UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 622

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1926

PART II

SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND 

EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

A H. HORTON, J. J. DIRZULAITIS, E. D. BURCHARD, and W. R. KING 

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

VIRGINIA fed NORTH CAROLINA

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1930

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ----- Price 20 cents
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work._______ __ _____ __ 1

Definition of terms.----.-------_______ _______ _ 2

Explanation of data_-_-_---_-_______-_ _ _____ _ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results-_-_-_--____--__-------_-_ 4

Publications_____________________________________ 5

Cooperation---.______________-______________________--.- 10

Division of work____-_-__________________________________________ 10

Gaging-station records.-________________________________________ _ 10

James River Basin________________________________ ___ 10

Jackson River at Barber, Va_______-__-__-_____ _______ 10

James River at Lick Run, Va________ __________________ 12

James River at Buchanan, Va_____________________________ 14

James River at Bent Creek, Va____ _____________________ 15-

James River at Scottsville, Va____-_-_----_ _______________ 16

James River at Cartersville, Va_________________________ _ 18

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va____________________ 19

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.-_-_____________________ 21

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va____ ___________________ 22

North River at Goshen, Va__________________ 23

North River near Lexington, Va__ _______ _______________ 25

Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va_ _______ _ 26

HardWare River near Scottsville, Va_________ __.. 27

Slate River near Arvonia, Va._____________________________ 29

Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near Charlottesville, Va 30

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va_____________ ___ 32 

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va_-------_-___- __ -____ 33

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va_._____________ ____ ___ 34

Dismal Swamp Basin_________________________________________ 36

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va_____________________ 36

Roanoke River Basin___ ___________ _________________ _____ 36

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va_.._ ___________ . 36

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va_______ _ 37

Roanoke River near Gretna, Va_______ ___________________ 39

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va___ ___________ __________ 40

Roanoke River at Old Gaston, N. C_-----_-_- ______.. 42

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va_ _______________ 43

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va_________________________ 44

Dan River near Asbury, N. C_______ __ ___________ ____ 45

Dan River near Francisco, N. C________ ___________ _ 48

Dan River at Pine Hall, N. C____________________ 49

Dan River at South Boston, Va____ _________________ 50

Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va ____________ _____ 52

Tar River Basin..______________________________ 53

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C_______________ 53

Neuse River Basin__________________________________________ 56

Flat River at Bahama, N. C_____________________ 56

Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C_____________________ 57

Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C__________-_____--___------ 59

Moccasin Creek near Middlesex, N. C_ __________________ 60

Little Creek near Zebulon, N. C________________ 62
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Cape Fear River Basin_______.______________________________ 64

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C_______--________-_-_-- 64

Reedy Fork near Summerfield, N. C__._____________________ 65

Horsepen Creek near Battle Ground, N. C_______-_________ 66

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C_______________ 68

West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C___________ 69

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C____---_---_-_--__------____ 71

Pee Dee River Basin_________________________________________ 73

Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro, N. C______________ 73

Yadkin River near Salisbury, N. C_____ ___________________ 74

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C__.________________ 75

Fisher River near Dobson, N. C_____________ ___________ 77

Santee River Basin._____________________________ __ ______ 79

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C_____________--__--__--__-___ 79

Linnville River at Branch, N. C___.______ ________ ____ 80

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C________ ____________ 81

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C_« _ __ 83

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C _ _ 84

Broad River at Richtex, S. C___________ 86

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C____________ _ 87

Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C______ _ ___ _ 89

Little River at Richtex, S. C______ ___ 91

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C__________._-__--__---_---_ 92

Savannah River Basin_________________-__-------__--__-------- 93

Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga : - _ 93

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga__-_- -- -_ 94

Ochlockonee River Basin_._______________ _______ __» _ 96

Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla______-___--__-_ ___ 96

Ochlockonee River near Bloxhan, Fla______---__---__-------- 97

Apalachicola River Basin____________ ______________ ____ _ 98

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga______ _____ _____ 98

Chipola River near Altha, Fla______ ___- 100

Choctawhatchee River Basin._________________ __ __ _______ 102

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala__ ________________ 102

Mobile River Basin______________________--____---_ 103

Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga_____-_---__----_-------- 103

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala_____ __ ___- ___--_ 105

Coosa River at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala___ __ __ 106

Coosa River at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala________________ 108

Tallapoosa River near Cragford, Ala-____-_-_-_------- __-_ 110

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala___________ __ __-_ 111

Tallapoosa River at Sturdivant, Ala________-------- -___ _ 113

Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near Tallassee, Ala___ _ 114

Miscellaneous discharge measurements..,------------------- _______ 116

Index_____________________________________________________ 117

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

FIGTJBB 1. Typical gaging station..____ --_ 3
SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC 

SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS, 1926____

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1926.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

Provided, That this officer [the director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological 

structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the following items:

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

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1927

1895_____ $12,500.00 

1896___._ 24,500.00 

1897-1899... 50, 000. 00

1900------. 70,000.00

1901-2____ 100,000.00 

1903-1906... 200,000.00

1907-.---- $150,000.00

1908-1910.. 100, 000. 00 

1911-1917- 150, 000. 00 

1918___-_ 175,000.00 

1919-.-_ 148,244.10 

1920____ 175,000.00

1921-1923- $180, 000. 00 

1924-25 - 170,000.00

1926.___ 165,000.00

1927.--_ 151,000.00

In the execution of the work many private and State 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 10.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,250 

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

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1926, 1,730 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements are 

made at other points. In connection with this work data were also
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, 

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet 

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

water, as run-off in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. The 

principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, secondfeet per square mile, and run-off in inches and acre-feet. They may 

be 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 of 

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

of -water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained on 

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

regards time and area.

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

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfallj which is usually expressed in depth in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the section or sections of the 

stream below the gage which determine the stage-discharge relation 

at the gage. It should be noted that the control may not be the 

same section or sections at all stages.

The "point of zero flow" for a gaging station is that point on the 

gage the gage height at which water ceases to flow over the

control.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1925, and ending September 30, 1926. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in
EXPLANATION OF DATA 6

the preceding three months is stored as ground water, in the form of 

snow or ice, or. in ponds, lakes, and swamps, and this stored water 

passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the end of 

September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for 

run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the runoff for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived from 

precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stag*e are obtained either 

from direct readings on a staff gage or chain gage or from a waterstage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations.

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter. The 

general methods are outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. A typical gaging station, equipped with 

water-stage recorder and measuring cable and car, is shown in 

Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

heights to these rating tables gives the discharge from which the 

monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

this report comprise a description of the station, a table giving results 

of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of the 

stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off.
4 StTRFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

If the base data are insufficient to determine the daily discharge, 

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements 

are published.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any condition that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, 

covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the stream 

for log driving, shifting of control, and the cause and effect of backwater; it gives also information as to diversions that decrease the 

flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum recorded 

stages, and the accuracy of the records.

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

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each 

day. At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal 

fluctuations the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

mean daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the 

day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders the 

mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at 

regular intervals during the day or by using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument operating on the principle of the planimeter and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was 

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height 

and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given 

in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean 

gage height was lowest. The column headed "Mean" is the average 

flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this average flow 

computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined 

on page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

permanence of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy 

of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding the (1) permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (2) 

precision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage readings, and (5) methods 

of applying daily gage height to the rating table to obtain the daily 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS O

For the rating tables "well defined" indicates, nTgeneral, that the 

rating is probably accurate within 5 per cent; "fairly well defined," 

within 10 per cent; "poorly defined," within 15 to 25 per cent. 

These notes are very general and are based on the plotting of the 

individual measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

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 run-off in inches may be 

subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability 

to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river 

above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in 

inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

areas in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches. All figures 

representing "second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inches" 

published in the earlier reports by the Geological Survey should be 

used with caution because of possible inherent but unknown sources 

of error.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

streams, and the dischaige recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

stations must first be satisfied. To give an idea of the amount of 

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. The figures given can not be considered exact 

but represent the best information available.

The tables of monthly discharge give only a general idea of the 

flow at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

PUBLICATIONS

.Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

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

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, ground waters and quality 

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

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

in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and annual reports.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide 

with natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

to the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins. 

IX. Colorado River Basin. 

X. The Great Basin

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River

Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 

who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices.

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

principal cities of the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the waterresources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Augusta, Me., Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse. 

, Hartford, Conn., 64 State Capitol.

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

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

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

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

Asheville, N. C., 608 City Hall.

Ocala, Fla., Federal Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 315 Federal Building.

Lansing, Mich., 320 Old State Office Building.

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Pau1 , Minn., 202 Old State Capitol.

Topeka, Kans.. 23 Federal Building.

Rolla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy.
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Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 415 Power Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

. Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

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

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

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,250 points in 

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

reports tabulated below:

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

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

Report

10th A, pt. 2......

llth A, pt. 2......

12th A, pt. 2......

13th A, pt. 3-- 

14th A, pt. 2-. ....

B 131........ ......

16th A, pt. 2......

B 140 

W 11... ...........

ISth A, pt. 4.. ....

W15 .........

W16 .... ...

19th A, pt. 4......

W 27. 

W 28.. .........

20th A, pt. 4......

W 35 to 39 

21st A, pt. 4 __ ..

W 47 to 52.. ..

22d A, pt. 4.. ..

W 65, 66 __ .. ....

W75 ...... ..

W 82 to 85.... .....

W 97 to 100 

W 124 to 135. __ .

W 165 to 178... .

W 201 to 214. ......

W 241 to 252 

W 261 to 272 _ . ...

W 281 to 292... _ .

W 301 to 312 .......

W 321 to 332. ......

W 351 to 362 ...

W381 to 384 

W401 to 414.. _ ..

W 431 to 444 ..

Character of data

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

Junction with Kansas.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United States.

(also some long-time records) .

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri Eiver.

western United States.

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Year

1884 to Sept., 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899. iQfin

1900. lorn

1901.

1QH9

1903

1QA4.

1905.

1906.

1907-8.

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1910.

1Q19

1913.

1914

1915.

1916.
'8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued

Eeport

W 451 to 464_...___

W 471 to 484.. __

W 501 to 514.......

W 521 to 534.......

W 541 to 554... _ .

W 561 to 574.......

W 581 to 594 __ ..

W 601 to 614... _ .

W 621 to 634.......

Character of data

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Year

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

1926.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these .reports 

extend over a,series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1925. The data for any particular station will be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, Me., 1903 

to 1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 201, 241, 

261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, and 521, which 

contains records for the New England streams from 1903 to 1921. 

Results of miscellaneous measurements are published by drainage 

basins.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of strea

[For basins included see p. 6]

Year

1899 «.- 

1900 '........

1901 .... _

1902..........

1903 _ ... _ .

1904 

1905. ......

1906... _ ....

1907-8.... __

1909 

1910 __

1911 

1912. 

1913..........

1914..... _ ..

1915. 

1916 

1917.. ........

1918.. _ .....

1919-20 

1921 

1922 __ ......

1923 

1924.. ...-

1925... ... _ .

1926 _ .......

I

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47, *48

65,75

89

97

» 124, ' 125,

"126 

» 165, ' 166,

J>167 

» 201, 202,

J>203 

241

281

qni

321

351

001

401

431

451

471

501

521

Wl

561

581

601

621

II

» 35, 36

48

65,75

»82,83

'97,98

v 19/t 197

» 167, 168

'203,204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

III

36

48, « 49

65,75

83

98

19ft

IRQ

205

243

283

303

323

353

QOQ

403

433

ARV

473

KAQ

523

543

563

583

603

623

iv.

36

49

85,75

« 82, 83

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170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

VQA

404

434

QKA

374

K(\A

MA

KAA

564

KS4

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624

V

49

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

* 98, 99, « 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

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AVK

455

475

505

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565

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605

625

VI

« 36. 37

49, '50

84

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172

OAQ

246

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286

326

356

OQfi

406

436

456

476

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606

626

VII

07

50

* 65, 66, 75

*83,84

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k IftQ 17Q

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247

9fi7

987

307

097

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407

437

457

477

507

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14.7

567

587

607

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VII

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in twenty-first Annual Report, Part

& James River only.

 Gallatin River. 

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

«Mohave River only.

f King and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

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

 Wissahickon and SchiiylkilJ Rivers ty> James River, 

fSpioto Rivef, "

f Loup and Pla

with Platte.

* Tributaries o

1 Lake Ontario 

m Hudson Bay 

" New England 

° Hudson Rive

» Susquehanna 

« Platte and K

' Great Basin i

 Below junctio

f Rogue, XJmpq
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

COOPERATION

Work in Virginia was done in cooperation with Virginia Geological 

Survey, Wilbur A. Nelson, State geologist. Financial assistance was 

also rendered by the following organizations and individuals: Virginia Military Institute, University of Virginia, Virginia Public 

Service Co., Appalachian Power Co., Day & Zimmermann, and 

J. R. Horsley.

The work in North Carolina was carried on in cooperation with the 

North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. 

Financial assistance was also rendered by Tallassee Power Co., Cliffside Mills, Roanoke River Power Co., and the city of Durham.

Financial assistance for the work in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida was rendered by the following organizations and 

individuals: Broad River Power Co., Georgia Railway & Power Co., 

Alabama Power Co., Columbus Electric & Power Co., Houston 

Power Co., West Florida Power Co., and B. H. Hardaway.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Virginia were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of A. H. Horton and J. J. Dirzulaitis, district engineers, assisted by J. H. Hofmann, O. D. Mussey, F. C. 

Christopherson, and Miss S. F. Norris.

Data for stations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and part of 

Georgia were collected and prepared for publication under the direc-- 

tion of E. D. Burchard, district engineer, assisted by J. H. Morgan, 

A. E. Johnson, Karl Jetter, L. J. Hall, F. M. Bell, H. W. Palm, H. A. 

Taylor, and Mrs. Effie T. Workman.

Data for gaging stations in Alabama, Florida, and on Chattahoochee 

River in Georgia were collected and prepared for publication under 

the direction of W. R. King, district engineer, assisted by Warren 

Withee, J. P. Clawson, D. S. Wallace, P. E. Hanson, Duncan Charlton, 

M. T. Thomson, and Miss Mary Heird.

The manuscript was reviewed and assembled by P. R. Speer.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN

JACKSON RIVER AT BARBER, TA.

LOCATION. At Smiths Bridge half a mile from Barber, AUeghany Count).

Falling Spring Creek enters half a mile above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 409 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 2, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream guard rail of bridge; read by Miss Katherine

Smith.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. , CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of ledge rock and clean

gravel. Banks subject to overflow at stage of about 15 feet. Control 250

yards below gage; composed of gravel; subject to shift during high stages.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 11

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 9.18 feet 

at 8.30 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 4,640 second-feet); minimum stage, 

2.89 feet at 8 a. m. October 1 (discharge, 76 second-feet).

1925-1926: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 19, 1926; minimum, 2.80 feet at 7 a. m. August 28, 1925 (discharge, 72 second-feet).

The flood of March, 1913, reached a stage of about 25.6 feet (discharge 

not determined).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during winter.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 27 

to January 3 and January 10-14. Rating curve well defined between 80 and 

3,200 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Staff gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage-height to rating table except for periods affected by ice, for which 

it is estimated. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Jackson River at Barber, Va., during the year ending

September 30, 1926

Date

Feb. 15... .......... __ ...

Feb. 16............... .. ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.00

6.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,200

1,760

Date

Apr. 15.. ________ . .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.19

2.97

Discharge 

Sec,-ft. 

870

82

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Jackson River at Barber, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

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

2 __ . .._.

3 ... ..... .

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

5 _ ......

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

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

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

9_.. _____

10 

11 ........

12 ...._..

13 

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

15 .....

16 ..........

17 ...... _ ..

18 .......

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

20 ..........

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

22 .. ....

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

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

25 .

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

27-... ..........

28

29 

30 

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

Oct.

77

87

95

91

91

87

83

80

82

83

80

80

88

111

127

125

131

142

127

113

104

100

106

113

164

462

310

226

176

153

Nov.

131

131

142

131

131

127

127

176

374

340

280

480

2,650

1,170

870

520

426

357

310

280

252

226

200

200

200

200

200

176

153

142

Dec.

142

142

164

164

176

357

374

325

280

266

226

213

188

164

164

153

142

127

131

142

153

226

200

164

153

[ 110

Jan.

| 110

153

176

176

164

153

142.

140

200

188

213

3,090

3,890

2,070

1,500

2,350

1,570

1,800

1,170

760

610

426

295

310

374

Feb.

814

1,110

990

814

706

656

610

520

520

KfiA

444

426

408

1,430

3,090

1,640

1,170

990

870

930

814

706

706

610

870

1,890

1,230

930

Mar.

542

610

564

480

408

357

408

564

520

462

444

426

391

340

357

357

340

340

426

610

706

760

706

760

706

1,290

1,640

1,290

930

760

814

Apr.

930

930

814

706

564

520

462

444

564

500

480

656

814

870

870

760

706

610

990

870

930

1,050

930

760

656

610

520

444

408

374

May

340

310

295

280

266

252

239

239

226

226

226

213

200

200

188

310

408

374

340

310

280

252

239

226

213

200

239

610

480

391

444

June

374

357

295

213

188

266

252

252

226

200

188

176

176

176

176

164

153

142

131

142

131

127

123

125

 131

123

119

115

111

107

July

100

104

100

123

176

200

153

153

188

123

119

111

109

104

100

97

95

93

90

87

83

80

80

 95

107

127

107

98

97

111

131

Aug.

129

107

104

100

100

131

131

100

97

93

88

85

85

107

100

188

200

252

610

930

656

520

391

374

426

1,360

706

500

310

266

226

Sept.

188

188

200

200

188

239

226

226

176

176

226

142

129

125

119

115

115

102

100

97

100

93

100

131

164

164

153

153

164

153
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Jackson River at Barber, Va., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 409 square miles]

Month

July--..... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

462 

2,650 

374 

3,890 

3,090 

1,640 

1,050 

610 

374 

200 

1,360 

239

3,890

Minimum

77 

127

408 

340 

374 

188 

107 

80 

85 

93

77

Mean

130 

370 

183 

735 

945 

623 

691 

291 

182 

114 

306 

155

390

Per

square 

mile

0.318 

.905 

.447 

1.80 

2.31 

1.52 

1.69 

.711 

.445 

.279 

.748 

.379

.954

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.37 

1.01 

.52 

2.08 

2.40 

1.75 

1.89 

.82 

.50 

.32 

.86 

.42

12.94

JAMES RIVER AT LICE RUN, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County, 5 miles below 

Clifton Forge and three-quarters of a mile below junction of Cowpasture and 

Jackson Rivers.

DKAINAGB ABBA. 1,370 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECOHDS AVAILABLE. April 3, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; read by R. G. Lemon.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of bedrock and gravel; permanent. 

Control is ledge about 25 feet below gage; probably permanent. Point of 

zero flow, August 28, 1925, at gage height 0.3 foot ±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.47 feet 

at 7.30 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 20,600 second-feet); minimum, 1.68 

feet morning reading of July 22 and morning and afternoon readings July 23 

and August 13 (discharge, 204 second-feet).

1925-1926: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 19, 1926; minimum, 

1.64 feet at 6.15 a. m. August 31, 1925 (discharge, 192 second-feet).

Flood of September, 1877, reached a stage of 29.1 feet and that of March, 

1913, reached a stage of 27.2 feet, determined by leveling to floodmarks.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 27 

to January 4 and January 10-14. Rating curve well defined between 200 

and 14,000 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table except for periods affected by ice, for which 

it is estimated. Records good.

Discharge measurements of James River at Lick Run, Va., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Feb. 14. .. ........

Peb. 15 ______ 

Gage 

height

Feel 

6.39

9.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,470

10,700

Date

Apr. 14..... . .......

Aug. 12..... __ .. ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.29

1.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,780

220
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Lick Run, Va., for the year

September SO, 1926

Day

1 ..-.......

2 __ ... _ ..

3 . .. .

4 _ ..........

6 - ......

6 

7.. ........

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

9 ... .

10 - _.-...

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

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

13.......... _

14 

15 

16 

17. ....

18 ___ ..

19 

20 

21 ..

22

23. .......

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 _

29 

30 .

31- 

Oct.

210

245

265

24.IS

245

238

231

231

238

228

217

224

231

265

392

415

392

370

348

305

285

265

265

535

1,070

885

642

dfifl

370

370

Nov.

348

325

325

348

348

348

325

348

392

785

(U9

818

7,270

3,840

2,030

1,440

1,150 RRP;

698

615

560

485

460

415

415

415

392

370

Dec.

325

325

392

460

670

725

1,110

990

818

' 698

642

560

510

460

460

438

415

392

370

370

392

460

725

785

725

670

490

Jan.

1 390

1 .

460

510

510

485

415

380

392

370

392

1 m\

18,600

7,630

4,860

9,430

6,220

3,840

2,580

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,030

920 i 9on

Feb.

5,030

4,520

3,360

2,880

2,300

9 Iflfl

1,900

1,780

1,780

2,160

1,780

1,550

1,340

5,200

11,600

6,220

3,840

2,880

2,580

2,580

2,300

2,300

1,780

1,660

2,440

6,220

4,180

2,380

Mar.

2,300

2,160

1,900

1,550

1,440

1,200

1,550

2,880

2,300

1,780

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,200

1,110

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,290

1,660

2,030

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

5,030

3,520

2,160

2,160

9 44n

Apr.

3,360

2,730

2,440

2,030

1,660

1,440

1,340

1,290

1,900

1,780

1 660

2,580

2,880

3,680

3,520

2,880

2,440

2,030

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,440

2,030

1,660

1,440

1,240

1,110

1,030

920

May

885

818

785

755

698

670

642

615

588

588

615

588

560

535

535

670

955

1,030

885

818

755

670

615

588

535

510

560

1,070

1,070

850

818

June

7>\H

725

698

588

560

535

510

460

415

392

392

370

348

325

325

305

305

305

305

305

285

285

285

285

265

265

265

242

July

242

234

234

285

305

4.QQ

392

305

285

285

265

265

245

245

242

231

231

220

217

210

207

204

265

231

285

285

265

245

325

370

Aug.

348

370

348

285

265

9xt9

245

238

231

228

217

210

204

224

265

265

285

325

415

785

1,900

1,070

818

642

615

4,010

2,030

1,150

885

615

510

Sept.

JOG

485

438

415 4601

535

460 415-

370-

325

285

285-

28&

265

265

265

245

245

245

242

238

245

438

392

325

305

285

305

Monthly discharge of James River at Lick Run, Va., for the year ending September

SO,

[Drainage area, 1,370 square miles]

Month

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

July

September..... . . - 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,070 

7,270 

1,110 

18,600 

11,600 

5,030 

3,680 

1,070 

755 

510 

4,010 

535

18,600

Minimum

210 

325 

325

1,340 

1,070 

920 

510 

242 

204 

204 

238

204

Mean

353 

936 

559 

2,450 

3,260 

1,880 

2,090 

719 

411 

276 

653 

343

1,150

Per

square 

mile

0.258 

.683 

.408 

1.79 

2.38 

1.37 

1.53 

.525 

.300 

.201 

.477 

.250

.839

Run-off in 

inches

0.30 

.76 

.47 

2.06 

2.48 

1.58 

1.71 

.61 

.33 

.23 

.55 

.28

11.36

118239 3C
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge near Chesapeake & Ohio Railway station,

N j§»- Buchanan, Botetourt County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,080 square miles, revised (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 18, 1895, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; installed November 21, 1903.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.' Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock, overlain with thick deposit of 

mud. Banks high; not overflowed except in extreme floods. Control 

of boulders and gravel several hundred feet below gage. Point of zero 

flow, October 19, 1924, -0.5 foot ±0.5 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.4 feet at 

12.20 p. m. January 19 (discharge, 28,700 second-feet); minimum, 1.7 

feet October 1-11 (discharge, 310 second-feet).

1898-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 31 feet during night of March 27, 

1913, determined October 2, 1914, by levels to floodmarks; discharge not 

determined); minimum stage, 1.7 feet August 20-22 and September 12-14, 

1900 (discharge, 275 second-feet). A discharge of 260 second-feet was 

reported on April 17 and May 2, 1896, but this is subject to error owing to 

unreliability of record prior to 1898.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating 

curve well defined between 350 and 32,000 second-feet and extended beyond 

these limits. Gage read to tenths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

The following discharge measurements were made:

January 19, 1926: Gage height, 13.33 feet; discharge, 28,300 second-feet.

January 22, 1926: Gage height, 7.53 feet; discharge, 10,400 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Buchanan, Va.,for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

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.

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

3^0

355

400

400

450

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

555

555

555

Nov.

555

555

555

555

555

5fi5

555

555

555

555

555

555

5,600

6,290

5,370

4,300

3,510

2,670

1,940

1,190

915

750

750

680

680

615

fil f\

555

555

Dec.

555

555

750

915

830

830

750

680

680

615

615

615

615

555

555

555

555

680

615

7JTA

680

680

680

615

Jan.

615

615

555

615

680

680

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

615

1,190

28,400

17 700

9 9fifl

6,520

4,930

4,300

3

7AA

3

QQA

2

QQA

2,830

A QAA

Feb.

9,000

7,240

6,060

5,370

4,510

4,100

4,100

3,900

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,510

3,510

3,510

4,100

7.480

6,520

6,520

3,900

3,510

3

QOA

0 QQA

9 QQft

7 000

6,520

C 1 Kf)

Mar.

4,300

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,160

3,160

3,160

2 QQA

2,990

O QQA

2,830

2,670

2,670

2,670

o con

2,520

2 con

0 COA

2, 830

2,830

2,830

4 300

Apr.

4,510

3,900

3,700

3, 510

3,330

3,160

2,990

2,830

3,510

2,830

2,370

2,370

3,510

5,830

5,600

4,100

3,700

3,330

2,990

2,670

2,370

2,220

2 080

1 Q4fi

1 800

1,670

1 KAn

1,540

1 ' 540

May

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,000

1.000

1 000

1,090

1,540

1,800

1,540

1,420

1 3nn

1 300

1 090

1,300

1,300

1,190

June

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,090

1,000

915

915

830

830

750

750

680

680

615

555

500

CAA

500

CAA

KAA

CflA

500

500

CAA

July

450

450

450

450

450

1,190

1,540

1,420

1,420

1,190

1,000

750

615

555

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

450

AZ(\

AKf\

AKf\

Aug.

450

450

450

450

450

. 680

615

555

555

500

500

500

4.50

450

450

680

830

750

2,080

1,670

1,540

1 540

1,670

1,090

1 000

QOA

7KA

Sept.

680

615

555

555

555

555

555

555

555

555

555

500

500

500

AKf\

450

450

400

4flfl

400

400

400

400

4ftft

4fin

400

Ann

4nn

Ann
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

Monthly discharge of James River at Buchanan, Va., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 2,080 square miles]

Month

V

November ____________________

April . 

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

555 

6,290 

915 

28,400 

9,000 

4,300 

5,830 

1,800 

1,190 

1,540 

2.080 

680

28,400

Minimum

310 

555 

555 

555 

2,990 

2,520 

1,540 

1,000 

500 

450 

450 

400

310

Mean

432 

1,470 

651 

3,710 

4, 750 

3,200 

3,060 

1,280 

743 

646 

836 

483

1,750

Per

square 

mile

a 208 

.707 

.313 

1.78 

2.28 

1.64 

1.47 

.615 

.357 

.311 

.402 

.232

.841

Run-off in 

inches

0.24 

.79 

.36 

2.05 

2.37 

1.78 

1.64 

.71 

.40 

.36 

.46 

.26

11.42

JAMES RIVER AT BENT CREEK, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 1 mile

below Gladstone, Nelson County. Bent Creek enters 50 feet above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,670 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 21, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by J. R. Marks.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of ledge rock, boulders, and sand; somewhat rough. Banks low, cultivated, and subject to overflow at high stages. 

Control is riffle about 150 feet below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.33 feet at 

5.10 p. m. January 19 (discharge, 35,000 second-feet); minimum, 2.42 feet 

at 8.30 a. m. October 12 (discharge, 408 second-feet).

1925-1926: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 19, 1926; minimum, 2.35 feet at 6.30 p. m. August 31, 1925 (discharge, 350 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

REGULATION. Considerable 'fluctuation at low stages owing to operation of 

power plants near Lynchburg.

^ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; slightly affected by ice December 27 to January 2. Rating curve well defined between 600 and 17,000 

second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records good for high stages and fair for low stages.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

April 28, 1926: Gage height, 4.42 feet; discharge, 3,680 second-feet. 

May 9, 1926: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 1,670 second-feet. 

.August 11, 1926: Gage height, 2.72 feet; discharge, 683 second-feet.
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Bent Creek, Va.,for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1. . .....

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

3 

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

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

6...-. .....

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

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

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

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

11 

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

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

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

15. .........

16. .....

17. .........

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

19. .....

20. 

21 

22 

23 _ ......

24. 

25..... 

26 

27 _ ... _ ....

28. 

29 ____ ......

30 __ ........

31. 

Oct.

610

1,100

1,100

780

435

1,030

840

736

900

840

703

426

703

965

1,100

965

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,100

965

965

840

965

965

1,100

1,320

1,910

1,560

1,400

1,320

Nov.

900

965

1,320

1,170

1,100

1,030

965

1,030

965

1,240

1,030

1,320

6,430

11, 200

6,430

4,020

3,160

3,370

1,400

1,820

1,740

1,560

1,170

1,400

1 9/in

1,320

1,240

1,320

1,100

840

Dec.

1,400

1,100

1,400

1,560

1,560

2, 560

2,180

3,160

3,160

2,090

1,820

1,480

1,650

1,100

1,480

1,650

i O4.A

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,320

2,090

1,820

1,910

1,910

1,560

1,100

1,240

1,400

Jan.

1,480

1,400

1,480

1,400

1,740

1,400

1,320

1,480

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,480

1,320

1,320

1,400

1,240

1,820

4,920

30,000

30,000

14,400

11,200

15,200

9,440

7,280

5,900

4,690

4,460

3,580

2,370

3,370

Feb.

7,880

12,200

10,400

11,200

8,180

6,710

5,900

5.900

5,900

5,400

5,400

4,920

4,240

4,460

4,240

20,200

if! onn

5,900

6,430

5,650

6,160

4,460

4,240

5,400

a ISA

12, 200

7,880

Mar.

6,710

5,900

5,400

5,160

4,020

4,020

3,800

4,920

6,160

6,160

5,160

4,920

4,690

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,160

3,160

3,370

4,020

4,240

5,650

4,240

4,690

4,460

4,020

5,900

5,900

5,160

5,160

Apr.

6,160

7,280

6,160

5,160

4,690

4,690

4,240

4,020

3,580

4,240

4,020

5,650

7,580

8,800

9,120

8,490

6,710

5,900

5,900

5,650

4,920

4,920

5,160

4,920

4,240

3,800

3,800

3,580

2,960

2,090

May

2,180

2,090

2,370

2,180

1,650

1,560

1,740

1,740

1,560

1,820

2,090

1,480

1,400

1,650

1,650

1,820

1,320

2,180

2,560

2,370

2,000

1,820

1,650

1,400

1,740

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,650

2,560

2,000

June

2,090

1,650

1,820

1,650

1,480

/I, 650

1,170

1,650

1,480

1,320

1,240

1,910

1,100

900

1,170

1,100

780

1,170

965

965

1,030

965

1,030

1,170

1,100

1,100

965

965

965

965

July

965

769

900

780

660

2.280

2,180

2,180

1,480

1,100

1,100

900

1,320

1,030

1,560

1,100

780

780

769

736

703

620

692

900

703

725

780

1,560

965

1,170

769

Aug.

747

1,100

1,170

840

1,030

1,320

965

840

780

840

747

681

725

660

650

747

681

1,240

900

1,100

2,760

3,160

2,560

2,090

1,650

1,650

3,580

4,020

2,560

1,740

1,910

Sept.

1,320

1,320

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,400

1,170

1,240

1,100

1,030

1,100

965

758-

1,240

714

840

840

840

780

600

640-

747

714

747

660

681

620

1,100

1,03»

900

Monthly discharge of James River at Bent Creek, Va., for the year ending September

80, 1926

[Drainage area, 3.670 square miles]

Month

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

April ......

May... _____________________

June _________________________

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

September... __ ______________

The year.. ______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,910 

11,200 

3,160 

30,000 

20,200 

6,710 

9,120 

2,560 

2,090 

2,280 

4,020 

1,400

30,000

Minimum

426 

840 

1,100 

1,240 

4,240 

3, 160 

2,090 

1,320 

780 

620 

650 

600

426

Mean

996 

2,130 

1,670 

5,540 

7,380 

4,690 

5,280 

1,820 

1,250 

1,060 

1,470 

940

2,820

Per 

square 

mile

0.271 

.580 

.455 

1.51 

2.01 

1.28 

1.44 

.496 

.341 

.289 

.401 

.256

.768

Run-off In 

inches

0.31 

.65 

.52 

1.74 

2.09 

1.4» 

1.61 

.57 

.3* 

.3? 

.4$ 

.29

10.43=

JAMES RIVER AT SCOTTSVIIIE, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County. HardwareRiver enters 7 miles below and Rockfish River 12 miles above. 

DEAINAGE AEEA. 4,570 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. February 25, 1925, to September 30, 1926.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by L. S. Moore.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed principally of sand but rocky in places. 

Banks high and not subject to overflow except at extreme high stages. Control permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.80 feet 

at 7 a. m. January 20 (discharge, 42,300 second-feet); minimum, 1.80 feet 

at 7 a. m. October 2 and 6 (discharge, 510 second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 20, 1926; minimum, 

1.62 feet at 7 a. m. September 30, 1925 (discharge, 400 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

REGULATION. Fluctuation at low stages caused by operation of power plants at 

Lynehburg.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 700 and 38,000 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredth s twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good except those for low 

which are fair.

Discharge measurements of James River at Scottsville, Va., during the year ending

September 80, 1926

Date

Jan. 18 .........

Jan. 20... .......

Gage 

height

Feel 

5.44

14.63

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,700

37, 500

Date .

Jan. 21... ......

Feb. 13 

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.33

5.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20,300

5,380

Date Gage height

Feet

2.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

853

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Scottsville, Va., for the year ending

September 80, 1926

Day

1 ____ . ...

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

3 ___ ......

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

5

6.. __ ......

7 . . ....

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

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

10 

11.. ...

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

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

14..-. ...

15 

16 

17 

18 ..

19 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 . .

26 

27..- . ....

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

805

585

1,340

1,240

855

510

1,070

960

755

908

548

855

1,340

1,240

1,290

1,240

1,290

i ion

1,240

1,120

1,070

Qfifi

1,400

1,890

1,640

1,890

2,280

1,760

1 ' 760

Nov.

1 400

1,240

1,520

1,760

1,240

1,290

1,240

1,120

1,020

1,290

1,520

1,290

8,840

9 19fi

a

yJAA

4,670

3,650

3,650

2,020

2,280

o i en

1,400.

1,760

1,520

1 GA(\

1,460

1,520

Dec.

1 400

1,640

3,650

3,160

2,700

5,180

Q AQ(\

3,990

3,320

3,480

2,420

2,150

2,150

2,020

2,280

1,760

1,520

1,520

1,890

1 640

3 1 fin

2,560

2 280

2,420

1,760

2,150

1 640

1,760

Jan.

2,420

2,020

2,020

2,150

2,020

2,280

2,150

1,890

1,760

1,890

1,890

1,640

1,460

1,760

1,760

1,520

4,840

30,400

38, 100

22,000

13,200

14. QOrt

13, 500

8,320

7,200

6,810

5,360

5,180

4,500

4,330

Feb.

U fiftft

19 QOft

lo onft

18,900

11,600

8,840

7,620

7 ftftft

6,810

6,620

6,440

. 5,540

K QflA

in ^nft

97 9flfl

10 Qftft

9,120

8,580

8,320

7,620

7,000

6,620

6,080

6 440

9 7nn

13,500

11,900

Mar.

8,580

7,840

6,810

6,440

5,720

5,360

5,180

5,180

7 000

7^200

6,260

6,080

5,180

4,330

4,330

4,160

4,160

4,500

4,840

5,180

4,840

4,840

5,010

5,180

7 ftftft

6,440

K QfkA

Apr.

6,810

6,620

7,620

7,400

6,620-

5,900

5

KA(\

4,840

5

KAf\

5,360

5,540

6,440

7,620

10,600

10,600

10,000

8,840

7,400

6,620

6,260

 6, 080

S oon

5,900

5,540

4,840

4,160

3,820

May

3,320

3,000

2,560

3,320

3,000

2,700

2,280

2,560

2,280

2,280

2,420

2,560

2,280

2,280

2,420

2,280

2,280

2,850

2,850

2,560

2 420

2,280

2,020

2,420

2,150

2,150

2,020

2,020

2,020

June

2,700

2,700

2.420

2,150

2,150

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,640

2,020_j

1,640

1,400

1,640

1,520

1,340

1,070

1,290

1,240

1,020

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,180

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,290

1,020

805

July

1,070

1,180

96C

1,120

1,460

2,020

1,890

2,150

2,020

1,640

1,290

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,290

1,760

1,460

1,070

1,120

960

855

855

710

908

1,020

1,020

755

855

1,460

1,120

1,400

Aug.

1,070

908

1,460

1,290

960

1,760

2,150

1,120

908

855

805

855

585

710

585

1,120

1,120

908

1,400

1,290

2,020

3,000

3,000

2,850

2,560

2,420

2,020

4,670

3,480

2,420

2,150

Sept.

2,020

1,520

1,240

1,290

1,240

1,180

1,640

1,760

1,340

1,460

1,400

1,240

1,120

1,020

1,340

1,120

960

960

960

855

710

908

908

755

805

755

665

855

1,180

1,240
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of James River at Scottsville, Va., for the year ending September

80, 1926

[Drainage area, 4,570 square miles]

Month

November...-. __________________ .

December...- __ . _________ . ____ .

March _ __ ----- _ .--. __ .. __

May __ __ .... ____ . ______ _ .....

June ____ _ -. _____ . ...

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

September __ ...-.-- ____ . ................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,280 

9,400 

5,180 

38,100 

27,200 

8,580 

10,600 

3,320 

2,700 

2,150 

4,670 

2,020

38,100

Minimum

510 

1,020 

1,400 

1,460 

5,540 

4,160 

3,820 

2,020 

805 

710 

585 

665

510

Mean

1,180 

2,700 

2,460 

6,820 

9,980 

5,570 

6,470 

2,490 

1,570 

1,280 

1,690 

1,150

3,570

Per 

square 

mile

0.258 

.591 

.538 

1.49 

2.18 

1.22 

1.42 

.545 

.344 

.280 

.370 

.252

.781

Run-off in 

inches

0.30 

.66 

.62 

1.72 

2.27 

1.41 

1.58 

.63 

.38 

.32 

.43 

.28

10.60"

JAMES RIVER AT CARTEHSVILLE, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge between- Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 1 mile below Willis River and 7 miles below Rivanna River.

DEAINAGE AREA. 6,240 square miles, revisec (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1899, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by A. F. Moon, jr.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rocks and sand; shifts during floods.

Banks high; left bank is overflowed at a sjtage of about 20 feet. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage j recorded during year, 15.25 feet

at 5.45 p. m. January 20 (discharge, 45J300 second-feet); minimum stage,

0.49 foot at 6 p. m. October 7 (discharge, 606 second-feet).

1899-1926: Maximum stage recorded, '26.7 feet at 6 p. m. December 30,

1901 (discharge, about 106,000 second-feet); minimum, 0.33 foot at 10

a. m. October 27, 1921 (discharge not determined). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters. 

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated at different points on James River and

its tributaries. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined

between 900 and 50,000 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage

read to humdredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good for medium and high

stages and fair for low stages.

Discharge measurements of James River at Cartersville, Va., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Jan. 19 ______ . _____ .

Jan. 20.... . ..... ...........

Gage 

height

Feet

14.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35,300

44,900

Date

Jan. 21..-. - 

Jan. 22 _____________

Gage 

height

Feet 

11.18

8.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29, 400

19,500
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Cartersville, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1 

2 ..........

3

4..........

5..........

6 .......

7.

8 

9..........

10..........

11- . 

12. ____ .

13..........

14..........

15... 

16..........

17..........

18... .......

19 

20.. ........

21..........

22..........

23

24 

25..........

26..........

27

28 

29..........

30

31..........

Oct.

850

1,300

1,140

1,060

648

910

760

880

775

835

910

746

1,700

1,620

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,300

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,220

9 91 fl

2,890

2,550

2,040

2,210

1,960

Nov.

1,700

1,540

1,460

1 4fift

1,540

1,380

1,300

1,460

1,780

1,780

1,780

10, 500

5,720

A KKfi

3,250

3,070

9 RQft

2 720

2,550

2,550

1,780

1,780

2,040

1,780

Dec.

2,040

7,360

6,320

5,720

5,120

5,120

5,120

4,360

3,980

3,610

3,250

2,720

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,550

2,380

9 04/1

9 ^Bfi

4,930

4,170

3 790

3*430

3,070

2,890

9 ^f\f\

Jan.

2,720

2,720

2 79/1

3,070

3,430

2,890

2,550

2,380

2,550

2,720

2,890

2,380

9 3Rfl

2,380

6,730

44,800

31,600

20,000

16,200

17, 600

14, 700

Q Qfifl

7,800

6,730

5,920

4,740

Feb.

11, 700

16,900

'27,000

20 400

15,000

11, 700

9,960

9,710

8,720

7,800

7,360

8,250

19 ^fifl

28,100

15, 600

12,000

10,800

8,720

8,250

20,000 17 fiflfl

16, 200

Mar.

19 Qflfi

11, 400

9,960

8,720

7,800

7,150

6,520

6,940

8,250

7,580

6,940

6,320

5,520

5,320

5,520

5,320

5,120

5,720

6,520

6,320

6,120

6,120

6,120

5,720

6,520

8,480

8,720

Apr.

10, 200

9 91fl

7,800

7 i nn

6,120

7,800

7,360

7,150

9,460

10,500

14, 700

15, 000

14 400

10,800

9,710

8,720

8,250

8,020

7,580

7 3fift

6,730

5,920

5,320

4,930

4,550

May

3 QOfl

3,980

4,170

4,170

4,360

S OKfl

4,170

3,250

S

OKfl

3,070

3,070

3,790

3,250

3,070

3,430

3,610

3 OK A

3,610

3,790

3,790

3,430

3,250

3,070

9 RQft

3,430

3,430

2,890

2,720

3,250

June

3,790

3,070

2,550

2,720

2,380

2,720

2,550

2,210

1,870

2,040

2,040

1,700

1,460

1,780

1,380

1,540

1,540

1,700

1,540

1,380

1,380

2; 210

1,870

1,620

1,460

1,380

1,300

July

1,220

1,460

2,720

2,380

2,890

3,610

3,250

3,250

2,550

1,870

1,700

1,620

1,300

1,780

1,780

1,960

1,540

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,140

985

1,060

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,460

1,380

1,620

Aug.

1,780

1,780

1,460

1,870

1,960

1,870

1,700

1,620

1,460

1,300

1,460

1,380

1,060

985

985

2,720

3,070

2,380

2,890

2,890

4,170

5,620

4,550

3,790

3,430

6,520

4,360

3,980

3,790

3,980

3,610

Sept.

3,070

2,550

2,210

1,780

1,780

1,780

2,890

3,070

2,210

2,040

2,210

1,960

1,540

1,540

1,380

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,060

1,060

1,060

985

985

910

910

1,220

Monthly discharge of James River at Cartersville, Va., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 6,240 square miles]

Month

November ____________________

February ____________________

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

June. _ ..-.-.. _ . __ _ ... _ -.-.-...

July

August

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,890 

13,800 

9,960 

44,800 

28,100 

12, 900 

15, 000 

4,360 

3,790 

3,610 

6,520 

3,070

44, 800

Minimum

648 

1,300 

1,620 

2,380 

7,360 

5,120 

4,550 

2,720 

1,300 

985 

985 

910

648

Mean

1,330 

3,490 

3,740 

8,830 

13, 700 

7,200 

8,700 

3,460 

2,070 

1,730 

2,720 

1,650

4,830

Per 

square 

mile

0.213

.559 

.599 

1.42 

2.20 

1.15 

1.39 

.554 

.332 

.277 

.436 

.264

.774

Run-off in 

inches

0.25 

.62 

.69 

1.64 

2.29 

1.33 

1.55 

.64 

.37 

.32 

.50 

.29

10.49

COWPASTUBE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FOBGE, VA.

LOCATION. At iron highway bridge \% miles above junction with Jackson River 

and 4 miles southeast of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 456 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13, 1907, to August 8, 1908; March 26, 1925, to 

September 30, 1926.
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by Miss Flora Persinger.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock; permanent. Left bank high 

and not subject to overflow; right bank low and subject to overflow. Point 

of zero flow at gage height 0.37 foot ±0.1 foot on March 26, 1925.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.10 feet at 

7.30 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 5,970 second-feet); minimum, 1.82 feet at 

5.30 p. m. August 14 (discharge, 50 second-feet).

1907-1908, 1925-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 10.0 feet (old datum) 

June 14, 1907 (discharge not determined); minimum, that of August 14, 1926. 

Flood of March, 1913, reached a stage of 20.8 feet (present datum) determined by leveling to high-water mark (discharge not determined).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 27 to 

January 1. Rating curve well defined between 70 and 3,600 second-feet and 

extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table 

except for stages affected by ice, for which it is estimated. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Feb. 15 _____ . __ .......

Feb. 16 ___ .. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.74

5.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,420

1,730

Date

Apr. 14. __ . _ .......... ...

Aug. 12 __ . _____ .. _ ...

Gage 

height

Fed 

4.35

2.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,280

80

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1 __ ..... .....

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

3. __ . _ . .....

4. ___ .... .....

5. ___ .... _ ..

6. ___ . ___ .

7. ___ . ___ ..

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

9.. . _ . __ .

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

11. __ . __ .....

12. _____ . .....

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

14.. ___ ........

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

16 . .........

17. _ . __ .

18 

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

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

21. _ . __ . _ ..

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

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

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

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

26. .........

27 .. _ . _ ..

28. ___ ........

-» 

30 ...

31. ___ ...

Oct.

74

85

89

89

89

84

77

74

77

79

73

73

81

89

133

125

123

118

130

116

107

87

85

107

148

294

242

171

143

130

138

Nov.

121

118

114

107

95

85

84

87

107

143

156

242

2,380

1,420

555

426

356

294

231

203

186

IfiS

156

146

138

138

125

Dec.

121

112

143

206

275

314

9OJ.

275

294

249

001

206

177

156

165

153

100

iqe

153

171

97K

904

294

OKfl

 190

Jan.

1QA

234

227

206

IQfi

186

193

1fi9

171

177

168

IQft

162

H68

isn

186

OQQ

S oon

5,310

o inn

i F^on

2,480

3 7 fin

1,180

QOJ,

610

COO

476

OQ4

AK-t

Feb.

1,830

1,420

1,340

son

760

668

638

638

638

582

476

426

AR1

1,740

o con

1 R9.fl

1 9fifl

960

004

fiQR

610

528

nno

1,420

O Aon

1,420

1 °*4A

Mar.

760

698

610

CAO

451

378

638

960

638

528

528

502

451

356

Q7Q

01 A

070

476

KflO

KflO

CrtO

nno

eno

1,420

1,100

QK7

638

QQfl

Apr.

1,100

1,030

890

QK7

698

528

4H1

426

760

760

792

1,100

Qfifi

1 1Sfl

1,100

Q«n

004

792

890

824

960

Qfifl

Qfifl

7flfl

610

COO

451

402

9Q4.

May

238

213

234

189

125

114

138

174

156

168

135

135

151

159

171

186

334

402

'434.

9Q4.

97 K

242

oon

186

165

1 *ifi '

171

502

294

275

June

252

238

220

203

203

196

183

165

151

143

133

128

123

114

105

101

95

QQ

84

107

101

QQ

109

101

Q7

91

93

S7

QA

79

July

77

84

76

84

125

180

177

146

107

97

, 99

r 95

so

79

74

71

68

64

61

58

69

55rt-l

7907

QQ

109

101

QQ

QQ

103

Aug.

128

186

159

133

109

95

85

79

74

70

64

59

55

51

7Q

QO

81

Q1

121

OKO

426

334

275

OOA

001

1,420

004

COO

9Q4.

224

186

Sept.

159

140

146

162

146

138

168

210

177

156

133

123

114

114

105

Q7

89

85

79

76

71

71

QO

13*

206

165

114

114
JAMES RIVER BASIN 21

Monthly discharge of Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 456 square miles]

Month

October _____________________

November _____________ ..... _

April. ________________________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

294 

2,380 

314 

5, 310 

3,580 

1,420 

1,180 

528 

252 

180 

1,420 

210

5,310

Minimum

73 

84 

112 

162 

426 

314 

294 

114 

79 

55 

51 

71

51

Mean

114 

296 

204 

857 

1,100 

587 

777 

228 

132 

91.8 

226 

127

390.

Per

square 

mile

0.250 

.649 

.447 

1.88 

2.41 

1.29 

1.70 

.500 

.289 

.201 

.496 

.279

.855

Run-off in 

inches

0.29 

.72 

.52 

2.17 

2.51 

1.49 

1.90 

.58 

.32 

.23 

.57 

.31

11.61

CRAIG CREEK AT PAKE, VA.

LOCATION. At Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge 600 feet from Parr,. Botetourt 

County, and 12 miles above mouth. Patterson Creek enters 11 miles 

below station.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 331 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April 5, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by Orville Drummond.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. '

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and boulders; not subject 

to shift. Banks wooded and not subject to overflow except at extremely 

high stages. Control, composed of large boulders and gravel, may shift 

a little at high stages. Point of zero flow at gage height 2.02 feet ±0.1 

foot April 5, 1925.

EXTBEMES OF DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.53 feet 

at 7 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 5,820 second-feet); minimum, 3.50 feet at 

7 a. m. and 6.30 p. m. July 23 (discharge, 40 second-feet).

1925-1926: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 19, 1926; minimum, 3.45 feet at 7 a. m. September 11, 1925 (discharge, 36 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during winter.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 33 and 1,200 second-feet and fairly well defined between 1,200 and 

5,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

April 15, 1926: Gage height, 5.71 feet; discharge, 978 second-feet.

August 12, 1926: Gage height, 3.54 feet; discharge, 43.3 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Craig Creek at Parr, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

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

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

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

4 _ .... ..

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

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

7

g

g

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

Oct.

46

51

56

60

59

59

48

47

48

46

Nov.

85

82

83

86

85

85

85

88

94

125

Dec.

82

78

92

88

92

98

118

111

107

Jan.

99

99

98

107

120

151

164

291

177

Feb.

1,200

900

803

771

586

557

Mar.

586

500

472

472

1,040

803

646

Apr.

900

677

500

446

394

344

344

368

419

May

181

171

164

157

149

140

135

132

129

132

June

90

85

82

78

80

86

88

92

72

69

July

48

47

47

55

58

116

103

78

67

59

Aug.

116

88

72

62

58

67

103

67

72

54

Sept

64

62

63;

62

58

BO

62

6763-

59
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Craig Creek at Parr, Va., for the year ending 

September SO, 1926 Continued

Day

11 .........

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

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

14 -

15 -

16 

17 

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

19......... .

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

21 

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

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

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

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 .. ...... -

30 

31 

Oct.

46

46

49

55

82

143

107

82

72

69

64

63

63

67

85

143

191

129-

103

90

85

Nov.

135

164

1,290

264

207

167

146

129

125

111

103

96

92

88

94

96

83

Dec.

103

103

101

96

99

99

101

98

96

103

111

137

140

149

114

114

103

Jan.

140

135

107

107

94

1,120

4,970

1 Q^ft

803

528

419

319 97*>

93fi

305

Feb.

472

368

A A «

835

2,890

1,380

900

740

708

708

646

500

419

500

1,380

900

708

Mar.

557

528

472

446

394

394

394

446

4 528

557

500

472

446

394

394

446

394

344

528

Apr.

394

740

1,040

1,200

1,040

835

708

586

500

419

368

344

319

301

278

252

, 230

214

207

191

May

132

129

135

137

132

160

239

239

199

177

157

146

132

122

116

107

107

103

103

98

92

June

64

62

62

60

59

57

55

55

55

62

59

64

67

63

58

57

55

52

50

48

July

55

56

57

57

57

55

52

48

46

45

44

42

40

52

51

57

85

62

62

96

214

Aug.

49

44

51

45

44

54

63

57

50

264

301

191

129

118

129

154

151

120

96

77

69

Sept.

55

50

48

48

48

48

47

46

46

45

46

46

46

46

46

47

45

45

46

51

Monthly discharge of Craig Creek at Parr, Va., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 331 square miles]

1

Month

July ..... .... ....... ....... , ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

191 

1,290 

149 

4,970 

2,890 

1,040 

1,200 

239 

92 

214 

301 

67

4,970

Minimum

46 

82 

78 

94 

368 

344 

191 

92 

48 

40 

44 

45

40

Mean

75.7 

179 

106 

522 

837 

500 

505 

144 

66.2 

64.9 

97.3 

52.2

258

Per 

square 

mile

0.229 

.541 

.320 

1.58 

2.53 

1.51 

1.53 

.435 

.200 

.196 

.294 

.158

.779

Run-off in 

inches

0.26 

.60 

.37 

1.82 

2.64 

1.74 

1.71 

.50 

.22 

.23 

.34 

.18

10.61

JOHNS CHEEK AT NEWCASTLE, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge just east of Newcastle, Craig County, one-fourth 

mile above mouth of Johns Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 106 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 27 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by Taft Abbott.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of ledge rock and boulders; rough and 

permanent. Left bank high and clean; not subject to overflow. Right 

bank low and subject to overflow at high stages. Control composed of 

ledge rock and boulders 75 feet downstream; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.49 feet at 

6.30 p. m. May 16 and 7.20 a. m. May 17 (discharge, 77 second-feet); minimum, 2.27 feet, August 14, 15, 16, and 19 (discharge, 8.1 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice for short periods.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 6 and 3,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Record good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

April 27, 1926: Gage height, 3.40 feet; discharge, 70 second-feet.

August 11, 1926: Gage height, 2.30 feet; discharge, 8.6 second feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Johns Creek at Newcastle, Fa., for the year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1 . 

2..........

3 ...... ..

4..........

5 ...

6. 

7... .......

8..........

9..........

10... .......

11--.---....

12..........

13. .........

14--.:......

15. . ........

Apr. May

55

51

48

44

41

41

41

38

41

44

44

41

June

29

97

26

24

98

30

30

25

21

20

19

is

19

19

17

July

10

12

12

l %

28

19

15

14

14

17

21

16

14

14

Aug.

24

11

11

11

10

10

9.0

9 0

9.0

9 0

8.7

8.4

8.1

Sept.

14

14

1>5

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

Day

16.. 

17...- -.

18...- .,.

19...- 

20-.-.. ..

21-. -. 

22... ...

23.. .

24---. ___ .

26- 

27- 

28. 

29... 

30... 

01

Apr.

68

64

59

May

68

72

64

64

59

51

44

41

38

37

34

33

38

33

30

sn

June

17

16

16

18

20

21

21

19

17

15

14

14

14

13

13

July

13

13

12

11

9.6

8.7

8.4

11

11

10

11 "

11

11

13

59

55

Aug.

8.4

8.4

8.4

10

8.4

38

25

20

?1

27

34

28

21

15

14

14

Sept.

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

10

10

11

12

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.6

11

10

14

Monthly discharge of Johns Creek at Newcastle, Fa., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 106 square miles]

Month

April 27-30.. _ ...

June __________ . ___________ .

July..................... ................. _^._

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

68 

72 

30 

59 

38 

16

Minimum

55 

30 

13 

8.4 

8.1 

9.0

Mean

61.5 

45.2 

20.0 

16.2 

15.0 

11.6

Per

square 

mile

0.580 

.426 

.189 

.153 

.142 

.109

Run-off in 

inches

0.09 

.49 

.21 

.18 

.16 

.12

NORTH EIVEE AT GOSHEW, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge just outside of Goshen, Rockbridge County, on 

Goshen-Churchville road, and 500 feet below confluence of Mill Creek and 

Calfpasture River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 190 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 28, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by John Alien, jr.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of ledge rock, boulders, and large 

gravel; rough and probably permanent. Banks low, cultivated, and subject 

to overflow. Control for low water is ledge rock about 10 feet below gage 

which is probably drowned out at high stage, when a control about 100 feet 

feet below becomes effective. Point of zero flow at gage height 1.19 feet 

±0.1 foot August 30, 1925.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.05 feet at 

5.15 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 2,780 second-feet); minimum, 1.79 feet at 

9 a. m. July 22 (discharge, 8 second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage, that of January 18, 1926; minimum, that of 

July 22, 1926.
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during winter.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of January 20; 

affected by ice December 26 to January 2. Rating curves fairly well defined 

between 12 and 1,600 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

March 19, 1926: Gage height, 2.55 feet; discharge, 141 second-feet. 

April 12, 1926: Gage height, 3.13 feet; discharge, 348 second-feet. 

August 13, 1926: Gage height, 1.87 feet; discharge, 13.1 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North River at Goshen, Va., for the year endingSeptember 30, 1926

Day

1_ .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 . _ .........

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

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

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

13 _ ............

14......... __ ..

15 .

16- ........ .

17 . _ .. _ ...

18 

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

20..... ___ ....

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

22 

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

24.... _ . ___ ..

25.-.... ....

26. __ - _ .. ....

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

28.... .. _ ..

29. _____ ......

30.. _ ......

31-. . .

Oct.

14

23

23

20

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

1Q

21

27

27

28

23

20

18

1Q

21

21

24

60

52

3Q

34

29

26

34

Nov.

30

31

31

28

29

31

28

29

14

31

30

29

795

295

162

121

Qfi

77

73

70

66

59

54

50

45

45

45

42

39

3Q

Dec.

38

37

44

68

96

187

175

126

114

94

81

73

64

59

57

54

48

45

42

47

54

73

72

70

50

Jan.

45

45

45

59

55

55

59

54

48

48

42

47

48

41

45

44

42

1,560

2,150

950

832

1,290

870

510

382

275

198

187

108

760

Feb.

832

659

510

406

295

255

244

275

251

255

222

165

168

1,070

1,290

950

482

382

337

295

233

184

172

870

1,110

406

Mar.

316

295

255

208

198

159

795

382

295

222

215

201

172

142

136

128

122

122

125

136

162

162

172

178

156

337

725

482

360

275

382

Apr.

537

430

337

275

233

184

159

172

172

233

295

337

360

430

430

406

337

316

482

456

537

596

430

337

251

198

162

145

128

108

May

100

95

88

84

75

75

75

71

69

71

67

65

63

59

59

112

172

194

162

131

112

102

91

82

73

67

198

337

248

178

159

June

147

122

95

82

82

71

67

63

57

50

43

40

48

32

33

30

30

29

29

26

25

24

22

22

20

17

17

18

16

14

July

14

15

17

17

OC25

40

25

22

15

13

14

14

13

13

14

14

12

9

9

9

9

9

9

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

43

Aug.

20

12

13

13

12

20

22

14

12

12

11

11

10

13

12

20

15

26

25

63

84

77

63

52

187

456

225

128

86

73

55

Sept.

45

40

36

37

33

32

33

29-

27

29

25

23

19

26

23

23

22

20-

19

17

1&

19

IT

IT

22

22-

2222-

24

27

Monthly discharge oj North River at Goshen, Va., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 190 square miles]

Month

June ________ _________ _ _ .- ....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

60 

795 

187 

2,150 

1,290 

795 

596 

337 

147 

43 

456 

45

2,150

1 

Minimum j Mean

14 

28 

37 

41 

165 

122 

108 

59 

14

Q

10 

17

9

24.4 

84.5 

70.0 

355 

469 

259 

316 

114 

45.7 

15.2 

59,4 

25.6

151

Per 

square 

mile

0.128 

.445 

.368 

1.87 

2.47 

1.36 

1.66 

.600 

.241 

.080 

.313 

.135

.795

Run-ofl in 

inches

a 15

.50 .42- 

2.16 

2.57 

1.57 

1.85 

.69 

.27 

.09 

.36. 

.15

10.78
JAMES EIVER BASIN 25

NORTH RIVER NEAR LEXINGTON, VA.

^LOCATION. About 300 yards above Lime Kiln highway bridge, 2^ miles above 

Lexington, Rockbridge County, a quarter of a mile below mouth of Kerrs 

Creek, and 5}£ miles above mouth of South River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 487 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 27, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by J. A. Anderson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock; rough, clean and permanent. 

Right bank low and wooded; subject to overflow. Left bank, high, wooded 

and not subject to overflow. Control composed of ledge rock and boulders 

150 feet below gage; clean and permanent. Zero flow at gage height 1.05 

feet, determined August 14, 1926.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period, from water-stage 

recorder, 9.^ feet at midnight January 18 (discharge, 6,730 second-feet); 

minimum discharge (estimated), 45 second-feet September 25-30, 1925.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice during extremely cold 

winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 27-30. 

Rating curve well defined between 50 and 9,000 second-feet and extended 

beyond these limits. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily 

discharge for low and medium stages ascertained by applying to rating table 

mean daily gage height determined from recorder graph by inspection; 

daily discharge for high or rapidly rising and falling stages ascertained by 

averaging results obtained by applying to rating table gage heights for hourly 

and bihourly intervals. Records excellent for periods given.

Discharge measurements of North River near Lexington, Va., for the period August 

27, 1925, to September 30, 1926

Date

1925

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.08

2.13

Discharge

Sec. -ft. 

60

55

Date

1926

Feb. 23 

Apr. 14 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.17

3.67

4.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,320

612

1,150

Date

1926 Con. 

May 19 .... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.12

2.05

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

347

50

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North River near Lexington, Va., for the period 

August 27, 1925, to September SO, 1926

Day

1 _____ .........

2. ___ ....... __ ...

3. _____ .... __ .

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

5 __.. 

6. _____ ..........

7. .

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

g

10.. ____ ..... ____ .

11.. ______ . __ ..

12 . .

13 __________ ..

14 _ . ________ -

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

18 ..j .......

17 ........... _ ...

18

ID

20 

Aug. Sept.

57

76

72

69

63

62

56

56

KA

52

51

55

64

67

64

90

67

60

54

" 54

Oct.

I 60

60

64

60

CO

57

fX\

59

59

60

60

Dee.

348

296

O/f/f

919

151

136

124

110

Iflft

106

QK

Q1

99

Jan.

118

122

122

134

141

146

19Q

128

120

102

114

112

102

114

3,330

4,760

2.220

Feb.

1,530

1,450

1,090

970

790

702

675

702

760

790

620

510

510

1,690

3,550

1,950

1,300

1,030

970

850

Mar.

850

910

730

620

538

485

760

1,230

970

760

675

620

538

438

438

415

392

392

415

438

Apr.

1,090

970

850

702

565

510

438

460

620

620

675

1,030

970

1,160

June July

76

69

72

136

370

219

122

93

116

91

93

76

72

72

72

69

66

63
26 STJEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1926, PAET II

Daily discnarge, in second-feet, of North River near Lexington, Va., for the period 

August 27, 1925, to September 80, 1926 Continued

Day

21... ... _ ....- 

22...... ___ . _ ....

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 . 

28 

29. _ . __

30 

31 

Aug.

54

54

52

54

Sept.

52

50

49

46

A.t\

Oct. Dec.

100

114

240

212

1OS

170

1

130

120

Jan.

1,610

2,410

1,770

1,160

850

620

538

460

304

348

460

Feb.

760

675

620

510

1,160

2,510

1,530

1,030

Mar.

460

460

460

460

438

485

1,030

970

760

648

850

Apr.

w

June

80

80

80

76

75

72

July

NOTE. No record Sept. 25 to Oct. 3,1925; discharge estimated by comparison with that of North River 

at Qoshen and study of weather records. Discharge Dec. 27-30 estimated because of ice. No record and 

discharge not estimated Oct. 14 to Dec. 5,1925, Apr. 15 to June 24,1926, and July 19 to Sept. 30,1926.

Monthlyr'discharge of North River near Lexington, Va.,for the period August 27,1925

to September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 487 square miles]

Month

1925 

August 27-31.. __________________

*^»R 1925-26 

October 1-13 ___________________

December 6-31 _ ... _____________

February _____ _____________

April 1-14.. ...... _ ... _ . _ ..... ___ .

June 25-30 _____________________

July 1-18... _____ - .......___ .......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

55 

90

348 

4,760 

3,550 

1,230 

1,160 

80 

370

Minimum

52

91 

102 

510 

392

438 

72 

63

Mean

53.8 

57.0

59.7 

157 

739 

1,120 

633 

761 

77.2 

108

Per

square 

mile

0.110 

.117

.123 

.322 

1.52 

2.30 

1.30 

1.56 

.159 

.222

Kun-ofl in 

inches

0.02 

.13

.06 

.31 

1.75 

2.40 

1.50 

.81 

.04 

.15

WRECK ISLAND CREEK NEAR CONCORD, VA.

LOCATION. At gristmill, 9 miles from Concord, Appomattox County, and 6 

miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 40 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 6, 1926, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Staff gage at highway bridge; read by F. L. Hollifield.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of fine gravel; clean and shifting. 

One channel at all stages. Right bank high, cultivated, and not subject to 

overflow; left bank wooded and subject to overflow. Control is a gravel 

bar 50 feet below gage; shifting. Zero flow at gage height 0.29 foot; 

determined May 9, 1926.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.00 feet 

at 4.30 p. m. July 5 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 13 

second-feet during parts of June and July.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during extremely cold winters.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated to some extent by gristmill and dam

300 feet above gage.

( ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of February 25 

and July 5. Rating curve used February 6-25 fairly well defined between 

24 and 200 second-feet, curve used February 26 to July 5 fairly well defined 

between 18 and 200 second-feet, and curve used July 6 to September 30 

fairly well defined between 20 and 200 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table. Records fair.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

The following discharge measurements were made:

February 6, 1926: Gage height, 1.28 feet; discharge, 51 second-feet.

May 9, 1926: Gage height, 0.99 foot; discharge, 18 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va.,for the year

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1. ___ .......... _ . 

2.. _ 

3 

4 _ .. .... ..

5 

6. ..- ...-...- . _

7 

8 . _ 

9.. _ 

10 

11 

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

13 

14.......... 

15 

16 .

17 

18 

19 

20 ..........

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

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

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

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

25 . 

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

27 

28.... . .

29 . . .

30. __ .... _ .......... ___ .....

31. _ _ . _

Feb.

47

44

38

38

33

20

33

71

44

38

35

38

42

42

40

38

33

33

191

66

46

36

Mar.

32

57

36

29

27

27

46

34

27

27

20

27

34

36

27

27

27

27

20

27

27

27

27

27

27

32

27

27

27

27

52

Apr.

36

36

27

27

27

27

27

36

20

27

32

55

74

80

52

36

34

32

32

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

23

23

23

May

23

23

23

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

June

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

July

13

13

32

57

400

70

43

38

38

25

29

20

20

20

29

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

70

34

20

20

29

20

29

20

20

Aug.

20

20

20

20

29

20

25

21

21

18

15

15

15

15

124

38

43

38

20

38

34

20

29

20

20

21

21

21

15

15

15

Sept.

15

15

15

21

21

94

38

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

Monthly discharge of Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 40 square miles]

Month

May

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

191 

57 

80 

23 

19 

400 

124 

94

Minimum

29 

27 

23 

19 

13 

13 

15 

15

Mean

47.4 

30.9 

33.7 

19.4 

16.0 

43.1 

28.6 

21.1

Per 

square 

mile

1.18

.772 

.842 

.485 

.400 

1.08 

.715 

.528

Run-off in 

inches

1.01 

.89 

.94 

.56

.45 

1.24 

.82 

.59

HARDWARE RIVER NEAR SCOTTSVILLE, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge on Woodridge-Scottsville road 3 miles north of

Scottsville, Albemarle County, and 9 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 104 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 28, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by C. B. Johnson. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and sand; clean. Banks 

wooded and subject to overflow, but flow will be confined between abutments 

of bridge except for extremely high stages, at which time water will flow over 

bridge. Control is rock ledge 30 feet below gage; clean and probably 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.50 feet at 

5.30 p. m. February 25 (discharge, 802 second-feet); minimum discharge 

probably less than 16 second-feet in July and August.

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of February 25, 1926; minimum, 

1.17 feet at 6.10 p. m. July 29, 1925 (discharge, 9 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during winter.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dam at gristmill about 100 yards 

above gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating 

curve well defined between 16 and 800 second-feet and extended beyond these 

limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table, except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good except those for estimated 

periods, which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Hardware River near Scottsville, Va., during the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Date

Oct. 12.. .......

Jan. 20. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.64

3.73

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.0

261

Date

Mar. 3 ..- ....

Gage 

height

Feet

1.52

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

112

20.8

Date

Aug. 19 ___ ..

Aug. 25 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.71

3.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

122

179

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Hardware River near Scottsville, Va., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1_ 

2. -

3 . .

4 _

5 __ .

6 _ ........

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

8 ........

9 _ ... . ...

10 

11 _ . 

12 __ 

13 _

14 

15 

16 __

17 

18 . 

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

20 __ -

21 _ 

22 __ 

23 __

24 

25 

26 

27 __ 

28 

 29 

30 _ .. 

31 _ ..

Oct.

33

36

37

125

40

26

Nov.

22

30

29

23

29

32

36

44

56

55

42

\

Jan.

244

189

163

119

107

on

90

79

66

52

66

468

Feb.

314

202

202

314

272

202

176

163

163

137

113

101

101

244

202

156

125

107

119

113

96

96

on

84

454

314

176

1^7

Mar.

131

137

107

107

96

90

125

96

an

84

90

90

84

82

80

70

79

79

79

74

74

68

68

65

64

79

74

68

68

64

OOA

Apr.

144

107

84

84

79

74

74

107

150

96

156

216

113

244

163

131

119

113

107

90

96

79

7Q

74

68

56

62

66

67

66

May

62

60

62

55

49

52

52

49

54

59

57

46

49

96

40

47

54

50

54

51

48

39

^Q

39

40

35

107

53

46

45

44

June

43

43

36

40

46

43

40

37

28

28

29

28

33

26

24

23

29

28

27

28

on

27

O7

38

74

4ft

34

90

27

27

July

27

29

27

35

44

52

37

26

21

23

39

29

25

37

50

28

16

24

24

25

28

O7

25

24

1Q

Aug.

36

25

19

21

17

23

17

18

16

36

36

19

18

125

156

176

64

44

34

113

113

53

35

23

35

Sept.

49

35

23

38

32

31

113

46

44

39

31

37

35

29

29

28

27

24

21

18

28

24

33
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

Monthly discharge of Hardware River near Scottsville, Fa., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 104 square miles]

Month

April ___________ . ___________

May _________ * 

July .

September ___________ . ________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

454 

230 

244 

107 

74 

52 

176 

113

Minimum

84 '64 

56 

35 

23

Mean

178 

90.4 

105 

52.7 

33.7 

27.2 

47.6 

31.9

Per 

square 

mile

1.71 

.869 

1.01 

.507 

.324 

.262 

.458 

.307

Run-off in 

inches

1.78 

1.00 

. 1.13 

.63 

.36 

.30 

.63 

.34

SIATE RIVER NEAR ARVONIA, VA.

LOCATION. At Bumpers highway bridge, about 2 miles from Arvonia, Buckingham County, and 2 miles above mouth.

DBAINAGE AREA. 235 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 7 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by W. W. Wheeler.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of ledge rock and some sand; very irregular, clean, and permanent. One channel. Banks low, wooded, and 

subject to overflow at high stages. Control composed of ledge rock; clean 

and permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 5.19 feet at 

6 a. m. April 14 (discharge, 666 second-feet); minimum, 1.70 feet at 6 a. m. 

August 5 (discharge, 11 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice for short periods during extremely 

cold winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 25 and 1,600 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Slate River near Arvonia, Fa., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Apr. 7.- - ....

TWO-IT 19

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.02

2.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

128

87

Date

Aug. 21.- . __

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.09

4.31

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29

389

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Slate River near Arvonia, Fa., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1 _ 

2 

3 -... 

4 ____ -

5 _ 

7-. 

Q

10 

11-- 

12 

13 ___ 

14 

Apr.

130

1R9

990

1 £4

146 

412 

334 

632 

412

May

109

102

102

Qfi

Qfi

Qfi

QA

QA

90

109 

90 

90 

96 

84

June

130

84

68

62

73

on

8470

V7

53 

50 

49 

48 

47

July

38

34

109

109

73

102

us

d.f;

34 

33 

42 

50

QA

Aug.

27

28

25

19

15

OQ

24

JO

51

Q7

30 

24 

18 

20 

43

Sept.

50

51

41

55

58

54

243

90

KO

107

73 

50 

96 

36 

51

Day

16 

17 . 

18 

10

20 __

21 __

22 

23- .

24.. .

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 _

31. 

Apr.

275

223

187

170

162

146

146

138

138

130

123

116 

116 

109 

109

May

123

116

96

78

73

73

68

68

68

68

68

102 

78 

73 

68

68

June

43

43

39

45

43

45

50

45

146

90

90

52 

50 

46 

43

July

90

66

40

36

28

29

34

30

25

26

26

29 

30 

31 

31

34

Aug.

264

96

196

130

116

264

187

90

73

96

116

78 

41 

39 

39

49

Sept.

37

24

08

24

44

33

31

29

28

28

23

24 

26 

28 

34

 

118239 30 3
30 STJKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PAET II

Monthly discharge of Slate River near Arvonia,Va.,for the year ending September 30,

1926

[Drainage area, 235 square miles]

Month

April7-30-.- 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

632 

123 

146 

178 

264 

243

Minimum

109 

68 

39 

26 

15 

23

Mean

204 

88.1 

63. 5 i 

53.2 

74.2 

54.5 

.

Per

square 

mile

0.868 

.375 

1 .270 

.226 

.316 

.232

Run-offlin 

inches

0.77 

.43 

.30 

.26 

.36 

.26

KIVANNA RIVER BELOW MO ORES CREEK, NEAR CHARIOTTESVILLE, VA.

LOCATION. About 500 feet above Virginia Public Service Co.'s power plant near 

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and 200 feet below Moores Creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 507 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 8, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by engineers of Charlottesville office.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand underlain with rock. Two 

channels. Right bank high, clean, and not subject to overflow; left bank 

low, wooded, and subject to overflow. Control is a loose rock dam; shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period, from water-stage 

recorder, 9.68 feet at 11.55 a. m. August 25, 1926 (discharge, 6,390 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.10 feet at midnight September 4, 1925 (discharge, 

21 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed September 1, 1925, January 18, 

July 14, and August 18, 1926. Rating curve used prior to August 31, 1925, 

based on one discharge measurement and shape of subsequent curves; curve 

used September 1 to January 18 and July 15 to August 18, 1926, fairly well 

defined between 60 and 6,400 second-feet; curve used January 19 to July 14 

is well defined between 250 and 6,400 second-feet; curve used August 19 to 

end of year is well defined between 300 and 6,400 second-feet. All curves 

extended beyond these limits. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height obtained from recorder graph by inspection and by averaging results 

obtained by applying to rating table gage heights for shorter intervals. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near Charlottesville, 

Va., during the years ending September SO, 1925 and 1926

Date

1925 

Aug. 10..... .

Sept. 30.. -

Nov. 13.... _ ..

1926

Apr. 12 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.63

1.99

5.70

2.74

2.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

72

82

2,330

508

677

Date

1926

Aug. 19 

Do.. 

Aug. 20 

Aug. 21 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.16

1.85

4.67

3.85

4.25

3.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

255

62

1,770

1,160

1,360

i non

Date

1926 

Aug. 23 

Aug. 24 

Gage

Feet 

2. 68

2.41

9.57

4.89

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

425 Q-IQ

6,250

1.910
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near Charlottesvitte, Fa., for the years ending September 30, 1925 and 1926

Day

1925 

1... ______

2

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

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

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

6... ......

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

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

9. ... ...

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

Day

1925-26 

1. _________

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

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

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

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

6 . - .

7.. . __ .....

8 ..........

9 ....

10 

11. . .......

12. 

13 . 

14.. _ ..... _ ..

15 

16.. .

17 

18 

19.-.... ......

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

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

22.. _ . ___ ....

23 _ ....

24. _ ....

25 

26. ___ .. ....

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

28 ....

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

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

31 

Aug.

100

117

82

Oct.

51

65

1CLd

106

1Q7

OR

60

65

72

53

58

60

70

104

127

120

104

109

98

82

68

70

72

67

157

209

140

120

inn

78

inn

Sept.

21

4

3

3

3

3

3

Nov.

127

140

161

136

124

114

106

117

127

114

109

328

2,200

718

422

320

235

184

165

161

140

136

133

109

IfU

111

IfU

101

? 11.

4 12.

6 13.

S 15.

5 17.

5 18.

9 20.

Dec.

96

290

2,380

1,240

1,530

1,930

1,060

751

623

476

396

345

345

320

310

320

370

345

07(1

422

449

718

623

623

562

370

QQft

422

qoft

44O

Day

1925

r

Jan.

476

476

476

562

562

562

467

345

217

476

450

504

396

422

345

393

2,240

3,980

2,020

1,400

1,400

1,060

880

766

610

585

536

372

441

1,010

Feb

2,26

1,40

1,06

1,19

1,33

1,00

88

88

76

76

61

53

82

1,33

1,06

88

70

76

76

66

61

61

61

1

KQ

1 98

88

D

D

D

1

D

D

0

D

R

ft

1

R

5

*

1

1)D

R

R

R

D

D

0

rt

t

0

fi

0

A.ug.

56

141

172

85

59

w

48

53

47

Mar.

766

712

610

536

464

441

488

512

441

395

395

395

395

350

328

328

350

350

350

000

328

328

328

306

306

OOQ

OEA

OAft

Oftfi

OAfi

560

Sept.

44

104

109

53

106

169

74

39

Apr.

766

660

585

536

488

464

441

488

512

464

488

610

610

712

712

660

610

585

635

fifirt

610

460

079

OCA

QOQ

21..

22..

23..

24..

25-.

26--

27..

28-.

29-.

30..

31..

May

1 280

267

270

255

 340

306

259

263

234

218

202

17Q

194

1O4.

191

372 079

OKA

91 R

91 R

Day

1925

June

210

250

206

187

198

206

210

198

17CL

157

172

161

161

164

150

191

222

242

94.9

oce

238

971

284

OCfi

999

100

17Q

172

JuJ

?

?

?

3

4

?,

4

?

?.

1

1

1

1

A

y

18

f)2

SO

Ofi

80

84

18

4?

72

5!?

79

72

61

27

D6

88

78

82

KK

17

13

51

61

68

54

KO

K7

65

14

ug52

57

48

51

41

50

40

40

36

4?

(V>

Aug

15

8

5

4

4

5

5

5

4,

4

4

3

3

10

1?

OK

9

6

07

OQ

1,09

70

46

3?

0 AQi

9 ftR

QK

61

AQ

37

43

5

0

4

?,

^

?,

7

1

7

t

?,

6

1

^

n

6

i

s

8

0

0

?,

A

n

0

?

5

8

?

Sept.

46

46

53

96

61

58

58

54

57

52

Sept.

366

772

308

254

254

350

1 220

115

135

1 AQ

132

128

112

132

105

145

128

199

118

152

NOTE. Gage-height record missing Apr. 22-27, May 1-5, 7-10, 12-15, and Sept. 7-17, 1926; discharge 

stimated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near Charlottesville, Va., 

for the years ending September SO, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 507 square miles]

Month

1925 

August 8-31. . ___________________

1925-26

July -. . .. .. .- .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

172 

213

209 

2,200 

2.380 

3,980 

2,260 

766 

766 

395 

350 

480 

3,490 

772

3,980

Minimum

36 

28

51 

96 

96 

217 

536 

306 

328 

179 

150 

51 

33 

105

33

Mean

66.2 

64.1

98.4 

242 

621 

800 

990 

409 

537 

272 

206 

151 

467 

213

414

Per

square 

mile

0.131 

.126

.194 

.477 

1.22 

1.58 

1.95 

.807 

1.06 

.536 

.406 

.298 

.921 

.420

.817

Run-off in 

inches

0.12 

.14

.22

.53 

1.41 

1.82 

2.03 

.93 

1.18 

.62 

.45 

.34 

1.06 

.47

11.06

WIILIS RIVER AT FIA NAG AN MILLS, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Flanagan Mills, Cumberland County, 5 miles

west of Cartersville and 3 miles below Reynolds Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 247 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 8, 1926, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage on highway bridge; read by Everett Trice. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and sand; shifting. One

channel. Right bank low and wooded, subject to overflow at stage of about

18 feet. Left bank high and not subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.15 feet at

6 p. m. April 14 and 7 a. m. April 15 (discharge, 614 second-feet); minimum,

2.74 feet at 7 p. m. July 23 (discharge, 30 second-feet). 

JCE. Stage-discharge relation will be affected by ice for short periods during

severe winters. 

ACCURACY-. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined

between 38 and 1,500 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Operation of gristmill at outlet of Trice Lake may slightly affect

low-water flow. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va., during the yearending September SO, 1926

Date

May 12.. 

Gage 

height

Fed 

4.48

3.86

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

113

64

Date

Aug. 13 __ 

Aug. 21. _ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.17

5.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

38.6

201

Date

Aug. 21. _ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

340
JAMES RIVER BASIN 33

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Fa., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

l. __ . ...

2..........

3. 

4-.. . ...

5-. .....

6.-- ....

7..........

8 - _

9_ 

10.- 

11 _ .......

12..........

13 _ .......

14...... .

15. 

Apr.

115

125

130

304

343

597

597

May

84

80

76

70

66

66

66

66

70

73

66

64

64

64

64

June

56

54

46

46

50

54

54

61

u

48

41

41

39

40

41

July

34

35

36

38

532

384

426

159

£A

48

40

38

38

40

64

Aug.

36

34

32

31

32

56

36

80

42

39

70

38

34

35

33

Sept.

40

38

39

38

38

39

130

80

61

255

96

64

44

40

40

Day

16- 

18-- .

19-. 

20- 

21- . 

22 __ .......

23- 

24- 

25- 

26-- 

27- 

28- 

29- 

SO- .

31- 

Apr.

412

267

207

171

147

142

130

120

115

115

110

96

92

92

88

May

73

76

73

66

61

58

56

54

48

48

48

48

50

52

50

48

June

38

39

36

38

35

35

36

39

40

39

40

39

39

38

35

July

48

42

38

36

38

35

35

31

92

50

40

37

36

37

36

35

Aug.

317

84

370

84

70

219

195

100

70

76

304

159

66

54

48

50

Sept.

42

40

39

36

39

38

38

35

36

36

33

35

39

40

42

Monthly discharge of Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Fa.-, for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 247 square miles]

Month

April 8-30--... .

May.. _____________________

June _ .... ______________

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

September ___________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

597 

84 

61 

532 

370 

255

Minimum

88 

48 

35 

31 

31 

33

Mean

201 

62.8 

43.0 

85.2 

93.4 

53.7

Per 

square 

mile

0.814 

.254 

.174 

.345 

.378 

.218

Run-off in 

inches

0.70 

.29 

.19 

.40

.44 

.24

APPOMATTOX MVEE AT FABMVILIE, VA.

LOCATION. At bridge on Farmville-Cumberland road 1,000 feet north of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and l}{ miles below Buffalo Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 306 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 25 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by F. W. Putney.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand; clean and will shift during 

high stages. Banks low and subject to overflow. Control composed of 

rocks.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.90 feet at 

5.30 p. m. July 6 (discharge, 898 second-feet); minimum, 2.53 feet at 2.05 

p. m. August 13 (discharge, 9 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of April 14 and 

July 6. Rating curve used March 25 to April 14 and July 7 to September 

30 fairly well defined between 9 and 1,700 second-feet; curve used April 15 

to July 6 well defined between 120 and 1,700 second-feet. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating tables. Records poor owing to almost complete 

regulation at low water.
34 SURFACE WATER SUFfLY, 1926, PART II

Discharge measurements of Appomattox River at Farmville, Va., during the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Date

Mar. 25..... ....

May 12 .

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.41

3.79

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

163

99

Date

May 13 ... .

Aug. 13 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.92

2.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

124

13.6

Date

Aug. 13 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Appomattox River at Farmville, Va., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

I....

2..,.

3 

4 

5 .

6 

7 

8. _

9....

10 

11 

12 _ .

13 

14 ....

15 .

Mar. Apr.

280

204

156

150

162

156

150

162

198 174'

162

328

444.

770

473

May

129

127

113

119

93

107

113

105

117

126

June

69

52

47

70

119

101

111

117

68

62

63

60

July

CO

77

103

854

492

132

80

71

50

28

28

287

Aug.

67

34

65

68

117

92

97

48

39

40

90

102

180

Sept.

46

58

 29

61

73

112

117

88

40

79

40

55

20

44

Day

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

97

28 

29 

30 

31 

Mar.

162

174

210

174

156

162

228

Apr.

321

262

219

225

201

183

177

172

177

177

177

160

160

May

133

150

113

111

123

76

95

97

91

77

71

53

55

94

80

60

June

44

40

37

40

105

77

42

52

82

128

93

73

71

71

59

July

222

99

73

43

50

60

59

33

74

102

60

63

69

66

97

70

Aug.

198

112

40

63

61

92

186

75

57

198

294

168

73

67

58

63

Sept.

40

21

21

*7

40

21

44

33

44

24

45

21

40

59

73

Monthly discharge of Appomattox River at Farmville, Va., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Month

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

July.....,. -. ..................

August.. ______ . _____ .._.. ., ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

770 

155 

128 

854 

294 

117

Minimum

150 

53 

37 

28 

34 

20

Mean

230 

106 

71.4 

119 

95.5 

49.6

Per

square 

mile

0.752 

.346 

.233 

.389 

.312 

.162

Run-off in 

inches

0.84 

.40 

.26 

.45 

.36 

.18

APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATTOAX, VA.

LOCATION. At Southern Railway bridge at Mattoax, Amelia County, a quarter

of a mile above mouth of Skinquarter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 745 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 26, 1900, to December 31, 1905; March 29 to

September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by Charles Bily. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and sand; clean; shifts at

high stages. One channel at all stages. Banks low; overflowed at high

stage. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.74 feet

at 7.45 p. m. July 7 (discharge, 1,940 second-feet); minimum, 4.03 feet at

3.05 p. m. September 28 (discharge, 42 second-feet).

1900-1905, 1926: Maximum stage recorded, 24.6 feet (old datum) at

8 a. m. May 25, 1901 (discharge, 12,200 second-feet); minimum, that of

September 28, 1926.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 35

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined

between 90 and 3,500 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

March 27, 1926: Gage height, 6.99 feet; discharge, 460 second-feet. 

March 29, 1926: Gage height, 6.84 feet; discharge, 401 second-feet. 

May 13, 1926: Gage height, 5.55 feet; discharge, 207 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Appomattox River at Mattoax, Fa., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1... 

2 ___ ............. ___ ........ ............

3.. _ ........................................

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

5.. ___ ......................................

8...... _ ......... _ .. ....

7.--. .-.......- .-_-...._._-...-_-...-_

8---- . 

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

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

n.. ........................... .... ............

12.... .. ___ . _ ..............................

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

14... ___ .......... _ ... _ 

15... .... .-....-....-.-....... .........

L6.-.._ ............ . ...

17 _ . __ ..... . 

IS.-.....-.-.-....,.-.-. _ .... _ ...........

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

20... _ _ 

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

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

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

24.- ____ _ ... .

25... .................. _ ... ..... ... ..... -

26.-....-.... ....... _ ..................

27-... ... ..... .... _ ... ... ...... ... ...

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

29- ___ ........

30..- ............ ...... .... ...... ...........

31. . _ . _ . __ . .. _ ....

Mar.

414

378

452

Apr.

612

612

472

414

396

378

360

360

492

432

396

744

980

1,520

1,580

1,030

744

612

532

472

432

414

396

378

366

342

324

308

292

292

May

292

276

276

260

244

244

244

228

228

228

204

212

204

228

244

244

244

260

228

196

168

161

154

154

140

134

147

161

147

147

154

June

140

154

134

127

134

140

168

175

161

140

127

109

109

98

98

98

78

74

74

78

78

134

115

98

93

204

168

121

103

88

July

83

73

244

472

1,220

1,220

1,910

905

360

244

154

127

115

140

744

810

432

276

161

127

115

109

88

168

1,190

472

276

175

204

196

161

Aug.

140

115

93

83

78

109

228

196

140

134

115

78

88

74

66

74

88

212

154

140

212

360

342

196

324

955

656

342

189

147

109

Sept.

115

98

83

74

88

121

276

324

161

182

168

127

103

88

74

78

88

66

70

62

66

66

58

62

58

45

62

42

62

62

Monthly discharge of Appomattox River at Mattoax, Fa., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 745 square miles]

Month

July .

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

September ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,580 

292 

204 

1,910 

955 

324

Minimum

292 

134 

74

78 

66 

42

Mean

556 

208 

121 

419 

201 

101

Per

square 

mile

0.746 

.279 

.162 

.562 

. 70 

236 

.1

Run-off in 

inches

0.83 

.32 

.18 

.65 

.31 

.15
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

LAKE DEUMMOND IN DISMAL SWAMP, VA.

LOCATION. On east side of lake above outlet gates of feeder to Dismal Swamp

Canal, Norfolk County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not determined. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 16 to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Vertical staff near outlet; read by J. E. Barnes. Gage read twice daily

and after every change in gate openings. Normal elevation of lake is about

gage height 5.25 feet. Lake overflows at gage height of about 6.25 feet.

Lake is used as storage basin for Dismal Swamp Canal.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1. __ . __ .

2 __ ... __ ..

3 ..... .

4 ..... ....

5..... ...

6... ......

7 ___ . _ 

8 

9 ___ .. _ 

10. 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

May June

4.40

4.40

4.38

4.34

444

4.45

4.50

4.39

4.43

4.41

4.39

4.35

4.33

4.22

424

July

3.90

3.88

3.86

3.82

3.86

3.87

3.88

3.89

3.79

3.74

3.74

3.66

3.62

3.58

3.61

Aug.

2.98

9 Qfi

2.87

2.48,

9 8fl

2

7K

2.75

2 72

2.66

2.62

2.63

2.54

2.51

2.50

2 fin

Sept.

2 11

9 in

2.10

2.09

2.04

2 04

2.08

9 AS

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.99

1 <U

1.94

i ad

Day

16 

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

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

19.. __ . .....

20. .........

21.. _______

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

23. 

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

25 . ...... ...

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

27 

28 .........

29 

30 

31 .........

May

4.38

4.43

4.44

4.46

4.47

4.46

4.46

3.93

4.45

4.42

4.44

4.43

4.44

4.42

4.40

4.41

June

4.20

4.17

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.06

4.00

400

4.04

4:04

4.40

4.00

3.94

3.94

3.94

July

3.52

3.48

3.46

3.44

3.36

3.40

3.32

3.24

3.22

3.23

3.21

3.15

3.10

3.08

3.07

3.05

Aug.

2.46

2.48

2.39

2.40

2.31

2.35

2.32

2.29

2.27

2.30

2.31

2.28

2.26

2.22

2.20

2.16

Sept.

1.81

1.7ft

1.75

1.69

1.67

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.46

1.47

1.42

1.38

ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

BOANOKE RIVER AT ROANOKE, VA.

LOCATION. At Walnut Street bridge in Roanoke, Roanoke County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 388 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 10,1896, to July 15, 1906; May 7, 1907, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by employee of Appalachian Power Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed condposed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Banks may be overflowed at extreme flood stages. Control composed of 

loose boulders. Point of zero flow at gage height 0.66 foot ±0.1 foot^ 

determined October 20, 1924.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.47 feet 

January 18 and February 19 (discharge, 1,690 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.45 foot July 21 (discharge, 38 second-feet).

1896-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 14.34 feet August 6, 1901 (discharge, 16,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.0 foot morning of December 

23, 1909 (practically no flow).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters only.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 80 and 3,700 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made:

April 16, 1926: Gage height, 1.92 feet; discharge, 534 second-feet.
ROANOKE BIVEB, BASTN 37

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

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

2

3...-. _ .... ...

4.... ______ .

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

6. .. ___ . ...

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

8. ___ . ....

9. 

10 

11 __ . ____ .

12.. _____ . ...

13. _____ . ...

14. __ ... .......

15 .. ____ ..

16 

17 ______ ....

18 

19 

20....... __ . ...

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

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

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

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

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

26 

37..... .......

28 

29 

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

31 ..

Oct.

69

88

78

78

69

fiQ

61

61

61

61

53

61

fiQ

78

78

88

88

88

88

7B

78

69

78

111

151

99

88

88

78

88

88

Nov.

88

88

78

69

fift

fiQ

78

88

84

7a

78

406

300

235

199

111

111

111

104

QQ

99

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

Dec.

88

99

88

111

104

99

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

99

88

84

78

78

78

99

104

99

88

88

88

88

88

88

78

76

Jan.

76

78

97

97

86

86

76

67

59

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

823

1,690

1,000

891

587

ARfl

341

300

261

231

163

109

109

109

533

Feb.

533

533

384

533

533

384

384

300

480

SR/t

300

384

533

533

384

1,080

480

759

1,690

1,240

480

430

341

300

384

341

300

341

Mar.

300

300

300

300

300

300

261

231

213

196

261

261

231

213

261

261

261

300

261

241

300

S41

300

300

261

300

300

261

196

213

533

Apr.

406

341

261

231

231

231

242

231

231

231

261

533

587

642

506

454

406

384

320

QOft

280

224

206

206

206

172

172

157

142

142

May

129

129

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

157

142

129

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

IfU

June

104

99

92

92

92

92

88

76

70

fA

61

76

76

72

69

58

59

64

67

72

90

72

72

70

fifl

72

70

fifl

67

64

July

58

69

74

74

88

109

80

66

58

58

55

56

46

56

56

61

62

56

53

42

38

41

42

43

46

261

94

07

320

203

145

Aug.

129

94

72

64

58

55

53

52

47

46

43

42

46

43

53

61

82

82

109

116

104

80

72

70

70

69

67

62

56

52

48

Sept.

52

59

56

62

59

82

69

62

59

76

69

56

52

55

48

52

51

51

48

47

46

43

42

41

43

42

43

51

69

76

Monthly discharge of Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va., for the year ending September

[Drainage area, 388 square miles]

Month

February ____________________

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

May. ______________________

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

September . . ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

151 

406 

111 

1,690 

1,690 

533 

642 

157 

104 

320 

129 

82

1,690

Minimum

53 

69 

76 

59 

300 

196 

142 

104 

58 

38 

42 

41

38

Mean

80.0 

114 

89.7 

284 

527 

279 

299 

114 

75.3 

84.1 

67.6 

55.4

170

Per 

square 

mile

0.206 

.294 

.231 

.732 

1.36 

.719 

.771 

.294 

.194 

.217 

.174 

.143

.438

Run-off in 

inches

0.24 

.33 

.27 

.84 

1.42 

.83 

.86 

.34 

.22 

.25 

.20 

.16

5.96

ROANOKE RIVER NEAR TOSHES, VA.

LOCATION. Three-fourths of a mile below Smith Mountain Gap, 3 miles above 

mouth of Pigg River, and 7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County. 

DEAINAGE ABBA. 1,020 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 3, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank; read by Mrs. Bertie Barber.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable three-fourths mile above gage 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large gravel and small boulders. 

One channel. Banks subject to overflow at about stage of 13 feet. Control 

is riffle composed of gravel and small boulders; may shift at extremely high

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 8.6 feet at 

8 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 7,840 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.0 foot 

September 9, 10, and 13, 1925 (discharge, 150 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe periods.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 28 

to January 4 and January 8-15. Rating curve well defined between 150 and 

9,800 second-feet. Gage read to tenths daily prior to June 16, and to hundredths twice daily thereafter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily or mean daily gage height to rating table, except for periods affected 

by ice. Records fair prior to June 16 and good thereafter.

Discharge measurements of Roanoke River at Smith Mountain, Va., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Jane 26 ____

July 14..... . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.20

1.12

Discharge

Sec.-jl. 

241

199

Date

July 27 

Do... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.52

2.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,020

794

Date

July 27... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

704

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River near Toshes, Va., for the period 

September 3, 1925, to September 30, 1926

Day

I.......

2- ___

3 

4- 

5- 

6 __ 

7_ 

8- 

9. 

10- 

11--...,.

12.-. _ .

13

14. 

15- 

16 _

17- 

18 __ 

19- 

20- 

21. 

22-- 

23- -

24. 

25- 

26-- 

27- 

28. 

29- 

30-- 

31-- 

Sept.

240

215

190

170

ion

150

150

240

215

3,050

440

290

240

315

240

190

190

190

190

ion

190

190

190

Oct.

190

240

290

240

240

ion

215

94A

215

190

190

265

340

290

290

265

240

240

290

440

OQrt

340

290

290

290

Nov.

290

290

290

nan

01 K

340

340

365

4.1K

2,650

845

440

340

365

365

365

315

315

290

9Qft

290

290

Dec.

290

.315

415

440

CAA

650

415

4.1 f\

390

O«K

04 A

340

340

365

340

340

290

340

CAA

560

470

415

OQrt

1

330

Jan.

I 290

1

500

KrtA

OQA

 MA

560

2,450

6,720

2,750

1,910

1,320

1,020

950

680

680

fJCrt

470

440

1,820

Feb.

3

QOA

2,270

2

AKt)

1 640

1*400

1,240

1,090

QCrt

710

680

710

i con

1,560

1,240

QKA

1,090

1,240

1,240

1 fton

950

810

1,090

1,400

1,090

Mar.

680

740

710

620

500

500

620

680

680

680

Ron

680

680

620

620

680

680

680

680

740

680

680

680

680

650

620

620

620

620

1,090

Apr.

1,560

1,020

880

880

740

680

650

620

620

620

650

810

1,480

2,270

1,730

1,400

1,400

880

775

710

620

620

590

530

440

440

470

470

May

470

470

470

440

4.1 1\

41 K

4-1 1\

415

4,1 K

4-1*

440

470 dAn

560

560

530

500

415

390

OAK

390

340

340

340

315

290

315

365

June

290

290

290

340

q4f\

290

94A

240

240

240

240

230

215

215

255

275

300

470

290

220

275

235

225

220

July

215

215

275

245

950

950

560

300

255

235

230

205

200

650

365

225

210

190

190

190

166

158

158

162

3,250

1,020

500

340

310

310

Aug.

390

310

335

265

orr

255

265

265

210

230

190

178

166

365

810

320

265

365

1,090

620

365

260

270

275

260

230

220

205

195

190

Sept.

205

275

265

200

225

230

1,090

320

270

255

250

240

190

195

205

200

195

182

182

182

182

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

178

220

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 4 and Jan. 8-15; discharge estimated from 

study of weather records and comparison with Roanoke River at Roanoke and near Gretna.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 39

Monthly discharge of Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.,for the years ending September

30, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 1,020 square miles]

Month

1925 

September 3-30 ______________ . ....

1925-26

July. . 

September ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,050

440 

2,650 

650 

6,720

3,920 

1,090 

2,270 

560 

470 

3,250 

1,090 

1,090

6, 720

Minimum

150

190 

290 

290

680 

500 

440 

290 

215 

158 

166 

174

158

Mean

316

270 

432 

387 

926 

1.360 

670 

867 

416 

270 

433 

319 

238

544

Per 

square 

mile

0.310

.265 

.424 

.379 

.908 

1.33 

.657 

.850 

.408 

.265 

.425 

.313 

.233

.533

Eun-ofl in 

inches

0.32

.31 

.47 

.44 

1.05 

1.38 

.76 

.95 

.47 

.30 

.49 

.36 

.26

7.24

ROANOKE RIVER NEAR GRETNA, VA.

LOCATION. At Tolers Ferry Bridge, 8 miles northwest of Gretna, Pittsylvania 

County, and seven-eighths mile below Pigg River.

DKAINAGE ABEA. 1,430 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March 17, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by William A. Johnson.

DISCHABGE MEASUBEMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed composed largely of sand, gravel, and some large 

boulders. Banks low and subject to overflow. Control is a rock ledge 1,500 

feet below gage; clean and probably permanent.

EXTBEMES OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.80 feet at 

9 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 9,980 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.90 feet 

at 9 a. m. July 23 (discharge, 170 second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum and minimum stages, those of January 19 and July 23, 

1926.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCUBACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 28 

to January 4 and January 10-16. Rating curve well defined between 300 

and 14,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except 

for periods affected by ice. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

April 4, 1926: Gage height, 5.49 feet; discharge, 1,580 second-feet. 

May 8, 1926: Gage height, 4.00 feet; discharge, 619 second-feet. 

July 27, 1926: Gage height, 6.28 feet; discharge, 2,050 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River near Gretna, Va.,for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1....... ___ ..

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

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

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

6. ___ . . .

7

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

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

10-........-.-...

Oct.

300

595

420

380

380

360

300

340

320

Nov.

470

470

COA

470

445

470

470

1 545

670

520

Dec.

470

470

840

720

1,030

1,380

720

670

620

570

Jan.

I 420

1

900

840

720

620

570

530

Feb.

5,860

2,320

3,760

3,460

2,320

2,000

1,520

1.380

Mar.

1,100

1,170

1,100

960

840

840

1,030

1,170

1.030

Apr.

2,240

1 fiCfl

1,380

1,240

Qfifl

900

Qfifl

960

960

960

May

645

670

670

595

570

595

595

720

June

470

400

380

445

445

445

380

380

July

300

300

380

380

1,240

470

380

340

Aug.

645

420

470

360

onn

340

420

470

380

300

Seat.

280

400

320

300

300

1 240

K7fl

420

40n
STJEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1926, PAET II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River near Gretna, Va., for the year, 

ending September 30, 1926 Continued

Day

11. ______ ..

12.-...-.....-...

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

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

15.....-. _ ..

16 .. _ ....

17 . .

18 

19.. .

20 

21 

22.... ___ - .....

23. 

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

25 

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

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

340

340

340

400

1,240

720

495

570

495

380

380

380

400

445

595

780

620

520

445

470

520

Nov.

520

545

5,140

1,450

1,100

670

720

570

620

595

520

570

470

495

520

470

495

470

470

Dec.

K7ft

KOA

KOft

445

KQK

570

KA.K

520

495

670

1,170

840

791)

595

470

[ 440

1

Jan.

530

570

5,030

9,140

4,260

2,080

1,520

1,240

1,100

900

960

720

720

3,360

Feb.

1,100

960

1,100

1,170

2,160

2,080

1,680

1,450

1,760

1,380

1,310

1,030

1,920

1,520

Mar.

1,030

1,100

1,030

960

960

1,030

960

960

1,100

1,030

1,030

1,030

1 030

840

960

1,030

960

900

840 i fifin

Apr.

960

1,680

2,410

2,860

2,410

1,760

1,520

960

1,170

1,100

1,030

960

900

900

900

780

720

670

670

670

May

620

620

900

670

620

720

840

670

620

570

570

570

545

445

470

420

420

445

445

420

420

June

360

320

340

320

260

300

280

300

360

380

420

470

780

840

420

960

380

340

300

July

340

280

260

300

1,680

720

445

320

260

300

260

245

200

230

245

5,140

2,080

670

720

570

960

Aug.

470

320

245

230

595

1,030

495

340

340

1,240

780

620

420

380

470

470

360

300

300

280

260

Sept.

340

380

260

280

280

280

260

260

245

245

260

245

245

245

230

260

230

230

260

1 280

Monthly discharge of Roanoke River near Gretna, Va., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 1,430 square miles]

Month

March ___ . __________ . .

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

The year. _ ______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,240 

5,140 

1,380

9,140 

5,860 

1,600 

2,860 

900 

960 

5,140 

1,240 

1,240

9,140

Minimum

300

445

960 

840 

670 

420 

260 

200 

230 

230

200

Mean

474 

734 

632 

1,410 

1,950 

1,030 

1,240 

592 

425 

702 

453 

346

825

Per 

square 

mile

0.331 

.513

.442 

.986 

1.36 

.720 

.867 

.414 

.297 

.491 

.317 

.242

.577

Run-off in 

inches

0.38

.5T 

.51 

1.14 

1.42 

.83 

.97 

.48 

.33 

.57 

.37 

.27

7.84

ROANOKE RIVER AT BROOKNEAL, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Virginian Railway station at Brookneal,

Campbell County, 2% miles above Falling River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,420 square miles, revised (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 29, 1923, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by C. R. McDowell. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, silt, and bedrock. Banks low

and subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.6 feet at

9 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 16,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.78

feet at 5 p. m. September 28 (discharge, 370 second-feet).

1923-1926: Maximum stage, determined by levels from high-water marks,

31.46 feet October 1, 1924 (discharge, about 31,000 second-feet); minimum

stage, that of September 28, 1926.

Flood of November, 1877, reached a stage of about 36 feet on the present

gage and that of March 15, 1923, reached a stage of about 31 feet. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.
KOANOKE RIVER BASIN 41

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating 

curve well defined between 500 and 28,000 second-feet and extended beyond 

these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except as noted 

in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

November 24, 1925: Gage height, 3.84 feetj discharge, 930 second-feet.

April 18, 1926: Gage height, 6.22 feet; discharge, 2,50$ second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River at Brookneal, Fa., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1 ________

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

3 ..

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

5- __ .. ____

6 

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

8 

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

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

11 

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

13 

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

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

16 

17 

18 

19 

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

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

22 

23 

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

25 ....

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

27 .

28 

29 

30-. ........

31 .... ...

Oct.

610

635

585

585

CCft

560

560

535

coc

560

585

760

880

820

760

710

710

660

660

880

1,540

1 OfiA

1,000

940

880

880

Nov.

820

820

820

760

760

760

820

QJ.A

Q4ft

5,500

4,450

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,120

1 000

1 AflA

1 000

1 ftfWl

1,000

940

940

1 nnn

Dec.

1,400

1,820

1,610

9 47fl

2,470

1,980

1,330

1,190

1 000

880

880

940

1,000

1,000

1 060

1,190

2,140

1,980

1,900

1,820

1,680

1,330

i ion

1,060

1,000

Jan.

1,060

1,060

1,260

1,400

1,400

1, 260

1,060

] 000

1 000

940

940

1,000

6,730

12, 100

5,590

4,260

3,350

2,470

2,220

1,820

1,680

1,540

1,470

1,400

2,300

Feb.

10, 100

4,000

4,360

4,070

3,170

2,720

9 4.7ft

9 Qflft

9 *W\f\

2,380

9 4.7/1

2,560

2,560

2,720

2

QQA

2,680

2,380

2,220

6,930

5,300

2,310

Mar.

2,310

2,560

9 f\fi(\

9 ^flft

9 f\fif\

9 f\fi.(\

9 f\fif\

1,980

1,980

1 980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1 980

1,980

1 980

2,060

2

ACA

2,140

2,060

2,060

2,380

Apr.

,

[3,900

1,980

1,980

1,900

1,900

2,060

2,140

2,300

6,160

A ({An

3,530

2,990

2,560

2,300

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,900

1,750

1,610

1,540

1,540

May

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,260

1 OCA

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1 260

1,330

1,400

1,400

1,400

1 Aftft

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,060

1,000

880

880

820

June

760

760

760

820

760

710

710

660

660

635

635

635

 635

610

660

660

660

635

660

940

940

880

820

710

' 660

660

July

fif\f\

710

635

990

1,120

880

820

760

710

880

1,060

1,400

2,640

2,900

2,560

1,750

1,190

880

820

Aug.

760

760

710

635

635

635

660

635

585

560

585

510

435

435

435

880

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,610

1 280

940

880

760

635

560

560

535

535

465

Sept.

485

485

820

710

fiAfl

Kftf)

710

1,470

880

710

660

610

485

485

460

510

485

485

435

435

460

410

435

435

410

370

460

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 4, 18, Jan. 8,17, 24, Feb. 3, 21, 28, Mar. 1-6, July 4^-14, Aug. 22, and Sept. 5, 

and gage readings in error Apr. 1-3 and July 15; discharge estimated by comparison with Roanoke River 

near Oretna.

Monthly discharge of Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.,for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 2,420 square miles]

Month

April....-......................-........- ..

July... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,540 

5,500 

2,470 

12, 100 

10, 300

6,160 

1,400 

940 

2,900 

1,820 

1,470

12, 100

Minimum

535 

760 

880 

940 

2,220 

1,980 

1,400 

820 

610 

635 

435 

370

370

Mean

749 

1,280 

1,450 

2,220 

3,840 

2,130 

2,440 

1,220 

714 

1,140 

777 

560

1,530

Per

square 

mile

0.310 

.529 

.599 

.917 

1.59 

.880 

1.01 

.504 

.295 

.471 

.321 

.231

.632

Run-oft in 

inches

0.36 

.59 

.69 

1.06 

1.66 

1.01 

1.13 

.5& 

.33 

.54 

.37 

.26

8.5&
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

ROANOKE RIVER AT OLD GASTON, N. C.

LOCATION. At bridge of Roanoke Railway Co. at Old Gaston, Northampton 

County, three-quarters of a mile below mouth of Indian Creek, 1)4 miles 

north of Thelma, and 2% miles above mouth of Deep Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,350 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 7, 1911, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Au water-stage recorder at downstream end of second masonry pier from 

right end of bridgp, since November 22, 1924; attended by R. A. Howell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. Measuring 

section broken by 11 piers.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight and fairly permanent. Left bank 

subject to overflow in extreme floods but a fair determination can be made 

of the overflow discharge around bridge. Control of rocks about 1 mile 

below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 9.36 feet from 11 

a. m. to 2 p. m. January 21 (discharge, 57,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.80 foot all day September 27 (discharge, 1,000 second-feet).

1911-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 16.6 feet at 7 a. m. March 18, 

1912 (discharge, 210,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 790 second-feet 

at 6 a. m. October 1, 1914 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

ICE. Ice forms to considerable thickness at this station during severe winters.

REGULATION. Small daily fluctuations caused by operation of power plants 

many miles upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined below 33,000 second-feet and fairly well defined up to 200,000 

second-feet. Water-stage recorder not operating October 1-9, December 

28-30, February 18-19, February 21 to March 24, March 30 to April 24, 

and June 28 to July 2; gage-height graph estimated from daily chain gage 

readings. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean 

daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph, except for days of 

wide range in stage, for which discharge was obtained by averaging results 

for shorter intervals. Records good. 

The following discharge measurements were made: 

October 10, 1925: Gage height, 1.22 feet; discharge, 1,820 second-feet. 

February 16, 1926: Gage height, 2.83 feet; discharge, 6,780 second-feet. 

August 31, 1926: Gage height, 1.35 feet; discharge, 2,100 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River at Old Gaston, N. C., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1 

2__ _ ....

3 

4..... .

5 

6.

7,. .

8... ......

9 

10 

11 __ ....

12 

13 _ ... 

14 

15 

16...-. . 

17 ~ 

18 

19 

20. .

21.... ._

22 _ ......

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29. ..

30 _ ......

31 _ ......

Oct.

1,620

1,430

1,720

1,930

2,040

2,270

1,930

2,160

1,930

1,820

1,720

1,520

1,520

1,820

2,270

3,440 

3,440

4,690

4,040

3,160

3,890

3,020

2,390

2,510

2,510

3,160

5,740

5,380

4,360

3,740

3,300

Nov.

3,020

2,890

2,890

2,890

3,160

2,890

3,020

2,890

2,890

3,020

3,160

3,740

4,040

5,380

13,800

10, 000 

6,500

5,380

4,360

4,040

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,020

3,020

3,160

3,020

Dec.

2,760

3,160

4,040

5,740

5,740

5,380

4,690

5,030

5,740

4,630

4,040

3,740

3,740

3,440

3,020

3,160 

3,590

3,590

3,440

3,740

3,890

4,690

8,150

11,600

10,000

7,720

6,120

4,360

3,020

2,510

2,390

Jan.

2,510

3,020

4,360

4,360

4,690

7,300

7,300

6,500

5,740

5,030

4,360

4,040

4,360

4,360

4,360

4,040 

4,040

5,030

34, 500

52,000

56, 500

30,000

10,500

8,590

7,300

6,500

6,120

5,740

5,740

7,300

Feb.

15, 000

29,200

27,500

37,100

38,000

28, 300

18, 600

12, 700

10,000

9,040

8,150

7,300

6,500

6,120

6,500

6,500 

7,300

8,150

8,150

14, 400

14, 400

13,800

10,500

8,590

8,590

18, 000

19,300

16,800

Mar.

11,000

8,590

8,150

7,300

6,900

6,500

6,120

6,120

7,300

8,150

7,300

8,150

9,520

9,520

9,520

9,040 

8,590

7,720

6,900

6,500

6,120

5,740

5,740

5,740

5,380

5,380

6,120

6,500

5,740

5,030

5,740

Apr.

6,500

7,720

10, 000

7,720

5,380

6,120

5,740

5,740

4,690

5,380

5,740

5,740

11,000

16,800

17,400

15, 600 

12, 100

9,520

8,150

7,300

6,900

6,120

6,120

5,380

4,690

5,030

4,360

4,360

4,360

4,360

May

4,040

3.890

3,740

3,890

3,740

3,740

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,300

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,740

3,740 

4,040

4,690

4,360

3,590

3,300

3,160

2,890

2,640

2,390

2,510

2,640

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,270

June

2,160

2,270

3,160

2,760

2,760

2,640

2,510

2,270

2,510

2,510

2,390

2,160

2,040

2,040

1,930

1,930 

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

2,390

3,740

3,300

2,640

2,390

2,390

2,040

July

1,720

1,720

1,820

1,720

2,270

3,590

4,360

5,030

5,380

3,890

2,760

2,160

1,930

1,720

1,720

2,760 

6,500

6,500

3,740

2,390

1,930

1,820

1,720

1,720

3,130

14,000

8,150

8,590

10,500

6,500

4,040

Aug.

3,160

2,640

2,510

2,390

2,160

2,040

3,970

3,440

2,890

2,510

2,160

2,160

2,040

2,040

1,930

1,930 

1,930

2,390

2,640

2,760

2,640

3,300

3,020

2.890

2,390

2,510

3,740

4,040

3,160

2,390

2,040

Sept,

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,520

1,720

2,040

2,890

2,270

1,720

2,640

4,040

2,760

2,160

1,£30

1,720

1,620 

1,620

1,620

1,720

1,250

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,160

1,250

1,000

1,130

1,120

1,030
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 43

Monthly discharge of Roanoke River at Old Gaston, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

 [Drainage area, 8,350 square miles]

Month

October _____________________

December. ___________________

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

July... _ . 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,740 

13,800 

11,600 

56,500 

38,000 

11,000 

17,400 

4,690 

3,740 

14,000 

4,040 

4,040

56,500

Minimum

1,430 

2,890 

2,390 

2,510 

6,120 

5,030 

4,360 

2,270 

1,820 

1,720 

1,930 

1,000

1,000

Mean

2,790 

4,110 

4,740 

10,700 

14,800 

7,170 

7,530 

3,340 

2,320 

4,060 

2,640 

1,730

5,430

Per

square 

mile

0.334 

.492 

.568 

1.280 

1.770 

.859 

.902 

.400 

.278 

.486 

.316 

.207

.650

Run-off in 

inches

0.39 

.55 

.65 

1.48 

1.84 

.99 

1.01 

.46 

.31 

.56 

.36 

.23

8.83

BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR UNION HAIL, VA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Kemps Ford, 4 miles north of Union Hall,

Franklin County, and 1% miles above Gills Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 208 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 18, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read by S. S. Plybon and J. L. Brown. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and sand; clean and permanent.

Right bank high and not subject to overflow; left bank low and subject to

overflow at high stages. Control is rock ledge 50 feet below gage; probably

permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.70 feet at

4 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 1,010 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.32 feet

at 7 a. m. September 23 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, 3.85 feet at 7 a. m. April 29, 1925

(discharge, 1,070 second-feet); minimum stage, that of September 23, 1926. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by ice December 27

to January 14. Rating curve well defined between 60 and 1,180 second-feet.

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by

applying daily or mean daily gage height to rating table except for period

affected by ice. Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made:

April 16, 1926: Gage height, 2.12 feet; discharge, 226 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1.. ...... _ .

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

3 ... ... -

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

5 _ -...._ 

6 - -

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

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

9_._ ............

10 

11 _______ ....

12 

13 

14 

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

Oct.

56

76

83

78

76

56

56

56

60

56

58

63

63

83

100

Nov.

83

83

78

73

73

76

73

89

89

83

73

83

528

184

169

Dec.

70

89

94

91

141

176

111

89

94

89

83

83

73

78

Jan.

85

70

I 60

1

78

Feb.

734

215

256

504

434

215

172

169

148

138

135

155

129

169

176

Mar.

158

148

158

155

141

141

162

155

148

129

141

148

135

129

148

Apr.

343

192

169

129

114

111

135

148

141

129

176

248

299

299

290

May

103

80

135

105

105

123

91

120

129

141

120

114

129

138

114

June

158

76

86

86

88

108

94

86

78

78

78

86

70

76

68

July

63

63

63

343

173

135

108

94

83

50

38

35

46

50

162

Aug.

207

155

111

94

58

' 83

83

83

83

58

83

94

68

51

100

Sept.

35

38

83

94

38

176

141

111

94

58

68

38

30

58

24
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Blackwater River near Union Hatt, Va., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926 Continued

Day

16 

17 _ 

18 

19 _

20 

21 

22 

23 

VA

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 :

30 

31 _

Oct.

89

83

83

78

83

76

73

78

86

111

141

83

83

73

68

83

Nov.

169

111

108

89

94

83

78

76

78

83

89

83

68

73

Dec.

94

83

78

78

89

83

111

123

117

111

100

I

I

Jan.

141

148

1,010

787

366

176

176

169

123

141

123

117

111

94

105

895

Feb.

162

158

215

176

169

129

123

114

388

278

176

158

Mar.

141

129

117

111

141

135

117

117

111

105

135

135

111

100

388

Apr.

223

176

162

141

138

138

132

135

144

144

132

129

117

114

123

May

155

126

108

103

91

78

73

66

56

86

78

91

94

111

126

June

63

68

80

46

83

65

94

126

169

126

120

103

83

78

73

July

176

135

58

46

38

37

35

32

32

35

734

299

89

83

111

105

Aug.

299

141

83

94

83

141

138

94

68

83

80

50

38

58

46

Sept.

Sft

Afi

RQ

34

27

50

22

16

18

27

35

27

32

42

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 14: discharge estimated from study of 

observer's notes, weather records, and comparison with flow of Roanoke River at Roanoke.

Monthly discharge of Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 208 square milesj

Month

November _________________

April. ___ 

July 

The year _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

141 

528 

176 

1.010

734 

388 

343 

155 

169 

734 

299 

176

1,010

Minimum

56 

68 

70

114 

100 

111 

56 

46 

32 

38 

16

16

Mean

77.1 

108 

97.3 

186 

220 

142 

169 

107 

89.8 

115 

97.5 

53.5

121

Per 

square 

mile

0.371 

.519 

.468 

.894

r.oe

.683 

.812 

.514 

.432 

.553 

.469 

.257

.582

Run-off in 

inches

0.43 

.58 

.54 

1.03 

1.10 

.79 

.91 

.59 

,48 

.64 

.54 

.29

7.92

GOOSE CREEK NEAR HUDDIESTON, VA.

LOCATION. At bridge on Stone Mountain-Huddleston highway 3 miles from

Huddleston, Bedford County, and 1,000 feet above Rockcastle Creek. 

DBAINAQE AREA. 188 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 15, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by T. C- Drew. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. Right

bank high, wooded, and not subject to overflow; left bank low, cultivated,

and subject to overflow. Control composed of sand and gravel just below

gage; shifting. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.50 feet at 5 p. m.

January 18; minimum stage, 0.45 foot August 14.

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 18, 1926; minimum

stage; that of August 14, 1926.

Flood of September, 1924, reached a stage of 21.4 feet. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve not fully

developed. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Gage-height record

good.

The following discharge measurement was made:

April 17, 1926: Gage height, 1.88 feet; discharge, 193 second-feet.
KOANOKE KIVEE BASIN 45

Daily gage height, in feet, of Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1 _ .. _____

2 ________ ..

3 _________

3 

5. 

6 ___ ..........

7 ... 

8 

9 _. 

10 

11 _______ ..

12 ___ . ___ ...

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

14 __ ... ___ .

15.. ___ . _ ....

16 _

17 ........

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

19 ________ ..

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

21 __ ..........

22 __ ...... _ ..

23- 

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

25 . ......

26 ._ 

27- _ . __ ....

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

29 _____ . __ .

30 ..........

31 .

Oct.

0.70

.88

1.20

.95

.89

.78

.81

.81

80

.81

.82

.87

.90

1.00

1.23

1.07

1.13

.98

.92

.90

.92

.92

.99

1 f\fi

1.09

1.01

.99

.99

1.06

Nov.

1.04

1.03

1.02

.96

.99

1.01

1.12

1.17

1 04

1.01

1.37

9 on

1.70

1.41

1 ^M.

1.16

1.16

1.15

1.16

1.10

1.07

1 04

1.02

1.02

1 04

1 03

1.02

1.01

1.00

Dec.

0.98

1.02

1.37

1.20

1.42

1.54

1.28

1.21

1.15

1.11

1.10

i.10

1.07

1.05

1.04

1 19

1.07

1.08

1.10

1.08

1.07

1.17

1.81

1.33

1.27

.91

1.44

1.44

1.41

1.42

Jan.

1.41

1.43

1.40

1.74

1.69

1.52

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.55

f ^IR

1.44

1.24

1.21

1 34

1.46

6.42

4.58

9 7n

2.21

2.06

1.57

i.51

1.41

1.43

1.40

1.18

1.36

4 64

Feb.

4.68

2.89

2.84

3.66

3.24

2.64

2.37

2.16

2.02

1.89'

1.56

1.63

2.23

2.55

9 19

1.82

9 0.1

2 AC

1.96

1.83

1.74

1.62

2.45

2.23

1.98

1.78

Mar.

1.72

1.76

1.56

1.51

1.47

1.34

1.55

1.72

1.53

1 4Q

1.54

1 48

1.38

1.55

1.52

1 19

1.52

1.51

1 4Q

1.50

1.44

1.43

1.41

1.37

1.57

1.50

1.38

1.34

1.34

2.94

Apr.

2.12

1.81

1.76

1.50

1.43

1.38

1.55

1 64

1 ZA.

1 54

2.14

9 1Q

3

AO

2.44

2.11

1.73

1.68

1 ^ifi

1.49

1.43

1.40

1.36

1.33

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.21

May

1.19

1.17

1.49

1.20

1.17

1.16

1.15

1.13 i. n

1.13

1.11

1.11

1.18

1.14

1.12

1.28

1.20

1.09

1.03

.99

.99

1.00

.97

.94

.92

.90

.89

.94

.90

.86

.87

June

0.93

.89

.85

.85

.95

1.01

.87

.82

.80

.81

.79

.96

.95

.80

..75

.80

.76

.78

.83

.96

.82

.86

1.17

.82

.87

1.05

.81

.77

.72

July

0.74

.75

1.26

.88

.84

2.39

1.73

.87

.85

.80

.81

.73

.72

1.03

1.32

.85

.74

.70

.72

.70

.68

.64

.61

.71

.70

1.68

1.01

.79

.83

.89

.80

Aug.

0.73

.70

.68

.65

.70

.95

.82

.76

.64

.62

.57

.57

.52

.45

1.63

.80

1.08

.96

.93

.99

.86

.78

.72

.71

.69

.74

.69

.65

.63

.64

.65

Sept.

0.63

.61

.62

.63

.67

.71

1.51

.76

.70

.71

.65

.63

.66

.65

.65

.67

.64

.62

.62

.64

.61

.60

.60

.58

.59

.62

.57

.60

.68

.70

DAN RIVER NEAR ASBTJRT, N. C.

LOCATION. At county highway bridge at Joyce's mill, 2.4 miles above mouth 

of Little Dan River and 3 miles from Asbury, Stokes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 66.4 square miles, revised (measured on base maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 17, 1924, to September 30, 1926, when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to locust tree on right bank 300 feet downstream from bridge; read by Willie Slate.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway or footbridge 

above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 500 feet above and below gage; 

bed rocky. Banks sloping, covered with brush and timber, and are overflowed for short distance above 5-foot stage. Control at low water is loose 

rock riffle 100 feet below gage; subject to frequent shifting. Zero flow at 

gage height 0.4 foot ±0.2 foot, determined July 8, 1925.

EXTREMES op DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending 

September 30, 1926, 3.0 feet at 9 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 1,000 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.50 foot at 5 p. m. July 23 and 9 a. m. July 24 

(discharge, 23 second-feet).

1924-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 5.00 feet at 5.30 p. m. December 8, 

1924 (discharge, 3,370 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.35 foot during discharge measurement August 20, 1925 (discharge, 12.7 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation may be slightly affected by ice for short periods.

REGULATION. Joyce's mill may have slight regulatory effect.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed several times during period. 

Rating curves fairly well defined between 10 and 200 second-feet; extended 

above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control 

method used August 20 to September 29, December 16-31, 1924; January 

1-10, January 19 to April 24, 1925; and April 1 to May 25, 1926. Records 

fair.

The following discharge measurements were made:

February 19, 1926: Gage height, 1.21 feet; discharge, 151 second-feet.

May 26," 1926: Gage height, 0.68 foot; discharge, 43 second-feet.

118239 30 4
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dan River near Asbury, N. C.,for the years ending

September 30, 1924-1926

Day

1924 

1 ____ . .....

2-... 

3 .... ~

4-.. __ ......

5....... _ ....

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

7 ____ . _ ..

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

9.-. ... ....

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

Day

1924-25 

1 ____ ........

2 ____ ........

3 ____ .......

4 ___ ...... 

5 _____ ......

6 .... ...

7 

8.... _ . _ .

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

10 

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

12 _____ . .....

13 __ . _ .. .

14 

15 

16 

17 ___ ... ... 

19

1Q

20 _ .

21 ____ -.-.. 

99

90

24 

25 . ___ ..

26.. __ .. _ ....

27 . __ . _ -

28 _ 

29 _ _ ......

30 _ -. .......

31 

1925-26 

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

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

4.... ___ .....

5 ___ ......

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

7 _ ........

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

9 ......

10 

11,... _ ........

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

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

14.. _ ..... _ ..

15 ___ ..........

Aug.

Oct.

258 

194 

158 

141 

132

122 

117 

119 

113 

109

107 

103 

105 

105 

99

97

97 

93 

91 

89

89 

91 

89 

91 

95

87 

180 

170 

115 

101 

99

26 

30 

31 

31 

30

29 

29

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

28 

41 

97

Sept.

87 

87 

87 

83 

85

79 

74 

73 

74 

76

Nov.

95 

91

89 

89 

87

86 

87 

87 

91 

97

87 

86 

86 

87 

99

87 

87 

87 

86 

82

78 

332 

124 

111 

105

97 

95 

95 

91 

91

44 

50 

49 

49 

45

44 

50 

111 

97

54

45 

70 

208 

89 

73

Day

1924 Con. 

11 ____ .......

19

13... _ . _ -.--.

14- .

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

16- -

17 __ ..... .... 1

18- 

19. _ ......

20- -

Dec.

1,

86 

65 

73 

93 

113

117 

115 

080 

505 

224

194 

162 

146 

137 

134

134 

130 

124 

119 

119

119 

105 

150 

144 

139

141 

134 

146 

170 

141 

175

50 

50 

50 

53 

56

67

65 

65 

52 

52

50 

48 

44 

47 

47

Jan.

275 

194 

180 

175 

168

160 

146 

150 

146

178

297 

219 

205 

179 

155

179 

248 

219 

192 

233

233 

219 

192 

167 

167

167 

167 

179

167 

155 

151

43

48 

57 

57 

80

119

115 

80 

65

57

53

50 

65 

65 

82

Feb.

155 

153 

167 

155 

144

144 

137 

137 

148 

179

179 

179 

155 

153 

179

167 

155 

148 

142 

137

133 

131 

142 

153 

137

127 

122 

118

205

148 

155 

114 

137

118 

116 

125 

125 

125

79 

97 

104 

116 

131

Aug.

108 

101 

101 

112

Mar.

116 

118 

108 

118 

137

135 

122 

110 

108 

108

110 

108 

106 

106 

102

102 

155 

118 

179 

135

118 

116 

110 

108 

108

110 

135 

125 

110 

104 

101

118 

122 

101 

102 

93

88 

142 

125 

88 

91

102 

114 

118 

108 

102

Sept.

69 

70 

74 

91 

76

73

82 

76 

76 

77

Apr.

99 

97 

95 

97 

101

93 

93 

90 

85 

135

135 

99 

91 

97 

88

90 

85 

91 

90 

90

83 

87 

90 

87 

84

87 

91 

180 

172 

126

132 

107 

99 

99 

103

87 

86 

95 

111 

93

113

178 

178 

158 

134

Day

1924 Con. 

21 __ ..........

22-.... _ . .....

23. 

24. . .....

25-. . 

26-. ......

27- 

28 __ .. ....

29- 

30 __ ...........

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

May

113 

105 

107 

99 

91

87 

82 

78 

82 

84

91 

332

194 

170 

172

141 

132 

134 

113 

105

99 

93 

89

87 

82

84 

78 

77 

77 

73 

73

67 

67 

67 

67 

63

62

59 

59 

59 

65

63 

73 

73

87 

87

June

73 

70 

70 

65 

63

60 

65 

63

62 

60

60 

56 

48 

49 

49

49 

49 

67 

52 

49

49

47 

47 

57 

70

57 

53 

52 

60 

56

128 

65 

62 

59 

49

48 

48 

41 

38 

32

34 

34

50 

50 

43

Aug.

July

49 

47 

44 

44 

44

44 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

50 

49 

54 

47

42 

44 

40 

34 

33

33 

34 

37 

37 

38

57 

48 

40 

34 

32 

31

54 

86 

275 

63 

47

54 

45 

36 

35 

34

44 

37 

36 

40 

49

99 

93 

95 

205 

167

129 

106

97 

97 

88 

87 .

Aug.

32 

29 

29 

33 

37

37 

36 

35 

33 

31

27 

33 

40 

35 

36

36 

35 

33 

29 

31

34 

32

27 

28 

24

22 

22 

22 

25 

27 

23

62 

111 

60 

63 

65

70 

50 

45 

43 

38

37

59 

45 

38 

38

Sept.

297 

120 

101 

83 

76

79 

104 

369 

1,000 

850

Sept

35 

30 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

42

68 

37 

80 

62 

40

44 

43 

38 

32 

31

29 

27 

27 

28 

25

27 

27 

27 

25 

25

27 

36 

111 

111

75

101 

84

48 

45 

82

59 

45 

41 

38 

45
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 47

Daily, discharge in second-feet, of Dan River near Asbury, N. C., for the years ending September 30, 192^-1926 Continued

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

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22-

23.

24.

25.

1925-26

77

294

275

86

67

47

41

38

53

87

117

78

63

59

59

57

54

53

52

50

52

52

53

52

49

75

77

312

558

205

148

129

122

110

106

85

99

95

79

83

179

116

97

116

155

144

122

114

106

106

205

179

140

127

102

99

99

114

106

102

102

99

95

95

106

102

99

192

117

111

103

101

105

41

35

38

34

32

32

26

24

24

32

351

82

77

70

71

62

45

40

34

34

32

32

30

30

28

27

28

26

29

32

34

Monthly discharge of Dan River near Asbury, N. C., for the years ending September

30, 1924-1996

[Drainage area, 66.4 square miles]

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

1924

August 17-31.... . 205

September______.___..._......_ 1,000

1924-25

October___..._______________._ 258

November... ._____......____..__. 332

December.___________________ 1,080

January_____________________ 297

February______________________ 179

March_______________________ 179

April...... ....... .. - .._ -..._. .._._- 180

May._....................._.............. 332

June..________________________ 73

July 57

August_____________...___.___ 40

September________________.__ 80

The year __ _ ___.. __ 1,080

1925-26

October_______________________ 294

November_____________________ 208

December.....___ _ __ __. 73

January.______________________ 558

February____.________._______ 205

March_______________________ 192

April _.._.......... 178

May...__.......__......._-_....... 87

June_________________________ 128

July_________________________ 351

August_______________________ 111

September ____ ____._________ 111

The year _________________ 558

87 112

155

1.69

2.33

87

78

65

146

118

101

83

73

47

31

22

20

118

99.7

175

189

149

118

109

110

57.6

41.8

30.7

33.5

1.78

1.50

2.64

2.85

2.24

1.78

1.64

1.66

.867

.630

.462

.505

20 102 1.54

24

60.7

65.9

51.9

113

129

107

104

60.4

51.4

63.4

52.1

47.6

.914

.992

.782

1.70

1.94

1.61

1.57

.910

.774

.955

.785

.717

75.1 1.13

0.94

2.60

2.05

1.67

3.04

3.29

2.33

2.05

1.83

1.91

.97

.73

.53

.56

20.96

1.05

1.11

.90

1.96

2.02

1.86

1.75

1.05

.86

1.10

.90

.80

15.36
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

DAN RIVER NEAR FRANCISCO, N. C.

LOCATION. At county highway bridge just below George's mill, 2 miles from

Francisco, Stokes County, and 7.9 miles downstream from mouth of Little

Dan River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 119 square miles revised (measured on base maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 16, 1924, to September 30, 1926, when station

was discontinued. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read by C. R. Cardwell. Zero of gage,

919.94 feet above sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for several hundred feet above and

below gage; bed rocky. Banks steep and covered with brush. Control of

boulders 100 feet below gage; fairly permanent. Gage height of zero

flow 0.5 foot, determined July 8, 1925. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.2 feet at

6 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 1,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.78 foot

at 7 a. m. July 25 (discharge, 27 second-feet).

1924-4926: Maximum stage recorded, 10.0 feet at 10 p. m. December 8,

1924 (discharge not determined); minimum stage, that of July 25, 1926. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation may be slightly affected by ice for short periods. 

REGULATION. Several gristmills above with scant pondage may have slight

regulatory effect. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined between 40 and 1,200 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage

height to rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

February 1, 1926: Gage height, 2.04 feet; discharge, 323 second-feet. 

February 19, 1926: Gage height 1.75 feet; discharge, 241 second-feet. 

May 26, 1926: Gage height, 1.13 feet; discharge, 73.5 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dan River near Francisco, N. C., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

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.

55

74

76

67

60

47

55

58

60

42

52

53

47

107

186

136

323

118

85

72

72

65

58

96

144

198

109

87

81

70

81

Nov.

81

98

87

96

98

102

102

128

172

139

102

102

470

186

166

166

121

100

116

124

102

93

91

96

96

114

98

98

93

80

Dec.

80

76

87

89

102

150

85

89

89

100

98

89

87

91

104

102

96

87

72

89

100

136

139

321

114

100

91

139

139

118

118

Jan.

134

131

89

121

152

147

111

102

114

1^4

152

114

124

118

QQ

109

136

1,800

470

27^

255

192

144

111 i=;n

111

131

124

91

109

288

Feb.

342

239

255

288

211

183

175

166

178

155

118

114

160

155

175

150

134

144

223

201

169

150

144

139

272

255

211

166

Mar.

163

166

163

163

139

134

214

178

160

141

169

155

139

144

160

158

152

147

147

139

139

139

131

124

124

128

124

116

111

121

255

Apr.

217

155

158

131

131

134

124

139

169

147

166

306

323

288

217

204

169

166

117

144

144

136

139

131

128

126

134

126

118

126

May

118

109

116

118

114

111

107

107

109

118

124

134

155 160

150

152

136

118

109

100

96

89

81

83

87

83

83

89

85

83

91

June

208

114

98

87

93

93

87

81

80

74

72

67

56

72

78

72

67

63

80

78

93

89

104

118

93

78

93

78

72

63

July

116

62

136

111

87

80

62

58

60

53

68

55

47

67

81

81

58

46

46

47

40

42

37

42

31

160

116

124

91

136

126

Aug.

83

109

98

76

85

85

62

58

58

52

49

63

50

43

42

85

65

56

58

102

89

70

68

68

155

89

74

56

50

47

36

Sept.

42

45 239*

186

139

225

141

91 109-

102

70-

65

53-

62

62

58

6»

55

47

. 56-

56-

53

53

474a

53

55.

47

52

52
KOANOKE EIVEE BASIN 49

Monthly discharge of Dan River near Francisco, N. C., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 119 square miles!

Month

December.. ___________________

February. _____________________

July..............................:............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

323 

470 

150 

1,800 

342 

255 

323 

160 

208 

160 

155 

239

1,800

Minimum

42 

80 

72 

89 

114 

111 

118 

81 

56 

31 

36 

42

31

Mean

91.4 

124 

102 

204 

188 

150 

165 

110 

86.7 

76.3 

70.4 

80.5

120

Per

square 

mile

0.768 

1.04 

.857 

1.71 

1.58 

1.26 

1.39 

.924 

.729 

.641 

.592 

.676

1.01

Run-off in 

inches

0.89 

1.16 

.99 

1.97 

1.64 

1.45 

1.55 

1.07 

.81 

.74 

.68 

.75

13.70

DAN RIVER AT PINE HALL, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Pine Hall, Stokes County, 2 miles upstream 

from mouth of Belew Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 481 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 10, 1923, to September 30, 1926, when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read by G. O. Carter.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel slightly curved; bed of shifting sand and 

boulders. Banks about 12 feet high with rows of trees along them. Control is gravel bar diagonally across stream 400 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.62 feet at 

5.15 p. m. January 18 (discharge, about 6,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.70 foot at 6 p. m. October 10 and 5.30 p. m. October 11 (discharge, 85 

second-feet).

1924-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 22.08 feet at 10 a. m. September 30, 

1924 (discharge not determined); minimum stage, 0.58 foot at 9 a. m. August 

21 and 6.30 p. m. September 9, 1925 (discharge, 64 second-feet).

ICE. No ice effect.

REGULATION. Fairly large regulation by Walnut Cove Dam.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifting. Rating curve well defined between 

100 and 2,000 second-feet and extended above and below these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table except as stated in footnote to dailydischarge table. Records poor.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

February 2, 1926: Gage height, 3.36 feet; discharge, 942 second-feet. 

February 19, 1926: Gage height, 3.50 feet; discharge, 1,100 second-feet. 

May 26, 1926: Gage height, 1.27 feet; discharge, 184 second-feet.

*

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dan River at Pine Hall, N. C.,for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1 ........ __ .......

2. ______________

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

4............ _ ........

5. ___ . ________ .

6,.... ___ .. ___ ....

7...... __ ... _ . _ ..

8.... ______ . _ ....

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

10 . --.........

Oct.

139

168

137

127

135

160

158

152

113

89

Nov.

195

232

245

220

9J.1

220

208

170

375

300

Dec.

220

220

232

232

245

285

285

270

258

245

Jan.

*>jv\

220

990

245

345

QOA

285

220

Feb.

1,500

870

950

1,300

910

7CA

670

560

490

438

Mar.

490

630

595

525

07 c

OQK

630

670

630

630

May June

165

168

1 *O

170

170

160

155

1 *O

162

150

July

ORE

250

245

«M K

258

OCQ

OKQ

258

245

Aug.

245

245

OKC

OX C

258

245

258

OCQ

245

Sept.

155

152

150

150

143

141

ISO

137
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dan River at Pine Hall, N. C., for the year ending September 30,1926 Continued

Day

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

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

13 -. .

14.._. ...................

15.. .... 

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

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

18......... ............ .,

19-- 

20.. ............ _ ...

21 . .

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

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

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

25... ___ ..... ___ ...

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

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

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

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

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

31... ....

Oct.

SQ

170

1O7

117

170

300

232

220

195

145

162

165

135

141

148

232

270

300

208

162

141

Nov.

270

560

i -inn

fififi

360

232

220

270

270

270

270

245

232

232

232

1QK

220

208

220

220

Dec.

t)A K

232

909

909

245

208

1QK

220

220

909

9O9

420

560

OQfl

Oflrt

270

220

170

170

182

195

Jan.

208

285

245

245

245

490

4,010

2,440

1,200

710

630

560

525

455

OQft

375

360

OOA

360

2,100

Feb.

420

360

345

375

438

390

345

345

790

1,030

710

490

390

630

830

710

525

Mar.

670

630

630

670

670

670

630

560

438

455

455

438

<?Qft

330

OOrt

315

315

258

232

300

OOrt

May

270

286

630

405

405

375

220

195

143

150

145

145

145

152

152

June

160

162

160

160

160

155

150

160

155

165

195

220

208

220

210

210

208

208

208

220

July

245

245

245

245

315

285

270

270

258

245

245

208

220

232

270

258

270

270

270

270

258

Aug.

245

258

245

245

150

155

152

158

160

155

155

152

152

155

152

158

152

158

148

152

148

Sept.

131

152

150

143

137

140

145

150

152

143.

148

152

150

145

145

148

150

150

152

152

'

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 18 determined by averaging results for intervals of the day. No gage-height 

record Apr. 1 to May 16; discharge not determined. No gage-height record June 25, 26,30, July 1-3,28, and 

Sept. 16-18; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Dan River at Pine Hatt, N. C., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 481 square miles]

Month

N

October ___________________ _ ....

December... __ ____________ . .

February __ ____ _________ ......

May 17-31 ............................. _ ..

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

August- ______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

300 

1,400 

560 

4,010 

1,500 

670 

630 

220 

315 

258 

155

Minimum

89 

170 

170 

208 

315 

232 

143 

150 

208 

148 

131

Mean

168 

303 

254 

614 

638 

490 

254 

177 

256 

197 

146

Per 

square 

mile

0.349 

.630 

.528 

1.28 

1.33 

1.02 

.528 

.368 

.532 

.410 

.304

Run-off in 

inches

0.40 

.70 

.61 

1.48 

1.38 

1.18 

.29 

.41 

.61 

.47 

.34

DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON, VA.

LOCATION. At Norfolk & Western Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax 

County, 6 miles upstream from mouth of Banister River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,820 square miles (measured on base maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 27, 1900, to May 5, 1907, and April 28, 1923, to 

September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by E. B. Willard.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of fine sand. Banks subject to overflow at stages above 20 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 21.5 feet 

at 12.45 p. m. January 20 (discharge, 22,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 

3.36 feet at 8 a. m. October 1 (discharge, 375 second-feet).

1900-1907, 1923-1926: Maximum discharge recorded, 52,600 second-feet 

at 4 p. m. December 31, 1901; minimum discharge, 300 second-feet at 12.45 

p. m. September 11, 1925.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice except during severe winters.

REGULATION. Dams at Danville regulate low-water flow to some extent.

DIVERSIONS. Water supply of South Boston is diverted just above measuring 

section.
EOANOKE EIVER BASIN 51

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of January 

20; not affected by ice. Rating curve used prior to January 22 well defined 

between 500 and 30,000 second-feet, and curve used after that date is well 

defined between 1,100 and 30,000 second-feet; extended beyond these 

limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating tables. Record good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

November 25, 1925: Gage height, 4.59 feet; discharge, 803 second-feet. 

November 26, 1925: Gage height, 5.21 feet; discharge, 1,130 second-feet. 

April 18, 1926: Gage height, 6.85 feet; discharge, 2,440 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dan River at South Boston, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1... .......

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

3.- .......

4 ..........

6. .........

6 ._.._

7........

8. ...... .

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

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

11 - ... .

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

13 __

14.........

15. ...... .

16 

17. .....

18. ....

19 _ .......

20 

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

22 _ ....

23

24....... ..

26 -

26 ...- ..

27. ...

28. .. .

29 _ ...... .

30. . ...

31. ..

Oct.

420

510

fiCA

fiKfl

690

570

610

flcn

540

540

540

770

OCA

1,310

1 790

1,680

OCA

Qfifl

Q1A

Q1A

1 190

1,650

9 9<lfi

1 650

1,250

1,010

Qfifl

Nov.

1,010

690

QC(\

Ofifl

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,130

01 A

1 Q7A

1,650

1, 580

1,720

P. f^°J1

3,120

1,930

1 790

1,580

1 10A

1,130

1 190

1,310

1,010

1 190

' 960

1,070

1,010

1,010

1,190

690

Dec.

1,070

960

1,580

1,650

1,250

1,310

1 1QA

1 Qfifl

1 IQfl

1,130

1,130

1,070

1,130

730

1,070

1,130

960

1,130

Qfin

1,130

910

1 OCA

3 040

0 (\A A

2,480

1 7Qfl

1 440

i i °.n

1 °.7fl

2,880

2 ' 480

Jan.

2,880

9 QP.fl

3 040

2

QQA

1 7QA

2 080

2,000

1

*7 On

1,250

SI f\

1,310

1,310

1,190

1 1°J1

1,070

1 190

3,630

17 700

91 onn

S oon

4

0OA

3 inn

3,020 i &on

O 1*7 A.

9 inn

i Qfin

1,960

1,820

9 °.ftn

Feb.

14 400

11, 200

5,500

9 180

1fi 3ftA

5,200

3 580

3,340

2

00A

9 *tfiA

9 9A{\

1,750

1,890

2,030

2,170

2 030

2

A(tf\

4,820

5,940

3 980

2

7CA

2 inn

2,620

6,650

8,140

q QAA

Mar.

2 940

2^700

2,620

2

A(\(\

2,170

1,750

1,820

2,240

9 9.P.A.

2 01 A

O 01 A

2,860

3 340

3,420

9 <un

2,540

9 01 A

2,240

2

AOA

1, 750

2 030

1

OQA

1

GOA

1,680

1,960

1,680

1 t\d(\

1,820

1,750

Apr.

9 VAf\

3,900

2,540

9 inn

1,890

1,750

1,820

1,750

1,890

1 540 i,82a

3,420

5,500

3

1 en

9 ftfin

2

4.CA

2,100

2,240

1 °60

1 SQft

1,820

1,420

1,540

1 540

1,360

1,360

May

1,420

1,180

1,420

1,240

1,240

1,180

1 240

1 nnfl

1,420

1,120

1,180

1,180

1 300

1 1BA

1 540

9 94A

1 430 1 ififi

1,120

1,120

QCA

690

1,000

1 000

950

1,000 1 nnn

900

610

June

1 000

1,300 i Aftn

1,180

1,060

Qftfl

650

OKA

950

Qnn

900

QflA)

SI fl

900

Q1 A

540

510

770

Q-l A

730

690

730

900

1 680

950

OCA

850

900

730

480

July

777

770

690

1,180

690

1,960

2,540

9 01 A

1,180

1,180

Qnn

570

770

540

1,750

3 QflA

2,380

950

730

810

770

730

770

fJKA

10 600

1,360

1,820

4,820

2,460

2,030

1,120

Aug.

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

850

1,820

2,240

1,610

1 060

1 060

900 810-

850

770

1,120

810

1,420

810

1,750

1,120

1,000

770

QflA

900

2,170

2,310

1,300

1,000

690

850

Sept.

810

540

950

850

900

850

690

610

2,620

1,960

1,180

950

770

900

810

770

510

510

650

510

730

430

570

540

510

450

540

610

430

450

Monthly discharge of Dan River at South Boston, Va., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

fDrainage area, 2,820 square miles]

Month

October... ... _ ...

November ___ ...

December... _ .. . _ ... . _ .

January... _ ...

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

March....

April........ . .

May...... . .

June __ ....... . .

July __ ..........

August ______ . .

September _________ ... . .. .....

The year... __ ........................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,240 

6,530 

3,010 

21,900 

14,400 

3,580 

5,500 

2,240 

1,680 

10, 600 

2,310 

2,620

21,900

Minimum

420 

690 

730 

810 

1,680 

1,540 

1,360 

610 

480 

540 

690 

430

420

Mean

949 

1,420 

1,490 

3,450 

4,550 

2,330 

2,240 

1,190 

880 

1,730 

1,150 

787

1,830

Per

square 

mile

0.337 

.504 

.528 

1.22 

1.61 

.826 

.794 

.422 

.312 

.613 

.408 

.279

.649

Run-off in 

inches

0.39 .66- 

.61 

1.41 

1.6& 

.95 

.89 

.49 

.35 

.71 

.47 

.31

8.82
52

LEATHER WOOD CBEEE NEAR OLD LIBERTY, VA.

LOCATION. At bridge on road between Old Liberty and Loneoak post office, 

3 miles from Old Liberty, Henry County, and 1J4 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 68 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 10, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on bridge; read by G. L. Stone.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; clean; shifting. 

One channel. Banks high and wooded; not subject to overflow. Control 

is riffle 200 feet below bridge composed of sand and gravel, clean and probably shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 8.10 feet 

at 10.45 a. m. November 13 (discharge, 1,040 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.52 feet at 10.20 a. m. September 25, 1926 (discharge, 7 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected materially by ice. 

Rating curve fairly well defined between 7 and 400 second-feet; extended 

beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths once daily except Sundays. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

September 10, 1925: Gage height, 1.54 feet; discharge, 7.6 second-feet.

September 11, 1925: Gage height, 1.88 feet; discharge, 33 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va., for the 

period September 10, 1925, to September SO, 1926

Day

1 _ ....

2.......

3 ....

4. ......

5... .

6 

7. ......

8 

9.. __ .

10.-- .

11. _ ...

12.......

18j. 

14.......

15...--..

16.. ..

17.......

18 _ - ...

19.......

20 

21 

22... ....

23 ...

24.. .....

25.......

26 

27 .......

28 _ . ...

29.......

30 ..

31.... ...

Sept.

8

34

17

"17

17

16

135

35

23

20

»22

24

20

21

21

23

20

 18

16

17

17

Oct.

17

29

33

«30

26

20

20

18

21

18

«18

18

21

23

107

40

254

"60

40

29

31

29

29

37

"250

67

42

37

33

35

48

Nov.

«45

51

44

4O

37

40

42

«120

100

57

18

51

1,040

193

 80

55

42

40

37

51

35

«34

33

31

29

31

35

31

a in

29

Dec.

29

01

44

46

93

79

60

46

42

40

37

O7

«34

31

31

40

33

31

90

a 91

M

62

Q3

51

46

44

a 9ft

24

9Q

40

51

Jan.

53

65 «60

85

57

60

44

93

163

100

107

75

83

62

42

 70

481

fUQ

114

67

55

29

«30

40

28

26

23

21

19

a Qnn

Feb.

238

71

156

178

66

50

«43

. 36

32

34

22

16

22

«25

28

23

23

28

45

41

"36

32

30

28

156

ii»fi

63

«50

Mar.

38

45

30

28

27

20

 50

45

32

28

43

56

50

"46

41

38

38

35

31

31

«30

29

29

29

29

90

29

 28

28

28

178

Apr.

67

44

40

«38

37

35

35

37

33

31

"32

178

254

142

88

60

51

"55

46

37

37

37

31

33

-32

qi

29

29

29

29

May

28

037

26

23

22

25

23

22

«40

38

34

27

28

30

28

 65

32

23

25

22

22

22

"20

19

19

16

19

19

18

»22

OK

June

41

22

19

18

25

«30

22

19

16

16

15

15

"15

15

13

12

13

13

14

»50

28

15

16

26

16

15

-16

16

TO

12

July

12

1211

 15

42

44

24

15

15

18

a 14

11

12

12

481

62

40

"30

23

21

18

17

16

13

«15

14Q

48

29

26

21

20

Aug.

 18

16

13

13

12

86

15

a 14

12

10

10

12

8

8

«60

23

19

13

10

84

156

-35

23

15

27

52

22

18

 16

13

10

Sept.

10

14

10

14

a 14

13

13

41

16

20

12

"11

10

10

12

12

10

10

«10

9

9

9

9

8

7

«8

9

10

11

15

> Estimated or interpolated.
TAR RIVER BASIN 53

Monthly discharge of Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va., for the years ending 

September 30, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 68 square miles]

Month

1925

1925-26 

October.... ____ r ..........................

December. ___________________

April . ._ ..........

May _________________________

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

July

August _______________________

The year ___ . _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

135

254 

1,040 

93 

549 

238 

178 

254 

65 

50 

481 

156 

41

1,040

Minimum

8

17 

29 

24 

19 

16 

20 

29 

18 

12 

11 

8 

7

7

Mean

25.8

47.7 

84.4 

43.2 

101 

61.7 

39.3 

55.2 

26.1 

19.2 

41.5 

27.2 

12.2

46.5

Per

square 

mile

0.379

.701 

1.24 

.635 

1.49 

.907 

.578 

.812 

.384 

.282 

.610 

.400 

.179

.684

Run-off in 

inches

0.30

.81 

1.38 

.73 

1.72 

.94 

.67 

.91 

.44 

.31 

.70 

.46 

.20

9.27

TAR RIVER BASIN

FISHING CREEK NEAR ENFIEID, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge 2,000 feet below Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4% miles below

mouth of Rocky Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 462 square miles (furnished by United States Weather

Bureau).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1923, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Staff gage attached to downstream end of right pier; read by employee

of United States Weather Bureau.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 300 feet below and curved to

left above station. Bed consists of mud. Banks subject to overflow during

extreme floods, with one overflow channel in highway fill. Low-water

control is gravel bar 300 feet downstream; probably shifting. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 13.4 feet February 6

(discharge, 3,140 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.90 foot September 2, 26,

an4 27 (discharge, 40 second-feet).

1924-1926: Maximum stage, 17.3 feet October 1 and 2, 1924 (discharge,

12,300 second-feet); minimum stage, that of September 2, 26, and 27, 1926. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifts slightly. Rating curve fairly well

defined between 50 and 2,000 second-feet and extended above. Gage read

once daily to tenths. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage

height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C., during the years 

ending September 30, 1924-1926

Date

1924 

Aug. 21. __

Oct. 10. ____

Nov. 23--- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.98

4.04

6.22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

182

480

860

Date

1925 

Feb. 26.........

July 21.. ....

Oct. 10-. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.25

1.40

1.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

667

253

75.2

64.0

Date

1926 

Feb. 15 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

874
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924-1926

Day

1923-24 

1 ___ __ .

2.. _ ..... _ ..

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

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

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

6... .... ..

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

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

9.... _ .. _ ..

10 ....

11 

12....... .

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

14..... . ..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 ___ ..........

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

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

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

26. - _ ......

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

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

29. . _ ......

30. .........

31. . _ .......

1924-25 

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

2.... ...... __ .

3... ..

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

5 ........

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

7 .

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

9 _ ............

10. .

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

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

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

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

15. ........ .

16. .........

17 _ ...... ...

18. .........

19. .......

20

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

22........ _ ....

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

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

25. __ . _ ......

26.......... 

27. 

28. _____

29. 

30. . 

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

1925-26 

1 .......

2 _ . _ -

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

4. ____ .... 

5. ........

6 ... ___ ....

7. __ ... _ ....

8 ...... .

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

10 .

Oct.

150

122

108

165

136

136

108

136

122

81

69

81

69

60

52

60

52

69

136

60

45

45

108

108

04

150

150

108

108

94

94

12, 300

12,300

8,890

3,840

i Qftn

857

649

578

494

AAa

AW)

398

382

382

OQQ

382

Ofifl

366

350

334

318

318

318

318

334

561

977

998

667

108

108

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

150

Nov.

108

81

81

136

165

240

334

318

286

240

255

255

240

225

210

165

108

108

81

94

94

81

94

136

94

94

81

94

150

240

478

578

382

366

366

350

334

366

398

414

334

334

334

334

OOJ.

OCfl

OOJ.

O1Q

00,1

318

334

QCft

798

1,020

703

co 7

414

OQQ

382

165

165

180

180

165

165

165

165

165

165

Dec.

225

195

150

318

398

350

IQC

165

IQft

108

108

Q4,

010

255

255

210

165

165

108

°,^4.

18ft

94

Ql

91A

165

150

13A

350

334

01 Q

334

OEA

366

AAft

J.78

414

446

446

414

QQO

350

ocn

334

334

334

350

631

t ICA

1 040

Q17

631

446

404

286

286

318

877

649

478

478

478

478

318

Jan.

too

350

240

94/1

165

165

1 p;ft

04

240

09 K

IQfi

195

165

91ft

1 ftdft

1 ftQft

1 Qfirt

1,110

1 ftdft

1 ftdft

QQQ

1,150

799

799

649

C7Q

K7Q

527

1 7Qft

2,350

2 ft7ft

2,120

1,360

007

703

A4.Q

685

9 AQA

O -IJA

O AAA

2

QOA

1 7J.ft

1 260

1,620

9 ten

1 7Qft

2

QQ/X

2 QJ.ft

2,520

1 640

1,310

1,310

1,170

ft77

1 060

1 490

1,620

165

165

31 G

318

318

318

318

318

Feb.

494

478

478

414

334

318

414

318

Q1Q

01 Q

255

94ft

94ft

210

195

703

685

1 1 CA

9 OCA

2

01 A.

2

Q1A

2 OiQn

2,020

I Oftfl

1,310

1 QQn

9 i9A

1,490

1,310

1,190

i i°,n

I

ftdft

957 007

649

613

817

937

1 960

1 QOA

1 f\df\

1,110

Q17

QQ7

649

649

tiAA

AQA

631

ftAQ

ftdQ

ftdQ

709

1 7JA

1 740

1 740

2,390

2,880

3,140

2,880

1,260

937

937

Mar.

O ftOrt

1,310

1 AJA

1 080

998

QC7

799

578

703

QO7

837

685

667

QQ7

QC7

703

613

a-\ o

561

578

649

1 ftdft

007

77Q

685

649

OQQ

Q9J.

K7Q

1,080

QE7

799

685

578

544

C97

ftdQ

649

667

ocn

009

382

446

1 9J.A

1 OOA

G77

527

478

430

414

414

366

C97

595

527

i 4on

1,490

649

544

478

478

649

837

649

478

Apr.

255

318

OQ9

510

649

760

462

350

195

180

fiAQ

7QR

685

fidQ

318

9.4n

561

AM

462

OQQ

446

OQQ

225

225

136

108

404

478

446

446

414

398

240

382

414

462

462

478

462

382

366

350

318

318

366

350

318

382

302

286

225

195

210

270

302

649

649

649

649

478

382

382

318

350

318

May

478

165

195

108

81

136

165

478

2,020

2,350

2,430

3,630

2,880

2,670

3,630

3,070

1,740

1,490

1,260

877

2,230

2,670

3,950

2,670

1,740

1,690

779

760

1,190

649

446

302

165

165

240

240

225

210

180

165

195

286

837

1,220

578

478

366

527

414

302

286

270

255

240

240

2,570

1,040

722

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

165

165

165

165

210

June

414

414

414

857

798

613

430

225

318

414

837

837

446

382

350

318

595

2,270

2,200

1,260

649

561

494

957

857

1,400

1,840

1,520

510

382

318

240

318

318

165

165

165

165

760

937

837

318

240

165

165

165

240

398

798

1,130

527

240

165

165

165

398

578

318

318

318

150

150

150

150

165

136

165

195

210

165

July

1,840

5,-100

9

99ft

5,100

2,880

1,040

760

1,260

1,620

1,040

1,740

2,020

2,310

2,020

1,260

703

649

398

414

544

527

398

366

334

318

318

382

350

270

240

478

544

398

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

561

165

398

165

165

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

165

414

760

318

318

318

94

81

81

81

81

81

94

318

165

122

Aug.

225

196

210

414

478

478

165

286

225

195

195

578

703

350

382

255

255

318

240

195

165

136

136

138

136

255

255

165

165

195

165

255

165

165

165

318

837

837

318

318

318

318

318

^60

318

318

240

165

165

165

165

240

210

225

225

225

225

225

150

136

136

108

108

81

81

81

69

60

Sept.

122

165

165

165

165

165

122

94

94

108

108

94

94

108

195

414

1,040

1,490

779

478

255

779

937

649

741

462

977

1,400

1,130

5,100

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

302

165

649

478

318

302

302

165

165

165

165

108

108

108

108

45

40

45

45

45

45

45

270

414

165
TAR RIVER BASIN 55

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924-1926 Continued

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

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

'26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1926-26

150

81

81

94

94

94

94

165

180

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

302

286

286

280

286

318

286

286

286

286

165

165

225

225

318

318

561

561

478

478

478

318

318

318

165

165

318 

318 

318 

3l8 

318

318

318

414

414

2,020

2,020

1,040

1,040

478

478

318

318

478

478

478

1,260

318

478

478

478

478

649

1,040

1,040

649

1,900

2.390

2,230

2,020

578

649

2,020

2,390

1,620

527

1,260

1,490

1.450

1,260

1,080

837

649

649

649

1,040

649

937

544

478

478

649

478

478

478

478

165

195

478

1,930

1,590

1,470

760

649

478

478

478

478

382

398

318

318

318

318

318

318

210

210

210

210

210

225

225

225

225

225

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

150

136

81

81

81

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

94

81

81

81

81

69

366

1,150

837

382

430

286

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

60

81

302

165

108

45

45

165

108

69

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

40

40

45

45

45

Monthly discharge of Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.,for the years ending September

SO, 1924-1926

[Drainage area, 462 square miles]

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

1923-24

October._______________._______ 165

November. ..___________-___.__ 334

December ...____._.__.__ .._ 398

January.. .............. ... 1,690

February_____________________. 2,350

March._____..............___._____. 2,020

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

May....____........__....__._----- 3.950

June --..---._------___.___--..__ 2. 270

July---........-....- ._..__._.._.... 9,220

August________________________ 703

September..____________________' 5,100

The year._.... ..... . .:9,220

1924-25 I

October. _____.._ _ _.._ _ ...__ ____._ ! 12,300

November....._.....__...._.__.._... 1. 020

December ___._______._.. ...; 1,150

January_______________________, 3,140

February_.__.__..._. .__..__-. 1,960

March__..._._.___.____._.__; 1, 330

April_ -.. .... .._ . 494

May_....._._.____... _____ 2,570

June ..--.___.._____._...-__.. 1,130

July .. -.-.-. - . . 760

August__________________________ 837 

September.._..._ __-.._ __-....__ ____649

The year__ .... .._.__..__. 12.300

1925-26

October_________________.____ 180

November___________________... 318

December...___________________ 877

January_.. _._...._.--..__----.... 2,020

February______________________ 3,140

March...... ..- ... .-. . 1,490

April....____......._._ .. ....... 1,930

May....________........___..__--.. 318

June ..-__....._......____..._.... 210

., uly_......____........__._.___... 1,150

August. .-._.............______.... 302

September.. __.___.. _ ... ____414

The year._........... _ . 3,140

45

81

81

94

195

286

108

81

225

240

136

94

99.2

163

190

580

879

779

411

1,580

785

1,510

266

620

45 656

318

318

318

649

494

350

195

165

165

165

165

45

1,670

423

460

1,840

935

622

360

452

373

274

322

195

662

81 

165 

165 

165 

318 

478 

165 

150 

CO 

69 

45 

40

130

234

367

517

1,470

783

555

208

110

196

78.9

75.2

0.215

.353

.411

1.26

1.90

1.69

.890

.342

1.70

3.27

.576

1.34

1.42

3.61

.916

.996

3.98

2.02

1.35

.779

.978

.807

.593

.697

.422

1.43

.281

.506

.794

1.12

3.18

1.69

1.20

.450

.238

.424

.171

.163

0.25

.39

.47

1.45

2.05

1.95

.99

.39

1.90

3.77

.66

1.50

15.77

4.16

1.02

1.15

4.59

2.10

1.56

.87

1.13

.90

.68

.80

.47

19.43

.32

.56

.92

1.29

3.31

1.95

1.34

.52

.27

.49

.20

.18

40 386 .835 11.35
56 SURFACE WATER StJPTLY, 1926, PART II

NEI7SE RIVER BASIN 

FIAT EIVEE AT BAHAMA, Kf. C.

LOCATION. At head of Durham water-supply pond, 1}£ miles above mouth of 

Dial Creek and county highway bridge at Bahama, Durham County.

DBAINAGE AREA. 150 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 16, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Au continuous water-stage recorder on right bank, installed October 12, 

1925; inspected by Melvin Clark.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel bends slightly above and below gage. 

Sloping wooded banks subject to overflow. Prior to October 22, 1925, control 

was a rock ledge with boulders at head of pond. Subsequent to October 22, 

1925, control is rock and masonry weir 10 feet long with a 1-foot weir at 

right end for low water. Point of zero flow at 0.00 gage height.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, from waterstage recorder, 6.69 feet at 9.45 a. m. February 3 (discharge, 3,610 secondfeet); minimum stage, from water-stage recorder, 0.50 foot at 6.30 a. m. 

October 1 (discharge, 0.5 second-foot).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of February 3, 1926; minimum 

stage, 0.50 foot September 27, 30, and October 1, 1925 (discharge, 0.5 secondfoot).

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Slight diurnal regulation caused by operation of gristmills above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed October 22, 1925, owing to construction of rock masonry control. Rating curve used October 1-15 is well 

defined between 1 and 130 second-feet; curve used October 22 to September 

30 is well defined between 2 and 8,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating 

table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting gage-height graph, 

except for days of wide range in stage, when discharge was obtained by averaging results for intervals of a day. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

October 8, 1925: Gage height, 0.72 foot; discharge, 2.00 second-feet. 

February 17, 1926: Gage height, 2.83 feet; discharge, 100 second-feet. 

August 28, 1926: Gage height, 1.44 feet; discharge, 18.6 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Flat River at Bahama, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

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

2 __ ...........

3 __ ..... __ .

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

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

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

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

8___._._ ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

IS-...-..-.......

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

17 

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 . 

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

Oct.

2.4

6.8

6.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.5

2.1

3.2

2.1

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.2

3.4

Nov.

7.7

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

5.5

7.4

4.7

4.4

7.4

11

21

50

26

18

H

14

13

13

12

9.5

6.2

9.5

10

Dec.

8.6

fi 9

11

29

39

21

22

15

13

12

12

8.6

5.5

10

11

9.8

9

C

8.6

7.4

17

88

145

70

42

Jan.

11

15

11

18

37

44

V7

33

32

29

28

24

26

22

23

21

1,840

682

202

132

134

105

75

65

Feb.

450

218

1,260

1,340

289

188

149

119

102

90

77

61

56

250

675

176

104

Qfi

1,260

504

230

163

125

OR

1.190

Mar.

114

107

96

77

68

61

119 9«;4

132

89

119 t;fU

336

254

278

254

183

140

119

105

105

96

87

81

71

Apr.

168

90

72

65

57

54

52

55

61

52

48

RQ

1,180

370

i t\t\

121

96

107

121

86

77

66

63

61

May

43

40

36

64

44

39

32

34

28

29

26

30

25

30

46

34

99

17

14

13

12

13

18

13

June

14

18

18

14

15

13

15

15

16

15

11

11

10

8.4

9.4

8.0

6.6

6.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.9

11

47

July

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.4

9.4

66

54

27

17

16

12

R Q

8.7

9.4

179

100

38

19

16

11

8.2

9.2

10

11

500

Aug.

28

21

15

13

13

12

10

11

9.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.5

6.6

6.6

30

280

44

17

13

205

285

Sept.

633

234

48

24

15

13

164

44

26

16

13

9.4

7.7

6.0

5.1

6.5

6.2

7.2

5.1

4.6

6.2

30

13

8.8

6.9
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 57

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Flat River at Bahama, N. C., for the year ending 

September SO, 1926 Continued

Day

26 _ .. . 

27....--.-...-...

28 _ .. __ ......

29........... __

30.... ...._..-

31... ..... .

Oct.

8.9

33

14

11

9.5

8.6

Nov.

9.2

8.6

12

8.3

5.7

Dec.

30

24

18

14

12

11

Jan.

56

56

65

59

102

923

Feb.

450

210

142

Mar.

73

102

75

63

59

152

Apr.

53

49

47

44

42

May

16

14

14

14

11

11

June

23

14

13

9.7

July

63

36

22

18

20

37

Aug.

48

24

18

12

9.4

9.1

Sept.

6.2

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.8

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by construction of rock masonry control Oct. 16-21; discharge 

estimated. No record May 17-22; discharge estimated by comparison with Dial, Dry, and Rocky Creeks.

Monthly discharge of Flat River at Bahama, N. C., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 150 square miles]

Month

April. ............... __ ............. __ .

May ______________________

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

August _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

33

50 

145 

1,840 

1,340 

504 

1,180 

64 

47 

500 

285 

633

1,840

Minimum

1.6 

4.4 

5.5 

11 

56 

61 

42 

11 

5.6 

8.0 

6.6 

3.8

1.6

Mean

4.87 

11.1 

23.9 

159 

360 

141 

127 

26. 2 

13.0 

43.8 

38.6 

45.9

80.9

Per

square 

mile

0.032 

.074 

.159 

1.06 

2.40 

.940 

.847 

.175 

.087 

.292 

.257 

.306

.539

Eun-ofl in

inches

0.04 

.08 

.18 

1.22 

2.50 

1.08 

.94 

.20 

.10 

.34 

.30 

.34

7.32

DIAL CREEK AT BAHAMA, N. C.

LOCATION. Three-eighths of a mile upstream from confluence with Flat River 

and Lake Michie and 1^ miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.9 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 29, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day recorder on right bank; inspected by Melvin Clark.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curves above and below gage; consists of 

stones and boulders. Banks fairly steep and wooded. Control is masonry 

dam with 2-foot 90° V-notch weir of 4 by 4 inch angles set in masonry.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage estimated, 4.5 feet February 25 

(discharge, 330 second-feet; no flow September 16-30.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve based on 90° 

V-notch sharp-crested weir formula for low stages and broad-crested weir 

formula for high stages. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory 

except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspecting gage-height graph, except as stated in footnote to table of daily 

discharge. Records fair.

No discharge measurements made during year.
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

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

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

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

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

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

6 ... 

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

8-.. ... 

9 ...... 

10 

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

12- ____ ......

13 .

14. __ ... ....

15 

16 . 

17 

18 

19 .

20 

21 

22 _ .. ...

23 

24. 

25 

26 ___ ......

27 

28 

29 

30 . 

31. .........

Oct.

0.15

.15

.35

Nov.

0.45

.5

.85

.55

.4

.35

.35

.35

.4

.35

.35

1.0

3.2

.85

.6

.5

.45

.4

.4

.5

.7

.45

.45

.35

.35

.35

.4

.5

.4

.35

Dec.

0.35

.8

1.8

.8

.7

.65

.6

.55

.5

.5

.45

.45

.45

.45

.5

.6

.6

.5

2.5

8.7

2.0

5.3

4.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

.75

.7

.7

.7

.7

Jan.

0.75

.75

.65

1.1

1.25

.95

.85Qt;

.85

.85

.85

.8

.75

.75

.75

9.4

54.

6.3

2.6

2.4

3.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

20.0

19.5

Feb.

8.0

3.2

87.

12.2

4.8

4.55

3.95

3.25

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.05

2.05

5.0

5.4

3.05

2.5

4.

34.1

10.5

6.9

5.0

3.9

3.3

156 ,

12.2

6.2

4.35

Mar.

3.95

3.55

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.2

6.3

4.3

3.0

2.65

6.5

12.9

11.4

11.0

9.4

6.9

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.8

3.05

3.2

2.8

2.6

3.5

2.8

2.6

2 4

2.4

6.1

Apr.

3.25

2.7

2.65

2.5

2.3

2.15

2.1

2.1

2.05

2.05

2.1

3.2

20.0

10.0

6.1

455

3.8

2.8

3.2

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

May

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.65

.6

.6

.55

.55

.5

1.4

.95

.7

.50

.4

.4

.4

.45

.4

.35

.3

.25

.35

.35

.25

.3

June

0.65

.35

.25

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.45

.6

.25

.35

2.6

.45

.25

.2

.3

.2

.15

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.15

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

1.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

1.4

3.9

.3

.15

.15

.15

.15

Aug.

0.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

. U-6

2.1

1.0

> .05

.02

Sept.

1.85

.2

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

. \J&

0

NOTE. Recorder not operating satisfactorily Dec. 2-4, 19-26, Jan. 17-31, Feb. 1-5, 20-27, Mar. 14-16, 

Apr. 3-9, 18-30, May 1-9, June 5-13, Aug. 9-31, Sept. 12-30; mean daily gage heights estimated from fragmentary records, comparison with flow of Rocky Creek near Bahama, and observer's notes.

Monthly discharge of Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C., for the year ending September

[Drainage area, 4.9 square miles]

Month

October 29-31 ........... __ . _ . _ .......

November _ __ __ ... ____ . .....

February _ ..... ___ . ...............

At ay

July. . _ ....... _ .... ____ ..

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.35 

3.20 

8.70 

54 

156 

12.9 

20 

1.40 

2.60 

3.90 

2.10 

1.85

Minimum

0.15 

.35 

.35 

.65 

2.05 

2.20 

1.00 

.25 

.05 

.05

0

Mean

0.216 

.570 

1.34 

4.61 

14.3 

4.62 

3.22 

.594 

.295 

.331 

.132 

.088

Per 

square 

mile

0.044 

.116 

.273 

.941 

2.92 

.943 

.657 

.121 

.060 

.068 

.027 

.018

Run-off in 

inches

0.01 

.13 

.31 

1.08 

3.04 

1.09 

.73 

.14 

.07 

.08 

.03 

.02
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 59

ROCKY CREEK NEAR BAHAMA, N. C.

LOCATION. \% miles upstream from confluence with Flat River, 2 miles upstream 

from dam of Durham water supply and 3 miles east of Bahama, Durham 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.7 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Staff gage on right bank; read by V. B. Mangam.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved above and straight below gage. 

Bed consists of rock and shifting sand. Banks are wooded and sloping. 

Control is masonry dam with 2-foot 90° V-notch weir with 4 by 4 inch angles 

set in masonry.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.4 feet at 

10 a. m. February 25 (discharge, 88 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.06 foot 

several times in August and September (no flow).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve based upon 

formula for 90° V-notch weir for low stages and for broad-crested weir for 

high stages. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

I........ _ . ...

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

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

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

5 ......

6.. _ ..........

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

8 _ ..... __ ..

9 

10 .... __ .

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

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

13 

14.. __ .... __ .

15 __ .. __ ...

16 ____ .... ....

17 _ ....... _ ..

18 ____ ... _ -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 ___ . _ . ....

27 _______ ...

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

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

30 . 

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

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.15

.05

.15

.25

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

,.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

Nov.

0.05

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

,1

.4

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.1

Dec.

0.1

.1

.85

.25

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.05

.05

5.3

.6

2.4

1.65

.6

.4

.35

.3

.2

.15

.15

.15

Jan.

0.15

.15

.15

.2

.3

.35

.35

.35

.3

.25

.25

.25

.25

.3

.3

.35

.45

31

3.95

1.8

1.3

2.45

1.1

.85

.75

.7

.85

1.2

.7

5.7

14

Feb.

5.6

2.05

16

6.6

2.7

1.75

1.45

1.2

1.05

.95

.8

.7

.65

1.2

1.65

1.1

.75

1.3

36

4.05

2.1

1.6

1.2

.95

41

4.05

2.15

1.7

Mar.

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.75

.7

5.1

1.95

1.1

.95

5.6

12

9.5

9 a

7.4

4.1

2.05

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.45

1.2

1.1

1.0

.85

1.6

1.35

.95

.8

6.3

Apr.

1.4

.8

.75

.65

.6

.55

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

3.35

10.6

6.9

2.45

1.35

1.25

.8

1.15

.«5

.7

.65

.6

.6

.5

.45

.4

.4

.35

.3

May

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.1

.05

.05

.05

.25

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.30

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.85

.65

. .05

1 .05

.05

.05

.05

.05

Aug.

0.05

.05

.05

0

0

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

.25

.05

0

0

0

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0.05

.05

0

0

0

0

2.2

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nora. No record Oct. 1-8; discharge estimated.
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C.,for the year ending September

80, 1926 

[Drainage area, 2.7 square miles]

Month

March _ ._ _____________________

April . . _ ..........

May _______________________

June _ ..... ______________

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

September. _ ... _____________

The year _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.30 

.40 

5.3 

31 

41 

12 

10.6 

.30 

.25 

.85 

6.3 

2.20

41

Minimum

0 

.05 

.05

.15 

.65 

.70 

.30 

.10 

.05 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

0.063 

.075 

.476 

2.29 

5.08 

2.79 

1.38 

.184 

.070 

.069 

.226 

.082

1.05

Per

square 

mile

0.023 

.028 

.176 

.849 

1.88 

1.03 

.511 

.068 

.026 

.026 

.084 

.030

.389

Run-off in 

inches

0.02 

.03 

.20 

.98 

1.96 

1.19 

.57 

.08 

.03 

.03 

.10 

.03

5.22

MOCCASIN CREEK NEAR MIDDLESEX, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge just below dam at Taylor's mill and 3 miles

west of Middlesex, Nash County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 42 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1924, to September 30, 1926, when station was

discontinued. 

GAGE. Staff gage attached to downstream side of pier since November 25, 1924;

read by J. S. Lewis. Prior to this date a vertical staff gage in mill pond at

boat landing about 30 feet from mill.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Two channels for intermediate stages. Both banks

subject to overflow above gage height 5.0 feet. Bed consists of gravel.

Control is gravel bar about 50 feet downstream; fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 5.5 feet at 8 a. m.

February 4 (discharge, 1,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.45 foot at

5 p. m. September 30 (discharge, 0.2 second-foot).

1924-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 5.9 feet at 5 p. m. January 20, 1925

(discharge estimated, 1,600 second-feet); minimum stage, that of September

30, 1926.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

REGULATION. Operation of gristmill directly upstream causes considerable

diurnal fluctuation. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed November 25, 1924. Rating

curve used October 1 to November 24, 1924, poorly defined between 6 and

200 second-feet; curve used thereafter fairly well defined between 1 and 250

second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths in the forenoon

prior to operation of wheel and in the afternoon after closing down. Daily

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table.

Records fair subsequent to November 25, 1924, except for high stages.

Discharge measurements of Moccasin Creek near Middlesex, N, C., during the years 

ending September 30, 1925- and 1926

Date

1924 

Nov. 24...... ...

Dec. 7 - 

1925

Feb. 26-.-.. ...

Feb. 26 . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.46

1.34

2.24

2.44

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

70

19.0

55.4

Date

1925 

Apr. 28 ......

Apr. 28 -

July 21... ......

July 21 ........

Oct. 11. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.02

1.42

1.12

.65

.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.1

34.2

20.6

1.73

2.14

Date

1926 

Feb. 15. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.97

.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

116

4.80
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 61

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Moccasin Creek near Middlesex, N. C., for the 

years ending September SO, 1925 and 1926

Day

1924-25 

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

2 __ -... -

3 

4.. _ ..........

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

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

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

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

9 -.- 

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

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

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 -

17 

18 -

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 ...... 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

1925-25 

1 ..... ...

2 . .....

3 

4.. _ ... _ ....

5 -

6 

7 _

8 

9 ....

10 

11 

12. 

13- 

14.. .......

15. 

16. 

17 

18 .-.- 

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

20 

21 _____ . .

22

23 

24 ...

25

26

27 

28 

29

80 

31 

Oct.

500

300

190

114

106

81

69

55

49

47

40

40

33

33

31

99

27

27

32 .

25

23

21

22

22

20

27

44

99

55

37

31

2.3

2.2

2.2

2 2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.0

.9

.6

1.0

.7

.9

3.3

8.1

7.8

5.2

4.2

.. 3.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.0

3.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

Nov.

27

28

26

24

24

24

24

21

23

23

18

19

22

19

16

20

17

17

15

16

17

93

145

72

44

36

30

30

26

25

1.5

2.0

7.6

6.4

40

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.5

2 2

2.5

2.8

4.0

4.7

5.2

47

2.8

2 7

9 9

2.8

4.0

4.2

11

A 9

6.2

6.4

8 1

8.8

9

0

10

Dec.

24

24

16

15

15

18

20

22

104

90

34

30

25

25

22

94

25

28

34

34

32

32

34

40

Q1

Oft

81

44

38

40

42

10

16

120

Q4

34

19

16

16

16

16

15

16

14

14

1O

13

no

20

19

is

Af\

70

K,Q

00

32

28

26

25

19

16

16

Jan.

40

44

40

36

40

36

32

36

28

109

392

1,010

490

212

138

159

126

285

375

1,500

710

235

167

114

94

77

86

77

104

175

145

16

25

19

40

56

46

40

40

eft

53

66

48ifi

484n

36

34

120

202

159

81

624n

48

4fi

40

36

28

40

53

340

Feb.

138

132

132

138

109

99

94

104

126

138

340

358

272

212

175

175

152

132

114

94

81

59

62

66

73

59

40

36

212

175

260

930

410

235

104

81

66

62

42

44

4n

40

48

59

66

62

fil

QQ

QJ,

70

en

4870

310

SI

Mar.

53

159

138

59

42

44

40

36

36

40

32

34

32

34

32

30

248

212

114

62

44

32

28

30

28

32

30

81

40

36

30

53

46

42

4fl

38

36

53

5910

81

410

O7 K

Hdf\

298

235

175

on

QQ

fil

73

QQ

fil

73

99

fi9

CO

K.Q

CA

50

50

60

Apr.

28

26

32

30

26

25

25

25

24

25

25

26

26

28

25

19

24

248

90

53

38

25

22

20

19

18

16

13

10

16

120

73

CO

AA

38

32

3fl

28

qo

qn

28

no

919

86

40

36

ftA

39

^fl

28

26

25

24

22

24

oe

25

99

10

20

May

13

13

16

13

12

14

16

16

16

12

13

24

18

14

18

16

15

59

145

120

66

56

34

19

16

14

12

12

12

12

18

10

20

18

15

15

15

12

9.8

9

e

10

8.6

7 ft

7

Q

8.6

fi Q

9

0

9.5

8.6

7.4

5.7

4 9

2.7

2 4

3 n

2 7

2 2

1

/»

i;e

1.4

1.6

9 3

June

13

9.8

11

12

11

13

9.0

8.3

11

24

19

18

15

12

10

8.8

12

32

25

13

11

8.6

7.8

12

Q 8

8.6

12

159

50

28

2.0

1.5

1 9

O 0

9 7

2.3

42

3.8

3

D

2.7

9 ^

9 7

2.7

2.0

1.5

1.4

9 n

2 7

9 Q

9 Q

^ n

q Q

2S

1Q9

86

48

39

19

1 9

O £

July

9.5

n12

12

11

12

19

13

9.5

7.6

7.4

9.3

7.8

9.5

9.8

11

10

9.5

7.4

6.6

6.4

7.1

3.3

5.2

6.4

9.5

8.8

8.6

5.9

4.2

7.4

6.2

47

5 7

6.2

5.0

3.3

6 2

5.2

4.2

5.0

6

n

4.7

3.3

9 Q

1

Q

1 9

1.5

9 9

9 n

L4

1 Q

1.0

.7

1.4

2 q

9 n

1.6

1 3

1.0

1 3

Aug.

4.0

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.3

40

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.7

3.0

392

212

94

18

13

9.5

8.1

7.1

6.4

5.2

42

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.5 '1.8

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

g

.5

.7

g

.5

1 Q

1.5

1

0

1

ft

t> A

2.0

1.5

1 R

6.6

14

14

9

E

7.4

5 9

Sept.

2.2

66

20

7.1

4.7

2.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

126

540

46

13

8.1

7.4

6.4

5.4

47

5.2

5.4

5.2

4

0

3.0

2.7

4 9

3.5

q A

O E

9 Q

9 Q

9 A

9 Q

9 ft

Q A

9 7

9 Q

1 Q

1.5

1 Q

1 1

L 2

LI

9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

NOTB. Stage beyond limits of rating curve Oct. 1 and 2,1925, and no record Mar. 28-31,1926; discharge 

estimated.

118239 30 5
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Moccasin Creek near Middlesex, N. C., for the years ending 

September SO, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 42 square miles]

Month

1924-25

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

1925-26

March

AprQ.. ............ ............................

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

The year... ....... ___ __ ____ . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

145 

104 

1,500 

358 

248 

248 

145 

159 

19 

392 

540

1,500

8.1 

11 

120 

340 

930 

410 

212 

20 

132 

7.4 

14 

4.2

930

Minimum

20

15 

15 

28 

36 

28 

10 

12 

7.8 

3.3 

1.5 

1.3

1.3

.6 

1.5 

10 

16 

40 

36 

19 

1.4 

1.4 

.7 

.5 

.3

.3

Mean

71.9 

31.4 

38.0 

229 

132 

60.9 

34.2 

27.5 

19.8 

8.98 

26.5 

30.0

59.0

2.47 

4.65 

28.8 

65.0 

144 

110 

42.2 

8.09 

14.0 

3.24 

3.06 

1.64

Per 

square 

mile

1.71

.748 

.905 

5.45 

3.14 

1.45 

.814 

.655 

.471 

.214 

.631 

.714

1.40

.059 

.111 

.686 

1.55 

3.43 

2.62 

1.00 

. 193 

.333 

.077 

.073 

.039

34. 9 I . 831

Run-off in 

inches

1.97 

.83 

1.04 

6.28 

3.27 

1.67 

.91 

.76 

.53 

.25 

.73 

.80

19.04

.07 

.12

.79 

1.79 

3.57 

3.02 

1.12 

.22 

.37 

.09 

.08 

.04

11. 2S

LITTLE CREEK NEAR ZEBULOW, W. C.

LOCATION. At county line, three-quarters of a mile above confluence with 

Moccasin Creek and 2% miles southeast of Zebulon, Wake County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5.2 square miles (measured on soil survey map of United 

States Department of Agriculture).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 8, 1924, to September 30, 1926, when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical enameled staff on downstream face of large pine tree on left 

bank; read by S. A. Todd and Thomas Pace.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight. Bed composed of rock and gravel. 

Right bank steep; left bank slopes 300 feet to railroad embankment. Control built of 2-inch planks forming V-notch weir. Gage height of zero flow 

is 0.10 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.5 feet at 

4 p. m. June 23 (discharge, about 200 second-feet); no flow during several 

periods in July, August, and September.

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, 4.35 feet at 9.10 a. m. March 1, 1925 

(discharge not determined); no flow during several periods in July, August, 

and September 1926.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 40 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths once 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating 

table. Records fair.
NECJSE RIVER BASIN 63

Discharge measurements of Little Creek near Zebulon, N. C., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Oct. 11....... .............

Jan. 31--.. _____ __ .

Gage 

height

Fed 

0.30

1.81

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0. 319

32.5

Date

Feb. 15 ................. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.30

.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

13.5

.562

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Creek near Zebulon, N. C., for the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Day

1 

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

3 

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

5

6._ ....... ...

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

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

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

10... .......

11

12.-...-- .

13.....-. .....

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

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

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

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

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

19 

20., ........

21- . .

22 

23 

24. 

25- .. .

26 

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

28 ..........

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

30 

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

Oct.

0.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.0

5.7

1.3

.9

1.4

.9

.8

.8

.5

.3

.4

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

Nov.

0.5

Q 4

3.5

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

Q 4

12

9 A.

4.4

2.3

4.4

2

1

2.1

9 ft

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2 1

2.1

1.4

1.4

Dec.

7.4

20

11

5 7

5.8

3.1

2.1

2.3

2.0

2 1

2.2

2.1

2 2

2.1

O rt

4.3

4 4

3.1

2 2

2.2

4.6

3 1

2 1

2.2

2.2

3.3

3.5

2.4

2.1

2.4

q n

Jan.

4.4

3.5

3.5

3

n

27

5.8

4.9

5.8

Feb.

9 n

a n

9

n

o n

7.2

7.2

7 9

7.2

17

7.2

6.3

5 7

11

12

8.3

7.2

7.2

5.7

32

18

7.2

Mar.

7.9

7.4

7.2

5.7

5 7

4.3

32

14

a

n

7.2

K7

27

K7

20

17

14

19

9.8

»

f\

7.2

20

9.0

9.8

9.0

7.2

7.2

9.0

7.2

5.7

5.7

43

Apr.

11.

9

n

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.7

4.9

4.3

9.0

37

15

9.0

7.2

6.3

t; 7

5.4

4 0

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2 4

May

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

June

0.4

.4

.4

.4

1.6

.9

.8

.5

1.1

.8

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

1.3

.9

57

94

5.4

3.8

6.6

6.3

2.4

1.6

July

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

3.0

.3

.3

.3

.7

7.9

1.3

Aug.

0.7

.6

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

.3

.3

.3

.2

46

9.0

2.0

.7

.3

.3

.3

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOTE. NQ record on days for which no discharge is shown.

Monthly discharge of Little Creek near Zebulon, N. C., for the year ending September

80,1926

[Drainage area, 5.2 square miles]

Month

December ____________________

February 7-28. _______ ; _________

May... _______ _ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.7 

12 

20 

32 

57 

37 

2.0 

94 

7.9 

9.0 

. 5

Minimum

0.3 

1.3 

2.0 

5.7 

4.3 

2.4 

.4 

.2 

.0 

.0 

.0

Mean

0.78 

2.74 

3.85 

10.0 

14.9 

6.93 

.96 

6.32 

.82 

.77 

.16

Per 

square 

-mUe

0.150 

.527 

.740 

1.92 

2.87 

1.33 

.185 

1.22 

.158 

.148 

.031

Run-off in 

inches

0.17 

.59 

.85 

1.57 

3.31 

1.48 

.21 

1.36 

.18 

.17 

.03
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

CAFE FEAR RIVER BASIN

CAFE FEAR RIVER AT LILLINGTON, N. C.

LOCATION. At State highway bridge, just below Norfolk Southern Railroad 

bridge at Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile below Neilly Creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3,530 square miles (measured on base map of North Carolina).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 6, 1923, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Leo Kelly.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed mostly of heavy gravel; curved 

above and straight below gage. Control is remains of old dam \}i miles 

below gage, having seven channels at low water; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.1 feet at 

4.30 p. m. January 19 (discharge, 26,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.46 

foot at 4 p. m. October 9 and 7 a. m. October 13 (discharge, 68 second-feet). 

1923-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 18.7 feet at 4.15 p. m. September 30, 1924 (discharge, 51,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.32 foot 

at 6.30 a. m. September 5, 1924 (discharge, 47 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Marked daily regulation from dam upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

well defined between 100 and 50,000 second-feet and extended above and 

below these limits. Gage read to two-hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except 

as stated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

May 24, 1926: Gage height, 1.28 feet; discharge, 296 second-feet.

August 21, 1926: Gage height, 1.23 feet; discharge, 245 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C., for the year

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1 

2 

3..........

4. 

5..........

6 

7 

8 

9 .... ...

10 

11 

12.. 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29..........

30- 

31. 

Oct.

122

134

158

96

112

122

92

92

71

87

81

83

88

96

85

112

110

102

108

104

119

88

106

172

187

146

280

350

350

350

187

Nov.

260

700

280

214

228

214

520

190

590

625

300

700

660

555

490

700

960

325

280

960

1,220

590

240

590

400

520

400

205

400

141

Dec.

94A

214

280

400

460

460

205

375

248

214

260

217

248

181

490

228

122

300

248

400

490

1,690

2,610

3,450

2,210

1,690

960

865

820

700

740

Jan.

590

700

590

400

eon

375

520

780

1,060

910

1,060

960

865

865

820

1,220

910

3,070

22,300

15,200

6,830

4,300

3,590

3,030

1,950

1,510

1,690

1,690

1,570

1,160

6,030

Feb.

16,300

10,900

15,200

18,700

8,300

5.830

4,010

3,310

2,610

2,080

1,820

1,690

865

1,060

1,950

2,610

1,570

3,950

21,700

U onn

6,430

4,920

3,450

6,430

22,400

14,000

S oon

Mar.

4 ^ftft

3,450

2,750

9 1WI

2,470

2,610

4,010

10,400

6,430

4,010

4,010

14,600

13,200

13,500

10,400

7,650

6,830

4,450

3,590

3,310

4,150

2,750

2,340

2,750

2,470

2,210

2,210

2,470

2,610

2,080

3,450

Apr.

13,500

7,230

4,300

2,210

1,820

1,950

2,610

2,340

1,950

2,210

13,200

17,800

9,920

6,030

4,600

3,450

2,890

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,950

1,820

2,080

1,950

1,820

1,820

1,570

May

740

780

1,160

865

700

625

555

430

490

300

590

430

460

820

325

325

820

865

520

325

280

430

375

325

280

300

202

375

375

300

141

June

181

248

205

190

256

175

150

300

280

211

211

124

124

117

199

252

187

163

175

300

555

590

1,570

3,450

3,730

3,030

2,210

.1,010

660

325

July

325

400

256

260

138

300

910

1,010

555

1,220

244

160

260

300

590

3,170

1,010

1,010

740

300

172

244

205

232

14,900

10,200

4,150

2,750

1,950

1,690

2,340

Aug.

1,570

1,280

430

430

490

1,390

3,870

3,030

1,160

820

820

700

490

430

256

211

248

196

300

520

244

196

160

163

590

1,330

2,890

1,820

865

on PI

260

Sept.

350

350

590

740

350

325

740

490

248

325

252

141

187

217

220

153

117

205

160

117

155

143

155

202

193

87

98

129

160

126

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 19, 20, 26, and April 13 determined by approximate integration of
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 65

Monthly discharge of Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 3,530 square miles]

Month

April ____________________ ______

July . 

September ____________________

The year.. ______________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

350 

1,220 

3,450 

22,300 

25,800 

14,600 

17,800 

1,160 

3,730 

14,900 

3,870 

740

25,800

Minimum

71 

141 

122 

375 

865 

2,080 

1,570 

141 

117 

138 

160 

87

71

Mean

142 

482 

710 

2,810 

8,060 

4,960 

4,180 

500 

706 

1,680 

883 

258

2,070

Per 

square 

mile

0.040 

.137 

.201 

.796 

2.28 

1.41 

1.18 

.142 

.200 

.476 

.250 

.073

.586

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.16 

.23 

.92 

2.37 

1.63 

1.32 

.16 

.22 

.55 

.29 

.08

7.98

REEDY FORK NEAR STTMMERFIELD, N. C.

LOCATION. 50 feet below highway bridge on Greensboro-Summerfield road, 

half a mile above mouth of Brush Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Summerfield, Guilford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 34.1 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 9, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on left bank 50 feet below bridge; 

inspected by C. W. Smedberg.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight below and curved above bridge. 

Bed consists of clay and sand; shifting. Both banks low and subject to 

overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 3.16 feet at 4 a. m. January 19 (discharge, 690 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.20 foot at 1 a. m. August 30 (discharge, 4.4 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of mill at Summerfield.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed on January 20 and September 30. 

Rating curve used November 9 to January 19 and September 30 fairly 

well defined between 2 and 50 second-feet and extended above; curve used 

January 20 to September 23 poorly defined between 5 and 60 second-feet 

and extended above. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except 

as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting gage-height graph or, for days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging 

discharge for parts of day, except as indicated in footnote to table of daily 

discharge. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Reedy Fork near Summerfield, N. C., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Nov. 10. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.89

.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

24.0

18.1

Date

Feb. 18 ______

May 21...-. _

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.16

.54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

43.3

12.6

Date

May 26 

Aug. 19 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0 44

.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10.7

12.9
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Reedy Fork near Summer field, N. C., for the year

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1 _

2.. ....... .

3.-. .-...

4

5 .. .

6 

7

8 . ...

9

10.. ........

11. 

12 ....

13

14

15-.. 

16. 

17

18-- 

19. . 

20_. .. 

21- 

22 

23--.. 

24

25. 

26. 

27

28 

29- 

30

31- 

Nov.

22

23

19

19

Dec.

ift

17

15

17

18

13

16

17

18

16

15

16

24

Jan.

91

90

04

35

26

24

17

456

83

57

46

4Q

38

V7

34

35

3500

32

Feb.

46

At)

40

00

OQ

OO

30

00

57

42

°.Q

Oft

56

101

53

Mar.

41

41

35

36

oo

on

Af)

50

41

Oft

38

 45

53

50

46

43-

v\

36

36

OK

QC

00

00

30

30

33

33

29

00

OA

Crt

Apr.

50

38

35

*>0

30

30

28

00

90

97

00

41

120

88

50

39

35

33

V7

34

30

30

OQ

30

25

24

23

24

24

22

May

22

20

91

20

17

20

17

20

15

19

18

19

20

27

21

27

22

15

14

13

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

10

12

June

14

12

10

13

16

13

13

11

12

10

10

10

9 4

10

9.4

10

7.8

a a

11

14

16

15

10

24

10

9.1

11

19

11

July

9.1

8.3

7.8

10

27

50

12

14

15

12

7.1

6.9

9

0

10

45

26

11

9.8

10

8.6

8.8

8.3

8.8

17

53

24

36

38

25

19

14

Aug.

11

11

10

10

11

32

17

10

8.8

13

9.8

9 1

8.6

5.8

7.4

6.4

6.6

7.6

8.6

7.8

6.4

7.6

8.1

11

9.8

8.1

7.1

5.2

6.0

6.0

Sept.

5.6

26

14

19

11

12

10

8.6

8.3

9.4

8.1

6.6

7.8

8.6

8.3

8.8

7.8

7.1

6.4

6.2

6.6

7.1

6.6

7.7

7.8

NOTE. No record on days for which no discharge is shown. Discharge estimated Sept. 24-29. Braced 

figure shows mean discharge for period indicated.

Monthly discharge of Reedy Fork near Summer field, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 34.1 square miles]

Month

March. ... ... ' .

April 

June - _.... - .

July ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

53 

120 

27 

24 

53 

32 

26

Minimum

28 

22 

11 

7.8 

6.9 

, 5.2 

5.6

Mean

37.8 

36.7 

17.1 

12.0 

18.1 

9.70 

9.13

Per

square 

mile

1.11 

1.08 

.501 

.352 

.531 

.284 

.268

Run-off in 

inches

1.28 

1.20 

.58 

.39 

.61 

.33 

.30

HOESEPEN CREEK AT BATTLE GROUND, N. C.

LOCATION. 1,000 feet above highway bridge 1 mile northwest of Battle Ground, 

Guilford County, and 2% miles above confluence with Reedy Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 15.9 square miles (measured on soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 9, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by C. W. 

Smedberg.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel practically straight above and below gage. 

Bed consists of sand and gravel. Both banks steep; subject to overflow 

above gage height 6.5 feet. Original control of plank sheeting with rectangular steel-faced weir in center 8 feet long and 1 foot deep. On June 1, 

1926, this was cut down 1.15 feet into a rough broad-crested weir of parabolic 

outline 19 feet in length with some leakage through weir.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 67

EXTBBMBS OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 7.15 feet at 7.30 p. m. January 18 (discharge estimated, 766 secondfeet) ; minimum stage, 0.72 foot at 5 a. m. July 24 (discharge, 0.7 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice during severe winter.

REGULATION. Diurnal regulation during extremely dry weather caused by 

operation of swimming pools.

ACCXJBACY. Stage-discharge relation changed June 1. Rating curve used 

prior to this date fairly well defined between 0 and 200 second-feet; curve 

used thereafter well defined between 3 and 50 second-feet, fairly well defined 

to 250 second-feet and extended above. Operation of water-stage recorder 

satisfactory except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height determined by inspection of gage-height graph or, for days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging discharge for intervals of day. Records 

fsir.

Discharge measurements of Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Aug. 22---......

Nov. 9 _ _ . _

Gage 

height

Feet

2.37

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3.61

6.48

Date

Nov. 10 

Feb. 18 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.33

3.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5.56

62.5

Date Gage 

height

Feet

0.97

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5.19

2.78

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926

Day

1.-.- ---- .

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

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

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

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

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

7...... _ ...-. ...

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

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

10. .. . .._

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

12 _ .................

13.,... ...............

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

15...---. . .......

16 -...

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

18 

19 

20 

21 .......... 

22 . .. ....

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 _ ............

31 .

Nov.

6.7

5.7

5.5

13

12

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.5

5.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

<\ 9

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.0

Dec.

5.0

5.5

5.7

5.2

6.0

5.5

K 0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.8

11

25

41

27

11

9.7

8.2

6

5

4

3

2

Jan.

A O

4.2

256

109

27

23

JO

19

15

13

10

12

11

9.2

17

176

Feb.

84

29

106

95

27

19

16

13

13

19

10

Q 7

9

17

17

13

10

9

e

33

130

37

21

17

14

12

108

35

19

15

Mar.

13

13

11

11

10

9.7

33

19

13

12

17

41

QQ

29

24

1Q

15

10

13

12

11

a

>T

10

9

e

g

11

9.7

9.0

8.7

9

48

Apr.

16

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

19

11

10

11

62

103

32

21

18

14

12

22

13

11

10

12

TO

10

9

9

9

9

8

June

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.7

3.8

3.3

3.1

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

6.0

4.9

5.0

4.0

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.4

2.6

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.3

July

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.7

8.7

9 Q

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.0

50

19

4.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

Aug.

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.8

11

5.8

4.1

3.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

9 q

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.7

2.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

Sept.

2.7

2.5

4.4

3.3

2.3

2.3

3.2

5.2

6.0

4.3

NOTE. No record Jan. 1-15, May 1-31, Sept. 5-24; discharge not determined. Gage-height record 

faulty or missing Dec. 28-31, Apr. 21-30, June 13-18, Jul y 27-30, Aug. 22-27; discharge estimated.
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 15.9 square miles]

Month

April.... _. 

June __ - ____________________

July.... ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

41 

130 

48 

103

50 

11

Minimum

9.5

8.7

2.3 

1.0

Mean

8.09 

33.4 

16.5 

17.5 

3.79 

462 

3.32

Per 

square 

mile

0.509 

2.10 

1.04 

1.10 

.238 

.291 

.209

Run-off in 

inches

0.59 

2.19 

1.20 

1.25 

.27 

.3* 

.24

MORGAN CREEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, N. C.

LOCATION. At ford 500 feet below mouth of Neville Creek, 1% miles southwest 

of Chapel Hill, Orange County, and 7 miles above mouth of creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 29 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 20, 1923, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Since December 9, 1924, Au continuous water-stage recorder on left 

bank; attended by students or faculty of University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 75 feet upstream from gage or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Creek is straight for 150 feet upstream and about 700" 

feet downstream from gage. Bed of shifting sand; current sluggish at low 

water. Banks are high and wooded but subject to overflow at extremely 

high water. Original control consisted of large boulders and gravel about 

40 feet downstream from gage; permanent. On October 29, 1925, a broadcrested masonry weir 50 feet long, having a sharp-crested right-angle Vnotch weir, 1.66 feet depth in center, was completed.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 11.75 feet at 11 p. m. July 24 (discharge, 3,570 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.65 foot all day October 11 (discharge, 1.0 second-foot).

1923-1926: Maximum stage, about 25.0 feet at 10 a. m. August 4, 1924 

(discharge, about 30,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.54 foot all day 

September 11, 1925 (discharge, 0.47 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Since July 9, 1925, water is diverted from creek a short distance 

above gage for water supply of Chapel Hill. Tables of discharge include 

diversion.

ACCURACY. The stage-discharge relation was changed on October 29 by construction of an artificial control. Rating curve used to October 28 well defined up to 300 second-feet. Curve used thereafter well defined between 

0.5 and 5,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height obtained by inspecting gage height graph or, for days of considerablefluctuation in stage, by averaging discharge for intervals of day, except as 

indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good except 

for periods during which flashboards were on weir, which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Oct. 8. 

Oct. 30. 

Jan. 18. ____

Do. 

Do. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.58

1.72

4.80

4.41

4.32

3.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0.56

1.70

371

257

240

47.4

Date

Feb. 3 .

Feb. 4 __ . __

Do. .

Feb. 5 .

Feb. 17 __ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.26

494

3.65

3.62

3.34

2.67

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

39.7

419

84

72

39.7

11.1

Date

Feb. 19. .

May 22.. 

May 25 .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.50

1.95

1.83

1.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

285

5.1

3.97

2.05
CAPE FEAE EIVER BASIN 69

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 

11 ..........

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

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

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

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

16 

17 .........

18. .........

19... ... ....

20.. . .

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

22 

23 . .

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

25

26. 

27.. ..

28 ..

29 

30 ..........

31 .

Oct.

1.3

1.5

2.8

1.8

1,3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

2.0

3.0

2.1

2.8

7.1

2.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.1

4.6

3.6

2.1

1.5

1.7

2.5

2.6

Nov.

2.8

4.6

5.0

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.6

3 Q

3.4

4.8

9.2

4.9

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

Dec.

4.0

4.8

5 ft

5.3

. 4.9

4.8

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7 Q a

3.5

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

9 Q

9.8

24

11.0

8.7

7.2

6.5

5.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

Jan.

4.7

4 Q

5.4

7.4

7.8

7.1

A Q

A Q

6.2

5.8

5 7

5.7

5.8

5.7

K Q

6.0

192

AA

27

20

91

15.0

12.7

n

o

12.0

11.6

12.4

11.6

56

175

Feb.

57

33

231

109

43

33

28

24

21

18.6

15.0

 to 7

13.4

19.4

34

17.0

13.0

17.4

9.4Q

72

40

32

26

22

220

67

1Q

31

Mar.

/ 

28

24

20

17.8

15.0

14.0

KA

35

26

22

51

1IU

 too

109

72

50

4fl

34

32

29

32

26

30

27

24

27

24

21

W A

18.6

126

Apr.

43

32

28

25

24

23

W A

22

19.4

16.6

16.6

28

184

50

36

31

28

24

22

19.4

17.4

16.6

15.8

23

17.4

14.7

13.7

13.0

11.7

11.6

May

11.2

10.5

10.5

11.7

10.3

9.4

9

O

8.2

8.7

Q n

8.5

8

n

8.4

8.0

9.2

17.0

9.8

9.8

8.2

7.2

7.8

7.4

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.4

5.8

6.2

4.0

4.0

June

4.0

3.9

3.2

3.6

4.9

5.2

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.0

2.0

3.0

6.2

4.4

6.0

7.2

13.4

6.8

5.1

4.7

5.3

4.1

3.6

July

3.1

2.5

2.2.

2.7

2.7

4.0

3.3

3.2

2 7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

4.4

6.6

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

537

235

21

15.0

11.3

15.0

13.0

9.3

Aug.

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.6

7.1

10.2

*. Q

6.6

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.2

2 4

2.2

3.4

4.4

4.1

4.9

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

Sept.

125

11.3

6.2

4.9

4.3

4.6

20

6.9

4.0

4 Q

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.6

NOTE. Drain pipe in control open May 18-29 and Aug. 23 and 24; discharge obtained by applying a 

correction of +0.2 foot to mean daily gage height. Flashboards in weir June 15-21, July 1-1S, 20-23; discharge obtained by applying a correction of 0.95 foot to mean daily gage height.

Monthly discharge of Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 29 square miles]

Month

December. . 

April _ 

June _ .. 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7.1 

9.2 

24 

192 

249 

188 

184 

17.0 

13.4 

537 

10.2 

125

537

Minimum

1.0 

2.8 

3.4 

4.4 

13.0 

14.0 

11.6 

4.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.1

1.0

Mean

2.12 

3.96 

5.75 

23.4 

54.9 

45.0 

28.2 

8.29 

4.24 

29.9 

4.04 

7.71

17.9

Per 

square 

mile

0.073 

.137 

.198 

.807 

1.890 

1.550 

.972 

.286 

.146 

1.030 

.139 

.266

.617

Run-oft in 

inches

0.08 

.15 

.23 

.93 

1.97 

1.79 

1.08 

.33 

.16 

1.19 

.16 

.30

8.37

WEST FORE OF DEEP RIVER NEAR HIGH POINT, N. C.

LOCATION, At highway bridge 1# miles northwest of Jamestown and 3}£ miles

northeast of High Point, Guilford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 33 square miles (measured on soil survey maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14, 1923, to September 30, 1926, when station was

discontinued.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

GAGE.' Enameled vertical staff in two sections on right bank about 20 feet 

upstream from highway bridge; read by W. S. Davis.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed mostly of sand. Right bank is high 

but left bank is subject to overflow at about 8-foot gage height. Control 

formed by loose rocks under lower side of bridge; sand between rocks washes 

away and is replaced frequently.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.8 feet morning of January 18 (discharge, about 1,060 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.70 foot evening of September 29 and morning of September 30 (discharge, 

2 second-feet).

1923-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 10.1 feet evening of September 29, 

1924 (discharge, about 1,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.70 foot July 

28 to August 3, 1925, and September 29 and 30, 1926 (discharge, 2 secondfeet).

ICE. Not sufficient to affect stage-discharge relation.

REGULATION. Slight diurnal regulation caused by gristmill above.

DIVERSIONS. None.

ACCURACY.' Stage-discharge relation seems to have held constant throughout 

year. Rating curve poorly defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. ., during 

the year ending September 30, 1926

Date

Oct. Q.. ........

Oct. 30 .

Gage 

height

Feet, 

0.83

1.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1 Q7

9.03

Date

Feb. 18 -

Gage 

height

f'eet 

1.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

32.3

Date

May 21 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.00

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C. t 

for the year ending September SO, 1926

Day

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.

4

4

4

4

5

5

21

22

8

8

8

8

7

8

10

10

173

33

16

13

13

11

11

Nov.

15

14

11

12

12

12

16

14

12

12

16

13

13

25

15

12

13

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

Dee.

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

50

132

52

23

18

17

20

20

20

16

16

Jan.

14

13

14

15

32

20

14

27

33

16

14

16

20

16

14

23

24

885

239

52

36

57

31

25

21

21

24

24

20

19

556

Feb.

262

88

298

84

49

36

32

26

25

24

24

22

20

27

20

17

16

62

298

62

38

28

22

19

374

66

39

31

Mar.

25

24

23

20

17

16

117

70

30

21

35

152

117

75

43

37

32

25

24

22

22

20

19

17

17

20

20

17

16

16

84

Apr.

32

25

23

21

19

17

17

30

20

18

18

122

142

36

31

35

28

21

42

25

20

20

19

36

20

17

15

16

14

14

May

14

14

16

17

14

12

12

14

10

12

12

12

12

14

12

11

11

9

9

9

7

13

11

8

9

9

9

8

7

7

10

Jane

10

7

7

7

7

8

7

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

5

19

32

8

9

13

12

7

6

12

11

8

6

July

4

4

4

4

5

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

6

7

7

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

361

22

57

84

43

23

22

10

Aug.

9

8

7

6

53

35

66

37

10

8

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

5

5

5

6

7

5

5

5

4

4

Sept.

4

&

&

6

6

6

&

&

&

6

&

4

4

4

4

' 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

Z

3

4

3.

4
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 71

Monthly discharge of West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 33 square miles]

Month

October..

November.. ... -------

December... ___________________

February.-.-. . ... .... . ...

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

April ...

May _________________________

June ...

July ... . .

August.. ___________________ ....

September . ... ...

The yearDischarge in second-feet

Maximum

173 

25 

132 

885 

374 

152 

142 

17 

32 

361 

66 

6

885

Minimum

4 

10 

10 

13 

16 

16 

14 

7 

4 

4 

4 

3

3

Mean

14.4 

13.0 

19.3 

75.3 

75.3 

38.5 

30.4 

11.1 

8.67 

23.6 

11.3 

4.43

26.8

Per

square 

mile

0.436 

.394 

.585 

2.28 

2.28 

1.17 

.921 

.336 

.263 

.715 

.342 

.134

.812

Run-off in 

inches

0.50 

.44 

.67 

2.63 

2.37 

1.35 

1.03 

.39 

.29 

.82 

.39 

.15

11.03

DEEP RIVER AT RAMSETJR, N. C.

LOCATION. At upper end of long pool, 2,000 feet downstream from railroad 

station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and l}i miles downstream from 

mouth of Sandy Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 343 square miles (measured on soil survey map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 24, 1922, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on right bank; attended by J. M. 

Woodell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 200 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 700 feet above and below gage. 

Bed composed of boulders and sand; fairly smooth. Banks are about 20 

feet high and subject to overflow. Control for low and medium stages is 

a solid rock jagged shoal about 600 feet downstream from gage. High water 

is, channel controlled. There are three small islands between the cable 

and control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 13.3 feet from 6 to 12 p. m. January 18 (discharge 8,970 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.37 foot several times in October (discharge, 10 

second-feet).

1923-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 19.22 feet at 1 p. m. March 13, 

1923 (discharge, 14,700 second-feet, revised figure); minimum stage, 0.37 

foot at 2 a. m. August 4, 1925, and several times in October, 1925 (discharge, 

10 second-feet).

ICE. Negligible.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. The record from recorder shows continual regulation by power 

plants above station, but as no plant has more than 10 hours' storage, the 

weekly and monthly mean discharge is representative of the natural flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 10 and 7,000 second-feel; extended above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by averaging 

discharge for parts of day. Records good except for estimated period, 

which is fair.

The following discharge measurements were made:

October 7, 1925: Gage height, 0.40 foot; discharge, 10.4 second-feet.

May 22, 1926: Gage height, 1.33 feet; discharge, 175 second-feet.
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deep River at Ramseur, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1 

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

3... ... _

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

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

8 -. .......

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

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

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

10 

11....... .

12 

13 .. .

14 

16 .

16 

17 .

18 

19 

20 .

21 .

22 .

23 

24..... ..

26 .

26 .

27. ...... _

28 ...

29 .. .

30 .......

31. ...

Oct.

29

12

12

10

10

10

10

11

11

28

14

37

32

31

29

29

18

10

30

29

29

28

28

19

24

56

144

124

54

58

31

Nov.

11

66

50

43

38

38

24

33

60

49

86

73

78

131

70

111

97

78

56

73

41

32

84

49

46

35

78

44

24

78

Dec.

50

50

48

48

40

31

71

54

49

54

49

38

27

76

54

48

48

50

35

55

94

441

413

214

139

109

89

136

83

117

89

Jan.

30

64

64

121

64

66

103

131

78

56

108

107

103

93

80

73

55

5,300

3,580

654

402

441

370

230

238

197

176

183

154

174

2,480

Feb.

1,800

701

2,300

2,330

701

431

342

297

271

210

201

158

129

130

214

207

146

164

2,890

693

580

419

351

260

2,530

1,340

551

381

Mar.

342

280

288

217

184

157

1,010

749

424

294

50S

1,100

1,760

1,050

847

599

468

362

286

263

260

271

289

267

241

198

232

170

200

202

1,390

Apr.

608

406

297

217

234

232

183

202

316

184

154

322

4,310

1,050

608

499

428

300

280

270

236

217

201

295

313

242

186

168

159

156

May

120

99

148

130

133

123

114

116

82

117

92

99

98

101

97

66

93

96

96

96

99

77

65

97

82

75

77

43

43

45

52

June

52

58

55

76

53

40

66

43

30

50

55

55

54

54

39

42

40

35

68

150

220

319

309

235

133

61

71

61

42

47

July

41

42

46

45

45

52

34

43

47

32

59

49

50

61

368

258

107

73

101

61

42

41

51

1,960

1,810

337

280

431

204

162

137

Aug.

113

138

81

94

564

733

230

325

162

156

66

99

82

77

48

 66

56

36

39

39

27

30

> 98

Sept.

36

45

99

88

82

58

45

40

40

110

27

28

49

36

36

36

33

26

17

33

31

30

28

28

18

11

26

24

21

35

NOTE. Recorder not operating Aug. 23-31; discharge estimated by comparison with Cape Fear River 

at Lillington and West Fork of Deep River near High Point.

Monthly discharge of Deep River at Ramseur, N. C., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 343 square miles]

Month

April-. ___ ... ____________ . .....

June ______________ . ... 

July .. .......

September... __________ . __ .. ___

The year.. _____________ . _ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

144 

131 

441 

5,300 

2,890 

1,760 

4,310 

148 

319 

1,960 

733 

110

5,300

Minimum

10 

11 

27 

30 

129 

157 

154 

43 

30 

32

11

10

Mean

32.2 

59.2 

93.5 

515 

740 

481 

442 

92.6 

87.1 

228 

134 

40.5

242

Per

square 

mile

0.094 

.173 

.273 

1.50 

2.16 

1.40 

1.29 

.270 

.254 

.665 

.391 

.118

.706

Run-off in 

inches

0.11 

.19 

.31 

1.73 

2.25 

1.61 

1.44 

.31 

.28 

.77 

.45 

.13

9.58
StJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II 73

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

YADKIN RIVER AT NORTH WIIKESBORO, N. C.

LOCATION. At bridge 3,870 feet below Southern Railway station at North 

Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 10, 1903, to June 30, 1909; October 1, 1920, to 

September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream handrail since October 1, 1920; read by 

S. U. Reynolds.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel is straight above station; slightly curved at 

bridge and straight for 600 feet below; one channel at all stages. Right 

bank is low and subject to overflow, but all water must pass under bridge and 

approaches. Left bank high and rocky. Bed rocky, with sand in places. 

Control not known.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.6 feet at 

5.30 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 10,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.34 

foot at 8 a. m. July 25 (discharge, 161 second-feet).

1903-1909, 1920-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 18.8 feet (old datum) 

at 10.20 a', m. November 19, 1906 (discharge, 22,300 second-feet) minimum 

stage, 0.34 foot at 8 a. m. July 25, 1926 (discharge, 161 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation rarely affected by ice.

REGULATION. Very slight regulation from mill dams upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed January 18 and probably April 13, 

1926. Rating curve used prior to January 18 is well defined between 150 

and 10,000 second-feet and those used thereafter are fairly well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except as stated in footnote to 

table of daily discharge. Records fair.

The following discharge measurements were made:

February 20, 1926: Gage height, 1.86 feet; discharge, 706 second-feet.

May 27, 1926: Gage height, 0.77 foot; discharge, 250 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro, N. C., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926

Day

2... . .. _

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

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

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

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

7 _ -. .._ .

8 .. .

9 _ ............

10 

11 

12 ___ . _ .. ....

13 

14-..---. ___ ...

15 - 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

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

22 _ - _ . __ ...

 23 

24.........,. .

25 _ . ___ .....

26 

27 

28 

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

30 _ ...... 

31 ___ . _ ......

Oct.

237

275

262

250

226

214

214

250

262

250

237

262

379

414

362

302

275

250

214

237

250

331

331

288

288

275

262

Nov.

275

379

331

302

275

275

414

331

302

288

275

618

912

712

574

492

414

396

362

331

316

288

302

302

302

288

288

275

262

262

Dec.

262

288

288

275

250

237

237

250

250

250

237

262

262

275

302

316

302

288

275

262

288

414

452

414

379

331

288

275

330

385

440

Jan.

414

452

414

379

379

379

379

362

362

362

001

331

331

331

346

7,810

3,410

1,400

1,000

860

550

510

510

490

490

490

1,300

Feb.

1,500

1,160

1,860

1,860

1,260

1,100

905

815

725

635

550

490

490

510

550

510

450

510

725

680

590

590

590

550

1,000

1,160

770

590

Mar.

550

550

510

510

510

590

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

510

510

550

590

550

550

550

550

510

510

1.360

Apr.

770

635

550

510

725

680

770

725

550

490

1,160

1,190

940

840

790

695

650

582

560

S40

500

500

480

480

462

462

482

May

462

428

410

410

392

375

360

345

345

330

428

462

428

410

392

392

375

360

345

345

330

330

315

300

285

285

285

272

272

June

650

392

360

330

315

300

285

330

375

330

300

285

272

272

260

248

248

248

235

345

300

272

375

445

375

360

330

315

285

272

July

272

248

248

235

285

248

235

222

210

200

200

190

190

180

170

180

170

170

170

170

162

170

170

162

210

650

840

790

560

520

445

Aug.

410

410

375

360

650

605

1,240

1,800

1,490

1,190

790

560

650

840

650

480

520

560

480

582

605

520

428

520

582

500

520

560

480

445

410

Sept.

4ftft

410

462

480

940

840

480

428

375

375

sfift

345

330

315

300

285

285

272

272

260

248

235

222

272

285

248

272

260

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29-31; discharge estimated. Discharge Jan. 18 

determined by approximate integration of graph estimated from two daily gage readings.
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 500 square miles]

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

414 

912 

452 

7,810 

1,860 

1,360 

1,190 

462 

650 

840 

1,800 

940

7,810

Minimum

214 

262 

237 

331 

450 

510 

462 

272 

235 

162 

360 

222

162

Mean

269 

371 

302 

855 

826 

568 

660 

366 

324 

286 

652 

374

486

Per

square 

mile

0.538

.742 

.604 

1.71 

1.65 

1.14 

1.32 

.732 

.648 

.572 

1.30 

. .748

.972

Run-off in 

inches

0.62 

.83 

.70

1.97 

1.72 

1.31 

1.47 

.84 

.72 

.66 

1.50 

.83

13.17

YADKIN EIVER NEAR SALISBURY, N. C.

LOCATION. At Piedmont toll bridge, 1,000 feet above Southern Railway bridge 

and 6 miles northeast of Salisbury, Rowan County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 24, 1895, to December 31, 1909; September 1, 

1911, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Enameled vertical staff gage in three sections on right bank 50 feet 

below bridge; read by J. T. Yarbrough.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel wide; bed rather rough. Control is rock 

ledge about 500 feet below bridge extending entirely across river; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.75 feet at 

6 p. m. January 19 (discharge, 37,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.40 feet 

at 7 a. m. July 24 (discharge, 700 second-feet).

1895-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 23.8 feet at 1 a. m. July 18, 1916 

(discharge, 121,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.4 feet several times in 

August and September, 1925, and July 24, 1926 (discharge, 700 second-feet).

ICE. Never enough to affect stage-discharge relation.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Flow during low stages may be somewhat affected by power 

plants on river and tributaries.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined below 20,000 second-feet and fairly well defined up to 121,000 

second-feet. Gage read twice daily to half-tenths. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except as stated in 

footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made:

October 6, 1925: Gage height, 1.61 feet; discharge, 971 second-feet.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 75

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yadkin River near Salisbury, N. C., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

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

2

3 .- 

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

5.. ... .... .

6 

7 

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

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

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

11. 

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

13. 

14 

15 

16....... ...

17 

ft .........

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

20 ...... .... /

21 . 

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

23 

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

25 

26 

27 

28. 

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

30 .. 

31.- ......

Oct.

922

922

1,080

1,000

1,170

1,000

1,000

845

1,000

922

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,170

2,070

2,800

2,550

3,200

2,550

1,640

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,350

2,680

4,400

3,340

2,070

1, 540

1,440

1,540

Nov.

1,350

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,540

2,070

2,550

2,180

1,960

3,200

7,140

3,480

2,680

2,180

2,070

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,740

1,960

1,540

1,640

1,540

1,740

1,740

1,440

],740

Dec.

1,540

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,740

1,540

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,440

1,540

1,540

1, 350

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,850

2,800

3,930

3,480

2 680

2,180

1,960

1,350

1,000

1,260

1,740

Jan.

1,740

1,960

1,740

1,960

2,180

2,940

2,550

2,180

1,960

1,850

1,850

1,740

2,180

1,740

1,850

1,740

1,740

9,090

33,600

21,800

8,620

5,760

4,740

3,630

3,200

2,940

2,800

2,680

2,420

2,420

4,630

Feb.

13,200

11,200

8,310

17,200

15,800

7,140

5,080

4,080

3,780

3,340

3,070

2,680

2,940

2,680

2,940

2,680

2,420

2,420

4,740

7,860

5,420

3,930

3,200

2,940

4,740

10,600

7,140

4,400

Mar.

3,780

3,340

3,200

2,940

2,680

2,680

3,930

5,760

5,080

3,780

3,780

4,740

6,780

6,100

5,080

4,400

3,780

3,480

3,200

3,070

2,940

2,940

2,680 9 fisn

2,550

2,420

2,680

2,420

2,420

2,420

4,400

Apr.

5,760

5,OSO

3,630

3,070

2,940

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,940

2,940

3,200

7,140

7,500

5,760

4,740

3,780

3,480

3,200

3,070

9 <un

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

May

2,180

2,070

2,180

2,180

1 960

2,180

1,960

1,960

1,850

1,960

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,300

2,180

2,300

2,180

1,850

1,850

1,540

1,640

1,640

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,350

1,640

June

1,540

1,960

1,960

1 740

1,540

1,350

1,740

1,440

1,540

1,350

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,170

1,080

1,170

1,170

1,260

1,350

1,740

1,540

1,640

1,850

2,420

1,640

1,440

1,440

1,170

1,350

July

1,170

1,170

1,350

1,440

1,960

2,300

2,940

2,300

1,640

1,350

1,080

1,540

1,170

1,170

4,080

2,680

1,540

1,080

1,000

1,000

922

845

816

1,000

1,170

6,440

7,500

6,440

7,140

6,100

4,740

Aug.

3,200

2,420

2,550

2,180

1,960

2,800

3,780

3,780

3,480

2,180

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,350

1,170

1,350

1,170

1,170

1,350

2,680

2,180

2,180

2,420

1,850

2,180

2,420

3,480

2,420

1,740

1,640

1,260

Sept

1,350

1,640

2,180

2,180

2,940

3,200

3,200

2,800

1,960

2,070

1,440

1,540

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

845

845

1,000

1,000

1,170

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 18,19,31, and Feb. 1-4 determined by approximate integration of graph estimated 

from two daily gage readings.

Monthly discharge of Yadkin River near Salisbury, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1930

[Drainage area, 3,400 square milesj

Month

October. _____________________

February ._. _. 

July. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,400 

7,140 

3,930 

33,600 

17,200 

6,780 

7,500 

2,300 

2,420 

7,500 

3,780 

3,200

33,600

Minimum

845 

1,350 

1,000 

1,740 

2,420 

2,420 

2,180 

1,350 

1,080 

816 

1,170 

845

816

Mean

1,660 

2,120 

1,790 

4,590 

5,930 

3,620 

3,470 

1,910 

1,500 

2,490 

2,170 

1,560

2,710

Per

square 

mile

0.488 

.624 

.526 

1.34 

1.74 

1.06 

1.02 

.562 

.441 

.732 

.638 

.459

.797

Run-off in 

inches

0.56 

.70 

.61 

1.54 

1.81 

1.22 

1.14 

.65 

.49 

.84 

.74 

.51

10.81

YADKIN RIVER AT HIGH ROCK, N. C.

LOCATION. At Brinkles Ferry at High Rock, Davidson County, 2 miles above 

mouth of Lick Creek and 15 miles upstream from dam of Tallassee Power 

Co. at Badin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,930 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 8, 1919, to September 30, 1926.
76

GAGE. Au continuous recorder since April 1, 1925, on right bank, attended by 

employees of Tallassee Power Co. Zero flow at gage about elevation 592.8 

feet above sea level.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel. Banks about 20 

feet high; probably not subject to overflow. Control is a rock shoal about 

half a mile downstream; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year occurred during 

period of no record in January; minimum stage, elevation 593.33 feet from 

2 to 5 a. m. July 24 (discharge, 924 second-feet).

1919-1926: Maximum stage, elevation 605.9 feet morning of July 21, 

1919 (discharge, 104,000 second-feet); minimum stage, elevation 593.27 

feet at 9 a. m. August 31, 1925 (discharge, 879 second-feet).

The flood of July, 1916, reached elevation 612.1 feet (discharge, 184,000 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuation in low-water periods from power 

developments on tributaries.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 1,000 and 28,000 second-feet and extended above. Operation of 

water-stage recorder fairly satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting gageheight graph; except for days of wide range in stage when discharge was 

approximately integrated. Records good.

COOPERATION. Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Tallassee Power Co.

The following discharge measurement was made:

October 5, 1925: Gage height, 593.64 feet; discharge, 1,290 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1 _ . _ . ___

2 _

3 . _ _. _ .

4 ...

5 _ .......

6 . .......

7

8

9 ~

10 - 

11

12

13 

15 

16 

17 ---------

18 

19

20 

21 ----

22

23

24

25 

26 

27

28..^ .

29 

30 -

31 

Oct.

1,150

1,170

1,220

1,200

1,270

1,180

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,140

1,090

1,660

3,120

3,120

3,560

3,860

2,420

1,780

1,470

1,370

1,410

2,160

5,470

4,800

2,970

2,160

1,900

1,780

Nov.

1,780

1,900

2,160

2,290

2,160

2,030

1,900

1,900

2,420

3,260

3,120

2,420

3,120

7,790

5,130

3,560

2,970

2,690

2,560

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,160

2,160

2,030

2,030

2,160

2,160

2,030

Dec.

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,030

Jan.

3,120

5,470

Feb.

13,500

13,000

10,300

18, 200

18,200

.9,470

6,590

5,470

4,800

4,480

4,170

3,860

3,560

3,410

3,710

3,710

3,410

3,260

6,990

10, 300

7,790

5,470

4,480

3,860

6,990

12,600

9,890

$210

?

Mar.

4,800

4,480

4,170

3,860

3,560

3,410

5,470

7,790

6,590

5,130

4,800

6,210

9,050

9,050

6,990

5,830

5,130

4,480

4,170

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,710

3,560

3,560

3,410

3,410

i- 3, 260

3,120

2,970

5,. 830

Apr.

7,390

6,210

4,800

4,020

3,560

3,410

3,260

3,260

3,410

3,410

3,560

3,860

11,700

9,890

7,390

5,830

5,130

4,480

4,020

4,020

3,710

3,410

3,260

3,410

3,410

3,260

2,830

2,690

2,690

2,690

May

2,690

2,420

2,560

2,560

2,420

2,420

2,160

2,290

2,030

2,030

2,160

2,290

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,290

2,420

2,290

2,160

2,030

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,660

1 660

l'620

1,550

June

1,580

2,030

2,420

2,030

1,780

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,660

1,580

1,440

1,340

1,410

1,310

1,210

1,260

1,300

1 660

2,290

2,030

1,900

2,160

2,830

2,160

1 660

1,580

1,440

1,440

July

1,360

1,280

1,240

1,620

1,550

2,690

3,560

2,690

2,030

1,440

1,230

1,360

1,310

1,310

4,600

1,300

1,900

1,330

1,160

1,190

1,080

1,050

972

QRO

2,030

7,230

10,800

7,790

8,630

9,470

6,210

Aug.

4,170

3,120

2,970

2,970

2,770

4,800

4,800

4,170

4,480

3,120

2,030

1,780

1,660

1,560

1,370

1,260

1,310

1,340

1,260

2,560

3,560

2,560

2,830

2,160

3,120

4,170

4,480

3,120

2,290

1,780

1,470

Sept.

1,510

1,780'

2,560

2,970

2,420

2,830

3,860

3,710

3,410

2,420

2,290

1,780

1,470

1,340

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,160

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,090

998

1,070

1,090

1,180
PEE DEE RIVEE BASIN 77,

Monthly discharge of Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C., for the year ending* 

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 3,930 square miles]

Month

October... ___________________

November ___ _____ ........ _

March _______________________

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

May..... ____________________

June...... ____________________

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

August _____________________

September ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,470 

7,790 

18,200 

9,050 

11,700 

2,690 

2,830 

10,800 

4.800 

3,860

Minimum

1,090 

1,780 

3,260 

2,970 

2,690 

1.550 

1,210 

972 

1,260 

998

Mean

1,970 

2,650 

7,420 

4,820 

4,470 

2,120 

1,730 

2,980 

2,740 

1,770

Per

square 

mile

0.501 

.674 

1.89 

1.23 

1.14 

.539 

.440 

.758 

.697 

.450

Run-off in 

inches

0.58 

.75 

1.97 

1.42 

1.27 

.62 .49" 

.87 

.80 

.60

FISHEE EIVER NEAR DOBSON, N. C.

LOCATION. At Turkey Ford steel highway bridge on Dobson-Ararat highway,

2 miles east of Dobson, Surry County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 109 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1, 1920, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Chain gage installed August 30, 1921, on upstream side of bridge; read

by Miss Ada Kidd.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from lower side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight above and .below gage; bed rough.

Banks subject to overflow above gage height 10 feet. Control is shoals

about 50 feet below gage; practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.40 feet at

4 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 2,330 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.08 foot

at 5 p. m. July 23 (discharge, 20 second-feet).

1920-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 10.1 feet at 5 p. m. March 16, 1923

(discharge, 6,700 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.03 foot at 5 p. m. August

30, 1925 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably not affected by ice. 

REGULATION. Probably none. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined below 300 second-feet and extended above by comparison with

records for Ararat River near Pilot Mountain. Gage read to hundredths

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height

to rating table except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge.

Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

February 20, 1926: Gage height, 0.68 foot; discharge, 151 second-feet.

May 27, 1926: Gage height, 0.31 foot; discharge, 55 second-feet.

118239 30 6
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Fisher River near Dobson, N. C,, for the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Day

I.. .

2. _.. ...

3.. .

4.... __ . ......

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

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

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

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

9 --.._-. _.

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

11. ............ -

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

13 . 

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

15. . ........ ._

16. 

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

18. 

19 

30 

21.. , ____________

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

33 

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

25 _____ ......

26 

27 ..........

28..... _.........

29 

30. - 

31... 

Oct.

48

56

60

52

48

42

36

40

44

42

39

44

48

145

161

92

80

80

75

77

80

72

60

87

82

89

80

68

60

56

64

Nov.

70

82

Q4.

72

75

70

80

133

116

94

84

287

190

139

127

116

94

87

84

80

75

75

75

75

75

72

75

75

72

70

Dec.

72

75

70

70

77

75

75

70

64

62

66

66

66

66

70

62

68

70

70

70

62

66

70

82

80

84

84

80

Jan.

on

84

QQ

89

99

105

105

105

105

so

94

99

102

99

99

142

130

1,850

435

217

151

127

116

116

121

116

110

102

89

92

411

Feb.

-Ififl

295

540

760

239

210

177

139

130

124

108

QQ

105

121

124

105

DQ

151

177

157

121

124

121

247

186

127

124

Mar.

121

121

108

105

102

108

203

151

136

116

139

167

164

130

133

133

133

127

116

116

110

105

99

QQ

99

105

94

89

89

89

318

Apr.

142

130

121

108

102

97

105

121

130

113

121

164

236

180

154

142

127

124

124

121

113

105

97

99

97

87

82

. 87

84

84

May

84

80

84

82

80

80

80

82

80

97

84

89

94

89

89

92

94

84

75

70

66

64

54

54

54

54

58

62

70

77

99

Jun<j

148

99

77

66

70

80

75

68

70

66

70

64

58

58

75

62

58

66

75

116

116

80

80

80

89

80

80

66

58

54

July

87

58

48

75

239

193

105

62

50

52

47

48

44

44

40

40

37

34

45

40

36

36

22

22

145

1,660

1,310

239

243

207

127

Aug.

113

118

105

105

116

108

99

108

84

75

82

66

68

48

52

54

48

75

84

52

72

68

75

75

75

64

62

62

75

75

72

Sept.

62

70

82

89

75

75

80

75

70

58

50

48

50

48

54

47

54

54

56

45

52

54

52

47

56

39

47

47

33

48

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 17-19 and July 26 determined by approximate integration of graph estimated from 

two daily gage readings.

Monthly discharge of Fisher River near Dobson, N. C.,for the year ending September

80, 1926

[Drainage area, 109 square miles]

Month

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

The year.. ________ _______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

161 

287 

84 

1,850 

760 

318 

236 

99 

148 

1,660 

118 

89

1,850

Minimum

36 

70 

62 

80 

89 

89 

82 

54 

54 

22 

48 

33

22

Mean

68.0 

97.1 

70.9 

186 

196 

127 

120 

77.5 

76.8 

175 

78.5 

57.2

110

Per 

square 

mile

0.624 

.891 

.650 

1.71 

1.80 

1.17 

1.10 

.711 

.705 

1.61 

.720 

.525

1.01

Run-oft in 

inches

0.72 

.99

.75 

1.97 

1.87 

1.35 

1.23 

.82 

.79 

1.86 

.83 

.59

13.77
STJEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1926, PAET II 79

SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

SANTEE RIVER AT FERGUSON, S. C.

LOCATION. At Ferguson boat landing three-quarters of a mile from railroad 

station, Orartgeburg County, and 4 miles downstream from mouth of Eutaw 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,800 square miles (from United States Weather Bureau 

records and checked on base map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1, 1907, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on right bank, installed November 

23, 1921; attended by H. C. Savage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.' Made from downstream side of abandoned steel 

railroad bridge 1 mile above gage, or from boat near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel up to gage height of 12 feet is deep, narrow, 

and composed mostly of limestone and marl; fairly permanent. Valley is 

a heavily wooded flat 4 miles wide with channel meandering through it and 

is completely overflowed every year. Flow is channel controlled and current 

is good at all stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.43 feet 

from 2 to 6 p. m. March 3 (discharge, 35,900 second-feet); minimum stage 

 0.11 foot at 8 p. m. October 14 (discharge, 2,830 second-feet).

1907-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 24.5 feet July 22, 1916 (discharge 

estimated, 368,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.75 foot September 2 

1925 (discharge, 2,570 second-feet). Minimum stage caused by regulation 

of storage above.

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Two large hydroelectric plants on Broad River have fairly large 

storage reservoirs; there are several reservoirs on Wateree River, two of 

which are very large; and there is at least one reservoir on Saluda River. 

There are no daily fluctuations, probably because the nearest reservoir is 

more than 100 miles upstream. Weekly fluctuations during low stages are 

caused by shutdown of plants over week-ends.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve welldefined below 16,000 second-feet and extended above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of gage-height 

graph. Records good.

No discharge measurements made during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Santee River at Ferguson, S. C.,for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1

2 

3 

4

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

6 .... ...

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

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

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 - .

17 .

18 

19 

20 -.

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

Oct.

3,450

3,630

4,300

4 830

4,220

3,570

3

OQA

3 7ftft

3,630

3,510

3,060

2,870

3,060

3,390

3,770

3,770

3,910

3 7fifl

3,270

3,450

3 7ftft

4,060

3.910

Nov.

6,650

5,1340

5,020

5,730

11 300

12,300

10,900

9 1 on

7 530

5^730

5,120

5,220

6,170

8,190

in win

14,200

12 7nn

10 300

fl 340

8,750

8,470

7,270

5,950

5.730

Dec.

5,320

5,220

6,410

7,010

6,890

6,890

6,650

5,320

4 650

5,730

5,120

6,290

6,650

6,290

4,920

4,560

6,170

7,790

ft j.70

8,470

8,050

7,140

10,300

13,100

12.900

Jan.

6,770

6,890

6,890

6,530

5,220

5,420

9,490

14,200

16,100

17 000

17,400

16,100

15,000

15,000

14 600

13, 800

13,300

11,600

8,330

12,300

17,000

18,600

20,100

21,700

27.200

Feb.

22,800

22,200

22,800

23,400

26,000

30,500

30,500

32,500

30,500

*>ft Rftfl

26,000

94, inn

22,800

21,700

20,100

17,400

16,300

17 000

1Q 9fm

9n inn

24,100

23,400

24.100

Mar.

24,100

28,800

35,000

35,000

Of) CAf|

28,800

26,000

25,000

24,100

24,100

25,000

27,200

30,500

30,500

on CAf|

qo Kflfi

30,500

28,800

27,200

25,000

22,800

19,200

18,100

18.100

Apr.

15,000

18,600

20,500

22,800

28,800

32,500

30,500

27,200

25,000

23,400

23,400

24,100

24,100

24,100

24,100

23,400

23,400

23,400

23,400

22,200

20,500

19,500

18,600

17 600

17! 000

May

12/000

12,200

10,600

7,140

6,890

8,750

9,490

10 300

9J790

8,330

5,730

5,620

7,790

8,610

8,750

8,890

7,140

6,060

6,060

7 400

8,190

3,610

 7,790

6,650

5.020

June

4 060

3,980

5,420

6,650

7,010

6,650

5,620

4,560

4,220

6,060

7,270

7 j.ftfi

6,530

5,120

3,770

3,910

5,730

6,650

7,010

6,530

5,730

5,950

7,920

9,340

9.640

July

7,920

8,610

8,750

7,140

5,620

4,560

3,770

3,700

5,520

6,170

6,170

5,520

4,220

4,740

7,010

7,400

6,770

5,950

5,020

3,770

3,570

5,320

5,950

6,060

5.840

Aug.

18,600

19,200

20,100

21,300

22,800

21,300

18,400

15,300

11,800

9,950

9,640

9,490

9,040

8,610

8,050

6,410

4,740

4,920

5,120

5,520

6,410

7,920

9,040

8.330

Sept.

8,470

8,190

7 140

6,890

6,770

7,140

7,920

fl,340

11,600

8,610

7,920

5,730

4,380

4,650

7,920

9,950

9,190

8,050

6,890

4,740

4,140

5,320

5,320

6.170
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Santee River at Ferguson, S. C., for the year ending 

September 80, 1926 Continued

Day

26 

27 

28 

29 

30- -

Q1

Oct.

3,980

4,060

8,890

12,700

11,800

9 tun

Nov.

6,170

6,770

6,530

6,170

6,060

Dec.

9,950

6,650

5,420

4,740

5,120

6,410

Jan.

32,500

30,500

27,200

25,000

24,100

23,400

Feb.

24,100

24,100

23,400

Mar.

17,600

17,200

16,700

14,600

10,300

10,300

Apr.

14,800

10,600

9,340

10,300

11,300

May

4,650

7,140

7,270

5,950

4,920

June

8,610

7,400

6,530

5,420

5,420

July

5,730

6,290

9,950

13,300

15,500

17,600

Aug.

7,660

7,660

9,040

11,300

14,400

11,300

Sept.

6,290

5,520

4,220

5,620

6,770

Monthly discharge of Santee River at Ferguson, S. C., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 14,800 square miles]

Month

Aprfl. . ..-..-.

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

12,700 

14,200 

13,100 

32,500 

32, 500 

35,000 

32,500 

12,200 

9,640 

17,600 

22,800 

11,600

35,000

Minimum

2,870 

5,020 

4,560 

5,220 

16,300 

10,300 

9,340 

4,650 

3,770 

3,570 

4,740 

4,140

2,870

Mean

4,560 

8,130 

6,920 

16,100 

23,500 

24,500 

21,000 

7,740 

6,200 

6,890 

11,800 

7,040

12,000

Per 

square 

mile

0.308 

.549 

.468 

1.09 

1.59 

1.66 

1.42 

.523 

.419 

.466 

.797 

.476

.811

Run-off in 

inches

0.36 

.61 

.54 

1.26 

1.66 

1.91 

1.58 

.60 

. .47 

.54 

.92 

.53

10.98

UNVI11E RIVER AT BRANCH, N. C.

LOCATION. -At wooden highway bridge 800 feet from Branch post office, Burke 

County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake James, 2 miles below 

mouth of Linville Gorge and about 12 miles from Nebo, N. C.

DRAINAGE AREA. 65 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7, 1922, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream end of first bridge pier from right bank; 

read by J. M. Wall.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel wide and shallow, slightly curved above 

bridge and straight for 200 feet below; bed of gravel and boulders. Right 

bank wooded, not subject to overflow; left bank about 6 feet high, wooded 

and subject to overflow in extreme floods. Control is boulder and gravel 

shoal 200 feet downstream from gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.20 feet 

at 7 a. m. January 18 (discharge, 1,520 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.32 feet at 7 a. m. July 24 (discharge, 9 second-feet).

1922-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 6.2 feet at 7 a. m. January 11 and 

5 p. m. September 28, 1924 (discharge, 3,880 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.28 feet at 5 p. m. September 8, 1925 (discharge, 7 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve is well defined 

up to 2,000 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table, except that for January 18 which WAS determined by 

approximate integration of graph based on two daily gage readings. Records 

good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

February 26, 1926: Gage height, 2.32 feet; discharge, 237 second-feet. 

May 20, 1926: Gage height, 1.66 feet; discharge, 49 second-feet: 

August 18, 1926: Gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 76 second-feet.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 81

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Linville River at Branch, N. C., for the year

ending September SO, 1926

Day

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

2... ....... _ ..

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

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

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

6 _ ............

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

8 . _ ........

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

13

16

20

20

16

15

12

15

15

17

14

14

20

38

41

35

29

35

25

24

20

17

21

67

91

52

41

24

23

24

Nov.

27

32

32

35

32

32

32

48

134

65

48

84

356

125

76

76

67

59

52

52

45

45

39

36

38

36

48

52

48

38

Dec.

38

35

41

41

55

113

65

57

52

45

41

41

38

38

45

35

35

41

35

38

48

59

76

48

59

52

34

22

16

16

24

Jan.

45

52

41

48

86

102

74

67

55

48

59

63

41

38

52

45

55

1,260

540

333

239

231

167

137

144

125

128

104

91

84

192

Feb.

311

243

380

380

272

185

163

174

163

131

104

131

137

18S

157

140

227

239

200

174

157

144

231

251

203

157

Mar.

163

163

122

125

119

113

207

219

167

154

170

150

144

131

131

113

119

119

137

137

137

125

119

134

119

113

116

99

94

91

943

Apr.

215

163

140

134

125

113

107

333

272

207

192

215

356

311

260

239

203

174

167

147

134

119

113

113

107

97

97

89

81

79

May

76

72

70

76

70

67

63

59

65

61

59

91

81

65

63

70

84

63

59

55

52

43

41

45

38

35

36

39

41

354fi

June

59

52

38

36

35

41

41

35

36

38

34

32

29

35

29

29

29

32

29

29

35

35

32

35

32

29

29

24

25

22

July

18

32

19

22

86

41

45

35

32

24

19

18

22

16

16

16

12

15

12

14

13

12

14

10

20

20

45

131

160

935

333

Aug.

223

200

144

119

104

140

110

102

91

76

63

94

63

89

72

61

84

97

81

81

107

94

72

67

181

227

144

102

81

67

61

Sept.

59

59

55

63

48

163

128

97

231

122

170

128

102

97

79

70

55

52

54

50

59

55

55

45

35

48

57

52

45

45

Monthly discharge of Linville River at Branch, N. C., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 65 square miles]

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

91 

356 

113 

1,260 

380 

243 

356 

91 

59 

935 

227 

231

1,260

Minimum

12 

27 

16 

38 

104 

91 

79 

35 

22 

10 

61 

35

Mean

26.6 

59.6 

44.6 

153 

200 

138 

170 

58.7 

33.9 

71.2 

106 

79.3

10 j 94. 4

Per 

square 

mile

0.409 

.917 

.686 

2.35 

3.08 

2.12 

2.62 

.903 

.522 

1.10 

1.63 

1.22

1.45

Run-off in 

inches

0.47 

1.02 

.79 

2.71 

3.21 

2.44 

2.92 

1.04 

.58 

1.27 

1.88 

1.36

19.69

HENRY FORE NEAR HENRY RIVER, N. C.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at site of old Link ford, Catawba County, on 

Hickory-Shelby county road, 2 miles downstream from town of Heriry 

River, Burke County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 80.0 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 26, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder installed on downstream side of 

bridge pier; attended by J. W. Aderholdt.
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

DISCHAKGE MEASTTKEMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 500 feet above and below gage; 

bed of gravel and boulders with some ledge rock. Banks high and not 

subject to overflow. Control is rock ledge and boulders 500 feet below gage; 

permanent. Gage height of zero flow, 0.2 foot ±0.2 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHAKGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

9.5 feet at 10 a. m. January 18, 1926 (discharge, 5,520 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.49 foot all day July 19 and 20, 1926 (discharge, 4.1 secondfeet) .

ICE. Possibly slight ice effect for short periods.

DIVEKSIONS. Water supply of Morganton and part of supply of State Hospital 

for the Insane taken from headwaters and wasted into another tributary 

of Catawba River. Diversion estimated at 5 second-feet.

REGULATION. Complete diurnal regulation by Henry River Manufacturing Co.,. 

2 miles upstream.

ACCUKACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 2,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table, or on days of considerable fluctuation of stage by approximate integration of gage-height graph drawn on basis of twice daily gage readings. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C., during the year 

ending September 30,

Date

Feb. 3 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.41

3.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

856

Date 1 Gage 

height

Feet

9 7fi

1 ^4

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

505

76

Date

Aug. 18.. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.34

1.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

67

62

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1-.

2 ___ .....

3 ----- .

4 _ ............

6 - ....

7 

8 . ..--.

9 - .

10 _ ....- 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 . 

17 

18 .. 

19 

20---- --..

21 

22 

23 

24 .

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 . 

30 

31 

Oct.

41

42

29

14

40

36

31

32

10

14

o s

32

33

39

38

30

28

20

48

41

33

32

39

36

36

69

47

49

49

49

36

Nov.

21

49

49

49

49

49

35

22

37

20

48

242

177

84

62

74

33

54

45

50

37

29

51

34

48

43

47

27

29

69

Dec.

36

39

37

47

32

18

53

45

35

45

31

13

58

39

50

70

70

49

12

53

80

78

55

53

28

34

64

84

82

79

Jan.

76

57

10

51

OQ

52

74

74

66

12

61

78

78

79

43

11

2,330

474

200

132

115

88

87

90

80

78

78

78

55

205

Feb.

242

140

466

448

213

136

118

106

94

88

78

72

69

73

79

70

72

74

145

162

120

102

88

80

259

228

140

116

Mar.

106

97

84

78

76

66

174

200

136

113

115

122

138

124

113

100

90

85

82

78

85

87

82

82

80

79

42

62

76

80

151

Apr.

140

106

94

88

84

84

80

151

140

107

113

116

138

140

120

111

94

94

95

84

78

74

74

70

70

76

76

72

72

72

May

38

19

73

78

76

76

72

43

11

59

70

88

109

85

62

63

63

62

67

73

70

43

11

43

73

63

50

51

7.0

6.7

32

June

35

70

23

49

43

9.8

13

72

60

8.1

49

33

12

16

59

7.7

12

53

8.1

9.8

50

69

69

8.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

33

67

70

July

29

6.3

6.0

7.4

6.3

44

60

62

59

34

6.3

5.7

30

34

6.7

46

12

4.3

4.1

4.1

46

26

5.7

6.7

12

12

55

92

173

151

73

Aug.

95

124

74

64

63

60

41

85

73

83

72

60

57

43

10

35

63

63

21

30

35

9.4

33

59

62

62

43

8.1

7.7

7.7

34

Sept.

60

66

30

7.7

7.4

7.0

30

57

59

43

7.7

7,7

7.7

30

66

55

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

40

46

26

31

7.4

7.0

7.0

26

29

29
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C., for the year ending

September 80, 1926

Month

November.. ...

January ___ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6J 

242 

84 

2,330 

466 

200 

151

Minimum

9.8 

20 

12 

10 

69 

42 

70

Mean

34.9

55.4 

47.9 

162 

146 

99.5 

97.1

Month

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

The year ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

109 

72 

173 

124 

66

2,330

Minimum

6.7 

7.7 

4.1 

7.7 

7.0

4.1

Mean

56.0 

34.4 

36.1 

50.9 

27.5

70.2

LITTLE SUGAR CREEK NEAR CHARLOTTE, N. C.

LOCATION. Just below sewage disposal plant of the city of Charlotte and below 

nameless tributary from right, one-quarter of a mile below mouth of Brier 

Creek, and 5 miles south of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 41.4 square miles (measured on soil survey map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 3, 1924, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Vertical enameled staff in two sections on right bank about 400 feet 

above sewage disposal plant; read by E. C. Grigston.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at gage or from lower side of 

wagon bridge 500 feet downstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Creek is a dredged channel through clay subsoil and 

occasional ledge rock. Control is a compact gravel bar resulting from the 

wash from a rock ledge just above.

EXTREMES OP.DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.4 feet at 

8 a. m. January 18 (discharge, 2,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.50 foot 

several times in October (discharge, 2 second-feet).

1924-1926: Maximum stage recorded, about 12.5 feet during night of 

August 5, 1925 (discharge estimated, 3,500 second-feet); minimum stage,. 

0.48 foot several times July 30 to August 1, 1925 (discharge, 1.6 second-feet),

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation subject to slight shifts. Rating curve 

fairly well defined between 2 and 500 second-feet and extended above and 

below. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table or on days of considerable 

variation in stage by approximate integration of gage-height graph drawn 

on basis of daily gage readings. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made;

October 4, 1925: Gage height, 0.52 foot; discharge, 2.55 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, AT. C., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1. .........

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

3-... .........

5 ____ ......

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

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

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

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

10-.. .......

11--..... 

12.. ___ .....

13-.. . ......

14 ......... .

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

Oct.

2.0

2.2

3.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

9 n

2.2

2.2

2.0

2 9

2.0

2.2

12.8

4.6

Nov.

3.8

368

16.0

8.6

6.2

6.6

5.6

15.4

10.0

7.7

6.9

108

23.0

10.4

8.6

Dec.

7.2

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

12.3

7.7

Jan.

8.1

9.0

9.0

59

84

30

28

21

20.5

17.7

25

24

20.5

19.1

Feb.

57

36

665

74

42

32

29

26

26

23

20.5

19.8

19.1

19.1

19.1

Mar.

26

26

23

21

19.8

19.1

369

54

35

30

196

78

54

37

36

Apr.

39

32

27

25

24

24

23

29

26

24

24

23

45

26

23

May

13.9

12.8

11.8

13.4

12.3

11.8

10.4

10.4

10.9

10.4

136

50

43

25

21

June

8.1

8.1

6.6

5.9

6.6

ai

6.6

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.6

12.3

6.2

July

9.0

7.2

6.6

6.6

10.4

6.2

9.0

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.3

4.6

23

Aug.

10.0

9.0

7.7

7.7

10.9

7.2

6. 6

58

7.7

9.5

9.0

8.1

7.7

10.4

6.9

Sept.

9.0 9.0»

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

11.3

7.7

7.2 8.6-

6.9

6.2

5.9

5. ft

5.0
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926 Continued

Day

16- 

17 

18 

19 ..........

20- 

21

22. .......

23 

24 

25. .........

26 ........

27 .........

28 .........

29. .. ...

30... .....

31 .......

Oct.

3.0

2.2

6.6

3

n

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

11.3

42

6.2

4.0

3.6

i <l

3.0

5.0

Nov.

9.5

7.7

7.7

A Q

7.7

A 0

7 9

7.2

A Q

A Q

9.5

7.7

A Q

A Q

Dec.

7.7

10 A

7.7

7.7

43

298

41

21

15.4

10 Q

to q

8.6

7.7

7.7

Jan.

23

00

66

40

32

33

OQ

22

OQ

1Q ft

1Q ft

1ft A

15.4

36

222

Feb.

16.0

40

jOQ

45

31

97

25

21

7KJ.

KQ

37

28

Mar.

32

00

26

26

25

24

99

9.9

21

22

97

1Q ft

19.1

OQ

20.5

150

Apr.

44

25

24

to 1

17.7

17.7

17.0

17.0

16.5

16.5

14 Q

12.8

13.9

13.9

13.9

May

17.7

 10 Q

13.4

tO Q

11.3

10.9

W Q

10.4

9.0

9 0

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.6

8.6

8 1

June

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

69

15.4

10.0

8.6

21

8.6

7.2

147

49

12.8

10.0

July

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.3

34

9.5

8.6

10.9

8.6

610

29

13.4

Aug.

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.0

5.6

41

12.3

11.3

8.1

14.9

223

23

14.4

11.3

10.9

10.4

Sept.

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

5.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

Monthly discharge of Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 41.4 square miles]

Month

November ________ ....................

December _____ ,. .........................

April.............. ____ ........................

June ___________________ '. ......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

42 

368 

298 

1,310 

754 

369 

45.0 

136 

147 

610 

223 

11.3

1,340

Minimum

2.0 

3.8 

5.9 

8.1 

16.0 

19.1 

12.8 

8.1 

4.6 

4.3 

4.6 

4.0

2.0

Mean

4.89 

24.1 

20.4 

76.2 

92.8 

49.8 

23.3 

18.2 

16.0 

28.6 

18.9 

6.22

31.3

Per 

square 

mile

0.118 

.582 

.493 

1.84 

2.24 

1.20 

.563 

.440 

386 

.691 

.457 

.150

.756

Run-off in 

inches

0.14 

.65 

.57 

2.12 

2.33 

1.38 

.63 

.51 

.43 

.80 

.53 

.17

10.26

BROAD RIVER NEAR BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.

LOCATION. Half a mile above mouth of Sandy Run Creek and 3^ miles southwest of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 815 square miles (measured on base map).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. June 26, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Au continuous water-stage recorder on left bank; attended by United 

States Geological Survey engineers.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge half a 

mile downstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL.. Channel straight above gage and curved below. Banks 

steep: subject to overflow at high stages. Control is a rock ledge with 

boulders covered in some places with drifting sand 150 feet below gage; 

probably subject to slight shifts.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.53 feet at 

5.30 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 12,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.44 

foot from 11 p. m. October 7 to 1 a. m. October 8 (discharge, 245 second-feet). 

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 18, 1926; minimum stage recorded, 0.29 foot from 11 p. m. September 21 to 1 a. m. September 22, 1925 (discharge, 186 second-feet).

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.
SANTEE KIVEK BASIN 85

REGULATION. Diurnal regulation caused by operation of power plants on Second 

Broad and Green Rivers.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as stated in footnote' 

to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying torating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting gage-height 

graph except for days of wide range in stage for which discharge was approximately integrated. Records good except for estimated periods, which are 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C., during the year 

ending September SO, 1986

Date

Nov. 25.. ___

Jan. 19.... ......

Jan. 20-..... .

Gage

Feet 

1.40

5.56

3.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

877

6,430

3,010

Date

Feb. 9.... ...

Apr. 15. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.14

2.44

1.05

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,520

1,970

584

Date

July 23. ....

Sept. 17-. ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.86

1.29

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 460*

759-

Daily discharge^ in second-feet, of Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C., for the~ 

year ending September SO,

Day

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

2 .... .... .

3 ....... ...

4 . ..

5 ._ . .... 

6 ___

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

8.. ...

9 .......... io7.. ............

11- 

12. . ...

13 

14 

15 .

16 .

17 _ ... ...... ...

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

19 

20 

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

22........ .-.

23 

24... .......

25. .-

26 

27 

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

29 

30... . ...

31 

Oct.

490

430

400

335

370

340

300

355

430

460

350

345

360

400

1,270

775

555

430

522

460

430

430

430

430

2,120

940

590

522

490

490

490

Nov.

555

815

815

590

555

555

662

460

522

555

522

1,350

4,050

1,520

898

815

855

775

775

815

815

775

700

662

738

555

662

700

460

522

Dec.

590

590

625

625

625

625

555

555

590

"Mfl

625

590

625

625

700

700

700

662

625

625

6B25

775

855

815

775

738

738

700

662

625

625

Jan.

662

625

625

625

775

940

775

775

700

662

662

738

625

662

700

625

590

8,440

7,660

3,180

2,180

2,180

1,840

1,420

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,170

1,120

1,120

1 220

Feb.

1,840

1,620

2,060

3,900

2,790

2,180

1,730

1,620

1,420

1,270

1,120

1,030

815

815

898

985

985

1,320

1,730

1,220

1 030

1,030

1,080 9 n<~n

2,420

1,620

1,270

Mar.

1,120

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,080

1,030

2,680

1,840

1,520

1,320

1,420

1,730

1,420

1,220

1,080

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,030

1,170

1,080

898

985

985

QRK

1,080

QR5

625

775

855

1,620

Apr.

1,520

1,220

1,080

898

855

898

1,080

1,320

1,620

1,120

1,120

1,320

1,730

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,270

1 '985 030

985

1,080

1,080

1,080

i (wo

775

775

855

985

940

940

May

J

898

700

738

815

898

855

815

738

625

662

662

985

1,840

1,120

898

738

775

662

775

, 675

600

June

I 525

\ 500

490

490

490

609

.555

4on

490

522

555

590

625

490

460

430

460

460

July

430

430

460

330

325

355

345

460

355

335

370

400

555

453

430

703

2,420

3,050

4,660

3,050

Aug.

1,620

2,180

1,170

1,080

1,080

855

1,040

1,120

700

662

625

522

815

738

300

460

738

430

345

738

1,420

738

490

490

967

i Tin

522

700

625

430

430

Sept.

400'

370-

370

58&

490

330

1,300-

625

522 555-

1,460

1,730 738-

1,030

855

898-

625

700

460

590

626

430

590

490

555

350

590

430

360

370

NOTE. Becorder not operating May 20 to June 14 and July 12-23; discharge estimated by comparison 

with Second Broad Biver at Cliflside and precipitation records.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 815 square miles]

Month

October. ______________ __

December... __ ________ _ _

February. ____________________

April. ________________ ______

June _______________________

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

August _______________________

September _______ ___ .. _ _. _

The year. ________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,120 

4,050 

855 

8,440 

3,900 

2,680 

1,730 

1,840

625 

4,660 

2,180 

1,730

8,440

Minimum

300 

460 

555 

590 

815 

625 

775

430

§65 

330

300

Mean

540 

835 

657 

1,520 

1,540 

1,210 

1,140 

769 

511 

784 

812 

648

910

Per

square 

mile

0.663 

1.02 

.806 

1.87 

1.89 

1.48 

1.40 

.944 

.627 

.962 

.996 

.795

1.12

Run-off in 

inches

0.76 

1.14 

.93 

2.16 

1.97 

1.7] 

1.56 

1.09 

.7H 

1.11 

1.15 

.80

15.17

BROAD RIVER AT RICHTEX, S. C.

LOCATION. One mile upstream from mouth of Little River at Richtex, Fairfield 

County, and 11 miles downstream from Parr Shoals hydroelectric plant.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 29, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Au fuzee water-stage recorder on left bank inspected by J. A. Meriwether.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight above and below gage; bed composed 

of sand, gravel, and boulders. Right bank about 10 feet high and subject 

to overflow during flood; left bank steep and subject to overflow during 

extreme floods. Control at low stages is rock ledge with rocky channel 

control during medium and high stages; probably permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 12.01 feet from 3.30 to 4.30 a. m. January 20 (discharge, 40,300 

second-feet); minimum stage, 0.51 foot at 10 p. m. July 25 (discharge, 314 

second-feet).

Highest known flood, that of July, 1916; gage height (estimated), 29.6 

feet (discharge estimated, 208,000 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Complete regulation by operation of Parr Shoals hydroelectric 

plant.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 300 and 35,000 second-feet and extended above. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of gage-height 

graph or, for days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging discharge for 

intervals of day. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Broad River at Richtex, S. C., during the year ending

September 30, 1926

Date

Mar. 3.... ______ Mar. 4____._____

Mar. 9 _____

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.95

3.39

5.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,400

6,830

13,600

Date Gage 

height

Feet 4 60

2.27

1 84.

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10,700

3,570

2,540

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

0.92

Discharge

Sec.-ft.
SANTEE EIVEE BASIN 87

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Broad River at Richtex, S. C., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

Day

1- _ ..

2. 

3-.. 

4..... _ ...

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

6- 

T-. .........

8. 

9-- 

10-- 

11-. 

12_ _ ... 

13-- 

14. 

15- 

16.- 

17-- 

18-- 

19-. 

20-- -

21- 

22.- 

23.- 

24. 

25-- 

26- 

27- 

28-- 

29- 

30- 

31.. 

Nov.

2 eon

1,900

2,620

Dec.

2,280

2,060

2,300

2,430

3,150

1,790

2,900

2,660

2,660

2,900

3,950

3,150

1,800

3,150

3,950

4,220

3,950

3,950

2,320

7,400

6,810

5,220

9 Rfin

3,150

2,900

4,780

4,780

3,600

3,150

Jan.

3,680

3,950

2,210

3,680

5,940

9,700

8,340

8,020

8,340

6,230

6,520

5,650

5,940

5,070

e Qftfi

4 QQfl

5,750

34,000

36,900

23,800

13,700

9,360

Q flQft

8,020

7 700

5

C\/tf\

6,810

7,100

11, 700

Feb.

21, 400

14,500

11,500

19, 400

17,500

8,020

7,400

7,400

6,520

6,230

5,940

4,220

a i wi

5,070

6,230

5,070

8,210

18, 300

12,200

8,020

6,810

6,230

TO QAA

29,400

9 ' 360

Mar.

7,700

6,520

6,810

5,650

5,360

3,840

7 080

21,000

14, 900

9

0 ftft

8,680

16,000

12,200

8,340

7,700

6,810

5,940

5,940

5,940

4,430

2,230

5,650

5,940

5 Q4.fi

5,650

5,650

3,160

746

5,070

19 ftfifi

Apr.

19,400

11,500

6,810

5,070

6,230

5,360

7,460

12,200

7,700

6,230

8,020

7,100

8,680

7,700

6,810

5,650

5,070

5,940

4,780

4,500

5,070

4,080

1,180

3,760

3,410

3,680

3,950

4,780

May

3,440

975

2,430

2,900

2,320

3,410

2,130

1,500

2,460

2,530

2,360

2,830

4,220

2,100

2,780

3,680

2,510

2,720

2,920

1,960

2,320

1,110

2,780

2,060

2,010

2,320

938

1,730

047

June

1,900

1,980

1,910

1,790

1,640

1,280

1,770

2,250

1,980

2 ion

1,810

472

1,130

548

1,410

1,060

934

1,160

2,020

2,240

4,150

2,680

3,150

2,410

1,830

2,320

1,140

2,350

1,510

1,740

July

1,930

890

1,670

1,530

1,300

1,260

1,430

1,710

2,570

QOQ

1,440

2,170

2,030

1,720

1,450

945

450

935

1,780

2,080

2,160

2,050

1,160

1,040

375

1,360

3,580

5,330

8,130

17,900

21, 000

Aug.

12, 800

7,020

6,790

6,430

5,250

3,630

4,630

3,570

4,440

4,950

3,900

4,110

3,330

3,130

1,290

2,570

1,800

1,900

1,590

1,390

2,820

6,420

4,650

4,110

3,510

4,770

11,800

11,300

4,100

3,820

1,810

Sept.

2,890

2,220

2,260

2,570

1,400

5,990

7 280

3,510

3,340

2 Q?n

3,010

1,010

2,510

5,130

4,170

2,430

2,650

2,940

1,180

2,120

1,980

2,000

1,940

1,800

1,300

792

1,750

1,160

1,150

1,140

Monthly discharge of Broad River at Richtex, S. C., for the year ending September

30, 1926

[Drainage area, 4,800 square miles]

Month

April ___._.

July ----

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7,400 

36, 900 

29,400 

21,000 

19, 400 

4,220 

4,150 

21,000 

12,800 

7,280

Minimum

1,790 

2,210 

3,150 

746 

1,180 

938 

472 

375 

1,290 

792

Mean

3,550 

9,110 

10, 700 

7,340 

6,400 

2,390 

1,830 

3,040 

4,630 

2,550

Per 

square 

mile

0.740 

1.90 

2.23 

1.53 

1.33 

.498 

.381 

.633 

.965 

.531

Run-off in 

inches

0.85 

2.19 

2.32 

1.76 

1.48 

.57 

.43 

.73 

1.11 

.59

SECOND BROAD RIVER AT CIIFFSIDE, N. C.

LOCATION. At Cliffside, Rutherford County, below small creek, a quarter of a

mile downstream from dam of Cliffside Mills and 2 miles above mouth of

river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 230 square miles (measured on base map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Gurley weekly water-stage recorder on right bank, replaced by Au

continuous water-stage recorder November 25; attended by Geological

Survey engineers. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.' Made from cableway at gage.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

CHANNEL AND CONTROL.' Channel slightly curved above and below gage. Bed 

rocky and irregular. Banks sloping, timbered, and subject to slight overflow. Control is an irregular rock ledge 50 feet below gage; probably permanent. About 14-foot fall to Broad River.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 4.74 feet at 12.30 p. m. January 19 (discharge, 3,860 second-feet) * 

minimum stage, 0.58 foot several times in June and July (discharge, 1& 

second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage, from water-stage recorder, that of January 

19, 1926; minimum stage, 0.44 foot from 4 to 6.45 a. m. June 21, 1925 (discharge, 9.6 second-feet).

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Large diurnal regulation produced by Cliffside Mills.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 5 and 4,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table or, 

for days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging discharge for intervals of 

day. Records good except for estimated periods, which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C., during the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Date

Do.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.55

4.32

3.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

309

3,260

2,070

Date

Do..... ..

Apr. 16 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.45

2.04

1.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

979

635

519

Date

July 23. ....... .

Sept. 17.. ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.34

1.23

1.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

203

172

29S

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926

Day

1 

2 . __ ....

3..... ___ ....

4 ........

5-. 

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

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

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

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

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

11 

12 

13... -- ...

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

15 

16 

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

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

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

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

21 ..........

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

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

24 -. ......

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

26 .

27. ........

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

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

30 ...... ..

31 

Oct.

98

99

50

32

119

108

72

68

77

AQ

33

126

118

84

396

90

42

105

82

94

100

83

478

298

115

88

106

88

Nov.

45

120

36

170

160

53

392

887

88

263

150

163

145

150

69

162

46

Dec.

153

118

133

134

60

140

140

121

133

110

56

147

141

152

123

113

14Q

78

200

221

203

111

124

104

[ 125

I

Jan.

125

175

125

}2,500

77ft

AQA

551

407

240

DAG

91 A

91ft

175

340

Feb.

474

351

567

940

557

466

259

340

236

279

236

230

171

132

304

198

183

179

269

433

316

316

254

241

493

708

435

QOQ

Mar.

359

274

273

235

232

163

686

561

394

335

308

402

343

322

358

295

274

264

200

201

167

321

247

189

221

258

170

95

292

220

277

Apr.

404

278

173

185

315

215

228

250

318

161

256

351

376

371

277

284.

162

207

310

212

191

198

193

136

91

256

191

183

138

134

May

124

70

252

207

164

139

133

110

55

218

153

253

423

283

142

90

238

147

126

111

142

123

35

190

138

127

124

149

113

43

176

June

140

127

112

134

111

22

128

118

118

117

119

84

21

104

106

100

110

85

65

35

163

123

110

120

171

80

33

142

111

Qfi

July

101

97

95

21

78

74

85

86

74

69

50

76

98

83

93

94

69

21

63

54

60

50

57

44

54

96

190

850

1,030

1,670

1,080

Aug.

591

929

400

289

166

189

210

293

236

149

140

138

114

114

53

146

120

97

78

129

291

174

180

156

137

151

91

105

52

140

110

Sept.

102

105

10886.

2ft

151

355

141

110

13&

105

90

172

12S

117

107

136

96

2S

12»

12ft

125

10»

10*

87

28

89

97

100

97

NOTE. Operation of water-stage recorder unsatisfactory Nov. 1-8, 21-25, Dec. 29-31, and Jan. 1-19; discharge estimated by comparison with record of flow of Broad River near Boiling Springs
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 89

Monthly discharge of Second Broad River at Cliff side, N. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 230 square miles]

Month '

November ___ ____ __

January.. ____________________

February _____ _________ __ .

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

JMay

June _______________________

July..... . . . .

September ____________________

The year _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

478 

887 

221

940 

686 

404 

423 

171 

1,670 

929 

355

Minimum

32 

36

56

132 

95 

91 

35 

21 

21 

52 

26

21

Mean

123 

178 

131 

375 

354 

288 

235 

155 

104 

215 

199 

113

205

Per

square 

mile

0.535 

.774 

.570 

1.630 

1.540 

1.250 

1.020 

.674 

.452 

.935 

.865 

.491

.891

Run-off in 

inches

0.62 

.86 

.66 

1.88 

1.60 

1.44 

1.14 

.78 

.50 

1.08 

1.00 

.55

12.11

SANDY SUN CREEK NEAR BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.

LOCATION. At county highway bridge, half a mile below mouth of Gray Creek 

\% miles above confluence with Broad River, and 1% miles southwest of 

Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 67 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 5, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Enameled vertical staff gage on right bank 100 feet above bridge; read 

by Mrs. Fannie Davis.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved above and below gage. Banks high 

and subject to little overflow. Control is a rock ledge and boulders partly 

overlain with sand; fairly permanent. About 10-foot fall to Broad River.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.3 feet at 

noon January 18 and 8 a. m. March 7 (discharge, 1,220 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 0.32 foot September 26-28 and 30 (discharge, 14 secondfeet).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 18 and March 7,1926; 

minimum stage, 0.32 foot for several periods in September, 1925, and September, 1926 (discharge, 14 second-feet).

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Possibly slight regulation by small gristmill above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 15 and 200 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily

t

age height to rating table except as stated in footnote to table of daily 

ischarge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C., during 

the year ending September SO, 1926

Date

Nov. 25..... .

Gage 

height

Feet

i in

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

37.8

ISO

Date

Apr. 15.. ...... .

Gage

Feet 

0.99

.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

84

35.4

Date

July 23.. .

Sept. 17... 

height

Feet 

0.38

.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

18.9

27.1
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C., for 

the year ending September SO, 1926

Day

1 .. _ .

2 ...

3 ___ . ........

4 

5 . _ ........

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

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

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

9 

10 

11 ____ ... _ ..

12 

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

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

15 

16 

17 - 

18 

19 

20 . 

21.. ..

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

23

24 ..

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29. . .

30 

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

Oct.

38

33

35

30

30

26

24

22

23

25

24

23

23

134

142

48

35

32

35

33

33

32

35

30

679

84

59

52

48

39

Nov.

53

142

63

54

46

45

40

45

40

39

39

142

118

93

54

48

56

52

50

46

46

45

41

44

42

39

48

46

41

39

Dec.

35

40

39

35

35

35

35

33

33

33

33

35

35

45

54

45

40

44

44

45

69

53

59

46

42

40

. 66

08

96

72

Jan.

55

49

55

68

87

533

525

04

73

55

55

53

40

40

39

39

69

809

262

150

110

328

212

99

77

73

88

77

64

99

221

Feb.

100

73

150

118

98

126

81

73

66

60

59

55

61

56

53

53

64

252

80

66

60

54

61

272

150

134

88

Mar.

81

80

73

65

64

351

898

134

126

04

142

126

102

98

88

77

69

70

69

158

262

184

73

66

73

80

73

60

54

63

Apr.

93

69

68

66

60

54

83

142

212

158

94

142

231

94

84

79

76

76

64

66

60

69

64

63

58

58

55

53

52

50

May

53

54

60

212

212

56

70

69

60

212

77

73

90

63

54

52

69

64

56

52

42

54

69

64

83

77

61

44

37

39

37

June

34

33

32

32

58

35

35

32

32

31

30

30

30

48

60

39

26

98

99

76

45

37

35

33

32

32

60

83

53

30

July

26

26

26

24

24

25

26

25

25

42

37

34

29

26

44

69

23

22

19

19

19

19

26

16

56

102

118

58

500

375

202

Aug.

158

76

77

54

48

42

118

252

54

150

110

70

54

42

35

33

31

202

193

118

134

134

96

126

184

60

54

42

32

37

32

Sept.

30

30

26

26

24

92

150

142

81

69

55

31

30

42

54

48

41

32

30

26

26

26

25

18

16

14

14

14

15

14

NOTE. Discharge Oct. 25, Jan. 6, 18, and Mar. 7 determined by approximate integration of graph estimated from two or more daily gage readings.

Monthly discharge of Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 67 square miles]

Month

April 

July. .. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

679 

142 

98 

809 

305 

898 

231 

212 

99 

500 

252 

150

898

Minimum

22 

39 

33 

39 

53 

54 

50 

37 

26 

16 

31 

14

14

Mean

62.8 

56.5 

47.7 

148 

102 

130 

86.4 

74.7 

44.3 

67.2 

91.9 

41.4

79.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.937 

.843 

.712 

2.21 

1.52 

1.94 

1.29 

1.11 

.661 

1.00 

1.37 

.618

1.19

Run-ofl in 

inches

1.08 

.94 

.82 

2.55 

1.58 

2.24 

1.44 

1.28 

.74 

1.15 

1.58 

.69

16.09

NOTE. No record May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 26, 27, July 4, 10, 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Sept. 5.* 12; 

gage height interpolated. Gage not read Sept. 19-30; discharge estimated from study of rainfall records at 

Columbia, S. C.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 91

LITTLE RIVER AT RICHTEX, S. C.

LOCATION. 300 feet above highway bridge, 1% miles northeast of Richtex, Fairfield County, and \% miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 237 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 5 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Staff gage in two sections on right bank; read by J. 0. Culclasene, 

employee of Broad River Power Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for about 250 feet upstream and 

practically straight downstream. Both banks steep and wooded; subject 

to overflow during flood. Low-water control is ledge rock; channel control 

at high stages with backwater effect from Broad River during extreme floods,

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.60 feet at 

7.45 a. m. July 31 (discharge, 1,920 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.26 foot 

June 19, July 22, and 23 (discharge, 6.7 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

fairly well defined between 0 and 6,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredth® 

once daily except Sunday. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table except as indicated in footnote to table of daily 

discharge. Kecords fair except those for estimated periods, which are poor.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

May 5, 1926: Gage height, 0.69 foot; discharge, 54 second-feet. 

June 19, 1926: Gage height, 0.26 foot; discharge, 5.8 second-feet. 

June 20, 1926: Gage height, 0.84 foot; discharge, 80 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River at Richtex, S. C., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1. _

3 

4. . _ . _ .

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

6 .........

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

8 .........

9

10 .........

11..... _ ....

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

13 . ..

14-.------.-.

15 . __

May

52

June

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

July

11

10

23

18

14

9.9

7,6

9.9

99

40

18

14

17

16

14

Aug.

450

107

92

53

50

47

38

36

35

33

25

21

19

17

16

Sept.

226

30

30

U9

286

70

50

33

25

23

19

16

Day

16 

17 -

18 

19 

20 

21- ------

22 

23 .

24 

25 

26 . 

27. -----------

28 

29 

30 

31

May

28

25

25

25

23

21

19

17

16

25

19

18

16

June

9.9

9.9

9.S

6.7

77

75

33

21

19

19

18

17

16

16

14

July

14

13

10

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.7

776

350

215

310

63

1,240

1,540

1,920

Aug.

16

14

11

S.9

8.9

862

350

99

56

99

127

119

67

45

38

30

Sept.

16

14

14

9

Monthly discharge of Little River at Richtex, S. C., for the year ending 

September BO, 1926

[Drainage area. 237 square miles]

Month

May 19-31...... ...............................

June

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

28 

77 

1,920 

862 

286

Minimum

1C 

6.7 

6.7 

9.9

Mean

21.3 

19.2 

220 

96.5 

38.9

Per 

square 

mile

0.090 

.081 

.928 

.407 

.164

Run-off in 

inches

0.04 

.09 

1.07 

.47 

.18
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

SALUDA BI7ES NEAR COLUMBIA, S. C.

.LOCATION. A quarter of a mile above site of old Saluda mill and 2 miles above 

confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers which form the Congaree at Columbia, 

Richland County.

.DRAINAGE AREA. 2,450 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 14, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

 GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on left bank; attended by H. F.

Miller. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight to control. Right bank a rocky, 

timbered, low bluff subject to overflow; left bank flood plain 300 feet wide, 

partly timbered, partly cultivated, and heavily fringed with trees along 

river. Control is an irregular, smooth granite ledge entirely across river 

just below gage; permanent. Gage height of zero flow, about 1.6 feet; 

determined August 31, 1925.

.EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.75 feet at 

1 p. m. March 31 (discharge, 23,300 second-feet); minimum stage, Q.43 foot 

at 11 p. m. July 23 (discharge, 188 second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of March 31, 1926 (discharge, 

23,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.25 foot at 9 a.m. September 10, 1925 

(discharge, 125 second-feet).

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

.REGULATION. Diurnal regulation produced by mills on headwaters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

gage-height graph, except for days of wide range in stage for which discharge 

was approximately integrated. Records excellent.

.Discharge measurements of Saluda River near Columbia, S. C., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Mar. 3...... .

Mar. 10 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.76

4.26

3.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,320

7,590

4,960

Date

Mar. 12__. _

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.90

1.32

1.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9,830

769

1,570

Date

June 19 .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.17

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

m

.Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Saluda River near Columbia, S. C., for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1.. ____ ..

2 __ . ......

3--. ...... 

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

S>. ........ ..

<6 _____ ...

7 . .......

8. .....

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

10. .--...

11 ........

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

13-. 

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

15 

16 

17 

18 

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

20 - 

Oct.

670

670

532

502

540

540

465

540

625

582

502

451

518

525

625

715

670

582

625

525

Nov.

1,150

1,150

1,340

3,920

2,790

1,950

1,560

1,410

1,150

915

1,150

1,700

2,400

3,680

4,740

4,180 9 7on

2,400

1,950

1.630

Dec.

1,090

862

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,090

915

1,090

1,210

1,030

1,150

1,150

1,090

1,280

1,630

1,860

1,700

1,700

1.700

Jan.

1,340

1,210

1,150

1,410

3,680

5,030

5,640

1 Q9TI

2,790 9 ^flft

O ROn

9 91 n

I QKfl

1,780

2,400

5,640

8.200

Feb.

10,700

8,200

5 QAA

7,220

5,940

4,180

3,220

3,000 i 99n

2,790 9 7on

2,590 9 ion

2,400

1,700 9 Ann

3,220

9,230

11.900

Mar.

3,680

3,220

1 Oflfl

2,790

2,590

2,300

5,780

9,590

7,540

P; R4A

6,480

9 930

7,220

5,330

3,680

3,220

1 fWl

9 TOO

2,790

2.490

Apr.

16,700

9,230

4,740

3,680

2,790

2,590

3,000

7,540

8,540

5,330

4,180

5,330

5,330

4,180

3,920

5,030

4,460

3,440

2,790

2.490

May

1,700

1,410

915

1,190

1,480

1,280

1,210

1,150

1,030

810

1,030

1,210

1,090

1,090

1,150

862

715

972

1.030

June

518

540

762

670

582

625

625

480

430 nin

465

625

625

715

582

532

625

670

862

1.700

July

762

670

670

715

582

495

540

670

715

625

582

540

532

670

582

582

582

540

409

402

Aug.

9,230

4,740

3,000

2,790

2,300

1,700

1,280

1,090

1,280

1,340

1,560

1,780

1,150

1,150

1,340

1,090

670

762

762

1.330

Sept.

972

915

715

1,310

2,120

2,120

2,790

1,560

862

972

862

762

1,070

2,490

2,040

1,560

1,150

972

762

670
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 93

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Saluda River near Columbia, S. C., for the year 

ending September 80, 1926 Continued

Dajr

21.. . ..

22 

23 

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 -.. .

Oct.

625

715

715

762

972

1,780

1,560

1,480

1,340

1,410

1,410

Nov.

1,560

1,630

1,410

915

1,280

1,410

1,150

8fi2

810

1

OOA

Dec.

2,790

3,000

2,790

2,300

1 860

1 480

1,210

1,090

1,340

1,630

1,700

Jan.

8,880

9

QCA

7,870

4,740 Q don

q con

3,680

3,220

2.790

Q con

9,590

Feb.

9,590

5,640

3,920

3,440

10,900

1ft ftfift

14,300

8,540

Mar.

2,490

9 AQn

9 Ann

2,590

2,590

9 £Qn

9 7Qn

O AQH

1,860

1,700

18,000

Apr.

2,790

O CQA

O Ann

2,400

o Ann

o fidn

1,630

2,120

2,210

9 run

May

Q1*

QfiO

810

715

510

ffrf\

810

762

762

670

625

June

1,630

1,410

1 480

1,210

1,030

ftlft

715

862

670

762

July

330

Aff>

9dfl

1,750 i ion

A QEft

1,700

2,400

7,120

11,300

12,100

Aug.

1,180

COO

ECO

715

1,000

4,100

3,680

9 70fl

2,790

1,630

810

Sept.

540

ROE

715

670

ftoe

670

QAO

582

715

810

Monthly discharge of Saluda River near Columbia, S. C., for the year ending

September 80, 19%6

[Drainage area, 2,450 square miles]

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,780 

4,740 

3,000 

9,950 

18,800 

18,000 

16,700 

1,950 

1,700 

12,100 

9,230 

2,790

18,800

Minimum

451 

810 

862 

1,150 

1,700 

1,700 

1,630 

510 

430 

240 

582 

525

240

Mean

780 

1,880 

1,480 

4,000 

6,230 

4,330 

4,260 

1,010 

791 

1,770 

1,940 

1,110

2,440

Per 

square 

mile

0.318 

.767 

.604 

1.63 

2.54 

1.77 

1.74 

.412 

.323 

.722 

.792 

.453

.996

Run-off in 

inches

0.37

.86 

.70 

1.88 

2.64 

2.04 

1.94 

.48 

.36 

.83 

.91 '. 61

13.52

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR TALLULAH FAILS, GA.

LOCATION. 300 feet above mouth of Camp Creek, 5% miles above confluence 

with Tallulah River, and 8 miles east of Tallulah Falls, Rabun County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 256 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1917, to January 28, 1918; September 25, 

1918, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder installed on right bank August 17, 

1917; attended by employees of Georgia Railway & Power Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Section under cable may shift some. Control is a 

solid rock shoal about 100 feet below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.25 feet at 

7 a. m. January 18 (discharge, 7,760 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.12 foot 

at 5 a. m. October 8 (discharge, 123 second-feet).

1917-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 12.2 feet March 24, 1917 (discharge, 

13,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.02 foot from 10 a. m. September 21 

to 10 a. m. September 22, 1925 (discharge, 94 second-feet).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 150 and 2,500 second-feet and extended above. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting gage-height 

graph, except for days of wide range in stage, for which discharge was approximately integrated. Records good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Georgia Railway & Power Co.

No discharge measurements made at this station during year. 

\18239-30 7
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga., for the 

year ending September SO, 1926

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.

141

149

178

173

151

132

127

132

146

141

127

130

136

225

515

302

225

210

195

167

157

154

149

387

1,170

538

320

270

255

225

225

Nov.

285

430

390

320

285

270

270

710

655

430

355

1,740

1,390

705

560

605

450

410

410

390

355

338

338

320

338

372

390

355

338

Dec.

338

320

320

320

492

515

430

390

390

355

338

320

320

338

son

QQfl

372

355

338

430

450

470

450

410

390

338

390

355

320

Jan.

320

320

320

492

980

755

582

560

492

470

450

450

430

390

390

390

685

5,350

1,880

1,170

980

1,240

980

920

865

810

755

705

705

655

920

Feb.

1,040

865

1,100

1,100

865

810

755

705

705

655

655

560

605

605

605

605

560

655

1,170

980

865

810

755

705

1,420

1,100

920

810

Mar.

755

755

705

705

655

655

1,820

1,240

980

865

920

920

920

810

810

755

755

705

705

705

705

655

655

655

655

605

582

582

605

1,240

Apr.

920

755

755

705

655

655

1,030

3,360

1,710

1,310

1,170

1,100

1,100

980

980

865

865

865

810

810

755

755

755

755

705

705

705

705

655

655

May

630

630

630

605

605

605

582

582

560

560

560

538

538

538

538

538

515

492

492

492

470

470

450

430

430

430

410

410

410

410

390

June

390

390

390

390

430

430

372

355

355

338

320

320

320

355

410

390

390

372

372

372

372

390

430

372

355

338

355

430

372

338

July

355

410

338

390

450

430

492

372

338

320

320

285

285

285

270

270

270

270

255

255

255

240

240

320

302

270

302

560

492

1,100

920

Aug.

1,240

1,100

865

655

538

515

492

450

390

390

390

515

390

372

355

372

390

430

538

492

410

430

390

438

980

630

515

450

410

390

390

Sept.

390

372

355

338

33S

430

450

410

390

338

355

338

320

410

355

338

372

390

355

338

320

338

538

470

390

355

372

355

338

338

Monthly discharge of Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga., for the year ending

September 80, 1926

[Drainage area, 256 square miles]

Month

June

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,170 

1,740 

515 

5,350 

1,420 

1,820 

3,360 

630 

430 

1,100 

1,240 

538

5,350

Minimum

127 

270 

263 

320 

560 

582 

655 

390 

320 

240 

355 

320

127

Mean

244 

491 

376 

852 

821 

798 

952 

514 

374 

376 

526 

373

556

Per 

square 

mile

0.953 

1.92 

1.47 

3.33 

3.21 

3.12 

3.72 

2.01 

1.46 

1.47 

2.05 

1.46

2.17

Run-off in 

inches

1.10 

2.14 

1.70 

3.84 

3.34 

3.60 

4.15 

2.32 

1.63 

1.70 

2.36 

1.63

29.51

TUGALOO RIVER NEAR HARTWELL, GA.

LOCATION. Three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaverdam Creek and 11

miles north of Hartwell, Hart County, Ga.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 905 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April 28, 1925, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on right bank: attended by P. N.

O'Barr. 

DISCHAKGE MEASUKEMENTS. Made from cable at gage.
SAVANNAH EIVEE BASIN 95

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Channel straight for 1,000 feet above and below gage. 

Banks fairly steep and high; not subject to overflow. Control is a solid 

rock outcrop 1,000 feet downstream from gage.

EXTBEMES OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 7.76 feet at 9 p. m. January 18 (discharge estimated, 15,400 socondfeet); minimum stage, estimated, 0.10 foot October 11 (discharge, 190 

second-feet).

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 18, 1926; mirimum 

stage, that of October 11, 1925.

ICE. No ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Pronounced diurnal regulation produced by power plants above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well denned 

between 300 and 2,000 second-feet and extended above and below. ( >eration of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by averaging gage 

heights of bihourly periods determined by inspection of gage-height , ;raph, 

except for days of wide range in stage, for which discharge was approxin lately 

integrated, or as stated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga., during the year Ending

September 30, 1926

Date

Feb. 16 - .

Do........

Feb. 17 

Do.-. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.15 

1.78 

2.27 

1.67

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

1,900 

1,330 

2,040 

1,170

Date

Ju 

Ju

Do. 

Do.. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.77 

1.48 

2.28 

1.79

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

427 

912 

1,820 

1,250

Date

Sept 

Sept

.20.-... 

.21. 

Do. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.73 

2.75 

2.16

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga., for th 

ending September 30, 1926

Day

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

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

3 

4 .. . -.

5 .... ....

6- ..... -

7 . 

8

9 ...

10. ...

11 ..

12...... ..,.

13-. .

14- ___ . _ - ...

15 

16 

17 _ ..

18 .

19 

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

21 

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

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

24 ___

25 ___ ....

26 _ ....

27 

28 

29 

30 ......

31 ____ .

Oct.

350 

350 

372 

325

288

240 

210 

210 

220 

220

200 

262 

515 

520 

410

325

275 

275 

288 

250

230 

220 

230 

800 

2,500

1,540 

1,180 

1,260 

410 

536 

1,320

Nov.

1,060 

1,160 

1,480 

520 

430

623 

1,720 

910 

580 

1,250

495 

3,820 

4,580 

3,000 

1,400

2,300 

2,000 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700

1,330 

926 

450 

903 

1,330

1,490 

783 

1,390 

450 

495

Dec.

1,220 

1,390 

1,220 

1,220 

1,760

990 

410 

910 

1,340 

866

1,480 

730 

615 

495 

1,870

1,390 

960 

775 

698 

1,370

650 

960 

1,280 

1,010 

520

470 

450 

430 

992 

1,010 

1,010

Jan.

910 

410 

650 

580 

3,000

1,820 

1,570 

1,390 

1,060 

820

615 

1,160 

1,060 

1,060 

1,010

1,110 

520 

10,500 

8,390 

3,740

2,510 

3,000 

2,830 

1,390 

1,400

2,220 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600 

1,690 

2,080

Feb.

2,360 

2,080 

2,830 

2,510 

2,220

1,690 

1,450 

1,060 

1,950 

2,220

1,450 

1,450 

1,690 

1,330

865

1,690 

1,690 

1,950 

4,350 

1,950

1,390 

1,060 

1,950 

2,220 

3,000

2,510 

2,220 

1,450

Mar.

1,390 

2,080 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

2,080 

3,940 

3,180 

2,360 

2,360

2,830 

2,510 

1,950 

1,390 

1,010

2,080 

1,570 

1,950 

2,450 

820

1,060 

910 

2,220 

1,570 

1,450

1,820 

1,690 

1,160 

730 

1,690 

3,740

Apr.

2,510 

1,950 

1,950 

1,110 

910

1,570 

1,820 

4,350 

5,440 

3,490

1,950 

1,390 

3,640 

3,360 

1,220

1,950 

2,160 

1,010 

1,060 

1,950

1,690 

1,570 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690

690 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

May

1,570 

1,220 

660 

1,570 

1,570

1,450 

1,390 

1,940 

730 

580

1,420 

1,610 

1,280 

1,460 

1,330

1,160 

820 

1,270 

1,470 

1,360

1,110 

1,090 

820 

470 

1,390

1,500 

1,410 

1,200 

864 

775 

1,140

June

910 

1,280 

1,150 

1,060 

1,140

1,110 

495 

1,270 

1,100 

1,060

910 

960 

865 

550 

1,280

1,470 

1,180 

1,010 

960 

690

520 

1,060 

1,110 

1,260 

820

1,060 

775 

550 

1,060 

910

July

1,060 

910 

865 

- 650 

650

410 

986 

1,110 

910 

910

820 

390 

1,090 

910 

910

820 

910 

615 

340 

1,160

1,160 

956 

1,100 

865 

690

355- 

1,000 

1,330 

1,390 

2,510 

2,450

Aug.

1,690 

2,220 

2,360 

1,750 

865

1, 160 

1,080 

730 

550 

1,010

1,440 

1,940 

1,160 

960 

650

410 

2,080 

1,770 

1,740 

1,230

1,420 

1,320 

470 

1,300 

2,510

1,810 

1,900 

2,010 

1,100 

994 

1,380

Disharge

Sec.-ft. 

388 

2,440 

1,540

year

Sept.

1,570 

1,760 

1,540 

1,650 

1,280

,f

1,950 

1,600 

1,570 

1,610

2,240 

1,610 

450 

1,290 

1,760

1,750 

1,720 

1,490 

1,420 

410

1,280 

1,650 

1,610 

1,240 

950

1,090 

450 

1,290 

1,110 

868

NOTE. Recorder not operating Oct. 1-2 and Nov. 15-20; discharge estimated by eompariso 

Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls.

with
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.,for. the year ending .September

80, 1926

, [Drainage area, 905 square miles]

Month

i

October _______ ... _ ....... _ . _ .."..

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

April- . ..

July. . 

September _ ... ____ . ______ ........

The year... _____ ..................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,500 

4,580 

1,870 

10,500 

4,350 

3,940 

5,440 

1,940 

1,470 

2,450 

2,510 

2,240

10,500

Minimum

200 

430 

,410 

410 

865 

730 

690 

470 

495 

340 

410 

410

200

Mean

527 

1,400 

984 

2,050 

1,950 

1,890 

2,000 

1, 210 

986 

975 

1,390 

1,370

1,390

Per 

square 

mile

0.582 

1.55 

1.09 

2.27 

2.15 

2.09 

2.21 

1.34 1.09' 

1.08 

1.54 

1.51

1.54

Run-off in 

inches

0.67 

1.73 

1.26 

2.62 

2.24 

2.41 

2.47 

1.54 

1.22 

1.24 

1.78 

1.68

20.86

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER AT OCHLOCKONEE, FIA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge 100 feet upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge, half a mile west of Ochlockonee station, Leon County, and 8 

miles west of Tallahassee.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,050 square miles (measured on base maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 20 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections, one on either bank; read by Miss Irene 

Graves. Prior to July 15, gage consisted of two vertical sections on right 

bank. Both gages set to same datum, and read practically the same.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.'

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved above gage and straight for 500 feet 

below. Banks heavily wooded. Left bank high and not subject to overflow; 

right bank overflowed at stages above 20 feet. Control not determined.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 23.8 feet 

September 25, 26, and 27 (discharge, 6,850 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

225 second-feet June 26, 27, and 28.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifted on July 1. Rating curves used 

before and after the change, well defined. Gage read to tenths twice daily 

prior to September 11 and once daily subsequent to that date. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily or mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla., during the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Date

June 26 __ 1 ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

11.81

11.80

11.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

343

354

225

Date

 

July 2 ... ....

July 7 

Gage 

height

Feet 

12.75

13.58

14.17

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

640

806

960

Date

July 9 ..,.. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

14.87

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,140
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 97

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla.,for tlie year 

ending September 80, 1926

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 -------

11..-.. 

12.. ....... ....._.

13. 

14.. 

15.- 

June July

464

622

842

984

912

842

936

1,180

1,100

912

796

707

664

Aug.

1,230

1,530

1,630

1,730

1,730

1,700

1,560

1,380

1,130

1,010

960

936

842

729

664

Sept.

773

581

502

464

601

888

1,200

1,180

842

664

561

483

483

445

409

Day

16 . 

17 -.

18--- 

19 -

20-- 

21.-.. 

22 

23-. 

24-. 

25- 

26 . 

27. . 

23-- 

29 - . 

30 

31-. 

June

333

350

316

284

269

254

225

225

225

254

269

July

622

912

1,330

1,480

1,460

1,060

707

601

541

502

622

865

1,130

707

796

912

Aug.

664

729

773

796

819

729

643

581

541

502

561

773

842

888

936

936

Sept.

322

289

257

257

257

581

2,140

3,200

4,650

6,850

6,850

6,850

5, 570

4,540

3,660

Monthly discharge of Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla., for the year

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 1,050 square miles]

mding

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

350 

1/480 

1,730 

6,850

Minimum

225 

'464 

502 

257

; Mean

273' 

878 

983 

1,880

Per

square 

mile

0. 2CO 

: "836 

.936 

1.79

Ru

i

n-ofl in 

iches

0.11 

.96 

1.08 

. 2.00

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR BIOXHAM, FLA.

LOCATION. At highway bridge on Tallahassee-Bristol highway, 1 mile 

Bloxham, Gadsden County, 7 miles below mouth of Little River, 11 

above mouth of Taluga River, and 27 miles west of Tallahassee.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,660 square miles (measured on base maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 20 to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections on right bank, 200 feet below hi 

bridge; read by A. P. Nicholson and C. M. Stoutamire.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 50 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight 500 feet above and 200 feet 

gage. Left bank steep and high; right bank subject to overflow 

extreme high stages. Bed composed of clay; smooth and uniform, 

trol not determined.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.5 

6.30 p. m. September 27 (discharge, 8,050 second-feet); minimum 

1.5 feet at 4.30 p. m. September 19 (discharge, 550 second-feet).

REGULATION. Possibly slight diurnal regulation caused by small gristm 

tributaries above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. Rating curve w 

fined. Gage read to tenths once daily prior to September 10; read 

dredths since that date. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

gage height to rating table. Records good.

vest of 

miles

;hway

below 

luring 

Confeet at 

stage,

11s on

to

11 dehundaily
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Discharge measurements of Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla., during the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Date

July 2...........

July 3. ........ .

July 6. .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.85

3.10

5.53

Discharge

Sec. -ft.

950

1,780

Date

July 7.. ........

Julys..... .....

July 9.. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.78

5.02

5.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,780

1,530

1,770

Date

July 10.. ....

Aug. 18 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.60

4.10

10.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,870

1,210

4,090

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla., for the year

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1- .---...... .

2 _ ._...........

3 . ...

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

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

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

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

8. ._.............

9-.....-- ..

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

11---.-.-.......

12 .___.___

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

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

IS.--..----.......

June July

910

880

Q7fl

1,160

1 300

1,750

1,820

1,580

1,720

1,780

1,500

1,120

1,160

Aug.

1,680

1 860

2 000

2,140

2,300

2

Acn

1 860

1^580

1 440

1 860

1,610

1,220

Sept.

1,260

1,090

970

1 860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,580

1 44O

1,060

780

730

680

Day

16. __ ............

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

18--. - 

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

21 __ .- .

22-.--- -

00

24.. . 

OK

26-- - - 

27- 

29-- 

30-. 

June

880

755

705

730

655

655

655

655

940

880

July

1,030

1,000

1,300

1,540

1,640

1,580

1,220

1,060

940

855

830

1,300

1,540

1,440

1,090

1,090

Aug.

1,090

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,090

1,000

940

880

855

1,470

2,620

2,460

1,780

1,580

1,360

Sept.

610

570

570

550

1,190

3,490

4,190

4,330

6,280

6,760

7,510

8,050

7,690

6,840

6,040

NOTK. Gage not read Aug. 23; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 1,660 square miles]

Month

June 20-30. ...... ................ ........

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

August. __ ___ ..........................

September ___ . __...._

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

940 

1,820 

2,620 

8,050

Minimum

655 

830 

855 

550

Mean

765 

1,290 

1,590 

2,780

Per

square 

mOe

0.461

.777 

.958 

1.67

Run-off in 

inches

0.19 

.90 

1.10 

1.86

AP ALA CHIC OLA RIVER BASIN

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT WEST POINT, GA.

LOCATION. Near West Point waterworks pumping plant, just below Oseligee 

Creek, one-fourth mile east of Alabama-Georgia State line in Troup County, 

and 1 mile upstream from West Point railroad station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,300 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 30, 1896, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Au continuous water-stage recorder in concrete stilling well on right 

bank, 500 feet below West Point waterworks pumping plant, and the former 

staff gage; inspected by Will Speer and C. E. Sloop.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from the Montgomery Street bridge 1 mile 

downstream or by boat or wading during extremely low stages. No tributaries enter between gage and bridge.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 99

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed rough and rocky; fairly permanent. Banks subject to overflow at high stages. Control for ordinary stages is a rock ledge 

extending across river just below gage; for higher stages, Langdale Dam 5 

miles downstream forms control, and during extreme floods the Goat Rock 

Dam probably has some effect.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.7 feet at 

8 a. m. April 1 (discharge, 28,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.83 feet at 

11 p. m. October 1 (discharge, 354 second-feet).

1896-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 30.0 feet at 2 p. m. December 10, 

1919 (discharge, 134,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.64 feet September 

12, 1925 (discharge, 224 second-feet).

HEGTJLATION. Operation of power plants a great distance upstream causes 

some diurnal fluctuation.

.ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 30,000 second-feet and fairly well defined above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except as noted under table of daily discharge. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga., during the year

ending September 30, 1926

Date

Oct. 27. . _ ..

Jan. 19. 

Jan. 20... ...

Do-- ...

Jan. 21-.. ._-

DOGage 

height

Feet 

6.06

3.14

11.90

11.32

11.18

11.54

11.68

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8,180

2,090

22,400

21,500

22,300

22,500

Date

Jan. 22...... ...

Do 

Jau. 23- 

Do... .

Jan. 24.... ... ..

Mar. 2.. .......

Mav3_. __ _ _

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.72

10.16

8.24

7.85

7.20

4.84

3.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

18,800

18,100

13,400

12,300

11 300

5*380

3,270

Date

July20 - 

Sept. 5 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.65

2.40

2.94

3.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,180

1,230

1,820

2,620

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

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_-________

JO ...

31 

Oct.

440

480

1,310

1,250

714

678

936

586

440

894

936

936

776

936

3,160

1,900

1,920

2,160

1,880

1,310

1,100

1,180

964

1,100

3,060

9,580

8,660

3, 4fiO

2,670

1,920

Nov.

2,100

5,780

10,300

7,100

4,700

3,460

2,960

2,960

4,600

4,280

4,180

3,860

4,700

6,660

9,810

6,220

4,180

3,260

3,160

2,860

2,760

2,480

2,390

2,100

2,170

2,120

2,090

2,020

2,300

Dec.

2,260

2,070

1,980

1,970

2,390

2,670

2,210

2,160

2,230

2,090

2, 050

1,760

1,930

1,900

2,760

4,280

4,800

4,600

4,070

6,880

6,440

6,000

5,450

4,800

3,760

3,260

2,960

9 >;sn

2,390

2,210

Jan.

2,480

2,480

2,670

7,100

17,200

20,400

16,400

13,200

11,000

8,430

6,660

5,560

4,910

4,600

4,280

3,960

4,180

16,400

23,500

21,800

22, 100

19,400

13,200

10,700

8,430

7,100

6,220

5,780

5,230

5,120

4,910

Feb.

5,120

5,120

6,000

6,440

6,440

6,440

5,560

5,120

4,800

4,800

4,490

4,180

3,960

4,070

3,760

3,560

3,560

6,880

15,700

20 400

13,900

10,000

6,880

6,000

19,100

12,400

9,350

Mar.

6,880

5,780

5,450

5,020

4,700

4,600

9,580

12, 700

12,900

11,200

10,300

11, 200

8,890

7,540

6,880

6,220

5,560

5,340

5,020

4,910

5,020

4,800

a «nn

4,700

4,380

4,380

4,600

4,380

4,180

4,910

22,100

Apr.

26,440

15, 700

10,000

7,320

5,450

5,230

5,560

5,450

6,880

8,200

6,880

5,780

5,340

5,230

5,020

4,910

4,700

4,280

3,960

3,760

4,600

4,280

3,960

3,560

3,360

3,260

May

3,360

3,460

3,260

3,160

3,160

3,060

3,060

3,060

3,060

2,860

2,860

3,160

2,960

2,760

2,860

3,160

9 Qfifl

2,670

2,580

2,480

2,860

3,160

2,860

2,480

2,120

2,260

2,090

1,920

1,900

2,210

1,880

June

2,000

2,760

2,580

2,670

3,060

3,260

2,480

2,090

2,170

2,210

2,210

1,510

1,750

3,060

2,480

2,480

2,100

2,860

2,580

2,390

2,480

2,260

3,060

3,160

3,560

3,460

5,230

4,800

2,960

4,180

July

2,960

2,260

2,000

2,300

2,090

2,760

2,760

3,060

2,960

2,390

3,860

3,860

2,760

1,670

1,640

1,360

1,260

1,130

1,150

1,130

1,160

1,370

1,520

1,540

2,050

1,850

3,660

5,560

5,450

10,000

9,120

Aug.

12,700

24,400

22,400

13,200

10,500

7,100

4,800

5,780

4,380

3,360

. '4, 280

4,910

5,560

3,860

3,760

3,360

4,600

3,360

2,760

3,160

4,700

6,000

3,660

3,760

5,340

5,450

5,780

4,380

3,060

2,300

2,040

Sept.

1,970

1,860

1,880

1,600

1,830

2,090

2.480

4,600

3,260

2,760

2,960

4,490

2,960

1,750

1,760

1,570

1,440

1,730

1,440

1,280

1,490

1,720

1,750

1,670

2,210

2,760

1,920

1,490

1,520

1,570

NOTE. Recorder not operating Aug. 2, 3, Sept. 12 and 13; discharge estimated.
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 3,300 square miles]

Month

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

July..... _-_....-_-_._-__ _____-- -

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

9,580 

10,30C 

6,880 

23,500 

20,400 

22,100 

26,400 

3, 460 

5,230 

10,000 

24,400 

4,600

26,400

Minimum

440 

2,020 

1,760 

2,480 

3,560 

4,180 

3,260 

1,880 

1,510 

1,130 

2,040 

1,280

440

Mean

2,060 

3,99tf 

3,260 

9,850 

7,830 

7,060 

6,250 

2,760 

2,800 

2,860 

6,280 

2,130

4,750

Per 

square 

mile

0.624 

1.21 

.988 

2.98 

2.37 

2.14 

1.89 

.836 

.848 

.867 

1.90 

.645

1.44

Run-off in 

inches

0.72 

1.35- 

1.14 

3.44 2.47" 

2.47' 

2.11 

.96 

.95 1.00- 

2.19 .72"

19.52

CHIPOIA RIVER NEAR ALTHA, FLA.

LOCATION. At Willis highway bridge, 1 mile above Look-and-Tremble Shoal,. 

3 miles above mouth of TenmUe Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Althaj. 

Calhoun County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 740 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 21, 1912, to December 31, 1913; September 

21, 1921, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge, installed September 21, 1921; read by 

E. H. S. Beall.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single span steel highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is rough with bottom of soft limestone; bottt 

banks steep and are rarely overflowed. Rock shoal, 1 mile below gage, 

forms excellent control for low and medium stages. High-water control 

indefinite.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 33.55 feet, 

crest of flood during later part of September (discharge, approximately 

25,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 8.5 feet at 3.10 p. m. October 20 (discharge, 430 second-feet).

1912-1913, 1921-1926: Maximum and minimum stage and discharge, 

same as given above.

REGULATION. Slight regulation during low-water season caused by small power 

plant located on Dry Creek, several miles above gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below 6,000 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths once daily except Sundays and holidays. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table, except as noted under f ootnotet 

to table of daily discharge. Records-good below 6,000 second-feet and fair 

above.

Discharge measurements of Chipola River near AUha, Fla., during the year ending

September SO, 1926

Date

Mar. 5__ __ .. .. _ . __ . ...

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

15.60

15.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,570

3,520

Date

July 14.. .....................

Gage 

height

Feet 

11.15

33.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1, 760°

« 25, 000-

1 Flow computed by Kutter's formula, from data obtained Nov. 13.
APALACHICOLA EIVER BASIN 101

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chipola River near Altha, Fla., for the year ending

September SO, 1926

Day

1 - ..........

2 

3.

4...... . 

5

6 

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

8 --------

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

10 

11 -------

12 

13 ------

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

15 --------

16 

17 ------

18 --------

19. .

 20 - .........

« 

 21 

22.-.. ----------

3&... ............

24 

25 

 26 

27 - - .

 28 

-29 

30 

31 

Oct.

627

627

655

641

599

571

571

571

543

500

458

458

487

515

543

500

458

430

599

487

487

487

598

710

820

874

874

765

Nov.

738

710

710

710

710

682

682

724

765

874

982

928

928

928

982

982

928

928

874

820

847

874

874

874

928

089

982

955

928

Dec.

928

874

874

874

820

820

820

820

820

874

820

820

847

874

874

928

874

874

QOft

820

874

928

928

928

928

Q7 K

1,040

1,100

1,220

Jan.

1,280

1,340

1,740

2,140

6,840

7,180

8,060

8,410

8,410

8,410

8,410

7,880

8,130

6,870

6,000

5,120

4,300

3,800

3,320

3,240

3,170

3,410

3,650

3,540

3

KAf\

3,390

3,240

3,320

3,360

Feb.

3,390

3,690

3,580

3,430

3,280

3,300

3,320

3,280

3,240

3,100

2,910

2,760

2,620

2,370

3,170

7,570

8,690

9,250

8,400

7,540

7,710

7,780

7,460

7,010

6,720

Mar.

6,420

1 4Oft

4,300

3,840

3,130

3,360

3,580

3,430

3,390

3,760

3,910

3,910

3,720

S 14H

3,210

2,950

2,910

2,790

2,640

2,500

2,370

2,410

2,410

2,330

3,170

3,060

3,040

3,020

3,170

4,050

Apr.

3,840

3,760

4 4>;rt

5,020

5,580

5,330

5,190

4,770

4,410

4,160

4,100

4 ftf^fl

3,690

3,650

3

A<3(\

3,360

3 91ft

3,000

2 70ft

2,570

2,570

2,450

2,330

2

0AA

2,200

2,100

O Afifi

1,860

1,820

1 

' 740

May

1,780

1,680

1,570

1,740

1,530

1 440

1,440

1,390

1 OQfl

1,340

1 34ft

1,340

1,340

1 34ft

1,390

1,420

1 3Qfi

1 VAf)

1 700

1,780

1,570

1,460

1,340

1,480

1,340

1,190 i inn

June

1,140

1 140

1,140

1,190

1 44ft

1,340

1,240

1,340

1,240

1,240

1,290

1 1 Oft

1,140

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,040

1 240

1,140

1,090

1,140

1,190

1,290

1,930

2,600

9 Iftft

July

1,620

1,390

1,620

1,860

2,100

2,570

2,910

2,870

2,790

2,740

2,680

2,490

2,260

1 Q4ft

1,740

1,530

1 440

1,340

1,240

1,440

1,240

1,240

1,340

1,440

1,530

1,240

1,390

1,530

1,620

Aug.

1,620

1, 620

1,660

1,620

1 660

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,360

1,530

1,480

1,900

1,980

2,020

2,060

2,020

2,020

2,100

2,100

1,980

1,940

1,900

1,740

1,700

3,540

4,700

4,630

4,300

3,980

3,840

Sept.

3,650

3,390

3,020

2,720

2,630

2,540

2,450

2,410

2,300

2,260

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,480

1,340

1,390

1,340

1,340

NOTE. Qage not read Sundays or holidays; discharge interpolated for these days except Feb. 21, for 

-which discharge was estimated. Severe flood occurred on Sept. 20 and lasted beyond end of month; during 

this time gage was rendered inaccessible and no gage readings were reported.

Monthly discharge of Chipola River near Altha, Fla., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

[Drainage area, 740 square miles]

Month

April . 

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

874 

982 

1,220 

8,410 

9,250 

6,420 

5,580 

1,780 

2,600 

2,910 

4,700 

3,650

Minimum

430 

682 

820 

1,280 

2,370 

2,330 

1,740 

1,160 

1,040 

1,240 

1,390 

1,340

Mean

592 

859 

902 

4,870 

4,780 

3,390 

3,390 

1,430 

1,340 

1,810 

2,260 

2,240

Per 

square 

mile

0.800 

1.16 

1.22 

6.58 

6.46 

4.58 

4.58 

1.93 

1.81 

2.45 

3.05 

3.03

Run-off in 

inches

0.92 

1.29 

1.41 

7.59 

6.73 

5.28 

5.11 

2.22 

2.02 

2.82 

3.52 

2.03
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVEB HEAR NEWTON, ALA.

LOCATION. Near highway bridge on Newton-Ozark road, 1 mile north of Newton, 

Dale County, and 8 miles above mouth of Little Choctawhatchee River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 720 square miles (measured on base map of Alabama).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11 to October 13, 1906; April 22, 1907, to August 22, 

1908; October 20, 1911, to August 3, 1912; November 29, 1921, to September 

30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder in concrete stilling well on left bank, 

700 feet above highway bridge; installed April 11, 1925; inspected by L. L, 

Davenport.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of marl; permanent. Low-water control is low marl shoal 100 feet below gage; reasonably permanent. High 

water control not determined.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 23.2 feet at midnight 

September 22 (discharge, 14,700 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.52 foot 

at 10 a. m. October 13 (discharge, 109 second-feet).

1906-1908, 1911-12, 1921-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 25.8 feet 

January 11, 1925 (discharge, approximately 16,400 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1.30 feet several days during September, 1925 (discharge, 62 secondfeet) .

REGULATION. Slight regulation during low water from operation of gristmills 

above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 1,500 second-feet, fairly well defined between 1,500 and 6,000 secondfeet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except asindicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good below 1,50O 

second-feet and fair above.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

October 28; 1925: Gage height, 0.96 foot; discharge, 386 second-feet. 

March 4, 1926: Gage height, 210 feet; discharge, 963 second-feet. 

July 14, 1926: Gage height, 2.72 feet; discharge, 1,400 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

I-------.....

2.. .

3... ......

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

5.-..--. __ .

6 

7. 

8 - ....

9.. _

10 _ .

11 

12 

13... .

14. .

15.---------..

16 .

17 .......

18 

19 

20 

21 ....

22

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

- 520

467

278

217

174

161

155

140

124

122

125

122

139

230

282

306

360

qc7

285

320

205

193

209

228

327

360

348

295

278

Nov.

295

336

360

345

321

292

275

370

520

443

1,480

1,880

1,390

2,520

2,140

1,680

1,160

840

665

595

542

502

476

451

435

475

511

475

Dec.

443

411

407

475

427

395

403

392

378

364

360

360

354

1,880

2,460

2 780

1 QAjn

1,880

1 njn

1.810

1,810

1,520

1,290

1,160

932

665

665

693

720

Jan.

720

665

665

840

1,190

2,000

2,920

2,140

1,740

1, 450

1,260

1,100

1,000

932

1,100

1 QJ.fl

1,940

1,810

1,620

1,550

1,420

1,160

1,220

1,260

1,220

'1 9Qf»

1 ion

1 260

1,320

Feb.

1,620

2,260

2,200

1,620

1,320

1,390

1,360

1,190

1,060

965

900

840

840

840

840

780

750

1,420

2,850

2 400

2,070

1,880

1,550

1,360

1,620

1 680

1*740

1,450

Mar.

1,220

1,030

1,030

965

900

932

3,630

3,630

3,440

2,780

2,260

1,810

1,620

1,420

1,290

1,190

1,100

1,030

1,000

QfiE

965

900

965

2,200

1,940

1,680

1,560

3,180

10,600

Apr.

13,200

7,920

3,960

2,980

2,460

2,140

2,140

2,070

1,810

1,680

2,330

2,330

2,070

1,810

1,620

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,060

QCC

900

840

1,160

1,260

1,130

932

810

750

665

615

May

610

605

665

640

585

520

488

484

475

451

580

693

720

810

965

840

rfMA

565

484

552

640

395

542

467

407

367

345

330

306

315

300

June

327

1,420

2,070

1,480

1,060

870

693

595

498

415

367

339

321

300

292

357

780

870

640

451

384

870

840

565

443

435

443

730

605

July

511

443

381

357

484

665

1,000

1,450

1,220

1,100

965

780

900

1,190

1,740

1,130

750

580

451

384

345

407

506

455

439

336

303

399

595

1,030

1,160

Aug.

1,220

1,220

1,030

720

605

720

750

640

520

480

431

415

415

415

480

810

1,060

840

615

529

443

395

395

427

493

1,000

1,450

1,100

780

443

Sept.

378-

QJ*>»

318

300

364

435-

4rt7P 357

SIX

321

342:

399-

399-

378-

315-

275

255

258-

272;

2,400-

12,900>

14,300

11,800-

5, 710

2,980-

2,200*

1,810- Leao1

1,420

1,190-

NOTE. Discharge estimated Feb. 2S to Mar. 30 on account of miss'ng gage height.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 103

Monthly discharge of Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala., for the year ending

September 80, 1926

[Drainage area, 720 square inilesl

Month

February

May

June - _ - .-

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

August

The year - f

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

520 

2,520 

2,780 

2,920 

2,850 

10,600 

13,200 

965 

2,070 

1,740 

1,450 

14, 300

14,300

Minimum

122 

275 

354 

GG5 

750 

900 

615 

300 

292 

303 

395 

255

122

Mean

261 

755 

983 

1,430 

1,460 

1,910 

2,180 

541 

668 

724 

690 

2,160

1,140

Per 

square 

mile

0.362 

1.05 

1.37 

1.99 

2.03 

2.65 

3.03 

.751 

.928 

1.01 

.958 

3.00

1.58

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

1.17 

1.58 

2.29 

2.11 

3.06 

3.38 

.87 

1.04 

1.16 

1.10 

3.35

21.53

MOBILE RIVER BASIN

COOSAWATTEE RIVER NEAR CARTERS, GA.

LOCATION.- One mile upstream from mouth of Talking Rock Creek and 1^ miles 

upstream from old station at highway bridge at Carters, Murray County.

DRAINAGE AREA.- 376 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1925, to September 30, 1926. At station 

1% miles downstream, August 15, 1896, to December 31, 1908; December 20, 

1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE.' Gurley weekly recorder attached to upstream right abutment of highway 

bridge; inspected by R. P. Messer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.' Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel fairly straight at gage; curves below control. Bed consists of rock and gravel. Left bank high; right bank subject 

to overflow during extremely high water. Control is rock and gravel about 

150 feet downstream; probably permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period, from water-stage 

recorder, 6.9 feet at 7 a. m. January 18 (discharge, 6,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.68 foot at 11 a. m. September 22, 1925 (discharge, 59 secondfeet) .

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION.' Only slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of old gristmills upstream.

ACCURACY.- Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 70 and 2,500 second-feet and extended above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of gage-height 

graph or, for days of considerable fluctuation by averaging discharge for 

intervals of day. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga., during the period 

August 14, 1925, to September SO, 1926

Date

1925 

Aug. 14. .

Aug. 15...

Do ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.90

1.29

1.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

119

279

226

Date

1926 

Feb. 19.........

Feb. 20.........

Feb. 21.:. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.00

2.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,410

774

Date

1926 

Feb. 22 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft, 

692
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART n

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga., for the period 

September 12, 1926, to September 80, 1926

Day

I.......

2. ......

3.... 

4.......

5.......

6.......

7. ......

8.......

9. ......

10. _.....

11.......

12.......

13--.... .

14_ 

15.......

16. 

17.......

18 

19.... 

20.......

21. 

22. 

23- 

24.......

25-..._._

26 

27. 

28........

29.......

30 

31. .

Sept.

86

84

84

89

86

79

74

76

74

66

64

69

95

162

165

122

130

150

116

Oct.

101

254

284

200

368

526

254

184

162

154

95

122

01 o

311

344

368

444

418

306

232

196

192

184

782

1,670

646

393

320

275

254

254

Nov.

OKQ

293

OJ.Q

232

OQO

232

1 380

679

444

<M4

444

471

471

471

393

<M4

344

320

320

302

288

275

271

280

418

555

498

444

Dec.

OQO

368

^4.4.

OQQ

471

471

OQQ

368

344 3AA

VAA

320

Qflfi

<U4.

555

584

498

498

712

646

782

679

' 555

498

471

418

393

418

471

393

368

Jan.

311 3AA

fiQfi

2,010

1,320

QQO

782

892

747

fiftd.

526

526

471

471

444

638

3,990

1,600

1,080

930

818

1,080

968

892

818

782

712

679

646

615

Feb.

646

646

747

930

Q1Q

Q1Q

QQO

719

712

747

747

719

615

526

471

471

471

fi4.fi

1,600

930

782

679

646

615

818

818

712

679

Mar.

646

584

ece

ece

KOfi

2,030

1,160

1,000

930

930

QOA

892

855

818

782

712

712

679

782

712

712

712

679

712

712

679

646

679

1,450

Apr.

1 000

QCC

892

QCC

747

782

1,530

1,160

1,000

930

892

Qfift

892

855

818

782

747

712

712

679

679

930

892

818

747

679

679

646

646

May

615

646

646

679

646

CQ>I

58-1

584

584

584

584

584

584

615

615

712

615

555

526

526

526

498

471

471

471

471

444

418

418

418

418

June

111

471

444

418

418

41 S

393

368

368

368

368

344

344

393

393

368

144

368

526

418

471

679

471

393

368

368

368

368

344

July

qon

418

368

368

311

418

471

498

646

471

393

*>Ofl

288

275

302

320

393

471

444

444

418

418

368

393

624

584

418

444

471

Aug.

855

818

646

EOfi

AQQ

COfi

418

368

344

qofl

393

368 >on

584

418

344

747

615

584

646

1,000

584

555

498

646

646

498

526

393

368

368

Sept.

368

QAQ

344

320

444

*JQQ

368

344

344

368

320

320

302

298

288

280

275

275

254

254

254

254

245

262

254

249

241

232

236

236

Monthly discharge of Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga., for the years ending 

September SO, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 376 square miles]

Month

1925 

September 12-30. 

1925-26 

October.--. _ __ _______________

December ___ _ _ .. _____ 

February... _______________ __, __

June __________ . _ . __ . .............

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

165

1, 670 

1,380 

782 

3,990 

1,600 

2,030 

1,530 

712 

679 

646 

1,000 

444

3,990

Minimum

64

95 

232 

306 

344 

471 

526 

646 

418 

344 

275 

320 

232

95

Mean

98.5

339 

404 

456 

900 

736 

819 

845 

551 

405 

421 

530 

300

558

Per

square 

mile

0.262

.902 

1.07 

1.21 

2.39 

1.96 

2.18 

2.25 

1.47 

1.08 

1.12 

1.41 

.798

1.48

Kun-ofE in 

inches

0.19

1.04 

1.19 

1.40 

2.76 

2.04 

2.51 

2.51 

1.70 

1.20 

1.29 

1.63 

.89

20.16
.MOBILE RIVER BASIN 105

Ti cvi ; ? COOSA MVEB AT CHILDJPSBURG, AIA.

LOCATION. At Central of Georgia Railway bridge, half a mile west of Childersburg, Talladega County, and 35 i5ftil^s?(abQy,e si^e; of lock 12. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,390 square miles (determined by Alabama Power Co.). 

RECORDS AVAiLABLE. February 22, 1914, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Gurley pricing water-stage recorder attached to downstream end of 

second pier from right bank, installed May 5, 1914; inspected by W. J. 

McSherdon. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage is 421.00 feet (United States 

Corps of Engineers' datum). 5 n :t t 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile below gage. Left 

. bank Jwgh; right bank subject to overflow at extremely high stages. Con- 

' trol nofc Well denned. Bed of stream probably permanent. 

EXTREMES 6p DISCHARGE.- Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

% recorder, 14.64 feet at 10 a. m. January 22 (discharge, 54,800 second-feet); 

';- " minimum stage, 0.84 foot October 1 (discharge, 1,320 second-feet).

1914-1926: Maximum stage, from water-stage recorder, 24.7 feet from 

c ' 3 to 9 and 11 to 12 p. m. July 11, 1916 (discharge, 121,000 second-feet); 

H,! minimum discharge, 1,300 second-feet for 10 days in September, 1925

r1 ; (gage height, 0.8 foot),

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below 75,000 second-feet and extended above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by averaging hourly gage 

. heights. Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Alabama Power Co.

The following discharge measurement was made:

September 3, 1925: Gage height, 2.45 feet; discharge, 4,700 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala,, for the year 

ending September SO, 1926

Day

1_ ...

2 

3 

4. 

5 

6 

1. ......

8. -..

9 

10.... 

11.-.--..

12.......

13 

14.--....

15 - 

16 . 

17.- 

18 ..

19.. -.

20 

21.. ..

22... _ -

23 

24.-.. ..

25 

26

27. 

28 - 

29.......

30 

31. 

Oct.

1,340

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,680

2,080

2,280

2,080

1 880

1,880

2,480

2,700

2,700

2,700

4,040

6,250

7,320

6,250

' 5,000

4,280

3,810

3,380

5,240

8,800

11,800

12,400

10,800

7,900

5,730

Nov.

5,730

6, 510

5,000

4,280

6,510

5^730

5,000

9,100

13,200

15, 400

15,400

17,700

18,100

17,700

17,700

13,500-

9,740

7,600

6,510

5,730

5,240

5,000

4,760

A. R9/»

4,280

A O4ft

4,040

3,920

3,810

Dec.

3,920

4,280

4,280

4,160

4,040

3,920

3,810

4,040

4,400

4,400

4,160

3,920

3,700

3,920

8,800

14,600

19,300

18,500

17 300

25^000

28,300

31,400

29,600

27,800

22,400

12, 800

12,400

9,580

8,350

7,320

6,770

Jan.

5,990

5, SCO

6,380

11,100

26,200

337600

36,800

39,500

35,900

28,300

23,800

19,300

16, 500

13,900

12, 400

11,300

14, 300

45,700

52,100

49,100

54,100

50, 100

43,700

27,400

20,800

16,900

14, fiOO

13,000

11,900

Feb.

11,800

11, 800

14,300

18,100

19, 300

20,800

19, 700

17,300

14,600

14,300

13,500

12, 100

11, 100

10, 100

9,420

8,950

10,100

21,200

24,200

25,400

25,800

22,000

20,400

99 ftftft

20,800

Mar.

18, 500

15,400

12,800

11,300

10, 200

9,740

19,300

28,300

31,800

33,200

37,700

31,000

25,000

22,000

20,000

17,700

15,000

13,500

12,300

11,400

10,800

9,900

9,900

9,900

9,SOO

9,580

8 QKf\

10,200

25,800

Apr.

32, 800

35,800

35,400

29,200

20,800

15, 400

12,800

11,900

11,400

11,400

14,300

13,700

12,600

12,100

12,600

12,600

12,300

11, 300

10,100

9,100

8,500

7,900

8,050

8,950

9,260

8,650

7,600

7,040

May

6, 770

6, 510

6,380

6,250

5,990

5,860

5,860

5,860

5,600

5,480

5,600

5,730

5,600

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,600

5,990

6,120

6,380

6,120

5,480

5,120

4,760

A K9ft

4,400

4,230

4,160

June

4,040

4,280

4,400

4,640

4,640

4,280

4,280

4,160

4,160

4,520

4,400

4,280

3,920

3,590

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,810

4,160

3,920

3,920

4,040

4,400

5,730

7 Qfin

6,640

5,360

4,520

July

4.1CO

3,920

3,920

3,810

3,700

3, 480

3,480

3,590

4,400

4,160

4,160

4 880

5,000

5,000

4.-640

3,920

3 480

3,180

q ncrt

2,820

9 R9fl

3,380

2

QAft

2,820

q io/\

5

qcn

8,500

9,100

10, 800

Aug.

18,100

22,800

25,400

22,800

22,800

17,^00

12,400

9,260

7,900

6,640

q AQ(\

.£,480

5,480

7,040

8,050

7,180

7 iftn

6,770

8,500

8,950

9

CQfl

13,400

17,700

14,600

13 900

15^ 800

13 200

9

1 Art

6,770

Sept.

5,480

5,000

4,880

4,760

4,520

4,280

4 fM\

4,520

4,520

4,760

4,760

4,760

4,760

4, 640

4,520

4,160

q oift

3 480

q onn

3,180

3,060

Q AfiA

3,180

3 4Rfl

q ffift

3 480

q 7nn

3,480

3,300

NOTE. Discharge computed from staff gage readings Sept. 9-12.
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Monthly discharge of Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala., for the year ending September

SO, 1926

f Drainage area, 8,390 square miles)

Month

October ______ ._ ___________ . .

December. _____________ _

April. __________ . __________ . May.... _____________________

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

August _ . ______________

September. ______ ___ .........

The year.. ________ ..........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

12,400 

18, 100 

31,400 

54,100 

25,800 

37,700 

36,800 

6,770 

8,050 

10,800 

25,400 

5,480

54,100

Minimum

1,340 

3,810 

3,700 

5,860 

8,650 

8,950 

7,040 

4,160 

3,480 

2,820 

3,480 

3,060

1,340

Mean

4,320 

8,740 

11,500 

26,700 

16,500 

16,800 

14,000 

5,610 

4,630 

4,300 

11,700 

4,070

10,700

Per 

square 

mile

0.515 

1.04 

1.37 

3.18 

1.97 

2.00 

1.67 

.669 

.552 

.513 

1.40 

.485

1.28

Run-oft in 

inches

0.59 

1.16 

1.58 

3.67 

2.05 

2.31 

1.86 

.77 

.62 

.59 

1.61 

.54

17.35

COOSA RIVER AT MITCHELL DAM, NEAR VERBENA, ALA.

LOCATION. In sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 16 E., St. Stephens base and meridian, half 

a mile below Mitchell Dam, 6 miles northeast of Verbena, Chilton County, 

and 14 miles below site of Lock 12.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,830 square miles (Alabama Power Co.).

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. July 7, 1925, to September 30, 1926.

GAGE. Gurley printing recorder, in timber shelter on right bank; referred to 

staff gage in three sections near the same location. Elevation of zero of gage 

is 270.00 feet above mean sea level.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel rough and rocky; permanent. Both banks 

high and wooded; not subject to overflow. Control is series of rock shoals 

800 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.6 feet 

during nights of January 17 and 18 (discharge, 72,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.25 feet October 4 (discharge, 80 second-feet), represents only 

leakage at Mitchell Dam.

1925-26: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 17 and 18, 1926; 

minimum stage, 1.25 feet August 16 and October 4, 1925 (discharge, 80 

second-feet).

REGULATION. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operations at Mitchell Dam.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation probably permanent. Rating curve only 

fairly well defined for low stages. Operation of water-stage recorder not 

entirely satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by averaging discharge 

obtained by applying to rating table gage heights for half-hour periods during 

day. Records only fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Coosa River at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala., during 

the year ending September SO, 1926

Date

Nov. 22................ .......

Nov. 26. ...... . ... 

height

Feel 

3.45

2.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,750

1,780

Date

July 25.--. . ......... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.11

1.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

24,500

132
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 107

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Coosa River at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala., 

for the year ending September 30, 1926

Day

1 .....

2. ....

3 

4. _ .

5 

6. ....

7 

8 .....

9.....

10 

11 

12. -

13 

14 

15 

16- .

17 

18 

19 

20 _ -

21 ..

22 

23 

24 

25.. 

26- 

27 

28.. _ 

29 

30 .....

31 

Oct.

1,350

1,550 

180

80

930

1,350 

1,780 

1,450 

1,090

140

140

730

750

1,940

800

3,550

3,340

5,680

6,770

7,070

8,070

5,600 

4,340

4,390

2,310

8,780

11,900 

11,700 

11,900

12,000

10,500

Nov.

4,030

9,540 

7,960

6,130

5,680

4,820

.......

 

Dec.

........

260 

5,110 

5,100 

5,090

4,410

4,310

1,760

160

26,400

33,400

29,200

38,400 

32,300

33,400

26,900

13,600

14,200 

13,700 

12,500

13,700

12,500

Jan.

11,300

7,420 

4,430

25,300

52,800

42,600 

43,200 

52,200 

44,900

36,400

26,100

27,800

28,700

26,400

27,000

20,600

25,500

66,000

49,900

61,000

57,500

63,400 

61,700

48,000

38,700

34,000

20,900 

22,000 

18,900

16,600

7,150

Feb.

16,400

11,500 

19,900

19,400

19,300

23,900 

22,000 

18,600 

17,400

19,800

16,900

18,600

16,300

10,800

11,000

10,860

10,140

13,600

27,600

34,900

26,900

29,100 

23,400

21,000

23,000

26,300

28,400 

22,400

Mar.

19,100

21,400 

17,800

19,200

18,600

17,200 

12,900 

32,200 

37,400

38,800

51,600

39,300

30,200

26,400

20,900

23,700

23,200

20,400

20,700

19,400

12,700

13,400 

12,800

11,600

11,700

12,200

11,800 

10,300 

12,700

19,200

37,900

Apr.

40,300

40,700 

43,100

34,100

22,900

21,700 

19,200 

13,000 

12,700

11,700

12,600

23,600

18,100

13,400

15,400

17,000

17,000

9,440

11,800

12,700

13,100

13,000 

13,000

12,600

9,580

10, 610

8,540 

9,330 

9,320

8,900

May

7,490

7,460 

9,080

10,020

10,340

8,160 

9,520 

2,770 

610

7,330

6,380

6,400

9,040

6,950

5,430

2,800

7,350

.8,120

6,710

7,700

7,040

3,540 

3,660

6,950

7,820

9,560

8,410 

3,720 

1,910

1,480

6,150

June

5,540

5,970 

4,960

5,510

910

1,050 

6,500 

5,400 

5,440

3,810

3,330

1,040

2,610

5,350

2,570

4,370

1,630

2,250

1,960

280

5,260

4,670 

6,920

7,120

6,910

5,990

3,580 

8,330 

6,810

4,310

July

4,380

4,950 

920

1,450

1,000

6,540 

3,930 

4,380 

6,750

2,720

1,880

7,230

5,210

4,900

5,990

4,680

1,740

200

5,730

1,600

1,310

2,470 

3,610

570

150

4,260

4,760 

5,720 

9,170

16,800

16,600

Aug.

12,300

33,300

28,700

27,400

28,900

21,900 

21,100 

10,300 

17,100

10,840

5,230

6,030

8,510

9,230

4,910

7,510

9,020

9,550

10, 470

9,630

8,990

6,600 

12,000

12,400

17,500

18,500

17,400 

17,400 

12, 570

13,400

13,300

Sept.

in 7»n

10,390 

6,340

2 230 24n

2,460 

5,790 

5,360 

6,670

7,580

s 24n

3,320

7,050

5,930

6,070

6,620

6,020

4,860

310

4,600

4,860

5,540 

2,940

4,080

1,700

160

3,340 

4,220 

4,600

4,550

NOTE. Recorder not operating properly Nov. 7 to Dec 5 and Dec. 14-18; discharge not determined. 

Discharge computed Jan. 20-22 from record at Childersburg and Sept. 13-17 from power output to Mitchell 

Dam.

Monthly discharge of Coosa River at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala., for the year 

ending September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 9,830 square miles]

Month

October _____________________

March ______________________

April 

July . . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

12,000 

9,540 

66,000 

34,900 

51,600 

43,100 

10,300 

8,330 

16,800 

33,300 

10,800

Minimum

80 

4,030 

4,430 

10,140 

10,300 

8,540 

610 

280 

150 

4,910 

160

Mean

4,260 

6,360 

34,500 

20,000 

21,800 

17,300 

6,450 

4,350 

4,570 

14,300 

4,900

Per 

square 

mile

0.433 

.648 

3.51 

2.04 

2.22 

1.76 

.656 

.443 

.465 

1.45 

.498

Run-off in 

inches

0.50 

.14 

105 

2.12 

2.56 

1.96 

.76 

.49 

.54 

1.67 

.56
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

COOSA RIVEB AT IQCK 18, NEAR WETUMPKA, AIA. v ^

LOCATION. In sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18 E., Half a mile below lock 18 dam site and 

7 miles above junction with Tallapoosa River at Wetumpka.

DRAINAGB AREA, r 10,200 square miles (Alabama Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 4, 19l2, to September 30, 1914; December 3, 1925, 

to September 30, 1926. The Alabama Power Co. has obtained staffgage readings twice daily since July1, 1912; : r

GAGE. Gurley printing recorder in concrete house on right bank; installed 

December 3, 1925. ;!

DISCHARGE ^MEASUREMENT s. Made from cable one-fourth mile above gagev -

CHANNEL Aim CONTROL;, Bed composed of rock and gravel, bank^ steep and 

ndt subject to: overflow. Control is rock shoal 2,500 feet downstream from

; \:f, gage; permanent. "

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, ;199.0"feet 

at 10 a; m. March 11 (discharge, 62,800 second-feet); actual maximum for 

year probably Occurred in January but recorder was not operating. Minimum stage recorded, 183,0 feet September 20 and "27 (discharge, 250i 

second-feet). ^ ?'~ 

1912-1914, 1926: Maximum stage, that of March 11,1926; minimum stage, 

182,44 feet at 10.30 a. m. September 28, 1925 (discharge^ 134 second-feet).

REGULATION. Flow almost completely regulated during low and mediuni stages 

by hydroelectric plants at Lock 12 and Mitchell Dam. ;

ACCURACY. Rating curve well defined below 60,000 second-feet. Operation of 

water-stage recorder rather unsatisfactory. Staff gage read twice daily 

, - December 12-16 and June 8 to July 27. For periods recorder operated,: 

daily discharge ascertained by averaging discharge for each half hour, and 

for periods staff gage was used, gage-height graph was estimated on basis of 

two daily readings. For other periods daily discharge was estimated on 

basis of the flow at Mitchell Dam. Records for periods when recorder was 

operating satisfactorily are good; for all others, fair to poor.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Coosa River at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala., during 

the years ending September 80, 1924-1986

Date

1924 

Jan. 3. ______

Jan. 28 __ . _ ....

Do...---.....

Do_ ._

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

Feb. I......... .....

Do... ....._.. ..

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

Feb. 13..... ........

Mar. 12.. -..-.-.. ..

Mar. 13. ...........

Mar. 14. ........

Apr. 15...... .......

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

Apr. 16. 

Apr. 23....... ......

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

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

Apr. 24... ____ ..

May 26. .._...._

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

Gage height

Slope 

gage «

Feet 

191. 36 

194.20 

193.44 

194.28 

190.78 

194.10 

190. 55 

192. 30 

189. 75 

188. 95 

188. 85 

190.20 

193. 96 

U5. 30 

192.28 

190.60 

192. 48 

191.58 

198. 60 

198. 17 

197. 98 

198. 95 

186. 73 

186. 59

Recording gage

Feet 

191. 08 

193.80 

193. 10 

193. 86 

190. 52 

193. 70 

190.30 

192. 00 

189. 53 

188. 75 

188.62 

189. 96 

193. 57 

194.85 

192. 00 

190. 40 

192.18 

191. 30 

197. 80 

197. 40 

197. 22 

198. 10 

186. 65 

186.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17,400 

30, 000 

26, 700 

29,900 

13, 100 

30,300 

13, 300 

21, 900 

10,600 

7,580 

7,610 

11, 900 

29, 300 

35,900 

17, 900 

12,800 

22,800 

17, 100 

54,600 

51,000 

52,000 

57, 100 

3,000 

2,540

Date

1924 

Aug. 26-.. 

1925

Jan. 22....... ......

Jan. 23 

Apr. 8..... .........

Sept. 27.. ........ ..

Sept. 28. ....- ...

Do 

1926

A r*r 9

Do.... .... .... -

July 28. 

Gage height

Slope 

gage «

Feet 

186.62 

184.32

206.81 

204.92 

202.75 

190. 10 

184.85 

184.04 

183.20 

182. 52 

182.46

198. 10 

19*. 24 

195. 13 

194.64 

188.13 

188.06 

186.63 

186.07

Recording gage

Feet 

186. 55 

184.28

205.28 

203.55 

201.56 

189. 88 

184.70 

183. 98 

183. 14 

182.48 

182. 42

197.29 

193. 95 

194. 62 

194.20 

187. 91 

187. 83 

186. 42. 

185.94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,560 

763

85, 100 

76, 100 

65,000 

11,600 

1,090 

630 

282 

140 

134

51,900 

27,500 

33,200 

30,900 

5,260 

5,940 

4, 200 

2,070

1 At site of former gaging station 500 feel below Lock 18.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 109

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Coosa River at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala., for 

the year ending September 30, 1926

Day

I, ... .

2.. __ i ... ...

3-.. .... .........

. 4, . . . .. .....

5

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

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

8 - . - ..__.

9_______. ............

10-.-.-.-...-........

11 

12

13 

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

15 ..

16.. ..

17 

18 - 

19 ......

20 

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

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

23 .. ...

24 . 

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

26 

27 -

28 

29 

SO 

Si. -.

Dec.

6,800

8,760

6,460

1,370

2,680

4,760

4, 900

3,710

3,680

2,150

1,930

1,930

5,860

11,800

13, 770

8,960

Jan.

27,500

26, 300

24,400

20,400

22,400

10, 700

Feb.

16, 100

12, 900

20,500

21,800

20,000

22,600

24,800

18,600

18,200

20,000

17. 400

18,500

16,400

10,800

10,900

9,770

13,600

29,900

34,500

28,300

32,000

25, 100

22,600

30,500

26,300

27,100

24,100

Mar.

21, 100

22*700

17,600

18,300

17,400

14, 300

29,800

34,800

37,100

45, 900

39,200

31,500

f)K QAA

21,500

18, 500

18,100

11,600

11, 700

10, 130

10, 310

10,850

9,620

37,800

Apr.

40,000

39, 400

42, 800

36,100

27,300

20, 900

19, 000

12, 100

12, 100

12,300

9,940

25,400

17,100

14, 400

16,200

16,600

9,540

10,020

11,900

11,900

12,000

12,900

12, 700

9,480

9,050

8,690

6,740

9,820

9,660

May

7,620

4,950

6,670

8, 710

9,000

9,000

9,000

4,000

3,000

6,000

5,610

5,800

8,680

6,810

5,170

4,190

5,120

8,710

7,060

6,570

7,560

3,570

3,130

6,290

6,530

8,160

8,630

5,480

2,450

3,150

4, 970

June

5,610

5, 560

5,640

5,620

2,000

1,500

5,500

5,640

5,160

5,620

3,040

2,450

2,450

5,100

3,040

6,610

5,530

3,570

3,040

1,910

5,100

6,570

8,100

9,820

6,610

8,430

5,800

8,430

5,800

5,800

July

6.290

4,270

2,650

1,520

700

4,970

6,290

4,450

5,100

1,620

5,330

5,560

6,740

6,170

3,710

7,060

2,590

1,370

2,310

2,310

2,310

3,600

5,330

1,370

1,120

1,320

4,270

5,160

8,100

17,900

25, 400

Aug.

28,200

33,500

29,800

25, 400

28,700

24,400

23,000

14,000-

16,000

12,000

7,000

7,000

9,000

9,620

5,450

5,880

7,850

9,130

9,600

10,580

8,430

5,330

12,900

12,800

18, 300

17, 700

15,900

17,200

9,670

11,900

11,900

Sept

9,760

10, 180

6,290

3,000

1,000

1,220

5,030

5,080

5,100

6,610

6,460

4,000

6,000

5,500

5,430

5,530

6,170

3,890

1,120

1,870

4,450

5,160

2.590

3,040

2,650

920

1,420

3,600

4,270

3,940

NOTE. Discharge Dec. 12-16 and June 8 to July 27 based on two staff gage readings daily. Discharge 

estimated by comparison with flow at Mitchell Dam May-5-10, June 5-7, Aug. 7-13, Sept. 4, 5,12-14.

Monthly discharge of Coosa River at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala., for the year 

ending September 80, 1926

[Drainage area, 10,200 square miles]

Month

December 3-18... .............................

January 26-31 _ . _____ . ______ .... _ ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13,800 

27,500 

34,500 

45,900 

42,800 

9,000 

9,820 

25,400 

33, 500 

10,200

Minimum

1,370 

10,700 

9,770 

9,620 

6,740 

2,450 

1,500 

700 

5,330 

920

Mean

5,600 

22,000 

20,900 

20,800 

16,900 

6,180 

5,170 

5,060 

14,800 

4,380

Per

square 

mile

0.551 

2.16 

2.06 

2.05 

1.66 

.608 

.509 

.498 

1.46 

.431

Run-off in 

inches

0.33 

.48 

2.14 

2.35 

1.85 

.70 

.57 

.57 

. 1.68 

.4S

118239 3(
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

TAIIAPOOSA RIVER NEAR CRAGFORD, ALA.

LOCATION. In sec. 28, T. 20 S., R. 10 E.. Huntsville base and meridian, 400 feet

above mouth of Crooked Creek, 1y<i miles east of Cragford, Clay County,

and 9 miles below mouth of Little Tallapoosa River. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles (Alabama Power Co.). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 28, 1922, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder on left bank, installed October 23,

1923; inspected by McKinley Heard. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 400 feet above gage during

medium and high stages. Low-water measurements made from boat. 

CHANNEL" AND CONTROL. Channel rough and rocky; probably permanent.

Left bank high; right bank is overflowed during high stages. Control for

low and medium stages is rocky shoal 200 feet below gage; high-water

control not defined. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.25 feet at

9.30 a. m. January 18 (discharge, 16,600 second-feet); minimum stage, l.OQ

foot October 13 (discharge, 120 second-feet).

1922-1926: Maximum "stage recorded, 19.6 feet at 7 a. m. January 18, 1925

(discharge, 46,300 second-feet, revised determination); minimum stage, 0.65

foot September 11, 1925 (discharge, 30 second-feet.) 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well

defined between 30 and 43,000 second-feet and extended beyond these limits.

Water-stage recorder operated satisfactorily except as indicated in footnote

to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean

daily gage height to rating table. Records good below 8,000 second-feet;

others fair. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

The following discharge measurement was made:

March 10, 1926: Gage height, 3.32 feet; discharge, 2,820 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tallapoosa River near Cragford, Ala., for the year 

ending September 80, 1926

Day

1.. _ ...

2..... ...

3 _ - -----

4 

5 

6 

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

8 ...... .

9 . 

10. .......

11-- ___ .-..

12

13 

14 ___ .....

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. ...... 

22... .....

23

24 ___ . _ ..

25- _ 

26 

27 

28 

29.. ......

30. ..

31 

Oct.

230

230

460

600

4411

360

360

290

360

360

230

170

120

280

600

800

1,010

1,000

750

480

360

280

280

280

2,380

3,040

1,440

900

700

KOA

440

Nov.

1,320

5,370

2,740

1 AA(\

1,100

800

700

2,680

4,650

2,300

1,320

1,710

O KKf\

1,970

1,270

i nnn

900

800

650

650

600

560

Kflft

520

480

520

600

600

600

Dec.

600

KftA

600

Q£A

850

700

600

520

520

480

480

480

Ken

3,500

3,040

2,110

1 CQA

1 fl/Vl

4 ogQ

5,080

5,820

3

onn

1 QQft

1,510

1,270

1,100

Gen

ono

800

800

Jan.

7KA

Ann

onn

3

t)A(\

9,510

7,280

3,920

4,180

3 con

3

onn

2,400

1 onn

1,770

1,510

1 380

1,380

O 1 QA

IA Q^n

10,690

5,830

4 440

7 QQft

4,350

3 040

2,550

2,260

1 QQA

1,830

1 650

1 erin

1,510

Feb.

1,650

1,650

o osn

2,620

9 isn

i oon

1,710

1,650

1,650 i Ann

1,710

1,510

I

QQft

1,380

1,380

1 QOA

1,210

3,400

10,620

8,800

A KAf\

3,110

2,400

2,110

7,850

4,350

3,110

Mar.

9 47fl

2,180

i ono

1,710

6,200

5,620

3,370

9 04(1

* snn

4,900

3,700

2,880

2,550

9 iftfl

2,050

1,900

1 830

1,830

1,770

1,770

1,650

1,650

1,830

1,770

1,710

2 4go

12 200

Apr.

8,560

4,900

3,370

2,550

2,260

2,110

1,990

2,050

2,110

1 Qflft

2,110

2,110

1 990

1J830

1,710

1,650

1,710

1,590

1,510

1,440

1,380

1,320

2,110

2,050

1,710

1,590

1,320

1,270

1,210

1,210

May

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,150

1,100

1,050

1 '950 000

950

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,210

1,270

1,270

i i en

1,050

950

1 000

1,210

1,320

1,050

950

900

900

Sflfl

800

750

750

 750

June

970

1,420

2,300

1,210

1,000

1,000

900

750

850

800

700

650

1,520

2,270

1,270

900

Qnn

850

900

910

810

1,510

2,290

1,710

1,270

1,830

1,210

1,000

July

950

850

700

700

700

850

1,170

4,390

1,440

1,500

2,910

1,270

1,050

900

750

600

520

520

520

480

440

440

650

900

1,150

900

2,930

4,300

2,430

5,150

5,000

Aug.

9,510

13,360

9,220

6,250

4,090

2,470

1,830

2,060

1,440

1,590

2,280

1,990

1,590

1,320

1,100

1,050

1,380

1,320

1,100

900

1,320

1,770

1,440

2,110

4,920

4,620

2,110

1,510

1,150

950

950

Sept.

800

750

700

70O

94ft

1,510

1,210

800

700

1,120

1,000

900

800

650

750

600

520

520

480

440

480

800

1,000

75O

700

700

65O

600

560

52ft

NOTE. Recorder graph May 1-24 and September 4-11 corrected on basis of staff-gage readings.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 111

Monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River near Cragford, Ala., for the years ending 

September SO, 1928, 1925, and 1926

[Drainage area, 1,460 square miles]

Month

1922-23

December _ ____ -. ________ .. ....

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

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

July 

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

1924-25 

October __ .... .....

December. ___ .._........_ __ _ ..__ ....

January. ______ ___.... ______ _. _

March _ ...... _____ . _____ . ____ .

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

June _____ . __ ... ____________

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

August __ __ .. __ ..... . _ ___ ..

The year.. ___ __ . ...................

1925-26 

October. _______ . __ __________

November _ _ ___ ... ________

January.. _____ _______________

February. ____ .. ___ . __ . ...... .

March ____________________ _ .

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

May.... _____ . ___ . .. __ . __ ..

July ..

August _____ __________ . .........

The year.. ________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,350 

9,550 

6,490 

18,700 

8,220 

12, 300 

14,700 

5,000 

2,090 

3,290 

1,130

800 

440 

9,700 

40,000 

4,090 

12,900 

3,200 

2,110 

800 

1,990 

440 

520

40,000

3,040 

5,370 

5,820 

14,330 

10,620 

12,200 

8,560 

1,320 

2,300 

5,150 

13, 360 

1,510

14, 330

Minimum

540 

710 

1,130 

1,350 

1,960 

1,700 

1,700 

1,350 

710 

810 

380

230 

290 

360 

1,100 

1,440 

1,210 

800 

600 

290 

230 

50 

50

50

120 

480 

480 

750 

1,210 

1,650 

1,210 

750 

650 

440 

900 

440

120

Mean

728 

2,130 

2,090 

5,080 

3,140 

3,120 

4,140 

2,330 

1,250 

1,460 

561

369 

333 

1,610 

7,330 

2,240 

2,720 

1,530 

918 

542 

548 

188 

112

1,540

637 

1,380 

1,540 

3,670 

3,080 

2,930 

2,150 

1,050 

1,230 

1,620 

2,860 

755

1,900

Per 

square 

mile

0.499 

1.46 

1.43 

3.48 

2.15 

2.14 

2.84 

1.60 

.856 

1.00 

.384

.253 

.228 

1.10 

5.02 

1.53 

1.86 

1.05 

.629 

.371 

.375 

.129 

.077

1.05

.436 

.945 

1.06 

2.52 

2.11 

2.01 

1.47 

.719 

.842 

1.04 

1.96 

.518

1.30

Run-off in 

inches

a 56 

1.68 

1.66 

3.62 

2.48 

2.39 

3.28 

1.78 

.99 

1.15 

.43

.29 

.25 

1.27 

5.79 

1.60 

2.15 

1.17 

.73 

.41 

.43 

.15 

.0»

14.33

.50 

1.05 

1.22 

2.90 2.201 

2.32 

1.6£ 

.8S 

.94 

1.20 

2.26 

.58

17.64

NOTE. Above monthly tables supersede those published in previous reports for the years ending September 30,1923 and 1925, computed on basis of revised discharge, in second-feet, for the following days: (1923> 

Feb. 13, 14,400; Feb. 14/18,700; Feb. 15, 13,900; (1925) Jan. 11, 15,200; Jan. 17, 17,000; Jan. 18, 40,000; 

Jan. 19, 29,500; Jan. 20, 24,500; and Jan. 21,16,300.

TALLAPOOSA EIVEE AT WADLEY, ALA.

LOCATION. In sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., Huntsville base and meridian, in Wadley,

Randolph County, 13 miles below Crooked Creek dam site. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,660 square miles (Alabama Power Co.). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1, 1923, to September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Vertical staff in 3 sections on right bank opposite depot; read by R. H,

Drake. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge, 3,300 feet upstream

from gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of mud, rock, and gravel. Both

banks subject to overflow above a stage of 10 feet. Control is rock and

gravel shoal 300 feet below gage; probably permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.6 feet at 4

p. m. August 1 (discharge, 20,300 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.5

feet on October 13 (discharge, 150 second-feet).
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

1923-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 26.3 feet at 4 p. m. January 18, 

1925 (discharge, 46,900 second-feet revised). Minimum stage, 2.2 feet for 

8 days during September, 1925 (discharge, 60 second-feet).

REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuation during extreme low water caused by 

small mill dams.

ACCURACY. Rating curve well defined between 80 and 31,000-second-feet and 

extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating table. 

Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala., during the year

ending September SO, 1926

Date

Oct. 16-,......

Jan. 6... ___ .

Jan. 19 .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.10

8.63

9.73

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

765

9,830

12 900

Date

Do ......

Mar. 11........

Qage 

height

Feet 

5.64

5.36

7.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

3,820

7,360

Date

Mar. 11 .......

Apr. 1.. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

7.44

8.92

9.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7,480

10,800

12,800

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala., for the year

ending September 30, 1926

Day

1

2 .. ....

3..........

4 ____ 

5..........

 6 .......

7 ....

8 -

9...- ......

10 

11 .-..

12..........

13 

14... .......

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

 20 

 21 

 22- 

 23 

24..........

25..........

 26. 

 27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

240

210

500

620

.330

210

210

180

280

OQA

240

180

150

380

800

740

1,240

1 f\Af)

860

560

330

280

280

440

2,190

3,760

1,660

980

800

620

500

Nov.

1,380

5,930

2,330

1,100

920

74n

2,680

O QOA

1,520

2,470

2,890

2,330

1,450

1,040

920

860

800

74n

740

680

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

Dec.

620

620

620

740

1,100

800

680

620

620

620

620

620

980

3,910

3,610

2,470

1,800

2,540

4,860

6,310

7,260

4,220

2,330

1,730

1,520

1 J.KA

1,170

1,040

920

Jan.

860

860

4,220

12,400

o »dn

5,560

5,560

4 220

3,610

2,890

2,330

2,000

1,730

1,520

1,520

4,060

n

Af\n

12,700

7,260

4,540

10,530

5,560

4,860

3 030

2,680

9 dftfi

2,120

1 Q/in

1,800

Feb.

1,940

1 940

2.960

3,030

2,610

2 120

1,940

1,800

1,940

9 19/1

2,000

1,730

1,590

1,520

1,520

1,380

1,380

3,910

19 Qftft

10,530

6,310

3,610

2,890

2

4AA

10,530

8,300

4,860

3,310

Mar.

2,890

2 540

2,260

2,120

2,000

8,300

6,310

3,910

2

ncn

7,450

5,740

4,540

3,610

9 Qfifl

2,680

2,540

2

OflA

9 IQft

9 IQft

2,060

2,060

2,060

9 ftfto

i odn

2,060

9 ftfto

1,870

2,060

2,260

15,700

Apr.

10, 530

6 Kf)f\

4, 540

3,030

2,540

2,400

2,330

9 4ftA

2,400

2,330

2,610

2,400

2,330

2,190

2,060

1,940

1,870

1,800

1,660

1,590

1,520

1,870

2,610

1,870

1,730

1 CQft

1,520

1,380

1,380

May

1,380

1,310

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,100

1,100

1,170

1,240

1,100

980

860

860

860

740

740

74n

740

June

920

1,520

1,520

3,240

1,940

1,040

980

860

740

920

860

680

620

1,170

2,540

1,730

1,800

1,170

920

860

980

1,040

1,730

2,680

1,870

1,170

2,470

1,520

1,100

920

July

860

800

680

860

1,040

1,100

800

5,560

1,800

2,680

1,240

980

860

680

560

500

500

380

380

380

380

620

800

1,590

800

9 IQft

4,860

2,680

5,560

6,120

Aug.

15,700

15,600

11,600

7,160

4,950

3,100

2,260

2,400

1,520

1,100

2,610

2,330

1,730

1,380

1,240

1,100

1,730

2,260

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,800

1,450

2,260

5,840

6,020

2,540

1,520

1,240

1,040

1,040

Sept.

1,040

860

800

800

2,120

2,400

1,520

980

920

1,170

1,100

1,040

800

1,040

800

800

740

620

560

560

560

920

1,170

860

680

680

680

500

560

440
MOBILE BIVEK BASIN 113

Monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala., for the years ending

September SO, 1925 and 1926

[Drainage area, 1,660 square miles]

Month

1924-25

April _____ ____________ _____

July ..- . . -.. ..

1925-26 

October... ___ ____ _ .. _____ ___

December __ . ______ ...................

March _ _; ___ .. __ .__..:_ _ ... _____ i.

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

August.. _ ___________ .............

September ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

740 

500 

10, 990 

43,400 

5,380 

14,900 

3,310 

3,310 

1,660 

2,470 

620 

980

43,400

3,760 

5,930 

7,260 

17,400 

12,900 

15,700 

Id, 530 

1,380 

3,240 

6,120 

15,700 

2,400

17,400

Minimum

210 

280 

500 

1,380 

1,660 

1,520 

1,100 

740 

380 

280 

80 

60

60

150 

620 

620 

860 

1,380 

1,870 

1,380 

740 

620 

380 

1,040 

440

150

Mean

344 

395 

1,820 

8,220 

2,580 

3,100 

1,890 

1,140 

721 

689 

224 

160

1,780

682 

1,590 

1,880 

4,620 

3,680 

3,470 

2,560 

1,080 

1,380 

1,590 

3,480 

924

2,240

Per 

square 

mile

0.207 

.238 

1.10 

4.95 

1.55 

1.87 

1.14 

.686 

.435 

.415 

.135 

.096

1.07

.411

.958 

1.13 

2.78 

2.22 

2.09 

1.54 

.651 

.831 

.958 

2.10 

.557

1.35

Run-off in 

inches

0.24 

.27 

1,27 

5.71 

1.62 

2.16 

1.27 

.79 

.49 

.48 

.16 

 H

14.57

.47 

1.07 

1.30 

3.20 

2.31 

2.41 

1.72 

.75 

.9» 

1.10 

2.42 

.62

18.30

NOTE. Monthly discharge for the year ending Sept. 30,1925, as given in the above table supersedes thefigures published in Water-Supply Paper 602 because of a revision of daily discharge, in second-feet, for th& 

following days: Jan. 11, 18,200; Jan. 18, 43,400; Jan. 19, 34,500; Jan. 20, 29,700; Jan. 21, 18,500; Mar. 18, 

H,900.

TALLAPOOSA EIVER AT STURDIVANT, ALA.

LOCATION. 2,000 feet above bridge of Central of Georgia Railway, which is onefourth mile west of Sturdivant, Tallapoosa County, and 5 miles below mouth 

of Hillabee Creek..

DRAINAGE AREA.' 2,460 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 19, 1900, to July 29, 1926, when station was abandoned because of baqkwater from Cherokee Bluffs Dam.

GAGE. Staff gage in three sections on right bank, installed September 22, 1923; 

read by B. F. Neighbors and J. H. Saxon.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a plank walk resting on lower members 

of deck of railroad bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL.' Bed rough and rocky; permanent. Water overflows 

banks at extreme high stages. Control is a series of rock ledges and shoals 

below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.5 feet at 

4 p. m. January 18 (discharge, 28,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.6- 

foot at 4 p. m. October 11 (discharge, 190 second-feet).

1900-^1926: Maximum stage recorded, 33.3 feet at noon December 11, 

1919 (discharge, 104,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.7 feet September 

26, 1925 (discharge, 25 second-feet).

REGULATION. Practically none.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. Rating curve well defined between 250 and 30,000 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Alabama Power Co.

No discharge measurements made during year.
114 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1926, PART II

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tallapoosa River near Sturdivant, Ala., for the 

year ending September 30, 1926

Day

I. - . .. .........

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

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

4 

-5

6.... .. ..-.-.._-_.__

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

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

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

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

11-.-- ............. .....

12..-... ...................

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

14...- .....................

15..-,.-- ...-...........

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

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

18. _ __.

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

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

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

32 __ .

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

24 . .

 35

26 

27 

28 _ .........

29 

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

31 

Oct.

565

495

565

565

540

430

320

270

230

200

200

335

285

335

665

1,230

1,390

1,520

1,270

1,150

1,080-

1,080

1,190

1,470

6,430

5,280

3,380

2,150

1,350

980

84fl

Dec.

1,230

1,110

1,010

980

cun

900

870

1,270

4,160

s Q9fi

3,030

4,160

4 7>;n

6,640

9,620

6,430

3 240

2,830

2,380

1,990

1,740

1,470

1,650

1 

' 430

Jan.

1,510

1 43fl

1,430

10,120

23,030

13,350

7,720

6,850

7 950

5,650

6,430

o Qon

3,610

3,170

o CQfl

2,630

9 7ftfl

25,960

20,570

1O 7QA

6,640

14,510

9,130

5,650

5,190

4,410

4, 660

4,080

3 ran

3,240

3,030

Feb.

S 9JU\

3,840

5,550

5,100

4,750

4,410

3,610

S 94ft

0 OQft

o O4ft

2,960

2.820

2,830

2,560

2,570

2,440

2,320

6,030

16, 330

16,330

8,180

6,430

4,580

3,920

16,950

16,330

8,650

Mar.

4,920

3,920

3,840

3,530

3,390

3,460

12,230

11,420

6,430

4,920

8,890

8,650

7,060

5,550

5,100

4,670

4,240

4,080

3,920

3,680

3,690

3,530

3,390

3,240

3,100

3,240

3,100

2,960

3,100

4,320

25,220

Apr.

15, 110

10, 630

6,430

5,190

4,580

4,080

3,840

3,920

3, 690

3,530

3,760

4,160

3,920

3,530

3,390

3,240

3,100

2,960

2,960

2,820

3,030

3,240

3,690

5,460

3,530

3,240

2,960

2,500

2,320

2,210

May

2,200

2,210

2,090

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,790

1 7CW1

1,840

2,100

2,150

2,090

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990 i Qon

1,890

1,990

1,890

1,790

1,700

1,650

1,510

1,390

1,270

1,190

1,150

June

1,270

1,610

2,380

6,230

2,690

1,520

1,430

1,350

1,270

1,310

1,940

1,430

1,470

2,100

2,760

3,310

1,690

4,080

2,890

2,040

1,890

1,940

2,500

2,260

2,210

2,440

4,410

3,920

2,690

4,160

July

3,240

2,820

2,440

1,840

1,560

3,240

2,890

4,500

3,100

1,650

2,760

2,630

2,500

2,380

1,890

1,430

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,080

1,510

1,430

2,380

1,560

1,990

6,850

7,060

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 1 to Dec. 7; discharge not determined.

Monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River near Sturdivant, Ala., for the year ending

September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 2,460 square miles]

Montb

October __ - __________________

December 8-31 _________________

May ____ .. __ .. ______________

July 1-29. ...... ... ................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,430 

9,620 

25,960 

16,950 

25,220 

15, 110 

2,210 

6,230 

7,060

Minimum

200 

870 

1,430 

2,320 

2,960 

2,210 

1,150 

1,270 

1,010

Mean

1,220 

2,820 

7,350 

6,010 

5,570 

4,230 

1,850 

2,440 

2,410

Per

square 

mile

0.496 

1.15 

2.99 

2.44 

2.26 

1.72 

.752 

.992 

.980

Run-off in 

inches

0.57 

1.03 

3.45 

2.54 

2.61 

L92 

.87 

1.11 

1.06

TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT CHEROEEE BLUFFS, NEAR TALLASSEE, ALA.

LOCATION. In sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 21 E., St. Stephens base and meridian,

200 feet below Double Bridge Ferry, 1,000 feet below mouth of Wind Creek,

three-fourths of a mile below Martin Dam, and 9 miles north of Tallassee,

Elmore County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,000 square miles (Alabama Power Co.). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1, 1912, to September 14, 1914; October 1, 1922, to

September 30, 1926. 

GAGE. Gurley 7-day water-stage recorder in concrete well on right bank,

installed September 10, 1923; inspected by employees of Alabama Power Co. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 250 feet upstream from gage

during medium- and high stages. Low-water measurements made from a

boat, from footbridge at cofferdam, or by wading.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 115

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel of sand and gravel; somewhat shifting. 

Control is large rock shoal 700 feet below gage; probably permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.50 feet at 

11 a. m. January 5 (discharge, 33,800 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

 0.7 foot September 19-22 (discharge, 6 second-feet, caused by shutting off 

flow at Martin Dam).

1912-1914, 1922-1926: Maximum stage recorded, 10.8 feet January 19, 

1925 (discharge, 87,500 second-feet); minimum natural discharge, 90 secondfeet September 2-6 and and 9, 1925.

REGULATION. The flow was more or less regulated during the year through 

construction operations at Martin Dam, three-fourths mile upstream. 

Complete closure was made at dam on June 8 and reservoir was filling from 

that time until September 6. During most of this period, flow past gage 

was only leakage past dam. Power plant started operation on August 29 

and flow thereafter was completely regulated.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. Rating curve well defined below 50,000 second-feet and extended above. Water-stage recorder 

operated satisfactorily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table prior to August 29 and after that date 

by averaging hourly discharge. Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near Tallassee, 

Ala., during the year ending September 30, 1926

Date

Oct. 15 .

Do .

Oct. 23... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.68

.68

.85

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

383

375

518

Date

Oct. 23.. .......

Feb. 2 .

.Gage 

height

Feet 

0.85

2.12 -.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

522

3,530

6.8

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

-0.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near 

Tallassee, Ala., for the the year ending September 30, 1926

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.

970

620

620

560

620.

790

620

620

560

400

350

310

400

400

400

620

1,170

1 °.QA

1,880

1,390

1,170

7Qft

620

620

2,160

6,240

4,510

2,450

1,620

1,170

1,170

Nov.

1,170

4,120

8,270

4,120

2,300

1,750

1,620

3,070

5,790

5,790

3,070

3,070

5,130

4,120

3,240

2,450

1,880

1,750

1,500

1,390

1,390

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

Dec.

1,170

1,170

1,070

1,070

2,160

2,160

1 880

l)620

1,390

1,280

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,280

4,510

4,120

3 OJ.A

2,910

4,710

6,970

9 060

7,750

4,920

3,580

2,910

2,450

2,020

1,750

1,620

Jan.

1,620

1,620

1,750

14, 470

31,900

19,780

11, 530

10,680

9,060

6,720

5,350

4,310

3,750

3,240

3,070

3,070

11,240

26,500

21,500

12, 110

10,960

11, 820

10,400

6,970

5,790

5,350

4,510

4,120

3,750

3,750

3,410

Feb.

3,240

3,750

5,790

6,010

4,920

4,310

4,120

4,120

3,750

3,750

3,580

3,580

3,410

3,410

3, 410

3

OJA

3,070

6,010

10 Orft

16,480

11,530

6,720

5,130

4,120

10 CQA

1Q fien

9 8fiA

6,720

Mar.

5,350

4,510

4,120

3,930

3,750

3,580

11,530

13,020

8,270

5,790

8,270

9,590

6,970

5,350

4,710

4,310

4,120

3

7en.

3,750

3,750

3,750

3

KQA

3,580

3,580

3,410

3 eon

3,410

3,240

3,070

5,130

27,400

Apr.

16, 130

10,960

8,270

6,970

5,130

4,920

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,920

4,710

4,120 i <wn

3,930

3 con

3,410

3 240

3,070

2,910

2,750

ft 7CA

o. 94H

4,710

0 QQA

9 Q1 A

2,750

2,450

n QAA

2,160

May

2,160

3,160

2,160

2,450

2,450

2,160

1,880

2,160

2,160

1 880

9 Ififl

2,600

2,600

2,450

2,160

ft *?Kfl

1,750

2,020

2,020

1,880

1,750

1,620

2,020

2,160

1 enn

970

It 280

1 QQA

1,500

1,170

700

June

790

790

790

1,500

2,600

2,020

620

310

30

11

8

8

7

8

8

11

11

en

35

19

16

16

16

10

11

45

3H

22

19

July

16

13

13

11

8

19

70

35

22

16

19

16

16

10

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

16

OK

70

25

90

25

13

120

Aug.

450

450

235

105

60

50

70

80

45

35

270

90

45

40

35

35

35

40

35

70

200

200

200

235

235

14*

70

120

420

590

Sept.

950

930

810

780

60

1,120

1,140

2,110

2,890

3,090

1,830

230

2,210

3,070

3,070

2,910

2,910

2,750

70

2,050

3,780

4,260

4 Qftft

3,830

1 dAf\

OQA

3,430

A QQA

4,430

4,970

NOTE. Recorder not operating properly Jan. 16-22, June 9-15, and Aug. 14-20; discharge computed 

jom daily staff gage readings.
116 STJKFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1926, PAET II

Monthly discharge of Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near Tallassee, Ala.r 

for the year ending September 30, 1926

[Drainage area, 3,000 square miles]

Month

October .. ___ . _ _._ __ .. ________ ..

February _________ ... ________ . ...

June _ . _ ...

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

September.... ______ ___ ___ .... ...

The year.. __________ . _ _ _ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum '

6,240 

8,270 

9,060 

31,900 

18,600 

27,400 

16,100 

2,750 

2,600 

120 

590 

4,970

31,900

Minimum

310 

1,170 

1,070 

1,620 

3,070 

3,070 

2,160 

700 

7 

6 

35 

60

6

Mean

1,200 

2,580 

2,750 

8,840 

6,420 

5,880 

4,580 

1,940 

327 

22 

160 

2,340

3,060

Per 

square 

mile

0.400 

.860 

.917 

2.95 

2.14 

1.96 

1.53 

.647 

.109 

.007 

.053 

.780

1.02

Run-ofl in. 

inches

0.46 

.96 

1.06 

3.40 

2.23 

2.26 

1.71 

.75 

.12 

.008: 

.061 

.87

13.89

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of flow obtained at the gaging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements were made at 

other points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in south Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico1 

drainage basins during the year ending September 30, 1926

Date

Mar. 30

30

30

July 30

30

30

30

30

30

Oct. 4

31

Aug. 21

Jan. 22 

June 17 

21

July 3

7

9

10

2

Nov. 2

Oct. 30

31

Nov. 1

July 15

Stream

- do.-.- . ........

Turbine No. 2 

- .do...-..-...-...

Turbine No. 1. ........

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

Big Cold Creek.. .....

Cape Fear River. ..-..

North Pacolet River. . 

Ochlockonee River.. . . 

 -do....- ........

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

.-- do .. .

. .do.- ----- ....

 :do_ . ...

Creek. 

..-.do................

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

 ..do . .

 do -.. . .-.

Tributary to

 -do-. -

 do.. - -

- do..... _ 

 do.... 

 -do.. do.. 

VarfVin "Poo T>Ao

Basin.

Atlantic Ocean _ .

Santee River ......

Gulf of Mexico .... 

 do.. 

 do. 

- do . ......

 ..do.... 

 do--.-. .-.

OclllodCODGS RlvGF

Flint River. 

..... do-.... ... .

 do.. .

 do-.-... -----

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

Locality

Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Newcastle, Va. 

 do.-.. .1.-- --- 

.. ...do. ...... ............. ..'.i..

 do--. -

 do. . 

 -.do.-- 

Gaston'ia, N. C. ;

water works, Concord, N. C.

way bridge) of Henry River 

Mills, Henry River, N. C. 

AtTJ. S. Weather Bureau gageat 

highway bridge at Fayetteville, N, C. 

At former gaging station near 

Tryon, N. C. 

At Stuarts Bridge near Havana, 

Fla. 

 -do--- - ---

. -do...- 

.-..-do.. -- ---.

 do. 

 do.-. .

Fla.

Elmodel, Ga. 

At Barnetts Bridge near Elmodel, Ga. 

.... .do-. 

--..do-. . .

 -do.- 

Gage 

height

Feet

3.00

2.89 

74.35 

74.00

76.38

75.96

77.47

77.40

71.18

1.06

1.00

.87

2.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 96-

14

121 -700

*468.

"666.

rf471

'632

d 480'

6 22

29. a

591

155 

341

304

832

687

1,060

1,070

172

363

458

. 432

405

904

" Output of generator, 1,000 kilowatts. 

* Output of generator, 500 kilowatts.

c Output of generator, 750 kilowatts. 

d Output of generator, 375 kilowatts.
INDEX

Page

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition oL . , 2 

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near.-.------. 100-101

Apalachicola River Basin, Ga.-Fla., gagingstation records in.. _____. 98-101

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va_-__ 33-34

at Mattoax, Va .-_ ___- . 34-35

Appropriations, record of_ , _; -, 1

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near--.-..--;.---- 29-30

Asbury, N. C., Dan Kiver near.___^__ 45-47

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek at________ 57-58 

Flat River at.. __ . 56-57

Rocky Creek near-.----------.-------.-- 59-60

Barber, Va., Jackson River at- _____-- 10-12 

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek at_ 66-68 

Bent Creek, Va., James River at.___ - 15-16 

Biij Cold Creek, N. C., discharge measurement of____________. 116 

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va------ 43-44

Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River near...-- 97-98 

Bcdling Springs, N. C., Broad River near_ 84-86 

Sandy Run Creek near__________ 89-90 

Branch, N. C., Linville River at_______ 80-81 

Broad River at Richtex, S. C __--------- 86-87

near Boiling Springs, N. C--____-.-.-. 84-86

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at____.-. 40-41 

Buchanan, Va., James River at_______ 14-15

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C---.---. 64-65 

discharge measurements of-.._____ 116 

Cape Fear River Basin, N. C., gaging-station records in__________ 64-72 

Carters, Ga., Coosawattee River near. -__. 103-104 

Cartersville, Va., James River at,____.. 18-19 

Chapel Hill, N. C., Morgan Creek near----- 68-69

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek near.-- 83-84 

Charlottesville, Va., Rivanna River near__ 30-32 

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga--- 98-100 

Chattooga River near Tallulah Falls, Ga__ 93-94 

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at------- 105-106

Chipola River near Altha, Fla --------- 100-101

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala. 102-103 

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at--.-- 87-89 

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River near 19-21 

Columbia, S. C., Saluda River near.-__... 92-93 

Computations, results of, accuracy of__ __ 4-5 

Concord, Va., Wreck Island Creek near.__ 26-27 

Control, definition of_______- ______ 2 

Cooperation, record of_____ ___ __ 10 

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.--- ... 105-106 

at Lock 18, near Wetumpka, Ala-. - 108-109 

at Mitchell Dam, near Verbena, Ala.. 106-107 

Coosawattee River near Carters, Ga_ _ - 103-104 

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va... 19-21

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Cragsford, Ala., Tallapoosa River near.--. 110-111

Craig Creek at Parr, Va. - 21-22

discharge measurement of--.-.--- 116

Dan River at Pine Hall, N. C ---;--_ . 49-50 

at South Boston, Va ... - -- 50-51 

near Asbury, N. C..._;_ ---- 45-47 

near Francisco, NrC-- .-- ^- . 48-49

Data, accuracy of. ; - .. 4-5 

explanation of. - - .... _ 2-4

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C..^........... 71-72

West Fork of, near High Point, N. C 69-71

Dial Creek at Bahama, N. C.-.i .._ 57-58

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond in 36

Dismal Swamp Basin, Va., gaging-station

record in.--- ___;, ...... 36

Dobson, N. C., Fisher River near. i - 77-78

Enfleld, N. C., Fishing Creek near ~^ 53-55

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at..__. 33-34 

Ferguson, S. C., Santee River at.._____ 79-80 

Fisher River near Dobson, N. C...._ _ 77-78

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C........... 53-55

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at--.-- 32-33 

Flat River at Bahama, N. C................ 56-57

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near.--__... 48-49

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va_ _- . 44-45 

Goshen, Va., North River at_________ 23-24 

Gretna, Va., Roanoke River near.__ 39-40

Hardware River near Scottsville, Va----__ 27-29

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near..____ 94-96

Henry Fork, N. C., discharge measurement of 116

near Henry River, N. C- -------- 81-83

High Point, N. C., West Fork of Deep River

near______________-- 69-71 

High Rock, N. C., Yadkin River at-----_ 75-77

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C. 66-68 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near. -- __ 44-45

Ichawaynochaway Creek, Ga., discharge

measurements of- __ . 116

Jackson River at Barber, Va-------- 10-12

James River at Bent Creek, Va_---- 15-16

at Buchanan, Va.___- __ -. 14-15 

at Cartersville, Va -__----------- 18-19

at Lick Run, Va - . 12-13

at Scottsville, Va----___------_... 16-18

James River Basin, Va., gaging-station records in.--____________ 10-35

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va________ 22-23 

discharge measurement of...__ 116

117
118 INDEX

Page

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va._ 36 

Leatherwood Creek near Old Liberty, Va_ 52-53 

Lexington, Va., North River near._____ 25-26 

Lick Run, Va., James River at___-___ 12-13 

Lillington, N. C., Oape Fear River at___ 64-65 

Linville River at Branch, N. C _....... 80-81

Little Creek near Zebulon, N. C.__..______ 62-63

Little River at Richtex, S. C.________ 91 

Little River, Fla., discharge measurement of- 116 

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C _ 83-84 

Long Creek, N. C., discharge measurement

of................................ 116

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at -.__ 34-35 

Meadow Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of _ _.. ........... 116

Middlesex, N. C., Moccasin Creek near.._ 60-62 

Mobile River Basin, Ga.-Ala., gaging-station

records in_________.__ 103-llg 

Moccasin Creek near Middlesex, N. C___ 60-62 

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C_.

Neuse River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in_____ ______. 56-63 

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at-_~___-- 22-23 

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River near. 102-103 

North Pacolet River, N. C., discharge measurement of._------------------ 116

North River at Goshen, Va-_---------_ 23-24

near Lexington, Va------------ ..-.-- 25-26

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at- 73-74

Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee, Fla._-. 96-97 

discharge measurements of-___.._. 116 

nearBloxham, Fla_____________ 97-98

Ochlockonee River Basin, Fla., gaging-station records in. ___ .... 96-98

Old Gaston, N. C., Roanoke River at...__ 42-43

Old Liberty, Va., Leatberwood Creek near 52-53

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at-_. . . 21-22 

Pee Dee River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in________...__. 73-78

Pine Hall, N. C., Dan River at_______ 49-50

Publications, information concerning___. 5-9

obtaining or consulting of..__---------- 6-7

on stream flow, lists of ___ __..-. 7-8,9

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at--______ 71-72 

Reedy Fork near Summerfleld, N. C ____ 65-66 

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at.--------... 86-87

Little River at. __-_. ... ..... 91

Rivanna River below Moores Creek, near

Charlottesville, Va..... .. 30-32

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va..----___ 40-41

at Old Gaston, N. C ................. 42-43

at Roanoke, Va______________ 36-37 

near Gretna, Va_____________ 39-40 

near Toshes, Va____.-________ 37-30

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Roanoke River Basin, Va.-N. C., gagingstation records in___..__ 36-53 

Rocky Creek near Bahama, N. C___ __ 59-60 

Run-off in inches, definition of-.-.-.__---. 2

Salisbury, N. C., Yadkin River near --. 74-75 

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C_____ 92-93 

Sandy Run Creek near Boiling Springs, N. C. 89-90 

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C_______ 79-80 

Santee River Basin, N. C.-S. C., gagingstation records in_____-_.. 79-93 

Savannah River Basin, Ga., gaging-station

records in_____________ 93-96 

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River near___ 27-29 

James River at______________ 16-18 

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.--... 87-89 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of.--- 2 

Second-foot, definition of.___________ 2 

Slate River near Arvonia, Va______ __ 29-30 

South Boston, Va., Dan Riv«r at______ 50-51 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of._.--- 2 

Sturdivant, Ala., Tallapoosa River at.. _ 113-114: 

Summerfield, N. C., Reedy Forknear ..- 65-66

Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs, near

Tallassee, Ala_. . .. 114-116 

at Sturdivant, Ala...- ...__------ 113-114

at Wadley, Ala. - 111-113

near Cragsford, Ala ----------__ 110-111

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River near___ 114-116 

Tallulah Falls, Ga., Chattooga River near.. 93-94 

Tar River Basin, N. C., gaging-station record

in._ ..... .................. 53-55

Terms, definition of-___------_____.-. 2

Toshes, Va., Roanoke River near____... 37-391 

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga .... . 94-96

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near.-.. 43-44 

Verbena, Ala., Coosa River near.-... .. 106-107

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at..___ 111-113

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at.._ 111-113

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee River at-. 98-100

Wetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near____. 108-109

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va_____ 32-33

Work, authorization of-. __.__ 1

division of -. .. 10

scope of._. 1-2

Wreck Island Creek near Concord, Va--. 26-27

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. O... ___. 75-77 

at North Wilkesboro, N. C ...____ 73-74 

near Salisbury, N. C ..__.__ 74-75

Zebulon, N. C., Little Creek near......__ 62-6$

Zero flow, point of, definition of. . 2

O