120

2,560

2,670

2,300

2,000

1,860

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,099

54,837

59,190

525,462

261,060

87,960

96, 62O

39 , 660 

18 848

35, 186

11*468

12,108

710,115

Mar.

1,680

1,550

1,470

1,470

1,360

1,680

1,360

1,260

1,550

4,040

3,480

2,780

2,300

2,200

2,150

1,90O

1,770

1.77O

1,720

1,640

2,000

3,000

4,720

2,940

2,300

6,440

16,400

9,990

4,080

3,000

2,620

Apr.

2,35O

2,050

1,820

1,640

1,510

1,510

1,400

1,260

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,290

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,360

1,680

1,550

1,400

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,080

990

960

1,020

990

900

840

Maximum

416

11,100

9,950

26,700

49,000

21,500

16,400

2,35O 

900

8 580

8*840

1,950 

1,360

49,000

May

840

900

840

780

702

666

642

618

606

588

540

560

520

500

624

550

505

470

446

466

490

660

840

840

708

612

545

500

458

426

406

Minimum

112

128

620

110

1,180

1,260

1,260 

840

406

290

272 

178

236

112

June

386

376

366

352

334

305

308

302

290

302

398

538

588

565

2,870

8,580

5,080

2,400

1,510

1,110

900

810

666

624

90O

738

1,53O

810

636

612

-

Mean

164

Ij 828

1,909

1,436

8, 421

3,141

3,117

1,322 

608

1,173

906

370 

404

1,946

July

648

515

438

398

398

545

454

930

1,100

1,110

672

490

414

352

317

290

272

272

293

296

8,840

1,270

1,430

1,08O

600

466

442

380

547

1,720

1,100

Aug.

612

438

410

348

320

296

272

275

269

242

233

248

290

269

410

382

272

254

281

245

212

200

209

203

180

178

429

718

1,950

475

348

Per square 

mile

0.138

1.54

1.60

1.21

7.08

2 . 64

2 . 62

1.11

.511

. 986

.761 

.311

.339

1.64

Sept.

390

355

278

338

1,110

900

570

398

320

299

272

254

269

254

257

266

242

1,360

642

398

327

334

311

296

251

248

236

278

362

293

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

1.71

1.85

16.42

8 . 16

2 75

3.02

1.24

.59

1.10

em . oo

.36 

.38

22.20

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 Bec.-ft.). Nov. 19 (2:30 p.m.) 15.900 sec.-ft.; Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 

13,OOO sec.-ft.j Jan. 5 (3 a.m.; 61,ZOO sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (8 a.m.) 21,900 sec.-ft.j Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 

31,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 23,700 Bee.-ft.j Feb. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 30,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (9:30 

a.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.; June 16 (4 p.m.) 14,200 sec.-ft.; July 21 (4:30 p.m.) 21,OOO Bec.-ft.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 347

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°48'24", long. 84°54'26", in SE£ sec. 7, R. 1 W., 

T. 13 N.,at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of Richmond and 2 miles upstream from Short Creek. Prior to July 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.--116 square miles.

Records available. April to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,730 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 5.73 

reetj; minimum, 4.5 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by power plant above station. Gage read twice daily Apr. 27 to July 26.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

Month

Dec. Jan.

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ' ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

1,640 2 , 849

1, 851

1,068

1,705

_

Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

88

82

73

71

Maximum

116

780

311

162

236

_

May

73

73

62

55

58

54

46

46

50

49

48

44

43

48

46

43

42

36

49

49

46

116

78

71

56

56

50

40

38

38

37

Minimum

36

17

17

10

23

June

33

28

28

28

25

20

23

20

17

36

77

55

36

51

374

780

339

176

a 120

77

62

52

44

43

50

46

64

60

43

42

Mean

52.9

95 C

59.7 34 n

56.8

_

July

34

28

28

23

31

31

35

231

77

150

60

36

40

32

24

24

42

42

27

20

30

44

31

a25

a21

al8

17

20

311

253

66

Aug.

38

30

24

22

21

19

45

26

19

18

15

IS

25

20

18

17

19

73

29

20

16

16

13

12

12

10

63

162

120

43

8*

Per square 

mile

__

0.456

 819

!515

.297

.490

_

Sept.

55

30

23

116

185

177

73.

49

38

28

28

28

28

27

26

24

27

236

69

44

36

34

31

28

28

28

34

90

49

36

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

0.53

.91

.59

.34

.55

_

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 see.-ft.). No peak above ba'se.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for WhltewateiRiver near Alpine.
348 LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN 

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°57'05", long. 85°04'22", ?n sec. 2, T. 4 N., R.

3 W., 2 miles southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek. 

Drainage area. 226 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1949. 

iixtr ernes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 15.23

I'eet); no flow Oct. 1-4, 6, 7; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot Oct. 3, 4.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.54

feet); no flow at times during many years; minimum gage height, 0.17 foot Oct. 5, 6,

1940. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, May 25 to June 10, June 27 to July 21, 

Aug. 1-21, Aug. 23 to Sept. 3o)

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

.75 

1.6 

2.6

2.0

2.1

110

135

6.3

7.7

9.3

11.1

12.5

13.3

1,100

1,740

2,640

3,870

5,620

7,430

9,130

13.8 10,500

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.6

5.5 

8.0

1.9

2.0

Mote. --Sa 

4.0 feet.

2.2 

2.5 

4.0

110

190

640

as preceding table above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

.6

2.0

417

920

446

110

61

72

110

110

79

64

47

47

114

252

2,480

2,500

468

216

141

103

81

87

357

596

1,290

615

-

Dec.

270

171

125

103

96

110

135

103

76

62

53

55

52

364

6,210

*4,210

772

360

267

234

228

213

153

115

96

b70

b65

b60

553

1,130

369

Month

Jan.

204

144

112

4,750

10,500

4,730

546

345

273

216

310

375

390

258

192

246

1,710

1,960

4,320

1,160

465

588

766

9,390

6,990

*2,070

4,670

4,880

1,000

397

277

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

208

193

182

226

280

241

244

220

190

170

144

126

118

2,020

6,710

3,130

550

358

346

361

415

319

460

343

268

241

196

168

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 £

11,785.8

16,880

102,523.7

64,234

18, 427

23,690

2 , 891

99O. £

21 , 383 . 1

4,405.1

2,424.5

530

167,645.2

Mar.

144

120

110

103

110

149

253

162

542

3,150

1,920

565

364

271

223

190

173

176

196

220

193

1,070

2,200

535

349

2,240

5,410

1,490

460

322

280

Apr.

232

205

182

144

133

139

133

120

100

91

79

79

82

77

91

82

93

98

91

86

71

68

62

56

56

47

58

54

42

40

-

Maximum

0.3

2 1 500

6,210

6,260

10,500

6,710 

5,410

232

91

6,330 

1,200

373

62

10,500

May

45

39

38

38

34

33

33

27

30

30

25

14

17

16

14

13

47

44

34

29

22

21

70

91

47

42

33

26

20

7.8

11

Minimum

0

.1

52

0

112

118

103

407 » 8

2.1

7.8 5 2

e!2

0

June

12

10

5.8

5.5

4.5

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.1

13

99

551

764

388

1,670

3,330

i,250

688

400

322

265

298

415

542

2,190

664

502

490

283

211

Mean

0.11

393

545

280

2,072

658

76496 4

32 '.0

713 

14278 . 2

17.7

459

July

152

91

66

56

40

33

21

20

17

15

19

19

17

14

9.4

10

11

10

8.9

7.8

140

U200

445

373

304

196

184

115

62

214

535

Aug.

373

211

131

86

86

41

30

22

19

18

12

8.0

7.0

84

238

115

262

304

170

62

51

a20

14

12

12

6.0

6.8

7.0

6.2

5.3

5.2

Per square 

mile

0.0005

1.74

2.41

1.24

ST. 17

2.91 3 . 38

.427

. 142

3.15 

. 626

.346 

.078

2.03

Sept.

13

17

8.4

6.3

10

9.4

8.0

32

14

16

16

13

15

12

7.5

6.2

6.2

15

15

15

15

20

19

16

46

62

39

22

20

16

Runoff in 

inohes

0.001

1.93

2.78

16.87

10.57

3.03

. 48

.16

3 52 

!72

.40 

.09

27.58

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see.-ft.). Dee. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 7,270 sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (10:30 p.m.) 

12,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 18 (12 p.m.) 5,970 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (7 a.m.) 15,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (5 p.m. 

7,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (6 a.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 10 (5 a.m.) 4,860 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (2 a.m.) 

7,270 sec.-ft.; June 16 (8 a.m.) 8,190 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Vernon Pork at Vernon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected bv ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

North Pork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

349

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°14'45", long. 83°11'00", at Woodland Park Bridge at 

Hazard, Perry County, 150 feet upstream from City Waterworks Dam and 4.0 miles upstream 

from Lots Ureek. Datum of gage is 839.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 465 square miles.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height 16 90 

ond fe t°m g^aph ba sed on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 sec1940-49: Maximum'discharge, 36 000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height 26 55 feet 

>ho!HH P f ? °n gag? padlnS 3 5. from rating curve extended above 13,00o'second-feet' 

hOH H H nf o!^«_n -^ '-terminations at gage heights, 21.75, 25.94, and 26.55 feetreached a stage of about 35 feet (from information by local

P-I ,I n* -a *.- o H "- - areau Sage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods) 

Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 feet, from floodmark. '

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Small diversions 

by city or Hazard waterworks and electric plant above station. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8 

3 

9 

3 

S

7 

6 

6 

7 

7

10 

9 

S 

9 

8

8 

10 

11 

12 

24

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Nov.

12 

11 

10 

11 

15

112 

546 

ISO 

130 

95

192 

175 

13O 

95 

90

95 

70 

62 

66 

78

150 

140 

165 

165 

130

126 

117 

606 

3,710 

1,420

Dec.

654 

346 

666 

3,230 

1,050

763 

606 

510 

323 

216

204

170 

121 

117 

112

150 

228 

268 

310 

382

346 

296 

261 

228 

240

ISO 

99 

155 

310 

2,450 

1,290

Jan.

763 

499 

382 

630 

1,360

3,580 

1,370 

828 

558 

373

282

247 

240 

192 

170

150 

140 

210 

223 

240

755 

6,370 

2,820 

1,290 

984

815 

726 

802 

63O 

466 

1,370

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

tore 

Apr! 

toy 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber.-. .......................

lender year 1948 ............

ary .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,710 

1,090 

815 

678 

522

382 

319 

282 

261 

254

240

204 

192 

192 

494

4,720 

3,300 

1,540 

1,370 

2,150

1,740 1,580- 

932 

666 

558

466 

391 

499

Secondfoot-days

305 

8,904 

16,286

190,540

30,470 

27,547 

35,390 

30,778 

10,090 

1,416 

7,289

1,391

178,267

P^ak <jli|f<fharize (base, 4*0_Q6 sesL»^£tjJ,- Jan

sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (1:30 p.mT} 19y40O~sec.-ft. 

sec. -ft.; Aug. 16 (9 p.m.) 5,680 sec. -ft.

Mar.

499 

455 

411 

382 

337

319 

319 

268 

268 

346

1.35O 

391 

690 

606 

499

364 

602 

12,600 

4,O80 

1,770

1,090 

880 

714 

546 

534

522 

534 

1,290 

1,320 

750 

654

Apr.

534 

499 

455 

382 

391

594 

630 

750 

1,040 

841

654 

546 

1,250 

1,370 

1.15O

906 

558 

534 

499 

391

364 

2,770 

2,720 

1,320 

854

606 

1,650 

3,600 

1,710 

1,210

Maximum

24 

3,710 

3,230

18,000

6,870 

4,720 

12,600 

3.60O 

1,020 

192 

1,530 

2^480 

145

12,600

May

1,02O 

984 

945 

726 

558

522 

455 

355 

303 

373

275 

247 

216 

155 

145

130

216 

155 

117 

130

150 

145 

310 

204 

296

303 

216 

186 

117 

74 

62

Minimum

6 

10 

99

5

140 

192 

268 

364 

62 

15 

7 

24 

15

6

June

34 

27 

eZI 

eZl

el8

eis 

e!5 

el5 

18 

37

54 

34 

40 

54 

46

86 

192 

117 

95 

86

74 

46 

40 

40 

27

24 

27 

30 

46 

34

Mean

9.8 

297 

525

521

983 

984 

1,142 

1,026 

325 

47.2 

235 

271 

46.4

488

July

21 

21 

15 

11 

10

7 

8 

86 

70 

50

54 

54 

62 

95 

433

570 

1.53O 

1,320 

1,470 

165

310 

170 

130 

170 

108

108 

70 

54 

46 

37 

34

Aug.

43 

40 

27 

24 

e90

870 

e68 

el!5 

82 

54

54 

40 

37 

30 

37

2,090 

2,480 , 

726 

364 

24Q

2O4 

165 

130 

117 

104

86 

78 

70 

346 

240 

150

Per square 

mile

0.021 

.639

1.13

1.12

2.11 

2.12 

2.46 

H.21 

.699 

.102 

.505 

.583 

.100

1.05

Sept.

121 

99 

78 

66 

54

50 

46 

40 

40 

34

27 

30 

21 

21 

15

15 

15 

27 

43 

62

43 

24

21 

15 

15

27 

40 

62 

95 

145

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.71 

1.30

15.22

2.44 

2.20 

2.83

'.81 

.11 

.58

!ii

14.24

. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 8,330 sec. -ft.; .Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 5,390 

; Apr. 22 (6 p.m.) 4,850 sec. -ft.- Apr. 28 (7 am.) 4,550

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Jackson.
350 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°33', long. 83°23', at bridge on State Highways 30 

and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from Quicksand Creek. Datum 

of gage is 697.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,105 square miles.

Records available.-- .June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

water-Supply Faper 838), April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--14 years (1928-31, 1938-49), 1,138 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 24.85 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 9 second-feet Oct. 17 

feage height, 1.04 feet).

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 

gage height, 43.10 feet, present datum), by slope-area method; no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 853: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 194a

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

QT<CO

24

25

26

27 

JCO op

29

30

31

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

10

12

12

12

10

12

11

10

10

10

10.

10

18

25

19

34

30

50

45

36

30

25

24

22

19

19

Nov.

21

19

25

27

27

77

395

780

450

260

235

222

330

248

200

169

142

126

118

118

134

189

285

330

315

272

260

440

3,120

4,730

-

Dec.

2,010

1,020

2,000

6,360

4,240

2,010

1,500

1,100

880

700

545

440

390

360

475

1,620

1,350

1,150

1,060

1,060

1,020

880

745

620

580

545

475

375

580

2,910

3,630

Jan.

2,130

1,400

1,060

1,350

4,130

9,780

5,500

2,850

1,890

1,350

1,060

880

790

700

620

545

545

790

1,150

1,350

1,450

7,260

10,000

5,430

3,330

2,970

3,090

3,450

3,270

2,250

2,850

Month

October ....................

Nove 

Dece

mber .........................

mber .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

Janu 

Febr

ary ..........................

uarv ............. ........ .

March ...........................

April ..................

May.............................:

Jnne ............ .

Jnly .....

Augu 

Sept

st ..........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,640

4,100

2,790

2,190

1,540

1,450

1,250

1,100

1,020

925

835

745

660

3,410

5,500

9,510

9,060

5,500

3 ,.960

6,680

5,780

3,960

2,910

2,130

1,720

1,400

1,200

1,200

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

585

14,019 

42,630

490,523

85,220

88,465

75 440

82,1 20

26 ,956

4,363

13 992 

11*231 

2,014

447,035

Mar.

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,060

970

925

880

790.

745

835

1,100

1,720

1,500

1,250

1,060

925

880

8,000

16,400

7,660

3,510

2,610

2,310

1,920

1,760

2,030

2,030

1,920

2,080

2,670

2,250

Apr.

1,860

1,500

1,260

1,120

1,030

1,600

2,200

2,550

2,670

2,490

2,030

1,760

3,360

4,800

3,570

2,610

2,030

1,700

1,450

1,160

1,030

1,410

5,360

4,100

2,490

1,810

4,200

8,790

6,360

3,820

-

Maximum

50

4,730 

6,360

29,600

10,000

9,510

16,400

3*330

406

2,610 

3,350 

232

16,400

May

3,330

2,730

2,370

2,030

1,650

1,350

1,120

985

850

940

895

690

610

505

472

422

374

439

390

328

328

358

406

472

540

575

540

422

343

272

220

Minimum

10 

19 

360

10

545

660

745

1,030

220

71

48 

63 

25

10

June

196

164

146

138

121

106

98

97

79

74

71

76

129

113

129

146

285

406

343

272

184

164

146

113

98

90

79

71

83

146

Mean

18 »£ 

467 

1,375

1,340

2,749

3,159

2,434

2 737

870

145

451 

362 

67.1

1,225

Jnly

121

97

74

58

54

48

121

68

61

106

184

164

129

174

272

610

2,020

2,250

2,610

1,550

850

540

472

285

272

196

155

146

121

97

87

Aug.

74

66

63

83

129

91

83

164

129

138

106

95

83

66

67

82

3,350

2,490

940

575

406

328

272

207

174

155

138

113

113

106

343

Per square 

mile

0.017 

.423 

1.24

1.21

2.49

2!20

2 48

 787

.131

.408 

.328 

.061

1.11

Sept.

232

184

146

121

106

37

76

68

61

53

49

45

41

37

33

30

28

27

37

55

62

52

63

48

37

27

25

27

59

98

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.47 

1.43

16.50

2.87

2 98 

2^54

2 . 76

.91

.15

.47 

.38 

.07

15.05

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 sec._-ft.). No peak above base.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33', long. 83°46', at Heidelberg, Lee County,

l.uou feet upstream from lock 14 and half a mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek. Datum

of gage Is 626.66 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum (Corps of Engineers bench

mark).

Drainage area. 2,648 square miles. 

Kecords available. October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (In

Water-supply Faper 838), July 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 17 years(1925-31, 1938-49), 3,303 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,300 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 19.9

t'eet); minimum not determined (occurred during period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation); minimum gage height, 7.19 feet Oct. 18.

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 (gage

height, 35.6 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 4 second-feet Oct.

20, 1930; minimum gage height, 4.8 feet Nov. 10-16, 1930. 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. 

Revision (water years1.--W 853: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tabl' ;, water year 1948-49, except period of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

.57

.6

.65

8.8 140

9.0 275

9.2 440

9.4 646

9.7 1,030

10.0 1,520

10.5 2,530

11.0 3,660

12.0 6,260

13.0 9,240

15.0 16,100

20.0 39,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

e20 

e20 

e!9 

e!8 

e!8

e!7 

e!6 

e!8 

e!9 

e20

e20 

e21 

e22 

e21 

e21

e22 

e25 

e35 

e37 

e37

e37 

e49 

e52 

e63 

e56

e46 

e38 

e31 

e31 

e29 

e29

Nov.

e40 

e45 

e5O 

e55 

elOO

205 

362 

646 

1,100 

740

581 

479 

405 

582 

489

388 

322 

268 

268 

388

440 

423 

693 

777 

752

705 

764 

1,390 

7,900 

11,100

Dec.

7^330 

3,730 

6,520 

11,700 

12,300

6,810 

4,390 

3,500 

2,680 

2,000

1,480 

1,180 

989 

866 

2,620

6,460 

7,190 

5,300 

4,140 

3,520

3,080 

2,640 

2,220 

1,860 

1,640

1,500 

1,290 

1,060 

1,550 

6,010 

9,370

Jan.

6,780 

4,390 

3,430 

4,120 

h!3,000

h27,100 

22,700 

10,400 

5,920 

4,120

3,110 

2,490 

2,110 

1,840 

1,610

1,410 

1,410 

1,920 

2,930 

4,070

4,260 

12,100 

24,400 

18,800 

10, 700

7,870 

7,960 

8,860 

10,300 

8,020 

6,640

Month

Octo 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.... ........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

12,200 

12,800 

8,620 

6,720 

5,810

4,770 

3,950 

3,380 

2,950 

2,570

2,320 

2,OOO 

1,820 

14,400 

19,OOO

23,100 

23,600 

16,800 

11,800 

17,300

17,600 

12,500 

8,650 

6,320 

4,870

3,920 

3,220 

3,200

Secondfoot-days

907 

32,403 

126,925

1,353.024

244,700 

256,190 

211,790 

213,389 

71,389 

9,022 

35,597 

21,692 

4,606

1,228,901

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec.-ft.).--M

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; dis 

in Kentuclsy River Basin 

h Computed from staff -gage readings.

Mar.

3,340 

3,220 

2,970 

2,770 

2,550

2,360 

2,240 

2,090 

1,920 

2,110

2,420 

3,020 

3,540 

3,220 

2,820

2,490 

2,300 

14,300 

h36,200 

h28,500

h!2,700 

h7,600 

h7,190 

h5,900 

h4,930

h5,560 

h6,120 

h9,240 

hll,700 

9,340 

7,130

Apr.

h5,700 

h4,560 

h3,710 

3,130 

2,880

4,260 

5,870 

6,430 

5,620 

6,2OO

5,460 

4,720 

5,080 

10,200 

9,560

7,1-90 

5,480 

4,460 

3,9OO 

3,200

2,620 

2,820 

12,500 

13,100 

8,110

5,510 

h6,840 

h!7,900 

h22,300 

h!3,400

Maximum

63 

11,100 

12,300

94,600

27,100 

23,600 

36,200 

22,300 

10,100 

658 

6,350 

5,650 

405

36,200

May

hlO.100 

h8,320 

h6,980 

5,700 

4,560

3,660 

3,040 

2,530 

2,070 

1,980

2,320 

2,280 

1,680 

1,380 

1,180

1,090 

989 

979 

854 

828

752 

752 

802 

802 

892

1,000 

1,030 

h975 

h802 

h624 

h538

Minimum

16 

40 

866

16

1,410 

1,820 

1,920 

2,620 

538 

128 

134 

166 

51

16

June

h388 

h353 

353 

330 

275

247 

212 

205 

172 

140

134 

h261 

h247 

h!86 

h212

h314 

h423 

h423 

h635 

h658

h509 

h405 

388 

353 

306

254 

h205 

h!72 

134 

128

Mean

29.3 

1,080 

4,094

3,697

7,896 

9,150 

6,832 

7,120 

2,303 

301 

1,148 

700 

154

3,367

July

166 

219 

205 

198 

172

153 

134 

268 

240 

330

469 

479 

538 

740

see

1,610 

2,680 

5,110 

6,350 

5,210

2,900 

1,640 

1,180 

966 

6 7O

538 

440 

396 

322 

275 

233

Aug.

198 

166 

172 

172 

166

212 

205 

198 

337 

405

314 

233 

179 

172 

186

198 

1,480 

5,650 

3,830 

1,840

1,090 

777 

614 

549 

469

405 

362

353 

314 

254 

192

Per square 

mile

0.011 

.408 

1.55

1.40

2.98 

3.46 

2.58 

2.69 

.870 

.114 

.434 

.264 

.058

1.27

Sept.

322 

405 

353 

306 

£61

226 

198 

172 

146 

128

116 

104 

98 

87 

58

51 

58 

92 

337 

198

122 

92 

87 

82 

77

82 

92 

87 

87 

82

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.46 

1.78

19.01

3.44 

3.60 

2.97 

3.00 

1.00 

.13 

.50 

.30 

.06

17.25

ar. 19 (3 p.m.) 39,300 sec. -ft. 

charge computed on basis of records for other stations
352 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°53'35", long. 84°15'55", at lock 10, in Madison County, 0.9

mile downstream from Otter Creek and 8j miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County.

Datum of gage is 557.37 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. 

Drainage area.--3,960 square miles. 

Kecords available.--October 1909 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--40 years, 5,038 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,300 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 20.95

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

1909-49: Maximum discharge, 90,100 second-feet Feb. 6, 1939 (gage height, 34.7

feet, from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 feet Mar. 29, 1913;

minimum discharge, less than 10 second-feet (estimated) in October 1930. 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Hevisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1113: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

9.15

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

32

52

92

152

225

9.7

10.0

10.8

11.3

12.0

400

730

1,780

2,580

4,040

13.2

14.5

16.5

18.0

20.1

7,260

11,400

19,500

28,600

41,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

e60

e55

e55

e55

e50

e50

e50

e55

e60

e65

e65

e70

e75

e75

e75

e75

e85

e!05

e!70

e!60

e!40

e!35

e!30

e!40

e!25

el!5

el05

elOO

e95

e95

6120

Nov.

167

203

242

266

326

1,380

1,270

941

1,010

1,380

1,300

1,010

814

742

707

683

569

482

441

524

695

790

863

980

1,110

1,070

1,740

2,960

10,800

13,800

-

Dec.

11,500

6,690

4,700

10,500

14,100

10,900

6,410

4,660

3,720

2,780

1,960

1,770

1,540

1,470

10,000

18,600

16,400

12,600

8,680

6,830

5,650

4,380

3,580

2,970

2,710

2,300

2,060

1,790

2,260

5,250

9,560

Jan.

9,730

6,690

5,040

5,990

18,900

31,500

34, 100

23,300

10,400

6,550

4,830

3,860

3,280

2,870

2,490

2,180

2,070

2,380

3,580

5,300

6,690

14, 800

22,700

27,000

19,400

13,700

13,3OO

14, 600

14, 200

12,600

9,320

Month

October ................ .....

November ....................... .

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 . . ........

January ................

February ............... ... .....

March .................

April .................... . . ....

May ..............................

June .........................

July ............. ...

August .....................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9,730

14, 100

13,100

14,000

11,100

8,550

7,120

5,930

d5,000

4,090

3,560

3,090

2,760

19,200

41,700

41,100

36,800

28,800

19,400

24, 600

28,8OO

20,100

13,400

9,900

7,460

5,930

5,040

5,300

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,810

49,265

198,320

2,006,735

353,350

409,660

278,640

248, 850

121,180

14 293

44 932

24J 478

5,949

1,751,727

Mar.

5,300

4,810

4,430

4,090

3,740

3,630

3,320

2,950

2,930

4,660

4,460

4,160

4,560

4,500

4,060

3,580

3,540

15,900

28,400

35,900

28 , 500

12,600

9,560

8,840

7,840

7,610

8,740

9,130

13,200

12,900

10,800

Apr.

8,370

6,690

5,350

4,460

3,920

5,300

7,090

7,960

8,130

7,670

7,170

6,440

6,630

8,930

11,900

9,900

8,070

6,020

5,140

4,260

3,580

3,090

6,410

13,900

11,400

7,200

7,170

14,800

21,400

20,500

-

Maximum

170

13,800

18,600

86,500

34,100

41, 700

35,900

21,400

14,400

826

6,160

4,960

546

41,700

May

14,400

12,000

9,220

7,460

6,160

4,990

4,500

3,560

2,840

6,050

7,700

4,380

3,070

2,330

1,950

1,720

1,740

1,470

1,240

1,200

1,150

3,630

4,040

2,650

2,600

2,100

1,790

1,610

1,410

1,210

1,010

Minimum

50

167

1,470

44

2,070

2,760

2,930

3,090

1,010

233

188

210

90

50

June

802

672

591

524

461

420

372

300

283

250

242

233

441

648

471

354

546

695

707

826

802

648

482

441

308

317

300

266

471

420

Mean

90.6

1,642

6,397

5,483

11,400

14,630

8,988

8, 295

3 *476 909

1, '790 449

198

4,799

July

317

203

196

188

188

218

345

1,200

766

838

993

954

1,070

1,180

1,340

1,500

2,670

4,380

5,820

6,160

4,360

2,490

1,720

1,270

980

778

636

524

569

648

431

Aug.

326

266

258

218

210

242

345

410

471

420

502

502

441

400

471

482

513

2,970

4,960

3,030

1,770

1,160

863

648

535

482

372

336

326

291

258

Per square 

mile

0.023

.415

1.62

1.38

2. 88

3. 69

2.27

2.09

.987

.120

.366

.199

.050

1.21

Sept.

242

242

363

308

258

250

218

188

159

134

128

146

116

elOO

695

e90

e90

e90

502

546

400

242

181

140

167

134

e!20

ellO

elOO

e90

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.46

1.86

18.84

3 32

3^85

2.62

2 34

1.14

.13

.42

.23

.06

16.46

Peak discharge (base, 36,000 sec. -ft. ) . Pet. 15 (8 p.m.) 46,300 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 20 (4 p.m.) 36,400

sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

In Kentucky River Basin.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 353

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°45', long. 84°35', at lock 8, 2£ miles southeast of Camp 

Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 4.5 miles upstream 

from Hickman Creek. Datum of gage is 520.80 feet above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum.

Drainage area. 4,430 square miles.

records available.--July 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 5,006 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 59,900 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 28.1 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 85,400 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; gage height, 37.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Flood of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 feet. Flood of Feb. 6, 1939, reached a stage of 38.6 feet.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Kevisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1O.O 

10.2

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

103

133

176

202

240

295

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.2

11.5

12.0

365

450

550

795

1,260

2,150

12.8

14.0

15.8

19.0

22.5

25.8

3,860

7,010

12,800

26,000

41,600

53,000

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. ! 

e80

. e90

1

e!20

e!60

 e!35

Nov.

e!80

e220

e260

e280

e350

al,600

al,500

1,260

1,020

1,520

1,600

1,260

a950

a800

717

691

678

550

630

a700

a850

940

1,020

1,020

1,100

1,100

al,600

a3,000

13,600

14,300

-

Dec.

13,200

8,200

5,100

a!2,oOO

a!4,000

a!3,000

7,900

5,360

4,350

3,400

a2,500

a2,200

1,870

1,690

13,600

25,500

22,100

15,1OO

11,100

8,510

6,450

5,360

4,350

3,860

a3,300

a2,800

2,340

2,240

3,180

5,360

9,790

Jan.

10,800

8,200

5,100

6,450

28,400

34,000

36,200

31,200

13,200

7,900

5,990

4,600

3,860

3,400

2,960

2,640

2,340

3,860

4,350

5,990

6,730

17,100

23,800

31,200

26,000

17,500

15,900

19,100

14,300

14,300

10,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..................... ........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9,790

14,700

14,700

17,500

13,200

10,100

8,510

7,010

5,990

4,850

4,350

3,860

3,400

30,400

53,000

52,400

42,800

34,800

26,000

30,400

29 , 500

25,500

16,700

11 , 500

8,510

7,010

5,990

5,620

-

_

-

Seccndf cot-days

3,435

55,296

239,710

2,251,754

418,170

498,090

316,790

263,570

135,490

16, 912

47,554

26,757

7,020

2,028,794

Mar.

6,170

5,360

5,100

4,600

4,350

3,860

3,630

3,400

3,400

5,620

5,620

4,850

5,100

5,100

4,850

4,350

3,860

19,100

28,600

37,600

34,800

16, 300

10,800

9,790

9,150

8,830

10,800

11,100

13,600

14,300

12,800

Apr.

9,790

7,900

6,170

5,100

4,600

5,360

7,010

8,200

8,200

8,200

7,600

7,600

7,300

9,470

12,500

11,100

8,830

6,730

5,990

4,850

4,350

3,630

3,860

12,500

12,800

8,200

6,730

13,600

21,200

24,200

Maximum

14,300

25,500

83,300

36, 200

53,000

37,600

24 200

17^500

1,690

6,450

4,850

408

53,000

May

17,500

12,800

10,100

8,200

6,730

5,620

5,360

4,350

3,860

3,860

8,830

5,360

3,860

2,960

2,340

1,960

1,960

1,690

1,520

1,340

1,340

2,960

4,850

3,180

2,960

2,440

2,060

1,780

1,520

1,180

1,020

Minimum

180

1,690

_

2 340

3^400

3,400

3,630

1,020

262

246

240

153

-

June

810

730

584

510

550

450

408

358

302

295

295

295

365

450

678

1,690

1,020

795

795

824

795

678

573

460

550

365

344

262

323

358

Mean

111

1,843

7,733

6,152

13,490

17,790

10,220

8, 786

4,371

564

1,534

863

234

5,558

July

337

262

295

262

246

302

256

940

1,020

795

1,180

1,100

1,180

1,600

1,600

1,430

2,240

3,630

5,360

6,450

5,100

3,180

2,150

1,520

1,100

795

654

530

608

824

608

Aug.

374

344

268

262

240

e400

e400

e450

e500

e500

e550

e550

e500

500

608

838

665

1,520

4,850

3,860

2,240

1,430

940

743

630

520

450

550

408

323

344

Per square 

 ile

0.025

.416

1.75

1.39

3.05

4.02

2.31

1.98

.987

.127

 346

195

!o53

1.25

Sept.

290

309

246

330

284

284

273

251

256

236

221

202

202

179

164

158

158

158

169

408

382

323

251

206

210

202

186

174

155

153

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

. A.R 4b

2.01

18.89

3

CT

» OJ.

4. 18

2 » 66

2.21

l!l4

.14

.40

.22

.06

17.02

Peak discharge (base. 40,OOP aee.-ft.).--Feb. 15 (9 p.m.) 59,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (10 p.m.) 

40,000 see.-rtT

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Kentucky 

River Basin.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

In Kentucky River Basin.
354 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage, recorder, lat. 37°55'55", long. 84°49'10", at lock 6, 1 mile northwest of Warwick, Woodford County. Datum of gage is 488.58 feet above mean sea level, 

Ohio River datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 5,110 square miles.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 6,282 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,300 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 24.45 

I'eet;; minimum daily, 204 second-feet Oct. 21.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 87,800 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 

43.35 feet Jan. 25, 1-937, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, about 25 second-feet on 

several days in 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants on Dix River (Herrington Lake capacity, 134,000 acre-feet) 

and at lock 7 on Kentucky River.

Cooperation. Records of change in reservoir contents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1927(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

210

282

244

385

298

264

282

302

308

384

320

348

370

316

246

278

328

252

250

274

204

314

290

262

467

498

414

269

270

285

310

Nov.

304

283

422

322

501

2,550

2,900

1/830

1,350

1,600

1,850

1,570

1,150

1,090

963

932

791

708

822

854

1,060

1,080

1,050

1,150

1,160

1,440

1,890

3,430

14,500

16,100

-

Dec.

15,000

11,000

6,380

7,530

13,500

14,500

9,820

6,380

4,900

3,920

3,210

2,680

2,360

2,210

10,900

28,700

29,300

20,500

14,000

11,300

8,900

7,180

5,990

4,900

3,950

3,240

3,180

3,330

3,990

6,770

9,350

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January .

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

12,

10,

7,

7,

20,

37,

38,

36,

20,

11,

8,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

5,

6,

500

000

590

590

300

700

300

500

500

300

450

770

800

550

990

270

270

640

070

770

7,800

16,

22,

31,

31,

700

800

100

700

23,400

19,

23,

20,

17,

400

400

500

700

14,500

Secondfoot days

9,524

65,652

278,870

2,616,930

482,860

577,480

380,450

303,150

163,080

35,921

63,382

42,653

16,741

2,419,763

Feb.

12,000

15,0

17,1

19,4

00

00

00

17,700

13,000

10,8

9,1

7,8

00

20

00

6,570

5,250

4,3

3,8

23, E

80

90

00

54,500

59,800

51,4

41,3

31,1

00

00

00

34,700

32,900

30,5

22,2

15,6

00

00

00

12,200

9,820

8,0

8,2

_

_

-

Obs r

Maximum

498

16,100

29,300

83,600

38,300

59,800

40,100

25,700

20,500

3,510

6,970

5,430

862

59,800

20

30

Mar.

9,120

8,0

6,9

5,9

20

70

90

5,800

4,720

4,5

4,3

4,5

50

80

50

6,380

7,380

6,1

5,8

5,8

80

00

00

5,620

5,070

4,7

17,7

28,7

20

00

00

38,300

40,100

25,7

15,0

13,0

00

00

00

11,500

11,300

12,0

14,0

15,0

17,7

00

00

DO

00

19,400

Minimum

204

283

2,210

186

3,270

3,890

4,380

4,220

1,580

610

310

600

325

204

Apr.

14,000

10,800

8,020

6,970

6,180

6,380

8,020

9,580

9,820

9,350

9,350

8,900

8,450

11,500

14,000

13,500

10,800

8,900

7,380

6,380

5,070

4,380

4,220

10,500

15,000

10,500

7,800

11,800

19,900

25,700

-

Mean

307

2,188

8,996

7,150

15,580

20,620

12,270

10,100

5,261

1,197

2,045

1,376

558

6,629

May

20,500

15,000

12,000

9,820

8,230

6,770

5,430 4,aoo

4,220

4,550

10,300

7,590

5,070

3,670

2,980

2,700

2,600

2,440

2,360

1,740

1,670

2,090

4,900

4,550

3,450

3,240

2,680

2,360

1,850

1,840

1,580

June

1,500

1,140

1,270

968

847

933

951

806

800

835

713

610

674

792

1,460

3,510

2,650

2,300

1,340

1,740

1,680

1,300

1,250

1,040

935

806

727

759

730

855

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ; t

-146

+202

+228

+48

+260

+540

-33

+17

-179

+42

-155

-179

-218

+ 28

July

1

1

1

1

2

2

£

2

2

3

5

6

6

4

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

774

660

514

310

870

610

872

992

,300

,470

,300

,650

,100

,240

,460

,230

,120

,670

,430

,970-

,180

,380

,900

,390

,550

,330

,220

,070

,130

,160

,530

Ang.

826

800

698

646

600

870

778

720

892

806

825

748

830

939

1,300

1,660

1,770

1,980

4,880

5,430

3,360

2,280

1,440

1,180

995

878

976

980

1,020

780

766

Sept.

598

515

862

820

670

630

661

492

490

424

325

492

525

537

436

442

366

359

473

582

808

819

630

563

428

528

526

632

644

464

~

Adjusted for change In

rea

Mean

161

2,390

9,224

7,198

15,840

21,160

12,240

10,120

5,082

1,239

1,890

1,197

340

6,657

ervolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.032

.468

1.81

1.41

3.10

4.14

2.40

1.98

.995

.242

.370

.234

.067

1.30

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.52

2.09

19.18

3.57

4.31

2.77

2.21

1.15

.27

.43

.27

.07

17.70

Peak discharge (baae, 40,000 sec.-ft.).--Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 61,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (4 a.m.) 

41,800 aec.-ft7

t Change In contents In Herrington Lake.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 355

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12'06", long. 84°52'54", at combination Broadway 

Street Highway and Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, at Frankfort, Franklin 

County, 300 feet upstream from Benson Creek and 0.9 mile upstream from lock 4. Datum 

of gage Is 462.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at 

lock 5, at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 461.52 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 5,430 square miles, Including that of Benson Creek.

Kecoras available (revised). March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to 

September 1949 (Fragmentary October 1930 to September 1932), Include flow of Benson 

Creek.

Average dls'charge.--22 years (1925-30, 1932-49), 6,891 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,500 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage height, 

28.10 feet Feb. 16; minimum dally discharge, 266 second-feet Oct. 2.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 89,500 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 

47.46 feet Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Discharges below 1,000 second-feet are affected 

by diversion to mill opposite lock. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants on Dix 

River (Herrlngton Lake capacity, 134,000 acre-feet) and at lock 7 on Kentucky River. 

Auxiliary gage read twice dally.

Cooperation. Records of change in reservoir contents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Kgvisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1941, 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

306

266

272

284

298

338

306

314

a310

a350

a360

a340

a350

a370

a330

a300

8*00

8390

a300

aZ90

a290

8300

a300

aZ90

8290

a550

a540

8400

8300

8300

8310

Nov.

8330

8350

442

506

2,190

5,260

3,610

2,140

1,560

1,760

2,080

1,810

1,450

1,270

1,070

1,030

1,010

al,000

a950

81,100

81,200

81,200

81,200

81,200

al,200

81,600

42,500

85,000

k!3,900

16,600

-

Dec.

16,000

12,100

7,250

6,580

12,100

15,400

11,000

7,020

5,260

^,260

3,530

2,910

2,490

2,400

k!3,600

k28,600

k30,800

k21,500

k!6,100

12,100

9,650

7,940

6,580

5,720

4,540

3,670

3,310

3,610

5,350

7,250

9,150

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ............ .

Calsndar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

Septsmber. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

12,

11,

8,

8,

kl*,

k37,

k38,

k38,

k24,

12,

8,

7,

6,

4,

400

000

180

660

100

300

400

200

100

600

900

250

140

900

4,380

3,

3,

3,

5,

760

340

830

720

6,800

8,180

15,

k22,

kSO,

400

200

600

k34 , 900

k27,900

k22,

k24,

k21,

k!8,

too

100

200

700

16,000

Feb.

12,400

14,200

17,800

k!8,700

klS,400

14,400

11,500

9,650

8,180

6,800

5,930

4,900

4,420

k22,700

k55,600

'k61,600

k54,500

k45,800

k34,800

k36,000

k34,400

k31,200

k23,600

k!7,600

13,200

10,70Cf

8,900

8,420

-

-

-

Mar.

9,150

8,4

7,9

6,8

20

40

00

6,140

5,100

4,7

4,5

5,2

00

80

20

9,150

8,420

7,0

6,1

6,1

20

40

40

5,930

5,350

5,0

k!6,5

27,3

60

00

00

35,200

k40,500

k28,6

k!5,9

13,2

00

oa

00

11,200

11,800

k!4,2

14,8

15,4

k!7,9

00

00

00

00

k!9,900

Observed

Seccndf cot-days

10,344

76,518

297,770

2,800,891

506,540

606,300

393,660

300,990

171,730

50,265

67,391

47,497

18,969

2,547,974

Maximum

550

16, 600

30,800

87 , 400

38,400

61,600

40,500

24,200

21,300

10,900

6,580

5,720

1,050

61,600

Minimum

266

330

2,400

250

3,340

4,420

4,580

4,380

1,670

688

506

707

454

266

Apr.

16,000

11,200

8,900

7,250

6,580

7,020

7,710

9,150

9,400

9,400

8,900

8,660

8,420

10,700

13,200

14,200

11,200

8,900

7,710

6,800

5,510

4,740

4,380

3,180

14 . 800

11,200

8,180

10,200

18,300

k24,200

Mean

334

2,551

9,605

7,653

16,340

21,650

12,700

10,030

5,540

1,676

2,174

1,532

632

6,981

May

k21,300

16,600

13,000

10,200

8,420

7,250

5,930

5,180

4,500

4,860

9,400

8,660

5,720

4,140

3,270

2,870

2,730

2,530

2,360

1,900

1,900

1,730

4,460

4,820

3,640

3,380

2,870

2,430

2,020

1,990

1,670

June

1,590

1,320

1,240

1,190

1,150

945

1,050

945

882

882

882

688

745

924

1,920

10,900

4,180

3,050

1,990

1,810

1,900

1,590

1,450

1,220

1,190

1,100

903

821

821

987

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ft

-146

+202

+228

+48

+260

+540

-33

+17

-179

+42

-155

-179

-218

+28

July

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

5

6

6

4

3

2

1

1

1,

1,

1

1,

1,

966

802

707

506

669

821

840

,050

,480

,780

420

620

240

430

800

560

240

460

140

580

580

860

230

490

620

480

320

220

100

510

870

Aug.

1,050

861

802

802

707

966

1,170

903

882

903

882

882

861

1,120

2,170

2,140

2,020

2,020

4,070

5,720

3,800

2,490

1,560

1,340

1,100

1,010

1,190

1,220

1,170

903

783

Sept.

726

634

745

1,050

821

726

726

707

618

522

506

466

554

618

586

490

490

490

454

570

745

783

783

602

570

522

554

586

707

618

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

188

2,753

9,833

7,701

16,600

22,190

12,670

10,050

5,361

1,718

2,019

1,353

414

7,009

Per square 

mile

0.035

.507

1.81

1.42

3.06

4.09

2.33-

1.85

.987

.316

.372

.249

.076

1.29

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.57

2.09

19.31

3.53

4.26

2.69

2.06

1.14

.35

.43

.29

.08

17.53

Peak discharge (base. 44.000 see.-ft.). Feb. 16 (10 a.m.) 62,500 sec.-f .

T Change in contents in Herrlngton Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Warwick and

Jiockport. icknort.

k Computed using fall as a factor

 990813 0-52-24 
356 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38-°26'20", long. 84°57'45", at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry 

County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek. Datum of gage is 433.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 3 at Gest, 11.0 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 434.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 6,160 square miles.

Records available (revised).--October 1925 to September 1937 (fragmentary October 1930 to 

September laaa}, July 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years (1925-30, 1932-37, 1939-49), 8,151 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 75,900 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage height, 

3b.3 feet Feb. 16; minimum daily discharge, 276 second-feet Oct. 3.

1925-37, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 108,000 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 56.85 feet Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge, about 

30 second-feet in August and October 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated 

by hydro-electric plants on Dix River (Herrington Lake capacity, 134,000 acre-feet) and 

at lock 7 on Kentucky River. Gages read twice daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of change in 

reservoir contents furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q 

AO

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27.

Oft jco

OQCiy

30

31

Oct.

320

305

276

300

466

360

310

310

310

328

384

328

360

384

368

320

336

466

336

295

310

315

315

310

300

488

594

522

368

320

315

Nov.

360

384

422

510

2,300

9,130

4,700

2,990

2,040

2,160

2,500

2,270

1,930

1,410

1,320

1,320

1,220

1,220

1,050

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,510

1,410

1,410

2,470

5,020

4,090

14,200

17,900

-

Dec.

17,000

14,200

9,130

6,770

11,600

15,100

12,500

8,330

6,040

5,020

4,090

3,250

2,860

2,860

k20,700

k39,600

k43,900

k31,600

k22,700

kl7,100

k!4,500

k9,990

9,540

6,770

5,690

4,390

3,800

4,090

6,770

9,130

10,400

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March.. ................

April ..................

May....................

June ...................

July ...................

August .................

September, .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

13,

12,

9.

9,

k24,

k47,

k48,

k48,

lc37,

k!6,

10,

8,

7,

6,

400

900

540

540

000

700

200

600

200

600

800

730

540

040

5,020

4,

3,

4,

7,

7,

390

800

700

540

930

9,130

15,

23,

k39,

100

800

600

k47,400

k44,000

k39,

k37,

k32,

k27,

300

400

400

200

k22,000

Feb.

k!7,500

kl9,800

k23,200

k24,8CK}

k24,900

17,900

13,400

11,600

9,540

8,330

7,150

6,040

5,350

k26,600

63,400

k75,000

k69,100

k58,100

k47,300

k45,600

k45,700

k41,700

k33,100

k20,900

15,100

12,500

10,400

9,540

-

-

-

Mar.

9,950

9,540

8,730

7,540

.6,770

6,770

5,350

5,020

k8,540

kl6,200

10,800

9,130

7,930

7,150

6,770

6,040

6,040

15,100

29,600

41,100

48,900

k41,900

20,800

14,700

12,500

15,100

k20,700

16,500

16,000

17,900

22,800

Apr.

18,800

13,800

1P.800

8,730

7,540

9,130

8,730

9,950

1O.400

10,400

9,540

9,540

11,200

11,600

14,200

15,600

13,400

10,400

9,130

7,540

6,400

5,350

4,700

6,770

14,200

12,500

9,950

9,950

16,000

23,300

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

11,019

91,476 

379,420

3,405,222

672,100

763,550

471,870

329 550

179 ,200

72,712

68, 274

53,588

21,354

3,114,113

Maximum

594

17,900 

43,900

93,500

48 , 600

75,000

48 * 9OO

PP'RCJO

23,600

6,770

6,040

1,140

75,000

Minimum

276

360

2,860

276

3_ '^

5J020

4,700

1,720 

760

466

774

499

276

Mean

355

3,049 

12,240

9,304

21,680

27,270 

15,220

10,980

5 ,781

2,424

2,202

1,729 

712

8,532

May

22,800

17 ,000

13,400

10,800

9,130

7,540

6,400

5,350

4,700

4,390

8,330

9,950

6,400

4,700

3,800

2,990

2,860

2,740

2,500

2,160

2,160

1,720

3,520

5,020

3,800

3,380

3,120

2,620

2,270

1,930

1,720

June

1,510

1,410

1,220

1,140

1..220

975

900

915

830

900

886

816

760

1,000

2,160

k23,600

7,540

4,390

3,120

2,380

2,380

2,040

1,720

1,510

1,320

1,610

1,410

1,050

1,000

1,000

Change in

contents

( equivalent . 

second-feet )t

 146

+202 

+228

+48

+260

+540

-33

+17

-179

+42

-155

-179

-218

+28

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

6

6

5

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

,050

945

802

643

466

,000

858

,000

,320

,6lO

,720

,610

,160

,160

,990

,620

,160

,990

,700

,400

,770

,350

,520

,620

,160

,720

,410

320

050

220

930

Aug.

1,320

975

960

900

788

774

1,410

1,000

900

975

900

886

1,040

1,140

3,120

2,860

2,620

2,270

3,380

6,04O

4,390

2,860

2,040

1,610

1,320

1,140

1,000

1,510

1,320

1,140

1,000

Sept.

1,000

S30

774

1,140

975

915

830

830

721

669

570

499

618

630

643

570

594

546

522

558

695

858

915

721

630

546

570

582

682

721

Adjusted for change in

r

Mean

209

3 251 

12^470

9,352

21,940

27,810 

15,190

11,000

5,602

2 ,466

2,047

1,550

494

8,560

sservoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.034

528 

2!02

1.52

3.56

4.51 

2.47

1.79

!909

400

332

252

!o80

1.3S

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

59

z'.zz

20.67

4.10

4.70 

2 .85

2.00

1.05

.45

.38 

29

!o9

18.87

Peak discharge (base, 48.000 see.-ft.).--Jan. 6 (11 a.m.) 49,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (7 a.m.) 48 400 

sec.-ft.; Pet. 16 (4 p.m.) 75,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (6 p.m.) 49,90o sec.-ft. 

t Change in contents in Herrington Lake, 

k Computed using fall as a factor.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 357

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°34', long. 83°35', at highway bridge 100 feet upstream from Lineman Creek, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Tallega, Lee County, 

and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. Datum of gage is 642.13 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--530 square miles.

Keeords available.--October 1930 to March 1932. October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years (1930-31, 1939-49), 576 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 28.72 

I'eet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 17.

1930-32. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 22,700 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

37.78 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1949.

Flood in February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 feet, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1113: 1931, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

(and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8 Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

2.45 0.4 3.1 19 2.5 O.3 3.2 36 4.7 285 14.5 

2.5 .7 3.7 50 2.55 1.8 3.5 60 5.3 535 18.5 

2.7 5.0 4.4 93 2.6 3.8 3.8 91 6.3 1,O3O 22.5 

2.9 11 2.7 8.0 4.1 130 7.5 1,540 27.0 

2.9 18 4.4 195 11.0 2,450

Discharge, in aecond-f eet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.2

1.5 

.7 

.6 

.4

.4 

.5 

2.2 

3.2 

3.7

4.8 

6.4 

7.0 

7.0 

7.5

7.8 

9.1 

11 

4.6

7.5

7.2 

5.6 

4.1 

3.0 

2.4

1.8 

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

4.3 

7.2

Nov.

11 

14 

18 

21 

24

57 

73 

90 

210 

160

140 

118 

110 

146 

126

107 

98 

80 

82 

95

84 

99 

235 

195 

180

160 

172 

495 

1,720 

2,520

Dec.

1,260 

625 

1,640 

2,220 

2,200

1,100 

805 

730 

566 

425

337 

278 

238 

218 

415

930 

805 

980 

880 

730

625 

522 

445 

389 

353

329 

301 

241 

385 

1,490 

2,000

Jan.

1,220 

780 

630 

680 

2,390

5,730 

5,040 

1,780 

1,080 

755

562 

468 

409 

365 

321

289 

309 

413 

571 

755

755 

2,500 

5,450 

3,090 

1,780

1,460 

1,500 

1,700 

1,880 

1,500 

1,460

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,790 

2,490 

1,640 

1,260 

1,060

805 

680 

590 

522 

468

425 

385 

341 

2,780 

2,650

3,670 

4,710 

3,080 

2,120 

3,140

3,050 

2,180 

1,640 

1,220 

930

755 

620 

630

Secondfoot-days

129.4 

7,640 

24,462

258,239.7

47,622 

46,631 

44,404 

43,843 

12,694 

1,392 

10,194 

3,683 

338. Z

243,032.6

Mar.

680 

655 

600 

576 

530

499 

481 

454 

405 

421

486 

600 

680 

655 

590

526 

481 

3,190 

10,000 

5,150

2,000 

1,500 

1,420 

1,100 

955

1,000 

1,120 

1,870 

2,380 

1,900 

1,500

Apr.

1,220 

905 

730 

615

571

880 

1,220 

1,300 

1,340 

1,260

1,120 

980 

1,170 

1,880 

1,720

1,340 

1,000 

830 

730 

610

512 

580 

3,040 

2,490 

1,580

1,080 

1,770 

3,770 

5,200 

2,400

Maximum

11 

2,520 

2,220

20,700

5,730 

4,710 

10,000 

5,200 

1,850 

115 

2,710 

905 

38

1O,OOO

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 sec. -ft.}. Jan. 6 (10 p.m.

Hay

1,850 

1,580 

1,300 

1,030 

805

655 

522 

425 

357 

425

441 

353 

282 

232 

198

172 

156 

a!40 

a!30 

a!20

a!30 

a!30 

a!35 

al35 

a!40

152 

182 

170 

140 

115 

102

Minimum

0.4 

11 

218

.4

289 

341 

405 

512 

102 

14 

18 

20 

.2

.2

June

89 

77 

66 

58 

51

44 

39 

34 

29 

26

24 

21 

18

16 

14

18 

20 

36

77 

115

84 

77 

91 

66 

51

41 

33 

29 

25 

23

Mean

4.17 

255 

789

706

1,536 

1,665 

1,432 

1,461 

409 

46.4 

329 

119 

11.3

' 666

July

25 

21 

47 

41 

30

23 

18 

25 

42 

33

91 

112 

120 

128 

433

540 

909 

1,720 

2,710 

dl,300

d494 

d345 

d257 

168 

132

105 

88 

72 

60 

55 

50

3,420 

4,950 

7,100 

10,100

Aug.

42 

34 

30 

34 

24

23 

23 

20 

41 

74

63 

46 

40 

40 

31

28 

293 

494 

905 

401

226 

162 

130 

105 

86

69 

58 

49 

42 

37 

33

Per square 

mile

0.0079 

.481 

1.49

1.33

2.90 

3.14 

2.70 

2.76 

.772 

.088 

.621 

.225 

.021

1.26

) 7,580 sec. -ft. j Mar. 19 (1:30

Sept.

30 

34 

38 

31 

23

18 

14 

10 

7.1 

5.4

3.4 

1.8 

.8 

.5 

.5

.3 

.2 

.3 

8.5 

1.4

2.6 

3.4 

5.4 

7.1 

20

22 

17 

13 

10 

9.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.009 

.54 

1.72

18.14

3.34 

3.27 

3.12 

3.08 

.89 

.10 

.72 

.26 

.02

17.07

p.m.)

11,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
358 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°29', long. 83°40', at Booneville, Owsley County, 

4UU feet downstream from Buck Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek. Datum 

of gage is 642.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.--720 square miles.

Kecords available.--March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--16 years, 925 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 19; maximum gage height, 

2579T feet Mar. 19; minimum discharge, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.95 

foot).

1925-31. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 50,700 second-feet June 29, 1947 (gage height, 

41.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 38.83 and 41.7 feet; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 

1-7, 1930, Aug. 1-4, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods computed by using rate of change of

stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 5, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

0.8 1.5 2.1 96 7.0 1,960 1.0 5.5 2.5. 155 6.0 

1.0 5.5 2.5 160 10.0 3,820 1.1 7.5 3.0 254 8.0 

1.2 12 3.0 265 13.0 5,770 1.2 12 3.5 374 13.0 

1.5 29 4.0 560 16.0 7,950 1.4 26 4.0 510 22.0 

1.8 57 5.0 940 23.0 13,500 1.7 51 4.5 670 

2.1 94 5.0 860 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

3.3 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

2.9

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.7 

3.7 

3.1 

2.7

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

Nov.

1.9 

2.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.5

67 

140 

240 

164 

116

112 

107 

116 

119 

90

69 

58 

48 

70 

212

180 

.228 

305 

280 

248

200 

204 

675 

4,250 

3,220

Dec.

1,250 

720 

2,280 

4,660 

2,420

1,380 

1,240 

1,010 

720

525

397 

320 

270 

234 

448

2,070 

3,060 

1,920 

1,330 

1,070

860 

720 

623 

528 

504

478 

400 

367 

810 

3,400 

2,440

Jan.

1,400 

976 

848 

1,260 

k7,400

k!3,000 

k4,320 

1,930 

1,300 

940

740 

630 

546 

475 

418

373 

427 

658 

1,030 

1,490

1,460 

k6,720 

k7,000 

3,310 

2,220

2,100 

2,640 

3,240 

3,380 

2,130 

2,280

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .................

mber .................

lendar year 1943 

ary . . .

uary

1.. ..................

1................. ..... . .

st ...................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,410 

2,920

1,960 

1,640 

1,450

1,200 

1,050 

900 

764 

682

598 

508 

463 

k4,020 

k5,220

k9,590 

k5,450 

2,730 

2,480 

k5,850

k4,660 

2,720 

1,790 

1,290 

1,040

816 

680 

756

Secondfcct-days

76.5 

11,535.3 

38,454

372,461.3

76,641 

67,637 

56,935 

55,647 

15,275 

1,859 

9,149 

5,271 

463.7

338,943.5

Mar.

752 

656 

600 

558 

522

502 

493 

440 

423 

490

576 

607 

610 

582 

549

507 

488 

k9,320 

k!2,400 

k4,000

1,950 

1,480 

1,550 

1,240 

1,120

1,270 

1,540 

3,960 

3,880 

d2,250 

dl,620

Apr.

dl,270 

1,000 

820 

698 

694

1,310 

1,560 

1,520 

1,430 

1,220

1,060 

960 

1,410 

2,430 

1,740

1,290 

1,010 

900 

784 

621

540 

1,480 

k6,700 

2,890 

1,610

1,140 

1,860 

k8,360 

k4,960 

2,380

Maximum

3.7 

4,250 

4,660

37,000

13,000 

9,590 

12,400 

8,360 

2,000 

222 

1,500 

1,480 

44

13,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (7 a.m.

May

2,000 

1,700 

1,460 

1,180 

952

768 

624 

525 

451 

656

772 

531 

422 

343 

288

244 

206 

175 

159 

138

133 

152 

146 

150 

a200

a220 

a!90 

a!60 

a!30 

allO 

a90

Minimum

1.5 

1.9 

234

1.5

373 

463 

423 

540 

90 

24 

20 

30 

5.5

1.5

June

76 

67 

59 

53 

46

41 

36 

32 

28 

25

24 

26 

26 

48 

54

132 

107 

222 

168 

110

82 

80 

65 

51 

42

36 

32 

31 

28 

32

Mean

2.47 

385 

1,240

1,018

2,472 

2,416 

1,837 

1,855 

493 

62.0 

295 

170 

15.5

929

July

28 

26 

26 

26 

25

22 

21 

20 

20 

133

168 

145 

116 

152 

446

540 

1,200 

1,340 

1,500 

972

576 

374 

299 

233 

179

125 

110 

118 

82 

70 

57

1,290 

2,400 

5,750 

12,600

Aug.

46 

43 

42 

40 

35

43 

59 

63 

59 

47

40

37 

35 

30 

35

73 

1,480 

972 

688 

358

225 

155 

119 

98 

81

70 

68 

71 

61 

52 

46

Per square 

mile

0.0034 

.535 

1.72

1.41

3.43

3.36 

2.55 

2.58 

.685 

.086 

.410 

.236 

.022

1.23

Sept.

44

41 

39 

35 

29

25

22 

19 

16

15

13 

12 

10 

9.3 

8.8

8.4 

8.0

7.1 

7.5 

7.1

6.9 

6.5 

6.1 

5.5 

6.7

9.8

11 

12 

12 

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.004 

.60 

1.99

19.23

3.96 

3.49 

2.94 

2.87 

.79 

.10 

.47 

.27 

.02

17.50

) 14,900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (2 a.m.) 16,800

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height recopdj discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 359

Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52 I , long. 83°56', at bridge on State Highway 15 

at Waltersville, 500 feet upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile west of Clay City, 

Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek. Datum of gage is 601.45 

feet above mean sea level, Kentucky River datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 363 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years (1938-49), 446 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 17.24 

feet); minimum, 5.9 second-feet Oct. 2, 3.

1930-32, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 21,100 second-feet July 15, 1938 (gage height, 

22.8 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of faulty intake operation, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15

0.7 8 1.3 38

.8 12 1.5 54

.9 16 1.8 84

1.1 25

Note. Same as following table above 1.8 

feet.

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.1 

1.3

5.5

7.3

10

21

34

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

51

84

129

190

292

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

444

713

1,090

1,650

2,600

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

3,460

4,700

6,440

8,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc Septembsr 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.8

6.2

6.5

7.7

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.8

10

10

10

9.6

11

14

32

31

20

15

13

12

11

11

12

12

13

13

17

Nov.

22

33

45

40

41

275

320

119

72

67

94

90

70

57

48

42

37

36

34

52

78

70

65

63

58

57

185

422

1,660

1,200

-

Dec.

462

295

286

1,220

692

411

306

232

186

148

120

104

102

111

1,900

3,840

4,150

1,530

1,160

985

692

497

389

326

303

249

183

181

347

795

713

Jan.

497

395

370

631

2,490

4,220

4,050

1,200

754

534

428

367

329

287

260

232

222

262

462

552

732

2,250

2,560

1,620

1,480

1,450

1,600

2,040

1,600

1,060

815

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

795

734

631

1,570

1,620

1,160

950

754

611

497

405

337

309

2,350

5,710

8,000

5,290

1,680

1,360

2,920

3,100

1,550

1,120

835

672

534

462

815

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

373

5 452

22*915

192,427.0

35 749

46^771

22 , 996

14,332

16,137

1 923

1, 362

743

428.0

169,181.8

Mar.

652

534

479

428

398

379

373

312

340

692

713

611

515

444

392

349

317

1,890

2,530

1,450

985

774

713

734

713

795

895

1,020

1,020

815

734

Apr.

611

497

411

367

349

692

754

713

631

534

479

497

479

713

815

631

515

g428

g340

g278

g287

g323

g314

g287

g244

g207

g276

g411

g515

g734

Maximum

32

1,660

4,150

9,750

4,220

8,000

2,530

815

1,480 

156

164

100

94

8,000

May

Si, 340

gl,02O

g692

g497

g379

g320

g510

g252

g244

gl,400

gl,220

g428

g340

g268

g209

g236

g214

g!52

g!26

gl04

g318

gl,480

gl,220

g835

g795

479

334

249

195

154

127

Minimum

6,2

22

102

6.2

222

309

312

207

104

23

13

10

6.2

6.2

June

106

92

78

69

60

55

48

43

39

36

34

33

156

148

83

73

149

140

89

65

52

43

40

35

31

28

27

24

23

24

-

Mean

12.1

739

526

1,153

1,670

742

478

521

64.1 43 * 9

24.' 0

14.3

464

July

22

20

18

17

16

15

18

146

109

122

164

94

60

58

60

49

44

42

39

36

31

26

23

22

19

18

17

16

14

14

13

Aug.

12

11

11

10

10

12

28

26

22

30

28

20

34

27

60

100

60

38

28

22

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

16

14

12

Per squars 

mile

0.033

.501

2.04

1.45

3

f O

 iO

4.60

2.04

1.32

1.44

.177

.121

066

!039

1.28

11

Sept.

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.3

8.9

7.3

6.9

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

8.4

6.2

6.9

7.9

94

47

30

24

24

14

11

9.9

8.9

9.5

9.2

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

ec DO

2.35

19.73

3

4^79

l'.47

1.65

.20

.14

.08

.04

17.34

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec . -f t . ) . ~ Jan . 6 (12 p.m.) 5,260 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 16 (2 a.m,) 8.*00

sec.-ft.

g Faulty Intake operation; discharge computed from graph based on dally readings of outside gage 

and trends shown by recorder chart.
360 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

DIx River near Danville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°39', long. 84°40', at bridge

 'on State Highway 52, l£ miles downstream from Hanging Fork and 6 miles east of Danville, Boyle County. Auxiliary staff gage 2 miles downstream at datum 2.0 feet lower.

Drainage area. 316 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949: May to August 1905 (gage heights

 only) at site 6 miles downstream, published as Dicks River near Danville.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.62 

TeeTT; no flow for several days.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 20,900 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 

feet); no flow at times during 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 second-feet, which are poor. Auxiliary gage 

read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of backwater from Herrington Lake 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

O.4 

.5 

.6

0

1.9

4.2

6.7

9.2

12

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

16

21

37

35

45

70

1.8 

2.1 

2.3 

3.4 

4.0 

4.8

101

165

230

790

1,180

1,890

5.8 

7.0 

8.2 

9.6

3,060

4,750

6,770

9,490

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.3

.1

.3

0

0

0

.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.7

.1

0

1.1

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.3

4.4

NOV.

5.4

5.4

8.7

26

84

1,870

904

220

137

125

330

180

189

107

86

73

62

53

53

606

360

192

163

141

117

103

261

1,480

4,330

1,600

-

Dec.

710

480

385

330

270

325

335

255

198

168

141

131

129

123

2,770

5,420

2,160

958

796

655

500

390

300

245

230

180

151

153

616

868

550

Jan.

395

305

300

690

6,250

4,660

1,240

772

585

450

365

315

270

223

195

177

212

500

1,290

886

888

3,760

1,730

1,220

1,110

1,420

1,780

2,100

1,080

700

600

Month

October. .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

505

450

455

1,140

940

670

784

625

515

425

335

280

250

8,810

9,430

5,010

kl,840

kl,160

k2,340

k5,080

k2,430

k811

k654

k533

k378

k505

k465

870

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

50.1

13,811.5

20,922

172,591.1

36,468

47,690

21,899

15,327

4,928

8,198.0

3,296

2,074.2

43.4

174,707.2

Mar.

610

430

350

H85

245

216

183

158

189

673

555

375

285

235

206

186

195

3,990

2,300

904

650

565

705

530

668

802

1,820

1,370

784

615

820

Apr.

510

380

300

245

212

425

375

530

485

330

300

380

1,080

1,820

826

555

410

340

250

198

171

165

198

160

131

115

1,280

1,950

590

616

Maximum

4.4

4,330

5,420

12,800

6,250

9,430

3 990

I'gso

838

4,090

875

630

9.8

9,430

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (4:30 p.

May

838

535

355

240

183

151

129

111

99

117

129

103

80

67

58

50

66

64

43

33

34

221

222

204

340

141

101

74

58

45

37

Minimum

0

5.4

123

0

177

250

158

115

33

8.2

10

6.7

0

0

June

30

25

20

17

21

16

21

25

16

12

9.8

8.2

34

33

123

4,0'90

1,980

535

285

174

135

105

83

67

69

57

40

34

29

104

-

Mean

1.62

460

675

472

1,176

1,703

706

511

159

273

106

66.9

1.45

479

July

43

26

20

15

12

10

29

32

23

49

127

94

61

340

226

161

875

310

153

155

107

76

52

36

26

20

16

14

12

59

117

Aug.

64

35

24

17

21

32

46

33

33

20

14

13

8.2

6.7

35

544

630

158

92

58

39

29

22

18

14

11

9.8

11

9.5

14

13

Per square 

mile

0.0051

1.46

2.14

1.49

3.72

5.39

2.23

1.62

.503

.864

.335

.212

.0046

1.52

Sept.

9.8

7.2

5.4

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

.9

.7

.5

.3

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.006

1.63

2.46

20.32

4.29

5.61

2.58

1.80

.58

.96

.39

.24

.005

20.55

m.) 10,500 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 14 (6 p.m.)

sec.-ft. 

k Backwater from Herrington Lake; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 361

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16'05", long. 84°48'55", at Knights Bridge, 6 

miles northeast of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles downstream from confluence 

of North and South Elkhorn Creeks.

Drainage area. 463 square miles.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1949. May 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights 

only October 1918 to December 1920) at site 6.6 miles upstream, published as Elkhorn 

Creek at Forks of Elkhorn.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.13 

feet"in gage well; 11.6 feet from outside gage); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 

(gage height, 1.47 feet).

1915-18, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 22,400 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

12.04 feet, in gage well; 14.5 feet from outside gage); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.45 4.5 2.0 28 3.0 270 6.2 2 920 

1.5 5.0 2.1 39 3.2 355 7.2 4*840 

1.6 7.0 2.2 54 3.7 615 8.0 6*620 

1.7 10 2.4 95 4.8 1,290 g. 2 lo, 100 

1.8 14 2.6 145 5.3 1,700 9.8 12 2OO 

1.9 20 2.8 203 5.7 2,140 '

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.9

7 '.9 

11 

12

8.S 

8.2 

6.8 

6.8 

12

12 

6.6 

4.8 

9.7 

7.6

S.2 

18 

16 

12 

24

26 

25 

22 

19 

16

15 

12 

9.4 

S.5 

10 

9.4

Nov.

12 

12 

14 

20 

85

1,200 

598 

290 

185 

165

167 

153 

129 

112 

95

84 

80

73 

77 

80

142 

182 

153 

132 

117

122 

490 

682 

1,610 

1,570

Dec.

1,130 

814 

620 

500 

410

350 

302 

260 

232 

206

179 

167 

159 

156 

3,840

7,410 

4,660 

2,680 

1,950 

1,750

1,380 

1,100 

910 

784

676

549 

475 

420 

999 

2,080 

1,580

Jan.

1,200 

964 

796 

778 

3,180

4,260 

2,440 

1,650 

1,210 

964

796 

676 

576 

490 

425

375 

346 

342 

712 

976

940 

1,330 

1,530 

2,380 

4,680

6,070 

6,380 

6,190 

3,620 

2,180 

1,640

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

 ber /.......... ..............

 her .........................

.lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . ...

uarv r?::::::::::::::::::::::::: i..... .......................

Bt ...........................

enter ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,280 

1,010 

844 

1,120 

1,430

1,250 

1,100 

994 

874 

754

637 

544 

500 

4,060 

12,000

10,300 

4,500 

2,600 

2,120 

3,840

3,060 

2,100 

1,600 

1,260 

1,060

880 

748

766

Seoondfoot-days

380.2 

8,831 

38,728

313,705.3

60,096 

63,231 

32,561 

20,724 

3,845 

9,114 

1,659 

2,685 

1,170

243,024.2

Mar.

718 

604 

538 

495 

450

445 

405 

350 

490 

1,380

1,560 

1,230 

1,020 

850 

718

610 

532 

1,450 

2,550 

1,850

1,410 

1,160 

1,100 

934 

790

802 

1,680 

1,680 

1,330 

1,130 

1,800

Apr.

1,730 

1,300 

1,040 

844

772

1,000 

796 

642 

532 

460

425 

455 

599 

1,240 

1,350

1,080 

904 

790 

648 

532

460 

420 

375 

319 

270

246 

370 

505 

342 

278

Maximum

26 

1,610 

7,410

17,200

6,380 

12,000 

2,550 

1,730 

270 

2,940 

100 

232 

107

12,000

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 sec. -ft.}. Dec. 16 (4 a.m

Hay

270 

252 

229

197 

176

156 

140 

124 

124 

140

185 

200 

197 

165 

137

119 

102 

91 

80 

73

65 

75 

67 

69 

69

58 

71 

64 

54 

50 

46

Minimum

4.8 

12 

156

4.8

342 

500 

350 

246 

46 

26 

23 

36 

15

4.8

June

48 

48 

45 

38 

36

30 

26 

27 

28 

28

31 

36 

31 

28 

93

2,940 

1,490 

940 

730 

470

314 

242 

182 

145 

124

314 

246 

170 

127 

107

Mean

12.3 

294 

1,249

857

1,939 

2,258 

1,050 

691 

124 

304 

53.5 

86.6 

39.0

666

July

93 

77 

65 

51 

45

40 

40 

55 

75 

58

58 

86 

62 

65 

100

91 

71 

62 

64 

52

48 

40 

39 

34 

29

28 

30 

28 

24 

23 

26

Aug.

167 

119 

75 

54 

48

45 

73 

65 

58 

46

36 

83 

95 

51 

80

232 

182 

167 

167 

129

91 

73 

62 

54 

46

40 

45 

58 

51 

84 

109

Per square 

mile

0.027 

.635 

2.70

1.85

4.19 

4.88 

2.27 

1.49 

.268 

.657 

.116 

.187 

.084

1.44

.) 8,510 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (3 a.m

Sept.

107 

100 

80 

62 

54

56 

65 

58 

48 

40

36 

31 

27 

26 

29

29 

27 

27 

28 

24

28 

29 

27 

25 

22

19 

18 

15 

15 

18

Runoff in 

inohes

0.03 

.71 

3.11

25.19

4.83 

5.08 

2.62 

1.66 

.31 

.73 

.13 

.22 

.09

19.52

) 4,900 sec.

ft.j Jan

ft.j June 16 (10 a.m.)"4,840 sec.-ft.
362 KENTUCKY RIVKR BASIN

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°23'22", long. 84°32'36", 15 feet upstream from 

Spoon Branch, a quarter of a mile west of Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles upstream from Little Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--42.6 square miles, including that of Spoon Branch.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1949 (include flow of Spoon Branch).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, ll.56 

reet); no flow for many days.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of Sadieville and to fill water 

tank of Southern Railway; some return flow from these diversions.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 13 to June 11, June 22-24,

July 1-7, 9-14, 16-31, Aug. 2-13, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.45

1.5

1.55

1.6

1.3 

2.0

1.65

1.7

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.4 

5.0 

8.1

66

110

191

438

944

2,000

1.5 

1.55

1.3 

3.1 

3.5 

5.7

1.7 

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

39

54

90

110

Note. Same as preceding table below 

1.5 and above 2.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

OT£O

24

25

26

27

28

OQ£9

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

ao

a!75

29

12

7.3

12

18

12

8.2

6.1

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.1

27

169

23

13

9.7

8.2

6.9

36

317

260

419

60

-

Dec.

23

16

14

12

9.7

8.7

8.2

6.9

6.1

5.7

4.9

4.3

4.0

6.0

1,990

238

81

28

72

51

23

16

12

12

12

8.7

7.8

7.8

469

87

32

Jan.

20

16

a!5

a!50

958

alOO

a40

a25

a20

a!5

a!3

all

alO

a9

a9

a9

11

20

208

49

28

280

81

382

713

a625

a350

a!50

a90

a60

a 35

Month

October ..........................

November .............. .........

December ................ ........

Calendar year 1948 ............

Janu 

Febr

ary

uarv .................. .....

March .................. ........

April ...........................

If a*. ay ..............................

June .............................

July

Augu 

Sept

st ................. .........

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a25

a20

alOO

a400

alOO

a50

a28

21

19

16

14

12

14

1,650

1,510

168

56

39

333

277

66

50

44

36

31

26

24

67

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

0

1,643.5 

3,276.8

31,044.9

4,502.0

3, 318

2,014 

248.3

3,109.9

518 . 2

451.9 

.3

24,278.9

Mar.

35

28

26

22

22

100

36

27

230

775

77

46

35

30

28

24

34

356

92

46

36

71

93

44

36

76

473

73

44

90

213

Apr.

57

38

31

27

53

141

48

34

27

22

24

24

478

190

162

50

38

36

28

24

22

24

21

18

15

14

247

63

30

28

Maximum

0

419

1,990

3,460

958

1,650

775

34

1,390 

120

176 

.1

1,990

May

34

24

20

17

15

14

12

11

12

15

20

16

10

6.3

4.4

2.9

1.9

1.2

.6

.4

.7

2.4

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

Minimum

0

0

4.0

0

9.0

12

22

14

.3 

0

.1 

0 

0

0

June

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.2

54

55

15

692

1,390

171

57

31

20

11

7.0

3.9

16

137

258

108

40

26

17

Mean

0

54. 8 

106

84.8

145 

186

107

67.1

8.01 

104

16 . 7 

14.6 

.01

66.5

July

8.3

4.4

1.9

1.1

.6

.7

120

51

4.4

29

8.4

1.3

.6

119

36

10

9.6

10

14

7.0

3.5

1.8

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

73

Aug.

31

10

3.9

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

37

176

111

46

17

7.0

3.5

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

Per squsre 

mile

0

1.29 

2!49

1.99

3.40

4.37

2.51

1 58

. 188 

2.44

.392 

.343 

.00023

1.56

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff in 

inches

0

1.43 

2.86

27.10

3.93

4.54

2.90

1.76

.22

2 

71( A

.45 

.39 

.0003

21.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 see.-ft.) . Dec. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 3,320 see. -ft. ; June 16 (2 a.m.) 

2,850 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement on Feb. 4 and records 

for station at Glencoe.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 363

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°42', long. 84°48', at bridge on State Highway 16 at 

Qlencoe, Gallatin County, 5.6 miles downstream from Arnolds Creek and 20.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--438 square miles.

Records available.--April 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only October 1918 to December 1920), May-1928 to September 1931, June 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-49), 486 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 18.7 

1'eet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 16.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 32,900 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943 

(gageheight, 23.6 feet, from floodmark); no flow for many days. 

Flood of 1913 reached a stage of approximately 23.0 feet.

Remarks.--Records fair except those after May 12, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

.4 

.4

.4 

.7

.8 

.8 

1.0

.8 

.7

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4

Nov.

0.4 

.3 

.6 

.4

727

4,330 

1,750 

268 

135 

135

202 

125 

80 

75 

53

46 

37 

30 

43 

311

241 

190

97 

72 

55

87 

1,420 

1,820 

3,810 

1,360

Dec.

408 

215 

145 

125 

107

98 

81 

70 

65 

60

52 

49 

47 

125 

19,000

7,450 

1,120 

540

358 

358

391 

268 

178 

167 

145

135 

116 

116 

625 

2,030 

444

Jan.

268 

215 

178 

1,700 

9,020

2,590 

1,060 

374 

282 

228

190 

190 

178 

156 

156

156 

342 

296 

2,500 

1,010

763 

2,030 

1,010 

10,800 

4,880

6,060 

7,470 

6,190 

1,060 

500 

374

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ...................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

L. ........... ..

st ..................... .....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

 268 

342 

241 

1,300 

1,550

540 

374 

296 

254 

215

178 

178 

241 

7,900 

14 , 300

5,800 

910 

444 

462 

3,410

1,060 

540 

391 

326 

296

254 

228 

241

Secondfoot-days

11.3 

17,500.7 

35,088

274,745.3

62,226 

42,539 

38,484 

11,626 

1,246.5 

11,824.3 

820.0 

1,982.0 

60.2

223,408.0

Peak discharge (base, 12, 000 see. -ft.) .--Dec

aeo.-rt.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 12,400 sec. -ft.; I 

13,100 sec. -ft. 

Note. Backwater from construction operatior 

discharge measurements, gage heights, weather

Mar.

326 

268 

215 

190 

190

960 

670 

358 

1,360 

8,860

2,500 

625 

391 

326 

282

241 

228 

1,060 

1,360 

540

326 

282 

763 

426 

296

6,170 

6,060 

1,550 

540 

358 

763

Apr.

670 

358 

268 

241 

241

1,180 

670 

342 

254 

228

202 

190 

342 

2,420 

811

540 

254 

241 

202 

178

156 

167 

167 

145 

116

100

125 

391 

282 

145

May

145 

125 

105 

74 

74

55 

55 

49 

54 

61

66 

80 

70 

45 

30

19 

13 

12 

9.0 

7.0

6.0

11 

16 

13 

15

12 

8.5 

6.0 

4.5 

3.5 

3.0

Maximum Minimum

1.0 0 

4,330 .3 

19,000 47

23,000 0

10,800 156 

14,300 178 

8,860 190 

2,420 100 

145 3.0 

4,000 .5 

130 .6 

1,000 1.0 

6.5 .2

'19,000 0

June

2.0 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.1

.9

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.6 

10 

90 

50

3,300 

4,000 

800 

310 

230

140 

88 

40 

24 

1,000

200 

900 

370 

130 

130

Mean

0.36 

583 

1,132

751

2,007 

1,519 

1,241 

388 

40.2 

394 

26.5 

63.9 

2.01

612

July

130 

90 

56 

14 

10

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

8.0 

48

78 

£0 

10 

5.0 

16

5.0 

7.0 

100 

40

18

22 

58 

22 

8.5 

3.5

2.2 

1.5 

1.2 

.6 

4.0 

19

Aug.

16 

15 

18 

14 

10

6.0 

4.0 

2.0 

1.0 

3.0

3.0 

16 

55 

40 

200

L,000 

130 

220 

100

45

15 

12 

10 

8.5 

7.0

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5

Per square 

mile

0.00082

1.33 

2.58

1.71

4.58 

3.47 

2.83 

.886 

.092 

.900 

.061 

.146 

.0046

1.40

Sept.

6.5 

5.5 

5.0 

4.0 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

2.5

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.4 

1.3

1.1

1.0 

.9

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.0009 

1.49 

2.98

23.33

5.28 

3.61 

3.27 

.99 

.11 

1.00 

.07 

.17 

.005

18.98

. 15 (5 a.m.) 21,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) 15,900 

eb. 15 (10 a.m.) 15,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (7 p.m.)

s May 13 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 6 

records, and records for station near Sadieville.
364 BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12'40", long. 85 0 42'10", at 

 Trevillian Way Bridge, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 6.0 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Fork and 7.7 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 

450.60 feet above mean sea level, Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 18.8 square miles.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 486 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.88 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 13, 14.

1939-40. 1944-49: Maximum discharge, 1,890 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

11.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 870 second-feet; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tsbles, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.9 0.1 3.15 2.4 3.5 15 3.7 29 

2.95 .3 3.2 3.4 3.6 21 3.9 47 

3.0 .5 3.25 4.6 3.7 29 4.0 56 

3.O5 .9 3.3 6.1 6.6 224 5.0 87 

3.1 1.5 3.4 9.7 7.7 328 Note. Same as preoedlng table below 

3.7 feet.

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

1.8 

2.8

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.7

.8 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.7

Nov.

0.5

.6 

1.4 

1.1 

61

45 

10

7.5 

5.8 

8.5

7.1 

4.9 

5.5 

5.8 

6.1

6.1 

5.2 

3.9 

24

15

15 

18 

15 

12 

8.2

5.2

n

14 

35 

23

Dec.

16 

14 

12 

9.7 

10

9.7 

8.5 

7.5 

6.8 

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

5.5 

5.2 

79

58 

33 

26 

25 

20

17 

15 

13 

13 

12

all 

alo 

alo 

a3O 

a25 

23

Jan.

20 

18 

17 

43 

160

95 

375 

a5O 

335 

30

26 

23 

21 

20 

18

18 

23 

29 

91 

46

52 

63 

91 

191 

198

196 

249 

267 

119 

78 

64

Feb.

50 

42 

39 

a!05 

59

48 

43 

37 

33 

30

26 

25 

23 

189 

323

168 

103 

375 

80 

88

64 

56 

47 

42 

36

33 

30 

30

unnth SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

18.3 

381.4 

543.2

............ 8,056.6

nary

1 ............................

ember ........................

2,426 

1,924 

1,478 

700 

366.5 

238.0 

106.9 

277.8 

37.3

ter year 1948-49 ............ 8,497.4

Mar.

25 

23 

21 

20 

18

18 

15 

15 

42 

151

80 

53 

43 

37 

33

30 

32 

90 

5O 

42

38 

64 

51 

42 

38

74 

94 

68 

58 

57 

56

Apr.

4O 

34 

29 

26 

26

26 

22

19 

16 

15

15 

22 

50 

51 

43

28 

25 

23 

20

18

16 

16 

14 

13 

12

11 

27 

17 

14 

12

May

12 

11 

9.7 

8.9 

8.2

7.8 

7.5 

6.8 

7.5 

68

41 

23

18 

15 

12

11 

11 

9.7 

8.2 

7.5

8.9 

8.2 

6.8 

6.4 

6.1

35.5 

35.0 

34.5 

34. 0 

33.8 

33.5

June

33.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.2 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

3.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.4 

34

39 

18 

16 

12 

8.9

7.8 

6.8 

5.5 

5.2 

8.2

9.7 

8.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.1

Maximum Minimum Mean

2.8 O.I 0. 59 

61 .5 12.7 

79 5.2 17.5

702 0 22. O

267 17 78.3 

323 23 68.7 

151 15 47.7 

51 11 23.3 

68 3.5 11.8 

39 1.8 7.93 

17 1.5 3.45 

52 .9 8.96 

2.6 .5 1.24

323 .1 23.3

July

4.9 

4.6 

3.2 

3.4 

3.O

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

4.9

3.0 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

17

10 

4.1 

2.8 

2.0

1.7

2.2 

3.6 

1.7 

1.7 

3.0 

2.6

Aug.

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

12 

52

23 

13 

9.3 

5.5 

4.1

3.6 

34 

4.9 

3.0 

6.4

4.6 

29 

38 

11 

7.5

5.5 

4.6 

4.6 

3.9

3.4

312 

3.4 

4.6 

4.4 

3.0 

3.0

Per square 

mile

O.O31 

.676 

.931

1.17

4.16 

3.65 

2.54 

1.24 

.628 

.422 

.184 

.477 

.066

1.24

Peak discharge (base, 22O see. -ft.). Jan. 27 (9:3O p.m.) 486 see. -ft.j Feb. 15 (12:3O

Sept.

2.6 

2.2 

2.O 

2.0 

2.2

2.2

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.1 

.8

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.75 

1.07

15.93

4.80 

3.81 

2.92 

1.38 

.73 

.47 

.21 

.54 

.07

16.79

p.m.) 478

see.-Ft.

3 Nc gsge-height record; discharge computed en bssis of records for Middle Pork Besrgrsss Creek 

3t Louisville.
BEARORASS CREEK BASIN 365

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14'10", long. 85°39'50", at bridge on Cannons 

Lane, three-quarters of a mile east of Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Weicher Creek, 5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork, and 7.4 

miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 477.70 feet above mean sea level, 

Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 18.5 square miles.

Kecoras available. August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 898 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 4.13

TeeTT; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 0.45 foot Sept. 25-27.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 1,400 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 4.94 feet); 

no flow Aug. 13, 1944, Sept. 12, 1945, Oct. 5, 6, 1947.

Flood in February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 feet, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

0.55 

.6 

.65 

.7 

.75 

.8

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, 

Apr. 12 to Aug. 19, Aug. 29 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

0.1 

.6 

1.3 

2.4 

3.8 

5.3

0.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

7.0

9.1

14

20

26

43

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.2

54

94

140

195

273

453

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

.55

.6

.65

1.6 

2.8 

4.O

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

5.5

9.3

14

20

26

1.3 

1.6 

l.S

Note. Same as 1 preceding table 

above 1.8 feet.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.6

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.0

1.1

6.6

5.0

4.0

3.2

4.6

2.4

1.1

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

2.9

2.4

3.4

Nov.

4.6

4.4

6.6

6.6

89

39

14

9.6

7.7

11

8.2

6.6

5.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.3

5.3

24

19

13

12

9.1

7.7

6.2

7.3

14

19

37

26

-

Dec.

20

17

15

12

12

11

9V1

7.7

7.3

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

76

51

34

31

25

20

17

15

12

12

11

10

9.1

9.1

33

28

22

Month

Jan.

20

17

16

80

168

87

65

52

42

35

31

28

24

22

19

18

22

35

83

47

56

61

108

239

200

213

413

240

115

81

69

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

March ............................

April .........................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

56

47

42

alOO

56

49

44

38

34

31

26

25

25

299

436

154

98

76

80

76

62

57

48

43

38

33

30

30

_

-

Secondfoot-days

51 . {

431.4

556.4

9,353.0

2 f 7O6

2 133

i)eio

698

418. (

258. (

83* £

217.2

35.8

9,200.6

Mar.

24

23

22

20

20

20

17

17

46

197

77

60

49

41

35

31

36

74

49

43

40

66

53

47

42

102

115

75

60

56

53

Apr.

42

36

31

28

28

28

24

21

19

18

18

22

34

38

34

24

25

26

23

20

17

17

15

13

12

12

27

18

15

13

-

Maxima

6.6

S9

76

754

413

436

197

42

131

41

4.8

23

2.5

436

May

12

10

S.4

7.6

6.5

4.6

5.8

5.2

8.6

131

42

27

2O

16

15

12

9.3

3.4

7.3

6.2

7.6

7.3

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.2

Minima

0.3-

4.4

5.9

.3

16

25

17

12

3.2

2 3

lie

.8

.5

.3

June

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.2

4.6

3.8

3.2

4.9

34

41

24

15

12

9.7

8.4

6.9

6.2

5.8

6.9

15

9.7

8.3

6.2

4.6

-

Mean

1.67

14.4

17.9

25.6

87.3

76.2

51.9

23.3

13.5

8.62

2.70

7.01

1.19

25.2

July

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.5

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.8

2.3

2.5

4.8

4.6

3.0

2.S

2.5

1.9

3.5

3.2

1.9

2.1

2.3

4.3

Aug.

2.8

1.6

.8

15

10

4.3

23

5.2

2.8

2.8

19

6.2

7.6

6.6

13

10

18

11

5.5

4.3

4.0

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.5

£.5

8.4

8.4

6.2

3.5 3.'0

Per square 

mile

0.090

.778

.963

1.38

4.72

4.12

2.81

1.26

.730

.466

.146

.379

.064

1.36

Sept.

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.6

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.9

.9

1.4

1.6

2*1

al^

al.5

al.4

al.2

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.87

1.12

13.80

5.44

4.29

3.24

1.40

.84

.52

.17

.44

!o7

18.50

Peak discharge (base. 485 see.-ft.). Jan. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 353 sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) 398 see.- 

ft.; Mar. 10 (i a.m.) 585 sec.-ft.j May 10 (9 a.m.) 487 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for South Fork 

Beargrass Creek at Louisville.
366 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Van Buien, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°58', long. 85°08', at highway bridge 1.8 miles east 

5T"V"an Buren, Anderson County, 3.4 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and 10j miles 

downstream from Hammonds Creek. Datum of gage is 535.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--200 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.35 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet; no flow for 

many days.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 feet in 1928. Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of 

19.6 feet.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet

1.84 0 2.4 7.5 3.5 115 10. O 3,180 

1.9 .4 2.5 1? 3.8 170 12.0 4,890 

2.0 1.1 2.6 17 4.1 230 14.0 6,970 

2.1 2.0 2.7 25 5.0 51O 15.7 9,130 

2.2 3.0 2.9 43 6.0 910 

2.3 4.8 3.2 74 8.0 1,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0

2.0 

2.0 

1.6

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.7 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.6

Nov.

0.8 

.8 

1.6 

4.1

768

1,390 

194 

87 

53 

212

61 

45 

36 

29 

25

22 

19

16 

22 

31

24 

18 

32 

30 

23

205 

586 

902 

1,640 

702

Dec.

269 

162 

115 

90 

79

70 

62 

54 

48 

42

38 

34 

33

128 

3,690

3,050 

1,770 

590 

482 

428

302 

194 

146 

127 

103

92 

103 

129 

838 

758 

353

Jan.

206 

170 

130 

377 

2,540

1,500 

498 

308 

214 

166

127 

110 

96 

87 

78

75 

76 

125 

690 

350

538 

1,030 

1,180 

1,340 

1,910

2,630 

2,080 

1,540 

598 

332 

260

Feb.

190 

150 

168 

858 

678

380 

275 

272 

206 

162

134 

115 

174 

6,580 

9,060

2,900 

840 

440 

1,160 

2,230

830 

486 

314 

242 

186

150 

127 

146

iinnth SeoondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

13.6 

7,179.3 

14,379

............ 108,532.8

h.... ........................

1......... ...................

st ...........................

ember ........................

21,361 

29,453 

13,257 

7,433 

1,568.5 

8,165.3 

1,836.8 

2,048.6 

42.3

ter year 1948-49 ............ 106,737.4

Mar.

170 

132 

115 

100 

90

82 

72 

59 

445 

1,140

440

222 

180 

136 

118

100 

132 

2,410 

1,160 

434

305 

230 

263 

180 

200

290 

1,060 

670 

350 

512 

1,460

Apr.

522 

305 

222 

170 

166

440 

299 

194 

166 

138

121 

127 

150 

1,620 

590

230 

186 

146 

114 

92

79 

76 

66 

59 

53

53 

550 

248 

154 

97

Maximum

2.0 

1,640 

3,690

8,360

2,630 

9,060 

2,410 

1,620 

323 

3,880 

455 

670 

6.2

9,060

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 sec. -ft.}. Feb. 15 (3 p.m.

May

97 

89 

66 

55 

47

41 

36 

30 

27 

118

323 

144 

89 

63 

50

42 

34 

29 

23 

20

19 

18 

20 

17 

15

12 

11 

10 

8.8 

7.2 

7.5

Minimum

0 

.8 

33

0

75 

115 

59 

53 

7.2 

3.4 

5.9 

5.3 

0

0

June

6.2 

5.9 

4.8 

4.1

4.1

36 

16 

9.3 

6.2 

4.4

3.7 

3.4 

4.1

4.1 

17

3,880 

1,810 

718 

650 

278

170 

109 

79 

61 

51

43 

62 

34 

65

26

Mean

0.44 

239 

464

297

689 

1,052 

428 

248 

50.6 

272 

59.3 

66.1 

1.41

292

July

49

32 

19 

14 

11

12 

24 

12 

7.5 

51

127 

38 

19 

36 

455

170 

79 

269 

121 

72

55 

43 

34

21 

15

13 

11 

7.5 

5.9

6.4 

7.5

Aug.

32 

17 

30 

18 

12

10 

11 

87 

46 

25

15 

11 

7.2 

5.3

67

670 

347 

202 

154 

97

41 

30 

35 

16 

9.8

6.7 

5.3 

7.0 

13 

12 

9.3

Per square 

mile

0.0022 

1.20 

2.32

1.48

3.44 

5.26 

2.14 

1.24 

.253 

1.36 

.296 

.330 

.0070

1.46

Sept.

6.2 

3.9 

2.8 

2.4 

2.0

1.6 

1.6 

3.0 

3.7 

2.3

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.5 

.5 

.6 

.8 

.5

.3 

.3 

.2 

0 

0

0 

.8 

.8 

1.1 

1.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.003 

1.33

2.67

20.17

3.97 

5.48 

2.47 

1.38 

.29 

1.52 

.34 

.38 

.008

19.84

) 10,000 sec. -ft.
SALT RIVER BASIN 367

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59>, long. 85°43', at bridge on State Highway 61 

at Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, 700 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Buffalo Run. Datum of gage is 406.62 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge on State 

Highway 44 near mouth of Ployds Fork, 2.8 miles upstream at approximately same datum.

Drainage area.--1,230 square miles.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,452 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

29757 feet Feb. 16; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 8; minimum gage height, 

0.56 foot Oct. 7, 8.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gage height 

38.04 feet Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 feet Jan. 26, 1937, from floodmark, (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Auxiliary gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1937(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.2

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.1

3.5

3.5

4.5

Nov.

5.0

4.E

7.4

8.1

kl,060

kll,900

tW, 600

kl,360

500

k708

1,150

646

468

340

272

225

198

177

268

474

494

425

325

268

272

281

k3,470

fc3,350

t7,640

k5,800

-

Dec.

k2,39C

1,420

1,020

795

675

590

514

437

373

325

276

254

241

229

k7,510

17,600

k!3,300

k7,020

k3,520

k3,310

k3,530

k847

kl,470

k635

k500

a480

a450

a400

1,910

4,740

k2,420

Jan.

kl,460

1,190

998

1,640

13,000

k!5,500

k7,22C

k2,480

kl,190

kl,100

kl,430

kl,000

866

772

682

632

935

1,280

7,970

k5,300

3,110

k5,510

5,780

12,000

17,600

20,000

k!7,700

k21,900

k!3,600

d9,400

d7,200

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ................ .....

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ................ . ........

September .............. ... .....

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

d5,500

d4,000

d3,300

k8,020

k7 , 840

k4,870

k2,420

kl,710

kl,440

kl,200

980

850

795

10,300

25,700

k28,300

k!7,200

k3,570

k3,300

k9,800

k5,810

k2,890

kl,070

k2,020

kl,910

1,320

1,110

1,320

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

45.5

52,696.0

79,181

694,238.4

200,445

158,545

116,150

39,128

40*267. 8

5 228

11^885

862.9

720,321.2

Mar.

1,370

953

842

780

728

675

690

632

kl,460

kll,200

k!2,300

k4,340

k2,220

kl,670

kl,370

kl,120

1,070

k9,400

k8,330

k3,750

k2,280

2,170

2,630

1,860

1,430

4,420

13,100

k!2,100

k4,470

k2,580

k4,210

Apr.

k3,340

k2,000

kl,450

kl,220

1,100

2,230

1,980

1,350

1,030

866

788

890

2,190

2,030

3,710

1,760

1,160

973

826

705

611

562

534

462

39E

346

884

1,910

1,100

728

Maximum

4.5

11,900

17,600

36,600

21,900

28,300

13,100

3,710

4,370

14,100

589

2,710 

202

28,300

May

56 £

51^

45E

39E

34C

29C

26£

22E

22J

k2,81C

k4,37C

1.44C

62E

45E

34C

29C

24J

2217"

14«

17"

31! 20<

15f

14E

12'

9

8

6'

5(

4

Minimum

0.1

4.5

229

.1

632

795

632

346

49

7.4

31

18

1.8

.1

June

41

I 38

31

26

20

18

14

> 10

) 7.4

7.4

23

23

22

) 45

) 151

c4,460

14,100

c9,340

c2,430

1,820

1,110

712

488

586

) 569

576

3 1,190

! 646

474

1,290

Mean

1.47

1,757

2,554

1,897

6,466

5,662

3,747 1 304

512

1 342

169

383

28.8

1,973

July

455

258

177

133

102

78

67

54

49

161

78

136

161

589

188

204

368

209

263

237

362

290

154

102

81

58

49

47

47

40

31

Aug.

26

22

18

20

50

151

86

72

130

107

102

65

50

99

437

2,710

1,530

1,210

520

286

184

136

187

300

122

69

131

639

1,270

772

384

Per square 

mile

0.0012

1.43

2.08

1.54

5. 26

4.60

3.05

1.06

.416

1.09

137 isii

.023

1.60

Sept.

202

124

81

58

47

54

50

38

27

23

18

16

14

12

10

10

12

12

10

8.8

6.8

5.6

4.5

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.001

1.59

2.39

21.00

6.06

4.79

3.51

1. 18

 48

1.22

.16

.36

.03

21.77

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (4 a.m.) 18,100 sec.-ft.} Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 22,700 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (12 p.m.) 31,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Salt River 

Basin.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Salt 

River Basin.

k Backwater from Ohio River or Rolling Pork; discharge computed using fall as determined hy 

twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.
368 SALT RIVER BASIN

Floyds Pork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11'15", long. 85°27'35", at bridge on State High- 

 way 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile dovmstream from Brush Run and l.b

miles upstream from Poke Lick. Datum of gage is 542.60 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929.

Drainage area. 138 square miles.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.47

e6 1944-49: °Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 13.34 

feet); no flow at times.

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 16.8 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

0.65 0 1.3 14 2.8 276 

.7 .1 1.5 26 3.4 476 

.8 .4 1.7 40 3.9 674 

.9 1.2 1.9 62 4.5 975 

1.0 3.2 2.0 78 5.6 1,66O 

1.1 6.2 2.2 120 7.0 2,690 

1.2 9.8 2.4 166 S.5 4,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

223

1,160 

92 

31 

19 

34

55 

31 

21 

16 

12

11 

9.8 

9.4 

93 

197

69 

37 

27 

21

17

32 

339 

304 

772 

219

Dec.

116

70 

54 

42 

37

38 

35 

28 

24 

20

18 

16 

16 

21 

2,800

830 

303 

189 

176 

142

107 

76 

57 

55 

57

43 

34 

36 

996 

371 

197

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Bay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

138 

102 

90 

829 

3,520

536 

270 

197 

149 

118

94 

90 

73 

62 

55

52 

a80 

a!50 

a 700 

a300

a350 

a450 

al,000 

al,200 

al,400

al,800 

al,700 

al,300 

a700 

a300 

a200

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar ysar 1948 

ary ....

h.. ............... ...

1 ............................

st .......................

ember ..................... . .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec

Feb.

152 

140 

131 

860 

371

247 

206 

156 

133 

109

80 

70 

73 

3,700 

4,190

796 

354 

253 

461 

619

303 

244 

192 

159 

135

105 

94 

120

Seoondfoot-days

0 

3,851.2 

7,004

74,174.6

18,005 

14,453 

13,499 

2,496 

663.6 

3,624.3 

193.3 

1,672.2 

51.4

65,513.0

Mar.

78 

62 

60 

57 

52

127 ' 

102 

65 

800 

3,060

509 

303 

219 

166 

142

116 

161 

920 

345 

227

176 

355 

395 

96 

169

1,800 

1,520 

412 

270 

302 

433

Apr.

222 

161 

129 

100 

132

208 

124 

88 

64 

54

49 

70 

111 

140 

94

57 

47 

50 

42 

36

33 

34 

32 

27 

21

18 

135 

134 

48 

36

Maximum

0 

1,160 

2,800

7,390

3,520 

4,190 

3,060 

222 

193 

1,970 

98 

576 

15

4,190

May

33 

31 

25 

20 

16

14 

11 

9.0 

8.3 

193

102 

46 

29 

20 

16

11 

8.6 

6.9 

5.3 

4.1

16 

17 

7.2 

4.1 

3.0

2.0 

1.5 

1.2 

.9 

.8 

.7

June

0.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

16

1,970 

496 

187 

248 

98

55 

39 

24

17 

12

335 

46 

20 

23 

34

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 128 

16 226

0 203

52 581 

70 516 

52 435 

18 83.2 

.7 21.4 

.1 121 

.2 6.24 

.1 53.9 

0 1.71

0 179

July

12 

9.4 

6.6 

4.4 

2.8

1.9 

1.2 

.9 

1.1 

3.2

2.8 

1.4 

.8 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

98

30 

6.9 

3.0

1.4 

.7

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Aug.

0.2 

.1

.1 

25 

29

5.3 

2.0 

.9 

.5 

,6

2.5 

1.9 

71 

45 

37

a70 

also 

alOO 

a50 

a25

a!5 

a9

a5 

a2.5 

1.5

1.1

2.0 

345 

576 

73 

26

Sept.

15

a. 6

5.9 

4.4 

3.8

3.0

1.9 

1.4 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

.928 1.04 

1.64 1.89

1.47 20.00

4.21 4.85 

3.74 3.89 

3.15 3.64 

.603 .67 

.155 .18 

.877 .98 

.045 .05 

.391 .45 

.012 .01

1.30 17.65

.-ft.). Dec. 15 (11 a.m.) 4.900 sec. -ft.} Jan. 5 (7 a.m.) 5,820

5,550 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in Salt Hiver 

Basin.
SALT RIVER BASIN 369

Rolling Fork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location.--Wire-height gage, lat. 37°30 I , long. 85°20', at bridge on State Highway 55, 6.5 

miles southwest of Lebanon, Marion County, and 8.8" miles downstream from confluence of 

North and South Forks.

Drainage area.--240 square miles.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 298 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 22.1 

t'eet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; minimum observed 0.1 second-foot Oct. 16.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; 

no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily. Some regulation at low flow caused by 

small mill above station.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.7

1.1

.5

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.1

5.1

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.4

.4

,2

.2

.3

Nov.

0.5

1.2

2.9

4.0

36

256

98

63

53

83

60

54

50

46

39

35

33

30.

27

26

55

55

50

44

38

36

50

62

1,000

381

-

Dec.

216

124

133

86

83

124

88

78

60

56

55

55

52

54

1,970

4,500

1,450

762

490

379

290

240

166

164

146

126

110

104

388

562

424

Jan.

302

270

255

352

4,450

1,833

786

508

346

265

228

195

166

148

134

114

126

195

1,460

555

965

2,530

1,190

922

1,070

1,650

1,790

1,730

986

520

418

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

Janusry ..........................

February ......................... March ........

ft?

1 ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

322

265

308

1,150

858

544

478

406

330

280

235

176

215

11,900

5,620

2,370

1,000

622

2,090

2,360

1,140

754

490

403

335

280

260

320

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20.

2,768. 

13,535

138,036.

26,456

35,511

20,555

11,997 

2 , 889

11, 828 .

5,580

1,163.

154.

132,458.

Mar.

325

282

255

230

215

200

182

158

387

1,030

520

394

320

280

248

215

308

3,280

1,550

730

466

400

388

352

448

499

2,040

1,230

590

963

2,070

Apr.

730

475

373

328

332

586

439

373

332

302

288

308

792

830

562

433

361

288

232

195

176

178

148

130

116

112

992

726

409

451

-

Maximum

I 5.1

3 1,000

4,500

} 16 , 000

4,450

11,900

3,280

992 

338

1 7,680

1,840

3 123

3 27

L 11,900

May

318

338

250

192

156

134

108

88

83

158

134

96

81

69

55

42

42

43

29

30

29

30

35

45

71

71

47

38

30

25

22

Minimum

0.2

.5

52

.2

114

176

158

112 

22

4.5

17

6.2

1.1

.2

June

15

11

10

8.1

7.3

6.1

4.9

4.5

4.5

7.3

4.9

4.5

7.3

9.7

427

7,680

1,310

548

408

260

180

137

93

74

103

76

59

48

47

273

-

Mean

0.65

92.3

437

377

853

1,268

663

400 

93.2

 ZQ A O34

180

37.5

5.15

363

July

89

50

41

32

25

20

20

28

22

17

31

31

25

195

650

805

1,840

435

232

143

105

73

49

39

32

28

23

19

18

94

369

Aug.

95

51

38

51

51

121

123

89

49

35

26

22

18

15

15

95

39

28

20

18

15

13

11

9.2

8.0

6.2

6.2

38

34

15

9.2

Per square

mile

0.0027

 385

1.82

1.57

3.55

5.28

2 . 76

1.67 

. 388

1.64

.750

.156

.021

1.51

Sept.

10

7.0

6.2

5.2

27

25

10

7.0

4.8

3.3

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.5

8.4

3.6

3.6

2.5

2.2

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

1.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.003

.43

2.10

21.39

4.10

5.50

3» 19

1.86 

.45

1* 83

.86

.18

,02

20.52

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.). Feb. 14 (12 p.m.) 24,700 sec. -ft.; June 16 (12 p.m.)

12,200 sec.-ft.
370 SALT RIVER BASIN

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°46i, long. 85°42', at bridge on U. S. Highway 62 and 

State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Beech Fork and 2-g miles 

southwest of Boston, Nelson County. Auxiliary staff gage 4 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 1,290 square miles.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 1,515 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 45.9 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 3 

height, 2.54 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 41,300 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of Feb. 17, 1949; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 20, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 55.2 feet, former site, in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Uages read twice daily.

Revisions. W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

4.8

3.0

3.6

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.8

25

74

41

24

24

19

14

11

7.6

9.6

10

8.8

8.4

7.2

6.8

NOV.

14

32

46

68

1,710

9,600

15,000

JC9,840

k2,900

1,220

1,330

1,000

746

514

413

340

289

254

361

335

290

264

261

264

225

314

1,520

2,240

6,020

9,200

-

Dec.

8,120

k3,210

1,480

954

794

693

626

558

573

425

388

344

320

298

4,040

12,700

21,000

k!9,300

k8, 780

k5,420

k3,070

k2,030

kl,400

kl,180

1,090

788

622

602

1,040

3,200

3,980

Jan.

2,260

1,330

1,200

1,380

4,790

9,850

k!2,200

k8,150

k3,830

k2,020

kl,390

kl,230

1,080

864

754

674

780

920

3,380

5,200

4,260

4,560

6,020

7,320

k8,340

klO,900

klO, 600

klO,500

k8,970

k5,710

k3,990

Month

October ..........................

Novenbsr .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19*8 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k2,570

kl,770

kl,610

k2,810

k5,230

k5,120

k3,160

2,900

2,200

1,620

1,310

1,170

1,180

6,280

23, 700

36,400

k34,600

k!6,300

k8,470

k9,690

kll,600

k8,260

k5,380

k3,280

k2,660

2,160

1,450

1,490

_

..

-

Secondfoot-days

362.1

66,610

109,025

747,312.9

144,452

204,370

105,199

65,443

17,486

49,670

18,718

15,844

1,339

798,518.1

Mar.

1,500

l',380

1,130

990

880

824

725

a650

1,150

4,460

5,960

k3,990

2,460

1,620

1,310

1,140

1,280

4,760

10, 600

11,200

k5,260

k3,300

2,580

2,140

1,650

2,380

6,310

7,490

6,790

4,230

5,060

Apr.

6,190

4,680

2,560

1,720

1,430

1,870

2,650

2,650

2,170

1,810

1,480

2,120

3,540

3,150

4,490

3,000

1,800

1,430

1,180

996

852

780

706

633

561

495

1,220

3,530

3,780

1,970

Maximum

74

15,000

21,000

40,000

12,200

36,400

11,200

6,190

2,340

16,300

3,050

2,110

152

36,400

May

1,200

1,110

988

860

685

576

483

425

440

1,460

2,340

2,080

920

568

440

361

300

258

218

194

177

164

149

148

148

132

137

157

144

119

105

Minimum

3.0

14

298

3.0

674

1,170

650

495

105

33

76

76

14

3.0

June

95

84

73

65

59

49

44

40

35

33

34

34

34

35

80

2,990

9,900

k!6,300

k8,120

k5,120

k2,360

880

621

571

396

420

379

303

244

272

Mean

11.7

 2,220

3,517

2,042

4,660

7,299

3,394

2,181

564

1,656

604

411

44.6

2,188

July

241

265

401

292

204

167

147

118

97

86

136

84

76

147

585

1,810

2/990

3,050

2,840

1,120

1,250

765

466

337

244

200

165

129

107

90

109

Aug.

860

653

383

284

186

568

2,110

1,620

900

432

262

186

142

107

218

1,180

2,080

551

268

298

272

243

129

111

99

84

76

466

500

333

243

Per square 

mile

0.0091

1.72

2.73

1.58

3.61

5.66

2.63

1.69

.437

1.28

.468

.396

.035

1.70

Sept.

152

alOO

a60

a50

a60

112

92

62

64

66

50

41

37

32

29

26

25

25

26

26

26

25

22

20

19

20

22

20

16

14

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

1.92

3.14

21.55

4.16

5.89

3.03

1.89

.50

1.43

.54

.46

.04

23.01

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 18 (3 a.m.) 23,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (6 a.m.) 39,400

see.-Tt.; JunelS (7 a.m.; 16,700 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge computed on basis of records for Rolling Pork near Lebanon and 

Beech Fork near Bardstown.

k Computed using fall as a factor.
SALT RIVER BASIN 371

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°48', long. 85°29', at bridge on U. S. Highways 31E 

and t>8, 0.1 mile downstream from Stewart Creek and 1 mile southwest of Bardstown, 

Nelson County.

Drainage area.--664 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 38.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 1-4, 12.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 39.2 

feet, from floodmark); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of doubtful gage-height record 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 0 2.5 33 11.5 2,940 

1.7 .1 2.9 71 16.0 5,340 

1.8 1.0 3.6 153 20.0 7,640 

1.9 2.0 4.5 320 25.0 10,800 

2.0 3.9 5.4 565 30.0 14,900 

2.2 12 7.5 1,280 36.3 21,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

.4 

.3 

.4

.5 

2.4 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1

.8 

1.8 

5.1 

3.1 

2.4

2.0 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

.8 

1.2

Nov.

1.6 

6.4 

6.7 

51 

4,240

11,800 

8,540 

1,880 

795 

320

475 

420 

451 

375 

206

186 

163 

141 

139 

135

131 

131 

117 

100 

75

195 

1,180 

2,200 

7,700 

5,170

Dec.

1,680 

dl,200 

d900 

d800 

3600

298 

248 

240 

222 

172

147 

136 

122 

250 

6,840

14,300 

9,740 

1,960 

1,250 

1,200

1,130 

778 

708 

320 

282

475 

481 

469 

1,320 

3,120 

1,960

Jan.

1,600 

dl.100 

535 

535 

5,290

9,700 

4,850 

1,920 

1,040 

952

948 

395 

342 

270 

258

270 

264 

420 

2,660 

2,240

1,360 

3,020 

3,220 

3,270 

5,880

7,700 

7,040 

8,240 

4,560 

1,920 

1,560

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary .

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 9.OOO sec

Feb.

858 

844 

1,220 

1,880 

2,240

1,600 

1,170 

1,110 

1,070 

1,040

984 

935 

690 

11,600 

21,600

19,700 

8,770 

2,320 

2,440 

8,120

3,630 

1,720 

1,320 

1,140 

830

565 

553 

556

Seoondfoot-days

30.3 

47,330.7 

53,348

396, 179. E

83,259 

100,505 

52,537 

27,004 

8,088 

37,329.2 

7,117 

7,949 

197.]

424,694.:

Mar.

725 

640 

529 

380 

370

315 

285 

264 

690 

4,840

2,940 

1,220 

795 

592

517

430 

595 

7,000 

8,000 

2,480

1,110 

935 

1,040 

760 

655

830 

3,740 

3,800 

1,640 

1,250 

3,170

Apr.

3,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2, 

1,

2,

1,

Maximum

5.1 

11,800 

14,300

24,400

9,700 

21,600 

8,000 

3,170 

2,120 

15,300 

1,250 

1,880 

23

5 21,600

-ft.). Nov. 6 (4 D.m. )

170 

180 

812 

601 

535

160 

460 

220 

070 

816

669 

865 

080 

000 

920

830 

526 

454 

362 

318

282 

268 

240 

218 

198

194 

830 

160 

040 

526

May

412 

382 

332 

228 

204

177 

148 

141 

122 

725

2,120 

935 

435 

270 

222

178 

146 

113 

95 

80

68 

73 

79 

77 

65

55 

51 

48 

40 

35 

32

Minimum

0 

1.6 

122

. 0

258 

553 

264 

194 

32 

5.1 

20 

14 

1.2

0

June

28 

22 

19 

17 

13

10 

7.0 

6.1 

5.4 

5.1

6.4 

6.4 

6.1 

6.7

141

8,450 

15,300 

8,360 

2,080 

900

502 

335 

218 

145 

148

141 

110 

86 

78 

177

Mean

0.98 

1,578 

1,721

1,082

2,686 

3,589 

1,695 

900 

261 

1,244 

230 

256 

6.57

1,164

July

91 

192 

165 

107 

70

62 

37 

28 

24 

25

21 

20 

33 

195 

1,080

1,250 

760 

445 

655 

420

445 

210 

155 

117 

76

61 

40 

31 

27 

25 

250

Aug.

Ill 

129 

195 

95 

81

1,880 

1,520 

760 

370 

180

112 

69 

53 

38 

147

742 

210 

123 

180 

159

103 

71 

55 

40

37

14 

42 

141 

153 

99 

42

Per square 

mile

0.0015 

2.38 

2.59

1.63

4.05 

5.41 

2.55 

1.36 

.393 

1.87 

.346 

.386 

.0099

1.75

Sept.

23 

14 

11 

11 

12

14 

12 

9.0 

7.0 

7.0

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

3.5 

4.5

4.5 

3.9 

5.8 

5.8 

5.4

5.4

5.4 

3.9 

3.5 

5.5

2.8 

1.8

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

Runoff In 

inches

0.002 

2.65 

2.99

22.20

4.66 

5.63 

2.94 

1.51 

.45 

2.09 

.40 

.45 

.01

23.78

12,200 sec. -ft.| Dec. 16 (8 p.m.) 16,200

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Rolling Pork near Boston 

and Rolling Pork near Lebanon.

990813 O-52-25"
372 SALT RIVER BASIN

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°07ilO", long. 85°47i50", 300 feet downstream 

rrom bridge on Manslick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and 

Southern ditches, and 2.4 miles south of Louisville, Jefferson County. Datum of gage 

is 435.53 feet above mean sea level (Kentucky Department of Highways bench mark).

Drainage area. 63.1 square miles.

Kecoras available. August 1944 to September 1949.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.30 

feet); no flow Oct. 29.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 17.78 

feet); no flow for several days.

Maximum stage known, about 19 feet in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Figures of daily discharge include inflow diverted by international Harvester Co. from 

Louisville water supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Cooperation. Records of inflow diverted from city water supply furnished by International 

Harvester Co.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 

Apr. 15 to May 5, July 21 to Sept. 14)

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.3 0.1

1.35 .6

1.4 1.6

1.45 2.6

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

1.5 4.1

1.6 7.4

1.7 11

1.8 15

2.0 25

2.2 36

3.0 84

5.0 208

5."0~fe"et. Mote.--Same as following table above 

1.45

1.5

1.55

1.6

1.7

2.2

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

1.9 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

22

88

208

283

570

11.0 820

13.0 1,130

15.0 1,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.1

3.8

1.2

1.6

3.8

4.1

5.1

4.1

3.2

1.6

.8

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.2

14

2.9

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.4

.4

2.4

2.2

.4

.1

.2

.6

Nov.

1.4

3.5

12

5.1

183

216

20

8.5

8.2

20

12

8.5

7.4

4.1

3.8

7.4

7.8

7.1

183

61

20

13

11

9.6

7.4

8.8

50

70

215

68

-

Dec.

32

22

19

15

16

20

16

13

12

10

9.6

8.5

7.8

10

529

379

114

63

81

61

41

28

22

22

20

15

14

18

283

163

71

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April......... .........

May....................

June ...................

July... ................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1,

44

34

36

220

120

455

154

95

67

52

44

40

35

31

26

27

95

146

S90

178

196

1,

341

148

D60

1,010

955

1,

1,

D40

500

594

L69

114

Feb.

4

86

70

69

24

250

131

1 06

77

65

54

42

1,0

40

38

60

1,480

1,250

4

1

2

60

71

31

378

170

1 25

94

30

69

56

53

38

Mar.

48

44

41

38

35

33

2

28

28

B2

1,190

508

1 65

99

74

64

56

6

2

31

38

14

117

87

3

2

1

16

75

>4

89

521

8

2

1

1

L6

37

54'4

191

Apr.

100

72

58

48

50

68

54

44

33

27

28

69

333

192

132

64

49

45

34

29

26

29

24

18

16

16

61

48

25

19

Observed

Secondfoot-days

87.3

1,252.6

2,134.9

33,516.6

10,816

7,197

6,857

1,811

435.9

1,639.5

742.5

386. 7

162.3

33,522.7

Maximum

14

216

529

2,040

1,300

1,480

1,190

333

90

357

111

58

7.4

1,480

Minimum

0.1

1.4

7.8

.1

26

38

28

16

3*2 5

6. 2

4.4

2.9

.1

Mean

2.82

41.8

68.9

91.6

349

257

221

60.4

14.1

54.6

24.0

12 5

5 '.41

91.8

May

18

19

16

13

12

11

9.0

6.2

a5

a70

a90

a35

a20

a!2

a8

a6

a5

a4

a3

a2,s

a5

a9

a9

a9

a8

7.8

7.4

5.8

3.5

2.9

3.8

June

5.4

5.4

5.4

3.5

a3

a5

a4.5

a4

4.1

5.0

9.5

3.8

4.4

9.5

228

357

94

46

37

21

25

17

13

24

80

237

144

86

70

88

-

Mean

Inflow

( secondfeet )t

0.27

.30

.05

2.01

3.01

3.79

3.08

2.50

2.13

3.26

3.88

5.45

4.31

2.66

July

31

17

12

9.5

8.6

8.2

10

9.5

111

97

19

12

11

10

9.0

12

12

8.2

9.5

91

110

26

12

7.4

7.4

15

24

11

9.0

7.0

6.2

Aug.

6.2

8

7

9

.2

.8

.0

58

13

21

8

5

.2

.0

6.6

8

8

8

5

11

21

27

46

16

8

4

6

9

7

7

7

6

10

10

8

7

Adjusted for

Mean fn^n

2.55 0.040

41.5 .658

68.8 1.09

89.6 1.42

346 5.48

253 4.01

218 3.45

57.9 .918

12.0 .190

51.3 .813

20.1 .319

7.00 .111

1.10 .017

89.1 1.41

.6

.2

.2

.4

.6

.4

.2

.5

.8

.0

.0

.2

.2

.4

Sept.

7.0

6.2

5.8

3.8

4.7

4.7

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.0

3.2

3.8

6.2

6.2

7.4

6.6

4.7

5.4

3.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

2.9

3.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

-

Inflow

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.73

1.26

19.35

6.32

4.18

3.98

1.02

.22

.91

.37

.13

.02

19.19

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec.-ft.) . Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 1,430 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 1,530 

sec.-ft.; liar. 10 16:30 a.m.) 1,330 sec.-ft.

t Inflow diverted from Louisville Water Supply.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Salt River 

Basin.
BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN 373

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°17', long. 86°07', in SE^sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 4 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 335, half a mile upstream from Crandall Creek and 4j miles 

north of Corydon. For high stages, water-stage recorder, same site and datum. Datum 

of gage is 577.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 141 square miles.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 16.20 

reet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 2-4; minimum gage height, 5.53 feet Oct. 4.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 

feet); no flow at times during October 1943, July 1944; minimum gage height, about 

5.07 feet at times during October 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4

is

.4 

3.8 

8.5 

6.8 

6.8

4.6 

3.5 

3.5 

2.8 

2.5

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

Nov.

1.8 

2.0 

3.5 

8.5 

307

484 

64 

25 

18 

45

60 

33 

22 

16 

12

12 

28 

63 

1,070 

550

323 

223 

158 

129

114

125 

229 

266 

529 

360

Dec.

241 

182 

149 

127 

125

182 

144 

131 

112 

99

88 

86 

82 

79 

2,310

1,140 

492 

316 

309 

262

211 

163 

134 

125 

119

95 

91 

99 

1,160 

665 

372

Jan.

259 

199 

171 

702 

2,860

875 

488 

334 

247 

188

156 

144 

129 

119 

110

109 

262 

589 

2,110 

610

488 

588 

720 

3,380 

1,810

1,320 

2,890 

2,510 

750 

436 

342

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary .

h........................... .

1. ........................ .

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

247 

196 

176 

288 

259

226 

220 

182 

166 

144

121 

119 

112 

2,510 

3,340

1,110 

588 

400 

338

472

353 

302 

238 

208 

179

149 

136 

127

Secondfoot-days

59.5 

8,280.8 

9,890

73,405.1

25,895 

12,906 

17,947 

4,390 

3jl65 

11,347 

982.4 

8,311.1 

428.3

103,602.1

Peak discharge (base, -4,500 sec. -ft.). Nov.

sec. -raj Jan. zfintsu p.m.) &.B2U sec.-rtj if 

7,180 sec. -ft.; Aug. 16 (5 a.m.) 6, 590 sec.-f

Mar.

107 

102 

97 

92 

86

103 

95 

86 

494 

2,300

800 

460 

312 

238 

193

158 

166 

888 

552 

372

285 

2,100 

997 

508 

356

1,270 

2,600 

750 

452 

372 

556

Apr.

338 

256 

208

171 

154

151 

127 

114 

100 

92

88 

89 

136 

191 

480

188 

146 

134 

110 

100

95 

91 

85 

79 

71

69 

179 

146 

107 

95

May

91 

85 

74 

68

64

61 

59 

56 

76 

1,060

342 

136 

94 

76 

65

60 

52 

46 

42 

38

102 

129 

53 

41 

36

32 

29 

27 

25 

24 

22

Maximum Minimum

8.5 0.2 

4,070 1.8 

2,310 79

7,960 0.1

3,380 109 

3,340 112 

2,600 86 

480 69 

1,060 22 

3,220 13 

166 3.2 

2,900 0.7 

55 2.0

4,070 0.2

June

21 

20 

18 

17 

18

17 

16 

14 

13 

14

1,220 

292 

151 

137 

3,220

2,170 

1,360 

700 

460 

259

176 

149 

110 

88 

241

92 

142 

79 

69 

64

Mean

1.92 

276 

319

201

835 

461 

579 

146 

102 

378 

31.7 

268 

14.3

284

July

52 

41 

35 

30 

28

142 

66 

166 

43 

34

32 

25 

22 

20 

17

16 

17 

18 

17 

24

25 

25 

17 

14 

17

13 

8.5 

6.0 

5.0 

3.7 

3.2

Aug.

2.8 

2.0 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0

.7 

.9 

74 

37 

15

7.6 

6.0 

1,730 

498 

1,830

2,900 

256 

134 

86 

65

50 

39 

36 

31 

26

23 

154 

183 

56 

37 

27

Per square 

mile

0.0136 

1.96 

2.26

1.43

5.92 

3.27 

4.11 

1.04 

.723 

2.68 

.225 

1.90 

.101

2.01

Sept.

24 

22 

18 

17 

42

55 

31 

22 

16 

12

9.0 

7.6 

6.8 

6.0 

6.8

8.5 

10

13 

16 

14

11 

7.2 

5.7 

4.3 

3.0

2.1 

2.0 

2.3 

14 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

2.18 

2.61

19.35

6.83 

3.40 

4.73 

1.16 

.83 

2.99 

.26 

2.19 

.11

27.31

19 (11 a.m.) 5,600 sec. -ft.,- Jan. 24 (10 a.m.) 4,530 

eb. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 4,710 sec. -ft.; June 15 (11 p.m.) 

t.,
374 BLUE RIVER BASIN

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°14', long. 86°14', in sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 3E., 

4UU reet dovmstream from Spring Creek and three-quarters of a mile-north of White Cloud. 

Datum of gage is 434.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 462 square miles.

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

19U9 to August 1912 and August 1914 to December 1916 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Average discharge. 18 years (1932-49), 606 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 14.25 

reet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 12, 13; minimum gage height, 1.56 feet Oct. 1-4, 12, 

13.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 21.97 

feet, from observation at peak checked by floodmarks); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 1, 

1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control mthod used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, June 18-27)

1.5 16 2.3 173 5.3 1,890 

1.6 27 2.5 240 6.8 3,160 

1.7 41 2.9 385 8.2 4,660 

1.8 58 3.4 605 11.5 8,910 

2.0 98 3.9 885 13.2 11,400

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

22 

26

27

26 

26 

31 

27

24 

22 

20 

22 

22

23 

78

113 

130 

110

74 

56 

43 

34 

28

26 

26 

23 

22 

22 

23

Nov.

22 

26 

57 

86 

941

2,800 

985 

492 

369 

445

595 

496 

389 

331 

289

278 

345 

486 

7,130 

9,072

2,370 

1,440 

1,020 

795 

655

595 

620 

694 

1,110 

1,340

Dec.

950 

765 

640 

555 

519

615 

660 

570 

501 

445

405 

385 

365 

349 

3,780

7,680 

3,140 

1,890 

1,480 

1,260

985 

825 

672 

595 

555

506 

441 

429 

2,200 

3,350 

1,780

Jan.

1,260 

985 

795 

1,330 

7,160

5,740 

2,590 

1,730 

1,340 

1,060

885 

795 

710 

655 

595

585 

1,580 

2,630 

6,900 

4,040

2,210 

2,130 

1,930 

6,260 

11,400

5,060 

5,760 

10,800 

5,210 

2,530 

1,850

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .........................

mber .........................

lendsr ysar 1948 

ary ......

uary ..............

i. ..........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,480 

1,200 

1,020 

1,090 

1,200

1,020 

950 

855 

765 

710

630 

575 

555 

3,130 

9,610

7,990 

3,040 

2,010 

1,580 

1,400

1,230 

1,090 

950 

825 

765

677 

625 

590

Secondfoot-days

1,192 

36,273 

39,292

272,043

98,505 

47,562 

72,346 

17,256 

13,103 

46,337 

7,231 

11,952 

3,887

394,936

Msr.

537 

488 

465 

445 

433

437 

580 

488 

813 

4,780

5,020 

2,420 

1,690 

1,300 

1,060

885 

795 

1,580 

1,690 

1,440

1,200 

3,810 

7,680 

2,800 

1,850

3,130 

10,600 

7,320 

2,710 

1,930 

1,970

Apr.

1,620 

1,260 

1,090 

918 

795

765 

699 

625 

565 

514

492 

474 

474 

524 

510

449 

417 

405 

385 

357

345 

342 

338 

334 

317

303 

405 

630 

483 

421

Maximum

130 

9,072 

7,680

17,300

11,400 

9,610 

10,600 

1,620 

2,100 

8,940 

492 

3,860 

250

11,400

May

389 

365 

334 

310 

289

272 

254 

234 

266 

1,660

2,100 

928 

605 

483 

413

365 

324 

296 

268 

247

278 

328 

480 

310 

244

224 

202 

178 

163 

151 

143

Minimum

20 

22 

349

18

585 

555 

433. 

3.03 

143 

82 

84 

63 

64

20

June

133 

128 

120 

110 

106

98 

94 

88 

84 

82

1,930 

2,840 

2,100 

913 

2,430

8,940 

7,050 

5,460 

2,660 

1,650

1,200 

1,020 

825 

718 

795

750 

1,640 

1,030 

738 

600

Mean

38.5 

Iy209 

1,267

743

3,178 

1,699 

2,334 

575 

423 

1,545 

233 

386 

130

1,082

Jnly

492 

429 

381 

345 

306

296 

425 

349 

334 

303

300 

234 

202

181 

172

196 

218 

218 

169 

166

181 

157 

140 

123 

197

178 

140 

118 

103 

94 

84

Aug.

78 

76 

72 

74 

70

76 

78 

66 

95 

96

70 

63 

581 

795 

839

3,860 

1,080 

647 

437 

331

263 

227 

202 

175 

151

136 

165 

240 

397 

296 

211

Per square

 lie

0.083 

2.62 

2.74

1.61

6.88 

3.68 

5.05 

1.24 

.916 

3.34 

.504 

.835 

2.81

2.34

Sept.

163 

175 

172 

157 

201

211 

250 

193 

138 

110

96 

86 

86 

80 

87

128 

108 

113 

181 

218

159 

123 

108 

94 

88

80

74 

76 

70 

64

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

2.92 

3.16

21.91

7.93 

3.83 

5.82 

1.39 

1.05 

3.73 

.58 

.96 

.31

31.78

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft.) . Nov. 20 (10 a.m.) 11,400 sec. -ft. j Dec. 16 (11 a.m.) 8,630

12,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 12,000 sec.-ft.j Pet). 15 (12 at.) 11,100 sec.-ft.j Mar. 23 (11 ajn.) 

9,330 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.3 June 16 (6 p.m. ) "10,600 sec.-ft.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

375

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15', long. 85°30', at bridge on State Highways 61 

and 70, 300 feet upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek. Datum of gage is 531.81 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at site 1.5 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--742 square miles.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 936 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 29.72 

i'eet}; minimum, 8.4 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 32,100 second-feet Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 29.92 

feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 12, 1944 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

Maximum stage known, 36.2 feet in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

10

9.2

1O

12

13

14

17

2O

16

12

12

12

12

12

16

22

22

23

24

25

29

28

32

30

26

25

25

25

32

Nov.

41

44

54

60

144

623

941

1,390

631

424

343

336

343

290

245

215

19O

171

171

174

268

647

444

350

294

252

266

754

3,520

6,210

-

Dec.

3,900

1,620

1,130

891

771

675

707

743

627

515

427

368

329

308

1.25O

7,290

11,100

6,360

2,400

1,700

1,370

1,080

878

731

647

6O3

555

467

575

1,350

1,870

Jan.

1.38O

1,080

945

1,090

4,780

12,700

13,200

4,520

1,980

1,450

1,180

991

853

735

647

575

599

836

1,570

2,800

2,460

4,860

8,570

4,830

2,830

2,490

2,740

3,640

3,990

2,550

1,760

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

Ssptember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,470

1,200

1.O8O

1,280

2,080

2,020

1,660

1,620

1,470

1,260

1,080

903

861

k6,970

20,400

29,300

k!7,800

5,390

3,220

7,130

8,570

4,310

2,670

2,010

1,600

1,320

1,120

1,200

_

-

Second 

foot-daya

588 2

19,935

53,237

446,393.2

94,631

130,994

67,376

43,130

14,994

49, 262

14,514

7,771 

872

497,304.2

Mar.

1,690

1,470

1,21O

1,050

9O7

8O7

715

611

639

'1,27O

2,190

1,750

1,340

1,100

699

787

751

3,420

8,500

5,480

2,560

1,890

1,770

1,860

1,600

2,200

3,480

6,660

4,350

2,500

2,120

Apr.

2,040

1,590

1,300

1,100

958

1,080

1,360

1,200

1,040

907

795

840

1,090

2,850

3,100

2,060

1,440

1,170

1,000

803

659

591

727

844

647

519

1,250

3,860

4,260

4,050

Maximum

32

6, 210

11,100

30,OOO

13 200

OQ* TrtX

a! soo

4,260

1,650 

19,200

1,860

1,410

67

29,300

May

1,650

1,650

1,540

1,190

924

727

595

471

402

374

382

371

304

259

232

219

193

171

180

159

150

142

147

225

298

784

406

294

225

180

150

Minimum

9.2

41

308

9.2

575

861

611

519

142

78

114

62

13

9 .,2

June

133

117

104

91

87

78

162

139

104

170

153

94

87

94

787

k8,4OO

1 19,200

k9,86O

2,840

1,430

970

723

547

441

374

360

487

519

399

312

Msan

19.0

664

1,717

1,220

3,053

4, 678

2 173

1 * 438

484

1, 642

468

251

29.1

1,362

July

326

374

284

212

183

156

180

196

262

248

228

273

245

332

463

799

1,240

1,86O

1,370

949

675

463

346

270

215

177

150

136

114

198

1,590

Aug.

1,410

587

354

248

193

3O8

248

259

276

209

159

128

109

96

87

18O

840

483

304

242

180

142

122

101

91

80

71

73

65

62

64

Per square 

mile

0.026

. 895

2.31

1.64

4.11

6.30

2 93

1.94

. 652

2.21

.631

. 338

.039

1.84

Sept.

64

67

58

49

48

44

38

35

33

30

28

26

24

22

21

21

21

22

23

22

21

20

18

17

17

20

18

17

15

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

2l67

(. . JO

4.74

6 .57

3 38

2 16

.75

2.47

.73

.39

.04

24.93

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec.-f t.) . Jan. 6 (9 p.m.) 14,600 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 '12 m.) 31,500

sec.-ft.; June 17 TT2 m.)20,800 aeQ.-ft.

k Computed using fall as determined by twice-daily auxiliary gage readings as a factor.
376 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°16'05", long. 85°53'10", at bridge on U. S. Highway 31W at Munfordville, Hart County. Datum of gage is 451.70 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,790 square miles.

Records available. February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, DecemDer 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1938-49), 2,482 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,900 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 43.34 

reelJ; minimum, 101 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 72,200 second-feet Jan.23, 

1937 (gage height, 50.40 feet, from floodmarks, site then in-use), by .slope-area method; minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 feet, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 feet, at former site, in January 1913 (discharge, 87,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 98 3.2 497 30.2 22,200 

2.5 129 6.2 2,380 35.2 29,100 

2.6 168 9.2 4,480 43.1 45,300 

2.8 265 24.2 16,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

107 

107 

104 

101 

101

107 

110 

110 

110 

129

126 

123 

120 

117 

114

110 

126 

152 

164 

152

177 

196 

173 

160 

152

148 

148 

148 

148 

145 

156

Nov.

177 

214 

293 

373 

2,250

7,840 

4,960 

2,690 

2,280 

1,520

1,410 

1,240 

1,100 

978 

836

726 

647 

587 

581 

623

750 

891 

1,110 

897 

762

683 

665 

1,280 

7,710 

10,200

Dec.

9,850 

6,550 

3,250 

2,430 

1,980

1,830 

1,780 

1,690 

1,590 

1,370

1,180 

1,060 

972 

891 

2,580

13,900 

19,600 

19,700 

15,700 

7,120

4,000 

3,060 

2,460 

2,080 

1,880

1,980 

1,790 

1,610 

1,730 

3,380 

3,940

Jan.

3,710 

2,910 

2,440 

3,030 

7,300

17,300 

20,100 

20,100 

13,800 

4,980

3,290 

2,700 

2,340 

2,050 

1,820

1,640 

1,550 

2,370 

4,750 

6,170

5,950 

8,490 

12,100 

13,800 

11,000

7,410 

7,560 

9,670 

9,710 

8,080 

5,540

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber . . .

, 

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

1...................... ......

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,110 

3,310 

2,820 

3,260 

4,740

4,980 

4,500 

3,990 

3,670 

3,220

2,740 

2,360 

2,100 

10,500 

24,600

37,200 

45,200 

40,900 

29,000 

21,900

19,200 

16,800 

11,200 

6,310 

4,680

3,780 

3,210 

3,120

Seoondfoot-days

4,141 

56,273 

142,933

1,112,113

223,660 

323,400 

158,030 

98,190 

36,234 

136,689 

47 , 263 

25,858 

6,643

1,259,314

Mar.

3,310 

3,360 

2,880 

2,500 

2,250

2,060 

1,850 

1,650 

1,640 

3,450

4,500 

4,330 

3,470 

2,820 

2,430

2,130 

1,940 

6,120 

13,000 

14,000

10,900 

5,640 

4,370 

4,020 

3,740

4,500 

6,190 

12,300 

12,500 

8,720 

5,460

Apr.

4,590 

3,920 

3,200 

2,700 

2,390

2,540 

2,800 

2,730 

2,430 

2,140

2,000 

2,520 

3,150 

5,020 

5,970

5,210 

3,640 

2,850 

2,410 

2,080

1,800 

1,630 

2,060 

2,060 

1,810

1,500 

2,280 

6,660 

7,860 

6,240

Maximum

196 

10,200 

19,700

42,300

20,100 

45,200 

14,000 

7,860 

3,610 

28,700 

4,780 

2,750 

403

45,200

May

3,610 

3,110 

2,970 

2,570 

2,060

1,720 

1,470 

1,280 

1,130 

1,220

1,050 

959 

903 

793 

726

671 

647 

593 

557 

545

515 

515 

551 

599

953

903 

1,150 

793 

641 

545 

485

Minimum

101 

177 

891

101

1,550 

2,100 

1,640 

1,500 

485 

299 

468 

310 

148

101

June

450 

414 

385 

356 

338

315 

299 

327 

356 

321

327 

414 

391 

426 

1,430

12,800 

23,600 

28,700 

27,900 

17,000

4,880 

2,630 

2,040 

1,620 

1,360

1,180 

1,850 

1,540 

1,290 

1,750

Msan

134 

1,876 

4,611

3,039

7,215 

11,550 

5,098 

3,273 

1,169 

4,556 

1,525 

834 

221

3,450

July

1,400 

1,100 

990 

793 

701

793 

781 

848 

1,130 

1,150

1,920 

1,490 

990 

1,430 

1,690

2,850 

4,780 

4,460 

3,700 

2,960

2,540 

1,810 

1,310 

1,030 

836

708 

617 

551 

509 

468 

928

Aug.

2,750 

2,000 

1,060 

830

972

629 

665 

738 

928 

732

575 

473 

403 

391 

391

527 

1,890 

1,550 

959 

695

581 

485 

420 

397 

362

333 

310 

689 

1,900 

738 

485

Psr square 

mile

0.075 

1.05 

2.58

1.70

4.03 

6.45 

2.85 

1.83 

.653 

2.55 

.852 

.466 

.123

1.93

Sept.

403 

338 

310 

287 

265

299 

287 

255 

234 

219

209 

205 

205 

200 

196

200 

200 

191 

191 

209

196 

209 

205 

186 

168

164 

156 

156 

152 

148

Runoff In 

inches

0.09 

1.17 

2.97

23.12

4.65 

6.72 

3.28 

2.04 

.75 

2.84 

.98 

.54 

.14

26.17

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 18 (1 a.m.) 20,100 sec. -ft. } Jan. 8 (4 a.m.) 20,500
GREEN RIVER BASTN 377

Green River at Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 37°10'50", long. 86°06'45", at new Mammoth Cave Perry, opposite 

Ucho River, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County, and 

13.8 miles upstream from Nolin River. Datum of gage is 420.52 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at lock 6, at Brownsville, 15.9 

miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 413.03 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,020 square miles.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,627 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,400 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 43.0 

i'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 120 second-feet Oct. 1, 3, 

4 (gage height, 1.34 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1949; minimum daily, 92 second-feet 

Nov. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 52.5 feet Jan. 24, 1937, at former site (discharge, 75,000 

second-feet). Flood in 1913 reached a stage of 50.5 feet.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

125

130

125

120

130

130

145

150

140

140

160

150

150

140

130

130

185

245

235

210

200

200

225

205

180

175

165

170

180

170

170

Nov.

205

216

324

320

3,280

10,200

8,050

4,040

2,910

2,230

1,780

1,600

1,380

1,220

1,060

919

847

737

1,150

1,220

1,070

1,030

1,270

1,260

939

868

980

1,250

5,240

10,400

-

Dec.

10,200

8,720

4,380

3,100

2,380

2,180

2,040

1,900

1,820

1,600

1,390

1,230

1,160

1,070

3,860

13,500

18,900

20,200

19,200

12,000

5,640

4,320

3,560

2,980

2,340

2,420

2,160

2,130

2,370

3,300

4,590

Jan.

4,600

3,500

3,180

3,200

6,490

15,200

20,200

21,000

18,700

9,530

4,620

3,600

3,040

2,660

2,360

2,130

2,020

2,520

5,180

7,190

7,040

8,300

12,100

14,300

14,600

9,950

8,580

10,200

10,900

9,890

7,230

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ....................... .....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,200

4,190

3,570

3,760

5,130

5,580

5,530

4,970

4,510

4,090

3,520

2, '910

3,350

12,300

23,400

32,300

46,3OO

50,300

43,800

29,100

22,700

19,200

15,400

9,170

6,370

5,080

4,230

3,830

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

5, 11C

67,99E

166, 64C

1,242,407

254, OK

379, 79C

182, 39C

113, 76C

46,147

 136,427

54 97E

31^247

9,789

1,448,280

Mar.

3,950

3,950

3,640

3,100

2,790

2,540

2,290

2,040

1,930

3,410

5,010

5,310

4,550

3,610

3,080

2,690

2,640

5,640

12 , 100

14,400

13,500

8,750

5,380

4,740

4,490

5,010

6,480

11,600

13,800

12,200

7,770

Apr.

5,730

4,890

4,270

3,560

2,920

2,820

3,280

3,300

3,010

2,660

2,480

3,040

3,670

5,150

6,120

6,390

4,790

3,700

2,990

2,560

2,280

2,010

1,820

2,300

2,180

1,850

2,600

5,570

7,910

7,910

-

Maximum

245

10,400

20,200

44,400

21,000

50,300

14,400

7,910

5,580

26,600

5,460

2,680

680

50,300

May

5,580

3,950

3,520

3,220

2,610

2,140

1,830

1,620

1,460

1,450

1,410

1,280

1,190

1,080

980

848

814

783

726

690

669

661

674

740

745

1,160

1,080

1,120

824

706

587

Minimum

120

205

1,070

120

2,020

2,910

1,930

1,820

587

349

635

402

223

120

June

541

499

498

442

415

395

369

349

398

374

376

503

473

635

1,770

7,730

18,500

23,800

26,600

23,100

10,000

3,800

2,670

2,070

1,720

1,520

1,550

2,240

1,540

1,550

-

Mean

165

2,266

5,375

3,395

8,194

13,560

5,884

3,792

1,489

4,548

1,773

1,008

326

3,968

July

1,960

1,360

1,240

1,080

1,040

1,490

1,230

1,160

1,280

1,470

1,900

1,840

1,330

1,270

1,520

2,380

4,290

5,460

4,050

3,870

2,700

2,440

1,600

1,360

1,210

974

806

700

640

635

690

Aug.

1,640

2,680

1,050

998

854

1,020

617

806

1,010

968

794

646

489

498

492

502

1,540

1,940

1,260

1,080

835

842

584

588

506

458

402

1,440

2,200

1,630

808

Per squars 

nils

0.082

1.12

2.66

1.68

4.06

6.71

2.91

1.88

.737

2.25

.878

.499

.161

1.96

Sept.

d680

564

463

443

402

407

442

453

358

331

299

298

287

273

268

300

260

263

271

266

271

285

273

261

238

223

230

225

225

225

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

1.25

3.07

22.87

4.68

6.99

3.36

2.09

.65

2.51

1.01

.58

.18

26.66

Peak discharge (base, 20.0OO sec. -ft.). Dec. 18 (8 a.m.) 20,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 8 (8 a.m.) 21,100

sec.-ft.; "Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 51,40O sec.-ft.; June 19 (4 p.m.) 27,000 sec.-ft. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
378 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°12'25", long. 86°15'40", just upstream from dam 

 at lock 6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, 

Edmonson County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Nolin River. Datum of gage is 413.03 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 13.6 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 400.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 2,850 square miles.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

water-supply raper 838), July 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 18 years (1924-31, 1938-49), 3,810 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,000 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 33.74 

feet); minimum, 183 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 8.39 feet).

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 

(gage height, 44.94 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 

132 second-feet Oct. 31, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 feet.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. 

Revisions (water years). W 623: 1925. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

190

190

190

190

190

190

£14

214

206

214

230

230

214

206

206

206

270

368

334

342

350

350

350

318

302

294

286

286

294

294

334

Nov.

449

476

610

600

5,760

17,600

15,800

10,300

5,080

4,140

3,570

3,200

2,690

2,350

2,070

1,800

1,600

1,410

3,660

3,570

2,730

2,240

2,200

2,080

1,780

1,700

2,800

3,800

10,300

14,900

-

Dec.

14,000

11,500

7,420

4,640

3,820

3,500

3,340

3,090

2,890

2,600

2,280

2,070

1,920

1,810

8,400

24,100

30,600

32,700

30,400

20,300

8,950

6,180

4,900

4,200

3,900

3,520

3,610

3,250

3,900

5,100

6,050

Jan.

5,300

5,100

4,400

4,460

11,600

19,300

24,700

25,200

23,100

13,100

6,280

4,940

4,320

3,860

3,500

3,210

3,120

3,570

8,470

10,400

9,940

11,700

15,500

18,100

19,900

17,500

16,300

18,600

18,600

16,000

11,200

Month

October ................... ......

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 .......... .

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ................ . . ...

April ......................... .

May ..............................

June ........................

July ...........................

August ................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ......

Feb.

8,140

6,500

5,500

6,680

7,990

8,530

7,780

6,900

6,100

5,500

4,860

4,300

4,020

20,300

35,000

k42,100

51,500

56,500

ak50,200

3k41,600

k34,400

k28,400

k22,800

15,400

8,950

7,020

5,920

5,260

_

-

Secondfoot-days

802

13l!265

264,940

1,815,809

361,270

508,150

256,880

157,190

63,755

163,328

82,425

52,216

17,874

2,067,345

Mar.

5,220

5,140

4,860

4,300

3,900

3,610

3,320

3,050

3,180

5,620

7,900

7,360

6,120

5,020

4,360

3,860

3,650

8,920

15,700

18,000

16,900

11,900

8,680

7,360

6,850

7,100

12,400

17,000

18,800

15,700

11,100

Apr.

9,460

7,420

6,080

5,140

4,660

4,620

4,760

4,660

4,320

3,SOO

3,680

4,380

5,220

6,880

7,810

7,840

6,200

4,840

4,120

3,610

3,250

3,000

3,000

3,200

3,050

2,670

3,780

6,600

9,550

9,490

Maximum

368

17,600

32,700

47,300

25,200

56,500

18,800

9,550

6,780

28,500

9,700

4,460

1,190

56,500

May

6,780

5,160

4,540

4,140

3,500

2,980

2,600

2,330

2,130

2,150

2,130

1,960

1,750

1,590

1,460

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,140

1,060

1,040

990

938

1,020

1,050

1,540

1,460

1,490

1,140

964

873

Minimum

190

449

1,810

190

3,120

4,020

3,050

2,670

873

530

873

652

404

190

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft. ) . Dec. 18 (l a.m.) 33,000

June

788

729

685

663

620

600

550

530

540

570

590

674

776

873

2,570

8,820

18,700

24,400

28,400

28,500

16,600

5,320

3,560

2,850

2,330

2,040

2,020

3,300

2,580

2,150

-

Mean

260

4,376

8,546

4,961

11,650

18,150

8,286

5,240

2,057

5,444

2,659

1,684

596

5,664

July

3,020

2,240

1,810

1,570

1,410

2,080

1,810

1,650

1,830

2,530

2,530

2,440

1,840

1,670

2,020

3,250

6,350

9,700

7,080

4,960

3,920

3,680

2,730

2,070

1,700

1,430

1,250

1,080

951

873

951

Aug.

1,880

3,230

1,990

1,360

1,190

1,670

1,300

1,140

1,360

1,440

1,100

860

729

674

652

848

3,260

4,140

2,330

1,920

1,460

1,100

951

1,080

873

707

652

2,650

4,460

3,450

1,760

Per square 

mile

0.091

1.54

3.00

1.74

4.09

6.37

2.91

1.84

.722

1.91

.933

.591

.209

1.99

Sept.

1,190

977

836

764

696

707

788

812

718

641

590

560

530

512

512

521

512

503

503

494

503

494

512

485

458

431

404

404

404

413

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

1.71

3.46

23.69

4.71

6.63

3.35

2.05

.83

2.13

1.08

.68

.23

26.97

sec.-ft.j Jan. 7 (11 p.m. 25,500

sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 112:30 p.'m. ) 57,000 sec.-ft'.; June 20 (3:30 a.m.) 29,600 "sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; fall interpolated, 

k Discharge computed using fall as a factor.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 379

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11"00", long. 86°37'40", at Woodbury, Butler

 (Jounty, 0.3 mile downstream from Barren River. Datum of gage is 389.60 feet above nean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary gages, lower gage at lock 4, 0.2 mile downstream, and staff gage at Morgantown, 6.0 miles downstream. Datum of lower gage at 

lock 4 is 373.80 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; datum of Morgantown 

gage is 373.62 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 5,410 square miles.

Hecords avallable. December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), October 

1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 12 years (1937-49), 6,941 second-feet.

Kxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72,700 second-feet Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 

rrom recorder, 30.65 feet Feb. 19; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage 

height, 6.86 feet Oct. 11.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 205,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 86,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 43.1 feet Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 245 second-feet Oct. 19, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 feet.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2,000 second-feet, which are poor. Auxiliary 

gages read twice daily.

Cooperation. Gage readings of lower gage at lock 4 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Kevlslons. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a400

a37O

a350

a350

346

362

378

378

378

346

362

378

362

378

362

378

478

634

580

495

495

580

634

598

546

495

478

478

6480

e510

6530

Nov.

6600

eSOO

el, 500

2,360

6,510

26,900

30,8OO

20,700

10,400

7,490

6,700

5,790

4,850

4,140

3,54O

3,130

2,800

2,680

18,300

18,800

11,000

7,070

5,160

4,460

3,740

3,370

4,820

6,770

17,700

29,000

-

Month

Dec.

27,900

20,300

13,600

9,130

7,790

7,410

7,950

7,410

6,400

5,470

4,720

4,200

3,800

3,600

13,300

42,500

51,100

55,100

53,700

46,800

34,700

23,400

17,200

9,410

9,580

13,700

14,000

10,900

10,600

13,000

14,000

Jan.

12,700

10,900

9,170

10,200

25,70O

39,700

45,500

47,OOO

42,900

34,000

19,800

10,500

8,560

7,700

7,060

6,480

6,450

7,540

14,600

24,500

22,400

26,600

33,200

35,600

36,000

34,500

33,500

38,900

41,600

39,200

29,700

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

21,500

14,100

10,600

11,900

13,100

13,200

12,300

11,400

10,400

9,880

8,630

7,800

7,280

30,000

53,200

61,200

67,900

71,900

70,900

70,100

66,800

63,000

54,600

44,800

35,000

25,900

19,700

15,100

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

13,88S

271, 88C

562, 67C

3,357,883

762, 16C

902, 19C

539, 80C

306, 78C

128, 75C

355, 68C

163,270

105,760

30,906

4,143,735

Mar.

10,600

9,560

8,820

8,050

7,280

6,840

6,360

5,940

6,040

10,400

13,600

12,900

11,200

9,750

8,600

7,670

7,190

15,700

32,400

38,600

37,300

32,100

26,100

19,300

12,900

13,400

25,000

34,200

37 , 500

35,500

29,000

Apr.

22,100

13,400

11,100

9,680

8,690

8,660

8,660

8,440

7,890

7,220

6,800

8,370

11,400

15,000

15,700

13,900

11,600

9,590

8,240

7,220

6,520

6,100

8,050

9,300

7,800

6,420

8,630

12,000

14,500

13,800

-

Maximum

634

30,800

55,100

85,300

47,000

71,900

38,600

22,100

11,700

51,600

13,700

8,470

2,870

71,900

May

11,700

10,500

9,080

8,150

7,060

6,100

5,360

4,820

4,400

4,340

4,500

4,470

3,860

3,400

3,070

2,840

2,640

2,480

2,290

2,210

2,120

2,310

2,370

2,500

2,420

2,700

2,670

2,560

2,180

1,890

1,760

Minimum

346

600

3,600

330

6,450

7,280

5,940

6,100

1,760

1,090

1,910

1,280

640

346

June

1,630

1,610

1,490

1,380

1,280

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,090

1,180

1,310

1,380

1,610

1,830

8,080

27,300

37,500

47,500

51,600

47,800

39,500

24,400

9,330

6,160

5,080

4,440

4,340

6,800

8,660

7,760

-

Mean

448

9,063

18,150

9,175

24,590

32,220

17,410

10,230

4,153

11,860

5,267

3,412

1,030

11,350

July

7,190

5,880

4,500

3,730

3,250

3,760

3,700

3,550

3,760

4,660

4,820

5,620

4,630

3,700

3,700

4,820

9,140

13,700

13,400

9,880

9,010

8,120

6,070

4,530

3,640

3,070

2,640

2,370

2,100

1,910

2,420

Aug.

2,530

3,920

3,340

2,310

2,310

2,S10

2,700

2,370

2,370

3,040

2,870

2,100

1,760

1,440

1,280

1,440

3,730

8,470

5,300

5,040

6,100

4,020

2,780

2,480

2,230

2,450

2,180

3,130

7,670

7,350

4,440

Per square 

mile

0.083

1.68

3.35

1.70

4.55

5.96

3.22

1.89

.768

2.19

.974

.631

.190

2.10

Sept.

2,870

2,180

1,730

1,490

1,400

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,160

1,030

906

870

810

810

795

780

780

765

780

765

780

795

780

750

700

660

660

660

640

650

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

1.87

3.87

23.10

5.24

6.20

3.71

2.11

.89

2.45

1.12

.73

.21

28.50

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 seo.-ft.). Dec. 18 (9 p.m.) 55,800 sec.-ft. j Jan. 8 (4 a.m.) 47,400 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 11 p.m.} 42,000 seo.-ft.; Feb. 18 (3 p.m.) 72,700 seo.-ft.; June 19 (12 m.) 52,200 

seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Green River 

Basin.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

in Qreen River Basin.

Note. Discharge above 18,300 second-feet computed using fall as determined by auxiliary staff 

gages as a factor.
380 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Green River, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°15'40", long. 86°58i25", 1.0 mile downstream from Pond

 Kun, 1 mile southeast of Paradise, 2g miles northwest of Green River, Ohio County, and 

3.1 miles upstream from Pond Creek. Datum of gage is 363.50 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at 

Rockport, 5.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 360.39 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Low-water gage is upper staff gage at lock 3 at Rochester, 8..0 

miles upstream. Datum of low-water gage is 372.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 6,180 square miles.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 7,547 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72,200 second-feet Feb. 23; maximum gage height,

 3S.O feet Feb. 23, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 410 

second-feet Oct. 6-16 (gage height, 6.96 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 23, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 23, 1949; minimum discharge observed, 250 second-feet Oct. 23, 24, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 which are fair, and those below 2,000 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice 

daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

454 

448 

430 

420 

415

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

410 

420 

553 

650 

705

683 

683 

683 

683 

683

672 

632 

605 

587 

587 

587

Nov.

661 

851 

1,450 

2,260 

3,680

23,400 

k28,300 

k28,100 

18,700 

11,000

9,200 

7,440 

6,280 

5,190 

4,550

3,800 

3,410 

3,06O 

22,600 

k32,800

k31,10O 

k21,800 

11,800 

8,560 

6,840

5,230 

6,500 

7,900 

16,500 

27,500

Dec.

k29,000 

k26,200 

2O,2OO 

12,900 

9,56O

8,8OO 

9,040 

9,000 

7,860 

6,700

5,770 

5,030 

4,550 

4,210 

9,600

a27,OOO 

335,000 

840,000 

k45,400 

k45,700

k46 , 300 

k44,900 

k39,000 

k30,7OO 

k21,400

kl 7,2OO 

k!9,200 

k!7,400 

13,100 

15,300 

16,300

Jan.

15,600 

13,70O 

11,500 

10,300 

24,20O

k30,200 

k34.1OO 

k36,300 

k39,300 

k39,200

k37,700 

k31 , 10O 

k!7,000 

k!2,200 

8,600

7,160 

7,820 

8,600 

18,000 

25,800

k27,600 

k27,000 

k30,600 

k33,000 

k35,600

k37,800 

k59,000 

k40,100 

k40,200 

k41,500 

k40,300

Feb.

k39,000 

k32,100 

k25,000 

k23,200 

k25,400

k20,600 

k20,40O 

k!9,500 

k!7 , 100 

k!3,90O

k!2,600 

9,120 

8,04C 

k27,400 

k40,300

k46,700 

k51,400 

k53,800 

k58,000 

k63,700

k67,900 

k70,600 

k71,600 

k68,900 

k60,700

k57,600 

k5 0,OOO 

k41,800

Month Second 

foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

16,090 

360,462 

642,320

............ 3,813,207

1. ...........................

ember ........................

821,080 

1,096,360 

677,870 

407,260 

150,770 

361,890 

184,120 

112,670 

34,975

ter year 1948-49 ............ 4,865,867

Mar.

k31,400 

k24,400 

d2O,OOO 

d!6, 000 

k!3,000

dlO,OOO 

d8,OOO 

6,810 

6,460 

10,8OO

19,600 

19,300 

15 , 900 

13,400 

11,200

9,440 

8,360 

17,300 

k26,900 

k32,400

k33,800 

k36,lOO 

k35,900 

k33,200 

k27,500

k23,lOO 

k28,000 

k32,800 

k34,6OO 

k36,000 

k36,200

Apr.

k33 

k26 

d22 

18 

11,

10 

10 

9 

9 

8,

7, 

10, 

15, 

18, 

21,

20, 

16, 

15, 

10, 

8,

7, 

6, 

7, 

9, 

9,

7, 

7, 

12, 

17, 

18,

Maximum

705 

32,800 

46,300

60,100

41 , 500 

71,600 

36,200 

33,300 

16,000 

39,600 

17,500 

8,280 

3,590

71,600

Peak discharge (base, 40,OOO sec. -ft.). Dec. 21 (4 p.m

30C 

400 

000 

70O 

500

40O 

OOO 

9 2O 

240 

160

790 

000 

100 

700 

60O

000 

800 

300 

100 

320

37O 

700 

300 

960 

280

440 

580 

800 

000 

500

May

16,000 

13,200

9^640 

d8,200

7,160 

6,250 

5,510 

4,970 

4,590

4,940 

5,420 

4,750 

4,020 

3,500

3,210 

2,870 

2,73O 

2,620 

2,420

2,340 

2,290 

2,530 

2,670 

2,730

2,730 

2,950 

2,760 

2,530 

2,160 

1,980

Minimum

410 

661 

4,210

410

7,160 

8,040 

6,460 

6,700 

1,980 

1,140 

2,160 

2,030 

694

410

June

1,74O 

1,740 

1,690 

1,540 

1,34O

1,3OO 

1,270 

1,180 

1., 140 

1,140

1,250 

1,350 

1,580 

1,600 

4,050

19,700 

k26,400 

k32,200 

k35,800 

k38,20O

k39,50O 

k39,600 

k34,800 

k24,60O 

d!2,000

d6,000 

4,750 

5,830 

9,440 

9,160

Mean

519 

12,020 

20,720

10,420

26,490 

39,160 

21,870 

13,580 

4,864 

12,060 

5,939 

3,635 

1,166

13,330

July

8,320 

7,340 

5,260 

4,300 

3,650

3,590 

4.O80 

3,860 

4,02O 

4,750

5,070 

5,900 

5,710 

4,460 

4,390

4,970 

7,760 

12,700 

17,500 

13,600

10,600 

9,400 

7,510 

5,320 

4,140

3,440 

2,980 

2,700 

2,400 

2,160 

2,240

Aug.

2,

3, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

8, 

6, 

4,

6, 

5, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

6, 

8, 

5,

Per square 

mile

0.084 

1.94 

3.35

1.69

4.29 

6.34 

3.54 

2.20 

.787 

1.95 

.961 

.588 

.189

2.16

.) 46,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (3 p

420 

290 

800 

700 

590

560 

980 

840 

400 

90O

560 

530 

030 

060 

030

030 

030 

280 

950 

970

2 2O 

420 

900 

950 

640

420 

400 

16O 

460 

280 

87O

Sept.

3,590 

2,620 

2.0OO 

1,740 

1,520

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,350 

1,300

1,170 

980 

905 

877 

864

838 

838 

838 

838 

838

838 

838 

838 

838 

773

727 

7O5 

694 

694 

694

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

2.17 

3.87

22.97

4.94 

6.60 

4.08 

2.45 

.91 

2.18 

1.11 

.68 

.21

29.30

m. ) 42,200

sec. -ft.; Feb. 23 (8 a.m.) 72,200 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In Green River 

Basin, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations in Green 

River Basin, 

k Computed using fall as a factor.
GREEN RIVKR BASIN 381 

Green River at Livermore, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'10", long. 87°15'35", at bridge on State 

Highway 81 at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.3 mile upstream from lock 2 and Long Palls 

Creek. Datum of gage is 355.65 feet above mean sea level, Corps of Engineers, 1930 

Green River Survey datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Louisville & Nashville. 

Railroad bridge at Livermore, McLean County, 7.8 miles upstream, 650 feet downstream 

from Rough River. Datum of auxiliary gage is 360.65 feet above mean sea level, Corps 

of Engineers, 1930 Green River Survey datum.

Drainage area.--7,580 square miles.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 19 years, 10,190 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,300 second-feet Feb. 24; maximum gage height, 

Si. U2 feet Feb. 26; minimum discharge, 394 second-feet Oct. 11.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 208,000 second-feet Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 

54.4 feet Jan. 30, present site and datum; minimum discharge, 280 second-feet Oct. 5-9, 

23-27, 1930, Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair, and those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor.

Revisions.--W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

498

482

474

458

458

450

443

422

429

429

422

429

429

429

436

436

514

630

708

747

747

760

747

760

760

734

708

695

669

656

669

Nov.

708

978

1,430

2,230

4,410

17,800

k32,300

k35,600

k32,200

k22,600

14,300

11,100

8,430

6,460

5,160

4,690

4,610

4,330

23,400

k38,000

k38,600

k34,500

k28,500

21 , 400

13,800

11,700

12,200

13,900

19,100

k30,200

-

Dec.

k34,600

k35,300

k31,800

k25,000

15,600

11,200

10,200

10,200

9,270

7,960

6,700

5,700

5,120

4,690

11,000

k33,000

k41,300

k44,200

k44,300

k44,300

k44,500

k45,500

k45,600

k44,400

k40,500

k36,800

k34,400

k32,200

k27,800

k26,000

k25,200

Jan.

k21,800

17,500

14,200

13,100

23 , 000

k35,100

k38,800

k40,000

k40,100

k4 1,000

k41,500

k40,500

k35,900

k29,800

k20,800

k!2,900

k!3,900

13,400

k20,300

k29,600

k32,900

k34,700

k36,700

k38 , 100

k39,200

k40,000

k41,600

k43,800

k46,500

k49,600

k51,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k52,200

k51,400

k48,700

k44 , 500

k4 1,000

k37,000

k32,600

k31,800

k28,700

k26,600

k23,600

k!9,300

k!4,800

k23,200

k36,100

k4 1,900

k45,400

k48,600

k53,800

k60,200

k65,600

k68,800

k70,600

k71,100

k70,100

k68,400

k65,300

k61,400

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17,628

494,636

834,340

4,664,990

998,000

1,302,700

992,000

534, 68C

162,830

411, 47C

199,790

120,040

42,486

6,110,60C

Mar.

k55,900

k50,400

k43,800

k36,800

k30,500

k26,200

k23,300

k!8,800

k!4,300

k21,400

k26,600

k28,000

k26,100

k24,000

k21,200

18,800

11,900

19,000

k29,800

k35,400

k38,400

k41,000

k41,500

k41,100

k38,900

k36,000

k35,000

k37,000

k39,300

k40,600

k4 1,000

Apr.

k4 1,500

k40,200

k38,400

k34,000

k30,100

k25,600

k22,200

16,100

11,600

10,000

9,430

10,900

15,700

19,600

22,600

23,000

20,200

15,700

12,300

10,200

8,740

7,910

7,710

9,690

10,200

8,740

7,660

11,100

15,500

18,100

-

Maximum

760

38,600

45,600

56,600

51,700

71,100

55,900

41,500

17,100

43,700

17,200

7,960

4,530

71,100

May

17,100

14,400

12,300

10,700

9,370

7,910

6,700

5,880

5,210

4,780

4,860

5,610

5,650

4,740

3,980

3,580

3,300

3,070

2,840

2,690

2,540

2,430

2,510

2,540

2,660

2,630

2,870

2,780

2,630

2,370

a2,200

Minimum

422

708

4,690

422

12,900

14,800

11,900

7,660

2,200

1,200

2,230

2,230

880

422

June

a2,100

1,950

1,830

1,660

1,550

1,460

1,390

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,240

1,370

1,500

1,660

2,810

13,200

23,900

k36,000

k39,600

k41,600

k43,500

k43,700

k42,500

k36,900

k23,000

9,480

6,070

6,800

9,960

11,000

-

Mean

569

16,490

26,910

12,750

32,190

46,520

32,000

17,820

5,253

13,720

6,445

3,872

1,416

16,740

July

9,800

8,740

6,850

5,250

4,210

3,760

4,170

4,060

4,020

4,450

4,900

5,560

6,030

4,570

4,490

4,690

6,700

11,400

17,200

17,000

13,200

11,000

9,220

6,660

4,820

3,870

3,270

2,840

2,540

2,290

2,230

Aug.

2,510

2,910

3,690

3,230

2,690

2,690

2,910

3,030

2,810

2,840

3,130

3,130

2,660

2,430

2,370

2,230

2,230

5,380

7,960

d7 , 500

d6,800

6,220

4,780

3,540

3,370

3,000

2,690

2,510

4,250

7,450

7,100

Per square 

mile

0.075

2.18

3.55

1.68

4.25

6.14

4.22

2.35

.693

1.81

.850

.511

.187

2.21

Sept.

4,530

3,070

2,400

2,050

1,800

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,590

1,460

1,300

1,160

1,060

1,030

978

961

961

961

910

895

880

880

978

1,180

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,030

961

961

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

2.43

4.09

22.88

4.90

6.39

4.87

2.62

.80

2.02

.98

.59

.21

29.99

Peak ______________________________ discharge (base, 41,000 see.-ft.). Dec. 23 (6 a.n 45,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (6 a.m.) 41,700 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 1 (6 a.m.-) 52,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 24 (2 p.m.) 71,300 sea.-ft.; Mar. 23 (6 p.m.) 41,800 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (6 a.m. to 12 m.) 41,500 sec.-ft.; June 22 (6 a.m.) 44,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Green River.

k Discharge computed using fall as a factor.
382 (KEEN RIVER BASIN

Russell Creek near Columbia. Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°07', long. 85°24', at bridge on State Highway 61, 0.2 

mile upstream from Butlers Creek and 5 miles west of Columbia, Adair County.

Drainage area. 186 square miles (including that of Butlers Creek).

Extremes., Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 21.6 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Oct. 1.

1939-49: Maximum discharge that of June 16, 1949; minimum observed, 0.9 secondfoot Oct. 7, 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1940(M).

Discharge, in aeoond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

7

7

7

10

33

19

15

11

16

12

11

7

17

10

9

10

19

64

17

17

17

17

14

20

39

45

16

11

13

19

Nov.

16

69

50

69

59

248

218

106

59

66

193

83

61

59

56

45

40

40

44

185

117

94

73

68

64

64

61

1,070

2,200

732

-

Dec.

365

291

224

192

175

235

173

121

141

114

137

133

285

103

1,330

3,520

1,590

810

488

372

282

224

203

145

205

238

182

200

456

540

241

Jan.

273

219

241

575

4,280

1,850

802

558

382

224

253

230

159

173

154

139

182

365

1,110

558

925

2,340

1,030

715

558

610

1,250

1,460

698

463

407

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3.700 sec.

Feb.

300

264

256

449

505

404

400

484

533

407

200

187

213

4,770

5,110

2,470

1,250

970

1,930

2,360

1,570

715

505

365

315

247

344

344

_

-

Second 

foot-days

535

6,309

13,715

118,282.3

23,183

27,867

18, 795

8, 361

3,292

16,612

6,5 36

1,881

452

127,538

Mar.

418

256

221

205

137

197

133

116

288

484

379

264

235

197

219

197

163

4,050

1,170

680

488

400

365

348

1,010

610

2,760

1,150

698

522

435

Apr.

318

238

224

200

235

241

219

235

241

182

159

294

(J400

(J300

221

163

219

197

d!80

d!70

d!60

dlSO

150

d!40

d!30

195

664

1,130

452

554

-

Maximum

64

2 200

3)520

7,080

4,280

5,110

4,050

1 *414 130

8,210

730

340

29

8,210

-ft.). Dec. 16 (4 a.m.

May

414

219

241

195

145

d!30

d!20

d!20

112

107

154

150

101

67

58

59

41

63

41

59

54

81

150

90

92

97

53

22

d20

d!9

d!8

Minimum

6

16

103

4.£

139

187

116

130

18

14

9

9

9

6

June

d!7

d!6

dlS

14

19

23

21

22

50

44

35

16

63

112

910

8,210

1,590

1,480

1,410

670

532

312

179

157

94

118

168

179

107

29

-

Mean

17.3

210

442

323

748

995

606

279

106

554

211

60.7

15.1

349

July

23

19

d!7

dlS

d!4

d!4

47

173

163

396

417

291

515

662

730

305

445

392

322

322

318

136

99

54

27

25

12

17

9

77

480

Aug.

235

188

20

9

d9

33

340

235

60

50

27

17

22

14

20

136

136

60

41

25

23

10

23

15

31

20

9

16

15

29

13

Per square 

mile

0.093

1.13

2.38

1.74

4.02

5.35

3.26

1.50

.570

2.98

1.13

.326

.081

1.88

Sept.

29

12

22

15

14

28

19

14

d!3

d!2

10

11

10

13

dlO

d9

10

15

14

22

d20

12

18

22

10

13

21

10

9

15

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

1.26

2.74

23.64

4.64

5.57

3.76

1.67

.66

3.32

1.31

.38

.09

25.51

) 4,550 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (1 p.m.) 5,700 sec.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 383

South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°58', long. 85°36', at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, and 3.0 

miles upstream from Rogers Creek. Datum of gage is 742.83 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--18.1 square miles.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 10.00 

feet); no flow for many days.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1949; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1033: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to Sept. 3O)

0.52 

.55 .03 

.6 .13 

.65 .45 

.7 .85

.85

.9

.95

1.35

1.95

2.8

4.4

6.6

l.O 

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

9.4

12

16

25

36

1.5 

1.7 

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

65

99

260

449

658

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

OR<cO

26

27

Oft <C0

OQ£>y

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.55

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.55

Nov.

2.4

1.7

11

2.0

73

80

11

4.4

3.0

15

7.6

4.4

3.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.6

21

12

6.1

5.2

3.3

2.8

2.2

7.6

39

288

124

42

-

Dec.

24

16

12

10

17

23

15

11

8.2

6.1

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

359

362

80

39

35

21

16

15

11

19

49

27

22

20

95

47

29

Month

Jan.

21

18

75

126

638

101

50

34

26

20

18

16

14

12

11

11

45

73

118

60

194

177

72

49

42

104

290

110

49

32

28

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ~* 

June .............................

July .............................

August ..................... .

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

23

21

25

70

42

30

33

25

21

18

15

13

IB

228

382

135

58

39

350

161

67

46

33

26

20

17

22

35

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.20

782.2

1,407.5

9,884.10

2, 634

1 973

2^089.2

939

1 , 529 . IE

938 4

35! 10

.55

12,505.90

Mar.

23

20

15

14

12

12

9.4

8.8

116

89

42

29

24

20

18

15

66

458

85

53

39

4O

34

29

107

53

441

88

53

42

34

Apr.

25

2O

18

15

27

37

26

21

17

15

18

27

92

43

28

21

18

16

12

11

10

68

32

2O

15

12

141

72

35

27

Maximum

0.55

288

362

1,040

638

458

141

25

566

299

6*2

.25

638

May

25

23

16

12

9.4

7.6

6.6

5.2

4.4

5.6

4.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

17

2.2

4.5

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

Minimum

0

1 6

4~. 4

0

11

13

10'

1.0

.05

1.4

.20

0

0

June

1.0

.75

.55

.40

,3O

.20

.15

.05

.05

.05

.60

.55

.70

18

566

493

58

98

49

24

17

13

11

8.8

7.6

11

11

9.4

103

26

-

Mean

0.039

26 1

45*.4

27.0

85 .0

70.5

67.4

31.3

5.60

51.0

30.3

1.13

.018

24.3

July

16

8.8

5.6

4.0

24

7.6

25

13

4.8

21

12

6.1

4.8

32

70

299

210

77

42

19

11

6.6

4.0

3.0

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.2

1.0

1.2

.95

.95

1.0

6.2

2.6

.85

.55

.45

.30

.25

.70

.60

1.9

1.2

.45

.40

.55

.70

.45

.30

.80

1.5

.55

.30

5.7

.90

.40

Per square 

mile

0.0022

1.44

2.51

1.49

4.70

3 90

3!?2

1.73

.309

J.« -i D c7/

 062

.0010

1.90

.20

Sept.

0.15

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.25

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Runoff im 

inches

oi'si

2.89

20.31

5.41

4.05

4.29

1.93

.36

3.14

1 »93

!o7

.001

25.68

Peak discharge (base, 1.5OO see.-ft.) . Jan 5 (5 a.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.; June 15 (10 p.m.) 2,140 sec.
384 GREEN FIVER BASIN

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°35', long. 85°44', at bridge on State Highway 61 

at Hodgenville, Larue County, 0.6 mile downstream from Douglass Creek.

Drainage area.--42.4 square miles.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 second-feet Nov. 5 (gage height, 14.11 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 6,670 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 14.75 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

City of Hodgenville diverts approximately 0.1 second-foot for municipal water supply.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, May 14-28, Sept. 6-30)

.25

1.9 

2.9 18

261

441

8.0 740

10.0 1,150

11.0 1,430

11.5 1,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22O-z

"CO

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.3

.5

.3

.4

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

14

29

6.1

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.7

3.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.0

3.3

4.0

10

Nov.

11

4.6

18

7.9

1,530

409

116

69

52

111

68

52

43

34

29

25

22

20

40

34

27

25

22

21

19

58

111

250

246

141

-

Dec.

96

72

58

49

45

40

34

30

27

24

22

22

20

26

1,030

685

215

152

141

103

80

63

52

47

43

36

34

32

89

66

53

Jan.

47

43

46

107

363

178

122

90

69

57

49

44

39

36

34

31

40

108

213

108

142

170

141

201

305

262

432

259

152

107

90

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

72

57

61

184

115

93

79

65

56

49

42

39

47

1,640

961

304

171

126

350

230

152

118

90

75

62

a52

a50

a45

_

-

Secondfoot-days

111.1

3,615.5 

3,486

22,128.7

4,085

5, 585

2 , 876

1 559

248 1

71012

1 097 9

l!l47! 9

133.2

24,254.9

Mar.

a41

a 38

a34

a31

a29

27

23

22

44

188

101

74

58

50

44

38

58

299

123

93

74

87

71

60

64

73

460

144

101

188

134

Apr.

91

71

59

50

50

48

44

40

36

33

36

99

109

81

61

49

43

39

34

29

27

26

23

21

19

17

56

27

21

20

Maximum

29

1,530 

1,030

2,040

432

1,640

460

109

20

124

278

690

40

1,640

May

20

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

12

9.5

8.9

8.2

7.3

6.4

6.2

5.4

5.]

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

a4.0

a3.5

a3.2

2.9

2.9

Minimum

0.2

4.6

20

0

31

39

22

17

2.9

l!2

3.1

3.3

.8

.2

June

a2.5

a2.1

al.8

al.7

al.5

al.4

al-3

al.3

al.2

al.2

a3.0

a6.&

4.6

3.8

124

101

40

119

48

31

24

17

14

12

9.8

20

20

11

64

22

Mean

121'5 58

112

60.5

132

192

45^3

8.00

23 7

35.4

37 0

4?44

66.5

July

13

11

8.6

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.0

4.6

3.8

3.1

3.1

14

136

278

121

54

29

199

57

31

21

15

13

11

9.2

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.0

Aug.

5.6

5.1

4.6

12

7.6

4.3

15

6.2

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.3

4.0

26

144

690

21

13

9.8

8.9

7.3

7.3

7.0

5.9

5.4

5.1

49

29

23

9.8

7.3

Per square 

mile

0.084 

2 .85

2.64

1.43

3.11

4.53

2.19

1.07

. 189

.559

. 835

 875

.105

1.57

Sept.

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.1

40

11

6.7

5.1

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.3

5.2

3.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

3.17 

3.06

19.41

4!?2

2.52

'1.19

.22

. 62

. 96

1.01

.12

21.27

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP sec.-ft.). Nov. 5 (5:3O p.m.) 5,170 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12 m.) 4,160 

sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (1 a.m.; 4,680 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of observer's records, weather records, and 

records for other stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 385

Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°21', long. 86°09', at bridge on State Highway 88 

at Wax, drayson County, 14 miles northwest of Munfordville and 28.2 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 462.63 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers ).

Drainage area. 600 square miles.

Recol!^s. available.--December 1936 to February 1937 (in Water-Supply Paper 838), April 

1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 690 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height 25 60 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 3.00 feet).

1936-37, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 37,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 

32.26 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 34 second-feet Sept.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 17 July 18 to Sept. 30

3.0 53 4.5 272 11.8 2,820 3.5 113 5.3 420 

3.3 92 5.1 385 16.8 5,190 4.0 179 6.2 670 

3.5 123 6.2 670 21.2 8,000 4.7 293 

3.8 173 8.8 1,560 25.2 11,400 Note. -Same as preceding 

table above 6.2 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

68 

66 

65 

65

65 

66 

65 

65 

65

64 

57 

53 

57 

64

61 

79 

107 

110 

150

113 

95 

81 

75 

72

69 

68 

72 

68 

66 

81

Nov.

92 

104 

112 

144 

2,150

5,790 

6,360 

3,750 

1,250 

1,190

1,160 

970 

778 

670 

579

514 

466 

435 

1,210 

1,390

998 

740 

621 

552 

494

618 

1,290 

1,860 

3,210 

3,610

Dec.

2,070 

1,490 

1,230 

1,050 

926

862 

820 

706 

632 

570

520 

489 

466 

447 

3,020

7,220 

7,770 

5,630 

2,730 

2,270

1,790 

1,480 

1,280 

1,130 

1,030

940 

929 

772 

1,110 

1,290 

1,140

Jan.

946 

839 

800 

957 

2,900

4,340 

3,170 

1,950 

1,550 

1,300

1,130 

1,020 

933 

849 

781

728 

737 

909 

2,070 

2,600

1,750 

2,300 

2,430 

2,610 

4,140

5,020 

5,290 

5,940 

5,770 

3,210 

2,210

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Dece

Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

WE

niber .........................

niber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

al,800 

al,500 

al,400 

a2,300 

2,470

1,900 

1,580 

1,420 

1,270 

1,150

1,030 

936 

919 

4,960 

9,260

11,300 

11,000 

5,970 

3,500 

4,610

4,690 

3,150 

2,400 

1,990 

1,720

1,500 

1,350 

1,260

Secondfoot-days

2,32C 43, ID53, 70S

352,72]

71,17£ 

88,33E 

54,117 

30,103 

10,262 

14,932 

22,852 

18,134 

5,887

414, 93E

Mar.

1,200 

1,060 

984 

912 

862

816 

759 

a700 

3830 

al,600

2,370 

1,530 

1,250 

1,100 

984

a900 

al,100 

a2,300 

3,290 

2,070

al,600 

al,900 

2,120 

1,700 

1,490

1,600 

4,310 

5,040 

3,060 

2,070 

2,610

Apr.

2,680 

1,740 

1,460 

1,300 

1,190

1,250 

1,210 

1,070 

988 

892

852 

967 

1,250 

1,400 

1,170

992 

872 

807 

743 

679

638 

618 

595 

562 

520

489 

749 

929 

876 

615

Maximum

150 

6,360 

7,770

10,700

5,940 

11,300 

5,040 

2,680 

592 

1,780 

4,460 

3,130 

428

11,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 7 (12:30 a

May

584 

592 

554 

494 

447

418 

394 

372 

360 

440

aSOO 

a400 

342 

318 

300

286 

275 

264 

256 

247

242 

241 

236 

228 

225

222 

a215 

a210 

a205 

a200 

a!95

Minimum

53 

92 

447

53

728 

919 

700 

489 

195 

154 

256 

164 

110

53

June

a!90 

184 

183 

175 

192

175 

172 

165 

156 

154

160 

172 

194 

241 

773

1,780 

1,530 

906 

1,120 

892

647 

557 

447 

379 

338

314 

546 

1,080 

554 

556

Mean

74.8 

1,437 

1,733

964

2,296 

3,155 

1,746 

1,003 

331 

498 

737 

585 

196

1,137

July

1,010 

499 

398 

344 

311

294 

286 

272 

374 

466

440 

296 

259 

279 

385

967 

3,170 

4,460 

1,760 

946

842 

1,230 

700 

540 

451

391 

349 

317 

291 

270 

256

Aug.

238 

228 

214 

203 

363

611 

389 

282 

327 

307

225 

202 

184 

172 

164

679 

3,130 

1,450 

679 

521

443 

358 

551 

507 

347

288 

375 

1,520 

1,670 

950 

557

Per square 

mile

0.125 

2.39 

2.89

1.61

3.83 

5.26 

2.91 

1.67 

.552 

.830 

1.23 

.975 

.327

1.89

.m.) 6,940 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (1

Sept.

428 

349 

304 

273 

261

311 

366 

304 

241

211

196 

182 

173 

166 

162

162 

157 

148 

146 

139

137 

134 

129 

123 

a!20

a!20 

a!15 

allO 

allO 

allO

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

2.67 

3.33

21.86

4.41 

5.48 

3.35 

1.87 

.64 

.93 

1.42 

1.12 

.36

25.72

a.m.) 8,020

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Kyrock.
386 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Nolin River near Kyrock, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°19'4C", long. 86°11'55", 700 feet upstream from 

Long fall Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Conoloway Creek, and 5.5 miles northeast of 

Kyrock, Edmonson County. Datum of gage is 448.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Drainage area.--673 square miles, including that of Long Fall Creek.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1949 (include flow of Long Fall Creek). October 

1930 to March" 1932 at site 10.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1930-31, 1939-49, 706 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 17.98 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1930-32, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 22,700 second-feet Jan. 30 1932; maximum gage 

height, 26.30 feet Feb. 1, 1932, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge observed, 

35 second-feet Sept. 23, 1940.

Maxirrum stage known, 26.35 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

74

72

7O

59

69

70

72

70

59

67

60

54

55

61

65

108

141

120

152

135

114

96

86

80

72

72

76

74

70

86

Nov.

141

128

193

161

2,900

6,160

6,340

4,360

2,490

1,360

1,240

1,070

868

749

645

574

524

488

2,170

1,600

1,140

850

716

626

561

744

1,640

2,440

3,700

3,780

-

Dec.

2,330

1,620

1,320

1,140

1,01O

997

906

796

705

a650

a600

549

52O

680

5,860

8,540

8,280

6,830

3,260

2,420

1,910

1,590

1,360

1,220

1,130

1,020

926

856

1,320

1,450

1,300

Jan.

1,060

945

912

1,330

4,080

4,510

3,540

2,130

1,690

1,420

1,230

1,100

1,010

932

862

808

850

964

2,630

2,820

2,200

2,700

2,800

3,170

4,610

5,590

6,240

6,500

6,070

3,590

2,360

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ................. .

Say"1 1 ...................... ....

June .............................

July .................. ...... ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,000

1,700

1,570

2,550

2,700

2,110

1,740

1,560

1,380

1,260

1,120

1,020

1,080

7,950

10,300

1 1 , 300

11,500

8,360

4,640

5,230

5,170

3,410

2,520

2,090

1,790

1,570

1,420

1,340

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,553

50,358

63,195

410,824

80,653

100,380

60,630

32,936

11,579

17,091

25, 268 

19,613

6,633

470,889

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

Mar.

1,280

1,140

1,040

978

919

874

814

760

964

2,180

2,510

1,680

1,360

1,190

1,070

971

1,040

3,190

3,390

2,200

1,670

2,010

2,300

1,910

1,420

2,040

5,650

5,290

3,510

2,280

2,700

Apr.

2,910

1,880

1,570

1,400

1,340

1,380

1,320

1,160

1,070

971

932

1,100

1,370

1,530

1,270

1,080

958

874

808

738

694

672

636

603

565

532

915

997

978

683

-

Maximum

152

6,340

8,640

12,000

6,500

11,500

5,650

2,910 

727

1,990

4,570

2,990

485

11,500

. 6 (1 a.m.)

May

722

727

631

561

508

472

441

414

41-4

508

532

460

386

356

336

317

305

290

282

271

268

265

257

252

249

244

236

229

222

214

210

Minimum

54

128

520

54

808

1,020

760

532 

210

166

294

193

119

54

June

205

200

200

193

202

193

177

172

166

168

172

232

224

322

1,340

,990

,700

,040

,160

,110

814

683

512

426

379

349

481

1,170

617

494

-

Mean

82.4

1,679

2,039

1,122

2,602

l|956

1,098 

374

570

815

633

221

1,290

July

1,090

545

430

369

336

317

317

296

618

766

599

418

376

372

504

1,060

3.O80

4,570

1,970

1,060

94O

1,310

772

577

485

428

386

354

326

303

294

Aug.

267

259

243

233

320

652

440

316

405

357

253

222

203

193

198

682

2,990

1,660

744

550

472

382

517

550

386

319

396

1,810

1,820

1,140

634

Per square 

mile

0.122

2,49

3.03

1.67

3 87

5^33

2.91

1.63 

.556

.847

1.21

.941

.328

1.92

Sept.

485

401

347

313

294

343

405

361

278

243

222

208

195

188

a!80

alSO

al70

170

a!60

156

alSO

al50

a 140

a!40

134

a!30

al30

a!20

121

119

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

2.78

3.49

22.71

4 .46

5.55

3.35

1.82 

.64

.94

1.40

1 .08

.37

26.02

6,990 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 8,930

sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 7,610 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (7 a.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (7 a.m. 6,380 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Wax.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 387

Barren Rver near Pageville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°51'08", long. 85°04'35", at bridge on U. S. Highway~3~lE, 100 feet upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles soiith of Pageville, Barren 

County, and 2.1 miles upstream from Peter Creek. Datum of gage is 505.47 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--535 square miles.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 765 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 21.89 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 3.55 feet Sept. 30.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 41,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 24.62 

feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years1.--W 923: Drainage area. W 1113: 1940, 1945, 1946.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

56 

56 

54 

52

53 

59 

62 

68 

67

64 

62 

60 

60 

59

59 

67 

77 

100 

108

106 

95 

87 

86 

84

82 

82 

82 

84 

86 

96

Nov.

116 

144

162 

182 

415

860 

840 

398 

278 

250

287 

311 

255 

220 

195

178 

1S5 

154 

190 

436

46O 

329 

266 

238 

210

200 

212 

572 

3,350 

2,290

Dec.

1,180 

762 

572 

502 

457

690 

900 

658 

502 

408

347 

308 

281 

260 

1,420

6,540 

7,280 

2,840 

1,720 

1,340

1,050 

811 

644 

588 

3,030

4,170 

1,970 

1,390 

1,280 

1,680 

1,400

Jan.

1,140 

935 

945 

1,820 

5,830

9,690 

4,510 

2,180 

1,550

1,220

990 

820 

716 

624 

548

502 

584 

895 

1,890 

2,250

1,820 

4,060 

4,450 

a2,650 

32,000

a2,000 

a5, 000 

a8, 000 

a4,000 

a2,500 

al,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary

uary ................ .... ...

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a ,4OO 

a ,20O 

a ,OOO 

,090 

,320

1,220 

1,120 

975 

845 

748

644 

552 

536 

1,090 

2,910

5,400 

3,210 

1,960 

2,830 

6,950

4,680 

2,640 

1,880 

1,480 

1,270

1,070 

955 

980

Secondfoot days

2,269 

14,163 

46,980

301,468

77,919 

51,955 

60,537 

38,209 

16,211 

69,435 

28,193 

14,018 

4,500

424,389

Mar.

890 

780 

716 

662 

636

608 

560 

524 

649 

1,470

1,450 

1,200 

1,040 

915 

806

721 

680 

5,080 

10,200 

3,680

2,190 

1,680 

1,430 

1,200 

1,200

1,430 

3,650 

7,450 

3,220 

2,100 

1,720

Apr.

1,410 

1,180 

1,020 

905 

835

995 

970 

855 

770 

698

658 

694 

2,190 

2,710 

1,890

1,360 

1,100 

950 

811 

703

640 

1,610 

2,840 

1,570 

1,160

945 

1,080 

2,610 

1,770 

1,280

Maximum

108 

3,350 

7,280

26,100

9,fi90 

6,950 

10,200 

2,840 

1,340 

22,700 

3,780 

895 

302

22,700

May

1,090 

1,340 

1,180 

950 

798

694 

316 

560 

516 

620

624 

506 

450 

415 

384

365 

350 

329 

311 

302

412 

478 

471 

374 

353

332

308 

293 

275 

260 

255

June

255 

242 

225 

215 

205

195 

190 

180 

168 

172

190 

202 

220 

2,030 

10,000

22,700 

14,300 

3,450 

2,400 

1,530

1,160 

940 

766 

628 

544

488 

840 

1,910 

1,520 

1,570

Minimum Mean

52 73.2 

116 472 

260 1,515

30 824

502 2,514 

536 1,856 

524 1,953 

640 1,274 

255 523 

168 2,314 

353 909 

232 452 

95 150

52 1,163

July

1,020 

744 

568 

468 

408

394

443 

730 

502 

721

1,670 

840 

548 

620 

748

990 

2,020 

1,980 

1,400 

3,780

1,760 

1,110 

885

721 

604

524 

474 

426 

380 

353 

362

Aug.

362 

308 

290 

356 

654

564 

572 

544 

390 

440

350 

290 

258 

245 

232

644 

895 

560 

398 

703

506 

356 

317 

398

516

474 

329 

474 

712 

513 

368

Per square 

mile

0.137 

.882 

2.83

1.54

4.70 

3.47 

3.65 

2.38 

.978 

4.33 

1.70 

.845 

.280

2.17

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft. ) . Jan. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 10,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (9:

Sept.

302 

252 

222 

205 

192

185 

168 

165

154 

144

134 

130

126 

122 

120

120 

128 

132 

162 

218

172 

134 

122 

112 100'

96 

96 

96 

96 

95

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.98 

3.27

20.96

5.42 

3.61 

4.21 

2.66 

1.13 

4.83 

1.96 

.97 

.31

29.51

30 a.m.)

11,600 sec. -ft.; June 16 (7:30 p.m.) 27,700 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Barren River near Finney and 

Drakea Creek near Alvaton.

990813 O-52-26"
388 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Barren River at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'40", long. 86°08'05", 1,200 feet upstream from 

 Port Oliver Ford, 0.4 mile upstream from Difficult Creek, and 2 miles southeast of

Finney, Barren County. Datum of gage is 473.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--941 square miles.

Records available.--December 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42,800 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 29.42 

reet); minimum, 65 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 4.20 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 51,800 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.31 

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet July 29, 1944 (gage height, 3.90 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1945(M), 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to June 14)

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

65

103

166

238

372

6.0

7.O

11.0

13.0

17.0

520

90O

2,900

4,140

6,940

2O.0 1O,OOO

22.0 13,300

24.0 18,OOO

27.4 29,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

?3

73

73

73

73

73

73

74

82

80

78

76

76

76

74

74

80

97

119

123

115

103

99

97

94

94

94

94

94

99

Nov.

113

144

175

220

974

2,800

1,420

7OO

460

475

568

532

433

355

304

264

241

223

282

505

648

484

397

344

304

272

293

1,470

5,870

4,140

-

Dec.

2,180

1,530

1,170

970

864

1,260

1,500

1,180

915

744

616

547

508

472

2,130

13,600

16,400

6,730

3,170

2,400

1,880

1,540

1,240

1,120

2,880

4,930

2,760

2,070

2,200

2,800

2,360

Jan.

1,930

1,640

1,690

2,780

8,280

16,100

9,710

3,730

2,640

a2,100

al,7OO

al,5OO

al,300

al,lOO

al,000

a940

a900

al,200

a2,400

a3,200

a2,800

a5,000

a6,200

a5,000

a4,000

a3,000

a5,000

alO,000

a8,000

a3, 300

a2,500

Month

October. % . .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ................... ......

February .........................

March ............................

April ........................ ...

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a2,000

al,80o

1,680

1.9OO

2,160

2,O1O

1,940

1.74O

1,580

1,410

1,200

1,O80

1,060

5,860

10,60O

13,6OO

7,190

3,740

5,070

10,900

8,310

4,590

3,210

2,580

2,220

1,880

1,660

1,690

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,67C

25,41C 

84,666

512,97:

120, 64C

104, 66C

92,86!

57 82!

21 97! 

102^61£

44 122

22 47! 

6)767

686, 69£

Mar.

1,520

1,300

1,170

1,080

1,OOO

955

868

792

1,040

2,540

2,43O

2,020

1,750

1,540

1,340

1,160

1,100

6,810

12,200

7,100

a3,500

2,730

2,440

2,040

2,240

2,440

5,760

10,000

5,830

3,390

2,780

Apr.

2,320

1,930

1,680

1,500

1,34O

1,580

1,520

1,320

1,170

1,050

1,040

1,360

2,720

3,92O

2,900

2,180

1,780

1,560

1,320

1,100

995

2,280

3,590

2,340

1,780

1,440

1,800

3,500

2,770

2,040

Maximum

123

5,870 

16,400

36,100

16,100

13,600

12,200

3,920

1,780

29,000

5 900 

1^820

535

29,000

May

1,720

1,780

1,680

1,360

1,120

970

856

772

708

736

864

692

577

529

487

454

430

397

372

352

418

529

664

496

608

466

412

375

352

333

466

Minimum

67

113

472

59

900

1,060

792

995

333 

208

460

301 

144

67

June

394

347

312

282

269

256

243

230

223

208

309

243

251

1,930

9,950

29,000

28,600

8,220

4,170

2,580

2,010

1,630

1,340

1,080

910

812

1,030

1,980

1,890

1,920

Mean

86.]

847

2,731

1,402

3 j892

3> 738 

2 996

1, 928 

709

3 421

1 423 

725

226

1,881

July

1,410

1,020

792

656

624

600

840

1,320

860

905

2,040

1,260

780

752

1,060

1,320

5,900

4,260

2,800

4,120

2,720

1,720

1,250

960

792

676

588

532

481

460

624

Aug.

472

4OO

369

378

604

523

636

852

568

523

436

358

317

301

312

1,070

1,720

930

790

1,620

800

a600

a450

a450

a550

a600

a600

1,280

1,820

al,250

a900

Per squsre 

mile

0.091

. 900

2.90

1.49

4.14

3. 97 3 18

2^05

.753

3. 64

1.51

.770

.240

2.00

Sept.

535

415

358

325

295

287

274

254

233

218

203

196

187

180

178

178

178

184

196

236

241

194

173

162

155

148

148

146

146

144

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

1.00

3.35

20.29

4.77

4.14 3 . 67

2, 29

. 87

4.06

1.74

 89

.27

27.16

Peak discharge (base, 16,500 sec.-ft.). Dec. 17 (6 a.m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (1 p.m.) 17,700 

sec.-ft. ; June 17 (12:30 a.m.) 42,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements made Jan. 12, 

observer's readings, and records for Barren River at Bowling Green and near Pageville and Drakes 

Creek near Alvaton.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 389

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00'04", long. 86°25'51", at old bridge 400 feet 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren County, 

800 feet upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream 

from Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennings Creek. Datum of gage is 

409.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,680 square miles.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,260 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 35.10 

FeeTT; minimum, 91 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 4.37 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 53,000 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 

39.82 feet Feb. 15, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 51 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941 

(gage height, 4.23 feet).

Maximum stage known, 52.2 feet Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 893: Drainage area. W 1113: 1945, 1946(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

94

94

94

99

99

99

102

102

99

99

99

99

99

96

91

91

110

121

110

107

124

161

164

155

144

138

135

127

127

127

141

Nov.

158

167

240

267

850

7,810

6,050

2,420

1,330

1,010

1,10O

1,080

908

745

628

554

498

460

944

2,740

1,880

1,410

1,050

845

725

645

596

769

7,550

10,800

-

Dec.

6,650

3,630

2,540

2,300

2,130

2,670

3,440

2,860

2,150

1,670

1,340

1,140

1,020

922

1,880

15,300

26,500

25,300

18,200

8,270

4,910

3,660

2,880

2,350

4,470

9,360

7,950

4,970

3,980

5,420

5,410

Jan.

4,210

3,400

2,880

4,280

9,270

21,800

23,500

18,600

8,740

4,860

3,650

2,970

2,520

2,180

1,940

1,740

1,830

3,270

6,630

9,210

6,940

9,450

13,400

11,900

7,890

5,990

7,950

15,000

16,100

11,600

h6,530

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

h4,900

h3,800

3,140

3,020

3,620

3,660

3,440

3,240

2,880

2,540

2,220

1,930

1,820

8,340

18,900

24,400

25,100

18,700

11,600

18,000

20,900

17,700

10,800

7,280

5,670

4,780

4,130

3,780

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,54'

56,22£

185,272

977,452

250, 23C

240, 29C

184, 88C

127, 29C

51.28S

163,076

74.23C

45,572

11.39C

1,393,29E

Mar.

3,580

3,150

2,820

2,600

2,430

2,330

2,170

1,960

1,940

3,670

5,150

4,520

3,870

3,380

3,000

2,690

2,450

6,200

17,000

17,300

12,700

6,750

5,480

4,700

4,320

5,420

6,930

14,400

15,100

10,300

6,570

Apr.

5,360

4,410

3,720

3,290

2,940

2,960

3,140

2,880

2,580

2,340

2,220

3,580

5,750

9,820

7,890

5,590

4,360

3,640

3,140

2,680

2,390

2,920

6,130

5,520

3,850

h3,100

h3,610

h6,180

h6,450

h4,850

-

Maximum

164

10,80O

26,500

49,700

23,500

25,100

17,300

9,820

3,820

32,400

7,560

4,170

1,000

32,400

May

h3,760

h3,820

h3,720

h3,200

h2,680

h2,340

h2,110

hi, 820

hi, 760

hi, 650

hi, 700

hi, 980

hi, 600

hi, 410

hi, 240

hi, 180

hi, 100

h974

h916

h869

h874

hi, 120

hi, 280

hi, 460

hi, 490

1,290

990

853

760

694

649

Minimum

91

158

922

78

1,740

1,820

1,940

2,220

649

394

729

480

212

91

June

780

679

604

546

508

462

443

425

398

394

407

508

443

649

9,120

18,900

28,500

32,400

22,800

9,680

4,680

3,520

2,810

2,320

1,940

1,690

2,260

4,760

5,530

4,920

-

Mean

114

1,874

5,977

2,671

8,072

8,582

3,964

4,243

1,654

5,436

2,395

1,470

380

3,817

July

3,790

2,650

2,060

1,710

1,470

1,760

1,340

1,750

1,990

1,710

2,520

2,950

1,850

1,400

1,520

2,020

4,530

7,560

5,480

4,290

5,470

3,590

2,340

1,760

1,390

1,150

1,020

911

791

729

729

Aug.

737

664

585

580

755

1,120

974

895

1,170

1,530

1,060

729

585

513

480

435

4,170

3,030

1,660

3,600

3,540

1,870

1,280

1,050

1,200

1,600

1,080

1,470

3,250

Z,,470

1,440

Per square 

Bile

0.068

1.12

3.56

1.59

4.80

5.11

3.55

2.53

.985

3.24

1.43

.875

.226

2.27

Sept.

1,000

785

649

561

522

480

466

434

407

371

344

326

304

300

296

296

292

287

309

309

340

353

304

266

250

242

235

231

219

212

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

1.24

4.10

21.64

5.54

5.32

4.09

2.82

1.14

3.61

1.64

1.01

.25

30.84

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec.-ft. ).~Dec. 17 (4 p.m.) 27,500 sec. -ft. j Jan. 6 (ll:3O p.m. )

t:x,wu oc^.-ii,., feu. j.o \j.j.;ju p.m.; to,*ut> sec.-ft.; Feb. 21 (4 a.m.) 21,400 sec.-Tt.j June 18 

(2:30 a.m.) 35,000 sec.-ft. 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings..
390 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'45", long. 86°23'20", at bridge on county 

road, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Warren County, and 4.8 miles downstream from 

Trammel Fork. Datum of gage is 443.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--484 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 27.23 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 15-17 (gage height, 3.25 feet.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 30,900 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943. W 1113- 1940(1/11 

 i94H(M), 1944(M), 1945(M). ' '

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Sept. 1-30)

3.2 20 3.7 56 6.4 565 18.0 6,850 

3.3 25 3.9 84 7.4 920 22.0 10,300 

3.5 38 5.3 313 9.4 1,780 24.0 12,300 

3.6 46 5.8 408 12.8 3,560 25.4 14,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

29 

29 

27 

26 

26

24 

26 

27 

26 

26

24 

24 

24 

23 

22

22 

25 

29 

32 

38

36 

34 

33 

32 

30

29 

28 

28 

28 

28 

37

Nov.

48 

61 

90 

100 

675

4,870 

1,120 

475 

335 

330

406 

337 

281 

242 

212

190

172 

161 

1,050 

1,740

800 

514 

402 

338 

298

270 

269 

883 

5,130 

2,460

Dec.

1,390 

948 

772 

1,060 

968

1,980 

1,580 

1,100 

779 

580

468 

420 

376 

345 

1,370

14,600 

9,630 

3,870 

2,560 

1,870

1,370 

1,080 

860 

772 

4,950

3,500 

1,980 

1,470 

1,720 

2,320 

al,600

Jan.

al,300 

1,050 

1,080 

2,200 

7,620

12,700 

3,940 

2,260 

1,650 

1,280

1,050 

908 

796 

695 

613

559 

864 

1,450 

4,120 

2,840

2,080 

4,750 

3,700 

2,410 

1,830

1,910 

4,450 

7,310 

3,650 

2,180 

1,720

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

h.. ...................... . .

1. ...........................

st ................. ..... .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,370 

1,110 

984 

1,120 

1,260

1,120 

1,120 

996 

900 

779

664 

595 

577 

4,260 

6,690

9,860 

4,480 

2,640 

3,490 

8,730

4,280 

2,730 

2,040 

1,590 

1,310

1,080 

944 

940

Secondfoot days

872 

24,259 

68,288

304,798

84,965 

67,659 

50,099 

34,347 

12,481 

43,022 

15,245 

15,543 

3,223

420,003

Mar.

779 

678 

613 

568 

541

517 

468 

433 

538 

1,350

1,200 

996 

836 

716 

632

559 

535 

6,200 

5,840 

2,500

1,780 

1,460 

1,350 

1,100 

1,420

1,710 

4,220 

4,890 

2,440 

1,740 

1,490

Apr.

1,200 

960 

824 

698 

636

751 

674 

595 

526 

480

505 

1,910 

4,200 

3,810 

2,100

1,430 

1,120 

936 

730 

610

547 

1,620 

1,510 

940 

692

577 

836 

1,340 

888 

702

Maximum

38 

5,130 

14,600

26,000

12,700 

9,860 

6,200 

4,200 

1,070 

9,650 

1,720 

2,640 

242

14,600

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft. ) . Dec. 16 (4 D.m.

May

664 

1,070 

768 

610 

520

462 

422 

389 

364 

457

730 

455 

376 

335 

306

282 

272 

255 

240 

230

391 

351 

406 

299 

347

322 

272 

245 

225 

212 

204

Minimum

22 

48 

345

20

559 

577 

433 

480 

204 

140 

164 

142 

57

22

June

198 

190 

180 

172 

164

156 

153 

145 

140 

153

162 

153 

194 

904 

7,240

9,650 

3,170 

2,980 

2,540 

1,240

1,140 

737 

562 

455 

393

351 

1,280 

3,650 

2,660 

1,910

Mean

28.1 

809 

2,203

833

2,741 

2,416 

1,616 

1,145 

403 

1,434 

492 

501 

107

1,151

July

1,100 

716 

538 

436 

626

525 

387 

468 

422 

645

1,050 

482 

362 

360 

389

390 

1,720 

640 

472 

529

595 

376 

316 

272 

238

228 

233 

204 

188 

174 

164

Aug.

156 

151 

142 

164 

281

448 

262 

199 

209 

920

315 

228 

199 

185

167

172 

2,200 

726 

517 

2,640

1,180 

667 

505 

417 

364

313 

272 

391 

541 

342 

270

Per square 

mile

0.058 

1.67 

4.55

1.72

5.66 

4.99 

3.34 

2.37 

.833 

2.96 

1.02 

1.04 

.221

2.38

) 19,000 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 6 (3 a.m.

Sept.

242 

204

183 

169 

158

162 

146 

132 

121 

110

102 

94 

87 

82 

78

80 

80 

89 

97 

106

92 

82 

76

72 

68

66 

65 

62 

61 

57

Runoff in 

inchss

0.07 

1.86 

5.25

23.42

6.53 

5.20 

3.85 

2.64 

.96 

3.31 

1.17 

1.19 

.25

32.28

) 17,200

aec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 11,800 sec.-ft.j Feb.' 20 (8:30 a.m.) 10,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 18 (9:30 

p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.j June 16 (10 a.m.) 12,000 aec.-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 391

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 37°00>, long. 86°54>, 100 feet upstream from highway bridge, 

3 miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 7.4 miles downstream from Motts Lick 

Creek, and 12-J miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 409.05 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 97,3 square miles.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,070 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 20.8 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 15, 16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1949; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.4 

1.5 

.9 

.9 

l.O

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.3

.3 

.3 

.1 

.2 

0

O 

.3

1.4 

1.1 

1.5

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2 

.9

1.0 

.8 

.9 

.8 

.9 

2.0

Nov.

15 

19 

43 

33 

431

946 

2OS 

67 

46 

122

103 

68 

51 

40

31

28 

31 

31 

4,440 

2,280

583 

286 

205 

168

135

113 

125 

223 

664 

454

Dec.

278 

204 

176 

172 

162

246 

196 

164 

123 

110

96 

90 

82 

75 

1,710

5,850 

1.92O 

741 

464 

322

259 

216 

175 

205 

621

384 

259 

217 

564 

478 

294

Jan.

227 

189 

177 

234 

2,100

1,500 

596 

334 

268 

215

184 

159 

142 

124 

116

113 

197 

240 

816 

504

414 

672 

537 

448 

552

730 

1,250 

2.OOO 

934 

413 

310

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber....... ...................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

242 

2O3 

198 

384 

294

239 

216 

183 

162 

141

122 

115 

107 

5,670 

4,570

2,27O 

1,010 

607 

850 

1,240

682 

454 

347 

289 

243

200

152 

142

Seoondfoot-days

27. S 

11,989 

16,853

75,361.3

16,695 

21,332 

11,844 

6,686 

2,701 

5,528 

1,634 

2,337 

315.6

97,942.5

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 aec,-ft,). Nov

sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (12 m.) 2,850 sec. -ft.,- Jan.

Mar.

112 

96 

86 

77 

72

65 

59 

54

116 

735

426 

250 

204 

183 

138

106 

98 

1,230 

859 

413

287 

1,040 

988 

436

377

4O6 

979 

654 

375 

350 

573

Apr.

352 

257 

205

164 

150

239 

183 

146

112 

94

245

557 

577 

411 

282

200 

152 

122 

92 

75

68 

96

116 

76 

62

53 

592 

597 

248 

163

Maximum

2.4 

4,440 

5,850

5,85O

2,1OO 

5,670 

1,230 

597 

396 

1,240 

210 

541 

32

5,85O

. 19 (2 p.m. 

28 (1 a.m.)

May

126 

268 

176 

126 

92

72 

59 

51 

43 

396

265 

129 

86 

66 

54

89 

80 

72 

32

31

63 

42 

52 

35

33

31 

30 

27 

25 

24 

26

June

26 

25 

23 

21 

23

19 

15 

14 

26 

42

33 

25 

23 

25

730

1,240 

484 

655 

4O4 

185

120 

95 

73 

59 

61

47 

276 

414 

212 

133

Minimum Mean

0 O.90 

15 400 

75 544

0 206

113 539 

1O7 762 

54 382 

53 223 

24 87.1 

14 184 

12 52.7 

12 75.4 

2.6 10.5

0 268

July

78 

62 

47 

40 

34

31 

35 

83 

73 

39

147 

66 

44 

210

70

37 

31 

28 

72 

103

36 

27 

25 

25 

24

20 

17 

14 

12 

20 

84

Aug.

46 

25 

17 

12 

46

227 

58 

24 

26 

25

18 

244 

541 

112 

54

65 

31 

26 

24 

45

55 

35 

30 

25 

26

25 

25 

274 

98 

45 

33

Per square 

mile

O.O092 

4.11 

5.59

2.12

5.54

7.83 

3.93 

2. 29 

.895 

1.89 

.542 

.775 

.108

2.75

6,580 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (6 a.m 

2,380 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (4 p>m _

Sept.

32 

26 

26 

25 

25

25 

20 

17

13 

11

9.0 

7.4 

6.7 

6.O 

5.6

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

5.6 

4.6

3.7 

3.1 

2.6 

2.9 

3.5

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

4.58 

6.44

28. SO

6.38 

8.15 

4.53 

2.56 

1.03 

2.11 

.62 

.89 

.12

37.42

.) 7,620 

) 9,07O see.
392 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough Biver near Madrid, Ky.

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat. 37° 35 '30", long. 86° 18 "55", at bridge on State Highway 

b'5 at Eveleigh, 1.6 miles southeast of Madrid, Breckinridge County, and 4 miles downstream from Clifty Creek. Datum of gage is 466.08 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 229 square miles.

Records available. --May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --11 years, 291 second-feet.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 second-feet Feb. 14; maximum gage height, 

32 . 3 feet Feb. 15 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 17 

second-feet Oct. 4-, 5; minimum gage height observed, 4.30 feet Oct. 4, 5.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

32. 6 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (from floodmark); minimum discharge observed, 7.5 second-feet 

Sept. 27, 1941, July 28, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 38.6 feet Jan. 19, 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet).

Remarks . Records fair. 

miles above station.

Low-water flow slightly regulated by mill at Hardin Springs, 13 

Gage read twice daily.

Revisions. W 873: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

23

22

17

17

20

d21

d22

d22

22

ZZ

a21

20

23

18

24

31

78

61

52

36

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

24

27

30

Nov.

30

44

245

103

841

1,780

.503

173

124

150

154

127

109

100

90

80

77

88

3,010

1,380

555

354

249

166

145

227

989

1,100

2,010

908

-

Dec.

537

368

318

227

197

299

219

163

150

133

121

115

115

174

4,460

4,940

2,080

930

928

695

530

418

316

268

243

197

174

167

473

480

323

Jan.

241

195

212

394

2,660

1,700

819

622

485

389

316

281

240

215

194

183

281

454

2,120

976

882

1,470

1,540

2,980

3,890

3,040

2,800

3,570

1,380

860

714

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................... ....

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .......................

March ..........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...........................

July .............................

August .................. ......

September ............... ........

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

585

496

487

1,100

754

605

567

484

396

315

267

233

283

5,010

8,360

3,900

1,640

954

1,420

1,780

975

785

656

564

480

359

367

355

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

855

15,911

20,758

129, 882. C

36,103

34,177

26, 522

12,556

3 972

12*228

St 289

2 825

1^193

172,389

liar.

318

273

249

233

208

197

176

178

385

1,820

1,090

641

503

410

355

299

366

1,830

980

619

536

1,540

1,600

808

685

1,080

3,140

1,580

873

1,620

1,930

Apr.

900

692

558

484

433

530

424

373

337

292

386

607

791

686

528

402

355

321

272

228

212

205

190

179

165

160

aSOO

534

289

223

Maximum

78

3,010

4,940

8,330

3,890

8,360

3 140

900

323

1,810

1,310

464

246

8,360

May

201

323

224

176

161

151

144

142

133

251

232

154

130

123

113

103

101

99

88

89

84

98

84

81

77

77

74

74

59

66

60

Minimum

17

30

115

8.0

183

233

176

160

59

49

71

36

19

17

June

62

62

59

56

65

68

55

54

51

49

125

461

572

252

634

1,810

686

1,480

1,370

524

609

262

174

149

215

311

961

430

246

376

Mean

27 . E

530

670

355

1,165

1,221

856

419

408

171

91 !

39.8

472

July

210

149

110

108

110

101

81

84

101

212

98

93

76

71

76

468

1,310

412

199

156

167

125

111

101

103

77

77

77

76

76

74

Aug.

69

54

50

58

63

59

55

42

49

45

40

38

40

38

37

256

135

39

76

79

76

244

464

194

71

43

82

110

84

45

36

Per square 

mile

0.121

2.31

2.93

1.55

5.09

5.33

3.74

1 .83

 559

1 . 78

.747

398

!l74

2.06

Sept.

35

33

34

28

34

46

40

66

32

28

28

27

26

27

26

29

31

248

103

40

26

25

23

26

23

26

25

21

19

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

2 58

z'.si

21.07

5*86

5.55

4.31

2.04

.65

1.99

86

.46

.19

28.00

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 19 (6 v.m.) R.RTin aRc._ft., TW, . i .; f ? n \ n nv,

Q cnn ----- -

'

(il p'.m.J

a 'No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Palls of Rough 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Palls of 

Hough.

Note.--Discharge above 245 second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 393

Rough River near Palls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°37 ! , long. 86°30 I , 2.6 miles downstream from 

North Fork, 3^ miles northeast of village of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 4.1 miles 

upstream from Rock Lick Creek, and 7.1 miles upstream from mill dam. Datum of gage is 

429.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Low-water gage is a water-stage recorder at Falls of Rough, 1,700 feet upstream from Pleasant Run, 100 feet downstream 

from mill dam, 3.1 miles downstream from Rock Lick Creek, and 7.2 miles downstream from 

base gage. Datum of low-water gage is 420.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 449 square miles at site of base gage; 500 square miles at site of lowwater gage.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

29.'/a feet Feb. 15; minimum daily discharge, 9.6 second-feet Oct. 14.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 15, 1949; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet Aug. 13, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

construction operations, which are poor. Unless otherwise noted, records above 1,000 

second-feet computed at base gage; records below 1,000 second-feet computed at lowwater gage and include flow of Rock Lick Creek. Regulation at low flow by mill.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

24

63

35

9.6

9.8

10

12

43

59

66

a55

a35

32

13

18

18

16

22

18

23

12

Nov.

27

25

144

440

2,340

3,420

2,410

1,260

386

734

682

412

290

230

188

218

314

374

6,800

7,180

4,490

1,950

e815

634

a400

aSOO

1,480

1,790

2,810

2,670

-

Dec.

1,700

e815

666

524

510

634

538

426

338

290

236

218

206

212

4,580

6,750

7,150

4,930

3,040

1,950

1,260

914

634

510

454

398

338

314

878

1,080

860

Jan.

570

454

426

824

3,860

4,160

2,940

1,670

e876

716

570

496

440

398

374

362

914

1,040

2,890

2,770

2,200

2,600

3,050

4,920

6,740

7,780

7,710

8,320

6,400

3,750

2,010

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .......... ...............

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Uaw May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,190

e756

860

1,600

1,710

1,300

e908

824

682

586

496

440

518

6,250

11,800

11,400

7,610

4,360

2,850

2,890

2,440

1,700

1,220

a880

a730

a620

a540

aSZO

-

-

-

Secondfoot-daya

730 *

45,413'

43,353

266,144.4

82, 230

67,680 

54 ,886

22 , 969

6 1 951

25,649

9,384

4,031 

1,321

364,597.4

Mar.

a490

a450

a410

a380

a350

a330

a320

a300

a700

3,570

3,080

1,840

1,040

8£4

666

570

666

2,940

2,660

1,720

1,040

2,660

3,480

2,540

1,620

2,070

4,770

4,750

3,230

2,380

3,040

Apr.

2,470

1,620

e973

842

716

698

698

602

538

482

602

1,010

1,550

1,460

1,040

788

618

538

468

398

374

374

350

314

290

266

648

990

770

482

-

Maximum

66

7,180 

7,150

8,130

8, 320

11,800

4,770

2,470

860

4,030

1,840

498

182

11,800

May

398

374

412

314

272

242

224

212

206

562

860

412

272

224

194

176

151

146

126

114

110

107

112

105

98

97

94

91

84

83

79

Minimum

9.6

25

206

9.6

362

440

300

266

79 

58

79 

52

18

9.6

June

77

76

73

72

68

68

68

66

58

59

74

212

538

482

1,430

3,300

3,010

4,030

2,870

1,710

e785

842

440

326

350

6785

1,330

1,150

a630

a670

-

Mean

p-i c

£o* b

1,514 

1,398

727

2 , 653

2,417 

1,771

766

224

OCC O3O

303 

130

44.0

999

July

a510

296

218

176

153

129

134

122

105

278

242

123

99

164

126

93

1,840

1,560

586

398

682

307

196

153

128

115

97

98

89

88

79

Aug.

90

84

78

78

147

128

90

82

78

100

70

66

57

52

54

164

254

194

130

116

99

89

496

386

139

0120

elOO

C200

e!30

c90

C70

Per squsre 

mile

Sept.

C60

C50

c40

C45

e65

065

030

e70

e50

28

28

40

27

22

32

28

30

33

182

85

50

39

34

30

26

38

34

20

18

22

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 4.5OO sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 8,320 see. -ft.; Dee. 17 (l a.m.) 7,720

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record at lower gage; discharge computed on basis of gage heights at upper gage 

and records for stations near Madrid and near Dundee.

c Backwater from eonstruetion operations; discharge computed on basis of gage heights and records 

for stations near Madrid and near Dundee.

e Discharge computed at upper gage (discharge at lower gage greater than 1,000 see.-ft.).
394 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'50", long. 86°43'20", at Barretts Ford Bridge, 

1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, Ohio County. 

Datum of gage is 393.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 752 square miles.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 28.70 

feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 3.03 feet Oct. 16.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 17, 1949; minimum daily discharge, 8.1 

second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.92 feet Oct. 28, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 feet in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation at low flow caused by mill at Falls of Rough. 

Revisions. W 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoberi948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

IB

16

14

14

15

16

15

15

15

14

16

48

43

17

12

16

41

105

95

92

68

56

50

26

16

20

20

22

31

48

Nov.

60

57

87

511

2,000

3,830

4,140

4,160

1,990

1,580

1,330

920

586

421

330

294

429

640

5,820

8,360

9,700

8,890

6,650

3,520

1,600

1,270

1,710

2,410

3,480

3,710

-

Dec.

3,700

2,330

1,320

932

720

870

845

686

544

446

371

342

323

310

3,280

6,130

8,140

8,550

8,240

6,920

5,180

2,850

1,670

1,190

861

659

537

460

936

1,620

1,390

Month

Jan.

960

742

650

947

3,540

4,220

4,880

4,700

3,030

1,580

1,140

795

636

561

503

485

1,090

1,680

3,590

3,780

4,070

4,140

4,450

5,360

7,180

9,150

10,800

12,200

11,300

9,620

7,780

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,800

3,150

1,820

2,520

2,700

2,330

1,620

1,220

960

809

687

602

572

4,790

9,080

13,900

14,700

11,200

8,620

6,940

5,860

4,880

3,120

1,930

1,480

1,130

879

776

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,014

80,485

72,352

434,885

125 559

114,'075

85,740

33,581

7,622

35,690

11,395

6,080

1,602

575,195

Mar.

722

645

642

522

486

460

423

386

774

3,760

4,150

4,270

3,010

1,550

1,150

833

827

2,880

3,440

3,540

2,070

3,520

4,380

4,830

4,450

3,800

4,860

5,940

6,220

5,950

5,250

Apr.

4,700

3,950

1,950

1,490

1,150

949

907

806

710

633

609

1,080

2,100

1,870

1,440

1,070

845

719

632

544

482

471

461

416

366

328

419

906

923

655

Maximum

105

9,700

8,550

9,700

12,200

14,700

6,220

4,700

830

4,950

1,870

740

178

14,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 21 (12 m.)

May

488

425

429

403

322

280

249

229

226

242

830

651

358

261

215

187

172

158

152

135

126

120

119

124

117

110

108

104

100

92

90

Minimum

12

57

310

12

485

572

386

328

on yu

59

99

60

22

12

June

86

82

79

76

75

71

69

70

66

62

59

87

275

552

1,180

3,120

3,740

4,510

4,950

4,800

3,250

1,540

1,030

543

461

429

1,410

1,340

996

682

Mean

32.7

2,683

2,334

1,188

4,050

4,074

2,766

1,119

246

1,190

368

196

53.4

1,576 

July

663

468

292

219

184

172

156

159

162

259

446

255

153

273

437

227

678

1,870

1,140

582

714

543

276

194

163

144

132

116

114

105

99

Aug.

91

93

86

81-

108

397

289

116

86

109

126

97

77

65

60

112

360

397

259

418

199

141

440

740

338

164

114

96

172

142

107

Per square 

mile

0.043

3.57

3.10

1.58

5

-zq * oa

5.42

3.68

1.49

.327

1.58

 489

.261

.071

2.10

Sept.

79

66

58

47

48

61

65

38

56

55

46

32

52

38

30

38

42

42

63

178

103

60

48

43

37

30

49

49

28

22

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

3.98

3.58

21.49

6.21

5.64

4.24

1.66

.38

1.77

.56

.30

.08

28.45

9,790 sec.- ft.j Dec. 18 (11 p.m.) 8,650

sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 110 a.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.j Feb. 17 (3 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (3 a.m.) 6,300 

see.-ft. ; June 19 (2 p.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.

Note. Discharge above 500 second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 395

Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°07'35", long. 87°18'55";at bridge on State Highway 189, 1.2 miles downstream from Coal Creek and 2 miles northeast of Apex, Christian County. Datum of gage is 390.64 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 196 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.81 

reetj; no flow for many days.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1949; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet In January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1083: 1942-46.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 5

al.O

a2.5

a6.0

a!4

hlO

a8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

1.0

Nov.

1J.

1.8

7.9

8.3

k509

1,090

1,160

kl,090

k303

k450

k559

k246

114

79

62

56

76

k284

k4,380

7,390

3,170

kl,290

k424

228

145

kl84

485

k580

990

1,030

-

Dec.

k638

k314

247

289

k364

645

k571

k312

207

152

124

112

100

97

kl,550

5,470

5,430

2,360

kl,110

k515

323

212

152

158

k674

791

k382

246

k827

998

k822

Jan.

k40?

275

210

191

k917

1,110

1,110

k559

315

210

163

138

120

107

97

102

k730

987

1,53O

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,320

1,850

2,490

2,590

2,470

3,040

2,500

1,390

k566

llonth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ...................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ................... .....

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

357

258

240

k880

966

k647

k395

297

223

175

142

121

k345

Ic6,460

10,600

5,090

2,260

1,240

779

954

996

k631

448

350

301

252

212

200

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

55.'

26,393. 

26,192

126,784.

31 544

35» 819

9.914

1,353.

4j 012 

1,370.

1 »856.

145.

166,383.

Mar.

182

159

142

128

118

111

99

90

k!75

kl,160

1,410

1,340

k698

521

392

285

k222

kl,290

1,650

1,570

k710

kl,030

1,440

1,620

kl,020

k877

k2,180

3,420

1,770

972

947

Apr.

k760

k453

330

256

208

214

210

188

162

137

k310

k80E

1,190

1,280

1,160

k517

294

212

164

134

121

119

112

94

82

73

72

91

92

74

-

Maximum

t 14

I 7,390 

5,470

L 7,390

3,040

10,600

3,420

1 2SO

5 *217

J 630

; 300

I 291

5 29

5 10,600

May

71

77

SI

68

56

50

45

42

39

77

217

102

63

49

39

34

29

26

22

19

17

16

15

13

13

13

15

15

12

10

8.6

Minimum

0

l.l

97

0

97

121

90

72

8.6

1.6

4.0

3.3

.8

0

June

7.5

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

4.6

k!84

k490

k!95

143

k289

k437

194

178

120

61

42

30

k225

k630

k559

kl81

-

Msan

1.79

880

845

347

1,018

1,279

894

330

43.7

134

44,2

59 I'.M9

456

July

55

37

28

20

16

12

10

8.8

S.O

17

k!72

a300

a70

a50

a!20

allO

101

46

32

25

28

27

18

13

10

8.6

7.3

6.3

5.4

4.S

4.0

Aug.

3.3

3.8

7.0

19

131

29

23

31

30

19

8.6

k!47

291

106

93

165

117

79

46

94

114

49

38

30

22

15

10

40

34

36

21

Per square 

 lie

0.0091

4.49

4.31

1.77

5.19

6l53

4.56

1*68

.223

684

.226

306

!025

2,33

Sept.

11

7.3

5.2

3.8

3.4

10

29

IS

9.7

6.1

4.2

2.8

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

2.2

3.4

2.3

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

Runoff In 

inohes

0.01

5.01

4.97

24.06

5.99

e!ao ~nS 5.£<>

1*88

pC

 £O

.76

#26

.35

.03

31.58

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 sec. -ft.) . Nov. 20 (4 a.m.) 8,580 sec. -ft.} Dec. 16 (8 p.m.) 7.390

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and secords'for nearby 

stations.

h Computed from once-daily reading.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
396 WABASH RIVER BASTN 

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 85°11', in sec. 4, T. 26 N., fi. 12 E., 

at wain Street Bridge in Bluffton, Z miles downstream from Sixmile Creek. Datum of gage 

is 793.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--470 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. September 19X3 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gageheight records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--26 years, 434 second-feet.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,130 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 10.66 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1923-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,800 second-feet Jan. 16, 1937 (gage height, 

15.02feet); minimum, 3.9 second-feet July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 foot Sept. 

24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 feet Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings 

published in newspapers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Aug. 19-29, Sept. 4-30, and for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, 

diversion from or into St. Marys River Basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Hevlsions~Twater years). W 823: 1932-35, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, Nov. 23 to Dec. 13, 

July 22 to Aug. 29, Sept. 3-30)

0.9

1.0 14

1.1 20

1.2 27

1.4 42

8.4 1.6 61

1.9 99

2.1 136

2.4 208

2.7 290

3.5 

4.7 

6.4 

8.8 

10.5

540

980

1,710

2,890

3,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

14 

12

16 

14 

19 

21 

22

20 

19 

21 

25 

22

22 

20 

20 

21 

20

19 

19 

17 

17 

17 

17

Nov.

15 

13 

19 

24 

135

602 

802 

505 

211 

180

218 

187 

141 

126 

168

143 

134 

122 

a200 

3700

al.OOO 

al,400 

1,200 

440 

229

161 

141 

440 

505 

558

Dec.

610 

350 

*213 

161 

134

118 

109 

102 

84 

73

59 

63 

181 

628 

1,230

1,980 

2,370 

3,000 

2,890 

1,620

558 

732 

732 

440 

296

192

bl70 

b200 

1,580 

2,070 

1,980

Jan.

1,800 

880 

395 

395 

2,150

2,520 

3,120 

3,480 

2,720 

1,980

1,620 

1,400 

1,140 

920 

940

1,530 

1,840 

2,570 

*3,830 

3,760

3,900 

3,000 

1,710 

1,300 

1,580

2,120 

2,420 

3,360 

a3,350 

3,060 

2,470

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

1. ...................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 .....

Feb.

1,300 

628 

b400 

b375 

b350

b350 

b350 

b375 

470 

425

368 

344 

380

575 

3,220

3,300 

3,970 

3,420 

2,070 

1,060

698 

*940 

1,530 

1,350 

1,350

1,180 

920 

645

Secondfoot-days

554 

10,719 

24,925

195,627

67,260 

32,343 

21,778 

10,219 

10,244 

10,427 

5,873 

2,334 

1,283

197,959

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.) . Jan

Mar.

505 

425 

395 

368 

368

374 

359 

344 

344 

368

380 

395

410 

470 

558

592 

488 

425 

455 

425

410 

628 

820 

880 

610

542 

1,710 

2,220 

2,670 

2,020 

820

Apr.

628 

455 

323 

242

195

173 

148 

126 

109 

93

86 

81 

80 

80 

88

130 

164 

575 

680 

470

284 

205 

213 

380 

302

198 

851 

1,480 

1,000 

380

Maximum

25 

1,400 

3,000

4,690

3,830 

3,970 

2,670 

1,480 

1,480 

1,660 

1,220 

425 

84

3,970

. 19 (5 a.m.

3,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 3, 620 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17

May

269

287 

440 

266 

161

118 

98 

85 

79 

73

66 

62 

59 

57 

55

58 

74 

66 

59 

163

395 

1,400 

1,480 

1,480 

1,220

706 

344 

224 

168 

130 

102

Minimum

12 

13 

59

11

395 

344 

344 

80 

55 

34 

34 

17 

34

12

June

89 

77 

67 

59 

53

47 

43 

39 

36 

35

34 

38 

48 

41

64

243 

1,100 

1,620 

1,660 

819

293 

170 

116 

92 

109

522 

840 

645 

488 

940

Mean

17.9 

357 

804

536

2,170 

1,155 

703 

341 

330 

348 

189 

75.3 

42.8

542

July

1,220 

516 

211 

124 

89

73 

150 

425 

662 

558

263 

136 

91 

71 

56

145 

161 

82 

55 

91

101 

73 

61 

83 

69

50 

42 

38 

34 

80 

63

Aug.

143 

106 

56 

37 

30

26 

22 

21 

19

17

17 

38 

73 

85 

78

78 

77 

89 

104 

86

71 

60 

52 

48 

43

38 

38 

50 

112 

425 

195

Per square 

mile

Sept.

84 

67 

55 

51 

45

41 

40 

37 

38 

36

35 

34 

38 

38 

36

36 

36 

40 

36 

36

36 

38 

40 

40 

40

40 

38 

36 

50 

66

Runoff in 

inches

3,970 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21 (7 to 12 m. )

ju oei,. it.., reu. j-o \s tt.ni.j o,o£.\j atfu. i u. ; reu. ir { o; ovj (j.m.j t, j.ow oet.-io.

Winter discharge measurement made on this daj.

Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Wabash River

at Wabash fabasand St. Marvsy River at Decatur. Decatur. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 397

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°47'25" (corrected), long. 85°49'13", in sec. 14, T. 

2Y N., R. 6 E., at Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from Salamonie 

River. Datum of gage is 642.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,670 square miles.

Hecoras available. April 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge. 24 years (1923-28, 1929-34, 1935-49), 1,454 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 20.15 

reet); minimum, 59 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 2.39 feet).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.22 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Aug. 4, 5, 

9, 1934, July 21, 22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 feet Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are fair. Gage read twice daily. Flow affected slightly by regulation of Lake 

St. Marys, diversion from or into Wabash River Basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

KevisionsTwater years). W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

2.0 49 4.0 630 2.5 98 4.2 660 15.5 12,400 

Z.4 116 4.7 1,000 2.7 130 4.9 1,100 17.5 16,100 

2.3 193 5.7 1,670 3.0 195 6.0 1,910 19.6 21,900 

3.0 240 7.0 2,780 3.4 320 8.5 3,990 

3.3 340 3.8 470 12.3 7,890

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

180 

132 

102 

82 

72

65 

63 

68 

68 

63

77 

90 

82 

77 

74

84 

108 

111 

99 

92

85 

101 

96 

92 

85

85 

84 

84 

74 

70 

85

Nov.

85 

77 

94 

159 

319

1,870 

2,780 

1,990 

1,200 

1,030

1,100 

1,100 

870 

810 

672

625 

660 

660 

768 

1,830

2,710 

2,950 

2,470 

1,750 

930

640 

551 

542 

780 

995

Dec.

1,200 

1,140 

840 

551 

470

442 

402 

376 

341 

320

313 

276 

264 

327 

2,400

7,890 

7,230 

6,160 

5,660 

3,810

*2,230 

1,670 

2,310 

1,710 

1,240

640

bsoo

b900 

8,400 

9,570 

6,570

Jan.

4,260 

3,030 

1,670 

2,240 

14,100

12,500 

9,430 

7,890 

6,160 

6,680

6,160 

4,560 

3,450 

2,790 

2,790

5.060 

6,260 

8,150 

21,900 

17,500

12,500 

8,250 

*5,060 

3,990 

4,960

7,340 

9,010 

15,000 

12,500 

8,250 

5,560

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

Ary .......

nary

1 ............................

*

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,630 

2,310 

1,630 

1,450 

1,100

bl.OOO 

bl,000 

bl,200 

1,590 

1,330

1,060 

930 

1,060 

1,650 

14,500

16,800 

13,000 

10,300 

6,060 

3,900

2,710 

3,190 

4,760 

3,990 

4,660

*3,810 

2,950 

2,310

Secondfoot-days

2,73C 

33,01 

76,25

645,93

239,00 

113, 93C 

48,55 

34,75 

46,29 

42,97 

20,13 

6,13 

8,25'

672,03

Peak discharge (baae, 10,000 sec. -ft.). D

sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 19 (12 m. ) 24,100 sec. -ft. 5 J

Mar.

1,710 

1,340 

1,200 

1,100 

1,100

1,060 

930 

840 

810 

840

900 

930 

900 

870 

960

1,060 

1,060 

900 

780 

810

762 

840 

1,830 

2,070 

1,710

1,200 

2,230 

5,260 

5,360 

4,080 

3,110

Apr.

2,710 

2,390 

1,630 

1,200 

930

810 

720 

610 

524 

470

430 

402 

390 

380 

410

430 

aSOO 

1,140 

2,150 

1,790

1,200 

930 

840 

870 

1,060

870 

1,670 

3,110 

a2,500 

1,590

Maxinun

) 180 

! 2,950 

2 9,570

3 18,000

3 21,900 

) 16,800 

2 5,360 

j 3,110 

3 7,780 

2 4,830 

5 2,950 

5 515 

I 2,260

5 21,900

3C. 29 

in. 28

12 p. 

11 a.

May

995 

870 

1,060 

960 

655

497 

418 

369 

338 

310

282 

261 

249 

237 

225

225 

216 

313 

288 

418

873 

7,640 

7,780 

6,790 

4,660

3,360 

2,230 

1,420 

1,030 

744 

585

Minimum

63 

77 

264

28

1,670 

930 

762 

380 

216 

172 

198 

109 

136

63

m. 

m.

June

484 

406 

369 

458 

369

282 

246 

210 

188 

175

172 

a250 

1,710 

910 

1,170

2,430 

3,900 

4,080 

3,270 

2,470

1,360 

756 

551 

442 

454

4,830 

3,900 

2,870 

2,310 

1,950

Mean

88.1 

1,101 

2,460

1,770

7,710 

4,069 

1,566 

1,159 

1,493 

1,432 

649 

198 

275

1,841

July

1,630 

1,200 

930 

560 

422

355 

373 

1,520 

1,870 

2,950

1,590 

930 

590 

430 

334

285 

216 

288 

273 

320

358 

313 

285 

234 

210

231 

310 

234 

198 

276 

418

Aug.

515 

316 

355 

334 

228

180

150 

132 

128 

138

114 

109 

124 

128 

175

201 

296 

207 

282 

225

185 

170 

152 

146

146

144 

138 

134 

154 

185 

248

Per square 

mile

0.053 

.659 

1.47

1.06

4.62 

2.44 

.938 

.694 

.894 

.857 

.389 

.119 

.165

1.10

Sept.

316 

216 

160 

172 

2,260

1,040 

429 

292 

231 

190

166 

156 

152 

146 

158

152 

144 

146 

156 

168

152 

140 

138 

138 

140

140 

142 

140 

138 

136

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.74 

1.70

14.39

5.32 

2.54 

1.08 

.77 

1.03 

.96 

.45 

.14 

.18

14.97

10,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 15,200 

16,500 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 15 (12 p.m.)

18,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Bluffton and at Peru.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
398 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Peru, Ina.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°44'35", long. 86°05'45", in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru and 4.3 miles downstream 

from Mississinewa River. Datum of gage is 617.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 2,660 square miles.

Records available.--Hay 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 18.16 

feet}; minimum, 122 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum, 62 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 feet 

Oct. 5, 26, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage<-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194s to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

411 

342 

248 

178 

140

149 

158 

3150 

144 

149

163 

178 

173 

158 

158

187 

232 

243 

227 

202

202 

212 

232

217 

227

182 

168 

173 

182 

168 

187

Nov.

154 

178 

192 

227 

519

3,100 

4,170 

3,940 

2,310 

1,600

1,650 

1,860 

1,330 

1,330 

1,140

1,000 

930 

1,000 

1,210 

2,610

5,050 

5,190 

3,940 

2,790 

1,650

1,140 

900 

900 

1,330 

1,750

Dec.

1,860 

1,860 

1,420 

1,030 

960

720 

756 

726 

672 

560

555 

495 

465 

625 

2,660

11,300 

13,600 

11,700 

8,390 

5,480

3,690 

2,790 

3,570 

2,850 

1,960

1,290 

768 

1,590 

11,100 

14,900 

10,700

Jan.

6,920 

4,350 

2,850 

3,860 

18,600

21,600 

18,100 

14,000 

9,150 

9,910

9,720 

7,820 

6,090 

5,050 

4,350

6,750 

10,500 

10,700 

28,600 

*29 ,000

21,400 

12,500 

7,630 

6,090 

7,270

10,900 

14,200 

22,400 

20,800 

13,800 

8,580

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

1....................... .....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,480 

3,810 

2,850 

2,370 

1,860

bl.700 

bl,600 

b2,000 

2,310 

2,190

1,650 

1,510 

1,510 

2,220 

18,400

24,800 

21,600 

14,700 

9,150 

6,090

4,350 

4,490 

7,090 

6,250 

6,750

6,090 

*4,490 

3,570

Seccndfoot-days

6,140 

55,090 

121,042

1,061,973

373,490 

170,880 

79,340 

56,052 

60,378 

55,155 

37,396 

11,445 

14,013

1,040,421

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Jan

sec. -ft.; Jan. 28(6 p.m.} 23,600 sec. -ft. 5 Pe

Mar.

2,850 

2,250 

1,860 

1,700 

1,700

1,650 

1,510 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

,380 

,330 

,380

,460 

,700 

1,510 

1,250 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

2,370 

3,570 

2,730

2,020 

3,330 

9,720 

9,910 

6,750 

4,770

Apr.

4,070 

3,570 

2,610 

1,960 

1,560

1,380 

1,140 

1,060 

960 

870

810 

780 

762 

738 

738

744 

930 

1,750 

3,210 

3,330

2,190 

1,560 

1,330 

1,420 

1,750

1,460 

1,420 

4,910 

4,070 

2,970

Maximum

411 

5,190 

14,900

22,500

29,OOO 

24,800 

9,910 

4,910 

8,390 

6,090 

4,350 

780 

2,670

29,000

May

2,670 

2,080 

1,750 

1,420 

1,210

900 

780 

714 

690 

632

495 

480 

520 

520 

500

470 

500 

525 

525 

570

927 

4,820 

8,390 

8,770 

6,250

4,630 

3,030 

2,020 

1,560 

1,1OO 

930

Minimum

140 

154 

465

113

2,850 

1,510 

1,250 

738 

470 

347 

450 

244 

177

140

June

810 

738 

632 

632 

644

520 

383 

374 

3S8 

383

374 

347 

1,350 

1,060 

1,100

2,490 

4,350 

6,090 

35,000 

33,500

2,250 

1,250 

930 

780 

690

2,160 

5,480 

4,210 

3,210 

3,030

Msan

198 

1,836 

3,905

2,902

12,048 

6,103 

2,559 

1,868 

1,948 

1,838 

1,206 

369 

467

2,850

July

2,970 

2,910 

2,970 

1,960 

1,060

738 

649 

1,170 

1,250 

2,230

4,350 

3,200 

1,030 

840 

672

535 

505 

450 

515 

535

660 

702 

590 

535 

525

535 

870 

535 

525 

540 

840

Aug.

780 

684 

530 

540 

455

374 

320 

284 

252 

244

252 

266 

410 

374 

306

360 

490 

432 

419 

392

370 

352 

302 

257 

248

252 

248

252 

248 

356 

396

Per square 

mile

0.074 

.690 

1.47

1.09

4.53 

2.29 

.962 

.702 

.732 

.691 

.453 

.139 

.176

1.07

Sept.

4S5 

410 

347 

a350 

2,670

2,610 

al^200 

1450 

401 

352

293 

248 

177 

212 

208

252 

248 

252 

244 

248

239 

239 

221 

230 

244

244 

244 

244

230 

221

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.77 

1.69

14.85

5.22 

2.39 

1.11 

.78 

.84 

.77 

.52 

.16 

.20

14.54

. 6 (5 a.m.) 22,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 [4 a.m.] 29,900 

b. 16 (7 a.m.) 25,100 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of veather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 399

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 44'47", long. 86°22'39", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 27 N., 

K. 1 K., 150 feet downstream from Cioott Street Bridge in Logansport, and 1,000 feet 

downstream from Eel River. Datum of gage is 573.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--3,760 square miles.

Kecords available.--April 1903 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--26 years (1923-49), 3,286 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,000 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 14.48 

reet); minimum, 280 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.75 feet); minimum daily, 312 

second-feet Oct. 10.

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 89,800 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 

feet); minimum, 97 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 second-feet Sept. 26, 

1941; minimum gage height, 2.27 feet July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet Mar. 26, 1S13 (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by power plant on tributary.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Kevlsloris~Twater years).--W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13 to Sept. 26, Sept. 28-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2O Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.9

240

410

620

1,050

1,910

4.7 3,570

6.0 6,700

9.5 18,100

14.1 38,000

320

510

620

900

1,840

4.8

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.4

3,890

6,740

16,400

24,100

34,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

450

587

470

383

356

320

329

320

320

312

374

374

383

374

365

374

401

420

460

42O

401

401

430

450

440

420

401

392

383

383

392

Nov.

392

392

460

554

825

2,700

4,720

4.840

3,320

2,290

2,410

2,430

2,230

1,990

1,710

1,570

1,510

1,490

1,540

2,350

4,950

6,030

4,720

3,570

2,390

1,710

1,490

1,370

1,470

2,230

-

Dec.

2,170

2,430

,950

,540

,340

,220

,160

,100

1,050

1,000

930

900

870

870

2,100

11,100

15,000

13,000

9,800

6,700

4,840

3,570

4,140

4,030

2,810

2,070

1,420

1,640

12,000

20,500

15,600

Jan.

10,400

6,700

4,490

3,800

22,600

29,000

23,300

18,100

13,000

12,400

13,300

11,100

8,840

7,150

6,030

8,520

13,000

14,500

35,300

38,000

28,600

*17,800

11,100

9,160

10,400

13,900

19,300

29,000

28,100

a20,000

a!3,000

Month

Ootobsr ..........................

Novsnber .........................

Deosnber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Juns .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septsmber ........................

Watsr year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a8,OOO

6,090

4,460

3,890

3,450

3,040

b2,750

b3,000

3,890

3,890

3,140

2,740

2,640

3,660

25,100

34,800

29,900

20,900

14,600

10,400

7,600

7,600

10,400

9,480

10,100

9,480

7,300

5,840

_

_

-

Sscondfoot-days

12,285

69,653

148,850

1,403,861

499 , 890

258,140

117,540

87,350

111, 326

100,616

61,773

21,485

22,265

1,511,175

Mar.

4,810

*4,000

3,450

3,240

3,140

3,140

2,840

2,580

2,520

2,500

2,540

2,560

2,500

2,380

2,340

2,420

2,600

2,500

2,220

2,120

2,180

2,160

2,840

4,460

4,240

3,450

4,120

11,100

11,400

8,840

6,350

Apr.

5,730

5,270

4,120

3,240

2,740

2,460

2,280

2,040

1,860

1,680

1,580

1,490

1,470

1,430

1,470

1,490

1,600

2,440

3,890

4,460

3,450

2,740

2,360

2,180

2,540

2,540

2,840

5,500

6,220

4,240

-

Maximum

587

6,030

20,500

29,000

38,000

34,800

11,400

6,220

16,700

9,940

5,840

1,700

3,560

38,000

May

2,940

2,460

2,440

2,360

2,120

1,740

,510

,370

,300

,200

,130

,070

1,040

985

1,000

1,020

985

968

1,090

1,150

1,940

15,300

16,700

13,300

10,100

7,300

5,380

3,890

3,040

2,460

2,040

Minimum

312

392

870

226

3,800

2,640

2,120

1,430

968

855

825

44C

390

312

June

1,760

1,540

1,490

1,860

1,960

1,490

1,200

1,050

951

885

855

855

1,710

2,380

1,760

3,340

a6,000

a8,500

a6,500

a5, 000

3,890

2,440

1,960

1,620

1,470

9,940

9,800

5,840

6,480

6,090

-

Msan

396

2,322

4,802

3,836

16,126

9,219

3,792

2,912

3, 591

3,354

1,993

693

742

4,140

July

4,240

4,240

3,140

2,240

1,740

1,580

1,580

2,160

2,740

5,840

5,160

3,240

2,300

1,720

1,360

1,110

951

840

825

900

1,180

1,450

1,340

1,070

951

951

1,510

1,450

985

1,160

1,820

Aug.

1,700

1,450

1,260

1,160

1,000

795

672

587

543

510

521

490

760

685

587

565

724

685

620

646

587

532

510

470

460

450

440

460

460

510

646

Psr square 

mile

0.105

.618

1.28

1.02

4.29

2.45

1.01

.774

.955

.892

.530

.184

.197

1.10

Sspt.

646

711

587

532

2,370

3,560

1,840

1,150

870

724

633

565

510

480

460

480

500

500

480

490

490

460

430

420

410

392

a390

392

401

392

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.69

1.47

13.89

4.94

2.55

1.16

.86

1.10

1.00

.61

.21

.22

14.93

Peak discharge (base, 22,OOP sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (6 a.m.) 29,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 2O (5 a.m.) 40,000 

sec.-ft.; Jan. Z8 (11 p.m.) 31,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (l p.m.) 35,3OO sec.-ft.; June 26 (6 a.m.) 

25,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Peru and at Delphi.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
400 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35'26", long. 86 0 41'54", In SWv sec. 24, T. 25

H., K. 3 W., at highway bridge, 1 mile west of Delphi, 1.6 miles upstream from Deer

Creek, and 8.6 miles upstream from Tlppecanoe River. Datum of gage Is 519.90 feet

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 4,040 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--January 1940 to September 1949. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 22.28

reet); minimum, 381 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 85,300 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60

feet); minimum daily, 158 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28,8 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway

Commission. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnicn are fair. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-18,

Dec. 1, 4-16, July 29 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 3O

1.4 405 7.4 7,300 1.5 465 3.9 2,670 

2.0 800 12.0 14,60O 2.1 870 5.1 4.O8O 

2.6 1,280 16.0 23,200 2.7 1,380

3:5 S g:S S;2S J&ttfS!?*"

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

491 

58H 

614 

517 

459

423 

411 

417 

417

411

447 

465 

465 

472 

453

447 

465 

465 

484 

504

472 

472 

465 

472 

478

472 

459 

441 

435 

478 

510

Nov.

530 

530 

588 

737 

990

2,110 

4,600 

5,120 

4,080 

2,970

2,740 

2,740 

2,680 

2,410 

2,140

1,860 

1,810 

1,710 

al,700 

a2,500

a5,000 

a6,500 

a5,000 

a3,500 

a2,500

al,800 

al,600 

al,400 

al,500 

a2,400

Dec.

1,920 

al,800 

al,800 

1,560 

1,320

1,190 

1,070 

1,010 

926 

856

828 

807 

772 

744 

1,120

7,150 

15,000 

13,400 

10,900 

7,600

5,400 

4,080 

3,950 

4,210 

3,330

2,460 

1,920 

1,660 

9,470 

21,000 

18,200

Jan.

11,500 

7,600 

5,260 

4,210 

17,200

32,000 

28,100 

21,500 

15,400 

12,400

15,000 

12,700 

10,400 

8,350 

7,000

8,050 

12,200 

14,000 

34,800 

43,400

36,600 

23,800 

*14,200 

10,800 

10,600

13,400 

19,800 

28,100 

32,400 

24,200 

15,800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ....

nary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

10,200 

7,000 

5,40O 

4,600 

4,080

3,570 

b3,250 

b3,500 

4,080 

4,340

3,690 

3,210 

2,970 

3,610 

21,100

36,600 

34,800 

26,000 

18,200 

12,600

9,250 

8,350 

* 10, 800 

10,900 

10,800

10,800 

8,500 

6,850

Second 

foot-days

14,56: 

75,74J 

147,45:

1,472,94]

550.77C 

289,05C 

125, 03C 

92,85C 

126, 86C 

107, 50f 

73.19C 26,28F 

23,94C

1,653,24^

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 sec. -ft.). J

sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 33,800 sec. -ft.; 1

liar.

5,540 

4,600 

4,080 

3,720 

3.60O

3,600 

3,240 

3,000 

2,940 

2,890

2,840 

2,840 

2,840 

2,670 

2,620

2,670 

2,780 

2,780 

2,560 

2,340

2,450 

2,400 

2,500 

3,960 

4,470

3,840 

3,960 

8,800 

11,500 

9,850 

7,150

Apr.

6,250 

5,680 

4,730 

3,720 

3,120

2,840 

2,620 

2,400 

2,180 

2,010

1,840 

1,740 

1,680 

1,630 

1,630

1,68O 

1,740 

2,180 

3,240 

4,340

3,840 

3,000 

2,620 

2,340 

2,400

2,780 

2,890 

4,470 

6,400 

4,860

Maximum

5 614 

> 6,500 

5 21,000

31,100

) 43,400 

) 36,600 

) 11,500 

6,400 

19,800 

11,600 

) 6,550 

2,180 

3,550

43,400

m. 6 (4 p.m 

i-eb. 16 (7 p

May

3,480 

2,780 

2,500 

2,500 

2,340

2,010 

1,680 

1,530 

1,430 

1,340

1,240 

1,160 

1,100 

1,050 

1,040

1,090 

1,050 

1,020 

1,110 

1,290

1,730 

15,900 

19,800 

15,600 

12,000

8,800 

6,400 

4,730 

3,600 

3,000 

2,560

Minimum

411 

530 

744

309

4,210 

2,970 

2,340 

1,630 

1,020 

998 

1,040 

510 

478

411

) 3 

m.

June

2,180 

1,900 

1,740 

2,340 

2,230

1,960 

1,530 

1,290 

1,160 

1,050

1,010 

998 

998 

2,560 

2,400

2,450 

5,960 

9,550 

8,050 

5,960

4,470 

3,240 

2,450 

2,010 

1,740

3,680 

11,600 

7,450 

6,700 

6,850

Mean

470 

2,525 

4,757

4,035

17.77C 

10,320 

4,032 

3,095 

4,092 

3,583 

2,361 

848 

798

4,52S

July

4,730 

4,470 

3,840 

2,720 

2,120

2,010 

1,960 

1,840 

2,890 

5,540

6,550 

4,210 

3,OOO 

2,280 

1,790

1,480 

1,290 

1,110 

1,040 

1,070

1,290 

1,740 

1,740 

1,530 

1,290

1,290 

1,240 

2,060 

1,480 

1,580 

2,010

Aug.

2,180 

2,060 

1,740 

1,480 

1,290

1,050 

886 

786 

723 

674

628 

654 

647 

886 

758

674 

695 

8C 

751 

709

695 

628 

595 

562 

536

524 

510 

510 

550 

524 

582

Per square 

mile

0.116 

.625 

1.18

.999

4.40 

2.55 

.998 

.766 

1.01 

.887 

.584 

.210 

.198

1.12

2,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (l p. 

38,000 sec. -ft.

Sept.

667 

723 

716 

588 

772

3,550 

2,500 

1,480 

1,030 

842

737 

660 

614 

562 

536

530 

543 

576 

576 

556

556 

562 

536 

524 

517

510 

504 

504 

491 

478

Runoff in 

inchss

0.13 

.70 

1.36

13.57

5.07 

2.66 

1.15 

.85 

1.17 

.99 

.67 

.24 

.22

15.21

m. ) 44,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Logansport and at Lafayette, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 401

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°25'19", long. 86°53'49", in sec. 20, T. 23 N., R.

 4 W., at Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from Wildcat Creek.

Datum of gage is 504.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 7.230 square miles. 

Records available.--May 1901 to May 1903 and October 1927 to September 1949 in roports of

 Geological Survey. October 1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation. Gage-height records collected at same site since October 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-49), 6,170 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.63

 i'eet); minimum, 948 second-feet Oct. 6-9 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1901-3, 1923-49: Maximum discharge, 131,000 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height,

28.47 feet); minimum, 392 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.24 foot

Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by 0. S.

Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

JJome regulation at low stages by power plants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with 0. S. Weather Bureau, 

revisions. W 823: 'Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.2 860 8.5 12,900 1.3 960 13.0 20,900 

1.7 1,450 12.5 20,90O 1.9 1,610 15.0 26,500 

3.7 4,580 15.0 27,400 3.3 3,370 17.5 35,900 

4.7 5,540 19.5 46,700 

11.0 16,500 21.3 59,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,180 

1,070 

1,180 

1,020 

1,010

970 

959 

970 

1,000 

981

981 

1,040 

1,060 

1,090 

1,050

1,060 

1,080 

1,120 

1,060 

1,100

1,120 

1,040 

1,070 

1,080 

1,090

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,010 

1,010 

1,050

Nov.

1,060 

1,040 

1,150 

1,580 

2,100

4,420 

6,280 

6,790 

6,110 

5,090

4,580 

4,420 

4,420 

4,100 

3,780

3,380 

3,380 

3,300 

3,300 

3,380

4,420 

6,620 

6,790 

5,600 

4,750

3,540 

3,220 

2,820 

2,500 

2,740

Dec.

3,300 

3,140 

3,300 

2,980 

2,740

2,580 

2,420 

2,340 

1,920 

2,100

1,930 

1,810 

2,100 

2,000 

2,370

7,130 

16,200 

16,900 

14,200 

10,600

7,980 

6,620 

5,940 

6,280 

5,600

4,260 

3,620 

3,300 

12,000 

25,100 

27,100

Jan.

18,900 

11,800 

8,770 

7,750 

19,400

35,400 

39,700 

34,600 

25,900 

18,900

21,200 

20,900 

17,300 

13,700 

11,700

11,800 

15,500 

18,500 

38,100 

58,000

59,600 

46,700 

30,700 

21,400 

18,700

20,200 

27,200 

35,900 

44,900 

845,000 

834,000

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............... .........

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

19,600 

a!4,000 

810,000 

a9,000 

88,000

7,410 

7,070 

7,580 

7,920 

8,430

7,750 

6,560 

6,398 

7,580 

26,700

48,600 

51,400 

44,300 

34,200 

25,300

18,500 

16,900 

19,200 

19,400 

18,900

18,500 

15,700 

13,600

-

Secondfoe t-days

32,531 

116,660 

209,860

2,449,962

832,120 

498,490 

231,320 

167,700 

211,700 

177,710 

128,270 

55,150 

43,430

2,704,941

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec. -ft.). J£

sec. -ft.} Jan. 30 (time and discharge unknowr 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

at Delphi and at Covington.

Mar.

11,500 

9,960 

8,940 

8,430 

8,090

7,750 

7,070 

6,730 

6,560 

6,730

6,560 

6,220 

6,050 

5,710 

5,370

5,200 

5,370 

5,370 

5,030 

4,710

4,550 

4,710 

4,870 

5,710 

6,730

6,560 

8,940 

11,500 

a!5,000 

13,700 

11,700

Apr.

10,800 

9,790 

8,770 

7,240 

6,390

5,880 

5,370 

4,870 

4,390 

4,240

4,090 

3,790 

3,790 

3,650 

3,650

3,790 

3,790 

4,240 

5,030 

6,220

6,220 

5,370 

4,870 

4,390 

4,240

4,550 

5,370 

6,560 

8,600 

7,750

Maximum

1,180 

6,790 

27,100

39,700

59,600 

51,400 

15,000 

10,800 

25,900 

15,000 

8,940 

3,940 

3,650

59,600

n. 7 (7 a.m. 

1)5 Feb. 17 

1 on basis o:

May

6,050 

5,200 

4,870 

4,710 

4,240

3,790 

3,440 

3,180 

3,040 

2,980

2,850 

2,720 

2,660 

2,520 

2,520

2,520 

2,590 

2,520 

2,590 

3,370

3,51O 

16,600 

25,900 

24,400 

19,200

14,600 

11,700 

9,110 

7,240 

5,880 

5,200

Minimum

959 

1,040 

1,810

904

7,750 

6,390 

4,550 

3,650 

2,520 

2,400 

2,210 

1,050 

1,060

959

June

4,710 

3,940 

3,790 

5,710 

5,370

4,390 

3,650 

3,180 

2,850 

2,590

82,500 

2,520 

2,400 

3,240 

4,550

4,550 

7,240 

12,500 

12,300 

9,450

7,240 

6,730 

5,370 

4,390 

4,090

4,090 

15,000 

10,300 

9,450 

9,620

Mean

1,049 

3,889 

6,770

6,694

26,840 

17,800 

7,462 

5,590 

6,829 

5,924 

4,138 

1,779 

1,448

7,411

July

7,750 

6,220 

5,710 

4,550 

3,790

4,090 

4,240 

3,940 

4,390 

6,730

8,940 

6,900 

4,870 

3,940 

3,300

2,920 

2,850 

2,460 

2,210 

2,210

2,520 

3,790 

3,790 

3,240 

3,040

2,780 

3,040 

3,180 

2,980 

3,510 

4,390

Aug.

3,940 

3,790 

3,650 

2,9SO 

2,660

2,270 

2,090 

1,910 

1,790 

1,670

1,550 

1,730 

1,540 

1,540 

1,670

1,610 

1,490 

1,550 

1,490 

1,370

1,380 

1,320 

1,260 

1,240 

1,180

1,140 

1,060 

1,080 

1,080 

1,050 

1,870

Per square 

mile

0.145 

.538 

.936

.926

3.71 

2.46 

1.03 

.773 

.945 

.819 

.572 

.246 

.200

1.03

) 40,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21 (l a. 

5 a.m.) 53,500 sec. -ft. 

weather records and records for

Sept.

1,170 

1,220 

1,310 

1,280 

1,540

2,720 

3,650 

2,920 

2,210 

1,790

1,570 

1,400 

1,320 

1,270 

1,180

1,140 

1,110 

1,160 

1,230 

1,230

1,140 

1,150 

1,140 

1,120 

1,120

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,060

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.60 

l.OS

12.59

4.28 

2.56 

1.19 

.86 

1.09 

.91 

.66 

.28 

.22

13.90

m. ) 62jOOO 

stations
402 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°08'24", long. 87°24'20", in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 9 

wTTat highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from Oppossum Creek and 3 6 

miles upstream from Spring Creek. Datum of gage is 473.97 feet above mean sea level 

datum of 1929. '

Drainage area. 8,230 square miles.

Keeoras available. October 1939 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at 

present site since December 1930 and at site three-eighths of a mile downstream at 

same datum January 1927 to December 1930, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-49), 6,229 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,500 second-feet Jan. 22 {gage height 25 00 

ree^Lmlnlmum ' Il25° second-feet Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 3.09 feet Oct. 9.

19J9-49: Maximum discharge, 147,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32 44 

feet); minimum observed, 487 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 feet)

Maximum stage known, 35.1 feet in March 1913, from floodmark determined by U S Weather Bureau. J ' '

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused 

bypower plants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods using rate of change of stage as a factor 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 Jan. 2 to Sept. 30

3.1 

4.2

8.0

1,300

2,460

7,390

11.5

15.0

17.5

12,700

19,400

25,100

3.3 

4.3

7.0

1,250

2,300

5,660

12.0

16.0

18.5

13,400

21,600

27,800

20.5

23.0

24.8

36,300

50,000

61,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

Nov.

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

2,300

3,430

5,250

6,550

6,690

6,160

5,380

5,120

4,860

4,730

4,600

4,340

4,210

4,080

3,950

3,950

' 3,950

5,380

6,970

6,550

5,770

4,730

3,950

3,560

2,940

2,940

-

Dec.

3,300

3,560

3,820

3,820

3,300

3,180

3,060

2,940

2,760

2,460

2,520

2,460

2,400

2,520

2,640

4,000

kll, 200

kl6,100

kl5,600

k!2,700

k9,600

k7,930

k6 , 900

6,550

6,550

5,770

4,990

4,730

klO,900

k!9,800

k23,900

Jan.

25,100

k20,600

k!2,800

kll, 500

k!7,400

k24,800

k31,600

k39,000

k39,400

k32,800

k27,600

27,600

k25,610

k21,800

k!7,000

k!4,800

k!6,400

k21,000

k31,400

k44,800

57,800

61,100

k53,700

k40,600

k30,700

k26,400

k27,200

k35,200

k42,500

k48,700

k47 , 700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........................

February .........................

March ..................... ....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k38,700

k27,200

k!7,900

k!2,500

klO,700

k9,450

9,250

8,950

k9,490

9,700

9,550

k8,560

8,050

9,050

k24,000

k34,400

k51,200

54,200

k49,000

k40,100

k31,600

k25,600

k23,700

24,130

24,130

23,400

k21,800

k!9,000

-

-

Secondfoot-days

44.15C

128, 04C

211, 96C

2,750,55C

974, 61C

635, 31C

283, 38C

205, 87C

260, 29C

203, 16C

156, 52C 

72,OOC

50.14C

3,225,43C

Mar.

k!5,500

k!2,800

kll, 000

klO,200

9,850

9,550

k8,860

8,350

8,050

7,900

8,050

7,600

7,450

7,000

6,700

6,550

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,100

5,800

5,660

5,800

k6,000

k7,220

k8,590

<12,000

*12,800

tie, 100

17 , 300

<15,400

Apr.

k!3,300

k!2,300

kll, 100

k9,650

k8,410

k7,530

7,000

k6,340

k5,900

5,520

5,110

4,980

4,850

4,720

4,590

4, §50

4,720

4,850

5,380

6,400

k7,370

k6,780

6,250

5,660

5,380

5,240

6,100

k7,220

k8,670

k9,700

Maximum

1,550

6,970

23,900

41,200

61,100

54,200

17,300

13,300

27,600 

14,000

10,100

5,110

3,860

61,100

May

k8,180

k7,080

6,250

5,800

5,520

4,980

4,590

4,220

3,860

3,740

3,620

3,500

3,260

3,260

3,140

3,140

3,020

3,140

3,140

3,620

4,220

k9,950

k22,400

k26,900

27,600

k24,400

k!8,400

k!3,500

klO,300

k8,480

k7,080

Minimum

1,300

1,400

2,400

1,040

11,500

8,050

5,660

4,590

3,020 

3,140

2,660

1,400

1,250

1,250

June

6,250

5,520

4,980

4,850

k7,070

5,950

5,110

4,340

3,860

3,500

3,380

3,140

3,140

3,140

4,460

5,800

k6,150

klO,600

k!3,900

k!2,000

k9,700

k7,970

k7,520

k6 , 190

5,240

4,850

k8,950

k!4,000

klO.800

10,800

-

Mean

1,424

4,268

6,837

7,515

31,440

22 , 69C

9,141

6 y 862

8,396

6 ,772

5 04C

2 32S

l!e71

8,837

July

klO.100

k7,890

k7,080

6,250

5,110

4,340

4,850

4,850

4,590

5,660

k8,840

k8,920

k6,790

5,380

4,460

3,860

3,380

3,140

2,840

2,660

2,900

3,740

4,980

4,460

3,860

4,100

4,460

3,980

4,100

4,100

4,850

Aug.

5,110

4,720

4,850

4,220

3,620

3,140

2,720

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,020

2,180

2,120

1,900

2,070

2,070

1,960

1,850

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.173

.519

.831

.913

3.82

2.76

1.11

.834

1.02

.823

.613

.282

.203

1.07

Sept.

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,550

2,180

3,860

3,620

2,660

2,120

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.58

.96

12.45

4.40

2.87

1.28

.93

1.18

.92

.71

.33

.23

14.59

Peak discharge (base. 50,OOP sec.-ft.). Jan. 9 (2 a.m.) 40,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 62,500 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 30 (5 to 10 p.m.) 49,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 (8 to 11 a.m.) 55,400 sec.-ft. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 403

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°47'33", long. 87°22'29", in sec. 35, T. 16 N., R. 

9 w., at highway bridge at Montezuma, 2.0 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek and 4.9 

miles downstream from Sugar Creek. Datum of gage is 457.75 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--11,000 square miles.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--22 years (1927-49), 8,894 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64,400 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 24.57 

' reet); minimum, 1,400 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 2.38 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 184,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 

feet); minimum observed, 560 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.43 

feet Aug. 3, 10, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.0 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

TiTr. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to July 11)

2.3 1,310

3.0 2,140

5.0 5,200

12.0 16,500

14.0 20,800

17.0 29,000

21.0 45,000

24,5 63,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

dl,800 

dl.SOO 

1,700 

1,580 

1,580

1,530 

1,530 

1,480 

1,420 

1,410

1,530 

1,580 

1,580 

1,530 

1,530

1,640 

1,700 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

T.,530 

1,580 

1,480 

1,480 

1,420 

1,480

Nov.

1,480 

1,480 

1,580 

1,760 

2,940

4,880 

5,680 

6,800 

7,440 

7,120

6,640 

6,160 

5,680 

d5,600 

d5,400

5,200 

4,880 

4,720 

4,560 

4,560

4,560 

4,880 

6,480 

7,120 

6,320

5,680 

4,560 

4,080 

3,770 

3,320

Dec.

3,320 

3,700 

3,920 

4,080 

3,840

3,470 

3,320 

3,320 

3,170 

3,020

2,940 

2,870 

2,800 

2,640 

3,980

6,160 

9,040 

14,200 

15,600

14,600

12,400 

10,000 

8,720 

7,600 

7,280

6,800 

5,680 

5,680 

14,000 

23,300 

24,800

Jan.

24,600 

23,800 

19,000 

16,700 

30,200

37,800 

36,600 

35,800 

38,200 

40,200

41,000 

41,000 

39,000 

35,800 

29,900

24,600 

22,800 

23,80O 

44,300 

60,400

62,300 

63,700 

63,700 

60,400 

55,000

48,500 

44,000 

48,500 

54,500 

55,000 

55,000

Feb.

51,500 

45,500 

37,400 

26,000 

17,700

14,300 

12,900 

12,200 

12,100 

12,600

12,400 

11,800 

11,000 

12,200 

31,800

48,500 

54,000 

58,000 

58,600 

55,500

50,000 

42,600 

37,400 

34,200 

32,200

30,600 

29,000 

26,600

u^tv, SeoondBonth foct-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ...........................

mber .........................

mber ..:......................

48,77 

145,33 

236,45

lendar year 1948 ............ 3,625,37

ary .

h............. ...............

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

1,276,10 

878,60 

373,78 

275,90 

320,94 

234,74 

204,99 

99,51 

65,73

ter year 1948-49 ............ 4,160,84

Peak discharge (base, 28,000 sec. -ft.). J

Jan. 23 (4 p.m.) 64,400 sec.-ft.s Jan. 31 (8 

May 26 (2 p.m.) 29,900 sec. -ft.

Bar.

22,800 

18,600 

15,500 

13,800 

12,900

12,700 

11,900 

11,100 

10,600 

10,500

10,500 

10,200 

9,680 

9,360 

9,040

8,720 

8,560 

8,400 

8,240 

8,080

7,920 

7,760 

7,760 

7,920 

8,240

10,300 

16,500 

19,600 

18,400 

18,400 

19,800

Apr.

18,400 

16,500 

15,000 

13,400 

11,800

10,600 

9,840 

9,040 

8,240

7,760

7,440 

7,120 

6,960 

6,800 

6,640

6,800 

6,960 

6,960 

7,280 

7,760

8,560 

8,720 

8,240 

7,440 

7,120

6,960 

8,080 

9,200 

9,680 

10,600

Maximum

0 1,800 

D 7,440 

3 24,800

3 57,800

3 63,700 

3 58,600 

3 22,800 

3 18,400 

D 29,600 

3 13,700 

3 11,900 

3 6,320 

D 4,240

3 63,700

Bay

10,640 

9,520 

8,560

7,760 

7,280

6,960 

6,320 

6,000 

5,680 

5,360

5,200 

4,880 

4,880 

4,720 

4,720

4,720 

4,560 

4,720 

4,560 

5,360

6,320 

7,440 

16,400 

24,000 

27,800

29,600 

28,400 

12,80O 

15,300 

11,800 

9,680

Minimum

1,410 

1,480 

2,640

1,290

16,700 

11,000 

7,760 

6,640 

4,560 

4,880 

3,470 

2,010 

1,700

1,410

June

8,560 

7,760 

7,120 

6,320 

6,800

7,440 

6,640 

5,840 

5,360 

4,880

5,040 

4,880 

4,880 

5,040 

5,040

6,800 

7,120 

8,880 

12,200 

13,000

11,400 

9,680 

8,560 

7,760 

6,800

6,320 

6,320 

12,400 

13,700 

12,200

Bean

1,57; 

4,844 

7,62"

9,90E

41,16C 

31.38C 

12.06C 9,19" 

10.35C 

7.82E 

6,61; 

3.21C 

2,19]

11,40C

July

11,900 

10,500 

8,880 

8,080 

7,120

6,320 

6,480 

6,640 

6,480 

6,320

7,760 

9,200 

8,400 

6,800 

5,520

4,880 

4,400 

4,080 

3,840 

3,470

4,560 

6,160 

6,480 

6,480 

6,000

4,880 

7,440 

7,760 

6,480 

5,840 

5,840

Aug.

6,320 

5,840 

5,520 

5,360 

4,720

4,080 

3,620 

3,400 

3,170 

2,940

2,800 

2,940 

3,170 

3,770 

2,940

2,940 

3,020 

2,800 

2,720 

2,720

2,570 

2,500 

2,420 

2,350 

2,280

2,210 

2,140 

2,080 

2,080 

2,080 

2,010

Per square 

mile

0.143 

.440 

.693

.901

) 3.74 

) 2.85 

) 1.10 

.836 

) .941 

.711 

.601 

) .292 

.199

) 1.04

Sept.

2,010 

2,010 

2,010 

2»080 

2,140

2,140 

3,210 

4,240 

3,540 

2,940

2,720 

2,420 

2,140 

2,080 

2,010

1,940 

1,940 

2,010 

2,010 

1,940

1,940 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,820

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,700

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.49 

.80

12.25

4.31 

2.97 

1.26 

.93 

1.08 

.79 

.69 

.34 

.22

14.04

in. 6 (2 p.m.) 38,600 sec. -ft .! Jan. 11, 41,000 sec. -ft.; 

a.m.) 55,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 19 (4 a.m.) 59,800 sec. -ft. ;

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations at Covlngton and Terre Haute.

 990813 O-52-27 
404 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°28 I 00", long. 87°25'08", In NW^ sec. 21, T. 12 

N., K. 9 W., at Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Creek and 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek. Datum of gage Is 442.90 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--12,200 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1927 to September 1949. August 1902 to December 1903 at pump 

house, 4,000 reet upstream; February 1905 to July 1906 at Vandalia Railway bridge, 

2,600 feet upstream. Gage-height records collected at site 3,300 feet upstream since 

December 1904, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--22 years (1927-49), 9,723 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 66,900 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 22.87 

reet); minimum, 1,410 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 3.46 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 189,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 

feet); minimum, 690 second-feet Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 feet Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge 

uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4 1.340

4.7 3,040

6.5 5,860

Oct. 1 to May 26

8.5 9,470

12.5 17,800

16.0 26,400

May 27 to Sept. 3O

18.0 33,200

19.5 40,800

22.8 66,000

3.5 1,470

5.0 3,840

9.0 10,800

14.0 21,300

16.0 26,400

17.3 30,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

gl,700 

gl,560 

al,570 

gl,590 

gl,610

gl,590 

gl,540 

gl,450 

gl,410 

1,460

1,580 

1,640 

gl,640 

gl,640 

1,610

1,540 

2,040 

g2,230 

g2,040 

gl,840

gl,710 

gl,710 

1,680 

1,660 

1,630

1,620 

1,620 

1,590 

1,570 

1,530 

1,510

Nov.

1,510 

1,540 

1,640 

1,680 

2,830

4,710 

6,030 

6,710 

7,070 

7,430

7,430 

6,710 

6,030 

5,520 

5,350

5,030 

4,870 

4,870 

4,870 

4,710

4,550 

4,550 

5,690 

7,070 

6,710

5,860 

5,030 

4,230 

3,840 

3,540

Dec.

3,320 

3,470 

3,700 

3,700 

3,770

3,540 

3,470 

3,320 

3,180 

2,970

2,830 

2,830 

2,830 

2,830 

3,040

4,870 

7,610 

13,300 

317,000 

g!6,900

14,800 

11,600 

9,660 

8,150 

7,610

7,070 

5,350 

4,710 

12,800 

24,200 

26,400

Jan.

26,700 

26,700 

25,300 

22,700 

30,500

34,800 

37,300 

36,800 

36,800 

38,400

40,800 

41,400 

41,400 

40,200 

37,300

33,200 

29,100 

29,400 

41,400 

54,000

62,000 

64,800 

66,000 

66,000 

62,800

57,200 

51,600 

51,600 

54,800 

358,000 

a58,000

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

858,000 

855,000 

850,000 

835,000 

29,400

a22,5OO 

320,000 

16,500 

15,600 

15,800

15,400 

815,000 

814,000 

814,000 

815,000

830,000 

15,600 

55,600 

59,600 

59,600

55,600 

49,200 

42,700 

38,400 

36,300

34,800 

33,600 

32,400

Seccndfoot-days

51,11 

147 , 61 

240,83

3,896,01

1,357,00 

970,60 

447,53 

315,41 

349, 09( 

268, 20( 

229,53( 

117, 91( 

65,06(

4,559,88

Mar.

29,800 

26,100 

21,700 

18,500 

16,500

15,400 

14,500 

13,500 

12,600 

12,400

12,000 

11,800 

11,400 

11,000 

10,600

10,200 

9,850 

9,660 

9,470 

9,090

8,710 

8,520 

8,520 

8,710 

8,900

10,000 

17,600 

22,700 

22,200 

22,200 

23,400

Apr.

22,900 

20,500 

18,500 

16,500 

14,500

12,900 

11,600 

10,600 

9,660 

9,090

8,520 

8,150 

,790 

,610 

,430

,610 

,790 

,610 

,610 

,970

8,710 

9,470 

9,280 

8,710 

8,150

7,610 

7,970 

9,470 

10,200 

11,000

Maximum

) 2,230 

) 7,430 

5 26,400

) 71,500

) 66,000 

) 59,600 

5 29,800 

) 22,900 

) 30,500 

) 15,400 

) 13,000 

D 7,070 

3 3,920

) 66,000

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 31 to Jar

37,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 12 (12 p.m.) 42,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

Jan. 31 (time and discharge unknown)} Feb. 20 (3 a.m.) 60

May

11,600 

11,200 

10,000 

8,9OO 

7,970

7,430 

7,070 

6,370 

6,030 

5,690

5,350 

5,190 

5,030 

4,710 

4,710

4,710 

4,710 

4,710 

4,550 

4,870

5,860 

7,430 

13,500 

24,200 

27,800

29,800 

30,500 

28,800 

22,000 

16,000 

12,400

Minimum

1,410 

1,510 

2,830

1,300

22,700 

14,000 

8,520 

7,430 

4,550 

5,710 

4,010 

1,980 

1,550

1,410

1. 2 

24 

400

June

10,600 

9,550 

8,650 

7,750 

7,410

8,650 

8,110 

7,070 

6,390 

6,220

7,410 

6,390 

5,880 

5,710 

5,710

7,580 

8,110 

9,370 

12,200 

14,600

13,800 

11,800 

9,910 

9,010 

7,750

6,900 

6,560 

9,910 

15,400 

13,800

Mean

1,64£ 

4,92C 

7,76£

10.64C

43.77C 

34,66C 

14,44C 

10.51C 

11,26C 

8.94C 

7,404 

3,804 

2,16£

12,49C

July

13,000 

12,000 

10,100 

8,830 

7,930

6,900 

6,390 

6,560 

6,560 

6,560

7,240 

9,370 

9,910 

8,650 

7,240

6,050 

5,370 

4,860 

4,690 

4,350

4,010 

7,240 

6,900 

7,750 

g6,900

g5,710 

6,560 

g8,650 

7,750 

7,750 

7,750

Ang.

g6,900 

g6,560 

6,220 

6,050 

5,540

4,690 

4,180 

3,760 

3,420 

3,180

3,180 

3,260 

3,180 

5,540 

7,070

5,030 

4,350 

3,580 

g3,180 

g2,940

2,860 

2,700 

2,620 

2,540 

2,380

2,380 

2,300 

2,220 

g2,060 

gl,980 

2,060

Per square 

mile

0.135 

) .403 

.637

.872

3.53 

2.84 

1.18 

.861 

.923 

.733 

.607 

.312 

.178

1.02

Sept.

1,980 

1,910 

1,910 

1,980 

2,060

2,060 

g2,460 

g3,760 

3,920 

3,180

2,700 

2,460 

2,300 

2,060 

1,980

1,910 

1,850 

2,380 

2,540 

2,140

2,060 

1,980 

1,840 

1,790 

1,730

1,680 

1,670 

1,640 

1,580 

1,550

Runoff im 

inches

0.16 

.45 

.73

11.89

4.14 

2.96 

1.36 

.96 

1.06 

.82 

.70 

.36 

.20

13.90

26,700 sec. -ft.: Jan. 7 (4 p.m.) 

6 a.m. to 9 a.m.) 66,900 sec. -ft.; 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (6 p.m.; 23,200 sec.-

ft.j Mar. 31 (7 p.m.) 23,700 sec.-ft.; May 27 (1 p.m.) 30,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Montezuma and at Riverton.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 405

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°01'13", long. 87°34'07", in sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 

w., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream from Turtle 

Creek. Datum of gage is 414.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--13,100 square miles.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 9,894 second-feet.

Jiixtremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 73,800 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 21.90 

reet); minimum, 1,590 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet 

Oct. 11, 31, Nov. 2.

.1939-49: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 29.36 

feet); minimum observed, 858 second-feet Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 

foot).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 feet, from graph based on oncedaily gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

1.2 1,560 11.2 17,700 18.0 40,800 0.9 2,OOO 10.0 

3.2 4,180 14.0 24,500 20.0 54,500 1.3 2,400 13.0 

7.2 10,100 16.0 31,000 21.8 72,700 3.5 4,880 15.2 

6.3 8,670

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,180 

2,120 

1,990 

2,060 

1,990

1,930 

1,930 

1,800 

1,800 

1,740

1,680 

1,800 

1,870 

1,870 

1,800

1,800 

1,990 

2,440 

2,440 

2,240

2,060 

1,990 

1,870 

1,870 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,740 

1,740 

1,670 

1,640

Nov.

1,630 

1,660 

1,800 

1,990 

2,640

4,600 

5,860 

6,840 

7,440 

8,040

8,350 

7,890 

7,290 

6,700 

6,280

6,140 

6,140 

6,000 

5,860 

5,860

5,580 

5,300 

5,440 

6,560 

7,590

7,140 

6,420 

5,720 

5,020 

4,600

Dec.

4,320 

4,040 

4,180 

4,320 

4,460

4,460 

4,320 

4,180 

4,040 

3,760

3,630 

3,430 

3,430 

3,430 

5,160

5,580 

6,560 

9,470 

14,100 

16,200

16,200 

14,100 

11,500 

9,800 

8,670

8,190 

7,290 

6,140 

10,800 

20,500 

24,000

Jan.

25,600 

26,200 

25,600 

24,800 

31,000

34,400 

34,400 

35,400 

36,400 

38,000

39,100 

40,200 

41,400 

42,600 

42,600

42,600 

42,000 

40,200 

43,800 

46,300

47,700 

54,500 

61,000 

69,400 

72,700

72,700 

70,500 

37,200 

64,000 

61,000 

59,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Jaou 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

57,200 

56,300 

56,300 

53,700 

48,400

43,200 

34,400 

26,200 

20,700 

18,200

17,700 

16,900 

15,600 

15,000 

24,500

32,200 

35,400 

39,600 

46,300 

52,900

57,200 

58,100 

56,300 

52,100 

47,000

43,200 

40,800 

37,400

Seccndfoot-days

59,45 

168,38 

250,26

4,243,02

1,432,30 

1,102,80 

530,10 

350,99 

371,90 

284,11 

242,28 

143,63 

77,82

5,014,02

Uar.

36,400 

34,400 

32,200 

27,100 

21,900

18 , 600 

16,600 

15,400 

14,500 

14,500

14,300 

13,700 

13,000 

12,400 

11,900

11,300 

10,800 

10,500 

10,300 

10,100

9,800 

9,630 

9,630 

9,470 

9,470

10,800 

21,400 

24,500 

24,800 

24,800 

25 , 900

Apr.

25,600 

24,300 

21,400 

19,300 

17,300

15,200 

13,700 

12,200 

11,000 

10,500

9,800 

9,310 

8,990 

8,670 

8,510

8,510 

8,510 

8,350 

8,350 

8,350

8,670 

9,310 

9,800 

9,630 

9,310

8,670 

8,350 

8,830 

9,970 

10,600

Maximum

D 2,440 

D 8,350 

D 24,000

D 72,500

D 72,700 

D 58,100 

3 36,400 

D 25,600 

3 28,400 

D 15,200 

3 13,500 

D 7,370 

3 3,700

D 72,700

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec.'-ft. ) . Jan. 15 (12 m

Hay

11,500 

11,900 

11,300 

10,300 

9,310

8,670 

8,190 

7,740 

7,440 

10,800

8,190 

6,700 

6,700 

6,140 

5,720

5,720 

5,720 

5,580 

5,440 

5,440

5,720 

7,890 

8,990 

16,500 

23,700

25,900 

27,100 

28,400 

28,100 

24,000 

17,100

Minimum

1,640 

1,630 

3,430

1,620

25,600 

15,000 

9,470 

8,350 

5,440 

6,440 

5,270 

2,550 

2,000

1,630

June

13,000 

11,000 

9,800 

8,830 

7,930

7,790 

8,670 

8,220 

7,370 

6,830

8,520 

8,520 

7,230 

6,570 

6,440

6,960 

8,070 

9,150 

10,300 

12,800

14,100 

13,200 

11,500 

9,970 

9,150

7,930 

7,930 

7,930 

13,200 

15,200

Mean

1,91£ 

5,613 

8,072

11.59C

46.20C 

39.39C 

17.10C 

11,70C 

12,OOC 

9.47C 

7,81E 

4,632 

2,594

13.74C

July

13,500 

12,600 

11,300 

9,630 

8,670

7,790 

6,960 

6,700 

6,830 

6,830

6,830 

7,650 

9,310 

9,310 

8,070

6,830 

6,570 

5,790 

6,180 

7,090

5,270 

5,400 

6,570 

7,930 

7,790

7,090 

6,180 

7,370 

8,370 

7,650 

8,220

15,200 

21,900 

28,100

Aug.

7,370 

6,960 

6,830 

6,440 

6,310

5,790 

5,270 

4,880 

4,520 

4,280

4,040 

4,400 

4,160 

4,760 

6,700

6,960 

5,790 

5,140 

4,400 

3,920

3,810 

3,590 

3,370 

3,150 

3,150

3,040 

3,040 

3,370 

2.930

2,710 

2,550

Per square 

mile

0.146 

.428

.616

) .885

) 3.53 

3.01 

1.31 

.893 

.916 

.723 

.597 

.354 

.198

) 1.05

) 43,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (4 a

Sept.

2,500 

2,500 

2,450 

2,450 

2,500

2,550 

2,500 

2,710 

3,590 

3,700

3,260 

2,930 

3,920 

2,930 

2,600

2,450 

2,350 

2,350 

2,760 

2,820

2,550 

2,450 

2,300 

2,200 

2,150

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,050 

2,000

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.48

.71

12.04

4.07 

3.13 

1.50 

1.00 

1.05 

.81 

.69 

.41 

.12

14.24

m.) 73,800
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°40'52", long. 87°32'04", at bridge on U. S. Highway 

50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria Creek and 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River. Datum of gage is 394.43 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--13,700 square miles.

Kecords available.--December 1929 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau

Average discharge.--19 years (1931-49), 10,510 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,000 second-feet Jan. 27, 28 (gage height, 

STOK feet); minimum discharge, 1,930 second-feet Oct. 11; minimum gage height, 2.37 

feet Oct. 11, Sept. 30.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 189,000 second-feet May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 

29.00 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 770 second-feet Aue 4 5 1934 (gasce 

height, 1.40 feet, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 feet, from floodmarks, determined 

by Corps of Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Remarks.--Records good to Apr. 30, fair thereafter. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.--Nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers

KevislonsT^-W 803: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year ls»*8-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-14, May 4 to June 8, 

June 11-13, June 17 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.3 

3.2 

5.8 

9.2

1,820

3,400

8,750

17,000

11.0

14.0

17.1

21,200

29,300

39,900

2.5

3.3

11.5

14.0

2,150

3,600

20,300

26,400

17.0 37,200

21.0 54,500

23.9 71,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,320

2,150

2,010

2,010

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,080

1,960

1,950

1,930

1,950

2,010

2,100

2,100

2,100

a2,200

2,750

2,930

2,660

2,490

2,320

2,240

2,150

2,150

2,120

2,080

2,060

2,010

1,980

2,240

Nov.

2,240

2,100

2,580

2,400

2,600

6,000

6,800

7,400

8,500

9,250

9,250

9,000

8,500

7,600

7,000

6,800

6,600

6,800

7,000

6,800

6,400

6,000

5,600

5,800

7,400

7,800

7,200

6,600

5,80C

5; 400

-

Dec.

4,800

4,500

4,300

4,200

4,300

5,000

4,800

4,500

4,400

4,300

4,200

3,800

3,600

4,000

6,200

8,750

7,800

9,250

13,000

16,000

17,000

16,000

13,500

11,500

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,600

12,200

20,500

25,000

Jan.

26,900

27,200

25,800

28,700

34,000

35,800

36,200

36,500

37,200

38,300

39,900

39,900

39,900

39,900

38,400

38,400

38,800

40,000

42,800

44,800

46,600

48,400

53,000

62,400

69,100

70,400

71,000

71,000

68,400

64,800

60,200

Month

October .. ^ .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

57,000

55,500

54,000

53,500

51,500

47 , 900

42,800

36,000

27,600

22,500

20,100

19,000

17,900

17,900

24,700

31 , 800

34,000

36,000

40,400

46,100

50,600

53,500

54,500

52,500

50,600

47,000

42,800

38,800

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

67,500 

189 22C

272*OOC

4,511,46C

1,414,70C

1,126,50C

564, 60C

371,700

373»80(

309,300

270,100

158,530 

89,320

5,207,27C

Mar.

36 , 400

34,000

31,800

28,300

24,500

21,000

18,200

16,000

15,800

16,300

17,500

16,700

15,200

14,000

13,000

12,400

11,800

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,600

10,400

10,200

10,200

10,000

10,600

20,100

25,600

26,700

27,000

26,700

Apr.

26,400

25,000

22,700

20,500

18,200

16,300

14,600

13,200

12,200

11,400

10,600

10,400

9,800

9,600

9,400

9,400

9,600

9,400

9,000

8,800

9,000

9,400

10,000

10,000

9,600

9,200

9,000

8,800

9,800

10,400

-

Maximum

2,930

9,250

25,000

69,000

71 , 000

57,000

36,400

26,400

25,800

16,900

16,500

8,200 

4,500

71,000

May

11,000

11,800

11,600

11,000

10,400

9,400

9,000

8,600

8,200

9,800

11,000

8,600

8,200

7,600

6,800

6,400

6,200

6,200

6,200

6,200

6,000

7,000

9,400

13,000

19,900

23,000

24,500

25,300

25,800

25,000

20,700

Minimum

1,930

2,100

3,600

1,740

25,800

17,900

10,000

8 1 800

7' ooo

6,000

2 930 

2^150

1,930

June

15,800

12 , 800

11,000

10,000

9,000

8,800

9,200

9,000

7,800

7,200

8,600

9,400

8,400

7,200

7,200

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,400

12,000

13,800

14,200

13,000

11,600

10,400

9,400

9,400

9,600

13,200

16,900

Mean

2,177

6,307

8,774

12,330

45,640 

40,230

18, 21C

12,330

12,060

10,310

&t 713

5,114 

2,977

14,270

July

16,500

14,600

12,800

11,000

9,800

8,800

8,200

7,200

7,400

7,400

7,200

7,600

9,400

10,600

9,600

7,800

7,200

6,800

6,200

7,400

6,800

6,000

6,800

8,200

8,800

8,000

7,400

8,800

8,800

8,600

8,400

Aug.

8,200

7,600

7,400

7,200

6,800

6,600

5,800

5,400

4,900

4,500

4,400

4,300

4,500

4,300

5,000

9,400

8,200

6,400

5,200

4,400

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,300

3,500

3,700

3,200

2,930

Per square 

mile

0.159

.460

.640

.900

3.33

2 94

l!33

.904

. 880

.753

. 636

.373 

.217

1.04

Sept.

2,840

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,660

2,840

2,750

2,660

3,500

4,400

4,100

3,600

4,000

4,500

3,400

2,930

2,750

2,930

3,110

3,600

3,110

2,750

2,660

2,580

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,320

2,240

2,150

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 '.51

.74

12.24

3.84

3.06 t C-X

J.. OO

1.01

1.01

.84

.73

.43

.24

14.12

Peak discharge (base. 19.000 see.-ft.) . Jan. 2 (4 a.m.) 27,500 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 27, 28, 71,000 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 23, 54,500 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 30 (3 a.m.) 27,000 sec.-ft.; May 29 (8 p.m.) 26,100 sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Mount Carmel and at Rlverton.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 407

Wabash River at Mount Camel, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'58", long. 87°47'2l", just upstream from Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Mount 

Carmel, Wabash County, and 3 1/3 miles downstream from Patoka River. Datum of gage 

is 371.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

Southern Railway bridge, 3.0 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 371.46 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--28,600 square miles.

Keeoras available.--January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

September 1949.

Average discharge.--22 years (1927-49), 25,440 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 236,000 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 23.81 

reet); minimum, 3,310 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.22 foot).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 305,000 second-feet May 25, 1943 (gage height, 25 17 

feet); minimum, 1,620 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 27.65 feet Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge 

428,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 300,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

4.0

12.0

15.0

3,250

4,200

17,400

49,000

64,700

18.0

19.6

21.0

22.0

23.8

86,400

106,000

133,000

162,000

236,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,200 

4,100 

3,940 

3,770 

3,740

3,740 

3,770 

3,650 

3,490 

3,400

3,430 

3,400 

3,340 

3,370 

3,370

3,550 

4,040 

4,520 

4,720 

5,040

5,260 

4,970 

4,580 

4,380 

4,300

4,200 

4,040 

3,900 

3,870 

3,740 

3,810

Nov.

4,550 

4,620 

5,690 

6,470 

7,920

13,800 

17,800 

22,800 

24,700 

25 , 600

26,200 

25,100 

23,200 

21,000 

18,800

16,900 

16,100 

16,800 

18,700 

21,400

23,200 

24,800 

25,300 

24,900 

25,300

26,100 

25,300 

23,700 

22,300 

20,700

Dec.

19,900 

19,700 

19,500 

18,800 

17,800

17,200 

16,400 

15,600 

16,400 

13,700

12,700 

12,000 

11,000 

10,700 

16,100

31,100 

37,700 

39,200 

42,100 

45,800

48,100 

48,700 

47,000 

42 , 900 

36,700

31,200 

27,300 

24,100 

28,500 

42,200 

51,000

Jan.

56,500 

60,200 

60,400 

64,000 

74,200

81,900 

89,100 

97 , 800 

107,000 

115,000

124,000 

137,000 

152,000

157,000 

151,000

140,000 

128,000 

119,000 

114,000 

111,000

112,000 

115,000 

123,000 

147,000 

181,000

212,000 

228,000 

235,000 

228,000 

219,000 

210,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

202,000 

193,000 

185,000 

176,000 

165,000

150,000 

132,000 

113,000 

91 , 600 

72,600

58,700 

50,200 

45,100 

43,500 

54,700

69,400 

77,300 

83,900 

92,800 

106,000

118,000 

128,000 

134,000 

135,000 

129,000

116,000 

99,200 

84,900

Seoondfoot-days

123,63 

579,75 

861,10

9,768,25

4,149,10 

3,105,90 

1,560,30 

1,214,50 

640,20 

652,70 

458,70 

311', 44 

190, £3

13,847,55

Peak discharge (base, 44,000 sec.-ft.). D

a.m.) 236,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 24 15 to 11 a.m

Mar.

75,600 

68,800 

63,100 

57,700 

51 , 800

45,500 

40,200 

36,500 

34,300 

38,500

46,900 

50,900 

51 , 600 

51,400 

50,600

49,500 

48,300 

46,700 

44,000 

40,400

36,700 

34,200 

32,900 

32,000 

32,500

36,100 

49,500 

a66,100 

874,800 

882,500 

a90,700

Apr.

94,700 

99,500 

100,000 

96,100 

89,600

80,400 

68,100 

52,600 

40,900 

34,600

31,400 

29,200 

27,500 

26,200 

24,900

23,800 

23,700 

23,000 

22,100 

21,300

20,800 

20,700 

21,000 

21,200 

20,700

20,100 

19,600 

19,500 

20,000 

21,300

Maximum

3 5,260 

D 26,200 

D 51,000

3 162,000

3 235,000 

3 202,000 

D 90,700 

D 100,000 

D 35,000 

3 34,600 

) 30,800 

3 20,700 

3 7,770

D 235,000

May

22,000 

22,600 

22 , 600 

21,300 

19,700

18,300 

17,100 

16,100 

15,300 

15,200

19,600 

25,400 

25,100 

21,200 

17,400

15,200 

14,300 

13,600 

12,700 

12,000

11,700 

11,800 

13,800 

16,500 

23,200

26,100 

34,000 

35,000 

35,000 

34,500 

31,900

Minimum

3,340 

4,550 

10,700

3,340

56,500 

43,500 

32,000 

19,500 

11,700 

11,300 

10,500 

6,250 

4,720

3,340

June

26,200 

21,100 

18,000 

16,200 

14,800

13,700 

13,200 

13,400 

12,800 

12,000

11,300 

14,300 

17,500 

18,800 

18,600

18,400 

18,700 

22,900 

26,400 

29,300

32,700 

34,600 

34,200 

31,700 

29,100

26,500 

24,600 

24,700 

26,500 

30,500

Mean

3,98£ 

19.32C 

27,78C

26.69C

133, 80C 

110, 90C 

50.33C 

40,48C 

20.65C 

21,76C 

14.80C 

10,05C 

6,341

37,94C

July

30,800 

27,800 

24,800 

21,800 

19,000

16,900 

15,200 

13,700 

13,000 

13,200

12,900 

12,700 

13,400 

14,800 

14,500

13,300 

12,000 

11,300 

10,500 

10,700

12,300 

11,600 

10,800 

11,600 

12,400

13,600 

13,800 

12,300 

12,400 

13,200 

12,400

Aug.

12,400 

11,800 

11,400 

11,500 

11,400

10,900 

9,970 

9,100 

8,260

7,650

7,270 

7,310 

7,840 

7,310 

8,030

13,000 

17,600 

20,700 

19,800 

15,200

11,900 

9,440 

8,110 

7,350 

6,820

6,360 

6,320 

6,250 

6,320 

6,820 

7,310

Per square 

mile

0.139

.676 

.971

.933

4.68 

3.88 

1.76 

1.42 

.722 

.761 

.517 

.351 

.222

1.33

Sept.

7,770 

7,730 

7,460 

6,780 

6,360

5,990 

5,990 

6,140 

6,180 

6,890

7,350 

7,120 

7,010 

7,270 

7,650

6,590 

5,840 

5,770 

6,030 

6,250

6,550 

6,550 

6,180 

6,030 

5,920

5,440 

5,040 

4,830 

4,800 

4,720

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.75 

1.12

12.69

5.40 

4.04 

2.03 

1.58 

.83 

.85 

.60 

.40 

.25

18.01

50. 22 (6 to 10 a.m.) 48,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (5 to 7 

) 136,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (l to 6 p.m.) 51,700 sec.-

ft.; Apr. 3 (2 to 4 p.m.) 101,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at auxiliary gage.
408 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Huntington, Ind.

Location . Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°53', long. 85°27', on line between SW£ sec. 4 and 

OTf~sec. 9, T. 28 N., R. 10 E., at county bridge 4.8 miles east of Huntington.

Drainage area. 246 square miles.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1949. January 1944 to September 1948 at 

site a.b miles downstreair.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum during water year, 3,340 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 

16.66 feet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

15

9.8

8.1

7.7

6.9

7.3

12

12

13

15

18

15

11

8.1

10

18

18

13

13

12

12

11

11

9.8

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

11

Nov.

12

13

18

42

176

414

186

92

68

215

300

163

76

75

64

48

100

186

210

366

282

139

98

76

65

57

53

48

60

60

-

Dec.

54

45

41

44

42

41

37

34

34

31

28

32

39

46

807

1,540

965

408

246

174

152

192

152

115

90

74

75

114

1,870

*1,570

965

Jan.

510

270

180

273

2,360

2,320

1,460

915

840

865

800

495

354

288

163

934

760

760

2,950

2,530

1,930

940

760

720

900

1,190

1,160

915

680

525

b450

Month

October ......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ...........

January ..........................

February ................... .

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ....................

Hater year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b350

b225

b!60

b!40

b!30

120

150

*163

180

163

122

92

70

676

2,670

2,810

2,600

1,810

1,220

840

426

318

450

378

378

354

318

258

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

373 .C

3,762"

10,057

-

30,197

17,571

4 358

3, 996

9 151

8 '408

2^514

1,556.£

2,155.'

94,099.6

Mar.

186

152

146

158

163

131

104

99

105

116

110

92

80

70

80

110

90

80

70

60

80

130

110

100

90

110

130

160

146

600

500

Apr.

450

350

250

163

130

110

100

88

74

67

65

61

60

58

70

71

75

282

234

146

106

92

87

72

52

136

222

141

96

88

Maximum

26

414

1,870

-

2 950

2 f 810

600

450

1,630

910

298

116

1,030

2,950

May

119

204

126

84

61

56

54

50

48

46

47

41

36

34

36

45

46

46

121

163

1,080

1,630

1,440

1,120

820

525

370

258

192

141

112

Minimum

6.9

12

28

-

163

70

60

52

34

25

6.0

7.8

6.0

June

94

85

72

75

62

50

49

38

28

30

32

414

402

318

525

865

800

510

288

174

116

106

99

89

539

910

638

500

350

150

Mean

12.0

125

324

-

974

628

141

133

295

280

50^2

71.9

258

July

100

80

70

60

55

50

70

150

ZOO

298

178

86

53

47

40

30

26

28

25

30

70

113

94

50

35

39

80

108

79

84

86

Aug.

93

114

116

80

60

45

40

38

96

70

70

100

70

50

40

35

60

80

66

45

22

16

25

32

28

15

6.6

6.0

12

16

10

Per square 

mile

0.049

.508

1.32

-

3 .96

2 .55

!573

.541

l!20

1.14

.330

204

!292

1.05

Sept.

7.8

8.4

8.1

20

1,030

368

80

82

72

39

30

23

14

17

28

18

16

26

34

21

116

16

12

10

11

11

9.0

9.0

9.4

10

Runoff in 

inchss

0.06

.57

1.52

-

4.57

2.66

 66

.60

l'.Z7

. 38

.24

.33

14.24

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 aec.-ft.). Deo. 29 (11 a.m.) 2,140 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 5 (12 m.) 2,640

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

jtote. No gage-height record Oct. 16, Nov.. 11, Jan. 25,-Feb. 6, 7, Mar. 13-28, Mar. 30 to Apr 3 

AprrS^, June 28 to July 9, July 16, 21, 24, Aug. 4-7, 10-17, 20, 23, 26, 31, Sept. 11, 28; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, veather records and records for stations on nearby a tre ams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 409

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°47', long. 85°40 I , in sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 8 E. , at 

highway bridge at Dora, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 688.59 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (]svels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--512 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to-September 1949 In reports of Geological Survey. Novemt>er 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--26 years, 520 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 second-feet Jan. 18 (gage height, 10.53 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 

1.41 feet).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.2 second-feet Aug. 3, 1934 

(gage height, 1.11 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

twice daily.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 14, May 25 to June 17, 

June 19 to Aug. 6, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

Gage read

1.4 17 2.1 125 5.3 1,610 

1.5 26 2.7 280 6.2 2,430 

1.6 36 3.2 440 8.5 5,160 

1.7 49 3.9 730 9.9 6,950 

1.9 83 4.6 1,100

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

76 

52 

41 

33 

27

25 

23 

24 

23 

22

32 

30 

 29 

29 

30

48 

59 

48 

40 

35

46 

52 

52 

46 

35

33 

31 

30 

29 

30 

29

Nov.

29 

29 

35 

95 

288

1,050 

1,260 

640 

373 

480

560 

480 

379 

337 

349

283 

274 

325 

316 

993

1,610 

855 

404 

271 

220

192 

162 

222 

*325 

280

Dec.

370 

280 

205 

170 

150

135 

128 

116 

107 

76

67 

79 

78 

357 

1,230

3,240 

3,000 

2,940 

1,570 

1,040

516 

580 

1,040 

855 

275

200 

190 

b250 

*b2,700 

b3,500 

2,820

Jan.

1,160 

580 

379 

446 

4,680

4,320 

3,360 

2,130 

1,100 

1,770

1,860 

1,480 

1,010 

805 

855

2,000 

2,760 

4,570 

6,950 

5,780

3,960 

1,400 

830 

980 

1,950

3,120 

5,040 

6,560 

4,440 

2,940 

930

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

540 

379 

358 

340 

301

277 

367 

*340 

379 

337

265 

248 

256 

592 

5,910

5,910 

4,680 

2,920 

1,040 

730

600 

1,210 

2,310 

1,200 

1,370

1,040 

680 

540

Secondfoot-days

1,139 

13,116 

28,264

226,071

80,145 

34,919 

16,044 

11,930 

10,085 

10,403 

7,213 

1,521 

1,939

216,718

Mar.

400 

334 

289 

268 

277

262 

332 

212 

198 

202

215 

240 

235 

235 

262

298 

256 

215 

195 

205

195 

205 

557 

640 

440

580

1,630 

2,650 

2,600 

877 

640

Apr.

660 

520 

400 

313 

265

248 

228 

198 

168 

152

140 

132 

130 

132 

128

138 

335 

484 

755 

640

404 

292 

268 

482 

452

262 

577 

1,560 

987 

480

Maximum

76 

1,610 

3,500

6,170

6,950 

5,910 

2,650 

1,560 

1,530 

1,570 

1,560 

99 

860

6,950

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (10 a.m

May

319 

298 

280 

265 

198

160 

148 

130 

121 

114

107 

105 

103 

91 

103

105 

283 

195 

158

142

239 

1,480 

1,530 

1,370 

620

440 

316 

230 

175

142 

118

Minimum

22 

29 

67

16

379 

248 

195 

128 

91 

52 

51 

21 

22

21

June

107 

95 

87 

83 

79

72 

65 

60 

55 

54

52 

105 

69 

63 

107

340 

1,260 

1,570 

740 

326

200 

160 

128 

101

141

1,140 

1,200 

730 

730 

484

Mean

36.7 

437 

912

618

2,585 

1,247 

518 

398 

325 

547 

233 

49.1 

64.6

594

July

370 

248 

152

114 

93

85 

730 

1,560 

705 

805

540 

289 

172 

116 

95

83 

74 

65 

62 

62

79 

105 

76 

70 

62

62 

63 

55 

51 

81 

89

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.072 

.854 

1.78

1.21

5.05 

2.44 

1.01 

.777 

.635 

.678 

.455 

.096 

.126

1.16

) 5,040 sec. -ft.; Jan. 18 (ll p

87 

67 

89 

74 

59

51 

42 

39 

54 

54

33 

31 

99 

85 

60

63 

59 

45

36 

36

35 

31 

26 

25 

24

23 

21 

29 

79 

6Q 

45

Sept.

41 

42 

40 

168 

860

112 

65 

41 

35 

33

26 

22 

26 

26 

26

26 

28 

30 

50 

29

26 

25 

25 

24 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.95 

2.05

16.41

5.82 

2.54 

1.17 

.87 

.73 

.76 

.52 

.11 

.14

15.74

m.) 7,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
410 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40° 17", long. 85°00', in SW£ sec. 8,- T. 19 N., R. 14 E., 

at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek and 2 miles east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area.--135 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.1 feet, 

1'rom graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 

1.67 feet Aug. 25, 26.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 24, 

1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 25, 26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

CJage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-29, Oct. 31 

to Nov. 5, Feb. 19-22, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.6 1.2 2.3 25 1.6 1.2 3.1 91 9.6 1,540 

1.7 2.2 2.6 44 1.7 2.8 3.5 136 10.8 2,210 

1.8 3.9 2.8 59 1.8 5.5 4.3 249 11.6 2,830 

1.9 6.7 3.0 77 1.9 lo 5.2 400 13.0 4,440 

2.0 10 3.5 136 2.1 20 6.4 637 

2.6 51 8.8 1,240 

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.5 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a2.5 

a2.o 

al.8 

al.6 

al.4

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.2

5.9 

4.5 

2.7 

2.2

1.8

2.7 

10 

10 

4.2 

3.0

2.9 

2.5 

2.2 

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

a2.5 

3.0

Nov.

2.9 

3.0 

3.9 

10 

447

714 

219 

86 

53 

82

103 

54 

56 

51 

53

37 

46 

43 

1,080 

1,200

308 

204 

129 

94 

a80

69 

alOO 

234 

382 

288

Dec.

163 

114 

89 

95 

103

72 

67 

52 

39 

39

40 

165 

280 

339 

1,840

2,340 

722 

156 

86

118

170 

304 

136 

72 

a65

a70 

84 

422 

1,150 

aSOO 

146

Jan.

a!20 

150 

87 

915 

4,440

2,880 

522 

264 

249 

406

a450 

a350 

280 

312

481

490 

a600 

1,14O 

2,010 

a640

226 

a200 

a!80 

219 

355

328 

2,080 

al , 300 

aSOO 

a200 

alOO

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ...................... ...

ober .................... ...

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

87 

aSO 

69 

70 

58

57 

68 

40 

64 

SO

42 

44 

54 

99 

2,110

871 

304 

226 

137 

91

69 

90 

212 

al50 

alSO

alOO 

a80 

a70

Secondfoot-days

93.2 

6,231.8 

10,038

72,221.2

22,474 

5,542 

10,257 

2,223 

1,099 

5,684.8 

1,410 

153.1 

110.7

65,316.6

Mar.

a6o 

55 

52 

50 

aSO

49 

40 

38 

90 

190

169 

130 

117 

190 

a!30

106 

106 

140 

172 

212

256 

642 

564 

272 

296

2,440 

2,210 

1,060 

131 

130 

110

Apr.

91 

73 

62 

54

51

51 

43 

37 

33 

33

33 

33 

34

45

150 

256 

also 

99 

a80

a60 

a50 

a70 

a60 

a45

35 

242 

105 

63 

53

Maximum

10 

1,200 

2,340

2,740

4,440 

2,110 

2,440 

256 

76 

1,640 

334 

14 

12

4,440

May

54 

76 

75 

64 

45

35 

35 

37 

40 

36

28 

25 

23 

Z4, 

27

28 

25 

22 

19

21

20 

20 

22 

36 

a45

54 

a50 

a 40 

31 

23 

a!9

Minimum

1.3 

2.9 

39

1.3

87 

40 

38 

32 

19 

6.8 

12 

2.2 

2.0

1.3

June

a!6 

14 

12

12

11

8.6 

7.3 

6.8

6.8 

7.3

10 

12 

12 

35 

125

698 

478 

173 

alOO 

a70

46 

34 

22 

19 

19

19 

63 

888 

L,640 

L,120

Mean

3.01 

208 

324

197

725 

198 

331 

74.1 

35.5 

189 

45.5 

4.94 

3.69

176

July

334 

128 

a70 

a 40 

26

21 

18 

66 

173 

106

a4O 

24 

a20 

al5 

a!3

ali; 

a!3 

a!3 

a!4 

35

39 

30 

28 

21

13

20 

a!8 

a!3 

a20 

alS 

12

Aug.

13 

14 

8.6 

7.8 

4.2

2.8 

2.6 

4.4

7.3 

a6.0

a5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

3.3 

5.5

4.4 

3.9 

7.3 

5.0

3.1

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.6 

3.3 

4.7 

4.2 

4.7

Per square 

mile

0.022 

1.54 

2.40

1.46

5.37 

1.47 

2.45 

.549 

.263 

1.40 

.337 

.037 

.027

1.33

Sept.

5.5 

3.3 

2.5 

3.3 

12

5.0 

3.3 

2.8 

2.3 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.3 

3.1

3.1 

2.5 

3.6 

5.2 

3.3

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.1

3.1

3.3 

2.3 

9.1 

6.8 

3.9

Runoff in 

inohes

0.03 

1.72 

2.77

19.90

6.19 

1.53 

2.83 

.61 

.30 

1.57 

.39 

.04 

.03

18.01

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurement 

and records for Mississinewa River at Marion and West Fork White River at Muncie.

s, weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN

MissisBinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34', long. 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E.,

 at Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek and 4 miles 

downstream from Lugar Creek. Datum of gage is 774.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--740 square miles.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Sep-

 tember 19^3 to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--25 years (1923-29, 1930-49), 611 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 10.14

 feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.09 foot); minimum daily, 5.6

second-feet Sept. 10 .

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.07

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Sept. 9,

1949; minimum daily, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage height,

-0.27 foot Sept. 25, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Kevlsio'ns.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

165

230

315

525

830

3.4 1,640

2,660

3,290

4,900

7,180

0.1 

.2 

.3

0.7

Note. Same as following 

table below 1.0 foot.

14

25

40

59

80

105

165

240

335

515

4.1 

5.2 

7.2 

9.7

2,340

3,400

5,800

9,420

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

53

46

40

38

40

40

38

40

37

37

51

48

57

57

53

65

67

63

61

76

78

74

63

59

55

53

50

48

48

50

53

Nov.

51

50

72

90

344

1,000

1,640

1,000

486

503

586

508

400

355

306

274

302

310

435

1,230

2,120

1,560

694

481

375

310

288

598

g742

g781

-

Dec.

g802

g564

g400

315

284

270

254

250

212

195

174

174

245

748

1,990

5,150

5,930

3,510

1,320

844

712

1,140

1,110

688

503

350

279

335

3,360

3,950

2,310

Jan.

970

658

476

733

5,630

7,180

6,620

3,160

1,360

1,600

2,160

2,210

1,680

1,280

1,320

2,760

3,400

4,370

9,420

7,470

3,440

1,480

1,110

1,600

2,510

2,980

3,920

6,760

5,150

2,510

1,220

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

825

615

502

502

444

432

463

420

450

402

335

305

325

551

7,160

7,470

4,420

1,860

1,260

998

788

1,450

1,520

1,340

1,480

1,220

922

750

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

1,638

38 ,'368

317, 763. £

97,137

39,209

27,457

19,475

10,627

8,354

2,420

1,423.6

272, 894. £

Mar.

585

476

420

396

396

374

330

305

300

315

335

346

335

346

390

502

444

379

444

426

379

742

1,260

1,300

780

802

3,710

5,150

3,120

1,300

1,070

Apr.

878

668

536

450

396

374

340

310

276

254

240

236

232

232

262

438

735

1,180

1,450

1,070

720

550

564

818

630

456

1,870

1,750

952

608

Maximum

78

2,120

5,930

10,600

9,420

7,470

5,150

1,870

1,040 

1,670

223

72

9,420

May

482

564

496

426

325

285

262

240

232

224

212

200

196

190

220

200

182

176

176

176

204

224

1,040

1,040

780

564

384

305

236

204

182

Minimum

37

50

174

7.6

476

305

300

232

176

92

48

5.6

5.6

June

165

150

147

132

126

117

111

105

100

105

98

92

92

100

100

196

1,370

1,670

900

456

315

240

204

162

168

179

162

300

276

557

Mean

52 I

596 '

1,238

868

3,133

1,400

886

649

343

296

26978. '.

47.5

748

July

960

368

232

176

144

156

254

460

915

795

522

352

212

159

129

114

102

100

98

212

159

176

179

232

168

135

156

147

105

251

186

Aug.

123

98

102

108

88

74

67

65

61

59

55

67

59

61

223

67

67

63

59

57

51

50

50

51

50

48

59

95

156

95

92

Per square 

mile

0.071

. 805

1.67

1.17

4 23

1 . 89

1.20

. 877

.464

400

!364

.106

.064

1.01

Sept.

72

65

61

59

53

53

53

53

20

5.6

9.2

10

44

55

65

57 ,

53

70

51

48

46

46

44

46

46

44

46

46

46

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.90

1.93

15 . 98

4 . 88

1.97 1 . 38

!s3

.45

.42

.12

.07

13.71

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 17 (11 a.m.) 6,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (9p.m.) 7,920 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6 a.m.) 7,470 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (11 a.m.) 

8,370 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 5,410 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of electric-tape gage.
412 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40 C 59', long. 85°46', in sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E., at 

Second Street Bridge at North Manchester, half a mile downstream from Pony Creek. 

Datum of gage is 738.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 429 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge. 25 years (1924-49), 359 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 12.17 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height observed, 2.06 feet Oct. 4, 5, Aug. 22.

1924-49: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 second-feet Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 

14.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet; minimum gage height, 

1.86 feet Sept. 13, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 17 second-feet Sept. 13, 14, 21, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good above 400 second-feet and fair below. Some regulation at times 

during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

63 

63 

51 

51 

50

50 

55 

55 

63 

55

63 

59 

53 

55 

57

57 

63 

55 

53 

59

61 

65 

63 

63 

57

59 

59 

57 

57 

55 

63

Nov.

67

67 

85 

112 

144

244 

150 

104 

82 

133

147 

117 

102 

94 

82

82

99 

112 

112 

266

226 

167 

130 

114 

102

92 

92 

92 

85 

80

Dec.

78 

76 

80 

78 

82

80

80 

76 

74 

76

76 

80 

82 

82

363

800 

545 

336 

253 

205

172 

170 

170 

133 

112

97 

109 

177 

1,830 

1,680 

1,040

Jan.

650 

459 

342 

450 

2,800

2,520 

1,880 

1,310 

920 

800

740 

598 

493 

428 

415

632 

595 

768 

3,520 

2,580

1,880 

1,040 

800 

920 

840

1,340 

1,580 

2,700 

2,180 

1,490 

960

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bef .................... .....

mber .........................

mber ....................

lendar year 1943 

ary ......

1.. ...................'

st .................... . .

ember ............. . .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

632 

493 

428 

382 

329

300 

310 

329

632 

439

316 

288 

459 

632 

4,760

4,240 

3,450 

2,580 

1,380 

1,400

1,060 

1,060 

960 

820 

1,220

820 

685 

650

Secondfoot-days

1,789 

3,581 

9,292

131,402

38,633 

31,554 

10,338 

7,279 

11,462 

10,074 

5,542 

3,137 

2,964

135,645

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft;). Jan

sec. -ft. 5 Jan. Z8 (1 p.m.) 2,890 sec.-rt.j J*e 

aec.-ft.

Mar.

545

476 

428 

432 

442

398 

355 

323 

355 

358

336 

238 

278 

262 

250

238 

235 

223 

205 

211

217 

259 

382 

345 

323

304 

422 

411 

323 

275 

439

Apr.

365 

385 

342 

288 

256

247 

226 

217 

190 

181

167 

167 

167 

167 

190

172 

181 

310 

342 

291

244 

232 

232 

214

193

266 

307 

294 

235 

211

Maximum

65 

266 

1,830

3,840

3,520 

4,760 

545 

385 

1,980 

1,930 

493 

178 

288

4,760

5 (3 p.m.) 

t>. 15 (1 p.m

May

196 

211 

196 

178 

167

150 

138 

127 

117 

112

104 

104 

99 

99 

97

97 

90 

87 

104 

313

415 

1,810 

1,980 

1,310 

840

615 

476 

415 

323 

266 

226

Minimum

50 

67 

74

50

342 

288 

205 

167 

87 

112 

104 

72 

65

50

June

193 

170 

187 

668 

310

208 

161 

133 

122 

117

114 

112 

120 

127 

253

569 

880 

545 

365

269

217 

193 

161 

136 

141

235 

284 

354 

1,930 

800

Mean

57.7 

119 

300

359

1,246 

1,127 

333 

243 

370 

336 

179 

101 

98.8

372

July

493 

342 

253 

196 

167

158 

138 

127 

147 

435

272 

205 

147 

147 

117

109 

120 

117 

114

164

238 

223 

150 

122 

122

122 

109 

104 

107 

130 

147

Aug.

109 

164 

178 

127 

107

102 

99 

97

112 

92

94 

150 

117 

97 

90

85 

85 

104 

117 

97

85 

72 

74 

76 

76

78 

80

92 

85 

92 

104

Per square 

mile

0.134 

.277 

.699

.837

2.90 

2.63 

.776 

.566 

.862 

.783 

.417 

.235 

-.230

.867

Sept.

94 

85 

82 

90

Z38

288 

170

133 

112 

97

90 

90 

90 

92 

87

76 

76 

78 

76 

74

74 

72 

70 

67 

67

65 

70 

74 

72 

65

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.31 

.81

11.41

3.35 

2.74 

.90 

.63 

.99 

.87 

.48 

.27 

.26

11.77

3,380 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (11 a.m.) 3,840 

. ) 5,90O sec.-ft.j June 29 (6 a.m.J 2,520
410 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40° 17", long. 85°00', in SW£ sec. 8,- T. 19 N., R. 14 E., 

at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek and 2 miles east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area.--135 square miles.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.1 feet, 

1'rom graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 

1.67 feet Aug. 25, 26.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 24, 

1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 25, 26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

CJage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-29, Oct. 31 

to Nov. 5, Feb. 19-22, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.6 1.2 2.3 25 1.6 1.2 3.1 91 9.6 1,540 

1.7 2.2 2.6 44 1.7 2.8 3.5 136 10.8 2,210 

1.8 3.9 2.8 59 1.8 5.5 4.3 249 11.6 2,830 

1.9 6.7 3.0 77 1.9 lo 5.2 400 13.0 4,440 

2.0 10 3.5 136 2.1 20 6.4 637 

2.6 51 8.8 1,240 

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.5 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a2.5 

a2.o 

al.8 

al.6 

al.4

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.2

5.9 

4.5 

2.7 

2.2

1.8

2.7 

10 

10 

4.2 

3.0

2.9 

2.5 

2.2 

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

a2.5 

3.0

Nov.

2.9 

3.0 

3.9 

10 

447

714 

219 

86 

53 

82

103 

54 

56 

51 

53

37 

46 

43 

1,080 

1,200

308 

204 

129 

94 

a80

69 

alOO 

234 

382 

288

Dec.

163 

114 

89 

95 

103

72 

67 

52 

39 

39

40 

165 

280 

339 

1,840

2,340 

722 

156 

86

118

170 

304 

136 

72 

a65

a70 

84 

422 

1,150 

aSOO 

146

Jan.

a!20 

150 

87 

915 

4,440

2,880 

522 

264 

249 

406

a450 

a350 

280 

312

481

490 

a600 

1,14O 

2,010 

a640

226 

a200 

a!80 

219 

355

328 

2,080 

al , 300 

aSOO 

a200 

alOO

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ...................... ...

ober .................... ...

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

87 

aSO 

69 

70 

58

57 

68 

40 

64 

SO

42 

44 

54 

99 

2,110

871 

304 

226 

137 

91

69 

90 

212 

al50 

alSO

alOO 

a80 

a70

Secondfoot-days

93.2 

6,231.8 

10,038

72,221.2

22,474 

5,542 

10,257 

2,223 

1,099 

5,684.8 

1,410 

153.1 

110.7

65,316.6

Mar.

a6o 

55 

52 

50 

aSO

49 

40 

38 

90 

190

169 

130 

117 

190 

a!30

106 

106 

140 

172 

212

256 

642 

564 

272 

296

2,440 

2,210 

1,060 

131 

130 

110

Apr.

91 

73 

62 

54

51

51 

43 

37 

33 

33

33 

33 

34

45

150 

256 

also 

99 

a80

a60 

a50 

a70 

a60 

a45

35 

242 

105 

63 

53

Maximum

10 

1,200 

2,340

2,740

4,440 

2,110 

2,440 

256 

76 

1,640 

334 

14 

12

4,440

May

54 

76 

75 

64 

45

35 

35 

37 

40 

36

28 

25 

23 

Z4, 

27

28 

25 

22 

19

21

20 

20 

22 

36 

a45

54 

a50 

a 40 

31 

23 

a!9

Minimum

1.3 

2.9 

39

1.3

87 

40 

38 

32 

19 

6.8 

12 

2.2 

2.0

1.3

June

a!6 

14 

12

12

11

8.6 

7.3 

6.8

6.8 

7.3

10 

12 

12 

35 

125

698 

478 

173 

alOO 

a70

46 

34 

22 

19 

19

19 

63 

888 

L,640 

L,120

Mean

3.01 

208 

324

197

725 

198 

331 

74.1 

35.5 

189 

45.5 

4.94 

3.69

176

July

334 

128 

a70 

a 40 

26

21 

18 

66 

173 

106

a4O 

24 

a20 

al5 

a!3

ali; 

a!3 

a!3 

a!4 

35

39 

30 

28 

21

13

20 

a!8 

a!3 

a20 

alS 

12

Aug.

13 

14 

8.6 

7.8 

4.2

2.8 

2.6 

4.4

7.3 

a6.0

a5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

3.3 

5.5

4.4 

3.9 

7.3 

5.0

3.1

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.6 

3.3 

4.7 

4.2 

4.7

Per square 

mile

0.022 

1.54 

2.40

1.46

5.37 

1.47 

2.45 

.549 

.263 

1.40 

.337 

.037 

.027

1.33

Sept.

5.5 

3.3 

2.5 

3.3 

12

5.0 

3.3 

2.8 

2.3 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.3 

3.1

3.1 

2.5 

3.6 

5.2 

3.3

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.1

3.1

3.3 

2.3 

9.1 

6.8 

3.9

Runoff in 

inohes

0.03 

1.72 

2.77

19.90

6.19 

1.53 

2.83 

.61 

.30 

1.57 

.39 

.04 

.03

18.01

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurement 

and records for Mississinewa River at Marion and West Fork White River at Muncie.

s, weather records,
WABASH RIVER BASIN

MissisBinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34', long. 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E.,

 at Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek and 4 miles 

downstream from Lugar Creek. Datum of gage is 774.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--740 square miles.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Sep-

 tember 19^3 to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--25 years (1923-29, 1930-49), 611 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 10.14

 feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.09 foot); minimum daily, 5.6

second-feet Sept. 10 .

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.07

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Sept. 9,

1949; minimum daily, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage height,

-0.27 foot Sept. 25, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Kevlsio'ns.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

165

230

315

525

830

3.4 1,640

2,660

3,290

4,900

7,180

0.1 

.2 

.3

0.7

Note. Same as following 

table below 1.0 foot.

14

25

40

59

80

105

165

240

335

515

4.1 

5.2 

7.2 

9.7

2,340

3,400

5,800

9,420

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

53

46

40

38

40

40

38

40

37

37

51

48

57

57

53

65

67

63

61

76

78

74

63

59

55

53

50

48

48

50

53

Nov.

51

50

72

90

344

1,000

1,640

1,000

486

503

586

508

400

355

306

274

302

310

435

1,230

2,120

1,560

694

481

375

310

288

598

g742

g781

-

Dec.

g802

g564

g400

315

284

270

254

250

212

195

174

174

245

748

1,990

5,150

5,930

3,510

1,320

844

712

1,140

1,110

688

503

350

279

335

3,360

3,950

2,310

Jan.

970

658

476

733

5,630

7,180

6,620

3,160

1,360

1,600

2,160

2,210

1,680

1,280

1,320

2,760

3,400

4,370

9,420

7,470

3,440

1,480

1,110

1,600

2,510

2,980

3,920

6,760

5,150

2,510

1,220

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

825

615

502

502

444

432

463

420

450

402

335

305

325

551

7,160

7,470

4,420

1,860

1,260

998

788

1,450

1,520

1,340

1,480

1,220

922

750

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

1,638

38 ,'368

317, 763. £

97,137

39,209

27,457

19,475

10,627

8,354

2,420

1,423.6

272, 894. £

Mar.

585

476

420

396

396

374

330

305

300

315

335

346

335

346

390

502

444

379

444

426

379

742

1,260

1,300

780

802

3,710

5,150

3,120

1,300

1,070

Apr.

878

668

536

450

396

374

340

310

276

254

240

236

232

232

262

438

735

1,180

1,450

1,070

720

550

564

818

630

456

1,870

1,750

952

608

Maximum

78

2,120

5,930

10,600

9,420

7,470

5,150

1,870

1,040 

1,670

223

72

9,420

May

482

564

496

426

325

285

262

240

232

224

212

200

196

190

220

200

182

176

176

176

204

224

1,040

1,040

780

564

384

305

236

204

182

Minimum

37

50

174

7.6

476

305

300

232

176

92

48

5.6

5.6

June

165

150

147

132

126

117

111

105

100

105

98

92

92

100

100

196

1,370

1,670

900

456

315

240

204

162

168

179

162

300

276

557

Mean

52 I

596 '

1,238

868

3,133

1,400

886

649

343

296

26978. '.

47.5

748

July

960

368

232

176

144

156

254

460

915

795

522

352

212

159

129

114

102

100

98

212

159

176

179

232

168

135

156

147

105

251

186

Aug.

123

98

102

108

88

74

67

65

61

59

55

67

59

61

223

67

67

63

59

57

51

50

50

51

50

48

59

95

156

95

92

Per square 

mile

0.071

. 805

1.67

1.17

4 23

1 . 89

1.20

. 877

.464

400

!364

.106

.064

1.01

Sept.

72

65

61

59

53

53

53

53

20

5.6

9.2

10

44

55

65

57 ,

53

70

51

48

46

46

44

46

46

44

46

46

46

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.90

1.93

15 . 98

4 . 88

1.97 1 . 38

!s3

.45

.42

.12

.07

13.71

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 17 (11 a.m.) 6,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (9p.m.) 7,920 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6 a.m.) 7,470 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (11 a.m.) 

8,370 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 5,410 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of electric-tape gage.
412 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40 C 59', long. 85°46', in sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E., at 

Second Street Bridge at North Manchester, half a mile downstream from Pony Creek. 

Datum of gage is 738.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 429 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge. 25 years (1924-49), 359 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 12.17 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height observed, 2.06 feet Oct. 4, 5, Aug. 22.

1924-49: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 second-feet Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 

14.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet; minimum gage height, 

1.86 feet Sept. 13, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 17 second-feet Sept. 13, 14, 21, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good above 400 second-feet and fair below. Some regulation at times 

during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

63 

63 

51 

51 

50

50 

55 

55 

63 

55

63 

59 

53 

55 

57

57 

63 

55 

53 

59

61 

65 

63 

63 

57

59 

59 

57 

57 

55 

63

Nov.

67

67 

85 

112 

144

244 

150 

104 

82 

133

147 

117 

102 

94 

82

82

99 

112 

112 

266

226 

167 

130 

114 

102

92 

92 

92 

85 

80

Dec.

78 

76 

80 

78 

82

80

80 

76 

74 

76

76 

80 

82 

82

363

800 

545 

336 

253 

205

172 

170 

170 

133 

112

97 

109 

177 

1,830 

1,680 

1,040

Jan.

650 

459 

342 

450 

2,800

2,520 

1,880 

1,310 

920 

800

740 

598 

493 

428 

415

632 

595 

768 

3,520 

2,580

1,880 

1,040 

800 

920 

840

1,340 

1,580 

2,700 

2,180 

1,490 

960

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bef .................... .....

mber .........................

mber ....................

lendar year 1943 

ary ......

1.. ...................'

st .................... . .

ember ............. . .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

632 

493 

428 

382 

329

300 

310 

329

632 

439

316 

288 

459 

632 

4,760

4,240 

3,450 

2,580 

1,380 

1,400

1,060 

1,060 

960 

820 

1,220

820 

685 

650

Secondfoot-days

1,789 

3,581 

9,292

131,402

38,633 

31,554 

10,338 

7,279 

11,462 

10,074 

5,542 

3,137 

2,964

135,645

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft;). Jan

sec. -ft. 5 Jan. Z8 (1 p.m.) 2,890 sec.-rt.j J*e 

aec.-ft.

Mar.

545

476 

428 

432 

442

398 

355 

323 

355 

358

336 

238 

278 

262 

250

238 

235 

223 

205 

211

217 

259 

382 

345 

323

304 

422 

411 

323 

275 

439

Apr.

365 

385 

342 

288 

256

247 

226 

217 

190 

181

167 

167 

167 

167 

190

172 

181 

310 

342 

291

244 

232 

232 

214

193

266 

307 

294 

235 

211

Maximum

65 

266 

1,830

3,840

3,520 

4,760 

545 

385 

1,980 

1,930 

493 

178 

288

4,760

5 (3 p.m.) 

t>. 15 (1 p.m

May

196 

211 

196 

178 

167

150 

138 

127 

117 

112

104 

104 

99 

99 

97

97 

90 

87 

104 

313

415 

1,810 

1,980 

1,310 

840

615 

476 

415 

323 

266 

226

Minimum

50 

67 

74

50

342 

288 

205 

167 

87 

112 

104 

72 

65

50

June

193 

170 

187 

668 

310

208 

161 

133 

122 

117

114 

112 

120 

127 

253

569 

880 

545 

365

269

217 

193 

161 

136 

141

235 

284 

354 

1,930 

800

Mean

57.7 

119 

300

359

1,246 

1,127 

333 

243 

370 

336 

179 

101 

98.8

372

July

493 

342 

253 

196 

167

158 

138 

127 

147 

435

272 

205 

147 

147 

117

109 

120 

117 

114

164

238 

223 

150 

122 

122

122 

109 

104 

107 

130 

147

Aug.

109 

164 

178 

127 

107

102 

99 

97

112 

92

94 

150 

117 

97 

90

85 

85 

104 

117 

97

85 

72 

74 

76 

76

78 

80

92 

85 

92 

104

Per square 

mile

0.134 

.277 

.699

.837

2.90 

2.63 

.776 

.566 

.862 

.783 

.417 

.235 

-.230

.867

Sept.

94 

85 

82 

90

Z38

288 

170

133 

112 

97

90 

90 

90 

92 

87

76 

76 

78 

76 

74

74 

72 

70 

67 

67

65 

70 

74 

72 

65

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.31 

.81

11.41

3.35 

2.74 

.90 

.63 

.99 

.87 

.48 

.27 

.26

11.77

3,380 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (11 a.m.) 3,840 

. ) 5,90O sec.-ft.j June 29 (6 a.m.J 2,520
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

413

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°47', long. 86°15', in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 2 E., at 

bridge on Adamsboro road, 5j miles northeast of Logansport and 6.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--833 square miles.

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.35 

reet); minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.99 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944 (gage height, 10.50 

feet); minimum, 96 second-feet Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 2.92 feet).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 

17,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 9,900 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

[gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 2 

Dec. 18-Z9, July 21-25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

3.7

93 

188 

300 

3S5

4.1 

4.5 

5.2

6.1

595

850

1,420

2,330

7.0

8.5

9.6

10.2

3,42O 

5,600 

7,570 

9,050

3.1 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.7

135

260

330

480

910

5.1 

5.7 

6.9 

8.0 

9.0

1,210

1,810

3,300

4,820

6,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

149 

145 

133 

126 

126

120 

123 

129 

133 

126

126 

126 

133 

136 

136

133 

129 

129 

129 

126

126 

139 

145 

145 

142

142 

145 

142 

139 

142 

145

Nov.

142 

136 

152 

195 

242

367 

534 

354 

296 

308

280 

296 

2 SO 

249

216

123 

155 

192 

188 

209

372 

349 

253 

223 

220

202 

*216 

168 

165 

152

Dec.

129 

139 

a!30 

a!30 

a!35

a!35 

136 

136 

126 

b!30

b!40 

142 

162 

178 

228

1,420 

1,420 

734 

556 

*475

410 

324 

300 

293 

242

188 

162 

288 

3,310 

4,400 

2,780

Jan.

1,60O 

992 

774 

845 

4,540

5,920 

3,700 

2,720 

1,800 

1,900

2,110 

1,560 

1,200 

1,000 

985

1,330 

1,600 

1,980 

6,580 

6,080'

3,840 

2,720 

1,750 

1,750 

1,800

2,330 

4,120 

6,510 

5,760 

3,280 

2,220

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h. ......................... .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,42O 

1,240 

978 

918 

85O

774 

880 

754 

938 

1,040

748 

837 

685 

1,240 

7,780

9,050 

6,170 

4,400 

3,430 

2,780

2,220 

2,040 

2,040 

1,640 

2,280

1,980 

1,490 

1,390

Secondfoot-days

4,165 

7,234 

19,457

255,269

85,296 

61,792 

19,847 

15,795 

30,951 

34,269 

19,255 

7,1S8 

7,551

312,780

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 7,800 sec. -ft.; F< 

sec. -ft.; June 17 (6 p.m.) S, 080 'sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,020 

910 

845 

786 

826

838 

709 

681 

649 

655

7O3 

589 

530 

508 

469

415 

425 

395 

390 

370

385 

480 

649 

661 

643

577 

845 

910 

754 

583 

667

Apr.

910 

910 

774 

625 

577

565 

513 

469 

390 

385

385 

362 

352 

357 

370

375 

375 

518 

679 

601

530 

491 

474 

430 

385

405 

661 

767 

619 

541

Maximum

149 

534

4,400

5,940

6,580 

9,050 

1,020 

910 

8,400 

4,200 

2,240 

619 

1,050

9,050

i. 6 (3 a.m. 

sb. 16 (11 a

May

491 

390 

469 

395 

385

334 

a300 

284 

270 

253

246 

239 

232 

198 

204

246 

242 

242 

274 

274

709 

6,400 

6,080 

3,700 

2,460

1,530 

1,260 

754 

754 

741 

595

Minimum

120 

123 

126

108

774 

637 

370 

352 

198 

284 

264 

147 

141

120

June

547 

502 

405 

1,120 

910

625 

436 

370 

339 

284

326 

312 

309 

400 

464

1,550 

4,200 

3,170 

1,700 

1,130

878 

703 

631 

502 

486

2,190 

2,770 

1,390 

2,840 

2,780

Mean

134 

241 

628

697

2,751 

2,207 

640 

526 

998 

1,142 

621 

231 

252

857

July

1,440 

1,020 

826 

649

508

559 

559 

469 

595 

2,240

1,560 

980 

748 

518 

415

357 

323 

312 

302 

316

426 

595 

673 

442 

352

323 

357 

274 

264 

362 

491

Aug.

362 

327 

619 

458 

320

270 

242 

228 

210 

210

213 

210 

242 

236

210

210 

210 

186 

183 

195

186 

174 

159 

153 

147

150 

150 

174 

183 

183 

168

Per square 

mile

0.161 

.289 

.754

.837

3.30 

2.65 

.768 

.631 

1.20 

1.37 

.745 

.277 

.303

1.03

6.760 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (12 p.n 

m. ) 9,550 sec. -ft.; May 22 (8 p

Sept.

198 

183 

183 

186 

918

1,050 

601 

380 

295 

242

213 

195 

180 

183 

174

168 

165 

171 

165 

162

165 

156 

162 

162 

159

141 

159 

141 

144 

150

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.32 

.87

11.39

3.81 

2.76 

.89 

.71 

1.38 

1.53 

.86 

.32 

.34

13.98

1. ) 7,140 

m. ) 7,570

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

t North Manchester, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
414 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°36', long. 86°37', on line between SE^ sec. 22 and 

 Nt£ sec. 27, T. 25 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Delphi and 45 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 268 square miles.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 11.66 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage 

height, 2.37 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 19, 1949; minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 

13-15, 1944 (gage height, 2.13 feet, from graph based on gage readings).

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 4,700 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Nov. 4, 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6-9, 13-28}

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

2.5 27 3.2 109 2.3 15

2.8 49 3.7 245 2.5 27

2.9 59 4.0 345 2.7 43

3.0 71 4.8 690 2.9 63

3.1 88 7.7 2,180 3.0 75

3.1

3.4

4.0

4.8

7.7 2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

40

35

33

31

30

29

31

33

33

52

58

52

44

40

40

43

43

45

43

41

40

40

38

38

37

35

35

35

35

35

Nov.

340

a50

a80

161

410

740

441

275

225

320

361

260

233

236

210

180

183

183

180

202

210

180

153

*132

116

109

105

92

86

81

-

Dec.

73

67

67

67

368

69

66

60

50

b53

bSO

b55

57

57

189

555

409

275

233

194

177

*245

236

183

124

139

228

448

2,180

1,690

a920

Jan.

496

342

266

703

3,640

2,960

1,390

1,020

865

1,020

1,390

31,200

865

690

645

890

890

915

4,900

3,300

1,290

890

a850

a850

940

1,240

1,690

2,790

1,940

1,020

765

Month

October ....................... .

November .........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1948 ......

January ......... . . .

February ............. . .

March ............. ..............

April ......................

May ..............................

June .............................

July. ................. .

August .....................

September ................. ......

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

524

385

285

332

332

a330

329

315

350

294

240

225

3270

501

3,680

3,010

1,340

965

a800

a650

555

815

1,040

815

890

622

524

461

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,204

6,234

9,284

88,727

42,652

20, 87£

8,177

5,533

5,370

2,943

9,078

2 '718 115

114,187

Mar.

364

318

294

273

285

264

222

225

234

237

240

237

3220

201

183

174

174

171

157

146

143

162

201

a!90

160

265

740

555

382

343

417

Apr.

a

Maximum

58

740

2,180

2,270

4,900

3,680

740

417

961

374

1,190

374

46

4,900

417

343

300

264

240

234

204

186

160

149

146

141

143

138

138

141

138

149

136

126

128

133

138

124

110

128

234

261

204

180

-

92 9.2 3,150

165 10.5 4,300

350 11.1 4,900

690

180

to September 1949

May

168

16

12

11

8

6

9

107

99

c

9

9

2

2

2

90

82

7

7

7

7

5

4

77

89

7

7

7

8

3

4

89

94

96

6C

42

1

0

9

a330

255

2C

17

14

12

4

4

1

1

110

Minimum

29

40

50

19

266

225

143

110

73

52

51

24

20

20

June

99

a 90

85

103

110

87

78

71

67

63

61

60

59

61

84

67

a90

154

160

112

92

89

71

62

59

54

54

52

275

374

-

Mean

38.8

208

299

242

1,376

746

264

184

173

98.1

293

68.2

23.9

313

July

243

a!75

3130

3100

78

1,190

546

282

240

840

449

264

171

114

89

70

61

53

51

51

a80

306

282

152

99

92

168

397

a700

915

690

Aug.

374

285

225

146

101

78

67

63

58

51

45

44

42

41

40

37

36

34

33

30

29

27

27

26

26

25

24

25

26

25

25

Sept.

a24

23

23

24

46

40

35

29

25

22

22

21

22

22

20

21

21

a22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.145 0.17

.776 .86

1.12 1.29

.903 12.31

5.13 5.92

2.78 2.90

.985 1.13

.687 .77

.646 .75

.366 .41

1.09 1.26

.254 .29

.089 .10

1.17 15.85

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ecords,
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Warsaw, Ind.

415

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 41°17', long. 85°51', in sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 6 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 15, 2£ miles upstream from Deeds Creek and 3^ miles north of Warsaw.

Drainage area.--126 square miles.

Records available.--August 1943 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 388 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 3.11 feet); 

minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 26; minimum gage height, 0.23 foot Oct. 27.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 552 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 3.67 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 7.5 second-feet Oct. 16, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

30

31

30

29

28

29

33

32

30

30

29

30

28

26

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

27

26

25

24

23

24

24

a24

a24

Nov.

a24

24

28

33

44

47

43

41

39

41

43

41

42

42

42

42

45

45

46

48

47

44

43

42

42

41

42

42

42

40

-

Dec.

41

42

41

40

39

37

36

37

38

36

35

37

37

38

56

58

52

iO

SO

il

51

52

49

50

50

55

50

51

80

75

74

Jan.

77

77

81

88

116

109

111

118

123

130

134

140

141

143

145

145

145

150

198

204

217

217

224

224

224

238

245

259

266

a270

274

Month

October ..........................

November :........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ...........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

304

312

304

304

296

289

289

245

217

198

191

179

185

173

245

245

289

312

353

370

388

370

353

353

353

336

336

320

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

854

1,225

1,488

35,266

5,233

8 , 109

5,915

3* 465

2,960

4, 289

3,018

997

824

38,377

Mar.

336

320

304

289

274

259

238

224

217

210

198

a!85

179

179

a!70

al70

167

a!60

al55

150

145

143

140

140

136

142

141

134

al35

a!35

140

Apr.

135

a!35

132

131

131

a!30

126

124

123

121

120

118

115

113

115

114

114

114

113

110

108

107

106

104

101

101

105

104

98

97

-

Maximum

33

48

80

290

274

336

135

136

179

144

55

42

388

May

96

99

98

95

95

90

75

76

74

72

72

71

71

66

66

67

69

66

84

101

99

113

116

122

119

122

127

134

136

135

134

Minimum

23

24

35

17

77

173

134

97

66

100

50

18

20

18

June

134

132

131

134

134

134

a!30

127

123

116

101

100

116

133

143

150

150

150

150

162

167

179

173

173

167

167

162

156

150

145

Mean

27 * 5

4ois

48.0

96.4

169

290

191

116

143' 95.5

97.4 32 . 2

27 . 5

105

July

144

140

134

128

124

124

125

124

127

127

116

114

109

100

98

92

90

84

82

79

83

84

83

77

73

70

67

62

56

52

a50

Aug.

51

55

52

49

47

44

39

34

33

32

32

35

33

32

29

27

29

29

27

27

25

23

21

21

19

18

21

24

24

33

32

Per square 

mile

0 218

. 324

!381

.765

1.34 2 30

1 52

!921

 758

1.13

.773 

 256

 218

.833

Sept.

24

23

20

22

29

28

28

28

26

25

23

23

24

24

24

22

22

25

33

40

42

28

27

30

36

33

27

23

30

35

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.36

.44

10.41

1.54

2.39

l!75

1.02

 87 

1.27

 89

.29

.24

11.31

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations at Montlcello and near Ora.
416 WABASH RIVER BASPT

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°10', long. 86°34', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 31 N., R. 1 W. 

at highway bridge 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from Osborn 

ditch.

Drainage area. 837 square miles.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 12.32 

FeeTT; minimum, 170 second-feet Oct. 19; minimum gage height, 4.41 feet Oct. 30.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet Apr. 13, 1944 (gage height, 13.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 131 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 16, 17, 

1946; minimum gage height.4.15 feet Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, 

Apr. 29 to May 19, July 2 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

4.4 170 9.0 1,700 4.4 17O 

4.5 190 9.7 2,060 4.8 265 

5.4 420 11.3 3,310 7.8 1,180 

7.5 1,070 12.2 4,240 9.O 1.7OO 

9.5 1,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

174 

178 

176 

176 

174

174 

176 

182 

184 

180

178 

180 

178 

176 

180

182 

184 

182 

176 

176

178 

180 

182 

180 

178

178 

176 

176 

176 

176 

178

Nov.

180 

180 

192 

240 

272

320 

320 

300 

285 

290

302 

308 

302 

292 

290

282 

305 

322 

325 

315

*320 

325 

310 

300 

290

285 

270 

260 

258 

252

Dec.

248

245 

242 

240 

262

275 

265 

262 

250 

248

b250 

262 

265 

275 

362

660

705 

600 

525 

495

465 

465 

450 

445

a400

b350 

b370 

b450 

1,130 

1,750 

1,500

Jan.

1,100

b950 

b800 

b750 

1,370

1,900 

1,800 

1,420 

*1,300 

1,220

1,220 

1,140 

1,070 

1,000 

930

965 

965 

1,220 

2,120 

3,130

3,130 

2,730 

2,260 

2,000 

1,950

1,900

2,000

2,410 

2,810 

b2,300 

b2,000

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. .........................

mber ........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .........

1 ...........................

st ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

bl,800 

tl,600 

t>l,400 

tl , 400 

bl,200

bl,100 

bl,000 

bl,200 

bl,300 

bl,300

bl,200 

1,070 

1,180 

1,380 

2,320

4,000 

4,240 

3,600 

3,220

*3,050

2,730 

2,570 

2,410 

2,330 

2,330

2,330

"2,120 

2,000

Secondfoot-days

5,524 

8,492 

14,711

250, 708

51,860 

57,380 

34,395 

22,415 

24,865 

24, 695 

16,735 

7,860 

6,223

275,155

Mar.

1,850 

1,750 

1,600 

1,550 

1,500

1,460 

1,380 

1,300 

1,340 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

 1 , 100 

1,040 

al.OOO

a950 

a900 

a850 

840 

840

810 

810 

840 

810 

780

780 

900 

965 

900 

840 

930

Apr.

1,070 

1,O8O 

1,020 

955 

895

865 

835 

775 

745 

700

685 

655 

640 

625 

625

655 

685 

715 

730 

700

670 

655 

655 

640 

610

610 

760 

775 

715 

670

Maximum

184 

325 

1,750

3,090

3,130 

4,240 

1,850 

1,080 

1,950 

1,260 

775 

400 

277

4,240

Peak discharge (base, 2,1OO sec. -ft.). Jan. 2O (6 p.m.

May

640 

685 

655 

610 

565

535 

520 

505 

490 

460

445 

430 

415 

400 

385

385 

385

400 

505 

805

925 

1,190 

1,800 

1,950 

1,800

1,600 

1,340 

1,180 

1,040 

955 

865

Minimum

174 

180 

240

156

750 

1,000 

780 

610 

385 

460 

331 

186 

176

174

June

805 

730 

670 

715 

745

700 

640 

580 

535 

490

460 

460 

475 

535 

640

805 

1,110 

,260 

,220

,110

,040 

,110 

,110 

985 

955

925 

955 

1,140 

955 

835

Mean

178 

283 

475

685

1,673 

2,049 

1,110 

747 

802 

823 

540 

254 

207

754

July

775 

730 

670 

625 

610

610 

640 

595 

565 

715

745 

640 

580 

520 

475

445 

415 

382 

346 

331

415 

685 

730 

580

520

475 

445 

400 

367 

358 

346

Aug.

325 

361 

400 

364 

334

310 

286 

255 

283 

255

250 

250 

268 

295 

268

258 

248 

225 

228 

222

212 

208 

212 

198 

190

190 

186 

186 

198 

195 

200

Per square 

mile

0.213 

.338 

.568

.818

2.00 

2.45 

1.33 

.892 

.958 

.983 

.645 

.303 

.247

.901

Sept.

208 

218 

220 

218 

255

277 

252 

255 

238 

225

218 

210 

208 

ZOO 

195

192 

192 

195 

195 

195

195 

190 

188 

190 

190

186 

184 

182 

176 

176

Runoff im 

inohes

0.25 

.38 

.65

11.14

2.30 

2.55 

1.53 

1.00 

1.10 

1.10 

.74 

.35 

.28

12.23

) 3,310 see. -ft.; Jan. 31 (1O a.m.) 4,240

sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (2 a.m. ) 4,360 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Tippecanoe River near Monticello and Yellow River at Knox.

ID Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 417

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location.--Lat. 40°47', long. 86°45', at Norway plant of Northern Indiana Public Service 

Co. in sec. 21, T. 27 N., R. 3 W., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area.--1,740 square miles.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,380 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,480 second-feet Feb. 15; minimum daily, 

2'ltJ second-feet Oct. 20.

1931-49: Maximum daily discharge, 15,000 second-feet May 18, 1943; minimum daily, 

103 second-feet July 27, 1934.

Remarks.--Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of power plant and flow 

over dam.

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

348

283

239

304

261

283

283

326

326

239

304

294

304

304

261

326

283

283

281

218

261

261

283

261

304

283

283

283

283

283

304

Nov.

304

E83

407

424

536

576

571

570

543

526

516

564

613

556

494

536

626

521

597

614

635

586

543

531

391

635

505

369

551

461

-

Dec.

420

421

363

488

462

543

502

437

439

418

336

564

526

521

982

1,510

1,480

1,290

1,030

1,030

964

929

929

869

691

369

486

769

3,000

3,470

2,780

Jan.

2,370

1,800

1,790

2,110

3,970

4,010

3,650

3,340

2,840

3,140

3,530

2,770

2,670

2,290

2,160

2,650

2,290

3,130

8,500

6,850

6,490

6,020

4,980

4,820

4,400

4,860

5,380

7,630

6,040

4,000

3,700

Month

October ......................

November .........................

December ........... ........ . .

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June ........................

July .................. . . .

August ............ ...........

September ......... . ... .

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,450

2,920

2,650

2,570

2,140

2,060

1,860

2,220

2,630

2,630

2,430

1,950

2,350

3,220

9,480

8,050

7,820

8,270

6,840

5,840

5,380

6,020

5,640

5,240

5,680

4,650

4,530

3,880

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8 , 83£

15,613

29,018

478,460

124,180

122,400

66,120

42,950

55,661

53,416

31,394

14,635

11,173

575,399

Mar.

3,660

3,190

3,050

2,950

2,930

2,700

2,330

2,370

2,480

2,700

2,220

2,280

1,940

1,870

1,800

1,720

1,570

1,590

1,590

1,430

1,480

1,540

1,550

1,540

1,460

1,700

2,190

2,410

1,980

1,770

2,130

Apr.

2,460

2,230

2,030

1,840

1,640

1,640

1,520

1,410

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,070

1,260

1,200

1,240

1,540

1,460

1,370

1,160

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,040

1,180

1,630

1,610

1,430

1,280

Maximum

348

635

3,470

7,610

8,500

9,480

3,660

2,460

5,180

3,860

1,550

876

1,090

9,480

May

1,240

1,340

1,320

1,200

1,000

1,020

916

817

801

776

821

735

702

735

598

751

735

780

1,004

1,320

1,650

5,170

5,180

5,040

4,310

3,810

3,480

2,680

2,140

1,860

1,730

Minimum

218

283

336

196

1,790

1,860

1,430

1,040

598

783

570

326

262

218

June

1,540

1,340

1,600

3,270

2,050

1,550

1,440

1,080

1,030

916

844

916

783

957

1,140

1,600

2,480

3,860

3,280

2,630

1,740

2,820

2,100

1,880

1,730

1,750

1,600

1,750

2,210

1,530

Mean

285

520

936

1,307

4,006

4,371

2,133

1,432

1 , 796

1,781

1,013

472

372

1,576

July

1,300

1,220

1,110

908

1,040

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,020

1,460

1,550

1,380

1,060

1,040

900

768

735

686

653

570

854

1,240

1,300

1,170

1,000

900

895

801

665

817

702

Aug.

605

876

767

752

611

523

478

538

495

457

572

490

452

474

500

506

501

348

434

391

369

391

369

369

369

326

326

347

326

326

347

Per square 

mile

0.164

.299

.538

.751

2.30

2.51

1.23

.823

1.03

1.02

.582

.271

.214

.906

Sept.

347

326

348

385

1,090

669

507

452

398

408

370

349

349

262

348

327

332

326

273

295

318

332

287

283

313

283

. 326

283

283

304

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.33

.62

10.22

2 .65

2.62

1.41

.92

1.19

1.14

 67

.31

.24

12.29
418 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°37', long. 86°45', in sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., 

a miles northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Delphi. Datum of gage is 552.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 1,850 square miles.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1949. March 1903 to July 1906 and November, 

uecemoer iyuu at site 5j miles downstream.

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 1,459 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 11.03 

reet); minimum, 204 second-feet Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 2.50 feet Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 

Dee. 11; minimum daily discharge, 233 second-feet Oct. 3.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.24 

feet); minimum, 94 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 1941 (gage height, 2.15 feet); minimum daily, 

94 second-feet Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 feet, present site and datum, Ndv. 3, 1936 (discharge, 

17,400 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions (water year).--W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

390

315

233

315

306

3O6

296

325

372

301

320

315

325

335

.301

315

366

237

292

315

278

360

340

325

296

320

310

315

315

325

335

Nov.

330

325

528

432

801

630

692

578

668

507

549

668

715

60S

578

653

661

754

638

6S4

692

692

615

692

452

684

593

452

578

571

-

Month

Dec.

452

459

466

528

645

700

700

353

610

574

340

702

614

654

1,280

1,800

1,710

1,570

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,080

1,080

916

843

423

566

1,130

3,580

4,070

3,1OO

Jan.

2,760

2,04O

2,O40

2,370

4,470

4,47O

3,940

3,580

3,100

3,460

4,070

3,100

3,100

2,570

2,360

3,110

2,660

3,360

9,800

a7,500

a7,000

6,320

5,O60

5,O6O

4,760

5,360

5,840

8,31O

a7,OOO

a4,500

a4, OOO

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a3,500

a3,20O

a3,000

2,930

2,310

2,370

2,170

2,480

2,760

2,870

2,640

2,190

2,590

3,8OO

10,600

8,400

7,790

8,130

6,960

6,160

5,680

6,320

5,840

5,520

6,000

4,910

4,910

4,330

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,799

18,020

34,645

520,030

137,070

130,450

72,98O

49,350

67,018

62,412

35,431

16,714

12,405

646,294

Mar.

3,820

3,460

3,22O

3,170

3,150

2,830

2,570

2,640

2,690

2,930

2,580

2,560

2,100

2.O7O

1,870

2,040

1,760

1.80O

1,720

1,600

1,600

1,760

1,710

1,720

1,560

2,160

2,470

2,750

2,310

2,000

2,360

Apr.

2,760

2,610

2,310

2,010

1,950

1,910

1,620

1,600

1,480

1,320

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,200

1,480.

1,300

1,450

1,740

1,610

1,540

1,330

1,470

1,370

1,450

1,170

1,43O

2,040

1,850

1,68O

1,550

-

Maximum

390

801

4,070

6.8OO

9,800

10,600

3,820

2,760

7,450

4,470

1,890

1,160

1,640

10,600

May

1,670

1,450

1,690

1,430

1,23O

1,190

1,160

1,020

1,000

99O

963

871

818

838

726

947

841

894

1,260

1.60O

2,010

7,450

6,480

6,000

4,760

4,330

3,820

3,030

2,480

2,090

1,980

Minimum

233

325

340

233

2,040

2,170

1,600

1,170

726

964

563

325

293

233

June

1,670

1,490

1,720

3,820

2,32O

1,690

1,620

1,240

1,190

964

1,100

1,080

988

1,210

1,840

2,160

2,970

4,47O

3,460

2,950

2,08O

3,340

2,260

2,210

1,940

2,040

1,940

1,940

2,920

1,79O

-

Mean

316

601

1,118

1,421

4,422

4,659

2,354

1,645

2,162

2,080

1,143

539

414

1,771

July

1,590

1,340

1,340

1,160

1,160

1,490

1,690

1,300

1,200

1,840

1,890

1,640

1,090

1,050

979

873

746

653

563

578

988

1,490

1,210

1,300

1,080

921

1,O80

707

777

1,030

676

Aug.

608

1,160

929

8O1

600

60O

578

571

586

473

905

500

507

514

615

549

699

432

446

432

432

432

432

446

452

330

355

325

335

335

335

Per square 

mile

O.171

.325

.604

.768

2.39

2.52

1.27

.889

1.17

1.12

.618

.291

.224

.957

Sept.

350

345

366

395

1,640

715

593

586

473

350

340

340

350

355

301

296

335

366

384

293

306

325

340

335

330

3 2O

335

340

325

315

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.36

.70

10.45

2.76

2.62

1.47

.99

1.35

1.25

.71

.34

.25

13.00

a No gage-height record; 

Montlcello.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

419

Location.--wire-weight gage, lat. 40°28', long. 85°58', in NE£ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 5 E.- 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of Greentown and lOi miles 

upstream from Kokomo Creek.

Drainage area. 166 square miles.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 13.19 

TeeTJ; minimum, 2.1 second-feet Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 2.38 feet Sept. 30.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 19, 1949; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 

21, 1947; minimum gage height, 2.18 feet Jan. 1, 1947.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years). W 1053 : 1945.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.1 

3.4 

3.0 

2.5 

2.1

2.1 

2.5 

2.8 

2.5 

a3.0

5.2 

4.8 

4.8

4.L 

3.7

4.5 

5.2 

6.7 

6.7 

6.0

5.2 

5.6 

5.6 

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.6 

8.8 

13

Nov.

14 

17 

22 

24 

34

101 

85 

51 

36 

37

75 

61 

49 

41 

37

29 

33

41 

41 

75

80 

64 

54 

44 

35

35

35 

38 

38 

40

Dec.

40 

36 

34

31 

31

31 

31 

27 

24 

18

14 

19 

23 

22 

96

520 

427 

258 

196 

143

*117 

210 

188 

151 

123

98 

b9O 

blOO 

797 

975 

482

Jan.

284 

203 

154 

290 

1,43O

1,480 

715 

577 

472 

501

735 

695 

558 

445 

418

675 

810 

1 ,460 

3,930 

2,240

1,000 

615 

*435 

575 

655

785 

915 

1,76O 

1,210 

635 

375

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .................... ...

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

h. ..................... ... .

1 ............................

st ............... ... .

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

236 

171 

152 

148 

129

129 

171 

158 

191 

152

114 

109 

124 

167 

1,780

1,670 

896 

595 

465 

375

278

515 

595 

445 

475

335 

278 

228

Secondfoot-days

149.5 

1,366 

5,352

65,715.2

27,032 

11,081 

4,203 

3,233 

1,266 

1,469 

3,644 1,156.' 

189.]

60, 140. £

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.) .--Dec

sen. -F-h

liar.

171 

150 

134 

129 

130

122 

103 

1OO 

103 

1O6

107 

104 

97 

96 

92

87 

89 

89 

79 

76

80 

90 

96 

88 

84

95 

505 

405 

228 

184 

184

Apr.

168 

135 

122 

1O9 

1O4

104 

95 

91 

81 

74

74 

74 

76 

75 

80

79 

80 

112 

118 

107

1OO 

100 

103 

115 

94

94 

191 

206 

146 

126

Maximum

13 

101 

975

2,500

3,930 

1..780 

505 

206 

113 

239 

835 

' 339 

11

3,930

. 30 (2 a.m. 

n. 28 (12 m.

May

113 

107 

83 

63 

56

54 

49 

45 

45 

40

31 

30 

29 

28 

27

26 

23 

23 

24 

30

29 

43 

48 

40 

33

30 

28 

a25 

22 

a21 

a21

Minimum

2.1 

14 

14

1.4

154 

109 

76 

74 

21 

14 

13 

5.1 

3.0

2.1

June

21 

21 

21 

20 

18

18 

18 

17 

15 

14

14 

IS 

16 

17 

20

22 

87 

138 

126 

85

50 

42 

30 

43 

22

21 

20 

71 

239 

228

Mean

4.82 

45.6 

173

180

872 

396 

136 

108 

40.8 

-49.0 

118 

37.3 

6.30

165

July

162 

113 

54 

25 

24

164 

228 

144 

179 

475

252 

161 

110 

56 

28

22 

21 

19 

17 

18

43 

56 

27 

20 

20

49 

22 

17 

13 

270 

835

Aug.

339 

184 

139 

99 

54

26 

22 

19 

16 

15

21 

22 

18 

15 

13

14 

12 

10 

9.6 

9.2

7.8 

7.4 

6.2 

6.2 

5.8

5.1 

5.4 

6.5 

22 

15 

12

Per square 

mile

0.029 

.275 

1.04

1.08

5.25 

2.39 

.819 

.651 

.246 

.295 

.711 

.225 

.038

.994

Sept.

8.3 

7.0 

5.8 

5.8 

6.5

5.8 

5.8 

5.1 

5.1 

4.4

a5.0 

a6.O 

a7.0 

aS.O 

a7.0

a7.5 

a9.0 

all 

alo 

a9.0

aS.O 

a7.0 

a6.0 

5.4 

aS.O

a4.5 

4.0 

3.7 

3.4 

3.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.31 

1.20

14.72

6.06 

2.48 

.94 

.72 

.28 

.33 

.82 

.26 

.04

13.47

) 1,170 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1 a.m.) 1,810 

) 2,020 sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,340

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, veather records, 

ana records for Cicero Creek near Cicero and South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

990813 O-52-28 
420

Wildcat Creek at Owaseo, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 4 ft°28', long. 86>38', in SU}- sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 39, half a mile northwest of Owaseo and 15 miles upstream 

from South Fork Wildcat Creek. Datum of gage is 624.61 feet above mean sea level 

(unadjusted).

Drainage area. 372 square miles.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 10.55 

feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.16 feet); minimum 

daily discharge, 15 second-feet Sept. 19.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 6,900 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944 (gage height, 10.95 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 25, 

1944 (gage height, 1.08 feet); minimum daily, 11 second-feet Sept. 25, 1944.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, 

by power plants above station. Gage read twice daily.

Flow regulated

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.9

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan

2.3 140

2.6 210

2.9 295

3.6 55O

5.4 

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

1,440

2,400

3,150

4,490

10.4 5,990

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.8 

3.1

135

240

320

3.5 

4.5

5.4

460

910

1,440

Note. Same as preceding table above 

S.TTe'et.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

34 

31 

26 

27

31 

24 

26 

32 

24

30

40 

49 

33 

32

34 

38 

63 

50 

41

43 

35 

39 

32 

33

38 

32 

36 

33

36 

27

Nov.

34 

38 

42 

56 

289

478 

286 

271 

215 

235

262 

212 

215 

185 

160

135 

137 

151 

142 

147

149 

198 

180 

151 

130

123 

120 

109 

102 

102

Dec.

100 

101 

101 

89 

88

88 

85 

82 

82 

78

75 

74 

76 

76 

118

348 

652 

610 

435 

358

302 

312 

348 

351 

283

220 

215 

223 

1,180 

1,560 

1,470

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Jan.

860 

550 

424 

630 

2,470

2,980 

2,680 

1,770 

1,220 

1,110

1,360 

1,500 

1,440 

1,140 

960

1,080 

1,410 

1,740 

3,900 

5,990

4,900 

2,510 

1,320 

1,200 

1,320

1,620 

1,920 

2,890 

3,440 

2,610 

1,470

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ........

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec.

Feb.

935 

652 

456 

456 

410

364 

385 

413

424 

416

350 

296 

302 

354 

2,290

3,890 

3,340 

2,040 

1,320 

1,050

835 

1,140 

1,500 

1,320 

1,140

990 

788

652

Secondfoot-days

1,083

5,054 

10,180

146,926

60,414 

28,508 

10,176 

8,039 

4,382 

2,545 

7,092 

3,922 

918

142,313

Mar.

432 

440 

388 

357 

354

332 

293 

275 

272 

285

288 

280 

262 

248 

240

230 

218 

220 

209 

195

193 

205 

238 

213 

205

220 

549 

860 

675 

500 

500

Apr.

508 

432 

364 

323 

293

278 

265 

240 

211 

197

187 

185 

183 

179 

189

205 

203 

222

255 

270

250 

235 

248 

248 

235

228 

332 

378 

385 

311

Maximum

63 

478 

1,560

4,270

5,990 

3,B90 

860 

508 

282 

360 

1,330 

935 

41

5,990

-ft. ).--Jan. 6 (4 a.m.

sec. -ft. ; Jan. 29 (4 a.m.) 3,770 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (8 a.m

May

278 

282 

238 

205 

185

169 

163 

155 

149

139

130 

124 

12., 

130 

111

108 

116 

105 

98

105

106 

130 

147 

139 

145

117 

117 

110 

94 

81 

82

Minimum

34 

74

22

424 

296 

193 

179 

81 

50 

64 

32 

15

15

3,150 sec. 

.) 3,890 se

June

76 

71

69 

63 

52

62 

57 

55 

51 

53

50 

51 

50

53 

62

63 

80 

90 

92 

110

111 

98 

85 

70 

68

56 

64 

78 

245 

360

Mean

34.9 

168 

328

-101

1,949 

1,018 

328 

268 

141 

84.8 

229 

127 

30.6

390

July

275 

201 

126 

99 

87

212 

189 

163 

296

364

456 

332 

211 

163 

126

1OO 

81 

73 

64

67

128

122 

133

85 

81

101 

114 

225 

130 

1,330 

958

Aug.

935 

593 

323 

238 

185

151 

114 

93 

86 

92

119 

79

74 

69 

68

60 

64

55 

52 

56

4O

45 

47 

41 

41

32 

34 

33 

33 

36 

34

Per square 

mile

0.094

.452 

.882

1.08

5.24 

2.74 

.88E 

.720 

.379 

.228 

.616 

.341 

.082

1.05

Sept.

32 

41 

37 

31 

34

34 

41 

37 

35 

27

26 

28 

30 

25 

28

24 

29 

25 

15 

33

33 

29 

36 

33 

33

29 

32 

33 

25 

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

.51 

1.02

14.69

6.04 

2.85 

1.O2 

.80 

.44 

.25 

.71 

.40 

.09

14.24

-ft.j Jan. 20 (9 a.m.) 6,250 

c.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

421

Location . Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°24', long. 86°47', in w£ sec. 28, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., 

at; Highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream from Middle Pork, 4£ miles upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area. 242 square miles.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 11.70 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 27,Sept. 11-13 

(gage height, 1.73).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 5,770 second-feet Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 11.7 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 22, 

1944; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 27, Sept. 11-13, 1949.

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair 

Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

37

34

33

32

32

32

33

33

33

41

48

52

53

50

50

107

96

109

9O

73

66

61

57

53

52

52

48

46

44

46

Nov.

44

41

57

85

311

880

640

398

294

364

426

308

248

206

192

170

176

202

185

185

170

155

143

131

125

115

115

110

102

98

-

Dec.

92

85

82

80

88

85

85

75

73

65

55

65

75

75

111

560

458

304

244

206

179

244

255

213

173

146

164

228

1,260

1,100

600

Jan.

392

290

224

987

3,250

2,260

1,260

90O

740

820

1,340

1,300

940

700

620

780

900

1,430

4,200

2,580

1,340

780

600

740

780

980

1,180

2,260

1,540

820

630

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .................... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ..--.

Augu 

Sept

mt ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

423

325

262

283

255

324

248

244

269

252

188

176

196

552

3,570

2,580

1,300

880

700

580

482

720

800

6 2O

640

520

434

392

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,634

6,676 

7,525

103,984

37,533

18,115

6,992

6,086

3,48O

3*103

1,369 

701

94,403

Mar.

3OO

272

244

227

220

210

185

176

182

185

179

155

155

155

155

149

149

149

131

125

125

140

158

152

152

192

660

540

356

311

500

Apr.

482

370

3O8

258

230

220

196

170

158

146

143

140

140

131

140

152

149

167

161

155

149

146

170

202

173

158

272

336

248

216

-

Maximum

109

880

1,260

3,100

4,300

3,570 

660

482

210

00^ 226

171 

28

4,300

May

196

210

167

149

134

128

120

120

118

112

100

100

92

88

88

88

85

78

80

98

90

98

100

149

146

122

102

93

82

75

73

Minimum

32

41

55

35

224

176

125

131

73

43

32 

22 

30

20

June

69

'6565

65

61

57

55

50

48

44

48

44

44

46

52

59

78

71

a70

65

55

69

55

48

ag 5

63

43

55

248

343

Mean

52 7

223 

243

284

1,211

647

226

203

112

73.0

67 »8 

44.2 

23.4

259

July

226

153

120

93

77

70

72

75

9O

88

68

68

58

48

47

45

40

40

36

34

38

83

51

41

34

33

39

38

32

34

132

Aug.

171

135

86

70

63

50

44

40

36

34

33

40

36

51

45

39

34

34

30

29

26

24

23

24

22

22

22

27

38

27

24

Per square 

mile

0.318

 921 

1.00

1.17

5.00

2 .67

.934

.839

 463

.302

 280 

.183 

.097

1.07

Sept.

24

28

26

22

21

33

23

21

22

21

2O

30

21

32

22

22

22

26

28

28

34

26

26

26

33

24

23

22

23

34

Runoff in 

inchem

0. 25 

l!o3

1.16

15.99

5.77

2 . 78

1.07

.94

.53

.34

.32 

.21 

.11

14.51

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (5 a.m.) 3,590 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (5 a.m.) 5,250

sec.-ft. ; Jan. 28 (10 a.m.J 2,670 sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (10 a.m.) 4,80O sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
422 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06<05", long. 870 43'00", in NEijNE^- sec. 21, T. 

19 w., R. 12 W., at Butler Branch bridge, 150 feet upstream from Butler Branch, half a 

mile downstream from confluence of Salt Fork, and Middle Fork Vermilion River, and 2f 

ralles northwest of Catlin. Datum of gage Is 527.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 959 square miles.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,640 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.52 

reetj; minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.66 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 36,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 23.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 23.75 feet; minimum, 9.5 second-feet Sept. 17, 1940; minimum 

gage height recorded, that of Sept. 21, 1949.

Maximum stage known since 1903, 24.4 feet In March 1939, from floodmarlcs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

44 

38 

36 

35

34 

34 

34 

35

36

39 

38 

37 

39 

37

40 

43 

40 

49 

43

37 

37 

37 

37 

38

38

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

Nov.

37 

38 

41 

42 

160

205 

174 

157 

86 

113

122 

122 

100 

84 

79

84 

138 

138 

129 

115

105 

96 

86 

*79 

77

77 

75 

71 

a65 

a65

Dec.

a65 

a60 

a65 

a65 

a80

al20 

190 

133 

107 

113

94 

90 

88 

86 

135

223

265 

223 

205

177

170 

164 

155 

147 

b!40

b!30 

195 

529 

2,380 

2,000 

1,070

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

630 

510 

430 

1,780 

3,500

2,700 

*1,550 

1,140 

930 

1,440

3,050 

3,280 

2,450 

1,700 

1,510

2,150 

2,000 

2,980 

7,620 

5,400

3,280 

2,080 

1,810 

3,120 

3,120

3,050 

3,960 

7,620 

6,230 

4,600 

2,450

mber ...................

lendar year 1948 

ary , .

uary ................ . ... .

L. ............ .

st .................

ember ................. .....

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,550 

1,140 

1,000 

1,000 

930

860 

895 

930

1,140 

1,180

792 

677 

860 

1,740 

7,520

7,820 

5,640 

3,050 

2,900 

2,520

2,450 

3,880 

4,040 

3,200 

3,280

2,600 

2,080 

1,920

Seoondfoot-days

1.182 

2,960 

9,664

246,906

87,970 

67,594 

30,446 

20,014 

33,802 

10,957 

12,428 

3,690 

1,121

281,828

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft). Jan.

Mar.

1,510 

1,250 

1,100 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

895 

825 

825 

825

799 

702 

659 

630 

596

552 

552 

536 

480 

452

457 

485 

552 

585 

569

1,110 

2,980 

2,680 

1,810 

1,400 

1,510

Apr.

1,590 

1,320 

1,180 

1,000 

930

895 

766 

671 

596 

552

525 

520 

515 

510 

580

558 

552 

530 

480 

439

421 

452 

536 

480 

416

430 

702 

7O8 

613 

547

Maximum

49 

205 

2,380

6,230

7,620 

7,820 

2,980 

1,590 

4,920 

671 

1,700 

385 

53

7,820

May

525 

786 

653 

505 

452

412 

390 

365 

357 

334

304 

286 

276 

279 

323

390 

390 

301 

403 

1,290

1,140 

2,000 

2,820 

4,920 

3,800

3,200 

2,300 

1,620 

1,210 

965 

806

Minimum

34

37 

60

32

430 

677 

452 

416 

276 

174 

60 

54 

33

33

June

671 

613 

536 

475 

444

394 

353 

315 

279 

265

276 

452 

416 

365 

357

475 

596 

448 

361 

294

258 

238 

217 

198 

185

174 

187 

258 

272 

£85

Mean

38.1 

98.7 

312

675

2,838 

2,414 

S82 

667 

1,090 

365 

401 

119 

37.4

772

July

345 

245 

198 

170

147

135 

238 

290 

198 

a230

245 

167 

133 

113 

96

86 

75 

60 

66 

122

1,700 

763 

666 

341 

341

973 

1,660 

792 

416 

353 

564

Aug.

385 

258 

223

187 

162

129 

107 

92 

30 

71

67 

82 

105 

120 

124

94

79 

269 

187 

150

103 

79 

64 

59 

56

54 

56 

60 

62 

62 

64

Per square 

mile

0.040 

.103 

.325

.704

2.96 

2.52 

1.02 

.696 

1.14 

.381 

.418 

.124 

.039

.805

Sept.

53 

38 

35 

35 

38

36 

39 

39 

38

36

35 

36 

39 

39 

44

39 

36 

36 

35 

34

33 

34 

34 

34 

37

38 

38 

38 

33

37

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.11 

.37

9.56

3.41 

2.62 

1.18 

.78 

1.31 

.42 

.48 

.14 

.04

10.91

19 (7:30 a.m.) 8,120 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (10:30 a.m.)

3,020 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 8,640 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; dlschsrge computed on basis of records forVennilion River near Danville and 

Salt Fork Vermilion River near Homer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

423

Location.--Wat?r-atage recorder lat. 40°05'56", long. 87°35'44", in NW^ sec 22 T 19 N 

of gage'is los'sf feef «h^P m°m Stony Cref *nd ^ "lies southeast of Danville ' DatuV 

neefisf? S6a evel> datum of 1929 < levels *>y Corps of EnglDralnage area.--1.280 square miles.

Records available .-November 1914 to August 1921, June 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge. iq years (1930-49), 919 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height 17 89

^i4m?r^H LSeTd - feetJeP£- 3° (glge helght > 2 -* 3 feefc >- 

9« io f h 19? 8 ; 49: Maximum discharge, 48,700 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height

fum then in use) ' ^ second - feet June 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.54 feetl^e and daRemarks.-Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record which are poor 

FTov^regulated at times by storage on North Fork Vermilion River, 4j miles above sta-'

Cooperation.-Station inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary District. 

Revisions (water year)--W 973; 1939.

2.23

2.30

2.4

2.6

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

41 z -7 105 3.6 428 9.0 4,000

47 2.9 155 4.0 643 12.0 6,540

58 3.0 185 5.0 1,270 15.0 9,500

86 3.3 293 7.0 2,550 17.4 12,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

83

74

70

67

66

63

62

61

59

76

70

66

67

68

80

80

74

77

77

68

67

66

64

68

68

66

66

64

63

62

Nov.

64

63

72

71

188

240

218

144

121

144

142

155

133

114

110

116

170

170

170

158

142

133

123

116

112

112

105

99

96

94

-

Dec.

92

86

90

90

112

195

222

170

a!50

a!50

al40

al30

al30

al20

a!90

a320

a390

3350

340

a310

a280

274

270

258

232

176

a450

il , 100

13,200

»2,700

il,800

Jan.

1,040

820

695

2,070

4,880

3,460

2,130

31,700

al,400

aZ,200

a3,900

a4,600

3,250

32,200

32,000

a2,500

a2,400

35,200

all, 400

9,600

5,120

2,970

32,700

a4, 500

34,700

34,300

a5,800

10 , 300

9,600

6,090

3,110

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ................ ............

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,950

1,650

1,430

al,400

al , 300

al , 100

a950

1,040

1,460

1,530

1,080

945

1,080

1,950

9,700

12,200

8,600

4,080

3,250

3,110

a2,800

a4,700

35,000

a4,200

34,300

3,530

2,760

2,550

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,136

3,895

14,517

324,818

126 , 635

89 , 645

40,592

27,737

44,999

15,913

24,151

6,245

2,012

398,477

Mar.

2,010

1,530

1,500

1,430

al,400

al,400

al,300

al,200

1,140

1,140

al,100

al.OOO

a950

a900

3850

820

820

790

736

678

678

730

790

790

790

1,270

3,600

3,320

2,270

1,830

1,830

Apr.

1,950

1,710

1,530

1,400

1,300

1,110

978

754

754

748

748

742

742

730

820

850

820

a800

a750

3700

649

695

850

748

643

660

978

978

a850

3750

Maximum

83

240

3,200

9,300

11,400

12,200

3,600

1,950

6,720

950

3,530

730

78

12,200

May

a650

al.100

945

760

678

626

604

560

538

516

464

438

423

428

479

548

582

464

516

1,370

1,270

2,690

4,080

6,720

4,800

3,920

3,040

2,070

1,530

1,110

1,080

Minimum

59

63

86

48

695

945

678

643

423

220

116

77

55

55

June

945

880

790

713

660

598

a540

a500

3460

418

423

3700

a650

538

538

3600

3800

3600

a500

a470

3390

3340

3310

3270

3240

3220

a240

a290

3340

a950

Mean

68.9

130

468

887

4,085

3,202

1,309

925

1 *530 452

779

201

67.1

1,092

July

a600

a390

a310

a270

a240

3220

a440

490

371

474

516

353

258

208

182

158

139

126

116

249

3,530

1,530

1,370

1,650

695

978

3,180

2,340

1,300

678

790

Aug.

730

543

454

sas

301

250

211

188

164

142

152

167

182

192

205

188

164

152

240

218

144

119

103

94

84

78

78

82

80

78

77

Per square 

mile

0.054

.102

.366

.693

3. 19

2.50

1.02

.723

1.13

.414

.609

.157

.052

.853

Sept.

77

71

71

370

375

71

71

76

72

68

66

71

74

71

78

74

67

68

67

63

64'

63

59

58

58

62

59

58

55

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.11

.42

9.42

3 . 68

2 .60

1.18

 81

1.31

.46

.70

 18

.06

11.57

Peak discharge (bsse, 6.000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 19 (2 p.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 

10,900 seo.-ftT; Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 12,900 sec.-ft.; May 24 (4 s.m.) 7,300 sec.-ft.; July 21 (7 a.m.) 

7,000 sec.-ft.

a _fo gsge-height record; dischsrge computed on basis of westher records, records for Vermilion 

River nesr Catlin and Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer.
424 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'20", long. 87°57'30", in SW£sw£ sec. 33, T. 

19 Ji. (corrected), R. 14 W., and 1.1 miles north of Homer. Datum of gage is 621.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 344 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 11.97 

FeeTT; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 20.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 4,540 second-feet June 21, 1946 (gage height, 12.52 

feet); minimum observed, 7.1 second-feet Nov. 17, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 feet, probably in March 1949 (revised), from mark set 

by employees of Illinois Division of Highways.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, whish are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

25

21

18

16

17

18

21

25

20

19

28

24

19

18

20

35

43

23

22

22

23

24

23

21

18

20

23

22

21

20

Nov.

23

24

27

51

86

120

68

46

40

64

77

54

46

44

38

38

71

68

54

51

47

41

35

34

34

33

29

28

26

24

-

Dec.

25

25

25

26

53

115

80

59

46

37

37

47

49

43

61

129

118

105

100

92

86

82

77

77

71

46

64

82

842

911

389

Jan.

257

211

188

611

1,340

940

495

397

338

449

1,160

1,390

985

613

500

661

661

832

2,370

2,470

1,340

740

631

1,300

1,390

1,080

1,390

2,870

2,970

1,880

740

Month

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 194S ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

510

406

375

384

355

322

290

290

393

170

275

268

322

538

2,620

3.840

2,270

1,120

892

817

792

1,390

1,620

1,160

1,160

916

712

625

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

704

1,421

3,999

79,842

33 , 199

9^902

6, 251

10,520

4 225

2^723

1,046

525

99,347

Mar.

480

424

384

363

363

346

302

290

294

286

268

253

243

240

233

220

220

214

202

193

199

208

223

202

199

235

817

740

470

389

402

Apr.

411

359

322

286

275

268

243

223

202

185

182

182

180

175

182

180

170

170

157

154

150

159

172

163

148

150

211

214

190

188

Maximum

43

120

911

2,120

2,970

3,840

817

411

1,660

298

130

36

3,840

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (4 p.m.

May

185

214

199

180

172

168

163

154

150

148

136

131

131

127

136

165

136

129

177

384

286

330

571

1,660

1,620

916

526

397

314

272

243

Minimum

16

23

25

15

188

170

193

127

66

37

17

12

12

June

220

199

185

165

159

140

136

120

110

108

127

236

168

146

136

136

125 1'42

110

97

90

86

78

72

72

66

118

108

298

272

Mean

22.7

47.4

129

218

1,071

887

319

208

339

141

87 8

33.7

17.5

272

July

161

127

106

90

82

77

139

125

111

131

84

68

59

54

49

44

41

37

37

61

37

43

70

49

41

a!30

a280

a!70

a90

a50

a80

Aug.

370

a6O

51

38

30

a26

a24

a22

a!9

a!8

a!7

a22

aZ8

a30

a32

27

a26

a!30

92

54

35

25

20

20

18

18

18

20

18

20

18

Per square 

mile

0.066

.138

.375

.634

3.11

2 . 58 [927

.605

 985

.410

 255

!051

.791

Sept.

16

14

13

13

15

31

15

14

14

14

14

16

29

31

18

15

14

14

14

12

14

18

20

16

14

14

14

16

27

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.15

.43

8.63

3 59

2 . 68

1.07

. 68

1.14

.46

.29

.11

.06

10.74

1,440 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (1 a.m.) 2,820

a No gage height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Vermilion River near Catlin and 

near Danville.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111.

425

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°07'12", long. 88°11 I 30", 

in center of sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., at Champaign-Urbana sewage-disposal plant, 0.8 

mile downstream from Boneyard Creek and 1 mile east of Urbana. Datum of gage is 687.02 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 71.4 square miles.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 13 years, 53.0 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 7.95 

FeeTT; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 3,410 second-feet Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 12.84 

feet); minimum, 1.19 second-feet Aug. 19, Oct. 20, 1936, Oct. 8, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 feet May 11, 1933, from floodmarks.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1937 has been revised to 1,020 

secona-reet Jan. 9, 1937 (gage height, 5.23 feet), superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 823.

Remarks. Records good except those for Apr. 1-17, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in seoond-feet)

0.62 

.7 

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.9

2.8

4.8

9.3

12

15

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.9

2.0

19

23

28

40

57

66

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.O 

3.5 

4.0

129

174

210

315

450

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.O

725

970

1,200

1,410

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 ' 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

4.8

3.5

3.3

4.1

4.1

6.8

6.2

4.8

4.1

9.6

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.2

19

7.7

5.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

6.2

6.4

Nov.

6.4

11

7.9

5.7

24

8.6

6.8

5.4

14

7.9

6.4

7.2

8.2

5.7

4.8

10

7.7

7.5

8.2

8.2

6.8

6.0

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.7

-

Dec.

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.2

27

13

11

11

11

11

11

13

11

17

23

23

21

21

22

19

18

17

17

17

14

13

12

28

192

87

48

Jan.

35

29

26

159

174

100

67

.55

46

144

222

196

142

109

105

135

115

218

391

230

164

125

169

260

187

166

290

632

271

174

130

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

98

84

81

78

67

63

53

62

85

61

46

50

90

214

925

339

238

199

194

172

199

339

246

226

226

170

158

134

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

183. C

233. !

752!ii

16,616.6

5,266

4,697

2,255

1,388

1,906

977

645.]

373. t

141.'

19,018.4

Mar.

108

97

86

86

85

76

63

62

62

62

53

52

51

49

45

44

44

42

36

36

38

61

52

49

48

93

206

147

112

101

109

Apr.

96

85

78

68

64

62

56

52

47

42

40

39

39

39

42

35

34

33

3O

29

3O

43

37

29

26

38

68

37

35

35

-

Maximum

19

24

192

433

632

925

206

96

327

126

53

59

16

925

May

56

52

37

34

32

31

29

28

27

25

23

24

22

22

28

22

21

20

74

60

46

44

124

327

196

142

107

82

67

55

49

Minimum

3.3

4.8

5.7

3.2

26

46

36

26

20

15

8.6

4.3

2.8

2.8

June

46

48

36

33

30

28

26

23

22

23

31

31

31

26

37

27

23

21

19

19

19

17

17

15

15

40

27

62

126

59

-

Mean

5.90

7.80

24.3

45.4

170

175

72.7

46.3

61.5

32.6

20.8

12.1

4.72

52.1

July

35

27

23

2O

18

33

53

20

24

17

14

13

12

12

10

9.3

9.5

10

35

9.1

12

20

13

9.6

8.6

34

13

10

50

47

24

Aug.

17

20

12

9.8

9.3

7.7

7.2

6.4

6.6

7.0

12

18

18

11

S.2

7.5

59

38

17

11

8.2

6.6

6.4

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

9.1

5.4

4.3

4.3

Per square 

mile

0.083

.109

.340

.636

2.38

2.45

1.02

.648

.861

.457

.291

.169

.066

.730

Sept.

3.7

3.9

3.3

14

5.2

4.S

3.7

3.9

4.3

3.9

3.9

16

4.S

4.8

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.3

3.2

3.5

4.8

4.1

4.1

4.8

4.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

3.2

3.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.12

.39

8.67

2.74

2. -55

1.17

.72

.99

.51

.34

.19

.07

9.89

Peak discharge (base, 500 see.-ft.). Jan. 28 (4 a.m.) 970 seo.-ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 1,410
426 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Boneyard Creek at jrbana, 111.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°06'40", long. 88°13 ! 40", in NW^-NEj- sec. 18, T. 19 

N. , R. 9 E., on University of Illinois Campus in Urbana, and 1^- miles above mouth. 

Datum of gage is 708.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--5.3 square miles.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 350 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 5.96 feet); 

minimum, 0.7 second-foot Nov. 15 (gage height, 0.25 foot).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 6, 1949; minimum, that of Nov. 15, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height records, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second feet)

0.25 

.35 

.4 2.3 

.5 4.2

0.7

1.6

5.4

7.1

15

2.0 75

3.0 132

5.0 269

5.9 341

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

3.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

11

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

Nov.

1.4

3.9

2.4

1.4

12

2.3

1.8

1.6

6.7

2.1

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.1

1.1

4.6

2.6

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.8

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

15

5f2

2.7

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.1

8.3

al3

a4

a2

a?

a2

a2.0

al.9

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.7

al.7

al.7

alO

a6

a4

a3

Jan.

a3

a3

a3

a70

a45

alO

a?

4.7

3.7

21

13

8.7

6.4

5.2

5.2

5.7

4.7

47

17

10

7.9

6.1

23

10

7.5

11

38

18

9.8

7.5

6.7

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6.1

5.2

6.1

5.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.7

4.7

51

37

13

9.4

8.3

7.9

6.7

17

13

10

13

9.0

8.3

7.5

6.4

_

_

-

Mar.

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.2

6.1

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.7

10

3.5

3.3

3.3

20

7.1

5.4

5.2

7.5

8.2

Seoondfoot-days

67.9

78.3

111.8

_

438.8

276.3

165.6

134.3

146.4

119.9

isoig

94. 5

68.2

1,832.9

Apr.

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.7

2.7

4.2

4.9

6.5

7.1

S.3

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.6

9.5

4.2

2.7

2.6

13

4.2

3.3

3.1

2.9

Maximum

11

12

15

-

70

51

20

13

28

27

17

8i6

70

May

15

3.7

3.1

2.7

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2

3?

a2

a2

2.0

2.1

2.3

24

3.1

2.7

2.6

28

9.0

5.2

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.1

1.8

2.0

Minimum

1.3

1.1

1.7

-

3

3.5

3.1

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1

June

al.9

al.8

al.7

al.6

al.5

al.5

al.4

1.4

1.3

2.3

6.7

6.5

4.5

3.5

7.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6

al.6

al.5

al.5

al.5

a!4

alO

a27

a6

2.6

Mean

2.13

2.61

3.61

-

14.2

9.87

5.34

4.48

4.72

4.00

4.22

3.05

2.27

5.02

July

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

22

5.7

2.6

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a£.5

a2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.6

2.4

a!5

2.1

4.8

5.2

1.8

1.6

1.7

14

2.7

2.4

9.3

4.8

2.0

Aug.

5.5

3.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.4

3.3

7.0

5.5

2.3

1.5

1.8

2.3

17

a5

a2

a2

al.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.8

Per square 

mile

0.413

.492

.681

-

2.68

1.86

1.01

.845

.891

.755

.796

.575

.428

.947

Sept.

2.0

1.7

al.6

37

a3

2.1

1.6

1.8

2.3

1.6

1.4

8.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.48

.55

.78

-

3.08

1.94

1.16

.94

1.03

.84

.92

.66

.48

12.86

Peak discharge (base, 230 aee.-ft.L May 23 [3:30 p.m.) 333 sec.-ft.; June 26 (time unknown) 333 

sec.-ft.J June 28 (7:20 p.m. ) 293 sec.-ft.j July 6 (8:45 p.m.) 350 sec.-ft.; July 19 (3 a.m.)301 secft.j Aug. 17 (1 p.m.) 317 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Vest 3ranch 

Salt Fork at Urbana and Kaskaskia River at 3ondville.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 427

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind.

Loca tion. Water-s tage recorder, lat. 40°03', long. 86°54', in NW^ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 

 4 W., 327 feet upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power Co.'s dam, half a

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork

Creek.

Drainage area. 537 square miles> 

Keeoras available. June 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 398 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 10.66

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.00

foot Aug. 26, 27.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 24,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.02

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 24-27, 1941 (gage

height, 0.94 foot).

Maximum stage known, 17.3 feet in March 1913, from information by local resident. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Kevisions (water years).--W 973: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, 

Feb. 2-15, Sept. 16-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

1.1 22 1.9 317 5.0 4,630 1.0 12 

1.2 46 2.2 491 6.5 6,680 1.1 26 

1.3 72 2.4 640 8.0 8,970 1.3 80 

1.4 103 2.6 860 10.0 12,500 1.5 143 

1.6 177 2.9 1,290 1.7 220 

1.7 220 4.1 3,460 Note. Same as preceding table above 

1.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

29 

27 

24 

22 

24

24 

24 

24 

27 

27

39 

51 

51 

39 

34

44 

67 

64 

54 

49

44 

44 

41 

39 

39

36 

36 

36 

39 

36 

34

Nov.

34 

36 

46 

64 

323

1,320 

812 

441 

328 

460

650

423 

328 

277 

239

207 

248 

287 

262 

272

277 

234 

207 

186 

165

158 

154 

146 

134 

131

Dec.

128 

120 

117 

117 

120

120 

117 

110 

100 

97

88 

1OO 

103 

106

505

2,870 

1,940 

1,130 

848 

616

539 

776 

700 

491 

394

253 

239 

307 

3,610 

3,130 

1,480

Jan.

848 

560 

429 

3,120 

8,650

5,980 

2,680 

2,040 

1,620 

1,810

3,220 

3,040 

2,210 

1,640 

1,460

1,980 

2,400 

4,220 

12,500 

8,260

2,780 

1,790 

1,380 

2,060 

2,040

2,590 

3,410 

6,260 

4,060

1,510 

al.OOO

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

1. ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.

Feb.

3700 

592 

532 

632 

505

479 

584 

546 

632 

546

417 

383 

466 

885 

8,670

6,120 

2,780 

1,980 

1,510 

1,160

912 

964 

1,050 

938 

1,060

912 

776 

640

Secondfoot-days

1,168 

8,849 

21,371

232,225

97,547 

37,371 

14,734 

12,167 

5,391 

3,766 

2,182 

814 

509

205,869

Mar.

491 

454 

412 

394 

400

377 

322 

302 

322 

333

312 

297 

292 

292 

292

267 

267 

262 

239 

220

220

267 

328 

282 

272

380 

1,870 

1,430 

848 

720 

1,570

Apr.

1,160 

776 

624 

498 

435

429 

366 

322 

292 

267

262 

253 

248 

239 

272

322

355 

349 

339 

297

277 

282 

302 

312 

267

287 

742 

720 

479 

394

Maximum

67 

1,320 

3,610

12,100

12,500 

8,670 

1,870 

1,160 

360 

282 

221 

99 

48

12,500

-ft.). Dec. 29 (3 p.m.

May

360 

360 

287 

244 

220

200 

192 

184 

176 

165

150 

140 

136 

136 

136

130

123 

120 

126 

147

143 

143 

169 

173 

192

184 

162 

143 

126 

117 

107

Minimum

22

34 

88

19

429 

383 

220 

239 

107 

66 

29 

12 

12

12

June

101 

95 

92 

89 

80

75 

72 

69 

66 

123

113 

83 

98 

98 

92

120 

229 

282 

204 

162

140 

200 

143 

117 

104

98 

98 

98 

225 

200

Mean

37.7 

295 

689

634

3,147 

1,335 

475 

406 

174 

126 

70.4 

26.3 

17.0

564

July

150 

107 

83 

72 

64

58 

61 

61 

102 

221

200 

130 

92

72 

61

53 

48 

45 

40 

40

40 

45 

45 

48 

42

40

37 

34 

31 

31 

29

Aug.

26 

29 

26 

26 

23

a22 

21 

19 

18 

18

99 

80 

34 

29 

26

26 

40 

37 

26

21

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17

Per square 

mile

0.070 

.549 

1.28

1.18

5.86 

2.49 

.885 

.756 

.324 

.235 

.131 

.049 

.032

1.05

) 4,390 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (11 a.m

Sept.

18 

16 

15 

15 

26

19 

18 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

14 

48 

29 

18

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

Runoff in 

inohed

0.08 

.61 

1.48

16.07

6.76 

2.59 

1.02 

.84 

.37 

.26 

.15 

.06 

.04

14.26

) 9,470

sec.-f 

sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Byron.
428 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°56', long. 87°08', in SW£ sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 6

 W., at highway bridge Z\ miles northwest of Byron and 5 miles downstream from Indian 

Creek. Datum of gage is 538.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 678 square miles.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 14.71

 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 28,700 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 20.68 

feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 

1.70 feet Aug. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, 

Nov. 4-26, June 19 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

2.1 61 3.4 427 7.5 3,720 1.9 31 2.3 82 3.0 260 

2.2 76 3.7 570 10.2 6,930 2.0 4O 2.5 120 3.5 475 

2.4 114 4.0 755 13.0 11,200 2.1 52 2.8 195 4.0 755 

2.7 186 4.8 1,310 14.1 13,300 Note. Same as preceding table above 

3.0 279 6.1 2,400 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

73 

73 

70 

67 

66

66 

68 

72 

70 

74

141 

125 

110 

102 

89

122 

279 

176 

141 

114

104 

102 

98 

92 

85

85 

87 

83 

81 

81 

80

Nov.

76 

80 

102 

146 

525

1,310 

1,060 

594 

423 

528

736 

554 

427 

360 

320

303 

324 

364 

368 

364

360 

320 

286 

262 

259

253 

256 

234 

221 

209

Dec.

200 

195 

189 

*186 

189

192 

186 

178 

163 

153

150 

153 

163 

163 

496

2,850 

2,310 

1,350 

1,020 

794

696 

852 

885 

648 

517

b350 

b300 

b400 

4,600 

3,830 

1,870

Jan.

1,090 

768 

582 

3,830 

10,200

7,350 

3,510 

*2 , 400 

1,910 

1,870

3,410 

3,610 

2,670 

2,000 

1,670

2,000 

2,760 

5,180 

13,300 

*11,400

3,940 

2,260 

1,710 

2,400 

2,490

2,850 

4,050 

7,350 

5,380 

2,220 

bl,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b900 

b750 

713 

725 

665

613 

683 

713 

713 

707

564 

485 

*520 

951 

11,100

8,150 

3,510 

2,400 

1,830 

1,430

1,230 

1,120 

1,230 

1,160 

1,230

1,160 

985 

918

Secondfoot-days

3,076 

11,624 

26,228

312,003

117,460 

47,155 

19,401 

16,798 

8,328 

5,563 

4,103 

1,905 

1,518

263,159

Mar.

713 

653 

602 

569 

558

536 

466 

434 

462 

475

462 

439 

426 

416 

416

398 

385 

380 

349 

324

316 

354 

421 

403 

372

532 

1,970 

1,790 

1,120 

950 

1,710

Apr.

1, 

1,

Maximum

279 

1,310 

4,600

14,800

13,300 

11,100 

1,970 

1,510 

500 

390 

398 

315 

200

13,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 29 (10 a.m

510 

090 

852 

725 

630

608 

530 

475 

430 

385

376 

362 

354 

344 

380

439 

434 

457 

480 

434

403 

408 

434 

434 

394

390 

820 

985 

677 

558

May

500 

495 

426 

358 

308

288 

272 

268 

260 

250

232

216 

207 

204 

207

207 

192 

179 

198 

276

225 

246 

280 

316 

296

358 

276 

236 

204 

182 

166

Minimum

66 

76 

150

51

582 

485 

316 

344 

166 

100 

62 

36 

37

36

June

158 

150 

141 

136 

127

116 

114 

106 

100

146

211 

141 

127 

163 

173

158 

292 

390 

340 

250

201 

216 

2?5 

168 

150

147 

273 

136 

236 

272

Mean

99.2 

387 

846

852

3,789 

1,68* 

626 

560 

269 

185 

132 

61.5 

50.6

721

July

216 

171 

148 

125 

108

114 

100 

100 

147 

398

280 

236 

160 

120 

98

87 

79 

76 

76 

66

93 

87 

76 

82 

72

76 

86 

66 

62 

376 

122

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.146 

.571 

1.25

1.26

5.59 

2.48 

.923 

.826 

.397 

.273 

.195 

.091 

.075

1.06

72 

66 

65 

62 

52

52 

51 

44 

44 

44

53 

315 

98 

69 

68

63 

63 

68 

62 

52

47 

44 

44 

36 

37

37 

38 

40 

40 

39 

40

Sept.

40 

40 

39 

40 

92

58 

46 

45 

41 

39

39 

39 

40 

38 

38

38 

37 

200 

91 

62

51 

48 

45 

42 

41

39 

38 

38 

37 

37

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.64 

1.44

17.13

6.44 

2.59 

1.06 

.92 

.46 

.31 

.23 

.10 

.08

14.44

.) 5,310 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (10 a.m.) 11,000

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Raccoon Creek at Mansfield, Ind.

429

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°41', long. 87°07 I , in sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 6 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 59 at Mansfield, 1 mile downstream from Rocky Pork. 'Datum 

of gage is 564.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.--252 square miles.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 198 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,270 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 15.15 

reet); no flow Sept. 14, 15.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 17,800 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 18.89 

feet); no flow Sept. 14, 15, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.37 feet Sept. 28, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Hating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to May 2,

May 11 to June 10, July 31 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

1.6 9.0 2.7 140 1.4 1.0 1.9 32 2.5 116 9.3 2,960 

1.7 16 2.9 185 1.5 3.0 2.1 53 2.9 208 11.6 4,450 

1.9 32 3.2 280 1.6 9.0 2.2 64 3.3 335 13.6 6,240 

2.2 65 3.8 500 1.7 16 2.3 78 6.5 1,620 14.5 7,310 

2.5 107 4.0 580 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26

18 

15 

16 

16

14 

15 

18 

15 

15

36 

41 

32 

28 

25

41 

178 

126 

79 

59

50 

44 

40 

37 

35

32 

30 

30 

28 

27 

26

Nov.

26 

27 

36 

51 

570

810 

410 

259 

200 

304

321 

226 

192 

178 

158

145 

187 

185 

182 

190

164

138 

125 

114 

104

100 

98 

91 

83 

80

Dec.

74 

71 

70 

67 

70

74 

72 

67 

62 

57

54 

57 

60 

62

171

550 

470 

314 

262 

223

220 

250 

229 

182 

156

102 

104 

168 

2,100 

1,050 

470

Jan.

328 

256

217 

1,270 

3,810

1,970 

690 

550 

470 

518

750 

850 

610 

482 

422

506 

770 

3,000 

7,260 

2,000

810 

610 

570 

1,010 

830

1,090 

1,480 

2,810 

970 

506 

410

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro

SET June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

He

fflber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

318 

259 

241 

250 

22C

217 

244 

229 

214 

195

173 

169 

190 

446 

4,530

2,110 

710 

526 

434 

360

304 

297 

287 

284

310

281 

259 

241

Seoondfoot-days

1,192 

5,754 

7,938

93,555.7

37,825 

14,307 

6,807 

4,791 

2,584 

2,388 

1,836 

687.1 

205. C

86,314.1

Mar.

197 

185 

178 

171 

171

164 

147 

140 

162 

175

169 

162 

158 

158 

156

147 

142 

140 

129 

120

118 

153 

169 

149 

138

377 

870 

530 

352 

374 

406

Apr.

318 

262 

235 

205 

190

185 

171 

162 

147 

138

136 

136 

131 

131 

164

180 

164 

158 

142

131

125 

140 

140 

127 

114

118 

171 

140 

120 

110

Maximum

178 

810 

2,100

4,470

7,260 

4,530 

870 

318 

223 

324 

362 

51 

12

7,260

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (5:30 a.

May

120 

223 

127 

102 

91

82 

75 

72 

71 

68

63 

60 

57 

54

53

54 

50 

46 

46 

49

52 

147 

140 

197 

104

85 

72 

65 

58 

52 

49

Minimum

14 

26 

54

8.0

217 

169 

118 

110 

46 

26 

23 

8.4 

2.0

2.0

June

44

40 

38 

35 

33

30 

30 

28 

26 

210

324 

100 

82 

80 

92

91 

83 

77 

72 

65

64 

56 

48 

43 

43

41 

46 

57 

250 

160

Mean

38.5 

192 

256

256

1,220 

511 

220 

160 

83.4 

79.6 

59.2 

22.2 

6.83

236

July

89 

65 

53 

46 

40

39 

53 

50 

68 

51

50 

45 

38 

34 

30

28 

27 

26 

26 

23

23 

24 

37 

30 

25

147 

134 

46 

36 

362 

91

Aug.

51 

37 

33 

30 

26

22 

21 

17 

17 

15

26 

30 

24 

40 

49

31 

26 

27 

23 

16

15 

14 

16 

9.0

11

9.7 

10 

11 

11 

8.4 

11

Per square 

mile

0.153 

.762 

1.02

1.02

4.84 

2.03 

.873 

.635 

.331 

.316 

.235 

.088 

.027

.937

Sept.

5.4 

8.4 

9.0 

6.0

10

9.7 

7.8 

5.4 

6.0 

4.2

2.0 

6.6 

9.0 

7.2 

2.0

12 

7.8 

6.0 

7.8 

9.7

7.8 

8.4 

7.2 

7.2 

6.0

6.0 

4.2 

4.2 

7.2 

4.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.85 

1.17

13.80

5.58 

2.11 

1.00 

.71 

.38 

.35 

.27 

.10 

.03

12.73

m. ) 4,450 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 19 (3 a.m.) 8,270
430 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.

--Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°58i30", long. 87°25'35", in wi of Survey 17, T. 6 N., 

., at highway bridge ij miles northwest of Carlisle and 6^ miles upstream from

Location, 

mouth.

Drainage area. 227 square miles. 

Records available. October 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 16,3 

FeeTT; minimum, 5.8 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 17.60 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 5-7, 1943, Aug. 13, 14, 1947; minimum gage height, 

2.23 feet July 26, 27, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-15, Dec. 29 to Jan. 1,

Jan. 4-9, Mar. 14-26, May 27 to June 11,

Aug. 14-18, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar

128

201

270

28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.4

1,400

1,980

2,400

3,160

15.9 3,720

4.5

7.7

12

17

23

3.0 

3.3 

4.2

55

138

204

270

Note. Same as precedIng table above 5.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

13

10

9.7

9.3

8.6

9.3

10

12

14

14

12

11

9.3

8.9

19

122

270

175

66

28

24

22

a22

21

19

18

18

18

20

31

Nov.

48

74

149

350

560

720

700

640

370

263

300

169

125

128

106

87

126

136

122

119

151

151

147

139

136

136

132

113

78

68

-

Dec.

61

56

50

46

56

84

66

55

52

42

34

37

42

101

960

1,000

980

940

457

175

151

135

126

115

82

68

52

73

1,600

1,700

1,640

Jan.

1,610

660

214

1,420

2,450

2,400

2,550

1,640

680

407

78O

660

380

235

242

700

1,040

1,540

2,850

3,720

3,330

1,900

1,080

1,850

1,850

2,130

2,130

2,210

1,880

1,380

940

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July ...................... . . ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

267

169

163

194

175

146

141

126

114

105

93

91

114

404

2,300

2,400

2,700

1,880

860

249

182

249

300

22.8

221

214

169

139

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,064.1

6,543

11,036

82,953.3

46,858

14,393

20,317

4,008

5,625

4,140.2

1,741.4

3,398.7

' 1,926.8

121,051.2

Mar.

107

93

93

92

99

137

90

85

162

1,020

1,100

1,100

920

520

256

194

169

186

235

390

380

330

285

194

147

641

2,700

3,080

2,800

1,730

980

Apr.

740

328

180

138

124

113

103

89

77

70

71

88

104

104

215

313

158

128

100

83

73

79

80

67

56

49

79

85

60

54

Maximum

270

720

1,700

2,780

3,720

2,700

3,080

740

1,040

760

228

760

410

3,720

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (7 a.m.]

Kay

50

49

44

36

33

29

23

22

91

591

800

1,040

688

174

88

60

68

51

47

42

46

122

278

225

480

220

85

52

39

29

23

Minimum

8.6

48

34

1.9

214

91

85

49

22

9.4

9.0

6.1

6.7

6.1

June

20

18

16

14

13

12

13

10

9.8

9.4

144

157

53

41

74

138

70

49

34

25

21

32

40

41

248

380

640

720

760

338

Mean

34.3

218

356

227

1,512

514

655

134

181

138

56.2

110

64.2

332

July

111

49

29

25

17

20

44

44

49

74

107

22

12

9.4

9.0

9.0

12

53

222

103

54

37

88

228

128

59

24

16

26

29

32

Aug.

18

16

14

13

12

9.0

7.4

6.7

6.1

6.4

6.1

16

94

383

760

720

680

208

61

39

21

16

14

12

12

11

18

114

51

25

29

Per square 

mile

0.151

ll57

1.00

6.66

2.26

2.89

.590

.797

.608

.248

.485

.283

1.46

Sept.

59

21

16

15

16

18

16

12

10

8.1

6.7

17

169

133

50

60

38

324

410

216

84

55

50

24

22

19

16

15

14

13

Runoff in 

inobes

0.17

1.07

1.81

13.58

7.68

2.36

3.33

.66

.92

.68

.29

.56

.32

19.85

2,500 see. -ft.; Jan. 7 (8 a.m.) 2,600 seo.-

ft 1 , j Jan. 20 (12 p.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft. 5 Feb. 15 (l p.m.) 2,650 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (12 m.) 2,900 sec.- 

ft.j Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 3,600 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 431

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

Location . Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°56'10", long. 88°01'10", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 

14 W. , at highway bridge at Ste. Marie. Datura of gage is 446.75 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area. 1,540 square miles.

Records available. October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 38 years, 1,229 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 

H075TT feet Jan. 21; minimum discharge, 34 second-feet Oct. 10-12; minimum gage height, 

0.97 foot Sept. 12. S

1909-12, 1914-49: Maximum discharge observed, 39,000 second-feet May 30, 1927 (gage 

height, 24.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 29,000 second- feet; minimum 1 second-foot Oct. 5-9, 1914.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions Jwater years). W 1083: 1934. W 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1945(M).

Rating table, water ryear 1948-49, LJto *j, except CALCPLperii-LUUB UBJ.II£, iduc -_ -.--..^- -_ 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1

using rate of change of stage 

_,.___ , ggcond-feet- 11 

to Dec. 29)

O.PZ, 34 2.4 285 12.0 3,750 18.5 9,060 

1.0 41 3.0 446 15.0 5,300 19.0 10,800 

1.4 99 5.0 1,040 17.0 6,820 20.0 16,400 

2.0 201 6.0 1,360 18.0 8,010 20.6 19,200

Dischsrge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49 

49 

45 

42 

41

40 

40 

40 

37 

36

36 

34 

36 

41 

48

48 

94 

84

141 

113

98 

94 

87 

81 

76

69 

63 

61 

55 

54 

63

Nov.

65 

174 

533 

336 

475

1,160 

890 

860 

890 

1,010

980 

800 

755 

680 

562

591

1,070 

860 

770 

740

665 

576 

475 

403 

362

336 

315 

292 

271 

251

Dec.

230 

222 

210 

201 

210

260 

336 

276 

260 

274

258 

230 

209

244 

1,830

1,510 

800 

620 

770 

755

665 

562 

490 

432 

403

349

403 

562 

k3,550 

5,120 

3,590

Jan.

2,070 

1,910 

1,710 

k3,780 

6,640

7,700 

8,370 

k6,400 

4,250 

3,950

4,600 

4,650 

3,470 

2,950 

2,790

2,950 

4,200 

4,850 

k8,490 

kl 1,800

k!8,000 

12,200 

810,000 

alO.800 

all, 500

alO,200 

a9,500 

all, 000 

al2,000 

h9,660 

h8,810

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

WE

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 ............

ary . .

1 ............................

. .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

h7,430 

h6, 320 

h5,060 

h3,350 

h2,310

hi, 950 

hi, 790 

1,830 

,910 

,750

,670 

,550 

,510 

,830 

k6 , 100

k9,690

16,400 

k9,680 

8,580 

7,850

7,310 

k5,350 

3,190 

2,630

2,670

2,750 

2,510 

2,310

Secondfoot-days

1,89 

18,14 

25,83

415,03

221,20 

127,28 

47,68 

28,13 

17,88 

20,74 

12,92 

4,85 

4,51

531,09

Mar.

2,070 

1,790 

1,590 

1,430 

1,320

1,260 

1,160 

1,070 

1,010 

1,160

1,290 

1,160 

1,070 

980 

950

920 

860 

860 

890 

770

725 

695 

710 

710 

680

kl,750 

5,630 

5,000 

2,590 

2,230 

3,350

Apr.

2,670 

1,910 

1,630 

1,400 

1,220

1,130 

1,040 

950 

890 

800

755 

740 

710 

695 

1,340

1,470 

1,010 

860 

770 695'

635 

606 

591 

591 

548

504 

504 

518 

490 

460

Maximum

5 141 

7 1,160 

1 5,120

2 24,500

> 18,000 

> 16,400 

D 5,630 

Z 2,670 

3 1,260 

7 1,840 

I 1,060 

7 379 

3 651

7 18,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (5 p.m.)

May

446 

446 

460 

432

417

389 

349 

331 

313 

475

860 

800 

665 

518 

432

389 

362 

576 

362

276

247 

740 

1,260 

800 

860

830 

920 

920 

800 

665 

548

Minimum

34

65 

201

33

1,710 

1,510 

680 

460 

247 

210 

155 

69 

40

34

June

460 

403 

a340 

a290 

a260

8250 

8290 

a230 

8210 

8210

al,200 

81,000 

8900 

665 

680

980 

1,040 

665 

830 

800

695 

548 

460 

475 

389

349 

kl,840 

kl,720 

818 

1,750

Mean

61.] 

605 

833

1,134

7,135 

4,546

1,538 

938

577 

692 

417

157 

151

1,455

July

770 

606 

591 

548 

376

310 

258 

295 

302 

389

770 

376 

236 

197 

174

155 

185 

267 

226 

860

950 

308 

292 

kl,060 

890

328 

212 

187 

197 

258 

349

Aug.

269 

210 

207 

178 

163

134 

121 

112 

102 

92

84 

82 

76 

69 

69

75 

258 

280 

258 

203

187 

169 

134 

113 

98

87 

81 

379 

290 

143 

134

Per square 

mile

0.040 

.393 

.541

.736

4.63 

2.95 

.999 

.609 

.375 

.449 

.271 

.102 

.098

. 945_

8,810 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21 (ll a.ra

Sept.

117 

148 

102 

80 

69

72 

61 

55 

49 

44

40 

44

651 

456 

170

134 

110 

120 

220 

432

295 

210 

156 

136 

117

104 

90 

84 

78 

74

Runoff in 

incbes

0.05 

.44

.62

10.02

5.34

3.07 

1.15

.68 

.43

.50 

.31

.12 

.11

12.82

.) 19,500

Bec.-ft.T~Feb.~17 (7:30 a.m.; 17,400 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (6 p.m.] 6,240 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records of North Fork Embarrass River near 

Oblong and Kaskaskla River at Vandalla.

h Computed from chain-gage readings.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°00'35", long. 87°56 I 45", in extreme northwest 

corner uf sec. 35, T. 7 N., R. 14 W., at bridge on State Highway 33, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of Oblong, and 

8^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 458.19 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage a^ea.--3Q4 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 18.78 

reetJ; minimum, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 14.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet May 11,1943 (gage height, 19.13 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 21, 1944.

A stage of 20.8 feet, from floodmarks, probably occurred in 1913. Flood of Mar. 4, 

1897, was somewhat higher.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

10 second-feet, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.1

6.9

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.2

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

6.7

8.3

19

16

22

16

11

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.2

8.6

Nov.

10.2

32

40

32

131

356

180

74

90

83

111

73

49

37

33

57

130

166

138

96

77

50

37

31

28

26

26

24

23

21

-

Dec.

20

18

18

17

18

20

28

30

23

20

17

17

18

44

k620

754

254

a!30

a70

a60

a55

a50

a45

a36

a34

330

a34

a55

a350

al,900

a2,400

Jan.

a!70

141

129

kl,450

3,830

5,200

k2,680

k550

254

k398

kl,170

k799

499

289

214

k346

kl,210

kl,640

8,930

a!2,200

k2,980

k683

aSOO

kl,930

2,660

2,080

2,180

33,000

32,100

al.OOO

3500

Month

October ........................ .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a300

166

132

166

180

146

186

229

186

136

104

91

107

k405

k3,610

6,900

k2,590

k624

356

261

208

184

178

172

240

296

190

166

-

-

Secondfoot-days

266.9

2,261.2

7,185

81,503.1

61,812

18,509

12 942

3*989

2,492

5,052

4,190 

2,235

2,051

122,985.1

Mar.

144

117

106

102

102

101

91

78

82

196

394

326

261

214

178

144

119

122

139

109

95

97

103

95

82

k758

3,380

k2,700

k603

k544

1,360

Apr.

k746

304

208

166

134

121

111

95

84

75

71

74

78

78

288

268

172

127

100

82

72

70

74

72

61

52

49

62

51

44

Maximum

22

356

2,400

6,700

12,200

6,900

3,380

746

454

821

1,320 

632

538

12,200

May

43

44

48

42

36

33

30

28

32

114

342

89

53

44

38

33

35

32

28

26

28

104

454

166

275

99

57

43

36

32

28

Minimum

5.2

10^2

17

4.0

129

91

7A

44

26

16

13

26

25

5.2

June

26

24

22

20

22

21

24

19

16

16

k432

k413

96

62

51

312

115

157

664

196

95

59

45

37

33

30

k821

k427

k316

k481

Mean

8

75.4

232

232

1 994

661

417

133

80.4

168

135

72.1

68.4

337

July

101

51

38

32

44

26

22

51

38

49

35

22

18

16

15

14

13

13

130

kl,320

k526

108

88

k502

k538

108

67

55

48

44

58

Aug.

55

41

37

35

34

32

31

30

29

28

28

36

48

34

52

197

87

50

74

45

35

32

30

28

27

26

27

k632

k270

70

55

Per square 

mile

0 .028

.248

.763

.734

6.56

2.17

1.37

.437

.264

 553

.444

!225

1.11

Sept.

55

44

38

34

33

46

38

38

30

26

25

21

k538

241

76

57

52

54

177

79

49

42

37

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

Runoff in 

inchss

0.03

 28

.88

9.97

7 56

2 .26

1 .58

.49

.30

 62

.51

.27 

.25

15.03

Peak rcaH.discharge uj.m;uctj.-fec (base. lua3.500 j.ouuaec.-ft.). Jan. aeu.-xu.i. ueiii. o (3 p.m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (11:30 p.m.) 

13,80.0 sec.-ft,; Feb. 16 (11 a.m.) 8,550 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (l p.m.) 4,330 sec.-ft.

a wo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Embarrass Riv 

and Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

barrass River at Ste. Marie
WABASH RIVER BASIN 433

White River at Muncie, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Pork White River at Muncie)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°12', long. 85°23', in sec. 10, T. 20 N., R. 10

 E., LiOO feet downstream from Waln-ut Street Bridge in Muncie and 6 miles upstream from 

Bell Creek. Datum of gage is 920.10 feet above mean sea level (city of Muncie bench 

mark).

Drainage area. 259 square miles.

Hecords available.--November 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July

 195J3 to December 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River at Muncie.

Average discharge. 24 years (1923-29, 1931-49), 237 second-feet (adjusted for diversion 

since 1S3Y).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 9.64

 feet); minimum, 7.5 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1925-29, 1930-49: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

18.07 feet, present datum); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 16, 1937; minimum gage 

height, 0.64 foot Jan. 11, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 5, 1934, 

Sept. 28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 feet, present datum, in March 1913. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. City of Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above gage

and returns it to river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10

11 

12 

10 

8.1

8.4 

8.7 

9.0 

10 

14

30 

46 

27 

20 

16

32 

112 

154 

92 

53

38 

31 

27 

26 

21

19

18 

16 

14 

15 

15

Nov.

14 

14 

19 

55 

270

1,740 

915 

360 

a25O 

a300

a350 

a3OO 

a230 

a2OO 

a!70

alSO 

172 

191 

399 

1,530

1,020 

440 

296 

214 

172

140 

596 

5OO

480 

554

Dec.

385 

269 

210 

169 

150

157 

132 

110 

96 

83

78 

120 

231 

203 

1,270

2,290 

*1,O90 

S3O 

395 

300

296 

500

355 

256 

203

b!60 

b!40 

b!60 

1,380 

1,300 

530

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber............. ..

lendar year 1948 . .

1.. ................

amber. .............

ter year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

336 

222 

172 

903

*5,150

4,610 

*1,310 

698 

572 

5O6

796 

775 

620 

542 

572

761 

1,09O 

1,450 

3,280 

1,940

650 

47O 

415 

1,000 

915

1,110 

1,490 

2,560 

1,490 

b600 

415

Second 

foot-days

923.2 

12,041 

13,548

106,323.3

37,420 

12,000 

14,239 

5,B52 

3,899 

6,048 

3,605 

914 

1,151

111,640.2

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec

Feb.

310 

239 

210 

222 

210

191 

195 

172 

*191 

161

136 

126 

150 

225 

2,290

2,380 

803 

495 

38 O 

305

243 

269 

485 

385 

390

328 

274 

235

Mar.

191 

165 

157 

153 

161

150 

129 

116 

126

157

159 

176 

ISO giee

a200

214 

203 

269 

269 

269

450 

644 

1,060

518 

355

455 

3,010 

2,560 

710 

460 

375

Apr.

313 

264 

231 

195 

176

172 

157 

146 

136 

120

120 

116 

113 

110 

132

207 

203 

405 

445 

318

243 

214 

226 

199

153

139

188 

161 

129 

116

Observed

Maximum

154 

1,740 

2,290

4,020

5,150 

2,380 

3,010 

445 

445 

1,200 

331 

107 

188

5,150

Minimum

8.1

14 

78

6.3-

172 

126 

116 

110 

53 

29 

46 

12 

19

8.1

Mean

29.8 

401 

437

291

1,207 

429 

459 

195 

126 

202 

116 

29.5 

38.4

306

May

120 

132 

136 

102

88

33 

83 

81 

76 

76

67 

62 

60 

56 

56

86 

69 

53 

56 

67

74 

370 

415 

445 

300

195 

139 

113 

94 

78 

67

June

58 

53 

47 

44 

42

37 

33 

32 

29 

30

44 

42 

38 

44 

174

716 

1,200 

712 

341 

210

150 

120 

102 

86 

81

94 

235 

157 

423 

674

Diversion 

(mean 

seccnd-feet )t

11.5 

11.2 

11.3

11.7

10.8 

10.3 

10.2 

10.0 

10.4 

11.8 

12.0 

11.6 

10.9

11.0

Jultf

264 

161 

113 

86 

74

179 

91 

238 

305 

256

129 

91 

74 

62 

53

49 

55 

55 

56 

58

105 

169 

99 

69 

53

46 

56 

46 

46 

331 

136

Aug.

65 

42 

34 

28 

25

24 

23 

21 

23 

22

21 

29 

33 

27 

27

27 

25 

26 

22 

20

19 

18 

IB 

15 

13

12 

12 

41 

107 

49 

48

Sept.

123 

51 

34 

63 

138

84 

46 

34 

28 

26

24 

21 

20 

20 

20

19 

21 

32 

56 

30

24 

22 

20 

21 

22

19 

19 

19 

24 

21

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

41.3 

413 

448

302

1,218 

439 

470 

205 

136 

213 

128 

41.1 

49.3

317

Per square 

mile

0.159 

1.59 

1.73

1.17

4.70 

1.69 

1.81 

.792 

.525 

.822 

.494 

.159 

.190

1.22

.-ft.). Dec. 16 (2 a.m.) 2.560 sec. -ft.: Dec. 29 (10 D.m

Runoff in

inches

0.18 

1.78 

2.00

15.88

5.42 

1.76 

2.09 

.88 

.61 

.92 

.57 

.18 

.21

16.60

.) 2,020

sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (~9~ p __ __ __ ___ _ , _ ____ 830

sec.-ft.} Feb. 16 (l a.m.) 3,190 sec.-ft!}" Mar. 27'(9:3o'p.m[') 4,250 sec.-ft^

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for city of Muncie water supplyj records furnished by American Water Works & Electric 

Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for White River at Anderson and Mississinewa River at Marion.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on reading of float gage.
434 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Anderson, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Fork White River at Anderson)

Location.--Staff gage above concrete overflow dam, lat. 40°06<, long. 85°4K, in sec. 18, 

T. 19 N., R. 8 E., at municipal water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from 

Killbuck Creek. Datum of gage is 825.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 412 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1932 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

JL925 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at site 700 feet downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at 

same site since February 1918 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior 

to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Anderson.

Average discharge. 19 years (1925-27, 1932-49), 376 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 15.98 

feet); minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 7.32 feet).

1932-49: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

18.63 feet), minimum observed, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 24, 1940 (gage height, 6.92 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 23.6 feet Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by U. S. Weather Bureau at site then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Anderson.

Kevlsions~Twater years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1053: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 24 to Dec. 15, Apr. 20

to May 23, July 2 to Aug. 6)

7.3 51 8.2 480 11.5 4,1OO 

7.4 81 8.4 610 14.0 6,570 

7.5 117 9.1 1,240 15.3 8,330 

7.7 205 9.8 1,990

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

60 

60 

57

57

57 

60 

60 

60 

60

110 

110 

110 

88 

7S

88 

160 

225 

192 

147

121 

103 

95 

95 

92

92 

92 

92 

81 

72 

78

Nov.

85 

85 

95 

151 

225

1,550 

1,600 

771 

474 

486

561 

432 

354 

338 

299

272 

288 

321 

348 

1,310

1,390 

682 

468 

370 

299

260 

509 

666 

534 

642

Dec.

528 

404 

338 

294 

255

*245 

240 

235 

196 

182

187 

192 

304 

332 

900

3,140 

1,970 

951 

682 

540

486 

735 

610 

468 

392

326 

b250 

b300 

1,340 

2,210 

1,050

Jan.

582 

438 

370 

636 

4,290

*8,330 

3,330 

1,270 

987 

879

1,190 

1,280 

1,100 

915 

843

1,160 

1,700 

1,980 

5,090 

4,490

1,390 

969 

789 

1,250 

1,540

1,390 

2,170 

3,530 

3,140 

1,110 

798

Month

OctO 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .................. .....

mber .........................

lendar year

1 ........................

ember ................. .....

ter year ............

Feb.

589 

510 

450 

444 

438

409 

404 

409 

404 

382

354 

321 

332 

392 

2,620

4,390 

1,760 

1,000 

753 

610

516 

522 

735 

699 

666

626 

528 

492

Secondfoot-days

2,912 

15,865 

20, 282

189,755

58,936 

21,755 

23,173 

11,579 

8,095 

9,825 

6,586 

3,394 

3,437

185,839

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 sec. -ft.). Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (8 p.m.) 5,840 sec. -ft. j Jj 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (lO a.m.) 5,140 sec. -ft.

Mar.

420 

382 

365 

343 

348

338 

316 

299 

304 

326

348 

332 

354 

365 

420

438 

404 

432 

468 

450

547 

735 

1,490 

978 

642

547 

2,960 

4,570 

1,620 

915 

717

Apr.

589 

510 

450 

409 

387

370 

348 

326 

304 

294

277 

282 

282 

282 

321

382 

398 

540 

708 

561

450 

409 

398 

392 

354

316 

365 

332 

277 

266

Maximum

225 

1,600 

3,140

6,570

S,330 

4,390 

4,570 

708 

834 

1,440 

516 

240 

295

8,330

:. 16 (3 p.m. 

m. 28 (12 p.

May

266 

316 

299 

255 

220

192 

182 

173 

169 

164

164 

151 

143 

134 

134

138 

156 

126 

126 

174

151 

354 

834 

708 

610

432 

343 

304 

255 

225 

192

Minimum

57 

85 

182

53

370 

321 

299 

266 

126 

121 

117 

63 

69

57

) 3 

m.

June

182 

174 

178 

169 

160

151 

130 

126 

121 

126

138 

130 

134 

134 

160

674 

1,440 

1,100 

634 

426

326 

277 

220 

192 

215

192 

365 

316 

365 

870

Mean

93.9 

529 

654

518

1,901 

777 

748 

336 

261 

328 

212 

109 

115

509

July

516 

304 

235 

196 

174

178 

240 

200 

404 

444

260 

200 

174 

156 

143

138 

134 

134 

126 

134.

138 

210 

210 

169 

130

117 

130 

138 

121 

329 

404

Ang.

210 

151 

138 

126 

106

103 

99 

85 

85 

99

108 

95 

113 

110 

99

99

106 

103 

103 

88

78 

72 

72 

85 

66

66 

63 

99 

240 

182 

147

Per square 

mile

0.228 

1.28 

1.59

1.26

4.61 

1.89 

1.82 

.937 

.633 

.796 

.515 

.265 

.279

1.24

,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (10 a.n 

4,'lOO sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (11

Sept.

192 

178 

126 

110 

295

225 

164 

130 

106 

99

92 

81 

106 

99 

92

95 

78 

92 

88 

117

95 

85 

85 

85 

78

69 

75 

113 

92 

95

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

1.43 

1.83

17.11

5.32 

1.96 

2.09 

1.05 

.73 

.89 

.59 

.31 

.31

16.77

.) 9,420 

a.m.) 4,660

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 435

White River near Noblesville, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Pork White River near Noblesville)

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 07', long. 85°58 I , in sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., 

at highway bridge 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of Noblesville, and 

9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek. Datum of gage is 763.08 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 819 square miles.

Kecords available.--May 1915 to September 1922 and October 1927 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to September 1927 in Reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Pork White River 

near Noblesville.

Average discharge.--30 years (1915-25, 1929-49), 783 second-feet.

.Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 14.24 

feet); minimum, 96 second-feet Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 4.25 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 16.32 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 3.89 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kevislons (water years).--M 803: 1927(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-24, June 15-24, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.4

85

158

215

325

515

5.9

7.6

10.0

11.3

820

2,050

4,250

5,610

5.9

8.0

9.0

10.5

820

2,220

3,020

4,550

12.0 6,390

12.8 7,710

13.7 9,890

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 5.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

113

113

110

110

110

108

106

106

106

108

140

203

200

185

177

172

250

278

293

297

282

206

169

158

148

146

140

138

133

133

130

Nov.

130

130

146

203

525

1,730

2,830

2,130

al.OOO

a700

a900

aSOO

a650

a550

a500

a475

aSOO

a500

a600

1,190

a2,000

al,300

848

642

520

445

430

814

814

855

Dec.

885

684

542

475

430

406

392

361

334

313

301

285

348

480

687

3,550

5,280

3,400

1,800

1,400

1,180

1,240

1,630

1,240

950

742

570

576

2,520

4,660

2,760

Month

Jan.

1,440

1,020

820

1,920

6,130

9,080

8,450

2,600

2,010

2,080

2,840

2,930

2,440

2,010

1,940

2,360

3,400

3,950

8,060

9,890

5,410

2,360

1,870

2,290

3,200

2,930

4,000

5,870

6,660

3,500

1,800

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,400

1,140

1,020

950

918

852

852

852

852

800

690

636

630

748

4,310

7,320

5,140

2,440

1,800

1,470

1,280

1,210

1,500

1,600

1,570

1,600

1,370

1,240

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,066

24 1 85

40,42]

381,73'

115, 26C

46.19C

38,27'

22,74

16,68

16,67'

11,46

5,98

4,72

348,34

Mar.

1,050

918

807

762

736

703

654

630

612

600

588

588

576

564

570

612

618

612

624

636

636

918

1,570

1,870

1,660

1,470

3,290

5,620

4,640

1,700

1,440

Apr.

1,210

1,020

918

794

729

703

654

594

542

505

500

495

490

480

515

630

710

852

1,140

1,050

852

768

742

768

660

594

1,050

1,180

885

710

-

Maximum

) 297

2 830

5^280

I 9,340

5 9,890

5 7,320

I 5,620

) 1,210

3 1,400

I 1,540

3 1,140

5 465

3 338

2 9,890

May

630

618

618

554

495

460

430

406

397

392

370

356

343

330

321

309

317

317

301

397

392

567

1,400

1,310

1,240

950

684

548

460

406

370

Minimum

106

130

285

106

820

630

564

480

301

212

180

101

113

101

June

348

321

305

282

257

243

240

226

215

212

315

226

229

226

278

583

1,370

1,540

1,020

642

495

450

370

325

366

420

1,340

1,280

1,310

1,340

-

Mean

16?

82E

1,304

1,043

3,718

1,650

1,235

758

538

556

37C

192

157

954

July

1,140

678

460

361

317

343

654

495

532

660

537

374

301

260

232

209

191

188

215

194

209

222

297

240

194

180

212

218

185

376

788

Aug.

374

257

387

465

271

197

163

146

140

150

146

225

185

166

148

146

143

143

140

130

120

110

108

108

106

101

128

146

384

338

215

Per square 

mile

0. 199

1.01

1.59

1.27

4.54

2.01

1.51

.926

.657

.679

.452

.236

.192

1.16

Sept.

206

254

185

153

169

338

240

174

150

138

123

116

148

153

136

130

126

148

143

166

153

136

130

126

118

113

116

146

158

130

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.23

1.13

1.84

17.34

5.23

2.10

1.74

1.03

.76

.76

.52

.27

.21

15.82

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 7 (l a.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 

10,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (I2 "> ) 6,810 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (6 p.m.) 7,920 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (3 a.m.) 

6,130 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Noblesville and at Anderson.

 9908130-52-29 
436 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Noblesville, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Fork White River at Noblesville)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02', long. 86°0l', in 3E^ sec.36, T. 19 N., R. 4 

E., at Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, l| miles upstream from Cicero Creek and 3j 

miles below dam at Clare. Datum of gage is 738.16 feet (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--845 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at 

present site from December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 feet downstream 

thereafter, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, 

published as West Fork White River at Noblesville.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 15.38 

 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.12 feet); minimum daily discharge, 58 second-feet Sept. 17.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet Apr. 15, 1948; minimum, that of 

Sept. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 3.99 feet Sept. 18, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Sept. 17, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

114

114

114

114

114

98

107

114

110

145

208

149

138

114

114

306

365

324

324

293

194

134

177

216

161

157

161

153

104

198

Nov.

288

270

270

360

642

1,490

2,600

1,560

920

725

950

890

698

590

560

495

530

535

595

1,100

2,040

1,350

890

708

610

505

485

835

835

862

-

Dec.

890

752

615

530

485

450

440

405

365

338

306

302

365

555

1,090

4,280

4,900

2,840

1,680

1,210

1,100

1,460

1,520

1,100

920

780

686

681

2,560

4,440

3,240

Jan.

1,640

1,100

835

1,420

5,000

8,020

10,500

4,010

2,440

2,440

3,160

3,480

3,000

2,360

2,120

2,760

5,640

4,120

8,500

10,700

6,720

2,840

2,120

2,600

3,480

3,400

4,280

6,180

6,720

3,720

2,000

Month

October ................... .....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ...................... .

February ........................

March ..............

April ...........................

May..............................

June .......................

July ............................

August .................... .

September .......................

Rater year 1948-49 ......... .

Feb.

1,490

1,240

998

1,010

980

920

920

920

920

890

808

752

752

835

3,950

7,280

6,100

3,000

2,120

1,640

1,240

1,280

1,560

1,600

1,640

1,520

1,280

1,140

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5 24£

2s'l8E

41*285

400,011

125,305

48>78E

38,017 23 , 55f

17,059

17,885

13,134

6,417 

4,945

366,824

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 see.-ft.) . Jan.

Mar.

1,010

920

862

835

808

780

725

698

686

703

720

708

686

686

720

752

752

720

752

752

752

980

1,490

1,560

1,100

1,010

2,920

5,100

4,420

1,920

1,490

Apr.

1,180

1,070

940

842

790

758

712

656

602

560

542

542

536

506

536

650

732

842

1,100

1,070

875

797

778

797

700

638

972

1,180

908

745

Maximum

365

2,600

4,900

10,800

10,700 

7,280

5,100

1,180

1,280 

1,640

1,180

476

311

10,700

7 (10 a.m.)

May

668

668

656

602

542

488

458

435

415

425

386

377

359

337

324

337

328

222

328

415

415

536

1,280

1,210

1,180

908

712

596

506

440

395

Minimum

98

270

302

64

835

752

686

506

324

233

218 in

58

58

June

372

346

342

306

294

294

282

254

254

238

282

274

266

270

306

560

1,320

1,640

1,100

778

632

548

476

420

435

476

1,280

1,320

1,240

1,280

-

Mean

16E

84C

1,332

1,093

4,042

1,742

1, 226 

785

550

596

424

207

165

1,005

July

1,180

810

560

476

452

420

668

620

548

680

662

446

372

306

302

270

238

234

246

234

262

254

320

306

258

218

238

278

230

320

726

Aug.

458

298

368

476

328

222

182

161

132

143

150

234

150

179

161

146

157

154

157

150

132

114

111

121

118

118

139

190

350

368

250

Per square 

mile

0 200

'.994

1.58

1.29

4.78

2.06

1.45 

.929

.651

.705

* 502

. 245 

!l95

1.19

Sept.

208

250

208

164

168

311

262

186

146

132

121

101

136

200

154

114

58

154

208

168

150

190

161

146

136

128

92

175

143

175

Runoff in 

inches

0 23 i!n

1.82

17.60

5.51 2 15

1 67 

1.04

.75

.79

.58

28

!22

16.15

11,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (12 m.) 10,900

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 10-19, Nov. 23 to Dec. 16, June 19 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 27 to Sept. 30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River near Nora, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Pork White River near Nora)

437

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°54', long. 86°06', in sec. 20, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., 

at highway bridge 2 miles east of Nora and 14 miles upstream from Pall Creek. Datum of 

gage is 710.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at dam 3f miles downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.--1,190 square miles.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River near Nora.

Average discharge.--20 years (1925-26, 1930-49), 1,021 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.98 

feet); minimum daily, 117 second-feet Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 1.65 feet Sept. 28, 

30.

1925-26. 1929-49: Maximum discharge, 32,400 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

18.19 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 10, 1936; minimum daily, 43 second-feet Sept. 

29, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.20 feet Sept. 5, 1936.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 feet, from floodmark determined by 

Indiana State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wnich are fair. 

Backwater from dam of Indianapolis Water Co., 3ir miles below station during some periods 

of low and medium flow; discharge computed by using fall between gage and dam as a factor. Slight regulation at times during low flow by power plant near Noblesville.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record for auxiliary gage furnished by Indianapolis Water Co. 

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

160 

160 

149 

166 

160

150 

150 

150 

181 

150

ZOO 

250 

200 

190 

170

ZOO 

350 

450 

400

400

350 

250 

200 

200 

250

200 

200 

200 

200 

170 

250

Nov.

300

300 

350 

450 

900

2,000 

3,000 

2,000 

1,470 

1,180

1,400 

1,400 

1,110 

951 

871

751 

768 

871 

892 

1,270

2,490 

1,980 

1,270 

990

774

651 

610 

850

1,180 

1,150

Dec.

1,210 

1,060 

842 

774

710

668 

645 

603 

547 

503

475 

480 

508 

644 

1,090

5,460 

6,750 

4,480 

2,670 

1,940

1,760 

2,140 

2,310 

1,800 

1,410

1,160 

1,030 

980 

3,440 

6,100 

5,030

Jan.

2,670 

1,830 

1,310 

2,280 

6,880

9,750 

10,400 

8,270 

3,750 

3,150

4,370 

5,140 

4,480 

3,550 

3,150

3,650 

5,140 

5,740 

11,100 

13,900

12,900 

5,560 

3,350 

3,850 

4,810

5,030 

6,100 

8,850 

9,600 

6,690 

3,250

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

AugB 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,400 

1,860 

1,520 

1,500 

1,410

1,340 

1,330 

1,310 

1,310 

1,290

1,130 

1,040 

1,040 

1,160 

5,780

9,600 

9,750 

4,810 

3,350 

2,580

2,020 

1,900 

2,260 

2,310 

2,310

2,310 

1,940 

"*,720

Seoondfoot-daya

6,856 

34,179 

59,219

572,831

180,500 

72,280 

49,892 

33,216 

21,976 

21,094 

15,050 

8,376 

6,018

508,656

Mar.

1,460 

1,270 

1,190 

1,130 

1,100

1,050 

960 

921 

912 

941

941 

921 

912 

883 

912

941 

941 

912 

912 

921

892 

1,110 

1,580 

2,020 

1,450

1,340 

3,550 

6,360 

6,360 

2,920 

2,180

Apr.

1,900 

1,530 

1,380 

1,230 

1,140

1,130 

1,070 

970 

8S3 

824

787 

766 

760 

730 

760

854 

980 

1,100 

1,370 

1,400

1,220 

1,090 

1,060 

1,060 

999

883 

1,180 

1,720 

1,340 

1,100

Maximum

450 

3,000 

6,750

14,600

13,900 

9,750 

6,360 

1,900 

1,690 

1,980 

1.440 

705 

346

13,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 17 (10:30

May

980 

892 

862 

774 

691

614 

564 

536 

523

518

501 

48S 

464 

465 

43C

442 

446 

435 

431 

511

556 

579 

1.29C 

1,69C 

1,520

1,2£C 

98G 

795 

666 

566 

506

Minimum

149 

300 

475

86

1,310 

1,040 

883 

730 

430 

298 

257 

138 

117

117

June

469 

427 

423 

389 

367

353 

344 

315 

298 

325

413 

334 

345 

342 

395

579 

1,480 

1,980 

1,520 

1,050

803 

727 

597 

493 

506

480 

1,080 

1,550 

1,270 

1,440

Mean

221 

1,139 

1,910

1,565

5,823 

2,581 

1,609 

1,107 

709 

703 

485 

270 

201

1,394

July

1,440 

1,020 

696 

515 

460

457 

537 

727 

609 

711

940 

668 

491 

413 

359

349 

310 

291 

257 

290

265 

265 

317 

349 

313

267 

258 

276 

267 

265 

668

Aug.

705 

422 

368 

529 

442

334 

265 

235 

211 

201

229 

360 

287 

221 

23?

217 

211 

249 

199 

181

175 

160 

140 

138

1*4

142 

144 

182 

261 

439 

355

Per square 

mile

0.186 

.957 

1.61

1.32

4.89 

2.17 

1.35 

.930 

.596 

.591 

.408 

.227 

.169

1.17

a.m.) 7,010 sec. -ft. ; Dec. 30 (8

Sept.

276 

267 

291 

233 

232

267 

346 

262 

214 

185

174 

162 

160 

207 

200

184 

162 

176 

188 

193

218 

167 

187 

171 

16Q

146 

136 

117 

185 

152

Runoff in 

inohes

0.21 

1.07 

1.85

17.90

5.64 

2.26 

1.56 

1.04 

.69 

.66 

.47 

.26 

.19

,- 15,9ffl

p.m.) 6,360

ft.j Jan. 29 (l p.m.) 9.750 sec.-ft.} Feb. 17 (4 a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.j Mar. 29 (6 a.m.) 7,140 Sftc.- 

ft.

Note. No gage-height recorfi at Nora gage Oct. 1, 2, 5-8, Oct. 10-13, Nov. 5-8j no gage-height record at Broad Ripple gage Oct. 12 to Nov. 8; discharge computed on basis ot Z discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for stations at Noblesville and at Indianapolis.
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White-River at Indianapolis, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Fork White River at Indianapolis)

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°45'05", long. 86°10'30", at Morris Street Bridge

 in Indianapolis, 2j miles downstream from Fall Creek. Datum of gage is 2.26 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,620 square miles.

Records available.--May 1904 to July 1906 (at Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis 

Hallway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Morris Street) and April 1930 to 

September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1925 to March 1930 in reports of 

Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White 

River at Indianapolis.

Average discharge.--23 years (1925-26, 1927-49), 1,410 second-feet.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 674.49

 feet); minimum, 109 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 662.13 feet).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 37,200 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gage height,

681.57 feet Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 4.8 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height,

662.06 feet).

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 690.0 feet, from floodmarks determined by

Indianapolis Water Co. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Indianapolis Water Co. diverts water for municipal supply 12 miles .above station most of

which is returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation plant. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 14-27, 

July 30 to Sept. 30)

662.1 103 663.2 455 666.1 2,800 

662.5 185 K63.9 820 667.9 5,050 

662.7 240 664.5 1,200 670.8 9,600 

662.9 315 665.1 1,760 674.2 16,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

149 

131 

113 

137 

149

133 

139 

137 

121 

149

213 

165 

208 

213 

200

260 

387 

295 

378 

364

346 

291 

234 

208 

190

208 

198 

185 

185 

170 

185

Nov.

183 

231 

374 

291 

955

1,910 

2,980 

2,560 

1,760 

1,280

1,280 

al,200 

1,060 

970 

880

880 

820 

880 

1,000 

1,160

2,210 

2,210 

1,460 

1,100 

940

910 

850 

880 

1,240 

1,160

Dec.

1,240 

1,130 

970 

880 

880

820 

765 

738 

672 

625

595 

600 

585 

654 

1,000

4,360 

6,700 

5,200 

3,280 

2,510

2,160 

2,410 

2,800 

2,260 

1,810

1,460 

1,130 

1,240 

4,000 

6,850 

6,250

Jan.

3,640 

2,460 

1,910 

3,120 

9,200

113,000 

115,000 

9,800 

4,750 

4,000

4,750 

5,800 

5,350 

4,480 

3,880

4,240 

6.100 

7,600 

15,600 

16,400

14,800 

7,700 

4,480 

4,900 

5,950

6,400 

7,600 

11,600 

11,400 

8,480 

a5, 000

Month

Octo 

Novs

Deoe

Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

1 ............................

st ........ ......

ember .

ter year 1948-49 .....

Feb.

a3,500 

a2,500 

32,100 

2,010 

2,010

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,810 

1,760

1,560 

1,420 

1,370 

1,710 

7,820

11,400 

11,400 

6,550 

4,360 

3,520

2,920 

2,620 

2,920 

3,160 

3,040

3,040 

2,620 

2,310

Secondfoot-days

6,441 

35,614 

66,565

707,239

229,390 

95,010 

68,020 

42,110 

29,158 

30,485 

18,561 

10,429 

7,551

639,334

Mar.

2,010 

1,810 

1,660 

1,560 

1,510

1,460 

1,320 

1,240 

1,240 

1,320

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,200 

1,160 

1,200

1,200 

1,460 

2,110 

2,920 

a2,000

32,000 

35,000 

38,000 

38,000 

35,000 

a3,000

Apr.

32,500 

32,100 

31,900 

1,760 

1,560

1,460 

1,370 

1,240 

1,130 

1,060

1,060 

1,040 

970 

1,040 

1,040

1,060 

1,200 

1,320 

1,610 

1,760

1,560 

1,420 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,130 

1,200 

1,960 

1,660 

1,280

Maximum

387 

2,980 

6,850

17,400

16,400 

11,400 

8,000 

2,500 

2,210 

2,510 

1,510 

1,540 

430

16,400

Hay

1,160 

1,100 

1,060 

1,000 

910

850 

792 

765 

710 

738

694 

620 

595 

590 

615

610 

595 

575 

610 

585

682 

1,280 

1,710 

2,210 

1,910

1,660 

1,240 

1,000 

850 

765 

677

Mininum

113 

183 

585

113

1,910 

1,370 

1,160 

970 

575 

338 

258 

135 

161

113

June

630 

595

560 

525 

455

435 

387 

392 

338 

526

2,160 

1,200 

820 

677 

922

940 

1,910 

2,510 

2,060 

1,420

1,100 

1,040 

880 

765 

792

738 

928 

1,610 

1,610 

1,560

Mean

208 

1,187 

2,147

1,932

7,400 

3,393 

2,194 

1,404 

941 

1,016 

599 

336 

252

1,752

July

1,510 

1,100 

820 

650 

565

555 

792 

820 

880 

765

880 

792 

600 

505 

420

382 

360 

324 

258 

311

819 

392 

360 

430 

440

520 

667 

425 

392 

445 

382

Aug.

738 

525 

392 

415 

505

378 

275 

261 

208 

176

170 

275 

299 

1,540 

392

351 

258 

210 

181 

155

149 

151 

135 

137 

143

143 

195 

490 

320 

382 

480

Per square 

mile

Sept.

342 

275 

268 

378 

364

261 

324 

351 

279 

213

176 

208 

299 

210 

261

247 

219 

430 

254 

244

234 

231 

188 

190 

172

172 

200 

208 

161 

192

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 8.500 aec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (time and diacharee unknown) i Jan. 19 fll p.m.)

and diacharge unknown).

a No gsge-helght record; discharge computed on, basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather recorda, 

and recorda for stations nesr Nors and near Centerton.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 439

White River near Centerton, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Fork White River near Centerton)

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°29'49", long. 86°24'04", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 12 N., R.

1 i)., at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from White Lick Creek and 1 mile south of

Centerton. Datum of gage is 595.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of

Engineers bench mark), levels by Indianapolis Power & Light Co. 

Drainage area. 2,340 square miles. 

Hecoras available. November 1946 to September 1949 (prior to October 1948, published as

west ForJc wnite River near Centerton). October 1930 to March 1932 at site 8j miles

downstream, published as West Fork White River at Martinsville. July 1925 to September

1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, published as West Fork White

River near Martinsville. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 15.36

1'eel); minimum, 162 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 1.77 feet Aug. 23.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 19, 1949; minimum, 150 second-feet Sept.

20, 1948 (gage height, 1.60 feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Uage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, June 27 to Sept. 30, 

except days of no gage-height record)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 170 3.8 1,890 1.5 340 4.0 2,190 12,5 16, 

1.3 250 5.4 3,590 2.0 580 5.8 4,190 14.0 20, 

1.6 385 6.8 5,570 2.5 900 7.2 6,210 14.9 24, 

2.2 690 10.0 11,000 3.1 1,350 11.0 12,800 

2.9 1,120 11.2 13,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

277 

242 

222 

234 

246

206 

202 

226 

206 

170

198 

304 

210 

a250 

349

408 

575 

460 

445 

412

421 

421 

318 

286 

277

286 

277 

290 

242 

254 

234

Nov.

202 

250 

349 

398 

821

1,940 

2,800 

3,350 

2,540 

2,090

2,190 

2,040 

1,660 

1,480 

1,280

1,200 

1,400 

1,320 

1,710 

1,800

2,240 

2,910 

2,440 

1,890 

1,620

1,440 

1,580 

1,480 

1,660 

1,620

Dec.

1,840 

1,840 

1,660 

1,480 

1,440

1,480 

1,320 

1,280 

1,200 

1,120

1,060. 

1,060 

1,060 

1,090 

2,440

3,350 

7,210 

7,550 

5,570 

3,710

3,020 

3,240 

3,710 

3,350 

a2,600

2,240 

1,890 

1,800 

7,550 

8,740 

8,400

Jan.

5,110 

a3,750 

a3,000 

6,350 

13,200

17,300 

17,000 

12,300 

a9,000 

7,210

7,040 

8,570 

8,570 

7,210 

6,050

a7,500 

8,570 

11,200 

24,300 

324,000

20,700 

17,600 

a!4,000 

10,700 

9,590

11,000 

12,100 

18,200 

16,800 

a!3,000 

9,420

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janv 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

uary .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,210 

4,580 

3,950 

3,590 

3,260

33,000 

2,930 

2,930 

2,820 

2,760

2,600 

2,390 

32,300 

3,040 

14,200

15,600 

14,300 

13,600 

8,400 

36,000

4,850 

4,580 

4,320 

4,450 

4,580

4,450 

34,000 

3,710

Secondfoot-days

9,148 

49,700 

95,300

1,014,732

360,340 

153,400 

108,430 

65,040 

41,242 

38,782 

27,516 

21,778 

14,552

985,231

Mar.

3,260 

2,820 

2", 660 

2,440 

2,390

32,200 

2,140 

2,040 

2,190 

2,490

2,490 

2,340 

32,400 

2,440 

2,540

2,290 

2,190 

2,140 

1,790 

31,900

1,890 

2,340 

2,760 

3,150 

3,150

3,480 

37,500 

12,800 

11,400 

7,380 

5,430

Apr.

4,

3, 

33, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

1, 

31,

al,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

al, 

1, 

1, 

2,

2, 

1, 

1,

31, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

2,

1,

Maximum

575 

3,350 

8,740

27,400

24,300 

15,600 

12,800 

4,580 

2,540 

2,540 

1,840 

2,000 

670

24,300

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (1 a.m.

580 

710 

300 

930 

660

440 

340 

140 

990 

900

800 

740 

700 

700 

700

700 

800 

840 

940 

190

090 

940 

840 

800 

700

660 

840 

990 

240 

840

May

al,700 

1,610 

1,520 

1,480 

1,390

1,310 

1,230 

31,200 

1,110 

1,080

1,080 

1,000 

935 

900 

3900

935 

893 

872 

858 

935

935 

31,400 

2,090 

2,340 

2,540

2,240 

1,840 

1,520 

31,250 

1,110 

1,040

Minimum

170 

202 

1,060

170

3,OOO 

2,300 

1,790 

1,660 

858 

706 

535 

362 

400

170

June

1,000 

935 

886 

830 

3800

754 

736 

730 

706 

706

1,270 

al,500 

1,310 

1,150 

1,150

1,270 

1,660 

2,540 

32,500 

2,040

1,560 

1,430 

1,310 

1,110 

1,110

31,150 

1,150 

1,310 

2,240 

1,940

Mean

295 

1,657 

3,074

2,772

11,620 

6,479 

3,498 

2,168 

1,330 

1,293 

888 

703 

485

2,699

July

1,840 

1,700 

al,400 

al.100 

872

816 

823 

872 

1,040 

al,050

1,080 

1,110 

970 

795 

742

634 

3600 

586 

540 

560

767 

788 

622 

3550 

535

560 

1,310 

718 

586 

1,150 

3800

000 

300 

300

Aug.

586 

802 

682 

640 

646

682 

3600 

545 

535 

555

a520 

515 

565 

a2,000 

1,830

823 

754 

622 

530 

475

3430 

403 

362 

3370 

380

445 

500 

31,400 

1,110 

676 

795

Per square 

mile

0.126 

.708

1.31

1.18

4.97 

2.34 

1.49 

.926 

.568 

.553 

.379 

.300 

.207

1.15

) 19,400 sec. -ft. j Jsn. 19 (4 p.

Sept.

3600 

aSOO 

3500 

3600 

670

495 

445 

515 

535 

475

3450 

445 

435 

455 

408

460 

421 

3600 

580 

3500

455 

435 

430 

416 

3400

408 

450 

495 

510 

465

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.79 

1.51

16.11

5.73 

2.44 

1.72 

1.03 

.66 

.62 

.44 

.35 

.23

15.67

m. ) 27,500

Bee'.-ft. j Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) 19,400 sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (8 p.m.) 16,600 sec.-ft.j Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 14,200 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, westher records, 

and records for ststlons at Indianapolis and st Spencer.
440

WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Spencer, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Pork White River at Spencer)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16'49", long. 86°45'42", in sec. 29, T. 10 N., R.

3 W., at highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides Creek. Datum of

gage is 526.04 feet above mean.sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--2,980 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July

ly^b to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West "Fork White River at Spencer. 

Average discharge.--24 years (1925-49, 2,993 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,900 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 19.87

reet); minimum, 363 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

192S-49: Maximum discharge, 57,000 second-feet May 20, 1943; maximum gage height

observed, 23.2 feet May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 133 second-feet Sept.

25, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.88 foot Sept. 25, 30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Heyisijons (water years). W 823: 1933, drainage area. W 873: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-15, Apr. 3 

to May 20, Sept. 2, 6-30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

5.5 

10.0

370

495

710

2,920

6,660

12.5

14.5

16.0

17.5

19.5

9,210

12,000

14,700

19,100

28,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

430 

430 

418 

394 

370

378 

390 

378 

378 

370

370 

390 

442 

418 

426

450 

906 

1,100 

745 

650

639 

617 

595 

545 

510

490 

472 

477 

464 

454 

454

Nov.

450 

454 

520 

692 

1,940

4,680 

3,960 

3,640 

3,480 

3,000

2,840 

2,530 

2,460 

2,180

1,900

1,720 

1,900 

1,970 

2,320 

2,920

2,600 

2,840 

3,000 

2,460 

2,040

1,830 

1,900 

2,110 

2,180 

2,400

Dec.

2,320 

2,180 

2,110 

1,900 

1,830

1,760 

1,720 

1,660 

1,520 

1,410

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

1,270 

3,880

5,400 

6,300 

7,700 

7,500 

5,490

4,360 

3,960 

3,960 

4,120 

3,640

3,080 

2,530 

2,320 

6,250 

10,400 

10,500

Jan.

9,330 

6,660 

4,600 

6,380 

14,100

27,400 

25,900 

19,500 

16,500 

14,100

9,210 

8,540 

9,330 

8,980 

7,600

7,110 

8,760 

11,400 

17,400 

24,900

28,500 

25,400 

20,300 

15,600 

14,900

14,300 

15,200 

18,000 

21,600 

20,300 

16,200

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

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Feb.

11,100 

6,840 

5,400 

4,840 

4,360

3,960 

3,640 

3,480 

3,400 

3,240

3,080 

2,920 

2,760 

3,080 

10,800

18,000 

21,600 

17,400 

14,700 

9,820

6,750 

5,850 

5,670 

5,580 

5,670

5,490 

5,320 

4,84o

Seccndfoot-days

15,55C 

68.91E 

114, 8SC

1,190,29C

468, OOC 

199, 59C 

167, 71C 

85,230 

55,820 

49,765 

40,412 

27,386 

18,186

1,311,415

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft). Jan

sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 22,000 sec. -ft.; F

Mar..

4,440 

3,960 

3,720 

3,480 

3,320

3,240 

3,160 

3,000 

3,000 

3,960

4,920 

4,520 

4,040 

4,200 

4,440

4,120 

3,720 

3,560 

3,320 

3,160

3,000 

3,240 

4,680 

4,120 

4,200

5,000 

12,300 

18,800 

15,200 

12,200 

9,690

Apr.

6,750 

5,580 

4,760 

4,200 

3,800

3,560 

3,320 

3,080 

2,920 

2,680

2,530 

2,460 

2,320 

2,250 

2,250

2,250 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180 

2,320

2,390 

2,390 

2,250 

2,110 

1,970

1,900 

1,970 

2,040 

2,180 

2,460

Maximum

1,100 

> 4,680 

10,500

29,600

28,500 

21,600 

18,800 

6,750 

3,720 

3,000 

2,390 

1,900 

1,130

28,500

Hay

2,320 

2,180 

2,040 

1,970 

1,830

1,760 

1,660 

1,580 

1,520 

1,480

1,410 

1,410 

1,340 

1,270 

1,200

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,130 

1,100

1,130 

1,410 

2,530 

3,720 

3,480

2,840 

2,600 

2,250 

1,970 

1,690 

1,520

Minimum

370 

450 

1,240

370

4,600 

2,760 

3,000 

1,900 

1,100 

857 

710 

515 

442

370

June

1,380 

1,270 

1,200 

1,130 

1,100

1,060 

990 

920 

878 

857

1,200 

2,040 

2,110 

1,620 

1,480

1,760 

1,900 

2,250 

2.920 

2,760

2,320 

2,040 

1,830 

1,620 

1,480

1,440 

1,410 

1,480 

2,320 

3,000

Mean

50Z 

2,297 

3,705

3,252

15,100 

7,128 

5,410 

2,840 

1,801 

1,659 

1,304 

883 

606

3^593

July

2,390 

2,250 

2,040 

1,720 

1,440

1,240 

1,130 

1,130 

1,340 

1,410

1,440 

1,340 

1,300 

1,200 

1,060

955 

920 

871 

822 

773

710 

1,020 

1,480 

1,900 

1,200

871 

1,060 

1,480 

990 

1,240 

1,690

Aug.

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

913 

836

850 

794 

710 

650 

650

644 

606 

595 

634 

1,740

1,900 

1,440 

1,060 

836 

698

639 

590 

570 

540 

520

515 

590 

8900 

1,460 

1,570 

836

Per square 

mile

0.168 

.771 

1.24

1.09

5.07 

2.39 

1.82 

.953 

.604 

.557 

.438 

.296

1.21

Sept.

899 

759 

650 

656 

1,130

1,060 

738 

644 

644 

600

560 

530 

505 

535 

550

530 

545 

570 

668 

617

540 

525 

510 

505 

464

464 

446 

442 

454 

446

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.86 

1.43

JL4.86

5.84 

2.49 

2.09 

1.06 

.70 

.62 

.50 

.34 

.23

16.35

. 6 (8 p.m.) 30,900 sec. -ft. j Jan. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 29,100 

eb. 17 (3 a.m.) 22,900- sec .-ft. ; Mar. 28 (2 p.m.) 19,900

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Newberry.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 441

White River at Newberry, Ind. 

(Formerly published as West Fork White River at Newberry)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55'42", long. 87°01'00", in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R.

fc> W., 500 feet upstream from relocated highway bridge and 2.3 miles downstream from

Doans Creek. Datum of gage is 465.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--4,690 square miles. 

Keeords available.--September 1928 to September 1949. Prior to Octoter 1948, published

as west Fork White River at Mewberry. 

Average discharge.--21 Tresrs, 4,381 secor-d-^ee^. 

!ixtfene3.--Haxlnun discharge during year, 49,800 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 21.57

feet); minimum, 482 second-feet Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 76,900 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19

feet); minimum, 193 second-feet Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.39 foot).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark, by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Kevisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1937(M). W 973: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18. July 7 to 

Aug. 15, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

0.6 450

.9 590

1.3 810

1.8 1,210

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

5.D 4,370

9.5 9,550

11.6 12,300

14.0 16,600

17.0 24,300

19.0 31,200

20.0 36,500

21.5 48,900

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 750 8.5 7,780

1.5 960 11.6 12,300

6.5 5,500

Note. Same as preceding 

taTOTabove 11.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

600 

595 

585 

580 

540

522 

500 

508 

500 

486

486 

486 

495 

518 

518

555 

1,050 

1,750 

1,700 

1,260

1,020 

944 

912 

859 

831

798 

762 

750 

539 

722 

722

Nov.

739 

717 

786 

992 

2,660

8,470 

9,310 

8,590 

6,460 

5,800

5,910 

5,360 

4,370 

3,950 

3,550

3,050 

3,150 

3,550 

4,590 

5,250

4,920 

4,150 

4,050 

3,950 

3,350

2,950 

3,050 

3,150 

3,550 

3,450

Dec.

3,450 

3,150 

2,950 

2,850 

2,750

3,150 

2,850 

2,650 

3,400 

2,300

2,000 

1,950 

1,900 

2,050 

7,750

11,700 

10,900 

9,550 

9,310 

8,950

7,270 

6,020 

5,470 

5,360 

5,250

4,590 

3,750 

3,450 

9,640 

14,600 

15 , 800

Jan.

16,800 

15,600 

10,500 

11,900 

23,100

25,900 

27,500 

33,100 

34,600 

30,400

25,600 

19,800 

15,000 

13,400 

12,300

11,700 

13,200 

15,600 

23,100 

27,900

31,200 

40,200 

46,200 

48,900 

42,600

32 , 600 

29,700 

30,400 

30,800 

30,400 

330,000

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

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Feb.

320,000 

al3,000 

alO,000 

8,430 

7,650

6,900 

6,440 

6,000 

5,900 

5,600

5,300 

5,000 

4,810 

5,300 

16,700

23,700 

25,200 

39,700 

31,200 

27,500

19,900 

11,600 

8,990 

8,570 

8,430

8,430 

8,040 

7,390

Seoond 

foot-days

23,29 

123,82 

175,66

1,860,51

800,00 

345,68 

271,42 

154,80 

96,47 

79,13 

53,07 

52,37 

32,21

2,207,94

Mar.

6,660 

6,000 

5,400 

5,200 

4,900

4,810 

4,630 

4,450 

4,450 

6,780

9,270 

8,710 

7,650 

7,020 

6,900

6,660 

6,000 

5,500 

5,300 

4,810

4,540 

4,540 

5,200 

5,900 

5,500

6,840 

17,700 

22,800 

35,200 

27,500 

34,600

Apr.

19,600 

13,300 

8,850 

7,140 

6,330

5,700 

5,300 

4,900 

4,540 

4,270

4,000 

3,910 

3,910 

3,730 

3,910

4,180 

4,000 

3,910 

3,820 

3,730

3,730 

3,820 

3,730 

3,640 

3,460

3,280 

3,370 

3,550 

3,550 

3,640

Maximum

5 1,750 

4 9,310 

0 15,800

3 41,800

0 48,900 

3 31,200 

0 27,500 

0 19,600 

D 7,020 

D 4,810 

D 3,550 

3 7,390 

3 1,520

5 48,900

May

3,460 

3,280 

3,190 

3,100 

2,920

2,740 

2,650 

3,470 

2,660 

6,780

3,910 

2,650 

2,380 

2,200 

2,110

2,020 

2,020 

1,930 

1,880 

1,840

1,840 

2,110 

3,010 

5,600 

7,020

5,300 

4,000 

3,460 

3,010 

2,650 

2,380

Minimum

486

717 

1,900

486

10,500 

4,810 

4,450 

3,280 

1,840 

1,340 

1,030 

824 

750

486

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 9 (3:30 a.m.

June

2,200 

2,020 

1,930 

1,800 

1,700

1,660 

1,570 

1,480 

1,390 

1,340

2,470 

3,370 

3,010 

2,920 

3,190

4,810 

4,270 

3,640 

3,460 

3,550

3,280 

3,100 

2,740 

2,470 

2,380

2,060 

2,470 

3,560 

2,650 

3,640

Mean

75] 4,12- 

5,66£

5,082

25.81C 

1E.35C 

8,75E 

5.16C 

3.11Z 

2,63£ 

1.71Z 

1,69C 

1,074

6.04J

July

3,550 

2,920 

2,650 

2,380 

2,020

1,840 

1,750 

1,800 

1,800 

1,880

2,060 

1,800 

1,700 

1,630 

1,440

1,300 

1,210 

1,160 

1,150 

1,080

1,040 

1,020 

1,300 

2,200 

3,110

1,480 

1,160 

1,300 

1,570 

1,210 

1,570

Aug.

1,930 

1,440 

1,300 

1,210 

1,090

1,080 

1,030 

968 

888 

859

824 

852 

1,050 

1,080 

3,320

7,390 

4,630 

2,920 

1,880 

1,480

1,260 

1,090 

1,010 

936 

896

873 

873 

1,880 

2,160 

2,200 

1,980

Per square 

mile

0,160 

.880 

1.21

1.08

) 5.50 

) 2.63 

1.87 

) 1.10 

.664 

.562 

.365 

.360 

.229

1.29

Sept.

1,440 

1,340 

1,260 

1,160 

1,180

1,520 

1,440 

1,200 

1,070 

1,030

984 

912 

984 

1,060 

984

984 

952 

1,050 

1,480 

1,390

1,170 

1,040 

976 

896 

852

817 

774 

762 

763 

750

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.98 

1.39

14.74

6.34 

2.74 

2.15 

1.33 

.76 

.63 

.42 

.42 

.26

17.50

35,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (5 p.m.)

49,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 31,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 30 (ll a.m.) 27,900 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of l discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Spencer.
442 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Petersburg, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'39", long. 87°17'22", in SW£ sec. 15, T. IN., 

R. a W., three-eighths of a mile upstream from Prides Creek and 1 mile north of Petersburg. Datum of gage is 400.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--11,100 square miles.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same 

site and datum since January 1935 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--18 years, 10,980 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 110,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 25.34 

reet); minimum, 1,090 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 26, 1949; minimum discharge, 553 secondfeet Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet in March 1913, from floodmarks, by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, July 6-26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

0.8 

2.5 

3.5 

9.5

1,050

2,980

4,300

15,000

15.0

18.0

19.3

21.0

26,400

33,900

38,300

47,000

22.5

24.5

25.3

62,500

90,500

110,000

1.8 

4.6 

7.0

1,930

5,040

8,880

15.0

17.0

19.3

24,600

30,000

38,300

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 19.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

1,490 

1,440 

1,320 

1,300 

1,320

1,340 

1,230 

1,130 

1,100 

1,180

1,170 

1,130 

1,100 

1,100 

1,120

1,160 

1,440 

1,490 

1,820 

2,040

1,880 

1,660 

1,600 

1,660 

1,540

1,490 

1,440 

1,370 

1,300 

1,260 

1,360

Nov.

1,710 

1,660 

1,820 

1,600 

2,620

5,730 

12,900 

15,000 

14,900 

14,300"

12,800 

11,900 

10,800 

9,400 

8,320

7,420 

7,240 

7,960 

10,700 

13,700

aie.ooo

17,000 

16,800 

16,200 

16,000

15,200 

14,100 

13,000 

12,500 

12,300

Dec.

12,600 

13,000 

12,600 

11,400 

10,100

9,940 

9,220 

8,500 

7,960 

7,420

6,700 

5,980 

5,620 

5,260 

11,000

25,500 

29,500 

30, 900 

30,900 

30,900

31,200 

30,700 

27,100 

22,200 

18,100

15,200 

12,600 

10,800 

17,000 

22,800 

26,100

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

27,800 

28,800 

28,500 

31,900 

42,800

49,500 

57,900 

63,700 

68,700 

75,400

88,500 

92,500 

87,000 

76,800 

66,100

56,800 

46,300 

40,300 

42,300 

a50,000

a70,000 

a90, 000 

3100,000 

a!05,000 

3108,000

110,000 

108,000 

102,000 

97,000 

94,500 

92,500

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Feb.

88,500 

85,500 

79,600 

72,600 

62,500

51,400 

39,900 

28,800 

21,800 

18,000

15,800 

14,800 

13,800 

15,800 

26,100

34,300 

40,800 

47,80O 

52,400 

56,800

61,300 

62,500 

56,800 

47,000 

37,500

27,400 

22,000 

19,400

Secondfoot-days

42,980 

321,580 

518,800

4,203,030

2,198,600 

1,200,900 

733,100 

543,900 

196,110 

253,170 

134,270 

127,990 

81,180

6,352,580

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 sec. -ft.). Ja

Feb. Z2 6Z,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. Z (3 a.m.) 6Z,5

Mar.

17,400 

16,000 

14,600 

13,200 

12,200

11,800 

12,000 

11,600 

12,000 

18', 400

24,600 

28,500 

30,600 

30,900 

30,600

29,700 

27,100 

24,400 

21,400 

18,600

16,400 

15,000 

14,200 

15,200 

17,400

21,800 

32,700 

39,500 

45,000 

52,400 

57,900

Apr.

61,300 

61,300 

60,100 

53,500 

44,400

32,400 

21,800 

16,000 

13,400 

12,200

11,400 

10,300 

9,780 

9,420 

9,240

8,880 

8,880 

8,880 

8,520 

8,160

7,980 

7,820 

7,820 

7,660 

7,500

7,020 

6,860 

7,020 

7,180 

7,180

Maximum

2,040 

17,000 

31,200

75,200

110,000 

88,500 

57,900 

61,300 

14,600 

17,600 

8,340 

13,400 

3,890

110,000

May

7,180 

7,020 

6,540 

6,220 

6,060

5,600 

5,600 

5,320 

5,180 

5,600

12,600 

14,600 

10,100 

7,180 

5,740

5,180 

4,800 

,680 

,440 

,330

,220 

,110 

,110 

4,680 

5,900

8,160 

7,820 

6,700 

6,060 

5,460 

4,920

Minimum

1,100 

1,600 

5,260

1,100

27,800 

13,800 

11,600 

6,860 

4,110 

3,230 

3,010 

2,350 

1,980

1,100

June

4,560 

4,330 

4,110 

4,000 

3,780

3,670 

3,450 

3,450 

3,340 

3,230

3,230 

4,440 

7,020 

7,500 

7,500

7,180 

9,960 

13,000 

15,400 

16,600

17,400 

17,600 

16,400 

13,600 

12,200

10,700 

9,420 

8,520 

9,060 

8,520

Mean

1,386 

10,720 

16,740

11,480

70,920 

42,890 

23,650 

18,130 

6,326 

8,43S 

4,331 

4,129 

2,706

17,400

n. 12 (7 a.m.) 94,500 sec. -ft.; 

00 sec. -ft.

July

8,340 

7,980 

6,860 

5,900 

5,320

4,800 

4,440 

4,330 

4,220 

4,220

4,110 

4,110 

4,000 

3,780 

3,780

3,670 

3,780 

3,450 

3,340 

3,890

3,450 

3,230 

3,010 

3,010 

3,450

4,680 

4,440 

4. HO 

3,670 

3,560 

3,340

Aug.

3,120 

3,450 

3,560 

4,110 

3,670

3,450 

3,120 

2,790 

2,680 

2,680

2,570 

2,790 

2,520 

2,740 

4,110

6,220 

12,200 

13,400 

9,060 

6,540

4,330 

3,560 

3,120 

2,790 

2,620

2,460 

2,350 

2,400 

2,570 

3,340 

3,670

Per square 

mile

0.125 

.966

1.51

1.03

6.39 

3.86 

2.13 

1.63 

.570 

.760 

.390 

.372 

.244

1.57

Jan. 26

Sept.

3,890 

3,890 

3,340 

2,010 

2,790

2,790 

3,010 

3,010 

2,900 

2,900

2,790 

2,620 

2,570 

2,460 

2,400

2,350 

2,300 

2,400 

2,460 

2,460

2,790 

2,740 

2,900 

2,900 

2,570

2,300 

2,080 

2,400 

2,130 

1,980

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

1.08 

1.74

14.08

7.37 

4.02 

2.46 

1.82 

.66 

.85 

.45 

.43 

.27

21.29

110,000 sec. -ft.!

a No gage-height record] discharge computed °n basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for West Pork White River at Hewberry and East Pork White River at Shoals.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 443

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°05', long. 86 0 03', in SEij sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 

at county bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Hinkle Creek and 3 miles south of Cicero. Datum of gage is 772.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood 

Control and Water Resources Commission).

Drainage area.--178 square miles.

Kecords available.--April 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 10.92 

feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 19, 1949; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 

1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 25, 26, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 15.8 feet in March 1913, from floodmark, from information by 

local residents.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 2,900 

second-reet Apr. 8 (gage height, 9.61 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1113.

Remarks. Records fair except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, which are poor. Gage read_ 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In Becond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 2, Mar. 2-26,

May 25 to July 6, July 8-10, Sept. 10-30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.8

3.6

7.0

12

18

25

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.1

33

54

93

138

212

302

4.8 

6.5 

7.3 

8.0 

9.5 

10.4

500

1,020

1,330

1,730

2,820

3,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.1 

6.0 

8.0 

7.5 

8.0

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.0 

9.0

10 

9.5 

9.5 

7.5 

7.0

13 

20 

32 

23 

15

13 

12 

12 

17 

17

16 

14 

13 

13 

12 

9.5

Nov.

12 

14 

19 

40 

130

485 

242 

104 

70 

140

244 

162 

127 

100 

82

71 

128 

125 

119 

264

206 

155 

122 

104 

94

87 

107 

106 

107 

122

Dec.

122 

119 

112 

100 

*94

99 

97 

93 

82 

72

45 

74 

85 

80 

508

1,460 

955 

575 

426 

323

318 

530 

398 

278 

220

b!40 

b!20 

b!75 

1,230 

1,280 

620

Jan.

348 

233 

190 

667 

2,240

2,150 

1,080 

770 

620 

785

1,280 

1,160 

860 

680 

*605

875 

1,060 

1,200 

3,540 

3,500

2,080 

785 

590 

800 

740

938 

1,060 

2,080 

1,620 

755 

425

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

297 

182 

198 

192 

173

166 

222 

200 

212 

192

141 

130 

150 

240 

1,820

2,080 

1,040 

695 

530 

412

318 

353 

412 

356 

384

328 

276 

231

Second 

foot-days

365. 

3,888 

10,830

83,841.

35,717 

11,930 

4,823 

4,088 

2,030 

1,064 

1,220. 

363. 

183.

76,503.

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 111 p.m.) 4,120 sec. -ft.;

Mar.

181 

160 

146 

135 

135

127 

110 

100 

104 

103

96 

93 

89 

87 

83

74 

76 

75

71 

66

65 

80 

86 

75 

72

119 

680 

710 

312 

235 

278

Apr.

262 

204 

173 

146 

138

135 

116 

104 

93 

85

85 

83 

79 

80 

89

97 

100 

141 

135 

118

110 

108 

118 

133 

110

101 

288 

295 

198 

164

Maximum

3 32 

485 

1,460

7 3,040

3,540 

2,080 

710 

295 

143 

132 

3 188 

J 64 

> 12

5 3,540

May

143 

127 

101 

89 

80

72 

70 

66 

61 

59

53 

48 

46 

43 

43

40 

37 

34 

43 

47

45 

60 

107 

127 

94

76 

60 

50 

41 

37 

31

Minimum

3.1 

12 

45

2.7

130 

65 

79 

31 

13 

6.3 

2.2 

2.9

2.2

June

27 

25 

21 

20 

20

18 

16 

15 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

17

28 

71 

83 

56 

37

30 

32 

31 

22 

20

20 

75 

55 

114 

132

Mean

11.8 

130 

349

229

1,152 

426 

156 

136 

65.5 

35.5 

39.4 

11.7 

6.1]

210

July

75 

41 

31 

20 

17

19 

a45 

67 

58 

159

188 

101 

60 

35 

25

19 

16 

14 

13 

12

11 

12 

10 

12 

8.0

6.7 

6.3 

6.3 

7.0 

8.5 

118

Aug.

64 

38 

31 

20 

13

10 

7.5 

6.3 

5.6 

5.0

12 

9.5 

10 

10 

9.0

6.0 

5.3 

4.6 

3.9 

3.6

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5 

2.2

2.2 

2.5 

5.3 

30 

24 

12

Per square 

mile

0.066 

.730 

1.96

1.29

6.47 

2.39 

.876 

.764 

.368 

.199 

.221 

.066 

.034

1.18

Sept.

7.0 

5.3 

3.9 

3.9 

4.3

3.9 

3.4 

2.9 

3.4 

2.9

4.6 

5.3 

6.3 

8.5 

7.5

8.0 

8.0 

12 

12 

11

9.5 

7.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.0 

5.3 

5.0 

4.3 

3.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.81 

2.26

17.51

7.46 

2.49 

1.01 

.85 

.42 

.22 

.26 

.08 

.04

15.98

:. 29 (10 p.m.) 1,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (10 p.m.) 2,500 

Tan. 28 (12 m.) 2,360 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (lo p.m.) 2,360

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Wildcat Creek at Greentown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
444 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Fall Creek near Portville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°57', long. 85°51', In sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 2 miles northwest 

of Fortville. Datum of gage is 787.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--175 square miles.

Hecorcts available. July 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 7.19 

reetj; minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 4, Aug. 11; minimum gage height, 1.29 feet Aug. 11.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 

feet); minimum observed, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for perj.od of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, 16, Oct. 19 to Nov. 5,

Nov. 7-20, Feb. 27 to Mar. 18, Mar. 21, 22, 

Apr. 6 to May 2, May 4-22, 25-31, June 5-7, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3 26 2.3 146 4.8 830 1.3 28 2.1 123 

1.5 42 2.6 198 5.6 1,180 1.5 45 2.6 198 

1.7 63 3.1 290 6.5 1,750 1.6 56 

2.0 100 3.7 450 7.0 2,150 Note. -Same as preceding table above 2.6 feet.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

29 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

29 

28 

30

41 

43 

34 

a32 

a30

40 

a45 

a43 

41 

39

37 

36 

34 

33 

32

33 

33 

33 

32 

32 

36

Nov.

37 

36 

42

58 

109

315 

178 

114 

90 

115

133 

103 

90 

81 

73

69 

90 

92 

99 

180

151 

120 

103 

91 

83

79 

91 

96 

112 

133

Dec.

116 

100 

94 

86 

83

82 

79 

74 

69 

64

62 

69 

86 

88 

225

a450 

a300 

a225 

180 

156

*154 

238 

194 

157 

136

b!05 

blOO 

110 

705 

615 

298

Jan.

220 

175 

149 

422 

1,680

1,690 

580 

*435 

352 

310

390 

420 

378 

340 

315

420 

598 

811 

2,150 

1,260

528 

405 

378 

650 

562

668 

850 

1,500 

804 

405 

328

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ......................

mber ............. ....

lendar year 1948 ..........

h .......................... .

1 ................. ......

st ........... ............. .

embe r ............ .... ...

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

270 

239 

225 

227 

212

200 

200 

189 

196 

180

159 

157 

171 

220 

1,400

1,480 

615 

435 

352 

292

256 

268 

315 

286 

302

263 

245 

223

Secondfoot-days

1,047 

3,162 

5,50C

75,624

20,172 9,57" 

8,296 

4,685 

3,80] 

5,555 

2,155 1,89" 

1,525

67,374

Mar.

194 

182 

176 

172 

170

159 

142 

141 

147 

148

141 

136 

135 

156 

171

160 

156 

171 

al75 

al80

174 

280 

385 

266 

a250

a450 

1,250 

947 

450 

340 

292

Apr.

257 

227 

205 

188 

178

177 

162 

154 

146 

140

148 

140 

140 

135 

147

153 

150 

168 

166 

154

147 

150 

150 

140 

136

124 

141 

130 

118 

114

Maximum

45 

315 

705

3,050

2,150 

1,480 

1,250 

257 

365 

1,170 

183 

300 

107

2,150

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (10 p.m.

May

116 

147 

126 

110 

104

100 

95 

94 

95 

95

90 

87 

86 

85 

70

74 

73 

65 

65 

74

85 

326 

365 

254 

188

160 

136 

123 

112 

103 

98

Minimum

28 

36 

62

23

149 

157 

135 

114 

65 

70 

38 

28 

34

28

June

a90 

a84 

a80 

a76 

74

72 

70 

a70 

a70 

1,170

519 

205 

162 

140 

144

303 

435 

278 

192 

154

141 

135 

112 

100 

116

104 

105 

100 

120 

134

Mean

33.8 

105 

177

207

651 

342 

268 

156 

123 

185 

69.5 

61.2 

50.8

185

July

102 

85 

73 

66 

69

183 

136 

124 

100 

114

83

70 

64 

57 

55

52 

48 

49 

47 

46

45 

43 

49 

88 

59

47 

44 

41 

39 

39 

38

Aug.

36 

35 

35 

35 

32

30 

29

29 

28 

30

30 

238 

82 

56 

47

45 

43 

40 

38 

34

33 

32 

32 

30 

30

29 

30 

70 

300 

210 

129

Per mquare 

mile

0.193 

.600 

1.01

1.18

3.72 

1.95 

1.53 

.891 

.703 

1.06 

.397 

.350 

.290

1.06

Sept.

107 

77 

59 

55 

92

88 

61 

52 

47 

42

40 

39 

50 

47 

43

42

42 

62 

56 

47

43 

41 

40 

39 

37

35 

35 

35 

38 

34

Runoff in 

incbem

0.22 

.67 

1.17

16.06

4.29 

2.04 

1.76 

1.00 

.81 

1.18 

.46 

.40 

.32

14.32

c t uaoc, j.,o^u aec______^ ) 2,150 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (9 p.m.) 2,350

sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 1,640 sec.-ft.j Feb. 16 (4~a.ml) i,680 sec.-ft".; Mar. 27'(li p.m.)'l,750 

sec.-ft.; June 10 (4 p.m.) 2,250 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station at Millersville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Pall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

445

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 3y°51', long. 86°05', in sec. 9, T. 16 N R 4 E

at highway bridge just south of Millersville, 8.5 miles upstream from'mouth!' Datum of

gage is 722.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--306 square miles. 

Records available --April 1930to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department

of Conservation.

Average discharge.--20 years (1925-26, 1930-49), 251 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height 8 27

FeeTT; minimum, 47 second-feet Oct. 4-6, 8, 9, 15, 21, 23-25, Nov. 15; minimum gage

height, 1.50 feet Oct. 2-5.

1925-26 1929-49: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gage

height, 11.77 feet May 14, 1933; minimum discharge, 7.0 second-feet Sept 28 1941

(gage height, 0.84 foot).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Plow regulated by Geist Reservoir (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gallons).

Rating table, water year- 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 28, 

May 25 to June 10, July 22 to Sept. 30)

1.4 41 3.1 362 

1.5 49 3.4 495 

2.0 104 5.0 1,400 

2.2 137 6.5 2,350 

2.7 242 8.0 3,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49

49 

48 

47 

47

47 

48 

47 

47 

49

54 

51 

49 

48 

47

52 

59 

53 

49 

48

47 

48 

47 

47 

47

48 

49 

49 

49 

49 

66

Nov.

67 

67 

72 

70 

98

116 

96 

79 

50 

55

58 

57 

54 

49

47

49

54 

58 

74 

145

100 

81 

72 

77 

78

93 

119 

177 

141 

143

Dec.

165 

a!50 

145 

133 

128

124 

124 

108 

100 

91

85 

91 

106 

124 

264

638

605 

445 

381 

*299

278 

373 

385 

320 

b275

a225 

a200 

a!80 

al.OOO 

1,280 

a900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

a600 

a400 

308 

759 

2,280

2,750 

1,740 

*1,040 

798 

696

742 

852 

798 

715 

632

770 

1,100 

1,580 

3,550 

3,070

1,490 

935 

770 

1,100 

1,160

1,280 

1,640 

2,590 

*2,000 

1,280 

g770

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

1............. .......... ....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec

Feb.

b600 

b500 

445 

392 

*349

332 

329 

317 

311 

299

269 

250 

253 

329 

2,270

2,590 

1,550 

962 

742 

594

475 

465 

528 

522 

544

500 

432 

373

Secondfoot-days

1,534 

2,496 

9,722

130,217

40,197 

17,522 

14,822 

7,118 

5,772 

12,111 

3,344 

2,088 

1,952

118,678

.-ft.). Ja

ft.s Jan. 28 (2 p.m.) 2,670 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 16 

ft.; June 11 (8 a.m.) 2,590 sec. -ft.

Mar.

329 

299 

281 

261 

264

253 

224 

211 

234 

282

207 

213 

222 

253 

290

278 

278 

269 

258 

245

247 

357 

644 

544 

409

575 

2,210 

2,070 

1,190 

798 

627

Apr.

539 

432 

370 

320 

296

278 

256 

2.54 

217 

203

220 

201 

203 

191 

193

213 

213 

220 

230 

213

203 

203 

207 

199 

173

167 

213 

207 

157 

147

Maximum

'66 

177 

1,280

5,380

3,550 

2,590 

2,210 

539 

715 

2,140 

215 

83 

76

3,550

May

153 

161 

177 

163 

149

135

116 

119 

191

103 

67 

88 

85 

143

130 

113 

98 

90 

108

102 

369 

715 

588 

389

290 

211 

181 

147 

130 

118

Minimum

47 

47 

85

47

308 

250 

207 

147 

67 

61 

63 

59 

61

47

June

110 

99 

108 

89 

81

69

74 

61 

518

2,140 

860 

475 

373 

427

693 

1,040 

825 

550 

392

317 

392 

258 

207 

361

247 

211 

317 

436 

281

Mean

49.5 

83.2

314

356

1,297 

626 

478 

237 

186 

404 

108 

67.4 

65.1

325

July

215 

167 

135 

112 

102

126 

..99 

181 

175 

205

149 

108 

94 

78 

84

72 

78 

70 

69 

72

74 

78 

82 

82

8J

76 

72 

67 

63 

86 

92

Aug.

83 

81 

80 

79

64

64 

63 

63 

64 

64

66 

66 

69 

73 

68

67 

67 

66 

64 

67

63 

61 

60 

59 

59

59 

62 

71 

69 

71 

74

Sept.

71 

64 

63 

67 

68

67 

67 

67 

64 

63

63 

63 

69 

66 

66

66 

64 

76 

70 

69

64 

63

62 

61 

61

61 

61 

62 

62 

62

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a. 6 (7 a.m.) 2,830 sec. -ft. j Jan. 19 (4 p.m.)3,85O sec. 

(2 a.m.) 2,670 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (10 a.m.) 2,350 sec.-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weabhe:1 records, 

and records for station near Portvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of outside-staff gage.
446 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°46 I 51", long. 86°14'28", in see. 6, T. 15 N., R. 

3 K., at highway bridge on Lynhurst Drive, 6 miles unstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

is 706.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 170 square miles.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 129 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,250 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, 11.86 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 1,5; minimum gage height, 1.76 feet Oct. 1.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 9,660 second-feet May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 

12.26 feet Apr. 6, 1948; no flow for many days in August 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 

feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 953: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.7

7.6

13

13

18

14

11

10

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

Nov.

5.6

5.6

8.0

8.4

124

413

207

122

92

155

210

132

105

90

78

73

96

116

111

132

116

92

80

69

62

58

67

71

74

80

-

Dec.

74

67

62

58

57

62

60

57

52

45

43

43

46

46

215

1,420

601

365

281

216

*213

368

250

178

142

bllO

b90

98

1,560

760

362

Jan.

236

168

138

1,310

3,190

1,300

570

468

400

430

735

710

508

*396

365

670

880

1,700

5,930

1,210

565

412

376

8EO

735

1,120

1,150

2,570

760

390

264

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................... . . .

April ............................

May..............................

June .....................

July .............................

August ..................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

185

152

140

140

125

120

158

142

152

138

107

102

118

268

3,430

1,060

574

420

337

270

219

246

284

253

295

246

210

185

_

_

-

Seccndfoct-daye

i .LOO n^ t*

3,052.6

8,001

72,381.4

30,476

10,076

5,212 

2 965

1, 821

1,250 

333.1

260.7

103.4

63,736.2

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO sec. -ft). Dec.

Mar.

145

132

125

120

120

116

100

92

102

113

113

111

109

109

109

98

94

94

86

80

78

92

113

100

94

211

1,090

496

306

232

232

Apr.

204

172

150

132

122

116

107

94

86

80

82

80

380

a80

a90

alOO

alOO

a95

a90

86

80

82

82

76

67

65

96

109

84

76

Maximum

18

413

1,560

6,070

5,930

3,430

1,090 

204

188

160

32

53

6.4

5,930

16 (2:30 a.

May

74

74

64

56

51

46

43

42

38

37

35

32

31

29

29

28

27

25

25

28

41

177

188

142

118

88

71

57

48

41

36

Minimum

1.0

5.6

43

1.0

138

102

78

65

25

18

5.0

3.0

1.4

1.0

m.) 2,020

June

33

31

28

26

23

21

20

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

24

56

160

118

74

52

41

70

64

40

32

27

27

68

50

37

Mean

102"5 .96

258

198

983

360

168

58 7

41^7

10.7

8.41

3.45

175

July

32

25

21

20

17

15

15

14

13

12

11

9.6

8.8

8.4

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

8.4

6.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.0

6.4

7.6

6.4

Aug.

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

6.0

9.2

8.0

6.4

6.4

5.6

6.8

7.6

7.2

53

15

17

12

8.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.0

6.2

13

6.8

4.7

3.8

Per square 

mile

0.035

 600

1.52

1.16

5

2^12

 988

 581

.345 

245

'.063

.049

.020

1.03

Sept.

3.2

3.0

3 0

4.4

5.3

6.0

6.4

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

6.0

6.0

3.2

2.8

3.4

3.4

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.67

1.75

15.83

6 .67

2.20

1.14 

.65

40

.27

.07

.06

.02

13.94

see. -ft; Dec. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 2,320

sec.-ftr Tan. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 3,550 sec.-ftj Jan. 19 (3:30 p.m.) 7,250 sec.-ft; Jan. 28 (lO a.m.) 3,460 

sec.-ft; Feb. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 4,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-he -ht record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records f~ stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-disc ..rge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 44' 

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°15', long. 86°30', in SW^- sec. 2, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., 

aTT>ridge on State Highway 37, at Dolan, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--90 square miles.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,060 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

IY.9 feet Jan. 5; no flow Oct. 1-3; minimum gage height, 1.56 feet Aug. 24.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 9,420 second-feet June 3, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during most years. Minimum gage height, 1.37 

feet July 30, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Wage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years) . W 1113: 1947.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.9

.6

.0

.5

.5

.7

.1

.8

.2

.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.2

Nov.

1.4

1.5

1.5

16

k692

k797

k504

k318

77

99

120

90

70

58

52

56

66

180

152

76

65

59

55

50

45

60

120

110

110

90

-

Dec.

70

62

50

40

35

34

41

47

45

38

33

34

39

57

kl.100

k523

89

61

51

64

84

89

80

65

55

50

44

38

k872

k528

300

Jan.

198

94

109

k2,250

k7,300

kl,990

600

198

140

100

120

120

104

99

99

107

k330

k807

kl,590

kl,010

k770

k560

k650

kl,490

k639

432

300

250

198

156

146

Feb.

131

124

119

107

86

79

84

81

78

62

55

48

117

k767

k2,600

kl!l60

k3V9

275

200

150

120

100

80

80

75

70

65

_

-

u._ +h SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 40 .

November ................. ....... 4 191

December ......................... 4, 719

Calendar year 1948 ............ 35,690.

January. ......................... 22,956

February ......................... 12,492

March ............................ 15, 247

April ............................ 1,410

May 399

June ............................. 602

July. ............................ 719.

August.. ......................... 567.

September ........................ 628.

Water year 1948-49 ............ 63,971.

Mar.

60

55

50

50

55

65

65

200

k530

kl,660

kl,170

k521

300

k374

400

250

175

175

160

150

IfiO

170

150

140

132

k856

k5,430

kl,060

k402

162

120

Apr.

Maximum

5 4.5

4 797

1,100

3 1,640

7,300

5,200

5,430

100

C 27

100

: 78

B 87

2 76

7 7,300

k Computed using rate of changp of stage as a factor.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. H-13, Nov. 24 to Dec

Feb. 11, Feb. 19 to Mar. 7, Mar. 15-24, Mar. 31 to Apr. ]

June 1, June 3-29, July 1-21, 2b-26, Sept. 5, 16, 21; dlE

measurements, weather records, and records for North Forl

near Edlnburg.

100

90

80

70

65

60

55

50

45

40

40

37

35

35

40

50

50

46

42

40

40

38

36

34

32

30

31

36

31

32

-

May

27

24

18

16

18

17

15

14

13

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

20

15

13

11

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

Minimum

0

1.4

33

0

94

48

50

30

5 0

2 6

5 0

6 

2 8

0

June

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

3.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

10

30

60

45

30

2C

15

15

12

10

10

13

30

70

100

82

Mean

1.3

140

152

97.5

741

446

492

47.0

12.9

20.1

18 . 3

20.9

175

July

40

25

20

15

13

15

18

30

25

20

15

12

10

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

8.0

25

36

60

35

15

25

58

36

11

38

78

Aug.

38

2

1

1

3

2

8.0

5.8

t.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

2.7

3

2.1

B.O

7

87

79

4

2

1

L

L?

8.8

6.9

i1.3 >.3

.6

1.7

1.7

3

6

L.8

3.8

L

38

Per square 

mile

1 0.015

1 .56

1.69

1.08

8.23

4.96

5 . 47

. 522

.143

. 223

258

" oriT

.232

1.94

.1, Dec. 3-5, 23-26, Jan. 7, 9-1

3, Apr. 15-23, 25, 26, May 7, 8,

charge computed on basis of 10 d

Salt Creek near Belmont and You

Sept.

25

17

12

19

55

65

47

34

24

17

10

11

11

7.2

11

13

13

36

76

29

25

20

11

9.3

8.0

7.2

4.9

4.3

3.5

2.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

1.73

1.95

14.76

9.42

5.16

6.30

.16

.25

.30

23

" .26

26.43

1, 27, 28,

May 10 to

Ischarge

ngs Creek
448 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°23'02", long. 87°01'1L in 3ec. .,4, T. 11 N R.

 BTT7T at highway bridge at Bowling Green, three-eighths of a mile downstream xi_om Jordan 

Creek. Datum of gage is 549.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19^9 (levels DJ 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--832 square miles. , ,, 

Records available.-November 1934 to September 1949. January 1931 to November 1934 at site

 Si miles downstream, published as Eel River near Centerpoint.

Average discharge.--18 years, 827 second-feet. .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 second-feet Jan. 19 (gage height, ^l.Ub

 feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.61 foot). _

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 15, 193i (gage height, £-^' d 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.49 loot ^ept. 

27 1944 'Maximum stage known, 29.4 feet in 1875, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

Revisions^water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1935, 1937-39. W 973: 1937, 1938, 1999(M). 

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

or those using rate of change of stage as a factor

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to May 22, May 29 to June 11, June 18-29)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.8

2.6

257

440

3.6 

5.0

7.2

11.0

14.1

745

1,260

2,180

4,030

5,590

163

235

3.8

6.5

9.0

15.0

16.8

910

1,890

3,030

6,130

7,750

18.2 9,900

18.8 11,800

20.4 19,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

144

107

87

74

68

64

62

63

62

61

64

73

74

76

71

84

330

448

230

160

132

118

107 100'

94

90

87

84

82

81

80

Nov.

80

81

103

289

k2,870

k5,590

k3,690

kl,180

840

kl,350

kl,800

1,050

858

805

715

685

1,050

1,220

1,020

1,300

g910

655

595

490

445

415

520

535

490

520

-

Dec.

430

370

346

331

331

400

400

331

295

259

238

238

286

*379

k2,920

k3,020

kl,460

945

790

745

745

822

760

625

550

b400

b350

b400

k5,630

k6,750

k3,190

Jan.

1,360

1,080

945

k3,480

klO.100

11,000

k6,820

k2,650

kl,870

kl,820

k2,760

2,680

k2,410

kl,750

kl,480

kl,660

k3,540

k5,790

19,700

18,700

k8,720

k3,080

k2,260

*k5,370

k5,130

k5,380

k5,760

8,600

gk6,710

gk3,230

gkl,790

Month

October .................... .....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ....................

February ................... ... .

March ............................

April ................... . . ...

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .................. .....

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

gl,500

gl,260

gl,160

gl,160

gl.050

g980

g945

g945

g910

g822

g760

g745

g745

gkl,440

gk7,810

gll,400

k6,440

k2,530

kl,790

1,540

1,300

1,330

1,580

1,360

1,650

1,400

1,190

1,120

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 457

32^15]

34,736

330,339

157,625

56,862

46,335

21 , 636

12 79e

10^576

5,265

5,843

2,736

390,021

Mar.

980

875

g858

g775

775

760

700

670

700

910

1,120

1,120

gl.050

1,050

1,050

910

822

790

730

670

640

670

790

775

715

kl,870

k8,780

k6,670

k3,600

kl,870

2,640

Apr.

kl,890

1,500

1,260

1,080

945

910

822

745

700

655

640

655

625

595

685

790

685

640

580

550

520

520

565

505

g382

g355

520

535

415

367

-

Maximum

448

5,590

6,750

14,000

19, 700

11,400

8, 780

2^070

1,400 

482

705

302

19,700

Hay

346

511

4 9O

379

319

283

259

244

238

238

220

205

192

183

174

183

174

188

163

183

188

k872

1,260

k2,070

1,020

580

460

373

307

262

235

Minimum

61

80

238

54

945

745

640

355

163

112

84

50

52

50

June

g230

g228

g218

g!70

g!47

g!32

g!34

6127

gl!2

gl27

580

361

301

367

670

1,400

700

520

349

250

g244

g385

g295

g222

g!92

g!55

g!39

g!51

1,120

550

-

Mean

112

1,072

1,121

903

5 085

2,' 031

1 '721 495

413

353

170

188

91.2

1,069

July

319

228

218

178

153

149

228

178

269

482

262

212

163

139

130

125

121

116

g!09

g!05

g95

g87

g84

g!25

110

90

130

110

100

150

300

Aug.

200

120

100

300

150

100

70

65

60

55

60

275

208

185

705

558

328

150

100

85

70

65

g63

60

55

50

534

610

232

120

110

Per square 

mile

0.135

1. 29

l'.Z5

1.09

6.11

2.44

1.80

. 867

.496

.424

.204

.226

.110

1.28

Sept.

180

110

85

70

80

110

90

70

60

60

55

g56

60

60

g63

67

68

302

265

141

6104

g92

g76

g73

S63

59

56

55

g54

g52

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1,44

1.55

14.77

7.05

2.54

2.07

.97

.57

.47

.24

.26

.12

17.43

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 6 (3:30 a.m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 

23,600 sec.-ft7; Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 9,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (12 m.) 12,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (12 m.) 

9,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. No gage-height record July 25 to Aug. 12, Aug. 18-22, 24-26, Aug. 30 to Sept. 11, Sept. 13, 

14; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Mill 

Creek near Manhattan and Big Walnut Creek at Reelsville.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°26', long. 86°46', in SEj sec. 32, T. 12 N., R. 

3 W., at bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles east of Cataract, Owen County.

Drainage area.--248 square miles.

Records available.--July to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 705 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 8.52 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 3.28 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

449

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendsr year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July i R-31 ......... ............

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

365

1,229.] 

550.:

_

Mar. Apr.

Maximum

114

278 

102

_

May

Minimum

10

6.3 

6.9

_

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Mo peak above base.

June

t33

Mean

26. I

39.6 

18.3

_

July

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

12

10

11

13

12

17

27

15

11

24

21

12

114

66

Aug.

22

13

103

96

24

14

11

9.7

8.9

8.5

9.7

42

26

17

43

77

22

13

11

9.3

8.1

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.5

6.3

278

262

34

16

16

Per square 

mile

0.105

.160 

.074

_

Sept.

32

14

11

55

41

17

10

6.9

7.7

8.1

7.3

7.9

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.3

9.1

102

61

22

13

16

11

9.3

9.1

9.3

8.7

8.9

8.5

7.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.18

.08

_

t Result of discharge measurement.
450 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°29', long. 86°55', In sec. 11, T. 12 N R 5 W 

2UDreet downstream from Cagle's mill, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, 

and 5^ miles south of manhattan. Datum of gage is 581.83 feet above mean sea level. 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. --2 96 square miles.

Records available. --May to September 1931, May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --10 years (1940-49), 253 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,000 second-feet Jan. 19; maximum gage 

height, lo-oJ feet Jan. 19 (backwater from streams below station); minimum, 9 4 secondfeet Aug. 26; minimum gage height, 1.62 feet Aug. 27.

1931, 1939-49: Maximum daily discharge, 5,960 second-feet Apr. 11, 12, 1944- maximum gage height, 17.55 feet Apr. 11, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 1.2 second-feet 

Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

Remarks. --Records good except those above 500 second-feet, which are poor. 

urnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Revisions. --W 873: Drainage area. 

Rating table

Occasional diwater year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from downstream tributaries 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-17, 

May 22-24, July 12 to Aug. 27)

1.5 9.0 2.6 8O

1.6 11 2.8 1O6

1.8 17 3.2 171

2.1 32 3.7 26O

2.3 48 4.1 345

4.7 505

6.3 1,000

7.7 1,520

11.5 3,420

13.6 5,040

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

38

24

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

17

17

15

14

ISO

224

90

6O

45

37

32

30

29

27

25

24

23

22

21

Nov.

20

21

46

250

01,800

02,500

1,630

395

280

929

655

332

332

290

219

191

661

370

595

565

310

231

195

168

147

142

263

222

250

229

-

Dec.

180

149

140

128

128

207

154

128

106

92

81

88

114

123

1,840

1,470

490

310

270

260

290

332

242

196

173

107

92

135

c2,5OO

c2,000

900

Jan.

345

260

219

cl,6OO

04,700

C4.50O

2,060

58O

432

490

90O

835

595

408

332

728

1,760

02,500

C5,OOO

04,500

2,720

520

491

2,500

1,920

1,810

c2,25O

03,500

03,000

788

370

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................. .......

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ................ ....

March ....................... ....

April ........................ .

May ..............................

June ......................... . .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

280

229

205

246

235

196

191

176

181

161

134,

127

168

C400

03,300

04,250

2,060

535

395

320

26O

326

490

358

550

370

300

270

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,15"

14,23£

13,42E

118,262

52,613

16,712

16,19-

5,167

3)79' 95'

1, 69E

l^OOC

129,716

Mar.

207

190

185

178

183

173

140

127

173

358

445

408

382

46O

408

300

252

231

198

171

166

208

290

207

188

ol.OOO

03,850

03,000

914

490

715

Apr.

475

;

545

90

244

Z15

205

:

L80

L62

LSI

130

135

]

LSI

L42

L34

195

217

]

]

L74

76

L47

125

113

]

]

]

]

]

]

Maximum

224

2.5OO

2,500

4,80O

5,000

4,250

3,85O

475

528

744

110

438

161

5,000

19

39

13

93

90

61

52

03

91

-

May

91

92

87

73

63

58

52

52

52

54

50

46

42

4L

37

36

36

36

34

37

42

144

270

528

242

127

96

75

63

54

47

Minimum

13

20

81

13

219

127

127

90

34

20

14

9*6

13

9.6

June

42

38

33

30

28

24

23

20

20

24

140

109

86

122

527

744

310

2O8

137

96

84

110

80

60

49

44

42

43

378

146

-

Msan

37.3

475

433

323

1,697

597

522

172

127"

3O 9

54.7

33!3

355

July

74

49

36

30

26

24

24

29

42

49

86

43

ZS

22

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

16

20

30

20

15

17

24

20

110

Aug.

67

2

1

14

6

8

5

67

27

1

1

1

6

4

2

11

11

1

E

'c

5

2

9

110

125

e

3

1

6

0

8

14

12

1

1

11

42

10

4

1

0

9.6

9.6

9.6

5

8

8

9

50

Per square

mile

0.126

1.60

1.46

1.O9

5.73

2. 02

1.76

cat 

 OOJ.

.300

.429

.104

 185

.112

1.20

Sept.

66

46

54

24

24

33

31

23

16

15

15

14

16

16

15

15

15

161

139

60

39

50

24

19

16

15

14

14

14

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1.79

1.69

14.65

6.61

2.10

2 * 04RC

!35

.47

.12

.21

.13

16.31

c Backwater from streams below station; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements 

and records for Eel River at Bowling Green and Racoon Creek at Mansfield.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 451

Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.

Location Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°32'11", long. 86°58'35", in NW^SEi sec. 28, T. 13 N., 

R. 5 tf. , at highway bridge, ij miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from 

Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 319 square miles.

Records available . --July to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period, 200 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 3.27 

reet ) ; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

Remarks . Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy..............................

June ....---..--..-.---.

July 

Augn 

Sept

18-31 . 

st

ember ........................

Rater year ............

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

654 

1,145 

582

_

liar. Apr.

Maximum

69 

141 

40

_

May

Minimum

31 

17 

13

_

June

T99

Mean

46.7 

36.9 

19.4

_

July

_

_

-

_

_

-

T52

-

34

34

34

33

33

37

50

36

31

62

47

36

66

69

Aug.

44

44

37

30

30

28

24

23

22

21

24

141

53

37

58

64

93

57

42

40

26

23

21

21

19

17

22

25

21

21

17

Per square 

Bile

0.146 

.116 

.061

_

Sept.

16

17

15

17

21

31

22

19

19

19

17

18

21

21

19

19

21

26

40

26

21

21

19

16

14

13

14

14

13

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.13

.07

_

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 sec.-ft.). Ho peak above base, 

t Result of discharge measurement.

"990813 0-52-30 
452 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°31', long. 85°47', In SW£ sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 

E., at bridge on State Highways 9 and 29, at Shelbyville, half a mile downstream from 

Little Blue River. Datum of gage Is 741.17 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 408 square miles.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 17.00 

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 2.24 feet Aug. 26.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 25-27, Oct. 5, 1944, Sept. 13, 

1948; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Sept. 13, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuation during low flow. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Nov. 9-27, 

Apr. 5 to May 16, May 18-31, June 20 to Aug. 20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.3 50

2.5 80

2.6 100

2.7 125

2.8 

3.2 

4.1 

5.1

155

310

720

1,250

8.5

10.0

13.0

14.9

3,350

4,650

8,080

10,400

2.2 46

2.5 102

2.6 122

2.8 

3.0 

4.1

175

240

720

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 

56 

54 

53 

53

53 

53 

54 

58 

59

68 

82 

77 

65 

65

74 

158 

198 

143 

112

98 

90 

90 

82 

78

80 

80 

78 

78 

80 

82

Nov.

86 

86 

112 

166 

801

2,450 

1,550 

642 

490 

566

535 

458 

378 

332 

302

302 

355 

373 

350 

400

454 

504 

454 

373 

350

396 

508 

625 

770 

720

Dec.

544 

454 

422 

378 

360

350 

310 

274 

258 

242

230 

250 

294 

294 

391

1,220 

870 

648 

a550 

aSOO

a500 

a550 

602 

490 

400

346 

278 

364 

2,070 

2,930 

1,670

Jan.

870 

625 

530 

3,040 

10,400

10,200 

3,970 

1,910 

1,790 

1,670

1,550 

1,550 

1,370 

1,310 

1,310

1,460 

1,550 

2,330 

5,070 

4,650

1,730 

1,310 

1,550 

2,510 

2,270

2,270 

2,630 

4,000 

3,590 

2,150 

1,020

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ......

1. ................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

770 

670 

648 

648 

625

648 

580 

580 

548 

535

481 

445 

445 

778 

4,990

5,700 

2,150 

1,370 

1,080 

870

720 

770 

945 

845 

870

770 

745 

648

Second 

foot-days

2,507 

15,886 

19,03£

187,122

82.18E 

30,874 

36,772 

12.24C 

7,221 

12.48C 

5,082 

2,802 

4,852

231,942

Peak discharge (base 3,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

ft.; Jan. 5 (9 p.m.) 

ft.; Feb. 16 (5 a.m. 

a No gage -height r 

River near Edinburg

14,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 1£ 

6,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 2£ 

ecord; discharge computec 

and Sugar Creek near Edlr

Mar.

566 

522 

504 

490 

481

458 

418 

400 

382 

522

648 

648 

648 

695 

770

720 

695 

695 

745 

795

845 

870 

1,310 

1,080 

795

941 

7,120 

6,280 

2,630 

al,800 

al,300

Apr.

a900 

745 

a650 

585 

562

540 

490 

454 

418 

387

374 

369 

364 

360

369

374 

374 

369 

356 

332

312 

300 

292 

276 

256

272 

344 

308 

260 

248

Maximum

198 

2,450 

2,930

7,120

10,400 

5,700 

7,120 

900 

486 

2,330 

387 

324 

720

10,400

6 (6 a.m.) 

(7 p.m.) 5, 

(1 a.m.) 8, 

[ on basis 01 

burg.

May

244 

280 

248 

216 

202

196 

193 

190 

190 

187

178 

169 

167 

164 

187

268 

a250 

193 

181 

178

212 

a400 

486 

432 

332

280 

236 

216 

193 

184 

169

Minimum

53 

86 

230

40

530 

445 

382 

248 

164 

114 

98 

53 

88

53

June

161 

155 

144 

137 

132

130 

122 

118 

114 

116

353 

356 

288 

280 

312

996 

2,330 

1,300 

720 

554

436 

374 

328 

284 

288

304 

364 

312 

418 

554

Mean

80.9 

530 

614

511

2,651 

1,103 

1,186 

408 

233 

416 

164 

90.4 

162

635

July

340 

248 

212 

181 

175

230 

268 

199 

167 

169

169 

140 

124 

118 

116

112 

106 

104 

98 

108

387 

153 

122 

127 

116

100 

102 

106 

106 

171 

208

Aug.

130 

108 

98 

88 

86

84 

80 

73 

73 

73

71 

78 

86 

78 

75

78 

80 

77 

71 

66

66 

60 

59 

57 

55

53 

57 

139 

324 

169 

110

Per square 

mile

0.198 

1.30 

1.50

1.25

6.50 

2.70 

2.91 

1.00 

.571 

1.02 

.402 

.222 

.397

1.56

Sept.

153 

118 

98 

282 

720

436 

477 

190 

147 

127

116 

108 

108 

108 

108

106 

102 

100 

100 

100

102 

110 

102 

98 

96

90 

88 

114 

132 

116

Runoff in 

inches

0.23 

1.45 

1.74

17.07

7.49 

2.81 

3.35 

1.12 

.66 

1.14 

.46 

.26 

.44

21.15

3,000 sec. -ft. 5 Dec. 30 (12 m.) 3,000 sec.- 

620 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 28 (11 a.m.) 4,270 sec.- 

560 sec. -ft. 

weather records and records for Driftwood
WABASH RIVER BASIN 453

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°20'21", long. 85°59«H", in sec 4, T 10 N R 

5TT77 at highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and Sugar 

Creek and l-g miles southwest of Edinburg. Datum of gage is 636.99 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,040 square miles.

Records available.--July 1941 to Ceptember 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height 16 30 

teet); minimum, 130 second-feet uct. 10 (gage height, 2 12 feet)

1941-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 0, 1949; minimum observed, 36 second-feet 

oei-t. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.3 feet in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-19,

Apr. 1 to May 23, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.7 

3.2 

7.2

123

338

550

2,600

9.5

10.8

11.7

13.1

4,150

5,360

6,820

10,300

14.5

15.4

16.0

16.2

15,300

19,800

25,500

28,500

2.1 

2.7 

4.0 

7.2

137

395

1,000

2,600

Note. Same as preceding table above 

7.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

144 

144 

140 

137 

137

140 

140 

137 

137 

134

140 

144 

162 

158 

151

165 

315 

378 

342 

271

242 

228 

214 

207 

200

196 

193 

190 

186 

182 

186

Nov.

190 

200 

214 

228 

653

2,650 

2,960 

1,800 

1,200 

1,080

1,350 

1,180 

900 

775 

675

590 

625 

850 

1,100 

2,150

2,150 

1,550 

1,200 

950 

800

725 

850 

1,220 

1,350 

1,600

Dec.

1,350 

1,100 

950 

825 

750

750 

675 

600 

555 

510

469 

464 

505 

555 

1,380

2,780 

2,420 

1,850 

1,450 

1,250

1,180 

1,300 

1,500 

1,250 

1,050

850 

725 

975 

2,420 

5,130 

4,470

Jan.

2,660 

1,800 

1,400 

4,500 

16,900

28,500 

16,100 

7,780 

4,150 

3,240

3,450 

3,730 

3,590 

2,960 

2,500

2,500 

3,520 

4,530 

9,200 

12,600

8,160 

4,010 

3,100 

5,330 

6,250

5,490 

6,430 

8,930 

9,190 

5,400 

3,240

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ..................... ...

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

embe r ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,450 

2,050 

1,800 

1,800 

1,750

1,650 

1,600 

1,500 

1,400 

1,400

1,250 

1,180 

1,150 

1,550 

7,140

13,600 

9,930 

4,810 

3,240 

2,600

2,200 

2,100 

2,450 

2,400 

2,350

2,300 

2,050 

1,850

Secondfoot-days

5.84C 

33,765 

41,988

431,724

201, 14C 

81.55C 

89,970 

29,301 

17,454 

25,664 

13,536 

9,268 

9,888

559,364

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Jar

see. -ft.; Jan. 29 (1 a.m.) 10,000 see. -ft.; I 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,600 

1,400 

1,300 

1,250 

1,220

1,200 

1,100 

1,020 

1,120 

1,750

2,000 

2,000 

1,950 

2,150 

2,660

2,400 

2,150 

2,100 

2,050 

1,850

1,850 

1,950 

2,900 

2,780 

2,200

2,470 

9,160 

15,300 

9,590 

4,400 

3,100

Apr.

2,500 

2,150 

1,850 

1,600 

1,450

1,350 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

925

875 

850 

850 

800 

778

778 

778 

755 

755 

732

688 

665 

665 

620 

598

562 

598 

665 

598 

566

Maximum

378 

2,960 

5,130

13,000

28,500 

13,600 

15,300 

2,500 

1,550 

2,780 

925 

825 

1,080

28,500

May

566 

575 

575 

544 

508

485 

472 

454 

444 

426

413 

400 

38B 

372 

368

436 

476 

408 

372 

350

400 

422 

1,020 

1,550 

1,200

900 

732 

642 

566 

516 

476

Minimum

134 

190 

464

130

1,400 

1,150 

1,020 

562 

350 

310 

267 

171 

187

134

June

449 

426 

408 

390 

377

359 

346 

332 

314 

310

413 

925 

950 

710 

825

1,350 

2,250 

2,780 

2,100 

1,450

1,080 

850 

755 

665 

620

688 

642 

800 

1,020 

1,080

Mean

188 

1,126 

1,354

1,180

6,488 

2,912 

2,902 

977 

563 

855 

437 

299 

330

1,532

July

925 

710 

598 

498 

440

440 

575 

516 

472 

418

413 

377 

336 

318 

323

341

284 

276 

267 

267

318 

422 

368 

323 

318

284 

534 

755 

400 

422 

598

Aug.

472 

354 

305 

276 

255

238 

221 

213 

204 

204

200 

187 

183 

328 

825

508 

413 

372 

297 

255

229 

208 

196 

183 

179

171 

175 

234 

485 

534 

364

Per square 

mile

0.181 

1.08 

1.30

1.13

6.24 

2.80 

2.79 

.939 

.541 

.822 

.420 

.288 

.317

1.47

. 6 (1 p.m.) 30,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (5 a.m 

eb. 16 (12 m.) 14,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (2 p

Sept.

323 

310 

271 

328 

1,080

1,020 

620 

462 

372 

328

288 

263 

259 

246 

255

255 

242 

263 

259 

284

259 

242 

229 

217 

196

192 

187

192 

221 

225

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

1.21 

1.50

15.43

7.19 

2.92 

3.22 

1.05 

.62 

.92 

.48 

.33 

.35

20.00

.) 13,000 

.m. ) 16,200
454 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Pork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°12'05", long. 85°55'40", in SWi sec. 24, T. 9 N., 

K. 5 K., at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in Columbus, half a mile downstream from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek and ij miles upstream from Haw Creek. 

Datum of gage is 603.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,670 square miles.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 14.78 

reet); minimum, 116 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum gage height, 1.10 feet Oct. 8, 9.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 6, 1949; minimum, that of Oct. 9, 1948; 

minimum gage height, that of Oct. 8, 9, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 feet, from floodmarks

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15,

Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

1.0 95 2.3 1,610 1.1 235 2.3 1,72O 9.5 17,700 

1.4 375 3.1 3,180 1.3 400 3.6 4,610 12.5 29,200 

1.6 570 4.4 6,400 1.7 820 5.0 7,700 13.5 34,700 

1.9 970 2.0 1,210 8.0 13,700 14.6 44,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

207 

214 

193 

172 

165

172 

193 

144 

130 

137

144 

151 

179 

158 

144

193 

402 

456 

507 

402

340 

319 

305 

270 

263

256 

235 

228 

228 

228 

228

Nov.

256 

256 

298 

319 

1,010

3,520 

4,150 

2,880 

1,960 

1,680

1,920 

1,770 

1,490 

1,320 

1,240

1,100 

1,160 

1,470 

2,100 

3,520

4,020 

2,980 

2,120 

1,720 

1,490

1,360 

1,580 

1,940 

2,240 

2,460

Dec.

2,160 

1,770 

1,580 

1,440 

1,320

1,290 

1,210 

1,100 

1,020 

942

886 

872 

872 

942 

2,930

6,400 

6,460 

3,560 

2,900 

2,570

2,350 

2,280 

2,570 

2,350 

2,110

1,720 

1,440 

1,480 

3,300 

6,240 

6,460

Jan.

4,480 

3,010 

2,570 

7,700 

32,700

44,500 

31,500 

15,400 

7,300 

5,110

5,110 

5,360 

5,360 

4,740 

4,110

4,110 

5,360 

7,300 

14,400 

22,000

14,400 

7,300 

4,980 

11,500 

14,400

10,900 

11,100 

16,000 

15,400 

10,300 

5,580

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 ............

ary . . .

h.. ............... ....

1. ...........................

ember ................... ....

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,890 

3,340 

2,900 

2,790 

2,790

2,680 

2,570 

2,420 

2,330 

2,240

2,130 

1,950 

1,910 

2,350 

10,300

23,200 

18,400 

9,300 

5,240

4,110

3,450 

3,230 

3,560 

3,670 

3,560

3,450 

3,120 

2,900

Secondfoot-days

7,363 

55,329 

74,524

664,492

353,980 

133,780 

147,040 

51,960 

27,648 

33,334 

23,114 

16,624 

17,999

942,695

Mar.

2,570 

2,240 

2,110 

2,020

1,910

1,950 

1,870 

1,720 

3,200 

3,890

4,000- 

3,780 

3,560 

3,670 

4,110

3,890 

3,450 

3,120 

3,010 

2,900

2,700 

3,230 

4,110 

4,360 

3,450

4,860 

14,000 

21,200 

18,000 

8,300 

4,860

Apr.

4,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

507 

4,150 

6,460

18,400

44,500 

23,200 

21,200 

4,000 

1,610 

3,560 

2,000 

964 

1,700

44,500

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 see. -ft.). Jan. 6 (6 a.m.

000 

340 

900 

660 

370

240

130 

910 

760 

620

530 

530 

530 

530 

510

480 

440 

440 

440

410

360 

320 

270 

260

180

140 

140 

200 

200 

120

May

1,080 

1,080 

1,060 

1,050 

988

940 

904 

880 

856 

820

787 

765 

754 

710 

710

721 

765 

721 

699 

666

666 

710 

998 

1,610 

1,430

1,150 

988 

856 

809 

765 

710

Minimum

130 

256 

872

130

2,570 

1,910 

1,720 

1,120 

666 

400 

366 

275 

349

130

June

655 

633 

600 

570 

540

460 

460 

450 

400 

450

480 

880 

1,160 

940 

940

1,280 

2,700 

3,560 

2,900 

2,000

1,440 

1,210 

1,060 

988 

964

964 

940 

1,170 

1,270 

1,270

Mean

238 

1,844 

2,404

1,816

11,420 

4,778 

4,743 

1,732 

892 

1,111 

746 

536 

600

2,583

July

1,180 

1,010 

880 

765 

677

644

721 

677 

666 

644

580 

550 

500 

450 

450

633 

510 

430 

392 

366

540 

2,000 

1,410 

1,000 

868

666 

699 

1,020 

699 

655 

832

Aug.

964 

754 

600 

530 

570

560 

520 

470 

440 

410

420 

400 

392 

450 

820

892 

721 

699 

611 

510

440 

374 

358 

315 

307

275 

315 

410 

611 

798 

688

Per square 

mile

0.142 

1.10 

1.44

1.09

6.84 

2.86 

2.84 

1.04 

.534 

.665 

.447 

.321 

.359

1.55

Sept.

570 

510 

470 

470 

880

1,270 

976 

743 

622 

510

450 

410 

400 

349 

358

383 

374 

648 

1,700 

916

710 

600 

540 

500 

470

420 

420 

420 

440 

470

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

1.23 

1.66

14.79

7.88 

2.98 

3.27

'.6Z 

.74 

.51 

.37 

.40

20.98

) 46,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (9 a.m.) 23,200

... 

24,400 see.-ft. } Mar. 28 (8 p.m.) 22,000 sec.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

East Pork White River at Seymour, Ind.

455

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°58 I 57", long. 85°53 I 57", in sec. 7, T. 6 N., R.

b E., 1,700 feet downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, and 9.6 miles

downstream from Sand Creek. Datum of gage is 550.67 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,340 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--October 1927 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. May

J.923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Average discharge.--26 years, 2,246 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year z 78,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 19.67

reet); minimum, 182 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 0.41 foot).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 15,

1941; minimum gage height, 0.26 foot Aug. 25, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 23.0 feet Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Regulation at low flow by plant 1,200 feet upstream. 

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1928-32. W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area. W 873:

IbSYlMJ.1938.

O.8 

1.2 

1.7 

3.0 

3.7

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to 

May 24, May 26 to June 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

26O 

345 

480 

990 

1,35O

4.5 1,910

6.5 3,640

11.5 8,500

12.5 9,850

13.9 12,40O

1.7 

2.0 

2.8 

4.2 

5.5

356

445

790

1,520

2.35O

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

7.0 

1O.O 

12.4 

14.0 

15.0

3,530

6,340

9,640

12,600

15.6OO

16.5

17.3

17.9

18.5

19.2

22,000

27,100

34,200

44,000

63,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

300 

28O 

29O 

270 

270

280 

270 

290 

28O 

260

29O 

28O 

270 

290 

290

290 

3OO 

408 

450 

465

420 

395 

37O 

370 

358

345 

332 

332 

320 

320 

320

Nov.

320 

320 

332 

358 

442

3,330 

4,630 

4,000 

2,470 

1,750

1.75O 

1,910 

1,610 

1,350 

1,20O

1,160 

1,680 

1,640 

5,020 

10,200

7.5OO 

5,200 

3,640 

2,74O 

2,150

1,790 

2,310 

2,830 

4,000 

3,820

Dec.

3,370 

2,650 

2,150 

1,916 

1.68O

1,720 

1,640 

1,440 

1,320 

1,200

1,130 

1,080 

1,060 

1,080 

5,780

12,400 

1O.OOO 

6,800 

4,63O 

3,730

3,280 

2,920 

2,830 

2,830 

2,390

2,030 

1,640 

1,470 

2,640 

6,100 

7,200

Jan.

6,700 

4,360 

3,100 

4,750 

47,9O6

63,500 

42,000 

26,600 

15,000 

8,410

6,580 

6,580 

6,700 

6,100 

5,240

4,700 

7,420 

9,320 

20,200 

23.7OO

2O.OOO 

14,600 

8,390 

17,400 

31,100

19,200 

18.00O 

23,700 

21,500 

16,000 

a!2,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,100 

4,790 

4,070 

3,800 

3,800

3,620 

3,440 

3,270 

3,110 

3,030

2.79O 

2,630 

2,490 

2,870 

1O.30O

23,700 

23,100 

16,800 

9,380 

6,100

4,970 

4,250 

4,25O 

4,430 

4,250

4,160 

3,890 

3,530

Seoondfoot-days

10,005 

81,452 

102,100

876,348

520,750 

172,920 

181,580 

66,830 

30,442 

38,925 

32,787 

19,477 

21,762

1,279,030

Mar.

3,190 

2,870 

2,630 

2,360 

2,420

2,490 

2,560 

2,350 

2,630 

6,250

9,200 

6,340 

5,150 

4,520 

4,520

4,700 

4,160 

3,80O 

3,800 

3,440

3,190 

4,270 

7,540 

5,510 

4,700

6,650 

1,970 

23,100 

21,500 

15,500 

8,07O

Apr.

5,510 

4^520 

3,890 

3,350 

3,030

2,790 

2,630 

a£, 500 

82,300 

a2,2OO

a2,loo

82,000 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

1,880 

1,880 

1,820 

1,820 

1,781?

1,700 

1,640 

1,840 

1,520 

1,490

1,40O 

1,370 

1,370 

1,400 

1,320

Maximum

465 

10., 200 

12,400

23,700

63,500 

23,700 

23,100 

5,510 

1,580 

3,350 

2,470 

1,340 

1,640

63,500

May

1,260 

1,260 

1,240 

1,220 

1,140

1,090 

1,040 

990 

965 

940

915 

865 

840 

815 

79O

745 

815 

815 

768 

727

70O 

727 

745 

1,240 

1,58O

1*340 

1,160 

1,040 

965 

890 

815

Minimum

260 

320 

1,060

242

3,100 

2,490 

2,350 

1,320 

700 

545 

565 

356 

477

260

June

768 

727 

7OO 

688 

632

610 

588 

545 

545 

545

565 

632 

990 

1,190 

1,060

1,660 

2,640 

3j,190 

3,350 

2,42O

1,820 

1,520 

1,340 

1,220 

1,430

1,320 

1,850 

1,460 

1,520 

1,400

Mean

323 

2,715 

3,294

2,394

16,800 

6,176 

5,857 

2,228 

982 

1,298 

1,058 

628 

725

3,504

July

1,340 

1.22O 

1,090 

990 

890

840 

840 

990 

390 

815

768 

727 

688 

655 

610

655 

768 

655 

610 

565

588 

2,470 

2,400 

2,040 

1,590

1,160 

365 

1,020 

1,040 

968 

1,840

Aug.

1,340 

1,140 

940 

790 

700

655 

588 

545 

521 

497

465 

389

408 

421 

565

915 

768 

655 

588 

517

461 

428 

402 

394 

374

364 

356

396 

1,060 

1,020 

815

Per square 

 lie

0.138 

1.16 

1.41

1.O2

7.18 

2.64 

2.50 

.952 

.420 

.555 

.452 

.268 

.310

1.50

Sept.

688 

588 

525 

509 

829

1,340 

1,220 

965 

790 

BBS

588 

545 

513 

485 

477

481 

477 

560 

1,640 

1,430

965 

815 

745 

700 

610

565 

525 

505 

489 

505

Runoff la 

inches

0.16 

l.H

r.ss

13.92

8.28 

2.75 

2.89

1.06 

.48 

.62 

.52 

.31 

.35

20.35

Peak discharee (base. 13.OOO sec. -ft. ) . Dec. 16 (TO a.m.} 13.1OO Bee. -ft.: .Tan. 5 (10 p.m.) 78. BOO 

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (10 p.m.) 25,600 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 35,600 sec. -ft. J Jan. 28 (4p.B.) 

26,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (4 p.m.) 24,900 sec.-ft. J Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 24,9OO sec. -ft.

Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for East Fork White River at Columbus and Driftwood River near Edlnburg.
456 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Pork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49'33", long. 86°30'48", in NW^ sec. 34, T. 5 N., 

RT~T~W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles south of Bedford and 2.9 miles upstream from Salt Creek. Datum of gage is 469.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.--4.OOP square miles.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1949 (high-water 

records only).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63,800 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

32.90 feet Jan. 9.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 68,400 second-feet Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 

33.75 feet Mar. 9, 1945.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 feet, from floodmark determined by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Salt Creek, which are 

fair. Low flow affected by hydroelectric plant at Williams, 15 miles below station. 

Discharge not computed when gage height is below 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

_

-

C3,990

C3,430

4,800

4,510

4,150

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

5,180

7,960

9,250

9,850

10,800

10,800

9,400

7,690

6,040

5,000

5,600

6,590

-

Dec.

7,180

6,820

5,600

4,510

3,910

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

c8,490

012,300

Cl2,200

014,600

18,400

18,900

17,000

13,900

10,900

8,240

6,150

4,800

3,990

-

c5,230

8,240

08,800

Jan.

10,200

10,200

9,550

11,900

c21,000

c21,200

k44 , 800

k62,300

k59,000

k50,000

k39,400

k30,400

k25,000

19,700

14,900

12,000

11,900

13,300

017,900

20,500

23,000

k28,600

k29,800

k38,200

k38,300

k43,000

kSl.500

k51,400

k48,600

k47,000

k43,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ................. .........

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k37,700

k31,500

k25,600

21,200

15,700

11,700

9,400

7,430

6,260

5,500

5,000

4,700

4,330

5,410

c 14, 300

C17.000

C19.100

k29,200

k33,200

k30,500

25,600

20,800

15,100

11,100

7,180

7,300

6,480

6,040

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

_

_

948,450

434,330

376,320

.

_

Mar.

5,500

5,100

4,600

4,240

4,070

4,150

4,420

4,600

4,800

9,350

C12.700

C14.300

17,300

17,800

16,300

14,100

11,700

9,700

7,690

6,820

6,480

6,040

7,960

10,000

11,500

14,400

c 20, 300

C22.400

k28,700

k34,200

35,100

Apr.

k30,700

k25,200

19,500

13,000

8,528

6,150

5,200

4,700

4,330

3,990

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Maximum

10,800

18,900

31,200

62,300

37,700

35,100

30,700

6,040

11,900

4,240

62,300

May

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

6,040

5,000

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Minimum

-

_

9,550

4,330

4,070

_

_

June

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

4,240

6,470

9,550

10,900

11,900

11,900

10,600

7,960

5,710

5,100

4,070

4,330

4,330

4,150

3,830

Mean

_

-

_

30,600

15,510

12,140

.

-

July Aug.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

c3,190

4,240

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Per square 

mile

_

-

-

7.65

3* 88

3.92

-

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

8.82

4.04

3.50

_

_

Peak discharge (base, 17.000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 20 (3 a.m.) 19,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 8 (8 p.m.) 63,800 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 52,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (12 m.) 33,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (4 a.m.) 18,100 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (2 a.m.) 35,800 sec.-ft.

c Backwater from Salt Creek.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 457

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location . Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°40'02", long. 86°47'32", in sec.30, T. 3 N., R. 3 

W., at highway bridge at Shoals, 400 feet upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 

and 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 442.25 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 4,940 square miles.

Records available.--June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, and October 

ia2t> to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 to September 1926 

in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-49, 5,258 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63,200 second feet Jan. 10; maximum gage height, 

31.05 feet Jan. 10; minimum discharge, 208 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1903-6. 1908-16, 1923-49r Maximum gage height, 42.2 feet Mar. 28, 1913 (discharge 

uncertain); minimum discharge, 44 second-feet Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by power plant 17 miles above station.

jjoopera'tion. Gage-height records collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

hevisionsT^-W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6-15, Sept. 3-27)

Z.O 240 3.6 1,920 14.0 20,200 

2.1 290 4.2 2,850 21.0 29,200 

2.3 420 6.0 6,600 25.0 38,200 

2.5 590 7.7 10,600 27.5 46,000 

2.9 1,010 10.0 14,600 31.0 62,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

385 

338 

420 

500 

344

240 

290 

413 

364 

308

302 

364 

364 

357 

357

326 

4ZO 

812 

720 

509

518 

690 

730 

700 

600

545 

492 

49Z 

518 

484 

500

Nov.

581 

509 

640 

790 

1,560

6,850 

6,100 

6,100 

5,850 

5,450

4,950 

4,250 

3,850 

3,450 

3,050

2,850 

3,350 

3,850 

5,050 

9,320

10,800 

11,400 

11,800 

12,100 

11,400

9,760 

8,100 

6,600 

6,600 

7,600

Dec.

8,600 

8,350 

7,100 

5,650 

4,950

4,650 

4,350 

4,250 

3,950 

3,650

3,150 

2,950 

2,580 

2,500 

k!2,700

k!9,700 

k!7,500 

k!8,000 

k20,000 

k21,000

k!9,200 

k!6,400 

14,000 

11,200 

8,600

6,350 

5,050 

4,550 

7,290 

1Z,500 

12,500

Jan.

12,700 

12,100 

11,600 

k!7,600 

k31,900

k32,400 

k32,900 

k45,200 

k59,800 

k6Z,400

k56,600 

k47,200 

k38,700 

k30,200 

kZl.100

k!6,500 

15,900 

k!7,600 

k23,ZOO 

k24,300

k24,700 

k27,200 

k29,900 

k43,500 

k49,000

k48,000 

k51,ZOO 

k58,100 

k58,900 

k55,300 

k53,900

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber. ........................

lendar year 1943 ............

ary

h................ ............

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k50,000 

k44,600 

k38,500 

k31,000 

k21,900

k!5,900 

12,500 

9,540 

7,350 

6,100

5,250 

4,750 

4,450 

4,950 

k!8,800

k23,800 

k22,800 

k25,300 

k29,900 

k33,100

k32,700 

k27 , 300 

k20,200 

k!5,000 

11,900

9,760 

8,350 

7,350

- 

- 

-

Secondfoot-days

14,402 

174,560 

293,220

1,912,946

1,109,600 

543,050 

431,700 

234,500 

82,190 

145,639 

57,516 

56,479 

40,156

3,183,011

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 see. -ft.). D<

sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (4 a.m.) 63, ZOO sec. -ft.; ,. 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (9 a.m.) 20,600 sec. -ft.; / 

K Computed by using rate of change of stage 

Note. Computed from graph based on wire-w<

Mar.

6,850 

6,100 

5,650 

5,250 

4,850

4,850 

5,050 

5,250 

5,450 

10,200

kl7,600 

k!8,000 

kl9,700 

k20,400 

k!9,400

U.7,500 

k!5,100 

13,000 

10,800 

9,100

8,100 

7,600 

8,100 

10,400 

11,900

k!6,000 

k27,700 

k27,800 

k27,600 

k31,100 

k35,300

Apr.

k37,000 

k34,500 

k27,600 

k!9,300 

14,000

9,100 

6,850 

5,850 

5,450 

4,950

4,550 

4,350 

4,150 

3,950 

3,850

3,850 

3,750 

3,650 

3,550 

3,450

3,350 

3,250 

3,050 

3,150 

2,850

2,850 

2,850 

3,150 

3,150 

3,150

Maximum

812 

12,100 

21,000

36,500

62,400 

50,000 

35,300 

37,000 

9,320 

13, ZOO 

4,450 

6,350 

Z,500

62,400

May

3,050 

2,650 

2,500 

2,420 

2,420

2,280 

2,200 

2,130 

1,990 

5,940

9,320 

5,850 

4,050 

2,750 

2,350

2,060 

1,920 

1,740 

1,720 

1,650

1,640 

1,600 

1,650 

1,740 

2,060

2,200 

2,200 

2,280 

2,130 

1,920 

1,780

Minimum

240 

509 

2,500

Z40

11,600 

4,450 

4,850 

2,850 

1,600 

999 

856 

730 

801

240

June

1,670 

1,600 

1,480 

1,350 

1,320

1,150 

1,210 

1,110 

1,010 

999

1,080 

Z,060 

3,150 

2,950 

2,420

3,550 

6,100 

9,980 

11,900 

13,000

13,200 

13,000 

11,000 

7,850 

6,350

5,250 

4,650 

4,950 

5,250 

5,050

Mean

465 

5,819 

9,459

5,227

35,790 

19,390 

13,930 

7,817 

2,651 

4,855 

1,855 

1,822 

1,339

8,720

July

4,450 

3,750 

3,050 

2,650 

2, ZOO

1,990 

1,780 

1,920 

1,630 

1,640

1,590 

1,500 

1,410 

1,330 

1,250

1,130 

1,260 

1,060 

1,200 

1,170

1,200 

856 

1,010 

1,320 

2,850

2,950 

Z,580 

2,130 

1,680 

1,500 

1,480

Aug.

1,380 

1,990 

2,500 

2,060 

1,650

1,440 

1,110 

1,090 

1,120 

856

944 

922 

1,060 

754 

2,130

6,000 

6,350 

5,Z50 

3,050 

1,920

1,340 

1,240 

1,070 

966 

900

730 

750 

856 

1,280 

1,850 

1,920

Per square 

mile

0.094 

1.18 

1.91

1.06

7.24 

3.93 

2.82 

1.58 

.537 

.983 

.376 

.369 

.271

i:77

Sept.

2,500 

1,850 

1,300 

1,150 

1,480

1,420 

1,300 

1,550 

1,720 

1,630

1,370 

1,240 

1,200 

1,030 

1,010

1,030 

1,130 

1,070 

1,110 

1,480

1,320 

1,920 

1,850 

1,440 

1,030

922 

1,470 

977 

801 

856

Runoff in 

inchss

0.11 

1.31 

2.Z1

14.41

8.35 

4.09 

3.25 

1.77 

.62 

1.10 

.43 

.43 

.30

23.97

>o. ZO (11 a.m.) 21,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (1 a.m.) 33,300 

ran. Z8 (6 p.m.) 60,200 sec. -ft.; Feb. ZO (9 p.m.) 33,900 

Lpr. 1 (l p.m.) 37,300 Bee. -ft. 

' as a factor. 

'Ight gage readings Dec. 15-Z1.
458 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°21'39", long. 85°59'53", on line between sees. 29

 and 32, T. 11 N. R. 5 E., at highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, l£ miles upstream from 

Blue River and 1? miles northwest of Edinburg. Datum of gage is 646.23 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 459 square miles.

Records available. February 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.00

 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.42 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 17 second-feet Nov. 1, 

1944; minimum gage height, 3.37 feet Aug. 31, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

uage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2-9, Sept. 8-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 3O

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9

58

77

121

4.1 

4.4 

5.5 

6.3 

6.7

171

266

705

1,070

1,280

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.9

4.9 

5.7 

6.7 

8.5

430

740

1,270

2,530

12.0 5,870

13.0 7,680

14.1 10,200

10.7 4,380

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

47 

47 

42 

35 

42

45 

41 

38 

36 

36

39 

47 

45 

42 

42

53 

149 

149 

121 

90

81 

71 

66 

66 

62

62 

60 

60 

58 

56 

62

Nov.

60 

34 

79 

84 

308

1,240 

840 

520 

375 

399

580

426 

344 

313 

259

221 

267 

399 

520 

1,020

818 

580 

426 

340 

282

256 

352 

457 

560 

600

Dec.

473 

387 

332 

286 

270

274 

235 

212 

191 

166

166 

171 

185 

202 

755

1,360 

915 

640 

540 

468

448 

560 

560 

454 

364

290 

290 

304 

1,760 

2,930 

1,530

Jan.

865 

600 

493 

2,890 

9,820

10,200 

4,810 

2,610 

1,510 

1,180

1,480 

1,580 

1,390 

1,120 

940

1,040 

1,790 

2,530 

5,110 

5,510

2,930 

1,480 

1,120 

3,010 

2,850

2,770 

3,330 

4,480 

3,840 

1,860 

1,090

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber..... ....................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec.

Feb.

765 

620 

540 

560 

540

490 

490

472 

462 

437

395 

370 

388 

742 

4,730

6,820 

3,490 

1,790 

1,120 

890

700 

790 

1,090 

815 

840

790 

680 

600

Seoondfoot-days

1,890 

13,009 

17,718

179,562

86,228 

32,416 

36,057 

9,400 

6,110 

6,689 

4,610 

3,917 

2,693

220,737

-ft.).-- Jan

sec. -it. 3 Jan. 24 (1 a.m.] 3,570 sec. -ft.; Ja 

sec. -ft. ; Mar. 28 (2 a.m.) 8,520 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

River near Edinburg.

Mar.

496 

430 

398 

381 

374

350 

314 

290 

339 

8500

790 

765 

740 

915 

1,240

1,020 

815 

815 

720 

620

600 

600 

1,180 

915 

700

1,080 

5,960 

7,090 

3,090 

1,510 

1,020

Apr.

790 

640 

560 

482

444

430 

392 

360 

328 

300

286 

290 

286 

276 

258

249 

249 

249 

243 

231

222 

222 

219 

210

195

187 

207 

216 

195 

184

Maximum

149 

1,240 

2,930

6,170

10,200 

6,820 

7,090 

790 

740 

540 

420 

660 

297

10,200

May

184 

182 

176 

176 

166

156 

149 

140 

140 

137

124 

122 

122 

118 

116

112 

112 

108 

102 

98

98 

143 

600 

740 

476

346 

262 

216 

184 

161 

144

Minimum

35 

60 

166

34

493 

370 

290 

184 

98 

88 

70 

53 

49

35

June

137 

131 

122 

116 

108

100 

98 

93 

88 

88

89 

197 

290 

216 

250

304 

398 

540 

520 

360

262 

201 

184 

163 

163

195 

190 

216 

472 

398

Mean

61.0 

434 

572

491

2,782 

1,158 

1,163 

313 

197 

223 

149 

126 

89.8

605

July

300

234 

182 

146 

133

133 

126 

168 

161 

135

129 

116 

102 

91 

88

89 

79 

70 

71 

70

70 

88 

112 

102

84

91 

383 

420 

184 

198 

255

Aug.

173 

126 

104 

88 

79

73 

68 

61 

61 

60

56 

56 

55 

84 

660

318 

249 

207 

135 

102

89 

75 

66 

61 

60

53 

56 

79 

222 

204 

137

Per square 

mile

0.133 

.946 

1.25

1.07

6.06 

2.52 

2.53 

.682 

.429 

.486 

.325 

.275 

.196

1.32

. 5 (12 p.m.) 12,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (3 a 

n. 28 (5 p.m.) 4,890 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (6 a

on basis of weather records and records fop

Sept.

118 

102 

89 

104 

297

228 

149 

116 

102 

89

77 

7O 

71 

66 

71

79 

73 

70 

61 

73

77 

70 

70 

60 

53

50 

52 

58 

49 

49

Runoff In 

inches

0.15 

1.05 

1.44

14.54

6.99 

2.63 

2.92 

.76 

.50 

.54 

.37 

.32 

.22

17.89

m. ) 6,180 

m. ) 7,480

Driftwood
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°25'08", long. 86°00'18", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 

5 £., at highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg. Datum of gage is 670.20 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--103 square miles.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.9 feet, 

from high-water marks); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.60 foot 

Aug. 22, 24, 25.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 22, 

1946; minimum gage height, 0.50 foot Aug. 8, 9, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height , in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

Apr. 3 to May 22, Sept. 6-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

2.5 

5.3

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.7 

2.5 

3.9 

6.7

136

283

573

1,250

7.4

8.5

10.1

11.2

1,500

2,150

3,430

4,490

2.5

6.5

15

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

Note.--Same as preceding 

table~above 1.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.3

3.9

3.9

4.2

5.3

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.7

43

69

18

8.6

6.9

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.3

5.7

5.7

9.2

Nov.

16

13

18

19

229

381

a!75

90

69

120

133

85

66

55

50

42

69

77

201

293

168

116

88

69

58

55

90

104

156

138

-

Dec.

100

82

74

64

66

66

58

50

42

38

37

41

46

52

403

412

239

161

140

124

131

133

107

90

79

64

58

55

676

507

255

Jan.

154

110

145

1, 780

4,490

1,110

422

341

264

230

293

321

245

199

168

295

454

928

1,650

584

283

222

285

1,140

688

832

901

1,450

559

226

172

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

^ s.......... .................... 

June .............................

July .............................

August .................... .....

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

136

104

1OO

119

110

99

88

85

85

72

66

66

77

272

2,190

991

391

274

212

168

140

226

236

197

203

159

140

119

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

263

3,243

4,450

37,026.2

20,941

7,125

7,092

1,699

1,046

897.8

712.2

434

440.1

48,343.1

Mar.

90

82

80

77

77

69

59

53

75

293

371

302

283

371

422

a300

237

224

170

140

128

143

176

136

124

321

a88O

619

341

245

204

Apr.

140

123

106

91

84

79

68

62

54

50

50

53

53

50

53

48

44

47

42

37

38

38

39

35

34

35

39

37

35

35

Maximum

69

381

676

1,450

4,490

2,190

880

140

194

118

86

171

102

4,490

May

37

37

30

27

24

23

24

23

22

22

18

16

16

14

13

13

15

12

12

12

12

4O

78

194

93

57

44

38

30

26

24

Minimum

2.0

13

37

2.0

110

66

53

34

12

9.9

5.7

2 5

4.5

2.0

June

24

19

18

16

14

12

12

12

9.9

9.9

11

33

22

12

43

65

54

42

30

24

19

20

17

14

15

16

33

79

118

84

Mean

8.48

108

144

lol

676

254

229

56.6

33.7

30.0

23.0

14.0

14.7

132

July

70

32

25

20

15

18

20

33

30

23

23

15

12

9.9

9.9

9.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

9.9

16

14

18

86

26

14

65

61

Aug.

29

17

12

9.0

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.4

12

7.4

5.7

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.9

4.1

15

171

45

26

Per square 

mile

O.O82

1.05

1.40

.981

6.56

2.47

2.22

.550

.327

.291

.223

.136

.143

1.28

Sept.

23

14

9.0

33

102

46

26

18

13

11

8.2

5.7

6.5

6.5

9.0

12

12

12

7.4

9.0

9.0

6.5

7.4

6.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.5

Runoff in 

inches

O.O9

1.17

1.61

13.35

7.56

2.57

2.56

.61

. 38

.32

.26

.16

.16

17.45

a No gage-height record; 

Creek near Edinburg.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Sugar
460 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°25', long. 85°38' in sec 9 T 11 N R 8 E 

4WTeet downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of St. 'Paul, 'and'li " 

miles downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 764.84 feet above mean sea level 

datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

necoras available.--October 1930'to September 1949 

Average' discharge.--19 years, 311 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height 10 60 

reet); minimum, 6.3 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

nnoi Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 7,

y, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1933-36, drainage area. W 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year, 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

Nov. 14-18 Mar. 27-29, Sept. 7-27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

0.3 7.0 0.9 95 3.6 2,040 0.3 7.0 0.7 52 

.4 13 1.0 129 4.0 2,500 .4 13 .8 70 

.5 22 1.1 173 5.6 5,000 .5 23 .9 95 

.6 35 1.5 395 7.6 9,200 .6 37

'D 71 I'D US i 8 ' 6 "4'cSS Note. Same as preeed- H ' J ^' b 1 ' 290 I- 0 - 1 16,bOO ing~Eable above 0.9 foot.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.4 

9.4 

8.8 

8.2 

8.2

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6

8.8 

9.4 

10 

10 

12

13 

32 

45 

37 

40

28 

25 

22 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

Nov.

24 

25 

28 

40 

384

980 

784 

413 

269 

280

331 

274 

219 

173 

147

151 

280 

297 

1,970 

1,690

1,250 

705 

521 

413 

343

320 

491 

582 

653 

634

Dec.

491 

401 

349 

308 

286

286 

258 

230 

204 

178

160 

164 

173 

193 

1)900

bl,300 

980 

679 

582 

509

473 

521 

*533 

443 

378

b300 

b250 

b250 

1,080 

1,370 

1,090

Jan.

582 

443 

366 

6,170 

16,500

8,440 

3,100 

1,330 

1,020 

875

1,020 

1,090 

945 

777 

686

698 

1,130 

2,260 

4,950 

3,400

1,310 

805 

826 

3,850 

2,320

2,090 

2,340 

4,220 

2,800 

1,090 

653

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sspt

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a550 

a450 

a 400 

a350 

a350

a375 

349 

331 

320

308

274 

252 

258 

499 

6,450

5,170 

1,880 

1,020 

805 

679

569 

575 

757 

705 

692

653 

569 

521

Seoondfoot-days

539.6 

14,671 

15,319

131,281.8

78,086 

26,111 

27,695 

9,081 

2,896 

4,222 

4,749 

1,195 

4,181

188,745.6

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

see. -ft.; Jan. 19 (Z a.m.) 6,600 sec. -ft.; Ja

liar.

425 

383 

366 

349 

343

343 

303 

286 

337

686

791 

718 

666 

712 

744

653 

582 

557 

539 

503

533 

757 

1,050 

868 

672

1,590 

4,220 

4,010 

2,000 

945 

764

Apr.

646 

551 

485 

431 

395

383 

354

314 

280 

258

252 

246 

286 

308 

286

286 

274 

314 

326 

286

263 

252 

241 

214 

a200

a200 

3225 

a210 

3175 

3140

Maximum

45 

1,970 

1,370

5,400

16,500 

6,450 

4,220 

646 

164 

731 

1,390 

178 

1,780

16,500

May

a!40 

164 

142 

122 

112

109 

102 

102 

102 

95

88 

85 

82 

80 

80

78 

72 

65 

63 

65

68 

85 

115 

133 

112

95 

82 

75 

66

61 

56

Minimum

7.6 

24

160

7.0

366 

252 

286 

140 

56 

31 

19 

11 

22

7.6

June

52 

52 

50 

44 

42

40 

38 

36 

33 

31

33 

83 

80 

56 

84

404 

731 

545 

337 

230

169 

133 

112 

105 

126

95 

88 

105 

119 

169

Mean

17.4 

489 

494

359

2,519 

933 

893 

303 

93.4 

141 

153 

38.5 

139

517

July

112 

82 

66 

57 

52

46 

50 

52 

44

48

50 

44 

31 

24 

27

27 

22

21 

20 

19

1,390 

700 

467 

366 

142

92 

82 

65 

54 

102 

395

Aug.

178 

102 

75 

59 

50

42 

37 

31 

30 

27

24 

23 

22 

20 

21

24 

23 

22

21 

19

16 

15 

14 

13 

11

11 

11 

56 

103 

57 

38

Per square 

mile

0.057 

1.61 

1.63

1.18

8.31 

3.08 

2.95 

1.00 

.308 

.465 

.505 

.127 

.459

1.71

. 19 (9:30 p.m.) 2,880 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (3 p 

n. 24 (12 m.) 5,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (3 a.m

Sept.

31 

26 

29 

66 

122

138 

102 

65 

48 

36

27 

24 

23 

22 

24

29 

27 

1,780 

534 

230

129 

109 

98 

82 

65

57 

52 

75 

65 

66

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

1.80 

1.88

16.12

9.58 

3.20 

3.40 

1.11 

.36 

.52 

.58 

.15 

.51

23.16

m. 18,500 

.) 5,400

2,440 sec.-ft.; Sept. 18 (8 a.m.) 2,650 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Blue River at Shelbyville and Driftwood River near Kdinburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°16'25", long. 85°42'10", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 

YE., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville and 5 miles upstream 

from Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 98 square miles.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.4 feet); 

no now Oct. 13-15; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet Oct. 14.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during August 

and September 1948; minimum gage height, 0.61 foot Sept. 21, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 12 to

Mov. 5, June 11-30, July 6, 10-23, July 25 to

Aug. 23, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.0 0 1.5 8.0 2.1

1.1 .3 1.6 13 2.5

1.2 .9 1.7 19 2.7

1.3 2.2 1.9 33 3.1

1.4 4.5 2.0 42 3.5

55 4.4 830

121 5.9 1,580

168 7.1 2,340

285 11.4 6,160

430

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

d.3

d.2

d.2

d.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

.1

.4

2.8

1.8 

1.8

5.8

4.5

3.9

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

Nov.

1.5

2.4

3.6

4.5

208

377

109

56

35

44

82

89

66

48

37

60

173

137 

1,830

1,180

830

569

179

114

100

110

201

228

355

204

-

Dec.

171

166

143

107

64

48

40

34

30

28

25

32

37

1,740

1,330

573

380

372 

334

279

225

150

103

100

90

82

81

75

466

348

134

Jan.

107

73

76

3,270

6,160

1,250

3O2

258

107

81

172

243

213

166

141

185

780

1,230 

1,890

358

216

201

317

3,O1O

925

1,100

1,180

1,970

786

179

141

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ...........................

February .........................

March ...........................:

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

117

101

97

100

108

108

100

98

95

82

81

73

65

360

3,180

1,130

264

150 

130

98

65

69

69

79

85

81

77

74

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

41.2

7,433

7,787

-

27,088

7,136

7,673

1,313

369.5

1,558.5

6,083.3

299.5

1,755.8

68,537.8

Mar.

74

71

65

55

51

54

57

60

128

143

386

270

207

192

153

133

116

100 

87

81

91

212

622

162

123

925

2,060

476

234

156

139

Apr.

114

Maximum

58

1,830

1,740

-

6,160

3,180

2,060

114

20

398

1,700

75

577

6,160

93

84

68

71

73

55

43

38

38

38

38

43

43

41

40

36

34 

34

32

31

31

30

28

26

24

22

23

22

20

-

May

20

18

20

18

16

14

14

15

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

10

9.5 

7.2

6.4

6.8

8.0

8.0

12

11

10

11

9.0

5.7

4.2

5.7

Minimum

0

1.5

25

-

73

65

51

20

4.2

1.1

1.6

.8

1.8

0

June

6.4

3.9

3.6

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1-1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

4.6

6.0

16

290

398

344 

107

60

31

26

23

20

20

23

27

50

48

37

Mean

1.33

248

251

-

874

255

248

43.8

11.9

52.0

196

9.66

58.5

188

July

d25

d20

d!5

d!2

d9,0

94

d45

d20

dlO

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.4

65

5.4

2.9

1.8 

1.6

2.6

1,700

641

1,450

955

438

114

52

38

30

225

95

Aug.

51

3

2

1

2

3

2

8.5

3.4

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2

2,2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 z'.b f..O

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

L.2

1.1

1.0

7

3

1

.8

2.5

5

2

I

5.9

Per square 

mile

0.014

2.53

2.56

-

8.92

2.60

2.53

.447

.121

.531

2.00

.099

.597

1.92

Sept.

3.2

2.0

1.8

220

310

166

66

18

7.6

4.5

3;2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.4

5.0

577 

158

51

35

29

25

17

12

7.6

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

Runoff in 

inches

O.O2

2.82

2.96

-

10.28

2.71

2,91

.50

.14

.53

2.31

.11

.67

26.02

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, ireather records, and records for Sand Creek near Brewersville and North Pork of Vernon Perk near Butervllle.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.

.Location. Wire -weight gage, lat 39°04'50" long. 85°38'25", in NE&W^ sec. 4, T. 7 N. , 

RT~8~~E., at bridge on State Highway 3, if miles southwest of Brewersville and 5 miles 

upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.- -149 square miles.

Records available. --February 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 19.0 

reet); no flow at times in October; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Oct. 3.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times in September 

and October 1948; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 3, 1948.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 4 to June 12,

July 9-21, 23-29, Sept. 8-12, 14-18, 25-29)

Oct. 1 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 3O

O.I 0 1.5 13 2.4 70

.8 .5 1.7 19 2.6 100

.9 1.5 1.8 23 2.8 140

1.0 3.0 1.9 28 4.6 6OO

1.2 6.0 2.0 34 5.1 770

1.3 8.0 2.2 5O 5.8 1,060

8.8 2,6OO 0.9 11.5

10.8 3,880 1.0 3.0

13.0 5,460 1.1 5.0

15.0 7,160 1.7 20

16.7 8,960 1.8 23

Note. Same as preoeding table above 1.8

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

.5

1.0

1.5

10

5.2

a3.o

a2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.3

1.2

2.2

Nov.

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.9

114

365

84

36

23

25

38

a30

26

21

18

22

310

272

215

104

265

130

94

92

80

79

174

348

570

255

-

Dec.

160

120

100

86

82

90

78

69

56

50

50

47

50

95

3,850

1,240

465

a250

a!75

a!50

al50

aioo

a80

a75

a70

a55

a55

56

842

390

162

Jan.

114

124

168

4,270

8,930

a4,ooo

al,250

290

202

178

265

275

240

165

165

290

515

1,240

3,080

527

280

328

262

5,820

2,020

1,680

3,080

2,4,40

465

240

190

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ....................... .

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

Februsry ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

145

140

100

124

145

130

112

112

102

100

100

85

85

824

4,440

1,290

365

215

165

165

140

190

202

158

152

128

100

97

_

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

36. C

3,802.C

9,298

-

43,093

10,111

16,826

1,940

4, 681 ! 7

4,795.3

1,727.1

2,338.2

99,123.3

Mar.

85

70

74

74

68

106

165

104

517

1,460

783

251

190

190

152

140

124

136

140

130

110

1,950

1,050

290

215

3,370

3,640

559

290

215

178

Apr.

152

1

1

Maximum

10

570

3,850

-

8,930

4 440

3*640

152

28

666

1,400

359

525

8,930

32

12

98

86

91

84

68

64

63

59

59

60

64

65

62

61

62

59

53

49

47

48

44

39

35

32

35

31

26

-

May

28

26

27

26

21

19

22

18

18

17

16

15

15

13

12

12

14

12

10

9.8

10

12

11

15

13

17

15

11

7.8

6.6

5.8

Minimum

0

2.7

47

-

114

85

68

26

2!4

4*6

2.6

9.0

O

June

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

3.8

4.8

130

124

252

866

365

280

252

2OO

162

134

160

98

59

247

390

490

210

134

88

-

Mean

1.16

127

300

-

1,390

361

543

64. 7

15.3

156

155

55.7

77.9

272

July

65

50

38

29

23

16

244

102

58

31

18

15

12

9.8

7.6

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.6

16

440

302

242

172

96

48

28

6.2

1,400

,3OO

Aug.

312

116

70

44

29

24

a20

17

14

12

18

11

10

10

14

12

16

31

22

14

8.8

6.8

5.5

4.4

3.4

2.6

4.6

31

359

315

170

Per square 

mile

0.008

.852

2.01

-

9.33

2.42

3 . 64

.434

.103

1.05

1.04

.374

.523

1.83

Sept.

45

18

16

196

428

164

30

21

21

17

13

11

a9.0

9.2

13

16

14

525

302

88

50

54

104

49

25

18

15

13

41

. 13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.95

2.32

-

10.76

2 52

4.' 20

.48

.12

1.17

1.20

.43

.58

24.74

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baais of g discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for North Fork of vernon Pork near Butlervllle.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 463

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°48'10", long. 85°40'10", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 8

 E., at highway bridge l| miles northwest of Deputy, if miles upstream from Coffee Creek, 

and 2 miles downstream from Lewis Creek.

Drainage area. 290 square miles.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 27.7

 feet); no flow at times in October and November; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Oct. 1, 

2, 7, 11.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in 1948; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 1, 2, 7, 11, 1948.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

TJage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

ao

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0.4

1.4

0

0

0

aO

Nov.

0

0

.2

.6

.70,

347

a!50

80

63

60

56

70

69

a25

19

29

34

136

k3,780

k2,180

a400

219

142

178

236

228

346

a500

1,210

597

Dec.

262

170

134

110

alOO

110

130

109

79

70

60

a55

47

58

k8,120

k3,860

888

427

a350

316

271

297

156

126

139

a!20

79

82

947

kl,160

443

Jan.

253

a!90

172

k4,370

kll.800

k2,590

757

475

a350

271

334

359

334

253

199

208

kl,810

k2,600

k5,840

kl,210

603

1,050

a5, 000

k!7,400

k6,440

k2,430

k5,460

k6,700

kl,170

»550

418

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

334

334

262

289

475

a400 '359

316

253

202

189

167

a!90

k2,350

a8, 000

a4,000

a600

a400

a375

a400

a450

a350

a500

a400

a300

a250

a225

a!75

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.

11,224.

19,185

113,633-.

81,596

22,545

35,858

3,773

1,019

23,414.

960.

2,696.

393.

202,566.

liar.

a!50

a!20

111

117

120

a!50

334

204

kl,630

k6,400

k2,140

757

a450

342

298

236

217

253

280

a250

194

k2,330

k2,190

697

459

k3,850

k8,430

kl,560

619

427

443

Apr.

342

262

a210

150

164

162

152

117

103

a95

87

79

88

92

111

110

a 105

102

100

90

79

80

86 a70-

63

59

208

223

102

82

-

Maximum

8 1.4

8 3,780

8,120

4 10,600

17,400

8,000

8,430

342

75

4 9,980

5 109

0 992

4 59

9 17,400

May

a75

69

53

50

39

23

32

a30

22

38

39

36

30

26

825

22

23

22

13

12

14

a40

47

57

36

40

35

25

320

14

12

Minimum

0

0

47

0

172

167

111

59

12

2.2

2.2

.6

.6

0

June

10

8.0

8.6

6.8

aB.O

4.3

4.3

2.2

3.8

4.8

8.6

a 15

332

228

C4.700

c9,980

1:2,730

920

8400

307

228

280

164

157

783

a900

280

384

402

157

-

Mean

0.06

374

619

310

2,632

805

1,153

126

32.9

780

31.0

87.0

13.1

555

July

109

90

aSO

73

58

50

44

36

33

a30

24

22

13

10

13

62

a25

17

11

8.6

8.6

3.8

3.0

a2.5

2.2

2.6

9.8

9.8

2.8

6.8

alOO

Aug.

62

35

21

28

33

35

a 10

3.0

1.4

.6

.8

21

59

198

992

443

124

76

57

47

a 35

19

14

11

8.6

5.8

3.8

a25

229

56

32

Per square 

mile

0.00021

1.29

2.13

1.07

9.08

2.78

3.98

.434

.113

2.69

.107

.300

.045

1.91

Sept.

21

9.2

9.8

a 15

59

39

21

9.2

4.8

4.8

a3.0

1.6

23

23

10

6.8

5.3

a45

39

19

8.6

4.3

2.8

2.0

al.4

1.2

1.8

1.4

.8

.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.0002

1.44

2.46

14.56

10.46

2.89

4.59

.48

.13

3.00

.12

.35

.05

25.97

a Ko gage height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46 I , long. 85°49i, in sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin and 4 miles upstream from 

Stucker Creek. Datum of gage is 513.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--368 square miles.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1943. October 1943 to September 1949 (highwater records only).

Average discharge.--10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 387 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 26.02

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 25,100 second-feet Jan. 15, 1937; maximum gage height 

observed, 26.60 feet May 14, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 feet. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

Q

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

to

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

:

_

-

-

-

-

_

t33

kl,630

k3,210

k2,240

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

Dec.

_

_

_

-

-

_

1-139

-

-

_

_

-

_

k2,230

k7,980

5,380

kl,660

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

1,730

k786

Jan.

_

_

kl,loo

k7,460

9,650

k3,730

kl,220

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

Id, 450

k2,150

k3,460

k5,020

k2,040

kl,410

kl,090

k8,070

18,300

6,700

4,510

8,750

6,100

kl,830

k860

Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

t572

k6,180

8,950

k3,300

Id, 050

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

liar.

_

t!28

_

-

_

_

-

k3,240

5,800

k2,760

k934

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

k3,530

k2,3OO

k835

kl,580

k5,860

6,700

k2,200

k798

-

Apr.

t!80

-

Hay

t62

June

_

_

_

-

_

_

te.c

-

_

_

_

_

-

k9,870

9,800

tc4,240

d,490

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

July

to.i

Aug.

tie. 7

Sept.

t!40

-

Peak discharge (base, 6.OOO sec. -ft.). Dec. 16 (3 p.m.) 9,500 sec. -ft.,- Jan. 5 (12 p.m.) 12,400

sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (2 a.m. J 23,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (4 p.m.) 10,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (2 a.m.) 

11,000 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 6,700 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (l a.m.) 8,750 sec. -ft.; June 16 (5 p.m.)

14,000 sec.-ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 465

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°02'55", long. 85°32'40", in SE^- sec. 17, T. 7 N. , 

K. 9 K., 0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck State School dam, ]£ miles downstream from 

Brush Creek, and £ miles northwest of Butlerville.

Drainage area.--8? square miles.

Records available.--February 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 18.73 

feet); no flow Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height, 0.69 foot Oct. 1.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945, Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in many years; minimum gage 

height, 0.26 foot Nov. 4, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

.1

.3

.2

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.9

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.7

.4

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

Nov.

0.8

.8

1.0

.9

159

198

21

8.3

6.5

30

28

14

11

10

7.4

70

133

40

2,660

384

108

60

41

30

25

28

109

224

347

109

-

Dec.

66

49

40

34

34

68

38

28

22

19

16

16

18

242

630

462

173

96

83

80

83

52

38

33

28

21

22

23

580

207

86

Jan.

55

45

40

4,980

2,730

328

160

116

85

100

160

105

77

64

380

840

160

1,300

202

162

218

284

5,780

584

936

1,890

1,000

213

109

87

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1948 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

64

54

50

100

84

66

77

56

56

50

39

35

52

1,130

2,380

305

152

105

94

125

82

166

134

92

93

67

56

52

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13 2

4,864.7

3,387

31,728.3

23 352

s',81S

8,980

867

S14 '

3,372i4

1,663.9

307.8

374.9

53,213.2

Mar.

41

35

35

33

33

80

54

39

366

1,360

333

162

104

79

69

58

54

64

86

70

55

1,420

335

156

105

1,580

1,640

229

128

95

82

Apr.

69

60

48

41

37

40

35

28

27

28

28

29

29

30

31

31

29

31

29

23

22

22

21

18

15

13

16

14

12

11

Maximum

0.9

2,660

630

3,070

5,780

2,380

1,640

69

23

951

942

52

51

5,780

May

12

16

15

11

9.2

9.6

8.6

7.4

7.4

6.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.4

23

11

5.8

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.7

4.9

4.9

6.2

4.7

4.7

3.7

3.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

Minimum

0

.8

16

0

40

35

33

11

2.1

.9

1.3

.9

2.3

0

June

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.3

107

60

101

574

951

245

101

63

52

27

97

26

105

394

112

248

52

24

16

-

Mean

0.4

162

109

86.7

753

208

290

28.9

6.9

112

53.7

9.9

12.5

146

July

11

7.7

5.8

4.4

5.4

12

69

19

6.5

3.8

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

82

110

148

85

16

7.7

4.9

3.0

4.1

942

99

Ang.

26

11

7.1

5.5

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.5

.9

1.5

20

20

18

16

40

8.9

4.7

3.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

23

52

14

5.1

Per square 

mile

3 0.0049

1 .86

1.25

.997

8.66

2.39

3.33

. 332

1 '.079

1.29

.617

3 .114

.144

1.68

Sept.

3.5

2.6

2.3

4.0

14

46

16

6.5

4.7

3.5

2.8

3.2

11

17

11

7.4

7.4

11

22

20

12

51

30

11

7.7

6.0

6.0

8.4

18

8.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.006

2 08

1.45

13.57

9.98

2.49

3.84

.37

.09

1.44

.71

.13

.16

22.75

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft) .--Nov. 19 (8 a.m.) 5,660 sec. -ft.; Dec. 

sec. -ft.; Jan. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 9,690 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (9 a.m.) 10,900 sec. -ft.; 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (8 a.m.) 6,130 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (3:30 a.m.) 4,300 sec. -ft.

15 (6:30 a.m.) 6,430 

Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 4,700
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Locatioa Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°57', long. 85°37', in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 8 E.,

 at bridge 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream from confluence of North and 

South Forks. Datum of gage is 587.30 feet above mean sea level datum of 19^,9, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission) .

Drainage area.--208 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1949. .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height 24.36

 FeefT; minimum, 0..2 second-foot Oct. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 0.50 foot Oct 2<> 23.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 27,700 second-feet Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 26.28 feet,

from high-water mark on outside staff gage); no flow at times in 1940, 1943, 1944;

minimum gage height, 0.01 foot Aug. 30, 1940. 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are lair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 

Nov. 16-18, Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, June 1-12, 22, 24,

June 30 to July 22, July 25-3O. 

Aug. 2-14, 16, 18-28, Aug. 3O to Sept. 30

0.2 0.2 0.8 6.8 1.7 68 6.5 1.96O 

.3 .5 .9 9.6 1.9 94 9.0 3,810 

.4 l.O 1. 13 2.1 128 13.0 7,40O 

.5 1.8 1.2 23 2.4 202 16.0 1O.7OO 

.6 3.0 1.3 30 3.6 62O 18.4 14,200 

.7 4.7 1.5 47 5.5 1,410

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

XT 

28 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.7 

.8

.8 

4.2 

5.9 

2.1 

1.0

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.2 

1.2

Nov.

1,3 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

94

932 

148 

62 

42

66

146 

80 

62 

61 

51

47 

223 

100 

5^00 

1,390

360 

180 

126 

99 

81

76 

268 

340 

3,230 

349

Month

Dec.

175 

121 

100 

87 

81

141 

115

83 

70 

61

55 

51 

52 

204 

8,560

1,380 

510 

272 

205 

197

197 

143 

102 

88 

80

65 

55 

51 

1,400 

652 

248

Jan.

139 

112 

100 

8,990 

8,260

997 

458 

296 

211 

172

370 

346 

262 

175 

139

496 

2,150 

2,080 

3,290 

580

398 

640 

511 

14,200 

1,820

2,150 

3,990 

3,220 

620 

318 

232

her ..........................

Bber. ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . .

h.. .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec

Feb.

168 

143 

13O 

224 

252

172 

199 

158 

141 

128

104 

88 

96 

2,570 

7,090

928 

430 

276 

217 

394

235 

291 

458 

229 

202

160 

128 

119

Secondfoot-days

29.9 

12,219.0 

15,601

83,595.8

57,722 

15,730 

21,034 

2,016 

849 

11,428.2 

3,220.2 

1,782.0 

718.9

142,350.2

Mar.

100 

87 

81 

80 

80

131 

151 

94 

884 

3,390

'948 

440 

265 

188 

158

135 

123 

126 

175 

137

119 

2,790 

1,080 

422 

265

2,960 

4,150 

664 

352 

242 

217

Apr.

170 

146 

121 

104 

93

96 

91 

79 

70 

65

62 

62 

62 

61 

62

61 

59 

60 

59

51

46 

45 

45 

42

37

33 

36 

36 

33 

29

May

29 

32 

34 

32 

27

25 

33 

29 

25 

25

22 

20 

16 

15 

14

29 

36 

28

19 

16

15 

35 

47 

54 

55

42 

29 

21 

18 

15 

12

Maximum Minimum

5.9 0.3 

5,600 1.2 

8,560 51

8,560 0.3

14,200 100 

7,090 88 

4,150 80 

170 29 

55 12 

3,500 2.3 

1,360 4.2 

329 3.5 

92 6.8

14,200 0.3

June

9.6 

8.5 

7.6 

6.4 

4.9

4.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

5.9 

99 

238 

223 

2,020

3,500 

936 

458 

279 

220

152

206 

169 

110 

1,3OO

303 

621 

270 

16O 

107

Mean

0.96 

407 

503

228

1,862 

562 

679 

67.2 

27.4 

381 

104 

57.5 

24.0

390

July

78 

55 

41 

25 

19

16 

62 

117 

46 

22

13 

9.6 

7.6 

6.6 

5.3

4.7 

4.4 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

4.2 

140 

241 

229 

131

56 

23 

14 

9.9 

L,360 

466

Aug.

170 

80 

40 

22 

15

11 

8.5 

7.1 

6.0 

6.2

6.2 

5.8 

7.1 

74 

329

81 

187 

125 

41 

17

11 

7.1 

6.2 

5.1 

4.4

3.8 

3.5

41 

316 

106 

39

Per square 

 ile

0.0046 

1.96

2.42

1.10

8.95 

2.70 

3.26 

.323 

.132 

1.83 

.500 

.276 

.115

1.88

Sept.

21 

13 

9.6 

12 

22

18 

75 

26 

16 

12

8.8 

6.8 

9.7 

38 

30

31 

21 

20 

22 

23

22 

18 

92 

50 

29

18 

13 

13 

11 

18

Runoff in 

inohss

0.005 

2.18 

2.79

14.95

10.32 

2.81 

3.76 

.36 

.15 

2.04 

.58 

.32 

.13

25.44

-ft.). Mov. 19 (12 m.)9,990 sec. -ft. ; Dec. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 13,600

9,510 sec.-ft.} Feb. 15 (12 m.) 12,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 7,800 sec.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 467

Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°56'35", long. 86°30'38", in 

 NW£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 1 W., at Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway bridge,

ij miles north of Peerless and 18.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 476.02

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--6Q9 square miles.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 33.06 

reet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 7, 1949; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 18, 

1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

ana those for periods of backwater from East Fork White River, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49,except backwater from East Pork White River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8-11, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

4.1 

5.8 

7.8

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.5

4.0 

6.4 

8.0

306

651

929

Note. Same as following table above 

8.0~?eet.

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

3.7 

4.7

201

329

5.9

8.0

12.0

16.0

24.0

523

929

1,820

3,000

5,810

26.0

27.0

28.5

32.9

6,820

7,680

10,400

20,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

go

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

g6.6

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

15

25

22

20

25

35

26

23

19

17

15

14

14

14

13

11

Nov.

18

27

68

138

1,060

2,620

2,840

1,410

502

502

591

561

474

390

334

320

474

683

985

cl,850

01,630

c742

c336

c218

cl80

C190

577

1,050

1,150

1,200

-

Dec.

889

0541

420

336

329

404

436

373

308

254

212

196

180

267

3,610

04,630

04, 770

04,840

03,810

cl,210

cl,090

0487

C373

0358

C366

315

254

280

2,450

03,670

03,570

Jan.

cl,750

0789

c541

c3,170

8,640

15,800

20,000

:13,800

c6,820

04,520

c3,430

03,700

c2,680

01,740

0949

C889

01,890

03,230

04,950

c5,280

c5,280

C5.170

C4,150

c3,530

c5,890

06, 390

c7,800

08,100

07,030

06,090

05, 430

Month

October ................. . ......

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .........................

February ......................

March ............................

April .................. ..... . .

May «ay ..............................

June .............................

July ...................

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

c2,900

01,030

c869

C789

0672

C577

C523

0505

500

500

480

453

404

943

c4,660

05,540

05,850

c6,140

04,660

cl,580

0559

C559

0541

C420

c505

450

400

375

Secondfoot days

400.6

23,120

41, 228

207, 181 . 5

169 t 428

43,384

67,843

11 , 926

6, 462

11,450

2, 886

9,355 

2,539

390,021.6

Mar.

350

325

300

300

290

280

g274

275

500

02,460

03,940

04,450

04,010

02,520

02,080

01,870

01,440

cl,220

01,260

1,260

1,130

1,090

cl,110

01,030

0729

01,990

05,700

06,510

C7.800

c6,510

04,840

Apr.

02,280

cl,220

0934

C615

0470

400

350

320

280

250

230

210

200

g230

250

270

290

301

301

287

254

248

254

248

224

201

206

206

212

185

-

Maximum

35

2,840

4,840

5,970

20 000

6^140

7,800

2, 280

1,240

1,600

494 

2,970 

236

20,000

May

170

160

160

156

133

115

102

91

164

1,240

1,010

505

261

180

138

110

90

74

64

59

66

77

88

376

268

180

124

99

80

65

57

Minimum

5.6

180

5.6

541 

375

274

185

57

17

27 

12 

33

5.6

June

49

44

39

36

32

29

25

22

20

17

146

286

165

142

317

789

1,150

cl,600

cl,390

0470

C142

c99

c90

133

218

577

653

710

1,050

1,010

-

Mean

12.9 

771

1,330

566

5,465

1, 549

2, 188

398

208

382

302* 93 1 

84.6

1,069

July

494

230

151

110

85

76

71

68

67

73

65

52

45

40

36

32

34

28

27

27

29

36

97

190

294

124

78

66

60

54

47

Aug.

45

64

48

36

28

24

20

16

14

13

12

42

25

21

1,750

2,970

1,370

478

224

146

103

79

66

57

51

41

38

291

778

293

212

Per square 

mile

0.021

1.27 

2.18

.929

8. 97

2

C t

. O*

3 59 ies*

.342

. 627

.153 

.496 

.139

1.76

Sept.

142

76

58

93

156

236

185

115

81

63

50

41

40

38

43

77

68

92

115

138

120

92

. 88

73

62

53

40

36

35

33

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

1.41 

2.52

12 . 64

10.35

2 . 65

4.14

 73

39

.70

 18 

.57 

.16

23.82

c Backwater from East Pork White River; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

backwater relation curves, and records for East Pork White River near Bedford.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, 5, 9-21, Feb. 9-11, Feb. 26 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8, 9, Apr. 6-13, 

15-17; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, weather 

records, and records for North Fork Salt Creek near Belmcnt.

 990813 O- 52 - 31 
468 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°09'30", long. 86°20'14", in HW^ sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 2 

K. , at bridge on State Highway 46, 0.7 mile northeast of Belmont, Q\ miles upstream from 

Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--106 square miles.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

aa.au feet Jan. 5; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 4-6; minimum gage height. 2.90 

feet Aug. 26.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; maximum gage height, that of Jan.5, 

1949: no flow Sept. 25-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 2.59 feet Sept. 7, 8, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed using rate 

of change of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Jan. 6. 18, 

May 26 to June 17, Aug. 3-15, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

3.0

1.6 

3.0 

4.5

6.5

3.1

3.7 

4.2

5.6

6.5

13.0

15.0

16.5

17.5

235

347

1,260

1,680

2,070

2,570

18.5 3,350

19.0 3,950

19.5 4,900

20.6 8,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.1

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

Nov.

2.8

2.7

3.2

3.0

k207

k442

75

48

33

38

58

44

35

28

24

23

42

56

207

190

104

66

48

36

30

52

141

112

127

98

-

Dec.

69

55

40

36

38

51

49

42

35

31

25

23

24

63

kl,300

k701

226

100

110

91

88

80

74

71

50

32

27

45

kl,050

k448

181

Jan.

116

90

71

k4,500

k8,190

kl,070

305

191

141

161

208

213

171

131

111

228

k600

kl,390

k2,400

k568

257

202

k277

k2,980

kl,670

k812

kl,240

kl,830

k464

202

161

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

Uav may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

131

106

91

99

99

86

71

70

71

63

52

44

55

k399

k3,320

kl,160

291

191

151

121

101

93

86

81

83

73

67

62

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

41.7

2,375.7

5,255

34,981.6

30,950

7,317

13,204

1,582

427.7

653. E

778.9

760.6

471.7

63, 818. C

Mar.

53

48

46

42

44

73

66

61

k287

kl,490

k711

389

340

445

473

311

240

252

257

213

224

224

213

171

141

kl,300

k3,580

k866

281

191

171

Apr.

136

112

96

81

73

70

64

58

44

39

38

38

38

35

41

53

47

54

48

43

43

45

45

42

36

33

33

34

30

28

Maximum

3.3

442 '

1,300

2,360

8,190

3,320

3,580

136

31

126

118

146

53

8,190

May

28

31

29

25

22

19

18

14

14

19

14

12

11

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.8

8.2

8.0

21

14

11

9.9

8.2

7.0

6.1

5.3

Minimum

0.1

2.7

23

0

71

44

42

28

5.3

2.1

5.9

3.8

6.1

.1

June

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.3

4.7

7.0

58

100

51

25

13

12

10

9.6

57

16

14

16

89

Mean

1.35

73.2

170

95.6

998

261

426

13 '.8

21.8

25.1

24 5

is! 7

175

July

46

30

18

14

12

9.9

13

24

14

11

9.9

8.5

7.8

7.0

6.1

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.9

16

72

118

93

14

25

32

50

19

23

76

Aug.

29

18

11

9.3

7.2

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.9

5.3

4.0

3.6

100

146

109

53

20

14

8.8

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.5

4.5

4.9

19

83

40

18

Per square 

mile

0.013

.747

1.60

.902

9.42

2.46

4.02

.497

.130

.206

.237

.231

.148

1.65

Sept.

12

11

9.6

17

38

34

20

14

10

8.2

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

9.3

14

19

31

53

28

16

18

15

11

9.6

8.8

7.8

3.3

10

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

 83

1.84

12.26

10.86

2.57

4.6^

.56

.15

.23

.27

.27

.17

22.39

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 469 

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location. --Wire-weight gage above mill dam, lat. 38°23'15", long. 86°55'30", in NE£ sec. 

35, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., at highway bridge at Jasper, 4 miles upstream from Straight River 

Datum of gage is 454.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--278 square miles.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.13 

feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 3; minimum gage height, 1.56 feet Oct. 16.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 4,920 second-feet Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 11.57 

feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 16, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 feet March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair 

Uage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 19-48-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, July 13-30, 

Aug. 1 to Sept. 20, Sept. 22-30)

2.05 0 2.6 9.0 3.5 225 7.8 1,600 

2.1 .1 2.8 27 3.7 330 8.7 2,120 

2.2 .2 2.9 42 4.3 665 9.8 2,940 

2.3 .5 3.0 62 4.9 935 10.4 3,480 

2.4 1.4 3.2 112 5.5 1,120 11.1 4,220 

2.5 3.8 3.3 145 6.5 1,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

.2 

.2

66

814 

1,120 

903 

245 

157

235 

250 

173 

112 

90

104 

408 

615 

832 

1,210

1,240 

1,260 

1,310 

971 

250

181 

402 

402 

588 

610

Dec.

444

286 

201 

161 

149

208 

324 

270 

185 

138

112 

97 

87 

92 

880

1,350 

1,430 

1,520 

1,690 

1,750

1,490 

715 

297 

213 

alSO

153 

112 

112 

902 

1,280 

1,330

Jan.

1,350 

1,080 

488 

1,080 

1,640

2,400 

3,280 

3,280 

2,940 

2,470

1,600 

838 

366 

265 

213

333 

952 

1,260 

1,520 

1,640

1,990 

2,260 

2,400 

2,940 

3,580

4,100 

3,980 

4,220 

4,100 

3,580 

3,100

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

1. ................... ....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,620 

1,930 

1,160 

588 

615

576 

472 

384 

308 

245

201 

169 

165 

884 

1,570

2,190 

3,280 

3,480 

3,100 

2,470

1,69O 

951 

456 

354 

297

260 

221 

185

Seoondfoot-days

0 

14,548.4 

18,158

114,437.1

65,245 

30,821 

32,902 

11,424 

6,852 

20,026 

711 

1,232.4 

372.6

202,292.4

Mar.

153 

132 

115 

110 

107

119 

165 

189 

405 

1,290

1,500 

1,570 

1,870 

2,050 

1,690

980

438 

878 

1,210 

1,240

1,070 

593 

640 

788 

690

1,020 

1,520 

1,870 

2,620 

2,940 

2,940

Apr.

2,540 

1,930 

1,330 

593 

366

292 

255 

221 

185 

153

132 

125 

119 

110 

128

177 

138 

119 

107 

94

82 

77 

82 

80 

74

67 

160 

715 

665 

308

Maximum

0 

1,310 

1,750

4,760

4,220 

3,480 

2,940 

2,540 

1,140 

1,930 

58 

402 

72

4,220

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.-ft.). Jan. 7(9D.m.)

May

213 

181 

142 

110 

84

67 

56 

48 

50 

179

832 

1,040 

1,140 

1,100 

442

145 

104 

70 

54 

40

40 

50 

180 

181 

94

56 

39 

34 

32 

26 

23

Minimum

0 

0 

87

0

213 

165 

107 

67 

23 

14 

12 

4.6 

4.2

0

June

22 

20 

19 

18 

15

14 

15 

14 

14 

24

759 

1,100 

1,230 

1,330 

1,450

1,430 

1,430 

1,500 

1,600 

1,870

1,930 

1,560 

858 

324 

250

330 

426 

245 

142 

87

Mean

0 

485 

586

313

2,105 

1,101 

1,061 

381 

221 

668 

22.9 

39.8 

12.4

554

July

58

44 

33 

28 

24

23 

24 

26 

22

17

17 

17 

14 

13 

12

14 

22 

23 

24 

22

20 

30 

26 

18 

14

14 

18 

50 

19 

13 

12

Aug.

11 

7.6 

7.0 

12 

10

7.6 

8.3 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

9.0 

12 

17 

25 

39

58 

90 

104 

46 

58

20

12 

7.6 

5.9 

5.4

4.6 

5.4 

51 

402 

156 

26

Sept.

15 

12 

9.0 

11 

11

8.3 

8.3 

7.0 

6.4 

5.9

5.0 

5.9 

5.4 

4.2 

5.9

5.9 

8.3 

18 

34 

72

a40 

19 

13 

9.0 

6.4

5.9 

5.4 

5.4 

5.0 

5.0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

1.74 1.95 

2.11 2.43

1.13 15.31

7.57 8.73 

3.96 -i.12 

3.82 4.40 

1.37 1.53 

.795 .92 

2.40 2.68 

.082 .10 

.143 .16 

.045 .05

1.99 27.07

3,380 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 28,4,220 see. -ft. ;

Feb. 18, 3,480 see.-ft.; Mar. 30 (12 p.m.) 3,020 seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of veather records and records for station at 

Princeton.
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°23'30", long. 87°32'55", in NE^-NWi sec. 32, T. 1 

S. , K. 10 W., 75 feet upstream from dam of Princeton Water & Lighting Co. 270 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 

2 miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. --82 9 square miles.

Records available. --December 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 second-feet Jan. 30 {gage height, 18.77 

feet ) ; minimum, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 13-16 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 15,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1945 (gage height, 21.11 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 28-31, 1940; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.65 foot Aug. 29-31, 1940.

Remarks. --Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control methoa used Dec. 4-8)

0.7 1.0 1.2 96 3.2 905 14.4 3,880 

.8 11 1.3 126 5.0 1,250 15.5 4,460 

.9 28 1.5 196 7.6 1,680 16.5 5,400 

1.0 47 1.9 352 9.2 2,040 17.5 6,860 

1.1 69 2.8 775 12.0 2,940 18.8 9,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

14 

13 

10 

13

14 

13 

18 

18 

18

14 

10 

10 

10 

9.0

10 

11 

85 

54 

49

56 

41 

30

25 

21

18 

18 

18 

16 

16 

20

Nov.

18 

26 

39 

43 

232

605 

930 

1,130 

1,260 

1,370

1,440 

1,460 

1,400 

1,200 

767

397 

520 

847 

1,420 

1,580

1,640 

1,660 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

1,720 

1,760 

1,800 

1,840 

1,820

Dec.

1,800 

1,740 

1,620 

1,380 

1,050

950 

930 

905 

815 

630

475 

388 

332 

422 

1,720

1,880 

1,950 

2,070 

2,130 

2,190

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190

2,160 

2,130 

2,100 

2,490 

2,400 

2,400

Jan.

2,430 

2,400 

2,400 

3,260 

3,920

4,230 

4,780 

4,970 

4,970 

4,870

4,780 

4,690 

4,610 

4,460 

4,400

4,340 

4,340 

4,460 

4,780 

4,780

4,690 

4,460 

4,340 

6,050 

6,680

7,460 

8,110 

9,010 

9,470 

9,700 

9,470

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

h.. ........................ .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9,240 

6,780 

8,110 

7,250 

6,510

5,910 

5,290 

4,870 

4,460 

4,180

3,880 

3,610 

3,570 

3,330 

3,570

3,570 

3,700 

3,780 

3,740 

3,700

3,650 

3,700 

3,780 

3,830 

3,880

3,880 

3,780 

3,650

Seccndfoot-days

693 

33,964 

50,007

318,860.0

163,310 

131,200 

90,261 

64,314 

16,916 

32,477 

4,903 

5,466 

2,859

596,370

Mar.

3,530 

3,330 

3,080 

2,760 

2,310

1,720 

1,200 

795 

976 

2,010

2,280 

2,490 

2,690 

2,800 

2,800

2,800 

2,830 

3,000 

2,110 

3,220

3,250 

3,290 

3,290 

3,250 

3,180

3,290 

3,740 

4,020 

4,290 

4,400 

4,530

Apr.

4,460 

4,460 

4,400 

4,340 

4,230

4,120 

4,020 

3,880 

3,740 

3,530

3,330 

3,080 

2,730 

2,250 

1,680

1,220 

905 

645 

525 

450

392 

336 

296 

272 

245

230 

838 

1,190 

1,240 

1,280

Maximum

85 

1,840 

2,490

4,230

9,700 

9,240 

4,530 

4,460 

1,300 

1,980 

1,330 

905 

392

9,700

May

1,280 

1,150 

795 

450 

344

284 

234 

196 

172 

322

645 

905 

1,090 

1,205 

1,250

1,300 

1,300 

1,070 

435 

230

175 

230 

253 

261 

253

288 

264

189 

144 

111 

91

Minimum

9.0 

18 

332

8.0

2,400 

3,330 

795 

230 

91 

30 

38 

18 

36

9.0

June

80

67 

58 

74 

249

69 

45 

36 

30 

30

331 

668 

1,010 

1,200 

1,440

1,490 

1,620 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820

1,800 

1,800 

1,780 

1,860 

1,900

1,900 

1,980 

1,320 

1,880 

1,700

Mean

22,-t

1,132 

1,613

871

5,268 

4,686 

2,912 

2,144 

546 

1,082 

158 

176 

95.3

1,634

July

1,330 

684 

288 

189 

140

108 

126 

120 

108 

85

72 

60 

51 

45 

49

74 

158 

114 

192 

154

105 

115 

105 

74 

60

58 

54

43 

39 

38 

65

Aug.

60 

43 

38 

39 

30

23 

21 

20 

18 

18

25 

209 

340 

316 

559

905 

585 

520 

344 

238

172 

130 

105 

67 

49

39 

36 

36 

32 

65 

384

Per square 

 lie

0.027 

1.37 

1.95

1.05

6.35 

5.65 

3.51 

2.59 

.659 

1.31 

.191 

.212 

.115

1.97

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 8. 4.970 sec. -ft.: Jan. 19. 4.780 sec.-ft

Sept.

392 

211 

96 

65 

69

91 

74 

62

51 

41

36 

43 

88 

88 

60

74 

60 

106 

178 

178

133 

123 

140 

105 

72

56 

47 

43

41 

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

1.52 

2.24

14.30

7.33 

5.89

4.05 

2.89 

.76 

1.46 

.22 

.25 

.13

26.77

j Jan. 30,

4,530 sec.-ft.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 471

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 22'50", long. 87°58'35", in SM^SE^ sec. 33, T. 1 

S., R. 14 W., at Browns, 30 feet upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal water 

plant, 100 feet upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 feet upstream from State Highway 15, 

and a quarter of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge. Datura of gage is 374.92 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--235 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 19.91 

feet); no flow for many days.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 feet); 

no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Albion municipal water plant diverts about 0.1 second-foot at gage; 

diversion not included in records.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records for Wabash River at Grayville furnished bv Corps of engineerS ' Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater 

or thoae computed uaing rate of change of atage aa a factor 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge,,in aecond-feet)

1.0 0 1.3 10 2.0 144 9.0 957 

1.05 .3 1.4 21 2.2 193 12. O 1,410 

1.1 .9 1.5 34 2.5 246 14.0 1,820 

1.15 1.9 1.6 50 3.0 313 16.0 2,430 

1.2 3.6 1.7 69 4.0 420 18.0 3,270 

1.25 6.4 1.8 91 7.0 71O 19.9 4,260 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

21 

48 

17 

9.4

7.1 

3.6 

2.4 

1.7 

1.3

.9 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Nov.

140 

e254 

k525

aaoo

al,200

a600 

a350 

al50 

aSO 

a!50

a250 

a!30 

a60 

a 30

a!5

aSO 

alSO 

a450 

al,100 

a540

a350 

a200 

alOO 

a60 

a40

a70 

alSO 

a!20 

a90 

a70

Dec.

a60 

a45 

a36 

a30 

aSO

aSO 

a!30 

aSO

47 

39

30 

29 

28 

k211 

kl,310

1,260 

1,290 

kl,030 

k545 

k238

98

67 

48 

40 

39

34 

37 

k217 

kl.800 

1,720 

1,900

Jan.

kl,540 

k928 

721 

al.500 

a3,000

3,000 

2,910 

2,430 

1,900 

kl,230

kl,060 

985 

c637 

c239 

0139

0420 

0996 

kl,690 

1,980 

2,190

2,010 

kl,460 

1,280 

3,040 

4,200

4,140 

3,850 

3,650 

3,360 

a2,800 

2,220

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h. ......................... .

1..... .......................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948 49 ............

Feb.

kl.530 

cl,060 

c399 

0282 

C246

c!92 

c!98 

c!95 

0220 

0175

c88 

65 

67 

kl,030 

2,040

2,960 

2,780 

2,260 

kl,600 

k903

0607 

c!22 

c44 

026

097

cllO 

clll 

C112

Secondfoot days

114.4 

8,274 

12,568

80,461.0

61,505 

19,519 

20,952 

2,955 

398.1 

317.3 

370.6 

360.8 

591.4

127,925.6

Mar.

C72 

o25 

39 

37 

39

40 

106 

65 

k244 

kl,830

1,660 

1,720 

kl,360 

k935 

a400

a200 

aSO 

a240 

599 

k324

127 

k261 

450 

k274 

106

k649 

kl,820 

2,320 

2,160 

kl , 600 

kl,170

Apr.

kl.OOO 

0657 

0188 

C91 

C81

059 

C29 

47 

40 

34

31 

31 

34 

37 

48

47 

42 

34 

29 

24

21 

20 

25 

28 

24

18 

54 

101 

50 

31

Maximum

48 

1,200 

1,900

2,480

4,200 

2,960 

2,320 

1,000 

48 

39 

78 

173 

141

4,200

May

24 

36 

30 

17 

11

8.5 

7.1 

5.8 

5.8 

12

29 

48 

25 

14 

18

47 

14 

7.8 

4.6 

4.1

4.1 

4.6 

4.1 

3.2 

2.4

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

Minimum

0 

15 

28

0

139 

26 

25 

18 

1.5 

.1 

.4 

.1 

0

0

June

1.3 

.9 

.9 

.6 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.5 

14 

12 

18 

33

31 

16 

12

7.1 

4.1

2.8 

2.1 

1.9 

3.6 

34

21

39 

25 

15

20

Mean

3.69 

276 

405

220

1,984

697 

676 

98.5 

12.8 

10.6 

12.0 

11.6 

19.7

350

July

9.4 

4.6 

2.8 

1.9 

1.7

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

5.2 

24

29 

28 

10 

4.6 

2.4

1.7 

1.5 

2.4 

34 

48

16 

5.2 

78 

40 

9.4

3.2 

1.7 

1.1 

.6 

.5 

.4

Aug.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.4 

.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.1 

.5 

.4

.3 

k59 

k!73 

8.5

37

39 

7.8 

8.5

7.1 

4.6

4.1 

2.1 

1.1 

.5 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

Per square 

mile

0.016 

1.17 

1.72

.936

8.44 

2.97 

2.88 

.419 

.054 

.045 

.051 

.049 

.084

1.49

Peak diaeharge (baae, 2,100 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (about 10 a.m.) 3,220 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

8.5

25 

7.1 

2.8 

1.9 

1.3

.7 

1.3 

133 

91 

28

26 

12 

36 

141 

45

16 

6.4 

3.2 

2.1 

1.5

.7 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

1.31 

1.99

12.74

9.73 

3.09 

3.32 

.47 

.06 

.05 

.06 

.06 

.09

20.25

(3 p.m.)

2,^20 aeoT-ft.; Jan. 25 (5 p.m.) 4,260 aec.-ft.j Feb. 16 (3 p.m.) 3,040 seo-ft.; Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 

2,400 aeo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; diacharge -computed on baaia of.records for Little Wabaah River at Wilcox 

and Skillet Pork at Wayne City.

c Backwater from Wabaah River; diacharge computed by uaing atage at Grayville aa a factor.

e Backwater from many tributaries in reach from gage to mouth of Bonpas Creek; discharge computed 

on basia of 1 discharge meaaurement.

k Computed by uaing rate of change of atage aa a factor.
472 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 38'05", long. 88°17'50", in SE-j sec. 3, T. 2 N., 

K. a is., 300 feet downstream from highway bridge at Wilcox and a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Big Muddy Creek. Datum of gage is 392.29 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,130 square miles.

Records available.--August 1914 to Sectember 1949.

Average discnarge. 35 years, 825 second-feet.

Extrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 22.07

 i'e'et); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.63 feet).

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 40,500 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 25.80 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.09 second-foot Oct. 30, 

1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 523: 1915(M). W 973: 1937-40.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. ZO TO Sept. 30

2.64

I- 1

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.8

4.2

6.7

8.6

13

17

35

78

112

5.0

5.6

7.0

10.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

195

275

485

953

1,580

1,850

2,550

17.5

18.0

18.8

19.6

20.0

20.5

21.2

3,180

3,530

4,320

5,400

6,280

7,810

1O, 7OO

3.8

2.9

3.0

3.3

4.0

5.0

6:0

13

17

23

42

91

174

280

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

408

700

1,040

1,640

1,920

2,700

3,200

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.8

3,640

4,230

4,980

6,000

7,540

9,600

13,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

10 

12

11 

9.9 

9.5 

8.6 

8.0

8.3

8.0 

7.3 

7.0 

6.7

8.0 

23 

527 

847 

425

152 

78 

48 

34 

28

24 

20 

17 

15 

14 

212

Nov.

853 

1,570 

3,060 

3,870 

4,440

4,680 

4,320 

3,690 

2,870 

2,160

1,920 

1,460 

847 

485 

350

335 

1,730 

3,180 

3,610 

2,990

1,610 

680 

395 

290 

220

246

305 

260 

207 

173

Dec.

152 

132 

122 

112 

168

470 

530 

530 

335 

202

152 

132 

117 

117 

1,360

3,530 

4,320 

3,300 

1,580 

695

515 

425 

320 

246 

207

179 

184 

250 

2,800 

4,810 

6,030

Jan.

5,230 

4,560 

3,690 

3,690 

5,590

8,550 

8,170 

7,810 

7,150 

5,800

5,400 

5,400 

4,810 

3,870 

2,670

2,020 

3,180 

5,080 

10, 700 

13,600

11,100 

10,600 

9,160 

10,100 

10, 600

8,730 

8,320 

10,600 

a8,000 

a6,000 

a4, 500

Month

Octo 

Nova

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1S48 ............

ary .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a3,500 

a2,500 

a2,000 

1,560 

1,060

812 

700 

732 

911 

844

625 

464 

436 

1,010 

4,490

3,160 

,10,100 

12,600 

8,730 

6,000

4,360 

2,060 

1,000 

610 

595

595 

580 

520

Seoondfoot-days

2,605.3 

52,806 

34,022

398,797.6

214,680 

78,554 

51,629 

20,392 

10,842 

14,857 

14,043 

2,512 

4,787

501,729.3

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). So\

sec.-rt.; Jan. 6 (6 p.m.J 9,370 sec. -ft.; Jar

Mar.

436 

366 

316 

280 

274

280 

286 

262 

257 

1,140

2,040 

2,040 

1,660 

1,400

1,140

860 

625 

520 

685 

894

764 

610 

764 

964 

716

1,210 

5,080 

7,920 

6,520 

5,770 

5,550

Apr.

4,650 

3,200 

2,100 

1,080 

580

436 

380 

328 

292 

252

224 

209 

209 

235 

252

802 

1,280 

928 

520 

353

274 

235 

219 

224 

219

199 

194 

170 

174 

174

Maximum

847 

4,680 

6,030

11,200

13,600 

12,600 

7,920 

4,650 

1,340 

3,050 

1,850 

298 

1,060

13,600

May

152 

139 

131 

156 

156

123 

103 

88 

309 

1,240

1,160 

1,040 

478 

214

143

127 

147 

107 

85 

75

69 

70 

579 

1,340 

1,060

535 

286 

298 

204

131 

97

Minimum

6.7 

173 

112

6.7

2,020 

436 

257 

170 

69 

35 

50 

14 

18

6.7

June

80 

68 

61 

57 

55

50 

47 

40 

36 

35

56 

631 

928 

732 

535

812 

716 

380 

219

143

115 

97 

80 

69 

61

76 

528 

2,300 

3,050 

2,800

Mean

84.0 

1,760 

1,097

1,090

6,925 

2,806 

1,665 

680 

350 

495 

453 

81.0 

160

1,375

July

1,850 

780 

252 

139 

99

79 

68 

76 

392 

550

796 

1,300 

899 

328 

174

403 

877 

520 

230

147

275 

304 

895 

1,040 

595

366 

257 

147 

91 

64 

50

Aug.

43 

39 

39 

33

131

123 

58 

36 

29 

24

21 

25 

136 

298 

152

191 

199 

131 

103 

64

43 

88 

79 

45 

30

22 

18 

16 

14 

48 

234

Per square 

Bile

0.074 

1.56 

.971

.965

6.13 

2.48 

1.47 

.602 

.310 

.438 

.401 

.072 

.142

1.22

Sept.

119 

71 

53 

62 

57

41 

28 

28 

34 

25

18 

38 

131 

719 

1,060

550 

235

214 

165 

127

366 

240 

119 

75 

57

45 

35 

29 

25

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

1.74 

1.12

13.12

7.07 

2.59 

1.70 

.67 

.36 

.49 

.46 

.08 

.16

16.53

T. 6 (4 p.m.) 4,810 sec. -ft.; Dec. 31 (1 p.m.) 6,280 

i. 20 (3 a.m.) 15,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (time unknown)

12.600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 (6 a.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (9 a.m.) 8,730 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bonpas Creek at Browns and 

Skillet Fork at Wayne City.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 473

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°03'40", long. 88°09'35", near center of Ej sec. 

25, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., at Possum Bridge, Z\ miles downstream from Carmi and 7f miles 

downstream from Skillet Pork. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at highway bridge 3.1 

miles upstream from base gage. Datum of both gages is 339.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 3,090 square miles.

Records available.--October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 to Septemoer 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years (1939-49), 2,524 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 second-feet Jan. 28, 29; maximum gage 

neignt, 34.36 feet Jan. 29; minimum discharge, 27 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 

1.00 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 33,100 second-feet May 25, 1943; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 29, 1949; minimum discharge, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 1944; 

minimum gage height, 0.75 foot Sept. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 feet in January 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a. factor during most of year.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

37

34

32

31

29

32

29

29

28

28

28

29

28

27

34

78

98

120

130

595

773

590

375

235

168

130

103

78

68

62

Nov.

56

231

1,940

3,270

5,350

6,460

6.500

6,610

6,710

6,830

6,830

6,810

6,730

6,350

5,880

5,300

4,620

4,190

5,240

6,210

6,430

6,520

6,470

6,250

5,500

3,880

2,820

2,080

2,400

2,260

-

Dec.

1,680

1,210

871

719

884

1,570

1,760

1,700

1,510

1,280

1,000

774

618

616

3,300

5,200

5,820

6,020

6,120

5,360

4,690

4,180

3,460

2,340

31,500

dl , 000

dSOO

dl.OOO

h4,060

h6, 250

h6,610

Jan.

h6,700

7,200

7,580

8.700

10,900

11,500

11 800

12,100

12 , 500

12,800

13,100

13,000

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,900

13,000

13,200

13,700

13,900

14,100

14,700

15,600

18,000

22,400

28,000

30,900

32,700

31,900

a30,000

128,000

Uonth

Ootober .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

126,200

24,700

23 , 000

21 , 500

19 , 700

18,300

17,600

16,600

 15,500

14, 700

14,100

14.200

12,600

12,100

12,700

12,800

12,800

13,100

13,400

13,800

13,800

14,400

14,300

14,100

13,700

13,500

12,700

12,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,096

146,727

83,902

1,085,674

499 , 980

438,000

217,820

128,501

22, 765

22,109

36,739

10,080 

20,682

1,631,401

liar.

11,400

10,800

9,740

8,540

7,470

6,060

4,480

2,840

2,790

6,350

7,740 

7,730

7.790

7,870

7,890

7,640

7,550

7,860

7,660

6,760

5,900

5,340

4,530

3,870

3,230

4,800

7,260

7,960

8,380

9,290

10,300

Apr.

11,300

11,500

11,600

11,600

11,400

11,000

10,500

9,680

8,510

7,260

5,560

3,030

1,210

806

764

662

639

770

1,190

1,330

1,140

837

647

562

495

470

956

1,160

1,120

803

Maximum

773

6,830

6,610

11,800

32,700

26, 200

11,400

11,600

2 750

4! 040

4,720

1,070

2,450

32,700

Hay

643

539

613

698

535

410

365

312

292

758

987

2,250

2,750

2,150

1,360

821

535

410

320

290

295

270

225

198

198

753

1,140

1,020

697

508

423

Minimum

27

56

616

27

6,700

12,100

2^790 

470

198

122

258

83

59

27

June

325

265

218

180

154

157

190

152

128

122

131

222

517

695

1,030

1,150

1,180

1,200

1,180

957

678

474

318

262

743

971

1,070

1,370

2,030

4,040

Mean

132

4,891

2,707

2,966

16,130

15,640

7,026

'734

737

1, 185

325

689

4,470

July

4,720

4,710

3,950

3,020

1,710

833

472

298

278

258

278

515

763

1,050

1,140

926

746

598

843

1,260

1,240

849

589

668

770

1,190

1,040

779

555

411

280

Aug.

212

161

132

119

105

122

128

120

152

152

132

118

124

669

946

1,070

912

644

463

420

677

688

472

295

200

173

175

178

136

102

Per square 

mile

0.043

1 . 58

.876

.960

5 22

5!o6

2.27

1.39

. 238

239

. 383

.105

.223

1.45

83

Sept.

69

59

95

218

208

228

164

180

295

220

143

182

1,050

1,510

1,710

1,920

2,140

2,450

2,150

1,730

1,090

672

460

452

402

278

205

159

131

112

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

1.77

1.01

13.06

6. 02

5.27

2 . 62

1.55

.27

.27

.44

.12

.25

19.64

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.) .--Jan. 28-29 (8 p.m. to 1 a.m.) 32.8OO see. -ft.: Mar. 15

00 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and records 

for station at Wllcox.

h Computed on basis of outside gage readings.
474 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Skillet Fort at Wayne City, 111.

location (revised).--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'25", long. 88°35'00", in SWy sec. 7, 

T. a s., K. e JS., an eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railroad bridge, 

and 1 mile north of Wayne City. Datum of gage is 383.15 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 475 square miles.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1949. August 1908 to December 1912 and June 

1914 to September 1921 at site at Southern Railway bridge 0.9 mile (revised) downstream.

Average discharge. 28 years (1914-21, 1928-49), 400 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 20.85 

reet ); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 0.34 foot Oct. 1, 2.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet May 12, 20, 1943 

(gage height, 21.21 feet); no flow at times during 1908, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for water years 1947, 1948 are given herein. 

Tftey supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 1083 and 1113.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-49 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

2.O

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.7

3.2

6.2

11

7.6

5.2

5.2

82

162

51

26

16

12

11

Nor.

k514

785

785

k676

4O2

196

101

75

62

k895

k914

k604

302

131

84

72

237

272

217

128

84

67

55

47

44

k503

84O

k542

302

162

-

Deo.

Ill

81

62

55

50

48

45

44

41

406

lcl,320

lcl,49O

1,760

kl,330

k742

372

209

139

97

73

69

68

63

58

51

46

44

45

kl,100

kl,280

k865

Jan.

k412

209

k610

466

332

245

172

136

157

142

162

332

477

62O

708

708

k562

282

172

k612

1,260

k990

k495

237

224

217

200

167

128

k2,090

2,760

Feb.

2,590

2,630

kl,400

k493

116

113

98

72

52

41

36

36

36

38

43

45

46

45

42

41

39

38

31

32

30

26

25

22

_

_

-

liar.

23

22

24

26

29

35

45

53

53

48

45

45

60

447

469

315

194

127

91

78

87

94

89

95

122

120

111

132

548

513

447

Apr.

194

183

167

374

kl,24O

k2,050

kl,670

k918

685

536

k3,430

3,430

2,920

kl,270

k499

266

359

469

260

405

1,100

k570

348

293

k4,050

7,O5O

5,300

4,230

k2,170

kl,240

Hay

932

k995

k625

414

249

152

105

79

. 65

55

48

43

40

38

35

33

121

469

1,OOO

k542

491

kl,250

kl,170

k488

147

183

238

137

127

k833

k548

June

200

266

k607

205

97

65

49

41

48

55

36

27

21

17

14

12

12

12

75

kl,180

1,450

k661

205

84

68

238

254

88

62

238

-

July

kl,53O

2,2OO

kl,740

k568

108

50

38

29

23

18

14

11

9.6

7.6

6.6

4.8

4.0

4.8

18

27

1O

4.0

2.5

1.7

1.1

1.4

2.8

4.8

3.8

2.8

2.2

Aug.

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

22

52

27

18

7.6

4.O

2.2

12

293

101

46

26

16

9.6

5.9

3.8

2.8

5.6

23

33

78

41

20

14

Sept.

5O

205

127

52

30

20

14

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.6

7.6

4.5

5.6

11

37

183

76

38

22

18

33

293

227

68

36

21

14

9.2

6.6

-

Peak discharge. Deo. 13 (12 m.) 2,120 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (2 p.m.) 2,810 aeo.-ft.; Feb. 2 (9:30 

p.m.) 2,71O sec.-ft.; Apr. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 3,620 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (12 ra.) 8,000 aeo.-ft.; July 2 

(9:3O a.m.) 2,26O sec.-ft.

k Discharge computed by using rate of change in stage aa a factor.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 475

Discharge, in second-feet, of Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111., 1946-49 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.2

3.5

5.9

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.0

6.2

5.9

10

18

8.4

5.9

5.2

4.8

5.2

7.0

33

278

672

724

323

87

Nov.

54

42

40

51

42

33

24

20

17

16

44

178

381

162

70

64

71

95

58

42.

35

49

98

112

152

16?

108

61

43

35

-

Dec.

26

23

19

18

17

17

18

20

20

22

22

20

19

18

18

60

132

232

249

276

315

271

194

137

88

66

53

48

41

39

96

Jan.

3,040

*6,870

7,500

5,590

3,720

1,850

646

238

162

127

94

183

304

194

127

89

64

47

36

32

b28

b24

b22

b22

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

Feb.

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7 *b!7

b!8

b!8

b!8

b20

23

28

69

293

1,000

1,040

1,310

1,750

1,880

1,700

1,020

524

266

167

216

414

620

764

1,700

1,880

_

-

liar.

1,270

513

469

381

238

157

337

*513

381

210

137

99

98

304

698

932

633

315

457

1,240

1,100

554

876

1,880

1,750

1,830

2,710

2,810

2,710

2,510

2,260

Apr.

2,630

2,120

918

293

183

404

750

370

210

142

278

2,060

3,620

4,080

3,110

1,820

491

194

127

95

77

64

57

52

47

42

38

35

31

28

-

Hay

46

132

315

326

491

282

178

137

91

65

54

60

78

84

104

337

425

249

101

57

41

33

27

23

20

16

14

12

11

10

8.8

June

7.6

7.0

5.9

5.2

5.6

659

491

108

65

36

23

20

23

27

19

12

9.6

7.6

7.0

5.9

5.9

5.2

4.8

6.2

5.9

4.8

32

81

152

109

-

July

56

56

35

22

23

20

37

42

38

24

20

12

10

10

12

450

302

98

59

659

2,200

2,100

1,610

890

254

360

480

2,230

3,430

2,340

737

Aug.

101

48

34

26

20

18

14

12

10

9.8

8.4

7.0

6.2

35

104

37

30

57

46

27

21

27

20

14

12

10

8.0

7.3

6.2

6.2

6.6

Sept.

6.2

6.2

7.3

7.6

12

572

381

88

446

513

181

55

36

23

16

12

9.2

7.0

4.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

.6

.8

1.0

2.5

1.7

-

Fesk dlschsrge (bsse, 2,800 see.-ft.). Jan. 2 (5 p.m.) 8,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (ll p.m.) 2,980 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 4,400 sec.-ft.; July 29 (12 s.m.) 3,520 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge messurement made on this dsy. 

b Stsge-discharge relstion sffeeted by ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.6

1.7

2.5

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.8

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

7.0

12

26

183

60

27

16

11

8.4

7.0

5.9

. 4.8

4.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

Nov.

11

750

2,000

2,180

2,230

1,950

1,350

620

194

469

711

502

216

132

105

307

1,330

1,650

2,320

1,850

672

254

152

108

86

158

359

210

142

109

-

Dec.

84

67

60

57

96

293

304

210

116

78

62

56

5659'

792

1,530

1,570

862

271

22B

232

216

157

107

91

75

82

122

2,120

3,040

2,810

Jan.

g2,670

32,100

al,700

33,000

g5,300

g5,300

4,800

3,830

1,990

685

1,370

1,980

2,150

1,580

500

834

2,380

3,040

10,500

9,500

6,250

4,400

2,480

6,130

13,000

6,650

5,300

5,590

4,590

33,500

2,510

Feb.

31,800

31,400

31,100

a800

3600

3400

3250

3280

3330

3310

3220

152

152

720

4,780

9,000

6,250

4,080

2,280

750

266

188

162

147

200

222

188

157

_

-

liar.

122

97

84

79

86

99

95

86

163

1,710

2,120

1,700

1,220

990

778

491

337

659

1,150

848

584

513

724

750

458

938

4,590

5,040

4,230

3,100

1,530

Apr.

990

596

293

178

137

113

102

110

99

83

68

64

62

61

72

105

122

89

68

56

48

44

44

14

42

38

254

238

100

65

-

Hay

56

214

157

162

132

37

31

27

25

204

711

502

142

53

36

28

39

27

20

16

14

12

11

11

35

30

25

22

18

16

12

June

10

9.6

8.0

6.2

5.2

5.9

31

49

36

26

22

30

60

64

169

337

259

90

53

40

32

26

23

36

62

51

202

806

1,220

698

-

July

181

42

20

12

7.3

4.8

3.5

2.2

2.8

12

45

58

52

29

18

12

8.8

83

352

72

40

34

27

238

289

71

33

22

15

11

8.0

Aug.

7.0

5.6

6.7

77

26

14

9.6

5.6

5.6

8.0

22

214

1,200

244

106

332

65

26

14

128

335

91

38

23

16

11

8.0

5.2

3.5

2.5

2.2

Sept.

2.5

2.8

2.5

33.0

360

a!20

340

310

a5

34

34

3100

3340

990

584

820

608

283

423

137

56

36

26

20

18

14

12

10

8.0

6.6

-

Fesk discharge (bsse. 2.800 sec.-ft.). Dec. 30 (11 s.m.) 3,110 sec.-ft.; Jsn. 5 (8 p.m.) 5,900 

sec.-ft.; Jsn. 19 (6 p.m.5 13,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (3:30 a.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (6 s.m.) 

10,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (12:30 a.m.) 5,900 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge computed on bssis of westher records snd records for Little 

Wabash River at Wilcox, and Bonpas Creek at Browns.

g Computed from graph based on gage resdings.
476 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111., 1946-49

^ Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

Hay

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

Bay. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

October 1948 .....................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

March. ............................

Hay

September. ........................

Water year 1948-4.9 .............

Seoondfoot-days

12,164

182,399.9

1,637.2

126,493.8

2,270.3

2,359

2,594

111,032.5

30 372

2,405.2

137,496.2

15,897

169,743.8

125,609

37,184

35,371

4,385

2,825

1,805.4

3,051.5

4,745.4

258.914.1

Maximum

1,760

10,500

293

7,050

381

315

7,050

572

7,500

2 320

3,040

7,500

13,000

9,000

5,040

990

711

1,200

990

13.000

Minimum

41

.4

4.5

.8

17

1.1

98

.6

.6

56

.6

79

38

2.2

2.5

1.6

Mean

392

500

54.6

347

83.7

304

980

80.2

376

513

464

1,328

1,141

158

709

Per square 

mile

.825

1.05

.115

.731

.176

.640

.169

.792

1.08

.977

2.40

.333

1.49

Runoff in 

Inches

.95

14.28

.13

9.89

.20

8.68

1.3*

3Q

.19

10.77

1.24

13.29

.37

20.25
SALINE RIVER BASIN 

Saline River near Junction, 111.

477

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41'52". long. 88°16'00", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 9 S., 

RT~H~E., at old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2j miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles 

downstream from North Fork, and 13? miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 320.40 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3j miles 

downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford and 200 feet downstream from Eagle Creek. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 320.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,040 square miles.

Hecords available.--October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 1,006 (adjusted for diversion from Wabash River).

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Jan. 28; maximum gage height, 

iJb.b'Y feet Feb. 5 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during non-backwater 

periods, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 8-11.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 37,400 second-feet Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 

44.03 feet Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 

second-feet Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during non-backwater periods, 0.9 secondfoot Sept. 22, 23, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 feet Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 feet in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of extremely flat slopes, no gage-height 

record, and doubtful auxillar;- -a_-e-height record, which are poor. Backwater from 

Ohio River frequentij cause? reversal of flow at the station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causos diversion from Wabash River to Saline River lust above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

17

14

12

9.7

7.6

7. 6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

172

188

143

90

62

48

38

33

30

29

21

21

27

23

20

Nov.

19

294

2,OOO

1,390

k3,37O

4,980

5,160

4,680

k2,740

k2,520

2,660

1,180

589

423

330

326

1,460

1,520

k4,420

5,680

5,910

5,080

k%360

897

458

592

2,230

2,090

4,060

4,470

-

Dec.

k2,720

k926

e550

e250

kl,060

k3,370

k2,660

kl,17O

e600

e400

e400

e350

e300

k!95

3,830

6,190

6,920

k6,050

k4,200

e900

d-300

d-300

d-400

d-200

d!50

d750

e350

kl,600

k5,550

k6,880

k7,400

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March.. .............. s ,

April..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49. . ,

Jan.

k6,£

36, C

a5,C

a3,C

20

00

00

OO

elO.OOO

klO,900

klO.S

klO.C

k8,E

00

00

30

k6,390

k3,830

el,0

d5

do

00

00

00

e650

el, 500

k4,3

k6,l

k7,7

80

20

30

k8,330

k8,490

k7,6

k6,3

k7,0

60

60

50

k9,130

klO,900

kll,9

k!2,0

kll.l

k8,5

00

00

00

00

k3,800

Feb.

e-1,600

e-l,8C

d-9C

d-K

)0

)0

0

dl,600

e3 , 50O

k5,2]

k6,35

k6,4£

0

0

0

k7 , 480

k7,62O

k7,07

ko,36

k7,13

0

0

0

k9,590

klO,900

kll,30

klO,70

k8,68

0

0

0

k6,040

el, 900

e-70

e-30

e-35

0

0

0

e350

e70O

dl.10

el, 70

_

_

-

0

0

Mar.

k2,19O

d2,4C

d2,5C

d2,3C

)0

O

0

d2,000

dl,900

dl.OC

dl,4C ki.ee

0

0

0

k6,830

k7,870

k8,32

k7,65

k6,53

0

0

0

k4,890

k3,030

k2,79

k7,66

k8,53

0

0

0

k9,450

k9,090

k7,57

k4,72

kl,36

0

0

0

d350

k4,650

k8,36

k9,62

k9,56

k8,66

0

0

0

0

k6,790

Apr.

k4,610

k2,250

,dl,000

e350

e300

e400

e400

kl,590

e550

d250

d200

dlOO

dO

d!50

d30O

d700

d700

d450

e250

k474

k601

6300

e200

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,125.1

73,888

65,021

515,073.1

208,870

116,010

161,650

23,125

6,053

9,035

5,423

10,088

7,207

687,495.1

Maximum

188

5,910

7,400

11,50O

12,OOO

11,300

9,620

4,610

1,060

1,370

1,360

2,480

1,600

12,000

Minimum

6.6

19

-4OO

-6,260

500

-1,800

350

0

48

30

19

12

14

-1,800

Mean

36.3

2,463

2,097

1,407

6,738

4,143

5,215

771

195

301

175

325

240

1,884

May

e200

6200

e200

e20O

e200

elOO

elOO

dSO

650

670

k77

k!07

110

86

70

60

58

62

56

48

68

1,060

916

528

198

141

121

113

117

224

433

June

503

306

72

46

113

74

74

44

33

32

4O

291

1,370

1,360

730

642

257

k!26

6150

elOO

elOO

eSO

e30

k71

428

369

226

347

503

548

-

Diversion

from Wabash

River 

(seeond-feet)l

0

0

0

-51

-46

-387

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-34

July

190

98

62

41

32

30

32

32

30

26

32

226

283

146

k397

kl 360

756

382

185

263

270

185

102

64

46

40

30

23

22

19

19

Aug.

16

13

12

148

232

273

110

70

43

27

38

349

263

177

157

529

350

132

686

2,480

1,160

321

102

52

33

24

494

1,390

247

106

54

Sept.

32

23

17

15

14

60

141

58

35

27

23

20

1,020

1,600

1,09O

675

314

266

736

446

190

117

76

54

41

35

27

22

17

16

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

36.3

2,463

2,097

1,356

6,692

3,756

5,215

771

195

3O1

175

325

240

1,850

Per square 

mile

0.035

2.37

2.02

1.30

6.43

3.61

5.01

.741

.188

.289

.168

.312

.231

1.78

Runoff in 

Inches

0.04

2.64

2.33

17.75

7.47

4.15

5.78

.83

.22

. 32

!l9

.36

.26

24.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.). Nov. 7 (3 to 5 p.m.) 5,200 sec.-ft.; Nov. 21 (9 a.m. to 

12 m.) 5,950 see.-ft.; Dec. 31 (6 p.m.) 7,370 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (5 to 6 a.m.) 12,500 see.-ft.; Mar. 

28 (12 p.m.) 9,860 see.-ft.

t Diversion from Wabash River to Saline River Just above station caused by backwater from Ohio 

River.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.

e Extremely flat slope; discharge computed from approximate stage-fall discharge relation.

k Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor

Note. Negative figures indicate reverse flow.
478 TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13'35", long. 87°46'45", at highway bridge at 

 Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles downstream from

Flynn Creek, and 9j miles northeast of Princeton. Datum of gage is 362.80 feet above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Drainage area. 255 square miles.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 16.78 

FeeTT; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1949; no flow-at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 feet, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 17,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed using rate of change of stage

as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 2, Apr. 5-11,

Apr. 17 to May 17, July 4-24, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

1.65 

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.2 

.3 

1.5 

2.2 

4.0

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.9 

3.5

7.5

12

25

4.5

6.0

9.O

11.0

12.8

283

445

906

1,240

1,640

13.8

14.4

14.8

16.0

16.8

2,060

2,460

2,910

5,400

7,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

O.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.4

1.0 

1.1 

1.3 

2.0

6.8 

8.0 

6.1 

4.4 

3.1

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

Nov.

12 

114 

182 

k697

kl,39O 

1,430 

1,510 

1,580 

1,510

kl,240 

k926 

k616 

329 

164

187 

373 

376 

kl,400 

kl,640

1,640 

1,720 

1,740 

kl,330 

k767

k462 

262 

325 

k940 

1,040

Dec.

k912 

k621 

265 

241 

250

499 

622 

445 

289 

202

158 

135 

123

118 

k67O

kl,660 

1,810 

2,200 

2,510 

2.35O

1,890 

kl, 100

k661 

401 

458

682 

532 

343 

kl,05O 

kl,440 

1,360

Jan.

1,310 

k882 

k614 

479 

kl,350

1,440 

1,370 

kl,O90 

k727 

468

272 

199 

174 

157 

144

162 

k664 

kl,310 

kl,56O 

1,610

1,630, 

1,820 

1,840 

2,040 

2,900

3,180 

3,490 

3,960 

3,570 

2,850 

2,390

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

llav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........................

lender year 1943 

ary

h.. ......................

1................. .......

st .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,890 

kl,HO 

k738 

kl,010 

1,130

1,120 

k815 

k558 

351 

259

211 

181 

211 

k2,030 

5,400

7,03O 

6,630 

5,210 

3,57O 

2,5OO

1,940 

kl,410 

k93O 

k666 

478

349 

285 

245

Second 

foot-days

53.8 

25,903.8 

26,097

133,649.4

45,642 

48,257 

27,885 

12,796 

1,252.2 

9,428.1 

6,212 

1,877 

113.0

205,516.9

Mar.

212

187 

170 

156 

148

139 

128

119 

. 172 

kl,130

kl,440 

1,420 

1,470 

kl,29O 

k937

k68O 

486 

k999 

1,150 

1,160

1,110 

k770 

810 

850 

606

k776 

kl,620 

1,890 

1,940 

2,01O 

1,910

Apr.

1,640 

kl,250 

k819 

k546 

313

234 

216 

197 

175 

157

281 

k941 

986 

1,030 

1,040

k975 

438 

250 

187 

152

132 

124 

122 

113 

98

84 

79 

77 

73 

67

Maximum

8.0 

1,740 

2,510

2,510

3,960 

7,030 

2,010 

1,640 

99 

1,580 

1,660 

194 

26

7,030

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOO sec. -ft.). Dec. 19 (I'.to 4

4,070 see. -ft ..;-, Feb. 16 (3 to 6 p.m.) 7,120 sec. -ft.; Mar 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

and records for nearby stations, 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

May

65 

80 

93 

93

74

62 

50 

42 

46 

86

99 

68 

52 

41 

35

29 

25 

24 

22 

20

18 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

12 

12 

11 

9.8 

8.4

Minimum

0.2 

1.8 

118

.2

144 

181 

119 

67 

8.4 

2.4 

6 

3 

.4

.2

June

7.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.4 

5.8

6.1 

5.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.1 

2.4

3.1 

3.1 

7.2

66 

330 

213 

132 

470

472 

366 

612 

k411 

310

k783 

kl,120 

1,210 

1,280 

kl,580

Mean

1.74 

863 

842

365

1,472 

1,723 

90O 

427 

40.4 

314 

200 

60.5 

3.77

563

July

1,660 

kl,410 

k666 

380 

95

52 

36 

29 

29 

35

48 

90 

81 

128 

315

302 

287 

142

86 

57

46 

48 

48 

38 

30

22 

16 

12 

alO 

a8 

a6

Aug.

a5 

a4 

a3 

aS 

a25

a50 

a75 

91 

56 

60

50 

35 

25 

18 

14

63 

116 

85 

87 

85

194 

142 

77 

50 

41

39 

43

119 

107 

71 

39

Per square 

mile

0.0068 

3.38 

3.30

1.43

5.77 

6.76 

3.53 

1.67 

.158 

1.23 

.784 

.237 

.015

2.21

Sept.

26 

a!9 

a!4 

9.8 

7.2

5.4 

3.8

2.6 

2.1 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

Runoff in 

inches

O.008 

3.78 

3.81

19.50

6.66 

7.04 

4.07 

1.87 

.18 

1.38 

.91 

.27 

.02

30. OO

p.m.) 2,550 see. -ft.; Jan. 28 (3 to 5 p.m.) 

. 30 (4 to 5 p.m.) 2,020 sec. -ft. 

recorded range In stage, weather records,
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 479

Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°58'25", long. 82°59'35", at Second Street Bridge 

at Cumberland, Harian County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverlick Greek and 0.5 mile 

downstream from Looney Creek. Datum of gage is 1,415.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 82.1 square miles.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.94 

reet j, from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 7,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.65 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

2.1 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

O.26 

.3 

.4

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

1.7 

2.2

76

128

203

258

438

2.7 

3.2 

4.0 

4.9

648

918

1,450

2,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Hay

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

no£Q

29

30

31

Oct.

a3.0

a3.0

a3.5

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a5.0

a5.0

a5.o

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.5

a3.o

a3.0

a3.5

aS.o

a20

a20

a!5

aio

aS.o

a9.0

aS.o

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

aS.o

aS.o

a5.0

a5.0

Nov.

a6.0

aio

a20

a30

a30

alOO

150

57

34

43

95

66

47

36

a30

aZ5

azo

a20

a40

63

66

60

51

47

43

42

158

368

1,210

494

-

Dec.

223

150

452

889

384

318

258

191

144

110

91

79

70

58

74

123

162

172

159

135

117

110

100

100

102

a90

a85

aso

204

743

422

Month

Jan.

240

175

151

150

909

880

394

246

179

144

124

112

100

90

81

73

76

76

114

133

180

848

548

321

218

183

179

349

272

191

286

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

332

243

189

168

157

142

133

117

107

102

90

79

73

68

131

846

578

356

286

374

363

262

193

159

139

117

107

119

_

_

-

Mar.

103

96

93

90

86

86

81

76

78

147

335

249

183

153

132

108

119

2,050

796

402

286

226

193

164

155

141

148

203

216

191

179

Seoondfoot-days

202.5

3,461.0

6,395

47,539.0

8,022

6,030

7,565

6,469

4,173

975

5,678

3,925

905

53,800.5

Apr.

155

137

126

117

115

139

150

208

282

220

183

159

223

293

249

193

162

148

123

107

98

246

394

a240

a210

also

a300

673

377

262

-

Maximum

20

1,210

889

3,330

909

846

2,050

673

300

53

1,300

767

102

2,050

May

213

197

185

170

151

133

119

107

93

al40

a200

a!50

a!20

110

90

88

105

123

81

78

76

a260

a300

172

155

132

114

69

84

71

60

Minimum

3.0

6.0

58

2.5

73

68

76

98

60

20

14

22

16

3.0

June

48

44

40

36

34

h32

h29

h26

h24

h30

h28

h24

h24

hZ6

h22

50

66

42

h53

h41

h33

h33

h30

h24

h24

a25

hZ4

hZH

hZl

h20

-

July

h!9

h!6

h!4

hl4

h!6

h24

h29

hZ3

36

58

79

50

38

136

226

968

1,330

1,060

278

300

203

151

137

110

86

66

56

57

60

51

Mean

6.53

115

206

130

259

215

244

216

135

32.5

183

127

30.2

147

50

Aug.

44

h36

h36

h36

h33

98

78

51

41

h28

h28

h22

h28

h37

60

72E

767

286

174

137

121

102

88

73

60

50

46

89

246

177

128

Per square 

mile

o.07a

1.40

2.51

1.58

3.15

2.62

2.97

2.63

1.64

.396

2.23

1.55

.368

1.79

Sept.

102

70

57

47

h41

h36

h33

h30

h52

has

h24

h20

h20

h!7

h20

hl8

h22

h28

h32

h22

hZO

h!6

hZl

h!7

h!6

h!6

hZl

h31

hZ4

h24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

1.57

2.90

21.54

3.63

2.73

3.43

2.93

1.89

.44

2.57

1.78

.41

24.37

Peak discharge (base, 1,20O see.-ft.). Nov. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 1,470 sec.-ft.j Deo^ 4 (lt_30 a,m,) 

1,290 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (5:30 p.m.J 1,770 sec.-ft.j Mar. 18 (11:30 a.m.) 2,990 see.-ft.; July 16 

(10:30 p.m.) 2,830 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (11 p.m.) 2,270 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurem--*- ~" ""* K 

weather records and records for Cumberland River near Harian and Yellow Creek ne

h Computed from twice dally wire-weight gage readings.

lurement on Oct. 5, 

>ar Hiddleaboro.
480 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50i55", long. 83°21'20", at bridge on U. S.

Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Four-mile Branch, 2.0 miles downstream

from confluence of Poor and Clover Forks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan County.

Datum of gage is 1,140.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary

adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 374 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--March 1940 to September 1949. 

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.83

reet); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.49 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 37,900 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 16, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.41 foot July 31, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, 22.81 feet Jan. 8, 1946. Floods of 1918 and 1929 reached

stages of about 22 and 20.0 feet, respectively, from information by local residents. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

0.43 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

70

122

185

260

345

2.0 510

2.4 800

2.8 1,140

O.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.4

45

91

145

245

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.8

365

525

810

1,140

2,120

5.0 

7.0 

8.7

3,550 

6,25O 

8,870

Note. Same as following table above 

2.T~?eet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

11

11

10

9

9

9

8

7

6

1O

34

39

29

23

20

17

17

14

15

13

12

12

12

13

Nov.

16

18

28

50

47

467

64O

237

140

14O

248

229

172

134

106

85

82

80

145

582

434

300

268

240

207

185

807

2,100

5,720

2,220

-

Dec.

1,070

652

1,250

3,740

1,670

1,560

1,530

1,030

705

504

385

327

288

252

329

1,470

1,700

1,210

965

776

645

556

468

422

450

36O

384

336

808

3,010

1,880

Month

Jan.

1,160

824

675

712

6,230

6,790

2,160

1,340

978

750

625

544

477

425

385

342

334

338

415

584

931

5,800

3,080

1,740

1,270

1,110

1,750

2,930

2,170

1,35O

1,620

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,320

1,O50

922

850

780

758

682

625

57O

495

435

405

380

522

3,510

3,03O

1,790

1,460

2,040

1,900

1,420

1,070

842

712

577

5O1

590

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

416

16,127

30,632

226,163

49,839

31,036

36,716

36,032

19,106

4,15C

24,51C

11,88E

2,274

262,724

Mar.

525

495

465

440

415

410

385

329

338

440

978

946

758

618

525

445

44O

8,720

3,980

1,870

1,300

1,060

946

788

85O

1,040

1,100

1,750

1,770

1,320

1,270

Apr.

1,140

938

810

705

639

772

788

970

1,190

1,O70

874

802

1,380

1,670

1,390

1,090

898

735

525

435

390

1,010

1,900

1,300

922

720

1,73O

5,580

2,200

1,460

-

Maximum

39

5,720

3,740

17,600

6,790

3,510

8,720

5,580

1,880

385

6,320

2,420

242

8,720

May

1,130

1,110

1,060

914

772

639

538

465

405

365

772

590

455

380

334

338

455

425

324

334

296

1,440

1,880

946

735

513

415

334

280

245

217

Minimum

6

16

252

6

334

380

329

390

217

74

42

81

33

6

June

203

172

154

137

123

114

104

96

84

79

77

81

77

79

86

338

385

214

342

210

148

117

117

99

84

94

94

89

79

74

-

Mean

13.4

538

988

61S

1,6O8

1,108

1,184

1,201

616

138

791

383

75.8

720

July

84

60

52

42

43

54

60

63

86

125

262

206

410

611

1,320

1,110

4,290

6,320

3,910

1,710

946

611

435

342

280

238

206

192

163

134

145

Aug.

128

128

125

128

120

196

273

166

131

120

117

96

81

91

127

1,340

2,420

1,730

898

513

400

308

262

224

192

160

131

139

430

415

296

Per square 

mile

0.036

1.44

2.64

1.65

4.30

2.96

3.17

3.21

1.65

.369

2.11

1.02

.203

1.93

Sept.

242

192

131

112

96

89

84

74

65

58

52

45

43

42

36

38

45

65

128

84

58

43

45

49

38

33

43

79

86

79

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

1.60

3.05

22.49

4.96

3.09

3.65

3.58

1.90

.41

2.44

1.18

.23

26.13

Peak discharge (base, 8,2OO see. -ft. ). Jan. 5 (10 p.m.) 14,2OO sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (1 p.m.) 13,200
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 481

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49', long. 83°45', at bridge on U. S. Highway 25E, 

u.5 mile south of Plat Lick, 2.3 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Pineville, Bell County. Datum of gage Is 955.45 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary staff gage 100 feet below Kentucky Utilities Co. power 

plant 1.9 miles upstream, at same datum.

Drainage area. 822 square miles.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years, 1,200 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

34.au feet Jan. 6; minimum discharge, 7 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.86 feet). 

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 57,900 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 

feet), from rating curve extended above 36,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage heights 44.34, 47.3, and 49.31 feet; minimum, 6.1 second-feet Sept. 17, 

1939 (gage height, 4.78 feet).

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of -47.3 feet (discharge, 51,000 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at base gage, 

which are fair. Low flow regulated by power plant 1.9 miles above station. Auxiliary 

gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 953: Drainage area. W 1053: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

16

15

16

16

13

13

18

17

18

22

21

22

22

21

19

20

47

63

67

77

64

56

47

47

40

40

37

33

32

32

NOT.

38

37

52

96

107

848

1,340

756

386

339

582

518

424

323

256

210

188

171

197

1,070

1,130

778

606

518

452

396

957

4,120

kll,800

k6,550

-

Dec.

k2,960

1,660

1,530

k5,010

k3,880

2,610

2,750

2,190

1,570

1,150

865

711

626

550

510

2,090

k3,950

2,900

2,180

1,770

1,440

1,240

1,040

901

1,100

1,170

962

842

1,410

k4,800

k4,170

Jan.

2,600

1,880

1,540

1,640

8,280

k!7,400

k6,550

k3,190

2,200

1,680

1,350

1,180

1,030

901

806

711

670

680

711

855

1,310

fell, 300

k8,570

k4,130

2,880

2,380

k3,340

k5,020

k5,040

3,180

k3,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

k4,460

3,300

2,420

2,030

1,790

1,600

1,490

1,340

1,210

1,130

1,010

850

778

742

875

k6,090

k6,950

k4,140

3,190

k4,040

k4,040

3,170

2,350

1,840

1,550-

1,280

1,120

1,230

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

987

35,245

60,537

466,921

106,804

66,015

76,025

73,748

30,592

6,616

41,249

14, 766 

3,684

516,263

Mar.

1,220

1,130

1,070

1,000

937

8S6

828

720

698

637

1,120

1,590

1,420

1,210

1,060

932

837

ell, 500

£13,000

k4,740

2,860

2,190

2,150

1,820

1,870

2,470

2,690

k4,010

k3,940

2,950

2,340

Apr.

2,050

1,700

1,450

1,240

1,120

1,310

1,400

1,530

1,750

1,820

1,640

1,460

1,790

2,560

2,290

1,860

1,540

1,370

1,140

932

806

k3,700

k5,040

k3,240

2,220

1,690

2,840

fcl2,500

k6,260

3,500

-

Maximum

77

11,800

5,010

33,100

17,400

6,950

13,000

12,500

2,600

590

9,920

2,420

329

17,400

Feak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 6 (6 a.m.

May

a2,600

a2,OOO

al.SOO

a2,000

al,70O

1,370

al,200

al.OOO

a940

a900

a860

al,000

810

a620

a580

a540

3480

a370

aSOO

452

8470

8560

82,000

al,600

al,100

3800

a 600

a540

a430

a40O

8370

Minimum

13

37

510

13

670

742

698

806

370

120

86

136

47

13

June

a320

a290

a250

a220

a 200

alSO

a!70

a!60

8150

132

a!20

a!20

a 130

al30

3140

a200

590

3500

a320

a450

a 300

a220

alSO

171

159

146

155

192

171

150

Mean

31.8

1,175

1,953

1,276

3,445

2 f 358

2 452

2 458

987

221

1,331

476

123

1,414

July

130

119

117

105

89

86

114

107

150

208

212

313

574

1,400

2,270

1,890

k4, 300

k8,620

k9,920

k3, 750

1,950

1,240

828

606

478

396

320

277

238

236

206

Aug.

201

190

210

256

217

192

219

302

231

197

179

169

150

136

146

992

2,420

1,950

1,560

832

610

490

428

376

308

258

219

194

226

470

438

Per square

mile

0.039

1.43

2.38

1.55

4.19

2 87

2 . 98

2.99

1.20

 269

1 62

.579

.150

1.72

Sept.

329

264

217

179

157

150

136

123

112

101

93

94

83

56

47

64

67

83

183

186

144

107

91

77

71

71

84

82

108

125

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

1.59

2.74

21.11

4.83

2 .99

3.44

3.34

1 *38

.30

1.87

.67

.17

23.36

) 21,900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (11 p.m.) 18,400

sec.-ft.

a No base gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Harlan and 

at Barbourvllle.

k Computed using fall as determined by auxiliary staff gage as a factor.
482 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°52', long. 83°54', at bridge on State Highway 11, at 

tsarbourville, Knox County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Richland Creek. Datum of gage is 

943.23 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--972 square miles.

Hecords available.--October 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--10 years, 1,734 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

30.1 feet Jan. 6, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 14 second-feet Oct. 7, 8.

1922-31, 1948-49: Maximum discharge, 50,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1929 (gage height, 

39.20 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on 

basis of peak flow studies for nearby stations at gage heights, 41.8, 37.5, and 39.4 

feet; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 5, 1930 (gage height, -0.25 foot, datum 

then in use).

Flood in January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 feet, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 603: 1923, 1924. W 1113: 1923(M), 1925(M), 1927, 1929, 

drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height,.In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.05 10 1.6 107 7.0 3,800 

1.1 15 1.7 140 18.0 9,70O 

1.2 28 1.9 220 24. O 14,800 

1.3 42 2.3 415 27. O 18,200 

1.4 58 2.9 780 30. O 22,50O 

1.5 78 4.0 1,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

d20 

22

d20 

19

18 

d!4 

14 

20 

18

15 

20 

20 

28 

25

28 

25 

34 

55 

86

84 

78 

7O 

66 

50

48 

45 

47 

42 

39 

48

Nov.

48 

45 

52 

70 

110

22O 

1,070 

898 

476 

355

542 

578 

470 

365 

3O5

229 

2OO 

188 

2OO 

628

1.30O 

85O 

662 

572 

494

395 

794 

3,080 

k!2,80O 

k9,020

Dec.

k4,04O 

1,830 

1,700 

4,720 

5.33O

2,810 

2,750 

2,O8O 

1,550 

1,330

1,02O 

822 

724 

626 

554

1,780 

4,38O 

3.48O 

2,360 

1.91O

1,620 

1,410 

1,21O 

1,040 

al,2OO

al,3OO 

1,150 

1,030 

1,490 

5,O80 

5,310

Jan.

2,930 

2,010 

1,720 

1,820 

k6,380

k22,000 

k!2,800 

k5,4OO 

2,670 

1,850

1.3OO 

1,340 

1,200 

1,O7O 

946

836 

794 

801 

843 

1,O5O

1,640 

k!2,300 

k!2,300 

k6,O90 

3,820

2,490 

3,620 

k5,630 

k6,180 

4,010 

4,220

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .....................

lendar year 

ary

h.. ..........................

1..... .......................

ember .........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,970 

3,340 

2,690 

2,OOO 

1.96O

1,800 

1,700 

1.55O 

1,190 

1,36O

1,190 

1,07O 

946 

898 

978

4,580 

8,960 

5,800 

3,810 

5,410

4.52O 

3,830 

2,740 

2,140 

1,820

1,520 

1,140 

1,220

Seoondfoot-days

1,118 

37,016 

67,636

_

132, O6O 

75,132 

95,652 

90,160 

35,532 

7.46O 

44,158 

15,511 

4,252

605,687

Mar.

1,380 

1,310 

1,270 

1,190 

1,120

1,070 

1,010 

882 

850 

1,040

1,220 

1,6OO 

1.59O 

1,420 

1,230

1,140 

1,000 

lcll,300 

k!8,400 

k8,140

4,900 

2,6OO 

2,320 

2,020 

1,960

2,580 

3,22O 

k5,770 

k5,440 

4,OOO 

2,680

Apr.

2,120 

1,890 

1,690 

1,130 

1,31O

1,450 

1.63O 

1,740 

1,920 

1.99O

1.82O 

1,680 

1,960 

2,760 

2,O7O

2,070 

1.78O 

1.60O 

1,400 

1,150

1,OOO 

k3, 370 

k7,400 

4,400 

2,610

1,900 

2.72O 

k!6,20O 

klO.lOO 

k5,300

Maximum

84 

12,800 

5,330

.

22.OOO 

8,960 

18,400 

16,200 

3,O9O 

608 

10,7OO 

2,160 

365

22.OOO

Peak discharge (base, 18.OOO Bee, -ft,) .--Jan. 6 (4 p.m.

May

3,090 

2,6OO 

2,040 

2,140 

1.88O

1,640 

1,380 

1,190 

1,010 

962

930 

1,140 

962 

780 

626

578 

542 

385 

578 

470

488 

614 

2,480 

1,850 

1,340

1,040 

BOB 

650 

5O6 

448 

385

Minimum

14 

45 

554

-

794 

898 

850 

1,OOO 

385 

133 

114 

148 

58

14

June

395 

350 

285 

256 

229

212 

188 

192 

176 

156

148 

133 

148 

148 

140

200 

608 

548 

345 

500

325 

260 

212 

196 

188

168 

168 

238 

184 

164

Mean

36.1 

1,234 

2,182

-

4,260 

2,683 

 5, 086 

3,005 

1,146 

249 

1,424 

500 

142

1,659

July

148 

130 

127 

114 

127

120 

156 

148 

148 

216

260 

335 

766 

1,280 

2,380

2,000 

3,480 

k8,350 

C10.70O 

k5,290

2,260 

1,380 

962 

710 

56O

459 

390 

345 

285 

285 

247

Aug.

247 

229 

265 

305 

265

224 

22O 

345 

260 

238

196 

200 

172 

148 

229

1,010 

2,160 

1,99O 

1,660 

914

554 

560 

432 

426 

350

295 

247 

220 

242 

426 

482

Per square 

mile

O.O37 

1.27 

2.24

-

4.38 

2.76 

3.17 

3.09 

1.18 

.256 

1.47 

.514 

.146

1.71

) 24,000 sec. -ft. j Jan. 22 (9 P.

Sept.

365 

305 

247 

212 

180

148 

127 

130 

127 

114

101 

107 

95 

84 

60

58 

87 

90 

188 

220

192 

140 

124 

101 

90

81 

144 

87 

84 

164

Runoff in 

inohem

0.04 

1.42 

2.59

-

5.05 

2.87 

3.66 

3.45 

1.36 

.29 

1.69 

.59 

.16

23.17

reaic aisenarge toase, ia,uoo see,-rt.). Jan. 6 t4 p.m.I Z4,ouo sec.-re.j Jan. 22 (3 p.m.) m.) 18,800 IB,sou 

sec.-ft.,- Mar. 18 (8 p.m.) 23,100 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 28 (ll:3O a.m.) 2O.OOO sec.-ft.

a. Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Pineville and at 

Cumberland Falls.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records fcr stations near Pineville 

and at Cumberland Falls.

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 483

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'14", long. 84°20'36", 1,200 feet upstream from 

Cumberland Palls, Whitley County. Datum of gage Is 825.49 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--1,997 square miles.

Records available.--August 1907 to December 1911, April 1915 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--37 years (1907-11, 1915-31, 1932-49), 3,104 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.07 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 10-16 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1907-11, 1915-49: Maximum discharge 59,600 second-feet Jan. 28, 1918 (gage height, 

15.5 feet, present site); minimum, 8.5 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage height, 

0.97 foot).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

1.07

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

and discharge, in second-feet) 

16

70

130

200

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

280

470

700

1,070

1,690

2,430

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.7

4,760

7,610

14,700

23,400

26,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

35

31

31

31

35

39

31

23

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

31

51

51

51

43

65

70

82

88

82

70

65

60

55

60

Nov.

65

60

70

65

70

369

1,380

1,780

1,360

928

832

1,030

1,000

844

700

558

481

410

481

1,710

2,370

2,180

1,670

1,330

1,130

992

1,150

4,860

19,500

20,100

Dec.

14,700

7,700

5,370

6,730

8,760

8,430

5,870

5,050

4,120

3,020

2,280

1,800

1,540

1,360

1,260

3,860

9,150

9,250

6,700

4,760

3,640

2,930

2,490

2,160

2,760

4,890

3,900

3,040

3,430

7,610

9,630

Jan.

8,210

5,340

3,980

4,380

16,800

26,800

25,100

19,500

12,800

5,420

3,540

2,880

2,510

2,220

1,960

1,780

1,640

1,640

1,820

2,240

2,650

13,400

19,900

18,300

13,400

7,460

6,560

8,660

11,300

10,100

8,460

Month

October ..........................

November ........... ....... ....

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........... ..............

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ......................

July .................. ..........

August ...........................

September .......................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

10,700

10,400

7,640

5,620

4,630

3,930

3,430

3,080

2,760

2,490

2,280

2,050

1,850

1,730

1,730

4,760

12,300

13,100

10,000

8,920

9,390

8,720

6,640

4,940

3,880

3,190

2,690

2,490

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,331

69,475 

158,190

1,025,481

270,750

155,340

183, 760

177,260

71,067

11,521

66,309

24, 261

6,347

1,195,611

Mar.

2,470

2,340

2,140

2,030

1,920

1,830

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,740

2,000

2,140

2,550

2,510

2,240

2,050

1,870

13,000

21,400

20,100

16,500

8,920

5,560

5,070

4,500

6,090

7,490

11,700

11,900

9,760

6,910

Apr.

5,180

4,200

3,470

2,930

2,610

2,880

3,270

3,360

3,340

3,340

3,290

3,080

3,240

4,050

4,810

4,350

3,570

3,060

2,710

2,340

1,980

5,800

12,400

12,000

7,860

4,860

6,180

20,000

20,400

16,700

Maximum

88

20,100 

14,700

41,500

26, 800

13,100

21,400

20,400

10,400

844

13,000

3,080

547

26,800

May

10,400

5,950

4,940

4,320

3,690

3,080

2,590

2,220

1,920

1,730

2,240

2,200

1,960

1,640

1,360

1,170

1,040

953

904

928

832

820

1,140

2,840

2,630

2,010

1,600

1,280

1,040

880

760

Minimum

16

60 

1,260

16

1,640

1,730

1,550

*760

216

179

307

94

16

June

664

616

569

503

450

380

334

316

280

256

240

240

216

240

240

272

316

370

844

664

503

558

450

370

325

280

256

256

224

289

Bean

42.9

2 , 316 

5,103

*°

8 , 734

5 ,928

5,909

2,292

384

2 139

212

3,276

July

280

224

193

179

179

232

264

325

280

307

380

420

536

1,020

2,240

3,450

3,060

5,110

12,700

13,000

9,020

3,900

2,200

1,570

1,150

940

796

700

604

514

536

Aug.

503

430

440

380

370

492

440

492

503

525

420

370

352

307

307

648

1,710

3,080

2,860

2,130

1,390

1,020

868

748

712

640

569

460

400

343

Per square 

mile

0.021

1.16 

2.56

1.40

4.37

2.78

2 . 97

2 . 96

1.15

.192

1.07

.392

!l06

1.64

352

Sept.

547

536

420

361

298

256

224

193

179

158

144

137

124

118

106

106

100

94

94

246

334

316

272

193

158

137

124

118

124

130

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

1.29 

2.95

19.09

5.04

2 * 89

3*42

z'.ZQ

1 32 [21

1.23

.45

.12

22.24

Peak discharge (baae, 24,OOP aec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (3 a.m.) 28,900 sec.-ft. 

~990813 O- 52-32 ~~ "
484 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°59'21", long. 84°36'35", at bridge on U. S. 

highway 27 at Burnside, Pulaski County, 100 feet upstream from South Pork, in pool 

formed by flam 21, which is 28 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 585.60 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 4.860 square miles, including that of South Pork.

Records available. October 1914 to September 1949 (including flow of South Fork).

Average discharge. 35 years, 7,534 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 131,000 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

51.49 feet Jan. 6; minimum discharge, 76 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.75 feet).

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 181,000 second-feet Mar. 24, 1929 (gage height, 69.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 150,000 second-feet; minimum, 41 second-feet 

June 30, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 72.4 feet in March 1826. Flood of Mar. 24, 1929, reached 

highest stage since 1884.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1918(M). W 953: Drainage area. W 1053: 1929(M).

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

93

93

84

S8

150

128

128

118

113

103

108

118

118

108

103

113

123

156

162

138

150

162

193

187

181

175

168

175

162

162

175

Nov.

206

193

326

399

574

3,150

5,810

5,400

3,550

2,65O

2,310

2,540

2,790

2,300

1,850

1,520

1,300

1,090

1,480

6,150

11,800

7,130

5,340

4,460

3,640

3,050

3,220

10,300

73,900

49,000

-

Dec.

30,400

19,200

13,000

2O, 600

19,400

18,OOO

16,600

13,600

10,600

8,050

5,930

4,680

3,920

3,460

3,710

20,000

34,000

27,500

19,500

14,300

10,800

8,440

6,840

5,750

8,190

23,300

14,500

9,870

8,730

16,400

21,200

Jan.

17,900

13,300

10,200

13,000

32,400

113,000

55,400

37,400

25,700

15,900

10,000

7,840

6,570

5,640

4,960

4,400

4,120

4,510

6,420

9,480

10,700

41,600

52,800

38,600

29,100

21,400

19,400

23,500

28,200

22,800

19,000

Month

October ..........................

November .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

22,200

22,100

18,100

14,700

13,300

11,800

10,200

8,860

7,690

6,740

5,870

5,210

4,620

6,300

30,900

36,000

34,200

27,500

25,500

37,700

32,000

21,800

18,100

13,600

10,600

8,610

7,150

6,600

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4.23E

217,426

440, 47C

2,826,856

705, 24C

467, 95C

456, 94C

383, 71C

155, 30C

26,931

129, 03C

58.89C

13,326

3,059,450

Mar.

6,570

6,040

5,340

4,930

4,620

4,400

4,150

3,880

3;730

4,960

6,040

6,120

5,840

5,870

5,460

4,960

4,530

38,200

60,100

39,200

29,800

21,400

15,300

13,900

12,500

16,000

20,100

30,900

30,600

23,500

18,000

Apr.

13,9OO

11,100

9,050

7,560

6,570

7,230

9,480

9,580

9,140

8,320

7,570

7,130

7,420

10,400

11,700

10,500

8,760

7,440

6,500

5,540

4,720

11,200

26,400

23,100

16,600

11,400

10 , 100

38,700

37,200

29,400

-

Maximum

193

73,900

34,000

165,000

113,000

37,700

60,100

38,700

23,000

1,600

23,800

7,590

820

113,000

Bay

23,OOO

16,000

12,400

10,300

8,580

7,110

5,900

4,900

4,200

3,830

4,250

4,960

4,230

3,550

2,980

2,520

2,220

2,020

1,840

1,740

1,660

1,680

1,920

3,050

4,750

3,980

3,410

2,710

2,220

1,840

1,550

Minimum

84

193

3,460

80

4,120

4,620

3,730

4,720

1,550

450

485

850

235

84

June

1,340

1,190

1,040

980

1,000

850

714

592

538

529

485

485

450

468

714

al,600

al,300

al,200

1,060

1,400

1,320

al,200

al.OOO

960

870

762

790

742

676

676

-

Mean

137

7,248

14,210

7,724

22,750

16,710

14,740

12,790

5,010

898

4,162

1,900

444

8,382

July

685

752

695

610

547

485

485

574

685

840

1,380

666

666

2,270

3,470

5,900

8,290

8,490

21,000

23,800

16,600

9,830

5,130

3,410

2,520

1,980

1,620

1,450

1,260

1,460

1,480

Aug.

1,080

95O

1,040

1,150

1,100

1,120

1,320

1,350

1,250

1,220

1,100

1,000

850

920

980

1,740

3,680

7,590

5,880

4,140

3,050

2,660

2,200

1,860

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,400

1,190

1,000

990

Per square 

mile

0.028

1.49

2.92

1.59

4.68

3.44

3.03

2.63

1.03

.185

.856

.391

.091

1.72

Sept.

800

800

820

723

638

538

485

433

357

326

310

279

271

271

257

249

235

450

610

391

416

592

638

529

433

349

310

310

271

235

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

1.66

3.37

21.62

5.40

3.58

3.50

2.94

1.19

.21

.99

.45

.10

23.42

Peak discharge (base, 59.000 sec.-ft.). Nov. 29 (2 p.m.) 86,500 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (3 a.m.) 131,000 

sec.-ft.j Jan. 22 (11 p.m.j 63,700 sec.-ft.j Mar. 19 (5 a.m.) 69,200 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Rowena. 

Note. Discharge above 9,400 second-feet computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 485

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53', long. 85°08', 2.1 miles upstream from Black

 Fish Creek, 2.9 miles west of Rowena, Russell County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 540.81 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--5,790 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 second-feet Jan. 7; maximum gage height,

 52.10 feet Jan. 7; minimum discharge, 77 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 2.51 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 162,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 

64.82 feet Jan. 9, 1946; minimum discharge, 74 second-feet July 31, 1944 (gage height,

Maximum'stage known, 69.5 feet in March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater

 From return of overbank flow, which are fair.

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

96

96

96

96

127

194

186

150

133

118

121

118

130

121

118

108

127

197

235

214

194

194

214

239

239

244

226

222

218

214

239

Nov.

366

375

435

643

679

4,910

6.42O

7,370

5,260

4,010

3,420

3,050

3,340

3,190

2,640

2,140

1,810

1,550

1,890

4,870

12,000

10,600

7,340

5,960

5,O10

4,100

h4,500

h7,680

h42,300

h66,700

-

Dec.

h49,800

h30,80O

hl8, 400

17,700

21,100

19,500

13,300

15,900

13,100

10.20O

7,770

6,120

5,090

4,400

5,670

22,500

34,800

34,000

25,500

18,200

14,100

10, 900

8,690

7,440

7.50O

19,100

19,200

13,200

10,500

13,400

21,200

Jan.

20,500

16,500

13,000

12,900

35,700

84,000

96,800

k67,400

k43,100

k23,700

15,200

10,200

8,300

7,230

6,380

5,670

5,440

5,660

8,050

9,960

13, 3OO

28,100

53,300

51,000

39,500

29,200

24,500

25,400

28,700

27,100

22,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

21,800

24,100

21,300

18,OOO

16,000

14,400

12,600

10,900

9,470

8,190

7,390

6,490

5,970

6,240

26,000

42,100

39,100

33,400

32,200

41,600

41,100

31,200

22,800

17,200

13,600

11,000

9,030

8,160

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

5 224

224,558

524,080

3,247,578

837 t 990

551,340

518,370

431,440

196,770

45,020

156 ,068

70,840

16 , 380

3,578,580

Mar.

7,680

7,310

6,540

5,730

5,580

5,480

5,230

4,870

4,950

6,450

7,390

7,650

7,310

7,100

6,850

6,300

5,850

25,500

56,700

56,100.

41,500

28,800

19,600

16,100

15,000

15,700

22,600

28,000

33,500

28,800

22,200

Apr.

17,000

13,800

11,200

9,400

7,950

7,710

9,340

10,400

10,300

9,730

8,860

8,320

9,470

10,900

12,700

12,500

10,900

9,230

8,030

7,090

6,140

8,270

26,600

26,600

20,800

15,200

13,000

32,100

41,400

36,500

-

Maximum

244

66,700

49,800

153,000

96,800

42,100

56,700

41,400

29,100

6,680

24,500

7,680

978

96,800

May

29,100

21,100

15,700

12,800

10,600

8,830

7,310

6,460

5,600

5,120

4,830

5,660

5,660

4,700

3,990

3,490

3,240

2,630

2,370

2,330

2,660

2,250

2,160

2,690

4,560

5,270

4,400

3,710

3,020

2,490

2,040

Minimum

96

366

4,400

96

5,440

5,970

4,870

6,140

2,040

673

ffA 1 O*

1,100

306

96

June

1,740

1,500

1,330

1,210

1,270

1,180

999

866

774

748

709

685

728

673

1,010

6,680

4,470

2,490

1,860

1,580

1,740

1,520

1,320

1,320

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,060

978

1,020

-

Mean

169

7,485

16,910

8,873

27,030

19, 690

16,720

14,380

6,347

1,501

5,034

2,285

563

9,804

July

1,040

922

908

819

734

734

887

894

800

1,280

1,980

1,970

2,190

2,960

4,070

5,440

11,300

11,200

14,500

24,500

20,600

15,600

9,030

5,440

3,810

3,010

2,350

1,970

1,740

1,530

1,860

Aug.

1,610

1,240

1,260

1,290

1,350

1,280

1,460

1,520

1,490

1,620

1,420

1,260

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,870

2,800

6,380

7,680

6,270

4,480

3,450

3,020

2,560

2,400

2,040

2,000

1,850

1,540

1,290

1,100

Per square 

mile

0.029

1.29

2.92

1.53

4.67

3 »40

2!89

2.48

1.10

259

'.B69

.395

.097

1.69

Sept.

978

887

894

894

819

741

655

578

518

460

415

380

356

33.7

324

310

306

337

812

723

534

540

667

703

631

534

455

400

356

337

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

1.44

3 '.37

20.85

5.38

3.54

3.33

2.77

1.26

.29

1.00

.46

.11

22.98

Peak discharge (base. 45.000 sec.-ft.). Nov. 30 (3 a.m.) 68,000 sec.-ft. Jan. .7 (.3 to 7 a.m.) 

100,000 sec.-ft.} Jan. 23 (5 p.m.) 56,400 sec.-ft.j Mar. 19 (8 to 11 p.m.) 60,7OO sec.-ft..

h Computed from graph based on gage readings made 1 mile upstream and transferred to recorder datum 

*>y gage relation curve.

k Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge computed from loop rating based on ratings for 

similar rises and records for stations at Burnslde and Cellna, Tenn .

.Note.--Discharge above 15,000 second-feet computed using rate oi change of stage as a factor unless 

otherwise noted.
486 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°33'20", long. 85°30'47", at bridge on State High-

 way b2 at Celina, Clay County, 600 feet .downstream from Obey River. Datum of gage is

489.46 feet above mean sea level, Sandy'Hook datum. 

Drainage area. 7,320 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1949. 

Average dlscnarge.--27 years, 10,960 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 80,100 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height,

 41.Gh feet Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 103 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 145,000 second-feet Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 

57.25 feet Dec. 29, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

69 second-feet Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 foot).

Maximum stage known, 59.2 feet in March 1826. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

 Fair. Flow regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir on Obey River (see p. 492), and construction of Wolf Creek Dam iVi Kentucky. 

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1923-38.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods computed by using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

95

183

305

465

1.9 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0

1,040

2,100

4,750

10.0

20.0

40.0

11,800

31,600

75,000

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

1,490

2,170

4,750

Mote. Same as precedlng table above 

5.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

124

116

112

103

108

108

142

165

174

200

183

160

137

133

116

116

137

165

160

189

234

246

240

223

217

217

234

240

240

240

253

285

328

560

676

722

1,720

4,740

6,520

7,170

5,910

4,660

3,870

3,270

3,320

3,360

2,840

2,340

1,980

2,030

2,550

4,710

10,800

10,600

7,590

6,130

5,240

4,920

7,010

k!9,000

k44,800

k58,600 

k55,700 

k38,400 

k20,900 

k!9,200

21,800

20,800

19,100

k!6,500

k!3,300

10,600

8,360

7,780

11,900

11,300

k30,700 

k38,200 

k43,900 

k41,800 

k34,200

k25,900

k20,100

k!6,400

14,200

16,700

16,300 

k26,200 

k25,400 

k!9,600

17,700 

k20,300

22,300 

22, 600 

22,100 

21,100 

k37,200

k56,900 

k73,000 

k78,600 

78,300 

k66,700

k46,100 

k29,900 

k20,900 

k!4,500 

8,850

8,130

8,660

11,400

k!4,6OO

k!3,600

k!4,400 

k29,400 

k41,800 

k55,400 

57,200

k49,300 

43,400

k42,300 

40,200

k38,500

k32,800

k28,100 

27,400

k27,500 

25,400 

22,600

21,200 

klB,900 

16,900 

15,300 

13,600

12,100

10,600

10,200

9,520

k!4,400

k39,800

k46,400

k44,600

43,700

46,300

47,900 

k46,700 

k38,300 

k28,400 

k20,400

k!5,800 

15,000 

12,800

12,200

11,400

10,900

9,930

8,600

7,510

7,100

7,080

7,480

9,560

9,810

9,690

10,000

9,660

9,660

10,300

8,620

k27,000

k41,300

k55,300

58,000 

k50,100 

k36,900 

k26,000

22,500

21,600 

g26,100 

g31,600 

g33,700 

g37,500 

g35,200

g26,200 

g21,000 

318,000 

316,000 

a!5,

a!4,OOO 

a!3,000 

a!2,500 

a!2,500 

a!3,000

a!3,000 

12,700 

13,500 

15,200 

15,900

16,900

16,700

15,100

13,200

11,800

10,700 

k!2,800 

k!5,000 

k27,200

29,000

k23,800

18,700

k23,600

k37,600

42,700

k39,700 

k34,200 

k26,000 

k!8,700 

k!5,000

k!2,200

10,300

7,900

7,690

7,160

6,570

6,300

6,740

6,860

5,240

5,140

4,700

4,450

3,810

3,280

2,630

2,900

3,300

2,920

3,060

4,660

5,620

4,660

3,990

3,710

3,210

2,770

2,450

2,180

1,670

1,560

1,770

1,850

1,710

2,630

2,630

1,170 

1,030 

2,280 

2,60O 

k6,870

k42,100

k20,800

9,360

4,820

4,660

3,500

3,580

3,600

3,420

1,870

1,530

3,540

3,920

3,330

3,520

3,980

2,390

1,770

1,720

2,930

3,030

2,

4,200

2,720

1,530

3,040

4,550

4,450

4,920

6,060

5,960

11,500

k!4,500

k!5,500

k21,000

26,200

k22,700

k!5,300

9,570

7,590

6,090

5,080

4,420

4,020

2,680

1,810

3,820 

4,380 

4,O4O 

3,860 

3,940

3,210

1,800

3,940

5,380

5,340

5,460

4,460

3,490

1,500

3,270

4,200

4,560

5,000

7,570

8,940

6,520

6,660

6,050

5,640

5,480

5,04Q 

4,710 

2,710 

4,020 

4,500 

4,350

4,120

3,950

3,490

1,340

2,380

3,140

2,900

2,820

2,460

2,480

1,080

2,710

2,880

2,900

2,900

2,950

2,670

2,750

2,900

2,900

3,250

3,250

3,210

2,950

1,570

2,800

2,680

2,480

2,210

1,950

Secondfoot-days laximum Minimum

Change In contents In Dale 

Hollow Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

5,432

179,651

741,840

253

44,800

58,600

103

285

7,780

175

5,988

23,930

Calendar year 1948 4,007,498 118,000 103 10,950 +135,000 11,320

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

1,100,140

719,820

662,300

546,300

272,600

148,720

224,090

143,840

82,070

78,600

47,900

58,000

42,700

39,700

42,100

26,200

8,940

4,120

8,130

9,520

7,080

10,700

2,630

1,030

1,530

1,500

1,080

35,490

25,710

21,360

18,210

8,794

4,957

7,229

4,640

2,736

Water year 1948-49 .. 4,826,803 78,600 103 13,220 -133,000 12,860 1.76 23.85

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on Cumberland River 

at Carthage and Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam.

g Discharge computed from gage heights determined indirectly from records for Obey River below 

Dale Hollow Dam.

k Discharge computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 487

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14'42", long. 85°57'15", at Cordell Hull Bridge

on State Highway 25 at Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney Fork and

8^ miles upstream from look and dam 7. Datum of gage is 437.87 feet above mean sea

level, Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 7. Datum of auxiliary

gage is 438.85 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. 

Drainage area. 10,700 square miles. 

KecorQs available. October 1922 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--27 years, 16,770 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Jixtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 85,400 second-feet Jan. 9; maximum gage height,

33.4U feet Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 451 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 8.17

feet).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 186,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height,

59.80 feet Dec. 30, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 304

second-feet Oct. 29, 1940. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill

Reservoirs (see p. 492). 

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. Wire-weight gage

readings furnished by Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1923-39.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed by using the rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

8.2 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

1O.O

49O

95O

1,920

3,030

4,290

11.0

12.5

15.0

17.5

20.0

7,000

11,600

20,300

29,800

39,500

25.0

30.0

33.0

57,000

72,600

82,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

504

5O4

518

532

588

518

560

g630

g723

g785

g723

616

546

518

504

490

504

490

464

464

490

504

504

546

602

574

546

518

518

574

616

Nov.

616

646

754

9OO

1,210

3,050

3,870

6,160

7,520

g8,230

g7,000

g5,840

g5,030

g4,600

g4,420

g4,290

4,080

3,850

6,780

8,920

7,640

10,000

15,800

14,000

11 , 300

9,940

11,000

17,900

30,900

33,400

-

Dec.

k52,300

k6O,9OO

k57,300

k40,300

28,900

29,700

30.5OO

28,500

26,500

23,600

20,3OO

17,400

15,200

16,100

18,800

34,200

50,600

48,500

50,600

k47 , 200

k39 , 300

33,200

27,700

27,200

41,700

34,600

30,500

35,600

33,500

29,600

28 , 200

Month

October. ...............

November.. .............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April........... .......

Hay. ...................

June. ..................

July. ...............

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

31,200

32,

34,

38,

200

500

300

k61,3OO

66,100

k71,

k80,

82,

300

200

500

80,700

k69,400

k48,

35,

27,

500

too

300

15,600

10,300

9,

16, f

26,

310

300

00

28,200

28,700

k45,C

48, £

k57,E

)00

00

00

k65,100

67,100

67,]

k61,Z

k54,7

52, C

00

00

OO

00

c47,600

Secondfoot-days

17,173

249,646

1,058,500

6,036,436

1,461,210

1,078,400

1,027,500

864,000

434,290

373,690

399,600

219,260

104,790

7,288,059

Feb.

k42 , 600

39,700

39,500

39,000

36,900

34,200

32,400

30,000

28,000

26,400

24,500

22,700

21,700

20,700

21,600

37,000

k53,200

55,200

k61 , 600

64,500

62,200

60,400

k55,500

k45,900

38', 7 00

31,100

27,400

25,800

-

-

-

Mar.

24,400

23,300

22,300

21,500

20,400

19,100

17,800

17,400

17,800

19 , 600

21,200

20,900

20 , 900

20,700

20,200

20,400

20,300

38,300

47 , 200

k55,700

k63,900

63,600

k57,500

k43 , 600

38 , 200

35,700

k43,400

47,500

46,400

47,800

48,500

Apr.

k42,900

37,500

32 , 200

28,500

25,900

25,000

24,100

23,900

24,800

25,100

25,000

24,500

30,100

29,800

28,900

28,300

28,500

27,300

25,400

23,500

22,200

22,300

24,600

29,000

37,000

37,200

29,300

25,100

31,000

k45,100

-

Observed

Maximum

785

33,400

60,900

173,000

82,600

64,500

65,600

45,100

47 ,300

56,900

31 500

12^800

8,560

82,600

Minimum

464

616

15,200

464

9,910

20,700

17,400

22 3 200

4,920

4,290

4,810

2,780

1,760

464

Mean

554

8,322

34,150

16,490

47,140

38,510

33,150

28,800

14,010

12,460

7^073

3,493

19,970

Hay

47,300

46 , 200

k38,800

32,500

25,900

21,600

17,800

15,700

13,400

13,400

13,200

11,900

10,600

11,100

10,600

9,010

9,690

7,990

5,380

5,890

6,660

6,440

6,300

5,300

4,920

5,080

5,920

7,490

6,660

5,890

5,670

June

5,380

5,130

8,290

8,500

10,700

10,600

10,500

10,400

9,970

10,500

11,100

10,200

9,380

10,100

17,600

k56,900

k44,200

26,500

14,600

9,570

7,320

6,160

5 i860

5,810

5,430

4,290

5,220

11,700

12,400

9,380

Change In 

contents

(second-footdays ) t

_

+347,200

_

-

+74,300

July

8

7

6

5

4

,260

,990

,240

,080

810

7.140

8

8

8

7

5

6

11

11

830

080

710

230

670

920

400

4OO

11,700

12,000

15

21

23

26

29,

31,

27,

20,

15,

13,

11,

10,

7,

7,

6,

400

000

900

500

800

500

500

600

200

600

800

300

670

320

050

Aug.

4,940

5,240

6,360

5,160

4,630

5,080

3,900

2,780

4,030

6,720

5,920

5,650

5,540

5,190

3,620

4,380

7,030

5,780

7,720

11,500

12,200

12,800

10,700

9,630

9,290

9,940

9,470

9,160

7,840

8,230

8,830

Sept.

8.56O

8,110

5,70O

5,110

3,620

3,440

4,470

3,500

2,960

2,800

2,570

1,920

1,760

2,960

3,080

3,080

3,080

2,870

3,100

3,250

3,150

3,400

3,470

3,320

3,100

2,240

2,310

2,870

2,620

2,370

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

17,440

-

20,170

Per square 

mile

_

1.63

-

1.89

Runoff in 

Inches

22.19

-

25.59

t Change In contents of Dale Hollow, Qreat Palls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

g Discharge computed from graph based on partial gage-height record, wire-weight gage readings, 

and auxiliary gage readings.

V: Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
488 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°16'28", long. 86°38'40", at intake tower, 800 

reet upstream from dam 3, 1 mile north of Old Hickory, Davidson County, and 4 miles 

downstream from Drake Creek. Datum of gage is 390.85 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 11,700 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1931 to September 1942, October 1947 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--13 years, 17,240 second-feet (unadjusted)

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83,100 second-feet Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 

^T797 feet Jan. 28; minimum discharge, 376 seeond-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 6.99 feet).

1931-42, 1947-49: Maximum discharge, 173,000 second-feet Jan. 29, 1937; maximum 

gage height, 47.40 feet Jan. 29, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 86 second-feet Aug. 15 

1936; minimum gage height observed, 6.3 feet Oct. 10, 1931, caused by manipulation of 

valves in lock 3.

Maximum stage known, 51.2 feet Dec. 31, 1926, from floodmarks (discharge, 200,000 

second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those below 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

figures include from 26 to 54 second-feet diverted from dam 3 pool and returned to 

stream below the dam. Flow regulated by Dale Hollow, Great Palls, and Center Hill 

Reservoirs (see p . 492) and by navigation pools above station.

Cooperation. Readings of upper lock 3 staff gage furnished by Corps of Engineers. Record 

or daily diversion furnished by E, I, du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1932-40. W 1113: 1940(m).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed by using rate of change 

of stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

7.0 

7.2 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

346

655

1,260

2,450

3,870

5,550

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

9,300

13,600

18,800

30,500

42,600

48,300

18.0

19.0

20.0

22.0

25.0

30.0

52,800

56,400

59,400

65,300

73,800

87,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q

J.O

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

404

403

402

389

448

476

460

461

597

678

698

649

584

535

463

461

491

490

433

419

390

434

462

g389

g421

g522

g492

390

420

416

566

Nov.

602

634

700

717

2,560

4,540

4,000

4,480

6,680

8,060

8,290

6,980

5,840

4,950

4,450

4,280

4,130

3,990

5,850

9,620

9,180

8,240

12,100

15,900

13,200

11,100

11,100

18,700

37,500

34,700

-

Dec.

40,900

k54,400

k61,100

k59,500

k42,300

32,900

33,100

31,700

29,100

26,600

23,300

19,800

17,000

15,000

18,600

39,800

k59,700

k57,500

54,600

54,100

k49,000

40,100

32,200

31,400

k56,000

k51,300

35,900

35,100

39,200

35,500

30,900

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

31,000

33,

37,

k47,

200

900

500

k68,100

k77,900

k75,

75,

k78.

100

BOO

500

80,300

80,400

k74,

k57,

36,

BOO

700

100

26,100

14,300

11,

12,

26,

too

BOO

300

31,300

32,800

k48.

54,

56,

k62,

300

300

200

100

k69/800

k80,

k80,

k72,

k64,

300

100

900

100

kS7,600

Secondfoot-days

14,843

263,073

1,207,600

6,714,820

1,655,800

1,207,400 1 1 30 7-00 '913^300 479,900

506/260

423,090

221 , 380

110,410

8,133,756

Feb.

k51,400

45,500

42,000

43,000

41,800

38,700

35,900

33,800

31,300

29,200

27,300

25,500

23,600

22,800

24,200

32,800

k47,700

k55,500

k67,300

k76,400

k72,900

k68,600

k64,900

k59,600

k48,800

37,300

31,000

28>600

-

_

-

Mar.

26,400

25,200

23,900

22,900

21,900

20,500

18,900

17,900

18,800

20,500

22,000

22,500

22,000

22,000

21,400

20,800

21,600

k48,500

53,200

53,000

k58,900

k64,500

66,300

k61,300

k50,500

41,500

52,600

57,100

k53,100

50,200

50,800

Apr.

49,700

k43,400

36,800

31,900

28,900

27,200

26,100

25,000

25,200

26,000

se.ioo

26,100

34,300

35,100

21,900

30,306

29,900

29,400

27,700

25,600

23,800

23,500

24,900

25,900

33,500

38,400

35,300

28,100

27,100

36,200

Observed

Maximum

698

37,500

61,100

151,000

80/600

76/400

66/300

49,700

49 200

68 / 300

31 800

12^400

8,590

80,600

Minimum

389

602

15,000

191

11,400

22/800

17-. 900

23 500

5 130

5^520

5,270

2,950 

1,870

389

Mean

479

8/769

38,950

18,350

53,410

43,120

36,470

30,440

15,480 

16/880

13,650 

7,141

3,680

22,280

May

46,000

49,200

46,600

39,000

31,000

25,400

20,800

17,400

15,500

16,100

14,200

13,100

11,500

10,900

11,100

10,200

9,310

9,350

7,460

5,670

6,240

7,540

6,830

6,320

5,450

5,130

5,200

6,540

7,270

6,500

7,090

June

6,430

5,520

6,320

8,290

9,060

10,500

10,500

10,300

10,000

10,000

10,900

10,900

9,880

20,800

k56,600

68,300

k65,500

k49,500

23,900

14,100

9,670

8,210

6,610

6,500

6,170

5,630

6,570

11,900

14,600

13,100

Change in 

contents

(secondfoot-days) t

-

+347,300

I

+74,300

July

9

8

a

6

,880

,830

,170

.280

5^270

5.490

8

9

8

8

7

5

8

12

12

12

12

19

26

26

,870

,430

,830

,870

,500

,880

,750

,500

,600

,000

,800

,400

,200

,900

28.400

31

31

25

18

14

12

11

9

7

7

,800

,100

,900

,800

,300

,800

,400

,470

,650

,020

Aug.

5,880

4,7

5,5

6,5

50

30

80

5,240

6,170

5,2

3,9

2,9

00

20

50

4,820

6,540

5,9

5,5

5,6

60

20

70

4,920

3,500

5,5

6,6

6,0

60

90

60

9,100

12,000

12,4

12,4

10,6

00

00

00

9,800

9,510

9,6

9,3

9,0

7,6

70

00

20

80

8,440

Sept.

8,590

8,370

7,350

5,600

4 ,-820

3,470

3,680

4,200

3,320

2,940

2,700

2,600

1,870

2,140

2,890

3,110

3,140

3,110

3,140

3,290

3,290

3,23C

3,440

3,440

3,290

3,140

2,290

2,520

2,810

2,630

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

19,300

I

22,490

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.65

I

1.92

Runoff In 

inches

_

-

22.45

I

26.09

t Change In contents in Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs, 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings at lock 3. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 489

Cumberland River at Nashville, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09'45", long. 85°46'17", at Sparkman Street 

Bridge In Nashville, Davidson County, 2.7 miles upstream from lock and dam 1 and 3.3 

miles downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage Is 368.17 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary gage is upper staff gage at lock 1. Datum of auxiliary 

gage Is 367.83 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--12,860 square miles.

Records available.--January 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only) and October 1918 

to September 1949 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1887 to September 1924 in 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records prior to October 1892 subject to 

error due to uncertainty of gage datum.

Average discharge.--62 years (1887-1949), 20,180 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91,500 second-feet Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 

36.36 feet Jan. 28; minimum dally discharge, 420 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum gage 

height observed, 9.3 feet Sept. 14.

1887-1949: Maximum discharge, 203,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 56.2 

feet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Oct. 19, 1935; minimum gage height observed, 6.1 

feet Oct. 19, 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of crest wicket manipulation at dam 1, 

which are fair. Some regulation by Dale Hollow, Great Falls and Center Hill Reservoirs (see p . 492) and by navigation pools. Auxiliary gage read three times dally.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph, auxiliary gage readings, record of wicket manlpuiation, level notes, and nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

 532

420

474

476

473

534

582

569

565

739

800

763

676

621

508

453

711

592

481

666

599

544

511

533

551

557

574

584

578

568

707

Nov.

761

758

795

882

3,310

7,690

6,790

5,330

6,890

8,490

9,610

8,590

6,950

5,820

5,060

4,920

4,600

4,370

7,480

16,600

13,000

10,100

12,600

18,000

16,000

12,900

13,200

25,400

k58,100

k47,500

-

Dec.

k45,400

k56,800

k64,500

65,800

k51,800

k40,600

40,000

37,300

34,000

30,900

27,600

24,000

20,800

17,600

18,900

k48,900

k70,100

k65,200

61,300

59,400

k54,800

k45,600

k36,900

k36,800

k67,000

k59,900

k45,400

40,000

k44,700

k43,700

k37,100

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-49 . .

Jan.

35,

36,

k44.

k60,

k80,

k88,

k83,

82,

82,

84,

85,

k81,

k68,

k44,

33,

21,

13,

13,

27,

35,

k36,

k57,

61,

61,

k65,

k74.

k88,

88,

k81,

k73,

k64,

Secondfoot-days

17,941

342 496

1, 392 j 800

7,554,176

1,852,900

1,307,500

1,238,800

976,700

530,370

577,930

481,520

234,960

114,180

9,068,097

000

400

400

900

600

800

400

300

700

400

000

100

100

600

000

200

400

400

000

400

400

000

800

100

600

100

200

600

400

100

500

Feb.

k56,90o

k49,l

45,4

45,5

00

00

00

45,700

k41,800

38,9

36,1

33,2

00

00

00

30,700

28,500

26,9

24,9

23,8

00

00

00

24,800

k35,700

k48,l

k57,5

k72,7

00

00

00

kSS.SOO

k80,700

k75,6

k71,2

k65,E

00

00

00

k55,200

k42,900

k33,9

30,8

_

_

-

00

00

Mar.

28,400

26,600

25,3OO

24,300

23,300

22,300

20,700

19,400

20,100

23,100

24,300

24,400

23,800

23,300

22,900

22,200

22,400

k5 1,300

61,000

58,400

k61,000

k67,200

69,800

k66,500

k58,600

kSO.OOO

k60,700

66,600

60,000

56,300

54,600

Apr.

53,900

k47,30O

k43,OOO

k34,200

31,200

29,900

29,000

27,300

26,500

26,900

27,200

27,800

k41,200

k43,700

k36,400

33,300

31,600

31,000

29,400

27,100

25,200

24,900

25,900

26,400

30,400

k38,100

k36,900

31,000

27,200

32,800

Observed

Maximum

800

58,100

70,100

154,000

88,800

85,500

69,800

53,900

53,300

80,800

31,800

14,000

8,370

88,800

Minimum

420

758

17,600

420

13,400

23,800

19,400

24,900

5,790

6,060

5 530

3)520

1,750

420

Mean

579

11,420

44,930

20,640

59,770

46,700

39,960

32,560

17,110

19 r 260

15,530

7 579

3*806

24,840

May

k47,2OO

k53,300

k50,700

k42,200

k33,400

27,900

23.300

19,500

17,400

18,500

16,800

15,000

13,200

11,900

12,000

11,500

10,300

10,300

8,610

7,090

7,010

10,000

8,500

7,810

6,570

5,960

5,790

6,400

7,750

7,100

7,380

June

7,370

6,150

6,060

8,120

8,950

10,700

10,700

10,600

10,400

10,300

11,100

11,400

10,600

k22,300

k67,600

k80,800

k73,700

k58,200

k31,700

20,000

12,900

10,000

7,760

7,150

6,840

6,240

6,090

12,000

16,400

15,800

Change In 

contents

(secondfoot -days) t

+347 , 200

-

+74,300

July

12

10

9

7

5

5

8

12

10

10

10

7

11

19

18

17

17

20

26

,500

,10O

,200

,230

,930

,530

,580

,200

,700

,700

,600

,820

,600

,600

,300

,300

,400

,900

,900

28,200

28

30

31

28

22

16

14

12

10

8

7

,200

,500

,800

,100

,000

,300

,100

,600

,800

,250

,580

Aug.

6,370

5,200

5,300

6,560

5,940

7,310

6,580

4,760

3,520

4,330

6,340

6,140

5,900

5,680

5,490

4,160

5,060

7,530

6,330

8,960

12,100

12,800

14,000

11,700

11,100

10,000

10,200

9,810

9,580

8,110

8,100

Sept.

8,330

8,370

7,940

6,150

5,170

3,700

3,340

4,200

3,510

3,020

2,870

2,640

2,230

1,75C

2,560

3,050

3,240

3,440

3,340

3,500

3,530

3,450

3,520

3,480

3,480

3,410

2,720

2., 400

3,040

2,800

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

21,590

_

-

25,050

Per square 

mile

1.68

-

1.95

Runoff in 

inches

22.85

-

26.44

t Change In contents in Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note. Crest-wicket manipulation at dam 1 Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, May 19 to June 5, June 23-27, July 

4-7, 12-13, July 30 to Aug. 20, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30; discharge computed from auxiliary gage record 

by weir formula plus leakage.
490 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29'26", long. 87°50i20", at bridge on State 

Highway 76 at Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyer Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Indian Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from lock and datura D. Datum of gage 

is 324.25 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Staff gage above spillway at 

lock and darn D, at same datura, used during periods of crest-wicket manipulation. 

Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 324.30 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datura.

Drainage area. 16,530 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 12 years, 22,590 second-feet (unadjusted).

extremes. MaxiJSum discharge during year, 120,000 second-feet Jan. i.0; maximum gage 

Height, 38.16 feet Jan. 30; minimum daily discharge, 450 second-feet Oct. 3, caused 

by manipulation of wickets at navigation dams; minimum gage height observed, 10.12 

feet (upper lock D gage) Sept. 29.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 177,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

45.88 feet Feb. 17, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 414 second-feet Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage-height observed, 7.10 feet (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37: Maximum gage height observed, 56.8 feet Jan. 25, 1937, at lock D; minimum observed, 6.8 feet in September 1925, at lock D. Both extremes from unpublished 

records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of crest-wicket manipulation, which are 

fair. Lock gages read four times daily. Some regulation by navigation dams on 

Cumberland River and by Dale Hollow, Great Falls, and Center Hill Reservoirs (see p. 

492].

Cooperation. Lopk gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, seven discharge measurements, and two sets of level notes furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

734

845

450

504

559

568

568

563

581

752

741

964

826

638

673

778

830

837

824

822

820

820

753

760

8O9

790

666

563

642

736

825

Nov.

1,220

1,720

2,270

1,900

7,680

16,600

12,800

8,300

6,730

9,950

10,200

10,800

9,560

7,760

6,500

5,910

5,920

7,150

39,100

43,300

30,800

20,400

16,500

18,000

20,800

18,800

16,400

18,300

41,900

59,600

-

Dec.

56, loo

50,300

55,900

62,600

66,100

57,100

50,100

45,200

40,800

36,800

32,100

28,000

24,500

21,800

27,500

62,700

84,800

93,700

86,100

75,700

70,000

62,800

52,400

44,800

61,800

82,000

76,400

58,800

54,100

57 ,500

54,400

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April............ ......

May. ...................

June. ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

47,700

42,5

42,8

52,2

00

00

00

76,900

102,000

110,0

107,0

100,0

00

oo

oo

97 ,500

97,200

96,3

93,3

81,6

00

00

00

56,900

39,200

28,3

23,1

40,6

00

00

00

49,800

48,100

59,3

74,2

77,5

00

00

00

76,400

81,400

98,3

116,0

118,0

L14,0

00

oo

00

00

102,000

Feb.

90,200

78, 4C

67, 1C

60, 7C

0

0

0

60,100

57,300

52, 9C

48, 4C

45, 6C

0

0

0

42,300

39,2OO

36, 4C

33, 2C

38, 3C

54, 9C

0

0

0

0

64,700

68, 7C

69,8C

78, 1C

0

0

0

95,000

104,000

102.0C

96, OC

89,5C

0

0

0

82,300

70,000

56, 3C

45, 6C

_

_

-

0

0

Mar.

40,600

36,900

33,400

30,800

28 , 900

27,500

25,900

24,300

23,800

29,300

34', 600

33,600

32,000

30,000

28,900

27,700

26,800

46,200

70,300

75,900

71,100

73,100

80,400

80,700

77,800

72,800

73,500

85,800

87,100

77,700

74,600

Apr.

69, 80O

66,100

57,200

49,400

43,100

41,300

39,700

37,200

34,000

32,400

33,100

36,500

48,500

59,800

58,400

48,500

41,600

39,300

37,800

34,600

31,400

29,500

30,800

31,100

31,100

37,800

41,600

40,700

34,200

31,700

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

22,041

476,870

1,732,900

9,371,055

2,350,100

1,827,000

1,562,000

1,248,200

629,960

766,740

555,420

293,130

130,540

1,594,901

Maximum

964

59,600

93,700

175,000

118,000

104,000

87,100

69,800

54,100

94,500

33,500

15,100

9,580

118,000

Minimum

450

1,220

21,800

450

23,100

33,200

23,800

29,500

7,870

6,750

8,130

5,130

1,920

450

Mean

711

15,900

55,900

25,600

75,810

65,250

50,390

41,610

20,320

25,560-

17,920

9,456

4,351

31,770

May

40,500

48,800

54,100

52,800

45,800

31,300

30,000

24,700

21,800

21,200

22,300

20,500

18,000

15,900

14,600

14,400

13,500

12,100

11,500

9,650

10,300

11,400

13,500

10,700

9,280

8,430

7,900

7,870

9,180

9,750

8,200

June

8,920

8,780

6,750

8,190

10,200

10,700

11,800

11,700

11,500

11,700

11,400

12,300

12,300

14,300

49,000

79,700

94,500

91,200

76,700

51,100

28,200

20,200

15,300

12,000

10,900

10,400

15,500

15,800

22,300

23,400

-

Change In 

contents

(aecond-footdays)t

_

_

-

+347,200

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

+74,300

July

20,

15,

12,

11,

8,

8,

8,

13,

14,

11,

12,

12,

11,

IV,

22,

20,

19,

20,

23,

29,

30,

30,

33,

32,

27,

21,

17,

15,

13,

10,

9,

Adjust

600

100

200

000

600

130

560

400

400

9OO

600

100

000

900

400

600

700

200

800

700

000

5OO

500

800

600

900

200

200

200

500

130

Aug.

9,310

7,500

5,600

6,990

8,170

8,210

11,100

8,000

5,480

5,130

7,700

8,340

8,140

8,010

7,630

8,060

6,290

9,480

9,020

9,960

12,800

14,800

15,100

14,400

12,700

12,000

11,100

11 , 900

11,000

10,200

9,010

Sept.

9,050

9,580

9,260

8,140

6,100

4,770

3,830

5,390

4,590

3,720

3,090

3,130

3,140

1,920

2,730

3,860

3,680

3,630

4,000

3,690

3,590

3,660

3,660

3,560

3,640

3,720

3,400

2,550

2,410

3,050

-

ed for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

-

26,550

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31,970

Per square 

mile

_

-

-

1.61

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.93

Runoff in 

inches

-

-

-

21.86

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

26.25

t Change In contents in Dale Hollow, Great Palls, and Center Hill Reservoirs.

Note. Crest-wicket manipulation Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 6-18, May 17 to June 14, June 23-28, 

July~2"-13, July 29 to Aug. 21, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage 

using upper lock D gage. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary staff gage 

as a factor Nov. 19-22, Dec. 6, 15, 16, 18-24, 27-31, Jan. 7-21, Jan. 24 to Feb. 19, Feb. 21 to 

Mar. 3, Mar. 20-22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 5, June 18-21.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 491

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°08'45", long. 88°24 I 25", at bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Smithland, Livingston County, 1 mile downstream from McCormick Creek and 2.8 

miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, Crittenden 

County, 16.8 miles upstream. Datum of each gage is 300.00 feet above mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Low-water staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream from base gage. Datum of gage is 302.86 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Drainage area. 18,080 square miles.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1949 (fragmentary prior to October 1943).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 110,000 second-feet Jan. 31; maximum gage height, 

3b.67 feet Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 670 second-feet Oct. 4.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 170,000 second-feet Feb. 18, 1939; maximum gage height, 

40.60 feet Mar. 11, 1945, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 51.1 feet January to February 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 15,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge above 15,000 

second- f <-,.^ computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge 

*ie~ -o.OOO second-feet computed using low-water gage at lock and dam F with wicket 

operation at dam as a factor. Upper gage at lock and dam F read four times daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record for lock and dam F and record of wicket manipulations 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22n-r

fcO

24

25

26

27

OQfcO

OQ <£3

30

31

Oct.

950

744

699

670

695

695

695

695

695

695

768

834

834

763

751

915

1,390

1,590

1,340

931

992

1,210

1,170

1,030

992

952

883

744

898

903

1,290

Nov.

1,930

2,000

4,020

2,930

12,200

20,600

19,400

13,000

7,010

11,600

11,700

12,600

11,500

9,270

7,730

6,780

6,730

7,260

31,200

47,300

42,400

31,900

22,000

19,800

22,200

22,400

19,800

19,200

29,300

50,800

-

Dec.

58,800

52,900

52,700

57,800

63,900

65,800

58,800

51,700

46,400

42,000

35,400

33,500

29,700

26,200

35,300

68,000

79,400

88,300

93,000

90,600

83,500

76,400

68,800

58,600

60,100

72,000

82,100

83,400

77,600

71,000

68,200

Jan.

59,700

50,000

46,500

49,600

65,800

82,000

93,500

98,000

99,300

99,300

98,400

98,100

97,300

97,000

90,800

74,200

52,800

43,700

54,900

60,300

61,400

68,700

70,000

84,400

87,800

86,800

86,80O

93,100

97,600

103,000

109,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............. ..............

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

109,000

104,000

98,000

88,300

79,300

74,300

70,400

66,100

61,500

59,400

56,400

54,100

52,200

76,400

86,500

90,800

87,000

81,700

77,900

80,100

86,800

93,100

95,800

96,000

95,200

92 , 200

84,200

70,600

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

28 , 413

526 , 560

1,931,900

10,287,360

2,459,800

1*800*300

1,432,400

695,470

816,950

fpn'qpn

141*130

13,027,673

Mar.

59,300

51,900

45,900

43,600

40,300

45,600

40,200

37,800

33,600

36,600

38,600

37,700

35,000

35,800

36,100

35,600

33,700

40,100

62,300

75,900

79,700

78,000

80,200

82,900

83,300

84,000

92,500

88,300

88,800

89,500

87,500

Apr.

84,300

79,900

75,400

68,400

58,400

51,400

48,400

45,900

41,500

38,900

39,500

40,000

46 , 800

60,200

65,600

57,900

48,700

43,300

40,300

37,700

35,600

34,000

33,700

34,200

33,600

34,600

39,700

42,600

38,600

33,300

-

Maximum

1,590

50,800

93,000

165,000

109,000 

109,000

92,500

84,300

55,900

89,100

32,700

17,100 

9,870

109,000

May

34,900

44,300

52,400

55,900

52 , 300

44,200

36.7OO

30,500

26,200

23,400

24,200

23,900

21,700

19,000

17,300

16,900

16,200

13,800

12,500

11,600

11,100

11,800

14,900

12,900

10,300

9,420

8,770

8,770

9,430

11,000

9,180

Minimum

670

1,930

26,200

670

43,700

52,200

33,600

33,300

8,770

7,550

5*.690

2,390

670

June

9,250

10 , 300

7,550

8,150

10,400

11,000

12,900

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,800

12,800

13,300

14,200

29,300

62,200

78,500

86,800

89,100

80,300

51,300

38,600

20,000

16,400

13,400

11,900

314,000

818,000

a23,000

a24,000

-

Mean

917

17.55C

62.32C

28, 11C

79.35C

80, 98C

58,07C

47.75C

22.43C

27 , 23C

19.31C

10.61C 

4,704

35.69C

July

24,000

19,000

14,100

13,300

9.87C

9,550

8,930

13,900

16,000

14,400

13,900

13,900

11,800

19,300

21,400

23,100

21,400

20,800

22,300

27,200

30,000

30 , 400

31,500

32,700

30 , 800

25,900

23,400

17,900

16,500

11,900

9,380

Aug.

9,780

9,070

6,000

6,850

8,570

8,580

12,500

9,760

6,170

5,690

8,480

9,280

8,740

8,660

8,940

9,950

10,100

11,700

1 1 , 000

9,990

12,800

16,500

16,600

17,100

14,100

13,300

12,000

13,000

12,700

11,100

9,910

Per square 

mile t

0.051

.971

3.45

1.55

4 39

4.48

3 21

2.64

1.24

1.51

1.07

.587

.260

1.97

Sept.

9,510

9,870

9,510

9,360

6,860

5,270

3,380

5,500

5,410

4,110

3,330

3,190

3,330

2,390

2,590

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,560

4,280

4,000

3,880

3,880

4,050

3,880

3,880

3,830

3,080

2,460

2,960

-

Runoff in 

inches t

0.06

3".97

21.15

5.06

4.66

3.70

2.95

1.43

1 . 68

1 23

. 68

.29

26.79

Peak discharge (base, 80,000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 19 (12 m.) 93,300 sec.-ft.; Dec. 28 (3 a.m.) 85,600 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 9 (9 p.m.) 99,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 110,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (12 m.) 91,500 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 24 (6 p.m.) 96,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (12 m.) 94,300 sec.-ft.; June 19 (6 a.m.) 89,500 

sec.-ft.

t Computed using drainage area at base gage. Drainage area at low-water gage Is 17,690 square miles.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Dover, Tenn.
492 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Cumberland River Basin

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32 I 19", long. 85°27'05", at Dale 

Hollow Dam on Obey River, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Term., and 7.3 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to 

June 25, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Drainage area, 935 square miles. 

Records available, August 1943 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 

725,000 second-foot-days Jan. 6 (elevation, 654.00 feet); minimum, 525,000 second-footdays Sept. 30 (elevation, 639.00 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1943- 

49, that of Jan. 6, 1949; minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 second-footdays Sept. 11, 1944 (elevation, 630.6 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 6 taintor 

gates each 12 feet high by 60 feet wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 663.0 feet (top of gates) is 860,000 second-foot-days of which 178,000 secondfoot-days between elevations 663.0 feet (top of gates) and 651.0 feet (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 250,000 second-foot-days between elevations 

651.0 feet and 631.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, navigation, and power. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Great Falls Reservoir.--Remote indicator gage, lat. 35°48'10", long. 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 800 feet southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 1.9 miles northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, Tenn., and 2.4 miles upstream from Great Falls Dam on Caney Pork. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 1,640 square miles. Records 

available, January 1917 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 29,300 secondfoot-days Jan. 5 (elevation, 806.48 feet); minimum, 9,300 second-foot-days Oct. 29 

(elevation, 782.34 feet). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-49, 817.48 

feet Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 secondfoot-days Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates each 14 feet high by 25 feet wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; 

dam redesigned and crest raised 35 feet in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 

feet (top of gates), is 27,400 second-foot days, of which 24,900 second-foot-days is 

controlled storage above elevation 762.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used 

primarily for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05'48", long. 85°49'38", at Center 

Hill uam on Caney Fork, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, DeKalb County, Tenn., and 26.6 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior 

to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Drainage 

area, 2,195 square miles. Records available, November 1948 to September 1949. Maximum contents during period, 507,000 second-foot-days Jan. 29, 30 (elevation, 629.0 

feet); minimum (after first filling), 196,000 second-foot-days Sept. 7 (elevation, 

581.5 feet) .

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

8 taintor gates, 37 feet high and 50 feet wide. Closure of dam was made Nov. 27, 

1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total 

capacity at elevation 685.0 feet (top of gates) is 1,055,000 second-foot-days, of which 

385,000 second-foot-days between elevations 685.0 feet (top of gates) and 648.0 feet 

(crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 248,000 second-foot-days between elevations 648.0 feet (crest of spillway) and 618.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool) 

will be used for power production. Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, 

and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 194S to September 1949

Date

Sept.3O. .. .

Oct. 31....

Nov. 30....

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31....

Feb. 28....

Mar. 31....

Apr. 30. ...

May 31. ...

June 30. . . .

July 31....

Aug. 31....

Sept. 30. . . .

1948-49..

Dale Hollow Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

649.2

649.3

653.0

651.1

-

651.0

650.1

650.9

648.8

648.5

648.0

647.8

643.9

639.0

~

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

days)

658,000

659,000

710 ,OOO

684,000

-

683,000

669,000

681, OOO

653,000

648, OOO

641, OOO

638, OOO

586,000

525,000

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfootdays)

.

+1,000

+51,000

-26,000

+135,000

-1,000

-14,000

+12,000

-28,000

-5,000

-7,000

-3,000

-52,000

-61,000

-133,000

Great Palls Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

785.02

782.64

804.85

805.40

-

805.46

804.93

805.79

804.35

786.18

795.00

793.28

788. 9O

783.85

-

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

days)

10,800

9,500

27,40O

28,000

-

28,100

27,500

28,500

 26,800

11,600

17,800

16,400

13,300

10,100

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

( secondfoot -

days)

-1,300

+17,900

+600

+20,200

+100

-600

+1,000

-1,700

-15,200

+6,200

-1,400

-3,J.OO

-3,200

-700

Center Hill Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

.

 498.4

 558.6

 580.6

-

 628.9

 622.9

611.9

600.3

6O2.0

583.4

584.3

582.8

584.0

-

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

days)

4,000

102,000

192,000

-

506,000

459,000

379,000

302,000

313,000

206,000

210,000

203,000

208,000

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfootdays)

_

_

+98,000

+90,000

-

+314,000

-47,000

-80,000

-77,000

+11,000

-107,000

+4,000

-7,000

+5,000

-

* Interpolated from 8 a.m. readings, 

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 493

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°39'05", long. 83°42'05", 

0.4 mile upstream from Browne Branch, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 

5.2 miles upstream from Clear Pork. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 59.9 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.80 

reet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 6,160 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 20.92 

feet); minimum daily, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 11, 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

5light diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by tannery above station.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1941(M). W 973: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet) >

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.03 2.9 1.4 27 6.0 526 1.1 5.S 1.3 20 4.0 -300 

1.05 3.4 1.6 49 9.0 1,020 1.15 8.5 1.5 40 5.0 410 

1.1 5.1 1.9 82 12.0 1,710 1.2 12 2.0 101 7.0 680 

1.15 7.5 2.3 121 12.8 1,940 1.25 15 2.5 150 

1.2 10 3.0 178 

1.3 18 4.0 274

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

3.4 

3.4 

2.9 

3.7 

4.3

4.7 

5.1 

4.7 

4.0 

4.0

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

3.7 

3.4

3.2 

5.5 

16 

3.0 

5.1

4.3 

5.1 

6.0 

5.5 

4.7

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

3.7

Nov.

5.1 

5.1 

23 

19 

11

176 

88 

30 

20 

41

57 

37 

28 

21 

17

16 

16 

13 

72 

176

76 

52 

42 

38 

30

39 

185 

936 

1,640 

377

Dec.

174 

123 

158 

237 

190

184 

159 

130 

99 

71

58 

52 

49 

42 

47

357 

339 

214 

162 

119.

90 

75 

61 

62 

167

149 

121 

104 

241 

431 

248

Jan.

161 

121 

11S 

128 

1,940

1,540 

354 

208 

152 

116-

95 

82 

71 

64 

58

53 

58 

56 

70 

63

236 

1,340 

479 

265 

192

176 

264 

567 

370 

221 

340

Month

Ooto 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Jam; 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

He

 bar... ......................

 ber .........................

.lendar year 1943 ............

Lary

ist ...........................

ember ........................

iter yemr 1943-49 ............

Feb.

286 

202 

166 

154 

142

126 

119 

99 

86 

81

69 

63 

58 

60 

133

673 

414 

242 

241 

332

276 

207 

160 

128 

108

88 

82 

99

Seoondfoot-days

147.0 

4,286.2 

4,713

36,348.6

9,958 

4,894 

5,737 

4,949 

2,192 

421.6 

2,918.2 

451.4 

192.0

40,859. E

Mar.

76 

72 

69 

67 

63

63 

57 

52 

59 

80

76 

78 

74 

71 

66

58 

63 

1,140 

509 

263

186 

155 

173 

148 

234

286 

287 

444 

338 

233 

192

Apr.

143 

116 

99 

84 

94

109 

103 

116 

103 

95

92 

91 

207 

205 

166

129 

107 

98 

76 

66

74 

357 

356 

219 

147

113 

171 

600 

327 

236

Maximum

16 

1,640 

431

2,820

1,940 

673 

1,140 

600 

217 

54 

668 

34 

10

1,940

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (4 a.m.

May

196 

217 

191 

154 

123

98 

82 

73 

64 

64

62 

52 

45 

40 

37

36 

33 

29 

26 

27

25 

165 

72 

48 

52

40 

35 

30 

27 

25 

24

Minimum

2.9

5.1 

42

2.9

53 

58 

52 

66 

24 

6.8 

5.8 

9.0 

3.5

2.9

June

23 

18 

16 

14 

13

13 

12 

13 

12

10

9.7 

9.7 

12 

12 

12

54 

28 

16 

14 

12

9.7 

11 

11 

10 

9.7

9.7 

10 

13 

7.3 

6.8

Mean

4.74 

143 

152

99.3

321 

175 

185 

165 

70.7 

14.1 

94.1 

14.6 

6.40

112

July

7.9 

12 

7.3 

6.3 

5.8

14 

12 

17 

IS 

30

16 

25 

69 

238 

178

131 

85 

668 

624 

315

124 

73 

50 

39 

31

26 

24 

20 

17 

17 

18

Aug.

14 

16 

31 

34 

22

17 

14 

13 

12 

12

10 

12 

14 

12 

9.7

12 

16 

13 

10 

12

a!5 

a20 

al5 

a!3 

alO

9.7 

aS.O 

a!5 

a20 

alO 

a9.0

Per square 

mile

0.079 

2.39 

2.54

1.66

5.36 

2.92 

3.09 

2.75 

1.18 

.235 

1.57 

.244 

.107

1.87

Sept.

aS.O 

a7.0 

a6.0 

aS.O 

aS.O

a4.5 

a4.5 

aS.O 

aS.O 

aS.O

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.0

a3.5

a4.0 

a5.0 

alo 

alO 

a9.0

aS.O 

aS.O 

a7.0 

a7.0 

a7.0

a7.0 

alO 

a9.0 

aS.O 

a7.0

Runoff in 

inohes

0.09 

2.66 

2.93

22.57

6.18 

3.04 

3.56 

3.07 

1.36 

.26 

1.81 

.28 

.12

25.36

) 2,180 sec. -ft. 3 Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) 3,480

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis cf weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
494 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Laurel River near Otas, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°58i, long. 84°08', 200 feet downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek, if miles northwest of Otas, 

Whitley County, and 2f miles northwest-of Corbin. Datum of gage is 956.05 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--198 square miles.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1924, July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 10.42 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1, Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1922-24. 1942-49: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

17.94 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 19 feet, present datum, in 1911, 1913, 1922, from information 

by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

 and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1 1-1 1.7 18 3.7 410 1.1 1.1 1.7 17 3.5 

1.2 2.4 1.9 29 4.5 70O 1.2 2.4 1.8 24 4.1 

1.3 4.0 2.2 55 5.5 1,160 1.3 4.0 2.0 40 5.0 

1.4 6.2 2.5 97 7.O 1,910 1.4 6.0 2.4 86 6.5 

1.5 9.2 3.0 205 9.7 3,830 1.5 8.5 2.6 120 8.5 

1.6 12 2.9 186

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

2.3 

8.3 

3.4 

2.3

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

2.1

Nov.

3.8 

2.9 

4.2 

4.0 

2.9

45 

43 

24 

14 

19

29 

33 

25 

20 

16

13 

12 

11 

25 

244

205 

135 

180 

158 

117

86 

121 

718 

2,260 

1,660

Dec.

760 

380 

1,370 

1,650 

1,030

792 

656 

434 

311 

225

172 

149 

135 

119

139

1,600 

1,700 

980 

604 

476

359 

311 

269 

225 

260.

254 

195 

222 

563 

1,220 

804

Jan.

479 

353 

353 

620 

3,020

3,860 

1,820 

748 

473 

365

299

260 

225 

195 

172

151 

182 

305 

404 

452

452 

1,880 

1,780 

1,220 

740

760 

955 

1,120 

905 

572 

812

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . .

uary .......................

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,040 

740 

548 

500 

468

371 

329 

284 

242 

215

172 

145 

135 

166 

603

1,520 

1,280 

692 

808 

1,630

1,260 

752 

504 

389 

320

254 

218 

266

Seoondfoot days

66.2 

6,230.£ 

18,364

112,368."

25,932 

15,851 

18,101 

15,816 

3,480 

180.3 

4,160.£ 

973. E 

101. £

109, 257. C

Mar.

239 

175 

153 

141 

133

129 

131 

111 

121 

245

230 

190 

170 

151 

141

127 

135 

2,990 

2,980 

1,390

660 

482 

465 

351 

378

512 

944 

1,740 

1,22& 

719 

548

Apr.

1, 

1,

2, 

1,

Maximum

8.3 

2,260 

1,700

9,550

3,860 

1,630 

2,990 

2,440 

564 

14 

389 

196 

10

3,860

409 

303 

252 

216 

216

465 

370 

339 

309 

240

218 

229 

420 

490 

367

276 

224 

221 

191

147

126 

360 

560 

935 

468

327 

642 

440 

350 

706

May

564 

451 

333 

246 

194

151 

120 

97 

82 

124

197 

106 

76 

58 

49

39 

33 

28 

22 

28

26 

26 

30 

32 

121

107 

52 

34 

24 

17 

13

Minimum

1.4 

2.9 

119

1.2

151 

135 

111 

126 

13 

2.4 

2.7 

4.8 

1.5

1.4

June

11 

8.8 

7.2 

6.0

5.4

4.4 

3.8 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4

6.5 

14 

11 

11 

7.5

5.6 

5.8 

5.2 

4.4 

5.2

7.1 

13 

7.0 

5.0 

4.4

Mean

2.14 

208 

592

307

837 

566 

584 

527 

112 

6.00 

134 

31.4 

3.39

299

July

4.4 

3.2 

3.7 

2.9 

2.7

5.8 

9.9 

34 

42 

28

72 

59 

65 

174 

336

239 

216 

588 

528 

357

179 

104 

72 

64 

45

42 

78 

34 

298 

389 

85

360 

580 

1,000 

1,800 

3,010

Aug.

47 

30 

22 

16 

12

17 

14 

12 

11 

7.5

6.5 

5.4 

5.4 

4.8 

15

166 

196 

102 

67 

46

34 

30 

26 

20 

14

11 

8.8 

7.8 

7.5 

6.2 

5.6

Per square 

mile

0.011 

1.05 

2.99

1.55

4.23 

2.86 

2.95 

2.66 

.566 

.030 

.677 

.159 

.017

1.51

Sept.

4.6 

3.8 

3.5 

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

2.4 

2.3 

2.0 

1.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.8 

2.3 

8.1 

10 

4.0

6.2 

5.6 

4.6 

3.7 

2.9

2.4 

2.3 

2.9 

3.2 

4.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

1.17 

3.45

21.11

4.87 

2.98 

3.40 

2.97 

.65 

.03 

.78 

.18 

.02

20.51

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 sec. -ft.). No neak above base.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 495

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10'05", long. 84°17'25", at bridge on State High- 

 way 80 at Billows, Rockcastle County, 1 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 1 mile upstream

from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London. Datum of gage is 802.90 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--607 square miles.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--13 years, 849 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet Feb. (gage height, 26.80 feet); 

minimum, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 

feet); minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 22,23, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

.9 

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

36

67

114

200

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

335

640

1,560

2,560

11.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

4,190

6,950

11,300

16,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.0

11

12

13

13

11

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

8.8

10

16

35

40

33

18

14

13

12

11

12

13

13

13

14

Nov.

18

21

37

48

57

492

899

325

204

162

272

335

250

194

152

125

113

104

180

1 ,.490

898

552

608

535

419

335

398

1,370

7,300

3,950

-

Dec.

1,620

966

1,690

2,820

1,580

1,400

1,360

1,040

764

584

461

400

372

335

487

5,410

4,770

2,360

1,680

1,360

1,030

832

672

570

552

485

385

378

616

2,250

1,720

Jan.

1,220

912

800

1,400

8,750

14,000

3,580

2,000

1,400

1,010

808

688

598

518

461

410

413

622

1,150

1,740

1,580

6,280

5,120

2,930

2,200

1,900

2,000

2,540

2,310

1,660

1,610

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May... ...........................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,520

1,320

1,420

1,740

1,520

1,290

1,020

854

728

602

504

464

4,980

16,100

11,900

4,230

2,260

2,380

7,730

4,490

2,560

1,840

1,360

1,090

844

724

885

_

_

-

Mar.

908

776

736

672

619

584

524

443

434

700

844

768

712

648

591

528

521

7,280

7,250

2,700

1,850

1,440

1,780

1,650

1,500

1,810

2,080

3,210

2,640

1,940

1,580

Seoondfoot-days

434.9

21,843

40,949

372,048.8

72,600

78,155

49,918

34,916

15,656

2,205

7,026

6,302

531

330,535.9

Apr.

1,220

934

784

t 676

630

1,250

1,300

al,000

aSOO

3700

3650

a900

1,210

1,720

1,420

1,100

894

820

688

546

479

835

2,000

1,250

894

716

1,010

4,100

2,540

1,850

Maximum

40

7,300

5,410

32,200

14,000

16,100

7,480

4,100

2,040

153

1,780

2,570

50

16,100

May

2,040

1,640

1,260

952

768

622

518

440

382

491

630

416

342

385

246

226

290

242

188

190

174

290

619

425

419

398

305

250

202

164

142

Minimum

8.3

18

335

8.0

410

464

434

479

142

44

22

25

10

8.8

June

125

109

95

85

81

81

70

59

51

47

46

44

56

67

64

78

131

153

120

85

69

65

67

55

45

47

53

58

49

50

Mean

14.0

728

1,321

1,017

2,342

2,791

1,610

1,164

505

73.5

227

203

17.7

906

July

46

45

37

29

24

22

50

93

59

58

298

210

111

236

320

390

1,780

908

602

405

315

212

153

131

109

86

72

60

52

48

65

Aug.

49

40

35

31

28

25

204

108

78

58

55

49

39

95

65

645

2,570

684

392

222

153

117

94

79

69

60

50

44

43

67

Psr square 

mile

0.023

1.20

2.18

1.68

3.86

4.60

2.65

1.92

.832

121

!374

.334

.029

1.49

54

Sept.

50

40

33

29

26

23

21

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

16

17

23

18

15

13

11

11

10

10

11

14

14

Runoff in 

inchss

0.03

1.34

2.51

22.81

4.45

4.79

3.06

2.14

.96

.14

.43

.39

.03

20.27

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (4:30 a.m.) 17,500 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 15 (5:30 

18,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Laurel 

River near Otas.
496 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

New River at New River, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'04", long. 84°33'30", 1,000 feet downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at town of New River, Scott County, 1,000 feet downstream from Phillips Creek, and if miles downstream from Brimstone Creek. Datum of 

gage is 1,092.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 383 square miles.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years, 667 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 27.00 

reet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 16, 17.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 44,300 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 

feet); no flow Aug. 12, 13, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 feet Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. S. Weather Bureau gage l,20i 

feet upstream and at datum 3.41 feet higher.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 60 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4,

Nov. 9, 10, 15-18, Mar. 19-28,

July 26 to Aug. 17

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

2.2 67 3.3 362 8.0 3,500 1.6 13 3.0 249 10.0 5,200 

2.4 99 4.0 710 10.0 5,100 1.8 26 3.3 362 12.0 7,100 

2.7 160 5.0 1,330 12.0 7,000 2.0 45 4.0 690 15.0 10,900 

3.0 249 6.0 2,030 14.6 10,300 2.2 69 5.0 1,260 20.7 19,400 

2.4 99 6.0 1,900 

2.7 160 8.0 3,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.7

.9 

.9 

.7 

.5 

.5

.5 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

1.1 

2.6

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

8.0 

14 

12 

8.8

7.6 

6.1 

5.5 

5.2 

4.5 

4.2

Nov.

4.2 

3.6 

6.1 

5.8 

78

1,310 

789 

267 

146 

150

497 

350 

227 

176 

136

112 

92 

79 

886 

4,310

1,090 

622 

512 

422 

346

299 

1,940 

10,300 

13,300 

3,200

Dec.

1,460 

954 

2,160 

2,470 

1,540

1,950 

1,820 

1,220 

828 

600

454 

379 

330 

280 

263

1,270 

3,690 

1,900 

1,300 

932

715 

605 

495 

678 

8,390

3,540 

1,770 

1,220 

1,370 

2,410 

1,610

Jan.

1,130 

856 

966 

1,590 

19,400

10,300 

2,420 

1,480 

1,070 

806

650 

550 

477 

418 

366

326 

334 

984 

2,030 

1,840

2,370 

10,500 

3,920 

2,250 

1,530

1,280 

2,130 

5,550 

2,850 

1,550 

2,600

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ............. ...........

lendar year 1948 

ary

uarv £?::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,460 

1,650 

1,270 

1,150 

1,100

960 

883 

784 

700 

655

570 

495 

464 

441 

1,000

5,590 

3,630 

1,920 

1,940 

2,870

1,890 

1,340 

1,000 

784 

655

540 

477 

495

Seoondfoot-days

93.2

41,655.7 

48,603

274,252.7

84,523 

37,713 

35,490 

25,885 

10,370 

1,761 

16,854 

3,557 

1,008

307, 513. C

Ha,.

418 

366 

338 

314 

299

288 

274 

239 

263 

392

450 

459 

450 

428 

401

362 

342 

6,310 

3,590 

1,610

1,050 

806 

922 

839 

1,480

2,540 

2,030 

3,280 

2,260 

1,480 

1,210

Apr.

1,030 

839 

715 

615 

605

1,080 

1,180 

1,020 

817 

675

590 

545 

878 

1,160 

954

762 

640 

570 

468 

388

338 

703 

1,180 

784 

605

504 

580 

2,610 

1,840 

1,210

Maximum

8.8 

13,300 

8,390

24,800

19,400 

5,590 

6,310 

2,610 

927 

173 

5,700 

428 

125

19,400

Peak discharge (base, 16 f OOO sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (11 IP

May

922 

927 

839 

690 

602

482 

405 

350 

295 

362

575 

405 

307 

246 

227

205 

181 

158 

126 

108

97 

243 

266 

176 

270

260 

192 

150 

119 

99 

86

Minimum

0.3 

3.6 

263

.3

326 

441 

239 

338 

86 

20 

42 

31 

13

.3

June

88 

96 

75 

61 

51

44 

38 

41 

34 

29

27 

25 

22 

21 

20

37 

69 

108 

76 

57

45 

40 

40 

36 

40

72 

86 

93 

173

117

Mean

3.01 

1,389 

1,568

749

2,727 

1,347 

1,145 

863 

335 

58.7 

544 

115 

33.6

842

July

93 

79 

64 

49 

45

56 

42 

49 

46 

60

89 

128 

182 

371 

600

464 

672 

5,700 

3,670 

1,720

878 

513 

338 

233 

170

132 

112 

93 

79 

68 

59

Aug.

53 

57 

55 

55 

62

64 

75 

67 

56 

45

42 

41 

32 

31 

41

64 

246 

277 

148 

110

112 

136 

195 

192 

428

292 

176 

128 

1O6 

96 

75

Per square 

mile

0.008 

3.63 

4.09

1.96

7.12 

3.52 

2.99 

2.25 

.875 

.153 

1.42 

.300 

.088

2.20

Sept.

62 

52 

46 

37 

32

30 

29 

27 

27 

26

22

19 

17 

15 

13

13 

13 

18 

125 

101

65 

44 

32 

25 

20

17 

17 

18 

21 

25

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

4.04 

4.72

26.62

8.21 

3.66 

3.45 

2.51 

1.01 

.17 

1.64 

.35 

.10

29.87

n. 21,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9 p.m. 31,200
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 497

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'37", long. 84°32'00", at mouth of Bear Creek,

 1,6'UO feet upstream from Salt Branch and 65 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary

County. Datum of gage Is 764.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 942 square miles, Including that of Bear Creek.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1949 (Includes flow of Bear Creek).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,600 second-feet Jan. S (gage height, 36.20

 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 69,600 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 4, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 feet In March 1929, from Information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

Revisions (water years). W 1113: 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

1.6 10

1.7 17

1.8 26

2.0 54

2.2 88

2.5 155

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

250

365

500

Note. Same as following table 

above 3.4 feet.

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

72

115

170

342

500

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

770 13.0

1,280 16.0

2,230 20.0

3,500 25.0

5,520 29.0

9,380

14,100

21,500

32,100

42,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

15

14

12

12

17

34

28

31

28

26

37

34

31

30

26

24

24

65

64

59

46

38

37

40

38

36

36

38

37

34

a40

Nov.

a45

a45

a70

a!50

a210

a700

a2,200

al,000

a600

aSOO

3700

al,100

a780

a560

a450

3340

297

264

702

7,500

3,040

1,590

1,280

1,060

875

730

1,310

14,000

35,000

10,200

-

Dec.

4,300

2,580

4,570

6,080

3,880

3,860

4,300

2,980

2,060

1,540

1,160

980

860

766

712

2,140

8,230

5,170

3,340

2,460-

1,840

1,530

1,330

1,140

14,100

11,000

4,760

3,080

2,980

5,050

3,990

Jan.

2,760

2,100

2,170

5,560

42,200

34,900

7,780

4,320

2,970

2,200

1,760

1,510

1,310

1,120

1,010

900

856

1,120

2,040

3,470

2,820

20,500

11,300

6,280

4,220

3,340

4,110

7,330

6,720

3,730

3,970

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ................... .....

March ............................

April ....................... ...

May may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,630

4,010

3,160

2,710

2,520

2,200

1,910

1,720

1,500

1,380

1,240

1,080

975

925

965

6,260

7,250

4,250

3,740

6,770

5,040

3,510

2,580

1,980

1,650

1,380

1,170

1,180

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,031

87; 29f 

112,768

598,540

196,376

78,685

90,469

59,132

26,459

5,177

32,410

21,009

3,953

714,767

Mar.

1,120

950

860

806

761

734

694

635

671

1,050

1,240

1,210

1,140

1,070

1,000

905

833

11,300

11,000

4,880

3,180

2,510

2,730

2,350

2,720

5,400

5,300

10,000

6,260

3,990

3,170

Apr.

2,700

2,140

1,790

1,540

1,410

2,240

2,710

2,400

1,960

1,620

1,390

1,240

1,580

2,460

2,120

1,750

1,480

1,330

1,140

960

842

1,880

3,280

2,230

1,660

1,340

1,180

3,750

4,250

2,760

Maximum

65

35,000

14,100

54,000

42,200

7,250

11,300

4,250

2,260

317

9,510

2,560

267

42,200

May

2,260

2,210

2,150

1,780

1,470

1,210

1,080

875

774

734

1,100

1,140

820

666

568

522

488

456

392

342

338

408

734

653

543

676

563

472

396

335

302

Minimum

12

45

712

12

856

925

635

842

302

99

138

164

74

12

June

277

256

250

219

189

164

144

128

115

HO

101

99

110

110

101

189

192

183

229

205

167

205

186

150

136.

125

123

205

192

317

Mean

33.3

2,910

3,638

1,635

6,335

2,810

2,918

1,971

854

173

1,045

678

132

1,958

July

313

229

192

161

138

1*1

156

164

189

299

448

432

684

612

1,080

1,080

990

4,770

9,510

3,710

2,220

1,270

842

604

460

400

350

292

243

219

212

Aug.

196

164

a400

a350

a540

a650

aSOO

aSOO

a400

a300

a270

a230

a230

a250

a250

a2,300

2,560

1,580

851

653

1,010

875

a840

aSOO

a860

a980

a700

a560

a470

a420

a320

Per square 

 lie

0.035

3.09

3.86

1.74

6.73

2.98

3.10

2.09

.907

.184

1.11

.720

.140

2.08

Sept.

a250

a210

also

a!60

a!40

alSO

alSO

a!20

118

108

99

92

86

80

76

74

78

101

209

253

267

192

147

118

97

84

82

92

92

88

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

3.45

4.45

23.65

7.75

3.11

3.57

2.33

1:04

.20

1.28

.83

.16

28.21

Peak discharge (base, 29,000 see.-ft.). Nov. 29 (4:50 p.m.) 45,600 see.-ft.; Jan. 5 (9 p.nu 

62,600 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork Cumberland River at 

Nevelsville, Ky., Clear Pork near Robbins, Tenn., and Hew River at New River, Tenn.
498 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

South Fork Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'25", long. 84°35'00", 0.5 mile west of Nevelsvllle, McCreary County, 0.7 mile downstream from Turkey Creek, and 1.8 miles downstream 

from Little South Fork. Datum of gage Is 637.29 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Drainage area. 1,264 square miles.

Records available. March 1915 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 33 years (1915-31, 1932-49), 2,187 second-feet.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 69,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 46.40 

feet) ; minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1915-49: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 69.0 

feet at site then In use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 32,000 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 3, 1925, 

Oct. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 feet July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1944, Oct. 1, 2, 

1948.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1929(M). W 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 7-19, 25-30)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

114

201

310

560

860

4.5 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

1,500

2,190

3,300

5,150

8,450

15.0 12,200

21.0 21,000

30.0 36,200

38.3 52,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

20

22

24

22

22

38

37

37

37

34

39

38

a35

a30

a25

a30

a50

69

73

69

59

52

51

52

49

46

45

46

51

Nov.

52

52

80

195

249

912

3,100

1,510

788

572

788

1,250

933

680

519

423

357

310

662

6,510

4,740

2,250

1,700

1,430

1,170

959

1,060

10,200

40,500

15,500

-

Dec.

5,780

3,390

4,160

7,380

5,020

4,330

5,200

3,860

2,750

2,070

1,600

1,340

1,170

1,040

1,040

5,350

10,100

7,660

4,680

3,410

2,600

2,130

1,810

1,590

9,540

14,800

6,290

4,000

3,810

6,420

5,600

Jan.

3,850

2,900

2,670

6,110

35,200

52,600

11,800

5,990

4,100

3,040

2,430

2,060

1,800

1,590

1,410

1,280

1,220

1,34O

2,470

3,920

3,580

18,800

17,000

8,930

5,950

4,740

5,530

7,610

9,230

5,270

4,810

Month

October ................... .....

November .........................

December ................... ...

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ............. . .....

March .................. ....... .

April .................. ....

May..............................

June ............................

July .............. .............

August .................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

7,020

5,350

4,180

3,620

3,290

2,920

2,560

2,3OO

2,030

1,830

1,650

1,470

1,330

1,260

1,440

4,730

9,150

5,740

4,830

8,870

7,170

4,900

3,650

2,780

2,220

1,950

1,680

1,640

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

1.24C

99,451

139, 92C

756,53

239 23

loilsec

120, 56<

91.00C

37,00!

5.74E

36 , 64'

26 f 82 4,39;

903, 58E

Mar.

1,600

1,370

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,040

985

896

978

1,640

1,830

1,740

1,620

1,510

1,410

1,280

1,220

13,700

16,400

7,190

4,530

3,410

3,790

3,410

3,460

6,400

6,830

10,600

8,640

5,510

4,120

Apr.

3,540

2,850

2,390

2,060

1,880

2,740

3,350

3,080

2,600

2,170

1,900

1,720

2,230

3,100

2,860

2,390

2,030

1,810

1,620

1,380

1,210

5,160

5,980

3,760

2,680

2,120

3,800

7,650

6,660

4,280

-

Maximum

) 73

I 40,500

) 14,800

71,000

) 52,600 

) 9,150

) 16,400

) 7,650

3 350

> '323

10,600 } 3,500

327

52,600

May

3,350

3,060

2,960

2,490

2,070

1,730

1,470

1,250

1,100

1,060

1,840

1,690

1,220

978

806

722

674

608

525

443

403

508

902

972

740

752

776

620

508

418

357

Minimum

19

52

1,040

19

1,220

1,260

896

1,210

357

102

164

208

80

19

June

323

283

267

249

228

198

170

150

128

117

109

102

102

117

122

198

283

246

215

232

211

186

242

221

182

161

144

136

195

228

-

Mean

40.0

3,315

4,514

2,067

7,717 

3,627

3 889

3^033

1,194

192

1,182 

865

146

2,476

July

361

302

235

195

164

170

164

167

186

352

812

650

812

722

1,030

1,980

1,520

2,180

10,600

4,540

2,970

1,820

1,180

848

608

502

438

375

294

242

228

Aug.

228

208

502

a450

a600

a750

a600

a610

a530

a450

a350

a300

a280

a290

a450

33, 500

33,300

32,500

1,270

812

94O

1,170

926

866

902

1,130

848

650

543

470

403

Per square 

mile

0.032

2 . 62

3.57

1.64

6.11

2 * Of07 

3.08

2.40

945

152

. 935

 684

.116

1.96

Sspt.

327

257

225

198

173

156

141

133

122

117

109

102

95

92

86

86

80

SO

102

215

267

260

201

156

125

107

97

92

95

97

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.O4

2. 93

4il2

22.28

7.04

2.99

3.55

2 . 68

1.09

.17

!?9

.13

26.61

Peak dlsehsrge (base, 28,000 see.-ft.). Nov. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 47,100 aec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (2 a.m.) 

69,500 aec.-ftT; Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 28,200 aec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork Cumberlsnd River 

near Stearns, New River at New River, Tenn., and Clear Fork nesr Robblns, Tenn.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Clear Pork near Robbins, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'29", long. 84°37'55", 300 feet downstream 

FronTBurnt Mill Bridge, 3j miles northwest of Robbins, Scott County, and 4 miles upstream from confluence with New River. Datura of gage is 1,081.46 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 276 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 19 years, 427 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.93 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 3-5 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 

feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum 

observed, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 19-21, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 foot 

Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

O.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

O.8 

1.5 

4.6

10

16

34

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

57 

128 

28O 

500 

790 

1,060

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

2,590

5,180

8,50O

12,700

21,600

1.25

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

20

31

51

85

129

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.8

4.6

235

381

598

970

1,420

6.0 2,66O

8.0 5,360

10.0 8,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

0.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

1.1 

26 

20 

15 

13

11 

9.4 

7.7 

7.2 

6.1

5.6 

6.6 

10

11 

15

16 

15 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.4 

8.2 

8.2

Nov.

8.2 

8.8 

29 

86"64

1,000 

584 

249 

154 

197

475 

304 

211 

163 

128

106 

95 

85 

973 

1.91O

850 

538 

495 

386

301

260 

917 

7,420 

8,560 

2,550

Dec.

1,210 

861 

1,78O 

1,560 

1,060

1,36O 

1,170 

883 

628 

470

364 

319 

287 

256 

243

971 

2,38O 

1,330 

1,020 

808

616 

511 

440 

570 

6,200

2,610 

1,30O 

96O 

l.OOO 

1,330 

1,050

Jan.

826 

646 

945 

2,530 

21,100

7,670 

2,100 

1,290 

98O 

754

586 

499 

419 

364 

323

288 

290 

355 

565

760

1,240 

6,580 

2,91O 

1,72O 

1,240

1,080 

1,290 

1,56O 

1,290 

97O 

1,210

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deci

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Us

nber... ......................

Bber .........................

lendar yesr!948 

&ry

1. ...........................

ISt ...........................

sober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,340 

1,120 

98O 

926 

821

660 

575 

471 

414 

372

338 

288 

265 

255 

336

1,700 

1,46O 

1,020 

1,380 

2,OOO

1,300 

1,O20 

802 

610 

505

404 

355 

390

Seoondfoot-days

293.7 

29,107 

35,547

178,914.3

64,380 

22,107 

24,656 

17,424 

9,O19 

1,100 

5,807 

12,253 

1,197

222,890. 7

Peak discharge (base, 6.5OO sec. -ft.). Nov

sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (l p.m.) 28,30O sec. -ft.} Jai

liar.

338 

284 

261 

242 

229

2 2O 

201 

1,80 

201 

395

40O 

360 

334 

3 2O 

291

258 

252 

3,460 

2,250 

1,240

942 

760 

719 

557 

832

1,190 

1,590 

2,660 

1,560 

1,110 

1,O20

Apr.

860 

654 

540 

450 

479

995 

9O4 

754 

575 

450

381 

355 

673 

781 

623

482 

404 

364 

305 

258

232 

400 

693 

494 

390

323 

384 

1,370 

1,030 

821

Maximum

26 

8,56O 

6,200

20.80O

21,100 

2,OOO 

3,460 

1,370 

866 

81 

1,34O 

2,75O 

98

21,100

. 28 (1O p.m 

n. 22 (7 a.m

May

733 

866 

747 

575 

444

36O 

298 

268 

223 

248

61O 

381 

275 

223 

185

164 

167 

143 

118 

98

87 

180 

316 

210 

232

216 

185 

152 

125 

103 

87

Minimum

0.8 

8.2 

243

.8

288 

255 

180 

232 

87 

20 

20 

36 

20

.8

June

81 

71 

62 

51 

46

40 

37 

34 

29 

26

23

21 

20 

24 

27

34 

62 

51 

41 

33

29 

39 

29 

26 

22

20 

20 

20 

28 

54

Mean

9.47 

970 

1,147

489

2,077 

790 

795 

581 

291 

36.7 

187 

395 

39.9

611

July

40 

40 

33 

26 

22

20 

27 

37 

42 

44

94 

98 

122 

145 

111

89 

181 

1,340 

1,300 

569

404 

248 

172 

131 

103

87 

76 

57 

48 

48 

54

Aug.

42 

36 

263 

146 

447

450 

271 

291 

214 

206

134 

114 

140 

177 

131

595 

2,750 

893 

419 

444

915 

557 

471 

494 

439

301 

235 

193 

201 

162 

122

Per square 

mile

0.034 

3.49 

4.13

1.76

7.47 

2.84 

2.86 

2.O9 

1.05 

.132 

.673 

1.42 

.144

2.20

Sept.

98 

80 

65 

56 

50

47 

44 

42 

39 

36

32 

29 

26 

24 

22

22 

22 

30 

62 

85

53 

39 

32 

26 

23

20 

20 

23 

25 

25

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

3.89

4.76

23.94

8.61 

2.96 

3.30 

2.33 

1.21 

.15 

.78 

1.64 

.16

29.83

.) 13,500 sec. -ft. j Dec. 25 (9 a.m.) 7,9OO 

.) 8,10O sec. -ft.

"990813 O-S2-33*
500 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24'58", long. 85°01'24", 300 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5 miles west 

of Jamestown, Fentress County, and 12? miles upstream from confluence with West Pork. 

Datum of gage is 680.30 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 204 square miles.

Records available.--February 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 25.75 

TeeTT; minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 28,300 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 

feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, 28, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.09 

feet Aug. 12, 13, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 1033: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 42 2.5 275 6.0 2,350 1.3 18 2.4 237 8.0 

1.7 70 3.0 455 8.0 3,800 1.4 28 3.0 455 10.0 

2.0 135 4.0 960 9.0 4,600 1.6 53 4.0 960 14.0 

1.8 87 5.0 1,650 17.0 

2.0 129 6.0 2,350 19.1

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.8 

7.2

12 

15 

18

28 

28 

22 

19

17

16

13 

12 

12 

10

10

12 

17 

18 

18

17 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

Nov.

11 

12 

29 

45 

62

240 

361

188 

115 

120

185 

160 

122 

103 

88

75 

68 

62 

375 

1,010

471 

316 

275 

230 

182

155 

321 

3,890 

3,870

1,410

Dec.

746 

508 

435 

395 

347

463 

576 

455 

364 

296

254 

224 

200 

178 

168

1,650 

2,300 

1,070 

758 

572

455 

391 

350 

755 

4,600

1,740 

946 

675 

715 

942 

730

Jan.

567 

459 

996 

2,130 

16,800

3,450 

1,550 

960 

695 

549

463 

411 

358 

316 

284

257 

250 

274 

423 

536

791 

4,030 

1,940 

1,390 

960

812 

1,230 

1,330 

936 

705 

834

Feb.

785 

680 

626 

616 

603

531 

479 

427 

383 

347

322 

288 

263 

247 

274

715 

768 

603 

1,220 

1,800

1,130 

790 

612 

500 

435

372 

330 

326

u/-r.+v. SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

460.0 

14,551 

24,260

lendar year 1948 ............ 124,285.7

1 ..................... .... .

st ...........................

ember ........................

46,686 

16,472 

21,227 

13,435 

7,570 

3,570 

13,643 

8^484 

1,227

ter year 1948-49 ............ 171,585

liar.

305 

270 

244 

228 

216

207 

187 

169 

196 

336

361 

344 

326 

305 

277

247 

237 

3,650 

1,780 

984

710 

598 

585 

491 

796

960 

1,480 

2,000 

1,190 

812 

736

Apr.

603 

495 

439 

379 

403

725 

705 

603 

495 

427

375 

340 

467 

549 

495

435 

387 

344 

302 

260

231 

308 

513 

443 

379

326 

319 

594 

576 

518

Maximum

28 

3,890 

4,600

15,600

16,800 

1,800 

3,650 

725 

558 

1,030 

1,990 

1,100 

93

16,800

May

491 

558 

526 

447 

383

322 

270 

231 

204 

405

443 

291 

228 

185 

156

141 

139 

129 

107 

91

80 

99 

193 

169 

298

260 

213 

171 

134 

111 

95

Minimum

4.8 

11 

168

3.6

250 

247 

1S9 

231 

80 

25 

82 

58 

21

4.8

June

87 

74 

64 

56 

47

42 

38 

34 

30 

28

27 

37 

43 

38 

36

64 

109 

74 

56 

46

40 

36 

32 

30 

27

25 

25 

1,030 

860 

435

Mean

14.8 

465 

783

340

1,506 

588 

685 

448 

244 

119 

440 

274 

40.9

470

July

427 

302 

182 

125 

127

105 

146 

36S 

387 

312

435 

326 

526 

540 

531

609 

1,990 

1,700 

1,050 

616

572 

435 

504 

354 

244

185 

143 

120 

103 

97 

82

3,800 

5,400 

9,360 

13,900 

16,800

Aug.

67 

58 

80 

64 

66

156 

118 

148 

120 

109

103 

87 

97 

180 

179

655 

1,100 

475 

294 

727

802 

603 

J39 

361 

344

254

216 

174 

161 

136 

111

Per square 

mile

0.073 

2.38 

3.84

1.67

7.38 

2.88 

3.36 

2.20 

1.20 

.583 

2.16 

1.34 

.200

2.30

Sept.

93 

78 

64 

53 

52

47 

46 

45 

39 

38

33 

30 

28 

27 

26

26 

25 

34 

87 

74

49 

38 

32 

28 

24

22

21 

21 

21 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

2.65 

4.42

22.65

8.51 

3.00 

3.67 

2.45 

1.38 

.65 

2.49 

1.55 

.22

31.27

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft. ) .--Jan. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 26,600 sec. -ft.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 501

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32'12", long. 85°27'22", 1,200 feet downstream 

rrom Dale Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 24 miles downstream from Wolf River. Datum of gage is 500.00 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Auxiliary gage is water-stage recorder on Cumberland 

River at Celina, at mouth of Obey River. Datum of auxiliary gage is 489.46 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 935 square miles.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1949. January 1939 to September 1942 

at site t>.2 miles upstream, published as Obey River near Celir"

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

32.67 feet Jan. 7 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined; 

minimum gage height, 3.12 feet Nov. 18.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 6. 1949; maximum gage height, 43.40 feet 

Jan. 12, 1948 .(backwater from Cumberland River): minimum discharge determined, 0.04 

second-foot Oct. 7, 1943 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height, that of Nov. 18, 

1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River, 

which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir (see p. 492). 

Figures of daily discharge shown only when gates in Dale Hollow Dam are open; discharge negligible when gates are closed.

Cooperation. Records for Dale Hollow Dam and two discharge measurements furnished by 

uorps of Engineers.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

0541

el, 850

-

Dec.

02,840

02,860

ol,840

-

-

_

-

37

254

268

266

330

2,940

7,130

6,250

06,610

07,580

08,420

07,320

06,980

05,800

05,330

4,910

4,060

4,710

5,910

05,610

05,250

04,790

4,870

04,270

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 ..

Jan.

0119

ol,

o3,

o4,

540

380

300

07,870

013,700

013,

04,

e.

LOO

510

521

0772

08,560 oil,:

09,6

*,£

500

>10

40

906

1,240

3,

5,C

4,£

250

)90

)50

2,830

1,800

o4,£

06, £

06, e

20

>70

70

06,220

04,260

o5,7

oil, 3

oll,3

07,!

00

00

00

50

03,310

Secondfoot-days

2,391

117,435

377,957

171,888

82,690

82,740

86,444

26,585

30,626

35,565

67,480

61,460

765,304

Feb.

03,350

03,210

01,710

01,530

01,930

03,340

03,180

3,200

3,360

3,350

3,360

2,680

2,900

2,850

2,560

03,330

03,400

02,990

03,670

03,780

03,490

03,680

03,720

02,700

ol,520

1,650

3,150

3,100

_

_

-

Mar.

3,380

3,0

2,9

2,6

30

30

30

2,230

1,260

1,1

1,6

1,6

10

50

30

1,700

1,640

1,3

1,6

1,7

50

50

LO

2,230

2,810

1,4

02,8

03,7

20

30

70

03,390

03,340

o3,8]

03,7

o3,4C

0

LO

)0

03,350

03,340

e3,4C

e3,4C

e3,5

e3,5£

)0

)0

>0

0

e3,270

Observed

Maximum

1,850

8,420

8,420

13,700

3,780

3,810

3,510

2,390

2,250

2,110

3,820

2,770

13,700

Minimum

_

-

-

119

1,520

1,140

-

-

Apr.

e3,040

3,510

3,430

3,320

3,330

3,390

3,400

3,410

3,430

3,410

3,340

3,260

3,430

3,450

3,460

3,450

3,470

3,470

3,480

3,490

3,460

2,470

884

_

01,550

02,070

1,580

02,220

02,230

02,010

-

Mean

79.7

3,788

1,033

5,545

2 953

2)669

2,881

858

1,021

1,147

2,177

2,049

2,097

May

ol , 280

02,390

02,380

1,790

1,490

1,300

1,270

98

1,200

1,160

1,190

1,220

1,180

1,200

-

1,120

866

879

842

683

_

_

471

465

416

427

426

_

_

421

421

June

1

420

381

390

_

-

376

3S3

406

680

1,660

1

1

1

02

ol

1

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Change in contents in Dale

HDltow Reservoir 

(seeond-footdays)

_

-

+135,000

-

-133,000

_

_

650

640

830

250

770

860

48

690

762

620

610

640

_

650

640

630

640

-

July

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

1,

ol,

ol,

ol,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

650

_

.

_

640

600

580

570

_

-

070

110

080

080

070

.

_

630

700

980

370

380

_

_

090

600

700

660

690

315

-

Aug.

2,610

2,460

2,500

2,490

2,480

1,280

_

2,620

3,670

3,660

3,820

2,580

1,530

_

2,510

2,590

2,290

2,200

2,270

1,540

_

2,390

2,360

2,440

2,430

2,430

2,380

_

2,440

2,740

2,770

Sept.

2,760

2,770

2,170

_

1,580

2,440

1,950

2,030

1,670

2,100

_

2,420

2,310

2,510

2,480

2,480

2,460

2,260

2,520

2,510

2,510

2,500

2,510

2,550

520

2,390

1,880

1,920

1,760

1,500

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

1,402

_

-

1,732

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.50

-

1.85

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

20.40

-

25.15

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor.

e Backwater from Cumberland Riverj no gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed 

on basis of records for Dale Hollow Dam.
502 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°23'50". long. 85°10'30", at bridge on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2j miles east of Alpine, 

Overton County, and 8 miles east of Livlngston. Datum of gage is 684.81 feet above mean 

sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--108 square miles (including 19 square miles without surface drainage). 

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.90 

reet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.61 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.56 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 15, 16, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.59 foot Sept. 25-28, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.6

3.4

5.3

6.9

11

8.2

5.6

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

6.3

8.6

12

8.6

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

4.4

Nov.

5.0

4.7

12

20

23

311

88

41

27

36

66

38

29

24

20

17

16

15

576

394

138

91

89

69

53

46

217

1,750

1,330

440

-

Dec.

241

156

119

91

79

169

156

124

99

76

63

58

51

45

44

1,190

909

392

280

199

153

124

102

636

2,220

7OO

392

276

314

354

269

Month

Jan.

220

182

553

885

4,780

1,520

660

392

273

205

165

145

125

113

99

87

83

89

293

236

461

1,880

826

556

404

384

625

670

452

332

440

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ...........

January ..........................

February ........................

Baroh ............................

April ....................... ...

Bay.........................:....

June .............................

July ......................... .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

peak discharge (base, 3,40o sec

Feb.

384

320

280

269

240

212

189

162

148

138

117

108

101

99

2OO

596

396

296

822

904

538

392

284

232

192

157

145

140

^

-

Secondfoot-days

163 . 8

5,985 . 7

10,081

55,888.1

18,135

8,061

10,851

6,230

2,124

3,674

6,760 

3,431

533.8

76,030.3

Mar.

12O

108

99

91

89

85

76

70

113

208

180

165

151

138

122

106

121

2,190

821

480

332

296

316

243

625

525

865

876

516

376

348

Apr.

269

215

186

157

188

392

316

262

212

180

157

148

437

376

304

232

196

174

140

122

108

210

226

180

151

132

138

160

135

127

-

Maximum

12

1,750 

2,220

5,440

4,780

904

2 '437 190

151

2,050

1,380 

358

39

4,780

.-ft.). --Jan. 5 (10 a.m

May

125

151

138

120

106

91

78

68

64

104

99

73

62

53

47

42

42

38

35

34

32

53

64

48

83

62

60

46

38

34

34

Minimum

3.0

4.7

44

3.0

83

99

70

108

32

13

32

22

9.0

3.0

June

31

28

26

24

24

22

20

18

17

16

18

20

18

17

20

42

31

22

19

17

18

16

15

14

13

13

27

2,050

758

300

Mean

5. 28

2OO

325

153

585

288

350

208

68. 5

122

218 in17.8

208

July

165

86

61

47

68

76

245

330

147

197

248

208

298

191

191

310

1,380

a820

a440

305

225

156

138

95

75

61

50

43

38

34

32

Aug.

29

34

31

25

22

27

102

79

73

124

50

34

66

134

61

160

358

136

83

228

329

350

188

156

133

95

78

68

76

56

46

Per square 

mile

0.049

1 . 85

3.01

1.42

5.42

2 . 67

3 24

1 93

!e34

1.13

2.02

1.03

.165

1.93

Sept.

39

34

30

26

24

22

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

13

13

21

37

20

a!7

a!4

al2

all

alo

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.4

Runoff in 

inohes

0.06

2 .06

3.47

19.24

6 . 42

2 7fl . to

3.74

2 '.n15

1.27

2.33 1 . 18

.18

26.19

) 6,670 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (5 a.m.) 3.57O

sec. -ft.; June 28 12 m. ) 6,190 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 503

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 360 33'40", long. 85°04 I 20", half a mile upstream from 

Widow Creek, 3 miles east of Byrdstown, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick 

Creek. Datum of gage is 707.54 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--105 square miles.

Records available.--June 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.34 feet); 

minimum, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 1, 3; minimum gage height, 0.96 foot Sept. 15, 27, 30.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 8.94 feet); 

minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.90 foot at times in 1946,

1947.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1033: 1944.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

5.8 

5.9 

5.8

12 

12

8.4 

8.4 

7.8 

7.6 

7.6

7.8 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

12 

18 

16

16

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

10 

16

Nov.

17 

19 

53 

34 

47

172 

70 

37 

25 

42

64 

41 

32 

24

21

19 

18 

16 

241 

223

113 

87 

89 

74 

60

51 

103 

1,320 

1,220 

428

Month

Dec.

229 

160 

133 

116 

108

160 

166 

138 

116 

95

81 

a75 

a70 

a6o 

a57

a560 

a 800 

406 

300 

202

162 

142 

124 

215 

1,150

547 

340 

246 

342 

445 

296

Jan.

219 

180 

347 

636 

3,910

1,310 

616 

400 

294 

230

199 

180 

161 

148 

135

125 

123 

132 

232 

222

325 

1,550 

802 

590 

420

457 

887 

855 

534 

370 

486

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

u&ry

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

405 

338 

302 

282 

252

224 

205

190 

176 

161

142 

133 

126 

121 

233

528 

350 

274 

818 

1,070

616 

420 

310 

252 

214

186 

172 

174

Secondfoot-days

322.1 

4,760 

8,041

53,338.2

17,075 

8,674 

12,120 

7,612 

2,766 

722 

4,931 

1,653 

426.6

69,102.7

liar.

159 

149 

a!40 

a!35 

128

a!20 

allO 

alOO 

al40 

a230

a210 

h!96 

a!80 

al60 

al50

a!40 

aSOO 

al,900 

919 

3600

a350 

h310 

a340 

a310 

a420

a520 

3820 

al,000 

616 

430 

346

Apr.

267 

222 

199 

172 

192

290 

255 

222 

194 

176

170 

170 

278 

267 

219

194 

176 

166 

148 

135

126 

919 

628 

375 

264

210 

229 

298 

227 

224

Maximum

18 

1,320 

1,150

5,660

3,910 

1,070 

1,900 

919 

254 

59 

1,100 

142 

44

3,910

Peak discharge (baae, 3,600 see. -ft.). Jan. 5 (l p.m.

May

230 

254 

230 

186 

160

140 

122 

107 

96 

96

86 

73 

67 

60 

55

51 

48 

44 

41 

.59

37 

119 

73 

55 

53

53 

46 

42 

37 

34 

32

Minimum

5.8 

16 

57

5.3

123 

121 

100 

126 

32 

18 

17 

26 

8.4

5.8

June

31 

28 

26 

24 

24

22 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

19 

19 

18 

23

35 

32 

25 

22 

20

19 

20 

21 

19 

18

18 

19 

20 

46 

59

Mean

10.4 

159 

259

146

551 

310 

3S1 

254 

89.2 

24.1 

159 

53.3 

14.2

189

July

33 

25 

20 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

21 

46

56 

a45 

370 

374 

a70

a750 

al,100 

a800 

492 3~02

168 

146 

156 

105 

78

62 

52 

44 

44 

46 

37

Aug.

32 

30

31 

28 

26

26 

41 

40 

57 

63

36 

27 

355 

allO 

a50

allO 

142 

86 

60 

61

60 

55 

50 

55 

64

58 

46 

43 

41 

38 

32

far square 

nils

0.099

1.51 

2.47

1.39

5.25 

2.95 

3.72 

2.42 

.850 

.230 

1.51 

.508 

.135

1.80

Sept.

25 

22

19 

17 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

10 

9.2 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4

9.6 

9.6 

38 

44 

20

14 

12 

11 

9.6 

9.2

8.8 

8.4 

9.6 

9.2 

8.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

1.69 

2.85

18.90

6.05 

3.07 

4.29 

2.70 

.98 

.26 

1.75 

.59 

.15

24.49

) 6,640 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams. 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.
504 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°20'24", long. 85°25'46", " "'" "- - - " ~ -"a downstream from bridge c

les south of Hilham, Over-ton

Feet downstream from Crawford Mill, a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 136, l£ miles upstream from Flat Creek, 4 mile

County, and 15 miles north of Cookeville. 

Drainage area.--70.8 square miles. 

Records available.--July 1932 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--17 years, 102 second-feet.

Extremes.--1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,350 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage 

 height, 8.19 feet); minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 25-28.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,790 second-feet June 28 (gage 

height, 8.63 feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.73 foot); minimum 

daily, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 14-16.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 5,460 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.28 

feet); minimum daily, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 2, 5, 6, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above

station.

Revisions (water year).--W 1033: 1939(M). Revised figures of discharge for the water 

year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1113, are given herein.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 19i7, to Sept. 3O, 1949, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

6.2 

9.4

1.5

1.7

1.8 

2.1

2.3

2.4 

2.6

140

193

231

338

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5 

6.5 

7.3

49O

675

890

1,160

1,870

2,720

3,460

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-49 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

Nov.

7.2

11

10

8.8

7.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.5

22

13

9.8

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

-

Dec.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

10

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.1

152

152

65

46

35

29

25

22

21

19

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

Jan.

118

100

59

48

41

36

31

29

27

25

23

30

140

112

77

65

55

47

43

41

46

*68

65

b59

a50

a 50

a50

a50

a 50

a50

a52

Feb.

55

55

61

166

511

659

416

328

227

171

*136

736

3,450

2,240

715

441

323

223

179

150

124

136

120

113

113

236

298

237

173

_

-

Mar.

136

132

118

103

90

249

687

376

265

193

155

118

98

90

81

309

380

223

187

150

122

112

117

100

89

84

357

237

182

al50

a250

Apr.

a250

a200

a!75

a!60

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

a 100

a 90

a8O

a70

79

103

112

98

87

77

68

63

59

55

51

48

46

44

43

39

38

36

-

May

34

38

33

34

35

31

31

28

26

24

24

24

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

20

17

14

June

13

13

12

12

12

12

30

46

18

14

14

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

16

12

10

9.8

9.4

a9.4

a9.4

a9.0

a9.2

a9.2

al3

a!6

-

July

15

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.5

9.4

10

20

61

38

18

14

43

162

58

98

64

138

54

37

36

31

24

20

17

19

Aug.

19

16

152

93

54

39

31

27

23

20

27

24

21

18

19

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

Sept.

7.5

7.2

7.2

10

11

16

11

11

10

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

6.0

-

Peak discharge (base, l,20o sec.-ft.).--Feb. 13 (12 m.) 4,350 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Palling Water River near 

Cookeville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 505

Discharge, in second-feet, of Roaring River near Hilham, Term., 1947-49 Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

5.7

5.5

6.2

12

8.1

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

11

7.2

6.5

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

Nov.

6.6

7.6

12

10

23

190

56

35

26

38

39

31

28

24

21

19

16

16

257

227

103

92

63

69

56

58

146

861

906

367

-

Dec.

212

152

122

100

95

136

116

103

87

73

65

61

56

52

52

750

659

342

242

179

136

115

97

330

1,330

514

313

212

223

204

165

Jan.

145

124

255

436

2,090

1,060

469

318

223

176

146

124

108

97

66

79

79

77

167

146

242

930

514

367

262

277

476

480

338

248

313

Feb.

254

216

197

190

168

148

130

113

106

97

63

77

73

69

136

323

208

176

536

586

376

282

204

176

148

122

113

106

_

_

-

Mar.

90

61

74

69

67

65

56

55

60

96

60

74

71

67

65

58

62

1,060

466

308

216

193

201

160

248

254

615

525

359

271

242

Apr.

187

156

132

113

122

171

136

120

105

95

97

97

313

254

201

158

132

117

96

69

61

121

101

67

76

71

95

93

100

92

-

May

90

95

64

74

67

61

56

52

50

61

65

53

46

43

40

38

38

34

32

31

. 30

54

45

4,4

49

43

36

33

30

27

27

June

26

24

22

21

22

20

19

16

17

16

16

19

16

16

55

104

42

32

26

24

23

23

20

16

16

16

130

2,200

674

231

-

July

142

96

77

66

60

144

67

65

60

55

54

286

193

106

64

242

546

462

277

162

126

100

60

67

59

52

47

43

39

36

35

Aug.

32

30

29

27

26

34

29

29

25

27

22

20

22

32

21

113

75

37

26

22

lie

117

54

67

57

46

36

40

53

38

31

Sept.

26

24

213

21

19

19

16

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

23

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

-

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 sec. -ft. ). Nov. 26 (6.

sec. -ft. 5 Dec. 25 (about 6 a.m.) 1,700 sec. -ft.; Jan.

ec. -ft.; June 28 (3 p.m.) 4,790 sec. -ft.

. . 

1,580 sec.

..., 1,500 sec.-ft.; Dec. 1G (7:30 p.m.) 1,400 

(5:15 p.m.) 2,620 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (9 a.m.)

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-4?

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1947-48 .............

December. .........................

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

791.3

28,094.5

1? 792

229

27,637.9

195 9

1 7,295

5,417

457

49,155.5

Maximum

I 152

1,650

250

16

3,450

1,330

2,090

95

26

2,200

Minimum

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

52

69

10

5.2

Mean

25.5

77.0

92 4

7.63

75.5

235

130

15.2

135

Per square 

mile

.360

1.09

194

.106

1.07

3.32

1 45

.21E

1.91

Runoff in 

inches

.42

14.76

3 12

.12

14.54

3.63

.24

25.81
506 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Caney Fork at Clifty, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'29", long. 85°13 | 03", at county highway bridge, 

ibu reet upstream from Pilot Falls, three-quarters of a mile south of Clifty, Cumberland County, and 3 miles upstream from Clifty Creek.

Drainage area.--114 square miles.

Kecoras available.--September 1930 to July 1949 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--18 years (1930-48), 207 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to July 1949, 9,410 second-feet Jan. 5 

(gage height, 5.60 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1-4.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.00 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow Sept. 

19-24, Oct. 3, 1936.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1932 to 1936, and 

1941 to 1946 have been revised as shown in the following table. They supersede those 

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

.Water-Supply 

Paper

728.... .....

743 .........

758 .........

783.........

803.........

823.........

923.........

953 .........

973 .........

1033........

1033........

1053........

Water 

year

1931-32

1933-34

1934-35

1935-36

1936-37

1940-41

1941-42

1Q4.9 /q

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

Date

Dec 14

Feb. 14

Mar. 3

Q or.+- net

Feb. 17

Jan. 7

Gage height 

(feet)

3

QC

4.61

4.20

4.70

5.10

4.14

4.27

*5.50

±C OC

4.20

4.66

Discharge 

(second- feet)

5,400

5,100

6,220

7 970

t9,410

4,890

5,200

9,050

8,180

5,000

6,320

t Published in Water-Supply Paper 853. 

* From graph based on adjacent record.

Remarks. Records good.

Kevisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water 

years iyaa, iyjj4, 1937, 1941 to 1946 are given herewith. They supersede those published 

in Water-Supply Papers 728, 743, 758, 783, 803, 923, 953, 973, 1003, 1033, and 1053.

Day 

(water year)

1931-32

Dec. 14.....

1933-34

Jan . 7 .....

Mar . 2 .....

3.....

24.....

1936-37

Jan . 2 .....

194O-41

Apr . 4 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

4,13O

5,100

2,840

5,080

4,150

6,490

3,020

Day 

(water year)

1941-42

Mar. 17. ....

1942-43

Dec. 28.....

29.. ...

3O .....

1943-44

Feb . 9 .....

17 .....

18. ....

26.....

29.....

, Discharge 

(second-feet)

3,240

5,920

6,140

2,950

3,050

2,240

3,060

2,430

3,000

Day 

(water year)

1943-44

Mar. 29.....

Sept. 29.... .

1944-45

Dec. 29.....

Jan . 1 .....

Feb. 13.....

17.....

May 1O.....

1945-46

Jan . 7 .....

8.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

3,080

3,510

2,580

2.21O

2,130

2,830

2,140

2,430

3,470

Month

Water year 1931-32..

Water year 1933-34.. 

Calendar year 1934..

Water year 1936-37.. 

Calendar year 1937 . .

Water year 194O-41.. 

Calendar year 1941..

Water year 1941-42..

Calendar year 1942.. 

Water year 1942-43..

September .............

Water year 1943-44..

Calendar year 1944..

Secondfoot-days

21,076 

84,518.4

13,029 

29,966 

70,047.7 

67,882.8

39,774 

97,365.8 

86,309.7

13,516 

39,786.15 

40,248.55

17,50O 

62,723

32,309 

95,O60.2 

89,496

28,449 

21,293 

6,305.4

83,077.8

1O.91O 

95,343.6

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

4,130 

4,130

5,100 

5,080 

5,100 

5,100

6,490 

6,490 

6,490

3,020 

3,020 

3,020

3,240 

3,240

6,140 

6,140 

6,140

3,060 

3,080 

3,510

3,510

2,580 

3,510

Minimum

52 

.1

55 

83 

.6 

.6

2O5 

0

1.3

54 

.05 

.01

157 

.01

202 

2.5 

.5

50 

138 

2.3

.2

47 

.2

Mean

680 

231

420 

967 

192 

186

1,283 

267 

236

451 

109 

110

565 

172

1,O42 

260 

245

981 

687 

21O

227

352 

261

Per square 

mile

5.96 

2.03

3.68 

8.48 

1.68 

1.63

11.25 

2.34 

2.O7

3.96 

.956 

.965

4.96

1.51

9.14 

2.28 

2.15

8.61 

6.03 

1.84

1.99

3.09 

2.29

Runoff In 

Inches

6.88 

27.53

4.25 

9.73 

22.85 

22.15

12.93 

31.75 

28.14

4.41 

12.98 

13.12

5.71 

20. 46

10.54 

31.01 

29.19

9.28 

6.95 

2.06

27.10

3.56 

31.11
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Revised monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Caney Pork at Clifty, Tenn., 

1931-32, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1940-46 Continued

507

Month

May...................

Water year 1944-45.. 

Calendar year 1945..

Water year 1945-46.. 

Calendar year 1946 . .

Secondfoot -days

13,088 

17,930 

16,495

88,633.3 

96,078.6

18,970 

85,514.2 

75,633.8

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,210 

2,830 

2,140

2,830 

2,830

3,470 

3,470 

3,470

Minimum

97 

76 

32

.8 

.8

138 

.6 

5.2

Mean

422 

640 

532

243 

263

612 

234 

207

Per square 

mile

3.70 

5.61 

4.67

2.13 

2.31

5.37 

2.05 

1.82

Runoff in 

inches

4.27 

5.85 

5.38

28.90 

31.31

6.19 

27.90 

24.67

5,200 see.-ft.

1942-43: Dec. 28 (9 a.m.) (superseding peaks at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.) 9,050 sec.-ft.; 

Dec. 29 (5 a.m.) 8,010 see.-ft.j Feb. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 3,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 13 (12 m.) 

3,140 sec.-ft.j Apr. 19 (11 a.m.) 2,830 see.-ft.

1943-44: Feb. 9 (12 m.) 5,080 see.-ft.: Feb. 17 (11 p.m.) 6,440 sec.-ft.5 Feb. 26 

(11 p.m.) 3,410 see.-ft.; Feb. 29 (4 a.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (12:01 a.m.) 3,940 

see.-ft.; Sept. 29 (5 p.m.) 8,180 sec.-ft.

1944-45: Dec. 29 (4 p.m.) 4,120 sec.-ft.; Jan. 1 (7 a.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 

(9 a.m.) 3,260 see.-ft.; Feb. 17 (3 p.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.; May 10 (3 p.m.) 3,750 sec.- 

ft.

1945-46: Jan. 7 (11 p.m.) 6,320 see.-ft.

Rating table, period Oct. 1, 1948 to July 13, 1949 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

0.2 0.1 0.6 55 2.0 1,060 

.25 .6 .7 92 2.5 1,620 

.3 2.2 .8 138 3.0 2,340 

.35 5.2 1.0 250 3.5 3,260 

.4 10 1.2 375 4.0 4,450 

.5 29 1.5 600 5.0 7,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1.1 .1 .1

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.5

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Nov.

0.4 

.5 

5.2 

10 

14

344 

192 

92 

55 

85

165 

110 

85 

70 

55

45 

42 

34 

487

784

368 

280 

250 

204 

154

221 

912 

4,050 

2,890 

970

Dec.

536 

368 

536 

490 

424

838 

608 

410 

298 

227

181 

154 

133 

115 

120

1,870 

1,460 

730 

660 

505

375 

323 

262 

762 

3,670

1,050 

600 

410 

460 

544 

424

Jan.

323 

262 

744 

1,440 

7,350

1,880 

802 

498 

356

274

227 

198 

160 

138 

129

115 

170 

250 

468 

424

1,490 

3,080 

1,080 

721 

498

568 

1,040 

528 

642 

438 

592

Month

Octc 

Nova 

Deoe

C«

Jam. 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

ber 194£ 

uiber

mber .........................

Isndar year 1948 ............

lary 194S 

*uary

.ember ........................

iter year ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 see

Feb.

512 

445 

417 

460 

424

342 

304 

250 

227

227

198 

181 

165 

154 

358

950 

660 

460 

1,240 

1,040

651 

452 

349 

274 

233

187 

170 

181

Seoondfoot-days

12.3 

12,974.1 

19,543

99,959.2

26,885 

11,511 

11,477 

9,025 

4,103 

2,102.2 

1,635

_

Mar.

143 

124 

115 

106 

97

88 

77 

70 

97 

215

215 

215 

198 

176 

154

129 

160 

1,710 

874 

536

382 

316 

274 

227 

648

685 

775 

1,030 

668 

475 

498

Apr.

396 

323 

274 

227 

298

498 

475 

389 

310 

256

215 

209 

460 

445 

349

274 

227 

192 

154 

124

110 

187 

238 

209 

176

154 

204 

642 

498

512

May

512 

617 

475 

356 

274

215 

176 

138 

110 

170

181 

138 

106 

85 

74

59 

55 

47 

37 

29

24 

22 

24

27 

29

32 

24 

22 

18 

14 

13

Maximum Minimum

0.5 0.1 

4,050 .4 

3,670 115

9,100 .1

7,350 115 

1,240 154 

1,710 70 

642 110 

617 13 

603 3.8 

238 59

_

June

13 

13 

13 

10 

7.7

11 

13 

7.7 

6.0 

5.2

4.5

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

5.2

80 

55 

29 

18 

11

8.8 

34 

37 

18 

10

7.7 

6.0 

603 

536 

528

Mean

0.40 

432 

630

273

867 

411 

370 

301 

132 

70.1 

126

_

July

262 

143 

85 

59 

66

143 

110 

133 

81 

85

106 

124 

238

Aug. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.0035 0.004 

3.79 4.23 

5.53 6.38

2.39 32.61

7.61 8.77 

3.61 3.76 

3.25 3.74 

2.64 2.94 

1.16 1.34 

.615 .69 

1.11 .53

_

-ft.). Nov. 28 (2 p.m.) 6,410 see. -ft. ; Dec. 25 (5 a.m.) 4,350
508 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'26", long. 85°37>44", 180 feet downstream 

from powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at 

mouth of Collins River, and 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County Datum 

of gage is 649.46 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook Datum. 

Drainage area.--1,640 square miles.

Kecoras available. November 1911 to March 1924, April 1925 to September 1949 

Average discharge. 30 years (1914-20, 1925-49), 3,197 second-feet (unadjusted) 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height 26 30 

FeeT); minimum daily, 73 second-feet Nov. 4.

1911-49: Maximum discharge, 210 000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height 40 6 

feet, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 secondfeet; minimum daily, 40 second-feet July 25, 1948.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929. 

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Great Falls Reservoir (see p. 492).

Rating.tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

-0.3 

0.0 109

171

252

355

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

800

1,040

1,620

3,150

4,050

8.0 5,150

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

6,400

7,860

9,900

12,800

19,500

-0.2 

0.0

16.0 27,500

98

124

187

270

373

3.0 1,130

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,760

2,460

3,250

4,150

5,300

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

19,600 

27,500 

37,000 

48,500 

62.OOO

10.0 8,130 24.0 78,000

11.0 10,200

12.0 12,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

176

239

93

240

468

825

499

364

91

91

200

281

227

216

161

95

209

278

214

225

175

184

76

76

151

283

187

152

192

76

78

Nov.

148

192

198

73

78

78

75

137

562

572

627

698

93

96

1,446

1,610

1,620

1,620

2,270

3,310

3,490

4,050

3,390

3,380

3,370

3,350

3,350

26,100

39,900

18,200

-

Dec.

8,540

5,540

4,330

5,200

5,000

6,000

5,750

4,470

4,020

3,490

3,470

3,010

3,390

2,970

2,080

10,700

17,400

9,990

7,710

6,270

5,300

4,540

3,640

7,630

29,300

17,000

9,300

6,760

7,040

7,190

6,100

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1943 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July......... ........ .

August .................

September. .............

Wa-ter year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,440

4,C

10, £

24, £

)EO

00

00

77,400

59,300

23, t

11, £

7,7

too

00

40

5,790

5,000

4,2

4,C

3,Z

560

40

50

3,230

3,310

3,2

3,E

8,5

80

70

30

8,560

9,900

31,3

19,9

12,6

00

00

00

8,120

7,160

11,1

10,8

8,2

6,6

00

00

00

30

7,060

Second 

foot-days

6,822

124,077

223,130

1,259,385

410,590

173,560

151,670

130,050

85,845

28 ,512

37*842

16,155

L, 490, 240

Feb.

7,400

6,630

6,460

5,480

5,850

5,610

4,360

3,610

3,660

3,540

3,630

3,410

3,330

3,350

3,710

10,800

9,010

6,760

14,500

19,100

10,600

7,480

6,040

4,990

4,060

3,430

3,380

3,380

_

_

-

Mar.

3,360

3,300

3,300

3,340

3,340

3,320

3,300

3,270

3,250

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,020

3,210

3,190

3,150

2,660

3,220

7,8OO

7,680

5,330

4,290

3,810

3,790

6,370

9,050

8,700

13,400

9,950

7,050

6,530

Apr.

7,130

6,250

4,570

3,890

3,720

6,180

6,000

5,100

4,270

3,600

3,430

3,320

7,980

8,430

5,640

4,560

3,990

3,430

3,370

3,340

3,340

3,320

3,300

3,290

3,270

3,270

3,260

3,250

3,170

2,380

-

Observed

Maximum

825

39 900

29 , *3OOUL*

108,000

77,400

19,100 

13,400

8,430

8,150

2,210

16,200

2, 280 

1,120

77,400

Minimum

76

73

2,080

40

3,230

3,330

2,660

2, 380

99 

103

297

103 

106

73

Mean

220

4,136

' ,iy°

3,441

13 240

6^199

4,893

4,335

2 ,769

950

3,290

'538

4,083

May

4,820

8,150

7,430

5,480

4,080

3,520

3,360

3,360

3,350

3,340

3,320

3,300

3,290

3,270

3,250

3,210

2,080

2,330

2,320

2,310

103

102

1,520

1,550

1,520

1,550

1,320

101

99

1,240

1,170

June

1,030

1,180

1,260

103

108

780

961

1,020

1,050

994

104

104

1,020

668

654

1,190

693

106

109

1,860

1,980

1,980

1,990

1,960

104

104

1,070

1,070

1,050

2,210

-

Change In conj

tents in Great

(second-foot 

days)

"

+20,200

~"

~

~

~

"

~

,

-700

July

2

3

3

3

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

2

2,

2,

5,

16,

8,

5,

3,

3,

3,

2,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

Adjus

400

170

160

140

880

480

400

150

010

297

210

110

750

950

130

550

490

200

340

900

840

340

320

880

300

250

070

820

710

324

416

Aug.

1,970

1,710

1,830

1,800

1,780

356

110

841

1,200

1,670

1,430

1,320

309

103

733

1,060

1,610

2,120

1,960

620

111

1,270

1,300

1,470

2,230

2,280

757

112

1,080

1,390

1,310

Sept.

1,110

1,120

689

111

111

1,120

798

796

595

249

107

566

743

1,010

615

617

330

110

451

547

516

444

553

106

106

521

700

356

690

368

ted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

-

3,496

~

~

~

~

~

~

_

4,081

Per square 

mile

~

2.13

~

~

~

~

"

~

_

2.49

Runoff in 

inches

29.02

~

~

~

~

~

-

-

_

33.78
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 509

Caney Fork near Lancaster, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'52", long. 85°50'34", at county bridge if 

miles northeast of Lancaster, Smith County, 1.9 miles upstream from Smith Fork, 8.9 

miles downstream from Center Hill Dam, and 17.8 miles above mouth. Datum of gage is 

462.38 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Base gage for station on Cumberland River at Carthage is used as auxiliary gage for this station.

Drainage area. 2,230 square miles.

Kecoras available.--May 1944 to September 1949.

.Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Jan. 27; maximum gage 

neight, 20.22 feet Jan. 5 (backwater from Smith Pork); minimum"discharge not determined, 

occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 119,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 

53.44 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of 

no gage-height record in September 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from Smith Fork, which are poor. Flow regulated by Great Falls and Center Hill "Reservoirs (see p. 492).

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements and discharge from Center Hill Dam furnished by 

uorps or Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 8)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

T*

93

12O

175

325

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

500

698

910

1,180

1,9OO

8.0 3,700

10.O 5,800

12.0 "8,100

15.0 11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

203

227

239

257

275

297

462

618

626

586

465

346

294

300

294

269

260

254

248

281

294

294

29O

290

278

239

206

23O

26O

260

266

Nov.

266

236

260

300

395

e820

706

638

523

558

726

824

878

870

718

7O6

1,O4O

1,310

e2, 700

3,110

3,110

3,250

3,420

3,470

3,470

5,50O

4.O7O

e6,100

e5,40O

4,550

-

Dec.

4,7OO

5,470

5,220

6,080

6,66O

7.03O

6,790

6,580

6,480

6,430

6,370

6,320

6,210

6,030

6,160

e7,40O

e7,2OO

6,82O

6,98O

6,920

6,81O

6,760

6,680

e7,OOO

e8,300

e7,9.OO

7,69O

6,57O

6,660

7,O70

8,1OO

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April................. .

May. ...................

June. .............. ...

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

8,

8,

e8,

e8,

ell,

e9,

e9,

c9,

c5,

cl,

c2,

4,

5,

5,

1,

7,

10,

9>

450

400

700

700

OOO

OOO

6OO

47O

580

40O

09O

170

380

940

333

155

100

400

20O

89O

elO,OOO

ell,

ell,

10,

1O,

clO,

ell,

11,

10,

10,

10,

Secondfoot-days

9,708

57,924

207,390

1,515,497

246,058

279,800

295,160

250,770

96,399

155,950

129,230

56,830

15,314

1,800,533

OOO

OOO

8OO

7OO

6OO

800

7OO

80O

40O

3OO

Feb.

10, 200

10,2

10,3

10,2

00

oo

oo

10, 100

10,000

9,E

9,£

9,£

50

SO

OO

9,78O

9,720

9,6

9,6

9,e

6O

40

20

9,76O

elO.OOO

10,2

10,1

ell.C

OO

OO

OO

ell, OOO

elO,OOO

elO,C

elO.C

10, C

00

oo

oo

9,850

9,730

9,6

9,6

_

.

-

70

40

Mar.

9,580

9,540

9.5OO

9,470

9,460

9,420

9,380

9,360

9,42O

9,540

9,440

9,370

9,310

9,280

9,2OO

9,160

9,180

elO.OOO

e9,500

e9,500

9,760

c9,580

9,720

9,300

10, 200

9,70O

elO.OOO

e9,70O

e9,60o

e9,500

9,490

Apr.

9,35O

9,240

9,170

9,110

9,110

9,280

9,220

9,130

9.O80

9,O40

9,040

9,140

elO.OOO

e9,70O

9,380

9,180

9,O80

9,01O

8,920

8,860

8,820

8,930

8,86O

8,740

8,810

7,860

4,250

3,130

3,260

4,070

-

Observed

Maximum

626

6,100

8,300

117,OOO

11,800

11,000

10, 200

10,000

5,960

9,OOO

5,860

4,180

4,000

. 11,800

Minimum

203

236

4, 70O

161

155

9,620

9,160

'3,130

519

1,380

2,770

74

-

Mean

313

1,931

6,690

4,141

7,937

9 993

9^521

8,359

3,110

5, 198

4, 169

1,833

510

4,933

May

3,330

4,230

5,300

5,96O

5,910

5,O5O

4,41O

4,390

4,220

3,900

4,520

3,780

3,340

3,270

2,960

3,570

3,680

2,12O

519

2,O8O

2,98O

3,O3O

2,280

1,370

1,540

1,150

1,100

1,750

1,540

1,550

1,570

June

1,570

3,340

5,830

6,580

8,660

8,640

8,470

8,100

8.O40

8,020

8,320

8,21O

8,11O

8,03O

e9,OOO

e9,OOO

e7,200

4,880

4, ISO

2,850

1,420

1,40O

1,390

1,38O

1,380

1,390

1,850

3,060

2,870

2,810

-

Change in 

contents

(secondfoot -days) t

_

+212,200

-

+207,300

July

2

2

2

2

3

,8OO

,79O

,780

,770

,360

4,540

4

4

3

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

2

2

2

,510

,290

,480

,80O

,790

,340

,900

,85O

,340

,240

,250

,920

,820

,860

,680

,650

,610

,57O

,560

,540

,520

,240

,810

,820

,800

Aug.

2,160

1,440

'1,290

151

695

91

80

74

436

974

87

139

1,360

1,390

859

109

151

404

2,730

2,780

2,80O

e3,20O

2,96O

2,900

3,47O

4,170

4,150

4,180

4,140

4,040

4.O2O

Sept.

4,000

2,950

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,460

970

104

. a65

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

4,720

-

5,501

Per square 

mile

_

2.12

-

2.47

Runoff in 

inches

_

28.81

-

33.48

t Change in contents In Great Palls and Center Hill Reservoirs.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basts of records for nearby stations and estimated 

leakage for Center Hill Dam.

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor.

e Backwater from Smith Pork; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Center 

Hill Dam.
510 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Calf killer River below Sparta, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'25", long. 85°28'25", three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from abondoned .hydroelectric power plant of Tennessee Valley Authority, ij 

miles downstream from Town Creek, ij miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and 9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 square miles.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 25.80 

reetJ; minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 1-4.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 16 second-feet Nov. 10, 

12-14, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to HOT. 7, Sept. 20-30)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

54

77

136

210

365

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

625

950

1,660

2,620

4,140

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

5,240

6,370

7,550

8,900

10,300

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

23 

25

25 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

24 

25 

26 

29 

28

26 

26 

28 

30 

27

27 

33 

31 

25 

24 

24

Nov.

23 

23 

28 

35 

43

199 

236 

136 

88 

97

162 

136 

102 

80 

70

61 

56 

52 

615 

1,400

553 

313 

258 

217 

184

177 

679 

2,300 

3,710 

1,670

Dec.

936 

612 

454 

373 

329

571 

638 

481 

369 

297

258 

236 

214 

199 

188

1,640 

3,120 

1,440 

936 

674

512 

413 

357 

612 

3,280

1,980 

1,140 

795 

702 

875 

706

Jan.

566 

472 

1,030 

2,500 

10,100

9,240 

2,570 

1,600 

1,140 

861

706 

6O7 

522 

450

401

361 

353 

365 

656 

692

970 

3,980 

2,410 

1,750 

1,260

1,050 

1,690 

1,730 

1,260 

941 

1,040

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ........

1........ .................. .

st .................. .......

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,030 

884 

790 

743

715

630 

571 

494 

454

413

397 

361 

341 

325 

377

1,370 

1,160 

87O 

1,640 

2,210

1,540 

1,080 

818 

661 

553

468

417 

397

Seoondfoot-days

807 

13,703 

25,337

146,707

53,273 

21,709 

21,904 

15,889 

7,332 

3,626 

8,425 

4,159 

1,632

177,796

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec.-ft.). No

sec. -ft. ; Jan. 22 (2 p.m.; 4,630 sec.-ft.

Mar.

361 

329 

301 

289 

277

262 

251 

236 

251 

401

209 

385 

357 

329 

309

281 

285 

2,250 

1,850 

1,090

786 

638 

562 

481 

884

1,190 

1,500 

2,080 

1,460 

1,020 

800

Apr.

634 

508 

441 

385 

385

679 

643 

562 

472 

409

369 

353 

964 

1,190 

823

602 

490 

429 

365

321

293 

337 

472 

401 

337

297 

349 

978 

781 

620

Maximum

33 

3,710 

3,280

12,5OO

10,100 

2,210 

^,250 

1,190 

800 

638 

884 

429 

83

10,100

May

602 

800 

666 

526 

429

365 

321 

277 

251 

240

217 

203 

177 

169 

147

140 

136 

136 

130 

127

111 

111 

130 

136 

130

133 

127 

111 

102 

94 

88

Minimum

22 

23 

188

22

353 

325 

293" 236 

88 

56 

85 

72 

32

22

June

83 

80 

77 

77 

102

85 

75 

66 

61 

59

56 

59 

61 

61 

77

154 

151 

127 

102 

80

83 

80 

105 

88 

80

77 

85 

243 

638 

454

Mean

26.0 

457 

817

401

1,718 

775 

707 

530 

237 

121 

272 

134 

54.4

487

July

258 

206 

143 

140 

184

.136 

188 

173 

143 

133

285 

255 

369 

357 

265

281 

433 

884 

729 

692

468 

329 

247 

203 

166

136 

130 

108 

102 

97 

85

Aug.

80 

77 

77 

75 

72

80 

83 

77 

91 

72

83 

80 

108 

97 

94

83 

133 

127 

97 

111

199 

333 

285 

228 

429

240 

162 

133 

127 

124 

102

Per square 

mile

0.146 

2.57 

4.59

2.25

9.65 

4.35 

3^97 

2.98 

1.33 

.680 

1.53 

.753

2.74

Sept.

83 

72 

66 

61 

56

59 

56 

54 

54 

50

72 

77 

77 

77 

75

66 

56 

54 

50 

50

49 

45 

40 

35 

34

33 

33 

32 

33 

33

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

2.86 

5.29

30.65

11.13

4/58 

3.32 

1.53 

.76 

1.76 

.87 

.34

37.15

IT. 29 (4 a.m.) 4,510 see. -ft.; Jan. 5 (10 p.m.) 14,600
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 511

Collins River near McMinnville, Term.

Location . Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42i32", long. 85°43 I 46", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way '/OS, if miles downstream from Barren Fork and 2j miles northeast of McMinnville, 

Warren County. Datum of gage is 825.78 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. 

Drainage area. 624 square miles. 

Hecoras available. April 1925 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,121 second-feet, 

ttxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 31.42

 i'eet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 75,300 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage 

height, 0.70 foot Oct. 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low and medium flow caused by power plant

on .Barren Fork at McMinnville. 

Revisions (water years). W 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1933-35, 1936(M), 1937.

1.0 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

70

152

224

303

Rating tables, water year 3948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, May 3 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

470

670

1,160

1,740

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

2,470

4,300

6,350

8,550

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.6

11,000

16,500

22,500

31,400

Jan. 6 to May 2

705

955

1,220

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,830

2,520

4,300

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

88

80

76

98

92

96

96

94

96

92

92

92

90

90

86

86

94

92

96

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

88

86

86

82

80

Nov.

80

82

84

82

146

610

950

650

380

351

400

422

373

315

273

244

222

199

1,920

5,470

3,200

1,630

1,290

1,070

855

751

1,740

7,740

16,000

8,330

-

Dec.

3,560

2,220

1,720

1,620

1,470

2,400

2,390

1,900

1,450

1,170

965

850

778

706

674

5,370

6,020

3,720

3,010

2,600

2,030

1,690

1,540

2,550

10,800

7,130

3,880

2,650

2,500

3,170

2,560

Jan.

2,000

1,630

4,100

10,800

31,400

29,400

11,500

4,680

3,150

2,440

2,020

1,710

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,100

1,230

2,370

4,520

4,040

3,970

10,700

8,110

4,940

3,410

2,900

4,070

3,920

3,170

2,500

2,730

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,900

2,550

2,390

2,390

2,540

2,240

1,910

1,630

1,430

1,460

1,610

1,470

1,340

1,230

1,500

4,530

3,860

2,790

5,250

7,500

4,470

3,080

2,380

1,960

1,650

1,420

1,270

1,240

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,798

55,859

85,093

499,809

172,530

69,990

58,300

51,620

29,330

12,407

35,510

11,940

5,254

590,631

Mar.

1.20O

1,060

985

920

870

825

765

705

825

1,500

1,320

1,150

1,040

970

895

815

765

3,780

4,340

2,780

2,070

1,690

1,590

1,380

2,550

3,410

3,720

5,040

3,900

2,750

2,690

Apr.

3,320

2,530

2,000

1,650

1,600

2,590

2,240

1,870

1,540

1,300

1,150

1,130

3,730

3,510

2,400

1,810

1,460

1,260

1,090

955

880

865

1,000

1,020

895

790

735

1,290

2,150

2,860

Maximum

98

16,000

10,800

48,400

31,400

7,500

5,040

3,730

3,840

1,570

3,770

949

246

31,400

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (9 a.

May

2,690

3,840

3,420

2,410

1,750

1,360

1,110

935

818

805

810

860

692

602

542

490

482

546

510

478

466

448

426

411

411

403

373

335

309

298

300

Minimum

76

80

674

76

1,100

1,230

705

735

298

199

295

224

130

76

m.) 17,300

June

315

290

268

249

236

271

236

222

212

204

202

199

202

204

390

1,120

586

452

366

318

341

569

486

348

312

284

429

366

1,160

1,570

Mean

90.3

1,862

2,745

1,366

5,565

2,500

1,881

1,721

946

414

1,145

385

175

1,618

July

1,170

846

626

530

510

554

800

746

746

1,000

2,240

1,670

1,270

1,410

1,310

1,730

2,610

3,770

3,140

2,310

1,360

1,060

805

642

534

455

396

348

318

295

309

Aug.

281

268

262

262

244

300

279

252

260

298

281

290

271

234

224

545

949

670

590

474

396

526

486

724

558

459

370

335

300

287

265

Per square 

mile

0.145

2.98

4.40

2.19

8.92

4.01

3.01

2.76

1.52

.663

1.83

.617

.280

2.59

Sept.

246

226

214

202

194

209

202

222

209

192

180

168

164

159

154

157

168

175

168

173

177

170

157

148

141

139

139

137

134

130

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

3.33

5.07

29.78

10.28

4.17

3.47

3.08

1.75

.74

2.12

.71

.31

35.20

sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (4 p.m.) 12,000

sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (11 p.m.) 46,500 sec.-ft.j Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 12,000 sec.-ft.
512 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39'55", long. 85°53'00", at county highway bridge 

on Trousdale-McMinnville pike, Similes east of Trousdale, Warren County, 4 miles downstream from confluence of South Prong and Figgs Branch, and 6 miles west of McMinnville.

Drainage area.--132 square miles.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years, 210 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 13.90 

teet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 29; minimum gage height, 1.03 feet Oct. 3.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 16.99 

feet), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 13, 

1941; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Sept. 22, 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills on tributaries.

Revisions (water years).--W 1083: 1937(M), 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 28, 

Dec. 1-5, 7-15, Sept. 22-30)

1.15 61 2.7 410 8.5 4,170 

1.4 97 3.2 595 10.0 6,450 

1.7 151 4.0 915 11.0 8,600 

2.0 215 5.5 1,680 11.7 10,500 

2.3 288 7.0 2,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

47 

47 

50 

54

50 

48 

48 

46 

44

44

46 

44 

44 

44

46 

48 

55 

54 

49

48 

48 

48 

49 

46

47 

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

Nov.

44 

48 

53 

60 

58

182 

92 

71 

64 

71

71 

64 

61 

a58 

a55

54 

53 

53 

541 

270

143 

119 

109 

96 

88

107 

243 

1,870

1,640 

521

Dec.

316 

217 

192 

206 

201

487 

294 

199 

163 

140

123 

114 

106 

104 

112

1,510 

807 

430 

441 

349

272 

248 

224 

844 

2,340

750 

437 

349 

480 

487 

337

Jan.

278 

248 

1,480 

2,100 

10,400

2,100

743 

521 

410 

346

305 

278 

257 

240 

229

215 

296 

390 

843 

458

1,010 

2,460 

1,050 

691 

495

513 

907 

679 

451 

355 

532

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Oa

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lender year 1948 

ary

i. ..................... . .

1..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

462 

424 

420 

430 

377

322 

294 

270 

252 

255

240 

222 

210 

208 

316

759 

444 

506 

1,500 

1,130

603 

458 

374 

325 

296

267 

255 

267

Second 

foot-days

1,472 

6,959 

13,279

95,.707

31,280 

11,886 

12,525 

8,531 

5,893 

5,264 

5,371 

3,122 

1,912

107,494

Mar.

238 

217 

208 

201 

192

186 

175 

171 

324 

480

310 

248 

224 

210 

194

184 

186 

1,260 

611 

377

308 

291 

299 

255 

1,130

583 

1,130 

992 

544 

407 

390

Apr.

325 

275 

257 

240 

278

387 

285 

250 

224 

208

204 

257 

1,120 

498 

328

265 

238 

220 

199 

188

184 

210 

222 

188 

171

159 

159 

206 

265 

521

Maximum

55 

1,870 

2,340

15,200

10,400 

1,500 

1,260 

1,120 

783 

536 

749 

204 

72

10,400

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (8 p m

Hay

518 

783 

390 

280 

233

208 

188 

175 

177 

194

182 

165 

151 

143 

138

132 

130 

127 

121 

134

134 

128 

125 

123 

127

118 

114 

112 

109 

109 

125

June

123 

111 

106 

102 

100

106 

97 

96 

92 

92

92 

94 

92

91 

351

488 

194 

147 

132 

121

127 

366 

157 

123 

116

107 

192 

286 

427 

536

Minimum Mean

44 47.5 

44 232 

104 428

44 261

215 1,009 

208 424 

171 404 

159 284 

109 190 

91 175 

85 173 

74 101 

55 63.7

44 295

July

210 

161 

138 

125 

114

114 

130 

155 

119 

125

153 

136 

165 

188 

206

749 

424 

362 

226 

182

165 

140 

121 

111 

106

100 

96 

91 

88 

86 

85

Aug.

84 

82 

84 

84 

82

99 

85 

90 

82 

82

76 

75 

75 

74 

74

204 

188 

99 

86 

84

190 

179 

128 

132 

106

94 

88 

82 

81 

78 

75

Sept.

72 

71 

68 

69 

71

72 

71 

69 

68 

67

65 

65 

65 

65 

64

64 

65 

65 

64 

62

61 

60 

58 

57 

55

57 

57 

55 

55 

55

Per sqnare Runoff in 

mile inches

0.360 0.41 

1.76 1.96 

3.24 3.74

1.98 26.97

7.64 8.81 

3.21 3.35 

3.06 3.53 

2.15 2.40 

1.44 1.66 

1.33 1.48 

1.31 1.51 

.765 .88 

.483 .54

2.23 30.27

) 3,250 see. -ft.: Jan. 5 do a.m.) 18.200

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 513 

Falling Water River near Cookeville , Term.

Location. --Staff gage, lat. 36°ri4'00", long. 85°31'30", at Burgess Mill in White County, 1 

mile upstream from Post Oak Creek and 5 miles south of Cookeville, Putnau County.

Drainage area. --7 3.. 3 square miles.

Records available. --June 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --17 years, 104 second-feet.

Extremes; --Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 22.24

feet , from graph based on ga::e readings); minimum observed, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 30 

(gage hei 'lit, 1.44 feet) .. 

mum discharge, 5,130 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 23.10

~

, . , , . 

readings); minimum observed, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 15,

Remarks.--Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill just above 

gage. Gage read twice da±ly.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

4.4,

4.4

4.4

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.2

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.0

11

6.8

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.0

5.2

2.8

3.4

Nov.

e.o

6.0

9.6

6.0

14

47

18

12

12

29

31

24

21

16

14

12

14

12

244

441

134

85

71

58

44

41

135

715

1.250

460

Dec.

258

175

133

101

92

134

139

110

87

71

63

57

54

49

154

934

504

327

C30

159

125

104

85

174

1,170

59e

230

214

231

178

Jan.

140

122

281

681

2,900

2,410

897

487

319

242

188

16E

140

111

96

88

87

85

172

170

226

1,060

602

408

304

264

353

409

343

225

263

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ................ ............

July .............................

August ...........................

September ....... ................

Water year 1948-4,9 ............

Feb.

262

217

193

181

169

146

131

117

107

99

91

86

77

76

99

349

254

172

486

737

424

303

231

183

148

111

116

106

-

_

-

Mar

97

90

SL.

77

74

69

66

61

76

96

89

80

73

69

68

60

66

740

552

284

201

168

148

128

262

349

496

616

395

312

256

Secondfoot-days

167.0

3,981.6

7,260

40,595.5

14,235

5,671

6,200

4,117

1,897

1,253

2,410

941

405

48,537.6

Apr.

188

149

134

114

105

176

157

132

116

101

92

98

328

343

221

169

140

123

105

95

84

109

146

109

90

76

82

104

127

104

-

Maximum

11

1,250

1,170

3,200

2,900

737

740

343

170

219

295

150

t-i.

2,900

Hay

100

126

170

121

103

88

77

74

68

76

66

56

50

46

43

43

43

41

36

35

55

49

49

45

43

35

38

32

31

30

28

Minimum

2.8

6.0

49

2.8

85

76

60

76

28

16

27

15

11

2.8

June

28

28

27

24

22

24

23

18

16

16

18

21

16

18

21

45

44

36

26

22

22

58

25

27

24

22

90

171

219

102

-

Mean

5.39

133

234

111

459

203

200

137

61.2

41.8

77.7

30.4

13.5

135

July

68

52

46

38

49

55

55

46

42

43

66

51

114

82

66

65

251

295

177

217

112

80

65

52

42

37

30

31

28

28

27

Aug.

25

24

22

22

22

30

22

22

31

26

24

17

15

16

18

27

27I f'

18

28

63

150

52

40

30

27

24

25

27

25

24

Per square 

mile

0.074

1.81

3.19

1.51

6.26

2.77

2.73

1.87

.835

.570

1.06

.415

. 184

1.81

Sept.

20

17

17

17

16

16

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

22

22

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

2.02

3.68

20.59

7.22

2.88

3.15

2.09

 96

.64

1.22

.48

.21

24.63
514 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stones River near Smyrna, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'00", long. 86°27'35", at highway bridge at

Jefferson Springs, l£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West Forks of Stones 

River, 3| miles upstream from Falls Creek, and 3| miles norhteast of Smyrna, Rutherford 

County. Datum of gage is 459.76 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area.--552 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 913 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 second-feet Nov. 28; maximum gage height, 

 ay.83' feet Nov. 29; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 

0.95 foot Oct. 28.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 54,100 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 36.5 feet, from profile and map prepared by 

Corps of Engineers; minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 

0.50 foot).

Maximum stage known, 43.4 feet in March 1902.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--W 853: 1929(M). W 953: 1928(M), 1929, 1934-37.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

19

19

19

21

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

26

26

20

20

21

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

18

18

23

Nov.

27

32

43

35

82

1,720

830

388

256

342

716

421

296

228

177

146

125

108

4,050

3,070

1,050

860

1,150

746

540

464

k3,070

klO.OOO

k!3,000

3,580

-

Dec.

2,050

1,440

1,230

1,640

1,300

3,850

2,160

1,460

1,070

836

g677

g575

g520

g455

g455

g7,770

g6,020

g2,890

gl,960

gl,490

gl,180

982

848

gl,590

glO.OOO

g3,290

g2,010

gl,580

gl,870

g2,130

gl,520

Jan.

gl,230

gl,060

g3,810

g6,230

g!4,700

g9,350

g3,320

g2,220

gl,660

gl,330

1,080

938

824

734

672

595

616

970

3,970

2,040

2,560

k9,620

4,500

3,000

2,100

1,920

4,700

3,900

2,360

1,670

1,510

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

,380

,320

,520

,760

,600

1,290

1,080

914

800

716

638

555

510

482

750

3,840

1,880

1,290

k8,180

6,040

3,060

2,090

1,590

1,300

1,100

908

818

794

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

59

47,55

66,84

394,78

95,18

48,20

52,88

30,69

17,39

28,07

35,00

9 22

l',48

433,15

Mar.

680

600

551

500

465

420

390

354

580

1,750

1,060

806

674

584

515

460

440

k7,460

3,520

1,880

1,360

1,120

1,010

818

3,690

2,390

k8,250

4,590

2,630

1,840

1,500

Apr.

1,190

986

856

740

806

1,730

1,130

921

758

650

595

650

5,630

2,800

1,620

1,080

876

740

617

535

495

556

562

455

395

345

322

490

568

1,600

-

Maximum

L 26

I 13,000

3 10,000

I 46,100

9 14,700

5 8,180

7 8,250

3 5,630

3 3,740

I 10,900

5 6,090

5 1,160

3 82

3 14,700

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec.-ft. ) . Nov. 28 (12 p

May

1,300

3,740

1,480

928

692

546

470

405

381

806

639

470

372

318

276

246

253

221

190

235

395

515

480

376

358

304

246

214

184

168

190

Minimum

14

27

455

14

595

482

354

322

168

82

149

92

32

14

June

210

168

143

137

117

106

106

95

90

82

98

98

197

140

k4,750

klO,'900

2,360

1,160

876

650

535

450

376

318

276

246

231

309

1,160

1,690

-

Mean

19.]

1,585

2,156

1,079

3,071

1,722

1,706

1,023

561

936

1,129

298

49. (

1,187

July

622

400

292

238

214

193

564

895

445

1,520

1,560

812

3,530

6,090

1,970

4,100

2,740

3,000

1,380

902

680

546

440

363

304

260

231

207

187

171

149

Aug.

137

134

2_0

158

187

843

430

260

214

177

152

137

120

137

134

108

1,160

363

204

432

272

876

395

751

336

217

171

143

120

103

92

Per square 

mile

0.035

2.87

3.91

1.95

5.56

3.12

3.09

1.85

1.02

1.70

2.05

.540

.090

2.15

Sept.

82

73

68

68

60

57

55

66

55

51

46

39

43

60

60

50

46

53

66

43

39

38

36

35

35

33

33

33

33

32

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

3.20

4.50

26.59

6.41

3.25

3.56

2.07

1.17

1.89

2.36

.62

.10

29.17

m.) 22,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (about (9:30

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 515

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn.

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°04 I 25", long. 86°33'30", half a mile downstream

from Hurricane Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 8%

miles southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and 17.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Auxiliary staff gage at county highway bridge, at Couchville, 3.3 miles downstream.

Datum of each gage is 400.00 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. 

Drainage area. 834 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--April 1940 to September 1949. January 1939 to September 1940 at site

10.b miles downstream, published as Stone River near Donelson. 

Average discharge.--10 years (1939-49), 1,266 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 second-feet Nov. 29; maximum gage height,

40.bb feet Nov. 29; minimum discharge, 17 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 10.80

feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 68,700 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height,

58.46 feet Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940;

minimum gage height, 10.73 feet Sept. 21, 22, 1940, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 feet in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 second-feet),

from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

uoopera'tion. Four discharge measurements and level notes at auxiliary gage furnished by

corps or Engineers. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in

the water year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1113, are given

herein:

Feb. 14 .......... 60,300

Month

Water year 1947-48.....

Secondfoot -days

436,894

Maximum

60,300

Minimum

990

12

Mean

7,573

1,194

Per square 

mile

9.08

1.43

Runoff in 

Inches

9.79

19.47

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

21

20

19

2O

23

24

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

21

29

36

33

28

Z7

27

25

Z3

Z3

22

21

20

20

23

Nov.

25

27

62

74

367

2,630

1,780

727

428

557

1,140

776

500

358

282

237

205

181

k2,980

k5,880

1,820

1,180

1,760

1,220

884

714

3,310

klO,900

k!9,300

k5,870

-

Dec.

3,110

2,170

1,750

2,240

1,970

4,500

3,360

2,200

1,610

1,240

1,000

860

752

664

697

klO,6OO

k!2,500

4,510

2,940

2,330

1,810

1,440

1,220

k2,420

k!5,600

k6,760

3,320

2,420

2,650

4,040

2,490

Month

Jan.

1,89O

1,530

k4,500

k!2,400

k!6,600

k!5,800

k5,490

3,390

2,530

2,030

1,690

1,400

1,200

1,060

950

860

838

1,370

k4,930

3,310

k2,830

k!2,500

k6,820

4,310

3,000

2,710

k7,790

k6,950

3,930

2,570

2,130

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,990

1,790

2,020

2-, 440

2,460

1,940

1,620

1,340

1,160

1,040

932

820

738

680

1,090

k5,280

3,110

2,010

k8,320

kll,900

k4,850

3,130

2,330

1,850

1,540

1,280

1,130

1,140

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

700

66,174

105,173

581,445

139,308

69,930

73,758

42,088

24,772

50,104

47,122

13 212

1*978

634,319

Mar.

1,010

882

797

720

652

600

548

500

444

2,330

1,640

1,210

970

838

725

640

592

k8,170

k6,180

2,770

1,940

1,530

1,340

1,120

k4,480

4,170

kl 0,500

k7,940

3,820

2,610

2,090

Apr.

1,690

1,340

1,160

1,000

1,020

2,31O

1,730

1,350

1,100

928

820

828

k6,710

4,260

2,310

1,600

1,240

1,040

878

748

668

1,220

1,130

784

620

532

480

532

720

1,340

-

Maximum

36

19,300

15,600

60,200

16,600

11,900

10,500

6,710

3,920

17,400

7,000

1,180

188

19,300

May

1,930

3,920

2,270

1,370

1,000

788

648

560

496

1,160

1,160

748

560

452

382

334

344

303

265

321

492

1,280

815

640

524

484

376

312

265

234

339

Minimum

18

25

664

18

838

680

444

480

234

116

234

127

34

18

June

420

285

229

199

181

153

142

138

123

116

125

127

146

2,600

kll,200

k!7,400

k4,460

2,040

1,480

1,080

900

734

608

508

432

362

348

428

1,160

1,980

-

llsan

22.6

2,206

3,393

1,589

4,494

2,498

2,379

1,403

799

1,670

1,520

426

65.9

1,738

July

1,020

624

452

348

295

263

559

1,850

851

1,130

2,240

1,380

a 4 , 000

a7,000

a4,OOO

a4,500

a3,500

a3, 500

a2,500

al,500

31,000

3800

3680

g620

g512

g428

393

365

303

275

234

Aug.

213

196

286

273

300

1,180

798

436

312

253

225

217

190

183

309

203

946

676

520

48S

699

782

761

866

640

351

251

213

174

144

127

Psr square 

mile

0.027

2.65

4.07

1.91

5.39

3.00

2.85

1.68

.958

2.00

1.82

.511

.079

2.08

Sspt.

109

96

37

80

80

72

70

66

74

68

64

55

45

45

66

69

54

48

188

107

66

55

49

45

40

38

37

36

35

34

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

2.95

4.69

25.91

6.21

3.12

3.29

1.88

1.10

2.23

2.10

.59

.09

28.28

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 sec.-ft.). Nov. 29 (4:30 a.m.) 23,900 sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (9:30 p.m.) 

19,800 sec.-ft7; Dec. 25 (11 a.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 22,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 

(11 p.m.) 17,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (7 p.m.) 16,100 sec.-ft.; June 16 (6:30 a.m.) 21,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, observer's readIngs, weather records, and records for station near Smyrna.

g Discharge computed from graph based on partial record and staff-gage readings.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

"990813 O-52-34"
516 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°49'20", long. 86°25'03", at bridge on State Highway 99, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Middle Fork, and 2j miles southwest of 

Murfreesboro, Rutherford County. Datum of gage is 567.02 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 119 square miles.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 17 years, 204 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,850 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height 13.52 

feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.81 foot), but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 38,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 

feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 9, 

1935; minimum gage height, 0.56 foot (corrected) Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet in March 1902.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1932-34.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.0

2.2

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

2.2

Nov.

2.5

3.4

3 . 6

3.3

7.2

473

112

59

42

126

122

73

55

46

38

33

29

26

1,910

476

204

210

201

144

112

191

891

4,770

1,840

706

-

Dec.

436

304

386

373

460

1,100

459

295

213

169

144

129

116

108

109

2,270

965

510

445

311

232

208

172

2,370

2,510

720

459

343

912

543

343

Jan.

251

211

2,760

1,720

4,840

1,200

667

447

324

254

208

182

162

144

132

121

202

267

1,070

387

1,360

2,020

945

628

422

508

1,150

790

443

303

310

Month

October ........ .................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

March ............................

April. ...........................

May ..........................

June ......................... . .

July .............................

August .......................

September ....... ................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec.

Feb.

258

286

366

513

349

258

211

173

163

141

125

112

101

96

307

780

315

222

C,110

1,000

558

392

271

222

188

159

147

139

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

62 . 1

12,909.0

18,114

92,880.9

24,428

9,962

11,686

5,702 

3,016

6,545.7

6, 388

2,111 

186.4

101,110.2

-ft.) . Nov

Mar.

117

109

98

88

81

75

66

61

420

305

176

137

119

103

88

78

99

2,230

563

336

236

219

188

157

1,040

418

2,180

840

466

326

267

Apr.

198

166

145

130

362

385

216

169

139

124

117

147

1,190

396

231

174

145

121

105

94

85

91

89

73

64

58

62

126

106

194

Maximum

5.0

4,770

2,510

16,100

4,840

2,110

2,230

1,190

630

2,340

969

464

14

4,840

. 28 (1:30 p

May

630

630

260

169

131

112

96

83

82

75

70

58

49

41

37

35

42

30

24

55

52

37

46

29

29

25

21

18

17

17

16

Minimum

1.0

2.5

108

1.0

121

96

61

58

16

6.0

25

16

2.0

1.0

m.) 8,850

June

19

15

13

12

11

9.1

8.7

7.2

6.6

6.0

7.6

8.0

6.5

6.0

2,340

1,000

388

248

190

150

121

101

83

65

56

46

159

91

702

670

Mean

2.00

430

584

254

788 .

356

377

190

97 3

218

206

68 * 1

6.21

277

July

214

141

104

91

78

50

44

96

197

556

193

116

755

969

344

341

461

472

320

190

138

109

86

67

54

46

40

34

30

27

25

Aug.

22

19

19

19

164

464

128

86

62

46

40

34

30

28

26

22

153

57

37

270

49

38

60

65

39

30

26

23

20

19

16

Per square 

mile

0.017

3.61

4.91

2.13

6 * 62

2 99

3 17

i!eo

 818

1 . 83

1.73

.572

!052

2.33

Sept.

14

12

12

12

11

14

11

8.5

7.3

6.9

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.5

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

4 03

siee

29.02

7 . 63

3.11

3.65

1.78

.94

2.05

2.00

* 66

.06

31.59

sec. -ft. j Dec. 24 (8:30 p.m.)

7,400 sec.-ft,; Jan. 3 (5 p.m.) 7,400 sec.-ft.; June 15 (9 p.m.) 7,100 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6-26; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for Stones River near Smyrna and above Donelson.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 517

Harpeth River at Belleview, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'00", long. 86°56i08", at bridge on State

Highway 100, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Little Harpeth River and 1 mile

southeast of Belleview, Davidson County. Datum of gage is 541.04 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area. 404 square miles. 

Kecorcts available. October 1933 to September 1949. April 1920 to October 1929 and January 1932 to September 1933 at site 2^ miles downstream. 

Average discharge. 26 years (1920-29, 1932-49), 546 second-feet. 

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,820 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 15.21

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 15-17 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1920-29, 1932-49: Maximum discharge, 65,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height,

24.34 feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; no flow for several days in

October 1922. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record,

wnicn are fair.

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements and levels furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

KevisionsTwater years). W 953: 1920-35.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

0.85 O.4 1.3 52 5.O 1,820 2.O 260 

.9 1.1 1.5 101 7.6 3,180 2.5 46O 

.95- 4.8 2.0 252 10.0 4,80O 3.0 800 

l.O 9.0 2.5 430 13.7 7,49O 3.6 1,160 

1.1 19 3.O 6S5 Note. Same as 

1.2 34 3.6 1,110 preceding table below 

1.5 and above 5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.9

.9 

1.8 

2.5 

2.5

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.6

.4 

.6 

1.1 

2.5 

4.0

13 

11 

9.0

6.4 

5.6

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.0 

3.3 

6.4

Nov.

7.3 

10 

28 

21 

128

702 

259 

138 

93 

75

73

88 

75 

54 

45

39 

34 

34

771 

965

334 

242 

286 

242 

194

176 

480 

3,880 

5,350 

1,630

Dec.

1,040

692 

586 

581 

550

1,610 

1,110 

734 

545 

444

380 

344 

317 

289 

343

3,260 

3,340 

1,580 

1,270 

1,040

820 

628 

510 

1,360 

4,540

2,060 

1,380 

1,140 

1,590 

1,560 

1,150

Jan.

948 

813 

2,170 

3,470 

7,520

5,180 

2,130 

1,600 

1,300 

1,090

924 

80O 

659 

570 

504

456 

520 

667 

1,760 

1,190

1,240 

2,990 

2,110

1,620 

1,320

1,280 3,760 ' 

2,980 

1,880 

1,44O 

1,260

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,O70 

948 

942 

1,180 

1,130

948 

832 

691 

602 

532

451 

415 

383 

364 

515

1,340 

972 

766 

2,710 

3,450

1,840 

1,460 

1,190 

1,030 

891

731 

628 

667

Second 

foot-days

103.4 

16,453.3 

36,793

250,754.9

56,151 

28,678 

31,936 

20,707 

11,221 

26,637 

9,692 

2,835 

498.7

241,705.4

liar.

510 

451 

406 

368 

340

314 

284 

267 

451 

942

602 

482 

420 

372 

340

306 

310 

2,120 

1,570 

1,070

872 

792 

699 

548 

2,080

1,540 

5,180 

3,860 

1,790 

1,390 

1,260

Apr.

1,

1,

2, 

1,

Maximum

13 

5,350 

4,540

31,200

7,520 

3,450 

5,180 

2,260 

1,330 

7,240 

1,080 

470 

41

7,520

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec. -ft. ). Jan. 6 (12:30

010 

832 

715 

583 

839

260 

924 

724 

570 

488

471 

515 

260 

570 

140

884 

691 

570 

460 

402

368 

667 

466 

368

314

281 

306 

306 

321

402

May

651 

1,280 

766 

520

411

344 

288 

260 

242 

492

583 

310 

242 

208 

177

168 

161 

144 

123 

304

174 

1,330 

438 

306 

284

232 

187 

161 

141 

126 

168

minimum

0.4 

7.3 

289

.3

456 

364 

267 

281 

123 

50 

107 

28 

5.6

.4

June

164 

146 

121 

96 

83

78 

68 

59 

54 

50

52 

129

177 

3,090 

7,240

5,200 

1,600 

1,100 

1,000 

1,200

800 

600 

450 

400 

350

330 

330 

370 

900 

400

Mean

3.34 

548 

1,187

685

1,811 

1,024 

1,030 

690 

362 

888 

313 

91 

16.6

662

July

300 

250 

210 

170 

150

130 

120 

218 

152 

411

306 

407 

977 

1,080 

526

570 

732 

420 

332 

321

250 

204 

171 

144 

132

168 

132 

135 

107 

146 

321

Aug.

112 

83 

70 

64 

96

470 

141 

91 

85 

75

85 

95 

112 

80 

144

202 

112 

73 

59 

50

45 

43

45 

101

66

52 

50 

41 

34 

31 

28

Per square 

mile

0.0083 

1.36 

2.94

1.70

4.48 

2.53 

2.55 

1.71 

.896 

2.20 

.775 

.225 

.041

1.64

a.m.) 8,820 sec. -ft. ; June 16 (4

Sept.

26 

25 

23 

22 

21

21 

19 

19 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

41

29 

21 

16 

13 

11

9.0 

7.3 

6.4

6.4 

5.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

1.51 

3.39

23.08

5.17 

2.64 

2.94 

1.91 

1.03 

2.45 

.89 

.26 

.05

22.25

30 a.m. )

8,200 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record June 16 to July 7, Sept. 3-19, 22-26; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for station near Kingston Springs. Discharge July 8-19 computed from 

doubtful gage-height records.
518 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'18", long. 87°05'56", 400 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Turnbull Creek. Datum of gage is 447.81 feet above mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 687 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 913 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 23.58 

 feet'); minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 60,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 foot

Sept. 24, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill at Newsom, 

ib miles above station.

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements and level notes furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1927, 1933, 1935, 1936. W 1033: 1927(M), 1932(M), 

iH33(Mj, laatiiM), iy3?(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage Height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan, 6 to Sept. 30

0.7 34 2.0 239 6.7 3,120 0.9 6O 2.3 369 16. 0 12.10C 

 9 49 2.2 298 10. 0 5,9OO 1.1 77 2.9 650 18. 0 15,1OO 

1-1 69 2.5 417 13.0 8.8OO 1.3 1O1 3.7 1,130 2O.O 19,200 

1.3 98 2.9 600 16.0 12.1OO 1.5 141 8.3 4,410 

1-7 171 4.1 1,300 2.0 270 12,5 8.3OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

39 

35 

33 

34

35 

36 

36 

35 

34

35 

35 

34 

33 

33

33 

39

56 

51 

46

43

41 

40 

38 

39

40 

40 

41 

42 

42 

72

Nov.

130 

78 

74 

64 

218

826 

635 

295 

203 

224

188 

159 

159 

140 

120

106 

101 

203 

4,800 

1,830

934 

595 

460 

474 

375

328 

438 

3,550 

8,110 

3,220

Dec.

1,670 

1,220 

1,010 

946 

928

1,750 

1,830 

1,270 

976 

79O

656 

585 

532 

482 

478

4,340 

5,960 

2,620 

1,830 

1,470

1,190 

994 

838 

1,620 

6,920

4,230 

2,120 

1,630 

2,080 

2,620 

1,730

Jan.

1,380 

1,170 

2,970 

6,04O 

12,200

9,280 

3,740 

2,540 

1,990 

1,630

1,390 

1,220 

1,070 

970 

886

814 

976 

1,170 

2,760 

2,230

1,940 

4,680 

3,850 

2,690 

2,120

2,330 

6,120 

6,450 

3,460 

2,400 

2,000

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary ....

uary .........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,690 

1/450 

1,380 

1,590 

1,750

1,480 

1,320 

1,160 

.1,050 

958

850 

766 

722 

700 

1,090

2,220

1,850 

1,400 

4,060 

6,800

3,460 

2,440 

1,940 

1,610 

1,400

1,200 

1,080 

1,090

Secondfoot-days

1,233 

29,037 

57,315

409,032

94,466 

48,506 

56,583 

38,551

19,701 

60,191 

14,028 

5,972 

2,178

427,761

liar.

952 

832

754 

694 

650

615 

555 

512 

870 

1,550

1,240 

1,010 

868 

772 

694

620 

635 

4,560 

3,290 

1,970

1,550 

1,510 

1,440 

1,220 

2,450

3,120 

6,600 

7,440 

3,220 

2,330 

2,O60

Apr.

1,720 

1,430 

1,270 

1,110 

1,170

1,940 

1,580 

1,310 

1,100 

964

1,060 

1,550 

3,540 

3,340 

2,070

1,550 

1,270 

1,080 

922 

802

732 

1,170 

1,120 

850 

716

635 

595 

672 

605 

678

Maximum

72 

8,110 

6,920

43, 100

12,200 

6,800 

7,440 

3,540 

1,910 

19,500 

1,080 

416 

89

19.5OO

May

880 

1,910 

1,340 

958 

772

645 

560 

479 

465 

585

970 

650 

474 

394 

347

319 

362 

312 

273 

302

650 

1,480 

1,170 

656 

635

516 

411 

347 

299 

273 

267

Minimum

33 

64 

478

23

814 

700 

512 

595 

267 

139 

178 

96 

61

33

June

312 

270 

254 

254 

243

20O 

178 

155 

139 

151

141 

143 

243 

4,160 

19,500

12,400 

3,540 

2,640 

2,220 

2,020

2,400 

1,720 

1,160 

910 

820

705 

625 

650 

1,200 

838

Mean

39.8 

968 

1,849

1,118

3,047 

1,732 

1,825 

1,285 

636 

2,006 

453 

193 

72.6

1,172

July

615 

502 

411 

362 

316

284 

270 

5O2 

316 

449

610 

424 

1,080 

994 

868

683 

808 

710 

507 

456

398 

316 

270 

243 

216

213 

240 

195 

206 

178 

386

Aug.

267 

175 

148 

132 

141

318 

416 

265 

238 

216

175 

168 

221 

2OO 

178

256 

319 

195 

153 

132

117 

110 

134 

245 

270

165 

130 

143 

141 

108 

96

Per square 

mile

0.058 

1.41 

2.69

1.63

4.44 

2.52 

2.66 

1.87 

.926 

2.92 

.659 

.281 

.106

1.71

Sept.

89 

S2 

79 

77 

77

81 

79 

76 

74 

71

70 

69 

68 

67 

66

71 

72 

72 

76 

72

74 

87 

73 

68 

66

65 

65 

67 

64

61

Runoff in 

inches

O.O7 

1.57 

3.1O

22.13

5.11 

2.63 

3.06 

2.09 

1.07 

3.26 

.76 

.32 

.12

23.16

Peak discharge (base 10,OOO sec.-f t.) . Jan. 5 (3 p.m.) 14,500 sec. -ft.; June 15 (8 p.m.) 29,000
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 519

Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'25", long. 87°05'25", at bridge on U. S. Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Elk Creek and 2 miles northwest of Adams, Robertson County. Datum of gage is 398.34 feet above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage area. 678 square miles.

necords available. June 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 29 years, 953 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Dec. 16; maximum gage height, 

ad.90 feet Dec. 16; minimum discharge, 33 second-feet Oct. 13, 15; minimum gage height, 

1.65 feet Oct. 13.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 

feet, from floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from rating 

curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 10, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.30 feet, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, or those compuHed from graph based on gage readings, which are fair.

Cooperation.--Four discharge measurements and level notes furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hevisions (water years). W 953: 1920-27.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods using rate of change

of sta^e as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 8-18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.6 38 3.0 365 13.0 6,600 2.0 100 4.0 740 

2.0 108 4.0 740 19.0 9,850 2.2 136 5.0 1,230 

2.2 150 5.0 1,240 24.0 13,000 2.5 206 7.0 2,380 

2.5 222 7.0 2,470 3.0 350 10.0 4,250 

3.5 523 22.0 12,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

45 

43 

41 

40 

40

40 

46 

48 

43 

40

40 

36 

35 

36 

35

41 

50 

57 

52 

52

53 

55 

50 

45 

41

40 

40 

40 

40 

41 

72

Nov.

89 

106 

143 

150 

505

2,420 

1,100 

481 

338 

329

421 

362 

281 

240 

214

189 

174 

264 

k6,780 

k6,720

3,000 

1,820 

1,400 

1,130 

960

844 

776 

857 

2,720 

2,220

Dec.

1,700 

1,370 

,220 

,330 

,250

,730 

,650 

,370 

,140 

965

839 

776 

724 

665 

k3,080

k!3,500 

kl 1,400 

5,920 

4,190 

3,330

2,740 

2,320 

2,010 

2,240 

k6,590

4,440 

3,120 

a2,600 

a2,800 

aS, 400 

a2,600

Jan.

a2,250 

2,010 

1,920 

2,860 

k8 , 300

k8,880 

4,700 

3,550 

2,880 

2,410

2,090 

1,880 

1,700 

1,530 

1,400

1,280 

1,520 

2,160 

5,000 

3,810

2,950 

4,840 

4,130 

3,450 

3,020

3,560 

k6,440 

k9,310 

5,760 

3,850 

3,210

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

g2,810 

g2,450 

g2,160 

g2 , 440 

g2,300

g2,030 

Si, 850 

1,700 

1,570 

1,430

1,300 

1,180 

1,210 

5,350 

kll,800

k!2,300 

k6,210 

4,290 

4,860 

k7,850

4,920 

3,860 

3,210 

2,780 

2,490

2,210 

2,030 

1,980

Secondfoot-days

1,377 

37,033 

93,009

404,420

112,650 

100,570 

72,220 

47,770 

20,210 

33,727 

17,202 

22,744 

5,450

563,962

Mar.

1,760 

1,620 

1,520 

1,420 

1,360

1,290 

1,200 

1,140 

1,190 

2,100

2,100 

1,680 

1,520 

1,420 

1,300

1,160 

1,120 

4,420 

4,780 

2,970

2,460 

2,630 

3,570 

2,350 

2,660

2,760 

4,910 

4,970 

3,210 

2,730 

2,900

Apr.

2,400 

2,010 

1,790 

1,620 

1,570

1,800 

1,620 

1,440 

1,290 

1,180

1,280 

2,620 

2,980 

2,990 

2,220

1,770 

1,540 

1,400 

1,230 

1,100

1,020 

1,370 

1,530 

1,130 

980

885 

1,300 

1,590 

1,140 

975

Maximum

72 

6,780 

13,500

18,900

9,310 

12,300 

4,970 

2,990 

1,500 

3,980 

1,290 

2,660 

380

13,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (9 p.m

May

1,020 

1,500 

1,140 

960 

857

785 

731 

682 

646 

1,060

1,100 

758 

654 

592 

551

535

539 

g479 

g464 

511

511 

479 

472 

479 

g457

g419 

g393 

g374 

g365 

g353 

344

Minimum

35 

89 

665

33

1,280 

1,180 

1,120 

885 

344 

234 

228 

282 

105

35

June

341 

317 

294 

282 

276

285 

259 

248 

234 

234

254 

248 

242 

703 

2,840

3,980 

2,160 

1,910 

1,850 

1,420

1,410 

1,140 

965 

S39 

772

704 

1,130 

3,890 

2,680 

1,820

Mean

44.4 

1,234 

3,000

1,105

3,634 

3,592 

2,330 

1,592 

652 

1,124 

555 

734 

182

1,545

July

1,290 

1,030 

875 

772 

695

632 

610 

862 

618 

543

790 

618 

515 

555 

580

446 

531 

547 

436 

429

383 

347 

314 

291 

276

271 

254 

242 

228 

262 

960

Ang.

527 

353 

282 

291 

495

2,660 

1,080 

632 

503 

432

374 

626 

1,530 

785 

834

646 

1,100 

776 

559 

1,560

1,030

700 

610 

527 

623

476 

429 

708 

641 

519 

436

Per square 

mile

0.065 

1.82 

4.42

1.63

5.36 

5.30 

3.44 

2.35 

.962 

1.66 

.819 

1.08 

.268

2.28

) 9,190 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (11 p.

Sept.

380 

341

314 

282 

265

254 

242 

226 

206 

193

180 

168 

162 

159

155

155 

151 

149 

151 

138

136 

130 

123 

119 

117

115 

112 

115 

107 

105

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

2.03 

5.10

22.18

6.18 

5.52 

3.96 

2.62 

1.11 

1.85 

.94 

1.25 

.30

30.94

m.) 16,000

sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 T5 a.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (6 a.m.) 

13,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 20 (6:30 a.m.) 9,070 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams.

g Computed from graph "based on gage readings.

k Discharge computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
520 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°31'00", long. 87°03'40", 1,000 feet downstream 

from highway bridge, 2| miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4j miles south of Adams, 

Robertson County, and 8f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 424.36 feet above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.

Drainage are a . - - 18 5 square miles.

Records available. --January 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 201 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 7,110 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.88 

feet) ; minimum, 4.5 secnnd-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.84 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.21 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.67 feet Sept. 

26-28 , 1941 .

Maximum stage known, 25.1 feet in June 1934, from f loodmarks .

Remarks . Records fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements and one set of level notes furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.8 

5.7 

5.1 

4.8 

5.1

5.1 

5.7 

5.7 

6.4 

6.8

5.7 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

6.8 

12 

17 

14

12 

11 

9.2 

8.8 

8.8

8.4 

8.4 

9.2 

9.6 

11 

13

Nov.

35 

33 

32 

31 

131

229 

80

47 

33

41

56 

37 

29 

26 

23

20 

19 

187 

3,000 

612

316 

225 

178 

148 

134

120 

134 

671 

970 

504

Dec.

330 

251 

260 

260 

291

508 

350 

270 

219 

184

160 

148 

139 

131 

1,530

4,630 

1,530 

890 

700 

504

395

330 

277 

882 

2,920

1,020 

665 

504 

935 

720 

504

Jan.

395 

340 

650 

1,210 

5,500

1,890 

1,040 

740 

576 

467

395 

358 

322 

302 

277

257 

540 

778 

1,500 

735

1,050 

1,660 

1,000 

740 

670

1,110 

4,100 

2,310 

1,130 

750 

608

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber.. ........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1. ......................

ember. ....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

483 

399 

379 

459 

415

387 

368 

330 

308 

291

264 

251 

254 

347 

1,520

1,420 

815 

590 

2,030 

1,620

935 

710 

549 

467 

415

354 

344 

340

Second 

foot-days

249.1 

8,101 

22,437

92,539.3

33,400 

17,044 

17,438 

10,594 

3,463 

7,761 

2,350 

1,638 

549

125,024.1

Mar.

291 

274 

257 

241 

238

228 

209 

197 

282 

463

391 

347 

316 

284 

267

244 

311 

3,450 

1,180 

770

598 

590 

508 

431 

554

491 

1,490 

880 

630 

526 

500

Apr.

407 

358 

330 

294 

379

439 

375 

333 

298 

274

288 

431 

1,560 

860 

585

427 

361 

322 

274 

248

228 

232 

216 

190 

169

154 

157 

154 

128 

123

Maximum

17 

3,000 

4,630

8,030

5,500 

2,030 

3,450 

1,560 

283 

1,530 

163 

124 

29

5,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.) .--Nov. 19 (4 a.m.

sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (4 a.m.) 4,720 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 5 (3 p.m. 

sec. -ft.; Feb. 19 (6 p.m.) 3,640 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (8 a.m

May

265 

283 

169 

142 

131

123 

114 

104 

191 

263

142 

120 

106 

95 

85

80 

93 

78 

68 

85

80 

78 

76 

76 

78

64 

62 

56 

51 

49 

56

Minimum

4.8 

19 

131

1.9

257 

251 

197 

123 

49 

35 

32 

26 

13

4.8

June

73 

53 

47 

44 

41

40 

38 

36 

35 

36

36 

36 

37 

618 

1,530

655 

336 

395 

333 

264

428 

228 

175 

148 

137

128 

865 

415 

348 

206

Usan

8.04 

270

724

253

1,077 

609 

563 

353 

112 

259 

75.8 

52.8 

18.3

343

July

163 

134 

114 

104 

90

83 

90 

104 

80 

85

152 

80 

73 

78 

83

66 

88 

76 

73 

60

56 

51 

44 

40 

38

68 

38 

33 

32 

32 

42

Aug.

35 

28 

26 

67 

42

90 

53 

42 

38 

44

35 

66 

124 

47 

37

91 

112 

47 

41 

98

51 

40 

45 

55 

53

38 

35 

49 

41 

37 

31

Per square 

mile

0.043 

1.46 

3.91

1.37

5.82 

3.29 

3.04 

1.91 

.605 

1.40 

.410 

.285 

.099

1.85

) 5,700 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (4:30 

1 7,110 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (4:30 

.) 5,350 sec. -ft.

Sept.

29 

26 

24 

23 

22

22 

21 

20 

19 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

17

18 

20 

22 

21 

19

18 

16 

16 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

1.63 

4.51

18.60

6.71 

3.43 

3.51 

2.13 

.70 

1.56 

.47 

.33 

.11

25.14

a.m.) 6,640 

p.m.) 6,200
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 521

Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°47', long. 87°43', at highway bridge, 50 feet 

downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, Trigg County.

Drainage area. 249 square miles.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 19.58 

feetl, from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 21 secondfeet Oct. 13-16.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1949; minimum observed, 1.0 secondfoot Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 7,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

ror periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by 

small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to May 31, 

June 29 to Aug. 5, and Sept. 1-3O)

2.3 18 3.4 23O 15. 0 5,48O 

2.4 25 4.2 487 17. 0 8,1OO 

2.6 46 6.O 1,17O 19. 0 13,1OO 

2.8 79 10.0 2,540 

3.1 150 13.0 4,060

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

3O 

24 

24 

24

23 

24 

23 

22 

22

23 

24 

22

21 

21

21 

27 

35 

44 

40

30 

25 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

29

Nov.

34 

89

160 

163 

1,830

2,450 

665 

436 

360 

402

540 

376 

322 

291 

257

310 

631 

4,210 

4,460 

1,200

884 

719 

597 

522 

47O

536 

589 

a90O 

al,100 

a9OO

Dec.

a700 

a500 

474 

50O 

526

766 

612 

511 

452 

402

370 

354 

335 

322 

4,5OO

7,740 

a5,OOO 

a2,OOO 

al,50O 

al,2OO

980 

832 

730 

1,O9O 

1,910

1,200 

918 

798 

1,370 

1,400 

956

Jan.

790 

711 

654 

6O8 

1,110

1,230 

832 

711 

631 

559

518 

483 

452 

433 

409

445 

935 

1,460 

2,160 

1,230

1.14O 

1,720 

1,530 

1,970 

1,710

2,120 

2,390 

3,120 

1,63O 

1,230 

1,030

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

1 ....................... .

st ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

888 

762 

711 

1,OOO 

1,O30

762 

677 

612 

563 

522

480 

459 

569 

9,O10 

13,OOO

6,810 

2,150 

1,620 

1,470 

1,790

1,330 

1,160 

1,040 

926 

836

730 

673 

624

Second 

foot-days

782 

26,402 

40,94£

171,602

35,953 

52,204 

31,147 

18,423 

6,232 

12,09'J 

4,92C 

6,858 

1,731

237,696

Mar.

578 

544 

515 

476 

470

452 

426 

416 

416 

964

952 

639 

548

511 

477

443 

506 

1,930 

1,330 

884

730 

1,140 

1,620 

896 

824

1,460 

4, 17O 

2,530 

1,330 

1,290 

1,680

Apr.

1,150 

926 

782 

684

616

582 

544 

494 

449 

429

738 

1,150 

1,740 

1,480 

892

677 

582 

515 

452 

416

386 

367 

348 

328 

294

279 

272 

291 

a29O 

a270

Maximum

44 

4,460 

7,740

7,740

3,120 

i 13,000 

4,170 

1,740 

300 

1,360 

332 

1,290 

112

13,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 3,1OO sec. -ft. ). --Nov. 6 (7 a.m.)

May

a240 

a30o 

a270 

239 

225

214 

200 

198 

190 

245

291 

227 

203 

190 

181

181 

173 

190 

173 

236

2E7 

187 

173 

173

163

166 

158 

158 

145 

158 

158

Minimum

21 

34 

322

21

409 

459 

416 

270 

145 

101 

56 

49 

37

21

June

ISO 

145 

137 

132 

124

124 

115 

112 

108 

103

1O3 

108 

101 

163 

950

1,36O 

5O4 

544 

824 

544

597 

477 

412 

338 

297

341 

1,050 

1,220 

518 

396

Mean

25.2 

880 

1,321

469

1,160 

1,864 

1,OO5 

614 

2O1 

403 

159 

221 

57.7

651

July

332 

294 

266 

248 

225

211 

198 

187 

187 

2OO

276 

254 

219 

166 

171

ISO

142 

129 

117 

115

106 

94 

94 

83 

79

74 

70 

65 

56 

56 

56

Aug.

56 

55 

52 

49 

7O

370 

245 

147 

124 

409

242 

190 

16O 

176 

176

326 

1.29O 

354 

230 

269

216 

184 

16O 

140 

124

115 

101 

226 

291 

184 

127

Sept.

112 

101 

90 

88 

79

77 

75 

72 

68 

6O

60 

54 

54 

52 

52

50 

50 

52 

49 

45

43 

42 

40 

39 

38

38 

38 

38 

37 

38

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

0.1O1 O.12 

3.53 3.94 

5.31 6.12

1.88 25.64

4.66 5.37 

7.49 7. SO 

4.04 4.65 

2.47 2.75 

.807 .93 

1.62 1.81 

.639 .73 

.888 1.02 

.232 .26

2.61 35.50

3,220 sec. -ft.; Nov. 19 (1O a.m.) 5,67O

15,OOO sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (1:30 a.m.) 5,92O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
522 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat.35°08'32", long. 82°49'28", at bridge on U. S. 

HTgfiway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream fromEast Fork. Datum 

of gage is 2,173.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area. 67.9 square miles.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, January 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--14 years (1907-8, 1936-49), 241 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 9.49 

reet); minimum, 109 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1907-9, 1936-49: Maximum discharge, 9,410 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

11.86 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 23 seond-feet Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 

1.51 feet), result of low temperature.

Maximum stage known, 13.9 feet in July 1916, from floodmarks.

narks. Record 

good.

'excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1936(M), 1938(M), 1939.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 99 3.0 410 5.5 1,430 

2.0 123 3.5 585 6.0 1,680 

2.1 148 4.0 770 6.5 1,940 

2.4 230 4.5 970 

2.7 320 5.0 1,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

138 

136 

185 

153

140 

136 

161 

138 

133

136 

130 

128 

126 

123

123 

123 

138 

123 

121

121 

121 

121 

118 

116

113 

113 

113 

111 

111 

111

Nov.

Ill 

121 

841 

299 

433

1,250 

582 

383 

320 

359

305 

272 

257 

236 

224

216 

221 

207 

1,940 

1,090

63O 

596 

536 

501 

448

438 

652 

1,66O 

1,150 

758

Dec.

634 

582 

706 

585 

526

557 

490 

459 

428 

398

383 

374 

359 

347 

341

338 

320 

329 

431 

350

326 

314 

302 

362 

536

410 

365 

344 

532 

680 

487

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Jan.

420 

383 

359 

395 

1,320

866 

606 

515 

462 

424

401 

383 

365 

350 

335

329 

335 

320 

356 

317

317 

317 

311 

299 

290

281 

281 

377 

305 

296 

557

mber. ........................

lendar year 1948

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year ig48-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.

Feb.

438 

380 

353 

417 

386

353 

350 

320 

338 

508

395 

359 

338 

320 

323

445 

401 

359 

645 

571

459 

410 

374 

353 

338

320 

341 

329

Secondfoot-days

4,006 

17,036 

13,595

107,301

12,872 

10,923 

9,439 

11,018 

10,837 

9,225 

14,122 

12,653 

9,440

135,166

Mar.

3O2 

293 

284 

278 

272

266 

254 

251 

242 

266

242 

236 

230 

227 

224

216 

216 

293 

236 

224

218 

577 

487 

347 

344

417 

368 

398 

365 

341 

525

Apr.

a410 

a360 

335 

3O8 

368

350 

320 

302 

287 

275

287 

388 

802 

470 

398

359 

338 

323 

305 

293

284 

314 

284 

269 

260

254 

254 

299 

382 

1,140

Maximum

185 

1,940 

706

2,120

1,320 

645 

577 

1,140 

655 

1,640 

1,500 

1,250 

752

1,940

May

644 

578 

48O 

417 

386

371 

350 

350 

365 

390

655 

428 

380 

356 

338

320 

305 

296 

284 

275

272 

275 

311 

266 

257

245 

236 

230 

224 

242 

311

Minimum

111 

111 

302

91

281 

320 

216 

254 

224 

185 

190 

233 

196

111

-ft.). Nov. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 2,790

June

248 

230 

218 

210 

201

198 

196 

193 

185 

188

190 

196 

207 

228 

401

1,640 

674 

428 

350 

3O8

293 

278 

257 

278 

293

254

233 

221 

213 

216

Mean

129 

568 

439

293

415 

390 

304 

367 

350 

308 

456 

4O8 

315

370

July

218 

198 

190 

196 

210

216 

224 

201 

201 

221

294 

1,500 

726 

490 

410

518 

803 

1,4OO 

910 

672

585 

536 

462 

417 

380

359 

338 

323

311 

299

314

Aug.

296 

278 

398 

335 

308

296 

296 

272 

266 

272

248 

233 

263 

239 

29O

646 

652 

462 

374 

371

578 

543 

287 

398 

350

332 

320 

1,250 

672 

494 

434

Per square 

mile

1.90 

8.37 

6.47

4.32

6.11 

5.74 

4.48 

5.40 

5.15 

4.54 

6.72 

6.01 

4.64

5.45

Sept.

386 

353 

368 

347 

323

752 

627 

470 

401 

362

335 

320 

302 

290 

278

272 

272' 

281 

260 

245

236 

230 

224 

216 

213

21O 

251 

216 

204

196

Runoff in 

inches

2.19 

9.33 

7.45

58.77

7.05 

5.98 

5.17 

6.03 

5.94 

5.05 

7.73 

6.93 

5.17

74.02

sec. -ft.; Nov. 19 (6 p.m.) 3,40O

sec.-ft.; Nov. 28 (1:30 p.m.) 2,910 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 2,100 sec.-ft.j June 16 (1:30 p.m.) 

4,080 sec.-ft.; July 12 (6 a.m.) 3,100 sec.-ft.; July 18 (12:30 p.m.) 3,150 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (l p.m.) 

2,780 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Calvert.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 523

French Broad River at Calvert, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'55", long. 82°47'59", at township bridge 0.8 

mile southeast of railroad station at Calvert, Transylvania County, and 1.4 miles 

downstream from East Pork. Datum of gage is 2,154.63 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--103 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 25 years, 346 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 8.75 

reet); minimum, 152 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 13.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet and verified by slope-area 

determination of 12,200 second-feet at gage height 11.66 feet; minimum, 54 second-feet 

Sept. 17-23, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.26 foot Dec. 17, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in July 1916, from flood-crest reference mark.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 643: 1925(m). W 803: 1924-26, 1928-35 (maximum only, 1930). 

w 823:Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

0 75 147 2.0 678 1.1

8 160 2.5 934 1.2

1 0 224 3.0 1,200 1.5

1 2 302 4.0 1,750 2.0

15 436 5.0 2,320 2.5

270 3.0 1,280

310 4.0 1,820

455 5.0 2,380

725 6.0 2,940

1,000 6.4 3,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

204

193

190

250

224

204

197

269

207

193

193

190

1S1

175

172

172

175

207

175

172

169

169

172

166

163

160

157

157

155

155

152

NOT.

155

172

1,270

450

683

1,690

830

560

469

521

450

404

381

354

332

324

336

311

2,240

1,460

874

813

730

703

632

620

890

2,430

1,690

1,100

-

Dec.

912

830

978

813

736

786

698

659

615

582

554

538

516

500

495

490

465

475

604

505

470

460

440

522

708

576

522

500

764

967

703

Jan.

620

571

532

538

1,860

1,260

928

796

720

670

637

610

576

554

527

522

532

505

560

495

500

495

480

460

445

435

435

582

475

455

818

Feb.

664

582

533

648

604

560

560

510

505

752

615

560

527

505

495

670

615

549

1,010

912

720

648

593

554

527

500

532

516

_

-

Month Seoondfoot-days

October .......................... 5, 718

November ......................... 23,874

December ......................... 19,383

Calendar year 1948 ............ 154,309

January 19 643

February ......................... 16,971

March ............................ 14,893

April ............................ 17,835

May................ .............. 17,444

June ............................. 14, 457

July 23 293

August ........................... 20) 444

September ........................ 16,424

Water year 1948-49 ............ 210,379

Mar.

470

460

445

435

425

415

400

,390

385

420

380

365

360

355

346

337

337

445

365

346

342

877

769

549

554

670

593

637

588

549

884

Apr.

1,

686

593

549

505

593

566

510

480

455

445

460

647

210

742

642

582

544

516

490

470

460

516

455

435

415

405

1,

Maximum

269

2,430

978

2,680

1,860

1,010

884

1,970

1,070

2,530

3,140

2,090

1,240

3,140

410

470

614

970

-

May

1,070

928

780

698

648

620

593

588

604

615

942

664

604

566

538

516

490

475

465

455

445

440

490

425

410

395

385

370

365

385

475

Minimum

152

155

440

134

435

495

337

405

365

290

302

365

337

152

June

390

355

337

324

310

310

306

294

290

290

294

298

314

352

604

2,530

1,070

681

554

485

460

435

405

435

495

425

380

360

337

337

-

Mean

184

796

625

422

634

606

480

594

563

482

751

659

547

576

July

337

310

302

306

328

342

355

314

310

342

487

3,140

1,400

884

752

857

1,250

1,980

1,360

1,070

928

835

747

692

638

560

527

510

490

465

475

Aug.

455

430

582

500

470

485

465

425

425

415

390

370

390

365

410

943

972

708

582

720

1,030

918

B02

676

588

544

2,

1,

522

390

140

352

780

Per square 

mile

1.79

7.73

6.07

4.10

6. 16

5.88

4.66

5.77

5.47

4.68

7.29

6.40

5.31

5.59

Sept.

714

648

642

598

571

1,240

1,090

824

703

637

593

560

532

505

480

470

470

490

455

430

400

395

380

365

355

355

430

390

365

337

-

Runoff in 

inohea

2.06

8.62

7.00

55.71

7.09

6.13

5.38

6.44

6.30

5.22

8.41

7.38

5.93

75.96
524 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location.--Water-Stage recorder, lat. 35 0 17'56", long. 82°37'27", at highway bridge 700

feet east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, and 3.4 miles downstream

from Little River. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--296 square miles.

Hecords available. December 1920 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 943 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,010 second-feet July 13; maximum gage height,

ib.bb feet July 13; minimum discharge, 354 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 3.83 feet). 

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,500 second-feet; minimum. 143 second-feet

Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet in July 1916, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M), 1938, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods computed using rate of 

change ige In stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 39 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.6 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

348

507

838

1,390

2,020

12.0 2,700

14.0 3,410

15.0 3,800

15.8 4,200

5.2 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

658

860

1,130

1,750

2,420

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

3,130

3,500

3,900

4,420

5,210

17.5 5,780

18.0 6,630

18.4 7,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

619

5.83

476

548

682

606

576

668

572

476

484

511

486

469

463

457

415

502

546

513

511

507

486

405

405

429

425

423

445

429

371

Nov.

384

421

k2, 290

k2,170

k2,370

k3,150

k3,770

k2,290

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,170

1,080

992

935

885

916

861

k2,380

k4, 150

k3,630

k2,260

kl,870

1,860

1,640

kl,470

k2,280

k3,690

k6,440

k5,580

-

Dec.

k3 , 300

k2,280

k2,520

k2,280

kl,980

k2,030

1,860

1,730

1,610

1,510

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,190

1,150

kl,520

1,350

1,210

1,160

1,120

kl,2OO

kl,870

kl,590

1,360

1,280

kl,520

k2,950

k2,130

Jan.

1,710

1,520

1,400

1,340

k2,820

k4,060

k3,420

k2,240

1,910

1,720

1,600

1,510

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,250

1,290

1,250

1,290

1,260

1,210

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,070

kl,320

1,240

1,120

kl,530

Month

October ........................

November .......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ....................

March .......................... .

April ..................

May............................;.

June ...........................

July ................ . . .

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

kl,820

1,520

1,390

kl,680

1,780

1,560

1,550

1,420

1,370

k2,000

kl, 780

1,530

1,400

1,320

1,260

kl,540

kl,780

1,480

kl,950

k3,020

k2,140

1,800

1,610

1,480

1,390

1,310

1,320

1,390

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

15,488

65,244

51,580

421,778

48 99C

45 ! 590

38,065

46, 690

48,320

42,109

68,637

56,639

43,417

570, 769

Mar.

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,020

990

977

1,020

980

934

896

894

891

865

857

1,050

1,020

883

868

kl, 230

k2,600

kl,590

1,430

kl,770

kl,670

kl,660

1,660

1,450

kZ,070

Apr.

kZ.OZO

1,620

1,460

1,360

kl,450

kl,710

1,430

1,320

1,220

1,170

kl,160

kl,540

k3,640

k2,590

kl,910

1,640

1,490

1,400

1,310

1,240

1,200

1,310

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,050

1,030

1,170

kl,300

a3,500

-

Maximum

632

6,440

3,300

6,440

4,060

3,020

2, 600

3,640

4,200

6,160

7 330

i! 890

3,140

7,330

May

a4,200

a3,300

*2,400

a2, 100

all 850

al,700

1,550

kl,520

kl,740

1,560

k2,380

kl,920

1,630

1,490

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,100

kl,100

kl.,220

1,080

1,080

988

955

926

896

915

kl,170

Minimum

371

384

1,120

352

X,070

1,260

857

1,030

896

665

816

98L

917

371

June

kl,080

934

883

837

805

800

798

774

753

735

680

665

813

kl,060

kl,710

k3,370

k6,160

k4, 210

kl,960

kl,520

1,360

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,340

1,210

1,110

1,080

974

928

-

Mean

500 

2 175

1J664

1,152

1,580

1 628

lj 228

1,556

1, 559

1,404

2 214

1*827

1,447

1,564

July

944

886

834

816

kl,020

kl,140

993

966

907

k941

kl,410

k5,210

k7,330

k5,150

k2,800

k2,420

k3,120

k3, 720

k4, 460

k4, 320

k3,070

kZ,330

k2,060

kl,840

kl, 680

kl,550

1,440

1,360

1,340

1,290

kl, 290

Aug.

1,300

1,190

kl,390

kl,480

1,310

1,22O

1,220

1,160

1,080

1,050

998

kl,070

1,050

996

985

kl,870

k2,960

k2,200

kl,560

kl,820

k2,610

k2r920

k2,360

kl,880

kl,600

1,430

1,390

k3,140

k4,890

k4,050

k2,460

Per square

mils

1 . CQ Da

7.35

5.62

3.89

5.34

5.50

4.15

5.26

5.27

4.74

7. 48

6.17

4.89

5.28

Sept.

kl,930

1,690

1,590

1,580

1,450

k2,260

k3,140

k2,590

k2,070

1,760

1,590

1,470

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,300

1,310

1,280

1,150

1,080

1,050

1,020

974

947

939

1,150

1,010

1,000

917

-

Runoff in 

inohes

1.95

8 20

6^48

52.99

6.16

5.73

4.78

5.87

6.07

5

OQ

 C9

8 62

?! 12

5.45

71.72

Peak discharge (baee, 4,500 see.-ft.). Nov. 29 (11 p.m.) 6,550 sec.-ft.; M»y 1 {jtime unknown.) 

4,420 sec.-ft.; June 17 (7 a.m.; 6,580 sec.-ft.; July 13 (10 to 12 a.m.) 8,010 see.-ft.; July 20 

(5 a.m.) 4,550 sec.-ft. ; Aug. 29 (12 m.) 4,970 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations at Calvert and at Bent Creek,

k Discharge computed using rate of change in stage as a factor.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 525

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'07", long. 82°35'35", 50 feet downstream from

Bent Creek, 6 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, and 7 miles south of Asheville,

Buncombe County. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 676 square miles. 

Kecords available. May 1934 to September 1949. 

Average discharge". 15 years, 1,666 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage neight, 8,18

feet); minimum, 670 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 2.61 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6

feet); minimum, 355 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 2.22 feet Oct. 13,

1941, Oct. 6, 7, 1947.

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 feet July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of

August 1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 feet, from floodmarks. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

2.6 660 4.5 3,

2.8 860 5.0 3,

3.2 1,320 5.6 5,

3.8 2,110

170 3.1 1,140

990 3.4 1,510

030 3.7 1,910

4.5 3,130

5.0 3,970 7.0 7,710

5.5 4,850 7.5 8,7

6.0 5,760 8.1 10,0

6.5 6,710

40

30

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

al,050

al,000

a900

a920

al,100

al,020

970

1,050

1,040

893

820

850

840

810

800

790

780

893

915

860

840

830

830

780

710

730

730

740

740

770

730

Nov.

68O

72O

2,750

3,920

3,620

4,940

5,590

4,650

2,680

2,230

2,200

1>870

1,690

1,560

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,340

3,070

5,760

5,370

4,540

3,130

3,000

2,750

2,400

3,390

6,840

10,000

8,820

-

Dec.

7,230

4,720

3,990

3,880

3,270

3,190

3,020

a2,700

a2,500

a2,300

a2,200

a2,100

a2,050

a2,000

al,950

1,910

1,870

1,780

2,260

a2,200

al,900

al,800

al, 750

al,900

a2,800

a2,300

a2,100

a2,000

a2, 200

a4, 750

4,060

Jan.

2,940

2,5

2,3

2,1

40

00

70

3,860

6,040

5,5

4,3

3,1

50

60

80

2,790

2,580

2,4

2,2

2,1

20

80

60

2,050

1,980

1,9

1,9

1,9

70

50

20

1,95O

1,840

1,9

1,8

1,8

10

40

00

1,730

1,680

1,6

1,7

1,9

1,6

50

70

10

90

2,020

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,810

2,410

2,230

2,440

2,990

2,590

2,470

2,340

2,180

3,680

3,310

2,650

2,360

2,200

2,060

2,460

3,020

2,470

2,780

4,650

3,880

2,990

2,650

2,400

2,240

2,110

2,080

2,230

-

-

Secondfoot-days

26,731

103,710

84, 680

696,996

76,830

74,680

62,820

76,840

83,900

68,450

114,740

105,510

72,610

951,501

Mar.

2,020

1,900

1,830

1,770

1,720

1,680

1,630

1,590

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,500

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,380

1,370

1,700

1,730

1,480

1,390

1,910

4,280

3,030

2,420

2,950

2,990

2,950

3,050

2,580

2,940

Apr.

3,490

2,

2,

2,

700

410

230

2,280

3,070

2,

2,

2,

500

240

050

1,920

1,880

2,

5,

5,

3,

360

500

320

610

2,890

2,

2,

2,

560

360

180

2,050

1,970

2,

2,

1,

040

040

850

1,760

1,

1,

1,

2,

4,

Maximum

1,100

10,ooo

7,230

10,000

6,040

4,650

4,280

5,500

5,910

7,710

8,680

9,370

4,560

10,000

690

670

900

040

280

-

May

5,780

5,910

5,480

3,700

3,070

2,730

2,560

2,440

2,890

2,990

4,710

4,190

3,070

2,680

2,460

2,340

2,280

2,050

1,970

1,880

1,840

1,780

1,980

1,840

1,780

1,640

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,760

Minimum

710

680

1,750

660

1,650

2,060

1,370

1,670

1,480

1,210

1,370

1,650

1,550

680

June

1,840

1,590

1,470

1,390

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,210

1,220

1,260

1,610

2,440

4,440

7,710

6,950

5,380

2,810

2,350

2,160

1,980

1,810

2,010

1,990

1,920

1,900

1,640

1,610

-

Mean

862

3,457

2,732

1,904

2,478

2,667

2,026

2,561

2,706

2,282

3,701

3 404 2)420

2,607

July

1,550

1,480

1,410

1,370

1,470

1,850

1,670

1,580

1,550

1,480

2,020

6,500

7,870

8,680

7,170

4,990

5,660

6,550

7,890

7,510

6,350

4,580

3,700

3,180

2,830

2,580

2,380

2,240

2,170

2,160

2,320

Aug.

2,410

2,

2,

2,

340

220

140

2,300

2,050

2,

1,

1,

110

320

330

1,720

1,700

1,

1,

1,

760

350

300

1,650

2,970

5,

4,

2,

990

590

970

3,020

4,730

6,

4,

3,

380

390

550

2,970

2,580

2,

5,

9,

7,

460

230

370

910

6,100

Per square 

mile

1.28

5.11

4.04

2.82

3.67

3.95

3.00

3.79

4.00

3.38

5.47

5.04

3.58

3.86

Sept.

4,110

3,190

2,890

2,810

2,590

3,050

4,560

4,350

3,490

2,920

2,620

2,410

2,300

2,160

2,050

1,980

2,160

2,180

2,180

1,920

1,780

1,730

1,680

1,610

1,560

1,550

1,720

1,780

1,720

1,560

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.47

5.71

4.66

38.34

4.23

4.11

3.46

4.23

4.62

3.77

6.31

5.80

3.99

52.36
526 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'32", long. 82°34'41", at Pearson Bridge at 

Asneville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway station and 3.1 

miles downstream from Swannanoa River. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 945 square miles.

ttecords available. September 1895 to December 1901, January 1905 to September 1922 (at 

smith Bridge, j.| miles upstream), and October 1922 to September 1949 in reports of 

Geological Survey. September 1895 to December 1901, March 1903 to September 1922 (at 

Smith Bridge), and October 1922 to December 1923 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Records prior to Jan. 1, 1909, have been revised in these two bulletins.

Average discharge. 52 years (1895-1901, 1903-49), 2,129 second-feet.

Jilxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 9.00 

reet); minimum, 750 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1895-1901, 1903-49: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet July 16, 1916 (gage 

height, 23.1 feet,t present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 43,000 second-feet; minimum, 239 second-feet at times in August and September 

1925 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are good. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by power plants and 

small reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In sect

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29

0.9 710 2.0 2,070 4.5

1.0 810 2.5 2,850 5.0

1.1 915 3.0 3,730 5.5

1.3 1,140 3.5 4,700 6.0

1.6 1,520 4~.0 5,740 6.7

nd-feet)

Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

6,860 1.5 1,400

8,040 1.7 1,660

9,280 2.0 2,080

10,600 2.5 2,850

12,500 Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,220

1,120

1,050

959

1,160

1,150

1,080

1,140

1,190

1,020

948

948

957

904

884

873

884

1,050

1,010

970

959

937

937

904

820

831

842

831

820

852

820

Nov.

770

790

2,700

4,600

3,730

5,490

6,470

5,520

3,230

2,580

2,550

2,200

1,960

1,810

1,670

1,590

1,580

1,550

2,960

6,630

5,980

5,170

3,600

3,420

3,240

2,820

3,640

8,970

12,300

10,200

-

Dec.

8,250

5,560

4,340

4,560

3,810

3,590

3,460

3,170

2,900

2,770

2,590

2,470

2,410

2,320

2,230

2,200

2,220

2,080

d2,500

d2,700

2,320

2,160

2,080

d2,250

d4,400

d3,500

d2,800

d2,500

d2,650

d5,800

d5,000

Jan.

3,590

3,050

2,790

2,630

4,070

7,270

6,450

5,2SO

3,770

3,320

3.O50

2,850

2,690

2,560

2,440

2,350

2,320

2,320

2,260

2,290

2,170

2,230

2,180

2,120

2,070

2,010

1,970

2,040

2,260

2,040

2,340

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ............................

July ...................... . .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,240

2,820

2,580

2,710

3,420

3,000

2,820

2,710

2,530

4,470

4,220

3,280

2,880

2,660

2,520

2,900

3,680

3,050

3,130

5,530

4,740

3,660

3,190

2,880

2,720

2,550

2,500

2,690

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3O.O5O

119,520

101,590

814,068

9O, 780

89,080

76,280

93,840

101,980

88,830

138,110

126,130

83,470

1,139,660

Mar.

2,530

2,300

2,220

2,120

2,070

2,040

1,970

1,900

1,860

1,'880

1,910

1,790

1,730

1,710

1,690

1,650

1,630

2,080

2,180

1,830

1,710

2,080

5,300

3,860

2,970

3,480

3,640

3,640

3,860

3,230

3,420

Apr.

4,150

3,2

2,8

2,6

60

80

70

2,710

3,660

3,C

2,1

2,E

40

10

00

2,350

2,290 2,'

7,C

6,6

40

40

80

4,660

3,620

3,1

2,S

2,6

90

40

90

2,530

2,420

2,4

2,E2,:

tfO

20

00

2,160

2,080

2,C

2,3

2,4 4,"

Maximum

1,220

12,300

8,250

12,300

7,270

5,530

5,300

7,040

6,860

12,400

9,980

12,400

5,030

12,400

40

50

60

30

May

6,790

6,860

6,400

4,400

3,620

3,240

3,050

2,900

3,440

3,900

6,400

5,550

3,960

3,370

3,070

2,880

2,880

2,560

a2,400

a2,310

a2,200

a2,100

a2,2oO

82,140

82,020

81,970

81,910

1,860

1,790

1,760

2,050

Minimum

820

770

2,080

710

1,970

2,500

1,630

2,040

1,760

1,420

1,660

1,880

1,750

770

June

2,170

1,900

1,760

1,660

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,430

1,440

1,760

2,770

8,050

12,400

8,360

6,570

3,530

2,990

3,000

2,670

2,340

2,420

2,460

2,360

2,340

2,020

1,970

-

Mean

969

3,984

3,277

2,224

2,928

3,181

2,461

3,128

3,290

2,96]

4,455

4,069

2,782

3,122

July

1,930

1,840

1,720

1,660

1,800

2,230

2,140

1,980

1,950

1,770

2,300

7,960

9,260

9,980

8,380

6,220

7,000

8,140

9,850

9,100

7,440

5,960

4,540

3,820

3,320

3,000

2,750

2,560

2,500

2,460

2,550

Aug.

2,870

2,3

2,6

2,8

60

30

30

2,720

2,380

2,4

2,2

2,1

40

30

80

2,050

2,010

2,0

2,1

2,1

4O

00

20

1,880

3,230

6,9

5,3

3,3

80

60

70

3,190

5,090

6,8

5,8

4,2

40

30

00

3,370

2,940

2,7

8,8

12,4

9,5

50

50

OO

90

7,300

Per squsre 

mile

1.03

4.22

3.47

2.35

3.10

3.37

2.60

3.31

3.48

3.13

4.71

4.31

2.94

3.30

Sept.

4,980

3,790

3,370

3,240

3,020

3,420

5,030

4,880

3,980

3,330

2,970

2,750

2,630

2,480

2,350

2,290

2,470

2,520

2,550

2,240

2,080

1,980

1,940

1,840

1,800

1,750

1,950

2,040

2,000

1,800

-

Runoff In 

inches

1.18

4.70

4.00

32.02

3.57

3.51

3.00

3.69

4.01

3.50

5.44

4.96

3.28

44.84

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 nee.-ft.). Nov. 28 (9 p.m.) 14,000 sec.-ft.; June 17 (1 a.m.) 20.loo 

ee.-ft.5 July 1Z (5 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.j July 18 (11 p.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 

18,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Bent Creek and at Marshall.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations at Bent Creek and at Marshall.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 527

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'16", long. 82°39'47", 0.4 mile upstream from 

Hayes Creek, 1 mile southeast of Marshall, Madison County, and 1.2 miles downstream from 

Ivy River. Datum of gage is 1,646.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,332 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 7.87 

reet); minimum, 861 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily, 894 

second-feet Nov. 2.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 29,600 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.18 feet) 

minimum, 280 second-feet Sept. 7, 1947 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 530 

second-feet Oct. 7, 1947.

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 18 J and 13j feet, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above 

station.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 850 2.5 2,740 4.5 7,800 

1.3 960 3.0 3,750 5.0 9,530 

1.5 1,200 3.5 4,910 5.7 12,200 

1.9 1,750 4.0 6,260 6.4 15,300

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1,260 

1,190 

1,080 

1,180

1,330 

1,240 

1,240 

1,330 

1,190-

1,080 

1,020 

1,040 

1,010 

972

960 

972 

1,140 

1,150 

1,100

1,070 

1,060 

1,040 

1,030 

960

927 

949 

938 

938 

949 

949

Nov.

905 

894 

2,100 

4,840 

3,750

5,260 

6,820 

5,640 

3,690 

2,780

2,720 

2,440 

2,200 

2,040 

1,900

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

2,670 

6,700

6,120 

5,500 

3,970 

3,640 

3,540

3,110 

3,730 

11,400 

13,500 

10,800

Dec.

8,960 

6,640 

4,940 

5,500 

4,670

4,180 

4,040 

3,670 

3,410 

3,130

2,910 

2,760 

2,690 

2,600 

2,530

2,580 

2,540 

2,390 

2,800 

3,170

2,700 

2,510 

2,440 

2,490 

5,260

4,650 

3,540 

3,090 

3,130 

6,870 

6,350

Jan.

4,550 

3,770 

3,370 

3,150 

4,020

8,060 

7,040 

6,030 

4,430 

3,860

3,540 

3,310 

3,130 

2,970 

2,840

2,720 

2,670 

2,650 

2,580 

2,610

2,490 

2,560 

2,540 

2,460 

2,390

2,320 

2,290 

2,300 

2,530 

2,340 

2,690

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ....................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,690 

3,410 

3,050 

3,010 

3,750

3,460 

3,230 

3,130 

2,930 

5,520

5,340 

4,080 

3,560 

3,230 

3,010

3,440 

4,380 

3,820 

3,710 

6,200

5,580 

4,380 

3,820 

3,460 

3,230

3,010 

2,950 

3,170

Seoondfoot days

33,674 

127,999 

119,140

933,868

104,210 

105,550 

88 , 850 

108,020 

119,520 

102,520 

157,190 

141,570 

95,810

1,304,053

Mar.

2,910 

2,700 

2,610 

2,490 

2,440

2,390 

2,320 

2,240 

2,190 

2,220

2,250 

2,120 

2,060 

2,030 

2,010

1,960 

1,930 

2,480 

2,780 

2,320

2,140 

2,240 

5,290 

4,550 

3,440

3,710 

4,130 

4,220 

4,670 

2,970 

4,040

Apr.

4,810 

3,970 

3,480 

3,190 

3,070

4,040 

3,540 

3,150 

2,890 

2,720

2,610 

2,910 

7,500 

7,700 

5,610

4,360 

3,750 

3,390 

3,130 

2,930

2,820 

2,850 

2,930 

2,650 

2,490

2,410 

2,360 

2,890 

2,930 

4,940

Maximum

1,380 

13,500 

8,960

13,500

8,060 

6,200 

5,290 

7,700 

8,130 

15,100 

10,800 

14,600 

5,720

15,100

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.) .--Nov. 28 (7 D.I

sec. -ft. ; July 14 (3 p.m.) 11,700 sec. -ft.; July 19 (2 a.u 

19,800 sec. -ft.

May

7,450 

7,320 

6,790 

4,940 

4,110

3,710 

3,540 

3,440 

4,080 

4,720

8,130 

7,040 

4,980 

4,2-2Q 

3,790

3,500 

3,480 

3,030 

2,820 

2,690

2,600 

2,490 

2,630 

2,600 

2,490

2,300 

2,220 

2,120 

2,040 

2,000 

2,250

Minimum

927 

894 

2,390

790

2,290 

2,930 

1,930 

2,360 

2,000 

1,660 

2,000 

2,300 

2,060

894

June

2,390 

2,140 

1,960 

1,880 

1,800

1,700 

1,720 

1,690 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1^660 

1,680 

1,900 

2,800

8,480 

15,100 

9,140 

7,540 

4,320

3,540 

3,750 

3,150 

2,780 

2,820

2,950 

2,760 

2,780 

2,510 

2,600

Mean

1,086 

4,267 

3,843

2,552

3,362 

3,770 

2,866 

3,601 

3,855 

3,417 

5,071 

4,567 

3,194

3,573

July

2,390 

2,220 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000

2,560 

2,510 

2,500 

2,390 

2,170

2,560 

7,500 

9,900 

10,700 

9,490

7,640 

7,700 

8,550 

10,800 

10,000

8,580 

7,620 

5,560 

5,060 

4,060

3,620 

3,290 

3,050 

2,930 

2,870 

2,910

Aug.

3,230 

2,760 

3,130 

3,520 

3,370

2,840 

2,800 

2,630 

2,540 

2,490

2,410 

2,510 

2,440 

2,530 

2,300

2,970 

7,670 

6,120 

4,080 

3,560

4,910 

7,220 

6,550 

4,840 

3,900

3,370 

3,130 

8,550 

14,600 

10,500 

8,100

Per square 

mile

0.815 

3.20 

2.89

1.92

2.52 

2.83 

2.15 

2.70 

2.89 

2.57 

3.81 

3.43 

2.40

2.68

Sept.

5,720 

4,360 

3,860 

3,710 

3,500

3,640 

5,210 

5,390 

4,550 

3,820

3,390 

3,130 

2,970 

2,820 

2,700

2,670 

2,840 

2,930 

3,520 

2,740

2,420 

2,340 

2,270 

2,160 

2,090

2,060 

2,170 

2,390 

2,320 

2,120

Runoff in 

inohes

0.94 

3.57 

3.33

26.08

2.91 

2.95 

2.48 

3.02 

3.34 

2.86 

4.39 

3.95 

2.68

36.42

n.) 17,600 sec. -ft. j June 17 (4 a.m.) 22,400 

» ) 11,800 see. -ft. j Aug. 29 (1:30 a.m.)
528 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Hot Springs, N C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'23", long. 82°49'16", at Hot Springs, Madison 

County, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on U. 3. Highways 25 and 70 and 0.7 mile upstream from Spring Creek. Datum of gage is 1,311.55 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,567 square miles.

Records available.--Kay 1934 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--15 years, 2,612 second-feet.

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 6.80 

feet}; minimum, 712 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 2.49 feet); minimum daily, 920 

second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 2.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 75,900 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage hej^hi", 16.1 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 170 second-feet Oct. 6, 1935, Sept. 28, 1936, 

Sept. 6, 1947 (gage height, 2.10 feet); minimum daily, 454 second-feet Oct. 14, 15, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 19.3 feet July 16 or 17, 1916, from floodmarks a quarter of a 

mile downstream.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 893: 1916(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

2.6 920 3.4 3,060 2.9 1,590 4.O 5,480 

2.8 1,350 3.6 3,780 3.0 1,850 4.5 8,080 

3.0 1,850 3.9 4,980 3.2 2,42O 5.O 11,100 

3.2 2,420 3.4 3,O60 5.5 14,400 

3.7 4,170 5.9 17,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,470 

1,330 

1,220 

1,150 

1,170

1,450 

1,310 

1,260 

1,370 

1,280

1,150 

1,050 

1,070 

1,050 

1,000

983 

1,000

1,170 

1,260 

1,170

1,130 

1,110 

1,110 

1,090 

1,020

920 

962 

962 

962 

962 

983

Nov.

962 

920 

1,540 

4,850 

3,780

5,250 

6,930 

5,670 

3,980 

2,900

2,730 

2,580 

2,280 

2,070 

1,930

1,850 

1,800 

1,800 

2,050 

a6,700

a6,300 

a5,800 

a4,400 

a3,900 

a3,700

a3,350 

a3,600 

11,200 

16,000 

12,000

Dec.

9,630 

7,200 

5,390 

6,880 

5,160

4,540 

4,380 

3,900 

3,560 

3,340

3,200 

2,990 

2,900 

2,800 

2,700

2,760 

2,860 

2,700 

3,130 

3,740

3,130 

2,860 

2,700 

2,730 

6,210

5,670 

4,170 

3,560 

3,740 

8,150 

7,630

Jan.

5,300 

4,250 

3,780 

3,480 

3,900

8,840 

7,910 

6,770 

4,980 

4,210

3,820 

3,600 

3,410 

3,240 

3,060

2,930 

2,860 

2,860 

2,760 

2,760

2,670 

2,730 

2,760 

2,700 

2,640

2,580 

2,510 

2,480 

2,700 

2,540 

2,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ....................... . .

nber ...................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,980 

3,860 

3,380 

3,270 

4,050

3,860 

3,560 

3,450 

3,160 

6,180

6,930 

4,890 

3,860 

3,450 

3,240

3,780 

5,250 

4,580 

4,130 

6,720

6,620 

5,070 

4,290 

3,900 

a3,650

a3,400 

a3,250 

a3,350

Secondfoot-clays

35,124 

132,822 

134, 31C

1,027,72!

113, 93C 

119, IK 

101, 45C 

123, 67C 

139, 65C 

112, 21C 

180, 17C 

150, 78C 

105, 03C

1,448,256

Mar.

a3,300 

a3,050 

a2,900 

a2,750 

a2,650

a2,600 

a2,550 

a2 ,.450 

a2,350 

a2,400

a2,450 

a2,350 

a2,250 

a2,200 

a2,180

a2,120 

2,100 

3,450 

3,940 

3,030

2,640 

2,580 

5,330 

5,300 

3,900

3,980 

4,580 

4,980 

5,580 

4,800 

4,710

Apr.

5,620 

4,710 

4,010 

3,630 

3,450

4,380 

4,130 

3,600 

3,270 

3,100

2,990 

3,200 

8,350 

9,440 

6,880

5,020 

4,290 

3,860 

3,560 

3,300

3,100 

3,160 

3,300 

2,990 

2,800

2,670 

2,610 

3,600 

3,630 

5,020

Maximum

i 1,470 

16,000 

) 9,630

) 16,000

) 8,840 

) 6,930 

) 5,580 

) 9,440 

) 10,600 

) 16,600 

) 12,300 

16,000 

) 6,560

16,600

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (10 D.

May

8,900 

8,540 

7,970 

5,910 

4,710

4,170 

4,010 

3,940 

4,620 

5,860

10,600 

9,200 

6,010 

4,800 

4,210

3,900 

3,900 

3,410 

3,160 

2,990

2,900 

2,760 

2,830 

2,930 

2,930

2,670 

2,510 

2,390 

2,280 

2,220 

2,420

Minimum

920 

920 

2,700

844

2,480 

3,160 

2,100 

2,610 

2,220 

1,750 

2,130 

2,450 

2,220

920

June

2,640 

2,480 

2,220 

2,020 

1,910

1,880 

1,850 

1,850 

1,880 

1,770

1,750 

1,750 

1,880 

1,990 

2,830

8,690 

16,600 

9,870 

8,600 

5,020

3,780 

4,210 

3,480 

3,060 

2,990

3,200 

3,030 

3,060 

2,960 

2,960

Mean

1,132 

4,427 

4,332

2,808

3,675 

4,254 

3,272 

4,122 

4,505 

3.74C 

5,812 

4,864 

3,501

3,968

July

2,860 

2,480 

2,250 

2,130 

2,130

2,610 

3,100 

3,270 

3,240 

2,760

3,300 

7,940 

11,700 

12,200 

10,900

9,320 

10,600 

9,690 

12,300 

11,000

9,500 

8,660 

6,060 

5,620 

4,460

3,940 

3,560 

3,270 

3,130 

3,060 

3,130

Aug.

3,340 

3,060 

3,410 

3,670 

3,670

3,030 

2,900 

2,800 

2,670 

2,540

2,540 

2,610 

2,580 

2,760 

2,450

3,180 

8,370 

6,720 

4,580 

3,780

4,980 

7,630 

7,250 

5,250 

4,380

3,630 

3,410 

7,450 

16,000 

11,300 

8,840

Per square 

mile

0.723 

2.83 

2.77

1.79

2.35 

2.71 

2.09 

2.63 

2.87 

2.39 

3.71 

3.10 

2.23

2.53

m.) 20,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (5

Sept.

6,560 

4,840 

4,170 

3,940 

3,740

3,820 

5,300 

5,670 

4,930 

4,170

3,710 

3,410 

3,200 

3,060 

2,900

2,830 

3,030 

3,160 

4,990 

3,380

2,730 

2,580 

2,450 

2,330 

2,250

2,220 

2,300 

2,580 

2,480 

2,300

Runoff in 

inches

0.83 

3.15 

3.19

24.40

2.70 

2.83 

2.41 

2.94 

3.31 

2.66 

4.28 

3.58 

2.49

34.37

D.,m.) ll.OOC

13,200 sec.-ft.; July 19 (3 a.m.) 13,300 sec.-ft.; Aug. 29 (3 a.m.) 20,700 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations at Marshall and near Newport, Tenn.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 529

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58'54", long. 83°09'04", at bridge on State Highway 35 at Oldtown, 1$ miles northeast of Newport, Cocke County, and 4 miles upstream 

from Pigeon River. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,858 square miles.

Kecords available. September 1900 to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905,

August to December 1907, and November 1920 to September 1949 in reports of Geological 

Survey. Records prior to October 1924 (prior to 1908, revised) in Tennessee Division 

of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 2,827 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 10.30 

reet ) minimum, 887 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1900-1905, 1907, 1920-49: Maximum discharge, 76,300 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 

(gage height, 19.25 feet); minimum, 210 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925 (gage height, 0.92 

foot).

Floods of Feb. 28, 1902, and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 feet (discharge, 101,000 second-feet) and 22.5 feet (discharge, 97,000 second-feet), respectively, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants above 

station.

Revisions (water years) .--W 783: 1933, 1934. W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928(M). 

see also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.7 1,030 3.5 4,360 2.3 1,980 3.5 4,610 6.0 11 

2.0 1,430 4.0 5,620 2.5 2,350 4.0 5,960 7.0 15 

2.5 2,250 5.2 8,860 3.0 3,370 5.0 8,900 9.0 21 

3.0 3,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,600 

1,370 

1,250 

1,200 

1,120

1,320 

1,350 

1,290 

1,330 

1,330

1,200 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,030

1,000 

1,030 

1,150 

1,320 

1,200

1,130 

1,130 

1,120 

1,120 

1,080

991 

978 

1,000 

1,000 

991 

1,020

Nov.

1,030 

965 

1,040 

3,930 

4,070

4,720 

6,870 

6,060 

4,670 

3,190

2,880 

2,760 

2,410 

2,210 

2,050

1,920 

1,820 

1,820 

1,870 

5,250

6,370 

5,880 

4,740 

3,790 

3,810

3,460 

3,270 

9,020 

19,000 

14,100

Dec.

11,300 

8,690 

6,100 

7,940 

6,350

5,430 

5,160 

4,660 

4,220 

3,850

3,530 

3,330 

3,240 

3,090 

2,960

3,040 

3,280 

3,240 

3,350 

4,280

3,780 

3,300 

3,090 

3,040 

7,750

7,700 

5,400 

4,350 

4,300 

8,990 

9,590

Jan.

6,640 

5,160 

4,480 

4,100 

4,180

9,320 

9,200 

8,000 

6,020 

4,920

4,450 

4,120 

3,900 

3,620 

3,460

3,260 

3,220 

3,150 

3,110 

2,980

2,940 

2,940 

3,070 

4,020 

2,940

2,880 

2,820 

2,780 

2,900 

2,980 

3,020

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

uary

h.. ...... ....................

1.......... ..................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,020 

4,530 

4,020 

3,750 

4,200

4,530 

4,180 

4,050 

3,800 

5,850

8,990 

6,240 

34,600 

33,900 

33,600

4,380 

5,930 

5,740 

4,900 

6,930

7,670 

a5,900 

34,900 

34,200 

33,800

33,500 

33,400 

34,100

Seoondfoot-days

35,89 

134,97 

158,33

1,113,25

129,58 

135,61 

115,28 

144,45 

164,37 

133,76 

215,30 

168,44 

117,63

1,653,61

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.). N

sec. -ft.; July 18 (8 a.m.) 18,500 sec. -ft.; 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

Mar.

33,900 

33,500 

a3,200 

a3,!00 

83,000

a2,900 

32,800 

32,700 

32 , 600 

a2,600

a2 , 700 

32,600 

32,500 

a2,400 

32,400

32,300 

32,300 

33,700 

a5,200 

33,900

33,200 

3,020

a5,ooo

6,410 

4,820

4,430 

5,100 

5,370 

6,380 

5,820 

5,430

Apr.

6, 

5, 

4, 

4, 

4,

4, 

5, 

4, 

4, 

3,

3, 

3, 

7, 

10, 

8,

6, 

5, 

4, 

4, 

3,

3, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

5, 

5, 

5,

Maximum

D 1,600 

5 19,000 

D 11,300

7 19,000

D 9,320 

3 8,990 

D 6,410 

D 10,700 

D 11,800 

D 21,500 

D 15,800 

D 18,600 

D 8,030

5 21,500

3V. 29 (2 a. I 

^ug. 29 (8 a 

i on basis o

320 

880 

920 

430

100

660 

030 

380 

000 

700

480 

530 

030 

700 

240

070 

160 

660 

250 

900

650 

600 

900 

650 

330

150 

040 

100 

350 

240

May

9,950 

9,860 

9,260 

7,430 

5,790

5,080 

4,870 

4,450 

5,290 

6,130

10,900 

11,800 

7,760 

6,020 

5,100

4,790 

4,690 

4,180 

3,780 

3,510

3,420 

3,260 

3,170 

3,330 

3,580

3,240 

3,070 

2,820 

2,660 

2,56O 

2,620

Minimum

978 

965 

2,960

887

2,780 

3,400 

2,300 

3,040 

2,560 

1,930 

2,440 

2,840 

2,480

965

June

2,920 

2,820 

2,500 

2,370 

2,260

2,180 

2,070 

2,050 

2,120 

1,960

1,930

1,960 

2,160 

2,120 

2,600

9,900 

21,500 

12,000 

11,000 

6,810

4,660 

5,000 

4,380 

3,780 

3,420

3,750 

3,480 

3,550 

3,440 

3,070

Mean

1,15£ 

4,495 

5,10'

3,042

4,18C 

4,843 

3,715 

4.81E 

5,30S 

4,455 6,94* 

5,434

3,92:

4,53C

July

3,510 

3,000 

2,700 

2,540 

2,440

2,720 

3,190 

3,780 

4,020 

3,090

3,680 

6,310 

14,000 

14,800 

13,300

11,700 

15,800 

11,500 

14,400 

13,000

11,600 

10,600 

7,610 

6,810 

5,460

4,740 

4,200 

3,850 

3,600 

3,530 

3,820

,900 

,000 

,400

Aug.

3,700 

3,650 

3,600 

4,320 

4,350

3,550 

3,260 

3,220 

3,040 

2,940

2,940 

3,150 

2,900 

3,260 

2,840

2,880 

8,600 

7,670 

5,620 

4,250

5,320 

7,850 

8,270 

6,350 

5,080

4,220 

3,900 

4,910 

18,600 

13,600 

10,600

Per square 

mile

0.623 

2.42 

2.75

1.64

2.25 

2.61 

) 2.00 

2.59 

2.85 

2.40 

3.74 

2.92 

2.11

2.44

n.) 22,800 sec. -ft.; June 17 (10 

m.) 22,600 sec. -ft. 

 records for nearby stations.

Sept.

8,030 

5,680 

4,740 

4,430 

4,220

4,120 

5,430 

6,300 

5,570 

4,580

4,050 

3,680 

3,460 

3,300

3,110

3,020 

3,170 

3,350 

5,770 

4,480

3,260 

2,920 

2,780 

2,620 

2,500

2,480 

2,520 

2,740 

2,740 

2,580

Runoff in 

inches

0.72 

2.70 

3.17

22.29

2.59 

2.71 

2.31 

2.89 

3.29 

2.68 

4.31 

3.37 

2.35

33.09

a.m.) 26,600
530 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'06", long. 83°33'05", 0.95 mile downstream 

 i'rom Douglas Dam, Sevler County, 1.7 miles upstream from Millican Creek, and 5.8 miles

north of Sevierville. Datum of gage is 865.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1&29, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 4,543 square miles.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 10.27 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 1.45 feet); minimum daily, 28 

second-feet Mar. 20.

1942-49': Maximum discharge, 76,000 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 20.97 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 4.7 second-feet Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 

feet); minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Remarks . Records excellent. Plow completely regulated by Douglas Reservoir (see p. 540).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

4.4 2,820

5.0 4,020

6.0 6,700

7.0 9,78O

8.0 13,100

9.O 17,300

10.2 22,700

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

29

39

58

90

136

252

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

390

645

925

1,460

2,130

3,000

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10. E

4,O20

6,500

9,540

13,200

17,300

22,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

no£a

29

30

31

Oct.

6,640

6,36O

4,900

6,280

5,770

5.89O

6,200

6,030

5.94O

4,790

5,660

5,550

5,830

6,000

5,610

5,030

4,640

5,160

5,640

5,500

5,640

5,320

5,610

4,480

4,310

5.38O

5,240

4,760

5,250

4,640

5,470

Nov.

5,300

5,050

4,940

5,020

4,890

4,100

2,820

3,860

4,760

5,360

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,52O

5,260

4,690

5,500

5,330

5,470

5,440

5.47O

5,580

5,610

5,660

5,750

5.61O

5,690

5,970

6,170

6,590

-

Dec.

7,030

7,210

7,240

6,910

6,03O

6,500

7,270

9,17O

12,000

13,500

13,300

13,500

13,300

13,400

13,500

12,900

13,200

13,200

13,200

14,100

16,000

17,200

18,800

18,600

15.5OO

14,900

20,000

20,900

20,600

21,300

22,9OO

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

Maroh. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

22,900

22,

22,

19,

500

DOO

700

10,000

6,400

7,

13,

15,

790

30O

500

15,400

16.2OO

17,

16,

13,

700

300

000

1O.1OO

7,460

6,

6,

6,

27O

540

520

6,37O

6,450

6,

6,

6,

510

720

7OO

6,500

6,560

6,.

6,.

6,

6,

>30

580

560

580

6,560

Feb.

6,560

6,400

6,47O

6,500

6,50O

5,980

6,080

6,500

6,640

6,580

8,150

9,680

9,680

8,240

6,860

7,060

8,370

9,88O

9,710

11,200

12,700

12,700

8,500

,O30

,230

,280

,26O

,260

_

_

-

Mar.

7,230

7,2

7,2

7,2

30

SO

00

7,280

6,750

6,8

7,1

6,9

90

70

50

7,280

7,140

7,1

4,1

6,8

70

50

90

7.OOO

6,950

7,0

6,8

2,7

00

40

DO

28

4,890

4,1

4,1

3,9

SO

50

20

4,150

2,160

4,1

. 4,9

4,8

5,5

50

00

70

50

6,170

Apr.

3,060

103

2,440

6,02O

6.29O

5,880

5,930

6,O3O

3,840

5,510

6,37O

6,500

6,210

6,080

6,060

4,7OO

3,810

5, ISO

6,670

6,640

6,920

6,580

7.0OO

6,140

6,340

6,210

6,320

5,79O

5.72O

4,220

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

169,520

157,970

423,160

2,389,744

334.OOO

223,000

176,198

164,533

170,311

187,301

289,760

369,370

376,900

3,O42,O23

Maximum

6,640

6,590

22,9OO

22,900

22,90O

12,700

7,280

7,000

8,750

9,910

20 , 200

12,400

14,000

22,900

Minimum

4,310

2,820

6,03O

26

6,270

5,980

28

103

951

30

4.36O

8.91O

11,600

28

Mean

5,468

5,266

13,650

6,529

1O.77O

7,964

5,684

5,484

5,494

6,243

9 347

11^920

12,560

8,334

May

951

3,130

4,880

4,860

4,39O

4,850

5,060

3,840

4,280

2,660

2,540

2.6OO

£,530

4.66O

3.79O

6,170

,580

,380

,43O

,730

,29O

,170

,780

,58O

,490

,OOO

,430

,670

,400

8,440

8,750

June

9,910

5,140

5,090

5,620

4,900

8,560

9.2OO

9,340

9,010

9,010

441

30

7.91O

8,69O

5,820

2,520

3,520

4,820

1,480

4,690

6,290

6,200

6,550

9,100

7,940

6,670

7,760

8,000

6,750

6,340

-

1 Change in 

contents in

Douglas Reservoir ( secondfoot-days)

_

_

_

+77,800

_

_

_

+288,400

July

6,560

5

4

8

7

6

7

6

4

4

5

8

8

6

6

7

9

16

16

9

20

15

8

11

10

10

11

10

1O

11,

11,

,770

3SO

300

230

580

260

560

970

360

840

150

560

840

930

610

200

700

200

540

2OO

200

720

200

7OO

900

OOO

900

700

200

5OO

Aug.

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,800

11,900

12,100

12,000

12,100

12,000

12.OOO

12,200

12,200

12,200

12.20O

12,300

12,100

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,400

12,400

12,4OO

12,100

12,4OO

12,300

12,400

11.8OO

8,910

9,760

11,800

12,100

Sept.

12,100

12,200

12,100

12,200

12,400

11,900

12,OOO

12,100

12,000

12,300

11,900

12,600

12,300

12,6OO

11,600

11,700

13,000

13,400

12,6OO

12,300

12,900

13,000

13,300

13,3OO

11,900

13,200

14,000

13,200

13,400

13,400

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

_

6,742

_

_

_

_

_

_

9,124

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

1.48

_

_

_

_

_

_

2.01

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

2O.20

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

27.26
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River near Knoxville, Term.

531

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57 I 33" ) long. 830 46'28", 245 feet upstream from 

Hlverdale Perry, 0.65 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.6 miles upstream from confluence with Holston River, and 8 miles west of Knoxville, Knox County. Datum of gage 

is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 5,101 square miles.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 second-feet Dec. 25 (elevation, 825.42 

I'eet); minimum, 385 second-feet June 12 (elevation, 814.99 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 37,800 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (elevation, 826.47 

feet), from rating curve extended above 22,000 second-feet; minimum, 265 second-feet 

July 19, 1948 (elevation, 814.70 feet), but may have been less July 4, 1948.

Remarks. Records good, 

aoove station.

Plow regulated by Douglas Reservoir (see p. 540), 24.6 miles

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (elevation, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Sept. 30)

815.3 565

815.5 700

815.7 866

816.0 1,150

816.5 1,720

S17.0 2,460

818.0 4,360

819.0 6,800

820.0 9,600

821.5 14,000

823.0 20,000

824.6 27,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1348 to September 1949

Day

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

6ct.

6,770

6,330

5,450

5,850

5,930

5,670

6,410

6,010

6,140

5,250

5,280

5,500

5,880

5,950

5,750

4,960

4,820

5,000

5,700

5,420

5,640

5,500

5,450

5,000

3,840

5,350

5,210

4,630

5,720

4,210

5,520

Nov.

5,400

5,160

5,140

5,540

5,210

6,060

4,720

3,580

5,020

5,620

6,200

5,950

5,880

5,680

5,820

4,550

5,820

5,620

6,140

8,200

6,330

6,330

6,170

5,950

5,980

5,930

6,170

13,700

15,800

9,290

-

Dec.

8^400

8,200

8,730

9,690

7,980

7,810

8,510

9,490

12,000

14,000

13 ,.600

13,800

13,700

13,600

13,700

13 i 700

14,500

14,100

14,400

14,300

17,200

17,600

19,900

20,600

27,900

18,100

12,700

22,806

22,900

24,900

26,500

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1943 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

llaroh. .................

April............... ...

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

25,

24,

23,

22,

20,

14,

10,

137

16,

100

600

800

600

000

100

100

900

600

16,400

16,

18,

17,

14,

11,

9J

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

|t

9»

8,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

8,

Secondfoot-days

170,140

193,160

474,310

2,672,120

392,260

263,380

213,680

198,270

192,930

217,001

336,500

386,500

389,500

3,427,431

700

700

600

400

600

010

110

050

190

160

190

900

240

560

950

750

700

860

750

500

140

Feb.

8,310

,7

,7

,7

80

20

20

,700

,050

,2

,4

,7

50

20

00

8,620

10,100

11,3

10,9

10,2

00

00

00

8,140

10,400

11,0

11,8

11,3

00

00

00

12,100

13,700

13,5

10,9

8,0

00

00

OO

8,140

8,260

8,0

8,3

.

-

-

60

10

Mar.

8,230

8,060

1^120

7,9SO

7,950

7,580

7,500

7,780

7,470

8,030

7,920

7,860

7,360

6,790

7,580

7,530

7,670

10, 600

7,380

1,870

3,950

5,020

5,350

4,890

5,320

4,320

4,320

&, 580

6,740

7,110

8,820

Apr.

7,240

1,800

1,730

6,380

7,440

7,220

7,140

7,110

5,450

5,370

6,770

7,670

7,330

7,580

7,050

5,850

5,020

4,690

7,420

7,190

7,330

7,280

7,670

7,470

6,280

7,420

6,010

10,700

8,520

6,140

-

Observed

Maximum

6,770

15,800

27,900

27,900

25,100

13,700

10,600

10,700

9,890

10,400

20,200

13,600

14,300

27,900

Minimum Mean

3,840 5,488

3,580 6,439

7,810 15,300

400 7,301

7,050 12,650

7,050 9,406

1,870 6,893

1,730 6,609

2,990 6,224

511 7,233

4,930- 10,850

10,40D 12,470

11,900 12,980

511 9,390

May

4,120

2,990

5,880

5,700

5,450

5,350

5,250

4,780

5,000

3,430

3,700

3,800

3,310

4,870

4,630

5,470

8,420

8,620

6,460

8,370

7,140

7,530

7,360

8,340

8,310

8,200

8,060

8,140

6,690

7,670

9,890

June

9,830

7,620

5,180

5,370

5,570

8,170

9,520

9,800

9,630

9,570

3,540

511

5,980

9,570

8,610

6,280

8,380

5,750

3,470

3,600

6,880

6,870

6,930

9,120

8,870

7,440

9,380

10,400

7,750

7,140

-

Change in contents in Dou-

; las Reservoir 

(second-footdays)

_

_

+77,800

I

+288,400

July

7

6

5

7

7

8

7

8

5

4

6

8

13

15

10

10

11

17

19

11

20

20

9

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

,300

,280

,090

,530

,670

,280

,470

,280

,720

,930

,710

,540

,700

,300

,600

,000

,100

,700

,600

,000

,200

,100

,400

,400

,600

,600

,500

,500

,000

,600

,800

Aug.

12,200

11,900

12,100

12,300

12,300

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,300

12,200

12,400

12,600

12,500

12,600

12,500

12,800

13,600

12,900

12,600

12,900

12,800

12,800

12,600

12,600

12,700

12,900

12,600

10,400

11,400

13,000

12,800

Sept.

12,800

12,700

12,600

12,600

12,800

12,900

13,200

12,900

12,600

12,700

12,600

12,600

12,500

12,600

11,900

12,000

13,200

13,600

13,600

12,900

13,300

13,000

13,400

13,400

12,600

13,000

14,300

13,600

13,900

13,500

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

7,513

_

-

10,'iao

Per square 

mile

_

_

1.47

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.00

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

20.05

_

_

-

27.09

990813 O-52-35-
532 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'17", long. 83°51'42", 0.7 mile downstream from 

confluence of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek and 

3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County. Auxiliary waterstage recorder at bridge on State Highway 78, 0.7 mile downstream from Third Creek and 

6.3 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of each gage is 797.38 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--8,934 square miles (including that of First Creek).

Hecords available.--January 1899 to December 1912 (1899 and 1910-12, gage heights only) 

and October 1918 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1899 to 

September 1924 (prior to October 1918 revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--50 years (1899-1949), 12,820 second-feet (unadjusted).

axtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 second-feet Jan. 1; maximum gage height, 

la.uu feet July 14; minimum daily discharge, 2,870 second-feet Mar. 20; minimum gage 

height, 9.67 feet Jan. 19.

1899-1949: Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 second-feet May 1, 1902 (gage height, 

36.0 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 secondfeet; minimum, 1,390 second-feet Sept. 11, 1925 (gage height, -1.7 feet, site and datum 

then in use).

Maximum stage known, 45.8 feet Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city 

pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 130,000 second-feet), from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good above 10,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge computed by 

using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated 

by Douglas, Cherokee, and Watauga Reservoirs (see pp. 540,542).

Revisions (water years).--W 583: 1902(MJ. W 823: Drainage area. See also Records available. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,200

11,500

8,670

6,840

12,000

11,600

11,600

11,400

11,OOO

8,590

6,440

11,700

11,200

11,100

10,500

9,140

9,220

6.27O

1O,7OO

10,400

9,610

8,670

9,050

8,340

5,090

9,650

10,4OO

10,200

11,000

9,260

9.83O

Nov.

6,660

10,800

10,100

9,89O

9,320

9.38O

5,780

5.54O

9,040

9,610

10,100

8,330

8,240

6,380

6,170

7,220

a, 730

7,100

8.53O

10, 6OO

5,850

7,020

7,520

7,72O

6,570

6,240

7,020

20,1OO

21,900

14.OOO

-

Dec.

12,900

13.1OO

14,100

14,200

ll.OOO

10,100

12,700

13,500

15 , 600

18,300

18,3OO

18,700

19,800

19,000

19,1OO

2O, 500

20.5OO

20,200

2O,50O

2O.1OO

23,100

24,100

26,300

26,700

35,700

24,100

27.7OO

29,300

30,400

32,000

36,800

Jan.

37,900

37,700

34,300

30,300

33,400

29,6OO

2O.8OO

22,300

29,8OO

29,800

29.2OO

27,800

26.9OO

22,800

19,100

12,400

12,OOO

12,100

12,400

12,6OO

12,200

15,500

16,500

13,300

14,800

14,400

14,3OO

14, 6OO

14,300

11,900

11,800

Honth

October ..................... .

November ......................

Decsmber .........................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ...................

March ....................... .

April .......................... .

May..............................

June .........................

July ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

14.4OO

13,800

13,700

13,500

11,700

1O.8OO

9,O4O

8,76O

12,800

14,000

15,300

15,4OO

13,600

12,300

11,400

14,OOO

14,200

16,500

15,6OO

15,200

15,60O

17,900

14,100

13,5OO

12,900

12,2OO

1O,10O

11,200

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

303,17

271,46

648,40

4,376,67

646,80

373,50

325,75

313,70

278,56

317,94

474,63

599,60

593,20

5,146,71

Mar.

12,8OO

12,500

12,6OO

12,800

12,5OO

11,200

11,200

11,800

11,800

12,800

12,800

12,100

9,420

10,60O

12,200

12,700

12 , 90O

18,500

13,400

2,870

5,31O

7,570

7,390

6,46O

6,660

6,340

6.00O

8,110

9,320

1O,70O

12.40O

Apr.

11,900

4,740

3,530

7.95O

11,100

11,5OO

11,100

10,800

9.26O

8,480

7,580

13,100

11,200

1O.6OO

10,700

9.O10

6.71O

5,910

11,800

12,7OO

13,400

13,000

13,500

12,3OO

11,000

11,800

10,OOO

18,000

11,300

9,730

Maximum

) 12/2 OO

) 21 900

D 36*800

3 37,000

3 17^900

D 18,5OO

3 18 OOO

D 14)000

D 15,700

3 27,600

I 2O,9OO

3 22,200

3 37,9OO

May

6,750

4,390

8,510

8,25O

7,86O

7,890

8,O1O

5,350

5,370

6,O60

5,270

5,330

5,370

6,040

5, ISO

5,7OO

12,500

13,30O

10,900

12,800

11,200

12,50O

11,7OO

13,4OO

14,000

13,300

11,100

10,700

9,36O

8,800

11,700

Minimum

5,090

5,540

10,100

2,720

11*800

8,760

3 53O

4^390

5,000

7,O7O

17,50O

16,200

2,87O

June

12,700

12,200

8,760

8,620

7,720

9,70O

12,800

13,200

13.OOO

13,300

9,59O

6,870

12,300

15,700

15,000

14,000

a!2,000

a9,00o

a5, OOO

a7,000

a8,500

a8,OOO

9,110

11,2OO

11,100

9.25O

11,300

12,800

9,87O

8.35O

Hsan

9, 78i

9,04<

20,92(

11,96(

20,861

13,34(

10,51(

10.46C

8» 981

10.60C

15,31C

19 34C

19,77C

14.10C

Jnly

8,S3O

8,480

7.07O

9,150

9,190

10,9OO

1O,4OO

11,200

7,970

7,230

8,210

12.8OO

18,900

19,700

10,900

13.8OO

15, OOO

21,400

26,400

17,500

27,200

27,600

17,800

18,8OO

18,200

19,1OO

19,000

18,500

17,700

18,100

17,600

Aug.

17,500

18,40O

19,100

18,800

18,4OO

19,500

17,800

18,700

19.4OO

19,900

20,000

2O,OOO

19,6OO

19,300

19,000

20., 200

20,900

20,400

19,80O

19,700

19, OOO

19,900

19,900

19,000

19,9OO

19,800

19,400

18,100

19,200

19,700

19,300

Per square 

mile

)

5

)

) 1.54

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

-

) 1.58

Sspt.

19,300

2O,OOO

18,8OO

18,800

2O,1OO

19,300

19,2OO

13,300

18,500

13.6OO

16,200

17,4OO

19,900

19^900

19,000

18,500

19,700

19,700

19,6OO

20,000

2O,5OO

20,500

20,900

21,800

2O,1OO

20,800

22,200

21.9OO

22,100

21,600

Runoff in 

inobes

-

18.22

-

21.42

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for French Broad River near Knoxville and Holston River near Knoxville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 533

Tennessee River at Loudon, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'33", long. 84°19'56", at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at Loudon, Loudon County, 9-J miles downstream from Little Tennessee River. Datum of gage is 726.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Lenoir City, 8^ miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 725.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 12,220 square miles.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1884 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--27 years, 18,790 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,800 second-feet Nov. 29; maximum gage height, 

19.aa feet Nov. 29; minimum daily discharge, 4,740 second-feet Nov. 21; minimum gage 

height, 8.38 feet Jan. 28.

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 169,000 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936 (gage height, .25.75 

feet); minimum daily, 2,260 second-feet Sept. 12, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot 

Sept. 12, 1925, site and datum then in use.

Flood of Mar. 5, 1917, reached a stage of 32.9 feet, present site and datum (discharge, 225,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 151,000 second-feet). 

U. S. Weather Bureau reports stages of 49.7 feet Mar. 10 or 11, 1867, 42.7 feet Feb. 27, 

1875, and 34.9 feet Mar. 31, 1886, present site and datum. Flood of Mar. 31, 1886, may 

have reached a higher stage; no readings obtained that year after Mar. 31.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943- to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

ooAO

29

30 

31

Oct.

16,500

15,900

13,100

14,500

16,400

17,000

16,500

16,400

16,600

15,400

14,800

16,200

15,900

15,600

13,300

14,500

13,900

16,700

16,800

16,800

16,500

16,200

13,000

9,870

16,000

18,300

17,200

17,600

15,900

16,200 

11,300

Nov.

14,000

15,700

17,600

16,800

15,800

13,800

4,820

11,400

13,600

13,600

14,200

15,000

12,800

8,090

12,700

14,800

14,400

13,200

13,800

12,500

4,740

15,200

15,300

13,800

6,260

14,600

16,600

31,000

65,300

40,800

Dec.

35,300

28,000

28,400

27,800

19,300

21,200

24,300

24,100

28,000

28,300

25,100

22,200

26,800

28,300

31,400

34,300

36,000

33,700

28,400

31,100

31,700

34,000

34,000

36,600

60,300

60,800

55,000

52 , 100

51,500

54,400 

54,300

Jan.

53,400

52,800

55,400

56,200

54,900

66,600

53,400

51,700

52,600

51,600

49,500

43,400

37,100

36,400

34,300

23,000

22,300

22,500

20,400

17,700

18,900

31 , 600

29,800

31,200

25,000

23,000

22,000

22,000

24,000

22,000 

25,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

26,000

24,000

25,000

24,000

25,000

23,000

24,000

20,000

20,000

25,000

34,000

28,000

22,000

20,000

23,000

33,000

38,000

40,000

38,000

30,000

26,000

24,000

26,000

29,000

27,000

22,000

12,000

21,000

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya.

480,870 

492,210

1,087,200

7,028,590

1,129,700

729,000

535,850

500,000

513,230

519,080

825,700

851,100

820,000

8,483,940

Mar.

21,500

21,800

21,100

19,400

16,300

13,000

16,900

18,000

18,500

19,800

18,800

18,700

12,400

14,400

18,700

18,600

17,700

19,700

24,800

17,200

13,600

13,500

13,200

12,100

12,900

11,300

7,550

17,800

19,800

21,700 

25,100

Apr.

25,800

18,200

5,640

15,400

18,700

19,200

17,000

18,400

14,000

14,300

17,500

16,500

13,000

11,700

11,700

16,900

8,060

16,500

17,800

16,800

15,800

15,400

13,000

18,700

19,500

15,400

16,800

22,600

26,000

23,700

Maximum

18,300 

65,300

60,800

85,700

66,600

40,000

25,100

26.OOO

25,200

21,000

55,000

33 200

33^000

66,600

May

16,200

13,300

17,800

16,200

15,900

15,400

14,000

9,560

9,070

16,300

13,300

11,100

11,500

17,100

12,600

14,700

19,000

19,600

19,700

18,600

25,200

21,700

17,000

20,200

19,000

19,500

16,400

19,500

17,600

15,700 

20,500

Minimum

4*740

19,300

4,740

17,700

12,000

7,550

5,640

9,070

9,880

12,500

20,800

20,000

4,740

June

20,600

18,300

16,600

17,300

15,300

17,000

18,400

17,400

15,900

18,000

17,300

11,400

17,900

20,700

17,400

20,800

21,000

17,600

9,880

11,600

15,400

15,800

17,900

19,800

19,400

19,600

17,200

18,400

18,900

16,300

Mean

15,510

16,410

35,070

19,200

36,440

~26,0*0

17,290

16,670

16,560

17,300

26,640

27,450

27,330

23,240

July

13,700

12,500

12,700

13,300

18,000

16,900

18,500

17,800

20,800

13,500

15,100

17,500

25,600

41,500

42,500

26,000

30,600

55,000

53,900

30,900

34,400

36,200

32,500

32,200

30,300

26,600

28,000

27,800

26,500

30,100 

24,800

Aug.

26,800

26,900

33,200

26,300

20,800

28, 100

28,200

29,500

26,600

25,700

25,300

23,900

29,400

29,000

27,000

26,800

28,700

28,800

28,800

30,000

27,400

26,000

28,100

28,300

26,100

26,700

29,200

27,400

27,100

27,300 

27,700

Per square 

mile

-

1.57

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.90

Sept.

25, 700

25,800

31, 100

27,800

26,100

28,100

29,800

27,200

26,900

27,000

23,300

24,900

28,100

30, 600

26,700

26,500

27,000

28,000

31,400

27,400

25,800

25,800

25,000

24,000

20,000

25,000

29,000

31,000

32,000

33,000

Runoff in 

inohes

-

21.39

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

25.82

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 25 to Mar. 1, Sept. 23-30; discharge computed on basis of records 

for Ft. Loudoun Dam release and Little Tennessee River at McOhee.
534 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°05 I 12", long. 85°16i43", at Meadow Lake Country 

Club golf course, half a mile downstream from 3outh Chickamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and 3j miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Hamilton County. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Citico Bar, 2-5- miles downstream from base gage and l£ miles upstreaii from Walnut Street Bridge. Datum of each 

gage is 621.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--21,400 square miles.

Records available.--April 1874 to October 1913, March 1915 to June 1930, and January 1936 

to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1874 to September 1924 in 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. July 1930 to September 1949 at site 38 miles 

downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga.

Average discharge.--75 years (1874-1949), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December 

lyab, 3V.31U second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 179,000 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

 31.48 feet Jan. 6; minimum daily discharge, 18,200 second-feet Apr. 23; minimum gage 

height, 7.48 feet Oct. 31.

1874-1949: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 second-feet Mar. 1, 1875 (gage 

height, 53.8 feet, present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 

250,000 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 3,300 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 7, 13, 

1925; minimum gage height, 0.0 foot Sept. 11-14, 1881, Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling 

of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 feet, present datum, at Walnut Street Mar. 11, 1867 (discharge, about 459,000 second-feet).

Remarks .--Records excellent. Discharge comi>uted by using fall as determined "by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see

nn 540-554). 540

Revisions (water years) .--W 353: 1874-1912. W 78-3: 1917. W 823: 1875 (M). W 973: 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23,500

25,900

26,800

27,800

35,900

25,600

25,200

25,100

25,500

24,000

26,900

26,400

28,100

27,400

27,000

21,500

20,800

24,500

26,300

27,200

27,100

27,300

24,900

22,000

25,100

24,400

26,100

27,200

27,100

27,500

18,800

Nov.

26,800

24,900

26,200

26,600

25,500

22,400

23,000

21,500

24,900

25,000

24,400

24,600

23,800

23,700

24,300

23,200

21,100

20,900

22,900

28,000

25,900

29,500

28,300

27,800

27,800

32,200

51,200

103,000

167,000

167,000

-

Dec.

139,000

107,000

83,000

73,200

59,600

45,700

41,500

46,600

51,000

47,300

42,800

42,900

44,500

43,300

46,000

56,500

76,400

82,700

72,000

60,900

57,000

58,200

63,600

65,000

94,000

111,000

106,000

90,100

94,500

102,000

93,800

Jan.

86,900

82,700

83,300

88,100

142,000

172,000

159,000

129,000

113,000

111,000

108,000

102,000

93,700

85,500

69,900

52,700

44,700

43,800

46,500

46,200

48,400

86,400

104,000

92,000

74,000

65,100

55,300

56,400

55,700

54,800

59,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

64,000

63 , 300

62,300

62,900

57,800

50,600

50,000

46 , 000

42,200

47,300

57,400

59,500

47,900

39,200

33,200

48,500

80,500

75,600

78,400

83,100

80,000

65,500

52,100

48,500

44,300

37,900

37,500

34,300

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

788,90

1,143,40

2,197,10

12,982,50

2,611,10

1,549,80

1,098,20

824,50

914,90

746,30

1,259,60

1,147,20

1,199,70

15,480,70

Mar.

3-1,200

51,600

52 , 000

41,400

31,800

31,200

32,200

31,500

30,600

30,600

30,600

29,900

31,300

32,400

30,000

30,200

30,200

31,400

32,600

31,500

32,700

32,400

32,800

32,000

31,200

30,900

32,800

45,100

43,500

47,400

60,200

Apr.

69,300

55,300

39,600

34,900

32,400

31,200

31,500

30,200

25,100

24,300

24,300

23,600

23,500

21,000

19,900

19,200

21,500

21,900

22,500

20,100

18,900

18,600

18,200

18,300

23,100

25,800

26,000

25,600

27,400

31 , 300

Maximum

3 28,100

3 167,000

D 139,000

3 195,000

D 172,000

3 83,100

D 60,200

3 69,300

3 46,800

3 29,000

3 106,000

3 43,300

3 46,800

3 172,000

May

31,700

36,700

46,800

42,800

36,300

28,400

27,800

28,000

28,800

28,400

28,500

28,400

28,200

27,900

28,100

28,500

28,100

26,900

27,900

27,600

28,200

29,300

29,100

23,300

27,500

28,300

27,100

27,100

27,000

25,900

26,300

Minimum

18,800

20,900

41,500

16,200

43,800

33,200

29,900

18,200

23,500

20,800

18,800

27,900

33,400

18,200

Jnne

23,600

22,700

22,900

22,000

22,400

26,500

26,300

26,000

26,700

25,900

26,100

26,100

26,700

26,700

24,000

22 , 900

23,500

28,800

29,000

28,000

27,400

24,100

20,800

20,800

23,100

25,000

24,500

26,400

26,000

21,400

Mean

25.45C

38, 11C

70,87C

35,47C

84,23C

55.35C

35,43C

27,48C

29.51C

24,88C

40,63C

37,01C

39.99C

42,41C

July

18,800

26,700

27,300

24,900

24,100

20,700

22,900

22,500

27,600

28,400

22,500

24,700

26,500

48,700

57,300

42,100

59,700

1.06,000

LOS, 000

73,600

53,900

44,500

41,600

41,200

38,900

33 , 800

37,700

37,000

37,600

42,500

42,900

Aug.

39,000

33,500

34,100

35,700

36,800

41,500

43,300

42,000

35,000

32,300

34,000

36,500

42,200

41,500

42,300

41,800

36,600

29,000

31,500

40,500

42,300

37,700

28,800

31,000

39,200

40,400

42,100

42,800

37,700

28,200

27,900

Per square 

mile

-

-

-

1.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.98

Sept.

37,300

43,700

46,800

44,000

44,400

37,300

36,600

39,700

38,000

36,600

36,600

36,500

35,400

34,900

33,400

36,200

40,700

40,400

41,000

41,800

43,600

43,700

42,200

41,600

41,600

42,100

40,800

40,800

40,600

41,400

Runoff in 

inohes

_

-

22.56

_

_

_

_

_

_

_,

-

26.90
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn.

535

. £S;

per, Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatohie River, and 34.5 miles

from Chattanooga. Datum of gage is 588.51 feet above mean sea level datum °fl9g>

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Widows Bar 2. 0

miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 581.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Drainage area. --21,800 square miles.

Records available. July 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --19 years, 33,430 second-feet.

-LyOV"** y inolAJ.iiiuiu uj.oi'iiai-L & " )tJw-«,,vww»-www" - - ---- - -1,1

imum gage height, 31.2 feet Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936; minimum daily 

discharge, 5,350 second-feet Oct. 27, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.21 feet Oct. 27, 

1931, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 feet, present site and datum, in March 1867. A stage of 

37.4 feet, present site and datum, occurred Mar. 8, 1917 (discharge, 345,000 serondfeet, from rating curve extended above 261,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder 

as a factor. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above station ( see pp. 540-544).

Revisions (water year).--W 973: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25,600

28,400

27,100

24,800

25,500

26,300

25,600

27,500

30,400

27,100

26,200

21,800

31,400

30,000

26,900

22,400

22,500

25,400

27,500

26,600

25,300

27,600

26,200

24,500

24,600

25,200

25,300

26,500

28,300

29,400

23,000

NOV.

22,300

24,200

29,500

28,000

28,700

27,400

27,700

24,000

23,100

27,500

26,700

26,000

27,000

24,300

24,700

23,700

23,800

22,600

29,800

39,300

31,500

38,100

32,500

30,800

30,000

31,800

51,800

89,500

175,000

180,000

-

Dec.

159,000

117,000

87,800

80,200

69,900

54,600

43,500

47,200

52,300

49,000

43,200

42,900

44,100

43,200

43,500

56,400

78,100

82,900

75,900

62 , 300

56,500

57,700

62,700

62,300

85,200

112,000

107,000

92 , 000

91,900

104,000

98,100

Jan.

84,800

83,500

85,200

95,100

146,000

188,000

172,000

141,000

124,000

117,000

113,000

104,000

93,200

86,900

70,700

54,100

41,600

43,900

51,000

55,000

53,300

87,700

112,000

103,000

79,300

69,200

56,900

57,900

57 , 800

56,800

58,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

65,900

64,200

62,700

63,100

63,200

51,600

51,400

49,000

41,700

48,100

57,600

62,600

49,300

41,700

35,100

46,300

81,100

78,500

76,700

94,300

83,400

71,300

55,000

48,800

46,800

39,200

38,500

36,300

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8 14 , 90C 

1 221 30C

2)262)40C

13,457,100

2,742,100 

1,603,400

891, 50C

922 ,80C

730, 10C

1 , 297, 60C

1, 215, 80( 

1,190,10C

16,050,300

Mar.

28,800

53,300

54,700

45,900

32,500

32,800

31. 900

32,600

31,500

32,000

31,900

32,600

31,500

33,200

30,600

30,800

30,800

33,700

35,700

34,000

33,500

34,100

35,200

31,900

40,400

36,000

36 , 500

50,600

48,700

48,700

61,900

Apr.

77,000

60,000

41,000

38,100

35,200

34,400

34,000

32 , 100

28,400

25,900

25,600

25,500

29,500

25,800

24,000

23,800

23,500

22,400

22,300

21,500

20,000

19,700

19,400

19,100

20,400

27,600

25,500

27,300

28,500

34,000

Maximum

31,400

180,000 

159,000

210,000

188,000 

94 300

61*900

77,000

48,900

28,5OO

112,000

46,000 

46,000

188,000

May

34,900

39 , 500

48,900

45,800

39,900

30,100

29,500

28,700

30,600

32,400

30,900

28,500

28,700

25,800

27,200

31,400

27,300

27,100

26,900

27,000

22,600

23,200

24,500

25,000

26,800

25,900

27,900

26,100

27,100

26,300

26,300

Minimum

21,800

22,300 

42,900

16,500

41,600

35,100

IsllOO

22, 600

20,400

19 900 

29^000

32,500

19,100

June

23,300

21,900

20,600

20,800

21,600

25,400

25,200

26,400

25,600

25,100

25,500

25,200

25,400

25,800

25,800

23,700

22,700

28,000

27,700

28,500

26,100

23,800

21,000

20,400

20,800

24,400

24,200

24,900

26,500

23,800

Mean

26 , 29C

40,71C 

72,980

36,770

88 ,45C

57,260

37,360

29^770

24,340

41,860

39)670

43,970

July

19,900

26,200

27,100

24,500

23,200

23,900

22,500

23,300

27,400

27,200

23,400

24,800

26,400

46,500

63,000

45,600

63,500

03,000

12,000

79,100

60,000

48,100

41,800

43,000

42,500

38,000

39,100

36,000

32,900

41,700

42,000

Aug.

40,800

35,000

36,000

38,000

37,000

44,000

46,000

43,000

38 , 000

33,000

35 , 000

37,000

44, 000

43,000

44, 000

43,000

39,000

31,000

35,000

44,000

44,000

41,000

31,000

34,000

42,000

43,000

46,000

46,000

43,000

29,000

31,000

Per square 

mile

_

1.69

~

~

-

~

~

_

2.02

Sept.

40,000

46,000

44,200

43,800

45,000

39 , 300

32 , 500

38,600

39,300

35,300

36 , 300

35,600

35,000

34,100

34,600

35,500

41,300

40,800

40,700

41,700

43,000

41,800

41,800

40,100

41,100

40,300

40,700

40, 400

40,700

41,600

Runoff in 

inches

~

_

22.96

~

~

~

~

"

~

"

_

27.38

Mote. Ho gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage Apr. 1-2, Aug. 2 to Sept. 2; discharge computed on basis of records for Hales Bar Dam.
536 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34 I 27", long. 86°32i42 n , in NE£ sec. 30, T. 5 S., 

R. 1 E., at Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a 

mile upstream from Clement C..Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5}jniles downstream 

from Flint River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15J miles downs^eream from Guntersyille 

Dam, and 58^ miles upstream from Wheeler Dam. Datum of gage is 549.00 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 

31 at Decatur, 28^ miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 534.30 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--25,610 square miles.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1949. October 1924 to September 1936 at site 

aa| miles downstream, published as Tennessee River at Decatur.

Average discharge.--24 years (1924-36, 1937-49), 41,660 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 272,000 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

22.90 feet Jan. 7; minimum daily discharge, 11,800 second-feet July 10; minimum gage 

height, 1.90 feet Nov. 5.

1924-36, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 283,000 second-feet Jan. 1, 1927 (gage height, 

23.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1,200 second-feet Aug. 31, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 feet, present site and datum, in March 1867, from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1 J.3Q 

20

21

22

24

OR(CO

26

27

29

30

31

Oct.

29,000

25,200

e 15, 300

27,600

27,200

29,700

31,300

32,500

27,600

20,000

28,200

32,400

26,800

24,400

23,600

24,400

616,500

27,400

28,100

27,400

26,500

24,300

26,000

e!7,600

25,900

25,300

25,700

28,300

26,900

25,700

e2O,OOO

Nov.

25,400

25,700

28,200

28,100

25,100

27.2OO

e20,000

26,000

28,200

33,300

31,200

30,100

31,000

29,400

29,500

29 , 300

30,100

29,100

39,400

52,500

55 , 200

64,100

66 , 700

57,900

45,900

50,300

79,300

118,000

194,000

220,000

-

Dec.

225,000

217,000

179,000

147,000

114,000

88,300

81,900

67,700

59,300

56,500

53,100

51,500

51,100

48,400

50,200

60,700

90,500

105,000

111,000

102,000

80,700

72,400

71,800

71,000

76,900

104,000

125,000

127,000

123,000

115,000

114,000

Jan.

112,000

107,000

104,000

131,000

179,000

259,000

269,000

250,000

220,000

203,000

178,000

157,000

136,000

118,000

96,400

82 , 800

72 , 100

55,600

67,500

70,200

73,700

105,000

146,000

150,000

136,000

113,000

101,000

80,600

73,300

73,900

75,600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auguet ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

80,000

83,700

87,900

83,200

92,600

89,100

76,200

65,500

58,900

67,000

80,600

76,700

68,400

63,000

50,500

59,000

91,000

95,800

120,000

134,000

119,000

128,000

99,000

65,900

58,400

50,400

47,800

46,300

-

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

1 550 201

3*04d)oO(

16,804,48(

2 237 9Oi

* j-r*-?*

1 1 212 1 60'

l,22l,00( 

916 901

l,54l)lOC

1,214,20( 

1,259,60(

20,493,00(

Mar.

46,900

56,000

56,700

52,600

42,400

41,000

39,900

36,500

35,600

39,900

37,300

36 , 200

30,800

34,900

36,200

35,300

34,700

39,000

46,000

45,500

44,100

47,300

49,500

47,200

43,300

47,800

61,100

81,800

87 , 000

84,400

90,100

Apr.

105,000

107,000

89,900

57,200

45,700

46,900

43,100

36,700

34,500

32 , 600

34,700

37,800

41,400

34,700

36,700

29,300

25,200

26,400

21,800

21,400

21,600

23,400

24,000

23,200

32,200

35,700

32,000

29,700

38,900

43,900

-

Maximum

) 32,500 

) 220,000

) 225,000

) 268,000

* 134,000

) 90,100

) 107,000

) 81,700 1 49 800

1 126,000

) 45,500 

) 48,100

) 269,000

May

55,100

79,700

81,700

80,300

68,100

43,200

41,800

39,900

40,200

41,000

42,600

41,000

41,400

21,800

618,700

35,700

32,000

34,300

36,200

38,000

620,100

613,900

30,800

32 , 900

33,900

37,000

33,600

621,000

619,600

31,600

33,900

Minimum

15,300 

20,000

48,400

2,960

55, 600 

46,300

30,800

21,400

13,900

12,000

11,800

34,700 

33,500

11,800

June

30,400

29,700

29,800

e21,500

e20, 800

28,300

30,200

29,800

30,100

29,900

30, 100

612,000

28,000

27,100

31,700

49,800

45,400

34,300

32,300

33,300

31,900

32,800

28,400

21,300

26,500

22,900

33,400

37,000

38,900

39,300

 -

Mean

00

51)570

98,060

45,910

79^920

48,610

40,420

39,390 

30 560 49)710 39,170 

41,990

56,150

July

37,500

23,500

617,300

29,200

31,700

35,600

36,100

27,600

616,900

ell, 800

31,800

30, 500

37,800

59,300

71,400

62,500

83,200

101,000

126,000

116,000

85,600

68,800

52,400

42,000

45,900

49,100

49,000

45,400

39,600

39,800

36,800

Aug.

35,900

35, 700

45,200

45,400

42,400

36,800

36,600

36,900

37,200

40,800

43,000

39, 700

37,000

36,800

36,100

35,800

38,800

45,200

44,500

35, 70O

35,400

35,300

38,900

45,500

40,900

37,800

35,500

34,700

37,600

43,100

44,000

Per square 

mile

_

1.79

"

"

~

"

_

2.19

Sept.

45,500

41,600

36,300

34,500

33,500

38, 600

45, 700

44,300

42,900

39,900

39,300

39,000

40,400

40, 600

43,200

43,000

40,900

40,60O

41,400

44,800

44,700

44,200

43, 100

42,500

41,800

42,500

44,400

45,500

48,100

467500

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

24.4O

~

""

~

~

~

_

29.76

e Extreme regulation! discharge computed on basis of records for duntersvllle Dam. 

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage July 15, 17, Aug. 3 to Sept. 2j discharge 

computed on basis of records for Ountersville Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

537

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'12", long. 87°40'08", in SW^ sec. 14, T. 3 S.,

 RTTT W., at lock and dam 1 at lower end of Patton Island, 700 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1 mile 

south of Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, and 2.7 miles downstream 

from Wilson Dam. Datum of gage is 401.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Smithsonia, 13.5 miles downstream from Cypress Creek 

and 15.2 miles downstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 399.97 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--30,810 square miles.

Records available.--November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to 

September 1949.

Average discharge.- 55 years (1894-1949), 50,670 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344,000 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 25.82

 feet); minimum daily, 11,800 second-feet Oct. 17; minimum gage height, 7.70 feet Mar. 16.

1871-1949: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1897 (gage 

height, 32.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 320,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 

3,000 second-feet Oct. 1, 1925; minimum gage height, -3.0 feet Oct. 8, 1925, caused by 

filling of Wilson Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge above 20,000 second-feet computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor; discharge below 20,000 secondfeet computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam. Flow regulated by many reservoirs 

above station.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years).--W 473: 1897(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29 , 500

21,400

14,000

31,800

33,200

31,600

33,900

34,300

19,400

15,400

30,700

31,200

33,900

31,400

32,300

18,700

11,800

33,200

31,800

32,000

32,000

31,200

23,400

12,500

29,700

33,600

32,000

29 , 900

32,800

21,900

12,900

Nov.

29,800

28,500

33,800

30,000

29 , 800

18,100

14,000

35,800

36,800

35,200

33,400

37,400

38,300

22,200

33, 700

35,500

31,800

36,200

47,000

54,800

49,600

51,800

56,000

56,000

55,000

65,300

105,000

180,000

233,000

218,000

-

Dec.

214,000

223,000

224,000

197,000

152,000

131,000

125,000

96,600

88,000

75,300

57,200

64,000

58,400

52,800

57,300

85,600

121,000

126,000

128,000

130,000

109,000

88,500

72,200

84,800

99,200

126,000

127,000

138,000

140,000

128,000

129,000

Jan.

126,000

137,000

161,000

208,000

264,000

290,000

273,000

307,000

277,000

237,000

226,000

198,000

175,000

143,000

120,000

114,000

101,000

81,600

83,300

93,300

95,900

175,000

182,000

192,000

176,000

146,000

133,000

134,000

106,000

91,000

102,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May............ ..................

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

97,700

97,200

100,000

111,000

123,000

116,000

88,300

70, 600

70,700

81,600

101,000

106,000

85,700

71,300

76,900

87,700

108,000

111,000

155,000

165,000

156,000

153,000

122,000

83,200

69 , 000

61,000

62,200

61,600

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

843,400

1,731,800

3,647,900

20,369,870

5,148,100

2,791,700 

1,829, 600

1 382 400

li406)300

1 202 100

1 917 900

l)344)900

1,312,800

24,558,900

Mar.

58,900

59,300

54,900

47,700

48,700

49,600

51,600

40,900

42,400

50,400

45,200

44, 700

35,100

40,700

37,000

38,900

41,400

43,000

48,600

38,800

46,000

53,800

53, 600

53,300

51,000

62,800

94, 300

33,000

26,000

18,000

20,000

Apr.

125,000

121,000

99,200

73,000

51,800

51,100

45 , 900

43,700

33,600

24,800

35,200

41,000

49 , 900

40,500

47,900

32,900

20,100

30, 800

31,400

31,300

33,900

28,500

28,400

23,000

32,900

33,500

36,000

35,000

48,500

52,600

-

Maximum

34,300

233,000

224,000

359,000

307,000

165,000 

133,000

125 000

10l)oOO

81 800

135)oOO

50,300 

52,600

307,000

May

65, OOC

99,OOC

95.80C

101, OOC

74.00C

52.80C

54, OOC

43,70C

45, 50C

46 , 80C

49.80C

48.50C

46.70C

29 , 70C

25, OOC

36.10C

39;90C

39, OOC

35.60C

35.60C

27.90C

26.90C

32.70C

35.50C

34,500

36.30C

34,30C

31.10C

24.60C

26.90C

32.10C

Minimum

11,800

14, 000

52,800

7,770

81,600

61 , 000 

35,100

20,100

24,600

16,400

25,100

21,700 

32 , 700

11,800

June

34,100

34, 600

37,300

32,800

25,500

32,800

33, 100

30,800

30,400

29,100

27,300

16,400

31,400

32,100

42,700

81,800

65, 500

56, 100

46,300

50, 400

62,100

59,300

39,000

35,000

27,500

29,400

39,400

39,900

43,800

56,200

-

Mean

27,210 

57,730

117,700

55,660

166,100 

~99 700

59^020

46, 080

45,360

40,070

61,870

43,380 

43, 760

67,280

July

56,900

47,000

41,700

29 , 100

36,300

37,200

35, 700

38,600

34, 300

25,100

32,700

37,100

38,700

78,300

90,200

99,200

116,000

133,000

135,000

133,000

118,000

81,200

60,300

49,100

55,300

48,400

46,800

51,300

47,700

45,300

39,400

Aug.

43,400

40,700

42,300

45,700

44, 600

38,500

34,000

41,900

44,500

45,900

47,000

47,900

45, 200

34, 000

45,200

46,900

49,100

49,100

47,600

43,000

21,700

44,400

44, 600

48, 100

49,600

50,300

43,200

34, 800

43,200

43,800

44,800

Per square 

mile

_

1.81

~

~

~

_

2.18

Sept.

43,600

42,500

39 , 100

32,700

32,900

46,000

48,100

48,700

45,600

41,000

39,600

45,900

47,200

42,700

52,600

48,300

45,400

37,300

40,000

42,300

41,600

44,100

46,800

45,600

44,200

44,100

45,000

45,900

48,600

45,400

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

24.59

~

~

~

~

_

29.65

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage Jan. 2, 3, Mar. 15-29, Apr. 13 to Sept. 30; 

discharge computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam.
538 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13'29", long. 88°15'36", at bridge on U. 3. Highway 64, at Savannah, Hardin County, and 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing 

Dam. Datum of gage is 300.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Pickwick Landing lower lock, 16.8 miles upstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 342.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1948, auxiliary gage was water-stage recorder at Coffee Landing, 4.32 miles downstream 

from base gage and at same datum as base gage.

Drainage area. 33,140 square miles.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.-*-19 years, 50,860 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 310,000 second-feet Jan. 8; maximum gage height, 

Ob'.tiB feet Jan. 11; minimum daily discharge, 10,800 second-feet Oct. 24; minimum gage 

height, 53.63 feet Nov. 5.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 396,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 

92.29 feet Feb. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 second-feet Sept. 3, 1945, 

caused by experimental closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 

feet, present datum, Oct. 28, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 (present datum), Mar. 21, 1897, from floodmarks (discharge, 

450,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 320,000 second-feet). Flood of 

Jan. 2, 1927, reached a stage of 92.7 feet, present datum (discharge, 349,000 secondfeet).

Minimum stage known, 38.8 feet, present datum, Sept. 8, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above sta-tion.

Revisions (water year). W 853: 1937.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33,000

35,000

20,400

31,100

32,200

33,300

31,900

30,900

33,000

e!4,500

33,100

32 ,400

34,300

31,300

34,600

29,200

e!4,100

30,000

34,100

35,000

32,300

33,400

30,000

e!0,800

27,700

33,000

34,900

34,400

35,100

32,900

612,500

Nov.

31,900

33,100

33,500

30,600

32,300

29,600

616,700

28,500

31,500

39,500

40,100

40,400

40,500

31,600

37,800

36,900

37,000

43,800

56,400

62,700

49,500

52,500

58,500

54,800

53,700

63,300

112,000

167,000

229,000

232,000

-

Dec.

237,000

239,000

244,000

230,000

196,000

171,000

147,000

124,000

101,000

82,300

68,400

66,900

64,200

59,100

54,400

72,400

113,000

123,000

124,000

124,000

117,000

98,000

86,100

84,800

91,400

114,000

125,000

131,000

137,000

141,000

128,000

Month

Jan.

117,000

118,000

145,000

195,000

257,000

296,000

288,000

299,000

294,000

291,000

284,000

251,000

213,000

192,000

147,000

131,000

114,000

99,500

96,700

96,400

107,000

169,000

195,000

208,000

193,000

163,000

154,000

141,100

121,000

103,000

101,000

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .......................

March ............................

April ...........................

May..............................

June .............................

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

104,000

102,000

98,100

105,000

120,000

119,000

103,000

85,000

84,000

83,700

89,800

97,400

99,000

79,500

65,900

82,900

115,000

114,000

139,000

159,000

162 , 000

161,000

143,000

101,000

81,400

66,100

61,200

57,400

Secondfoot-days

920, 90(

1,811, 70(

3,899,00(

21,875,70(

5,589, 60

1^947^00

1,507,30

1,462,30

1,250,20

1,970,50

1,402,40 

1,372,60

26,011,90

Mar.

56,900

60,600

56,300

52,700

41,300

50,900

50,800

50,100

51,700

53,200

53,000

50,600

49,900

50,200

42 , 400

43,000

42,200

44,500

47,100

42,800

43,100

51,200

50,300

49,300

51,100

60,600

86,200

131,000

143,000

144,000

147,000

Apr.

145,000

134,000

112,000

84,000

55,200

46,700

45,000

44,600

28,500

24,300

38,900

38,800

46,100

45,300

44,600

42,000

29,100

39,500

42 ,400

42,600

41,900

42,300

33,900

23,500

36,700

38,500

35,000

38,000

43,900

45,000

-

Maximum

) 35,100

) 232,000

) 244,000

) 381,000

) 299,000

) 162,000

) 147,000

) 145,000

3 94,400

) 71,000

) 126,000

) 52,000 

) 51,200

) 299,000

May

62,500

86,700

90,100

90,800

94,400

74,600

47,500

44,900

46,700

53,600

56,800

50,100

44,700

40,900

39,900

39,200

35,500

34,500

35,200

32,900

20,900

e!6,400

39,700

41,100

40,000

41,100

40,800

38,000

20,600

28,100

34,100

Minimum

10,800

16,700

54,400

10,800

96,400

57,400

41,300

23,500

16,400

20,200

39*100

38,400

10,800

June

34,400

38,700

40,000

32,900

e20,200

31,000

31,100

30,400

30,500

30,200

36,000

23,500

31,700

32,200

40,500

60,400

55,000

47,800

48,400

51,900

64,100

71,000

57,700

49,400

48,300

37,200

44,700

39,300

42,100

49,600

-

Mean

29.71C

60.39C

125,800

59,770

180,300

102,800

62,810

50,240

47,170

41,670

63,560

45,240

45,750

71,270

July

48,900

49,200

49,400

23,800

38,5OO

41,600

38,000

38,300

41,600

37,300

33,600

37,000

46,900

61,800

93,200

96,600

106,000

L2 0,000

126,000

112,000

107,000

107,000

86,100

64,800

59,400

52,300

52,700

50,200

50,200

50,300

45,800

Aug.

43,500

39,100

42 , 200

48,200

45,200

45,800

48,400

45,700

43,200

42,100

41,700

43,700

50,800

52,000

45,200

43,800

45,900

46,900

49,500

44,800

46,500

39,900

46,800

47,400

47,200

43,000

49,300

47,400

43,300

42,100

41,800

Per squsre 

Bile

-

-

-

1.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.15

Sept.

42 , 800

44,400

38,400

38,900

40,300

40,300

50,800

49,500

50,300

49,800

46,500

45,600

50,800

51,200

47,600

43,300

43,900

44,500

44,000

47,900

46,100

44,000

45,300

49,000

46,800

45,500

45,700

46,500

47,800

45,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

24.55

_

_

-

29.19

e Extreme regulation; discharge computed on basis of records fcr Pickwick Landing Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 539

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°01'11", long. 88°16'50", at Gilbertsville, Marshall County, 3,500 feet downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadie 

Creek, and 16 miles east of Paducah, McCracken County. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 

lat. 37°02'15", long. 88°31'50", at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 1 mile upstream from 

darks River, 5.3 miles upstream from mouth, 3 miles southeast of Paducah, and 16.3 

miles downstream from base gage. Datum of each gage is 286.35 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--40,200 square miles.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 10 years, 59,720 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 353,000 second-feet Jan. 7; maximum gage height, 

4B.65 feet Jan. 30; minimum daily discharge, 22,200 second-feet June 11; minimum gage 

height, 12.53 feet Nov. 13.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 500,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

52.41 feet Feb. 20, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 500 second-feet Sept. 7, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 10.63 feet Jan. 13, 1942.

Remarks.--Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed by using 

fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow regulated by 

many reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36,700

27,800

27,000

a35,500

a37,000

a37,700

a36,300

a35,500

26,900

25,800

36,100

36,700

35,300

33,400

31,600

24,300

25,500

33,600

38,800

38,500

37,200

35,600

26,100

24,300

29,800

30,800

31,300

33,800

33,200

23,400

22,600

Nov.

30,300

38,900

41,000

38,100

38,500

25,800

26,300

37,200

38,600

38,300

38,800

41,100

34,900

33,000

47,000

46,100

48,000

48,900

54,500

69,100

79,500

77,600

74,500

81,300

85,500

97,200

142,000

183,000

209,000

244,000

-

Dec.

270,000

268,000

283,000

295,000

302,000

271,000

272,000

254,000

215,000

168,000

121,000

95,300

86,900

72,800

67,900

100,000

161,000

164,000

a!70,000

a!79,000

3181,000

=0.63,000

3130,000

3116,000

123,000

150,000

146,000

146,000

158,000

162,000

158,000

Jan.

153,000

152,000

163,000

187,000

241,000

320,000

341,000

297,000

291,000

299,000

298,000

299,000

286,000

267,000

265,000

260,000

248,000

217,000

169,000

123,000

119,000

148,000

193,000

238,000

266,000

238,000

253,000

262,000

247,000

191,000

120,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

106,000

111,000

113,000

113,000

114,000

119,000

118,000

119,000

120,000

124,000

121,000

111,000

111,000

120,000

122,000

128,000

129,000

129,000

149,000

163,000

168,000

167,000

169,000

156,000

123,000

103,000

109,000

394,100

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

988, 10C

2,088,OOC

5,448,900

28,075,80C

7,151,000

2 j 615j80C

1,864,10C

1,760,80C 

1,666,&OC

2,433 » 30C 

1 622 30C

l)583!20C

32,750,600

Mar.

376,600

379,200

78,500

73,000

68,700

72,700

62,500

56,800

56,200

360,500

368,000

a68,200

a62,600

a57,000

a57,000

a5 7, 000

a57,000

a57,000

a62,500

a69,300

a75,700

a80,900

a68,600

357,000

a68,500

a91,800

alOl.OOO

175,000

188,000

198,000

201 , 000

Apr.

195,000

171,000

125,000

81 , 600

657,000

57,500

61,600

60,500

643,800

638,500

37 , 200

48,200

54,000

57,000

59,200

56,200

54,600

54,300

57,200

52,600

55,600

55,900

53,800

36,700

40,800

39,900

36,400

35,200

41,200

46,600

Maximum

38,800

244,000

302,000

493,000

341,000

169,000

201,000

195,000 

102,000

115,000

155,000

58^800

341,000

May

353,000

a67,000

89,200

101,000

102,000

84,800

54,100

46,000

61,900

89,200

92,700

67,600

51,000

46,100

45,200

44,700

43,500

43,300

44,100

44,900

45,000

43,400

44,000

44,600

44,200

46,100

45,100

45,000

45, 300

43,500

43,300

Minimum

22,600

25,800

67,900

10,800

119,000

94,100 

56,200

35,200

43,300 

22,200

41,900

34,000 

35,000

22,200

June

41,300

38,800

40,400

32,200

26,500

39,700

39,000

38,700

38,400

39,300

22,200

22,400

36,200

36,800

45,300

67,800

89,100

78,700

84,500

94,000

108,000

115,000

86,000

67,200

67,200

63,000

52,800

47,300

51,500

56,700

Mean

31,870

69,600

175,800

76,710

230,700

126,000 

84,38C

62,140

56,800

55,530

78,490 

52 33C

52^770

89,730

July

55,000

54,400

54,800

55 , 800

54,800

48,100

43,100

43,400

42,700

42,100

41,900

47,600

57 , 900

81,800

104,000

101,000

123,000

143,000

155,000

153,000

143,000

111,000

91,300

92,000

82,100

72,900

72,300

73,700

68,600

62,000

62,000

Aug.

56,800

44,800

45,000

44,500

45,200

44,600

44,800

50,400

57,000

57,900

52,900

52,000

54,600

54,200

57,200

61,700

61,800

62,000

55,000

55,400

52,900

53,500

52,900

53,300

48,500

45,100

34,000

38,200

50,700

68,800

66,600

Per square 

mile

1.91

2.23

Sept.

58,100

53,600

57,300

56,800

57,700

58,100

58,800

57,600

57,100

a58,600

a58,500

a56,000

50,400

53,200

50,600

50,100

48,800

35,000

49,700

50,600

49,400

50,600

51,400

50,100

45,300

50,000

50,500

50,900

53,400

55,000

-

Runoff in 

inches

-

25.97

-

30.30

a Ho gage-height record; 

e Qage-height difference

discharge computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam.

less than 0.11 foots discharge computed on basis of records for Kentucky
540 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin

Douglas Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57'40", long. 85°32'20", at Douglas Dam 

on trench aroad River, 6| miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn. Datum of 

gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 4,541 square miles. Records available, February 1943 to September 1949. Maximum 

contents during year, 760,000 second-foot-days July 25 (elevation, 1,001.79 feet); minimum, 91,900 second-foot-days Nov. 4 (elevation, 932.68 feet); maximum contents during 

period 1943-49, that of July 25, 1949; minimum (after first filling), 50,600 secondfoot-days Jan. 27, 1948 (elevation, 921.08 feet).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 feet high by 40 feet wide and 8 sluice gates 10 feet high by 5.67 

feet wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943, water in reservoir first reached 

minimum pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 feet (top 

of gates) is 763,400 second-foot-days, of which 715,800 second-foot-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 920.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Loudoun Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'30", long. 84°14'35", at Port 

Loudoun Dam on Tennessee River, 1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudoun County, Tenn. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 9,550 square miles. Records available, July 1943 to September 1949. 

Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 190,000 second-foot-days Apr. 28; maximum elevation, 814.85 feet July 14; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 137,000 second-foot-days Jan. 18, 

19, Feb. 19; minimum elevation, 806.29 feet Jan. 19. Maximum elevation during period 

1943-49, 815.00 feet Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 

805.72 feet Jan. 20, 1944. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 14 

taintor gates 32 feet high by 40 feet wide.. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; 

water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total 

level pool capacity at elevation 815.00 feet (top of gates) is 194,900 second-foot-days, 

of which 55,100 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 

feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Reservoir . Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°37'13", long. 84°47'00", at Watts Bar 

Dam on Tennessee River, 6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Tenn., and 

72.4 miles downstream from Fort Loudoun Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 17,310 square miles. Records 

available, October 1941 to September 1949. Maximum 12. p.m. contents during year, 

563,000 second-foot-days May 2; maximum elevation, 744.71 feet May 2; minimum 12 p.m. 

contents, 387,000 second-foot-days Mar. 14; minimum elevation, 735.04 feet Jan. 3.. 

Maximum elevation during period 1941-49, 745.12 feet Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first 

filling), 733.44 feet Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 feet high by 40 feet wide, also one 2-section leaf 

trashway gate 16.3 feet high by 24 feet wide. Storage began with partial closure 

Dec. 12, 1941, and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water In reservoir first reached minimum 

navigation pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 

feet (top of gates) is 570,700 second-foot-days, of which 190,400 second-foot-days is 

controlled flood storage above elevation 735.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Chlckamauga Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06'07", long. 85°13'42", at Chlckamauga uam on Tennessee River, 5^ miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, 

Tenn., and 58.9 miles downstream from Watts Bar Dam. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 20,790 square miles. Records available, October 

1939 to September 1949. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 347,000 second-foot-days 

Nov. 29; maximum elevation, 684.64 feet Apr. 30; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 192,000 

second-foot-days Feb. 13; minimum elevation, 674.25 feet Feb. 14. Maximum elevation 

during period 1939-49, 685.35 feet Apr. 18, 1948; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 

feet Jan. 21, 1942. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 18 2-section lift gates 40.44 feet high by 40 feet wide. Storage began 

Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Mar. 

10, 1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 feet (top of gates) is 355,600 

second-foot-days, of which 166,100 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 675.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°02<48", long. 85°32'20", at Hales BaT 

uam on Tennessee River, 5ij- miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Tenn., 8.5 miles 

upstream from Sequatchie River, and 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 21,790 square miles. Records available, October 1914 to September 1949. Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during year, 107,000 second-foot-days Jan. 6; maximum elevation, 635.0 

feet Jan. 8; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 59,000 second-foot-days Oct. 31; minimum elevation, 626.8 feet Oct. 31. Maximum elevation during period 1914-49, 642.8 feet Mar. 8, 

1917; minimum (after first filling), 619.0 feet Apr. 16, 1918. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway, with crest at 616.0 feet, equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 feet high 

by 40 feet wide, and one trash gate 5.5 feet high by 15 feet wide. Prior to July 1948, 

spillway with crest elevation at 626.25 feet, equipped with flashboards 3 feet high 

until July 1944 and 5 feet thereafter. Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913. 

Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. . Total level pool capacity at elevation 634.0 feet (maximum allowable pool) is 77,800 second-foot-days, of which 

6,600 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 feet (minimum 

navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood controlj and power. Records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN S41 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin--Continued

Guntersville Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'17", long. 86°23'34", in powernouse at Uuntersville Dam on Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 11 miles 

northwest of Guntersville, Ala., and 82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 24,450 square miles. Records 

available, October 1938 to September 1949. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 

670,000 second-foot-days Jan. 6; maximum elevation, 595.60 feet May 1; minimum 12 p.m. 

contents, 425,000 second-foot-days Oct. 12; minimum elevation, 592.39 feet Oct. 1C. 

Maximum elevation during period 1939-49, 596.29 feet Mar. 2, 1944; minimum (after start 

of operation plan in April 1940), 592.00 feet Dec. 10, 1940. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 18 2-section lift gates 40.44 feet high by 50 feet wide. Dam completed 

and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 feet (top 

of gates) is 513,600 second-foot-days, of which 82,100 second-foot-days is controlled 

flood storage above elevation 593.0 feet (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used 

for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Wheeler Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'52", long. 87°22'51", at Wheeler Dam 

on Tennesee River, in SW£ sec. 9, T. 3S..R. 8W., 0.9 mile upstream from Big Nance 

Creek, 29.5 miles downstream from Decatur, Ala., and 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 29,590 

square miles. Records available, October 1936 to September 1949. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 778,000 second-foot-days Jan. 7; maximum elevation, 556.49 feet 

June 29; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 413,000 second-foot-days Mar. 9; minimum elevation, 

549.76 feet Dec. 26. Maximum elevation during period 1936-49, 557.32 feet Mar..l, 1944; 

minimum (after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 feet Nov. 1, 1937. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 feet high by 40 feet 

wide and 2 trashway gates 6 feet high by 37.5 feet wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 556.28 feet (top of gates, revised) is 580,000 second-footdays, of which 175,200 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 

550.0 feet fordinary minimum pool, revised). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Wilson Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'46", long. 87°37 I 27", in Sfi£ sec. 18, 

T. 3 S., K. 10 W., at cooling water intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles 

southeast of Florence, Ala., 4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, and 15.5 miles 

downstream from Wheeler Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage 

area, 30,750 square miles. Records available, August 1926 to September 1949. Maximum 

contents during year, 286,100 second-foot-days June 21 (elevation, 508.19 feet); minimum, 258,700 second-foot-days Apr. 16 (elevation, 504.71 feet). Maximum contents during period 1926-49, 287,400 second-foot-days Feb. 11, 1948 (elevation. 508.35 feet); 

minimum, 233,200 second-foot-days Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 (18.77 prior to June 1941) feet high by 38 feet wide. 

Storage began Apr. 14, 1924. Total capacity at elevation 507.88 feet (top of gates) is 

283,600 second-foot-days, of which 26,500 second-foot-days is controlled flood storage 

above elevation 504.50 feet (minimum pool, revised). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Pickwick Landing Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°04'16", long. 88°15'04", at 

ficKwick .banding i)am on Tennessee River, lj miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin 

County, Term., 6.1 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and 52 miles downstream from Wilson 

Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 32,820 square 

miles. Records available, October 1937 to September 1949. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 574,000 second-foot-days Jan. 8; maximum elevation, 417.84 feet Jan. 9; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 350,000 second-foot-days Feb. 26; minimum elevation, 407.85 

feet Feb. 14. Maximum elevation during period 1937-49, 419.49 feet Mar. 30, 1944; minimum (after first filling), 407.12 feet Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 22 2-section lift gates 40 feet high by 40 feet wide, one of which is 

used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 7, 1938; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 feet (top of gates) is 550,200 second-foot-days, of which 210,900 secondfoot-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 feet (minimum navigation 

pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Kentucky Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00'45", long. 88°16'12", at Kentucky 

uam on Tennessee River at Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky. Datum of gage is mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Drainage area, 40,200 square miles. Records available, July 

1944 to September 1949. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 1,725,000 second-footQays Jan. 11; maximum elevation, 360.43 feet May 9; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 998,000 

second-foot-days Mar. 7; minimum elevation, 350.63 feet Jan. 7. Maximum elevation 

during period 1944-49, that of May 9, 1949; minimum (after first filling), 349.20 feet 

Jan. 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 feet high by 40 feet wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944., and final closure was made Aug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 375.0 feet (top of gates) is 3,026,300 second-foot-days, of which 2,022,100 secondfoot-days is controlled storage above 354.0 feet (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.
542 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin Continued

Cherokee Reservoir. Water-Stage recorder, lat. 36°10"00", long. 83°29'55", at Cherokee 

 Dam on Holston Kiver, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, and 2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, 

Tenn. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Drainage area, 3,429 square miles. Records available, December 1941 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 748,100 second-foot-days July 22 (elevation, 

1,072.33 feet); minimum, 101,700 second-foot-days Nov. 19 (elevation, 997.88 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1941-49, 779,400 second-foot-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 feet); minimum (after first filling), 48,800 second-foot-days Jan. 30, 

1948 (elevation, 980.94 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 9 radial gates 32 feet high by 40 feet wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 feet (top of gates), is 789,200 second-foot-days, of which 742,700 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°19'20", long. 82 0 07'16", at Watauga Dam 

on watauga Kiver, 5 miles east of Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn. Datum of gage Is 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 468 

square miles. Records available, December 1948 to September 1949. Maximum contents 

during period, 250,900 second-foot-days Sept. 1 (elevation, 1,947.30 feet).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type 128 feet in diameter with 6 piers 3 feet wide to guide flow spilling into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 feet in diameter. Closure of dam was 

made Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 

1948. Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 feet (spillway crest) is 342,200 secondfoot-days, of which 316,200 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 

1,815.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fontana Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°27'07", long. 83°48'18", at Fontana 

Dam on Little Tennessee River, 5.8 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles 

north of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C., and 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 1,571 square miles. Records available, November 1944 to September 

1949. Maximum contents during year, 722,300 second-foot-days July 23 (elevation, 

1,708.91 feet); minimum, 332,800 second-foot-days Nov. 19 (elevation, 1,612.77 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1944-49, that of July 23, 1949; minimum (after first 

filling), 185,300 second-foot-days Jan. 30, 1948 (elevation, 1,549.42 feet).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 4 radial gates, 35 feet high by 35 feet wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam 

completed March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 

1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 feet (top of gates) is 728,200 second-footdays, of which 583.500 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 

feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nantahala Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°11'56", long. 83°39'17", at Nantahala 

JJam on flantanaia River, 4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., and 5.5 

miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.16 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage 

area, 91.0 square miles. Records available, October 1944 to September 1949. Maximum 

contents during year, 70,100 second-foot-days July 18 (elevation, 2,890.21 feet); minimum, 20,200 second-foot-days Oct. 22 (elevation, 2,805.24 feet). Maximum contents 

during period 1944-49, that of July 18, 1949; minimum, 14,300 second-foot-days Oct. 24, 

1947 (elevation, 2,788.60 feet).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway 

supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at 

elevation 2,890.0 feet (top of gates) is 69,900 second-foot-days, of which 63,300 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 2,760.0 feet (minimum pool) 

Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Records furnished by the Aluminum Co. 

of America.

Thorpe Reservoir (formerly called Glenville Reservoir). Water-stage recorder, lat. 35° 

aj>"ii'!> /", long. B3"U9'it>", at Thorpe uam (formerly called Glenville Dam) on West Pork; 

Tuckasegee River, 2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., and 3.0 

miles upstream from Shoal Creek. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 

36.7 square miles. Records available, October 1944 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 35,600 second-foot-days July 25 (elevation, 3,099.89 feet); minimum, 

16,600 second-foot-days Nov. 2 (elevation, 3,069.32 feet). Maximum contents during 

period 1944-49, 35,700 second-foot-days Mar. 28, 1946 (elevation, 3.100.00 feet); minimum, 7,700 second-foot-days Oct. 15, 1947 (elevation, 3,048.13 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and six 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side 

channel spillway equipped with 2 taintor gates 12 feet high by 25 feet long. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 feet (top of gates) is 

35,700 second-foot-days, of which 33.600 second-foot-days is controlled storage above 

elevation 3,025.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. 

Records furnished by Aluminum Co. of America.

Santeetlah Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'38", long. 83°52'33n , at Santeetlan i)am on uneoan River, 1 mile downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest 

of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C., and 9.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is a local datum which is 122.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 176 square miles. Records available,
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 543 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin Continued

October 1946 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 80,100 second-foot-days 

Feb. 4 (elevation, 1,817.19 feet); minimum, 29,500 second-foot-days Nov. 2 (elevation, 

1,770.01 feet). Maximum contents during period 1946-49, that of Feb. 4, 1949; minimum, 

18,100 second-foot-days Dec. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,751.97 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled by 6 taintor gates 12 feet high by 25 feet wide. Dam completed and storage 

begun Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation in June

1928. Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 feet (top of gates) is 79,800 second-footdays, of which 67,200 second-foot-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir Is used for power. Records furnished by Aluminum Co. of America.

Norris Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°13'29", long. 84°05i29", at Norris Dam 

on Clinch Kiver, 2-J miles northwest of Norris, Anderson County, Term. Datum of gage 

is mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 foot above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred to adjustment of 1912. Drainage area, 2,912 square miles. Records available June 1935 to 

September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 989,800 second-foot-days July 27 (elevation, 1,017.49 feet); minimum, 301,000 second-foot-days Nov. 18 (elevation, 958.14 

feet). Maximum contents during period 1935-49, 1,236,700 second-foot-days Feb. 11, 

1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 feet); minimum (after first filling), 164,900 second-footdays Jan. 14, 1940 (elevation, 934.78 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with 3 drum gates 100 feet wide by 14 

feet high. Dam was completely closed and placed in operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 feet (top of gates) is 1,294,200 second-foot-days, of which 1,150.000 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 feet (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chatuge Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'01", long. 83°47i28", at Chatuge Dam 

on Hiwassee Kiver, 2.0 miles upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from 

Georgia-North Carolina State line, and 2.5 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, 

N. C. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Drainage area, 189 square miles. Records available, February 1942 to September 

1949. Maximum contents during year, 120,000 second-foot-days July 20 (elevation, 

1,926.61 feet); minimum, 39,000 second-foot-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,892.63 feet). 

Maximum contents during period 1942-49, 124,200 second-foot-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 feet); minimum (after first filling), 9,400 second-foot-days Sept. 5, 

1947 (elevation, 1,860.11 feet).

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 feet (top of 

flashboards) is 124,900 second-foot-days, of which 115,600 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,860.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hiwassee Reservoir . Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°09'05", long. 84°10'40", at Hiwassee 

Dam on Hiwassee River, a third of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., and 3.9 miles upstream from Shoal Creek. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtracc 0.63 foot from all elevations to reduce to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 968 square 

miles. Records available, October 1939 to September 1949. Maximum contents during 

year, 218,200 second-foot-days July 23 (elevation, 1,525.67 feet); minimum, 74,100 

second-foot-days Dec. 31 (elevation, 1,455.00 feet). Maximum contents during period 

1939-49, 220,700 second-foot-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.48-feet); minimum 

(after first filling), 35,800 second-foot-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 

feet).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with 7 taintor gates 23 feet 

high by 32 feet long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 1,526.5 feet (top of gates) is 220,800 second-foot-days, of which 183.800 secondfoot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,415.0 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Apalachia Reservoir --Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°10i04", long. 84°17i49", at Apalachia 

Dam on Hiwassee -Kiver in Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North CarolinaTennessee State line, 1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term., and 9.8 miles 

downstream from Hiwassee Dam. Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Drainage area, 1,018 square miles. Records available, 

February 1943 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 29,700 second-footdays Jan. 7 (elevation, 1,280.27 feet); minimum, 24,000 second-foot-days Jan. 18 (elevation, 1,269.89 feet). Maximum contents during period 1943-49, 30,200 second-footdays Feb. 10, 1946 (elevation, 1,281.23 feet); minimum (after first filling), 19,900 

second-foot-days July 27, 1943 (elevation, 1,261.45 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial 

gates. Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 feet (top of gates) is 

29,500 second-foot-days, of which 18,000 second-foot-days Is controlled storage above 

elevation 1,240.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hottely Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57 I 29", long. 84°05 I 22", at Nottely Dam 

on Mottely Kiver, 1.3 miles upstream from Dooley Creek, 1.8 miles west of Ivylog, 

Union County, Ga., and 2.5 miles upstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line. 

Datum of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area, 214 square miles. Records available, January 1942 to September 1949. 

Maximum contents during year, 82,200 second-foot-days Aug. 8 (elevation. 1,774.73 

feet); minimum, 5,400 second-foot-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,685.42 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1942-49, 94,100 second-foot-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation,
544 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin Continued

1,780.50 feet); minimum (after first filling), 200 second-foot-days Oct. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,638.6 feet).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00 

feet (top of flashboards) is 93,000 second-foot-days, of which 92.800 second-foot-days 

is controlled storage above elevation 1,640.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used 

for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Blue Ridge Reservoir. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52'52", long. 84°16'49", 400 feet 

upstream from -blue Ridge Dam on Toccoa River and Z\ miles northeast of Blue Ridge, 

Pannin County, Ga. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936, 0.18 foot should be subtracted. Drainage area, 232 square miles. 

Records available, December 1930 to September 1949. Maximum contents'during year, 

99,700 second-foot-days Apr. 24 (elevation. 1,690.08 feet); minimum, 18,600 secondfoot-days Nov. 2 (elevation, 1,614.54 feet). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 

1930-49, 100,900 second-foot-days Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.83 feet); minimum 

(after first filling), 8,900 second-foot-days Feb. 6, 1940 (elevation, 1,594.21 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with 5 taintor gates 15 feet 

high by 22 feet wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,690.0 feet (top of gates) is 99,600 second-foot-days, of which 92,300 

second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,590.0 feet (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ocoee No. 3 Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°02'25", long. 84°28'00", at Ocoee 

MO. 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term. Datum of gage 

is 1,410.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936; 

gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Drainage area, 496 square miles. 

Records available, October 1942 to September 1949. Maximum contents during year, 

6,100 second-foot-days Jan. 14 (elevation, 1,435.55 feet); minimum, 2,300 second-footdays Aug. 12 (elevation, 1,414.98 feet); maximum contents during period 1942-49, 7,800 

second-foot-days (elevation, 1,436.7 feet, estimated) Jan. 8, 1946; minimum 12 p.m. 

contents (after first filling), 1,100 second-foot-days Apr. 3, 1943 (elevation, 

1,394.95 feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 

equipped with 7 taintor gates 23 feet high and 32 feet wide. Storage began Aug. 15, 

1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity table used 

after Sept. 30, 1946. Total capacity at elevation 1,435.00 feet (top of gates) is 

5,900 second-foot-days, of which 3,700 second-foot-days is controlled storage above 

elevation 1,413.00 feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Parlcsvllle (Ocoee No. 1.) Reservoir. Indicator gage, lat. 35°05'44", long. 84°38'5l", 

at rancsviiie uam on ucoee Kiver at Parksville, Polk County, Term., 13tf miles east of 

Cleveland. Datum of gage is 7.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Drainage area, 595 square miles. Records available, June 1914 to September 

1949. Maximum contents during year, 48,200 second-foot-days Nov. 28 (elevation, 840.0 

feet); minimum, 35,900 second-foot-days Apr. 23 (elevation, 826.2 feet). Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during period 1914-49, 53,300 second-foot-days July 9, 1916; maximum 

12 p.m. elevation, 840.3 feet (corrected) Feb. 10, 1946; minimum contents, 28,100 

second-foot-days Jan. 11, 30, 1940; minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 814.9 feet Dec. 14, 

1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 feet of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with 4 flood gates 7 feet high by 20 feet wide and 265 feet of flashboards about 5 2/3 

feet high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 foot lower under gates. Dam completed and storage 

began in 1911. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total 

capacity at elevation 837.66 feet (about top of flashboards) is 45,900 second-footdays, of which 16,600 second-foot-days is controlled storage above elevation 817.0 

feet (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs. The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River Basin are 

aescnoea oeiow, but records of contents are not published herein:

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 secondroot-days, of which 10,300 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Lake Davy Croekett on Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., with total capacity of 

B,UYU secona-root-days of which 4,060 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Cheoah Reservoir on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 

iY,/uu second-foot-days, of which 3,700 second-foot-days is controlled storage.

Calderwood Reservoir on Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn., with total capacity 

or au.auu secona-foot-days of which 2,060 second-foot-days is controlled storage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 545

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

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Douglas Reservoir

elevation 

(feet)t

952.02 

934.92 

954.17 

945.21

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942.33 

953.08 

963.19 

976.12 

987.00 

992.41 

1,000.32 

995.31 

982.32

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Contents 

(secondfootdays

203,300 

101,900 

219,200 

157,600

-

140,400 

211,000 

293,400 

421,300 

549,200 

621,100 

737,000 

662,100 

491,700

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Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfoot-days

-101,400 

+117,300 

-61,600

+77,800

-17,200 

+70,600 

+82,400 

+127,900 

+127,900 

+71,900 

+115,900 

-74,900 

-170,400

+288,400

Chickamauga Reservoir*

679.33 

678.19 

682.26 

B76.08

-

676.10 

676.12 

677.72 

684.56 

681. 92 

682.81 

680.53 

681.54 

681.16

-

249,000 

232,000 

315,000 

218,000

-

213,000 

208,000 

233,000 

339,000 

291,000 

306,000 

269,000 

287,000 

281,000

-

-17,000 

+83,000 

-97,000

+24,000

-5,000 

-5,000 

+25,000 

+106,000 

-48,000 

+15,000 

-37,000 

+18,000 

-6,000

+32,000

Wheeler Reservoir*

551.85 

551.18 

554.76 

550.41

-

550.16 

550. 64 

553.35 

556.21 

556.17 

556.36 

553.72 

552.15 

551.42

-

452,000 

453,000 

673,000 

465,000

-

436,000 

429,000 

518,000 

582,000 

579,000 

587,000 

504,000 

466,000 

448,000

-

-19,000 

+240,000 

-208,000

+53,000

-29,000 

-7,000 

+89,000 

+64,000 

-3,000 

+3,000 

-83,000 

-38,000 

-18,000

-4,000

Kentucky Reservoir*

355.44 

355.07

356.84 

353.74

-

353.47 

354.20 

354.03

358.72 

358.92 

358.97 

357.05 

356.73 

354.95

-

L, 084, 000 

L, 050, 000 

1,566,000 

1,122,000

-

,056,000 

,048,000 

,208,000 

,331,000 

,345,000 

,358,000 

,221,000 

,194,000 

,067,000

-

-34,000 

+516,000 

-444,000

+66,000

-66,000 

-8,000 

+160,000 

+123,000 

+14,000 

+13,000 

-137,000 

-27,000 

-1C7,000

-17,000

Fort Loudoun Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)t

811.34 

808.89 

812.57 

807.59

-

808.04 

808.00 

808.67 

813.58 

812.74 

812.90 

812.14 

812.39 

812.06

-

Contents 

(secondfoot -

days)

168,000 

152,000 

177,000 

145,000

-

146,000 

146,000 

151,000 

184,000 

178,000 

179,000 

174,000 

176,000 

174,000

-

Change ir 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfoot-days

-16,OOC 

+25,000 

-32,000

+4,000

+1,000 

0 

+5,000 

+33,000 

-6,000 

+1,000 

-5,000 

+2,000 

-2,000

+6,000

631.7 

627.1 

632.2 

629.5

-

629.5 

630.0 

630.5 

630.5 

633.7 

633.8 

633.8 

634.0 

633.9

-

68,000 

59,000 

104,000 

76,000

-

71,000 

65,000 

74,000 

67,000 

74,000 

73,000 

77,000 

76,000 

77,000

-

-9,000 

+45,000 

-28,000

+14,000

-5,000 

-6,000 

+9,000 

-7,000 

+7,000 

-1,000 

+4,000 

-1,000 

+ 1,000

+9,000

Wilson Reservoir

506.69 

506.29 

506.62 

506.61

-

506.87 

505.43 

505.91 

507.29 

507.50 

507.77 

507.33 

506.65 

506.90

-

274,200 

271,000 

273,600 

273,500

-

275,600 

264,300 

268,000 

278,900 

280,600 

282,700 

279,200 

273,800 

275,800

-

-3,200 

+2,600 

-100

-3,900

+2,100 

-11,300 

+3,700 

+10,900 

+1,700 

+2,100 

-3,500 

-5,400 

+2,000

+1,600

Cherokee Reservoir

L,021.72 

L, 003. 37 

1,012.23 

1,022. 68

-

L, 026. 26 

,038.79 

,048.51 

,056.50 

,061.47 

,060.54 

,071.03 

,064.09 

,055.47

-

222,300 

124,400 

167,100

228,600

-

252,900 

352,800 

447,000 

536,200 

597,400 

585,600 

728,700 

531,500 

524,100

-

-97,900 

+42,700 

+61,500

+109,900

+24,300 

+99,900 

+94,200 

+89,200 

+61,200 

-11,800 

+143,100 

-97,200 

-107,400

+301,800

Watts Bar Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)t

737.49 

736.09 

741.08 

735.50

-

736.55 

736.80 

736.68 

43.44 

41.90 

42.06 

41.26 

40.54 

738.41

-

Contents 

( secondfoot - 

days)

425,000 

399,000 

494,000 

401,000

-

410,000 

413,000 

413,000 

539,000 

507,000 

509,000 

494,000 

482,000 

445,000

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfoot-days)

-26,000 

+95,000 

-93,000

+9,000

+9,000 

+3,000 

0 

+126,000 

-32,000 

+2,000 

-15,000 

-12,000 

-37,000

+20,000

Guntersville Reservoir

592.97 

593.43 

594.91 

593.41

-

593.37 

593.29 

593.57 

595.29 

595.15 

594.49 

593.69 

593.33 

593.23

-

Pickwick

412.00 

410.78 

416.28 

408.40

-

408.93 

408.85 

413.00 

414.83 

413.97 

414.00 

412.48 

411.77 

410.88

-

438,000 

451,000 

644,000 

493,000

-

468,000 

450,000 

479,000 

51 6 , 000 

508 , 000 

485,000 

467,000 

451,000 

453,000

-

+13,000 

+193,000 

-151,000

+47,000

-25,000 

-18,000 

+29,000 

+37,000 

-8,000 

-23,000 

-18,000 

-16,000 

+2,000

+15,000

Landing Reservoir*

418,000 

393,000 

539,000 

367,000

-

372,000 

362,000 

452,000 

479,000 

459,000 

452,000 

429,000 

414,000 

397,000

-

-25,000 

+146,000 

-172,000

+2 1 , 000

+5,000 

-10,000 

+90,000 

+27,000 

-20,000 

+3,000 

-33,000 

-15,000 

-17,000

-31,000

Watauga Reservoir

1-1,700.4 

H,819.4

-

,851.17 

,871.64 

,889.55 

,907.09 

,918.59 

,925.08 

,936.06 

,947.24 

,940.44

-

0 

28,800

_

53,800 

80,400 

111,100 

147,000 

173,600 

189,600 

218,700 

250,700 

230,900

-

+28,800

+28,800

+25,000 

+26,600 

+30,700 

+35,900 

+26,600 

+16,000 

+29,100 

+32,000 

-19,800

H230,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile, 

tt Elevation at 11 a.m. Dec. 1, at time of closur

** Interpolated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly elevation a 

water year October 1948 to

servoirs in Tennejj 

eptember 1949--Com

Date

Sept. 30.... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dee. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31. ... 

June 30. ... 

July 31. ... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. . . .

Water year 

1948-49..

Date

Sept. 30.. .. 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. ... 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1948-49..

Date

Sept. 30.... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30. . . . 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1948-49..

Date

Sept. 30. ... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1948

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr. 30.... 

May 31.... 

June 30.... 

July 31.... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. .. .

Water year 

1948-49..

Fontana Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,645.82 

1,615.76 

1,636.04 

1,628.37

-

1,630.98 

1,639.00 

1,659.37 

1,687.90 

1,702.68 

1,708.31 

1,707.92 

1,703.68 

1,698.18

-

Contents 

( secondfoot -

days)

441,500

341,600 

406,700 

381,000

-

389,600 

417,000 

493,400

617,300 

689,800 

719,100 

717,000 

694,900 

667,000

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfoot - 

days)

-99,900

+65,100 

-25,700

+153,400

+8 , 600 

+27,400 

+76,400 

+123,900 

+72,500 

+29,300 

-2,100 

-22,100 

-27,900

+225,500

Santeetlah Reservoir

1,778.42 

1,770.65 

1,788.59 

1,802.52

-

1,816.96 

1,816.99 

1,817.16 

1,813.42 

1,806.68 

1,805.61 

1,807.45 

1,797.32 

1,786.87

-

36,100 

29,900

45,500 

60,600

-

79,700 

79,800 

80,000 

74,700 

65,800 

64,400 

66,700 

54,600 

43,800

-

-6,200 

+15,600 

+15,100

+37,700

+19,100 

+ 100 

+ 200 

-5,300 

-8,900 

-1,400 

+2,300 

-12,100 

-10,800

+7,700

Hiwassee Reservoir

1,518.55 

1,492.92 

1,491.52 

1,455.01

-

1,464.08 

1,468.74 

1,489.85 

1,513.72 

1,519.61 

1,520.98 

1,523.02 

1,520.38 

1,519.93

-

196,800 

134,400 

131,600 

74,100

-

85,800 

92,400 

128,300 

183,400 

199,900 

203,900 

210,000 

202,100 

200,800

-

-62,400 

-2,800 

-57,500

+30,200

+11,700 

+6,600 

+35,900 

+55,100 

+16,500 

+4,000 

+6,100 

-7,900 

-1,300

+4,000

Blue Ridge Reservoir

1,635.26 

1,614.90 

1,646.16 

1,662.06

-

1,674.85 

1,685.98 

1,688. 17 

1,689.88 

1,686.87 

1,684.17 

1,688.73 

1,686.57 

1,678.66

-

32,700 

18,800 

42,400 

59,700

-

76,400 

93,100 

96,600 

99,400 

94,500 

90,300 

97,500 

94,000 

81,900

-

-13,900 

+23,600 

+17,300

+37,200

+16,700 

+16,700 

+3,500 

+2,800 

-4,900 

-4,200 

+7,200 

-3,500 

-12,100

+49,200

Nantahala Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,816.95 

2,807.22 

2,855.98 

2,856.31

-

2,877.68 

2,889.92 

2,887.93 

2,883.90 

2,862.01 

2,888.34 

2,888.28 

2,880.57 

2,877.24

-

( secondfoot - 

days)

25,100 

21,000 

34,500 

46,000

-

60,400 

69,900 

68,300 

£5,100 

63,600 

68,600 

68,600 

62,600 

60,100

-

Change ir 

contents 

during 

month 

(secondfoot - 

days)

-4,100 

+13,300 

+11,700

+17,700

+14,400 

+9,500 

-1,600 

-3,200 

-1,500 

+5,000 

0 

-6,000 

-2,500

+35,000

Norris Reservoir

975.13 

961.08 

967.68 

980.70

-

985.13 

987.96 

997.12 

1,002.33 

1,009.12 

1,009.62 

1,017.40 

1,014.35 

1,004.65

-

442.400 

322,800 

375,400 

497,100

-

544,400 

576,300 

688,200 

758,000 

856,400 

863,900 

988,300 

938,400 

790,600

-

-119,600 

+52,600 

+121,900

+204,400

+47,100 

+31,900 

+111,900 

+69,800 

+98,400 

+7,500 

+124,400 

-49,900 

-147,800

f348,200

Apalachia Reservoir

1,277.49 

1,276.83 

1,277.59 

1,272.37

-

1,275.60 

1,278.96 

1,278.45 

1,278.00 

1,275.43 

1,274.37 

1,276.85 

1,276.09 

1,274.91

-

28,100 

27,700 

28,200 

25,300

-

27,100 

28,900 

28,700 

28,400 

27,000 

26,400 

27,800 

27,400 

26,700

-

-400 

+500 

-2,900

-900

+1,800 

+1,800 

-200 

-300 

-1,400 

-600 

+1,400 

-400 

-700

-1,400

Oeoee No. 3 Reservoir

1,432.67 

1,433.50 

1,432.15 

1,432.84

-

1,435.08 

1,430.89 

1,434.21 

1,433.32 

1,428.51 

1,431.73 

1,425.22 

1,434.20 

1,434.53

-

5,200 

5,400 

5,100 

5,200

-

5,900 

4,'700 

5,600 

5,400 

4,200 

5,000 

3,700 

5,600 

E,700

-

+200 

-300 

+100

+ 700

+ 700 

-1,200 

+ 900 

-200 

-1,200 

+800 

-1,300 

+1,900 

+100

+500

i Tiorpe Reoervolr

Election 

(feet It

5,07. ., 4 

5,OC9.70 

3,081. IS

3,08C.52

-

5,091.2-: 

3,095.69 

5,098.70 

3,096.64 

3,095.95 

3,098.75 

3,099.21 

3,097.52 

3,095.61

-

Contents 

da;s)

JO.bOO 

16,800 

25, 200 

2C.500

-

ooooooooo ooooooooo

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(seconaf 00 1 -

dayt, )

-3,800 

+6,400

+3, 300

+11,200

+3)000 

+2,200 

-1,500 

-5uO 

+2.000 

+ 300 

-1,200

+12,000

Chatuge Reservoir

1,89_.85 

1,895.04 

1,907.43 

1,910.70

-

1,912.90 

1,915.35 

1,915.80 

1,917.33 

1,920.90 

1,924.55 

1,926.20

l, 92l.:3

1,915.32

-

59,400 

42,700 

65,900 

73,500

-

78,900 

85,300 

86,500 

90,800 

101,300 

112,900 

118,600 

102,600 

85,200

-

+3,300 

+25,200 

+ 7, 00

+49,900

+5,400 

+C.400 

+1,200 

+4,300 

+10,500 

+11,600 

+5,700 

-16,000 

-17,400

+45,800

Nottely Reservoir

1,685.92 

,699.46 

,755.08 

,743.47

-

,749.01

,753.73 

,756.84 

,757.77 

,762.68 

,763.75 

,773.65 

,770.14 

,761.76

-

5,600 

9,700 

30,400 

38,000

-

43,800 

49,300 

53,300 

54,500 

61,600 

63,200 

80,100 

73,800 

60,200

-

+4,100 

+20,700 

+7,600

+24,200

+5,800 

+5,500 

+4,000 

+1,200 

+7,100 

+1,600 

+16,900 

-6,500 

-13,600

+54,600

Parksville (Ocoee Mo. 1) 

Reservoir

834.5 

834.5 

835.2 

829.8

-

834.0 

854.3 

835.1 

832.4 

835.6 

834.9 

836.4 

834.8 

833.1

-

43,000 

43,000 

43,600 

38,800

-

42,500 

42,800 

43,500 

41,000 

44,000 

43,300 

44,700 

43,200 

41,700

-

0 

+600

-4,800

0

+3,700 

+300 

+ 700

-2,500 

+3,000 

-700 

+1,400 

-1,500 

-1,500

-1,300

t Elevation at 12 p.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 547

Catheys Creek near Brevard, N. C.

Location. --Water-stajje recorder, lat. 35°12'40", long. 82°47'00", 1,200 feet downstream from 

K.iykendall Creek, O.f mile u'Stream from U. S. Highway 64, 2.1 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3.2 miles southwest uf Brevard, Transylvania County. Datorn of gage is 2,230.42 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--11.7 sqjare miles.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 4.35 feet), 

from rating :urve extended above 300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 20 

second-feet Oct. 2o to Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 0.86 foot Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 194:; minimum, 8.9 second-feet Feb. 1, 

1945, result uf low temperature.

Remarks.--Records good exceot those for oeriod of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

24

23

26

25

24

23

27

23

S3

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

2u

20

Nov.

20

21

101

37

65

138

68

49

41

46

41

35

33

31

29

28

29

28

280

150

95

85

77

70

66

64

96

230

165

120

-

Dec.

100

90

105

88

70

74

66

64

60

57

56

54

52

51

50

50

48

49

62

51

48

47

45

52

70

58

53

50

80

91

69

Jan.

61

58

53

59

184

122

91

80

73

68

65

62

59

58

56

53

54

52

58

52

52

51

50

49

48

47

47

54

48

47

73

Month

October ..........................

November ......................

December .......................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .......... ............

February .........................

March .........................

April . .........................

May ..............................

June ................. ........

July .............................

August ......... ............ .

September ............ ........

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

60

54

52

70

65

59

59

54

60

77

62

59

56

53

54

69

64

58

94

84

71

65

61

58

56

53

58

54

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

687

2,338

1,960

16,070

1,984

1 739 1)554

1,811

1,776

1,573

Z 943

1J962

1,442

21,779

Mar.

50

49

48

47

46

45

43

43

42

45

46

40

39

39

38

38

38

49

40

38

38

86

77

57

58

65

60

68

61

58

73

Apr.

62

58

56

52

64

59

54

51

49

48

50

70

116

75

66

61

58

56

53

51

50

56

50

47

46

45

45

53

62

148

-

Maximum

27

280

105

322

184

94

86

148

107

286

366 2ia

87

366

May

94

81

70

65

60

59

57

60

60

65

107

74

66

61

58

56

53

51

49

48

47

49

48

44

42

41

40

39

38

42

52

Minimum

20

20

45

17

47

52

45

38

32

35

40

34

20

June

41

38

36

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

38

35

38

44

70

286

105

70

59

52

49

47

43

48

47

41

40

38

36

38

-

Mean

22.2

77.9

63.2

43.9

64.0

62.1

50.5

60.4

57.3

52.4

94.9

63.3

48.1

59.7

July

37

36

35

37

45

44

38

41

37

68

79

366

159

113

94

109

134

329

183

134

110

96

87

83

76

70

65

63

59

57

59

Aug.

55

52

64

53

51

51

49

46

44

44

42

43

42

40

45

77

93

G6

52

51

89

77

66

56

50

50

50

212

107

77

68

Per square 

mile

1.90

6.66

5.40

3.75

5.47

5.31

4 32

s!l6

4.90

4.48

8. 11

5.41

4.11

5.10

Sept.

60

56

58

54

51

87

74

64

57

53

51

49

47

45

44

44

44

46

43

40

39

39

38

37

37

37

42

37

35

34

Runoff in 

inches

2.18

7.43

6.23

51.07

6.31

5.53

4.97

5.76

5.65

5.00

9 35

6^24

4.58

69.23

Peak discharge (base, 250 see.-ft.). Nov. 6 (12 m.) 329 sec.-ft.; Nov. 19 (time unknown) 397 sec.- 

ft.j Nov. 28 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 5 (3 p.m.) 273 sec.-ft.; June 16 (12 m.) 810 sec.-ft. 

July 12 (5 a.m.) 1,250 sec.-ft.; July 18 (11 a.m.) 782 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (12 m.) 482 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 10 to Dec. 6; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for French Broad River at Rosman.

"990813 O- 52-36"
548 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'23", long. 82°42'21", 150 feet upstream from 

state Highway 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles dovmstream from Avery Creek, 

and 3j miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--40.4 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 129 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 6.68 

I'eet); minimum, 62 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 8,400 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1.300 second-feet; minimum, 15 second-feet 

Sept. 19-21, 1925 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Q. 7 63 1.5 238 3.5 1,100 

.8 78 2.0 400 4.0 1,430 

.9 95 2.5 595 4.5 1,81O 

1.2 158 3.0 825 5.1 2,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

90 

86 

85 

95 

93

85

81 

93

81 

78

81 

80 

75 

74 

72

72 

70 

81 

72 

69

69 

69 

69 

68 

68

66 

64 

64 

63 

63 

63

Nov.

62 

69 

574 

183 

304

709 

345 

230 

188 

194

166 

149 

140 

131 

122

118 

122 

114 

846 

518

315 

309 

268 

250 

224

216 

321 

1,100 

680 

435

Dec.

351 

315 

372 

305 

274

290 

256 

241 

224 

207

196 

188 

180 

173 

168

168 

158 

158 

227 

176

163 

156 

149 

178 

277

210 

186 

176 

289 

393 

262

Jan.

227 

205 

191 

199 

643

451 

325 

277 

247 

230

2J.6 

205 

191 

183 

176

170 

173 

166 

178 

160

166 

163 

163 

151 

146

142 

140 

191 

156 

149 

241

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

llaro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

1 ...................... ....

st ...........................

amber ........................

ter yeari948-49 ............

Feb.

205 

183 

170 

265 

241

213 

207 

183 

191 

299

227 

205 

188

176 

176

247 

221 

199 

315 

302

247 

224 

202 

191 

180

170 

180 

173

Seoondfoot-days

2,339 

9,402 

7,066

59,599

6,621 

5,980 

4,996 

6,024 

5,604 

7,385 

8,391 

7,104 

4,856

75,768

Mar.

156 

153

149 

144 

140

137 

129 

129

127 

137

124 

120

118 

116 

114

110 

112 

181 

133 

122

116 

290 

278 

194 

188

227 

202 

221 

205 

186 

238

Apr.

205 

186 

176 

163 

205

199 

173 

163 

153 

146

151 

217 

486 

271 

227

202 

188 

178 

166 

158

153 

166 

149 

140 

133

131 

129 

178 

214 

618

Maximum

95 

1,100 

393

1,100

643 

315 

290 

618 

362 

2,260 

890 

692 

369

2,260

May

362

299 

250 

221 

205

194 

186 

ISO 

180 

186

349

230 

202 

188 

176

168 

158 

151 

146 

142

135 

151 

149 

129 

122

118 

114 

112 

108 

120 

173

Minimum

63 

62 

149

55

140 

170 

110 

129 

108 

95 

118 

127 

95

62

June

129 

116 

108 

103 

101

99 

99 

97 

95 

35

99 104- 

145 

173 

358

2,260 

672 

376 

280 

232

210 

191 

173 

183 

180

158 

149 

140 

127 

133

Mean

75.5 

313 

228

163

214 

214 

161 

201 

181 

246 

271 

229 

162

208

July

135 

122 

118 

118 

129

142 

129 

140 

129 

159

203 

890 

404 

302 

294

356 

462 

770 

575 

414

338 

299 

265 

235 

213

196 

180 

170 

163 

153 

188

Ang.

158 

149 

241 

232 

186

163 

151 

142 

140 

137

129 

144 

140 

127 

127

265 

394 

241 

188 

188

396 

351 

302 

238 

202

183 

178 

692 

386 

284 

250

Per square

 ile

1.87 

7.75 

5.64

4.03

5.30 

5.30 

3.99 

4.98 

4.48 

6.09 

6.71 

5.67 

4.01

5.15

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 3 (6 a.m.) 1,220 sec. -ft.; Nov. 6 (.12 ffl. )

Sept.

216 

196 

196 

186 

173

369 

318 

250 

213 

191

176 

166 

156 

146 

142

137 

135 

142 

133 

122

116 

114 

110 

106 

104

104 

135 

108 

101 

95

Runoff in 

inches

2.15 

8.65 

6.50

54.85

6.O9 

5.50 

4.60 

5.55 

5.16 

6.80 

7.72 

6.54 

4.47

69.73

I t 630 sec.-

*»., ji~.. -I.- \w p.m.) 1,610 sec.-ft.; Nov. c.u 

16 (12 m.) 6,800 sec.-ft.; July 12 (6:30 a.m 

Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) 1,780 sec.-ft.

(2 p.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (1,190 sec.-ft.s June 

) 1,670 sec.-ft.; July 18 (11:30 a.m.) 1,500 sec.-ft.;
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 549

Little River near Penrose, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13 I 23", long. 82°38'07", 0.4 mile downstream from 

Cascade Lake Dam, 1.2 miles upstream from Hart Branch, 2.2 miles upstream from Crab 

Creek, and 3.3 miles south of Penrose, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,099.60 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 41.4 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 8.70 

reet); minimum, 5.9 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.54 foot); minimum daily, 6.9 

second-feet Oct. 10, 17.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 2,730 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 9.44 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct.24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.16 foot Oct. 

5, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 24, 1943.

Floods of July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 14 and 13? feet, respectively, 

from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low 

now caused by power plant above station.

Rating table water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5 4.6 1.2 58 3.5 656 

.6 7.9 1.4 88 4.O 811 

.7 12 1.7 144 4.5 968 

.8 18 2.0 212 5.0 1,130 

.9 26 2.5 349 6.0 1,46O 

1.0 35 3.0 501 6.6 1,66O

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

116 

96 

9.7 

95 

126

124 

122 

90 

57 

6.9

44 

61 

61 

61 

61

58 

6.9 

66 

117 

116

126 

124 

80 

7.9 

49

65 

65 

65 

101 

63 

10

Nov.

51 

64 

378 

339 

388

759 

630 

323 

247 

247

222 

193 

176 

157 

150

140 

150 

138 

653 

738

388 

326 

288 

297 

253

234 

400 

1,160 

1,080 

551

Dec.

418 

361 

442 

373 

323

329 

288 

269 

247 

227

214 

205 

200 

188 

183

179 

167 

163 

205 

179

163 

159 

157 

181 

245

210 

188 

176 

234 

439 

303

Jan.

245 

214 

202 

193 

480

568 

364 

300 

260 

242

220 

202 

190 

181 

172

163 

174 

167 

167 

161

159 

167 

157 

157 

146

144 

142 

170 

152 

142 

217

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lender year 1948 

ary ......

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

220 

200 

186 

222 

247

217 

237 

210 

200 

288

250 

214 

195 

186 

174

207 

217 

190 

376 

506

329 

271 

237 

214 

200

186 

193 

202

Secondfoot-days

2,250.4 

11,120 

7,615

65,175.1

6,618 

6,574 

5,687 

8,413 

7,223 

6,860 

9,840 

8,666 

7,395

88,261.4

Mar.

176 

167 

161 

157 

152

144 

146 

138 

136 

138

134 

130 

114 

128 

128

126 

126 

124 

122 

96

124 

220 

444 

230 

214

326 

283 

263 

227 

205 

408

Apr.

334 

263 

230 

210 

237

269 

222 

207 

186 

174

183 

279 

850 

439 

349

277 

245 

230 

212 

200

193 

214 

188 

174 

167

159 

154 

179 

219 

1,170

Maximum

126 

1,160 

442

1,160

568 

506 

444 

1,170 

686 

1,250 

1,650 

964 

541

1,650

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (4 p.m.) 1

May

686 

486 

436 

376 

314

271 

250 

250 

255 

232

303 

260 

224 

207 

* 195

186 

176 

170 

167 

161

154 

150 

170 

152 

154

148 

134 

130 

118 

138 

170

Minimum

6.9 

51 

157

6.9

142 

174 

96 

154 

118 

12 

83 

113 

146

6.9

June

140 

132 

132 

126 

12O

128 

126 

122 

126 

100

44 

12 

83 

160 

271

1,250 

1,040 

388 

277 

234

220 

205 

176 

163 

230

193 

181 

176 

157 

148

Mean

72.6 

371 

246

178

213 

235 

183 

280 

233 

229 

317 

280 

246

242

July

144 

134 

118 

120 

128

128 

134 

130 

126 

83

141 

1,650 

908 

472 

340

317 

400 

617 

634 

486

409 

329 

283 

253 

234

212 

200 

188 

183 

174 

165

Aug.

165 

163 

179 

159 

161

148 

150 

159 

138 

128

122 

124 

122 

113 

124

390 

400 

297 

205 

355

479 

464 

364 

283 

234

205 

195 

964 

864 

433 

379

Sept.

320 

271 

253 

234 

217

406 

541 

458 

397 

317

274 

250 

230 

212 

198

224 

253 

250 

237 

200

183 

176 

165 

157 

148

152 

193 

159 

174 

146

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.75 2.02 

8.96 9.99 

5.94 6.84

4.30 58.54

5.14 5.95 

5.68 5.91 

4.42 5.11 

6.76 7.56 

5.63 6.49 

5.53 6.16 

7.66 8.84 

6.76 7.78 

5.94 6.64

5.85 79.29

,220 sec. -ft.; Nov. 19 (8 p.m.) 1,170 seo.-

Aug. 28 (4 p.m.) 1,700 sec.-ft.
550 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Crab Creek near Penrose, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°14'02", long. 82°36'39", 0.4 mile downstream from 

Henderson County Line, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Penrose, 

Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 2,107.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 10.9 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 707 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 6.14 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet Oct 29 to 

Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 0.62 foot Nov. 2.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet May 14, 1943 (gage height, 7.00 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum, 6.9 second-feet Sept 9 1944 

(gage height, 0.94 foot); minimum daily, 8.3 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 1947.

Flood of July 1916 reached stage of about 10|- feet, from flood profile by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13, 14, Aug. 28 to Sept. 8)

0.6 12 1.1 44 2.5 204 

.7 16 1.3 63 3.0 258 

.8 22 1.6 95 3.5 30O 

.9 29 2.0 142 4.0 335

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Da*

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

a!8 

a!7 

a!8 

18 

16

16 

15 

21 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

15 

18 

15 

14

14 

15

15 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

15 

117 

39 

78

138 

73 

48 

40 

38

33 

31 

30 

28 

27

26 

26 

25 

153 

86

57 

52 

48 

47 

42

42 

63 

250 

140 

88

Dec.

71 

63 

71 

60 

54

55 

48 

46 

43 

41

38 

38 

36 

35 

35

35 

33 

34 

41 

35

33

32 

3l

39 

49

39 

36 

35 

52 

73 

53

Jan.

45 

42 

38 

38 

101

82 

61 

53 

48 

44

42 

41 

38 

37 

35

35 

35 

33 

34 

32

33 

33 

32 

31 

30

30 

30 

31 

29 

29 

44

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

liber .........................

lendar year 194S 

ary . .

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

36 

35 

33 

49 

47

42 

44 

39 

41 

61

48 

42 

40 

38 

37

46 

« 42 

38 

73 

67

53 

47 

42 

40 

38

37 

40 

38

Secondfoot-days

472 

1,893 

1,384

12,265

1,266 

1,233 

1,094 

1,495 

1,346 

1,119 

1,924 

1,826 

1,672

16,724

Mar.

35 

34 

33 

32 

32

31 

30 

30 

29 

30

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

31 

26 

26

25 

53 

45 

35 

38

55 

43 

48 

43 

41 

82

Apr.

5S 

47 

43 

39 

51

47 

42 

39 

37 

35

37 

70 

125 

68 

55

49 

45 

42 

39 

38

37 

40 

37 

35 

34

33 

33 

38 

48 

154

Maximum

21 

250 

73

25O

101 

73 

82 

154 

86 

205 

333 

265 

133

333

May

86 

74 

63 

54 

50

47 

44 

47 

45 

42

73 

55 

48 

44 

42

40 

38 

-36 

35 

34

33 

35 

34 

35 

32

30 

30 

28 

28 

30 

34

Minimum

13 

13 

31

12

29 

33 

25 

33 

28 

22 

24 

28 

33

13

June

30 

28 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

34

31

205 

83 

50 

41 

36

34 

32 

30 

31 

33

29 

39 

36 

30 

28

Mean

15.2 

63.1 

44.6

33.5

40.8 

44.0 

35.3 

49.8 

43.4 

37.3 

62.1 

58.9 

55.7

45.8

July

27 

26 

25 

24 

31

26 

25 

28 

26 

40

60 

333 

119 

81 

64

59 

65 

178 

105 

80

68 

58 

52 

47 

44

41 

39 

37 

37 

38 

41

Aug.

36 

40 

39 

41 

36

35 

32 

32 

31 

30

29 

28 

30 

28 

30

69 

78 

45

39

120 

88 

70 

f59

f46

42 

41 

265 

f!38 

f76 

74

Per square 

mile

1.39 

5.79 

4.09

3.07

3.74 

4.04 

3.24 

4.57 

3.98 

3.42 

5.70 

5.40 

5.11

4.20

Peak discharge (base. 300 aec.-ft.). Nov. 6 (,12:30 p.m.) 354 sec. -ft. i Nov. 19 (3 p.m

Sept.

59 

51 

50 

48 

44

92 

133 

124 

84 

70

63 

58 

54 

51 

48

47 

67 

58 

50

45

42 

41 

38 

37 

36

37 

41 

36 

35 

33

Runoff in 

inches

1.61 

6.46 

4.72

41.85

4.32 

4.21 

3.73 

5.10 

4.59 

3.82 

6.56 

6.23 

5.70

57.05

) 348 sec.-

ft.; Nov. 28 11 p.m.J 457 sec.-ft.; June 16 (4 p.m.) 464 sec.-ft.; July 12 (4 a.m.) 647 sec.-ft.5 

July 18 (12:30 p.m.) 578 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (1:30 p.m.) 7O7 sec.-ft.; Sept. 7 (9 p.m.) 363 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Clear Creek near Hendersonville and Catheya Creek near Brevard.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 551

Boylston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'10", long. 82°33'50", 100 feet upstream from 

county highway bridge, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles north of Horseshoe, 

Henderson County. Datum of gage is 2,069.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--14.8 square miles.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 662 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.10 feet); 

minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. ^1 to Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 0.73 foot Nov. 2.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 28, 1948; minimum, 6.8 second-feet Dec. 17, 

18, 1943 (gage height, 0.52 foot), result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, Nov. 29 

to Feb. 19, June 17 to July 18, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

0.7 16 1.6 102 3.0 294 2.6 232 

.8 22 1.8 126 3.5 379 3.0 288 

1.0 38 2.0 151 3.8 430 3.5 362 

1.2 58 2.3 190 4.0 432 

1.4 80 2.6 232 

Mote. Same as preceding table below 

2.6 feet.

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Dot.

22 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

19 

23 

21 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

26 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

IS 

18 

18 

18 

18 

IS

Nov.

18 

18 

92 

38

121

147 

72 

44

37 

37

35 

31 

29 

28 

26

26 

26 

26 

124 

88

53 

48 

45 

48 

48

44 

74 

416 

253 

94

Dec.

73 

64 

69 

59 

54

60 

53 

51 

48 

45

43 

43 

42 

40 

40

40 

38 

39 

53 

43

40 

38 

37 

50 

66

50 

44 

42 

70 

112 

67

Jan.

55 

50 

47 

45 

179

122 

79 

67 

60 

56

53 

52 

49 

48 

46

45 

45 

44

45 

43

43 

43 

42 

42 

41

40 

40 

43 

40 

39 

55

Feb.

53 

51 

49 

68 

64

55 

53 

49 

49 

86

61 

55 

51 

48 

49

69 

61 

53 

90 

83

64 

57 

52 

49 

47

45 

47 

47

u th Seoond- 

*onth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

60E 

2,186 

1,612

lendar year 1948 ............ 14,694

ary . . .

uary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

1,69£ 

1,60E 

1,387 

1,626 

1,698 

1,236 

2,522 

1.97E 

1,40£

ter year 1948-49 ............ 19,56C

Mar.

43 

42 

41 

40 

39

39 

37 

37 

37 

39

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

34 

34 

48 

38 

35

35 

76 

72 

51 

51

58 

51 

65 

58 

51 

59

Apr.

51 

47 

45 

43 

58

55 

48 

45 

42 

40

41 

68 

144 

74 

61

54 

51 

48 

45 

44

43 

47 

43 

41 

39

38 

38 

46 

51 

136

Maximum

26 

416 

112

416

179 

90 

76 

144 

99 

142 

440 

222 

81

440

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (11 a.m.)

May

88 

99 

89 

69 

60

56 

54 

58 

61 

57

87

67 

58 

54 

51

50 

48 

46 

44

43

43 

48 

49 

43 

41

39 

39 

38 

37 

38 

44

Minimum

18 

18 

37

16

39 

45 

34 

38 

37 

30 

27 

38 

33

18

June

39 

36 

35 

34

33

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

31 

31 

46 

48

142 

108 

53 

44

39

36 

35 

33 

31 

33

31 

36 

38 

31 

30

Mean

19.5 

72.9 

52.0

40.1

54.8 

57.3 

44.7 

54.2 

54.8 

41.2 

81.4 

63.7 

47.0

53.6

July

30 

29 

28 

28 

30

36 

30 

28 

27 

39

44

440

127 

82 

87

94 

169 

268 

157 

94

79 

100 

74 

62 

56

52 

49 

47 

45 

45 

46

Aug.

46 

44

48 

48

47

51 

47 

43 

41 

39

39 

42 

44

39 

38

69 

83 

55 

46 

56

150 

100 

74 

59 

52

48 

56 

222 

107 

73 

69

Per square 

mile

1.32 

4.93 

3.51

2.71

3.70 

3.87 

3.02 

3.66 

3.70 

2.78 

5.50 

4.30 

3.18

3.62

Sept.

60 

53 

51 

48 

46

73 

81 

70 

57 

51

48 

46 

44

43 

42

42 

44

49

45 

43

39 

38 

37 

36 

35

35 

41 

42 

37 

33

Runoff in 

inches

1.52 

5.49 

4.05

36.91

4.27 

4.03 

3.49 

4.09 

4.27 

3.11 

6.34 

4.96 

3.54

49.16

270 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (8 p.m.) 662 aec^^ftt)

Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) 286 sec.-ft.; June 16 (Ili30 p.m.) 267 sec.-ft.; July 12 (4 p.m.) 564 sec.-ft.J July 

16 (11 p.m.) 360 sec.-ft.; July 18 (8 p.m.) 390 sec.-ft.J July 22 (4:30 p.m.) 257 sec.-ft.J Aug. 28 

(5 p.m.) 348 sec.-ft.
552 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Mills River at The Pink Beds, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder and two sharp-crested weirs, lat. 35°21'58", long. 82M4 1 

22", at The Pink Beds in Pisgah National Forest, 400 feet downstream from Thompson 

Creek and 9 miles north of Brevard, Transylvania County. Datum of gage is 3,138.38 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 9.99 square miles.

Records available.--February 1926 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Average discharge. 23 years, 31.2 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 7.42 

feet), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 31 

to Nov. 2.

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 2,220 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 8.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 425 second-feet on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations at gage height 7.42 feet; minimum, 1.6 second-feet 

Sept. 3, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

20 

18 

17 

19 

18

16 

15 

22 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

18 

15 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Nov.

11 

15 

207 

58 

99

198 

1O8 

69 

55 

61

50 

44 

39 

36 

33

33 

32 

30 

239 

155

93 

93 

74 

65 

57

60 

92 

297 

193 

128

Dec.

103 

91 

120 

93 

79

89 

72 

66 

60 

55

52 

50 

46 

45

43

42 

38 

36 

48 

37

34 

33 

32 

39 

62

45 

39 

37 

72 

84 

57

Jan.

48 

44

42 

41 

172

117 

83 

70 

62 

56

52 

43 

45 

42 

40

39 

39 

36 

38

35

36 

36 

34 

33 

32

31 

31 

45 

35 

32 

49

Feb.

44 

39 

35 

54 

55

50 

53 

46 

48 

74

52 

47 

43 

41 

40

52 

45 

41 

85 

74

58 

52 

46 

43

41

39 

40 

38

Month Seoond- 

"ontn foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

460 

2,724 

1,799

lendar year 1948 ............ 14,251.4

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ................. . ...

1,543 

1,375 

1,189 

1,463 

1,336 

1,699 

1,716 

1,548 

1,005

ter year 1948-49 ............ 17,857

Mar.

34 

33 

32 

31 

31

30 

28 

28 

28 

29

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

24 

24 

48 

31 

28

27 

85 

69 

47 

47

61 

52 

58 

52 

46 

55

Apr.

46 

42 

40 

37 

54

48 

42 

38 

35

34

35 

61 

129 

69 

55

48 

44 

41 

38 

36

35 

36 

33

31 

30

29 

29 

45 

57 

166

Maximum

22 

297 

120

299

172 

85 

85 

166 

94 

398 

163 

254 

77

398

May

94 

76 

61 

53 

48

44 

42 

51 

49 

48

92 

58 

50 

45 

41

39 

36 

34 

33

31

30 

32 

32 

28 

27

26 

26 

24 

24 

28 

34

Minimum

11 

11 

32

8.8

31 

35 

24 

29 

24 

18 

27 

25 

18

11

June

26 

24 

22 

21 

20

19 

IS 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

22 

48 

95

398 

205 

110 

80 

66

59 

52 

47 

46 

46

40 

39 

37 

33 

36

Mean

14.8 

90.8 

58.0

38.9

49.8 

49.1 

38.4 

48.8 

43.1 

56.6 

55.4 

49.9 

33.5

48.9

July

34

30 

30 

28 

31

29 

27 

27 

29 

28

32 

163 

79 

62 

65

70 

85 

141 

130 

91

72 

70 

60 

49

43

40 

37 

35 

33 

30 

36

Aug.

31 

30 

54 

42 

35

33 

30 

2S 

26 

26

26 

26 

32 

26 

25

37 

43 

31 

26 

32

96 

77 

62 

47 

38

35 

34 

254

124 

78 

64

Per square 

mile

1.48 

9.09 

5.81

3.89

4.98 

4.91 

3.84 

4.88 

4.31 

5.67 

5.55 

4.99 

3.35

4.89

Peak discharge (tase, 340 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 3 (9 a.m.) 352 sec. -ft.; Nov. 6 (12 m.) 346

Sept.

53 

46 

45 

41 

38

77 

64 

50 

43 

38

36 

34

31 

30 

28

28 

29 

28 

26 

23

23 

23 

21 

20 

20

20 

29 

23 

20 

18

Runoff in 

inohss

1.71 

10.14 

6.70

53.06

5.74 

5.12 

4.43 

5.45 

4.97 

6.32 

6.39 

5.76 

3.74

66.47

sec. -ft.;

Hov. 28 (1:30 p.m.} 504 see.-ft. ; June 16 (12 m.) 1,850 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (2 p.m.) 600 sec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 553

Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°23'45", long. 82°35 T 25", lj miles downstream from 

conriuence of North and South Porks, 2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, Henderson County, and 4j miles northwest of Horseshoe. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--66.7 square miles.

Kecords available. September 1924 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge'. 17 years, 160 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 11.22 

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1924-26, 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet (revised) Aug. 30, 1940 

(gage height, 13.62 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 16 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 

(gage height, 1.33 feet), result of low temperature.

Re visions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 13,400 

secona-reet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 feet), superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 1003 and confirming figure published in Water-Supply Paper 893.

Remarks. Records excellent. City of Hendersonville diverted, for water supply, an average of about 2 second-feet from tributaries.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1935, 1937, 1939. W 1003: 1938, 

1940-42.The peak discharge of Aug. 13, 1940, has been revised to 11,100 second-feet 

(gage height, 13.15 feet), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 893, 

923, and 1003.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 68 2.8 375 4.5 1,410 

2.0 105 3.2 575 5.0 1,710 

2.2 156 3.6 S25 5.5 1,980 

2.5 253 4.0 1,100 6.0 2,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

107 

101 

97 

99 

107

99 

95 

112 

97 

91

89 

89 

85 

83 

82

80 

82 

105 

85 

82

80 

80 

80 

80 

78

76 

75 

75 

73 

73 

73

Nov.

73 

75 

640 

286 

357

677 

480 

322 

264 

264

239 

212 

199 

180 

171

162 

162 

153 

714 

672

425 

380 

330 

310 

283

272 

375 

1,400 

1,020 

602

Dec.

485 

425 

475 

420 

380

398 

362 

330 

310 

290

275 

264 

257 

246 

236

232 

218 

215 

260 

225

212 

205 

199 

218 

290

250 

228 

222 

301 

430 

330

Jan.

290 

268 

250 

242

617

592 

445 

380 

339 

314

290 

283 

264 

257 

242

236 

236 

225 

222 

208

212 

215 

205 

199

196

192 

189 

228 

199 

189 

264

Mcnth

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

tary . .

1. ...........................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

239 

215 

208 

272 

290

268 

268 

250 

246 

370

302 

272 

250 

236 

228

264 

257 

236 

344 

393

326 

294 

272 

257 

242

232 

236 

228

Seccnd 

foot-days

2,710 

11,699 

9,178

70,325

8,488 

7,495 

6,584 

8,387 

8,77O 

9,352 

9,242 

10,O93 

7,213

99,211

Mar.

208 

205 

199 

192 

189

183 

177 

J74 

171 

177

165 

162 

156 

156 

153

148 

148 

222 

177 

162

156 

298 

380 

272 

253

279 

272 

302 

290 

264 

294

Apr.

268 

246 

236 

222 

260

279 

250 

228 

218 

208

212 

283 

744 

430 

348

310 

283 

268 

250 

239

228 

236 

222 

212 

199

196 

192 

246 

250 

624

Maximum

112 

1,400 

485

1,400

617 

393 

380 

744 

475 

2,260 

672 

1,080 

384

2,260

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.). Hov. 6 (4 p.m.)

sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 2,460 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (8 p.m. 

sec. -ft.; June 16 (5:30 p.m.) 5,330 sec. -ft.; Aug. 16 (7 

2,340 sec. -ft.

May

475 

420 

375 

33O 

306

286 

275 

306 

344 

326

445 

380 

339 

310 

286

283 

272 

253 

242 

232

222 

232 

239 

212 

205

199 

196 

186 

180 

189 

225

Minimum

73 

73 

199

64

189 

208 

148 

192 

180 

129 

162 

174 

156

73

June

192 

171 

159 

151 

145

142 

137 

134 

132 

134

132 

129 

148 

232 

339

2,260 

952 

495 

393 

334

306 

283 

257 

242 

246

242 

232 

232 

199 

202

Mean

87.4 

390 

296

192

274 

268 

212 

280 

283 

312 

298 

326 

240

272

July

202 

186 

180 

177 

177

180 

165 

162 

168 

186

180 

596 

402 

334 

322

370 

445 

672 

636 

485

398 

352 

326 

290 

268

253 

239 

225 

218 

212 

236

Aug.

228 

212 

279 

290 

253

232 

212 

199 

189 

180

177 

174 

192 

186 

174

422 

445 

294 

246 

260

464 

470 

406 

339 

294

272 

275 

1,080 

729 

495 

425

Per square 

mile

1.31 

5.85 

4.44

2.88

4.11 

4.02 

3.18 

4.20 

4.24 

4.68 

4.47 

4.89 

3.60

4.08

Sept .

375 

334 

318 

302 

286

375 

384 

326 

290 

268

257 

246 

232 

222 

212

208 

212 

225 

205 

192

183 

180 

177 

168 

165

165 

202 

180 

168 

156

Runoff in 

inches

1.51 

6.52 

5.12

39.23

4.73 

4.18 

3.67 

4.68 

4.89 

5.21 

5.15 

5.63 

4.02

55.31

1,080 sec. -ft. j Nov. 19 (8 p.m.) 1,160 

) 1,050 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (4 a.m.) 1,130 

p.m.) 1,380 sec. -ft.; Aug. 28 (5 p.m.)
554 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22'52", long. 82°29'54", at bridge on old Asheville-Hendersonville highway, 100 feet downstream from Byers Creek, 0.8 mile south of 

Naples, Henderson County, and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 2,047.48 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--109 square miles.

Keeords available.--May to December 1907, September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--11 years (1938-49), 204 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 11.52 

reet); minimum, 89 second-feet Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.

1907, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

13.07 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 17, Oct. 15, 28, Dec. 6, 1907.

Floods in July 1916 and August 1928 reached stages of 21 and 15 feet, respectively, 

from information by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small artificial ponds produce slight regulation. Mud 

Creek received sewage from city of Hendersonville, which diverts its water supply from 

tributaries of Mills River. See records for Mills River near Mills River.

Revisions (water years).--W 923: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from return of 

overbank storage (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 81 4.0 540 8.8 1,630 O.8 138 3.0 420 6.0 

.7 103 6.0 862 9.2 1,910 1.0 160 4.0 565 7.0 

1.0 138 7.0 1,050 9.6 2,290 2.0 285 5.0 720 8.0 

2.0 263 8.0 1,280 10.0 2,800 

3.0 397 8.4 1,420 10 4 3 420 Note. Same as preceding table 

8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

132 

118 

108 

111 

116

106 

102 

146 

113 

104

103 

101 

95 

93 

91

91

92 

134 

103 

102

93 

94 

96 

95 

98

94 

92 

92 

90 

90 

89

Nov.

90 

92 

514 

471 

412

6E7 

756 

353 

247 

236

208 

186 

176 

164 

154

148 

155 

144 

537 

765

425 

322 

264 

302 

275

240 

456 

1,170 

02,340 

c766

Dec.

C448 

380 

440

372 

312

315 

281 

266 

249 

233

219 

218 

211 

204 

201

202 

194 

193 

270 

220

199 

193 

187 

242 

411

290 

238 

230 

316 

748 

422

Jan.

303 

266 

247 

236 

562

824 

473 

342 

285 

263

238 

225 

218 

208

* 204 

207 

201 

206 

192

203 

206 

196 

192 

186

181 

180 

193 

175 

169 

253

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary ..... .

h.. ....................... .

1.... ..................... ..

st .................... . .

embe r .....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge fbase, 1,500 sec

Feb.

268 

251 

240 

309 

341

286 

302 

260 

254 

582

376 

297 

266 

246 

242

353 

348 

279 

419 

612

382 

314 

281 

259 

246

229 

244 

259

Secondfoot-days

3,184 

12,99E 

8,904

86,576

8,082 

8,745 

7,636 

9,472 

10,562 

7,092 

14,026 

16,585 

8,656

115,942

Mar.

232 

223 

212 

202 

197

194 

187 

182 

181 

188

176 

172 

167 

167 

166

158 

160 

234 

184 

168

164 

329 

523 

286 

282

462 

356 

386 

356 

280 

462

Apr.

358 

276 

250 

230 

307

405

286 

253 

229 

218

225 

386 

984 

586 

378

314 

286 

271 

251 

241

234

252 

233 

220 

206

202 

202 

242 

249 

699

Maximum

146 

2,340 

748

2,340

824 

612 

523 

984 

896 

1,000 

1,740 

3,320 

536

3,320

-ft.). --Nov. 29 (6 a.m.

May

790 

770 

866 

437 

342

307 

288 

268 

318 

364

896 

544 

.350 

304 

278

262 

240 

226 

218 

216

218 

215 

238 

238 

218

192 

189 

182 

178 

188 

223

Minimum

89 

90 

187

78

169 

229 

158 

202 

178 

147 

147 

174 

194

89

June

196 

182 

171 

165 

161

157 

151 

149 

147 

148

148 

153 

148 

170 

237

579 

1,000 

580 

352 

218

201 

186 

174 

173 

219

183 

171 

198 

162 

214

Mean

103 

433 

287

237

261 

312 

246 

316 

341 

236 

452 

535 

289

318

July

168 

156 

151 

148 

148

151 

147 

149 

151 

167

236 

1,220 

el, 660 

C712 

C598

548 

666 

936 

cl,740 

C997

C576 

384 

312 

276 

252

232 

218 

206 

206 

218 

297

885 

1,060 

1,280

above

Aug.

270

243 

264 

224 

212

195 

194 

185 

177 

174

208 

211 

211 

196 

197

410 

1,070 

755 

324

582

912 

1,260 

680 

409 

324

281 

300 

1,180 

c3,320 

C995 

c622

Per square 

mile

0.945 

3.97 

2.63

2.17

2.39 

2.86 

2.26 

2.90 

3.13 

2.17 

4.15 

4.91 

2.65

2.92

Sept.

c536 

384 

356 

334 

311

403 

516 

412 

341 

297

276 

266 

254 

241 

236

257 

324 

298 

284 

237

221 

215 

207 

197 

197

195 

218 

226 

223 

194

Runoff in 

inches

1.09 

4.43 

3.04

29.54

2.76 

2.98 

2.61 

3.23 

3.60 

2.42 

4.79 

5.66 

2.95

39.56

) 3,390 sec. -ft.; July 13 (5 a.m.) 2,270

sec.-ft.; July 19 (10 a.m.) 2,270 sec.-ft.j Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 5,740 sec.-ft.

c Backwater from return flow of overbank storage; discharge computed on basis of backwater curves 

defined by measurements.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 555

Clear Creek near Hendersonville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'14", long. 82°26'40", at county highway

 bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Alien Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Wolfpen Creek, 

1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2^ miles northeast of Hendersonville, Henderson 

County. Datum of gage is 2,071.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--42.2 square miles.

Records available.--June 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 10.50

 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 32 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 28, 1949; minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 

5, 6, 194V (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 13, 1940, reached stages of 16 and 12 feet, respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record which are fair.

 STTght diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 12

1.1 26 2.2 149

1.2 34 3.0 259

1.5 62 3.7 345

1.8 96

Note. Same as following table above 3.7 feet.

July 13 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

3.7

91

141

155

345

4.5 

5.5 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6

430

543

606

649

701

6.9 

7.2 

7.5 

7.8

790

940

1,160

1,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

39

38

41

41

38

37

49

39

38

38

38

36

35

35

35

36

46

38

37

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

Nov.

33

34

152

74

99

246

138

86

75

73

64

59

56

53

51

49

50

48

182

141

92

88

84

96

96

84

139

646

599

177

-

Dec.

132

114

134

112

99

101

90

85

81

75

72

71

70

66

65

65

62

63

88

72

66

64

62

81

138

102

86

82

119

268

136

Jan.

108

96

89

84

224

204

132

113

101

94

89

84

80

76

74

73

73

71

72

68

69

71

69

66

65

64

63

68

62

61

90

Month

October ..........................

November .................... ....

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ............. .... .......

February .........................

March ........... . . .... . ....

April ............................

May ..............................

June ............... ..... . ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............. ... ....

Water year 1948-49 ... ....

Feb.

92

89

85

102

104

91

92

82

83

204

127

105

95

88

88

131

122

101

161

160

122

108

97

90

85

81

88

90

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1 15C

z',B64

2,92]

28,974

2 75^

2*962

2,642

3 25C

3 99

2, 68.

5 34^

5^878

2,902

40,342

Mar.

77

75

73

71

69

68

64

64

64

66

62

61

60

60

59

57

58

82

65

62

60

116

135

96

97

165

121

141

132

112

150

Apr.

121

102

96

89

117

117

97

89

83

80

82

151

361

174

132

113

101

95

88

84

82

85

78

75

71

69

70

82

82

184

-

Maximum

49

646

268

646

224

204

165

361

627

400

717

1,360

164

1,360

May

139

260

200

130

109

99

91

86

160

166

627

236

156

128

114

102

95

88

84

81

77

82

83

93

82

74

71

68

65

69

76

Minimum

33

33

62

30

61

81

57

69

65

51

52

64

69

33

June

70

64

60

59

58

55

52

55

51

52

53

59

53

58

68

343

400

134

104

90

83

78

72

76

82

a70

365

375

a62

a80

-

Mean

37.3

129

94.2

79.2

88.8

106

85.2

108

129

89.4

172

190

96.7

111

July

360

a55

a54

352

a54

a56

354

a55

356

370

a!30

a650

a300

188

210

150

242

630

717

316

181

144

124

111

102

95

89

86

82

79

151

Aug.

98

88

86

80

74

71

76

71

66

66

69

64

83

69

72

225

284

114

91

159

433

290

161

127

108

96

114

1,360

791

209

183

Per square 

mile

0.884

3.06

2.23

1.88

2.10

2.51

2.02

2.56

3.06

2.12

4.08

4.50

2.29

2.63

Sept.

149

129

128

118

110

140

164

128

111

103

96

92

89

86

83

90

91

86

82

77

74

74

72

69

69

69

76

95

81

71

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.02

3.41

2.57

25.52

2.43

2.61

2.33

2.86

3.52

2.36

4.71

5.18

2.56

35.56

Pe3k discharge (bsse, 700 sec.-ft.). Nov. 28 (11 p.m.) 1,260 sec.-ft.; May 11 (4 p.m.) 875 sec. 

ft.; June 17 (6 a.m.J 769 sec.-ft.: July 12 (time unknown) 1,530 sec.-ft.; July 18 (1O:3O p.m.) 

1,560 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 4,02O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge computed on basis of westher records and records for Crab 

Creek near Penrose and Mud Creek 3t Nsples.
556 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26'08", long. 82°29 I 23", at county highway

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, half a mile northeast of Fletcher, Henderson County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line. Datum of gage is 2,072.22 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--63.1 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 8.45 

feetT; minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 28, 1949; minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 6, 

1947 (gage height, 0.41 foot).

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 feet, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authcrity.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

31 

31 

37 

37

34 

32

4C 

32 

31

32 

32 

33 

29 

33

33 

32 

53 

34 

34

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

Nov.

34

35 

119 

56 

152

293 

124 

83

71 

71

64 

58 

55 

51 

50

84 

50 

46

165 

120

83 

83 

81 

90| 

88

79 

113 

916 

332

163

Dec.

122 

107 

120 

107 

94

96 

75 

83 

77 

71

69 

68 

66 

64 

62

64 

60 

60 

94

71

66 

64 

62 

98 

193

122 

100 

90 

143 

336 

163

Jan.

122 

107 

96 

92 

263

200 

140 

118 

105 

96

92 

88 

81 

79

75

73 

73 

71 

73 

68

69 

69 

68 

66 

64

64 

64 

68 

60 

60 

98

Feb.

94 

88 

83 

102 

100

88 

85 

77 

85 

350

166 

128 

112 

103 

105

154 

133 

116 

191 

169

135 

119 

107 

100 

96

89 

98 

96

unnth Second- 

*onttl foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .........................

mber .............. ......

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

1,026 

3,772 

3,077

............ 29,315

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember .................. .....

2,862 

3,36£ 

3,424 

3,866 

4,626 

3,29E 6,07" 

6,082 

3,184

ter year 1948-49 ............ 44,665

Peak discharge (base. 800 sec. -ft.}. Nov.

ft.j Mar 22 (5 p.m.) 901 sec. -ft. 3 May 11 (8 

July 12 (7 a.m.) 1,380 sec.-f .t; July 18 (3:2 

Aug. 21 (3 p.m.) 883 sec. -ft. ; Aug. 28 (8:30

Mar.

82 

80 

78 

75 

75

73 

71 

69 

69 

73

67 

67 

64 

64 

62

60 

62 

100

71 

67

64 

282 

262 

142 

145

202 

162 

219 

181 

150 

186

Apr.

145 

128 

119 

110 

145

138 

121 

112 

103 

98

loo

151 

426 

202 

157

133 

121 

112 

103 

98

96 

98 

91 

87 

84

82 

84 

112 

105 

207

Maximum

53 

916 

336

916

263 

350 

282 

1 426 

735 

615 

874 

1,110 

170

1,110

6 (2 p.m.) 8 

a.m.) 1,360 

0 p.m.) 1,73 

p.m.) 2,130

May

162 

174 

138 

121 

110

105 

100 

114 

130 

303

735 

274 

188 

154 

135

185 

140 

119 

112 

107

103 

103 

107 

98 

94

91 

89 

82 

80 

84 

89

Minimum

29 

34 

60

25

60 

77 

60 

82 

80 

60 

67 

83 

77

29

02 Bee. -ft

sec. -ft.; 

0 sec. -ft 

sec. -ft.

June

80 

78 

73 

71 

69

69 

62 

64 

60 

60

78 

78 

71 

80 

91

615 

299 

154 

123 

107

105 

98 

91 

89 

94

82 

96 

94 

80 

84

Mean

33.2 

126 

99.3

80.1

92.3 

120 

110 

129 

149 

110 

196 

196 

106

122

July

75 

71 

69 

67 

96

84 

80 

118 

82 

84

110 

832 

255 

195 

195

204 

445 

874 

395

258

198 

165 

152 

133 

120

111 

102 

111 

106 

124 

166

Aug. .

126 

106 

104 

106 

100

91 

87 

110 

91 

85

83 

91 

91 

83 

100

603 

258 

138 

113 

140

372 

240 

180 

142 

124

113 

111 

1,110 

534 

250 

200

Per square 

mile

0.526 

2.00 

1.57

1.27

1.46 

1.90 

1.74 

2.04 

2.36 

1.74 

3.11 

3.11 

1.68

1.93

Sept.

168 

145 

142 

131 

126

170 

150 

128 

117 

109

106 

102 

100 

98 

95

95 

100 

98 

95 

87

85 

83 

81 

77 

77

79 

83 

95 

85 

77

Runoff in

inobes

0.61 

2.22 

1.81

17.28

1.69 

1.99 

2.02 

2.28 

2.73 

1.94 

3.58 

3.58 

1.88

26.33

.; Nov. 28 (2 p.m.) 1,750 sec.- 

June 16 (10 p.m.) 1,360 see. -ft.; 

; Aug. 16 (9 p.m.) 1,990 sec. -ft.;
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 557

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32'28", long. 82°40i35", 0.1 mile downstream 

rrom pole Creek and 1 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County. Datum of gage is 

2,065.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 79.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet June 16 (gage height. 13.25 

FeeTT; minimum, 35 second-feet Oct. 12, 15, Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.10 feet); minimum daily, 39 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 8, 

1944, Nov. 4, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot Nov. 4, 1946.

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 second-feet, by relative conveyance method).

Remarks. Records excellent, 

mill above station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small

Revisions. W 1113: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

35

48

83

126

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

176

233

335

463

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

660

1,210

1,790

2,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

53

50

48

51

58

51

50

51

47

45

47

44

43

42

42

42

44

70

45

44

43

43

43

43

42

42

40

40

40

40

39

NOV:

39

43

334

126

128

290

196

131

108

98

87

79

74

70

68

66

66

62

341

252

166

143

128

128

122

108

128

999

534

281

-

Dec.

213

179

198

168

150

158

138

128

131

128

119

117

111

108

104

115

102

100

126

108

100

98

96

157

258

166

145

136

163

230

184

Jan.

160

145

136

131

246

252

204

176

160

148

140

133

126

124

119

115

113

108

106

102

100

102

100

96

94

94

94

94

87

87

148

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

128

115

106

122

119

113

113

104

111

301

182

155

140

128

126

16O

143

133

200

201

176

160

148

138

133

122

128

124

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,422

5 391 4)434

35,854

4,04C

4,O2£

3,392

4,263

4,49E

6,37f

4,71S

6,64]

4,233

53,436

Mar.

113

111

108

106

104

102

98

86

96

100

94

91

89

89

87

85

87

133

96

89

87

126

133

113

115

122

117

163

150

138

155

Apr.

133

124

122

115

140

136

124

117

113

111

111

128

385

207

171

150

^43

136

131

124

122

124

117

111

106

104

104

155

138

261

-

Maximum

70

999

258

999

252

301

163

385

274

2,150

286

1,35O

252

2,150

May

210

193

168

153

140

136

133

148

158

213

274

204

173

158

145

155

153

136

128

122

119

117

122

111

111

104

104

98

96

100

113

Minimum

39

39

96

33

87

104

85

104

96

77

100

98

96

39

June

98

94

89

85

83

83

79

77

79

77

77

79

85

104

111

2,150

692

339

248

204

182

166

153

145

150

133

140

138

119

117

-

Mean

45.9

180

143

98.0

13Q

144

109

142

145

213

152

214

141

146

July

115

111

106

104

117

124

106

102

1OO

115

104

255

155

185

185

168

204

286

271

264

201

173

170

153

131

122

115

108

130

113

126

Aug.

115

134

245

173

163

155

140

126

117

108

104

104

124

111

98

221

183

131

113

135

208

216

190

155

136

122

126

1,350

662

363

313

Per square 

mile

0.575

2. 26

1.79

1.23

1.63

1.80

1.37

1.78

1.82

2.67

1.90

2.68

1.77

1.83

Sept.

252

216

196

182

173

233

193

168

155

148

140

136

133

128

124

124

131

124

119

113

108

108

104

102

102

102

113

106

102

96

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.66

2. 51

2^07

16.71

1.88

1.88

1.58

1.99

2.09

2.97

2.20

3.09

1.97

24.89

Peak discharge (base. 900 sec.-ft.). Kov. 28 (11 a.m.) 1,960 sec. -ft. ; June 16 (3 p.m.) 6,800 

sec.-ft.) Aug. 28 (3 p.m.; 3,64O sec.-ft.
558 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 35°34'06", long. 82°32'42", at 

Biltmore, Buncombe County, 100 feet downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

is 1,976.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 130 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1986, May'1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 20 years (1921-26, 1934-49), 160 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,930 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 14.65 

reetj; minimum, 32 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1920-26. 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

19.00 feet), by computation of flow over dam 3 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 secondfeet Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 0.65 foot July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 feet in July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of Aug. 16, 

1928, reached a stage of 18.74 feet, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subject to 

backwater from French Broad River.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Occasional large diurnal fluctuation and regulation from Lake Craig, 3 miles 

above station. City of Asheville diverts its water supply above this station from Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 545,000,000 gallons, corrected) and from North Fork Swannanoa 

River.

Cooperation.--Records of diversion and change in contents in Beetree Reservoir furnished 

by city of Asheville. Records of evaporation furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1921(M), 1923-26(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

59

55

52

51

60

55

52

55

6O

55

51

46

43

38

36

43

42

59

45

42

41

39

43

46

45

41

39

39

39

39

43

Nov.

45

41

159

157

123

282

336

174

131

126

141

112

99

94

82

78

82

76

176

276

174

168

171

195

221

183

254

1,020

788

445

-

Dec.

333

269

294

406

313

294

254

227

198

180

166

157

146

133

128

131

128

119

195

183

154

146

144

166

436

357

269

234

305

880

526

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March... ...............

April............... ...

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. ..............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

386

317

272

244

383

558

373

321

283

254

227

208

192

180

168

168

160

151

149

141

133

136

149

144

133

128

126

138

136

126

177

Secondfoot-days

1^453

6,409

7,871

59,713

6 1 661

7,271

6,859

8,859

9j703

11» 609

15,606 

12,570

6,121

100,992

Feb.

208

174

160

183

195

177

171

157

163

529

411

325

279

244

221

306

361

287

321

436

337

294

261

234

217

198

205

217

-

-

Mar.

180

174

166

160

157

151

144

133

128

133

133

121

119

116

114

107

107

213

198

166

154

337

634

377

321

365

345

406

402

345

353

Apr.

306

272

254

230

269

317

272

251

230

217

211

269

930

602

454

373

329

294

261

244

227

237

240

214

195

183

177

237

214

350

-

Observed

Maximum

60

1,020

880

1,170

558

529

634

930

1,110 

2,610

1,490

2,270 

427

2,610

Minimum

36

41

119

29

126

157

107

177

141

57

168

180

111

36

Mean

46.9

214

254

163

215

260

221

295

313

387

503

405

204

277

May

432

411

353

302

269

254

261

258

283

436

1,110

690

494

406

357

369

349

279

251

230

217

211

205

180

183

163

160

149

146

141

154

June

144

128

119

119

88

57

94

90

86

88

90

103

97

121

272

2,530

2,610

690

492

389

433

594

389

321

298

275

247

230

204

211

-

.Diversion, 

evagoration, 

ana change

In contents 

(millions 

of gallons )t

287.7

390.4

286.0

3,738.6

273 9

286 .3

326 . 7

309.3

325 7

331* 8

358 *2

363 3

303.7

3,843.0

July

1

al

al

1

220

192

174

168

254

247

294

264

244

214

239

,490

828

605

630

592

920

,300

,060

785

615

,000

615

484

402

344

309

283

298

268

268

Aug.

332

230

236

294

268

230

214

223

234

223

211

223

217

192

180

374

550

324

250

250

419

419

385

317

272

240

220

2,270

1,520

715

538

Sept.

427

364

328

301

272

305

313

275

244

220

207

192

183

174

165

165

186

186

192

154

140

138

133

120

123

120

133

130

120

111

Adjusted ror diversion, 

evaporation, and change 

In contents

Mean

61.2

234

268

179

229

276

238

311

329

404

521

424

220

293

Per square 

mile

0.471

1.80

2.06

1.38

1.76

2.12

2 .39

2 53

sin

4.01

3.26

1.-69

2.25

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

2.01

2.38

18.72

2.03

2.21

2,11

2. 67

2.92

3 47

4*62

3.76

1.89

30.61

t Diversion by city of Asheville and evaporation and change In contents In Beetree Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 559

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35 0 39'11", long. 82°21'04", a 

quarter of a mile downstream from emergency pumping plant of Asheville Water Department, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Fork, 3 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles downstream from Right Fork. Datum of gage is 

2,428.03 feet above mean sea leVel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 23.8 square miles.

Records available. January 1926 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--23 years, 50.6 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 9.10 

i'eet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 8.55 and 9.10 feet; minimum, 4.2 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage 

height, 1.15 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 0.73 second-foot July 

20, 21, 1926 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Revis ions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1927-29, 1931-35, 

1940-47 have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those 

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

643........

663........

683........

698........

713........

728........

743 ........

758. .......

783 ........

803........

823........

853........

873........

893, 1066.. 

923........

953........

973 ........

1003........

1033........

1053........

1083........

Water 

year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940 

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Nov. 15

Aug. 15

Sept. 26

Oct. 21

May 1

Oct. 16

July 15

Jan. 8

Nov. 12

Oct. 16

19

Aug. 18

13 

Dec. 28

Sept. 27

Dec. 29

Sept. 30

Oct. 20

Jan. 7

20

Gage height 

(feet)

5.47

7.04

4.30

6.02

3.83

4.43

4.62

4.58

4.72

4.37

5.27

4.16

4.89

8.55 

4.00

4.35

4.48

4.50

3.63

4.15

4.30

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,760

6,180

1,270

3,640

884

1,400

1,610

1,570

1,730

1,400

2,420

1,210

2,030

12,900 

1,000

1,320

1,460

1,480

758

1,120

1,270

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 600 second-feet, which are good. City of 

Asheville diverts part of its water supply 3 miles above station.

Cooperation. Records of diversion furnished by Asheville Water Department, Division of 

watersheds.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1926. Revised figures of dis- 

 cnarge ror high-water periods in water years 1927-28, 1930, 1933-34, are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 643, 663, 698, 743, and 

758. Monthly summaries for the water years 1926-37 are given on the following pages. 

Adjustments for diversion not previously published for these years.

Day 

(water year)

1926-27 

Nov. 15....

1927-28 

Aug. 15.... 

16....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

691

2,020 

1,6OO

Day 

(water year)

1929-30 

Oct. 21..... 

22.....

1932-33 

Oct. 16.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

630 

606

691

Day 

(water year)

1932-33 

Dec. 28..... 

May 5.....

1933-34 

Mar. 3.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

913 

205

725

Peak discharge. 1959-40iApr. 19 (7:30 p.m.) .2,210 sec.-ft.5 Aug. 13 (2 p.m.) 10,500 

ftTj(5:30 p.mT) 12,100 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3O (6:30 a.m.) 8,640 sec.-ft.

1945-46: Oct. 6 (9 a.m.) 972 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 6 (11 a.m.) 752 sec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (2 a.m.) 782 

sec.-ft.; (9 p.m.) 1,120 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 813 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (5 p.m.) 944 

sec.-ft.

1346-47: Oct. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 746 sec.-ft.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 12)

3.3

5.0

7.2

14

23

35

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

107

136

206

294

400

515

625

800

1,000

4.3 1,270

4.6 1,590

5.0 2,090

5.5 2,800
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, H. C., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

11

9.7

9.7

13

12

9.7

17

13

11

9.4

8.3

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.4

6.9

8.0

6.9

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.5.

Nov.

4.5

4.5

65

42

40

196

97

58

49

63

60

45

37

32

28

25

24

22

84

90

58

73

67

69

77

69

119

394

235

136

-

Dec.

100

83

130

146

107

105

90

79

77

60

53

49

45

41

39

40

39

35

65

57

52

49

47

49

135

93

77

69

158

320

156

Jan.

113

95

81

73

219

166

116

97

85

77

71

67

61

57

53

50

49

46

47

42

42

45

47

46

42

40

39

55

45

41

58

Feb.

58

52

46

58

57

52

50

46

46

176

110

88

75

69

67

124

110

88

129

133

102

88

77

69

63

58

58

61

_

-

Mar.

52

49

46

45

42

41

39

36

35

39

34

33

32

31

30

28

29

73

58

50

46

152

174

102

90

105

93

113

102

85

88

Apr.

77

69

65

58

69

83

77

69

63

58

61

96

399

173

127

105

90

79

71

65

61

73

65

58

55

50

49

63

60

164

-

May

136

122

97

83

73

69

65

67

81

107

407

176

127

105

88

85

75

65

60

55

50

46

42

40

40

37

36

33

31

31

33

June

29

26

24

23

21

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

54

146

2,780

600

257

169

127

172

159

119

95

93

83

71

65

57

58

-

July

57

47

43

49

60

76

116

93

73

69

90

850

309

240

191

184

240

527

339

253

511

452

262

184

143

113

95

83

75

65

65

Aug.

63

53

57

83

a75

a70

a65

a65

a70

63

a60

a65

a60

a55

a 50

a!40

175

102

79

81

149

133

127

95

79

65

63

1,300

430

214

159

Sept.

122

102

9&

79

73

83

90

75

63

58

52

46

42

37

35

34

35

40

37

30

27

26

24

22

21

21

23

22

20

18

-

Peak 1-1:2 rge (base, 1.200 sec.-ft.). June 16 (2 p.m.) 16,500 sec.-ft.; July 12 (4:30 p.m.) 

1,820 sec.-i1 -.; July 18 (11 a.m.) 1,340 sec.-ft.; July 21 (7 p.m.) 2,880 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) 

4,500 sec.-/ .

a No ga-e-t.elght record; record computed on basis of records for Beetree Creek near Swannanoa and 

Swannanoa River at Blltmore.

Monthly discharge econd-feet, 1926-37, 1948-49

Month

January 15-31, 1926..

Calendar year......

Water year 1926-27.

Calendar year 1927.

May. .................

Water year 1927-28.

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,742 

1,214 

1,338 

1,357 

676 

180.9 

465.32 

771.0 

733.6

-

402.5 

2,266.9 

2,725

-

1,403 

1,961 

2,461 

1,511 

589.71 

1,408 

397.3 

242.20 

141.95

15,509.56

282.53 

935.6 

2,792

14,125.29

1,294

1,173 

1,371.1 

2,884 

2,371 

1,091.1 

845.7 

6,096.4 

3,392

24,528.43

Maximum

908 

82 

134 

110 

72 

12 

216 

80 

95

-

24 

691 

358

-

99 

221 

170 

107 

80 

109 

28 

14.3 

9.5

691

92 

441 

347

441

91 

133

207 

228 

180 

88 

50 

2,020 

468

2,020

Minimum

13 

27 

28 

21 

12 

2.3 

.73 

9.3 

7.7

-

7.6 

7.2 

24

-

29 

34 

39 

32 

1.91 

13.2 

6.3 

4.4 

2.65

1.91

2.18 

4.05 

23

1.91

24 

22 

15.7 

46 

45 

15.0 

14.2 

13.8 

33

2.18

Mean

102 

43.4 

43.2 

45.2 

21.8 

6.03 

15.0 

24.9 

24.5

-

13.0

75.6 

87.3

-

45.3 

70.0 

79.4 

50.4 

19.0 

46.9 

12.8 

7.81 

4.73

42.5

9.11 

31.2 

90.1

38.7

41.7 

40.4 

44.2 

96.1 

76.5 

36.4 

27.3 

197 

113

67.0

Diversion by 

city of 

Asheville 

(millions of 

gallons)

119 

98 

109 

105 

119 

139 

109 

127 

110

-

113 

111 

111

-

124 

133 

112 

107 

104 

81 

109 

109 

88

1,302

104 

104 

108

1,283

109 

98 

108 

105 

109 

105 

108 

109 

105

1,272

Adjusted for .diversion

Mean

113

48.8 

48.6 

50.6 

27.7 

13.2 

20.4 

31.2 

30.1

-

18.6 

81.3 

93.5

-

51.5 

77.4 

85.0 

55.9 

24.2 

51.1 

18.3 

13.3 

9.27

48.0

14.3

36.6 

95.5

44.1

47.2 

45.7 

49.6 

102 

81.9 

41.8 

32.7 

202 

118

72.4

Par square 

mile

4.75 

2.05 

2.04 

2.13 

1.16 

.555 

.857 

1.31 

1.26

-

.782 

3.42 

3.93

-

2.16 

3.25 

3.57 

2.35 

1.02 

2.15 

.769 

.559 

.389

2.02

.601 

1.54 

4.01

1.85

1.98 

1.92 

2.08 

4.29 

3.44 

1.76 

1.37 

8.49 

4.96

3.04

Runoff in 

inchas

3.01 

2.13 

2.35 

2.37 

1.34 

.62 

.99 

1.51 

1.41

-

.90 

3.81 

4.53

-

2.49 

3.39 

4.12 

2.62 

1.17 

2.40 

.88 

.64 

.43

27.38

.69 

1.71 

4.62

25.16

2.29 

2.07 

2.40 

4.76 

3.97 

1.96 

1.58 

9.79 

5.55

41.39
561

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., 

1926-37, 1948-49 Continued

Month

December. .............

Calendar year 1928 .

March. ................

April. ................

May...................

Water year 1928-29 .

December. .............

:alendar year 1929. .

April. ................

August. ...............

September. ............

Water /ear 19_9-30. .

Tiecemoer. .............

Calendar year 1910. .

September. ............

Water year 1930-51..

Decemoer. .............

Calendar year 1931.. 

January 1932. .........

September. ............

Water year 1931-32. .

Calendar year 1932.. 

January 1933. .........

June ..................

July..................

September. ............

Water year 1932-33..

Observed

Secondfoot-days

2,382.5 

1,085 

782.0

24,767.8

1,777 

2,822 

5,920 

2,052 

2,830 

1,855 

1,567 

498.4 

2,188.5

25,759.4

1,733

30,783.9

1,392

1,705 

1,425 

1,7,38

131.0 

237.2

17,261.9

1 , 02 1 . 5

856.3

10,007.83

1,044.7

l,00l! 8

3,080 

1,587 

365.4 

473.7 

1,057.4 

371.7

11,830.23

89.04 

118.68 

1,763.05

11,781.07

2,591 

2,336 

2,001 

1,459 

1,896 

524.6 

381.08 

204.0 

210.9

13,574.35

2,614.2 

1,871 

3,930

20,018.78

2,444

1,732 

l,flO 

2,104 

392.6 

259.7 

231.55 

620.98

20,638.03

Maximum

322 

57 

47

2,020

133 

518 

750

97 

51 

634

750

30

25^ 

12-.

750

197 

113 

132

21

10.3

650

10.5 

197 

103

197

119 

43 

112 

498 

140 

30 

53 

94 

46

498

4.05

258 '

498

184 

123 

256 

127 

460 

35 

40 

26 

64

460

691 

173 

913

913

173 

200 

138 

220 

205 

23 

16.5 

15.0 

67

913

Minimum

16

26 

17.5

13.8

35 

35 

88 

50

32 

25 

6.4 

5.4

5.4

24 

54 

43

5.4

27

21

28

5.8

2.4

2.4

3.30 

5.8 

8.4

2.4

14.4

14.8 

1C. 5 

42 

24 

5.8 

5.6 

12.4 

3.45

3.30

2.52 

3.00 

4.05

2.52

32

49 

33 

22 

26 

9.6 

4.0 

3.1 

2.1

2.1

8.0 

34 

21

2.1

39 

57 

35 

24 

26 

6.7 

5.6 

4.15 

4.98

4.15

Mean

76.9 

36.2 

25.2

67.7

57.3 

101 

191 

68.4 

91.3 

61.8 

50.5 

16.1 

73.0

70.6

13£ 

111 

55.9

84.3

44.9

53.0 

47.5

12.1

4.23 

7.91

47. Z

.58

z*.o

27. £

27.4

33.7 

2G.O 

32 . 3 

103 

54.4 

12.2 

15.3 

34.1 

12.4

32.4

2.87 

3.96 

56.9

32.3

83.6 

80.6 

64.5 

48.6 

61.2 

17.5 

12.3 

6.58 

7.03

37.1

84.3 

62.4 

127

54.7

78.8 

101 

55.9 

53.7 

67.9 

13.1 

8.38 

7.47 

20.7

56.5

Diversion by 

city of 

Asheville 

(millions of 

eallonsl

109 

105 

109

1,279

109 

98 

109 

105 

109 

105 

109 

109 

105

1,281

109 

105 

109

1,281

98 

109 

105 

109 

105 

86 

65 

79

1,188

87 

117 

124

1,173

BD 

93 

92 

102 

99 

102 

102 

99

1,188

100 

80 

99

1,159

102 

96 

102 

99 

102 

100 

106 

109

1,191

109 

105 

109

1,235

109

98 

109 

105 

109 

105 

109 

109 

105

1,281

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

82.3 

41.6 

30.7

73.1

62.8 

106 

196 

73.8 

96.7 

67.2 

ob.O 

21.5 

78.4

76.0

141

61.4

39.8

35.2 

£0.5 

52.9 

£2.5 

17.5 

8.52 

7.47 

12.0

52.3

7.93

33.8

3c.4

39.0 

30.7 

37.0 

107 

59.5 

17.3 

20.4 

39.2 

17.5

37.4

7.86 

8.08 

61.8

37.2

88.7 

85.7 

69.6 

53.7

66.3

17.6 

12.0 

12.0

42.1

89.8 

67.8 

132

59.9

84.3 

106 

61.3 

59.1 

73.3 

18.5 

13.8 

12.9 

26.1

62.0

Per square 

mile

3.46 

1.75 

1.29

3.07

2.64 

4.45 

8.24 

3.10 

4.06 

2.82 

2.35 

.903 

3.29

3.19

5.92 

4.92 

2.58

3.77

2.12 

1.48 

2.54 

2.22 

2.63 

.735 

.358 

.314 

.b04

2.20

.333 

1.68 

l.-±2

1.36

1.64 

1.29 

1.55 

4.50 

2.50 

.727 

.857 

1.65 

.735

1.57

.330 

.339 

2.60

1.56

3.73 

3.60 

2.92 

2.26 

2.79 

.950 

.739 

.504 

.504

1.77

3.77

2.85 

5.55

2.52

3.54 

4.45 

2.58 

2.48 

3.08 

.777 

.580 

.542 

1.10

2.61

Runoff in 

inches

3.99 

1.95 

1.49

41.80

3.04 

4.65 

9.51 

3.46 

4.69 

3.15 

2.71 

1.04 

3.67

43.35

6.83 

5.47 

2.97

51.19

2.44 

1.54 

2.93 

2.48 

3.03 

.82 

.41 

.36 

.56

29.84

.38 

1.88 

1.6*

18.47

1.89 

1.34 

1.79 

5.03 

2.88 

.81 

.99 

1.90 

.82

21.35

.38 

.38 

2.99

21.20

4.30 

3.88

3.37 

2.52 

3.21 

1.06 

.85 

.58 

.56

24.08

4.35 

3.18 

6.40

34.26

4.08 

4.66 

2.97 

2.77 

3.55 

.87 

.67 

.63 

1.22

35.35
562 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in jecond-feet, of North Pork Swannanoa River 

1926-37, 19-18-49 Continued

ear Black Mountain, N. C.,

Month

Calendar year 1933...

September. .............

Water year 1933-34...

Calendar year 1934...

September. .............

Water year 1934-35. . .

Calendar year 1935...

September. .............

Water year 1935-36...

Calendar year 1936...

September. .............

Calendar year 1937..

Calendar. year 1948...

Mflv

July...................

Water year 1948-49...

Observed

Secondfoot-days

162.79 

192.38 

293.08

12,871.02

782.1 

846.7 

3,941 

1,548 

767.6 

2,654 

1,834 

807.1 

564.2

14,402.89

1,118 

1,997 

1,658

18,537.7

2,963 

1,458 

3,197 

2,885 

1,338 

527.3 

633.7 

1,394.6 

1,540.9

20,720.5

205.8 

1,511.1 

734

18,389.4

5,113 

2,939 

4,175 

4,249 

853 

255.7 

217.9 

891.8 

786.9

21,933.2

3,753 

999 

2,059

26,292.3

5,216 

2,270 

1,543 

1,648 

1,111 

385.4 

517.6 

1,240 

1,294

22,037.0 

20,130.0

249.5 

2,363.0 

2,645

18,850.6

2,165 

2,210 

1,972 

2,552 

2,562 

5,369 

5,954 

4,345 

1,447

33,933.5

Maximum

le.E

24

220

126 

342 

725 

82 

103 

437 

376 

68 

71

725

191 

554 

221

725

503 

131 

487 

320 

65 

37 

52 

245 

322

554

25 

382 

46

503

801 

519 

399 

706 

54 

18 

27 

121 

320

801

1,100 

64 

375

1,100

502 

160 

60 

122 

53 

21 

41 

281 

146

1,100 

658

17 

394 

320

692

219 

176 

174 

399 

407 

2,780 

850 

1,300 

122

2,780

Minimum

4.4 

4.9

3.8

9.6 

7.9 

30 

33 

12.7 

34 

30 

12.7 

7.8

3.8

12 

15 

30

* 7.8

42 

27 

40 

50 

30 

7.5 

5.5 

4.6 

8.0

4.6

4.6 

6.0 

15

4.6

14 

40 

58 

42 

11 

4.8 

3.9 

6.0 

7.0

3.9

34

18 

17

3.9

87 

55 

40 

34 

17 

7.9 

5.9 

13 

10

5.9 

5.9

4.5 

4.5

35

3.2

39 

46 

28 

49 

31 

15 

43 

50 

18

4.5

Mean

5.2J

9.4E

35.3

25.2 

30.2 

127 

51.6 

24.8 

88.8 

59.2 

25.0 

18.8

39.5

36.1 

66.6 

53.8

50.8

95.6 

52.1 

103 

96.2 

43.2 

17.5 

20.4 

45.0 

51.4

56.8

6.67 

50.4 

23.7

50.4

165 

101 

135 

142 

27.5 

8.5? 

7.03 

28.8 

26.2

59.9

121 

33.3

66.4

71.8

168 

81.1 

49.8 

54.9 

35.8 

12.9 

16.7 

40.0 

43.1

60.4

55.2

8.05 

78.8 

85.3

51.5

69.8 

78.9 

63.6 

88.4 

82.6 

179 

192 

140 

48.2

93.0

Diversion by 

city of

(millions of 

gallons)

109 

92

93

1,253

93 

83 

93 

90 

93 

90 

92 

91 

88

1,107

93. Oi 

88.4 

110.4

1,104.8

117.0 

106.4 

119.4 

124.2 

130.3 

108.8 

104.1 

113.3 

109.4

1,324.7

111.5 

98.1 

97.5

1,340.0

96.8 

86.4 

94.0 

145.5 

151.9 

117.7 

81.4 

131.8 

140.2

1,352.9

144.0 

143.1 

136.7

1,469.5

113.4 

120.8 

127.0 

128.6 

134.7 

122.0 

98.0 

98.6 

110.1

1,477.0 

1,326.3

£11.9 

192.6 

134.3

2,234.0

98.7 

131.5 

150.4 

155.2 

165.4 

151.3 

184.0 

197.9 

190.7

1,965.9

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

10.7 

11.2

40.6

29.9 

34.8 

132

56.2

93 4

63.8 

30.6 

23.3

44.2

40.7 

71.1 

59.3

55.5

101 

58.0 

109 

103 

49.7 

23.2 

25.6 

50.6 

57.0

62.4

12.2 

55. "4 

28.5

56.1

170 

106 

139 

149 

35.1 

14.6 

11.1 

35.3 

33.5

65.6

128 

40.7 

73.2

78.0

174 

87.8 

56.1 

61.6 

42.5 

19.2 

21.6 

44.9 

48.8

66.6 

60.8

18.6 

88.7 

92.0

60.9

74.8 

86.2 

71.1 

96.5 

91.0 

187 

201 

150 

58.1

101

Per square 

mile

0.45C

.592

1.71

1.26 

1.46 

5.55 

2.36 

1.24 

3.92 

2.68 

1.29 

.979

1.86

1.71 

2.99 

2.49

2.33

4.24 

2.44 

4.58 

4.33 

2.09 

.975 

1.08 

2.13 

. 2.39

2.63

.513 

2.33 

1.20

2.36

7.14 

4.45 

5.84 

6.26 

1.47 

.613 

.466 

1.48 

1.41

2.76

5.38 

1.71 

3.08

3.28

7.31 

3.59 

2.36 

2.59 

1.79 

.807 

.908 

1.89 

2.05

2.80 

2.55

.782 

3.73 

3.87

2.56

3.14 

3.52 

2.99 

4.05 

3.82 

7.86 

8.45 

6.30 

2.44

4.24

Runoff in 

inches

0.52 

.52 

.68

23.14

1.45 

1.52 

6.38 

2.6-1 

1.42 

4.38 

3.09

1.M.8

1.09

25.17

1. 31 

3.3;- 

2.87

31.62

4.91

5'. 28 

4.81 

2.41 

1.09 

1.24

Z. 'i

35.57

.59 

3.60 

1.38

31.97

8.22 

4.80 

6.75 

6.99 

1.70 

.68 

.54 

1.71 

1.57

37.53

6.21 

1.91 

3.55

44.63

8.42 

3.84 

2.72 

2.89 

2.06 

.90 

1.05 

2.18 

2.29

38.02

34.67

.90 

4.16

4.46

34.87

3.62 

3.77 

3.45 

4.52 

4.41 

8.76 

9.75 

7.27 

2.72

57.79
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 563

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location. --Water-stage recorder and modified 4-foot Parshall flume set in masonry control, 

lat. 35°39'11", long. 82°24 I 20", 1,000 feet upstream from Beetree Reservoir and 3.8 

miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County. Datum of gage is 2,728.39 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. --5. 46 square miles.

Records available. --February 1926 to September 1949.

Average discharge .--23 years, 10.8 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 565 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 4.80 feet); 

 minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 13-17, 29-31 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 1,370 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20

feet), by computation of flow over weir; minimum, 0.67 second-foot July 22, 1926, Aug. 6,

1230; minimum gage height, 0.31 foot Sept. 18, 1944.

Remarks . - -Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928, 1936(M), 1937(M). W 953:

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

O.5 1.6 1.6 18 0.7 3.4 2.0 27 

.6 2.4 2.0 28 .8 4.4 2.4 39 

.8 4.4 2.4 41 1.0 7.0 2.8 62 

1.0 6.9 2.7 57 1.3 12 3.2 116 

1.3 12 3.0 92 1.6 18 3.7 217

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.1 

2.0 

2.6 

2.O 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

3.8 

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

Nov.

1.7 

1.9 

8.4 

4.5 

5.5

12 

11 

7.8 

6.8 

7.5

7.2 

6.4 

5.9 

7.2 

4.8

4.5

4.6 

4.2 

15 

15

11 

13 

12 

15 

16

15 

19 

85 

52 

32

Dec.

23 

18 

29 

34 

25

24 

2O 

17 

15 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.2

10 

9.2 

8.7 

16 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

34

24

20 

18 

32 

60 

37

Jan.

27 

22 

20 

17 

28

30 

24 

21 

18 

16

15 

14 

12 

12

11

11 

10 

9.7 

9.4 

8.7

8.4

8.6 

8.9 

8.6 

8.2

8.O 

7.8 

8.6 

7.8 

7.5 

12

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ....

uary .........................

h. ......................... .

1 ................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

11 

10 

9.8 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.8 

11 

39

27 

21 

18 

16 

16

21 

21 

18 

22 

23

20

18 

16 

15 

13

12 

13 

13

Secondfoot-days

60."- 

409. S 

596. E

3,774. c

430.2 

455. £ 

451. C 

619 

562. 4 

8O8.E 

1,175 

629. f 

288. <

6,488.]

Peak discharge (base, 150 see.-ft.>. Nov.

June 16 ('d p.m.) b6b 

July 18 (10:30 a.m.

sec. -ft. ; June Zl [4:30 

158 see. -ft. j July 21 ("

Mar.

11 

11 

10 

9.8 

9.5

9.2 

8.4 

8.1 

8.O 

9.O

8.O 

7.6 

7.4 

7.4 

7.0

6.6 

7.O 

16 

12 

11

11 

25 

39 

26 

22

22 

21 

27 

27 

23 

24

Apr.

21 

18 

17 

15 

18

19 

17 

16 

15 

14

15 

26 

83 

43 

34

27 

23 

20 

18 

16

15 

16 

15 

13 

12

11 

11 

14 

13 

24

Maximum

3.8 

85 

) 60

) 96

30 

. 39 

) 39 

83 

I 53 

1 213 

173 

) 151 

) 23

213

May

26 

28 

24 

20

18

17 

17 

16 

18 

23

53 

39 

30 

24

21

20 

18 

17 

15 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.3 

8.7 

7.9 

7.3 

7.3 

7.9

Minimum

1.6 

1.7 

8.7

1.5

7.5 

9.8 

6.6 

11 

7.3 

4.1 

12 

8.5 

4.4

1.6

June

7.2 

6.5 

5.9 

5.5 

5.3

5.0 

4.7 

4.4 

4.3 

4.1

4.4 

4.7 

4.4 

9.4

18

213 

84 

40 

28 

21

87 

62 

38 

29

26

21 

18 

16 

15 

17

Mean

1.96 

13.7 

19.3

10.3

13.9 

16.3 

14.5 

20.6 

18.1 

27.0 

37.9 

20.3 

9.63

17.8

July

15 

13 

12 

13 

17

18 

17 

20 

18 

17

19 

173 

72 

57 

45

39 

52 

89 

70 

50

63 

68 

46 

37 

29

23 

20

19 

16 

14 

14

Aug.

13 

12 

13 

13 

12

10 

10 

9.5 

11 

9.8

12 

10 

9.5 

8.5 

9.5

12 

15 

12 

10 

14

20 

22

21 

17 

14

12 

11 

151 

66 

40 

30

Per square 

mile

0.359 

2.51 

3.53

1.89

2.55 

2.99 

2.66 

3.77 

3.32 

4.95 

6.94 

3.72 

1.76

3.26

Sept.

23 

19 

17 

15 

14

16 

17 

14 

12 

10

9.6 

9.0 

8.2 

7.6 

7.2

7.4 

7.3 

9.1 

8.2 

6.6

6.1 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

4.9

4.9 

5.5 

5.0 

4.7 

4.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

2.79 

4.07

25.70

2.93 

3.10 

3.07 

4.22 

5.83 

5.51 

8.00 

4.29 

1.97

44.19

28 (12 m.) 170 sec. -ft. 5 Apr. 13 (l a.m.) 170 aec.-ft.j 

p.m.) 454 sec. -ft. 5 July 12 (8 a.m.) 318 sec. -ft. s 

p.m.) 282 sec. -ft. j Aug. 28 (12 m.) 409 sec. -ft.

"990813 0-52-37"
5b4 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°43'49", long. 82°40'11", 0.7 mile downstream from 

Turkey Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 3j miles northwest of Alexander, Buncombe County. Datum of gage is 1,732.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--79.5 square miles.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 8.00 

feet) ; minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 14, lo ( 'age heij;h1-., 2.S2 feet).

1942-4C1 : Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 9.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination of Aug. 3C, 1940, at point 1*- miles above Turkey Creek; minim1 im, 12 secondfeet Dec. 24, 1943, Jan. 31, 1945, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 2.17 

feet Dec. 24, 194L., Aug. 2y, 1948.

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 1C.7 feet, from floodmarl:s.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

16

16

16

20

18

17

20

17

16

16

16

16

In

15

16

17

32

19

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Nov.

17

18

79

35

31

92

52

34

29

31

31

27

2G

24

24

23

23

22

55

55

37

38

36

42

36

34

49

1,090

356

158

-

Dec.

105

78

103

122

93

99

84

73

63

55

48

47

45

42

41

55

53

48

86

77

65

59

52

115

420

195

129

103

128

258

166

Jan.

116

97

84

77

177

236

156

118

97

82

75

68

63

50

55

53

52

50

50

47

46

52

50

48

47

47

47

48

44

42

108

Month

October ........................

November ......... ...............

December ........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ........... ...........

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

114

101

86

88

88

80

88

77

78

355

215

148

116

97

86

107

112

97

160

195

148

120

103

88

82

75

78

80

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

54

2,60'

3,10

20,64.

2 39

3J26'

2,12

2 78

3J07]

3,34^

2, 88"

3,652

1 , 89i

31.67C

Mar.

66

63

62

60

59

56

53

50

50

53

49

47

46

4«

46

42

45

99

73

63

59

70

75

68

75

75

73

114

125

110

150

Apr.

134

112

97

84

86

88

77

70

63

60

a58

a75

298

192

136

110

93

84

72

66

63

68

62

57

52

49

50

99

78

156

-

Maximum

' 32

1 1,090

7 420

5 1,090

236

> 355

' 150

298

L 312

t 1,110

861

3 115

5 1,110

May

158

153

129

107

93

96

86

78

207

205

312

198

141

112

95

84

77

66

60

57

55

53

52

62

55

48

48

44

41

44

55

Minimum

15

17

41

13

42

75

42

49

41

31

42

34

42

15

June

45

40

38

35

35

35

34

32

33

31

31

33

35

44

42

1,110

397

184

121

91

178

147

98

80

85

72

61

61

56

60

-

Mean

17. E

86.6

100

56.4

77.2

116

68. S

93 C

99 .

Ill

93. n

118

63.2

86.8

July

58

50

46

45

42

45

64

113

75

78

72

133

104

140

163

189

152

147

160

165

160

119

95

75

66

60

56

50

56

54

55

Aug.

50

46

102

124

66

50

45

42

40

40

38

42

40

42

34

222

142

77

58

85

95

104

115

110

89

104

89

861

362

185

153

Per square 

mile

0.220

1.09

1.26

.709

.971

1.46

.862

1.17

1 25

l'.40

1.17

1 .48

"

1.09

Sept.

115

90

83

79

70

98

94

79

69

61

56

54

52

50

49

67

79

69

67

55

51

49

47

44

43

44

47

49

46

42

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

1.22

1.45

9.66

1.12

1.53

.99

1.30

1.44

1.56

1.35

1.71

. 69

14.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 see.-ft.). Nov. 28 (l p.m.) 2,400 sec.-ft.; June 16 (2 p.m.) 3,600 

sec.-ft.j Aug. 28 (3 p.m.) 2,470 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Hominy 

Creek at Candler and Ivy River near Marshall.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46'10", long. 82°37'16", 0.2 mile downstream from 

county bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County. Datum of gage is 1,700.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--158 square miles.

Hecords available.--May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge'.--15 years, 153 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 8.00 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 14-16 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 8,880 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 3 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, 1.53 feet Dec. 16, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 16 secondfeet Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 1941, Sept. 12-14, 1943.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 3O

1.7 26 2.4 103 3.8 420 2.0 52 2.6 138 4.5 

1.8 33 2.6 136 4.1 525 2.1 63 3.0 219 5.0 

2.0 50 3.0 214 4.5 710 2.2 76 3.5 345 5.7 

2.2 74 3.4 308 4.8 875 2.4 1O5 4.0 505

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30

27 

27 

28 

30

30 

29 

30 

30

28

28 

29

27 

27 

26

27 

28 

56 

39 

32

31 

31 

31 

a30 

a30

a30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Nov.

32 

32 

55

61 

48

108 

120 

69 

58 

59

74 

60 

54 

51 

47

45 

46 

44 

72 

156

91 

94 

88 

96 

108

94

129 

852 

576 

273

Dec.

187 

147 

204 

345 

238

221 

183 

158 

134 

117

103 

98 

91 

85

81

98 

100 

91 

171 

177

143

126 

113 

130 

642

370 

250 

201 

252 

805 

468

Jan.

309

242 

204 

178 

258

357 

274 

230 

193 

168

152 

142 

131 

123 

116

110 

105 

102 

99 

93

90 

102 

110 

102 

99

100 

98 

100 

94 

90 

169

Feb

204

180 

160 

160 

156

142 

151 

138 

133 

606

446 

304 

240 

199 

182

354 

432 

334 

380 

463

363 

294

247 

210 

189

166 

166 

197

 -h Second- 

*onth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar. .........................

mber .........................

94 

3,69 

6,52

lendar year 1948 ............ 48,80

ary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........ ...............

4,74 

7,19 

5,87 

7,24 

9,02 

5,98 

8,66 

5,99 

4,22

ter year 1948-49 ............. 70,10

liar.

162 

154 

143 

135 

130

124 

118 

HO 

105 

121

116 

105 

99 

99 

98

90 

93

292 

247 

201

174 

195 

328 

242 

224

228 

219 

364 

417 

348 

396

Apr.

345 

294 

256 

219

212

230 

201 

189 

170 

156

151 

172 

594 

452 

360

294 

249 

219 

189 

168

145 

186 

174 

152 

140

130 

130 

300 

266 

498

Maximum

1 56 

2 852 

3 805

3 1,770

3 357 

3 606 

7 417 

1 594 

3 1,380 

0 1,100 

3 950 

3 692 

0 757

3 1,380

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.}. June 16 (8 p.m

May

630 

484 

360 

288 

244

210 

217 

263 

299 

473

1,380 

765 

480 

357 

291

254 

235 

195 

172 

158

145 

135 

133 

121 

130

111 

113 

100 

93 

90 

102

Minimum

26 

32 

81

26

90 

133 

90 

130 

90 

61 

93 

103 

75

26

June

92 

83 

76 

72 

68

68 

62 

61 

88 

63

61 

72 

87

112

142

1,100 

806 

454 

316 

201

233

274 

197 

156 

170

164 

140 

151 

169 

242

Mean

30.4

123 

211

133

153 

257 

190 

241 

291 

199 

280 

193 

141

192

July

158 

121 

105 

96 

93

103 

112 

124

121

104

149 

482 

a600 

a520 

a480

a450 

a950 

a660 

a500 

a400

a340 

a320 

a270 

8350 

a220

a!70 

a!50 

a!40 

a!30 

a!20 

a!30

720 

.990 

1,420

Aug.

a!20 

a!25 

a!50 

alSO

alSO

a!20 

allO 

a!05 

a!05 

a!03

allO 

a!25 

a!40 

a!20 

allo

a230 

374 

219 

156 

160

201 

184 

201 

172 

154

128 

128 

692 

563 

312 

249

Per square 

mile

0.192 

.778 

1.34

.842

.968 

1.63 

1.20 

1.53 

1.84 

1.26 

1.77 

1.22 

.892

1.22

Sept.

199 

160 

140 

131 

118

160 

184 

151 

130 

113

104 

96 

92 

87 

83

83 

104 

120 

757 

254

147 

116 

104 

90 

83

82 

90 

84 

83

75

Runoff in 

inohss

0.22

.87 

1.54

11.49

1.12 

1.69 

1.38 

1.70 

2.13 

1.41 

2.04 

1.41 

.99

16.50

) 3,370 sec. -ft.; Sept. 19 (10: 3O a.m.)

2,750 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

1 discharge measurement, and records for Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse and Cane River near Sioux.
566 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'11", long. 82°45 I 42", 0.2 mile downstream irom 

Big Hurricane Creek, 0,6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane Creek, 50 feet west of 

State Highway 208, 3 miles north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 126 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 180 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 second-feet JulyJLZJgage height, 5.52 

feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Oct. 14-17 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 7,260 second-feet Mar. 25, 1935 (gage height, 7.94 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 22 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

46

59

92

161

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

257

380

580

900

1,140

1.6 73

1.7 90

1.9 131

2.1 184

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.4 286

2.7 415

3.0 575

3.5 900

4.0 1,330

4.5 1,860

4.7 2,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

37

36

38

41

43

41

52

45

40

39

39

37

36

35

35

37

94

52

44

42

43

46

44

42

41

40

40

39

38

39

Nov.

41

41

62

59

46

162

104

60

52

59

68

52

52

52

49

46

49

47

78

98

66

74

70

74

66

62

102

1,080

938

480

-

Dec.

280

196

311

739

407

348

295

240

193

158

135

121

108

100

98

138

240

236

319

362

272

222

184

181

506

430

315

257

488

1,110

640

Jan.

402

303

254

216

257

402

335

272

226

193

176

170

156

148

140

133

130

124

119

110

106

148

161

161

161

164

164

164

153

143

181

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

Februsry .........................

March ............................

April ...................... ....

May ..............................

June ........................ ...

July .............................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

176

178

176

200

229

212

219

200

193

456

542

376

284

236

226

407

515

398

371

371

327

287

246

219

200

178

187

272

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,314

4*28!

9,S2S

67,705

5,972

7 >88,

8, OK

8 .24E

8

QC'

t 3O<

4,711

12 77' 4)902 3,65"

80,35£

Mar.

229

216

200

184

176

178

167

151

148

178

164

151

145

140

140

133

138

831

754

445

330

286

260

218

212

222

218

335

365

330

374

Apr.

352

302

260

222

232

256

253

242

215

196

187

196

591

629

425

318

260

232

200

178

164

238

206

184

167

156

167

398

369

450

-

Maximum

94

1,080

1,110

1,720

402

542

i 831

629

i 984

» 440

2,020

275

352

) 2,020

May

599

470

352

286

246

222

215

320

302

386

984

695

435

322

268

260

256

206

178

170

159

148

141

170

242

196

176

151

136

129

138

Minimum

35

41

98

35

106

176

133

156

129

85

101

101

83

35

June

127

111

105

98

96

98

90

128

116

90

85

100

122

107

98

440

40,0

218

274

164

154

196

170

138

154

138

146

151

220

184

-

Mean

42.4

143

311

185

193

281

259

275

289

157

412

158

122

220

July

159

127

111

101

107

148

213

512

455

271

465

542

809

872

683

599

2,020

991

695

482

374

322

271

308

218

187

162

148

138

134

151

Aug.

129

164

232

193

158

124

118

109

111

111

129

118

126

144

101

259

260

176

136

157

164

148

170

138

173

129

122

188

275

190

170

Per square 

mile

0.337

1.13

2.47

1.47

1.53

2.23

2.06

n -if! C.J.O

2.29

1.25

3.27

1.25

.968

1.75

Sept.

154

124

113

111

103

152

144

162

J31_

111

101

96

92

88

83

88

98

154

352

196

134

111

101

92

88

87

109

98

96

88

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

1.27

2.84

19.98

1.76

2.33

2.37

2.43

2.64

1.39

3»7T

l'.4S

1.08

23.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 Bec.-ft.). Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 2,170 see.-ft.5 July 17 (4 a.m.J 3,140
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 567

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31'30", long. 82°50'28", 0.5 mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County. Datum of gage Is 2,752.22 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--133 square miles.

Hecords available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary) and December 1928 to September 

1949 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to June 1909 (complete) in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of 

Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--21 years (1907-8, 1929-48), 311 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 15.44 

reet); minimum, 96 second-feet Oct. 30, Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

1907-9, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 31,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

20.75 feet, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 25 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (gage 

height, 0.30 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 43 second-feet Oct. 26, 

1941, Dec. 17, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation caused by gristmill and 

small reservoir above station. City of Canton diverted a total of about 30 million gallons for supplementary water supply during summer month.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1929-3,7(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

0.85

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.9

98

133

189

292

470

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

800

1,130

1,480

1,880

2,380

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

149

178

283

460

795

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,130

1,480

1,880

2,290

2,750

6.0 

7.0 

8.3

3,820

5,080

6,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

155 

144 

138 

144 

186

152 

138 

169 

141 

133

131 

133 

123 

116 

114

114 

114 

186 

131 

119

114 

111 

116 

111 

109

105 

102 

100 

98 

98 

98

Nov.

98 

102 

1,420 

455 

593

2,320 

997 

631 

500 

485

422 

357 

340 

307 

279

264 

279 

256 

2,320 

1,420

892 

802 

783 

a660 

a530

a550 

a800 

a3,300 

1,900 

al,200

Dec.

a950 

a750 

a840 

a740 

a630

a750 

a640 

a570 

538 

480

450 

436 

417 

394

357

362 

344 

332 

412 

389

371 

362 

349 

375 

681

609 

538 

455 

618 

964 

723

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Blare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

653 

753 

658 

548 

1,160

1,230 

866

759 

777 

717

642 

543 

446 

426 

407

394 

384 

375 

389 

362

357 

362 

357 

375 

366

336 

307 

366 

323 

311 

538

Feb.

538 

500 

450 

490 

505

403 

403 

394 

403 

840

717 

516 

465 

480 

460

592 

675 

570 

726 

783

723 

614 

500 

475 

450

431 

436 

426

Secondfoot-days

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

dry

3,943 

25,262 

16,826

............ 142,851

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

16,487 

14,965 

11,002 

13,955 

12,804 

19,785 

16,679 

19,767 

12,145

ter year 1948-49 ............ 183, 62C

Peak diacharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

see. -ft. 3 Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 5,290 sec. -ft.; Ju

Mar.

389 

380 

353 

264 

256

242 

256 

295 

287 

283

200 

188

181 

178 

175

166 

250 

543 

455 

353

228 

431 

729 

614 

455

592 

475 

450 

436 

403 

495

Apr.

505 

460 

436 

403 

446

485 

403 

375 

349 

336

327 

398 

1,250 

620 

516

465 

436 

403 

380

357

344 

371 

336 

307 

287

279 

275 

499 

457 

1,450

Maximum

186 

3,300 

964

3,300

1,230 

840 

729 

1,450 

847 

6,850 

1,180 

3,580 

1,010

6,850

May

847 

729 

592 

516 

470

436 

417 

436 

422 

407

801 

538 

470 

431 

403

412 

403 

357 

336 

315

299 

295 

340 

279 

287

260 

249 

234 

224 

242 

357

Minimum

98 

98 

332

83

307 

394 

166 

275 

224 

172 

272 

256 

191

98

June

283

231 

217 

200 

191

184 

178 

175 

181 

172

172 

210 

214 

256

777

6,850 

2,060 

1,140 

840 

729

604 

543 

480 

436 

565

446 

394 

375 

332 

350

Mean

127 

842 

543

390

532 

534 

355 

465 

413 

660 

538 

638 

405

503

July

394 

311 

295 

283

311

307 

283 

279 

272 

328

389

1,110 

631 

631 

516

711 

997 

1,180 

964 

860

802 

783 

664 

582 

495

450 

407 

380 

362 

327 

375

Aug.

349 

315 

746 

510 

394

357 

336 

311 

287 

311

287 

323 

353 

279 

256

375 

548 

380 

307 

344

1,060 

997 

g873 

g631 

g526

465 

455 

3,580 

1,770 

1,110 

932

Per square 

mile

0.955 

6.33 

4.08

2.93

4.00 

4.02 

2.67 

3.50 

3.11 

4.96 

4.05 

4.80 

3.05

3.78

Sspt.

741 

631 

582 

548 

490

1,010 

795 

614 

538 

480

441 

412 

384 

353 

332

319 

327 

303 

291 

268

253 

249 

231 

- 220

217

214 

279 

228 

204 

191

Runoff in 

inchss

1.10 

7.06 

4.70

39.91

4.61 

4.18 

3.08 

3.90 

3.58 

5.53 

4.66 

5.53 

3.40

51.33

. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 5,540 sec. -ft.} Nov. 19 (7 p.m.) 4,620 

ne 16 (3 p.m.) 19,500 sec. -ft.; Aug. 28 (4 p.m.) 9,790

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in atsge, 

and records for station at Hepco.

? Computed from graph based on gage readings.
568 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38'07", long. 82°59'22", 0.8 mile downstream from 

Jonathan Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Fines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County. 

Datum of gage is 2,335.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 350 square miles.

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.--22 years,,666 second-feet.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 12.45

 i'eet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 feet; minimum, 193 second-feet Oct. 16 

(gage height, 1.25 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 32,700 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 

feet, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 secondfeet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 feet; minimum, 81 second-feet Sept. 30, 1941 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable regulation by small reservoirs on Richland 

Creek and West Fork Pigeon River for short periods.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1928-39 (maximum only, 1932, 

1937-39).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.25 193 2.5 740 5.0 3,000 

1.4- 240 3.0 1,060 6.0 4,440 

1.6 310 3.5 1,440 7.0 6,190 

1.8 388 4.0 1,900 8.0 8,200 

2.0 474 4.5 2,420 8.8 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

IS

16 

17 

18ie

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

254 

237 

227 

227 

274

260 

230 

271 

254 

221

218 

224 

211 

202 

196

196 

202 

337 

260 

214

205 

205 

218 

211 

202

288 

417 

396 

376 

380 

356

Nov.

240 

196 

1,560 

745 

662

2,690 

1,560 

906 

710 

658

652 

545 

525 

488 

452

430 

448 

413 

2,050 

2,180

1,170 

1,090 

1,060 

970 

770

704 

984 

5,000 

3,900 

2,210

Dec.

1,860 

1,410 

1,520 

1,350 

1,120

1,330 

1,120 

1,030 

951 

873

818 

788 

758 

704 

550

647 

669 

630 

860 

776

710 

692 

680 

S63 

2,000

1,370 

1,150 

984 

1,310 

2,200 

gl,550

Jan.

gl,300 

gl,330 

1,190 

1,100 

2,400

2,850 

2,120 

1,890 

1,780 

1,600

1,370 

1,150 

932 

892 

848

818 

818 

800 

764 

728

722 

842 

830 

806 

776

746 

692 

836 

758 

728 

1,440

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

liar.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ........................ .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,330 

1,150 

1,040 

1,100 

1,140.

964 

906 

710 

874 

2,020

1,550 

1,170 

1,130 

1,120 

1,100

1,530 

1,620 

1,320 

1,550 

1,770

1,600 

1,400 

1,100 

880 

964

1,160 

1,130 

1,040

Secondfoot-days

7,969 

35,968 

33,273

258,205

35,856 

34,368 

23,537 

27,658 

27,045 

33,932 

31,145 

31,073 

22,297

344, 121

Mar.

686 

674 

728 

642 

716

692 

636 

636 

625 

598

511 

470 

456 

511 

576

555 

560 

1,220 

970 

854

658 

660 

1,070 

944 

776

912 

860 

1,070 

1,050 

951 

1,270

Apr.

1,160 

1,020 

958 

892 

906

1,040 

860 

800 

763 

872

1,130 

842 

1,880 

1,250 

958

836 

716 

669 

652 

716

698 

758 

710 

642 

608

592 

581 

1,120 

949 

2,080

Maximum

417 

5,000 

2,200

5,000

2,850 

2,020 

1,270 

2,080 

1,700 

9,700 

1,750 

3,620 

1,650

9,700

Peak discharge (base, S.oOCr sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (7 p.ra

May

1,690 

1,410 

1,160 

1,020 

938

880 

866 

1,020 

951 

880

1,700 

1,210 

1,020 

918 

854

824 

873 

758 

716 

674

647 

636 

740 

614 

642

576 

565 

530 

511 

530 

692

Minimum

196 

196 

550

172

692 

710 

456 

581 

511 

405 

570 

506 

430

196

June

614 

511 

474 

448 

434

426 

409 

434 

474 

409

405 

545 

511 

530 

1,020

9,700 

3,450 

1,870 

1,420 

1,220

1,070 

1,000 

892 

842 

990

892 

800 

788 

674 

680

Mean

257 

1,199 

1,073

705

1,157 

1,227 

759 

922 

872 

1,131 

1,005 

1,002 

743

943

July

764 

625 

581 

576 

605

697 

614 

608 

570 

625

836 

1,400 

1,160 

1,400 

1,090

1,570 

1,580 

1,720 

1,750 

1,680

1,650 

1,540 

1,240 

1,060 

918

836 

770 

722 

686 

636 

636

Aug.

704 

603 

988 

932 

734

647 

620 

570 

540 

540

570 

693 

642 

550 

506

808 

1,070 

728 

586 

746

1,410 

1,490 

1,420 

1,000 

848

752 

746 

3,620 

2,850 

1,690 

1,470

Per square 

mile

0.734 

3.43 

3.07

2.01

3.31 

3.51 

2.17 

2.63 

2.49 

3.23 

2.87 

2.86 

2.12

2.69

Sept.

1,190 

997 

925 

899 

806

1,650 

1,560 

1,140 

977 

866

800 

746 

704 

664 

630

614 

636 

592 

598 

540

515 

502 

483 

461 

456

452 

520 

488 

456 

430

Runoff in 

inches

0.85 

3.82 

3.54

27.45

3.81 

3.65 

2.50 

2.94 

2.87 

3.61 

3.31 

3.30 

2.37

36.57

) 9,790 sec. -ft. j June 16 (7 p.m.) 21,OOO

sec.-ft.} Aug. 28 (7 p.m.; 9,790 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on radio gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 569

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°57i36", long. 83°10'26", 100 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, and 0.6 mile downstream from 

Morell Branch. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 666 square miles (revised).

Kecoras available. January 1903 to December 1905, December 1906 to December 1909. November 

laiti to September 1929, May 1945 to July 1946, and August 1948 to September 1949 in 

reports of Geological Survey. September 1900 to October 1901, December- 1902 to December1905, December 1906 to September 1924 (prior to October 1910 and October 1920 to September 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records May 1945 to 

July 1946 at site 4.8 miles downstream, published as Pigeon River near Newport.

Average discharge. 22 years (1903-5, 1908-12, 1914-29, 1948-49), 1,228 second-feet 

\ revised;.

Extremes. 1948: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 4,570 second-feet 

Sept? 6 (gage height, 4.34 feet); minimum daily, 68 second-feet Sept. 5.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 21,100 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 11.85 feet); minimum daily, 63 second-feet Oct. 17.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1906-29, 1945-46, 1948-49r Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet 

Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 17.0 feet); minimum daily, that of Oct. 17, 1948. 

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached a stage of 21.4 feet.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow partly regulated by WatervTlle Reservoir (usable capacity, 

ZU7500 acre-feet, revised).

Revisions (water-years). See Records available.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

 

Dayr

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Aug.

\

Sept.

443 

420 

325 

184 

68 

1,190

Day

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

Aug.

:

Sept.

2,060 

1,670 

790 

727 

342 

120

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

IS

Aug.

fell 

502 

320 

810 

795 

629

Sept.

236 

476 

356 

367 

489 

332

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

656 

580 

357 

147 

751 

683

Sept. 139 ' 

330 

523 

642 

496 

549

Day

' SS" 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug. "B3T662 

622 

254 

116 

451 

785

Sept. Tar

113 

161 

673 

605 

730

Peak discharge (base, 7.500 sec.-ft.). No peak above base.

1948-49

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.

611

320

139

392

552

483

506

422

260

70

232

428

365

362

333

194

63

269

396

365

370

327

151

108

312

432

520

574

538

223

85

NOV.

249

511

1,O30

1,300

892

2,49O

3,O9O

1,720

1,050

1,110

1,36O

1,140

558

328

762

1,020

1,050

799

919

1,900

1,560

1,610

1,710

1,630

1,530

1,230

668

4,70O

7,950

3,690

Dec.

2,760

2,300

1,980

2,570

2,32O

1,930

1,960

1,890

1,800

1,670

1,570

1,330

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,690

1,780

al,640

al,500

1,360

1,370

1,290

1,230

1,440

4,600

2,090

1,070

1,47O

2,03O

2,980

2,450

Jan.

2,270

2,000

2,180

2,000

2,840

3,940

3,740

3,050

2,500

a2,350

a2,200

a2,110

a2,050

al,960

al,90O

al,860

al,80O

al,760

1,760

1,750

1,780

1,57O

691

1,190

1,210

1,310

1,320

1,430

1,270

702

1,430

Feb.

2,160

2,000

1,960

1,890

2.O1O

1,260

1,590

1.89O

1,910

2,60O

2,670

2,260

1,690

1,810

2,030

2,550

2,540

2,220

2,130

2,O80

2,280

2,380

2,O6O

1,920

1,830

1,490

1,300

1,800

_

_

-

Mar.

1,810

1,810

1,770

1,750

1,380

1,360

1,490

1,500

1,490

1,040

1,010

741

399

917

882

984

988

1,690

2, ISO

1,250

1,480

1,480

1,510

1,550

1,660

1,400

774

1,84O

2,000

1,930

2.O3O

Apr.

1,940

1,780

1,7OO

1,640

1,750

1,760

1,710

1,730

1,440

1,160

1,220

1,760

2,050

2,020

1,770

1,400

903

1,290

1,530

1,580

1,150

1,030

928

534

448

1,030

1,050

2,140

1,890

1,940

-

May

1,950

2,400

2,130

1,810

1,760

1,690

1,660

947

1,700

1,650

2,770

2,730

2.O6O

1,720

1,560

1,560

1,780

1,620

1,450

1,500

1,060

486

882

1,110

1,230

1,100

1,110

867

422

911

1,020

June

936

931

971

503

329

697

915

838

1,23O

472

242

292

675

840

91O

9,590

8,040

3,200

2.26O

2,010

1,720

1,660

1,63O

1,370

977

1,320

1,670

1,55O

1,260

1,320

-

July

1,380

883

774

728

778

916

1,460

1,240

1,040

816

1,380

2,O5O

2,940

3,300

2.62O

3,230

3,130

3,100

3,070

2,920

3,250

3,330

2,650

1,770

1,990

1,880

1,740

1,580

1,290

612

440

Aug.

1,020

1,240

1,220

1,530

1,560

945

485

1,120

1,110

973

1,000

1,040

616

503

958

1,070

1,780

1,610

1,26O

651

1,080

2,35O

1,970

1,700

1,570

1,350

971

2,600

5,890

2,750

2,110

Sept.

1,970

1,770

1,740

1,100

1,080

1,430

2,200

1,SSO

1,7SO

1,460

808

1,090

1,440

1,240

1,050

1,040

713

398

1,080

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,040

546

317

842

1,070

971

982

862

-

Peak discharge (base. 7.50O aec.-fO . Nov. 29 (1 a.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft. j June 17 (12:40 a.m.) 

1,1OO sec.-ftT; Aug. 29 (1 a.m.; 13,90O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record. Discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and observer's 

readings.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49

Month

September ........................

January 19-19

March ............................

May ..............................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Secondfoot-day a

15^933

49,556

59,923

58 292

35,234

560,160

Maximum

2,060

611

7,950

4,600

3,940

2,180

2,200

9,590

Mininun

68

63

249

1.07O

691

399

422

242

440

317

63

Mean

546

531

336

1,652

1,893

1,933

2,011

1,422

1,476

1,505

1,682

1,493

1,174

1,535

Per square 

 lie

.797

.505

2.48

2.84

2.90

3. 02

2.14

2.22

2.26

2.53

2.82

2.24

1.76

2.30

Runoff in 

inches

-as

.58

2.77

3.28

3.35

3.14

2.46

2.47

2.60

2.82

3.26

2.58

1.97

31.28
570 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°37'22", long. 83°00'26", 500 yards downstream 

rrom ford, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and Cove 

Creek post office, Haywood County. Datum of gage is 2,383.89 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--65.3 square miles.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years, 125 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.78 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 feet); 

minimum, 18 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 foot), result of low temperature.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill 

above station.

Revisions.--w 823: Drainage area.

"Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 30 1.7 128 3.5 64O 

.9 36 1.9 166 4.0 88O 

1.1 53 2.2 232 4.6 1,220 

1.3 72 2.5 304 

1.5 97 3.0 452

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

34 

33 

34 

38

36 

34 

49 

36 

34

35 

35 

33 

31 

31

32

32 

62 

38 

35

34 

35 

39 

35 

34

34 

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

Nov.

35 

34

168 

67 

55

392 

150 

97 

80 

93

87 

73 

80 

70 

65

63 

67 

63 

156 

144

104

141 

122 

118 

102

98 

187 

1,180 

711 

378

Dec.

279 

232 

267 

218 

189

255 

205 

187 

172 

156

144 

141 

133 

126 

122

174 

142 

130 

191 

150

137 

141 

133 

235 

468

286 

241 

216 

404 

458 

323

Jan.

272 

244 

225 

230 

785

577 

405 

334 

292 

262

241 

225 

207 

196 

181

170 

170 

166 

183 

.156

162 

230 

214 

185 

172

170 

166 

249 

189 

179 

417

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h. .........................

1 ............................

st ....................

ember ....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

286 

244 

223 

302 

257

232 

234 

209 

225 

436

304 

269 

250 

234 

241

388 

326 

286 

393 

363

309 

286 

262 

246 

230

216 

220 

214

Secondfoot-days

1,099 

5,180 

6,655

45,177

7,854 

7,685 

5,450 

5,548 

5,423 

4,318 

4,820 

4,236 

3,840

62,108

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.). Nov

sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 5 (4 p.m.; 1,47O sec. -ft.; Jun

Mar.

187 

181 

172 

164 

158

156 

146 

144 

142 

156

137 

132 

128 

125 

123

117 

120 

330 

187 

162

152 

187 

187 

166 

213

202 

200 

253 

220 

211 

292

Apr.

237 

218 

205 

189 

202

198 

181 

168 

158 

152

152 

169 

309 

220 

196

183 

172 

164 

156 

150

144 

166 

144 

135 

128

125 

126 

268 

211 

323

Maximum

62 

1,180 

468

1,180

785 

436 

330 

323 

325 

767 

254 

279 

349

1,180

. 6 (1 p.m.) 

e 16 (6:30 a

May

277 

257 

225 

205 

189

183 

1S1 

191 

172 

192

325 

237 

207 

191 

185

181 

166 

156 

148 

144

139 

137 

144 

132 

132

125 

120 

112 

109 

120 

141

Minimum

31 

34 

122

31

156 

209 

117 

125 

109 

87 

90 

94 

78

31

June

114 

104 

100 

96 

93

90 

88 

89 

92 

87

88 

114 

98 

115 

103

767 

297 

198 

166 

142

132 

126 

117 

132 

162

130 

132 

128 

108 

110

Mean

35.5 

173 

215

123

253 

274 

176 

185 

175 

144 

155 

137 

128

170

July

106 

97 

93 

90 

109

117 

108 

116 

104 

106

108 

160 

150 

239 

185

208 

237 

234 

230 

247

252 

254 

198 

170 

154

141 

130 

133 

120 

112 

112

Aug.

109 

106 

117 

163 

122

112 

108 

100 

94 

94

105 

167 

122 

102 

103

146 

146 

114 

103 

176

203 

179 

156 

135 

122

117 

114 

279 

200 

154 

168

Per square

Bile

0.544 

2.65 

3.29

1.88

3.87 

4.20 

2.70 

2.83 

2.68 

2.21 

2.37 

2.10 

1.96

2.60

1,350 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (l p.m. 

.m.) 1,610 sec. -ft.

Sept.

144 

128 

133 

126 

118

349 

269 

209 

174 

154

141 

132 

123 

117 

112

114 

114 

109 

112 

98

93 

92 

88 

85 

84

84 

92 

85 

83 

78

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

2.95 

3.79

25.73

4.47 

4.38 

3.10 

3.16 

3.09 

2.46 

2.75 

2.41 

2.19

35.38

) 1,970
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 571

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°40'02", long 83°04'23" at 

Briage on State Highway 284, 500 feet upstream from Little Cataloochee Creek and 2* 

seae ievel! datumaof 192966 ' Haywood County- Datum °t gage is 2,457.48 feet above mean

Drainage area. --49. 2 square miles.

Records available. --May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. --15 years, 104 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height 5 51 

r§5GT; minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.04 feet!.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 3,390 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height 7 01 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plottingS^lSTteSpSratSe ^ 2> 194 °' ^ 1?> 24 ' 1943 <&** **!&&, 1.87 feet J^result

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions. --W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

2.05 24 2.8 166 3.9 595 2.3 57 2.8 17O 3.6 

2.1 28 3.0 224 4.2 760 2.4 76 3.0 231 3.9 

2.3 56 3.3 326 4.6 1,010 2.6 118 3,3 333 4.2 

2.6 116 3.6 452 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

24 

24 

26

25 

25 

52

£7 

25

25 

26 

24

24 

24

24 

24 

42 

26 

25

25 

26 

28 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Nov.

25 

25 

127 

50 

40

252

107 

72 

61 

76

67 

60 

65 

56 

53

50 

50 

48 

78 

78

63 

80 

80 

80 

72

74 

103 

950 

608 

316

Dec.

225 

179 

194 

170 

150

203 

173 

156 

140 

123

114 

109 

100 

94 

92

125 

103 

96 

135 

118

114 

111 

105 

217 

652

344 

254 

209 

313 

440 

322

Jan.

257 

219 

191 

182 

712

605 

386 

298 

248 

212

188 

170 

153 

142 

130

123 

120 

116 

128 

109

111 

162 

156 

142 

137

132 

135 

209 

164 

159 

256

Month

Goto 

Nov« 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Marc 

Apr! 

 ay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

l«ndar year 1948 

&ry

uary

1............................

amber. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

228 

203 

185 

222 

203

188 

191 

170 

170 

322

271 

234 

209 

191 

206

355 

378 

295 

322 

312

274 

241 

216 

194 

179

162 

164 

153

Secondfoot-days

814 

3,866 

5,880

38,436

6,452 

6,438 

4,098 

4,533 

4,166 

3,212 

5,655 

4,050 

2,784

51,948

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.). Not

sec. -ft. j June 16 (12 m.f 1,020 sec. -ft. j Ji

Mar.

135 

128 

120 

116 

114

109 

103 

100 

98 

109

96 

92 

90 

88 

86

84 

38 

278 

170 

145

132 

142 

137 

125 

148

8155 

a!55 

a!90 

a!75 

a!70 

a220

Apr.

al90 

al75 

al65 

also 

al75

a!70 

aieo 

also 

al40 

a!35

al30 

al45 

206 

159 

148

140 

135 

128 

118 

114

111 

13.7 

116 

109 

105

103 

103 

249 

200 

259

Maximum

52 

950 

652

950

712 

378 

278 

257 

248 

565 

555 

233 

153

950

May

248

231 

200 

179 

164

156 

150 

137 

130 

150

21? 

179 

159 

145 

137

132 

120 

114 

109 

103

100 

96 

103 

96 

98

96 

90 

82 

80 

82 

88

Minimum

24 

25 

92

24

109 

153 

84 

103 

80 

59 

66 

84 

63

24

June

76 

72 

70 

66 

65

65 

61 

63 

61 

59

59 

76 

80 

78 

68

565 

288

173 

137 

116

107 

100 

92 

86

111

92 

88 

86 

76

76

Mean

26.3 

129 

190

105

208 

230 

132 

151 

134 

107 

182 

131 

92.8

142

July

74 

76 

68 

66 

89

111 

107 

107 

105 

94

94 

114 

182 

216 

200

293 

251 

251 

248 

448

555 

398 

291 

228 

188

159 

142 

145 

125 

114 

116

453 

595

760

Aug.

105 

111 

118 

120 

107

1OO 

94 

90 

86 

84

99 

148

111 

96 

98

147 

159 

125 

114 

171

179 

173 

162 

142 

128

118 

111 

233 

203 

162 

156

Per square 

mile

0.535 

2.62 

3.86

2.13

4.23 

4.67 

2.68 

3.07 

2.72 

2.17 

3.70 

2.66 

1.89

2.89

r. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 1,690 see. -ft.; Jan. 5 (3 p 

ly 20 (7 p.m.) 1,15O sec. -ft.

Sept.

135 

120 

114 

107 

103

153 

125

116 

107 

100

96 

92 

88 

86 

84

92 

103 

88 

96 

84

78 

76 

72 

68 

66

66

70 

70 

66 

63

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

2.92 

4.44

29.05

4.88 

4.87 

3.10 

3.43 

3.15 

2.43 

4.27 

3.06 

2.10

39.27

.m.) 1,580

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

discharge measurement, and records for Noland Creek near Bryson City, and Jonathan Creek near Cove 

Creek.
572 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'59", long. 82°01'50", 0.1 mile upstream from

Kpse~"Creek and 1 mile northwest of Altapass, Mltchell County. Datum of gage Is 2,542.91

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--104 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1949. May 1934 to September 1938 at site

i.a miles downstream, published as North Toe River above Spruce Pine. 

Average discharge.--15 years, 209 second-feet. 

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 4,760 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 10.70

reet); minimum, 66 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum dally, 69

second-feet Oct. 31.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.5

feet, from floodmark in gage well), by slope-area method; minimum, 24 secondjfeet Dec.

14, 15, 1939, result of low temperature; minimum daily, 37 second-feet Oct. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet in July 19l6. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above

station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1162. 

Revisions.--W 973: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 57 2.0 252 4.O 960 

1.3 74 2.5 410 5.0 1,380 

1.5 115 3.0 581 6.0 1,870 

1.7 165 3.5 765 7.O 2,41O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

222 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

91 

85 

80 

84 

95

93 

84 

106 

93 

82

84 

82

76 

74 

74

74 

74 

97 

91 

80

76 

76 

76 

76 

78

74 

72 

71 

71 

71 

69

Nov.

76 

78 

241 

168 

134

448 

398 

216 

185 

196

193 

160 

149 

139 

134

127 

127 

125 

250 

306

205 

208 

196 

225 

255

216 

380 

1,260 

1,070 

578

Dec.

423 

348 

387 

443 

351

377 

326 

298 

267 

246

225 

219 

210 

*196 

190

196 

196 

176 

234 

222

190 

185

179 

179 

276

b200 

b!90 

b!80 

306 

799 

460

Jan.

b350 

b300 

282 

261 

383

501 

367 

329 

298

273

255 

246 

*234 

219 

208

199 

196 

190 

213 

190

190 

240 

231 

219 

202

208 

202 

210 

190 

b!70 

b200

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber .......................

ober ................ . . .

lendar year 1948 

ary .......

h...... .................... .

st ...........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b213 

196 

190 

234

276

240 

261 

237 

228 

351

288 

258 

243 

234 

225

323 

364 

285 

361 

494

377 

332 

304

276 

*261

246 

240 

307

Seoondfoot-days

2,509 

8,443 

8,674

73,302

7,756 

7,844 

8,376 

10,064 

8,641 

7,152 

10,645 

12,172 

6,559

98,835

Mar.

b200 

b215 

213 

208 

202

199 

196 

185 

182 

243

228 

205 

190 

187 

187

b!65 

b!80 

405 

335 

279

255 

387 

*591 

403 

355

367 

329 

348 

332 

298 

307

Apr.

273 

255 

246 

234 

282

351 

285 

294 

258 

246

252 

343 

1,080 

628 

467

394 

348 

323 

291 

270

255 

310 

282 

240 

228

216 

225 

361 

279 

548

Maximum

106 

1,260 

799

1,260

501 

494 

591 

1,080 

542 

1,200 

1,060 

2,370 

417

2,370

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (6 p.m

May

542 

487 

400 

351 

319

3O1 

298 

273 

291 

279

539

390 

335 

304 

282

288 

270 

249 

228 

219

210 

208 

202 

185 

205

176 

176 

162 

157 

155 

160

Minimum

69 

76 

176

64

170 

190 

165 

216 

155 

111 

137 

193 

144

69

June

152 

144 

134 

129 

129

127 

117 

115 

115 

115

111 

152 

152 

152 

294

9£2

1,2OO 

443 

313 

258

246

243 

21O 

19O 

182

176 

160 

149 

149 

173

Mean

80.9 

281 

280

200

250 

280 

270 

335 

279 

238 

343 

393 

219

271

July

162 

142 

137 

142 

16O

144 

144 

171 

149 

157

231 

525 

361 

374 

304

468 

708 

1,O6O 

917 

735

522 

522 

377 

355 

298

264 

243 

228 

210 

219 

216

Aug.

2O8 

193 

292 

434 

330

228 

213 

216 

199 

228

202 

208 

273 

246 

199

199 

329 

298

222 

228

319 

329 

394

304 

270

246 

288 

2,37O 

1,510 

683 

514

Per square 

mile

0.778 

2.70 

2.69

1.92

2.40 

2.69 

2.60 

3.22 

2.68 

2.29 

3.30 

3.78 

2.11

2.61

) 2,240 sec. -ft. J June 16 (12 p.

Sept.

417 

355 

332 SIS288

282 

273 

252 

234 

216

205 

S20O 

also 

a!35 

alSO

al85 

3210 

S190 

 200 

168

155 

155 

157 

144 

144

152 

264 

190 

171 

152

Runoff in 

inches

0.90 

3.02 

3.10

26.21

2.77 

2.80 

3.00 

3.60 

3.09 

2.56 

3.81 

4.35 

2.35

35.35

m.) 2,360

sec.-ft.j July 18 (4 p.m.) 1,850 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (G p.m.) 4,760 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for South Toe River at Hewdale and Elk Creek near Elk Park.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 573

Nolichucky River at Poplar, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°04'29", long. 82°20'41", at Poplar, Mitchell

County, 3.9 miles downstream from Cane River and 6.1-miles upstream from North CarolinaTennessee State line. Datum of gage is 1,971.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--608 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 1,048 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,500 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 14.40 

reet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet on basis.of slope-area 

determination at 19.7 feet; minimum, 312 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 74,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.7 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 89 second-feet Sept. 7, 1925.

Floods of 1901 and 1916 reached a stage slightly over 21 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills and power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1928(M), 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

330

395

550

820

3.0 2,030

3.5 2,720

4.0 3,460

5.0 5,120

6.0 7,110

7.0 9,490

7.5 10,800

8.1 12,600

2.5 1,390 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a620 

a530 

a 480 

a440 

aSOO

a620 

a530 

aSOO 

a540 

a480

a430 

a460 

a440 

a425 

a410

a400 

a390 

a520 

a490 

a 440

a420 

a400 

a400 

a380 

362

388 

382 

369 

369 

369 

362

Nov.

330 

395 

1,360 

1,560 

883

1,450 

2,460 

1,230 

969 

947

al.OOO 

a880 

a770 

a700 

a640

a640 

a620 

a600 

a650 

al , 500

al,030 

a960 

al.OOO 

991 

1,130

1,040 

1,510 

4,960 

5,620 

2,730

Dec.

2,000 

1,630 

1,900 

2,750 

1,990

1,930 

1,760 

1,520 

1,370 

1,220

1,100 

1,050 

1,010 

947 

894

936 

1,000 

904 

1,130 

1,290

1,070 

1,000 

936 

914

i,eoo

1,650 

1,410 

1,370 

1,680 

5,260 

2,950

Jan.

2,000 

1,670 

1,470 

1,340 

1,710

3,280 

2,110 

1,740 

1,520 

1,380

1,270 

1,210 

1,140 

1,070 

1,000

947 

936 

904 

914 

894

862 

1,010 

1,060 

1,040 

969

958 

947 

958 

947 

841 

1,060

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jan.ii 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

"ay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

Bber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 194( 

ary

h.. ..........................

1...................... ......

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,330 

1,150 

1,070 

1,070 

1,330

1,190 

1,190 

1,150 

1,070 

1,960

2,100 

1,590 

1,380 

1,270 

1,200

1,860 

2,720 

1,870 

1,760 

2,920

2,130 

1,800 

1,580 

1,400 

1,310

1,200

1,150 

1,410

Seoondfoot-days

13,846 

40,555 

48,171

387,130

39,157 

43,160 

41,251 

51,990 

54,055 

54,134 

69,320 

61,367 

33,041

550,047

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.). No

9,310 sec. -ft.; June 16 (8:30 p.m.) 39,500 s 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

3 discharge measurements, and records for st

Mar.

1,210 

1,080 

1,040 

991 

969

947 

925 

852 

841 

936

1,060 

904 

841 

852 

841

801 

801 

2,050 

2,260 

1,510

1,290 

1,310 

3,030 

2,000 

1,690

1,680 

1,650 

1,690 

1,910 

1,640 

1,650

Apr.

1,580 

1,400 

1,290 

1,230 

1,230

1,770 

1,510 

1,450 

1,340 

1,210

1,200 

1,370 

5,450 

3,600 

2,510

2,020 

1,740 

1,590 

1,430 

1,320

1,250 

1,410 

1,520 

1,250 

1,150

1,080 

1,090 

2,130 

1,950 

2,920

Maximum

620 

5,620 

5,260

5,760

3,280 

2,920 

3,030 

5,450 

5,710 

12,400 

5,000 

10,200 

2,170

12,400

May

3,560 

2,590 

2,170 

1,820 

1,610

1,520 

1,630 

1,580 

1,740 

1,950

5,710 

3,690 

2,520 

2,040 

1,780

1,650 

1,630 

1,440 

1,320 

1,230

1,170 

1,130 

1,130 

1,040 

1,060

991 

1,010 

894 

820 

810 

820

Minimum

362 

330

894

290

841 

1,070 

801 

1,080 

810 

592 

800 

904 

680

330

June

820 

763 

725 

689 

671

662 

635 

610 

601 

610

592 

662 

820 

975 

1,930

12,400 

10,800 

3,310 

2,220 

1,760

1,590 

1,610 

1,380 

1,200 

1,130

1,150 

1,020 

936 

883 

980

Mean

447 

1,352 

1,554

1,058

1,263 

1,541 

1,331 

1,733 

1,744 

1,804 

2,236 

1,980 

1,101

1,507

July

al,030 

a950 

a840 

aSOO 

a840

aSOO 

al,100 

al,600 

al,320 

al,100

a2,500 

a3,500 

a3, 900 

a4,000 

a3,600

a3,300 

a4, 700 

a4,300 

a5,000 

a3,600

a3,100 

a3,500 

2,500 

2,270 

1,770

1,510 

1,380 

1,220 

1,120 

1,060 

1,010

Aug.

1,120 

1,010 

1,070 

1,740 

1,410

1,100 

1,000 

980 

925 

980

958 

1,040 

1,150 

1,100 

904

1,120 

1,950 

1,560 

1,190 

al,060

a2,100 

a2,900 

a2,100 

al,650 

1,400

1,210 

1,220 

10,200 

9,100 

3,500 

2,620

Per square 

Bile

0.735 

2.22 

2.56

1.74

2.08 

2.53 

2.19 

2.85 

2.87 

2.97 

3.68 

3.26 

1.81

2.48

Sept.

2,170 

1,800 

1,640 

1,580 

1,410

1,400 

1,560 

1,410 

1,260 

1,120

1,040 

1,000 

947 

904 

862

872 

947 

936 

1,220 

991

820 

782 

763 

707 

680

698 

1,010 

958 

820 

734

Runoff in 

inches

0.85 

2.48 

2.95

23.68

2.40 

2.64 

2.52 

3.18 

3.31 

3.31 

4.24 

3.75 

2.02

33.65

v. 28 (8 p.m.) 11,100 sec. -ft.; May 11 (12:30 p.m.) 

sc.-ft.; Aug. 28 (8 p.m.) 31,800 sec. -ft. 

3 on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

ition at Embreeville, Tenn.
574 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'35", long. 82 0 27'27", 2,000 feet upstream from

 bridge on State Highway 81 in Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of

Erwin, and 5^ miles downstream from North Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 805 square miles.

Records available. July 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,319 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 36,900 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 10.71

 Feet); minimum, 352 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 82,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 85 second-feet Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 

1.60 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill 

acove station.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 435

1.6 810

2.0 1,310

2.3 1,790

2.6 2,360

3.0 3,200

3.5 4,340

4.0 5,580

4.5 7,100

5.0 8,850

5.5 10,800

6.0 13,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

747 

620 

556 

503 

592

778 

638 

629 

658 

601

503 

520 

512 

469 

460

444 

444 

592 

592

512

478 

469 

469 

444 

407

428 

421 

414 

414 

414 

400

Nov.

372 

414 

S99 

1,840 

980

1,130 

2,900 

1,480 

1,100 

1,030

1,120 

968 

876 

810 

726

726 

705 

686 

716 

1,720

1,270 

1,100 

1,130 

1,090 

1,180

1,180 

1,490 

6,010 

7,570 

3,770

Dec.

2,620 

2,050 

2,060 

3,910 

2,770

2,460 

2,300 

1,930 

1,670 

1,490

1,340 

1,250 

1,180 

1,130 

1,080

1,100 

1,380 

1,270 

1,570 

1,880

1,540 

1,400 

1,280 

1,210 

2,050

2,420 

1,770 

1,620 

2,180 

7,510 

4,510

Jan.

2,940 

2,300 

1,990 

1,760 

2,080

4,320 

3,020 

2,360 

2,010 

1,770

1,620 

1,520 

1,430 

1,340 

1,270

1,200 

1,160 

1,140 

1,130 

1,120

1,050 

1,250 

1,320 

1,320 

1,270

1,240 

1,210 

1,210 

1,200 

1,100 

1,280

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,640 

1,460 

1,370 

1,360 

1,600

1,540 

1,510 

1,510 

1,400 

2,180

2,830 

2,200 

1,840 

1,640 

1,570

2,300 

3,62O 

2,640 

2,320 

3,510

2,790 

2,320 

2,030 

1,770 

1,640

1,490 

1,420 

1,720

Secondfoot-clays

16,128 

46,988 

63,930

491,087

50,930 

55,220 

54,040 

63,940 

68,122 

58,467 

78,290 

66,560 

37,360

659,975

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 sec. -ft.). No\

9,820 sec. -ft.; May 11 (3 p.m.; 11,666 sec.-l 

29,900 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,540 

1,360 

1,310 

1,240 

1,200

1,200 

1,170 

1,100 

1,080 

1,200

1,360 

1,200 

1,120 

1,080 

1,080

1,030 

1,020 

3,260 

3,840 

2,460

1,990 

1,810 

3,350 

2,540 

2,080

2,010 

2,010 

1,990 

2,300 

2,050 

2,060

Apr.

2,030 

1,810 

1,650 

1,520 

1,510

2,050 

1,920 

1,840 

1,720 

1,570

1,490 

1,620 

5,740 

4,480 

3,200

2,500 

2,120 

1,920 

1,720 

1,570

1,460 

1,640 

1,860 

1,540 

1,420

1,310 

1,340 

3,180 

2,980 

3,230

Maximum

77S 

7,570 

7,510

8,260

4,320 

3,620 

3,840 

5,740 

6,820 

13,300 

5,660 

11,400 

2,520

13,300

May

4,700 

3,510 

2,900 

2,400 

2,060

1,860 

1,990 

1,900 

2,140 

2,340

6,820 

5,220 

3,400 

2,620 

2,240

2,050 

2,030 

1,770 

1,590 

1,460

1,380 

1,310 

1,300 

1,240 

1,340

1,210 

1,240 

1,100 

1,030 

980 

992

Minimum

400 

372 

1,080

352

1,050 

1,360 

1,020 

1,310 

980 

686 

956 

1,040 

800

372

June

980 

920 

854 

810 

789

778 

758 

726 

705 

696

686 

705 

944 

956 

1,860

9,580 

13,300 

3,910 

2,620 

2,010

1,760 

1,880 

1,590 

1,370 

1,310

1,340 

1,240 

1,140 

1,090 

1,160

Mean

520 

1,566 

2,062

1,342

1,643 

1,972 

1,743 

2,131 

2,197 

1,949 

2,525 

2,147 

1,245

1,808

July

1,230 

1,130 

992 

956 

992

1,030 

1,210 

1,720 

1,490 

1,360

2,730 

3,400 

4,200 

4,270 

4,030

3,530 

5,610 

4,770 

5,660 

4,220

3,490 

3,840 

3,000 

2,690 

2,120

1,810 

1,650 

1,480 

1,320 

1,230 

1,130

Aug.

1,210 

1,200 

1,200 

1,720 

1,640

1,280 

1,130 

1,100 

1,040 

1,080

1,140 

1,090 

1,310 

1,310 

1,080

1,130 

2,180 

1,900 

1,460 

1,310

2,240 

2,640 

2,440 

1,970 

1,670

1,44O 

1,430 

7,510 

11,400 

4,240 

3,070

Per square 

mile

0.646 

1.95 

2.56

1.67

2.04 

2.45 

2.17 

2.65 

2.73 

2.42 

3.14 

2.67 

1.55

2.25

Sept.

2,520 

2,030 

1,790 

1,760 

1,570

1,520 

1,690 

1,620 

1,420 

1,270

1,170 

1,120 

1,070 

1,020 

992

968 

1,070 

1,040 

1,310 

1,160

956 

887 

887 

821 

800

800 

1,090 

1,130 

992 

887

Runoff in 

inches

0.75 

2.17 

2.95

22.69

2.35 

2.55 

2.50 

2.95 

3.15 

2.70 

3.62 

3.08 

1.73

30.50

. 28 (9:30 p.m. 13,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (12 m. ) 

fc.j June 16 (11 p.m.) 36,900 sec. -ft.; Aug. 29 (10 p.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 575

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'59", long. 82°52'18", 0.30 mile downstream 

rrom Nolichucky Dam, Oreene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, and 7.0 miles 

south of Greenville. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,184 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1949. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 

1919 to October 1925 at site 8.4 miles upstream, published as Nolichucky River near 

Greeneville in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised) and 

April 1919 to September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 15 years (1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-49), 1,837 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 29,800 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 

15737 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Nov. 21 (gage height, 1.07 feet); minimum daily, 

38 second-feet Oct. 24.

1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-49: Maximum stage, 19.3 feet (site and datum then in use) 

Jan. 23, 1906 (discharge estimated, 73,500 second-feet); minimum daily discharge, 

that of Oct. 24, 1948.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 second-feet, by computation 

of flow over dam.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Nolichucky Dam.

Hevisio'ns. See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 3O

1.2 40. 3.5 83O 5.1 3,440 9.O 11,800 

15 62 4.O 1,50O 7.O 7,200 11.4 18,100

I'l is! ?'o 7'0« Note. -Same as preceding 

111 3§0 8!° I', taTOTbelow 5.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,580 

757 

53 

849 

740

785 

789 

700 

534 

55

724 

680 

674 

679 

674

346 

51 

744 

986 

853

869 

887 

84 

38

738

702 

672 

726 

455 

40 

41

Nov.

646 

599 

588 

1,400 

1,900

1,370 

1,420 

1,950 

1,640 

1,310

1,340 

1,230 

59O 

41 

832

927 

992 

968 

1,330 

1,210

473 

1,180 

1,610 

1,600 

1,060

1,660 

902 

2,250 

10,100 

5,55O

Dec.

3,550 

2.9OO 

2,810 

4,140 

4,050

3,210 

3,O80 

2,830 

2,830 

2,720

1,480 

564 

1,8OO 

1,790 

1,530

1,510 

1,390 

2,170 

2,270 

2,610

2,410 

1,80O 

1,82O 

1,810 

2,070

3,510 

2,900 

2,610 

2,290 

7,040 

7,260

Jan.

4,580 

3,210 

3,120 

2,680 

2,610

4,660 

4,640 

3,490 

2,850 

2,610

2,240 

2,450 

2,410 

1,880 

1,770

330 

1,720 

1,800 

1,680 

1,640

1,650 

1,690 

388 

1,670 

1,760

1,790 

1,680 

1,960 

1,360 

342 

2,200

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Dare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

u&ry

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,090 

1,68O 

1,77O 

1,710 

1,760

1,470 

1,990 

1,780 

2,O30 

2,580

2,650 

2,83O 

2,680 

2,060 

2,310

2,650 

3,670 

3,860 

3,O80 

3,660

3,910 

3,210 

2,850 

2,68O 

2,650

2,430 

1,170 

2,040

Secondfoot-days

18,5O5 

48,668 

84,804

603,437

68,860 

69,250 

69,699 

78,730 

84,733 

66,008 

106,894 

77,709 

46,662

820,522

Mar.

2,590 

2,540 

1,700 

1,650 

1,350

767 

1,700 

1,71O 

1,350 

1,390

1,940 

2,210 

542 

1,450 

1,570

1,450 

1,400 

2,110 

5,870 

3,910

2,950 

2,720 

2,830 

3,550 

2,900

2,720 

2,670 

2,320 

2,460 

2,700 

2,680

Apr.

2,590 

2,580 

1,9OO 

1,970 

2,060

2,580 

2,580 

2.58O 

2,320 

1,O50

1,990 

2,250 

3,300 

6.O2O 

4,200

3.30O 

2,860 

2,740 

2,610 

2,250

2,270 

1,660 

1,690 

2,350 

1,960

1,790 

1,760 

3,330 

4,520 

3,670

Maximum

1,580 

10,100 

7,260

11,700

4.66O 

3,910 

5,870 

6,020 

7,480 

18,200 

9,030 

14,6OO 

3,44O

18 , 2OO

May

5,550 

4,830 

3,910 

3,3OO 

2,900

2,72O 

2,650 

2,230 

2,540 

2,62O

4,000 

7,480 

4,620 

3,530 

2,950

2,720 

2,610 

2,580 

2,580 

2,290

1,780 

230 

2,060 

1,510 

1,640

1,890 

2,050 

1,850 

103 

1,540 

1,470

Minimum

38

41 

564

38

330

1,170 

542 

1,050 

103 

46 

544 

153 

50

38

June

1,250 

1,510 

1,620 

696 

46

1,240 

1,130 

1,110 

1,140 

859

696 

61 

1,400 

1,680 

1,260

2,380 

18,200 

6,050 

3,720 

2,940

2,630 

2,270 

2,050 

1,740 

1,540

90 

1,750 

1,490 

1,600 

1,860

Mean

597 

1,622 

2,736

1,649

2,221 

2,473 

2,248 

2,624 

2,733 

2,200 

3,448 

2,507 

1,555

2,248

July

1,950 

1,720 

1,030 

1,010 

1,070

1,020 

1,160 

1,800 

2,130 

1,240

2,990 

3,670 

5,350 

6,05O 

6,320

5,170 

9,030 

8,700 

7,420 

5,810

4,900 

4,560 

4,200 

3,570 

3,120

2,810 

2,310 

2,170 

2,430 

1,640 

544

Aug.

1,960 

1,710 

1,770 

1,880 

2,510

2,590 

996 

1,780 

1,520 

1,160

1,360 

1,750 

1,550 

153 

1,640

1,800 

2,000 

2,630 

2,560 

1,960

1,120 

2,520 

2,850 

2,760 

2,650

2,580 

1,270 

1,420 

14,600 

6,420 

4,2°40

Per square 

mile

0.504 

1.37 

2.31

1.39

1.88 

2.09 

1.90 

2.22 

2.31 

1.86 

2.91 

2.12 

1.31

1.90

Sept.

3,440 

2,940 

2,670 

2,150 

1,810

1,930 

2,000 

1,97O 

1,940 

1,430

50 

1,430 

1,370 

1,370 

1,350

1,460 

69O 

847 

1,600 

1,510

1,500 

1,480 

1,340 

456 

109

1,070 

1,300 

2,140 

1,780 

1,530

Runoff in 

inches

0.58 

1.53 

2.66

18.95

2.16 

2.18 

2.19 

2.47 

2.66 

2.07 

3.36 

2.44 

1.47

25.77

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec . -f t . ) . June 17 (9 a.m.) 29,800 sec. -ft. j Aue. 29 (9 a.m.) 24,000
576 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nollchucky River near Morrlstown, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'49", long. 83°10'32", 0.25 mile downstream 

rrom Bent Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Susong Bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Forgey 

Island, 2 miles southeast of Sprlngvale, and 7 miles southeast of Morristown, Hamblen 

County. Datum of gage is 1,015.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,679 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1942 to September 1949. November 1920 to September 1942 at 

site 3fr miles downstream.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 2,203 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 16.43 

reet); minimum dally, 116 second-feet Oct. 31.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 61,900 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.68 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 39,000 second-feet 

on basis of records for station at Embreevllle and peak flow over Nolichucky Dam; minimum daily, 60 second-feet Sept. 7, 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 18 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 563: 1921(M). W 823: Drainage area. W 873: 1935(M).

 W 893: 19^7(M), 1928, 1935, 1936(M), 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

120

160

210

270

410

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.0

650

1,000

1,510

2,130

3,520

7.0 

9.0 

11.0 

L2.1

6,550

10,000

14,300

16,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

1,490 

1,420 

517 

232 

94S

756 

774 

744 

676 

517

157 

810 

695 

679 

711

551 

375 

275 

825 

983

903 

920 

680 

132 

196

757 

755 

723 

646 

4,10, 

116

Nov.

150 

658 

642 

885 

2,050

1,870 

1,910 

2,180 

2,010 

1,210

1,630 

1,190 

1,090 

485 

262

878 

1,030 

1,000 

1,120 

1,970

541 

852 

1,680 

1,800 

1,340

1,340 

1,790 

7,440 

15,800 

11,600

Dec.

6,290 

3,830 

4,430 

5,560 

6,310

5,360 

4,040 

3,440 

3,140 

3,000

2,1OO 

1,060 

1,660 

1,660 

1,880

2,720 

3,800 

3,630 

4,740 

3,830

3,410 

2,330 

2,330 

2,290 

5,640

5,420 

5,260 

3,840 

4,700 

7,720 

10,400

Jan.

6,930 

4,100 

4,130 

3,650 

6,130

6,440 

7,380 

5,460 

3,900 

3,440

2,750 

3,170 

3,060 

2,750 

2,270

1,640 

1,880 

2,320 

2,340 

2,230

2,140 

3,320 

2,900 

2,750 

2,500

2,600 

2,530 

2,780 

2,210 

1,370 

2,650

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

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lendar yearl948

1....... ............. .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,630 

3,000 

2,340 

2,300 

2,270

1,830 

3,140 

2,480 

2,340 

3,370

3,440 

3,350 

3,210 

2,780 

2,680

4,660 

4,550 

5,060 

3,920 

4,340

5,090 

3,950 

3,450 

3,170 

3,070

3,000 

2,000 

1,780

Secondfoot-days

20,374 

68,403 

125,820

776,094

103,720 

90, 200 

86,890 

98,710 

99,477 

78,447 

142,290 

88,O30 

53,516

1,055,877

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.). He

28,000 sec. -ft. ; July 17 (8 a.m.; 17,900 sec

liar.

3,000 

2,890 

2,210 

1,850 

1,720

1,160 

1,790 

1,900 

1,600 

1,630

2,040 

2,260 

1,520 

1,110 

1,720

1,600 

1,620 

4,670 

7,220 

6,520

4,020 

3,200 

3,040 

3,820 

3,410

3,130 

3,240 

3,560 

2,830 

3,100 

3,510

Apr.

3,240 

3,000 

2,140 

2,260 

2,230

3,030 

2,970 

2,930 

2,970 

1,710

1,800 

2,230 

3,660 

6,770 

5,210

3,900 

3,300 

3,070 

2,930 

2,600

2,500 

2,370 

2,370 

2,950 

2,130

2,010 

2,190 

5,830 

7,780 

6,630

Maximum

1,490 

15,800 

10,400

17,100

7,380 

5,090 

7,220 

7,780 

8,330 

17,000 

16,000 

12,400 

3,940

17,000

May

6,760 

6,390 

4,820 

3,980 

3,440

3,180 

3,180 

2,790 

2,S90 

2,990

3,340 

8,330 

5,480 

4,080 

3,420

3,060 

3,030 

3,030 

2,890 

2,670

2,160 

1,350 

1,770 

2,000 

1,920

2,040 

2,470 

2,120 

1,470 

817 

1,610

Minimum

116 

150 

1,060

116

1,370 

1,780 

1,110 

1,710 

817 

560 

1,150 

1,100 

405

116

June

1,610 

1,560 

1,740 

1,400 

560

655 

1,230 

1,230 

1,270 

1,220

844 

630 

928 

1,400 

1,630

5,330 

17,000 

8,790 

4,670 

3,550

3,130 

2,760 

2,550 

2,220 

1,990

1,240 

1,100 

1,990 

1,850 

2,370

Mean

657 

2,280 

4,059

2,120

3,346 

3,221 

2,803 

3,290 

3,209 

2,615 

4,590 

2,840 

1,784

2,893

July

2,000 

1,860 

1,700 

1,210 

1,270

1,150 

1,400 

1,900 

2,510 

2,160

2,880 

4,840 

6,710 

7,520 

8,290

9,650 

16,000 

13,000 

9,480 

7,620

5,850 

5,040 

5,060 

4,160 

3,760

3,320 

2,880 

2,610 

2,780 

2,190 

1,490

Aug.

1,790 

1,910 

2,100 

2,210 

2,950

2,950 

1,790 

1,600 

1,970 

1,630

1,440

1,610 

1,950 

1,180 

1,100

2,220 

3,280 

3,580 

3,030 

2,410

1,870 

2,540 

3,310 

3,300 

3,100

2,890 

1,870 

1,160 

12,400 

7,930 

4,960

Per square 

mile

0.391 

1.36 

2.42

1.26

1.99 

1.92 

1.67 

1.96 

1.91 

1.56 

2.73 

1.69 

1.06

1.72

Sept.

3,940 

3,410 

3,030 

2,440 

2,270

2,260 

2,080 

2,330 

2,160 

1,680

1,090 

662 

1,530 

1,470 

1,500

1,480 

1,420 

766 

1,850 

2,010

1,650 

1,540 

1,440 

1,100 

443

405 

1,970 

1,950 

1,910 

1,710

Runoff in 

inohss

0.45 

1.52 

2.79

17.19

2.30 

2.00 

1.92 

2.19 

2.20 

1.74 

3.15 

1.95 

1.19

23.40

>v. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 19,400 sec. -ft.; June 17 (5 p.m.) 

-ft.; Aug. 29 (3 p.m.) 21,800 see. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 577

South Toe River at Newdale, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'30", long. 82°11'30", at bridge on 0. S. Highway 19E at Newdale, Yancey County, 1.3 miles upstream from Little Crabtree Creek and " 

6.1 miles east of Burnsville. Datum of gage is 2,443.98 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 60.8 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--IS years, 177 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 12.48 

reet); minimum, 78 second-feet Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet on basis of discharge 

measurement at gage height 16.9 feet and contracted-opening computation at gage height 

17.4 feet; minimum, 7.8 second-feet Oct. 20-23, Nov. 30, 1943 (gage height, 1.13 feet); 

minimum daily, 12 second-feet June 21, 1941, Sept. 19, 1943.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1941-47 have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the watersupply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

923 .........

953 .........

973. ........

1003........

1033.. ......

1053........

1083........

Water 

year

1940-41

1941-42

1942-43

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

1946-47

Date

July 14

q en f 07

Mar. 14

Oct. 8

Gage height 

(feet)

5.98

5.05

5.80

5.60

6.75

6.60

8.35

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,380

3,180

2,960

4,300

4,110

6,570

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants

above station. 

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods

in water years 1940-45 are given herewith. They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 893, 923, 953, 973, 1003, 1033, and 106&.

Day 

( water year)

1939-4O

Aug . Z9 .....

30. ....

31.....

Sept . 1 .....

2.. ...

1940-41

Dec. 27..... 

28. ....

29.....

July 14. ....

15.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,440

5,510

1,300

828

626

386 

1,520

865

1,360

1,030

Day 

(water year)

1940-41

July 16.....

17.....

1941-42

Dec. 4.....

Feb. 17.....

Mar . 8 .....

9. ....

May 15 .....

June 10 .....

Sept. 27.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,120

905

591

950

416

1,000 

583

676

746

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Dec. Z8.....

29.....

30.....

Feb . 6 .....

Apr. 19.....

June 28 .....

1943-44 

Sept. 30... . .

1944-45

Sept. 17.....

18.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

831

1,640

1.15O

81Z

1,270

361

1,Z40

2,000

1,750

Peak discharge. 1939-40: Aug. 3O (10 a.m.) 10,4OO see.-ft. 

1942-43: Apr. 19 (10:30 a.m.) 2,330 see.-ft. 

1945-46: Jan. 7 (8 p.ra.l ^-R70 see.-ft.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1940-45

Month

Water year 1939-40....

Calendar year 1940....

Water year 1940-41....

Calendar year 1941....

September ...............

Water year 1941-42....

Calendar year 1942....

June ....................

Water year 1942-43.... 

Calendar year 1943....

Water year 1943-44.... 

Calendar year 1944....

Seeondfoot-days

33,056 

6,897 

76,304

5,762 

84,184

9,125 

40,428

4,392 

36,433

5,309 

9,073 

6,218 

5,748 

4,949

51,718

7,622 

57 , 446

6,846 

6,927 

3,531

57,888 

49,718

3,144 

43,899 

50,907

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

11,800 

828 

11,800

1,520 

11,800

1,360 

1,520

591 

1,36O

950 

1,000 

583 

676 

746

1,000

1,640 

1,640

812 

1,270 

361

1,640 

1,270

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

Minimum

69 

92 

21

50

24

54 

12

30 

12

90 

97 

66 

93 

54

17

78 

30

125 

122 

66

1Z 

12

13

13

13

Hean

1,066 

230 

208

186 

230

294

111

142 

99.8

190 

293 

201 

192 

165

142

246 

157

244 

231 

118

159 

136

105 

120 

139

Per square

17.5 

3.78 

3.42

3.06 

3.78

4.84 " 

1.83

Z.34 

1.64

3.12 

4.82 

3.31

3.16 

2.71

2.34

4.05 

2.58

4.01 

3.80 

1.94

2.62 

2.24

1.73 

1.97 

2.29

Runoff In 

Inches

20. Z2 

4.Z2 

46.67

3.5Z 

51.49

5.58 

Z4.73

2.69 

22. Z9

3.25 

5.55 

3.80 

3.52 

3.03

31.64

4.66 

35.13

4.19 

4.24 

2.16

35.40 

30.41

1.92 

26.85 

31.14
578 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of South Toe River at Newdale', N. C., 

1940-45 Continued

Month

Water year 1944-45.... 

Calendar year 1945....

Secondfoot-days

10,166 

59 , 600 

63,234

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

Minimum

60 

60 

60

Mean

339

163 

173

Per square 

mile

5.58 

2.68 

2.85

Runoff In 

Inches

6.22 

36.47 

38.69

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 29, Mar. 18-23)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

78

136

238

402

600

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

835

1,110

1,420

1,850

2,330

5.5 2,850

6.0 3,400

7.0 4,620

7.9 5,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

192

165

149

165

280

202

168

195

171

155

142

139

130

118

109

109

112

136

115

106

100

98

98

95

95

92

92

89

86

84

84

Nov.

84

84

862

380

272

762

531

333

288

288

276

231

209

188

171

162

158

149

428

403

257

276

261

265

292

253

406

1,300

874

511

-

Dec.

402

337

532

506

371

367

312

280

253

231

216

206

*199

185

175

182

185

165

206

188

165

158

155

155

300

b220

b200

W95

334

871

407

Jan.

312

276

253

238

505

506

333

296

268

249

234

*220

206

195

185

178

175

168

171

158

152

162

162

152

146

142

136

158

142

133

178

Month

October 1948 .....................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January 1949 ....................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

182

152

142

171

199

175

178

171

165

440

300

242

220

209

199

313

319

231

375

467

304

268

246

227

216

202

199

216

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,071

10,954

8,658

74,524

6,785

6,728

6,172

8,35^

9,465

14,31C

11,802

14 03'

6*702

108,542

Mar.

175

168

158

155

149

146

139

133

130

139

136

127

121

118

115

109

109

252

206

168

155

364

586

296

253

276

253

284

280

234

238

Apr.

216

192

182

171-

199

268

220

209

188

175

168

225

1,400

574

407

333

292

265

242

224

209

238

231

199

182

171

175

276

231

792

Maximum

280

1,300

871

2,980

506

487

536

1,400

1,510

5,740

964

3,300

453

5,740

May

482

376

333

280

253

234

224

224

253

341

1,510

628

443

367

324

308

312

265

242

224

209

199

192

178

175

171

165

146

139

133

139

Minimum

84

84

155

47

133

142

109

171

133

98

182

171

135

84

June

136

124

115

112

106

106

103

98

98

98

98

98

103

414

727

5,740

1,710

740

527

420

371

367

308

272

257

246

220

206

195

195

-

Mean

131

365

279

204

219

240

199

295

305

477

331

453

223

297

July

246

216

195

202

231

227

238

216

202

182

216

708

420

398

354

372

501

694

584

496

793

964

716

486

389

333

300

261

238

216

209

Aug.

246

209

246

320

272

224

202

192

178

206

206

188

238

199

171

185

528

308

242

273

862

558

547

389

316

276

288

3,300

1,380

710

574

Per square 

mile

2.15

6.00

4.59

3.36

3.60

3.95

3.27

4.85

5.02

7.85

6.27

7.45

3.67

4.88

Sept.

453

384

371

333

296

316

358

308

261

238

220

206

199

182

171

168

175

168

182

158

a!50

a!45

a!50

a!40

a!35

a!40

a!90

alSO

a!70

a!55

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.49

6.70

5.30

45.59

4.15

4.12

3 ,78

5.42

5.79

8,75

7.22

8.58

4.10

66.40

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.). Aor. 13 (5 a.m.) 3.510 sec. -ft.: .Time 16 f7 D.m.) 14,300

sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (4 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cane 

River near Sioux, North Toe River at Altapaas, and Noliohuoky River at Poplar.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 579

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'52", long. 82°19'40", on State Highway 26, 

 1£ miles east of Sioux, Yancey County, and 1.4 miles upstream from confluence with

North Toe River. Datum of gage is 2,045.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--157 square miles. 

Kecords available. May 1934 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 15 years, 248 second-feet, 

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 second-feet June 16 (gage neight, 15.65

reet ), by slope-area method; minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 1.53 feet);

minimum dally, 42 second-feet Oct. 25.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 31,800 second-feet (revised) Aug. 13, 1940 (gage

height, 17.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet on basis of

slope-area determination at 15.65 feet;.minimum, 18 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940 (gage

height, 1.14 feet), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 28 second-feet Oct. 7,

1941.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 31,800

second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 feet), superseding figure published in

Water-Supply Paper 893. 

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by

small mills and power plant above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 893: 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

15 40 2.2 164 2.0 110 4.0 880 6.5 2,830 

1.6 51 2.5 246 2.2 152 4.5 1,180 7.O 3,350 

1.7 64 3.0 416 2.5 230 5.0 1,53O 7.5 3,910 

1.9 98 3.0 399 5.5 1,920 8.0 4,510 

3.5 610 6.0 2,350 8.7 5,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

110 

100 

98 

62 

140

131 

108 

131 

106 

100

60 

98 

86 

87 

82

76 

66 

94 

85 

87

86 

86 

75 

70 

42

72 

71 

74 

71 

72 

69

Nov.

47 

80 

237 

251

147

393 

378 

202 

159 

157

171 

148 

130 

107

109

112 

106 

99 

142 

292

164 

192 

197 

189 

186

186 

304 

1,360 

1,000 

499

Dec.

362 

289 

381 

565 

373

395

330 

279 

248 

216

186 

176 

179 

166 

162

171 

174 

159 

242 

266

219 

210 

184 

189 

494

403 

323 

289 

515 

1,620 

754

Jan.

507 

399 

344 

302 

489

785 

478 

388 

333 

295

270 

257 

230 

222 

202

181 

192 

174 

171 

159

171 

194 

197 

192 

186

176 

176 

176 

184 

157 

254

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

309

251 

224 

224 

236

210 

233 

213 

210 

497

470 

362 

302 

279 

273

568

721 

491 

482 

650

486 

415 

362 

326 

295

270 

260 

326

Secondfoot-days

2,695 

7,744 

10,519

85,810

8,441 

9,945 

8,904 

11,034 

13,926 

15,227 

15,296 

13,861 

7,346

124,938

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.). Nov

sec. -ft.; June 16 (7:30 p.m.) 23,800 sec.-f.t. 

 990813 O-52-38 -

Mar.

270 

239 

233 

216 

213

202 

202 

181 

181 

213

194 

181 

164 

176 

169

157 

162 

538 

478 

333

289 

282 

531 

355 

333

355 

348 

426 

462 

395 

426

Apr.

395 

344 

319 

292 

302

351 

319 

309 

276 

254

263 

286 

935 

635 

486

407 

351 

326 

292 

270

251 

318 

319 

248 

248

224 

230 

522 

462 

800

Maximum

140 

1,360 

1,620

1,850

785 

721 

538 

935 

1,960 

5,330 

985 

2,570 

478

5,330

. 28 (6:30 p 

; Aug. 28 (6

May

838 

615 

499 

418 

373

344 

377 

408 

552 

565

1,960 

1,080 

710 

560 

462

422 

380 

330 

309 

286

270 

242 

257 

227 

233

239 

222 

202 

171 

186 

189

Minimum

42 

47 

159

42

is;

210 

157 

224 

171 

122 

184 

202 

143

42

June

181 

171 

159 

150 

137

143 

134 

130 

130 

130

122 

180 

228 

261 

372

5,330 

2,380 

862 

578 

442

426 

438 

348 

295 

282

279 

251 

230 

210 

248

Mean

86.9 

258 

339

234

272 

355 

287 

368 

449 

508 

493 

447 

245

342

July

242 

227 

186 

184 

194

208 

270 

381 

276 

238

461 

985 

844 

870 

868

765 

898 

946 

976 

838

670 

721 

556 

482 

395

340 

302 

279 

251 

233 

210

Ang.

236 

216 

236 

319 

302

242 

208 

208 

207 

202

210 

260 

309 

260 

213

364 

588 

403 

306

314

560 

425 

438 

351 

306

266 

251 

2,570 

1,620 

776 

596

Per square 

mile

0.554 

1.64 

2.16

1.49

1.73 

2.26 

1.83 

2.34 

2.86 

3.24 

3.14 

2.85 

1.56

2.18

Sept.

478 

392 

348 

323 

295

316 

366 

326 

279 

248

222 

222 

205 

189 

181

194 

192 

222 

360 

260

202 

184 

174 

159 

143

157 

192 

184 

174 

159

Runoff in 

inches

0.64 

1.83 

2.49

20.32

2.00 

2.36 

2.11 

2.61 

3.30 

3.61 

3.62 

3.28 

1.74

29.59

.m.) 2,880 sec. -ft.; May 11 (11 a.m.) 3,470 

:30 p.m.) 9,800 sec. -ft.
580 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'35", long. 82°17'36", 900 feet upstream from 

Kocky Branch and 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi County. Datum of gage is 

2,209.56 feet (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area. 15.9 square miles.

Records available.--May 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 234 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 2.81 feet); 

minimum, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 1, 2.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 342 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 3.40 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum, 2.0 second-feet part of each day Sept. 22-28, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.79 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diversion from Davis Spring 1 mile above station for part of 

water supply of Johnson City.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.0 3.8

1.1 7.8

1.2 13

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

74

136

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

38

63

105

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

6.1

4.8 

4.4 

6.5 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.8

4.4 

5.1 

14 

5.6 

5.2

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

Nov.

4.8 

4.8 

9.3 

6.5 

5.2

23 

11 

7.3 

6.5 

8.3

8.8 

6.9 

7.8 

6.5 

6.1

5.6 

6.5 

6.1

11 

12

7.8 

8.S 

8.3 

9.3 

7.8

8.3 

16 

96 

76 

41

Dec.

27 

21 

51 

78 

44

39 

30 

25 

21 

18

16 

15 

14 

12 

12

17 

34 

24 

66 

46

34 

30 

25 

23

51

37 

32 

29 

75 

147 

82

Jan.

51 

39 

34 

30 

57

61 

46 

38 

32 

28

25 

25 

23 

22 

20

19 

18 

17 

17 

16

17 

25 

23 

22 

22

22 

23 

22

20 

20 

28

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

24 

22 

22 

26 

24

26 

27 

24 

25 

47

42 

36 

31 

27 

30

48 

43 

47 

42 

39

34 

32 

28 

26 

24

22 

25 

31

Second 

foot-days

150.9 

443.3 

1,175

7,300.8

862 

874 

1,050 

1,068 

8SO 

348.7 

1,140.4 

462.3 

322.4

8,777.0

Peak discharge (base, 22o sec. -ft.). Nov.

Mar.

24 

23 

22 

21 

20

22 

21 

18 

18 

25

23

21 

19 

19 

20

19 

22

151 

108 

60

45 

48 

42 

33 

30

29 

27 

32 

28 

27 

33

Apr.

27 

25 

23

21 

26

27 

27 

33 

30 

26

25 

26 

83 

62 

48

38 

32 

28 

24 

21

19 

45 

33 

28 

25

23

31 

84 

58 

70

Maximum

14 

96 

147

147

61 

48 

151 

84 

86 

48 

92 

38 

26

151

28 (12:30 p

May

49 

42 

35 

30 

27

29 

31 

27 

23

46

86 

64 

46 

36 

33

29 

24 

21 

18

18

17 

15 

15 

18 

21

16 

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

Minimum

3.8 

4.8 

12

3.8

16 

22 

18 

19 

12 

7.7 

7.3 

9.4 

7.3

3.8

June

12 

10 

10 

9.9 

9.4

9.4 

8.5 

8.1 

8.1 

7.7

7.7 

9.4 

8.5 

9.4

8.5

48 

24

12 

11 

10

12 

11 

9.9 

8.5 

16

12 

9.4 

9.0 

9.4 

9.9

Mean

4.87 

14.8 

37.9

19.9

27.8 

31.2 

33.9 

35.6 

28.4 

11.6 

36.8 

14.9 

10.7

24.0

July

9.0 

7.7 

7.3 

7.3 

8.1

13 

22 

23

12 

61

79 

58 

83 

90 

77

68 

92 

64 

53 

50

45 

39 

29 

26 

22

18 

16 

15 

14 

15 

17

Aug.

13 

14

18 

15 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

11 

10 

16 

12 

10

15 

30 

16 

13 

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

11

9.9 

9.4 

38 

30

18 

16

Per square 

mile

O.3O6 

.931 

2.38

1.25

1.75 

1.96 

2.13 

2.24 

1.79 

.730 

2.31 

.937 

.673

1.51

Sept.

13

12 

11 

10 

11

11 

11 

14 

11 

9.0

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

7.7 

7.3

8.5 

9.0 

9.9 

11 

8.1

7.7 

7.7 

14 

8.5 

7.7

15 

26 

14 

13 

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

1.04 

2.75

17.09

2.02 

2.04 

2.46 

2.50 

2.06 

.82 

2.67 

1.08 

.75

20.54

.m.) 221 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (1 p.m.) 234
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 581

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36° 12' 09", long. 83°02'53", 0,25 mile east of Mohawk 

ureene County, 0.5 mile upstream from Rlley Creek, and 17.5 -miles upstream from mouth 

Datum of gage Is 1,060.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary ad- justment of 1936.

Drainage area. 220 square miles.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 second-feet July 16 (gage height 15 73 

I'eet); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 9,350 second-feet June 28, 1947 (gage height 15 95 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 10, 1946 (gage height, 1,76 feet).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

25 

27 

41 

22

19 

20 

22 

25 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

19

20 

21 

36 

38 

33

26 

25 

25 

23 

23

22 

22 

23 

21 

22 

21

Nov.

20 

23 

38

41 

31

316 

282 

65 

40 

33

32 

31 

29 

33 

29

29 

27 

26 

33 

53

44 

75 

92 

65 

47

43 

321 

2,230 

5,920 

2,180

Deo.

785 

229 

664 

1,340 

1,380

724 

513 

281 

210 

173

151 

140 

134 

126 

121

640 

1,150 

1,040 

730 

701

324 

266 

257 

223 

1,220

1,860 

968 

. 317 

747 

1,670 

1,690

Jan.

666 

332 

313 

405 

1,110

1,940 

1,580 

532 

325 

270

241 

223 

202 

185 

173

162 

181 

277 

218 

195

162 

661 

861 

602 

308

271 

344 

340 

249 

187 

512

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .....................'....

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary

1 .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

775 

447 

258 

229 

210

184 

424 

510 

256 

390

401 

236 

199 

181 

285

855 

843 

354 

359 

768

506 

295 

257 

217 

200

177 

173 

257

Secondfoot-days

755 

12,228 

20,774

90,118

14,027 

10,246 

9,305 

13,726 

6,352 

3,202 

21,296 

4,698 

2,117

118,726

Mar.

189 

154 

144 

137 

132

126 

122 

113 

112 

192

166 

120 

108 

103 

101

96 

99 

1,120 

1,880 

95S

293

237 

229 

206 

204

216 

306 

519 

336 

224 

363

Apr.

320 

210 

184 

169 

168

231 

206 

296 

276 

189

171 

175 

589 

645 

293

21O 

184 

173 

159 

148

142 

364 

707 

285 

189

164 

249 

2,960 

2,510 

1,160

Maximum

41 

5,920 

1,860

5,920

1,940 

S55 

1,880 

2,960 

769 

684 

4,900 

737 

178

5,920

May

769 

560 

344 

258 

216

218 

267 

261 

170 

185

265 

167 

133 

120 

112

106 

217 

221 

111 

98

96 

94 

332 

218 

14S

107 

210 

105 

88 

82 

79

MiniBun

19 

20 

121

19

162 

173 

96 

142 

79 

53 

39 

62 

41

19

June

85

75 

69 

65 

64

63 

61 

57 

56 

54

53 

56 

69 

57 

57

498 

684 

180 

88 

74

65 

65 

79 

59 

57

56 

61 

63 

96 

134

Mean

24.4 

408 

670

246

452 

366 

300 

458 

205 

107 

687 

152 

70.6

325

July

63 

49 

45

42 

39

43 

350 

205 

201 

164

655 

644 

967 

1,730 

3,280

4,900 

3,270 

1,660 

975 

362

250 

206 

175 

155 

142

132 

120 

112 

106

113 

141

Aug.

98 

9? 

159 

223 

196

94 

105 

S3 

76 

72

69 

67 

123 

74 

62

176 

737 

390 

113 

100

342 

168 

103 

155 

114

84 

86 

98 

221 

133 

84

Per square

 ile

0.111 

1.85 

3.05

1.12

2.05 

1.66 

1.36 

2.08 

.932 

.486 

3.12 

.691 

.321

1.48

Sept.

78 

75 

85 

61 

60

61 

63 

60 

60 

51

49 

46 

46 

45 

41

43 

63 

155 

178 

93

63 

59

57 

54 

51

50 

161 

104 

67 

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

2.07 

3.51

15.24

2.37 

1.73 

1.57 

2.32 

1.07 

.54 

3.60 

.79 

.36

20.06

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 see. -ft.). Nov. 29 (S a.m.) 6,940 sec. -ft. j Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 4,270

see.-rt.; July 16 {1Z: so a.m.; 7,330 see.-rt
582 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52 I 34", long. 83°34'36", at Eckel farmhouse, half 

a mile downstream from Sevierville, Sevler County, and half a mile downstream from confluence of East and West Forks. Datum of gage is 881.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--353 square miles.

Records available.--November 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years (1921-49), 542 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 10.69 

reet }; minimum, 35 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.61 foot); minimum daily, 36 

second-feet Oct. 3.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 

feet, from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 2.8 second-feet 

Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 0.33 foot); minimum daily, 8.4 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant on forks. 

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1921-34.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

41 

36 

41 

44

47 

47 

55 

55 

46

55 

46 

42 

42

41

41 

41 

87 

99 

64

55 

55 

58 

64 

60

56 

55 

53 

49 

42 

44

Nov.

55 

49 

298 

302 

145

2,040 

750 

326 

225 

285

472 

274 

230 

213 

177

153 

145 

138 

844 

1,640

586 

394 

342 

279 

234

209 

348 

5,070 

4,500 

1,520

Dec.

864 

598

1,170 

1,770 

989

1,160 

898 

682 

532 

436

354 

315 

284 

256 

230

569 

933 

798 

1,020 

996

734 

630 

544 

1,250 

6,440

2,430 

1,280 

933 

1,220 

2,240 

1,510

Jan.

1,090 

870 

740 

734 

4,980

4,060 

1,760 

1,220 

1,710 

753

649 

574 

496 

442 

400

359 

354 

354 

436 

454

382 

1,300 

1,400 

1,040 

812

662 

642 

838 

682 

544 

824

Month

Oot( 

Nov« 

Dec«

CE

Jam 

Feb 

Hare 

Apr] 

Hay 

Jun< 

Julj 

Augl 

Sep1

WE

imber .... .

ilendar year 194 

lary

h. ...................

1 ...................... . . . . .

iter year 1948-49 ............

Peak dlscharee (base, 7,000 sec.

Feb.

870 

727 

636

616 

616

532 

580 

544 

526 

1,560

1,680 

1,110 

850 

720 

701

2,510 

2,360 

1,400 

1,080 

1,160

891 

734 

642 

556 

520

460 

448 

556

Mar.

442 

400 

364 

354 

332

326 

315 

284 

279 

332

394 

310 

288 

279 

266

252 

261 

2,060 

1,670 

1,040

798 

720 

1,000 

734 

727

740 

779 

1,310 

1,220 

989 

1,780

Seoond 

foot-days

1,600 

22,243 

34,065

200,879

31,561 

25,585 

21,045 

22,258 

14,886 

19,041 

32,698 

14,829 

10,296

250,107

-ft.). Nov.

Apr.

1,530 

1,040 

824 

688 

662

772 

720 

642 

568 

496

454 

484 

884 

891 

720

598 

532 

478 

418 

382

364 

418 

460 

370 

332

315 

326 

3,060 

1,600 

1,230

Maximum

99 

5,070 

6,440

7,660

4,980 

2,510 

2,060 

2,060 

1,070 

5,470 

4,800 

1,750 

898

6,440

6 (2:30 p.

May

1,040 

912 

727 

586 

508

448 

394 

370 

388 

466

1,070 

996 

701 

556 

478

418 

478 

359 

315 

288

274 

256 

274 

252

514

382 

370 

292 

261 

243 

270

Minimum

36 

49 

230

36

354 

448 

252 

315 

243 

142 

261 

217 

185

36

June

256 

225 

197 

177 

169

185 

153 

142 

153 

205

153 

201 

435 

478 

279

5,470 

2,310 

975 

701 

550

520 

580 

496 

460 

406

478 

898 

779 

568 

1 442

July

436 

354 

306 

279 

261

382 

717 

640 

412 

510

850 

1,400 

4,420 

4,800 

g2,450

gl,670 

gl,910 

1,640 

1,290 

1,190

1,180 

1,120 

812 

668 

568

508 

424 

359 

326 

302 

514

Mean

51.6 

741 

1,099

549

1,018 

914 

679 

742 

480 

635 

1,055 

478 

343

685

Aug.

592 

436 

532 

580 

442

382 

348 

292 

270 

274

337 

412 

315 

400 

284

535 

919 

502 

370 

376

412 

348 

348 

320 

279

243 

217 

998 

1,750 

766 

550

Per square 

mile

0.146 

2.10 

3.11

1.56

2.88 

2.59 

1.92 

2.10 

1.36 

1.80 

2.99 

1.35 

.972

1.94

Sept.

448 

348 

297 

292 

252

781 

898 

556 

412 

320

279 

252 

230 

209 

201

201 

514 

388 

538 

562

348 

279 

248 

217 

201

197 

217 

225 

201 

185

Runoff in

inches

0.17 

2.34 

3.59

21.15

3.32 

2.70 

2.22 

2.34 

1.57 

2.01 

3.44 

1.56 

1.08

26.34

n.) 7,630 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (6 p.m.)

10,900 sec.-ft.; Dec. 25 (12 m.) 7,970 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5~ (8:30 p.m.) 9,450 sec.-ft.; June 16 (5 p.m.) 

9,650 sec.-ft.; July 13 (9 p.m.) 9,360 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range ,in stage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 583

West Pork Little Pigeon River near Pigeon Forge, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'2l", long. 83°34'28", at bridge on State High-

 way VI, 1.4 miles upstream from Walden Creek, 1.6 miles northwest of Pigeon Forge, 

Sevier County, 4.3 miles south of Sevierville, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 965.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area. 76.2 square miles.

Records available.--February 1946 to July 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to July 1949,4,420 second-feet

 Nov. 6; maximum gage height, 9.53 June 16; minimum discharge, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 4 

(gage height, 1.08 feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet Oct. 14-17.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 5,640 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 10.30 

feet); minimum, 7.8 second-feet Sept. 20, 1946 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 

that of Oct. 14-17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1948 to July 7, 1949 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

Jan. 9-21, June 19 to July 7

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to July 7

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.O 

2.5 

3.0

66

106

150

270

400

4.O 75O

5.0 1,230

5.6 1,580

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

44

56

132

236

3.0 343

4.O 59O

5.0 950

6.2 1,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

13 

14 

13 

16

16 

14 

18 

18 

15

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

37 

21 

16

16 

16 

21 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

Nov.

15 

16 

244 

104 

52

1,O6O 

261 

139 

1OO 

151

157 

113 

102 

89 

74

64 

61 

57 

622 

497

210 

160 

137 

110 

91

83 

143 

1,620 

938 

379

Dec.

241 

174 

317 

332 

219

249 

198 

154 

122 

100

82 

77 

72 

61 

59

118 

228 

184 

244 

226

169 

144 

122 

272 

1,110

420 

265 

200 

28O 

433 

291

Jan.

219 

177 

152 

150 

1,670

751 

365 

259 

209 

175

154 

136 

126 

114 

104

98 

96 

94 

142 

128

1O8 

276 

286 

219 

173

152 

148 

272 

175 

140 

192

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

fa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

u&ry

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

202 

165 

146 

16O 

167

140 

152 

142 

136 

400

361 

261 

204 

171 

186

584 

463 

317 

304 

314

238 

196 

165 

144 

128

114 

122 

132

Seccndfoct-days

492 

7,849 

7,163

58,203

7,460 

6,214 

5,559 

5,812 

4,828 

6,316 

718

_

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Nov

eec.-rt.; Nov. 28 (1 p.m.] 3,950 sec. -ft. ; Ja 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

106 

100 

92 

86 

84

82 

81 

73 

75 

104

100 

84 

79 

79 

77

68 

73 

624 

398 

261

202 

231 

303 

215 

224

221 

2O7 

328 

282 

246 

374

Apr.

323 

249 

207 

171 

177

2OO 

184 

162 

140 

126

118 

120 

279 

261 

20O

162 

142 

126 

112 

102

96 

120 

124 

102 

90

82 

88 

746 

405 

398

Maximum

37 

1,62O 

1,11O

2,440

1,670 

584 

624 

746 

372 

2,480 

161

-

May

332 

306 

232 

184 

156

136 

122 

114 

116 

165

372 

314 

223 

177

148

136 

146 

116 

1O2 

92

86 

79 

90 

87 

218

134 

110 

92 

82 

77 

84

Minimum

12 

15 

59

12

94 

114 

68 

82 

77 

44 

75

_

June

75 

68 

59 

55 

52

51 

48 

44 

54 

50

44 

73 

167 

134 

92

2,480 

627 

297 

215 

169

165 

154 

132 

128 

124

154 

184 

169 

134 

118

Mean

15.9 

262 

231

159

241 

222

179 

194 

156 

211 

1O3

-

July

112 

94 

86 

79 

75

111 

161

Aug. Sept.

Per square Runcff in 

mile inches

0.209 0.24 

3.44 3.83 

3.O3 3.50

2.O9 28.39

3.16 3.64 

2.91 3.03 

2.35 2.71 

2.55 2.84 

2.O5 2.36 

2.77 3.O8 

1.35 .35

-

. 6 (11 a.m.) 4,420 sec. -ft.; Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 2.66O 

n. 5 (4:3O p.m.) 3,22O sec. -ft. ; June 16 (9 a.m.) 4,330
584 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'37n , long. 81°37'53", at Riverside, Saylfc county, 400 feet upstream from highway bridge, 900 feet upstream from Spring Branch, 3.2

miles downstream from Bedstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie. Datum of

gage is 2,106.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary fcdjuatncnt of

1936.

Drainage area.--76 square miles. 

Records available.--November 1920 to November 1931, July 1942 to September 1949. June 1907

1x5 December 1909 at site 4j miles downstream, published as South Fork Holston River

near Chilhowie.

Average discharge. 17 years (1921-31, 1942-49), 109 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet Dec. 4, Apr. 13; maximum gage 

 height, 5.04 feet Apr. 13; minimum discharge, 3.8 second-feet June 21 (gage height,

0.89 foot); minimum daily, 20 second-feet Oct. 17, 24.

1920-31, 1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 4,450 second-feet June 12, 1923 (gage

heighc, 7.7 feet); minimum recorded, 2 second-feet Aug. 26, Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11,

1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 19, 1926. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

UTufnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 500 feet above station. 

Revisions, (water years). W 1033; 1943-44 (m).

Rating table, inter year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in »econd-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25)

1.1 17 1.6 88 2.S 419 

1.2 27 1.8 127 3.4 646 

1.3 39 2.0 171 4.2 1,000 

1.4 54 2.4 285

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

22 

23 

25

26 

24 

28 

24 

23

23 

23 

22 

22

21

23 

20 

26 

24 

24

23 

22 

24 

20 

29

23 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Nov.

24 

24

25 

27 

25

29

48 

37 

34 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

29 

29 

28 

29 

3S

35 

37 

35 

35. 

37

39 

57 

273 

398 

222

Dec.

144 

107 

315 

950 

384

245

179 

ISO 

129 

111

93 

90 

83

74 

74

77 

SI 

S4 

98 

107

105 

101 

92 

86 

84

70 

65 

67 

86 

391 

330

Jan.

217 

164 

142 

123 

119

237 

217 

176 

146 

123

113 

111 

103 

98 

92

86 

84

81 

75 

72

70 

96 

125 

125 

117

119 

150 

169 

160 

138 

142

Month

Octo 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

125 

113 

111 

123 

176

181 

203 

237 

205 

189

166 

153 

142 

129 

125

155 

174 

171 

171 

251

237 

200 

176 

153 

138

123 

117 

129

Seoondfoot-days

733 

1,783 

5,055

36,369

3,990

4,573 

4,826 

7,655 

4,588 

1,63O 

4,969 

3,320 

1,744

44,866

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.}. Nov.

rt.s Dec. 30 (Z p.m.) 510 sec. -ft.; Mar. IS

Mar.

121 

113 

107 

101 

96

94 

88 

83 

79 

94

96 

88 

86 

84 

86

81 

86 sie

529 

320

234

205 

254

219 

187

164 

150 

138 

123 

113 

109

Apr.

103 

98 

92 

86 

96

169 

197 

279 

337 

242

192

179 

755 

975 

510

340 

248

205 

171 

148

133 

176 

217 

203 

171

153 

188 

584 

304 

304

Maximum

29

398 

950

1,560

237

251 

529 

975 

455 

144 

586 

626 

148

975

May

455 

543

265

208 

179

164 

181 

166 

148 

138

187 

219 

189 

160 

142

a!70 

also 

aiio 

alOO 

a95

 90 

a85 

aso 

a75 

a80

aso 

a75 

a70 

a65 

*62 

59

Minimum

20 

24

65

20

70 

111 

79 

86 

59 

44 

38 

50 

37

20

June

56

56 

51 

51 

51

50 

48 

46 

45 

44

44 

44

46 

44 

44

52

144 

90 

68 

57

51 

50 

46 

45 

44

44

45 

45

72 

57

Mean

23.6 

59.4 

163

99.4

129

163 

156 

255 

148 

5*. 3 

160 

107 

58.1

123

July

51 

46 

45 

42 

58

58 

42 

56 

48 

54

253

217 

337 

492 

586

360 

402 

317 

219 

197

211 

146 

ailo 

alOO 

a90

 75 

 64 

a60 

 55

a55

 CO

Aug.

a55 

a60 

 80 

 110 

 SO

 100 

 SO 

a70

 65 

 55

 55 

 50 

 65 

 60 

 55

 60 

 85 

 75 

 65 

54

56 

57 

86 

96 

83

81 

101 

230 

626 

311 

194

Per square 

 lie

0.311 

.782 

2.14

1.31

1.70 

2.14

2.05 

3.36

1.95 

.7J.4 

2.11 

1.41 

.764

1.62

Sept.

148 

117 

98 

88

Tt

77 

70 

67 

60 

56

54 

51 

50 

50 

46

46 

48 

46 

46 

42

44

39 

39 

39

37

58 

44

44

42 

39

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.87 

2.47

17.80

1.96 

2.23 

2.36 

3.75 

2.25 

.80 

2.43 

1.63 

.85

21.96

28 (7:30 p.m.) 606 tec. -ft.; Dec. 4 [2 a.m.) 1,410 sec. - 

(3 p.m.) 88O cec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (lli30 p.m.) 1.41O «ee.-

ft.; Aug.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for South Pork 

Holston River at Vestal, Middle Pork Holston River at Qroseclose, and Reed Creek at Grahams Forge.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 585

South Pork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'06", long. 810 50'39", 200 feet upstream from

 highway bridge at Vestal, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Laurel Creek, and 4$ miles upstream from Middle Pork Holston River. Datum of gage is 

1,792.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--301 square miles.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years (1932-49), 452 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 9.28

 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.37 feet); minimum daily, 103 

second-feet Oct. 14, 28, 30.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 29, 1935 (gage height, 13.26 

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941, Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 2.16 feet); 

minimum daily, 64 second-feet Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by power plant above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tatle, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 95 3.6 372

2.7 116 4.0 540

3.0 187 4.5 790

3.3 27O 5.0 1,O80

6.0 1,790

7.0 2,670

8.2 3,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

112

110

108

118

125

112

187

146

123

116

116

112

103

108

106

106

163

139

123

121

116

112

106

108

112

110

1O3

106

103

106

Nov.

110

116

116

132

116

137

192

149

134

144

151

134

132

144

130

123

128

118

123

153

139

151

163

158

158

156

383

1,050

1,630

1,020

-

Dec.

615

444

1,230

3,830

1,630

1,080

818

685

554

465

396

361

336

305

305

495

635

615

635

635

576

526

456

428

440

358

329

336

562

2,490

1,750

Jan.

1,050

79o

660

576

784

1,480

1,180

872

685

580

508

500

452

420

384

361

350

343

329

305

299

428

486

495

482

549

1,O5O

1,140

872

685

735

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

66O

600

567

610

735

735

790

845

79O

818

79O

710

635

572

540

845

872

818

S72

1,310

1,140

930

762

660

576

513

482

625

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,650 

7,690

24,320

174,291

2o! 802

22 723

26I534

17,399 

5 837

22 482 

12,' 950

6,447

190,664

Mar.

536

504

474

440

420

412

400

358

347

428

465

432

408

408

420

4OO

424

2,960

2,580

1,480

1,110

990

1,02O

930

818

735

660

625

540

504

495

Apr.

465

4

4

3

28

00

76

456

790

8

1,2

1,4

72

80

80

1,08O

845

8

1,6

2,3

72

60

10

1,550

1,110

8

7

6

72

35

15

531

482

6

7

6

6O

35

85

595

526

6

1,3

1,0

1,1

-

Maximum

1 Q7 -LO t

1,630

3,830

5,110

1,480

1,31O

2, 960

2,310

1,630

432

2,490

1,630 

504

3,830

24

10

8O

10

May

1,630

1,380

1,020

845

685

620

710

635

572

585

735

790

685

600

526

486

474

432

384

372

347

326

326

296

365

299

2S9

264

249

237

235

Minimum

103

110

305

1O3

299

482

347

376

235

156

134

195 

144

103

June

226

218

205

200

197

195

185

173

173

163

163

165

177

177

168

182

432

255

203

180

192

177

168

156

168

203

156

156

229

195

-

Mean

118

256

785

476

640

743

733

884

561

195

725

418 

215

522

July

173

156

149

144

134

165

224

501

400

322

1,O9O

1,31O

2,020

2,490

2,310

1,8OO

2,000

1,310

93O

790

735

554

436

388

365

299

270

246

229

226

316

Aug.

226

218

359

461

380

4OO

361

283

249

224

221

195

235

221

203

283

372

319

267

276

296

360

685

630

486

432

436

622

1,630

960

660

Per square 

mile

0.392

.850

2.61

1.58

2.13

2.47

2 44

2.94

1 . 86

. 648

2.41

1 39 

!714

1.73

Sspt.

504

380

319

289

264

255

237

232

235

197

187

175

175

177

165

165

208

175

213

173

156

151

168

153

144

144

232

187

195

192

Runoff in 

inches

O.45 

95 sioi

21.53

2. 46

2

0:7 .Of

2 . 81

2. 'l4

.72

2 . 78

1 . 60 

.80

23.57

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOP see.-ft.). Dee. 4 (3 a.m.) 5,llo sec.-ft.; Mar. 18 (3 p.m.) 4,39O seo.- 

ft.j July 13 (5:30 p.m.) 3,730 sec.-ft.
586 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Holston River at Bluff City, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28'38", long. 82°15'47", 100 feet upstream from

 bridge on U. S. Highways HE and 19 at Bluff City, Sullivan County, 600 feet downstream 

from Southern Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Indian Creek, 

and 5 miles upstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 1,368.35 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--813 square miles.

Records available. July 1900 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Records

 prior to October 1924 (prior to January 1907, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology

Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 49 years, 1,174 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,940 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 8.30 feet);

 minimum, 210 second-feet Nov. 22; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot Nov. 22; minimum daily 

discharge, 244 second-feet Oct. 28, Nov. 1.

1900-1949: Maximum discharge observed, 28,000 second-feet May 22, 1901 (gage height, 

15.0 feet, site then is use), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum discharge, 45 second-feet Jan. 3, 1940; minimum gage height, -0.18 foot, Sept. 9, 

1985, site then is use; minimum daily discharge, 106 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station. Revisions (water years). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area. See also Records avail - able. 

Rating t&ble, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, May 3 to July 13)

1.0 262 2.0 810 5.0 4,030 

1.2 346 2.5 1,210 6.0 5,530 

1.4 442 3.0 1,680 7.0 7,220 

1.7 617 4.0 2,750 7.5 8,200

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Dot.

303 

295 

295 

274 

295

307 

262 

g282 

g355 

295

278 

274 

266 

262 

258

251 

251 

299 

346 

303

278 

274 

274 

266 

262

251 

251 

244 

251 

248 

248

Nov.

244 

255 

278 

278 

287

291 

324 

303 

312 

303

320 

351 

266 

262 

287

291 

251 

295 

248 

307

303 

251 

303 

402 

287

320 

442 

1,560 

3,740 

2,680

Dec.

1,510 

1,040 

1,700 

8,320 

4,600

2,710 

2,140 

1,710 

1,410 

1,180

1,040 

873 

831 

852 

745

1,380 

1,690 

,490 

,530 

,590

,440 

,290 

,150 

1,050 

1,120

1,120 

880 

831 

1,570 

5,360 

4,900

Jan.

2,920 

2,100 

1,740 

1,640 

2,120

3,950 

3,300 

2,400 

1,920 

1,590

1,380 

1,260 

1,230 

1,100 

1,050

968 

920 

952 

866 

852

790 

1,090 

1,440 

1,380 

1,290

1,300 

2,170 

2,680 

2,180 

1,720 

1,990

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

h.. ..........................

1.. ....................... ...

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,200 

1,780 

1,620 

1,540 

1,660

1,780 

1,830 

2,270 

2,080 

1,940

1,950 

1,720 

1,550 

1,400 

1,330

2,040 

2,260 

2,020 

1,920 

3,010

2,980 

2,330 

1,950 

1,720 

1,510

1,340 

1,239 

1,340

Secondfoot-days

8,598 

16,041 

59,052

407,437

52,288 

52,300 

52,557 

60,616 

42,441 

13,856 

51,951 

28,342 

15,427

453,469

Mar.

1,350 

1,250 

1,180 

1,120 

1,060

976 

976 

912 

831 

1,020

1,430 

1,260 

1,120 

1,020 

1,030

984 

928 

4,360 

6,820 

3,750

2,680 

2,210 

2,150 

1,990 

1,780

1,610 

1,470 

1,450 

1,340 

1,240 

1,260

Apr.

1,190

1,020 

952 

944

1,640 

1,910 

2,400 

2,940 

2,310

1.860 

1,850 

2,540 

4,640 

3,780

2,640 

2,050 

1,700 

1,450 

1,270

1,150 

1,470 

2,020 

1,760 

1,470

1,260 

1,420 

3,950 

3,170 

2,790

Maximum

355 

3,740 

8,320

10,400

3,950 

3,010 

6,820 

4,640 

4,110 

880 

5,640 

2,100 

1,050

8,320

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 seo.-ft.]. Dec. 4 (2:30 p.

May

4,110 

3,930 

2,S20 

2,220 

1,830

1,570 

1,520 

1,590 

1,370 

1,300

1,430 

1,980 

1,720 

1,390 

1,190

1,080 

1,020 

1,010 

912 

866

797 

764 

764 

745 

784

706 

686 

642 

599 

557 

539

June

545 

509 

486 

475 

442

432 

437 

422 

397 

387

378 

369 

402

521 

437

437 

575 

880 

661 

509

412 

437 

407 

387 

378

458 

422 

355 

407 

492

Minimum Mean

244 277 

244 535 

745 1,905

226 1,113

790 1,687 

1,230 1,868 

831 1,695 

944 2,021 

539 1,369 

355 462 

299 1,676 

486 914 

287 514

244 1,242

July

464 

378 

342 

342 

299

378 

503 

1,030 

904 

810

1,020 

2,580 

3,130 

5,390 

5,640

4,200 

5,160 

3,920 

2,740 

2,040

1,780 

1,450 

1,170 

1,020 

968

838 

752 

700 

667 

636 

700

Aug.

661 

605 

693 

944 

1,120

1,130 

1,010 

732 

648 

593

539 

509 

386 

661 

539

667 

1,220 

992 

804 

726

838 

719 

1,080 

1,440 

1,120

859 

880 

817 

1,820 

2,100 

1,390

Per square 

mile

0.341 

.658 

2.34

1.37

2.08 

2.30 

2.08 

2.49 

1.88 

.568 

2.06 

1.12 

.632

1.53

m.) 9,940 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,050 

873 

75S 

655 

611

593 

593 

569 

557

533

492 

464 

442 

427 

427

422 

464 

464 

497 

480

417 

392 

374 

397 

346

287 

464 

515 

442 

422

Runoff in 

inches

0.39 

.73 

2.70

18.65

2.39 

2.39 

2.40 

2.77 

1.94 

.63 

2.38 

1.30 

.71

20.73

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 587

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'37", long. 82°32'10", O.S mile downstream 

rrom Cllnchfleld Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 81, 

3 miles southeast of Kingsport post office, Sullivan County, and 5f miles upstream 

from confluence with North Fork Holston River. Datum of gage Is 1,184.31 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,931 square miles.

Kecoras available.--September 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 2,541 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 6.78 

feet); minimum dally, 600 second-feet Nov. 2.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 68,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 

feet); minimum dally, 400 second-feet Jan. 21, 1940; minimum gage height, -0.20 foot 

Jan. 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent. After Dec. 1, flow partly regulated by Watauga Reservoir. 

f5ee p. 542).

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 1033: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 600

.7 820

1.0 1,190

1.3 1,60O

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

1.6 2,O5o

2.0 2,670

2.5 3,490

3.0 4,360

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

5,290

6,280

8,350

10,400

0.5 660

.7 890

1.0 1,270

1.3 1,690

Dec. 5 to Sept. 3O

1.6 2,110

2.0 2,73O

2.5 3,580

3.0 4,480

3.5 5,430

4.0 6,430

5.0 8,580

6.2 11,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22tyr £o

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

988

856

798

765

787

776

776

798

820

856

765 

710 

688

655

644

622

644

754

820

832

754

644

721

666

677

666 

622 

611 

622 

644

633

Nov.

611

600

677

968

988

832

2,210

1,680

1,190

1,060

1,100 

1,140 

988

916

856

809

809

732

765

1,020

1,220

1,060

940

1,140

1,010

1,040 

1,280 

4,080 

9,430 

6,620

~

Dec.

4,040

2,280

2,260

10,60O

7,850

4,430

3,600

2,930

2,490

2,140

1,910 

1,730 

1,560

1,550

1,440

2,360

3,120

2,780

2,830

3,O90

2,750

2.41O

2,220

2,010

2,590

2,730 

2,260 

1,960 

2,520 

9,060

8,780

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.............

May. ...................

June ...................

July.......... .........

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

5,300

3,

3,

3,(

320

510

370

3,620

6,910

5,!

*,:

3,(

!10

590

00

3,070

2,750 

2,520 

2,410

z»< 30

2,110

1,980

l.E

IjE

l.E

10

10

00

1,730

1,660

1,S

2,e

2,4

80

00

90

2,360

2,280 

2,970 

4,010 

3,460 

2,870

3,090

Secondfoot-days

22,614

47,771

104,280

916,584

94,220

87,930

90,510

99,930

78,760

29,089

107,391

52,612

62,440

877,547

Feb.

3,760

3,120

2,830

2,680

2,730

2,820

2,920

3.34O

3,240

3,120

3,270 

3,040 

2,760

2,410

2,400

3,270

3,890

3,510

3,320

4.69O

4.76O

3,890

3,340

3,000

2,700

2,460 

2,280 

2,380

-

Mar.

2,440

2,240

2,140

2,O40

1,940

1,890

1,830

1,770

1,650

1,770

2,490 

2,220 

2,O40

1.89O

1,870

1,830

1,760

5,840

11,300

6,410

4,480

3,710

3,600

3,320

3,040

2,780 

2,620 

2,590 

2,470 

2,260

2,280

Apr.

2,280

2,080

2,010

1,900

1,860

2,470

2,950

3,5OO

4,440

3,720

3,070 

2,970 

3,870

6.O9O

5,870

4,280

3,440

2,95O

2,620

2,320

2,110

2,410

3,460

3,100

2,650

2,340 

2,380 

6.41O 

5,690 

4,690

-

Observed

Maximum

988

9,430

1O.6OO

19,500

6,910

4,760

11,300

6,410

6,370

1,630

1O.9OO

3,240

2,850

11,300

Minimum

611

600

1,440

600

1,660

2,280

1,650

1,860

1,180

726

620

974

1,830

600

Mean

729

1,592

3,364

2,504

3,039

3,140

2,920

3,331

2,541

970

3,464

1,697

2,081

2,404

May

6,370

6,230

4,750

3,830

3,290

2.9OO

2.8OO

2,870

2,600

2,44O

2,730 

3-, 440 

3,100

2,620

2,300

2,160

2,070

2,030

1,870

1,79O

1,730

1,630

1,680

1,580

1,720

1,610 

1,490 

1,450 

1,280 

1,220

1,180

June

1,170

1.09O

1,050

974

962

914

890

890

830

806

782 

854 

806

1,100

950

962

1,630

1,560

1,370

1,110

866

938

89O

770

726

866 

902 

759 

8O6 

866

-

Change in contents in

Watauga Reservoir Tsecondfoot-days)

_

_

_

+28,800

_

_

_

_

_

^

_

-

+230,900

July

1

2

2,

3, 

4, 

5,

10,

10,

8,

lo,

8,

5,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

854

737

620

640

630

737

863

960

200

230

210 

410 

790

600

400

430

900

45O

65O

3 2O

760

210

6 SO

30O

160

1,970 

1,750 

1,630 

1,51O 

1,420

1, 370

Aug.

1,450

1,270

1,270

1,690

2,000

1,72O

1,940

1,470

1,260

1,180

1,090 

998 

974

1,110

1,100

1,180

2,540

2,290

1,820

1,700

1,890

1,580

1,630

2,260

1,970

1,590 

1,440 

1,480 

2,550 

3,240

2,930

Sept.

2,850

2,510

2,460

2,320

2,180

2,170

2,17O

2,160

2,160

2.O7O

2,030 

1,940 

1,980

1,930

1,930

1,890

2,110

2,040

2.O7O

2,040

1,940

1,900

1,900

1,890

1,830

1,830 

2,070 

1.9OO 

2,O1O 

2,160

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

_

2,583

_

_

_

^

_

^

_

-

3,037

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

1.34

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.57

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

18.21

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

21.35

Note. Discharge June 11 to July 6, Aug. 6 to Sept. 16 computed on basis of unpublished records 

for site half a mile upstream.
588 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38 1 19", long. 82 0 50'50", 1,500 feet upstream 

rrom Surgoinsville Creek and county ferry at Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, and 9-5- 

miles upstream from Big Creek. Datum of gage is 1,088.46 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 2,874 square miles (including that of Surgoinsville Creek). 

Records available.--April 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 9.53

reefc); minimum, 636 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 59,600 second-feet Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48

feet); minimum, 470 second-feet Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 feet). 

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above

station to Dec. 1. After Dec. 1, flow partly regulated by Watauga Reservoir (see p.

542).

Rating tabl< 

(Shifting-control r

, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet) 

ethod used May 3 to July 12, Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

1.5 770

1.6 890

1.7 1,020

2.0 1,470

2.3 2,000

2,6 2,600

2.8 3,000

3.0 3,400

3.5 4,550

4.0 5,820

5.0 8,550

6.0 11,400

8.0 17,700

9.0 21,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

OC&O

26

27

00£O

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240

1,050

916

903

890

942

890

955

955

1,010

916

903

854

794

782

770

749

878

942

968

890

818

794

770

770

770

760

749

718

760

728

Nov.

749

749

782

854

1,200

1,250

1,810

2,400

1,520

1,310

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,080

1,060

1,020

994

929

968

994

1,440

1,410

1,370

1,360

1,330

1,220

1,640

5,720

17,700

13,300

-

Dec.

7,680

4,720

4,160

15,400

18,000

9,110

7.110

5,530

4,380

3,590

3,020

2,640

2,360

2,200

2,140

3,900

5,850

4,780

4,300

4,550

4,280

3,680

3,300

2,980

3,570

4,060

3,320

2,780

3,200

10,400

14,800

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 ..

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. ................

April ..................

May

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

9,730

6,

5,

5,(

320

550

350

6,570

13,500

11,

8,(

6,

100

)20

L30

5,050

4,280 3,"

3,<

3,

90

WO

'20

3,000

2,800

2,e

2,1

2,E

40

00

60

2,400

2,280

3,;

4,E

4,6

00

50

80

4,130

3,810

4,1

6,C

5,e

4,8

30

30

50

50

4,850

Secondfoot-days

26,834

69,899

171,790

1,294,093

156,810

146,010

142,400

146,720

115,030

36,146

175,100

77,850

74,800

1,339,389

Feb.

6,670

5,690

4,900

4,380

4,230

4,300

4,650

5,900

6,300

5,400

5,050

4,650

4,110

3,740

3,550

5,400

7,740

6,670

5,770

7,160

7,880

6,670

5,590

4,800

4,230

3,740

3,420

3,420

_

_

-

Mar.

3,610

3,280

3,080

2,900

2,740

2,620

2,480

2,400

2,220

2,340

3,830

3,940

3,400

3,000

2,760

2,680

2,500

7,620

20,000

12,200

7,850

6,130

5,590

5,180

4,620

4,200

3,900

4,060

4,110

3,680

3,480

Apr.

3,480

3,200

2,960

2,760

2,620

2,920

3,700

4,280

5,510

5,360

4,450

4,010

4,980

7,850

9,810

7,130

5,380

4,420

3,810

3,320

2,980

3,340

4,820

5,330

4,350

3,610

3,340

8,970

10,500

7,540

-

Observed

Maximum

1,240

17,700

18,000

33,000

13,500

7,880

20,000

10,500

10,700

2,480

21,200

4,720

4,080

21,200

Minimum

718

749

2,140

718

2,280

3,420

2,220

2,620

1,390

903

770

1,370

2,060

718

Mean

866

2,330

5,542

3,536

5,058

5,215

4,594

4,891

3,711

1,205

5,648

2,511

2,493

3,670

Hay

9,080

10,700

8,520

6,570

5,300

4,520

4,040

4,040

3,720

3,300

3,990

4,720

4,880

3,970

3,340

2,960

2,820

2,920

2,820

2,480

2,280

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,950

1,980

1,730

1,710

1,590

1,490

1,390

June

1,360

1,330

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,060

994

994

968

916

903

903

968

1,060

1,280

1,260

1,500

1,800

2,480

1,690

1,340

1,130

1,150

1,050

1,090

1,060

1,100

1,050

1,090

1,120

Change in contents in Watau^i

Reservoir 

(second-footdavs)

_

_

+28,800

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

+230,900

July

1

1

1

2

3

5

5

10

19

21

14,

17,

14,

10,

7,

6,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

050

090

942

842

818

770

878

950

620

740

590

080

800

300

200

300

600

200

600

600

000

920

990

320

980

720

380

180

000

890

750

Aug.

1,890

1,780

1,770

1,890

2,620

2,420

2,660

2,200

1,770

1,570

1,520

1,420

1,390

1,370

1,840

1,680

3,680

4,400

3,530

2,840

3,020

2,520

2,260

3,650

3,060

2,440

1,960

2,120

3,260

4,720

4,600

Sept.

4,080

3,360

3,220

2,960

2,760

2,640

2,600

2,600

2,560

2,480

2,380

2,260

2,240

2,220

2,200

2,200

2,340

2,380

2,560

2,600

2,340

2,220

2,160

2,180

2,100

2,060

2,140

2,460

2,140

2,360

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

3,614

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

4,302

Per square 

mile

_

_

1.26

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1.50

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

17.12

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

20.32
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn.

589

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10i03", long. 83°30'10", 250 feet upstream from 

Bridge on State Highway 92, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Mossy Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County 

Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustrosnt of 1936 *

Drainage area.--3,429 square miles.

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--12 years, 3,803 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height 28 43 

reetT; minimum daily, 41 second-feet Nov. 14, 21.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 

feet, present datum); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurementminimum daily, 2.6 second-feet Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 feet 

Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Watauga and Cherokee Reservoirs (see p. 542). 

Revisions (water years). W 923: 1939(m), 1940(m).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 Tf\ ou

31

Oct.

5,150

3,950

95

4,920

6,020

5,500

4,970

4,980

4,040

51

5,230

5,930

5,110

5,010

4,610

5,010

672

4,600

4.,710

4,520

2,690

4,530

4,040

868

3,580

5,200

5,260

4,970

5,170

4,300

1,370

Nov.

4,710

5,050

4,170

4,020

3,100

163

1,480

3,720

3,890

3,980

2,310

2,100

229

41

2,770

3,180

1,720

1,530

1,890

520

41

1,080

1,460

1,040

45

734

49

72

3,000

3,500

-

Dec.

4,030

4,220

4,380

2,840

530

3,370

3,580

3,790

4,030

4,230

4,920

5,830

5,050

5,310

5,27.0

6,040

5,140

5,070

5,410

5,040

5,610

6,290

6,080

6,190

4,440

3,890

5,620

6,210

6,450

7,750

13,200

Month

October. ... ...........

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . 

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.............. ....

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September.. ............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

12,

11,

7,

5,

700

400

000

910

6,570

8,

6,

9,

11,

11,

9,

7,

7,

6,

3,

190

340

690

800

400

440

330

070

930

210

2,810

5,

3,

4,

3,

300

780

420

840

3,870

5,

2,

5,

240

330

310

5,110

5,460

4,

5,

3,

1,

370

180

770

390

4,310

Secondfoot days

127,056

62,094

159,810

L, 495, 384

192,370

80 218

84^339

87,412

73,748

61,841

90,836

192,110

187,460

1,399,294

Feb.

4,720

4,9

5,0

2,9

90

00

00

2,790

1,7

3,8

4,5

87

60

60

00

4,770

3,320

2,4

9

1,6

20

13

80

2,020

1,920

3,6

3,3

1,9

50

20

00

348

3,450

1,9

2,9

4,0

50

20

20

3,700

1,650

1,7

3,8

-

-

-

90

70

liar.

4,240

3,860

4,100

3,940

2,480

3,270

3,200

4,030

3, '900

4,140

3,860

2,550

3,160

4,280

4,590

4,840

4,960

5,200

160

67

1,300

788

775

792

916

62

230

899

2,540

1,920

3,290

Apr.

1,640

899

74

2,860

3,380

3,020

2,990

2,850

2,340

177

4,380

3,410

2,520

2,400

2,390

1,810

72

3,690

4,880

4,730

4,600

4,600

4,450

4,650

4,070

3,390

4,750

2,480

2,540

1,370

-

Observed

Maximum

6,020

5,050

13,200

13,200

12,700

5^200

4, 880

4,680

5,440

6,900

7,640 

7,410

13,200

Minimum

51

41

530

41

1,090

87

62

72

62

62

60

3,860 

2,440

41-

Mean

4,099

2,070

5,155

4,086

6,205

2,865

2,721

2,914

2 379 2)061

2 930

6^197

6,249

3,834

May

67

3,240

2,570

2,320

2,260

2,240

67

74

2,640

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,320

62

74

3,190

4,210

4,100

4,070

4,040

4,290

3,950

4,040

4,540

4,680

2,700

2,750

2,430

144

1,960

2,230

June

3,180

2,530

2,220

62

64

2,630

2,590

2,310

2,580

2,560

4,790

4,210

4,910

5,170

5,440

3,960

2,570

67

2,620

1,920

929

744

681

800

76

67

1,220

639

62

240

-

Change in contents in Cherokee and Wautauga 

Reservoirs (second-foot-days)

-

+138,700

-

+532,700

July

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

4

6

6

6

6

6

4

5

5

5

6

4

5

3

490

78

62

60

,200

,200

,240

,240

70

77

,470

,140

,730

574

637

74

474

,610

,250

,800

900

280

230

700

470

920

590

000

300

140

830

Aug.

5,290

5,900

6,230

5,520

5,850

5,190

3,860

6,310

6,810

7,010

6,820

6,500

5,900

6,180

6,530

6,910

6,700

6,270

6,390

5,560

5,940

6,450

6,560

5,580

6,430

6,190

5,670

7,640

7,150

6,310

6,460

Sept.

6,210

6,950

4,650

6,680

7,010

5,930

4,490

5,220

5,490

2,440

2,460

6,060

6,720

6,970

6,600

6,370

6,080

5.SOO

6,180

7,300

7,410

7,070

7,060

7,380

6,660

7,330

7,390

7,160

7,390

7,300

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

4,465

-

5,293

Per square 

mile

-

1.30

-

1.54

Runoff in 

inches

-

17.72

-

20.95
590 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Holston Klver near Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'56", long. 83°49'54", 300 feet upstream from

 bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River. Datum of gage is 

815.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--3,747 square miles.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1949. October 1930 to September 1948 at site 

12 miles upstream, published as Holston River at Strawberry Plains.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-49, using records at Strawberry Plains October 1930 to

 septetnoer itl4b), 4,282 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.50 

feetr); minimum daily, 267 second-feet Nov. 15.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 23,900 second-feet Jan. 13, 1946 (gage height, 9.32 

feet); minimum daily, 133 second-feet Oct. 30, 1945.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow regulated by Watauga and Cherokee Reservoirs (see p. 542).

1.4 270

1.6 420

1.8 610

2.0 860

Hating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

2.3 1,300

2.6 1,790

3.0 2,550

3.5 3,800

4.0 5,150

5.0 7,920

6.0 11,100

6.6 13,300

1.4 370

1.5 440

1.7 610

2.0 970

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

2.5 1,730

3.0 2,620

3.5 3,700

4.0 4,980

5.0 7,840

6.0 11,100

6.4 12,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,220

5,490

2,970

737

5,950

5,990

4,960

4,910

4,910

3,170

1,120

5,910

5,050

5,050

4,990

4,310

4,130

1,480

4,610

4,880

3,870

2,830

4,300

3,570

1,210

4,170

5,080

4,880

5,260

4,600

3,840

Nov.

1,740

5,140

4,660

4,100

3,990

3,030

560

1,530

3,830

4,000

3,790

2,660

1,990

460

267

2,510

2,800

1,560

2,050

2,280

694

510

1,010

1,490

1,060

425

912

4,930

5,690

4,640

-

Dec.

4,660

4,770

5,360

4,790

2,950

1,540

3,920

4,250

4,160

4,490

4,820

5,530

6,260

5,580

5,340

6,780

5,960

5,930

6,090

5,080

6,100

6,580

6,810

6,390

8,280

5,290

5,860

6,330

7,560

7,430

11,700

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April........... .......

Hay....................

June ...................

July ...................

August .................

September.. ............

Water year 1948-49 , .

Jan.

13,500

13,

9,

6,

40O

790

890

12,000

12,800

10,

8,

12,

12,

11,

7,

7,

7,

6,

2,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

5,

6,

4,

6,

6,

6,

5,

5,

3,

2,

Secondfoot-days

129,447

74,308

176,590

1,655,052

231,860

97,508

98,219

103,450

81,212

71,162

109,778

201,720

195,250

1,570,504

100

040

500

700

700

840

690

450

790

690

430

550

500

880

370

750

310

490

220

130

080

950

860

660

800

Feb.

5,660

5,730

5,750

5,160

3,620

2,910

918

2,290

4,960

4,950

4,760

4,040

2,150

1,470

2,290

3,170

3,320

4,330

3,560

2,230

1,480

3,500

2,420

4,060

4,460

3,610

1,890

2,820

-

-

-

Mar.

4,490

4,480

4,180

4,290

3,760

2,960

3,340

3,730

4,070

4,220

4,500

3,840

3,040

3,670

a4,200

a5,000

a5,200

a5,400

a5,200

al,500

a900

al,500

al.OOO

al.100

1,380

1-.560

879

970

2,090

2,550

3,220

Apr.

5,170

2,510

1,240

844

3,240

3,920

3,450

3,320

2,940

2,760

822

5,380

3,180

2,970

2,750

2,610

2,030

694

4,350

4,950

4,770

4,950

4,850

4,230

4,380

4,490

3,750

6,400

3,350

3,150

Observed

Maximum

5,990

5,690

11,700

14,800

13,500

5,750

5,400

6,400

4,850

5,890

8,060

7,970

7,660

13,500

Minimum

737

267

1,540

267

2,690

918

879

694

384

391

222

4,200

2,720

267

Mean

4,176

2,477

5,696

4,522

7,479

3,482

3,168

3,448

2,620

2,372

3,541

6,507

6,508

4,303

May

2,020

1,300

3,090

2,820

2,620

2,560

2,500

845

529

2,550

1,600

1,430

1,440

1,560

488

384

3,970

4,330

4,120

4,170

4,49O

4,430

3,800

4,670

4,850

4,670

2,840

2,190

2,360

656

1,930

June

2,410

3,500

2,520

2,430

587

391

2,470

2,650

2,490

2,600

3,840

4,620

4,38O

5,500

5,370

5,890

3,220

2,610

650

3,080

1,640

1,230

1,000

983

1,130

520

433

1,410

1,110

498

-

Change In contents In Wautauga

and Cherokee 

Reservoirs (second-foot-days )

_

-

+138,70"

_

_

_

_

_

-

4532,700

July

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

4

8

7

7

7

7

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

4

398

742

472

352

322

,290

,660

,940

,720

792

780

,980

,940

,630

,520

,520

,650

,140

,060

,240

,600

,060

,450

,610

,270

,310

,460

,140

,430

,400

,90O

Aug.

4,360

5,890

6,550

6,430

5,980

6,230

4,200

5,610

6,760

7,360

7,240

7,030

6,730

6, -230

6,460

7,240

7,480

7,060

6,700

6,520

5,70O

6,910

6,910

5,950

7,000

6,550

6,170

7,000

7,970

a7,000

aS.SOO

Sept.

6,610

7,210

5,830

5,750

7,300

6,400

5,750

4,840

5,340

4,900

2,72O

3,760

6,760

7,090

7,180

6,700

6,760

6,170

5,720

7,540

7,660

7,600

7,450

7,360

7,180

7,330

7,630

7,630

7,420

7,660

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

4,901

_

_

_

_

_

-

5,762

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.31

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.54

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

17.80

_

_

_

_

-

20.87

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Jefferson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 591

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'40", long. 81°47'28", in plant area of American Cyanamid Co., in town of Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--56 square miles.

Records available.--.August 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.57 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 1-4, 14-17 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 4, 1948; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 21, 

Oct. 1-4, 14-17, 1948 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plant diverts about 0.5 second-foot 800 feet above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

fgage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

22

35

0.9 

1.1

1.4 

1.7

85

127

200

293

2.2 

2.7 

3.1

485

715

960

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

14

15

16

15

39

21

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

34

20

16

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

Nov.

14

14

15

18

15

22

31

18

17

17

25

18

19

21

17

16

16

17

16

19

17

18

20

20

19

18

64

294

389

242

-

Dec.

125

83

327

895

373

235

184

*150

116

91

76

71

64

58

64

123

184

174

174

167

141

123

101

91

99

80

b70

b70

161

715

465

Jan.

251

174

145

*120

194

405

290

197

150

120

105

105

91

83

74

71

69

64

60

55

55

85

89

91

91

114

307

336

217

160

172

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July. ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year i948-t9 ............

Feb.

157

143

134

143

155

145

160

155

157

179

195

174

145

125

123

209

214

187

218

385

283

203

162

134

116

99

95

138

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

496

1,466

5,850

37,301

4,540

4,733

5,160

6,097

3,191

758

4,075

2,285

965

39,616

Mar.

112

105

99

91

85

85

80

71

69

93

97

99

91

89

95

89

101

838

660

343

245

212

212

190

169

150

134

1^9

112

103

112

Apr.

97

87

81

76

118

235

242

377

381

245

206

251

485

449

329

226

172

148

120

103

93

157

162

148

123

107

134

264

223

258

-

Maximum

39

389

895

1,110

405

385

838

485

381

57

508

141

60

895

May

381

311

229

179

150

132

123

107

95

101

116

109

97

89

80

76

69

65

58

62

58

53

57

52

78

53

50

44

41

38

38

Minimum

13

14

58

13

55

95

69

76

38

17

14

32

21

13

June

36

34

30

26

25

25

23

23

22

21

21

19

23

28

23

30

57

28

25

21

21

22

20

18

26

32

21

17

22

19

Mean

16.0

48.9

189

102

146

169

166

203

103

25 . 3

131

73.7

32.2

1O9

July

17

15

14

14

14

17

37

67

58

42

181

164

404

508

381

360

485

283

195

141

105

81

64

74

83

58

47

41

36

43

46

Aug.

36

38

81

95

95

124

123

72

55

46

38

35

32

35

32

63

116

85

62

67

78

89

141

105

81

69

62

74

109

80

67

Per square 

mile

0.286

.873

3.37

1.82

2.61

3.02

2.96

3.62

1.84

.452

2.34

1.32

.575

1.95

Sept.

60

47

41

38

35

36

35

36

38

27

26

23

23

22

21

23

38

26

41

27

22

21

27

25

21

22

53

35

36

40

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.97

3.88

24.73

3.01

3.14

3.41

4.04

2.12

.50

2.70

1.52

.64

26.26

Peak discharge (base, 6OO sec.-ft.). Dec. 4 (1 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.; Dec. 3O fll a.m.) 83O sec.- 

ft.; Mar. 18 (1 p.m.) 1,270 sec.-ft.; July 13 (4 p.m.) 690 sec.-ft.; July 16 (10 a.m.) 642 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
592 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°53'19", long. 81°20'51", at village of Groseclose, 

smytn County, road bridge in 0.2 mile upstream from Rocky Spring Branch and 10 miles 

northeast of Marion^ Datum of gage is 2,442.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 7.39 square miles.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 213 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 4.07 feet);

 minimum, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 30, Nov. 15, 16, 18, 20-22 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 278 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 4.34 feet); 

minimum, 1.8 second-feet Jan. 24, 1948 (gage height, 1.55 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29 *{\ ou

31

Oct.

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.2

3.6

3.5

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.3

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.6

4.9

28

29

12

-

Dec.

7.5

6.2

*58

44

19

18

13

10

8.6

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.2

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.2

9.8

8.6

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.8

b6.5

b6.0

b6.0

a6.0

a 10

a 50

a25

Jan.

a20

a 15

a!3

a!2

a 15

*a20

a!5

a!3

all

a 10

a9.5

a9.o

a8.5

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

6.2

9.2

7.8

7.5

8.0

11

12

13

10

9.2

9.8

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

9.8

9.8

10

13

15

13

16

15

14

15

12

11

10

10

12

14

12

11

19

23

18

17

16

13

12

11

12

15

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

108.1

162 . 7

407.6

2,950.2

322

378 . 6

327 . 8

396 . 2

389 . 8

242.2

658.9

309.7

199.8

3,903.6

Peak discharge (base, 90 sec. -ft.). Dec. 3

Mar.

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.3

9.5

8.3

8.0

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

31

21

16

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.8

9,2

8.9

8.3

8.0

8.0

Apr.

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

9.2

9.8

9.8

11

10

10

9.5

9.8

38

32

21

17

14

12

11

9.5

8.9

15

11

10

9.2

8.3

16

18

14

24

-

Maximum

4.2

2 9

58

142

20

23

31

38

38

48

30

11

87

(7: 30 p.m.)

May

23

19

15

13

11

11

11

9.5

9.2

14

38

24

18

15

13

16

14

11

10

9.5

8.9

9.5

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

Minimum

3.3

3.2

6.0

3.2

5.8

9.8

7.2

6.8

6.5

5.1

5.1

6.0

4.9

3.2

June

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

13

48

14

9.2

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.0

9.6

7.2

7.0

-

Mean

3.49

5.42

13.1

8.06

10.4

13.5

10.6

T « 0 1O . £

12 . 6

8.07

21.3

9.99

6.66

10.7

July

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.1

7.6

9.3

15

7.5

7.5

43

28

87

73

64

45

36

28

24

35

17

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.0

Aug.

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

a6.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.0

a6.0

a8.0

al2

alO

a8.0

a7.5

a7.5

a8.0

a!5

alO

a8.0

a7.5

a 10

a!5

30

29

16

12

Per square 

mile

0.472

.733

1.77

1.09

1.41

1.83

1.43

1.79

1.71

1.09

2.88

1.35

.901

1.45

Sept.

11

9.5

8.6

8.3

7.8

7.8

10

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

.82

2.04

14.84

1.63

1.91

1.65

2.00

1.97

1.22

3.32

1.56

1.00

19.66

160 sec. -ft.; June 17 (6 a.m.) 104 sec.-ft.j

(a p.m.; j.3£ sec.-it.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weath 

engineer's reading, and records for Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmlle Ford and Reed 

Grahams Forge.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

:ords, 

:eed Creek at
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 593

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmlle Ford, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'26", long. 81°37'20", at bridge on 0. S. Highway II at Sevenmlle Ford, Smyth County, 0.25 mile upstream from Meade Creek, 3.2 miles 

downstream from Walker Creek, and 5.2 miles west of Marion. Datum of gage Is 1,960.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 132 square miles.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.38 feet); 

minimum, 18 second-feet Nov. 18; minimum gage height, 1.46 feet Oct. 5; minimum daily 

discharge, 31 second-feet Oct. 5, 31.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 5,880 second-feet Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 9.86 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 8.98 and 9.86 feet; minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 

1.32 feet); minimum dally, 20 second-feet Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles above

Revisions (water years). W 973: 1942(m).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

1.5 26 2.1 127 3.5 635 1.6 32 2.5 205 

1.6 38 2.3 181 4.0 890 1.7 44 2.9 335 

1.7 52 2.6 279 4.8 1,390 1.8 58 3.5 600 

1.9 84 3.0 430 2.0 92 4.5 1,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

98 

96 

94 

.54 

31

42 

41 

52

54 

32

42 

39 

36 

42 

38

34 

38 

45 

44 

42

38 

41 

42 

36 

37

38 

36 

37 

38 

34 

31

Nov.

44 

41 

38 

37 

40

48

44 

48

41 

41

41 

42 

38 

34 

44

38 

38 

35 

38 

45

34 

49 

45 

46 

39

49 

70 

402 

528 

241

Dec.

143 

104 

959 

1,350 

477

365 

294 

234

184 

150

127 

116 

109 

100 

111

167 

214 

199 

208 

231

202 

170 

143 

132 

130

106 

98 

98 

204 

1,120 

569

Jan.

346 

251 

214 

199 

380

705 

422 

305 

237 

196

173 

164 

145 

135 

125

116 

113 

109 

102 

96

94 

161 

211 

202 

187

202 

276 

301 

258 

208 

205

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

 her .........................

lender year 19 4< 

ary

h. ...........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

196 

205 

211 

254 

369

309 

422 

442 

335 

298

258 

228 

208 

187 

175

358 

354 

283 

327 

658

446 

350 

335 

286

244

211 

193 

237

Seoondfoot-days

1,402 

2,318 

8,814

62,032

6,838 

8,379 

6,849 

8,645 

7,804 

2,718 

5,626 

2,928 

1,895

64,216

liar.

231 

211

190 

170 

159

150 

137 

125 

120 

148

167 

148 

140 

135 

132

120 

122 

1,160 

694 

383

276 

235 

226

195 

180

168 

157 

159 

143 

134 

134

Apr.

130 

119 

111 

107 

117

229 

244 

253 

253 208

182 

173 

533 

880 

496

328 

244 

208 

178 

155

139 

280 

363 

253

198

168 

295 

790 

424 

587

Maximum

98 

528 

1,350

2,580

705 

658 

1,160 

880 

910 

454 

820 

433 

143

1,350

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 3 (9 p.m.)

May

910 

560 

433 

343 

276

241 

351 

276 

220 

214

625 

532 

335 

250 

202

182 

205 

195 

159 

143

130 

126 

121 

109 

111

109 

105 

92 

85 

83 

81

Minimum

31 

34 

98

28

94 

175 

120 

107 

81 

54 

57 

54 

43

31

June

79 

78 

74 

74 

57

68 

66 

64 

61 

63

61 

63 

81 

71 

54

69 

454

192 

117 

90

79 

74 

72 

68 

71

69 

78 

68

113 

90

Mean

45.2 

77.3 

284

169

221 

299 

221 

288 

252 

90.6 

181 

94.5 

63.2

176

July

78 

68 

61 

63 

57

61 

69 

72 

72 

69

115 

173 

532 

820 

705

383 

307 

335 

279 

217

166 

134 

119 

102 

98

88 

83 

79 

78 

74 

69

Aug.

71 

66 

96 

105 

76

66 

64 

61 

61 

57

58 

63 

58 

54 

55

92 

109 

85 

69 

66

66 

71 

128 

96 

76

66 

83 

114 

433 

220 

143

Per square 

 ile

0.342 

.586 

2.15

1.28

1.67 

2.27 

1.67 

2.18 

1.91 

.686 

1.37 

.716 

.479

1.33 __,

Sept.

143 

102 

85 

76 

71

71 

64 

79 

69 

58

55 

54 

57 

57 

51

52 

54 

51 

58 

54

48 

47 

47 

45 

43

48 

51 

51 

47 

107

Runoff In 

inches

0.39 

.65 

2.48

17.50

1.92 

2.36 

1.92 

2.43 

2.20 

.77 

1.58 

.83 

.53

18.06

2,610 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (l p.m..) 2.010 sec.-
594 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Holston River near Meadowvlew, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°42'47", long, 81°49'08", at highway bridge threequarters of a mile upstream from Cedar Creek and 4 miles southeast of Meadowvlew, Washington County. Datum of gage Is 1,820.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 211 square miles.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 17 years (1932-49),229 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 6.80 

TeeTT; minimum, 8 second-feet Nov. 11-13, 20, 21 (gage height, 1.42 feet); minimum 

daily, 13 second-feet Nov. 21.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 6,650 second-feet Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 9.80 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet at times in 1933, 1936, 1940, 1942, and 1943; minimum 

daily, 9 second-feet Sept. 24, Oct. 15, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by power plant above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

.5 12 2.0 76 3.5 680 

.6 18 2.1 99 4.0 965 

.7 27 2.3 156 5.0 1,630 

.8 39 2.6 266 5.9 2,410 

.9 56 3.0 439

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

147 

132 

121 

135 

126

76 

70 

81 

85 

83

81 

78 

81 

70 

72

68 

70 

76 

81 

81

81 

76 

72 

70 

68

68 

62 

66 

68 

64 

58

Nov.

64 

68 

66 

54 

68

68 

15 

96 

82 

104

77 

46 

51 

56 

61

59 

64 

73 

88 

55

13 

114 

91 

60 

68

80 

104 

342 

818 

430

Dec.

262 

97 

579 

2,340 

790

546 

457 

385 

320 

278

223 

182 

242

174 

176

252 

280 

295 

295 

328

316 

278 

250 

187 

228

195 

148 

179 

242 

1,260 

875

Jan.

537 

408 

354 

322 

400

1,080 

680 

504 

408 

350

316 

299 

270 

258 

235

205 

220 

208 

208 

187

175 

220 

316 

320 

295

295 

359 

412 

381 

320 

324

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary ... .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

328 

354 

354 

368 

462

448 

494 

625 

499 

439

398 

354 

328 

307 

291

462 

508 

426 

430 

845

670 

504 

499 

430 

390

346 

316 

346

Secondfoot days

2,567 

3,435 

12,659

93,256

10,866 

12,221 

11,514 

13,231 

12,159 

4,153 

7,985 

4,810 

3,195

98.795

Mar.

35O 

328 

307 

278 

250

246 

250 

201 

243 

258

270 

258 

235 

254 

246

201 

216 

1,260 

1,250 

696

523 

444 

426 

376 

341

324 

307 

316 

295 

291 

274

Apr.

189 

246 

239 

208

226

295 

372 

385 

390 

350

311

295 

640 

1,320 

790

551 

439 

381 

328 

299

274

311 

561 

426 

350

299 

328

1,080 

718 

630

Maximum

147 

818 

2,340

3,400

1,080 

845 

1,260 

1,320 

1,280 

347 

1,030 

416 

186

2,340

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 4 (3:30 a.

May

1,280 

935 

713 

580 

485

426 

485 

457 

385 

341

615 

718 

504 

394 

333

299 

307 

307 

286 

250

227 

223 

223 

190 

176

198 

208 

170 

144 

144 

156

Minimum

58 

13 

97

13

175 

291 

201 

189 

144 

94 

65 

98 

24

13

June

141 

141 

141 

121 

107

126 

129 

123 

118 

99

97 

94

126 

141

121

107 

347 

346 

196

121

123 

118 

118 

107 

112

112 

94 

138

118 

171

Mean

82.8

114 

408

255

351 

436

371 

441 

392 

138 

258 

155 

106

271

July

107 

99 

107 

65 

112

123 

126 

118 

107 

110

123 

235 

328 

1,030 

1,020

551 

430 

476 

439 

363

286 

239 

205 

201 

163

141 

141 

141 

141 

132 

126

Aug.

138 

132 

98 

237

154

126 

126 

132 

129 

112

107 

115 

115 

112 

118

135 

19O 

166 

138 

123

110 

138 

159 

192 

105

172 

126 

112 

416 

341 

236

Per square 

mile

0.392 

.540 

1.93

1.21

1.66 

2.07 

1.76 

2.09 

1.86 

.654 

1.22 

.735 

.502

1.28

Sept.

186 

186 

. 132 

118

121

138 

126 

106 

129 

121

112 

104 

99 

94 

90

94 

94

92 

104 

100

102 

82 

81 

64 

24

132 

120 

76 

72 

96

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

.60 

2.22

16.41

1.91 

2.16 

2.03 

2.33 

2.14 

.73 

1.41 

.85 

.56

17.39

m.) 3,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (7:30 p.m.)

2,500 sec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 595

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38<25", long. 82°06'42", 0.4 mile upstream from 

Clear Creek, l£ miles southeast of Wallace, Washington County, and 3.8 miles northeast 

of Bristol.

Drainage area. 13.7 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 264 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 5.02 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 4.-8 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 383 second-feet July 15, 1948 (gage height, 5.94 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 3.7 second-feet Dec. 1-12, 1946, Oct. 5, 6, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.05 feet 

Dec. 1-12, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Dec. 3, 4, 

Mar. 18 to Apr. 27, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.5

7.3

12

1.6 18

2.4 51

3.0 83

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.3 

7.3

7.1 

7.1

7.5

7.1 

7.1 

7.7 

7.1 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6.1

6.1 

6.3 

6.9 

6.3 

6.1

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

5.7 

5.7

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3

NOT.

5.3 

5.1

5.7 

5.5 

5.3

5.7 

5.5 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3

5.3 

5.1 

5.7 

5.3 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9 

5.3

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

5.1 

5.1

5.1 

6.9 

30 

26 

17

Dec.

14 

13 

41 

40 

28

27 

24 

21 

19 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

25

21 

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

14 

29 

42 

32

Jan.

27 

25 

26 

24 

39

41 

34 

30

25

24 

23 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

16 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

20 

21 

19 

18 

24

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

liber........................ .

 her.. .......................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Fsb.

24

24 

23 

23 

22

20 

25 

23 

22 

23

21 

20 

20 

19 

21

26 

24 

22 

26 

26

24 

23 

22 

21 

20

20 

19 

20

Mar.

18 

18 

17 

16

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

16 

74 

40 

32

29 

28 

26 

25 

23

23 

23 

24 

22 

21 

21

Apr.

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

19 

18 

20 

19 

18

18 

18

27 

23

21

20 

20 

19 

18

17

17 

21 

18 

17 

17

16 

23 

25 

20 

26

May

26 

24

22 

20 

19

18

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Second- Maximum Minimum fOOt-days maximum m imum

197.7 7.7 5.1 

216.7 30 4.9 

654 42 13

5,166.9 101 3.8

702 41 16 

623 26 19 

687 74 15 

591 26 16 

494 26 12 

341.3 21 9.1 

828.4 80 8.2 

615 48 12 

386 17 10

8,336.1 80 4.9

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.). Dec.

July 11 (7 p.m.) 154 sec. -ft.; July 13 (4 p. 

(10 p.m.) £64 sec. -ft.

 990813 O-52-39 '

June

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

1011

10 

21 

19 

14 

12

12

12 

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

10 

9.£ 

11

10 

9.6 

9.5 

9.5

94

Mean

6.38 

7.22 

21.1

14.1

22.6 

22.2 

22.2 

19.7 

15.9 

11.4 

26.7 

19.8 

12.9

17.4

July

8.8 

8.6 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2

9.1 

8.8 

10 

9.9

15

35 

38 

78 

80

60

57 

56 

44 

36 

31

27 

25 

23 

21 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.466 

.527

1.54

1.03

1.65 

1.62 

1.62 

1.44 

1.16 

.832 

1.95 

1.45 

.942

1.27

3 (7 p.m.) 120 sec. -ft. j Mar. 18 (8 a.m 

m.) 201 sec. -ft. 5 July 14 (4 p.m.) 154 a

.) 17

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

20 

14 

14 

15 

13.

12 

12 

48 

32 

19

22 

18 

29 

21 

27

26 

24 

22 

22 

20

19 

18 

20 

19

18 

18

Sept.

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

15

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

14 

14 

12

1£ 

11 

11 

11 

10

10

11 

1011

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.54 

.59 

1.78

14.03

1.90 

1.69 

1.87 

1.61 

1.34 

.93 

£.25 

1.67 

1.05

17.22

6 sec. -ft.; 

t.; Aug. 13
596 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 C 14'18", long. 81°49'22", 300 feet downstream from 

Cove CreeK and 2^ miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County. Datum of gage is 

2,607.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--90.8 square mi?ss.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 11.14 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 29.6 feet; minimum, 52 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 

1.65 feet); minimum daily, 54 second-feet Oct. 31.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 50,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 

feet, from profile based on floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 12 secondfeet Feb. 20, 1941 (gage height, 1.21 feet), result of low temperature.

Flow of July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 feet, from floodmarks on barn a quarter 

of a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 29.6 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

121

106

96

90

96

90

83

106

88

81

77

75

72

68

67

65

65

109

75

68

65

63

62

60

60

58

57

56

56

56

54

Nov.

56

56

438

214

151

1,430

630

324

259

262

232

194

179

162

150

138

133

124

349

385

256

227

204

214

235

202

312

1,380

1,060

540

-

Dec.

391

315

445

620

430

385

315

275

245

222

196

189

176

*164

159

162

159

159

232

217

189

174

162

157

224

b!90

b!80

b!75

274

900

471

Jan.

b300

b250

235

214

444

516

370

301

259

230

212

*202

186

174

162

154

152

150

162

145

147

192

176

169

162

162

172

194

174

159

182

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

169

166

164

209

237

212

217

199

186

240

224

204

192

176

172

245

304

251

344

482

351

295

256

227

*204

184

179

214

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,345

10,496

8,552

69,710

6,7O7

6,503

6,915

9,885

7,124

6 ,556

9,310 

12,901

4,502

91,796

Mar.

b!60

b!50

b!45

142

140

138

133

122

119

174

164

157

150

145

145

1)130

140

459

379

267

219

*37l

£08

382

307

289

256

254

237

219

214

Apr.

194

179

166

157

210

273

237

304

292

248

232

293

2,070

882

548

404

327

281

243

217

196

230

199

179

162

152

162

230

182

436

Maximum

121

1,430

900

1,810

516

482

606

2,070

568

1,390

1,320

2,260 

334

2,260

May

437

376

304

256

230

227

240

2O6

189

206

56S

414

307

256

230

230

240

204

179

182

169

166

192

164

164

150

147

131

124

117

119

Minimum

54

56

157

46

145

164

119

152

117

83

83

143

87

54

June

113

106

102

98

98

98

92

88

86

85

83

98

104

135

476

1,060

1,390

398

264

210

202

182

155

134

150

130

114

105

103

97

Mean

75.6

350

276

190

216

232

223

330

230

219

300

416

150

251

July

97

91

87

83

85

101

95

118

89

89

105

290

247

250

236

370

868

1,320

1,130

6O1

537

477

343

275

236

207

190

167

162

194

170

Aug.

143

156

319

370

292

264

236

236

240

223

218

213

205

194

167

174

621

480

331

278

247

491

808

438

328

267

228

2,260

1,430

609

435

Per square

mile

0.833

3 85

3!04

2.09

2 36

2 .56

2*46

3 .63

2

C-Z .00

2.4:1 3 30

4.58

1.65

2.76

Sept.

334

270

245

220

231

220

194

1S7

167

150

141

134

130

125

118

127

146

130

118

105

95

93

105

91

87

89

139

110

110

91

Runoff In 

inches

0 ,96

4.30

3.50

28.56

2 75

2 .66

2 .83

4.05

2.92

2 .69 3 81

5

00 £,0 

1.S4

37.59

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (4:30 p.m.) 5,150 sec. -ft.! Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 2,750

sec.-ft.; Api-n.5 (4 . .. . . .. . _.., . _.. _.

2,850 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (6 p.m.) 7,070 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t> stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 597

Watauga River at North Carolina-Tennessee State line

Location. -Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17«25", long. 81°55<35", in Tennessee, 0.6 mile

 aownstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 1.9 miles downstream from Stone 

Mountain Branch, and 9* miles upstream from Butler Johnson County, Tern Datum of gage 

is 2,060.57 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage areg . 152 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,430 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 4.99

 FeeTT; minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 6,900 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, b.6t 

feet) I minimum, 11 second-felt Feb. 16, 1947 (gage height, 1.11 feet), result of ice 

jam upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wRTch are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small power plants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

85

111

148

195

325

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

655

920

1,340

1,650

2,380

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24ncfa

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

152

131

117

114

124

117

106

120

114

103

100

100

95

93

90

90

93

140

106

95

93

90

90

90

90

85

85

85

85

80

83

Nov.

90

*85

427

296

190

1,220

958

458

335

310

303

241

224

201

180

170

166

156

327

555

335

296

259

274

303

259

421

1,630

1,650

906

-

Dec.

607

458

646

1,120

746

619

491

425

365

303

267

252

241

224

218

229

246

212

410

425

335

296

259

246

436

a350

a325

b310

461

*1,570

954

Jan.

595

469

395

345

603

893

643

513

436

365

325

296

267

252

229

224

212

206

224

201

195

267

259

252

241

252

274

296

267

235

274

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May...............................

June .\ ...........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

259

252

246

325

395

a350

8350

a325

296

395

a400

a365

318

288

274

a350

8450

a350

a500

g798

g595

g491

g405

g335

*310

274

267

355

_

_

-

Secondfop t-days

3, 156

13,225

14,026

105,665

10,505

10,318 

12 23C 15)723

11,067

13 23C

13)330

6,681

136,788

Mar.

252

b230

b225

218

212

206

206

180

180

249

267

241

241

235

246

224

241

1,120

979

583

447

539

1,020

681

535

502

436

425

395

355

365

Apr.

310

281

259

241

299

*480

415

593

571

469

425

458

2,440

1,570

1,020

720

547

458

385

325

296

395

325

281

252

235

249

447

335

642

-

Maximum

152

1,650

1,570

2,130

893

798

1,120 

2,440

1,770

1,540

2,250 

559

2,440

May

785

655

502

415

355

335

375

310

274

302

848

668

491

405

355

355

375

303

252

259

241

229

331

241

267

218

224

190

175

166

166

Minimum

85

212

62

195

246

180

235

166

103

114

166

127

80

June

156

144

135

127

127

124

117

111

108

106

103

117

140

131

512

979

1,770

619

385

288

288

274

224

195

212

195

161

148

152

144

-

Mean

102

441

452

289

339

368

395

524

357

276

427

591

223

375

July

140

127

120

117

114

117

144

195

135

152

190

402

502

547

480

524

1,170

1,420

1,540

893

798

759

524

415

325

274

246

218

195

229

218

Aug.

175

166

392

490

405

394

325

325

287

296

259

252

274

241

212

224

936

852

559

447

425

696

1,330

772

559

436

355

2,160

2,250

1,090

746

Per square 

mile

0.671

2.90

2.97

1.90

2 . 23

2 . 60

3.45

2 35 1 82

2 81

1)47

2.47

Sept.

559

425.

375

335

318

325

281

267

241

212

190

185

180

170

161

170

235

180

180

156

140

135

156

131

127

135

224

170

170

148

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

3. 24 3)43

25.86

2.57

2 . 52 2)99

3. 85

2.71 

2.03

3.24

4.48

1.63

33.46

Peak discharge (base, g>800 sec.-ft.). Nov. 6 (6 p.m.) 4,250 sec.-ft.; Nov. 28 (5 p.m.) 3,180 sec.- 

ft.; Apr. 13 (6 a.m.) 3,560 sec.-ft.; June 17 (2 a.m.) 3,360 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (7 p.m.) 6,430 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Sugar Qrove, N. C. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
598 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°20'39", long. 82°07'46", 1,800 feet downstream 

FroBTWilbur Dam, 0.7 mile downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Watauga Dam, and 5 miles east of Elizabethton, Carter County. Datum of gage is 1,550.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--471 square miles.

Kecprds available. --January 1948 to September 1949. May 1903 tcf December 1908 at site 

2 miles downstream, published as Watauga River near Elizabethton in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology 

Bulletin 34.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 36.87 

reetj; minimum daily, 2.4 second feet Aug. 14.

1903-8, 1948-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 second-feet July 12, 1905 (gage 

height, 8.4 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Aug. 14, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by reservoir above 

station prior to Dec. 1. Flow completely regulated by Watauga Reservoir (see p. 542). 

after Dec. 1.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

31.1 5.0 32.0 117 33.5 

31.3 16 32.3 190 34. O 1 

31.6 44 3Z.3 285 35.0 2 

31.8 75 33.0 450 35.6 3

Discharge, in second- feet

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

323 

274 

268 

285 

227

269 

237 

243 

293 

254

231 

250 

209 

225 

222

216 

223 

248 

285 

259

188 

278 

200 

214 

216

2O1 

188 

202 

203 

242 

201

Nov.

180 

214 

311 

648 

329

642 

1,840 

774 

525 

525

53O 

448 

402 

408 

361

352 

334 

315 

384 

807

537 

428 

516 

451 

464

490 

678 

1,820 

3,200 

1,690

Dec.

776 

8.5 

12 

31 

13

10 

9.0 

8.0 

9.0 

4.7

3.8 

3.5 

4.1 

3.5 

3.8

9.0 

21 

13 

15 

14

10

8.5 

6.5 

7.0 

17

13

11 

9.0 

15 

50 

25

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

iiber. ..............

 ber. ........... . ..

.endar year

1.. ................

St................ . ember. .............

ter year 1948-49 . 

Jan.

14 

11 

10 

8.5 

14

22 

15 

12 

9.5 

8.5

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

4.7 

5.0 

4.7

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

7.5

8.0 

9.5 

11 

9.5 

8.5 

11

820 30.9 5.0 31.7 72 33.0 49O 

,280 31.0 7.5 32.0 132 33.4 78O 

,400 31.2 17 32.3 2O5 33.9 1,230 

,180 31.4 33 32.6 3OO

, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Feb.

9 

8 

8 

8 

9

8 

11 

12 

12 

14

15 

14 

12

10 

10

20 

18 

14 

15 

15

14 

12 

10 

8 

7

7 

8 

9

.0

.0 

.0 

.5 

.O

.5

.5 

.0

.5 

.0 

.5

Mar.

8 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

8 

6 

5 

7

8 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

SO 

31 

18

15 

12 

11 

9 

9

8 

7 

9 

8 

8 

8

.0 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.2 

.8 

.9

.3 

.2 

.2 

.9 

.2

.0 

.2

.5 

.1

3 

9 

.9 

3 

3 

7

Apr.

7.9 

7.2 

7.0 

8.3 

8.7

11 

13 

19 

17 

13

13 

12 

15 

18

16

13 

11 

12

1O 

9.1

8.3 

12 

16 

12 

11

9.5 

10 

32 

22 

17

Observed

Secondfoot-days

7,374 

20,6O3 

1,143.9

-

276.9 

319.5 

33O.9 

391.0 

245.2 

137.8 

638. 0 

1,407.4 

33,756

66,623.6

Maximum

323 

3.2OO 

776

-

22 

20 

50 

32

16 

11 

134 

865 

1,31O

3,200

Minimum

188 

180 

3.5

_

4.7 

7.0 

5.8 

7.O 

4.8 

3.0 

3.0 

2.4 

852

2.4

Mean

238 

687 

36.9

-

8.93 

11.4 

10.7 

13.0 

7.91 

4.59 

20.6 

45.4 

1,125

183

( 

c

IfO.

fe

May

16 

16 

13 

11 

10

9.5 

8.3 

7.9 

9.1 

7.9

9.9 

8.7 

7.5 

6.8 

6.5

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.2 

6.2

5.5 

5.2 

7.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.0 

5.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

7.2

Change ir 

sntents . 

;auga Re 

Lr (secor 

)ot-days

June

5.5 

4.5 

4.2 

3.5 

3.5

6.5 

3.0 

4.0 

3.8 

4.O

3.0 

3.2 

5.8 

5.0 

4.2

7.0 

11 

5.5 

4.5

5.5

4.5 

4.O 

4.0 

3.5 

3.2

4.0 

4.8 

5.0 

3.8 

3.8

1 

Ln

id-

+230,900

July

3.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.8

3.2 

5.5 

13 

5.8 

7.9

9.9 

20 

121 

134 

90

18 

17 

15 

20 

79

15

8.7 

5.2 

4.8 

5.5

4.2 

4.2 

4.5 

4.2 

3.0 

3.0

Aug.

4.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.5 

6,8

5.0 

4.2 

4.8 

3.8 

3.2

3.0 

3.0

2.5 

2.4 

3.8

6.0 

14 

14 

8.7 

7.0

9.5

9.1 

6.5 

5.8 

6.2

5.5 

4.8 

5.8 

13 

367 

865

Sept.

852 

1,100 

1,090 

1,09O 

1,080

1,09O 

1,120 

1,140 

1,130 

1,120

1,080 

1,120 

1,130 

1,130 

1,070

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,150

1,160 

1,160 

1,170 

1,120 

1,170

1,180 

1,17O 

984 

1,260 

1,310

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean Per s^uare Mean mile

815 1.73

Runoff in 

inches

23.49
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 599

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°21'21", long. 82°13'26", between bridge on U. S.

 Highway 19E and Southern Railway bridge at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream from Doe River. Datum of gage is 1,486.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 692 square miles.

Records available.--February 1926 to July 1949 (discontinued). Gage-height records col-

 leered at same site since December 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather

Bureau.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring period October 1948 to July 1949, 6,020 second-feet

 Nov. 29 (gage height, 7.73 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 1.77 

feet); minimum daily, 103 second-feet July 4, 5.

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 75,100 second feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 48 second-feet Nov. 17, 1933, minimum 

daily, that of July 4, 5, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.54 feet Nov. 29, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 feet Feb. 27 or 28, 1902 (discharge, 83,700 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to Dec. 1, low flow partly regulated by Wilbur Dam, 7 miles 

above station; after Dec. 1, flow regulated by Watauga Reservoir, 10 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years.). W 758: 1932(M). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1928(M).

Rating table, Oct. I, 1948, to July 27, 1949 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

118

142

200

273

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

405

567

883

1,270

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

1,720

2,200

3,300

4,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

458

353

362

356

314

331

349

364

394

363

325

332

296

303

301

301

316

365

404

367

279

362

284

319

308

287

278

277

311

306

271

Nov.

270

296

322

792

475

610

2,140

979

698

678

702

594

548

528

488

448

432

425

461

942

724

636

664

607

618

636

906

2,330

4,190

2,320

Dec.

1,350

294

439

1,450

706

561

451

372

306

258

224

207

194

181

175

285

510

425

632

638

483

405

345

327

656

597

467

396

646

2,200

1,290

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April.............

May....................

June ...................

July 1-27..::.... ......

August. .................

Sept enter. .............

Water year

Jan.

802

E

K"4

91

05

,36

703

1,180

6

6

E

35

38

21

441

391 :

S-,

67

40

14

294

269

2

2

Z

62

54

50

235

228

3

1

3

32

40

40

327

354

5

i

4

3

27

as

51

72

446

Secondfoot-days

10,256

26,459

17,470

341,080

13,930

13,457

15,048

18 y 008

14, 075

5j 397

16,761

-

-

Feb.

410

372

358

382

400

372

405

400

396

527

585

521

446

391

377

669

718

602

608

835

687

573

494

425

386

345

327

446

_

-

Mar.

349

332

310

298

289

281

294

258

250

314

318

298

289

285

302

277

302

1,790

1,540

933

706

638

706

567

505

483

441

456

415

386

436

Apr.

396

372

349

332

372

516

538

725

763

614

527

556

941

1,070

876

681

561

494

430

377

349

556

638

544

461

405

420

1,250

962

933

Observed

Maximum

458

4,190

2 * 200

7,590

1,180

835

1,790

1 250

1^080

574

1,860

-

-

Minimum

271

270

175

175

228

327

250

332

200

123

103

-

-

Mean

331

882

564

932

449

481

485

600

454

180

621

-

-

May

1,O80

926

737

602

521

472

550

478

446

456

835

7S2

585

478

410

410

420

354

310

306

285

262

298

262

372

273

285

246

224

210

200

June

191

175

164

153

150

147

142

135

130

123

123

132

166

150

145

350

574

243

194

161

172

224

175

147

158

181

150

145

147

150

Change in 

contents in

Watauga Reservoir (secondfoot -days)

_

+28,800

I

-

July

125

111

105

103

103

107

186

505

425

589

941

835

1,420

1,860

1,600

1,310

1,410

970

744

718

585

483

37.2

340

310

269

235

_

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean Pern^are

_

1,011 1.46

-

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

19.88

-

-
600 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek near Elk Park, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°11'01", long. 81°57'45", 1.4 miles downstream 

 from Little Elk Creek, 2 miles northeast of Elk Park, Avery County, and 3 miles upstream

from North Carolina-Tennessee State line. 

Drainage area.--42.0 square miles. 

Hecords available.-.-October 1934 to September 1949. 

Average discharge. 15 years, 85.7 second-feet. 

.Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,690 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 7.86

reet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 31

(gage height, 1.58 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet Oct. 28-31.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 27,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8

feejt, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1939 (gage

height, 0.78 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 11 second-feet Oct. 9,

1941, Sept. 17, 1944. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to May 11)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.65 17 2.4 122 1.8 32 2.7 180 4.5 840 

1.7 20 2.7 190 2.0 55 3.0 253 5.0 1,180 

1.8 30 3.0 271 2.2 84 3.5 408 5.2 1,350 

2.0 54 3.5 426 2.4 119 4.O 600 

2.2 84 4.0 605

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.'

30 

26 

25 

25 

28

26 

24 

36 

25 

23

23 

22 

21 

21 

21

24 

21 

41 

26 

23

23 

23 

20 

20 

21

19 

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

Nov.

20 

19 

77 

4? 

41

213 

118 

74 

67 

78

70 

60 

58 

51 

49

45 

46 

41 

103 

89

67 

71 

64 

71 

76

70 

171 

602 

408 

232

Dec.

171 

136 

188 

220 

171

192 

150 

132 

114 

98

87 

84 

75 

»70 

68

69 

75 

62 

98 

81

74 

72 

66 

68 

127

89 

t>82 

b80 

146 

368 

208

Jan.

t!50 

t!25 

tl!5 

105 

296

305 

208 

167 

142 

123

112 

*106 

94 

89 

81

76 

74 

72 

75 

65

69 

98 

84 

78 

75

76 

80 

80 

72 

68 

89

Feb.

78 

74 

72 

96 

92

84 

96 

84 

84 

132

108 

99 

91 

86 

84

134 

132 

114 

175 

194

158 

138 

119 

108 

*98

91 

94

112

urvn+h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

 her .........................

mber .........................

728 

3,193 

3,721

lendar year 1948 ............ 27, 710

ary . .

h..... ..................

1............... .............

st ...........................

ember. ................... ...

3,449 

3,027 

3,556 

4,381 

3,176 

2,977 

4,790 

5,840 

2,036

ter year 1948-49 ............ 40,874

Mar.

t>80 

t>77 

t>74 

72 

69

72 

68 

62 

61 

81

75 

70 

69 

70 

t>72

t>68 

t>72 

283 

205 

152

127 

*198 

235 

185 

158

156 

134 

144 

127 

117 

123

Apr.

106 

96 

91 

84 

115

119 

106 

127 

112 

103

105 

128 

524 

355 

250

198 

162 

144 

127 

114

106 

136 

110 

99 

91

86 

101 

167 

125 

194

Maximum

41 

602 

368

602

305 

194 

283 

524 

209 

529 

467 

1,340 

178

1,340

May

192 

173 

144 

128 

117

115 

112 

103 

98 

103

209 

138 

117 

105 

96

112 

101 

87 

80 

87

80 

74 

78 

75 

78

72 

72 

62 

58 

55 

55

Minimum

18 

19 

62

18

65 

72 

61 

84 

55 

36 

44 

65 

38

18

June

51 

49 

47 

44 

43

42 

40 

39 

39 

36

36 

48 

44 

50 

72

529 

436 

187 

134 

110

160 

134 

105 

89 

86

76 

68 

63 

61 

59

Mean

23.5 

106 

120

75.7

111 

108 

115 

146 

102 

99.2 

155 

188 

67.9

112

July

56 

50 

49 

47 

44

44 

74

lie

58 

62

74 

152 

154 

162 

211

284 

401 

467 

401 

334

287 

240 

187 

150 

127

117 

106 

94 

82 

80 

78

Aug.

66 

65 

120 

117 

92

89 

78 

72 

104 

86

74 

102 

98 

80 

69

92 

288 

189 

140 

130

140 

187 

225 

173 

142

123 

106 

1,340 

674 

342 

237

Per square 

mile

0.560 

2.52 

2.86

1.80

2.64 

2.57 

2.74 

3.48 

2.43 

2.36 

3.69 

4.48 

1.62

2.67

Peak discharge (base, l.ioo sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (1:30 p.m.) 1,220 aec.-rt.s June IB (7 

sec. -ft. 3 Aug. 28 (4 p.m.) 4,690 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Sept.

178 

142 

125 

106 

110

96 

82 

76 

70 

63

59 

56 

55 

53 

50

54 

62 

50 

50 

44

42 

41 

49 

40 

38

42 

62 

51 

49 

41

Runoff in 

inches

0.64 

2.83 

3.29

24.54

3.05 

2.68 

3.15 

3.88 

2.81 

2.64 

4.24 

5.17 

1.80

36.18
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 601

Roan Creek near Neva, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°22'37", long. 81°53'14", 1.1 miles downstream 

rrom A very Branch, 1.7 miles southwest of Neva, Johnson County, and 2^2 miles upstream 

from Hopper Creek. Datum of gage is 2,103.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--103 square miles.

Records available.--June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 4.19 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 1.13 feet Oct. 14.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 4,840 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 5.62 

feet); minimum, 9.1 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943, result of low temperature; minimum gage 

height, 1.05 feet Dec. 3, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

1.2 21 1.8 110 2.6 324 1.3 32 2.0 157 

1.4 42 2.0 152 3.0 477 1.4 44 2.3 235 

1.6 73 2.3 230 3.6 750 1.6 76 2.6 325 

1.6 113 3.1 520

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

18 

19 

21

20 

19 

28 

22 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

35 

24 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

- 18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

17 

18 

23 

22 

18

34 

38 

23 

21 

22

24

20 

23 

23 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

29

20 

23 

24 

27 

30

28 

72 

244 

263 

157

Dec.

102 

75 

2O2 

586 

251

199 

157 

130 

104 

85

71 

66 

61 

53 

55

82 

96 

98 

139 

154

132 

116 

96 

88 

122

b90 

b85 

b90 

147 

757 

433

Jan.

251 

180 

148 

124 

 272

495 

302 

213 

164 

132

116 

103 

94 

87 

78

73 

70 

66 

64 

58

63 

102 

106 

106 

104

114 

170 

222 

183 

145 

157

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ... .

h.. ..........................

1.......... ..................

ember ........................

ter year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

139 

128 

122 

128 

132

126 

137 

126 

124 

141

143 

132 

122 

110 

108

175 

230 

205 

222 

351

282 

216 

173 

143 

126

110 

102 

152

Seoondfoot-days

608 

1,343 

4,922

36,464

4,567 

4,405 

5,056 

5,437 

4,780 

1,420 

3,991 

4,586 

1,847

42,962

Har.

b!20 

bllO 

b!05 

100 

94

90 

37 

76 

73 

*90

100 

96 

92 

88 

94

83 

94 

705 

578 

331

233 

208 

222 

197 

175

166 

145 

139 

124 

116 

120

Apr.

108 

98 

90 

83 

106

148 

150 

269 

308 

222

186 

180 

414 

441 

328

247 

195 

164 

135 

119

107 

161 

145 

131 

119

105 

113 

174 

160 

231

Maximum

35 

263 

757

1,160

495

351 

705 

441 

345 

111 

390 

534 

138

757

Hay

345 

271 

205 

164 

140

129 

200 

164 

140 

131

164 

152 

138 

123 

125

208

241 

200 

152 

138

121 

122 

174 

140 

145

125 

105 

90 

81 

74 

73

Minimum

16 

17 

53

14

58 

102 

73 

83 

73 

32 

26 

48 

39

16

June

66 

61 

54 

51 

54

56 

47 

43 

42

40

40 

43 

43 

42 

44

70 

111 

54 

43 

40

39

40 

38 

34 

40

48 

37 

34 

34 

32

Mean

19.6 

44.8 

159

99.7

147 

157 

163 

181 

154 

47.3 

129 

148 

61.6

118

July

31 

29 

27 

26 

29

39 

47 

99 

78 

59

78 

104 

276 

320 

273

322 

390 

280 

211 

170

140 

119 

94 

153 

147

107 

87 

74 

66 

59 

57

Aug.

51 

48 

73 

90 

118

160 

127 

94 

76 

76

68 

57 

68 

64 

50

86 

157 

152 

121 

129

123 

201 

534 

289 

195

162 

140 

266 

387 

247 

177

Sept.

138 

111 

96 

87 

80

78 

71 

66

66 

56

50 

47 

47 

46 

42

46 

73 

59 

68

47

43 

42 

53 

42 

39

39 

69 

50 

48 

48

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.190 0.22 

.435 .48 

1.54 1.78

.968 13.18

1.43 1.65 

1.52 1.59 

1.58 1.83 

1.76 1.96 

1.50 1.73 

.459 .51 

1.25 1.44 

1.44 1.66 

,598 .67

1.15 15.52

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 sec.-ft._). No peak above base.

winter aiscnarge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
602 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°20'40", long. 82°12'37", 1,500 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,524.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 137 square miles.

Kecoras available.--June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912 (gage heights 

only), June 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--16 years (1933-49), 207 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 3.44 

FeeTT; minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 7,300 second-feet July 30, 1940 (gage height, 6.75 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 27 second-feet Jan. 

11, 1942 (gage height, 0.32 foot), result of low temperature, but may have been less 

during period of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions.--W 823: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 56 1.0 134 2.O 5O8 

.7 74 1.2 188 2.5 795 

.8 93 1.4 252 3.0 1,140 

.9 113 1.6 325

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948- to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

52 

51 

50 

51 

55

60 

53 

63 

60 

52

51 

50 

50 

47 

47

47 

48 

95 

72 

60

56 

55 

53 

56 

56

56 

55 

53 

53 

52 

53

Nov.

55 

58 

67 

95 

69

123 

142 

93 

82 

85

113 

S9 

85 

85 

78

72 

70 

72 

80 

139

97 

101 

101 

105 

101

95 

171 

630 

550 

317

Dec.

223 

174 

287

518 

313

a280 

a2SO 

214 

182 

*159

142 

136 

130 

124 

119

144 

249 

204 

372 

377

278 

239 

210 

191 

435

b325 

b250 

b230 

411 

1,200 

696

Jan.

441 

334 

g272 

249 

397

571 

436 

346 

285 

255

233 

226 

210 

198 

188

176 

168 

162 

162 

152

152 

223 

214 

204 

194

204 

210 

210 

194 

alSO 

a220

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary . .

1. ...........................

St..... ......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

«210 

a205 

a200 

a250 

aSOO

a260 

a270 

a240 

a220 

a300

351 

3O9 

272 

242 

239

386 

418 

346 

364 

431

*359 

317 

278 

252 

230

210 

2O7 

285

Secondfoot-days

1,712 

4,020 

9,062

71,743

7,666 

7j951 

9,234 

10,302 

9,662 

4,330 

11,679 

6., 386 

3,886

85,890

Mar.

bZOS 

198 

188 

182

1 182 

198 

171 

*168 

201

201 

185 

182 

179 

194

176 

194 

1,000 

860 

539

413 

395 

459 

355

313

305 

278 

293 

268 

252 

285

Apr.

259 

242 

230 

217 

242

272 

268 

382 

372 

317

289 

301 

612 

604 

479

386 

325 

293 

259 

236

220 

352 

34r 

293 

259

236 

246 

702 

534 

529

Maximum

95 

630 

1,200

1,240

571 

431 

1,000 

702

674 

484 

1,070 

655 

223

1,200

May

534 

469 

382

325 

289

278 

364 

313 

301 

309

674 

649 

454 

a375 

a325

a325 

a350 

a275 

a225 

226

a210 

a200 

aSOO 

a225 

a225

a200 

a200 

alSO 

a!70 

a!60 

a!60

Minimum

47 

55 

119

47

152 

20O 

168 

217 

160 

99 

84 

119 

95

47

June

sue

alSO 

alSO

alls

alls 

111 

105 

105 

99

99 

109 

128 

128 

117

285 

484 

198

154 

132

136 

179 

142 

121 

130

149 

119 

113 

113

117

Mean

55.2 

134 

292

196

247 

284 

2S8

343 

312 

144 

377 

206 

13O

235

July

101 

91 

85 

84

85

94

148 

349 

179 

377

684

615 

699 

939 

946

945 

1,070 

69O 

513 

464

431 

359 

268 

255 

226

194 

176 

Ig2 

152 

144 

154

Aug.

198 

HE

182

254 

165

146 

142 

128 

119 

130

134 

124 

130 

152 

119

149 

400 

278 

194 

182

207

188 

204 

168

171

146 

168 

443 

655 

359 

268

Per square 

 ile

0.403 

.978 

2.13

1.43

1.80 

2.07 

2.18 

2.50

l!o5 

2.75 

1.50 

.949

1.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.). No peak above this base.

Sept.

223 

182 

189 

152 

146

152

139 

134 

139 

119

111 

105 

105 

103 

99

107 

144 

124 

139 

113

101 

95 

128 

105 

97

95

185 

130 

134 

121

Runoff in 

inohes

0.46 

1.09 

2.46

19.47

2.08 

2.16 

2.51 

2.80

lll8 

3.17 

1.73 

1.Q5

23.31

a No gt je-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 603

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 53'48", long. 81°44'47", half a mile upstream from 

cedar Branch bridge, Ij- miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 4j miles upstream from McHenry Creek. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 222 square miles.

Records available.--November 1920 to September 1949. 

a miles downstream.

June 1907 to November 1908 at site

Average discharge.--88 years (1921-49), 287 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 6.76 

reet); minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1907-8, 1920-49: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,100 second-feet Feb. 18, 1944 (gage 

height, 10.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Oct. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 foot), 

flow retarded by mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 second-feet Oct. 15, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Mill which formerly caused diurnal fluctuation at this station is no longer in existence.

Revisions (water years). W 758: Drainage area. W 1113: 1944-47.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, Sept. 11-30)

0.6 30 1.2 154 3.0 1,180 

.7 43 1.4 222 3.5 1,640 

.8 60 1.8 386 4.0 2,170 

.9 79 2.2 591 5.0 3,340 

1.0 101 2.6 845 6.0 4,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

36 

36 

36 

36 

40

43 

45 

58 

66 

56

45

42 

39 

36 

35

35 

35 

40 

42 

42

40 

38 

38 

36 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

Nov.

38 

39 

42 

52 

57

55 

66 

71 

SO 

56

53 

53 

52 

50 

48

46 

46 

46 

48

55

66 

68 

71 

75 

71

66 

88 

574 

1,640 

810

Dec.

439 

296 

1,540 

3,860 

1,220

796 

655 

SOS 

377 

504

245

215 

197 

176

211

382 

415 

386 

382 

396

355 

313 

272 

241 

233

183 

154 

186 

241 

1,740 

1,160

Jan.

667 

484 

396 

360 

544

1,450 

860 

597 

454 

368

308 

280 

252 

230

211

197 

186 

176 

170 

154

148

241 

351 

360 

351

334 

368 

459 

474 

396 

382

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

 bar.......... ...............

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

368 

373 

360 

400 

564

536 

838 

1,090 

742 

580

474 

391

351 

321 

313

884 

882 

661 

591 

868

789 

632 

536 

444 

382

329 

296 

325

Secondfoot-days

1,242 

4,561 

18,075

104,090

12,208 

15,320 

12,148 

15,479 

14,473 

4,279 

10,203 

6,526 

2,951

117,465

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). De

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

and records for station near Gate City.

Mar.

317 

296 

276 

260 

245

226 

211 

197 

186 

245

377 

334 

296 

272 

252

226 

222 

1,670 

1,490 

789

564 

469 

429 

364 

325

300 

288 

284 

256 

241 

241

Apr.

237 

218 

200 

186 

186

284 

338 

396 

444 

386

358 

317 

810 

1,360 

817

569 

444

377 

317 

268

237 

500 

1,130 

655 

469

373 

405 

1,400 

882 

936

Maximum

66 

1,640 

3,860

6,000

1,450 

1,090 

1,670 

1,400 

2,050 

760 

1,360 

985 

308

3,860

:. 4 (3 a.m.; 

1 on basis o!

Hay

2,050 

1,400 

1,000 

742 

580

474 

464 

405 

342 

346

614 

762

552 

424 

355

373 

510 

489 

329 

276

241 

218 

241 

208 

197

176 

167 

148 

140 

129 

121

Minimum

35 

38 

154

35

148 

296 

186 

186 

121 

70 

73 

70 

58

35

June

116 

111 

101 

94 

90

88 

86 

79 

75 

71

70 

81 

94 

106 

83

79 

760 

505 

252 

170

132 

114 

104 

92 

88

92 

92 

83 

160

211

Mean

40. J 

152 

583

284

394 

547 

392 

516 

467 

143 

329 

211 

9B.4

322

July

140 

114 

97 

86 

77

73 

75 

86 

99 

86

204 

208 

613 

1,270 

1,360

1,040 

710 

756 

667 

494

355 

268 

211 

170 

148

129 

114 

104 

97 

198 

154

Aug.

116 

111 

108 

129 

114

94 

83 

77 

77 

86

86 

75 

73 

70 

92

256 

515 

415 

292 

215

180 

157 

226 

233 

180

146 

126 

126 

985 

673 

410

Per square 

 ile

0.181 

.685 

2.63

1.28

1.77 

2.46 

1.77 

2.32 

2.10 

.644 

1.48 

.950 

.443

1.45

Sept.

308 

222 

173 

148 

137

124 

116 

111 

106 

90

88 

81 

79 

77 

75

73 

73 

79 

86 

81

70 

66 

62 

62 

60

58 

a60 

a60 

a62 

64

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.76 

3.03

17.43

2.04 

2.56 

2.04 

2.59 

2.42 

.72 

1.71 

1.10 

.49

19.67

5,840 sec. -ft. 

weather records, recorded range in stage,
604 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°36'3l", long. 82°34'05", at highway bridge, \\ 

miJ.es downstream from Big Moccasin Creek and 2 miles southeast of Gate City, Scott 

County. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 672 square miles.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 17 years (1932-49), 816 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 9.84 

reetJ; minimum, 97 second-feet Oct. 5, 17 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 23,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.75 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943, result of low temperature; minimum gage 

height, 1.00 foot Jan. 6, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small dam above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 783: 1932(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1-3 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

84

106

162

230

395

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

620

910

1,340

1,830

2,980

6.0 

7.4 

8.9

4,360

6,810

9,790

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

84

106

162

230

2.2 

2.6 

3.3 

3.9

395

620

1,120

1,620

4.9 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

2,670

4,080

5,680

7,780

Discharge, in second- feet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

106 

104 

102 

102 

102

114 

116 

127 

141 

159

153 

147 

132 

119 

114

109 

109 

150 

147 

138

138 

127 

122 

122 

116

114 

111 

106 

106 

106 

104

Nov.

Ill 

106 

127 

147 

141

235 

268 

188 

169 

172

182 

159 

165 

178

172

162 

153 

147 

150 

188

182 

220 

257 

257 

241

223 

405 

2,550 

6,260 

4,060

Dec.

2,000 

1,160 

1,940 

9,580 

6,250

2,910 

2,330 

1,710 

1,280 

1,000

792 

666 

596 

536 

524

1,400 

1,530 

1,280 

1,160 

1,120

1,040 

890 

792 

704 

692

666 

542 

478 

884 

3,500 

4,080

Jan.

2,380 

1,580 

1,280 

1,280 

2,270

5,500 

3,540 

2,160 

1,530 

1,200

1,000 

862 

771 

698 

626

566 

536 

524 

512 

472

467 

1,190 

1,660 

1,480 

1,280

1,160 

1,400 

1,620 

1,580 

1,320 

1,440

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Da

her .................... . ...

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .... .

J- .......................

at .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,910 

1,620 

1,400 

1,280 

1,280

1,360 

1,620 

2,670 

2,280 

1,760

1,440 

1,200 

1,040 

928 

928

2,300 

3,090 

2,220 

1,860 

2,380

2,330 

1,910 

1,580 

1,360 

1,160

1,000 

890 

965

Secondfoot-days

3,763 

17,975 

54,032

318,344

43,884 

45,761 

44,210 

41,611 

35,280 

8,711 

46,915 

17,924 

8,240

368,306

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.). No;

sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (10 a.m.) 6,080 sec. -ft.; I 

9,320 sec. -ft.; July 17 (6:30 a.m.) 8,000 sec

Mar.

928 

841 

771 

724 

678

646 

608 

572 

530 

766

1,530 

1,320 

1,080 

928 

348

764 

711 

4,590 

7,560 

3,540

2,160 

1,660 

1,530 

1,320

1,160

1,040 

965 

1,200 

1,200 

1,040 

1,000

Apr.

928 

841 

764 

698 

652

704 

806 

965 

1,160 

1,160

1,000 

965 

1,360 

2,910 

2,850

1,910 

1,440 

1,200 

1,000 

841

724 

813 

1,480 

1,910 

1,320

1,040 

1,000 

3,410 

3,540 

2,220

Maximum

159 

6,260 

9,580

14,700

5,500 

3,090 

7,560 

3,540 

3,800 

781 

7,780 

1,620 

799

9,580

May

3,410 

3,800 

2,670 

2,010 

1,580

1,320 

1,120 

1,120 

928 

965

1,620 

1,580 

1,480 

1,160 

928

792 

771 

1,160 

965 

750

633 

578 

536 

548 

500

450 

425 

420 

382 

350 

329

Minimum

102 

106 

478

102

467 

890 

530 

652 

329 

195 

182 

212 

162

102

June

308 

288 

276 

257 

245

238 

230 

220 

212 

202

195 

195 

241 

292 

300

288 

284 

781 

764 

445

382 

292 

257 

234 

234

223 

212 

209 

212 

195

Mean

121 

599 

1,743

870

1,416 

1,634 

1,426 

1,387 

1,138 

290 

1,513 

578 

275

1,009

July

300 

283 

230 

209 

188

182 

195 

386 

560

771

666 

1,480 

3,410 

6,280 

7,780

3,540 

3,500 

3,800 

2,970 

1,910

1,400 

1,000 

737 

590 

489

425 

372 

337 

308 

296 

316

Aug.

377 

312 

284 

333 

425

440 

445 

316 

257 

238

220 

223 

212 

386 

308

807 

1,620 

1,480 

1,040 

744

685 

548 

472 

584 

500

410 

350 

454 

764 

1,570 

1,120

Per square 

mile

0.180 

.891 

2.59

1.29

2.11 

2.43 

2.12 

2.06 

1.69 

.432 

2.25 

.860 

.409

1.50

r. 29 (7 a.m.) 6,620 sec. -ft.; Dec. 4 (6:30 p 

lar. 19 (1:30 a.m.) 9,760 sec. -ft.; July 15 ( 

.-ft.

Sept.

799 

652 

500 

405 

359

325 

312 

288 

268 

257

238 

220 

209 

202 

195

195 

198 

209 

337 

280

220 

198 

178 

172 

162

162 

169 

178 

175 

178

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.99 

2.99

17.64

2.43 

2.53 

2.44 

2.30 

1.95 

.48 

2.59 

.99 

.46

20.36

.m. ) 11,700 

9:30 a.m.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 605

Big Creek near Rogersville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°25'34", long. 82°57'07", 300 feet upstream from

 county bridge, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.0 miles northeast of Rogersville, 

Hawicins County.

Drainage area.--47.3 ^quare miles.

Records available.--April 1941 to June 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to June 1949, 2,160 second-feet

 Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.65 feet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 3,4 (gage height, 1.40 

feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 3,060 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 6.59 

feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.32 

feet Sept. 19, Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, October 1948 to June 1949 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 6)

1.4 4.7 2.0 36 3.0 196 

1.5 6.9 2.2 53 3.2 273 

1.6 11 2.4 77 3.5 412 

1.7 16 2.6 105 4.0 735 

1.8 22 2.8 143 4.3 970

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.9 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.9

5.1 

5.1 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

10 

11 

7.7

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

Nov.

5.1 

5.4 

7.3 

11 

8.5

54 

50 

19 

13 

10

10 

8.8 

8.1 

8.1 

7.7

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

10 

43

28 

34 

45 

30 

23

19 

62 

1,010 

716 

206

Dec.

125 

90 

228 

330 

150

235 

160 

110 

85 

68

57 

51 

48 

42 

41

282 

167 

107 

92 

77

64 

56 

50 

47 

132

123 

93 

78 

269 

423 

196

Jan.

131 

102 

109 

167 

875

524 

231 

162 

123 

99

86 

76 

65 

58 

53

48 

47 

48 

47 

48

46 

235 

196 

167

121

99 

104 

125 

110 

86 

130

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

"ay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year ............

Feb.

184 

129 

104 

93 

80

68 

145 

129 

99 

93

84 

74 

67 

61 

65

295 

176 

123 

129 

160

119 

100 

85 

73 

67

56 

55 

78

Secondfoot-days

1S8.8 

2,472.7 

4,076

25,109.3

4,518 

2,991 

3,263 

2,696 

1,453 

533.8

_

Bar.

63 

57 

52 

48 

46

44 

41 

37 

35 

78

87 

60 

50 

46 

42

38 

37 

895 

269 

150

112 

94 

98 

80 

81

86 

86 

148 

119 

94 

90

Apr.

76 

65 

60 

53 

50

56 

56 

69 

69 

60

55 

57 

177 

137 

96

74 

63 

56 

50 

44

42 

188 

150 

90 

67

56 

58 

374 

139 

109

Maximum

11 

1,010 

423

1,330

875 

295 

895 

374 

155 

56

_

May

100 

155 

116 

90 

74

62 

57 

63 

49 

45

43 

39 

35 

31 

29

34 

48 

34 

27 

25

25 

28 

66 

34 

27

24 

22 

20 

18 

17 

16

Minimum

4.7 

5.1 

41

4.4

46 

55 

35 

42 

16 

9.6

_

June

16 

15 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.6

13 

14 

11

25 

56 

23 

40 

26

17 

15 

14 

12 

16

17 

13 

17 

15 

47

Mean

6.09 

82.4 

131

68.6

146 

107 

105 

89.9 

46.9 

17.8

_

July Aug. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.129 0.15 

1.74 1.94 

2.77 3.20

1.45 19.74

3.09 3.55 

2.26 2.35 

2.22 2.57 

1.90 2.12 

.992 1.14 

.376 .42

_

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 2,080 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 5 (7 p«m.) 1,980
606 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 00'53", long. 83°55'18", at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek, 4.1 miles 

upstream from gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 940.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 15.5 square miles.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- -Maximum discharge during year, 718 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.30 feet); 

minimum, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 15; minimum gage height, 1.64 feet Oct. 25, 26.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.62 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.32 feet Sept. 21, 

Oct. 1, 1945 (corrected).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September i»49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.7

2.5

3.3

9.2

5.6

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

NOT.

3.0

3.8

16

5.2

4.1

40

11

7,1

5.9

9.0

6.9

5.6

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.3

50

35

14

32

17

13

10

19

35

394

200

70

-

Dec.

50

43

61

46

41

56

40

36

31

26

23

22

20

19

19

75

49

37

57

38

32

39

29

94

182

89

54

47

74

60

47

Jan.

41

38

41

62

405

166

93

76

66

59

48

43

39

36

34

32

35

33

42

31

46

111

80

63

54

54

56

56

46

42

90

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January

February .........................

 arch............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . .

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

62

51

47

43

39

35

38

33

31

34

27

25

24

24

51

78

43

37

47

40

35

32

30

28

26

24

26

26

_

_

-

Secoadfoot-days

105.2

1,036.8

1,516

9,234.6

2 j 118

1,036

935

841

491,5

249 5

905*5

349 1

162!l

9,745.7

Mar.

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

18

24

18

17

16

16

15

15

18

122

41

33

30

33

39

29

46

35

38

42

35

. 40

59

Apr.

40

35

32

29

31

31

24

23

21

20

21

22

41

24

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

17

15

14

14

13

18

155

38

36

Maximum

394*9 2

182

696

405

78

122

155

34

24

189

8.3

405

May

34

34

28

24

22

20

20

18

18

19

17

15

14

14

13

13

14

12

11

12

12

11

11

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.5

14

Minimum

2.5

3.0

19

2.1

31

24

15

13

9.2

6 9

5*6

8e3

4.1

2.5

June

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.1

24

9.2

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

Mean

34*6 3 39

48.9

25.2

68 3

37 lo

30.2

28 eO

15*9

8*32

29.2

11.3

5.40

26.7

July

6.3

6.

6.

6.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.6

12

7.1

60

82

58

26

25

89

189

65

38

31

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

Aug.

1?

14

17

13

12

13

14

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

10

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.8

26

14

12

9.2

8.5

8.3

15

10

8.5

8.5

Per square

mile

0.219

2.23

3.15

1.63

4.41

2 39

1 95

1 1*0381

.537

1 .88

.729

.348

1.72

Sept.

8.3

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

8.3

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.4

5.0

4.8

5.2

5.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

2.49

3.64

22.15

5*08

2.49

2.24

2* 02

I T ft JLO

.60

2.17

.84

.39

23.39

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec .-ft.). NOT. 28 (6 p.m.) 646 sec.-ft.i Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 718 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 607

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58'40", long. 83°54'51", at Fifth Avenue Bridge

 in Knoxville, Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from 

gage at Mineral Springs Avenue in Knoxville. Datum of gage is 883.13 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--19.2 square miles.

Records available.--April 1945 to September 1949. June 1932 to March 1934 at site at

 MccailaAvenue Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream, published as First Creek at 

Knoxville.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 863 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.32 feet);

 minimum, 2.8 second-feet Oct. 17, 24; minimum gage height, 0.57 foot Oct. 24.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,230 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 17, 24, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.52 foot Sept. 1, 21, 

Oct. 4, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.8

4.1

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.Z

3.1

9.6

7.8

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.1

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.2

Nov.

3.3

5.9

28

5.9

4.4

52

13

7.9

6.S

13

7.7

6.6

8.1

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.0

66

41

18

48

23

17

14

28

44

508

377

88

Dec.

57

49

74

53

47

67

46

41

37

31

26

25

23

22

22

98

59

47

69

44

38

50

35

129

204

92

69

58

105

78

56

Jan.

47

42

 53

85

575

269

127

103

86

74

59

51

46

43

39

36

39

37

48

34

56

152

103

78

63

60

64

64

48

43

117

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May.................... ..........

Juna .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

79

60

52

48

41

37

42

34

34

38

31

28

26

26

74

112

51

44

55

47

41

37

35

33

32

29

30

32

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days.

119.5

l,462la

1,852

10,951.6

2,741 

1 228

1*163

987

618

332*8

Iy218«.5

431.4

207.1

12,361.1

liar.

26

26

Z4

23

22

Z2

20

20

22

30

22

20

19

19

18

17

23

168

50

38

33

33

49

34

59

42

47

54

43

58

82

Apr.

46

38

34

31

27

36

30

27

24

22

25

28

52

30

26

23

22

22

21

20

20

25

20

19

18

17

27

164

43

40

Maxinum

9 »6

508

204

817

575

112

168

164

39

38

293

34

12

575

May

37

39

33

26

24

Z3

24

23

22

24

21

20

19

18

16

17

19

16

15

15

14

14

14

16

16

15

15

13

12

13

25

Mininum

3.0

3.3

22

3.0

36

26

17

17

12

8

-Z

»O

6.3

9.0

4.5

3.0

June

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

12

10

9.6

9.2

9.4

9.8

9.8

38

12

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

9.4

8.7

9.4

9.0

12

16

9.4

10

8.3

Mean

3,85

48*8

59.7

29.9

88*4

43*9

37 Is

32 9

isIs 11.1

39 3

13 9

e'.so

33.9

July

7.5

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.3

14

9.2

46

134

68

32

39

137

293

96

47

37

31

26

23

21

20

19

18

17

15

14

Aug.

14

15

24

21

16

15

19

15

13

.15

11

11

11

10

10

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.6

10

34

19

15

10

9.6

9.0

21

12

10

10

Per square 

 lie

0.201

2.54

3.11

1.56

4.60

2.29

1.95

1.71

1.04

578

2 05

1724

.359

1.77

Sept.

9.8

8.5

8.3

7.9

9.8

12

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

1.8

7.0

5.9

7.8

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.5

5.3

5.9

5.8

5.3

5.1

-

Runoff In 

imohes

0.23

2.83

3.59

21.20

5.31

2 38

z!z5

1.91

1.20

.64

2*38

.84

.40

23.94

Peak discharge (base, 600 aec.-ft.). Nov. 28 (7 p.m.) 845 sec.-ft.i Jan. 5 (7 p«n.) 863 sec. -ft.
608 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Walland, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°45'48", long. 83°51'00", half a mile upstream from

 bridge on State Highway 73, 1 mile upstream from RileJoy Creek, and 3 miles downstream 

from Walland, Blount County. Datum of gage is 877.36 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 192 square miles.

Records available. July 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--18 years, 364 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.24

 feet); minimum, 8.2 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.66 foot); minimum daily, 28 

second-feet Oct. 3, 16, Nov. 1,

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 13.92 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 7.8 second-feet 

Sept. 23, 1932; minimum daily, 25 second-feet Oct. 22, 1939; minimum gage height, that 

of Oct. 9, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above 

Station.

Revisions (water years). W 743: 1932(M). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O to Hov. 3)

1.0 28 2.0 339 4.0 2,020 

1.2 59 2.5 630 5.0 3,270 

1.4 106 3.0 980 6.1 4,780 

1.7 198 3.5 1,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

33 

36 

28 

31 

39

36 

32 

39 

53 

37

33 

33 

32 

31 

29

28 

29 

59 

66 

40

36 

37 

46 

52 

40

36 

32 

32 

29 

31 

31

Nov.

28 

33 

289 

195 

104

962 

456 

213 

155 

174

270 

184 

174 

164 

140

126 

117 

117 

523 

1,020

456 

356 

317 

250 

213

188 

265 

4,230 

3,340 

1,350

Dec.

788 

570 

618 

676 

570

816 

702 

570 

450 

366

312 

274 

250 

221 

206

394 

980 

695 

760 

728

570 

492 

416 

720 

2,840

1,450 

900 

695 

850 

1,540 

1,110

Jan.

816 

650 

552 

540 

4,850

3,240 

1,500 

1,020 

760 

612

516 

450 

400 

361 

322

290 

279 

290 

361 

334

312 

1,170 

1,230 

893 

688

570 

516 

588 

498 

428 

600

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

643 

576 

522 

546 

522

456 

474 

422 

411 

1,060

1,100 

809 

650 

546 

570

1,640 

1,410 

972 

809 

740

618 

546 

486 

439 

394

356 

366 

411

Seccndfoot-days

1,146 

16,409 

22,529

135,709

25,636 

18,494 

16,388 

16,041 

11,706 

9,454 

16,733 

8,821 

7,765

171,122

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.). Hoi

sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 11,000 seo.-ft.; Ji

Mar.

339 

317 

295 

270 

255

246 

232 

217 

217 

300

295 

250 

241 

241 

236

225 

228 

1,690 

1,310 

844

650 

582 

618 

510 

534

528 

594 

998 

924 

802 

1,400

Apr.

1,170 

851 

708 

588 

570

656 

606 

540 

474 

428

394. 

394 

558 

558 

498

450 

405 

378 

339 

312

290 

312 

312 

265 

236

228 

236 

1,440 

980 

865

Maximum

66 

4,230 

2,840

5,170

4,850 

1,640 

1,690 

1,440 

774 

1,830 

1,880 

859 

915

4,850

r. 28 (4 p.m 

me 16 (1 p. I

May

774 

734 

612 

522 

462

405 

361 

334 

328 

428

760 

618 

492 

411 

356

328 

317 

279 

255 

236

225 

213 

295 

228 

350

255 

260 

221 

206 

195 

246

Minimum

28 

28 

206

28

279 

356 

217 

228 

195 

128 

158 

146 

131

28

June

295 

228 

195 

174 

164

161 

152 

140 

137 

134

128 

146 

134 

202 

143

1,830 

1,070 

582 

422 

334

279 

312 

260 

221 

213

260 

328 

312 

270 

228

Mean

37.0 

547 

727

371

827 

660 

529 

535 

378 

315 

540 

285 

259

469

July

217 

191 

174 

164 

158

171 

228 

286 

181 

171

'309 

564 

1,610 

1,880 

1,350

932 

1,460 

1,030 

823 

662

669 

702 

576 

462 

388

328 

274 

241 

221 

198 

213

Aug.

209 

206 

378 

428 

339

260 

255 

213 

232 

221

228 

236 

202 

225 

174

240 

468 

274 

225 

206

236 

232 

221 

206 

174

158 

146 

542 

859 

462 

366

Per square

mile

0.193 

2.85 

3.79

1.93

4.31 

3.44 

2.76 

2.79 

1.97 

1.64 

2.81 

1.48 

1.35

2.44

) 8,900 sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (9 a.n 

i.) 3,850 sec. -ft.

Sept.

295 

236 

206 

209 

181

915 

802 

510 

394 

312

260 

225 

202 

191 

178

174 

279 

228 

260 

228

184 

167 

155 

143 

137

134 

146 

149 

134 

131

Runoff in 

inches

0.22 

3.18 

4.38

26.29

4.97 

3.58 

3.17 

3.11 

2.27 

1.83 

3.24 

1.71 

1.50

33.14

.) 3,570
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 609

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'57", long. 83°22'46", 600 feet upstream from 

Owenby Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, and 2 miles north of Prentiss, Macon County. Datum of gage is 2,008.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--140 square miles.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 12.85 

I'eet), by slope-area method; minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 (gage height, 

1.56 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 81 second-feet Oct. 7, 

1947 (gage height, 1.33 feet).

Flood of October 1898 reached stage of about 15 feet, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those based on radio gage readings, which are good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

110

127

166

211

326

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

521

770

1,120

1,680

2,200

7.0 2,700

8.0 3,170

8.6 3,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

154

148

144

144

148

146

140

158

142

138

140

146

136

133

129

127

129

148

133

129

127

127

136

131

127

125

124

122

122

120

120

Nov.

120

127

962

648

572

1,040

1,190

567

441

418

406

354

333

310

290

278

290

269

904

1,540

814

748

695

660

562

521

803

1,980

3,150

1,550

-

Dec.

1,030

864

940

836

737

852

737

680

620

572

535

512

495

470

458

478

470

433

620

539

491

g487

g478

g478

g640

g601

g544

g521

g615

gl,090

g798

Jan.

g690

g591

g567

g615

gl,830

g2,740

gl,390

gl,090

g970

g852

g770

g715

g665

g640

g591

591

567

g567

635

581

558

572

567

g567

g544

g530

g615

675

577

535

1,040

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

892

720

640

748

700

630

605

562

591

958

786

685

635

596

572

764

922

726

836

1,050

830

742

685

640

610

577

615

601

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

4,192

22,542

19,623

159,055

24,437

19.91E

15,91£

18,99!

18,422

20,822

19,426

14,332

15.92E

214,554

Mar.

549

526

508

g491

g482

g470

g458

g441

g437

g478

437

414

402

394

391

376

376

487

421

394

383

540

781

562

558

675

625

650

630

572

1,010

Apr.

940

720-

650

596

577

586

530

504

478

462

458

558

1,280

976

754

665

610

577

539

512

500

553

504

474

449

437

437

567

700

1,400

-

Maximum

158

3,150

1,090

3,150

2,740

1,050

1,010

1,400

1,260

3,400

1,340

999

1,780

3,400

May

1,260

1,000

825

732

670

635

630

596

586

809

898

732

650

596

562

535

508

482

466

449

437

429

535

445

4Z9

394

383

368

361

391

630

Minimum

120

120

433

120

530

562

376

437

361

303

418

323

316

120

June

495

421

387

365

347

336

326

319

319

310

310

313

303

313

441

3,400

3,210

1,320

886

742

670

635

572

553

759

670

567

539

500

495

Mean

135

751

633

435

788

711

513

633

594

694

627

462

531

588

July

517

458

433

437

441

466

458

495

425

481

842

720

748

645

625

759

946

1,190

1,340

964

830

710

640

581

539

508

478

458

437

418

437

Aug.

482

414

445

478

425

391

372

361

354

347

344

361

340

323

344

418

521

591

414

380

508

549

645

474

410

376

358

726

999

591

591

Per square 

mile

0.964

5.36

4.52

3.11

5.63

5.08

3.66

4.52

4.24

4.96

4.48

3.30

3.79

4.20

Sept.

482

429

418

425

394

1,130

1,780

1,130

781

665

591

539

504

474

441

421

410

470

495

418

383

372

361

344

333

326

402

361

333

316

Runoff in 

inches

1.11

5.99

5.21

42.25

6.49

5.29

4.23

5.05

4.89

5.53

5.16

3.81

4.23

56.99

Peak dlacharge (baae. 1,500 see.-ft.) . Nov. 20 (1O a.m.) 1.680 aee.-ft.; Nov. 29 (12:30 a.m.) 

3,760 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 3,120 sec.-ft.; Apr. 30 (8 p.m.) 1,550 sec.-ft.; June 16 (3 p.m.) 

5,200 sec.-ft.; Sept. 7 (3 p.m.) 1,890 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph baaed on radio gage readings.
610 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20 I 11", long. 83°31"39", 0.8 mile downstream from 

DeHart Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream from Brush 

Creek, and 6.3 miles downstream from Tellioo Creek. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 436 square miles.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 11.10 

reet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily, 233 secondfeet Oct. 21.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, that of Oct. 29, 1948; 

minimum daily, 228 second-feet Oct. 6, 1947.

Flood of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 feet, 

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.7 228 2.4 622 4.0 2,330 2.5 665 3.8 1,980 7.0 8,050 

1.8 270 2.7 868 5.0 3,930 2.7 825 4.3 2,720 8.0 10,600 

2.0 364 3.0 1,150 6.0 5,800 3.0 1,090 5.0 3,900 8.3 11,400 

2.2 480 3.4 1,540 7.2 8,540 3.4 1,500 6.0 5,800

Discharge, in second-feet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

402 

392 

397 

467 

345

402 

397 

406 

408 

386

380 

375 

370 

359 

349

340 

359 

386 

425 

481

233 

354 

380 

364 

354

349 

344 

435 

236 

325 

330

Nov.

335 

354 

2,090 

1,700 

1,150

2,810 

3,260 

1,530 

1,180 

1,060

1.080 

905 

851 

799 

706

734 

716 

708 

1,770 

3,790

2,130 

1,720 

1,690 

1,560 

1,360

1,260 

1,870 

6,160 

8,440 

4,180

Dec.

2,580 

2,030 

2,210 

2,170 

1,850

2,150 

1,910 

1,720 

1,540 

1,430

1,340 

1,300 

1,240 

1,210 

1,160

1,240 

1,250 

1,170 

1,580 

1,480

1,310 

1,240 

1,210 

1,340 

2,600

2,080 

1,660 

1,500 

1,610 

3,060 

2,300

Jan.

1,840 

1,640 

1,520 

1,530 

4,670

7,000 

4,180 

2,820 

2,340 

2,060

1,890 

1,770 

1,630 

1,540 

1,470

1,400 

1,380 

1,400 

1,500 

1,440

1,340 

1,500 

1,520 

1,420 

1,350

1,300 

1,260 

1,560 

1,480 

1,350 

2,530

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Jnly 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h........................ ....

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,610 

1,950 

1,710 

1,850 

1,840

1,630 

1,560 

1,470 

1,470 

2,660

2,410 

1,970 

1,770 

1,620 

1,540

1,950 

2,580 

1,990 

2,190 

3,090

2,340 

2,020 

1,830 

1,680 

1,600

1,500 

1,510 

1,580

Secondfoot-days

11,530 

57,898 

52,470

420,120

61,630 

53,920 

41,556 

48,690 

46,594 

61,816 

48,100 

37,017 

39,305

560,526

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).' NOT

sec. -ft. 3 June 16 (10 p.m.) 20,200 sec. -ft.;

liar.

1,380 

1,340 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220

1,190 

1,140 

1,110 

1,110 

1,170

1,130 

1,060 

1,040 

1,020 

1,010

982 

964 

1,480 

1,340 

1,150

1,070 

1,230 

2,050 

1,440 

1,490

1,710 

1,680 

1,810 

1,830 

1,600 

2,250

Apr.

2,470 

1,920 

1,720 

1,570 

1,480

1,560 

1,400 

1,330 

1,260 

1,200

1,200 

1,360 

3,050 

2,590 

1,940

1,680 

1,570 

1,460 

1,350 

1,300

1,260 

1,320 

1,270 

1,190 

1,120

1,090 

1,080 

1,470 

1,840 

3,640

Maximum

481 

8,440 

3,060

8,440

7,000 

3,090 

2,250 

3,640 

3,500 

11,400 

3,120 

2,570 

4,190

11,400

Bay

3,500 

2,690 

2,190 

1,880 

1,690

1,590 

1,540 

1,470 

1,560 

1,620

2,300 

1,790 

1,570 

1,420 

1,360

1,300 

1,250 

1,190 

1,160 

1,120

1,100 

1,120 

1,500 

1,160 

1,120

1,040 

1,020 

982 

937 

955 

1,470

Minimum

233 

335 

1,160

233

1,260 

1,470 

964 

1,080 

937 

809 

1,030 

859 

721

233

June

1,300 

1,070 

991 

955 

884

868 

842 

859 

868 

817

809 

825 

S42 

876 

1,150

11,400 

11,100 

4,250 

2,720 

2,160

1,920 

1,770 

1,600 

1,490 

1,980

1,800 

1,520 

1,470 

1,380 

1,300

Mean

372 

1,930 

1,693

1,148

1,988 

1,926 

1,341 

1,623 

1,503 

2,061 

1,552 

1,194 

1,310

1,536

July

1,380 

1,250 

1,190 

1,160 

1,300

1,380 

1,260 

1,290 

1,130 

1,120

1,560 

1,620 

1,730 

1,740 

1,630

1,810 

1,990 

2,610 

3,120 

2,360

2,130 

1,900 

1,750 

1,530 

1,370

1,280 

1,220 

1,150 

1,070 

1,040 

1,030

Aug.

1,220 

1,040 

1,100 

1,200 

1,080

1,020 

946 

928 

910 

876

910 

1,010 

902 

859 

893

1,140 

1,460 

1,350 

1,050 

1,040

1,440 

1,510 

1,710 

1,270 

1,080

1,010 

973 

1,530 

2,570 

1,490 

1,500

Per square 

mile

0.853 

4.43 

3.88

2.63

4.56 

4.42 

3.08 

3.72 

3.45 

4.73 

3.56 

2.74 

3.00

3.52

r. 29 (1 a.m.) 11,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (l:3O 

Sept. 6 (8:30 p.m.) 5,010 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,290 

1,100 

1,080 

1,150 

1,030

3,300 

4,190 

2,840 

1,850 

1,560

1,380 

1,260 

1,190 

1,120 

1,070

1,020 

1,010 

1,040 

1,230

1,060

928 

893 

868 

834 

809

809 

884 

964 

825 

721

Runoff in 

inches

0.98 

4.94 

4.48

35.83

5.26 

4.60 

3.54 

4.15 

3.97 

5.27 

4.10 

3.16 

3.35

47.80

a.m.) 8,220
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at Pontana Dam, N. C.

611

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26i44", long. 83°48'19", half a mile downstream 

FromTontana Dam, Swain and Graham Counties, 5.3 miles upstream from Twenty Mile. 

Creek. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2 miles downstream. Datum of both gages is 

1,270.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,571 square miles.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 11 years, 3,581 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 10.97 

FeeTT; minimum, 40 second-feet at times (estimated leakage); minimum gage height, 3.29 

feet Apr. 14.

1938-49r Maximum discharge, 71,200 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.94 

feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow into Cheoah Reservoir below 

station; minimum daily, 5 second-feet "{estimated leakage prior to installation of 

turbines) Nov. 8-11, 1944, Dec. 24, 1944, to Jan. 1, 1945.

Floods of May 1840 and March 1867 reached stages of 21 and 23 feet, respectively 

(former datum), from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow completely regulated by Thorpe, Nantahala, and 

Fontana Reservoirs (see p. 542).

Revisions. W 973: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,370

4,530

4,190

4,460

4,310

4,360

4,400

4,400

4,620

4,110

4,340

4,420

4,530

5,200

5,420

5,600

4,000

5,540

5,340

4,930

4,980

a5,060

a4,790

a3,640

a4,910

a5,020

a4,660

a4,930

a4,900

a4,540

a4,700

Nov.

a4,690

a4,580

a4,750

a4,520

a4,670

a3,590

a850

a3,980

a4,340

4,370

4,070

4,050

3,250

1,970

4,260

4,490

4,940

4,310

a3,340

al,580

al,450

a3,400

a4,050

a3,540

a3,470

a3,690

a3,620

alSO

a3,450

a3,580

-

Dec.

a3,580

a4,180

33,670

33,780

a3,430

a3,580

a5,220

a5,050

a5,270

a5,570

a5, 540

a5,260

a5,760

a6,050

a5,860

a5,670

5,640

5,710

5,790

5,600

5,540

5,390

5,540

8,130

11,000

11,700

12,200

11,500

12,100

12,700

12,100

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...........

February ...............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

11,

12,

12,

10,

5,

4,

5,

12,

12,

700

900

400

4OO

160

670

B80

900

300

12,300

10,800

12,

11,

11,

300

300

500

8,920

2,500

3,

3,

4,

470

350

L60

3,880

4,070

3,

2,

3,

780

730

310

4,550

4,550

4,

4,

3,

Z,t

520

L50

370

>OO

4,100

Secondfoot days

145,200

107,030

208,110

1,333,700

217,220

169, 960 

89,437

93*450

145,740

187,740

162 , 520

155,880

1,740,477

Feb.

3,920

3,810

4,210

4,520

8,990

10,100

6,350

4,490

3,990

5,480

9,870

6,160

2,810

3,640

3,980

3,710

6,640

11 , 2OO

10,500

6,490

4,440

4,590

6,260

11,600

9,240

6,000

3.03O

3,940

_

-

Mar.

4,040

4,260

4,820

4,980

3,390

2,190

3,660

3,580

3,250

3,51O'

3,240

2,240

1,020

3,110

4,000

3,230

3,010

3,460

757

1,020

3,080

3,130

2,860

2,560

2,840

1,360

40

2,62O

2,670

2,810

2,700

Apr.

2,820

1,7OO

100

1,970

1,820

2,09O

2,000

1,820

1,860

1,860

1,880

1,900

1,340

2,OOO

2,090

1,87O

1,680

1,940

1,870

1,880

1,810

1,840

1,860

1,850

1,910

2,410

3,430

3,370

1,740

1,480

Observed

Maximum

5,600

4,94O

12,700

12,700

12,900

11,600

4,980 

3,430

4,90O

7,400

11,50O

5,410

5,370

12,900

Minimum

3,640

180

3,430

180

2,500

2,810 

40

100

130

3,230

3,150 

4,920

4,970

40

Mean

4,684

3,568

6,713

3,644

7,007

6,070

2,885 

1,940

3,015

4,858

8,056 

5 243

5*196

4,768

May

1,O40

1,630

1,560

1,840

1,510

1,560

1,290

130

2,6OO

2,540

2,180

2,29O

2,660

3,020

2,440

3.45O

3,690

3,480

3,770

3,850

2,140

2,290

4,390

4,510

4,840-

4,900

4,860

4,780

4,700

4,780

4,730

June

4,75O

4,75O

4,750

4,720

4,300

4,810

4.78O

4,83O

4,86O

4,730

4,750

4,750

4,820

4,940

4,330

3,23O

3,850

4,340

4.OOO

4,800

4,810

4,580

4,780

4,980

6,160

7,400

5,340

5,230

5,320

5,050

Change In 

contents

( secondfoot-days )t

-

+182,300

I

+272,500

July

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

35

35

35

a4

36

39

37

alO

39

a6

311

34

36

38

33

34

4

4

5

5

5

>050

,39O

,43O

,38O

,210

,2OO

,310

,310

,4OO

,420

,640

,63O

,62O

,S4O

,140

,O6O

,210

,700

,370

,790

,50O

,130

,86O

,750

,150

,230

,42O

,790

,220

,260

,33O

Aug.

5,32O

5.27O

5,220

5,200

4,920

5,110

5,O5O

4,960

5,19O

5,310

5,300

5,210

5,410

5,35O

5,150

5,120

5,110

5,280

5,260

5,360

5,380

5,260

5.35O

5,280

5,240

5,26O

5,390

5,370

5,320

5,310

5,260

Sept.

5,320

5,250

5,340

5,360

5., 370

5,200

5,090

5,190

5.23O

5,160

5,130

5,180

5,250

5,290

5,230

5,340

5,160

5,020

5,090

5,220

5,170

5,190

5,140

5,220

4,970

5,O80

4,970

5,180

5,170

5,270

Adjusted' for change In 

reservoir contentsMean

-

4,142

I

5,515

Per square 

mile

-

2.64

I

3.51

Runoff in 

inches

-

35.89

-

47.65

t Chsnge In contents in Thorpe, Nantahala, and Pontana Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.

990813 0-52-40 
612 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°30'24", long. 84°00'14". at Scona Lodge Perry, 

two-thirds of a mile west of Calderwood, Blount County, and 2^ miles downstream from 

Calderwood Dam. Datum of gage is 861.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,862 square miles.

rcecoras available. January 1912 to December 1918, January 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--33 years (1912-18, 1922-49), 4,273 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 4.38 

reet); minimum, 1,010 second-feet Nov. 7 (gage height, 0.66 foot); minimum daily, 1,130 

second-feet Mar. 20.

1912-18/1921-49: Maximum discharge, 82,000 second-feet Mar. 4, 1917; maximum gage 

height observed, 11.75 feet Mar. 4, 1917, before breaking of levee near gage; minimum 

discharge recorded, 34 second-feet Mar. 25, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 102 secondfeet Aug. 31, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Aluminum Co. of America.

KevisionsTwater years). W 803: 1933-35. W 823: 1917(M), drainage area. W 923: 1930.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1,150

1,590

2,280

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3,130

4,430

6,230

3.0 

3.6 

4.2

8,310

11,200

14,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. liar Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

4,840

4,160

4,O

4,6OO

4,910

4,910 

4,840 

4,880 

4,77O 

3,790

4,600

4,840

5,050

5,890

5,230

5,550

4,290

5,700

5,590

5,700

5,580

5,520

4,530

3,440

5,630

5,520

4,760

4,690

5,130

5,220

4,400

4,670

4,850

5,700

5,120

4,980

4,240

1,170

4,540

4,750

4,720

4,420

4,300

3,180

1,690

4,190

4,980

5,410

4,430

4,550

1,940

1,450

4,120

4,150

4,160

2,950

3,850

3,480

3,980

5,360

4,280

4,190

4,930

4,540

3,990

3,110

4,650

5,530

5,630

5,960

5,850

35,600 

a5,4OO 

35,000 

a6,000 

6,540

6,820

6,860

5,780

5,930

6,190

6,390

6,420

6,390

9,610

12,600

12,400

12,500

12,800

12,800

13,100

12,900

12,800 

12,700 

12.8OO 

11,300 

8,270

6,980

8,470

13,100

12,900

 13,000

13,000

12,100

12,300

12,500

8,540

2,630

4,300

4,120

5,020

5,210

5,050

5,820

5,490

5,900

5,470

5,800

5,050

5,770

5,430

4,660

6,350

4,900

5,690

5,280

6,110

10,800

10,700

7,910

5,320

5,050

7,940

11,70O 

7,740 

3,550 

4,740 

5,580

6,740

8,130

12,800

12,000

8,520

6,230

5,590

7,760

11,800

1O,400

6,540

3,320

5,480

5,260

5,000

5,480

5,520

3,630

2,980 

4,570 

4,O60 

3,950 

4,310

3,930

2,460

1,150

4,380

4,740

4,750

3,940

4,580

1,820

1,130

4,320

4,240

3,890

3,980

3,860

2,180

1,490

4,450

4,240

4,130

4,700

5,280

3,080

2,120

3,990

3,310

3,030

2,850

2,840

3,230

3,410

3,060

3,330

2,560

3,330

3,290

2,810 

3,170 

3,750 

3,63O 

3,240

2,970

2,510

2,830

3,090

3,520

3,340

5,140

4,980

3,290

2,580

2, ISO

3,110

2,870

3,050

3,030

2,610

2,320

1,400

3,730

4,170

4,120

3,700

4,160

4,500

4,020

4,360

5,050

5,080

5,050

4,800

4,430

4,460

5,190

5,190

5,480

5,890

5,700

6,000

6,150

6,120

6,230

6,150 

6,040 

6,12O 

6,040 

6,040

5,960

6,040

5,960

6,230

6,000

6,040

5,810

6,150

5,700

5,630

4,200

4,570

4,810

4,260

5,370

5,020

4,860

5,590

5,520

6,820

7,700

6,080

6,190

6,190

5,470

5,520

5,550

5,780

5,740

5,960

6,310

5,930

5,660

5,590

5,930

6,580

5,630

6,170

5,870

10,200

6,180

11,000

10,500

6,370

11,400

8,110

10,200

14,600

5,260

5,230

5,660

4,670

5,880

6,230

5,780

6,150

6,120

6,390

5,890

6,420

6,150 

5,780 

6,310 

6,12O 

6,040

6,000

5,930

5,890

5,740

6,120

6,120

6,120

6,080

6,120

5,930

5,930

6,540

6,310

5,890

5,890

6,000

5,850

6,120

6,390

6,120

6,230

6,080

6,040

5,960

5,930

5,850

6,190

6,150

6,080

6,000

6,040

5,300

5,890

6,040

6,390

5,660

5,890

5,840

5,590

6,230

6,150

6,150

6,150

5,660

6,420

5,190

5,850

6,190

5,810

6,080

6,310

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum

Change In 

contents 

(secondfoot-days )t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff in 

ille inches

October. . 

November. 

December.

152,580

121,610

226,410

5,890

5,700

13,100

3,440

1,170

3,110

4,922

4,054

7,304

Calendar year 1948 . . 1,564,954 13,100 744 4,276 +218,500

January... 

February. . 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

252,830

208,320

119,120

99,560

134,150

172,540

214,960

188,690

179,110

13,100

12,800

5,520

5,280

6,230

7,700

14,600

6,540

6,420

2,630

3,320

1,130

2,120

1,400

4,200

4,670

5,740

5,190

8,156

7,440

3,843

3,319

4,327

5,751

6,934

6,087

5,970

Water year 1948-49 . . 2,069,880 14,600 1,130 5,671 +280,000 6,438

t Change in contents in Fontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thorpe, and Santeetlah Reservoirs 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at McQhee.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 613

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'16", long. 84°12'43", at mouth of Tellico 

River, 100 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. 

Datum of gage Is 760.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adlustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 2,443 square miles, Including that of Tellico River.

Kecords| available.--January 1905 to December 1913 (gage heights only October to December 

i913), ana October 1918 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. November 

1904 to September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--44 years (1905-49), 5,709 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 13.00 

reet); minimum daily, 2,330 second-feet May 8.

1904-49: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 second-feet Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 

30.5 feet, site and datum then in use-), from rating curve extended above 66,000 secondfeet; minimum daily, 500 second-feet Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 feet, original site and datum, in March 1867.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Kevisions (water years). W 803: 1933-35. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

2, TOO 

3,320 

4,440

6.0 

7.0 

8.3

6,740

9,140

12,300

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

2,370

3,380

4,490

6,940

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.5

9,440

11,900

17,100

21,000

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 Q

io

1 Li*Q

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27OQ '

<£O 

&3 9Q

30

31

Oct.

4,850

4,210

4,120

4,370

4,950

4,950

4,900

4,950

4,880

4,210

4,230

4,900

4,990

5,660

5,520

5,640

4,920

5,840

5,890

5,870

5,770

5,730

5,340

3,750

4,690

6,050

5,270

4,490

5,150

5,080

5,220

Nov.

4,350

4,900

6,100

6,070

5,130

6,210

2,980

3,530

4,920

4,990

4,880

4,950

3,770

2,550

3,430

5,340

5,680

4,740

5,570

5,770

2,580

4,160

4,970

4,830

4,160

3,860

4,740

12,400

20,700

11,800

-

Dec.

6,490

5,890

6,560

5,840

5,010

6,020

7,460

7,460

7,240

7,140

6,660

6,660

6,190

7,090

7,440

9,360

9,620

8,190

8,490

8,440

8,320

8,090

7,960

10,300

20,200

18,200

15,200

15,100

15,200

17,000

15,900

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April.. ................

Hay. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September.. ............

Water year 1948-49 .

Jan.

15,100

14,

14>

15,

700

300

DOO

16,500

21,000

13,

16, is,:

300

500

500

15,200

15 ,000

14, C

13,

14, C

XX)

900

X>0

11,400

4,640

4,E

5,E

6,;

60

>20

560

6,760

6,420

11,]

12, E

10,3

00

00

00

8,190

7,960

7,3

7,7

7,2

6,6

20

40

20

90

8,360

Secondfoot-days

156,390

170,060

294,720

1,891,409

347,840

273,780

161,000

142,300

157,190

188>730

272,440

2X6 , 280

208,830

2',589,560

Feb.

7,960

7,220

7,360

7,190

12,300

13,000

10,400

6,940

6,660

10,300

16,500

11,100

6,020

6,020

7,160

12,600

11,900

16>300

15,000

12,000

8,290

7,290

8,060

13,400

12,700

8,690

4,860

6,560

-

-

-

Bar.

6,460

6,160

6,390

6,940

4,770

4,040

4,740

5 ,'100

4,790

5,180

4,910

3,430

2,390

4,000

5,620

5,300

4,580

7,240

5,380

3,340

4,330

5,560

5,100

4,960

4,860

3,750

2,960

5,960

6,860

6,360

9,540

Apr.

9,660

5,820

4,420

5,010

4,770

4,630

4,080

4,000

3,670

4,310

4,220

4,400

4,440

5,820

5,030

4,280

3,930

4,150

4,770

4,170

3,760

3,820

3,060

2,860

4,540

3,640

5,130

7,260

7,090

5,560

-

Observed

Maximum

6,050

20,700

20,200.

20,700

21,000

16,500

9,540

9,660

6 ,820

9,020

16,900

7,720

10,100

21,000

Minimum

3,750

2,550

5,010

609

4,640

4,860

2,390

2,860

2,330

4,890

5,600

6,440

5,690

2,330

Mean

5,045

5,669

9,507

5,168

11,220

9 ,778

5 194

4,743

5,071

6,291

8,788

6 ,977

6,961

7,095

May

4,020

5,010

4,840

3,950

4,020

3,580

3,150

2,330

3,340

4,840

6,390

4,860

4,940

4,940

4,560

4,770

5,620

5,590

5,460

5,320

4,770

4,670

5,890

5,640

6,020

6,360

6,220

6,390

6,440

6,440

6,820

June

7,040

6,740

6,540

6,440

6,440

6,420

6,320

6,420

6,560

6,420

6,390

6,190

6,520

6,140

5,860

5,180

5,640

5,130

4,890

5,200

5,340

5,130

5,400

5,990

6,990

9,020

6,240

7,620

8,360

6,160

-

Change in 

contents

( second-footdays )t

_

-

+218,500

-

+280,000

July

6,090

6

6

6

5

6

7

6

I o

6

7

10

12

9

14

11

15

13

7

13

10,

12,

16,

8,

5,

6,

5,

6,

7,

6,

,060

,090

060

,940

620

060

720

420

960

590

960

300

OOO

560

300

500

400

900

820

600

900

000

900

280

840

420

600

490

320

740

Aug.

6,640

6,890

7,690

7,590

7,390

6,890

6,740

6,840

6,890

6,960

6,840

6,660

6,590

6,460

6,690

6,760

7,540

7,040

6,860

6,590

6,740

7,490

7,520

7,190

6,490

6,640

6,440

7,120

7,720

7,220

7,160

Sept.

6,860

6,760

6,820

6,790

6,620

10,100

9,760

7,940

7,140

7,090

6,360

6,460

6,790

7,060

6,490

6,660

6,460

6,490

7,140

7,490

6,860

6,790

6,360

6,790

6,190

5,690

6,940

6,590

6,220

7,120

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

5,765

-

7,862

Per square 

mile

-

2.36

-

3.22

Runoff in 

inches

-

32.12

-

43.68

t Change in contents in Pontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thorpe, and Santeetlah Reservoirs.
614 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cullasaja Creek at Highlands, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'55", long. 83°13'30", 0.5 mile downstream from 

Highlands municipal dam, 0.9 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2 miles northwest of 

Highlands, Macon County. Datum of gage is 3,373.63 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 14.9 square miles.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1949. December 1927 to August 1931 at 

municipal dam 0.5 mile upstream.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-49), 57.4 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 5.06

 feet), from rating curve extended above 750 second-feet on basis of computation of flow 

over dam at gage heights 5.06 and 9.35 feet; minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage 

height, 0.57 foot); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Oct. 20 to Nov. 1.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 13, 14, 1947 (gage 

height, 0.21 foot); minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Sequoyah Lake. Slight diurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 728: 1931. W 823: Drainage area. W 953: 1941 (M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.7 18 1.4 82 2.8 575 

.8 24 1.7 134 3.3 880 

1.0 39 2.0 213 3.9 1,280 

1.2 58 2.4 368

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

30 

28 

26 

28 

28

25 

25 

33 

25 

23

25 

24 

22 

21 

20

20 

22 

28 

22 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Nov.

19 

20 

334 

90 

158

505 

210 

128 

106 

134

107 

88 

81 

73 

67

69 

79 

58 

452 

296

162 

195 

155 

139 

114

114 

189 

512 

324 

213

Dec.

173 

155 

250 

175 

146

175 

132 

120 

107 

97

91 

90 

84 

79 

76

79 

73 

72 

96 

76

68 

65 

61 

73 

120

84 

73 

69 

153 

194 

112

Jan.

94 

86 

82 

104 

562

296 

186 

150 

130 

116

106 

97 

90 

86 

81

78 

81 

78 

104 

84

78 

84 

79 

73 

68

65 

66 

126 

82 

76 

184

Feb.

123 

99 

90 

119 

99

86 

85 

77 

82 

136

96 

85 

79 

76 

73

116 

104 

84 

182 

154

112 

99 

90 

84 

78

73 

81 

76

u ,. Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

*Pri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

 her.................. .......

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

703 

5,191 

3,418

29,035.]

uary

1................ ............

at ...........................

ember ........................

3,672 

2,738 

2,296 

3,042 

2,269 

3,976 

3,224 

3,002 

2,588

ter year 1948-49 ............ 36,119

Peak discharge (base, 550 see. -ft.). Nov.

ft.j Nov. 19 (7 p.m.J 665 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28

liar.

65 

62 

58 

55 

54

51 

50 

47 

46 

54

49 

44 

42 

42 

40

37 

38 

65 

50 

44

41 

186 

154 

90 

88

122 

100 

122 

10O 

88 

212

Apr.

120 

100 

92

85 

97

94 

79 

74 

67

64

68 

126 

304 

132 

107

94 

88 

81 

76 

70

69 

78 

61 

56 

52

51 

53 

81 

132 

391

Maximum

33 

512 

250

694

562 

182 

212 

391 

186 

1,230 

305 

377 

428

1,230

Hay

186 

157 

122 

107 

97

90 

85 

81 

88 

85

90 

76 

72 

66 

60

58 

56 

53 

51 

48

47 

46 

77 

54 

49

43 

41 

38 

37 

45 

64

Minimum

19 

19

61

4.2

65 

73 

37 

51 

37 

28 

54 

44 

33

19

June

46 

40 

36 

33 

32

30 

31 

35 

28 

28

29 

37 

46 

120 

276

1,230 

368 

220 

162 

132

116 

106 

94 

122 

161

102 

88 

81 

74 

73

Mean

22.7 

173 

110

79.3

118 

97.8 

74.1 

101 

73.2 

133 

104 

96.8 

86.3

99. C

July

70 

62 

59 

57 

54

54 

77 

78 

64 

90

115 

176 

118 

96 

82

93 

223 

305 

220 

192

150 

116 

102 

91 

82

77 

69 

64 

60 

56 

72

Aug.

61 

54 

94 

120 

65

57 

58 

58 

56 

67

56 

48 

44 

44

68

155 

120 

82 

67 

66

190 

155 

124 

96 

82

73 

67 

377 

174 

118 

106

Per square 

mile

1.52 

11.6 

7.38

5.32

7.92 

6.56 

4.97 

6.78 

4.91 

8.93 

6.98 

6.50 

5.79

6.64

Sept.

97 

85 

84 

78 

73

428 

230 

148 

120 

104

92 

86 

81 

73 

68

64 

60 

62 

60 

52

48 

46 

44 

39 

38

40 

74 

44 

37 

33

Runoff in 

inobes

1.75 

12.96 

8.53

72.47

9.17 

6.83 

5.73 

7.59 

5.66 

9.92 

8.05 

7.49 

6.46

90.14

3 (8:30 a.m.) 575 sec. -ft.; Nov. 6 (11 a.m.) 906 seo.- 

2:30 p.m.) 815 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 803 sec. -ft.j
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 615

Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°09'59", long. 83°19'25", at Cullasaja, Macon 

County, 0.4 mile downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 2,023.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--86.5 square miles.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1909 and February 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--30 years (1907-9, 1921-49), 226 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,620 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 17.60 

 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1907-9, 1921-49: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet (revised) Aug. 30, 1940 

(gage height, 20.83 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 18-22, 

1925, Jan. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 feet, from floodmarks, occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information by State Highway Commission.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for most water years have been revised, 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated. To make table complete, all yearly maximums are given. Discharge 

above 750 second-feet for period 1907-10, not previously published.

Water-Supply 

Paper

243. ........

243... ......

243, 263. ... 

263. ........

523. ........

543... ......

563..... ....

583.........

603 ..........

623.........

643. ........

663, 893.... 

683.........

698.........

713. ........

728....... ..

743.........

758 .........

783... ......

803.........

823.........

853.........

873... ......

893, 1066... 

923.........

953 .........

973 .........

1003........

1033........

1053........

1083.... ....

1113........

Water 

year

1907a

1907-08

1908-09 

191 Ob

1921d

1921-22

1922-23

1923-24

1924-25

1925-26

1926-27

1927-28 

1928-29

1929-30

1930-31

1931-32

1932-33

1933-34

1934-35

1935-36

1936-37

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40 

1940-41

1941-42

1942-43

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

1946-47

1947-48

Date

Sept. 23

Feb. 15

May 20 

Dec . 13

Apr. 16

Jan. 21

May 23

Jan. 11

Aug. 15 

Mar. 14

Nov. 3

Apr. 22

Apr. 30

May 5

Mar. 3

Jan. 9

Sept. 30

Dec. 31

Oct. 19

Aug. 30 

July 7

Mar. 8

Dec. 29

Mar. 29

Sept. 14

Feb. 10

Jan. 20

Sept. 6

Gage height 

(feet)

e3.0

e6.0

e8.2 

e6.5

f5.2

8.00

10.10

g8.6

f7.6

e8.20

g6.00

g!7.04 

12.75

e7.30

f7.4

g8.80

f9.2

fS.50

10.25

13.40

7.78

10.47

8.50

20.83 

8.78

7.86

12.10

6.55

6.69

10.00

10.35

8.58

Discharge 

(second-feet-)

519

1,450

2,220 

1,620

1,180

2,150

2,940

3,360

2,010

2,220

1,450

7,770 

4,180

1,900

1,940

2,430

2,580

2,320

3,000

4,520

2,070

3,090

2,320

16,500 

2,420

2,100

3,850

1,630

hi, 720

2,900

2,990

h2,350

a Period June to September.

b Period October to December 1909.

d Period February to September.

e Maximum observed.

f From graph based on gage readings.

g From high-water mark.

h Not revised.

Remarks .--Records excellent except thosje for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

rair. Some regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake.

Revisions (water years). W 832: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for medium 

ana high-water periods in the water years 1907-10, 1921-31, 1933-38, 1940-43, and 1946 

are given herein. They supersede those published in previous water-supply papers. 

Complete tables of daily discharge are given for water years 1907-10, 1921-23, but only 

revised discharges are given for other years.

Figures of discharge, at indicated time, for gage heights above 4.0 feet for floods 

in August 1940 as published in Water-Supply Paper 1066, page 417, are too large. 

Revised figures can be obtained by applying the following rating table to gage heights 

published in that paper:

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge .'in second-feet)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

118

166

220

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

332

457

740

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,050

1,410

1,800

9.0 

11.0

Z, 500 

3,300 

3,800

13.0

13.6

4,300

4,640
616 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C., 1907-10, 1921-23, 1948-49

1907

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

 _

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

172

210

181

181

148

148

156

172

156

148

272

200

261

210

200

296

200

a!90

July

181

164

164

190

181

148

140

140

126

126

133

190

172

140

181

133

126

126

126

119

106

106

100

126

100

100

100

100

106

140

112

Aug.

94

94

88

88

88

112

88

88

83

83

100

119

100

119

112

88

94

156

119

164

156

94

88

100

88

83

78

88

83

83

83

Sept.

78

100

148

88

88

83

88

83

78

78

112

74

74

78

78

78

74

74

74

69

69

83

350

210

172

88

88

296

210

148

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Tuckasegee 

River at Bryson City and Valley River at Tomotla.

Day

1,

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

119

106

100

94

126

88

88

112

88

88

83

83

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

74

74

74

69

69

69

100

94

88

83

78

Nov.

78

272

210

94

88

88

88

88

83

240

172

119

100

100

94

94

88

190

156

148

378

309

476

755

378

272

210

200

181

172

-

Dec.

156

148

148

133

133

133

133

126

322

519

250

250

240

710

476

350

309

296

250

230

210

210

815

548

420

378

336

336

284

785

462

Jan.

420

350

284

434

519

364

336

296

272

250

845

1,060

635

534

476

462

406

364

336

309

309

296

284

250

250

250

250

240

230

230

230

Feb.

378

322

284

250

240

272

240

230

230

261

322

490

548

577

1,450

995

905

548

519

462

434

406

378

364

336

364

350

336

296

_

-

Mar.

336

364

322

296

296

296

296

250

261

261

309

378

261

272

250

250

240

230

220

406

364

284

965

665

519

462

406

378

350

350

322

Apr.

272

261

250

250

261

250

230

230

220

220

210

200

190

190

378

434

548

322

296

261

261

240

230

606

725

635

519

434

406

406

Hay

378

350

336

336

296

272

519

350

322

309

296

272

250

250

250

250

250

250

261

250

240

220

210

230

220

322

250

230

230

220

210

June

210

181

172

181

210

200

164

156

156

156

156

181

156

a230

309

210

200

181

164

164

181

164

156

250

156

148

140

140

140

140

July

140

140

156

250

190

220

210

200

272

240

220

220

220

190

172

156

156

156

156

148

133

126

126

126

126

133

112

140

126

126

112

Aug.

106

88

94

88

106

190

156

140

156

126

119

106

100

94

88

94

112

106

106

100

100

272

250

462

635

296

210

200

190

156

140

Sept.

88

88

100

100

296

220

148

140

126

112

88

88

88

88

100

100

100

94

88

88

88

88

88

88

83

88

88

126

100

88

-

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Tuckasegee 

River at Bryson City and Valley River at Tomotla.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 617

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C.. 1907-10, 

1921-22, 1948-49--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

88

78

78

78

74

74

74

74

190

230

100

88

88

88

88

83

78

78

78

78

78

106

406

220

140

140

112

296

462

322

250

Nov.

156

126

148

140

140

133

133

119

119

112

156

172

112

200

a!70

140

133

126

126

133

133

119

119

112

112

106

106

106

100

100

-

Dec.

250

210

190

156

156

156

755

519

378

350

250

296

250

210

200

200

200

200

190

190

190

548

462

322

296

250

230

230

230

230

250

Jan.

230

230

a210

230

462

350

250

250

230

230

220

220

220

230

272

350

a460

296

272

250

230

230

230

a220

210

200

200

200

200

200

a200

Feb.

200

181

181

181

164

272

250

190

250

519

322

272

250

230

815

935

548

462

725

548

asoo

725

875

815

606

519

462

406

_

_

-

Mar.

406

406

378

364

322

462

a520

378

296

725

577

490

1,200

845

606

548

519

462

476

462

448

434

420

378

635

548

490

635

519

490

434

Apr.

420

406

392

a380

364

336

378

406

350

296

296

272

635

519

406

378

364

296

296

272

272

261

519

420

350

296

322

296

296

635

-

May

785

462

434

.420

378

378

364

350

350

606

519

434

406

364

350

350

336

322

296

1,450

1,180

1,380

a880

725

695

815

606

519

462

350

322

June

406

448

905

1,620

875

695

635

635

548

577

519

519

406

378

406

378

364

350

272

322

392

434

406

378

350

350

336

350

875

725

July

845

519

336

250

250

250

378

434

548

406

296

296

350

420

296

284

250

230

220

210

200

190

378

230

190

190

190

190

181

200

190

Aug.

190

250

378

434

378

322

230

230

181

210

230

378

240

296

250

815

519

350

261

250

230

210

220

190

181

172

156

156

230

172

156

Sept.

156

140

133

133

al35

133

156

133

133

172

133

190

140

126

210

172

156

148

148

140

140

755

519

350

322

230

190

172

172

156

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Tuckasegee 

River at Bryson City and Valley River at Tomotla.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

140

140

140

140

133

126

133

126

126

a!33

434

519

140

392

322

296

210

190

190

181

181

181

172

172

156

156

148

148

133

126

126

Nov.

126

140

126

126

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

126

126

126

119

119

172

126

126

126

126

126

126

119

119

119

119

119

119

-

Dec.

119

119

119

112

112

965

935

519

210

172

156

665

1,450

406

406

406

350

322

350

250

250

240

210

210

240

210

230

250

230

210

210

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Tuckasegee 

River at Bryson City and Valley River at Tomotla.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Dlscharje, in second-feet, of Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C., 

1921-23. L948-49--Continued

1907-10,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

606

519

463

406

378

350

350

350

577

490

406

378

350

322

322

296

296

_

_

-

Mar.

272

261

250

250

230

230

210

210

272

284

250

230

210

190

181

190

190

190

190

190

190

220

220

350

296

250

230

230

230

210

240

Apr.

296

250

210

210

210

210

210

200

190

130

181

181

172

172

434

815

665

462

406

350

309

406

462

350

350

309

322

350

350

309

-

May

296

296

296

272

272

272

250

230

230

210

350

284

296

261

236

296

250

240

230

350

606

462

378

296

296

272

272

250

240

210

210

June

210

190

190

210

210

200

190

130

190

172

172

156

156

153

148

284

172

156

156

140

140

148

140

126

156

296

181

156

156

148

-

July

140

140

126

126

119

119

126

156

156

126

119

112

133

148

112

350

156

140

126

230

190

164

140

148

181

296

181

190

172

133

140

Aug.

126

126

378

164

200

172

164

156

133

126

119

172

140

148

156

200

164

133

119

112

190

140

119

126

119

190

126

112

112

106

100

Sept.

106

100

94

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

148

100

88

88

119

88

106

88

88

88

126

119

88

83

83

172

200

126

106

156

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

119

106

126

126

112

100

100

94

88

88

83

78

78

78

78

78

83

83

83

83

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

181

156

Nov.

164

140

119

106

94

88

88

88

190

126

112

106

106

181

156

140

172

181

309

350

240

220

181

164

172

164

230

272

210

181

-

Dec.

172

577

350

284

261

230

210

200

190

172

172

164

156

148

140

140

240

519

296

272

240

220

200

250

577

350

296

261

240

220

210

Jan.

200

200

190

181

190

190

172

378

350

462

490

350

284

261

250

250

230

220

606

935

1,450

905

755

577

519

434

434

406

350

322

309

Feb.

350

406

350

309

490

350

378

350

350

350

378

350

309

548

1,060

695

577

519

462

406

378

350

406

378

322

309

350

350

_

_

-

Mar.

665

577

548

462

406

378

548

434

434

995

755

606

519

490

755

577

490

462

519

577

519

462

406

378

378

965

1,180

905

725

635

755

Apr.

665

577

548

490

490

815

635

577

519

434

490

434

406

378

350

406

378

434

695

519

462

406

350

350

350

350

322

350

350

309

-

May

296

322

725

845

577

490

434

406

378

406

635

434

350

350

309

406

434

406

350

322

322

406

548

462

519

462

406

378

350

309

350

June

322

606

519

406

378

378

378

350

309

284

272

277

250

350

240

240

230

230

440

322

230

200

200

200

190

181

200

190

172

164

July

164

156

156

172

172

148

148

164

156

148

156

156

181

156

148

156

148

140

220

350

200

164

148

148

140

148

272

156

156

148

133

Aug.

126

119

119

112

106

100

100

140

119

112

112

100

100

100

106

140

272

140

-106

100

94

94

100

106

106

106

100

88

83

83

83

Sept.

83

83

83

78

78

78

78

78

78

74

126

126

100

83

78

78

88

88

78

74

74

78

74

74

69

74

106

88

74

74
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 619

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cullaaaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C., 1907-10, 1921-23, 1948-49--Contd.

1922-23

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

69

65

65

65

83

119

126

119

106

83

78

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

69

88

94

83

78

74

74

69

69

69

69

Nov.

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

74

69

S9

08

83

78

74

69

65

61

61

61

65

61

78

-

Dec.

74

126

210

133

112

100

100

94

200

230

200

164

106

112

309

230

1,280

519

322

240

210

200

181

156

148

148

250

406

261

250

322

Jan.

875

519

378 350"

336

284

240

220

210

200

190

181

156

156

156

156

156

156

148

148

148

148

181

490

406

336

284

336

284

284

272

Feb.

250

261

261

350

755

462

378

336

309

309

309

309

665

462

378

336

322

296

296

284

261

250

250

250

230

250

378

284

-

_

-

Mar.

240

210

200

200

190

220

336

261

240

230

240

322

240

230

240

935

785

606

. 725

462

434

406

378

336

309

296

296

272

272

261

250

Apr.

240

240

240

462

336

296

261

261

240

230

220

490

995

577

462

406

406

378

309

284

272

261

350

350

296

272

261

250

296

261

-

May

261

250

240

336

350

309

350

406

336

296

284

272

296

284

406

606

406

378

336

462

406

350

1,280

785

635

725

606

755

935

845

755

June

695

606

519

490

519

548

519

434

406

378

350

519

378

336

309

284

272

261

240

296

272

240

250

309

284

240

230

4O8

2B1

240

-

July

240

250

261

230

220

240

200

200

190

190

190

181

220

190

261

200

519

284

200

172

156

148

148

140

140

133

126

220

210

156

133

Aug.

172

140

133

126

126

172

172

126

133

140

126

220

181

126

112

112

112

164

126

112

106

106

164

119

106

100

100

148

148

119

10S

Sept.

100

100

100

106

112

106

156

112

94

88

83

83

83

83

78

78

78

78

83

78

250

133

112

100

119

112

106

100

88

88

Revised discharge, in second-feet, of Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C., for high-water 

periods in water years 1924-31, 1933-38, 1940-43, 1946

Day 

(water year)

1923-24

Nov. 4.....

Jan. 3. ....

11.....

12. ....

13.. ...

16.....

17. ....

18. ....

Feb . 20 .....

Mar . 5 .....

ftpr . 5 .....

18. ....

19.. ...

20.. ...

May 11.....

July 6 .....

7. ....

Sept. 20. ....

1924-25

Dec . 5 .....

8. ....

9. ....

31. ....

Jan . 1 .....

10.....

11... ..

12.....

17. ....

18.. ...

19.....

20 .....

21.. ...

22.....

Mar. 19.....

1925-26

Nov. 12.....

Jan . 18 .....

1926-27

Dec. 25.....

26. ....

28.....

29.....

Aug. 12.....

1927-28

Aug . 15 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

504

594

1,280

580

459

1,130

695

507

565

684

565

838

605

487

496

776

457

541

514

1,140

553

535

501

524

602

462

423

1,050

791

665

541

468

489

1,160

1,260

945

1,050

1,300

1,010

230

4,590

Day 

(water year)

1927-28

Aug. 16. ....

17.....

Sept . 5 .....

6. ....

1928-29

Mar . 5 .....

13. ....

14.....

15.. ...

16. ....

17.....

18. ....

Sept. 26... . .

1929-30

Nov. 3.....

4. ....

1930-31

Mar . 1 .....

Apr . 22 .....

1932-33

Nov. 19.....

Dec . 25 .....

26... ..

27... ..

28.....

29... ..

30 .....

31 .....

May 5 .....

1933-34

Mar. 3.....

4. ....

1934-35

Jan . 8 ..... 

9. ....

1935-36

Jan. 19. ....

20.....

Feb. 4.....

Apr . 2 .....

3. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,620

978

1,650

1,010

1,360

1,730

2,960

1,850

1,240

978

815

2,020

1,020

773

206

1,180

650

1,250

960

1,120

2,170

1,310

1,050

1,310

1,150

1,660

1,510

907 

1,580

1,810

845

1,630

1,900

917

Day 

(water year)

1935-36

Apr . 6 .....

7. ....

8. ....

9. ....

10. ....

Sept. 30. ....

1936-37

Dec . 31 .....

Jan . 1 .....

2. ....

3. ....

4.. ...

5.....

6. ....

19.....

20 .....

1937-38

Oct. 18. ....

19.. ...

July 23. ....

24. ....

1939-40

ftpr. 19. ....

20 .....

Aug. 13.. ...

14.....

29... ..

30 .....

31.....

1940-41

July 5 .....

6.. ...

7 .... .

8... . .

1941-42

Feb. 17. ....

Mar . 3 .....

1942-43

Dec. 28.....

29 .....

30 .....

1945-46

Jan . 7 .....

Feb . 10 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2,390

1,280

923

960

893

2,370

1,300

792

1,330

1,510

866

776

734

1,170

326

859

1,560

1,580

1,060

990

956

3,490

1,090

1,100

5,640

986

718

655

1,460

786

1,050 

1,030

1,970

2,330

1,650

2,180

1,900

Peak discharge (water years). 1937-38: 

(4:30 p.m.; 2,900 sec.-ft.

July 21 (2:45 p.m.1 1,410 sec.-ft.; July 23

1939-40:

1941-42:

1942-43: 

1945-46:

Apr. 19

Feb. 16

Dec. 28

7 p. 2,580 sec.-ft.; Aug. 13 (4 

11:40 p.m.) 1,980 sec.-ft.; May 21 ,. ., .... ....

8:30 p.m.) 2,480 sec.-ft.; Jan. 18 (9 p.m.) 2,160 sec.-ft.

.) 5,220 sec. -ft. 

:30 p.m.) 1,890 sec. -ft.

--, ----- - ,- .. , . .

Jan. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 2,650 sec. -ft.; Mar. 29 (4:30 a.m.) 2,340 sec. -ft.
620 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, H. C., 1907-10, 1921-23, 1948-49 Contd.

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22O«*o

24

OC*CO

26

27

OQfcO

29 

30

31

Oct.

89

84

81

83

85

81

78

92

80

75

78

77

72

70

68

68

71

108

77

71

69

70

72

70

68

68

67

66

66

65

65

Nov.

66

75

798

288

424

1,360

652

411

325

337

299

aZSO

a225

a200

al90

a 195

a220

a!85

al.OSO

900

a520

a550

a440

a390

a360

a360

a510

al,800

1,200

731

-

Dec.

a580

a470

a600

a490

a430

a480

a 450

414

374

344

320

308

290

274

262

285

258

255

374

296

269

258

244

327

514

386

330

303

476

680

480

Jan.

406

364

337

378

1,460

1,040

689

574

506

457

421

394

366

346

327

310

308

306

346

301

290

299

290

274

260

251

244

346

280

260

558

Feb.

457

374

332

394

351

315

306

285

301

539

414

361

334

313

303

445

431

366

566

594

467

418

381

351

332

310

332

315

_

-

-

Mar.

283

274

260

251

240

234

222

216

212

234

212

201

194

192

188

178

180

284

222

199

192

421

487

327

349

414

378

462

421

371

657

Apr.

509

428

386

349

361

358

318

296

278

267

269

375

910

525

436

388

356

332

310

292

285

306

269

251

236

228

234

364

469

1,060

-

May

680

594

491

436

398

381

356

372

374

434

449

376

337

315

294

280

267

251

242

232

226

233

347

238

230

214

205

194

188

214

292

June

224

201

187

176

171

168

159

181

166

158

161

169

180

250

556

4,570

1,390

767

620

522

462

421

378

378

528

381

342

318

292

304

-

July

285

258

244

264

324

280

276

292

249

238

342

408

378

386

334

330

626

815

662

563

504

455

386

344

310

287

264

249

234

224

242

Aug.

244

222

249

313

251

216

203

228

205

230

257

267

209

196

238

367

384

278

232

236

530

475

436

334

285

258

240

853

576

408

400

Sept.

339

292

285

271

253

1,050

688

501

414

361

327

301

283

262

247

236

226

274

251

218

201

196

187

176

173

173

242

192

173

163

-

sec.-ft.} Mov. 19 (7 p.m.) 2,020 

2,340 see.-ft.j June 16 (1 p.m.)

Peak discharge (base. 2.0OO sec.-ft.T. Hov. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 2,750 

 eo.-rt.j HOT. 28 (tlM unknown) Z,980 sec.-ft.3 Jan. 5 (5s30 p.m.) 

8,620 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of range in stage and records for station at 

Highlands and Little Tennessee River at Prentias.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1907-10, 1921-38, 1940-43, 1945-46, 1948-49

Month

t£y.>........ .....................

August. ......... ... .

September. .........................

Water year .............

November

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

February .... .

toy......... ......................

September. ........................

December. .........................

March. ............................

Bay...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1908-9 .............

Calendar year 1909 .............

Secondfoot-days

_

3,411

-

10,096

_

1 9 7ft*7

5

VCO

3,265

8,544

OQ ARrt

1*7 900

9 397

5,993

121,052

3 728

124,455

Maximum

_

350

-

1 5»ft

815

_

C-l Q

«f\Q

296

755

1 450

755

1,620

C-l Q

1,620

Minimum

69

_

126

.

83

156

i m

126

74

112

Mean

_

1 IK

114

_

326

_

1 "TO

109

276

200

332

341

Per square 

mile

1 1 fi

1.32

-

3.77

_

1.26

3.19

2.31

3.84

3.94

Runoff in 

inches

1.47

_

L 4 - 34

_

1.40

3.67

2.58

52.04

53.50
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 621

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Callasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C., 1907-10, 1921-38, 

1940-43, 1945-46, 1948-49 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

April. ............................ If" _

September. ........................

Water year .............

Calendar vear

If* _

September. ........................

Calendar year 1922 .............

March. ............................

May...............................

July. .............................

September. ........................

Calendar year 1923 .............

September. ........................

Water year 1923-24 .............

December 1924. .................... 

Calendar 1924. ..................

Water year 1924-25 ..............

Calendar year 1925 ..............

Water year 1925-26 ..............

Calendar year 1926 ..............

Calendar year 1927 ..............

Calendar year 1928 ..............

Water year 1928-29. .............

Secondfoot-days

9 531

A'QRQ

5 292

3,176

-

7 957

3 472

2,495

106,204

2,475

2,091

7,393

102,253

8,384

9,481

10,622

10,202

14,941

11,093

6,348

4,153

3,087

90,270

91,727

12,679

7,690

9,607

10,801

8,296

4,620

6,473

2,925

4,024

80,531

7,169 

80^131

52,096

4,201

47,833

6,633

56,602

69,756

75,198

77,209

16,754

111,215

7,529

118,744

Maximum

378

200

-

126

1,450

126

88

1,280

1,450

875

755

935

995

1,280

695

519

220

250

1,280

1,280

1,280

565

684

838

496

240

776

126

541

1,280

1,140 

I i 280

1,050

489

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,260

1,260

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

4,590

1,650

4,590

4,590

2,960

2,020

2,960

Minimum

181

83

-

88

69

69

65

61

74

61

148

230

190

220

240

230

126

100

78

61

74

200

172

230

200

181

112

106

74

67

67

57 

57

188

134

19

46

19

80

23

152

39

57

54

136

161

54

111

406

78

78

Mean

318

158

106

-

415

432

83.2

291

79.8

69.7

238

280

270

339

343

340

482

370

205

134

103

247

251

409

265

310

360

268

154

209

94.4

134

220

231 

219

400

205

143

140

131

214

155

378

191

126

206

212

540

380

320

304

839

251

325

Per square 

mile

1 fll

1.23

-

1.08

1.94

5.33

4.99

.962

3.36

.923

.806

2.75

3.24

3.12

3.92

3.97

3.93

5.57

4.28

2.37

1.55

1.19

2.86

.961

1.58

2.90

4.73

3.06

3.58

4.16

3.10

1.78

2.42

1.09

1.55

2.54

2.67 

2.53

4.62

2.37

1.65

1.62

1.51

2.47

1.79

4.37

2.21

1.46

2.38

2.45

6.24

4.39

3.70

3.51

9.70

2.90

3.76

Runoff in 

inches

2 95

1.37

-

1.25

2.17

5.52

5.09

7.96

5.95

5.76

2.24

1.49

1.07

45.66

1.06

.90

3.18

43.96

3.60

4.08

4.57

4.39

6.42

4.77

2.73

1.79

1.33

38.82

1.11

1.76

39.45

5.45

3.31

4.13

4.64

3.57

1.99

2.78

1.26

1.73

34.63

3.08 

34.46

5.33

2.74

22.41

1.81

20.58

2.85

24.33

5.04

29.98

1.69

32.33

33.20

7.20

4.90

50.38

47.82.

11.18

3.24

51.05
622 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Callasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C. 

1940-43, 1945-46, 1948-49«Continued

1907-10, 1931-38,

Month

November 1929 .....................

Calendar year 1929 ..............

Calendar year 1930 ..............

April .............................

Calendar year 1931 ..............

Water year 1931-32. .............

Calendar year 1932 ..............

Calendar year 1933 ..............

Calendar year 1934. .............

Water year 1934-35 ..............

Calendar year 1935 ..............

Water year 1935-36 ..............

December 1936 .....................

Calendar year 1936 ...'...........

Water year 1936-37 ..............

Calendar year 1937 ..............

July 1938 ..................... ...

Water year 1937-38 ..............

Calendar year 1938 ..............

April 1940 ........................

Calendar year 1940 ..............

Calendar year 1941 ..............

March ................... .....

Water year 1941-42 ..............

Water year 1942-43 ..............

Calendar year 1946 ..............

October 1948 ......................

December .......................

Calendar year 1948 ..............

April .........................

July..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 ..............

Seoondfoot-days

54,694

70,936

69,153

71,984

69,454

17 288

90,786

102,042

21 323

91,516

86,048

67,668

9,152

70,302

58,472

9 331

13 223

82,424

96,159

18

13*582

92,841

2,334

11,821

97,648

8,955

128,289

Maximum

1,040

1,520

1,260

1,660

1,580

2,390

2,390

1,510

1,560

1,580

990

5,640

1,460

1,120

2 930

2,930

2,180

108

680

1,800

594

1,050

4,570

Minimum

40

33

39

63

53

100

250

46

46

69

69

66

151

36

52

52

69

252

57

65

244

65

, co

163

65

Mean

209

150

391

194

252

189

429

197

429

190

248

279

251

236

319

200

185

305 

542

192

160

226

263

254

75.3

381

267

327

298

351

Per square 

mile

4.15

2 42

1.73

4 52

2.24

3 12

2.18

2.28

2.20

5 09

2.87

3.23

7 95

2.90

2.73

3 69

2 31

2.14

3.53

2.22

1.85

4 94

2.61

3.04

3 19

2.94

.871 

5 90

4.40

3.09

3 78

3.45

4.06

Runoff in 

inches

56.41

23.51

2 43

30.49

39 91

29.73

5 71

23 54

30.95

5 72

29.86

39.01

43.87

39.39

37.03

29.07

3.93 

7 23

30.22

24 94

25.14

35.44

5 95

39 12

41.33

5 84,

43 25

39.92

1.00

5.08

41.98

3 85

3.85

55.13
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 623

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07'35", long. 83°37'11", on Nantahala Forest 

service road, 300 feet upstream from Roaring Pork, 1,000 feet downstream from Buck 

Creek, and 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County. Datum of gage 

is 3,072.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 51.9 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 9.70 

reetTi by slope-area method; minimum, 57 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 6, 

7, 1947 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1941(M).

Rating tsbles, wster year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

0.7 54 1.5 251 3.5 1,260 1.0 100 1.9 374 

.8 71 1.9 397 4.0 1,580 1.1 122 2.3 546 

1.0 113 2.5 675 5.0 2,280 1.2 146 2.7 740 

1.2 163 3.0 950 6.1 3,110 1.5 230 3.1 970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

68 

68 

69 

71

68 

68 

79 

68 

64

73 

69 

66 

64 

62

62 

64 

85 

66 

64

62 

68 

69 

64 

61

61 

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

Nov.

59 

71 

487 

153 

163

872 

381 

254 

214 

a220

a!60 

a!40 

also 

a!50 

a!40

a!35 

also 

a!45 

a650 

a500

a350 

a360 

3330 

a300 

a250

3250 

a400 

31,500 

31,100 

a 600

Dec.

a450 

3400 

a470 

a400 

3380

a430 

393 

361 

330 

305

288 

274 

261 

248 

242

323 

298 

277 

436 

334

298 

302 

274 

334 

512

389 

342 

319 

480 

580 

436

Jan.

385 

349 

327 

377 

1,500

1,110 

758 

615 

521 

454

410 

377 

346 

323 

308

291 

312 

294 

334 

284

274 

327 

323 

294 

284

271 

284 

427 

330 

312 

449

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

uary

h... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

369 

334 

308 

449 

361

334 

319 

298 

327 

548

401 

361 

334 

316 

327

574 

480 

401 

516 

449

401 

373 

346 

327 

305

291 

319 

298

Seoondfoot-days

2,049 

10,664 

11,166

81,847

13,250 

10,466 

7,310 

8,058 

7,596 

10,869 

9,183 

5,548 

6,052

102,211

Mar.

268 

258 

245 

236 

229

223 

214 

208 

206 

239

203 

197 

191 

185 

180

174 

171 

308 

214 

197

191 

272 

236 

214 

254

271 

264 

305 

277 

264 

416

Apr.

319 

291 

274 

254 

258

248 

229 

217 

211 

203

208 

262 

460 

312 

277

258 

248 

236 

226 

217

214 

232 

208 

197 

188

183 

194 

348 

456 

630

Maximum

85 

1,500 

580

1,500

1,500 

574 

416 

630 

472 

3,060 

593 

455 

684

3,060

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (12 m. )

May

472 

427 

357 

327 

305

288 

274 

258 

258 

277

291 

251 

239 

229 

220

214 

206 

197 

188 

185

188 

177 

245 

194 

180

166 

160 

155 

150 

180 

338

Minimum

59 

59 

242

59

271 

291 

171 

183 

150 

13Z 

194 

132 

115

59

June

211 

185 

174 

163 

155

150 

142 

153 

140 

140

137 

135 

132 

137 

205

3,060 

975 

593 

466 

390

358 

343 

291 

288 

399

316 

274 

274 

246 

237

Mean

66.1 

355 

360

224

427 

374 

236 

269 

245 

362 

296 

179 

202

280

July

230 

215 

203 

197 

221

209 

230 

206 

194 

197

206 

593 

354 

407 

370

390 

470 

584 

506 

423

366 

331 

298 

266 

250

237 

227 

212 

200 

197 

194

Aug.

189 

183 

212 

189 

178

164 

154 

149 

156 

159

149 

141 

141 

132 

132

3170 

3220 

175 

141 

141

175 

203 

172 

151 

141

134 

136 

455 

246 

197 

263

Per square 

mile

1.27 

6.84 

6.94

4.32

8.23 

7.21 

4.55 

5.18 

4.72 

6.97 

5.70 

3.45 

3.89

5.39

Sept.

197 

180 

209 

189 

178

684 

411 

313 

266 

240

218 

200 

189 

178 

167

162 

159 

234 

192 162"

149 

141 

139 

132 

129

127 

141 

129 

122 

115

Runoff in 

inches

1.47 

7.64 

8.00

58.65

9.49 

7.50 

5.24 

5.77 

5.44 

7.79 

6.58 

3.98 

4.34

73.24

2,010 sec. -ft. 5 NOT. 28 (time and discharge

unknown); Jan. 5 (5 p.m.) 2,580 sec.-ft.3 June 16 (9:30 a.m.) 6,300 sec.-ft.

a Ho gsge-height record; discharge computed on bssis of westher records and records for Shooting 

Creek nesr Hsyesville snd Little Tennessee River near Prentiss.
624 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°17'55", long. 83°39'22", on U. S. Highway 19, 

-L mile northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, 

and 2.6 miles downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse. Datum of gage is 1,894.68 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--144 square miles.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,670 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 5.28 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.47 feet); minimum daily, 38 

second-feet Oct. 29, 30.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 7,510 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.15 

feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947 (gage height, 1.42 feet); minimum daily, 

31 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation 

caused by power plant above station and by Nantahala Reservoir (see p. 542).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

132

187

253

375

525

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

840

1,250

1,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

495

342

51

426

594

634

470

481

266

46

398

426

404

370

372

40

196

430

439

466

483

450

104

58

40

40

39

39

38

38

39

Nov.

40

48

202

75

60

465

140

96

81

140

438

428

77

70

250

341

426

262

372

184

130

234

241

338

118

330

183

1,350

1,170

730

-

Dec.

646

596

572

448

206

524

408

487

387

441

142

140

246

272

228

420

404

215

264

545

478

491

480

486

593

342

613

576

666

792

539

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April........... .......

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

392

226

574

592

590

340

956

682

398

614

635

652

584

532

352

178

545

453

564

544

502

S21

260

S16

604

612

566

S54

536

122

780

Secondfoot-days

8,714

9,019

13,647

167,202

18,576

17,351

21,735

23,475

19 452

17 989 23)335 19, 832

16,486

209,591

Feb.

742

678

626

634

412

243

588

577

619

722

561

316

250

373

491

626

575

526

596

495

774

939

915

885

777

664

885

862

-

-

-

Mar.

814

696

627

614

576

600

610

576

568

602

594

537

317

670

757

750

750

977

783

704

782

720

616

629

840

833

815

885

870

855

768

Apr.

892

870

848

826

833

819

805

798

791

784

784

805

908

833

805

805

798

784

777

770

777

784

770

764

750

750

699

812

784

250

Observed

Maximum

634

1 '792 350

1,400

1,590

939

977

908

724

1,200

1,230

724

705

1,590

Minimum

58

40

140

38

178

243

317

250

107

150

322

62

38

Mean

281

301

440 * *

457

599

620

701

 700 / OL,

627

600

753

640

550

574

Hay

206

624

619

712

724

712

146

107

604

708

692

697

694

698

692

705

692

686

686

686

672

692

718

698

672

686

686

646

604

622

646

June

622

622

616

616

586

610

610

592

610

604

628

450

447

420

361

1,200

478

206

150

468

672

625

692

686

784

757

731

738

738

670

-

Change in conHantahala Res-

,ervoir 

( secondfoot -day a)

-4,100

+13,300

+11,700

+17,700

+14,400

+9,500

-1,600

-3,200

-1,500

+5,000

0

-6,000

-2,500

+35,000

July

1

1

1

668

717

372

692

722

784

757

731

724

744

750

770

798

498

551

322

338

,230

,170

,160

914

923

900

855

826

777

750

744

738

738

672

Aug.

698

6

7

6

98

05

92

718

686

6

6

6

72

98

92

686

679

6

6

6

79

57

72

679

668

6

3

3

56

91

88

646

692

6

4

4

98

89

56

481

490

6

7

6

6

66

24

92

79

705

Sept.

686

662

335

62

67

540

530

477

550

416

101

476

423

502

609

674

664

676

705

686

679

672

565

662

672

679

679

679

679

679

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

149

744

818

505

1,064

959

650

676

578

766

753

. 446

466

670

Per square 

mile

1.03

5.17

5.68

3.51

7.39

6.66

4.51

4.69

4.01

5. 32

5. 23

3! 10

3.24

4.65

Runoff in 

inches

1.19

5.76

6.55

47.75

8.52

6. 95

5.20

5.24

4.63

5.94

6.03

3.57

3.61

63.17
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 625

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S°16'SS", long. 83°07'37", 0.9 mile north of 

Tuckasegee, Jackson County, and 1.0 mile downstream from confluence of East and West 

Forks. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 143 square miles.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years, 400 second-feet -(adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 10.17 

reet); minimum, 108 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.39 feet); minimum 

daily, 118 second-feet Oct. 24.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 40,800 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947 

(gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 542). 

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1053: 1943.

Rating table, water year 194,8-4,9 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

110

138

206

332

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

543

800

1,080

1,390

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

1,710

2,120

2,550

3,450

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

375

370

351

411

411

375

370

385

366

342

366

366

351

282

312

242

178

316

274

288

300

292

127

118

214

212

194

184

228

226

262

Nov.

248

262

1,720

572

659

1,560

761

520

504

496

532

482

313

274

410

430

424

356

1,940

1,150

670

730

652

724

488

566

724

2,280

1,740

1,110

-

Dec.

947

835

961

746

590

796

695

682

634

612

426

395

429

420

412

484

490

371

556

548

491

500

476

532

870

549

630

576

804

1,080

747

Month

October................

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March..................

April............ ......

Ma? mojr .....................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

600

4

6

6

69

02

30

1,850

1,370

9

7

6

72

48

22

684

656

6

5

5

26

92

64

481

395

5

4

5

34

84

46

512

505

4

3

4

90

61

97

482

483

4

5

4

3

73

66

32

74

879

Second 

foot-days

9 088

23*297

19*284

177,497

19 479

15; 362 

13 879

21^212

19,033

18,962

18;891

21,722 

16,323

216,532

Feb.

716

596

546

613

471

380

515

474

512

888

576

453

411

409

396

631

596

492

777

722

734

641

596

512

416

385

406

498

-

_

-

Mar.

413

380

414

368

314

310

332

352

340

370

294

266

258

327

322

344

277

568

305

274

406

779

760

568

624

536

461

730

678

602

907

Apr.

828

742

702

664

722

722

657

624

489

515

586

701

1,580

905

800

742

702

676

644

624

599

631

593

574

562

549

528

697

694

1,160

Observed

Maximum

411 

2 280

1^080

3,260

- 1,850

888

907

1,580

1,200 

3,370

1; 290

1*980 

1,160

3,370

Minimum

118

243

371

110

361

380

258

4:89

pco £3O

222

279

447

366

118

Mean

293

777

622

485

628

549

448

707

614

632

701

544

593

May

735

861

724

656

622

604

430

592

801

770

1,200

870

780

728

696

676

650

618

599

586

526

530

594

574

450

356

438

279

258

283

547

June

478

474

274

237

229

380

388

344

319

319

222

226

249

308

713

3,370

1,540

989

835

735

716

670

624

650

716

638

624

568

555

572

Change In conbents Jn Thorpe

Reservoir 

(secondfoot -davs)

-3,800

+6,400

+3,300

+11,200

+3,100

+3,000

+2,200

-1,500 

-500

+2,000 

+300

-1,200 

-1,300

+12,000

July

1

1

1

533

543

279

479

537

531

520

514

526

508

526

080

748

523

483

488

814

290

060

780

714

689

535

453

568

544

512

508

480

542

584

Aug.

574

549

788

666

568

568

574

543

522

580

562

526

447

520

526

778

864

544

486

618

1,230

986

742

612

512

484

570

1,980

1,140

861

802

Sept.

728

639

510

395

366

1,160

784

648

594

468

380

502

472

480

549

543

537

562

543

520

508

490

440

474

474

474

638

502

480

463

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

171

990

729

516

728

656

519

657

CcfB oyo 

699

619

GR? bo£ 

501

626

Per square 

mile

1.20

6 92 si 10

3.61

5.09

4.59

3.63 4 59

4 18

4* 89

4.33

4.63 

3.50

4.38

Runoff in 

inches

1. 38

7.72

5. 87

49.09

5 87

4.78 

4 18

s!l3

4* 82

5.45

4. 99

5.34 

3.91

59.44
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

June 1928 to May 1934 at site 0.4 mile

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'59", long. 83°15'38", 0.4 mile downstream from

 Scott Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Dillsboro, Jackson County. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--347 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1949. 

upstream.

Average discharge.--21 years (1928-49), 771 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 11.80

 Feet); minimum, 225 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.46 feet); minimum daily, 264 

second-feet Oct. 24.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 52,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam; minimum, 40 second-feet 

Oct. 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.61 feet); minimum daily, 140 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 

1930, Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant three-quarters of a mile 

above station. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 542).

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 923: 1940(m).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 240 3.2 570 6.0 3,040 

2.6 280 3.5 760 7.0 4,340 

2.7 322 4.0 1,120 8.0 5,860 

3.0 460 5.0 1,970 8.4 6,520

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

aSOO 

a490 

a470 

a520 

a550

510 

495 

534 

495 

480

470 

490 

480 

415 

440

435 

283 

477 

415 

420

430 

420 

370 

264 

287

339 

344 

326 

335 

361 

361

Nov.

396 

383 

2,000

851 

835

2,200 

1,250 

816 

714 

728

a760 

a700 

582 

460 

510

600 

636 

564 

1,910 

1,880

1,030 

1,060 

1,000 

1,050 

865

844 

al,250 

a5, 000 

a3,500 

1,970

Dec.

al,500 

al,250 

al,400 

1,260 

1,090

1,330 

1,180 

1,140 

1,070 

1,010

872 

774 

788 

760 

754

865 

837 

754 

al,050 

a850

a860 

a820 

a820 

a860 

a2,300

al,400 

al,300 

1,150 

al,350 

a2,500 

al,500

Jan.

al,300 

al.100 

al,050 

al,900 

a4,000

a2,900 

a2,300 

al,900 

al,500 

al,450

al,350 

al,300 

al,2oO 

al,150 

al,060

al.OOO 

al,000 

al,040 

1,060 

1,000

1,020 

1,070 

998 

970 

984

970 

956 

1,140 

970 

872 

1,720

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ......................

lendar year 1948

1 ......................

st ...........................

ember .....................

ter year 1848-49 ............

Feb.

1,510 

1,270 

1,140 

1,360 

1,140

998 

1,060 

1,040 

1,060 

1,950

1,460 

1,190 

1,080 

1,040 

1,000

1,490 

1,520 

1,270 

1,580 

1,720

1,480 

1,410 

1,330 

1,200 

1,080

1,000 

1,040

1,110

Secondfoot-days

13,216 

36,444 

55,494

316,472

42,230 

35,558 

30,227 

38,300 

37,943 

37,849 

38,637 

38,914 

31,488

416,300

Mar.

1,010 

942 

935 

814 

816

802 

802 

830 

795 

851

747 

688 

669 

721 

728

734 

682 

1,270 

886 

747

788 

1,150 

1,470 

1,120 

1,210

1,210 

1,060 

1,370 

1,360

1,250 

1,670

Apr.

1,570 

1,390 

1,320 

1,250 

1,250

1,330 

1,200 

1,150 

1,060 

935

1,060 

1,180 

2,500 

1,660 

1,450

1,330 

al,270 

al,200 

al,160 

1,120

1,080 

1,150 

1,080 

1,030 

998

977 

970 

1,360 

1,290 

1,880

Maximum

550 

5,000 

2,500

5,000

4,000 

1,950 

1,670 

2,500 

2,120 

6,460 

2,170 

3,200 

2,280

6,460

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (about

May

1,640 

1,650 

1,450 

1,320 

1,250

1,190 

1,100 

1,130 

1,600 

1,480

2,120 

1,660 

1,480 

1,380 

1,310

1,290 

1,230 

1,180 

1,130 

1,100

1,040 

1,080 

1,190 

1,080 

1,020

816 

823 

774 

669 

721 

1,030

Minimum

264

383 

754

264

872 

998 

669 

935 

669 

594 

747 

886 

788

264

June

970 

907 

760 

612 

594

656 

767 

764 

721 

662

624 

781 

669 

702 

1,130

6,460 

3,390 

1,920 

1,540 

1,370

1,290 

1,250 

. 1,140 

1,130 

1,540

1,250 

1,130 

1,080 

1,030 

1,010

Mean

426

1,E15 

1,145

865

1,362 

1,270 

975 

1,277 

1,224 

1,262 

1,246 

1,255 

1,050

1,141

July

1,020 

977 

747 

816 

949

963 

928 

893 

907 

907

1,120 

1,700 

1,400 

1,380 

1,190

1,300 

1,720 

2,17& 

2,170 

1,920

1,720 

1,560 

1,440 

1,210 

1,160

1,140 

1,070 

1,030 

1,000 

1,030 

1,100

Aug.

1,080 

1,070 

1,310 

1,180 

1,050

1,000 

1,000 

963 

963 

984

1,000 

977 

921 

886 

a920

al,350 

al,700 

al,100 

a950 

al,200

a2,000 

al,700 

al,400 

al,150 

al,000

a950 

al,060 

a3,200 

1,860 

1,470 

1,420

Per square 

 lie

-

2.49

:

3.29

Sept.

1,250 

1,140 

1,030 

928 

823

2,280 

1,780 

1,430 

1,270 

1,130

935 

963 

991 

956 

1,000

1,010 

1,030 

1,040 

1,030 

928

893 

844 

809

816 

823

816 

1,060 

872 

823

788

Runoff in 

inches

-

33.92

:

44.62

6 p.m.) 8,840 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 ftlme unknown) 5,410 sec.-ft.j June 16 (4:3Op.m.) 13,900 sec.-ft.; Aug. 28 (5:30 p.m.) 5,040 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, 2 discharge measurements, and records for stations at Tuckasegee and at Bryson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 627

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 83°26'50", 400 feet downstream from 

Bridge on State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstream from 

Deep Creek. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--655 square miles.

Kecords available.--November 1897 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. November Id97 to September 1913 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34

Average discharge.--51 years (1898-1949), 1,588 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 8 38 

TeeTT; minimum, 328 second-feet Oct. 27-29 (gage height, 0.75 foot ; minimum daily, 

513 second-feet Oct. 24.

1897-1949: Maximum discharge, 61,600 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height 15 96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of logarithmic 

plotting and slope-area determination at gage height 15.96 feet; minimum, 27 secondfeet Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 0.48 foot); minimum daily, 31 second-feet Sept. 9, 

10, 1925, caused by filling reservoir on Oconalufty River; minimum daily during normal 

regulation, 186 second-feet Oct. 13, 1925.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station. 

Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Reservoir (see p. 542).

Revisions (water years).--W 523: 1916, 1918-20. W 758: 1899(M). W 803: 1906(M). 

W 823:Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 449 2.0 1,840 1.3 870 2.5 2,690 4.5 6,900 

1.0 540 2.5 2,650 1.5 1,120 3.0 3,610 5.0 8,180 

1.4 990 3.0 3,530 1.7 1,400 3.5 4,610 5.7 10,100 

1.7 1,400 3.7 4,950 2.0 1,86O 4.0 5,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

771 

759 

747 

759 

841

794 

759 

915 

794 

747

725 

771 

725 

682 

661

682 

570 

747 

704 

693

662 

700 

639 

513 

522

582 

575 

547 

541 

533 

580

Nov.

687 

609 

2,600 

1,440 

1,190

4,910 

2,700 

1,560 

1,250 

1,390

1,480 

1,260 

1,220 

966 

906

1,040 

1,090 

990 

2,520 

3,700

1,960 

1,940 

1,880 

1,830 

1,640

1,420 

2,280 

9,980 

8,800 

4,570

Dec.

3,380 

2,820 

3,140 

2,920 

2,420

3,010 

2,620 

2,450 

2,230 

2,050

1,890 

1,670 

1,620 

1,550 

1,520

1,860 

1,830 

1,640 

2,380 

2,120

1,940 

1,880 

1,810 

2,140 

5,220

3,520 

2,820 

2,550 

2,960 

4,550 

3,380

Jan.

2,850 

2,490 

2,280 

2,450 

8,920

7,820 

4,910 

3,860 

3,230 

2,920

2,690 

2,540 

2,380 

2,200 

2,100

1,920 

1,880 

2,020 

2,130 

1,970

1,960 

2,600 

2,740 

2,400 

2,300

2,180 

2,120 

2,980 

2,470 

2,180 

3,440

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

h. ...........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,320 

2,800 

2,540 

2,980 

2,740

2,440 

2,420 

2,330 

2,320 

4,180

3,380 

. 2,850 

2,570 

2,400 

2,350

3,690 

3,800 

3,090 

3,340 

3,800

3,160 

2,980 

2,740 

2,520 

2,330

2,150 

2,180 

2,280

Secondfoot-days

21,24C 

69.80E 

77,89C

610, 70E

90,93C 

79,68C 

64,22C 

73.75C 

70,90C 

65,51C 

74,58C 

63.28C 

51,15C

802, 93E

Mar.

2,050 

1,940 

1,840 

1,830 

1,700

1,660 

1,610 

1,600 

1,600 

1,750

1,610 

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,430

1,400 

1,390 

3,370 

2,370 

1,890

1,760 

2,160 

2,910 

2,260 

2,470

2,590 

2,400 

3,050 

2,980 

2,710 

3,590

Apr.

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

2, 

4, 

3, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

2, 

3,

Maximum

) 915 

i 9,980 

) 5,220

> 9,980

) 8,920 

) 4,180 

) 3,590 

) 4,230 

) 4,320 

) 10,100 

> 4,240 

) 3,120 

) 3,860

i 10,100

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.}. Nov. 6 (2 p.m.'

290 

910 

710 

500 

500

620 

350 

230 

120 

910

990 

150 

230 

190 

780

540 

380 

280 

160 

070

000 

180 

070 

920 

840

800 

800 

870 

600 

760

May

3,500 

3,290 

2,920 

2,620 

2,440

2,300 

2,200 

2,130 

2,710 

3,020

4,320 

3,140 

2,730 

2,520 

2,350

2,280 

2,180 

2,070 

1,970 

1,920

1,830 

1,860 

2,050 

1,840 

1,860

1,520 

1,500 

1,490 

1,300 

1,360 

1,680

Minimum

513 

609 

1,520

513

1,880 

2,150 

1,390 

1,800 

1,300 

1,130 

1,400 

1,520 

1,200

513

June

1,620 

1,490 

1,370 

1,160 

1,130

1,160 

1,290 

1,260 

1,360 

1,190

1,200 

1,440 

1,320 

1,290 

1,670

10,100 

5,980 

3,460 

2,780 

2,420

2,250 

2,160 

2,020 

1,920 

2,530

2,260 

2,080 

1,990 

1,860 

1,750

llsan

685 

2,327 

2,513

1,669

2,933 

2,846 

2,072 

2,458 

2,287 

2,184 

2,406 

2,041 

1,705

2,200

July

1,800 

1,680 

1,480 

1,400 

1,580

1,750 

1,670 

1,550 

1,520 

1,560

1,810 

2,760 

3,590 

3,520 

2,910

3,050 

3,530 

4,240 

4,140 

3,800

3,290 

3,180 

2,670 

2,470 

2,160

2,100 

1,960 

1,830 

1,750 

1,840 

1,990

Aug.

1,960 

1,940 

2,200 

2,180 

1,890

1,750 

1,670 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,610 

2,000 

1,680 

1,550 

1,520

2,200 

3,000 

1,990 

1,680 

2,130

2,960 

2,830 

2,420 

2,000 

1,780

1,620 

1,620 

2,870 

3,120 

2,150 

2,160

Per square 

mile

2.55

3.36

Sept.

1,880 

1,730 

1,580 

1,550 

1,360

3,860 

3,270 

2,490 

2,130 

1,910

1,660 

1,550 

1,620 

1,500 

1,580

1,540 

1,730 

1,600 

1,700 

1,560

1,420 

1,370 

1,330 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,600 

1,360 

1,290 

1,200

Runoff in 

inches

:

34.67

:

45.59

11,100 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (8 p.m.) 18,800

sec.-ft.j Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 16,300 sec.-ft.; June 16 (7:30 p.m.) 16,400 sec.-ft. 

990813 O-52-4r
628 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°23'02", long. 83°12'51", 800 feet downstream from 

Aliens Branch, 3,500 feet upstream from Cope Creek, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Sylva, Jackson County. Datum of gage Is 2,056.42 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 50.7 square miles.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 5.97 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.45 feet); minimum daily, 34 

second-feet Oct. 2, 14-16, 29-31.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 1,990 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 6.40 

feet); minimum, 8.0 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 feet); minimum 

daily, 25 second-feet Oct. 14, 15, 22-26, Nov. 16-18, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 8.6 feet Aug. 30, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small 

gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1053: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to

Jan. 5, June 17 to July 19)

Oct. 1 to Hay 10 May 11 to Sept. 30

1.6 33 2.1 100 3.0 354 2.0 75 3.0 340 

1.7 43 2.4 167 3.5 550 2.1 92 3.4 505 

1.9 68 2.7 253 4.1 820 2.4 155 3.7 640 

2.7 238

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

34 

36 

37 

39

37 

37 

44 

36 

35

37 

37 

35 

34 

34

34 

36 

56 

38 

36

35 

36 

38 

37

36

36 

35 

35 

34 

34 

34

Nov.

36 

39

117 

51 

50

230 

88 

67 

60

74

65 

59 

62 

56 

53

53 

58 

51 

117 

92

72 

98 

85 

86 

76

84 

129 

788 

427 

250

Dec.

189 

157 

175 

140 

129

178 

138 

129 

120 

112

104 

102 

98 

95 

92

118 

104 

100 

180 

127

114 

114 

106 

169 

319

200 

170 

154 

217 

241 

189

Jan.

170 

157 

147 

164 

540

383 

295 

253 

226 

208

194 

180 

170 

160 

150

147 

154 

152 

167 

144

154 

200 

200 

175 

167

157 

157 

217 

170 

164 

303

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

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h.... ............ ..... . .

1. ..........................

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Feb.

229 

203 

186 

238 

203

189 

186 

170 

183 

330

241 

217 

203 

194 

197

285 

253 

226 

282 

253

229

217 

203 

194 

186

175 

191 

186

Secondfoot-days

1,138 

3,573 

4,580

38,759

6,225 

6,049 

4,863 

4,871 

5,299 

4,606 

5,200 

4,417 

3,760

54,581

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.). Nov.

sec. -ft. ; June 16 (12:30 p.m.) 1,280 sec. -ft.

Uar.

167 

160 

154 

150 

144

142 

135 

133 

131 

140

127 

122 

120 

118 

116

112 

114 

254 

152 

138

131 

172 

164 

147 

191

183 

178 

226 

200 

189 

253

Apr.

208

191 

180 

167 

178

164 

152 

144 

140 

133

135 

154 

268 

186 

170

162

154 

147 

140 

138

135 

154 

135 

129 

124

122 

124 

204 

186 

247

Maximum

56 

788 

319

788

540 

330 

E54 

268 

347 

625 

326 

378 

366

788

Hay

232 

226

194 

178 

167

162 

162 

216 

200 

228

347 

229 

202 

186 

178

189 

162 

153 

146 

139

134 

141 

146 

137 

130

119 

115 

111 

107 

124 

139

Minimum

34 

36 

92

34

144 

170 

112 

122 

107 

89 

102 

98 

84

34

June

111 

103 

98 

94 

92

90 

89 

144 

103 

103

113 

180 

124 

117 

119

625 

287 

217 

183 

168

158 

150 

139 

144 

197

148 

137 

130 

124 

119

Mean

36.7 

119 

148

106

201 

216 

157 

162 

171 

154 

168 

142 

125

150

July

115 

109 

107 

105 

105

111 

105 

102 

109 

122

128 

178 

155 

206 

178

191 

287 

294 

326 

277

254 

238 

202 

186 

168

153 

144 

134 

128 

124 

159

Aug.

126 

128 

153 

146 

122

113 

109 

107 

116 

103

134 

113 

109 

98 

98

378 

223

160 

137 

160

170 

162 

148 

134 

126

122 

119 

192 

141 

124 

146

Psr square 

mile

0.724 

2.35 

2.92

2.09

3.96 

4.26 

3.10 

3.20 

3.37 

3.04 

3.31 

2.80 

2.47

2.96

Sept.

122 

115 

124 

117 

113

366 

229 

183 

158

141

132 

124 

119 

115 

111

126 

117 

122 

111 

100

96 

94 

90 

89 

87

89 

109 

90 

87 

84

Runoff in 

inches

0.83 

2.62 

3.36

28.42

4.57 

4.44 

3.57 

3.57 

3.89 

3.38 

3.81 

3.24 

2.76

40.04

28 (11:30 a.m.) 1,580 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 995 

} July 19 (6:30 p.m.) 1,750 sec. -ft.; Aug. 16 (4:30 p.m.)

1,740 sac.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 629

Oconalufty River at Cherokee, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°29'04", long. 83°18'56", on State Highway 107,

 in Cherokee Indian Reservation, a quarter of a mile upstream from footbridge, threequarters of a mile north of Cherokee, Swain County, and 1.9 miles upstream from Soco 

Creek. Datum of gage is 1,938.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 131 square miles,

Kecords available. January 1921 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Average aisenarge. 28 years, 382 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 9.45

 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 3.14 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 11.50 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 2.87 feet), result of low 

temperature; minimum daily, 56 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925.

Flood in November 1906 reached a stage of 12 feet (from information by Tennessee 

Valley Authority). 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1922(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1943-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

3.1 72

3.2 97

3.3 127

3.4 161

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, 

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

3.6 241

4.0 442

4.5 775

5.0 1,180

Jan. 6 to Apr.

5.6 1,770

6.3 2,570

6.3 3,2OO

7.2 3,750

3.7 299

3.8 349

4.0 460

4.2 585

-4.5 795

5.0 1,200

5.6 1,780

6.2 2,450

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943- to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

90 

87 

87 

94 

94

90 

92 

169 

103 

92

90 

90 

87 

84 

84

84 

87 

134 

97 

92

87 

94 

106 

97 

92

87 

84 

84 

84 

82 

82

Nov.

92 

92 

453 

207 

144

2,040 

608 

339 

264 

432

381 

291 

286 

246 

220

203 

203 

188 

748 

747

431 

442 

414 

376 

329

320 

526 

3,300 

2,450 

1,290

Dec.

922 

715 

882 

874 

672

922 

738 

644 

564 

495

448 

420 

386 

355 

334

483 

442 

386 

604 

514

454 

436 

403 

515 

1,730

1,010 

790 

672 

994 

1,350 

946

Jan.

790 

679 

604 

610 

3,600

2,400 

1,490 

1,110 

910 

772

678 

611 

552 

508 

466

432 

426 

414 

552 

454

454 

795 

870 

742 

657

598 

598 

1,130 

795 

692 

934

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1948 

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1. ...........................

ember ........................

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Feb.

818 

728 

664 

802 

758

685 

706 

630 

611 

1,090

862 

765 

685 

630 

678

1,210 

1,080 

886 

982 

966

832 

750 

678 

618 

578

533 

546 

533

Seccndfoot-days

2,906 

18,062 

21,100

144,255

26,323 

21,304 

16,335 

16,672 

13,625 

11,622 

18,075 

12,052 

9,274

187,350

Peak discharge (base, 3.5OO sec. -ft.). Nc^

sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (4 p.m.) 7;150 sec. -ft.; Jur

Mar.

466 

443 

414 

403 

392

387 

365 

354 

344 

420

365 

334 

329 

324 

314

299 

3O9 

1,280 

713 

566

502 

618 

671 

559 

611

644 

657 

894 

765 

699 

894

Apr.

780 

699 

650 

585 

611

598 

540 

502 

472 

454

443

466 

878 

685 

604

559 

514 

484 

449 

420

403 

502 

443 

398 

376

365 

360 

867 

651 

914

Maximum

169 

3,300 

1,730

3,650

3,600 

1,210 

1,280 

914 

858 

1,950 

1,450 

645 

854

3,600

May

858 

812 

693 

£17 

564

520 

495 

466 

448 

520

604 

495 

454

431 

408

392 

381 

360 

344 

334

324 

320 

355 

315 

355

305 

315 

282 

272 

286 

300

Minimum

82 

92 

334

82

414 

533 

299 

360 

272 

220 

246 

277 

184

82

June

272 

254 

246 

237 

233

233 

220 

228 

264 

228

228 

259 

305 

277 

264

1,950 

89O 

558 

442 

381

350 

355 

329 

310 

414

397 

431 

408 

344 

315

Mean

93.7 

602 

681

394

849

761 

527 

556 

440 

387 

583 

389 

309

513

July

300

277 

259 

246 

246

329

291 

264 

250 

272

355 

510 

1,450 

1,210 

922

946 

1,080 

1,260 

1,100 

898

782 

a760 

a610 

a540 

a465

a430 

a390 

a355 

a338 

a430 

a510

Aug.

a450 

a440 

a475 

507 

397

355 

329 

300 

286 

300

334 

645

403 

355 

305

345 

489 

386 

339

517

483 

414 

392 

350 

320

296 

277 

410 

490 

329 

334

Per square 

 lie

0.715 

4.60 

5.20

3.01

6.48 

5.81 

4.02 

4.24 

3.36 

2.95 

4.45 

2.97 

2.36

3.92

r. 6 (12 m.) 7.40O sec. -ft. J Nov. 28 (1 p.m.) 

le 16 (11 a.m.) 3,6OO sec. -ft.

Sept.

300 

268 

268 

264 

246

854 

630 

495 

403 

350

320 

296 

272 

259 

241

258 

350 

272 

386 

324

268 

246 

233 

224 

212

199 

246 

207 

199 

184

Runoff in 

inches

0.82 

5.13 

5.99

40.94

7.47 

6.05 

4.64 

4.73 

3.87 

3.30 

5.13 

3.42 

2.63

53.18

5,850

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records fcr 

station at Birdtown.
630 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°27"42", long. 83°21"13", 200 feet upstream from 

 county bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, and 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee. Datum 

of gage is 1,843.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Prior to Sept. 30, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area. 184 square miles.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 8.65 

feet); minimum, 126 second-feet Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1945-46, 1948-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

12.0 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, that of Oct. 30 

to Nov. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

0.8 110 1.7 446 3.5 1,940 1. 

.9 130 2.0 630 4.0 2,51O 1. 

1.0 155 2.3 840 4.5 3,130 1. 

1.2 217 2.6 1,080 5.O 3,800 1. 

1.4 296 3.0 1,430 5.6 4,670 2.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

140 

138 

135 

138 

138

135 

135 

217 

150 

140

138 

135 

132 

130 

128

128 

130 

191 

142 

135

132 

135 

150 

140 

138

132 

130 

128 

128 

128 

126

Nov.

130 

132 

581 

284 

204

2,640 

727 

424 

337 

506

458 

a360 

a350 

a310 

288

271 

275 

250 

854 

875

516 

572 

516 

475 

419

403 

669 

4,540 

3,200 

1,580

Dec.

1,090 

862 

1,050 

1,020 

802

1,080 

862 

765 

676 

598

534 

5O4 

469 

430 

408

597 

534 

475 

737 

636

559 

547 

510 

642 

2,130

1,270 

971 

848 

1,160 

1,630 

1,150

Jan.

955 

832 

751 

780 

4,430

3,020 

1,820 

1,380 

1,110 

950

842 

765 

695 

634 

583

547 

535 

535 

660 

553

559 

934 

1,030 

886 

786

737 

716 

1,310 

926 

828 

1,220

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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Feb.

1,030 

910 

321 

1,010 

942

849 

856 

786 

772 

1,410

1,100 

958 

863 

800 

835

1,500 

1,370 

1,110 

1,240 

1,230

1,050 

966 

886 

821 

765

702 

702 

702

Seoondfoot-days

4,322 

23,146 

25,546

_

32,30£ 

26,986 

20,53E 

21.02E 

18,096 

15,653 

22.14C 

15,012 

11,82:

236, 59E

Mar.

602 

577 

547 

529 

512

501 

478 

456 

451 

a520

a460 

a440 

a420 

a420 

a410

a400 

a420 

al,550 

835 

674

608 

730 

814 

674 

765

786 

807 

1,120 

966 

886 

1,180

Apr.

1,010 

894 

821 

751 

751

758 

674 

634 

602 

571

553 

583 

1,160 

886 

765

702 

647 

608 

571 

541

524 

608 

559 

506 

484

467 

462 

1,010 

807 

1,120

Maximum

217 

4,540 

2,130

_

4,430 

1,500 

1,550 

1,160 

1,060 

2,930 

1,540 

741 

1,100

4,540

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (12 m.)

1 208 2.5 1,030 

3 284 3.0 1,470 

5 374 3.5 1,970 

8 535 4.O 2,52O 

1 730 4.5 3,130

to September 1949

May

1,060 

1,010 

863 

779 

716

654 

621 

583 

571 

755

1,050 

744 

647 

595 

559

535 

518 

484 

462 

440

424 

424 

462 

404 

446

394 

399 

369 

355 

374 

399

Minimum

126 

130 

408

-

535 

702 

400 

462 

355 

288 

327 

365 

240

126

9.420 sec.

June

355 

332 

318 

306 

306

301 

288 

319 

346 

297

301 

369 

384 

355 

346

2,930 

1,250 

758 

589 

506

462 

456 

429 

409 

564

506 

524 

501 

435 

409

Mean

139 

772 

824

-

1,042 

964 

663 

701 

584 

522 

714 

484 

394

648

July

394 

365 

346 

332 

332

414 

374 

341 

327 

374

456 

596 

1,540 

1,420 

1,090

1,110 

1,260 

1,490 

1,310 

1,100

974 

958 

779 

702 

614

565 

506 

462 

440 

561 

608

Aug.

547 

535 

565 

6O2 

501

451 

414 

394 

379 

389

430 

741 

495 

440 

394

456 

608 

489 

429 

587

595 

524 

501 

446 

414

384 

365 

512 

582 

414 

429

Per square 

mile

0.755 

4.20 

4.48

-

5.66 

5.24 

3.60 

3.81 

3.17 

2.84 

3.88 

2.63 

2.14

3.52

-ft.; Nov. 28 (1 p.m.)

Sept.

384 

350 

341 

346 

323

1,100 

800 

628 

512 

446

414 

389 

365 

346 

327

323 

435 

346 

440 

399

332 

310 

288 

268 

264

256 

323 

272 

256 

240

Runoff in

inches

0.87 

4.68

5.16

-

6.53 

5.45 

4.15 

4.25 

3.66 

3.16 

4.47 

3.03 

2.39

47.80

8,140

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Cherokee.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 631

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°29'06", long. 83°30'15", 1.1 miles downstream 

from Mill Creek, 1.2 miles south of boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 

3.6 miles upstream from Pontana Reservoir, and 5 miles northwest of Bryson City, 

Swain County.

Drainage area. 13.8 square miles.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--14 years, 44.0 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 938 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 4.14 

feet), from rating curve extended above 540 second-feet on basis of critical-depth 

determination at gage height 4.87 feet; minimum, 8.6 second-feet Oct. 29-31 (gage 

height, 0.92 foot).

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 1,530 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 

feet), by critical-depth method; minimum, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 

0.66 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

small power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1936, 1937-39(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mov. 6 Mov. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 8.0 1,6 42 1.2 21 2.3 126 

1.0 11 1.8 58 1.4 32 2.6 169 

1.1 15 2.0 80 1.6 44 2.9 277 

1.2 19 2.2 109 1.8 60 3.2 397 

1.4 29 2.5 166 2.0 81 3.4 493

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

12 

11

11 

11 

17 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.6

9.6 

10 

14 

10 

9.9

9.6

12 

12 

11 

9.6

9.3 

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

8.6 

8.6

Nov.

11 

13 

90 

24 

18

157 

50 

36 

31 

66

38 

34 

41 

34 

32

30 

31 

28 

118 

84

58

67 

57 

52 

46

46 

64 

472 

291 

156

Dec.

109 

86 

104 

81 

71

98 

79 

71 

64 

57

52 

49 

46 

44 

43

68 

60 

52 

79 

65

58 

57 

52 

72 

182

116 

94 

80 

114 

128 

103

Jan.

89 

80 

72 

81 

447

274 

175 

132 

106 

90

79 

71 

64 

59 

55

52 

53 

52 

68 

52

53 

123 

160 

111 

93

85 

85 

121 

89 

82 

108

Feb.

94 

62 

77 

111 

94

84

82 

73 

77 

132

103 

91 

82 

77 

81

124 

108 

93 

102 

93

82 

76 

70 

65 

61

57 

60 

57

u*vn *>. Second 

UoDth feet-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

331. C 

2,275 

2,434

lendar year 1946 ............ 17, 634. C

ary .

ember ........................

3,261 

2,388 

1,796 

1,847 

1,474 

1,562 

2,332 

1,095 

1,154

ter year 1948-49 ............ 21, 949. C

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.). Nov.

Jan. 5 (12 m. ) 840 sec. -ft.; June 16 (6 p.m.

Mar.

52 

48 

47 

46 

44

43

41 

39 

40 

49

41 

39

38 

38 

37

36 

38 

147 

72 

62

57 

68 

68 

57 

69

70 

70 

80 

71 

68 

121

Apr.

93

80 

72 

65 

68

63 

58 

54 

51 

48

48 

52 

90 

71 

63

58 

55 

52 

49 

46

45 

52 

46 

41 

40

39

39 

107 

79 

123

Maximum

17 

472 

182

472

447 

132 

147 

123 

106 

409 

225 

68 

202

472

May

106 

98 

82 

73 

67

61 

59 

54 

51 

56

53 

48 

45 

43 

41

39 

38 

36 

35 

34

33

34 

38 

33 

33

31 

30 

29 

23 

32 

34

Minimum

8.6 

11 

43

S.6

52 

57 

36 

39 

28 

22 

30 

26 

22

8.6

June

29 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

22 

32 

29 

24

24 

24 

24 

29 

36

409 

128 

81 

64

54

49 

46 

41 

41 

50

45 

41 

41 

37 

36

Mean

10.7 

75.8 

76.5

48.2

105 

85.3 

57.9 

61.6 

47.5 

52.1 

75.2 

35.3 

38.5

60.1

July

34 

33 

31 

31 

35

40 

34 

30 

30 

33

36 

107 

225 

184 

136

103 

136 

140 

134 

118

106 

93 

79 

69 

62

55 

49 

46 

43 

41 

39

Aug.

36 

41 

42 

39 

34

32 

30 

29 

26 

29

31 

32 

28 

27 

27

33 

33 

28 

26 

68

57 

51 

46 

39 

35

32 

30 

36 

34 

29 

33

Per square 

mile

0.775 

5.49 

5.69

3.49

7.61 

6.18 

4.20 

4.46 

3.44 

3.78 

5.45 

2.56 

2.79

4.36

6 (10 a.m.) 697 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (10 a.m.) 

938 sec. -ft.

Sept.

28 

26 

27 

27 

25

202 

66 

60 

49 

43

39

36 

33 

32 

30

33 

32 

32 

34 

29

27 

26 

24 

24 

23

25 

31 

25 

24 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.89 

6.13 

6.56

47.53

8.79 

6.44 

4.84 

4.98 

3.97 

4.21 

6.28 

2.95 

3.11

59.15

896 sec. -ft.;
632 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28i38", long. 83°42i58", 0.4 mile northeast of 

rroctor, Swain County, 1.3 miles downstream from Rowan Branch, and 5 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,803.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 44.4 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 3.86 

reetJ; minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 13-17, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.26 feet 

Oct. 15-17.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 3,880 second-feet Feb. 17, 1944 (gage height, 5.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 13-17, 29, 30, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 15-17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.25 21 1.8 84 2.8 440 

1.3 24 2.0 124 3.0 565 

1.4 32 2.2 176 3.2 710 

1.5 42 2.4 246 3.5 965 

1.6 54 2.6 334

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

23 

23 

23 

26 

23

23 

24 

37 

24 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

35 

a25 

a23

a23 

a27 

330 

a26 

a24

a23 

a23 

23 

22 

22 

23

Nov.

26 

28 

143 

42 

34

247 

89 

62 

54 

95

70 

a62 

a75 

a58 

a55

54 

57 

52 

189 

168

115 

122 

1O4 

93

84

81 

113 

772 

600 

334

Dec.

224 

173 

199 

162 

151

209 

170 

156 

141 

124

115 

109 

102 

97 

93

138 

122 

109 

192

159

143 

141 

126 

214 

458

311 

235 

199 

256 

263 

224

Jan.

196 

176 

165 

201 

886

734 

470 

349 

275 

228

202 

183 

165 

154 

141

134 

141 

131 

151 

131

131 

300 

385 

293

246

216 

213 

231 

199 

189 

254

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ....................... . .

mber ..................... .

lendar year 1948

1 ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

216 

199 

186 

254 

220

202 

202 

183 

189 

370

297 

254 

224 

202 

220

339 

325 

280 

284 

246

224 

209 

192 

179 

168

156 

170 

170

Secondfoot-days

755 

4,078 

5,515

43,831

7,870 

6,360 

5,060 

5,449 

4,235 

3,821 

6,734 

3,305 

3,045

56,227

Mar.

146 

141 

136 

131 

129

126 

120 

117 

117 

148

122 

117 

115 

113 

113

109 

117 

316 

213 

183

165 

173 

173 

154 

183

176 

196 

242 

228 

216 

325

Apr.

288 

250 

224 

199 

209

192 

179 

168

156 

151

148 

154 

246 

202 

186

176 

168 

156 

148 

141

136 

151 

131 

126 

117

115 

117 

310 

242 

263

Maximum

37 

772 

458

1,050

886 

370 

325 

310 

254 

595 

695 

145 

347

886

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 see. -ft.). Nov. 28 (4 p.m.

May

254 

239 

213 

192

176

165 

154 

148 

143 

170

170 

143 

134 

126 

122

117 

113 

109 

104 

102

98 

110 

135 

100 

104

104 

98 

91 

89 

95 

117

Minimum

22 

26 

93

22

131 

156 

109 

115 

89 

73 

97 

81 

64

22

June

109 

95 

88 

84 

82

81 

76 

84 

81

73

76 

74 

73 

76 

74

595 

254 

173 

143 

129

120 

117 

104 

104 

113

188 

129 

162 

138 

126

Mean

24.4 

136 

178

120

254 

227 

163 

182 

137 

127 

217 

107 

102

154

July

120 

113 

106 

102 

102

132 

115 

102 

97 

113

140 

297 

670 

695 

488

354 

370 

354 

311

267-

235 

209 

183 

165 

151

141 

131 

124 

117 

115 

115

Aug.

104 

120 

143 

134 

109

98 

97 

97 

93 

104

100 

97 

93 

88 

82

142 

124 

106 

95 

120

120 

109 

102 

98 

89

84 

81 

145 

122 

100 

109

Per square 

mile

0.550 

3.06 

4.01

2.70

5.72 

5.11 

3.67 

4.10 

3.09 

2.86 

4.89 

2.41 

2.30

3.47

) 1,200 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (3 p.m.

Sept.

91 

84 

84 

82 

79

347 

199 

151 

129 

115

104 

98 

93 

88 

84

113 

97 

95 

111 

86

79 

78 

73 

71 

68

71 

76 

68 

67 

64

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

3.42 

4.62

36.71

6.59 

5.33 

4.24 

4.56 

3.55 

3.20 

5.64 

2.77 

2.55

47.10

) 1,340

sec.-it.; juj.y J.D \c p.m. ) j.,a.su sec.-it.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Noland Greek near Bryson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 633

Snowbird Creek near Robbinsville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°18'40", long. 83°51'35", 0.5 mile upstream from 

Hooper Branch, 3.1 miles west of Robbinsville, Graham County, and 4.6 miles downstream 

from Little Snowbird Creek. Datum of gage is 1,953.57 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--42.0 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 6.28 feet); 

minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 29-31 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 3,290 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 6.44 feet); 

minimum, 20 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 0.89 foot), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 30 second-feet Oct. 15, 16, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

1.0 28 1.3 70 1.9 251 1.3 73 2.0 300 3.5 

1.1 39 1.5 115 2.1 333 1.4 95 2.3 430 4.0 

1.2 53 1.7 177 2.3 421 1.6 149 2.6 575 4.6 

1.8 220 3.0 790

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

37 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

68 

40 

37

37 

37 

35 

34 

34

34 

35 

47 

37

35

34 

38 

49 

37 

35

34 

34 

34 

32 

32 

32

Nov.

34 

38 

318 

74

55

353 

126 

88 

73 

153

110 

91 

100 

86 

77

73 

80 

73 

590 

340

198 

232 

205 

166 

143

143 

244 

1,270 

772 

444

Dec.

336 

284 

367 

284 

256

367 

272 

248 

224 

205

190 

187 

180 

169 

166

318 

252 

216 

324 

260

228 

228 

209 

327 

485

328 

284 

260 

386 

367 

304

Jan.

276 

256 

244 

350 

1,820

838 

575 

475 

416 

372

340 

320 

300 

284 

264

252 

268 

256 

340 

260

244 

554 

575 

390 

336

308 

308 

516. 

349 

312 

416

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ................. . . .... .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

324 

300 

284 

380 

312

284 

280 

260 

280 

466

336 

304 

280 

268 

323

485 

390 

332 

398 

349

316 

300 

276 

264 

248

240 

264 

272

Secondfoot-days

1,159 

6,749 

8,511

57,461

12,814 

8,815 

7,127 

7,335 

5,917 

4,294 

7,678 

4,096 

3,814

78,309

Mar.

236 

224 

216 

205 

198

194 

187 

180 

180 

252

190 

180 

176 

169 

163

156 

149 

500 

256 

220

202 

252 

248 

213 

260

228 

232 

272 

240 

232 

517

Apr.

340 

292 

272 

248 

268

256 

236 

224 

213 

202

202 

224 

362 

280 

248

228 

213 

209 

198 

190

187 

216 

183 

173 

163

156 

159 

377 

354 

462

Maximum

68 

1,270 

485

1,270

1,820 

485 

517 

462 

362 

510 

590 

256 

575

1,820

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (4 p.m

sec. -ft. ; Jan. 5 (3 p.m.) 3,160 sec. -ft.; June 28 (8 a.m

May

358 

362 

296 

268 

248

232 

216 

205 

202 

224

216 

187 

176 

169 

163

166 

163 

146 

143 

137

137 

161 

183 

143 

149

134 

134 

126 

123 

137 

213

Minimum

32 

34

166

32

244 

240 

149 

156 

123 

95 

126 

93 

82

32

June

159 

134 

123 

118 

115

112 

108 

125 

123 

108

105 

100 

98 

98 

108

281 

140 

118 

110 

105

100 

102 

95 

95 

199

156 

126 

510 

220 

203

Mean

37.4 

225 

275

157

413 

315 

230 

244 

191 

143 

248 

132 

127

215

July

183 

149 

137 

126 

129

207 

184 

146 

132 

126

149 

455 

590 

390 

332

354 

486 

412 

390 

362

316 

276 

248 

220 

202

187 

176 

166 

156 

149 

143

1,100 

1,440 

1,870

Aug.

137 

146 

201 

152 

146

132 

123 

120 

115 

al!4

112 

137 

115 

112 

105

118 

256 

a!70 

a!30 

a!20

al80 

a!35 

a!45 

120 

112

102 

102 

118 

110 

93 

118

Per square 

mile

0.890 

5.36 

6.55

3.74

9.83 

7.50 

5.48 

5.81 

4.55 

3.40 

5.90 

3.14 

3.02

5.12

) 1,880 sec. -ft. j Nov. 28 (4:30 

.) 2,130 seo.-ft.

Sept.

98 

88 

86 

88 

82

575 

236 

176 

149 

137

126 

120 

115 

110 

108

105 

108 

108 

197 

118

102 

95 

88 

84 

84

86 

91 

86 

86 

82

Runoff in

inches

1.03 

5.98 

7.54

50.91

11.35 

7.81 

6.31 

6.49 

5.24 

3.80 

6.80 

3.63 

3.38

69.36

p.m.) 2,370

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for Valley River at Tomotla.
634 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'42", long. 84°16'44", 200 feet upstream from 

orioge on Tellico Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, and 0.8 

mile east of Tellico Plains, Monroe County. Datum of gage is 846.64 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 118 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1927, October 1930 to September 1949. October 

J.8BY to September 1930 at site half a mile upstream, published as Tellico River near 

Tellico Plains.

Average discharge. 24 years, 283 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.92 

reet}; minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 11.56 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, 12.20 

feet Feb. 4, 1936; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.25 

foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

32 

32 

40 

42

39 

37 

82 

46 

37

37 

36 

34 

32 

32

32 

36 

73 

51 

39

36 

42 

70 

47 

40

39

38 

36 

38 

36 

36

Ncv.

39 

42 

287 

102 

66

595 

184 

110 

90 

179

170 

117 

117 

114 

94

87 

87 

83 

783 

612

268 

268 

262 

221 

185

167 

268 

3,640 

1,820 

790

Dec.

520 

402 

550 

525 

422

665 

510 

418 

350 

298

265 

249 

236 

218 

212

598 

545 

406 

535 

466

388 

362 

322 

667 

1,620

790 

550 

452 

630 

765 

570

Jan.

462 

402 

366 

462 

4,480

1,980 

1,040 

760 

615 

520

452 

414 

378 

346 

314

292 

328 

306 

402 

334

322 

1,130 

1,440 

820 

625

530 

495 

695 

535 

470 

730

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

We

bar ............. . ...........

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

675 

570 

505 

605 

545

475 

475 

418 

426 

1,130

810 

600 

505 

448 

616

1,480 

1,040 

730 

685 

600

525 

480 

434 

402 

378

350 

382 

398

Secondfoot-days

1,255 

11,847 

15,502

98,679

22,443 

16,687 

12,427 

14,593 

9,36S 

5,993 

17,254 

7,064 

5,853

140, 282

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 see. -ft.). No-s

sec. -ft.; June 28 (9 a.m.) 2,810 sec. -ft.; Ju

liar.

334

322 

300 

286 

275

268 

252 

242 

249 

378

292 

272 

262 

255 

245

230 

230 

762 

535 

414

358 

370 

398 

334 

410

390 

444

755 

660 

525 

1,380

Apr.

900 

650 

540 

466 

495

515 

466 

422 

382 

354

342 

358 

953 

740 

545

457 

406 

378 

338 

314

300 

322 

292 

268 

249

239 

245 

832 

905 

920

Maximum

73 

3,640 

1,620

3,640

4,480 

1,480 

1,380 

953 

705 

899 

2,070 

422 

798

4,480

May

675 

705 

550 

462 

406

370 

334

310 

300 

330

378 

296 

265 

242 

233

252 

249 

218 

203 

194

188 

250 

300 

227 

262

209 

197 

179 

170 

182 

233

Minimum

32 

39 

212

32

292 

350 

230 

239 

170 

117 

182 

152 

112

32

June

212 

173 

155 

144 

138

158 

132 

137 

179 

132

124 

122 

119 

122 

117

336 

185 

146 

132 

119

119 

122 

117 

248 

236

255 

209 

899 

422 

282

Mean

40.5 

395 

500

270

724 

596 

401 

486 

302 

200 

557 

228 

195

384

July

255 

224 

194 

182 

274

387 

396 

275 

218 

252

452 

2,070 

1,460 

1,230 

930

1,100 

1,300 

985 

790 

665

570 

466 

398 

370 

318

296 

265 

242 

227 

218 

245

Aug.

206 

255 

422 

292 

278

215 

197 

215 

236 

239

221 

191 

173 

164 

152

185 

318 

233 

188 

188

265 

300 

289 

227 

203

176 

161 

233 

293 

185 

218

Per square 

mile

0.343 

3.35 

4.24

2.29

6.14 

5.05 

3.40 

4.12 

2.56 

1.69 

4,72 

1.93 

1.65

3.25

Sept.

191 

161 

155 

170 

141

798 

452 

296 

233 

203

182 

164 

158 

149 

141

138 

149 

149 

358 

203

152 

135 

132 

119 

117

117 

130 

122 

124 

112

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

3.73 

4.89

31.11

7.07 

5.26 

3.92 

4.60 

2.95 

1.89 

5.44 

2.23 

1.84

44.22

. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 7,510 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (3 p.m.) 9,480 

ly 12 (5 a.m.) 4,170 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 635

Tellico River near Vonore, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 350 33'33n , long* 840 13'32", 0.1 mile downstream 

rrom Notchy Creek, 2.3 miles southeast of Vonore, Monroe County, and 4.2 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 768.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 271 square miles.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, ll,100second-f«et Nov. 29 (gage height, 23.80 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 58 second-feet Oct. 3, ^.7 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 29, 1948: minimum discharge, that of 

Oct. 3, 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

1.6 64

2.0 104

2.6 177

3.4 296

4.2 430

4.7 522

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

176

219

303

400

600

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

6.O

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

320

1,300

1,780

2,350

3,410

1B.O 

22.O 

23.4

4,630 

6,350 

6,99O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

61

61

67

74

71

69

71

96

71

66

65

64

64

62

62

63

110

120

82

74

74

94

107

83

77

74

74

70

71

70

Nov.

75

80

239

329

141

828

675

224

160

197

359

207

173

178

149

133

127

136

540

1,780

656

592

572

450

362

326

568

2,980

7,000

6,500

-

Dec.

2,500

900

1,100

1,000

800

1,300

1,100

800

650

550

500

450

450

400

380

1,330

1,180

807

1,090

950

747

662

611

912

3,090

2,460

1,170

914

1,130

1,630

1,190

Jan.

921

789

701

1,320

3,720

6,000

4,000

1,500

1,180

986

861

776

708

648

594

540

568

677

854

734

666

2,440

2,910

2,030

1,260

1,030

906

1,020

1,200

1,100

1,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,300

1,100

900

1,100

1,000

800

750

714

670

1,640

1,730

1,130

899

780

811

2,100

2,180

1,390

1,210

1,170

945

844

765

703

655

598

620

741

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,329

32*653

-

43,939

29,245

20,364

24,246

15,976

9,115

26,335

10,600

10,729

252,257

liar.

598

543

516

488

468

452

428

400

400

534

528

446

422

404

388

364

354

1,110

1,120

730

611

560

626

544

578

653

653

1,140

1,180

981

2,140

Apr.

2,160

1,220

964

820

761

897

776

706

637

574

548

574

1,340

1,500

978

767

670

609

552

510

484

496

488

438

404

384

384

905

1,100

1,600

-

jfeUTJBTOTP

120

7 ;000

3,090

-

6,000

2,180

2,140

2,160

1,400

897

2,520

564

1,560

7,000

May

1,400

1,300

1,000

800

700

600

550

500

500

550

650

550

452

422

398

392

434

364

332

314

307

301

590

368

402

339

307

283

264

264

343

Minimum

61

75

380

-

540

598

354

384

264

179

237

224

182

61

June

436

290

252

231

220

245

218

198

269

218

200

197

206

200

186

574

428

252

216

194

190

183

179

272

244

339

283

844

897

454

-

Mean

75.1

891

1,053

-

1,417

 1,044

657

808

515

304

850

342

358

691

July

356

318

271

248

237

440

516

410

298

267

548

1,160

8,470

2,520

1,980

1,620

1,730

1,650

1,240

1,010

1,100

1,180

1,060

710

566

502

446

402

368

350

362

Aug.

322

326

564

52O

464

339

298

278

332

326

301

287

257

257

224

257

540

410

294

347

290

460

518

360

301

258

234

269

418

289

260

Per aqua re 

 lie

0.277

3.29

3.89

-

5.23

3.85

2.42

2.98

1.90

1.12

3.14

1.26

1.32

2.55

Sept.

312

237

231

269

216

1,560

1,360

609

442

358

309

272

252

240

226

230

228

234

556

522

272

232

218

198

189

186

203

193

193

182

-

Runoff in 

inobea

0.32

3» 67

4.48

-

6.03

4.01

2.79

3.33

2.19

1.25

3.61

1.45

1.47

34.60

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (about 5 p.m.) 7,180 sec. -ft. i Jan. 6 (time unknown

8,710 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 15, Jan. 6, 7, Jan. 29 to Feb. 7, Apr. 29 to May 12; 

discharge computed on basis of records for station at Tellico Plains.
636 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Wire;weight gage, lat. 37 0 05'34", long. 81°47'37", at bridge near eastern limits 

or Kichlands, Tazewell County, about 1,000 feet upstream from railway station.

Drainage area. 140 square miles.

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,420 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 

9.27 feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Oct. 23, 25; minimum gage height observed, 

1.34 feet Aug. 13; minimum daily discharge, 17 second-feet Oct. 23.

1946-49: Maximum discharge observed, 4,130 second-feet Jan. 15, 1947 (gage height, 

10.60 feet); minimum observed, 8 second-feet Aug. 29, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 

1.29 feet July 24, 25, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 14 second-feet Oct. 7, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 50 second-feet and those for periods of ice efrect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused 

by mill 3 miles above station. Town of Richlands diverts about 0.4 second-foot above 

station during periods of low flow to augment municipal water supply. Gage read twice 

daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

20

23

23

33

38

28

29

44

a35

28

29

29

30

19

26

43

28

39

32

33

36

17

39

20

28

31

27

33

19

26

Nov.

25

31

a30

28

32

30

30

36

32

32

44

37

36

335

34

31

30

36

31

35

44

43

49

51

45

41

61

134

1,300

510

-

Dec.

*a300

206

755

2,850

3910

490

415

318

260

232

182

170

158

136

170

232

260

232

3230

274

246

206

182

182

b!50

b!20

bllO

b95

246

1,400

665

Jan.

364

318

260

28S

333

845

510

348

274

*232

206

194

170

158

147

3140

136

130

120

109

116

398

3450

333

288

274

288

288

274

246

288

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ..........................

July .............................

August ......................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

348

a300

288

303

288

303

318

348

34 3

3300

288

260

3230

3190

3210

3850

3750

432

599

450

364

318

274

232

194

170

a!80

194

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-dsys

911

2,933

12,382

66,939

8,525

9,329

8; 500

6,853

6,747

1 931 3)054

2 235

1^381

64,781

liar.

170

158

147

136

130

3120

118

107

107

182

364

274

3210

182

170

158

136

1,800

955

450

364

318

274

232

206

194

170

170

3170

170

158

Apr.

147

130

124

118

114

147

147

158

158

147

147

147

442

470

318

246

206

182

158

147

132

407

432

3300

246

206

206

389

318

364

-

Maximum

44

1,300

2,850

3,200

845

850

'470

490

 I 00 Lot

415

333

105

2,850

May

3420

490

450

364

303

246

219

3190

182

182

402

364

260

219

3190

182

194

170

136

134

122

303

182

147

132

118

114

100

82

78

72

Minimum

17

25

95

17

109

170

107

114

72

39

32

20

28

17

June

70

69

66

64

64

60

58

49

51

54

46

85

63

60

50

51

182

112

69

58

50

49

40

39

42

44

42

53

116

75

-

Mean

29.4

97.8

399

183

275

333

274

228

218

64.4

98*5

72.1

46.0

177

July

53

47

42

34

34

36

32

75

47

44

219

100

114

415

380

206

158

136

120

98

93

78

70

61

58

53

51

47

49

47

57

Aug.

42

42

46

47

44

43

34

35

35

32

29

29

20

42

77

158

170

98

77

61

47

56

64

64

47

49

43

69

333

182

120

Per square 

mile

0.210

.699

2.85

1.31

1.96

2.38

! 96

1.63

1.56

.460

.704

.515

.329

1.26

Sept.

105

380

64

50

53

50

56

44

44

39

42

31

36

39

39

36

28

43

47

49

42

34

36

42

34

30

34

42

56

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.78

3.29

17.78

2.26

2.48

2* 26

1* 82

1.80

.51

 81

.59

.37

17.21

Winter discharge messurement made on this dsy. 

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of westher records and records for Clinch 

River at Cleveland and North Pork Holston River near Saltville. 

b Stage-discharge relstion sffected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 637

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56'41", long. 82°09'18", 500 feet upstream from

 highway bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 

and 2.3 miles downstream from Weaver Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,500.24 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 528 square miles.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 27 years (1921-23, 1924-49), 677 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.26

 feetJ; minimum, 69 second-feet Oct. 4, 17 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1920-49t Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Dec. 22, 1926 (gage height observed, 

21.1 feet, site and datum then in use), Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.60 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Feb. 10, 1934 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 823r Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 71 2.5 435 5.0 

1.5 113 3.0 660 7.0 

1.7 164 3.5 920 9.0 

2.0 257 4.0 1,240 12.0

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

77 

77 

79 

75 

85

91 

1O6 

111 

100 

1O6

111 

95 

87 

93 

79

79 

77 

115 

132 

123

111 

100 

95 

89

87

95 

81 

87 

85 

79 

79

Nov.

79 

85 

85 

100 

95

123 

13O 

120 

120 

120

118 

120 

130 

120

120

115 

109 

102 

104 

118

130 

142 

161 

17O 

173

161 

191 

883 

3,530 

2,650

Dec.

1,280 

785 

2,34O 

8,520 

3,960

2,250 

1,760 

1,31O 

975 

785

635 

542 

498 

447 

455

610 

810 

838 

785 

810

760 

685 

588 

542 

542

467 

b360 

b320 

b760 

3,690 

3,130

Jan.

1,760

1,200

975 

1,070 

1,540

3,290 

2,33O 

1,560 

1,140 

*920

760 

685 

635 

565 

511

459 

439

427 

407 

374

374 

1,300 

1,840 

1,280 

948

810 

810 

865 

892 

785 

940

Feb.

1,340 

1,17O 

1,000 

920 

865

810 

892 

1,170 

1,100 

975

865 

735 

660 

610 

660

3,370 

2,970 

1,900 

1,520 

1,730

1,660 

1,380 

1,170 

948 

838

735 

660 

685

u-_ +h Second- 

*°ntn feet-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber. .................. .....

mber .........................

lender year 1948

2,886 

10,404 

42,239

247,147

u&ry

b...... ......................

1......... ...................

st ...........................

ember ........................

31,891 

33,338 

32,562 

28,134 

25,752 

6,127 

21,547 

11,469 

5,726

ter year 1948-49 ...... ..... 252,075

liar.

685 

610 

588 

542 

511

488 

471 

435 

407 

681

1,660 

1,310 

975 

785 

685

610 

588 

3,840 

4,590 

2,410

1,620 

1,280 

1,140 

948 

810

735 

685 

685 

635 

588 

565

Apr.

542 

511 

467 

439 

423

467 

506 

520 

588 

565

542 

542 

836 

2,170 

1,660

1,140 

865 

735 

635 

520

467 

997 

2,410 

1,480 

1,040

785 

952 

2,250 

1,660 

1,420

Maximum

132 

3,530 

8,520

12,100

3,290 

3,370 

4,590 

2,410 

2,410 

367 

2,650 

1,230 

565

8,520

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 4 (9:30 a.

1,94O 

3,53O 

5,32O 

8,940

tc September 1949

Bay

2,410 

2,O90 

1,840 

1,520 

1,200

975 

838 

735 

685 

710

1,480 

1,590 

1,070 

810 

660

610 

588 

565 

467 

431

403 

488 

635 

488 

423

395 

407 

353 

318 

294 

274

Minimum

75 

79 

320

75

374 

610, 

407 

423 

274 

142 

118 

140 

118

75

ra. ) 9,360

June

257 

244 

227 

212 

200

194 

182 

179 

173 

159

156 

188 

194 

240 

194

179 

240 

367 

318 

240

194

176 

156 

153 

142

148 

203

182 

173 

257

Mean

93.1 

347 

1,363

675

1,029 

1,191 

1,050 

938 

831 

204 

695 

370 

191

691

July

224 

170 

145 

130 

123

118 

127 

297 

332 

621

1,140 

760 

1,420 

2,250 

2,650

1,760 

1,900 

1,450 

1,100 

810

685 

565 

459 

388 

339

304 

274 

254 

234 

218 

300

Aug.

267 

221 

221 

240 

224

197 

185 

176 

156 

161

148 

145 

140 

164 

236

1,140 

1,230 

660

451 

367

325

264 

244 

237 

231

206 

182 

218 

928 

1,170 

735

Per square 

mile

0.176 

.657 

2.58

1.28

1.95 

2.26 

1.99 

1.78 

1.57 

.386 

1.32 

.701 

.362

1.31

see. -ft. j Mar. 18 (11:

Sept.

565 

439 

342 

283 

250

224 

212 

200 

182 

170

159 

161 

140 

137 

142

137 

142 

153 

164 

153

148 

135 

123 

120 

118

120 

123 

132 

161 

191

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.73 

2.97

17.40

2.25 

2.35 

2.29 

1.99 

1.81 

.43 

1.52 

.81 

.40

17.75

3C p.m. ) 6,270 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
638 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'55", long. 82°45'02", at highway bridge half 

a mile downstream from Copper Creek, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Speers 

Ferry, Scott County, and 2 miles downstream from Clinchport. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--1,126 square miles.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--29 years, 1,562 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 14.60 

feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.97 foot); minimum daily, 130 

second-feet Oct. 4, 5.

1920-49: Maximum discharge observed, 37,200 second-feet Feb. 3, 1923 (gage height, 

25.85 feet, present' datum); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 29, Oct. 23, 1939; minimum 

daily, 77 second-feet Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 22, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

1.3 119 4.0

1.6 186 5.0

2.0 303 7.0

2.5 505 10.0

3.0 770 13.3

1,440

2,240

4,260

7,760

12,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

132

134

130

130

134

136

155

167

164

158

158

162

151

140

138

138

196

199

204

194

179

174

164

158

149

142

149

140

140

142

Nov.

144

142

162

181

172

355

469

397

293

255

270

261

249

243

234

22O

226

218

246

487

474

482

540

492

426

389

742

4,000

9,56O

6,920

-

Dec.

3,600

2,100

2,740

12,OOO

10, 600

5,6OO

4,260

3,200

2,420

1,860

1,480

1,260

1,O9O

985

95O

1,900

2,100

2,150

2,020

1,820

1,66O

1,510

1,340

1,200

1,160

1.O9O

890

800

1,370

5,140

7,040

Jan.

4,370

2,800

2,330

2,42O

5,310

11,300

6,680

4,040

2,900

2,330

1,860

1,62O

1,440

1,340

1,200

1,O9O

985

950

985

1,020

985

3,400

5,030

3,820

2,9OO

2,420

2,510

2,800

2,800

2,42O

2,420

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,400

3,200

2,600

2,330

2,1OO

1,940

1,980

2,150

2,2OO

2,02O

1,820

1,620

1,440

1,340

1,340

4,O6O

6,920

4,370

3,400

3,930

3,820

3,200

2,700

2,280

1,98O

1,700

1,510

1,540

_

-

Mar.

1,510

1,400

1,3OO

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,O6O

950

89O

1,720

4,260

3,71O

2,7OO

2,O6O

1,740

1,510

1,40O

7,290

12,000

6,8OO

3,930

3,000

2,600

2,280

1,980

1,860

1,740

1,98O

2,O6O

1,900

1,780

.Apr.

1,660

1,5

1,3

1,2

10

70

60

1,160

1,200

1,2

1,3

1,4

30

00

40

1,510

1,400

1,3

1,9

3,0

40

40

00

3,710

2,700

2,1

1,8

1,5

50

20

40

1,340

1,160

1,3

2,8

3,2

40

80

00

2,280

1,820

2,1

5,9

4,7

3,3

££&* "«*«-

4 791 2O4

29*249 9,560

87,335 12,000

561,722 27,600

88,475 11,300

72,890 6,92O

8O,92O 12,OOO

63,320 5,960

56,821 4,48O

12 481 693

56^409 7,40O

36,638 5,030

12,848 1,440

602,177 12,000

00

60

00

00

May

3,400

4,480

4,260

3; 500

2,800

2,330

1,980

1,740

1,510

1,510

3,000

3,400

2,600

1,980

1,580

1,400

1,340

1,400

1,200

1,020

920

950

1,620

1,440

1,120

920

830

77O

671

600

550

Minimum

130

142

800

130

950

1,340

89O

1,160'

55O 283'

O'Z'T to /

381

240

130

June

505

474

438

409

385

358

347

325

310

29^

286

283

575

464

417

430

505

474

693

622

438

393

358

317

366

385

335

335

366

592

-

Mean

155

Q7C y rO

2,817

1,535

2,854

2,603

2,610

2,111

1,833

41 £

1,820

1 '428 182

1,650

July

540

413

317

270

249

237

258

679

860

1,160

1,780

1,940

2,330

5,360

7,400

4,810

5,250

4,920

3,710

2,800

2,200

1,580

1,370

1,230

985

800

671

585

525

487

693

Aug.

57O

5

5i

5

35

05

65

710

988

1*2

7

5

30

70

75

478

430

4

3

3

13

81

89

430

3,480

5,0

3,6

2,0

30

00

20

1,400

1,120

9

7

6

20

42

82

595

525

4

6

2,2

2,3

74

51

40

30

1,860

Per square 

mile

0.138

.866

2.50

1.36

2.53

2.31

2 22

1*87

1.63

*cQ DOS*

1.62

1.O5

.380

1.47

Sept.

1,440

1,120

860

693

585

520

496

469

405

373

350

325

310

296

280

283

290

310

347

350

310

280

273

264

249

240

261

290

293

286

-

Runoff In 

inobes

0.16

.97

2.88

18.55

2.92

2.40

2* 68

2.09

1.88

.41

1*87

1.21

.42

19.89

Peak discharge (base. 

13,900 sec.-ftT; Jan. (

1O.OOO sec.-ft.). Nov. 29 (8:3O a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.; Dec. 4 (5:30 p.m.) 

(4 a.m.J 12,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (3:3O a.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 639

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 25'30", long. 83°23'54", 0.4 mile upstream from 

urissom. Island, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, and 10 miles east of Tazewell, 

Claiborne County. Datum of gage is 1,060.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 1,474 square miles.

Records available . July 1935 to September 1949. April 1919 to September 1927 at site 

23 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Lone Mountain. August 1927 to 

December 1936 at site 7.7 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Tazewell.

Average discharge. 30 years (1919-49), 2,070 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 11-11 

I'eet J; minimum, 179 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

1919-49: Maximum discharge observed, 39,700 second-feet Feb. 4, 1923 (gage height, 

20.3 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 108 second-feet Sept. 11,

Maximum stage known, about 24 feet, present site and datum, in 1862, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records excellent above 500 second-feet and good below.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

O.6 191 1.0 377 2.0 1,O70 5.0 4,670 

.7 230 1.2 485 2.5 1,500 6.0 6,330 

.3 274 1.4 612 3.0 2,01O 8.0 10,100 

.9 324 1.7 831 4.0 3,220 10.3 15,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

199 

195 

188 

185 

185

185 

185 

191 

195 

214

218 

218 

207 

210 

214

199 

191 

226 

265 

265

270 

265 

248 

243 

226

222 

214 

207 

203 

203 

199

Nov.

207 

214 

252 

284 

270

523 

926 

670 

552 

458

414 

393 

388 

366 

350

345 

340 

340 

504 

974

839 

809 

902 

855 

735

655 

1,170 

5,110 

14,000 

11,400

Dec.

6,500 

3,440 

2,800 

8,190 

14,200

9,760 

6,420 

4,770 

3,440 

2,560

3,010 

1,660 

1,460 

1,310 

1,220

2,810 

4,170 

3,280 

2,830 

2,490

2,160 

1,960 

1,740 

1,560 

2,100

2,020 

1,650 

1,380 

1,810 

5,380 

8,420

Jan.

7,380 

4,450 

3,280 

3,390 

7,360

15,600 

12,200 

6,720 

4,450 

3,310

2,650 

2,220 

1,940 

1,740 

1,580

1,450 

1,360 

1,320 

1,320 

1,360

1,380 

3,320 

6,550 

6,210 

4,510

3,440 

3,220 

3,660 

3,980 

3,520 

3,430

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

h.... ................... ....

1. ...........................

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,380 

4,650 

3,800 

3,230 

2,850

2,530 

2,610 

2,780 

2,880 

2,740

2,470 

2,170 

1,940 

1,770 

1,720

3,050 

7,360 

7,110 

4,850 

4,770

5,120 

4,530 

3,730 

3,090 

2,640

2,290 

2,000 

1,980

Mar.

1,920 

1,810 

1,680 

1,570 

1,510

1,450 

1,380 

1,310 

1,230 

1,260

3,120 

4,770 

3,680 

2,760 

2,250

1,930 

1,710 

5,370 

14,600 

12,000

6,450 

4,370 

3,790 

3,250 

2,940

2,850 

2,650 

3,040 

3,210 

2,920 

2,670

Apr.

2, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

2, 

3, 

4,

4,

3, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

Z, 

3, 

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

6, 

8, 

5,

£££. * 

6,635 270 

45,245 14,000 

115,500 14,200

726,798 30,900

128,300 15,600 

95,040 7,360 

105,450 14,600 

86,530 8,180 

70,801 5,400 

18,783 1,240 

85,970 9,860 

41,752 4,880 

17,583 1,780

817,589 15,600

440 

170 

960 

770 

620

620 

620 

770 

830 

920

910 

810 

560 

520 

460

120 

060 

490 

100 

790

560 

190 

130 

410 

480

640 

300 

790 

180 

310

May

4,170 

4,930 

5,400 

4,830 

3,930

3,180 

2,660 

2,380 

2,020 

1,790

2,200 

3,830 

3,510 

2,650 

2,060

1,770 

1,900 

1,610 

1,550 

1,350

1,230 

1,160 

1,410 

1,840 

1,510

1,270 

1,110 

998 

934 

847 

772

Minimum

185 

207 

1,220

185

1,320 

1,720 

1,230 

1,560 

772 

419 

366 

533 

335

185

June

720 

677 

634 

592 

558

533 

503 

480 

458

441

430 

419 

430 

706 

626

1,240 

1,160 

809 

742 

894

794 

641 

572 

515 

497

545 

578 

565 

491 

533

Mean

214 

1,508 

3,726

1,986

4,139 

3,394 

3,402 

2,884 

2,284 

626 

2,773 

1,347 

586

2,240

July

634 

684 

565 

463 

404

398 

366 

1,110 

1,010 

1,190

1,630 

2,500 

3,940 

7,520 

9,860

8,180 

8,300 

9,020 

7,330 

4,670

3,250 

2,540 

1,860 

1,640 

1,440

1,220 

1,030 

902 

816 

742 

706

Aug.

870 

1,030 

855 

742 

787

910 

1,380 

1,320 

934 

757

662 

599 

572 

533 

533

652 

4,880 

4,810 

3,090 

1,960

1,470 

1,220 

1,040 

886 

863

735 

662 

670 

1,330 

2,640 

2,360

Per square 

mile

0.145 

1.02 

2.53

1.35

2.81 

2.30 

2.31 

1.96 

1.55 

.425 

1.88 

.914 

.398

1.52

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec . -f t . ) . Nov . 29 (5 D.m. ) 15,300 sec. -ft.: Dec. 5 (8 a.

Sept.

1,780 

1,430 

1,180 

966 

816

728 

655 

626 

599 

533

497 

463 

441 

425 

404

393 

404 

414 

521 

474

458 

419 

382 

366 

345

335 

372 

382 

382 

393

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

1.14 

2.91

18.33

3.24 

2.40 

2.66 

2.18 

1.79 

.47 

2.17 

1.05 

.44

20.62

m. ) 15,000
640 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location.--Water-stage reservoir, lat. 36°12'56", long. 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream 

from Clear Creek, 0.9 mile downstream from Norris Dam, Anderson County, and ij miles 

north of Norris. Datum of gage is 819.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--2,913 square miles.

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1949. May 1927 to September 1937 at site 

2.7 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Coal Creek.

Average discharge.--22 years (1927-49), 3,886 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height 9 59 

IWET; minimum, 31 second-feet May 17, 18 (gage height, 1.17 feet); minimum daily, 

45 second-feet May 6.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 33.7 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.3 pecond-feet May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 

to June 5, 1936 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 200 second-feet, which are fair Flow 

completely regulated by Norris Reservoir (see n. 543).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.24

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

150

240

470

2.0 

2.5 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

830

1,560

2,940

4,380

6,750

6.0 9,560

7.0 12,600

8.0 15,700

9.0 18,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,220

4,210

843

5,570

6,380

6,420

6,570

5,900

3,450

1,040

4,740

5,490

5,340

5,450

5,400

3,610

1,680

5,010

5,430

4,670

3,900

2,480

1,180

1,310

4,810

5,380

5,750

5,670

3,020

2,790

2,720

Nov.

6,070

5,770

4,610

1,230

2,250

1,420

851

2,300

2,590

2,710

2,330

1,320

1,890

442

561

1,160

1,740

1,770

1,750

496

52

2,280

2,650

2,560

334

2,180

1,630

1,520

3,320

2,320

-

Dec.

1,970

3,000

3,080

1,820

111

2,010

2,780

2,590

2,390

2,840

2,620

855

2,030

1,980

2,250

3,130

2,960

2,750

2,910

4,560

3,080

3,260

2,680

3,120

4,960

4,570

4,400

4,620

4,550

6,230

7,690

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...........

February .............

March .............. ...

April ..................

May

June ...................

July. .................

August ................

September, .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

7,420

7,

8.

7,

170

150

?70

5,900

7,010

9,<

11,

12,

X>0

roo

500

13,500

17,000

19,

17,!

13,!

too

)00

)0o

8,010

5,370

5,£

6,'

6,'

90

140

40

7,230

6,980

5,]

4,5

 4,'

80

20

160

6,360

6,290

6,2

5,£

6,^

5,'

20

20

20

40

6,640

Secondfoot-days

131,433

62 , 106

97 ,796

1,287,687

261 ,63O

164,640

100,574

103 ,898

24,302

31,558

124^079

171,750

1,291,982

Feb.

7,120

6,960

6,980

6,670

7,440

3,980

5,310

8,190

7,690

6,700

5,510

3,360

4,320

4,510

3,530

4,500

3,630

3,270

4,540

6,O6O

6,500

6,960

7,040

7,040

6,980

6,040

7,420

6,390

_

_

-

Mar.

6,650

6,800

6,750

5,410

3,480

204

4,250

5,200

3,730

5,170

4,600

3,230

2,200

5,400

4,960

3,970

4,460

1,920

1,840

372

1,100

2,610

2,430

2,490

2,110

2,520

488

2,150

1,170

1,030

1,280

Apr.

3,100

1,980

1,740

4,020

3,O8O

2,200

2,410

2,240

207

752

3,570

4,310

3,920

3,580

3,400

636

95

5,080

7,310

7,660

7,200

7,390

5,490

2,950

6,510

4,250

4,280

2,880

1,580

78

-

Observed

Maximum

6,570

6,070

7,690

7,690

19,400

6*800

7,660

4,280

2,320

2 320 

7J120

8,050

19,400

Minimum

843

52

111

52

4,220

3,270

204

78

45

72 

321

1,030

45

Mean

4,240

2,070

3,155

3,518

8,440

5,880

3 244

3*. 463

784

1,052

588

4,003

b , / C.^2

3,540

May

2,030

923

72

72

57

45

48

114

132

210

526

67

72

370

315

1,040

114

360

344

447

4,280

981

1,380

2,930

315

522

1,280

1,090

356

1,960

1,850

June

1,630

1,700

1,630

1,950

1,920

2,320

1,660

1,420

1,620

1,370

1,770

1,660

1,720

1,560

1,290

1,080

918

85

85

444

432

1,090

478

252

85

307

308

264

292

218

-

Change in contents in Norris 

Reservoir

(second-footdays)

4-2O4.40O

+348,200

July

230

234

283

268

365

210

282

274

324

72

280

259

456

137

678

72

219

804

1,080

1,110

801

444

423

85

202

1,470

1,940

1,530

964

2,320

400

Aug.

2,180

5,880

2,440

3,960

4,650

3,840

321

4,710

7,010

7,090

7,120

6,850

5,210

3,490

6,140

5,960

3,480

2,660

3,250

2,960-

988

2,980

1,320

1,840

1,930

2,480

3,610

5,750

5,730

4,800

3,450

Sept.

4,060

4,730

6,300

2,390

2,980

4,540

3,510

3,380

2,840

1,900

1,030

2,670

5,170

4,630

5,400

6,720

7,500

7,770

7,720

7,690

7,750

7,770

7,800

7,830

7,830

7,910

7,910

7,970

8,000

8,050

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean Perm^f re

_

_

_

4,077 1.40

_

_

4,494 1.54

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

19.05

_

_

_

20.94

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on hourly readings of remote indicator in powerhouse 

Dec. 16-20, May 4-27.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River near Scarboro, Term. 641

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56'45", long. 84°13'17", three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 2f miles south of Scarboro, Anderson County, 4f 

miles downstream from Solway Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville. Datum of gage 

is 753.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--3,300 square miles.

Records available.--January 1941 to September 1949. September 1936 to January 1941 at 

site 21 miles downstream, published as Clinch River near Wheat.

Average discharge.--13 years (1936-49), 4,266 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 13.25 

reet); minimum daily, 224 second-feet June 20.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 42,900 second-feet Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 131 second-feet Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Norris Reservoir, 41 miles upstream (see 

p"!543. The town of Oak Ridge diverted an average of 15 second-feet for municipal 

water supply.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2,900

4,900

6,900

615

1,010

1,460

2,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

236

405

615

1,010

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

4.0

1,460

2,190

2,990

5,090

5.0

6.0

9.0

11.8

7,210

8,970

14,800

20,600

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,O6O

5,310

3,280

1,960

5,580

6,900

6,390

6,500

4,710

3,140

1,820

5,130

5,540

5,370

5,420

4,820

3,140

2,750

5,760

4,800

4,750

3,410

2,580

1,310

2,150

5,390

5,560

5,840

4,730

2,800

2,680

Nov.

4,620

5,690

5,700

3,720

1,400

3,100

1,750

1,220

2,510

2,690

2,990

2,390

1,450

1,990

677

569

1,290

1,850

3,440

4,200

1,430

728

2,940

3,020

2,710

819

3,190

6,410

12,700

7,920

-

Dec.

4,330

3,160

4,750

4,590

2,880

1,610

3,370

3,870

3,470

3,p30

3,870

2,700

1,360

2,520

2,460

3,830

5,440

4,540

4,210

5,350

4,210

4,020

4,000

4,140

9,060

8,610

6,270

6,420

5,840

7,020

9,260

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February. ..............

March....... ...........

April ..................

May. ............. .....

June ...................

July ................. .

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

9,310 8,'

8,

9.

290

330

580

14,300

20,200

11, «

12,

15, (

)00

roo

300

14,300

16,200

20,

20,

16,!

too

roo

300

12,2OO

6,500

6,

7,

7,

L10

500

750

8,680

8,470

10, (

9,]

7,

>00

00

L70

8,230

8,230 8,'

8,'

8,'

7,S

'60

ISO

'60

530

8,430

Secondfoot days

133,580

95,113

140,190

1,515,842

340,010

201,750

127,720

126,690

33,685

38,195

32,022

135,238

182,270

1586,463

Feb.

1O,20O

9,200

8,720

8,280

8,430

7,120

4,940

8,120

8,720

7.8&0

6,660

6,030

4,730

4,960

4,710

6,O2O

7,260

4,400

5,310

6,870

8,070

8,210

8,110

8,070

7,850

7,710

7,190

7,970

_

_

-

Mar.

7,170

7,350

7,610

6,730

4,880

2,910

1,440

5,240

4,800

4,730

5,550

4,140

2,760

3,620

5,900

5,010

4,040

6,240

3,580

2,910

1,740

2,440

3,280

3,140

3,560

3,370

3,140

2,530

3,360

2,240

2,310

Apr.

2,560

3,650

3,030

2,290

4,380

3,580

2,900

3,170

2,340

740

1,660

4,860

4,520

4,800

4,100

3,860

1,220

1,410

7,170

8,140

7,920

7,940

7,250

4,330

4,780

6,060

5,050

6,460

3,940

2,580

Observed

Maximum

6,900

12.70O

9,260

20,800

20,700

10,200

7,610

8,140

4,730

2,280

3,610

7,590

8,450

20,700

Minimum

1,310

569

1,360

374

6,110

4,400

1,440

740

360

224

314

569

1,200

224

Mean

4,309

3,170

4j522

4,142

10,970

7,205

4,120

4,223

1,087

1 273

l|o33

4,363

6,076

4,346

May

1,090

2,850

1,650

753

640

581

535

535

482

569

690

922

424

360

650

524

1,170

453

535

535

908

4,730

766

1,780

2,810

665

731

1,430

1,150

697

2,070

June

2,000

1,830

1,740

1,730

2,190

2,220

2,280

1,810

1,590

1,780

1,560

1,790

2,010

1,810

1,730

1,710

1,510

1,070

314

224

468

532

1,190

608

387

275

320

678

443

396

Change in 

contents in 

Norris Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

_

-

+204, 400

+348,200

July

314

323

396

341

360

394

341

314

350

396

341

397

890

912

535

959

618

3,600

3,610

2,300

1,740

1,290

805

779

378

369

1,560

2,090

1,680

1,470

2,170

Aug.

569

4,230

4,780

2,760

5,290

4,670

3,570

999

7,300

7,520

7,590

7,550

6,130

4,800

5,010

6,890

5,600

3,700

3,080

3,570

3,140

1,460

3,460

1,740

2,160

2,240

3,320

5,090

6,330

6,440

4,250

Sept.

4,540

4,650

5,950

5,030

2,550

4,120

3,880

4,100

3,580

3,030

2,040

1,200

4,760

5,400

5,130

6,630

7,780

8,160

8,360

8,190

8,230

8,230

8,260

8,260

8,260

8,310

8,380

8,400

8,410

8,450

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Moan Per siua-re Mean mile

-

4,700 1.42

5,300 1.61

Runoff in 

inches

-

19.39

21.80
642 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Thompson Creek near Coulwood, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'21", long. 82°03'44", 2,500 feet downstream 

irom Coulwood, Russell County, 4,500 feet upstream from Breezers Branch, amd 3 1/3 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,573.22 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 14.0 square miles.

Records available. December 1941 to January 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to January 1949, 359 second-feet 

DecTS (gage height, 4.06 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 14-16, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 

(gage height, 0.56 foot).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 628 second-feet Feb. 17, 1944 (gage height, 5.37 

feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot June 11, 1942.

Remarks . Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, October 1948 to January 1949, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 

.6

.7

0.7

3.1

8.0

14

20

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

26

54

87

126

170

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.7 

6.8 

3.1 

2.8

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Nov.

2.2 

2.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2

3.5 

3.1 

2.5 

2.2 

2.5

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

4.3

3.1 

3.9 

4.8 

4.3 

3.9

3.9 

8.0 

91 

118 

37

Dec.

*21 

16 

160 

134 

53

46 

34 

25 

21 

18

16 

15 

13 

12 

16

21 

26 

22 

22 

21

19 

18 

15 

15 

b!3

bll 

b9.0 

12 

48 

83 

44

Jan.

29 

22 

23 

23 

76

85 

44 

30 

24 

*20

19 

17 

16 

15 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

9.8

13 

54 

32 

24 

21

19 

19 

19

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber. ...

lendar y

ary 1-28 

uarv

ear 1948

H ...:.:::::::::::::::::::::;: i..... .......................

st ...........................

ter year ............

Feb.

Seoond 

foot-days.

74.8 

330.4 

999.0

5,527.6

714.8

-

Mar. Apr.

Maximum

6.8 

118 

160

176

35

-

May

Minimum

2.0 

2.2 

9.0

1.8

9.8

-

June

Mean

2.41

11.0 

32.2

15.1

25.5

-

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.172 

.736 

2.30

1.08

1.82

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.88 

2.65

14.69

1.90

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 643

Copper Creete near Gate City, Va.

lat - 36°40'26», long. 82°33'57", at highway bridge 0.2 mile 

dOwnStream fr

Drainage area. 106 square miles. 

necoras avaTIable. September 1947 to September 1949.

extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,060 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height 

fe t) niinimum observed, 25 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 29-31 (gage height, 2.17 '

1947-49: Maximum observed discharge, 2,540 second-feet (revised) Feb. 14, 1948 

h Oct ' 6 > ^ minimum gage

Revisions. --The maximum observed discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised 

1113 ' 0*U second-feet Feb. 14, 1948, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper

Remarks! Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Kevisions . Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water periods in the

water year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1113, are given

herewith :

Feb. 13.......1,340

14.......Z, 460

Mar. 23.......1,140

Apr. 7.......1,090

Month

April .................

Water year 1947-48..

Secondfoot-days

7,552

44,192

Maximum

1,090

2,460

Minimum

84

23

Mean

395

252

121

Per square 

mile

2 95

2.38

1.14

Runoff In 

Inches

2.66

15.49

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

27

27

27

29

28

27

30

29

29

28

23

27

26

26

26

26

44

46

33

29

29

27

29

29

27

27

26

26

25

26

Nov.

27

a30

35

35

33

35

120

53

42

42

57

48

44

41

40

37

33

35

39

68

68

73

95

84

68

57

141

97S

1,460

600

-

Dec.

277

196

449

1,530

465

550

367

277

227

a!70

146

134

121

109

115

243

243

196

181

167

146

127

115

109

115

109

98

103

165

655

405

Jan.

277

227

211

227

880

1,040

485

330

260

196

174

160

140

134

121

115

109

1O9

109

103

115

525

405

294

243

227

277

294

243

196

300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

425

294

260

227

196

181

a200

260

211

188

167

146

140

134

140

386

348

260

277

a300

294

243

227

188

174

153

146

167

_

_

-

Sscondfoot-days

890

4,523

8,310

53,470

8 ,52£

6,332

6,869

4,62£

4,69£

1,734

6,196

2,685

1,558

56,949

Mar.

146

134

127

115

115

109

}03

98

92

103

348

211

181

153

140

127

121

1,090

715

a400

294

260

243

196

181

167

160

211

188

174

167

Apr.

153

140

127

121

115

121

109

115

115

109

103

109

146

196

167

140

127

109

109

98

98

121

167

115

103

98

92

715

330

260

-

Maximum

46

1,460

1,530

2,460

1,040

425

1,090

715

575

103

1,190

294

109

1,530

May

243

243

211

188

167

153

146

134

121

227

575

a350

181

153

134

121

127

115

103

98

92

98

115

92

SI

81

76

71

a70

67

65

Minimum

25

27

98

25

103

134

92

92

65

47

39

54

36

25

June

63

61

59

57

56

56

54

52

52

50

49

50

103

69

65

64

70

63

54

63

54

55

54

50

56

57

53

49

47

49

-

Bean

28.7

151

268

146

0*7 c C. (O

226

222

154

152

57.8

200

86.6

51.9

156

July

49

43

42

41

41

40

39

140

98

a80

167

160

485

960

1,190

425

330

312

260

196

160

134

115

109

98

92

86

81

76

71

76

Aug.

71

69

76

81

86

86

98

76

65

60

58

56

54

56

54

103

109

121

92

81

92

76

71

71

61

56

54

121

294

134

103

Per equate 

mile

0.271

1.42

2.53

1.38

2.59

2.13

2.09

1.45

1.43

.545

1 .89

.817

.490

1.47

Sept.

109

103

81

69

63

61

59

56

55

53

49

48

46

46

43

45

45

49

53

44

40

39

38

37

36

36

39

41

38

37

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

1.58

2.92

18.75

2 99

2!22

2.41

1.62

1.65

.61

2 .18

.94

.55

19/98

a Ho gage-height reccrdj discharge computed on basis of w 

River at Cleveland and Beaver Creek near Wallace. .

'eather records and records for Clinch

'990813 O- 52-42'
644 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°52"08", long. 82°46'32", at highway bridge in 

town of Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Pork Powell River and 

2.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 112 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 6.25 

reetJ; minimum, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 28, 1948; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.61 foot Sept. 9, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.6

10

9.6

9.0

9.6

9.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.8

9.9

27

15

11

9.0

9.0

8.4

9.0

9.6

9.6

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.4

9.0

Nov.

11

11

16

19

14

145

101

53

40

42

46

40

42

37

31

29

36

31

42

95

81

72

70

63

56

54

190

548

1,310

461

-

Dec.

220

140

479

970

420

445

395

272

184

140

114

103

93

83

167

330

395

330

272

204

178

156

136

128

128

99

89

95

243

1,220

620

Jan.

350

254

220

220

1,970

1,550

620

395

291

220

187

167

148

136

121

112

112

105

146

159

247

1,280

785

472

350

330

372

750

620

420

472

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

500

372

310

291

272

236

254

204

195

190

162

151

143

136

234

1,130

785

500

530

785

620

420

310

236

204

172

159

175

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

299 "

3, 786

8,848

85, 827. S

13,581

9,676

11,099

9 253

7^221

1,556

 4*468

7 ,809

1,304

78,900.1

Mar.

146

136

130

126

123

123

116

105

108

302

530

372

272

220

195

167

175

2,880

1,050

560

395

330

272

220

220

195

204

372

395

330

330

Apr.

272

254

220

195

190

204

204

310

395

310

254

236

395

472

395

310

254

220

178

153

140

249

372

291

236

198

436

930

560

420

-

Maximum

27

1,310

1,220

14,500

1,970

1,130

2,880

930

730

131

680

1,860

103

2,880

May

350

372

350

330

272

236

198

172

153

214

350

254

198

164

148

136

12S

133

110

108

108

730

680

350

236

184

148

126

105

93

85

Minimum

7.2

11

83

7.2

105

136

105

140

85

29

23

54

27

7.2

June

79

70

65

60

56

53

48

44

43

42

40

42

42

43

40

70

77

54

131

61

46

44

42

37

49

46

38

34

31

29

-

Mean

9* 6E

126 '

285

234

438

346

358

303

233

51, 9

144

252

43.5

216

July

29

26

26

24

23

28

29

42

46

66

68

51

44

220

310

238

680

560

500

395

198

130

101

81

72

61

58

53

54

164

91

Aug.

67

58

54

76

74

196

140

95

76

97

89

105

97

117

419

1,860

1,300

715

395

254

192

148

126

105

91

77

68

148

272

172

126

Per square 

mile

0.086

1.12

2.54

2.09

3.91

3.09

3.20

2. 75

2io8

.463

1.29

2.25

.388

1.93

Sept.

103

79

68

61

56

54

49

46

43

42

36

34

32

31

30

31

32

58

63

38

31

29

31

31

28

27

32

40

37

32

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

1.25

2.93

28.46

4.51

3.22

3.69

3.07

2.40

.52

1.49

2.59

.43

26.20

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 sec.-ft.). Hov. 29 (4 a.m.) 1,720 sec.-ft.j Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 4,300 

ic.-ft.j Mar. 18 (8 a.m.) 5,380 sec.-ft.; Aug. 15 (9 p.m.) 2,060 sec.-ft. ; Aug. 16 (7 p.m.) 3,740
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 645

Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'43", long. 83°05'42", at highway bridge 2 miles 

southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upstream from Wallen Creek. Datum of 

gage is 1,259.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.--319 square miles.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--17 years (1932-49), 492 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 17.07 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 7, 17; minimum gage height, 0.87 foot Oct. 4-7, 17.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 1033: 1932-44.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6)

0.8 24 1.3 82 2.3 327 4.0 1,140 

.9 33 1.5 118 2.6 440 7.0 2,920 

1.0 43 1.7 161 3.0 610 11.0 5,470 

1.1 54 2.0 -237 3.5 860 12.5 6,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

28 

28 

28

29 

28 

28

27 

27

26 

26 

33 

47 

59

43 

36 

33 

31 

30

29 

28 

28

27 

26 

26

Nov.

28

30 

34 

51 

51

188 

472 

210 

122 

99

108 

110 

96 

96 

85

76 

73 

80 

103 

283

289 

215 

215 

198 

168

143 

506 

1,600 

4,430 

2,020

Dec.

888 

542 

874 

3,280 

1,510

1,420 

1,390 

915 

632 

472

370 

317 

286 

254 

326

1,450 

1,450 

1,020 

805 

680

556 

480 

412 

366 

373

344 

271 

283 

493 

2,920 

2,200

Jan.

1,140 

780 

632 

705 

3,590

6,440 

2,200 

1,240 

888 

680

556 

488 

432 

385 

344

311 

295 

292 

352 

468

504 

3,040 

2,680 

1,540 

1,110

915 

1,300 

1,780 

1,840 

1,140 

1,240

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augi 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...................

1 .................... .......

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,450 

1,110 

888 

780 

680

610 

610 

588 

542 

524

480 

412 

389 

370 

434

2,320 

2,260 

1,390 

1,160 

1,840

1,600 

1,140 

888 

680 

588

500 

444 

484

Seccndfoot-days

936 

12,17S 

27,57£

195,954

39,307 

25,161 

23,277 

22,95S 

17,394 

4,112 

16,678 

16.33C 

3,402

214,314

Mar.

440 

389 

362 

344 

330

324

314 

286 

274 

314

1,020 

832 

632 

508 

444

389 

355 

5,130 

3,910 

1,660

1,080 

832 

755 

610 

610

655 

680 

1,390 

1,390 

1,020 

998

Apr.

1, 

1,

2,

1, 

1,

Maximum

59 

4,430 

3,280

17,300

6,440 

2,320 

5,130 

2,740 

1,600 

321 

2,380 

4,100 

298

6,440

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (1O:3O

888 

755 

632 

547 

480

516 

480 

504 

680 

655

565 

516 

860 

240 

020

780 

632 

552 

464 

392

352 

496 

860 

755 

610

508 

500 

740 

840 

140

May

915 

915 

942 

832 

705

588 

508 

464 

389 

410

1,240 

805 

588 

456 

377

338 

308 

308 

277 

262

240 

782 

1,600 

805 

565

432 

358 

298

259 

226 

202

Minimum

26 

28

254

26

292 

370 

274 

352 

202 

82 

62 

122 

67

26

June

188 

173 

154 

139 

128

122 

116 

107 

99 

97

94 

90 

94 

163 

114

170 

321 

208 

218 

229

150 

120 

112 

103 

96

114 

118 

103 

90 

82

Mean

30.2 

406 

890

535

1,268 

899 

912 

765 

561 

137 

538 

527 

113

587

July

80 

74 

68 

63 

62

62 

63 

131 

148 

284

338 

243 

487 

942 

1,300

1,050 

2,380 

2,320 

1,900 

1,480

805 

508 

362 

280 

232

195 

168 

150 

135 

131 

237

Aug.

163 

139 

139 

122 

150

224 

476 

280 

213 

180

205 

185 

185 

166 

180

1,900 

4,100 

1,720 

1,080 

655

512 

389 

314 

277 

248

208 

178 

185 

655 

529 

373

Sept.

298 

248 

198 

171 

152

139 

133 

124 

112 

105

96 

87 

82 

79 

76

76 

79 

85 

135 

137

94 

78 

73 

72 

72

67 

70 

85 

90 

89

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.095 0.11 

1.27 1.42 

2.79 3.22

1.68 22.86

3.97 4.58 

2.82 2.94 

2.86 3.30 

2.40 2.68 

1.76 2.03 

.429 .48 

1.69 1.95 

1.65 1.90 

.354 .40

1.84 25.01

a.m.) 5,080 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 6 (2 a.m.) 9,800

sec.-ft.; Mar. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 9,390 sec.-ft.; Aug. 17 (6 a.m.) 6,120 sec.-ft.
646 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32 1 30", long. 83°37'49", at bridge on U. S. Highway H5E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 feet above mean sea level (Tennessee River 

Survey datum).

Drainage area. 685 square miles.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,137 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 14.76 

reet); minimum, 66 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, -0.12 foot Oct. 28, 29.

1919-49: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 

feet, from floodmark) , by slope-area method.; minimum, 47 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940, result of low temperature; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 28, 29, 1948; minimum daily 

discharge, 68 second-feet Oct. 3, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 second-feet).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

0.2 81 1.0 317 0.4 175 2.0 960 7.0 4,620 

.3 105 1.3 431 .6 250 3.0 1,560 10.0 7,500 

.5 158 1.6 590 1.0 427 5.0 2,940 12.7 10,500 

.7 219

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

77 

74 

68 

72 

74

70 

79 

81 

81 

81

79 

83 

81 

83 

81

81 

88 

118 

118 

115

110 

112 

115 

110 

103

98 

88 

88 

86 

91 

91

Nov.

95 

95 

115 

118 

118

326 

436 

608 

440 

300

276 

241 

225 

207 

182

164 

170 

150 

332 

883

621 

508 

447 

389 

333

299 

928 

2,860 

7,070 

7,180

Dec.

3,420 

1,760 

1,440 

2,430 

4,530

2,980 

2,760 

2,420 

1,710 

1,250

944 

773 

669 

589 

564

2,560 

3,650 

2,770 

2,040 

1,620

1,310 

1,090 

916 

822 

1,230

1,220 

1,000 

844 

1,020 

2,260 

4,300

Jan.

3,330 

2,050 

1,560 

1,500 

4,950

10,200 

10,500 

4,360 

2,640 

1,940

1,510 

1,270 

1,130 

1,020 

910

839 

784 

746 

768 

850

1,090 

3,270 

5,310 

4,350 

2,860

2,230 

2,160 

2,810 

3,190 

2,880 

2,710

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

h.......... ..................

1 ...........................

 t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,160 

2,820 

2,240 

1,890 

1,680

1,460 

1,390 

1,360 

1,270 

1,190

1,100 

1,000 

905 

850 

944

2,550 

4,080 

3,550 

2,640 

2,680

3,040 

2,640 

2,120 

1,740 

1,460

1,260 

1,120 

1,070

Seccndf cot-days

2,77£ 

26,116 

56,89:

403,994

85,71" 

53,20£ 

53,452 

48,774 

32,702 

9,90] 36,75' 

22,50£ 

7,01£

435,815

Mar.

1,030 

949 

861 

806 

762

740 

707 

663 

642 

647

g647 

894 

1,330 

1,090 

900

778 

707 

2,900 

7,440 

5,940

2,870 

2,070 

1,780 

1,560 

1,580

1,770 

1,720 

2,140 

2,780 

2,560 

2,190

Apr.

2,040 

1,790 

1,550 

1,350 

1,210

1,140 

1,100 

1,110 

1,060 

1,180

1,180 

1,080 

1,250 

1,700 

1,960

1,670 

1,390 

1,180 

1,040 

922

812 

1,340 

2,100 

1,860 

1,540

1,280 

1,320 

3,530 

4,850 

3,240

Maximum

118 

7,180 

4,530

21,100

10,500 

4,080 

7,440 

4,850 

2,310 

751 

5,630 

4,140 

569

10,500

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft. 1. Jan. 7 (3 a.m.)

May

2,310 

1,910 

1,780 

1,690 

1,520

1,330 

1,180 

1,050 

966 

866

960 

1,640 

1,280 

996 

839

740 

707 

658 

589 

579

528 

595 

984 

1,980 

1,240

922 

756 

626 

548 

487 

447

Minimum

68 

95 

564

68

746 

850 

642 

812 

447 

227 

162 

303 

152

68

June

408 

389 

361 

342 

316

299 

274 

266 

250 

239

270 

239 

231 

227 

239

408 

751 

610 

533 

394

422 

352 

290 

262 

250

254 

258 

278 

262 

227

Mean

89.5 

871 

1,835

1,104

2,765 

1,900 

1,724 

1,626 

1,055 

330 

1,186 

726 

234

1,194

July

212 

197 

186 

175 

190

186 

165 

162 

231 

290

307 

584 

828 

1,460 

2,370

2,270 

2,420 

5,630 

5,270 

3,820

2,630 

1,670 

1,160 

888 

712

605 

528 

457 

413 

385 

356

Aug.

380 

408 

408 

413 

342

303 

356 

528 

538 

404

366 

324 

352 

312 

324

741 

2,100 

4,140 

1,990 

1,390

944 

751 

653 

538 

477

418 

366 

338 

427 

707 

768

Per square 

mile

0.131 

1.27 

2.68

1.61

4.04 

2.77 

2.52 

2.37 

1.54 

.482 

1.73 

1.06 

.342

1.74

Sept.

569 

457 

399 

342 

294

274 

250 

242 

231 

216

205 

197 

186 

179 

175

172 

172 

190 

239 

220

231 

227 

182 

162 

152

152 

165 

186 

175 

175

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

1.42 

3.09

21.95

4.65 

2.89 

2.90 

2.65 

1.78 

.54 

2.00 

1.22 

.38

23.67

13,100 sec. -ft. j Mar. 19 (7 p.m.) 10,100

sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 19.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 647

North Fork Powell River at Pennington Gap, Va.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 36°46'26", long. SS-Ol'SS", at highway bridge 0.8 mile north 

or town of Pennington Gap, Lee County, 1.3 miles downstream from Straight Creek and 

4.5 miles upstream from Powell River.

Drainage area. 70 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,500 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 

7.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 1, 6; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 foot 

Oct. 1.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 16,000 aecond-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 12.1 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, that of Oct. 1, 6. 1948; minimum gage height observed, that 

of Oct. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 50 second-feet and those for period of doubtful 

gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by power 

plant 2.1 miles above station. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5; Oct. 12 to Hov. 27, 

Hov. 30 to Dec. 5, Feb. 3-15, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

0.0 0 0.7 19 1.4

.1 .4 .9 S3 1.7

.2 1.2 1.0 41 2.0

.3 2.8 1.1 51 2.5

.4 5.2 1.2 63 3.0

.5 9.0 1.3 77 3.5

94 4.0 1,200

158 4.5 1,600

230 5.0 2,100

380 5.4 2,580

580

860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

.8

.3

.4

1.5

1.4

1.8

2.3

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.7

21

8.2

5.0

5.0

4.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

3.0

Nov.

4.5

3.5

11

12

6.7

180

64

32

32

29

25

20

73

33

16

12

18

16

73

102

57

87

70

50

32

49

254

1,060

700

315

-

Dec.

89

70

415

398

315

605

300

180

118

80

61

62

55

79

169

432

330

104

110

98

86

76

71

79

74

74

69

62

205

680

398

Jan.

218

180

147

158

2,570

1,500

315

218

169

132

102

94

87

82

79

74

80

80

108

134

450

740

470

345

242

242

398

398

300

218

345

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

315

255

218

180

145

140

169

143

136

125

114

108

110

102

180

580

398

380

580

490

330

242

205

1S8

123

91

86

94

_

_

-

Secondfcct-days

82 . .

3,506.7

5,944

48, 208. S

10,675

6; 19 7

6,544

5

e-i o

> O±fc

4,175 

758

&t 680. 1 

2,474

315.4

52,863.4

Mar.

91

87

91

87

84

87

86

77

84

102

102

100

91

84

82

84

87

1,570

580

362

205

192

169

134

169

158

169

490

330

255

2S5

Apr.

230

]

1

]

92

69

51

145

140

]

1

1

18

32

83

116

114

]

3

2

12

15

70

205

169

1

1

1

1

1

1

43

21

08

98

92

80

80

51

123

110

1

7

3

2

Maximum

21

1,060 

680

4,420

2,570

580

1,570 

740

710

110

1 *630 440 

27

2,570

80

40

80

05

May

118

230

218

180

138

102

104

94

94

91

285

180

114

91

36

79

74

74

71

74

66

710

315

169

118

d70

d60

d50

d45

d40

d35

Minimum

0.3

3.5

55

.3

74

86

77

92

35 

12

8

0

 £.

19

4.7

.3

June

d30

d28

d25

d23

20

20

18

1617 '

14

13

12

15

27

47

110

71

27

31

24

21

23

18

19

19

16

15

14

13

12

Mean

2. 65

117

192

132

344

221

211

184

135 25 3

215

7Q A

f 9 *O

10.5

145

July

12

10

9.0

9.0

8.2

9.0

12

29

66

71

77

91

300

362

315

L,440

,200

1,200

490

315

169

118

84

66

51

36

30

27

26

25

23

Aug.

22

25

23

23

27

71

40

24

50

45

32

25

22

20

27

630

4

3

1

Par square 

 lie

0.038

1.67 

2.74

1.89

4.91

3.16

3.01

2

/*T

. DO

1.93

.361

3.07

1.14 

.150

2.07

15

15

29

71

58

51

46

34

26

23

19

45

69

47

40

Sept.

27

22

16

14

12

14

13

11

8.2

7.5

J.I

7.5

7.9

6.7

4.7

4.7

6.7

14

20

12

8.2

^7T

6.0

5.2

4.7

7.9

12

12

10

Runcff in 

inches

0.04

I ODRK

3.16

25.59

5. 66

3.29

3.47 

2.93

2.22 !*o

3 54 i!si

.17

28.05

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record? for 

Powell River at Big Stone Gap and Pound River near Haysl.
648 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek at Norris, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°11'05", long. 84°03'41", 50 feet downstream from 

State Highway 71 and 1.0 mile southeast of Norris, Anderson County. Datum of gage is 

901.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 9.45 square miles.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 636 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 7.18 feet); 

 minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 19, 21, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 0.74 foot

July 8.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 757 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.91 feet);

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.68 foot Oct. 7, 8, 10,

11, 1947, Sept. 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good above 5 second-feet and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

0.9 1.4 1.4 8.2 2.0 27 0.8 1.3 

1.0 2.2 1.6 13 2.3 42 .9 2.0 

1.2 4.5 1.8 18 2.7 66 1.0 2.9 

1.2 5.3 

1.4 8.8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

1.0 

1.1 

.5 

.6

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

Nov.

0.5 

.5 

3.0 

1.7 

1.4

19 

4.4 

2.4 

1.7 

2.8

3.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

71 

38

17 

13 

10 

7.9 

6.2

16 

37 

303 

148 

58

Dec.

41 

33 

56 

39 

29

42 

29

21 

16 

13

11 

9.7 

8.6 

7.5 

7.0

54 

40 

26 

22 

16

12 

9.9 

8.1 

39 

130

48 

33 

26 

43 

37 

26

Jan.

20 

16 

19 

40 

365

103 

56 

44 

36 

29

23 

18 

15 

13

12

10 

32 

28 

42 

27

58 

111 

58 

44 

34

31 

34 

47 

32 

25 

78

Feb.

51 

36 

28 

24 

19

16 

16 

13 

12 

12

9.9 

8.8 

8.1 

7.2 

19

61 

36 

25 

38 

38

26

21 

17 

14 

12

10 

9.2 

9.2

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

20. * 

775. S 

932. £

lendar year 1948 ............ 5,095.:

ary ... .

1 ............................

St. ..........................

ember .......................

1,500 

596.' 

517. 

223. 

104. 

54. ( 

201. 

47. 

23.

ter year 1948-49 ............ 4,998.

Mar.

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.6

5.5 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

5.3

4.8 

4.4

4.1 

4.0 

3.9

3.7 

4.0 

68 

25 

17

14 

14 

24 

16 

53

34 

38 

48 

31 

24 

25

Apr.

19 

15 

13 

11 

11

9.7 

8.4 

7.5 

6.7 

6.3

6.5 

6.5 

12 

8.4 

7.2

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.2 

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

3.9 

3.6

3.4 

4.2 

8.6 

5.2 

5.2

Maximum

t 1.1 

5 303 

3 130

5 402

365 

i 61 

J 68 

J 19 

1 7.4 

) 6.3 

3 93 

5 2.3 

1 1.2

3 365

Peak discharge (base, 300 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 28 (10: 3O a

1.6 14 3.5 127 

1.8 21 4.0 176 

2.0 30 5.0 291 

2.5 55 5.5 357 

3.0 86

to September 1949

May

5. 

7. 

6. 

5. 

4.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

2.

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2.

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.

Minimum

0.5 

.5 

7.0

.4

10 

7.2 

3.7 

3.4 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

.6

.5

8 

4 

0 

2 

9

5 

8 

8 

3 

4

9 

6 

3 

1 

9

8 

7 

5 

4 

4

4 

3 

2 

2 

3

1 

0 

9 

9 

8 

9

June

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

2.2

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

2.0

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

6.3 

2.6

2.1 

1.9 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

1.3 

1.4 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

Mean

0.66 

25.9 

30.1

13.9

48.4 

21.3 

16.7 

7.46 

3.38 

1.80 

6.5C 

1.53 

.79

13.7

July

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

2.0 

2.6

2.1 

5.5 

93 

28 

13

8.6 

6.2 

4.6 

3.8 

3.2

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

1.9

Aug.

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3

1.9 

1.8 

1.9 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0

Per square 

mile

0.070 

2.74 

3.19

1.47

5.12 

2.25 

1.77 

.789 

.358 

.190 

.688 

.162 

.084

1.45

m.) 583 sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (1 p.m

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

3.05 

3.67

20.05

5.90 

2.35 

2.04 

.88 

.41 

.21 

.79 

.19 

.09

19.66

) 636 seo.-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 649

Emory River near Wartburg, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06'46", long. 84°36'54", at highway bridge on

wartburg-Lancing road, l£ miles northwest of Wartburg, Morgan County, l£ miles downstream 

from Rock Creek, and S| miles upstream from Obed River. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 83.2 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--IS years, 135 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 18.79 

 feet); no flow Oct. 1-17.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.62

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,700 second-feet; no flow at times in 1935,

1936, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Bating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shining-control method used Nov. 3-6, July 27 to 

Aug. 16, Aug. 2O, Aug. 5O to Sept. 50)

1.1 0 1.6 17 5.0 279 8.0 1,88O 

1.2 .2 1.7 27 5.5 590 1O.O 2,95O 

1.3 1.6 1.9 54 4.0 520 13.0 4,68O 

1.4 4.O 2.1 89 5.0 81O 14.5 5,680 

1.5 9.2 2.5 170 6.0 1, 11O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

O 

O 

O 

0 

0

O 

0 

O 

0 

O

O 

0 

O 

O 

O

O 

O

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.4

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Kcv.

0.2 

.2

1.0 

1.4 

3.4

484 

114 

48 

27 

73

143 

76 

52 

38 

28

22 

19 

17 

697 

611

213 

145 

120 

98 

80

97 

590 

3,590 

2,210 

573

Dec.

301 

200 

452 

460 

31O

383 

323 

233 

164 

120

93 

80 

70 

60 

56

851 

885 

412 

310 

226

178 

149 

120 

424 

2,360

645 

347 

242 

290 

358 

281

Jan.

213 

168 

209 

473 

5,690

1,27O 

460 

290 

209 

160

128 

108 

93 

80 

67

59 

114 

217 

614 

409

1,020 

2,480 

732 

432 

5O8

299 

514 

876 

481 

505 

621

Mcnth

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber.... ......................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

1............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

495 

563 

288 

250 

213

178 

160 

130 

114 

108

97 

85 

81 

80 

271

1,08O 

604 

360 

517 

579

374 

277 

206 

162 

134

108 

97 

102

Secondf cot-days

2.8 

9,971.2 

11,381

58,995.1

19,097 

7,513 

7,259 

4,658 

2,2O9 

178.1 

3,899.0 

2,747.4 

255.5

69,150.8

Mar.

81 

74 

67 

62 

60

60 

54 

48 

56 

91

97 

104 

1O6 

104 

97

83 

78 

899 

568 

323

231 

198 

174 

143 

518

551 

46& 

816 

475 

514 

264

Apr.

204 

166 

147 

122 

1-49

277 

281 

251 

180 

147

128 

116 

266 

264 

217

170 

138 

122 

98 

83

72 

83 

93 

80 

74

67 

89 

239 

189 

166

Maximum

0.4 

5,590 

2,560

6,980

5,690 

1,080 

899 

281 

198 

13 

1,320 

857 

25

5,690

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 28 (4 p.m.

sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (4 p.m.; 9.0S6 sec. -ft.; Jan. 22 (5:5O a

May

149 

180 

168 

145 

118

98 

81 

74 

65 

198

187 

152 

100 

78 

62

50 

42 

52 

25 

21

17 

14 

22 

20 

52

25 

24

17 

13

11 

11

Minimum

0 

.2 

56

O

59 

80 

48 

67 

11 

2.4 

2.4 

2.7 

5.2

O

June

11 

9.2 

7.9 

6.8 

5.5

5.3 

4.8 

3.8 

5.5 

3.2

2.7 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.O

5.8 

7.3 

7.9 

6.2 

4.8

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5 

7.5

8.5 

7.3 

12 

15 

9.2

Mean

0.090 

552 

567

161

616 

268 

254 

155 

71.5 

5.94 

126 

88.6 

8.51

189

July

6.8 

5.5 

3.8 

3.8 

5.2

2.4

8.5 

7.9 

4.4 

5.2

8.5 

7.5 

56 

65 

60

33 

103 

,520 

945 

647

220 

126 

81 

54 

54

25 

20

14 

12 

11 

7.9

Aug.

7.5 

5.8 

5.8 

7.3 

7.9

6.8 

5.3 

4.8 

4.0 

3.8

5.8 

3.5 

3.8 

5.8 

2.7

40 

104 

51 

26 

126

149 

178 

174 

857 

447

195 

110 

85 

74 

46 

55

Per square 

mile

0.0011 

5.99 

4.41

1.94

7.40 

5.22 

2.81 

1.86 

.857 

.073 

1.51 

1.06 

.102

2.27

Sept.

25 

19 

16 

15

14

14 

14 

12 

9.2 

7.9

6.8 

5.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.O

4.8 

11 

11

9.2 

6.8 

5.3 

4.0 

5.5

5.2 

5.5 

4.4 

4.0 

3.5

Runoff in 

inches

O.OOl 

4.46 

5.09

26.57

8.54 

5.56 

5.24 

2.08 

.99 

.08 

1.74 

1.25 

.11

50.92

) 6,O30 sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (6 a.m.) 5,78O 

.m. ) 4,150 sec. -ft.
650 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58'59", long. 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan 

County, 1,000 feet downstream from highway bridge and 1,100 feet downstream from Mud 

Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 763.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--764 square miles.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,260 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 82,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 27.85 

feet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 4, 13, 14 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 31.00 

feet); no flow Aug. 13, 14, 15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 42.3 feet Mar. 23, 1929, from floodmarks at highway 

bridge (discharge, 195,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 80,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.0 2.3 2.3 159 6.0 3,060 1.5 27 3.0 440 10.0 9,100 

1.2 6.6 2.6 246 8.O 5,640 1.7 52 3.5 760 12.0 13,200 

1.4 15 3.0 390 10.0 9,000 1.9 85 4.0 1,160 14.0 18,600 

1.6 32 3.5 665 12.0 13,200 2.1 130 5.0 2,100 17.0 29,700 

1.8 55 4.0 1,020 2.4 210 6.0 3,200 20.0 42,500 

2.0 89 5.0 1,960 2.7 305 8.0 5,900 21.6 50,000

Note. Same as following table above 12.0 

feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

3.4-

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.3

2.7 

4.4 

9.3 

9.0 

7.5

6.9 

6.9 

7.2 

6.9 

6.3

6.0 

5.8 

5.5 

7.2 

8.1 

8.1

Nov.

8.1 

9.7 

35 

57 

109

5,100 

2,410 

1,070 

641 

754

1,690 

1,160 

814 

617 

495

405 

350 

312 

4,740 

7,520

3,440 

2,130 

1,850 

1,460 

1,130

1,130 

4,820 

27, 800 

24,700 

8,160

Dec.

4,260 

2,770 

4,100 

4,550 

3,300

4,180 

3,940 

2,820 

2,100 

1,630

1,320 

1,110 

998 

902 

828

4,770 

9,690 

5,260 

3,880 

3,190-

2,430 

1,990 

1,690 

2,410 

18,100

8,440 

4,450 

3,000 

2,920 

4,150 

3,260

Jan.

2,470 

2,000 

1,970 

6,020 

50,000

20,300 

6,910 

4,100 

2,850 

2,200

1,800 

1,520 

1,300 

1,160 

1,010

895 

1,010 

1,980 

3,700 

3,780

4,460 

18,900 

8,930 

5,400 

3,690

3,060 

4,480 

6,950 

5,150 

3,380 

4,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ....

h.. ..........................

1. ........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

4,590 

3,630 

3,150 

2,850 

2,640

2,240 

1,960 

1,680 

1,450 

1,370

1,290 

1,150 

1,050 

966 

1,180

5,860 

5,000 

3,380 

4,670 

7,340

4,700 

3,300 

2,450 

1,960 

1,620

1,340 

1,170 

1,200

Secondfoot-clays

143.2 

104,915.8 

118,438

623,514.8

185,975 

75,186 

65,254 

50,969 

27,910 

4,859 

36,672 

13,510 

1,995

685,827.0

Mar.

1,080 

934 

835 

760 

697

662 

594 

519 

507 

798

966 

895 

865 

835 

790

718 

669 

5,190 

6,000 

3,610

2,520 

2,100 

2,000 

1,710 

2,850

4,380 

3,970 

6,710 

4,930 

3,340 

2,820

Apr.

2,510 

2,050 

1,710 

1,450 

1,410

2,820 

2,790 

2,410 

1,970 

1,620

1,420 

1,320 

2,380 

2,910 

2,310

1,840 

1,510 

1,320 

1,120 

926

812 

782 

1,100 

998 

850

753 

768 

2,260 

2,600 

2,250

Maximum

9.3 

27,800 

18,100

69,000

50,000 

7,340 

6,710 

2,910 

2,910 

1,460 

9,230 

1,510 

198

50,000

May

2,420 

2,910 

2,720 

2,110 

1,660

1,340 

1,120 

950 

790 

1,040

1,750 

1,440 

1,050 

828 

669

549 

484 

543 

395 

317

270 

246 

267 

309 

350

313 

274 

246 

210 

180 

160

Minimum

2.1 

8.1 

828

2.1

895 

966 

507 

753 

160 

38 

155 

115 

25

2.1

June

g!42 

g!30 

gl!5 

glOl 

g93

gllO 

g!38 

g93 

g76 

62

55 

51 

45 

39 

38

80 

122 

291 

210 

152

118 

115 

93 

81 

110

91

78 

204 

366 

1,460

Mean

4.62 

3,497 

3,821

1,704

5,999 

2,685 

2,105 

1,699 

900 

162 

1,183 

436 

66.5

1,879

July

1,150 

676 

410 

291 

228

186 

237 

321 

317 

280

243 

288 

338 

732 

805

812 

1,520 

9,230 

7,350 

4,390

2,040 

1,260 

888 

697 

473

358 

325 

270 

216 

186 

155

Aug.

135 

115 

115 

135 

158

152 

150 

145 

321 

255

201 

195 

210 

198 

175

165 

536 

462 

358 

542

1,450 

1,020 

1,010 

1,510 

1,340

725 

478. 

381 

345 

288 

240

Per square 

mile

0.0060 

4.58 

5.00

2.23

7.85 

3.51 

2.76 

2.22 

1.18 

.212 

1.55 

.571 

.087

2.46

Peak discharge (base, 19,OOO sec. -ft. ) .--Nov. 38 (4 p.m.) 44,400 sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (8 i

Sspt.

198 

160 

135 

125 

108

101 

97 

87 

80 

72

66 

58 

52 

45 

39

34 

31 

39 

49 

52

55 

51 

52 

39 

31

27 

25 

27 

30 

30

Runoff im 

inohem

0.007 

5.11 

5.77

30.37

9.05 

3.66 

3.18 

2.48 

1.36 

.24 

1.79 

.66 

.10

33.41

i.m. 24,300

see.-ft.; Jan. 5 (1:30 p.m.; 82,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 22 (7 a.m.) 24,300 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 651

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'33", long. 84°54'47", 0.6 mile upstream from 

North Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream 

from Bird Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County. Datum of 

gage is 1,569.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area. 93.5 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--19 years, 163 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.38 

i'eet J; minimum, 0.08 second-foot Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 21.30 

feet); no flow Sept. 23, 24, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20, July 2-17)

0.6 

.7

0.8

1.8

3.6

10

"

Oct. 1 to Jan. 

2.0 85 

2.5 155 

3.0 238

6 to Sept. 30

4.0 450

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,880

2,930

4,130

5,430

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

3.1

8.5

17

33

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

79

149

292

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.1

.1

.08

.1

.2

.4

.8

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

1.3

1.5

5.5

16

8.0

3.4

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

Nov.

0.8

1.3

21

24

34

688

298

156

101

231

323

196

143

112

89

72

61

53

738

1,030

489

321

272

215

168

187

739

3,650

J, 510

a850

-

Dec.

a500

a350

a600

a520

a400

a600

a500

a350

a250

194

158

137

121

107

103

1,010

1,010

549

544

453

330

274

238

550

2,240

972

494

341

438

549

392

Jan.

287

233

342

881

5,430

2,470

784

463

a330

a250

a200

a!70

a!50

133

117

103

141

244

602

507

682

2,040

1,050

599

416

397

760

889

579

390

531

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,7OO sec.

Feb.

479

409

388

385

347

282

246

210

185

196

190

168

147

135

196

644

528

374

855

943

546

380

288

231

192

159

139

147

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

55.48

13,773.1

15,274

83,209.18

22,170

9,389

8,149

4*758

1,735.5

4,540

1,215.3

159.4

88,547.78

-ft.). Nov

Mar.

128

108

99

87

80

74

65

59

64

107

112

101

94

87

81

72

78

895

727

426

302

264

264

219

356

458

520

850

568

380

424

Apr.

392

298

239

199

251

463

402

327

254

206

179

175

448

390

292

226

184

155

126

103

90

130

162

132

110

95

105

397

323

476

Maximum

16

3,650

2,240

7,940

5,430

943

895

476

644

632

1,290

122

12

5,430

May

497

644

473

325

244

190

149

124

115

321

363

252

167

124

98

86

98

68

53

43

36

30

36

52

37

30

26

23

20

18

16

Minimum

0.08

.8

103

.08

103

135

59

90

16

3.7

10

5 2'.09

.08

. 19 (8 p.m.) 1,710 sec

June

14

12

10

8.5

7.1

6.8

7.8

14

9.7

6.5

5.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

119

101

50

31

22

16

12

11

12

8.7

6.5

6.8

135

456

632

Mean

1.79

459

493

227

715

335

263

244

153

57.8

146

39.2

5.31

243

July

288

157

94

64

55

61

55

49

35

25

20

32

32

48

65

65

324

1,290

818

334

196

128

87

61

42

32

25

20

16

12

10

Aug.

8.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

6.2

28

68

122

67

40

30

24

36

44

27

25

64

75

46

44

46

54

81

67

50

36

28

23

22

19

16

Per square 

mile

0.019

4.91

5.27

2.43

7.65

3.58

2. 81

2. 61

1.64

. 618

1.56

.419

.057

2.60

Sept.

12

9.7

7.5

6.5

5.6

5.9

7.1

7.5

8.9

6.5

5.1

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

12

8.1

5.1

3.7

6.4

4.3

2.9

2.3

2.0

2.3

3.1

3.3

2.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02.

5.48

6.08

33.10

8.82

3.73

3 24

2!92

1.89

 69

1. 81

.48

.06

35.22

.-ft.; Nov. 28 (10 a.m.) 5,350

sec.-ft.; Dec. 25 (6 a.m.) 2,860 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (12 ra.) 7,1OO sec.-ft.; Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 2,42O 

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for White Creek near Glen Alice.
652 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

White Creek near Glen Alice, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'49", long. 84°45'37", a quarter of a mile upstream from Black Creek (also known as Hines Creek), half a mile upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, and 1-J miles southwest of Glen Alice, Roane County. Datum 

of gage is 758.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area. 123 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 209 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 19.45 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Oct. 3-5, 1936, Oct. 6, 7, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.55 foot Oct. 3-5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . W 783: 1934. W 803: 1935-(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

O.75 0.5 1.8 39 6.O 1.O1O 3.5 229 5.O 580 

.8 .9 2.2 69 7.O 1,54O 4.2 36O 6.2 1.1OO 

.9 2.1 2.8 13O 9.O 2,990 . .. 1.0 4.3 3.5 229 ll.O 4,800 ^ Note. Same as preceding 

1.2 9.9 4.2 370 13.0 7, ISO table below 3.5 and above 

1.4 18 5.0 594 15.0 1O.40O 6 ' 2 feet -

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

3.4

6.4 

5.6 

4.3 

3.3 

2.5

2.0 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1

1.0 

1.3 

3.5 

6.1 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

3.6 

3.1

2.7 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.3

Nov.

2.3 

3.9

195 

102 

79

2,890 

574 

270 

174 

378

465 

296 

217 

167 

136

115 

102 

S8 

2,700 

1,640

692 

531 

441 

339 

255

474 

1,420 

7,770 

2,900 

1,020

Dec.

608 

428 

692 

653 

487

754 

601 

434 

318

242

196 

173 

152 

134

127

872 

938 

601 

634 

522

404 

335 

276 

647 

2,540

1,030 

619 

439 

541 

668 

495

Jan.

375 

296 

482 

1,190 

10,400

1,770 

861 

552 

395 

309

251 

212 

181 

160 

142

127 

174 

264 

580 

508

682 

2,580 

1,140 

760 

533

451 

621 

1,330

789 

530 

794

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1..... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

660 

556

484 

472 

429

358 

318 

266 

238 

250

227 

214 

196 

177 

193

467 

522 

420 

990 

1,020

636 

448 

344 

275 

229

188 

175

187

Secondfoot-days

84.6 

26,436.2 

17,560

116,304.1

29,439 

10,939 

10,282 

9,945 

5,900 

486.9 

7,913.1 

1,938 

448.8

121,372.6

Mar.

158 

146 

135 

124 

116

107 

94 

84 

91 

122

115 

109 

108 

106 

100

91 

98 

1,120 

760

470

350 

346 

322 

278 

620

672 

732 

1,040 

684 

472 

512

Apr.

436 

356 

297 

243 

286

417 

411 

352 

288 

239

215 

231 

776 

596 

420

318 

260 

214 

171 

144

130 

144 

143 

124 

112

104 

144 

920 

616 

838

Maximum

6.4 

7,770 

2,540

10,100

1O.4OO 

1,020 

1,120 

920 

744 

62 

2,370 

190 

39

10,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 see. -ft.). Nov. 6 (2:30 a.

May

744 

712 

533 

391 

293

229 

192 

173 

171 

398

422 

301 

222 

170 

138

115 

92 

73 

59 

50

43 

38 

50 

42 

62

46 

37 

30 

26 

24 

24

Minimum

0.5 

2.3

127

.4

121 

175 

84 

104 

24 

5.3 

8.1 

23 

4.0

.5

June

22 

18 

16 

13 

12

11 

9.3 

8.4 

7.2 

6.1

5.6 

5.3 

5.6

8.4 

8.1

54 

62 

32 

22 

16

13

12 

11 

9.0 

7.2

6.1 

5.6 

12 

37 

32

Mean

2.73 

881 

566

318

950 

391 

332 

332 

190 

16.2 

255 

62.5 

15.0

333

July

28 

20

13 

11 

13

18 

13 

13 

11 

8J

13

18 

19 

39 

145

157 

418 

2,370 

1,870 

1,240

483 

282 

180

121 

85

67 

52 

40 

34 

76 

46

Aug.

32 

26 

23 

30 

37

45 

45 

52 

40 

30

29 

32 

25 

30

29

41 

78 

55 

58 

190

129 

123 

190 

132

110

82 

63 

55 

55 

40 

32

Per square 

mile

0.022 

7.16 

4.60

2.59

7.72 

3.18 

2.70 

2.70 

1.54 

.132 

2.07 

.508 

.122

2.71

Sept.

27 

22 

22 

30 

24

37 

39 

2S 

21 

16

13 

11 

9.0 

8.4 

7.5

7.5 

8.1

19 

20

14

11 

8.1 

6.6 

5.6 

4.6

4.0 

4.6

6.4 

7.5 

6.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

7.99 

5.31

35.17

8.90 

3.31 

3.11 

3.01 

1.78 

.15 

2.39 

.59

36.71

m.) 6,660 see. -ft. j Nov. 19 (4 p.m.) 5,980

o.-. . 

5,090 see.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH 653

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34'53", long. 84°44'53", a third of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Fork, 4j miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Meigs County. Datum of gage is 

694.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 117 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--15 years, 188 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 15.57 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.24 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 29,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 

feet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 24, 

1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.16 foot 

Sept. 23, 1940.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hov. 3, Sept. 11-3O }

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

0.3 22 1.0 358 6.O 2,17O O.3 33 

.3 37 2.0 688 8.0 3,17Q .4 61 

.5 112 3.0 958 10.0 4,29O .5 103 

.7 223 4.0 1,280 12.7 6,550 .7 223 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 0.7 foot. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

28 

52

24 

22 

22 

24 

22

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

30 

66 

49 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

37 

37

Nov.

40 

49 

303 

74 

59

759 

191 

121 

98 

317

217 

140 

121 

103 

90

81 

74 

66 

1,920 

1,780

486 

858 

506 

354 

288

340 

668 

4,650 

4,760 

1,010

Deo.

660 

475 

601 

443 

358

482 

350 

304 

263 

229

191 

178 

159 

150 

140

1,030 

654 

443 

520 

362

304 

269 

234 

526 

1,570

749 

520 

399 

682 

581 

410

Jan.

328 

288 

454 

964 

6,500

3,260 

924 

671 

503 

391

331 

296 

269 

246 

223

203 

302 

328 

682 

414

516 

2,150 

1,270 

869 

652

531 

528 

815 

545 

402 

952

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ....

uary

h. ...........................

1..... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

764 

604 

478 

468 

365

316 

300 

263 

252 

347

269 

252 

234 

223 

401

924 

581 

421 

685 

663

478 

380 

316 

284 

257

229 

240 

263

Seoond- . 

foot-days

1,023 

20,523 

14,236

93,401

26,807 

11,257 

10,046 

8,960 

5,809 

2,445 

13,307 

1,958 

1,800

118,171

Mar.

203 

190 

176 

156 

145

140 

135 

130 

135 

156

130 

119 

114 

1O8 

103

98 

98 

767 

354 

274

234 

300 

263 

229 

818

594 

654 

834 

574 

425 

1,390

Apr.

696 

482 

380 

292 

331

312 

263 

240 

210 

190

183 

216 

483 

288 

240

203 

183 

163 

145 

135

130 

135 

124 

114 

103

98 

98 

1,240 

601 

682

Mftximvtt

66 

4,760 

1,570

5,980

6,500 

924 

1,390 

1,240 

591 

245 

5,480 

111 

429

6,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (12 p.n

May

506 

591 

399 

312 

263

223 

203 

210 

229 

428

280 

203 

169 

145 

130

135 

140 

119 

103 

98

93 

93 

114 

93 

98

80 

76 

72 

66 

64 

72

Hlnimum

22 

40 

140

17

203 

223 

98 

98 

64 

51 

46 

43 

31

22

June

68 

61 

58 

61 

61

174 

72 

61 

58 

58

61 

61 

56 

58 

54

108

eo

64 

56 

54

54 

54 

51 

63 

245

88 

92 

210 

124 

76

Mean

33.0 

684 

459

255

865 

402 

324 

299 

187 

81.5 

429 

63.2 

60.0

324

July

88 

68 

61

54 

51

46 

54 

46

46 

78

72 

73 

266 

979 

467

335 

454 

5,460 

2,030 

618

380 

284 

229 

190 

156

140 

130 

119 

108 

103 

98

Aug.

as

84 

84

80 

76

72 

76 

72 

68 

64

61 

58 

58 

76 

54

70 

66 

58 

51 

58

51 

48 

48 

111 

58

46 

43 

46 

43 

43 

43

Per square 

mile

0.282 

5.85 

3.92

2.18

7.39 

3.44 

2.77 

2.56 

1.60 

.697 

3.67 

.540 

.513

2.77

u) 4,060 sec. -ft. J Nov. 28 (10 P

Sept.

43 

40 

50 

69 

46

429 

114 

93 

68 

61

51 

48 

46 

46 

43

40 

40 

40 

58 

43

35 

33 

33 

33 

31

31 

33 

35 

35 

33

Runoff in 

inches

0.33 

6.52 

4.53

29.70

8.52 

3.58 

3.19 

2.85 

1.85 

.78 

4.23 

.62 

.57

37.57

 L*'800

sec.-rt.j Jan. 3 (a p.m.; iu,euu ___. ___, _____ _ , __, _,__. _____ _..,

sec.-ft.; Apr. 28 (2 p.m.) 2,14O sec.-ft.j July 18 (3 p.m.) 7,810 sec.-ft.
654 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Richland Creek near Dayton, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 C 30'17", long. 85°01'20", at Morgantown, 0.4 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 30, 1 mile northwest of Dayton, Rhea -County, and 

lij miles downstream from Payne Creek (formerly Gooch Creek). Datum of gage is 728.59 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--50.2 square miles.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1949. June 1927 to September 1931 at site at 

Dayton, 1 mile downstream, published as Richland Creek at Dayton.

Average discharge.--19 years (1927-31, 1934-49), 108 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 8.15 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 14, 15, 16 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

1927-31, 1934-49): Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

9.08 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; no flow July 28, Aug. 19 

to Sept. 12, 1929, Sept. 14-30, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are fair. City of Dayton 

diverts an average of about 1 second-foot 3 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1935(M), 1936(M), 1937, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

0.25 .3 0.7 20 2.5 455 O.34 1.7 0. 7 22 1.5 145 

.3 .9 .8 31 3.O 665 .4 3.4 .8 32 2.0 27O 

.35 1.8 .9 44 4.0 1,23O .5 7.6 .9 42 2.5 43O 

.4 3.1 l.O 59 5.0 2,080 .6 14 l.O 55 3.1 710 

 | |' 5 ! ! JjjO 5.7 2,9OO Note. Same as preceding table above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.6 

.6 

.9 

1.2

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.5 

.9 

.6 

.5

.5 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

Nov.

0.9 

1.9 

104 

65 

197

1,500 

4O8 

241 

162 

387

339 

230 

168 

130 

105

88 

78 

67 

1.42O 

808

393 

356 

280 

214 

164

263 

620 

3,210 

1,320 

531

Dec.

342 

269 

374 

316 

260

332 

269 

211 

162 

126

106 

94 

83 

73 

70

421 

389 

277 

295 

238

190 

164 

137 

240 

7 SO

443 

298 

227 

269 

280 

227

Jan.

178 

146 

249 

682 

3,880

885 

442 

312 

234 

186

147 

123 

99 

87 

75

65 

122 

218 

416 

309

326 

976 

570 

388 

300

257 

270 

412 

309 

236 

312

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

282 

262 

249 

279 

247

198 

164 

132 

117 

155

138 

123 

1O9 

94 

155

381 

3O3 

228 

526 

458

315 

239 

181 

145 

117

94 

98 

115

Seoondfoot-days

20. 4 

13,850.8 

7,962

53,759.3

13,211 

5,904 

5.8O1 

5,533 

3,414.3 

2,477.7 

5,372 

512.9 

273.4

64,332.5

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see. -ft.). No

Bee. -ft. ; Nov. 28 (11 a.m.) 5,530 sec. -ft. j 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

92 

83 

75 

66 

61

54 

46 

42 

49 

80

74 

68 

65 

61 

54

48 

48 

267 

252 

188

145 

228 

247 

198 

499

412 

537 

632 

378 

276 

476

Apr.

345 

252 

203 

162 

186

231 

2OO 

159 

123 

101

87 

94 

357 

273 

206

157 

123 

99 

80 

66

59 

72 

69 

58 

50

45 

45 

447 

524 

660

May

488 

506 

381 

267 

198

145 

119 

115 

103 

210

162 

127 

96 

75 

61

50 

40 

34 

28 

24

24 

20 

26 

24 

20

18 

14 

12 

9.6 

8.6 

9.1

Maximum Minimum

1.2 O.4 

3,21O .9 

78O 7O

3,210 .3

3,880 65 

526 94 

632 42 

660 45 

506 8.6 

578 4.1 

1,260 22 

68 3.8 

46 1.7

3,880 .4

June

9.6 

8.6 

7.1 

6.2 

4.5

4.5 

4.1 

4.5 

6.2 

6.6

5.3 

4.9 

12 

7.6 

98

578 

249 

127 

85 

56

42 

36 

28 

20 

17

15 

11 

364 

345 

315

Mean

0.658 

462 

257

146

426 

211 

187 

184 

110 

82.6 

173 

16.5 

9.11

176

July

244 

141 

99 

63 

80

85 

69 

66 

42 

72

79 

61 

83 

275 

239

181 

313 

1,260 

6O8 

46O

260 

164 

105 

72 

55

46 

33 

25 

30 

4O 

22

Aug.

16 

12 

12 

13 

15

10 

8.6 

7.6 

6.6 

5.3

4.9 

5.3 

4.1 

3.8 

4.1

2O 

68 

28 

16 

18

18 

23 

36 

32 

38

24 

17 

14 

14 

10 

8.6

Per square 

mile

O.O13 

9.20 

5.12

2.91

8.49 

4. 2O 

3.72 

3.66 

2.19 

1.65 

3.45 

.329 

.181

3.51

IT. 6 (1 a.m. 3.4OO sec. -ft.; Nov. 19 (3 p.m 

Jan. 5 (10 a.m.) 7,1OO sec. -ft. ; July la (3 £

Sept.

6.6 

5.8 

4.9 

7.6 

8.1

46 

4O 

25 

17 

12

9.1 

7.6 

6.2 

5.3 

4.5

4.5 

4.9 

6.6 

7.6 

12

7.6 

5.3 

3.8 

2.5 

2.2

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.8 

2.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

10.26 

5.90

39.83

9.79 

4.37 

4.30 

4.10 

2.53 

1.84 

3.98 

.38 

.20

47.67

) 3

i.m.

280 

2,360
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 655

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54 I 17", long. 83°43 I 01", 0.1 mile downstream from 

Uynth Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, and 1.3 miles upstream from 

Hightower Creek. Datum of gage is 1,932.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 45.5 square miles.

Records available. December 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,6.60 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 12.80 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.75 feet). 

1941-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 6, 

7, 1947 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17 to July 18)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

82

111

144

200

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

282

372

470

720

6.0 

7.0 

7.6

990

1,280

1,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

46 

45 

48 

47

45 

44 

48 

43 

43

44 

44 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

48 

42 

41

41 

44 

45 

42 

41

40 

40 

40 

39 

39 

39

Nov.

41 

78 

581 

155 

148

545 

289 

181 

142 

172

151 

132 

122 

111 

104

99 

99 

93 

516 

430

267 

250 

228 

220 

194

189 

228 

975 

726 

420

Dec.

326 

278 

311 

272 

244

255 

230 

216 

202 

187

175 

170 

164 

157 

153

168 

158 

164 

196 

179

166 

162 

155 

157 

224

202 

183 

172 

227 

293 

240

Jan.

212 

194 

181 

236 

1,220

776 

480 

377 

319 

284

261 

242 

226 

214 

200

190 

189 

181 

190 

172

170 

181 

173 

168 

162

157 

158 

200 

175 

175 

289

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

263 

224 

202 

232 

216

200 

190 

177 

194 

315

259 

228 

208 

194 

194

289 

284 

242 

350 

363

297 

263 

240 

222 

210

198 

216 

200

Secondfoot-days

1,330 

7,886 

6,386

50,812

8,352 

6,67C 

5,723 

6,376 

5,94J 

6,416 

6,314 

3,83C 

4.45E

69,682

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft. . Nov.

sec. -ft. j Nov. 19 (7 p.m.) 823 sec. -ft. j Nov.

Mar.

185 

179 

172 

166 

162

158 

151 

148 

149 

170

149 

144 

141 

137 

134

130 

129 

162 

139 

132

130 

248 

244 

200 

222

257 

246 

255 

242 

226 

416

Apr.

324 

269 

240 

216 

216

204 

190 

181 

172 

166

172 

216 

418 

306 

257

230 

212 

198 

185 

177

173 

177 

164 

155 

149

146 

146 

155 

204 

358

Maximum

«» 48 

975 

326

975

1,220 

363 

416 

418 

360 

1,440 

510 

243 

518

1,440

May

286 

274 

238 

216 

200

192 

187 

181 

198 

304

360 

274 

236 

214 

200

187 

173 

164 

158 

153

148 

146 

183 

144 

139

132 

125 

122 

119 

127 

162

Minimum

39 

41 

153

39

157 

177 

129 

146 

119 

95 

127 

93 

85

39

June

136 

125 

117 

111 

113

108 

102 

99 

104 

99

98 

96 

95 

99 

160

1,440 

524 

333 

272 

236

220 

202 

187 

196 

246

210 

187 

179 

166 

158

Mean

42.9 

263 

206

139

269 

238 

185 

213 

192 

214 

204 

124 

148

191

July

151 

146 

146 

153 

148

146 

146 

132 

127 

130

146 

510 

313 

246 

212

198 

216 

466 

433 

319

253 

216 

192 

175 

164

155 

144 

136 

130 

127 

138

Aug.

150 

125 

129 

119 

114

110 

106 

105 

102 

111

104 

104 

99 

93 

95

105 

142 

104 

93 

118

129 

170 

146 

121 

108

104 

110 

243 

181 

141 

149

Per square 

mile

0.943 

5.78 

4.53

3.05

5.91 

5.23 

4.07 

4.68 

4.22 

4.70 

4.48 

2.73 

3.25

4.20

Sept.

124 

113 

119 

111 

110

518 

468 

278 

216 

183

162 

148 

137 

129 

122

121 

116 

124 

114 

106

102 

100 

98 

93 

90

90 

98 

92 

88 

85

Runoff in 

inches

1.09 

6.45 

5.22

41.54

6.83 

5.45 

4.68 

5.21 

4.86 

5.25 

5.16 

3.13 

3.64

56.97

3 (4:30 a.m.) 1,150 sec. -ft. j Nov. 6 (11 a.m.) 1,020 

28 (4:30 p.m.) 1,640 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (5:30 p.m.)
656 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'45", long. 83°47 r 45", 0.4 mile upstream from

Hyatt Mill Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, and 1.7 miles southeast of

Hayesville, Clay County. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.--190 square miles. 

Kecords available.--April 1942 to September 1949. May 1907 to December 1909 and August

laaa to September 1923 at site 1.1 miles upstream, published as Hiwassee River near

Hayesville. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 second-feet Sept. 12, (gage height, 6.26

feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 20-22, Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 (gage height, 0.39 foot). 

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-49: Maximum stage recorded, 11.9 feet Mar. 13, 1909, site

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot

Aug. 3, 4, 1942; minimum gage height, 0.30 foot Aug. 3, 1942. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 10 second-feet, which are good. Plow

completely regulated by Chatuge Reservoir (see p. 543). 

Revisions (water years).--W 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4

.5

1.5

2.5

4.0

6.0

8.4

12

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

16

24

38

78

123

222

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

4.7 

5.3

363

523

705

915

1,250

1,56O

Discharge, in second-feet, .water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

526

3.4

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Nov.

1.6

1.9

5.7

1.9

2.0

8.3

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

4.3

2.5

2.1

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.7

3.7

31

9.0

5.4

Dec.

4.4

4.0

5.0

3.8

3.8

5.2

4.0

299

509

506

499

499

499

499

499

499

499

499

503

596

701

701

697

701

705

701

697

697

701

785

813

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April ..................

May. ...................

June. ..................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Secondfoot days

576.8

116.7

14,334.2

119,351.5

21,310

17,050

17,538

16,773

8, 182. 2

12 , 602 .0

16,541.6

30,061

32 , 945. 6

187,831.1

697

693

693

697

374

207

975

530

530

530

520

520

220

797

797

797

797

797

634

408

408

408

408

318

201

201

201

201

201

201

349

Feb.

606

6

6

6

06

06

06

606

606

5

3

3

12

87

90

743

1,060

6

6

6

61

61

61

562

446

4

5

6

-40

25

39

639

635

6

6

6

35

35

35

635

635

6

6

39

39

_

-

Mar.

635

635

635

603

557

557

557

557

557

560

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

560

557

557

557

554

554

554

554

554

554

557

557

557

560

Apr.

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

557

560

635

725

725

721

721

621

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

506

509

342

Observed

Maximum

526

31

813

2,260

530

1^060

635

725

693

745

1,530

1,530 

1,490

1,530

Hinimum Mean

1.4 18.6

1.6 3 * 89

3.8 4CS

1.4 326

201

387 609

554 566

342 559

3.6 264

3.7 420

7.0 527 482 970

o, c. ifUyo

1.4 515

May

7.2

227

693

404

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

196

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

503

506

560

June

639

639

665

709

709

725

745

745

745

745

745

741

741

741

423

22

5.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.4

6.7

7.0

288

603

592

592

Change in 

contents in

Chatuge Reservoir secondfoot-days)

+3,300

+l', 600

+49,900

+5,400

+6,400

+1, 200

+4,300

+10, 500 

+11,600

+5, 700

 16, 000

-17,400

+45,800

July

425

7.7

7.0

8.4

303

599

599

599

599

599

599

1,060

1,530

1,090

457

7.9

9.6

187

313

370

9O6

706

596

596

596

596

596

592

596

596

596

Aug.

596

596

596

596

596

596

596

939

1,520

1,530

1,520

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,26O

1,160

823

482

695

1,01O

1,01O

1,010

1,OOO

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,010

Sept.

1,000

1,000

1,OOO

1,000

1,000

684

8.4

6.2

405

951

951

1,09O

1,270

1,27O

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1.26O

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,320

1,310

1,400

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,460

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

125

777

708

462

862

838

604

702

603

711

454

518

640

Per square 

mile

0.658

4.09

3.73

2.43

4.54

4.41

3 . 18

3* 69

3 17 4)25

3.74

2.39

c lo

3.37

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

4.56

4.29

33.12

5 23

4^59

3.67

4.12

3. 66

4.74

4.31

2.75

3.04

45.72
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 657

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°04'50", long. 84°00'10", on U. S. Highway 64, 

buu feet upstream from Will Scott Creek and 2 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County. 

Datum of gage is 1,538.,23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 406 square miles,

Hecords available. August 1939 to September 1949. June 1896 to June 1917 and October 

lyia to April 1940 at site at Murphy, 2.8 miles downstream, in reports of Geological 

Survey. October 1897 to December 1923 (including revised records for January 1901 to 

December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34. October 1897 to September 1924 (including revised 

records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in Tennessee 

Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge. 51 years (1898-1949), 926 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 10.35 

TeeTT; minimum, 64 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.87 feet); minimum daily, 82 

second-feet Nov. 2.

1896-1917, 1918-49: Maximum discharge observed, 23,100 second-feet Mar. 19, 1899 

(gage height, 18.4 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 10 second-feet Dec. 3, 1924, caused by ice and filling of Andrews Reservoir.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station. 

Considerable regulation by Chatuge Reservoir (see p. 543).

Revisions (water years). W 583: 1899(M). W 973: Drainage area. W 1003: 1943. See 

also Heeords available.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.95

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

90

117

150

230

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

374

545

875

1,280

4.5 1,750

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.7

2,270 

2,850 

3,460 

4,780 

5,SOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

844

170

113

118

96

106

102

117

107

99

107

108

98

104

91

100

94

128

103

100

98

131

110

98

123

92

100

96

96

85

99

Nov.

127

82

562

226

166

961

482

292

224

232

220

202

218

209

188

188

200

181

680

664

426

489

541

480

395

353

606

5,400

3,040

1,230

-

Dec.

819

634

700

578

556

832

705

737

998

928

875

854

840

819

812

966

998

950

1,360

1,260

1,270

1,240

1,170

1,340

2,410

1,850

1,500

1,360

1,530

1,880

1,740

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar1 year 1948 . . January. ...............

February ............. .

March ..................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July.. .................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

1,

1,

5,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

400

290

220

400

740

330

320

570

350

230

140

070

910

300

260

1,250

1,

1,

1,

240

280

240

S74

871

1,

1,

1,

250

550

160

868

808

774

396

362

308

1,470

Secondfoot-days

4,033

19,267

34,511

271,423

49,531

41,997

33,426

37,346

24,926

27,530

38,736

41,843

43,770

396,916

Feb.

1,630

1,400

1,310

1,480

1,400

1,290

1,220

979

988

2,170

2,360

1,560

1,430

1,330

1,320

2,080

2,120

1,600

1,840

1,780

1,590

1,470

1,360

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,260

1,260

_

-

Mar.

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,030

1,010

990

974

974

1,050

982

958

942

935

928

912

912

1,100

1,030

991

968

1,020

1,040

1,000

1,100

1,140

1,170

1,460

1,410

1,270

1,590

Apr.

1,410

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,090

1,050

1,040

1,010

998

1,070

2,070

1,690

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,260

1,190

998

974

1,010

966

935

905

890

920

1,510

1,930

2,290

-

Observed

Maximum

844

5,400

2,410

5,400

5,740

2,360

1,590

2,290

1,860

2,020

2,360

1,930

2,680

5,740

Minimum

85

82

556

82

774

979

912

890

408

354

650

890

672

82

Mean

130

642

1,113

742

1,598

1,500

1,078

1,245

804

918

1,250

1,350

1,459

1,087

May

1,370

1,360

1,860

June

1,020

984

970

1,390| 994

756

683

644

591

604

623

575

534

497

479

456

445

434

408

861

861

875

854

890

882

890

840

819

812

805

854

974

1,010

998

1,010

1,020

1,000

990

982

1,000

1,010

998

920

1,970

956

612

474

417

385

445

379

354

668

690

644

2,020

1,350

1,260

-

Change in

contents in

Chatuge Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

_

+49,900

-

+45,800

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Adjus

,140

650

694

744

882

,310

,350

,180

,080

,070

,070

,410

,360

,220

,540

868

,670

,920

,860

,390

,820

,430

,170

,110

,040

,020

982

974

950

920

912

Aug.

912

920

1,000

1,130

982

920

890

1,060

1,760

1,760

1,780

1,690

1,510

1,480

1,460

1,540

1,930

1,020

949

1,740

1,590

1,520

1,490

1,420

1,340

1,290

1,260

1,370

1,310

1,240

1,580

Sept.

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,240

2,680

1,270

738

672

1,350

1,310

1,320

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,640

1,630

1,540

1,490

1,470

1,480

1,510

1,500

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,630

' -

ted for change in

reservoir contents

 

Mean

.

_

_

878

-

1,213

Per square 

mile

_

_

_

2.16

_

_

-

2.99-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

_

29.43

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

40.55
658 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°1CM48", long. 84°26i36", a quarter of a mile

downstream from Smith Creek, four-tenths of a mile downstream from Apalachla powerhouse 

of Tennessee Valley Authority, and 2.8 miles west of McFarland, Polk County. Datum of 

gage is 830.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area. 1,136 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height 7 07 

reet); minimum daily, 148 second-feet July 3.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 8.65 

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Sept. 12, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 500 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by several reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 160

1.7 195

1.8 235

2.0 330

2.5 665

3.0 1,260

3.5 2,020

4.0 2,890

5.0 4,820

6.0 7,220

6.9 9,720

discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,670

2,820

1,210

2,270

2,890

2,890

2,750

2,820

2,610

1,560

2,390

2,820

2,840

2,820

2,640

2,470

2,130

2,250

2,800

2,820

2,820

2,800

1,950

1,810

2,160

2,800

2,820

2,800

2,800

2,760

2,550

Nov.

2,780

2,820

2,940

2,480

2,220

1,800

442

1,710

1,910

2,290

1,910

2,870

957

2,260

2,260

2,700

2,820

2,850

2,770

2,240

362

2,340

2,520

2,700

2,080

2,200

1,560

5,120

4,250

4,590

-

Dec.

3,090

3,230

3,290

3,290

3,160

3,490

3,410

33,270

4,200

5,330

3,270

3,300

4,100

4,160

4,360

4,780

5,190

5,650

5,670

5,580

5,330

4,970

4,930

5,190

5,910

5,260

5,910

9,570

9,690

9,660

8,510

Mouth

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March...... ............

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. ... ^ .........

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

3,510

2,

3,

3,

350

290

360

7,140

4,780

4,

5,

4,

460

030

240

4,610

7,250

9,

9,

9,

530

560

540

6,580

1,350

3,

3,

3,

200

410

590

3,250

3,250

3,

3,

3,

300

300

270

3,430

3,320

3,

3,

3,

3,

500

!90

>90

!90

3,520

Feb.

3,490

3,380

3,390

3,640

3,260

754

2,690

3,270

3,270

4,800

9,220

7,720

3,600

3,520

3,520

3,900

5,180

8,500

3,520

3,520

3,380

3,430

3,390

3,360

3,360

4,260

4,120

3,390

.

-

Mar.

3,340

3,250

3,160

3,200

3,300

3,300

3,200

2.210

2,090

2,130

2,020

1,190

1,110

2,290

2,140

2,710

2,470

2,250

998

330

1,310

1,100

1,020

390

305

497

1,210

1,460

1,540

1,700

3,090

Apr.

1,950

1,410

570

2,320

2,010

1,220

996

1,780

1,340

710

2,170

1,790

1,420

1,720

2,020

1,520

584

3,000

3,070

3,020

2,940

2,980

2,060

902

2,850

2,850

2,420

2,760

2,080

1,150

-

Observed

Secondfoot days

78,540

72,751

156,750

743,955

135,990

112,834

60,310

57,612

60,975

65,493

78,508

97,380

96,930

1,074,073

Maximum

2,890

5,120

9,690

9,690

9,660

9,220

3,340

3,070

2,980

3,180

3,340

3,380

4,020

9,690

Minimum

1,210

362

3,090

104

1,350

754

305

570

320

160

148

3,070

3,120

X 148

Mean

2,534

2,425

5,056

2,033

4,387

4,030

1,945

1,920

1,967

2,183

2,533

3,141

3,231

2,943

May

70S

1,570

1,360

1,420

1,220

753

345

320

1,580

2,000

2,190

2,190

2,200

1,990

1,260

2,450

2,940

2,620

2,910

2,530

2,640

2,850

2,820

2,940

2,980

2,530

2,660

990

962

2,340

2,710

June

2,630

2,870

2,560

2,420

1,890

2,570

2,870

2,850

2,870

2,510

2,700

2,820

2,230

2,530

1,080

1,050

829

224

160

1,210

1,280

1,580

2,510

2,520

2,870

2,890

2,930

3,180

2,990

1,870

-

Change in 

contents

( secondfoot-days )t

_

-

+103,400

-

+103,000

July

1,630

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2,

3

3,

3

3,

3,

3,

490

148

150

850

870

890

910

850

870

940

250

340

04O

180

790

000

350

350

350

700

640

890

870

850

020

000

000

090

110

090

Aug.

3,090

3,110

3,380

3,180

3,120

3,110

3,120

3,140

3,110

3,120

3,070

3,070

3,110

3,140

3,120

3,110

3,230

3,180

3,120

3,110

3,160

3,200

3,180

3,160

3,120

3,110

3,110

3,140

3,160

3,140

3,160

Sept.

3,160

3,140

3,120

3,140

3,180

4,020

3,520

3,340

3,290

3,200

3,160

3,230

3,180

3,180

3,160

3,140

3,140

3, -160

3,250

3,210

3,200

3,210

3,180

3,160

3,200

3,200

3,210

3,230

3,210

3,210

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

2,315

-

3,225

Per square 

mile

_

-

2.04

-

2.84

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

27.74

^

_

-

38.54

t Change in contents in Kottely, Chatuge, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Reservoirs.

a No gage-height reeordj discharge computed on basis of records for Apalachia Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 659

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'25", long. 83°42'25", 400 feet downstream from 

Hothouse Branch, half a mile upstream from Chatuge Reservoir, and 6.5 miles east of 

Hayesville, Clay County. Datum of gage Is 1,930.33 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--37.6 square miles.

Records available.--August 1922 to March 1924, February 194? to September 1945, October 

J.y4b to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 9.20 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

1922-24, 1942-45, 1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1949; minimum, 11 

second-feet Oct. 4, 1947 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

1.5 18 2.2 SO 3.5 425 2.O 45 3.0 254 5.O 1,050 

1.6 24 2.4 113 3.5 62O 2.2 69 3.5 424 5.5 1,290 

1.8 38 2.7 178 4.2 700 2.4 101 4.0 620 6.O 1,550 

E.O 56 3.0 259 2.7 167 4.5 825 6.8 2,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

23 

23

23 

24

23 

23 

25 

22 

22

27 

24 

22 

22 

21

21 

23 

30 

23 

22

22 

25 

25 

23 

22

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21

Nov.

23 

39 

180 

58 

58

323 

129 

a85 

67 

64

57 

52 

66 

56 

52

51 

53 

48 

311 

233

137 

144 

137 

125 

104

104 

137 

684 

461 

262

Dec.

190 

155 

178 

148 

135

186 

153 

135 

121 

108

99 

95 

90 

86 

83

138 

148 

133 

225 

180

148 

146 

131 

167

308

233 

186 

160 

205 

247 

198

Jan.

171 

151 

137 

164 

598

481 

315 

247 

206 

180

164 

151 

140 

131 

121

115 

117 

115 

125 

109

106 

140 

137 

127 

121

115 

117 

140 

125 

123 

200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

St. ..........................

ember ................... ....

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

169 

148 

135 

196 

169

151 

142 

129 

148 

277

214 

180 

162 

148 

157

305 

274 

216 

247 

227

198 

180 

164 

151

142

131 

148 

140

Second 

foot-days

710 

4,300 

4,915

34,046

5,389 

5,048 

3,457 

3,982 

3,709 

5,997 

5,903 

3,002 

3,010

49,422

Mar.

127 

121 

115 

111 

108

106 

99 

95 

99 

108

95 

90 

88 

86 

83

80 

80 

108 

88 

84

82 

104 

102 

94 

117

137 

142 

178 

171 

151 

208

Apr.

180 

155 

142 

129 

123

121 

109 

102 

97 

94

97 

136 

253 

188 

157

137 

125 

119 

109 

104

104 

108 

99 

92 

88

83 

89 

137 

225 

280

Maximum

30

684 

308

684

598 

305 

208 

280 

244 

2,080 

476 

182 

389

2,080

May

244 

225 

186 

162 

146

140 

133 

133 

133 

159

164 

144 

127 

117 

109

102 

95 

90 

88 

84

89 

85 

102 

92 

83

76 

74 

70 

67 

84 

106

Minimum

21 

23 

83

21

106 

129 

80 

83 

67 

55 

98 

64 

53

21

June

83 

75 

70 

64 

64

62 

58 

57 

56 

55

57 

55 

57 

58 

84

2,080 

485 

293 

217 

178

170 

155 

136 

148 

200

167 

165 

290 

178 

180

Mean

22.9 

143 

159

93.0

174 

180 

112 

133 

120 

200 

190 

96.8 

100

135

July

157 

139 

132 

163 

157

148 

239 

191

145 

148

145 

476 

286 

270 

238

223 

242 

339 

293

245

214 

191 

170 

153 

139

128 

117 

111 

103 

98 

103

Aug.

96 

94 

109 

105 

94

84 

81 

78 

75 

74

72 

68 

68 

64 

65

76 

182 

103 

80 

142

125 

153 

125 

103 

87

78 

74 

122 

96 

82 

147

Sept.

103 

87 

92 

87 

84

389 

235 

170 

136 

117

103 

94 

89 

82 

78

76 

74 

131 

96 

78

69 

68 

64 

61 

59

60 

60 

59 

56 

53

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.609 0.70 

3.80 4.25 

4.23 4.86

2.47 33.67

4.63 5.33 

4.79 4.99 

2.98 3.42 

3.54 3.94 

3.19 3.67 

5.32 5.93 

5.05 5.84 

2.57 2.97 

2.66 2.98

3.59 48.88

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 f8 a.m.) 906 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (5 p.m.) 1,140 seo.- 

ft.j Jan. 5 (3:3O p.m.) 1,050 sec. -ft.; June 16 (7 a.m.) 6,820 sec. -ft.; June 28 (6 a.m.) 732 sec.- 

ft.j July 7 (5:30 p.m.) 1,040 sec. -ft. j July 12 (3:30 a.m.) 1,010 sec. -ft.; Sept. 6 (6 a.m.) T98

sec.-ft..

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Hiwassee River near Presley, (Ja., and Hantahala River near Rainbow Springs.

990813 O-52-43 "
660 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°08'20", long. 83°58'50", at 

highway bridge at Tomotla, Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rodgers Creek. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--104 square miles.

Hecords available. June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1949.

Average discharge.--37 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-49), 255 second-feet.

.Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 14.65 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 15-17 (gage height, 1.72 feet).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 second-feet Nov. 19, 

1906 (gage height, 17.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet several times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--W 503: 1905-9, 1915-17. W 783: 1906(M). W 823: Drainage 

area.

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

2.6 

3.O 

3.5

4.0

231

381

607

795

1,140 

1,49O 

2,050 

2,610 

10 1 3,200

Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.O

10O 

148 

239 

388

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

598

793

962

Rote. Same as preceding table above 4.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

37 

40 

46 

41

40 

4O 

60 

44 

4O

41 

43 

39 

37

36

36 

37 

62 

46 

43

40 

50 

58 

47 

43

41 

40 

40 

39 

39 

39

Nov.

43 

48 

276 

100 

76

564 

225 

144 

116 

144

137 

118 

132 

118 

105

100 

109 

98 

632 

572

293 

339 

327 

264 

212

197 

323 

2,980 

2,400 

829

Dec.

540 

399 

532 

486 

394

572 

472 

399 

331 

286

254 

241 

228 

212 

206

316 

320 

286 

567 

49O

377 

360 

320 

481 

1,180

788 

576 

463 

640 

886 

668

Jan.

527 

435 

377 

504 

3,170

2,33O

1,050 

775 

615 

514

450 

408 

368 

337 

314

292 

314 

321 

368 

329

314 

857 

932 

681 

552

484 

454 

598 

527 

471 

757

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

mber .........................

lendar year 194E 

ary

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

700 

573 

497 

623 

569

497 

454 

4O8 

446 

932

738 

590 

510 

450 

484

972 

1.O5O 

746 

764 

742

632 

556 

497 

446 

413

38O 

404 

404

Secondfoot-days

1,323 

12,021 

14,270

91,506

20,425 

16,477 

11,199 

12,137 

8,650 

6,219 

13,73O 

5,496 

5,475

127,422

Mar.

352 

329

310 

292 

285

274 

260 

250 

250 

303

260 

246 

239 

232 

226

213 

213 

59O 

437 

352

314 

368 

372 

344 

435

433 

437 

581 

564 

497 

941

Apr.

742 

577 

492 

425 

429

40O 

368 

340 

310 

296

292 

321 

718 

606 

4 SO

408 

368 

337 

306 

288

278 

296 

270 

253 

239

232 

239 

492 

564 

771

Maximum

62 

2,98O 

1,18O

2,98O

3,170 

1,050 

941 

771 

677 

719 

1,010 

3O6 

79O

3,170

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.). Nov. 28 (8 p.m

May

677 

652 

535 

450 

396

356 

329 

303 

296 

329

285 

260 

239 

229 

222

216 

213 

197 

188 

185

188 

179 

229 

2O3 

209

176 

168 

159 

151 

185 

246

Minimum

36 

43 

206

36

292 

38O 

213 

232 

151 

116 

179 

130 

105

36

June

200 

170 

154 

146 

143

140 

130 

128 

133 

123

121 

118 

116 

' 118 

121

644 

318 

216 

179 

159

148 

173 

143 

133 

245

229 

188 

719 

372 

292

Mean

42.7 

401 

460

250

659 

588 

361 

405 

279 

207 

443 

177 

182

349

July

278 

290 

270 

258 

364

449 

408 

288 

232

548

517 

522 

951 

828 

681

6O6 

963 

1,010 

712 

552

458 

4O8 

352 

299 

267

242 

222 

206 

191 

179 

179

Aug.

173 

203 

253 

206 

191

168 

162 

156 

146 

146

168 

162 

146 

148 

130

179 

306 

2O6 

165 

165

226 

206 

200 

170 

151

138 . 

143 

159 

159 

136 

229

Per square 

mile

0.411 

3.86 

4.42

2.40

6.34 

5.65 

3.47 

3.89 

2.68 

1.99 

4.26 

1.70 

1.75

3.36

Sept.

176 

148 

143 

138 

128

790 

446 

292 

229 

197

170 

159 

148 

140 

130

130 

130 

154

259 

170

14O 

130 

126 

118 

114

114 

121 

116 

114 

105

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

4.3O 

5.10

32.72

7.30 

5.89 

4.00 

4.34 

3.09 

2.22 

4.91 

1.97 

1.96

45.55

) 5,920 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (9 p.m.) 5,250

aec.-ft.j July 1O (9:3O p.m.) 2,08O sec.-ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 661

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'28", long. 83°56'10", at county road bridge 

u.l mile downstream from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, and 2.7 

miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County. Datum of gage is 1,812.47 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--74.8 square miles.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 8.86 

reet); minimum, 44 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 4,670 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height. 11.18 

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

ETEiTEion. Occasional regulation from Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years). W 1053; 1942(M), 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.9 38 2.8 196 5.0 1,25O 2.3 86 3.2 315 

2.0 49 3.2 322 5.5 1,480 2.4 102 3.6 475 

2.1 61 3.6 482 6.0 1,660 2.6 142 4.0 670 

2.2 75 4.0 675 6.5 1,840 2.8 190 4.6 1,010 

2.5 126 4.5 950 7.1 2,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

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.

51 

50 

49 

51 

53

50 

50 

59 

49 

48

49 

49 

47 

46 

45

45 

47 

63 

48 

47

46 

50 

55 

49 

48

46 

46 

46 

45 

45 

45

Nov.

51 

97 

611 

168 

156

764 

312 

196 

156 

242

210 

170 

149 

132 

120

115 

116 

107 

557 

448

277 

267 

251 

251 

216

210 

277 

1,660 

1,020 

528

Dec.

390 

322 

359 

304 

270

312 

267 

245 

224 

204

193 

186 

175 

168 

165

204 

193 

196 

248

221

202 

199 

186 

193 

318

257 

227 

210 

300 

378 

304

Jan.

257 

233 

216 

285 

2,040

1,140 

635 

478 

398 

348

318 

298 

277 

261 

242

233 

230 

224 

239 

216

210 

230 

224 

218 

210

204 

204 

308 

251 

236 

458

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jam] 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augti 

Sept

He

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h. ...........................

... ,

ember ........................

iter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

375 

312 

277 

318 

287

261 

251 

230 

254 

500

375 

315 

287 

267 

261

440 

418 

344 

566 

552

427 

367 

329 

301 

280

264 

287 

261

Seoondfoot-days

1,51 

9,83 

7,62

64,95

11,32 

9,40 

7,99 

8,32 

6,74 

5,88 

8,65 

4,34 

4,89

86,53

Uar.

242 

233 

221 

216

213

207 

196 

191 

193 

230

199 

188 

186 

180 

175

168 

168 

216 

180 

173

168 

377 

344 

270 

326

367 

371 

443 

398 

344 

607

Apr.

444 

362 

322 

290 

284

267 

245 

230 

218

210

215 

267 

595 

426 

343

301 

277 

258 

239 

224

224 

236 

218 

207 

196

190 

193 

204 

258

378

Maximum

7 63 

I 1,660 

D 390

1 1,660

1 2,040 

S 566 

3 607 

1 595 

7 329 

3 1,010 

I 867 

7 246 

3 724

3 2,040

Peak discharge (tase, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 6 (9 a.m.

May

326 

329 

287 

261 

239

227 

218 

293 

290

315

329 

274 

242 

221 

210

196 

188 

178 

170 

168

165 

168 

226 

175 

168

151 

147 

142 

139 

151 

154

Minimum

45 

51 

165

45

204 

230 

168 

190 

139 

110 

134 

100 

88

45

June

140 

134 

127 

121 

121

121 

113 

110 

115 

112

113 

121 

155 

144 

170

1,010 

473 

264 

207 

180

170 

160 

147 

165 

283

221 

185 

172 

154 

175

Mean

48. £ 

328 

246

177

365 

336 

258 

277 

218 

196 

279 

140 

163

237

July

184 

158 

147 

142 

142

184 

175 

147 

134 

188

194 

818 

480 

366 

304

280 

315 

867 

660 

466

346 

287 

248 

227 

204

190 

175 

165 

156 

154 

151

Aug.

144 

140 

151 

139 

129

123 

119 

117 

113 

112

110 

108 

110 

100 

100

129 

190 

123 

108 

218

156 

205 

154 

127 

113

108 

104 

246 

182 

142 

227

Per square 

mile

0.654 

4.39 

3.29

2.37

4.88 

4.49 

3.45 

3.70 

2.91 

2.62 

3.73 

1.87 

2.18

3.17

Sept.

154 

132 

140 

127 

127

724 

488 

290 

224 

185

163 

147 

140 

132 

123

125 

123 

132 

125 

112

104 

104 

108 

96 

94

96 

99 

97 

94 

88

Runoff in 

inches

0.75 

4.89 

3.79

32.29

5.63 

4.68 

3.97 

4.14 

3.35 

2.92 

4.30 

2.16 

2.43

43.01

1,700 sec. -ft. j Nov. 28 (1:30 p.m.) 2,740

sec.-ft.; July 18 (5 p.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.
662 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57'55", long. 84°05'25", 0.6 mile downstream 

from Nottely Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from Dooley Creek, and \.8 miles west of Ivylog, 

Union County. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 215 square miles.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 5.95 

feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.24 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 2,830 second-feet May 25, 1944 (gage height, 6.34 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot at times in January and February 1945, July and November 1947; minimum gage height, 0.22 foot Nov. 8-10, 21, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. 

pleTely regulated by Nottely Reservoir (see p. 543).

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Plow com0.4

1.1

2.4

4.4

7.2

12

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

18

26

37

50

86

127

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

254

385

630

880

1,170

1,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

231

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

Nov.

1.0 

1.4 

2.4 

.9 

.8

1.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.8 

1.0

.9 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

10 

2.1 1'.4

Dec.

1.1

1.0

1.4 

1.1 

1.1

1.6 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

110

326 

399 

504 

504 

554

598 

598 

598 

598 

598

598 

598 

544 

472 

524 

598

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...............

nber. ..............

lendar year 1948 . . 

ary

h. ..................

1. .................

ter year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

598 

598 

444 

281 

287

470 

1,060 

1,510 

1,510 

1,500

1,490 

1,190 

572 

406 

406

406 

406 

406 

406 

410

410 

413 

413 

326 

232

202 

167 

167 

169 

169 

372

Secondfoot-days

255.6 

40.7 

8,736.4

121,552.7

17,396 

15,386 

13,702 

17,959 

7,759.2 

12,212.2 

51.7 

19,452.4 

25,034.6

137,985.8

Feb.

621 

621 

621 

621 

621

621 

463 

269 

269 

606

896 

626 

626 

626 

497

336 

336 

435

567 

567

567 

567 

567 

567 

567

567 

567 

572

Mar.

567 

567 

567 

500 

416

416 

416 

416

416 

416

416 

416 

416 

416 

416

416 

416 

416 

416 

416

416 

416 

416 

420 

420

420 

420 

424 

424 

424 

645

Apr.

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

805 

516

516 

512 

512 

512 

512

512 

512 

516 

639 

755

755 

750 

750 

626

476

476 

476 

476 

476 

476

476 

476 

476 

476 

289

Observed

Maximum

231 

10 

598

2,400

1,510 

896 

645 

1,070 

1,020 

962 

2.3 

1.090 

1,220

1,510

Minimum

0.6 

.7 

1.0

.6

167 

269 

416 

289 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

.6

Mean

8.25 

1.36 

282

332

561 

550 

442 

599 

250 

407 

1.67 

627 

834

378

C 

cc

TOl 

1

May

2.0 

303 

715 

375 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

11.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

410 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,010 

645

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.9 

191

June

472 

472 

677 

962 

962

962 

962 

962 

962 

957

957 

957 

839 

685 

398

3.9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.-4 

2.3

1.6 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.9

-hange In 

nteuts In 

tely Reserr (second- 

"oot-davs)

+4JOO 

+20,700 

+7,600

+24,200

+5,800 

+5,500 

+4,000 

+1,200 

+7 , 100 

+1,600 

+16,900 

-6,300 

-13,600

+54,600

July

1.8 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

Aug.

1.4 

1.4 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

335 

820 

820

820 

946 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

968 

653 

424 

596 

820

820 

815 

815 

815 

815

815 

815 

815 

815 

815 

815

Sept.

815 

815 

815 

815 

815

551 

1.8 

1.8 

304 

750

750 

916 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

924 

760 

760 

760 

755

755 

755 

886 

1,070 

1,070

1,140 

1,220 

1,220 

1,210 

1,190

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

141 

691 

527

398

748 

746 

571 

639 

479 

460 

547 

424 

381

528

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.656 0.75 

3.21 3.59 

2.45 2.83

1.85 25.22

3.48 4.01 

3.47 3.61 

2.66 3.06 

2.97 3.31 

2.23 2.57 

2.14 2.39 

2.54 2.93 

1.97 2.28 

1.77 1.98

2.46 33.31
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 663

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn. 

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07'57", long. 84°20'37", half a mile north of

Turtletown, Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and

6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,490.61 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. 26.9 square miles. 

Kecoras available. May 1934 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.--15 years, 47.0 second-feet. 

sxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 905 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.93 feet):

minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 14-17 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet (revised) Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height,

6.18 feet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated:

Water-Supply 

Paper

803, 853... 

1053........

1083.-. ......

Water 

year

1936 

1946

1947

Date

Feb. 4

Jan. 20

Gage height 

(feet)

5.98 

5.56

6.18

Discharge 

( second-feet )

924

1,000

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station 

Kevisions. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods computed by using rate of 

change of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.94 15 2.0 155 3.3 363 

1.0 19 2.3 330 3.7 4O3 

1.3 34 2.5 362 4.0 435 

1.5 69 2.9 318 4.3 469

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

17 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

31 

18 

17

17 

30 

32 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Nov.

18 

33 

65 

38 

24

111 

38 

38 

25 

43

32 

38 

36 

35 

33

33 

34 

23 

180 

108

48 

55 

44 

40 

34

36 

59 

* k475 

k326 

107

Dec.

73 

59 

80 

64 

57

98 

68 

60 

53 

48

43 

43 

41 

40 

38

81 

56 

49 

70 

55

49 

54 

47 

94 

143

87 

69 

61 

80 

68 

59

Jan.

54 

53 

53 

95 

k465

307 

143 

110 

94 

82

76 

74 

70 

68 

65

62 

74 

69 

74 

65

64 

155 

161 

110 

94

87 

82 

90 

78 

74 

134

Feb.

103 

89 

84 

103 

89

81 

84 

76 

81 

165

115 

98 

90 

86 

89

151 

132 

105 

117 

105

97 

93 

86 

82 

80

76 

84 

81

u/-n *v. SeoondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

toy 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

Ws

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

lary

53E 

2, HE 

1,98£

............ 17,43"

iiary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

3,37Z 

3,71C 

3,414 

' 2,69C 

3,35£ 

1,54C 

1,57] 

1,384 

1,53J

iter year 1948-49 ............ 34,01£

Mar.

74 

73 

70 

69 

68

66 

64 

64 

68 

83

68 

65 

64 

63 

63

61 

63 

97 

72 

66

64 

74 

69 

65 

80

69 

81 

103 

89 

82 

262

Apr.

131 

103 

94 

86 

92

86 

78 

74 

70 

69

69 

78 

143 

100 

86

80 

76 

74 

69 

68

68 

73 

68 

64 

61

60 

64 

166 

173 

177

Maximum

> 23 

475 

143

475

465 

) 165 

262 

177 

1 141 

) 89 

103 

133 

299

475

Peak discharge (base, 300 sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (9 p.m.)

May

130 

141 

112 

98 

89

84 

80 

75 

76 

75

76 

69 

66 

64 

64

65 

62 

60 

59 

59

60 

57 

57 

64 

64

56 

55 

54 

53 

68 

66

Mininum

15 

18 

38

15.

53 

76 

61 

60 

53 

44 

33 

31 

32

15

June

56 

53 

50 

48 

48

48 

46 

48 

47 

45

46 

47 

48 

48 

46

89 

63 

49 

46 

44

44 

46 

46 

55 

54

48 

52 

80 

54 

47

Mean

17.3 

70.6 

64.1

47.6

106 

96.8 

77.9 

90.0 

72.8 

51.3 

50.7 

44.6 

51.1

65.8

July

44 

59 

44 

43 

42

46 

53 

41 

38 

43

53 

71 

52 

60 

54

103 

62 

61 

59 

56

74 

68 

49 

43 

41

40

37 

36 

34 

33 

32

Aug.

32 

50 

133 

56 

48

41 

37 

37 

35 

34

32 

32 

32 

32

31

62 

82 

46 

40 

37

37 

47 

43 

37 

34

32 

32 

52 

42 

35 

64

Sept.

45 

37 

40 

40

36

k299 

102 

64 

53 

48

44 

43 

41 

40 

37

40 

40

42 

50 

42

36 

35 

34 

32 

32

34 

37 

37 

38 

34

Per square Runoff in 

 ile inches

0.643 0.74 

2.62 2.93 

2.38 2.75

1.77 24.08

3.94 4.52 

3.60 3.75 

2.90 3.34 

3.35 3.73 

2.71 3.12 

1.91 2.13 

1.88 2.17 

1.66 1.91 

1.90 2.12

2.45 33.21

377 sec. -ft. j Nov. 28 (6 p.m.) 905 sec. -ft.

Jan. 5 (5:30 p.m..

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
664 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47'24", long. 84°14'24", 1.4 miles upstream from 

Shallow Ford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of 

Dial, Pannin County. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 177 square miles.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 36 years, 487 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 8.13 

reetj; minimum, 158 second-feet Oct. 29-31 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

1913-49: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet July 9, 1916 (gage height, 10.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 60 second-feet 

Sept. 6, 1925 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 893: 1932(M).

Elating table, water year 1943-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 125 2.0 540 4.0 1,780 

1.0 182 2.5 795 5.0 2,650 

1.3 263 3.0 1,080 5.5 3,140 

1.6 370 3.5 1,410 5.8 3,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

184 

175 

178 

173 

180

178 

178 

210 

178 

173

173 

178 

169 

167 

164

162 

167 

204 

175 

171

164 

178 

197 

175 

167

169 

162 

160 

158 

158 

158

Nov.

1S9 

221 

1,280 

350 

316

1,150 

490 

362 

306 

430

398 

330 

312 

279 

266

257 

273 

251 

918 

883

531 

610 

585 

555 

477

477 

635 

3,220 

2,550 

1,270

Dec.

927 

790 

850 

730

S70

850 

705 

665 

610 

565

540 

522 

508 

495 

490

630 

630 

575 

685 

615

590 

590 

540 

531 

773

640 

580 

555 

756 

944 

751

Jan.

675 

630 

600 

700 

3,480

g2,560 

gl,530 

gl,200 

gl,080 

g990

g922 

g883 

839 

800 

762

730 

730 

710 

778 

690

670 

784 

746 

695 

670

645 

645 

861 

725 

685 

1,070

Feb.

922 

812 

756 

922 

828

756 

735 

695 

768 

1,260

984 

861 

795 

762 

768

1,260 

1,130 

944 

1,260 

1,270

1,060 

966 

910 

861 

828

795 

883 

812

Hnnth SOOOnd-

*onth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber........................ .

5,38. 

20,15 

20,30

lendar year 1948 ............ 173,95

ary . . .

1.. .........................

st ...........................

ember ............. ........

29,48! 

25,60 

22,58! 23,70* 

18,48 

14,30 

20,01 

20,46 

14,57

ter year 1948-49 ............ 235,04

liar.

762 

740 

715 

700 

690

680 

655 

640 

650 

762

655 

630 

610 

605 

590

570 

570 

746 

S25 

585

575 

920 

905 

735 

861

817 

806 

938 

866 

812 

1,170

Apr.

984 

872 

812 

762 

768

751 

700 

680 

655 

640

640 

790 

1,520 

1,100 

916

834 

778 

751 

715 

695

710 

790 

705 

665 

640

630 

640 

650 

839 

1,070

Maximum

5 210 

L 3,220

> 944

5 3,220

5 3,480 

5 1,270 

5 1,170 

I 1,520 

L 916 

5 1,040 

5 1,120 

> 3,460 

3 1,070

3 3,480

Peak discharge ('base. 2,400 sec. -ft.-). Nov. 28 f5 o.m

May

916 

910 

812 

756 

725

700 

690 

665 

675 

675

640 

630 

590 

580 

565

550 

536 

522 

513 

513

508 

495 

513 

495 

508

468 

454 

450 

442 

495 

490

Minimum

158 

169 

490

158

600 

695 

570 

630 

442 

362 

406 

358 

350

158

June

450 

430 

418 

402 

398

390 

386 

386 

382 

374

394 

402 

442 

438 

464

1,040 

605 

459 

418 

390

390 

402 

362 

422 

730

560 

654 

725 

513 

477

Mean

174 

672 

65E

47E

95] 

914 

72J 

79C 

596 

477 

646 

66C 

486

644

July

454 

482 

442 

430 

454

504 

526 

459 

406 

418

442 

1,060 

1,100 

570 

740

883 

949 

1,030 

1,090 

1,120

850 

735 

665 

650 

580

550 

522 

500 

482 

468 

454

Aug.

442 

464 

570 

450 

426

410 

398 

390 

386 

390

386 

366 

358 

358 

358

625 

3,460 

1,240 

778 

878

894 

7 58 

715 

645 

595

560 

531 

751 

655 

.560 

655

Per sqi»ars 

mile

0.983 

3.80 

3.70

2.68

5.37 

5.16 

4.12 

4.46 

3.37 

2.69 

3.65 

3.73 

2.75

3.64

) 5,290 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (7 p.m.

Sept.

560 

518 

508 

495 

482

1,070 

828 

640 

580

536

504 

486 

468 

454 

442

434 

434

446 

477 

418

398 

390 

402 

374 

370

370 

382 

378 

382 

350

Runoff in 

inches

1.13 

4.23

4.27

36.54

6.20 

5.38 

4.75 

4.98 

3.88 

3.01 

4.21 

4.30 

3.06

49.40

) 4,990

Bee.-ft.] Aug.

g Computed from graph based on bl-hourly radio-gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 665

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°53'14", long. 84°17<07", three-eighths of a mile 

downstream from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2i miles west of Morgantown, and 2j miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Pannin County. Datum of gage is 1,538 77 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936

Drainage area. 233 square miles.

uecoras available. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1949 in reporw~or~BeoTogical Survey. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 

1924 (prior to April 1913, revised) in Tennessee Division of Gteology Bulletin 34 

published as Toccoa River near Morganton.

Average discharge.--36 years (1913-49), 584 second-feet (unadjusted)

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height 5 35 

FeeTT; minimum, 5.8 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 0.83 foot); minimum,daily 6 7 

second-feet Aug. 10, 11.

1913-49: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet July 9, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feetno flow Dec. 6, 1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 second-feet, which are good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge Reservoir (see p. 544)

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.85

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

6.7

9.3

15

29

52

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

90

148

217

420

660

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

910

1,180

1,480

1,870

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

931

890

204

99O

1,070

1,110

1,000

986

982

108

534

869

943

890

536

12

12

462

504

731

997

766

649

11

510

393

629

642

805

750

610

Nov.

276

361

194

11

13

27

20

22

257

118

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

123

453

379

-

Dec.

13

128

92

73

13

13

139

128

123

324

15

16

28

39

15

367

248

402

167

505

265

4 2O

256

699

277

17

180

663

649

576

103

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

Janusry. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.. ................

May. Ifnv ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

75

251

81O

284

935

1,280

1,210

551

127

992

1,020

1,020

993

715

421

19

229

378

663

359

725

54O

19

325

797

1,010

994

962

261

85

1,070

Feb.

630

82O

995

988

374

19

668

53O

890

938

997

202

20

364

152

192

506

246

258

276

520

283

338

763

623

21

21

1,110

_

-

Mar.

8O3

487

776

524

532

21

1,130

1,220

1,190

1,200

959

20

19

1,220

1,250

1,250

1.25O

48O

21

21

1,240

1,220

1,26O

1,250

276

21

20

1,240

1,170

955

441

Apr.

291

21

731

998

1,06O

995

855

845

753

446

722

7O9

736

1,900

1,040

801

66O

937

550

722

857

811

613

774

798

836

915

834

866

1,240

Observed

forays 

20,526 1,110

2 441 453

6)953 699

177,624.1 1,400

19,120 1,280

13,744 1,110

23,466 1,260

24,316 1,900

27,526 1,280

22,054 1,200

16,367 1,020

26,620.4 1,870

29,741 1,540

232,874.4 1,900

Minimum

11

10

13

9.3

19

19

19

21

19

20

21

6. 7

23

6.7

Mean

662

81.4

224

485

617

491

757

811

888

735 E-OQ

859

991

638

May

1,280

1,180

1.22O

1,100

796

769

784

834

824

766

8O3

796

809

804

816

6O7

700

925

976

946

747

19

1,200

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,190

763

22

1,120

1,110

June

 1,200

1,080

1,190

1,020

20

950

849

845

744

828

922

22

800

743

695

64

672

697

22

834

842

944

932

922

919

22

947

930

666

733

-

Change in contents in Blue

Ridge Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-

+37,200

-

4-49,200

July

811

45O

22

707

736

789

351

517

396

21

823

849

785

390

480

21

22

22

777

776

277

707

23

23

781

927

950

975

916

1,020

23

Aug.

1,000

1,310

1,420

818

965

972

23

21

17

6.7

6.7

685

1,870

681

1,210

1,250

1,150

889

1,090

1,040

23

1,140

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,040

1,060 '

23

1,150

1,060

1,160

Sept.

662

661

649

23

969

704

383

a450

a450

a480

70

al,36O

al,380

al,530

al,530

al,540

al,160

a470

al,420

al,340

al,350

al,410

al,400

al,390

al,240

al,250

al,170

al,100

al,180

al,020

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean f»«E?n

-

587 2.52

I -

773 3.32

Runoff In 

inches

-

34.29

I

45.02

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
Ocuce River at Copperhill, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 34°59'D9", long. 84°22'36", 0.2 

mile apstream from Plghtlngtown Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk 

CO'inty. Datum of ga^e is 1,445.28 feet above mean sea level, dat un of 1929, supplementary ad.Iuctment of 1936.

Drainage area.--352 square miles.

Kecords available.--March 1303 to December 1913, October 1918 to .-.u^ust 1925 (gage heights 

only), and November 1942 to September 1949 in reoorts of Geological Survey. March 1903 

to September 1924 (March 1903 to December 1911, revised, gage heights only after December 1P13) In Tennessee Division of Geology B illetin 34.

Average discharge.--14 years (1303-6, 1907-10. 1911-13, 1943-49), 847 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 7.23 

feet"); minimum daily, 82 second-feet, Oct. 17.

1903-13, 1918-25, 194C-49: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 feet Nov. 19, 1906, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 second-feet Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge Reservoir (see p. 544).

Revisions.--See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of backwater 

(ga^e height, in feet, anl discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 1. '

1,780 

2,470 

3,78O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day Oct.

1 1 1,080

2 1 908

3

4

5

6

7

8 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

4O6

7 4O

1,120

1,170

1,060

1,040

1,030

442

571

668

996

912

744

232

82

398

558

841

936

1,000

840

205

446

502

595

789

687

860

772

Nov

480

381

612

232

127

432

232

150

378

318

186

150

143

130

123

121

126

118

519

377

214

227

210

189

166

164

289

C3,700

C2.000

860

-

Dec.

389

,20

418

528

508

389

356

430

361

514

262

220

207

218

226

598

589

672

520

604

535

690

385

1,050

730

406

370

947

850

1,030

422

Month

October. ...............

November. ............ .

December. ...........

Calendar year 1948 .

January. ...... . ....

February ......... . . .

March....... ... .. .

April..... ..... . .

May. ............ ... .

June ...... . . ... ... .

July. ........... . .

August ........... ....

September. ........... .

Water year 1948-49

Jan.

c;,

C2 ,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

372

Feb.

1,100

170 1,_

910 1,3

850 1,4

700

300

990

170

10

.0

50

9OO

3

7

1.0

559' 1,0

19

70

DO

iO

280 1,710

380

370

560

1,100

709

338

158

:82

337

762

904

1,

i

L40

144

1,170

1,290

1 ;

l|;

t

'

70

00

72

86

1,500

1,4'a

4

:o

32

52

502

7

8

1,0

7

:o

,.-

70

78

30

889

1,000

7

1,1'

,7

4

iO

948

446

3£

1,3]

_

-

9

0

Mar.

1,2'9

1,0

8

20

13

50

52

811

~

1,1

1,5

1,5

77

10

30

30

1,620

1,500

3

2

73

34

1,240

1.5 30

1,500

1,4

1,1

30

5O

284

1,260

1,5

1,3

1,5

8<

3'

3J

l,rC

1,2

,0

,0

3

>3

0

0

0

1,170

Apr.

 

571

917

May

-i.cco

June

1,320

1,830 1,380

1.490 1,580

1,200 I,o40 1,170

1,150, 1,100 509

1,420 1,080 861

1,080 987 1,080

1,11O 1,100 1,020

1,080 1,120 1,030

943 1,050 949

852

1,060

971 1,110

1.030, 231

2,550| 1,010

2,.70| 1,0^0

1,460

1,330

1,070

1,190

1,110

913

1,060

1,170

975

977

1,040

1,110

1,230

1,230

1,350

1,810

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

2^,630

13 354

15^445

258,167

33,405

25,748

33,272 

36,377

35,166

27,416

23 333

34^304

333,016

Maximum

1,170

3,700

1,050

3,700

3,700

1,710

1,630

2,550

1 , 850

1 , 360

1,170 

2,010

1,850

3,700

Minimum

82

118

207

82

338

349

284

371

444 

220

1 97

149

194

82

Mean

730

445

498

705

1,078

920

1,073

1,213

1,134 

914

753

1,051

1,143

912

1,040

1,030

793

1,020

1,170

1,060

926

485

1,160

1,550

1,340

1,410

1,300

990

144

1,120

1,340

957

912

862

444

953

873

220

952

988

,030

,050

,060

,190

282

,020

,040

736

804

-

Change in con 

tents in Blue

Ridge Reservoir (secondfoot-days)

-

+37,200

~

+.19,200

July

1,1-10

722

252

924

996

1,050

608

670

526

197

935

1,060

1.1CO

760

761

360

Aug.

948

1,340

1,840

1,330

866

1,250

324

180

188

149

190

1,440

2,010

1,150

1,090

1,510

307 1 1,560

3071 1.020

1,050

1,170

568

896

250

207

869

988

948

1,110

1,040

1,170

332

1,090

1,150

428

996

1,420

1,340

1,330

1,170

1,170

347

1,020

1,230

1,710

Sept.

1,120

764

784

194

879

1,850

668

588

672

667

266

,130

,140

,550

,580

,570

,330

612

,600

,440

,490

,490

,490

,550

,190

,490

,240

,170

,260

,230

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean Permfleare

-

807 2.29

1,047 2.97

Runoff in 

inches

-

31.21

-.0.38

c Backwater from Fightingtown C 

nd stage of Fightingtown Creek.

ek; rating discharge adjusted on basis of 1 discharge measurement
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 667

Ocoee River at Emf , Term.

Locat Ion. --Water- stage recorder, lat. 35°05'48", long. 84°32'07" 700 feet downstream

rronrTennessee Valley Authority power plant, half a mile upstream from Emf, Polk County

?2t? if ^aPo31" fro? Goforth Creek ' Datum of ^e is 837 - 88 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area. --524 square miles. 

uecoras available. --January 1913 to September 1949 

Average discharge .--36 years, 1,224 second-feet (unadjusted) 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height 11 18

1 eet ) ; minimum daily, 41 second-feet Nov. 14.

1913-49: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet July 10, 1916 (gage height 13 7

felt Juir°28rai944 CUI>Ve extended above 17 ' 000 second-feet; minimum daily, 5.0 secondRemarks . --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

&nd ° C °ee N°' 3 Reservoirs ( see P- 544 ). and by power plant

°f TenneSS6e

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Authority.

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

54

76

104

170

248

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

5.0

347

536

770

1,060

1,930

6.0 

7.0

3,500

5,700

9,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,140

1,170

1,140

1,160

1,120

1,120

116

a820

al,140

1,090

1,060

763

734

128

779

788

790

1,120

792

773

49

751

801

965

898

821

836

774

Nov.

774

774

900

1,100

779

820

659

751

799

1,100

841

706

385

41

401

610

471

440

729

1,640

1,120

990

1,340

901

677

675

696

7,710

5,720

2,060

-

Dec.

1,860

1,410

1,030

493

96

1,500

1,200

1,210

1,290

1,240

309

299

831

831

846

944

1,050

867

1,420

1,340

1,140

1,190

1,110

1,140

1,970

1,430

1,330

1,200

1,290

1,770

1,710

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. ................

April. .................

may. Mav ...................

June. ..................

July..... ..............

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

1,

1,

9,

5,

3,

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

040

100

140

370

330

290

830

180

340

420

570

530

570

800

710

X.100

1,1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Secondfoot-days

26,978

36,609

35,346

426,646

66,110

53,040

54,190

59 , 480

54,580

38, 630

39, 682

42,336

48,130

555,111

500

490

520

550

720

910

780

940

770

740

800

750

750

740

830

Feb.

2,040

2,360

1,890

3,080

2,750

1,140

1,460

1,740

1,740

2,460

2,560

1,810

1,760

1,740

1,760

1,940

1,890

1,400

1,440

2,400

1,960

1,770

1,750

1,720

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,560

_

-

Mar.

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,680

1,620

1,680

1,670

1,670

1,680

1,710

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,680

1,770

1,730

1,700

1,670

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,750

3,020

Apr.

2,040

1,790

1,750

1,720

1,740

2,210

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,720

2,760

3,330

3,210

1,680

1,670

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,640-

1,630

1,630

2,940

2,360

3,680

-

Observed

Maximum

1,170

7,710

1,970

7,710

9,330

3,080

3,020

3,680

3,570

1,640

1,570

1,630

2,100

9,330

Minimum

49

41

96

41

1,040

1,140

1,620

1,630

1,210

1,210

650

692

1,460

41

Mean

870

1,220

1,140

1,166

2,133

'_. 

, 983

,761

' 

*,__

1^604

1,521

May

3,570

2,200

2,180

June

1,640

1,630

1,340

1,8301 1,310

1,960

1,750

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,770

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,220

1,210

1,700

1,680

1,670

1,680

1,670

1,670

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,250

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,330

1,290

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,290

1,370

1,290

1,280

1,440

1,340

1,210

1,250

1,220

1,210

-

Change In 

contents

(second-footdays)t

_

-

+37,900

-

+49,700

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,240

,290

,190

,210

,220

,220

,220

,220

69

,190

,210

,310

,310

,360

,350

,570

,290

,270

,330

,330

,330

,370

992

650

980

,390

,530

,510

,480

,460

,440

Aug.

1,540

1,6

1,5

1,4

30

20

80

1,270

1,420

1,4

1,1

6

20

90

92

356

1,000

8

1,1

1,4

68

30

60

1,460

1,500

1,5

1,5

al,4

30

00

20

al,420

al,430

al,4

al,4

1,4

20

20

50

1,430

1,400

1,4

1,4

1,5

1,4

20

60

40

90

1,590

Sept.

1,500

1,460

1,590

1,590

1,580

2,100

1,640

1,540

1,570

1,570

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,510

1,590

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,580

1,570

1,620

1,510

1,800

1,590

1,580

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

1,269

-

1,657

Persq^are

_

-

2.42

-

3.16

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

32.97

-

42.93

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ocoee No. 3 Dam. 

t Change In contents In Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Reaervolrs.
668 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Octree River at Parksville, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 05'48", long. 84°39'15", 0.4 mile downstream 

rrom dam and Ocoee No. 1 power plant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk 

County. Datum of gage is 716.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 595 square miles.

Records available.--January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--33 years, 1,270 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 16.03 

TeeTT; minimum, 115 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.00 feet); minimum daily, 126 

second-feet Oct. 3.

1911-16. 1921-49: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 

18.32 feet); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville 

Heservoirs (see p. 544).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

115

150

195

250

375

3.7 

4.0 

4.8 

6.0 

7.0

520

760

1,490

2,710

3,850

8.0

10.2

12.3

5,050

7,900

10,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,370

188

1Z6

1,420

1,390

1,330

1,510

1,440

302

195

1,340

1,320

1,370

1,260

1,080

206

195

900

906

933

794

746

228

206

892

950

1,010

874

896

222

212

Nov.

902

882

931

917

688

222

223

804

958

1,050

1,330

1,330

200

195

798.

738

392

404

378

722

986

1,790

2,090

1,200

206

1,340

186

5,730

10, 700

3,980

-

Dec.

2,880

2,030

1,990

816

190

1,670

1,710

1,570

1,720

1,590

238

194

1,510

1,290

1,300

1,460

1,240

826

850

1,660

1,840

1,720

1,620

1,370

969

298

1,520

1,950

1,860

1,820

1,770

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April.. ................

May....................

June ...................

July.. .................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

796

(

1.5

1.5

>40

40

40

3,930

7,840

5,]

4,C

3,4

50

530

130

2,390

1,940

1,5

2.C I,'

50

70

90

1,520

289

1,£

l.C 1,"

10

90

70

1,820

1,740 1,"

1.5

l.£

30

10

60

2,000

2,020

2,J

2,4

l,£

1,3

40

40

70

30

2,150

Secondfoot-days

25,811

42,472

43,471

455,737

69

55^910

54,559

64,, 058

51,291

38,606 

38,375

42,753 

48,164

575,095

Feb.

2,460

2,280

2,160

1,860

2,090

1,920

1,840

2,310

2,400

2,410

2,430

1,820

502

1,860

2,100

2,220

2,090

2,060

2,430

1,840

1,900

2,300

1,980

2,150

2,040

1,910

498

2,050

_

_

-

Mar.

2,410

2,400

2,420

2,020

1,850

228

2,050

2,040

1,880

2,040

2,040

1,270

412

1,990

2,050

1,950

2,060

2,060

1,700

177

1,920

1,960

1,920

1,950

1,960

1,930

172

1,940

1,920

1,910

1,930

Apr.

2,060

2,140

1,960

2,120

2,780

2,800

2,790

2,850

2,860

2,050

2,740

2,240

2,290

2,890

2,860

2,110

180

2,420

2,100

1,990

1,960

2,080

1,900

168

1,890

1,930

1,970

1,970

1,920

2,040

- j

Observed

Maximum

1,510

10, 700

2,880

10, 700

7,840

2 460 2)420 2j 890

2,740

1,950

2 440

2 040 2)410

10, 700

Minimum

126

186

190

118

289

498

172

1 AS> ±Oc

200

186

195 

195

126

Mean

833

1,416

1,402

1,245

2, 246

1,997

1,760

2,135

1, 655

1 287

1, 238

1 379 lieos

1,576

May

2,010

2,740

2,670

2,660

2,660

2,700

2,740

1,420

1,860

1,830

1,850

1,830

1,850

1,850

182

1,590

1,430

1,440

1,410

1,390

208

604

1,620

1,510

1,590

1,610

1,570

195

222

2,030

2,020

June

1,950

1,940

1,940

202

200

1,900

1,590.

1,630

1,540

1,570

270

206

1,560

1,540

1,530

1,840

1,810

976

200

1,650

1,570

1,340

1,480

1,040

542

200

1,480

1,610

1,720

1,580

-

Change in 

contents

( second-footdays )t

-

+37,900

~

~

~

~

~

~

~

.

+48,400

July

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

550

190

200

SCO

540

350

470

390

805

186

440

540

440

360

660

320

540

350

960

960

070

888

186

186

310

470

540

580

520

679

195

Aug.

1,580

1,800

1,930

1,840

1,930

1,890

1,090

1,600

1,100

1,160

1,210

1,280

444

195

1,510

1,570

1,410

1,580

1,650

217

200

1,750

1,810

1,820

2,010

1,990

302

195

1,670

'1,980

2,040

Sept.

2,060

2,410

727

195

1,390

1,910

1,980

2,100

2,090

2,080

200

2,040

1,750

1,990

2,120

2,020

800

195

2,110

1,920

2,040

1,850

2,020

883

414

2,110

1,880

1,700

1,670

1,510

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

1,349

~

~

"

~

~

"

~

.

1,708

Per square 

mile

-

2.27

~

~

~

~

~

-

~

.

2.87

Runoff in 

inches

-

30.85

~

"

"

~

~

-

~

.

38.97

t Change in contents in Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Reservoirs.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 669

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysvllle, Ga.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58'53", long. 84°23'12", 0.2 mile upstream from 

county highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCaysville, 

Pannin County. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.--70.9 square miles.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,140 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.17 

reet); minimum, 45 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 5,280 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 11.32 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 1947 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.45 51 2.3 216 6.0 1,560 

1.5 5S 2.6 312 7.0 2,OOO 

1.6 72 3.0 460 8.1 2,590 

1.8 106 4.O 87O 

2.0 147 5.0 1,210

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septenber 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

59 

61 

66 

59

59 

59 

69 

59 

58

58 

58 

55 

55 

54

52 

51 

65 

57 

54

54 

58 

71 

59 

57

54 

54 

54 

52 

51 

51

NOT.

52 

79 

345 

104 

85

407 

170 

122 

101 

186

162 

130 

118 

108 

99

95 

101 

92 

749 

582

271 

267 

230 

198 

177

175 

264 

3,560 

1,580 

660

Dec.

472 

389 

400 

334 

302

378 

312 

284 

358 

239

222 

316 

208 

201 

198

319 

305 

258 

305 

261

239 

248 

236 

239 

348

280 

258 

242 

326 

348 

294

Jan.

261 

248 

245 

417 

2,420

1,310 

782 

616 

528 

472

430 

404 

381 

363 

337

326 

348 

363 

392 

334

330 

512 

488 

418 

378

348 

337 

449 

370 

344 

568

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

"ay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her.............. ...........

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry ....

uary

h... .........................

1........................... .

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

472 

407 

378 

452 

411

374 

355 

334 

352 

632

496 

426 

396 

370 

374

596 

556 

460 

592 

552

476 

433 

404 

385 

366

348 

385 

363

Seoondfoot-days

1,7S4 

10,261 

8.91J

73,195

15,515 

12,14E 9,05" 

8.77E 

7,103 

4,54C 

5,67C 

4,364 

4,394

92,53°

Mar.

330 

319 

305 

294 

288

277 

267 

261 

267 

323

271 

355 

248 

242 

236

228 

225 

388 

277 

348

239 

334 

312 

277 

305

280 

284 

330 

305 

294 

548

Apr.

418 

352 

326 

302 

330

323 

284 

267 

255 

248

248 

294 

407 

334 

294

277 

264 

251 

242 

233

236 

280 

245 

230 

222

216 

228 

245 

396 

528

MaxiBun

1= 71 

2,560 

472

2,560

2,420 

) 632 

548 

528 

426 

211 

) 333 

L 338 

690

2,560

Peak discharge (base, 1.2OO sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (7:30 B

sec. -ft. j Jan. 5 (s p.m.; 5,z7'o sec. -ft. j Sept. 6 [9 a.m.

Hay

396 

426 

348 

312 

291

274 

261 

251 

261 

248

239 

225 

216 

211 

211

206 

198 

189 

186 

184

182 

177 

184 

184 

198

173 

168 

164 

160 

186 

194

Minimum

51 

52 

198

51

345 

334 

225 

21B 

160 

122 

126 

102 

99

51

June

168 

160 

153 

149 

147

145 

139 

141 

143 

136

151 

155 

155 

141 

139

211 

153 

141 

132 

128

132 

128 

122 

122 

186

186 

147 

204 

177 

149

Mean

57.5 

343 

288

200

501 

434 

292 

292 

229 

151 

183 

141 

146

254

July

143 

158 

143 

145 

184

218 

204 

162 

151 

149

145 

204 

323 

284 

261

230 

230 

236 

235 

216

194 

175 

164 

168 

153

145 

136 

132 

130 

126 

126

Aug.

124 

164 

338 

175 

151

139 

132 

126 

126 

120

120 

116 

114 

110 

106

151 

177 

147 

126 

120

116 

128 

124 

116 

110

106 

102 

122 

122 

104 

332

Per square 

 lie

0.811 

4.82 

4.06

2.82

7.07 

6.12 

4.12 

4.12 

3.23 

2.13 

2.58 

1.99 

2.06

3.58

.m.) 1,510 sec. -ft. j Nov. 28 8 

) 1,220 sec. -ft.

Sept.

153 

126 

120 

118 

116

690 

284 

198 

168 

153

141 

130 

126 

122 

116

116 

116 

114 

120 

112

104 

104 

104 

99 

99

101 

112 

112 

118 

102

Runoff in 

inches

0.94 

5.39 

4.68

38.42

8.14 

6.37 

4.75 

4.60 

3.73 

2.38 

2.97 

2.29 

2.30

48.54

p.m.) 5,140
670 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 35°00'54", long. 84°22'58", 50 

feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 1? miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, 

and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,492.51 feet above mt;n sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 13.0 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 26.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.04 

reet}; minimum discharge, 9.4 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 7,080 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage-height, 7.2 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum dally, 2.8 second-feet 

June 16, 17, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge Includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee

River. Diurnal fluctuation caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plants above station.

Hating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 14 3.0 138 

1.4 28 3.4 198 

1.8 43 3.8 290 

2.2 63 4.0 350 

2.6 95 4.2 43O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

18 

19 

18

18 

19 

17 

17 

18

19

17 

17 

17 

17

15 

16 

14 

12 

f!3

12 

18 

d!7 

14

15

f!5 

d!4 

d!3 

d!4

die

14

Nov.

17 

64 

78 

24 

24

f!40 

30 

26 

23 

71

27 

24 

24 

22 

22

22 

20 

18 

f242 

76

31 

53 

27 

23

21

49 

32 

f431 

f!91 

f66

Dec.

42 

38 

51 

36 

46

49 

39 

34 

33 

29

28 

29 

30 

28 

28

54 

34 

34 

46 

35

32 

37 

32 

52 

58

40 

38 

35 

48 

39 

34

Jan.

33 

33 

37 

84 

298

87 

64 

55 

48 

45

41 

41 

39 

37 

36

36 

45 

39 

44 

36

39 

84 

63 

50 

46

43 

44 

48 

39 

43 

78

Feb.

51 

45 

43 

57 

45

42 

42 

39 

48 7"6

52 

44 

42 

42 

48

78 

57 

50 

f62 

51

48 

44 

42 

42 

40

39 

49 

42

Month SeccndMonln foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

 ay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..................... ....

mber .........................

mber ......................

49 

1,91 

1,18

lendar year 1948 ............ 12,53

&ry

h...... ......................

1. ....................

st ...................

ter year 1948-49 ......

1,75 

1,36 

1,22 

1,53 

1,25 

1,00 

1,37 

1,18 

1,01

..... 15,31

Mar.

37 

37 

36 

36 

35

35 

34 

33 

40 

48

37 

35 

35 

35 

34

33 

34 

45 

34 

33

33 

45 

37 

34 

41

35 

46 

54 

41 

43 

94

Apr.

50 

42 

42

41 

46

38 

35 

34 

32 

32

37 

54 

108 

49 

42

37 

35 

33 

32 

32

35 

38 

32 

30 

34

29 

33 

d251

123 

78

Maximum

3 19 

3 431 

3 58

7 431

5 298

D 78 

3 94 

1 251 

1 70 

I 95 

5 141 

5 107 

i 193

L 431

May

70 

63 

54 

47 

45

42 

41 

40 

50 

49

43 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

35 

34 

33 

33

34 

33 

40 

37 

34

33 

32 

31

31 

46 

37

Minimum

12 

17 

28

12

33 

39 

33 

29 

31 

24 

26 

23 

22

12

June

34 

32

31 

30 

30

31 

24 

29 

28 

28

32 

34 

33 

30 

32

95 

37 

32 

29 

29

35 

30 

29 

31 

41

30 

34 

34 

29 

29

Mean

16.] 

63. £ 

38.:

34.:

56.6 

48. £ 

39. £ 

51.] 

40.4 

33.4 

44.4 

38.2 

33. £

41. £

July

104 

49 

34 

32 

45

104 

41 

32 

29 

38

39 

35 

42 

41 

141

62 

41 

45 

34 

61

37 

33 

32 

30 

30

29 

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

Aug.

29 

88 

107 

40 

35

30 

30 

32 

27 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

57 

82 

32 

28 

27

28 

34 

26 

27 

25

23 

23

37 

27 

24 

107

Sept.

30 

26 

29 

25 

34

193 

48 

37 

32 

30

29 

29 

28 

27 

26

27 

26 

29 

34 

25

24 

24 

23 

23 

22

27 

28 

29 

26 

24

Per square Runoff In 

mile inches

d Computed fi*om doubtful gage-height record.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 671

South Chlckamauga Creek near Chlckamauga, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°00'50", long. 85°12'27", a third of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 11, ij miles south of Chlckamauga, Hamilton County, 

6 miles east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 651.12 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.. 428 square miles.

Kecoras available. October 1928 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge. 21 years, 694 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage height, 19.83 

TeeTT; minimum, 86 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1928-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 29, 1948; minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 8, 

1941; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot Sept. 10, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Revisions (water year). W 853: 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Jan. 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to July 18 July 19 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

91

109

148

252

415

2.7

7.0

10.0

11.0

701

2,540

3,970

4,620

12.0

13.5

15.5

18.0

11.5 5,130

5,820

8,490

13,000

19,700

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

148

196

250

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

374

510

701

19.8 24,800 Note. Same as precedIng table above 2.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

130 

120 

113 

132 

144

118 

111 

111 

109 

117

96 

109 

105 

105 

102

102

105 

118 

117 

113

115 

118 

124 

118 

118

118 

115 

118 

111 

124 

118

Nov.

115 

132 

884 

838 

290

1,160 

1,270 

469 

328 

345

449 

322 

272 

244 

221

200 

192 

189 

2,020 

4,340

2,810 

1,850 

1,380 

936

718

709 

1,780 

7,460 

22,600 

14,600

Dec.

4,440 

1,870 

1,820 

1,700 

1,260

2,020 

1,780 

1,260 

999

819

693 

625 

575 

529 

489

1,510 

2,680 

1,740 

1,770 

1,500

1,080 

1,030 

1,290 

1,060 

2,190

1,980 

1,290 

1,060 

1,410 

1,880 

1,240

Jan.

974 

856 

903 

1,680 

10,600

20,800 

10,OOO 

3,910 

1,890 

1,310

1,080 

936 

823 

735 

667

604 

735 

911 

1,210 

1,090

932 

3,920 

5,580 

4,400 

2,830

1,730 

1,480 

1,960 

1,640 

1,180 

2,280

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary ....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec

Feb.

2,830 

1,880 

1,470 

1,890 

2,220

1,570 

1,230 

1,030 

953 

2,830

3,060 

1,750 

1,270 

1,070 

1,110

2,860 

3,720 

2,390 

3,360 

4,760

3,820 

2,010 

1,380 

1,120 

974

856 

861 

932

Secondfoot days

3,57 

69,12 

45,58

348,83

89,64 

55,20 

27,11 

35,46, 

22,15 

16,22 

19,16 

7,64 

7,08

397, 99(

Mar.

735 

646 

596 

558 

533

513 

477 

449 

453 

529

473 

415 

390 

383 

372

355 

348 

629 

525 

408

379 

442 

642 

521 

1,100

1,470 

1,470 

2,870 

2,420 

1,510 

4,500

Apr.

6,660 

3,500 

1,580 

1,200 

1,130

1,450 

1,090 

890 

785 

697

638 

693 

1,780 

1,470 

869

709

621 

571 

517 

473

453 

509 

550 

465 

419

386 

376 

404 

1,240 

3,340

Maximum

I 144 

5 22,600 

3 4,440

3 22,600

5 20,800 

5 4,760 

L 4,500 

5 6,660 

3 3,350 

5 4,150 

5 2,140 

> 437 

3 869

) 22,600

-ft.). Nov. 29 (5 p.m

sec. -ft.; Jan. 23 (l p.m.) 5,870 sec. -ft. j Apr. 1 (6 a.m

May

2,850 

3,350 

2,800 

1,530 

1,070

869 

747 

693 

667 

600

546 

477 

426 

397 

372

355 

335 

322 

306 

290

290 

306 

284 

281 

303

275 

258 

252 

246 

258 

404

Minimum

96

115 

489

96

604 

856 

348 

376 

246 

202 

235 

188 

146

96

June

423 

328 

269 

255 

249

241 

246 

230 

221 

221

219 

232 

202 

216 

610

4,150 

2,760 

814 

546

411

404 

355 

315 

287 

275

319 

335 

287 

461 

345

Mean

HE 

2,304

1,47]

952

2,892

1,97E 

87E 

1,182 

71E 

54] 

61£ 

247 

23£

1.09C

July

617 

325 

348 

278 

275

303 

493 

397 

261 

235

348 

272 

362 

1,570 

1,470

1,430 

1,550 

2,140 

1,210 

924

827 

550 

447 

390 

377

333 

308 

286 

274 

289 

271

Aug.

274 

283 

320 

292 

437

305 

265 

256 

247 

228

222 

230 

217 

244 

239

239 

283 

268 

233 

212

212 

214 

265 

242 

233

209 

194 

188 

196 

194 

201

Per square 

mile

0.269 

5.38 

3.44

2.23

6.76 

4.61 

2.04 

2.76 

1.67 

1.26 

1.44 

.577 

.551

) 2.55

Sept.

289 

242 

201 

242 

268

462 

869 

377 

280 

236

217 

204 

188 

206 

191

186 

186 

184 

184 

146

171 

169 

166 

178 

146

160 

169 

169 

204 

199

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

6.01 

3.96

30.31

7.79 

4. SO 

2.36 

3.08 

1.93 

1.41 

1.66 

.66 

.62

34.59

) 24,900 sec. -ft.,- Jan. 6 (12 m.) 22,200 

) 7,840 sec. -ft.
672 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'22", long. 8S°29'48", at highway bridge ij 

miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 

27, and 4| miles downstream from Griffith Creek. Datum of gage is 632.73 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary ad.lustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 384 square miles.

Hecoras available. December 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 28 years (1921-49), 717 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.55 

reet ); minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1 (gage height, O.S6 foot).

1920-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 6-81, 

27, 26, 1925; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 31, Hov. 1, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by two small mills above staRevisions (water years). W 603: 1922(M). W 758r 1929(M). W 1033: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method uaed Oct. 6 to

HOT. Z, June 30 to July 17)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nor. 29 to Sept. 30

0.5 32 2.5 325 11.5 3,740 1.1 75 4.0 820 14.0 7,220 

1.0 65 3.5 630 12.5 4,530 1.3 95 6.0 1,510 14.5 9,000 

1.3 93 5.0 1,120 13.0 5,200 1.6 135 8.0 2,240 15.0 11,500 

1.6 135 7.0 1,780 1.9 189 10.5 3,19O 15.6 15,000 

1.9 190 10.0 2,360 2.5 346 12.0 4,120 

2.S 436 13.0 5,200

Discharge, in second- feet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

40 

33 

42 

66

51 

46 

41 

43 

43

39 

40 

37 

37 

36

37 

37 

40 

39 

39

36 

33 

40 

39 

37

37 

39 

37 

35 

36 

33

NOT.

33 

43 

174 

233 

180

1,730 

1,150 

797 

566 

449

582 

592 

470 

353 

288

252 

229 

208 

1,960 

4,680

2,610 

1,800 

1,310 

998 

793

780 

2,500 

5,880 

13,100 

8,120

Dec.

5,730 

3,100 

2,220 

2,150 

1,930

2,130 

2,120 

1,790 

1,410 

1,130

932 

817 

743 

673 

622

1,750 

2,850 

2,420 

2,000 

1,720

1,450 

1,210 

1,050 

1,060 

3,650

4,740 

3,470 

2,320 

1,S70 

2,120 

1,890

Jan.

1,540 

1,270 

1,810 

5,100 

15,200

14,500 

9,140 

5,930 

3,160 

2,200

1,720 

1,540 

1,310 

1,030 

895

S04 

834 

1,220 

2,370 

2,470

1,970 

3,330 

5,240 

4,300 

2,920

2,040 

1,790 

2,100 

2,240 

1,930 

2,030

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,230 

2,010 

1,330 

1,930 

1,910

1,630 

1,390 

1,200 

1,060 

1,110

1,070 

1,010 

939 

S68 

949

1,990 

2,250 

1,880 

2,730 

4,230

3,230 

2,300 

1,700 

1,370 

1,170

1,000 

922 

929

Seoondfoot-days

1,24 

52,86 

63,06

337,98

104,48 

46,83 

38,39 

35,43. 

24,22 

9,2ff 

27,32 

9,56 

3,37

416,09

Mar.

854

732 

718 

673 

631

606 

561 

526 

542 

63S

644 

625 

593 

564 

535

500 

47S 

1,440 

2,100 

1,770

1,300 

1,260 

1,430 

1,170 

1,840

2,580

2,270 

3,020 

2,910 

2,240 

2,790

Apr.

2,790 

2,060

1,610 

1,320 

1,160

1,380 

1,420 

1,290 

1,100 

956

847 

908 

2,040

1,870 

1,510

1,200 

997 

874 

762 

679

622 

628 

67Q 

622 

574

526 

500 

1,040 

1,350 

2,130

Maximum

0 66 

0 13,100 

7 5,730

1 17,700

3 15,200 

7 4,230 

0 3,020 

5 2,790 

1 2,630 

7 1,020 

5 3,300 

4 S8S 

3 155

0 15,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec. --ft. }.-- NOT. 29 (5 a.m

May

2,360 

2,630 

2,570 

1,940 

1,420

1,110 

929 

810 

743 

861

932 

844

689 

596

535

497 

458 

415 

382 

355

352 

325 

328 

331 

308

2S2 

271 

255 

240 

230 

223

Minimum

33 

33

322

33

804 

86S

478 

500 

223 

153 

252 

167 

74

33

June

213 

207 

196 

185 

207

225 

266 

198

175 

167

167 

165 

160 

153 

235

721 

737 

490 

406 

331

271 

242 

218 

202 

193

233 

185 

25S 

871 

1,O20

Mean

40. (

1,762 

2,034

923

3,370 

1,673 

1,238 

1,181 

781 

310 

831 

309 

112

1,140

July

785 

570 

424 

340 

283

274 

260 

252 

252 

526

455 

391 

364 

596 

840

1,300 

1,750 

3,030 

3,070 

3,800

2,230 

1,150 

341 

689 

583

500 

439 

388 

340 

308 

288

Aug.

260 

245 

23B 

255 

334

277 

240 

223 

218 

233

213 

191 

189 

202 

204

228 

888 

721 

468 

346

334 

331 

609 

455

367

305 

248

216 

198 

181 

167

Per square 

mile

) 0.104 

4.59 

5.30

2.40

8.78 

4.36 

3.22 

3.08 

2.03 

.807 

2.29 

.805 

.292

2.97

.) 15,000 see. -ft. j Jan. 5 (6 p.i

Sept.

155 

146 

155 

134 

135

146 

151 

146 

140 

131

121 

115 

108 

105 

101

100 

106 

92 

110 

109

115 

91 

97 

91 

90

74 

81 

83 

81 

85

Runoff in 

inohes

0.12 

5.12 

6.11

32.73

10.12 

4.54 

3.72 

3.43 

2.35 

.90 

2.65 

.93 

.S3

40.32

l.) 21,400
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 673

Short Creek near Albertville, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°18'05", long. 86°10'53", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 8 S.

 R. 4 E., 325 feet downstream from county highway bridge, 800 feet downstream from 

Turkey Creek, 3 miles northeast of Albertville, and 4.4 miles upstream from Scarham 

Creek.

Drainage area. 91.6 square miles.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 16.37

 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.01 second-foot Aug. 

22, 1947.

Flood of December 1942 reached a stage of 21.2 feet (revised), from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. 

 vTITe diverts water for municipal supply 3j miles above station.

City of AlbertRating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to

Nov. 2, May 15 to June 12)

Oct. 1 to June 12 June 13 to Sept. 30

0.6 0.5 1.5 17 5.0 1,000 0.8 1.4 1.5 13 

.7 .9 2.0 42 6.0 1,530 .9 2.3 2.0 36 

.8 1.4 2.5 92 7.0 2.16O 1.1 4.7 2.6 107 

1.0 3.6 3.0 194 9.0 3,930 1.3 6.2 

1.1 5.4 3.5 370 11.0 6,250 

1.2 7.8 4.0 570 14.1 10,800 Hote. Same as preceding 

table above 2.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.1 

5.0 

3.4 

2.9 

2.4

2.0

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.3

Nov.

1.7 

111 

532 

116 

141

594 

246 

162 

130 

364

253 

186 

160 

134 

114

110 

225 

16.2 

3,350 

1,340

622 

698 

570 

458 

362

498 

674 

8,060 

2,160 

816

Dec.

610 

502 

482 

398 

398

638 

434 

370 

310 

260

225 

210 

189 

175 

165

256 

250 

225 

278 

239

210 

216 

197 

180 

486

317 

278 

242 

514 

406 

332

Jan.

288

256 

451 

1,420 

10,700

2,190 

834 

634 

518 

438

378 

332 

288 

253 

225

197 

191 

281 

548 

299

284 

494 

494 

414 

366

332 

332 

518 

355 

317 

486

Month

Octo 

Move 

Oeoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1...................... ......

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

430 

458 

446 

1,090 

642

506 

426 

454 

414 

1,080

614 

490 

410 

355 

366

1,220 

802 

586 

1,260 

744

574 

482 

402 

343 

295

250 

347 

278

Secondf cot-days

48.2 

23,549.7 

9,992

89,328.9

25,113 

15,764 

7,616 

6,905 

5,060 

2,188 

3,448 

364.8 

602.5

100,651.2

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Hoi

12,000 sec. -ft.) Jan. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 14,8OO

Mar.

213 

191 

167 

153 

140

140 

121 

107 

117 

191

124 

107 

102 

100 

91

82 

79 

137 

104 

84

77 

116 

116 

88 

318

253 

586 

752 

558 

442 

1,760

Apr.

634

470 

390 

321 

398

343

260 

219 

183 

162

146 

258 

686 

317 

232

186 

160 

140 

116 

104

104 

122 

100 

85 

69

60 

77 

104 

185 

274

Maximum

8.1 

8,060 

638

8,060

10,700 

1,260 

1,760 

686 

878 

284 

712 

54 

336

10,700

May

490 

878 

494 

362 

284

222 

180 

180 

142 

117

104 

87 

74 

65 

56

49 

42 

36 

32 

67

110 

45 

56 

74 

84

43 

32 

28 

28 

321 

278

Minimum

0.5 

1.7 

165

.3

191 

250 

77 

60 

28 

22 

14 

2.9 

1.4

.5

June

194 

109 

80 

62 

51

44

36 

29 

24 

22

24 

29 

41 

28 

247

284 

104 

66 

49 

39

34 

48 

33 

27 

100

72 

43 

SO 

53 

136

Mean

1.55 

785 

322

244

810 

563 

246 

230 

163 

72.9 

111 

11.8 

20.1

276

July

257 

66 

38 

28 

26

25 

24 

18 

14 

14

80 

90 

65 

33 

26

27 

434 

506 

156 

114

86 

79 

107 

712 

146

90 

61 

43 

33 

28 

22

Aug.

20 

18 

54 

26 

18

16 

15 

12 

10 

9.1

7.8 

6.9 

6.0 

5.3 

4.9

19 

33 

9.7 

7.8 

8.0

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.3 

6.0

5.2 

5.2 

4.6 

3.9 

3.3 

2.9

Sept.

2.3 

1.8 

1.4 

2.4 

8.1

73 

336 

50 

23 

14

11 

8.4 

7.1 

6.5 

6.0

5.2 

5.0 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

3.9 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6

2.4

2.3 

2.5 

2.9 

2.6

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.017 0.02 

8.57 9.56 

3.52 4.06

2.66 36.27

8.84 10.20 

6.15 6.40 

2.69 3.09 

2.51 2.80 

1.78 2.05 

.796 .89 

1.21 1.40 

.129 .15 

.219 .24

3.01 40.86

r. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 5,560 sec. -ft.; Nov. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 

sec. -ft.
674 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°37'27", long. 86°18'23tl , in NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 S., 

 R. 3 K., 20 feet dovmstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, and 4 miles upstream from Little 

Paint Creek. Datum of gage is 570.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--320 square miles.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--13 years (1936-49), 608 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 20.84 

feet); minimum, 7.2 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 31,300 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 3.4 second-feet Nov. 7, 1944; minimum gage 

height, 0.54 foot Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

Nov.

8.4

9.2

12

16

28

82

217

150

82

73

196

208

115

77

64

56

51

47

1,190

k2,870

k3,900

k3,120

k2,380

1,250

690

602

kl,940

k4,660

tL2,800

k8,470

-

Dec.

k4,650

k2,390

1,420

1,220

978

1,600

k2,110

1,390

958

740

586

498

437

383

341

1,280

k3,640

k4,690

k2,700

1,620

1,070

925

860

722

1,180

k2,190

1,460

1,010

1,100

1,830

1,500

Jan.

1,060

865

1,430

k4,740

k20,000

k!9,200

k7,430

k4,430

k2,940

1,700

1,020

800

678

588

519

462

840

k2,580

k3,220

k3,400

k2,580

k3,220

k5,520

k5,280

k3,460

k2,080

1,970

k2,310

kl,940

1,400

1,430

Month

October ........................

November .........................

December .......................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ................... .

February .......................

March ............................

April .........................

May ..............................

June ............. ......

July .................... . . .

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,740

1,500

1,410

k2,320

k3,220

k2,700

1,640

1,130

950

1,320

1,480

1,140

953

828

850

k2,380

k3,410

k2,480

k3,080

k4,840

k4,520

k2,580

1,530

1,050

885

745

657

662

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

268

45, 363! (

47,478

315,432. 4

109,092 

52,000

38,360

35,917

27,115

26, 122

16,914

3,210 

1,918

403,758.2

Mar.

655

574

510

459

423

398

366

326

314

457

634

512

444

406

374

339

311

512

1,880

1,100

768

698

905

795

1,760

k4,090

k4,470

k4,110

k4,230

k2,840

k2,700

Apr.

k3,690

k3,390

1,930

1,200

1,210

kl,970

1,760

1,230

998

830

712

675

1,500

k2,550

1,520

1,000

815

700

597

514

455

433

412

379

339

303

288

537

1,380

k2,600

Maximum

> 12

12,800

4,690

I 20,800

20,000

4,840

4,470 

3,690

3* 8SO

4,580

1,550 

305

309

20,000

May

k3,37C

k3,45C

k3,88C

k3,02C

1,56C

945

74E

622

554

48S

512

554

40C

332

284

246

214

186

162

146

356

423

28C

261

32C

356

25C

194

180

724

2,09C

Minimum

7.6

341*8 4

7.6

462

657

311

288

148

107

98 

69

26

7.6

June

1,970

1,080

610

432

337

281

238

193

156

133

121

121

117

107

1,090

k4,580

k4,510

kl,840

734

449

496

599

426

344

754

815

529

680

1,340

1,060

-

Mean

8 6£

1,512*

1,532

862

3 519

1 f 857 

1 237

1^197

875

871

546

104

63.9

1,106

July

1,060

846

685

477

364

323

408

319

233

191

199

297

1,550

1,180

1,080

1,090

1,380

1,380

930

630

460

355

287

235

193

170

150

126

109

98

109

Aug.

102

93

86

81

79

76

79

74

74

72

73

70

71

94

123

132

91

76

76

72

82

201

305

226

178

129

97

83

75

71

69

Per square 

mile

0.027

4.72

4.79

2.69

11.0

5.80

3 fl7 or

3.74

2.73

2.72

1.71 

.325 °200

3.46

Sept.

66

64

63

63

64

309

278

111

71

60

54

50

49

47

46

45

a46

a43

a41

a39

a37

a36

a34

a33

a31

a30

a28

aZl

a27

a26

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

5.27

5l52

36.65

12 68

6.04

4.46

4.17

3.15 3 04 1*97

.37 

.22

46.92

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 sec. -ft. ) .--Nov. 29 (3 p.m.) 15,700 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 5 (11 p.m.) 28,700

sec.-ft.; Jan. 23 [9 p.m.) 6,330 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 675

Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49 I 08", long. 86°28'52", in SW^ sec. 36, T. 2 S., 

H. IE., 250 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Bridge, 

a third of a mile downstream from Brier Fork, 0.4 mile downstream from county highway 

bridge, and 5 miles northeast of Chase. Datum of gage is 640.37 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 342 square miles.

Kecoras available.--May 1930 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.--19 years, 509 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 23.61 

reet); minimum, 80 second-feet Oct. 9, 17 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 20, 

27, 30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot Sept. 20, 1941, July 25, 1942.

Flood of September 1929 reached a stage of 26.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

46,000 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station.

Hevisions (water years). W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-18, 29, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.O5 86 2." 553 8.0 4,250 1.1 96 3.5 1,14O 15 

1.2 121 3.5 1,070 10. 0 6,100 1.2 125 5.0 2,060 16 

1.4 177 5.O 1,930 11.0 7,35O 1.4 186 7,5 3,930 18 

1.8 313 6.0 2,630 12.0 8.78O 1.8 320 10. 0 6,100 19 

2.4 583 13. O 9,20O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

90 

88 

98

92

90 

90 

S3 

84

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

84

82 

82 

88 

90 

90

88 

88 

86 

86 

86

88 

88 

88 

86 

86 

88

Nov.

94

104 

160 

146 

183

6O8 

341 

189 

185 

437

297 

206 

177 

160 

155

152 

152 

152 

3,270 

1,660

703 

744 

626 

477 

393

623 

1,810 

8,590 

8,76O 

2,420

Dec.

1,260 

925 

1,120 

1,120 

950

2,070 

1,200 

860 

693 

583

513 

476 

449 

422 

409

6,410 

4,500 

1,580 

1,24O

980

786 

684 

597 

550 

1,960

1,220 

805 

689 

1,120 

1,360 

840

Jan.

679 

621 

4,960 

13,000 

24,900

9,490 

2,640 

1,77O 

1,350 

1,110

960 

875 

781 

717 

679

641 

2,870 

2,890 

3,900 

1,960

1,600 

5,920 

4,920 

2,510 

1,690

1,790 

2,560 

2,300 

1,490 

1,110 

1,460

Month

oto 

ove 

)ece

Ca

anu 

'ebr 

larc 

Ipri

une 

uly 

ugu 

>ept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber ........ .........

mber .....................

lendar year 1948 ............

h .................

1 ............... ... . .

st ....................

ember ............. ...... ...

ter year 1948-49 ...........

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec

Feb.

1,390 

1,280 

1,330 

2,740 

1,900

1,320 

1,150 

997 

920 

1,310

1,050 

880 

810

771 

1,670

3,480 

1,780 

1,250 

4,790 

3,400

1,670 

1,240 

1,010 

885

810

717 

717 

781

Secondfoot-days

2,71 

33,97 

38,37

252,47

104,14 

42,04 

32,47 

29,94 

20,92 

28,32 

11,78 

4,73 

3,99

353,43

Mar.

645 

583 

541 

508 

481

462 

431 

413 

546 

805

564 

476 

435 

409 

382

361 

350 

1,540 

935 

602

504 

752 

698 

531 

2,740

1,880 

2,680 

2,930 

1,390 

1,040 

5,860

Apr.

2,280 

1,110 

910 

810 

1.O8O

1,460 

900 

713 

612 

545

508 

645 

1,730 

975 

660

536 

476 

435 

396 

370

353 

374 

391 

346 

316

296 

310 

3,230 

3,700 

3,480

Maximum

3 98 

1 8,760 

1 6,410

3 17,900

3 24,900 

3 4,790 

1 5,860 

7 3,700 

4 3,630 

3 6,450 

1 1,030 

3 212 

2 264

3 24,900

-ft., revised). Nov. 2 8 p.m.l S.7OO sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (2 p.m.) 3^,7OO sec. 

5 p.m.) 6,230 sec. -ft.} Mar. 31 (l p.m.) 7,730 sec. 

11 p.m.) 13,400 sec. -ft.

-ft. 

-ft.

May

1,880 

3,630 

1,740 

997 

752

617 

527 

522 

612 

1,050

805 

541 

444 

387 

350

327 

313 

292 

274 

268

655 

396 

302 

424 

346

288 

254 

250 

257 

672 

752

Minimum

82 

94

409

80

621 

717 

350 

296 

250 

212 

174 

119 

105

82

8 (11 p.m 

Jan. 22 

Apr. 29

June

435 

32 O 

274 

25O

271

597 

292 

244 

224 

212

250 

250 

224 

212 

6,450

5,720 

1,170 

679 

541 

485

462 

531 

409

722 

1,230

574 

396 

1,010 

2,900 

992

Mean

87.7 

1,132 

1,238

690

3,359 

1,502 

1,048 

999 

675 

944 

380 

153 

133

968

July

796 

597 

418 

338 

296

408 

462 

278 

244

271

244 

455 

508 

593 

895

1,030 

504 

518 

400 

306

268 

234 

215 

212 

196

189

186 

183 

174 

180 

186

0 12.4OO 

0 14,800 

0 20,300 

6 24,900

Aug.

167 

164 

180 

170 

161

158 

155 

149 

149 

146

143 

140 

212 

212

177

164 

167 

161 

149 

143

143 

143 

146 

143

137

131 

128 

125 

119 

119 

131

Per square 

mile

0.256 

3.31 

3.62

2.02

9.82 

4.39

3.06 

2.92 

1.97 

2.76 

1.11 

.447 

.389

2.83

Sept.

116 

113 

116 

125 

137

260 

264

177 

155 

140

131 

122 

119 

122 

125

134 

143 

134 

131 

128

119 

119 

113 

110

105

105 

105 

108 

108 

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

3.69 

4.17

27.45

11.32 

4.57 

3.53 

3.26 

2.28 

3.08 

1.28 

.51 

.43

38.43

) 13,600 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 

6 p.m.) 7,740 sec. -ft.; Feb. 19 

12 p.m.) 6,580 sec. -ft. ; June 15
676 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Estill Springs, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'30", long. 86°07'17", 250 feet upstream froi 

Eriage on U, S. Highway 41A, 400 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. 

Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Estill Springs, Franklin 

County, l.O mile upstream from Taylor Creek, 1.4 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 

1.8 miles downstream from Estill Springs hydroelectric plant. Datum of gage is 859. 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--282 square miles.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-49), 473 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 17 70 

reet); minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 21.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.4 foot on 

several days in September, October, November 1924, and October 1925.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Some regulation by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19,

June 29 to July 2, July 11-23)

10

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

290

460

730

1,030

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,630

2,350

4,150

6,300

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.6

7,550

8,950

10,400

14,700

1.75

1.9

2.1

74

108

158

2.4 260

2.8 430

3.4 730

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

64 

62 

62 

62 

64

64 

64 

55 

53 

54

54 

55 

57 

55 

54

57 

58 

60 

71 

94

44

45 

57 

50 

52

53 

53 

53 

54 

54 

55

Nov.

54 

55 

57 

55 

58

73 

82 

88 

90 

94

87 

100 

106 

94 

88

88 

88 

87 

323 

1,450

1,450 

721 

546 

454 

368

324 

708 

2,610 

5,130 

4,830

Dec.

2,210 

1,O80 

870 

785 

970

930 

960 

810 

726 

582

510 

460 

428 

392

366

2,060 

2,760 

1,920 

1,230 

1,050

875 

750 

685 

712 

2,540

2,450 

1,630 

1,070 

1,080 

1,270 

1,020

Jan.

845 

745 

1,980 

4,050 

12,500

14,700 

5,140 

2,400 

1,400 

1,110

960 

865 

780 

715 

635

615 

855 

1,340 

1,900 

1,690

1,370 

3,390 

3,520 

2,610 

1,550

1,340 

1,760 

1,780 

1,380 

1,070 

1,180

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber. ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . .

1. ...........................

Bt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,250 

1,070 

1,020 

1,180 

1,220

1,06O 

930 

830 

760 

895

895 

780 

715 

630 

817

2,100 

1,750 

1,240 

2,130 

2,650

2,020 

1,310 

1,030 

890 

790

700 

650 

665

Second 

foot-days

1,789 

20,358 

35,181

212,899

76,175 

31,977 

25,182 

22,792 

13,611 

7,026 

22,779 

5,218 

2,776

264,864

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 sec . -ft . ) . Hoi

sec. -ft.; Dec. 25 (6 p.m.) 2,890 sec. -ft.) Ji 

sec. -ft. j Feb. 20 (l a.m.) 2,930 sec. -ft.

Mar.

635 

560 

525 

485 

450

430 

398 

380 

416 

770

700 

590 

530 

48O 

440

403 

380 

1,170 

1,510 

1,100

810 

685 

645 

570 

980

1,380 

1,420 

1,990 

1,690 

1,160 

1,500

Apr.

1,730 

1,230 

940 

805 

795

1,040 

91O 

775 

670 

590

547 

529 

1,720 

1,440 

989

786 

666 

592 

522 

462

430 

452 

575 

513 

452

399 

375 

413 

559 

886

Maximum

94 

5,130 

2,760

12,600

14,700 

2,650 

1,990 

1,730 

1,480 

651 

2,280 

344 

135

14,700

j. 29 f!2 p.l 

in. 6 (2 a.m

May

896 

1,440 

1,480 

1,070 

805

653 

547 

480 

436 

402

394 

412 

357 

314 

290

266 

383 

326 

268 

243

230 

213 

212 

209 

207

197 

192 

178 

172 

173 

166

Minimum

44 

54

366

44

615 

630 

380 

375 

166 

120 

228 

110 

74

44

June

160 

158 

157 

135 

140

156 

134 

126 

156 

129

120 

127 

152 

132 

266

602 

315 

252 

213 

203

221 

218 

280 

269 

220

210 

204 

296 

624 

651

Mean

57.7 

679 

1,135

582

2,457 

1,142 

812 

760 

439 

234 

735 

168 

92.5

726

July

604 

555 

426 

344 

332

362 

316 

264 

240 

228

545 

1,080 

2,090 

1,550 

1,040

1,030 

1,980 

2,280 

1,840 

1,070

750 

620 

535 

470 

416

372 

336 

308 

284 

264 

248

Aug.

232 

232 

344 

232 

224

206 

189 

180 

172 

164

158 

175 

166 

166 

155

142 

142 

153 

145 

137

132 

130 

145 

213 

153

137 

127 

122 

120 

115 

110

Per square 

mile

0.205 

2.41 

4.02

2.06

8.71 

4.05 

2.88 

2.70 

1.56 

.830 

2.61 

.596 

.328

2.57

I.) 6,300 sec. -ft. 3 Dec. 17 (3 a. 

) 18,500 sec. -ft. J Jan. 22 (9 p.

Sept.

108 

103 

103 

135 

118

113 

106 

103 

99 

96

92 

90 

90 

92 

90

90 

92 

96 

99 

90

85 

81 

81 

76 

76

74 

74 

76 

74 

74

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

2.68 

4.64

28.08

10.05 

4.22 

3.32 

3.01 

1.80 

.93 

3.00 

.69 

.37

34.95

m.) 3,080 

m.) 3,850
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 677

Elk River above Fayetteville, Term.

Location. Water- stage recorder, lat. 350 08'04" ( long. SB" 32' 23" , at highway bridge if 

miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, and 4 miles upstream from Norris 

Creek. Datum of gage is 650.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 827 square miles.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,337 second- feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 second-feet Jan. 5 {gage height, 27.14 

reet ) ; minimum, 155 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 1.33 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 128 second- feet Oct. 

14, 1935; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet Oct. 27, 1941.

Remarks . Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant at 

 Springs.

Rating tables, water year 194S-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. IS)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,080

1,410

2,010

2,610

8.0 3,910

10.0

11.5

13.0

15.0

5,250

6,290

7,160

8,400

17.0 10,400

19.0

21.0

23.0

26.1

13,600

18,000

23,300

32,300

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

215

375

825

1,320

1,910

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.7

2,570

4,020

4,720

5,370

6,420

Note. Sane as preceding 

table above 11.7 feet.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1948-to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got.

180

174

172

172

187

187

174

172

166

174

163

166

166

160

160

160

169

201

212

187

190

204

169

158

163

163

160

160

160

160

163

Nov.

172

219

335

243

312

1,070

523

351

291

438

492

391

343

327

299

279

267

255

2,660

3,160

2,570

2,330

1,660

1,260

1,070

1,350

2,500

7,500

11,900

10,500

-

Dec.

8,030

4,520

2,720

2,290

2,120

2,770

2,610

2,350

1,990

1,690

1,470

1,330

1,240

1,160

1,090

6,770

7,630

5,940

4,000

2,970

2,490

2,140

1,870

2,160

5,380

5,830

4,630

3,360

3,440

3,310

2,960

Jan.

2,480

2,150

6,240

11,000

28,300

32,400

25,800

16,300

7,100

3,S40

3,100

2,670

2,360

2,150

1,980

1,790

2,660

3,850

6,000

5,340

5,810

9,190

9,940

6,410

6,040

4,370

4,660

5,150

4,490

3,560

3,440

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

Deoember .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,530

3,400

3,160

4,010

4,050

3,510

2,970

2,540

2,300

2,520

2,470

2,290

2,070

1,920

2,880

5,230

5,440

4,160

6,510

7,460

6,470

4,660

3,390

2,740

2,360

2,100

1,930

1,830

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,352

55,067 

102,320

632, 959

232,590

97,920

73,830

62,510

44,263

37,538

50,176

15,500

9,63S

786,905

Mar.

1,760

1,650

1,520

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,570

1,750

1,850

1,630

1,450

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,140

2,770

3,390

3,020

2,310

2,020

1,780

1,620

3,280

3,870

5,200

5,870

5,200

3,940

4,950

Apr.

4,720

3,860

2,970

2,380

2,240

2,430

2,440

2,120

1,860

1,650

1,520

1,480

2,660

3,910

2,890

2,160

1,780

1,590

1,440

1,310

1,220

1,240

1,200

1,260

1,180

1,080

1,100

1,880

2,150

2,790

Maximum

212

11,900 

8,030

26,000

32,400

7,460

5,870

4,720

4,220

7,620

4,060

684

660

32,400

May

2,880

4,220

4,200

3,340

2,510

1,980

1,690

1,500

1,560

1,440

1,330

1,210

1,140

1,060

980

920

890

895

875

945

1,370

940

790

790

755

720

680

666

617

640

730

Minimum

158

172 

1,090

158

1,790

1,830

1,140

1,080

617

447

660 XAf

O*r

231

158

June

835

644

594

572

532

540

540

500

496

514

473

447

460

491

4,610

7,620

2,970

1,530

1,220

1,020

945

665

790

970

1,060

835

775

1,190

1,720

1,760

Mean

173

I

fl-ZC )OOO

3,301

1,729

7,503

3,497

2 362

2 064

1 426

1 251

1,61£

500

328

2,156

July

1,500

1,360

1,200

975

835

785

800

720

720

815

740

3,370

2,140

3,200

3,110

2,360

3,320

3,060

3,760

2,920

2,030

1,490

1,240

1,100

1,010

945

830

760

707

680

694

Aug.

630

599

680

666

612

590

540

504

482

464

447

447

486

486

522

464

491

522

455

431

415

399

5S1

684

576

460

407

383

371

359

347

Per square

0.209

2 22 

3! 99

2.09

9.07

4.23

2 aa oo 

2.52

l!73

1.51

I Qft 9O

. 605

.397

2.61

Sept.

331

319

343

860

491

439

591

359

335

315

307

295

287

299

2S7

283

299

315

411

347

299

279

26$

255

243

239

239

239

239

231

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

2 JO

. 4o

4.60

28.47

10.46

4.40

5.32

2 A1oX

1.99

1 69

2

OC

 £O

.70

.44

35.39

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft. ) . Nov. 29 (8 a.m.) 12,200 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (5 p.m.) 6,130
678 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Prospect, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01'39", long. 86°56'52", at highway bridge, 1.1 

miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 5.2 

miles upstream from Ford Creek, and 7.7 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State 

line. Datum of gage is 563.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,784 square miles.

Hecords available.--January 1934 to September 1949. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934 at site 11-f miles downstream, published as Elk River near Elkmont, Ala. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to September 1924 (January to 

September 1924, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--33 years (1904-7, 1919-49), 2,949 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 34.00 

reet); minimum, 215 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1904-8, 1919-49: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

85 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1931. 

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above

38.17 feet); minimum 

Remarks.--Records good.

station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 523:

availaoie.

1904-8,1919-20. W 1003: 1929(M). See also Records

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7

230

320

440

720

1,080

4.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

1,860

4,260

7,000

11,000

15,300

24.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

33.6

22,600

29,800

36,400

45,500

55,700

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

335

415

560

775

1,110

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,860

3,510

5,260

7,150

10,000

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 13.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

284 

251 

230 

701 

1,130

748 

430

332 

296 

275

263 

257 

245 

239 

230

224 

230 

332 

410 

374

320 

302

302 

275 

254

248 

248 

245 

245 

242 

239

Nov.

251 

278 

350 

510 

806

4,430 

3,010 

1,480 

1,020 

958

1,290 

1,140 

958

818

727

674 

662 

625 

7,800 

10,800

5,790 

4,130 

3.64O 

2,62O 

2,130

3,230 

8,630 

17,100 

23,700 

26,700

Dec.

21,000 

13,300 

7,020 

5,220 

5,070

10,400 

7,850 

5,600 

4,320 

3,480

2,880 

2,520 

2,260 

2,050 

2,070

13,300 

17,200 

14 , 300 

9,380 

6,220

4,700 

3,970 

3,440 

3,270 

10,700

11,700 

9,360 

6,980 

6,320 

6,600 

5,680

Jan.

4,840 

4,130 

13,900 

25,600 

43,000

56,600 

51,500 

37,400 

28,300 

18,400

5,990 

4,780 

4,160 

3,690 

3,340

3,040 

5,240

7,210 

12,300 

11,300

12,000

20,500 

22,100 

19,700 

15,200

10,100 

10,200 

10,700 

9,280 

7,330 

6,530

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,120 

6,120 

6,070 

8,690 

8,630

7,390 

6,110 

5,050 

4,400 

4,770

4,300 

4,050 

3,680 

3,380 

3,710

8,440 

8,890 

7,830 

12,000 

16,700

14,600 

10,300 

7,210 

5,470 

4,580

3,920 

3,510 

3,260

Seoondfoot-days

10,40

136,25 

228,16

1,394,08

487,36 

189,18 

165,44 

114,68 

80,88 

77,14 

108, 72( 

23,97 

15,45

1,637,64

Mar.

2,940 

2,740 

2,500 

2,320 

2,200

2,080 

1,970 

1,850 

3,200 

5,700

4,030 

3,520 

3,010 

2,660 

2,380

2,170 

2,070 

6,550 

6,130 

5,600

4,610 

5,000 

4,620 

3,820 

7,860

8,660 

13,700 

18,300 

13,700 

9,050 

10,500

Apr.

8,550 

6,960 

5,650 

g4,500 

g4,900

5,830 

5,150 

4,560 

3,890 

3,380

3,020 

3,140 

5,250 

5,520 

5,370

4,050 

3,290 

2,840 

2,510 

2,260

2,100 

2,080 

2,060 

1,930 

1,900

1,760 

1,890 

2,690 

3,520 

4,130

Maximum

L 1,130 

7 26,700 

3 21,000

3 91,800

3 55,600 

3 16,700 

3 18,300 

3 8,550 

3 8,420 

L 11,700 

3 10,400 

3 1,180 

7 1,660

5 55,600

May

5,110 

8,420 

7,320 

6,000 

4,680

3,650 

2,990 

2,640 

2,690 

2,860

3,030 

2,340 

2,020 

1,820 

1,670

1,550 

1,460 

1,370 

1,360 

1,410

3,140 

2,130 

1,620 

1,360 

1,390

1,310 

1,190 

1,120 

1,070 

1,080 

1,080

Minimum

224 

251 

2,050

172

3,040 

3,260 

1,850 

1,760 

1,080 

693 

1,050 

495 

347

224

June

1,160 

1,090 

931 

866 

840

1,070 

872 

782 

715 

693

853 

763 

757 

739 

5,120

11,700 

9,880 

3,740 

5,090 

3,760

2,400 

2,120 

1,750 

1,540 

2,270

1,720 

1,360 

2,300 

5,980 

4,280

Mean

33£ 

4,542 

7,36C

3, SOS

15.72C 

6,756 

5,337 

3,823 

2,609 

2,571 

3,507 

773 

51E

4,487

July

3,050 

2,360 

2,030 

1,720 

1,430

1,240 

1,290 

1,230 

1,050 

1,180

1,720 

6,180 

6,470 

6,660 

6,660

5,470 

7,890 

10,400 

10,100 

7,220

4,780 

3,300 

2,510 

2,190 

1,960

1,830 

1,590 

1,590 

1,300 

1,220 

1,100

Aug.

1,050 

950 

924 

938 

931

860 

846 

769 

721 

682

655 

625 

1,030 

1,180 

820

769 

769 

751 

739 

640

600 

580 

590 

866 

1,070

820 

645 

570 

550 

535 

495

Per squsre 

mile

0.188 

2.55 

4.13

2.14

8.81 

3.79 

2.99 

2.14 

1.46 

1.44 

1.97 

.433 

.289

2.52

Sept.

470 

442 

433 

514 

944

650 

600 

525 

475 

433

411 

395 

387 

383 

387

399 

415 

760 

1,660 

757

580 

480 

428 

399 

375

363 

355 

351 

347 

339

Runoff in 

inches

0.22 

2.84 

4.76

29.07

10.16 

3.94 

3.45 

2.39 

1.69 

1.61 

2.27 

.50 

.32

34.15

Peak discharge {base, 17.00O sec.-ft .) . Nov. 30 (11:30 a.m.] 27.200 sec. -ft.: Dec. 17 (5 o.m.)

17,100 sec.-ft.} Mar. 28 (3 p.m.) 18,900 sec.-ft'. 

g Computed from graph based on radio-gage readings.

pja.)
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 679

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'5l", long. 87°06'05", a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakly Creek, and 4 miles 

west of Pulaski, Giles County. Datum of gage Is 642.54 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--366 square miles.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 569 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage height, 18.62 

reet}; minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 62,400 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.58 

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 14 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 17-19, 

1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 823: 1935(M), 1936(M); W 1113: 1945(M), 1946(M).

Eating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Hov. Z9 Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

O.9 4Z 2.8 50O 14.5 6.3OO l.O 57 3.0 633 

l.O 56 5.0 1,280 15.5 7,6OO 1.2 94 5.0 1,340 

1.2 89 8.0 2,48O 16.5 9,2OO 1.6 184 8.0 2,48O 

1.6 168 12.0 4,350 17.3 1O,7OO 2.O 295 

2.0 264 13.5 5,290 Note. -Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

49 

45 

361 

698

228 

140 

111 

91 

80

1Z 

69 

62 

59 

58

53 

70 

172 

146 

115

100 

87 

80 

77 

72

67 

66 

66 

64 

62 

66

Nov.

79 

82 

118 

128 

960

2,470 

894 

522 

376 

436

' 433

358 

318 

261 

224

2O9 

212 

200 

4,030 

3,32O

1,210 

937 

769 

63O 

529

1,250 

2,66O 

7^750 

10,700 

3,220

Dec.

1,660 

1,20O 

1,31O 

1,140 

1,370

2,990 

1,980 

1,380 

1,040 

808

677 

606 

531 

473 

466

4,040 

3.97O 

2,O6O 

1-53O 

1,13O

91O 

812 

681 

805 

3,16O

2,180 

1,51O 

1,16O 

1,480 

1,340 

1,120

Jan.

962 

864 

5,790 

9,690 

9,870

7,240 

2,750 

1,790 

1,340 

1.O60

S92 

780 

687 

623

565

517 

938 

1,250 

2,640 

1,770

2,100 

4,500 

3,570 

2,230 

1,650

1,510 

2,260 

2,250 

1,670 

1,280 

1,160

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

ember. .....'..................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec

Feb.

956 

861 

934 

1,670 

1,580

1,310 

1,100 

910 

812 

738

626 

572 

534 

5O6

613

1,160 

1,010 

9OO 

3,190 

4,23O

2,24O 

1,580 

1,200 

1,O10

861

735 

691 

623

Secondfoot-days

3,54 

45,28 

45,51

317,02

76,19 

33,15 

38,19 

19,90- 

13,99 

14, 7O 

27,31 

5,53 

3,53

326,88

Mar.

531 

483 

443 

412 

392

371 

330 

305 

1,31O 

1,590

1,100 

9O3 

784 

667 

582

511 

497 

1,46O 

1,140 

962

840 

938 

872 

780 

1,48O

1,260 

7,100 

4,99O 

2,180 

1,55O 

1,430

Apr.

1,080 

903 

805 

691 

1,200

1,40O 

1,170 

976 

822 

711

636 

715 

1.O30 

808 

684

579 

517 

470 

409 

371

358 

392 

368 

327 

292

274 

364 

507 

463 

582

Maximum

7 698 

5 1O,7OO 

3 4,O4O

L 48,4OO

3 9,870 

3 4,230 

5 7,100 

t 1,400 

3 1,66O 

7 2,910 

3 5,070 

3 538 

3 659

3 10,700

.-ft.). Nov. 29 (2:30 t

Hay

892 

1,660 

1,130 

844 

674

565 

490 

600 

575 

538

524 

405 

341 

295 

271

245 

224 

205 

189 

438

725 

368 

277 

240 

 259

213 

192 

184 

174 

179 

182

Minimum

45 

79

466

20

517 

504 

305 

274 

174 

98 

162 

104 

66

45

urn.

June

162 

155 

151 

135 

128

124 

115 

1O7 

100 

98

102 

119 

158 

139 

1.37O

1,240 

568 

797 

2,910 

1,O5O

752 

6O6 

446 

364 

358

286 

248 

450 

938

531

Mean

114 

1.51C 

1,46£

86£

2,45£ 

1,184 

1,232 6e:

452 

49C 

88] 

17£ 

lit

89£

July

415 

295 

259 

221 

192

196 

321 

189 

162 

35O

292 

786 

1,360 

1,770 

1,170

1,630 

2,540 

5,070 

2,930 

1,690

1,060 

756 

579 

585 

470

388 

436 

412 

292 

257 

237

Aug.

207 

187 

187 

170 

155

162 

162 

146 

137 

142

126 

271 

538 

274 

179

177 

162 

139 

126 

124

117 

115 

182 

289 

262

165 

135 

137 

144 

115 

104

Per square 

mile

0.311 

> 4.13 

4.01

2.37

6.72 

3.23 

3.37 

1.81 

1.23 

1.34 

2.41 

.489 

.322

2.45

14,300 sec. -ft.} Jan. 5 (7

Sept.

96 

88 

90 

104 

102

109 

96 

86 

81 

75

73 

70 

66 

68 

7O

79 

90 

659 

408 

172

126 

107 

94 

84 

83

79 

73 

73 

70 

68

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

4.60 

4.63

32.22

7.74 

3.37 

3.88 

2.02 

1.42 

1.49 

2.77 

.56 

.36

33.20

p.m.) 11.20C

sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 9
680 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°40'12", long. 87°19'02", in SW£ sec. 30, T. 4 S. 

K. y tf., at bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12ir miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 537.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 166 square miles.

Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 22.25 

TeeTT; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 10-17; minimum gage height, 1.35 feet Oct. 5.

1935-40, 1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 5, 1949; minimum, 0.7 secondfoot Sept. 24, 1935, Oct. 22, 1945, Sept. 17-20, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 

1.19 feet Sept. 28, 29, 1947.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1033: 1939, 1940(M). W 1053: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Sept. 17-5O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.2 2.2 2.0 57 12.0 2,450 1.8 42 

1.3 5.2 2.4 101 15.0 3,520 2.O 62 

1.4 9.5 3.0 181 17.5 4,580 2.4 1O2 

1.5 15 4.5 420 19.5 5,980 Note. Same as pre1.6 23 6.0 720 20.8 7,630 ceding table below 1.6 

1.8 39 8.O 1.20O 21.4 8,550 and above 2.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.3 

5.2 

4.1 

3.2 

2.4

8.5 

6.3 

3.8 

2.4 

2.0

1.8 

1.8

l.S

l.s

1.8

1.8 

2.4 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9

2.4 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

3.5

Nov.

4.1 

4.1 

6.9 

44 

2S

156 

161 

48 

26 

19

14 

13 

13 

11 

10

14 

46 

72 

524 

1,080

344 

157 

238 

132 

87

107 

664 

1,650 

3,370 

2,560

Dec.

592 

2S9 

349 

447 

309

667 

534 

306 

236 

182

149 

132 

126 

117 

109

181 

413 

273 

249 

263

184 

149 

156 

140 

345

514 

240 

187 

225 

406 

249

Jan.

174 

153 

1,640 

5,120 

g8,690

g7,970 

g4,080 

1,130 

501 

398

344 

303 

277 

248 

230

216 

773 

2,320 

2,210 

1,320

858 

2,980 

4,220 

2,460 

82S

671 

732 

676 

496 

342 

389

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

524 

530 

729 

1,520 

2,120

779 

445 

352 

309 

568

596 

335 

282 

254 

428

1,570 

1,340 

481 

1,010 

1,660

738 

442 

359 

298 

271

237 

220 

284

Seoondfoot-days

96. £ 

11,603.3 

8,718

115,969.6

52,749 

18,681 

10,387 

7,846 

4,908 

8,936 

3,724 

3,037 

3,137

133, 823. C

Mar.

225 

177 

159 

145 

135

129 

121 

107 

126 

218

159 

122 

108 

104 

100

93 

86 

122 

170 

112

96 

191 

322 

173 

678

1,170 

782 

1,330 

844 

393 

1,690

Apr.

2,

Maximum

8.5 

3,370 

667

7,790

8,690 

2,120 

1,690 

2,080 

938 

1,350 

454 

478 

983

8,690

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 sec. -ft.). Jan. 5 (10 p.m.

080 

567 

332 

284 

295

536 

325 

219 

177 

152

136 

131 

166 

234 

147

112 

98 

91 

84 

78

74 

74 

77 

75 

68

60 

61 

249 

314 

55O

May

376 

93S 

636 

290 

188

143 

115 

113 

303 

230

164 

119 

89 

77 

69

63 

58 

53 

48 

44

155 

100 

55 

45 

53

51 

43 

36 

33 

35 

186

Minimum

1.8 

4.1 

109

1.8

153 

220 

86 

60 

33 

25 

35 

26 

15

1.8

June

92 

57 

44 

37 

32

30 

28 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

28 

309

1,330 

747 

154 

232 

366

381 

1,350 

601 

266 

248

574 

249 

302 

863 

463

Mean

3.13 

387

281

317

1,702 

667 

335 

262 

158 

298 

120 

98.0 

105

367

July

454

277 

157 

107 

88

116 

160 

80 

66 

64

63 

56 

184 

193 

436

23O 

149 

177 

99 

74

65 

57 

51 

47 

44

4O 

4O 

37 

37 

39 

35

Aug.

31 

30 

29 

84 

166

101 

177 

102 

50 

37

31 

28 

26 

37 

214

82 

44

32 

34 

38

110 

478 

119 

194 

360

268 

68 

47 

39 

41 

40

Per square mile

0.019 

2.33 

1.69

1.91

10.3 

4.02 

2.02 

1.58 

.952 

1.80 

.723 

.590 

.633

2.21

) 10,800 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 23 (8 a.

Sept.

35 

31 

28 

24

39

938 

983 

234 

107 

77

60 

51 

44 

4O 

38

36 

42 

43 

36 

33

35 

2S 

24 

21 

20

19 

17 

20 

19 

15

Runoff in 

inohes

0.02 

2.60 

1.95

25. 9S

11.82 

4.19 

2.33 

1.76 

1.10 

2.00 

.83 

.63 

.70

29.98

m. ) 4,44O

g Computed from graph based on hourly sage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 681

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01 I 20", long. 87°34 I 44", at Iron City, Lawrence 

County, 600 feet upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 700 feet downstream from highway bridge, and 0.2 mile downstream from Holly Creek. Datum of gage 

is 534.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--348 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--24 years, 610 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 15.28 

reet); minimum, 86 second-feet Oct. 15-17 (gage height, 0.04 foot).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 65,000 second-feet Mar. 13, 1927 (gage height, 23.4 

feet, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by 

contracted-opening method; minimum, 38 second-feet Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 

foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant at 

Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years).--W 823: Drainage area. W1113: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to May 15)

6 130

3 177

1 260

5 420

Oct. 1 to May 15

3.0 

5.0 

6.5

560

810

1,190

2,320

3,EGO

7.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

4,080

5,530

5,700

8,050

,.1,600

May 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5

130

174

2.0 

3.0 

3.9 

4.5

1,100

1,640

2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

126

119

115

112

117

119

117

119

115

115

115

117

97

88

86

86

97

146

137

160

151

132

137

132

110

121

130

123

126

117

112

Nov.

163

198

278

203

546

1,620

520

264

219

251

264

198

203

175

158

193

281

233

2,260

1,660

780

635

520

465

 363

578

1,370

6,100

7,290

1,980

-

Dec.

1,250

926

1,090

1,170

1,140

2,100

1,580

1,150

888

730

595

478

496

420

343

3,570

3,740

1,800

1,320

1,020

835

685

595

550

1,050

976

835

745

932

1,110

915

Month

Jan.

800

745

4,950

8,350

8,550

4,750

2,190

1,550

-1,220

992

855

760

690

635

595

515

640

700

1,550

1,260

1,310

3,030

2,780

1,890

1,450

1,340

1,970

1,960

1,530

1,220

1,090

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

AuEust

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

926

835

835

1,260

1,330

1,150

1,010

882

805

745

665

620

590

510

610

855

805

745

1,570

2,810

1,830

1,400

1,120

959

845

755

750

665

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,694

29,968

35,034

291,319

61,867

27,882

44,516

20,368

17,757

19,150

19,867

8; 320

5,500

293,923

Mar.

590

555

515

456

420

465

402

429

959

1,890

1,360

1,090

926

810

720

630

605

1,200

1,160

981

888

910

860

805

1,410

1,460

LI, 700

4,870

2,130

1,580

1,740

Apr.

1,390

1,160

1,010

888

898

998

820

765

705

660

645

645

780

770

660

625

595

510

501

515

429

483

483

478

434

398

398

575

545

605

-

Maximum

160

7,290

3,740

44,000

8,550

2,810

11,700

1,390

1,840

1,640

1,990

424

370

11,700

May

782

1,840

1,260

920

745

625

610

595

825

815

730

575

483

442

411

384

359

338

320

314

550

412

362

366

359

314

298

331

384

488

520

Minimum

86

158

343

86

515

510

402

398

298

235

286

206

137

86

June

424

376

314

280

277

274

257

246

235

243

292

283

295

289

828

1,640

725

532

730

625

1,290

1,560

903

684

1,430

790

580

512

1,410

826

-

Mean

119

999

1,130

796

1, 996

996

1,436

679

573

638

641

268

183

805

July

750

540

516

432

370

334

334

317

286

348

419

1,500

1,840

1,990

1,200

1,140

930

810

820

670

492

424

388

396

334

380

317

381

440

396

373

Aug.

314

280

257

248

240

276

292

268

243

240

224

214

208

334

307

240

271

227

251

271

241

317

360

424

366

295

251

235

206

214

206

Per square 

mile

0.342

2 87

3J25

2.29

5.74

2 .86

4.13

1 .95

lies

1 83

U84

.770

.526

2.31

Sept.

186

176

172

188

219

248

186

196

170

174

163

154

167

163

156

181

203

193

370

263

188

170

163

154

156

137

152

152

150

150

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

3 20

3.74

31.13

6.61

4'. 76

2 18

U90

2.05

2.12

.89

.59

31.41

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 see.-ft.). Nov. 28 (12 p.m.) 13,100 sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (10 p.m.) 6,060 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (3 a.m.) 12,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (6 p.m.) 17,100 sec.-ft.
682 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Florence, Ala.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48'27", long. 87°42'02", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 3 S., 

K.. 11 W., 100 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west of Florence, 

4 miles downstream from Cox Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

423.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 209 square miles.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 349 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 13.17 

reet); minimum, 56 second-feet Oct. 3, 4, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet May 4, 1937; maximum gage height, 

17.40 feet Feb. 13, 1948, backwater from Tennessee River; minimum discharge, 42 secondfeet Aug. 27, 1936 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water year). W 803: 1935.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

64 

62 

60 

61 

61

61 

60 

60 

58 

60

62 

62 

60 

58 

58

57 

64 

74 

66 

64

62 

62 

61 

60 

61

64 

66 

64 

64 

64 

70

Nov.

84 

82 

125 

92 

354

308 

150 

112 

103 

114

118 

103 

99 

94 

92

189 

329 

234

1,810 

712

413 

371 

336 

287 

267

855 

945 

4,770 

2,900 

915

Dec.

682 

570 

1,290 

952 

1,130

1,390

795 

645 

555 

488

435 

420 

385 

364

357

690 

645 

510 

502 

44S

413 

392

357 

364 

720

488 

428 406' 

682 

585 

502

Jan.

458 

465 

5,590 

5,060 

6,190

02,210 

01,170 

c938 

0795 

720

660 

608 

562 

532 

510

488

615 

720 

1,270 

720

1,360 

2,740 

1,370 

998 

840

968 

1,280 

990 

795 

712 

705

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

Jnne 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber ........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

h........ ....................

1. ......................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

645 

638 

758 

1,410 

870

742 

660 

615 

600 

682

555 

518 

495 

480 

495

682 

540 

502 

1,450 

1,100

780 

668 

585 

555 

518

488 

472 

442

Secondfoot-days

1,93 

17,36 

18,58

149,79

43,03 

18,94, 

25,51 

13,57 

11,38, 

14,50 

17,85' 

9,08 

4,12

195,89

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft. V. Noi

see. -ft.; Jan. 22 (Z a.m.) 3,040 sec. -ft.; Ms 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

420 

385 

371 

357 

350

336

315 

308 

555 

645

495 

435 

420 

392

371

350 

357 

870 

540 

465

435

495 

458 

420 

1,060

652 

7,720 

2,030 

1,010 

870 

1,630

Apr.

870 

750 

698 

630 

638

615 

555 

510 

488 

472

458 

465 

585 

488 

413

406 

385 

364 

357 

336

336 

350 

329 

315 

280

274 

280 

287 

294 

343

Maximum

L 75 

5 4,770 

t 1,390

3 17,600

3 6,190 

5 1,450 

7 7,720 

L 870 

5 1,850 

3 2,610 

t 3,290 

2 1,220 

3 241

7 7,720

r. 28 (8 p.m 

ir. 27 (12 m

May

392 

518 

378 

329 

287

274 

274 

450 

392 

329

329 

287 

260 

248 

228

248

241 

196 

189 

196

1,850 

540 

364 

392 

378

315 

280 

267 

254 

357 

343

Minimum

57 

82 

357

57

458 

442 

308 

274 

189 

163 

228 

143 

103

57

June

274 

248 

215 

195 

189

189 

176 

170 

163 

170

215 

254 

215 

182 

795

502 

329 

280

668 

690

1,190 

2,610 

735 

615 

848

570 

435 

385 

548 

450

Mean

62.:

579 

599

409

1,388 

677 

823 

452 

367 

484 

576 

293 

137

537

July

442 

336 

336 

280 

260

248 

287 

450 

274 

274

280 

2,790 

3,290 

1,940 

742

832 

472 

458 

406 

406

336 

308 

287 

287 

287

308 

254 

241 

274 

241 

228

Aug.

208 

195 

182 

176 

170

202 

215 

176 

163 

176

164 

143 

215 

156 

156

518 

1,220 

260 

669 

562

308 

540 

357 

308 

392

254 

215 

196 

215 

182 

189

Per square 

mile

S 0.298 

2.77 

2.87

1.96

6.64 

3.24 

3.94 

2.16 

1.76 

2.32 

2.76 

1.40 

.656

2.57

Sept.

156 

143 

146 

156 

202

241 

182 

156 

139 

132

128 

125 

121 

118 

118

132

156 

132 

189 

139

125 

118 

114 

110 

107

107 

110 

110 

105 

103

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

3.09 

3.31

26.66

7.66 

3.37 

4.54 

2.41 

2.03 

2.58 

3.18 

1.62 

.73

34.86

) 6,370 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 3 (9 p.m.) 9,840 

) 12,700 sec. -ft. ; July 13 (3 p.m.) S.62O

c Backwater from Tennessee Rivers discharge computed on basis of part of record not affected by 

backwater.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 683

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°39'2l", long. 88°07'2l", In SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., 

K. 15 W., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from Little Bear Creek and threequarters of a mile southwest of Bishop. Datum of gage Is 419.91 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 667 square miles.

Records available. August 1926 to March 1932, June 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 19 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-49), 1,034 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 20.48 

reet); minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet Dec. 26, 1926 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 1, 1943 

(gage height, -0.15 foot).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 698: 1929. W 853: 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-28)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.15 62 4.0 725 1.5 112 8.0 2,500 16.0 11,500 

1.5 124 5.0 1,080 2.0 212 11.0 4,100 17.0 14,300 

2.0 218 7.0 2,000 3.0 450 12.5 5,520 19.0 21,000 

3.0 435 4.0 765 13.5 6,740 20.4 26,400 

5.0 1,140 15.0 9,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

163 

148 

111 

88 

83

81 

77 

72 

68 

67

67 

67 

67 

65 

63

63 

79 

95 

88 

84

79 

81 

83 

79

77

77 

77 

79 

79 

79 

99

Nov.

140 

120 

115 

113 

248

1,980 

867 

435 

312 

314

240 

203 

195 

180 

169

823 

1,510 

804 

5,060 

5,150

2,000 

1,210 

977 

839 

707

1,340 

3,630 

7,500 

11,300 

6,740

Dec.

5,630 

3,850 

2,170 

1,800 

1,620

2,450 

2,210 

1,910 

1,510 

1,240

1,050 

929 

849 

790 

737

2,180 

2,050 

1,690 

1,520 

1,380

1,240 

1,100 

989 

925 

1,170

1,300 

1,260 

1,100 

1,500 

1,820 

1,560

Jan.

1,320 

1,210 

7,730 

17,300 

22,000

26,400 

20,400 

11,900 

5,820 

3,260

2,210 

1,840 

1,600 

1,430 

1,300

1,200 

1,850 

3,130 

4,650 

4,290

5,040 

10,600 

12,000 

9,220 

6,990

4,760 

3,880 

3,120 

2,580 

2,180 

2,000

Month

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her ......................

lendar year 19*8 .... .......

1 ..................... . . .

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 19481-49 ............

Feb.

1,850 

1,830 

2,170 

4,980 

5,040

4,770 

4,430 

2,900 

2,140 

2,300

2,080 

1,910 

1,710 

1,580 

1,620

2,620 

2,820 

2,840 

3,750 

4,060

3,360 

3,060 

2,380 

1,980 

1,750

1,550 

1,410 

1,310

Secondfoot-days

2,585 

55,221 

51,529

525,618

203,210 

74,200 

59,006 

47,082 

23,444 

14,475 

23,955 

9,797 

9,912

574,416

Mar.

1,220 

1,110 

1,030 

969 

925

894 

852 

800 

863 

969

891 

814 

754 

726 

695

665 

649 

856 

891 

793

730 

1,280 

1,600 

1,430 

3,310

4,130 

8,450 

8,050 

4,860 

3,850 

3,950

Apr.

3,500 

3,860 

3,730 

2,240 

1,770

1,720 

1,560 

1,360 

1,210 

1,100

1,020 

1,890 

4,220 

2,270 

1,640

1,330 

1,320 

1,030 

925 

860

807 

894 

842 

772 

698

636 

614 

814 

1,160 

1,290

Maximum

163 

11,300 

5,630

29,100

26,400 

5,040 

8,450 

3,860 

2,320 

1,340 

3,540 

800 

1,380

26,400

Peak discharge (base, 7.500 sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (8 a.m

May

1,360 

2,320 

2,300 

2,190 

1,580

1,200 

1,000 

997 

804 

842

807 

723 

633 

559 

505

464 

436 

403 

369 

342

323 

308 

297 

359 

419

349 

337 

298 

277 

312 

330

Minimim

63 

113 

737

41

1,200 

1,310 

649 

614 

277 

179 

225 

165 

107

63

June

308 

295 

286 

240 

216

202 

1S9 

181 

179 

248

242 

290 

273 

344 

1,000

888 

621 

525 

640 

531

621 

734 

1,340 

929 

640

630 

562 

450 

514 

377

Msan

83.4 

1,841 

1,662

1,436

6,555 

2,650 

1,903 

1,569 

756 

482 

773 

316 

330

1,574

July

372 

404 

349 

297 

259

253 

242 

430 

382 

262

225 

543 

754 

989 

1,890

2,800 

2,710 

3,540 

1,600 

828

633 

514 

425 

459 

406

495 

342 

486 

494 

306 

266

Aug.

237 

206 

1S7 

1S3 

255

179 

504 

579 

242 

193

179 

165 

177 

197 

266

455 

268 

204 

460 

537

BOO 

682 

465 

414 

352

319 

317 

233 

288 

237 

197

Per square 

Bile

0.125 

2.76 

2.49

2.15

9.63 

3.97 

2.S5 

2.35 

1.13 

.723 

1.16 

.474 

.495

2.36

) 11,800 sec. -ft. j Jan. 6 (11 a.

Sept.

199 

362 

2S8 

319 

2S4

702 

1,380 

1,360 

723 

476

356 

292 

251 

225 

210

204 

204 

202 

193 

202

222 

204 

173 

153 

139

129 

123 

18S 

112 

107

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

3.08 

2.87

29.31

11.33 

4.14 

3.29 

2.63 

1.31 

.81 

1.34 

.55 

.55

32.04

m.) 26,700
684 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River below Manchester, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'15", long. 860 07'18", at highway bridge 2 miles 

southeast of Manchester, Coffee County, 3j miles downstream from Little Duck River, and 

7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek. Datum of gage Is 878.23 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 107 square miles.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 167 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 17.76 

reet ); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Oct. 15, 16.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage'height, 

0.57 foot Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small reservoir above station.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

20

20

32

32

23

20

18

17

16

17

18

16

16

15

15

21

30

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Nov.

18

19

33

23

39

116

52

39

33

52

45

37

34

30

29

28

27

26

322

230

111

86

74

63

54

65

137

1,310

1,380

482

-

Dec.

270

184

170

190

192

4S5

340

221

156

124

103

95

89

82

SI

990

848

424

430

373

265

244

218

545

2,230

754

400

305

444

549

352

Jan.

256

. 215

1,310

2,220

13,600

2,630

745

502

387

311

262

234

205

184

170

156

275

473

897

532

1,020

2,730

1,110

658

473

496

940

732

466

334

473

Month

October ..........................

November

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .............................

May may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

493

413

41O

430

337

29S

253

215

202

269

250

196

170

156

316

910

528

351

1,330

1,150

559

410

321

266

234

202

134

205

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

584

4,994

12,203

78,768

35,055

11,108

11,61S

3,314

4>58I

3,330 

3,605

1, 22t

1,033

97,707

Mar.

181

153

137

126

116

110

102

92

278

596

361

240

190

167

140

121

123

1,240

691

364

269

269

304

230

769

694

1,040

1,120

539

377

479

Apr.

384

266

221

196

250

453

301

213

173

143

130

224

1,260

569

324

224

181

156

132

119

116

132

159

130

104

92

183

499

364

606

Maximum

32

1,330

2,230

15,400

13,600

1,330

1,240 

1,26O

810

644 

415

64

120

13,600

May

520

810

463

283

205

159

135

121

112

148

190

130

102

85

76

74

108

35

67

62

61

62

61

64

67

62

56

52

51

53

56

Minimum

15

18

SI

15

156

156

92

92

51

36

41

27

22

15

June

51

47

43

42

54

42

33

37

36

36

36

38

40

37

391

644

192

110

87

94

111

106

81

73

68

61

55

126

320,

284

Mean

id. 8

166

394

215

1,131 

397

375

277

148

113 

116 ZQ { O3 »D

34.4

26S

July

154

103

31

73

77

37

87

126

104

87

72

90

115

236

160

296

415

276

192

130

101

31

71

63

56

52

49

45

43

42

41

Ang.

40

43

44

61

50

49

43

40

33

54

36

33

37

64

39

35

46

43

40

33

36

36

35

35

36

35

31

29

28

27

Per square 

mile

0.176

1.55

3. 63

2.O1

10.6

3.71 3 5O

g 59

1*38

1*06

1.08 

.370

.321

2.50

27

Sept.

27

25

a26

a40

a35

a70

a!20

aSO

52

35

29

28

23

27

25

40

35

31

23

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

1.74

4.24

27.37

12*13 

3 *86

4.04 

2 .89

1 59 

l'.17

1.25 

]43

.36

33.95

Peak diseharKe (base, 2.50O aec.-ft.). Dee. 25 (S a.m.) 2.920 see. -ft.: Jan. 5 (11:30 a.m.1 24.60O

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Shelbyville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 685

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'49", long. 86°29'58", 150 feet downstream from 

county highway bridge. 2 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2£ miles west of Shelbyville, 

Bedford County, and 2f miles downstream from Flat Creek. Datum of gage is 685.61 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area. 481 square miles.

Recoras available. April 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 15 years, 757 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 30.80 

feet, from high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 16, 17.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 62,900 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 23, 1936; 

minimum daily, 29 second-feet Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Hevisions (water years). W 783: 1934. W 823: Drainage area. W 853: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.55 68 1.8 378 13.0 6,30O 

.6 75 2.5 645 17.0 1O,000 

.S 107 4.0 1,230 25.0 19,700 

1.2 188 7.0 2,570 27.0 23,500 

1.5 26S 10.0 4,180 28.7 27,40O

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

7S 

74 

507 

193

134 

116 

95 

86 

78

75 

74 

72 

72 

71

69 

68 

81 

97 

100

98 

93 

88 

86 

82

80 

78 

75 

75 

74 

72

Nov.

71 

72 

166 

181 

374

1,690 

731 

567 

231 

386

465 

313 

231 

18S 

161

142 

132 

124 

2,760 

2,080

1,030 

723 

598 

469 

370

476 

1,620 

7,680 

10,800 

3,490

Dec.

1,720 

1,180 a,ioo

1,070 

1,290

2,540 

1,790 

1,280 

945 

742

618 

53S 

477 

427 

424

4,200 

3,660 

2,210 

1,830 

1,470

1,180 

1,040 

9O2 

2,430 

7,320

4,380 

1,980 

1,380 

1,720 

1,740 

1,450

Jan.

1,130 

969 

6,410 

15,000 

24,800

27,400 

7,510 

2,300 

1,640 

1,300

1,090 

945 

828 

742 

680

626 

1,230 

1,450 

3,100 

2,350

2,600 

7,600 

5,960 

2,980 

2,000

1,650 

2,650 

2,660 

1,920 

1,390 

1,510

Month

Ooto 

More 

Dace

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Atteu 

Sept

Ha

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Feb.

1,540 

1,480 

1,440 

1,530 

1,440

1,240 

1,060 

918 

824 

832

813 

739 

676 

633 

852

2,330 

2,210 

1,510 

3,890 

4,480

2,730 

1,750 

1,350 

1,110 

957

836 

762 

727

Secondfoot-days

3,122 

38,121 

55,033

375,187

134,420 

40,659 

42,214 

26,118 

18,667 

22,138 

17,779 

5,384 

3,527

407,182

Mar.

673 

618 

59S 

523 

493

469 

439 

401 

1,200 

1,550

1,280 

957 

797 

696 

626

557 

541 

3,080 

2,780 

1,650

1,190 

1,200 

1,090 

949 

2,480

2,340 

3,530 

3,690 

2,680 

1,690 

1,450

Apr.

1,340 

1,080 

910 

801 

867

1,100 

1,040 

852 

727 

641

595 

606 

2,280 

2,270 

1,380

976 

797 

700 

614 

545

507 

515 

538 

507 

446

393 

3S6 

746 

879 

1,080

Maximum

507 

10,800 

7,320

45,900

27,400 

4,480 

3,690 

3,280 

3,840 

5,620 

3,270 

345 

170

27,400

Peak discharge (base, 8.0OO sec. -ft.). Nov. 29 (about

May

1,880 

2,840 

1,950 

1,310 

965

778 

664 

583 

557 

622

614 

549 

454 

389 

340

313 

317 

306 

285 

256

271 

254 

245 

248 

310

254 

236 

226 

215 

210 

226

Minimum

68 

71 

424

57

626 

633 

401 

386 

210 

161 

202 

119 

88

68

June

234 

212 

19S 

186 

399

271 

210 

188 

174 

167

167 

170 

163 

161 

2,770

5,620 

1,700 

957 

731 

568

635 

738 

473 

484 

412

350 

300 

800 

1,500 

1,200

Mean

101 

1,271 

1,775

1,025

4,336 

1,452 

1,362 

871 

602 

738 

574 

174 

118

1,116

July

800 

600 

500 

450 

400

350 

400 

350 

350 

400

550 

492 

370 

393 

557

1,490 

2,270 

1,700 

1,000 

750

600 

500 

400 

350 

300

270 

250 

300 

250 

202 

205

Aug.

193 

183 

183 

190 

345

299 

242 

200 

188 

167

165 

154 

148 

150 

195

174 

165 

202 

176 

159

150 

150 

150 

150 

148

140 

130 

124 

121 

124 

119

Per square

mile

0.210 

2.64 

3.69

2.13

9.01 

3.02 

2.83 

1.81 

1.25 

1.53 

1.19 

.362 

.245

2.32

8 a.m.) 13,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6

Sept.

114 

107 

109 

116 

142

134 

134 

163 

170 

144

126 

114 

104 

104 

105

119 

159 

146 

144 

121

114 

105 

98 

95 

92

90 

90 

90 

90 

88

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

2.95 

4.26

29.01

10.39 

3.14 

3.26 

2.02 

1.44 

1.71 

1.37 

.42 

.27

31.47

(about

3 a.m.) 34,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 8,120 sec.-ft.3 June 16 (-6 a.m.) 8,400 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 16, 25, Jan. 3-5, June 26 to July 11, July 18-29; 

discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Columbia and below Manchester.
686 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River at Columbia, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°3V'05", long. 87°01'57", at bridge on U. S. Highway yl, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maury County, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, and 2^ miles upstream from Rutherford Creek. Datum of gage is 535.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,208 square miles.

Records available.--October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to September 1949 in reports or ueoiogical Survey. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to October 

1924 (prior to October 1921, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Average discharge.--33 years (1904-8, 1920-49), 1,876 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 35.77 

reet); minimum, 8.8 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum daily, 34 second-feet Oct. 29.

1904-8, 1920-49: Maximum discharge, 61,100 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

51.75 feet); no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 feet, present datum (discharge, 

50,700 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 783: 1929(M). See also Records available.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

68 

68 

74 

166

591 

472 

302 

54 

142

132 

64 

91 

91 

72

65 

125 

105 

96 

166

256 

196 

147 

95 

120

110 

80 

113 

34 

93 

76

Nov.

98 

76 

132 

92 

685

2,300 

3,420 

1,680 

960 

760

1,050 

1,140 

846 

662 

540

450 

391 

322 

3,850 

9,360

5,330 

2,910 

2,440 

1,900 

1,440

1,340 

4,210 

14,200 

22,OOO 

21,800

Dec.

11,500 

4,760 

3,540 

3,380 

3,330

5,920 

6,760 

4,620 

3,190 

2,330

1,810 

1,480 

1,300 

1,160 

1,080

6,320 

13,000 

9,040 

5,870 

4,540

3,470 

2,770 

2,370 

3,770 

13,100

14,700 

9,340 

5,290 

4,370 

5,460 

4,420

Jan.

3,500 

2,750 

6,470 

16,700 

22,700

25,700 

28,300 

28,200 

11,600 

4,190

3,230 

2,540 

2,150 

1,870 

1,660

1,460 

1,550 

3,400 

6,680 

7,150

5,780 

12,100 

15,200 

11,900 

7,100

5,190 

6,900 

7,990 

6,350 

4,6OO 

3,490

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

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lendar year 1948 ...........

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h. ................. ......

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ....................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,190 

3,100 

3,290 

4,160 

4,600

3,710 

3,050 

2,510 

2,110 

1,850

1,700 

1,580 

1,450 

1,330 

1,370

3,330 

5., 010 

4,200 

7,300 

12,700

10,100 

6,560 

4,360 

3,250 

2,600

2,180 

1,860 

1,670

Seoondfoot-days

4,338 

106,384 

163,990

971,286

268,400 

104,120 

114,975 

59,722 

35,339 

47,752 

45,040 

8,120 

3,754

961,934

Mar.

1,510 

1,350 

1,220 

1,120 

1,030

912 

846 

807 

1,370 

4,550

3,780 

2,660 

2,050 

1,680 

1,440

1,260 

1,160 

5,330 

8,540 

5,770

3,920 

2,810 

2,840 

2,530 

3,490

7,000 

13,300 

12,700 

8,180 

5,730 

4,090

Apr.

3,240 

2,680 

2,240 

1,870 

2,310

3,680 

3,140 

2,440 

1,970 

1,630

1,420 

1,320 

3,310 

5,100 

4,140

2,770 

1,970 

1,630 

1,380 

1,210

1,080 

1,030 

1,070 

1,030 

851

834 

741 

856 

1,320 

1,460

Maximum

591

22,OOO 

14,700

60,600

28,300 

12,700 

13,300 

5,100 

5,400 

8,350 

5,260 

712 

156

28,300

May

1,790 

4,600 

5,400 

3,540 

2,360

1,700 

1,350 

1,280 

1,160 

994

1,150 

1,180 

922 

785 

655

575 

510 

425 

385 

475

450 

490 

390 

430 

385

340 

400 

283 

365 

278 

292

Minimum

34 

76 

1,080

20

1,460 

1,330 

807 

741 

278 

224 

313 

144 

86

34

June

274 

316 

292 

265 

252

248 

345 

345 

265 

235

224 

355 

316

728 

2,700

7,150 

8,350 

7,150 

2,360 

1,530

1,160 

1,930 

2,280 

1,140 

734

756 

662 

1,290 

1,840 

2,260

Msan

140 

3,546 

5,290

2,654

8,658 

3,719 

3,709 

1,991 

1,140 

1,592 

1,453 

262 

125

2,635

July

2,890 

1,660 

1,160 

960 

688

630 

662 

608 

472 

1,060

1,380 

1,590 

796 

1,160 

1,050

2,030 

3,720 

5,260 

4,260 

3,580

a, 700

1,490 

1,100 

774 

688

585 

513 

423 

482 

356 

313

Aug.

309 

263 

294

277 

712

399 

444 

402 

375 

211

263 

182 

177 

228 

270

342 

196 

244 

245 

261

152 

200 

185 

204 

245

192 

166 

230 

144 

151 

157

Per square 

mile

0.116 

2.94 

4.38

2.20

7.17 

3.08 

3.07 

1.65 

.944 

1.32 

1.20 

.217 

.103

2.18

Sept.

151 

135 

126 

118 

141

115 

124 

141 

135 

135

135 

146 

132 

138 

124

121 

118 

118 

153 

135

156 

124 

132 

121 

107

101 

104 

94 

88 

86

Runoff im 

inches

0.13 

3.28 

5.05

29.89

8.26 

3.21 

3.54 

1.84 

1.09 

1.47 

1.39 

.25 

.12

29.63

Peak discharge (base, 16,0oo sec. -ft. ) .--Nov. 3O (l a.m.) 23, TOO sec. -ft. ; Dec. 26 (3 a.m.) 16,100

sec. -ft.; Jan. 8 (6 a.m.) 29,800 sec. -ft.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 687

Duck River at Centerville, Tenn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, 1'at. 35°47'16", long. 87°27'56", at Centerville, Hlckman County, half a mile downstream from bridge on State Highways 48 and 100, half a 

mile downstream from Defeated Creek, H miles upstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & 

St. Louis Railway bridge, and 4 miles downstream from Swan Creek. Datum of gage is 

450.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 2,048 square miles.

Records available.--March 1919 to September 1949.

Average discharge.--B9 years (1920-49), 3,000 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 23.84 

feet}; minimum, 185 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1919-49: Maximum discharge, 97,700 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 37.58 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Aug. 30, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.35 foot Sept. 26, 

27, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 803: 1935. W 823: Drainage area. W 853: 1920(M).

0.6 190

.8 255

1.0 345

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

460

670

1,070

4.0 2,870

6.0 4,870

8.5 8,000

0.75

.8 

1.0 

1.2

264

286

383

492

Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5 686

2.0 1,040

4.0 2,900

6.0 5,060

10,O 10,200

18.0 21,400

20.0 24,900

23.7 33,10O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

241

214

196

188

188

188

287

588

394

356

227

227

224

211

190

199

199

205

230

248

244

275

325

295

255

248

238

230

224

234

248

Nov.

244

295

295

279

338

1,950

2,950

3,250

1,940

1,380

1,250

1,310

1,440

1,170

966

854

758

491

4,430

8,080

9,910

5,310

3,520

2,960

2,390

2,020

2,440

11,800

25,200

26 , 900

-

Dec.

26,100

12,600

6,340

5,040

4,700

6,030

8,770

8,240

5,790

4,220

3,240

2,710

2,330

2,050

1,850

5,140

17,400

16,600

11,200

7,920

6,230

4,850

3,900

4,010

13,300

18,700

17,000

10,800

7,500

7,620

7,530

Month

Jan.

6,040

4,930

6,560

16,100

25,800

33,000

31 , 700

31,100

31,100

14,700

5,910

4,780

3,930

3,360

2,980

2,690

2,580

2,900

6,830

9,400

8,690

12,000

18,200

18,500

13,600

8,760

10,900

13,500

11,900

9,190

7,120

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,650

5,080

4,840

5,200

6,210

6,110

5,120

4,340

3,720

3,230

2,870

2,670

2,520

2,360

2,330

3,190

5,710

6,360

7,320

16,000

17,300

12,500

8,610

6,240

4,960

4,060

3,490

3,150

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

7,816

126,120

259,760

1,512,272

37&,750

161,140

185,230

105,620

64,672

122,382

79,105

21,969

10,495

1,523,059

Mar.

2,810

2,550

2,300

2,130

1,960

1,860

1,680

1,570

1,730

3,500

6,410

4,760

3,720

3,080

2,640

2,320

2,130

4,680

10,400

10,200

7,160

5,360

4,480

4,360

6,100

8,820

15,800

23,700

17,200

11,300

8,520

Apr.

6,400

5,220

4,460

3,740

3,450

5,140

5,660

4,570

3,780

3,170

2,850

2,720

4,100

7,100

7,020

5,500

4,000

3,200

2,710

2,360

2,140

2,130

2,040

1,920

1,780

1,560

1,510

1,480

1,640

2,270

-

Maximum

588

26 , 900

26,100

94,700

33,000

17,300

23,700

7,100

7,340

18,600

6,470

1,500

410

33,000

May

2,530

4,370

7,340

5,960

4,180

3,050

2,430

2,120

2,400

2,230

2,180

2,100

1,940

1,630

1,440

1,290

1,250

1,120

967

982

1,240

2,390

1,720

1,260

1,150

1,040

937

937

879

818

792

Minimum

188

244

1,850

139

2,580

2,330

1,570

1,480

792

594

832

430

264

188

June

759

726

712

693

686

653

640

594

679

640

600

640

1,070

2,230

12,400

18,600

13,100

10,300

9,510

5,900

4,280

4,980

4,800

3,980

2.870

2,170

1,960

3,200

7,950

5,060

Mean

252

4,204

8,37£

4,132

12,22C

5,75E

5,97E

3,521

2,086

4,07£

2,552

70S

35C

4,173

Jnly

5,120

4,520

3,070

2,300

1,930

1,550

1,600

1,730

1,340

1,480

2,070

2,260

2,810

2,540

2,930

2,390

3,500

5,460

6,470

4,980

4,330

3,180

2,140

1,850

1,460

1,290

1,140

1,010

937

886

832

Aug.

8O5

699

633

607

653

1,160

922

852

959

772

627

580

560

600

700

1,000

1,500

1,000

800

670

580

560

540

560

700

600

500

440

500

460

430

Per sqnare 

mile

0.123

t 2.05

4.09

2.02

5.97

2.81

2.92

1.72

1.02.

1.99

1.25

.346

.171

2.04

Sept.

410

390

380

380

380

380

370

365

360

355

350

350

360

380

370

360

348

348

353.

363

363

338

353

314

310

314

310

291

286

264

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

2.29

4.72

27.46

6.8S

2.93

3.36

1.92

1.17

2.22

1.44

.40

.19

27.66

Peak discharge (base, 20.000 sec.-ft.). Dec. 1 (2 a.m.) 27,100 aec.-ft.J Jan. 6 (11:30 a.m.) 

33,500 sec.-ftTj Mar. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 24,500 sec.-ft.; June 16 (5:30 a.m.) 21,50O aeo.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 12 to Sept. 16j discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and record for station at Columbia and near Hurricane Hills.
688 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River near Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56i39", long. 87°49i07", at bridge on State 

Highway 13, 3 miles southwest of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, 3j miles upstream 

from Hurricane Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Buffalo River. Datum of gage is 

361.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19S9. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

above Hurricane Mills, 5f miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 370.53 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--2,571 square miles.

Kecoras available. July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 24 years, 3,791 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 20.72 

Feet); minimum, 380 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 122,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.22 

feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.15 foot 

Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants 

aoove station.

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935. W 823: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

360

480

700

975

1,660

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

2,520

4,760

7,670

11,100

14,700

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.7

18,300

22,100

27,000

37,000

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

378

505

1,140

1,950

2,880

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

3,950

5,150

6,450

7,850

11,100

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 10.o feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

456 

460 

42S 

400 

392

380 

392 

432 

706 

614

569 

488 

428 

428 

416

384 

424 

428 

424 

428

464 

456 

456 

516 

508

468 

448 

440 

436 

424 

484

Octo 

Ncvs 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Aug« 

Sept

We

Nov.

569 

578 

6S5 

605 

646

942 

2,480 

3,340 

3,070 

2,110

1,650 

1,430 

1,610 

1,600 

1,350

1,180 

1,080 

1,100 

7,040 

9,690

11,100 

9,350 

5,390 

4,070 

3,410

2,820 

2,600 

5,520 

18,300 

24,900

Month

Dec.

27,000 

24,600 

11,100 

6,820 

5,880

6,240 

8,350 

10,000 

7,700 

5,700

4,430 

3,660 

3,180 

2,810 

2,540

2,840 

12,200 

19,000 

16,800 

11,000

7,930 

6,210 

5,020 

4,530 

9,280

17,500 

19,600 

16,200 

10,700 

9,130 

9,040

Jan.

8,020 

6,510 

5,970 

11 , 900 

25,100

32,800 

36,600 

35,400 

37,200 

31,000

12,900 

7,320 

6,070 

5,240 

4,630

4,140 

3,950 

3,970 

6,060 

9,710

11,200 

12,700 

17,200 

20,000 

18,800

13,800 

14,400 

18,000 

16,500 

13,100 

10,000

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

»ary

iiary

h...... ......................

1............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

7,850 

6,630 

6,200 

6,100 

6,650

7,250 

6,510 

5,700 

5,040 

4,530

4,070 

3,730 

3,530 

3,360 

3,320

3,920 

5,320 

7,260 

7,860 

14,600

19,200 

17,600 

12,500 

8,790 

6,950

5,800 

5,030 

4,570

Secondfoot-days

14,177 

130,215 

306,990

1,809,187

460,190 

199,870 

220,040 

144,580 

91,220 

155,387 

96,030 

33,271 

17,662

1,869,632

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft. j Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 2O,400 sec. -ft.; M.

Mar.

4,170 

3,760 

3,480 

3,200 

3,000

2,830 

2,660 

2,490 

2,460 

3,160

5,490 

6,520 

5,150 

4,450 

3,920

3,480 

3,190 

4,770 

9,520 

12,500

10,400 

7,770 

6,360 

5,630 

6,260

9,130 

8,890 

21,300 

24,100 

17,500 

12,500

Apr.

9,770 

7,710 

6,560 

5,740 

5,020

5,220 

6,420 

6,370 

5,330 

4,680

4,190 

4,120 

4,300 

6,520 

8,340

7,500 

6,010 

4,860 

4,150 

3,650

3,290 

3,200 

3,160 

3,000 

2,840

2,650 

2,460 

2,390 

2,400 

2,730

Maximum

706 

24,900 

27,000

111,000

37,200 

19,200 

24,100 

9,770 

8,080 

21,000 

6,090 

1,590 

722

37 , 200

May

3,380 

4,410 

6,290 

8,080 

6,150

4,790 

3,850 

3,290 

3,110 

3,270

3,110 

2,910 

2,860 

2,570 

2,330

2,160 

2,010 

1,910 

1,750 

1,630

1,630 

2,780 

3,100 

2,430 

2,000

1,860 

1,680 

1,550 

1,530 

1,420 

1,380

Minimum

380 

569 

2,540

288

3,950 

3,320 

2,460 

2,390 

1,380 

950 

1,230 

819 

500

380

June

1,300 

1,220 

1,160 

1,120 

1,090

1,090 

1,030 

992 

950 

1,080

1,020 

985 

1,060 

2,040 

7,800

21,000 

17,800 

14,100 

12,500 

9,700

7,000 

7,040 

6,770 

6,030 

4,630

3,740 

3,090 

3,000 

7,420 

7,630

Mean

457 

4,34C

9,90:

4,942

14,84C 

7,13£ 

7,09£ 

4,81£ 

2,94: 

5,18C 

3,09£

1,07:

58£

5,122

July

5,930 

5,890 

4,860 

3,550 

2,700

2,350 

2,000 

2,400 

2,000 

1,900

1,950 

2,800 

2,950 

2,800 

3,350

2,800 

3,050 

4,500 

6,090 

6,090

4,890 

4,470 

3,160 

2,440 

2,180

1,780 

1,640 

1,510 

1,430 

1,290 

1,230

Aug.

gl,130 

gl,090 

g985 

929 

901

985 

1,510 

1,320 

1,270 

1,590

1,180 

985 

887 

992 

950

1,060 

1,930 

1,480 

1,090 

957

929 

866 

845 

826 

1,110

1,030 

943 

859 

929 

894 

819

Per square 

 lie

0.178 

1.69 

3.85

1.92

5.77 

2.78 

2.76 

) 1.87 

1.14 

) 2.01 

1.20 

5 .417 

.229

1.99

Sept.

722 

679 

650 

638 

638

644 

650 

655 

606 

595

580 

575 

570 

580 

590

585 

580 

575 

585 

580

575 

575 

555 

555 

532

528 

528 

523 

514 

500

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

1.88 

4.44

26.17

6.66 

2.89 

3.18 

2.09 

1.32 

2.25 

1.39 

.48 

.26

27.05

3. 1 (6 p.m.) 27,200 aec.-ft.; Jan. 7 (5 p.m.) 3 

ir. 29 (7 a.m.) 24,800 sec. -ft.; June 16 (S p.m.

7,100

24,600 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record June 12-21, July 4-18; discharge computed on basis of record for 

auxiliary gage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 689

Piney River at Vernon, Term.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52'17", long. 87°30'00", at highway bridge 600 

reet upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, Hickman County, 2.2 

miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 6.5 miles north of Centerville. Datum of gage is 

464.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--193 square miles.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 24 years, 289 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 11.12 

reetJ; minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 0.02 foot Aug. 27, 28, 

Sept. 30.

1925-49: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 second-feet Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 

16.5 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.02 foot 

Sept. 26, 27, 28, 1948, Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 30, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--W 713: Drainage area. W 758 1927(M). W 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

74 

70 

66 

66 

66

66 

66 

68 

66 

66

66 

66 

64 

64 

64

62 

72 

80 

74 

70

70 

68 

66 

68 

68

66 

66 

66 

68 

66 

134

NOT.

112 

66 

94 

64 

160

207 

116 

92 

64 

101

90 

64 

78 

76 

74

74 

72 

233 

3,070 

906

476 

358 

260 

a220 aieo

a200 

a!90 

al,000 

al,400 

a700

Dec.

513 

403 

358 

300 

325

524 

460 

386 

325 

260

246 

222 

199 

162 

184

955 

1,050 

669 

551 

443

375 

322 

280 

425 

1,320

890 

638 

524 

706 

690 

557

Jan.

475 

423 

702 

1,410 

5,770

2,020 

1,2OO 

873 

666 

546

458 

400 

355 

326 

296

278 

326 

408 

1,010 

747

852 

1,750 

1,250 

945 

794

1,040 

3,140 

2,230 

1,260 

891 

747

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber................ .........

lendar year 1943 ............

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

593 

497 

441 

456 

418

390 

370 

342 

323 

301

276 

267 

251 

245 

348

600

522 

458 

1,530 

1,760

1,110 

846 

672 

564 

463

412 

381 

350

-

Secondfoot-days

2,178 

10,923 

15,302

129,215

33,612 

15,212 

17,841 

12,225 

6,425 

16,316 

5,055 

3,553 

2,665

141,327

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.). Noi

(12:30 p.m.; 8,960 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 {4 p.m.

Har.

310 

289 

273 

260 

251

243 

227 

218 

289 

333

323 

320 

316 

301 

265

267 

280 

1,850 

Jl,120 

g769

g621 

g564 

g480 

g426 

g950

a600 

11,600 

11,400 

£1,010 

812 

652

Apr.

704 

607 

542 

486 

466

458 

425 

396 

367 

339

375 

438 

654 

654 

564

476 

416 

SSL 

336 

306

289 

372 

323 

301 

280

269 

265 

256 

251 

245

Maximum

134- 

3,070 

1,320

13,700

5,770 

1,760 

1,650 

704 

339 

2,830 

301 

186 

99

5,770

May

271 

339 

308 

292 

273

258 

247 

236 

227 

234

218 

204 

193 

165 

178

172 

166 

159 

155 

159

162 

273 

185 

182 

169

170 

162 

162 

151 

151 

164

Minimum

62 

72 

182

53

276 

245 

218 

245 

151 

125 

113 

83 

80

62

June

149 

141 

139 

133 

133

135 

129 

125 

153 

155

137 

137 

168 

1,160 

2,250

2,830 

967 

737 

935 

661

942 

737 

518 

403 

339

267 

292 

431 

623 

370

Mean

70.3 

364 

494

353

1,064 

543 

576 

406 

207 

544 

163 

115 

69.5

367

July

301 

258 

229 

212 

197

185 

201 

195 

176 

195

195 

172 

170 

166 

155

14T 

155 

149 

139 

135

131 

127 

123 

125 

123

119 

117 

115 

115 

115 

113

Aug.

Ill 

107 

105 

105

114

157 

108 

155 

181 

173

119 

104 

102 

101 

97

ISO 

J.25 

99 

95 

93

90 

90 

90 

90 

86

85

63 

186 

136 

110 

102

Per square 

mile

0.364 

1.89 

2.56

1.83

5.62 

2.61 

2.96 

2.11 

1.07 

2.82 

.845 

.596 

.464

2.01

Sept.

95- 

95 

95 

97 

99

99 

95 

93 

92 

90

90 

88 

86 

88 

88

95 

93 

90 

92 

88

86 

65 

85 

83 

83

83 

83 

85 

62 

80

Runcff in 

Inches

0.42 

2.10 

2.95

24.69

6.48 

2.93 

3.44

2.36 

1.24 

3.14 

.97 

.66 

.52

27.23

r. 19 (time unknown) about 4,500 sec.-ft.i Jan, 5 

4,480 sec. -ft. j June 16 (1:30 a.m.) 5,760 sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
690 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Plat Woods, Tenn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°29'45", long. 87°49'58", 0.5 mile downstream from 

Little Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Plat Woods, 

Perry County, and 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek. Datum of gage is 513.58 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--447 square miles.

Kecords available. May 1920 to September 1949.

Average dlscnarge. 29 years, 705 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Jan. 5 or 6 (gage height, 

17712" feet); minimum, 146 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 90,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 32.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations at 32.0 feet and rainfall-runoff studies; minimum 

observed, 65 second-feet Sept. 9, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 1.12 feet Sept. 

26, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Revisions (water years). W 758: 1933. W 803: 1935. W 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9 178 5.0 1,370 12. 0 6,770 1.95 208 3.9 88O 10.0 4,870 

2.5 341 6.0 1,880 14.0 8,830 2.2 283 5.0 1,410 12. O 6,770 

3.3 615 8.0 3, ISO 15.8 11,000 2.6 4O7 6.O 2,OOO 14.1 8.94O 

3.9 865 10.0 4,830 3.0 535 8.0 3,300

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

194 

168 

153 

149 

146

149 

153 

153 

156 

151

151 

156 

g!53 

g!53 

g!51

g!60 

g!73 

188 

2O4 

188

178 

173 

170 

170 

168

a!68 

g!68 

168 

168 

168 

188

Nov.

235 

254 

270 

270 

276

489 

663 

369 

290 

290

312 

279 

257 

249 

g246

246 

279 

364 

5,610 

4,750

1,410 

960 

a82O 

g715 

g623

g554 

a587 

a4,260 

g8,78O 

g3,820

Dec.

1,71O 

1,180 

1,040 

1.07O 

991

1,61O 

1,8OO 

1,300 

1,O1O 

816

a700 

a620 

a560 

a520 

a50O

a2,50O 

alO,OOO 

a6,OOO 

a3,OOO 

al,800

al,3OO 

al,OOO 

a850 

a2,000 

al,6OO

al,30O 

al,250 

al,100 

al,200 

1,280 

al,200

Jan.

al.lOO 

al,400 

a2,50O 

a6,OOO 

all.OOO

a9,OOO 

3,20O 

1,890 

1,400 

1,120

928 

802 

711 

635 

579

536 

55O 

611 

1.22O 

1,520

1,28O 

2,550 

3,520 

2,280 

1,620

1,320 

1,980 

2,910 

2,200 

1.56O 

1,270

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ...................... ...

mber .....................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . ....

1 ......... ... ...... . . .

st ................. ....

ember ......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,070 

924

852 

878 

928

878 

824 

755 

703 

647

591 

544 

516 

491 

547

747 

780 

691 

1,210 

3,170

2,590 

1,710 

1,300 

1,060 

92O

8O7 

727 

683

Secondfoot-days

5,136 

38,527 

52,8O7

372,159

69,192 

27,543 

44,261 

22,880 

17,867 

24,188 

24,487 

9,799 

6,819

343,506

liar.

622 

574 

538 

511

495

475 

457 

438 

538 

1.O9O

1,160 

984 

862 

771 

695

633 

605 

1,100 

1,730 

1,320

1,100 

997 

988 

898 

1,5OO

1,860 

5,200 

9,O1O 

3,27O 

2,010 

1,830

Apr.

1,68O 

1,320 

1,150 

1,O1O 

916

979 

916 

819 

751 

695

675 

699 

779 

992 

876

779 

719 

672 

622 

577

552 

552 

591 

546 

501

475 

466 

466 

511 

594

Maximum

204 

8,780 

1O.OOO

62,700

11,OOO 

3,17O 

9,O1O 

1,680 

1,160 

3,010 

2,460 

501 

271

11,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 4.5OO sec. -ft.). Nov. 19 (9 p.m

May

636 

943 

1,03O 

862 

751

661 

598 

577 

804 

1,160

884 

727 

622 

556 

515

491 

482 

441 

416 

401

419 

485 

419 

395 

395

395 

367 

354 

351 

351 

379

Minimum

146 

235 

50O

117

536 

491 

438 

466 

351 

283 

333 

256 

20O

146

June

444 

382 

345 

326 

314

308 

302 

292 

283 

283

305 

342 

432 

535 

877

3,010 

1,880 

1,030 

984 

974

791 

938 

925 

715 

731

871 

679 

64O 

2,630 

1,620

Mean

166 

1,284 

1,703

1,017

2,232 

984 

1,428 

763 

576 

806 

790 

316 

227

941

July

1,170 

925 

719 

612 

532

482 

570 

675 

511 

511

686 

2,460 

1,520 

1,440 

2,130

1,240

1,170 

858 

943 

679

612 

501 

447 

419 

4O4

388 

454 

385 

354 

357 

333

Aug.

314 

302 

289 

286 

283

326 

314 

326 

320 

295

289 

274 

277 

283 

432

373 

370 

336 

314 

298

289 

283 

302 

373 

501

367 

311 

283 

268 

265 

256

Per square 

mile

O.371 

2.87 

3.81

2.28

4.99 

2.20 

3.19 

1.71 

1.29 

1.80 

1.77 

.707 

.508

2.11

Sept.

244 

232 

g229 

g232 

g238

g253 

271 

268 

247 

235

226 

g223 

g223 

g220 

g226

g229 

g235 g235' 

g235 

g229

g226 

g217 

g211 

g208 

g206

g206 

g206 

g2O3 

206 

20O

Runoff In 

Inches

0.43 

3.21 

4.39

30.96

5.76 

2.29 

3.68 

1.90 

1.49 

2.01 

2.04 

.82 

.57

28.59

) 9,O5O sec. -ft. s Hov. 29 (about 11 a.m.)

Mar. 28 (2:30 a.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station near Lobelville.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in stage.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 691

Buffalo River near Lobelvllle, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'46", long. 87°47'51", at Standing Rock Bridge 

on state Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry County, and 13 miles downstream 

from Cane Creek. Datum of gage is 403.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 707 square miles.

Records available. November 1927 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-49), 1,124 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 33.80 

reet}; minimum, 216 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 142 second-feet Oct. 1-8, 1931 (gage height, 0.35 

foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 803: 1935. W 853: 1928-37.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

284 

g27S 

g266 

g249 

g238

gZ27 

g220 

224 

222 

224

227 

227 

227 

227 

224

220 

231 

240 

252 

264

268 

261 

254 

249 

247

244 

242 

242 

242 

244 

281

Nov.

312 

350 

392 

369 

457

586 

572 

8OO 

676 

551

495 

474 

457 

418 

389

375 

392 

474 

3,600 

5,510

6,150 

2,580 

1,750 

1,420 

1,180

1,030 

1,060 

2,110 

4,740 

8,390

Dec.

6,340 

2,760 

2,030 

1,75O 

1,690

1,89O 

2,330 

2,480 

2,OOO 

1,630

1,370 

1,190 

1,060 

962 

894

2,040 

7,720 

1O,8OO 

5,340 

2,980

2,240 

1,810 

1,510 

1,460 

2,49O

2,280 

2,110 

1,810 

1,780 

2,010 

2,130

Jan.

1,930 

1,690 

1,910 

3,630 

8,O2O

1O,8OO 

11,000 

5,090 

2,980 

2,290

1,S80 

1,600 

1,400 

1,260 

1,150

1.O6O 

1,060 

1,O80 

1,670 

2,160

2,47O 

3,430 

4,190 

4,560 

3,300

2,680 

3,35O 

4,190 

4,350 

3,400 

2,620

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

 her... ......................

 ber.. .......................

lender year 1948

1 ............................

sober. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,130 

1,810 

1,600 

1,550 

1,540

1,540 

1,470 

1,390 

1,310 

1,210

1,120 

1,050 

985 

948 

976

1,370 

1,540 

1,500 

1,970 

3,960

4,430 

3,570 

2,640 

2,130 

1,800

1,560 

1,4OO 

1,290

Seoondfoot-days

7,545 

48,059 

80,886

568,824

102,200 

49,789 

65,573 

43,187 

29,036 

30,898 

33,915 

14,524 

9,566

515,178

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 aec.-ft.). No\

aec.-ft.j Dec. 18 (1 p.m.) 11,600 sec. -ft.; .

Mar.

1,180 

1.O8O 

1,000 

940 

890

845 

804 

768 

836 

1,120

1,510 

1,640 

1,510 

1,380 

1,270

1,150 

1,090 

1,380 

1,990 

2,380

2,070 

1,830 

1,670 

1,580 

2,190

3,370 

3,760 

6,320 

9,540 

4,980 

3,500

Apr.

3,O90 

2,750 

2,340 

2,050 

1,840

1,720 

1,680 

1,570 

1,440 

1,340

1.27O 

1,290 

1,420 

1,540 

1,710

1,570 

1,440 

1,340 

1,250 

1,160

1,100 

1,070 

1,020 

1,010 

953

890 

840 

8O9 

804 

881

Maximum

284 

8,390 

10,800

82,10O

11,000 

4,430 

9,540 

3,090 

1,530 

2,740 

2,020 

6O4 

361

11,000

T. 21 (6 a.m. 

ran. 7 (7:30

May

1,020 

1,300 

1,460 

1,530 

1,360

1,220 

1,080 

1,OOO 

944 

1,090

1,420 

1,250 

1,09O 

958 

858

788 

752 

728 

664 

640

708 

1,100 

980 

832 

740

680 

640 

596 

551 

534 

523

Minimum

220 

312 

894

181

1,060 

948 

768 

804 

523 

392 

544 

378 

278

220

June

516 

551 

540 

492 

467

442 

424 

409 

397 

392

394 

400 

439 

551 

904

1,700 

2,740 

2,400 

1,690 

1,540

1,480 

1,430 

1,430 

1,370 

1,200

1,060 

1,160 

1,060 

1,120 

2,200

Msan

243

1,6O2 

2,609

1,554

3,297 

1,778 

2,115 

1,440 

937 

1,030 

1,094 

46S 

319

1,411

July

2,O20 

1,540 

1,290 

1,060 

908

796 

aSOO 

a85O 

a900 

a 700

aSOO 

al.500 

a2,OOO 

al,700 

al.SOO

al,900 

al,700 

al,50O 

1,270 

1,24O

1,040 

886 

764 

68O 

620

582 

544 

565 

772 

620 

568

Aug.

537 

492 

460 

464 

451

424

436 

484 

454 

46O

436 

448 

454 

433 

424

498 

6O4 

562 

516 

484

445 

427 

412 

415 

457

596 

568 

481 

430 

394 

378

Per square 

mile

0.344 

2.26 

3.69

2. 2O

4.66 

2.51 

2.99 

2.04 

1.33 

1.46 

1.55 

.663 

.451

2.0O

Sept.

361 

350 

339 

330 

339

344

347 

358 

352 

333

325 

317 

312 

312 

309

317 

320 

32O 

330 

330

320 

314 

301 

291 

288

286 

284 

281 

278 

278

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

2.53 

4.25

29.92

5.38 

2.62 

3.45 

2.27 

1.53 

1.62 

1.78 

.76 

.50

27.09

) 7,530 aec.-ft.j Nov. 30 (9 p.m.) 9,520 

a.m.) 12,4OO aec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (10:30 a.m.)

10,300 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

Bnd records for atatlon near Plat Woods.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in stage.

 990813 O-52-45 
692 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°02'19", long. 88°13'42", at bridge on U. S. High- 

 way 70, 0.6 mile upstream from Cherry Creek, and 0.9 miles east of Bruceton, Carroll 

County. Datum of gage is 380.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 205 square miles.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 20 years, 277 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 12.83 

reet); minimum, 71 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.57 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,000 

second-feet; minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water year).--W 853: Drainage area. W 923: 1929-35.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

2.6 73 5.0 440 11.4 1,930 2.6 74 7.0 773 11.5 2,090 

3.0 113 7.0 730 11.8 2,350 2.8 95 9.0 1,130 12.0 2,700 

3.4 164 9.0 1,050 12.3 3,400 3.0 118 10.0 1,340 12.7 4,400 

4.0 258 10.0 1,250 3.5 183 10.5 1,480 

4.5 355 10.8 1,520 4.0 259 11.0 1,720

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

102 

87 

78 

75 

76

76 

100 

100 

81 

78

78 

78 

75 

75 

74

74 

157 

222 

117 

99

92 

91 

89 

87 

87

87 

88 

89 

90 

90 

454

Nov.

670 

633 

723 

265 

2,050

2,840 

2,240 

1,360 

343 

516

288 

202 

204 

174 

154

165 

188 

410 

3,470 

4,350

3,000 

1,260 

332 

237 

206

202 

296 

783 

966 

633

Dec.

271 

209 

325 

283 

344

594 

293 

204 

176 

157

150 

153 

151 

151 

308

1,270 

1,160 

1,170 

487 

254

209 

187 

166 

704 

1,710

1,560 

885 

349 

920 

854 

461

Jan.

259 

253 

599 

705 

1,290

1,170 

1,070 

407 

278 

238

215 

203 

190 

186

184

204 

962 

1,200 

1,760 

1,430

1,340 

1,450 

1,270 

1,010 

699

872 

2,550 

3,120 

2,560 

1,440 

432

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1943 

ary

h.. ........................ .

1. ......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

354 

325 

383 

687 

465

318 

283 

243 

227 

212

191 

186 

189 

230 

842

1,040 

621 

312 

545 

655

363 

290 

240 

221 

224

198 

197 

249

Secondfoot-days

3,246 

29,160 

16,115

140,679

29,546 

10,290 

16,442 

9,102 

9,739 

12,772 

5,530 

5,873 

2,614

150,429

Mar.

200 

180 

169 

164 

161

160 

152 

146 

674 

1,190

906 

346 

264 

238 

204

186 

254 

1,510 

1,120 

589

291 

480 

400 

269 

1,120

1,040 

1,050 

818 

574 

427 

1,160

Apr.

928 

453 

302 

253 

240

245 

215 

196 

180 

172

279 

315 

1,240 

854 

329

212 

190 

180 

161 

155

156 

381 

284 

176 

147

138 

143 

157 

152 

269

Maximum

454 

4,350 

1,710

5,480

3,120 

1,040 

1,510 

1,240 

1,200 

1,500 

730 

786 

152

4,350

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.-f t. ). Nov. 5 (9:30 p.

May

477 

854 

655 

224 

155

134 

124 

117 

135 

165

169 

135 

123 

118 

111

106 

107 

102 

97 

124

427 

708 

1,040 

1,200 

723

220 

147 

134 

133 

334 

441

Minimum

74 

154 

150

53

184 

186 

146 

138 

97 

95 

80 

82 

71

71

June

400 

180 

136 

222 

453

166 

119 

104 

95 

205

444 

200 

254 

339 

1,160

1,300 

1,500 

959 

422 

279

667 

838 

940 

575 

179

143 

130 

140 

118 

105

Mean

105 

972 

520

384

953 

368 

530 

303 

314 

426 

178 

189 

87.1

412

July

98 

92 

97 

93 

85

85 

118 

118 

344 

330

269 

730 

715 

290 

139

119 

233 

116 

100 

95

91 

86 

81

81 

86

87 

80 

106 

104 

108 

354

Aug.

134 

90 

82 

120 

329

120 

204 

134 

249 

130

243 

187 

786 

224 

197

202 

340 

134 

110 

110

104 

97 

95 

95 

196

114 

91 

311 

410 

133 

102

Per square 

mile

0.512 

4.74 

2.54

1.87

4.65 

1.80 

2.59 

1.48 

1.53 

2.08 

.868 

.922 

.425

2.01

Sept.

91 

83 

81 

83 

90

92 

84 

79 

76 

72

72 

72 

84 

95 

86

120 

100 

152 

142 

95

83 

79 

77 

75 

75

76 

77 

78 

74 

71

Runoff in 

inches

0.59 

5.29 

2.92

25.52

5.36 

1.87 

2.98 

1.65 

1.77 

2.32 

1.00 

1.07 

.47

27.29

m.) 3,780 sec. -ft.; Nov. 20 (4 p.m.) 4,740
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 693

East Pork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°52'24", long. 88°20'48", at bridge on U. S. Highway

 dH and State Highway 95, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 6.8 miles upstream from Middle Pork Creek. Datum of gage Is 344.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Tennessee Valley Authority bench mark).

Drainage area.--227 square miles.

Kecoras available. May 1938 to September 1949.

Average ctischarge. 11 years, 235 second-feet.

.Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1938 to 1949 are contained 

in the following table. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1938 to 

1947 have been revised, superseding those published in previous water-supply papers:

Water 

year

1938*

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Maximum

Date

July 31

Apr. 17

Feb. 19

Jan. 24

Apr. 10

Mar. 20

May 5

Apr. 3

Jan. 10

Jan. 4

Mar. 17

Feb. 15

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

5,320

8,060

4,760

892

7,730

6,410

9,420

6,410

7,400

7,730

6,180

10,800

Gage heigh',: 

Tfeet)

g!3.27

g!4.1

glS.l

glO.35

g!4.0

g!3.6

g!4.5

g!3.6

g!3.9

g!4.0

g!3.5

g!4.9

Minimum observed

Date

Sept. 30

Sept. 12, 13,

16-19, 22-27

Oct. 15, 16

Sept. 28

Oct. 1, 2

Aug. 30-Sept. 1

Nov. 5

Oct. 22

Sept. 29, 30

Sept. 7-9

Aug. 9

Oct. 9

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

7.2

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.5

1.9

4.3

1.9

1.8

2.4

Gage height 

(feet)

2.46

2.15

2.15

2.14

2.16

2.12

-

-

2.14

2.00

2.07

2.20

* May to September.

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good above 300 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1938-47 

are given herein. They supersede those published in previous water-supply papers.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to

Nov. 2, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3O)

2.1 2.0

2.2 3.5

2.3 6.O

2.9 24

3.2 37

3.7 67

4.3 115

7.0 435

10.2 860

11.2 1,130

11.7 1,390

11.9 1,560

12.2 2,07O

12.5 2,810

14.0 7,730

14.9 1O,800

Discharge, in second-feet, 1938-47, 1943-49 

193S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

»

Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

24

19

16

18

18

18

18

15

IS

16

17

252

260

864

1,460

756

174

100

65

132

292

147

June

57

350

235

S6

60

44

36

32

30

29

31

66

36

27

22

143

58

37

2S7

445

150

76

51

41

33

28

60

23

20

17

-

July

16

17

18

14

13

12

11

11

10

8.7

160

266

136

49

27

18

14

43

30

60

32

20

15

13

11

9.9

9.0

39

550

S32

3,110

Aug.

3,170

3,630

1,510

243

134

96

80

73

122

55

43

46

41

41

32

29

25

23

20

17

17

15

14

13

12

14

12

11

15

38

48

Sept.

23

31

126

36

21

16

14

12

10

9.6

9.3

24

205

48

32

22

23

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.7

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.2

-
694 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH

Discharge, in second-feet, of East Pork of Clarks River "ear Benton, Ky., 1938-47, 1948-49 Continued

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.2

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

38

150

31

13

9.0

7.0

5.4

5.0

4.4

5.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

Nov.

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.2

4.8

5.4

6.5

7.2

7.4

8.4

8.7

9.3

9.0

9.9

10

10

10

17

35

20

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.6

-

Dec.

9.9

10

10

11

11

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.9 11 9 ' 9

11

12

13

14

14

14

13

Jan.

13

13

12

69

857

2,460

1,630

234

156

176

220

146

459

1,970

819

252

187

468

432

166

128

128

142

84

80

80

73

70

405

2,640

3,860

Feb.

2,490

2,710

3,170

3,400

1,300

806

2,700

1,740

832

2,970

2,770

739

293

367

2,140

1,770

673

281

291

2,400

1,640

543

245

223

310

849

1,120

1,360

_

_

-

Mar.

1,670

765

296

336

2,970

3,630

1,330

317

212

212

332

345

531

229

171

134

109

101

69

40

67

58

55

52

49

46

46

49

147

1,560

1,440

Apr.

596

234

171

134

396

1,470

3,630

1,230

269

197

1,010

677

212

143

262

3,930

6,840

3,630

972

319

257

245

171

125

109

125

109

94

143

101

May

80

70

55

52

46

43

38

38

40

40

40

36

30

29

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

52

20

18

32

23

39

135

91

44

36

June

29

26

26

65

181

60

71

109

49

67

61

46

38

28

84

38

227

524

258

142

67

46

126

332

47

49

36

24

24

23

July

19

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

13

9.4

29

16

13

9.8

8.5

9.1

8.8

9.8

9.4

27

84

32

21

13

12

19

14

14

32

32

14

Aug.

14

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.1

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

6.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

Sept.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.5

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.7

26

87

32

28

27

Nov.

6.9

5.3

4.5

4.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.3

7.6

7.6

4.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

9.1

5.1

8.5

5.3

4.9

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

-

Dec.

4.9

4.7

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.4

24

28

14

16

23

22

22

16

Jan.

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.4

13

19

58

1,440

1,140

208

117

67

64

64

64

52

b42

b35

b32

b30

b28

b27

b27

b27

b27

Feb.

27

27

28

28

32

417

546

223

181

482

734

737

882

1,480

1,080

594

541

2,860

4,320

3,400

1,310

594

319

234

269

191

212

500

332

_

-

Mar.

181

283

1,690

2,030

906

371

191

161

152

125

830

1,630

1,620

1,750

585

257

181

246

546

306

281

234

171

94

101

117

212

281

245

1,080

913

Apr.

358

201

176

515

181

109

94

90

80

67

172

1,680

1,090

281

191

143

282

2,400

3,630

3,400

1,130

371

319

371

171

125

101

84

140

1,390

-

Hay

2,490

1,250

306

171

134

109

84

70

61

61

46

43

38

38

36

32

28

32

28

26

24

22

48

281

191

201

125

64

49

40

36

June

29

30

26

22

21

18

17

16

16

15

16

35

56

16

15

14

18

188

292

49

29

21

16

14

14

13

12

131

540

96

-

July

43

30

26

21

16

16

16

14

15

13

15

12

28

12

18

46

12

10

10

10

9.1

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.8

7.4

7.1

6.3

5.8

6.3

7.6

Aug.

7.6

7.4

7.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

9.1

13

7.9

14

14

12

8.8

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.3

157

36

24

13

8.5

6.3

5.8

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.7

6.3

64

12

Sept.

6.9

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.9

3'. 7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3; 3

3.3

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

-

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 695

Discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork of Clarks River near Benton, Ky., 1938-47, 1948-49 Continued

1940-41

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

4.3

3.7

Nov.

5.3

3.9

3.2

3.2

4.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

4.7

186

72

14

8.5

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

7.9

7.4

7.4

9.0

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.4

-

Dec.

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

12

24

14

11

9.3

9.3

10

10

17

138

84

35

27

21

19

16

15

14

13

98

319

245

171

80

56

Jan.

45

42

35

28

26

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

18

18

20

24

42

48

31

26

26

45

127

686

529

161

125

84

68

59

59

Feb.

50

56

50

42

40

40

38

33

30

29

28

27

27

35

38

35

32

29

27

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

22

-

_

-

Mar.

22

22

22

27

125

48

33

29

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

Apr.

16

16

15

21

34

34

35

30

125

50

32

27

24

21

20

20

20

19

20

201

77

42

35

35

34

25

21

19

17

16

-

May

15

14

13

12

11

12

40

20

14

18

13

11

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

19

11

9.3

8.5

7.6

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

June

5.5

6.0

12

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.8

6.3

6.0

12

13

10

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

5.3

7.6

6.8

5.8

-

July

5.1

4.9

23

56

45

40

17

10

7.9

6.3

5.8

410

561

152

65

42

29

23

18

13

13

12

11

10

9.7

13

8.7

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.6

Aug.

7.1

15

71

29

13

10

8.2

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.3

15

5.8

5.5

5.3

6.6

71

7.9

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

20

24

10

7.9

6.3

5.3

Sept.

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.5

4.3

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.5

2.5

3.9

6.6

4.9

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.7

26

16

6.3

4.5

4.1

4.5

5.3

5.5

6.6

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

10

15

6.3

4.9

95

Nov.

108

45

20

12

10

12

29

24

15

12

10

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

16

62

7.6

38

35

22

20

18

16

15

13

Dec.

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

15

16

26

24

20

17

16

14

13

12

48

80

62

108

74

50

40

34

31

Jan.

842

1,380

700

174

108

77

68

59

50

45

40

40

45

56

80

65

59

62

384

342

139

101

77

68

59

53

165

529

203

267

1,100

Feb.

1,010

256

156

131

256

791

1,270

373

203

174

147

123

101

87

71

1,290

3,170

3,630

730

301

203

156

156

891

1,930

912

411

278

_

-

Mar.

213

213

424

256

165

131

108

561

2,200

3,400

892

325

1,060

2,28O

2,400

935

1,140

2,400

843

245

489

424

203

147

123

174

641

990

373

278

213

Apr.

147

123

108

90

77

65

62

222

2,710

2,070

2,280

476

234

174

139

115

101

87

74

62

59

53

50

45

42

42

42

40

38

35

-

May

32

30

29

843

337

101

68

53

45

42

40

35

32

30

30

26

23

22

20

21

20

18

17ie

15

14

14

12

12

12

11

June

10

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

23

56

84

65

34

16

15

21

14

12

10

9.3

333

90

33

22

17

15

165

50

45

-

July

22

62

27

17

13

10

9.7

9.0

8.5

12

8.7

6.8

6.3

6.0

6.6

5; 5

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

13

8.5

Aug.

8.5

6.8

5.3

9.0

24

30

22

209

1,200

805

139

108

71

56

45

42

310

108

71

45

38

38

174

349

90

56

42

35

32

26

24

Sept.

21

20

17

16

15

14

13

40

115

74

34

22

18

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

8.5

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

1942-43

1938-47, 1948-49--ContInued

Day

1

2

3-

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4,3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.9

5.3

11

Nov.

25

27

18

11

9.0

9.7

8.5

10

20

38

33

35

30

22

18

17

20

16

15

15

15

416

139

108

71

53

40

35

74

108

-

Dec.

123

84

101

68

53

53

59

65

59

53

50

45

40

35

35

56

62

68

56

45

40

71

225

193

115

94

746

1,980

3,630

1,830

349

Jan.

183

174

139

115

101

84

80

77

71

68

65

59

53

53

50

50

48

45

42

40

38

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

40

86

Feb.

281

373

349

616

301

174

131

108

87

94

156

193

115

90

74

59

53

53

50

53

53

53

59

53

48

42

38

38

_

_

-

Mar.

38

34

32

30

32

42

42

42

42

40

818

1,540

2,030

2,940

1,150

488

1,390

1,660

2,490

5,820

1,730

487

245

174

147

183

543

349

183

131

108

Apr.

108

108

80

74

65

56

53

5048'

48

45

62

74

68

53

48

62

90

176

147

94

77

108

183

139

101

74

62

53

45

-

May

42

38

35

32

29

27

26

38

40

42

404,

131

84

71

90

56

40

34

30

38

30

26

22

23

260

68

45

48

34

29

119

June

481

115

59

42

222

80

349

245

101

62

45

38

31

27

23

35

53

34

27

20

18

15

14

13

36

130

87

52

19

17

-

July

12

10

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.5

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.3

6.3

72

45

16

11

8.7

7.1

6.8

19

25

13

9.0

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

6.3

Aug.

6.0

349

72

25

15

11

8.7

7.4

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.3

5.8

6.3

5.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

Sept.

2.7

3.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.3

5.3

4.1

3.7

5.8

4.9

4.7

5.5

5.3

4.9

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

4.1

4.3

5.1

4.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

Nov.

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.5

3.4

24

16

d!4

13

9.0

7.1

5.5

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.7

4.9

5.1

5.1

-

Dec.

4.9

5.3

5.8

6.0

5.8

7.9

9.3

8.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.1

7.6

7.6

9.3

7.6

7.6

7.9

Jan.

8.2

9.0

12

19

22

19

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

1111

11

1111

11

10

10

Feb.

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

215

990

452

139

101

306

1,120

404

282

1,040

791

891

2,070

_

-

Mar.

3,630

850

278

750

1,090

476

476

256

156

123

108

101

80

74

65

62

80

139

736

1,630

1,910

357

234

223

156

123

910

1,010

613

515

223

Apr.

156

174

139

115

87

74

68

94

267

669

1,480

2,470

1,060

278

289

245

193

131

108

94

101

94

277

1,250

856

256

1,030

800

223

131

May

108

84

74

1,320

8,470

3,440

731

278

212

426

193

123

94

74

65

62

53

44

39

37

32

30

28

30

80

62

.59

34

47

29

22

June

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.7

11

26

14

11

9.4

8.1

7.4

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.8

July

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

24

15

5.2

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.0

24

10

5.2

Aug.

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

7.1

13

5.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.2

5.0

7.4

6.8

Sept.

5.8

37

258

50

37

23

12

8.4

6.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3,6

3.8

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 697

Discharge, in'seoond-feet, of East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky., 1938-47, 1948-49 Continued

1944-45

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.2

8.7

5.2

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

Nov.

2.9

2.9

3.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

5.2

21

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

5.5

10

6.8

29

16

11

10

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

-

Dec.

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.2

10

8.7

8.4

10

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

111111

11

97

301

223

763

212

115

324

Jan.

1,460

1,810

661

245

203

193

850

1,920

3,120

670

267

193

998

1,220

450

808

256

183

476

823

301

213

165

139

131

115

108

108

108

101

101

Feb.

87

80

74

77

77

77

110

735

585

337

213

165

768

940

325

213

935

1,410

543

278

1,200

3,130

2,660

539

293

607

1,880

3,170

_

_

-

liar.

1,100

606

1,500

1,700

1,670

2,070

996

425

271

216

175

155

136

127

128

563

1,250

3,860

3,100

1,440

3,200

1,740

527

304

227

580

978

359

370

381

1,360

Apr.

2,090

3,400

5,450

2,250

1,410

480

271

205

175

145

118

625

447

627

551

326

480

293

175

136

118

105

94

90

84

76

70

66

66

66

-

Bay

62

205

553 293'

175

127

109

1,450

823

1,440.

3,170

1,770

425

238

165

216

315

238

155

127

101

87

73

66

62

59

59

53

121

304

185

June

84

59

50

44

44

70

304

1,100

1,980

1,960

1,440

476

271

635

600

458

533

1,080

403

185

136

101

87

73

66

56

53

47

50

884

-

July

165

76

59

50

44

35

32

28

26

24

22

19

18

19

90

66

33

25

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

15

23

31

15

11

Aug.

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

7.4

6.8

104

109

41

23

24

439

182

56

35

28

25

20

15

13

12

11

11

10

16

14

10

7.8

6.6

6.6

6.1

Sept.

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.6

6.8

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.4

6.1

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

46

38

30

10

9.4

6.8

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

101

41

25

20

17

17

15

12

11

10

8.8

8.4

8.1

7.6

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.6

8.1

18

30

24

20

14

11

10

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

Nov.

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.1

8.1

14

12

12

16

38

118

145

227

784

293

127

90

73

62

56

70

70

98

73

53

50

109

315

136

94

-

Dec.

80

70

73

87

98

90

80

66

59

53

47

47

47

53

50

50

47

47

47

44

38

38

44

135

1,060

804

348

293

238

175

136

Jan.

109

90

84

80

80

87

287

1,450

5,090

5,750

2,280

1,430

1,560

726

293

185

165

136

a!20

a20&

al,400

1,780

337

216

185

145

109

90

84

127

136

Feb.

109

90

76

458

2,330

4,830

5,820

2,260

551

641

715

807

2,050

4,560

3,630

669

326

238

205

227

185

145

127

118

101

87

165

165

_

_

-

liar.

127

109

90

80

80

134

942

884

282

165

136

118

118

118

155

480

1,350

1,200

403

260

185

136

127

155

240

1,150

3,810

2,710

551

348

249

Apr.

175

145

127

101

84

90

98

127

94

109

109

80

70

66

84

59

59

50

47

44

38

38

38

38

38

38

29

31

30

31

-

May

35

41

101

66

38

35

32

23

23

24

26

22

23

20

30

145

118

76

70

56

47

38

38

388

1,880

2,940

1,420

326

238

136

109

June

90

87

80

62

59

53

44

41

41

38

33

30

26

23

21

19

18

16

16

15

14

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.8

57

-

July

26

10

11

13

9.4

18

11

13

16

49

165

47

33

82

76

13

11

10

9.4

8.8

14

11

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.1

5.6

92

205

Aug.

25

10

12

11

34

101

34

18

40

76

41

15

13

12

11

11

21

165

59

44

22

15

11

8.4

8.1

7.4

6.6

6.6

5.8

8.1

14

Sept.

14

13

8.8

13

9.4

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

a5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.1

20

47

12

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
698 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky., 1938-47, 1948-49 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.Z

5.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

5.0

6.2

51

48

23

14

13

16

16

Nov.

17

64

22

14

15

16

50

58

52

96

245

126

71

50

42

47

179

115

74

53

47

42

39

39

1-16

1,340

1,380

338

140

99

Dec.

88

64

58

52

50

47

44

42

42

44

308

1,790

1,950

740

234

174

132

107

a92

81

81

74

71

64

58

58

56

111

1,110

987

347

Jan.

344

2,000

- 5,580

6,210

1,310

311

224

214

214

174

140

132

115

115

264

828

424

245

289

1,050

1,550

707

289

224

184

164

148

124

115

400

1,110

Feb.

391

184

140

124

99

88

88

71

58

58

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

47

47

47

44

44

42

42

40

40

40

_

_

-

Mar.

42

44

40

40

42

115

234

156

115

92

82

67

a75

82

92

88

a70

58

58

56

52

47

50

107

267

148

103

97

174

124

92

Apr.

92

156

124

96

107

194

184

784

2,160

2,890

1>950

2,400

1,150

323

224

902

844

267

174

164

184

156

124

124

184

174

132

103

92

174

May

429

672

311

194

132

107

96

67

58

52

47

44

44

44

52

78

50

42

297

1,050

624

347

164

164

692

1,450

664

214

330

767

245

June

140

1,320

574

174

107

99

78

64

56

47

42

40

36

85

44

30

27

a25

23

33

85

204

107

64

67

164

124

81

67

47

July

40

37

32

27

24

24

24

34

22

18

16

14

14

13

15

17

18

14

31

47

26

14

11

9.5

8.8

7.7

6.8

67

107

42

20

Aug.

12

10

6.8

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.2

9.5

52

19

10

6.8

5.6

5.6

4.6

20

58

24

8.0

6.5

5.0

a*. 6

4.2

3.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.6

Sept.

2.8

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

31

412

71

74

71

28

14

9.5

6.8

5.3

4.6

4.8

4.4

13

24

12

7.1

5.9

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

3.5

3.0

3.2

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.5

3.2

2.6

5.0

5.5

4.5

5.2

5.5

6.3

10

15

17

9.6

13

9.9

8.7

6.3

4.8

5.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

4.Z

4.8

5.0

Nov.

4.8

100

760

337

798

1,670

2,340

724

239

578

539

229

142

104

92

93

139

296

1,700

3,420

2,750

538

253

164

127

113

164

202

620

518

Dec.

231

161

126

129

268

643

382

197

127

101

82

74

68

107

4,850

8,980

6,810

2,540

503

293

209

147

115

304

1,240

3,320

1,400

367

1,430

2.690

| 1,450

Jan.

377

266

295

392

1,800

3,070

1,060

367

238

176

139

117

101

96

86

145

1,190

1,880

2,520

3,070

837

1,440

1,440

1,220

1,860

2,520

3,640

4,030

2,250

526

269

Feb.

205

169

193

994

1,060

483

281

194

159

a!30

102

93

240

7,300

10,200

7,810

3,770

540

389

803

482

301

233

202

262

207

157

136

_,

-

Mar.

119

105

96

88

79

70

66

59

205

1,180

1,490

503

281 206-

154

127

204

1,190

1,510

520

Z95

462

549

274

205

881

3,970

4,830

1,350

606

743

Apr.

438

214

161

127

110

100

94

84

73

67

579

1,470

1,590

4,690

1,120

263

171

133

104

90

82

76

70

64

57

52

48

44

41

38

Peak discharge (base, 4.400 sec. -ft.). Nov. 21 (10 a.m.

sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 4,43O sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (3 a.m.

May

40

46

39

35

33

29

28

26

30

34

36

36

28

25

22

21

25

22

18

31

35

23

16

14

16

20

16

14

12

12

13

June

11

10

9.3

9.6

7.8

7.8

5.5

7.8

12

4.2

4.0

14

32

43

363

295

144

1,680

3,350

987

218

115

83

208

745

199

617

428

145

88

-

July

68

62

42

36

32

28

117

315

71

43

229

59

107

370

263

772

1,160

1,240

190

104

76

59

48

41

38

35

32

32

36

26

22

Aug.

20

18

17

16

23

71

35

34

23

27

33

850

1,400

418

552

179

96

203

79

25

37

33

27

26

24

20

17

135

80

46

32

Sept.

24

20

17

15

14

16

40

24

18

14

13

10

15

13

10

9.6

9.0

53

20

13

11

9.0

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.2

4,430 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (3 p.m.) 9,490

10,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (10 a.m.)

, .-.; r. .m. , sc.-. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 699

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of East Pork Clarks River near Benton, Ky., 19^8-47, 1948-49

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

August . .

September. ........................

Water year 1938-39 .............

November. .........................

December. .........................

May...............................

September. .........................

Water year 1939-40 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1940 .............

Hay. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1940-41 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1941 .............

September. ........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1942 .............

May. .............................

September. .......................

Water year 1942-43 ............

Secondfoot-days

790.7

299 0

333.1

-

84.8

109,756.2

276.3

115.2

73,117.5

1,509.6

74,465.0

757

1,101

195.8

1,640.9

401.8

101.0

9,995.2

273.5

619.8

828.7

9,675.8

7,437

19,207

24,246

14,862

2,020

1,207.1

310.5

4,218.6

568.4

75,798.6

10,483

86,169.6

3 794

£4 980

132.0

51,010.0

Maximum

445

205

14

-

3.5

6,840

28

6.9

4,320

319

4,320

125

201

40

13

561

71

5.3

686

95

108

108

686

1,380

3,630 -

3,400

7,070

843

333

62

1,200

115

7,070

3,630

7,070

183

349

5.8

5,820

Minimum

7.2

9.9

-

2.6

2.6

4.1

3.3

2.6

6.8

3.0

4.9

4.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

6.6

9.3

2.4

40

71

108

35

11

7.9

4.1

5.3

5.5

2.5

35

4.1

2.7

2.7

Mean

264

10.7

2.83

301

8.91

1 QQ

3.84

200

48.7

203

13.0

3.37

27.4

8.82

20.7

26.7

26.5

240

686

782

495

65.2

40.2

10.0

136

18.9

208

338

236

4.40

140

Per square 

mile

793

.116

.047

.012

1.33

.039

2 52

.017

.881

.215

.894

.057

.015

.121

.039

.091

.118

.117

1.06

3.02

3.44

2.18

.287

.177

.044

.599

.083

.916

1.49

1.04

599

.019

.617

Runoff in 

inches

43

.13

.05

..01

17.97

.05

 I 7 Qf

.OH

11.98

.25 '

12.20

.27

.07

.02

1.65

.10

.14

1.59

1.22

3.15

3.97

2.43

.33

.20

.05

.69

.09

12.41

1.72

14.11

.02

8.35
700 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky., 

1938-47, 1948-49 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1943 .............

Mar

September. .........................

Water year 1943-44 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1944 .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1944-45 .............

October 1945 .....................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1945 .............

January 1946 .....................

May...............................

Water year 1945-46 .............

December. .........................

May...............................

July

December. .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

May . .....................

September. .......................

Seoondf cot-days

199.2

39,415.4

519.8

58,037.3

2,258.0

60,113.4

13,329

1,039

1,276.3

271.7

123,623.5

4,544

129,300.2

16 892

95,462.7

9,156

101,641.7

2 909

76,847.8

68,425.9

39,344

132,854.4

37,417

37,095

22,417

12,250

795

9,843.0

5,753

4,596

441.7

189,897.7

Maximum

9.3

5,820

258

8,470

763

8,470

46

5,450

1,060

5,450

90

5,820

1,950

5,820

391

1 450

58

6,210

6,210

8,980

8,980

4,030

10,200

4,830

4,690

46

3,350

1,240

1,400

53

10,200

Minimum

3 2

2 5

4.9

2.5

2.9

2.5

5.5

1.9

4.8

1.9

38

4.8

80

4.3

3 0

42

23

1.9

1.9

68

1.9

86

93

59

38

12

4.0

22

16

5.2

2.6

Mean

3 DC

6.43

108

440

6 25

17.3

159

72.8

164

COTE

41.2

9.06

339

17.2

147

354

545

32 1

262

295

0-1 »

25 8

27 8o

211

187

1,269

363

1,207

1,325

723

408

25.6

328

186

148

14.7

520

Per square 

mile

.028

.476

052

2 33

.076

.700

.321

.722

3 ^ft

.040

1.49

.648

1.56

f\-xf*

1.15

1.30

.824

5.59

1.60

5.32

5.84

3.19

1.80

.113

1.44

.819

.652

.065

2.29

Runoff in 

inches

.03

6.45

.08

9.49

.37

9.84

.04

20.25

52

.75

21.18

15.63

1.50

11.20

6.45

21.78

6.13

6.08

3.67

2.01

.13

1.61

.94

.75

.07

31.11
CACHE RIVER BASIN 701

Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°21'00", long. 88°54'50", in 

 NEt~sec.31, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., at Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at

Forman, 1 mile downstream from Dutchman Creek. Datum of gage is 333.77 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 242 square miles.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1949.

Average discharge. 25 years (1924-49), 300 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 14.77 

reetj; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12-15.

1922-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,120 second-feet Mar. 13, 1935 (gage height, 

16.69 feet, present datum); no flow at times in dry years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 623: 1923-24. W 823: 1923, 1927-30, 1933-35.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

0.25 0.4 0.6 4.7 1.2 26 2.6 ISO 12.0 3,020 

.3 .8 .7 7.0 1.5 46 3.0 265 14.0 4,920 

.35 1.2 .8 9.8 1.8 71 5.0 780 14.8 5,880 

.4 1.7 .9 13 2.0 92 9.0 1,710 

.45 2.2 1.0 17 2.2 117 10.0 2,O10 

.5 3.0 1.1 21 2.4 146 11.0 2,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Oct.

2.4 

4.3 

4.7 

3.1 

2.1

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

2.4 

3.8

15 

20

11 

6.5 

4.0 

2.2 

1.7

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.6 

.5

Nov.

0.6 

3.3 

20 

16 

730

897 

478 

365 

180 

216

169 

110 

73 

56

45

44 

159 

310 

1,210 

],140

630 

560 

545 

465 

328

240 

328 

365 

730 

545

Dec.

378 

233 

169 

136 

440

755 

378 

214 

149 

113

92 

79 

73 

84 

1,080

1,380 

930 

730 

705 

680

502 

378 

290

251 

315

249 

167 

218 

1,380 

1,450 

1,410

Jan.

830 

805 

780 

1,450 

1,860

2,580 

2,820 

2,170 

1,680 

1,300

990 

730 

575 

415 

390

630 

1,380 

1,360 

1,580 

1,500

1,300 

1,410 

1,380 

2,410 

4,590

5,760 

5,160 

4,380 

3,500 

2,530 

1.860

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec.

Feb.

1,450 

1,100 

905 

905 

780

575 

478 

390 

340 

238

227 

182 

167 

1,430 

2,090

3,020 

2,950 

2,210 

1,710 

1,300

990 

762 

560 

428

365

328 

265 

220

Second 

foot-days

96.4 

10,957.9 

15,408

125,115.2

60,105 

26,415 

34,952 

6,096 

2,731 

2,287.1 

8,039.0 

1,182.3

168,907.9

-ft.).--Nov

sec. -ft.; Dec. 30 (6 p.m.) 1,480 sec. -ft.; Ja

Mar.

182 

149 

127 

112 

102

97 

94 

91 

298 

1,430

1,430 

1,080 

1,030 

1,160 

970

930 

1,100 

1,680 

1,830 

1,580

1,450 

1,380 

1,230 

1,050 

930

1,450 

2,250 

3,330 

2,820 

2,010 

1,580

Apr.

1,190 

930 

680 

490 

390

328 

265 

216 

175 

144

123 

112 

94 

83 

80

152 

79 

60 

53 

48

44 

41 

40 

37 

33

30 

56 

47 

40 

36

Maximum

20 

1,210 

1,450

3,830

5,760 

3,020 

3,330 

1,190 

452 

450 

1,300 

238 

167

5,760

May

30 

34 

28 

26

22

19 

17 

15

15 

25

29 

40 

30 

20 

14

12

11 

13 

15 

90

182 

415 

452 

428 

328

173 

93 

59 

41 

31 

24

June

21 

a!8 

a!6 

a24 

a20

a!5 

a!2 

alO 

8.1

15

26 

21 

390 

450 

112

56 

36 

34 

34 

23

17

14 

15 

22 

45

84 

150 

365 

176 

58

Minimum Mean

0.4 3.11 

.6 365 

73 497

.3 342

390 1,939 

167 943 

91 1,127 

30 203 

11 88.1 

8.1 76.2 

6.1 259 

2.5 38.1 

1.2 21.3

.4 463

July

28 

17 

12 

8.4 

6.1

6.5 

63

157 

82

55

1,050 

1,300 

880 

730 

805

805 

478 

502 

282

175

176 

108 

75

57 

45

37 

28 

23 

19 

16 

13

Aug.

11 

8.7 

54 

61 

24

44 

20 

11 

8.1 

6.3

4.9 

4.9 

118 

169 

137

238 

65 

29 

22 

12

7.0 

5.4 

4.2 

3.5 

3.0

2.7 

2.5 

8.1 

54 

32 

12

Sept.

6.5 

4.7 

3.6 

2.8 

1.9

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

6.1 

12

3.6 

2.0 

87 

167 

81

47 

69 

37 

25 

20

20 

13 

7.0 

4.7 

3.8

3.0 

2.2 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

0,013 0.01 

1.51 1.68 

2.05 2.37

1.41 19.23

8.01 9.24 

3.90 4.06 

4.66 5.37 

.839 .94 

.364 .42 

.315 .35 

1.07 1.24 

.157 .18 

.088 .10

1.91 25.96

. 19 (7 p.m.) 1,320 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (9 a.m.) 1,480 

n. 7 (3 a.m.) 3,090 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (3 a.m.) 1,600

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (9 a.m.) 5,880 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) 3,250 sec.-ft.j Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 1,500 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (11 a.m.) 1,860 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (1 p.m.) 3,410 sec.-ft.; July 11 (3 p.m.) 1,450 

see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Big Creek 

pear Wetaug.

~990813 O-52-46 
702 CACHE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location, Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 370 19'00", long. 890 07'55", 

in swir sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 1 E., 1 mile upstream from Little Creek and 2 miles 

southeast of Wetaug.

Drainage area. 32.2 square miles.

Records available.--February 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height. 13 49 

reet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 30.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 7,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination of flow in 

main channel and computed flow through breaks in levees; maximum gage height, 16.32 

feet Mar. S, 1945; minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot on many days in 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.2

1.28

1.36

1.4

3.6

7.O

11.0

13.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.O

Note. Same as following table above 2.O

1.09

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

2.8 

4.8 

9.8 

15.8

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

31

50

73

146

235

422

5.0 573

8.0 950

10.0 1,280

13.5 2,1OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.1

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.2

19.6

5.2

1.5

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

Nov.

1.3

5.2

10. 0

3.6

52S

23

11.0

6.5

7.0

16.4

8.0

5.6

5.2

4.0

3.6

29

26

58

608

33

20

14.6

11.0

9.0

7.5

11.6

15.8

32

59

19.0

-

Dec.

13.4

11.0

10.0

8.5

72

26

15.8

11.6

9.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

77

439

264

48

32

25

21

17.0

13.4

11.6

24

27

14.0

11. 0

145

576

56

34

Jan.

29

24

28

939

394

77

51

38

32

25

23

20

17.7

16.4

15.2

257

143

707

289

62

55

44

150

1,500

786

273

5O1

279

76

54

43

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

llav may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

41

36

44

66

42

38

34

30

29

25

21

21

31

1,150

586

103

67

53

46

38

35

32

28

29

28

25

23

21

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

57.0

2*041 '.5

14,841.1,

6,948.3

2,722

4,035.4

514.8

631.3

221.4

714.1

317.5

207.0

20,002.0

Mar.

18.0

1S.O

17.2

16.5

16.5

18.0

15.2

22

124

435

104

77

99

71

48

42

218

586

82

59

62

156

57

45

38

944

407

81

59

52

48

Apr.

38

35

33

29

28

25

22

19.4

18.0

17.2

16.5

16.5

15.8

15.2

14.0

12.8

12.8

1Z.2

11.6

11.0

11.6

11.6

11.6

11.0

9.8

9.8

14.0

12.2

10.4

9.8

Maximum

19.6

6O8

576

1,450

1.5OO

1,150

944

*O OO

153

48

451

121

103

1,5OO

May

10.4

9.8

9.3

6.3

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.7

64

66

18.7

10.4

7.7

6.7

16.5

10.4

7.7

6.2

6.2

66

38

153

17.2

13.4

11.6

9.3

8.3

8.3

7.2

6.2

6.2

Minimum

O.9

1.3

6.5

.4

J.O -}C  

QC

21

15 . 2

9.8

6.2

1.1 l.'i

1.9

2.2

.9

June

5.7

5.7

5.2

18.7

13.4

6.7

6.2

4.8

4.4

4.3

5.2

4.8

11.6

7.7

5.2

3.9

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

10.4

11.6

4.8

48

12.8

4.8

3.6

-

Mean

1 84

ssii

65.8

40.5

224

97.2

130

17.2

20.4

7.38

23 0

10!2

6.9O

54.8

July

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

65

11.0

4.8

10.9

451

33

25

16.5

10.4

8.8

8.8

7.2

7.2

6.7

5.7

4.8

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.9

9.8

4.8

2.8

6.7

4.8

2.8

1.9

6.7

121

28

65

18.0

5.7

3.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2-

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9.

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

1.9

Per square 

mile

O.O57

1.65

2.04

1.26

6.96

3.02

4.04

.534

.634

.229

.714

.317

.214

1.70

1.9

Sept.

2.2-

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

103

7.7

15.2

9.8

4.8

3.9

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

1.84

2.36

17.14

8.03

3.14

4.66

.59

.73

.26

.82

.37

.24

23.11

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 2.1OO sec. -ft. j Feb. 14 (1O a.m.) 1.86O

aec.-ft.s Mar. 27 (1:15 a.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft.
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA 703

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have 

not been published but are available In the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. 

The established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by 

the courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held. It is normally set at 

about the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of the level.

Lakes In Indiana In the Ohio River Basin for which records are available

Lake

Barbee Lakes near North Webster.... 

Baugher Lake near Washington Center 

Beaver Dam Lake near Sliver Lake...

Pletcher Lake at Pletcher ..........

Horseshoe Lake near Washington 

Center .

McClures Lake near Silver Lake.....

Rldlnger Lake near Plerceton. ...... 

Robinson Lake near Plerceton. ......

Sawmill Lake near North Webster....

Silver Lake at Silver Lake. ........ 

Smalley Lake near Washington Center

Starve Hollow Lake near Vallonla... 

Tlppecanoe Lake at Oswego ..........

Webster Lake at North Webster......

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake.

County

Kosclusko 

Noble 

Kosclusko

Pulton

Noble

Kosclusko

Kosclusko 

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Kosclusko 

Noble

Jackson 

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles)

41,4 

36.4 

1.89

.75

2.13

.62

1.39

.45

32,5

4.07

46.5

4.47 

32.6 

4.74

6.1* 

118

54.0

32.1

8.50

Surface 

area 

(acres)

249 

20 

137

131

112

41

43

15

26

115 

45

23

91 

61 

87

170 

1,040

566

529

127

Established 

Level*

837.50 

868.95

848.88

895.59

733.12

865.85

843.12

861.73

836 . 4O

865.39

811.06

86O.50

Records 

available

1945-49 

1945-49 

1947-49

1947-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1943-49

1942-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1943-49 

1945-49

1946-49

1945-49

1947-49 

1943-49 

1945-49

1945-49 

1942-49 

1945-49

1942-49 

1945-49

1943-49

1945-49

Elevation, In feet, above mean sea level.
04 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow in the Ohio River Basin made at points other than gaging 

stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water ye 

October 1948 to September 1949

Allegheny River tributaries

Date

Sept .16

Sept. 15 

Oct. 30

Sept. 1

16 

Dec. 21

Oct. 3

Oct. 2

Dec. 23

1

Oct. 2

Feb. 4

Mar. 18

24

June 9

23

Sept. 9

May 4 

Sept. 16

Oct. 15

Mar. 31

May 13

June 22

5

Aug. 5 

5

5

5

4 

4

5

5 

3

3 

3

Oct. 29

Stream

Knapp Creek. .......

East Branch 

Tunungwant Creek. 

Tunnungwant Creek..

Ackley Run. ........

Hare Creek. ........ 

Mathews Run. .......

Tionesta Creek. ....

. ...do.............

South Branch 

Tionesta Creek. . .

....do.............

....do... ..........

Unnamed stream. .... 

Hemlock Creek. .....

Cherrytree Run .....

....do..... ........

....do.............

French Creek. ...... 

South Branch French 

Creek.

Conneauttee Creek..

Little Conneauttee 

Creek. 

Woodcock Creek. .... 

Cussewago Creek.... 

Conneaut Lake Outlet. 

Little Sugar Creek. 

Sugar Creek. .......

Clarion River. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Allegheny River...

Tunungwant Creek.. 

Allegheny River...

Conewango Creek...

Brokenstraw Creek. 

... .do. ...........

Allegheny River. . .

....do............

Tionesta Creek....

... .do......... ...

....do......... ...

... .do ............

Allegheny River...

Oil Creek. ........

Allegheny River. . . 

French Creek. .....

....do.... ........

Conneauttee Creek.

French Creek. ..... 

... .do.. .......... 

... .do............

. .. .do. ........... 

.. ..do. ..........

Allegheny River. . .

Locality

1 mile west of Eldred, Pa. ............

1.6 miles south of Custer City, Pa.... 

1.6 miles north of Bradford, Pa.......

0.5 mile southeast of Russell, Pa.....

north of Warren, Pa. 

i mile east of Corry, Pa. ............. 

At mouth, at Youngsville, Pa..........

At Sheffield, Pa., 20 feet below Twomile Run.

0.2 mile east of Brookston, Pa........

At mouth, at Mayburg, Pa. ............. 

0.2 mile above mouth and 0.3 mile 

south of President, Pa. 

At mouth, 1 mile north of Rouseville, 

Pa.

At Meadville, Pa. .....................

2 miles west of Union City, Pa........

At Drakes Mills, near Cambridge 

Springs, Pa. 

1 mile northwest of Cambridge Springs, 

Pa. 

At Saegerstown, Pa. ................... 

At Meadville, Pa. ..................... 

2 miles east of Custards, Pa..........

At Cochranton , Pa .....................

Bradleytown, Pa. 

At bridge at Johnsonburg, Pa., 0.1 mile 

below Johnson Run.

Discharge 

'sec. -ft.)

5.27 

32.5

14.4

9.64 

28.6

319

416

36.6

6.26 

1.97

3.05

3.86 

16.4 

22.3

14.2

56.0

18.5

33.3

40.5

105

316

131

5.00

10.4

25.3

171

8.29 

6.63

3.74

3 21

2 34

395

27.2

27.1 

25.6

18.3 

83.7 

39.4

10.3

10.6 

30.8
IIlSCELLrt! EOU3 DISCHwPGE MEASUREMENTS 705

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

ullegheny River tributaries Continued

Date

Dec. 13

Aug 19

Oct. 29

Aug. 19

Dec. 13

Sept. 1

Aug. 18

Oct. 31

Oct. 31

Mar. 11

Sept. 15

Oct. 20

Sect. 21

Stream

Clarion River. .....

Elk Creek. .........

Unnamed stream. ....

Mill Creek........ .

SandyLick Creek....

Crooked Creek. .....

South Branch Plum 

Creek.

... .do. ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

«.llegheny River...

Clarion River.

Clarion River. ....

Elk Creek. ........

Clarion River. ....

Redbank Creek. ....

do

Stump Creek. ......

... .do... .........

Allegheny River. . .

. ...do........ ...:

do

Plum Creek. .......

... .do. ........ . .

... do. ...........

Locality

At bridge at Johnsonburg, Pa., 0.1 mile 

below Johnson Run.

At St. Marys, Pa., O.3 mile above Iron 

Run.

At mouth, at St. Marys, Pa ............

4.4 miles above mouth and 2j miles 

northwest of Ridgway, Pa.

Pa., 0.5 mile above Baghdad Run.

At Revnoldsville, Pa., 1.2 miles below 

Soldier Run.

do . . ... .... .................

^ mile above mouth.

do

At mouth, at Cramer, Pa. ..............

At bridge, £ .mile southwest of Gaibleton, Pa. 

At Creekside, Pa., 0.9 mile downstream

from Twomile Run.

....do................................

At highway bridge, 0.6 mile southwest 

of Wlllet, Pa.

....do...... ..........................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

515 

412

470

572

810

51.1

34.9

.57

2.09 

18.1

13.4

14.3

12.3

12.3

12.1

15.2

2.87

1.16

.718

.68

.46

2.98 

3.35

15.1

13.8

318

181

357

340

27.5

213

15.6 

410

164

268

208

9.11

21.2

19.6

4.63

32.7

61.2

46.3

.073

1.21

.376

2.33

28.7

73.0

551

111

17.3

13.0

3.41

8.84

30.3

339

36.6

3.17

.889

.154
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949--Continued

Allegheny River tributaries Continued

Date

15

Stream

Little Buffalo 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Buffalo Creek. ....

Locality

Ligonier, Pa. 

At bridge 2j miles northwest of Freeport, Pa.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.02

.392

Monongahela River Basin

Nov. 3

Oct. 8

Sept. 15

Dec. 8

6

Feb. 8

June 15

16

June 15

July 27

15

Dec. 8 

16

Feb. 7

May 3

Mill Creek. ........ 

... .do. ............

. ...do. ............

Salt Lick Creek.. . .

....do.............

. . ..do. ............

Georges Creek. ..... 

Whiteley Creek... . .

... .do. ............

... .do... ..........

... .do.. ...........

.. ..do.. ...........

....do.............

... .do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

.. ..do. ............

. ...do... ..........

.... do .............

... .do... ..........

....do.............

... .do.. ............

Unnamed stream. .... 

....do.............

... .do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

... .do. ............

.. ..do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

South Branch Muddy 

Run. 

... .do... ..........

... .do. ............

....do.............

. . . .do. ............

....do.............

.. . .do. ............

Tygart River ......

Cheat River. ......

.... do ............

Monongahela River. 

....do............

. . . .do... .........

... .do.. ..........

... .do.... ........

Whiteley Creek. . . . 

.. . .do.. ..........

... .do. ...........

. . ..do. ...........

Muddy Run ......... 

.... do ............

.... do ............

... .do.. ...........

... .do. ...........

....do............

0.7 mile above Birch Run, 3 miles 

above mouth and Mill Creek, W. Va.

sons, W. Va.

sons , W . Va .

W. Va. 

At mouth, at Rowlesburg, W. Va........

Kingwood, W. Va.

At bridge y mile east of Smithfield, 

Pa.

At Garards Fort (Whiteley), Pa........

bee, Pa.

... .do. ...............................

Pa.

At bridge 2 miles above mouth near 

Carmichaels, Pa.

do

14.8

22.2

1.50

.672 

5.35

22.6

5 59

20.9

430

55 9

2.23

1.46
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 707

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Monongahela River Basin Continued

Date

July 27

Oct. 11 

Nov. 23

Feb. 11

Mar. 25

Oct. 11

11

Feb. 11

Oct. 8

July 26

17

Mar. 24

Oct. 9

31

July 29

Stream

Run.

Tenmile Creek. ..... 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Unnamed stream. ....

....do... ..........

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

South Fork Tenmile 

Creek.

... .do .............

... .do .............

. ...do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.'............

... .do .............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Monongahela River.

....do............

Tenmile Creek. ....

.. ..do. ...........

....do............

Creek.

....do............

....do............

....do........... .

locality

near Carmichaels, Pa.

At bridge 1 mile west of Marianna, Pa.

Pa.

At bridge 1 mile west of Marianna, Pa.

Daniels Run, J mile north of Marianna, Pa.

i mile west of Waynesburg, Pa.........

....do................................

... .do ................................

Pa.

3 miles west of Jefferson, Pa.

...,do................................

1 mile southwest of Clarksvllle, Pa.

....do................................

Discharge 

Csec.-ft.)

0.266

14.6 

44.2

106

10.8

170

136

6.40

12.1

6.89

.074 

1.34

112

18.6

15.7

16.2

94.1

5.48

1.50

9.64

838

175

136

27.0

5.01

4.97

.178

6.55

32.2

.616

.149

.048

61.6

27.7

10.6

1.71

.741

8.26

85.8

1.39

.393
708 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949--Continued

Monongahela River Basin Continued

Stream Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Locality

Discharge 

(sec.-ft.)

Castile Run........ South Fork Tenmile At bridge 800 feet above mouth and 0.412

Creek. 1 mile southwest of Clarksville, Pa. 

Middle Creek....... Casselman River... At bridge 0.9 mile north of Casselman, 3.26

Pa. 

Town Line Run...... ....do............ At mouth at Markleton, Pa. ............ 3.70

12.4 

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 9.48

Dunbar Creek....... Youghiogheny River At bridge £ mile upstream from Gist 2.91

Run and J mile southwest of Dunbar, 

Pa. 

Mounts Creek....... ....do............ At bridge 1.1 miles north of Connells- 3.72

ville, Pa.

Chartiers Creek Basin

Little Chartiers Chartiers Creek... J mile north of Linden, Pa............ 5.32

Creek.

............................. _____.521

Montour Run Basin

Sept.16 Montour Run....... Ohio River........ At bridge 2.8 miles south of Cora- .211

opolis, Pa. __

Beaver fiiver Basin _____ ____________________________

Sept. 1 Cool Spring Creek.. Neshannock Creek.. At bridge 2.2 miles northeast of 12.4

Mercer, Pa. 

....do................................ 4.88

Little Neshannock ....do............ At bridge 1.1 miles northeast of New 4.77

Creek. Wilmington, Pa. 

...do............. ....do............ ....do.....'........................... 1.05

Walnut Creek....... Mosquito Creek.... At bridge on Main St., Cortland, Ohio. .44

.do............. .... do............ ....do ................................ 1.93

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 5.13

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................. 10.8

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ .6.12

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 3.12

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 1.13

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 17.5

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................ .01

.do............. ....do............ ....do................................. .46

Thorn Creek........ Connoquenesslng At bridge 0.3 mile west of McBride, Pa. 1.65

Creek. 

....do............ ....do................................ 1.03

Muddy Creek........ Slippery Rock At bridge £ mile south of Isle, Pa.... 1.34

Creek. 

....do............ ....do................................ .768

Little Beaver Creek Basin

Cold Run........... West Fork Little At bridge on State Highway 172, 3^ 1.06

	Beaver Creek. miles west of Lisbon, Ohio.

North Fork Little Little Beaver At bridge on State Highway 51 at Dar- 30.0

Beaver Creek. Creek. lington, Pa.

...do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 12.6

...do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 11.9

...do............. ....do............ ....do................................ 7.24

_____________ Buffalo Creek Basin, W. Va.

Buffalo Creek...... Ohio River........ 0.5 mile above Castlemah Run, at 9.40

Bethany. 

.do............ ....do................................ 29.0

.do............ ....do................................ 4.07

.do............ 250 feet above Jordan Run, 4| miles 7.97

southeast of Wellsburg. 

.do. ........... 200 feet below Pierce's Run, 2-J- miles 9.46

southeast of Wellsburg. 

Jordan Run......... Buffalo Creek..... At mouth, 4 miles southeast of Wells- .174

burg. 

Kimlin Run......... ....do............. At mouth, 2-J- miles southeast of Wells- .306

burg. 

Pierce Run......... ....do............ ....do................................ .469

Wheeling Creek Basin

Wheeling Creek..... Ohio River........ £ mile below South Fork Wheeling Creek *5,740

and £ mile west of Laferty, Ohio 

(drainage area, 12.0 square miles). 

At dam, -J- mile above Crabapple Creek t5,030 

and IE miles northeast of Bannock, 

Ohio (drainage area, 25.4 square 

miles). 

North Fork of Dun- Dunkard Fork At bridge at Ryerson Station, Pa...... .011

kard Fork Wheel- Wheeling Creek, 

ing Creek.

at crest stage; computed by slope-area method. 

t Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 709

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Wheeling Creek Basin Continued

Date

Sept. 15 

Apr. 13

Stream

South Pork of Dunkard Fork Wheeling 

Creek . 

Unnamed Stream. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Dunkard Pork Wheeling Creek.

Wheeling Creek.....

Locality

At bridge at Ryerson Station, Pa....

At culvert J- mile above mouth and l£ 

miles east of Laferty, Ohio (drainage area, 1.40 square miles).

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.035 

t300

t Plow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

Captlna Creek,Basin, Ohio

Aug. 5 Captlna Creek. ..... Ohio River ......... At bridge 2/3 mile below Anderson 

Run and i mile east of Armstrong 

Mill (site of former gaging station) .

4.24

Sunflsh Creek Basin, Ohio

Aug. 5 Sunflsh Creek. ..... Ohio River. ........ At bridge on State Highway 8, 2 miles 

north of Woodsfield.

1.58

Middle Island Creek Basin, W. Va.

Oct. 4 

July 5

Middle Island Creek 

....do.............

Ohio River. ........ 

....do.............

Above Jockycamp Run 1 mile below 

Smithton . 

....do................... ...........

6.81 

3.84

Muskingum River Basin, Ohio

Oct. 29

16

Oct. 5

Feb. 21

16

16

Oct. 1 

15

Apr. 18

....do.............

West Branch Nlmishillen Creek.

....do.............

Unnamed stream. ....

Creek.

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Boggs Fork. ........

....do.............

Nlmlshillen Creek. .

Tuscarawas River...

....do.............

....do.............

Stillwater Creek...

.... do .............

4.3 miles above mouth and 3-J miles 

northwest of Canton.

At mouth at Zoar ....................

....do..............................

At Piedmont. ........................

....do..............................

141

7.41

1.25

76.2

85.5

437

41.9

642

12.3

148

6.14

1.76

229

51.4

39.6

68.9

194

138
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Muskingum River Basin, Ohio Continued

Date

Oct. 1

May Z

29

19

June Z

Feb. ZZ

Mar. 3

8

Dec. 16

26

28

Dec. 16

Jan. 18

June 28

Oct. 26 

Nov. 26

Dec. 28

Feb. 7

Mar. 14

Apr. 21

May 23

June 8

July 11

Aug. 15

Sept. 13

Stream

....do.............

....do.. ............

Black Fork. ........

....do.... .........

. . . .do. ............

....do.......... ...

.. ..do.............

....do....... ......

....do........ .....

....do.............

Walhonding River. . . 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Leatherwood Creek..

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

. ...do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Bell Creek...... ... 

... .do. ............

.. ..do.............

....do.............

... .do.............

. ...do.. ...........

. . ..do. ............

....do.............

... .do... ..........

. . . .do. ............

... .do.. ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mohican River. ....

....do............

....do............

Muskingum River . . .

....do............

Wills Creek... ....

Creek.

Unnamed stream. . . . 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Locality

Above Charles Mill Reservoir, 2 miles 

northwest of Mifflin.

....do................................

At Melco, below Rocky Pork. ...........

At bridge 2-J miles below Killbuck 

Creek and 4 miles northwest of Coshocton.

Near Cambridge ........................

above mouth and J mile west of New 

Concord.

of Zanesville.

J mile above" mouth and J mile east of 

McConnellsville.

....do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

43.0

21.1

7.95

8.55

9.96

312

10.4

6.95

1.76

50.3

23.7

54.5

62.4

96.8

45.7

21.6

24.4

12.0

1.93

30.4 

20.7

21.9

367

404

114

704

322

207

275

268

400

391

176

56.4

41.2

19.2

177

16.2

24.7

46.5

105

21.8

93.9 

45.4

45.0

38.0

6,620

2,500

619

410

1,280

13.8

3.81

14.6

.21

1.56

.12

Tanner Creek.

Little Kanawha River Basin, W. Va.

At Tanner, 0.6 mile below Turtle Lick 

Run.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 711

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949--Continued

Little Kanawha River Basin, W. Va. Continued

Date

Oct. 5

Jan. 18

Apr. 26

Oct. 7

Stream

Dut chman Run ......

North Fork Hughes 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River .

South Fork Hughes 

River.

Hughes River .......

Locality

fluence of Right and Left Forks.

At mouth, at Maefarlan. ...............

do

At Harrisville, 0.8 mile above Third 

Run.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

.18

.680

at crest stage; computed by slope-area and contracted-opening method. 

Mill Creek Basin, W. Va.

June 9 ....do... ......... ... .do. ............

3 miles below Tug Fork.

1.20

4.94

Kanawha River Basin

Sept. 27 

29 

Aug. 26 

29 

29

Dec . 28 

Jan. 19 

28 

29 

30 

Mar. 4 

30 

Apr. 14 . 

May 5 

June 7 

9 

29 

Aug. 3 

Sept. 2 

21 

28 

30 

Feb. 14

Aug. 10 

Oct. 15

Nov. 5 

Dec. 7 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 4 

Apr. 6 

June 2 

July 1 

Oct. 13

Nov. 2 

Dec. 1 

Feb. 4 

June 2 

July 21

21

Sept. 7 

Oct. 15 

Dec. 7 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 8 

Mar. 16 

Apr. 14 

May 11 

Oct. 12 

Nov. 9 

30 

Jan. 12 

Feb. 14 

Mar. 8 

Apr. 13 

May 17 

June 17 

July 20 

** Flo 

t Flow

Kanawha River .....

....do............

....do............

North Fork New 

River .

Neff-Litz Spring.

Harkrader Spring..

Unnamed stream. . . . 

....do............

Brush Creek. ...... 

Bradshaw Creek. . . .

Swago Creek. ......

» at crest stage; co 

at crest stage; com

Ohio River. ........

....do... ..........

....do.............

.... do ............. 

.. ..do.............

... .do.. ...........

....do.............

....do.............

....do........... ..

....do. ............

....do.............

... .do.. ...........

.. ..do. ............

....do.............

New River ..........

Middle Fork Reed 

Creek.

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Reed Creek. ........ 

....do.............

....do... ..........

Peak Creek. ........ 

....do.............

Rich Creek. ........ 

Indian Creek. ......

do

....do........... ..

....do........... ..

.... do .............

....do.............

Greenbrier River . . . 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

do

At Chelyan, W. Va. .................... 

... .do. ...............................

At Leon, W. Va., above Thirteen Mile 

Creek. 

At mouth, at Point Pleasant, W. Va....

do

.. ..do.. ..............................

... .do ................'................

At bridge on county road, lat. 36°25' 

54", long. '81°37'12", at Creston, 

Ashe County, N. C., and Just below 

Three Top Creek.

2.5 miles northeast of Cedar Springs 

and 3 miles southwest of Rural 

Retreat, Va. 

... .do. ...............................

1.3 miles southwest of Grahams Forge, 

Va.

State Highway 636, 1-J miles above mouth 

and Pulaskl, Va. 

State Highway 636, £ mile above mouth 

and Pulaski, Va. 

At mouth, at Peterstown, W. Va........ 

At mouth, at Indian Mills, W. Va......

....do................................

.. ..do. ...............................

iiputed by critical -depth method, 

puted by contracted-opening method.

3,340

10,200 

10,500 

12,800 

9,020

10,200 

14,900 

72,900 

67,600 

48,700 

20 , 100 

18,200 

52,100 

26 , 200 

5,820 

2,640 

14,400 

10,800 

20 , 300 

9,050 

9,560 

9,000 

110

88.8 

1.34

1.46 

3.63 

3.39 

4.28 

3.75 

3.49 

3.60 

3.40 

5.33

4.96 

5.57 

5.05 

5.23 

**340

t970

4.67 

.25 

18.8 

60.6 

22.1 

2.97 

70.7 

97.9 

9.58 

21.1 

88.6 

26.6 

32.6 

27.7 

65.1 

11.8 

4.10 

34.3
712 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Kanawha River Basin Continued

Date

Aug. 18

13

8 

Oct. 14

8 

8

6 

Oct. 13

6

24

Mar. 14

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

June 9

Oct. 8 

June 9

Stream

Swago Creek ........

North Pork Cherry 

River . 

....do.............

Cherry River .......

South Pork Cherry 

River .

Little Laurel Creek 

Laurel Creek. ......

Meadow River ....... 

Big Clear Creek....

....do.............

Wolf pen Creek. .....

....do.............

Houston Run ........

River .

....do.............

Clear Pork. ........ 

....do.............

Pond Pork.. ........ 

....do.............

Spruce Pork. ....... 

. ...do....... ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Greenbrier River . .

Cherry River ......

Gauley River ...... 

Cherry River ......

....do............ 

....do............

Gauley River. ..... 

Meadow River ......

Sewell Creek. .....

....do..........

....do............

....do............

Coal Rivgr. .......

Little Coal River.

....do............ 

....do............

Locality

At mouth, at Buckeye, W. Va. ..........

east of Anthony, W. Va.

0.1 mile above Hart's Run, 3 miles

below White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

city water supply. 

At Rlohwood, W. Va., 0.6 mile above 

confluence with North Pork.

At Richwood, W. Va., 1,000 feet below 

confluence of North and South Porks. 

At Richwood, W. Va., 0.6 mile above 

confluence with South Pork.

At mouth, at Richwood, W. Va.......... 

At Penwlck, W. Va., 1,000 feet above 

mouth. 

2 miles above Sewell Creek and East 

Rainelle, W. Va. 

Below unnamed tributary, 2 miles northeast of Rupert, W. Va.,' 3 miles above 

mouth.

west of Rainelle, W. Va. 

At Rainelle, W. Va., 0.2 mile above 

mouth.

son Run.

east of Kingston, W. Va.

Cane Fork.

Pork and Webster Springs, W. Va.

above mouth. 

At mouth, at Centralia, W. Va.........

below Laurel Pork.

Hazy Creek.

Tornado, W. Va, 

At Ameagle, W. Va., ^ mile above Long 

Branch.

At Madison, W. Va., below Workman 

Branch, 0.7 mile above confluence 

with Spruce Pork.

At Clothier, W. Va., above Spruce 

Laurel Pork. 

....do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

65.5 

6.69

38.7

50.6

9.04

11.6

1.26

22.8 

13.9

20.6

38.7 

31.7 

22.6

18.2

2.84 

9.99

50.9 

25.2

13.9

1.51

.268

1.22

4.54

10.8

13.8

3.64

10.7

53.4

8.46

11.7

1.44

14.2

22.5

94.1

3.76 

6.26

3.34

12.0

1.72 

5.07

Guyandot River, Basin, W. Va.

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Dec. 3

Feb. 9

Mar. 8

Aug. 3

Mar. 9 

June 14

Guyandot River. .... 

....do.............

Laurel Creek. ......

Buffalo Creek......

.. ..do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

Copperas Mine Pork. 

....do.............

Ohio River ........

Clear Creek. ......

Guyandot River ....

Island Creek. ..... 

....do........... .

At Pinevllle, 0.3 mile below Rockcastle 

Creek and 0.5 mile above Pinnacle 

Creek.

At mouth, 1 mile southeast of Oceana..

At mouth, at Man. .....................

50 feet above water-plant intake below 

Trace Pork, at Holden. 

... .do. ...............................

19.3

2.72

63.6

62.1

78.3

54.7

18.1 

3.46

Twelvepole Cree.k Basin, W. Va.

Oct. 7 Eiist Pork Twelvepole Creek.

Twelvepole Creek. . 0 7 mile 

above

above Lynn 

East Lynn.

Creek and 1 6 mile 0.16
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 713

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Big Sandy River Basin, W. Va.

Date

Oct. 16

Sept. 13

Stream

Elkhorn Creek. .....

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Tug Fork. .........

....do............

Locality

Creek and 0.9 mile above Elkhorn 

Creek.

At Maitland, 100 feet above Mill Creek 

and 2.3 miles above mouth.

and 0.6 mile below Barrenshe Creek.

Laurel Pork and Lenore. 

....do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

15.8

35.3

15.7

10.6

9.18

2.50

6.46

Scioto River Basin, Ohio

Nov. 9

17

Dec. 16 

Nov. 2

Feb. 15

Jan. 24

Jan. 27

Scioto River. ......

Olentangy River ....

Creek. 

South Branch Little 

Salt Creek.

....do.............

....do.............

Ohio River ........

Scioto River.. .... 

....do............

Little Salt Creek.

....do............

....do............

At bridge in Circleville, 1.0 mile 

below Darby Creek.

ton.

At bridge f mile below Deep Run -and 

1-J miles east of Powell.

above mouth and at Briggsdale.

....do................................

southeast of Sedalia. 

At first bridge east of State Highway 

139, at Jackson (drainage area, 3.90 

square miles) .

above Little Beaver Creek and l£ 

miles south of Piketon.

112, J mile above mouth and 4i miles 

southwest of Piketon. 

... .do ................................

3,710 

934

18,800

38,400

3,850 

.03

115

3.50

3.40

.33

1.80

65.4

77.8

t782

347

441

819 ~

Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method. 

Ohio Brush Creek Basin, Ohio

Run.

Brush Creek. above West Branch and £ mile northwest of Winchester.

mile above mouth and 1.2 miles 

northwest of Winchester.

14.6

9.17

Little Miami River Basin, Ohio

Feb. 15

Nov. 19

Feb. 21

28

May 16

Shawnee Creek. .....

Pater son Run. ......

....do.............

Little Miami 

River.

Stonelick Creek. . .

....do............

At bridge on State Highway 68, 1 mile 

southeast of Xenia (drainage area, 

4.32 square miles).

At bridge % mile above Brushy Pork and 

1.2 miles east of Owensvllle.

..." .do ................................

tl,400 

47.4

1.69 

.51

5.61

652

3.70

5.57

.13

t Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

tt Flow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method and flow over dam.

Miami River Basin, Ohio

Feb. 15 Beaver Creek. ...... Buck Creek. .......

miles above mouth and lj miles south 

of Vandalia.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 2.5 

miles east of Vienna.

6.57

69.1
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water yea 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Miami River Basin, Ohio Continued

Date

Nov. 22

Apr. 7

Stream

Blake Run. .........

.. . .do. ............

.. . .do.. ...........

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Indlan Creek. .....

....do............

.. ..do. ...........

Locality

3 miles above mouth, 2.2 miles north 

of Relly, and 2.6 miles south of 

Oxford .

... .do.. .............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.23

3.55

.07

Wabash River Basin, Ind.

7 

8

Dec. 28

Mar. 9

Mar. 9

Mar. 2

Mar. 2

Nov. 30

May 3

June 22

Mar. 8

Dec. 29

Mar. 8

23

Apr. 26

7 

Apr. 26 

May 4

Dec. 23

22

II

Oct. 18

23

Mar. 1

Dec. 22 

May 3

Oct. 14

Feb. 15

Nov. 30

Round Lake outlet.. 

Wilson Lake outlet. 

....do.. ...........

Silver Lake outlet.

....do............ .

Crooked Lake outlet

Big Lake outlet.. . . 

....do..... ........

....do....... ......

....do.............

....do...... .......

Tlppecanoe Lake 

outlet.

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Goose Lake outlet.. 

.. ..do.. ...........

Loon Lake outlet... 

....do.............

.. ..do. ............

....do.............

.... do .............

....do..... ........

Horseshoe Lake 

outlet. 

Troy Cedar Lake 

outlet. 

... .do.... .........

Rldlnger Lake outlet. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do........... ..

Sawmill Lake outlet

.... do .............

....do.............

....do.............

Shoe Lake outlet...

Chapman Lake outlet 

Carr Lake outlet...

Muskelonge Lake 

outlet. 

....do.............

....do....... ......

....do.............

. .. .do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do. ............

Wlnona Lake outlet.

....do.............

... .do... ......... 

Eel River. ........ 

....do............

Silver Creek. .....

Stangland ditch...

... .do. ........... 

....do............

....do............

.. ..do.... ........

Tlppecanoe River..

....do.... ........

....do.... ........

Stangland ditch... 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Tlppecanoe River.. 

Cedar Lake Brook. . 

....do............

Grassy Creek. ..... 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Deed Creek. ....... 

Walnut Creek. ..... 

.. ..do. ...........

....do............

....do..... .......

.. ..do....... .....

....do............

Churubusco . 

SE-J- sec. 12, T. 32 N., R. 9 E. , at 

Trl Lake. 

SEj sec. 35, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., near 

Larwlll .

SEj sec. 6, T. 30 N., R. 6 E., at 

Silver Lake.

NWjSEi sec. 33, T. 33 N. , R. 9 E., 

near Wolf lake.

NE£NE£ sec. 32, T. 33 N., R. 9 E.,

near Wolf lake.

Washington Center.

near Washington Center. 

SEi sec. 11, T. 33 N., R. 6 E., at 

Oswego .

....do................ ...............

SW£ sec. 12, T. 32 N., R. 8 E. , near 

Lorane .

Etna. 

SWjSE£ sec. 25, T. 33 N., R. 8 E., 

near Ormas .

SW&JWi sec. 22, T. 33 N., R. 8 E., 

near Washington Center. 

SE£SE£ sec. 10, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., 

near Lorane.

NE£SW£ sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., 

near Pierceton.

near North Webster.

near Oswego . 

SEi sec. 35, T. 33 N., R. 6 E., near 

Warsaw. 

NE-J sec. 9, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., near 

Claypool. 

NEj sec. 3, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., near 

Claypool.

Warsaw.

2.76 

.54

1.75

2.42

17.0

33.0

170

1.57

4.90

.26 

2.51

16.4

51 4

18 3

5 34

4.73

1.29 

2.71

25 1

35 9
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 715

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Wabash River Basin, Ind. Continued

Date

Feb. 8

May 3

Dec. 29

Oct. 1

Feb. 24

Dec. 28

Feb. 15

25

May 3

Feb. 24

Feb. 25

Dec. 21

Oct. 14

Feb. 22

Apr. 25

Stream

Winona Lake outlet.

..'..do.............

... .do .............

Crystal Lake outlet

Hoffman Lake outlet 

....do.............

....do.............

let.

outlet. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

outlet.

....do.............

Loon Lake outlet...

South Mud Lake outlet.

Nyona Lake outlet . .

Maxinkuokee Lake . 

outlet.

....do.............

Tributary to. or 

diverting from 

Walnut Creek. .....

Trimble Creek. ....

Tippecanoe River . .

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

....do............

Locality

SE^NEi sec. 17, T. 32 N., R. 6 E., at 

Warsaw.

....do................................

SW£ sec. 7 T. 32 N., R. 5 E., near 

Atwood .

NW-J- sec. 31, T. 33 N., R. 5 E., at 

Atwood. 

....do................................

SW^NEi sec. 3, T. 30 N., R. 5 E., near

Silver Lake. 

NW£SE£ sec. 27, T. 31 N., R. 5 E.,

near Silver Lake. 

....do................................

....do................................

....do................................

NW£SE£ sec. 33, T. 31 N., R. 5 E.,

near Silver Lake.

NEj sec. 4, T. 30 N., R. 5 E., near 

Silver Lake.

NEi sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 3 E., near 

Fulton.

....do................ ................

....do................................

NW-J- sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 E., near 

5r eenoak .

....do................................

....do................................

NE-J-SEi sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 1 E., at 

Culver. 

....do................................

SEiNEi sec. 1, T. 30 N., R. 1 W., at

Lake Bruce.

... .do ................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

47.9

5.47

.78

5.00

.62

6.11

8.92

3.25

3.22

5.77

2.08

25.8

5.24

8.12

.46

35.1 

16.5

11.4

18.2

4.15

3.60

Cumberland River Basin

Dec. 6 

20

Nov. 18

Jan. 27

May 20

Mar. 8

13

Jan. 26 

Feb. 2

24

Mar. 23

Clear Fork Creek... 

Yellow Creek Bypass

....do.............

....do.............

land River. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Goose Creek. .......

Round Lick Creek...

....do.............

Cumberland River.. 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Peyton Creek. .....

Cumberland River..

....do...... ......

At county bridge 2 miles east of 

Jellico, Campbell County, Tenn. 

Middlesboro, Ky. ......................

....do................................

....do................................

....do................................

Below Center Hill Dam, De Kalb County,

Tenn.

....do................................

At county bridge 4 miles southeast of

Smithville, De Kalb County, Tenn.

Kalb County, Tenn.

Below Cudahy Packing Co. plant, at 

Lafayette, Macon County, Tenn.

At first county bridge below Watertown, 

Wilson County, Tenn.

County, Tenn.

... .do... .............................

794 

70.4

b3.07

b!7.1

al,130

al . 430

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

b Furnished by Tennessee Department of Public Health.
716 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Cumberland River Basin Continued

Date

14

15

Sept. 21

Stream

....do.............

North Fork Little

River. 

....do.. ...........

....do....... ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do............

Locality

County, Tenn.

county Line, Tenn.

county line, Tenn.

County, Tenn .

... .do ................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

a798

a931

6

cnr\

3.50

a Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Tennessee River Basin

Oct. 5

5 

6

7

7

8

6

7

14

18

6

7

8

18

18

28

6

7

8

8

14

14

18

6

7

8

14

18

4

6

7

8

14

18

11 

11

11

11

11

7 

Nov. 4

Dec. 9

French Broad River.

Davidson River ..... 

....do.............

.. ..do..... ........

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

... .do.. ...........

....do.............

....do.... .........

....do.... .........

... .do.............

.. ..do.. ...........

... .do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.... .........

....do.............

.. ..do..... ........

....do.............

... .do.. ...........

....do......... ....

....do.............

....do. ............

....do.............

.. ..do....... ......

....do.............

....do.............

.. ..do....... ......

Beaverdam Creek. . . . 

....do........... ..

....do.. ...........

....do.............

.. ..do.. ...........

South Fork Holston 

River. 

....do.............

....do.............

Tennessee River... 

French Broad River

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

.. ..do......... ...

Holston River ..... 

. ...do........... .

....do............

At county bridge at Alexander, N. C., 

0.5 mile downstream from Reems 

Creek (drainage area, 1,050 square 

miles) . 

At U. S. Highway 64 at Pisgah Forest, 

N. C.,0.4 mile above mouth (drainage area, 47.2 square miles).

northwest of Enka, N. C. (drainage 

area, 86.9 square miles).

east of Enka, N. C. (drainage area, 

91,1 square miles).

... .do ................................

Branch, 2.8 miles southwest of West 

Asheville, N. C. (drainage area, 

92.8 square miles).

miles southwest of West Asheville, 

K. C. (drainage area, 95.1 square 

miles).

mouth, 1.2 miles south of West Asheville, N. C. (drainage area, 104 

square miles) .

At -village of Elk Mountain, N. C., 

0.25 mile above mouth (drainage area 

12.4 square miles)

Below South Holston Dam, Sullivan 

County, Tenn. 

....do................................

... .do ................................

1,210

103 

96.5

 9.0

AQ n

51 7

58 2

50 0

55 9

5.72

2 33

212 

237

1,140
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 717

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Tennessee River Basin Continued

Date

Jan. 4

Nov. 2

Oct. 27

Oct. 14

Sept. 17

Oct. 14

Nov. 28

May ZO 

Jan. 14

Dec. 15

June 14

Stream

South Fork Holston 

River.

Steve Keesling 

Spring .

Marion Town Spring 

(surplus overflow)

Percy Preston 

Spring.

Watauga River .......

Will Cumbold Spring.

Coal Creek. .........

South Chicaraauga 

Creek.

Huntsville Spring...

Tuscumbia Spring....

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Holston River. ....

South Pork Holston 

River.

... .do............

River.

Staley Creek. .....

River.

Beaver Creek. .....

South Fork Holston 

River.

Little Cedar Creek

Clinch River. .....

Chicamauga Creek. . 

Srring Creek. .....

... .do.... ........

... .do. ...........

Locality

Below South Holston Dam, Sullivan 

County, Tenn.

0.2 mile west of Sugar Grove, Va.....

Damascus, Va.

3 miles southeast of Marion, Va......

spring and 3 miles southeast of 

Marion, Va.

1 mile southeast of Green Springs, Va.

On U. S. Highway 11-, 1.2 miles southeast of Wallace and 3.8 miles 

northeast of Briston, Va.

Below Watauga Dam, Carter County, 

Tenn.

Above pond 2 miles northeast of

Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tenn. 

On U. S. Highway 19, 3-J miles southwest of Lebanon, Va.

At Main Street at Lake City, Anderson 

County, Tenn.

At county bridge 0.6 mile below Lake

City, Anderson County, Tenn.

At crossing of State Highway 3, f mile 

north of Ringgold, Oa. (drainage 

area, 1.22 square miles). 

At Huntsville, Ala. ..................

south of Huntsville, Ala.

northwest of Lily Flag, Ala. 

Sec. 9, T. 4 S., R. 11 W., at Tuscumbia, Ala.

.... do ...............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1,380

4,610

400

459

1,010

479

2.05

3.03

2.79

2.51

2.81

53.1

62.8

.65

1.00

c.26 

c.26

c.45

.14

13.5

5,97

9.74

8.94

.57

2.14

3.09

3.36

2.94

3.01

1.60

1,150 

1,170

2.93

.31

d.20

3.13

2.10

3.06

1.26

1.18

.56

1,970 

3,600

64.7

375

1,250

2,520

3,890

68.7

402

1,350

93.7

33.8 

1.39

11.6

8.3

98.5 

106

101

97.3

77.8

66.3

c Flow not diverted by Town of Marion, Va. for water supply, 

d Estimated.
718 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Tennessee River Basin Continued

Date

June 17

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

Mar. 3

11

14

Stream

Tuscumbla Spring...

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Sugar Creek ........

....do.............

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Spring Creek.. .....

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

.. ..do.............

Duck River .........

....do.............

....do.............

Locality

See. 9, T. 4 S., R. 11 W., at Tuscumbla, Ala.

Tenn.

Tenn.

county line, Tenn.

Tenn.

Marshall County, Tenn.

Tenn.

Maury County, Tenn.

County, Tenn.

Tenn.

Tenn.

At U. S. Highway 64, Bedford County, 

Tenn.

County, Tenn.

Heights, Maury County, Tenn.

Maury County, Tenn.

Columbia, Maury County, Tenn.

Wayne County, Tenn.

....do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

57.6 

87.2

96.6

.07

b34.8

b Furnished by Tennessee Department of Public Health.
INDEX

Page

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 5

Ackley Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Adams, Term., Red River near........... 519

Sulphur Fork Red River near.......... 520

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at..... 256

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by..........'... 12

Albertville, Ala., Short Creek near.... 673

Alderson, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 236 

Alexander, N. C., Sandymush Creek near. 564 

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.......... 15

at Franklin, Pa...................... 19

at Kittanning, Pa.................... 21

at Natrona, Pa....................... 22

at Parkers Landing, Pa............... 20

at Red House, N. Y................... 16

at West Hickory, Pa.................. 18

near Kinzua, Pa...................... 17

tributaries of, discharge measurements of........................704-706

gaging-station records on.......... 39-72

Allegheny River Basin, Pa., reservoir

in............................... 71-72

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at. 

Allison, Pa., Dunlap Creek at..........

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek

near .............................

New River at .........................

Alpine, Ind., Whitewater River near....

Alpine, Term. , West Fork Obey River

near ............................ i

Altapass, N. C., North Toe River at....

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio. ..........

Alvaton, Ky., Drakes Creek near.

120

104

225

213

345

502 

572 

295 

390 

Anderson , Ind . , White River at ......... 434

Anthony Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of .................. 712

Apalachia Reservoir, N. C., contents

of ............................. .543,546

Apex, Ky., Pond River near. ............ 395

Arthur, Term., Powell River near....... 646

Asheville, N. C., French Broad River at 526 

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at......... 253

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at. ........... 31

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at......... 208

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of... 162, 164 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Fork River at.... 85

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River near... 464

Back Fork, W. Va., discharge measurement of .......................... 712

Bane, Va., Walker Creek at. .......... .227-228

Bantam, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami 

River near......................

Barbee Lakes, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Barbourville, Ky., Cumberland River at.

311

703

482

Bardstown, Ky., Beech Fork at.......... 371

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek at. 

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term.......

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.....'.

at Port Oliver Ford, near Finney, Ky.

93

512

389

388

near Pageville, Ky................... 387

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Fork near., 

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Baugher Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurement of.

300

703

714 

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at....... 171

Sugar kJU^CXJ. Creek v_»i CtJ\. near 11CO.J. ..» * * »*.* *^ 172 O. I £j

Beach City Reservoir,Ohio, contents of 162,164

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind....... 447Biltmore, N. C., Swannanoa River at...

Bear Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Term., discharge measurement of.. 718

Bear Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) at Bishop, Ala............ 683

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork, at

Cannons Lake, at Louisville, Ky.. 365 

South Fork, at Louisville, Ky........ 364

Beargrass Creek Basin, Ky., gaglngPage

station records in..............364-365

Beaver Creek (tributary to Buck Creek),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 713 

near Springfield, Ohio............... 341

Beaver Creek (tributary to Scioto

River), Ohio, discharge measurement of..............................

Beaver Creek (tributary to South Pork

Holston River) near Wallace, Va.. 

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available

713

595

on.

Beaver Dam Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

703

715 

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va........ 591

discharge measurements of. 

Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa.

measurements of.

716 

127 

at Wampum, Pa........................ 126

Beaver River Basin, Ohio-Pa., discharge

measurements in.................. 708

gaging-station records in...........120-146

reservoirs in.......................128-129

Bedford, Ind., East Pork White River

near............................. 456

Beech Creek near BoIton, Ohio.......... 130

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky............ 371

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C..... 563

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at..... 75

Bell Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of

Bellaire, Ohio, Ohio River at

710

25

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near...... 286

Belleview/ Term., Harpeth River at..... 

Belmont, Ind., North Pork Salt Creek

517

468 

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River above...... 243

Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at............................... 525

Benton, Ky., East Pork Clarks River

near............................693-700

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near........................... 121 

132

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...128,129 

Big Clear Creek, W. Va., discharge

Mill Creek near.

measurements of.

Big Creek (Cache River Basin) near

Wetaug, WC UGLU£, J..L.1. 111 . . . « .»««....-««..». «

Big Creek (Tennessee River Basin) near

Rogersville, Tenn...i.

712

702

605

373

703

714

558

.680 

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa....... 115

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia,

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind..... 

Big Lake, Ind., records available on... 

Big Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measuremsnts of.

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C. 

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Va. 225

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.... 101

Big Sandy River (tributary to Ohio

River) at Louisa, Ky............. 265

Big Sandy River Basin, Ky.-Va.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in........ 713

gaging-station records in...........261-273

Big Sandy River (tributary to Tennessee

River) at Bruceton, Term......... 692

Big Stone Gap, Va rl Powell River at.... 644

293

294

U.L£, u i*uuc uay , va. , L unco,a. JIJ.VGX au«.

Big Walnut Creek (Scioto River Basin)

at Central College, Ohio....

at Rees, Ohio.......................

Big Walnut Creek (Wabash River Basin)

near Reelsville, Ind............. 451

Billow, Ky.,'Rockcastle River at....... 495

558 

252 

630 

683 

179

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin,

Ohio............................. 178

discharge measurements of............ 710

719

Birch River near Birch River, W. Va....

Birdtown, N. C., Oconalufty River at... 

Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at............

Black Fork" at Loudonville, Ohio.
720

Page 

Black Mountain, N. C., North Fork

Swannanoa River near............559-562

Blackliek Creek at Blacklick,

Pa............................... 67

Blackwater River at Davis ,

W. Va............................ 99

Blaine Creek at Yatesville,

Ky............................... 273

Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River

near............................. 661

Blake Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 714

Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River

at. .............................. 524

Blue Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Blue Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River

at............................... 315

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near..... 665

Blue Ridge Reservoir, Ga., contents

of..............................544-546

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind......... 452

neap White Cloud, Ind................ 374

Bluestone, W. Va., New River at........ 217

Bluestone River near Spanishburg, W. Va. 232 

Bluff City, Tenn., South Fork Holston

River at......................... 586

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at........ 396

Boggs Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................709-710

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..162,164 

Bolton, Ohio, Beech Creek near......... 130

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.......... 426

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111............ 471

Booneville, Ky., South Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 358

Boston, Ky., Rolling Fork near......... 370

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near.... 299

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at...... 448

Bowling Green, Ky., Barren River at.... 389

Boyleston Creek near Horseshoe, N. C... 551 

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at.... 83

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek near.. 334 

Bradshaw Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 711

Brahm Spring, Ala., discharge measurements of.......................... 717

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at.. 258 

Brevard, N. C., Catheys Creek near..... 547

Davidson River near.................. 548

Brewersville, Ind., Sand Creek near.... 462

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa... 42 

Brookville, Ind., Whitewater River at.. 346 

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at.......... 471

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at....... 378

Brownsville, W. Va., Skin Creek near... 91 

West Fork River at................... 87

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available on. 703 

Bruce Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at.... 692

Brush Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 711

Brushy Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 710

Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek near.. 631 

Tuckasegee River at.................. 627

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio..... 339

at Springfield, Ohio................. 340

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at... 235 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va........ 86

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Freeport, Pa......... 70

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Clinch

River) at Norris, Tenn........... 648

discharge measurements of...........734-735

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Guyandot 

River), W. Va., discharge 

measurements of.................. 712

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Monongahela

River) at Barrackville, W. Va.... 93

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio Siver),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 708 

Buffalo Creek Basin, W. Va., discharge

measurements in.................. 708

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn.... 690

near Lobelville, Tenn................ 691

Page 

Burnside, Ky., Cumberland River at..... 484

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near....................... 198

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind...... 430

Butcherville, W. Va., West Fork River

at............................... 88

Butler, Ohio, Clear Fork at............ 183

Butlerville, Ind., North Fork of Vernon

Fork near........................ 465

Byrd Spring, Ala., discharge measurement of.......................... 717

Byrdstown, Tenn., Wolf River near...... 503

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near.......... 428

Cabin Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Cache River at Forraan, 111............. 701

Cache River Basin, 111., gaging-station

records in......................701-702

adiz, Ky., Little River near.......... 521

Calderwood, Tenn., Little Tennessee

River at......................... 612

Calderwood Reservoir, Tenn., capacity

of............................... 544

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn.... 510

Calvert, N. C., French Broad River at.. 523 

Cambridge, Ohio, Wills Creek at........ 192

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at............................... 241

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va...... 233

Camp Hollow, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 706

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River near.. 353 

Candler, N. C., Hominy Creek at........ 557

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C........... 556

Cane River, N. C., near Sioux, N. C.... 579

Caney Fork at Clifty, Tenn............506-507

discharge measurements of............ 715

near Lancaster, Tenn.................. 509

near Rock Island, Tenn............... 508

Canton, N. C., Pigeon River at......... 567

Canton, Ohio, Middle Branch Ninishillen

Creek at......................... 167

Caperton, W. Va., New River at......... 219

Capitina Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of..'........................ 709

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near.... 430

Carrai, 111., Little Wabash River at.... 473

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at...... 119

Carr Lake, Ind., records available on.. 703 

Carr Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 714

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek at.. 46 

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 322

Carthage, Tenn., Cumberland River at... 487 

Casselman'River at Grantsville, Md....112-113

at Markleton, Pa..................... 114

Castile Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 707-708

Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee,

N. C. ............................ 571

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near........ 449

Catheys Creek near Br.evard, N. C....... 547

Catlin, 111., Vermilion River near..... 422

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on. 703 

Celina, Tenn., Cumberland River at..... 486

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of............................... 492

Center Lake, Ind., records available on 703 

Centerton, Ind., White River near...... 439

Centerville, Tenn., Duck River at...... 687

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek

at............................... 293

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at........ 249

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y...... 41

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Chapman Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 714

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at... 82 

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................163,164

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at... 221 

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa........ 119

Chase, Ala., Flint River near.......... 675

Chattanooga, Term., Tennessee River at. 534 

Tennessee River near................. 535

Chatuge Reservoir, N. C., contents of.543,546 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va....... 97
INDEX 721

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va........ 96

near Plsgah, W. Va................... 98

Cheoah Reservoir, N. C., capacity of... 544 

Cherokee, N. C., Oconalufty River at... 629 

Cherokee Reservoir, Term., contents

of..............................542,545

Cherry River at Fenwlck, W. Va-......... 246

discharge measurement of............. 712

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 712 

South Fork, discharge measurements of 712 

Cherrytree Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va............ 223

Chlckamauga, Term., South Chlckamauga

Creek near....................... 671

Chlckamauga Reservoir, Term., contents

of..............................540,545

Chllhowle, Va., South Fork Holston

River near....................... 584

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scloto River at..... 281

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.......... 443

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at........ 33

Clrclevllle, Ohio, Scloto River near... 280 

Clsko, W. Va., Hughes River at......... 206

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at..... 288

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa......... 51

at Rldgway, Pa....................... 50

at St. Petersburg, Pa................ 55

discharge measurements of...........704-705

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa.

Grumpier, N. C., North Fork New River

at.

Crystal Lake, Ind.,. records available 

on..............................

Crystal'Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of. 715 

Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja, N. C....615-622

at Highlands, N. C ................... 614

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Fork at.......... 479

Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland River

at.

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky..,

at Burnslde , Ky. .....;............... 484

at Carthage, Term. 

at Cellna, Term.

49 

near Plney, Pa....................... 52-54

Clarks River, East Fork, near Benton,

Ky..............................693-700

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Fork River at. 89 

Clay City, Ky., Red River at........... 359

Clear Creek (tributary to Hocking

River) near Rockbrldge, Ohio..... 209

Clear Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Hendersonville, N. C. 555 

Clear Fork (Cumberland River Basin)

near Robblns, Term............... 499

Clear Fork (Kanawha River Basin),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 712 

Clear Fork (Musklngum River Basin) at

Butler, Ohio..................... 183

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio...................... 184

Clear Fork Creek, Term., discharge

measurement of................... 715

Clendenlng Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................163,164

Cleveland, Va., Clinch River at........ 637

Cllfty, Term., Caney Fork at..........506-507

Cllfty Creek at Hartsville, Ind........ 461

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term...... 639

at Cleveland, Va..................... 637

at Rlchlands, Va..................... 636

at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 638

below Norris Dam, Term............... 640

near Scarboro, Term.................. 641

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at,.... 154

Coal Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 717

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va........... 253

discharge measurement of.............. 712

Cold Run, Ohio, discharge measurement

of............................... 708

Coifax, W. Va., Tygart River at........ 78

Colllns River near McMirmville, Term... 511

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near...... 382 Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard, Term...,

Columbia, Term., Duck River at......... 686 Dalley, W. Va., Tygart River near.

Columbus, Ind., East Fork White River.. 454 

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Creek at.......... 295

Scioto River at......................

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5-6 

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.......... 63

at Tunnelton, Pa..................... 64

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa......... 40

at Waterboro, N. Y................... 39

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River 

below..........................

Conneaut Lake Outlet, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 704

Conneautte Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 704

Cormellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at............................... 110

Connoquenesslng Creek at Hazen, Pa..... 145

Contents, definition of................

Control, definition of.................

Cookeville, Term., Falling Water River 

near.............................

ooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at.......

Cool Spring Creek, Pa., discharge 

measurements of.

Page 

2

1

513

51

708 

Cooperation, record of................. 12-13

lopper Creek near Gate City, Va........ 643

lopperas Mine Fork, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 712

lopperhill, Term., Ocoee River at...... 666

lortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near.... 136

lorydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near... 373 

loshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near......189-190

Muskingum River near................. 158

loulwood, Va., Thompson Creek near..... 642

lourtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at.... 680

love Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek near. 570 

iovington, Ind., Wabash River at....... 402

lowan Creek near Wilmlngton, Ohio...... 309

- - - - " - 550

651 

245 

427 

61 

60 

705

rab Creek near Penrose, N.

rab Orchard, Term., Daddy Creek near.. 

Cranberry River near Richwood, W. Va...

rawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek at... 

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

at Idaho, Pa

discharge measurements of...........

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 71,72

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available 

on.............................

Crooked Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of.

703

714

222

703

483

482

487 

486 

at Cumberland Falls, Ky. ............. 483

at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Term..... 488

at Dover, Term. ...................... 490

at Nashville, Term. .................. 489

at Smithland; Ky. .................... 491

near Har lan , Ky ...................... 480

near Plnevllle, Ky. .................. 481

near Rowena , Ky ...................... 485

South Fork, at Nevelsville, Ky....... 498

discharge measurements of.......... 715

near Stearns, Ky. .................. 497

Cumberland River Basin, Ky.-Tenn., discharge measurements in. ......... 715-716

gaglng-station records in... ....... .479-521

reservoirs in. ....................... 492

Cussewago Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.

Cynthlana, Ky., South Fork Licking

River at.

Cypress Creek near Florence, Ala.

Dale Hollow Dam, Term., Obey River

below.

279 Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of.

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at.... 

Daniels Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near... 

Danville, Ky., Dlx River near..........

109 Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River at. 

Darby Creek at Darbyvllle, Ohio........

discharge measurement of.............

Data, accuracy of.

explanation of.................

Davldson River, N. C., discharge

measurements of. 

near Brevard, N. C..

704

320

682

651

73

501

492

591

707 

423 

360 

254 

296 

713 

5 

2-4

716

548
722 INDEX

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at..... 

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near. ..........

Miami River at.......................

Wolf Creek at........................

Dayton, Term., Richland Creek near.....

Decatur, Term-., Sewee Creek near.......

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.....

Deer Creek (Beaver River Basin) at

Limaville, Ohio..................

at Williamsport, Ohio................

Deer Creek (Wabash River Basin) near

Delphi, Ind......................

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near... 

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near..........

Tippecanoe River near.

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky. 

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at......

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.....

Dry Fork at Hendricks , W . Va ...........

discharge measurements of ............

Dublin, Ohio Scioto River near. ........

Duck River at Centerville, Tenn. .......

at Columbia , Tenn ....................

below Manchester, Tenn. ..............

discharge measurements of ............

near Hurricane Mills , Tenn.

Page 

99 

338 

329 

342 

654 

653

94

131

297

414 

289 

414 

418 

Wabash River at ...................... 3 , 400

Deputy,. Ind., Muscatatuck River near... 463 

Dial, Ga. , Toccoa River near. .......... 664

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at ......... 197

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near..... 151

Dillsboro, N. C . , Tuckasegee River at.. 626 

Dix River near Danville , Ky ............ 360

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term........ 602

Dolan, Ind. , Bean Blossom Creek at. .... 447

Donelson, Tenn. , Stones River above.... 515

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at......... 409

Douglas Dam, Term., French Broad River

below ............................ 530

Douglas Reservoir, Tenn., contents of 540,545 

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near..... 156

Dover, Term., Cumberland River at...... 490

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of ... .162,164

390 

159 

453

95 

713 

278 

687 

686 

684 

718 

688 

near Shelbyville, Tenn. .............. 685

Ducktown, Tenn., Potato Creek near..... 670

Dunbar Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of ......................... 708

Dundee, Ky. , Rough River near. ......... 394

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa. ........ 102

Dunlap Creek at Allison, Pa. ........... 104

Durbin, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.... 234

Dutchman Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of .......................... 711

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at........ 244

Eagle Creek (Beaver River Basin) at

Phalanx Station, Ohio. ........... 135

Eagle Creek (Kentucky River Basin) at

Glencoe , Ky ...................... 363

at Sadieville , Ky .................... 362

Eagle Creek (Wabash River Basin) at

Indianapolis , Ind ................ 446

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh

River at ......................... 66

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near ....................... 148

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near... 453 

Sugar Creek near ..................... 458

Youngs Creek near .................... 459

Edmonton, Ky., South Pork Little Barren

River at ......................... 383

Edray, W. Va., McLaughlin Spring at.... 238

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River)

at North Manchester, Ind. ........ 412

near Logansport , Ind ................. 413

Eel River (tributary to White River)

at Bowling Green, Ind. ........... 448

Eggleston , Va . , New River at ........... 215

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at........ 15

Elizabethton, Tenn., Doe River at...... 602

Watauga River at ..................... 599

Elk Creek (Allegheny River Basin), Pa.,

discharge measurements of ........ 705

Elk Creek (Monongahela River Basin) at

Quiet Dell,. W . Va ................ 92

Elk Creek (Tennessee River Basin) near

Elk Park, N. C. .................. 600

Elk River JKanawha River Basin) at

Centralia, W. Va. ................ 249

Elk River (Kanawha River Basin) at

Queen Shoals, W. Va.............. 251

at Sutton,-W. Va..................... 250

discharge measurement of............. 712

Elk River (Tennessee River Basin) above

Payetteville, Tenn............... 677

at Estill Springs, Tenn.............. 676

near Prospect, Tenn.................. 678

Elkhorn Creek (Big-Sandy River Basin), 

W. Va., discharge measurements 

of............................... 713

Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky River Basin)

near Frankfort, Ky............... 361

Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River near...... 74

Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek at... 152 

Elsey Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 706

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111..... 431

North Fork, near Oblong, 111......... 432

Embreeville, Tenn., Nolichucky River at 574 

Emf, Tenn., Ocoee River at............. 667

Emory River at Oakdale, Tenn........... 650

near Wartburg, Tenn.................. 649

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at... 333 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at..... 207

Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River at. 90 

Estill Springs, Tenn., Elk River at.... 676

Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at........ 36

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Falconer, N. Y., Chadakoin River at.... 41

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind........ 445

near Fortville, Ind.................. 444

Falling Water River near Cookevllle,

Tenn.............................. 513

Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River near.. 393 

Farmers, Ky., Licking River at......... 314

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek

near............................. 348

Fayetteville; Tenn., Elk River above... 877 

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at....... 246

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at.......... 62

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.. 669 

Finney, Ky., Barren River near......... 388

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn......'................ 607

at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn...................... 606

Fisherville, Ky., Floyds Fork at..-,.... 368

Fishtrap, Ky., Levisa Fork at.

Flat Woods, Tenn., Buffalo River near..

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind........

Fletcher, N. C., Cane Creek at.........

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Flint River- near Chase, Ala............

Floods, special reports on.............

Florence, Ala., Cypress Creek near.....

Tennessee River at.

262

690

460

556

703 

675 

11 

682 

537 

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky......... 368

Fontana Dam, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at......................... 611

Fontana Reservoir, N. C., contents of.542,546 

Forman, 111., Cache River at........... 701

Fort Ancient, Ohio, Little Miami River

near............................. 307

Fort Loudon Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................540,545

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near:...... 444

Fountain Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 718

Fox Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements

of............................... 710

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near..... 361

Kentucky River at.................... 355

Franklin, Pa., Allegheny River at...... 19

Frageyburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek near 194 

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near...... 70

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.. 526 

at Bent Creek, N. C .................. 525

at Blantyre, N. C .................... 524

at Calvert, N. C..................... 523

at Hot Springs, N. C ................. 528

at Marshall, N. C .................... 527

at Rosman, N. C...................... 522

below Douglas Dam, Tenn.............. 530

discharge measurement of............. 716

near Knoxville, Tenn................. 531
INDEX 723

French Broad River near Newport, Term.. 

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa....

at Utica, Pa.........................

discharge measurement of.............

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River 

at...............................

Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at..........

New River near.......................

Gate City, Va., Copper Creek near......

North Fork Holston River near........

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va........

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va...........

near Summersville, W. Va.............

Georges Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of..................

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek near.. 

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near......

Glen Alice, Term., White Creek near....

Glencoe, Ky., Eagle Creek at...........

Glenlyn, Va., New River at..............

Glenville, W. Va., Leading Creek near..

Little Kanawha River at..............

Golconda, 111., Ohio River at..........

Goose Creek, Term., discharge measurements of.........................

Goose Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River near.....

Grahams Forge, Va., Heed Creek at......

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at..112

Little Kanawha River at..............

Steer Creek near.....................

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River near.. 

Graysonton, Va., Little Rive? at.......

Great Falls Reservoir, Term., contents 

of...............................

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, 

Pa...............................

Green River (Green River Basin) at

Green River, Ky..................

at Greensburg, Ky....................

at Liver-more, Ky.....................

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky...........

at Mammoth Cave, Ky..................

at Munfordville, Ky..................

Green River Basin, Ky., gaging-station

records in......................375

Green River (Tennessee River Basin),

Term., discharge measurements of. 

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va....

at Buckeye, W. Va....................

at Durbin, W. Va. ....................

at Hilldale, W. Va...................

Greenfield, Ohio, Paint Creek near.....

Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek

Monongahela River at.. 

Green River at........

Wildcat Creek at......

Little Shenango River

Greenhills,

near.....

Greensboro, Pa.

Greensburg, Ky.

Greentown, Ind.

Greenville, Pa. 

at.......

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio...

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek near.......

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at..........

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....

Grimes Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Groseclose, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at.........................

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near..........

Guntersville Reservoir, Ala., contents

of..............................541

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va....

at Man, W. Va........................

discharge measurements of............

Guyandot River Basin, W. Va., discharge 

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in...........257-

Hales Bar Reservoir, Term., contents

of..............................540

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at......

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at.........

Talawanda Creek near.................

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek near.

 990813 O-52-47 ""

529

46

47

704

704

107

223

211

643

604

243

241

242

406

305

343

652

363

216

202

199

37

715

703

77

224

-113 

200 

203 

274 

226

492

117

380

375

381

378

379

377

376

-395

718

236

235

234

237

298

323

81

375

419

143

334

275

180

283

707

592

261

,545

258

257

712

712

-259

Page

Hare Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 704

Harkrader Spring, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 711

Harlan, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 480

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn....... 517

discharge measurements of............ 716

near Kingston Springs, Term.......... 518

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at...... 461

Hayesville, N. C., Hiwassee River near. 656 

Shooting Creek near.................. 659

Haysi, Va., Pound River near........... 267

Russell Fork at...................... 266

Hazard, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River

at.............................. 349

Hazel Creek at Proctor, N. C........... 632

Hazen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek at... 145 

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at...:. 351 

Hemlock Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Hendersonville, N. C., Clear Creek near 555 

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Fork "at......... 95

Hepco, N. C., Pigeon River near........ 568

Hickman Creek, Term., discharge measurements of......................... 715

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at........... 282

Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja Creek at... 614 

Hilham, Tenn., Roaring River near.....504-505

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 237 

Hinton, W. Va., New River at........... 218

Hiwassee Reservoir, N. C., contents

of..............................543,546

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C...... 657

at Presley, Ga....................... 655

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C............................. 656

near McFarland, Tenn.................. 658

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.......... 208

at Enterprise, Ohio..........'........ 207

Hocking River Basin, Ohio, gaging-station records in.................207-209

Hodgenville, Ky., North Fork Nolin

River at......................... 384

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on...........:.................... 703

Hoffman Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Holley River, Left Fork, W. Va., discharge measurement of............ 712

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn... 588 

Middle Fork, at Groseclose, Va....... 592

at Sevenmile Ford, Va.............. 593

near Meadowview, Va................. 594

near Jefferson City, Tenn......'...... 589

near Knoxville, Tenn................. 590

North Fork, near Gate City, Va....... 604

near Saltville, Va................. 603

South Fork, at Bluff City, Term...... 586

at Kingsport, Tenn................. 587

at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va... 584 

at Vestal, Va...................... 585

discharge measurements of.........716-717

Hone Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio. 173 

Homer, 111., Salt Fork Vermilion River

near............................. 424

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.......... 557

discharge measurements of............ 716

Horseshoe, N. C., Boyleston Creek near. 551 

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Horseshoe Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 714

Hot Springs, N. C., French Broad River

at............................... 528

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at.... 79

Houston Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Howard Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va........... 206

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 711 

South Fork, at Macfarlan, W. Va...... 205

Huntington, Ind., Little River at...... 408

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at...... 30

Huntsville Spring, Ala., discharge

measurement of................... 717

Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Duck River near 688
724 INDEX

Page

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek- at........... 60

Indian Creek at Indian Mills, W. Va.... 231

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New

Cumberland, Ohio..'............... 170

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.... 325

Indiana, lakes in, records available on 703

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at..... 446

White River at....................... 438

Iron City, Term., Shoal Creek at....... 681

Ivanhoe, Va., New River at............. 212

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.......... 565

Ivylog, Ga., Nottely River near........ 662

Jackson, Ky., North Pork Kentucky River

at,.............................. 350

Jackson Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 704

Jamestown, Tenn., East Fork Obey River

near............................. 500

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at.......... 469

Jefferson, N. C., South Fork New River

near............................. 210

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork Tenmile

Creek at......................... 103

Jefferson City, Tenn., Holston River

near............................. 589

Jerome Fork at Jeromeville, Ohio....... 185

John B. Hollow, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................... 706

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.............. 268

near Van Lear, Ky.................... 269

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C... 570

Jonesville, Va., Powell River near..... 645

Jordan Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 708

Junction, 111., Saline River near...... 477

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio........ 133

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va..... 221

at Kanawha Falls, W. Va.............. 220

discharge measurements of............ 711

Kanawha River Basin, N. C.-Va.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in.......711-712

gaging-statlon records in...........210-235

Kentucky Reservoir, Ky., contents of..541,545 

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort,

Ky............................... 355

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky........ 351

at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........... 356

at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky............ 354

at lock 8,.near Camp Nelson, Ky...... 353

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky...... 352

Middle Fork, at Tallega, Ky.......... 357

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky............ 349

at Jackson, Ky....................... 350

South Fork, at Boonville,

Ky............................... 358

Kentucky River Basin, Ky : , gagingstation records in..............349-363

Kennit, W. Va., Tug Fork near.......... 271

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio....... 188

Kimlin Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 708

Kingsport, Tenn., South Fork Holsto^i

River ,at......................... 587

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek at..... 68

Kingston Springs, Tenn., Harpeth River

near............................. 518

Kinzua, Pa., Allegheny River near...... 17

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.. 65 

Kittanning, Pa., Allegheny River at.... 21

Knapp Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Knapp Creek (tributary to Greenbrier

River) at Marlinton, W. Va....... 239

Knoxville, Tenn., First Creek at......606,607

French Broad River near.............. 531

Holston River near................... 590

Tennessee River at................... 532

Koskosing River at Millwood, Ohio...... 187

Kyrock, Ky., Nolin River near.......... 386

La Rue, Ohio, Scioto River at.......... 276

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork Wildcat

Creek near....................... 421

Wabash River at...................... 401

Lake Davy Crockett, Tenn., capacity of. 544

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near 

Mohicanville, Ohio...............

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available

186

703

Lake Walters Reservoir, N. C., capacity

of............................... 544

Lancaster, Tenn., Caney Fork near...... 509

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat,

Ind.............................. 348

Laurel Creek (tributary to Cherry

River), W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 712

Laurel Creek (tributary to Clear Creek),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 712 

Laurel Creek (tributary to South Fork 

Holston River), Va., discharge 

measurements of.................. 717

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa........ 116

Laurel River near Otas, Ky............. 494

Le Boeuf Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 704

Leading Creek near Glenville, W. Va.... 202

Leatherwood Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 710

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 123 

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........ 369

Leesvllle, Ohio, McGuire Creek near.... 169

Leesvllle Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................162,164

Levisa Pork at Fishtrap, Ky............ 262

at Paintsville, Ky................... 264

at Pikeville, Ky..................... 263

near Grundy, Va...................... 261

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near......... 391

North Fork Licking River near........ 319

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn............. 581

Licking River (tributary to Muskingum

River) at Dillon, Ohio........... 197

at Tob'oso, Ohio...................... 196

near Newark, Ohio.................... 195

Licking River (tributary to Ohio River)

at Blue Lick Springs, Ky......... 315

at Catawba, Ky....................... 317

at Farmers, Ky....................... 314

at McKimeysburg, Ky................. 316

near Salyersville, Ky................ 313

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky....... 319

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky......... 320

Licking River Basin, Ky., gagingstation records in..............313-320

Limaville, Ohio, Deer Creek at......... 131

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio........... 149

Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at. 153 

Little Barren R'iver, South Fork, at

Edmonton, Ky..................... 383

Little Beaver -Creek (tributary to

Little Beaver Creek), North Fork, 

Pa., discharge measurements of... 708 

Little Beaver Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) near East Liverpool, Ohio. 148 

Little Beaver Creek Basin, Ohio, Pa.,

discharge measurements in........ 708

gaging-station records in...........148-149

Little Buffalo Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 706

Little Chartiers Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 708

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va... 254 

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa........................ 66

Little Conneauttee Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 704

Little Kanawha River at Glenville,

W. Va............................ 199

at Grantsville, W. Va................ 200

at Palestine, W. Va.....r............ 201

near Burnsville, W. Va............... 198

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va....... 204

Little Kanawha River Basin, W. Va.,

discharge measurements in.......710-711

gaging-station records in...........198-206

Little Laurel Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................... 712

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.. 59 

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.... 308

at Spring Valley, Ohio............... 306

East Fork, at Perintown, Ohio........ 312

at Williamsburg, Ohio.............. 310
INDEX 725

Little Miami River, East Fork, near 

Bantam, Ohio...................

near Fort Ancient, Ohio............

Little Miami River Basin, Ohio, discharge measurements in.

311

307

713 

gaging-station records in...........306-312

Little Neshannock Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 708

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Tenn............................. 582

West Fork, near Pigeon Forge, Tenn... 583 

Little River (tributary to Cumberland 

River), Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 716

near Cadiz, Ky....................... 521

North Fork, Ky., discharge measurements of......................... 716

Little River (tributary to French Broad

River) near Penrose, N. C........ 549

Little River (tributary to New River;

at Graysonton, Va................ 226

Little River (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Walland, Tenn........ 608

Little River (tributary to Wabash River)

near Huntington, Ind............. 408

Little Salt Creek, South Branch, Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 713

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.... 274

Little Scioto River above Marion,

Ohio............................284-285

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa............................... 143

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............. 177

Little Sugar Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 704

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood,

Tenn............................. 612

at Fontana Dam, N. C ................. 611

at McGhee, Tenn...................... 613

at Needmore, N. C .................... 610

near Prentiss, N. C.................. 609

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111...... 473

at Wileox, 111....................... 472

Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at............ 270

Livermore, Ky., Green River at......... 381

Lobelville, Tenn., Buffalo River near.. 691 

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at..... 331

Lockland, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek at 324 

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at....... 356

Loclcwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near.... 248

Logansport, Ind., Eel. River near....... 413

Wabash River at...................... 399

Londonderry, Ohio, Salt Creek near..... 302

Long Lake, Ind., records available on.. 703 

Long Lake outlet (tributary to Stangland 

ditch), Ind., discharge measurements of......................... 714

Loon Lake (at Ormas), Ind., records

available on..................... 703

Loon Lake (near Silver Lake),Ind.,

records available on............. 703

Loon Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Loop Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio...... 331

Loudon, Tenn., Tennessee River at...... 533

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Pork at....... 179

Louisa, Ky., Big Sandy River at........ 265

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork Beargrass

Creek at......................... 365

Ohio River at..

Pond Creek near...................... 372

South Fork Beargrass Creek at........ 364

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at... 125 

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.......

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.......... 69

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, contents of 71,72 

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

703 

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at.......... 43

Lytle Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of..........................

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creek at 

McClures Lake, Ind., records available

718

703

McClures Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of.

McConnelsville, Ohio, Muskingum River 

at................................

McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at.

McFarland, Tenn., Hiwassee River near., 

McGhee, Tenn., Little Tennessee River

Page 

715

161

59

658

613 

McGuire Creek b«low Leesville Dam, near

Leesville, Ohio.................. 169

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at... 316 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va...... 238

McMimville, Term., Collins River near. 511 

McNeely Spring, Tenn., discharge ' - 717

205

at.

measurement of

Macfarlan, W. Va., South Fork Hughes

River at.

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.......... 335

near Dayton, Ohio.................... 338

near Springfield, Ohio............... 337

near Urbana, Ohio.................... 336

Madrid, Ky., Rough River near.......... 392

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 58

at Punxs.utawney, Pa.................. 57

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 71,72

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio....... 120

at Leavittsburg, Ohio....!........... 123

at Lowellville, Ohio................. 125

at Pricetown, Ohio................... 122

at Youngstown, Ohio.................. 124

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

Ohio.............................. 121

West Branch, near Newton Falls, Ohio. 134

Mammoth Cave, Ky., Green River at...... 377

Man, W. Va., Guyandot River at......... 257

Manchester, Tenn., Duck River below.... 684

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 450

Mansfield, Ind., Raccoon Creek at...... 429

411

Mansfield, Ohio. Touby Run at..........

Marion, Ind., Mississlnewa River at....

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River

above...........................284-285

Marion Town Spring, Va. (surplus overflow), discharge measurement of.. 717

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at..... 114

Marlinton, W. Va., Khapp Creek at...... 239

Marshall, N. C., French Broad River at. 527 

Ivy River near....................... 565

Mash Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 155

Mathews Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.......................

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records 

available on.

Maxinkuckee Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near......

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va........

discharge measurement of...........

Meadowview, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River near.

Meander Creek at Mineral Ridge, Ohio... 

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

704

703

715

32

247

712

594

138

Of..............................128, 129

Mercer Spring, Va., discharge measurements of..................

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near.....

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at.

34 "Miami River at Dayton, Ohio.

at Hamilton, Ohio

at Quincy, Ohio......................

at Sidney, Ohio......................

. at Taylorsville, Ohio................

Miami River Basin, Ohlo-Ind., discharge

measurements in.................713-714

gaging-station records in...........325-347

717

268

38

329

330

326

327

328

Middle Creek, Ta., discharge measurements of.

Middle Fork, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va......

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va... 

discharge measurements of............

Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near....

708

705

85

153

709

493
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Mlfflin, Ohio, Black Fork near......... 178

Mil ford, Ohio, Little Miami River at.. 308 

Mill Creek (tributary to Clarion River),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 705 

Mill Creek (tributary to Eel River)

near Cataract, Ind............... 449

near Manhattan, Ind.................. 450

Mill Creek (tributary to Loyalhanna

Creek), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 706

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoring

River) at Youngstown, Ohio....... 139

near Berlin Center, Ohio............. 132

Mill Creek (tributary to New River),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 712 

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in

Ohio) at Carthage, Ohio.......... 322

at Reading, Ohio..................... 321

West Pork, at Lockland, Ohio......... 324

near Greenhills, Ohio.............. 323

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

W. Va.), discharge measurements 

of............................... 711

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepoint, Ohio ............ 286

Mill Creek (tributary to Tygart River),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 706 

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio.....189-190

Mill Creek Basin (near Cincinnati), 

Ohio, gaging-station records 

in..............................321-324

Millersville, Ind., Pall Creek at...... 445

Mills River near Mills River, N. C. .... 553

South Pork, at The Pink Beds, N. C... 552 

Millwood, Ohio, Koskosing River at..... 187

Milton, W. Va., Mud River near......... 259

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...128,129 

Mineral Ridge, Ohio, Meander Creek at.. 138 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind...... 411

near Ridgeville, Ind. ................ 410

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek at... 147 

Mohawk, Tenn., Lick Creek at........... 581

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...163,164 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio........... 180

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Fork near..... 186

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..........................163-164,165

Monongahela River-at Braddock, Pa...... 83

at Charleroi, Pa..................... 82

at Greensboro, Pa .................... 81

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.......... 79

at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa....... 80

Monongahela River Basin, Pa.-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in.......706-708

gaging-station records in............ 73-118

reservoirs in........................ 84

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at....... 403

Montgomery Island Dam, Ohio River at... 24 

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River near 417 

Montour Run, Pa., discharge measure-

- ment of.......................... 708

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at....... 318

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek at... 94 

Morristown, Tenn., Nolichucky River

near............................. 576

Mosquito Creek at Niles, Ohio.......... 137

below Mosquito Creek Dam, near

Cortland, Ohio................... 136

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................128,129

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at.... 407

Mounts Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 708

Mud Creek at Naples, N. C .............. 554

Mud River (Green River Basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky.................... 391

Mud River (Guyandot River Basin) near

Milton, W. Va.................... 259

Muddy Creek (Allegheny River Basin), 

Pa., discharge measurements 

of............................... 704

Muddy Creek (Beaver River Basin), Pa.,

discharge measurements of , ....... 708

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 706

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of........................706-707

Muncie, Ind., White River at. .......... 433

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at...... 376

Murfreesboro, Tenn., West Pork Stones

River near....................... 516

Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee River above.... 657

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind..... 464

near Deputy, Ind..................... 463

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 703

MuskelongeLake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio....... 159

at McConnelsville, Ohio.............. 161

at Zanesville, Ohio.................. 160

near Coshocton, Ohio................. 158

Muskingum River Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................709-710

gaging-station records in...........154-197

reservoirs in....................... 162-165

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at........ 247

Nantahala Reservoir, N. C., contents

of..............................542,546

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C..... 524

near Rainbow Springs, N. C...........3, 623

Naples, N. C., Mud Creek at............ 554

Narrows , Va., Wolf Creek near.......... 229

Nashville, Tenn., Cumberland River at.. 489 

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at....... 22

Needraore, N. C., Little Tennessee River

at............................... 610

Neff-Litz Spring, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 711

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at...... 181

Neva, Term., Roan Creek near........... 601

Nevelsville, Ky., South Pork Cumberland

R iver at......................... 498

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Pork near. 170 

Sew Lake, Ind., records available on... 703 

New Laice outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 714

New Moorefield, Ohio, Buck Creek at.... 339

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek near 173 

New River (Cumberland River Basin) at

New River, Tenn.................. 496

New River (Kanawha-River Basin) at

Allisonia, Va ..................... 213

at Bluestone, W. Va.................. 217

at Caperton, W. Va................... 219

at Eggleston, Va..................... 215

at Glenlyn, Va.......................: 216

at Hinton, W. Va..................... 218

at Ivanhoe, Va....................... 212

at Radford, Va....................... 214

near Galax, Va.'..............,....... 211

North For*, at Grumpier, N. C........ 222

discharge measurements of.......... 711

South Pork, near Jefferson, N. C..... 210

New Winchester, Ohio, Olentangy River

near. ............................. 287

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near....... 195

Newberry, Ind., White River at......... 441

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River

at................................ 157

Newdale, N. C., South Toe River at... .577-578

Newport, Tenn., French Broad River near 529 

Pigeon River at ....................... 569

Newton Palls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near.............. 134

Niles, Ohio, Mosquito Creek at......... 137

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry,

Ohio............................. 168

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio....... 167

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 709

Noblesville, Ind., White River at...... 436

White River near..................... 435

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.... 631

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn.. 574 

at Poplar, N. C...................... 573

below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn........... 575

near Morristown, Tenn................ 576

Nolin River at Wax, Ky................. 385

near Kyrock, Ky...................... 386

North Pork, at Hodgenville, Ky....... 384

Nora, Ind., White River near........... 437

Norris, Tenn., Buffalo Creek........... 648

Norris Dam, Tenn., Clinch River below.. 640 

Norris Reservoir, Tenn., contents of..543,546 

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn... 580
INDEX 727

North Industry, Ohio, Nlmlshlllen Creek

at............................... 168

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at... 412

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C...... 572

Nottely Reservoir, Ga., contents of...543,546

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga....................... 662

near Blalrsvllle, Ga................. 661

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available on. 703

Nyona Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Oakdale, Term., Emory River at......... 650

Oakland, Md., Youghlogheny River near.. 106

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn. 501

East Fork, near Jamestown, Tenn...... 500

West Pork, near Alpine, Tenn......... 502

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near....................... 432

Ocoee No. 3 Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................544,546

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn........ 666

at Emf, Tenn......................... 667

at Parksville, Tenn.................. 668

Oconalufty River at Birdtown, N. C..... 630

at Cherokee, N. C.................... 629

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio. 304 

Ohio Brush Creek Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................. 713

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.............. 31

at Bellalre, Ohio.................... 25

at Cincinnati, Ohio................... 33

at Evansvllle, Ind................... 36

at Goloonda, 111..................... 37

at Huntington, W. Va................. 30

at Louisville, Ky.................... 34

at Metropolis, 111................... 38

at Montgomery Island Dam, Pa......... 24

at Owensboro, Ky..................... 35

at Parkersburg, W. Va................ 27

at Point Pleasant, W. Va............. 29

at Pomeroy, Ohio..................... 28

at St. Marys, W. Va.................. 26

at Sewickley, Pa..................... 23

near Maysville, Ky................... 32

Ohio River main stem, Pa-.-N. Y.-OhioW. Va.-Ky.-Ind.-Ill., gagingstation records on............... 15-38

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa............ 45

Old Hickory, Tenn., Cumberland River

near............................. 488

Old Lake, Ind., records available on... 703 

Olean Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 704

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio...... 288

at Stratford, Ohio................... 290

discharge measurement of............. 713

near Delaware, Ohio.................. 289

near New Winchester, Ohio............ 287

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at........ 478

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near....... 416

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek near 144 

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................... 283

Otas, Ky., Laurel River near........... 494

Owasoo, Ind., Wildcat Creek at......... 420

Owensboro, Ky., Ohio River at.......... 35

Paduoah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 539

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near...... 387

Paint Creek (Kanawha River Basin),

W. Va., discharge measurement of. 712 

Paint Greek;. East Fork (Scioto River

Basin], Ohio, discharge

measurement of................... 713

near Bourneville, Ohio............... 299

near Greenfield, Ohio................ 298

Paint Rook River near Woodville, Ala... 674 

Paintsville, Ky., Levisa Fork at....... 264

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha River

at............................... 201

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va...... 272

Parkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River 

at................................ 20

Parkersburg, W. Va., Ohio River at..... 27

Parksville, Term., Ocoee River at...... 668

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir,

Tenn., contents of..............544,546

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near...... 96

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Parsons, W. Va., Shavers Fork at....... 100

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind............ 469

near Princeton, Ind.................. 470

Paterson Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 713

Peerless, Ind., Salt Creek near........ 467

Pennington Gap, Va., North Fork Powell

River -at......................... 647

Penrose, N. C., Crab Creek near........ 550

Little River near.................... 549

Percy Preston Spring, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 717

Perintown, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami

River at......................... 312

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Fork near..... 184

Peru, Ind., Wabash River at............ 398

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va...... 248

Petersburg, Ind., White River at....... 442

Peterstown, W. Va., Rich Creek at...... 230

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek at.. 135 

Philippi, W. Va., Tygart River at...... 76

Pickwick Landing Reservoir, Tenn., contents of........................541,545

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at.... 174

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.163,164 

Pierce Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 708

Pigeon Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 713

Pigeon Forge, Tenn., West Fork Littl'e

Pigeon River near................ 583

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C........... 567

at Newport, Tenn..................... 569

near Hepco, N. C..................... 568

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Fork at......... 263

Pine Creek, Tenn., discharge measurement of.......................... 715

Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River near.. 481 

Piney, Pa., Clarion River near......... 52-54

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn............ 689

Pink Beds, N. C. See The Pink Beds.

Pisgah, W. Va., CheaT River near....... 98

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River

at...............................3, 332

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................163,164

Plum Creek, South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of........... 705

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va. 255 

Point Marion, Pa., Monongahela River at 80 

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River at.. 29 

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at........... 28

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky......... 372

Pond Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 712

Pond River near Apex, Ky............... 395

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky............ 579

Poplar, N. C., Nolichucky River at..... 573

Poplar Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 713

Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tenn....... 670

Pound River near Haysi, Va............. 267

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va...... 644

near Arthur, Tenn.................... 646

near Jonesville, Va.................. 645

North Fork, at Pennington Gap, Va.... 647

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River

near............................. 609

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at........ 655

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near....... 133

Mahoning River at..................... 122

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near..... 470

Proctor, N. C., Hazel Creek at......... 632

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near...... 277

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 678

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................5-9,11

by State agencies.................... 9-10

Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek near.... 679

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at... 57 

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.. 144 

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River

at............................... 140

Sugar Run at......................... 142

Pymatuning Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................128,129

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at..... 251 

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at....... 92
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Quincy, Ohio, Miami River at........... 326

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio) at Adamsville, Ohio..... 256 

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 147 

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Mansfield, Ind......... 429

Radford, Va., New River at............. 214

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

near............................. 3, 623

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 321

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny Riv«r at... 16 

Red River (Cumberland River Basin),

Term. discharge measurement of.. 716 

near Adams, Term..................... 519

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Term....... 520

Red River (Kentucky River Basin) at

Clay City, Ky..................... 359

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa....... 56

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa...... 105

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va........ 224

Reelsville, Ind., Big Walnut Creek..... 451

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........ 294

Rich Creek at Peterstown, W. Va........ 230

Richland Creek (tributary to Elk River)

near Pulaski, Term............... 679

Richland Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Dayton, Term......... 654

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 636

Richmond, Ind., East Fork Whitewater

River at......................... 347

Richwood, W. Va., Cranberry River near. 245 

Rider Lake, Ind., records available on. 703 

Ridgeville, Ind., Mlssissinewa River

near............................. 410

Ridgway, Pa., Clarion River at......... 50

Ridinger Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Ridinger Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of................... 714

Riverton, Ind., Wabash River at........ 405

Roan Creek near Neva, Term............. 601

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.......504-505

Robbing, Tenn., Clear Pork near........ 499

Robbinsville, N. C., Snowbird Creek

near............................. 633

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near.... 508

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on.. 703 

Rockbridge, Ohio, Clear Creek near..... 209

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........ 495

Rocksdale, W. Va., West Fork Little

Kanawha River at................. 204

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at.. 101 

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio... 300 

Rogersville, Term., Big Creek near..... 605

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky........... 370

near Lebanon, Ky..................... 369

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... 522 

Rough River near Dundee, Ky............ 394

near Falls of Rough, Ky.............. 393

near Madrid, Ky...................... 392

Round Lake, Ind., records available on. 703 

Round Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Round Lick Creek, Tenn., discharge

measurement of................... 715

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at.......... 45

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 485

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at..... 97

Ruff Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 707

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 1

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at....... 40

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky........ 382

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va.............. 266

Russells Point, Ohio, Indian Lake at... 325

Sadleville, Ky., Eagle Creek at........ 362

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at..... 56

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River at....... 26

St. Paul, Ind., Flatrock Creek at...... 460

St. Petersburg, Pa., Clarion River at.. 55

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at... 431

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind........... 409

Saline River near Junction, 111........ 477

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near..... 115

Salt Creek (Scioto River Basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio.................... 301

near Londonderry, Ohio............... 302

Salt Creek (Wabash River Basin) near

Peerless, Ind.................... 467

North Pork, near Belmont, Ind........ 468

Salt Pork. See Vermilion River, Salt

Pork.

Salt Pork, West Branch, at Orbana, 111. 425 

Salt River at Shepherdsvllle, Ky....... 367

near Van Buren, Ky................... 366

Salt River Basin, Ky., gaglng-station

records in...................... 366-372

Saltlick Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 706

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

River near....................... 603

Salyersville, Ky.., Licking River near.. 313 

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind...... 462

Sandy Creek (tributary to Muskingum

River) at Waynesburg, Ohio....... 166

Sandy Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas

River), Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 709

Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 705

Sandymush Creek near Alexander, N. C... 564 

Savannah, Term., Tennessee River at.... 538

Santeetlah Reservoir, N. C., contents

of..............................542,546

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available

............................. 703

Sawmill Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Scarboro, Tenn., Clinch River near..... 641

Scioto Big Run; Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 713

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio...... 281

at Columbus, Ohio.................... 279

at Higby, Ohio....................... 262

at La Rue, Ohio...................... 276

below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin,

Ohio...'.........;................ 278

discharge measurements of............ 713

near Circleville, Ohio............... 280

near Prospect, Ohio.-................. 277

Scioto River Basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements in.................. 713

v-station records in...........276-303

reservoirs in...........^............ 283

Scott Creek above Sylva, N: C .......... 628

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.. 240 

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Seneca Fork below Senecaville- Dam, near

Senecaville, Ohio................ 191

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

o'f............................... 164,165

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn... 672 

Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle Pork

Holston' River at................. 593

Sevlerville, Tenn., Little Pigeon River

at............................... 582

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at........ 63

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn......... 653

Sewell Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 712

Sewickley, Pa., .Ohio River at.......... 23

Seymour, Ind., East Pork White River at 455 

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at....... 102

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River at.... 141

Shavers Pork at Parsons, W. Va......... 100

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio........... 292

Shawnee Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 713

ShaVtown, Ohio, Shaw Creek at.......... 292

Whetstone Creek near................. 291

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at....... 452

Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near.... 685

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa... 140 

at Sharpsville, Pa................... 141

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at..... 367

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn......... 661

Shoals, Ind.,'East Pork White River at. 457 

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on.. 703 

Shoe Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 714
INDEX 729

Shooting Creek near Hayesville, N. C... 

Short Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

near Dillonvale, Ohio............

Short Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Albertville, Ala..... 

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at...........

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 

Silver Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..................

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near..........

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River

at...............................

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111. .... . .474

Skin CreeK near Brownsville, W. Va.....

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtenburg, Pa.. 

Snalley Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Smalley Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of..................

Smithland, Ky., Cumberland River at....

Smyrna, Term., Stones River near.......

Snowbird CreeK near Robbinsville, N. C. 

Soldier Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

South Chickamauga Creek, Ga., discharge

measurement of...................

near Chickamauga, Tenn. ...............

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available

on.

South Mud Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of..................

South Toe River at Newdale, N. C......577-

Spanishburg, W, Va., Bluestone River

near.............................

Sparta, Tenn., Calfkiller River below.. 

Speers Ferry, Va., Clinch River at.....

Spencer, Ind., White River at..........

Spring Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Spring Valley, Ohio, Little Miami River 

at...............................

Springfield, Ohio, Beaver Creek near... 

Buck Creek at........................

Mad River near.......................

Spruce Fork, W. Va., discharge measurements of.........................

Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near.............................

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on.....................

Stearns, Ky., South Fork Cumberland

River near.......................

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va. .. .

Steve Keesling Spring, Va., discharge 

measurements of..................

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio.....

at Tippecanoe, Ohio..................

at Uhrichsville, Ohio................

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio....

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio...............3,

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn......

discharge measurements of...........715-

near Smyrna, Tenn....................

West Fork, near Murfreesboro, Tenn... 

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa............

Stratford, Ohio, Olentangy River at....

Stump Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Sugar Creek (tributary to Duck River),

Tenn., discharge measurements of.

Sugar Creek (tributary to French Creek)

at Sugarcreek, Pa................

discharge measurement of.............

Sugar Creek (tributary to Muskingum

River) above Beach City Dam, at 

Beach City, Ohio.................

below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, 

Ohio.............................

South Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash River) 

at Crawfordsville, Ind...........

near Byron, Ind......................

Sugar Creek (tributary to East Fork

White River) near Edinburg, Ind..

659

151

703

327

703

714

579

255 

-476

91

146

703

714

491

514

633

705

717

671

703

715

578

232

510

638

440

711

306

341

340

337

712

566

1

703

497

203

717

174

175

176

333

332

515

716

514

516

62

290

705

718

Cugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near. 596 

Sugar ?.ur at Pymatuning Dam, Pa. ....... 142

Sulphur Fork. See Red River, Sulphur

For-c.

Sumersville, W. Va., Gauley River near 242 

Sunfish CreeK (tributary to Ohio River),

Ohio, discharge measurement of... 709 

Sutifish Creek (tributary to Scioto

River), Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 713

Surgolnsville, Tenn., Holston River at. 588 

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River at 111 

Button, W. Va., Elk River at........... 250

Swago Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 711

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near... 563 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C...... 558

North Fork, near Black Mountain,

N. C. .......................... .559-562

Svlva. N. C., Scott Creek above........ 628

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.... 344

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 357

Tanner CreeK, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................... 710

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at............................... 177

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...163,164 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio.............'.......... 303

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at........... 301

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at..... 328

Tazewell, Tenn., Clinch River above.... 639

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn.. 634 

near Vonore, Tenn.................... 635

Tenmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 707

South Fork, at Jefferson, Pa......... 103

discharge measurements of.......... 707

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn... 534 

at Florence, Ala..................... 537

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn. 535 

at Knoxville, Tenn................... 532

at Loudon, Tenn...................... 533

at Savannah, Tenn.................... 538

at Whitesburg, Ala................... 536

near Paducah, Ky...................... 539

Tennessee River Basin, N. C.-Tenn.-Ala.- 

Ky.-Va.-Ga., discharge measurements in........................ 716-718

gaging-station records in. ..........522-700

reservoirs in.......................540-546

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at..... 404

The Pink Beds, N. C., South Fork Mills

River at......................... 552

Thompson Creek near Coulwood, Va....... 642

Thorn Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of. 708

Thorpe Reservoir, N. C., contents of..542,546 

Timber Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of .......................... 710

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa............ 43

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............ 44

discharge measurements of............ 704

South Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 704

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................... 71,72

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at.. 175 

Tippecanoe Latce, Ind., records available on.......................... 703

Tippecanoe Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind...... 418

near Monticello, Ind................. 417

near Ora, Ind........................ 416

near Warsaw, Ind..................... 415

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at......... 196

Toby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 705

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga....... 665

near Dial, Ga. 

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio...........

Town Line Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

664

660

182

708
730 INDEA

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky..........

Trafford, Pa., Turtle Creek at.........

Trlplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.........

Trousdale, Tenn., Barren Fork near.....

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on ..........................

Troy Cedar Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of..................

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C..

at Dillsboro, N. C ...................

at Tuckasegee, N. C..................

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va..............

discharge measurements of............

near Kermit, W. Va...................

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at.....

Tunungwant Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of...................

East Branch, discharge measurements 

of.................... ...........

Turkey Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa ...........

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn... 

Tusesnawas River at Clinton, Ohio......

at Masslllon, Ohio...................

at Newcomerstown, Ohio...............

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio....

Tuscumbia Spring, Ala., discharge

measurements of................. 717-

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.......

East Fork, W. Va., discharge measurement of..........................

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio.......

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents of.. 

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.......

at Colfax, W! Va......................

at Philippi, W. Va...................

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va...

near Dailey, W. Va...................

near Elkins, W. Va...................

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.........

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at...............................

Unicoi, Tenn., North Indian Creek near. 

Urbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at........

West Branch Salt Fork at.............

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near...........

Ursina, Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at......

Utiea, Pa., French Creek at............

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C..........

at Tomotla, N. C.....................

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near........

Van Lear, Ky., Johns Creek near........

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River at 

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.......

near Danville, 111...................

Salt Fork, near Homer, 111...........

Vernon, Tenn., Piney River at..........

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.............

North Fork of, near Butlerville, Ind. 

Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River 

at...............................

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at.......

Vonore, Tenn., Tellico River near......

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind..........

at Covington, Ind....................

at Delphi, Ind....................... 3,

at Lafayette, Ind....................

at Logansport, Ind ....................

at Montezuma, Ind....................

at Mount Carmel, 111.................

at Peru, Ind.........................

at Riverton, Ind.....................

at Terre Haute, Ind..................

at Vincennes, Ind....................

at Wabash, Ind.......................

Wabash River Basin, Ind., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in...........396-

Wakatomika.Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio 

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at 

Nellie, Ohio.....................

discharge measurements of............

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.............. 227-

478 Wallace, Va., Beaver Creek near........ 595

118 Walland, Tenn., Little River near...... 608

318 Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge measure512 ments of......................... 708

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek at.... 105

703 Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at........... 126

Warsaw, Ind., Tuppecanoe River near.... 415

714 Wartburg, Tenn., Emory River near...... 649

627

626

625

270

713:

271J 

64

704

704

713

713

118

663

154

155

157

156

718

260

712

343

84

75

78

76

77

73

74

275

176

580

426

425

336

116

47

660

660

366

269

65

422

423

424

689

466

465

583

406

635

396

402

400

401

399

403

407

398

405

404

406

397

714

476

194

181

710

228

Warwick, Ky., Kentucky River at........ 354

Watauga Reservoir, Tenn., contents of.542,545 

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.... 599

at North Carolina-Tennessee State

line............................. 597

below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............... 598

discharge measurements of............ 717

near Sugar Grove, N. C ............... 596

Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek at... 39 

Watts Bar Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..............................540,545

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at............... 385

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek at..... 260

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork at.....474-476

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at....... 166

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 703

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.. 87 

at Butcherville, W. Va............... 88

at Clarksburg, W. Va................. 89

at Enterprise, W. Va................. 90

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River at.. 18 

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek near 304 

Wetaug, Til., Big Creek near........... 702

Wheeler Reservoir, Ala., contents of..541,545 

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va..... 152

North Fork of Dunkard Fork, discharge

measurements of.................. 708

South Fork of Dunkard Fork, discharge -

measurement of................... 708

Wheeling'Creek Basin, Ohio-Pa., discharge measurements in.......... 708-709

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio.... 291

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near..... 374

White Creek near Glen Alice, Tenn...... 652

White River at Anderson, Ind........... 434

at Indianapolis, Ind................. 438

at Muncie, Ind....................... 433

at Newberry, Ind..................... 441

at Noblesville, Ind.................. 436

at Petersburg, Ind................... 442

at Spencer, Ind...................... 440

East Fork, at Columbus, Ind.......... 454

at Seymour, Ind.................... 455

at Shoals, Ind..................... 457

near Bedford, Ind.................. 456

near Centerton, Ind.................. 439

near Noblesville, Ind................ 435

near Nora, Ind....................... 437

Whiteley Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 706

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio... 305 

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River at... 536 

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.... 346

East Fork, at Richmond, Ind.......... 347

near Alpine, Ind..................... 345

Whitwell, Tenn., Sequatchie River near. 672 

Wilbur Dam, Term., Watauga River below. 598 

Wilcox, 111., Little Wabash River at... 472 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind........ 419

at Owasco, Ind....................... 420

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind...... 421

Will Cumbold Spring, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 717

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.......... 244

Williamsburg, Ohio, East Fork Little

Miami River at................... 310

Williamsport, Ohio, Deer Creek at...... 297

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio......... 192

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek,

Ohio............................. 193

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................164,165

Wilmlngton, Ohio, Cowan Creek near..... 309

Wilson Hollow, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 706

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available on 703 

Wilson Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 714

Wilson Reservoir, Ala., contents of...541,545 

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near... 352
731

Winona Lake, Ind., records available on 703

Winona Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................714-715

Wolf Creek (Kanawha River Basin) near

Narrows, Va...................... 229

Wolf Creek (Miami River Basin; at

Dayton, Ohio..................... 342

Wolf Creek (Tennessee River Basin), Va.,

discharge measurements of........ 717

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn. ....... 503

Wolfpen Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurement of................... 712

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at.......... 379

Woodcock Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 704

Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River near. 674

Work, division of...................... 14

scope of.............................. 1

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek at 146

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at....... 273

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Middlesboro, Ky...... 493

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Yellow CreeK (tributary to Ohio River)

near Hannondsville, Ohio... 150 

Yellow Creek Bypass, Ky., discharge

measurements of.................. 715

Yellow Creek Laxe, Ind., records available on.......................... 703

Yellow Creek Lake outlet, Ind., discharge measurements of........... 715

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa. 110 

at Friendsville, Md.................. 107

at Gutersville, Pa................... Ill

at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa........ 108

below Confluence, Pa................. 109

near Oakland, Md..................... 106

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of...................... 84

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind........ 459

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River at.... 124

Mill Creek at........................ 139

Youngsville, Pa., Brokenstraw Creek at. 42

Zanesfield, Ohio, Mad River at......... 335

Muskingum River at................... 150

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