UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 854

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATE?

1938

PART 4 

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN

. NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

C. L. BATCHELDER, F. C. CHRISTOPHERSON, H. E. GROSBACH

A. W. HARRINGTON, H. B. KINNISON, S. B. SOULfi

and C. V. YOUNGQUIST, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK

VERMONT, AND WISCONSIN

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1939

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - Price 25 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 3

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 8

Cooperation.......................................................................... 9

Division of work..................................................................... 10

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 11

St. Lawrence River main stem....................................................... 11

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y................................................... 11

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y........................................... 12

Streams tributary to Lake Superior................................................. 13

Pigeon River at International Bridge,.Minn....................................... 13

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn..................................................... 14

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.............................................. 15

Esquagama Lake at Biwabik, Minn.................................................. 16

Amnlcon Lake near South Range, Wls............................................... 17

Mamie Lake near Land 0'Lakes, Wls................................................ 17

Big Lake near Land 0'Lakes, Wls.................................................. 18

Palmer Lake near Land O'Lakes, Wls............................................... 18

Tenderfoot Lake near Land O'Lakes, Wls........................................... 18

Streams tributary to Lake Mlchlgan................................................. 19

Indian River near Manlstique, Mlch............................................... 19

Manlstlque River at Germfask, Mlch............................................... 20

Manlstique River near Blaney, Mlch............................................... 21

Manlstique River near Manlstique, Mlch........................................... 22

Drlggs River near Seney, Mlch.................................................... 23

Drlggs River near Germfask, Mlch................................................. 24

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mlch..................................................... 25

Marsh Creek near Shingleton, Mlch................................................ 26

Marsh Creek near Germfask, Mlch.................................................. 27

Creighton River near Shingleton, Mlch............................................ 28

Menomlnee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mlch.......................... 29

Menomlnee River below Koss, Mlch................................................. 30

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wls......................... 31

Pike River at Amberg, Wls........................................................ 32

Peshtlgo River at High Falls, near Crlvitz, Wls.................................. 33

Oconto River near Gillett, Wls................................................... 34

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.................................................. 35

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wls..................................................... 35

Fox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 36

Fox River at Raplde Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wls............................ 37

Silver Lake at Portage, Wls...................................................... 38

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wls............................................. 38

Wolf River above West Branch of Wolf River, Wls.................................. 39

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wls................................................. 40

Wolf River at New London, Wis.................................................... 41

Lucerne (Stone) Lake near Crandon, Wls........................................... 41

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wls.............................................. 42

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wls............................................... 43

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wls.................................................. 44

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wls.............................................. 45

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wls........................................................ 45

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wls................................................ 46

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wls.................................................. 47

St. Joseph River at Mottvllle, Mich.............................................. 48

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mlch.................................................. 49

East Branch of Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mlch................................ 50

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind..................................................... 51

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mlch.......................................... 52

Kalamazoo River at Cornstook, Mlch................................................ 53

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Bridge, near Allegan, Mlch............................ 54

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mlch............................................... 55

Grand River at Jackson, Mlch..................................................... 56

Grand River at Lanslng, Mlch..................................................... 57

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mlch................................................ 58

Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mlch................................................ 59

Fish Creek near Carson City, Mlch................................................ 60

Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mlch............................................ 61

Muskegon River at Evart, Mlch.................................................... 62

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mlch.................................................. 63

Manlstee River near Sherman, Mlch................................................ 64

Streams tributary to Lake Huron.................................................... 65

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mlch.......................... 65

Shlawassee River at Owosso, Mlch................................................. 66

Flint River at Genesee, Mlch..................................................... 67

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued. Pags

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued.

Flint River near Flint, Mloh..................................................... 68

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mlch.................................................. 69

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mlch............................................. 70

Salt River near North Bradley, Mlch.............................................. 71

Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mlch......................................... 72

Pine River at Alula, Mlch......................................................... 73

Pine River near Midland, Mlch.................................................... 74

Streams tributary to St. Clalr River............................................... 75

Black River near Port Huron, Mlch................................................ 75

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clalr................................................ 76

Clinton River at Pontlac, Mlch................................................... 76

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mlch............................................. 77

Streams tributary to Detroit River................................................. 7B

River Rouge at Detroit, Mlch..................................................... 78

Streams tributary to Lake Erie..................................................... 79

Huron River at Barton, Mlch...................................................... 79

Raisin River near Adrian, Mlch................................................... 80

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich..................................................... 81

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................. 82

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio................................................ 83

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio.......................................;. 84

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio................................................. 85

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio................................................ 86

Grand River near Madison, Ohio................................................... 87

Streams tributary to Niagara River................................................. 88

Little Tonaisaniia Creek at Linden, N. Y........................................... 88

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.................................................. 89

Genesee River at Sclo, N. Y...................................................... 89

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y................................................ 90

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 91

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 92

Canaseraga Creek near Dansvllle, N. Y............................................ 93

Canadlce Lake outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.......................................... 94

Oswego River at Lock 7, Oswego, N. Y............................................. 95

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y................................................... 96

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y..................................................... 97

Owasco Lake outlet near Auburn, N. Y............................................. 98

East Branch of Fish creek at Taberg, N. Y........................................ 99

Black River near Boonvllle, N. Y................................................. 100

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 101

Mill creek sluiceway at Boonvllle, N. Y.......................................... 102

Black River canal (flowing south) near Boonvllle, N. Y........................... 103

Moose River at McKeever,, N. Y.................................................... 104

Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge,. N. Y.................................. 105

Middle Branch of Moose River near McKeever, N. Y................................. 106

Independence River at Sperryvllle, N. Y.......................................... 107

Stlllwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y..................................... 108

Beaver River below Stlllwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y....................... 109

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................... 110

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y................................................... Ill

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River............................................ 112

East Branch of Oswegatchle River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y......................... 112

East Branch of Oswegatchle River near Oswegatchle, N. Y.......................... 113

Oswegatchle River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 114

West Branch of Oswegatchle River near Harrisvllle, N. Y.......................... 115

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 116

Raquette River at Plercefleld, N. Y.............................................. 117

St. Regls River at Brasher Center, N. Y.......................................... 118

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 119

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 120

Richelieu River (Lake Champlaln) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 121

Lake Champlaln at Burlington, Vt................................................. 122

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y........................................... 123

Saranac River at Saranac, N. Y................................................... 124

West Branch of Ausable River near Newman, N. Y................................... 125

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, Ni Y........................................... 126

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y...... i .......................................... 127

East Branch of Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y.............................. 128

Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y................................................. 129

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y....... ........................................ 130

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.............................................. 131

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt................................................ 132

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................... 133

Wlnooskl River at Montpeller, Vt................................................. 134

Wlnooskl River near Essex Junction, Vt........................................... 135

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.................................................... 136

North Branch of Winooskl River at Wrlghtsville, Vt............................... 137

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt................................................ 138

Mad River near Moretown, Vt...................................................... 139

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt............................................... 140

Lamollle River at Johnson, Vt.................................................... 141

Lamoille River near Milton, Vt................................................... 142

Mlsslsquoi River near North Troy, Vt............................................. 143

Mlsslsquol River near Rlchford, Vt............................................... 144

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt................................................. 145
CONTENTS V

Page 

Miscellaneous dlscharge measurements................................................. 146

Index................................................................................ 147

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1938

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, 1938. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to Irrigation. Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 7,800 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 

1938, 3,830 gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at 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. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station 

affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

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 water flowing In a channel when the cross-sectional area is 1 square 

foot and the average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

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

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

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

An "acre-foot", equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the qunatity of water required to 

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

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

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

represents a run-off of 0.0372 Inches from one square mile.

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

discharge."

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, Its latitude and longitude determined from the best available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

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

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

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

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives the maximum discharge 

and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum 

daily discharge if there is extensive regulation, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except when it Is of no Importance. Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a 

water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the 

minimum represents the lowest discharge, unless otherwise qualified. The peak discharge 

for the year with the time of its occurrence is given below the table of monthly discharge 

for some stations. Selected lower peaks are also given if the peak discharge exceeded the 

mean discharge for that da,y by more than 10 percent. Tills supplementary Information is 

generally not given for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or 

more than 10,000 square miles.

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

discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-daily readings 

of the gage. For flashy floods the mean daily discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on. gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as stated in the station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

for each month of the figures for that month given In the table of daily discharge. The 

column headed "Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity
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given is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" is the averags flow In 

cubic feet per second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, 

and Interpretation of records.

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

records. "Excellent" indicates that, In general, the dally records are accurate within 

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

percent or more.

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

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

In Inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the Inclusion of large noncontrlbutlng 

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

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

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

rainfall is less than 20 Inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the Irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, so that the discharge recorded does 

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

the station must first be satisfied.

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

table of dally discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation In flo-v. It should 

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

to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement In 

computations and records may be warranted with Increased data and use of Improved 

equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

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

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins In California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

Water-supply papers and other publications o.f the Geological Survey containing data in 

regard to 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, 

Uovernment Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furrlsh lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

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

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, mine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Kartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

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

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

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

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 641 Federal Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State Univeretty.

Indianapolis, Ind., 316 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, Wis., 337 N. State Capitol.

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

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

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

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

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

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

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 412 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 208 Federal Office Building. 

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 Post Office and Courthouse, 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

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

Director, Geological Survey, Washington* D. C.

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

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = A»jiual Report; B = Bulletin; W «= Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt . Z

13th A, pt. 3

14th A, pt. 2 

B 131........

16th A, pt . 2 

B 140........

W 11

18th A, pt. 4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information..... 

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

Monthly discharge (long-time records,- 1871-93)....

ratings. 

Descriptive information only.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering 

earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratins, and monthly 

discharge (also similar data for some earlier 

years ) .

Yee.r

1S84 to Sept. 1890. 

1884 to Jvne 30, 1891.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

1 flQ^ QA

1895.

1895-96.
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey Continued

Report Character of data Year

W 16.

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66.....

W 75.........

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights,

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above junction with

Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights,

western Mississippi River below Junction of

Missouri and Platte Rivers, and western United

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas

River and western United States. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)... 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge.................................

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge.................................

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge.................................

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- The reports that contain records after 1901 are given in the table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the rumbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1938. The data for any particular station will, In general, be found in the reports covering the years during which 

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

the area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303", 323, 353, 403, 

433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for ttose years.

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 ftatlons have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing ir 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.
numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measuremen

(For basins Included see p. 3)

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k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

367 

387

407 

437 

467 

477 

507

527 

547 

667

687 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

867

S

37 

60 

66, 76 

84 

99

132 

174 

210 

248 

268

288 

308 

3£8 

358 

388

408 

438 

458 

478 

608

528 

548 

568 

588 

608

628 

648 

668 

688 

703

718 

733 

748 

763 

788

808 

828 

868

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained In Water-Supply 

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

b James River only.

c Qallatln River.

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

e "Sojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basing.

g Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 47-62 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and Irrigation In California and Utah contained In Water-Supply Paper 52. 

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

h Wlssahickon and Schuylklll Rivers to James River.

1 Scloto River.

j Loup, Platte, an

k Tributaries of M

m Lake Ontario and 

n Hudson Bay only.

o New England rive

p Tuison River to 

q Susquehanna Rive

r Platte and Kansa

B The Oreat Basin 

t Below junction w

u R*gue, Uapqua, a
PUBLICATIONS

From time to time 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 in alphabetical order by States and drainage basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-Supply 

Paper

107

298

299

300

447

597e

636d

636e

637a

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

469

395

617

517

618

198

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1921

1914

1927

1920

1926

1906

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements

In Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in

Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements in

San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements in

the Great Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

California, Surface water supply of the southern Pacific slope of.

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay,

northern Pacific, and Great basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of , records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data in.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Colo., Utah, etc.i) and its utilization, 1916.

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization, 1929.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers Of, 1924.

Green River (Wyo., Utah) and its utilization, 1930.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1907.

Milk River. (See St. Mary and Milk Rivers.)

New-Kanawha River Basin (W. Va., Va., N. C.), Surface water

supply of, 1925.

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1912.

Potomac River Basin (W. Va., Va., Md., etc.), 1907.

Rio Grande Basin (N~. Mex., Tex., etc.), Water resources of,

1888-1913.

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont, and Canada), Water svwply of,

1920.

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of, 1905.

In addition to the records noted above, records of discharge have been published 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 waiter-supply papers. The 

following table contains a list of these reports.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama ....

Georgia.. .. 

Illinois...

Do ......

Indiana. . .. 

Do ......

Do ......

Year 

ending

1915

1 Q9R

1920 1 Q'Z'?

i cn i

1927 

3,1 Q^n

V1932

b1919

C1924

Report

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama.....

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia.....

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana.

Indiana.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama.

Geological Survey of Georgia.

Department of Conservation. 

Do.

Do.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Do......

Minnesota. . 

Missouri. ..

Do

New Jersey. 

Do......

New Mexico. 

North Carolina. 

Do......

DA

Do......

Pennsylvania 

Do ......

Tennessee. .

Utah.......

Virginia. . . 

Washington. 

Wisconsin..

Do ......

Year 

ending

d!928

e!935

1920

1912 

1926

1914

*1928

1928 

51934

1925 

1923

h!936

1914

1 1924

31930

^1936

1911 

11932

1924 

m!930

1905

1927 

1933 

1914

n!923

Report

Water resources investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Reports of Bureau of Geology and 

Mines, vol. 20, 2d series, Water 

Resources of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

of New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico.... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.

Carolina streams.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee .

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia.

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydro-metric data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers.

Issued by

Agriculture.

T)A

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

gatlon and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

sion. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters. 

Department of Education.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer.

Conservation and Development 

Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

a Includes records for the years 1927-30. 

b Includes records for the years 1895-1919. 

c includes records for the years 1919-24. 

d Includes records for the years 1924-28. 

e Includes records for the years 1928-35. 

f Includes records for the years 1914-28. 

g Includes reqords for the years 1928-34. 

h Includes records for the years 1889-1936;

records of daily and monthly discharge

are not included.

1 Includes records for the yerrs 1914-24.

J Includes records for the years 1924-30.

k Includes records for the yeirs 1930-36.

1 Includes records for the ye-^rs 1928-32.

m Includes average weekly discharge for

	the years 1920-30. 

n Includes records for the yeirs 1914-23.

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, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York 

(also New York City Board of Water Supply), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table on the following page contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered 

by this report at which records of dally discharge were collected during the water year 

October 1937 to September 1938 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records 

for these stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.
COOPERATION

Records of daily discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Cayuga Lake outlet .....

New York Barge Canal*. .

Oswegatchle River, East 

Branch of.

Raquette River .........

St. Regls River, West 

Branch of.

Location

Lock 1 (Mud Lock), N. Y.

Brewerton, N. T., ........

Lower Dan, Pulton, N. Y. 

Colton, N. Y. ...........

Bennetts Bridge, near 

Altmar, N. Y. 

BaldwlnSTille, N. Y. . . . .

Jacks Reef, near 

BaldwlnSTille, N. Y.

Period

1926-38

1924-38 

1934-38

1925-38 

1929-38 

1934-38 

1928-38 

1934-38 

1934-38 

1934-38 

1928-38

1933-38

Operated by

State Department of Public 

Works, Albany, N. Y. 

DoCentral New York Power Corporation, Syracuse, N. Y. 

State Department of Public 

Works, Albany, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Pulton, N. Y. 

Central New York Power Corporation, Syracuse, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Pulton, N. Y. 

Central New York Power Corporation, Syracuse, N. Y. 

Do.

Do.

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Pulton, N. Y.

State Department of Public 

Works, Albany, N. Y.

*Record of diversion around station on Onelda River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Note.- Records for the stations given in the above table are unpublished but are available at the 

office of the organization by which the station was operated.

COOPERATION

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

In Indiana, with the Department or Public Works, V. M. Slmmons, administrative officer. 

In Michigan, with the Michigan Stream Control Commission, M. D. Van Wagoner, chairman. 

In Minnesota, with the Minnesota Division of Drainage and Waters, W. S. Olsor, director. 

In New York, with the State Conservation Department, Llthgow Osborne, commissioner; State 

Department or Public Works, Frederick Stuart Greene, superintendent; State Water Power and 

Control Commission, Llthgow Osborne, chairman; Board of Black River Regulating District, 

Edwin S. Culllngs, chief engineer; and Commission for the Improvement of Oswegatchle River, 

J. J. Wallace, chairman. In Vermont, with the State, George D. Alken, Governor. In 

Wisconsin, with the Public Service Commission,, George P. Stelnmetz, chief engineer.

Acknowledgments for financial assistance in collecting the records published herein 

are due also to the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and to the Biological Survey, 

United States Department of Agriculture.

Full cooperation exists between the Geological Survey, United States Department of the 

Interior and the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, 

Canada. On waters adjacent to the International boundary certain stations are maintained 

Jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 

1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement between the two Governments. 

The records from all these stations are obtained In such a manner as to be equally 

acceptable and available In both countries. These stations are designated Irternatlonal 

gaging stations.

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

organizations, corporations, and Individuals: In Michigan, by the city of Allegan and the 

Michigan Gas & Electric Co. In New York, by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, the 

Central New York Power Corp.; International Paper Co.; Cornell University; New York & 

Pennsylvania Co.; Associated Gas & Electric System; Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation;
10 DIVISION OF WORK

and Deer River Power Co. In Ohio, by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. In Wisconsin, 

by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; the Wisconsin Michigan Power Co.; and Wisconsin 

Public Service Corporation.

Acknowledgment of records collected and furnished by individuals or corporations is 

made in connection with the description of each station affected.

Funds for the construction, repair, and improvement of gaging stations we"e allocated 

to the Geological Survey by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for the stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In Indiana and Michigan, 

H. E. Grosbach; in Minnesota, C. L. Batchelder; in New York, A. W. Harringtoi; in Ohio, 

C. V. Youngquist; in Vermont, H. B. Kinnison; in Wisconsin, S. B. Soul4 until September 

12, 1938, succeeded by F. C. Christopherson.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 11

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder at south pier of U. S. lighthouse slip, lat. 42052'40n , 

long. 78°53'25", at head of Niagara River at Buffalo. Elevation of reference point 

Is 590.22 feet above mean tide level at New York.

Drainage area.- 263,500 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to September 1938 (prior to October 1935 monthly dlscharge only;.

Average dls charge.- 33 years, 191,000 second-feet (not Including diversions from Lakes 

Michigan and Erie).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 215,000 second-feet Sept. 2£; minimum 

dally, 136,000 second-feet Feb. 2.

1905-38: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 242,000 second-feet May 192£, corresponding to gage height of 574.14 feet on Buffalo gage; minimum monthly, 117,000 

second-feet February 1936, corresponding to gage height of 569.48 feet or Buffalo 

gage. Gage heights are elevations above mean tide level at New York.

Remarks.- Rscords of dally discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 

they do not Include flow diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago Sanitary Canal and 

from Lake Erie by Welland Canal, In Ontario, and Black Rock and Erie Canels, at 

Buffalo.

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19J58

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

182 

161 

173

176 

181

186 

194 

182 

176 

176

178 

188 

179 

182 

174

172 

172 

181 

186 

210

187 

174 

182 

197 

181

180 

169 

174 

179 

182 

175

HOT.

171 

206 

189 

181 

185

179 

180 

187 

195 

171

161 

168 

167 

182 

177

177 

182 

179 

172 

175

173 

176 

184 

178 

171

173 

166 

195 

188 

193

Dec.

173 

168 

170 

173 

168

178 

203 

215 

202 

190

171 

169 

159 

161 

162

171 

156 

169 

167 

164

177 

183 

167 

166 

166

182 

161 

170 

163 

169 

153

Jan.

174 

179 

170 

186 

168

159 

170 

167 

14-7 

144

140 

159 

173 

161 

163

160 

145 

123 

128 

157

158 

163 

163 

160 

197

183 

159 

151 

143 

158 

152

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jua 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

111

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-:

Feb.

142 

136 

152 

156

152

162 

164 

159 

167 

160

154 

160 

168 

177 

159

161 

160 

169 

146 

143

160 

168 

180 

179 

178

177 

184 

179

Mar.

196 

1S7 

158 

157 

176

184 

188 

180 

176 

176

179 

177 

176 

152 

166

175 

179 

179 

178 

182

180 

180 

186 

184 

179

180

179 

174 

176 

178 

182

Thousands 

of secondfoot-daya

5,589 

5,381 

5,346

63,160

4,960 

4,552 

5,499 

5,746 

6,032 

5,891 

6,186 

6,151 

5,668

67,001

Apr.

189 

180 

190 

197 

185

169 

167 

174 

191 

193

200 

192 

194 

194 

196

191 

196 

196 

197 

196

194 

199 

191 

192 

195

193 

195 

197 

205 

198

May

202 

195 

188 

187 

193

197 

196 

187 

207 

195

193 

196 

19B 

184 

195

203 

192 

189 

189 

204

198 

195 

201 

199 

195

196 

193 

193 

189 

192 

193

June

195 

198 

195 

198 

197

199 

201 

198 

194 

193

196 

197 

197 

195 

197

198 

199 

201 

198 

196

198 

197 

198 

198 

196

180

191 

196 

198 

197

July

199 

195 

195 

197 

200

198 

197 

201 

202 

198

202 

202 

200 

205 

204

202 

201 

201 

199 

198

196 

197 

203 

198 

198

200 

197 

201 

204 

200 

196

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

210 

206 

215

238

197 

184 

196 

205 

207 

201 

205 

212 

215

215

Minimum

161

161 

153

148

123 

136 

152 

167 

184 

180 

195 

188 

175

123

lie an

180 

179 

17S

187

160 

163 

177 

198 

195 

196 

200 

198 

189

184

mile

Aug.

212 

200 

200 

203 

197

201 

198 

199 

199 

203

206 

202 

201 

202 

202

197 

204 

198 

196 

196

197 

197 

200 

193 

192

195 

196 

188 

192 

190 

195

uare

0-683 

.679 

.653

.710

.607 

.619 

.672 

.634 

.740 

.744 

.759 

.751 

.717

.698

Sept.

189 

190 

194 

202 

185

184 

190 

175 

175 

185

186 

192 

190 

188 

190

188 

186 

190 

193 

188

191 

215 

192 

190 

183

190 

193 

193 

178 

183

Run- off 

in 

inches

0.79 

.76 

.75

9.63

.70 

.64 

.77 

.71 

.85 

.83 

.88 

.87 

.80

9.35

 Expressed in second-feet.

1.-.0090O 39 2
12 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location.- Ogdensburg gage, lat. 44°41'55", long. 75°30'15". Oswego gage, lat. 43027'45B , 

long. 76°31'00". Reference point of the Ogdensburg gage is 251.06 feet above mean 

tide level at New York; reference point of the Oswego gage is 251.90 feet ebove mean 

tide level at New York.

Drainage area.- Above Ogdensburg gage, 298,100 square miles (revised).

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1938 (prior to October 1935, monthly discharge only).

Ave rage d1scharge.- 19 years, 218,500 second-feet (does not include diversion from Lake 

Michigan).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 255,000 second-feet Sept. 22; minimum 

daily, 180,000 second-feet Mar. 3.

1919-37: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 289,000 second-feet June 1929, corresponding to height of 248.46 feet on Oswego gage; mininum"monthly, 152,000 secondfeet February 1936, corresponding to height of 243.59 feet on Ogdensburg gage. Gage 

heightsare elevations above mean tide level at New York.

Remarks.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. They 

do not include flow diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago Sanitary Canal. Water 

diverted from Lake Erie and Niagara River by Black Rock and New York State Barge 

(old Erie) Canals, except that lost by seepage and evaporation, is discharged into 

Lake Ontario at Oswego and at several points between Niagara River and Irordequoit Bay.

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19R8

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

217 

207 

214 

213 

214

218 

218 

213

211 

211

211 

218 

213 

212 

210

209 

208 

212 

211 

215

217 

208 

219 

220 

218

212 

210 

207 

213 

217 

210

Hov.

209 

223 

213 

212 

215

211 

212 

212 

224 

208

206 

206 

202

211 

211

213 

215 

215 

213 

210

211 

213 

216 

218 

214

213 

209 

212 

222 

219

Dec.

215 

208 

209 

208 

SOB

208 

220 

232 

225 

217

210 

208 

208 

208 

207

206 

205 

203 

207 

204

206 

216 

211 

205 

204

219 

203 

208 

202 

200 

191

Jan.

191 

204 

201 

205 

205

195 

193 

194 

191 

184

198 

198 

203 

201 

201

200 

195 

183 

188 

195

202 

197 

194 

195 

199

200 

189 

199 

194 

195 

196

Month

Oct 

Ho? 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

VI

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3!

Feb.

193 

197 

204 

196 

199

198 

200 

205 

202 

202

205 

212 

202 

205 

199

205 

204 

202 

201 

19S

201 

202 

204 

203 

2Q6

206 

207

201

Mar.

200 

196 

180 

181 

183

187 

189 

188 

195 

195

199 

200 

202 

198 

203

204 

206 

2Q9 

211 

214

213 

220 

222 

229 

226

232 

230 

232 

226 

228 

233

Thousands 

of aecondfoot-daya

6,606 

6,388 

6,481

79,654

6,085 

5,659 

6,431 

6,954 

7,263 

7,014 

7,121 

7,109 

6,609

79,720

Apr.

238 

232 

234 

233 

230

227 

220 

221 

223 

228

236 

229 

229 

231 

228

231 

234 

234 

235 

237

230 

238 

233 

232 

233

233 

236 

235 

236 

238

May

238 

235 

232 

231

231

237 

238 

235 

233 

235

235 

237 

236 

232 

226

235 

235 

233 

232 

238

235 

235 

234 

243 

234

236 

233 

232 

230 

233 

234

June

234 

237 

236 

234 

238

036 

238 

237 

237 

234

237 

236 

233 

235 

233

233 

234 

235 

235 

234

234 

234 

234 

232 

230

227 

226 

230 

231 

230

July

229

227 

230 

S32

229 

228 

230 

232 

230

228 

230 

230 

232 

234

229 

231 

230 

228

223 

227 

231 

231 

230

231 

227 

227 

232 

231 

231

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

220 

224 

232

245

205 

212 

233 

238 

243 

238 

234 

237 

255

255

Minimum

207 

202 

191

173

183 

193 

180 

220 

226 

226 

223 

221 

213

180

Mean

213 

213 

209

218

196 

202 

207 

232 

234 

234 

230 

229 

220

218

*»«.

232 

235 

232 

234 

231

230 

229 

227 

228 

227

232 

230 

230 

235

237

232 

230 

230 

229 

230

230 

230 

230 

226 

223

228 

228 

223 

226 

221 

224

Per square

mile*

0.715 

.715

.7C1

.731

.6F7 

.678 

.6f4 

.778 

.785 

.765 

.772 

.768 

.738

.731

Sept.

223 

221 

224 

224 

220

220 

219 

215 

213 

215

215 

219 

218 

215 

220

217 

215 

215 

218 

216

214 

255 

222 

224 

223

224 

225 

225 

218 

217

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.82' 

.80 

.81

9.86

.76 

.71 

.80 

.57 

.90 

.88 

.89 

.89 

.82

9.93

*Expreased In second-feet.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 13

Pigeon River at International Bridge, Mlnn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°01', long. 89°43', In sec. 20, T. 64 N., R. 6 E. 

rourth principal meridian, on International Bridge, 9.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 590 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1938 In reports of Geological Survey. October 

1923 to September 1932 In House Document 92, 73d Congress of the United S'.ates, 1st 

Session. June 1921 to September 1923 In reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau 

of Department of Mines and Resources of Canada.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-38), 476 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,430 second-feet Apr. 29, from rating 

curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 5.65 feet Mar. 26, (Ice 

Jam); minimum discharge observed, 110 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1923-38: Maximum discharge observed, 11,000 second-feet May 5, 1934 (gage height, 

7.6 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet, Feb. 11 to Mar. 5, 1926.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 14 to Mar. 27, which 

were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, 

and engineers' and observer's notes and are fair. This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to HOT. 27, Mar. 18 to Apr. 29

0.5 92

.7 140

.9 207

1.1 291

1.3 394

Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

0.5 92

.7 140

.9 206

1.1 284

1.3 370

1.5 480

1.6 715

2.2 895

2.8 1,781

3.5 2, 771

4.5 4,431

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

114 

117 

130 

140

178 

207 

178 

162 

156

146 

137 

132 

130 

127

124 

196 

306 

316 

367

320 

282 

256 

239 

223

211 

196 

185 

178 

282 

273

HOT.

269 

269 

265 

256 

247

239 

235 

231 

223 

219

215 

211 

211 

340 

367

251 

227 

215 

235 

223

231 

203 

189 

171 

159

156 

156 

127 

119 

121

Dec.

117 

117 

119 

121 

114

117 

117 

114 

121

121

114 

119 

112 

108 

110

112 

104 

84 

84 

90

96 

94 

94 

94 

94

98 

98 

100 

100 

96 

90

Jan.

84 

84 

84 

S2 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

S4 

84 

80 

80

84 

S4 

S4 

84 

84

SO 

SO 

80 

80 

80 

84

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fee 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Juxi 

Jul 

AUg 

Sej

«

alendar year 193

tut..........................

afcsr year 1937-3

Feb.

84 

104 

148 

125 

104

104 

104 

110 

119 

125

117 

104 

104 

94 

94

94 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

S4 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94

Mar.

94 

94 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

94 

94

84 

84 

104 

94 

84

80 

84 

92 

96 

137

311 

367 

483 

483 

483

483 

514 

980 

3,080 

2,770 

3,740

Secondfoot-days

6,118 

6,680 

3,269

193,751

2,564 

2,802 

15,633 

53,024 

61,427 

22,468 

10,255 

9,038 

4,521

187,699

Apr.

3,910 

2,920 

1,780 

1,360 

1,040

930 

8S5 

714 

679 

679

752 

S35 

1,4SO 

1,540 

1,660

1,660 

2,050 

1,910 

2,050 

1,910

1,780 

1,640 

1,420 

1,360 

1,260

1,660 

2,050 

3,910 

4,430 

2,920

Maximum

367

367 

121

5,750

84 

148 

3,740 

4,430 

2,920 

1,090 

450 

760 

199

4,430

May

2,770 

2,770 

2,330 

2,050 

2,920

2,620 

2,770 

2,470 

2,190 

2,050

1,910 

1,780 

1,660 

1,540 

1,540

1,480 

1,420 

1,360 

1,360 

1,300

1,250 

1,200 

1,090 

1,040 

1,040

990 

990 

942 

895 

850 

860

Minimum

110 

119 

84

80

80 

84 

80 

679 

850 

420 

221 

192 

112

80

June

942 

1,040 

990 

942 

942

895 

760 

805 

850 

1,040

1,090 

1,040 

895 

805 

760

805 

805 

715 

672 

630

590 

590 

550 

550 

515

480 

450 

450 

420 

450

July

450 

450 

450 

420 

420

395 

395 

395 

420 

395

395

370 

348 

348 

326

326 

326 

305 

305 

284

280 

276 

268 

264 

256

248 

236 

221 

225 

233 

225

Mean

197 

219 

106

531

82.7 

100 

504 

1,767 

1,659 

749 

331 

292 

151

514

Aug.

221 

225 

229 

229 

225

225 

217 

214 

206 

217

214 

210 

214 

244 

260

272 

268 

221 

233 

760

672 

550 

480 

395 

348

326 

2S4 

252 

225 

210 

192

Per square

mils

0.334 

.371 

.178

.900

.140 

.169 

.854 

2.99 

2.81 

1.27 

.561 

.495 

.356

.871

Sept.

185 

185 

192 

199 

192

188 

185 

178 

174 

171

168 

168 

168 

162 

156

152 

143 

132 

127 

132

124 

119 

114 

112 

114

119 

117 

117 

114 

114

Run-off in 

inches

0.39 

.41 

.21

12.22

.16 

.18 

.98 

3.34. 

3.24 

1.42 

.65 

.57 

.29

11.84
14 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Poplar River at Uutsen, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 47°38', long. 90°42', in sec. 

33 T. 60 N., R. 3 W., about 1,650 feet upstream from mouth and about 350 feet upstream 

from new concrete bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Lutsen. Zero of gage is 697.89 feet 

above mean sea level. Concrete control completed Sept. 12, 1938.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- May to November 1911 (gage heights only), August 1912 to September 

1917, July 1928 to February 1929, March 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 908 second-feet Apr. 29 (gagt height, 5.25 

feet): minimum, 4.0 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1912-17, 1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,390 second-feet Apr. 25, 1916, 

from rating curve extended above 750 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 10.02 

feet May 1, 1937, former site and datum; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 3, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 16 to Mar. 25, and

period of missing gage heights, Mar. 26-31 (computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, range of stage, and weather records), and those for period when 

artificial control was being constructed, Aug. 12 to Sept. 11 (computed on basis of 

weather records, engineer's notes, two discharge measurements, and gage heights), all 

of which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

2Y 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

34 

30 

32

49

Y4 

58 

44 

38 

36

34

35 

34 

32 

30

28 

53 

177 

144 

118

102 

87 

73 

64 

58

54 

49 

45 

44 

42 

39

Nov.

39 

42 

33 

58 

36

35 

34 

41 

46 

48

46 

45 

80 

150 

107

89 

Y3 

70 

63 

61

59 

59 

53 

49 

45

42 

42 

39 

36 

36

Dec.

33 

32 

34 

32 

28

50 

31 

30 

30 

32

30 

30 

29 

27 

28

30 

32 

32 

27 

25

23 

25 

24 

26 

28

28 

28 

30 

31 

32 

32

Jan.

33

31 

29 

31 

32

30 

31 

30 

32 

30

26 

32 

32 

32 

30

30 

32 

33 

34 

55

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

31 

30 

27 

26 

26 

27

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

fan 

Pel) 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193Y ...........

ater year 1937-3

Pell.

26 

26 

28 

28 

30

30 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

32 

32 

34 

34

33 

33 

34 

34 

33

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

30 

32

31

Mar.

30 

31 

32 

30 

28

28 

26 

25 

24 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

24

25 

30 

34

43

53

73 

10Y 

120 

120 

122

120 

150 

200 

300 

450 

600

Secondfoot-days

1,775 

1,636 

909

41,89Y

965 

868 

2,943 

11,005 

10,524 

4,858 

1,809 

2,381 

1,163

40,836

Apr.

555 

395 

286 

280 

268

248 

240 

230 

224 

224

240 

265 

276 

286 

290

307 

387 

451 

463 

427

375 

343 

314 

307 

296

307 

391 

695 

885 

750

Maximum

17V 

150 

34

1,250

35 

34 

600 

885 

615 

254 

105 

4Y9 

60

885

May

5Y5 

523 

52Y 

503 

555

615 

575 

515 

455 

407

363 

339 

318 

310 

307

286 

268 

251 

265 

251

237 

218 

212 

206 

194

194 

234 

227 

206 

194 

194

Minimum

28 

33 

23

10

26 

26 

23 

224 

194 

73 

32 

24 

22

22

June

248 

254 

218 

212 

188

167 

153 

140 

148 

240

224 

185 

159 

150 

187

251 

224 

191 

170 

153

135 

132 

123 

112 

101

90 

82 

75 

73 

Y3

July

73 

74 

75 

70 

72

74 

73 

70 

83 

88

105 

88 

75 

65 

60

60 

54 

49 

51 

49

44 

40 

38 

36 

3Y

35 

34 

37 

34 

34 

32

Mean

57.3 

54.5 

29.3

115

31.1 

31.0 

94.9 

36Y 

339 

162 

58.4 

76.8 

38.8

112

Aug.

3Y 

50 

44 

38 

31

27 

25 

25 

24 

50

62 

44 

41 

38 

34

31 

28 

25 

200 

479

258 

153 

123 

101 

85

69 

59 

53 

4Y 

43 

54

Per aqvare

mllp

0.415 

.395 

.212

.F33

.£ 25 

.FZ6 

.688 

2.f6 

2.46 

1.17 

.423 

.55Y .rai

.F12

Sept.

54 

46 

42 

36 

32

34 

60 

60 

59 

59

58 

57 

51 

45 

40

3Y 

38 

37 

34 

31

30 

29 

29 

26 

25

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

Run-off in 

inches

0.48 

.44 

.24

11.28

.26 

.23 

.79 

2.97 

2.84 

1.30 

.49 

.64 

.31

10.99

Peak discharge.- Apr. 1 (2 p.m.) 660 sec.-ft.[ Apr. 2 (11 a.m.) 515 sec.-ft.; Aug. 20 (9 a.m.) 

535 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 15

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20', long. 91°12', in sec. 15, T. 56 N., R. 7 

w., about 260 feet upstream from highway bridge and 6 miles northeast of village of 

Beaver Bay. Zero of gage is 609.97 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 136 scjuare miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to January 19E9, March 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.46 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet; minimum, 8.1 second-feet 

Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

19E8-E9, 1930-38: Maximum discharge observed, 3,790 second-feet May 1, 1937, from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet; maximum gage height, 6.09 feet Jan. 1, 

1937 Uce effect); minimum discharge, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 17 to Dec. 10, Mar. 

17-E6, (computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather 

records), those for periods of missing gage heights, and those below 25 second-feet, 

all of which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in .feet, and

discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2 a 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

12

15

24

3.0 

3.2 

3,4

3.6

3.7 

5.8

106

175

270

400

490

3.9

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.5

S20

960

1,460

2,100

3,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

*15 

*30 

*50 

«80 

102

*90 

*75 

67 

61 

54

»54 

54 

*48 

*3S 

30

29 

85 

202 

196 

180

152 

122 

93 

7S 

65

60 

55 

51 

49 

46 

42

Nov.

41 

41 

34 

51 

40

37 

35 

48 

58 

54

53 

53 

165 

378 

308

240 

ISO 

136 

64 

»75

«70 

*65 

*60 

58 

55

54 

51 

53 

45 

40

Dec.

36 

35 

30 

27 

23

21 

20 

19 

19 

18

16 

14 

14 

15 

17

18 

19 

20 

19 

17

15 

15 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

16 

17

Jan.

IB 

19 

20 

20 

19

IB 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

16 

18

18 

16 

19 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

W

alendar year 193 r ...........

ater year 1937-.1C)

Feb.

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

16 

19 

19

Mar.

20 

25 

22 

21 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

20 

20 

20

23 

30 

36 

48 

126

268 

332 

436 

463 

490

516 

570 

649 

2,210 

2,500 

2,250

Secondfoot-days

2,363

2,662 

586

61,030.6

543 

460 

11,245 

18,848 

14,123 

10,757 

2,044 

626.4 

527

64,774.4

Apr.

1,260 

946 

733 

509 

415

317 

255 

230 

225 

225

285 

362 

427 

454 

427

501 

802 

834 

848 

740

597 

501 

418 

370 

325

412 

645 

1,660 

1,900 

1,2(50

Maximum

202 

378 

36

2,660

20 

19 

2,500 

1,900 

1,320 

S17 

260 

87 

44

2,500

May

826 

848 

876 

787 

1,260

1,320 

1,040 

760 

601 

472

385 

320 

270 

250 

235

220 

206 

220 

261 

260

230 

211 

19S 

184 

171

168 

336 

355 

298 

240 2~75

Minimum

15 

34

14

4.1

16 

15 

17 

225 

168 

67 

15 

9.4 

10

9.4

June

593 

530 

400 

348 

216

817 

727 

535 

459 

542

519 

3S6 

268 

230 

474

665 

498 

357 

270 

211

275 

366 

225 

188 

163

129 

98 

91 

70 

67

July

68 

74 

73 

68 

64

64 

60 

74 

106 

167

260 

198 

150 

103 

78

66 

48 

37 

35 

30

26 

24 

22 

20 

23

20 

18 

20 

17 

16 

15

Mean

75.9 

68.7 

18.9

167

17.5 

16.4 

363 

626 

456 

359 

65.9 

20.2 

17.6

177

Aug.

14 

14 

13 

13 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

16

14 

12 

12 

13 

13

11 

11 

9.4 

16 

86

87 

54 

34 

25 

20

17 

15 

15 

13 

13 

14

Per acuare 

mile

0 .558 

.652 

.139

1.23

.129 

.121 

2.67 

4. 62 

3-35 

2.64 

.485 

.149 

.129

1.30

Sept.

13 

12 

12 

11 

10

13 

18 

17 

30 

44

41 

34 

27 

23 

20

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

11

Run-off In 

inches

0.64 

.73 

.16

16.68

.15

.13 

3.08 

5.16 

3.36 

2.94 

.56 

.17 

.14

17.72

Peak discharge.- Hap. 29 (6 p.m.) 3,2£0 sec.-ft.) Hap. 30 (4t30 a.m.) 3,360 sec.-ft.j Mar. 31 

(4 a.m.J 2,480 sec.-ft. 

*0age height missing; discharge computed on basis of weather records.
16 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Esquagama Lake near Biwabik, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°27', long. 92°23', in sec,. 4, T. 57 N., R. 16 W., on 

abutment of concrete dam at outlet of lake, about 5 miles southwest of Bivabik.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, slightly over 9 feet May 9; minimum 

observed, 3.94 feet liar. 17.

1937-38: Maximum stage observed, that of May 9, 1938; minimum observed, 3.20 

feet June 22, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May 2-15, which are questionable due to water 

being over top of staff gage. Stage of lake regulated by concrete dam with twenty 

5-foot bays, permitting a 4.5-foot control by stop logs. Zero of gage is ?.t top of 

concrete sill of dam. Gage readings furnished by Minnesota Department of Conservation, Division of Drainage & Waters.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct. Hov.

4.S6

Dee. Jan. Feb.

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

4.80

4.80

4.76

4.7s

-

Mar.

4.80

4.80

4.7S

4.78

4.78

_

4.39

4.26

4. IS

4.06

4.08

3.9S

S.96

3.96

S.96

S.94

3.9S

3.98

_

4.20

4.18

4.38

4.46

_

_

4.60

4.66

4.68

4.70

Apr.

5.00

6.12

6.26

_

5.40

_

6.40

5.30

6.10

-

4.90

.

4.76

-

^

.

4. SO

4.S4

4.96

_

6.14

6.20

5.20

6.20

_

6.50

6.00

6.60

6.70

May

.

7.7

7.7

7.9

S.O

S.3

S.6

_

9.0

-

S.6

7.6

7.4

6-7

6.70

.

.

6. SO

6.24

6.10

_

4.90

4.84

.

4.S4

4. SO

..

4.78

June

4.78

.

4.80

5.30

-

_

5.32

6.34

-

6.42

6.68

»

-

_

..

_

_

6.2S

_

_

6.92

6.58

.

_

 .

_

_

-

July

.

5.10

_

-

-

_

_

5.20

-

6.00

_

_

-

_

..

4.92

4.90

_

_

_

4.S4

4.S2

_

_

4.90

_

4.88

Aug.

_

-

-

.

-

4. SO

_

_

-

_

4. SO

_

-

_

_

_

.

4.SS

_

_

_

_

-

_

4. SO

_

_

_

4.SO

Sept.

.

-

4. SO

-

-

_

_

_

_

4.S2

_

_

_

_

-

4. SO

_

.

_

-

_

_

..

4.78

-

_

-

_

_

4. 73
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 17

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.

Location.- Stafr gage, lat. 46°29', long. 92°04', In sec. 12, T. 46 N., R,. 14 W., in 

northwest corner of lake, 15 miles southwest of South flange.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation or water surface observed during year, 1,197.87 feet May 8; 

minimum, 1,196.41 feet Oct. 16, Nov. 3, 6.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of May P- 1938; minimum, 1,196.04 feet Aug. 24, Oct. 3, 1936.

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

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Revision.- In the table of elevations for Amnicon Lake In water year 1936-37 as given 

in Water-Supply Paper 824, the figures for April 26 to Sept. 30 are In error. To 

obtain the correct figure of elevation for each day In the period subtract 0.21 foot 

from the figure given for that day.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

9

4

S

6

t

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

20

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

6.53

6.53

-

6.51

_

6.49

-

6.47

-

6.45

-

6.43

-

-

6.41

_

-

6.47

-

_

6.45

_

6.45

-

6.47

-

_

6.45

-

-

HOT.

6.43

_

6.41

_

-

6.41

.

6.45

_

6.49

_

-

6.49

-

6.51

_

6.53

-

6.59

-

6.59

_

6.57

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Pet. Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

6.91

.

6.91

6.93

6.95

6.97

_

_

7.03

-

-

7-. 09

7.11

_

7.21

_

-

Apr.

.

7.51

-

7.49

-

_

7.43

-

7.37

-

7.31

-

7.27

_

7.43

7.49

7.53

-

-

7.59

7.59

_

7.55

7.51

-

_

-

7.53

_

7.55

-

May

7.59

-

7.61

.

7.63

_

7.79

7.87

_

-

7.77

_

-

7.61

7.59

_

-

7.55

-

-

7.51

.

-

_

-

7.41

-

_

_

_

7.45

June

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

7.31

_

7.35

7.31

7.31

-

7.31

-

7.29

-

7.25

7.23

7.17

_

7.11

_

-

7.01

6.97

-

_

6.95

_

-

July

_

6.89

6.87

..

-

6.87

_

-

6.93

6.91

_

-

6.75

_

-

6.7V

6.77

-

-

-

_

_

6.85

-

6.83

.

-

_

.

6.61.

-

Aug.

6.79

-

6.75

-

-

6.71

-

6.67

-

-

_

-

6.63

_

6.61

_

6.59

6.57

-

6.55

6.55

-

-

-

-

_

6.51

..

6.49

_

6.47

Sept.

6.47

-

6.45

-

6.43

_

_

-

6.71

-

_

6.81

6.83

_

-

_

6.81

-

-

-

6.79

_

6.77

6.77

-

6.75

-

..

_

6.71

-

Hote.- Add 1,190 feet to obtain elevation above mean Baa level.

Mamie Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°ll', long. 89°24', In lot 4, NEiSWi sec. 2C, T. 43 N.

R. 9 E., 12 miles west of village of Land 0' Lakes. 

Records available.- June to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, 6.12 feet June 17, minimum,

5.84 feet Sept. 7. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Gage height, In feet, 1938

June 8

10

11

13

16

17

18

20

23

25

5.98

5.97

6.00

5.99

6.00

6.12

6.04

6.00

5.92

5.90

June 27

29

July 2

4

6

8

11

16

19

30

5.90

5.90

5.92

5.92

5.96

5.98

6.10

6.07

6.07

6.10

Aug. 1

9

17

24

30

Sept. 7

12

17

21

27

6.08

6.01

5.98

5.90

5.86

5.84

5.88

5.90

5.90

5.89
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Big Lake near Land 0'Lakes, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°11', long. 89°27', in lot 4, sec. 23, T. 43 N., R. 8

E., 15 miles west of village of Land 0' Lakes. 

Records available.- June to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum gage Height observed during period, 6.16 feet July 26; minimum, 5.84

feet Aug. 30. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Gage height, in feet, 1938

June 8

11

14

18

21

25

28

July 2

5.98

6.00

6.02

6.04

6.00

5.98

5.98

5.98

July 5

8

12

16

19

23

26

30

5.96

5.94

6.10

6.10

6.00

5.98

6.16

6.10

Aug. 2

6

9

13

16

20

23

6.00

5.92

5.92

5.92

6.00

5.96

5.94

Aug. 27

30

Sept. 2

6

10

13

17

5.90

5.84

5.90

5.90

5.94

5.92

5.93

Palmer Lake near Land O 1 Lakes, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage,, lat. 46°12', long. 89°29', In lot 6, SEiSWi sec. 15, T. 43 N.,

R. 8 E., 17 miles west of village of Land 0' Lakes. 

Records available.- June to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum gage Height observed during period, 2.50 feet Aug. 12, Sep*.. 16;

minimum, 1.70 feet July 15. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Qage height, in feet, 1938

June 9

11

17

24

2.18

2.18

2.17

2.00

July 1

8

15

22

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.75

July

Aug.

29

b

12

19

2.10

1.90

2.50

2.00

Aug.

Sept

26

. 2

10

16

1.85

1.80

1.95

2.50

Tenderfoot Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°13', long. 89°31', in lot 1, SEiSEi sec. 8, T. 43 N.,

R. 8 E., 20 miles west of village of Land 0' Lakes. 

Records available.- June to September 1938. 

Extremes.'- Maximum gage height observed during period, 2.39 feet Sept. 30; minimum,

1.73 feet July 24. 

Remarks.- Records good.

Gage height, in feet, 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

June

_

2.23

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.17

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.17

July

1.85

1.83

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.89

1.88

1.86

1.83

1.86

1.84

Aug.

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.01

1.98

1.95

1.91

1.90

1.90

2.04

2.06

2.05

2.04

2.04

2.06

Sept.

1.87

1.85

1.83

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.92

1.94

1.98

1.98

2.06

2.04

2.05

2.06

2.10

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June

2.19

2.17

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2,07

2.04

2.01

1.99

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.87

-

July

1.83

1.80

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.75

1.73

2.02

2.00

1.98

2.10

2.09

2.08

2.10

Aug.

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.05

2.04

2.01

1.97

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.88

Sept.

2.10

2.14

2.20

2.26

2.30

_

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.39

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 19

Indian River near Manistique, Mien.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45059'30n , long. 86°17'15", in NEi sec. 34, T. 42 N., R. 16 

W., at Indian Lake outlet, 2 miles from Manistique.

Drainage area.- 302 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 767 second-feet Apr. R-7; maximum 

gage height, 5.92 feet; minimum observed, 198 second-feet June 30; minirann gage height, 

4.34 feet June 28, 29.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Mar. 38, 29, interpolated. Flow during summer months regulated by dam ll miles downstream from station. 

Gage read twice daily. Records collected in cooperation with the U. S. Biological 

Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Bov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year

oh 27-31 

j_2_

ater year

Feb. Mar.

595 

590 

580 

575 

658

Secondfoot-days

2 ,998 

21r541 

15,704 

11,428 

7,240 

7,640 

7,672

Apr.

723 

745 

767 

767 

767

767 

767 

745 

745 

723

723 

723 

723 

723 

723

701 

723 

745 

745 

723

723 

701 

679 

679 

701

679 

658 

658 

658 

637

Maximum

658 

767 

637 

421 

240 

250 

292

May

637 

616 

616 

616 

616

616 

595 

595 

595 

575

575 

555 

555 

536 

536

517 

421 

402 

421 

440

440 

421 

440 

421 

421

421 

421 

421 

421 

421 

421

Minimum

575 

637 

402 

198 

220 

230 

220

June

421 

421 

421 

421 

402

402 

402 

402 

402 

402

402 

384 

384 

384 

384

384 

384 

384 

384 

384

366 

366 

366 

366 

366

366 

366 

366 

348 

198

July

220 

220 

220 

230 

230

230 

230 

220 

230 

230

230 

230 

240 

240 

240

230 

230 

230 

230 

240

24O 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

Mean

600 

718 

507 

381 

234 

246 

256

Aug.

240 

240 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

240 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

240 

240 

230 

230 

230

Per uouare

mile

1.99 

T.38 

1.68 

1.26 

.775 

.815 

.848

Sept.

23O 

230 

230 

230 

220

220 

220 

220 

230 

240

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

260 

271 

282 

271

282 

282 

282 

282 

282

292 

292 

282 

271 

271

Run-off In 

Inches

0.37 

2.66 

1.94 

1.41 

.89 

.94 

.95
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique River at Germfask, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°13'55". long. 85°55'40", in SEi sec. 4, T. 44 N., R. 13 

W., 1 mile south of Germfask and It miles upstream from Grays Creek.

Drainage area.- 341 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 2,130 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage 

height, 8.50 feet); minimum observed, 184 second-feet Aug. 27, 29, 30, Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 1.10 feet Aug. 30.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. Records collected In cooperation with 

u. 3. Biological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct. Nov. DOC. Jan.

Month

March 23-31 .....................

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

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

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

Water year

Feb. liar.

_

_

.

..

-

_

..

_

.

-

_

_

..

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

782

782

883

1,010

1,060

1,110

1,260

1,560

1,980

Second - 

foot-daya

.

10,427

32,245

21,850

15,030

10,690

6,929

9,851

Apr.

2,100

1,920

1,500

1,320

1,210

1,080

1,010

934

934

908

883

883

883

908

1,010

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,030

985

934

908

883

832

857

883

-

Maximum

_

_

1,980

2,100

883

606

406

281

531

 y

883

883

857

883

883

857

807

782

757

757

731

706

681

656

656

631

606

606

606

656

656

656

631

631

606

656

656

656

631

606

581

Minimum

_

.

782

832

581

381

208

184

184

June

581

556

556

556

556

581

606

606

556

556

531

531

506

506

506

531

506

506

481

481

456

456

431

431

431

431

431

406

381

381

-

July

406

406

406

381

381

356

356

356

381

406

431

406

381

356

356

381

356

356

356

331

331

331

331

331

331

281

281

256

232

232

208

Mean

_

_

1,159

1,075

705

501

345

224

328

Aug.

232

232

256

281

232

SOB

208

208

208

208

256

256

256

232

208

208

232

256

256

232

232

232

208

208

208

208

184

208

184

184

208

Per squads 

mile

_

.

3.«

3.1?

2.07

1.47 l.O"1.

.617

.952

Sept.

208

232

208

208

208

184

208

232

208

208

208

256

281

281

281

256

256

281

481

531

531

531

531

506

481

431

381

356

456

431

-

Run-off In 

Inches

_

1.14

3.51

2.39

1.64

1.16

:76

1.07
STREAKS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 21

Manistique River near Blaney, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°05'05", long. 86°03'35", in NEi sec. 33, T. *3 N., R. 14 

W., half a mile dovmstream from Duck Creek and 7 miles southwest of Blanoy.

Drainage area.- 704 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 5,020 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage 

height, 19.42 feet); minimum observed, 345 second-feet Aug. 28-30 (gage 1 eight, 6.11 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Mar. 25-27, 30, 

Apr. 3, 14, 28, May 26, June 25, Sept. 19, interpolated. Gage read once daily. 

Records collected in cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In foot, and discharge. In seeoni?-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to July 10)

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

9.0

345

407

494

870

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

1,270

1,790

2,600

3,610

19.0

19.4

4,760

5,020

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year

ch 24-31 

« ^

ater year

Feb. Mar.

2,930 

3,230

3,530 

3,830 

4,120 

4,060 

4,390 

4,720

Secondfoot-days

30,810 

67,300 

32,746 

22,594 

15,914 

11,911 

15,141

Apr.

5,020 

4,780 

4,420 

4,060 

3,720

3,230 

2,780 

2,420 

2,120 

1,820

1,640 

1,530 

1,480 

1,590 

1,700

1,890 

1,930 

1,960 

1,960 

2,000

1,960 

1,860 

1,760 

1,670 

1,560

1,460 

1,380 

1,360 

1,330 

1,360

Maximum

4,720 

5,020 

1,360 

851 

604 

424 

813

May

1,330 

1,310 

1,290 

1,310 

1,330

1,360 

1,310 

1,240 

1,220 

1,140

1,080 

1,040 

1,000 

965 

946

927 

889 

870 

908 

927

984 

984 

965 

927 

90S

954 

1,000 

965 

927 

889 

351

Minimum

2,930 

1,330 

851 

604 

391 345 ' 

360

June

332 

813 

794 

794 

794

813 

851 

851 

832 

813

794 

775 

756 

737 

794

832 

813 

794 

756 

756

718 

699 

680 

680 

670

661 

642 

623 

623 

604

July

604 

604 

604 

604 

566

566 

548 

548 

566 585*

5S5 

566 

548 

530 

530

512 

494 

494 

476 

476

476 

476 

458 

441 

476

494 

441 

424 

424 

407 

391

Mean

3,851 

2,260 

1,056 

753 

513 

364 

505

Aug.

391 

375 

407 

407 

407

391 

375 

360 

360 

375

407 

407 

424 

391 

375

375 

391 

407 

407 

424

407 

407 

391 

375 

360

360

360 

345 

345 

345 

360

Per sq-iare 

mile

5-47 

3.21 

1.50 

1.07 

.729 

.545 

.717

Sept.

391 

391 

391 

391 

360

360 

360

375 

375 

375

375

391 

424 

424 

424

407 

407 

458 

636 

813

794 

775 

737 

718 

680

623

585 

623 

512 

566

Run-off In 

Inches

1.63 

3.58 

1.73 

1.19 

.84 

.63 

.80
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manlstlque River near Manlstlque, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°01'50", long. 86°09'30", in SEi sec. 15, T. 42 N., R. 15 

W., lialf a mile downstream from West Branch of Manlstlque River and 6 miles northeast 

of Manlstique.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 9,720 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage 

height, 12.70 feet); minimum observed, 411 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height* 1.32 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of missing gage heights Mar. 27, 28, Apr. 3, 

28, May 26, June 25, interpolated. Gage read once dally. Records collected. In cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

440

530

622

787

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,370 

l.SOO 

2,330 

2,910

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

4,610

5,790

7,120

8,600

13.0 10,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ch 26-3*1 ^ ^

ater year

Peb. Mar.

6,310 

6,770 

7,230 

7,700 

8,450 

9,240

Secondfoot-days

45,700 

136,770 

54,970 

33,333 

21,393 

15,171 

20,184

Apr.

9,720 

8,150 

7,920 

7,700 

7.120

6,570 

6,050 

5,300 

4,720 

4,020

3,660 

3,250 

3,040 

2,970 

3,250

3,570 

3,930

4,020 

4,410 

4,410

4,410 

4,410 

3,930 

3,660 

3,250

2,970 

2,790 

2,640 

2,490 

2,440

Maximum

9,240 

9,720 

2,380 

1,330 

823 

530 

1,130

Bay

2,380 

2,380 

2,270 

2,270 

2,330

2,330 

2,330 

2,270 

2, 11C 

2,000

1.95C 

1,750 

1.66C 

1,570 

1,490

1,450 

1,410 

1,330 

1,330 

1,450

1,530 

1,570 

1,570 

1,530 

1,490

1,550 

1,620 

1,620 

1,570 

1,490 

1,370

Minimum

6,310 

2,440 

1,330 

823 

530 

411 

440

June

1,330 

1,290 

1,250 

1,250 

1,210

1,250 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,250

1,210 

1,130 

1,170 

1,090 

1,170

1,210 

1,210 

1,170 

1,130 

1,090

1,050 

973 

973 

897 

897

897 

860 

860 

823 

823

July

7S7 

823 

823 

823

7S7

752 

718 

718 

718 

718

787 

787 

752 

752 

718

718 

718 

685 

653 

653

622 

622 

622 

591 

591

622 

622 

591 

560 

530 

530

Mean

7,617 

4,559 

1,773 

1,111 

690 

489 

673

Aug.

500 

500 

500 

500 

500

500

470 

470 

470 

470

500 

530 

530 

530 

500

470 

500 

500 

530 

530

530 

530 

500 

500 

470

470 

440 

440 

440 

411 

440

Per square 

mile

6.92 

4.14 

1.61 

1.01 

.627 

.445 

.612

Sept.

500 

500 

500 

500 

470

470 

440 

470 

470 

470

470 

500 

530 

530 

560

530 

530 

560 

752 

1,010

1,090 

1,130 

1,090 

1,050 

1,010

935 

860 

787 

718 

752

Run-off In 

inches

1.54 

4.62 

1.86 

1.13 

.72 

.51 

.68
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 23

Driggs River near Seney, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 020'45n , long. 86°07'30", in Ni sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 15 

W., 2 miles upstream from Walsh Creek and 8k miles west of Seney.

Drainage area.- 70 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 405 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage 

height, 10.40 feet); minimum observed, 41 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 7.16 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Mar. 26, May 25, 

June 15, 19, July 5, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected in 

cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

7.1 

7.4 

7.8

S.4 

9.0 

10.0

160

227

353

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Uov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Juu 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

111

alendar year

ch 25-3] 

j_j_

ater year

Feb. liar.

9S

106 

113 

113 

149 

227 

327

Secondfoot-days

1,135 

5,069 

3,130 

2,235 

1,759 

1,557 

1,524

Apr.

239

263 

166 

160 

171

149 

144 

128 

126 

128

118 

12S 

144 

182 

193

204 

215 

227 

215 

215

193 

1S2 

160 

154 

144

138 

13S 

149 

160 

154

Maximum

327 

263 

149 

89 

71 

60 

76

May

149 

13S 

128 

128 

128

12 S 

125 

11S 

113 

10S

103 

80 

9S 

98 

9S

89 

S4 

80 

69 

94

9S 

94 

S9 

89 

94

9S 

98 

89 

89 

S4 

S4

Minimum

98 

US 

80 

60 

49 

42 

41

June

SO 

80 

SO 

84 

SO

S9 

89 

S4 

80 

80

80 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

74 

71

71 

71 

66 

66 

66

66 

62 

62 

60 

62

July

62 

62 

62 

5S 

58

5S 

55 

66 

71 

66

66 

62 

60 

60 

60

58 

53 

53 

53 

55

53 

55 

51 

51 

53

53 

61 

51 

49 

49 

49

Mean

163 

170 

103 

74.5 

56.7 

50.2 

50.8

Aug.

49 

60 

58 

55 

51

51 

49 

49 

49 

53

57 

53 

53 

51 

49

49 

60 

55 

53 

53

51 

4S 

51 

48 

44

44 

44 

42 

42 

42 

44

Per square 

mile

2.31 

2.43 

1.47 

1.06 

.810 

.V17 

.726

Sept.

46 

44 

44 

44. 

41

41 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

49 

48 

46 

44

42 

44 

53 

71 

76

71 

66 

62 

58 

57

55 

53 

51 

49 

49

Run-off In 

Inches

0.60 

2.71 

1.70 

1.18 

.93 

.83 

.SI
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Drlggs River near Germfask, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°12'00", long. 86°00'00", In Ni sec. 24, T. 44 N., R. 14

 W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 5 miles southwest of Germfask.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 971 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

 height, 9.54 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 300 second-feet; 

minimum observed, 50 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 3.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Apr. 3- 5, 6, 28,

 Aug. 12, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected in coopsratlon with 

U. S. Biological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

3.2 47

3.4

4.2

96

141

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

192

247

320

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

552 

V16 

8S6 

971

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193V to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jen 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

8,969 

4,447 

2,980 

2,279 

1,903 

1,882

Apr.

971 

750 

566 

381 

336

292 

247 

233 

219 

206

192 

192 

206 

219 

261

275 

290 

305 

305 

305

290 

261 

233 

219 

206

206 

192 

199 

206 

206

Maximum

971 

192 

118 

66 

72 

82

May

192 

192 

192 

176 

178

192 

178 

172 

159 

153

147 

141 

135 

129 

124

118 

118 

118 

124 

129

135 

129 

124 

118 

124

129 

141 

129 

124 

118 

107

Minimum

192 

10V 

77 

63 

50 

51

June

112 

107 

107 

107 

107

118 

118 

112 

112 

107

96 

102 

107 

102 

107

102 

102 

102 

102 

96

91 

96 

91 

82 

86

77 

86 

32 

82 

82

July

36 

32 

82 

62 

77

77 

77 

77 

86 

86

82 

77 

77 

77 

72

72 

72 

72 

68 

68

68 

66 

66 

63 

72

68 

65 

66 

65 

63 

63

Mean

299 

143 

99.3 

73.5 

61.4 

62. V

Aug.

63 

65 

68 

68 

66

63

63 

59 

61 

66

72 

70 

68 

62 

60

60 

67 

66 

66 

65

60 

60 

SS 

55 

55

55 

54 

54 

52 

50 

52

Per aquare 

mile

2.62 

1.25 

.8V1 

.645 

.539 

.550

Sept.

56 

56 

56 

55 

51

52 

58 

56 

54 

56

56 

62 

61 

58 

56

55 

63 

72 

77 

82

82 

7V 

72 

72 

68

6V 

66 

63 

62 

61

Run-off In 

Inches

2.92 

1.44 

.97 

.74 

.62 

.61
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 25

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'45", long. 86°10'40", In NWi sec. 34, T. 46 N., R. 

15 W., 3i miles upstream from confluence with Drlggs River and 11 miles west of Seney.

Drainage area.- 12 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 523 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.05 

feet), by discharge measurement; minimum discharge observed, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 

6 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Mar. 26, May 25, 

June 15, 19, July 5, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected In co-- 

operation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma? 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year

eh 25-31 

« i

ater year

Feb. Mar.

66

65 

104 

149 

401 

458 

51S

Secondfoot-days

1,7S1 

1,866 

489.1 

257. S 

123.7 

89.2 

134.1

Apr.

29S 

225 

118 

76 

5S

3S 

37 

38 

37 

37

36 

37 

43 

52 

76

71 

76 

71 

62 

62

50 

43 

36 

31 

26

25

23 

24 

29 

29

Maximum

51S 

29S 

25 

16 

7.2 

4.3 

9.9

Bay

S5 

22 

20 

22 

22

24 

21 

19 

17 

15

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.1 

12 

17

16 

14 

13 

12 

17

22

19 

15 

12 

11 

11

Minimum

66 

23 

9.1 

4.4 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0

June

9.5 

9.5 

8.5 

13 

10

16 

13 

12 

10 

9.1

12 

10 

S.2 

8.5 

10

11 

10 

9.1 

8.2

7.3

6.4 

6.1 

5.5 

5.3 

S.S

5.3

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.7

July

5.0 

4.7 

4.4 

3.9 

3.8

3. 1

3.6 

7.0 

7.2 

6.1

5.5 

4.6 

4.4 

5.5 

4.7

4.1 

3.9

s.e

3.6 

3.3

2.8 

2.8 

2.S 

2.6 

3.9

3.2 

2.S 

2.S 

2.6 

2.3 

2.£

Mean

254 

62.2 

15. S 

S.59 

3.99 

2.88 

4.47

Aug.

2.4 

3.9 

3.3 

2.8 

2.6

2.5 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

4.1

3.6 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.5

2.S 

4.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.0

3.3 

2.S 

3.3 

2.S 

2.5

2.6 

2.5 

2.3

2.1 

2.1 

3.0

Per gquare

mile

21.2 

S.1S 

1.32 

.716 

.332 

.240 

.372

Sept.

3.0 

2.4 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

2.S

Q S

4'.1 

3.3 

3.3

2.S

2.5 

3.3

7.3 

8.2 

9.5

9.9 

6.6 

7.3 

7.0 

5.8

5.5

5.0 

4.6 

4.1 

4.1

Run-off In 

Inches

5.52

5.78 

1.52 

.80 

.38 

.28 

.42
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Marsh Creek near Shingleton, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°EO'45", long. 86 9 14I 20M , in NWi sec. 31, T. 46 H., R. 

15 W., 11 miles east of Shingleton.

Drainage area.- 20 square miles.

Records available.- March, to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 268 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage 

height, 4.20 feet); no flow at times; minimum gage height, .87 foot Aug. 30.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Mar. 26, May 25, 

June~~15, 19, July 5, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected in 

cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seconi-feet)

10

16

31

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

92

162

268

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr

Hay

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year

oh 25-3] 

j_l

ater year

Feb. liar.

81

94 

106 

106 

99 

99 

268

Secondfoot-days

853 

1,468 

355 

106 

36 

4 

13

Apr.

226 

114 

81 

62 

46

52 

48 

39 

34 

27

24 

23 

24 

31 

66

58 

66 

62 

54 

58

45 

36 

31 

25 

23

21 

19 

20 

27 

24

Maximum

268 

226 

20 

7 

3 

1 

1

May

20 

18 

16 

17 

18

19 

IS 

16 

14 

12

10 

9 

S 

7 

6

6 

5 

4 

7 

11

11 

11 

9 

8 

12

17 

14 

10 

9 

7 

6

Minimum

81 

19 

4 

1 

0 

0 

0

June

5 

4 

4 

6 

5

7 

6 

6 

5 

4

6 

4 

3 

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

1 

1 

1 

2

July

2

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

3 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

2 

2

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

Kean

122 

48.9 

11,5 

3.53 

1.16 

.13 

.43

Aug.

1

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per aqurre 

mile

6.V) 

2.44 

.575 

.176 

.058 

.C06 

.022

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

Run-off in 

Inches

1.59 

2.72 

.66 

.20 

.07 

5 .007 

.02
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 27

Marsh Creek near Germfask, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°10'00", long. 36°00'50", in Ei sec. 35, T. 44 N., R. 14 

W., 1 mile upstream from mouth, 7 miles southwest of Germfask.

Drainage area.- 15 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 48 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 3.34 feet); minimum observed, 1 second-foot several days in July and August 

and on Sept. 6; minimum gage height, .86 foot Aug. 30.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Apr. 28, Aug. 

12, Sept. 15, 18, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected in 

cooperation with u. S. Biological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

MOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Hap 

App 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

11 -30 ......................

ater year

Pet). Mar.

Secondfoot-days

643 

344 

144 

45 

40 

98

Apr.

46 

36 

30 

24

23

16 

17 

31 

32

38 

40 

32 

32 

35

32 

30 

22 

20 

19

16 

17 

16 

15 

16

Maximum

48 

16 

6 

3 

2 

6

May

16 

14 

13 

13 

12

13 

13 

16 

16 

15

11 

11 

10 

10 

8

8 

7 

7 

9 

10

11 

12 

11 

10 

10

10 

11 

11

6 

6

e

Minimum

15

7 

2

1 

1 

1

June

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

2

2

July

3 

3 

3 

2 

2

2 

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

He an

26.6 

11.1 

4.6 

1.45 

1.29 

3.27

A-5«.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Per square 

mile

1.7'P 

.740 

.330 

.097 

.086 

.216

Sept.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

Run-off In 

Inches

1.60 

.86 

.36 

.11

.10 

.24
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Crelghton River near Shlngleton, lllch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'45", long. 86°16'35", in NWi sec. 35, T. 46 N., R. ,

 16 W., 8 miles upstream from confluence with West Branch of Manistique River and 9? 

miles east of Shingleton.

Drainage area.- 35 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 498 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.92 

feet), by discharge measurement; minimum discharge observed, 4 second-feet Aug. 30 

(gage height, 2.22 teet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Mar. 26, May 25,

 June 15, 19, July 5, interpolated. Gage read once daily. Records collected in 

cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Eating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

4.8

63

74

96

128

5.1 

5.5 

6.0

187

316

541

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year

eh 25-31 

£3_

ater year

Feb. liar.

128

151 

174 

202 

316 

396 

4S8

Secondfoot-days

1,855 

6,483 

1,955 

1,022 

407 

211 

443

Apr.

336 

316 

298 

280 

247

187 

161 

144 

144 

136

122 

122 

136 

174 

316

316 

316 

355 

376 

316

298 

247 

202 

174 

154

136 

122 

122 

115 

115

Maximum

488 

376 

110 

56 

20 

10 

40

May

110 

104 

96 

100 

96

92 

84 

77 

71 

63

58 

53 

60 

40 

42

40 

36 

34 

42 

53

58 

56 

50 

48 

58

68 

66 

63 

53 

46 

42

Minimum

128 

115 

34 

16 

6 

4 

5

June

38

40 

36 

46 

44

56 

53 

50 

46 

42

48 

40 

34 

34 

57

40 

36 

34 

32 

29

26 

26 

23 

21 

22

21 

19 

17 

16 

16

July Aug.

20 7 

IS 9 

17 8 

15 7 

14 6

14 6 

13 5 

16 5 

19 5 

20 7

19 9 

17 8 

16 7 

16 6 

16 6

14 5 

12 9 

12 9 

11 9 

11 10

10 8 

10 7 

10 8 

9 7 

10 6

10 6 

9 6 

S 5 

8 5 

8 4 

6 6

Mean

265 

216 

63.1 

34.1 

13.1 

6.81 

14.8

Per square 

mile

7.57 

6.17 

1.80 

.974 

.374 

.195 

.423

Sept.

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

5 

6

6 

10 

9 

8 

7

6 

6 

17 

34 

40

38 

36 

32 

29 

24

22 

19 

17 

15 

14

Run-off In 

Inches

1.97 

8.88 

2.08 

1.09 

.43 

.22 

.47
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 29

Menomlnee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mlch.

Location.- Lat. 45°52', long. 88°04', in sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 31 W., at po'ver plant 

of Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 3 miles upstream from Pine River and 3i miles north 

of city of Iron Mountain.

Drainage area.- 1,790 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 1,731 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Apr. 1; minimum daily, 

679 .second-feet Jan. 30.

1914-38: Maximum daily discharge, 16,700 second-feet Apr. 23, 24, 1916; minimum 

daily, 154 second-feet Aug. 9, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from power-house records. Flow is regulated by power plant at which station is located and also by plant on Brile River 

about 5 miles above station, where drainage area is 58 percent of that at station. 

Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. on basis of 

load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as defined by Geological Su-vey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Optober 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

751 

786 

857 

842 

943

922 

872 

822 

807 

821

930 

877 

856 

817 

825

778 

782 

966 

1,180 

2,250

2,500 

2,920 

2,960 

2,360 

2,500

2,420 

2,390 

2,250 

1,830 

1,580 

1,350

Nov.

1,650 

1,720 

2,000 

1,670 

1,550

1,450 

1,310 

1,300 

1,380 

1,120

1,290 

1,430 

1,310 

1,700 

1,820

2,310 

2,000 

1,600 

1,600 

1,340

1,050 

1,160 

1,220 

1,660 

1,660

1,690 

1,440 

1,080 

1,070 

1,080

Dec.

954 

938 

946 

,100 

,100

,040 

,030 

,030 

1,070 

1,090

1,010 

928 

913 

652 

865

860 

906 

929 

823 

984

969 

1,010 

941 

911 

890

928 

923 

994 

949 

961 

991

Jan.

907 

797 

870 

834 

818

761 

786 

866 

789 

882

835 

891 

816 

806 

845

733 

874 

879 

858 

819

825 

804 

809 

829 

1,340

862 

772 

717 

753 

679 

775

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel) 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Pel).

742 

722 

736 

759

841

834 

853 

905 

891 

852

908 

933 

855 

1,040 

971

997 

955 

952 

928 

808

934 

944 

921 

894 

866

902 

818 

911

Mar.

924 

963 

889 

873 

919

792 

953 

902 

933 

1,020

929 

898 

776 

1,040 

1,130

1,270 

1,200 

1,300 

1,430 

1,350

1,090 

2,390 

4,790 

4,820 

4,190

4,140 

4,580 

5,720 

6,820 

9,130 

11,400

Secondfoot-days

43,744 

44,660 

29,835

571,098

25,831 

24, 672 

79,566 

166,340 

116,910 

89,000 

60,170 

57,330 

46,273

784,331

Apr.

11,900 

11,800 

9,830 

7,360 

6,520

6,030 

5,100 

4,330 

4,180 

3,900

3,500 

2,640 

3,070 

3,510 

3,750

5,900 

6,400 

6,080 

6,610 

6,320

6,160 

5,440 

5,180 

4,090 

3,990

3,670 

3,720 

3,980 

5,140 

6,240

Maximum

2.96D 

2,310 

1,100

8,530

1,340 

1,040 

11,400 

11, 90T) 

7,030 

5,300 

3,160 

3.810 

2,380

11,900

May

6,320 

5,960 

5,940 

6,320 

7,030

6,200 

5,950 

5,000 

4,250 

3,930

3,160 

3,140 

2,780 

2,620 

2,580

2,340 

2,410 

2,390 

2,550 

3,060

2,970 

4,190 

3,040 

2,920 

3,060

3,140 

3,280 

2,580 

2.870 

2,560 

2,370

Minimum

751 

1,050 

823

446

679 

722 

776 

2,640 

2,340 

1,660 

1,020 

1,140 

943

679

June

2,440 

2,470 

2,410 

2,960 

2,740

2,730 

2.840 

2,980 

2,460 

2,660

3,460 

5,300 

4,720 

4,030 

4,560

4,560 

4,010 

3,660 

3,600 

2,860

2,500 

2,900 

2,470 

2,210 

2,280

1,980 

1,680 

1,660 

1,780 

1,890

July

1,660 

1,560 

1,200 

1,170 

1,420

1,630 

1,710 

2,060 

1,940 

2,020

2,740 

2,680 

2,720 

2,430 

1,920

2,450 

1,980 

1,750 

1,800 

1,570

1,470 

1,340 

1,370 

1,020 

2.220

3,150 

3,160 

2,220 

2,050 

2,040 

1,720

Mean

1,411 

1,489 

962

1,565

833 

881 

2,567 

5,545 

3,771 

2,967 

1,941 

1,849 

1,542

2,149

Aug.

1,880 

1,820 

1,780 

1,720 

1,580

1,480 

1,320 

1,140 

1,180 

2,100

3,450 

2,570 

2,460 

3,810 

2,000

2,230 

2,120 

2,120 

3, 090 

2,130

1,860 

1,620 

1,670 

1,470 

1,320

1,360 

1,280 

1,170 

1,240 

1,590 

1,770

Per gqi are 

mile

0.788 

.832 

.537

.874

.466 

.492 

1.43 

3.10 

2.11 

1.66 

1.08 

1.03 

.861

1.20

Sept.

1,340 

1,210 

1,360 

1,190 

943

1,270 

1,030 

1,330 

1,940 

1,850

1,320 

1,380 

1,670 

1,440 

1,600

1,440 

1,260 

1,070 

1,760 

2,250

2,310 

2,380 

2,330 

1,770 

1,140

1,560 

1,610 

1,720 

1,750 

1,050

Run-off In 

Inches

0.91 

.93 

.62

11.87

.54 

.51 

1.65 

3.46 

2.43 

1.85 

1.24 

1.19 

.96

16.29
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Menominee River below Koss, Mien.

Location.- Lat. 45°22', long. 87°39', in sec. 9, T. 34 N., R. 27 W., at power plant of 

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, half a mile upstream from Little Cedar River 

and 4 miles downstream from Koss.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 3,117 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 20,700 second-feet Apr. 2; minimurr 

daily, 795 second-feet Oct. 11.

1913-38: Maximum daily discharge, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 23, 25, 1916; minimum 

daily, 162 second-feet Sept. 15, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from power-house records. Floy regulated 

above station by six dams, which are used for developing power. Records of daily 

discharge computed by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation on basis of lord-discharge 

rating of hydroelectric units as defined by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,300 

1,240 

1,370 

936 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,580 

1,730 

1,510

795 

1,080 

1,590 

1,120 

1,080

1,080 

852 

1,010 

1,440 

2,490

3,140 

3,130 

3,660 

3,870 

3,370

3,280 

3, 150 

2,890 

2,980 

2,970 

2,500

Nov.

1,420 

1,870 

2,550 

2,250 

2,590

2,220 

2,070 

1,660 

2,090 

2,230

2,090 

1,870 

1,730 

2,380 

2,810

3,000 

3,430 

3,240 

2,710 

2,660

2,140

1,700 

1,790 

1,730 

2,080

2,480 

2,880 

2,480 

1,070 

1,370

Dec.

2,020 

1,630 

2,080 

1,830 

1,220

1,220 

1,730 

1,920 

1,560 

1,440

1,080 

1,580 

1,440 

1,300 

1,580

1,300 

1,290 

1,440 

1,220 

1,150

1,350 

1,220 

1,370 

1,440 

1,560

1,150 

1,080 

1,300 

1,660 

1,510 

1,580

Jan.

1,440 

1,080 

1,150 

1,220 

1,580

1,180 

1,200 

1,010 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,200 

1,280 

1,100 

1,100

1,200 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,300

1,300 

1,200 

1,300 

1,220 

1,150

1,370 

1,230 

1,870 

1,080 

1,370 

1,210

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

IN

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

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

,080 

,150 

,010 

,300 

,280

,270 

,170 

,170 

,360

,440

,500 

,430 

,220 

,370 

,300

,470 

,570 

,580 

,510 

,520

,340 

,220 

,440 

,490 

,360

1,350 

1,440 

1,440

Mar.

,300 

,340 

,580 

,580 

,510

,440 

,300 

,220 

,580 

,580

,510 

,370 

,700 

,490 

,360

,440 

,760 

,860 

,870 

,140

,220 

,120 

,830 

6,460 

8,200

9,850 

11,200 

13,000 

14,200 

15,600 

17,100

Secondfoot-days

60,373 

66,590 

45, 250

908,145

38,090 

37,780 

140,710 

293,380 

223,210 

150,820 

117,400 

98,380 

89, 170

1,361,153

Apr.

19,200 

20,700 

20,500 

16,900 

15,700

12,500 

10,800 

9,000 

6,970 

6.760

5,680 

5,390 

4,300 

5,050 

6,870

7,580 

9,740 

10,500 

11,100 

10,800

10,300 

9,530 

8,780 

8,000 

6,820

6,150 

6,700 

6,480 

6.740 

7,840

Maximum

3,870 

3,430 

2,080

13, 800

1 

1 

17 

2C 

1C 

7

e

c

4

,870 

,580 

,100 

,700 

,800

,610 

,020 

,600

20,700

May

9,330 

3,950 

6,950 

9,070 

9,420

10,200 

10.800 

9,960 

8,970 

6,890

7,060 

6,300 

6,700 

4,300 

4,300

4,290 

3,920 

4,320 

4,370 

5,780

8,160 

9,110 

9,030 

7,380 

6,110

6,650 

7.120 

7,160 

6,340 

6,440 

5,830

Minimum

795 

1,070

1,080

400

1,010 

1,010 

1,220 

4,300 

3,920 

2,550 

1,940 

1,930 

1,730

795

June

5,100 

5,220 

4,830 

4,990 

5,710

5,770 

5,370 

5,250 

2,550 

4,530

4,900 

5,400 

7,160 

7,190 

6,460

7,000 

7,280 

7,180 

6,980 

5,920

4,880 

4,150 

3,900 

4,480 

3,570

3,200 

3,630 

2,620 

2,840 

2,760

July

2,590 

2,600 

3,080 

3,260 

2,720

1,940 

2,930 

3,060 

3,830 

4,760

4.460 

4,680 

4,850 

4,710 

4,760

3,500 

3,480 

3,540 

2,990 

2,780

2,970 

2,380 

2,640 

2,900 

3,150

4,300 

6,610 

6,450 

6,060 

4,550 

4,870

Mean

1,948 

2,220 

1,460

2,488

1,2£ 

1,34 

4,5C 9,7h

o,0£ 

3,7t 3,lr 

2,9r

9 

9 

9 

9 

0 

7 

7 

4

3,729

Aug.

4,200 

3,920 

3,420 

3,580 

3,150

2,490 

2,590 

1,930 

2,590 

2,360

2,940 

3,440 

4,290 

5,020 

4,450

3,380 

3, 810 

3,590 

2,880 

3,500

4,390 

3,480 

3,530

2,9EO 

2,690

2,400 

2,400 

2,490 

2,080 

2,180 

2,230

Per aqua-e 

mile

0.514 

.586 

.385

.656

.324 

.356 

1.20 

2.5P 

1.90 

1.33 

.999 

.837 

.784

.984

Sept.

2,610 

2,580 

2,210 

2,100 

2,020

1,370 

1,820 

2,400 

2,500 

2.710

2,840 

3,120 

3,340 

3,550 

3,310

2,680 

2,830 

2,640 

2,810 

2,980

3,780 

4,130 

4,600 

4,590 

4,040

3,440 

3,040 

3,000 

3,180 

2,590

Run-off In 

Inches

0.59 

.55

.44

8.90

.37 

.37 

1.38 

2.38 

2.19 

1.48 

1.15 

.96 

.87

13.33
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 31 

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45°49', long. S8°15', in sec. 28, T. 39 W., R. 18 E., at power plant 

of Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Popple River and 6i miles 

south of Florence.

Drainage area.- 543 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1958. January 1914 to September 1923 at 

site 4 miles upstream, where drainage area is 511 square miles.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-38) 412 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,590 second-feet Mar. 31; minimum 

daily, 27 second-feet Feb. 5.

1923-38: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at 

times in 192-1, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good for medium and low stages and fair for high stages. Discharge 

determined from power-house records. Flow regulated by power plant at station, but 

pondage is small and monthly discharge is very nearly natural flow. Records of 

daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. on basis of load-discharge 

rating of hydroelectric units as defined by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

148 

141 

50 

169 

195

223 

257 

184 

184 

85

183 

198 

201 

169 

198

169 

56 

226 

344 

565

678 

678 

678 

594 

413

367 

359

315 

317 

310

251

Nov.

283 

271 

277 

284 

280

280 

222 

279 

231 

267

290 

262 

240 

265

554

449 

366 

311 

290 

276

226 

226 

222 

S26 

226

226

270 

138 

127

Dec.

198 

226 

2£6 

173 

155

213 

205 

188 

155 

146

50 

226 

198 

113 

113

155 

113 

99 

113 

169

161 

169 

138 

226 

113

99 

197 

164 

164 

169 

136

Jan.

107 

99 

197 

169 

164

154 

169 

92 

99 

155

127 

127 

113 

226 

94

90 

155 

155 

155 

155

184 

99 

155 

78 

294

113 

113 

155 

56 

155 

198

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 ...... ...

Feb.

116 

128 

118 

240 

27

195 

155 

155

183 

169

198 

99 

183 

66 

311

149 

165 

129 

84 

165

183 

183 

113 

183 

226

85 

155

183

Mar.

183 

183

183 

183 

85

141 

183 

169 

169 

169

169 

155 

132 

198 

169

178 

214 

226 

269 

514

360 

4BO 

749 

1,260 

1,360

1,360 

898 

1,480 

1,500 

1,960 

2,590

Secondfoot-days

8,905

8,090 

4,970

121,684

4,402 

4,346 

17,869 

36,348 

35,734 

24.903 

25,395 

23,561 

19,474

213,997

Apr.

2,500 

2,260 

2,000 

1,690 

1,420

1,190 

1,020 

966 

845 

718

676 

675 

574 

726 

1,410

1,540 

1,680 

1,760 

1,550 

1,360

1,170 

997 

915 

770 

828

827 

905 

986 

1,200 

1,190

Maximum

678 

554 

226

2,110

294 

311 

2,590 

2,500 

1,520 

1,380 

2,090 

1,220 

1,040

2,590

May

1,160 

1,160 

1,190 

1,230 

1,500

1,500 

1,520 

1,440 

1,340 

1,200

1,120 

958 

918 

890 

723

678 

664 

645 

998 

1,410

1,5SO 

1,520 

1,320 

1,140 

1,150

1,280 

1,280 

1,250 

1,140 

1-, 030 

860

Minimum

50 

127 

50

38

56 

27 

85 

574 

645 

364 

294 

386 

362

27

June

842 

878 

770 

924 

894

S90 

789 

671 

671 

664

871 

1,080 

1,010 

1,060 

1,320

1,380 

1,340 

1,280 

1,200 

931

860 

732 

632 

592 

519

485 

485 

364 

392 

377

July

389 

547 

337 

443 

373

543 

456 

543 

540 

53]

802 

852 

770 

637 

630

636

634 

640 

452 

403

444 

294 

541 

609 

1,590

1,960 

2,090 

2,010 

1,710 

1,580 

1,410

Mean

287 

270 

160

333

142 

155 

576 

1,212 

1,153 

830 

819 

760 

649

586

Aug.

1,220 

1,140 

899 

620 

620

971 

486 

484 

450 

830

955 

846 

1,100 

1,130 

718

620 

635 

620 

786 

1,100

1,120 

915 

875 

725 

650

650 

649 

431 

465 

465 

386

Per square 

mile

0.529 

.497 

.295

.613

.262 

.285 

1.06 

2.23 

2.12 

1.53 

1.51 

1.40 

1.20

1.08

Sept.

664 

662 

558 

408 

504

36S 

374

417 

577 

709

930 

959 

934 

749 

650

661 

547 

664 

867 

1,040

953

857 

654 

678 

650

645 

520 

442 

440 

399

Run-off in 

inches

0.61 

.55 

.34

8.34

.30 

.30 

1.22 

2.49 

2.44 

1.71 

1.74 

1.61 

1.34

14.65
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pike River at Amberg, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°29', long. 88°00', In sec. 21, T. 35 N., R. £0 E., 500 

feet upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, a quarter 

cf a mile south of Amberg, and 1-i miles below llorth Branch of Pike River.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes.- Kaxlmum discharge observed during year, l,61u second-feet liar. 31, Apr. 1 

(gage height, 5.68 feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 99 second-feet Oct. 1-3, 14, 15.

1914-G8: Maximum discharge observed, 2,730 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage 

height, 7.68 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 1,100 

second-feet; minimum observed, 26 second-feet Dec. 27, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 feet, 

former site and datum).

Remarko.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19-23, Nov. 29 to 

Mar. 22, which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, 

cbsprver's notes, and weather records and are fair. Discharge for May 22, July 28, 

Aug. 16 Interpolated. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1.37-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet; 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4

114

150

196

249

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

306 

3C7 

432 

577 

741

4.7 1,180

5.2 1,470

5.7 1,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 3937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

99 

99 

99 

106 

122

131 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

106 

106 

99 

99

106 

106 

140 

150 

236

263 

222 

196 

172 

161

150 

150 

140 

140 

131 

131

Nov.

131 

131 

131 

122 

131

131 

131 

131 

150 

150

150 

140 

150 

172 

209

196 

172 

150 

140 

140

160 

150 

160 

150 

131

131 

131 

150 

140 

130

Dec.

130 

130 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110

110 

110 

110 

110

110

Jan.

100 

loo

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

110

110 

110 

110

110 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ober

alendar year 19,

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

130 

140 

130 

130 

130

130 

130 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

110 

110

120 

120 

120

Mar.

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

130 

130 

140

150 

150 

160 

180 

200

220 

260

785 

741 

741

741 

741 

785 1,120' 

1,400 

1,810

Secondfoot-days

4,230 

4,391 

3,500

66,866

3.340 

3,370 

12,024 

15,674 

14.037 

8,589 

8,264 

4.962 

6,199

88,580

Apr.

1,810 

1,230

875 

656 

577

502 

432 

399 

367 

352

336 

321 

321 

321 

502

577 

656 

698 

577 

502

432 

367 

336 

321 

352

352 

336 

336 

399 

432

Maximum

263

209 

130

920

120 

140 

1,810 

1,810 

1,180 

416 

432 

222 

367

1,810

May

383 

3?- 

321 

399 

616

539 

502 

416 

367 

321

292 

263 

249 

249 

236

236 

236

277 

432

876

1,180 

918 

656 

502 

502

577 

539 

466 

432 

383 

336

Minimum

99 

122 

110

80

100 

110 

120 

321 

235 

172 

209 

122 

131

99

June

336 

416 

367 

367 

352

306 

292 

277 

249 

249

352 

367 

367 

321 

336

399 

367 

321 

292 

253

249 

222

222 

196 

196

196 

184 

172 

172 

184

July

222 

222 

222 

222 

222

263 

277 

277 

352 

336

367 

432 

367 

306 

277

249 

249 

249 

209 

209

209 209' 

222 

209 

292

352 

292 

270 

249 

222 

209

Mean

138 

146 

113

183

108 

120 

388 

522 

453 

286 

267 

160 

207

243

Aug.

222 

222 

172 

172 

161

150 

150 

150 

150 

172

222 

196 

172 

172 

150

161 

172 

172 

161 

172

161 

150 

140 

140 

131

131 

122 

122 

122 

122 

150

Per square 

mile

0.544 

.584 

.453

.732

.432 

.480 

1.55 

2.09 

1.81 

1.14 

1.07 

.640 

.828

.972

Sept.

150 

140 

131 

131 

131

140 

161 

150 

161 

236

263 

236 

209 

184 

196

184 

172 

249 

321 

352

367 

336 

277 

249 

222

196 

172 

161 

161 

161

Run-off in 

Inches

0.63 

.65 

.52

9.93

.50 

.50 

1.79 

2.33 

2.09 

1.27 

1.23 

.74 

V92

13.17
STREAI1S TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 33 

Peshtigo River at High Falls, near Crivitz, Wls.

Location.- Lat. 45°17', long. 88°12', In sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 18 E., at High Falls 

power house of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 1 mile above Thunder River 

and 10 miles west of Crivitz.

Drainage area.- 571 square miles.

Records available.- August 1912 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 488 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,430 second-feet Har. 31; minimum 

daily, 7 second-feet at many tines during year.

1912-38: Maximum daily discharge, 3,860 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922 (gage height, 

7.80 feet); no flow several days in 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge determined from power-house records. Flow regulated 

by storage in service reservoir at plant (capacity, 7,940 second-foot days) and 

Caldron Falls Reservoir (capacity, 5,785 second-foot days). Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation on basis of load-discharge 

rating of hydroelectric units as defined by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

631 

422 

36 

51 

254

258 

175 

207 

620 

151

112 

42 

252 

227 

167

53S 

98 

357 

536 

724

781 

606 

460 

7 

905

767 

250 

186 

66 

394 

87

Nov.

209 

164 

240 

408 

162

318 

249 

748 

227 

359

297 

328 

768 

35

437

£61 

289 

178 

414 

490

35 

871 

192 

86 

242

305 

521 

21 

278 

139

Dec.

101 

124 

294 

229 

107

271 

151 

110 

208 

303

381 

56 

104 

135 

143

98 

30 

307 

37 

272

525 

281 

426

7 

7

42 

175 

280 

331 

69 

43

Jan.

227 

196 

273 

251 

241

145

YD 

228 

7 

127

200 

151 

169 

114 

346

32 

82 

219 

190 

241

258 

187 

7 

366 

539

345

270 

57 

128 

Y 

95

Month

Oct 

No v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1\

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-:

Feb.

197 

243 

177 

199 

583

87 

428 

246 

166 

117

375 

339 

329 

259 

240

223 

260 

420 

243 

83

147 

267 

259 

231 

111

282 

53 

301

Mar.

368 

362 

271 

137 

269

7 

345 

335 

243

307

163 

149 

7 

802 

444

454 

569 

730 

526 

23

606 

592 

562 

510 

1,370

1,490 

1.190 

1,690 

2,340 

2,140 

3,430

Secondfoot-days

10,082 

8,671 

5,445

140,317

5,766 

6.865 

22.431 

36,331 

36.860 

22,664 

18, 757 

12,366 

18,080

204,318

Apr.

2,930 

2,600 

1,920 

1,660 

1,420

1,220 

1,040 

1,110 

694 

597

885 

1,040 

719 

737 

1,090

1,250 

1,200 

1,540 

1,530 

1,250

1,250 

1,060 

768 

910 

1,100

958 

885 

890 

1,000 

1,080

Maximum

905 

768 

426

2,500

539 

583 

3,430 

2,930 

1,990 

1,150 

1,330 

1,250 

1,100

3,430

May

825 

,160 

,150 

,180 

,500

,230 

,240 

,470 

1,230 

983

1,100 

925 

778 

519 

579

1,060 

970 

915 

856 

1,010

1,760 

1,990 

1,760 

1,470 

1,480

1,610 

1,370 

1,290 

1,230 

1,050 

1,170

Minimum

7 

21 

7

7

7 

53 

7 

597 

519 

99 

7 

7 

7

7

June

970 

1,020 

700 

1,010 

659

950 

1,000 

916 

1,080 

555

510 

405 

942 

791 

874

823 

945 

797 

413 

954

1,150 

758 

767 

561 

400

99 

746 

693 

734

442

July

585 

106 

Y 

7 

569

446 

673 

540 

834 

417

1,010 

855 

858 

974 

923

256 

7 

676 

532 

286

300 

516 

561 

353 

1,020

968 

904 

925 

1,330 

935 

384

Mean

325 

289 

176

584

186 

245 

724 

1,211 

1,189 

755 

605 

399 

603

560

Aug.

1,250 

975 

801 

820 

677

330 

7 

223 

350 

263

432 

484 

215 

7 

166

664 

540 

586 

339 

266

82 

104 

364 

312 

620

779 

190 

7 

193 

195 

125

Per square 

mile

0.569 

.506 

.308

,673

,326 

.429 

1.27 

2.12 

2.08 

1.32 

1.06 

.699 

1.06

.981

Sept.

318 

284

178 

7 

7

350 

698 

678 

618 

599

24 

840 

719 

849 

776

902 

393

171 

786 

892

818 

1,010 

1,100 

864 

733

925 

816 

583 

596 

546

Run-off In 

Inches

0.66 

.56 

.36

9.14

.38 

.45 

1.46 

2.36 

2.40 

1.47 

1.22 

.81 

1.18

13.31
34 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Oconto River nearGillett, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°52', long. 88°18', in sec. 34, T. 28 N. f R. 18 

E., at highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Christy Brook and 2-g miles south of 

Gillett. Prior to Aug. 24, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 678 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to March 1909. January 1914 to September 1958.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1914-38), 598 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,000 second-feet Apr. 3-3; maximum 

gage height, 6.48 feet Mar. 22; minimum discharge, 220 second-feet Dec. 24, 25 

[affected by ice); minimum gage height, 0.74 foot Oct. 1.

1906-09, 1914-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,470 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922, 

caused by failure of dam at Pulcifer, 4 miles upstream (gage height, 9.1 feet); 

minimum observed, 95 second-feet June 3, 6, 1907 (gage height, 0.1 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 1£, 19, 21-24, 

Nov. 28 to Mar. 23, which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, 

gage heights, observer's notes, and weather records and are fair. Chain gage read 

once dally.

Rating table water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.5

197

258

331

413

550

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

700

910

1,150

1,440

1,840

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

2,280

2,730

3,180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

242 

242 

242 

258 

258

276 

293 

293 

293 

258

276 

258 

258 

258

258

258 

258 

293 

371 

435

457 

457 

435 

413 

293

312 

331

331 

531 

312 

293

Nov.

293 

293 

293 

312 

293

293 

293 

331 

351

371

413 

371 

371 

413 

435

413 

413

390 

350 

258

380 

410 

500 

460

371

457 

457 

420 

390 

380

Dec.

380 

380 

370 

370 

360

350 

340 

320 

310 

300

290 

270 

260 

260 

25O

250 

250 

250 

250 

240

230 

230 

830 

220 

220

230 

250 

260 

270 

280 

280

Jan.

270 

260 

260 

260 

250

250 

250 

250 

250

250

250 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

250 

260 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

260 

260 

250

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

ttar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 3.92

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

250 

250 

250 

260 

280

310 

330 

340

320

300

310 

330 

350 

360 

360

360 

350 

340 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

350

350 

360 

370

Mar.

370 

370 

360 

360 

360

360 

360 

360 

360 

370

380 

390

420 

450 

480

520 

640 

720 

880 

1,080

1,300 

1,500 

2,000 

2,280 

2,100

1,760 

1,680 

1,600 

1,760 

2,010 

2,460 

Jj

Seeondfoot-days

Q 543 

111 175 

?,750

191,774

7,830 

9,120 

30 , 040 

45,175 

35,230 

18,267 

15,945 

11,256 

21,157

223,488

Apr.

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

2.550 

2,100

1,760 

1,600 

1,290 

1,220 

1,020

910 

855 

855 

800 

965

1,760 

2,010 

2,010 

1.920 

1,680

1,520 

1,370 

1,220 

1,080 

1,020

965 

965 

965

910 

855

Maximum

457 

50C 

380

2,550

270 

370 

2,460 

3,000 

1,760 

910 

750 

526 

1,020

3,000

itey

855 

855 

1,020 

1,220 

1,760

1,680 

1,680 

1,440 

1,370 

1,220

1,080 

1,020 

1,020 

910 

855

855 

855 

910 

1,020 

965

1,150 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,220

1,220 

1,080 

1,150 

1,020 

965 

S65

Minimum

242 

258

220

172

240 

250 

360 

800 

855 

371 

371 

276 

351

220-

June

910 

800 

800 

800 

750

750 

650 

624 

574 

574

550 

599 

624 

650- 

650

650 

650 

624 

650 

574

526 

503 

503 

550 

550

503 

503 

371 

392 

413

July

526 

574 

599 

574 

526

526 

503 

526 

526

574

650 

750 

700 

700 

624

526 

457 

435 

413 

392

371 

371 

392 

526 

503

480 

480 

480 

457 

413 

371

Mean

308 

372 

282

525

253 

326 

969 

1,506 

1,136 

609 

514 

363 

705

612

Aug.

331 

351 

312 

331 

331

312 

331 

351 

351 

435

526 

480 

435 

371 

351

551 

371 

413 

413 

413

413 

392 

371 

351 

331

331 

312 

312 

276 

276 

331

Per square

mile

0.454 

.549 

.416

.774

.373 

.481 

1.43 

2.22 

1.68 

.896 

.758 

.535 

1.04

.903

Sept.

413 

480 

503 

435 

351

371 

457 

503 

550 

700

800 

910 

965 

965

855

700 

650 

750 

855 

965

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

965 

855

750 

650 

599 

550 

550

Run-off in 

inches

0,52 

.61 

.48

10.51

.43 

.50 

1.65 

2.48 

1.94 

1.00 

.87 

,62 

1.16

12.26
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 35

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Tfis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°19', long. 88°29<, in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 16 E., on 

east snore of lake, near home of Chas. I. Vogt, 4 miles east of Lakewod.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 95.Cl feet May 19; 

minimum, 93.64 feet Oct. 9, 12.

1936-38: Maximum and minimum elevations of water surface are thoee of 1938.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public 

service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1?38

Oct. 2

4

7

9

12

16

18

21

24

27

30

Apr. 6

17

20

3.69

3.69

3.69

3.64

3.64

3.69

3.74

3.74

3.79

3.79

3.79

4.68

4.81

4.80

Apr. 23

25

29

May 1

4

7

14

19

24

31

June 4

9

14

17

4.78

4.78

4.83

4.85

4.85

4.88

4.87

5.01

5.00

4.89

5.00

5.00

4.88

4.88

June 29

July 3

8

10

19

23

26

30

Aug. 5

10

18

24

31

4.89

4.85

4.87

4.91

4.81

4.72

4.71

4.68

4.66

4.64

4.64

4.65

4.66

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above lake 

datum of Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°15', long. 88°39', In sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on 

narrow neck of land cut by a small channel extending across north en1 of lake, 5* 

miles southwest of Townsend.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 95.85 feet June 4, 

IB;"minimum, 95.36 feet Apr. 7.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of June 4, 18, 1938; 

minimum, 94.69 feet Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public 

Service Commission of Tflsconsln.

Elevation , In feet, 1938

Apr.

May

7

15

23

30

7

95.

95.

95.

95.

95.

35

50

51

52

69

May

June

Sept.

25

4

18

8

95.84

95.85

95.85

95.80
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Fox River at Berlin, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43057 t 05n , long. 88°57'30", In sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 13 E., 

at Government lock and dam, 24 miles upstream from Barnes Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- January 1898 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 40 years, 1,112 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,190 second-feet Sept. 21-2J"; minimum 

daily, 400 second-feet Jan. 11.

1898-1938: Maximum daily discharge, 6,620 second-feet Mar. 21, 23, 1929; minimum 

daily, 250 second-feet Feb. 1-4, 1900.

Remarks.- Open-water records good; winter records fair. Daily discharge furrtshed by 

Corps of Engineers, U. s. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1927 to September 1938

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.

615 

615 

615 

645 

645

615 

615 

615 

645 

645

645 

645 

615 

615 

615

615 

645 

675 

705 

905

1,100 

1,060 

1,140 

1,180 

1,180

1,140 

1,100 

1,100 

1,180 

1,180 

1,140

Mov.

1*100 

1,060 

975 

940 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

905 

865 

905 

905 

330

S30 

800 

800 

975 

800

S30 

SOO 

735 

765 

765

800 

SOO 

705 

615 

675

Dec.

676 

675 

640 

615 

595

550 

470 

500 

510 

470

450 

430 

430 

430 

430

450 

450 

450 

450 

450

435 

435 

460 

440 

440

440 

440 

440 

465 

465 

465

Jan.

490 

490 

465 

465 

490

470 

445 

425 

425 

425

400 

425 

425 

425 

425

425 

425 

445 

470 

470

490 

490 

515 

540 

565

495 

470 

520 

520 

550 

520

Month

Oct 

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

520

545 

670 

570 

620

810 

8SO 

SSO 

960 

1,080

1,230 

1,240 

1,440 

Ir600 

1,840

2,030 

2,090 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100

2,040 

2,040 

2,090 

2,090 

2,030

2,030 

2,010 

2,010

Mar.

2,010 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,240

2,170 

2,170 

2,220 

2,200 

2,220

2,360 

2,480 

2,760 

3,180 

3,610

3,780 

4,050 

4,260 

5,390 

5,390

5,270 

5,150 

4,910 

4,790 

4,660

4,340 

4,120 

3,920 

3,320 

3,720 

3,720

Secondfoot-daya

25,450 

25,820 

15,045

357,716

14,600 

41,595 

107,380 

64,920 

34,850 

29,445 

68,350 

30,630 

104,740

563,325

Apr.

5,440 

3,360 

3,170 

3,080 

3,000

2,830 

2,670 

2,600 

2,450 

2,330

2,240 

2,100 

2,040 

1,910 

1,850

1,300 

1,300 

1,350 

1,850 

1,350

1,850 

1,300 

1,740 

1,740 

1,680

1,620 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,520

Maximum

1,180 

1,100 

676

3,260

565 

2,100 

5,390 

3,440 

1,460 

1,420 

2,750 

1,620 

6,190

6,190

Moy

1,460 

1,360 

1,270 

1,180 

1,140

1,100 

1,100 

1,020 

1,060 

1,100

1,100 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,020

1,020 

1,060 

1,020 

1,060 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,020 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,140 

1,220 

1,320 

1,320

Minimum

615 

615 

430

310

400 

520 

2,010 

1,620 

1,020 

735 

1,270 

735 

676

400

June

1,360 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,360

1,320 

1,220 

1,180 

1,100 

1,100

1,020 

940 

905 

330 

800

330 

800 

SOO 

765 

765

765 

765 

735 

765 

SOO

330 

330 

330 

830 

940

July

1,270 

1,460 

1,620 

1,740 

1,910

1,930 

2,170 

2,310 

2,450 

2,520

2,600 

2,670 

2,750 

2,750 

2,750

2,670 

2,670 

2,600 

2,520 

2,450

2,330 

2,330 

2,310 

2,240 

2,170

2,100 

2,040 

1,930 

1,360 

1,300 

1,740

Mean

321 

861 

485

980

471 

1,486 

3,464 

2,164 

1,124 

982 

2,221 

988 

3,491

1,643

Aug.

1,6EO 

1,520 

1,420 

1,320 

1,220

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020 

1,060

975 

940 

905 

365 

866

865 

906 

940 

905 

905

866 

830 

330 

865 

865

330 

330 

365 

800 

765 

735

Per aqu.v?e 

mile

0.574 

.6172

.3TI9

.685

.329 1.0< 

2.42 

1.51 

.71'" 

.687 

1.56 

.691 

2.44

LOT

Sept.

705

676 

706 

706 

706

676 

766 

865 

1,220 

1,680

2,040 

2,600 

3,080 

3,630 

3,820

3,920 

4,020 

4,670 

6,270 

5,790

6,190 

6,190 

6,190 

6,050 

5,920

5,790 

5,520 

6,390 

5,160 

4,910

Run-off In 

inches

0.66 

.67 

.39

9.30

.38 

1.08 

2.78 

1.68 

.91 

.77 

1.79 

.80 

2.72

14.64
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 37

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 44°19', long. 88°12', in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at Rar ide Croche 

Dam, 2 miles upstream from Wrightstown.

Drainage area.- 6,150 square miles.

Records available.- March 1896 to September 1938,

Average discharge.- 42 years, 4,281 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Sept. 2£- minimum 

daliy, 622 second-feet Oct. 10.

1918-38: Maximum daily discharge, 20,600 second-feet Apr. 4, 1929: minimum daily, 

Ls8 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago (capacity,

13,600,000,000 cubic feet). Dally discharge computed from power-house records bv 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193E)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,090

736

865

1,030

1,200

960

975

1,150

1,010

622

999

957

1,060

1,090

929

884

699

1,190

1,040

1,270

910

1,050

888

701

1,240

1,710

1,350

1,400

1,430

1,200

1,230

Nov.

1,510

1,270

2,100

1,820

1,880

2,170

1,580

2,470

2,270

2,610

2,470

2,190

2,220

1,740

1,8SO

2,640

2,780

2,580

2,120

2,110

1,840

2,210

2,340

2,530

1,950

2,580

2,440

1,590

1,800

3,100

-

Dec.

3,020

3,120

3,200

2,560

1,980

2,830

2,790

2,980

3,190

3,330

2,860

2,590

2,440

3,040

3,430

3,170

3,320

3,150

2,540

3,020

3,320

2^840

3,320

2,780

2,640

2,630

3,030

2,940

2,700

2,800

2,820

Jan.

1,740

3,030

2,740

3,100

3,370

3,600

3,290

2,810

2,910

3,320

3,630

3,480

3,350

3,460

3,050

2,880

3,130

3,390

3,760

3,160

3,250

2,860

2,540

2,890

2,050

2,970

4,640

3,570

3,290

2,950

3,110

Month

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

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

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

January. ........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3 8 ...........

Feb.

3,330

3,860

4,010

3,640

3,750

4,860

4,450

4,880

4,900

4,910

4,890

4,460

6,980

5,730

5,700

5,490

6,040

6,180

6,310

6,810

6,410

6,620

6,920

6,530

6,360

6,370

6,650

7,140

_

-

-

liar.

7,060

7,040

6,050

7,330

5,920

6,260

5,550

5,960

6,240

6,260

6,080

5,440

6,220

7,120

6,890

7,780

7,770

8,240

7,920

8,370

8,070

8,060

8,840

9,130

9,45O

9,890

9,880

10,500

10,800

11,500

11,200

Secondfoot-days

32,865

64,790

90,380

1,180,593

97,320

154,180

242,820

246,730

161,460

118,500

137,940

127,490

330,510

1,804,986

Apr.

11,400

10,200

10,600

10,900

10,700

9,720

9,350

8,850

8,880

9,470

9,640

9,800

7,830

7,590

4,990

6,440

6,140

5,880

8,740

8,560

3,750

8,470

7,800

8,270

7,520

7,240

7,240

6,180

5,020

4,560

-

Maximum

1,710

3,100

3,430

13,500

4,640

7,140

11,500

11,400

7,970

5,050

6,370

5,180

18,000

18,000

Hay

4,940

4,510

4,050

4,470

4,780

5,330

3,210

4,640

4,410

4,880

4,460

5,520

5,190

4,770

5,660

5,040

6,090

5,440

5,060

7,650

5,640

7,550

6,680

7,970

6,750

5,230

4,270

3,630

4,430

4,010

5,200

Minimum

622

1,270

1,980

583

1,740

3,330

5,440

4,560

3,210

2,450

2,800

2,950

1,710

622

June

4,400

4,300

3,950

3,970

4,850

4,030

4,950

4,410

4,090

4,480

3,520

4,280

3,460

5,050

4,220

3,860

3,820

2,450

3,760

3,380

3,830

3,980

4,110

3,540

3,060

3,360

3,690

3,560

3,760

4,380

-

July

4,160

3,490

6,370

5,930

5,270

5,600

5,560

4,830

4,500

5,320

4,750

5,320

5,140

4,940

4,740

4,560

4,970

3,990

5,270

4,690

4,050

3,630

3,220

3,060

3,520

4,100

3,670

3,420

3,410

2,800

3,660

Mean

1,060

2,160

2,915

3,235

3,139

5,506

7,833

8,224

5,208

3,950

4,450

4,113

11,020

4,945

Aug.

3,320

3,960

3,900

3,560

2,950

3,140

3,070

2,970

4,640

4,560

4,020

4,020

4,080

3,700

4,260

3,970

3,420

4,220

5,180

4,370

5,010

4,620

5,120

4,670

4,420

4,490

4,010

4,450

4,210

4,540

4,620

Per inuare 

mile

0.172

.351

.474

.526

1

1

1

.510

.895

.27

.34

.847

.642

.724

.669

.79

.804

Sept.

4,080

4,520

2,350

2,980

1,710

3,890

3,190

3,170

4,060

4,610

6,690

7,690

9,970

11,000

12,500

13,700

16,200

16,100

17,700

15,500

16,800

18,000

17,700

16,100

16,600

16,500

16,600

16,600

16,300

17,700

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.20

.39

.55

7.12

.59

.93

1.46

1.50

.98

.72

.83

.77

2.00

10.92
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Silver Lake at Portage, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 89°29', In sec. 6, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., at Ice

hoist of C. Smith and Son's Icehouse, on southeast end of lake. 

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 93.00 feet Sept. 20,

24; minimum, 91.10 feet Oct. 2, 5, 9, 19.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of Sept. 20, 24, 1938;

minimum, 90.85 feet Aug. 22, 24, 1936. 

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct. 2

5

9

12

16

19

23

26

30

NOV. 1

2

6

9

13

16

20

23

27

30

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.15

6.15

6.10

6.15

6.15

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.15

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.25

6.25

6.30

Dec. 4

Mar. 14

19

22

26

29

Apr. 2

5

9

23

30

May 3

7

10

14

17

21

24

28

6.30

6.49

6.49

6.54

6.59

6.59

6.59

6.59

6.59

7.36

7.35

7.49

7.44

7.30

7.30

7.35

7.30

7.35

7.40

May 31

June 4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

July 2

O

9

12

16

19

23

26

30

Aug. 2

7,40

7.45

7.45

7.40

7.40

7.40

7.30

7.25

7.25

7.30

7.30

7.80

7.80

7.75

7.70

7.60

7.60

7.55

7.55

Aug. 6

9

13

16

20

23

27

30

Sept. 3

6

10

13

17

20

24

27

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.60

7.50

7.50

7.60

7.60

7.60

7.65

7.80

7.80

6.00

8.00

7.90

Note.- Add 85 feet to obcain elevation above lake datum of Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°58', in sec. 32, T. 15 N., R. 13 E.,

within 50 feet of lake outlet and 1$ miles north of Markesan. 

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 96.60 feet July 7;

minimum, 94.52 feet Oct. 17.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of July 7, 1938;

minimum, 94.26 feet Sept. 10, 11, 1936. 

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 19S8

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.62

4.61

4.60

4.60

4.62

4.60

4.59

4.59

4.58

4.59

4.58

4.56

4.56

4.56

4.54

4.53

4.52

4.54

4.57

4.84

4.86

4.84

4.84

4.84

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.81

4.80

Nov.

4.80

4.79

4.79

4.78

4.77

4.77

4.76

4.79

4.79

4.78

4.77

4.77

4.77

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.75

4.76

4.76

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

5.49

5.51

5.52

5.63

5.65

5.67

5.69

5.70

5.70

5.71

5.69

5.68

5.69

5.75

5-75

5.75

5.78

5.78

Apr.

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.75

5.72

5.70

5.68

5.68

5.68

5.68

_

5-67

5.66

5.74

5.74

5.78

-

5.78

5.76

5.76

5.77

5.76

5.78

5.78

_

5.78

 .

_

5.78

-

May

.

5.76

«

5.76

5.74

_

5.72

5.70

5.74

5.74

_

5.74

 .

5.74

5.74

5.74

_

5-76

5.76

_

5.76

_

5.76

5.78

_

5-79

6.00

6.00

5.99

5.99

June

_

5.99

5.98

5.97

5.96

5.95

5.94

_

5.92

5.90

5.89

5.88

5.86

5.S5

_

5.84

5.82

5.80

5.78

5.76

5.74

5.72

5.90

5.89

5.88

5.86

5.85

6.24

July

6.40

6.40

6.36

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.60

6.50

6.40

6.30

6.30

6.26

6.26

6.20

6-16

6.10

6.06

6.03

6.03

6.03

6.02

6.02

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.92

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.90

Aug.

_

5.88

_

5.84

-

5.82

5.80

5.78

5.76

_

5.72

5.69

5.64

_

5.68

5.67

5.66

5.88

5.85

5.80

5.78

5.76

5-74

Sept.

5.72

5.70

5.68

5.67

-

5.68

5.74

5.80

5.94

6.06

6.02

6.00

5.98

6.08

6.06

6.00

6.06

6.10

6.24

6.26

_

6.20

6.18

6-14

6.10

6.08

6.04

5.97

-

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above lake datum of Public Service Commission of
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 39 

Wolf River above West Branch of Wolf River, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°55', long. 88°39', in Ei sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 15 E., half 

a mile upstream from West Branch of Wolf River and 4 miles north of Keshena. Zero of 

gage is 856.57 feet above mean sea level, by levels of Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

Drainage area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 525 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,260 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage

height, 5.56 feet, from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 

2t>0 second-feet Feb. 3-5.

1928-58: Maximum discharge observed, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 

6.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 199 

second-feet Feb. 20, 1936 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 27, 

which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's 

notes, and weather records and are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In second-feet)

2.0 

2.3

281

333

396

500

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

619

748

8S9

1,090

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

1,310

1,600

1,890

2,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

320 

306 

320 

320 

333

363 

330 

348 

333 

348

343 

333 

333 

320 

320

320 

333 

396 

464 

578

661 

578 

500 

500 

500

464 

464 

430 

430 

413 

413

Nov.

413 

430 

430 

413

413

413 

413 

500 

500

464

464 

430 

464 

464 

500

464 

430 

333 

330 

430

413 

413 

420 

420 

420

420 

410 

360 

360 

400

Dec.

390 

390 

380 

370 

370

360 

350 

340 

330 

320

310 

310 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

325 

325

325 

330 

330 

330 

330

330 

330 

330 

330 

330 

330

Jan.

320 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

330 

330 

330 

330

330 

320 

320 

310

310 

300

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feti.

300 

300 

290 

290 

290

300 

300 

300 

310 

310

310 

320 

330 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

330 

330

330 

340 

340

Mar.

340 

350 

350 

350 

360

360 

360 

370 

370 

380

390 

390 

400 

400

410

420 

430 

450 

490 

560

710 

820 

1,000 

1,030 

1,050

1,070 

1,200 

1,540 

1,830 

2,010 

2,260

Second - 

foot-days

12,469 

12,784 

10, 415

181,612

9,930 

9,020 

22,450 

34,751 

39,354 

24,531 

17,249 

15,815 

21,064

229,832

Apr.

2,010 

1,770 

1,600 

1,480 

1,310

1,250 

1,150 

1,090 

1,040 

933

839 

889 

889 

1,040 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,250 

1,200 

1,090

1,040 

988 

938 

988 

98S

988 

938 

938 

1,040 

1,090

Maximum

661 

500 

390

1,960

330 

340 

2,260 

2,010 

1,540 

1,090 

748 

794 

1,040

2,260

Jtoy

1,040 

1,090 

1,090 

1,480 

1,540

1,420 

1,370 

1,310 

1,370 

1,310

1,250 

1,150 

1,090 

1,040 

983

93S 

933 

1,040 

1,200 

1,420

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,480

1,420 

1;370 

1,310 

1,250 

1,200 

1,090

Minimum

306 

333 

310

270

300 

290 

340 

889 

938 

538 

464 

380 

464

290

June

1,090 

1,090 

1,040 

988 

938

SS9 

341 

794 

794 

794

341 

1,040 

988 

889 

938

938 

889 

841 

794 

748

748 

704 

661 

661 

619

619 

578 

578 

538 

661

July

748 

748 

704 

661 

619

578 

578 

661 

578 

538

661 

619 

57S 

573 

533

500 

500 

464 

500 

464

464 

464 

533 

538 

538

500 

500 

500 

464 

464 

464

Mean

402 

426 

336

498

320 

322 

724 

1,158 

1,269 

818 

556 

510 

702

630

Aug.

500 

500 

500 

538 

538

538 

619 

619 

661 

794

704 

619 

578 

533 

500

538 

538 

464 

464 

464

464 

430 

413 

396 

396

396 

396 

396 

380 

396 

538

Per square 

mile

0.635 

.673 

.531

.V87

.506 

.509 

1.14 

1.83 

2.00 

1.29 

.P78 

.806 

1.11

.995

Sept.

538 

500 

464 

464 

464

538 

538 

578 

619 

1,040

988 

889 

841 

748 

704

661 

661 

794 

938 

983

889 

841 

748 

748 

704

661 

661 

619 

619 

619

Run-off in 

Inchea

0.73 

.75 

.61

10.67

.58 

.53 

1.31 

2.04 

2.31 

1.44 

1.01 

.93 

1.24

13.48
40 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 88°39', In Ei sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 15 

E., 500 feet downstream from Keshena Falls, Ik miles upstream from Keshena, and 2i 

miles below West Branch of Wolf River.

Drainage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1938. May 1907 to March 1909 and February 

1911 to March 1928 at site at Keshena, 1J miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1911-38), 779 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 290 second-feet 

Dec. 19.

1911-38: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922, from rating 

curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum discharge, 194 second-feet Feb. 7,1936 

(stage-discharge relation affected by Ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Nov. 29 to Mar. 27, which 

were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's notes, 

and weather records and are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13 to Sept. 30)

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

266

365

472

5.7 

6.0

6.4

590

785

1,090

7.2 

7.7

1,440 

1,820 

B.330

S.2 

8.6

2,880

3,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 195V to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9

10

11 

IE 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

392 

397 

418 

445 

483

495 

472 

440 

434 

445

472 

434 

429 

407 

418

407 

445 

529 

541 

731

792 

758 

660 

634 

628

573 

553 

535 

518 

512 

523

HOT.

535

518 

518 

512 

506

495 

518 

634 

640 

622

596 

553 

560 

609 

634

615 

560 

489 

418 

547

541 

634 

590 

541 

566

584 

535 

541 

520 

520

Dec.

500 

500 

490 

470 

460

460 

460 

440 

430 

410

400 

400 

400 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

380 

380

380 

380 

380 

380 

380

390 

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

Jan.

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

410 

410 

4SO 

420 

420

430 

430 

430 

440 

440

440 

430 

430 

420 

420 

4SO

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3S

Peb.

410 

410 

420 

420 

430

440 

450 

460 

460 

460

460 

460 

470 

480 

470

470 

470 

470 

480 

490

490 

490 

490 

490 

500

510 

520 

520

Mar.

510 

510 

510 

510 

510

520 

520 

520 

520 

530

540 

540 

540 

550 

560

580 

600 

640 

700 

800

900 

1,100 

1,400 

1,300 

1,200

1,400 

1,700 

1,920 

2,120 

2,770 

3,220

Secondfoot-days

15,925 

16,651 

12,810

240,082

12,710 

13,090 

30, 240 

43,440 

48,760 

30,677 

22,373 

19,519 

28,114

294,309

Apr.

3,110 

2,380 

1,970 

1,770 

1,570

1,440 

1,350 

1,260 

1,180 

1,130

1,090 

1,060 

1,030 

1,040 

1,670

1,920 

1,870 

1,670 

1,530 

1,390

1,300 

1,220 

1,130 

1,130 

1,220

1,220 

1,180 

1,130 

1,2EO 

1,260

Maximum

792 

640 

500

2,880

440 

520 

3,220 

3,110 

2,380 

1,350 

1,030 

954 

1.6EO

3,220

May

1,220 

1,220 

1,390 

1,920 

2,380

2,070 

1,720 

1,670 

1,720 

1,670

1,620 

1,480 

1,350 

1,260 

1,220

1,220 

1,130 

1.E60 

1,390 

1,720

1,920 

1,870 

1,870 

1,770 

1,720

1,620 

1.620 

1,570 

1,480 

1,390 

1,300

Minimum

392 

418 

380

350

390 

410 

510 

1,030 

1,130 

679 

584 

47E 

572

380

June

1,300 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,090 

1,060 

1,010 

962 

954

1,130 

1,350 

1,300 

1,180 

1,130

1,220 

1,130 

1,080 

1,000 

938

915 

870 

841 

772 

792

785 

745 

692 

679 

792

July

1,020 

1,030 

930 

855 

792

731 

765 

834 

827 

752

834 

785 

758 

752 

705

653 

634 

615 

603 

596

584 

590 

672 

672 

666

660 

628 

628 

603 

596 

603

Mean

514

555 

413

658

410 

468 

975 

1,448 

1,573 

1,023 

722 

630 

937

806

Aug.

596 

590 

615 

609 

628

653 

705 

745 

698 

878

954 

820 

718 

666 

634

640 

672 

628 

615 

672

622 

584 

518 

506 

512

495 

483 

500 

495 

472 

596

Per square 

mile

0.633 

.683 

.509

.810

.505 

.576 

1.20 

I.?"? 

1.94 

1.26 

.889 

.776 

1.16

.9-33

Sept.

698 

660 

622 

590 

572

622 

712 

731 

878 

1,390

1,620 

1,530 

1,180 

1,060 

938

855 

841 

1,000 

1,260 

1,390

1,220 

1,060 

954 

885 

862

848 

827 

799 

758 

752

Run-off In 

Inches

0.73 

.76 

.59

11.00

.58 

.60 

1.38 

1.99 

2..B4 

1.41 

1.02 

.89 

1.28

13.47
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 41

Wolf River at New London, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°23', long. 88°44', in sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 14 E., at

Pearl Street Bridge, three-quarters of a mile below Embarrass River. Zero of gage is

749.4 feet above mean sea level, by levels of Corps of Engineers, U. S,. Army. 

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1938. 

Average aischargeT- 25 years, 1,789 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,500 second-feet Mar,. 23-25 (gage

height, 9.8 feet); minimum discharge, 555 second-feet Dec. 21 (gage height, 1.1 feet),

by discharge measurement.

1913-38: Maximum discharge observed, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1P22 (gage height,

11.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimrm observed, 261

second-feet Sept, 6, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 feet Apr. 16, 1888, reported by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 19 to Var. 20, which

were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, obrerver's notes,

and weather records and are fair. Gage read once daily. Gage-height record furnished

by corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Dispharge, In second-feat, water year October 1937 to September 193E

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

51

Oct.

699 

664 

629 

594 

629

560 

735 

735 

735 

735

735 

629 

560 

699 

664

664 

664 

699 

629 

882

1,070 

1,210 

1,250 

1,290 

1,250

1,140 

1,070 

957 

919 

919 

919

Hov.

808 

882 

808 

845 

882

845 

808 

S82 

1,110 

1,070

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

900 

800

770 

760 

770 

800 

850

860 

860 

850 

830 

800

Dec.

740 

800 

820 

810 

780

750 

710 

700 

680 

660

650 

640 

620 

620 

620

640 

650 

650 

620 

580

560 

580 

600 

610 

600

580 

560 

580 

610 

620 

650

Jan.

670 

670 

660 

660 

680

690 

690 

630 

580 

560

570 

600 

640 

620 

600

600 

590 

590 

600 

620

640 

650 

660 

670 

680

680 

670 

660 

650 

640 

630

Month

Oct 

Uov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 193

ater year 1937- *a

Feb.

620 

630 

640 

640 

670

730 

800 

860 

890 

930

960 

980 

1,010 

1,030 

1,050

1,070 

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

1,100

1,110 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

Mar.

1,120 

1,130 

1,130 

1,140 

1,160

1,160 

1,130 

1,070 

1,030 

1,040

1,050 

1,070 

1,250 

1,480 

1,760

2,050 

2,560 

3,040 

4,100 

6,400

8,540 

10,100 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

10,600 

9,300 

8,540 

7,860 

7,280 

6,800

Secondfoot-days

25,554 

27,650 

20,290

556,995

19,750 

26,720 

139,390 

130,100 

95,350 

55,430 

46,770 

36,144 

136,327

759,435

Apr.

6,800 

6,590 

7,030 

7,280 

7,030

6,800 

6,390 

5,850 

5,360 

4,740

4,320 

3,940 

3,480 

3,270 

3,080

3,080 

3,170 

3,170 

3,170 

3,270

3,370 

3,480 

3,480 

3,480 

3,370

3,270 

3,170 

2,990 

2,910 

2,760

Maximum

1,290 

1,110 

820

6,360

690 

1,110 

11,500 

7,280 

4,060 

2,990 

2,450 

1,700 

7,560

11,500

May

2,570 

2,450 

2,350 

2,350 

2,450

2,570 

2,630 

2,760 

2,990 

3,170

3,590 

3,820 

3,820 

4,060 

4,060

3,820 

3,590 

3,370 

3,170 

2,990

2,990 

2,990 

2,830 

2,830 

2,830

2,990 

2,990 

2,990 

3,170 

3,170 

2,990

Minimum

560 

760 

560

362

560 

620 

1,030 

2,760 

2,350 

1,180 

1,030 

808 

957

560

June

2,990 

2,990 

2,830 

2,690 

2,570

2,450 

2,350 

2,190 

2,050 

1,370

1,740 

1,660 

1,580 

1,580 

1,660

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,700 

1,700

1,620 

1,620 

1,470 

1,400 

1,320

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,180

July

1,400 

1,620 

2,050 

2,350 

2,450

2,350 

2,240 

1,960 

1,790 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,620 

1,620 

1,470

1,400 

1,400 

1,320 

1,250 

1,180

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,180

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,030

Mean

824 

921 

655

1,526

637 

954 

4,496 

4,337 

3,076 

1,848 

1,509 

1,166 

4,544

2,081

Aug.

1,030 

1,030 

957 

957 

957

957 

882 

882 

957 

1,110

1,400 

1,540 

1,700 

1,700 

1,470

1,320 

1,250 

1,320 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,320 

1,250 

1,250 

1,110

1,110 

1,030 

957 

882 

808 

808

Per square

mile

0.368 

.411 

.292

.681

.284 

.426 

2.01 

1.94 

1.37 

.825 

.674 

.521 

2.03

.929

Sept.

957 

1,070 

1,250 

1,320 

1,360

1,250 

1,510 

1,620 

2,290 

2,990

3,620 

4,320 

4,740 

5,680 

6,020

5,850 

5,850 

6,020 

6,590 

7,280

7,560 

7,560 

7,560 

7,030 

6,800

6,390 

6,020 

5,680 

5,200 

4,740

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

.46 

.34

9.26

.33 

.44 

2.32 

2.16 

1.58 

.92 

.78 

.60 

2.26

12.61

Lucerne (Stone) Lake near Crandon, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 88°51', in lot 1, sec. 34, T. 36 N., R. 13 E., 

at pier of Planet Resort, in northeast corner of lake, 4 miles east of Crandon.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 95.2 feet May 21; 

minimum, 93.5 feet Nov. 10.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of May 21, 1938; minimum, 93.38 feet Nov. 26, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum for this lake assumed by Public Service 

commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, 1937-36

Nov.

1957

10 93.5

1938

Apr. 6 94.2

9 94.2

May 15

16

17

94.5

94.5

94.6

H ny 18

19

20

94.7

94.8

95.1

Hay 21 95.2
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 88°44", on line between sac. 13, T. 

26 N., R. 14 E., and sec. 18, T. 26 N., R. 15 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mill Creek and 4 miles northwest of Embarrass. Prior to Aug. 23, 19313, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 292 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,060 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage 

height, 8.04 feet); minimum observed, 60 second-feet Oct. 2.

1919-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,760 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

11.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; minimum observed, 23 

second-feet Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good for Aug. 23 to Sept. 30 and fair for remainder of year except 

those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 23-25, Nov. 30 to Mar. 20, which wer? computed 

on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's notes, and weather 

records and are poor, chain gage read twice dally. Slight diurnal regulation by 

power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S except period's of Ice effect (gage height, In fest, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Hov. 26-29, June 13 to July 24)

2.6 47 3.2 203 3.8 462 5.0 1,070 7.0 2,310

2.8 92 3.4 277 4.0 562 5.5 1,350 8.0 3,0'30

3.0 145 3.6 365 4.5 812 6.0 1,670

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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.

66 

66 

75 

82 

92

97 

87 

108 

113 

100

97 

82 

78 

73 

82

100 

108 

105 

142 

298

389 

365 

277 

228 

167

123 

118 

105 

95 

80 

87

Hov.

87 

85 

87 

92 

129

105 

123 

175 

200 

206

217 

188 

182 

200 

197

191 

170 

170 

188 

179

156 

142 

130 

130 

120

181 

129 

145 

134 

130

Dec.

120 

120 

120 

120 

110

110 

100 

94 

90 

86

84 

80 

78 

76 

76

74 

73 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

72 

76 

79 

SO 

82 

80

Jan.

79 

78 

78 

77 

76

76 

75 

73 

72 

71

70 

70 

70 

70 

69

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

69 

70 

72 

72

69 

65 

64 

63 

63 

62

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Hap

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

oh. .........................

USt. ....----..----- ---------

t ember. .. 

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

62 

62 

62 

64 

76

110 

130 

130 

130 

130

140 

140 

150 

140 

140

140 

130 

130 

120 

120

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

120

Mar.

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

130

150 

150 

180 

220 

260

310 

400 

6OO 

1,000 

1,500

2,340 

2,910 

2,480 

1,800 

1,480

1,240 

1,070 

962 

1,180 

1,410 

1,800

Seoondfoot-days

4,085 

4,506 

2,640

101,466

2,131 

3,196 

24,332 

18,632 

17,927 

7,615 

8,488 

4,698 

26,575

125,175

Apr.

2,000 

1,610 

1,180 

912 

612

537 

438 

389 

365 

258

258 

269 

277 

277 

413

687 

1,020 

1,020 

962 

862

637 

512 

389 

413 

413

413 

413 

389 

365 

342

Maximum

389 

217 

120

1,680

79 

150 

2,910 

2,000 

962 

365 

787 

254 

2,630

2,910

Hay

319 

319 

342 

438 

512

562 

512 

562 

762 

862

762 

612 

537 

512 

537

562 

537 

537 

687 

862

962 

962 

737 

637 

762

462 

319 

413 

487 

462 

389

Minimum

66 

85 

70

35

62

68 

120 

268 

319 

129 

126 

95 

185

62

June

365 

319 

29S 

342 

298

273 

269 

250 

254 

277

298 

277 

298 

366 

319

365 

342 

298 

261 

261

185 

167 

142 

129 

165

159 

142 

159 

153 

185

July

277 

787 

762 

537 

438

389 

389 

413 

389 

298

298 

277 

265 

238 

242

258 

134 

134 

151 

126

129 

137 

153 

159 

159

148 

151 

162 

159 

159 

170

Mean

132 

150 

85.2

276

70.4 

114 

795 

621 

578 

254 

274 

152 

886

343

Aug.

115 

110 

105 

110 

115

102 

113 

95 

108 

170

173 

210 

254 

188 

121

134 

197 

191 

203 

254

132 

185 

203 

142 

123

129 

121 

97 

105 

123 

220

Per equa-e 

mile

0.334 

.387 

.21-5

 70<

.m

.28T 

2.01 

1.57 

1.46 

.64'5 

.691 

.SB'5 

2.24

.863

Sept.

562 

612 

462 

342 

185

200 

389 

537 

932 

2,320

2,630 

2,340 

1,800 

1,610 

912

737 

612 

812 

1,290 

1,350

1,180 

1.020 

812 

637 

512

389 

365 

365 

342 

319

Run-off In 

Inches

0.39 

.42^ .25*

9. ''54

.el

»30 

2.32

1.75 

1.68 

.72 

.80 

.44 

2.50

11.78

Peak discharge.- Mar. 22 (observed at 8:45 a.m.) 3,060 aee.-ft.} Sept. 10 (8:30 p.m.) 2,770 

aec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24', long. 88°51' In sec. 1, T. 2.2 N., R. 13 E.,

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 436 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Sept. 11; maxlnim gage height, 

9.50 feet Mar. 19 (affected by Ice), from rating curve extended above 3,000 secondfeet; minimum discharge, 99 second-feet Dec. 12.

1914-38: Maximum discharge observed, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 10, 11, 1922 (gage 

height, 6.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; maximum gage 

height, that of Mar. 19; minimum discharge, 57 second-feet Feb. 10, 1934!- (stagedischarge relations affected by Ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 29 to MET. 20, which 

were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, recorder record, observer's 

notes, and weather records and are poor. Diurnal regulation by power plmt 6 miles 

upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20}

0.9 101

1.1 148

1.4 248

1.7 400

2.0 583

2.4 862

2.8 1,170

3.2 1,490

3.6 1,860

4.0 2,270

4.5 2,830

5.0 3,420

5.5 

6.0

4,020

4,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

157 

191 

171 

132 

169

192 

188 

162 

173 

165

148 

157 

153 

158 

161

179 

161 

195 

281 

449

483 

454 

415 

291 

242

221 

222 

216 

211 

240 

185

Nov.

173 

190 

171 

187 

193

203 

163 

299 

348 

375

342 

262 

307 

266 

274

292 

262 

229 

273 

387

359 

381 

321 

294 

219

240 

254 

210 

240 

250

Dee.

210 

190 

210 

220 

180

180 

160 

160 

140 

150

160 

140 

140 

150 

150

160 

170 

180 

150 

150

170 

170 

170 

170 

160

170 

170 

160 

170 

170 

180

Jan.

160 

160 

140 

160 

150

140 

160 

140 

150 

150

160 

150 

150 

160 

150

150 

170 

170 

160 

160

170 

180 

170 

150 

160

120 

140 

150 

150 

150 

140

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

"a? 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3Q

Feb.

150 

130 

140 

140 

160

190 

170 

210 

210 

190

210 

230 

240 

250 

250

240 

230 

200 

220 

180

170 

170 

190 

190 

150

160 

170 

150

liar.

170 

190 

190 

180 

160

150 

140 

160 

160 

160

200 

250 

380 

540 

740

660 

900 

1,150

1,540 

2,160

3,060 

3,060 

2,320 

1,760 

1,450

1,300 

1,170 

1,010 

1,020 

1,190 

1,450

Secondfoot-days

6,922 

7,964 

5,210

126,865

4,770 

5,290 

28,970 

20,175 

17,465 

8,729 

15,939 

11,799 

45,297

178,530

Apr.

1,670 

1,450 

1,210 

980 

752

622 

552 

508 

508 

447

459 

403 

390 

404 

522

737 

917 

940 

870 

759

655 

533 

450 

490 

508

508 

483 

514 

483 

471

Maximum

483 

387 

220

2,380

ISO 

250 

3,060 

1,670 

885 

465 

1,540 

901 

4,140

4,140

May

327 

401 

377 

577 

787

773 

682 

596 

737 

878

885 

787 

628 

508 

471

483 

420 

490 

533 

583

642 

577 

514 

471 

403

350 

408 

564 

628 

514 

471

Minimum

132 

163 

140

93

120 

130 

140 

390 

327 

250 

247 

201 

305

120

June

465 

441 

331 

374 

344

279 

270 

262 

246 

245

262 

254 

299 

251 

261

276 

315 

346 

274 

255

247 

236 

235 

246 

260

302 

291 

272 

230 

360

July

752 

1,260 

1,540 

1,410 

1,000

780 

628 

B22 

545 

471

465 

441 

388 

477 

412

357 

280 

310 

273 

255

265 

253 

288 

362 

362

315 

280 

288 

283 

330 

247

Mean

223

265 

168

348

164 

189 

935 

672 

563 

291 

514 

381 

1,610

489

Aug.

243 

239 

242 

232 

225

234 

201 

237 

288 

446

766 

901 

682 

418 

389

329 

471 

609 

590 

553

502 

406 

376 

317 

297

288 

298 

232 

259 

267 

280

Per square 

mile

0.460 

.546 

.546

 718

.318 

.390 

1.93 

1.39 

1.16 

.600 

1.06 

.786 

3.11

1.01

Sept.

305 

373 

406 

441 

368

453 

S70 

1,450 

1,860 

3,420

4,140 

4,020 

2,950 

2,160 

1,670

1,330 

1,190 

1,720 

2,540 

2,780

2,270 

1,720 

1,410 

1,110 

972

794 

675 

668 

590 

642

Run-off in 

inches

0.53 

.61 

.40

9.72

.37

.41 

2-22 

1.66 

1.34 

.67 

1.22 

.91 

3.47

13.70
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°21', long. 88°59', near north line of sec. 1, T. 21 N., R. 

12 E., at highway bridge, li miles downstream from Crystal Rivsr and 4 miles downstream from Waupaca. Prior to liar. 25, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1938. June 1916 to October 1917 at site 1 

mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 249 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,170 second-feet Sept. 10, 11 (gage 

height, 4.60 feet); minimum observed, 131 second-feet Oct. 2.

1916-38: Maximum discharge observed, 2,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1919 (page height, 

5.6 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet: minimum. 35 secondfeet Jan. 22, 28, 1926 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Nov. 18-23, Nov. 08 to Mar. 

16, computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's notes, 

and weather records. Considerable diurnal fluctuation from power plants atove station. 

Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

131

194

180

167

208

142

167

*167

167

194

194

208

180

208

194

194

194

223

454

368

208

208

194

269

208

238

208

194

180

208

Nov.

238

194

180

180

223

142

194

334

301

238

254

194

269

194

223

223

208

200

220

230

210

200

210

208

223

208

208

200

230

200

-

Dec.

240

160

160

150

140

180

140

190

180

170

200

190

180

180

190

190

220

160

200

220

140

190

180

190

170

150

150

170

200

140

170

Jan.

180

180

180

170

170

160

160

160

150

160

210

180

200

200

200

170

200

190

200

200

200

200

210

220

170

180

170

160

180

160

160

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

January. ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-Z p

Feb.

160

150

150

160

150

200

350

290

270

250

230

270

230

320

240

190

200

200

180

170

180

190

210

200

190

200

200

210

_

-

Mar.

210

230

200

190

170

250

220

240

250

260

340

420

500

540

580

580

614

1,060

1,060

1,020

686

578

578

507

402

334

318

254

285

420

542

Secondfoot-days

6,443

6,536

5,490

77,550

5,630

5,940

13,838

8,525

8,230

6,829

8,946

9,140

17,008

102,555

Apr.

420

3S5

269

318

269

254

269

23S

301

238

223

223

223

254

334

385

301

351

269

269

269

318

238

238

238

301

334

334

208

254

-

Maximum

454

334

240

722

220

350

1,060

420

368

472

869

1,020

1,170

1,170

Hey

194

ISO

167

368

318

*286

254

*294

334

334

2S5

334

223

208

238

194

180

301

254

334

254

223

301

269

208

194

334

334

301

«278

254

Minimum

131

142

140

104

150

150

170

208

167

142

154

154

167

131

June

269

23S

254

194

180

20S

142

269

223

ISO

301

238

223

254

208

318

285

269

208

254

208

154

154

167

180

167

238

180

194

472

-

July

722

869

402

437

420

334

269

318

238

238

269

208

318

334

318

238

194

254

223

154

154

leo

194

194

180

238

194

«201

208

208

238

Mean

208 218'

177

212

182

212

446

284

265

228

289

295

567

281

Aug.

194

194

208

269

238

194

154

238

223

507

1.020

756

368

265

269

301

368

301

285

334

*302

269

254

238

269

154

154

180

180

238

194

Per square

mile

0.6f2

.715

.580

.6£5

.5£7

.695

1.4C

.951

.869

 746

.949

.967

1.86

r~ .9£i

Sept.

167

223

223

167

238

301

722

980

943

1,170

1,170

1,090

795

650

578

507

385

869

869

758

578

507

454

454

402

402

385

385

351

285

-

Run-off in 

Inches

0.79

.80

.67

9.45

.69

.72

1.68

1.04

1.00

.83

1.09

1.11

2.08

12.50

 Gage heights missing; discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 45

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, WIs.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°24', in sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., at 

boathouse at north end of lake, on farm of Nick Giebel, 4 miles southeast of Fond du 

Lac.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 98.20 feet Sept. 18; 

minimum, 97.32 feet June 13, 18, 20, 24, 27, Aug. 8, 12.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of Sept. 18, 1938; 

minimum, 96.90 feet Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1937 to September 193f

Oct.

Nov.

Mar.

Apr.

May

2

12

25

29

1

4

9

11

16

17

22

25

30

2

7

7.48

7.74

7.88

7.70

7.70

7.48

7.48

7.46

7.48

7.50

7.46

7.48

7.46

7.46

7.46

May 9

14

16

21

23

28

30

June 4

6

11

13

18

20

24

27

7.44

7.40

7.44

7.45

7.44

7.44

7.42

7.40

7.40

7.38

7.32

7.32

7.32

7.32

7.32

June 30

July 2

5

9

12

15

18

23

25

29

Aug. 2

6

8

12

14

7.68

7.64

7.60

7.50

7.50

7.46

7.46

7.46

7.46

7.40

7.38

7.34

7.32

7.32

7.34

Aug. 19

. 22

26

29

Sept. 2

5

9

12

16

18

22

26

30

7.48

7.46

7.46

7.46

7.38

7.38

7.70

7.76

7.80

8.20

7.80

7.76

7.60

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above lake datum of Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Cedar Lake near Kiel, WIs.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°55', long. 87°56', In sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., at 

Cedar Lake Resort, on narrows of lake, 5 miles east of Kiel.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation of water surface observed during year, 96.77 feet Apr.16, 

Z3, 30, May 7; minimum, 95.28 feet Oct. 2.

1936-38: Maximum elevation of water surface observed, that of Apr. 16, 23, 30, 

May 7, 1938; minimum, 94.95 feet Aug. 14, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct.

Nov.

Mar.

2

9

16

23

30

6

13

20

27

19

5.28

5.38

5.38

5.38

5.38

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

6.48

Mar.

Apr.

May

24

2

9

16

23

30

7

14

21

28

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

.56

.70

.70

.77

.77

.77

.77

.60

.60

.60

June

July

Aug.

4

11

18

25

2

9

16

23

30

6

6.77

6.42

6.34

6.34

6.40

6.41

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.32

Aug. 13

20

£7

Sept. 3

10

17

24

6.52

6.52

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.64

6.64

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above lake datum of Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06'00", long. 87°54'30", In NEi sec. 5, T. 7 N., 

R. 22 E., on left bank of river 2,000 feet downstream from Port Washington Road bridge 

near north limits of Milwaukee and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 607.3 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 661 square miles.

Records available.- April 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 422 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,360 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 6.19 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet; minimum, 18 second-feet 

Dec. 13 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice).

1914-58: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 20, 1918 (gage height, 9.00 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 6, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19-23, NOT. 28 to 

Feb. 6 (computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage-height record, 

observer's notes, and weather records) and those for period of enamel Improvement, 

June 25 to Sept. 12 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage-height 

record, and observer's note's),which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 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,

43 

36 

37 

37 

66

66 

55 

54 

55 

48

47 

51 

49 

59 

64

57 

51 

57 

90 

95

156 

172 

176 

133 

102

100 

75 

104 

95 

73 

71

Nov.

so

86 

64 

62 

62

64 

80 

88 

100 

102

100 

88 

82 

73 

117

102 

84 

90 

69 

69

47 

54 

62 

75 

100

102 

84 

73 

37 

35

Dee.

41 

42 

53 

53 

49

47 

45 

42 

32 

26

30 

26 

22 

40 

52

45 

58 

63 

63 

80

128 

90 

85 

80 

83

90 

100 

110 

100 

95 

120

Jan.

95 

90 

120 

110 

90

85 

80 

76 

70 

80

SO 

86 

92 

100 

100

90 

110 

120 

110 

100

110 

120 

130 

500 

300

250 

220

185 

175 

160 

140

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V»

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

130 

120 

110 

100 

500

2,500 

3,710 

4,680 

5,520 

4,260

2,880 

3,840 

4,960 

5,100 

5,520

3,980 

2,990 

2,260 

1,720 

1,320

1,200 

958 

716 

680 

537

481 

446 

396

Mar.

464 

SOI 

1,130 

1,050 

1,130

848 

680 

630 

543 

637

637 

S48 

1,220 

1,780 

2,110

2,260 

2,260 

2,780 

2,780 

2,880

2,590 

2,040 

1,840 

1,720 

1,450

1,200 

1,020 

950 

S48 

882 

915

Secondfoot-days

2,374 

2,331 

1,990

137,948

4,174 

61,614 

42,923 

10,827 

4,720 

3,371 

15,456 

5,808 

69,134

224,722

Apr.

907 

824 

680 

596 

524

446 

406 

390 

304 

328

319 

277 

242 

260 

218

255 

338 

369 

396 

379

304 

281 

238 

238 

251

230 

247 

#220 

*190 

*170

Maximum

176 

117 

128

6,360

500 

5,520 

2,S80 

907 

295 

328 

1,840 

452 

6,220

6,220

Bay

*150 

133 

139 

125

114

104 

117 

120 

114 

164

136 

139 

128 

114 

130

122 

148 

133 

211 

272

295 

242 

226

196 

168

145 

136 

142 

133 

125 

99

Minimum

36 

35 

22

18

70 

100 

464 

170 

99 

56 

79 

47 

47

,22

June

161 

145 

152 

155 

122

109 

106 

77 

74 

88

97 

72 

64 

104

75

64 

66 

61 

56 

58

60 

79 

62 

85 

234

328 

106 

171 

114 

226

July

915 

1,560 

1,840 

1,610 

1,360

9S5 

S16 

623 

512 

469

384 

328 

328 

309 

281

268 

247 

226 

207 

226

247 

418 

260 

128 

207

164 

148 

122 

79 

92 

97

Bean

76.6 

77.7 

64.2

378

135 

2,200 

1,385 

361 

152 

112 

499 

187 

2,304

616

Aug.

72 

88 

70 

56 

5S

66 

61 

47 

49 

164

199 

203 

260 

218 

251

452 

300 

277 

260 

423

446 

218 

218 

364 

242

164 

148 

120 

94 

106 

114

Per square

mile

0.116 

.118 

.097

.572

.201 

3.33 

2.10

.546 

.230 

.169 

.75,5 

.283 

3.49

.9312

Sept.

114 

94 

VO 

4V 

56

106 

171 

203 

1,780 

2,680

3,840 

3,580 

2,780 

2,990 

3,710

3,840 

5,810 

6,220 

5,940 

5,80O

4,820 

3,840 

2,880 

2,340 

1,840

1,610 

1,360 

1,190 

1,030 

993

Run-off In

Inches

0.13 

.13 

.11

7.75

.24 

3.47 

2.42 

.61 

.27 

.19 

.87 

.33 

3.89

12.66

leak discharge-- Feb. 9 (2 p.m.) 6,640 seo.-ft.j Feb. 12 (11 p.m.) 7,360 sec.-ft. 

*0age height missing; discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 47

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°19'25", long. 87°58'50", on line between sees. 14 and 23, 

T. 10 N., R. 21 E., at bridge on State Trunk Highway, 2 miles north of Cedarburg and 

6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,520 second-feet Sept. 19 maximum 

gage height, 12.00 feet Feb. 7 (affected by ice); minimum observed, 2 second-feet Dec. 

8-14; minimum gage height observed, 5.00 feet Dec. 11-13.

1930-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 19, 1938; maximum gage height, 

that of Feb. 7, 1938; minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 9-12, 1936.

Remarks . - Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 17 to Mar. 19, which 

were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, obse^-ver's notes, 

weather records, and records for Milwaukee River at Milwaukee and are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hov. 16, July 9 to Sept. 6)

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.4

1.0

2.1 

4.4 6.0

6.3

44

100

166

271

380

538

745

973

1,220

1,520

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.4 

4.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

6.0 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

4.4 

4.4 

6.0 

10 

14

15 

15 

13 

11 

9.2

8.2 

7.4 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.0

Hov.

6.7

7.4 

7.4 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.7 

6.7 

7.4 

8 «2 

9.2

8.2 

9 

9 

8

7

5 

5

4 

4 

5

8 

9

7 

4 

3

Dec.

4 

4 

5 

5 

4

4 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

S 

2 

3

4 

5 

5 

6 

7

8 

9 

10 

10

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

15

Jan.

17 

17 

12 

11 

12

13 

13 

13 

14 

15

15 

17 

19 

22 

22

22 

24 

24 

24 

24

25 

25 

26 

100 

70

45 

34 

28 

26 

25 

20

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jun

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1957-»

Feb.

17 

15 

13 

10 

200

360 

400 

450 

540 

410

250 

400 

500 

520 

560

380 

280 

220 

170 

150

14O 

130 

110 

90 

74

60 

52 

40

Mar.

45 

70 

100 

110 

100

84 

70 

64 

54 

60

90 

150 

210 

260 

310

320 

350 

400 

330 

307

271 

207 

271 

307 

253

228 

179 

165 

179 

158 

207

Secondfoot-days

220.9 

199.7 

196

26,847.0

774 

6,541 

5,909 

2,098 

1,029 

1,352.6 

2,819.7 

661.2 

13,388.9

35,1.90.0

Apr.

200 

172 

168 

113 

100

94

82 

76 

60 

65

54 

44

41 

41 

41

38 

70 

88 

82 

70

54 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

35 

35 

29

Maximum

15 

9.2 

15

1,250

100 

560 

400 

200 

82 

343 

478 

57 

1,520

1,520

May

29 

25 

25 

25 

25

25

23 

23 

27 

29

27 

27 

27 

25 

23

23 

29 

32 

60 

76

82 

70 

44 

35 

32

32 

29 

29 

25 

25 

21

Minimum

4.4 

3 

2

2

11 

10 

45 

29 

21 

8.2 

8.7 

3.7 

6.3

2

June

21 

38 

35 

35 

18

23 

17 

17 

17 

17

18 

11 

10 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

9 «2 

8.2

9.2 

11 

14 

235 

343

119 

76 

44 

35 

106

July

380

458 

478 

343 

235

158 

100 

88 

60 

49

35 

35 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

27 

25 

23

19 

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

15 

12 

12

11 

8.7

Mean

7.1 

6.7 

6.3

73.6

25.0 

234 

191 

69.9 

33.2 

45.1 

91.0 

21.3 

446

96.4

Aug.

7.8 

7.8 

6.3 

5.5 

3.7

3.7 

4.8 

6.3 

6.3

14

22 

36 

57 

52 

36

36 

34 

34 

40 

36

30 

28 

26 

24 

22

20

16 

12 

12 

11

11

Per aquare 

mile

0-063 

.059 

.056

.651

.221 

2.07 

1.69 

.619 

.894 

.399 

 805 

 188 

3-95

 853

Sept.

9.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.1 

6.3

6.3 

17 

28 

619 

880

926 

660 

478 

660 

880

880 

834 

1,070 

1,520 

1,120

789 

538 

352 

271 

207

152 

132 

119 

106 

106

Run-off In 

Inches

0.07 

.07 

.06

8.82

.25

8.16 

1.95 

.69 

.34 

.45 

.93 

.22 

4.41

11.60
48 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 41°48', long. 85°45', In ME* sec. 6, T 8 S., R. 12 W., at 

nydroeleetrie plant of Michigan Gas & Electric Co. at Mottville, 5 miles downstream 

from Fawn River. Zero of gage Is 759.5 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,367 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 2.94 

reetj; minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height, -1.90 feet Oct. 10, 17; 

minimum dally discharge, 44 second-feet Oct. 17.

1924-38: Maximum discharge, 8,250 second-feet April 20, 1926 (gage height, 4.4 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 7, 1930; minimum gage height, -1.90 fest July 

26, 27, 1931, Oct. 10, 17, 1937; minimum daily discharge that or Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Jan. 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, 

which were computed on basis of records for station at Wiles, and are fair. Flow 

regulated by power plant. Gage read hourly.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

885

835

99

696

1,100

935

8S5

S85

988

218

935

988

885

835

935

788

44

935

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,100

1,040

422

1,440

1,380

1,200

1,150

1,040

1,040

422

HOT.

835

1,150

935

935

885

885

492

885

835

988

1,040

1,100

1,100

569

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,040

885

610

1,100

1,040

1,040

610

935

885

696

1,150

1,320

-

Dec.

1,100

1,040

988

1,260

885

1,260

1,150

1,200

1,150

885

1,100

652

788

935

935

835

1,150

988

610

788

1,200

988

835

885

740

696

1,200

1,200

1,260

935

988

Jan.

835

988

1,200

1,040

1,150

1,040

1,040

988

450

950

1,000

988

835

835

835

409

1,050

1,000

988

835

885

788

341

1,100

1,320

1,040

835

750

788

1,100

1,620

Feb.

1,740

2,250

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,620

2,510

2,900

2,900

3,030

3,160

3,030

2,900

2,770

2,900

2,770

2,640

2,770

3,030

2,900

3,030

3,160

3,160

3,030

3,030

2,900

2,770

2,640

_

.

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1957-3 3......................

Mar.

2,380

2,250

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,640

2,640

2,510

2,640

2,510

2,510

2,380

2,250

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,900

2,900

2,640

2,770

2,640

2,640

2,770

2,510

2,640

2,510

2,510

2,640

Apr.

2,640

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,900

2,900

2,900

3,030

2,900

3,160

3,420

3,420

3,290

3,160

2,900

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,510

2,380

2,380

2,250

2,380

2,250

2,120

1,740

1,860

1,990

-

Secondfoot-daya

27,885

28,656

30,626

638,713

29,023

74 760

78,980

80,640

67,530

91,580

52,150

31,814

24,220

617,663

May

1,990

1,740

1,740

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,500

935

1,500

1,440

1,200

1,320

1,320

1,260

935

1,620

1,740

1,620

1,620

2,120

2,510

2,510

2,640

2,900

3,030

3,290

3,550

3,550

3,810

4,700

5,060

Mailman

1,440

1,320

1,260

7,300

1,620

3,160

2 900

3^420

5,060

4 940

2^770

1,380

1,380

5,060

June

4,940

4,820

4,460

3,940

3,550

3,160

3,290

3,420

3,810

4,070

3,940

3,810

3,810

3,420

3,030

3,030

2,770

2,510

2,250

2,380

2,250

1,990

2,250

1,990

1,500

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,120

2,120

-

July

2,250

2,770

2,640

2,250

2,510

2,250

1,990

2,250

2,250

1,990

1,990

1,860

1,990

1,620

1,380

1,380

1,200

1,500

1,500

1,260

1,380

1,200

1,440

740

1,440

1,260

1,260

1,150

1,040

1,260

1,150

Minimum

44

492

610

44

341

1,620

2 £50

1^740

935

1,500

740

270

318

44

Aug.

1,260

1,260

1,100

988

935

988

610

1,260

1,380

1,150

1,150

935

935

652

1,260

1,260

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,100

936

1,150

1,200

1,100

988

988

652

270

885

988

935

Mean

900

955

938

1,750

936

2, 6*70

2,5*8

2, 638

2 1*78

sjo/s

Xj6B2 

1.0T5

807

1,692

Sept.

836

788

740

318

610

696

835

788

788

696

450

836

569

885

740

935

696

788

1,040

1,380

885

835

1,150

788

569

988

885

988

885

835

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 49

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'45", long. 86°15'35", in sec. 26, T. 7 S., 

R. 17 W., at Niles, one mile upstream from Dowagiac Creek. Zero of gag3 is 634.98 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3,620 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 7.34 

feet;; minimum, 655 second-feet Oct. l (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet June 29, 1937 (gage height, 8.45 

feet); minimum, 244 second-feet Aug. 30, 1931.

RemarKs.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 10-15, Jan. 9-11, 

2B, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement and records for station 

at Mottville and are poor. No record Feb. 8 to Mar. 13, Apr. 10-26, Jane 1-3, July 

2-27. Flow regulated by operation of power plants upstream. Gage-height record 

furnished by City of Niles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

1,880 

1,810 

1,630 

1,810 

2,070

2,260 

2,140 

2,140 

1,810 

1,810

1,850 

2,200 

2,000 

2,000 

2,070

1,580 

2,000 

1,940 

2,320 

2,270

2,260 

2,290 

2,070 

1,740 

1,630

2,520 

2,250 

2,520 

2,070 

2,070 

1,750

Nov.

2,100 

2,260 

2,070 

1,940 

2,000

1,810 

1,810 

2,200 

2,140 

2,140

2,140 

2,000 

1,680 

1,700 

2,330

2,200 

2,070 

2,070 

1,940 

1,940

1,650 

2,000 

1,900 

2,000 

1,740

1,810 

1,820 

1,810 

2,460 

2,460

Dec.

2,070 

1,810 

2,140 

2,200 

1,930

2,460 

2,070 

2,140 

2,200 

2,000

1,900 

2,000 

2,100 

2,150 

2,250

1,770 

1,940 

1,810 

1,810 

2,140

1,780 

2,200 

2,070 

1,880 

1,860

2,030 

2,100 

2,200 

2,140 

2,140 

2,000

Jan.

2,000 

2,180 

2,400 

2,120 

1,940

2,070 

1,680 

1,740 

1,800 

1,900

2,000 

2,220 

1,880 

1,740 

1,940

1,650 

1,810 

2,070 

1,880 

1,880

1,640 

1,680 

1,450 

2,630 

4,850

3,420 

2,260 

1,900 

2,070 

3,200 

3,970

Month

Oct 

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ruary 1- 

ch 14-31 

11 

ater year

Feb.

4,110 

3,970 

4,850 

4,110 

3,840

5,300 

6,250

Mar.

4,550 

4,400

4,550 

5,000 

5,150 

4,850 

5,150

5,610 

5,150 

5,150 

5,450 

5,610

5,300 

5,150 

5,150 

4,850 

4,850 

5,150

Secondfoot-days

62,760 

60,390 

63,290

1,260,070

67,970 

32,430 

91,070

129.150 

128,140

71,100 

59,300

Apr.

6,090 

6,090 

5,300 

5,610 

5,300

5,770 

5,450 

6,250 

6,740

3,830 

3,690 

3,270 

3,270

Haxlmum

2,520 

2,460 

2,460

10,900

4,850 

6,250 

5,610

9,060 

6,910

2,990 

2,590

May

3,690 

3,340 

2,860 

3,130 

3,100

1,810 

2,590 

2,200 

2,500 

3,900

2,590 

2,070 

2,520 

2,260 

2,330

2,660 

2,850 

3,200 

3,830 

4,400

5,000 

5,150 

5,300 

6,090 

6,570

6,090 

5,930 

6,570 

7,250 

8,310 

9,060

H'lninmm

1,580 

1,650 

1,770

1,530

1,450 

3,84O 

4,400

1,810 

2,950

1,650 

1,580

June

6,910 

6,250

5,930 

5,770 

5,930 

5,930 

6,410

6,410 

6,090 

6,250 

5,770 

4,850

4,550 

4,400 

3,830 

3,830 

3,060

3,250 

3,410 

3,200 

3,260 

2,950

3,300 

4,550 

4,250 

3,970 

3,830

July

5,770

2,660 

2,530 

2,210 

2,750

He an

2,025 

2,013 

2,042

3,452

2,193 

4,653 

5,059

4,166 

4,746

2,294 

1,977

Aug.

2,660 

2,660 

2,780 

2,520 

2,240

2,200 

2,210 

2,260 

2,590 

2,990

2,140 

2,330 

2,140 

2,200 

2,260

2,4OO 

2,400 

2,140 

2,460 

2,000

2,590 

2,520 

2,260 

2,390 

2,140

2,140 

1,880 

1,650 

1,810 

2,000 

2,140

Per aquare 

mile

0.559 

.556 

.564

.954

.606 

1.28 

1.40

1.15 

1.31

.634 

.546

Sept.

1,770 

1,810 

1,650 

1,600 

1,650

1,930 

1,810 

2,070 

2,200 

2,420

1,590 

1,740 

2,070 

2,420 

2,590

2,330 

2,070 

2,000 

2,400 

2,200

2,330

1,740 

2,000 

1,880 

1,580

1,940 

1,810 

1,880 

1,940 

1,880

Run-off In 

Inches

0.64 

.62 

.65

12.93

.70 

.33 

.94

1.33 

1.32

.73 

.61

Peajk aiaoharge.- Peb. 7 (9j30 a.m.) 6,910 sec.-ft.1 May 31 (9j30 a.m.) 9,440 Bee.-ft.
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch of Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°55'50", long. 85°00'50", in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., 

at sewage-treatment plant In Coldwater, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 206 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 

STlStFTeet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.55 foot 

Jan. 18.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and missing gape heights, 

Jan. 7-21, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, Mar. 27-30, July 3, 4, which were computed on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on Raisin River and are poor. Gege read 

once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 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

Oot. Nov. Dec.

15 

14

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

16 

16 

17 

22

Jan.

21 

19 

19 

18 

21

16 

16 

16 

16

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

14 

16 

«28 

40 

37

34 

30 

28 

26 

27 

30

Month

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

a.ter year

Peb.

30 

30 

34 

38 

43

111 

103 

89 

103 

103

103 

96 

103 

89 

69

69 

103 

119 

145 

»136

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

119 

119 

119

Mar.

119 

128 

113 

84 

145

*136 

128 

96 

119 

119

119 

111 

»111 

111 

103

136 

128 

128 

119 

*119

119 

119 

128 

136 

119

128 

120 

120 

130

140 

154

Secondfoot-daya

208

628 

2,713 

3,791 

4,126 

2,421 

2,446 

1,402 

1,035 

492

Apr.

174 

154 

*145 

136 

136

136 

136 

145 

206 

195

174 

174 

164 

154 

154

145 

*145 

145 

136 

154

128 

119 

111 

«107 

103

96 

96 

89 

89

80

Maximum

22

40 

145 

154 

206 

206 

164 

96 

50 

23

May

«72 

64 

62 

60 

58

54 

49 

«46 

44 

43

39 

35 

34 

34 

»36

39 

35 

57 

96 

206

136 

»120 

103 

119 

111

96 

89 

84 

145 

136 

119

Minimum

14

15 

30 

84 

80 

34 

4V 

26 

21 

11

June

103 

96 

84 

79 

«75

71 

164 

164 

128 

119

111 

*98 

84 

79 

76

84 

79 

74 

«69 

64

56 

50 

49 

47 

49

«56 

64 

62 

58 

54

July

85 

72 

68 

62 

57

53 

51 

50 

47 

«45

43 

42 

40 

40 

39

38 

»38 

38 

36 

96

47 

37 

31 

*32 

26

28 

36 

32 

30 

31 

»32

Mean

16.0

20.3 

96.9 

122 

138 

78.1 

81.5 

45.2 

33.4 

16.4

Aug.

33 

33 

32 

31 

29

*34 

35 

36 

35 

36

50 

44 

43 

«43

43

43 

42 

37

34 

33

*33 

33 

30 

29

28

25 

24 

«23 

22 

21 

21

Per square 

mile

0.271

.344 

1.64 

2.07 

2.34 

1.32 

1.38 

.766 

.566 

.278

Sept.

20 

18 

17 

«16 

15

14 

23 

17 

15 

15

*16 

16 

17 

21 

20

19 

19 

«18 

18 

18

17 

16 

15 

14 

*14

14 

14 

13

12 

11

Run-off In 

Inches

0.13

.40 

1.71 

2.39 

2.61 

1.52 

1.54 

.88 

.65 

.31

" Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45', long. 85°50', near line between sees. 8 

ana 9, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., at River Avenue Bridge In Goshen and half a mile upstream 

from Rock Run.

Drainage area.- 573 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1938 In reports of Geological Survey. 

September 19£4 to September 1927 In reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1924-27, 1931-38), 430 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 6.16 

feet;; minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 3,060 second-feet Apr. 18, 1933 (gage height, 7.05 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Oct. 12, 

1937; minimum gage height, 1.27 feet May 25, 30, 1932; minimum dally discharge, 71 

second-feet Sept. 20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Regulation by operation of three power plants above gage.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

.15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

166 

134 

129 

117 

130

128 

130 

116 

119 

115

126 

104 

116 

108 

120

128 

120 

172 

195 

199

239 

194 

161 

198 

212

166 

163 

194 

176 

192 

168

Nov.

162 

156 

156 

156 

169

179 

159 

148 

156 

129

154 

154 

142

129 

157

132

157 

149 

174 

136

161 

149 

160 

158 

147

149 

17S 

176 

260 

180

Dec.

171 

183 

222 

290 

236

200 

192 

182 

ISO 

180

185 

191 

183 

181 

177

211 

187 

192 

210

177

191 

223 

191 

188 

233

156 

233 

219 

309 

242 

229

Jan.

302 

294 

217 

237 

256

250 

255 

204 

207

198

230 

216

158 

181 

214

194 

213 

284 

212 

217

223 

227 

293 

724 

1,050

450 

398 

325 

450 

618 

876

Month

Oct

N07

Dsc 

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alsndar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Pet.

759 

606 

606 

648 

627

1,120 

1,100 

852 

782 

759

714 

692 

714 

714 

670

606 

606 

852 

1,180 

1,120

900 

852 

828 

782 

782

782 

759 

736

Mar.

692 

1,050 

1,260 

1,020 

900

900 

876 

828 

782 

759

714 

782 

782 

759 

714

852 

1,080 

1,000 

876 

852

828 

805 

828 

975 

925

876 

852 

805 

782 

782 

1,140

Secondfoot-days

4,735 

4,766 

6,344

170,161

10,173 

22,148 

27,076 

32,274 

16,039 

13,852 

12,426 

7,876 

5,558

163,267

Apr.

1,420 

1,080 

1,020 

1,000 

975

1,000 

1,000 

1,200 

1,930 

2,240

1,780 

1,420 

1,310 

1,260 

1,200

1,180 

1,120 

1,080 

1,000 

975

925 

852 

805 

736 

670

627 

627 

670 

586

586

Maximum

239 

260 

309

1,580

1,050 

1,180 

1,260 

2,240 

1,000 

900 

670 

339 

327

2,240

May

546 

50V 

473 

488 

469

433 

437 

426 

416 

393

397 

391 

338 

410 

469

438 

392 

447 

548 

433

422 

469 

582 

759 

670

477 

499 

606 

862 

1,000 

862

Minimum

104 

129 

156

104

158 

606 

692 

586 

338 

274 

279 

178 

142

104

June

692 

828 

900 

714 

627

606 

627 

606 

586 

546

526 

462 

437 

408 

378

368 

366 

293 

318 

287

297 

282 

286 

274 

276

310 

479 

385 

343 

346

July

48S 

670 

627

546 

526

492 

480 

477 

451 

426

412 

395 

375 

368 

375

356 

349 

330 

318 

309

351 

433 

412 

366 

327

306 

315 

303 

283 

279 

284

Mean

153 

169 

205

466

328 

791 

873 

1,076 

517 

462 

401 

254 

185

447

Aug.

288 

300 

283 

269 

286

276 

278 

300 

276 

272

301 

295 

339 

272 

263

266 

282 

242 

261 

242

236 

240 

230 

228 

207

212 

213 

196 

178 

188 

181

Per siq'iare 

mile

0.267 

.277 

.358

.813

.572 

1.38 

1.62 

1.88 

.902 

.806 

.700 

.443 

.323

.780

Sept.

178 

183 

159 

164 

158

155 

169 

164 

181 

18V

174 

163 

197 

272 

327

260 

219 

180 

188 

174

170 

168 

142 

175 

192

190

175 

163 

174 

167

Run-off In 

Inches

0.31 

.31 

.41

11.03

.66 

1.44 

1.76 

2.10 

1.04 

.90 

.81 

.61 

.36

10.60

Peak -Ilaeharge.- Fet. 6 (8 p.m.) 1,280 aec.-ft.} Apr. 1 (6 a.m.) 1,640 aec.-ft.: J!pr. 10 (2 a.m.) 

,380 sec.-ft.
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20 I 45", long. 85°15'45", in NEj sec. 32, T. 1 

S., R. 8 W., three miles downstream from city of Battle Creek and half a mile upstream from Wabascon Creek. Zero of gage is 797.00 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 849 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet fey 31 (gage height, 6.49 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.83 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1938; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 

1938.

Remarks.- Records good. None for Nov. 27 to Jan. 18. Discharge for periods of mlssing gage heights, July 9-13, Aug. 11-15, computed on basis of weather records and 

records for station at Comstock. Gage-height record furnished by city of Battle 

Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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

Oot.

336 

267 

407 

360 

400

318 

473 

312 

294 

480

364 

326 

340 

277 

460

332 

277 

432 

439 

612

473 

517 

389 

429 

49S

382 

382 

39S

469 

364 

458

HOT.

407 

304 

315 

429 

291

454 

303 

354 

332 

287

389

432 

360 

375 

411

400 

316 

368 

357 

458

329 

364 

315 

264 

29S

343

Dec. Jan.

287 

295

393 

328 

350 

574 

790

710 

730 

750 

790 

930 

930

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember 1-

alendar 

uary 19-

year

31

ater year

Feb.

850 

850 

850 

790 

950

1,330 

1,510 

1,800 

1,900 

1,750

1,460 

1,280 

1,200 

1,110 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

1,380 

1.420 

1,510

1,560 

1,420 

1,280 

1,030 

930

850 

870 

790

Mar.

653 

810 

950 

890 

S90

990 

910 

970 

S90 

990

830 

760 

790 

810 

710

930 

970 

1,110 

1,150 

1,150

1,030 

990 

930 

950 

970

990 

870 

870 

830 

850 

990

Secondfoot-days

12,263 

9,255

7,867 

34, 660 

28,412 

24, 766 

25, 197 

26,185 

15, 168 

12, 622 

10, 997

Apr.

1,070 

1,070 

1,110 

990 

930

850 

950 

710 

S90 

1,030

990 

1.070 

990 

990 

950

870 

830 

770 

612 

750

710 

612 

690 

710 

710

555 

574 

632 

671 

480

Maximum

612 

45S

930 

1,900 

1,150 

1,110 

2,100 

2,050 

810 

690 

498

May

612 

593 

429 

450 

480

378 

443 

414 

465 

350

432 

517 

389 

473 

498

555 

498 

790 

671 

910

930 

890 

890 

1,070 

1,110

1,070 

1,240 

1,600 

1,900 

2,050 

2,100

Minimum

267 

264

287 

790 

652 

480 

350 

443 

360 

233 

226

June

2,050 

1,950 

1,650 

1,380 

1,150

970 

910 

1,070 

1,110 

1,110

1,070 

990 

850 

770 

710

555 

671 

498 

612 

632

443 

476 

498 

517 

632

574 

555 

710 

498 

574

July

810 

770 

730 

730 

632

730 

593 

671 

570 

510

500 

470 

450 

450 

430

410 

385 

536 

371 

260

308 

465 

473 

294 

418

270 

322 

382 

382 

443 

403

Mean

396 

356

604 

1,238 

917 

826 

813 

873 

489 

407 

367

Aug.

378 

343 

328 

346 

375

375 

536 

439 

250 

450

550 

690 

650 

560 

450

371 

327 

369 

422 

341

432 

574 

372 

325 

411

403 

343 

393 

326 

233 

260

Per aqwvre 

mile

0.4"<3 

.419

.711 

1.4 3 

1.01? 

.973 

.9>S 

1.0.T 

.5T6 

.479 

.4*2

Sept.

307 

341 

350 

274 

3S2

304 

329 

226 

411 

429

389 

421 

407 

439

447

400 

480 

498 

400 

264

378 

450 

411 

364

378

41S 

303 

236 

874 

287

Run-off In 

Inches

0.54 

.41

.34 

1.52 

1.25 

1.09 

1.10 

1.15 

.66 

.56 

.48

Peak discharge.- Feb. 9 (2 p.m.) 2,000 sec 

(1 p.m.) 2,200 sec.-ft.

-ft.; Feb. 21 (18:30 a.m.) 1,700 sec.-ft.j May 31
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mlch.

53

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°17'10", long. 85°30'50", in NEi sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 

10 W., at highway bridge at Comstock. Zero of gage is 759.13 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April to August 1931 and October 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,430 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 

4.14 feet); minimum observed, 415 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1931,1932-38: Maximum discharge observed, 3,720 second-feet June 28, 1937 (gage 

height, 5.98 feet); minimum observed, 199 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934: minimum gage 

height, 0.56 foot May 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 8-18, Jan. 9-19,

which were computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for station 

at Battle Creek and are poor. Flow regulated by operation of power plants upstream. 

Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

S6

29

30

31

Oct.

620

500

442

530

530

500

363

590

442

389

620

442

470

470

415

620

530

470

742

680

840

680

775

530

620

742

650

620

680

710

530

Hov.

710

530

415

530

650

500

742

500

590

590

590

650

742

560

680

680

775

650

650

808

590

650

560

530

650

560

560

660

808

905

-

Dec.

840

80S

808

906

60S

808

808

630

550

620

550

580

610

670

770

770

750

720

710

742

650

660

590

620

620

590

620

590

680

650

680

Jan.

742

775

608

742

650

630

742

620

600

540

490

460

490

540

580

590

580

580

580

590

620

620

590

840

1,100

1,100

970

970

1,100

1,170

1,310

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

January. ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-! 8 ...........

Feb.

1,100

1,100

1,170

1,100

970

1,590

1,730

1,940

2,030

2,150

2,010

1,730

1.590

1,520

1,520

1,690

1,660

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,800

1,870

1,730

1,520

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,170

-

-

-

Mar.

970

1,100

1,310

1,170

1,240

1,310

1,240

1,240

1.170

1,240

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,100

970

1,240

1,170

1,380

1,310

1,450

1,380

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,240

Second - 

foot-days

17, 742

19, 006

21 , 237

317,488

22.769

43,340

37, 150

31,777

27,371

32,720

17,896

19,209

16,304

306,520

Apr.

1,310

1,380

1,460

1,380

1,240

1,170

1,170

840

a, 170

1,380

1,380

1,310

1,310

1,240

1,240

1,040

970

970

840

970

905

775

775

905

905

742

742

808

840

620

-

Maximum

840

905

906

3,720

1,310

2,150

1,450

1,450

2,360

2,430

905

905

680

2,430

May

742

742

650

470

680

620

530

560

530

590

500

560

660

3S9

620

530

690

560

970

808

1,040

1,040

970

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,380

1,870

2,080

2,360

Minimum

363

415

520

292

460

970

970

620

389

442

363

389

363

363

June

2,430

2,430

2,360

2,150

1,690

1,380

1,240

1,170

1,310

1,310

1,380

1,240

1,100

970

905

840

620

775

530

680

680

442

500

530

775

808

680

620

776

500

-

July

742

905

775

775

775

620

710

530

6SO

530

560

530

470

710

442

500

470

560

680

470

442

470

590

620

415

560

363

442

500

500

590

Ha an

572

654

685

870

734

1,548

1,198

1,059

883

1,091

577

620

543

840

Aug.

560

560

442

470

470

530

530

808

742

530

840

905

905

808

650

710

650

590

500

650

620

680

840

560

500

620

590

500

590

470

389

Per square 

mile

0.566

 628

.678

.861

.727

1.53

1.19

1.05

.874

1.08

.571

.614

.538

.832

Sept.

470

470

500

470

363

530

500

530

389

620

650

620

680

620

680

680

560

680

680

650

500

590

650

530

442

500

530

442

389

389

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.65

.70

 78

11.69

.84

1.59

1.37

1.17

1.01

1.20

.66

.71

.60

11.28
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Bridge, near Allegan, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34', long. 85°57', in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 14 

W., at hydroelectric plant of city of Allegan, 6 miles northwest of Allegan and one 

mile upstream from Swan Creek. Zero of gage is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 603.97 

feet;; minimum, 314 second-feet Nov. 7 (gage height, 596.55 feet).

1929-36, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, 3,580 second-feet Jan. 8, 1930 (gage height, 

603.82 feet); minimum, 123 second-feet June 25, 1936 (gage height 595.00 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

860

890

890

1,060

1,410

860

920

8SO

Nov.

800

S60

830

SOO

575

725

800

770

860

830

770

830

390

890

1,020

860

1,060

890

990

1,060

990

725

955

770

1,020

800

830

1,020

955

1,270

-

Dec.

1,300

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,130

1,020

1,020

920

660

590

695

665

725

860

860

860

920

1,200

860

990

955

770

920

860

920

710

770

990

740

740

990

Jan.

1,060

1,200

860

1,060

1,100

800

800

860

770

740

485

800

920

770

860

860

650

860

740

830

740

665

830

955

1,340

1,600

1,.380

1,270

1,100

1,720

1,880

Month

October 24-31.. .................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year

Feb.

1,520

1,680

1,640

1,720

1,920

3,000

2,800

2,650

2,650

2,700

2,700

2,750

2,950

2,650

2,550

2,250

2,250

2,750

2,800

2,600

2,250

2,550

2,450

2,450

2,350

3,150

2,050

1,410

_

_

-

Mar.

1,960

1,840

1,920

2,050

1,880

2,000

1,880

2,050

1,960

1,720

1,720

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,680

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,760

2,300

1,800

2,100

1,920

2,000

2,100

1,800

1,640

1,840

1,640

2,050

1,680

Seeondfoot-days

7,720 

26,445

28, 130

30, 505 

66* 190

57, 730

47,745 

40, 525

46,895

29, 585

32, 185

84,436

Apr.

2,350

1,920

1,640

2,050

1,760

2,000

1,760

1,560

1,840

1,960

2,100

2,050

1,920

1,640

1,920

1,840

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,600

955

1,300

1,130

1,270

1,130

1,060

1,480

990

1,020

1,060

-

Maxlsnum

1,410 

1,270

1,300

1,880

3,000

2,300

2,350 

2,550

2,850

1J520

1,680

May

1,300

660

1,270

990

830

800

1,060

770

920

955

1,060

800

920

1,100

890

1,100

1,200

890

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,560

1,760

1,680

1,800

2,200

2,550

2,550

Minimum

830

575

590

485

1,410

1,640

955 

770

695

680

470

June

2,750

2,600

2,850

2,700

2,600

2,400

1,960

1,800

1,060

1,800

2,000

1,840

1,880

1,680

1,020

1,240

1,410

1,200

1,200

690

830

1,200

860

695

1,160

1,100

920

1,130

1,060

1,060

-

July

1,060

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,020

1,130

800

1,130

1,100

920

860

955

860

1,060

1,100

830

1,130

860

860

955

860

830

eoo

1,060

800

920

770

1,020

620

635

890

Mean

882

907

984

2,364

If 862

1,592

1,307

1,563 

954

1,038

R1 OJ.4A 

Aug.

680

1,060

830

770

800

1,200

860

1,160

990

920

955

920

955

990

830

955

920

990

830

860

1,300

1,100

1,240

1,380

1,200

1,240

1,060

1,340

1,060

1,270

1,520

Per square 

mile

0 . 627 

.573

. ooy

1^54

1.21

1.03 

 849

i!oi

.619

erf A «D i * 

529

Sept.

1,680

990

515

470

470

560

650

575

545

500

725

1,060

1,240

860

1,060

830

1,200

990

695

860

890

920

770

710

1,060

770

725

830

740

545

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.19 

.64

 68

.74 

1.60

1.39

1.15 

 98

l!l3

.71

.59

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 3,300 BOO.-ft.J June 3 (8 a.m.) 3,050 sec.-ft.
STRKAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°19'55", long. 85°09'15", In sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., 350 

feet upstream from Verona Street Bridge in city of Battle Creek.

Drainage area.- 241 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,030 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 

2.20 feet); minimum observed, 45 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.57 fort).

1930-31, 1932-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,920 second-feet June 28, 1937 

(gage height, 2.96 feet); minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934; minimum 

gage height, about -0.5 foot in July 1936, due to opening of gates at dam forming: 

control.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

69 

69 

63

75

75 

75 

72 

69

75

63 

69 

72 

69 

66

69 

72 

75 

89 

104

104 

104 

97 

97 

89

86 

82 

86 

82 

82 

79

Hoy.

69

75 

75 

75

75

82 

89 

89 

97 

93

89 

89 

89 

89 

93

97 

100 

100 

97 

97

89 

86 

86 

86 8-6

86 

97 

111 

153 

149

Dec.

140 

140 

119 

124 

132

119 

107

100 

79 

100

100 

93 

86 

82 

86

79 

86 

93 

97 

93

93 

100 

93 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

100 

100 

107

Jan.

124 

128 

119 

107 

100

89 

100 

93 

86 

79

79 

79 

86 

86 

82

79 

86 

82 

86 

79

79 

79 

79 

128 

195

167 

291 

338 

326 

332 

302

Month.

Oct

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year* 193

ater year 1937-! 8 ...........

Feb.

302 

338 

338 

302 

314

460 

770 

940 

985 

810

660 

523 

428 

491 

660

625 

625 

555 

555 

732

695 

660 

491 

422 

343

297 

286 

247

Mar.

236 

258 

291 

314 

361

326 

338 

428 

422 

373

320 

291 

269

274 

280

291 

291 

338 

422 

428

385 

349 

320 

302 

320

367 

355 

320 

286

274 

297

Second - 

foot-days

2,447 

2,788 

3,113

81,276

4,165 

14,854 

10,136 

7,257 

6,004 

7,246 

2,417 

2,921 

2,071

65, 409

Apr.

332 

398 

428 

379 

314

286 

274 

252 

242 

263

297 

349 

379 

349

297

252 

226 

200 

172 

172

162 

153 

136 

136 

145

140 

140 

128 

128 

128

Maximum

104 

153 

140

1,800

338 

985 

428 

428 

810 

940 

145 

176 

89

985

May

115 

107 

107 

107 

100

93 

89 

86

100 

100

100 

93 

86 

86

111

115 

115 

140 

172 

205

210 

195 

186 

205 

221

280 

308 

379 

428 

555 

810

Minimum

63 

69 

79

57

79 

247 

236 

128 

86 

89 

57 

57 

51

51

June

940 

850 

660 

491 

379

297 

274 

252 

263 

263

252 

221 

200 

176 

153

136 

128 

124 

111 

104

100 

97 

89 

89

107

111 

104 

97 

89 

89

July

128 

145 

140 

124 

115

97 

89 

79 

72 

69

63 

69 

69 

69 

63

63 

63 

63 

60 

57

57 

60 

57 

63 

60

66 

72 

69 

69

72 

75

Mean

78.9 

92.9

100

223

134 

530 

327 

242 

194 

242 

78.0 

94.2 

69.0

179

Aug.

69 

72 

66 

66 

60

66 

82 

111 

119 

158

176 

176 

158 

115 

82

75 

79 

75 

72 

66

111 

119 

128

111 

97

82 

69 

69 

57 

66 

69

Per square

mile

0.377 

.375 

.415

.995

.£56

2.20 

l.S« 

1.00 

.805 

1.00 

.274 

.211 

.£<?6

.743

Sept.

63 

63 

57 

60 

57

54 

72 

66 

63 

82

79 

75 

89 

89 

86

79 

72 

75 

66 

72

79 

75 

75 

75 

66

60 

51 

60 

54 

57

Run-off In 

Inches

0.38 

.43 

.48

12.55

.64 

2.29 

1.57 

1.12 

.93 

1.12 

.37 

.45 

.32

10.10
56 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Grand River at Jackson, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 420 17'05", long. 84°24'30", in sec. 22, T. 23., 

R. 1 W., 1 mile north of Jackson. Zero of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- April 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 513 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 11.11 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 8.07 feet).

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 750 second-feet: minimum, 9.2 second-feet 

Aug. 22, 1936; minimum dally discharge, 12 second-feet Aug. 23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by operation of power plant upstream.

Discharge, In. second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

39 

42 

53

44 

43 

43 

46 

43

47 

48 

48 

46 

45

43 

41 

65 

61 

61

57 

56 

54 

52 

51

60 

61 

62 

61 

60 

58

Hov.

59 

60 

56 

51 

62

57 

54 

65 

55 

39

60 

59 

57 

53 

65

73 

79 

62 

58 

56

54 

57 

54 

65

71

70 

70 

97 

71 

62

Dec.

73 

73 

64 

71 

88

82 

101 

112 

123 

165

177 

158 

156 

65 

58

61 

61 

67 

64 

49

43 

44 

70 

73 

75

73 

73 

55 

48 

47 

116

Jan.

175 

129 

105 

112 

66

68 

115 

60 

59 

62

60 

61 

60 

60 

56

59 

60 

53 

57 

59

59 

61 

65 

205 

269

107 

101 

202 

212 

269 

242

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V*

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

140 

125 

181 

181 

229

310 

319 

310 

269 

294

286 

294 

328 

366 

366

337 

328 

337 

337 

294

278 

286 

269 

269 

251

251 

242 

202

Mar.

232 

260 

232 

212 

232

216 

208 

214 

202 

199

191 

131 

124 

126 

129

178 

169 

165 

173 

214

386 

226 

261 

286 

294

286 

278 

278 

278 

278 

302

Secondfoot-days

1,578 

1,851 

2,585

45, 294

3,328 

7,679 

6,790 

5,629 

4,799 

5,021 

2,384 

2,669 

1,541

45,854

Apr.

274 

215 

260 

278 

269

183 

220 

218 

242 

242

232

232 

260 

278 

251

189 

163 

162 

158 

173

145 

127 

119 

114

114

115 

106 

100 

98 

92

Maximum

65 

97 

177

926

269 

366

soa

278 

310 

332 

122 

151 

74

366

May

92 

94 

92 

89 

86

78 

72 

80 

76 

61

127 

112 

107 

122 

129

126 

134 

181 

186 

191

181 

179 

218 

228 

226

232 

200 

261 

310 

278 

251

Minimum

39 

39 

43

36

53 

126 

124 

92 

61 

51 

62 

60 

42

39

June

264 

310 

257 

319 

294

136 

203 

332 

187 

187

218 

230 

224 

269 

260

222 

51 

62 

209 

93

83 

76 

68 

69

74

75 

69 

65 

61 

64

July

114 

85 

82 

82 

88

86 

85 

87 

85 

80

85 

78

77 

73 

70

66 

67 

70 

67 

66

67 

67 

64 

62 

65

74 

122 

70 

66 

65 

69

Mean

50.9 

61.7 

83.4

124

107 

274 

219 

188 

155 

167 

76.9 

86.1 

51.4

126

Aug.

77 

76 

83 

89 

101

121 

89 

89 

88

151

107 

95 

90 

88 

94

100 

94 

85 

88 

80

88 

82 

79 

75 

72

72 

67 

62 

65 

62 

60

Per aqi are 

mile

0.293 

.355 

.479

.713

.615 

1.67 

1.36 

1.08 

.891 

.960 

.442 

.495 

.295

.724

Sept.

60 

59 

54 

49 

48

56 

62 

49 

47 

50

45 

51 

50 

74 

56

54 

50 

51 

56 

54

54 

52 

50 

47 

43

46 

45 

44 

43 

42

Run-off In 

Inches

0.34 

.40 

.55

9.69

.71 

1.64 

1.45 

1.20 

1.03 

1.07 

.51 

.57 

.33

9.80

Peak discharge.- May 28 (8:30 p.m.) 513 sec.-ft.; June 7 (12:30 a.m.) 513 sec.-ft.J June 8 

(9:30 a.m.) 418 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

Grand River at Lansing, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'20", long. 84°34'55", in SWi se?.. 5, T. 4N. 

R. 2 W., at northwest limits of Lansing.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1938. March 1901 to August 1906 at

Seymour Street Bridge, If miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 10.42 

feet}; minimum, 29 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 0.49 foot).

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 7,170 second-feet June 27, 1937 (gage height, 10.47 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet July 19, 1936; minimum daily discharge, 2~. second-feet 

Aug. 16, 1936.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Fe*>. 22 to Mar. 

11, 'Apr. 17-18, June 13, July 22-26, which were computed on basis of weather records 

and records for stations at Jackson and Grand Rapids and are poor. No records Aug. 6 

to 22, Aug. 25 to Sept. 19. Flow regulated by operation of power plant upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1S5 

218 

255 

240

259 

232 

242 

223 

201

204 

198 

310 

353 

246

217 

215 

273 

253 

3S3

320 

365 

329 

313 

2S9

287 

317 

2S2 

282 

257 

260

Hov.

281 

325 

247 

283 

275

265 

2S9 

286 

314 

313

330 

287 

276 

321

324

343 

346 

331 

342 

338

327 

300 

287 

284 

279

282 

278 

523 

407 

532

Dec.

508 

414 

413 

579 

461

431 

404 

329 

264 

293

280 

404 

415 

382 

390

331 

254 

272 

260 

266

281 

290 

264 

280 

293

243 

270 

282 

319 

295 

349

Jan.

355 

384 

458 

453 

3S3

363 

309 

259 

279 

241

219 

209 

196 

228 

267

222 

206 

192 

167 

160

143 

127 

137 

250

SOO

650 

550 

500 

520 

800 

1,250

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 19.

beater 

ater yeaIT

Feb.

900 

770 

720 

700 

1.500

2,700 

3,000 

2,600 

2,100 

1,900

1,900 

2,300 

4,410 

6,810 

5,720

4,180 

3,300 

3,660 

4,210 

3,660

2,970 

2,300 

1,800 

1,450 

1,250

1,150 

1,100 

1,050

Mar.

1,000 

1,000 

1,400 

1,100 

1,000

1,050 

1,200 

1,700 

1,400 

1,300

1,250 

1,200 

1,180 

1,210 

1,400

1,530 

2,240 

3,080 

2,720 

2,280

2,030 

1,820 

1,640 

1,960 

2,030

1,960 

1,610 

1,410 

1,410 

1,540 

2,030

Secondfoot-days

8,239 

9,616 

10, 516

303,879

11,277 

70, 110 

49,680 

34, 097 

24,507 

23,462 

10,333

2,558

Apr.

2,490 

2,330 

1,960 

1,610 

1,470

1,340 

1.200 

1,230 

1,200

2,230

,890 

,500 

,320 

,170 

,050

912 

920 

938 

950 

684

669 

678 

616 

501 

6S1

563 

487 

518 

475 

495

Maximum

383 

532 

579

6,930

1,250 

6,810 

3,080 

2,490 

2,810 

1,960 

528

315

May

420 

402 

386 

520 

290

421 

337 

194 

398 

339

343 

272 

334 

415 

368

476 

546 

621 

963 

1,000

757 

648 

698 

939 

1,050

1,040 

1,350 

1,620 

2,810 

2,380 

2,170

Minimum

185 

247 

243

144

127 

700 

1,000 

475 

194 

235 

228

171

June

1,960 

1,540 

1,230 

1,110 

S46

787 

996 

1,110 

1,020 

1,270

1,280 

992 

900 

823 

92S

624 

860 

500 

463 

548

419 

412 

575 

368 

400

282 

326 

235 

304 

352

July

528 

450 

475 

377 

508

437 

3S6 

361 

355 

317

234 

265 

396 

399 

311

340 

391 

303 

230 

228

269 

267 

262 

255 

252

250 

250 

278 

304 

333 

302

Mean

266 

320 

339

S33

364 

2,504 

1,603 

1,137 

791 

782 

333

233

Aug.

330 

315 

279 

230 

223

354 

328

Per square 

mile

0.216 

.260 

.276

.677

.296 

2.04 

1.30 

.924 

.643 

.636 

.271

.189

Sept.

256

231 

175 

176 

194 

273

302 

315 

264 

201 

171

Run-off In 

Inches

0.25 

.29 

.32

9.19

.34

2.12 

1.50 

1.03 

.74 

.71 

.31

.08

Peak discharge.- Feb. 14 (10 a. 

(6 a.m.) 3,210 sec.-ft.

7,050 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (9 a.m.) 4,310 sec.-ft.; Mar. 18
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57'10", long. 85°41'15lt , at municipal sewagepumping pliut near west Units of city of Grand Rapids, Kent County. Zerc of gage is 

589.01 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 4,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938. March 1901 to September 1918 at 

Fulton Street Bridge in Grand Rapids.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,300 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 13.27 

feet); minimum, 810 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, -3.94 feet), from gage reading 

made because stage was below Intake.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1938; minimum, 341 second-feet Aug. 

17, 1936 from gage lecding, stage below intake; minimum daily, 381 second-feet Aug. 

17, 1936.

A stage of 19.3 feet occurred at Fulton Street gage on March 27, 1904 (discharge, 

53,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow slightly regulated by operation of power plants upstream. 

City of Grand Rapids diverts about 30 second-feet above gage, most of which is returned to river 1 mile downstream. Gage-height record furnished by city of Grand 

Rapids.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,220 

1,310 

1,130 

1,310 

1,250

1,250 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130

1,130 

1,190 

1,720 

1,280 

965

835 

886 

1,490 

1,560 

1,980

2,180 

1,780 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,720 

1,590 

1,400 

1,370 

1,490 

1,340

Hov.

,37O 

,430 

,490 

,430 

,310

,370 

,280 

,370 

,430 

,310

,430 

,190 

,370 

,620 

,520

,560 

,780 

,520 

,590 

,460

,520 

,310 

,520 

,400 

,310

,400 

,310 

,520 

,620 

,590

Dec.

,560 

,720 

,780 

,920 

,850

,690 

,620 

,220 

,100 

,560

,720 

,850 

,720 

,920 

,780

,780 

,780 

,690 

,590 

,590

,520 

,520 

,560 

,490 

,370

,430 

,400 

,430 

,430 

,430 

,520

Jan.

,72O 

,690 

,780 

,690 

,620

,690 

,620 

,620 

,780 

,620

,520 

,460 

,620 

,400 

,340

,370 

,250 

,370 

,430 

,280

,190 

,280 

,220 

,740 

,850

,690 

,320 

,240 

,000 

,400 

5,500

Month

Oct

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ster year 1937-3

Feb.

6,030 

5,700 

5,300 

5,030 

5,400

10 , 100 

12,300 

14,000 

17, 400 

17,200

15,500 

13, 400 

16,600 

20,300 

24,700

27,900 

27,500 

24,700 

22,000 

19,700

18,400 

16,900 

15,500 

13,600 

11,700

9,930 

8,260 

6,980

Mar.

6,140 

6,260 

7,220 

6,740 

6,380

5,700 

5,810 

6,740 

7,480 

7.480

6,860 

6,380 

6,030 

5,920 

5,700

5,920 

6,140 

6,620 

7,350 

8,000

7,870 

7,480 

,350 

,610 

,480

,350 

,220 

6,860 

6,620 

6,620 

7,100

Secondfoot-days

43,236 

43,330 

49, 540

1,193,538

65,300 

412,030 

210,430 

156, 520 

101, 140 

92,040 

49,930 

75,750 

46,660

1,345,906

Apr.

7,870 

8,260 

6,520 

8,130 

7,480

6,860 

5,810 

5,500 

5,300 

5,300

5,500 

6,030 

6,500 

6,380 

5,810

5,500 

5,030 

4,670 

4,490 

4,080

4,000 

3,760 

3,620 

3,480 

3,340

3,270 

3,130 

3,200 

2,850 

2,850

Maximum

2,180 

1,780 

1,920

16, 400

5,500 

27,900 

8,000 

8,520 

6,380 

6,380 

2,240 

4,320 

1,980

27,900

May

2,640 

2,570 

2,440 

2,500 

2,500

2,640 

2,440 

2,300 

2,180 

2,240

2,040 

2,100 

1,980 

1,980 

2,040

2,180 

2,110 

2,240 

3,090 

4,760

5,120 

4,670 

4,320 

4,000 

3,690

4,080 

4,160 

4,400 

5,210 

6,140 

6,380

Minimum

835 

1,190 

1,100

860

1,190 

5,030 

5,700 

2,850 

1,980 

1,560 

1,190 

1,250 

1,220

1,100

June

6,380 

6,260 

5,920 

5,120 

4,400

4,030 

3,690 

3,480 

3,410 

3,270

3,410 

3,410 

3,550 

3,200 

2,780

2,710 

2,570 

2,440 

2,240 

2,110

1,980 

1,850 

1,780 

1,620 

1,720

1,850 

1,850 

1,780 

1,560 

1,620

July

i,seo

2,240 

2,240 

2,110 

2,040

1,980 

1,920 

1,720 

1,780 

1,520

1,370 

1,310 

1,370 

1,310 

1,400

1,190 

1,400 

1,400 

1,460 

1,460

1,490 

1,370 

1,340 

1,370 

1,220

1,400 

1,340 

1,850 

1,980 

1,850 

1,520

Mean

1,395

1,444 

1,598

3,270

2,106 

14,720 

6,788 

5,217 

3,263 

3,068 

1,611 

2,444 

1,555

3,687

Aug.

1,430 

1,560 

1,560 

1,520 

1,400

1,310 

1,250 

1,520 

1,490 

2,180

3,060 

3,410 

2,920

2,570 

2,500

2,300 

2,710 

2,500 

2,300 

2,370

3,270 

4,320 

4,240 

3,840

3,410

3,060 

2,780 

2,640 

2,440 

2,040 

1,850

Per square 

mile

0.2E5 

.2£5 

.3£6

.667

.4ZO 

3.0C 

1.3S 

1.06 

.666 

.626 

.329 

.499 

.317

.7S2

Sept.

,620 

,560 

,400 

,280 

,280

,310 

,520 

,780 

,620 

,400

,560 

,850 

,920 

,780 

,780

,980 

,590 

,490 

,780 

,850

,690 

,660 

,520 

,400 

,460

,340 

,340 

,220 

,280 

,400

Run-off In 

Inches

0.33 

.33 

.36

9.05

.50 

3.12 

1.60 

1.18 

.77 

.70 

.38 

.58 

.35

10.22

Peak discharge.- Feb. 9 (6 p.m.) 17,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 

(7 p.m.) 8,520 sec.-ft.

16 (12:10 p.m.) 36,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE 1IICHIGAN 59 

Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°43'40", long. 84°28'40", in SWi sec. 18, T. 4

 11., ft. 1 W., at East Lansing, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 824.96 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 555 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1938. August 1902 to December 19C3 at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.20

 feet); minimum discharge recorded, 6.2 second-feet July 26, 27 (gage height, 3.00 

feet), but may have been less during period of missing gage heights, July 15-25.

1902-03, 1931-38: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1938; minimum, 3 second-feet 

July 31, 1931.

Maximum stage known, about 14.5 feet during flood of 1921 (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage-height record furnished by Michigan State College.

Rating table 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.4 

3.6

6.2

41

86

140

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

272

350

482

740

6.0 1,440

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,240

3,040

3,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

30

Nov.

39 

49 

58 

32

45

52 

41 

28 

58

73

37 

19 

22 

45 

32

67 

50 

24 

41 

44

44 

20 

58 

30

62

Dec.

75 

91 

74 

76 

55

33 

62 

62 

52 

45

30

36 

26 

26 

28 

20

33 

20 

52 

60 

39

19 

17 

42 

33 

42 

62

Jan.

54 

56 

41 

58 

54

32

41

47

39 

17 

38 

26 

35

17 

28 

52 

119 

432

342 

222 

209 

192 

246 

367

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

alendar year 192

ruary 4. 

ch 1 27

Peb.

189 

221

819 

1,240 

1,180 

865 

641

482 

421 

2,620 

3,840 

2,960

1,920 

1,480 

1,600 

1,840 

1,280

1,140 

865 

630 

482 

363

310 

291 

243

Mar.

245 

450 

473 

337 

276

368 

530 

565 

441 

354

322 

310 

342 

354 

330

498 

965 

1,100 

898 

685

580 

464 

414 

525 

550

464 

379

Secondfoot-days

_

27,922 

13,219 

5,149

6,652 

3.079

Apr.

302 

265 

243 

287 

392

423 

346 

276 

243 

212

183

170 

176 

146 

146

143 

149 

140 

115 

143

134 

123 

129 

126

137

Maximum

~

3,840 

1,100 

423 

605 

310

May

112 

129 

123 

115 

96

84 

67 

47 

76 

74

58 

58 

45 

72 

72

109 

104 

180 

265 

276

258

209 

242 

418 

477

418 

454 

388 

605 

580 

441

Minimum

1

189 

245 

115 

45 

32

June

310 

222 

173 

149 

132

120 

155 

161 

140 

118

126 

176 

146 

126 

79

91

72 

72 

49 

62

41 

52 

47 

33 

33

35 

54 

37 

32 

36

July

52 

52 

62 

52 

56

32 

32 

32 

33 

35

35 

33 

32

30

7.8 

7.8 

13 

30 

28 

28

Mean

.

1,117 

490 

206 

215 

103

A'J«.

20

16 

38

28 

17 

16 

19 

33

96 

89 

53 

33 

43

32 

26 

33 

32 

33

43

Sept.

22 

22 

28 

35

Per squar-e Run-off in 

mile Inches

: :.

3.16 2.93 

1.3E- 1-39 

. 5FO . 54 

.606 .70 

.2?0 .32

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (6 

(8 a.m.) 1.880 sec.-ft.

1,320 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (6 4,020 sec.-ft.; Peb. 19
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Fish Creek near Carson City, Mien.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°10', 

N., R. 5 W., at highway bridge,

long. 84°51', on line between sees. 14 and 23, T. 9 

2 miles south of Carson City.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1938 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,670 second-feet Feb.. 6 (gage height, 

8.61 feet), from rating curve extended above 470 second-feet; minimum observed, 30 

second-feet Oct. 10.

1936-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 6, 1938; minimum discharge, 8.4 

second-feet Aug. 7, 8, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 9.6 second-fept Aug. 9, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-27, Jan. 6 to Feb. 

4, which were computed from one discharge measurement, weather records, and records 

for Grand River at Lansing and at Grand Rapids and are poor. Flow slightly regulated 

by operation of power plants upstream.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

E2 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

38 

32 

42 

38

39 

38 

39 

39 

32

42 

41 

37 

38 

38

35 

32 

42

74 

66

64 

54 

46 

42 

40

43 

42 

43 

41 

41 

38

Nov.

43 

42 

43 

42

42

41 

41 

42 

43 

46

46 

42 

48 

62 

76

66 

60 

58 

56 

54

46 

48 

44 

43 

44

46 

44 

60 

50 

66

Dec.

66 

79 

136 

54 

56

48 

109 

60 

60 

65

65 

55 

50 

50 

55

55 

55 

55 

50 

40

35 

35 

50 

60 

65

65 

65 

46 

79 

46 

58

Jan.

62 

76 

82

102 

72

80 

70 

60 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

70 

90 

120

130 

110 

110 

110 

120 

110

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19' 7 ...........

tember. . . ... .-.._.

ater year 1937-C 8 ...........

Feb.

95 

100 

120 

200 

485

1,560 

1,070 

756 

624 

472

360 

307 

1,000 

895 

561

415 

387 

472 

360 

207

219 

195 

172 

172 

148

160 

148 

113

Mar.

207 

244 

244 

207 

126

207 

195 

183 

195 

195

195 

183 

207 

183 

172

172 

195 

183 

183 

219

' 207 

195 

219 

281 

268

219 

195 

160 

195 

244 

387

Secondfoot-daya

1,314 

1,484 

1,867

30,989

2,309 

11,773 

6,465 

4,330 

2,872 

2,436 

1,393 

2,084 

1,260

39, 587

Apr.

333

256 

207 

183 

172

148 

137 

137 

148 

17E

195 

207 

183 

16O 

137

137 

126 

115 

115 

111

99 

99 

91 

95 

107

101 

99 

88 

91 

81 

-

Maximum

74 

76 

136

396

130 

1,560 

387 

333 

172 

160 

101 

172 

58

1,560

Hay

81 

84 

88 

84

77

75 

74 

64 

77 

71

79 

58 

61 

69 

61

77 

67 

74 

77 

137

160 

126 

115 

103 

93

88 

86 

97 

137 

172 

160

Minimum

32

41 

35

22

50 

95 

126 

81 

58 

42 

18 

26 

21

21

June

137 

160 

148 

148 

115

109 

101 

86 

81 

82

95

yo

81 

77 

69

61 

61 

60 

55 

54

61 

42 

48 

64 

84

67 

58 

50 

45 

47

July

91 

101 

81 

58 

53

46 

48 

47 

47 

27

51 

37 

34 

29 

36

28 

28 

46 

42 

35

41 

33 

42

24 

57

42 

31 

50 

51 

39 

18

Mean

42.4 

49.5 

60.2

84.9

74.5 

420 

209 

144 

92.6 

81.2 

44.9 

67.2 

42.0

108

Aug.

46 

39 

36 

30 

32

31 

26 

86 

63 

79

113 

91 

71 

51 

58

54 

77 

84 

66 

82

172 

148 

101 

74 

72

57 

58 

39 

57 

48 

43

Per square 

mile

0.292 

.341 

.415

.586

.514 

£.90 

1.44 

.993 

.639 

.560 

.310 

.463 

.290

.745

Sept.

28 

34 

33 

21

30

36 

43 

43 

40 

51

58 

54 

51 

47 

51

51 

46 

48 

50 

48

48 

46 

42 

39 

39

39 

37 

36 

35 

36

Run-off In 

Inchea

0.34 

.38 

.48

7.95

.59 

3.02 

1.66 

1.11 

.74 

.62 

.36 

.53 

.32

10.15
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61 

Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°48'40", long. 85°29'00", in sec. 22, T. 5 II., R. 10 W., 

in tailrace of La Barge power plant, 2i miles northeast of Caledonia. Zero of gage 

is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 773 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1937, July to September 1938 (discontinued).

Kxtrenes.- Maximum daily discharge during year not determined; minimum daily, 89 secondfeet July 30 (gage height, 679.6 feet).

1930-38: Maximum daily discharge,-3,780 second-feet Apr. 22, 1937 (gf.ge height, 

684.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 5 

second-feet (estimated) Oct. 27, 1934 (gage height, 678.5 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by operation of La Barge power plant. Gageheight record furnished by Consumers Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet)

679.6

9.8

680.0

123

165

218

0.4 283

363

408

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

£8 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year

ater year

Peb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

4,512 

7,923 

6,270

Apr.

Maximum

249 

408 

283

May

Minimum

89 

123 

123

June i July

_

218 

218

£49 

105 

123 

143 

123

218 

218 

249 

249 

249

249 

218 

218 

143 

218

143 

218 

218 

218 

89 

218

Mean

196

256 

209

Aug.

165 

218 

218 

218 

218

123 

123 

249 

218 

321

283 

283 

283 

283 

249

249 

283 

249 

249 

283

408 

363 

363 

321 

321

283 

249 

165 

249 

218 

218

Per square 

mile

0.267 

.349 

.285

Sept.

218 

123 

123 

218 

165

165 

218 

218 

218 

218

249 

190 

283 

283 

283

249

218 

249 

249 

218

190 

218 

218 

218 

165

218 

165 

190 

143 

190

Run-off in 

inche s

0.23 

.40 

.32
62 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°54', long. 85°15', in sec. 34, T. 18 H., R. 8 W., 

on highway bridge at east edge of Evart, 100 feet upstream from Pere Marquette Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to June 1931, January 19G4 to September 1958.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,110 second-feet Mar. £

height, 12.12 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; irinimum observed, 329 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 6.82 feet).

1930-31, 1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 26, 1938; irinimum observed, 275 second-feet July 29, 1934 (gage height, 6.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 13 to Fet. 7, and 

those for periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 6, 8-10, 12, Feb. 14-27, which were 

computed on basis of weather records and records for Manistee River near Sherman and 

are poor. Discharge for Oct. 16, Nov. 24, Dec. 3, May 9, 16 interpolated. Gage read 

once, daily.

Bating table, water year

6.9

7.0 

7.2

374

422

527

1937-38 except periods 

and discharge. In sf

7.4 

7.6 

8.0

644

773

1,050

of lee effect (gage height, in feet, 

cond-feet)

1,520

2,230

3,030

11.0

12.0

12.1

3,900

5,000

5,110

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

500 

527 

500 

500 

556

556 

527 

500 

500 

527

556 

584 

584 

584 

584

584 

584 

676 

740 

807

773 

773 

773 

740 

707

707 

707 

707 

707 

707 

707

Nov.

707 

707 

707 

707 

676

676 

707 

807 

841 

910

910 

841 

910 

1,050 

1,200

1,200 

1,120 

1,120

1,050 

1,050

980 

910 

876 

876 

876

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

Dee.

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

890 

876 

860 

860 

860

876 

860 

860 

860 

900

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

970 

950

920 

890 

860 

830 

790

760 

730 

650 

550 

470 

700

Jan.

700 

700 

700 

700 

750

780 

700 

650 

660

680

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

710 

720 

740 

900 

1,200

1,150 

1,100 

1,050 

1,100 

1.100 

1,100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-2

Peb.

1,100 

1,100 

1.100 

1,100 

1.400

2,000 

2,700 

3,240 

3,130 

3,130

3,570 

3,350 

3,570 

3,750 

4,000

3,700 

3,200 

2,800 

2,500 

2,100

1,850 

1,750 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

Mar.

1,050 

1,280 

1,870 

1,520 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1.200 

1,280 

1,280

1,050 

1,200 

1,200 

1,780 

2,050

1,960 

2,230 

2,330 

2,430 

2,630

3,030 

3,350 

3,900 

4.780 

5,110

5,110 

5,000 

4,670 

4,230 

4,230 

4,010

Seeondfoot-days

19,484 

26,964 

26,322

329,743

24,890 

65,890 

79,840 

52,570 

35,830 

23,741 

14,179 

13,999 

17,554

401,263

Apr.

3,790 

3,350 

3,030 

2,830 

2,630

2,330

2,230 

2,050 

1,870 

2,050

1,690 

1,600 

1,520 

1,520 

1,440

1,360 

1,280 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,280 

1,280 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

Maximum

807 

1,200 

1,000

3,030

1,200 

4,000 

5,110 

3,790 

1,440 

1,050 

644 

584 

707

5,110

May

1,050 

1,050 

980 

980 

980

1,050 

1,050 

1,120 

1,160 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,080 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,360

1,440 

1,440 

1,360 

1,360 

1,280

1,280 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,050 

1,050

Minimum

500 

676 

470

374

650 

1,100 

1,050 

1,120 

980 

556 

352 

329 

422

329

June

980 

1,050 

980 

1,050 

980

980 

910 

910 

910 

876

910 

876 

841 

841 

807

773 

740 

707 

707 

707

676 

644 

644 

644 

644

644 

614 

584 

556 

556

July

644 

614 

614 

584 

556

527 

527 

500 

473 

448

473 

473 

473 

473 

448

448 

448 

422 

398 

398

352 

352 

374 

398 

398

398 

398 

398 

398 

398 

374

Mean

629 

899 

849

903

803 

2,353 

2,575 

1,752 

1,156 

7S1 

457 

452 

585

1,099

Aug.

374 

352 

352 

352 

352

352 

352 

352 

329 

374

448 

446 

446 

422

422

448 

527 

556 

556 

556

584 

556 

584 

556 

527

527 

527 

448 

448 

448 

422

Per square 

mile

0.434 

.620 

.586

.623

.£54 

1.62 

1.78 

1.21 

.797 

.£46 

.315 

.312 

.403

.758

Sept.

422 

422 

422 

448 

422

422 

422

500 

527 

614

614 

644 

676 

644 

676

644

644 

676 

707 

676

707 

707 

676 

676 

644

614 

584 

584 

584 

556

Run-off In 

Inches

0.50 

.69 

.68

8.46

.64 

1.69 

2.05 

1.35 

.92 

.61 

.36 

.36 

.45

10.30
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°25', long. 35°48', in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 13 W., in 

tailrace of power plant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo.

Drainage area.- 2,350 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938. June 1901 to December 1906 at site 

above Newaygo.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

51.9 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet; minimum daily, 580 

second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 45.5 feet).

1901-6, 1930-38: Maximum daily discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1938; mirlmum, 390 

second-feet July 13, 1934 (gage height, 46.2 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated at Croton Dam, 18 miles upstream, end by operation of power plant at Newaygo. Gage-height record furnished by Consumers Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

46.5 580

47.0 1,020

47.4 1,380

47.8

48.2

48.6

1,760

2,260

2,960

49.0

50.0

50.7

3,840

6,250

8,000

51.5

51.9

10,400

11,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,110 

1,200 

1,560

1,560 

1,200 

1,110 

1,290 

840

1,560 

1,200 

1,110 

1,110 

1,200

1,200 

1,020 

1,200 

1,290 

1,660

1,560 

1,760 

1,760 

1,380 

1,760

1,660 

1,760 

1,200 

1,200 

1,110 

840

Nov.

1,110 

1,560 

1.760 

1.470 

1,560

1,200 

930 

1,660 

1,870 

1,760

1,870 

1,380 

1,470 

1,470 

1,870

2,120 

2,260

2,260 

2.260 

1,990

1,760 

1,990 

2,120 

1,990 

1,110

1,560 

1,290 

1,290 

1,760 

1,760

Dec.

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,200 

1,200

1,560 

1,870 

1,870 

1,290 

1,110

1,200 

1,110 

1,110 

1,290 

1,470

1,200 

1,110 

1,020 

840 

1,110

1,200 

1,760 

1,760 

1,870 

1,290

1,200 

1,110 

1,560 

1,200 

1,470 

1,760

Jan.

1,200 

1,200 

1,760 

1,560 

1,470

1,660 

1,290 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,200

1,110 

1,660 

1,870 

1.760 

1,760

1,110 

1,110 

1,200 

1,870 

3,610

2,960 

2,120 

1,990 

1,760 

1,870 

2,260

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ober 3-3

ember

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

2,590 

2,770 

3,390 

3,840 

3,610

6,500 

11,300 

9,800 

8,900 

8,300

7,000 

7,500 

7,000 

11,600 

9,200

7,500 

7,250 

7,250 

6.250 

5,260

4,540 

4,070 

3,610 

3,390 

3,390

3,390 

3,390 

3,390

Mar.

3,390 

3,390 

3,390 

3,390 

2, 120

2,120 

2,120 

2,590 

3,170 

2,770

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,590 

3,170

3,170 

3,610 

3,610 

4,070 

4,070

4,070 

4,070 

4,300 

5,020 

5,500

6,500 

8,000 

6,500 

6,250 

7,500 

7,750

Secondfoot-dayB

38,410 

50,460 

43,020

630, 170

49,130 

165,980 

124, 560 

91,160 

57,480 

48,770 

34, 595 

35,500 

35, 330

774, 385

Apr.

7 , 000 

6,750 

5,500 

4,540 

5,020

5,260 

3,840 

3,610 

3,170 

3,170

3,170 

3,170 

2,960 

2,960 

2,420

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

1,990 

1,870

1,990 

1,990 

1,760 

1,870 

1,760

1,870 

1,760 

1,870 

1,760 

1,760

Maximum

1,760 

2,260 

1,870

4,540

3,610 

11,600 

7,750 

7,000 

2,260 

2,120 

1,560 

1,560 

1,760

11,600

May

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,660 

1,200 

1,200 

1,560 

1,760

1,760 

1,870 

2,120 

1,760 

1,760

1,660 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,990

2,260 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

1,760 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

Minimum

840 

930 

840

580

1,110 

2,590 

2,120 

1,760 

1,200 

1,200 

666 

580 

665

580

June

£,120 

1,990 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,870 

1,760 

1,870 

1,760

1,870 

1,290 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,200 

1,200 

1,870

1,760 

1,760 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,470 

1,760 

1,380 

1,200

July

1,560 

1,290 

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,470 

1,290 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,110 

1,200 

1,200 

1,110

1,020 

1,200 

1,110 

1,200 

1,110

750 

750 

750 

750 

1,020

1,200 

1,110 

1,200 

1,110 

1,020 

665

Mean

1,324 

1,682 

1,388

1,736

1,585 

5,928 

4,018 

3,038 

1,854 

1,626 

1,116 

1,145 

1,178

8,133

Aug.

1,020 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

750 

1,020 

1,110 

580

840 

750 

840 

1,020 

1,110

1,200 

1,380 

1,470 

1,560 

1,200

930 

1,470 

1,470 

1,560 

1,470

1,470 

1,200 

1,200 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

Per square 

m.Me

0.563 

.716 

.591

.739

.674 

2.52 

1.71 

1.29 

.789 

.692 

.475 

.487 

.501

0.908

Sept.

1,200 

1,110 

750 

665 

666

1,020 

1,110 

1,200 

1,110 

1,020

840 

1,200 

1,470 

1,760 

1,470

1,110 

1,020 

1,020 

1,660 

1,660

1,290 

1,200 

1,290 

1,200 

1,110

1,200 

1,290 

1,200 

1,290 

1,200

Run-off in 

inches

0.61 

.80 

.68

9.99

.78 

2.62 

1.97 

1.44 

.91 

.77 

.56 

.56 

.56

12.25
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°26', long. 85°42', on line between sec. 36, T. 24 

II., R. 12 W., and sec. 31, T. 24 N., R. 11 W., 150 feet upstream from Wheeler Creek 

and three-quarters of a mile north of Sherman.

Drainage area.- 900 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to May 1916, November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to

September 1938.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1903-15, 1934-38), 1,102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,060 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage 

height, 13.65 feet); minimum observed, 805 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 9.15 

feet).

1903-16, 1930-51, 1954-38: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 

1913 (gage height, 7.0 feet, former datum); minimum observed, 540 second-feet Aug. 9, 

1936 (gage height, 8.55 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 10-19, Jan. 5-21, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, and period of missing gage heights, Aug. 19-25, which vere computed on basis of weather records and records for ITu&liegon TUver at Evart and are 

poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day Jan. Feb. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

833

862

862

862

862

862

862

862

862

862

892 

892 

892 

8S2 

892

923

923

923

923

1,060

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

923

955

955

923

923

923

923

990

990

990

1,060

1.060

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,060

1,020

990

990

955

955

990

990

923

1,020

955

923

955

955

990

955

955

955

955

923

1,400

1,350

1,200

1,050

950

1,000

1,200

1,200

1.150

1,000

805

955

955

923

862

862

923 

862 

925 

892 

9S3 

892

892

892

862

862

1,400

1.350

1,150

1,000

930

910

890

930

950

970

960

950

950

950

950

950

970

990

1,020

1,060

1,310

1,960

2,000

1,800

1,650

1,550

1,400

1,350

1.350

1,400

1,500

1,600

1.800

2,000

2,260

2,020

1,650

1,600

1,450

1,550

1,900

1,750

1,550

1,450

1,400

1,310

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,020

l.OSO 

1,060 

1,060 

955 

1,020

990

1,020

1,020

990

990

955

1,020

1,260

1,220

1,310

1,600

1,600

8,080

2,080

2,260

2,380

2,850

3,060

2,990

2,850

2,630

2,380

2,020

1,960

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,360

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,140

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,500

1,020

990

1,020

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,310

1,310

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,020

990

990

955

955

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

990

990

955

955

955

955

923

892

923

892

862

862

892

862

862

862

862

862

862

833

862

862

862

862

862

862

862

862

833

833

833

862

862

923

892

833

833

833

833

833

833

862

833

833

833

833

833

833

833

833

805

805 

805 

S05 

805 

862

833

805

805

805

923

1,060

923

862

862

862

923

1,020

955

950

1,000

1,100

1,000

900

850

800

805

805

833

805

805

862

862 

862 

833 

833 

S05

805

833

955

990

833

1,140

1,220

1,140

,100

,100

,020

,060

,020

1,060

1,060

1,060

990

955

955

923

892

892

892

862

862

Secondfoot-days

Per squars 

mile

Run-off In 

Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

29,083 

SO.263 

30,843

1,100

1,180

1,400

833

923

805

938

1,009

995

1.0* 

1.12 

1.11

1.20

1.25

1.28

Calendar year 1937 359,886 2,080

January.. 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

Water year 1937-38

35,408

40,830

51,470

36,830

35,465

28,342

26,264

27,235

28,814

2,000

2,260

3,060

1,800

1,500

1,180

923

1,100

1,220

1,020

955

1,020

955

833

805

805

805

1,142

1,458

1,660

1,228

1,144

945

847

879

960

1.27 

1.6? 

1,84 

1.3$ 

1.27 

1.0-5 

.941 

.977 

1.07

1.46

1.69

2.12

1.52

1.46

1.17

1.08

1.13

1.19

400,847 3,060 805 1.22 16.55
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 65 

Rifle River at Mlghlgan Highway 70, near Sterling, Wich.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°04: 1 , long. 84°02' , In sec. 5, T. 19 N. , R. <?-£., at bridge 

on Btate Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- January 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,760 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage

neifrht, 8,95 feet); minimum observed, 12^ second-feet July 30 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1957-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 17, 1938; minimum observed, 110 

second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 30, 1937 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 30 to Me.r. 14, which 

were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

Flint River at Genesee and near Flint and are poor. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tat>le, water year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 30)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

122

134

147

162

179

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

266

318

375

435

565

740

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,090

1,260

1,460

1,860

2,260

2,760

Discharge, In sseond-feet, water year Octoter 1937 to September

Day

I 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

179 

170 

198 

154 

219

198 

162 

162 

170 

162

188 

179 

170 

162 

162

162 

162 

219 

304 

555

495 

375 

266 

254 

242

198 

266 

198 

219 

198 

208

Hov.

179 

198 

208 

198 

188

198 

188 

208 

318 

219

230 

219 

219 

346 

332

291 

291 

230 

230 

219

208 

179 

230 

198 

198

198 

208 

266 

525 

350

Dec.

300 

220 

230 

210 

200

200 

200 

180 

130 

160

170 

160 

160 

160 

150

150 

150 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

150

150 

150 

160 

160 

170 

170

Jan.

170 

170 

170 

165 

160

150 

150 

140 

140 

140

150 

150 

150 

150 

150

150 

150 

160 

160 

160

170 

180 

200 

350 

600

650 

550 

500 

450 

400 

400

Month

Get 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

J-ul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 19:

ater year 1937-;S8

Feb.

400 

400 

400 

400 

500

1,200 

1,400 

1,300 

l,lbO 

1,100

1,000 

900 

1,100 

1,500 

1,100

950 

800 

700 

600 

500

475 

460 

450 

430 

410

390 

370 

350

Mar . Apr .

330 

380 

380 

370 

360

350 

350 

340 

350 

360

370 

450 

950 

1,600 

1,860

1,900 

1,900 

1,260 

1,420 

1,740

1,860 

1,620 

1,580 

1,660 

1,340

1,160 

985 

740 

740 

1,090 

1,120

Secondfoot-days

6,956 

7,269 

5,220

93,739

7,535 

20,735 

30,915 

12,152 

9,459 

5,898 

5,056 

5,H3 

5,259

121,597

880 

740 

615 

525 

525

435 

405 

405 

375 

435

360 

435 

346 

360 

346

332 

405 

405 

375 

332

304 

318 

304 

346 

318

318 

332 

332 

266 

278

Maximum

555 

525 

300

1,940

650 

1,500 

1,900 

880 

675 

304 

198 

375 

278

1,900

May

£42 

254 

230 

318 

360

254 

254 

266 

291 

435

318 

304 

278 

254 

242

230 

219 

219 

242 

675

615 

495 

375 

332 

291

266 

266 

254 

242 

219 

219

Minimum

154 

179 

130

116

140 

350 

330 

266 

219 

147 

128 

116 

122

116

June

219 

242 

242 

266 

304

230 

188 

208 

188 

198

219 

219 

208 

179 

170

179 

170 

162 

179 

147

154 

154 

208 

230

179

208 

170 

170 

154 

154

July

198 

188 

179 

154 

154

147 

154 

147 

147 

147

198 

179 

162 

162 

162

154 

162 

162 

170 

170

179 

170 

162 

170 

162

162 

179 

154 

147 

128 

147

Mean

224 

242 

168

257

243 

741 

997 

405 

305 

197 

163 

166 

175

333

Aug.

154 

154 

147 

134 

147

134 

140 

134 

147 

170

206 

170 

162 

134 

122

278 

375 

254 

188 

170

188 

188 

170 

154 

147

128 

128 

134 

140 

116 

128

Per square 

mile

0.700 

.756 

.525

.803

.759 

2.32 

3.12 

1.27 

.953 

.616 

.509 

.519 

.547

1.04

Sept.

147 

140 

154 

154 

128

128 

208 

242 

162 

188

278 

208 

254 

154 

242

179 

179 

154 

188 

198

198 

179 

170 

170

154

147 

154 

122

140 

140

Run-off in 

inches

0.81 

.84 

.61

10.88

.88 

2.42 

3.60 

1.42 

1.10 

.69 

.59 

.60 

.61

14.17
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'45", long. 84°10'50", in sec. IT, T. 7 N., R. 

2 E., at north city limits of Owosso. Zero of gage is 707.82 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 193b.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 8.13 

feet;; minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1938; minimum, 0.2 secord-feet July 

27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

Maximum stage known, 726 feet above mean sea level at former site during an ice 

Jam in 1918.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-30, Jrn. 7-22 and 

or missing gage heights, Oct. 22-25, Jan. 23-25, Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Feb. 21-23, Sept. 

26-30, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather records, 

gage heights, and records for Flint River at Genesee and at Flint and are poor. Flow 

regulated by operation of power plant at Shiawasseetown. Gage-height record furnished 

by city of Owosso.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

35 

27 

45 

52

57 

57 

57 

59 

60

67 

62 

54 

62 

50

59 

54 

84 

86 

101

117 

130 

140 

150 

140

111 

101 

106 

99 

103 

104

Nov.

110 

108 

110 

108 

115

106 

80 

106 

95 

80

82 

86 

95 

80

101

91 

97 

95 

104 

88

110 

110 

99 

107 

113

122 

113 

132 

164 

159

Dec.

227 

202 

299 

246 

219

228

236 

201 

170 

150

140 

140 

140 

140 

130

120 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

120 

120

130 

130 

130 

130 

150 

182

Jan.

208 

218 

214 

177 

177

175 

170 

160 

160 

150

120 

110 

110 

120 

120

110 

110 

110 

120 

120

130 

140 

300 

600 

900

1,330 

1,000 

700 

500 

500 

750

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193rt ...........

ater year 1937-3f3 ...........

Peb.

900 

750 

650 

600 

900

1,620 

1,480 

1,060 

1,180 

1,160

848 

802 

2,580 

3,400 

3,400

3,490 

3,400 

3,580 

3,230 

2,510

2,200 

1,900 

1,600 

1,410 

1,200

1,040 

870 

618

Mar.

720 

720 

640 

520 

432

532 

720 

802 

680 

580

516 

500 

533 

540 

536

672 

959 

985 

1,080 

1,110

1,010 

915 

870 

985 

892

825 

740 

660 

640 

720 

1,070

Secondfoot-days

2,465 

£,166 

4,850

98,273

9,809 

48,378 

23,104 

15,233 

10,323 

4,100 

2,328 

2,237 

1,657

127,650

Apr.

1,010 

870 

802 

740 

700

660 

600 

560 

600 

780

915 

760 

640 

580 

512

453 

397 

366 

345 

315

299 

295 

292 

292 

283

234 

222 

228 

237

246

Maximum

150 

164 

299

2,030

1,330 

3,580 

1,110 

1,010 

600 

292 

106 

122 

85

3,580

May

228 

234 

219 

214 

292

414 

408 

446 

390 

338

240 

214 

169 

183 

194

205 

211 

211 

249 

331

321 

321 

358 

560 

580

600 

540 

450 

439 

404 

360

Minimum

27 

80

110

26

110 

600 

432 

222 

169 

68 

52 

42 

29

27

June

292 

252 

225 

177 

177

162 

159 

136 

162 

159

159 

151 

146 

134 

156

115 

124 

104 

122 

106

110 

95 

106 

88 

93

93 

97 

76 

68 

76

July

104 

93 

106 

106 

93

84 

76 

86 

78 

93

70 

70 

78 

91 

59

68 

63 

72 

80 

88

74 

68 

56 

57 

59

57 

61 

67 

63 

56 

52

Mean

79.5 

106 

156

269

316 

1,726 

745 

508 

333 

137 

75.1 

72.2 

55.2

350

Aug.

74 

61 

42 

54 

65

56 

42 

70 

49 

57

63 

74 

122

101 

84

86

78 

103 

101 

82

91 

86 

76 

72 

74

70 

67 

68 

57 

63 

49

Per square 

mile

0,148 

.197 

.290

.500

.587 

3,S1 

1.38 

.944 

.619 

.255 

.140 

.134 

.103

.651

Sept.

47 

52 

49 

49 

54

35 

41

29 

85 

63

61 

74 

63 

54 

61

65 

63 

63 

65

45

56 

56 

63 

65 

49

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

Run-off in 

Inches

0.17 

.22 

.33

6.80

.68 

3.34 

1.59 

1.05 

.71 

.28 

.16 

.15 

.11

8.79

Peak dlacharge.- Feb. 9 (2 p.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.} Peb. 18 (8 p.m.) 3,670 sec.-ft.; Mar. 17 

(1:30 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 67 

Flint River at Genesee, Mien.

Location.- Wire gage, lat. 43°06'25", long. 83°37'00n , in sec. 10, T. 8 N., R 7 E. at 

highway bridge at Genesee. Zero of gage is 695.84 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 593 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,540 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 

S2755~feet); minimum observed, 28 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 12.66 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 9, 1938; minimum, about 10 

second-feet Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 3 to Jan. 1, Jan. 

8-31, and of missing gage heights, Feb. 26, 27, Apr. 12-16, 27, June 24, Aug. 25-29, 

which were computed on basis of records for station near Flint and are poor. Gage 

read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to Sept. 30)

12.6

12.8

13.0

13.2

13.4

13.6

13.8

40

61

86

115

148

1S5

14.0

14.2

14.4

14.6

14.8

15.0

15.5

225

267

311

356

402

450

576

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

706

836

971

1,110

1,250

1,410

1,600

19.5

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

1,820

2,070

2,340

2,640

2,940

3,240

3,540

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

82 

77 

80 

69

37 

72 

78 

68 

78

67 

68 

71 

73 

74

76 

72 

82 

100 

108

115 

115 

140 

148 

140

131 

115 

115 

108 

100 

100

Nov.

100 

100 

100 

93 

93

93 

100 

108 

100 

108

108 

108 

108 

108 

108

108 

108 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

93 

93 

86

86 

100 

131 

157 

185

Dec.

157 

131 

170 

220 

190

170 

160 

150 

160 

140

130 

130 

130 

120 

120

110 

110 

100 

110 

110

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

130 

140 

150

Jan.

190 

236 

246 

246 

215

205 

195 

180 

160 

140

120 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

120

130 

140 

220 

500 

650

540 

470 

500 

540 

580 

650

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 19.

ater year 1937-:

Feb.

732 

680 

732 

706 

758

2,180 

2,070 

2,520 

3,420 

3,300

1,870 

1,480 

2,520 

2,580 

2,520

3,240 

3,120 

3,240 

3,120 

3,000

2,880 

2,120 

1,920 

1,680 

1,600

1,200 

900 

680

Mar.

628 

836

998 

1,130 

1,190

1,250 

1,110 

890 

602 

525

576 

550 

576 

602 

576

810 

1,560 

1,560 

1,640

1,780

1,640 

1,340 

1,160 

1,310 

1,190

1,190 

1,160 

1,080 

971 

863 

917

Secondfoot-days

2,852 

3,182 

4,198

96,686

8,053 

56,768 

32,210 

14,810 

15,529 

5,263 

2,522 

1,861 

1,656

148,904

Apr.

944 

890 

836 

784 

706

628 

576 

525 

525 

628

680 

610 

560 

520 

490

470 

450 

426 

402 

356

356 

311 

289

278 

267

267 

267 

267 

256 

246

Maximum

148 

185 

220

1,460

650 

3,420 

1,780 

944 

1,310 

450 

123 

74 

80

3,420

Bey

246 

236 

225 

215 

205

195 

176 

176 

166 

176

185 

195 

166 

166

176

205 

205 

195 

185 

1,280

971 

836 

971 

1,310 

1,280

1,250 

1,110 

890 

784 

628 

525

Minimum

37 

86 

100

37

110 

680 

525 

246 

166 

100 

58 

46 

40

37

June

450 

333 

278 

267 

256

236

246 

236 

215 

195

176 

176 

176 

148 

140

131 

123 

123 

123 

115

115 

108 

108 

104 

100

115 

131 

123 

108 

108

July

115 

123 

115 

100 

93

86 

93 

85 

74 

68

115 

100 

82 

74 

68

68 

73 

86 

100 

80

67 

67 

60 

58 

60

59 

59 

71 

74 

73 

76

Bean

92.0 

106 

135

265

260 

2,027 

1,039 

494 

501 

175 

81.4 

60.0 

55.2

408

Aug.

67 

65 

62 

61 

58

58 

53 

50 

48 

65

74 

72 

67 

66 

60

61 

67 

68 

65 

63

71 

65 

60 

59 

58

55 

52 

50 

48 

47 

46

Per square 

mile

0-155 

.179 

.228

.447

.438 

3-42 

1.75 

.833 

.845 

.295 

.137 

.101 

.093

.688

Sept.

46 

44 

41 

44 

40

40 

44 

46 

51 

59

54 

61 

61 

71 

80

66 

63 

62 

65 

62

60 

60 

57 

53 

54

51 

51 

59 

60 

51

Run-off in

inches

0.18 

.20 

.26

6.07

.50 

3.56 

2.02 

.93 

.97 

.33 

.16 

.12 

.10

9.33
68 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Flint River near Flint, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'20", long. 83°46'10", In SWJ sec. 4, T. 7 N., 

R. 6 E., at sewage-treatment plant 2 miles downstream from Flint. Zero of gage Is 

678.80 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 927 square mllas.

Records available.- August 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,970 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.20 

"feetj; minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

1932-38: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1938: minimum, 9.0 seconc'-feet 

Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at storage dams upstream. City of Flint diverts 

water for municipal and Industrial use above station, but sewage from city Is Included 

In flow at station. Gage-height record furnished by city of Flint.

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

124 

104 

100 

102 

113

100 

106 

109 

98 

106

102 

107 

106 

107 

102

96 

96 

119 

119 

117

137 

157 

154 

176 

179

179 

185 

241 

142 

106 

171

Nov.

135 

147 

144 

144 

152

142 

130 

154 

150 

147

144 

253 

162 

106 

126

133 

201 

208

182 

142

144 

154 

157 

162 

154

154 

157 

256 

432 

278

Dec.

211 

168 

310 

337 

310

257 

1S5 

205 

215 

147

144 

194 

182 

153 

162

177 

135 

111 

91 

153

179 

168 

115 

150 

174

171 

162 

144 

140 

150 

198

Jan.

205 

191 

242 

301 

229

233 

205 

168 

165 

162

133 

109 

111 

190 

133

119 

124 

119 

221 

124

130 

135 

140 

415 

958

739 

526 

625 

602 

695 

1,130

Month

Oet 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-5ro

Feb.

1,010 

875 

689 

770 

1,100

3,320 

3,650 

2,620 

4,050 

4,350

3,250 

2,530 

5,150 

6,420 

4,950

4,150 

4,250 

4,950 

4,650 

3,550

2,980 

2,530 

2,180 

1,820 

1,480

1,220 

1,130 

646

Mar.

720 

930 

930 

848 

770

875 

1,010 

1,100 

958 

770

745 

770 

902 

1,040 

985

1,220 

3,650 

2,890 

2,800 

2,800

2,530 

1,980 

1,900 

2,440 

2,020

1,820 

1,660 

1,480 

1,410 

1,340 

1,860

Seeondfoot-days

3,960 

5,150 

5,598

143,457

9,579 

80,270 

47,153 

24,614 

18,520 

6,686 

3,418 

2,501 

2,257

209,706

Apr.

1,820 

1,480 

1,340 

1,280 

1,160

848 

820 

875 

930 

1,310

1,160 

1,160 

1,130 

985 

795

720 

695 

625 

580 

580

540 

463 

504 

517 

404

418 

414 

391 

360 

310

Maximum

241 

432 

337

3,220

1,130 

6,420 

3,650 

1,820 

1,780 

580 

266 

174 

225

6,420

May

328 

464 

303 

370 

241

261 

265 

245 

241 

211

241 

265 

265 

261 

261

261 

261 

265 

265 

398

1,190 

985 

1,190 

1,780 

1,580

1,440 

1,250 

1,010 

958 

770 

695

Minimum

96 

106 

91

58

109 

646 

720 

310 

211 

66 

49 

56 

42

42

June

580 

504 

360 

458 

309

277 

409 

306 

306 

292

229 

211 

225 

215 

20S

191 

154 

90 

119 

126

66 

101 

100 

98 

124

113 

137 

135 

119 

124

July

201 

140 

137 

133 

117

106 

104 

94 

94 

88

140 

122 

104 

98 

83

79 

142 

126 

119 

256

124 

49 

50 

51 

59

80 

79 

131 

115 

106 

91

Mean

128 

172 

181

393

309 

2,867 

1,521 

820 

597 

223 

110 

80.7 

75.2

575

Aug.

85 

80 

71 

74 

67

82 

68 

70

174 

77

68 

94 

88 

80 

77

74 

88 

86 

82 

86

135 

86 

80 

77 

70

67 

71 

64 

65 

59 

56

Per square 

mile

0.138 

.186 

.1?5

.424

.333 

3.07 

1.64 

.885 

.644 

.241 

.119 

.087 

.081

.620

Sept.

57 

225 

48 

44 

42

45 

50 

46 

47 

91

77 

80 

74 

91 

98

85 

79 

80 

79 

76

74 

75 

80 

191 

50

53 

53 

54 

54 

59

Run-off In 

Inches

0.16 

.21 

.22

5.75

.38 

3.22 

1.89 

.99 

.74 

.27 

.14 

.10 

.09

ff.41

Peak dlacharge.- Feb. 9 (10 p.m.) 4,950 sec.-ft.j Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 6,970 sec.-ft.} Feb. 18 

(10 p.m.) 6,260 aec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 6£ 

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, MIch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°02' , long. 83°20', at footbridge at Michigan Home and 

Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer. Zero of gage is 806.48 feet atove mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 57 square miles.

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 356 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

18.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet; minimum otserved, 1.0 

second-foot Aug. 29, 30 (gage lelcit, 14.22 feet).

1933-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 16, 1938; minimum discharge not 

determined.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 14-30, Jan. 24-27, 

ana period of backwater effect, Sept. 26-30, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Flint River near Flint and are 

poor. Occasional regulation at dam above station. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193f

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 

Si

Oct.

13 

12 

12 

11 

9.8

11 

12 

11 

11 

12

12 

10 

9.5 

8.9 

8.9

9.5 

9.2 

11 

13 

15

16 

18 

18 

16 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Kov.

11 

10 

8.6 

10 

11

11 

9.8 

12 

12 

14

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

10

10 

12 

12 

14 

14

12 

13 

18 

22 

35

Dec.

28 

24 

21 

19 

19

21 

20 

23 

22 

20

20 

19 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

Jan.

16 

32 

32

30 

29

26 

27 

22 

22 

20

16 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

13 

15 

14

11 

11 

10 

12 

15

17 

22 

28 

48 

63 

67

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Haj

JUZ

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3!

Feb.

71 

67 

67 

59 

56

170 

296 

272 

203 

170

140 

88 

181 

308 

332

260 

225

192 

214 

192

181 

150 

120 

93 

80

67 

80 

88

Mar.

80 

56 

63 

67 

59

88 

98

67 

67 

67

59 

71 

67 

67 

75

75 

120 

203 

181 

150

170 

102 

93 

98 

102

116 

102 

88 

80 

71 

75

Se eondfoot-daya

380.8 

402.4 

533

11,004.4

713 

4,422 

2,877 

1,335 

782 

438.6 

115.7 

62.7 

66.4

12,128.6

Apr.

75 

SO 

71 

67 

63

59 

56 

52 

48 

52

59 

59 

59 

52 

48

45 

39 

37 

34 

32

30 

29 

26

27 

24

24 

22 

22 

22 

22

Maximum

18 

35 

28

175

67 

332 

203 

80 

52 

26 

6.0 

3.0 

3.5

332

May

22 

22

22 

21

20

IB 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

16 

14 

15

16 

16 

18 

18 

28

28 

29 

37 

42 

45

52 

45 

38 

42 

33 

28

Minimum

8.9 

8.6 

13

4.2

10 

56 

56 

22 

14 

3.3 

1.7 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

June

26 

22 

19 

18 

22

20 

26 

26 

23

20

21 

24 

20 

17 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

10

9.8 

7.4 

6.0 

5.4 

4.9

5.4 

5.1 

5.7 

4.6 

3.3

July

4.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.7

5.7 

4.9 

5.1 

4.2 

3.7

4.2 

4.2 

3.7 

3.7 

2.6

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5

2.8 

3.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

1.7 

2.6 

4.9 

4.4 

4.0 

2,6

Mean

12.3 

13.4 

17.2

30.1

23.0 

158 

92.8 

44.5 

25.2 

14.6 

3.73 

2.02 

2.21

33.2

Aug.

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.6 

2.6 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5

1.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.1 

1.0 

1.4

Per square

mile

0.216 

.235 

.302

.528

.404 

2.77 

1.63 

.781 

.442 

.256 

.065 

.035 

.039

.682

Sept.

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

2.5 

2.5

2.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

2.6

2.7 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0

Run-off In 

inches

0.26 

.26 

.35

7,18

.47 

2.88 

1.88 

.87 

.51 

.29 

.07 

.04 

.04

7.91
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Tlttabawassee River at Midland, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36', long. 84U 15', in NEi sec. 28, T. 14 N., 

 R. 2 E., 0.5 mile south of Midland and 1 mile downstream from Chippewa Rivsr. Zero 

of gage is 590.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- Mar eft 1936 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Water for industrial use diverted from river a short distance 

above gage; a small part is returned to river a quarter of a mile below gao:e, 

remainder returned 1 mile below gage and below control. Gage-height records, some 

discharge measurements, and records of diversion furnished by Dow Chemical Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

626

640

381

406

518

491

676

502

391

396

422

581

895

599

432

401

401

637

1,160

1,220

1,060

1,020

876

593

716

1,080

977

728

693

640

524

Nov.

458

1,110

942

640

782

513

442

710

615

604

761

1,030

721

810

1,320

1,690

1,460

1,160

1,250

655

535

598

696

1,100

692

432

524

679

831

1,160

-

Deo.

1,250

1,050

604

598

687

734

1,080

1,010

645

370

338

362

406

594

831

678

524

416

377

666

1,020

851

570

362

480

381

372

780

722

1,030

950

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1937

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 19s7_38

Jan.

668

116

535

595

831

688

182

541

581

396

604

170

566

511

589

589

587

702

516

561

568

742

575

793

2,470

2,630

2,

1,

1,

1,

050

390

L70

330

1,740

Seoondfoot-days

20,682

24,920

20,738

409,063

27 086

180*750

115,980

66,387

30,175

19 699 1 1 '^70

14*614

14,319

547,220

Feb.

1,810

2,5

1,8

1,3

50

DO

10

2,040

9,360

19,1

14,6

13,0

30

DO

DO

12,600

8,620

6,0

10,2

18,0

30

DO

DO

14,200

8,380

6,3i

5,7

5,0

30

30

30

3,480

2,950

3,0

2,2

1,8

50

30

50

1,940

1,580

1,4

1,3

_

_

-

LO

30

Mar.

1,480

2,910

4,110

2,940

1,310

1,310

1,390

1,660

1,660

1,830

1,910

1,760

2,480

3,750

3,570

3,480

3,750

3,840

3,840

4,680

5,880

5,480

5,480

7,830

6,680

5,880

4,780

4,020

3,930

5,380

6,980

Apr.

7,500

5,180

4,110

3,480

3,300

3,030

2,390

2,390

2,150

1,580

2,230

2,790

2,790

2,550

1,990

1,660

1,240

1,610

1,780

1,830

1,530

1,380

816

728

920

965

1,110

1,270

1,330

758

-

Observed

Maximum

1,220

1,690

1,250

10,400

2,630

19,100 

7,830

7,500

2 390

1*420

786

1,440 

788

19,100

Minimum

381

432

338

£27

341

1,340 

1,310

728

442

£06

£34

£52

206

Mean

667

83l

669

1,121

874

6,455 

3 741

2 213

973

657

367

471

494

1,499

May

610

S80

1,020

965

801

736

557

442

915

878

844

1,050

1,280

594

502

558

507

507

968

1,610

2,390

1,540

1,150

1,060

1,220

1,480

1,470

780

781

1,020

1,060

June

1,270

1,420

787

716

734

734

981

1,060

1,130

713

653

596

687

688

654

700

459

396

367

348

664

411

320

430

450

367

443

567

439

515

-

Mean

diversion

55

48

42

53

59

35

42

41

48

50

57

60

57

48

July

484

541

545

552

715

523

786

755

355

302

248

292

244

306

244

231

346

261

206

339

240

256

266

248

268

231

227

362

272

359

366

Aug.

279

356

234

502

491

604

310

342

284

686

1,440

420

391

378

368

574

509

454

428

463

675

746

663

530

480

371

266

335

326

302

407

Sept.

284

266

256

270

252

387

474

478

465

504

422

569

788

767

676

640

372

396

668

779

713

421

473

396

320

546

546

583

740

368

-

Adjusted fo" diversion

Mean

722

879

711

1,174

913

6,490

3,783

2 254

1*021

707

424

531

551

1,547

Per sqrare

mile

0-30]

.366

.296

.489

38C

2^70

1 *58

 93£

 42E

!l77

.22]

.230

.64£

Run- off 

In inches

0.35

.41

.34

6.64

.44

2 81

oo

1.05

.49

.33

.20

 25

.26

8.75

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 21,100 

(7 a.m.) 8,050 sec.-ft.

ec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 19,500 sec.-ft.; Mar.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 71 

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42' , long. 84°28' , at Pere Marquette Railroad bridge li 

miles southeast of North Bradley.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,160 second-feet Feb. 7, 14, from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 13.77 feet Feb. 6 

(backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 8, 9 (gage 

height, 0.26 foot).

1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 7, 14, 1938; minimum observed, 

1.9 second-feet July 24, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those Tor periods of ice effect, Nov. 30. Dec. 1, Dec. 13 

 to Veb. 6, and period of missing gage heights, Apr. 22 to May 8, which were computed 

on basis of weather records, gage heights,and records for Pine River at Alma and near 

Midland and Tittabawassee River at Midland and are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

6.2

6.4

8.3

13

13

13

12

9.9

9.6

9.1

8.8

9.3

9.9

9.6

9.3

8.6

Nov.

8.6

9.6

9.1

9.6

9.1

9.9

9.3

13

12

15

12

12

20

32

30

28

22

18

18

16

18

16

18

16

14

14

15

21

29

26

-

Dec.

23

ZZie

19

24

20

19

16

18

18

16

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

Jan.

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

19

28

55

85

60

45

40

37

38

Month

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

January. ........................

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

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

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

Water year 1937- 58 ...........

Feb.

40

37

32

28

110

2,200

2,840

1,300

985

731

339

241

1,040

2,840

575

409

269

202

176

150

115

99

80

70

80

54

54

66

_

_

-

Mar.

50

339

395

156

132

89

84

62

54

54

70

132

339

283

263

126

132

138

156

241

241

189

241

544

297

228

176

126

156

367

514

Secondfoot-days

242.2

500.4

518

16,676.0

721

15,162

6,394

2,015 

658

354.2

pp-i'e

177 . 6

27,063.5

Apr.

367

176

126

104

34

70

62

58

62

80

75

75

75

62

50

45

43

46

44

37

32

30

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

24

Maximum

13

52

24

985

85

2,840

544

367

35 

21

13

23

8*6

2,840

May

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

18

18

16

14

13

14

14

13

13

14

25

35

28

23

20

18

16

17

16

15

16

17

Minimum

5.0

8.8

14

2 * 7

13

28

50

24

13

6*8

4.2

3.5

4.4

3.5

June

14

18

21

20

20

IS

14

14

12

14

15

16

15

12

10

9.3

9.3

8.S

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.8

8.0

9.3

8.8

7.3

7.0

7.3

July

11

13

11

s.e

7.?

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.f

5.f

5.?

5. IT

5.f

4.£

5.0

4.e

5.f

4.?

4. V

4.2

4.4:

4.T

4.F

4.f

9.1

9.1

7.7

6.0

5.r

Mean

7.81

16.7

16.7

45.7

23*3

542

206

67.2

18.0

U Q O

6 «37

7.21

5 92

74.1

Aug.

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.5

4.4

9.9

11

7.5

6.S

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.0

6.2

6.8

22

23

13

8.6

7.5

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

Per square

mile

0.057

.121

.121

» 331

 169

3.93

1.49

.487

.130

. 086

.046

.052

.043

.537

Sept.

4.S

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.8

4.7

5.2

5.8

6.4

7.0

7.5

8.6

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.6

Run-off in 

Inches

0.07

.13

.14

4.49

.19

4 09

l!?2

.54

.15

.10

.05

 06

.05

7.29
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°37'35", long. 84°42'30", on line between sees. 7 

aricT~07 T. 14 N., R. 3 W., 4 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.- 416 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,120 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

12.0k; feet), from rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet; minimum observed, 43 

second-feet Aug. 1; minimum gage height, 3.02 feet June 29.

1930-31, 1932-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 6, 1938; minimum 

observed, 19 second-feet Aug. 16, 1936 (gage height, 3.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 9 to Feb. 5, and of 

missing gage heights," Nov. 17, 18, which were computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Pine River at Alma and near Midland and Tlttabawassee River at Midland 

and are poor. Gage read twice daily. Regulation at low stages by operation of power 

plant upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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.

158

151 

109 

170 

151

141 

146 

183 

141 

158

158 

146 

132 

129 

139

120 

113 

170 

170 

260

260 

221 

196

196 

170

170 

183 

183 

170 

170 

170

Nov.

183 

196 

183 

170 

183

158 

170 

183 

196 

196

183 

183

208

24:7

287

260 

250 

240 

234 

221

221

247 

183 

196 

183

196 

183 

247 

260 

247

Dec.

221 

221 

221 

196 

170

196 

196 

183 

175 

180

180 

180 

170 

170 

165

160 

160 

160 

165 

170

170 

165 

160 

160 

155

155 

160 

165 

165 

170 

170

Jan.

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

165 

160 

155 

150 

150

150 

145 

145 

145 

145

145 

150 

155 

155 

160

165 

170 

175 

200 

350

500 

450 

400 

400 

400 

450

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

Blender year 19J 7..... .......

ater year 1937-!

Peb.

400 

400 

400 

450 

550

2,360 

3,000 

2,920 

2,680 

1,830

1,440 

1,410 

1,720 

2,180 

1,S30

1,550 

1,280 

1,040 

907 

907

808 

940 

308 

612 

487

&18 

398 

355

Mar.

393 

742 

612 

549 

549

487 

580 

457 

427 

427

457 

427 

560 

580

518

518 

549 

549 

549

676

676 

709 

808 

1,040 

1,040

907 

608 

676 

676 

808 

907

Secondfoot-dayB

5,134 

6,294 

5,434

89,919

6,785 

34,180 

19,686 

11,938 

6,754 

5,111 

3,633 

3,934 

4,231

113,114

Apr.

841 

709 

644 

580 

518

487 

457 

457 

709 

369

369 

355 

369 

369 

355

355 

328 

32S 

328 

314

2S7 

287 

274 

287 

287

287 

260 

260 

234 

234

Maximum

260 

287 

221

|_ 1,010

500 

3,000 

1,040 

841 

274 

234 

183 

300 

183

3,000

May

234 

208 

20S 

221 

208

208 

196 

196 

2 OS 

208

221

208 

208 

208 

234

196

196 

196 

208 

234

274 

260 

247 

247 

221

208 

196 

208 

221 

247 

221

Minimum

109 

158 

155

72

145 

355 

398 

234 

196 

81 

70 

64 

100

64

June

183 

221 

221 

234 

221

221 

170 

183 

183 

183

2 OS 

221 

208

170 

170

1S3 

170 

158 

153 

170

144 

136 

144 

136 

136

129 

81 

132 

122 

120

July

170 

1S3 

158 

134 

146

148 

118 

122 

113 

120

146 

125 

120 

113 

116

113 

83 

136 

91 

61

113 

102 

120 

83

125

107 

109 

109 

70 

72 

87

Mean

166 

2J.O 

175

246

219 

1,221 

635 

39S 

216 

170 

117 

127 

141

310

A-ig.

64 

S5 

64 

35

87

70 

81 

100 

68 

129

107 

170 

146 

96 

144

129 

136 

134 

183 

170

300 

208 

156 

156 

136

109 

98 

111 

156 

129 

127

Per square

mile

0.3E9 

.5C5 

.421

.5S1

.526 

2.94 

1.5? 

.9E7 

.524 

.4C1? 

.261 

.3C5 

.339

.745

Sept.

127 

113 

129 

100 

127

120 

120 

125 

141 

134

1S3 

183 

183 

146 

183

168 

156 

170 

139 

144

156 

139 

156 

122 

125

158 

122 

127 

120 

125

Run -off in 

inches

0.46 

.66 

.49

8.03

.61 

3.06 

1.76 

1.07 

.60 

.46 

.32 

.35 

.33

10.12
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 73

Pine River at Alma, Mich.

.Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°23', long. 84-°39', in sec. 34-, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 70 

feet downstream from highway bridge In Alma. Zero of gage is 717.44 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 288 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,070 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

10.43 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

about 2 second-feet July 23 (gage height, -.80 foot).

1930-33: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 6, 1938; minimum observed, that 

Of July 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 13-15, Jan. 3-6, 

ie-21, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, and those for period of extreme low flow caused by cofferdam upstream, July 23-26, which were computed on the basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, weather records, and records for station near Midland and are 

poor. Gage read once daily. Gage-height record furnished by city of Alma.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

£8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

60 

53

73 

64

65 

54 

53 

56

61

62 

73 

61 

61 

62

64 

64 

228 

276 

150

164 

157 

157 

138 

113

125 

113 

113 

101 

101 

90

Nov.

90 

90 

95 

95 

95

95 

95 

95 

84 

113

95 

101 

113 

119 

157

164 

170 

164 

138 

113

107 

107 

107 

101 

101

107 

113 

119 

119 

170

Dec.

131 

131 

131 

131 

131

131 

131 

95 

90 

69

78 

101 

100 

98 

95

78 

73 

72 

78 

95

107 

101 

113 

90 

90

101 

107 

101 

95 

90 

90

Jan.

95 

113

115 

118 

115

105 

101 

107 

113 

113

101 

90 

90 

95 

90

95 

95 

95 

95 

95

100 

107 

107 

144 

184

244 

260 

292 

276 

325 

290

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19?

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

270 

245 

225 

225 

425

3,830 

1,910 

2,140 

3,140 

1,610

1,150 

950 

1,610 

1,510 

1,190

1,470 

1,030 

950 

685 

560

503 

412 

326 

394 

326

260 

244 

326

Mar.

326 

394 

412 

244 

276

292 

292 

309 

326 

343

360 

360 

377 

412 

394

394 

377 

377 

394 

430

430 

448 

466 

541 

541

620 

560 

503 

448 

466 

660

Secondfoot-days

3,080 

3,432 

3,124

55,065

4,365 

27,916 

12,772 

9,135 

4,702 

3,690 

2,045 

3,315 

2,581

80,157

Apr.

600 

620 

600 

580 

41S

326 

292 

276 

260 

343

360 

394 

580 

326 

292

260 

228 

228 

228 

198

177 

177 

164 

164 

177

184 

184 

198 

157 

150

Maximum

276 

170 

131

720

325 

3,830 

660 

620 

326 

213 

144 

260 

228

3,830

May

144 

125 

125 

125 

125

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

131 

125

119 

113 

113

113 

119 

125 

125 

170

177 

134 

184 

164 

157

138 

138 

157 

276 

309 

326

Minimum

53 

84 

69

29

90 

225 

244 

150 

113 

78 

2 

46 

50

2

June

119

184 

198 

213 

198

164 

138 

150 

125 

119

119 

144 

138 

125 

113

101 

90 

101 

95 

95

90 

90 

90 

78 

90

95 

119 

107 

101 

101

July

107 

144 

113 

107 

101

9 5

90

90 

73 

70

6? 

61 

73 

5? 

54

6i 

55 

50 

63

57

63 

6', 

2 

4

15

22 

3^ 41? 

6") 

63 

60

Mean

99.4 

114 

101

151

141 

997 

412 

304 

152 

123 

66.0 

107 

86.0

220

Aug.

56 

46 

68 

84 

84

78 

72 

119 

95 

90

78 

125 

107 

95 

84

65

84 

107 

113 

107

164 

228 

260 

198 

95

113 

95 

101 

113 

90 

101

Per square

it-lie

0.345 

.396 

.351

.524

.490 

3.46 

1.43 

1.06 

.528 

.427 

.229 

.372 

.299

.764

Sept.

84 

64 

78 

71 

62

62 

71 

78 

72 

84

95 

131 

125 

113 

228

138 

101 

90 

84 

95

84 

70 

63 

84 

68

54 

56 

56 

50 

50

Run-off In 

Inches

0.40 

.44 

.40

7.11

.56 

3.60 

1.65 

1.18 

.61 

.48 

.26 

.43 

.33

10.34
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pine River near Midland, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°36', long. 84°19', on line between sees. 25 and 26, 

T. l4~N., R. IE., at highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Midland.

Drainage area.- 400 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1938 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, about 5,000 second-feet (estimated) 

vet), e (gage height, 17.00 feet, caused by backwater from ice); minimum observed, 31 

second-feet July 11, 13; minimum gage height, 7.78 feet May 4.

1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 6, 1938; minimum obs3rved, 9.0 

second-feet June 29, 1934; minimum gage height, 7.60 feet Apr. 28, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-8, Dec. 14 to Feb. 

9, arid period of missing gage heights, Nov. 13-19, which were computed on basis of 

weather records, gage heights, and records for station at Alma and are poo-. Gage 

read twice dally. Low-water flow regulated by power plant upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

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.

135

70

111

79

123

113

130

111

47

79

70

70

120

79

88

82

115

64

287

191

158

120

174

183

163

130

107

135

142

145

130

Nov.

77

142

160

160

123

127

86

155

206

125

206

221

200

175

185

190

190

170

150

8]

137

147

183

188

81

145

120

142

237

132

-

Dec.

140

165

150

155

145

140

135

125

115

115

118

120

107

115

115

125

120

115

120

125

130

125

125

120

120

125

135

130

125

120

120

Jan.

125

125

135

130

130

125

120

120

120

120

115

115

110

110

115

120

120

120

120

120

120

125

130

160

250

300

340

375

350

350

325

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Augus t ..........................

Water year 1937-158 ...........

Feb.

325

300

300

300

325

2,900

4,500

4,250

2,300

1,970

1,160

1,100

1,970

1,970

1,320

1,260

1,160

995

89 6

654

654

522

480

480

399

253

323

380

_

-

Mar.

305

460

501

460

305

206

342

360

380

380

342

305

522

522

439

439

460

480

501

544

609

544

565

700

654

654

654

609

565

654

1,100

Secondfoot-days

3 751

4I641

3,940

5,240

33,445

15,561

11,613

5,515

4,884

2 282

3J964

3* 581

98,217

Apr.

945

700

654

654

460

480

419

360

305

323

544

522

480

460

323

323

305

287

287

360

206

174

253

270

237

253

253

270

253

253

-

Maximum

287

237

165

375

4,500

1,100

945

380

342

183

323

177

4,50Q

May

160

177

130

140

147

150

111

137

100

191

180

77

75

115

155

147

73

147

166

191

253

237

221

221

177

191

155

171

380

380

360

Minimum

47

77

107

110

gC-2

one

174

73

46

40

46

42

40

June

305

287

342

237

253

221

163

174

163

177

174

118

155

130

147

153

102

118

107

127

132

147

46

96

140

127

191

123

135

94

July

125

132

92

183

107

107

111

105

109

53

48

56

53

68

64

63

61

54

58

58

71

70

71

48

54

52

40

41

40

46

42

Mean

121

155

127

169

1,194

502

387

178

163

w* c

1 0*0

12S

113

269

Aug.

Ill

59

47

46

48

52

54

58

130

135

132

71

1S8

100

31

158

123

105

153

132

142

253

323

270

253

90

137

135

163

168

as

Per square

mile

0.302

 3^8

 318

. 422

2.93

1.2^

9 38

'.445

* 408

.184

.330

* £32

.672

Sept.

132

147

150

132

145

58

75

75

71

102

130

150

153

163

174

163

169

177

147

113

111

135

61

56

52

86

59

42

82

71

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0'.35

.43

 zrr

 Of

.49 

3* 10

1.45 

1. 08

.51

.46

.21

37

1 31

9.13
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER 75

Black River near Port Huron, Mi oh.

Location.-Chain gage, lat. 42°59', long. 82°32', in sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., at highway bridge 6 miles west of Port Huron.

Drainage area.- 634 square miles.

Records available.- April to June 1931, October 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,980 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 

19.29 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 12 

second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.80 feet).

1931, 193&-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 7, 1938; minimum observed, 

4.0 second-feet June 22, 1931 (gage height, 4.48 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect Dec. 15-27, Jan. 10-17, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, which were computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Clinton River at Pontiac and Mount Clemens and are poor. No record Aug. 13-21, 23-29. 

Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193F

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

20 

IS 

17 

14 

17

21 

30 

15 

14 

18

20 

20 

18 

17 

14

15 

17 

26 

39 

35

33 

37 

31 

31

30

25 

23 

23 

22 

25 

27

Hov.

25 

22 

21 

20 

22

22 

24 

26 

28 

26

25 

26 

32 

31 

33

31 

33 

31 

29 

25

23 

37 

44 

29 

23

30 

28 

#38 

48 

45

Dec.

50 

53 

53 

53 

50

43 

41 

36 

28 

22

30 

#29 

28 

24 

28

30 

32 

33 

32 

32

33 

34 

32 

31 

31

30 

30 

30 

28 

30 

32

Jan.

34 

34

36 

32 

24

26 

30 

28 

#29 

30

29 

29 

28 

28 

27

26 

25 

22

32 

45

36 

38 

41 

45 

75

122 

61 

92 

105 

135 

175

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

375 

225 

225 

300 

350

#3,660 

6,980 

5,780 

5,360 

6,440

4,060 

3,960 

4,560 

5,600 

3,680

2,100 

1,950 

3,960 

3,300 

2,000

1,540 

1,310 

919 

673 

477

422 

#404 

386

Mar.

272 

386 

795 

836 

919

593 

515

554 

386 

352

116 

404 

404 

477 

440

754 

2,250 

2,300 

1,900 

1.670

1,490 

1,090 

1,850 

4,280 

3,000

2,250 

1,580 

1,000 

1,040 

1,040 

1,360

Secondfoot-daya

712 

878 

1,068

1,519 

70,996 

36,303 

12,579 

11,832 

2,548 

1,424

533

Apr.

1,850 

1,180 

673 

477 

422

386 

319 

303 

303 

335

713 

1,180 

836 

554 

386

319 

272 

230 

216 

216

190 

166 

152 

148 

130

135 

126 

122 

122 

118

Maximum

39 

48 

53

175 

6,980 

4,280 

1,850 

2,100 

203 

90

23

May

112 

111 

101 

101 

98

109 

109 

#102 

96 

98

77 

87 

87 

77 

#80

83 

96 

101 

89 

109

116 

1,620 

1,130 

2,100 

1,850

1,040 

673 

458 

404 

288 

230

Minimum

14 

20 

22

22 

225 

116 

118 

77 

28 

22

12

June

203 

178 

161 

124 

»112

99 

109 

94 

90 

90

92 

87 

83 

74

59

66 

42 

28 

32 

32

31 

31 

28 

33 

*66

99 

111 

101 

101 

92

July

90 

69 

55 

52 

43

33 

33 

32 

28 

26

33 

29 

23 

31 

28

53 

66 

68 

61 

65

66 

64 

53 

52 

49

52 

62 

31 

28 

27 

22

Mean

23.0 

29.3 

34.5

49.0 

2,536 

1,171 

419 

382 

84.9 

45.9

17.8

Aug.

96 

49 

*43 

37 

28

27 

#23 

19 

22 

21

26 

22

22

17 

13

Per square 

mile

0.036 

.046 

.054

.077 

4.00 

1.85 

.661 

.603 

.134 

.072

.028

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

23

21 

23 

23 

17 

23

17 

15 

15 

16 

12

12 

23

20 

17 

21

23 

14 

16 

13 

16

Run-off In 

inches

0.04 

.05 

.06

.09 

4.17 

2.13 

.74 

.70 

.15 

.08

.03

#Dlaoharge interpolated.
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR

Clinton River at Pontiac, Klch.

Location.- Staff-gage, lat. 420 38'45", long. 83°16'10", in sec. 27, T. 

municipal sewage-treatment plant near east city Units of Pontiac. 

876.01 feet above meen sea level.

3 II., R. 10 E., at 

Soro of gage is

Drainage area..- 1?.3 square niles.

Records available.- Ilay 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maxiraum discharge observed during year, ^16 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

j.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum observed, 6.0 

second-feet July 9, 16 (gage height, 0.60 foot). 

1935-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 12, 1938; minimum observed, 4.8 

second-feet Sept. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-28, Jan. 6-20, Jan. 

26 to Feb. 2, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement, wer.ther 

records and records for station at lit. Clemens and are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Gage-height record furnished by city of Pontiac.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

114

140

168

198

231

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

266

362

467

578

716

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

81

106

133

162

193

227

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day May July Sept.

28| 

281 

27

108

59

65

105

72

49

95

95

95

266

382

303

266

248

266

342

266

266

266

248

248

231

248

248

248

248

248

231

231

231

231

231

214

214

183

134

168

168

161

127

140

154

147

140

147

147

147

231

214

198

198

190

190

198J 

214 

231

S10 

193 

185 

193 

193

170

147

154

154

154

154

154

147

147

133

133

133

126

126

133

126

119

119

112

106

100

106

126

106

100

77

106

93

87

87

22

19

19

19

18

20

18

19

19

126

50

210

61

44

40

SecondI foot-days

Per squar?

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

Calendar year 1937

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

Water year 1937-38

640

906

1,113

20.6

30.2

35.9

0.167

.246

.292

0.19 

.27 

.34

24,919 214 3.3 .555 7.53

1,276

5,538

5,906

4,168

2,751

2,092

613

1,263

834

108

382

248

210

126

106

50

210

43

28

49

127

87

41.2

198

191

139

88.7

69.7

20.0

40.7

27.8

.335

1.61

1.55

1.13

.721

.567

.163

.331

.226

.39 

1.68

1.79

1.26

.83

.63

.19

.38

.25

27,100 74.3 .60-'
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 77

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weighi; gage, lat. 42°35'45", long. 82°54'35", on fioravian Drive highway 

bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from junction of North and South Branches and 

half a mile west of Mount Clemens. Beginning Mar. 15, 1938 a gage 8,500 feet downstream on Gratiot Avenue Bridge was also used to determine slope. Zero of gage is 

570.92 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 735 square miles.

Records available.- May 1954 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,100 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

19.64 feet); minimum obL=ierved, 67 second-feet Oct. 13-16; minimum gage height observed, 

3.44 feet Oct. 14.

1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 14, 1938; minimum observed, 34 

second-feet July 31, 1934; minimum gage height, 2.90 feet Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 4 to Feb. 5, and period 

of pissing gage heights .Aug. 2-6, which were computed on tasis of weather records, 

records for Clinton River at Pontiac and Black River near Port Huron, and are poor. 

Discharge for Mar. 15 to Sept. 30 computed by slope method. Discharge fo~ Nov.28, 

Aug. 13, 21 interpolated. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

72 

77 

82

88 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

67 

67 

67

67 

82 

118 

187 

224

234 

125 

118 

112 

112

112 

118 

118 

118 

112 

112

Nov.

118 

112 

112 

112 

118

118 

125 

139 

139 

146

139 

139 

139 

146 

139

139 

139 

139 

132 

139

146 

162 

196 

234 

224

214 

214 

214 

214 

214

Dec.

214

214 

214

eoo

190

175 

165

155 

150 

150

155 

155 

160 

165 

170

175 

180 

185 

190 

190

195 

195

190 

180 

175

175 

170 

170 

170 

185 

215

Jan.

230

215 

205 

195 

185

180 

175 

170 

165 

160

160 

165 

165 

160 

160

165 

170 

165 

160 

165

170 

175 

200 

650 

2.200

1,200 

740 

600 

550 

600 

800

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 192

ch

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

700 

600 

700 

950 

1,300

5,250 

6,050 

2,160 

1,450 

1,360

870 

745 

7,170 

11,000 

5,570

2,150

1,850 

1,700 

3,450 

2,490

1,550 

1,220 

1,040 

996 

870

828 

828 

664

Mar.

587 

664 

664 

587 

1,450

1,360 

1,080 

1,080 

704 

625

550 

445 

550 

625 

709

797 

2,960 

2,800 

1,710 

1,450

1,220 

1,040 

1,650 

6,020 

6,070

1,820 

1,130 

903 

919 

1,700 

2,270

Secondroot-days

3,175 

4,661 

5,572

189,601

11,400 

65,501 

46,139 

22,347 

14,023 

6,654 

4,202 

7,366 

3,818

194,358

Apr.

2,780 

1,330 

937 

885 

877

820 

647 

654 

1,360 

1,670

1,280 

769 

693 

623 

561

523

518 

479 

444 

531

528 

462 

400 

364 

363

381 

332 

309 

416 

411

Maximum

234

234 

215

5,890

2,200 

11,000 

6,070 

2,780 

1,150 

487 

212 

1,070 

185

11,000

May

351 

322 

325 

352 

386

319 

284 

262 

268

284

366

272 

278 

263 

517

679 

647 

618 

647 

807

589 

450 

427 

1,150 

733

501 

450 

416 

392 

352 

316

Minimum

67 

112 

150

67

160 

600 

445 

309 

262 

120 

92 

104 

89

67

June

346 

288 

260 

252 

247

279 

487 

404 

295

257

244 

245 

£39 

203 

224

182 

182 

175 

186 

158

154 

142 

158 

153 

171

167 

120 

144 

166 

126

July

148 

144 

144 

145 

97

106 

112 

94 

92

112

155 

174 

144 

112 

137

130 

94

105 

128 

140

124

130 

115 

134 

147

142 

212 

162 

197 

167 

159

Mean

102 

155 

180

519

368 

2,339 

1,488 

745 

452 

222 

136 

238 

127

534

Aug.

229 

180 

155 

140 

135

135 

134 

163

151 

104

341 

457 

325 

193 

147

162 

1,070 

692 

350 

206

223 

240 

217 

159 

144

189 

137 

144 

148 

141 

155

Per souare

mile

0.139 

.211 

.246

.708

.502 

3.19 

2.03 

1.02 

.617 

.303 

.186 

.325 

.173

,729

Sept.

137 

116 

127

117 

112

120 

103 

130 

117 

113

168 

181 

165 

144 

152

152 

120 

185 

102 

111

126 

126 

129 

120 

120

110 

108 

89 

114 

104

Run-off in 

inches

0.16 

.24 

.28

9.62

.58 

3.32 

2.34 

1.14 

.71 

.34 

.21 

.37 

.19

9.33
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

River Rouge at Detroit, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 42°21'40", long. 83°15'15", on line between sees. 33 and 34, 

T. I S., R. 10 E., in Detroit. Zero of gage is 579.90 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 194 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,340 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 

15.72 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 12 

second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 3.90 feet).

1930-3S: Maximum discharge observed, 3,300 second-feet May 1, 1933 (gage height, 

18.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 2.7 

second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records eood except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 7 to Feb. 5, and 

periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 1-3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, Nov. 6, 7, 13, 14, 

20, 21, 27, 28, Feb. 6, 12, 13, 20-23, 25-28, liar. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 27, which 

were computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on BlacX and 

Clinton Rivers and are poor. Discharge for Oct. 31, Dec. 5 interpolated. Gage read 

twice daily Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, once daily Apr. 1 to Sept. 50.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

3.9

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.8 59

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

74

91

110

131

154

6.0 

6.5 

7.5 

8.5 

9.5

179

245

385

535

695

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.3

781 

S74 

975 

1,040

12.5

13.5

14.5

15.1

16.0

1,320

1,620

1,920

2,100

11.9 1,170 2,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

18 

25

22 

22 

20 

#20 

*21

22 

21 

20 

20 

18

#17 

#24 

32 

39 

37

32 

29 

#30 

#29 

28

27 

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

Hov.

25 

25 

24 

22 

22

#25 

#28 

33 

38 

32

28 

25 

#26 

#26 

26

27 

28 

30 

31 

#31

#30 

30 

28 

26 

26

#26 

*40 

80 

142 

131

Dec.

120 

115 

105 

100 

80

59 

50 

45 

37 

32

32

35 

35 

38 

40

40 

42 

42 

42 

45

45 

45 

48 

48 

48

50 

50 

52 

55 

58 

60,

Jan.

62 

65 

75 

70 

65

60 

58 

55 

52 

50

48 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

76 

150 

400

200 

150 

175 

175 

200 

225

Month

Oct 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

250 

200 

200 

200 

350

#600 

975 

583

460 

315

192 

#500 

»1,250 

2,070 

679

505 

371 

679 

1,OSO 

*750

#550 

#450 

#325 

231 

#200

»190 

«185 

#180

Mar.

179 

179 

179 

179 

#175

#175 

179 

179 

154 

148

142 

#145 

#145 

142 

136

315 

520 

445 

#375 

#300

259 

231 

567 

1,320 

615

#350 

#250 

205 

245 

315 

855

Seoondfoot-days

761 

1,111 

1,693

2,905 

14,520 

9,603 

5,255 

4,614 

1,757 

736 

1,673 

599

45,227

Apr.

490 

357 

2S7 

231

218

192

166 

179 

415 

301

301 

205 

166 

148 

126

105 

105 

110 

105 

115

142 

115 

96 

91 

91

86 

78 

70 

86 

78

Maximum

39

142 

120

400 

2,070 

1,320 

490 

615 

287 

56 

415 

32

2,070

May

70 

66 

59 

66

66

52 

45 

48 

52 

59

52 

48 

45 

42 

100

179 

131 

259 

315 

599

287 

218 

154 

615 

245

166 

131 

115 

115 

115 

100

Minimum

17 

22 

32

45 

180 

136 

70 

42 

21 

13 

14 

12

12

June

82 

70 

59 

52 

52

52 

115 

287 

120 

82

S2 

S2 

82 

59 

45

42 

39 

38 

36 

35

32 

26 

22 

22 

23

24 

24 

24 

21 

28

July

4S 

32 

32 

32 

32

21 

19 

18 

17 

23

30 

56 

32 

22 

17

16 

24 

34 

26 

21

19 

17 

16 

14 

13

13 

25 

21 

17 

15 

14

Mean

24.5 

37.0 

54.6

93.7 

519 

310 

175 

149 

58.6 

23.7 

54.0 

20.0

124

Aug.

23 

33 

24 

16 

16

15 

16 

17 

15 

30

91 

86 

35 

26 

19

16 

415 

281 

86 

S6

82 

78 

48 

33 

25

25 

20 

18 

17 

17 

14

Per square

mile

0.126 

.191 

.201

.483 

2.68 

1.60 

.902 

.768 

.302 

.122 

.278 

.103

.639

Sept.

14 

14 

15 

16 

15

14 

12 

15 

16 

17

22 

27 

29 

30 

31

32 

27 

25 

23 

21

19 

22 

24 

22 

19

17 

17 

16 

14 

14

Run-off in 

inches

0.15 

.21 

.32

.56 

2.79 

1.84 

1.01 

.89 

.34 

.14 

.32 

.11

8.68

«Qage height miasing.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 79

Huron River at Barton, Mien.

Location.- Lat. 42°17'25", long. 83°44'4Q", in sec. 20, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at dam and 

power plant of Eastern Michigan Edison Co. at Barton, IVashtenaw County, near Ann 

Arbor.

Drainage area.- 723 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 385 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year,2,160 second-feet Feb. 18; minimum, 113 

second-feet July 28.

1914-38: Maximum daily discharge, 5,840 second-feet Mar. 14, 1918; minimum, 4 

second-feet Sept. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Discharge computed on basis of flow through undersluice during floods, head 

over dam, and records of operation of power plant. Daily-discharge record furnished 

by Ayres, Lewis, Norris and May, consulting engineers, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Discharge, IB second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

143 

147 

136 

139 

158

157 

141 

140 

160 

134

147 

141 

145 

140 

138

137 

144 

181 

237 

173

200 

212 

202 

204 

209

267 

127 

20T 

198 

191 

175

Nov.

192 

196 

191 

181 

209

205 

204 

226 

218 

203

306 

143 

217 

227 

254

224 

260 

230 

226 

238

215 

227 

222 

227 

209

216 

221 

320 

403 

342

Dec.

308 

306 

314 

377 

348

321 

327 

286 

175 

235

256 

232 

228 

217 

273

222 

239 

238 

243 

239

237 

234 

186 

204 

200

240 

213 

236 

223 

175 

233

Jan.

281 

319 

235 

212 

238

223 

230 

178 

216 

242

235 

189 

249 

166 

211

196 

224 

190 

206 

205

212 

195 

189 

733 

877

740 

438 

356 

475 

705 

553

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

538 

475 

599 

530 

918

1,550 

1,390 

1,200 

1,450 

1,470

1,200 

1,240 

1,420 

1,490 

1,290

1,270 

1,430 

2,160 

2,080 

1,670

1,800 

1,600 

1,450 

1,440 

1,190

1,230 

961 

945

Mar.

967 

1,040 

1,010 

892 

891

866 

831 

816 

814 

771

762 

743 

785 

779 

748

1,140 

1,340 

1,240 

1,140 

1,140

1,090 

1,120 

1,320 

1,540 

1,270

1,260 

952 

988

1,260 

1,180 

1,570

Second - 

foot-days

6,9S 

7,76

0 

2 

5

156,658

9,918 

35,986 

32,265 

23,250 

14,374 

11,076 

5,290 

5,480 

5,678

163,264

Apr.

1,420 

1,140 

1,120 

999 

1,000

928 

921 

1,030 

1,140 

990

882 

842 

808 

788 

668

721 

636 

695 

618 

545

617 

624 

571 

552 

551

528 

484 

467 

480 

485

Maximum

267 

403 

377

1,960

877 

2,160 

1,570 

1,420 

703 

620 

273 

228 

235

2,160

May

481 

492 

430 

446 

479

313 

277 

438 

569 

295

285 

346 

288 

255 

360

322 

333 

323 

535 

612

451 

553 

609 

627 

703

550 

562 

603 

639 

615 

583

Minimum

127 

143 

175

73

166 

475 

743 

467 

255 

127 

113 

119 

114

113

June

489 

477 

127 

371 

366

336 

574 

620 

545 

554

546 

553 

445 

460 

423

416 

402 

346 

291 

286

326 

338 

330 

205 

238

166 

192 

212 

207 

235

July

27r 

190 

218 

238 

191

226 

219 17:.

167 

219

145 

177 

219 

156 

144

14C 

15? 17:

14f isr

12f 

15F is: lit

16F

16f 

14f iir

19C

14f ir

Mean

169 

232 

250

429

320 

1,285 

1,041 

775 

464 

369 

171 

177 

189

447

Aug.

119 

175 

159 

168 

194

176 

187 

184 

186 

216

174 

191 

228 

134 

189

173 

176 

190 

184 

132

152 

188 

187 

167 

184

193 

174 

159 

205 

205 

131

Per square 

mile

0.234 

.321 

.346

.593

1 

1 

1

.443 

.78 

.44 

.07 

.642 

.510 

.237 

.246 

.261

.618

Sept.

197 

114 

179 

149 

147

138 

127 

229 

123 

178

179 

195 

186 

228 

211

200 

190 

223 

186 

191

205 

231 

219 

214 

203

216 

201 

235 

192 

192

Run-off In 

Inches

0.27 

.36 

.40

8.08

.51 

1.85 

1.66 

1.19 

.74 

.57 

.27 

.28 

.29

8 39
80 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Raisin River near Adrian, Ilich.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°55', long. 83°59', on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 

6is., R. 4 E., half a mile downstream from South Branch of Raisin River and S miles 

northeast of Adrian.

Drainage area.- 416 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to August 1931, October 1932 to April 1938 (discon- tinued). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,740 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage 

height, 13.60 feet); minimum not determined.

1930-31, 1932-38: Maximum discharge observed, E,950 second-feet June 22, 1937 

(gage height, 16.98 feet); minimum observed, 16 second-feet July 21, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good for February to April. Discharge for remainder of year not 

determined because of regulation. Records below 300 second-feet published for 

previous years may be in error because of effect of regulation. Gage usually read 

once dally, at times twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

 ( ! 

Day ec. Jan. Feb. May June July I Aug. Sept

720

561

542

Mar.

341

561

700

AP

1,

1,

542

1,040

1,650

1,120

1,020

1,220

820

660

680

620

660

504 

542 

9EO 

1,270 

945

780

660

580

466

447

447

466

393

660

580

620

580

660

845

620

523

542

523

800

1,470

1,680

720 1,320

720 995

720 680

660 620

542 466

820

1,380

1,200

87O

740

523

466

970

1,350

1,140

1,040

920

542

760

895

1,410

466

447

393

375

393

375

324

324

308

324

292

308

303

308

292

Seccndfoot-days

Per square Run-off ir 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

Calendar year

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

20,935

24,350

19,141

1,650

1,410

393

341

292

748

785

638

1.80

1.89

1.53

1.87

2.18

1.71

Water year
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 81 

Raisln Paver at Hbnroe, IIlcli.

Location.- Water stage recorder, lat. 41°54'50", long. 83 023'15", at municipal watersupply plant in Honroe, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 570,000 feet

above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1937 to September 1958. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,020 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height,

8.15 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 4, 1938; minimum gage height, 3.73 feet

June 23 (gates in dam open). 

Remarks.- Records good, except those for periods when gates In dam below gage were open,

Sept. 1, Oct. 22 to Nov. 10, 1937, May 27 to June 24, 1938, and those for period of

missing gage heights, May 7-25, 1938, which were computed on basis of one discharge.

measurement and records for River Rouge at Detroit and Clinton River at Pontiac, and

are fair.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 193Y to Sept.

5.6 

5.S 

6.0 

6.2

167

332

545

30, 193S (gage height, in feet, 

second-feet)

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0

795

1,070

1,370

1,690

7.4

7.5 

8.2

2,400

3,210

4,150

nd discharge, in

Discharge, in second-feet, Sept. 1-30, 1937

Sept. 1 240 

2 167 

3 190 

4 161 

5 135

Sept. 6 135 

7 167 

8 182 

9 122 

10 122

Sept. 11 16V 

12 129 

13 14S 

14 190 

15 161

Sept. 16 135 

17 135 

18 122 

19 8S 

20 129

Sept. 21 135 

22 135 

23 103 

24 83 

25 93

Sept. 26 7S 

27 129 

28 154 

29 122 

30 122

Note.- Mean discharge Sept. 

0.15 Inch.

1-30, 139 second-feet (0.136 second-feet per square mile); run-off.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

129 

135 

161 

197

154 

135

190 

167 

103

141 

190 

141 

129 

154

148 

98 

1V5 

220 

213

270 

300 

330 

260 

380

320 

250 

170 

190 

120 

110

HOT.

135 

200 

125 

105 

110

110 

105 

105 

120 

150

148 

175 

1S2 

122 

161

190 

182 

18S 

167 

161

141 

141 

167 

161 

161

116 

141 

14S 

154 

182

Dec.

228 

342 

288 

314 

314

261 

205 

182 

175 

228

235 

205 

243 

220 

S05

182 

161 

161 

161 

205

213

197 

190 

182 

175

167 

190 

190 

197 

243 

354

Jan.

807 

769 

S76 

808 

617

467 

38S 

290 

270 

252

213 

190 

182 

213 

213

213 

220 

220 

205 

205

190 

19V 

197 

442 

1,860

1,390 

1,790 

1,760 

1,450 

1,120 

1,030

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

VI

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Pet).

1,100 

1,180 

1,010 

95S 

1,070

1,830 

2,670 

2,590 

2,790 

2,790

E.340 

1,940 

1,630 

1,500 

1,500

1,310 

1,120 

1,170 

2,140 

2,120

2,120 

1,890 

1,580 

1,320 

1,140

1,040 

986 

903

Mar.

890 

1,120 

1,670 

1,720 

1,590

1,500 

1,450 

1,530 

1,560 

1,640

1,790 

1,940 

1,960 

1,860 

1,560

1,870 

3,100 

3,100 

3,000 

2,590

1,980 

1,470 

1,600 

3,430 

3,000

3,000 

2,590 

2,030 

1,710 

2,100 

2,750

Secondfoot-days

5,V73 

4,447 

6,813

19,044 

45,737 

63,190 

48,104 

16,979 

16,562 

5,940 

5,087 

3,388

241,064

Apr.

3,430 

3,000 

2,790 

2,500 

1,780

1,340 

1,OSO 

1,390 

3,100 

3,900

3,660 

3,540 

3,000 

2,300 

1,590

1,160 

986

756 

704

704 

665 

605 

545 

511

489 

444 

433 

423 

403

Maximum

380 

200 

354

1,860 

2,790 

3,430 

3,900 

1,300 

1,400 

352 

342 

175

3,900

May

393 

372 

342 

332 

305

270 

275 

270 

260 

250

245 

240 

240 

235 

240

245 

270 

320 

450 

600

800 

925 

850 

750 

800

1,000 

1,300 

1,050 

1,000 

1,050 

1,300

Minimum

93 

105 

161

182 

903 

890 

403 

235 

125 

98 

83 

58

58

June

1,400 

1,350 

1,100 

830 

730

640 

605 

605 

640 

680

780 

83O 

820 

750 

620

550 

470 

395 

400 

375

315 

180

180 

182

175 

213 

235 

182 

205

July

235 

270 

314 

352 

342

296 

235 

205 

190 

197

213 

197 

167 

116 

154

148 

13.5 

161 

167 

141

14V 

161 

161 

161 

16\

154 

93 

103 

141 

213 

205

Mean

186 

148 

220

614 

1,633 

2,03S 

1,603 

548 

552 

192 

164 

113

660

Aug.

190 

167 

154 

109 

116

129 

116 

129 

148 

109

131 

175 

228

197 

161

175 

175 

314 

342 

279

228 

182 

175 

135 

116

116 

129 

83 

109 

161 

109

Per square 

n-ile

0.1S2 

.145 

.216

.602 

1.60 

2.00 

1.57 

.53V 

.541 

.188 

.161 

.111

.647

Sept.

93 

122 

116 

5S 

98

93 

129 

73 

88 

116

63 

93 

148 

122 

135

167 

161 

148 

154 

175

154 

98 

116 

129 

73

103 

 129 

88 

73 

73

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

.16 

.25

.69 

1.67 

2.31 

1.75 

.62 

.60 

.22 

.19 

.12

8.79

Peak dischai-ga.- Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 3,780 sec.ft.; Apr. 1 (2 a.m.) 3,900 seo.i't.; Apr. 10 

(11 a.m.; 4.O20 sec.ft.
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°00', long. 85°08', in sec. 35, T. 30 N., R. 12 E., at 

highway bridge, 12 miles upstream from mouth of river and 4 miles south of Fort 

Wayne.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1924 to October 1925 and July to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,400 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage 

height, 14.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 23-25 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1930-38: Maximum discharge observed, 9,430 second-feet Jan. 17, 1937 (gage 

height, 16.83 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 19, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage heights, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 2, which were computed on basis of weather records and records for Wabash River 

at Bluffton and are poor. Gage read once dally during entire year and tw'ce daily 

Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 10, 11.

Hating taloles, ater year 1937-38 except periods of doubtful gag© heights (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

0.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

15

28

45

66

91

118

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

148 

181 

272 

374 

4S4 

605 

880

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

1,230 

1,670 

2,190 

3.390 

4; 830 

6,530 

7,500

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5

129

160

192

283

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

500

617

880

Hote.- Same as preceding table 

above gage height 4.7 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

2Q

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

42 

39 

32 

23

24 

22 

22 

23 

67

70 

67 

78 

72 

72

74 

77 

198 

272 

484

580 

580 

555 

1,010 

820

580 

332 

164 

111 

111 

91

Hov.

84 

77 

60 

58 

63

60

67 

65 

60 

60

56 

58 

58 

56 

54

56 

54 

54 

54 

54

52 

56 

58 

56 

65

70 

67 

190 

253 

292

Dec.

312 

332 

353 

417 

417

292 

253 

181 

164 

104

104 

181 

198 

332 

1,010

1,350 

1,570 

2,610 

3,090 

3,210

3,150 

2,850 

2,670 

1,920 

1,010

760 

555 

353 

353 

374 

395

Jan.

1,040 

850 

820 

680 

605

395 

395 

395 

353 

253

225 

216 

216 

216 

216

216 

198 

190 

148 

156

140 

133 

133 

148 

181

216 

226 

210

200 

240 

270

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V»

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3 8 ...........

Peb.

260 

260 

253 

253 

253

253 

253 

253 

253 

272

353 

461 

580 

1,430 

1,390

1,150 

S80 

3,030 

3,950 

4,020

3,390 

3,090 

2,850 

1,S20 

820

630 

461 

439

Mar.

417 

417 

417 

507 

1,270

2,550 

2,430

1.670 

1,430 

1,430

1,350 

910 

790 

820 

2,250

4,510 

4,910 

5,230 

5,150 

4,910

3,210 

1,270 

1,570 

3,390 

2,910

2,550 

1,670 

1,670 

880 

1,120 

6,080

Secondfoot-days

6,732 

2,367 

30,870

295,259

9,879 

33,307 

69,688 

70,179 

4,122 

10,414 

7,672 

4,186 

1,307

250,723

Apr.

6,710 

6,080 

4,990 

3,460 

1,820

1,310 

1,430 

5,470 

6,710 

7,100

7,400 

6,440 

3,390 

2,070 

910

820 

523 

477 

388 

366

303 

263 

263 

263 

244

209 

209 

209 

176 

176

Maximum

1,010 

292 

3,210

9,100

1,040 

4,020 

6,080 

7,400 

218 

2,550 

1,150 

477 

144

7,400

May

176 

168 

160 

144 

99

92 

88 

92 

92 

88

77 

69 

66 

57 

57

60 

57 

63 

209 

218

209 

184 

176 

152 

144

136 

144 

218 

218 

209 

200

Minimum

22 

52 

104

22

133 

253 

417 

176 

57 

69 

55 

32 

12

12

June

144 

122 

98 

86 

86

83 

86 

83 

86 

86

63 

715 

209 

144 

129

114 

106 

98 

92

71

71 

69 

69 

71 

209

2,550 

2,310 

1,010 

765

569

July

1,150 

820 

765 

641 

500

263 

176 

99 

46 

55

63 

80 

83 

99 

98

88 

83 

74 

71 

66

63

57 

55 

57 

55

69 

263 

477 

523 

345 

388

Mean

217 

78.9 

996

809

319 

1,190 

2,248 

2,S39 

133 

347 

247 

135 

43.6

687

A-ng.

477 

275 

345 

366 

388

209 

200 

99 

98 

92

86 

80 

77 

71 

71

160 

168 

160 

122 

86

83 

77 

66 

62 

45

42 

42 

37 

32 

35 

35

Per square 

mile

0.283 

.10> 

1.32

1.07

.421 

1.5S 

2 99 

3.11 

.177 

.46". 

.323 

.179 

.06fl

.912

Sept.

35 

32 

35 

35 

35

32 

30 

32 

35 

40

35 

37 

37 

144 

136

129 

114

76 

56

35

21 

13 

12 

12 

12

14 

19 

21 

23 

20

Run-off in 

inches

0.33 

.12 

1.52

14.57

.49 

1.65 

3.45 

3.47 

.20 

.51 

.38 

.21 

.06

12.39
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERI-E 83

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40°48'13", long. 83°00'21", In NEi sec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 

16 E., at highway bridge li miles west of Bucyrus and 12 miles downstream from Loss 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 89.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to November 1935, July to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 1,220 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage 

neignt, 5.57 feet); minimum observed, 0.9 second-foot sept. 12 (gage height, 0.69 

foot).

1925-35, 1938: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Dec. 14, 1927 (gage 

height, 9.15 feet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 13-14, 1933, Oct. 24, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Collected In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, July 20 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

a.o

2.3

4.4

7.0

10

19

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

106

160

229

3.2 

3,5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.3

306

369

547

730

1,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

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

alendar year

y 18-3

Uflt

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-daya

107.1 

2,923.6 

224.8

Apr.

Maximum

28 

1,070 

31

May

Minimum

2.9 

4.6 

1.2

June July

4.9 

4.9 

5.9

4.4 

28 

16 

9.9 

5.9

4.4 

4.2 

3.1 

4.4 

2.9 

8.2

Mean

7.65 

94.3 

7.49

Aug.

69 

45 

20 

13 

9.2

54 

IjQSO 

],070 

229 

80

68 

59 

31 

20 

16

14 

9.5 

7.9 

7.3 

6.2

4.6 

7.9 

6.2 

7.0 

6.7

7.6 

7.0 

6.2 

7.3 

7.3 

5.7

Per square 

mUe

0.085 

1.05 

.083

Sept.

6.2 

3,7 

2.7 

1.4 

1.3

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

l.S

1.2 

22 

24 

29 

31

16 

12 

7.6 

6.2 

5.1

6.2 

9.5 

5.7 

5.1 

4.6

4.2 

3.3 

2.9 

2.5 

2.1

Run-off in 

inches

0.04 

1.21 

.09
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51'02", long. 83°15'23", in sec. 21, T. 2 S. 

R7~ME., at highway oridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Rm and 2' 

miles northeast of Upper Sandusky.

Drainage area.- 299 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to December 1935; January to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1921-35), 257 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,370 second-feet Apr. 

reet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet; Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1921-35, 1938: Maximum discharge, 6,750 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927 (gage height. 

10.5 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 6, 7, 1934 (gage height, 0.67 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 18-21, 26-31, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, which were computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Olentangy River at Stratford and other nearby stations, and are fair. Records 

collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, Jan. 18 to Sept. 30, 1938, except periods of iee-sffect (gaga height, In feat,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May 21)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.0 

6.0

38

70

108

155

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.E

248

367

50E

656

814

1,080

1,370

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

7.0 

7.5 

8.2

1,680

2,020

2,380

2,770

3,180

3,610

4,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

56 

51 

48 

45

43 

41 

42 

61 

214

500 

150 

100 

80 

120 

1,200

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar 

nary 17

year

 31

e

ater year

Feb.

969 

430 

327 

662 

538

448 

530 

373 

250 

211

180 

175 

210 

288 

336

202 

148 

504 

2,520 

3,080

1,920 

945 

1,490 

1,040 

560

394 

305 

230

Mar.

190 

170 

160 

150 

404

2,360 

1,630 

621 

416 

241

263 

221 

3 62 

2,620 

3,910

2,690 

2,390 

1,180 

719 

500

370 

286 

504 

1,440 

829

470 

342 

259 

217 

221 

895

Seeondfoot-days

2,751 

19,265 

27,030 

16,625 

1,978 

2,557 

928 

4,875 

626.4

Apr,

1,480 

640 

324 

234 

186

180 

927 

2,990 

4,220 

1,930

833 

548 

286 

278 

217

180 

152 

135 

121 

110

100 

86 

77 

70 

63

60

55 

47 

48 

48

Maximum

1,200 

3,080 

3,910 

4,220 

270 

605 

91 

1,060 

112

Ha;

46 

42 

40 

37 

34

31 

30 

25 

30 

27

24 

19 

18 

20 

27

44 

32 

41 

50 

78

136 

270 

154 

115 

131

116 

75 

76 

92 

65 

53

Minimum

41 

148 

150 

47 

18 

16 

10 

10 

3.7

June

46 

42 

35 

31 

32

30 

23 

20 

18 

22

38 

103 

119 

102 

62

44 

34 

30 

30 

24

20 

19 

17 

16 

18

74 

605 

596 

203 

104

July

81 

91 

84 

72 

53

41 

31 

28 

31 

27

18 

14 

15 

17 

15

12 

11 

10 

13 

17

16 

28 

49 

30 

28

19 

12 

11 

15 

15 

24

Mean

183 

688 

872 

554 

63.8 

85.2 

29.9 

157 

20.9

A-!«.

3S 

84 

75 

41 

27

28 

351 

1,060 

788 

263

970 

456 

208 

113 

73

50 

38 

30 

24 

18

15 

15 

12 

12 

13

13 

10 

12 

13 

12 

13

Per square 

mile

0.612 

2.30 

2.92 

1.85 

.213 

.285 

.100 

.525 

.070

Sept.

12 

11 

9.3 

9.3 

7.4

5.2 

4.9 

4.3 

4.3

3.7

4.9 

6.6 

22 

112 

106

67 

47 

30 

22 

16

13 

13 

13 

20 

19

13 

8.6 

8.6 

6.9 

6.4

Run-off in 

inches

0.34 

2.40 

3.37 

2.06 

.25 

.32 

.12 

.61 

.08

Peak discharge.- Mar. 6 (8 p.m.) 2.770 sec.-ft.; Mar. 17 (2 a.m.) 2,770 see.-ft.; Apr. 1 (3 a. 

1,810 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 ( m .) 4,370 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 85

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41U 02'39", long. 83°H'42", in sec. 13, T. 1 N., 

R. 14 E., at highway bridge 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4-J miles north 

of Mexico.

Drainage area.- 776 square miles.

Records available.- March 1923 to December 1935, July to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1923-35), 580 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,340 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 

 7.90 reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1923-35, 1938: Maximum discharge observed, 13,900 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum observed, 4 second-feet Aug. 25, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. Collected In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, July 20 to Sept. 30, 193S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, ir second-feet)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

120

176

240

364

520

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

V.O 

8.0

699

S95

1,340

1.S30

2,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193V to September 1938

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. Nov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

ilar 

Apr 

May 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

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

alendar year

y 20-31 

list

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

464 

9,853 

1,386

Apr.

Maximum

67 

1,980 

207

May

Minimum

25 

23 

16

June July

25

25 

2S 

27 

46 

48

46 

4S 

42 

32 

30 

67

Mean

38.7 

318 

46.2

Aug.

99 

111 

152 

136 

84

57 

27S 

1,560 

1,380 

699

947 

1,980 

935 

407 

229

147 

106 

S3 

66

56

4S 

40 

37 

32 

30

29 

28 

27 

24 

23

23

Per square 

mile

0.060 

.410 

.060

Sept.

21 

20 

20 

19 

18

16 

16 

17 

16 

16

16 

34 

139 

94 

207

154 

99 

76 

57 

43

38 

36 

35

31 

29

28 

27 

25 

21 

18

Run-off in 

inches

0.02 

.47 

.07
86 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'28", long. 83°09'32", in sec. 17, T. 4 N. , 

R. 15 E., at highway bridge, 2£ miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3J miles southwest of Fremont.

Drainage area.- 1,248 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to December 1935, July to September 1938; November 

ibaa to March 1901 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1923-35), 887 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,710 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 

3.01 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 6, 12 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1923-35, 1938: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Mar. 14, 1933 (gage height, 

9.73 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.85 

foot), caused by ice jam above gage.

Remarks.- Records good. Collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, July SO to Sept. 3O, 1938 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

240

367

634

1,030

1,530

2,360

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septembe

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

IS

alendar year

y 19-3 

ust

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

851 

12,647 

2,719

Apr.

Maximum

83 

2,260 

377

May

Minimum

54 

42 

32

June July

64 

54

72 

83 

68 

71 

62

68 

68 

65 

62 

59 

66

Mean

65.5 

406 

90.6

Aug.

164 

162 

138 

172 

143

105 

174 

1,990 

2,OOO 

1,070

624 

2,280 

1,460 

615 

338

21S 

14S 

109 

83 

80

68 

66 

62 

54 

51

49 

51 

46 

42 

42 

44

Per square

mile

0.052 

.337 

.073

Sept.

40 

40 

3S 

38 

34

32 

38 

38 

36 

36

36 

36 

203 

288 

377

330

214 

143 

87 

77

71 

74 

6S 

62 

56

46 

46 

49 

42 

44

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.38

.08
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 87 

Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°44'26", long. 81°02'48 n , at highway bridge, half a mile 

upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of Madison, Lake County. Zero of 

gage is 674.47 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 587 square miles.

Records available.- July 1922 to December 1935, February to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1922-35), 624 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 9,490 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 9.40 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 3.0 second-feet 

Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1922-35, 1938: Maximum discharge observed, about 16,400 second-feet Jan. 19, 1929 

(gage height, 12.0 feet); practically no flow July 31, Aug. 1-2, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation at low water by mill dam above gage. Records 

collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septemuer 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ruary 

ch

ater year

Peb.

1,640 

2,740 

6,600

3,160 

1,920 

4.SSO 

6,330 

2,610

1,180 

706 

1,100 

6,150 

4,300

2,610 

1,920 

2,740 

2,130 

1,400

1,040 

757 

419

Mar.

382 

438 

1,100 

757 

1,400

5,080 

3,020 

2,020 

1,730 

1,180

610 

346 

295 

346 

458

1,100 

3,730 

3,160 

2,130 

1,640

1,040 

542 

458 

975 

1,180

1,320 

1,240 

757 

542 

862 

1,480

Secondfoot-days

56,832 

41,368 

38,581 

5,372 

3,314 

1,255 

3,026.1 

13,477.1

Apr.

2,130 

1,400 

1,040 

757 

478

312 

312 

2,130 

8,490 

6,150

4,490 

3,310 

1,920 

1,100 

453

295 

234 

234 

520 

706

542 

382 

264 

205 

169

142 

125 

104 

98 

84

Maximum

6,830 

5,080 

8,490 

757 

382 

164 

312 

3,160

May

100 

36 

67 

65 

74

45 

42 

33 

54 

39

39 

35 

35 

37 

51

42 

41 

70 

114 

757

657 

45S 

328 

542 

419

280 

328 

249 

172 

100 

58

Minimum

419 

295 

84 

35 

24 

14 

3.9 

3.2

June

61 

44 

24 

46 

53

48 

39 

35 

32 

29

27 

153 

205 

138 

38

205 

382 

191 

140 

88

75 

27 

33 

25 

26

59 

220 

234 

328 

249

July

164 

133 

114 

111 

70

65 

70 

37 

32 

25

28 

23 

24 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

16 

15 

14 

16 

16

14 

15 

IS 

19 

18 

52

Mean

2,706 

1,334 

1,286 

173 

110 

40.5 

97.6 

449

Aug.

312 

295 

249 

205 

174

116 

177 

220 

166 

125

205 

220 

109 

96 

74

65

50 

24 

18 

IS

18 

19 

14 

12 

11

9.7 

4.3 

3.9 

5.2 

5.2 

5.8

Per square

mile

4.61 

2.27 

2.19 

.235 

.186 

.019 

.166 

.715

Sept.

4.9 

4.9 

4.3 

4.9 

3.9

4.1 

3.2

4!l 

3.9

9.0 

120 

230 

1,100 

2,380

309 

295 

177 

191 

191

205 

1,920 

3,160 

1,040 

419

249 

153 

100 

90 

47

Run-off In 

Inches

3.60 

2.62 

2.44 

.34 

.21 

.08 

.19 

.85
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

Little Tonawarida Creek at Linden, tJ. Y.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 42°52'35", long. 78°09'45", at highway 

bridge in Linden, Genesee County.

Drainage area.- 22 square miles.

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1912-19, 1920-58), 26.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 990 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 

8.1 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 

0.7 second-foot Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.29 foot, estimated).

1912-38: Maximum discharge, about 2,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 

14.6 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 1,500 second-feet; nini- 

:.iur.i, about 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5-7, 1934, and several times during period Aug. -1-28, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage and those for

extrenely low stages, which are fair, those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-20, Jan. 

4-5, 9-14, 24-26, GO-31, Feb. 3-4, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2 (computed on basis of weather 

records and gage heights corrected for ice effect on basis of observer's and engineers' 

notes), and those for periods of missing gage heights, May 11-18, Aug. 9 to Sept. 17 

(computed on basis of records for Genesee River at Scio), which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily. On days of rapidly changing stage the discharge is averaged for intervals 

of a day from gage-height graph based on gage readings.

Rating table, water year 1937-38, except periods of loe effect tgage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 0.2; O.V 6.63 1.6 i4 S.6 223 

.3 .77 .8 9.13 2.0 69 4.0 274 

.4 1.73 .9 12 2.4 99 5.0 420 

.5 2.95 1.0 15 2.8 135 6.0 584 

.6 4.61 1.2 23 3.2 177

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

1.7

2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

l.B 

1.7

1.7

1-7 

1.5 

2.2 

3.9 

5.3

4.2 

4.1 

17 

14 

8.8

8.3 

8.8 

16 

16 

11 

7.6

Nov.

6.2 

5.B 

5.6 

5.4 

5.2

5.2

5.0 

5.2 

9.4 

7.3

6.2 

5.4 

71 

45 

26

21 

16 

14 

12 

12

11 

11 

9.4 

9.1 

9.1

16 

19 

17 

28

15

Dec.

11 

B.6 

7.8 

7.1 

7.6

8.6 

7.3 

6.2 

6.2 

6.0

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.6

9.2 

14 

66 

44 

28

23 

22 

25 

20 

22

19 

15 

14 

14 

12 

10

Jan.

29 

29 

IB

15 

13

12 

12 

9.4 

9.2 

8.8

8.6 

8.6 

S.6 

S.6 

8.6

8.6 

B.6 

8.1 

8.1 

7.6

7.6 

8.1 

8.6 

52 

180

47 

29 

22 

21 

72 

70

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

46 

3B 

76 

72 

56

353

211 

72 

107 

121

44 

36 

357 

471 

76

51 

42 

233 

127 

48

50 

44 

41 

38 

32

34 

30 

22

Mar.

24 

66 

81 

45 

277

266 

99 

62 

41 

34

37

44 

132 

99 

48

B9 

134 

70 

50 

45

40 

36 

33 

49 

34

30 

28 

25 

23 

22 

21

Apr.

19 

17 

17 

19 

20

21 

19 

22 

43 

56

250 

203 

95 

62 

44

35 

29 

27 

26 

20

18 

22

19

16 

15

14

13 

11 

11

May

11 

9.7 

12

14 

13

42

21 

14 

14 

17

16 

13 

9.0 

7.5 

24

20 

10 

8.5 

11 

21

16 

13 

11 

18 

15

12

9.1 

8.1 

7.1 

5.8 

5.4

Second- Maximum Minimum 

root-days

156.5 17 1-5 

433.5 71 5.0 

462.4 66 5.6

10,716.1 532 1.5

756.7 180 7.6 

2,923 471 22 

2,084 277 21 

1,193 250 11 

428.2 42 5.4 

107.6 8.1 1.7 

213.7 66 1.1 

90.2 9.1 1.0 

149.5 40 .7

9,003.3 471 .7

June

4.0 

5.0 

5.8 

4.6 

4.6

4.2 

4.4 

5.0 

3.9 

3.2

4.1 

5.4 

B.I 

5.2 

3.9

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7 

2.7

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

1.8 

2.0

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.7

July

2.0 

2.2

1.8 

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

1.1

3.4 

3.2 

2.0 

23 

6.9

3.2 

2.3 

2.7 

2.4 

3.4

11 

18 

66 

17 

8.1

5.8 

4.4 

3.9 

4.2 

3.7 

3.2

Aug.

9.1 

6.6 

3.9 

3.2

2.6 

2.4 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0

9.0 

5.0 

3.6 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.6 

3.0

2.4 

2.2 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.1

Kean f"^^

5.05 0.2W 

14.4 .635 

14.9 .677

29.4 1.3*

24.4 1.11 

105 4.77 

67.2 3.03 

39.8 1.81 

13.8 .6137 

3.59 .163 

6.B9 .313 

2.91 .132 

4.98 .226

24.7 1.12

Sept.

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.1 

.8

.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1 

.9

1.0 

.9 

2.2

8.0 

16

6.0 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

8.4 

40 

14 

7.8

5.S 

5.4 

5.8 

4.2 

3.7

Run-off in 

inches

0.27 

.73 

.78

18.12

1.28 

4.97 

3.52 

2.02 

 72 

.18 

.36 

.15 

.25

15.23
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 89

Genesee River at, Scio, N. Y.

at highway bridge, 

Prior to Aug. 11, 1938,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°09'50", long. 770 58'50"j

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Sclo, Allegany County.

staff gage at same site and datum. 

Drainage area.- 309 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1916 to September 193B. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 374 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,120 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height,

7.a reet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 3,600 seconl-feet; minimum

discharge, 19 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.01 foot).

1916-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 10,600 second-feet Ifey 22, 1919 (gage

height, 9.1 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 3,600 second-feet;

minimum, 13 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 12, 13, 22-26, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Dec. 3-13, Jan. 17, 25-29,

Feb. 2, 27, computed on basis of gage heights, observer's notes, and weather records;

that for period of backwater from trash on control, Oct. 10-19, computed on basis of

two discharge measurements and gage heights; that for days of partial gage heights,

Jan. 9, Mar. 13, July 4, computed on basis of record for Allegheny Rive- at Larabee,

Pa. Gage read twice dally prior to installation of recorder. Observations on tape

gage used Sept. 5-9.

Rating tables, watei year 1937-3E except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method u3 ed Oct. 10-19)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

0.1 

.2

.4

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

216

360

550

845

.S 119 3.0 1,200 

1.0 164 3.5 1,600

4.0 2,040

5.0 3,100

6.0 4,400

7.0 5,870

0.2 

.3

.4

Apr. 14 to Aug.

156

204

260

324

1.0 

1.2

1.4

l.£

10

2.5 710

3.0 1,005

3.5 1,360

4.0 1,600

Aug.

.4

11 to Sept. 30 

18 1.0 164 

24 1.2 218 

32 1.6 360 

54 2.0 550

.8 116 2.0 476 4.5 2,330 .6 83 2.5 845

.8 119 3.0 1,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193fi

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.

33 

32 

32

30 

30

33 

31 

43 

38 

37

35 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

35 

56

68 

78 

559 

424 

249

204 

204 

409 

1,190 

659 

461

Nov.

372 

320 

266 

234 

204

190 

177 

164 

177 

164

152 

147 

724 

873 

605

578 

498 

449 

382 

340

320 

283 

249 

218 

204

234 

283 

263 

362 

266

Dec.

?04 

147 

160 

165 

170

170 

140 

118 

114 

108

104 

102 

100 

98 

100

140 

225 

1,850 

1,310 

812

660 

550 

524 

320 

360

283 

218 

234 

204 

164 

190

Jan.

340 

320 

249 

190 

157

123 

164 

145 

83 

111

110 

115 

113

108 

102

97 

92 

65 

76 

80

78 

74 

83 

144 

1,950

1,080 

410 

290 

260 

687 

808

Month

Oct 

No-5 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

Mas 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se;

«

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

294 

260 

310 

587 

436

694 

1,150 

643 

618 

83 6

524 

392 

3,520 

3,530 

1,260

692 

641 

892 

1,380 

910

498 

426 

449 

382 

302

218 

205 

164

Mar.

204 

320 

320 

197 

970

4,890 

1,150 

690 

524 

403

360 

360 

550 

660 

426

449 

690 

1,050 

690 

645

910 

910 

986 

2,010 

1,300

980 

812 

720 

605 

550 

498

Secondfoot-days

5,199 

9,738 

10,044

156,993

8,704 

22,465 

26,029 

21,313 

8,379 

6,144 

2,771 

1,343 

5,386

127,515

Apr.

474 

426 

403 

382 

360

320 

302 

320

403 

449

569 

1,790 

2,540 

2,190 

1,360

1,000 

796 

650 

909 

660

600 

794 

629 

519 

498

435 

378 

342 

324 

291

Maximum

1,190 

873 

1,650

4,700

1,950 

3,530 

4,890 

2,540 

565 

975 

204 

138 

1,070

4,890

May

260 

231 

231 

291 

231

218 

179 

168 

179 

204

192 

168 

156 

143 

276

308 

276 

211 

192 

281

276 

291 

260 

537

416

324 

285 

565 

476 

308 

246

Minimum

30 

147 

98

29

65 

164 

197 

291 

143 

58 

47 

23 

19

19

June

218 

218 

284 

198 

179

168 

150 

179 

146 

116

116 

129 

218 

218 

141

118 

105 

103 

93 

87

80 

74 

68 

63 

58

180 

975 

780 

434 

246

July

204 

204 

168 

139 

12S

12C 

10£ 

92

9e

9f

96 

12C 

8£ 

74 

7f

70 

5? 66- 

6? 

5f

53

4? 

4V 

11? 

67

55 

52

50

52 

4V

Mean

168 

325 

324

430

281 

802 

840 

710 

270 

205 

89.4 

43.3 

180

349

Aug.

59 

59 

47 

41 

41

36 

34 

32 

36 

32

138 

86

44 

40

39 

41 

94 

52 

40

35 

32 

32 

29 

27

26 

25 

23 

23 

23 

24

Per square 

mile

0.544 

1.05 

1.05

1.39

.909 

2.60 

2.72 

2.30 

.874 

.663 

.289 

.140 

.583

1.13

Sept.

25 

23 

22 

20 

20

19 

26 

36 

34 

24

23 

23 

78 

152 

961

258 

157 

159 

134 

198

147 

219

1,070 

430 

300

227 

187 

159 

136 

119

Run-off In 

inches

0.63 

1.17 

1.21

18.90

1.05 

2.71 

3.14 

2.57 

1.01 

.74 

.33 

.16 

.65

15.37
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°37'20", long. 77°59'20", at highway bridge in 

St. Helena, Wyoming County, 14 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,017 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 1,199 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 9.34 

feet); minimum, 70 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.05 feet).

1908-38: Maximum discharge, about 44,400 second-feet May 17, 1916 (gage height, 

12.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet; minimum, about 18 

second-feet Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect Dec. 8-16, 18-19, Jan. 

8-10, 15-25, Feb. 15, 16, 21, 22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5 (computed on basis of fo'ir discharge measurements, gage heights, observer's notes, weather records, and records for 

other stations in Genesee River Basin), and those for period of missing gage heights 

July 16-27 (computed on basis of records for other stations in Genesee River Basin), 

which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during low stages caused by power operations. Flow slightly regulated by storage in Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 

1,106,000,000 cubic feetj.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 79

2.2 103

2.3 135

2.4 174

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

265

365

475

825

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1,300

1,900

2,600

3,450

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

4,500

7,150

10,900

15,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

101 

172 

302 

310 

312

230 

100 

92 

204 

318

322 

347 

345 

172 

100

177 

334 

335 

328 

224

159 

190 

301 

778 

672

466 

432 

740 

3,020 

1,770 

992

Nov.

750 

652 

577 

530 

461

434 

396 

393 

558 

640

466 

378 

964 

2,910 

1,490

1,170 

1,080 

954 

794 

714

710 

648 

588 

528 

486

514 

676 

714 

958 

868

Dec.

658 

562 

471 

501 

584

622 

620 

500 

320 

300

280 

440 

420 

420 

460

460 

479 

1,800 

4,400 

2,280

1,500 

1,230 

1,190 

915 

783

728 

662 

59V 

546 

506 

458

Jan.

672 

1,520 

872 

670 

575

518 

518 

440 

280 

400

580 

624 

571 

553 

500

480 

460 

360 

260 

340

360 

550 

600 

650 

3,200

4,350 

1,220 

778 

646 

753 

2,190

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

i.

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,450 

813 

818 

1,440 

1,230

2,220 

7,030 

2,690 

1,950 

3,720

1,700 

1,120 

4,100 

14 ,000 

4,600

2,000 

1,550 

1,750 

4,630 

2,330

1,500 

1,400 

1,260 

1,120 

1,020

1,170 

1,170 

850

Mar.

750 

1,200 

1,100 

850 

1,900

15 ,OOO 

6,800 

2,720

1,730 

1,330

1,220 

1,100 

2,490 

4,350 

1,920

1,990 

2,660 

2,860 

2,530 

2,320

2,350 

2,040 

1,860 

3,970 

3,040

2,070 

1,820 

1,460 

1,230 

1,140 

1,060

Secondfoot-days

14,345 

23,001 

25,692

493 ,879

26 ,490 

70,631 

78,860 

66 ,466 

26,944 

13,583 

9,873 

11,060 

16,961

383,906

Apr.

1,100 

1,230 

1,180 

1,150 

1,130

997 

785 

896 

2,060 

2,120

2,560 

7,280 

8,570 

6,470 

4,020

2,870 

2,450 

2,170 

2,830 

1,940

1,500 

1,480 

2,050 

1,670 

1,380

1,150 

956 

824 

772 

876

Maximum

3,020 

2.91O 

4,400

14 ,000

4,350 

14 ,000 

15,000 

8,570 

1,740 

1,230 

637 

2,390 

2,600

15 ,000

May

862 

816 

792 

972 

844

772 

745 

722 

680 

688

710 

682 

605 

548 

644

1,390 

1,040 

790 

692 

886

1,060 

796 

734 

910 

1,740

984 

764 

702 

1,260 

1,210 

904

Mlnijttiun

92 

378 

280

92

260 

813 

750 

772 

548 

192 

180 

113 

80

80

June

620 

524 

564 

609 

488

446 

428 

473 

469 

390

350 

374 

552 

753 

598

420 

356 

318 

288 

275

262 

239 

216 

203 

192

238 

502 

1,230 

678 

528

July

434 

407 

374 

338 

301

272 

240 

212 

220 

210

470 

637 

411 

281 

23V

260 

360 

380 

320 

220

190 

180 

460 

550 

300

220 

180 

192 

412 

364 

241

Mean

463 

767 

829

1,353

855 

2,523 

2,544 

2,216 

869 

453 

318 

357 

565

1,052

Aug.

?20 

380 

P80 

FOO 

190

176 

166 

146 

1*8 

158

2,590 

£30 

£98 

£70 

484

446 

429 

?92 

184 

191

166 

147 

145 

146 

122

113 

?38 

339 

326 

320 

320

Sept.

191 

101 

91 

93 

86

80 

106 

204 

175 

120

115 

100 

760 

515 

1,770

1,410 

711 

542 

754 

550

396 

438 

2,600 

1,600 

892

688 

565 

463 

440 

405

Per square' Run-off In 

mile Inches

0.455 0.52 

.754 .84 

.815 .94

1.33 18.04

.841 .9V 

2.48 2.58 

2.50 2.88 

2.18 2.43 

.854 .98 

.445 .50 

.313 .36 

.351 .40 

.556 .62

1.03 14.02

Peak discharge.- Feb. 14 (8:15 a.m.) 16,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (3 p.m.) 17,200 see.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 91

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'55", long. 77°50'S5", at Jones Bridge, 3-? 

miles northeast of Mount Morris, Livingston County.

Drainage area.- 1,419 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, and July 1915 to 

September lyisa.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1908-13, 1915-38), 1,564 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 18,000 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 

21.41 feet): minimum, 40 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.25 foot); mlninum daily 

discharge, 85 second-feet Sept. 4.

1903-6, 1908-14, 1915-38: Maximum discharge, 55,100 second-feet May 17, 1916 

(gage height, 25.44 feet), from rating curve extended above 53,400 second-feet; minimum, about 18 second-feet Aug. 29, 1909; minimum dally discharge, 30 second-feet Aug. 

8, 1909.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9-27, Jan. 4, 5, Jan. 

8 to Feb. 9, Feb. 17, 22-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5 (computed on basis of five discharge 

measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for Genesee River at St. 

Helena, and Canaseraga Creek near Dansville), those for Mar. 27 to Apr. 1, Apr. 21, 22, 

Apr. 24 to May 14 (computed from gage heights corrected for partly plugged intake), 

and those for period of missing gage-height record, Apr. 2-9 (computed from records 

for yenesee River at St. Helena and Canaseraga Creek near Dansville), all of which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by operation of power plant?. Slight 

seasonal regulation caused by storage in Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 

cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

196 

146 

324 

345 

367

366 

222 

126 

165 

334

346 

338 

398 

354 

180

135 

322 

368 

421 

330

276 

234 

393 

729 

931

620 

535 

728 

2,990 

2,680 

1,460

Nov.

1,020 

847 

738 

680 

595

555 

515 

466 

514

750

656

475 

779 

3,400 

2,170

1,600 

1,430 

1,300 

1,110 

935

874 

815 

735 

670 

610

580 

730 

874 

1,040 

1,250

Dec.

S69 

710 

550 

509 

640

720 

760 

610 

460 

420

400 

550 

550 

550 

550

600 

600 

2,200 

6,000 

3,400

2,200 

1,700 

1,500 

1,300 

1,100

950 

850 

778 

736 

635 

605

Jan.

705 

2,160 

1,590 

900 

750

672 

694 

600 

440 

550

750 

800 

700 

650 

600

600 

550 

460 

380 

440

460 

700 

750 

800 

3,600

6,000 

1,900 

1,200 

950

1,100

2,300

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 19Z 7 ...........

ater year 1937-Z

Peak discharge. -

liWino <l 18 7

Feb.

2,000 

1,100 

1,200 

1,900 

1,700

3,000 

9,000 

6,000 

2,600

4,770

2,800 

1,760 

3,720 

15 ,000 

8,810

3,990 

2,400 

2,740 

5,390 

3,600

2,530 

1,900 

1,700 

1,500 

1,400

1,530 

1,750 

1,200

Mar.

1,100 

1,700 

1,600 

1,200 

2,800

14,100 

10,700 

4,380 

3,030 

2,310

2,030 

1,850 

2,470 

5,340 

2,920

2,580 

3,540 

3,670 

3,430 

3,010

3,030 

2,700 

2,460 

3,850 

3,970

2,680 

2,350 

1,950 

1,650 

1,550 

1,450

Apr.

1,450 

1,650 

1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,400 

1,100 

1,250 

2,800 

3,170

3,510 

8,950 

9,660 

7,510 

5,330

3,890 

3,340 

2,890 

3,280

2,720

2,050 

1,850 

2,500 

1,850 

1,550

1,350 

1,180 

1,040 

960 

1,000

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

17,409 2,990 

28,753 3,400 

34,002 6,000

641,627 14,400

35,251 6,000 

96,990 15,000 

101 ,880 14 ,100 

83,930 9,660 

36,306 2,280 

18,029 1,420 

13,043 898 

13, £33 2,030 

25,031 3,070

503,857 15,000

May

,140 

,060 

,020 

,120 

,200

1,020 

980 

920 

860 

880

940 

880 

800 

680 

762

1,750 

1,520 

1,210 

906 

1,230

1,660 

1,230 

1,070 

1,040 

2,280

1,510 

1,120 

968 

1,470 

1,790 

1,290

Minimum

126 

466 

400

126

380 

1,100 

1,100 

960 

680 

236 

253 

162 

85

85

June

886 

646 

674 

SOS 

675

600 

575 

620 

645 

575

535 

535

671 

942 

876

619 

550 

495 

439 

370

376 

346 

236 

300 

290

319 

422 

1,420 

916 

668

July

575 

520 

475 

444 

378

340 

310 

260 

285 

266

336 

898 

570 

416 

323

345 

43? 

520 

501 

303

272 

253 

394 

756 

476

360 

315 

340 

368 

534 

452

Aug.

326 

439 

416 

284 

259

220 

212 

210 

236 

210

2,080

1,650 

796 

704 

540

530 

485 

452 

292 

230

169 

210 

194 

170 

195

169 

162 

332 

348 

350 

361

u Per square Mean mile

562 0.396 

956 .67E 

1 ,097 .775

1,758 1.24

1,137 .801 

3,464 2.44 

3,286 2.32 

2,798 1.97 

1,171 .82E 

601 .424 

421 .297 

427 .301 

834 . 588

1,380 .97S

Sept.

325 

224

157 

85 

117

143 

202 

180 

214 

166

157 

154 

1,310 

1,020 

2,080

2,370 

1,190 

796 

868 

878

582 

673 

3,070 

2,850 

1,530

1,070 

805 

675 

575 

565

Run-off in 

inches

0.46 

.75 

.89

16.82

.92 

2.54 

2.68 

2.20 

.95 

.47 

.34 

.35 

.66

13.21

Feb. 14 (3:30 p.m.) about 17,600 aec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (8 p.m.) about 18,000 aec.-ft.
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'05", long. 77°37'40", 40 feet downstream from

plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation and 100 feet upstream from Driving

Park Avenue Bridge In Rochester, Monroe County. 

Drainage area.- 2,467 square miles. 

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1938. 

Average discharger- 18 years (1920-38), 2,666 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Mar, 7 (gage height, 9.92

feet;; minimum, about 27 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 13 (gage height, -2.20 feet);

minimum daily discharge, 628 second-feet Oct. 17.

1919-38: Maximum discharge, about 29,600 second-feet Dec. 2, 1927 (gage height,

13.5 feet); minimum, less than 10 second-feet occurred frequently during low-water

periods when power plant was shut down; minimum daily discharge, 219 second-feet Aug.

14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet sometime in March 1865. 

Remarks.- Records good. New York State Barge Canal crosses river near southern boundary

or Rochester. It discharges into river, from the west, the water it hae diverted from

Lake Erie and diverts from river, to the east, a smaller amount of water for the canal.

Some additional regulation is provided by headwater storage in Caneadea Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

616

666

720

S35

955

1,090

1,240

1,410

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

1,600

1,810

2,030

2,540

3,350

4,310

5,350

6,450

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

7,550

S,650

10,900

13,400

16,200

19,200

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

605

655

760

885

1,020

1,170

1,340

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

1,540

1,750

1,970

2,500

3,310

4,280

5,310

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

6,360

8,460

10,700

13,400

16,300

19,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

999 

840 

700 

831 

950

1,050 

1,060 

934 

805 

727

918 

1,010 

986 

1,030 

1,060

818 

62S 

1,070 

1,030 

1,S30

1,050 

992 

1,220 

1,230 

1,640

1,680 

1,510 

1,480 

1,890 

3,760 

2,870

NOT.

2,200

1,930 

1,750 

1,540 

1,470

1,370 

1,200 

1,220 

1,280 

1,220

1,490 

1,380 

1,640 

2,520 

4,170

3,250 

2,800 

2,540 

2,260 

2,050

1,870 

1,760 

1,740 

1,650 

1,530

1,490 

1,450 

1,600 

1,930 

2,080

Dec.

2,110 

1,750 

1,460 

1,380 

1,330

1,550 

1,750 

1,S60 

1,740 

1,330

951 

678 

951 

1,220 

1,190

1,210 

1,310 

2,000 

3,680 

5,950

4,430 

3,470 

3,220 

2,650 

2,770

2,280 

2,050 

1,910 

1,740 

1,650 

1,620

Jan.

1,260 

1,520 

3,010 

2,480 

1,860

1,680 

1,620 

1,450 

1,240 

1,450

1,140 

1,330 

1,450 

1,520 

1,330

1,330 

1,380 

1,280 

1,220 

1,130

1,220 

1,320 

1,010 

1,300 

3,600

6,340 

6,750 

3,970 

2,760 

2,240 

3,150

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19;57 ...........

ater year 1937-^

Feb.

3,550 

3,7SO 

3,040 

3,010 

3,170

3,650 

5,990 

10,200 

7,560 

6,780

7,090 

4,420 

3,770 

12,300 

16,600

12,000 

5,830 

4,690 

7,620 

8,540

4,990 

3,910 

3,710 

3,570 

3,330

3,150 

2,530 

2,370

Mar.

1,520 

2,410 

5,920 

3,380 

3,020

10,800 

16,800 

14,300 

7,320 

4,210

3,580 

3,430 

3,610 

6,560 

6,600

4,100 

4,530 

5,460 

5,550 

4,SOO

4,220 

3,840 

3,630 

3,510 

5,520

4,280 

3,290 

3,410 

3,260 

2,650 

2,230

Secondfoot-days

37,998 

56,380 

63,390

1,069,223

64,340 

161,150 

157,740 

134,120 

71,610 

43,083 

35,640 

37,293 

45,136

907,880

Apr.

2,450 

2,420 

2,030 

2,190 

2,000

1,970 

2,010 

2,270 

1,840 

5,630

6,130 

11,600 

13,200 

12,200

9,470

6,980 

5,510 

4,680 

4,280 

4,620

3,800 

3,430 

3,440 

3,520 

3,340

2,950 

2,830 

2,630 

2,420 

2,280

Maximum

3,760 

4,170 

5,950

15,400

6,750 

16,600 

16,800 

13,200 

3,230 

2,190 

1,660 

3,250 

3,980

16,800

Hay

2,3SO 

2,440 

2,210 

2,170 

2,250

2,500 

2,210 

1,940 

1,930 

1,890

1,930 

2,040 

1,920 

1,730 

1,670

2,250 

3,160 

2,620 

2,270 

2,170

2,670 

2,700 

2,330 

2,420 

2,420

3,230 

2,580 

2,210 

1,900 

2,660 

2,810

Minimum

628 

1,200 

678

465

1,010 

2,370 

1,520 

1,840 

1,670 

870 

850 

702 

638

628

June

2,110 

1,820 

1,590 

1,620 

1,650

1,550 

1,520

1,470 

1,450 

1,470

*1, 410 

1,360 

1,430 

1,620 

1,760

1,700 

1,480 

1,370 

1,200 

1,190

1,200 

1,100 

1,060 

1,040 

1,000

870 

943 

1,320 

2,190 

1,590

July

1,360 

1,220 

1,160 

1,170 

1,170

1,080 

987 

970 

1,020 

850

1,020 

1,110 

1,590 

1,320 

1,150

914 

941 

1,300 

1,260 

1,230

1,030 

968 

1,110 

1,220 

1,660

1,250 

1,060 

1,050 

1,100 

1,130 

1,240

Mean

1,226 

1,879 

2,045

2,929

2,075 

5,755 

5,088 

4,471 

2,310 

1,436 

1,150 

1,203 

1,505

2,487

Aug.

1,310 

1,100 

1,270 

1,210 

940

872 

867 

874 

886 

1,090

2,620 

3,250 

2,540 

1,690 

1,570

1,340 

1,270 

1,210 

1,140 

986

781 

825 

825 

S72 

776

818 

854 

702 

977 

868 

960

Per square 

mile

0.497 

.762 

.829

1.19

.841 

2.33 

2.06 

1.81 

.936 

.582 

.466 

.488 

.610

:..oi

Sept.

970 

905 

889 

S73 

668

638

790 

758 

715 

738

711 

825 

826 

2,180 

1,870

2,790 

2,650 

1,610 

1,420 

1,600

1,540 

1,510 

2,050 

3,980 

3,050

2,400 

1,950 

1,570 

1,350 

1,310

Run-off in 

inches

0.57 

.85 

.96

16.13

.97 

2.43 

2.38 

2.02 

1.08 

.65 

.54 

.56 

.68

13.69

Peak discharge.- Kar. 7 (12 m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.

 Partial reoord; discharge computed from hourly staff gage readings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO UKE ONTARIO 93

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°33'40", long. 77°42'55", at highway bridge, 1 

mile west of Dansville, Livingston County.

Drainage area.- 153 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, and Mrrch 1919 to 

September 1938.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1920-38), 142 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 10.92 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 1,000 second-feet; minimum, 

15 second-feet Sept. 6 and 7 (gage height, 6.05 feet).

1910-12, 1915-17, 1919-38: Maximum discharge, about 9,920 second-feet July 8, 1935 

(gage height, 13.71 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 2,300 

second-feet; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1934; minimum gage height, 5.50 feet Sept. 

25, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 8-18, Jan. 9-11, 

17-24, and Mar. 2-5 (computed on basis or Tour discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and records Tor other stations in Genesee River Basin), those Tor 

periods or backwater from debris on control, Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 (computed on basis of 

four discharge measurements, engineers' notes, and records for other stations in 

Genesee River Basin), and those for periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 19-25, May 

13, July 3-8, 24, Sept. 13-17 (computed on basis of engineers' notes, and records for 

other stations in Genesee River Basin), all of which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuations at low stages from operation of power plants upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

21 

24 

24 

21 

23

21 

21 

24 

23 

23

21 

21 

24 

29 

36

28 

36 

68 

50 

35

30 

44 

70 

125 

62 

46

Nov.

53 

35 

33 

32 

29

29 

26 

33 

32 

33

30 

30 

245 

160 

98

84 

74 

70 

62 

54

50 

44 

43 

39 

39

44 

50 

66 

80 

64

Dec.

54 

46 

60 

52 

44

46

41 

46 

44 

42

44 

40 

36 

34 

38

44 

65 

400 

261 

150

120 

90 

85 

80 

81

68 

60 

60 

53 

55 

53

Jan.

91 

105 

74 

66 

57

57 

60 

53 

48 

44

46 

47 

44 

41 

39

43 

40 

34 

30 

32

38 

40 

42 

65 

745

228 

124 

105 

98 

118 

272

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-

Feb.

130 

110 

127 

153 

105

257 

595 

242 

239 

376

159 

152 

667 

1,210 

432

275 

229 

335 

462 

234

204 

170 

170 

152 

139

139

148 

118

Mar.

156 

220 

200 

150 

900

1,730 

574 

331 

244 

216

198 

194 

331 

360 

236

277 

360 

360

288 

270

248 

224 

223 

319 

23&

201 

187 

173 

163 

169 

169

Secondfoot-days

1,070 

1,746 

2,392

54,311

2,926 

7,731 

9,927 

7,992 

3,764 

1,946 

1,063 

841 

3,594

44,994

Apr.

176 

163 

160 

153 

146

140 

137 

160 

210 

228

490 

1,110 

904 

606 

386

285 

238 

234 

238 

200

176 

226

186 

173 

162

156 

145 

136 

133 

133

Maximum

125 

245 

400

1,620

745 

1,210 

1,730 

1,110 

192 

107 

70 

114 

600

1,730

May

127 

118 

118 

127 

121

112 

104 

104 

107 

112

110 

102 

96 

88 

160

192 

136 

110 

102 

139

127 

118 

110 

152 

148

118 

104 

129 

170 

112 

91

Minimum

20 

26 

34

20

30 

105 

150 

133 

86 

39 

27 

17 

16

16

June

78 

76 

88 

76 

69

62

80 

103 

74 

62

54 

69

107 

107 

78

62 

58 

54 

53

51

49 

44 

40 

39 

40

53 

78 

58 

47 

39

July

38 

38 

36 

34 

33

32 

31 

30 

36 

34

70 

56 

39 

36 

33

30 

28 

40 

33 

29

28 

27 

28 

32 

30

28 

32 

32 

34 

28 

28

Mean

34.5 

58.2 

77.2

149

94.4 

276 

320 

266 

121 

64.9 

34.3 

27.1 

120

123

Aug.

29 

29 

28 

26 

24

23 

23 

22 

21 

23

114 

55 

34 

29 

27

26 

24 

24 

24 

22

21 

21 

21 

24 

21

18

19 

17 

16 

17 

17

Per square 

mile

0.225 

.380 

.505

.974

.617 

1.80 

2.09 

1.74 

.791 

.424 

.224 

.177 

.784

.801

Sept.

17 

17 

IV 

18 

16

16

31 

26 

19 

21

19 

24 

600 

150 

400

150 

120 

108 

98 

95

90 

131 

406 

270

184

158 

141 

98 

80 

74

Run-off In 

Inches

0.26 

.42 

.56

13.18

.71 

1.87 

2.41 

1.94 

.91 

.47 

.26 

.20 

.87

10.90

Peak discharge.- Feb. 14 (5 a.m.) 2,020 see.-ft.; Her. 5 (11:45 p.m.) 4,420 see.-ft.
94 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE OWTARIO

Canadice Lake outlet near Hemlock, N. Tf.

Location.- Hook gage, lat. 42°44'25", long. 77°34'15", above weir at foot of Canadice 

Lake, Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Llvlngston County.

Drainage area.- 12.6 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 11.4 second-feet.

Remarks.- Data collected and computed by Department of Public Works, Dlvlslor of Water, 

City of Rochester, N. Y.

Monthly discharge, wate ar October 1937 to September 1938

Calendar year 1937..

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

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

Water year 1937-38..

Mean elevation

low-water mark 

(feet)

+ .398

-.172

+1.140

+ .868

+1.781

Bis char

Mean

2.506

13.317

6.255

1O.249

ge in second-feet

Per square mile

.988

.199

1.057

.496

.813

inches

1.102

.229

14. 3 W

.E53

11.C38

Note.- Terminal water-surface elevation on Dec. 31, 1937, was 0.98 foot higher than on 

Dec. 31, 1936, corresponding to an increase in storage of 27,321,537 cubic feet or a 

discharge of 0.866 second-foot for the year. This correction applied to the figure for 

the calendar year gives a mean discharge for the year of 14.183 second-feet, or 1.126 

second-feet per square mile, and run-off of 15.285 inches from the drainage area.

Terminal water surface elevation on Sept. 30, 1938, was 0.18 foot lower than on Sept. 

30, 1937, corresponding to a decrease in storage of 5,259,611 cubic feet, or a <?ischarge of 0.167 second-foot for the year. This correction applied to the figure for 

the water year gives a mean discharge for the year of 10.082 second-feet, or O.POO 

second-foot per square mile, and run-off of 10.859 inches from the drainage ares.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Oswego River at Lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

95

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 43°27'00", long. 76°30'25", at Lock 7, in Oswego, 

Oswego County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 246.00 

feet above mean sea level (New York State Barge Canal datum).

Drainage area.- 5,121 square miles.

Records available.- November 1933 to September 1938. April 1897 to December 1901, October 

1927 to September 1928 (accuracy doubtful) at High Dam, about three-quarters of a mile 

upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.55 

feet), including mean dally discharge of canals; minimum (river only), 77 second-feet 

Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.16 feet); minimum daily discharge, 811 second-feet Oct. 16.

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 28. 1936 (gage height, 13.1Q 

feet), Including mean dally discharge of canals); minimum (river only), 42 second-feet 

Oct. 23, 1935 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum daily discharge, 465 seccnd-feet Aug.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing river gage heights, Jan. 8, 

May 13-15, which were computed on basis of records of Oswego River Watershed Corporation at Fulton and are fair. Discharge here recorded represents total flow at Oswego, 

which Includes flow of Hydraulic and Barge Canals. Discharge of Hydraulic Canal for 

Jan. 20, Mar. 1, 11, 18, 19, 26, Apr. 2, 8, 9, 13, 29, 30, May 21-22, Jure 15, July 

30-31, Sept. 18 estimated. A large amount of natural storage and some artificial 

regulation is afforded in the river basin by the many large lakes and the Barge Canal 

system. Large diurnal fluctuations caused by operation of power plants upstream, 

Oswego River receives water from the Erie division of Barge Canal at Three Rivers. A 

small amount is occasionally diverted from tributary streams of the Osweg-o and is 

added to the summit level of the Barge Canal at New London.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,400

1,500

1,530

1,640

2,360

2,170

1,870

1,470

1,580

1,540

975

1,750

1,190

1,540

1,410

811

1,720

1,610

1,850

1,660

1,330

1,170

2,470

3,310

4,020

4,000

5,000

5,210

7,040

8,480

7,780

Nov.

8,070

7,950

6,810

6,010

6,380

6,380

6.140

6,620

7,010

6,790

7.S40

6,840

7,290

6,640

8,480

8,960

9,240

8,990

8,780

8,420

6,590

8,380

8,490

8,100

6,530

8,010

7,390

6,950

8,860

9,330

-

Dec.

9,070

8,610

8,330

8,250

6,380

8,230

8,160

7,250

6,540

5,840

6,740

5,550

6,810

6,700

6,370

5,900

5,940

7,580

10,700

13,400

13,400

12,500

12,000

11,200

10,300

9,940

10,300

9,770

8,730

8,760

8,140

Jan.

6,040

7,960

7,340

8,030

7,760

8,210

7,800

6,700

6,090

6,820

7,200

7,140

6,810

6,640

6,600

5,900

6,370

7,230

6,880

6,510

6,300

5,900

5,540

5,920

7,720

8,910

9,450

9,530

9,240

8,850

8,980

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-31Q

Feb.

9,530

9,170

8,660

9,080

9,370

9,680

12,000

14,200

13,100

12,600

12,700

12,400

11,200

13,500

14,100

13,600

13,700

13,600

14,500

12,900

14,100

15,500

15,300

14,800

14,700

14,300

13,600

13,400

_

_

-

Mar.

13,900

14,500

13,500

14,800

13,800

13,700

15,200

15,400

15,200

14,600

14,500

14,100

14,200

14,900

15,200

15,200

15,400

15,100

15,400

15,300

15,600

15,800

15,400

14,600

14,300

13,800

13,100

14,100

13,300

11,800

11,100

Second - 

foot-days

81,586

22V j 6VO

267,390

2,598,986

226,370

355,490

446,800

277 960

160,780

106, 320

66,870

73,312

105,330

2,395,878

Apr.

10,100

9,260

3,450

9,430

9,280

9,190

8,970

8,840

8,430

7,730

8,740

9,500

9,990

10,600

12,000

11,900

10,500

11,200

9,690

8,860

8,730

8,640

8,670

8,240

9,600

9,170

9,070

8,610

7,560

6,810

Maximum

8,480

9,330

13,400

18,400

9,530

15,500

15,800

12,000

6,820

5,000

3,170

3,440

5,900

15,800

May

6,680

6,820

6,800

5,930

5,660

4,790

4,500

4,500

5,000

5,240

5,040

4,990

4,990

5,000

4,600

5,280

6,470

6,290

5,770

5,380

4,350

4,370

5,000

5,130

4,760

4,310

4,910

4,480

4,400

4,650

4,690

Minimum

811

6,010

5,550

811

5,540

8,660

11,100

6,810

4,310

2,040

1,040

992

1,930

811

June

4,990

5,000

4,520

4,350

3,350

3,780

4,110

3,990

4,110

3,820

3,560

3,380

4,310

4,230

3,710

3,640

3,330

3,110

2,930

3,180

3,340

3,330

3,030

3,080

2,990

2,040

3,120

2,630

2,780

2,580

-

July

2,420

2,090

1,600

1,620

2,400

2,900

2,720

2,440

1,930

1,040

2,3:-'0

2,770

2,140

1,910

1,890

2,090

1,320

1,970

2,020

2,020

1,610

1,660

2,490

2,950

3,170

2,950

2,180

2,220

1,780

2,370

1,870

Mean

2,632

7,589

8,625

7,121

7,302

12,700

14,410

9,265

5,186

3,544

2,157

2,365

3,511

6,564

Aug.

2,280

2,410

2,100

1,460

1,830

1,480

992

2,030

1,890

1,990

2,290

2,690

2,780

2,640

3,440

2,920

2,640

2,770

2,780

2,450

1,680

2,620

2,800

2,520

2,230

1,840

2,300

2,440

2,930

3,080

3,010

Per sq'iare 

mile

0.514

1.48

1.68

1. 39

1.43

2.48

2,81

1.81

1.01

.692

.421

.462

.686

1.28

Sept.

2,720

2,600

2,540

1,930

2,600

3,040

2,910

2,600

2,450

2,560

2,090

2,840

2,830

3,050

2,820

3,120

3,010

2,460

3,590

3,350

3,540

4,220

4,270

5,360

5,670

5,800

5,900

5,520

5,010

4,930

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.59

1.65

1.94

18.86

1.65

2.58

3.24

2.02

1.16

.77

.49

.53

.77

17.39

Peak discharge (Including mean dally discharge of canala).- Mar. 1 (8:45 

Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 16,400 sac.-ft.

n.) 18,000 sec.-ft.}
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°23'35", long. 76°32'40", 

half a mile upstream from Butternut Creek and five miles south of Ithacf., Tompkins 

County. Zero of gage is 437.16 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of B12).

Drainage area.- 36.7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 4.61 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 350 second-feet; minimum, 2.2 

second-feet Aug. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1937-38: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Aug. 27, 1937 (gage height, 5.30 

feet), from rating curve extended logaritlimically above 350 second-feet; minimum, 

that of Aug. 4, 5, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 10, 11, Jan. 10, 11, 

16-29 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, weether records, 

and records for Fall Creek near Ithaca and Owego Creek near Owego), and those for 

period of backwater from tree on control, Sept. 22-24 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Fall Creel: near Ittaca and Owego 

Creek near Owego), all of which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect and backwater from tree on 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

116

157

205

258

350

460

0.45

.6

2.2 1.0 32 

3.1 1.2 54 

6.0 1.4 62 

.7 10.3 1.6 117 

.8 16 1.8 157 

Note.- Same as preceding table 

above 1.7 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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

12 

11

12 

11 

10 

10 

13

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

12 

21

IS 

13 

218 

103 

57

46 

53 

265 

320 

136 

90

Nov.

71 

67 

61 

51 

4S

43 

40 

39 

37 

33

31 

29 

285

162 

106

82 

74 

65 

57 

53

50 

44 

40 

40 

39

42 

41 

61 

64 

49

Dec.

44 

39 

35 

34 

36

37 

35

30 

29

27

26

24

21 

21

34 

55 

271 

139 

94

74

70 

62 

45 

48

44 

38 

38 

35 

33 

32

Jan,

47 

41 

33 

29 

29

26 

49 

39 

20 

27

29 

25 

26

21

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

17 

20 

ij4 

33 

260

82 

43 

27 

35 

51 

50

Month

OCt

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

31 

36 

65

37

58 

123 

60 

88 

84

51 

53 

168 

159 

74

61 

61 

79 

80 

57

51 

50 

48 

45 

40

42 

40 

29

Mar.

43

84 

73 

46 

106

386 

100 

76 

63 

56

52 

62 

164 

118 

81

95 

147 

139 

112 

108

94 

80 

78 

87 

66

62 

57 

52 

47 

44 

43

Second - 

foot-days

1,550 

1,904 

1,572

1,194 

1,822 

2,821 

1,555 

771 

292.5 

157.4 

127.9 

586.6

14,353.4

Apr.

42 

38 

37 

34 

33

31 

39 

44 

56 

60

S8 

9S 

78 

67 

63

60 

50 

53 

55

47

43 

97 

63 

52 

4S

42 

39 

34 

32 

32

Maximum

320 

285 

271

260 

168 

386 

98 

73 

18 

8.9 

20 

102

386

May

30

27 

26 

27

24 

2E 

21 

26 

25

23 

21 

20 

19

73

43 

28

22 

2S

23 

23

20 

31 

24

19 

18 

16 

15 

14 

13

Minimum

10 

29 

21

16 

29 

43 

31 

13 

5.4 

3.4 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

June

12 

12 

15 

12 

11

12

14 

11 

9.5

10 

11 

14 

9.3 

9.2

6.8 

7.2 

7.2 

6.8 

6.8

6 

6 

6 

6 

5.4

9.3 

18 

13 

7.2 

6.8

July

7.5 

8.9 

6.8 

6.4 

5.2

5.1 

5.4 

4.8 

3.7 

3.7

6.5 

6.7 

4.9 

4 

4

3.7 

3.4 

4.9

4.8 

4.1

4.3 

5.7 

4.2 

4 

5.5

4.6 

7.2 

4.5 

5.3 

4.2 

3.4

Mean

50.0 

63.5 

50.7

38.5 

65.1 

91.0 

51.8 

24.9 

9.75 

5.08 

4.13 

19.6

39.3

Aug.

4 

3.3 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

3.2 

3 

2.7 

3.4 

3.8

20 

5.5 

5 

3.4 

3.6

2.9 

2.9 

3.5 

3.6 

2.9

2.7 

8.4 

4.8 

4 

4

3.9 

3.6 3' 9

3.1 

3.1

Per square 

mile

1.36 

1.73 

1.38

1.05 

1.77 

2.48 

1.41 

.678 

.366 

.138 

.113 

.534

1.07

Sept.

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5

2.5 

4.8 

4.7 

3.4 

3.5

3.4 

3.7 

11 

20 

45

15 

10 

9.3 

8 

12

67 

102 

98 

44 

27

20 

18 

14 

14 

12

Run-off In 

Inches

1.57 

1.93 

1.59

1.21 

1.84 

2.86 

1.57 

.78 

.30 

.16 

.13 

.60

14.54

Peak discharge.- March 6 (1x15 a.m.) 1,550 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 97

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 4£°27'20", long. 76°28'30", 

In Forest Home, Tompkins County, half a mile above Cornell University dam and li 

miles northwest of Ithaca. Zero of gage is 794.81 feet above sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles,

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1938. July 1908 to June 1909 at site H 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (19E5-38), 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 4.17 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 13 second-feet Aug. 7.

19E5-38: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.52 

feet), from average of computed discharge over each of four dams; minimun, about 3 

second-feet Aug. £5, 1927 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 7-18, Jan. 3-29, 

Feb. 1-3, Feb. 26 to Mar. 5 (computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage 

heights, and weather records), and those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 

7-9, 14-19, June 22-27, June 30 to July 17, July 29 to Aug. 2, Aug. 4-8, 15-24, Aug. 

26 to Sept. 24 (computed on basis of records for Owego Creek near Owego, Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, and Tioughnioga Rtver near Itaska), all of which are fair. During 

the year Cor,nell University diverted 219,448,000 gallons about a mile above gage 

for its water supply, thus reducing the mean discharge at the station 0.93 secondfoot for the year.

Rating tables, sr year 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct.

24

32

51

75

110

163

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

239

339

463

598

1,270

2,760

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

.8 4S 1.6 238

1.0 71 1.8 339

1.2 103

1,4 158

Note.- Same as preceding table above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

26 

27 

28

30 

29 

29 

33 

39

41 

42 

31 

32 

31

30 

29 

28 

31 

49

91 

65

1,240 

1,040 

364

239 

266 

476 

2,280 

743 

394

NOT.

2S6 

252 

262 

212

180

173 

162 

152 

155 

139

122 

110 

576 

641 

335

CS6 

238 

277 

221 

216

199 

176 

169 

169 

162

188 

271 

299 

423 

252

Dec.

191 

155 

126 

123 

127

149 

140 

10U 

120 

110

100 

95 

90 

85 

90

160 

280 

1,400 

962 

444

312 

276 

292 

189 

199

180 

150 

142 

130 

115 

117

Jan.

174 

180 

140 

110 

110

100 

190 

200 

100 

95

90 

95 

90 

85

75

70 

65 

60 

55 

60

65 

70 

80 

110 

1,700

700 

260 

190 

160 

211 

288

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3 B ...........

Feb.

180 

140 

220 

422 

252

354 

1,020 

466 

461 

868

315 

276

470 

1,170 

497

325 

272 

389 

699 

383

253

243 

221

160 

180 

100

Mar.

160 

220 

320 

190 

180

981 

522 

342 

257 

218

213 

238 

685 

937 

460

468 

772 

1,110 

588 

515

476 

386 

323 

378 

297

252 

248 

243 

257 

229 

238

Secondfoot-days

7,840 

7,303 

7,149

83,390

5,978 

10,774 

12,703 

7,729 

3,580 

1,219 

750 

3,798 

10,530

79,353

Apr.

252 

191 

180 

173 

158

146 

152 

191 

232 

314

410 

668 

471 

328 

267

252

199 

208 

298 

246

238 

546 

423 

243 

204

176 

158 

142 

127 

136

Maximum

2,280 

641

1,400

2,280

1,700 

1,170 

1,110 

668 

334 

76 

38 

982 

2,050

2,280

May

133 

115 

103 

99 

96

99 

87 

81 

88 

105

101 

94 

85 

81 

334

309 

142

101 

82 

148

183 

125 

99 

112 

142

96 

82 

75 

69 

60 

54

Minimum

26 

110 

85

23

55 

100 

160 

127 

54 

23 

16 

13 

33

13

June

48 

47 

60 

58 

50

44

44 

47 

46 

44

39 

49 

76 

62 

45

37 

33 

32 

31 

31

29 

28 

26

23

26 

44 

37 

30 

28

July

29 

34 

30 

27 

24

22

20 

19 

19

28 

35 

25

28 

21

22

22 

38 

34 

27 

23

20 

16 

18

17 

20

Mean

253 

243 

231

228

193 

385 

410 

258 

115 

40.6 

24.2 

123 

351

217

Aug.

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

13 

14 

14 

16

982 

279 

88 

56 

44

37 

34 

350 

175 

100

78 

640 

195 

125 

110

82 

68 

60 

52 

46 

41

Per squ\re 

mile

2.0H 1.9- 

1.83

1.81

1.53 

3.10 

3.31 

2.03 

.9?7 

.3T7 

.195 

.972 

2.83

1.75

Sept.

37 

36 

38 

36 

35

33 

37 

108 

80 

50

46 

50

400 

300 

1,300

390 

215 

270 

230 

500

960 

2,050 

1,150 

680 

406

292 

234 

229 

180 

158

Run-off in 

inches

2.35 

2.19 

2.14

25.01

1.80 

3.23 

3.82 

2.32 

1.07 

.36 

.22 

1.14 

3.16

23.80

Peak discharge.- Oct. 29 (8sl5 a.m.) 3,070 ssc.-ft.; Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) 2,080 ssc.-ft.; Jan. 25 

(4:15 p.m.) 2,850 gee.-ft.5 Sept. 22 (about 4 a.m.) 3,040 sec.-ft.
STREA11S TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°56' 

2i niles downstream from center or Auburn, Cayuga County, and 

from State dam at outlet cf Owasco Lake.

5", long. 76°36'05", 

miles downstream 

isco Lake.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- November 1912. to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1915-38), 285 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet (reflated) I1ay 29 (gage 

height, 3.72 feet); minimum, about 14 second-feet several tines in July. August, and 

September; minimum gage heiirlit, 1.53 feet July 20 (baclzwater from weeds); minimum 

daily discharge, 40 secnnd-feet July 21.

1912-38: Ilaximmi discharge (regulated), 2,090 second-feet liar. 19, 1936 (gage 

height, 4.88 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Dec. 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.36 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 5 second-feet Nov. 11, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of bacliwater from weeds, Oct. 1 

to llov. 15, llov. 19, 20, Nov. 24-27, Dec. 4, 1-19, Dec. 22 to Jan. 10, Jan. 12 to 

Feb. 6, June P-ll, and June 15 to Sept. 50, which were computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, and the record of elevations of Owasco Lake and 

are good. Diurnal fluctuation in flew caused by operation of mills in Auburn; 

seasonal regulation at State dam. Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco Lake, 

part of which returns to outlet above gaging station as sewage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

135 

130

125 

124

124 

118 

116 

110 

118

116 

104 

102 

102 

102

112 

102 

110 

112

lie

104 

96 

145 

122 

122

135 

140 

150 

170 

124 

135

Nov.

205 

280 

260 

260 

260

260 

245 

260 

260

260

260 

260 

290 

260 

330

414 

408 

401 

390 

380

401 

428 

421 

390 

390

390 

390 

414 

414 

414

Dec.

421 

414 

408 

370 

401

414 

414

390 

320

2130

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

310 

330 

411

411 

390 

380 

370 

370

370 

390 

3RD 

380 

370 

370

Jan.

370 

360 

370 

380 

380

380 

400 

390 

300 

330

414 

390 

500 

260 

245

220 

245 

260 

360 

250

260

240 

235 

250

290

250 

260 

330 

360 

370 

390

Month.

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Peb.

370 

370 

3 BO 

360 

340

360 

485 

560 

564 

691

711 

692 

708 

791 

828

819 

778 

788 

819 

819

801 

783 

748 

706 

680

663 

646

612

Mar.

587 

579 

555 

539 

531

571 

612 

620 

b20 

595

587 

579 

587 

646 

663

615

670 

697 

748 

774

765 

731 

688 

646 

604

638 

654 

612 

524 

429 

372

Secondfoot-days

3,757 

9,995 

10,864

124,154

9,739 

IV , 872 

19,038 

12,370 

11,000 

5,597 

3,376 

2,564 

3,293

109,465

Apr.

368 

380 

373 

375

385

381 

378 

369 

384 

385

418 

410 

397 

395 

389

382 

374 

385 

384

371

374 

476 

508 

500 

531

547 

508 

434 

401 

408

Maximum

170 

428 

421

850

414 

823 

774 

547 

412 

282 

145 

116 

175

828

May

401 

401 

394 

387 

392

390 

368 

368 

387 

401

401 

333 

285 

273 

363

408 

394 

394

282

316 

344 

374 

400 

403

334 

283 

272 

412 

268 

250

Minimum

96 

205 

260

96

220 

340 

372 

368 

250 

140 

40 

76 

54

40

June

266 

282 

274 

278 

269

278 

235 

180 

165 

165

160 

230 

160 

170 

170

165 

165 

160 

155 

165

155 

160 

165 

155 

150

145 

140 

145 

145 

145

July

145 

130 

125 

124

125

118 

122 

124

125

122

125 

118 

118 

12 C 

124

122 

122 

116 

IS 5 

102

40 

88

118 

88 

90

80 

82 

82 

92 

84 

78

Mean

121 

333 

350

340

314 

638 

614 

412

355 

187 

109 

82.7 

110

300

Aug.

88 

80 

82 

80 

80

80 

84

78 

78 

104

116 

80 

78 

78 

78

80 

80 

82 

80 

76

62 

82 

80 

84 

88

80 

82 

80 

80 

80 

84

Per square 

mile

0.582 

1.60

1.68

1.63

1.51 

3.07 

2.95 

1.98 

1.71 

.899 

.524 

.398 

.529

1.44

Sept.

82

78 

78 

76 

76

70 

80 

64

54

56 

76 

90 

112 

106

110 

112 

106

112

122

160 

155 

140 

124 

145

155

170 

175

175 

170

Run-off in 

inches

0.67 

1.78 

1.94

22.17

1.74 

3.20 

3.40 

2.21 

1.97 

1.00 

.60 

.46 

.59

19.56

Note.- Increase in storage in Owasco Lake during calendar year 1937 was approximately 155,060,000 

cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge of 4.92 second-feet); increase during water year 1937-38 was 

approximately 479,536,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge of 15.2 second-feet).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 99

East Branch of Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'05", long. 75°37'10", at highway bridge in 

Taoerg, Oneida County, just downstream from Furnace Creek.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 558 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.80 

feet,backwater from Ice), from rating curve extended logarithmically abovo 4,400 

second-feet; minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.26 root). 

1923-38: Maximum discharge, about 16,500 second-feet Oct. 6, 1932 (gags height, 

9.18 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 2,700 second-feet; minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30, 1937 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 7-16, Dec. 25 to Jan. 

'6, Jan. 15-24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 4, Mar. 3, 4, 24, (computed on basis of three discharge 

measurements and gage heights except Dec. 26-31, Jan. 20, 30, 31), and thoie for 

periods of faulty or missing gage-height record, Dec. 17-20, Jan. 4, 25, Feb. 8, 9, 

Aug. 23, 24 (computed on basis of occasional gage readings and recorded range in 

stage), which are fair.

, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (ga.

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Peb. 8 to Mar. 23)

Rating tabl'

(Shifting' 

Oct. 1-23

iffeet (gage height, in feet,

1.0 135

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

193

262

343

433

531

835

3.0

5,0 

5.5

1,230

1,730

2,320

3,010

3,820

4,810

Oct. 23 to Sept. 30

74

110

162

226

300

385

480

760

1,140

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

1,630

2,240

2,980

3,820

4,800

6,000

8,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

30 

29 

27 

34

138 

262 

219 

140 

122

117 

104 

152 

128

102

86 

80 

73 

1,010 

1,300

1,020 

634 

3,130

1J210

736 

788 

706 

1,490 

1,090 

688

Nov.

490 

413 

520 

520 

461

558 

618 

664 

1,590 

1,270

737 

510 

1,100 

S.980 

1,550

986 

781 

74S 

624 

520

461 

390 

333

295

338 

515 

928 

1,280 

848

Dec.

560 

418 

264 

285 

289

285 

240 

150 

180 

170

160 

150 

140 

130 

130

160 

281 

865 

1,140 

816

618 

536 

437

320

300 

280 

240 

240 

220 

190

Jan.

220 

200 

200 

200 

206

178 

266 

270 

230 

237

219 

210 

210 

200 

170

200 

190 

180 

160 

170

160 

160 

180

193 

408

640 

600 

550 

600 

650 

700-

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

*

aleudar year 192

ch

ater year 1937-2 8 ...........

Peb.

550 

650 

750 

800 

700

1,210 

2,900 

2,410 

1,870 

1,650

1,160 

956 

816 

2,300 

1,750

1 ,200 

900 

1 ,050 

1,370 

1,090

795 

658 

596

556 

470

413 

427 

341

Mar.

354 

385 

360 

340 

399

802 

858 

724 

602 

520

466 

432 

536 

879 

872

886 

1,120 

2,160 

1,980 

2,030

3,420 

3,680 

3,860

6.000 

3,260

S,310 

1,780 

1,S80 

1,120 

1,410 

2,260

Seeondfoot-days

18,930 

23,355 

10,506

203 ,807

6,954 

30,318 

47 ,085 

31,131 

10,369 

3,513 

5,063 

6,331 

19 ,426

214,981

Apr.

2,280 

1,650 

1,060 

851 

718

574 

552 

568 

675 

774

741 

948 

932 

1,120 

1,830

2,150 

1,650 

1,550 

1,560 

1,140

893 

1,610 

1,630 

925 

664

552 

466 

390 

341 

337

Maximum

3,260 

2,980 

1,140

4,400

700 

2,900 

6,000 

2,280 

957 

270 

704 

1,050 

5,960

6,000

May

333 

273 

244 

226 

210

219 

230 

216 

216 

233

219 

216 

248 

262 

616

957 

560 

363 

270 

282

404 

320 

273 

588 

712

442 

312 

290 

270 

200 

165

Minimum

25 

295 

130

16

160 

341 

340. 

337 

165 

41 

40 

38 

68

25

June

129 

120 

159 

161 

151

129 

147 

270 

218 

134

150 

262 

251 

148 

100

77 

70 

87 

70 

63

56 

59 

45 

41 

43

99 

100 

73 

55 

46

July

60 

133 

91 

67 

56

49 

42 

40 

44 

107

97 

82 

158 

107 

464

276 

144 

143 

142 

102

104 

124 

230 

704 

485

242

130 

88 

195 

213 

144

Mean

611 

778 

339

558

289 

1,083 

1,519 

1,038 

334 

117 

163 

204 

648

589

Aug.

139 

184 

132 

88 

76

85 

60 

46 

38 

45

640 

502 

228 

136 

93

66 

97 

1,050 

581 

294

190 

462 

244

193 

139

97 

67 

81 

61 

76 

141

Per aqurre

mile

3.23 

4.12 

1.79

2.95

1.53 

5.73 

8.04 

5.49 

l.T 

.619 

.862 

1.08 

3.43

3.12

Sept.

139 

82 

88 

74 

68

81 

139 

366 

222 

154

90 

109 

984 

549 

1,120

840 

464 

385 

339

311

928

3,960 

3,100 

1,620 

896

580 

501 

540 

399 

308

Run-off in 

Inches

3.72 

4.60 

2.06

40.09

1.76 

5.97 

9.27 

6.12 

2.04 

.69 

.99 

1.24 

3.83

42.29

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 6,800 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (4:30 a.a.) 4,700 sec.-ft.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black River near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°30'35", long. 75°18'25", at higtrvay bridge threequarters of a mile upstream from mouth of Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of Boonville, Oneida County.

Drainage area.- 295 square miles.

Records available.- February 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharger- 27 years, 661 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.45 

reetj; maximum gage height, 11.43 feet Feb. 7 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 96 secondfeet Sept. 6 (gage height, 3.61 feet).

1911-38: Maximum discharge, about 10,000 second-feet Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 

about 12.5 feet); minimum, about 5 second-feet Aug. 26, 1918 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 24-25, Dec. 4 to Feb. 

12, Feb. 14-18, 22, Mar. 1-16 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage 

heights except those for Dec. 10-25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 8-9, Mar. 13-16, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams), and those for periods of missing 

gage heights, Mar. 17-21, Apr. 4-5, 10-18, May 2-6, May 24 to June 3, Aug. 16-20 (computed on basis of records for Moose River at McKeever and stations on nearby streams, 

and operation of Forestport feeder dam), which are fair. Flow partially regulated by 

several headwater reservoirs. Forestport feeder diverts from State Pond at Foresport. 

That portion of the diverted water which does not pass down Black Rive- Canal (flowing 

south) returns to Black River downstream from station through Mill Cre?K sluiceway.

Bating table, water year S except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharg'e. In second-feet)

S.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

95

110

126

144

164

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8

186

211

270

339

417

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

505

770

1,100

1,470

1,910

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

2,470

3,160

4,030

5,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

133

131 

133 

130 

135

186 

264 

245 

214 

206

201 

179 

164 

156 

152

146 

144 

146 

357 

641

770 

543 

931 

1,680 

1,070

654 

550 

560 

989 

952 

702

Hov.

560 

505 

560 

580 

535

545 

585 

595 

812 

918

737 

649 

845 

1,820 

1,960

1,470 

1,250 

1,210 

967 

806

676 

545 

447 

420 

400

417 

447 

675 

1,120 

1,070

Dsc.

770 

605 

463 

440 

420

400 

380 

360 

360 

340

320 

320 

320 

300 

300

300 

340 

500 

1,100 

1,200

950 

750 

650 

550 

480

440 

400 

360 

340 

320 

280

Jan.

280 

280 

260 

260 

260

260 

280 

320 

360 

380

300 

280 

260 

260 

240

240 

220 

220 

200 

200

200 

190 

200 

240 

420

950 

1,200 

1,100 

900 

750 

700

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

oh...........................

ater year 1937-3

Pet.

650 

650 

700 

700 

750

900 

2,000 

2,600 

2,000 

1,700

1,200 

1,000 

788 

1,400 

1,900

1,500 

1,100 

1,000 

1,100 

1,060

890 

800 

737 

671 

622

545 

565 

482

Mar.

460 

440 

420 

400

380

460 

600 

700 

600 

500

480 

480 

500 

550 

650

750 

900 

1,100 

1,300 

1,400

1,930 

2,690 

3,340 

4,980 

4,860

3,080 

2,300 

1,750 

1,390 

1,410 

1,760

Secondfoot-days

13,464 

24,126 

15,058

256,439

12,210 

30,010 

42,560 

36,380 

15,400 

7,844 

8,007 

7,558 

25,656

238,273

Apr.

2,280 

2,050 

1,550 

1,260 

1,140

1,070 

1,050 

1,020 

1,060 

940

1,000 

1,000 

1,040 

1,100 

1,400

2,030 

1,600 

1,450 

1,700 

1,470

1,160 

1,220 

1,540 

1,180 

846

726 

710 

638 

590 

560

Maximum

1,680 

1,960 

1,200

3,500

1,200 

2,600 

4,980 

2,280 

794 

510 

653 

487 

4,700

4,980

Msy

550 

560

469 

421 

401

438 

443 

417 

385 

389

397 

385 

385 

385 

507

794 

622 

482 

413 

421

634 

676 

555 

616 

794

748 

555 

474 

409 

354 

321

Minimum

130 

400 

280

130

190 

482 

380 

560 

321 

131 

128 

126 

108

108

June

296 

283 

270 

267 

325

347 

314 

381 

350 

293

296 

420 

510 

413 

321

251 

214 

194

184 

177

158 

142 

137 

131 

135

242 

267 

214 

166

146

July

150 

265 

3613 

314 

245

188 

140 

128 

135 

179

183 

268 

653 

446 

515

40.3 

277 

225 

222 

191

164 

166 

171 

351 

355

239 

179 

184 

259 

245 

206

Mean

434

804 

486

703

394 

1,072 

1,373 

1,213 

497 

261 

258 

244 

855

653

Aug.

206 

296 

303 

228 

166

140 

133 

126 

148 

146

316 

409 

271 

188 

152

139 

126 

380 

438 

328

242 

440 

487 

343 

270

228 

196 

179 

168 

175 

191

Per square 

rile

1.47 

2.73 

1.65

2.38

1.34 

3.63 

4.65 

4.11 

1.68 

.385 

.875 

.827 

2.90

2.21

Sept.

177 

164 

144 

135 

120

108 

135 

335 

315 

214

164 

150 

577 

840 

902

974 

689 

540 

492 

487

967 

4,190 

4,700 

2,620 

1,580

1,100 

866 

782 

649 

540

Run-off In 

Inches

1.70 

3.05 

1.90

32.34

1.54 

3.78 

5.36 

4.59 

1.94 

. 99 

1.01 

.95 

3.24

30.05

Peak dlscharpe^- Mar. 25 (12:15 a.m.) 6,240 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (10 p.m.) 6,080 seo--ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAICE OIJTARIO 101

Black River at Watertown, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°59'05", long. 75°55'30", at Vanduzee Street 

Bridge in Watertown, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.- 1,876 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to September 1038.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 3,913 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 second-feet liar. 25 (gage height, 8.54 

feet); minimum, -±8 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, -0.03 foot); minimum daily discharge, 864 second-feet July 4.

1920-38: Maximum discharge, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height, 10.6 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 2, 1934 (cage height, -0.19 foot); 

minimum daily discharge, 410 second-feet Aug. 13, 1923.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 second-feet sonetine in April 1869.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing cage heights, Jan. 18-22, 

whicli were estimated and are good. Flow partly regulated by Stillwater Reservoir, 

Fulton Chain of Lakes, and other reservoirs in upper river basin. During canal 

season water is diverted out of river basin through Forestport feeder ard Black River 

canal (flov;ing south). Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of mills and 

power plants in and upstream from Watertown.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In 

Oct. 1-23 Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.6 1,220

1,490

1,790

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

2,120

2,490

2,890

3,320

3,780

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

777

880

990

1,220

1,490

1,790

2,120

2,490

2,880

3,280

3,700

4,840

6,080

7,480

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

eond-feet)

9,070 

12", 600 

16,600 

?1,100 

26,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1,130 

968 

1,230 

1,280

1,380 

1,500 

1,840 

1.B70 

1,690

1,670 

1,590 

1,730 

1,710 

1,590

1,330 

1,320 

1,000 

1,520 

2,170

3,080 

3,340 

3,880 

7,320 

6,860

6,830 

5,520 

4,420 

5,570 

6,210 

5,300

Nov.

4,420 

3,830 

3,330 

3,550 

3,400

3,200 

3,410 

3,160 

3,940 

5,270

4,890 

4,420 

4,180 

6,940 

7,240

7,480 

7,510 

7,060 

6,310 

5,440

4,480 

3,730 

3,400 

3,100 

2,790

2,740 

3,160 

3,140 

4,190 

5,520

Dec.

5,470 

4,820 

3,930 

3,030 

2,920

2,490 

2,830 

2,500 

1,720 

2,080

2,460 

2,380 

2,240 

2,300 

2,240

2,020 

2,130 

2,530 

3,310 

4,760

5,130 

4,620 

4,420 

3,990 

3,230

2,920 

3,000 

2,570 

2,580 

2,220 

2,920

Jan.

2,700 

2,200 

2,120 

2 ,120 

2,280

2,500 

2,250 

2,360 

2,660 

2,650

2,670 

2,720 

2,480 

2.450 

2,490

2,520 

2,230 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100

2,050 

2,000 

1,970 

1,890 

2,740

3,920 

4,700 

5,350 

5,130 

4,940 

5,100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

5,490 

5,010 

4,510 

4,670 

5,250

6,540 

11,100 

11,000 

11,300 

11,700

11,200 

9,370 

7,770 

8,710 

8,960

8.670 

8,290 

7,970 

8,260 

7,730

7,060 

6,430 

5,900 

5,380 

4,910

4,370 

3,810 

3,000

Mar.

2,890 

3,230 

3,200 

3,580 

3,380

3,340 

3,950 

4,410 

4,590 

4,420

4,040 

3,620 

4,080 

5,23C 

5,700

5,890 

6,590 

8,020 

9,040 

10,400

13,200 

16,200 

16,300 

19,300 

22,000

22,700 

18,300 

14,800 

12,200 

10,500 

9,140

Secondfoot-days

88,228 

135,230 

95,760

1,465,238

87,640 

204,360 

274,240 

195,570 

88,310 

44,510 

55,478 

58,021 

134,304

1,461,651

Apr.

8,310 

8,580 

8,740 

8,260 

7,390

6,500 

5,500 

4,720 

4,3^0 

4,260

4,320 

6,090 

6,720 

6,240 

6,000

6,610 

7,200 

7,510 

7,670 

7,480

7,270 

7,360 

7,850 

7,730 

7,240

6,720 

5,860 

4,880 

4,290 

3,900

Maximum

7,320 

7,510 

5,470

17,400

5,350 

11,700 

22,700 

8,740 

4,080 

2,170 

3,390 

2,890 

14,600

22,700

May

3,550 

3,210 

3,440 

2.870 

2.570

2,620 

2,550 

2,340 

2,100 

2,250

2,450 

2.370 

2,470 

2,350 

1,980

3.130 

4,080 

3,990 

3,190 

2,840

2,570 

3,010 

3,350 

3,210 

3,740

3,810 

3,370 

2,740 

2,450 

1,820 

1,890

Minimum

968 

2,740 

1,720

480

1,890 

3,000 

2,890 

3,900 

1,820 

1,060 

864 

966 

974

864

June

1,770 

1,530 

1,430 

1,610

1,270

1,240 

1,560 

1,560 

1,570 

1,830

1,480 

1,450 

1,520 

2,170 

1,940

1,860 

1,550 

1,290 

1,300 

1,210

1,200 

1,290 

1,360 

1,300 

1,330

1,070 

1,060 

1,630

1,670 

1,460

July

1,350 

1,160 

1,040 

864 

1,180

1,440 

1,360 

1,240 

1,230 

1,010

P74 

1,060 

1,570 

1,910 

1,900

2,090 

1,640 

1,530

1,740 

1,680

1,850 

1,620 

1,970 

3,030 

3,200

3,390 

2,740 

2,520 

2,680 

2,510 

2,100

Mean

2,846 

4,508 

3,089

4,014

2,827 

7,299 

8,846 

6,519 

2,849 

1,484 

1,790 

1,872 

4,477

4,005

Aug.

1,790 

2,060 

2,190 

1,860 

1,760

1,650 

1,370 

995 

1,060 

1,440

1,530 

1,980 

2,510 

966 

1,220

1,540 

1,450 

2,570 

2,650 

2,890

2,210 

1,780 

2,080 

2,610 

2,230

2,180 

2,160 

1,770 

1,680 

1,820 

2,020

Per aq-iare 

mile

1.52 

2.40 

1.65

2.14

1.51 

3.89 

4.72 

3.47 

1.52 

.791 

.954 

.998 

2.39

2.13

Sept.

1,840 

1,480 

1,880 

1,370 

974

1,250 

1,640 

1,770 

1,870

1,620 

1,390 

1,920 

2,830 

3,420

3,650 

4,010 

3,620 

2,770 

2,820

3,020 

8,120 

10,100 

14,200 

14,600

12,000 

9,410 

7,640 

5,980 

4,860

Run-off In 

Inches

1.75 

2.68 

1.90

29.06

1.74 

4.05 

5.44 

3.87 

1.75 

.88 

1.10 

1.15 

2.67

28.96
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Mill Creek sluiceway at Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°29'10", long. 75°19 I 40", about 500 feet upstream 

from Schuyler Street in Boonville, Oneida County, and a quarter of a mile upstream 

from confluence with Mill Creek.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.01 

feet); minimum, less than 0.1 second-foot during periods of no diversion.

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 146 second-feet Oct. 3, 1934; maximum gaga height, 2.86 

feet sometime during period Dec. 11-16, 1933; no flow during periods of m diversion.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are fair, tho,3e for period 

or ice effect, Dec. 9 to Mar. 18 (computed on basis of three discharge mBasurements, 

gage heights Dec. 9-17, Dec. 28 to Jan. 14, Feb. 9-10, and weather record}), some of 

which are fair and some poor, and those for Oct. 8-9, 13-22, Oct. 29 to Nov. 6, Mar. 

19-22, which were estimated and are poor. The discharge at this station represents 

the amount of water returned to Black River after diversion. The sum of this discharge 

and that of Black River Canal (flowing south) represents the total amount diverted from 

Black River at Forestport through Forestport feeder and includes also the run-off from 

about 14 square miles tributary to the canal system and Mill Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

10 

7.3 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

6.9

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

7.8 

12 

12 

11

11 

12 

42 

20 

10

12 

13 

18 

17 

8.9 

5.2

Nov.

13 

14 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

6.9 

5.5 

12 

15 

13

12 

10 

9.3 

7.3 

6.5

4.4 

4.0 

3.4 

3.4 

2.9

3.7 

4.0 

6.4 

5.2 

2.0

Dec.

1.1 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

.7 

.8 

.4 

.8 

.6

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.6 

7.8 

6.2 

5.4

3.7 

2.5 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0

.9 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

Jan.

0.7 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.4 

.7 

1.1

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

1.0

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

1.1 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.8

1.0 

2.0 

5.4 

3.7 

2.7

2.0 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

3.2

2.3 

2.0 

2.1 

2.5 

2.0

1.6 

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.6

Mar.

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

1.0 

2.7 

1.6 

1.1 

.9

.e

1.1 

2.0 

3.7 

2 9

2.5 

2.7 

5.2 

8.3 

6.5

5.8 

6.9 

9.4 

17 

4.7

4.6 

6.0 

2.9 

2.3 

4.2 

7.8

Secondfoot-days

391.1 

287.9 

45.4

2,644.7

22.7 

47.9 

117.1 

42.9 

8.9 

7.5 

107.5 

124.3 

149. S

1,352.5

Apr.

4.0 

2.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.8 

.8 

2.4 

1.7

3.0 

2.3 

2.5 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

.8 

1.0 

1.1 

.9

.8 

5.4 

1.6 

.9 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

Maximum

42

}G 

8.2

43

1.6 

5.4 

17 

5.4 

.5 

.9 

7.9 

4.6 

36

42

Bay

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

.3 

.5

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Minimum

5.2 

2.0 

.3

0

.3 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.5 

3.7 

2.3

.1

June

0.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.7 

.9

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

July

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

4.2 

7.9 

4.0 

4.2 

4.3

4.3 

4.5 

4.0 

3.9 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

4.O 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.9 

4.0 

3.7 

3.7

Mean

12.6 

9.60 

1.46

7.25

.73 

1.71 

3.78 

1.43 

.29 

.25 

3.47 

4.01 

4.98

3.71

Aug.

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4,0

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.6 

4.4 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

Per square 

mile

Sept.

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.4

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6

10 

36 

8.7 

2.5 

3.4

5.0 

4.3 

2.7 

2.5 

2.3

Run-off In 

Inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 103

Black River canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders and concrete controls, lat. 4r3 0 E7'EO", long. 

75 u 19'E5"--No. 1 on main canal at lock 69; No. E on Lansingkill spillway, 100 feet 

downstream from head L'ates in summit level of canal and 600 feet upstream from lock 

70 2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida County.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1958 (during canal seasons).

Remarks.- Records excellent. They show the combined flow at gages 1 and E, and this 

flow represents the total diversion from Black River at Forestport, through Forestport feeder, into Mohawk River Basin. Discharge at gage No. 1 for days of incomplete 

gage-height record, May 21, July 22, E5, and that at gage No. E for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 24-E9, estimated. During period Nov. 1 to June 1, when no 

water was diverted, the canal carried a small flow made up of leakage through the 

head gates and run-off from the area draining into the canal above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 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.

71 

71 

76 

72 

74

79 

82 

77 

76 

78

74 

73 

74 

72 

73

75 

77 

74 

85 

46

41 

64 

107 

49 

57

72 

75 

74 

76 

46

Kov.

16 

10 

11 

12 

11

16 

16 

15

20

7

5

4 

13 

35

15

7 

6 

6 

5 

5

4

Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

Kov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember 1- 21. ..................

alendar year

21 31 .

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Seoondfoot-days

2,168 

239

176 

841 

1,311 

1,322 

1,556

Apr.

Maximum

107 

35

S3 

50 

49 

54

77

May

20 

16 

22 

23

18 

15 

14 

12 

11 

3

Minimum

28 

4

3 

12 

31 

36

19

June

IB 

27 

17 

16 

18

21 

18 

24 

24 

19

as

22 

25 

22

17

16 

12 

16 

28 

32

35 

42 

42 

41 

42

50 

48 

44 

44 

43

July

44 

49 

48

47

47

44 

37 

41 

41 

42

41 

48 

37 

36 

45

42 

44 

45 

41 

40

40 

40 

42 

45 

44

43 

43 

43

40 

31 

41

Mean

69.9

11.4

16.0 

28.0 

42.3 

42.6 

51.9

Aug.

42 

46 

43 

41 

40

40 

40 

40 

39 

39

49 

48 

46 

44 

42

41 

38 

45 

37 

45

44 

54 

50 

42 

39

36 

42 

44 

43 

41 

42

Per aq lare 

mtle

Sept.

41 

40 

44 

45 

45

44 

48 

53 

49 

47

47 

46 

58 

59 

58

62 

59 

55 

54 

55

77 

64 

31 

19 

38

61 

64 

68 

64 

61

Run-off in 

Inches
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Moose River at MCKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 36'40", long. 75°06'35", half a mile west of

 MeKeever, Herkimer County, and 2 miles downstream from South Branch of Moose River.

Drainage area.- 365 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1938. June 1900 to December 1922 at site at 

Village or Moose River, 2£ miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1907-13, 1914-38), 845 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 12.65

 feet); minimum, 132 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1900-38: Maximum discharge recorded, about 16,500 second-feet Mar. 27, 1913 (gage 

height, 16.2 feet former site and datum, from floadmarks); minimum, about 42 secondfeet July 21, 23, 25-27, 1913.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 23-27, Dec. 7-16,

 Dec. 21 to Mar. 19, which were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage 

heights, and weather records and are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by storage 

In Fulton Chain of Lakes. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation during medium and low 

stages caused by operation of paper mill In McKeever.

Rating tables, water j<

Oct. I to

3.4 345

2.6 430

1937-38 except periods of lc< 

 . discharge, In second-f

3.5

590

835

1,120

5.0 1,780

6.0 2,560

3,450

4,470

5,600

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.2

6,330

8,130

8,390

s effect (gage height, ii

!6t) Mar. 25 to St

1.7 134 3.5 835

2.0 812 4.0 1,180

8.3 305 4.5 1,430

8.6 413 5.0 1,780

8.9 539 6.0 2,560

3.2 685 7.0 3,450

i feet, and

spt, 30

0.0 4,470

9.0 5,600

10.0 6,830

10.7 7,740

a.a boo v.u o,*ou 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11ia

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

ai

82 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

368 

359 

352 

348 

359

448 

436 

492 

456 

428

404 

398 

370 

408 

320

348 

356 

345 

416 

683

820 

608 

646 

8,790 

1,590

984 

705 

618 

803 

1,080 

928

Hov.

775 

640 

665 

690 

606

572 

568 

550 

789 

1,110

896 

680 

671 

1,780 

1,870

1,380 

1,080 

989 

884 

775

685 

590 

500 

440 

380

360 

360 

534 

1,460 

1,490

Dec.

948 

710 

538 

504 

504

476 

440 

400 

380 

360

340 

340 

320 

380 

360

480 

544 

552 

908 

998

850 

700 

600 

480 

340

380 

500 

360 

480 

550 

500

Jan.

500 

380 

550 

500 

460

480 

500 

500 

400 

550

440 

480 

400 

400 

400

380 

380 

380 

380 

360

360 

360 

360 

380 

480

850 

1,100 

1,000 

850 

800 

750

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

700 

700 

750 

750 

700

850 

8,200 

3,000 

8,400 

1,800

1,600 

1,400 

1,200 

1,300 

1,700

1,600 

1,400 

1,300 

1,300 

1,400

1,300 

1,100 

1,000 

850 

750

700 

650 

600

Mar.

600 

550 

550 

500 

550

700 

800 

850 

850 

750

700 

700 

750 

800 

900

1,000 

1,100 

1,800 

1,300 

1,330

1,880 

3,000 

4,230 

8,310 

5,880

4,010 

3,030 

2,310 

2,070 

1,830 

2,310

Secondfoot-days

19,588

84,651 

16,150

302,783

16,050 

35,000 

55,340 

50,055 

18,789 

8,453 

12,297 

11,560 

34,668

302,541

Apr.

3,030 

8,650 

1,890 

1,460 

1,380

1,170 

1,030 

978 

808 

770

916 

916 

967 

1,370 

2,510

3,450 

2,400 

8,000 

2,370 

2,330

8,080 

1,930 

2,330 

1,880 

1,600

1,350 

1,820 

1,070 

1,170 

1,150

Maximum

8,790 

1,870 

992

4,800

1,100 

3,000 

8,310 

3,450 

1,120 

429 

1,080 

870 

7,730

8,310

May

915 

1,180 

870 

866 

790

758 

616 

436 

416 

405

398 

374 

379 

874 

368

786 

905 

665 

510 

499

785 

909 

720 

650 

730

650 

544 

478 

425 

339 

875

Minimum

320 

360 

320

128

360 

600 

500 

770 

274 

183 

156 

198 

185

156

June

888 

875 

869 

869 

285

895 

860 

298 

389 

353

383 

405 

429 

366 

315

860 

835 

841 

886 

312

818 

196 

185 

190 

198

242 

396 

315 

241

183

July

164 

196 

282 

885 

853

881 

172 

162 

156 

156

167 

169 

169 

177 

207

339 

295 

316 

384 

382

360 

580 

588 

1,080 

1,070

901 

755 

700 

615 

548 

508

Mean

630 

822 

581

830

518 

1,850 

1,785 

1,668 

606 

282 

397 

373 

1,156

829

Aug.

470 

453 

482 

405 

350

226 

804 

881 

809 

198

823 

357 

366 

879 

233

209 

198 

408 

870 

548

429 

489 

588 

572 

613

456 

383 

361 

319 

862 

240

Per square

mile

1.73 

8.25 

1.43

2.27

1.42 

3.48 

4.89 

4.57 

1.66 

.775 

1.09 

1.02 

5.17

2.27

Sept.

367 

221 

185 

165 

193

193 

230 

379 

466 

409

364 

398 

500 

704 

770

1,180 

910 

616 

487 

453

1,680 

7,730 

4,260 

2,740 

2,190

1,790 

1,560 

1,370 

1,150 

994

Run-off in 

inches

1.99 

2.51 

1.65

30.85

1.64 

3.56 

5.64 

5.10 

1.91 

.86 

1.26 

1.18 

5.54

50.84

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 9,410 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO IDE

Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42'50", long. 74°5t"10", in Old Forge, Kerklirer County, 

400 feet downstream from State dam.

Drainage area.- 52 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1912-38), 106 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 589 second-feet Apr. 22, 29; maximum gage 

height, 3.8 feet Mar. 26 (backwater from North Branch); minimum dally discharge, 

about 0.2 second-foot several times during year, when gates In dam were closed.

1911-38: Maximum dlscliarge, 862 second-feet Mar. 23, 11-21, from rating curve 

extended logarithmically above 450 second-feet; mlnlnun, that for water year 1937-38.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or of baclavater from 

North Branch, Oct. 23 to Dec. 7, Jan. 31, Feb. 3-27, Mar. 1, 2, 4, 7-11, Mar. 24 to 

Apr. 6, Apr. 17-19, Sept. 23-29 (computed on basis of two discharge measurements and 

record of gate operations at Old Forge Dam), and those for periods of faulty gage 

heights, Oct. 21-27, Dec. 8-13, 10-26, Jan. 26-28, May 7-20. June 24, Sept. 18-30 

(computed on basis of record of operations at Old Forge Dam), all of which are fair. 

On days of changes in gate openings the discharge is averaged for Intervals of a day 

from graph based on gage readings and record of gate operations. Gage read twice 

daily. Flow regulated by storage in Fulton Chain of Lakes.

Rating table, water year" 1937-38 except periods of extreme low flow or backwater (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 0

1

0.4 

.7 

1.6 

2.9 

4.6

1.0 

1.2

1.6

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.5

129

209

314

444

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

248 

248 

248 

238 

238

228 

228 

218

218 

209 

191 

182 

182

182 

174 

174 

174 

130

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Nov.

0.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

35

166

158 

158 

79

'.Z 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

61 

209 

209 

209 

209

Jan.

209 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

191 

191

191 

191 

191 

191 

191

191 

191 

182 

182 

182

18S 

182 

182 

182 

133

.2 

.2 

.2 

35 

62 

62

Month.

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Uar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

62 

62 

62 

62 

64

64 

64 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

82 

122 

122

Mar.

122 

122

200

248 

245 

245 

245 

245

245 

238 

248 

248 

238

248 

248 

248 

238 

238

248 

248 

248 

245 

245

245 

250 

230 

170 

118 

70

Secondfoot-days

4,168.2 

6.0 

1,497.2

39,544.4

4,894 

1,974 

6,670 

3,393.

1,180 

2,124 

1,581

4,347.

6

4 

9 

6 

5

2

33,746.6

Apr.

72 

76 

76 

76 

76

80 

59 

6.8 

9.0 

12

13 

15 

19 

18 

4.6

4.6 

7.4 

11 

66 

209

200 

200 

200 

191 

200

191

160 

389 

389 

363

Maximum

248 

.2 

209

360

209 

122 

250 

389 

363 

143 

289 

102 

340

389

May

363 

363 

338 

338 

338

144 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

2.1

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6

Minimum

0.2 

.2 

.2

.2

62 

70 

4.6 

.2 

2.6 

4.3 

17 

.2

.2

June

2.6 

2.9

2.9

2.9 

3.2 

45 

143 

143

143 

143 

101 

79 

51

35 

35 

34 

37 

37

37 

37 

29 

4.6 

4.3

4.3 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3

July

4.3

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

5.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

23

41

41 

41 

41 

51 

79

74 

79 

94 

171 

261

289 

191 

181 

143 

143 

118

Mean

134 

.20 

48.3

108

158 

70.5 

215 

113 

61.6 

39.4 

68.5 

51.0 

145

92.5

Aug.

46 

46 

46 

41 

22

17 

21 

21 

20

20 

21

20 

20

20 

20 

22 

64 

102

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

77 

53 

53 

53

Per square 

mile

2.08

1.78

Sept.

53 

51 

51 

49 

51

49 

137 

174 

174 

166

166 

166 

166 

158 

158

158 

72 

.2 

.2 

.2

1.6 

83 

220 

310 

340

340 

310 

250 

245 

248

Run-off in 

Inches

28.27

24.114

Note.- The combined storage in Old Forge and Sixth take Reservoirs on Sept. 30, 1933, showed a net 

Increase of 495,600,000 cubic feet for the water year, equivalent to a mean yearly discharge of 

15.7 second-feet, 0.302 second-foot per square mile or 4.10 inches on drainage area.

The combined storage in Old Forge and Sixth Lake Reservoirs on Dec. 31, 1937, showe-1 a net decrease of 206,800,000 cubic feet for the calendar year, equivalent to a mean yearly discharge of 

6.56 second-feet, 0.126 second-foot per square mile or 1.71 Inches on drainage area.
106 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Middle Branch of Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'45n , long. 75°04'55", half a mile upstream 

from confluence of Middle and South Branches of Moose River and 1& miles rortheast of 

McKeever, Herklmer County.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 335 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.01 

feetj; maximum gage height, 7.15 feet Jan.18 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 56 secondfeet May 31 (gage height, 2.13 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1926 (gage height, 6.6 

feet); minimum, about 42 second-feet Aug. 26, 1931 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 2-17, Dec. 21 to 

Mar. 15 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, weather 

records and records for Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge and Moore River at 

McKeever), and those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 26 to Nov. 4, May 12-13 

(computed on basis of records for Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge and Moose 

River at McKeever), which are fair. Flow partly regulated by storage in Fulton Chain 

of Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 exoent periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

6.0 1,620 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6 

2.8

3.0

117

151

192

3.2

3.5 

4.0

240

325

500

4.5 715

5.0 975

5.5 1,270

Day

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.

313 

313

304 

298 

330

374 

344 

319 

313 

313

313 

307 

270 

276 

184

266 

267 

264 

289 

310

248 

151 

169 

197 

210

220

200 

190 

S40 

280 

260

Hov.

240 

220 

240 

245 

240

232 

225

222 

238 

256

273 

264 

270 

344 

367

400 

400 

390 

374 

357

328 

301 

275 

251 

228

216 

206 

228 

270 

S84

Dec.

284 

240 

200 

170 

160

150

140 

130 

120 

110

110 

100 

100 

120 

220

260 

280 

331 

264 

230

220 

220

180 

150 

130

120 

170 

260 

300 

320 

340

Jan.

340 

320 

300 

300 

280

300 

300 

320

300 

300

280 

280 

280 

260 

260

260

260 

260 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

S40

260 

340 

300 

280 

280 

280

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

M ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3Q

Feb.

260 

260 

280 

280 

260

300

700 

900 

800 

600

550 

480 

420 

440 

550

550

480 

440 

440 

460

440 

400 

360 

320 

280

280 

280 

260

Mar.

260 

260 

260 

240 

300

380

420 

420 

440 

400

380 

380 

400 

420 

440

472 

488 

508 

524 

540

666 

775 

865 

1,140 

1,320

1,580 

1,440 

1,260 

1,070 

931 

795

Secondfoot-days

8,32P 

8,383 

6,129

122,885

8,620 

12,070 

19,764 

17,707 

8,097 

3,749 

5,894 

5,329 

11,295

116,359

Apr.

750 

755 

760 

710 

652

584 

528 

446 

397 

377

357 

360 

357 

364 

383

432 

496 

552 

602 

688

765 

795 

780 

760 

730

679 

625 

620 

706 

697

Maximum

374 

400 

340

930

340 

900 

1,580 

795 

666 

243 

516 

289 

986

1,580

May

666 

638 

607 

589 

572

539 

293

213 

188

173

162 

149 

130 

130 

15S

218 

251 

177 

165 

169

206 

201 

19C 

194

199

19 r 

194 

188 

171 

104 

65

Minimum

151 

206 

100

64

240 

260 

240 

367 

65 

75 

69 

108 

80

65

June

130 

119 

123 

122 

122

107 

75 

84 

90 

197

236

243 

216 

177 

149

123 

114 

125 

119 

112

106 

102 

99 

104 

94

96

102 

98 

87 

80

July

79 

94 

96 

95 

85

80 

74 

70 

69 

73

71 

70 

71 

77 

116

127 

120 

127 

144 

167

204 

228 

236 

384 

446

516 

456 

446 

387 

361 

335

Mean

268 

279 

198

337

278 

431 

638 

590 

261 

125 

190 

172 

376

316

Aug.

289 

251 

228 

206 

177

161 

138 

130 

120 

112

134 

146 

131 

120 

112

108 

111 

154 

147 

184

197 

225 

218 

232 

220

206 

197 

197 

165 

151 

172

Per square

mile

1.81 

1.89 

1.34

2.28

1.88 

2.91 

4.31 

3.99 

1.76 

.846 

1 «28 

1.16 

2.54

2.14

Sept.

242 

96 

80 

95 

111

114 

131 

242 

264 

266

246 

243 

301 

292 

316

319 

307 

194 

130 

122

192 

571 

662 

840 

986

976 

S98 

790 

679 

612

Run-off in 

Inches

2.09 

2.11

1.54

30.88

2.17 

3.03 

4.97 

4.45 

2.03 

.94 

1.48 

1.34 

2.83

28.98
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 107

Independence River at Sperryville, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°46'30", long. 75°18'05", half a mile upstream from high-

 way bridge at Sperryville, Lewis County, and 9J- miles east of Lowville.

Drainage area.- 85 square miles.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1928-38), 171 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,540 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height,

 6.8 feet); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 4.700 second-feet Oct. 6, 1932 (gage height, 9.2 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,310 second-feet; 

minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23-25, Dec. 4, Dec. 9 

to Mar. 21, which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, 

observer's notes, and weather records, and are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Water year 1937-38 except periods of ioe effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.8 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

126

162

249

358

527

735

4.5 975

5.0 1,270

5.5 1,590

6.0 1,940

6.3 2,150

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 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.

19 

23 

22 

22 

20

29 

78 

87 

58 

45

41 

38 

38 

43 

41

36 

32

32 

47 

110

152 

124 

216 

508 

389

237 

162 

126 

228 

288 

237

Nov.

172 

143 

143 

152 

126

134 

152 

162 

255 

344

262 

192 

182 

433 

547

374 

288 

249 

214 

192

162 

126 

120 

110

100

104 

120 

190 

344 

358

Dec.

237 

172 

110 

120 

113

107 

104 

87 

100 

95

90 

80 

75 

70 

70

75 

80 

120 

280 

440

380 

300 

220 

190 

170

140 

120 

100 

90 

85 

80

Jan.

85 

80 

75 

75 

70

70 

75 

85 

85 

80

70 

65 

65 

60 

60

55

55 

55 

55 

50

50 

50 

55 

65 

150

280 

360 

360 

320 

260 

240

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

AUJ 

Set

V

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

200 

180 

170 

200 

240

300 

600 

1,000 

950 

600

460 

400 

380 

400 

480

550 

460 

400 

440 

460

400 

300 

220 

160 

130

110 

95 

90

Mar.

90 

95 

90 

90 

90

150 

240 

280 

260 

220

200 

180 

200 

260 

280

320 

360 

400 

400 

400

550 

988 

1,360 

2,120 

1,500

830 

566 

438 

344 

344 

606

Secondfoot-days

3,528 

6,450 

4,500

63,255

3,560 

10,375 

14,261 

9,384 

3,718 

1,803 

3,378 

2,309 

7,948

71,214

Apr.

780 

606 

389 

274 

214

182 

172 

134 

188 

210

196 

260 

345 

361 

438

546 

438 

358 

274 

264

258 

362 

580 

421 

315

225

162 

152 

134 

126

Maximum

508 

547 

440

914

360 

1,000 

2,120 

780 

214 

124 

379 

194 

1,570

2,120

Itay

134 

118 

102 

95 

87

84 

87 

92 

84 

84

95 

94 

93 

101 

124

203 

172 

143

121 

118

162 

162 

124 

143 

214

182 

134 

110 

98 

84 

69

Minimum

19 

100 

70

15

50 

90 

90 

126 

69 

26 

26 

28 

39

19

June

61 

55 

65 

64 

59

56 

55 

94 

81 

87

81 

112 

124 

87 

71

61

53 

54 

49 

45

47 

42 

30 

26 

28

47 

45 

34 

50 

40

July

33

73 

7T 

4? 

41

25 

31 

23 

23 

21

2"3 

3-2 

63 

81 

122

115 

87 

97 

180 

202

10-i 

193 

37") 

282 

321

143 

88 

112 

110 

121 

8V

Mean

114 

215 

145

173

115 

371 

460 

S13 

120 

60.1 

109 

74.5 

265

195

Aug.

81

106 

78 

57 

43

40 

35 

31 

29 

28

46

104 

74 

47 

36

31 

32 

100 

146 

85

51 

129 

194 

134 

116

84 

68 

98 

7Z 

64 

68

Per square

mile

1.34 

2.53 

1.71

2.04

1.35 

4.36 

5.41 

3.68 

1.41 

.707 

1.28 

.876 

3.12

2.29

Sept.

68 

77 

56 

49 

43

39 

50 

186

156 

96

66 

53 

132 

172 

162

172 

143 

115 

100 

94

276 

1,570 

1,570 

816 

490

301 

23V 

262 

225 

172

Run-off in 

Inches

1.54 

2.82 

1.97

27.69

1.56 

4.54 

6.24 

4.11 

1.63 

.79 

1.48 

1.01 

3.48

31.17
108 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, H. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dair, 74 miles

 west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County. Zero of gage is at mear sea level 

(general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 1,679.32 feet Apr. 23 (contents, 4,629,000,000

 cubic feet); minimum, 1,663.27 feet Feb. 6 (contents, 1,162,000,000 cubic feet).

1925-58: Maximum elevation, 1,679.46 feet May 4, 1929 (contents, 4,669,000,000 

cubic feet); minimum, since first filling, 1,644.94 feet Mar. 23, 1931 (cortents not 

determined).

Remarks.- The flow of Beaver River below this reservoir and of Black River below Castor-

 land is affected by the operation of the reservoir. Records furnished by the Board 

of Black River Regulating District, which lias established the zero capacity of 

reservoir at elevation 1,650.3 feet, below which there is available about 90,000,000 

cubic feet of storage. Capacity above 1,650.3 feet is 4,624,000,000 cubic feet. 

Gage read once daily.

Elevation, in feet, water year- October 1937 to September- 1938

D«y

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

20

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

69.31

69.13

69.05

68.93

68.66

68.49

68.37

68.20

67.99

67.93

67.82

67.61

67.46

67.28

67.08

67.02

67.06

66.95

66.83

66.75

66.79

66.89

67.07

67.48

67.78

67.98

68.13

68.26

68.46

68.64

68.86

Hov.

68.96

69.15

69.31

69.40

69.43

69.48

69.51

69.53

69.55

69.64

69.63

69.57

69.68

69.98

70.32

70.62

70.86

71.11

71.31

71.50

71.64

71.75

71.74

71.71

71.67

71.63

71.61

71.64

71.68

71.75

-

Dec.

71.91

72.06

2.18

2.28

2.38

2.34

2.24

2.17

72.02

71.87

71.71

71.54

71.41

71.29

71.06

70.95

70.77

70.67

70.85

71.01

71.01

70.97

70.93

70.89

70.83

70.71

70.53

70.41

70.19

70.07

69.99

Jan.

69.77

69.54

69.33

69.14

68.98

68.78

68.62

68.44

68.28

68.09

67.91

67.72

67.4-7

67.27

67.05

66.81

66.56

66.37

66.12

65.87

65.62

65.39

65.16

64.93

64.79

64.73

64.66

64.53

64.33

64.15

64.06

Feb.

63.91

63.70

63.58

63.47

63.33

63.27

63.75

64.84

65.59

66.14

66.54

66.77

66.88

67.13

67.41

67.58

67.58

67.75

67.91

68.23

68.53

68.55

68.53

68.47

68.41

68.32

68.41

68.47

.

-

-

Mar.

68.32

68.25

68.18

68.05

67.92

67.87

67.82

67.77

67.68

67.57

67.45

67.32

67.19

67.11

67.01

66.93

66.87

66.97

67.10

67.35

67.64

68. C5

68.94

70.25

71.35

72.03

72.65

73.02

73.41

73.74

74.17

Apr.

74.75

75.24

75.57

75.83

76.08

76.28

76.46

76.62

76.81

77.01

77.14

77.28

77.45

77.64

77.90

78.32

78.66

78.92

79.18

79.26

79.27

79.28

79.32

79.27

79.26

79.23

79.22

79.25

79.26

79.28

~

May

79.29

79.29

79.28

79.26

79.24

79.19

79.16

79.14

79.09

79.01

78.92

78.83

78.75

78.69

78.76

78.73

78.74

78.71

78.65

78.63

78.59

78.57

8.65

8.61

8.67

8.69

8.71

8.72

8.75

8.79

8.78

June

78.73

78.64

78.58

78.50

78.47

78.42

78.35

78.31

78. 22

78.17

78.13

78.17

78.15

78.05

77.94

77.84

77.71

77.64

77.61

77.55

77.41

77.29

77.15

77.02

76.86

76.88

76.80

76.66

76.50

76.38

-

July

76.22

76.19

76.15

76.15

76.06

75.93

75.78

75.64

75.55

75.56

75.51

75.39

75.41

75.44

75.60

75.53

75.50

75.60

75.55

75.46

75.38

75.39

75.41

75.56

75.61

75.57

75.50

75.44

75.46

75.48

75.51

A-jg.

75.55

75.46

75.38

75.25

75.10

7J.96

74.91

74.83

71.66

74.49

74.47

71.53

74.57

71.52

71.41

7*. 24

71.06

73.98

73.86

75.69

73. 63

73.61

73.46

73.32

73.16

72.97

72.79

72.74

72.64

72.45

72.26

Sept.

72.09

71.91

71.64

71.63

71.64

71.43

71.19

71.13

70.92

70.71

70.63

70.50

70.39

70.26

70.12

69.97

69.82

69.80

69.72

69.55

69.46

70.07

70.84

71.26

71.58

71.79

71.96

72.23

72.32

72.45

~

Note.- Add 1,600.00 feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Elevation and contents, water year- October 1937 to September 1938

Date 

(midnight)

Dec. 31..............

Calendar year 1937...

Water year 1937-38. . .

Elevation 

(feet)

1,669.84

-

Contents 

{million 

cubic fset)

2.308

-

Monthly gain or 

loss in storage 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet)

 32 9

-159

+8.6

-58 2

+21.2

Kote.- Reservoir- elevations at midnight obtained by Interpolation.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE OIJTARIO 109

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dan, at outlet of 

Beaver River Flow, 74 miles west of Beaver River post office, Ilerkimer County.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- May 1908 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 361 second-feet (not adjusted for storage).

Extremes.- 1908-38: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet Hay 3, 1926; practically no 

flow at times when gates in dam are closed and there is no spilling.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Stillwater Reservoir (capacity, 

4,624,000,000 cubic feet). Discharge determined from ratings of Stillwater'"Dam 

gates and spillway. Record of gate openings and reservoir elevations furnished by 

Board of Black River Regulating District.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

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.

566

414

155

634

629

627

627

624

456

151

520

518

516

514

397

12

147

512

510

381

238

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

NOT.

13

13

101

206

206

206

206

352

538

538

538

417

13

105

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

290

402

402

402

402

402

320

517

204

-

Dec.

13

13

13

13

197

646

646

646

643

640

640

637

637

634

631

631

628

327

13

244

424

424

424

469

575

575

573

645

772

700

619

Month

Calendar year 1937

January. .............

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38

Jan.

6

6

6

6

16

13

10

09

607

604

6

6

5

01

01

98

595

'595

6

6

6

16

50

47

644

641

6

6

t

37

34

30

627

624

o

6

6

D

23

20

17

14

614

6

6

6

6

11

10

07

04

601

Feb.

601

59

59

59

8

5

1

591

588

24

1

1

3

2

2

12

86

36

36

43

5

7

B

589

589

58

59

30

9

2

4

12

369

60

60

60

1

1

1

601

427

17

60

~

-

-

8

1

Mar598

59

59

59

8

8

5

595

592

59

59

59

2

2

2

589

589

55

58

58

6

6

3

583

583

42

27

20

9

2

1

12

12

1

1

1

3

3

13

13

1

1

1

1

4

4

4

4

14

Apr.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

19

21

24

27

30

32

398

736

736

940

1,040

838

736

57S

401

354

354

354

-

Observed

Seoondfoot-daya

9,270

6,884

14,692

140,898

19,120

11,753

10,511

7,791

11,268

12,210

9,989

15,629

11,736

140,853

Maximum

634

538

772

1,140

650

601

598

1,040

498

519

503

655

663

1,040

Minimum

12

13

13

12

595

12

12

14

31

133

14

14

13

12

Mean

299

229

474

386

617

420

339

260

363

407

322

504

391

386

May

354

354

354

354

354

353

351

387

498

498

497

496

496

379

147

493

494

493

493

493

492

190

357

376

215

215

215

180

31

311

348

June

395

461

460

352

135

459

458

406

339

339

261

133

454

453

452

495

519

394

145

517

514

511

508

508

336

137

506

506

504

BOS

-

July

503

381

14

136

501

501

500

430

293

135

474

409

14

14

264

343

123

453

453

452

452

4fi2

343

123

453

453

452

342

228

175

123

Aug.

453

478

610

6O9

606

439

181

603

603

600

283

14

266

176

655

653

651

651

649

490

178

647

644

644

642

640

495

169

636

633

631

Sept.

629

629

465

13

462

663

660

660

658

494

C25

653

651

649

648

646

485

172

643

641

504

13

13

13

13

13

13

172

223

13

*

Adjusted for storage*

Mean

266

463

315

395

228

732

839

747

305

146

252

204

424

407

Per square 

mile i

1.55

2.69

1.83

2.30

1.33

4.26

4.88

4.34

1.77

.849

1.47

1.19

2.47

2.37

Run-off 

n Inches

1.79

3.00

2.11

31. 15

1.53

4.44

5.63

4.84

2.04

.95

1.70

1.37

2.76

32.16

*Adjusted for storage in Stillwater Reservoir.
110 STREAIIS TRIBUTARY TO LAffi ONTARIO

Beaver River at Croghan, II. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 55'50", long. 75°24'15", about 1,000 feet upstream from Black Creel: and half a nile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage area.- 294 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1933.

Extremes.- Ilaximum discharge during year, 1,950 second-feet liar. 25 (page height, 4.57 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Nov. 21 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily discharge, £4 second-feet IIov. 21.

1030-38: Ilaximum discharge, 3,390 second-feet Apr. 19, 1933 (gage height, 5.80 

feet); minimum, about 1C second-feet Feb. 24, 19G6 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 35 second-feet May 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage-height record incomplete Jan. 1, 29, Feb. 26, Mar. 5, 

Apr. 30; discharge partly estimated. Flow of Beaver River was completely regulated 

during the year at Stillwater Dam. (See records for Beaver River below Stillwater 

Dam, near Beaver River). Between Stillwater Dam and this station flow is further 

regulated and controlled by operation of nine power-plant ponds.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

114

138

164

l.R

1.9

2.0 254

326

406

3.5

4.0 

4.5

495

702

1,025

1,420

1,880

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

371 

297 

313 

420 

542

533 

619 

604 

554 

385

483 

540 

589 

565 

357

335 

109 

433 

464

470

434 

614 

533 

222 

683

470 

458 

381 

514 

405 

129

Hov.

355 

372 

370 

360 

363

354 

112 

430 

672 

510

635 

678

732

766

686 

673 

610

487 

401

84 

381 

606 

413 

43 B

436 

453 

251 

632

712

Dec.

677 

629 

658 

577 

272

490

558 

587

644

597 

530 

703 

627 

644

704 

t321 

734 

626 

799

703 

708 

697 

709

672

706 

690 

622 

668 

644 

697

Jan.

721 

644 

670 

598 

666

601 

670 

666 

601 

677

6B3 

695 

720 

689 

680

726 

707 

785 

739 

708

626 

722 

483 

727 

799

831 

784 

734 

749 

755 

803

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fi

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Pet.

796 

732 

787 

872 

829

925 

1,260 

1,240 

963 

950

857 

<351 

658 

994 

938

954 

944 

1,050 

1,050 

854

875 

866 

816 

864 

820

806 

504 

760

Mar.

837 

829 

935 

864 

647

320 

558 

745 

711 

654

726 

798 

601 

799 

788

903 

1,020 

1,150 

846 

454

931 

975 

989 

1,610 

1,820

1,490 

1,000 

1,040 

946 

812 

600

Secondfoot-days

13,826 

14,184 

19,915

217,258

21,659 

24,615 

27,398 

17,006 

15,970 

12,945 

14,867 

17,297 

19,767

219,449

Apr.

715 

729 

235 

722 

708

659 

423 

381 

345

117

346 

438 

399 

379 

378

369 

114 

433 

643 

756

835 

895 

963 

4B9

775

910 

792 

726 

048 

684

Maximum

683 

766 

799

1,920

831 

1,260 

1, 820 

963 

797 

693 

712 

776 

1,250

1,820

May

174 

583

370 

472 

515

604 

417 

348 

446 

694

506 

624 

716 

458 

165

519 

728 

S17 

595 

623

512

424 

466 

778 

797

1345 

710 

477 

333 

237 

417

Minimum

109 

84

272

83

483 

504 

320 

114 

165 

137 

86 

109 

18B

84

June

416 

428 

375 

416 

137

337 

362 

348 

347 

349

449 

203 

357 

447 

558

490 

453

484 

216 

414

483 

527 

593

608 

637

152 

443 

640 

648 

528

July

469 

319 

131 

86 

390

446 

449 

587 

506

169

510 

593 

710 

586 

618

397 

152 

497 

502 

555

482 

584 

651 

497 

677

6S3 

629

712 

653 

500 

177

Mean

446 

473 

642

595

699 

879 

884 

567 

515 

432 

480 

558 

659

601

Aug.

487 

622 

486 

532 

645

572 

11B 

395 

683 

497

758 

546 

467 

109 

594

620 

709 

776 

712 

563

306 

575 

674 

570 

485

762 

637 

550 

573 

659 

615

Per square

mile

1.52 

1.61

n t jo

2.02

2.3B 

2.99 

3.01 

1.93 

1.75 

1.47 

1.63 

1.90 

2.24

2.04

Sept.

584 

690 

638 

517 

600

611 

709 

70B 

717 

492

188 

558

747 

713 

717

641 

664 

333 

746 

838

935 

1,080 

1,250 

1,250 

553

453 

393 

392 

439 

611

Run-off in 

inches

1.75 

1.80 

2.51

27.48

2.74 

3.11 

3.47 

2.15 

2.02 

1.64 

1.88 

2.19 

2.50

27.76

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (4-5:15 a.m.) 1,510 sec.-ft.; Feb. B (8 a.m.) 1,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 24 

(3:30 p.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; Sept. 23 (5:50 p.n.) 1,560 sec.-ft.; Sept. 24 (3:30 a.n.) 1,460 see.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE OMTARIO

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'55", long. 75°39'40", at power plant half a

mile northeast of Copenhagen, Lewis County. 

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1938. 

gctrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.84

Teetj ; maximum gage height, 7.52 feet Feb. 7 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.6

second-feet Oct. 5-6, July 9 (gage height, 0.39 foot); minimum daily discharge, 4.4

second-feet Oct. 5.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 4,560 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937; maximum gage height,

9.3 feet Jan. 8, 1930; minimum discharge, 0.8 second-foot July 22 to Arg. 2, 1933;

minimum daily discharge, 0.8 second-foot July 22 to Aug. 2, 1933. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 18, Js.n. 10-22,

25-26, Feb. 4-7, Mar. 5, 6, 17 (computed on basis of six discharge measurements,

gage heights, and weather records), those for periods of missing gage J-eights, Oct.

9-11, Aug. 22-26 (computed on basis of observer's notes and weather records), and

those below ten second-feet, all of which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by

operation of power plant.

Rating tables, water ye 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2

2.75

5.45

9.5

14.5

20

35

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

91

120

154

195

242

353

493

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

5.8

715

990

1,320

1,710

2,150

2,450

56

81

113

150

193

Hpte.- Sa 

table above 

1.0 foot.

le as preceding 

2.2 feet and below

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193F

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 0 

6 5 

7 6 

8 6 

4 4

27

40 

29 

24 

22

21 

25 

40 

86 

81

36 

28 

30 

238 

328

264 

166 

1,280 

1,020 

423

268 

301 

309 

1,200 

474 

279

Nov.

179 

183 

336 

253 

212

380 

287 

280 

927 

552

288 

186 

676 

1,120 

540

352 

454 

460 

320 

284

244 

202 

168 

172 

162

268 

504 

412 

756 

367

Dec.

384 

190 

116 

146 

152

147 

104 

25 

68 

124

130 

126 

118 

112 

110

110 

116 

180 

358 

328

279 

235 

190 

156 

149

136 

128 

120 

108 

105 

99

Jan.

95 

90 

92 

91 

91

92

94 

98 

94 

90

90 

90 

90 

85 

80

80 

80 

75 

75 

75

75 

80 

84 

85 

160

260 

356 

379 

356 

309 

450

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ruarv

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

437 

356 

322 

480 

440

1,000 

2,000 

1,250 

856 

868

553 

392 

334 

1,570 

869

493 

338 

636 

836 

474

320 

237 

193 

171 

146

139 

114 

81

Mar.

91

95 

97 

96 

110

280 

332 

288 

226 

189

168 

146 

246 

533 

449

430 

750 

1,290 

1,140 

1,660

2,200 

1,930 

2,200 

2,370 

973

745 

594 

396 

345 

450 

726

Second - 

foot-daya

7,071.1 

11,524 

4,849

86,869.6

4,341 

15,905 

21,545 

10,730 

3,569 

909.1 

1,893.3 

2,558 

8,032

92,926.5

Apr.

874 

450 

304 

250 

208

168 

153 

144 

175 

188

353 

981 

628 

493 

614

673 

392 

490 

402 

309

232 

712 

491 

275 

195

160 

131 

99 

88 

98

Maximum

1,280 

1,120 

384

2,800

450 

2,000 

2,370 

981 

417 

72 

330 

608 

2,080

2,370

May

99 

79 

64 

53 

49

49 

48 

54 

49 

52

69

63 

81 

92 

353

417 

205 

114 

77 

78

129 

102 

77 

207 

320

163 

98 

73 

62 

57 

36

Minimum

4.4 

162 

25

1.7

75 

81 

91 

88 

36 

6.5 

6.1 

15 

21

4.4

June

34 

34 

61 

59 

44

37 

44 

71 

72 

36

36 

50 

43 

30 

23

20 

17 

15

14 

9.9

6.6 

7.7 

6.5 

7.2 

8.2

34 

36 

21 

16 

16

July

16 

17 

23 

16 

14

14 

10 

6.1 

9.2 

14

19 

38 

74 

42 

87

63 

40 

42 

42 

28

54 

43 

327 

330 

143

67 

50 

38 

104 

79 

44

Mean

228 

384 

156

238

140

568 

695 

358 

115 

30.3 

61.1 

82.5 

268

255

Aug.

78 

152 

72 

42 

28

20 

16 

15 

15 

15

97 

158 

74 

39 

25

17 

148 

608 

198 

86

48 

60 

65 

50 

60

40 

30 

57 

40 

104 

101

Per square

mile

2.56 

4.31 

1.75

2.67

1.57 

6.38 

7.81 

4.02 

1.29 

.340 

.687 

.927 

3.01

2.87

Sept.

58 

41 

30 

30 

26

21 

88 

214 

97 

54

35 

34 

309 

192 

194

161 

109 

78 

64 

54

477 

2,080 

1,340 

635 

382

226 

372 

343 

170 

118

Run-off in 

inche s

2.95 

4.81 

2.02

36.29

1.81 

6.64 

9.00 

4.48 

1.49 

.38 

.79 

1.07 

3.36

38.80

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (3:15 a.m.) about 2,500 aec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (11 p. 

Mar. 54 (2 a.mT) 3,640 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (1:20 a.m.) 3,330 sec.-ft.

.) 2,490 aec.-ft.;
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

East Branch of Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°13'15", long. 74°5i'00", 850 feet downstream from dam at 

outlet of Cranberry Lake, In Cranberry Lake villace, st. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 144- square miles.

Records available.- May 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 305 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, l.OCO second-feet liar. 27, 28, Apr. 1-6; maximum gage height, 6.8 feet Apr. 2, 3; minimum discharge, 76 second-feet July 28 (gage 

height, 3.39 feet).

1923--35: Maximum dally discharge, 1,620 second-feet Apr. 17-20, 1933; minimum 

occurred when gates in dam were closed and there vias no discharge over spillway.

Remarks.- Records ^ood. Computed from once-daily gage readings and record of gate

operations at Cranberry Lake Dam. Discharge for day of missing gage height, Apr. 19, 

estimated; that for days of rapidly changing stage averaged for Intervals of a day 

from graph based on t:age readings and record of operation at dam. Flow completely 

regulated by operation of tates in Cranberry Lake Dam.

Rating table, ater yea

3 9

4.0

4.1

1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet)

445

102

117

4.4 

4.6 

4-. 8 

5.0

151

190

233

283

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

910

1,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

240

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

Nov.

257

257

257

257

257

257

S57

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

217

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

-

Dec.

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

176

222

237

283

283

283

283

283

383

283

283

283

283

283

28S

S83

283

283

283

Jan.

283

2S3

283

283

283

291

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

C98

298

315

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

January. ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

-

-

-

Mar.

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

376

376

376

393

463

696

968

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,020

Secondfoot-days

7,667

6,312

7,083

121,503

9,341

10,368

15,169

17,673

7,220

6,660

5,643

6.607

6,043

105,786

Apr.

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

968

725

535

500

500

500

429

393

393

393

410

410

389

360

360

360

523

650

650

650

575

500

410

360

360

-

Maximum

257

257

283

1,200

315

376

1,080

1,080

328

222

222

257

245

1,080

May

328

283

250

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

222

222

222

222

222

222

222 L'22

222

222

222

1222

222

222

222

Minimum

190

160

160

38

283

360

360

360

222

222

77

81

102

77

June

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

£22

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

-1

July

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

211

222

161

117

104

77

77

81

81

81

Mean

247

210

228

333

301

370

489

589

233

222

182

213

201

290

Aug.

81

82

82

82

117

187

211

211

211

211

211

230

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

257

257

257

245

245

245

245

245

Per square 

mile

2.31

2.01

Sept.

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

235

211

211

160

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

~

Run-off In 

inches

31.36

27.31

Note.- Elevation of water surface in Cranberry Lake Reservoir on Sept. 30, 1938, wis 1.71 feet 

higher than on Sept. 30, 1937, corresponding to an Increase in storage, of 524,392,701 cubic feet. 

This is equivalent to a mean yearly discharge of 16.6 second-feet, 0.115 second-foot per square 

mile or 1.56 inches on drainage area.

Elevation of water surface in Cranberry Lake Reservoir on Dec. 31, 1937, was 1.25 ft. lower than 

on Dec. 31, 1936, corresponding to a decrease in storage of 383,328,000 cubic feet. This is 

equivalent to a mean yearly discharge of 12.2 second-feet, 0.0847 second-foot per square mile or 

1.15 inches on drainage area.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 113

East Branch, of Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'E5", long. 75°04'35", at Flat Rock hydroelectric plant of northern Mew York Utilities, Inc., 2t miles north of Oswegatchie, 

St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 265 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1925-38), 539 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.34 

feet); minimum, about 6 second-feet Oct. 1, 3, 5 (gage height, 0.92 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 108 second-feet Dec. 12.

1924-38: Maximum discharge, 4,010 second-feet Apr. 6, 1928 (gage height, 7.1 feet), 

from rating curve extended logarithmically above 1,900 second-feet; mir.imum, probably 

less than 1 second-foot during complete shut-down of power plant and pending of entire 

flow of river; minimum daily discharge, 1 second-foot July 25, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 30 to 

Nov. 21, Hay 2-4, 8-24, June 13-20,'Aug. 6-19, Sept. 6-16, which were computed on 

basis of record of output for Flat Rock power plant, and are good. Large diurnal 

fluctuation caused by operation of power plant; seasonal flow partly regulated by 

storage in Cranberry Lake. (See records for East Branch of Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.)

Rating table, water year 1937-38 height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

108

125

144

165

188

240

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

300

368

447

632

865

1,220

5.0 

5.5

6.0

6.1

1,660

2,180

2,760

2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

409 

269 

153 

3SO 

188

224 

412 

339 

339 

152

400 

165 

446 

338 

290

143 

360 

377 

202 

470

329 

419 

409 

351 

428

558 

511 

519 

661 

560 

380

Nov.

500 

500 

480 

480 

490

480 

205 

460 

500 

540

520 

480 

410 

450 

660

520 

500 

740 

700

390

245 

431 

424 

484 

375

485 

471 

320 

704 

550

Dec.

501 

520 

534 

460

496 

506 

471 

505 

491

394 

108 

486 

409 

270

371 

433 

167 

300

413

451 

550 

468 

480 

423

454 

434 

435 

442 

458 

492

Jan.

398 

476 

444 

446 

454

431 

406 

255 

328 

435

503 

479 

448 

446 

312

326 

334 

492 

434 

515

406 

430 

407 

405 

483

510 

518 

624 

392 

375 

528

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

e

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

513 

775 

503 

587 

517

642 

1,470 

1,390 

1,290 

1,240

640 

310 

624 

798 

914

928 

785 

751 

751 

496

1,010 

738 

711 

722 

773

515 

392 

741

Mar.

698 

680 

675 

684 

513

417 

683 

591 

554 

499

580 

733 

784 

860 

549

740 

1,200 

1,180 

760 

463

1,150 

2,030 

2,470 

2,850 

2,250

1,700 

1,030 

1,520 

1,520 

1,490 

1,500

Secondfoot-days

11,181 

14,494 

13,075

210, 873

13,440 

22,026 

33,353 

28,960 

13,188 

8,968 

11,143 

8,482 

13,778

192,088

Apr.

427 

1,520 

1,200 

1,540 

1,450

1,290 

1,270 

1,010 

1,060 

814

992 

954 

808 

1,030 

1,010

447 

500 

1,020 

1,150 

1,250

984 

1,170 

779 

266 

786

615 

660 

881 

1,240 

837

Maximum

661 

740 

550

1,800

624 

1,470 

2,850 

1,540 

700 

433 

912 

405 

1,680

2,850

May

429 

700 

215 

540 

405

296 

388 

320 

390 

390

450 

520 

500 

320 

350

390 

500 

560 

450 

340

350 

400 

440 

490 

574

576 

491 

409 

338 

330 

337

Minimum

143 

205 

108

108

255 

392 

417 

266 

215 

221 

205 

180 

166

108

June

320 

416 

315 

433 

306

317 

313 

322 

318 

264

269 

278 

260 

2SO 

280

320 

280 

350 

260 

260

315 

329 

278 

270 

327

221 

295 

264 

245 

263

July

273 

28 e 

266 

254 

256

25V 

25E 

32 C 

273 

264

266 

404 

266 

47f 

254

254 

257 

20E 

384 

S6£

37E 

412 

592 

559 

912

640 

482 

364 

487 

306 

277

Mean

361 

483 

422

578

434

787 

1,076 

965 

425 

299 

359 

274 

459

526

Aug.

270 

333 

374 

319 

274

215 

205 

235 

235 

225

225 

260

195 

215 

180

245 

235 

340 

235 

219

322 

245 

256 

271 

527

322 

262 

332 

350 

356 

405

Per square

mile

2.20

2.00

Sept.

437 

335 

345 

166 

274

320 

340 

340 

520 

400

320 

320 

340 

560 

340

390 

481 

318 

316 

311

323 

1,160 

1,680 

944 

304

425 

397 

527 

559 

286

Run-off in 

inches

29.81

27.17

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (12:30 p.m.) 1,710 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 3,190 aec.-ft.; Sept. 23 

{12:40 a.m.) 2,740 sec.-ft.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

OswegatcMe River near Heuvelton, N. Y.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°36'00", long. 75°22'45", Similes upstream

from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County. 

Drainage area.- 973 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,722 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.47

 feet); minimum, 289 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1916-38: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Jan. 11, 1930 (gage height, 9.1

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,700 second-feet; minimum, 200 second-feet

Aug. 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.65 foot). 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 8, Jan. 17-19,

 Feb. 7, 26, 28, Mar. 1, 3-4 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements,

gage heights, observer's notes and weather records), and those for periods of missing 

gage heights, Nov. 18-20, Dec. 12-21, Dec. 31 to Jan. 3, Aug. 25 to Sept. 6 (computed 

on basis of sum of discharge of East Branch near Oswegatchie and that of West Branch 

near Harrisville and observer's readings), which are good. Seasonal flow slightly 

regulated by storage in Cranberry Lake; slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation 

of power plants. During high stages on Grass River a portion of the flow of that 

stream may pass through Upper Lake, Indian River, and Lower Lake and into Oswegatchie 

River at Rensselaer Falls, 4i miles upstream.

Rating table

1.0 331

1.2 451

1.4 592

Oct. 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1 to Mar. 23

1,120 4.0

1,650 5.0

2,270 6.0

year- 1937-38, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in second-feet)

Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

2.0 1,080 4.0 5,670

3.5 2,990

3,790

5,640

7,790

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

320

440

575

2.5 1,600

3.0 2,200

4.5 

5.0

4,540

5,480

6.5

7,590

8,730

7.0 9,920

7.0 10,200 1.6 730 3.5 2,900 5.5 6,500 7.5 11,150

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

377 

360 

365 

420 

377

354 

351 

420

407 

492

519 

451 

426 

458 

492

471 

465 

485 

451 

471

526 

680 

921 

1,230 

1,520

1,620 

1,780 

1,750 

1,710 

1,940 

2,200

Nov.

2,060 

1,840 

1,600 

1,460 

1,290

1,210 

1,130 

1,090 

1,040 

1,240

1,480 

1,540 

1,610 

1,960 

2,340

2,480 

2,620 

2,580 

2,520 

2,490

2,470 

2,100 

1,710 

1,540 

1,390

1,340 

1,340 

1,420 

1,580 

1,810

Dec.

2,080 

2,050 

1,870 

1,640 

1,460

1,360 

1,180 

900 

698 

1,000

1,120 

1,210 

1,100 

1,000 

950

900 

900 

950 

1,100 

1,300

1,420 

1,550 

1,720 

1,840 

1,690

1,530 

1,390 

1,290 

1,200 

1,080 

1,050

Jan.

1,020 

993 

966 

966 

957

921 

921 

921

948 

840

849 

930 

930 

975 

939

876 

800 

750 

750 

770

753 

805 

939 

814 

1,300

3,080 

2,920 

2,680 

2,410 

2,180 

2,490

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

tember ..... ....---- ...... -

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

3,160 

2,940 

2,480 

2,960 

3,510

3,960 

6,500 

7,880 

8,250 

7,860

7,160 

5,970 

4,410 

3,450 

3,000

2,720 

2,580 

2,540 

2,960 

2,940

2,680 

2,450 

2,400 

2,110 

1,910

1,800 

1,710 

1,400

Mar.

1,300 

1,310 

1,400 

1,300 

1,290

1,310 

1,340 

1,390 

1,550 

1,580

1,530 

1,470 

1,570 

2,610 

2,940

2,860 

3,100 

3,990 

4,820 

5,560

6,830 

7,700 

9,160 

10,700 

11,000

10,900 

10,500 

9,660 

8,220 

6,840 

5,640

Secondfoot-daya

24,489 

52,280 

40,528

662,659

38,393 

103,690 

141,370 

86,630 

36,364 

16,707 

23,512 

16,689 

35,525

616,177

Apr.

4,680 

4,180 

3,870 

3,640 

3,370

3,200 

2,840 

2,550 

2,280 

2,120

2,160 

2,560 

3,050 

2,990 

2,860

2,990 

2,900 

2,450 

2,630 

2,920

2,900 

2,900 

3,220 

3,320 

2,940

2,510 

2,480 

2,150 

1,940 

2,030

Maximum

2,200 

2-> 620 

2,080

13,800

3,080 

8,250 

11,000 

4,680 

2,010 

802 

1,970 

931 

3,610

11,000

May

2,010

1,69,0 

1,380 

1,440 

1,110

1,040 

1,050 

922 

949 

878

861 

878 

922 

1,050 

1,090

1,050 

1,090 

1,200 

1,260 

1,320

1,270 

1,170 

1,130 

1,200 

1,190

1,280 

1,380 

1,340 

1,240 

1,070 

904

Minimum

351 

1,040 

698

295

750 

1,400 

1,290 

1,940 

861 

415 

361 

343 

421

343

June

802 

794 

738 

698 

674

690 

698 

674 

658 

628

612 

561 

492 

519

554

526 

519 

466 

453 

446

415

479 

453 

440

44 6

466 

434 

460 

472 

440

July

440 

446 

421 

361 

390

453 

486 

421 

440 

421

453 

446 

421 

428 

540

598 

628 

561 

512 

598

722 

698 

738 

1,150 

1,590

1,910 

1,970 

1,750 

1,400 

1,100 

1,020

Mean

790 

1,743 

1,307

1,816

1,238 

3,703 

4,560 

2,888 

1,173 

557 

758 

538 

1,184

1,688

Aig.

931 

786 

714 

674 

628

628 

561 

492

440 

460

421 

397 

366 

366 

453

397 

343 

428 

479 

605

605 

519 

479 

505 

540

582 

628 

612 

550 

550 

550

Ter square

mile

0.812 

1.79 

1.34

1.87

1.27 

3.81 

4.69 

2.97 

1.21 

.572 

.779 

.553 

1.22

1.73

Sept.

600 

650 

600 

550 

500

440 

421 

421 

512

547

730 

674 

612 

612 

690

895 

915 

844 

810 

762

722 

940 

1,700 

3,080 

3,610

3,380 

2,990 

2,520 

2,010 

1,790

Run-off in 

inches

0.94 

2.00 

1.54

25.33

1.46 

3.97 

5.41 

3.31 

1.40 

.64 

.90 

.64 

1.36

23.57
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 115

West Branch of Oswegatchle River near Harrisville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11'10", long. 75°19'55", at highway bridge 

half a mile northeast of i.;eers Corners and 4 miles downstream from Harrisvllle, 

Lewis County.

Drainage area.- 258 square miles.

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 525 second-feet.

hxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 8.22 

feetj; minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1916-38: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet; minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 1, 

1934 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 21-25, Dec. 4, Jan. 

13-19, Feb. 7-12 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, 

and weather records), and those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 7-13, Jan. 

20, 21, July 17-31 (computed on basis of observer's readings, weather records, and 

records for Oswegatchle River near Heuvelton and Independence River at Sperryville), 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuations, principally during low flows, caused 

by pondage for operation of power plants.

Rating tables, year 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in aecond-feet)

Mar. 21 to Sept. 3O

1,2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

76

103

135

175

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

223

279

344

515

805

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,170

1,990

2,930

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

128

168

216

332

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

4BO 

710 

1,000 

1,355 

1,750 

2,180

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

8.0

2,630

3,130

3,630

4,180

4,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

65

64

78 

104 

145 

126

104

102 

111 

100 

109 

108

101 

102 

97 

155 

296

432 

449 

476 

808 

1,040

998 

836 

662 

741 

982 

1,010

Nov.

832 

656 

545 

477

411

371 

360 

390 

500 

650

730 

600 

550 

717 

889

975 

982 

1,030 

1,030 

906

650 

440 

360 

340 

360

382 

419 

533 

717 

903

Dec.

924 

826 

614 

550

445

411 

363 

256 

310 

310

3O4 

279 

270 

250 

245

247 

250 

288 

458 

609

644 

620 

570 

477

441

378 

330 

298 

276 

264 

247

Jan.

236 

236 

245 

228 

226

231 

239 

291 

291 

304

270

242 

220 

220 

200

190 

190 

180 

180 

177

173 

171 

152 

191 

310

520 

604 

638 

592 

505 

570

Month

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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e

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Feb.

576 

555 

515 

576

609

872 

2,000 

2,600 

2,400 

2,000

1,700 

1,300 

1,100 

1,040 

1,080

1,100 

1,010 

1,000 

1,060 

1,100

1,020 

868 

728 

609 

530

449 

407 

359

Mar.

344 

317 

330 

334 

330

396 

520 

540 

530

505

467 

432 

448 

545 

582

692 

885 

1,180 

1,420 

1,540

1,890 

2,550 

3,160 

4,100 

4,630

3,500 

2,680 

2,090 

1,580 

1,300 

1,160

Secondfoot-days

10,599 

18,705 

12,754

197,553

9,022 

29,163 

40,977 

27,940 

13,334 

4,711 

10,013 

6,188 

17,350

200,756

Apr.

1,260 

1,3SO 

1,300 

1,110 

904

726 

612 

548 

535 

557

594 

728 

923 

987

987

1,080 

1,210 

1,240 

1,200 

1,110

987 

954 

1,160 

1,300 

1,150

954 

776 

631 

544 

493

Maximum

1,040 

1,030 

924

3,800

638 

2,600 

4,630 

1,380 

665 

255 

1,350 

354 

2,320

4,630

May

464 

425 

385 

352 

325

313 

335 

329 

306 

283

298 

342 

373 

398 

427

557 

598 

535 

468 

420

497 

535 

480 

480 

616

665 

584 

497 

406 

325 

316

Minimum

58 

340 

245

49

152 

359 

317 

493 

283 

85 

82 

117 

95

58

June

255 

224 

241 

241 

194

198 

173 

188 

211

194

196 

161 

189 

163 

156

139 

125 

131 

142 

143

117 

104 

98 

90

35

96 

126 

128 

103

100

July

97 

112 

138 

130 

127

103 

90 

88 

82 

84

89 

97 

142 

214 

214

258 

175 

110 

135 

320

330 

430 

860 

1,160 

1,350

860 

560 

450 

410 

425 

373

Mean

342 

624 

411

541

291 

1,042 

1,322 

931 

430 

157 

323 

200 

578

550

Aug.

354 

329 

320 

271 

224

201 

199 

176 

127 

128

123 

148 

187 

192 

140

131 

117 

254 

319 

203

154 

165 

183 

235 

282

241 

190 

145 

158 

135 

157

Per square

mile

1.33 

2.4? 

1.59

2.10

1.13 

4.04 

5.12 

3.61 

1.67 

.609 

1.25 

.775 

2.24

2.13

Sept.

156 

126 

112 

95 

104

108 

105 

199 

291

212

158 

170 

220 

472 

468

411 

377 

308 

295 

276

314 

956 

2,100 

2,320 

1,970

1,510 

1,110 

923 

818 

666

Run-off in 

inche s

1.53 

2.70 

1.83

26.48

1.30 

4.21 

5.90 

4.03 

1.92 

.68 

1.44 

.89 

2.50

28.93
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Grass River at Pyrites, II. Y.

Location.- jatioru- Wate Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°31'30", long. 75 U 11'50", 1,000 feet downstream 

from_lower bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstr9am from

Drainage area.- 355 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, bOO second-feet. 

Extremes. - Waxiu "" "

Remarks.- Records good except those Tor period of ice effect, Dec. 8 to Mar. 29 (computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, except Jan. 18-23, 30, 

teb. 2, 3, 5-7, Feb. 12 to Mar. 18, and Mar. 21, 22, weather records, and records 

for St. Regis River at Brasher Center and West Branch of Oswegatchle River near 

 iarrisville), which are fair, and those for periods of faulty recorder operation, 

June 6 to Aug. 22 and Aug. 24 to Sept. 6 (computed on basis of partial gage-height 

record, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for St. Regis River at 

Brasher Center and West Branch of Oswegatchle River near Harrlsvllle), wMch are poor. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuations caused by operation of power plants.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

132 

134 

132 

132

145 

222 

332 

284 

237

206 

189 

192 

224 

212

192 

181 

173 

181 

290

425 

482 

442 

538 

596

482 

387 

336 

545 

965 

867

Hov.

626 

460 

408 

392 

355

340 

367 

375 

451 

552

514 

400 

392 

588 

829

921 

905 

888 

834 

702

581 

486 

375 

429 

400

392 

460 

596 

786 

883

Dec.

754 

572 

429 

438 

434

396 

352 

300 

230 

260

260 

240 

240 

240 

240

260 

260 

280 

480 

600

650 

500 

420 

340 

300

280 

280 

260 

240 

260 

260

Jan.

2 BO 

420 

480 

440 

420

400 

420 

380 

360 

340

320 

300 

280 

2oO 

260

240 

240 

240 

220 

220

220 

240 

280 

320 

550

750 

550 

500 

460 

460 

700

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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tember ....... ..............

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

650 

550 

500 

600 

550

950 

2,6OO 

2,400 

1,800 

1,300

900 

800 

750 

700 

650

650 

650 

700 

750 

750

700 

650 

600 

550 

500

480 

460 

420

Mar.

400 

400 

380 

380 

360

360 

360 

340 

340 

340

360 

480 

500 

460 

440

600 

1,000 

1,300 

1,300 

1,700

2,600 

3,000 

3,400 

4,200 

4,800

3,400 

2,800 

2,200 

1,700 

1,460 

1,430

Secondfoot-daya

9,985 

16,687 

11,085

239,622

11 , 550 

23,560 

42,790 

32,743 

15,645 

5,825 

8,790 

7,838 

16,799

203,297

Apr.

1,660 

1,700 

1,450 

1,180 

987

818 

702 

646 

651 

666

748 

1,150 

1,290 

1,190 

1,180

1,410 

1,480 

1,300 

1,200 

1,120

1,040 

1,120 

1,560 

1,530 

1,200

982 

829 

702 

651 

601

Maximum

965 

921 

754

6,900

750 

2,600 

4,800 

1,700 

861 

260 

900 

900 

2,330

4,800

May

572 

538 

486 

446 

416

396 

396 

404 

392 

371

379 

442 

482 

538 

557

682 

702 

567 

460 

481

768 

861 

682 

572 

646

596 

486 

400 

344 

302 

281

Minimum

130 

340 

240

104

220 

420 

340 

601 

281 

110 

140 

120 

130

110

June

256 

232 

239 

245 

228

215 

210 

240 

210 

200

220 

200 

190 

200 

180

160 

150 

170 

220 

200

170 

150 

130 

120 

110

170 

260 

220 

180 

150

July

140 

160 

220 

230 

190

170 

150 

160 

180 

200

180 

170 

190 

300 

320

260 

200 

220 

190 

180

170 

200 

300 

750 

900

700 

500 

380 

320 

300 

260

Mean

322 

556 

358

656

373 

841 

1,380 

1,091 

505 

194 

284 

255 

560

557

Aug.

280 

320 

280 

220 

190

160 

130 

140 

130 

120

140 

170 

150 

140 

150

130 

130 

150 

170 

200

180 

170 

161

167 

600

900 

700 

500 

400 

320 

240

Per square

mile

0.961

1.66 

1.07

1.96

1.11 

2.51 

4.12 

3.26 

1.51 

.579 

.648 

.755 

1.67

1.66

Sept.

190 

170 

150 

140 

130

136 

144 

270 

396 

314

235

192 

228 

514 

473

392 

336 

295 

259 

239

295 

1,370 

2,330 

2,070 

1,560

1,070 

786 

765 

744 

606

Run-off In 

Inches

1.11 

1.85 

1.23

26.60

1.28 

2.61 

4.75 

3.64 

1.74 

.65 

.98 

.87 

1.86

22.57
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Raquette River at Piercefield, II. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14'05", long, 74°C4'20", 'naif a mile downstream

 from dam of International Paper Co. at Piercefield, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 722 square miles.

Records available^- August 1908 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 1,294 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.29

 feet); minimum, 314 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 3.42 feet); ffiinimwn daily discharge, 319 second-feet July 10, 11. .

1908-1938: Maximum discharge, 7,580 second-feet Apr. 17, 192e, (gage height, 11.8 

feet); minimum, about 10 second-feet Sept. 2, 1913 (gage height, 0.85 foot); nir.imum daily discharge, 11 second-feet Sept. 2, 1913.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation in flow for short periods caused

 by operation of paper mill. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably regulated by 

natural storage in lakes and ponds above station.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

ge height, in feet, and discharg* 

Nov. 6 to Sept.

In second-feet)

3.5 334

3.6 360

3.8 415

4.0 474

4.2 537

4.4 604

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

677

840

1,070

1,320

1,620

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

309

360

415

474

537

604

4.G 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

6.5 

7.0

677

840

1,080

1,360

1,670

2,020

30

7.5 

8.0 

R.5 

9.0 

10.0

£,410 

2,850 

5,350 

3,900 

f,150

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

764 

517 

529 

482 

869

894 

858 

818 

797 

743

719 

665 

706 

545 

642

632 

578 

579 

574 

560

442 

466 

387 

404 

391

492 

548 

374 

352 

339 

415

Nov.

557 

756 

706 

848 

1,100

1,430 

1,430 

1,380 

1,460 

1,490

1,460 

1,400 

1,450 

1,400 

1,420

1,460 

1,450 

1,490 

1,540 

1,500

1,490 

1,470 

1,470 

1,460 

1,430

1,360 

1,290 

1,370 

1,510 

1,530

Dec.

1,570 

1,570 

1,580 

1,560 

1,510

1,500 

1,510 

1,510 

1,450 

1,400

1,290 

1,250 

1,150 

1,070 

1,050

1,040 

1,000 

1,020 

1,060 

1,000

1,020 

1,010 

1,030 

1,020 

1,010

1,020 

995 

985 

970 

950 

926

Jan.

916 

894 

885 

876 

867

849 

831 

770 

534 

515

515 

527 

534

540 

575

707 

715 

704 

688 

673

662

655 

651 

651 

685

711 

719 

719 

723 

735 

763

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feh 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

thin 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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eter year 1937-3

Feh.

768 

772 

784 

806 

806

876 

1,080 

1,260 

«I,330 

*1, 480

-- 1,530 

1,560 

1,580 

1,680 

1,750

1,760 

1,750 

1,780 

1,800 

1,810

1,820 

1,810 

1,810 

1,780 

1,750

1,690 

1,660 

1,610

Mar.

1,550 

1,520 

1,480 

1,420 

1,380

1,400 

1,390 

1,380 

1,350 

1,320

1,290 

1,250 

1,230 

-::-!, 270 

1,540

1,500 

1,470 

1,460 

1,440 

1,430

1,470 

1,590 

1,890 

2,590 

3,200

3,660 

3,920 

4,160 

4,210 

4,160 

4,190

Secondfoot-days

18,081 

40, 107 

37,026

532,873

21,789 

40,892 

63,110 

95,880 

48 , 580 

19,607 

19,102 

32,906 

48,416

485,496

Apr.

4,190 

4,160 

4,130 

4,040 

3,890

3,780 

3,570 

3,400 

3,250 

3,010

2,960 

2,790 

2,690 

2,600 

2,610

2,720 

2,920 

3,100 

3,090 

3,050

3,040 

3,120 

3,150 

3,190 

3,180

3,110 

2,980 

2,820 

2,720 

2,620

Maximum

894 

1,540 

1,580

4,560

916 

1,820 

4,210 

4,190 

2,490 

912 

1,550 

1,780 

3,610

4,210

Hay

2,490 

2,400 

2,340 

2,270 

2,180

2,080 

1,760 

1,300 

1,180 

1,060

1,100 

1,180 

1,220 

1,250 

1,210

1,180 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,310

1,540 

1,780 

1,740 

1,720 

1,680

1,650 

1,610 

1,550 

1,520 

1,480 

1,230

Minimum

339 

557 

926

299

515 

768 

1,230 

2,600 

1,060 

337 

319 

432 

570

319

June

880 

890 

912 

896 

867

876 

906 

876 

867 

854

840 

801 

759 

634 

459

527 

654 

685 

747 

696

604 

450 

409 

382 

365

365 

365 

357 

347 

337

July

544 

544 

334 

332 

332

339 

334 

332 

326 

319

319 

332 

339 

337 

357

360 

368 

401 

424 

444

510 

647 

838 

1,030 

1,060

1,080 

1,060 

1,250 

1,530 

1,550 

1,530

Mean

583 

1,337 

1,194

1,460

703 

1,460 

2,036 

3,196 

1,567 

654 

616 

1,061 

1,614

1,330

Aug.

1,730 

1,730 

1,550 

1,310 

1,150

924 

747 

766 

998 

1,040

866 

573 

432 

503 

715

715 

608 

648 

784 

772

784 

1,100 

1,380 

1,660 

1,780

1,740 

1,580 

1,360 

1,180 

901 

880

Per sq-iare 

mile

0.807 

1.85 

1.65

2.02

.974 

2.02 

2.82

4.43 

2.17 

.906 

.853 

1.47 

2.24

1.84

Sept.

950 

763 

743

774 

675

596 

570 

777 

629 

647

658 

700 

814 

1,100 

1,430

1,340 

1,220 

1,160 

1,080 

1,050

1,490 

2,510 

2,780 

3,110 

3,360

3,540 

3,610 

3,570 

3,440 

3,330

Run-off in 

inches

0.93 

2.06 

1.90

27.43

1.12 

2.10 

3.25 

4.94 

2.50 

1.01 

.98 

1.70 

2.50

24.99

 »0age height missing} discharge estimated.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'50", long. 74°46'45", 600 feet upstream

from highway bridge at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 6i miles downstream

from confluence of East and West Branches at Winthrop. 

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to November 1917 and January 1919 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 25 years (1910-13, 1914-17, 1919-38), 1,095 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet liar. 24 (gage height, 11.38

reetTT ralnlnun, 155 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 5.75 feet).

l'UO-17. 1019-38: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height,

12.82 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 8,240 second-feet;

maximum gage height recorded, about 15.3 feet Apr. 6, 1957 (backwater from ice jam);

minimum discharge, about 34 second-feet Aug. 3, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, IJov. 23, Dec. 3, Dec. 8

to Feb. 7, Feb. lb-16, 21, 22, 28, Mar. 1, 3-16, 21-24, which were computed on basis

of one discharge measurement, gage heights, engineers' notes.and weather records and

which are fair.

Rating table, water yea 1937-38 except periods of Ice effe 

discharge, in second-feet)

:t (gage height, in feet, and

125

185

250

321

399

485

580

683

915

1,170

1,440

2,180

3,020

3,950

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

4,970

6,070

7,350

10,340

13,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

329 

321 

344

344 

368

307 

321 

552 

433 

523

532 

399 

459 

360 

476

408 

352 

360 

376 

542

717 

717 

705 

717 

621

621 

632 

561

732 

1,380 

1,270

Nov.

1,080 

928

819 

694

673 

652 

652

795 

843

784 

750 

705 

1,310 

1,760

1,870 

1,870 

1,660 

1,440 

1,200

990 

867 

700 

611 

691

750 

717 

831 

1,030 

1,260

Dee.

1,210 

1,000 

850 

739 

728

784 

601 

460 

500 

480

460 

440 

420 

420 

400

400 

420 

460 

550 

700

700 

1,000 

1,000 

800 

700

600 

550 

550 

500 

480 

480

Jan.

460 

700 

750 

650 

600

600 

550 

550

500 

480

460 

460 

440 

420 

400

380 

380 

360 

360 

360

360 

580 

440 

600 

1,000

2,000 

1,400- 

1,100 

1,000 

1,100 

1,600

Month

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

e

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,500 

1,200 

1,100 

1,300

1,200

1,900 

3,800 

2,810 

2,670 

2,530

2,130 

1,990 

1,880 

1,650 

1,400

1,300 

1,200 

1,200 

1,570 

1,520

1,400 

1,300 

1,240 

1,140 

1,030

928 

928 

850

Mar.

700- 

683 

650 

650 

650

600 

600 

600 

550 

550

600 

750 

950 

900 

850

1,100 

1,680 

2,280 

2,500 

3,310

5,000 

5,000 

6,500 

9,000 

8,750

6,240 

5,220 

3,910 

3,110 

2,760 

3,000

Secondfoot-days

16,779 

29,594 

19,382

444,096

20,84 

44,66

63,97

0 

S 

3 

0

n

10,655 

15,097 

11,912 

22,560

366.' he

Apr.

3,400 

3,270 

2,670 

2,180 

1,880

1,620 

1,400 

1,360 

1,360 

1,240

1,330 

2,410 

2,340 

2,340 

2,500

3,240 

2,880 

2,450 

2,280

2,120

1,990 

2,180 

2,930 

2,620 

2,130

1,900 

1,660 

1,450 

1,430 

1,410

Maximum

1,380 

1.B70 

1,210

11,000

2,000 

3,800 

9,000 

3,400

601 

1,160 

903 

2,230

9,000

May

1,220 

1,000 

952 

940 

940

879 

831 

761 

728 

717

683 

739 

750 

891 

940

1,200 

1,310 

1,100 

940 

1,140

1,790 

1,920 

1,570 

1,330 

1,210

1,170 

1,070 

903 

773 

611 

552

Minimum

307 

611 

400

198

360 

850 

550 

1,240 

552 

173 

264 

179 

250

173

June

433 

476 

494 

383 

250

271 

307 

425 

344 

352

416 

376 

360 

408 

321

264 

257 

321 

425 

337

314 

293 

286 

250

173

328 

601 

485 

376 

329

July

264 

328 

532 

416 

376

321 

293 

321 

329 

433

383 

376 

389 

694 

642

476 

321 

416 

307 

307

293 

352 

481 

1,010 

1,160

978 

795 

642 

532 

514 

416

Mean

541 

986

1,217

672 

1,595 

2,569 

2,132 

1,018 

355 

487 

384 

752

1,005

Aug.

468 

532 

490 

324 

344

234 

204 

237

190 

179

223

280 

276 

230 

257

211 

192 

230 

278 

337

337 

300 

293 

314 

819

903 

855 

716 

620 

640 

399

Per square 

mile

O.S78

1.60 

1.C1

1.98

1.C9 

2.59 

4.17 

3.46 

1.65 

.576 

.791 

.623 

1.22

1.63

Sept.

383 

337 

300 

314 

286

257 

264 

464 

379 

353

338 

264 

250 

487 

520

555 

502 

476 

314 

366

431 

1,790 

2,230 

2,040

1,760

1,480 

1,310 

1,510 

1,400 

1,200

Run-off in 

inches

1.01 

1.78 

1.16

26.78

1.26 

2.70 

4.81 

3.86 

1.90 

.64 

.91 

.72 

1.36

22.11

Pe ak di s charge.- Ma 11,600 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 119

Salmon River at Cliasra Falls, II. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45'20", long. 74°15'10", at Chasm Falls, Franklin County, a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant of Central Hew York Power 

Corporation.

Drainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- July 1C25 to September 1033.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 234 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,£40 second-feet liar. 24 (gage height, 4.42 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.59 foot); minimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet Aug. S.

1926-38: Maximum discharge, 2,C90 second-feet Apr. 25, 1026 (gage height, 5.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,340 second-feet on "basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 25, 1034 (gage height, 0.4C foot); minimum daily 

discharge, 2£ second-feet Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, July 10-31, computed on'basis of records of power output at plant upstream. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused "by operation of power plant. A snail diversion from a tributary stream above 

gage is used as v/ater svpply for the village of Ilalone.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (cage height, In feet, and discharge, In seconi-feet)

1.5

1.6

1.3

115

139

165

194

260

340

435

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

605

960

1,360

1,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

123 

140 

144 

132 

153

135 

168 

171 

145 

143

127 

135 

134 

151 

137

136 

133 

151 

128 

168

168 

160 

129 

168 

165

165 

140 

144 

237 

258 

202

Nov.

171 

168 

17-1 

167 

130

171 

203 

156 

195

168 

139 

171 

274 

268

260 

257 

257 

172 

195

196 

190 

137 

203 

143

165 

212 

204 

247 

254

Dec.

lea

174 

154 

171 

153

207 

142 

144 

150 

165

163

140 

158 

144 

150

155 

148 

168 

219

168

154 

165 

168 

152 

152

152 

138 

151 

124 

158 

128

Jan.

138 

143 

145 

142 

138

137 

137 

138 

134 

133

130 

127 

132 

133 

129

127 

33 

26

19 

27

220

275 

229 

208 

187 

184 

203

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ch

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

207 

177 

178 

164 

174

426 

453 

384 

331

245 

211 

206 

200

1R8 

177 

208 

254 

270

216 

201 

193 

184 

194

180 

199 

155

Mar.

177 

177 

177 

177 

177

210 

233 

220 

205 

184

185 

186 

243 

220

242 

291 

354 

349 

356

638 

976 

1,250 

2,020 

1,650

1,140 

792 

572 

477 

499 

591

Secondfoot-days

4,820 

5,870 

4,897

95,075

4,675 

6,462 

15,148 

11,477 

7,650 

3,690 

4,022 

3,114 

5,233

77,058

Apr.

695

468 

391 

336

287

246 

243 

239

345 

349

377 

485

654 

538 

460 

430 

396

372 

392 

493 

407 

355

315 

283 

260 

251 

278

Maximum

274 

219

1,320

275 

453 

2,020 

695 

499 

237 

235 

180 

553

2,020

May

266 

251 

227 

176

207

183 

206 

177 

184 

157

194 

175 

175

198

23U

394 

333 

293 

253 

298

499 

428 

327

306 

302

259 

243

197 

197 

15F, 

180

Minimum

183 

130 

1E4

92

119 

155 

177 

239 

155 

90 

92 

t>0 

77

60

June

125 

142 

158 

107 

142

105 

147 

149 

121

116

119 

132 

116 

126

96

90 

129 

92 

97 

117

90 

90 

92 

92 

108

237 

204 

118 

132 

107

July

107 

158 

129 

139 

101

108 

120 

94 

144 

155

105 

155 

235 

136 

156

99 

97

105 

92

94 

S3 

184 

224 

175

117 

119 

138

95 

94

Mean

155 

158

260

151 

231 

489 

383 

247 

123 

130 

100 

174

211

Aug.

122 

114 

95 

95 

94

94 

86 

60 

61 

90

95 

94 

92 

92 

76

84

106 

131

94

90 

86 

120 

156 

180

138 

95 

99 

115 

86 

92

Per sqvare 

mile

1.17 

1.48 

1.20

1.97

1.14 

1.75 

3.70 

2.90 

1.R7 

.932 

.985 

.758 

1.32

1.60

Sept.

82

77 

82 

92 

92

115 

176 

170 

175 

152

124 

149 

200 

180 

152

152 

123 

127 

116 

140

194 

553

378 

197 

177

174 

196 

275 

240 

173

Run-off in 

inches

1.35 

1.65 

1.38

26.76

1.31 

1.82 

4.27 

3.24 

2.16 

1.04 

1.14 

.87 

1.47

21.70

C4 (2r30 p.m.) 2,240 sec.-ft.
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°54'35", long. 74°05'10", 150 feet downstream 

rrom aam of International Paper Company, 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1926-38), 179 second-feet.

iixtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 998 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.85 

feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.13 feet); minimum dally discharge, 80 second-feet Sept. 12.

1908, 1926-38: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928 (ga?e height, 7.3 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 930 second-feet; minimum, 6 

second-feet Nov. 20, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 foot); minimum dally discharge, 26 secondfeet July 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 9-22, D3C. 30 to Jan. 

iJb, Jan. 27-31, Feb. 2, 6-9, 12, 15-22, Feb. 26 to Mar. 12, which were computed on 

basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records and are fair. 

Flow regulated by storage In Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 l-o Sept. 30

1.5 84

1.6 95

1.7 106

1.8 118

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

143

175

245

328

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

74

S7 

123 

150

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

290

389

511

4.0 

4.4 

4.8

805

975

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2]

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

152

159

152

118

112

96

175

296

296

291

217

109

108

108

107

103

100

101

103

103

102

100

103

102

101

100

101

103

130

110

104

Nov.

103

103

103

103

102

105

103

104

107

104

103

102

109

127

108

114

112

103

97

94

94

95

95

108

104

106

105

105

106

103

-

Dec.

101

102

103

104

102

101

104

101

102

100

100

100

10O

98

98

98

106

114

110

104

104

110

108

101

100

98

96

106

103

102

100

Jan.

102

102

100

100

98

98

98

96

96

96

96

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

94

100

160

138

120

114

110

116

130

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

January .........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-? 8 ...........

Feb.

112

106

116

119

119

220

240

170

150

158

172

170

156

153

150

145

145

155

180

165

155

155

187

210

220

205

195

190

_

_

-

Mar.

190

185

185

185

180

185

190

190

185

185

195

210

268

299

279

278

365

356

320

423

561

617

729

916

975

957

912

873

857

809

690

Secondfoot-days

4,162

3,127

3,176

79,210

3,186

4,618

13,^49

10,139

6,922

3,549

3,294

3,065

2,918

61,905

Apr.

679

664

627

575

497

347

318

282

255

245

259

278

221

222

247

243

286

325

323

325

320

337

332

327

325

310

251

251

249

219

-

Maximum

296

127

114

1,080

160

240

975

679

404

185

110

102

ISO

975

May

209

205

201

172,

172

173

155

128

126

127

1E9

125

1E7

127

163

220

271

275

275

334

404

381

381

365

337

304

221

217

216

193

189

Minimum

96

94

96

89

92

106

180

219

125

105

100

94

80

80

June

185

169

137

137

133

122

123

119

118

117

120

116

109

109

109

106

109

110

109

107

107

108

105

106

114

118

108

107

106

106

-

July

109

109

109

109

109

109

107 10-?

no

106

107

108

107

106

107

105

106

106

106

106

105

110 '109

109

104

102

100

102

102

102

101

Mean

134

104

102

217

103

165

444

338

223

118

106

98.9

97.3

170

Aug.

102

101

101

100

100

102

102

100

98

98

100

98

97

97

98

96

98

99

99

98

100

100

99

99

99

98

97

97

100

98

94

Per square 

mile

1.94

1.52

Sept.

101

98

97

97

96

97

101

98

98

88

87

80

86

84

85

84

84

85

85

85

130

116

93

106

105

106

113

114

109

110

-

Run-off in 

Inches

26.32

20.53

Peak discharge.- Mar. 21 (3 p.m.) 686 sec.-ft.; Mar. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 753 sec.-ft.; Mir. 25 (1 a.m.) 

998 sec.-ft.

Note.- Elevation of water surface of Chateaugay Lakes at midnight Dec. 31, 1937, was 1.10 feet 

lower than at midnight Dec. 30, 1936, corresponding to an approximate decrease in sto-age of 

145,665,000 cubic feet. This is equivalent to a mean discharge for the calendar year of 4.62 

second-feet, or 0.0413 second-foot per square mile, and run-off of 0.56 inch from the drainage area.

Elevation of water surface of Ch&teaugay Lakes at midnight Sept. 30, 1938, was 1.10 feet higher 

than at midnight Sept. 30. 1937, corresponding to an approximate increase in storage of 145,665,000 

cubic feet. This is equivalent to a mean discharge for the water ye-r of 4.62 second-feet, or 

0.0413 second-foot per square mile, and run-off of 0.56 inch from the dra'nao-e area.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 121

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°59'45", long. 73°21'40", at Rutland Railroad tridge in 

Reuses Point, Clinton County, 1 mile south of Fort Montgomery. Zero of gege is 92.50 

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

Drainage area.- 8,277 square miles.

Records avallable.- January 1875 to September 1938. Prior to 1870, at St. Johns, Quebec 

(maximum and minimum monthly stage; see Water-Supply Paper 97, page 340). January 

1875 to September 1916, at Chambly, Quebec (monthly discharge; see Water-Pupply Paper 

424, pp. 20-24). 1871-75, unpublished record of gage heights obtained by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, at Fort Montgomery.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.10 feet Apr. 17; minimum observed, 

0.25 foot Oct. 20.

1871-1938: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 feet Mar. 30, 1903; observations at 

St. Johns, Quebec, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 feet (computed) during 

April 1869; minimum observed, -0.60 foot Mov. 13, 1908.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army. This river is the outlet of Lake Champlain.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

25

84

85

86

87

88

29

SO

31

Oct.

1.25

.70

.88

.95

1.05

1.00

.90

.72

.77

.82

.70

1.18

.65

.70

.58

.52

.66

1.10

.75

.25

.75

.72

.90

.82

1.15

1.05

.88

.77

.78

.82

.86

Nov.

1.03

1.75

.87

.95

1.20

.78

1.18

.90

1.10

.82

.80

.92

.80

.93

1.12

1.25

1.40

1.37

1.43

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.58

1.48

1.47

1.60

1.38

1.48

1.35

1.55

-

Dec.

1.60

1.45

1.52

1.55

1.50

1.45

1.60

1.80

1.58

1.68

1.52

1.48

1.46

1.48

1.48

1.52

1.47

1.54

1.52

1.51

1.55

1.67

1.52

1.54

1.48

1.54

1.50

1.56

1.44

1.45

1.40

Jan.

1.54

1.54

1.35

1.56

1.40

1.41

1.37

1.43

1.44

1.45

1.45

1.42

1.41

1.38

1.41

1.46

1.35

1.38

1.37

1.42

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.42

1.44

1.63

1.80

1.92

1.99

2.10

1.97

Feb.

2.05

2.12

2.28

2.16

2.14

2.16

2.21

2.46

2.60

2.64

2.67

2.69

2.70

2.73

2.75

2.76

2.76

B.81

2.74

2.71

2.79

2.81

2.82

£.76

2.75

2.74

2.74

2.62

_

-

-

Mar.

2.64

2.63

2.66

2.64

2.61

2.56

2.50

2.48

2.52

2.57

2.58

2.55

2.56

2.49

2.53

2.55

2.60

2.64

2.74

2.83

2.86

3.18

3.60

3.95

4.42

4.74

4.76

4.87

4.88

5.00

5.08

Apr.

4.97

4.92

4.96

4.92

4.84

4.82

4.65

4.75

4.68

4.64

4.95

4.44

4.54

4.55

4.42

4.73

5.10

4.90

4.89

4.95

4.94

5.08

4.88

4.96

4.92

4.68

4.92

4.64

4.68

4.65

-

May

4.61

4.45

4.49

4.48

4.43

4.35

4.20

4.14

4.08

4.00

3.90

3.84

3.78

3.71

3.52

3.69

3.70

3.65

3.75

3.95

3.64

3. 78

3.83

3.69

3.58

3.30

3.54

3.50

3.44

3.42

3.40

June

3.28

3.43

3.10

3.10

2.92

2.95

3.10

2.85

2.75

2.80

2.85

2.55

2.45

2.43

2.45

2.50

2.35

2.28

2.29

2.18

2.17

2.15

2.10

1.97

2.05

1.92

1.90

1.86

1.88

1.88

-

July

8.05

1.86

1.70

1.57

1.55

1.60

1.68-

1.65

1.75

1.62

1.62

1.58

1.60

1.73

1.55

1.60

1.62

1.57

1.45

1.55

1.42

1.48

1.55

1.52

1.65

1.68

1.52

1.58

1.70

1.65

1.72

Aug.

1.80

1.82

1.70

1.80

1.62

1.63

1.50

1.45

1.52

1.47

1.65

1.30

1.35

1.48

1.43

1.32

1.35

1.40

1.38

1.50

1.56

1.43

1.55

1.35

1.43

1.60

1.75

1.50

1.65

1.45

1.52

Sept.

1.43

1.46

1.55

1.60

1.32

1.28

1.52

1.20

1.20

1.26

1.34

1.45

1.24

1.40

1.55

1.35

1.42

1.48

1.52

1.57

1.68

3.30

3.35

3.55

3.GC

3.95

3.95

4.00

3.80

3.87

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122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO 3T. 1AWRE1ICE RIVER 

Lalie Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 44"E8'55", long, 7c°13'^0", in pump house of Burlington 

Water Department, half a mile north of railroad station in Burlington, Cllittenden 

County. Zero of gage is about 92.5 feet above mean sea level.

Extreq.es.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.02 feet Apr. 21; minimum observed, 

0.55 foot Oct. 19.

1907-38: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 feet Mar. 27, 28, 19.36; minimum, -0.25 

foot Dec. 4, 1908.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily on days for which gage heights are shown; not read on 

other days. Gage-height record furnished by Water Department, City of Burlington.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.00

.92

-

.92

.91

.90

.85

.35

.80

-

.75

.74

.74

.74

.75

.75

.63

.65

.55

.65

.66

.66

.85

.92

.33

 91

.84

.92

.99

1.03

1.01

Nov.

1.06

.97

1.01

.95

.07

1.01

.93

1.05

.95

.88

.98

.93

1.01

1.21

1.E4

1.40

1.47

1.48

1.52

1.55

_

1.53

1.4-9

1.43

1.43

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.53

1.53

-

Bee.

1.53

1.60

1.63

1.63

-

1.66

1.67

1.54

1.54

1.55

1.56

1.60

1.55

1.58

1.50

1.51

1.50

1.52

1.55

1.61

1.53

1.57

-

1.59

1-64

1.58

1.54

1.51

1.55

1.55

1.55

Jan.

1.55

.

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.46

1.51

1.51

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.45

1.48

1.47

1.51

1.47

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.45

1.46

1.42

1.42

1.45

1.50

1.5C

1.65

2.22

2. SI

2.25

Pet.

2.13

2.14

£ .ir

2.12

£'.12

2.S5

2.38

2.42

2.57

2.63

2.81

_

_

.

2.84

2.85

2. 86

2.88

2.88

£.94

2 .90

2.91

2. SI

3.93

2.93

2.93

2.93

2.93

.

_

-

liar.

2.86

2.85

2.85

2.86

2.86

2.85

2.86

2.85

2.86

2.86

2.85

2.80

2.85

2.8V

2.8C2.86

2.86

2.87

2.86

2. 88

2.85

3.10

3.50

3.74

4.57

4-65

4.94

4.94

4.92

4.95

Apr.

4.96

4.96

5.00

4.96

4.96

4.92

4.87

4.78

4.70

4.72

4.78

4.58

4.58

4.55

4.70

4.80

4.86

4.84

4.87

4.83

5.02

4.98

5.01

5.00

4.95

4.92

4.84

4.80

4.78

4.74

-

May

4.54

4.61

4.62

4.5R

4.50

4.38

4.28

4.20

4.14

4.05

3.96

3.90

3.83

3.78

3.78

3.80

3.75

3.71

3. 67

3.71

3.71

S.80

3.78

3.68

3.69

3.64

3.61

3.P.4

3.49

3.37

3.32

June

3.26

3.21

3.10

3.06

£.96

2.91

S.90

S.82

2.76

2.70

£.63

£.58

£.57

2.50

£.44

2.37

£.33

2.28

2.26

2.22

2.22

3.13

2.05

2.02

1.93

2.06

2.08

2.05

2.02

1.97

-

July

1.88

1.89

1.85

1.84

1.35

1.80

1.70

1.68

1.67

1.68

1.67

1.61

1.61

1.62

1.61

1.56

_

_

1.59

1.52

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.51

1.54

1.51

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.66

1.66

Aug.

1.62

1.66

1.66

1.65

1.62

1.62

1.58

1.58

1.49

1.48

1.40

1.40

1.42

1.34

1.50

1.30

1.53

1.40

1.57

1.48

1.44

1.50

1.48

1.54

1.62

1.64

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.58

1.56

Sept.

1.54

1.48

1.4S

1.38

1.41

1.41

1.32

1.34

1.35

1.32

1.28

1.22

1.30

1.33

1.34

1.40

1.49

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.80

E.50

3.50

3.60

3.72

3.73

3.74

?.ae

3.90

3.89

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 123

Great Chazy River at Perry Mils, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'00", long. 75°30'05", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Perry Mills, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 278 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 9.48 

feet); maximum gage height, 9.93 feet Mar. 21 (Ice jam); mlnlraun discharge, 18 

second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.81 feet); minimum dally discharge, 23 secondfeet Aug. 13 and 15.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1937 (gage height, 9.74 

feet); maximum gage height, 11.2 feet Mar. 15, 1929; minimum discharge, about 0.8 

second-foot Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum daily discharge, 10 

second-feet Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9 to Mar. 22, which 

were computed on basis of four discharge measurements, gage heights, weatter records, 

and unpublished records of discharge from Chazy Lake and are fair. Diurnfl fluctuation cuased by operation of sawmill nearby; partial regulation due to storage in 

Chazy Lake. Clinton Prison, at Dannemora, obtains its water supply from Chazy Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 3O

2.2 70 4.0 640 

2.4 104 4.5 910 

2.6 146 5.0 1,210 

2.8 194 6.0 1,960 

3.0 252 7.0 2,910 

3.2 316 8.0 3,970 

3.4 388 8.4 4,410

1.8 17 

1.9 27 

2.0 39 

2.1 52 

2.2 66

Note.-

3.6 466 table abc 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 t

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

91 

88 

72

89 

90 

98 

86 

93

94 

81 

82 

87 

97

90 

91 

86 

87 

104

100 

110 

124 

102 

108

105 

94 

85 

144 

236 

172

Nov.

128 

124 

119 

132 

109

119 

128 

126

141 

149

124 

94 

123 

399 

447

372 

365 

3O7 

255 

211

189 

163 

173 

201 

174

162 

178 

1R7 

185 

203

Dec.

167 

146 

141 

149 

144

143 

160 

149 

150 

150

140 

130 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

150 

200 

180

150 

140 

140 

150 

160

170 

160 

160 

150 

150 

150

Jan.

150 

160 

160 

150 

150

150 

150 

150 

140 

140

140 

140 

130 

130 

120

130 

130 

ICO 

110 

120

130 

130 

140 

140 

190

400 

340

240 

220 

240

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3 8 ... .....

Feb.

260 

240 

220 

200

240 

600 

500 

420 

360

320 

280 

260 

260 

240

220 

240 

300 

36O

300 

240 

220 

2 2O 

22 O

200 

220 

200

Mar.

180 

200 

190 

200 

200

240 

260 

260 

240

24O 

26O 

30O 

420 

460

500 

550 

75O 

800 

900

3,000 

4,400 

3,430 

3,110 

1,850

1,070 

980 

772 

700 

732 

788

Apr.

849 

642 

483 

405 

379

342 

340 

310 

273 

S40

267 

1,020 

875 

769 

956

1,580 

819 

606 

519 

435

392 

375 

602 

459 

351

313 

286 

232 

236

417

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

3,174 236 

5,787 447 

4,679 200

118,833 4,200

5,200 400 

7.78O 6OO 

28,202 4,400 

15,772 1,580 

12,598 1,780 

3,486 284 

2,355 122 

1,630 83 

4,891 1.5VO

95,554 4,400

May

557 

385 

295 

253 

226

208 

226

199 

167 

174

189 

182 

182 

186 

221

1,780 

1,170 

595 

415 

472

1,080 

793 

486 

407 

381

313 

264 

227 

203 

186 

176

Minimum

72 

94 

130

43

110 

200 

180 

232 

167 

66 

51 

23 

27

23

2.4 97 

2.6 135 

2.9 218 

3.2 316

Same as preceding 

ve 3.2 feet.

o September 1938

June

159 

138 

133 

122 

125

118 

122 

128 

120 

114

125 

119 

112 

109 

80

66 

68 

71 

108 

96

70 

69 

91 

91 

93

206 

284

146 

120 

83

July

76 

91 

83 

72 

79

81 

79 

73 

65 

59

64 

80 

99 

90 

77

68 

55 

66 

60

51 

96 

122 

115 

89

72 

65 

59 

73 

72 

68

Aug.

62 

62 

69 

57 

49

44 

55 

47 

50 

59

46 

31 

23 

24 

23

29

65 

63 

56

58 

66 

66 

65 

62

58 

49 

60 

52

72 

83

Sept.

78 

78 

81 

84 

84

49 

79 

87 

64 

44

58 

39 

53 

52 

46

33 

27 

34 

51 

59

143 

1,570 

624 

293 

218

163 

127 

20S 

196 

169

 Per square Run-off in 

Mean mile inches

102 0.413 0.48 

193 .781 .87 

151 .611 .70

326 1.32 17.88

168 .680 .78 

278 1.13 1.18 

910 3.68 4.24 

526 2.13 2.38 

406 1.64 1.89 

116 .470 .52 

76. O .308 .36 

52.6 .213 .25 

163 .660 .74

262 1.06 14.39

Peak discharge.- Mar. Si 

raff < it xi «

(1:30 a.m.) 5,690 see.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAURENCE RIVER

Saranac River at Saranac, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°38'45", long. 73°44'40", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Saranac, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 521 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 second-feet Mar. 24; maximum gage height, 

ID.S3 feet Dec. 16 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 115 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 

1.80 feet); minimum daily discharge, 166 second-feet Oct. 4.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 17, 1933, from rating curve 

extended logarithmically above 3,700 second-feet; maximum gage height, 12.74 feet 

Dec. 2, 1936 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 67 second-feet Aug. 27, 1934 (gage height, 

1.63 feet); minimum daily discharge, 96 second-feet Sept. 22, Nov. 10, 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 23-24, Dec. 10 to 

Mar. 19 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights except those 

for Jan. 17-25, Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Feb. 8-14, Mar. 5-6, 8, 11, 14-16, weather records, 

and records of Kents Falls power plant at Cadyville), and those for period of missing 

gage heights, Oct. 1-3 (computed on basis of records of Kents Falls power plant at 

Cadyville), which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of 

power plants. Flow partly regulated by storage in Lower Saranac Lake and elsewhere.

Rating table. ater year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

149

187

229

275

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

326

381

439

500

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

565

635

785

945

4.0 

4.5

1,120

1,300

1,700

2,250

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

2,850

3,450

4,070

4,720

Discharge, in second-feet, .water year October 1937 to September 1P38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

550 

500 

30O 

166

270 

345 

372 

271 

296

298 

352 

278 

193 

240

226 

299 

210 

364 

328

339 

352 

464 

423 

415

447 

418 

293 

491 

442 

392

Hov.

319 

35O 

36O 

344 

406

296 

290 

254 

288 

482

430

670 

647 

636 

502

490 

432 

588 

835 

862

915 

744

650 

750 

678

654 

71B 

816 

686 

685

Dec.

382 

346 

S69 

455 

566

486 

666 

556 

354 

480

600 

650 

700 

750 

600

750 

600 

650 

650 

600

600 

650 

650 

550 

750

500

480 

600 

650 

750 

650

Jan.

650 

650 

600 

500 

500

550 

550 

550 

600 

600

500 

550 

600 

550 

480

600 

650 

600 

500 

400

380 

380 

360 

340 

460

650 

600 

550 

500 

360 

240

Month

Got 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

550 

500 

460 

600 

500

650 

1,000 

900 

800 

750

750 

700 

800 

800 

750

600 

650 

750 

800 

750

650 

600 

650 

600 

600

550 

600 

550

Mar.

500 

650 

650 

700 

750

900 

850 

900 

1,000 

1,200

1,000 

1,200 

1,300 

1,200 

1,100

950 

1,000 

1,100 

1,100 

1,220

2,260 

2,560 

3,580 

4,650 

3,560

2,980 

2,330 

2,110 

1,920 

1,990 

2,220

Secondfoot-daya

10,563 

16,757 

18,040

315,000

16,000 

18,060 

49,430 

45,168 

26,687 

15,943 

13,026 

13,990 

26,039

270,503

Apr.

2,320 

2,030 

1,720 

1,630 

1.490

1,320 

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

962

946 

1,170 

1,100 

1,200 

1,750

1,970 

1,780 

1,770 

1,770 

1,750

1,570 

1,700 

1,770 

1,620 

1,59O

1,450 

1,390 

1,290 

1,260 

1,420

Maximum

550 

915 

750

3,750

650 

1,000 

4,650 

2,320 

1,450 

801 

588 

771 

2,280

4,650

May

1,220 

1,230 

1,100 

930 

824

478 

422 

393 

416 

438

470 

460 

449

428 

776

1,240 

1,210 

1,02O 

1,040 

1,220

1,450 

1,110 

1,090 

1,120 

1,140

882 

966 

900 

779 

754 

732

Minimum

166 

254 

346

166

240

460 

500 

946 

393 

302 

292 

176 

282

166

June

638 

592 

586 

493 

482

551 

573 

639 

592 

598

604 

447 

568 

560 

338

490 

558 

700 

754 

602

596 

616 

458 

372 

338

801 

432 

317 

302 

346

July

425

588 

444 

477 

412

380

sro

393 

436

342

424 

518 

422 

462 

523

462 

327 

330 

3(08 

336

292 

360 

474 

536 

407

3138 

5138 

468 

480 

4.10 

434

Mean

341 

559 

582

863

516

C74

1,595 

1,506 

861 

531 

420 

451 

868

741

Aug.

526 

523

513 

527 

528

450 

284 

374 

406 

497

399 

476 

392 

337 

450

456

472 

539 

517 

315

176 

376 

468 

771 

472

355 

388 

346 

439 

612 

606

Per- square

mile

0.655 

1.07 

1.12

1.66

.990 

1.29 

3.06 

2.89 

1.65 

1.02 

.806 

.866 

1.67

1.42

Sept.

563 

578 

599 

436 

310

410 

426 

391 

296 

282

369 

348 

466 

402 

422

406 

395 

450

526 

614

1,360 

2,280 

2,150 

2,180 

1,850

1,700 

1,580 

1,510 

1,430 

1,310

Run-off in 

inches

0.76 

1.19 

1.29

22.46

1.14 

1.34 

3.53 

3.22 

1.90 

1.14 

.93 

1.00 

1.86

19.30
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 125

West Branch of Ausable River near Ilewman, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18'40", long. 75°55'00", 4 miles northeast of 

Newman, Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid outlet.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- Jane 1916 to December 1917, July 1919 to September 1936.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1919-38), 222 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 12.20 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 3,200 second-feet; minimum, 38 

second-feet June 23 (gage height, 2.39 feet); minimum daily discharge, 46 second-feet 

June 22.

1916-17, 1919-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1938; practics.lly no flow 

Sept. 13, 1920, caused by closing gates in logging dam (gage height, 1.60 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, 7.2 second-feet July 29, 1920.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23-26, Dec. 2-21, 

Jan. 6 to Mar. 24 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, and 

weather records), and periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 22 to Jan. 5, Sept. 4, 5 

(computed on basis of records for Ausable River near Ausable Forks and Best Branch of 

Ausable River at Ausable Forks), all of which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

and medium stages caused by operation of power plants.

Rating tables water year 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

184

316

484

680

905

1,180

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

1,480

1,810

2,270

2,780

3,330

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

905

1,180

1,480

1,810

2,270

132

184

316

484

680

4.8 

5.2 

5.6

.0 2,780

.5 3,330

.0 3,930

.0 5,230

.0 6,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

59 

62 

70 

55

133 

348 

178 

116 

95

89

87 

115 

109 

93

81 

77 

73 

205 

365

344 

199 

268 

625 

265

172 

138 

126 

518 

431 

267

Hov.

183 

139 

177 

153 

137

131 

122 

124 

316 

311

196 

169 

162 

534 

40S

306 

257 

230 

192 

160

145 

132 

110 

95 

85

90 

120 

208 

654 

361

Dec.

221 

160 

120 

95 

110

110 

100 

95 

90 

85

80 

70 

75 

70 

70

70 

75 

90 

130 

110

95 

85 

85 

80 

75

75

75 

70 

70 

70 

70

Jan.

65

65 

65 

60 

60

65 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

55 

55 

55 

55

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

55 

55 

60 

75 

400

900 

500 

340 

240 

200 

170

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

AptMay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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Pet.

150 

130 

120 

110 

100

160 

1,300 

800 

480 

300

240 

220 

200 

240 

240

160 

130 

160 

260 

220

170 

150 

130 

120 

100

95 

90

85

Mar.

80 

80 

75 

75 

85

130 

220 

180 

140 

120

110 

100 

140 

200 

150

150 

220 

280 

220 

220

550 

800 

1,500 

2,800 

1,040

618 

464 

336 

320 

364 

634

Secondfoot-days

5,819 

6,407 

2,876

87,747

4,150 

6,660 

12,401 

13,012 

9,056 

3,191 

5,575 

6, 159 

14,793

90,099

Apr.

892 

486 

329 

306 

234

200 

192 

162 

172 

167

160 

185 

202 

326 

986

1,030 

603 

615 

732 

676

576 

661 

630 

405 

334

286 304- 

436 

385 

340

Maximum

625 

654 

221

2,280

900 

1,300 

2,800 

3,030 

665 

263 

954 

964 

5,660

5,660

May

285 

248 

214 

182 

171

168 

170 

158 

156 

140

143 

128 

145 

167 

324

546

548 

607 

522 

551

665 

506 

374 

360 

334

278 

232 

218 

184 

172 

160

Minimum

55

85 

70

46

50 

85 

75 

160 

128 

46 

56 

58 

63

46

June

132 

120 

151 

146 

130

121 

109 

162 

132 

107

108 

106 

104 

90 

84

67 

80 

68 

50 

70

56 

46 

54 

50 

89

268 

207 

117 

96 

77

July

83 

136

114 

89 

82

92 

74 

72 

60 

56

56 

76 

70 

72 

192

130 

100 

154

156 

124

158 

350 

290 

354 

236

152 

134 

270 

954 

455 

234

Mean

188 

214 

92.8

240

134 

238 

400 

434 

292 

106 

180 

199 

493

247

Aug.

170 

170 

131 

102

88

77 

68 

61 

119 

102

90

98 

84 

72 

65

63 

58 

414 

288 

160

110 

401 

322 

964 

726

374 

226 

180 

143 

124 

109

Per aq-iare

mile

1.62 

1.84 

.800

2.07

1.16 

2.05 

3.45 

3.74 

2.52 

.914 

1.55 

1.72 

4.25

2.13

Sept.

105 

98 

89 

SO 

70

63 

84 

127 

103 

87

78 

68 

196 

204 

208

213 

171 

161 

143 

280

1,720 

5,660 

1,510 

844 

593

436 

374 

422 

334 

272

Run-off In 

inches

1.87 

2.05 

.92

28.12

1.34 

2.14 

3.98 

4.17 

2.90 

1.02 

1.79 

1.98 

4.74

2S.90

Peak diaeharge.- Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 3,590 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (3:45 a.m.) 10,800 sac.-ft.
126 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST LAWRENCE RIVER

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N.Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°27'05", long. 73°38'35", If miles downstream 

from confluence of East and West Branches at Ausable Forks, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 448 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1938. August 1910 to Septemter 1925 

at Ausable Forks, 14 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 14 years, (1924-38), 695 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 11.65 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 9,100 second-feet; maximum 

gage height, 12.6 feet, former site and datum, from floodmarks, Sept. 22; minimum discharge, 117 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1910-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1938 (supersedes maximuir discharge 

published in Water-Supply Paper 824); maximum gage height, about 14.0 feet (revised) 

Mar. 27, 1934, caused by ice jam; practically no flow July 21, 1912.

The maximum discharge for the water year 1924-25 has been revised to 21,200 secondfeet Oct. 1 (gage height, 11.15 feet), superseding that published in Water-Supply 

Paper 604.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of lee effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

122

150

181

215

252

335

433

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

545

670

815

1,160

1,690

2,330

3,060

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

3,850

5,740

8,090

10,900

13,900

17,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

200 

204 

205 

212

195

232 

649 

448 

301

264

272 

264 

301 

322 

280

260 

226 

195 

263 

855

908 

563 

598 

2,350 

1,040

618 

455 

397 

1,420 

1,290 

815

Nov.

575 

460 

487 

460 

402

373 

354 

340 

612 

800

545 

397 

433 

2,490 

1,700

1,360 

989 

793 

644 

551

440 

360 

320 

280 

260

320 

368 

438 

1,840 

1,180

Dec.

748 

507 

407 

368 

408

363 

344 

309 

300 

280

280 

260 

260 

240 

240

240 

£60 

300 

380 

360

320 

300 

280 

280 

260

260 

240 

240 

240 

240 

260

Jan.

300 

300 

280 

280 

260

280 

280 

260 

240 

240

240 

220 

240 

260 

260

260 

240 

240 

220 

220

220 

220 

240 

280 

1,400

1,950 

945 

800 

650 

600 

550

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

IS

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Feb.

500 

460 

440 

420 

400

550 

2,800 

1,910 

1,240 

954

670 

550 

500 

600 

650

550

500 

550 

750 

600

500 

460 

420 

380 

340

300 

280 

260

Mar.

240 

240 

220 

220 

340

750 

650 

550 

480 

440

420 

400 

750 

800 

500

550 

850 

778 

779 

924

2,540 

3,000 

5,300 

7,700 

3,380

2,020 

1,460 

1,080 

980 

1,020 

1,450

Secondfoot-days

16,602 

20,571 

9,774

277,520

12,975 

18,534 

40,811 

40,088 

28,131 

9,029 

13,622 

14,027 

37,650

261,814

Apr.

2,450 

1,460 

998 

815 

690

562 

540 

506 

522 

528

505 

733 

755 

1,040

3,230

3,700 

2,180 

1,790 

2,230 

2,020

1,750 

1,680 

1,910 

1,270 

1,020

879 

815 

1,090 

1,150 

1,270

Maximum

2,350 

8,490 

748

9,300

1,950 

2,800 

7,700 

3,700 

2,410 

738 

1,810 

1,820 

14,300

14,300

May

1,060 

820 

672 

593 

539

510 

499 

482 

460 

428

433 

428 

392 

455 

1,110

2,410 

1,920 

1,860 

1,540 

1,550

2,150 

1,560 

1,090 

954 

895

733 

618 

545 

493 

438 

474

Minimum

195 

260 

240

142

220 

260 

220 

505 

392 

142 

191 

195 

181

142

June

382 

331 

335 

331 

310

300 

292 

363 

319 

292

264 

272 

283 

262 

222

200 

208 

278 

296 

223

202 

166 

144 

142 

198

637 

738 

462 

331 

246

July

198 

35S 

332 

279 

251

290 

249 

197 

191 

195

212 

226 

248 

241 

364

342 

252 

256 

377 

322

280 

704 

726 

990 

758

477 

349 

348 

1,810 

1,130 

670

Mean

536 

686 

315

760

419 

662 

1,316 

1,336 

907 

301 

439 

452 

1,255

717

Aug.

444 

426 

368 

313 

288

251 

237 

220 

272 

292

248 

256 

243 

237 

208

207 

195 

716 

734 

457

315 

516 

695 

1,820 

1,490

825 

513 

396 

319 

278 

248

Per square 

mile

1.2") 

1.53 

.703

1.70

.935 

1.43 

2.91 

2.93 

2.0? 

.672 

.930 

1.01 

2.80

1.60

Sept.

236 

228 

213 

194 

184

205 

214 

268 

252 

234

215 

181 

294 

449 

432

599 

465 

397 

360 

592

5,840 

14,300 

3,790 

2,070 

1,360

972 

847 

920 

740 

599

Run-Off In 

Inches

1.38 

1.71 

.81

23 .OS

1.08 

1.54 

3.39 

3.32 

2.33 

.75 

1.13 

1.16 

3.12

21.72

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (12 m.) 9,270 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 24,200 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.

127

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'50", long. 73°44'45", 100 feet downstream 

rrom Hydroelectric plant of Associated Gas & Electric System and three-quarters of a 

mile south of Black Brook, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 49.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 51.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 694 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 5.60 

reet;, from rating curve extended logarithmically above 450 second-feet; minimum, 5.6 

second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

1924-38: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 450 second-feet; minimum, 0.8 

second-foot July 2, Aug. 29, 1931 (plant shut down).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect (computed on basis of two 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records), and periods of missing 

gage heights (computed on basis of recorded range in stage and record fo~ West Branch 

of Ausable River near Newman),of which some are fair and some poor. Flow regulated by 

storage In Taylor Pond and Fern Lake. Power plant above station not operated during 

year.

Rating table, water year 1937-38, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2 

2.6

3.0

54

96

147

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

229

325

547

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

D«y.

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

59 

60 

59 

57 

55

54 

53 

26 

12

38

56 

59 

61 

60 

58

56 

31

14 

16 

18

22 

19 

17 

85 

27

20 

17 

IS 

50 

60 

43

Hov.

33 

27 

25 

82 

20

80 

80 

19 

83 

85

23 

17 

20 

54 

69

67 

67 

55

44 

37

33 

27 

t22 

t20 

t20

81 

82 

25 

31

34

D90.

30 

23

119 tie

16

17 

tl7 tie tie tie

tie tie

t!5 

t!5 

t!5

t!5 

t!5 

17 

21 

t24

t22 

f22 

t20 

t20 

t!9

t!9 

t!8 

t!7 

t!7 

t24 

t42

Jan.

t70 

t65

teo

t50

t46

f44 

t44 

t40 

t36 

t34

t32 

t32 

f44 

t70 

t90

t70 

t55 

t46 

t40 

t36

t32 

t30 

t30 

t38 

*120

*aoo

t85 

f75 

t70 

t65 

f65

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul

Aug 

Sep

W

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Feb.

»60 

»55 

t55 

f55 

t50

f55 

t!20 

t95 

80 

67

t55 

f46 

t38 

31 

37

f32 

t28 

24 

27 

t26

t24 

t20 

tl? 

t!5 

t!4

t!3 

t!3 tis

Mar.

t!2 

t!2 

t!2 

#12 

»13

»34 

#24 

S17 

»15

tl4

t!4 

t!5 tie

t26 

t38

36 

48 

55 

50 

50

80 

150 

300 

450 

211

153 

110 

S9 

87 

94 

110

Secondfoot-days

1,880 

942 

595

83,903

a, 714 

1,164 

2,347 

2,030 

1,460 

9S8 

968.3 

1,144.5 

1,361.8

15,934.6

Apr.

113 

97 

74 

61 

53

44 

42 

»36 

»33 

#30

»29 

»35 

»70 

*100 

»140

*135 

»100 

»88

78 

72

68 

64 

#70 

»52 

»47

#46 

*49 

#70 

»70 

»64

Maximum

61 

69 

42

640

180 

180 

450 

140 

110 

118 

74 

72 

494

494

May

*60 

»54 

48 

41 

38

36 

36 

34 

34 

31

34 

33 

31 

33 

50

#110 

*88 

»72 

#58 

#57

«72 

»80 

»56 

»49

47

39 

34 

31 

28

24 

22

Minimum

12 

17 

15

5

30 

18 

12 

29 

82 

10 

8.4 

7.5 

5.8

5,8

June

19 

18 

17 

17 

16

15 

18 

23 

20 

15

15 

16 

14 

12

11

10 

44 

62 

59 

43

23 

15

11 

14 

59

107 

US 

71 

56 

50

July

54 

49 

28 

21 

19

25 

19 

14 

12 

44

53 

55 

74 

66 

55

50 

26 

13 

11 

9.9

11 

80 

37 

34 

21

14 

12 

40 

51 

82 

8.4

Mean

39.4 

31.4 

19.8

65.5

55,3 

41.6 

75.7 

67.7 

47.1 

32.9 

31.8 

36,9 

45.4

43.7

Aug.

8.1 

8.1 

7.5 

27 

40

40 

41 

43 

44 

43

43

43 

52 

54 

53

54 

56 

71 

50 

43

42 

50 

52 

72 

41

19 

13 

9.9 

8.1 

S.4 

8.4

Per square

»lle

0.798 

.636 

.389

1.33

1.12 

.848 

1.53 

1.37 

.953 

.666 

.638 

.747 

.919

.885

Sept.

8.7 

8.1 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4

5.8 

7.5 

12 

9.1

7,5

7,2 

7.0 

17 

19 

15

*13 

*10 

»9.1 

»10 

20

117 

494 

*213 

*88 

58

36 

33 

48 

42 

33

Run-off in 

inches

0.92 

.71 

.45

18.00

1.29 

.88 

1.76 

1.53 

1.10 

.74 

.73 

.36 

1.03

12.00

 Gage heights missing.

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

East Branch of Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.- Hook gage, lat. 44°26'20", 73°40'55", 700 feet above upper highway bridge in 

Ausable Forks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch 

of Ausable River. Zero of gage is 545.32 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912). Prior to Sept. 21, staff gage at lower highway bridge in Ausable Forks, 

400 feet upstream from confluence with West Branch. Zero of staff gage w=s 541.78 

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

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 314 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 12.91 

feet at present site, 11.2 feet, from floodmarks, at former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet logarithmically and on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum discharge observed, 47 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 0.38 

foot, former site and datum).

1924-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 22, 1938; maximum gage height, 

present site, that of Sept. 22, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 

11, 14, 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Nov. 20-26, Dec. 3 to Feb. 

(5, Feb. 10-16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 15, computed on basis of three discharge ireasurements, 

gage heights, observer's notes, and weather records; that for period of tackwater 

from trash on control, Oct. 1-5, computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage 

heights, and observer's notes. Gage read twice dally Oct. 1 to Sept. 20 and oftener 

Sept. 21-30. For days of rapidly changing stage and for each day in period Sept. 21- 

30 discharge was averaged for intervals of a day from graph based upon gare readings.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

58 

61 

53 

53 

53

56 

£13 

182 

143

112

98 

98 

147 

120 

92

85 

79 

76 

82 

455

482 

309 

275 

1,520 

664

378 

258 

221 

1,000 

652 

425

Nov.

292

252 

280 

231 

210

182 

186 

168 

408 

384

263 

215 

236 

1,760 

1,050

876 

566 

418 

334 

260

200 

150 

120 

100 

100

120 

182 

236

1,210 

728

Dec.

459 

286 

200 

190 

190

180 

170 

160 

150 

140

130 

130 

120 

120 

110

110 

120 

150 

180 

170

160 

150 

140 

130 

130

130 

120 

120 

120 

110 

110

Jan.

100 

100 

95

90 

90

95 

100 

95 

90 

90

90 

90 

85 

85 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

85 

90 

120 

700

900 

460 

320 

260 

240 

220

Month

Dot 

Noir 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

220 

200 

190 

190 

180

320 

1,830 

728 

550 

400

300 

240 

220 

260 

280

260 

253 

320 

360 

300

240 

220 

190 

170 

150

140 

130 

120

Mar.

110 

110 

100 

100 

160

420 

280 

240 

220 

220

220 

200

400 

400 

240

194 

343 

331 

272 

418

1,520 

1,330

2,840 

3,790 

1,580

812 

605 

373 

361 

378 

526

Second - 

foot-days

8,500 

11,717 

4,885

130,497

5,250 

8,961 

19,094 

18,615 

12,798 

3,164 

5,410 

5,500 

18,815

122 ,709

Apr.

1,090 

574 

392 

298 

267

185 

190 

177 

194 

207

207 

298 

309 

474 

1,940

1,660 

1,040 

855 

1,080 

990

900 

885 

900 

558 

445

373 

355 

482 

605 

685

Maximum

1,520 

1,760 

459.

5,220

900 

1,830 

3,790 

1,940 

1,210 

248 

762 

1,040 

7,830

7,830

May

467 

343 

288 

258 

234

220 

234 

211 

194 

185

194 

181 

177 

185 

846

1,210 

945 

945 

685 

816

950 

626 

418 

385 

349

288 

234 

202 

190 

177 

161

Minimum

53 

100 

110

42

80 

120 

100 

177 

161 

47 

61 

61 

71

47

June

145 

130 

120 

113 

113

110 

110 

138 

113 

100

94 

106 

106 

100 

88

82 

76 

76 

88 

74

61 

56 

51 

47 

61

248 

226 

141 

106 

85

July

91 

120 

113 

106 

88

94 

79 

71 

66 

61

66 

66 

64 

64 

120

100 

74 

94 

134 

134

113 

367 

320 

467 

355

229 

153 

130 

762 

447 

262

Mean

274 

391 

158

358

169 

320 

616 

620 

413 

105 

175 

177 

627

336

Aug.

190 

198 

153 

127 

106

97 

82 

71 

76 

88

88 

82 

79 

76 

71

66 

61 

333 

301

173

120 

134 

202 

1,040 

514

288 

194 

153 

127 

113 

97

Per square 

mile

1.38 

1.97 

.798

1.81

.854 

1.62 

3.11 

3.13 

2.09 

.530 

.884 

.894 

3.17

1.70

Sept.

88 

94 

88 

82

76

71 

71 

110 

88 

82

79 

76 

124 

145 

173

272 

220 

165 

145 

330

4,000 

7,830 

1,530 

825

537

379 

324 

336 

259 

216

Run-off in 

Inches

1.59 

2.20 

.92

24.50

.98 

1.69 

3.58 

3.49 

2.41 

.59 

1.02 

1.03 

3.54

23.04
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.

129

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21'30", long. 73°23'50", Half a mile southwest of 

wilisooro, Essex County.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Re c ords aval lable . - August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only;, August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-38), 306 second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,640 second-reet Sept. 22 (gage height, 8.77 

feet;, from rating curve extended logarithmically above 4,600 second-feet; minimum 

daily discharge, 50 second-reet (estimated) Oct. 3, 4.

1923-38: Maximum discharge, about 11,800 second-reet Oct. 1, 1924 (gag-e height, 

10.85 reet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 4,600 second-reet; minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 11, 1932 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

Remarks . - Records good except those ror periods of ice efrect, Nov. 21-27, Dec. 8 to Jan. 

ifc , Jan. 28 to Mar. 23 (computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights 

except those for Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, and weather records), and those for periods or 

missing gage heights, Oct. 1-5, Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 (computed on basis or recorded 

range in stage, observer's inspections, weather records, and records ror Jj>st Branch of 

Ausable River at Ausable Forks), which are fair.

Rating table, ater year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in aeoond-f aet ) 

50 2.8 193 3.6 640 

68 3.0 281 4.0 940

2.3 

8.4

2.5

2.6

92

121

3.2 

3.4

385

505

4.5 

5.0

1,390

1,910

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

7.8

2,530

3,200

4,650

5,940

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

55

55

50

50

59

64

63

92

85

73

68

70

68

68

6S

65

65

65

90

220

SOI

190

240

600

280

170

135

130

500

440

280

Nov.

220

200

220

190

170

160

160

150

340

340

240

200

220

1,300

800

591

467

353

286

240

200

160

130

110

100

110

120

155

560

550

-

Dec.

334

240

178

222

214

189

159

170

150

140

130

120

120

110

110

110

120

140

180

240

200

170

150

140

130

130

120

120

110

110

100

Jan.

loo

95

90

90

85

90

95

95

90

90

85

85

85

85

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

80

110

340

1,500

874

420

300

260

280

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

260

240

220

220

200

280

460

950

650

420

340

280

240

260

280

280

260

240

280

300

240

220

190

180

160

150

140

130

-

_

-

Mar.

120

120

110

110

160

360

320

280

260

240

220

220

320

340

240

220

320

300

280

420

1,000

1,700

2,400

4,110

1,900

1,070

873

654

605

626

689

Secondfoot-days

4,659

9,042

4,356

123,592

6,044

8,070

20, 587

16,715

11,894

3,622

4,747

3,707

14,481

108,424

Apr.

882

704

539

449

408

347

326

311

326

385

365

499

512

558

940

1,610

879

675

732

654

570

505

619

486

420

385

352

336

363

578

-

Maximum

600

1,300

334

4,200

1,500

950

4,110

1,610

1,080

256

613

318

5,800

5,800

Hay

624

449

369

326

301

281

272

249

240

235

291

286

249

253

368

1,080

793

633

505

486

633

499

391

347

336

291

263

235

214

206

189

Mlnljnum

50

100

100

44

75

130

110

311

189

68

66

64

63

50

June

17S

163

148

141

135

121

121

128

121

109

109

109

106

104

95

95

75

90

118

115

95

85

70

68

92

203

256

159

118

95

-

July

90

118

128

104

95

104

87

S2

78

75

66

73

82

80

70

70

66

68

90

85

92

243

231

311

274

174

158

208

613

458

274

Mean

150

301

157

339

195

288

664

557

384

121

153

120

483

S97

Aug.

197

185

159

131

106

95

85

78

85

106

101

92

87

70

64

64

68

79

134

115

80

90

118

256

318

196

141

121

104

92

90

Per square 

mile

0.545

1.09

.571

1.23

.719

1.05

2.41

2.03

1.40

.440

.556

,V>&

1.73

1.08

Sept.

107

104

92

78

70

63

68

87

85

75

73

70

125

135

145

163

13S

110

107

247

2,180

5,SOO

1,430

747

550

410

344

334

291

253

-

Run-off in 

inches

0.63

1.22

.66

16.70

.82

1.09

2.78

2.26

1.61

.49

.64

.50

1.96

14.66

Peak discharge.- Sept. 22 (12 m. ) 7,640 aeo.-ft.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48'10", long. 73°27'25", at Rogers Rock, Essex 

county, on south side of Stones Bay, about 500 feet north of Hooper's do'.k. Zero of 

gage is 315.93 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 4.37 feet Sept. 22; minimum, 1.97 feet

1913-38: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 feet Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, 1.06 feet 

Dec. 29, 1922.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage heights for parts of Oct. 13, 14, -Nov. 23, Feb. 10, 

11 estimated. Elevation of lake surface regulated by operation of power plants and 

floodgates at Ticonderoga.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1

2

5

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

2.68

2.55

2.60

2.60

2.59

2.60

2.57

2,52

2.4S

2.46

2.46

2.49

2.44

2.42

2.38

2.33

2.3S

2.36

2.35

2.36

2.36

2.31

2.33

2.36

2.32

2.31

2.28

2.28

2.37

2,37

2.31

Nov.

2.32

2.36

2.31

2.27

2.27

2.25

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.20

2.15

2.16

2.14

2.31

2.36

2.45

2.47

2.47

2.47

2.41

2.43

2.44

2.45

2.44

2,43

2.42

2.39

2.40

2.51

2.53

-

Dee.

2.52

2.4S

2.4S

2.48

2.48

2.4S

2.60

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.54

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.48

2.53

2.57

2.57

2.59

2.62

2.61

2.5S

2.56

2.60

2.58

2.60

2.55

2.54

2.49

Jan.

2.53

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.62

2.56

2.58

2.62

2.63

2.62

2.60

2.61

2.63

2.62

2.59

2.62

2.61

2.62

2.63

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.60

2.60

2.74

2.90

2.91

2.92

2.90

2.92

2.94

Feb.

2.94

2.94

2.95

2.96

2.95

2.9S

3.03

3.07

3.09

3.07

3.06

3.07

3,05

3.13

3.16

3.16

3. IS

3.19

3.15

3.14

3. IS

3.16

3.14

3.12

3.11

3.10

3. OS

3.09

_

_

-

liar.

3,09

3.07

3.04

3.03

3.02

3.02

3.01

2.99

2.98

2.95

2.93

2.91

2.90

2.S8

2,S9

2.89

2. SB

2.88

2.88

2.91

2.96

3.02

3.11

3.29

3.37

3.44

3.49

3.51

3.53

3.55

3.59

Apr.

3.C4

3.62

3.65

3. 63

3.68

3.67

3.63

3.65

3.69

3.76

3.S2

3.77

3. SO

3.84

3.S5

3.93

4.02

4.03

4.06

4.09

4.06

4.12

4.10

4.12

4.13

4.12

4.14

4.12

4.08

4.11

-

Mar

4.10 4.oe

4.02

3.99

3.98

3.98

3.99

3.96

3.96

3.94

3 91

3.91

3.90

3.87

3.S8

4.01

4 04

4.03

4.05

4.09

4.07

4.07

4.11

4.14

4.08

4.08

4.03

4.00

3. -98

3.99

3.99

June

3.9S

3.9S

3.94

3.91

3.92

3.92

3.93

3.91

3.S9

3.67

3.S7

3.86

3.82

3.84

3.83

3.81

3.S2

3.7S

3.78

3.77

S.78

3.77

3.75

3»V3

3.73

3.67

3.73

3.70

3.69

3.68

-

July

3.70

3.72

3.66

3.65

3.70

3.64

3.65

Aug.

3.62

3.64

3.63

3.63

3.58

3.55

3.54

3.66 3.51

3.67 3.52

3.67 3.50

3.65 3.52

3.64 3.48

3.631 3,45

3.65 3.44

3.64 3.42

3.63

3.59

3.58

5.58

3.57

3.51

3.54

3.56

3.57

3.56

5.56

3.57

3.57

3.61

3.60

3.60

3.41

3.43

3.56

3.56

3.56

3.56

3.54

3.53

3,54

3.49

3.49

3.47

3.40

3.41

3.36

3,40

Sept.

3.36

3.30

3,30

3.31

3.22

3.20

3.19

3.11

3.10

3.10

3.06

3.10

3.13

3.12

3.21

3.21

3.20

3.19

3.22

5.33

3.5S

4.19

4.17

4.19

4.15

4.17

4.15

4.12

4.05

4.03
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 131

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 73°18'50", a third of a mile 

below Carver Falls, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth of Hubbardton River, ard 3J- miles 

northwest of Fair Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height,

El.40 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,190 second-feet on basis of determinations of flood flows over dam; minimum, 6.0 second-feet (regulated) May 51 (gage 

height, 1.69 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1938; maximum gage height. 22.90 

feet Mar. 12, 1936 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet (regulated) July 18, 

1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 14 to Mar. 6 (computed on basis of weather records, available gage heights, and records for Otter Creek 

at Center Rutland), and those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 1-5, Oct. 9 to 

Nov. 2, Nov. 4 to Jan. 13, Sept. 25-29 (computed on basis of weather records, power 

plant records, and records for Otter Creek at Center Rutland), which are fair. Lake 

Bomoseen may produce seasonal storage. Considerable diurnal regulation e.t low stages.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except period of ice_ effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

3S

58

100

158

222

4.0 

4.7 

5.5 

6.5

345

540

705

915

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.8 

5.0 

6.2

100

158

290

610

900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

7.5

9.5

12.0

15.0

18.0

1,280

2,080

3,300

5,200

7,400

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

63 

10 

51 

53

64 

62 

74 

31 

21

61 

51 

62 

63 

62

46 

26 

62 

49 

80

118 

61 

27 

10 

62

53 

50 

79 

51 

67 

10

Nov.

51 

53 

58 

56 

56

55 

10 

58 

58 

61

30 

42 

44 

67 

167

139 

244 

148 

145 

120

112 

116 

93 

100 

68

93 

77 

79 

126 

175

Dec.

133 

111 

96 

76 

63

112 

80 

111 

98 

73

90 

68 

75 

60 

65

71 

79 

113 

176 

204

232 

248 

227 

222 

150

162 

149 

118 

102 

131 

112

Jan.

74 

95 

113 

99 

104

88 

124 

176 

244 

198

170 

105 

134 

150 

130

135 

140 

135 

130 

170

110 

150 

130 

150 

350

800 

600 

500 

450 

400 

540

Honth

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-;

Feb.

520 

420 

400 

420 

400

450 

900 

850 

660 

560

450 

440 

420 

700 

600

480 

450 

450 

600 

450

350 

370 

370 

310 

280

220 

180 

160

Mar.

210 

200 

220 

250 

300

340 

390 

404 

378 

352

315 

278 

271 

361 

245

326 

334 

381 

379 

374

557 

686 

721 

910 

720

632 

631 

493 

474 

438 

429

Secondfoot-days

1,630 

2,701 

3,807

105,011

6,894 

12,860 

13,099 

10,522 

3,691 

995.2 

758 

1,323 

19,966

78,246.2

Apr.

461 

377 

3S3 

288 

327

253 

309 

258 

314 

336

290 

370 

329 

341 

440

599 

410 

434

517 

521

442 

394 

378 

280 

315

264 

297 

2.36 

215 

204

Maximum

118 

244 

248

3,230

800 

900 

910 

599 

213 

57 

65 

116 

6,880

6,S80

May

153 

209 

213 

188

1S3

197 

95 

73 

137 

148

139 

116 

106 

78 

136

148 

127 

108 

86 

96

115 

78 

108 

104 

115

103 

83 

88 

38 

65 

58

Minimum

10 

10 

60

5.2

74 

160 

200 

204 

38 

9.2 

10 

11 

13

9.2

June

57 

56 

47 

42

26

52 

44 

45 

43 

30

42 

10 

48 

55 

28

2S 

31 

30 

15 

39

48 

9.2 

18 

19 

16

12 

24 

29 

23 

29

July

36 

56 

65 

35

19

20 

24 

32 

20 

10

36 

21 

38 

21 

37

17 

11 

27 

24 

25

20 

20 

11 

12 

25

22 

21 

18 

11 

12 

12

Mean

52.6 

90.0 

123

288

222 

459 

423 

351 

119 

33.2 

24.5 

42.7 

666

214

Aug.

31 

SO 

21 

21 

26

26 

11 

25 

26 

23

29 

32 

36 

22 

34

28 

26 

70 

116 

63

55 

33 

51 

92 

68

76 

35 

33 

48 

41 

40

Per aqiare 

mile

0.281 

.481 

.658

1.54

1.19 

2.45 

2.26 

1-88 

.636 

.173 

.131 

.828 

3.56

1.14

Sept.

42 

39 

26 

13 

29

51 

50 

72 

63 

60

17 

63 

231 

270 

308

620 

360 

282 

241 

632

1,880 

6,880 

2,540 

1,450 

895

660 

595 

580 

545 

472

Run-off in 

Inches

0.38 

.54 

 76

20.89

1.37 

2.55 

2.61 

2.10 

.73 

.20 

-15 

.26 

3.97

15.56
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'15", long. 73°00'50", at highway bridge in 

Center Rutland, Rutland County, 100 feet downstream from dam and 1 mile downstream 

from East Creek.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 560 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 12.45 

feet) by computation of flow over dam; minimum daily discharge, 64 second-feet Oct. 10,

17.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1938; minimum daily discharge, 61 

second-feet Sept. 16, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 12-14, Jan.

18. 19, Apr. 21 to May 3, which were computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Middlebury and are fair. Flow affected by diurnal regulation and 

seasonal storage on Bast Creek at Pittsford and Chittenden.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 64

.8 85

1.0 112

1.3 164

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

230

346

536

770

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,050

1,390

2,160

3,100

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

4,200

5,500

7,050

10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day Feb. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

180

144

66

126

132

169

155

165

100

64

148

120

139

150

190

109

64

142

142

350

834

378

304

483

409

264

239

246

564

611

331

294

282

288

322

272

308

164

252

244

267

158

140

500

1,600

1,370

1,060

849

654

536

423

356

388

312

302

237

S82

342

478

1,400

1,130

656

469

351

272

292

370 

402 

39S 

334 

216

183

196

268

239

238

250

250

544

1,210

833

524

451

438

318

294

281 

312 

234 

25B 

224 

236

182

173

272

286

264

276

353

515

375

409

296

261

286

277

234

232

252

240

230

304

198

274

226

278

1,430

2,420

1,470

746

523

540

941

1,020

662

589

704

670

742

2,640

2,150

1,740

1,210

764

605

584

1,540

1,710

900

64e

655

586

519

518

487

456

424

328

388

322

444

493

373

399

902

782

578

504

451

412

426

488

1,040

663

595

602

571

580

610

1,230

1,690

2,020

2,700

2,430

1,560

1,140

960

845

820

746

845

845

697

610

570

488

508

460

456

657

612

826

870

902

1,170

,730

,260

,010

,230

,220

1,050

950,

850

750

650

600

650

450

550

800

700

600

500

435

412

352

396

377

360

340

338

324

269

245

1,370

2,360

1,880

1,050

755

730

834

690

685

618

736

576

441

436

360

340

320

302

268

254

192

217

213

314

274

210

170

232

358

346

262

196

183

141

170

211

192

176

157

143

106

270

352

224

167

195

1,150

532

300

246

212

194

175

129

166

242

622

1,410

488

380

293

244

203

210

203

198

210

265

246

229

153

170

148

513

581

368

430

798

432

298

222

184

156

210

248

327

326

464

288

218

250

224

229

752

897

443

274

275

258

1,030

872

491

327

310

292

272

247

276

256

162

202

173

220

261

376

304

204

134

216

1,660

944

1,250

1,410

819

756

787

1,910

5,520

10,100

4,790

2,620

1,650

1,190

966

921

775

Secondfoot-daysPer square Run-off in

October.. 

November. 

December.

7,518

15,110

11,541

834

1,600

1,210

64

140

183

243

504

372

0.792

1.64

1.21

0.91

1.83

1.40

Calendar year 1937 236,982 3,920 64 649 2.11 28.68

January.. 

February. 

March.... 

April.... 

May......

July......

Augus t....

September.

14,763

24,933

27,376

24,266

19,829

6,607

10.675

12,044

41,540

,420

,640

,700

,730

,360

358

,410

,030

,100

173

328

322

450

245

99

129

156

134

476

890

883

809

640

220

344

389

1,385

1.55

2.90

2.88

2.64

2.08

.717

1.12

1.27

4.51

1.79

3.02

3.32

2.94

2.40

.80

1.29

1,46

5.03

Water year 1937-38 216,202 10,100 592 1.93

Peak discharge.- Jan. 26 (11 a.m.- 2 p.m.) 2,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 7 

Sept. 22 (1 a.m.) 13,700 sec.ft.

6-7 p.m.) 3,100 sao.-ft.j
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 133

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00'45", long. 73°10'05", 150 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Middlebury, Addison County,and 3i miles downstream from Middlebury 

River.

Drainage area.- 628 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to May 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 

to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-38), 975 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 7.55 

 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 20, £,1, It-36 

(gage height, 10.3 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Mar. 5, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 13.3 feet, 

present datum, at chain-gage site, 1,800 feet upstream), from rating cur'e extended 

logarithmically about 9,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 7-11, Dec. 28 to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 11, 12, 15-20, Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, which were computed on basis of gage 

heights, weather records, and records for station at Center Rutland and are fair. 

Discharge for Oct. 1-6 determined from stage graph based on one or two float gage 

readings daily. Small seasonal storage in Chittenden Reservoir, on East Creek.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in f.iet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

1.1 1.9 560 2.5 930 4.0 2,550 7.0 5,860

1.3 

1.5

160

210

275

1.6

1.7

1.8

320

385

470

2.0 

2.2

615

715

3.0

3.5

1,400

1,970

5.0 

6.0

3,490

4,610

8.0 7,280

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

306 

333 

298 

250 

275

284 

288 

264 

240 

213

178 

211 

228 

222 

222

225 

216 

180 

227 

353

767 

906 

656 

588 

642

604 

444 

359 

553 

767 

760

Nov.

598 

514 

470 

492 

514

453 

346 

306 

394 

428

378 

306 

298 

758 

1,510

1,730 

1,680 

1,460 

1,120 

866

734 

651 

636 

598 

560

436 

525 

615 

942 

1,560

Dec.

1,460 

1,060 

734 

598 

546

539

600 

680 

750 

650

500 

372 

311 

410 

436

410 

410 

453 

1,000 

1,460

1,270 

957 

829 

728 

638

582 

553 

520 

450 

390 

450

Jan.

480 

340 

293 

385 

492

492 

539

728 

829 

704

660 

600 

546 

576 

530

400 

390 

470 

440 

430

532 

481 

402 

394 

1,360

2,330 

2,160 

2,160 

2,090 

1,910 

1,790

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,730 

1,680 

1,460 

1,250 

1,240

1,260 

2,220 

2,220 

2,280 

2,330

2,330 

2,330 

2,220 

2,160 

2,090

2,090 

2,030 

1,850 

1,790 

1,730

1,510 

1,240 

1,050 

975 

922

650 

767 

640

Mar.

600 

630 

850 

900 

710

774 

1,240 

1,240 

1,080 

957

858 

815 

622 

1,190 

1,460

1,350 

1,400 

1,460 

1,460 

1,510

1,850 

2,380 

2,650 

3,OOO 

3,000

3,000 

3,000 

3,OOO 

2,910 

2,830 

2,650

Secondfoot-days

12,059 

21,880 

20,746

430,007

23,933 

46,244 

51 ,576 

46,638 

33,204 

12,116 

18,390 

27,153 

72,322

388,261

Apr.

2,500 

2,280 

2,030 

1,620 

1,350

1,140 

993 

948 

898 

1,050

1,210 

1,350 

1,510 

1,560 

1,730

2,090 

2,160 

2,220 

2,160 

2,160

2,090 

1,970 

1,790 

1,620 

1,300

1,130 

993 

966 

850 

1,030

Maximum

906 

1,730 

1,460

4,250

2,330 

2,330 

3,000 

2,500 

2,220 

598 

1,180 

1,970 

6,540

6,540

May

1,300 

1,170 

1,020 

850 

774

728 

671 

666 

666 

651

651 

660 

620 

576 

801

1,910 

2,160 

2,220 

2,090 

1,790

1,680 

1,400 

1,190 

1,080 

1,100

1,100 

930 

774 

710 

651 

615

Minimum

178 

296 

311

176

293 

640 

600 

650 

576 

268 

261 

311 

376

176

June

598 

481 

453 

453 

385

320 

385 

410 

492 

453

378 

402 

419 

571 

566

453 

378 

333 

288 

288

346 

302 

302 

284 

268

405 

302 

436 

546 

419

July

346 

770 

1,160 

780 

598

492 

402 

326 

288 

275

261

385 

806 

1,180 

774

615 

508 

966 

656 

525

419 

462 

620 

767 

646

576 

462 

372 

514 

698 

741

Mean

389 

729 

669

1,178

837 

1,652 

1,664 

1,655 

1,071 

404 

593 

876 

2,411

1,064

Aug.

628 

970 

1,070 

780 

620

453 

352 

311 

359 

470

588 

710 

715 

582 

436

453 

462 

1,030 

1,790 

1,620

1,170 

843 

748 

1,850 

1,970

1,680 

1,290 

993 

822 

722 

666

Per square 

mile

C.619 

1.16 

1.07

1.88

1.33 

ST.63 

£.65 

F.48 

1.71 

.643 

.944 

1.39 

r.84

1.69

Sept.

624 

604 

582 

553 

453

402 

566 

815 

787 

704

604 

378 

1,610 

2,030 

2,220

2,330 

2,280 

2,190 

2,060 

2,400

3,030 

3,720 

3,670 

5,310 

6,540

6,410 

5,820 

5,170 

4,500 

3,960

Run-off In 

Inches

0.71 

1.29 

1.23

25.47

1.53 

2.74 

3.06 

2.77 

1.97 

.72 

1.09 

1.60 

4.28

22.99
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'25", long. 72°35'35", three-eighths of a mile 

upstream from Dog River,! mile downstream from depot in Montpelier, Washington County. 

Zero of gage is 499.97 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 433 square miles.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1923. August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1914-23, 1928-38), 591 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 14.11 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area measurement; minimum dally discharge, 28 second-feet Oct. 17.

1909-23, 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 

about 16.7 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet on 

basis of slope-area measurement; minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 30, 1921 (gage height, 

2.58 feet); minimum daily discharge, 17 second-feet Sept. 3, 1933.

Maximum discharge known, 57,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, £7.1 feet), 

by slope-area measurement.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of Ice effect, Dec. 10 to Mar. 24, computed 

on basis of one discharge measurement, available gage heights, and power-plant records; 

that for period of missing gage heights, June 24 to July 13, computed on basis of powerplant records. Flow affected by complete regulation of run-off from 24 square miles of 

drainage area. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of several small 

power plants above station. Flood run-off affected since November 1935 by storage In 

Wrlghtsvllle and East Barre Detention Reservoirs, combined capacity of which Is 

1,415,720,000 cubic feet.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 in second-feet) Jan. 2V to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

S.I

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.1

89

137

213

307

470

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

655

865

1,080

1,460

1,910

8.O 

10.0

2,9OO 

3,98O 

6,490

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

54

71

136

198

3.8 279

4.0 385

4.2 515

4.4 655

Hote.- Same as preceding table above 4.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

95 

29

73 

103

127 

113 

134 

74 

84

39 

VV 

107 

66

54

66 

28 

66 

63 

365

1,780 

1,000 

664 

542 

387

269 

279 

261 

595 

531 

348

Hov.

285 

28V 

352 

348 

303

210 

194 

2O4 

328 

345

248 

162 

201 

2,570 

1.V30

1,380 

1,110 

888 

V05 

513

442 

406 

360 

400 

356

304 

398 

464 

1,340 

1,090

Dec.

803 

596 

433 

380 

333

358 

5V9 

70S 

513 

360

250 

280 

350 

450

480

42O 

350 

400 

650 

580

450 

450 

400 

330 

250

290 

250 

300 

350 

450 

380

Jan.

230 

320 

400 

350 

3OO

280 

200 

55O 

480 

400

350 

320 

400 

350 

280

180 

200 

230

200 

200

220 

210 

170 

220 

1,500

2,150 

1,200 

VOO 

600 

620 

850

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

800 

650 

650 

580 

500

580 

2,250 

1,500 

1,250 

1,000

700 

630 

550 

950 

900

650 

550 

680

800 

7OO

5OO 

510 

490 

4VO 

4VO

450 

350 

360

Mar.

430 

500 

430 

350 

350

600 

620 

590 

540 

500

470 

440 

400 

55O 

500

550

V50 

850 

950 

1,000

2,000 

2,800 

3,5OO 

5,600 

3,1OO

2,500 

2,200 

2,000 

1,960 

1,870 

1,640

Secondfoot-days

8,505 

17,923 

13 ,1V3

252,920

14,660 

20,470 

40,540 

37,417 

13,690 

5,586 

7,665 

8,496 

28,499

216,624

Apr.

1,780 

1,640 

1,390 

1,260 

1,160

970 

830 

746 

786 

970

865 

1,300 

1,30O 

1,460 

2,050

2,250 

1,820 

1,V30 

1,680 

1,550

1,500 

1,380 

1,340 

1,110 

1,000

851 

718 

655 

613 

711

Maximum

1,780 

2,570 

803

6,9OO

2,150 

2,250 

5,600 

2,250 

928 

500 

954 

1,110 

6,040

6,040

May

725 

606 

502 

437 

396

360 

348 

328 

316 

316

392 

372 

324 

313 

556

766 

544 

422 

367 

52O

928 

V14 

566 

444 

474

372 

308 

276 

234 

224 

238

Minimum

28 

162 

25O

24

170 

350 

350 

613 

224 

80 

55 

62 

111

28

June

196 

187 

174 

215 

139

150 

232 

244 

196 

181

188 

221 

174 

214 

196

146 

180 

134

80 

158

156 

149 

96 

90 

10O

500 

30O 

230 

190 

1VO

July

220 

500 

230 

160 

160

ivo

150 

170

loo

70

120 

200 

210 

169 

178

136. 

55 

318 

283 

198

288 

315 

307 

469 

340

203 

171 

210 

954 

377 

234

Mean

274 

597 

425

693

473 

731 

1,308 

1,24V 

442 

186 

247 

274 

950

593

Aug.

182 

249 

254 

226 

243

192 

157 

162 

174 

174

171 

181 

161 

62 

116

133 

142 

670 

1,110 

532

274 

239 

293 

652 

480

302 

214 

123 

148 

242 

238

Pet* square 

mile

0.633 

1.38 

.982

1.60

1.09 

1.69 

3.02 

2.88 

1.02 

.430 

.570 

.633 

2.19

1.37

Sept.

250 

275 

192 

114 

130

168 

217 

232 

212 

180

111 

129 

520 

433 

736

819 

457 

543 

463 

1,150

4,280 

6,040 

2,120 

1,77O 

1,580

1,410 

1,200 

1,120 

930 

718

Run-off in 

inches

0.73 

1.54 

1.13

21.71

1.26 

1.76 

3.48 

3.21 

1.18 

.48 

.66 

.73 

2.44

18.60

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 6,490 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (1 a.m.) 14,OOO sec.-f*..
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 135

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Yt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°2e'40", long. 75°08'20", half a mile downstream 

from mouth of Muddy Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chitteiden County.

Drainage area.- 1,079 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,635 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,300 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 18.72 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 130 second-feet June 19.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

measurement and computation of flood flow over dam; minimum daily discharge, 70 secondfeet Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area measurement and computation of flow over dam.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 10 to Mar. 24

(computed on basis of power-plant records, gage heights, and weather records), those below 800 second-feet, and those above 12,000 second-feet, all of rtilch are good. Considerable diurnal regulation at low stages. Flow affected by reservoirs in Mollys Brook 

and, since summer of 1937, by Waterbury Reservoir, which completely regulate run-off 

from 24 square miles and 109 square miles, respectively, of drainage area. Flood runoff affected since november 1935 by storage in Wrightsville and East Barre Detention 

Reservoirs, combined capacity of which is 1,415,720,000 cubic feet.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in second-feet)

0.4 

.5

117

145

175

.7 205

.8 237

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

270

305

345

465

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,040

1,610

2,300

3,130

4,110

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

6,1°0 

10,200 

16,000 

22,COO 

30,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

234 

144 

166 

342 

26J.

288 

284 

275 

144 

140

390 

222 

185 

216 

195

156 

148 

162 

252 

704

2,430 

2,270 

1,840 

4,170 

1,910

1,010 

693 

737 

1,140 

1,520 

1,300

Nov.

994 

870

717 

794 

619

746 

436 

685 

668 

934

720 

900 

632 

7,010 

6,880

3,780 

2,960 

2,100 

1,740 

1,490

672 

1,130 

906 

920 

734

908 

724 

1,060 

2,980 

3,120

Dec.

2,140 

1,600 

1,160 

616 

790

936 

1,040 

1,180 

1,300 

2,500

1,300 

2,000 

1,100 

800 

1,000

900 

800 

900 

900 

1,400

1,700 

1,000 

900 

1,300 

700

800 

900 

940 

480 

740 

700

Jan.

650 

600 

620 

800 

640

670 

740 

600 

800 

1,000

960 

700 

500 

640 

600

400 

600 

500 

480 

430

540 

400 

350 

1,000 

1,600

3,000 

3,500 

2,000 

1,300 

1,000 

1,100

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

pun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 192

ater year 1937 2 8 ...........

Feb.

1,700 

1,600 

1,200 

1,200 

1,100

900 

4,500 

5,000 

2,500 

2,000

1,800 

1,400 

1,200 

1,100 

2,000

1,900 

1,600 

1,000 

3,000 

3,500

3,000 

2,800 

2,200 

1,500 

1,000

1,100 

900 

1,000

Mar.

900 

800 

750 

700 

800

750 

1,300 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000

900 

750 

800 

1,300 

1,100

1,000 

1,700 

1,800 

1,500 

2,000

3,000 

5,000 

10 ,OOO 

17,000 

9,520

5,680 

4,640 

4,090 

3,760 

3,860 

3,370

Secondfoot-days

23,928 

49,231 

34,722

671,702

28,780 

53,700 

92,270 

110,500 

36,413 

10,980 

22,712 

23,469 

92,865

579,450

Apr.

4,150 

4,920 

4,280 

3,770 

3,540

3,170 

2,920 

2,680 

1,660 

1,860

1,700 

3,010 

3,910 

4,150 

5,780

7,380 

5,390 

4,880 

4,920 

4,560

4,310 

3,940 

4,050 

3,520 

3,160

2,960 

2,790 

2,670 

2,340 

2,130

Maximum

4,170 

7,010 

2,500

19,600

3,500 

5,000 

17,000 

7,380 

2,470 

592 

2,250 

2,960 

29,800

29,800

May

2,470 

1,980 

1,570 

1,140 

910

872 

620 

682 

994 

856

796 

696 

992 

838 

1,020

1,960 

1,710 

1,360 

1,300 

1, 200

1,900 

1,860 

1,630 

1,30C 

1,240

1,190 

844 

779 

580 

478 

626

Minimum 

140 

438 

480

70

350 

900 

700 

1,660 

478 

130 

135 

148 

JA4

130

June

592 

558 

272 

197 

260

506 

420 

521 

552 

416

296 

136 

466 

505 

492

396 

334 

278 

130 

303

261 

325 

173 

233 

135

350 

570 

586 

339 

316

July

467 

484 

299 

364 

438

398 

465 

943 

213 

164

194 

208 

342 

336 

290

201 

135 

324 

470 

492

611 

994 

1,250 

2,030 

2,250

1,640 

1,250 

1,270 

1,220 

1,570 

1,400

Mean

772 

1,641 

1,120

1,840

926 

1,918 

2,976 

3,683 

1,175 

364 

733 

757 

3,096

1,588

Aug.

1,170 

931 

821 

402 

244

342 

294 

382 

403 

449

386 

346 

184 

148 

324

417 

356 

808 

2,400 

2,030

797 

436 

508 

1,710 

2,980

1,570 

634 

470 

514 

516 

493

Per square

mile

0.715 

1.52 

1,04

1.71

.858 

1.78 

2.76 

3.41 

1.09 

.337 

.679 

.702 

2.67

1.47

Sept.

530 

576 

557 

372 

164

492 

684 

852 

623 

464

450 

521 

1,190 

1,510 

1,840

2,670 

1,650 

1,520 

1,260 

1,410

10,400 

29,800 

6,750 

5,340 

4,520

3,830 

3,370 

3,150 

2,600 

1,770

Run-off In 

inches

0.82 

1.70 

1.20

23.14

.99 

1.85 

3.18 

3.80 

1.26 

.38 

.78 

.81 

3.20

19.97
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10', long. 72°27', in East Barre, Washington 

County, just downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

East Barre Detention Reservoir and 2| miles upstream from confluence with Etevens 

Branch. Zero of gage is 1,071.59 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 35.0 square miles.

Records available.- August 1920 to September 1923, November 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 455 second-feet Sept. 21; maximum gsge height, 

3/50 feet Dec. 28 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 17.

1920-23, 1955-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage 

height, 8.38 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 500 secondfeet; minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 11, 1921.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or of missing gsge heights, 

which are fair. Flood run-off affected by storage in East Barre Detention Reservoir 

(capacity, 522,720,000 cubic feet) since November 1935. Diversions from reservoir on 

Orange Brook, a tributary upstream, for municipal supply of city of Barre.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect 

charge, In second-feet)

height, In feet, and dls0.1 

.2 

.3

1.3 

3.9 

6.9 

10.3

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

65

86

112

1.3

1.4 

1.6

140

176

272

391

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

2.6 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

3.9 

8.3 

5.8 

4.5 

3.6

3.9 

4.5 

5.5 

5.1 

4.5

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

5.1 

70

262 

178 

53 

55 

31

23 

20 

26 

78 

50 

31

Nov.

26 

24 

24 

24 

18

18 

16 

15 

24 

20

12 

7.6 

15 

220 

283

241 

60 

48 

41 

37

35 

29 

36 

32 

31

31 

48 

51 

178 

108

Dec.

50 

37 

31 

35 

34

31 

55 

50 

45 

40

35 

35 

25 

20 

25

20 

25 

30 

60 

50

44 

33 

31 

20 

21

21 

19 

14 

14 

15 

15

Jan.

15 

16 

18 

17 

19

17 

24 

55 

40 

28

18 

14 

11 

15 

15

14 

14 

12 

11 

10

10 

11 

12 

14 

100

200 

100 

60 

70 

80 

90

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ch

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

70 

60 

50 

41 

41

47 

196 

161 

110 

80

50 

45 

40 

90 

80

50 

40 

35 

45 

40

35 

30 

26 

35 

30

28 

25 

20

Mar.

20 

18 

17 

16 

20

25 

30 

25 

18 

19

17 

19 

20 

31 

28

32 

45 

60 

100 

140

175 

220 

272 

323 

318

300 

289 

272 

251 

230 

144

Secondfoot-days

957.7 

1,752.6 

979

23,356.4

1,124 

1,600 

3,494 

3,140 

1,357 

336.0 

703.6 

561.3 

3,074.6

19,079.8

Apr.

144 

120 

91 

76 

67

55 

54 

51 

62 

69

83 

132 

144 

154 

202

241 

320

172 

144 

120

112 

102 

100 

73 

63

58 

51 

48 

54 

78

Maximum

262 

283 

60

300

200 

196 

323 

241 

103 

28 

99 

105 

382

382

May

63 

51 

41 

35 

34

34 

34 

32 

30 

35

47 

37 

30 

30 

103

90 

50 

38 

33 

68

88 

71 

48 

44 

44

31 

28 

25 

22 

22 

19

Minimum

2.1 

7.6 

14

1-.4

10 

20 

16 

48 

19 

2.3 

3.9 

1.9 

4.2

1.9

June

15 

14 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

19 

13 

8.6

27 

23 

20 

13 

7.9

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.4 

6.6

3.9 

2.9 

2^9 

2.3 

3.8

25 

20 

12 

7.2 

5.1

July

10 

25 

19 

11 

9.6

6.9 

5.1 

4.S 

4.8 

4.5

4 

9 

10 

5.1 

4.5

3.9 

6.1 

94 

34 

20

50 

45 

51 

53 

26

14 

9.3 

13 

99 

34 

18

Mean

30.9 

58.4 

31.6

64.0

36.3 

57.1 

113 

105 

43.8 

11.2 

22.7 

18.1 

102

53.3

Aug.

14 

24 

28 

11 

7.2

5.7 

4.2 

4.2 

5.1 

4.8

4.5 

7.2 

5.7 

3.6 

3.4

2.9 

1.9 

71 

105 

21

11 

8.9 

9.6 

98 

38

19 

13 

11 

8.9 

7.9 

7.6

Per square 

mile

0.956 

1.7V 

.968

1.94

1.10 

1.73 

3.4? 

3.18 

1.33 

.339 

.688 

.548 

3.09

1.58

Sept.

10 

15 

9.6 

15 

7.6

6.6 

25 

25 

9.6 

4.5

4.2 

4.5 

96 

112 

140

84 

47 

53 

48 

134

382 

362 

337 

317 

290

243 

100 

78 

60 

55

Run-off In 

Inches

1.08 

1.98 

1.10

26.35

1.27 

1.80 

3.94 

3.55 

1.53 

.38 

.79 

.63 

3.45

21.50

Mote.- Discharge for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 7-30, Jan. 8, 9, Jan. 25 to Mar. 2, Mar. 6-8, 17- 

23, computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for 

Dog River at Northfleld Falls and other stations In Wlnooskl River Basin; and that for periods of 

misainp gage heights, June 26, 27, July 2, 1O-13, on basis of records for other stations In Wlnooskl 

River Basin, and Nov. 1-16, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3, Sept. 7-22 on basis of relation curve end dally gage 

readings at East Barre Detention Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 137

North Branch of Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18'00", long. 72°34'45", in Wrightpville, 

Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Wrightsville Detention 

Dam and 3i miles upstream from confluence with Winooski River. Zero of gage is 

550.53 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 69.2 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 790 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 3.75 

feet;; minimum daily discharge, 4.2 second-feet July 15.

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53), 

from rating curve extended above 1,050 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 

second-foot Aug. 2, 1935; practically no flow at times on Jan. 2 and 3, 1936, when 

water was held back by mill dam.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 8 to Mar. 24 Computed 

on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records 

for other stations in Winooski River Basin), and those for periods of missing gage 

heights, all of which are fair. Flood run-off affected by storage in Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoir (capacity 893,000,000 cubic feet) since November 1935. Diurnal 

regulation at low stages caused by operation of small mill.

Rating table, water year 193Y-3

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

1.7 

4,4

8.0 

13.0

except period of ice effect 

charge, in second-feet)

0.6 

,Y

26.5 

30.5 

3Y 

46

1.4 

1.7 

2,0 

2,4

122

180

246

341

height, in feet, and dis3.2 577 

3.Y 770

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193Y to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7,6 

5.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.2

Y.2 

8.9 

1Y 

18 

16

16 

19 

17 

15 

13

14 

12 

9.2 

12 

96

413 

367 

250 

151 

100

68 

52 

44 

98 

127 

96

Nov.

68 

53 

48 

45 

42

39 

39 

39 

47 

61

53 

42 

47 

4Y1 

560

512 

452 

354 

236 

12Y

89 

70 

56 

56 

*54

*50 

*65 

87 

300 

341

D»e.

2YO 

159 

97 

74 

67

61 

80 

75 

YO 

65

60 

60 

65 

55 

50

45

40 

45 

90 

80

Y5 

70 

63 

75 

55

50 

45 

50 

50 

50 

50

Jan.

45 

45 

45 

43 

43

42 

45 

85 

65 

55

40 

25 

30 

35 

35

33 

33 

30 

28 

2Y

30 

30 

30

30 

100

330 

300 

220 

135 

150 

170

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-2

Peb.

150 

130

120 

110 

90

100 

250 

350 

250 

180

150 

130 

110 

135 

110

100 

90 

85 

100 

90

85 

75 

65 

75 

65

60 

55 

50

Mar.

45 

43 

41 

41 

44

60 

90 

80 

75 

YO

63 

60 

55 

60 

55

70 

75 

85 

95 

120

200 

350 

500 

600 

7YO

750 

730 

710 

670 

650 

612

Secondfoot-days

2,088.2 

4,503 

2,241

52,19Y.8

2,354 

3,360 

7,869 

11,047 

2,512 

552.0 

664.0 

1,636.9 

6,896

45,723.1

Apr.

594 

560 

528 

482 

395

301 

182 

146 

140 

144

129 

198 

286 

395 

544

612 

631 

612 

594 

577

544 

512 

467 

409 

328

224 

151 

129 

113 

120

Maximum

413 

560

270

710

330 

350 

7YO 

631 

209 

30 

55 

368 

Y25

770

May

144 

126 

104 

87 

76

66 

59 

54 

48 

46

4Y 

48 

47 

52 

66

94 

90 

74 

62 

96

209 

174 

129 

101 

101

79 

64 

57 

*40 

*38 

34

Minimum

5.0 

38 

40

1.4

25 

50 

41 

113 

34 

6 

4.2 

5.0 

18

4.2

June

*30 

*2Y 

*24 

*22 

*23

*26 

23 

24 

22 

21

24 

2Y 

24 

21 

21

21 

20 

16 

*15 

*18

8.0 

*6 

*6 

*9 

*6

*10 

15 

18 

*14 

11

July

11 

28 

34 

28 

*30

*23 

*18 

*14 

*9

*7

*15 

*12 

*14 

Y.4 

4.2

6.4 

5.2 

8.6 

8.2 

7.0

15 

23 

30 

55 

55

38 

30 

*26 

*45 

37 

*20

Mean

67.4 

150 

72.3

143

75.9 

120 

254 

368 

81.0 

18.4 

21,4 

52.8 

230

125

Aug.

*22 

*28 

25 

23

19

15 

17 

12 

8.2 

5.7

5.0 

12 

12 

13 

13

8.8 

7.2 

140 

368 

254

110 

58 

42 

YO 

113

80 

50 

35 

26 

23 

22

Per square 

mile

0.974 

2.17 

1.04

2.07

1.10 

1.73 

3.67 

5.32 

1.17 

.266 

.309 

.765 

3.32

1.81

Sept.

25 

32 

31 

28 

27

26 

23 

29 

27 

24

22

18 

60 

106 

169

267 

169 

109 

82 

209

511 

725 

714 

682 

641

590 

533 

458 

355 

204

"Run-off in 

inches

1.12 

2.42 

1.20

28.07

1.27 

1.80 

4.23 

5.94 

1.35 

.30 

.36 

,88 

3.70

24.57

*0age height missing; dl 

stations in Winooski River

charge computed on basis of weather record and records for other 

Basin.
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10'55", long. 72°38'30", 1 mile dowrstream from 

North!ield Falls, Washington County, and 1? miles downstream from Cox Brarch. Zero of 

gage is 603.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 76.1 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 11.53 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 6.6 second-feet (regulated) July 14; minimum 

daily discharge, 7.4 second-feet July 16.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1938; minimum, that of July 14, 1938; 

minimum daily discharge, that of July 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 29 to Jan. 

14, Jan. 16-23, Feb. 11 to Mar. 4, and day of ice effect, Jan. 25, which vere computed 

on basis of weather records and records for other stations in Winooski River Basin and 

are fair. Some diurnal regulation at low stages from power plant above gage.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except perloda of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second feet)

0,5 

.6

5.8

8,4

16

29

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

47

74

110

157

2.1 

2.4

247

360

540

745

3.8 

4,4 

5.0 

5,8

1,090

1,510

2,000

8,750

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

11 

11 

16 

14

15 

20 

20 

10 

12

22

17 

IS 

16 

16

11 

11 

21 

16 

105

153 

58 

58 

102 

58

44 

40 

44 

82 

69 

56

Nov.

48 

44 

45 

44 

39

39 

41 

42 

42 

46

35 

36 

66 

1,020 

338

244 

180 

160 

134 

117

108 

97 

84 

84 

81

79 

91 

107 

480 

228

Dec.

163 

130 

104 

99 

93

91 

108 

88 

81 

74

67 

76 

72 

66 

60

69 

62 

123 

106 

86

86 

86 

71 

76 

68

64 

59 

6S 

65 

60 

55

Jan.

55 

55 

50 

50 

50

55 

70 

120 

90 

60

45 

30 

30 

35 

33

30 

30 

25 

25 

25

25 

26 

2S 

44 

270

547 

218 

137 

152 

157 

239

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

atar year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

209 

154 

152 

140

114

146 

660 

332 

254 

197

130 

115 

150 

175 

120

80 

70 

80 

100 

90

85 

75 

65 

S5 

75

65 

60 

55

Mar.

50 

45 

45 

50 

62

110 

SI 

70 

66 

65

62 

59 

70 

84 

76

76 

93 

102 

140 

160

660 

764 

1,250 

1,840 

760

536 

432 

356 

328 

344 

297

Second - 

foot-days

1,162 

4,199 

2,576

52,712

2,806 

4,033 

9,133 

6,657 

2,460 

743 

S94.0 

1,209 

7,782

43,654.0

Apr.

320 

324 

282 

215 

179

150 

140 

132 

142 

150

145 

247 

268 

352 

541

485 

309 

262 

26S 

228

209 

206 

200 

160 

142

130 

117 

104 

102 

128

Majcimum

153 

1,020 

163

2,710

54V 

660 

1,840 

541 

127 

50 

66 

174 

2,660

2,660

May

112 

97 

88 

79 

76

72 

72 

66 

60 

65

74 

73 

64 

65

127

122 

90 

75 

67 

104

124 

110 

91 

84 

77

68 

60 

56 

51 

48 

43

Minimum

11 

35 

55

11

25 

55 

45 

102 

43 

10 

7.4 

10 

19

7.4

June

3S 

33 

30 

2S 

28

34 

2S 

31 

30 

25

28 

23 

33 

22 

21

19 

19 

20 

20 

25

15 

12 

12 

16 

10

50 

34 

24 

20 

15

July

19 

45 

25 

20 

26

19 

15 

14 

13 

9.6

19 

15 

18 

16 

14

7.4 

11 

37 

35 

18

41 

48 

66 

63 

45

35 

26 

25 

61 

56 

34

Mean

37.5 

140

83.1

144

90.5 

144 

295 

222 

79.4 

24.8 

28.8 

39.0 

259

120

Aug.

31 

42 

33

24 

23

12 

18 

22 

18 

19

19 

21 

12 

18 

22

14 

10 

131 

86 

40

2S 

30 

30 

174 

98

50 

46 

38 

32 

30 

29

Per sqvare 

mile

0.493 

1.84 

1.09

1.69

1.19 

1.89 

3.88 

2.92 

1.04 

.326 

.378 

.512 

3.40

1.58

Sept.

29 

30 

20 

30 

25

22 

27 

34 

29 

20

19 

25 

89 

53 

161

115 

71 

S4 

80 

347

2,660 

1,S80 

511 

340 

255

204 

187 

172 

140 

123

Run-off In 

Inches

0.57 

2.05 

1.26

25.77

1.37 

1.97 

4.47 

3.26 

1.20 

,36 

.44 

.59 

3.79

21.33

Peak discharge.- Hov. 14 (8 a.m.) 1,750 see.-ft,j Mar, 24 (9 a.m.) 2,400 sec.-ft.j Sept 

(10 p.m.) 9,700 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 139

Mad River near Moretown, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°16'40", long. 72°44'35", at highway bridge, 2.4

miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County. 

Drainage area.- 139 square miles. 

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1938. 

Average discharge"?- 10 years, 249 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 16.34

 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam; 9.6 second-feet Oct. 16.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1938 (discharge of 9,450 second-feet 

Apr. 12, 1934, formerly published as the maximum, revised to 8,120 second-feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 feet, 

revised, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 4, 9, 19, 20, Dec. 22

 to Mar. 19, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and records for Dog River at Northfield Falls and are fair. Discharge for Dec. 2 to Jan. 14, Jan. 26-31, Sept. 17-27 determined from stage graph based 

on float-gage readings made twice dally or oftener and on floodmarks. Considerable 

diurnal regulation.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in frot, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

5.4

7.2

15.3

26

39

55

3.5

3.6 

3.S 

4.0 

4.2

75

100

165

266

375

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

590

1,010

1,530

2,130

3,430

8.0 

9,0

4,800

6,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

26 

10 

32 

28

27 

49 

58 

42 

28

48 

39 

33 

46 

43

29 

20 

43 

33 

293

467 

171 

1S8 

533 

208

142 

115 

114 

302 

232 

164

Nov.

132 

121 

132 

117 

104

109 

105 

101 

191 

164

122 

97 

255 

2,470 

744

566 

394 

356 

282 

242

214 

178 

152 

158 

144

153 

206 

272 

961 

420

Dec.

294 

255 

165 

160 

165

162 

174 

154 

140 

US

121 

137 

140 

121 

109

112 

137 

170 

300 

220

143 

170 

170 

120 

150

140 

130 

110 

130 

120 

110

Jan.

100 

120 

110 

100 

100

100 

100 

14O 

130 

110

100 

60 

90 

80 

70

70 

70 

70 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

100 

600

1,300 

500 

300 

330 

400 

700

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

540 

340 

320 

300 

250

350 

1,300 

700 

500 

400

300 

230 

270 

400 

280

200 

160 

ISO 

300 

200

ISO 

160 

140 

ISO 

160

140 

120 

110

Mar.

100 

90 

90 

100 

130

350 

200 

130 

120 

110

105 

100 

150 

220 

160

180 

190 

220 

250 

299

967 

1,130 

2,190 

3,270 

1,140

782 

670 

51S 

526 

503 

434

fOO^B

3,596 

9,662 

4,852

102,295

6,295 

6,710 

15,444 

13,943 

6,219 

1,463 

2,732 

4,721 

17,655

95,342

Apr.

630 

526 

409 

349 

304

256 

242 

22S 

246 

272

298 

503 

458 

702 

1,300

1,060 

694 

702 

726 

606

51S 

512 

454 

356 

299

266 

242 

219 

224 

342

Maximum

533 

2,470 

300

4,900

1,300 

1,300 

3,270 

1,300 

456 

99 

315 

1,040 

5,540

5,540

May

282 

224 

18S 

170 

154

140 

140 

130 

121 

124

148 

144 

123 

162 

456

402 

291 

223 

181 

321

375 

316 

232 

214 

206

162 

140 

130 

115 

109 

96

Minimum

10 

97 

109

10

65 

110 

90 

219 

96 

21 

14 

34 

55

10

June

83 

74 

68 

65 

58

61 

59 

74 

55 

47

54 

54 

52 

44 

38

33 

31 

23 

34 

42

35 

27 

24 

21 

22

99 

64 

52 

36 

29

July

31 

155 

64 

45 

42

34 

32 

39 

29 

14

34 

28 

27 

24 

33

23 

IB 

142 

78 

55

32 

116 

155 

315 

283

115 

77 

92 

295 

202 

107

Mean

116 

322 

157

280

203 

311 

498 

465 

201 

48.8 

69.7 

152 

586

261

Aug.

76 

124 

82 

62 

50

36 

34 

39 

44 

46

46 

62 

45 

36 

43

35 

35 

672 

306 

133

39 

129 

113 

1,040 

530

253 

163 

130 

102 

83 

74

Per scuare 

mile

0.835 

2.32 

1.13

E.01

1.46 

2.24 

3.58 

3.35 

1.45 

.351 

.645 

1.09 

4.23

1.68

Sept.

94 

S3 

65 

65 

61

55 

77 

153 

83 

66

57 

55 

336 

182 

608

409 

237 

190 

267 

803

5,540 

4,620 

987 

659 

474

366

305 

307 

240 

211

Run-off in 

inches

0.96 

2.59 

1.30

27.38

1.68 

2.33 

4.13 

3.74 

1.67 

.39 

.74 

1.26 

4.72

25.61

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 5,160 sec.-ft.j Sept. 22 (I2j30 a.m.) 18,400 SOT.-ft. 

vamo o ae 10
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22'10", long. 72°46'10", 

i a/3 miles upstream from mouth and 2i miles north of Waterbury, Washington County. 

Zero of gage is 428.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 9 (gage

height, 14.88 feet); minimum daily discharge,0.6 second-foot (regulated) July 10, 16, 

17. '

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 

feet); minimum daily discharge, that of July 10, 16, 17, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of faulty intake action, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated by storage in Waterbury Reservoir (capacity, 2,807,440,000 

cubic feet).

Rating table, Dec. 8, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1938, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

0.6

1.3

2.7

4.7

7.5

11

5.4

5.5

.0

6.2 

6.4 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4 

Y.9

101

133

193

268

400

620

8.5

9.2

10.0

11.0

935

1,350

1,740

2,190

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

»

> *30

^

723

1,090

250

V

I *30

J

161

167

*30

Nov.

. -«-30

t

1,700

887

253

-..-5

-

Dec,

«3

 ~-£

"3

-::-4

---3

«2

s-2

3

1,520

1,570

645

1,400

110

162

112

102

102

126

267

180

123

126

124

100

107

98

91

73

t82

t77

f74

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1937.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38.

Jan.

t70

t79

82

50

95

52

|3

2

2

2

2

2

t2

t2

2

t2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

14

7

t4

t*

4

3

9

7

5

9

9

7

9

7

3

1

1

1

9

4

6

3

3

3

3

8

5

1

1

9

0

Feb.

ts

t4

4

3

3

7

25

9

6

6

t4

4

4

7

5

3

3

872

1,760

1,960

1,830

1,650

439

150

t!46

t!33

t!24

t54

-

-

3

5

3

9

5

4

2

9

4

7

7

5

2

0

9

5

Mart3

|3

t3

|3

3

6

5

ts

ts

ts

t5

ts

t6

t4

t2

3

4

4

5

27

21

30

37

17

13

13

10

13

11

87

1

3

1

3

5

9

5

5

5

0

0

3

1

5

3

7

7

3

5

9

Apr.

847

1,290

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,140

700

11

6.7

140

738

990

1,050

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,260

1,260

679

440

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

3,171

3,300

7,393

83,933

521.4

9,227.9

371.0

29,181.7

891.3

39.3

8,927.4

3,581.6

11,243.1

77,848.7

Maximum

1,090

1,700

1,570

3,170

95

1,960

87

1,290

416

2.0

1,170

700

1,180

1,960

Minimum

_

_

2

-

1.9

3.5

2.7

6.7

1.9

1.0

.6

.7

1.0

.6

Mean

102

110

238

230

16.8

330

12.0

973

28.8

1.31

288

116

375

213

May

416

283

93

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

3.9

9.5

5.0

3.7

2.9

2.7

6.8

5.8

4.5

3.7

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

June

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

Gain or loss 

In

storage 

(millions of 

.cubic feet)

+5.88

+334.32

-335.39

+28.59

+333.17

-326.21

+1,222.33

-1,220.18

+578.24

+134.42

-611.84

-90.82

-9.32

+14.60

July

4

3

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

30

54

.9

.6

5.9

4.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.7

164

250

3

1,1

1,1

78

70

70

1,140

698

6

6,

6

5

73

55

L4

52

664

Aug.

534

349

75

2.6

27

84

31

44

62

.7

1.4

32

29

45

49

48

5.7

121

700

189

1.1

1.6

1.1

440

248

1.2

242

124

1.2

48

44

Sept.

88

78

1.0

39

48

103

180

85

1.1

207

178

25

148

472

471

139

345

155

54

360

694

437

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,000

924

420

111

-

Adjusted f ^ storage}

Mean

104

239

113

231

141

195

468

502

245

53.2

59.5

81.6

371

214

Per square 

mile 1

0.937

2.15

1.02

2.08

1.27

1.76

4.22

4. Si;

2.21

.479

.536

.735

3.34

1.93

Run-off 

n Inches

1.08

2.40

1.18

28.16

1.46

1.83

4.86

5.04

2.55

.53

.62

.85

3.73

26.13

Peak discharge.- Oct. 23 (11:30 p.m.) 3,380 sec.-ft.5 Hov. 14 (1-2 p.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.) Dec. 9 

(4:30 p.m.) 4,080 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 18 (4:30 p.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.

#Intake action faulty; discharge computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, 

weather records, and records for other stations in Winooskl River Basin.

tStage-dlscharge relation slightly affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights 

and weather records.

{Adjusted for gain or loss in storage In Waterbury Reservoir (capacity, 2,807,440,0X1 cubic feet).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 141

Lamollle River at Johnson, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'20", long. 72°40'50", at falls, 0.9 mile upstream from original site at bridge In Johnson, Lamollle County, and 1-1/8 mile upstream from Glhon River.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1913, September 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge?- 10 years (1928-38), 517 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,120 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 13.58 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet on basis of conputatlons of 

flood flow by critical-depth method at control and over dam; minimum, 16 second-feet 

Aug. 15; minimum dally discharge, 28 second-feet Aug. 21.

1910-13. 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

16.48 feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 2, 1935; 

minimum dally discharge, 27 second-feet Sept. 8, 1935.

Rsmarlis.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 20 to

 liar. ii3 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations), and period of missing gage heights, Apr. 2-4 (computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations), all of which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of lee effect

charge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Sept. 22

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

22

33

53

86

122

205

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

300

400

560

700

635

1,040

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,270

1,520

2,020

2,600

3,280

4,050

ge height, In feet, and disSept. 23-30

10.0 4,940

11.0 5,980

12.0 7,130

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.6 

4.2 

5.0

240

420

600

825

1,120

1,520

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

86 

79 

78 

55 

81

93 

88 

100 

79 

37

91 

86 

122

78 

80

112 

80 

71 

200 

924

3,610 

1,140 

609 

480 

379

330 

275 

109 

456 

666 

431

Mov.

251 

242 

219 

271 

211

218 

196 

228 

271 

330

266 

208 

207 

2,370 

1,620

895 

678 

549 

452 

385

285 

350 

271 

263

200

276 

330 

359 

1,650 

1,170

Dec.

722 

568 

426 

438 

49

133 

384 

824 

560 

368

260 

300 

370 

289 

291

288 

258 

264 

658 

600

540 

430 

340 

280 

200

240 

260 

320 

400 

320 

320

Jan.

340 

340 

310 

280 

250

230 

220 

300 

460 

460

300 

260 

240 

260 

160

180 

240 

180 

200 

160

170 

190 

200 

320 

900

2,200 

1,500 

1,000 

600 

540 

480

Month

Oet 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-Z

Feb.

700 

620 

540 

490 

340

440 

2,300 

1,600 

1,200 

980

800 

560 

540 

860 

820

640 

460 

450 

400 

600

640 

580 

520 

470 

420

360 

250 

440

Mar.

370 

320 

330 

330 

250

300 

560 

500 

470 

450

440 

300 

320 

500 

460

440 

420 

400 

380 

800

1,400 

2,500 

3,800 

6,890 

3,950

2,360 

1,620 

1,180 

1,140 

1,370 

1,180

Secondfoot-days

11,110 

15,221 

11 ,700

206,533

13,490 

19,020 

35,730 

36,909 

15,108 

5,994 

4,494 

6,557 

19,644

194,977

Apr.

1,670 

1,400 

1,250 

1,100 

835

722 

678 

678 

575 

768

745 

875 

1,040 

1,570 

2,780

3,500 

2,180 

1,920 

1,870 

1,520

1,420 

1,220 

1,320 

1,040 

895

768 

6-10 

610 

605 

745

Maximum

3,610 

2,370 

824

6,300

2,200 

2,300 

6,890 

3,500 

1,080 

547 

258 

830 

5,180

6,890

m»y

855 

871 

599 

233 

268

246 

243 

265 

343 

269

317 

358 

366 

355 

529

866 

664 

487 

458 

438

1,080 

895 

693 

521 

540

533 

428 

353 

286 

272 

477

Minimum

37 

196 

49

37

160 

250 

250 

575 

233 

93 

46 

28 

44

28

June

191 

178 

166 

164 

94

168 

219 

215 

217 

201

161 

140 

198 

202 

222

199 

171 

162 

93 

100

154 

181 

166 

140 

124

361 

547 

377 

260 

223

July

150 

101 

117 

140 

176

163 

136 

151 

146 

46

120 

155 

173 

133 

125

103 

50 

118 

136 

127

120 

64 

300 

255 

258

167 

193 

217 

179 

144 

131

Mean

358 

507 

377

566

435 

679 

1,153 

1,230 

487 

200 

145 

212 

655

534

Aug.

235 

176 

176 

171 

141

104 

33 

146 

138 

137

175 

139 

119 

54 

102

117 

138 

437 

830 

519

28 

190 

299 

495 

460

275 

139 

106 

204 

135 

137

Per square 

mile

1.07

1.51 

1.13

1.69

1.30 

2,03 

3.44 

3.67 

1.45 

.597 

,433 

.633 

1.96

1.59

Sept.

222 

297 

147 

104 

148

173 

200 

184 

183 

95

44 

205 

584 

500 

618

721 

368 

274 

355 

521

3,910 

5,180 

1,370 

833 

588

492 

403 

368 

289 

268

Run-off In 

Inches

1.23 

1.68 

1.30

22.91

1.50 

2.11 

3.97 

4.10 

1.67 

.67 

.50 

.73 

2.19

21.65

Peak discharge.- Oct. 

a.m.) 9,120 sec.-ft.

21 (1 a.m.) 4,970 sec.-ft.; Apr. 16 (6 a.m.) 4,300 sec.-ft.; Sept. 22 (1
142 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAURENCE RIVER

Lamollle River near Milton, vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'15" long. 73°06'25", 2i miles north of

Milton, Chlttenden County.

Drainage area.- 723 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to November 1937 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 7,190 second-feet Oct. 20; maxinum gage 

height, 14.10 feet Nov. 30 (affected by backwater from reservoir); minimum discharge, 

157 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1*30 feet); minimum dally discharge, 177 secondfeet Oct. 3.

1929-37: Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 12.52 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 49 seCond-feet July 30, 1933 (gage 

height, 0.69 foot); minimum dally discharge, 91 second-feet July 30, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of backwater from reservoir, Nov. 28- 

30, which were computed on basis of available gage heights, weather records, and 

records for nearby streams, and are fair. Diurnal regulation from operation of power 

plants above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 1937 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28-30)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

157

223

335

490

690

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

940

1,250

1,830

2,500

3,240

5.0 4,060

5.5 4,930

6.0 5,840

6.5 6,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

Day

1 

2 

S 

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

307 

195 

177 

203 

210

206 

223 

251 

234 

190

216 

230 

237 

307 

280

234 

203 

265 

265 

812

6,400 

3,590 

1,530 

1,360 

1,050

794 

706 

621 

1,070 

2,020 

1,350

Nov.

922 

698 

627 

606 

564

532 

550 

564 

599 

73S

69S 

578 

514 

3,110 

4,720

2,430 

1,710 

1,550 

1,340 

1,060

904 

786 

690 

690 

722

620 

714 

900 

3,500 

2,000

Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Second - 

foot-days

25,736 

35,636

Apr.

Maximum

6,400 

4,720

May

Minimum

177 

514

June July

Mean

S30 

1,188

Aug.

Per square 

mile

1.15 

1.64

Sept.

Run-off in 

Inches

1.3S 

1.33
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.

143

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58'20", long 

Falls, 1| miles downstream from Jay Branch, and 2i 

Troy County.

. 72°23'15", just upstream from Big 

miles upstream from North Troy,

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height 9.90 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,650 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam; minimum, 16 second-feet June 20 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1913-38: Maximum discharge, 5,140 second-feet Oct. 7, 1932 (gage heipht, 12.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,650 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 7, Mar. 

9-24 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement, available gage heights, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations), and periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 4 

to Jan. 19, Mar. 4-8 (computed on basis of records for station at Richford), all of 

which are fair. Probably some backwater from Ice at times during period? of missing 

gage heights. Some diurnal regulation from small power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of lee effect (gage height, In fe^t, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

22

27

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2,2

46

64

90

143

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

237

350

526

720

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.5

1,140

2,140

3,240

3,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

50 

3S 

45 

43

55 

61 

51 

4S 

41

46 

51 

86 

77 

58

52 

44 

52 

200 

1,010

2,270 

527 

2S2 

232 

187

143 

128 

128 

428 

400 

250

Hov.

178 

156 

230 

ISO 

151

190 

202 

187 

364 

323

194 

132 

139 

1,050 

691

386 

296 

274 

237 

200

173 

15S 

125 

145 

12S

141 

217 

268 

892 

463

Dec.

266 

187 

90 

S5 

80

75 

400 

300 

200 

120

SO 

110 

160 

120 

100

100 

100 

120 

270 

200

160 

130 

110 

100 

90

80 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

Jan.

100 

90 

85 

85

80

80 

160 

130 

110 

100

80 

70 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

65 

65 

60

61 

59 

66 

71 

250

1,000 

663 

353 

326 

287 

353

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

456 

329 

237 

210

187

232 

840 

S80 

544 

366

260 

220 

ISO 

192 

217

164 

139 

119 

191 

207

151 

126 

117 

110 

106

103 

98

87

Mar.

S2 

S3 

84 

85 

90

100 

130 

160 

125 

100

90 

SO 

130 

300 

200

170 

150 

170 

200 

250

700 

1,200 

2,000 

3,300 

1,530

S21 

508 

389 

474 

563 

612

Second - 

foot-daya

7,123 

8,470 

4,333

103,193

5,199 

7,068 

14,876 

18,007 

6,870 

2,330 

3,499 

3,286 

8,161

89,222

Apr.

1,010 

641 

417 

329 

276

230 

220 

220 

220 

212

221 

505 

519 

1,210 

2,040

1,550 

9S8 

1,100 

1,060 

860

720 

622 

602 

372 

302

258 

232 

217 

254 

600

Maximum

2,270 

1,050 

400

2,580

1,000 

880 

3,300 

2,040 

760 

628 

900 

534 

2,000

3,300

May

442 

363 

237 

192 

164

149 

145 

134 

120 

110

115 

126 

128 

211 

307

3S6 

260 

194 

151 

416.

760 

360 

230 

204 

253

169 

135 

117 

104 

98 

90

Minimum

38 

125 

75

26

59 

87 

80 

212 

90 

26 

33 

33 

46

26

June

SO 

72 

70 

59 

45

67 

62 

70 

59 

59

66 

72 

68 

58 

47

45 

45 

52 

34 

26

33 

31 

30 

29 

38

62S 

178 

96 

62 

49

July

44 

54 

52 

48 

59

48 

47 

39 

41 

34

33 

216 

225 

96 

57

47 

43 

52 

46 

42

35 

40 

59 

93 

S4

128 

900 

272 

183 

281 

101

Mean

230 

2S2 

140

283

168 

252 

480 

600 

222 

77.7 

113 

106 

272

244

Aug.

89 

121 

S7 

72 

47

46 

33 

41 

34 

38

54 

70 

64 

38 

45

37 

47 

272 

534 

144

80 

144 

171 

219 

250

120 

83 

80 

70 

80 

76

Per sq-iare 

mile

1.76 

2,15 

1.07

2,16

1.28 

1.92 

3.66 

4.58 

1.69 

.593 

.863 

.809 

2.08

1.86

Sept.

194 

169 

96 

77 

72

57 

64 

9S 

76 

56

46 

60 

302 

235 

316

344 

202 

158 

149 

210

1,260 

2,000 

517 

301 

230

172 

175 

240 

159 

126

Run-off in 

inches

2.03 

2.40 

1.23

29.30

1.48 

2.00 

4.22 

5.11 

1.95 

.66 

.99 

.93 

2.32

25.32

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21 (6i30 a.m.) 3,210 sec.-ft.; Mar. 24 (8-9 a.m.) 3,740 sec,-ft.; Sept. 22 

(10 a.m.] 2,540 sec.-ft.
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Misslsquoi River near Rlchford, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44"57'30", long. 72°41'55", 1-2/3 miles upstream 

from Trout River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3f miles downstream 

from North Branch.

Drainage area.- 479 square miles.

.Records available.- Hay 1909 to November 1910, July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 

to September 1958.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1911-19, 192C-38), 931 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Sept. 21, from rating curve 

extended above 8,000 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam, slope-area method, 

and per-foot-of-width study at measuring section; maximum gage height, 14.72 feet Mar. 

25 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 81 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

1909-10, 1911-23, 1920-38: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 20, 1936, 

by computation of flow over dam and logarithmic extension; maximum gage height, 17.64 

feet Apr. 1, 1918 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet July 14, 1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 second-feet sometime during flood of Iloveiiber 1927 

(gage height, 23.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 9 to Mar. 25 (computed 

on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, and records for stations on nearby streams), and periods of missing gage-heights, June 27 to July 1, Aug. 26 to Sept. 

14 (computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams and weather records), 

which are fair. Slight diurnal regulation at low stages.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

234

304

430

4.5

5.0 

6.0

990

1,370

2,240

7.0 3,260

9.0 

10.0

4,420

5,700

7,150

12.0 10,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

126 

121 

118 

111

166 

178 

152 

136 

123

118 

131 

205 

218 

181

164 

141 

131 

350 

1,490

5,310 

4,100 

1,420 

920 

772

610 

540 

506 

1,280 

1,660 

1,100

Nov.

748 

610 

630 

650 

540

585 

706 

620 

814 

1,1OO

766 

535 

488 

1,570 

2,540

1,610 

1,210 

1,020 

920 

778

670 

600 

488 

525 

480

466 

555 

676 

1,710 

1,840

Dec.

1,060 

760 

545 

525 

484

448 

867 

1,130 

900 

600

350 

400 

500 

450 

400

400 

400 

450 

800 

700

600 

550 

500 

450 

400

350 

370 

370 

370 

370 

370

Jan.

370 

360 

350 

330 

310

300 

350 

540 

450 

400

350 

300 

250 

250 

240

230 

230 

220 

190 

180

180 

200 

220 

250 

1,5OO

3,200 

2,700 

1,800 

1,200 

1,000 

1,350

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,330 

880 

750 

700 

600

800 

3,5OO 

3,400 

2,000 

1,400

1,000 

850 

700 

900 

900

800 

7OO 

650 

850 

800

700 

650 

600 

550 

510

500 

5OO 

450

Mar.

420 

430 

450 

420 

420

500 

630 

700 

620 

550

500 

450 

500 

840 

840

7OO 

700 

800 

800 

1,000

2,500 

4.3OO 

7,000 

10,500 

9,000

5,600 

3,150 

2,060 

2,020 

2,540 

2,490

Secondfoot-days

22,706 

26,450 

16,869

351,073

19,800 

27 ,970 

63,430 

62,129 

26,721 

6,943 

12,147 

12,756 

35 ,115

333,036

Apr.

3,590 

3,040 

2,150 

1,660 

1,330

1,020 

955 

871 

857 

844

802 

1,370 

1,570 

2,340 

5,180

5,700 

4,420 

3,480 

3,370 

2,940

2,640 

2,100 

2,200 

1,660 

1,210

1,020 

878 

784 

778 

1,370

Maximum

5,310 

2,540 

1,130

5,920

3,200 

3,500 

10,500 

5,700 

2,840 

857 

1,660 

1,180 

7,080

10,500

May

1,660 

1,330 

1,020 

772 

660

590 

560 

540 

484 

430

430 

457 

484 

620 

1,110

1,330 

1,020 

790 

630 

1,260

2,840 

1,900 

1,170 

899 

850

730 

580 

475 

412 

364 

324

Minimum

111 

466 

350

93

180 

450 

420 

778 

324 

90 

108 

139 

230

90

June

286 

258 

234 

224 

193

181 

196 

331 

234 

193

215 

241 

218 

184 

155

150 

128 

123 

228 

181

134 

118 

99 

90 

132

857 

600 

380 

220

160

July

140 

161 

128 

136 

136

128 

128 

108 

116 

123

113 

173 

1,510 

581 

320

237 

187 

166 

172 

144

136 

139 

202 

261 

316

344 

1,660 

1,250 

880 

1,250 

802

Mean

732 

882 

544

962

639 

999 

2,046 

2,071 

862 

231 

392 

411 

1,170

912

Aug.

480 

444 

403 

316 

244

199 

175 

164 

139 

141

162 

286 

254 

199 

169

139 

152 

391 

1,180 

788

498 

613 

730 

1,120 

1,100

600 

350 

340 

300 

350 

330

Per square 

mile

1.53

1.8* 

1.14

2.01

1.33 

2.0-) 

4.27 

4.3? 

1.81 

.432 

.8\8 

,8j8 

2.44

1.90

Sept.

700 

550 

450 

350 

320

260 

300 

400 

330 

270

230 

300 

1,100 

850 

990

1,330 

955 

695 

727 

926

5,070 

7,080 

3,810 

1,810 

1,260

929 

842 

922 

754 

605

Run-off in 

inches

1.76 

2.05 

1.31

27.25

1.53 

2.18 

4.92 

4.82 

2.08 

.54 

.94 

.99 

2.72

25.84

Peak discharge.- Apr. 15 (10 p.m.) 6,120 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (12 m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 145 

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°56'10", long. 72°12'15", on concrete highway bridge in 

Newport, Orleans County. Zero of gage is 673.15 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.99 feet Mar. 26; minimum observed, 

6.76 feet Oct. 19, 20.

1931-38: Maximum gage height observed, 12.92 feet Apr. 2o, 1933; mininnm observed, 

6.69 feet Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily on days for which gage heights are shown; not read on 

other days. Most of readings for Dec. 13 to Mar. 21 taken from top of ice.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

D«y

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

7.30

7.27

7.25

7.22

7.20

7.18

7.15

7.12

7.09

7.06

7.02

6.98

6.95

6.92

6.87

6.82

6.79

6.77

6.76

6.76

7.60

V.82

7.96

8.10

8.16

8.22

8.27

-

8.34

8.37

8.42

HOT.

8.45

_

8.48

8.48

8.50

8.51

8.54

8.56

8.58

8.60

8.62

8.64

8.67

B.74

8.77

8.80

8.84

8.86

8.87

8.89

8.90

8.92

8.93

B.94

8.95

8.96

8.97

8.98

9.14

9.17

Dec.

9.22

9.25

9.27

9.28

9.28

9.30

9.30

9.32

9.34

9.36

9.38

9.39

9.40

9.40

-

9.40

9.40

9.40

_

9.40

_

9.40

9.40

_

9.40

_

9.40

_

9.40

9.40

9.40

Jan.

9.40

_

9.40

9.40

9.40

_

9.40

_

_

9.40

_

9.40

_

9.40

-

_

9.40

..

9.40

-

9.40

_

_

9.40

-

9.40

_

9.40

_

9.40

-

Feb.

9.20

_

9.20

H

9.20

_

9.20

_

9.20

-

9.20

_

_

9.20

-

9.20

_

9.40

_

-

9.52

_

9,60

_

9.70

_

_

9.76

_

..

-

liar.

_

9.80

_

9.82

-

_

9.98

_

9.98

9.94

_

9.94

_

9.94

-

9.94

9.94

9.92

-

-

9.64

9.94

10.00

10.46

10.97

10.99

10.90

10.72

10.64

10.52

10.44

Apr.

10.48

10.30

10.20

10.14

10.08

10.02

9.99

9.96

9.94

9.94

9.96

9.99

10.04

10J2

10.18

10.24

10.42

10.57

10.57

10.52

10.48

10.40

10.32

10.28

10.27

10.24

10.18

10,16

10.14

10,12

-

May

10.11

10.10

10,10

10.09

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.07

10.06

10. OS

10.04

10.04

10.04

10.03

10.02

10. OS

10. OS

10.01

10.01

10.08

10.16

10.20

10.24

10.26

10.26

10.24

10.22

10.18

10.16

10.18

10.08

June

10.04

10.02

9.98

9.94

-

9.88

9.86

9.84

9,82

9.80

9.76

9.74

9.76

9.73

9.71

9.68

9.66

9.64

9.62

9.60

9.56

9.54

9.52

9.50

9.48

_

_

_

_

_

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

H

-

9.02

9.02

9.04

9.02

9.10

9.12

Aug.

9.12

9.14

9.11

9.04

9.02

9.02

_

9.00

8.88

8.87

_

8.84

_

-

8.78

_

_

8.70

_

8.76

_

_

_

8.92

8.94

8.92

8.78

8.78

8.78

8.78

8.79

Sept.

_

8.80

_

H

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

8.62

8.74

8.80

9.04

9.16

9,22

9.28

9.34

9,36

9.36

9.35
146 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations in the St. 

Lawrence River Basin and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made 

at other points, as shown in the following table.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the St. Lawrence River Basin during the water 

year Ocotber 1937 to September 1938

Date

Nov. 3 

17

Stream

St. Louis River.. 

Little Clear Pond 

outlet.

Tributary to

Lake Superior. . . . 

Upper Saranac 

Lake.

Ploodwood, 

At Saranac

Locality

Minn. ........................

Inn railroad station, N. Y. . .

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

647 

9.38

S 45
INDEX

Accuracy of data and computed results.. 

Acre-foot, definition of...............

Adrian, MIch., Raisin River near.......

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by.............

Allegan, MIch., Kalamasoo River near... 

Alma, Mich., Pine River at.............

Amberg, Wls., Pike River at............

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.....

Auburn, II. Y., Owasco Lake outlet near. 

Ausable Forks, N. Y., Ausable RIVer

near.............................

Auaable River, East Branch of, at

Ausable Forks, N. Y..............

near Ausable Forks, N. Y. ............

West Branch of, near Nevnnan, N. Y.. ..

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, MInn....

Barton, MIch., Huron River at..........

Battle Creek, MIch., Battle Creek at...

Kalamasoo River near.................

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near.. 

Beaver River, K. Y., Beaver River near.

Stillwater Reservoir near......i.....

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y...........

below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver

River, N. Y......................

Berlin, Wis., Fox River at.............

Big Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wis.......

Biwabik, MInn., Esquagama Lake near....

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.......

Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario) 

at Watertown, N. Y...............

near Boonville, N. Y.................

Black River (tributary to St. Clair

River) neai* Port Huron, MIch:....

Black River canal (flowing south) hear 

Boonville, N. Y.............:....

Blaney, Mich., Manlstique River near... 

Boonville, N. Y., Black River canal

near.............................

Black River near.....................

Mill Creek sluiceway at..............

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis...........

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.......

Brasher Center, K. Y., St. Regis River 

at...............................

Bucyrus, Ohio, Sanduaky River near.....

Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara River at.......

Burlington, Vt., Lake Champlain at.....

Caledonia, MIch., Thornapple River near 

Canadice Lake outlet near Hemlock, N.Y. 

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.. 

Carson City, Mich., Fish Creek near....

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.........

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis... .....

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis... ...........

Cedar River at East Lansing, Midi......

Cedarburg, Wis., Cedar Creek near......

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek at....

Chasm Falls, N. Y., Salmon River at....

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y. 

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant,

Mich.............................

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, MIch... 

at Pontiac, Mich.....................

Coldwater River, East Branch of, at

Coldwater, MIch..................

Computations, results of, accuracy of.. 

Comstock, Mich., Kalamazoo River at....

Control,- definition of.................

Cooperation, record of.................

Copenhagen, N. Y., Deer River at.......

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch of

Oswegatchle River at.............

Crandon, Wis., Lucerne Lake near.......

Creighton River near Shingleton, Mich.. 

Crivltz, Wis., Peshtigo River near.....

Croghan, N. Y., Beaver River at........

Page 

3

1 

80

8 

54 

73 

32 

17 

98

126

128 

126 

125

15 

79 

55 

52 

15 

109 

108 

110

109 

36 

18 

16 

127

101 

100

75

103 

21

103 

100 

102 

35 

129

118 

83 

11 

122

61 

94 

93 

60 

96 

47 

45 

59 

47 

132 

119 

120

72 

77 

76

50

3 

53 

1 

9-10 

111

112 

41 

28 

33 

110

Dansville, N. Y., Canaseraga CreeV near.

Detroit River, streams tributary to,

East Lansing, MIch., Cedar River at.....

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.....

Essex Junction, Vt , Winooski River near

Fair Haven, Vt., Poultney River below...

Fish Creek (Lake Michigan Basin) near

Fish Creek (Lake Ontario Basin), East

Florence, Wis., Pine River near. ........ 

Fond du Lac, Wis., Lake de Heveu near... 

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Marys River near..

at Rapide Croche Dam, near WrightsGenesee River at Driving Park Avenue,

at Jones Bridge ,> near Mount Morris,

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y. . 

Harrisville, N. Y., West Branch of

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadice Lake outlet

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchle River near

Independence River at Sperryville, N. Y.

International Bridge, MInn., Pigeon

Iron Mountain, Mich., Menominee River

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Bridge, near

Page 

93 

3 

1-2 

111 

78

78 

138

24 

23

136 

59 

51 

42 

16 

135 

62

131 

97 

69

60

99 

68 

67 

68 

31 

45 

82 

36

37 

86

67 

92

91 

90 

89 

24 

20 

27 

34 

51 

58 

56 

57 

87 

116 

123

115

94 

114 

79

107 

19

13

29 

96 

97

56 

136 

141

54 

53 

52

147
148 IIIDEX

Page 

Kesliena Palls, Wis., Wolf River at..... 40

Kiel, Wis., Cedar Lake near............ 45

Koss, Mich., Menominee River below..... 30

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt....... 122

See also Richelieu River. 

Lake de Neveu near Pond du Lac, Wis.... 45

Lake Erie, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on........ 79-87

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y....... 130

Lake Huron, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on..... ... 65-74

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt....... 145

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on........ 19-64

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

gaging-ctation records on........89-111

Lake St. Clair, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on........ 76-77

Lake Superior, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on........ 13-18

Lakewood, Wis., Wheeler Lake near...... 35

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.......... 141

near Milton, Vt...................... 142

Land 0' Lakes, Wis., Big Lake near..... 18

Mamie Lake near...................... 17

Palmer Lake near..................... 18

Tenderfoot Lake near................. 18

Lansing, Kich., Grand River at......... 57

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near...... 69

Linden, N. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at............................... 88

Little Clear Pond outlet, N. Y., discharge measurements of........... 146

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis... 38 

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y. 88 

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis..... 43

Lucerne (Stone) Lake near Crandon, Wis. 41 

Lutsen, Minn., Poplar River at......... 14

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch of Moose 

River near.......................

Moose River at.......................

Mad River near Moretown, Vt............

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near........

Mamie Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wis.....

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich......

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near...

Manistique -River near................

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.....

near Blaney, Mich....................

near Manistique, Mich................

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake near. 

Marsh Creek near Germfask, Mich........

near Shingleton, Mich................

Menominee River at Twin Palls, near

Iron Mountain, Mich..............

below Koss, Mich.....................

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near......

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at........

Midland, Mich., Pine River near........

Tittabawassee River at...............

Mill Creek sluiceway at Boonville, N.Y. 

Milton, Vt., Lamoille River near.......

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis......

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt ..

near Richford, Vt....................

Monroe, Mich., Raisin River at.........

Montpelier, Vt., Winooski River at.....

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y..........

Middle Branch of, at Old Forge, N.Y.. 

near McKeever, N. Y................

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near..........

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River at.. 

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton River at. 

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River near 

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River

near.............................

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich..........

at Newaygo, Mich.....................

New London, Wis., Wolf River at........

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at......

Newman, N. Y., West Branch of Ausable 

River near.......................

Newport, Vt., Lake Memphremagog at.....

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.........

streams tributary to, gaging-station 

record on........................

106

104

139

87

17

64

19

22

20

21

22

38

27

26

29

30

85

133

74

70

102

142

46

143

144

81

134

104

105

106

139

48

77

91

72

62

63

41

63

125

145

11

Miles, Mich., St. Joseph River at ......

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River near.. 

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River near. 

Northfield Palls, Vt., Dog River at....

Page

49

71

143

138

34

12

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis.........

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

at ...............................

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch of

Moose River at. ..................

Oswegatchie, N. Y., East Branch of

Oswegatchie River near. ..........

Oswegatchie River, East Branch of, at

Cranberry Lake, N.Y.............

East Branch of, near Osweg<?tchie,N.Y. 

near Heuvelton, N. Y. ................

West Branch of, near HarrisvilLe,N. Y. 

Oswego River at Lock 7, Oswego, N. Y. . . 

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt......

at Middlebury, Vt. ....... ............

Owasco Lake outlet near Auburn, N. Y. . . 

Owosso, Mich., Shiawassee River at.....

Palmer Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wis.... 

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at ...............................

Peshtigo River at High Palls, near

Crivitz, Wis .....................

Piercefield, II. Y., Raquette River at.. 

Pigeon River at International Bridge,

Minn. ............................

Pike River at Amberg, Wis. .............

Pine River {tributary to Lake Huron)

at Alma, Mich. ...................

near Midland, Mich. ..................

Pine River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

at Pine River power plant, near

Florence, Wis ....................

Pontiac, Mich., Clinton River at .......

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn. ..........

Port Huron, Mich., Black River near....

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at..........

Poultney River below Pair Haven, Vt . . . .

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey. ................

by State agencies ....................

information concerning. ..............

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at .........

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich. ..........

near Adrian, Mich. ...................

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y....

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, N. Y. ...............

Richf ord, Vt., Missisquoi River near... 

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70,

near Sterling, Mich. ..............

River Rouge at Detroit, Mifeh. ..........

Rochester, N. Y., Genesee River at.....

Rogers Rock, N. Y., Lake George at.....

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River at 

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at... 

Run-off in inches, definition of.......

St. Clair River, streams tributary to,

gaging-station record OT .......... 75

St. Helena, N. Y., Genesee River at.... 90

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.... 48

at Niles, Mich. ...................... 49

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 12 

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on. ..................... .112-145

St. Lawrence River main stem, N. Y.,

gaging-station records on......... 11-12

St. Louis River, Minn., discharge

measurement of ...... .............. 146

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind. . . 82 

St. Regis River at Brasher Cmter,

N. Y. ............................. 118

Salmon River at Chasm Palls, N. Y. . . . . . 119

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich. ... 71

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio...... 83

near Fremont, Ohio ................... 86

near Mexico, Ohio .................... 85

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio ............ 84

Saranac River at Saranac, N. Y. ........ 124

Scio, N. Y., Genesee River at .......... 89

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of................................ 1

113

112

113

114

115

95

132

133

98

66

18

123

33

117

13

32

73

74

31

76

14

75

38

151

3-7 

7-8 

3-9

116

81

80

117

121

144

65

78

92

130

121

43

1
INDEX 149

Second-foot, definition of .............

Second-foot-day, definition of .........

Seney, Mlch., Driggs River near........

Walsh Cre'ek near .....................

Sherman, Mlch., Manistee River near....

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.......

Shingleton, Mich., Creighton River near

Marsh Creek near .....................

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis ............

South Range, Wia., Amnleon Lake near... 

Sperryville, H. Y., Independence River 

at ...............................

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

Sterling, Mich., Rifle River near ......

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, 

N. Y. ............................

Stone Lake, Wis. See Lucerne Lake.

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch of Fish

Creek at .........................

Tenderfoot Lake near Land O 1 Lakes,

Wis.............................

Terms, definition of ..................

Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mich. 

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich..

Page 

1 

1

23 

25 

64 

66 

28 

26 

38 

17

107

1

65

108

Tovmsend, Wis., Boot Lake near.......

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River 

near...........................

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mieh...........

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.....

Watertown, N. Y., Black River at.......

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis........

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis. ......

Willsboro, ST. Y., Bouquet River at.....

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.......

near Essex Junction, Vt..............

North Branch of, at Wrightsvllle, Vt. 

Wolf River above West Branch of Wolf

River, Wis.......................

at Keshena Palls, Wis................

at New London, Wis...................

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Wrightstown, Wis., Fox River near......

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch of

Winooski River at................

Page 

35

25

140

101

44

35

129

154

135

137

40

41

10

1

37

157

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