Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1960

Part 6-B. Missouri River Basin below Sioux 

City, Iowa

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1710

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming, and 

with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1961
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEW ART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, 

under general direction of E. L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water 

Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The datawere collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

V. R. Bennion..................................................................... Iowa City, Iowa

H. C. Bolon............................................................................... Kolla, Mo.

E. R. Leeson........................................................................ Tope'o, Kans.

F. F. LeFever....................................................................... Lincoln, Nebr.

W. T. Miller...........................................................................Denver, Colo.

L. R. Sawyer........................................................................St. Paul, Minn.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1960

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IV
CONTENTS

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

Cooperation......................................................................... 1

Division of work.................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviations............................................... 2

Downstream order and station numbers................................................ 3

Explanation of data................................................................. 4

Accuracy of field data and computed results......................................... 8

Publications........................................................................ 8

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey......... 11

Hydrologic conditions............................................................... 11

Gaging-station records.............................................................. 14

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa................................................ 14

Perry Creek basin

Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa.................................... 15

Floyd River basin

Floyd River at Alton, Iowa...................................................... 16

West Branch Floyd River near Struble, Iowa.................................... 17

Floyd River at James, Iowa...................................................... 18

Omaha Creek basin

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr...................................................... 19

Monona-Harrison ditch basin

West Fork ditch (head of Monona-Harrison ditch) at Holly Springs, Iowa.......... 20

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa.......................................... 21

Little Sioux River basin

Little Sioux River near Lakefield, Minn......................................... 22

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn.................................. 23

Okoboji Lake outlet:

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa.............................................. 24

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory, near Milford, Iowa....................... 25

Little Sioux River at Gillett Grove, Iowa....................................... 26

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa..................................... 27

Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa.......................................... 28

Maple River:

Odebolt Creek near Arthur, Iowa............................................. 29

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa................................................. 30

Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa............................................. 31

Tekamah Creek basin

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr.................................................. 32

Soldier River basin

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa................................................... 33

New York Greek basin

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr.................................................. 34

Boyer River basin

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa...................................................... 35

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr..................................................... 36

Indian Creek basin

Indian Creek at Council Bluffs, Iowa............................................ 37

Platte River basin

North Platte River (head of Platte River): 

Michigan River:

North Fork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.................................. 38

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo......................................... 39

Douglas Creek above Keystone, Wyo............................................. 40

Douglas Creek near Foxpark, Wyo............................................... 41

North Brush Creek (head of Brush Creek) near Saratoga, Wyo.................... 42

South Brush Creek near Saratoga, Wyo........................................ 43

Encampment River near Encampment, Wyo......................................... 44

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo............................... 45

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo............................................. 46

Pass Creek near Elk Mountain, Wyo............................................. 47

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo.................. 48

Medicine Bow River above Rock Creek, near Medicine Bow, Wyo................... 49

Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo................................................ 50

Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo............................................ 51

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo................... 52

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo................................................. 53

Sweetwater River near South Pass City, Wyo.................................... 54

Rock Creek near South Pass City, Wyo........................................ 55

Slate Creek near Atlantic City, Wyo....................................... 56

Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo............................................ 57

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo............................................. 58

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo........................................... 59

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.............................. 60

Alcova Reservoir at Alcova, Wyo................................................. 62

North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo............................................... 63

Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo.................................................. 64

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo.......................................... 65

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo................................................... 66

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Platte River basin Continued Page

North Platte River near Glenrock, Wyo........................................... 67

Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo.......................................... 68

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo.............................................. 69

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo................................................ 70

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo........................................... 71

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo............................................. 72

North Platte River at Orin, Wyo................................................. 73

Glendo Reservoir near Glendo, Wyo............................................... 74

North Platte River below Glendo Reservoir, Wyo.................................. 75

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo.............................................. 76

Guernsey Reservoir near Guernsey, Wyo........................................... 77

North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo................................ 78

North Platte River at recorder station, below Whalen, Wyo....................... 79

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo............................................ 80

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo.................................................. 81

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo............................... 82

Sand Creek near Tie Siding, Wyo............................................. 83

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo................................................. 84

Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.............................................. 85

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo...................................... 86

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo..................................... 87

Dutton Creek near McFadden, Wyo............................................. 88

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo............................................... 89

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, near Lookout, Wyo.................................. 90

Laramie River below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo............................ 91

Sybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.................... 92

Bluegrass Creek near Wheatland, Wyo....................................... 93

Sybille Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.................... 94

Wheatland Canal No. 1 near Wheatland, Wyo................................. 95

Wheatland Canal No. 3 near Wheatland, Wyo................................. 96

Wheatland Canal No. 2 near Wheatland, Wyo................................. 98

Sybille Creek at Muleshoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo........................ 99

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo..................................... 100

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo................................................... 101

Laramie River near Port Laramie, Wyo.......................................... 102

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo................................................ 103

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo....................................... 104

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr................................................. 105

North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State line............................... 106

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr.................................................. 107

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr................................................ 108

Dry Spottedtail Creek at Mitchell, Nebr....................................... 109

North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr............................................ 110

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr............................................ Ill

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr........................................... 112

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr................................................ 113

North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr.......................................... 114

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr.............................................. 115

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Bayard, Nebr.................................. 116

Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr............................................ 117

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr.......................................... 118

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr........................................... 119

North Platte River at Lisco, Nebr............................................... 120

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr............................................. 121

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr................................................ 122

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr............................................ 123

Lake McConaughy near Keystone, Nebr............................................. 124

North Platte River near Keystone, Nebr.......................................... 125

North Platte River near Sutherland, Nabr........................................ 126

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr............................................. 127

Lincoln County drain No. 1 near North Platte, Nebr............................ 128

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr........................................ 129

South Platte River above Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, Colo...... 130

South Platte River near Lake George, Colo..................................... 131

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo....................................... 132

South Platte River below Cheesman Lake, Colo.................................. 133

North Fork South Platte River below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo............ 134

North Pork South Platte River at South Platte, Colo......................... 135

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo...................................... 136

South Platte River at Waterton, Colo.......................................... 137

Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo.............................................. 138

South Platte River at Littleton, Colo......................................... 139

Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo................................................ 140

Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo...................................... 141

Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colo........................................... 142

Cherry Creek near Melvin, Colo.............................................. 143

Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo............................. 144

Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo................................................ 145

South Platte River at Denver, Colo............................................ 146

Clear Creek near Lawson, Colo............................................... 147

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo............................................... 148

Clear Creek at mouth, near Derby, Colo...................................... 149
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Platte River basin Continued

North Platte River Continued Page

South Platte River at Henderson, Colo......................................... 150

North St. Vrain Creek (head of St. Vrain Creek):

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward, Colo..................................... 151

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo.............................................. 152

Middle Boulder Creek (head of Boulder Creek) at Nederland, Colo........... 153

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo.......................................... 154

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs, Colo......................... 155

Coal Creek near Plainview, Colo....................................... 156

St. Vrain Creek at mouth, near Platteville, Colo............................ 157

Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo...................................... 158

Alva B. Adams tunnel at east portal, near Estes Park, Colo................ 159

Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Colo.................................... 160

Big Thompson River at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo..................... 161

Little Thompson River near Berthoud, Colo................................. 162

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado............................ 163

Big Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle, Colo............................ 165

Cache la Poudre River near Rustic, Colo..................................... 166

South Fork Cache la Poudre River near Rustic, Colo........................ 167

Transbasin diversions from North Platte River basin to Cache la Poucfre

River basin in Colorado............................................. 168

North Fork Cache la Poudre River near Livermore, Colo..................... 169

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo........... 170

Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Colo. .................................... 171

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to South Platte River

basin................................................................. 172

South Platte River near Kersey, Colo.......................................... 1V3

Middle Crow Creek (head of Crow Creek) near Hecla, Wyo...................... 174

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.......................................... 175

Kiowa Creek at K-79 Reservoir, near Eastonville, Colo....................... 176

Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colo................................................. 177

Kiowa Creek at Kiowa, Colo.................................................. 178

Kiowa Creek at Bennett, Colo................................................ 179

South Platte River near Weldona, Colo......................................... 180

South Platte River at Balzac, Colo............................................ 181

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr........................................... 182

Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr............................................. 183

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo......................................... 184

South Platte River at Paxton, Nebr............................................ 185

South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr...................................... 186

Platte River at Brady, Nebr..................................................... 187

Platte River near Cozad, Nebr................................................... 188

Platte River near Overton, Nebr................................................. 189

Buffalo Creek near Darr, Nebr................................................. 190

Platte River near Odessa, Nebr.................................................. 191

Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr............................................ 192

Wood River near Riverdale, Nebr............................................... 193

Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr.................................................. 194

Wood River near Alda, Nebr.................................................... 195

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.................................................. 196

Middle Loup River (head of Loup River) at Dunning, Nebr....................... 197

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr............................................... 198

Middle Loup River at Walworth, Nebr........................................... 199

Middle Loup River at Sargent, Nebr............................................ 200

Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr............................................ 201

Middle Loup River at Rockville, Nebr.......................................... 202

Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr........................................ 203

South Loup River:

Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr........................................... 204

South Loup River at St. Michael, Nebr....................................... 205

Oak Creek near Loup City, Nebr.............................................. 206

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr........................................... 207

North Loup River at Taylor, Nebr............................................ 208

North Loup River at Burwell, Nebr........................................... 209

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr.......................................... 210

North Loup River at Ord, Nebr............................................... 211

North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr............................................ 212

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr........................................ 213

Loup River:

Cedar River near Spalding, Nebr............................................. 214

Spalding power canal at Spalding, Nebr.................................... 215

Cedar River at Primrose, Nebr............................................... 216

Cedar River at Belgrade, Nebr............................................... 217

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr............................................ 218

Fullerton power canal at Fullerton, Nebr.................................. 220

Loup River power canal near Genoa, Nebr..................................... 221

Loup River near Genoa, Nebr................................................... 222

Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr................................................. 223

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.................................................. 224

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr............................................. 225

Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr............................................... 226

Platte River at North Bend, Nebr................................................ 227

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr.................................................. 228
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Platte River basin Continued Page 

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr................................................ 229

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr.............................................. 230

Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr............................................ 231

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr............................................... 232

Salt Creek:

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 1 near Roca, Nebr............................... 233

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 12 at Roca, Nebr................................ 234

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 34 near Roca, Nebr.............................. 235

Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr...................................................... 236

Antelope Creek at Lincoln, Nebr............................................. 237

Salt Creek at Lincoln, Nebr................................................... 238

Dee Creek at Greenwood, Nebr...................................... 239

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr................................................. 240

Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr................................................. 241

Platte River at Louisville, Nebr................................................ 242

Waubonsie Creek basin

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa............................................. 243

Weeping Water Creek basin

Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.................................. 244

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr............................................. 245

Nishnabotna River basin

West Nishnabotna River (head of Nishnabotna River) at Hancock, Iowa............. 246

Silver Creek:

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa............................................... 247

Spring Valley Creek near Tabor, Iowa........................................ 248

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa........................................ 249

East Nishnabotna River:

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa.............................................. 250

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa....................................... 251

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa........................................... 252

Little Nemaha River basin

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr......................................... 253

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr............................................. 254

Tarkio River basin

Tarkio River at Stanton, Iowa................................................... 255

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo..................................................... 256

Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr...................................................... 257

Nemaha River basin 

Nemaha River:

Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans................................................ 258

North Fork Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr..................................... 259

Nemaha River at Falls City, Nebr................................................ 260

Muddy Creek at Verdon, Nebr................................................... 261

Nodaway River basin

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa................................................. 262

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo...................................... 263

Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo.................................................. 264

Platte River basin (Iowa-Missouri)

Platte River at Ravenwood, Mo................................................... 265

One Hundred and Two River: 

East Fork One Hundred and Two River near Bedford, Iowa...................... 266

One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo.................................. 267

Platte River near Agency, Mo.................................................... 268

Castile Creek;

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo................................................. 269

Kansas River basin

Arikaree River (head of Kansas River) at Haigler, Nebr.......................... 270

North Fork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line................... 271

Republican River (continuation of Arikaree River):

Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr.............................................. 272

Rock Creek at Parks, Nebr..................................................... 273

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr............................................. 274

South Fork Republican River near Idalia, Colo................................. 275

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo.............................................. 276

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo............................................... 277

South Fork Republican River near Hale, Colo................................... 278

South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.............................. 279

Republican River at Stratton, Nebr.............................................. 280

Swanson Lake near Trenton, Nebr................................................. 281

Republican River at Trenton, Nebr............................................... 282

Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr........................................... 283

Enders Reservoir near Enders, Nebr............................................ 284

Frenchman Creek near Enders, Nebr............................................. 285

Frenchman Creek at Palisade, Nebr............................................. 286

Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr.................................... 287

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr........................................... 288

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr......................................... 289

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr............................................. 290

Republican River at McCook, Nebr................................................ 291

Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr........................................ 292

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.................................. 293

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr................................ 294

Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge, Nebr........................................ 295

Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.................................. 296
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Kansas River basin Continued Page

Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr............................................. 297

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr................................................. 298

Republican River near Orleans, Nebr............................................. 299

South Pork Sappa Creek near Achilles, Kans.................................... 300

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans................................................ 301

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr............................................ 302

Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans.......................................... 303

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr......................................... 304

Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr............................................... 305

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans............................................. 306

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans......................................... 307

Harlan County Reservoir near Republican City, Nebr.............................. 308

Republican River below Harlan County Dam, Nebr.................................. 309

Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas State line................................. 310

Republican River near Guide Rock, Nebr.......................................... 311

Republican River near Hardy, Nebr............................................... 312

White Rock Creek near Burr Oak, Kans.......................................... 313

Lovewell Reservoir near Lovewell, Kans........................................ 314

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans............................................ 315

Republican River at Scandia, Kans............................................... 316

Buffalo Creek near Jamestown, Kans............................................ 317

Republican River at Concordia, Kans............................................. 318

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans........................................... 319

Republican River at Milford, Kans............................................... 320

Smoky Hill River:

North Fork Smoky Hill River near McAllaster, Kans........................... 321

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near Scott City, Kans....................... 322

Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans............................................. 323

Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans............................................ 324

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis, Kans........................................ 325

Smoky Hill River at Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans..................................... 326

Big Creek near Ogallah, Kans................................................ 327

Big Creek near Hays, Kans.................................................... 328

Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans........................................... 329

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans........................................... 330

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis, Kans...................................... 331

Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans........................................... 332

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans........................................... 333

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans............................................ 334

Saline River near Wakeeney, Kans............................................ 335

Saline River near Russell, Kans............................................. 336

Saline River near Wilson, Kans.............................................. 337

Wolf Creek near Lucas, Kans............................................... 338

Saline River at Tescott, Kans............................................... 339

Gypsum Creek near Gypsum, Kans.............................................. 340

North Fork Solomon River at Glade, Kans..................................... 341

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans............................................. 342

Kirwin Reservoir at Kirwin, Kans............................................ 343

North Fork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans.................................... 344

North Fork Solomon River near Downs, Kans................................... 345

South Fork Solomon River above Webster Reservoir, Kans.................... 346

Webster Reservoir near Stockton, Kans..................................... 347

South Fork Solomon River below Webster Reservoir, Kans.................... 348

South Fork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans................................. 349

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans............................................... 350

Salt Creek near Ada, Kans................................................. 351

Solomon River at Niles, Kans................................................ 353

Turkey Creek near Abiline, Kans............................................. 354

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans.......................................... 355

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans............................................ 356

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans.............................................. 357

Kansas River:

Clark Creek near Junction City, Kans.......................................... 358

Big Blue River:

Lincoln Creek near Seward, Nebr............................................. 360

Big Blue River at Seward, Nebr................................................ 361

West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr.............................. 362

Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr............................................... 363

Turkey Creek near Wllber, Nebr.............................................. 364

Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr............................................. 365

Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr........................................ 366

Little Blue River near Gilead, Nebr......................................... 367

Little Blue River near Fairbury, Nebr....................................... 368

Mill Creek at Washington, Kans............................................ 369

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans....................................... 370

Black Vermillion River near Frankfort, Kans................................. 371

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans.............................................. 372

Fancy Creek at Winkler, Kans................................................ 373

Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kans........................................... 374

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans.................................................... 375

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans............................................. 376

Rock Creek near Louisville, Kans............................................ 377

Mill Creek near Paxico, Kans.................................................. 378

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans.................................................... 379
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Kansas River "basin Continued Page

Soldier Creek near Delia, Kans................................................ 380

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans............................................... 381

Delaware River:

Little Delaware River near Horton, Kans..................................... 382

Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans.......................................... 383

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans................................................. 384

Wakurusa River near Lawrence, Kans............................................ 385

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans.......................................... 386

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans............................................ 387

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo................................................. 388

Blue River "basin

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo................................................. 389

Little Blue River basin

Little Blue River near Lake City, Mo............................................ 390

Fishing River "basin 

Fishing River:

East Pork Pishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo.............................. 391

Crooked River "basin

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo................................................. 392

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo..................................................... 393

Wakenda Creek "basin

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo................................................. 334

Grand River basin 

Grand River:

East Pork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo.......................................... 395

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo................................................... 396

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa............................................ 397

Weldon River near Leon, Iowa................................................ 398

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.............................................. 399

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo................................................. 400

Shoal Creek near Braymer, Mo.................................................. 401

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo.................................................. 402

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo................................................. 403

Grand River near Sumner, Mo..................................................... 404

West Yellow Creek (head of Yellow Creek) near Brookfield, Mo.................. 405

Chariton River basin 

Chariton River:

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa................................................ 406

Chariton River near Rathbun, Iowa............................................... 407

Chariton River at Novinger, Mo.................................................. 408

Chariton River near Prairie Hill, Mo............................................ 409

Slough Creek basin

Burge Branch near Arrow Rock, Mo.............................................. 410

Lamine River basin

Flat Creek (head of Lamine River) near Sedalia, Mo.............................. 411

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo................................................ 412

South Pork Blackwater River:

East Branch South Pork Blackwater River near Elm, Mo........................ 413

Blackwater River at Valley City, Mo........................................... 414

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo............................................. 415

Salt Fork: 

Camp Creek;

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo......................................... 416

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo................................................... 417

Moniteau Creek basin

Moniteau Creek near Payette, Mo................................................. 418

Petite Saline Creek basin

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo.......................................... 419

Moreau River basin

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo............................................ 420

Osage River basin

Marais des Cygnes River (head of Osage River) at Melvern, Kans.................. 421

Salt Creek near Lyndon, Kans.................................................. 422

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek:

Dragoon Creek near Burlingame, Kans......................................... 423

Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans........................................ 424

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo, Kans................................. 425

Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Kans....................................... 426

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, Kans......................................... 427

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.......................................... 428

Marais des Cygnes River near Kansas-Missouri State line, Kans................... 429

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans............................................ 430

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans........................................ 431

Sac River near Stockton, Mo................................................... 432

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.......................................... 433

Osage River at Osceola, Mo...................................................... 434

Porame de Terre River near Bolivar, Mo......................................... 435

Lindley Creek near Polk, Mo................................................. 436

Porame de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo......................................... 437

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo........................................ 438

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo........................................... 439

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo............................................. 440

Osage River near Bagnell, Mo.................................................... 441
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-3tation records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Osage River basin Continued Page 

Osage River near St. Thomas, Mo................................................. 442

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo................................................ 443

Gasconade River basin

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo............................................. 444

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo............................................ 445

Big Piney River near Big Piney, Mo............................................ 446

Little Piney Creek: 

Beaver Creek:

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo........................................ 447

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo............................................. 448

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo................................................... 449

Missouri River at Hermann, Mo..................................................... 450

Loutre River basin

Loutre River at Mineola, Mo..................................................... 451

Coldwater Creek basin

Coldwater Creek near St. Louis, Mo.............................................. 452

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites........................ 453

Low-flow partial-record stations.................................................. 453

Crest-stage partial-record stations............................................... 459

Measurements at miscellaneous sites............................................... 473

Frenchman Creek seepage investigation............................................... 478

South Pork Solomon River seepage investigation...................................... 479

Index............................................................................... 483

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 o" the

20 annual volumes on surface water supply.............................. 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1960 water

year with median discharge for 30-year period.......................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF MISSOURI RIVER BASIN BELOW SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 1960

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, 

and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the 1960 water 

year. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow In 

relation to problems of Irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 

15,500 gaging stations In the 50 States. On September 30, 1960, the Geological Survey 

and cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,300 gaging stations. Partial-record 

stations for low flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records fo- the 1960 

water year at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the 

Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, are given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted 

in the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Colorado: Office of the State Engineer, J. E. Whitten; Denver Board of Water 

Commissioners, T. T. Campbell, president; Boulder County, Board of County Commissioners, Joe Smith, chairman; and Colorado Experiment Station, S. G. Wheeler, 

director.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist; 

University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, A. W. Melloh, dean of College 

of Engineering, and Hunter Rouse, director; Iowa State Conservation Coimrission, 

Glen Powers, director; Iowa State Highway Commission, J. G. Butter, chief engineer, 

succeeded by L. M. Clauson, and Mark Morris, director of research; Iowa Natural 

Resources Council, 0. R. McMurry, director; and Iowa State University, Agricultural 

Experiment Station, George Browning, associate director.

Kansas: State Water Resources Board, R. L. Smith, executive secretary; State 

Highway Commission, E. S.Elcock, bridge engineer; and State Board of Agriculture, 

Division of Water Resources, R. V. Smrha, chief engineer.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. Prellsen, 

director.

Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, T. R. Beveridge, 

State geologist, and Missouri Highway Department, R. M. Whitton, chief engineer.

Nebraska: Department of Roads, J. W. Hossack, State engineer, and G. C. Strobel, 

deputy State engineer; Department of Water Resources, D. S. Jones, Jr., director; 

Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District, A. C. Johnson, president; and Sanitary 

District No. 1, Lancaster County, R. R. Marietta, chief engineer, succeeded by 

R. N. DeVries.

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Wyoming: Office of the State Engineer, Earl Lloyd; Wyoming Highway Department, 

J. R. Bromley, chief engineer; and Wyoming Natural Resources Board, E. B. Jones, 

chief of water development.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 134 gag'.ng stations, 

of which 8 were in Colorado, 20 in Iowa, 39 in Kansas, 35 in Missouri, and 32 in Nebraska. 

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States 

Department of Agriculture, the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce, 

and the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Iowa: Cities of Council Bluffs and Sioux City.

Missouri: City of Kansas City, Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc., and Union Electric 

Co. of Missouri.

Nebraska: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Consumers Public 

Power District, and Loup River Public Power District.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the 

several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below.

State District office Address

Colorado a/............. Denver.................. Denver Federal Center.

Iowa b/................. Iowa City............... 508 Hydraulics Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Kansas .................. Topeka.................. 403 Federal Building.

Minnesota ............... St. Paul................ 1610 Post Office Building.

Missouri ................ Rolla................... 900 Pine Street.

Nebraska c/............. Lincoln................. 901 North Seventeenth Street.

Wyoming d/.............. Denver, Colo............ Denver Federal Center.

a/ The work In Colorado was done in collaboration with J. E. Whitten, State engineer, and 

L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

b/ Including Missouri River at Omaha, at Nebraska City, and at Rulo, Nebr.

c/ Except for Missouri River at Omaha, at Nebraska City, and at Rulo.

d/ The work in Wyoming was done in collaboration with Earl Lloyd, State engineer.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. All gagingstation records for Kansas and some for Missouri have been analyzed by electronic computer 

to give: (1) the number of days in each year that the daily discharge was between selected 

limits (duration tables); and (2) the lowest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gagingstation records may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection 

with a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a 

continuous record of discharge is obtained.
DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS 3

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose charms! is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a dowrstream 

direction along the main stem, all stations on a tributary entering above a mair-stem station are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

it is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tribvtary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of tl-is report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rark of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on tM uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 6-B

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station 

has been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station 

includes the part number, but the station number shown in this report, just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 6B-6005.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 6005. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 6B 

for all stations in this report, with one exception, and is therefore omittel. The exception is the transmountain diversions from the Colorado River basin which are numbered as 

part 9 stations. For those stations the "9-" is shown in the station number.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. 

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge.

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

relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in 

applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a 

station is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris or the control, 

the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backweter from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

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

an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

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

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

the winter, and It becomes impossible to compute the discharge in the usual marner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available 

information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge of 

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar for the water year i960 is shown on page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by the 

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present 

site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturas 

of previous gages used during the period of records available. The references to "datum 

of 1929" and adjustments of other years are to the datum and adjustments of the U.S. Coast 

and Geodetic Survey. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete 

years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of 

record cause the figure to have little significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; 

the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge 

if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). In the first 

paragraph, the data given are for the complete current water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for the periods of record within the 

calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those for the complete years indicated 

by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred 

outside the period of record are given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." 

Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained 

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

time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did'not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the 

records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given under 

"Remarks."

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Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In orde~ to make it 

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

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have beer published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

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

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revisions, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the reports in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual 

series of reports.

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

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables are generally 

not published for stations on canals.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streams subject to 

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily table gives the discharge corresponding to the 

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

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

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of t-vice-daily 

readings , or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs base-3 on gage 

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day 

for each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the daily figures; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Discharge for the month may 

be expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches 

(line headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. Peak 

discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the 

peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and 

ice effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days 

on which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless 

they were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of 

discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents -or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis (whether the daily figures are figures of stage or contents) but is not 

published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At irany other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published 

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to 

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is 

obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are 

not reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. Tire first is a 

table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.
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ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, ard interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" 

indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, 

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from 

natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease 

in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, figures 

of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published unless 

satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents of reservoirs, 

or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not 

included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports fcr 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 voluires each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River Basin, in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.
PUBLICATIONS
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Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

list of Geological Survey publications may also be obtained by applying to the Director, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the Offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Su.-vey 

(A = Annual Report; B : Bulletin)

Report

loth A pt. 2 

llth A pt. 2

12th A pt. 2

14th A pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140 ........

WSP 11.......

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15.......

WSP 16 .......

19th A, pt. 4 

WSP 27.......

WSP 28....... 

20th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

21st A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

22d A, pt. 4.

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75 .......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

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

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge .

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River .

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and 

tributaries .

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings ....... 

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

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1834-92.

1888-93.

1895.

1896.

1895-96.

1897.

1898. 

1898.

1899.

1899.

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins 

in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging statior will, in 

general, be found in the reports covering Uhe years during which the statior was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, were 

included with those of the other rivers of the Missouri River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Missouri River basin 

below Sioux City, Iowa, 1899-1960

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

37

49,a50

66,75

84

99

130,bl31

172

208

246

266

286

306

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

746

761

786

806

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

826

856

876

896

926

956

976

1006

1036

1056

1086

1116

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

WSP

1146

1176

1210

1240

1280

1340

1390

1440

1510

1560

1630

1710

a Loup, Flatte, and Elkhorn Rivers and tributaries below Platte River.

b Platte and Kansas Rivers .
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 11

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 

has been published as Water-Supply Paper 1310. That report contains a summary of monthly 

and annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not 

contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reeyamined and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on 

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list 

gives the numbers and titles of these reports.

Report Issued by

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. U. S. Geological Survey

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904. Do.

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905. Do.

WSP 520-G: Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region. Do.

WSP 771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency. Do.

WSP 796-B: Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and Do.

June 1935. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations Do.

through September 1938.

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado. Do. 

WSP 1137-D: Floods in May-July 1950 in southeastern Nebraska. Do. 

WSP 1139: Kansas-Missouri floods of July 1951. Do. 

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951. Do. 

WSP 1260-B: Floods of April 1952 in the Missouri River basin. Do. 

WSP 1320-A: Floods of June 1953 in northwestern Iowa. Do. 

WSP 1320-E: Summary of floods in the United States during 1953. Do. 

WSP 1370-A: Floods of June 1954 in Iowa. Do. 

WSP 1370-C: Summary of floods in the United States during 1954. Do. 

Bull. 1: Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency. Iowa Highway Research

Board. 

Floods in Nebraska, magnitude and frequency. Nebraska State Department

of Roads and Irrigation.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL S'JRVEY

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of discharge from 13 areas near Hastings, Nebr., beginning in 1939, 

1 of 3,490 acres, 1 of 2,086 acres, 1 of 481 acres, 1 of 411 acres, and 9 of about 4 acres 

each; and from 2 areas near McCredie, Mo., 1 of 153 acres beginning in 1941 and 1 of 

44.3 acres beginning in 1951. These records are in the files of the Agricultural Research 

Service. Also, records of discharge for many canals in Kansas for 1960 and earlier years 

have been collected by the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the 

Interior in connection with major reclamation projects.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow was generally near median during the water year. Due to the rapid thawing 

of an extremely heavy snow cover in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, widespread flooding 

occurred during the latter part of March and early part of April. Near-record runoff
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 6-B

occurred In the Grand River basin In Missouri, in the Kansas River basin ir Kansas, and 

throughout most of Nebraska except in the Panhandle. Widespread flooding occurred in the 

eastern and north-central parts of Nebraska during May. The key gaging ststion, Elkhorn 

River at Waterloo, Nebr., had the highest monthly mean discharge for May ir 40 years of 

record. Local flooding also occurred in the upper reaches of Solomon River in Kansas 

during May. During June, minor flooding occurred in central and eastern Nebraska. Deficient streamflow occurred mainly in the extreme western part of the area during May to 

September.

Figure 2 on page 13, for which records of three long-term gaging statiors were used, 

shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges for the 1960 vater year with 

the median discharge for the period 1931-60.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

2000

1000

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo. 

Drainage area, 2,880 sq mi.

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

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr 

Drainage area, 6,900 sq mi.

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

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo. 

mi.

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

year 

Explanation

|. : ... J Median of monthly and yearly mean discharge for period 1931-60. 

BSJWW9V9SI Monthly and yearly mean discharge for 1960 water year.

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations during 

1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

4860. Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°29'10", long 96°24'45", In NWijSE^ sec. 16, T.29 N. , R.9 E. , sixth principal meridian, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at Sioux 

City, 2.0 miles downstream from Big Sioux River.

Drainage area. 314,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1960 In reports of Geological Survey. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1310. Gage-height records 

collected In this vicinity September 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of 

Missouri River Commission and since July 1889 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,076.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 2, 1878, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff, cable, and chain gages at various locations within 1.7 miles of present site and at various daturas. Jan. 1, 1906, to Feb. 14, 

1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Ave rage dl s charge . - -63 years, 32,660 cfs (23,640,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 10.52 ft); minimum daily, 6,800 cfs Jan. 20; minimum gage height not determined.

1928-31, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 441,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1952; maximum gage height, 

24.28 ft Apr. 14, 1952; minimum discharge, 2,500 cfs Dec. 29, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -3.34 ft Dec. 27, 1946.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow partty 

regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally made three 

times a month during winter and six times a month during rest of year.

Revisions (water years). WSF 716: 1929-30. WSP 876: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27,800

27,600

28,100

27.100

27,100

27,100

27,600

28,400

27,800

27,100

27,100

27,400

27,600

27,600

28,100

28,100

28,100

27,800

28,100

28,800

28,800

29.100

28,800

27,600

27,100

27,800

27 , 400

27,400

28,100

28, 600 

29,100

"64,200

27,880

*1,714

Nov.

27.600

24,800

21,800

19, 500

17,800

14,400

12,100

10,800

10,200

a9,500

a9,200

a9,000

a8,800

a7,400

7.000

7,200

7,600

8,500

9,500

11,500

11,200

10,500

9,600

9,200

8,800

8,600

8,500

8,500

8,400

8,500

346,000

11,530

686,300

Dec.

8.500

8,500

9,000

9,200

9,000

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,680

8,680

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,800

9,180

9,550

9,300

9,420

9,420

9,550

9,550

9,550

9,550

9,800

9,800

9,920

10.200

9,680

9,600 

9,500

284,810

9,187

564,900

Jan.

9,500

9,500

9,800

10,200

10, 800

11,200

11.600

11,000

10,200

10,000

10,000

9,200

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,000

8.0OO

8,000

7,600

6.800

7,600

8,000

8,200

8,600

9,000

9,200

9,200

9.OOO

8,600

8,600 

8,600

281,800

9,090

558, 900

Feb.

8,600

8,600

8,800

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,200

9.400

9.4OO

9,200

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,800

8,600

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,400

8,400

8.200

8,200

254,400

8,772

504,600

Mar.

8,000

8,000

8,000

7.800

7,800

9,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

8,500

8,500

8,400

8,400

8,300

8,200

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

9,000

1

9,000

9,000

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

13,000

20,000

30,000

65,000 

57,100

413,200

13,330

819,600

Apr.

52,600

78,200

95. 100

89, 100

79,400

69,800

62,000

57,100

53,500

50,800

45,800

40, 500

£38 , 900

g37 , 700

36, 500

35, 100

33,000

29,800

25,600

23,000

21,800

24,000

24,200

24,200

24,000

23,600

23,400

23,800

24,600

25,000

* 1,272.1

42,400

$2,523

May

24, 600

24,800

24,800

26,800

26,200

26,800

24,200

21,100

22,800

24,000

24, 200

24, 000

23,600

23,800

24,800

26,800

28.100

2 ,200

25,600

25,000

26,800

26,200

24, 400

23,000

21,800

22,000

20,800

20.000

20, 900

21,100 

21,100

746,300

24,070

*1,480

June

21,300

21,400

21,400

21,400

21.100

21,300

21,400

24,400

27,600

29.400

26,800

23,000

22,600

23,000

22,600

24,200

25,000

22,200

22,000

23,600

24,400

21,600

21,600

21,800

22,400

24,000

25,400

22,000

25,200

24,000

698,100

23,270

*1,385

July

23,200

22,400

22.000

22,800

24,400

25,200

g26,000

g27,100

g27,400

g27,600

g27,800

g29,100

29,400

25,400

25,000

25,600

26,600

27,800

Aug.

29,400

29,800

29, 600

29,400

30,600

33,900

32 , 100

29,600

29,100

28,400

28,400

2f , 400

28, DO

29,100

29,400

29,800

30, 100

3O.90O

28,800 31.800

28,400

27,800

28,600

29,400

29,800

29,800

29,600

29,600

29,600

29,400

29,100 

29,100

843,800

27,220

*1,674

31,800

g31,200

31,200

31,200

31,500

32,400

30, 100

29,100

34,200

38 . 800

25^000

94 ,400

30,590

*1,881

Sept.

26.400

29,400

30, 600

30. 900

30,400

30,600

30,100

29,800

30,400

28,800

27,600

27,400

27,800

29,400

30,400

30,900

30,400

30,600

30,100

29,800

30,100

30,100

30,100

29,400

27,400

26,800

27,100

27,400

27,400

27,100

874,700

29,160

*1,735

Calendar year 1959: Max 33,000 Min ,,"00 Mean 20,480 Ac-ft 14,830,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 95,100 Min b, iOO Mean 21,390 Ac-ft 15,530,000

Peak discharge (base, 80,000 cfs). Mar. 3O (6 p.m.) 92,4OO cfs (9.96 ft); Apr. 3 (7 p.m.)

101,000 cfs (10.52 ft).____________________________________________________________

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

Missouri River stations.

g Computed from telemark readings made four times daily.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, Dec. 3O to Mar. 30.
PERRY CREEK BASIN 15

6000. Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32'05", long 96°24'35", in SE^SE^- sec.8, T.89 N., R.47 W., or right 

upstream abutment of bridge on 38th Street in Sioux City, 3.6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 65.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,117.04 ft above mean sea leve] (city of 

Sioux City bench mark). Prior to May 20, 1954, wire-weight gage with supplementary 

high-water recorder operating above 5.0 ft gage height, both at same site ard datura.

Average discharge. 15 years, 17.3 cfs (12,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 13.05 ft); no 

flow July 26-30.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 7,780 cfs Sept. 10, 1949 (gage height, 21.8C ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1946, 1958-60.

Flood of July 7, 1944, reached a stage of about 25.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

9,600 cfs, by contracted-opening measurement, by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1440: Drainage area.

harge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3 

3.0

2.0

.;_

*.

1.!

t .

2.

]_ t

I.

1.

2.3

2.0

l.S

1.8

3.5

275

36.3

1.17

0.01S

0.0£

72

Nov.

1.5 

.9

*1.1

2.2

2.9

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

.4

75

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

39.4

1.31

0.020

0.02

78

Dec .

1.5 

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

.9

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.7

3.3

5.7

2.9

1.2

_.§_

46.6

1.50

0.023

0.03

92

Jan.

0.7 

.7

.6

.6

.7

*.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

~72 1.2

.1

.0

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

*.9

.7

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

25.4

0.82

0.013

0.01

50

Feb.

1.4

*1.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

T^

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

44.6

1.54

0.024

0.03

88

Mar.

0.7 

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

2.5

300

718

1,780

*549

185

3,547.3

114

1.75

2.03

7,040

Apr.

1.610 

768

39

a20

15

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!2

11

»11

15

11

8.5

7.7

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

3.8

3.8

2.7

2,639.9

88.0

1.35

1.51

5,240

May

2.5 

2.0

*3.3

5.7

7.8

29

14

7.4

5.7

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

*9.6

4.8

4.5

6.6

15

75

22

11

8.1

8.1

11

8.9

a8.0

a7.0

a6.0

a5.5

310.8

10.0

0.154

0.18

616

June

*5.1 

5.1

5.1

4.8

3.8

4.0

3.3

2.9

4.2

4.5

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.0

11

^.1

4.0

3.3

8.5

5.1

4.0

3.1

3.1

2.2

1.8

277

7.0

4.5

4.0

137.5

4.58

0.070

0.08

273

July

3.5 

2.9

2.5

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

*.7

123

16

1.5

.8

.5

.5

.6

.6

.3

.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

0

0

0

0

0

.1

163.7

5.28

0.081

0.09

325

Aug.

*0.1 

.1

.1

.1

118

45

6.9

2.2

.9

.5

.3

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

**.3

.2

.1

.4

.2

.2

.3

.4

.9

1.3

1.4

832

37

8.8

3.1

1,032.0

35.2

0.541

0.62

2,170

Sept.

2.0

1.4

.9

.8

.6

.4

**.3

1.2

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.9

»2.3

1.5

1.2

1.1

2.3

4.2

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

43.8

1.46

0.022

0.03

87

Calendar year 1959: Max 686 Min 0 Mean 5.S4 Cfsm 0.090 In. 1.20 Ac-ft 4,230

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,780 Mln o Mean 22.2 Cfsm 0.341 In. 4.65 Ac-ft 16,130

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Mar. 29 (1 p.m.) 2,140 cfs (10.70 ft); Apr. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 3,020 cfs 

(13.05 ft); July 12 (4:30 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (7.32 ft); Aug. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 836 cfs (6.22 ft); Aug. 28 

(5 a.m.) 2,700 efs (12.16 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 25-31, Feb. 13 to Mar. 27.
16 FLOYD RIVER BASIN

6001. Ployd River at Alton, Iowa

Location. --La t 42°58'40", long 96°00'00", in NE£ sec. 11, T.94 M. , R.44 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of Chicago and North Western Railway Co. bridge at east edge of 

Alton, 22 miles upstream from confluence with West Ployd River and 42 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1955 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,269.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 17.27 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Nov. 8.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1960; no flow at times in 1956, 

1958-59.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

6.19

6.3

6.4 

6.6

1.3 

2.6 

4.3 

9.5

6.8 18

7.2 42

8.0 117

10.0 372

12.0 805

14.0 1,500

16.0 2,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

2.3

2.9

3.5

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.9

86.2

2.78

0.010

0.01

171

2.9

*3.2

2.9

3.2

3.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

2.1

3.0

3.5

3.9

2.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.6

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

79.4

2.65

0.010

0.01

157

Dec.

3.4

T5

*3.7

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.9

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

9.2

15

27

24

20

18

233.4

7.53

0.028

0.03

463

15

10

8.6

7.5

6.5

*5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.5

158.4

5.11

0.019

0.02

314

Feb.

2.6

*2.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

89.0

3.07

0.012

0.01

177

Calendar year 1959: Max 823 Mln 0

Mar.

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

200

2,200

"2.580

917

289

6,244.4

201

0.758

0.88

12,390

Apr.

771

2,420

2,000

282

121

81

64

53

44

38

36

*34

75

124

73

54

45

38

35

32

29

27

25

24

23

22

21

23

29

30

6,673

222

0.838

0.94

13,240

May

29

27

*23

26

27

34

38

36

31

26

22

20

18

17

11

23

69

112

84

125

462 453-

214

144

264

390

303

232

156

119

98

3,638

117

0.442

0.51

7,220

June

*83

70

60

50

42

38

34

30

30

33

36

34

32

30

28

32

35

31

27

27

26

24

23

20

18

16

15

16

16

17

973

32.4

0.122

0.14.

1,930

July

16

14

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12

13

14

16

16

14

13

14

13

16

16

25

15

9.0

6.5

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.4

5^0

347.0

11.2

0.04?

0.05

68.3

Aug.

*3.2

2.8

2.0

1.6

3.5

8.0

5.8

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.1

2.1

6.5

132

202

28

13

10

8.9

145

304

114

499

*476

190

120

2,308.4

74.5

0.281

0.32

4,580

Mean 15.5 Cfsm 0.058 In. 0.80 Ac-ft 11,

Sept.

77

53

38

29

24

20

*18

52

80

105

68

44

32

28

25

22

22

28

42

52

50

94

136

106

105

111

96

77

65

55

1,754

58.5

0.221

0.25

3,480

220

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,580 Mln 1.3 Mean 61.7 Cfsra 0.233 In. 3.17 Ac-ft 44,810

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (17.27 ft); Apr. 2 (10 p.m.) 2,740 ofa 

(16.06 ft); May 22 (7 a.m.) 550 cfs (10.96 ft); May 25 (5:30 p.m.) 530 cfs (10.87 ft); Aug. 28 

(6 p.m.) 850 cfs (12.12 ft).___________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29-31, Mar. 9-28.
FLOYD RIVER BASIN 1 

6003. West Branch Floyd River near Struble, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°55'15", long 96°10'30", In NE^ sec.32, T.94 N., R.45 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile west of U. S. Highway 75, 2.2 miles 

northeast of Struble, and 14 miles upstream from confluence with Floyd River.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. December 1955 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 14.72 ft); miniraum daily, 0.1 cfs Mar. 9-24.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1960; no flow for many days in 

1956-59.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 4, Apr. 24 to May 16, 

July 6 to Aug. 25, Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

3.8

3.9

4.0

0.4 

1.2 

2.5

4.3 1.8

4.4 2.7

4.6 5.7

4.8 10

5.1 22

5.5 48

7.0 181

9.0 433

12.0 995

13.0 1,280

13.5 1,530

14.0 2,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

1.3

fcj

 1.1

.8

.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.3

28.4

0.92

0.0051

0.006

56

Nov.

1.3

*1.2

1.0

2J5

2.

2.

2.

2 .

2 .

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

53.1

1.77

0.0098

0.01

105

Dec.

1.7

1.7

 1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

2.5

2.0

61.3

1.98

0.011

0.01

122

Jan.

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6'.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

30.3

0.98

0.0054

0.006

60

Feb.

0.5

*.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

^

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.6

0.40

0.0022

0.002

23

Mar.

0.2

**.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

180

*5.150

3,130

605

172

7,220.7

233

1.29

1.48

14,320

Apr.

1,340

2,650

420

181

89

65

55

45

35

25

20

*25

260

87

55

50

48

44

40

36

34

32

29

26

24

22

20

19

19

20

5,795

193

1.07

1.19

11,490

May

18

16

*12 

14

15

19

24

26

23

20

17

15

13

12

!_!

12

35

90

58

67

577

178

97

78

85

112

87

68

55

47

41

1,942

62.6

0.346

0.40

3,850

June

*36

33

30

28

26

24

22

20

18

22

30

22

18

16

15

14

34

27

22

22

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

11

15

11

642

21.4

0.118

0.13

1,270

July

10

9

8 

7.5

7.5

*7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.1

7.1

11

9.3

6.5

5.3

5.2

8.8

11

7.1

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.7

191.5

6.18

0.034

0.04

380

Aug.

*2.5

2.4

2.4 

2.3

3.3

6.9

6.7

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.1

7.4

54

19

48

*140 "68

33

435.6

14.1

0.078

0.09

864

Sept.

19

13

9.9 

8.0

7.1

6.3

*5.7

9.9

58

36

18

12

9.9

9.6

9.0

8.0

8.3

9.3

12

18

14

14

44

31

27

26

23

18

14

13

511.0

17.0

0.094

0.10

1,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 464 Mln 0 Mean 5.51 Cfsm 0.030 In. 0.41 Ac-f; 3,990

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,130 Mln 0.1 Mean 46.2 Cfsra 0.255 In. 3.46 Ac-f; 33,550

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Mar. 29 (12:30 a.m.) 3,880 cfs (14.72 ft); (11:30 p.m. Apr. 1 to 

1:50 a.m. Apr. Z) 5,650 efs (14.62 ft); May 21 (5 a.m.) 740 cfs (lO.S5 ft)._________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 22 

to Feb. 1). No gage-height record Apr. 6-12, 15-23, May 2, 17, 18, June 4-16, June 19 to July 5; 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
PLOYD RIVER BASIN

6005. Floyd River at James, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°34'30", long 96°18'45", in SE^SE^ sec.30, T.90 N., R.46 W., on right

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at James, 10.7 miles upstream from mouth

and 15.1 miles downstream from West Branch Ployd River. 

Drainage area. 882 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,102.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1938, June 9 to Nov. 15, 1953, and Oct. 1, 1955, to May 22,

1957, wire-weight gage; Sept. 11, 1938, to June 8, 1953 '("destroyed by flood), and

Nov. 16, 1953, to Sept. 30. 1955, water-stage recorder; all at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 25 years (1935-60), 181 cfs (131,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 21.93 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Jan. 27-30, Mar. 6-25.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 71,500 cfs June 8, 1953 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening

and flow-over-embankment measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 1 cfs Aug. 20, 27,

1936, Feb. 10-23, 1959. 

Remarks, Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair,

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1935(M), 1936, 1937-38(M), 1942, 1945. WSP 1440:

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, Nov. 10, 11, Apr. 5 to Mfy 21, 

May 28 to June 3, June 14 to July 11, Aug. 29 to Sept. 12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

5.3 8.3

5.4 11

5.6 20

5.47 25

5.7 37

6.0 55

8.0 211

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

11.0 550

13.0 920

15. 0 1,500

17.0 2,550

18.0 3,450

19.0 4,800

20.0 6,900

22.0 15,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.3

a!2

15

15

13

*12

12

12

18

T6

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

11

14

357.9

11.5

0,013

0.02

710

Nov.

13

12

*12

12

14

14

12

12

15

18

18

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

16

17

17

16

14

13

12

13

14

414

13.8

0.016

0.02

821

Dec.

15

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

21

23

25

30

35

38

581

18.7

0.021

0.02

1,150

Jan.

35

35

28

27

25

*24

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

20

IS

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

9

8.5

8

7.5

7

7

7

7

7.5

517.0

16.7

0.019

0.02

1,030

Feb.

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8.5

875

8.5

8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

224.0

7.72

0.0088

0.009

444

Mar.

.5

* .5

.5

.5

.5

8

300

4,650

97700

4,050

30,885.5

996

1.13

1.30

61,260

Apr.

2,910

8,100

6,810

3,930

1,320

494

341

268

234

206

193

*175

184

418

268

211

180

159

147

139

131

123

119

111

107

103

100

100

96

96

27,773

926

1.05

1.17

55,090

May

100

96

#92

103

100

131

111

115

111

103

96

89

86

83

81

92

86

96

135

175

1,340

2.310

903

458

482

1,250

1,610

678

522

410

352

12,396

400

0.454

0.52

24,590

June

'578 308

248

a225

a 200

a!80

a!60

a!50

163

175

180

a!65

a!60

135

a!30

a!25

a 130

135

139

139

143

119

100

100

92

88

88

88

87

81

4,511

150

0.170

0.19

8,950

July

78

68

67

66

60

*58

56

54

53

51

49

93

54

50

50

51

48

48

54

54

52

a52

53

42

36

32

32

32

30

32

30

1,585

51.1

0.058

0.07

3,140

Aug.

27

*27

28

27

137

398

111

78

61

a50

a40

a35

33

33

32

*27

23

27

25

25

a250

103

85

80

85

alOO

396

1,650

*643

834

422

5,877

190

0.215

0.25

11,660

Sept.

245

^06

167

155

127

103

*92

87

103

131

155

135

107

96

87

82

2§

86

83

a82

82

81

83

147

155

147

147

143

127

107

3,624

121

0.137

0.15

7.190

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,630 Min 1.0 Meaji 44.6 Cfsm 0.051 In. 0.68 Ac-ft 32,290

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,000 Min 7.0 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.274 In. 3.74 Ac-ft 176,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). --Mar. 29 (5 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (21.93 ft); Apr. 2 (3:30 p.m.) 

9,480 cfs (20.83 ft); May 22 (8 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (l7.22 ft); May 27 (7 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (16.69 ft);

Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) 2,310 cfs (16.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-9, Nov. 12 to Mar. 27. Discharge computed 

from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1, 7, 8, Nov. 4, June 1-3, 9-11, 14, June 18 to July 6, 

July 14-21, July 23 to Aug. 2, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.
OMAHA CREEK BASIN 19

6010. Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr.

Location Lat 42°20', long 96°29', in SE^ sec.11, T.27 N., R.8 E., on right pier on 

downstream side of bridge on main street of Homer.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods,published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.45 ft above mean sea leve], datum of 

1929, adjusted. Prior to Aug. 4, 1952, at bridge half a mile downstream at datum 

8.03 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 34.8 cfs (25,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 11.31 ft); minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Jan. 5. &&&,/,

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs July 2, 1958 (gage height, 23.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 16.38 and 23.62 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 18, 19 1948 Sept 9 13 

14, 1955, Oct. 7, 8, 1957. >* >>

Greatest flood known occurred June 4, 1940 (stage, about 32.5 ft, present site and 

datum).

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 12, 13)

0.8

,9

1.0

5.8 

9.8

l.Z 

1.5 

Z.O

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

400

1,000

2,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

17

17

11

11

8.8

9.3

36 12

8.4

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.4

9.3

8.4

8.8

8.4

9.3

9.3

9.8

13

16

8.8

9.8

14

12

11

12

16

20

369.0

11.9

732

Nov.

15

13

12

14

16

12

14

15

15

15

12

10

8.4

9.8

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.2

9.8

16

19

19

21

20

15

11

9.3

8.0

9.3

12

384.4

12.8

762

Dec.

14

12

14

14

9.3

9.3

13

9.8

8.8

13

14

8.8

10

14

12

11

10

8.8

8.8

12

10

11

11

10

12

15

14

13

14

14

12

362.6

11.7

719

Jan.

11

12

10

7.2

5.2

6.8

8.0

8.8

11

13

12

13

~9.8 14

7.2

5.8

5.8

7.6

8.8

8.8

9.3

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

275.9

8.90

547

Feb.

9.8

10

11

12

13

a 14

a!5

al7

17

15

15

15

13

12

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.3

8^8

363.7

12.5

721

Mar.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.8

10

11

11

12

14

15

16

17

22

26

112

535

475

1,421.9

45.9

2,820

Apr.

580

820

a312

a212

a!88

a275

250

175

144

131

129

115

152

112

98

94

108

89

81

78

71

67

64

64

64

61

59

64

67

60

4,784

159

9,490

May

56

54

52

59

103

168

86

75

67

61

59

59

59

54

51

146

70

59

101

109

245

T6

77

77

74

68

59

54

59

51

49

2,457

79.3

4,870

June

48

43

40

40

40

40

40

39

40

47

46

59

T9

42

39

51

40

38

36

58

47

38

36

31

32

31

36

48

38

39

1,251

41.7

2,480

July

39

36

31

30

29

28

26

26

29

27

26

168

155

39

33

32

31

31

29

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

24

1,123

36.2

2,230

Aug.

23

22

22

22

39

130

90

32

23

22

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

21

17

15

1.840

aioo

a33

a30

2,723

87.8

5,400

Sept.

a29

a27

a26

a25

a25

a24

a24

a60

a45

a30

a31

a28

a27

a27

a28

a27

a28

a90

a30

25

40

25

26

39

31

25

24

23

22

22

933

31.1

1,850

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,81O Min 1.2 Mean 30.5 Ac-ft 22,05O

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,840 Min 5.2 Mean 44.9 Ac-ft 32,620

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Apr 

(11.31 ft).

2 (1 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.45 ft); Aug. 28 (8 a.m.) 3,460 cfs

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for New York Creek at Herman and Tekamah Creek at Tekamah.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-19, 26-3O, Dec 29 to Feb. 5, Feb. 12 to 

Apr. 1 (no gage-height record Nov. 17, Jan. 16-25, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5; discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement and weather records).
MONONA-HARRISON DITCH BASIN

6020. West Fork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°15'34", long 96°04'4l", in SE^SE^ sec.16, T.86 N., R.45 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile south of 

Holly Springs, 11.4 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 15.7 miles north of Onawa, and 

22 miles southeast of Sioux City.

Drainage area. 399 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,052.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to June 16, 1959, wire-weight gage at 

bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 94.9 cfs (68,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 10,000 cfs Mar. 30 (estimated on basis of 

records at former site, three-quarters of a mile upstream); maximum gage height, 22.43 

ft Mar. 30 (after levees broke in vicinity of gage) 25.2 ft, from floodmark, at former 

site three-quarters of a mile upstream; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 17-19, 

Mar. 21-25.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs July 30, Aug. 17, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. West Pork ditch is a dredged channel which diverts 

flow of West Fork Little Sioux River at Holly Springs and carries it 5.5 miles south, 

thence southeast 6.5 miles to a point 1.5 miles west of Kennebec, where Wolf Creek 

enters from left. From this point ditch roughly parallels Little Sioux River and 

becomes known as Monona-Harrison ditch 3 miles southwest of Turin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1943 (monthly mean for March), 1945(M). WSP 1310: 

1941(M), 1944-46(M). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13 to May 20, Aug. 31 to Sept. 17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 26

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 165 16

450

1,480

2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

13

13

14

14

*13

14

19

15

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

385

12.4

0.031

0.04

764

Nov.

14

14

*13

17

26

50

20

16

15

15

18

19

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

20

20

20

18

16

18

20

20

545

18.2

0.046

0.05

1,080

Dec.

20

20

*20

20

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

18

19

20

20

19

18

18

20

20

18

18

15

17

16

18

30

70

120

60

849

27.4

0.069

0.08

1,680

Jan.

50

40

35

35

30

*29

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

20

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

15

IS

15

15

735

23.7

0.059

0.07

1,460

Feb.

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

393

13.6

0.054

0.04

780

Mar.

12

12

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

50

*1,000

e3,600

eS.OOO

*2,060

14,998

484

1.21

1.40

29,750

Apr.

1,640

2.850

2,200

a700

a480

a540

a280

a241

a215

a 200

alSO

a!75

*183

202

148

133

124

119

109

94

92

88

73

64

62

59

56

57

59

59

11,262

375

0.940

1.05

22,340

May

59

57

*55

53

67

89

96

82

65

55

50

49

47

39

56

47

139

148

124

186

1,110

1,160

450

348

724

2,220

1,060

402

325

282

254

9,878

319

0.799

0.92

19,590

June

*222

T96

177

159

142

154

127

121

117

125

134

127

124

118

108

104

121

105

93

94

92

89

80

73

69

66

62

84

79

101

3,441

115

0.268

0.32

6,830

July

83

74

66

61

*55

51

47

47

45

45

43

357

312

68

58

52

50

49

53

49

43

39

39

36

35

34

37

34

34

3B~ 32

2,033

66.5

0.167

0.19

4,030

Aug.

31

*29

26

32

276

670

86

51

41

36

32

31

29

26

26

26

27

29

a35

a50

335

30

29

69

103

87

139

1,260

2,050

584

111

6,066

196

0.491

0.57

12,050

Sept.

a80

a74

a72

a70

a70

*70

a66

a62

59

60

65

61

61

66

66

70

71

70

69

68

69

74

146

90

a70

61

a60

a58

a56

a54

2,086

69.5

0.174

0.19

4,140

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,220 Mln 2.0 Mean 56.4 Cfsm 0.141 In. 1.92 Ac-ft 40,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,000 Mln 10 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.92 Ac-ft 104,500

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Mar. 30 about 10,000 cfs; Apr. 2 (10 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (17.27 ft);

May 22 (5:30 a.m.) 1,610 cfs (11.51 ft); May 26 (7:30 p.m.) 2,890 cfs (16.09 ft); Aug. 6 (2 a.m.)

1,640 cfs (11.63 ft); Aug. 29 (2 a.m.) 2,480 cfs (14.67 ft).________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of rating at former site.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-9, Nov. 13 to Mar. 28. Discharge computed 

from graph based on dally wire-weight-gage readings and recorded range In stage Au;*. 4-18, 22-31, 

Sept. 6, 9-24, 26.
MONONA-HARRISON DITCH BASIN 21

6024. Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°57'55", long 95 0 59'30", in NE^NW^ sec.32, T.83 N., R.44 W., on right 

pier at downstream side of bridge on Brown's grade, 1.0 mile west of gaging station on 

Little Sioux River near Turin, 4 miles southwest of Turin, 5.2 miles northeast of 

Blencoe, and 12.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 900 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1958 to September 1960. Records for April 1939 to January 

1958 not equivalent owing to diversion from Little Sioux River through equalizer ditch 

1.5 miles upstream. Prior to May 1942, published as "near Blencoe.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,020.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to May 7, 1942, wire-weight ga?e at site 

4.8 miles downstream at datum 10.40 ft lower. May 7, 1942, to Oct. 13, 195"$, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16.32 ft); 

minimum daily, 26 cfs Mar. 23-25.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Jan. 3-11, 

1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Monona-Harrison ditch is a dug channel and is a continuation of West 

Fork ditch, paralleling Little Sioux River, and empties into the Missouri River 

l| miles upstream from mouth of Little Sioux River.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-16, 24, 25, May 28 to June 16, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Apr. pr. 9 to Sept. 30

1.8 33

2.2 74

2.8 174

3.7 412

5.0

8.0

13.0

16.0

920

2,500

6,700

10,000

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

116

306

585

6.0 1,400

9.0 3,200

12.0 5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

43

48

46

*36

36

35

48

78

75

64

60

58

48

53

60

62

66

66

67

66

70

68

63

59

62

58 '61

a 65

a 55 

a45

1,760

56.8

0.063

0.07

3,490

Nov.

a 40

*35

35

39

39

87

126

47

42

46

42

44

40

36

34

32

30

30

32

35

36

38

42

42

42

40

38

36

35

34

1,274

42.5

0.047

0.05

2,530

Dec.

33

33

*33

36

30

28

28

28

30

30

32

30

30

35

35

35

33

32

33

40

37

36

47

39

43

45

62

124

201

120 

60

1,458

47.0

0.052

0.06

2,890

Jan.

54

52

50

50

50

*52

52

52

52

52

52

54

56

56

50

45

43

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

1,433

46.2

0.051

0.06

2,840

Feb.

40

42

42

42

42

44

44

46

48

48

47

*46

45

44

42

42

42

42

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

M

36

36

36

1,204

41.5

0.046

0.05

2,390

Mar.

36

34

34

34

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

28

32

170

5,400

9,780 

*5,520

21,670

699

0.777

0.90

42,980

Apr.

4,980

7,050

6,100

4,800

4,O80

3,600

2,780

1,750

950

535

a42O

a 380

369

a390

a500

a 400

a 300

a270

*240

212

195

191

171

151

129

122

115

113

117

116

41,506

1,384

1.54

1.72

82,330

May

109

105

*101

91

102

230

210

155

129

117

101

94

94

91

8_7

249

304

234

360

875

3,680

5.840

1,640

850

841

2,440

2,560

664

506

436 

395

21,690

700

0.778

0.90

43,020

June

*356

330

294

278

260

250

244

240

238

242

254

254

248

240

234

871

585

382

264

318

294

228

187

162

151

148

136

138

222

166

8,234

274

0.304

0.34

16,330

July

166

143

132

122

*116

110

109

109

108

106

103

243

1.180

365

187

143

129

146

117

110

102

98

94

86

81

78

82

78

77

77 

78

4,875

157

0.174

0.20

9,670

Aug.

*68

66

61

58

75

2,440

753

200

140

102

88

83

78

72

71

71

70

71

81

257

122

80

69

87

146

119

151

1,390

5,160

2,620 

*535

15,384

496

0.551

0.64

30,510

Sept.

318

246

208

182

166

155

146

141

141

136

129

123

119

117

119

119

113

252

218

138

122

135

113

140

186

150

127

117

109

105

4,590

153

0.170

0.19

9,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,210 Min 8.5 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.184 In. 2.51 Ac-ft 120,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,780 Min 26 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.18 Ac-'t 248,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Mar. 30 

(13.95 ft); May 22 (2:30 a.m.) 4,480 cf 

July 13 (9 a.m.) 1,750 cfs (6.65 ft); 

5,700 efs (11.96 ft) .____________

u i9 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (16.32 ft); Apr. 2 (3 a.m.) 7,800 cfs 

s (10.58 ft); May 27 (2:3O a.m.) 4,000 cfs (10.02 ft); 

ug. 6 (1 p.m.) 3,060 cfs (8.82 ft); Aug. 29 (11 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-20, Nov. 24 to Dec. 21, Dec. 30 to Mar. 29.

618097 O - 61 - 3
22 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

6030. Little Sioux River near Lakefleld, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long 95°16'30", in SEij sec.21, T.102 N., R.37 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson County 

ditch 11 and 6.7 miles southwest of Lakefleld.

Drainage area.--17.1 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,405.28 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 3.60 cfs (8,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 136 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.97 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs June 7, 1953 (gage height, 1C.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

combined flow of Little Sioux River and Jackson County ditch; no flow for many days in 

each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1310: 1949. WSP 1630: 1957.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0 

.2

.5 

1.1 

3.0

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

6.7

20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

.4

1.4

4.3

14

12

10

42.2

1.36

84

Jan.

8.1

6.4

4.6

2.5

1.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

30.1

0.97

60

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

27

~95 111

*77

*39

349

11.3

692

Apr.

38

*88

51

31

24

*20

16

15

14

13

9.3

16

94

45

30

25

22

16

13

13

12

10

8.5

8.0

8.5

7.1

6.3

6.3

*8.0

8.0

676.0

22.5

1,340

May

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.9

6.7

12

13

12

10

8.9

7.6

5.9

4.7

3.6

5.3

15

23

26

35

39

56

5T

41

35

32

31

32

31

28

24

21

631.7

20.4

1,250

June

17

14

10

7.6

5.5

4.7

3.6

3.0

4.7

25

7.1

*6.3

5.5

4.7

5.1

10

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.5

7.6

7.1

7.6

6.7

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.7

217.9

7.26

432

July

2.4

4.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.2

*.9

.8

.8

.7

18

51

43

40

34

26

19

14

10

8.5

6.3

5.5

5.1

3.6

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.1!

310.9

10.0

617

Aug.

0.3

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

4.7

3.3

5.1

4.7

3.6

3.3

37.4

1.21

74

Sept.

*2.4

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

11

15

22

22

18

15

12

10

8.5

7.6

9.8

8.9

8.5

11

13

14

19

21

22

20

17

15

*13

343.4

11.4

681

Calendar year 1959: Max 242 Min 0 Mean 1.80 Ac-ft 1,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 111 Min 0 Mean 7.21 Ac-ft 5,230

Peak discharge (base

95 cfs (4.68 cfs) Apr. 13 (6

(2 a.m.) 51 cfs (4.28 ft); July 11 (9:30

fs).--Mar. 28 (10 a.m.) 136 cfs (4.97 ft); Apr. 2

~ " .m.) 106 cfs (4.76 ft); May 21 (4 p.m.) 60

-- '- - i.m.) 71 cfs (4.48 ft).

(11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 

fs (4.38 ft); June 10

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 24; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby station.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 2; 

6035. Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long 95°16'10", in SW£ sec.22, T.102 N., R.37 W., on left bank 

600 ft upstream from mouth and 6.5 miles southwest of Lakefield.

Drainage area. 7.69 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,404.47 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1.80 cfs (1,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.40 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs June 7, 1953 (gage height, 10.91 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of combined flow of Jackson County ditch and Little Sioux River; no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31, Apr. 1, Apr. 5-11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

0

.2

to Mar. 28

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

1.4 

2.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

0.1

.2

.5

1.0

1.6

2.4

3.7 

5.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

.1.1.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-1^

1.8

0.06

3.6

Nov.

0.2

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.1

7T

.1

.2

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

9.3

0.31

18

Dec.

0.3

* .3

.3

.3

.3

_g

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

2.1

4.8

4.5

3.8

21.6

0.70

43

Jan.

3.2

2.3

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

,3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.5

0.40

25

Feb.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.2

15

44

*29

*13

101.2

3.26

201

Apr.

*22

*40

T3

9.1

7.0

*6.1

5.6

4.9

3.4

3.1

2.8

15

28

10

6.7

5.1

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

*2.8

3.3

220.5

7.35

437

May

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.3

6.7

5.4

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.7

14

9.5

14

16

22

21

12

8.2

6.4

6.1

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.4

206.7

6.67

410

June

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

3.3

19.

10

*7.6

6.4

5.1

4.3

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

117.0

3.90

232

July

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.9

17

9.9

7.0

4.9

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.ii.

87.4

2.82

173

A'jg.

0.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

1.9

1 .8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

14.6

0.47

29

Sept.

*1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

2.8

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.6

2.4

2.4

4.1

7.3

7.0

8.2

9.9

7.9

6.1

4.9

4.3

*3.7

94.4

3.15

187

Calendar year 1959: Max 180 Min 0 Mean 1.60 Ac-ft 1,160

Water year 1959-60: Max 44 Min 0 Mean 2.42 Ac-ft 1,760

Peak discharge (base, 4.0 cfs). --Dec. 29 (9 to 11 p.m.) 5.4 cfs (4.43 ft); Mar. 29 (7 p.m.) 63 cfs 

(5.40 ft); Apr. 2 (7 a.m.) 45 cfs (5.15 ft); Apr. 12 (9 p.m.) 16 cfs (4.67 ft); May 6 (6 a.m.) 

7.6 cfs (4.46 ft); May 20 (5 to 10 p.m.) 27 cfs (4.88 ft); June 9 (3:3O p.m.) 36 cfs (5.02 ft)j 

July 11 (6:30 p.m.) 37 cfs (5.03 ft); Sept. 25 (2 to 9 a.m.) 15 cfs (4.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-18, Jan. 23 to Feb. 14.
24 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

6040. Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa

Location. Lat 43 0 28'10", long 95°07'25", in NE^NW^ sec.20, T.100 N., R.36 W., 2.3 miles 

northwest of Orleans.

Drainage area. 75.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to 1951). Prior to 

October 1949, published as "at Orleans."

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,387.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 90.0 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. Prior to July 6, 1950, staff or float 

gage or water-stage recorder at various sites near lake outlet, all at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 11.12 ft July 12; minimum recorded, 8.80 ft

1933-60: Maximum gage height observed, 15.74 ft June 19, 1944; miniirum observed, 

6.75 ft Oct. 20, 1935.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.87

8.90

8.90

8.90

8.90

8.90

8.89

8.90

8.92

8.90

8.85

8.88

8.86

8.85

8.84

8.84

8.83

8.83

8.82

8784

8.82

8.83

8.83

8.83

8.83

8.84

8.83

8.82

8.84

8.87

8.87

Nov.

8.87

8.85

8.87

8.96

8790

8.88

8.87

8.87

8.88

8.87

8.86

8.89

8.90

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.88

8.88

8.87

8.87

8.87

8.87

8.87

8.87

8.88

8.90

8.90

8.90

8.90

8.90

Dec.

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89.

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8.89

8. '89

8.89

8.90

8.91

8.94

9.01

9.02

9.02

9.02

Jan.

9.04

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

9.07

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

9.51

9.90

10.01

10.02

10.05

10.05

10.01

10.01

10.05

10.07

10.07

10.09

10.11

10.10

10.09

10.09

10.12

10.16

10.13

May

10.12

10.13

10.12

10.14

10.17

10.20

10.18

10.17

10.16

10.14

10.13

10.12

10.11

10.10

10.10

10.25

10.28

10.31

10.38

10.41

10.51

10.58

10.61

10.64

10.72

10.79

10.82

10.85

10.87

10.88

10.89

June

10.91

10.90

10.90

10.91

10.90

10.89

10.88

10.86

10.85

10.88

10.89

10.88

10.88

10.88

10.92

10.98

10.96

10.96

10.96

10.97

10.95

10.95

11.02

11.03

11.03

11.02

11.02

11.04

11.05

11.04

July

11.02

11.02

11.00

10.99

10.98

10.96

10.95

10.92

10.93

10.93

10.97

11.10

11.11

11.10

11.09

11.08

11.09

11.10

11.10

11.08

11.07

11.08

11.08

11.07

11.06

11.03

11.02

11.01

10.99

10.95

10.92

Aug.

10.92

10.92

10.90

_

10.90

10.88

10.86

10.85

10.84

10.82

10.82

10.79

10.77

10.76

10.73

10.70

10.70

10.73

10.76

10.78

10.77

10.76

10.75

10.74

10.79

10.83

10.80

10.86

10.87

10.86

10.85

Sept.

10.84

10.83

10.82

10.81

10.80

10.77

10.76

10.86

10.83

10.79

10.76

10.74

10.72

10.71

10.70

10.68

10.69

10.72

10.76

10.76

10.80

10.88

10.91

10.96

10.98

10.97

10.97

10.96

10.96

10.95
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 25

6042. Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory, near Milford, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°22'30", long 9S°10'55", in SE^NW^ sec.23, T.99 N., R.37 W., at pumping 

station of Lakeside Laboratory on west shore, 4 miles northwest of Milford.

Drainage area.--125 sq mi.

Records available. May 1933 to September 1960. Prior to October 1937, published as "at 

Arnolds Park."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,391.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 94.51 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. Prior to June 17, 1938, staff gage 

at State pier at Arnolds Park at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 2.55 ft Sept. 25; minimum observed, 0.23 ft

1933-60: Maximum gage height, 5.42 ft June 15, 1945; minimum observed, 0.20 ft 

Sept. 20, 1959.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.40

.42

.42

.42

.42

.40

.40

.42

.42

.40

.40

.37

.35

.32

.32

.32

.30

.28

.28

.26

.24

728

.30

.32

.30

.28

.26

.24

.26

.28

.28

Nov.

0.28

.28

.28

.28

.29

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.28

.28

.28

.28

.26

.26

.25

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

Dec.

0.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.24

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.26

.30

.40

.40

.40

.42

Jan.

~746 0.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.45

.45

.45

.44

.44

.44

Feb.

0.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.43

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

Mar.

0.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.50

.50

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.52

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.53

.66

.76

.90

.94

Apr.

.00

.18

.20

.24

.26

.28

.28

.29

.30

.30

.30

.30

.42

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.43

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.44

.44

.44

.46

.46

.48

May

.46

.46

.44

.44

.46

.46

.48

.48

.46

.46

.44

.42

.40

.38

.56

.52

.62

.67

.71

.77

.88

.93

.97

.99

.05

.15

.18

.20

.20

2.20

2.21

June

2.22

2.20

2.20

2. 2O

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.17

2.15

2.15

2.17

2.17

2.16

2.15

2.17

2.22

2.21

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.20

2.19

2.25

2.28

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.28

2 . 28

July

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.21

2.19

2TT9

2.19

2.24

2.46

2.49

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.48

2.51

2.51

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.47

2.45

2.44

2.43

2.41

2.39

2.38

2 . 35

2.32

Aug.

2.28

2.27

2.27

2.27

2.27

2.28

2.27

2.26

2.25

2.23

2.21

2.19

2.18

2.17

2.14

2.12

2.11

¥7T7

2.20

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.25

2.29

2.26

2.32

2.55

2 33

2.33

Sept.

2.33

2.32

2.31

2.31

2.30

2.27

2.26

2.35

2.33

2.30

2.28

2.23

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18 2~T9

2.24

2.25

2.24

2.32

2.45

2.47

2.53

2.54

2.54

2.54

2.53

2.52

2 .51
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

6056. Little Sioux River at Gillett Grove, Iowa

Location. --Lat 43°01'05", long 95°02'45", in SE^N¥^ sec. 25, T.95 N. , R.36 W. , on left 

bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile northwest of Gillett Grove, and 

0.9 mile above Elk Creek.

Drainage area. --1,334 sq mi.

Records available. June 1958 to September 1960.

e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,266.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 5,140 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum daily, 

22 cfs Nov. 13.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Feb. 3-27, 

1959.

Flood of June 9, 1953, reached a stage of 17.87 ft, from floodmarlc (discharge not 

determined) .

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gag? 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2

3.5 

4.0

24

56

137

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

316

796

1,450

11.0

13.0

14.0

2,400

4,200

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

35

43

43

37

34

32

31

33

34

32

28

28

28

!§

28

28

28

26

26

*27

29

32

33

34

31

30

31

31

31 

34

973

31.4

0.024

0.03

1,930

Nov.

34

34

33

35

28

23

27

32

38

45

51

30

22

34

40

38

34

32

32

*33

34

35

36

38

37

36

38

39

41

43

1,052

35.1

0.026

0.03

2,090

Dec.

45

46

47

47

46

45

44

43

41

40

41

42

43

*43

44

45

46

46

47

47

47

47

47

46

50

60

160

427

438

325 

270

2,805

90.5

0.068

0.08

5,560

Jan.

220

190

130

80

110

120

110

105

98

92

86

82

78

74

70

66

62

58

54

50

*47

44

41

38

36

35

34

34

34

34 

35

2,347

75.7

0.057

0.07

4,660

Feb.

36

37

38

38

38

39

40

41

42

40

38

36

35

33

*32

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

27

.26

26

26

26

26

950

32.8

0.025

0.03

1,880

Mar.

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

*28

28

29

29

30

36

450

*1,400

4,420

5.010 

4,310

16,282

525

0.394

0.45

32,290

Apr.

3,140

*2,780

4.210

4,090

2,580

2,000

1,730

1,490

1,140

852

686

608

686

970

1,000

910

910

880

*768

660

582

518

471

427

416

384

344

344

354

374

36,404

1,213

0.909

1.01

72,210

May

384

354

334

307

307

344

384

405

384

354

325

298

271

253

255

*262

506

1,000

1,140

1,450

2,860

4,090

*3,650

3,040

2,580

2,780

3,140

3,340

2,940

2,340

1,810

41,867

1,351

1.01

1.17

83,040

June

1,450

1,170

940

796

712

621

556

506

449

438

471

482

460

449

438

686

768

740

634

543

*506

482

460

582

647

608

394

364

334

316

18,002

600

0.450

0.50

35,710

July

298

280

262

253

235

217

20]

19C

185

177

197

384

74C

766

582

482

44S

50 £

582

595

*494

394

334

289

253

226

201

183

165

154 

140

10,414

336

0.252

0.29

20,660

Aug.

128

122

113

103

100

105

103

93

89

*83

78

72

70

64

60

57

57

66

64

64

66

59

55

57

56

69

201

219

262

262 

244

3,241

105

0.079

0.09

6,430

Sept.

213

185

158

137

118

101

89

98

203

334

262

222

204

194

183

170

159

172

*194

325

354

394

582

740

768

852

824

740

647

582

10,204

340

0.255

0.28

20,240

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,350 Mln 1.0 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.113 In. 1.54 A~.-ft 109,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,010 Mln 22 Mean 395 Cfsm 0.296 In. 4.03 A-.-ft 286,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 5,140 cfs (13.78 ft); Apr. 3 (8 p.m.) 4,88 

(15.64 ft)j May 22 (12:50 a.m.) 4,640 cfs (15.39 ft); May 28 (10 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (12.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lae Nov. 5-7, Nov. 12 to Dea. 27, Dec. 31 to Mar. 28.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 27

6066. Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°28'20", long 95"47'50", in NE£NW£ sec.l, T.88 N., R.43 W., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 31, 0.2 mile upstream from Bacon 

Creek, 0.5 mile west of Correctionville, and 0.8 mile downstream from Pierson Creek.

Drainage area. 2,500 sq mi.

Records available. May 1918 to July 1925, October 1928 to July 1932, June 1936 to September 1960.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. May 28, 1918, to July 1, 1925, and Oct. 29, 1928, to July 15, 1929, chain 

gage 0.2 mile downstream at datum 1.25 ft lower. July 16, 1929, to July 2, 1932, and 

June 15, 1936, to Nov. 7, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1918-24, 1928-31, 1936-60), 652 cfs (472,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 22.57 ft); minImunTdaily, 80 cfs Nov. 13.

1918-25, 1928-32, 1936-60: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs June 21, 1954 (gage 

height, 23.36 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs July 17, 25, 1936, caused by construction 

dam above gage.

Flood of June 23 or 24, 1891, reached a stage of 29.34 ft, present datum, from 

levels to floodmark by Soil Conservation Service (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 856: 1919. WSP 1240: 1924-25, 1931, 1932(M), 1937, 

1945(M), 1947(M), 1949(M). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

103

111

115

114

114

110

*106

223

266 '248

196

172

154

148

140

130

120

113

108

106

101

106

108

107

104

104

100

100

98

99

107

4,031

130

0.052

0.06

8,000

Nov.

108

103

loo

*110

155

85

90

105

120

140

155

100

80

85

100

150

140

130

130

135

150

160

170

180

190

180

175

175

175

180

4,056

135

0.054

0.06

8,040

Dec.

*185

190

185

180

160

150 "160

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

248

380

685

805

750

650

7,788

251

0.100

0.12

15,450

Jan.

600

500

400

300

340

*360

355

350

345

340

335

330

325

320

315

310

305

300

295

290

285

270

250

230

210

190

170

160 "165

170

175

9,290

3OO

0.120

0.14

18,430

Feb.

180

ISo

180

175

170

170

170

170

*170

170

165

160

160

160

155

150

145

140

140

140

140

135

135

130

125

125

120

120

120

4,400

152

0.061

0.07

8,730

Mar.

120

120

*120

120

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

2OO

2,500

14,200

8^440

41,745

1,347

0.539

0.62

82,800

Apr.

7,560

8,440

9,080

8,600

6,300

4,800

*4,970

4,390

2,980

2,180

1,790

1,440

1,520

1,410

1,290

1,330

1,410

1,330

1,260

1,220

1,150

1,050

948

884

820

775

730

715

700

685

81,857

2,729

1.09

1.22

162,400

May

685

685

670

*670

685

700

685

670

685

685

657

631

592

566

529

709

821

852

980

1,660

5,670

7,100

6,200

5,060

5,850

9,240

9.400

7,800

6,400

5,500

5,060

89,097

2,874

1.15

1.33

176,700

June

4,800

4,160

3,300

2,620

2,130

1,790

1,560

1,440

*1,290

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,050

1,050

1,150

1,330

1,370

1,330

1,220

1,150

1,080

1,010

948

916

980

916

948

916

46 , 184

1,539

0.616

0.69

91,600

July

852

775

715

657

618

579

*540

518

496

474

463

631

754

700

805

916

884

1,010

1.080

948

820

790

745

657

579

518

474

430

400

390

370

20,588

664

0.266

0.31

40,840

AJ«.

330

311

*293

275

293

653

400

340

302

284

266

248

232

223

204

200

?Co

203

201

232

223

220

200

208

420

533

302

2,220

2,560

884

852

14,312

462

0.185

0.21

28,390

Sept.

657

553

474

420

370

330

302

*311

302

275

275

320

380

360

350

330

330

360

340

340

350

350

441

518

579

670

745

790

820

805

13,457

449

0.180

0.20

26,690

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,580 Mln 6.5 Mean 339 Ctam 0.136 In. 1.84 Ac-ft 245,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,200 Mln 30 Mean 920 Cfsm 0.358 I". 5.03 Ac-ft 668,100

 Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 16.0OO cfs (22.57 ft); May 22 (7 a.m.) 

.1 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (20.38 ft); Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 4,54C cfs

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO .. 

7,100 cfs (18.53 ft); May 26 (ll 

(16.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6 to Dec. 25, Dec 30 to Mar. 2E.
28 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

6067. Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'55", long 96°00'50", in SE^SW^ sec.18, T.84 N. , R.44 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on Monona County Highway A, 1.1 miles south 

of Kennebec, 5.5 miles northeast of Onawa, and 6.2 miles upstream from Miple River.

Drainage area. 2,738 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,027.02 ft above mean sea level (Monona 

County Highway Department bench mark}. Prior to May 24, 1950, wire-weight gage and 

May 24, 1950, to Oct. 12, 1959, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.87 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 761 cfs (550,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 23.26 ft); 

minimum daily, 90 cfs Nov. 14.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; maximum gage height, 26.63 ft 

June 21, 1954 (before levees broke in vicinity of gage); minimum daily discharge, 

11 cfs Oct. 11, 1956.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Mar. 30, good thereafter.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1942(M). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

2Z

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

e!35

e!40

e!60

e!45

e!35

*e!25

elZO

e200

e300

e270

e230

eZOO

180

160

155

150

140

130

125

120

115

120

1Z5

12 O

115

115

115

110

110

115

120

4,600

148

0.054

O.06

9,120

Nov.

1Z5

*1ZO

120

115

130

170

95

100

110

izo

140

160

110

90

100

110

160

150

140

140

150

160

170

180

190

T§o~ 200

180

170

170

4,265

142

0.052

0.06

8,460

Dec.

175

180

180

170

160

150

*135 TS5~

170

170

170

170

170

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

*175

175

175

175

2ZO

350

600

750

850

750

7,770

251

0.092

0.11

15,410

Jan.

650

550

400

350

300

*320

350

340

340

330

330

320

320

320

3ZO

310

310

310

310

*310

310

300

280

260

240

ZZO

200

180

170

175

180

9,605

310

0.113

0.13

19,050

Feb.

185

185

*185

185

185

185

185

185

185

180

175

170

160

160

160

155

150

140

140

140

130

130

130

1Z5

IZO

*1ZO

120

120

120

4,510

156

0.057

0.06

8,950

Mar.

IZO

IZO

IZO

120

IZO

IZO

IZO

120

IZO

IZO

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

*115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

b500

bS.OOO

14,900

* 13, '100

36,6ZO

1,181

0.431

0.50

7Z,630

Apr.

8,470

8,750

8,190

8,610

7,230

5,130

4,4ZO

4.4ZO

3,440

Z,700

Z.ZZO

1,970

*1,920

1,920

1,820

1,770

1.8ZO

1,9ZO

1,920

1,820

1,770

1,670

1,470

1,340

1,ZOO

1,090

998

937

897

857

9Z,689

3,090

1.13

1.Z6

183,800

May

837

797

*757

737

737

797

757

737

717

678

675

665

659

602

564

602

897

897

1,040

1,500

3,620

5,310

6,OZO

*5,400

5,130

7,010

8.890

8,610

7,010

5,800

5,130

83,58Z

Z,696

0.985

1.14

165,800

June

*4.880

4,490

3,930

3,320

Z,760

Z,370

Z,070

1,870

1,7ZO

1,570

1,520

1,4ZO

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,820

1,Z40

1,4ZO

1,620

1,7ZO

1,620

1,470

1,Z90

1,Z40

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,ZOO

1,090 V.060

56.Z70

1,876

0.685

0.76

111,600

July

998

917

837

757

*697

640

602

583

545

527

509

799

817

737

737

897

998

1,040

1,200

1,200

977

897

877

797

697

621

564

509

473

456

432

Z3,337

753

0.275

0.3Z

46,Z90

Aug.

*408

364

318

290

397

1,ZOO

737

456

378

321

Z96

290

263

245

24Z

Z33

227

Z15

Z57

182

239

245

275

Z66

Z54

545

509

1,010

*5 j,740

1,870

*1,160

17,432

562

O.Z05

O.Z4

34,580

Sept.

998

737

659

583

509

456

40Z

391

391

357

~5I§ 318

402

456

43Z

408

405

777

473

405

40Z

398

436

621

678

717

837

897

937

977

16,777

559

0.204

O.Z3

33,Z80

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,O8O Hin 18 Mean 375 Cfaro 0.137 In. 1.88 Ao-ft Z71.7OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,900 Mln 90 Mean 977 Cfsm O.357 In. 4.87 Ao-ft 7O9,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 4,0oo cfs). Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 16,400 cfs (Z3.Z6 ft)i May Z7 (11.-3O p.m. 

9,610 efs (19.57 ft); Aug. Z9 (Z;3O p.m.) 4,14O efs (14.55 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge ireasurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 13 to Mar. Z7 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of 

period); discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

other Little Sioux River stations.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 29

6070. Odebolt Creek near Arthur, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°20'05", long 95°22'55", In SE^NE^ sec.21, T.87 N., R.39 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of county road bridge, 700 ft south of State Highway 175, 

2 miles west of Arthur, 4.5 miles east of Ida Grove, and 5 miles upstream f^om mouth 

and Maple River.

Drainage area. 39.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,258.57 ft above mean sea level, datura 

or 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 700 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 13.00 ft, 

backwater from Ice jam); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Oct. 5-7, 19.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs May 31, 1959 (gage height, 12.18 ft); maximum gage height, that of Mar. 29, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Jan. 2 to 

Feb. 27, 1959.

Flood of July 3, 1951, reached a stage of 11.96 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,320 cfs, from contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24 

Z5

26

Z7

Z8

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

Z.9

Z.3

1.3

.9

.9

.9

*4.8

T78

l.Z

l.Z

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.1

.9

1.1

1.1

1.9

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6 

Z.O

45.1

1.45

0.037

0.04

89

Nov.

1.9

*1.6

1.9

4.4

zTo

Z.9

3.Z

2.3

2.5

Z.7

1.8

l.Z

TTs

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

Z.O

Z.Z

Z.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

l.Z

l.Z

 1.3

57.4

1.91

0.049

0.05

114

Dec.

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

l.Z

l^f

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.9

Z.5

5.0

"T.4 ZO

4.0 

3.3

8Z.Z

Z.65

0.067

0.08

163

Jan.

3.0

2.8

Z.7

Z.6

Z.5

*Z.5

Z.3

Z.Z

ZT?

Z.4

Z.6

Z.8

3.1

3.2

372

3.1

3.1

3.0

Z.8

2.8

2.7

Z.7

Z.7

Z.7 

Z.6

Z.6

2.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.5 

Z.5

83.7

Z.70

0.069

0.08

166

Feb.

Z.5

Z75

*Z.5

Z.5

Z.6

Z.6

Z.7

Z.7

2.8

3.0

3.1 3-75

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

*2.9

84.5

Z.91

0.074

0.08

168

Mar.

2.9

Z.8

Z.8

Z.7

2.7

2.7

Z.7

Z^6

Z.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.6

Z.7

*Z.7

Z.8

Z.8

3.0

3.1

3.Z

3.4

ZO

600

*135 

Z70

1.399.Z

45.1.

1.15

1.32

2,780

Apr.

*318

HZ

67

58

49

46

43

35

33

31

28

Z5

23

ZZ

Z3

Z8

Z8

*24

Zl

ZO

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

18

19

19

1,210

40.3

1.03

1.15

2,400

May

18

17

16

16

19

Z7

24

21

20

18

17

16

15

16

14

13

1Z

ZT

31

Zl

43

36

Z9

Z6 

6Z.

57

48

40

33

Z8 

24

798

Z5.7

0.654

0.76

1,580

June

Zl

19

17

15

14

13

13

1Z

T2

1Z

1Z

12

1Z

1Z

13

50

33

Z3

ZO

*18

16

14

14

13 

1Z

1Z

12

14

14

13

487

16. Z

0.41Z

0.46

966

July

13

1Z

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

43

Z9

17

15

14

14

*18

1Z

11

11

10

9.0

8.6 

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.8

380.9

1Z.3

0.313

0.36

756

Aug.

5.4

5.Z

5.0

4.7

8.Z

1Z

8.Z

6.6

5.6

4.9

*4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.Z

4.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.4 

7.4

7.9

4.4

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.3

156.6

5.05

0.1Z8

0.15

311

Sept.

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

4.Z

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

Z.9

5.0

*3.4

3.1

Z.8

Z.6

570

fcf

4.Z

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

110.7

3.69

0.094

0.10

ZZO

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,520 Min 0.2 Mean 11.0 Cfsm O.Z80 In. 3.78 Ac-ff: 7,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 600 Min 0.9 Mean 13.4 Cfsra 0.341 In. 4.63 Ac-fi; 9,710

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Mar. Z9 about 700 cfs; Apr. 1 (4 p.m.) 560 cfs (8.Z9 ft)._____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 20 

to Mar. 27j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations). No 

gage-height record Apr. 10-17, 19-24, May 8-13, 20, 2Z-Z4, May Z7 to June 19, July 23 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 7-10, Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, Sept. 9-18; discharge estimated on basia of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

6072. Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa

Location Lat 42°09'30", long 95°48'25", In SEvSEv sec. 23, T.85 N. , R.43 W. , on right

 pier on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 175, 80 ft downstrean from Chicago 

isc North Western Railway Co. bridge, 0.5 mile southwest of Mapleton, 12.5 miles northeast of Turin, and 16.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 669 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1941 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,085.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1952, wire-weight gage (June 8, 1949, to Aug. 19, 1952, supplementary water-stage recorder operative above 9.5 ft) and Aug. 20, 1952, to June 20, 

1954, water-stage recorder (destroyed by flood), all at present site, June 21, 1954, 

to Sept. 6, 1955, wire-weight gage at site 1.4 miles upstream at datum 4.05 ft higher. 

Sept. 7, 1955, to Sept. 20, 1956, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --19 years, 221 cfs (160,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 17.90 ft); mln-

 ImunTdaily, 20 cfs Mar. 22-26.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs June 20, 1954; maximum gage height, 22.1 ft 

June 12, 1950; no flow Sept. 21, 22, 1945, caused by temporary dam above gage.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1942(M), 1946(M), 1948(M). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (ga^e

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

2.9

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

233

522

3.2 

3.5

4.5 

6.0

93

156

451

1,060

9.0

14.0

18.0

2,820

6,800

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

45

55

54

48

*40

36

291

12T

73

61

54

47

42

40

36

36

35

35

34

34

42

41

36

35

37

37

35

34

36

44

1,631

52.6

O.O79

0.09

3,240

Nov.

41

36

*36

54

90

65

50

40

45

50

50

50

46

44

42

40

40

40

40

40

42

44

46

50

46

44

44

44

44

46

1,389

46.3

0.069

0.08

2,760

Dec.

50

55

*60

65

60

55

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

55

52

50

50

48

Bo- 46

ss

58

58

54

58

73

110

246

368

o-Tg 

L. to

130

2,534

81.7

0.122

0.14

5,030

Jan.

90

80

75

70

68

65

*65

65

65

65

65

68

70

66

60

56

52

50

50

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

44

1,813

58.5

0.087

0.10

3,600

Feb.

44

*44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

48

46

42

38

34

32

30

30

30

28

28

28

26

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

1,004

34.6

0.052

0.06

1,99O

Mar.

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

25

*500

5,500

10,4OO

*4,080

21,067

680

1.02

1.17

41,790

Apr.

a2,500

a5 . 100

al,500

a850

a750

678

599

*523

434

403

390

367

373

386

393

367

377

348

311

290

276

264

250

233

225

214

198

190

198

188

17,175

572

0.855

0.95

34,070

May

ISO

173

*166

158

178

228

214

193

180

163

154

147

143

138

154

173

141

158

244

502

1.580

1,210

1,060

638

825

1,420

1,140

800

542

451

377

13,810

445

0.665

0.77

27,390

June

*332

305

276

253

233

220

209

193

188

190

190

188

188

185

317

2,310

758

a300

a260

a240

a230

a220

a210

a200

al95

a!90

a!90

377

a250

a230

9,627

321

0.480

0.54

19,090

July

a220

a210

a205

a200

*193

a!85

al75 1<56

163 1<51

154 3<54

468

234

2il

193

211

339

270

278

198

136

147

136

132

141

130

134

124

121

JU5

6,214

200

0.239

0.35

12,330

Aug.

*107

97

93

93

391

490

400

211

170

147

134

121

113

105

101

97

101

111

128

119

111

101

105

149

158

269

222

474

842

884

698

7,342

237

0.354

0.41

14,560

Sept.

354

258

211

183

163

141

126

*261

158

138

124

113

1O9

113

117

119

128

752

273

193

166

143

206

329

253

206

173

147

134

119

5,910

197

0.294

0.33

11,720

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,8OO Min 2.5 Mean 172 Cfsm O.257 In. 3.5O Ac-ft 124, 5OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 1O,4OO Min 20 Mean 245 Cf3m O.366 In. 4.99 Ac-ft 177,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Mar. 30 (10:3O a.m.) 11,400 cfs (17.9O ft); June 15 (12 p.m.) 

5,670 cfs (12.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement -made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5 to Dec. 21, Dec. 31 to Ma-. 29 (no gageheight record Nov. 13-15, Feb. 25 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4-16; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations).
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 2 

6075. Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°57'55", long 95°58'20", in NW^-NE^ sec.33, T.83 N., R.44 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on Brown's grade, 1.0 mile east of gaging station 

on Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, 2.5 miles downstream from Maple River, 3.8 miles 

south of Turin, 6.2 miles northeast of Blencoe, and 13.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.526 sq mi. Prior to Jan. 15, 1958, 4,426 sq mi (combined ar3a above 

this station and above Monona-Harrison ditch 1.0 mile west).

Monona-Harrison ditch through equalizer ditch 1.5 miles upstream,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.85 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to July 15, 1958, staff gag3s near 

present site at different datums. July 15 to Sept. 3, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 25.08 ft); 

minimum daily, 100 cfs Mar. 2-4.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily, 22 cf3 Feb. 10-22, 

1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 ar. 30 to Sept. 30

5.3 

5.5 

6.4

130

177

460

5.6 

7.0 

12.0

335

830

3,400

16.0

20.0

25.0

6,600

12,200

23,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

175

185

206

193

185

*172

165

280

449

355

274

259

247

203

190

187

172

163

160

151

144

151

155

146

142

151 

146 

146

148

144 

155

5,999

194

0.055

0.06

11,900

Nov.

163

*160

158

175

250

225

200

200

2OO

210

210

220

180

170

170

170

180

200

210

220

240

250

250

240

230

220 

210 

210

230

250

6,201

207

0.059

0.07

12,300

Dec .

280

310

*305

250

200

220

230

230

230

230

240

200

160

180

220

220

220

210

210

220

220

220

220

220

220

220 

230 

500

800

900 

9130"

9,215

297

0.084

0.10

18,280

Jan.

800

700

600

500

450

400

400

400

400

410

42O

440

460

460

450

450

450

440

430

*420

400

375

350

325

300

275 

250 

225

200

2So

210

12,590

406

0.115

0.13

24,970

Feb.

210

*210

210

210

210

210

210

220

220

220

190

160

150

150

150

150

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

130 

T20~ 120 

120

 

4,780

165

0.047

0.05

9,480

Mar.

110

100 *T50~

100

110

120

120

125

130

135

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140 

200 

500

8,000

22,200 

*18,600

52,890

1,706

0.484

0.56

104,900

Apr.

12,200

12,700

11,200

10,900

9,760

6,960

5,360

5,280

4,310

3,400

2,980

g2,690

*2,520

2,470

2,360

2,200

2,250

2,250

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,850

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,300 

1,200 

1,120

1,120

1.050

120,260

4,009

1.14

1.27

238,500

May

1,010

990

*970

910

930

990

950

890

870

810

830

810

790

770

690

730

950

1,010

1,250

1,640

4,590

6,500

7,560

6,500

5,700

8,220 

10,500 

10,500

8,500

6,720 

5,700

99,780

3,219

0.913

1.05

197,900

June

*5,440

5,040

4,380

3,540

2,920

2,520

2,250

2,100

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,650

4,300

2,100

1,850

1,900

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,600

1,550

gl,400

gl.500 

gl,500 

gl,450

1,600

gl,450

67,840

2,261

0.641

0.72

134,600

July

gl,550

gl,200

gl, 120

gl,070

*g970

g890

g850

810

770

750

730

1,070

1,350

1,160

1,070

1,160

1,250

1,450

1,600

1,666

1,350

1,160

1,120

gl,010

g910

g810 

g750 

g652

g600

g530 

g512

31,624

1,020

0.289

0.33

62,730

Aug.

*g548

495

460

432

530

1,550

1,250

690

565

495

453

428

407

377

362

362

359

365

407

550

365

365

383

450

415

600 

850 

1,120

5,960

2,740 

*g 1,800

£5,951

772

0.219

0.25

47,470

Sept.

1,450

1,070

910

810

710

652

582

618

600

548

478

446

495

565

565

548

530

1,340

810

600

565

548

565

850

930

910 

970 

1,010

1,030

1,050

22,755

758

0.215

0.24

45,090

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,000 Min 22 Mean 582 Cfsra 0'.165 In. 2.24 Ac-ft 421,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,200 Min 1OO Mean 1,251 Cfsra 0.355 In. 4.83 Ac-ft 908,100

eak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs).--Mar. 50 (8:50 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (25.08 ft); May 25 (5 p.m.) 

7,680 cfs (16.88 ft); May 27 (12 p.m.) 11,2OO cfs (l9.40 ft); June 16 (5 a.m.) 6,840 cfs (16.20ft)j 

Aug. 29 (8 p.m.) 4,52O efs (15.SO ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Jan. 2-5,
32 TEKAMAH CREEK BASIN

6080. Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°46'30", long 96°13 I 10 M , in SEij sec.19, T.21 M. , R.ll E. , on left bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge and 1 block east of U. S. Highway 73 in Takamsh.

Drainage area.--23.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 1,032.26 ft 

above mean sea leve, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 

30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 6.30 cfs (4,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs June 20 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Jan. 5.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs July 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 15.10 ft 

Aug. 13, 1958; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1630: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-21, June 16, 20}

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 19

0.4

1.3

4.7

10

19

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

36

65

110

252

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

June 20 to Sept. 3O

0.9 

2.6 

5.6

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

72

125

259

345

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

3.3

2.3

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

576

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.8

3.2

3.1

2.7

3.0

4.1

63.5

2.05

126

Nov.

3.1

2.7

3.2

5.8

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.5

2.8

2.8

1.3

1.4

1.9

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.3

80.0

2.67

159

Dec.

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.2

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.2

2.5

1.6

74.4

2.40

148

Jan.

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

jl

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.6

175

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

43.6

1.41

86

Feb.

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

79

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

42.9

1.48

85

Mar.

1.3

1.2

TTf

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

£.3

2.4

£.8

£.7

£.8

3.4

8.4

41

80

135 

80

394.6

12.7

783

Apr.

252

234

74

59

44

42

32

26

22

21

21

19

22

18

17

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.8

11

9.6

1,076.6

35.9

2,140

May

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.0

17

71

17

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

17

12

20

26

229

90

23

20

19

19

21

17

15

14

14 

13

807.6

26.1

1,600

June

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.6

10

12

12

10

9.8

7.9

198

13

14

11

551

19

16

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

859.5

28.6

1,700

July

14

IF

10

9.7

10

11

10

1011

9.7

9.2

12

12

7.3

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.0

4.8 

4.2

236.4

7.63

469

Aug.

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

15

19

"5.6 32

5.0

3.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

14

5.6

3.7

3.7

19

8.7

4.0 

5^2

212.5

6.85

421

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

1.4

378

3.2

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

3.2

5.4

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.1

81.0

2.70

161

Calendar year 1959 : Max 288 Mln 0 Mean 8.58 Ac-ft 6,200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 331 Min 0.7 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,880

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Apr. 2 (12:30 a.m.) 650 cfs (7.39 ft)j May 6 (8:30 a.m.) 33O cfs

(5.40 ft); May 20 (6 p.m.) 898 efs (8.37 ft); June 16 (2:30 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (10.5 f;); June 20

(7 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (11.30 ft); Aug. 7 (1 a.m.) 269 cfs (5.07 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3-6, Nov. 13 to Dec. 12, Dee 

(no gage-height record Jan. 18-25).

29 to Apr. 2
SOLDIER RIVER BASIN 33 

6085. Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°49'50", long 95°55'50", in NW^NE^ sec.14, T.81 N., R.44 W., on left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge at west edge of Pisgah, 2.8 miles downstream 

from Stowe Creek and 13.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 407 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,036.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum with supplementary water-stage recorder operationg above 8.2 ft gage height Mar. 2, 1946, to Sept. 24, 

1953.

Average discharge. 20 years, 122 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extreme's.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs June 16 (gage height, 14.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum daily, 11 cfs Jan. 6.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 12, 1950 (gage height, 28.17 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 2-10, 1945.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) WSP 956: 1940(M). WSP1240: 1940, 1941(M), 1947 (monthly mean 

for February). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3O to Apr. 7, June 16 to July 18)

4.8 

5.0 

5.4 

6.0

16

37

100

235

7.0

9.0

10.0

580

1,630

2,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

37

49

30

25

*21

19

211

122

41

28

24

22

21

20

18

16

T7

17

18

16 

20

25

19

17

20

22

19

18

20

27

1,000

32.3

0.079

0.90

1,980

Mov.

25

21

19

*55

70

25

35

35

35

39

31

27

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

22 

30

50

45

30

30

30

30

30

30

874

29. 1

0.071

0.08

1,730

Dec .

30

30

32

*30

32

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

35

30

26

24

22

22

22

25

29 

24

28

24

27

45

69

202

TTo

58

30

1,256

40.5

0.100

0.11

2,490

Jan.

25 22

18

14

12

*11

12

12

15

15

15

18

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

521

16.8

0.041

0.05

1,030

Feb.

24

26

*28

28

28

28

28

30

28

26

25

24

22 "55

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

697

24.0

0.059

0.06

1,380

Mar.

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

25

30

90

1,500

3,200

*1,750

875

7,958

257

0.631

0.73

15,780

Apr.

1,760

1,280

732

710

454

424

372

284

219

204

209

192

*204

197

166

180

204

154

146

140

136 

136

126

124

120

114

110

114

126

116

9,453

315

0.774

0.86

18,750

May

108

104

*102

104

190

278

128

106

104

96

91

87

89

89

M

93

108

340

1,010

825

1,500 

368

261

232

232

222

159

161

159

146

142

7,718

249

0.612

0.71

15,310

June

140

*132

124

124

118

114

108

106

106

118

128

142

130

120

114

*1,480

361

209

180

319

227 

168

152

128

122

120

114

120

234

148

5,906

197

0.484

0.54

11,710

July

142

116

110

100

96

95

*91

91

104

106

96

108

163

102

87

86

87

525

T42

104

93 

84

81

79

77

74

76

76

74

77

70

3,412

110

0.270

0.31

6,770

Aug.

62

60

*55

56

250

673

44T

104

81

70

64

60

55

52

49

51

82

104

77

203

77 

58

51

110

104

66

56

56

166

82

61

3,536

114

0.280

0.32

7,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,520 Mln 2.5 Mean 74.8 Cfsm 0.184 In. 2.50 Ac-ft 54

Sept.

*55

51

48

44

44

43

40

61

95

56

49

44

44

44

45

44

45

 2T5 676

82

67 

66

62

114

126

82

69

66

64

64

2,605

86.8

0.213

0.24

5,170

120

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,200 Mln n Mean 123 Cfsm 0.302 !" 4.10 Ac-ft 89,110

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). June 16 (4:50 a.m.) 5,580 efs (14.0 ft).

~ UJ.SUUC1I gc measurement iiicaoui-ciuciii/ made induon UI1this O110.Sday. Udy

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, Nov. 13 to Dec. 19, Dec. 

Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 31, Apr. 2-7, 14-16, 23-30, M 

to June 15, July 19-22, Sept. 19-30.

31 to Mar. 29. 

May 7-17, May 26
NEW YORK CREEK BASIN

6090. New York Creek at Herman, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°39'40", long 96°12'10", in NWij sec.32, T.20 N. , R.ll E. , on left bank 

about 350 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 73 and half a mile southeast of 

Herman.

Drainage area.--35.4 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,021.67 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 6.56 cfs (4,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 cfs June 20 (gage height, 19.93 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Jan. 5.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs July 15, 1950, from rating curve extended 

above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 

that of June 20, 1960; no flow at times in 1947, 1955-58.

Flood of June 11, 1944, reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

4,700 cfs, slope-area measurement).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those for period 

June 30 to Sept. 30, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1630: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 18 to Aug. 8)

4.9

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

5.8

0.7

1.4

2.3

5.5

11

23

6.2 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

100

220

397

621

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2

4.9

3.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

8.9

275

2.0

1.8

rs *1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.4

76.1

2.45

151

Nov.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.7

1.9

1.4

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.1

TT5

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.4

3.7

774

2.8

2.3

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.3

62.4

2.08

124

Dec.

3.0

*2.5

3.0

2.8

2.0

1.5

2.7

2.6

1.8

2.6

3.2

2.3

1.8

2.8

2.6

3.0 *4.4

2.6

2.1

3.0

3.1

4.2

2.7

3.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.8

T79

1.4

86.9

2.80

172

Jan.

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

-L§.

1.4

.9

1.2

2.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

3.1

?7s

1.8

1.4

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.7

3.0

65.9

2.13

131

Feb.

3.2

3.1

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3. *3.

2.

2.

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.0

*2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

71.0

2.45

141

Mar.

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.3

*2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.6

*2.8

3.0

3.7

4.0

11

38

*90

64

45

309.6

9.99

614

Apr.

109 loo

44

30

26

*25

23

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.3

*8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

7.9

7.7

7.7

8.5

9.9

7.9

616.6

20.6

1,220

May

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.4

13

11

7.9

6.7

6.5 *6.0

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

16

8.5

18

20

6T_

52

26

19

25

26

30

17

16

14

13

13

486.4

15.7

965

June

12

11

*10

9.9

9.6

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.9

15

19

15

12

11

13

101

13

15

12

*566

37

22

18

*15

14

14

14

14

14

13

1,056.2

35.2

2,090

July Aug.

13 4.6

11 4.4

10 4.4

9.2 4.2

9.0 4.0

9.2 10

9.0 16

9.0 8.8

9.4 *6.0

9.2 4.8

9.0 3.9

16 3.9

*11 3.6

7.7 3.6

7.2 3.6

6.5 3.9

6.2 4.4

10 4.4

5.3 3.9

4.8 3.7

4.4 4.0

4.2 3.9

4.0 *5.9

3.9 27

3.9 12

3.9 7.7

*3.9 6.5

4.2 11

4.9 11

6.2 7.2

4.9 5.2

230.1 207.5

7.42 6.69

456 412

Sept.

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7 *2.6

4.1

3.6

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.5

77S

2.6

2.5

2.7

3.7

3.4

*3.2

3.0

*3.0

4.0

13

4.6

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.7

106.7

3.56

212

Calendar year 1959: Max 257 Mln o.l Mean 5.87 Ac-ft 4,240

Water year 1959-60= Max 566 Mln 0.8 Mean 9.22 Ac-ft 6,690

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 16 (2 a.m.) 1,09O cfs (11.78 ft); June 20 (l a.m.) 4,420 cfs 

(19.93 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5, 13-17, Jan. 3-6, 1O, 14-3O, Feb. 7, Feb. 9 

to Apr. 2. No gage-height record June 14-15, June 3O to July 13, Aug. 3O to Sept. 22; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, trend of flow, weather records, and records for 

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah and Omaha Creek at Homer.
BOYER RIVER BASIN 35

6095. Boyer River at Logan, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°38'30", long 95°47'00", in SE^NW^- sec.19, T.79 N. , R.42 W., on downstream handrail of county bridge, 300 ft downstream from Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge at Logan, 10.5 miles upstream from Willow Creek, and 15.8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 871 sq mi.

Records available. May 1918 to July 1925, November 1937 to September 1960. Mcnthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily since Oct. 1, 1957. Datum of gage is 1,009.38 ft 

above mean sea level (Chicago and North Western Railway Co. bench mark). Prior to 

Apr. 17, 1925, chain gage at present site; Apr. 17 to July 1, 1925, chain g£ge at site 

300 ft downstream; Nov. 4, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site. 

Mar. 17, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1957, wire-weight gage 400 ft upstream on bridge on U. S. 

Highway 30; all at same datum. Supplementary water-stage recorder operating1 above 

4.8 ft gage height Oct. 22, 1946, to Oct. 7, 1954, at site 400 ft upstream srnd since 

Oct. 8, 1954, at site 300 ft upstream, both at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1918-24, 1938-60), 299 cfs (216,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 14.62 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 36 cfs Oct. 1.

1918-25, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage heights: 

23.32 ft, from floodmark, site then in use; 22.67 ft, in gage well; 21.5 ft, present 

site); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs July 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 956: 1938-39. WSP 1240: 1918-19, 1920(M) , 1921, 1922(M), 

1924-25, 19381M), 1945 (calendar year runoff). WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

H74

61

52

45

*47 

182

T§3

79

61

55

52

52

49

57

52

50

53

53

54

53

57

56

54

57

59

62

60

58

70

1,955

63.1

0.072

0.08

3,880

Nov.

69 

66

63

*154

352

130

80 

100

120

132

129

112

80

70

65

60

55

55

55

60

70

90

110

139

139

135

120

100

80

60

3,050

102

0.117

0.13

6,050

Dec.

55 

55

60

*65

70

70

80 

80

70

75

85

75

75

80

82

91

78

70

65

83

79

78

73

77

86

88

a38O

a680

a350

180

10O

3,635

117

0.134

0.16

7,210

Jan.

80 

70

60

55

50

45

45 

*45

50

50

50

60

70

75

75

75

70

65

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

1,815

58.5

0.067

0.08

3,600

Feb.

60

60

*65

65

65

65

65 

70

70

65

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

50

1,670

57.6

0.066

0.07

3,310

Mar.

50 

50

50

50

50

45

45 

45

45

45

*45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

200

2,500

6.340

5,020

3,740

18,920

610

0.700

0.81

37,530

Apr.

3,040 

2,870

1,430

1,300

1,020

935

890 

800

740

6O5

570

570

*552

535

470

440

535

518

518

395

366

380

366

326

326

321

3OO

287 292"

305

22,002

733

0.842

0.94

43,640

May

318

305

282

*264

588

1,000

500 

640

500

455

425

395

395

380

366

395

395

440

1,410

958

1.650

680

622

535

588

1,460

*822

588

455

440

425

18,676

602

0.691

O.8O

37,040

June

410 

*366

339

323

323

310

305 

274

260

257

272

326

339

287

264

*a780

822

440

395

470

440

326

3OO

279

250

241

235

232

a3 00

a280

10,445

348

0.400

0.45

20,720

July

295

241

220

194

198

182

*176 

166

184

192

180

al,900

700

455

267

214

210

a68O

366

262

214

214

198

190

180

159

182

157

154

143

139

9,212

297

0.341

0.39

18,270

Aug.

129 

126

*119

102

101

a700

al,2OO 

470

290

232

226

220

200

194

190

145

129

204

326

252

188

154

168

226

178

150

126

228

250

202

146

7,571

244

0.280

0.32

15,020

Sept.

*161 

129

118

102

102

98

90 

93

114

114

102

94

90

95

86

83

93

a400

a800

166

250

118

129

224

267

166

134

118

110

107

4,753

158

0.181

0.20

9,430

_ .. .. Min 5.7 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.216 In. 2.92 Ac-ft 136,200 

Water year- 1959-60: Max 6,340 Min 36 Mean 283 ~- ~ ~ ..---.

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,790 W1BU1 U.L.O.U JJJ. £. . Jt. HU-.lt,

Cfsm 0.325 In. 4.43 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs).--Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 1O.20O cfs (14.62 ft); July 12 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge,measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-9, 14-23, Nov. 26 to Dec. 14, Dec. 18, 19, 

Dec. 3O to Mar. 28.
36 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

6100. Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°15'30", long 95°55'20", in SE^-NWi sec.23, T.15 N., R.13 E., on right 

bank on left side of concrete flood wall, beneath Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge in 0'iaha, at 

mile 632.1.

Drainage area. 322,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1960. April 1872 to December 1899 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the Missouri River Commission and since January 1875 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 958.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 10, 1872, to Aug. 31, 1928, staff, cable, and chain gages at several sites 

within 0.6 mile of present site not more than 0.43 ft below present datum. Sept. 1, 

1928, to Nov. 30, 1929, chain gage attached to Illinois Central Railroad bridge 2 miles 

upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher. Dec. 1, 1929, to May 26, 1930, chain gage and 

May 27, 1930, to Oct. 18, 1931, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Oct. 19, 

1931, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 28,280 cfs (20,470,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120,000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.81 ft); maximum gage height, 16.96 ft Apr. 4; minimum daily discharge, 4,430 cfs Nov. 18, Jan. 6; 

minimum gage height, -2.60 ft Nov. 18, result of freezeup.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 396,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1952; maximum gage height, 30.20 

ft Apr. 18, 1952; minimum discharge, about 2,200 cfs Jan. 6, 1937; minimum gage height 

observed, -2.77 ft Jan. 10, 1957, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow 

partly regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally 

made 3 times a month during winter and 6 times a month during rest of year.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50.200

29,700

29,000

28,200

27,500

26 , 800 

26,800

28,700

29,400

29,700

29,400

29,200

28,700

28,000 

28,000

28,000

28,000

27,700

27,700

27,700

28,000

28,400

29,000

29,200

28,000

27,500

28,200

28,000

28,400

28,700

29,200

881,000

28,420

*1,747

Nov.

29,200

28,700

26,800

25,200

23,600

20,300 

17,100

14,400

12,800

12,200

11,800

11,700

11,600

11,100 

b9,500

b7 , 000

4,880

4,450

5,880

b7,200

14,400

12,600

13,000

12,800

12,900

15,500

12,500

10,900

blO.OOO

b9,000

416,790

15,890

826,700

Dec.

bS.SOO

b9,400

10,400

11,000

11,100

10,700 

10,500

9,910

9,650

9,520

9,520

9,390

9,390

9,390 

9,590

9,590

9,590

9,650

9,910

9,910

9,780

9,910

9,910

9,910

10,000

10,000

10,700

11,500

12,000

12,200

11,400

312,920

10,090

620,700

Jan.

11,100

10,700

8,760

5,680

4,700

4,450 

4,610

5,380

6,590

9,130

11,300

12,000

12,500

lo!900

10,300

9,910

8,880

8,040

8,040

8,280

8,040

7,920

8,160

8,280

8,160

8,400

8,880

9,260

9,520

9,520

269,370

8,690

534,500

Feb.

9,650

9,780

9,910

9,780

9,780

9,650 

9,910

10,200

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,200

10,000 

9,520

9,780

blO.OOO

blO,200

blO,200

blO,000

9,780

9,390

8,880

8,880

9,000

9,000

8,880

9,000

9,260

281,850

9,720

559,000

Mar.

9,150

8,880

8,760

8,760

8,880

8,760 

8,400

8,640

9,650

10,900

11,300

10,600

9,520

9,260 

8,880

8,640

8,520

8,520

8,400

9,150

9,650

9,650

9,910

9,780

9,910

9,650

9,780

10,700

18,000

41,700

96,500

418,760

15,510

850,600

Apr.

115,000

96 , 500

105,000

116,000

116,000

104,000 

90,000

78,500

71,600

64,000

59,000

51,000

44,700

42,700 

41,400

58,500

58,200

55,500

52,400

29,700

27,700

26,400

26,800

27 , 200

26,400

26,800

27,000

27,200

26,800

27,200

*1,657.2

54,570

*5,247

May

26,600

26,100

25,000

25,400

29,000

50,700 

29,400

29,400

25,700

25 , 400

25 , 900

25,200

24,800

24,600 

24,800

26 , 400

28,200

50,400

31,800.

51,800

59,100

40,100

59,400

56,100

51,800

55,400

55,500

54,900

51,000

29,400

28,400

925,700

29,860

*1,856

June

28,400

27,700

27,000

26,100

25,200

24,600 

25,600

25,600

24,500

27,500

50,400

50,700

27,000

25,200 

25,000

52,900

50,000

50,000

29,200

54,000

52,900

50,200

26,100

25,200

25 , 000

25,700

26,100

27,000

28,000

29,200

827,800

27,590

*1,642

July

27,200

25,700

24,800

25,900

25,400

24,600 

25,700

26,400

28,400

28,400

28,200

29,700

52,100

55,200 

28,400

25,900

26,400

29,000

29,000

29,200

29,400

28,700

28,700

29,200

29,700

50,000

50,000

50,200

50,200

50,000

29,200

874,900

28,220

*1,735

Aug.

28,700

28,700

29,200

29,700

50,200

57,600 

59,800

52,600

50,200

29,400

29,000

28,400

29,000

29,200 

29,200

29,200

30,400

31,000

30,700

51,200

51,200

51,000

50,700

52,400

52,900

55,200

51,500

50,200

57,000

40,400

54,900

978,800

51,570

*1,941

Sept.

29,000

27.200

29,000

50,700

51,200

51,000 

50,200

51,000

51,000

50,000

29,400

28,200

27,000

27,200 

27,700

29,200

50,000

31,200

52,400

50,400

51,000

50,400

51,000

51,500

50,700

29,000

27,700

27,500

27,700

28,000

887,500

29,580

*1,760

Calendar year 1959: Max 55,000 Mln 4,430 Mean 21,620 Ac-ft 15,650,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 116,000 Mln 4,430 Mean 23,800 Ac-ft 17,280,000

Peak discharge (base, 95,000 efs).--Apr. 1 (8 a.m.) 120,000 efs (16.81 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
INDIAN CREEK BASIN 37

6105. Indian Creek at Council Bluffs, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°17'40", long 95°49'55", in NWi;-SE£ sec.18, T.75 N., R.43 W. , on downstream side of left pile bent of bridge on Mud Hollow Road at north edge of Council 

Bluffs, 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.99 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,038.86 ft above mean sea level (city of 

(TdXincil Bluffs bench mark). Prior to Apr. 12, 1955, wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.32 cfs (956 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs June 20 (gage height, 10.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 17, Jan. 4.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,200 cfs July 29, 1958 (gage height, 14.16 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those above 10 cfs, which are fair, and those fjr periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19"?0

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.4

3.2

.3

73

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

16.1

0.52

0.065

0.07

32

Nov.

0.6

*.6

1.1

^

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

72

.4

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

15.1

0.50

0.063

0.07

30

Dec.

0.4 ~75

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

*.5

.7

.7

.8

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

1.1

.7

.6

.5

18.3

0.59

O.074

0.09

36

Jan.

0.4

.4

.2

.1

U

.3

.8

*.8

.6

.5

.7

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

13.9

0.45

0.056

0.06

28

Feb.

0.4 *74-

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

16.5

0.57

0.071

0.08

33

Mar.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.0

8.0

15

To

7.6

56.7

1.83

0.229

0.26

112

Apr.

9.5

771

5.9

5.3

4.9

*4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.0

4.0

4.6

3.3

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

T79

2.1

2.3

2.2

109.0

3.63

0.454

0.51

216

May

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.6

2.7

1.9

1.8

 1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

2.2

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.7

9.0

2.7

*2.5

~~3.0 31

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

97.7

3.15

0.394

0.45

194

June

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.3

1.9

2.0

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

a4.0

1.1

1.2

53 1.0

2.2

1.6

 1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.9

107.0

3.57

0.447

0.50

212

July

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

3.9

1.4

1.2

5.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.6

a6.0

aT75"

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6_.!

46.4

1.50

0.188

0.22

92

Aug.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

*63

5.0

2.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.4

36

 1.6

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

2.0

a3.0

1.0

1.0

14

1.9

1.3

1.2

147.3

4.75

0.594

0.69

292

Sept.

*1.2

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

4.0

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.9

aS.O

1.5

*1.4

1.6

1.4

a4.O

alO

a4.0

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.9

65.9

2.20

0.275

0.31

131

Calendar year 1959: Max 104 Mln 0 Mean 1.85 Cfsm O.232 In. 3.14 Ac-ft 1,340

Water year 1959-50: Max 63 Mln O.I Mean 1.94 Cfsm 0.243 In. 3.31 Ao-ft 1,41O

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). May 24 (8 a.m.) 943 cfs (10.18 ft); June 2o (5 a.m.) 1,O50 cfs 

(10.62 ft); Aug. 5 (9 p.m.) 845 efs (9.76 ft); Aug. 17 (ll;5O a.m.) 517 cfs (8.22 ft)._______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, 13-20, Nov. 26 to Dec. 6, Dec. 11-19, 

Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 10, Jan. 15 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Mar. 3-8).

618097 O - 61 - 4
38 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6160. North Fork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.

Location. --Lat 40°33'10", long 106<>00'36", in NE^-NE^ sec.27, T.7 N. , R.77 W. , on right 

bank 2 miles northeast of Gould, 3-^ miles upstream from mouth, and 19 miles southeast 

of Walden.

Drainage area.--20.2 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,848 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 10 years, 16.5 cfs (11,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.01 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 260 cfs June 13, 1957 (gage height, 3.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; maximum gage height, 3.35 ft Apr. 8, 1954 (ice 

jam); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. One diversion above station for irrigation of hay meadows below.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ga 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 7-10)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 

0.6 3.2 0.6

.7

1.0 

1.5

4.8

7.0 1.0 

1.3

3.6

7.4

13

26

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

e height, in feet,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2

5.7

5.7

6.8

7.2

7.8

7.2

7.2

6.6

7.5

7.8

8.8

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.0

6.1

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.5

14

T2

11

9.5

8.2

9.2

8.8

9.0 

*10

241.9

7.80

480

Nov.

12

11

8.8

7.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.6

6.1

5.9

6.1

5.5

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4^0

*4.5

4.5

5.0

177.0

5.90

351

Dec.

->

^s

> 4.2

130.2

4.2

258

Jan.

- 

S

> 3.6

(*)

111.6

3.6

221

Feb.

-

^

(*)

) 3.2

92.8

3.2

184

Mar.

> 2.8

(*)

> 6.0

I'

204.0

6.58

405

Apr.

15

15

17

21

24

27

30

32

35

37

4O

38

32

33

32

27

25

26

28

*33

52

73

7666"

42

35

32

30

26

27

1,026

34.2

2,040

May

28

28

25

26

26

24

31

50

67

90

113

128

144

123

107

95

103

86

70

69

68

76

*94

94

80

84

88

91

95

96

97

2,396

77.3

4,750

June

104

113

124

132

134

121

144

*136

113

102

89

83

76

73

77

72

70

*70

68

63

58

*52

47

44

39

36

34

32

30

30

2,366

78.9

4,690

July

28

26

27

26

25

26

23

21

19

*20

23

19

19

18

16

14

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.7

9.2

9.0

8.7

9.0

10 8.4

512.0

16.5

1,020

Aug.

12 -9.0

8.2

7.7

7.4

*7.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

5.9

5.9

7.4

7.0

5.9

5.2

4.9

5.0

5.9

5.4

10

6.5

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.6

200.3

6.46

397

Sept.

4.9

5.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.6

7.9

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

7.7

7.4

5.4

*5.0

4.9

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

155.0

5.17

307

Calendar year 1959 : Max 120 Min - Mean 15.7 Ac-ft ll,36o

Water year igsg-go : Max 144 Min - Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,100

Peak discharge (base, 100 ofa). Apr. 23 (6:30 p.m.) 112 cfs (2.18 ft); May 13 (8:30 p.m.) 224 cfs 

(2.84 ft); May 23 (9 p.m.) 140 cfs (2.39 ft); June 7 (7 p.m.) 236 cfs (3.01 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 39

6200. North Platte River near Northgate, Golo.

Location. Lat 40°56'38", long 106°20'26", in SW^NE^ sec.11, T.ll N. , R.80 W. , on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from abandoned highway bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Camp Creek, 

0.8 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 125, 3.8 miles south of ColoradoWyoming State line, and 4^ miles northwest of Northgate.

Drainage area.--1.431 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May to November 1904 (published as "near Pinkhampton"), May 1915 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,806.98 ft above mean sea levBl, adjustment of 1912. May 11 to Nov. 9, 1904, staff gage near present site at different datum. 

Apr. 30, 1915, to May 12, 1916, staff gage, May 13, 1916, to Sept. 17, 1917, chain 

gage, Sept. 18, 1917, to Apr. 7, 1918, staff gage, and Apr. 8, 1918, to Se-ot. 18, 1933, 

water-stage recorder, 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 437 cfs (316,400 acre-ft per year).

___ _ _ _age height, 5.81 ft); maximum gage height, 8.25 ft Mar. 28 ]ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 51 cfs Sept. 17.

1904, 1915-60: Maximum discharge, 6,720 cfs June 11, 1923 (gage height, 6.24 ft, 

site then in use); maximum gage height, 8.80 ft Apr. 21, 1945 (ice jam); minimum dally 

discharge, 19 cfs July 17-19, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 130,000 acres of hay meadows above 

station. Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River basin (see 

p. 168).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1916-21, 1929(M), 1930-32.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 cfs Mar. 28

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

62

94,

305

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

580

1,500

2,730

4,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

224

228

224

206

188

179

188

215 

224

220

228

220

220

233

220

197

197

202

202

197

202

210

210

260

*315

300

305

350

472

444

385

7,665

247

15,200

Nov.

375

365

365

350

251

242

335

365 

355

360

335

315

242

246

264

292

264

269

274

264

233

246

242

256

246

170

165

180

*195

200

8,261

275

16,390

Dec.

200

200

200

185

170

170

170

170 

165

160

155

160

160

155

150

150

150

150

150

145

140

140

140

135

135

130

125

120

115

TI5

115

4,725

152

9,370

Jan.

110

110

105

105

105

105

110

110 

110

110

115

115

110

105

100

93

88

83

80

T8_

80

81

*82

85

90

96

96

95

95

95

94

3,036

97.9

6,020

Feb.

95

96

96

92

88

88

90

92 

96

95

94

94

94

92

*90

84

78

80

82

82

78

74

70

66

65

63

60

60

62

2,396

82.6

4,750

Mar.

62

64

74

84

95

110

102

105 

110

105

100

104

*106

108

105

102

102

102

110

150

190

240

290

310

360

570

900

5.600

3,260

1,730

1,300

14,750

476

29,260

Apr.

910

600

*530

550

818

1,360

1.880

1,850 

1,750

1,730

1,740

1,780

1,570

1,220

1,040

971

850

722

629

*587

650

730

858

842

818

622

514

484

484

472

29,561

985

58,630

May

460

432

340

325

360

390

355

*325 

315" 310

350

390

449

496

526

568

615

754

980

1.070

935

738

550

*466

460

449

410

460

538

574

594

15,984

516

31,700

June

622

738

882

1,060

1,200

1,360

1,460

*1,570 

1,760

1.800

1,620

1,570

1,460

1,270

1,190

1,370

1,380

*1,360

1,310

1,260

1,100

980

*754

698

666

556

502

460

427

585

32,770

1,092

65,000

July

365

325

287

350

449

550

*568

568

490

496

587

568

532

472

427

395

375

350

340

325

330

345

380

340

310

282

269

256

242

251

12,411

400

24,620

Aug.

274

278

260

233

206

*179

170

158 

146

134

130

123

116

119

119

116

119

126

130

119

105

94

88

88

112

154

146

116

91

78

12

4,399

142

8,730

Sept.

65

65

65

65

62

60

65

72 

81

11

91

84

75

62

60

53

51

53

62

75

75

68

81

81

65

*60

55

53

55

58

2,008

66.9

3,980

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,740 Min 62 Mean 342 Ac-ft 247,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,6OO Min 51 Mean 377 Ac-ft 273,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Feb. 19, Mar. 14-28. No gage-height

 cord Feb. 20 to Mar. 13 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of period), Mar. 31 to 

Apr. >r3, Apr. 17, 18; discharge discharge estimated e on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, ar

records for nearby station
40 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6204. Douglas Creek above Keystone, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°11'10", long 106°16'20", in NE£ sec.16, T.14 N., R.79 W., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Horse Creek, l£ miles northwest of Ke;rstone, 

! § miles upstream from Keystone Creek, and 8 miles west of Albany.

Drainage area. 22.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 35.2 cfs (25,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 440 cfs May 13 (gage height, 3.91 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 4.12 ft Apr. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not 

determined.

1955-60; Maximum discharge, 865 cfs June 7, 1957; maximum gage height, 4.78 ft 

May 29, 1958; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation and practically no diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

1.0

2.4

6.0

10

20

136

265

450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.0

3.7

sTo

8.8

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.0

7.8

8.2

9.8

8.8

8.4

9.6

11

*8.8

9.0

9.2

9.2

8.8

7.6

38

3T

34

21

15

15

13

"as

O .D

363.6

11.7

721

Nov.

> 7

\ *5

180

6

357

Dec.

> 3.5

108.5

3.5

215

Jan.

> 3

93

3

184

Feb.

> 2.5

72.5

2.5

144

Mar.

> 2.5

77.5

2.5

154

Apr.

(*)

) 4

> 20

40

50

60

65

54

35

34

32

31

29

670

22.3

1,330

May

27

28

29

29

28

27

28

32

64

105

174

245

311

320

24T

213

204

158

120

115

*138

201

252

204

184

218

225

232

238

228

245

4,864

157

9,650

June

258

260

258

238

206

178

*161

184

150

125

112

114

93

85

96

77 *73

86

62

56

44

40

36

34

30

26

24

20

18

JJ

3,161

105

6,270

July

17

15

19

23

25

*18

19

22

15

14

14

12

11

11

10

9. '6

9.2

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.4

7.8

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

sTS" 5.4

359.8

11.6

714

Aug.

5.6

4.8

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.2

3.4

6.4

7.8

6.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

6.4

4.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

372" 3.0

131.7

4.25

261

Sept.

3.4

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

277

2.7

3.0

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.9

4.4

6.0

sTS

3.2

*3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

99.4

3.31

197

Calendar year 1959 : Max 470 Min - Mean 33.3 Ac-ft 24,080

Water year igsg-go : Max 32O Mln - Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,2OO

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 30 to Apr. 11, Apr. 13, 14, 16-23, Apr. 25 to Ma-' 7 (stagedischarge relation affected by Ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 41

6210. Douglas Creek near Foxpark, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°04'45", long 106 0 18'40", in S^ sec.19, T.13 N., R.79 W., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from Beaver Creek and 8f miles west of Foxpark.

Drainage area.--120 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--14 years, 77.8 cfs (56,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 736 cfs May 13 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.1 cfs Aug. 12, 13.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,630 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 4.66 ft); minimum 

not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Only minor diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.8 

6.0

19

39

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

160

335

565

835

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

19

19

18

21

25

30

25

23

28

25

35

32

28

28

34

24

23

23

23

22

19

49

63

*56

49

35

52

42

34

35

957

30.9

1,900

Nov.

39

39

4O

32

25

26

27

28

29

29

29

30

28

27

26

26

27

27

26

25

24

23

22

20

19

18

16

13

*13

13

766

E5.5

1,520

Dec.

> 14

434

14

861

Jan.

i 12

37 Z

12

738

Feb.

> 11

319

11

633

Mar.

i 15

> 45

795

26

1,580

Apr.

45

43

40

42

*52

64

72

78

91

109

140

164

178

178

172

121

92

107

126

160

208

255

259

244

178

152

149

149

133

123

3,924

131

7,780

May

131

126

128

128

128

119

146

199

255

319

406

495

580

585

500

447

465

411

351

343

359

*416

438

393

351

363

367

375

359

343

335

10,361

334

20,550

June

347

343

331

315

287

255

241

263

283

*211

196

199

166

141

152

133

 111

155

111

101

77

 71

64

63

56

50

43

40

37

34

4,876

163

9,670

July

32

30

31

45

38

38

*35

42

31

28

31

29

24

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

15

17

16

13

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

697.0

22.5

1,380

Avs.

9.6

7.8

6.0

5.4

5.4

*5.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4 ia

4.1

4.7

5.4

4.7

6.6

13

TT

7.2

5.7

5.4

5.0

6.0

13

9.6

6.6

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

194.4

6.27

386

Sept.

4.7

5.7

7.8

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.7

7.2

9.0

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.7

5.7

5.0

4.7

6.0

13

To

7.8

*6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

184.2

6.14

365

Calendar year 1959: Max 655 Min 5.0 Mean 84.2 Ac-ft 60,940

Water year 1959-6O: Max 585 Mln 4.1 Mean 65.2 Ac-ft 47,360

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on thisn day. a

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5-11, Nov. 13 to Apr. 12 

(no gage-height record Dec. 17 to Apr. 5j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations).
42 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6227. North Brush Creek near Saratoga, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°22'15 M , long 106 0 31'10", in NE£ see.8, T.16 N., R.81 W., on right bank 

120 ft downstream from logging road bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Lincoln Creek, 

1.6 miles upstream from South Brush Creek, and 16 miles southeast of Saratoga.

Drainage area.--37.4 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,060 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 465 cfs May 13 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum daily, 7.8 cfs Sept. 13.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

No diversion above gage.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

7.0 

9.5

71

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

120

218

352

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

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

a70

a70

a70

a70

a70

a74

a70

a80

alls

*a!25

213

*293

366

352

266

234

236

184

126

113

*137

226

287

*274

205

221

244

247

*263

258

258

5,817

188

11,540

June

301

314

322

312

279

252

234

241

236

223

*192

182

156

154

*154

156

*164

197

151

133

104

*84

78

72

70

70

64

56

50

M

5,046

168

10,01O

July Aug.

41 14

36 11

38 9.5

41 9.2

33 *9.0

*31 8.8

52 8.5

32 8.5

24 8.5

22 8.5

*22 8.2

20 8.2

19 8.0

18 8.5

16 8.8

16 8.0

16 13

16 20

14 26

13 2T

13 13

13 10

16 10

14 10

12 18

11 12

11 10

11 9.0

10 8.8

10 8.5

12 8.2

653 342.7

21.1 11.1

1,300 680

Sept.

8.5

10

9.5

11

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.5

12

9.9

*8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8 * O

261.8

8.73

519

Calendar year : Max MLn Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max MLn Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 43 

6229. South Brush Creek near Saratoga, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°20'40", long 106°31'30", in NW^ sec.20, T.16 N. , R.81 W. , on left bank 

300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 130, 1.6 miles upstream from North Brush 

Creek, and 17 miles southeast of Saratoga.

Drainage area. 22.8 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,100 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 382 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs; minimum daily, 3.4 cfs July 21.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

One small diversion for irrigation above station. One diversion 0.3 mile above station 

for irrigation in North Brush Creek basin.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1 

2.3

3.0 

4.0 

7.5

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

160

282

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

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

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a26

a24

a26

a35

a45

a77

alOO

a!30

*125

72

62

59

58

48

39

55

98

112

106

*78

81

102

112

*134

132

132

2,193

70.7

4,350

June

199

230

256

275

246

208

165

190

190

171

134

114

102

112

*104

104

*129

179

118

94

58

*38

*29

49

75

64

a53

a54

a5Q

50

3,840

128

7,620

July

49

32

23

22

19

*22

50

29

19

18

*22

17

12

24

17

9.0

7.5

6.3

4.9

3.7

3.4

4.6

4.2

3.5

5.5

7.5

6.7

9.9

9.0

8 . 1

6.3

475.1

15.3

942

Aug.

4.4

3.5

57S

10

*9.9

9.3

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.1

8.7

9.0

7.5

12

19

£7

19

12

10

9.9

9.6

14

11

9.0

8.1

9.3

9.0

8 .7

308.3

9.95

612

Sept.

9.0

12

10

10

9.6

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.3

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.8

9.3

*7.5

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

5.7

247.9

8.26

492

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In 

and records for nearby stations.
44 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6239. Encampment River near Encampment, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°01'50", long 106°49'30", in NWj sec.10, T.12 H., R.84 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Hog park Creek and 12| miles south of Encampment.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,200 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.55 ft); minimum not determined.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 2,290 cfs June 13, 1957 (gage height, 6.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 13-31)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O 

2.5

3.0

126

196

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

20

30

55

93

143

202

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

300

440

650

940

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

44

38 

42

50

59

63

55

52

62

60

64

58

59

66

67

54

57

58

60

58

55

188

135

128

109

87

120

95

69

74

2,230

71.9

4,420

Nov.

77

Tf

75 

66

55

47

58

50

49

50

50

48

43

32

40

43

41

38

35

36

37

38

39

39

38

36

37

35

33

32

1,374

45.8

2,730

Dec.

> 28

868

28

1,720

Jan.

> 25

775

25

1,540

Feb.

> 23

667

23

1,320

Mar.

20

Zl

23 

24

26

28

29

28

27

25

23

23

25

26

26

27

26

25

24

29

32

36

38

40

42

46

48

46

*45

47

42

967

31.2

1,920

Apr.

39

40

42 

45

49

b56

b64

b80

bllO

b!50

b200

206

183

176

165

145

135

123

134

154

208

295

335

307

218

188

174

165

152

143

4,474

149

8,870

May

148

155

163 

163

160

147

TTS

259

345

440

548

680

868

856

700

655

712

596

496

464

444

532

655

675

641

675

*730

*778

802

802

868

16,335

527

32,400

June

954

1,040

1.140 

1,140

1,090

1,020

1,040

1,070

1,010

922

856

*802

*730

*754

742

690

736

748

690

618

536

448

419

395

368

345

315

290

266

244

21,418

714

42,480

July

224

209

230 

2ET

191

195

203

170

*157

148

146

144

136

128

126

117

104

99

93

88

86

84

80

76

72

70

72

72

70

"So" 68

DO

3,947

127

7,830

Aug.

70

62

56 

52

50

47

42

*38

38

38

36

35

33

33

33

32

34

36

32

30

28

33

34

32

53

38

31

28

26

26

25

1,181

38.1

2,340

Sept.

25

27

26 

26

24

25

29

33

33

26

25

24

24

24

*23

23

24

25

24

23

22

3T

30- 45

26

25

24

23

23

23

787

26.2

1,560

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,080 Mln - Mean 137 Ac-ft 91,820

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,140 Mln - Mean 150 Ac-ft 109,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--June 3 (9 p.m.) 1,590 efs (5.55 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 5 to Apr. 5, Apr. 13, 17, 26, (stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice most of periods), July 22 to Aug. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, typical recession, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 45

6250. Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°18'10", long 106°43'00", in NW£ sec.3, T.15 N., R.83 W., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth and 8 miles northeast of Encampment.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,970 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 20 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 21 cfs Aug. 22, 31, Sept. 1.

1940-60; Maximum discharge, 4,510 cfs June 1, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 3,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.33 ft June 4, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 

5.2 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 wnlch are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres, part of which is

above station and part below. Five small reservoirs above station for irrigation (total

capacity, about 400 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

27

48

102

214

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

1,180

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water- year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

84

78

77 

8?

96

108

102

96

98

96

104

106

100

100

110

98

94

96

96

96

*92

137

212

TTT

173

131

171

157

124

110

3,475

112

6,890

Nov.

120

120

124

TT2 

90

94

106

102

100

98

92

90

60

68

68

75

90

75

75

69

66

69

68

71

66

65

64

66

*71

71

2,505

83.5

4,970

Dee.

69

70

7$

68 

65

65

65

65

64

63

62

63

63

62

61

61

61

61

61

60

59

59

59

58

58

57

54

55

54

54

1,900

61.3

3,770

Jan.

53

53

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

53

54

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

47

46

47

47

48

*50

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

1,571

50.7

3,120

Feb.

5Q

50

50

49 

49

49

49

49

50

50

50

50

*48

49

49

48

46

47

47

47

46

46

45

44

44

43

41

40

41

1,366

47.1

2,710

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,260 Mln 17

Mar.

42

il

46

48 

50

53

51

52

53

52

51

*52

52

53

52

51

51

51

53

62

73

77

78

77

80

88

102

120

102

86

84

1,986

64.1

3,940

Apr.

77

77

7173- 

90

120

133

137

157

214

274

300

287

282

266

248

202

195

195

207

256

378

442

*475

366

308

279

266

243

212

6,832

228

13,550

May

209

209

209

214 

235

212

222

310

430

527

650

764

1,010

1.150

988

825

940

850

704

614

576

608

760

*865

760

748

835

810

875

928

958

19,995

645

39,660

June

1,110

1,220

1,370

1,490 

1,450

1,380

1,330

1,390

1,380

1,230

*1,190

1,100

988

1,000

*1,020

922

946

1,040

952

825

712

569

511

481

427

372

336

313

287

253

27,594

920

54,730

July

224

192

188

230 

T§2

183

*192

190

155

135

129

116

97

73

64

61

56

54

48

48

48

50

48

47

44

36

35

33

31

33

35

3,067

98.9

6,080

Aug.

36

35

35

31 

*26

25

26

28

28

27

24

24

25

26

27

27

35

35

34

27

22

2125-

27

3_7

34

25

25

25

23

21

866

27.9

1,720

Sept.

21

22

22

25 

25

26

30

32

31

30

31

29

29

28

28

28

28

29

29

31

a29

a31

a32

a35

*a34

34

32

31

32

32

876

29.2

1,740

Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,490 Mln 21 Mean 197 Ae-ft 142^900

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs).--June 4 (4 a.m.) 1,710 cfs (5.78 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height rpcordj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-17, 26-28, 30, Dec. 2 to Mar. 21 (no 

gage-height record Jan. 19-24).
46 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6270. North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°27'20", long 106°48'15" (revised), in sec.11, T.17 N., R.84 W., on left 

bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 130 in Saratoga and 1 mile downstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 2,840 sq. mi (revised).

Records available. June 1903 to October 1906, April to December 1909, October 1910 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,772.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1911, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different datum. 

Apr. 25, 1911, to Nov. 1, 1930, chain gage at bridge 35 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--53 years (1903-6, 1910-60), 1,163 cfs (842,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,070 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 7.46 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 98 cfs Sept. 1, 4, 18, 20.

1903-6, 1909, 1910-60: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 8, 1909 (gage height, 

11.06 ft, present datum, from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended abo-re 14,000 cfs; 

minimum daily, 38 cfs July 18-20, 1934.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diver-

 sions above station for irrigation of about 290,000 acres, part of which is above station and part below. Transbasin diversions above station (see p. 168).

Revisions (water years). WSP 406: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1904.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 16, 

June 30 to July 17)

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.4

80

110

190

500

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,060

2,530

4,720

Discharge , In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

437

444

444

430

416

423

444

465

479

479

486

500

532

500

500

500

486

451

458

451

451

*444

486

778

733

778

688

760

841

850

724

16,858

544

33,440

Nov.

715

724 724"

706

490

330

409

580

598

607

598

589

480

360

360

395

560

572

598

556

524

508

508

465

479

340

*250 2SB"

290

300

14,870

496

29,490

Dec.

32O

335

340

3TO

260

275

280

275

280

275

*270

280

285

280

275

275

280

285

285

280

280

280

280

285

285

270

260

250

250

255

260

8,690

280

17,240

Jan.

250

240

23"0" 230

a235

a240

a250

265

280

300

310

310

305

290

275

260

250

240

235

235

240

250

260

*265

280

300

300

295

290

290

290

8,290

267

16,440

Feb.

255" 290

285

275

265

265

275

285

285

280

280

275

*275

270

260

250

240

245

255

255

240

225

210

200

195

185

170

a!70

a!75

7,170

247

14,220

Mar.

T80" 175

205

240

270

318

300

306

312

305

*285

294

306

312

306

300

300

300

324

367

430

500

572

598

742

1,130

1,540

3,710

4,590

2 950 

2^070

24,537

792

48,670

Apr.

1,600

1,200

950

950

1,220

1,940

2,530

2,530

2,480

2,480

*2,620

2,680

2,440

2,120

1,910

1,700

1,390

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,580

1,820

2,040

1,750

1,540

1,310

1,180

1,140

1,030

51,020

1,701

101,200

May

994

940

910

870

*930

920

940

1,020

1,190

1,330

1,600

1,910

2,380

2,850

2,640

2,310

2,480

2,480

2,380

2,360

2,330

2,150

2,220

2,330

*1,940

1,880

2,070

2,040

2,220

2,410

2,430

57,434

1,853

113,900

June

2,780

3,080

3,420

3,860

3,910

3,910

3,890

4,150

4,640

4,380

*4,230

3,910

3,520

3,300

*3 , 140

3,040

3,120

3,420

3,280

3,060

2,640

2,260

1,940

1,690

1,640

1,500

1,340

1,200

1,060

972

88,282

2,943

175,100

July

850

778

733

787

796

*860

930

972

8W

823

751

778

778

715

661

616

556

532

500

479

458

444

458

516

548

458

423

402

395 

374

19,635

633

38,950

Aug.

402

395

381

354

*312

294

272

256

250

234

218

196

186

181

186

186

201

218

228

223

196

172

131

110

TTT

142

158

176

150 

120

110

6,755

218

13,400

Sept.

98

101

101

98

104

114

114

114

124

131

128

131

131

120

110

104

107

98

101

98

117

163

172

*186

1ST

168

ISO

142

138 

134

3,778

126

7,490

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,770 Mln 138 Mean 792 Ac-ft 573,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,640 Mln 98 Mean 840 Ac-ft 609,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-17, Nov. 26 to Mar. 5, Mar. 10, 

11, 15-18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 47

6289. Pass Creek near Elk Mountain, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°35'10", long 106°36'37", in SWiSWi sec.27, T.19 N., R.82 W., on right 

bank 250 ft downstream from Lone Tree Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from Brush Creek, 

12 miles southwest of Elk Mountain, and 14 miles northeast of Saratoga.

Drainage area. 91.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,230 ft (from topographic trap) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 854 cfs June 13, 1957 (gage height, 5.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,900 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

4.4

7.5

17

29

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

2.5 

4.3

6.7

14

24

1.2 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5

146

274

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19SO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.3

6.0

6.0

7.5

10

8.0

6.9

5.6

S73

9.8

9.3

7.2

7.2

8.4

9.0

10

11

11

11

9.8

9.4 *9.3

8.4

9.8

24

If

12

13

292.5

9.44

580

Nov.

12

T5

11

11

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.8

10

8.4

8.8

b6.5

bT70~

b7.8

b7.8

7.5

8.0

8.8

9.3

11

9.8

9.3

10

10

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.2

7.5 

7.6

261.2

8.71

518

Dec.

» 7.5

(*)

232.5

7.5

461

Calendar year 1959: Max 93

Jan.

~

> 6.5

C)

201.5

6.5

400

Feb.

(*)

> 7

203

7

403

Mln 1.5

Mar.

7.8

T3

9.0

11

12

13

14

13

12

11

*11

12

13

14

21

23

26

26

22

21

25

35

45

60

80

110

212

ISO" 223

80

60

1,380.8

44.5

2,740

Apr.

46

40

44

80

180

221

188

156

128

150

*142

108

80

72

68

47

41

34

37

47

74

84

69

70

44

35

31

31

29

26

2,402

80.1

4,760

May

27

 ss 26

33 *66

60

60

54

62

62

78

92

117

132

92

85

128

146 ~99

72

60

70

96

103

75

*62

77

114

87 

80

77

2,420

78.1

4,800

June

85

103

103

97

89

85

82

99

139 *142

132

TT&- 168

60

*63

66

43

74

75

77

45

*38

32

29

23

18

1526-

23

20

2,161

72.0

4,290

July

16

12

14

30

26

*36

50" 56

42

38

36

36

38

34

33

31

29

28

26

17

8.4

6.7

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.0

5.5

577

6.0 6 .0

8 0'

699.9

22.6

1,390

Aug.

15 .3

6.2

5.3

*4.3

4.1

3.8

3-70 3.0

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.4

8.0

14

9.0

7.4

6.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

8.0

6.7

5.0

4.3

3.9 

3.6

171.3

5.53

340

Sept.

5.4

473

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

4.1

5.5 *5.3

4.8

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.3 

4.3

123.3

4.11

245

Mean 20. 5 Ac-ft 14. 880

Water year 1959-60: Max 223 Mln - Mean 28 .8 Ac-ft 20.930

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Mar. 27 (9 p.m.) 320 cfs (2.71 ft); Apr. 5 (11 p.m.) 344 cfs 

(2.82 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 18-24, Nov. 26 to Mar. 26, Mar. 29 to Apr. 5 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge treasurements, 

weather records, recorded range In stage, typical recession, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6300. North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'20", long 107°03'25", in SW^SW^ sec. 13, T.22 H. , R.86 W. , on left 

bank 6-J miles northeast of Sinclair and 14 miles upstream from water lire of Seminoe 

Reservoir at elevation 6,357 ft.

Drainage area. 8.124 sq mi (revised), of which 4,064 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1960. Prior to October 1943, published as 

"near Parco. "

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.400.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,049 cfs (759,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.96 ft); tninimum daily, 90 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs June 15, 1957 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Sept. 17

arge, 1 

, 1944.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Diversions for irrigation of about S93.000 acres above station. Transbasin diversions 

above station (see p. 168).

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1-3, 7-13, Sept. 26-30)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

100

190

560

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,050

2,420

4,080

5,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

512

*488

496

488

464

456

464

488

512

520

520

544

560

578

552

552

552

536

496

496

*496

488

488

544

840

810

850

780

880 

940

940

18,330

591

36,360

Nov.

790

790

790

800

780

587

344

496

650

710

690

660

610

580

390

390

430

600

620

600

580

560

550

550

570

*350

330

340

360

380

16,877

563

33,480

Dec.

370

400

440

450

400

330

340

350

350

340

*335

335

350

350

340

335

340

345

350

340

340

340

340

345

350

340

330

320

310

M§

10,815

349

21,450

Jan.

315

310

280

260

265

265

270

270

280

285

290

290

*290

285

280

270

260

250

250

250

250

260

270

280

300

310

320

320

310

310

310

8,755

282

17,370

Feb.

310

3T5B"

305

300

290

285

290

300

305

310

300

*290

290

290

285

280

270

270

275

280

280

270

255

250

230

225

215

"205 205

7,965

275

15,800

Mar.

210 '220"

250

280

310

360

400

405

400

*390

400

385

390

400

400

390

380

380

390

420

470

540

690

960

1,100

1,300

1,600

2,500

4,800

2*520

27,400

884

54,350

Apr.

1,970

1,480

1,160

?90~ 990

*1,480

2,270

2.640

2,570

*2,510

2,570

2,640

2,620

2,340

2,OOO

1,820

1,620

1,410

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,330

1,680

1,920

1,940

1,690

1,460

1,320

1,230

1,170

52,370

1,746

103,900

May

1,060

*1,030

960

930

920

*970

940

970

1,050

1,280

*1,410

1,740

2,120

2,630

2.820

2,520

2,420

2,570

2,560

2,510

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,300

*2,280

*1,980

2,000

2,120

2,180

2,380

2,500

58,110

1,875

115,300

June

2,600

2,940

3,250

3,670

3,940

*3,940

3,900

*4,040

4,460

*4.670

4,440

4,210

3,900

3,520

*3,280

3,150

3,120

3,230

3,490

3,220

2,860

*2,500

2,180

1,850

1,650

1,580

1,460

1,290

1,140

1,010

90,490

3,016

179,500

July

*870

770

740

870

800

*780

830

910

950

*840

770

740

800

830

790

730

670

614

573

*544

512

493

472

488

544

587

488

44 B

408

400

§11

20,645

666

40,950

Aug.

376

400

*384~

*384

344

306

278

264

244

232

208

*175

165

155

150

145

*160

185

196

202

208

180

160

150

120

108 Tie

128

150

145

6,550

211

12,990

Sept.

112

100

90

90

90

93

104

116

124

124

*132

132

128

*136

*128

124

116

112

108

100

104

108

165

202

226

244

2Z6

214

196

190

4,134

138

8,200

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,800 Min 135 Mean 843 Ac-ft 610,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,800 Min 90 Mean 881 Ac-ft 639,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13 to Mar. 26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 49

6315. Medicine Bow River above Rock Creek, near Medicine Bow, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'55", long 106°09'05", in NE^ sec.15, T.22 N., R.78 W., on right bank 

50 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 30 and 287, if iftiles downstrean from Foote 

Creek, Z\ miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 2-J miles southeast of Medicine Bow.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi, of which 35 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,564.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Average discharge. 9 years, 50.8 cfs (36,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 439 cfs June 10 (gage height, 4.96 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 15, 1957 (gage height, 7.10 ft); no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 37,000 acres above station. Five 

small reservoirs above station for irrigation (combined capacity, about 200 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

0.0

.6

1.7

3.1

5.4

8.5

17

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

92

150

280

455

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

2.4

4.2

2.5

3.0

5.2

4.0

2.3

5.2

9.7

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

12

10

9.7

10

10

8.9

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.9

8.2

11

15

17

TT

17

250.9

8.09

498

Nov.

16

16

16

17

15

16

17

18

16

15

16

15

12

13

15

14

16

15

15

15

13

16

12

12

15

*17

16

15

15

16

455

15.2

902

Dec.

16

17

17

15

14

14

15

13

12

13

13

13

11

12

13

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

14

12

11

11

12

12

402

13.0

797

Jan.

11

11

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

8.6

876

8.8

10

10

1011 *11

12

13

13

14

T3

12

336.4

10.9

667

Feb.

12

12

11

TT

12

13

16

17

18

17

 17

16

16

17

16

16

15

14

15

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

413

14.2

819

Mar.

14

T8

20

24

26

30

30

30

28

*25

25

24

24

26

24

27

32

37

43

48

51

53

56

67

78

107

134

T22

112

*120

108

1,563

50.4

3,100

Apr.

102

108

115

125

130

135

126

120

118

116

112

106

82

78

74

66

64

44

51

45

29

29

42

52

45

36

29

26

31

29

2,265

75.5

4,490

May

22

20

16

8.5

*10

18

33

33

26

23

26

28

35

43

68

67

58

97

114

79

45

26

18

15

15

*21

19

17

20

30

39

1,089.5

35.1

2,160

June

56

97

170

226

286

280

259

241

*383

375

368

325

340

218

162

220

*253

182

250

292

218

128

81

48

29

22

15

9.7

7.0

6.0

5,546.7

185

11,000

July

5.7

6.6

7.9

9.3

7.9

7.6

131

*56

35

30

23

18

14

13

12

11

9.3

8.2

7.3

5.7

4.9

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.5

4.2

4.9

4.7

4.0

3 3

457.8

14.8

908

Auj.

3.0

27S

2.3

*1.6

1.4

1.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

O

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.2

0.46

28

Sept.

(*)

0

O

o

Calendar year 1959 : Max 383 Min 0 Mean 38.9 Ac-ft 28,170

Water year 1959-60 : Max 383 Mln 0 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,37O

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 3O to Nov. 1, Nov. 5-7, 13-19, Nov. 27 to 

Dec. 23, Mar. 23-29. No gage-height record Nov. 24-26, Dec. 24 to Mar. 22, Mar. 30 to Apr. 6 (stage

discharge relation affected by ice most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge

measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
50 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6325. Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°35'12", long 106°13'16", in NW£SE£ sec.25, T.19 N., R.79 V'., on left

bank 10 ft downstream from county road bridge, half a mile downstream from Overland

Creek, 0.8 mile southwest of Arlington, and 6.8 miles southwest of McPadden. 

Drainage area.--64.5 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. October 1910 to September 1918, September 1939 to Septenber 1960.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "near

Arlington" 1911-13, 1916-18.

Gape. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,780 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To July 12, 1912, staff gage and July 12, 1912, to Jan. 11, 1916, water-stage

recorder, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 12, 1916, to Sept. 30,

1918, water-stage recorder at site 40 ft upstream at present datum. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 645 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum

daily, 5.8 cfs Feb. 25, 27-29, Mar. 1.

1910-18, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 19, 1953 (gage height, 4.96 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 5,6, 1915. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,900 acres above and below station. King

Canyon Canal diverts water from right bank 300 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

152

280

470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

17

13

14

16

18

20

15

17

17

15

21

20

18

17

20

14

16

15

16

15

13

21

*22

21

24

17

22

17

11

10

534

17.2

1,060

Nov.

12

13

12

11

9.4

9.6

9.8

10

11

12

11

10

8.0

874

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.7

8.3

9.4

9.4

*9.4

8.8

a.o

9.0

9.2

9.4

289.3

9.64

574

Dec.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.8

9.0

8.4

8,5

8,5

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

256.7

8.28

509

Jan.

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.9

7 .3

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.7

7.1

7.6

7.8

*8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7 »6

230.1

7.42

456

Feb.

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.0

¥75

8.0

8.0

*7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.0

5^8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

-____._

208.6

7.19

414

Mar.

5.8

672

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.9

7.2

7.6

7.8

8.3

8.7

9.0

9.5

9.7

11

13

13

12

12

11

251.3

8.11

498

Apr.

11

10

10

9.7

11

15

18

20

21

*24

30

32

28

28

29

25

24

24

21

24

33

51

58

72

60

51

40

34

28

27

868.7

29.0

1,720

May

24

22

23

24

24

*24

25

37

56

82

130

175

245

248

19fa

185

198

188

143

123

125

178

277

271

168

178

238

290

322

*301

526

4,848

156

9,620

June

410

450

466

430

434

362

343

370

*340

304

256

245

232

294

374

*240

242

298

238

198

161

147

141

132

127

111

105

93

95

88.

7,746

258

15,360

July

80

74

79

96

79

76

121 ~5TJ

*67

55

54

48

45

42

40

37

34

33

31

28

27

28

28

2E

2E

23

2E

21

21

20

20

1,472

47.5

2,920

Aug.

20

23

23

*21

17

16

14

14

12

10

12

11

11

13

13

11

16

21

23

16

13

12

12

12

13

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.4

440.1

14.2

873

Sept.

9.4

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

9.0

*8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.0

8.3

9.4

11 "7.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

271.3

9.04

538

Adjusted for diversions to King Canyon Canal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

17.2

1,060

9.64

574

8.28

509

7.42

456

7.19

414

8.11

498

29.1

1,730

165

10,120

326

19,390

47.5

2,920

14.4

888

9.04

538

Calenc 

Water

lar year 1959: 

year 1959-60:

Max 

Max

754 

466

Min 

Mln

5.1 

5.8

Mean 57.2 

Mean 47.5

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

41, 

34,

390 

540

Adjusted

Cale 

Wate

ndar ye 

r year

ar 1959: 

1959-60:

Mean 

Mean

70.6 

53.9

Cfsm

Cfsm

In. 

In.

Ac-ft

Ae-ft

51 

39

,080 

,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 14, Nov. 16, 17, 2O, 25-29, 

Dec. 5-17, Jan. 14-22, Feb. 20 to Mar. 6, Mar. 10-18, 24, 30, Apr. 1, 3.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 51

6335. Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°46'35", long 105°55'48", in NE£SW£ sec.22, T.21 N. , R.76 W. , on left 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from Johnston ditch and 3.4 miles northeast of towr of Rock 

River.

Drainage area. 218 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--September 1940 to November 1941, March to September 1942, May 1951 to 

September 1960.

Gape. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,740 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-41, 1951-60), 26.5 cfs (19,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 190 cfs June 9 (gage height, 3.90 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.02 ft Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 6-18, 26-31, Sept. 1-25, 

29

'1940-42, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 13, 1942 (gage height, 6.42 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 370 cfs; no flow at times in 1942, 1954-56, 1958-60.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above and below station. 

Several small reservoirs above station for irrigation (combined capacity, about 3,300 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1310: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 9-12, June 3D to July 15)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

.1 

1.4 

3.5 

12

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

75

145

230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

15

15

15

13

12

12

13

13

7.9

3.5

3.3

6^

5.9

5.1

3.5

4.3

6.3

5.1

4.7

*6.7

5.9

7.5

6.7

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.7

11

19

16

274.9

8.87

545

Nov.

15

15

15

12

10

10

1011

10

10

9.6

8.6

7.0

7.0

7.6

6.6

676

6.8

6.8

7.1

9.5

9.1

8.6

14

*11

8.4

7

7.1

7.2

7.2

280.8

9.36

557

Dec.

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

176.0

5.68

349

Jan.

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

*4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

148.0

4.77

294

Feb.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

577

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

137.7

4.75

273

Mar.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.4

6.5

8.5

12

15

20

25

30

40

35

27

24

22

355.0

11.5

704

Apr.

21

22

19

17

17

18

16

16

19

*19

16

15

15

17

15

15

16

17

15

13

12

10

TT

13

18

20

22

25

36

42

547

18.2

1,080

May

47

51

36

17

33

*67

49

37

24

17

12

12

24

50

11

40

31

24

22

29

27

13

7.9

5.9

7.5

13

15

14

16

*17

26

855.3

27.6

1,700

June

30

46

73

76

77

81

68

67

*152

160

145

150

136

80

74

*115

82

59

67

73

51

*38

35

29

26

22

19

15

12

9 5

2,O67.5

68.9

4,100

July

8.7

7.9

7.1

6.7

15

18

19

*22

*20

16

9.9

8.3

4.7

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

1*1

1.8

2.9

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.4

3.5

3.1

3.3

2.4

3.5

3.1

2 . 2

207.5

6.69

412

Aug.

1.8

1.3

*.9

.4

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

~8.7 17

3.9

1.8

.6

.1

.1

0

O

0

0

O

0

36.7

1.18

73

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

.1

.6.1

O

.1

0.9

0.03

1.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 272 Min 0 Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,920

Water year 1959-50: Max 150 Min O Mean 13.9 Ac-ft io,090

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Nov. 4-7, 11-2O, 22, Nov. 26 

to Mar. 26.
52 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6350. Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°00'35", long 106°30'45", in SW£NW£ sec.34, T.24 N., R.81 W., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Troublesome 

Creek, 9 miles upstream from high-water line of Seminoe Reservoir at elevation 6,357 

ft, and 10 miles north of Hanna.

Drainage area. 2,338 sq mi (revised), of which 396 sq mi is probably nonccntributlng. 

Records available. July 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 152 cfs (110,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 3.31 ft); maximum gage height, 3.68 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.5 cfs 

Aug. 16.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 6,590 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 5.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs 

Sept. 7-14, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 92,000 acres above station. Many 

small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 6,000 acre-ft) for irrigation. 

For details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1210.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1941(M). WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1440: 

1940(M), 1941.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.5

9.0

17

27

62

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

176

390

750

1,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe" 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

*27

26

26

25

32

33

33

39

44

32

32

38

39

38

36 

34

34

34

34

*34

30

28

28

30

28

32

42

48

40 

36

1,042

33.6

2,070

Nov.

44

54

62

50

45

50

67

74

74

70

50

39

41

42

36

34 

34

36

38

41

43

44

44

41

40

*27

5T

28

28

28

1,331

44.4

2,640

Dec.

(*)

> 28

868

28

1,720

Jan.

(*)

> 22

682

22

1,350

Feb.

(*)

> 21

609

21

1,210

Mar.

16

18

21

25

30

33

36

37

37

37

*38

40

42

46

48

50 

52

56

60

80

130

170

300

450

660

687

818

1,160

753

504

370

6,801

219

13,490

Apr.

290

267

214

195

176

*166

199

305

310

*271

271

275

279

248

222

203 

184

173

154

135

132

117

108

114

147

138

129

117

1O6

111

5,756

192

11,420

May

103

*106

108

114

*108

108

103

103

114

126

*111

103

92

86

89

108 

123

123

147

160

147

117

92

69

*64

*54

42

46

46 

42

44

2,998

96.7

5,950

June

54

62

84

154

218

*282

305

*340

*345

408

450

504

44T

432

350

279 

*279

310

267

290

315

*271

199

154

123

94

60

44

36

27

7,180

239

14,240

July

*24

19

16

39

67

*30

28

173

*132

74

60

60

48

39

32

26

21

19

17

*18

20

16

14

13

11

8.4

8.4

9.0

15 

9*8

12

1,O78.6

34.8

2,140

Aug.

12

14

*11

*9.0

7.9

6.2

6.2

4.6

5.2

5.7

5.2

*4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

fct

7.9

9.8

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.9

6.8

7.9

7.4

6.2

5.7

5.7 

5.2

*4.6

214.9

6.93

426

Sept.

5.7

^72

6.8

6.8

5.7

6.2

6.8

6.2

6.2

7.4

*7.9

8.4

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.2 

6.8

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.9

9.0

*7.9

7.4

9.0

7.9

7.9

8.4

218.1

7.27

433

Calendar year 1959: Max 559 Min l.i Mean 90.2 Ac-ft 65,310

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,160 Mln 3.5 Mean 78.6 Ac-ft 57,090

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5, 6, Nov. 10 to Mar. 23 

(no gage-height record Feb. 19 to Mar. llj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 53

6355. Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°09', long 106°53' , in sec.8, T.25 N. , R.84 W. , on upstream side near 

center of dam on North Platte River, 6 miles upstream from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir at elevation 6,457 ft and 9 miles southwest of Leo.

Drainage area. 11,179 sq mi (revised), of which 4,538 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1960. Month-end figures only for February, 

March 1939, October 1940 to September 1950, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,190.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 546,400 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 6,327.93 ft); 

minimum, 224,200 acre-ft Mar. 21, 22 (elevation, 6,293.13 ft).

1939-60: Maximum contents observed, 1,073,000 acre-ft June 20, 1949 (elevation, 

6,359.29 ft); minimum observed (since appreciable storage was attained), 19,040 acre-ft 

Sept. 1, 1939 (elevation, 6,228.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete-arch dam. Storage began Apr. 1, 1939, but some 

regulation for power development during period Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1939. Capacity, 

1,012,000 acre-ft below elevation 6,357 ft (top of spillway gates). Figures given 

herein represent total contents, of which 30,200 acre-ft (capacity below elevation 

6,239 ft, minimum operating level for power development) are not available for power 

development and 352 acre-ft (below elevation 6,185.09 ft, penstock invert) is dead 

storage. Dead storage is considered negligible. Water is used for irrigation and 

power development.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

RevlslonsTwater years). WSP 1240: 1942(m), 1949(M).

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in 

feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

6,290

6,300

6,320

6,340

204,500

272,300

454,200

712,900

Contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ill

Oct.

546,400 

546, 060 

545,900 

545,500 

545,000

544,500 

544,200 

543,500 

542,900 

542,300

541,700 

541,100 

540,100 

538,800 

537,400

536,000 

535,100 

534,300 

532,400 

530,400

528,600 

526,900 

525,200 

524,000 

524,000

522,700 

522,100 

521,000 

519,500 

518,900 

518,200

6,325.62 

-29,000

Nov.

518.000 

517,600 

517,000 

516,000 

515,000

513,200 

511,400 

509,900 

509,100 

508,000

506,500 

505 , 100 

503,600 

501,800 

500,600

498,200 

495,900 

494,000 

492,200 

490,500

488,400 

487,000 

485,800 

484,300 

483,400

483,400 

482,400 

481,200 

480,500 

478,900

6,322.23 

-39,300

Dec.

477,400 

4"?6,10C474,300 

473,000 

471,100

469,600 

467,700 

465,700 

464,000 

462,600

461,100 

459,500 

457,200 

455,900 

453,900

451,700 

450,200 

448,100 

445,600 

443,100

440,800 

438,800 

436,200 

433,600 

431,900

429,100 

427,200 

424,700 

421,700 

419,600 

416,800

6,316.43 

-62 , 100

Jan.

414,100

411,400 

408,800 

405,800 

403,100

400,200 

397,800 

394,900 

392,700 

390,100

387,400 

385,100 

382,500 

380,000 

377,600

375,000 

372,200 

369,700 

366,900 

363,800

361,400 

358,900 

356 , 100 

353,700 

351,000

348,300 

345,500 

342,600 

340,100 

337,400 

335,200

6,307.78 

-81,600

Feb.

555.500 

331,106 

328,600 

326,500 

323,900

321,500 

320,000 

317,700 

315,200 

312,700

310,400 

308,000 

305 , 900 

304,100 

301,600

299,300 

296,800 

294,200 

291,800 

289,800

288,000 

286,000 

283,100 

280,500 

277,700

275,300 

272,900 

270,800 

268, OOO

6,299.43

-67,200

Mar.

265,600 

262,400 

26O,80O 

258,700 

256,600

255,200 

252,800 

251,100 

248,300 

245,500

242,800 

240,600 

237,800 

235,400 

232,900

230,200 

228,100 

226,200 

225,100 

224,900

224,200

224,200 

224,300 

224,600 

226,300

228,900 

231,100 

235,500 

244,100 

249,700 

252,800

6,297.33

-15,200

Apr.

254,300

255,900 

256,600 

256,100 

255,500

255,500 

255,800 

259,000 

261,600 

264,800

266,900 

269,400 

272,000 

274,700 

276 , 100

279,100 

280,800

279,200 

277,500 

276,400

274,500 

273,000 

273,000 

273,800 

274,500

274,700 

275,400 

275,400 

275,700 

276,400

6,300.54

+ 23,600

May

276,400

276,800 

277,300 

277,600 

277,600

278,300 

278,300 

278,900 

279,500 

280,600

283,600 

285,400 

288,800 

294,000 

299,500

303,500 

308,200 

312,500 

316,700 

320,000

323,400 

327,600 

330,8OO 

330,000 

335,500

337,200 

339,100 

340,800 

344,000 

346,900 

350,700

6,309.53 

+74,300

June

354,100

358,200 

362,300 

368,000 

375,800

382,600 

387,100 

394,100 

402,300 

411,800

421,100 

430,500 

437,900 

444,600 

450,200

456,500 

462,400 

469,200 

476,000 

481,500

487,000 

490,000 

492,000 

492,900 

495,300

497,600

496,800 

496,100 

494,800 

493,700

6,323.53

+143 ,OOO

July

492,300 

492,800 

494,400 

496.00Q 

495,406

495,100 

495,100 

493,400 

490,200 

487 , 000

484,200 

482,700 

480,000 

477,200 

474,400

471,600 

470,700 

467,800 

466,300 

464,100

462,200 

459,900 

460,000 

461,000 

458,600

456,600 

454,800 

452,400 

450,200 

449,300 

449j300

6,319.54 

-44,400

Aug.

446,600

4-44,000 

441,800 

439,500 

436,800

435,700 

435,500 

433,400 

431,500 

429,600

426,900 

424,900 

423,200 

422,400 

419,500

416,800 

415,000 

412,500 

410,200 

407 , 700

406,700 

403,500 

400,900 

398,300 

396,000

393,900 

391,200 

390,900 

388-, 100 

384,400 

380,700

£,312.77 

-68,600

Sept.

376,800

373,2OO 

370,400 

368,300 

366,400

363,900 

362,500 

361,400 

361,100 

360,900

360,800 

358,600 

356,700 

355,000 

353 , 100

351,400 

350,500 

350,300 

348,400 

346,200

344,500 

342,900 

342,000 

341,600 

340,400

339,400 

338,600 

337,600 

336,600 

555,900

6,307.85 

-44,800

Calendar year 1959.................... t -482,200

Water year 1959-60.................... * -211,300

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.

618097 O - 61 - 5
54 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

63755. Sv/eetviater River near South Pass City, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°22'30", long 108°52'56", in Nw£NW"£ sec.28, T.28 N. , R.101 W., on left 

Bank 100 ft downstream from small tributary, three-quarters of a mile dovnstream from 

Fog Gulch, l£ miles downstream from State Highway 28, and 7.6 miles southwest of South 

Pass City.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,420 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.89 ft, backwater 

from ice); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Jan. 3.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1960; minimum daily, that of Jan. 3, 

1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting-control method, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Adjudications for diversions of 

about 14 cfs above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ioe effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.2 

2.4 

4.0 

6.0

3.0 

2.2 

2.4

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

1.7 4.0

1.8 7.5

2.0 17

3.5 53

3.0 106

3.7 220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

11

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

*17

17

17

16

17

19

19

18

18

18

18

13 

JL2

535

17.3

1,060

Nov.

13

14

15

13

10

11

12

13

»14

14

13

11

9

7

6

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

7

6.5

7

7

7

6.5

6

6

6

6

270.0

9.00

536

Dec.

.6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.4

*5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.2

3.4

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

.!._?

107.6

3.47

213

Jan.

1.8

1.7

1.5

T76

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

»2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

62.8

2.03

125

Feb.

2.7

T7f

2.7

3.7

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.9

*5.0

5T5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

117.6

4.06

233

Calendar year 1959 : Max 226 Mln i 9

Mar.

3.7

377

3.8

3.9

4.0

5

6

7

8

7.5

7

7

7

7

8

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

77

65 

60

803.6

25.9

1,590

Apr.

60

65

70

80

*100

T20" 190

100

90

80

70

50

45

40

37

35

33

31

31

29

36

39

43

43

33

28

34

35

33

32

1,712

57.1

3,400

May

34

35

»39

49

51

51

66

62

61

69

93

146

208

13?

88

81

78

70

65

57

60

*72

90

72

66

65

78

72

82

91 

96

2,379

76.7

4,720

June

»100

116

119

124 !o"o~

95

92

96

106

109

91

80

*71

71

80

99

74

71

66

62

55

49

44

42

40

38

38

36

34

3_1

2,229

74.3

4,420

July Aug.

31 12

29 14

29 "14

31 12

31 11

36 9.8

36 9.3

34 9.3

29 9.3

28 »9.3

27 8.8

*26 8.0

26 7.2

26 6.8

24 7.2

21 8.4

20 10

19 12

19 10

18 8.0

17 6.4

16 5.8

15 11

15 9.3

14 7.5

13 6.4

12 6.1

T2~ 5.0

12 4.4

13 4.0 

12 475

690 266.3

22.3 8.59

1,370 528

Sept.

5.8

8.0

8.0

6.8

8.4

12

7.2

7.2

7.2

5.8

»5.4

578

6.1

8.0

8.0

9.3

9.8

9.8

12

9.8

9.3

13- 13

12

11

9.8

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

261.3

8.71

518

Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,380

Water year 1959-60: Max 208 Min 1.5 Mean 35.8 Ac-ft 18,710

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). Apr. 6,586 cfsj May 15 (9 a.m.) 268 cfs (5.97 ft).______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Dec. lo, Dec. 16 to Apr. 17 (no gageheight record Feb. 11 to Apr. 4j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measure-tent and weather 

records). Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6378. Rock Creek near South Pass City, Wyo.

Location. La t 42°32 T 54", long 108°45'47", in SW-fNE^ sec. 27, T.30 N. , R.100 W. , on left 

bank 1.6 miles upstream from State Highway 28 and 5.9 miles northeast of South Pass 

City.

Drainage area. 9.87 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1960 (discontinued).

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,230 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs May 12 (gage height, 2.49 ft); minimum 

not determined .

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 286 cfs June 6, 1957 (gage height, 3.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 18, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1959.

Remarks. Records good Apr. 4 to June 25, poor remainder of year. No diversion above 

station .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

IT?

80.6

2.60

160

Nov.

V

(*}

> 1.5

45.0

1.5

89

Dec.

\

(*)

> 1.3

s

40.3

1.3

80

Jan.

(*)

> 1.3

40.3

1.3

80

Feb.

V

> 1.5

(*)

43.5

1.5

86

Calendar year 1959: Max 26 Mln 0.8

Mar.

>

> 1.0

(*)

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.6

3.2

3.8

4.5 476-

3.5

3.0

51.2

1.65

102

Apr.

2.5

3)0

3.5

*3.8

6.2

8.3

8.9

11

13

16

13

13

13

11

7.4

5.9

5.3

7.1

9.2

11

13

15

12

9.2

11

11

12

12

11

12

290.3

9.68

576

May

12

IT

13

14

14

14

18

22

26

29

32

37SB30

29

29

28

28

24

24

*24

25

24

22

20

19

20

19

18

17

*17

697

22.5

1,380

June

17

IT

16

15

14

14

13

13

15

13

12

11

10

*9.5

12

9.5

8.0

7.7

8.3

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

44275

293.8

9.79

583

July

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.0

5^2.

4.7

4.2

4.0 3.5"

*3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.1

1.8

LJ.

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 .

92.7

2.99

184

Mean 4.31 Ac-ft 3,12o

Aug.

> 1.3

(*)

* 1.3

35.9

1.16

71

Sept.

>

(*)

> 1.1

33.0

1.1

65

Water year 1959-6O: Max 37 Mln - Mean 4.76 Ac-ft 3,460

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs}. No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4 to Apr. 3 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by backwater from ice or beaver dams most of periods), July 12 to Sept. 30; discharge 

estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Atlantic 

City. Backwater from beaver dams Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 3, June 26 to July 11.
56 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6379. Slate Creek near Atlantic City, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°30'57", long 108°44'52", in SE-^NW^- sec.2, T.29 N. , R.100 W., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from Rock Creek and 1.6 miles northwest of Atlantic City.

Drainage area. 5.92 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 7,880 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7.6 cfs May 13 (gage height, 0.57 ft); maximum 

gage height, 0.81 ft Nov. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 11, Sept, 13, 21, 28-30.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 102 cfs May 5, 1957 (gage height, 1.61 f;); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs many days in 1959-60.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5

1.2 

2.6 

4.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

i!o

1.0

1.1

1.1

*1 2

it?1.1 1.1

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

. 8

30.5

0.98

60

Nov.

~T9 0.9

.9

*.9

JL

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

20.1

0.67

40

Dec.

0.6

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7 

76

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

75

.6

.1

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.5

17.8

0.57

35

Calendar year 1959; Max 6.1

Jan.

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Feb.

V

(*)

> 0.6

/

. 17.4

0.6

35

Min 0.1

Mar.

> 0.6

(*)

> .8

I

[

23.0

0.74

46

Apr.

1.5 2 

2.5

3

*3.5

4.1

4.4

377

3.9

3.7

2.5

2.3

2.2 

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.9

2.5

1.6

2.0

74.4

2.48

148

May

1.9

273

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.8

*4.1

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1 

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

*2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.5

*2 . 6

99.2

3.20

197

June

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

*.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

27.8

0.93

55

July Aug .

0.4 0.4

.4 

.4 .1

.5 .1

J3. .1

.4 .1

.5 .1

.6 .1

.6 .1

.5 *.l

*.5 .1

.4 .1

.4 .1

.6 .1

.3 .1

.3 .1

.3 .1

.4 .1

.3 .1

.3 .1

.2 .1

72" .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

.2 .1

11.1 3.5

0.36 0.11

22 6.9

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l'.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

75

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

4.7

0.16

9.3

Mean 0.98 Ae-ft 709

Water year 1959-6O: Max 4.4 Min 0.1 Mean O.94 Ae-ft 68S

Peak discharge (base, 4o efs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Dec. 30 to Apr. 5 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and 

weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 29-31, Nov. 4-6, 12, 13, Dec. 5-18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 57

6379.1. Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo.

Location. La t 42°30'47", long 108°44'46", in NW^SEv sec. 2, T.29 N. , R.100 W. , on left 

bank 500 ft downstream from Slate Creek and 1.4 miles northwest of Atlantic City.

Drainage area. --21. 3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,850 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Uo Oct. 4, 1957, at site 35 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs May 12 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 30.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 146 cfs June 16, 1957, May 24, 1958; maximum gage 

height, 2.63 ft May 24, 1958; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 30, I960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742 .

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.7 

1.4 

2.3

3.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

6.0

11

19

44

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.8

6.0

^7a

5.5

5.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.6 376-

3.6

4 -.l

143.4

4.63

284

Nov.

4.3

4.6

4.1

*b3.8

b3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

b2.7

2.2

272

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

*2.5

2.5

88.7

2.96

176

Dec.

2.4

*2.3

273

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

2 . 7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2 . 4

2 . 4

79.3

2.56

157

Jan.

2.3

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.8

*3.0

3.1

372" 3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

*2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

86.4

2.79

171

Feb.

2.9

179

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

71.6

2.47

142

Mar.

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.3

2.4

2.5

3

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

14

*12

7.0

150.5

4.85

299

Apr.

b4.O

bSTS"

b6.5

13

*21

24

23

20

21

23

17

17

16

*15

10

9.0

9.0

8.5

11

13

17

18

18

16

12

11

*12

13

10

12

425.5

14.2

844

May

1112"

13

15

16

15

*19

23

23

27

29

*33

36

S3

29

30

28

28

26

23

*23

24

23

22

20

19

20

19

19

19

*17

694

22.4

1,380

June

17

17

*17

15

15

15

14

15

1816"

15

*13

13

*11

14

13

9.5

9.0

9.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

TT6

328.7

11.0

652

July

*4.3

4.3

4.3

5.3

5.5

6.0

575

5.0

4.8

4.3

*4.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.8

*2.7

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.1 272"

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

108.9

3.51

216

Aug.

2.6

2Tfr

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.5

*1.7

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.2

*1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

44.1

1.42

87

Sept.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.8

1.6

*1.0

TTT

1.0

1.3

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.7

"1.7

1.4

3.5

370

3.0

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

54.8

1.83

109

Calendar year 1953: Max 33 Min 1.1 Mean 6.5'z Ac-ft 4,720

Water year 1959-60: Max 36 Mln 0.9 Mean 6.22 Ac-ft 4,520

Peak discharge (base, 125 cfs). Ho peak above base.
58 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6390. Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'30 U , long 107°11'45", in NE^ sec.25, T 29 N. , R.87 W. , on left bank 

at Dumbell ranch, 25 miles southwest of Alcova. Station is above Pathfinder Reservoir.

Drainage area. 2,327 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1913 to September 1924, October 1938 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). Aug. 28, 

T913, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gages at site 0.4 mile upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 33 years, 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 546 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Aug. 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 22.

1913-24, 1938-60: Maximum discharge observed, 4,290 cfs Apr. 13, 1924 (gage height, 

8.36 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs July 30 to Aug. 12, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 24,000 acres above station. Several small reser-roirs above 

station (combined capacity, about 2,200 acre-ft) for irrigation. For details on 

adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1210.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 11921, 1923-24.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, e 

height, in feet, and discharge

cept period of ice effect ( 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.5

3.0

7.0

14

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

228

334

588

138

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

22

21

2T

22

23

30

31

36

34

32

32

33

35

35

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

36

35

38

35

36

*38

39 

42

1,038

33.5

2,060

Nov.

40

39

41

42

45

46

62

60

55

*49

45

38

30

27

29

25

32

37

40

42

43

44

45

44

40

38

40

42

43

44

1,247

41.6

2,470

Dec.

4545"

42

38

40

41

*41

41

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

38

36

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

36

33

31

29

25 

2(3

1,188

38.3

2,360

Jan.

18

18

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

28

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

*23

24

25

27

29

30

31

3T

31

31 

30

798

25.7

1,580

Feb.

30

29

28

28

29

30

29

28

27

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

21

19

16

15

16

16

16

16

698

24.1

1,380

Calendar year 1959: Max 140 Min 3.8

Mar.

16

17

17

17

20

25

30

31

31

31

30

29

28

28

27

27

*29

30

32

35

41

54

59

65

66

147

281

358

470

535 

470

3,076

99.2

6,100

Apr.

336

303

279

234

201

*183

183

208

283

545

325

270

250

225

196

169

151

138

130

112

98

85

82

79

70

59

58

62

59

51

5,218

174

10,550

May

46

*46

55

27

25

22

19

14

15

14

*14

16

17

18

22

25

25

40

47

42

38

35

28

24

24

25

21

21

20

25 

27

805

26.0

1,600

June

25

*25

21

17

16

15

14

15

18

53

55

4T

42

40

38

56

58

36

35

55

22

17

18

15

14

12

11

11

9.6

9.6

734.2

24.5

1,460

July

*9.6

11

12

12

12

12

14

20

20

20

19

19

19

*22

21

12

8.5

5.8

4.6

4.6

5.4

3.0

374

3.0

8.5

17

17

16

15

15

4.6

585.6

12.4

761

Aug.

2.2

2.0 *27S"

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

278

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

69.4

2.24

138

Sept.

2.5

2.8

5.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.8

5.4

5.0

*5.4

5.4

2.8

*2.2

272

2.5

2.5

4.2

12

11

12

13

14

14

14

15

TF

15

15

15

218.1

7.27

435

Mean 43.5 Ac-ft 31,470

Water year 1959-60: Max 535 Min 2.0 Mean 42.3 Ac-ft 30,690

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Mar. 20.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 59

6405. Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°28'06", long 106°51'12", in sec.24, T.29 N., R.84 W. , in gatehouse 

near left end of dam on North Platte River, 9 miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 14 .660 sq mi (revised), of which 4,650 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Ureat Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noneontributing.

Records available. January 1909 to September 1960. 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Month-end figures only fo- some

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,678.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1950, sea level elevations were referred to Bureau of Reclamation datum which 

was 1.9 ft lower than mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1950, reference marks and tape gages near present site at datum 1.9 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 302,200 acre-ft Apr. 23 (elevation, 5,800.65 ft); 

minimum, 56,600 acre-ft Sept. 12 (elevation, 5,755.45 ft).

1909-60: Maximum contents observed, 1,182,000 acre-ft June 25, 26, 27, 1917 (elevation, 5,858,86 ft, present datum); no storage at times during 1909-12, 1931, 1958-59.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by masonry dam. Storage began in April 1909. Capacity, 

1,016,000 acre-ft between elevations 5,668.1 (north outlet trashrack sill) and 5,850.1ft 

(crest of spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents. 

Water is used to irrigate lands in Wyoming and Nebraska under the North Platte project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Correction. The change in contents figure for calendar year 1958 was erronously published 

*- """ 1630 as +573,650 acre-ft instead of -573,650 acre-ft.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet,

and contents, in acre-feet)

(Based on 1950 sedimentation survey by

Bureau of Reclamation)

5,740

5,760

5,780

19.790

71,910

163,100

5,800

5,820

296,900

498,500

Contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

m

(*)

Oct.

80,040

80,270 

80,080

80,160

80,040

80,000

80,040

80,080

79,950

79,970

80,120

80,420

81,030

81,450

81 , 830

82,670

82,900

83,320

83,680

84,140

64,460

84,460

83,970

83,750

82,520

82,060

81,950

81,830

81,950

81 , 830

81,760

5,762.65

+2,020

Nov.

81,180

80,990 

80, 800

80,650

80,420

80,570

80,310

80,190

80,190

79,850

79,470

78,910

78,790

78,910

78,010

77,970

78,160

79,020

79,850

80,880

80,040

82 , 400

82,980

65,670

83,870

83,790

83,210

83,090

82,820

85,090

5,765.00

+1,530

Dec.

85,520

85,910 

84,260

84,530

85,040

85,510

86 , 090

87,270

88,580

89,300

90,050

90,570

92,190

95,210

94,230

95,260

95,980

97,020

97,990

99,900

101,400

102,900

104,400

106,000

107,200

108,800

110,400

111,900

113,500

115,400

117,000

5,770.95

+55,910

Jan.

118,700

120,400 

121,900

123,300

124,900

126,500

128,100

129,600

151,000

152,600

154,300

155,800

157,300

139,100

140,100

142,400

143,900

145,700

147,600

149,300

150,700

152,300

155,900

155,500

156,900

158,400

160,100

161,800

165,100

164,800

166,100

5,780.54

+49,100

Feb.

167,400

170,100

171,400

172,800

174,100

174,800

176,100

177,500

188,100

180,400

182,000

183,400

184,600

185,800

187,100

188,600

190,200

191,800

193,100

195,500

195,800

197,600

199,000

201,500

204,100

206,000

207,900

209,900

5,787.91

+43 , 800

Mar.

211,800

216,000

217,900

219,600

220,900

223,500

225,200

227,400

230,200

233,000

235,500

257,800

240,800

243,400

246,000

248,300

250,300

251,600

252,800

254,800

256,700

258,800

261,100

263,500

264,700

267,300

270,700

273,000

274,700

277,400

5,797.52

+67,500

Apr.

278,700

279,900

281,000

282,200

283,700

285,300

287,300

288,600

290,400

292,100

293,700

295,200

296,400

296,700

296,500

296,000

297,000

299,000

299,700

300,500

501 , 400

502,200

501,800

301,800

301,600

501 , 400

301 , 000

300,800

299,600

5^00.52

+22,200

May

298,300

295,300

293,900

292,500

290,800

289,500

287,700

286,200

284,600

282,100

279,500

277,200

274,300

271,300

268,900

266,600

264,000

261,800

260,200

257,700

255,200

255,500

252,200

250,500

249,100

248,200

247,100

245,500

243,500

241,300

5,792.60

-58,300

June

259,900

257,100

235,400

232,800

250,800

229,600

229,800

228,500

226,200

223,500

220,400

217,600

215,900

213,600

211,000

208,400

205,800

202,900

200,400

197,500

195,200

194,100

195,800

192,500

189,700

189,200

188,600

188,300

188,700

5,784.47

-52,600

July

187,000

180,000

175,400

172,400

169,600

167,000

165,100

165,100

165,100

165,800

165,100

164,300

164,100

163,700

163,500

161,800

160,200

159,000

157,900

156,500

154,800

151,800

147,800

145,200

143,400

141,500

139,900

137,000

135,900

132,300

5,774.10

-56,400

iug.

131,100

150,000 

128,600

127,100

125,800

125,400

120,100

117,500

115,400

115,300

112,100

109,600

107,900

104,900

102,900

101 , 800

100,600

99,040

97,780

96,390

95,850

92,480

90,970

90,170

88,140

86,570

84,650

81,720

80,160

80,080

79,560

5,762.02

-52,940

Sept.

79,660

89,020 

78,090

76,560

74,820

73,550

71,060

68,550

65,300

61,750

58,080

56,600

56,760

57,510

58,270

58,820

58,720

58,240

58,720

59,240

59,570

59,960

59,790

59,270

59,010

58,850

58,880

58,880

59,270

59,750

5,756.43

-19,630

Calendar year 1959................. * +116,200

Water year 1959-60................. * -20,010

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

t Change In contents. In acre-feet.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6410. North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'54", long 106°50'47", in SW£ sec.24, T.29 N. , R.84 W. , on left bank 

2,300 ft downstream from Pathfinder Dam and 9 miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 14,661 sq mi (revised) of which 4,650 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May 1905 to December 1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prior to October 1920, published as "at Pathfinder." Supplemental records for January 1909 to September 1913, published as daily 

inflow to Pathfinder Reservoir in WSP 266, 286, 306, 326, and 356, have been found to 

be in error on basis of comparison with records at nearby stations, and should not be 

used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to 1932, staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 55 years, 1,579 cfs (1,143,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,380 cfs July 3, maximum gage 

height, 4.55 ft July 1; minimum daily discharge, 430 cfs Mar. 4.

1960: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 688 cfs Dec. 14 (gage 

height, 2.54 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Dec. 24-31.

1905-60: Maximum daily discharge, 18,900 cfs June 25-27, 1917; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Seminoe and Pathfinder Reservoirs

 (see p. 53, 59 ). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 406: Drainage area. WSP 1280: 1922(m), 1929(m),

 1932-SOtmj, 1951-52. WSP 1310: 1909, 1922, 1929, 1932-40, 1950. See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June Z, 3, Aug. 1-10)

2.0 

2.5

3.0

430

640

960

4.0 

5.0

1,750

2,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,000 

748

748

748 

742

659

742

742

748

748

748

754

827

988

988

995

995

988

995

1,290

1,430

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,430

*1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

32,893

1,061

65.E40

Nov.

1,420 

1,420

1,420

1,420 

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,160

*697

925

960

967

974

867

988

974

974

974

974

*974

36,688

1,223

72,770

Dec.

974 

974

981

1,000 

1,000

1,000

*960

802

766

TT2

778

778

778

*784

790

790

790

784

784

784

790

790

790

790

784

790

790

796

796

802

802

25,789

832

51,150

Jan.

808 

802

158

808 

814

814

820

820

820

820

*814

*848

855

855

855

855

862

862

862

869

869

869

869

862

862

862

662

869

869

869

§Z§-

26,209

845

51,980

Feb.

876 

676

883

883 

*683

890

897

904

904

*862

862

862

855

855

855

855

855

855

855

855

730

595

595

566

554

558

558

558

562

22,698

783

45,020

Mar.

558 

558

502

*430 

434

438

452

446

446

450

450

450

454

458

*458

458

458

470

498

498

498

550

*582

582

582

582

582

577

1,020

1,080

1,090

17,091

551

33,900

Apr.

1,090 

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090

*1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,110

*1,100

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,350

1,450

1,560

1,750

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

*1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

40,700

1,357

80,730

May

1,760 

1,760

*1,760

1,760 

1,760

1,750

1,740

1,730

1,730

*1,730

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,710

*1,710

1,710

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,690

1,690

*1,690

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,690

1,680

1,680

*1,680

53,130

1,714

105,400

June

1,710 

*1,750

1,740

1,720 

1,700

1,690

*1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

*1,680

1,660

*1,650

1,650

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,630

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,480

*1,620

1,620

1,630

49,730

1,658

98,640

July

*2,100 

2,360

2,560

2,370 

*2,370

2,370

2,350

2,350

2,340

2,340

*2,330

2,340

2,350

*2,350

2,340

2,350

2,350

*2 , 340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,320

2,300

2,290

2,290

*2,290

2,280

2,290

2,290

2,280

2,270

72,000

2,323

142,800

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,420 Min 13 Mean 1,451 Ac-ft 1,050,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,380 Min 430 Mean 1,314 Ac-ft 954,200

Aug.

2,280 

*2,270

*2,280

2,280 

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,270

*2,260

2,240

2,230

2,220

2,210

2,190

2,180

*2,170

2,160

2,160

2,140

2,140

2,130

2,110

*2,110

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,110

2,100

*2,090

2,090

2,090

67,650

2,182

134,200

Sept.

2,090 

2,090

2,090

2,070 

2,070

2,050

2,050

2,030

2,010

2,000

1,980

1,580

*953

*694

694

700

706

712

712

*712

712

718

724

724

724

724

724

526

470

T7o

36,509

1,217

72,410

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 61

6410. North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October to December 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

472

47T

*474

478

486

486

490

494

498

496

498

496

506

514

518

518

526

526

530

534

*534

538

534

530

530

514

506

506

498

494

*494

15,696

506

31,130

Nov.

494

498

498

250

5

5

4

4

*4

4

4

4

4

4

3_

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

164

582

652

3,219

107

6,380

Dec.

658

658

658

664

*664

664

664

664

664

664

664

664

664

664

670

333

196

169

123

3

3

3

3

1

r

i

i

i

i

i

i

10,789

348

21,400

Jan.

tl.O

tl.o

Feb.

Calendar year I960: Max 2,380 Mln 1

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Mean 1,138 Ac-ft 824,000

Water year 196O-61: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement,

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, Nov. 5-27, Dec. 2O-31j discharge estimated on basis of 2 

discharge measurements and records of gate openings at Pathfinder Dam.
62 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6415. Alcova Reservoir at Alcova, Wyo.

of Alcova.

Drainage area.--14,725 sq mi (revised), of which 4,650 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950 month-end 

figures only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for elevations above 5,447.00 ft. Datum of gag9 is 5,320 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings 

have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to May 1946, electric tape 

gages or reference marks nearby at same datum. May 1946 to June 26, 1955, electric 

tape gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 189,200 acre-ft Apr. 23 (elevation, 5,499.46 ft)

 minimum, 183,700 acre-ft Sept. 10 (elevation, 5,497.21 ft).

1938-60: Maximum contents observed, 190,300 acre-ft Aug. 14, 15, 1953 (elevation, 

5,499.92 ft); minimum observed since appreciable storage was attained, 1,880 acre-ft 

Sept. 30, 1940 (elevation, 5,353.56 ft). No usable storage prior to February 1938.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; completed in January 1938; storage began 

Feb. 8, 1938. Capacity, 190,500 acre-ft at elevation 5,500.00 ft (top of spillway 

gates). Dead storage, 100 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Usable contents published prior to October 1956. Water is used for irrigation in North 

Platte River basin.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In 

feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

5,497

5,500

183,200

190,500

Contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ft) 

(*)

Oct.

187,700 

187,600 

187,700 

187,500 

187,500

187,500 

187,400

187,400 

187,400 

187,400

187,400 

187,400 

187,700 

187,800 

188,000

188,100 

188,200 

188,200 

188,100 

188,000

188,000 

188,100 

188,200 

188,300

188,300

188,300 

188,100 

188,000 

187,800 

187,700 

187,600

5,498.82 

+100

Nov.

187,600 

187,500 

187,400 

187,300 

187,200

187,200 

187,200 

187,200 

187,100 

186,600

186,400 

185,900 

185,700

185,700 

186,000

186,500 

187,700 

188,300

187,900 

187,900

187,900 

187,800 

187,700 

187,100 

187,000

186,800 

186,800 

186,700 

186,500 

186,400

5,498. 30 

-1,200

Dec.

186,300

186,500 

187,000 

187,300 

187,500

187,500 

188,400 

188,600

188,400 

188,300

188,200 

188,100 

187,900 

187,900 

187,700

187,600 

187,500 

187,400 

187,300 

187,200

187,100 

187,100 

186,900 

186,800 

186,800

186,700 

186,600 

186,600 

186,500 

186,500 

186,400

5,498.32 

0

Jan.

186,300 

186,300 

186,300 

186,200 

186,200

186,200 

186,100

18^,100 

186,100 

186,100

186,300 

186,100 

186,100 

186,200 

186,300

186,300 

186,300 

186,300 

186,500 

186,500

186,500 

186,600 

186,600 

186,600 

186,700

186,800 

186,800 

186,900 

187,000 

187,100 

187,200

5,498.65 

+800

Feb.

187,500 

187,400 

187,500 

187,900 

187,700

187,800 

187,900 

187,900 

188,100 

188,100

188,100 

188,200 

188,200 

188,300 

188,300

188,300 

188,300 

188,300 

188,300 

188,400

188,300 

188,200 

188,200 

188,300 

188,300

188,300 

188,400 

188,400 

188,400

_______

5,499.16 

+1,200

Mar.

188,600 

188,600 

188,700 

188,400 

188,300

188,100 

188,000 

187,800 

187,600 

187,400

187,300 

187,100 

187,000 

186,800 

186,700

186,600 

186,400 

186,200 

186,200 

186,100

186,100 

186,100 

186,200 

186,400 

186,500

186,600 

186,800 

186,700 

187,100 

187,700 

188,200

5,499.05 

-200

Apr.

188,200

188,400 

188,400 

188,400 

188,400

188,500 

188,500 

188,600 

188,600 

188,700

188,700 

188,800 

188,900 

189,000 

188,900

189,000 

189,000 

189,000 

189,000 

189,100

189,100 

189,100 

189,200

189,100 

188,800

188,700 

188,600 

188,400 

188,300 

188,200

5,499.07 

0

May

188,100

188,000 

187,900 

187,800 

187,800

187,700 

187,800 

187,800 

187,900 

187,900

187,900 

187,900 

187,900 

187,900 

187,800

187,700 

187,700 

187,900 

187,800 

187,900

187,900 

188,000 

188,100 

187,100

188,000

188,000 

187,900 

188,000 

188,000 

188,000 

188,100

5,499.01 

-100

June

188,100 

188,100 

IBS, 100 

188,000 

188,000

188,100 

188,200 

188,300 

188,500 

188,600

188,700

188,600 

188,500 

188,400 

188,400

188,300 

188,300 

188,300 

188,300 

188,200

188,200 

188,100 

188,100 

188,000 

188,000

188,100 

187,800 

187,900 

187,900 

187,700

-_ _ -

5y498.84 

-400

July

187,400 

187,800 

188,200 

188,400

188,100

187,900 

187,700 

187,600 

187,600 

187,600

187,700 

187,700 

187,800 

187,900 

187,800

187,800 

187,700 

187,700 

187,600 

187,500

187,400 

187,300 

187,200 

187,200 

187,200

187,100

187,100 

187,300 

187,300 

187,200 

187,200

5,498.65 

-500

Aug.

187,200 

187,200 

187,100 

187,100 

187,100

187,100 

187,100 

186,900 

187,000 

187,200

187,400 

187,600 

187,800 

187,800 

187,800

187,600 

187,600 

187,700 

187,900

187,400

187,200 

186,700 

186,300 

186,200 

186,100

186,100 

186,000 

186,000 

185,800 

185,600

185,700

5,498.04 

-1,500

Sept.

185,800 

186,000 

185,800 

185,900 

186,000

185,900 

185,000 

183,900 

183,800 

185,700

185,100 

186,800 

187,200 

187,000 

186,900

186,700 

186,600 

186,600 

186,500 

186,600

186,500 

186,600 

186,800 

187,100 

187,400

187,700 

188,000 

188,200 

188.500 

188,300

5/199.11 

+2,600

Calendar year 1959................. * +99,180

Water year 1959-60................. * +800

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 63

6420. North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°33'04", long 106°42'48", in Sw£ sec.19, T.30 N. , R.82 W. , on right bank 

at Alcova, a quarter of a mile downstream from Alcova Dam.

Drainage area.--14,726 sq mi (revised), of which 4,650 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noneontributing.

Records available. February 1904 to December 1905, October 1934 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,329.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Feb. 19, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstresm at datum 

2.59 ft lower.

Average discharge. 87 years, 1,215 cfs (879,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 4.5C ft); minimum daily, 440 cfs Sept. 29.

1904-5, 1934-60: Maximum discharge observed, 13,400 cfs June 6, 10, 11, 1905 (gage 

height, 11.5 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. 

Flow completely regulated by Seminoe, Pathfinder, and Alcova Reservoirs (see 

p. 53, 59, 62 ). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power development, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1937-38, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Mar. 12, May 7 to June 11, 

June 29 to July 5, Aug. 20 to Sept. 9, Sept. 19-30)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

360

530

900

4.0 

4.3

1,980

2,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

804 

670

670

684

656

635

54?

649

649

663

656

656

698 

820

820

868

964

998

1,030

1,120

1,290

1,270

1,320

1,370 

1,370

1,390

1,400 

1,400

1,390

1,370 

1 ' 350

30,279

977

60,060

Nov.

1,370 

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,410

1,470

1,470

1,490 

1,180

1,110

1,010

884

860

868

900

948

972

972

998 

998

1,010

1,020 

1,030

1,030

1,050

34,850

1,162

69,120

Dec.

844

JaS

772

780

780

780

772

764

756

79T

804

796

804 

820

828

836

844

836

836

836

844

836

836

844 

836

844

836 

844

844 

844

836

25,316

817

50,210

Jan.

844 

836

844

836

828

844

844

836

820

796

788

Tss

804 

820

820

828

828

844

844

844

852

344

844

844 

828

812

812 

812

796 

788

804

25,572

825

50,720

Feb.

820 

804

804

804

804

820

812

804

828

828

836

828

828 

844

836

844

844

844

852

860

820

719

607

544

551

544

537 

544

530

21,940

757

43,520

Mar.

530

518

518

524

518

512

506

500

BTT

530

518

518

506 

524

524

506

518

512

512

512

512

512

518

518

518

506

506 

565

670 

740

836

16,744

540

33,210

Apr.

972 

1,055

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,090

1,260

1,350

1,460

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,820 

1,820

1,820

1,780 

1,780

1,770

1,770

39,452

1,315

78,250

May

1,780 

1,780

1,770

1,710

1,750

1,730

1,640

1,660

1,650

1,640

1,610

1,580

1,540 

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,450

1,410

1,700

1,390

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,410

1,410

1,370

1,340 

1,300

1,260

1,210 

1.190

47,110

1,520

93 , 440

June

1,210 

1,270

1,280

1,220

1.160

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,390

1,410 

1,400

1,410

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,400

1,390 

1,340

1,340

1,360 

1,330

1,320

1,440

39,760

1,325

78,860

July

1.750 

1^750

1,780

1,860

2,120

2,130

2,120

2,050

2,040

1,970

1,980

1,990

1,980 

1,940

1,950

2,040

2,040

1,980

2,010

2,020

1,990

2,010

1,980

1,950 

1,900

1,880

1,920 

1,850

1,860 

1,920

1,860

60,600

1,955

120,200

Aug.

1,880 

1,880

1,890

1,890

1,900

1,850

1,820

1,800

1,780

1,730

1,750

1,770

1,770 

1,780

1,810

1,890

1,880

1,810

1,800

2,050

2,050

2.110

2,010

1,820 

1,820

1,780

1,800 

1,800

1,880 

1,840

1,780

57,420

1,852

113,900

Sept.

1,700 

1,700

1,780

1,670

1,680

1,820

2,230

2.300

1,880

1,850

1,020

530

636 

506

518

551

586

586

600

600

642

621

614

607 

600

600

544 

452

440

30,315

1,010

60,130

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,360 Mln 416 Mean 1,172 Ac-ft 848,500

Water year 1959-60'- Max 2,300 Mln 440 Mean 1,173 Ac-ft 851,600
64 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6430. Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°40'34", long 106°36'09", in SE^-SE^ sec.l, T.31 N. , R.82 W. , on right

bank 2.8 miles above mouth and 10.5 miles northeast of Alcova. 

Drainage area. 393 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924 (irrigation seasons only), June 1935 to

September 1954, October 1956 to September 1960. Published as "near Casper" 1916-24. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,290 ft (from topographic map).

Ipr. 10, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gages at site 1,200 ft upstream at different

datums. June 1, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft

upstream at datum 3.91 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 12.9 cfs (9,340 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 289 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.52 ft); no flow

for many days.

1916-24, 1935-54, 1956-60: Maximum daily discharge, 4,000 cfs (estimated) Sept. 27,

30, 1923; no flow at times in many years. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,800 acres above station. Natural flow of stream also

affected by storage, for irrigation, in Bates Creek Reservoir (capacity, about 3,100

acre-ft), and several smaller reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,400 acre-ft) above

station. For details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in

WSP 1210. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1949(M). WSP 1310: 1921-24, 1949. Revised figures

of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for the water year 1959, superseding those

published in WSP 1630, are given herewith:

1959 

Sept.16........ 1.0

1.5 

.3

1959-Con. 

Sept.21........ 0.2

3.5 

5.7

1959-Con. 

Sept.27........ 3.0

28........ 3.2

29........ 5.2

30........ 3.0

Month

Water year 1958-59 ..................

Cfs-days Maximum

42

Minimum

O

Mean

6.09

Runoff in 

acre -feet

75

4,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

277

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.6

88.7

2.86

176

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.6

3.4

3.0

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.5

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.6

99.8

3.33

198

Dec.

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

*5.5

5.5

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.1

5.2

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.8

145.5

4.69

289

Jan.

3.5

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

475

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

3 .8

3.8

113.8

3.67

226

Feb.

4.2

4.5

4.7

*4.5

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.3

5.8

6.2

6.4

672

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.1

151.4

5.22

300

Calendar year 1959: Max 42 Min 0

Mar.

4.2

4.1

4.0

475

6.0

15

50

40

*31

15

9.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.4

10

36

*51

68

54

30

33

44

100

179

*200 *T5i

32

1,163.4

37.5

2,310

Apr.

*16

3.2

2.2

2.0

18

44

*2&

3.6

1.1

.8

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

^2

128.8

4.29

255

May

0.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

1.0

.2

.1

TT

5.2

1.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

10.7

0.35

21

June

*0.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

"73 2.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

8.1

0.27

16

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

~12 1.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

5.8

Aug.

0

O

*0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

o

0

0

.1

0

.1

*15

*10

.1

.1

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

25.5

0.82

51

Sept.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.5

.4

.5

5.2

0.11

6.5

Mean 4.9O Ac-ft 3,55O

Water year 1959-60: Max 20O Min 0 Mean 5.31 Ac-ft 3,850

Peak discharge (base, 1OO cfs). Mar. 22 (2:3O a.m.) 117 cfs (3.40 ft); Mar. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 289 cfs 

(4.52 ft); Apr. 6 (8 p.m.) 114 cfs (3.35 ft); Aug. 17 (10 p.m.) 101 cfs (3.51 ft). ___ ^^^

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 51, Nov. 4-9, 11-2O, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 4-24, Dec. 27 to Jan. 11, Jan. 14-28, 31, Feb. 4-6, Feb. 10 to Mar. 17.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 65

6435. North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°43'15", long 106°32'10", in SW£ sec.22, T.32 N., R.81 W., or right bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2| miles downstream from Poison Spring Creek, 

4 miles southwest of Goose Egg, and 13 miles southwest of Casper.

Drainage area. 15,398 sq mi (revised), of which 4,654 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1917 to September 1919 (irrigation seasons only), May to September 1924, May to September 1947, May 1950 to September 1960 (discontinued). Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "near Casper" 

1917-19, 1924.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (from topographic irap). Apr. 9, 

1917, to Sept. 30, 1919, staff gages at site if miles downstream at different datums. 

May 1 to Sept. 30, 1924, and May 1 to Sept. 30, 1947, staff gages at site *\ miles 

downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 10 years (1950-60), 1,239 cfs (897,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2_,550 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 6.61 ft); maximum gage height, 7.78 ft Jan. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 350 cfs 

Feb. 27.

1917-19, 1924, 1947, 1950-60: Maximum discharge observed, 19,200 cfs Jrne 24-28, 

1917; maximum gage height, 11.80 ft May 28, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 8.7 cfs 

June 14, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation 

of about 350,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 5)

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

360

438

620

5.0 

6.0

6.5

1,210

1,960

2,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,060 

802

786

780 

764

726

736

726

715

725

715 

720

715 

824

854

920

1,030

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,250

1,310

1,330

1,380

1,410

T420

1^420

1,410

*1,420

1,400

1,380

32,003

1,032

63,480

Nov.

1,400 

1,400

1,410

1,420 

1,410

1,350

1,410

1,410

*1,410

1,450

1,510 

1,520

1.570 

1,370

1,210

1,100

960

926

926

914

982

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

36,188

1,206

71,780

Dec.

932

wr

792

786 

797

802

802

802

*797

797

792 

792

797 

797

802

808

814

814

802

797

802

802

797

797

792

808

797

800

800

780

760

24,854

802

49,300

Jan.

700 

 §"60 640

800 

900

"555 910

870

850

820

810 

790

800

810

810

820

820

820

800

730

*710

720

780

870

910

880

860

850

840

840

840

25,160

812

49,900

Feb.

840 

842

842

*836 

866

842

836

836

842

*842

836 

830

836 

842

830

830

842

854

854

854

820

740

660

520

440

370

350

365

370

21,462

740

42,570

Mar.

370 

380

410

450 

500

560

580

570

570

570

570 

570

570 

570

561

556

*556

561

566

600

620

625

605

585

575

570

630

742

'555 854

819

18,073

583

35,850

Apr.

902

1,7555

1,010

*1,020 

1,050

1,080

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,040

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,320

1,310

1,610

1,630

1,640

1,650

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,690

1,690

1,680

38,012

1,267

75,400

May

1,650 

*1,660

1,690

1.720 

1,690

1,670

1,630

1,600

1,640

1,620

1,620 

1,560

1,540 

1,520

1,540

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,610

1,450

1,400

1,410

1,380

1,410

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,280

1,240

1.250

46,600

1,503

92,430

June

*1,240 

1,260

1,270

1,270 

1.200

1,200

1,210

1,240

1,220

1,250

1,230 

1,350

1,420 

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,390

. 1,390

1,390

1,400

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,350

1,360

1,380

1,370

1,360

39,960

1,332

79,260

July

1,790 

1,850

1,850

1,950 

2,040

2,180

2,160

2,050

2,060

1,990

1,970 

2,010

1,980 

*1,960

1,990

1,980

1,990

2,000

2,010

2,030

1,960

1,970

1,960

1,970

1,900

1,920

1,900

1,850

1,860

1,850

1,880

60,860

1,963

120,700

Aug.

1,880 

1,870

1,860

*1,840 

1,860

1,850

1,850

1,860

1,860

1,780

1,770 

1,790

1,780 

'1,790

1,830

1,880

2,000

1,870

1,850

2,100

2,120

2.170

2.140

1,880

1,920

1,900

1,920

1,920

1,940

1,910

1,830

58,820

1,897

116,700

Sept.

1,810 

1,770

1,820

1,790 

1,790

1,810

2,250

2,410

2,080

1,890

1,590 

705

*595 

665

585

585

590

590

570

566

600

610

600

600

595

600

590

498

467

---A6.5,

32,084

1,069

63,640

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,390 Min 380 Mean 1,201 Ac-ft 869,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,410 Min 350 Mean 1,186 Ac-ft 861,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 13-19, Jan. 23 

to Feb. 1, Feb. 21 to Mar. 10. Ho gage-height record Jan. 3-12, 20-22, Mar. 5 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station at Alcova.
66 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6465. Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°51'42", long 105°52'02", in SW^NW^ sec.4, T.33 N., R.75 W., on left 

bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 20 and 87 in Glenrock and 0.6 mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 193?, March 1935 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published Ir WSP 1310.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~tb June 1, 1935, staff gages at site 400 ft downstream at various daturas. Datum 

lowered 2.00 ft June 15, 1916, and 1.00 ft May 26, 1928.

Average discharge. 38 years, 56.8 cfs (41,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.02 ft); no 

flow July 30 to Sept. 30.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge observed, 2,840 cfs Apr. 15, 1924 

(gage height, 6.5 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,200 cfs; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,500 acres above station. One 

small reservoir above station (capacity, about 60 acre-ft) for irrigatior.

Revisions (water years). WSP 526: Drainage area. WSP 926: 1924. WSP 1310: 1917, 

1919-20, 1922-23.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

TZ

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.6

.9

.8

.8

. 8

i_._6

13.0

0.42

26

Nov.

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

17?

2.1

2.3

2.5

*2.8

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.2

4.0

6.3

7.1

67.1

2.24

133

Dec.

12

14

14

14

13

16

14

11

T5

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

12

13

12

13

14

15

16

13

13

16

12 

14

420

13.5

833

Jan.

13

12

12

11

*TZ

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

15

16 re

16

16

14

13

14 

14

426

13.7

845

Feb.

14

13

14

12

11

14

12

14

16

14

*13

12

14

13

11

13

11

12

13

15

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

357

12.3

708

Mar.

10

To

12

12

14

16

18

18

18

15

16

15

14

14

13

*14

13

14

14

15

17

19

22

24

26

38

174

*642

*797

334 

252

2,630

84.8

5,220

Apr.

184

146

126

132

*293

562

*424

262

235

232

262

202

186

158

150

137

113

124

115

*109

108

109

105

126

124

109

102

a98

a92

a.90

5,215

174

10,340

May

a86

*84

82

87

121

127

178

164

152

148

143

143

136

124

116

108

101

108

99

81

69

54

21

6.3

2.8

*1.4

.9

.8

.6

.5 

.5

2,545.8

82.1

5,050

June

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

76

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

12.9

0.43

26

July

0.5

Aug.

.5

.6

76 (*)

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

9.6

0.31

19

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 296 Mln o Mean 22.1 Ao-ft 15,960

Water year 3.959-60: Max 797 Mln o Mean 32.0 Ao-ft 23,200

Peak discharge 

(4.72 ft).

(base, 450 cfs).--Mar. 29 (5:30 a.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.02 ft),- Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 880 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of typical recession. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14, 15, Dec. 31 to Jan. 23, Feb. 22 to 

Mar. 6.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 67 

6468. North Platte River near Glenrock, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°50'10", long 105°45'30", in NW^NE^ sec.17, T.33 N., R.74 W., on left 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Sand Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Dave Johnston powerplant, and 5.8 miles east of Glenrock city limits.

Drainage area. 17,487 sq mi. of which 5,123 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in Great Divide 

Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,920 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs July 9 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 329 cfs Feb. 27.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated by Seminoe, Pathfinder, and Alcova Reservoirs ( see 

p. 53, 59, 62). Slight regulation 1.0 mile upstream by storage pond for Dave Johnston powerplant (capacity, 755 acre-ft). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin 

diversions, storage reservoirs, power development, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 20, Aug. 2-19)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

0.3 

1.0 

2.0 

2.2

280

770

1,780

2,020

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.1

475

960

1,520

2,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,400 

1,300

1,100

1,000 

940

940

950

920

910

900

870 

870 

870

860

650

859

895

976

* ,020 

,050

,090

,230

,310

1,320

1,360

1,380 

1,420

1,430

l,46o 

1.470

1,440

34,390

1,109

68,210

Nov.

1,430 

1,430

1,420

1,420 

1,450

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,510

1,520 

1,520 

1,400

600

540

600

*720

1,160

1,170 

1,170

1,180

1,220

1,250

1,130

1,080

1,090 

949

1,080

1,160 

1,170

36,339

1,211

72,080

Dec.

ij.120 

1,060

922

913 

868

794 949"

*850

810

940

920 

920 

950

970

1,010

1,000

950

960

1,000 

1,020

970

970

970

1,000

1,020

960 

950

920

900 

840 

800

29,226

943

57,970

Jan.

750 

700

600

560 

540

750

950

*1 , 080

1,080

1,080

1.130 

1,110 

1,110

1,080

*1,010

1,000

913

810

644 

665

644

763

913

1,010

1,000

1,010 

1,020

985

967 

994 

976

27,844

898

55,230

Feb.

1,000 

958

*1,030

994 

940

913

976

1,040

1,000

*931

994 

967 

967

967

931

967

949

850

850 

877

810

922

658

574

483

462 

329

420

560

24,319

839

48,240

Mar.

609 

623

588

581 

623

707

834

*895

886

877

786 

794 

658

749

686

*693

679

679

693 

749

859

810

810

802

794

794 

904

1,350

1,550 

1 , 350

1,170

25,582

825

50,740

Apr.

1,150 

1,140

1,200

1,210 

1,370

1,600

*1 , 520

1,400

1,350

1,340

1,380 

1,350 

1,310

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,240

*1,230

1,290 

1,480

1,500

1,770

1,780

1,890

1,880

1.920 

1,890

1,910

1,910 

1,890

44,620

1,487

88,500

May

1,880 

1,840

1,850

*1,890 

2,010

1,950

1,960

1,920

1,890

1,890

1,850 

*1,850 

1,850

1,780

1,800

1,790

1,820

1,830

1,770 

1,880

1,640

1,520

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,570 

1,550

1,460

1,420 

1,340

1,260

53,730

1,733

106,600

June

1,230 

1,210

1,200

1,120 

1,340

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,280 

1,270 

1,360

*1,440

1,400

*1,420

1,440

1,440

1,460 

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,450

1,420 

1,390

1,400

1,410 

1,440

40,400

1,347

80,130

July

1.440 

1,840

1,920

1,970 

2,070

2,150

2,230

*2,230

2,200

2,260

2,060 

1,990 

2,050

2,020

1,990

*1,920

1,740

1,970

1,960 

1,960

1,970

1,930

1,980

1,930

1,900

1,880 

1,880

1,860

1,850 

1,820

1,860

60,850

1,963

120,700

Aug.

1,900 

1,820

1,840

*1,860 

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,770

1,770

1,780 

1,710 

1,710

1,720

1,710

1,760

1,840

1,900

1,860 

1,820

2,010

2,050

2,060

2,060

1,930

1,930 

1,920

1,930

1,930 

1,940

1,970

57,770

1,864

114,600

Sept.

1,810 

1,850

1,850

1,930 

1,850

1,850

1,880

2,230

2,260

1,930

1,740 

1,320 

*740

632

660

603

603

641

622 

603

584

*612

660

650

641

632 

641

650

574 

502

33,770

1,126

66,980

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,280 Mln 329 Mean 1,281 Ac-ft 930,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-14, Nov. 4-17, Dec. 11 to Jan. 7; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations at Alcova and Orln.
68 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6480. Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°50'08", long 105°40'24", in NE^NE^- sec. 13, T.33 N. , R 74 W. , on right 

bank 0.9 mile south of Careyhurst and 2-jj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1911, October 1915 to September 1924, May 1928 to

October 1932, April to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,930 ft (from topographic map).

May 18 to Oct. 30, 1911, Apr. 9, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage within half a mile 

of present site at different datum. May 26 to Oct. 4, 1938, staff gage at site 30 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1915-24, 1928-32, 1935-60), 44.5 cfs (32,220 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 398 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 5.

1911, 1915-24, 1928-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 2,360 cfs May 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 9.04 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; no flow at times in many 

summers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 10,200 acres above station. Water rights for 3.9 cfs for municipal supply of Douglas adjudicated for diversion above station. Several small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 276 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 526: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1922.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8

7.2

17

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

186

305

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.1

j_5

1.4

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.6

*276"

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2 3

2 3

58.8

1.90

117

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

FTs" 6.8

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.6

*4.5

4.4

4.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.4

6.3

5.9

5 9

147.9

4.93

293

Dec.

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.4

7.2

8.2

FTs

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.4

8.0

7.4

6.3

6.3

1.4 276"

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

187.4

6.05

372

Jan.

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

*4.2

4.5

4.5

5.6

6.5

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.0

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.5

5.8

7.0

9.0

1212"

12

187.3

6.04

372

Feb.

10

11

9.1

9.1

13

8.6

9.6

8.6

9.6

13

*1413-

7.2

6.8

11

9.1

11

7.7

7.7

13

9.1

7.7

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

264.5

9.12

525

Mar.

6.6

6.2

6.0

Co

9.0

11

12

13

10

8.6

9.5

9.6

9.5

9.1

9.5

*9.6

9.2

8.6

8.2

9.1

10

16

30

42

63

155

270

292

*234

142

1,564.3

5O.5

3,100

Apr.

88

63

42

*44

46

110

134

104

130

162

225

199

164

128

112

97

63

89

95

*95

91

82

63

81

71

54

49

48

52

57

2,838

94.6

5,630

May

74

62

60

52

*84

82

124

114

116

116

108

108

102

108

102

91

100

95

86

66

68

63

57

51

36

30

25

23

23

19

12

2,257

72.8

4,480

June

4.1

1.4

174

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.6

2.0

2.3

3.7

2.8

5.0

6.8

6.8

12

12

14

17

9.6

6.8

8.2

12

8.6

6.3

3.7

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1. 6

156.1

5.20

310

July

.6

*tr

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

30.1

0.97

60

Aug.

1.2

1.6

1.6

»1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 ;u§

1.8

.9

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

1.4

1.4

37.0

1.19

73

Sept.

1.4

T74

1.2

1.1

_._§_

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

23.3

0.78

46

Calendar year 1959: Max 305 Min o.4 Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,330

Water year 1959-50: Max 292 Min 0.5 Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-21, Dec. J5-11, 17-21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 30, 

Feb. 23 to Mar. 8, Mar. 11, 13, 15, 17.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 69

6490. La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°40', long 105°36', in sec.5, T.31 N., R.73 W., on right bank 13 miles 

southwest of Douglas. This station is above La Prele Reservoir.

Drainage area.--135 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1919 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 5,600 ft (from nearby line of 

levels).

Average discharge. 41 years, 38.4 cfs (27,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 202 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.9 cfs Sept. 11, 24.

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs May 11, 1920 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs; no flow at times in 1936, 1939-40, 

1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 7,200 acres above station. Several small reservoirs 

above station (combined capacity, about 140 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 526: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 20, July 23 to Aug. 3)

3.2

3.3

3.4

0.4 

1.4 

3.0

3.5

3.6

5.0

8.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

24

77

157

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

*4.8

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

120.5

3.89

239

Nov.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2r4

1.8

1.7

1.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

-^5

2

3

5

6

i

w b . a

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.5

5.0

6.0

6.8

6.5

120.2

4,01

238

Dec.

6.5

675

*5.9

5.0

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.3

373

156.9

5.06

311

Jan.

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

*2.8

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0 676"

5.8

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.5

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.3

139.7

4.51

277

Feb.

5.2

5.6

5.3

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.0

*6.0

6.2

6.4

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

--_.___

159.5

5.50

316

Mar.

4.0

3.9

3.8

5J.

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

*5.2

5.4

5.6

5.9

8.0

11

14

20

35

52

85

143

131

112

*75

67

861.7

27.8

1,710

Apr.

56

50

50

53

67

*95

106

89

80

79

87

72

61

53

50

48

52

52

43

38

36

36

28

32

28

21

2T

23

24

24

1,554

51.8

3,080

May

24

20

16

*15

31

44

75

57

52

50

60

63

63

58

55

55

51

46

42

35

30

28

24

21

21

17

16

16

16

16

17

1,134

36.6

2,250

June

16

14

12

10

9.0

7.7

*5.6

9.4

12

9.0

9.4

11

9.4

7.1

5.9

5.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.2

210.7

7.02

418

July

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.4

6.8

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.0

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

141.1

4.55

280

Aug.

3.2

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.4

3.6

3.8

3.6

5.8

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

i4T7S

1.4

74.3

2.40

147

Sept.

.2

.2

.3

.3

.1

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.9

.0

* .0

.1

.2

.4

.3

.3

.6

.2

.1

~.7

.9

.1

.3

.1

.0

.0

1.1

35.4

1.18

70

Calendar year 1959 : Max 294 Min 0.9 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,280

Water year 1959-60 : Max 143 Min 0.9 Mean 12.9 Ac-ft 9,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 13-16, Feb. 24 to Mar. 16 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weathe- records. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 12, 17-20, 26-28, Dec. 1, Dec. 4 to Feb. 23, 

Mar. 17, 18. Doubtful gage-height record Mar. 19 to Apr. 30; discharge computed from 3 discharge 

measurements and recorder graph.

618097 O - 61 - 6
ib70 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6495. La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°50'12", long 105°29'25", in NW-£ sec.15, T.33 N., R.72 W., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge, lj miles upstream from mouth, and l| miles southeast of Orpha.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi (revised).

Records available . April to August 1916, April to September 1918, April tc September 1923, 

April to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prior to May 1928, pu 

lished as "near Fetterman."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May ^26,^1928, staff gages at site about a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datums.^May 26, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at present site at datum 0.5 ft 

higher. Apr. 1 to June 2, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1928-33, 1935-60), 12.4 cfs (8,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77 cfs July 4 (gage height, 2.24 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1916, 1918, 1923-24, 1928-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs Sept. 6, 1946 

(gage height, 7.30 ft), from rating curve extended above 460 cfs; no flow at times in 

many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by La Prele Reservoir (capacity, 20,000 acre-ft); also several small reservoirs 

above station (combined capacity, about 140 acre-ft) for irrigation. Diversions above 

station for irrigation of about 21,000 acres.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1310: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31)

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.1 

1.3

2.7 

5.3

14

.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.7

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

372

3.2

3.5

4.3

*6.6

8.2

5.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3 

4.5

132.1

4.26

262

Nov.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

3.7

4.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.0

2.0

275

3.5

5.7

5.3

*6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.4

67T

6.1

5.7

5.0

6.1

7.4

6.6

155.7

5.19

309

Dec.

7.8

7.8

*7.0

6.6

5.3

6.6

5.7

5.7

7.4

6.1

JUi

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.3

4.3

T75

6.6

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.5

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.0

190.7

6.15

378

Jan.

5.8

5.0

4.0

4.0

*5.0

6.0

6.6

7.01

6 .8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.4

3.8

4.0

4.8

5.6

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.1

181.5

5.85

360

Feb.

5.9

578

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.9

376" 3 . 6

3.7

147.2

5.08

292

Mar.

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.5

7.0

8.5

9.5

10

To

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

*9.2

9.3

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

8.0

6.8

5.3

4.5

3.7

rrf

239.2

7.72

474

Apr.

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.8

3.5

 1.8

2.3

1.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

30.3

1.01

60

May

~7T 0.1

f 1

*.l

.9

2.2

.4

.2

.3

.7

.8

.5

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.5

0.31

19

June

0.1

0

0

0

* .'l. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

1.6

0.05

3.2

July

0.1

.2

.1

4.3

2.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

9.3

0.30

18

Calendar year 1959: Max 13 Mln 0 1 Mean 3 62 Ac-ft 2,620

Water year 1959-60: Max 10 Mln 0 Mean 3.OO Ac-ft 2,180

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-16, Dec. 22 to Mar. 26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 71

6505. Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°39'35", long 105°22'10", in SW^NE^ sec.16, T.31 N., R.71 W., on left 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from mouth, 3j miles northeast of La Bonte, and 6 miles south of 

Douglas.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924, May 1929 to June 1932, April 1937 to September 1960 (seasonal records only 1929-32, 1937-39). Monthly discharge orly for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,741 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 18, 1939, staff or chain gages at several sites within half a mile of present 

site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 29 years (1916-24, 1939-60), 10.1 cfs (7,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 3.10 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1916-24, 1929-32, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs July 12, 1937 (gage height, 

10.0 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 

73 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times ir many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,900 acres above station. Diversion above station for supplemental irrigation supply to about 8,800 acres along La 

Prele Creek.

Revisions. WSP 526: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.1 

.3 

.9

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

.Z

.5 

1.1 

2.0

1.2 

1.5

2.5

6.2

12.5

25

52

82

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1?60

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.6

0.31

19

Nov.

0.5

°.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

b.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.3

0.24

14

Dec.

**

*.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

8.7

0.28

17

Jan.

bO.2

b.2

b.l

*b.l

b.l

.2

.2

.2

.3

73

.3

.3

.2

..2

.2

.2

.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.l

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

6.1

0.20

12

Feb.

0.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

.1

.1

4.7

0.16

9.3

Mar.

~~rr 0.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1

*1

.8

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

2.8

66

8155"

*29

8.7

257.4

8.30

511

Apr.

12 

12

12

5.1

5.8

*7.0

5.4

1.6

.5

.4

.6

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

71.7

2.39

142

Calendar year 1959: Max 81 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.O9

May

0.4 

.3

*74

.6

1.6

.6

.6

.5

 .6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

28.1

0.91

56

June

0.8 

.7

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.8

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.3

1,5.

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

JL

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

24.8

0.83

49

July

"4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

O

^

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.8

0.28

17

Aug.

*f

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

1\

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1 *.l

.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Ac-ft 1,510

Water year 1959-60: Max 81 Mln 0 Mean 1.18 Ac-ft 853

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 28 to Mar. 

nd recorded range In stage.

13; discharge estimated on basis of weather records
72 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

different

6515. La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°39 I 00", long 105°21 I 24", in SE£sw£ sec.15, T.31 N. , R.71 W. , on left 

bank 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles northeast of La Bonte.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to November 1932, April to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,742 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1935, staff or chain gages at site a quarter of a mile upstream at dj 

datum. May 4 to June 3, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1916-24, 1928-32, 1935-60), 53.4 cfs (38,660 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 342 cfs June 10 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 10.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge observed, 2,750 cfs May 22, 23, 1923 

(gage height, 7.5 ft from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 1,100 cfs; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,300 acres above station. Diversion above station for supplemental irrigation supply to about 9,300 acres along La 

Prele Creek. One small reservoir above station (capacity, about 100 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 546: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1922.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.0 

1.6 

2.7 

4.7 

7.5

3.5

4.0

150

275

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

Tit

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

ti

3.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

112.9

3.64

224

Nov.

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

277

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.8

*3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.1

4.1

95.8

3.19

190

Dec.

3.9

4.1

*3 . 7

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

113.5

3.66

225

Jan.

3.0

2.9

2.8

*2.7

278

3.0

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.8

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.3

122.8

3.96

244

Feb.

5.2

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.8

*6.5

7.0

678

6.6

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.8

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

171.1

5.90

339

Mar.

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

575

7

9

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.3

*8.2

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.8

6.1

5.3

11

20

26

30

37

134

152" 199

*91

66

918.3

29.6

1,820

Apr.

54

47

39

37

46

71

87

7T

67

63

66

52

49

44

38

22

21

26

10

*5.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.3

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

5.3

3.7

953.8

31.8

1,890

May

2.6

2.3 *3T7 3.'g

21

57

107

ToT

88

72

60

74

46

41

37

35

37

40

35

29

18

17

16

11

11

11

11

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.2

1,025.2

33.1

2,030

June

7.2

6.1

5.3

5.0

5.0

*5.0

6.9

12

15

44

18

21

21

21

23

23

24

20

18

16

15

16

15

14

11

8.2

7.5

4.5

4.5

3.7

415.9

13.9

825

July

3.5

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

4.5

279

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.6

2.6

2.2

273

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

2\9

4i5

2.9

2.9

3.3

84.3

2.7£

167

Aug.

5.3

4.7

4.1

*4.5

4.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

4.1

3.9

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

94.1

3.04

187

Sept.

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

2.5 *2.5

2.3

2.5

fri

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

*1.6

58.2

1.94

115

Calendar year 1959: Max 420 Mln 1.7 Mean 32.9 Ac-ft 23,780

Water year 1959-60: Max 199 Mln 1.5 Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,260

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). No peak above base.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6520. North Platte River at Orin, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°39'02", long 105°09'46", in SW£SW£ sec. 17, T.31 N. , R.69 W., on right 

bank 630 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 87, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Shawnee Creek, and 1.5 miles east of Orin.

Drainage area. 18,837 sq mi (revised), of which 5,142 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributlng.

Records available. January, April to November 1895, April to October 1896, January 1897 

to December 1898, April to November 1899, April to September 1917, April to September 

1918, May to September 1924, April 1958 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at Orin Junction" 1895, 1897-99 

and as "at McKinley" 1917-18.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,660 ft (from topographic map). Jan. 1, 

T895, to Nov. 30, 1899, and May 1 to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at railroad bridge 

Just upstream from U. S. Highway 87 at different datum. Apr. 1, 1917, to Sept. 30, 

1918, staff gage at site 2£ miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs July 10 (gage height, 3.98 ft); maximum gage height, 8.05 ft Nov. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 250 cfs, 

Feb. 28.

1895-99, 1917-18, 1924, 1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, 23,300 cfs June 24, 

1899 (gage height, 7.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily determined, 

170 cfs Sept. 11-14, 1899.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, and diversions for 

irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas. Major regulation began after completion of Pathfinder Reservoir in April 1909.

Cooperation. Fifteen discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamatior.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1896, 1899.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

820

1,290

1,910

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

560

910

1,460

2,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,300

1,390

1,230

977

914

888

871 

837 

828

820

788 

79~S 

*796

804

804

862

950

986

1,030

1,100

1,150

1,190

* ,370

,430

,430

,460

,480

,520

,530

1,560 

1,560

34,651

1,118

68,730

Nov.

1,550

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,530

1,580

1.620 

1,520 

1,560

1,580

1,570 

1,590 

1,500

900

500

500

640

800

1,000

1,200

1,280

1,300

1,310

1,320

1,390

1,220

1,100

950

1,000

1,080

37,770

1,259

74,920

Dec.

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

995 

l]o30

1,000

1,020 

1,030 

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,010

950

940

980

1,030

1,000

950

1,000

1,050

1,070

1,000

960

930

820

31,495

1,016

62,470

Jan.

750

650

570

520

470

450

700 

1,000 

1,100

1,160

1.190 

1,180 

1,120

1,090

»1,000

950

910

850

600

5OO

5OO

650

850

960

1,050

1,O6O

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030 

1,040

27,020

872

53,590

Feb.

1.040

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,000

970

950 

950 

960

970

*970 

970 

970

960

960

950

930

900

860

880

880

870

850

540

500

400

370

300" 250

24,200

834

48,000

Mar.

350-

5OO

600

730

770

840

900 

920 

950

960

940 

870 

800

*730

700

710

710

740

800

800

790

770

757

748

739

721

883

1,280

1,810

1 , 880 

1,540

27,238

879

54,030

Apr.

1,400

1,270

,280

* ,350

,340

,540

,880 

,780 

1,580

1,540

1,540' 

1,640 

*1,5SO

1,510

1,410

1,400

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,410

1,610

1,660

1,930

1,940

2, 1OO

2,050

2,O40

2,030

2,070

2,050

48,990

1,633

97,170

May

2,030

2,010

*1,700

*2,000

2,520

*2,230

2,110 

2-, 220 

2,080

2,000

1,960 

1,920 

1,870

1,830

1,740

*1,750

1,720

1,710

*1,630

1,530

1,700

1,560

*1,500

1,480

1,450

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,360

1,390 

*lj340

54,440

1,756

108 , 000

June

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,190

1,150

1,200

1,220 

1,230 

1,200

1,210

1,200 

1,250 

1,250

*1,330

1,420

*1,410

1,390

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,390

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,260

*1,220

1,200

1,210

38,470

1,282

76,300

July

1,180

1,180

1,620

1,750

1,900

1,790

1,900 

1,980 

1,970

2,000

*2,040 

1,850 

1,840

1,920

*1,920

1,870

1,750

1,590

1,830

1,780

1,750

1,780

1,780

1,840

1,850

1,800

1,810

1,900

1,850

1,800 

1,760

55,580

1,793

110,200

A'lg.

1,780

1,780

*1,710

1,680

1,710

1,700

1,720 

1,760 

1,750

1,740

1,780 

»1,670 

*1,700

1,720

1,710

1,710

1,790

1,920

2,050

1,880

1,780

2,010

1,980

2,040

2,040

*1,870

1,890

1,880

1,880

1,850 

1,870

56,350

1,818

111,800

Sept.

1,870

1,720

1,740

1,740

1,780

1,640

1,630 

1,780 

2,170

*2.320

2,010 

1,890 

1,560

»980

757

730

658

649

685

658

632

*624

640

685

685

658

658

658

640

608

35,505

1,184

70,420

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,74O Min 3OO Mean 1,299 Ac-ft 94O.3OO

Water year 1959-60: Max £,320 Min 250 Mean 1,289 Ac-ft 935,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13 to Dec. 3, Dec. 1O to Mar. 22 (no gageheight record Nov. 16-19, Dec 20, Dec. 23 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of weather reco 

and records for station near Qlenrock).
74 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6527. Glendo Reservoir near Glendo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°28'25", long 104°57'30", in E|NW£ sec.24, T.29 N., R.68 W., on right

 bank in gate shaft house half a mile southwest of Glendo Dam and 4 miles southeast of 

of Glendo.

Drainage area. 19,494 sq mi (revised), of which 5,164 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in

 Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noneontributing.

Records available . October 1957 to September 1960.

Gaee Water-stage recorder for elevations above 4,543.50 ft. Datum of gag3 is 4,543.50

 iTt above mean sea level, datum of 1934 (adjusted 1940), levels by Bureau of Reclamation, 

gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 537,100 acre-ft May 30 (elevation, 4,635.91 ft);

 minimum, 68,520 acre-ft Sept. 12 (elevation, 4,570.97 ft).

1957-60: Maximum contents, 566,900 acre-ft June 9, 1959 (elevation, 4,638.19 ft); 

no contents Oct. 1-16, 1957.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; completed in October 1957. Storage began

 ScTT 17 1957. Capacity, 798,400 acre-ft at elevation 4,653.00 ft (spillway crest). 

Dead storage, 12,060 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is 

used for irrigation in North Platte River basin.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

4,570 65,370

4,580 101,600

4,600 207,000

4,620

4,640

364,600

591,500

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

96,210

99,010

101,700

103,800

105,700

107,700

110,200

111,400

113,400

114,900

116,600

118,300

120,000

121,700

122,900

124,600

126,600

128,600

130,700

132,800

135,000

137,800

139,900

142,700

145,400

148,000

151,000

153,900

156,900

160,000

162,900

4,592.77

+69,190

Nov.

165,800

168,800

171,600

174,700

177,800

179,900

183,200

186,000

189,100

191,700

194,700

197,600

199,600

201,600

203,300

204,600

206,400

209,000

210,800

212,400

214,200

216,000

218,600

221,400

224,500

226,300

228,700

229,800

231,600

234,600

4,504.04

+71,700

Dec.

237,200

239,500

241,800

243,700

245,600

247,500

249,100

251,000

252,600

254,000

255,700

257,900

260,300

262,200

263,800

266,100

267,800

269,700

271,400

272,900

274,600

276,100

277,600

278,500

280,400

282,300

284,200

285,500

286,800

288,300

289,300

4,611.26

+54,700

Jan.

290,400

291,300

292,000

292,800

293,400

293,700

295,000

296,800

298,600

300,900

303,300

305,600

308,200

310,600

312,700

315,000

317,200

318,600

319,900

321,200

322,000

322,800

324,000

325,500

327,400

329,400

331,600

333,900

335,500

337 , 900

339,600

4,617.23

+50,300

Feb.

341,700

343,800

345,700

347,800

349,500

351,500

353,400

354,900

357,300

359,300

361,100

363,200

365,100

367,000

368,900

370.6OO

372,600

374,300

375,800

377,400

379,000

380,700

382,100

383,400

384,700

385,400

386,300

386,900

387,300

4,622.40

+47,700

Mar.

387,200

387,000

386,700

386,200

386,400

387,700

388,200

388,800

389,800

389,800

389,900

389,900

391,200

390,600

390,200

389,600

389,100

388,700

388,300

388,100

388,000

387,900

387,800

387,700

387,700

387,700

387,600

387,800

388,900

390,800

392,400

4,622 .93

+5,100

Apr.

394,000

395,400

396,900

398,600

400,700

403,300

406,200

409,100

411,500

414,400

416,600

420,000

422,400

425,700

427,900

431,400

433,000

434,900

436,100

437,400

438,900

440,800

444,400

447,700

451,200

454,200

457,800

460,900

463,300

467,200

4 ,630.07

+74,800

May

470,600

474,400

476,200

478,200

481,800

484,400

486,900

490,800

493,500

496,200

499,900

503 , 600

506 , 500

509,600

512,800

515,700

518,200

520,300

522,000

523,500

525,400

526,600

528,200

529,000

529,900

530,500

532,200

533,400

535,200

537,100

536,000

4,635.82

+68,800

June

534.100

532,400

530,800

529,500

528,400

526,000

524,600

524,600

521,900

518,700

515,500

512,500

509,400

506,200

503,500

500,500

497,500

494,700

491,700

488,100

485,600

482,500

479,200

474,200

468,200

461,500

453,800

446,200

438,300

430,300

4,626.67

-105,700

July

425, 30(

Aug.

216.100

415,700 209,000

409,400 204,200

403,300 200,500

397,700 196,300

392,000 192,200

386, 50C 188,000

381, 40C 184,000

379, 50C 178,800

377, 40C 176,500

375,600 171,800

373,300 167,900

368,200 163,500

363,1001 157,500

356,900

350,400

344,500

377,600

327,900

318,000

308,000

298,200

288,100

278,000

270,700

263,000

254,200

245,400

237,500

230,200

223,100

4,602 AC

-207,200

151,600

146,500

141,100

131,100

125,100

121,900

118,400

115,500

112,200

108,900

105,100

101,300

97 , 800

94,220

90,900

88,330

86.270

4,576X35

-136,830

Sept.

84,360

82,200

80,320

78,360

76,520

74,340

72,530

70,650

69,920

69,850

69,290

68,520

69,260

70,880

71,920

72,460

73,800

75,160

76,550

78,010

79,100

79,920

80,990

82,130

83,560

84,140

84,810

85,090

86,270

87.470

4,576.37

+1,200

Calendar year 1959.................... * -23.50O

Water year 1959-60.................... * -6,240

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 75

6528. North Platte River below Glendo Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'25", long 104°56'50", in SW^SW^NW-f sec. 30, T.29 N., R.67 W. , on 

 right bank opposite Sand Draw, 1.3 miles upstream from Horseshoe Creek, 3.1 miles downstream from Glendo Dam, and 5.2 miles southeast of Glendo.

Drainage area.--19,497 sq mi (revised), of which 5,164 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great DTvide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Rec ords available. Oct ober 1957 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,< 

TT929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

J.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 cfs July 16 (gage height, 10.07 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Dec. 5, 8.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs June 19, 1959 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum daily, that of Dec. 5, 8, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 flow completely regulated by Glendo Reservoir since Oct. 17, 1957 (see preceding page). 

Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Cooperation.--Records collected and computed in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Ice Dec. Z2, 37, 28)

3.5

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

3.0

2.0

4.0 

7.0

16

41

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

4.5 

5.0

75

130

340

430

680

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.6

1,350

2,340

3,460

6,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tctea

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

8.0

9.4

873

4.6

3.4

574

5.8

5.8

4.3

5.5

*6.1

5.5

5.2

4.6

6.1

4.6

4.9

5.5

7.4

155.5

5.02

308

Nov.

9.4 

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.7

7.4

*169

395

416

TT

290

28

9.8

3.4

479

4.9

4.0

4.0

1,539.9

51.3

3,050

Dec.

3.4 

*3.2

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.8

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.0

23

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.0

7

7

7.0

6.7

6.4

176.3

5.68

349

Jan.

7.0 

7

7

125

133

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

99

58

71

41

150

12

13

35

*13

160

145

80

12

10

1,254.0

40.5

2,490

Feb.

8 

*7

*6.5

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

37

6.1

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

578

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

650

836.6

28.8

1,660

Mar.

858 

861

840

860

IP.

10

830

*580

982

1,040

1,030

1.060

57

993

1,020

983

973

937

838

919

843

877

864

857

856

888

879

864

889

736

592

24,805

800

49,300

Apr.

442 

315

303

303

*172

160

153

156

133

145

110

9.0

6.1

*674

6.7

7.8

7.8

*609

415" 753

336

638

11

9.8

9.0

368

365

9.8

129

9.8

6,090.3

203

12,080

May

9j° 

683

853

762

764

784

633

86

445

540

20

*11

118

11

11

178

446

450

*567

639

646

689

678

707

827

826

713

287

180

328

1 , 860

L5,74O.O

508

31,230

June

1,980 

1,780

1,780

1,570

1.460

3,110

*3,200

1,560

1,900

2,740

3,730

2,730

*2,730

*2,740

3,790

*2,810

3,820

2,830

3,830

2,830

3,830

3,850

2,850

3,780

4,260

4,650

4,970

*5,100

5.280

5,160

88,640

3,955

175,800

July

4,840 

4,840

4,880

4,880

4,860

4,680

4,680

4,680

*3,100

5.050

3,060

3,060

*4,550

4,500

5,160

4,898

4,930

5,100

4,670

4,750

*4,740

4,750

4,810

4,850

*5,460

5,580

6,100

6.170

5,750

5,530

5,380

147,638

4,763

392,800

Ars;.

5.560

37550-

*5,940

*5,640

5,750

5,740

5,750

3,750

*5,710

5,710

5,680

3,660

3,710

4,600

4,500

4,150

4,560

*4,500

5,310

5,560

5,570

*3,570

5,560

3.750

5,980

3,860

5.680

5,670

5,600

5,160

 i 

131,850

3,951

341,700

Sept.

*g.9lO 

3,830

3,800

2,810

2,790

3,790

3,710

3,650

3,480

2,530

2,230

*2A90

1,210

*384

288

542

6.1

5.8

5.6

13

*3.0

182 

169

3.8

3.8

543

550

486

5.2

9.0

35,415.5

1,180

70,340

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,070 Mln 3.6 Mean 1,270 Ac-ft 919,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 6.17O Mln 2.6 Mean 1,313 Ac-ft 880,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 2 to Feb. 3, Feb. 31 to Mar. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

6 discharge measurements, weather records, and record for powerplant operation for the Glendo Plant.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6535. Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°27'09", long 104 C 58'11", in SE£ sec.26, T.29 N., R.68 W., on left bank 

0.6 mile upstream from mouth and 4j miles southeast of Glendo.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1918, April 1921 to September 1924, May 1928 

to November 1932, April to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Records for April to September 

1919, published in WSP 469 and 506, have been found to be unreliable and should not 

be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 9, 1935, staff or chain gages at sites about 2 miles upstream at different 

daturas.

Average discharge. 34 years (1916-18, 1921-24, 1928-32, 1935-60), 27.0 ofs (19,550 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 370 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.1 ofs Sept. 20-22, 26-28.

1916-18, 1921-24, 1928-33, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs Kiy 30, 1935 

(gage height, 8.80 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve 

extended above 750 ofs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at 

times in 1918, 1935, 1939-40.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 7,600 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 4, Aug. 8 to Sept. 30}

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.1

57T

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.S

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8 

5.8

169.1

5.45

335

Nov.

6.2

672

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

b4.7

b4.5

b4.4

b4.4

b4.4

4.4 *4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

144.8

4.83

287

Dec.

3.9 *379

4.4

4 .2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

130.7

4.22

259

Jan.

5.9

3.9 *3.9

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.4

130.8

4.22

259

 

Feb.

4.4

4.4 *4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

370

3.0

116.4

4.01

231

Mar.

2.9

2.8

275

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.4 *3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

5.9

101.8

3.28

202

Apr.

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*4.2

4.4

4.4

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

8.0

9.0

9.5

10"5.5

4.4

5.5

5.8

5.6

2.9

3.9

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

159.3

5.31

316

May

4.4

4.2

5.1

3.9 *5.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.6

6.9

^72

5.1

2.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4 

3.1

138.6

4.47

275

June

3.1

2.9

179

2.9

2.9

2.9

13

80

21

19

15

24

*23

16

12

11

11

12

14

14

14

13

14

13

9.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.6

403.7

13.5

801

July

6.2

6.2

6.6

5.8

6.6

7.6

9.0

875

4.8

3.6

*5.1

5.1

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.6

3.1

3,1

2,9

3.1

2.6

2.4

77T

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6 

2.6

130.1

4.20

258

Aug.

2.4

274 *2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

4.8

5.8

6.2

B78

5.1

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

3.4

4.2

4.4

3.6 

4.2

119.6

3.86

237

Sept.

4.4

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

*2 « 6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

78.5

2.62

156

Calendar year 1959: Max 132 Min 2.1 Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,460

Water year 1959-60: Max 80 Min 2.1 Mean 4.98 Ac-ft 3,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 1-9, Jan. 16 to Feb. 3, Feb. 23 to Mar. 8; discharge estimated 

on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 77 

6555. Guernsey Reservoir near Guernsey, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°17'23", long 104°45'48", in NE^NW^ sec.27, T.27 N., R.66 W., on gate 

structure at right end of dam on North Platte River, 1-J- miles northwest of Giernsey.

Drainage area. 20,173 sq mi (revised), of which 5,165 sq mi (including 3,950 si mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950 month-end 

figures only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Electric tape and staff gages read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,370.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gages 

at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 40,990 acre-ft May 28 (elevation, 4,418.36 ft); 

minimum, 260 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,365.90 ft).

1928-60: Maximum contents, 73,240 acre-ft Oct. 17, 1929 (elevation, 4,420.95 ft); 

minimum, 30 acre-ft Oct. 5, 6, 1958 (corrected); minimum elevation observed, 

4,361.50 ft Oct. 5, 1958 (corrected).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; completed in July 1927. Capacity,

44,800 acre-ft at elevation, 4,420 ft (top of spillway gate). Dead storage negligible. 

Figures given herein represent total contents at 12 p.m. Usable contents published 

prior to October 1956. Water is used for irrigation in eastern Wyoming and western 

Nebraska, and for development of power.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,365

4,370

4,375

4,380

200

660

1,320

2,220

4,390

4,400

4,410

4,420

4,800

10,320

23,680

44,800

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

260 

310 

36C7

360

440

530

650

700

850

950

1,090

1,180

1,280

1,370

1,460

1,560

1,690

1,770 

1,860

1,940

2,020

2,100

2,180

2,260

2,320

2,420

2,480

2,520

2,580

2,640

2,690

4,382.20

+1,460

Nov.

2.750 

2,800 

2,870

2,910

2,950

3,010

3,060

3,110

3,170

3,210

3,280

3,360

3,390

3,400

3,410

3,440

3,500

3,560 

3,580

3,940

5,020

5,420

5,850

6,300

6,400

6,500

6,600

6,630

6,690

6.740

4,394.67

+4,050

Dec.

6.790 

6,840 

6,880

6,900

6,930

6,970

7,000

7,040

7,080

7,110

7,160

7,200

7,240

7,280

7,330

7,350

7,370

,420 

,470

,540

,600

,660

,710

7,840

8,000

8,170

8,370

8,490

8,520

8,530

8.540

4,397. 69

+1,800

Jan.

8.540 

8,550 

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,580

8,580

8,590

8,600

8,600

8,610

8,640

8,670

8,720

8,770

8,810 

8,850

8,940

8,990

9,230

9,400

9,470

9,560

9,660

9,850

10,140

10,480

10,710

10,820

4,400.56

+2,280

Feb.

10.890 

10,940 

10, 960

10,970

11,030

11,060

11, 100

11,150

11,250

11,330

11,400

11,450

11,500

11,560

11,580

11,630

11,660

11,710 

11,740

11,770

11,810

11,850

11,880

11,910

11,940

11,990

12,060

12,120

12.360

4,402. 14

+1,540

Mar.

13.320 

14,470 

15, 900

17,620

18,400

18,730

19, 520

20,590

22,280

24,170

26,050

27,950

28,900

30,150

31,340

32,280

32,870

33,030 

33,080

33. 100

33,080

33,080

33,010

32,950

32,930

32,910

32,840

32,950

32,910

32,890

52.490

4,414.50

+20,130

Apr.

31,650 

30,480 

29,460

28,410

27,190

25,820

24,390

22,910

21,490

20,120

18,530

17,230

16,420

16,190

16,260

16,260

16,260

16,680 

18,020

19,410

20,240

21,190

21,860

22,010

22,010

22,310

22, -940

23,500

23,640

23,750

4,410.04

-8,740

May

23.810 

24,280 

25,880

27,460

29,080

30,680

32,110

32,840

33,200

34,140

34,700

34,730

34,730

34,510

33,900

33,350

33,330

33,690 

34,190

34,730

35,370

36,030

36,670

37,590

38,520

39,620

40,690

40.990

39,640

- 38,220

38,020

4,417.05

+ 14,270

June

38,740 

39,660 

40.300

40,260

40,010

39,260

39,260

39,510

39,550

39,530

39,400

39,080

39,000

38,670

38,810

38,070

37,400

36,160 

33,670

31,520

29,320

27,080

24,670

23,280

22,980

22.570

22,820

23,120

23,420

23,680

4,410.00

-14,340

July

23,430 

22,800 

22,380

21, 960

21,570

21,250

20,800

20, 400

17,630

13,670

9,660

5,620

3,780

2,870

3,330

2,970

2,520

2.450 

4,510

7,620

10,940

13,740

16,860

19,970

21,190

21,610

22,920

24,480

25,760

26,080

26,470

4,411.50

+2,790

Aug.

27,060 

26!l80

23-720

21,120

18.890

16 , 500

14,280

12,090

9,720

7,160

4,880

2,970

2,480

2,680

2,470

2.320

5,410 

9,620

8.890

8 190

7,270

6.370

5 780

5 860

6.100

6,240

6,290

6,330

6,350

6,330

4,393.85

-20,140

Sept.

6.330 

6,190 

6,010

5,790

5,410

5,180

4,940

4,540

4,200

3,520

3,520

4,160

5,420

5,000

4,430

4,360

4,690

4,370 

3,950

3,500

2,990

2,540

2,300

1,830

1,140

570

800

1,280

2,060

2,260

4,380.20

-4,070

Calendar year 1959.................... * -19,590

Water year 1959-60.................... * +1,030

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.
78 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6560. North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°16'50", long 104 0 45'15", In SE^SEi sec.27, T.27 N. , R.66 W. , on right 

bank 1 mile northwest of Guernsey and 1.1 miles downstream from Guernsey Dam.

Drainage area.--20.186 sq ml (revised), of which 5,165 sq mi (including 3,?50 sq ml In 

Great Divide Basin In southern Wyoming) Is probably noneontributing. Area at site used 

May 1909 to December 1927, 20,267 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--June 1900 to September 1960 (no winter records prior to 1903). 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1310. Published as near 

Guernsey" 1900-1901, 1904; as "at Guernsey" 1902-3, 1905-8, March to October 1912, as 

"at Whalen" 1909; as North Platte River and Interstate Canal at Whalen 1910-11, 1913-16; 

and as "above Whalen" 1917-27.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,340 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 17, 1908, and Mar. 30 to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gages downstream at several sites 

within three-quarters of a mile at different daturas. May 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1927, 

staff gages at different daturas on river and diversion canals at Whalen Dam about 

9 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 58 years (1902-60), 1,911 cfs (1,384,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, £,400 cfs July 27; maximum gage height, 4.85 ft 

Aug. 8; minimum daily discharge, 3.5 cfs Nov. 7-10.

1900-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 2 or 3, 1908 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,000 

cfs; no flow Feb. 28, 1927, Nov. 19 to Dec. 8, Dec. 10-12, 14, 15, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, ard return flow 

from Irrigated areas. Flow completely regulated by Guernsey Reservoir since 1927 (see 

preceding page). Small diversions for irrigation between this station and diversion 

dam at Whalen.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1903-4, 1924.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4-13, Sept. 17-26, 28, 29)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

210

495

820

1,220

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2,340

3,910

5,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

"60" 453

60

60

*59

6 

6 *e

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

4_i5_ 

4.5

833.5

26.9

1,650

Nov.

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

4 

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

4

4

4.5

4.5

5

5

5.5

5.5

6

6

6.5

6.5

*7

7

7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

155.5

5.18

308

Dec.

6

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6

6

6

6

6.5

675

6.5

6.5

176.0

5.68

349

Jan.

6^5.

7

7

7

7

7 

7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.5

8

8

8

8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

?

*9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8

8

244.5

7.87

484

Feb.

8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7

7 

7

6.5

*675

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

8

10

14

17

TT

17

17

17

17

270.0

9.31

536

Mar.

17

TT

17

17

17

17 

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

292

*537

704

855

890

890

*807

807

922

*930

930

930

930

938

930

930

930

14,390

464

28,540

Apr.

930

930

930

938

958

930 

930

930

930

930

930

855

549

132

*17

18

20

22

*23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

12,117

404

24,030

May

19

35

35

35

35

35 

35

35

*35

35

35

35

35

170

293

*339

*333

321

282

288

282

293

276

255

250

*250

255

429

813

1,080

1.590

8,038

259

15,940

June

1,490

1.460

1,480

1,580

1,690

*2,350 

2,510

2,510

2,510

*2,560

2,640

2,720

*2,680

2,710

2,940

*2,890

3,O60

3,340

3,910

3,910

3,820

3,890

3,960

4,140

4,290

4,570

*4 , 800

4,880

5,020

5.040

95,350

3,178

189,100

July

5,040

5,150

5,130

5,080

*5,060

4.900 

4,927

4,920

4,940

4,960

5,00")

5,000

*4,980

4,980

4,980

5,020

5,040

*5,040

5,080

5,150

5,240

5,280

5,310

5.560

5,36r

5,330

5,360

*5,360

5,260

5,190

5,110

158,530

5,114

314,400

Aug.

5,060

*5.110

5,110

5,000

*4,920

4,940 

4,840

*4,800

*4,820

*4,840

4,880

*4,820

4,710

*4,630

*4,480

4,36O

4,350

*4,270

4,050

3,910

3,840

3,960

3,950

3,930

3,840

3,720

*3,620

3,6OO

*3,590

3,400

 2 * 950

134,300

4,332

266,400

Sept.

2,950

2,970

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,950 

2,940

2,92O

2,840

2,780

2,400

1,890

1,160

771

685

447

260

266

288

315

315

315

315

*315

304

*271

*276

*255

148

20

40,306

1,344

79,950

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,43O Min 3.5 Mean 1,331 Ac-ft 963, 2OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,360 Min 3.5 Mean 1,27O Ao-ft 921,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --No gage-height record Oct. 2 to Mar. 15, Apr. 14 to May 14, Sept. 3O; discharge estimated

on basis of 13 discharge measurements and records of powerplant operation for the Guernsey Plant.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 79

6570. North Platte River at recorder station, below Whalen, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°14'20", long 104°36'30", in SW£ sec.12, T.26 N., R.65 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Cottonwood Draw, 2g- miles downstream from Whalen 

Dam, and 4f miles northwest of Fort Laramie.

Drainage area. 20,375 sq mi (revised), of which 5,168 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noncontributing. Area at site used 

prior to Apr. 16, 1938, 20,267 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1909 to September 1960. Prior to Apr. 16, 1938, published as 

"below Whalen."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft ( from topographic map). Prior 

HEb Apr. 16, 1938, staff gages at Whalen Dam and canals 2| miles upstream at different 

daturas. Apr. 16, 1938, to Nov. 17, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs July 28 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Dec. 28, Jan. 1, 18.

1909-60: Maximum discharge determined, 22,000 cfs June 26, 1955 (gage height, 

9.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of studies of peak flow 

measurements of upstream floods; no flow at times in 1910, 1916, 1925-27.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flew from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310; 1924.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9-13)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.0 

6.0 

14 

36 

1ZO

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

380

820

1,380

2,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

55

44

98

147

75

133

74

21

19

86

41

35

31

*26

24

24

24

19

16

16

15

14

13

12

10

8.4

1^

10

9.2

11

11

1,132.6

36.5

2,250

Nov.

9.2

7.6

6.0

5.5

b4.0

9.2

6.8

6.0

*6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

4.5

5.5

5.5

164.8

5.49

327

Dec.

4.5-

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.0

3.0

4.5

6.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.6

JL1

8.4

b4.5

2.0

7.6

6.8

6.8

151.4

488

300

Jan.

b2.0

b3.0

4.0

4.5

6.0

7.6

8.4

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.2

7.6

10

6.0

2.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.8

7.6

7.6

*10

*10

8.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.0

230.8

7.45

458

Feb.

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.5

2^5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

109.0

3.76

216

Mar.

5.0

5.0

5.5

9.2

12

15

20

17

17

18

20

19

20

23

22

b20

14

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.8

7.6

6.0

*6.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

353.9

11.4

702

Apr.

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

8.4

9.2

9.2

10

11

10

9.2

10

8.4

7.6

91

15

12

84

*29

11

8.4

57

38

34

29

*26

25

23

15

3^5

621.9

20.7

1,230

May

12

44

42

46

52

52

47

46

42

42

42

42

42

76

225

*298

304

304

270

276

276

276

270

240

235

240

250

240

260

287

514

5,192

167

10,300

June

344

338

332

326

350

338

332

350

344

350

401

474

*436

483

810

810

940

1,100

1,590

*1.600

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,280

1,340

1,450

1,430

1,450

1,540

1,550

25,948

865

51,470

July

1,550

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,500

,360

,330

,330

,330

,360

,380

* ,380

1,360

*1.500

1,330

1,390

1,430

1,440

1,480

1,540

1,670

1,720

1,710

1,770

1,770

*1,790

1.820

1,800

1,710

1,620

1,580

47,440

1,530

94,100

Avg.

1.510

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,420

1,430

1,370

*1,320

1,250

*1,260

1,340

1,430

1,360

1,270

1,210

1,210

1,180

1.100

*970

960

940

990

990

960

980

*940

900

910

910

820

544

35,764

1,154

70,940

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,710 Min 2.0 Mean 326 Ac-ft 236,200

Sept.

314

338

350

350

332

309

292

282

260

*205

200

245

320

282

245

448

298

255

344

309

350

332

282

250

250

370

335

*298

260

100

8,949

298

17,750

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,820 Min 2.0 Mean 344 Ac-ft 250,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6575. Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo.

Location. Lat 40 0 48'00", long 105°52'40", in NW^ sec. 25, T.10 N. , R.76 W. , on left bank 

Just upstream from Stub Creek, 180 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 250 ft 

downstream from Nunn Creek, and l| miles north of Glendevey Post Office.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1904 to October 1905, August 1910 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "ft Glendevey 

1905, 1910-18.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,230 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 7, 1910, staff gage, water-stage recorder thereafter. Prior to Sept. 21, 1922, 

at datum 1.32 ft higher, Sept. 21, 1922, to Sept. 26, 1923, at datum 1.94 ft higher, 

July 9, 1929, to July 22, 1931, at datum 2.73 ft higher, and July 23, 1931, to Sept. 19, 

1935, at datum 2.09 ft higher; all at site 180 ft upstream. Sept. 27, 1923, to July 8, 

1929, at site 140 ft upstream at datum 1.35 ft higher.

Average discharge. 51 years, 73.4 cfs (53,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Feb. 24-26.

1904-5, 1910-60: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.55 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,400 

cfs; minimum daily recorded, 5 cfs Feb. 14, 15, 1911, but may have been less during 

winter periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 700 acres of hay meadows above 

station. Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries 

(see p. 168) .

Revisions (water years). WSP 469: 1911-12. WSP 506: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 

1914, 1918.

1905,

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gags

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June l)

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

174

280

420

610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe" I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

44

41

44

43

45

46

43

41

45

45

47

46

43

43

45

39

*39

39

41

39

35

43

54

55

53

43

"56 58

42

45

1,387

44.7

2,750

Nov.

46

44

43

37

27

31

33

33

32

32

31

30

29

28

29

30

31

32

31

32

*31

26

28

26

26

"21 20

21

22

25

907

30.2

1,800

Dec.

24

25

22

20

21

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

15

14

l¥

14

601

19.4

1,190

Jan.

14

13

13

13

14

*15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

13

12

T2

12

13

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

444

14.3

881

Feb.

14

14

14

13

13

14

15

T5

*15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

IT

11

12

12

12

378

13.0

750

Mar.

13

13

13

14

15

16

*17

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

23

23

24

26

29

33

36

33

30

28

639

20.6

1,270

Apr.

26

26

24

30

42

45

47

57

59

68

74

77

65

67

63

55

45

47

*47

52

65

104

118

~SS 129

70

67

56

44

43

1,800

60.0

3,570

May

39

33

32

33

41

39

*46

53

65

83

110

148

196

194

156

142

145

130

111

107

118

151

194

174

146

160

170

187

185

192

*j!08

3,788

122

7,510

June

218

249

300

372

328

278

*263

302

275

224

200

226

178

305

375

*441

476

510

508

490

400

280

200

210

190

160

120

98

70

_64

8,310

277

16,480

July

60

52

56

64

62

64

*60

53

48

48

76

55

47

41

130

142

134

126

121

117

116

114

116

117

113

10G 10-'

100

100

99

120

2,761

89.1

5,480

Aug.

146

117

106

*97

88

83

78

73

72

69

65

63

61

63

62

57

63

61

55

50

47

45

49

48

67

55

43

40

40

36

35

2,034

65.6

4,030

Sept.

35

38

49

43

39

41

59

50

*49

44

40

37

34

34

33

32

38

52

39

33

32

34

41

36

32

31

30

28

28

27

1,138

37.9

2,260

Calendar year 1959: Max 550 Mln 14 Mean 68.0 Ac-ft 49,210

Water year 1959-60: Max 510 Mln 11 Mean 66.1 Ac-ft 47,970
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 81

6585. Laramle River near Jelm, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°00'10", long 106°00'50", in SE£ sec.15, T.12 N., R.77 W., on right bank 

3~5 ft downstream from road bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Colorado-Wycming State 

line, half a mile upstream from Johnson Creek, and 4 miles south of Jelm.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1904 to October 1905, October 1910 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,683.36 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. June 22, 1904, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at site three-quarters of a 

mile upstream at different datum. May 7 to July 13, 1911, staff gage and July 14, 

1911, to Sept. 3, 1921, water-stage recorder, on downstream side of bridge 35 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 51 years;-161 ofs (116,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 980 cfs June 5 (gage height, 3.12 ft); maximum 

gaga height, 3.16 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs 

Mar. 11-17.

1904-5, 1910-60: Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.15 ft); 

minimum recorded, 5.6 cfs Dec. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 4,600 acres of hay meadows above station. Transbasin diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries (see p. 168).

Revisions (water years). WSP 506: Drainage area. WSP 1440: 1912, 1918(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9 

1.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

3.1

172

300

520

940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81

78

67

76

74

76

85

81

74

78

78

81

83

78

74

78

74

70

*72

72

74

67

69

101

101

101

83

101

108

 5T o /

81

2,503

80.7

4,960

Nov.

"5T 85

81

76

62

66

70

66

64

60

58

56

54

52

53

54

55

56

58

58

*57

56

55

54

52

47

41

42

43

45

1,757

58.6

3,480

Dec.

46

47

48

13

41

43

45

43

40

38

35

34

33

34

33

35

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

26

24

23

22

1,066

34.4

2,110

Jan.

21

20

19

18

19

*19

19

20

21

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

18

19

20

20

20

EO20

20

20

20

599

19.3

1,190

Feb.

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

438

15.1

869

Mar.

14

14

13

13

14

14

*14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

16

20

23

23

23

26

30

37

37

35

33

33

33

604

19.5

1,200

Apr.

40

49

58

70

83

108

106

120

128

125

143

154

136

128

128

120

96

106

*98

106

118

164

212

286

?I5

183

167

151

130

110

3,841

128

7,620

May

118

106

98

96 ilo

113

*133

143

164

189

276

388

538

640

565

475

475

455

384

348

352

400

526

574

445

435

515

510

538

544

*544

11,204

361

22,220

June

604

675

759

868

876

780

*752

796

852

675

598

703

562

592

696

*731

780

844

796

766

622

364

296

304

265

240

212

189

167

156

17,520

584

34,750

July

143

130

136

169

159

167

*151

136

120

115

162

141

115

118

128

200

175

159

143

128

130

125

141

143

133

138

136

133

136

130

146

4,384

141

8,700

Aug.

'206 200

172

*156

141

133

128

120

115

113

106

101

96

94

98

89

94

101

89

78

72

67

61

63

76

87

63

60

63

58

M

3,148

102

6,240

Sept.

53

48

46

54

53

50

56

56

56

56

*48

51

48

43

15

48

56

70

65

54

53

53

58

60

53

50

48

45

43

43

1,562

52.1

3,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,140 Mln 22 Mean 133 Ac-ft 100,000

Water year 1959-60! Max 876 Mln 12 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5 to Apr. 4.
82 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6595. Laramle River aacLJioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo.

Location.--River: Lat 41°08 I 30", long 105°58'40", In E| sec.36, T.14 N., R.77 W., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from diversion dam for Pioneer Canal, 2.2 miles dcwnstream from 

Fox Creek, 2.5 miles northeast of Woods, and 23 miles southwest of Larsmle.

Canal: Lat 41°09'10", long 105°57'30", In SE£ sec.30, T.14 N. , R.76 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from headgate.

Drainage area. 434 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--April 1912 to September 1924, October 1926 to September 1927, October 

1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1310.

Gage. River: Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 7,388.99 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 16 to Nov. 15, 1912, staff gage and Nov. 16, 

1912, to Sept. 22, 1915, water-stage recorder, 90 ft downstream between dam crest and 

canal headgates at datum 1.00 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1924, Apr. 19 

to Sept. 30, 1927, and Apr. 11, 1932, to July 13, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 

50 ft downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1935, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Canal: Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 7,380 ft (river-jrofile survey). 

Apr. 16, 1912, to Apr. 10, 1923, chain gage; Apr. 11, 1923, to Sept. 3C, 1924, and 

Apr. 19 to June 9, 1927, water-stage recorder; June 10 to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage; 

all at same site at different datum. Apr. 11, 1932, to May 8, 1938, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes (combined flow of river and canal). Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs 

June 9; minimum dally, 35 cfs Feb. 25-29, Mar. 15.

1912-24, 1926-27, 1931-60: Maximum combined discharge, 5,060 cfs June 10, 1923 

(river discharge by computation of peak flow over dam); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record on 

river, which are poor. Pioneer Canal diverts from left bank of river at diversion dam 

100 ft downstream for Irrigation In vicinity of Laramle. Records show combined flow 

of river and canal. Diversions above station for Irrigation of about 11,000 acres 

above and below station. Three small reservoirs above station In Wyoming (total capacity, about 600 acre-ft) for Irrigation, stock water, and domestic use. Transbasln 

diversions above station to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries (see p. 168).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1914.

irge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91

92

85

88

89

92

97

loo

84

94

100

97

100

100

93

92

94

84

*82

76

79

75

7394"

100

103

94

100

~94 106

82

2,830

91.3

5,610

Nov.

85

79

84" 98

55

68

79

81

78

80

' 73

73

47

56

67

67

70

63

61

55

56

*57

54

64

54

45

43

45

49

52

1,938

64.6

3,840

Dec.

54

56

59

48

47

55

61

61

60

53

53

53

53

51

57

62

67

65

49

51

55

53

63

 BT 70

43

53

53

52

52

49

1,709

55.1

3,390

Jan.

IB- 47

46

44

45

45

*45

45

46

47

47

47

46

46

44

43

42

41

IT

41

42

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

1,376

44.4

2,730

Feb.

45

44

42

42

41

41

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

39

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

35

35

35

35

35

1,127

38.9

2,240

Mar.

36

36

36

37

38

38

38

*38

38

37

36

36

36

36

55

36

36

38

41

43

45

45

45

48

53

57

57

55

54

53

53

1,310

42.3

2,600

Apr.

61

67

80

99

120

*160

168

180

196

223

255

255

210

200

191

188

149

150

149

167

184

243

285

375

304

259

238

228

211

173

5,768

192

11,440

May

190

170

139

141

175

171

*191

220

243

271

363

460

619

742

6l8

586

591

596

531

471

477

*508

600

669

541

507

571

572

593

590

572

13,758

444

27,290

June

618

686

769

879

949

867

835

835

954

726

660

746

661

592

708

738

776

831

800

810

690

430

335

335

299

267

238

211

183

171

18,619

621

36,930

July

162

14-2

1«

176

172

171

*lf4

148

129

118

1F1

157

120

120

116

196

175

159

146

128

126

126

133

146

133

135

136

132

132

126

132

4,4fO

144

8,830

Aug.

155

212

171

*150

139

129

121

116

111

105

101

95

91

92

95

89

89

101

90

79

72

68

58

60

66

90

69

55

56

57

51

3,033

97.8

6,020

Sept.

49

50

46

46

47

49

54

57

54

57

46

45

*48

43

39

41

48

60

61

54

47

48

53

59

52

47

44

43

41

40

1,468

48.9

2,910

Calendar year 1959: Max 1.2OO Mln 18 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,600

Water year 1959-6O: Max 954 Mln 35 Mean 157 Ac-ft 113,800
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 83

6596. Sand Creek near Tie Siding, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°00'40", long 105°45'20" J in sec.13, T.12 N., R.75 W., in Wyoming, on 

left bank 90 ft upstream from bridge on county road, l|- miles downstream from ColoradoWyoming State line, and 15 miles southwest of Tie Siding.

Drainage area. 39.9 sq mi.

Records available. April 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,530 ft (from topographic mrp).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs June 9 (gage height, 3.84 ft); no flow 

Aug. 29, Sept. 1-3.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 253 cfs June 8, 1957 fgage height, 7.69 ft); no flow 

Sept. 3-17, 1959, Aug. 29, Sept. 1-3, 1960.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from beaver dams, which are poor. Natural flow affected by diversion above 

station to Cache la Poudre River basin through Wilson Supply ditch. Water imported 

above station from Deadman Creek in Laramie River basin is rediverted through Wilson 

Supply ditch but is wasted down Sand Creek at times.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-19)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.6 

1.4 

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.7

5.6

15

33

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19SO

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

4.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

5.3

5.0

3.8

*3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.1

4.7

4.7

5.3

6.1

7.6

sTo

4.1

137.1

4.42

272

Nov.

4.1

4.4

4.1 

4.1

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

81.7

2.72

162

Dec.

> 1.8

55.8

1.8

111

Calendar year 1959: Max 31

Jan.

(*)

> 1.5

46.5

1.5

92

Feb.

(»)

> 1.5

43.5

1.5

86

Min o

Mar.

T5~ 1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.3

*2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.3

3.6

11

34.

23

23

19

18

17

13

8.6

7.6

7.1

3.8

211.1

6.81

419

Apr.

3.2

2.6

2.4

47T

5.0

8.1

8.6

11

12

12

13

14

11

11

11

11

9.1

8.6

13

13

15

18

20

*17

17

15

11

11

12

9*6

329.3

11.0

653

Mean 5.57

May

10

8.6

14W

13

16

22

27

30

33

33

32

30

27

25

26

25

23

22

21

17

*21

17

20

19

19

20

20

19

18

643.3

20.8

1,280

June

21

22

23 

23

23

23

*24

29

32

26

25

27

26

22

20

*19

15

11

11

11

*6.1

3.8

4.4

5.0

7.1

5.0

3.5

2.9

3.2

3.6

476.6

15.9

945

July

2.4

2.0

1.8 

2.1

2.6

*2.9

4.7

5.0

5.3

4.4

5.0

8.1

4.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.6

89.6

2.89

178

Av«.

1.6

TTe

1.6 

*1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

0

.2

.1

21.3

0.69

42

Sept.

0

0

o

.1

.4

.9

.8

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

*.8

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

. 8

19.6

0.65

39

Ac-ft 4.040

Water year 1959-60: Max 33 Mln o Mean 5.39 Ac-ft 4^230

Discharge measurement made on this day Note. Stage-discharge re'-"-- -~~----' 

record Dec. 24 to Mar. 19 '

Apr. 19-24; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weathei 

range In stage, and typical recession. Backwater from beaver dam Oct. 1-19.
84 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6600. Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°19 I 40", long 105°36'30", in SW£ sec.29, T.16 fj., R.73 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on county highway, 1.2 miles northwest of 

city hall in Laramie and 5 miles downstream from Fivemlle Creek.

Drainage area. 1,071 sq mi (revised), of which 151 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available. April 1933 to September 1960. Irrigation seasons only prior to 1952. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,125 ft (from river-pro*1 lie map). 

Prior to Apr. 10, 1936, chain gage on bridge on State Highways 130 and 230, 1.4 miles 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 10, 1936, to May 21, 1949, chain gags and May 22, 

1949, to Apr. 7, 1951, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1951-60), 88.5 cfs (64,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 696 cfs June 11 (gage height, 4.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.8 cfs Sept. 13.

1933-60; Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs June 15, 1957 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 7-9, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 53,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 16, June 5-13, 20-30, 

July 24 to Aug.2)

0.5

1.0 

1.2

3.6 

6.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

180

432

740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

62

62

59

57

49

49

45

48

52

52

59

66

67

67

70

68

67

70

66

*63

62

62

63

61

67

78

80

89

84

b82 

b81

2,007

64.7

3,980

Nov.

80

83

81

64

60

75

61

76

98

102

b80

b74

66

72

75

70

74

80

b84

83

76

81

75

*80

75

65

62

62

71

71

2,256

75.2

4,470

Dec.

> 55

1,705

55

3,380

Jan.

> 40

(*)

1,240

40

2,460

Feb.

(*)

> 40

1,160

40

2,300

Mar.

> 45

(*)

> 55

175

190

200

209

156

122

2,277

73.5

4,520

Apr.

105

*BT

71

63

62

67

76

81

89

94

92

102

105

90

75

51

43

38

34

31

27

26

25

26

25

20

18

19

18

.17

1,674

55.8

3,320

May

16

14

14

15

21

19

17

*19

19

19

22

32

62

95

160

191

189

187

224

299

318

297

284

323

375

351

320

349

357

370

*3_83_

5,361

173

10,630

June

377

385

403

424

453

498

*504

492

529

615

658

4¥?

453

442

333

351 370-

*390

409

424

424

458

*364

243

214

176

156

132

105 

81

11,355

378

22,520

July

76

67

64

63 *re

*58

64

66

58

51

46

43

59

52

44

40

51

84

84

71

63

59

54

49

50

47

46

44

42 

40

40

1,731

55.8

3,4^0

Aug.

39

*47

80

81

*68

57

42

31

25

19

14

12

12

11

11

10

12

12

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

10

7.2

5.5

5.3

5.3

4.6 

4.5

674.8

21.8

1,340

Sept.

4.3

5.3

8.0

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

4.6

4.1

4.3

*3.8

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.0

6.8

8.0

8.0

8.4

5.8

5.8

5.5

7.6

9.6

10

10

9.6 

8.8

191.1

6.37

379

Calendar year 1959 : Max 679 Min 4.3 Mean 95.2 Ac-ft 68,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 658 Min 3.8 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 4, 5, 13-18, 26-28, Nov. 30 to Mar. 27 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

weather records, typical recession, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 85

6605. Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°28'20", long 105°43'30", in SW£ sec.5, T.17 N., R.74 W., on left bank at 

old Two Rivers Post Office, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Laramie River and 14 miles 

northwest of Laramie.

Drainage area. 1,224 sq mi (revised), of which 188 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1908 to October 1927, October 1932 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gape. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,058.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Apr. 16, 1909, to June 17, 1910, staff gage near present site at about same 

datum. May 6, 1911, to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 45 ft upstream at datum 

0.74 ft lower. Apr. 8, 1913, to Oct. 31, 1914, water-stage recorder at sits 300 ft 

downstream at datum 0.74 ft lower. Apr. 21, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1920, water-stage 

recorder at site 45 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 47 years, 114 cfs (82,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 617 cfs June 12 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs May 13, 14.

1908-27, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 3,930 cfs June 13, 1923 (gage height, 7.48 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 22-25, 1911, Aug. 17 to 

Sept. 6, Sept. 9-22, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions above station for irrigation of about 56,000 acres, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 406: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1920(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 4-25)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.1 

1.5

Jan. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.0

3.0

6.5

12

30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.7

68

125

212

410

590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

64

64

65

64

61

54

53

50

53

54

57

61

68

68

68

71

71

70

71

*68

65

65

67

67

63

67

77

86

89

86

83

2,070

66.8

4,110

Nov.

85

85

82

70

60

65

85

80

100

99

85

89

85

90

95

80

85

90

88

86

85

85

87

*87

87

70

70

72

74

74

2,475

82.5

4,910

Dec.

> 60

1,860

60

3,690

Jan.

> 40

(*)

1,240

40

2,460

Feb.

(*)

> 40

1,160

40

2,3OO

Mar.

> 50

(*)

> 65

> 100

2,250

73

4,460

Apr.

90

95

"87 102

78

76

78

84

89

95

98

59

81

98

85

78

56

55

*50

18

13

13

12

12

11

7.6

4.8

4.4

4.4

5.7

1,637.9

54.6

3,250

May

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.4

3.4

3.4

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

15 2.2

54

80

82

92

130

199

242

232

232

268

304

292

284

306

*308

3 18

3,479.6

112

6,900

June

326

324

340

364

396

430

475

*495

492

524

584

566

402

368

324

*262

268

286

3OO

326

334

354

418

338

266

226

187

155

127

104

10,361

345

20,55O

July

85

73

67

72

80

71

71

*69

64

56

52

48

43

62

62

55

47

45

63

63

55

50

47

58

54

52

48

48

47

47

45

1,799

58.0

3,570

Aug.

43

42

*48

68

7.2

65

58

46

38

32

27

21

18

15

14

12

13

14

14

11

11

9.8

9.2

9.8

11

13

9.8

8.2

7.0

6.2

iii.

771.8

24.9

1,530

Sept.

5.4

5.1

4.8

8.7

8.7

7.0

6.2

7.6

7.6

6.5

6.2

5.1

*4.8

4.8

4.0

5.1

6.5

5.4

5.4

7.0

8.2

9.2

8.7

7.0

5.4

5.8

7.0

8.7

9.2

9.2

200.3

6.68

397

Calendar year 1959: Max 571 Min 4 3 Mean 81 3 Ac-ft 58,820

Water year 1959-60 : Max 584 Min z.Z Mean 80.1 Ac-ft 58,13O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 4-8, Nov. 13 to Jan. 14. No gageheight record Jan. 15 to Apr. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of period); discharge 

estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

618097 O - 61 - 7
86 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6610. Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°17'20", long 106°02'30", in sec.9, T.15 N., R.77 W., on right bank

30 ft downstream from bridge at May Ranch, 1-J miles west of Filmore, and 3^ miles downstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1902 to September 1903 (published as "near Hatton"), May 1911 to 

November 1926, October 1932 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only far some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 16, 1938, staff gage at present site; prior to May 14, 1911, at different 

datum; May 14, 1911, to Apr. 17, 1914, at datum 0.21 ft lower; and at pr3sent datum 

thereafter.

Average discharge. 44 years, 103 cfs (74,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 804 cfs June 9 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1902-3, 1911-26, 1932-60: Maximum discharge observed, 2,400 cfs June 1, 1914 (gage 

height, 5.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum daily determined, 

1 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above 

and below station. Ten small reservoirs above station (combined capacit/, about 

160 acre-ft) for irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310; 1914. WSP 1440: 1902.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4 90

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

177

297

465

680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

40

37

36

33

32

31

31

30

32

30

31

40

40

33

33

*34

33

31

31

30

30

35

43

41

41

40

56

53

47

54

1,148

37.0

2,280

Nov.

62

62

53

46

41

44

48

48

46

43

40

38

35

37

37

35

36

39

40

38

38

36

38

*39

38

35

37

38

40

40

1,247

41.6

2,470

Dec.

> 30

930

30

1,840

Jan.

> 17

(*)

527

17

1,050

Feb.

(*)

t 18

522

18

1,040

Mar.

> 19

(*)

> 30

721

23

1,430

Apr.

28

3(5

40

42

48

54

58

61

60

62

63

6S

54

55

55

55

45

48

49

50

51

55

53

*58

50

44

51

56

61

58

1,557

51.9

3,090

May

52

48

60

73

86

100

84

60

55

62

78

110

182

230

227

190

206

200

172

230

*147

140

177

236

219

206

259

286

320 

363 359"

5,217

168

10,350

June

447

525

598

598

560

515

485

576

668

587

*460

456

363

324

388

393

*331

442

367

305

225

182

170

160

147

134

116

104

101

li

10,826

361

21,470

July

108

97

106

136

131

*131

2OO

190

123

108

123

108

94

88

87

80

78

75

68

60

58

56

59

61

51

45

42

43

40 

40

46

2,732

88.1

5,420

Aug.

40

33

*30

28

26

25

21

21

25

26

23

22

21

22

25

20

23

30

30

26

24

23

23

23

28

27

23

21

20 

19

16

766

24.7

1,520

Sept.

18

18

17

16

15

14

15

16

16

16

15

*16

15

15

15

14

16

16

16

15

16

19

21

18

18

18

17

16

17 

16

490

16.3

972

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,01O Mln 14 Mean 99.9 Ac-ft 72,28O

Water year 1959-6O: Max 668 Mln - Mean 72.9 Ae-ft 52,93O

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-9, Nov. 13 to Dec. 29. No gage-height record Dec. 30 to Apr. 3 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of period), Apr. 25, 26, 

Apr. 30 to May 7, May 18-21; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 87 

6615. Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°28'10", long 105°43'50", In SE^SE^ sec.6, T.17 N., R.74 W., on right 

bank at old Two Rivers Post Office, half a mile upstream from mouth and 14 miles northwest of Laramie.

Drainage area.--376 sq ml (revised), of which 58 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available.--March to September 1903 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1910 to October 1927, May to November 1933, May 1934 to September 1960. Published as "at Haley's Ranch, near Laramie" 1903.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 7,060.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. March to September 1903, staff gage near present site at different datum. May 1, 

1911, to Apr. 13, 1913, staff gage at present site and datum. Apr. 14, 1913, to 

Apr. 20, 1915, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at different datum. Datum 

lowered 1.0 ft July 1, 1913.

Average discharge.--43 years (1910-27, 1934-60), 44.7 cfs (32,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs June 11 (gage height, 5.25 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.

1903, 1910-27, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs June 4, 1914 (gage height, 

about 6.44 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times In most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of about 56,000 acres above station. Fifteen small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 1,300 acre-ft) for Irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sept. 3o

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

.4

1.9

4.6

15

35

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

80

138

220

460

660

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

.6

2.4

5.6

10

20

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

42

90

152

240

490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

T.7

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.1

.6

1.5

1.5

.8

1.5

2.7

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.9

3.4

6.0 

7.4 8 7

81.8

2.64

162

Nov.

8.7

10

11

9

8

11

10

10

13

11

9

7

6.9

5.6

5.3

6.9

13

14

15

14

17

*19

15

10

1011

1011

312.4

10.4

620

Dec.

*

> 9

+

279

9

553

Calendar year 1959 : Max 445

Jan.

1 4

(*)

124

4

246

Feb.

(*)

> 7.5

217.5

7.5

431

Mar.

> lo

(*)

> 13

343

11

680

Apr.

10

12

14

17

20

22

22

23

25

27.

23

19

16

13

11

12

12

11

*9.4

6.9

6.5

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.0

T^

5.6

8.7

11

385.6

12.9

765

May

13

9.4

7.4

5.3

14

30

22

*17

12

8.0

5.6

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.0

4.3

8.7

14

14

13

7.4

4.6

3.4

2.7

3.0

3.7

13 

*20

37

307.8

9.93

611

June

60

90

119

159

206

240

248

*250

302

370

466 4"2"6

274

165

124

*101

79

69

73

60

47

37

24

18

14

10

6.9

5.0

3.7 

2 .4

4,049.0

135

8,030

July

1.91

1.3

1.1

1.7

2.0

3.4

4.0

*4.0

4.3

8.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

13

18

14

11

11

9.6

8.2

5.3

6.9

6.0

4.6

3.4

4.0

2.4

1.9

1.3 

1.9

1.9

185.1

5.97

367

Aug.

2.7

*4~^ 5.0

2.2

1.3

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

0

o

17.3

0.56

34

Sept.

(*)

0

0

o

Mln o Mean 26. 2 Ac-ft 1S.97O

Water year 1959-60: Max 466 Mln o Mean 17~.2 Ac-ft 12^500

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2-5, 10-14, 25-27, Nov. 30 to Dec. 31. No 

gage-height record Jan. 1 to Apr. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6616. Button Creek near McFadden, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°34'18", long i06 0 04'54", in SE^-SEj sec. 31, T.19 N. , R.77 W., on right 

bank 0 . 6 mile downstream from Sheep Creek and 6.3 miles southeast of McFadden.

Drainage area. 19.9 sq mi.

Records available . April 1958 to September 1960.

^Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,450.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs June 8 (gage height, 2.98 ft); from

rating curve extended above 36 cfs; no flow for many days.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 186 cfs May 14, 1958 (gage height, 3.77 ft), from

rating curve extended above 35 cfs; no flow for many days in each year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

One diversion above station for irrigation of about 60 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0 

.2

.7 

1.4 

2.4

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

3.7

7.6

14

23

37

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 77

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

- _-.

0

o

0

Min 0

Mar.

> 0

> 3

(*)

1.2

37.2

1.20

74

Apr.

0.6

a0

0 

0

0

.3

.8

1.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

.7

.4

.2

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.4

1.2

1.9

2.4

18.5

0.62

37

Mean 2.53

May

5.3

2.8

1.7

1.7 

6.8

»15

5.5

2.2

1.4

T74

1.4

1.9

2.2

3.3

5.3

6.1

7.2

8.4

11

7.2

4.1

3.0

2.9

4.8

4.6

3.4

5.3

6.3

5.0

*4.4

4.2

145.8

4.70

289

June

3.6

3.9

3.4

2.9 

3.0

3.4

4.1

28

13

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

3.3

5.0

*4.5

2.0

2.7

2.9

1.9

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

108.1

3.60

214

July

0.1

a0

*

.1

.2

.2

o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

0

0

0

Ac-ft 1,830

Water year 1959-60: Max 28 Min 0 Mean 0.85 Ac-ft 616

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field T?1f*1H pst-.l estimate mahp marSa made r»n on t-.H1 this a /Saw day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oc 

relation affected by ice during p, 

charge measurements, 1 observatio.. 

stage, and records for nearby stations
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 89

6620. Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°45'44", long 105"41'16" , in NWjjSE^ sec.27, T.21 N. , R.74 W. , on right 

bank 155 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from Wheatland 

Reservoir No. 2, and 9 miles northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,174 sq mi (revised), of which 603 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--May 1912 to December 1917, January 1921 to December 1927, April 1932 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,962.68 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 22, 1915, chain gage and Apr. 22, 1915, to Aug. 31, 1917, 

water-stage recorder, at bridge 155 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 14, 1931, to 

Sept. 17, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 125 ft upstream from present site at same 

datum.

Average discharge . 39 years, 133 cfs (96,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 852 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 20.

1912-17, 1921-27, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 3,340 cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 

6.41 ft); no flow at times in 1934-35, 1939-40, 1954-55.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for 

irrigation of about 99,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic ft et per se

ffect (gage 

md)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

108

186

330

500

825

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

56

58

59

59

61

58

54

49

48_

49

54

59

63

63

66

68

70

70

70

68

64

66

68

64

*64

66

67

66 

64

60

1,903

61.4

3,770

Nov.

66

70

67

62

60

66

72

75

80

84

74

*64

58

60

62

55

So

65

70

70

70

70

70

68

66

58

58

59

60 

60

1,979

66.0

3,930

Dec.

62

62

645"6~

50

53

*54

54

54

52

52

50

So

50

50

48

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

42

40

40

38

35

33 

30

27_

1,463

47.2

2,900

Jan.

23

21

20

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

25

24

*23

22

22

21

20

18

17

18

19

20

22

24

27

30

30

30

30

31

33_

734

23.7

1,460

Feb.

33

33

33

33

33

35

37

*38

38

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

958

33.0

1,900

Mar.

30

30

30

30

32

35

40

46

50

52

52

52

52

52

52

56

65

71

80

90

*100

115

140

160

190

220

240

260

250 

*242

217

3,131

101

6,210

Apr.

172

142

148

118

101

76

70

70

72

72

76

76

64

56

68

66

87

*52

45

43

34

27

26

20

2T

20

20

22

21 

22

1,907

63.6

3,780

May

20

20

20

19

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

16

14

11

T?

11

12

22

41

*38

61

106

148

153

164

208

259

250

236 

262

267

2,509

80.9

4,980

June

*294

321

348

374

426

479

536

594

594

602

*661

755

808

568

454

381

309

294

300

309

312

312

339

395

321

256

220

183

155 

150

12,030

401

23,860

July

"84 108

74

74

78

84

80

72

72

66

*66

64

61

58

63

70

63

56

49

54

58

52

46

43

*45

45

42

42

39 

36

55

1,879

60.6

3,730

Avg.

33

31

31

32

39

48

45

42

35

31

*?5

24

20

18

17

14

14

15

14

12

11

10

8.2

*8.2

11

9.8

8.2

5,8

^4

5!3

628.1

20.3

1,250

Sept.

5.3

472

4.8

3.6

3.1

2.0

*2.0

2.6

3.1

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

4,8

3.1

1.6

2.0

1.4

^§.

1.2

1.0

 1.0

2.0

3.1

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.6 

2.0

78.7

2.62

156

Calendar year 1959 : Max 820 Min 2.6 Mean 97.4 Ac-ft 70,490

Water year 1959-60: Max 808 Min 0.8 Mean 79.8 Ac-ft 57,930

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge affected by ice Oct. 28 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Dec. 10 to 

Mar. 29; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and weather records).
90 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6625. Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 near Lookout, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°50'16", long 105°38'18" (revised), In SE^SW^NW^ sec.31, T.22 N. , R.73 W., 

on outlet gate tower near center of Wheatland No. 2 Dam on Laramie River, 15 miles 

northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area.--2.221 sq mi (revised), of which 603 sq mi is probably nonccritrlbuting.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1960. Month-end figures only since October 1954.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily during irrigation season and at irregular intervals the 

rest of the year. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Wheatland Irrigation 

District). Prior to Oct. 16, 1952, gage painted on vertical gate tower at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 39,650 acre-ft June 20 (elevation, 

6,953.10 ft); minimum observed, 2,680 acre-ft Sept. 12 (elevation, 6,937.60 ft).

1951-60: Maximum contents observed, 98,260 acre-ft June 7-16, 1952 (elevation, 

6,963.90 ft); no contents at times in 1954-57.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam. Dam completed and storage began in 

TtJOT. Capacity, 98,930 acre-ft between elevations 6,935.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 

6,964.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage below elevation 6,935.0 ft not determined. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation in Laramie River and Sybille Creek basins.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Wheatland Irrigation District.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Oct. 31.............................................

Nov. 30. ............................................

Calendar year 1959. ...............................

Feb. 29. ............................................

July 31 .............................................

Water year 1959-60. ........................ ......

Elevation 

(feet)

_

-

_

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-5,ZZO

-3,490

No elevation record; contents estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 91

6635. Laramie River below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°55'35" (revised), long 105°34'36", in NE^SE^NWi; sec.34, T.2C N., R.73 W. 

on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 0.4 mile downstream from mouth 

of reservoir spillway channel, 12| miles downstream from outlet gates of WTeatland 

Reservoir No. 2, and 22 miles northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,248 sq mi (revised), of which 606 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--May to August 1916, May to September 1917, October 1951 to September 

1960.Published as "below McGill" 1916-17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,883.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to May 17, 1917, staff gage and May 17 to Sept. 13, 1917, water-stage 

recorder, at bridge 501 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 ,year» (1951-60), 94.4 cfs (68,340 acre-ft per year).

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 574 cfs June 10 (gage height, 4.67 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.19 ft Mar. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not determined.

1916-17, 1951-60:' 1 Maximum discharge, 2,860 cfs June 26-30, 1917 (gage height, 

5.6 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily determined, 1 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1916.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow 

completely regulated by Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 (see preceding page). Natural flow 

of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 7-11, July 5-11)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.0 

6.0

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

120

270

570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September IS 60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

33

24

35

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

15

it

12

12

11

11

10

10

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

6.5

8.5

9.0

*4.8

57T

6.5

7.0 

7.0

7.0

286.0

9.22

567

Nov.

7.0

7TTJ

7.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

*6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0 

6.0

171.6

5.72

340

Dec.

(*)

> 6

186

6

369

Jan.

 v

(*)

> 6

186

6

369

Feb.

(*)

> 6

174

6

345

Mar.

> 7

8.0

13

25

35

*40

3?

30

27

24

21

20

17

10

10

11

438.0

14.1

869

Apr.

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

6.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

6.0

6.5

5.1 *T75

7.5

7.5

6,5

6.5

7.0

8.0

6.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

238.6

7.95

473

May

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

10

10

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

6.0

575

7.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

*17

34

63

91

116

118

135

150

182

214

214 

218

1,704.0

55.0

3,380

June

*218

224

260

280

302

329

408

534

543

424

*27

15

14

11

12

10

10

19

30

75

280

284

288

298

298

294

298

329

345

368

6,825

228

13,540

July

368

368

376

376

376

376

345

305

305

502

*305

325

325

317

317

313

313

305

305

305

313

313

313

309

*309

305

305

309

309

305 

305

10,022

323

19,880

Aug.

305

309

317

321

331

317

321

329

3TT

270

*256

238

235

232

224

224

224

224

221

221

221

221

185

*179

173

158

54

26

17

16 

TtT ID

6,692

216

13,270

Sept.

14

13

12

12

11

89

*170

176 ITSISO

130

116

61

18

13

10

9.5

8.0

6.5

6.5

5.7

6.0

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4. 8

1,252.8

41.8

2,480

Calendar year 1959 : Max 561 Min - Mean 99.1 Ac-ft 71,730

Water year 1959-60: Max 543 Min - Mean 77.0 Ac-ft 55,880

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, Nov 12 to Mar. 26.
92 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6645. Sybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'05", long 105°12'42", in sec.23, T.22 N., R.70 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Bluegrass Creek and 18 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. March 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,246 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 19 years, 19.4 cfs (14,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 4-7.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs May 26, 1956 (gage height, 5.90 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 7-21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,600 acres above station. One small diversion between station 

and Bluegrass Creek. Seven small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 

400 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1941-42(M). WSP 1630: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gag?

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June 8, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.7

4.0 

7.0

16

0.9 0.2

1.0 .7

1.1 1.2

1.2 2.0

1.3 3.0

1.4 5.

1.5 13

1.7 34

2.0 75

2.2 112

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.6

9.4

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

778

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

*8.6

9.8

10 

11

11

284.6

9.18

564

Nov.

10

11

9.4

9.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.6

9.0

*9.8

7.0

S76

10

7.8

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

8.2

9.8

12 

12

288.4

9.61

572

Dec.

12

12

12

12

9.8

10

12

*12

12

15

12

12

12

12

10

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

13

12

11

7.0

8.2

8.2 

10

350.2

11.3

695

Calendar year 1959: Max 77

Jan.

7.8

4.5

b7.2

b7.6

7.4

7.8

8.6

9.4

10

10

11

IT

11

*10

9.0

11

9.8

7.4

7.8

8.2

9.4

9.4

11

11

10

10

10

8.6

8.2

9.4 

9.4

282.9

9.13

561

Feb.

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.0

5.8

8.6

8.2

*10

10

9.0

8.6

7.4

7.4

8.6

5.4

8.2

6.7

6.4

b7.0

b7.0

6.0

b7.4

7.4

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

b5.5

b5.2

b4.S

215.4

7.43

427

Mar.

b4.0

bTTS

b5.8

8.2

9.4

12

12

11

11

9.8

8.6

9.4

9.0

9.8

8.6

8.6

7.8

10

9.8

10

11

*24

48

44

41

50

72

94

T5

60 

50

748.6

24.1

1,480

Apr.

41

3F

31

28

19

10

5.0

4.2

4.8

4.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

5.5

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.8

10

297.4

9.91

590

May

12

12

12

14

17

17

10

11

11

12

12

11

9.2

5.5 575-

5.5

6.2

6.2

*8.5

12

17

18

17

19

21

19

19

20

20 

18

17

414.6

13.4

822

June

16

*T3

10

9.2

9.2

10

9.2

9.2

11

*12

14

11

7.8

3.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.7

2.8 

2.9

180.0

6.00

357

July

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.2

470

3.8

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

* .3

.2

.2

.2 

.1

2.0

Aug.

2.0

T78

1.6

1.5

1.4

.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

n.o

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.6

.5

.6

.6 

.4

.4

93.3 29.6

3.01 0.95

185 59

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

*,3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.8

78

.8

14.7

0.49

29

Min 1.3 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 94 Mln 0.3 Mean 8.74 Ao-ft 6,34O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 93

6649. Bluegrass Creek near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location.- -La t 41°52'14", long 105"12'51", In NEiNE^-NE^ sec. 22, T.22 N. , R.70 V., on 

right bank 150 ft upstream from State Highway 34, 0.2 mile upstream from Sybille 

Creek, and 18.2 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1958 to September 1960.

Qage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,250 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs June 10 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 768 cfs Aug. 15, 1958 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1960.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Most of flow during irrigation season is water released from Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 (capacity, 98,930 acre-ft) on the Laramie River and diverted 

through a tunnel 15 miles upstream; some diversions for irrigation of hay meadows 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

1.5

3.0

8.0

29

54

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.7

135

270

480

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2020"

19

18

18

16

16

15

14

12

13

10

8

10

14

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

15

13

*13

11

16

16 

12

443

14.3

879

Nov.

15

17

18

T6

6.5

5.8

11

11

13

13

12

*11

7.0

4.6

6^0

7.0

11

11

12

11

12

13

12

14

17

11

5.8

10

13

14

340.7

11.4

676

Dec.

14

15

15

12

6.5

11

13

*12

10

12

11

11

11

10

8.0

15

12

15

15

11

11

15

10

16

il

16

8.0

5.8

5.0

BTo

5.0

353.3

11.4

701

Jan.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.2

*10.0

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

4.7

4.8

6.0

10

10

10

10

11

7.2

7.2

10 

11

233.9

7.55

464

Feb.

11

10

11

9.2

8.9

9.0

9.0

*11

10

9.0

9.0

11

9.0

11

8.0

11

12

T2

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.0

7.0

7.O

295.1

10.2

585

Mar.

7.0

TT2

8.0

9.0

10

12

14

16

15

15

15

15

13

14

12

12

16

15

14

17

85

*263

224

174

106

83

77

58

51

67 

37

1,481.2

47.8

2,940

Apr.

26

26

21

16

11

11

8.0

7.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

*2.2

27S

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

203.9

6.80

404

May

3.2

3^0

3.0

3.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

*5.8

10

14

31

62

97

112

122

133

162

192

202 

208

1,435.1

46.3

2,850

June

214

*214

235

266

298

313

363

525

550

560

*143

36

20

11

6.5

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

772

1S3

2S2

263

270

280

274

274

294

313

345

6,494.5

216

12,880

July

345

341

353

357

357

349

337

294

284

280

*284

284

302

305

298

291

288

284

280

277

291

294

298

298

*298

294

291

298

298

298

9,446

305

18,740

A'Jg.

294

294

294

302

302

305

305

313

317

274

*256

235

223

220

214

208

211

214

111

208

208

208

188

168

*170

162

99

40

20

11 

6_.5

6,480.5

209

12,850

Sept.

4.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

*88

160

162

T5T

128

119

97

46

20

12

8.0

5.8

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1,042.5

34.8

2,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 533 Min 2.5 Mean 102 Ac-ft 74,180

Water year 1959-60: Max 560 Min 1.5 Mean 77.2 Ac-ft 56,040
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6650. Sybllle Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°52'40", long 105"12'17", in fig sec.14, T.22 N., R.70 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bluegrass Creek, 1 mile upstream from Wheat - 

land Canal No. 1, and 17 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area. 366 sq ml.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Mar. 18, 1959, at site 120 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 598 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.7 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1950-60; Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 

0.1 cfs July 2-4, Sept. 9-12, Dec. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Most of flow during irrigation season is water released from Wheatland 

Reservoir No. 2 (capacity, 98,930 acre-ft) on the Laramie River and diverted down Bluegrass Creek for irrigation of land near Wheatland. Diversions for irrigation of about 

4,400 acres above station. Ten small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, 

about 400 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1630: Drainage area. WSP 1710: 1959. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for the water year 1959, superseding those published in WSP 1630, 

are given herewith:

1959 

Sept.23......... 65

24......... 44

25......... 33

26......... 28

1959-Con. 

Sept.27......... 22

28......... 25

29......... 26

30......... 26

Month

Water year 1958-59. ..........

Cfs-days Maximum

568

Minimum

10

10

Mean

119

Runoff In 

acre-feet

10,020

86,340

Rating table, water year 1959-60j except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 31 to June 2)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.4

5.2

9.4

15

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

100

180

2.6 

2.9

3.1

300

485

635

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

30 

30

28

28

25

21

18

20

21

20

19 

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

*20

21

28

30

28

706

22.8

1,400

Nov.

31

32 

31

28

22

18

22

21

22

23

22

*23 

18

16

20

20

21

23

23

20

21

20

19

21

23

17

16

14

19

18

644

21.5

1,280

Dec.

17

18 

18

16

15.

16

17

*17

19

21

20

20 

20

18

15

22

19

21

21

18

19

21

16

21

24.

22

16

15

15

15

15

567

18.3

1,120

Jan.

14

ft

13

14

15

16

17

18

18

17

17 

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

14

15

16

18

17

17

17

14

16

17

17

478

15.4

948

Feb.

17

17

17

16

15

17

18

*18

19

19

19

18

18

18

14

15

17

15

14

15

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

450

15.5

893

Mar.

12

T2

13

14

16

18

20

22

25

27

29

32

28

29

27

25

24

27

29

40

130

*200

239

190

125

105

112

96

83

56

1,892

61.0

3,750

Apr.

41

37 

32

27

19

15

15

11

10

9.4

11

11 

10

10

6.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

7.7

354.8

11.8

704

May

8>1 itr

8.6

9.4

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11 

10

9.0

9.0

9.4

10

11

*11

19

30

49

81

120

132

145

159

190

219

225

219

1,779.6

57.4

3,530

June

212

*212 

235

273

300

553

381

545

568

*575

166

50 

29

18

12

10

7.7

7.3

13

170

278

278

291

500

291

296

522

538

581

6,899.5

230

13,680

July Aug.

374 300

381 306 

581 306

394 316

388 316

381 316

350 311

516 316

306 528

296 286

296 268

*291 *286 

511 227

306 223

501 212

311 208

306 208

306 212

500 212

296 208

516 208

316 208

316 184

306 159

506 *162

*296 156

296 96

300 36

300 17

300 11

300 8_._6_

9,943 6,610.6

321 213

19,720 15,110

Sept.

6.5

4.9 

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.5

91

*388

168

159

152

122

98

45

18

12

8.6

6.9

4.9

4.1

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

2*1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

1,512.6

43.8

2,600

Calendar year 1959: Max 568 Mln 10 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,350

Water year 1959-60: Max 575 Mln 2.7 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 9-26, Jan. 1-13, Feb. 8 to Mar. 22 (stage-dlschf>rge relation 

affected by Ice most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, recorded range In stage, and records for station above Bluegrasa Creek and Bluegrass Creek 

near Wheatland. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 13, 14, 16, 17, 27, Dec. 5, 6, 

Dec. 28 to Jan. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 1-13), Feb. 4, 5.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6655. Wheatland Canal No. 1 near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. --La t 41°53'08", long 105°11'14", in NE^NWv sec. 13, T.22 N., R.70 W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from point of diversion from Sybille Creek and 16 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Records available. May 1952 to September 1960.

Sage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 58.2 cfs (42,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . 1952-60: Maximum daily discharge, 494 cfs July 11, 1952; no flow for many days 

in each year.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow is Laramie River water released from Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, then diverted down 

Bluegrass and Sybille Creeks to canal.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

13

12

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.0

6

6.2 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

6.4

10

11

11

9.6

10

*11

12

~~n" 14 Q 

o . y

.5

193.9

6.25

385

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

90

150

170

TsTT

105

100

105

*90

84

93

57

1,184

38.2

2,350

Apr.

36.

3?

27

23

15

12

3.9

o

c7

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

149.9

5.00

297

May

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

9.4

20

39

79

122

142

148

163

188

217

226

250

1,583.4

51.1

3,140

June

227

222

*238

266

278

282

288

339

357

562

126 

34

17

11

4.3

o

0

0

0

0

146

240

248

257

238

227

214

217

218

252

5,308.3

17.7

10,530

July

247

247

255

267

26T

267

258

247

245

243

*255

254

257

257

255

254

254

254

254

258

254

254

252

247

238

238

239

239

239

240

7,746

25.0

15,360

Aug.

240

240

241

240

250

280

274

276

285 255"

245 

*226

213

213

201

193

195

199

202

201

201

201

186

169

171

164

103

19

10

4

0

5,897

190

11,700

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

*148

US

140

117 

108

87

27

8.9

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

869.9

29.0

1,720

Calendar year 1959: Max 403 Min 0 Mean 78.4 Ac-ft 56,840

Water year 1959-60: Max 362 Min o Mean 62.7 Ac-ft 45,480

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10, 12-20, 31, Mar. 20-28, Aug. 4-6, 29-31, Sept. 16j discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, and records for Sybille 

Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland.
96 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6658. Wheatland Canal No. 3 near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°56'09", long 105°06'22", in NW^SE^ sec.27, T.23 N. , R.69 W., on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from point of diversion from Sybille Creek, 3.] miles southwest of Natwick, and 11 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1958-60: Maximum daily discharge, 67 cfs Mar. 22, 1960; no flow for many days

Remarks. Records fair for water year 1958-59 except those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Records good for water year 1959-60 except 

those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or backwater frcm flashboards, 

which are poor. Flow is Sybille Creek water diverted for storage in Wheatland Reservoir No. 1.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements for water year 1958-59 furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16 16"

15

16

16

16

15

*15

*14 

16

13

14

14

14

14

14

6.6

5.8

16

14

8.7

7.0

6.3

7.5

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

382.9

12.4

759

Nov.

10

9.9

9.7

*9.5

9.2

*8.2

7.9

7.6

fcf

7.6

7.8

10

13

23

24

27

20

42SB24

25

25

*25

26

24

24

26

27 

23

535.4

17.8

1,060

Dec.

22

*21

21

24

22

21

24

2T

22 

20

22

23

r?

18

20

*21

20

20

22

20

20

21

21

20

20

18

19

20

22 

22

22

646

20.8

1,280

Jan.

18

14

15

16

18

19

19

18

17

16

16

17

18

20

18

19

22

21

23

21

20

24

26

28

26

27

25

22

24

23

23

633

20.4

1,260

Feb.

23

23

25

24

23

22

23

25

26 

23

24

25

22

21

25

*26

27

24

24

24

24

24

22

20

li

21

23

22

654

23.4

1,300

Calendar year 1958 j Max - Min

Mar.

22

26

20

22

23

22

20

24

22 

24

23

19

24

25

22

17

2T

27

*28

30

25

26

27

30

33_

31

29

29

30

28

28

782

25.2

1,550

Apr.

29

30

20

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.1

16

3.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

102.5

3.42

203

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

76" .6

> .5

7.2

0.23

14

June

> 0.5

/

41

45

2?

.5

123.5

4.1?

245

July

 ^

> 0.2

6.2

0.2

12

Aug.

> 0.2

0_

0

0

0

0

o -

4.8

0.15

9.5

Sept.

> 0.1

> 0

1.7

0.06

3.4

Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1958-59: Max 45 Min 0 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,700
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6658. Wheatland Canal No. 3 near Wheatland, Wyo. Continued

97

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

28

29

2F

25

26

27

*25

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

23

23

23

23

20

24

24

22

21

*24

23

24

24 

26

743

24.0

1,470

Nov.

27

28

29

2T

25

24

22

20

23

23

*24

24

IB- 15

is

18

20

22

27

26

26

26

24

26

26

25

24

23

24

24

703

23.4

1,390

Dec.

24

26

27

26

25

24

23

*28

30

24

24

23

23

24

20

24

25

26

26

24

24

25

24

24

27

26

26

22

21

20

19

754

24.3

1,500

Jan.

18

17

18

20

23

25

2^

25

25

25

24

22

22

*23

23

22

21

19

18

17

15

16

17

18

20

20

21

22

22

23

23

649

20.9

1,290

Feb.

23

22

22

22

22

23

24

*25

25

24

24

26

23

27

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

577

19.9

1,140

Mar.

12

12

13

14

16

18

19

21

23

25

28

31

27

28

26

23

22

27

27

28

44

*67

64

43

27

18

16

16

5.3

.2 

740.7

23.9

1,470

Apr.

0.2

.2

4.1

6.0

5.5

5.4

7.5

14

14

13

13

14

13

8.6

4.4

4.3

3.6

1.2

*1.1

.9

.9

.9

.5

1.3

.8

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

144.8

4.83

287

May

1.2

1.2

1.8

3.0

5.4

3.2

.8

.6

.4

j_2

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

2.0

*2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

.9

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

32.0

1.03

63

June

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.6

.9

12

2.5

*7.0

19

T4

8.6

7.9

6.8

8.0

7.9

7.2

7.0

7.0

4.8

1.1

1.1

.7

.3

.6

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

131.9

4.40

262

July

1.5

1.1

.6

.9

.9

.8

.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.2

*.9

1.2

1.0

1.7

T75

1.3

.8

.6

.7

76" .3

.6

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

27.9

0.90

55

Aug.

0.6

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.6

.6

.5

.2

.2

*.l

TT

.2

.4

.2

.2

.3

.5

.8

.6

.3

.1

IA!

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.3

.2

.2

18.0

0.58

36

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

6.0

5.0

2.2

1.2

1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

21.6

0.72

43

Calendar year 1959 : Max 45 Min 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,960

Water year 1959-60: Max 67 Min 0.1 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 9,010

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-8; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and record for nearby station. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30, Nov. 5, 6, 14-18, 

25-28, Dec. 5, 6, Dec. 29 to Jan. 10, Jan. 15_to Feb. 9, Feb. 16 to Mar. 10. Backwater from 

flashboards Mar. 29 to Sept. 30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6660. Wheatland Canal No. 2 near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°02'28", long 105°04'00", in NE£ sec.24, T.24 N. , R.69 W. , on left bank 

2i miles downstream from point of diversion from Sybille Creek, 3-jj miles downstream 

from outlet gates of Wheatland Reservoir No. 1, and 5j miles west of Wheatland.

Records available.--May 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,769 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 24.7 cfs (17,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1952-60: Maximum daily discharge, 235 cfs July 19, 1957; no flov for many 

days in each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow is Laramie River water released from Wheatland Reservoir 

No. 2, diverted down Bluegrass and Sybille Creeks to Canal No. 2; or from Sybille 

Creek through Canal No. 3, Wheatland Reservoir No. 1, and No. 2 supply canal to Canal 

No. 2.

Cooperation. One observation of no flow furnished.by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

O

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0rs

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

2.7

T7T

.7

.8

.8

.4

* .4

1.0

.4

.3

.1

O

0

o

0

0

.3

.7

12.2

0.41

24

May

0

0

0

o

2.8

4.2

1.4

.5

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*o

o

0

.1

1.3

2.1

2.6

9.8

30

40

53

56

55

66_

324.8

10.5

644

June

76

80

87

94

96

96

96

114

*172

176

80

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

73

81

83

106

103

133

148

155

159

2,223

74.1

4,410

July

167

Aug.

92

171 93

170" 96

163 101

160 98

154 97

143 101

131 101

130 92

128 92

134 *95

*138, 97

133 97

137

127

117

115

112

111

115

116

124

127

123

119

118

121

115

109

102

98

4,028

130

7,990

96

92

86

75

66

63

62

56

46

40

57

62

56

45

.6

0

0

0

2,154.6

69.5

4,270

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

55

*70

70

66

59

27

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

347.7

11.6

690

Calendar year 1959: Max 200 Min 0 Mean 32.5 Ac-ft 23,550

Water year 1959-60: Max 176 Min 0 Mean 24.8 Ac-ft 18,030

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 June 11-21; discharge estimated on basis 

1 observation of no flow, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 99

6666. Sybille Creek at Muleshoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°02'45", long 105°04'56", in NE^-NE^ sec.23, T.24 N. , R.69 W., on right 

bank 40 ft downstream from Palmer Canyon road bridge, 2f miles downstream f^om Wheatland Canal No. 2, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles west of Wheatlani.

Drainage area.--508 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 325 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 3.85 f";) ; minimum daily, 1.9 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 2.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 23, I960; minimum daily, that of Aug. 30 

Sept. 2, 1960.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Part of flow past station is return flow from lands irrigated by 

water from the Laramie River. Diversions for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above 

station. Twenty small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 800 acre-ft) 

for irrigation and stock water. Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 above station (capacity, 

7,160 acre-ft) is used mainly for storage of irrigation water diverted from Sybille 

Creek during the winter.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

Z.O 

2.2 

Z.4 

2.6

1.6 

3.3

Z.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

86

158

246

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

14

13

12

12

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

1Z

12

12

12

12

12

*12

14

14

15 

15

405

13.1

803

Nov.

16

16

16

16

14

13

14

14

14

13

*13

14

14

10

12

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

385

12.8

764

Dec.

12

T?

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

1Z

*12

1Z

12

1Z

1Z

12

1Z

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10 

10

361

11.6

716

Jan.

10

10

9.6

9.8

10

11

1Z

14

13

12

1Z

1Z

*12

12

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.0

8.2

10

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

365.8

11.8

726

Feb.

14

II

14

13

12

12

1Z

12

*12

12

12

11

12

1Z

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

T3

308.5

10.6

612

Mar.

7.0

7TO

9.0

11

12

14

13

14

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

13

65

*Z20

*62

18

14

1Z

11

*13

21 

22

701.0

22.6

1,390

Apr.

Zl

ZT

18

12

11

11

11

9.0

8.6

8.4

5.8

4.Z

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

4.4

3.6

2.7

*?79

Z.7

2.7

3.3

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

211.7

7.06

420

May

4.6

2.9

Z^

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

12

12

10

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

*8.4

8.4

7.7

7.Z

6.0

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.Z

5.2

4.9

195.8

6.32

388

June

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.Z

7.2

7.2

9.9

*18.0

7.2

8.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

6.0

7.7

10

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.6

10

12

8.8

3^5

4.0

3.7

4.4

4.6

214.6

7.15

426

July

3.5

3.3

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.9

2.7

4.6

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.1

*4.0

4.0

2.5

2.7

2.2 2_a

96.6

3.12

192

Aug.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Z.I

2.1

2.2

2.7

2.9

2.7

*2.5

2.7

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

5.4

2^

2.7

Z.5

Z.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

2TT

81.2

2.62

161

Calendar year 1959: Max 114 Mln 2.1 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,420

Sept.

2.1

1.9 T^:

2.Z

£.5

2.7

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.5

3.7

3T5

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

90.9

3.03

180

Water iuei- year jreai- 1959-60: .njoa-Du; Max rittA. 22o zcu Mln ru.ii j..y 1.9 Mean wean 9.34 y.34 Ac-ft J4u-iu 6,780 b,/ou

* Discharge measurement made on ohls day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, Dec. 28 to Jan. 5, Jan. 17-22, 

;b. 15 to Mar. 3. No gage-height record May 5-17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded

In i stacr*s stage and and T»pnnT»rts records for frm nearby nfta-nViv stations. »i-.s»H-1 rm»
10Q PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6675. North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°09'58", long 105°12'23", in SE£ see.2, T.25 N. , R.70 W. , on left bank 

1,800 ft upstream from headgate of North Laramie Land Co.'s canal, l£ miles downstream 

from Spring Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area.--370 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1914 to September 1923, July 1939 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at upper station near Wheatland" in WSP 469. January 1912 to November 1914 at site l£ miles downstream; records not equivalent owing to diversion.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,840 ft (from topographic map). Nov. 6, 

1914, to Sept. 30, 1923, at site 340 ft downstream at different datum. July 25, 1939, 

to Aug. 12, 1954, at site 800 ft downstream at datum 1.84 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 39.5 cfs (28,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 462 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.63 ft); no 

flow Aug. 25 to Sept. 8.

1914-23, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 9,260 cfs July 27, 1951 (gage height, 11.6 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 7.84, 8.07, and 11.6 ft (site and 

datum then in use); no flow Nov. 29, 1915, at times July to September 1919, Aug. 3 to 

Oct. 24, 1954, Oct. 1-6, 1956, Aug. 25 to Sept. 8, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,800 acres above station. Seven small reservoirs above station (total capacity, about 290 acre-ft) for irrigation and stock water.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1917(M), 1918.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.4

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

6.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

4^9

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.4

7.4

*7.4

7.9

11

b9.4

222.0

7.16

440

Nov.

11

TT

9.9

b8.5

b6.0

b6.0

b9.5

blO

11

11

*9.4

7.4

3.4

F^

11

9.9

11

11

11

8.9

9.4

9.4

11

11

9.9

b6.9

5.4

8.9

9.4

8 ,9

273.0

9.10

541

Dec.

8.4

9.4

9.4

b5.4

4.2

8.4

8.9

5.9

6.9

8.4

6.4

9.4

8.4

*4.9

4.9

blO

b4.9

8.9

8.9

5.9

8.4

8.4

4.6

9.4

9.4

b9.4

4.6

5.9

7.9

6.9

b6.5

229.3

7.40

455

Calendar year 1959; Max 147

Jan.

b5.0

b4.0

b3.5

b2.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.2

5.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

*5.4

4.4

4.6

b4.5

b4.0

b3.6

b3.2

b3.0

2.9

3.2

4.2

6.9

5.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

2 9 

2J9

126.7

4.09

251

Feb.

2.9

3.4

2.6

2.6

1.9

2.6

b3.0

3.6

*4.9

4T9

3.6

2.3

2.9

2.4

2.1

4.4

3.2

3.9

3.6

2.9

4.4

3.6

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

99.5

3.43

197

Mar.

3.6

T76

4.6

4.9

5.9

5.4

6.4

7.4

11

13

7.4

7.9

6.4

8.4

15

12

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.9

20

76

*202

222

190

185

276

2To

128

95

76

1,835.0

59.2

3,640

Apr.

60

45

39

37

41

53

54

46

39

36

37

37

34

30

29

28

28

25

26

*25

24

22

25

29

27

24

23

23

25

25

996

33.2

1,980

May

23

23

20

22

34

39

38

38

35

34

34

34

31

34

31

28

31

*36

31

27

24

22

20

20

20

17

15

15

15

14

12

817

26.4

1,620

June

11

9.4

8.9

7.9

7.9

8.4

7.9

8.9

*25

27

27

28

22

21

17

20

25

17

15

14

12

11

9.9

9.4

7.4

7.9

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.4

410.5

13.7

814

July

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.9

5.4

7.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

4.9

4.9

*4.9

4.4

3.9

4.2

3.6

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

113.6

3.66

225

Aug.

~7a 1.0

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

C5

0

0

0

0

0

o

9.3

0.30

18

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.3

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

25.7

0.86

51

Min 1.5 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 276 Min 0 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,230

Peak discharge (base, 17O cfs).--Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 462 cfs (5.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6700. Laramie River near Uva, Wyo.

'16", long 104°46'33", in NW£SEi; sec.16, T.25 N., R.66 W., on right 

"at private bridge, 7-J miles east of Uva and 9-J miles downstream from Chugwater

Location. Lat 42

Creek.

Drainage area. 4,440 sq mi, of which 622 sq mi (revised) is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1952 to October 1957, June 1958 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,375 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 7 years, 61.7 cfs (44,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 442 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs July 28, Aug. 2,3.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs May 29, 1957 (gage height, 6.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.02 ft; minimum daily, that of July 28, Aug. 2, 3, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

2.4 43

2.6 76

2.8 116

Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.3

1.0

2.4

5.0

10

18

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

106

172

305

420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

69

80

82 

78

78

82

82

82

76

76

80

80

80

76

76

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

86

84

88

*92

92

96

100

2,555

82.4

5,070

Nov.

104

106

102

100 

80

84

90

94

94

90

*90

90

60

BO- 50

70

80

85

90

100

100

100

98

98

96

94

90

92

96

98

2,681 

89.4

5,320

Dec.

94

94

102

98

90 

88

94

92

88

94

96

92

92

*88

90

90

92

92

92

90

92

88

92

98

92

92

84

80

82

84

!§

2,808 

90.6

5,570

Jan.

73

70

72

85

95

100

100

100

100

98

100

98

94

*94

92

90

88

69

70

70

80

88

90

95

105

103

102

94

88

94

102

2,799 

90.3

5,550

Feb.

102

100

102

96

92

92

96

*102

94

92

86

86

88

86

82

86

84

86

90

84

78

71

68

68

66

66

66

66

2,463 

84.9

4,890

Mar.

68

70

78

106

113 

124

126

128

135

128

115

115

108

117

115

113

108

108

115

115

113

113

*201

392

333

251

228

275

232

191

177

4,711 

-*152

9,340

Apr.

157

135

128

119

100

96

92

82

76

72

70

60

58

52

50

54

54

54

*52

52

50

50

48

50

50

56

68

74

74

2,245 

74.8

4,450

May

70

72

68

66

110 

132

102

86

74

66

60

54

46

43

42

40

40

*31

16

13

9.5

9.5

6.0

3.4

3.4

2.3

1.3

.9

.7

.6

76

1,269.2 

40.9

2,520

June

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

3.2

6.5

2.9

*15

10

59

30

22

13

10

11

9.0

5.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

3.2

2.9

4.2

6.0

9.5

8.0

3.7

2.7

2.7

257.8 

8.59

511

July

2.7

1.8

.9

1.4

1.3

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.7

2.1

*1.3

1.1

.9

1.8

3.2

4.2

2.4

1.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

44.3 

1.43

88

Aug.

0.4'.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

T~4 1.4

.9

1.0

22.2 

0.72

44

Sept.

1.1

TTT

1.1

1.1

1.3 

1.3

7.4

3.8

 1.6

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.9

3.4

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

3.2

4.0

2.7

3.2

4.7

6.0

9.0

¥7S

7.5

7.0

112.8 

3.76

224

Calendar year 1959s Max 262 Mln 2.0 Mean 79.1 Ac-ft 57,240

Water year 1959-6O-. Max 392 Mln 0.3 Mean 60.0 Ac-ft 43,580

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7, 15-21, Dec, 31 to Jan. 11, Jan. 19-28, 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 3.

618097 O - 61 - 8
102 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6705. Laramie River near Fort Laramie, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°12'06", long 104°32'39", in NE£ sec.28, T.26 N., R.64 W., on left bank 

half a mile east of Old Fort Laramie, 0.9 mile downstream from Deer CreeV, 1.3 miles 

upstream from mouth, 1.4 miles southwest of Fort Laramie, and 5 miles downstream from 

point of diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal.

Drainage area. 4.546 sq mi (revised), of which 631 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1960 (no winter records prior to 1927). 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Records for water 

years 1926-39, previously published including diversions to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal, 

were adjusted to exclude flow in the canal in WSP 1310. Prior to Octobe- 1931, published as "at Fort Laramie."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,220 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 4, 

1915, to Mar. 31, 1925, staff gage at bridge half a mile downstream at different datum. 

Apr. 1, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1932, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1932, to Aug. 20, 1935, waterstage recorder, at Gering-Fort Laramie Canal siphon 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes (river only). Maximum discharge during year, 338 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 

3.52 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs June 4.

1915-60: Maximum discharge observed, 4,280 cfs June 6, 1917 (gage height, 4.20 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; no flow Jan. 31 

to Mar. 20, Oct. 24 to Dec. 17, 1926, Mar. 1-26, 1927, Apr. 14, 1938 (all flow diverted 

by Gering-Fort Laramie Canal).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal since 1956. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

RevisIons.--WSP 786: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

4.0

16

40

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

190

320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

62

67

74

77

81

79

85

85

83

83

83

83

83

*83

85

86

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

94

92

94

96

98

100 

106

2,666

86.0

5,290

Nov.

110

114

114

110

98

92

112

110

106

*102

102

102

70

53

64

100

90

86

104

126

118

116

114

108

106

102

88

85

108

116

3,026

101

6,000

Dec.

116

102

98

100

95

96

100

100

100

95

97

100

100

*100

100

100

98

97

96

96

86

98

83

90

108

104

100

81

81

83 

88

2,988

96.4

5,930

Jan.

62

54

60

70

85

100

102

100

98

96

100

100

*100

100

100

98

92

74

70

65

70

80

90

100

102

*102

102

104

104

105 105"

2,790

90.0

5,530

Feb.

105

105

108

108

106

98

106

104

108

108

104

102

98

100

100

98

*98

92

92

96

98

86

74

72

79

67

67

74

76

2,729

94.1

5,410

Mar.

79

79

86

83

92

96

112

122

144

132

120

112

110

106

108

106

104

100

102

104

102

10?

114

*242

511

242

205

218

235

190 

168

4,226

136

8,380

Apr.

152

140

126

118

110

106

90

69

70

69

70

*74

72

69

69

69

66

62

*61

61

58

56

56

56

54

56

56

48

56

59

2,278

75.9

4,520

May

59

58

58

48

64

100

90

72

61

58

53

50

46

40

33

30

*30

30

32

27

24

21

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

1,200

38.7

2,380

June

10

9.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.7

*12

14

16

23

50

32

33

42

40

37

36

36

*37

36

36

37

34

29

29

29

29

30

30

791.2

26.4

1,570

July Aug .

30 25

30 25

32 25

32 25

32 25

32 25

32 25

32 25

32 26

29 25

30 23

*30 23

30 22

*30 22

29 22

29 22

27 22

27 21

27 19

26 18

26 19

25 18

25 18

25 17

25 *17

24 17

25 17

25 17

25 16

25 16 

25 16

873 653

28.2 21.1

1,730 1,300

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

*19

18

18

18

18

15

15

14

14

14

14

\i

12

12

12

12

12

12

464

15.5

920

Calendar year 1959: Max 242 Mln 18 Mean 91.9 Ac-ft 66,530

Water year 1959-60: Max 311 Mln 8.5 Mean 67.4 Ac-ft 48,960

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 5-20; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measureit 

weather records, and records for station near Uva. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Jan. 3-16, Jan. 19 to Feb. 2.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 103

6710. Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°07 I 30", long 104°19'20", in sec.20, T.25 N., R.62 W., on rig^t bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile east of Lingle, and 1 mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 376 sq mi (revised).

Records available . May 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from topographic nap). Prior 

to June 12, 1935, staff gage at highway bridge 200 ft downstream at different datum. 

June 12, 1935, to Oct. 5, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.24 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 6, 1938, to May 15, 1955, water-sta^e recorder 

on abandoned channel at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 23.2 cfs (16,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs May 5; maximum gage height, 3.48 ft 

Aug. 25 (backwater from aquatic growth); minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs June 26.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 3,970 cfs Sept. 7, 1946 (gage height, 11.76 ft), by 

float measurement; minimum daily, that of June 26, 1960.

Remarks.--Records fair. Low flow represents return water from lands irrigated by Interstate Canal in Rawhide Creek basin. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,900 acres 

above station. Six small reservoirs above station (combined capacity, about 

460 acre-ft) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1440: 1932, 1936(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Toua

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

37

37

31

31

29

24

29

30

26

29

20

18

*19

18

18

20

22

20

20

22

21

18

16

IT

16

17

18

18

18

20 

18

697

22.5

1,380

Nov.

18

17

16

15

12

12

13

16

*20

20

16

16

16

15

17

18

19

17

15

15

15

17

18

19

19

17

17

17

17

18

497

16.6

986

Dec .

16

15

T6

17

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

*17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17 

17

527

17

1,050

Jan.

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

*14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

*12

12

12

11

11 

11

416

13.4

825

Feb.

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.0

8.5

344.5

11.9

683

Mar.

9.8

9.5

9.0

10

10

11

11

12

12

*12

12

17

17

17

17

17

24

17

15

16

18

22

22

*19

17

14

16

16

15

15

16

465.3

15.0

923

Apr.

17

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

12

*8.5

8.2

7.5

8.0

8.2

7.5

9.2

*13

13

9.5

7.2

8.8

9.2

9.0

11

12

10

9.0

361.6

12.1

717

May

8.8

9.5

26

31

59

38

31

26

26

20

13

9.0

9.5

9.0

12

Z2

*12

12

14

18

8.2

7.5

6.1

3.5

4.7

4.8

4.2

3.6

2.3

3.5

1.9

436.1

14.1

865

June

2.6

2.9

3.8

3.2

4.0

6.7

4.4

*5.8

6.0

9.0

12

10

16

20

22

30

22

15

17

13

6.8

5.2

2.8

1.0

1.4

.3

2.0

6.2

3.4

11

265.5

8.85

527

July

11

3.5

1.4

3.6

4.8

*7.2

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.7

3.6

3.8

 4.8

5.8

6.5

4.4

6.8

7.5

7.2

8.5

11

13

T2

11

13

10

10

7.8

7.2

9.0 

10

227.3

7.33

451

Aug.

10

10

11

9.8

9.0

9.2

9.5

13

12

12

12

13

14

18

16

16

20

20

18

20

20

13

12

18

*18

12

10

8.5

8.2

8.5 

9.5

410.2

13.2

814

Sept.

11

10

IT

12

14

16

18

23

24

26

29

26

*22

19

18

25

3128"

24

20

18

21

23

24

25

24

23

22

22

23

632

21.1

1,250

Calendar year 1959: Max 43 Mln 1.4 Mean 17.9 Ac-ft 12,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 39 Mln 0.3 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,470

Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6725. Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42"02'20", long 104°09'40", in sec.23, T.24 N., R.61 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Torrington.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1931, May to September 1932, May 1935 to September 

1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,090 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 12, 1935, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. June 12, 1935, 

to Sept. 30, 1945, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1945, to Nov. 27, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1935-60), 21.6 (15,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs June 12 (gage height, 2.52 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.85 ft Dec. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6 cfs 

Mar. 3.

1931-32, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 2,420 cfs June 27, 1955 (gage height, 10.31 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

Jan. 28, 29, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow is mainly return water from irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

5.2

9.0

16

2.0 

2.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22 

24

24

21

20

20

*20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

565

18.2

1,120

Nov.

17 

17

15

14

b!2

b!4

15

14

14

*14

13

b!2

bll

bll

b!3

b!3

bis

b!3

13

b!3

13

13

14

13

13

b!2

bll

b!2

b!2

12

396

13.2

785

Dec.

bll 

bll

11

11

blO

10

11

bll

bll

bll

blO

10

10

blO

*blo

10

blO

10

10

blO

bio

blO

blO

blO

10

10

b9.5

blO

bio

blO

blO

317.5

10.2

630

Jan.

b9.5 

b9

b8. 5

b8

b8

b8. 5

b9

b9.5

blO

blO

10

*10

b9.6

10

blO

9.9

b9

b6. 5

be

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b6. 5

b9

bil

bll

blO

blO

blO

10

10

267.0

9.26

569

Feb.

alO 

aio

a lo

all

11

9.9

10

11

12

blO

9.9

b9.9

9.9

10

blO

9.6

b9

*b9

b9

b9

b6. 5

b8.5

b8.5

a8.5

ae

a7.5

a7

a6.5

a6.5

269.7

9.30

535

Calendar year 1959 : Max 171 Mln 6.5

Mar.

a7.5 

a6.5

a6

aT

be

b9

11

12

*11

10

blO

9.6

b9

b9

b9

6.4

b6. 4

8.2

6.2

8.2

8.2

.8

.8

* .8

.8

.6

.8

. 0

.8

.6

.6

262.0

8.45

520

Apr.

7.6 

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.2

*6.8

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

*7.6

7.2

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.6

217.6

7.25

432

May

7.2

7.4

7.2

9.0

14

8.8

7.8

10

12

9.9

7.8

7.2

7.4

8.2

14

 17

*18

21

22

22

22

22

23

14

8.6

10

11

13

15

15

398.9

12.9

791

June

*6.8

6.5

6^1

6.3

6.8

7.2

*9.0

18

22

33

5838-

30

31

32

29

26

19

*21

16

14

15

19

28

14

18

17

20

24

599.1

20.0

1,190

July Aug.

20 28 

19 29

22 28

25 27

24 27

*24 26

18 29

17 31

16 32

14 29

15 30

17 32

*16 33

16 33

22 35

19 35

20 36

20 38

22 38

22 38

21 36

21 37

25 35

26 *35

24 41.

24 *36

24 36

25 36

24 38

£6 32

27_ 27

655 1,023

21.1 33.0

1,300 2,030

Sept.

22

19

20

22

21

24

29

32

32

33

32

36

*35

3735"

35

34

27

21

19

19

25

24

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

714

23.8

1,420

Mean 2O.7 Ac-ft 14,990

Water year 1959-6O: Max 58 Mln 6 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 105

6735. Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°58'00", long 104°04'00", in sec.15, T.23 N.. R.60 W. , on lef; bank

0.5 mile upstream from county highway bridge In Wyoming, If miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3 miles southwest of Henry.

Drainage area. 45.9 sq mi (revised), of which 8.2 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. May 1928 to September 1960 (no winter records prior to 1933).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (from topographic map). May 11 

to Aug. 24, 1928, staff gage at bridge l| miles downstream at different dat'jm. Aug. 25, 

1928, to June 23, 1935, staff gage at bridge 0.5 mile downstream and June 21, 1935, to 

Nov. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder 250 ft downstream from same bridge, at different 

datum. Datum lowered 0.75 ft Oct. 1, 1938.

Average discharge. 29 years (1931-60), 18.4 cfs (13,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 56 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.33 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.75 ft Jan. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

3.3 cfs June 5.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 9.47 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 14, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Plow is mainly return water from land irrigated by Port Laramie Canal. 

Katzer drain empties into North Platte River in Wyoming, 1 mile upstream from Nebraska 

State line.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

^2~ 22

20

18

17

16

*16

15

15

14

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.7

9.7

12

12

12

12

13

15

12

418.8

13.5

831

Nov.

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

9.5

9

9

9.5

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.2

12

11

10

10

11

11

320.2

10.7

635

Dec .

10

10

11

11

9.5

10

9.7

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.4

8.9

*8.7

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.7

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8 .0

275.9

8.90

547

Calendar year 1959: Max 127

Jan.

7.8

7.6

7.4

772

8.6

8.0

9.

9.

9.

9.

*9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.

7 . C

*8.

8.

7.

8 . 8. 1

8 .

254.6

8.21

505

Feb.

8.7

8.7

8.9

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.9

11

To

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.5

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.5

227.4

7.84

451

Mar.

6.0

5.5

5.0

670

7.0

8.2

9.4

9/7.

8.9

8.2

*7.7

6.6

6.3

6.8

6.8

*7.0

6.5

8.0

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

*8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

8 . 2

255.9

7.55

464

Apr.

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.4

8.0

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.7

8.0

*7.2

6.8

6.8

6,8

7.7

all

a9

*a7.5

6,5

6.5

6.3

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

i! 5.4

8.9

8.4

7.5

225.6

7.52

447

May

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.5

15.

13

8.9

8.4

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.1

6.8

6.1

*6.3

5.4

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.7

4.7

7.2

5.1

4.4

T76

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

200.6

6.47

398

June

4.5

*4.7

4.6

3.8

5.5

4.1

4.0

*4.5

4.6

6.1

9.4

27

26

24

25

24

18

15

18

*21

18

14

12

19

22

20

25

25

50

53.

469.6

15.7

931

July

30

52

28

54

40

*36

58

40

34

32

54

27

*28

32

31

34

34

34

54

34

39

54

a54

a34

a34

54

34

56

34

34

55

1,048

55.8

2,080

Aug.

37

56

36

35

57

58

36

54

35

56

56

41

39

40

45

42

45

43

42

48.

46

45

45

*48

46

*45

45

48

46

45

44

1,272

41.0

2,520

Sept.

41

40

40

44

45

39

40

40

*42

44

46

42

57

44

48

51

52

40

26

27

22

18

16

15

14

14

15

13

14

15

980

32.7

1,940

Min 5.8 Mean 19.5 Ac-ft 13,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 52 Min 5.5 Mean 16.2 Ac-ft 11,750

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, westher records 

and recorded range in stage.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-17, 27, 28, Dec. 5, 9-11, 19-24, 

Dec. 27 to Jan. 8, Jan. 18-26, Feb. 10, Feb. 15 to Mar. 5, Mar. 17.
106 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6745. North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State line

Location. Lat 41°59'40", long 104°03'00", in sec.3, T.23 N., R.60 W., on left bank 800 ft 

upstream from Wyoming-Nebraska State line and half a mile west of Henry, Nebr.

Drainage area. 26.003 sq mi (revised), of which 5,878 sq mi (including 3,950 sq mi in 

Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming) is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,024.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 6, 1929, chain gage and Nov. 6, 

1929, to Dec. 14, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft 

higher. Dec. 15, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1959, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years, 694 cfs (502,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs July 30; maximum gage height, 2.85 ft 

July 29; minimum daily discharge, 72 cfs June 5, 6.

1929-60: Maximum discharge observed, 17,900 cfs June 2, 1929 (gage height, 7.04 ft, 

present datum, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 21 cfs May 16, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and retirn flow from 

irrigated area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

586

537

518

530

524

*537

512

506

500

512

512

500

482

470

470

470

452

446

446

440

434

440

428

422

410

404

416

422

422

410

14,723

475

29,200

Nov.

416 

4T6

404

404

386

386

386

386

386

*386

374

368

350

340

320

320

320

325

335

345

350

356

350

340

340

330

325

310

310

315

10,679

356

21,180

Dec.

315 310-

310

310

310

305

300

305

310

300

300

305

310

315

*315

315

315

310

310

315

310

300

295

295

290

300

300

295

285

280

280

9,415

304

18,670

Jan.

250 

240

230

230

250

260

260

265

265

275

280

*280

280

280

275

270

265

240

230

230

240

240

250

250

255

*265

280

285

285

285

280

8,070

260

16,010

Feb.

280

285

285

285

285

285

285

290

295

290

285

280

270

270

285

290

290

285

285

280

275

280

255

250

240

240

230

230

220

7,905

273

15,680

Mar.

230 

220

220

230

240

250

255

285

295

305

310

310

310

310

310

*305

305

310

285

275

270

265

260

*260

310

368

362

345

340

350

335

9,025

291

17,900

Apr.

3o6" 320

300

295

280

265

250

246

234

230

*226

226

226

226

230

250

265

*255

250

270

246

238

230

242

238

226

238

222

214

206

7,449

248

14,770

May

200

186

178

175

189

196

203

210

203

196

182

168

*158

150

154

*78

*80

92

100

108

110

110

108

112

100

90

*80

80

82

82

85

4,245

137

8,420

June

*85 

85

82

82

72.

72

75

*80

102

138

189

280

310

320

335

494

558

649

796

*1.140

1,140

1,050

1,000

920

944

952

1,020

1,030

1,070

1,120

16,190

540

32,110

July

1,090 

1,090

1,130

1,160

1,140

*1,130

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,020

*1,020

* 1,000

1,02(3

1,03?

1,060

1,120

1,130

1,160

1,240

1,340

1,400

1,430

*1.490

1,450

*1,390

*1,400

1,460

*1,460

1,430

37 , 000

1,194

73,390

Aug.

1.350 

1,280

*1,240

1,230

1,200

1,150

,150

,120

,120

,110

,160

,210

,220

,160

,110

1,060

1,040

1,030

984

904

880

873

896

912

944

*936

928

ess

888

873

817

32,663

1,054

64,790

Sept.

1

593 

649

684

663

635

614

607

614

*600

600

572

551

537

565

586

565

670

656

593

593

579

593

621

607

649

621

642

530

446

45J

17,869

596

35,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,410 Min 125 Mean 509 Ac-ft 368,500

Water year 1959-60: Max l,49o Min 72 Mean 479 Ac-ft 347,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-17, 

Mar. 6.

Dec. 28, Jan. 1-5, 18-24, Feb. 25 to
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 107

6775. Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°56'14", long 103°59'00", In NE£ sec.25, T.23 N. , R.58 W., on right bank 

135 ft (corrected) upstream from county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from mouth, 1 mile downstream from Kiowa drain, and 31 miles northeast of 

Lyman. *

Drainage area.--1.600 sq mi, approximately (revised), of which about 40 sq mi is noncontrlbutlng.

Records available.--February 1931 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,010 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 23, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 23, 

1938, to Mar. 31, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft downstream at datum 1 00 ft 

higher. Apr. 1, 1944, to Apr. 12, 1946, at site 115 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft 

higher and Apr. 13, 1946, to Nov. 5, 1953, at site 115 ft upstream at present datum

Average discharge.--29 years, 59.5 cfs (43,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 308 cfs June 10 (gage height 2 58 f';)- minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Apr. 22-26, May 14, June 4. '

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs July 29. 1957 (gage height 7.28 ft)- minimum dally, 0.4 cfs Feb. 1, 2, 1949.

Revisions.--The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1954 has been revised 

to 629 cfs May 23, 1954 (gage height, 3.66 ft), superseding that published in WSP 1340.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 1940(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water year 1954, superseding those published in WSP 1340 are 

given herewith:

1954 

May 11.......... 299

16.......... 110

17.......... 166

22.......... 159

1954-Con.

May 23.......... 453

24.......... 358

25.......... 218

Month

Calendar year 1954. ..................

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

453

453

453

Minimum

8.8

5.5

5.5

Mean

90.2

42.7

38.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,540

30,890

27,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

172

141

120

104

110

103

92

86

81

74

72

70

70

70

68

66

63

63

61

61

60

58

55

54

54

54

51

49

50 

53

51

2,336

75.4

4,630

Nov.

54

51

49

47

40

48

45

43

42

43

42

40

31

31

31

31

42

36

38

38

38

38

36

36

35

32

30

27

3T 

32

1,157

38.6

2,290

Dec.

31

31

32

3T

29

31

29

29

29

30

29

29

28

27

27

28

27

29

29

26

28

27

27

30

28

28

26

20

19 

18

T9

851

27.5

1,690

Jan.

18

16

15

14

18

22

24

28

24

24

24

25

27

26

24

24

22

17

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

19

20

21

22

24 

25

643

20.7

1,280

Feb.

26

23

26

24

22

24

24

31

29

22

22

22

22

23

20

22

20

21

22

24

22

17

18

19

17

17

19

17

17

632

21.8

1,250

Mar.

16

14

13

T4

19

20

30

31

2F

24

21

22

19

19

21

21

20

22

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

16

17

16

16

17

605

19.5

1,200

Apr.

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

12

11

12

12

12

12

13

17

17

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

26

23

20

17

432

14.4

857

May

14

13

13

13

48

48

27

21

18

16

14

13

11

10

44

48

22

18

19

18

16

14

14

17

28

17

14

17

16

14

13

628

20.3

1,250

June

12

12

11

10

11

12

12

13

34

159

101

158

189 loses

91

85

72

58

49

54

32

26

27

24

22

24 ' 25

29

32

1,552

51.7

3,080

July

44

52

38

54

62

49

46

44

40

39

38

35

30

25

24

24

25

27

35

29

29

31

27

31

31

26

24

25

27

26

28

1,065

34.4

2,110

£ug.

27

25

56" 24

25

27

29

29

30

27

28

26

24

30

32

33

38

42

36

37

38

37

36

41

72

52

53

49

48

45

51

1,117

36.0

2,220

Sept.

52

52

48

54

55

52

54

56

60

60

60

60

60

56

71

121

135

110

82

75

63

58

58

52

55

53

51

55

52

49

1,919

64.0

3,810

Calendar year 1959 : Max 345 Min 13 Mean 54.8 Ac-ft 39,670

Water year 1959-60 : Max 189 Min 10 Mean 35.3 Ac-ft 25,670

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affe 

Jan. 8, Jan. 18-25, Mar. 2-6.

:ted by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-17, 27, 28, Dec. 23, 24, Dec. 28 to
108 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6780. Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°57'50", long 103°56'20", in NWiSWij sec. 16, T 23 W. , R.57 W. , on right 

bank 40 ft upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile west of Morrill, and l| rriles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 357 sq mi, of which about 25 sq mi is noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,995.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Apr. 14, 1940, staff gage at site 

20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 52.4 cfs (37,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 115 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.9 cfs May 21.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 413 cfs June 27, 1955 (gage height, 6.5£ ft, from floodmark); maximum gage height, 6.75 ft Aug. 2, 1932 (from floodmark), due to break in 

Interstate Canal (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Dec. 16, 

23, 1956, Jan. 18, Mar. 12, 1957 (result of diversion for construction upstream).

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally

made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Mar. 13-15, 

Mar. 27 to Apr. 19)

0.5 

.6

0.7 

2.6 

4.6 

7.0 

9.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

14

.9 9.9 2.5 133 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

110

111

106

102

106

106

105

101

104

106

109

107

105

104

105

105

106

105

105

104

103

102

102

102

102

101

101

101

101

100

100

3,227

104

S,400

Nov.

~99 101

99

95

91

92

94

94

94

94

92

92

90

91

92

90

91

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

89

89

89

87

2,771

92.4

5,500

Dec.

86

86

88

87

87

87

88

89

87

87

86

86

86

86

85

85

84

84

84

84

83

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

81

flT ol 

81

2,622

84.6

5,200

Jan.

78

78

78

79

79

79

79

78

80

83

83

83

83

82

83

83

83

82

82

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

81

2,505

80.8

4,970

Feb.

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

82

8?

80

79

79

79

78

78

77

76

77

77

76

76

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

2,264

78.1

4,490

Mar.

75

75

74

72

71

70

69

72

71

72

73

74

74

7674"

71

69

68

67

64

67

67

67

67

67

67

64

66

64

64 

63

2,154

69.5

4,270

Apr.

62

64

64

61

60

60

61

61

62

62

60

57

52

50

49

57

64

64

65

65

65

65

64

64

65

68

83

77

74

71

1,896

63.2

3,760

May

69

68

67

66

69

67

66

64

65

64

64

64

62

62

65

33

.5

.3

.3

.1

.9

.1

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 6

1,037.9

33.5

2,060

June

1.6

2^

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

2±°-

89.6

2.99

178

July

 3.8

~73.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.8

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.0

.0

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

138.2

4.46

274

Aug.

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

117.8

3.80

234

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

5.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

38

92

94

291.6

9.72

578

Calendar year 1959: Max 130 Mln 2.2 Mean 56.9 Ac-ft 41,170

Water year 1959-60 : Max 111 Min 0.9 Mean 52.2 Ac-ft 37,910
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 109

6790. Dry Spottedtail Creek at Mltchell, Webr.

Location. Lat 41°56'45", long 103°49'35", at southeast corner of sec.20, T.23 N., R.56 W. 

on right bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on county road, half a mile west of Mitchell, 

and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 50.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,943.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years, 36.6 cfs (26,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.6 cfs July 10.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs June 24, 1951 (gage height, 8.55 ft, present 

datum); minimum daily, 6.3 cfs July 1, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

72

74

67

65

51

43

40

39

39

37

36

36

35

35

34

36

37

36

36

36

37

35

32

34

32

31

3T

31

33

34

34

1,248

40.3

2,480

Nov.

34

32

32

28

25

29

31

30

30

29

29

26

23

23

25

21

2T

23

24

23

24

21

22

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

757

25.2

1,500

Dec.

21

2T

20

18

18

20

20

19

20

21

21

20

21

19

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

16

14

17

17

16

16

565

18.2

1,120

Jan.

13

13

17

14

13

13

14

15

15

15

15

14

16

20

24

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

0^

604

19.5

1,200

Feb.

2423-

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

672

23.2

1,330

Mar.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

25

2T

23

22

21

20

21

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

2T

21

675

21.8

1,340

Apr.

21

20

18

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

IT

18

19

20

21

23

22

20

20

20

20

19

29

27

25

23

607

20.2

1,200

May

22

21

24

40

65

43

26

25

23

23

23

19

16

16

22

22

20

20

21

20

20

20

18

51

33

23

20

21

21

19

18

773

24.9

1,530

June

14

16

18

14

17

17

20

20

23

20

23

27

TF

16

13

14

12

11

13

18

17

17

18

19

22

20

14

18

18

20

528

17.6

1,050

July

21

17

16

13

9.3

8.4

8.9

10

8.0

7.6

11

12

11

9.8

10

9.3

11

9.3

8.9

10

18

13

17

22

17

15

18

17

17

16

i§

416.5

13.4

826

Aug.

13

11

11

9.8

11

9.3

10

12

11

11

11

13

14

12

11

10

13

13

14

12

12

8.4

8.0

10

11

9.3

8.0

8.4

9.3

10

11

337.5

10.9

669

Sept.

11

12

11

10

8.4

10

12

12

18

31

31

31

29

25

21

20

20

15

17

18

14

16

24

23

23

22

21

25

41

53

624.4

20.8

1,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1O9 Min 14 Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,690

Water year 1959-60: Max 74 Min 7.6 Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,480
110 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6795. North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°55'55", long 103°48'10", in SWij sec.27, T.23 N., R.56 W., near center of 

main channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 29, half a mile 

south of Mitchell. Prior to Apr. 12, 1960, near left bank.

Drainage area. 88,200 sq mi (revised), approximately, of which about 5,960 sq mi is noncontributing.

Records available.--June 1901 to September 1910, May to December 1911, February 1912 to 

July 1913 (gage heights only), May 1916 to October 1918 (irrigation seasons only), May 

1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,930.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to October 1927, staff 

or chain gages near present site at different datums. Water-stage recorder at site 

30 ft downstream October 1927 to Apr. 30, 1936, at datum 3.00 ft higher and May 1, 1936, 

to June 30, 1942, at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 1, 1942, to May 26, 1960, at present 

site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 75 cfs June 6.

1901-11, 1916-18, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs June 3, 1909 (gage height, 

6.45 ft, datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve 

extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily observed, 25 cfs Sept. 25-29, 1908.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of staff-gage readings or m gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a wsek. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Revisions.--WSP 716: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.080 

1,060

1,020

980

974

968

942

928

922

890

876

902

883

858

834

828

816

804

788

766

744

722

711

711

711

658 558"

663

679 

689

679

25,744

830

51,060

Nov.

689 

674

663

647

603

618

622

613

618

613

598

593

570

552

557

517

ESS

566

566

575

575

575

575

566

566

548

539

539

543 

543

17,549

585

34,810

Dec.

548 

543

543

539

526

530

530

526

517

517

512

512

517

508

504

504

508

512

517

521

517

526

517

517

517

517

504

487

495

483 

TaT to l

16,001

516

31,740

Jan.

454 

411

42Z

422

415

434

442

446

454

458

466

466

474

47T

474

474

470

426

415

411

403

403

415

430

434

446

454

454

454

462

458

13,721

443

27,220

Feb.

466 

466

466

466

458

458

458

466

474

454

450

446

450

450

442

438

438

430

422

426

422

422

418

407

399

392

384

377

3_7_0_

12,615

435

25,020

Mar.

384 

342

340

380

420

460

460

458

454

450

454

454

438

438

446

438

434

446

438

422

418

418

418

415

434

495

517

512

500

512

508

13,703

442

27,180

Apr.

495 

470

458

438

430

422

418

411

396

388

384

370

370

366

366

392

422

415

399 -415

396

366

356

359

363

352

?38

422

399

370

12,046

402

23,890

May

345 

338

324

328

356

422

3BT

359

352

345

334

304

291

265

Z94

342

227

190

142

134

114

110

106

190

121

101

106

98

95

 gj 92

7,302

236

14,480

June

93 

90

86

81

76

75

81

82

98

106

259

275

310

2eT

227

227

241

210

205

210

213

224

161

123

102

95

93

99

92

106

4,624

154

9,170

July

116 

114

110

101

110

117

107

10 *

101

93

98

95

90

36

95

104

95

95

99

114

125

1E4

2CO

244

268

275

2E7

2£1

3C4 

2?T

2£4

4,760

154

9,480

Aug.

287 216"

177

170

187

175

172

180

165

165

172

180

205

233

268

244

221

227

202

182

157

140

119

119

125

128

126

125

123

121

142

5,453

176

10,820

Sept.

144 

136

130

130

130

128 12~8

134

148

159

159

159

159

159

159

192

216

197

177

165

157

157

163

159

165

163

159

172

314

399

5,117

171

10,150

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,140 Mln 98 Mean 418 Ac-ft 302,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,080 Mln 75 Mean 379 Ac-ft 275,000

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 3-7; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, recorded 

range In stage, and records for station near Mlnatare. Discharge computed from 2- or 3-tlmesdally staff-gage readings Apr. 12 to Aug. 30.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6800. Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°55', long 103 043', at southeast corner of sec.32, T.23 K., R.55 W., 

50 ft upstream from bridge, a quarter of a mile (corrected) downstream from headgates 

of Enterprise Canal, 1? miles uptream from mouth, and 3| miles northwest of Seottsblu bluff. 

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,926.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to May 31, 1932, staff 

gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 1 to Sept. 30, 1932, staff 

gage at bridge 50 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to Apr. 30, 1944, 

staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. May 1, 1944, to Sept. 8, 1952 

(corrected), water-stage recorder at bridge 50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 35.9 cfs (25,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 121 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1 55 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs June 5, 6, July 27.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs June 21, 1952 (gage height not determined), 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow caused by break In Interstate Canal; 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs June 3, 1949, June 4, 7, 8, 1950.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally made 

once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, spill from 

Enterprise Canal, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24)

0.1 

.2 

.4

1.3 

3.0 

7.9

0.6

.8

1.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81

89

76

74

71

69

61

58

58

53

53

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

50

50

53

51

51

1,734

55.9

3,440

Nov.

So- 51

so

48

47

48

47

47

47

47

46

46

41

44

43

40

41

39

39

39

40

39

39

39

39

38

38

40

41 

40

1,293

43.1

2,560

Dec.

41

39

39

38

38

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

34

32.

33

34

36

36

37

35

36

t 36

37

36

35

34

34

33

34 

34

32

1,102

35.5

2,190

Jan.

30

31

32

32

30

29

30

33

34

3T

30

32

31

31

32

31

32

32

30

30

30

31

30

29

29

31

29

58- 28

28

28

944

30.5

1,870

Feb.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

5s

28

28

27

28

28

27

28

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

26.

26

26

27

26

801

27.6

1,590

Mar.

26

27

FT

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

2F

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

778

25.1

1,540

Apr.

2626"

26

26

27

27

28

27

28

27

27

28

28

28

29

34

34

32

31

32

32

31

32

33

32

29

32

30

29

28

879

29.3

1,740

May

14

12

12

12

14

14

13

13

21

44.

26

23

21

16

19

21

12

17

20

19

14

11

8.6

4.8

8.6

7.1

4.8

4.1

4.5

3.4

436.7

14.1

866

June

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

3.0

6.8

25

28

24

21

27

29

31

15

8.6

14

12

11

9.7

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

2.5

3.7

3.4

4.5

315.1

10.5

625

July

6.8

375

5.5

5.0

3.7

6.8

6.3

6.8

5.2

4.8

3.7

3.2

2.8

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.5

?7T

6.6

5 2

2.8

127.0

4.10

252

Aug.

2.3

1.8

1.6

2JS

7.3

5.7

4.8

4.5

3.0

2.5

2.8

4.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

1.6

1.6

3.4

5.2

4.5

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.0

3.0

6.3

"9.0 10

5.5

3.4

3 2

119.7

3.86

237

Sept.

3.4

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.0

3B'.G t O

12

11

9.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.0

16

28

5F

24

9.4

7.6

16

14

14

9.3

6.3

12

19

14

312.5

10.4

620

Calendar year 1959: Max 111 Mln 7.6 Mean 33.4 Ac-ft 24,180

Water year 1959-60: Max 89 Mln 1.5 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,530
11 2 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6810. Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr.

Location Lat 41°52', long 103°37', near center of sec.30, T.22 N. , R.54 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 1^ miles east of Scottsbluff.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,860.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 19, 1938, staff 

gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 19, 1938, to Sept. 30, 

1958, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years, 53.9 cfs (39,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 4.CO ft); minimum 

daily, 2.7 cfs June 28.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 1,090 cfs June 10, 1957 (gage height, 8.95 ft, present 

datum)- maximum gage height, 9.34 ft, present datum, Jan. 7, 1949 (backwater from snowdrifts); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs July 24, 1934, Aug. 16,-17, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements' generally

made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Z, Jan. 12 to Feb. 3, 

Mar. 24 to June 24, July 5 to Aug. 5)

1.0

1.1

1.2

3.0 

7.0

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

39

90

136

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

~98 118

86

80

78

79

78

73

70

68

69

69

69

68

68

68

68

67

66

65

64

64

64

64

63

64

64

63

65

64

64

2,208

71.2

4,380

Nov.

62

62

62

60

57

59

58

57

57

58

59

57

55

55

56

54

54

54

55

55

55

54

55

54

52

51

51

52

51

52

1,673

55.8

3,320

Dec.

50 -m

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

44

44

44

45

44

44

44

45

44

45

1,448

46.7

2,870

Jan.

45

44

43

43

11

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

44

44

46

47

46

46

46

45

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

50

47

46

46

1,368

44.1

2,710

Feb.

45

46

44

44

43

43

44

45

44

46

45

44

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

1,274

43.9

2,530

Mar.

43

42

41

4T

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

45

46

44

42

43

43

43

43

42

43

43

1,343

43.3

2,660

Apr.

41

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

43

43

44

43

41

42

44

43

42

41

38

37

38

38

39

38

38

39

40

38

40

1,231

41.0

2,440

May

47

51

47

48

54

47

47

48

49

43

44

53

55

60

68,

57

42

26

13

14

12

8.5

8.0

24

37

12

7.0

770

13

14

1,073.5

34.6

2,130

June

12

15

16

14

16

8.5

12

32

33

37

50

63

43

37

34

34

32

31

31

28

22

16

10

9.0

8.0

5.4

5.0

5~4 2.7

5.0

667.0

22.2

1,320

July

6.6

8TC

8.0

8.C

18

12

11

24

24

20

18

12

11

12

23

26

37

31

20

18

13

25

S3

26

24

22

24

24

26

26

27

607.6

19.6

1,210

Aug.

24

12

?5

24

29

29

32

31

34

26

20

26

24

29

35

29

32

41

38

41

43

41

29

41

94

76

79

77

67

59

57

1,244

40.1

2,470

Sept.

53

50

46

50

46

36

16

59

69

66

71

69

64

61

57

52

64

68

67

62

58

61

62

58

60

59

60

45

72

106

1,797

59.9

3,560

Calendar year 1959: Max 234 Mln 5.0 Mean 49.8 Ac-ft 36,020

Water year 1959-60: Max 118 Mln 2.7 Mean 43.5 Ac-ft 31,600
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 113

6815. Gering drain near Gering, Rebr.

Location. Lat 41°49' , long 103037', in SE^-NE^ sec.6, T.21 N. , R.54 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge piling on county road, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 86, I mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles east of Gering.

)mber 1960.

urj-ugc uii oi/ai^c n-Lgiiway oo, j. nu_j.e upai/ream irom muui/n, ana z m±j.ea eats 

Records available. February 1931 to September 1945, October 1948 to Septe:

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,856.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 19, 1935, staff gage at bridge 

0.4 mile downstream at present datum. Apr. 19, 1935, to Apr. 28, 1943, chfin gage at 

bridge 0.3 mile downstream at datum 1.0 ft higher. Apr. 29, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1945, 

staff gages at various sites at or near bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different daturas. Aug. 16, 1948, to June 26, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 140 ft 

upstream at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years, 39.2 cfs (28,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs June 11 (gage height, 5.2£ ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs May 22.

1931-45, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 9,560 cfs June 8, 1958 (gage height, 12.0 ft, 

present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurements at gage heights 7.10, 8.87, 10.00, and 11.33 ft (site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 5 cfs Aug. 13, 16, 19, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 100 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Base flow is 

mainly return water from land irrigated by Fort Laramie Canal.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 896: 1935(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

58

56

50

46

41

39

35

40

43

42

43

41

39

40

40

41

43

40

35

36

32

32

32

30

28

32

33

35

29

30

1,219

39.3

2,420

Nov.

29

26

27

29

30

31

32

34

37

30

30

33

29

28

29

26

28

30

30

32

31

31

29

30

31

30

a30

a29

a29

a29

894

29.8

1,770

Dec.

a28

28

29

29

29

32

32

30

30

30

29

29

30

29

30

29

28

28

28

29

30

31

33

33

32

30

29

31

31

28

26

920

29.7

1,820

Calendar year 1959: Max 554

Jan.

23

22

20

16

25

29

30

28

24

23

24

26

26

29

29

29

30

22

19

23

25

28

32

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

792

25.5

1,570

Feb.

27

a28

29

27

26

26

26

27

26

24

24

25

25

25

26

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23" 23

741

25.6

1,470

Mar.

22

26

33" 34

24

23

24

26

24

21

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

717

23.1

1,420

Apr.

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

26

25

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

23

22

22

650

21.7

1,290

May

21

21

21

21

32

24

21

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

21

21

21

26

36

34

28

14

16

19

18

17

25

28

29

35

26

709

22.9

1,410

June

16

Tf

18

19

20

22

60

39

25

94

54

25

24

29

35

32

24

26

25

22

22

22

25

26

26

26

24

27

28

870

29.0

1,730

July

28

26

26

28

29

27

29

33

29

28

28

28

29

31

32

34

33

35

34

29

31

35

33

33

34

32

33

33

31

31

30

952

30.7

1,890

Avg.

29

28

30

30

33

34

34

36

38

35

35

36

35

38

33

31

31

34

32

34

35

34

33

34

112

48

41

36

38

38

39

1,154

37.2

2,290

Sept.

45

48

46

43

42

43

42

42

48

48

45

46

49

43

42

42

34

35

36

35

31

30

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

27

1,155

38.5

2,290

Min 15 Mean 36.5 Ac-ft 26,460

Water year 1959-60: Max 112 Min 14 Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,37O

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-17, Jan. 1-7, 18-23, Feb. 23 to 

Mar. 4.
114 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6820. North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr.

Location.--Main channel gage: Lat 41°47', long 103°31', in NW^SW^- sec.18, T.21 N., 

R.53 W., on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge and 1$ miles southwest of 

Minatare. Nine Mile channel gage: on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge 

and 750 ft north of main channel.

Drainage area.--28.700 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available. May to August 1916, May 1917 to September 1918, May to October 1919, 

April to September 1922, June 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,811.0 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to October 1919, staff gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at different datum. April 1922 to 

Apr. 11, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 12, 1932, to July 20, 1936, water-stage recorder, 

at bridge 50 ft upstream at datum 2.21 ft higher. July 21, 1936, to Apr. 30, 1941, 

water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at datum 2.67 ft higher, May 1, 1941, to 

July 19, 1955, at datum 1.67 ft higher, and July 20, 1955, to Mar. 21, 1956, at datum 

1.00 ft higher. Mar. 22 to May 22, 1956, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Nine Mile channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,813.3 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. No records collected prior to May 16, 1934. May 16, 1934, to May 19, 1940 (irrigation seasons only), staff gage at bridge 50 ft downstream at same datum. May 20, 1940, to 

June 28, 1955, water-stage recorder 25 ft downstream at same datum. June 29 to 

Sept. 30, 1955, staff gage 25 ft downstream at datum 1.02 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Oct. 1; minimum daily, 24 cfs July 20.

1316-19, 1922-60: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs July 2, 1917 (from graph based on 

mean daily discharge and discharge measurement published by State engineer of Nebraska); 

minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 16-18, 1940.

Flood of June 18, 1921, may have been greater than flood of July 2, 1917.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements of each channel generally made once a 

week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln diversion, stor-age reservoirs, 

power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are 

computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,410 

1,390

1,340

1,270

1,240

1,230

1,200

1,190

1,170

1;150

1,130

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

984

984

976

1,000

1,010

997

34,591

1,116

68,610

Nov.

997 

999

994

978

938

929

960

956

950

952

940

930

905

889

896

852

850

879

874

865

874

865

861

851

848

814

812

802

808

806

26,874

896

53,300

Dec.

806 

802

807

755

787

785

780

771

762

761

759

762

771

770

770

770

766

766

764

764

755

750

738

734

744

754

744

729

746

746

755

23,713

765

47,030

Jan.

732 

691

757

736

699

699

715

721

727

723

736

734

729

718

720

721

712

687

691

695

687

673

696

660

674

676

680

680

682

680

675

21,806

703

43,250

Feb.

682 

684

690

680

672

680

707

717

738

750

708

701

699

712

673

663

661

663

667

667

658

654

642

624

610

586

586

611

602

19,357

667

38,390

Mar.

576 

579

566

558

555

600

618

646

638

626

630

642

636

646

662

664

666

665

654

645

638

626

614

607

605

663

718

734

727

722

723

19,874

641

39,420

Apr.

671 

661

654

649

645

645

655

639

636

616

596

584

566

548

539

562

572

579

565

559

550

526

517

515

511

501

543

579

550

519

17,454

582

34,620

May

493 

460

441

436

497

5O5

155

468

444

431

418

401

374

348

341

372

323

313

327

305

271

243

232

195

250

170

158

155

155

157

151

10,319

333

20,470

June

127 

91

55

48

47

53

70

117

237

218

329

483

463

429

411

392

396

371

350

317

265

226

182

157

115

96

85

64

48

39_

6,281

209

12,460

July

46

45

45

55

70

88

84

82

69

48

58

59

31

28

31

43

32

34

26

ii

27

39

56

115

152

179

193

202

208

211

213

2,593

83.6

5,140

Aug.

209 

197

165

149

149

163

146

149

144

126

TTS- 107

124

165

184

178

163

190

185

184

167

143

148

167

295

215

220

217

211

195

183

5,351

173

10,610

Sept.

180 

180

182

178

172

160

166

183

230

254

261

266

266

266

266

273

313

352

332

296

271

272

297

291

291

300

293

271

357

576

7,995

266

15,860

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,410 Mln 106 Mean gl6 Ac-ft 445.,70o

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,410 Mln 24 Mean 535 Ac-ft 389,200
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 115

6825. Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°46', long 103°24', near southeast corner of sec.23, T.21 N., R.53 W., 

on right bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 

1? miles north of McGrew.

Records available.--January 1932 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,800 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o Apr. 14, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 116 cfs (83,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 298 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum 

daily 49 cfs AD2? 25

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 844 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Apr. 25, 1960.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow affected 

by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 1936.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

190

165

155

153

150

150

145

141

145

141

140

141

136

131

129

126

12 ff

131

129

129

126

124

122

126

122

119 "12T

119

126

121

119

4,201

136

8,330

Nov.

122

T2T

119

112

100

111

116

112

114

112

111

106

97

100

106

92

97

99

99

94

97

95

94

95

95

90 "90

90

90

92

3,068

102

6,090

Dec.

90

92

90

90

92

94

95 1Z

94

92

92

92

88

88

87

87

82

87

90

85

87

87

88

87

85

85

80

85

87

87

83

2,740

88.4

5,430

Jan.

73

75

82

72

68

73

75

77

78

82

82

83

83

82

78

80

80

73

77

73

72

70

70

73

73

75

72

68

72

73

75

2,339

75.5

4,640

Feb.

80

77

80

82

77

78

77

80

80

73

72

73

72

72

70

70

68

68

65

65

65

55

66

66

63

65

66

65

63

2,063

71.1

4,090

Mar.

63

60

65

65

68

73

73

72

68

70

68

63

61

68

68

65

63

65

66

66

68

70

68

65

70

70

70

70

65

70

66

2,082

67.2

4,130

Apr.

65

65

66

65

63

63

66

70

65

61

61

60

60

63

56

65

66

66

60

58

61

61

63

54

49

53

60

65

56

56

1,842

61.4

3,650

May

54

53

53

63

77

63

60

58

54

66

66

66

60

68

92

90

75

73

72

68

80

94

78

83

99

167 "TO

92

106

104

94

2,418

78.0

4,800

June

88

70

70

66

60

68

75

90

94

72

97

106

68

77

87

85

78

80

90

94

88

78

85

77

77

78

77

75

66

60

2,376

79.2

4,710

July

63

63

66

80

92

97

95

112

106

106

95

87

85

80

85

83

100

90

85

100

109

109

106

126

151

117

117

112

111

114

129

3,051

98.4

6,050

Aug.

116

117

122

122

133

134

150

145

134

122

111 Tie

136

131

126

112

128

128

128

124

134

134

138

140

204

170

170

172

179

170

151

4,297

139

8,520

Sept.

141

131

131

126

134

141

158

179

199

199

199

194

179

163

145

146

145

153

155

141

134

138

145

138

133

138

168

131

177

225

4,684

156

9,290

Calendar year 1959: Max 346 Min 55 Mean 1O7 Ac-ft 77,420

Water year 1959-60: Max 223 Min 49 Mean 96.1 Ac-ft 69,730
11° PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6830. Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Bayard, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°44', long 103°19' , in SE^NE^- sec.5, T.20 N. , R.52 W. , on right bank 

li miles south of Bayard.

Records available . October 1931 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete flume. Altitude of gage is 3,760 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Jan. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 31.3 cfs (22,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 119 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.18 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.47 ft Jan. 1 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 8, 9.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 391 cfs July 3, 1956 (gage height, 4.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs; no flow June 1,2, July 4-8, 1934, May 16, 17, 

1936, Aug. 8, 9, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of ice effect, which 

are fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from ir-igated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1390: 1937(M), 1941.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11-25, May 23-Z6, June 13 to

July 7, July El-25, Aug. 7-24, Sept. 13-18)

0 0

.5 

2.0 

4.2

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

5T

47

44

42

39

39

40

38

36

35

35

34

29

30

33

32

32

32

34

34

31

31

30

30

30

31

35

51

48

44

1,148

37.0

2,280

Nov.

45

44

44

44

41

45

47

47

47

47

48

46

42

41

42

47

41

43

43

43

44

44

46

54

51

48

50

48

48

49

1,369

45.6

2,720

Dec.

484"6

44

42

40

47

44

39

42

42

42

38

40

41

40

40

40

36

30

27.

30

28

28

28

30

32

30

32

36

34

33

1,149

37.1

2,280

Jan.

b30

b!9

22

24

24

24

26

26

25

26

25

25

26

25

25

26

26

24

24

25

23

21

22

22

21

20

20

21

23

23

23

736

23.7

1,460

Feb.

24

23

24

24

24

24

25

26

25

24

23

22

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

21

656

22.6

1,300

Mar.

22

22

21

22

22

25

24

22

21

22

24

23

22

23

24

24

24

26

26

26

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

699

E2.5

1,390

Apr.

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

22

23

23

23

22

20

20

19

18

6.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

73

495.1

16.5

982

May

~

0.2

.3

.3

1.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.1

3.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

43.1

1.39

85

June

5.2

2.8

1.7

1.5

2.8

3.4

5.2

7.6

14

7.0

13

28

18

12

14

15

12

11

13

12

12

20

15

10

10

6.6

3.2

.5

.6

1.5

278.6

9.29

553

July

1.7

TTo

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.3

1.5

1.3

.9

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.1

7?

.4

.4

.4

20.7

0.67

41

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

0

0

.2

.2

.7

.4

.2

.9

1.1

1.5

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

1.7

.6

9.2

6.0

7.0

6.6

10

12

14

85.8

2.77

170

Sept.

14

17

19

20

20

£2

22

20

18

17

18

18

17

16

15

16

17

16

16

17

16

19

21

23

24

22

21

18

20

52

- - - -

571

19.0

1,130

Calendar year 1959: Max 126 Min 1.5 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,540

Water year 1959-60: Max 54 Min 0 Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,390

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 117 

6840. Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°43', long 103-15' , in NE^NE^ sec.13 , T.20 N., R.52 W., on left bank

75 ft downstream from timber bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Wild Horse

drain, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4^ miles southeast of Bayard.

Records available . October 1931 to September 1960. 

ods, published in WSP 1310.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,716.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 18, 1938, staff 

gage and Nov. 18, 1938, to Apr. 15, 1946, water-stage recorder, at site 65 ft upstream 

at datum 1.00 ft higher, and Apr. 16, 1946, to June 12, 1957, at present datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 81.3 cfs (58,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 265 cfs June 11 (gage height, 2.23 ft); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Apr. 26-29, May 11.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 2,320 cfs July 3, 1956; maximum gage height, 7.8 ft 

May 10, 1942, from floodmark, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Apr. 23, 

1935.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, return 

flow from irrigated areas, and occasional waste into creek from Tri-State canal.

Revisions (water years) WSP 1310: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Dec. 6 to Feb. 1O, Feb. 21 to 

Mar. 1, June 11, 12, July 31 to Sept. 3O)

0.6

1.0 

1.4

38

57

101

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

171

137

129

122

118

116

114

111

111

111

108

106

105

101

100

97

99

99

97

90

89

88

93

93

93

90

90

88

89

89

89

3,233

104

6,410

Nov.

90

90

90

85

84

84

84

84

85

84

84

81

78

79

79

76

76

77

78

a78

a77

a77

a76

a76

75

74

76

76

76

76

2,402

80.1

4,760

Dee.

76

76

75

72

72

75

75

74

74

75

71

71

71

69

69

69

71

72

72

72

70

69

70

69

70

69

68

70

69

~£n 67 

bo

2,210

71.3

4,380

Jan.

68

a68

a68

a69

a69

a70

a7O

71

71

70

70

7O

69

68

a64

62

60

59

62

64

59

59

58

58

58

59

59

59

59

58

59

1,987

64.1

3,940

Feb.

59

58

59

59

57

56

56

58

57

54

54

54

53

54

53

53

52

53

53

54

55

55

56

57

57

55

54

52

52

1,599

55.1

3,170

Mar.

49

49

48

49

50

51

51

51

52

51

50

51

51

52

52

51

51

49

49

51

52

52

52

53

52

52

52

53

51

51

52

1,579

50.9

3,130

Apr.

49

49

48

49

49

49

49

48

36

27

30

34

31

29

29

33

33

30

29

29

29

28

31

27

26

25

25

25

25

30

1,031

34.4

2,040

May

37

35

34

31

SO

41

34

30

30

32

25

?9

38

37

30

39

42

38

38

36

38

39

48

37

38

29

28

30

31

33

34

1,091

35.2

2,160

June

34

33

34

33

31

29

3T

37

37

38

80

96

55

65

72

54

45

42

50

46

46

44

55

48

55

53

41

42

43

44

1,413

47.1

2,800

July

44

44

44

45

50

48

41

39

45

49

49

48

46

43

46

47

48

48

47

53

48

46

51

56

60

58

48

44

58

54

50

1,497

48.3

2,970

Avg.

42

44

54

57

62

68

69

68

48

48

44

47

47

48

47

49

53

53

51

55

54

54

53

55

67

60

68

75

72

67

65

1,744

56.3

3,460

Sept.

67

66

64

59

61

59

59

57

56

58

54

50

71

84

68

66

72

78

78

72

71

75

81

80

82

80

91

94

103

182

2,238

74.6

4,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 289 Min 38 Mean 73.1 Ac-ft 52,920

Water year 1959-60: Max 182 Min 25 Mean 60. 2 Ac-ft 43,660

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and trend 

flow.

618097 O - 61 - 9
118 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6845. North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location. Main channel gage in sec.28, T.20 N., R.50 W., on

three-quarters of a mile north of Bridgeport. 

Drainage area. 29,400 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Gage. Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,656.14 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1900, staff gage at site 4 miles upstream at 

different datum. May 1902 to November 1906 wire-weight gage, June to August 1915, May 

1916 to May 1917 staff gage, and June 1917 to Oct. 6, 1927, water-stage recorder, all 

at present site at datum 0.31 ft higher.

Browns Creek channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,663.51 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. No gage maintained prior to June 1, 1934. June 1, 1934, 

to Aug. 31, 1936, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

Sept. 1, 1936, to May 31, 1943, staff gages near present site at present datum. Prior 

to May 1, 1943, gage read during irrigation seasons only.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs Oct. 1; minimum daily, 81 cfs June 7.

1896-1900, 1902-6, 1915-60: Maximum discharge, 24,900 cfs June 26, 1899 (gage 

height, 5.39 ft, site and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 55 cfs May 28, 1934, Aug. 15, 1940, but may have been less during periods of 

no record for Browns Creek channel.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements of each channel generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

River flows in two independently rated channels for which separate records are computed; 

figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1897, 1915.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,250 

2,160

2,060

1,910

1,830

1,800

1,810

1,780

1,820 

1,830

1,820

1,740

1,650

1,560

1,490

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,430

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,540 

1,360

1,340

1,590

1,460 

1,540

1,540

1,540

50,410

1,626

99,990

Nov.

1,550 

1,460

1,590

1,530

1,220

1,190

1,510

1,290

1,250 

1,510

1,520

1,210

1,090

1.000

1,060

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,100

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,150

1,160 

1,170

1,210

1,160

1,090 

1,080

1,090

55,620

1,187

70,650

Dec .

1,100 

1,110

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,150

1,180 

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,080

1,100

1,090

1,060

1,000

981

972 390" 

1,020

1,100

1,070

1,070 

1,110

1,170

1,150

54,133

1,101

67,700

Jan.

1,170 

960

890

860

870

890

900

930

970 

1,000

1,060

1,030

1,010

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,020

860

B3o~ 770

870

930

1,000

1,050 

1,100

1,150

1,250

1,550 

1,250

1,220

1,160

51,470

1,015

62,420

Feb.

1,120 

1,090

1,090

1,150

1,070

1,020

990

972

962 

952

954

945

972

972

962

952

945

905

945

1,020

952

914

1,000

980 

930

890

830

810 

790

28,058

967

55,610

Mar.

760 

730

720

800

890

1,000

1,150

1,210

981 

962

1,000

1,020

1,040

962

887

869

851

842

851

860

878

860

878

878 

924

943

945

945 

905

842

860

28,259

911

56,010

Apr.

878 

855

806

806

833

842

878

878

869 

851

824

833

860

869

860

924

WT

860

860

824

835

851

860

842 

790

706

750

824 

815

25,124

837

49,830

May

772 

747

730

714

905

896

781

747

718 

708

655

594

534

502

471

507

510

496

475

479

488

408

587

328 

332

322

272

217 

189

179

T Qg J.OD

16,246

524

52,220

June

160 

145

104

90

83

83

81ssiso

204

206

565

667 135"

585

554

521

469

401

367

292

244

232

197

170

150

137

118 

101

140

7,929

264

15,730

July

152 

96

91

10T

119

115

117

110

103 

109

101

100

98

93

98

101

107

118

101

95

92

99

158

158 

226

203

217

179 

173

210

233

4,055

131

8,04C

Aug.

230

207

204

179

158

185

210

219

205 

155

128

129" 118

145

177

189

196

202

218

228

225

207

178

190 

291

556

555

332 

355

289

6,750

218

15,590

Sept.

248 

245

240" 257

244

244

254

272

299 

590

401

403

406

445

423

418

416

450

470

451

408

402

450

465 

474

478

488

487 

477

661

11,744

391

23,290

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,230 Min 121 Mean 885 Ac-ft 640,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,230 Min 81 Mean 764 Ac-ft 554,900

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-10, 18-27, Feb. 24 to Mar. 7.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 119

6850. Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°38', long 103°02', In SW^- sec.12, T.19 N. , R.50 W., on left tank 250 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1931 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,635.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 25, 1934, staff gage on downstream side of bridge 240 ft upstream 

and June 25, 1934, to May 18, 1936, water-stage recorder at upstream side of bridge 

260 ft upstream, both at datum 0.29 ft higher.

Average discharge . 29 years, 32.7 cfs (23,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 78 cfs May 30 (gage height, 1.83 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.46 ft Jan. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 4.8 cfs 

July 12.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 8.87 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 6, 1936, May 11, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1932, 1934 (M), 1935, 1936 (M), 1938-39.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

41

38

35

35

34

38 

30

29

30

29

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

29

30

28

28

30

32 

33

34

987

31.8

1,960

Nov.

36

39

35

38

34

32

36 

38

37

38

38

36

35

32

32

35

34

32

34

35

37

38

39

38

36

36

34

33

35

38

1,073

35.8

2,130

Dec.

38

38

38

38

36

39

39 

38

36

35

36

38

37

36

35

38

36

36

35

35

33

32

32

32

33

35

34

29

2j>

32

1,086

35.0

2,150

Calendar year 1959: Max 84

Jan.

30

28

27

26

25.

25

29 

30

32

32

32

32

32

34

3T

32

34

28

26

28

30

32

34

31

32

32

32

32

34 

34

34

951

30.7

1,890

Feb.

35

35

36

38

39

38

44 

45

46

44

42

42

43

45

45

45

44

42

41

41

41

44

40

38

35

36

33

28

28

1,153

39.8

2,290

Mln 7.0

Mar.

2930-

29

32

36

42

48 

54

59

55

48

45

42

44

47

45

45

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44 

42

41

1,354

43.7

2,690

Apr.

42

41

41

40

40

40

39 

39

39

39

39

39

38

35

35

38

38

37

36

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

33

35

35 

34

1,107

36.9

2,200

May

34

34

32

32

39

44

41 

39

38

35

32

28

44

45

42

26

19

18

18

16

16

18

18

11

16

21

13

20

29 

32

32

882

28.5

1,750

June

16

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.2

9.4

11 

12

20

22

27

^4

19

16

16

20

20

17

18

18

22

20

20

15

14

14

14

15

12 9 1

475.7

15.9

944

July

8.8

9.1

9.4

11

13

12

13 

11

10

9.4

6.0

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

6.0

7.6

8.5

9.1

12

12

10

6.8

13

16

16

16

20

T4

9.1

319.8

10.3

634

Aug.

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

e5.2

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.8

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

7.0

10

14

16

18

20 

Tn" 22

J.O

234.2

8.52

524

Sept.

20

18

14

9.7

eu!

7.0

7.3 

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

12

19

18

19

22

23

22

20

20

22

24

28

28

28

458.9

15.3

910

Mean 35.1 Ac-ft 25,430

Water year 1959-60: Max 59 Mln 4.8 Mean 27.6 Ac-ft 20.O7O

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-17, Jan. 1-5, 18-23, Feb. 24 to Mar. 6.
1M PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6860. North Platte River at Lisco, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°30', long 102°38', In sec.33, T.18 N. , R.46 W. , near right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Lisco.

Drainage area. 30,800 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available.--May to September 1916, June to October 1917, October lySl to September 

1960.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,475.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Sept. 8, 1931, staff 

gage at present site at different datum and Sept. 8, 1931, to May 3, 1932, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.17 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.15 ft Nov. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 43 cfs 

July 13.

1916-17, 1931-60: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs June 27, 29, 1917, from graph based 

on daily gage readings, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 

8 cfs Aug. 4, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gag?

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, Feb. 12 to Mar. 24,

May 30 to June 12, July 5 to Sept. 22)

0.4 

.6 

.9

59

150

350

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

915

1,860

3,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dsy

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,130 

2,220

2,080

1,970

1,900

1,860

1,830

1,830 

1,780 

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,720

1,760

1,740

1,690

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,550

1,540

1,490 

1,540

1,520

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,640

1,640

1,810

1,780

53,560

1,728

106,200

Nov.

1,810 

1,760

1,720

1,660

1,470

1,180

1,300

1,330 

1,300 

1,310

1,330

1,330

1,220

1,250

1,360

1,100

630

750

1,000

1,150

1,200

1,360 

1,330

1,380

1,390

1,360

1,310

1,230

1,310

1,380

39,210

1,307

77,770

Dec.

1^340 

1,310

1,340

1,330

1,300

1,250

1,230

1,180 

1,170 

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,220

1,170

1,170 

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,250

1,170

1,060

1^040

1,060

37,340

1,205

74,060

Jan.

1,120 

1,100

1,050

880

890

980

1,150

,300 

,600 

,400

,300

,300

,250

,150

,000

970

1,000

630

520

H30

700

810 

880

970

1,050

1,100

1,250

1,500

1,400

1,350

1 350

33,480

1,080

66,410

Feb.

1,300 

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,310 

1,380 

1,300

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,100

889

969

1,010

996

902 

982

810

610

320" 570

640

680

30,518

1,052

60,530

Mar.

850 

760

710

750

940

1,200

1,500

1,850 

1,450 

1,050

850

600

570

1,W5

1,200

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,520

1,500

1,460

1,360 

1,340

1,310

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,060

902

928

35,410

1,142

70,230

Apr.

982 

956

969

969

969

942

969

956 

956 

928

889

889

889

889

825

956

1,010

956

942

889

863

876 

876

889

850

812

928

1,010

996

928

27,758

925

55,060

May

876 

838

786

812

1.200

1,180

996

889 

876 

863

838

713

664

641

630

676

596

630

561

550

529

476 

398

398

378

398

398

445

288

232

226

19,981

645

39,630

June

213 

184

140

112

102

107

116

89 

85 

116

259

272

540

653

618

550

518

529

456

360

378

288 

246

195

178

156

140

112

93

80

7,885

263

15,640

July

93 

112

112

107

131

136

136

116 

102 

89

68

55

43

47

47

76

89

89

93

80

89

112 

93

107

145

172 T5B"

140

126

85

89

3,135

101

6,220

Aug.

121 

131

107

98

93

89

89

167 

156 

136

98

76

59T?

107

131

232

195

184

167

172

184 

161

172

303

360

407

40T

407

398

360

5,839

188

11,580

Sept.

272 

239

239

200

195

206

213

239 

272 

265

311

369

388

398

426

407

388

407

466

487

476

518 

641

5%0

561

584

573

618

618

596

12,122

404

24,040

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,220 Min 76 Mean 976 Ac-ft 706,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,220 Min 43 Mean 837 Ac-ft 607,400

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-21, Jan. 2 to Feb. 6, Feb. 24 to Mar. 18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6865. North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr.

121

Location. Lat 41°23', long 102°21', near line between sees.3 and 10, T.16 N., R.44 W., 

on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 27 and 1 mile south of 

Oshkosh.

Drainage area.--31,400 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available.--May to September 1916, May to October 1917, March 1928 to September 

1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,369.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. April 1916 to October 1917 

staff gage at site 40 ft upstream at different datum. March 1928 to Apr. 22, 1933, 

staff gage and Apr. 23, 1933, to Apr. 13, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 40 ft 

upstream at present datum. Supplementary staff gage on Midland channel reed once daily 

during irrigation season.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 2,850 cfs Nov. 23; minimum daily, 28 cfs 

July~21.

1916, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs June 4, 1929; no flow July 21 to 

Aug. 8, Aug. 11, 21, 24-30, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurement of each channel generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, diversions and ground-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two 

channels for which separate records are computed May to September; figures given herein 

represent combined discharge.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1934. Revised figures of discharge, in cable feet 

per second, for the water year 1954, superseding those published in WSP 1340, are given 

herewith:

Date

1954

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,500

Date

L954-Con.

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,150

Date

1954-Con.

Jan. 13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,050

1,000

950

Date

1954-Con.

Jan. 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

1,000

850

900

1,050

950

1,100

Date

1954-Co-i.

Jan. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

1,200

1,250

1,200

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,300

Month

Calendar year 1954. ................

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

1,500

Minimum

39

39

Mean

805

Runoff in 

acre-feet

583,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,210 

2,250

2,170

1,960

1,870

1,790 

1,790

1,740

1,710 

1,720

1,740

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,690

1,710

1,670

1,640

1,520

1,490

1.460

1,460

1,550

1,640

1,710

1,720

53,780

1,735

106,700

Nov.

1,660 

1,570

1,490

1,410

1,390

1,280 

1,330

1,440

1,490 

1,540

1,540

1,590

1,510

1,150

800

600

490

530

990

1,450

1,600

1,700

1,900

1,430

1,350

,300

,300

,070

,270

,330

39,500

1,317

78,350

Dec.

1,300 

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220 

1,240

1,200

1,200 

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,140

1,130

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,130

37,660

1,215

74,700

Jan.

1,050 

900

860

840

920

990 

1,100

1,200

1,400 

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,100

1,050

1,150

1,050

610

410

410

500

810

910

970

1,000

1,250

1,550

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

34,030

1,098

67,500

Feb.

1,400 

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,150 

1,150

1,300

1.500 

1,410

1,360

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,020

930

880

810

740

670

580

590

610

690

740

770

29,960

1,033

59,420

Mar.

750 

740

670

630

620

710 

1,050

1,600

2,200 

2,050

1,550

1,400

1,000

830

1,050

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,280

1,200

1,150

1,090

1,100

1,130

1,140

1,100

1,140

1,190

1,070

1,130

37,270

1,202

73,920

Apr.

1,160 

1,160

1,100

1,020

1,000

1,030 

1,070

1,070

1,040 

1,030

988

988

988

947

960

1,060

1,090

1,020

1,000

947

909

858

883

870

858

858

909

1,040

1,040

988

29,881

996

59,270

May

938 

900

900

861

1,270

1.320 

1,070

939

887 

885

834

797

760

724

701

761

657

733

675

618

574

509

460

420

407

381

382

453

408

337

268

21,829

704

43,300

June

233 

217

197

175

153

134

123

116

117 

115

140

212

232

492

640

671

660

614

551

414

402

384

296

232

182

142

118

102

102

70.

8,236

275

16,340

July

65 

58

54

66

145

149 

1ST

125

100 

71

51

37

44

41

41

44

57

61

62

43

28

52

69

59

94

129

149

131

128

106

50

2,450

79.0

4,860

Aug.

72 

9T

80

91

99

99 

83

139

159 

159

150

130

111

95

115

113

320

278

219

197

188

161

157

155

170

281

335

355

348

359 

3TT

5,646

182

11,200

Sept.

302 

244

224

195

188

183

179

252

326 

329

329

366

392

395

393

427

413

411

419

424

419

451

S05" 632

552

537

526

551

575

580

11,819

394

23,440

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,250 Min 75 Mean 988 Ac-ft 715,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,250 Min 28 Mean 853 Ac-ft 619,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-23, Jan. 1 to Feb. 9, Feb. 1? to Mar. 19.
122 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6870. Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°20', long 102°10 I , in NE£ sec.30, T.16 N. , R.42 W., on right bank 130 ft 

downstream from county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 1-| miles west of Lewellen.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1960.

Average discharge.--30 years, 70.3 cfs (50,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 210 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 4.94 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.30 ft some time during period Mar. 3-7 (from recorded range in stage, 

backwater from ice); no flow June 25-28.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 6.46 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.93 ft (present 

datum) Dec. 21, 1945 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 22, 1940, May 23-26, 1947, 

Aug. 14, 15, 1957, June 25-28, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5.0 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

vjhich are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (g 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Man. 10-12, 15-17, July 11-13)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

0

.4 

1.0 

2.8 

6.0

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

140

221

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

27

32

43

46

47

47

48

46

48

50

52

51

52

51

50

53

57

58

60

62

71

72

82

88

87

88

89

94

94

90

1,853

59.8

3,680

Nov.

95

100

96

93

72

88

96

94

95

93

89

85

62

52

8T

83

85

108

119

122

97

91

91

94

91

89

83

89

89

93

2,721

90.7

5,400

Dec.

89

88

89

89

88

89

89

88

87

85

85

85

85

83

83

87

89

90

91

94

95

96

94

95

97

9993"

90

89

88

89

2,778

89.6

5,510

Jan.

77

65

60

13

105

110

110

115

ITS

110

115

110

108

96

90

93

87

75

71

77

83

79

95

100

95

97

105

110

115

110

105

2,966

95.7

5,880

Feb.

100

100

104

105

100

101

104

106

~9S 110

109

101

104

105

102

105

105

100

100

100

95

60

47

So

53

60

65

73

77

2,636

90.0

5,230

Mar.

105" 79

120

130

140

145

145

150

160

104

101

100

99

100

104

91

88

127

172

156

124

115

113

113

110

115

114

111

111

104

102

3,618

117

7,180

Apr.

100

95

96

97

99

102

113

106

100

96

97

106

-93 122

88

94

100

93

90

88

88

88

88

87

83

81

58

93

90

81

2,842

94.7

5,640

May

78

79

77

75

90

~8T 110

83

81

78

87

87

82

79

79

85

84

87

97

84

79

76

71

69

70

69

69

71

70

67

m

2,467

79.6

4,890

June

65

6T

57

51

50

35

30

34

43

36

40

41

32

23

12

9.3

6.6

4.4

4.4

2.8

2.4

1.7

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

642.9

21.4

1,280

July

4.7

4.7

3.2

15

31

45

45

41

37

35

12

.1

ITT

11

9.3

48

60

61

60

53

50

47

46

46

50

46

Se- 67

ll

26

52

1,066.5

34.4

2,12C

Aug.

54

50

42

42

46

40

20

65

50

39

31

25

22

23

24

30

59

75

4T

61

69

62

44

20

22

25

20

17

19

15

1.4

1,158.4

37.4

2,300

Sept.

12

10

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

8.8

8.8

7.1

4.7

3.1

2.8

12

18

18

17

19

lo

2.8

1.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

199.5

6.65

396

Calendar year 1959 : Max 130 Min 0.1 Mean 63.5 Ac-ft 45,980

Water year 1959-60: Max 172 Mln o Mean 68.2 Ac-ft 49,510

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-20, 27-29, Dec. 23, 24, Dec. 29 to 

an. 11, Jan. 14 to Feb. 1, Feb. 17 to Mar. 9 (no gage-height record most of period), Mar. 13, 14.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 123

6875. North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°19', long 102°08', in sec.34, T.16 M., R.42 W. , near left bank on downstream side of bridge over left channel and near left channel and near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge over right channel, on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile 

upstream from high-water line of McConaughy Lake and 1 mile southeast of Levellen.

Drainage area. 34,000 sq mi (revised^, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1931, December 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Datums of gages on left and rigft channels 

are 3,284.6 and 3,283.7 ft, respectively, above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Western 

Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. July to September 1931 staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Mar. 19; minimum daily, 52 cfs July 13.

1531, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 9,140 cfs June 29, 1947; minimum daily, 44 cfs 

July 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements of each channel generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. River flows in two channels for which seperate records are computed; figures 

given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2,150

2,280 

2,250

2,090

2,020

1,960 

1,930 

1,870

1,800

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,760 

1,770

1,740

1,730 

1,770

1,790

1,760

1,750

1,770

1,790

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,670 

1,720

1,830

1 930 

1J910

57,300

1,848

113,700

Nov.

1,900

1.950 

1,880

1,820

1,610

1,490 

1,500 

1,570

1,580

1,600

1,«80

1,580

1,440 

1,060

1,100

1.020 

1,050

1,080

1,100

1,220

1,340

1,470

1,580

1,680

1.6OO

1,530

1,360 

1,310

1,420

1 1 500

43,920

1,464

87,110

Dec.

1,440

1,350 

1,330

1,410

1,400

1,470 

1,480 

1,420

1,450

1,460

1,440

1,430

1,410 

1,410

1,350

1,340 

1,300

1,320

1,380

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,280

1,290

1,370

1,390

1,390 

1,170

950

720

ftVO

41,250

1,331

81,820

Jan.

76o

720 

680

670

690

760 

950 

1,170

1,350

1,470

1,510

1,490

1,410 

1,160

1,070

980 

890

770

690

630

590 ¥So"

770

940

1,160

1,370

1,510 

1,600

1,680

1,790

1 , 870

33,760

1,089

66,960

Feb.

1,740

1,590 

1,470

1,320

1,320

1,400 

1,500 

1,450

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,380

1,670 

1,750

1,890

1,860 

1,770

1,510

1,140

830

600

580

680

660

630

580

630 

720

750

35,500

1,224

70,410

Mar.

770

530 

900

1,010

1,100

1,220 

1,360 

1.6OO

2,450

2,640

2,400

2,010

1,720 

1,410

1,250

1,390 

1,570

1,880

2,100

2,290

1,700

1,580

1,460

1,350

1,300

1,320

1,280 

1,260

1,340

1,280

1,220

47,000

1,516

93,220

Apr.

1,240

1,240 

1,210

1,150

1,130

1,130 

1,170 

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,090

1,180

1.350 

1,060

1,000

1,150 

1,190

1,100

1,080

1,060

972

948

952

941

933

556" 909

1,150

1,120

1,030

32,871

1,096

65,200

May

948

904 

874

827

1,270

1,620 

1,250 

1,070

989

922

876

838

767 

694

668

794 

776

834

856

714

632

606

561

517

506

489

475 

538

560

428

361

24,164

779

47,930

June

305

284 

268

232

208

185 

173 

186

197

170

197

301

308

484

592

586 

549

502

489

423

382

385

302

259

228

184

160 

138

104

7Q ' o

8,859

295

17,570

July

73

73 

83

116

195

218 

200 

179

162

131

92

59

52 

ST

58

86 

105

113

112

103

88

86

93

92

102

113

183 

177

124

115

129

3,573

115

7,090

Aug.

107

115 

118

113

126

134 

103 

TfO

201

183

165

134

106 

105

112

121 

207

301

251

230

220

211

180

163

166

234

329

369

377

391 355"

6,100

197

12,100

Sept.

334

299 

251

244

225

209 

216- 199 

258

268

266

284

314 

328

342

368 

376

363

363

386

410

445

588

F73

512

523

541 

540

548

552

11,125

371

22,070

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,280 Min 76 Mean 1,073 Ao-ft 776,600

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,640 Min 52 Mean 944 Ao-ft 685,200

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice on one or both channels Nov. 13-24, Dec. 29 to 

Mar. 19.
124 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6900. Lake McConaughy near Keystone, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°13', long 101 "40' , in NW£sw£ sec.3, T.14 N. , R.38 W. , near right bank 

at outlet tower of Kingsley Dam on North Platte River, 4j miles west of Keystone.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Electric tape gage read once daily. Gage is referred to mean sea le<'el, datum of

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 1,596,000 acre-ft June 2-4 (elevation, 

3,2b8.3 ft); minimum observed, 1,103,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,238.7 ft).

1941-60: Maximum contents observed, 1,913,000 acre-ft July 4-9, 1951 (elevation, 

3,268.9 ft); minimum observed since normal use of water started, 32,860 acre-ft Sept. 29, 

1941 (elevation, 3,153.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began Feb. 9, 1941. Capacity, 

r~S acre-ft between elevations 3,130.0 (sill of outlet gages) and 3,270.0 ft

Cooperation. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Nebraska Public Power 

System.

Month-end elevation and contents, water-year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Calendar year 1959. .............................

Feb. 29...........................................

Sept. 30.. .........................................

Water year 1959-60. .............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

3 244

-

3,238.

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

, 103 , 000

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-42,000

+51,000

-91,000

-124,000

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 125

6905. North Platte River near Keystone, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°12'30", long 101°37'50", in SWtr sec.l, T.14 N. , R.38 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from diversion dam of Sutherland Reservoir supply canal 

and 2-5 miles southwest of Keystone.

Drainage area. 35.000 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available. June to August 1917, July to September 1939, May to September 1940, 

January to April 1941, March 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,105.59 ft above mean sea level (Platte 

Valley Public Power and Irrigation District bench mark). May to September 1917 staff 

gage at bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1939 to September 1940 

staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum, December 

1940 to July 17, 1944, water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at datum 0.6 ft lower. July 18, 1944, to Nov. 3, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

present site at datum 1.50 ft higher and Nov. 4, 1950, to Apr. 3, 1953, at datum 0.5 ft 

higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs July 24 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Feb. 3, 4, 6, 7, Mar. 11-18.

1917, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs June 30, 1917, from graph based on 

daily gage readings; an observation of no flow was made Mar. 21, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transraountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Flow completely regulated by 

Lake McConaughy since Feb. 9, 1941 (see preceding page). Supply canal for Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District diverts a quarter of a mile above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1942, 1946-47. WSP 1630: 1958.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to May 14)

.4 1.2 2.6 280

.5 4.5 3.0 510

.6 12 3.5 880

.7 21 4.0 1,330

.8 34 5.0 2,330

2.0 74

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

880

816

776

784

744

692

706

650

650

615

636

685

744

896

987

1,040

1.090 

1,090

960

744

636

464

439

174

85

111

2.8

3.2

2.8

'eto 2 5

18,111.3

584

35,920

Nov.

9.6

2.8

3.2

76

71

3.5

5.2

11

9.6

3.8

4.5

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.5

8.9

5.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

256.6

8.55

509

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

8.2

12

2.5

2.5

2.2

81.6

2.63

162

Jan.

3.5

275

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

LJ.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.9

45.9

1.48

91

Feb.

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

36.8

1.27

73

Mar.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

26

77

82

82

79

34

3.2

410.3

13.2

813

Apr.

2.8

272

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.2 

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

50.1

1.67

99

May

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.1

1 . 1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

4.4

54

77

79 

79

79

56

50

50

48

48

45

47

48

50

52

54

56

991.8

32.0

1,970

June

52

61

118

324

409

403

397

300

262

285

271

285

290

253

266

219

266 

231

231

244

258

262

248

231

223

223

231

258

310

300

7,711

257

15,290

July

300

305

346

336

346

325

315

330

33O

341

336

330

445

650

650

643

706 

864

996

1,240

1,600

1,800

1,890

2,090

2.Z20

2,060

2,O5O

2,050

2,150

2,170

2,010

32,224

1,039

63,920

Aug.

1,990

2,OOO

2,080

2.160

2,150

2,130

2,140

2,140

2,000

1,850

1,610

1,350

1,240

1,110

1,170

1,420

1,410 

1,300

1,080

1,O4O

1,140

1,190

1,240

1,230

1,170

1,010

1,010

996

752

433

556

45,877

1,415

87,030

Sept.

574

568

541

352

368

358

320

325

320

295

280

290

305

352

310

258

255 

255

255

244

248

262

253

211

188

188

188

178

184

167

8,286

276

16,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,080 Min 1.2 Mean 364 Ac-ft 263,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,220 Mln 1.0 Mean 306 Ac-ft 222,300
126 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6910. North Platte River near Sutherland, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°12' , long 101°06' , in sec. 4, T.14 N. , R.33 W. , near left bank on down-

 stream side of pier of highway bridge, 2} miles upstream from Birdwood Creek and 

3f miles north of Sutherland.

Drainage area. 35,500 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available . June to October 1917, July 1931 to August 1933 (irrigation seasons

 only). Bay to September 1935, May 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1310 .

Ga . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,930 ft (from topographic map). 

o Apr. 29, 1936, staff gages near present site at different datums.

Prior

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.30 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1917, 1933, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs June 29, 1917, from discharge 

graph based on daily gage readings, from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; no 

flow July 24-28, 30, 31, 1931, Aug. 7, 1934, July 20-28, 1940.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. " Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 976: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

960

930

815

788

806

762

746

738

666

610

610

642

730

806

930

1,070

1,150

1,250

1,230

1,020

788

690

540

494

395

296

249 

190

21T

265 

233

21,590

696

42,820

Nov.

237

265

261

288

TBTJ

210

237

197

187

175

155

150

145

US' 140

145

145

155

160

165

170

163

160

155

150

144

140

145

150

157

5,246

175

10,410

Dec.

147

T4?

142

139

134

142

139

137

137

139

144

142

142

139

137

139

139

139

139

142

134

132

132

127

134

137

139 

132

125

115 

110

4,217

136

8,360

Jan.

105

TT3

110

115

120

135

145

155

155

155

150

145

140

135

125

140

130

120

115

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

150 

155

155

160

165

4,200

135

8,330

Feb.

165

165

190

230

250

260

270

280

290

265

230

210

195

180

169

175

178

157

110

105

95

1C5

110

115

125

140

135

135

130

5,164

178

10,240

Mar.

140

115

ICC" 90

110

125

135

145

155

155

135

125

125

125

150

180

230

296

296

345

457

589

13?

371

306

330

345 

310

306

301

278

7,309

236

14,500

Apr.

249

229

208

197

190

187

204

197

181

169

172

175

181

175

169

194

214

190

181

172

IBS' 166

169

172

175

175

229 

253

23T

204

5,780

193

11,460

May

181

166

166

181

261

278

2TT

163

142

137

103

66

51

59

92

120

160

222

187

204

150

97

90

88

72

80

82 

112

142

115

108

4,292

138

8,510

June

90

54

50

47

103

218

ZI¥

214

184

112

101

108

120

144

117

110

92

84

80

80

90

90

66

63

63

57

42 

32

35

106

2,981

99.4

5,910

July

103

157

169

223

261

261

25.5

249

229

190

150

50

31

106

330

388

398

415

527

589

815

1,000

1,210

1,340

1,440

1,670

1.830

T7W

1,67C

1,70C

1,810

21,33f

ese

42,32C

Aug.

1,830

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,860

1,910

1,940

2,060

2.080

1,980

1,730

1,440

1,040

910

754

797

1,140

1,170

960

706

650

690

754

880

851

714

634 

610

603

393

160

36,616

1,181

72,630

Sept.

70

39

36

34

34

!>1

31

31

31

30

30

32

50

48

50

70

90

78

64

48

47

52

95

U2

139

120

101 

106

103

120

1,952

65.1

3,870

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,920 Mln 16 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,080 Mln 30 Mean 330 Ac-ft 239,400

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5, 6, 12-21, 27-29, Dec. 29 to Feb. 14, Feb.19 

to Mar. 17 (no gage-height record Oct. 25, Jan. 19, Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3, 25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 4-7; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 127

6920. Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°13', long 101 "04 ', in NE^HWi sec. 2, T.14 N. , R.33 W. , on left bank 

60 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles 

northwest of Hershey.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,920 ft (from topographic map).

Jan. 1, 1931, to Dec. 16, 1934, staff gage and Dec. 17, 1934, to Nov. 4, 1953, waterstage recorder, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 29 years, 154 cfs (111,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, about 390 cfs Mar. 10; maximum gage height, 

3.42 ft Jan. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 96 cfs Aug. 16.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 1,770 cfs Apr. 1, 1949 (gage height, 4.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 680 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.12 ft Dec. 15, 1940 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 61 cfs Jan. 19, 1935, Apr. 7, 1938.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three or more times a month. Natural flow of str3am 

affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1948(M), 1949, 1951-52(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dsy

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

143

143

143

145

143

141

151

145

 i5£ 135

138

141

147

149

149

151

149

147

149

160

162

156

151

143

149

149

141

145

160

181

171

4,608

149

9,140

Nov.

174

188

200

246

TTO

175

165

162

158

166

158

166

140

135

T5o

135

150

165

180

195

156

154

164

160

158

156

151

145

160

154

4,926

164

9,770

Dec.

151

156

162

156

154

158

158

156

158

158

160

160

160

158

162

164

169

166

169

169

162

156

160

160

160

174

1ST

ISO" 149

171

160

4,967

160

9,850

Calendar year 1959 : Max 232

Jan.

150

145

145

160

175

175

170

165

170

170

175

162

166

145

135

130

140

150

170

190

195

195

195

195

195

200

200

200

glO

?5i5

190

5,363

173

10,640

Feb.

186

183

193

196

190

193

203

210

213

Tfl

193

178

176

166

166

169

164

162

158

155

150

145

140

T40" 135

145

150

145

150

4,928

170

9,770

Mar.

i!£ T6TJ

ISO

160

165

170

180

185

195

210

176

183

171

188

178

196

198

208

237

235

'535' 243

208

193

193

226

221

213

196

171

181

5,972

193

11,850

Apr.

176

TBT

156

158

154

154

156

154

151

154

156

156

160

158

154

166

174

166

166

156

147

147

147

149

147

147

158

151

154

JL41

4,667

156

9,260

May

151

147

149

151

226

224

200

200

186

162

149

151

154

151

149

154

160

188

169

164

160

158

158

164

186

166

158

183

181

169

141

5,209

168

10,330

June

132

132

129

129

129

127

127

125

125

120

130

132

141

134

129

127

129

151

147

149

158

14T

141

136

134

132

134

138

145

149

4,058

135

8,050

July

139

138

138

151

T49

143

143

145

143

136

129

136

130

125

124

125

119

119

118

116

114

114

110

108

116

113

110

110

109

106

ToT

3,882

125

7,700

Aug.

105

105

100

99

100

100

102

ISs" 113

100

98

97

97

100

100

96

108

105

102

100

105

108

104

97

105

106

110

110

113

113

106

3,209

104

6,360

Sept.

108

ITS

110

110

109

110

113

116

118

118

118

118

116

116

116

118

119

120

116

112

116

127

145

141

139

143

139

143

147

T3T

3,665

122

7,270

Min 98 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 246 Mln 96 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-7, 13-20, 28, 29, Jan. 1-11, 14-29, Feb. 20 

to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record Jan. 2-4, 16-19, 21-31, Feb. 24, 25, 27, 28; discharge estimated 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow).
m left 

miles

128 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6925. Lincoln County drain No. 1 near North Platte, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°09'40", long 100°47'25", in NEiNE^ sec.30, T.14 N. , R.30 W. , 91 

bank 25 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and l| 

northwest of city of North Platte.

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1932 (published as "at North Platte"), April 

1955 to September 1960.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,805 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 29, 1955, staff gage at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 62.8 cfs (45,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 136 cfs June 13 (gage height, 1.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 32 cfs Jan. 3, 15, 19, 20, Mar. 14, May 9-11, 16.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 428 cfs June 17, 1956 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs Apr. 3, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Discharge is 

chiefly return flow from irrigated area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

100

110

105

102

105

~93 112

86

83

79

78

76

70

64

62

61

60

60

60

59

58

57

56

56

56

54

54

53

55

54 

53

2,231

72.0

4,430

Nov.

5252"

52

52

48

50

50

50

49

48

48

47

44

45

46

44

44

45

46

46

46

45

44

44

43

43

42

4?

44

43

1,394

46.5

2,760

Dec.

42

4?

41

40

40

41

39

40

40

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

36

35

36

37

36

34

33

35

35

34

1,173

37.8

2,330

Jan.

35

33

32

34

34

35

36

37

38

38

38

38

38

37

32

34

34

35

32

32

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

35 

35

1,074

34.6

2,130

Feb.

36

le- 35

ss

38

39

39

41

4342"

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

37

38

38

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

1,112

38.3

2,210

Calendar year 1959 : Max ISO Min 24

Mar.

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

34

32

3T

35

34

36

39

50

72

76

63

59

56

56

54

53

51

50 

49

1,347

43.5

2,670

Apr.

49

IT

46

46

46

44

44

42

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

41

39

38

38

38

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

1,183

39.4

2,350

May

35

35

34

33

34

33

33

33

32

3?

32

36

64

59

42

32

33

35

70

79

55

68

61

50

69

74

57

80

-J? 104

58

1,564

50.5

3,100

June

50

67

63

60

93

93

89

97

97

82

93

120

130

94

91

91

85

80

82

91

92

90

71

68

66

66

66

64

65

67

2,463

82.1

4,890

July

67

67

6E

7C

6£

66

6E

66

66

66

63

61

65

67

67

76

77

76

74

73

74

79

80

80

83

79

83

83

86

85 

88

2,269

73.2

4,500

Aug.

94

97

92

W

94

94

94

104

97

94

96

96

98

92

96

96

100

99

97

94

97

97

97

103

104

98

103

107

108

105 

100

3,035

97.9

6,020

Sept.

96

96

96

102

97

94

92

91

96

97

102

104

103

108

102

105

105

103

104

100

98

102

108

105

103

98

96

92

"ST 90

2,976

99.2

5,900

Mean 64.3 Ac-ft 46,570

Water year 1959-60: Max 130 Min 32 Mean 59.6 Ac-ft 43,290

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 25-29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

weather records, and trend of flow.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 129 

6930. North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°09', long 100°46', in sec.28, T.14 N. , R.30 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile north of city of 

North Platte and 4? miles upstream from confluence with South Platte River.

Drainage area. 36,400 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available . --February 1895 to September 1960. 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Monthly discharge only fcr some

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,794.9 ft above mean sea level (city of 

florth Platte bench mark). Prior to Apr. 10, 1910, staff gage at Union Pacific Railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 10, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1930, 

staff or chain gages or water-stage recorder at or near present site at various datums.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 4.05 ft); maximum gage height, 4.34 ft Jan. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 150 cfs 

Nov. 15.

1895-1960: Maximum discharge observed, 29,600 cfs June 11, 1909 (discharge measurement); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1904.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 716. Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,360

1,570

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,100

1,040

998

922

922

970

1,040

1,140

1,190

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,120

970

828

762

650

509

483

448

509

650

612

31,143

1,005

61,770

Nov.

536

574

650

730

710

800

850 5"5T

474

483

465

440

212

180

150

360

340

400

500

592

536

518

527

424

383

368

353

300

350

400

14,159

472

28,080

Dec.

470

500

'SsT 536

375

391

383

353

332

346

375

368

361

361

368

361

368

383

391

399

391

353

346

353

375

375

407

368

300

300" 280

11,668

376

23,140

Jan.

260

270

250

ITSO

250

310

320

330

340

360

380

380

380

370

330

270

290

340

350

350

340

360

390

420 42"0

420

420

410

410

410

410

10,800

348

21,420

Feb.

410

420

450

460

490

540

580

640

680

510

410

420

440

460

480

500

530

500

340

220

190

'Soo 170

250

260

370

380

390

390

12,080

417

23,960

Mar.

400

370

320

340

350

370

390

430

460

470

480

460

430

350

240

460

550

690

850

1,050

1.500

1,430

958

784

630

660

751

710

660

602

574

18,719

604

37,130

Apr.

518

483

465

456

432

448

465

492

432

407

424

440

448

432

407

474

612

536

492

456

448

432

407

391

39T

407

492

564

545

509

13,905

464

27,580

May

424

407

416

424

536

660

50§

440

407

399

391

353

339

325

317

332

353

500

536

500

440

383

353

339

383

317

278 368"

440

391

346

12,606

407

25, 000

June

284

246

218

 SoT 196

265

325

383

407

332

290

332

353" 424

310

278

284

290

278

368

353

346

303

303

272

310

229

224

246

317

8,973

299

17,800

July

303

310

325

416

432

448

432

424

448

368

284

246

190

T§6

246

383

424

407

483

536

660

839

1,040

1,220

1,370

1,490

1,640

1.850

1,700

1,640

1,660

22,390

722

44,410

Aug.

1,760

1,760

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,730

1,860

1,980

2,000

2.010

1,960

1,830

1,500

1,210

1,040

886

1,110

1,250

1,210

998

817

795

839

970

1,140

998

839

839

862

817

509

40,579

1,309

80,490

Sept.

297

196

162

TSZ

171

171

166

185

196

207

229

229

207

212

218

234

246

284

265

246

240

234

361

?6T

339

297

332

332

310

339

7,428

248

14,730

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,050 Min 97 Mean 583 Ac-ft 422,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,010 Min 150 Mean 559 Ac-ft 405,500

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 14-19, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 29 to
130 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6950. South Platte River above Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, Colo.

Location. Lat 38 0 58'03", long 105°34'51", in sec.32, T.12 S., R.73 W., or left bank250 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from water line of F.levenmile Canyon 

Reservoir at elevation 8,561 ft, and 13 miles southeast of Hartsel.

Drainage area. 880 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1933 to September 1960 (no winter records prior to 1940). Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,590 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 27, 1939, water-stage recorder near present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1939-60), 81.7 cfs (59,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 800 cfs (estimated) Mar. 27; minimum discharge not determined.

1933-60: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,290 cfs June 19, 1949; maxitrum gage height, 

5.22 ft July 22, 1957; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.9 cfs Apr. 22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-flight record, 

which are poor. Plow regulated by Antero Reservoir (capacity, 22,300 rcre-ft). Many 

small diversions above station for irrigation of about 24,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1630: 1958.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78 

90

98

94

99

104

1O6 

106

87

104

140

158

190

135

*149

131

112

99

92

82

80

76

71

60

59

56

49

48

*59

64

72

2,948

95.1

5,850

Nov.

> 70

(*)

I 30

( )

1,300

43

2.58O

Dec.

(*)

i 27

( )

837

27

1,660

Jan.

> 12

372

12

738

Feb.

> 15

435

15

863

Mar.

> 27

35

7O

ISO

250

420

600

800

600

400

*260

160

4,285

138

8,500

Apr.

130

115

100

120

130

110

101 

94

87

68

58

58

54

*48

32

18

16

21

17

13

13

14

14

12

12

15

32

*32

35

39

1,608

53.6

3,190

May

45 

39

30

30

43

58

ft

26

23

19

17

16

18

18

19

*22

22

32

45

48

32

21

16

14

11

10

9.8

9.5

11

10

818.3

26.4

1,620

June

12 

10

1~8.6

25

41

44 

56

*115

1O7

102

87

74

57

49

44

39

39

98

104

101

99

77

77

78

87

80

81

120

119

2,040.6

68.0

4,050

July

1?7 

106

96

ilT

145

175

are

*199"

1K6

109

1?4

136

2C9

188

160

155

143

1*5

147

131

104

1C9

112

119

134

122

112

112

*117

117

131

4.2P2

138

8.4FO

Aug.

145 

158

133

119

107

98

9O 

66

57

53

49

44

39

41

41

34

*33

32

31

29

24

21

21

24

21

24

21

19

17

15

ii

1,620

52.3

3,210

Sept.

 13. 

16

16

17

15

13

13

14

18

£5

24

18

15 "16

18

*20

20

18

18

17

27

28

ZT

21

20

20

2O

18

20

20

559

18.6

1,110

Calendar year 1959 : Max 252 Mln - Mean 56.4 Ao-ft 40,830

Water year 1959-60 : Max 80O Mln - Mean 57.7 Ao-ft 41,860
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 131

6960. South Platte River near Lake George, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°54'19", long 105°28'22", In SW£ sec.20, T.13 S., R.72 W., on left bank 

Voo ft downstream from Elevenmlle Canyon Reservoir and 8.2 miles southwest of town of 

Lake George.

Drainage area. 963 sa ml (revised). Area at site prior to Oct. 26, 1940, 965 sq ml 

(revised).

Records available. October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only fo- some perlods~jpublished in WSP 1310. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage Is 8,458 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 26, 1940, at slta 1 mile downstream at datum 8,423.95 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 31 years, 69.4 cfs (50,240 aOre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 512 <?fs Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum 

 daily, 1.6 cfs Apr. 25-27.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 990 cfs Aug. 15, 1930, from rating curve extended

above 600 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.85 ft June 20, 1949; no flow at times In January

1930, February 1931, November 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln diversions through East and West 

Hoosler ditches at Hoosler Pass prior to 1941, storage in Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir 

(see p. 163) and Antero Reservoir (capacity, 22,300 acre-ft), diversions for Irrigation, and return flow from Irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

2.0

4.0

8.0

19

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

60

115

182

337

531

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

12

24

32

39

46

49

57

60

a65

a66

a74

a86

a98

*114

117

121

121

121

117

113

108

103

98

a96

a83

a79

a73

a67

*72

a70

a70

2,541

79.1

4,860

Nov.

a72

77

81

134

T55

113

108

95

92

*92

92

89

83

79

a64

a49

a32

a!5

a!4

a!3

a 15

a!5

19

22

*22

20

21

20

19

19

1,711

57.0

3,390

Dec.

50" 20

20

21

22

22

ZZ

ZZ

ZZ

*ZZ

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

*21

21

680

21.9

1,350

Calendar year 1959: Max 330

Jan.

21

19

18

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

16

15

14

14

13

12 15"

12

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

461

14.9

914

Feb.

12- 12

13

14

*14

14

14

15

17

17

17

17

17

 zz 22

21

*21

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

21

531

18.3

1,050

Mar.

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

18 *Te

18

18

19

25

28

29

30

29

28

28

28

29

34

45

68

134

264

429

*491 

457

433

2,870

92.6

5,690

Apr.

377

327

2S9

298

351

317

349

392

388

361

306

164

100

*43

14

15

14

12

11

7.2

6.8

7.2

4.8

3.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

3.8

6.0

4,174.0

139

8,280

May

8.0

12'

11

16

19

22

25

26

25

22

22

22

19

18

18

*18

18

24

28

28

28

28

27

22

20

19

17

15

15

16

617.5

19.9

1,220

June

14

10

9.0

9.0

7.2

8.5

10

14

*19

28

35

43

44

47

51

43

42

47

40

46

100

195

229

TfT

155

134

113

101

52

52

1,868.7

62.3

3,710

July

56

72

93

101

93

120

214

*290

180

79

104

104

140

223

224

167

121

103

94

131

131

82

81

115

160

128

79

59

*76

134

164

3,918

126

7,770

Avg.

161

TTo

115

126

120

86

61

52

22

9.5

14

14

14

16

20

23

21

15

8.0

5.6

7.2

10

9.0

6.8

4.4

5.2

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.0

1,119.3

36.1

2,220

Sept.

*4-Q

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

*6.0

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8 5 2

167.2

5.57

332

Min 3.2 Mean 53.1 Ae-ft 38,470

Water year 1959-60: Max 491 Mln 1.6 Mean 56.2 Ae-ft 40J790

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Interpolation and reservoir records.
132 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7005. Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo. 

(Known also as Lost Park Creek)

Location. Lat 39°12'32" , long 105°18'll", in sec.2, T.10 S., R.71 W., on right bank

 1 mile upstream from water line of Cheesman Lake at elevation 6,842 ft.

Drainage area.--86.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--August to December 1899, October 1924 to September 1960 (no winter

 records in some years). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1J10. 

Published u "at Lake Cheesman" 1899.

Gage Water-stage recorder and compound rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 6,910 ft

 (from topographic map). Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1899, staff gage at site about 2 miles 

downstream at different datura.

Average discharge. 83 years (1924-30, 1935-36, 1939-41, 1943-47, 1950-60), 27.3 cfs 

(19,760 acre-rt per year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 199 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.63 ft); minimum

1924-60- Maximum discharge, 487 cfs June 9, 1957 (from rating curve extended above 

170 cfs); maximum gage height, 4.57 ft Way 30, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Small diversions above station for irrigation of about 100 acres.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5

1.0

5.0

10

28

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

55

100

253

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

21

24

28

32

(«)

> 32

956

30. S

1,900

Nov.

> 24

720

24

1,430

Dec.

> 18

558

18

1,110

Jan.

> 13

403

13

799

Feb.

> 13

377

13

748

Mar.

> 15

> 28

608

20

1,210

Apr.

17

18

20

21

30

37

40

35

43

57

75" 74

*42

36

45

49

33

27

42

53

56

71

62

56

36

30

26

26

31

22

1,207

40.2

2,390

May

25

*25

34

37

40

30

41

65

75

84

86

96

105

89

80

82

79

78

85

79

100

151

122

109

101

99

101

100

98

97

94

2,487

80.2

4,930

June

91

90

89

87

89

101

100

*99

109

94

91

85

82

76

70

67

63

59

57

56

50

46

44

46

45

41

37

34

*32

30

2,060

68.7

4,090

July Aug.

30 23

28 20

32 *18

40 18

38 16

48 16

45 14

48 13

36 13

30 14

32 14

39 14

45 12

38 12

32

27

24

23

23

22

20

2?

24

24

25

23

21

20

22

21

24

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

7.8

7.5

7!s

926 361.5

29.9 11.7

1,840 717

Sept.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

14

16

9.5

7.2

6.8

6,5

*6.5

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

8.0

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

234.7

7.82

466

Calendar year 1959: Max 88 Mln - Mean 19.7 Ac-ft 14,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 151 Mln - Mean 2 9.8 Ac-ft 21,630

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). May 13 (10 a.m.) 139 cfs (2.25 ft); May 22 (8:30 a.m.) 199 cfs 

(2.65 ft); June 9 (6 a.m.) 116 efs (2.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 4 to Apr. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected br Ice most of 

period), July 30 to Aug. 2, Sept. 9, 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1 dlscharg3 measurement and 

records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 133

7015. South Platte River below Cheesman Lake, Colo.

Location. Lat 39 0 12'33", long 105°16'02", in SE^NWi sec. 6, T.10 S., R.70 W. , on left bank 

1,400 ft downstream from toe of Cheesman Dam.

Drainage area. 1,752 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods , published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 6,609.29 ft above mean

 sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 14, 1956, at site 370 ft upstream st datum 

0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 36 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 710 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum

 daily, 5.1 cfs Oct. 18-20, Nov. 2, 8-12.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 8.46 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum daily 

determined, 1.6 cfs Apr. 8-14, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions

 (see p. 172), storage reservoirs (see p. 163), diversions for irrigation of about 

40,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

5.1

13

23

50

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

113

216

343

656

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196")

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

92

92

92

92

92

92

124

144

144

146

153

188

207

295

527

231

99

5.1

57T

5.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5 9

2,683.2

86.6

5,320

Nov.

5.9

5-4

57?

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

189.8

6.33

376

Dec.

8.3

573

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5

7,5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.7

677

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

226.9

7.32

450

Jan.

6.7

S7f

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

208.5

6.73

414

Feb.

6.7

677

6.7

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

T7S- 7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

208.7

7.20

414

Mar.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

7.5

7.5

*7.5

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

257.1

8.29

510

Apr.

9.8

978

9.8

11

11

11

11

31

53

237

487

353

*329

250

170

134

115

106

106

108

113

121

121

113

97

84

67

76

97

89

3,636.4

121

7,210

May

94

*96

97

91

117

121

132

158

176

185

179

179

185

174

164

162

164

160

194

194

223

269

264

233

210

198

183

179

172

166

166

5,285

170

10,480

June

142

140

142

138

140

158

170

*212

257

287

324

321

287

259

235

214

201

196

187

176

185

238

382

35T

257

235

238

216

170

106

6,567

219

13,030

July

89

97

126

194

198

198

257

414

481

319

176

183

313

420

490

456

382

462

493

465

459

432

338

329

311

362

' 354

266

226

233

319

9,842

317

19,520

AMg.

405

379

*362

 324

324

324

346

435

4TT

365

349

264

111

TTT

132

198

198

198

198

198

205

189

179

185

212

196

194

194

189

189

189

7,753

250

15,380

Sept.

179

174

181

187

176

179

153

92

106

68

56

28

37

61

*61

56

35

23

27

35

24

26

28

32

33

33

28

26

*26

26

2,196

73.2

4,360

Calendar year 1959 : Max 735 Min 3.9 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74.23O

Water year 1959-60 : Max 493 Min 5.1 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,460

Discharge measurement made on this day.

618097 O - 61 - 10
134 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7060. North Pork South Platte River below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°27'28", long 105°39'28", in NW£ sec.10, T.7 S., R.74 W., on left bank 

Just east of Grant, 1,600 ft downstream from Geneva Creek.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to November 1913 (published as "at Cassells"), June 1942 to

 Se_ptemberJL960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WS"3 1310. December 1913 to March 1918 equivalent recordB may be obtained by summation of flow of North 

Pork South Platte River at Grant (above Geneva Creek) and Geneva Creek at Grant.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,558.60 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

~Teclamation bench mark). July 4 to Dec. 13, 1908, and May 23 to Nov. 30, 1913, staff 

gages at site 185 ft downstream from bridge at Santa Maria (formerly Cassells) about 

2 miles downstream at various datums. Dec. 14, 1908, to May 22, 1913, chain gage on 

bridge at Santa Maria about 2 miles downstream at different datum. June 19, 1942, to 

Mar. 15, 1948, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream from present site at datum 

13.07 ft higher. Mar. 16 to July 22, 1948, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream from 

present site at datum 6.35 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 76.0 cfs (55,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.87 ft); minimum

 daily, 11 cfs Feb. 28.

1908-13, 1942-60: Maximum discharge observed, 990 cfs June 7, 8, 1912 (gage height, 

3.30 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 530 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.72 ft, present site, Feb. 11, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 6.5 cfs Nov. 27, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wUch are poor. 

Small diversions above station for irrigation of about 200 acres.

Revisions. WSP 956: Drainage area at site at Cassells. WSP 1116: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

47

47

45

46

46

47

47

37

45

51

51

52

4T

41

*43

45

40

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

45

49

43

47

47

39

41

1,367

44.1

2,710

Nov.

48

?5

43

27

27

41

41

40

41

*39

37

27

22

28

36

33

34

37

34

32

31

32

34

*31

24

21

27

28

27

1,020

34.0

2,020

Dec.

27

25

29

32

zS

24

25

26

*24

25

26

25

24

23

22

21

22

23

23

22

21

20

21

22

24

24

23

22

*20

19

18

725

23.4

1,440

Calendar year 1959: Max 326

Jan.

18

17

17

17

17

18

19

T9

19

19

19

17

*17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

17

16

502

16.2

996

Feb.

15

15

14

*14

15

16

16

18

*18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

439

15.1

871

Mln -

Mar.

13

13

14

15

17

17

18

*16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

17

22

25

30

33

39

43

48

45

39

*30

31

684

22.1

1,360

Apr.

27

22

2?

24

36

46

46

42

53

61

61

49

39

*43

48

45

35

38

47

51

57

64

64

61

48

46

46

42

40

35

1,339

44.6

2,660

Mean 64.0

May

46

*46

45

43

43

43

48

53

57

71

94

118

133

125

123

121

*121

*130

128

130

151

163

175

178

169

187

214

226

244

250

371

3,946

127

7,830

June

294

321

316

326

340

303

268

278

264

*274

274

274

254

260

282

321

340

335

316

312

*290

268

250

244

235

232

223

220

214

208

8,336

278

16,530

July

202

190

196

184

*178

187

178

160

145

163

160

163

157

148

128

121

116

112

103

101

94

96

96

94

86

82

78

78

*76

25

9?

4,037

130

8,010

Aug.

90

76

75

69

*67

64

57

63

63

63

57

51

49

49

48

45

*47

43

42

40

40

40

40

39

42

39

38

37

37

36

56

1,582

51.0

3,140

Sept.

34

*36

37

36

31

33

32

*30

39.

3T

29

28

27

24

23

*24

28

28

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

23

*24

23

836

27.9

1,660

Ao-ft 46.300

Water year 1959-60: Max 340 Mln 11 Mean 67.8 Ac-ft 49^230

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Feb. 8, Feb. 22 to Mar. 8j discharge estimated on basis of 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 135

7070. North Fork South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°24'30", long 105°10'30", in SW£ sec.25, T.7 S., R.70 W. , or left bank 

0.2 mile west of South Platte and 0.3 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1909 to September 1910, April 1913 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,090.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 13, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 158 cfs (114,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs June 5 (gage height, 3.30 ft); minimum 

 daily, 27 cfs Nov. 14.

1909-10, 1913-60: Maximum discharge 2,050 cfs June 13, 1949 (gage height, 6.30 ft); 

minimum observed, 4.0 cfs Dec. 8, 1932 (discharge measurement).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diversions above station 

for irrigation of about 2,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1930(M), 1933(M) , 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of loe effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 151

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

260

385

620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September If6O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

82

82

84

82

87

94

96

89

82

87

90

92

98

*87

84

82

82

82

79

78

78

75

74

85

81

85

81

78

»90

82

75

2,603

84.0

5,160

Nov.

90

92

94 m

53

39

71

77

71

*79

72

72

52

b30~ 27

b35

b45

b58

b62

b63

55

53

52

53

49

41

*33

32

40

b42

1,719

57.3

3,410

Dec.

b46

b51

b55

bSO

b46

44

51

*50" 57

49

55

50

48

46

40

38

41

40

39

38

34

33

34

37

40

35

34

33

*32

33

3_1

1,310

42.3

2,600

Jan.

2S

2?

28

31

35

40

44

50

51

49

47

44

42

*42

43

40

36

34

36

38

36

38

40

42

43

43

42

41

47

49

48

1,256

40.5

2,490

Feb.

47

43

43

*44

45

47

49

48

46

41

37

38

39

34

3Z

30

30

*Z9

28

W

31

32

30

28

28

29

29

30

31

1,047

36.1

2,080

Mar.

32

35

37

39

47

58

60

64

*67

61

62

54

51

54

55

54

55

57

61

61

64

56

49

70

130

170

186

173

148

*121

123

2,354

75.9

4,670

Apr.

96

 §T 92

101

112

128

135

143

143

160

176

179

*157

151

160

157

130

135

135

143

146

163

166

166

143

135

130

*143

143

130

4,192

14O

8,310

May

143

138

135

130

154

154

166

190

201

228

256

304

354

336

332

320

*304

300

312

284

312

340

340

344

324

316

349

354

373

39O

8,572

277

17,000

June

416

452

462

484

495

475

421

*426

426

398

412

412

362

358

362

398

394

426

394

398

385

349

336

336

324

320

300

292

*288

276

11,575

386

22,960

July

260

252

252

264

264

264

280

256

220

209

216

236

260

256

*232

212

201

197

190

173

170

160

163

176

173

157

170

155

150

160

144

6,472

209

12,840

Aug.

150

148

*141

133

128

128

116

107

112

118

114

103

96

94

94

92

*87

85

82

79

78

72

74

74

72

72

69

64

65

63

61

2,971

95.8

5,890

Sept.

*60

59

60

55

46

44

49

52

61

74.

58

54

53

49

*47

46

49

52

48

46

45

44

48

50

47

44

44

*44

44

44

1,516

50.5

3,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 416 Min - Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,380

Water year 1959-6O: Max 493 Mln 27 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,420

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--June 5 (7 a.m.) 550 cfs (3.3O ft); June 18 (8 a.m.) 480 cfs

(5.16 ft) ._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 18 to Mar. 22 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of 

period), July 27 to Aug. 2; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
136 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7075. South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°24'30", long 105°10'10", in SEij sec.25, T.7 S., R.70 W. , on left bank 

at South Platte, 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 75 and 400 ft downstream from North Fork,

Drainage area. 2,579 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1887 to September 1891, May to October 1892, October 1895 to 

September 1897, October 1898 to June 1900, October 1900 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at" or "near 

Deansbury," "at Deansbury and Platte Canyon," "at," or "near Platte Canyon," prior to 

1901, and as "below North Fork, at South Platte" 1914.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,078.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 28, 1902, staff gages or water-stage recorder at several 

sites less than 9 miles downstream at various datums. Mar. 28, 1902, to May 6, 1905, 

staff gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at different datum. May 7, 1905, to Mar. 13, 1910, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--67 years (1887-91, 1895-97, 1898-99, 1900-60), 359 cfs (259,900 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 846 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 28 cfs Jan. 4.

1887-92, 1895-97, 1898-1960: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs June 8, 1921 (gage height, 

8.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum daily determined, 10 cfs 

Dec. 5, 1899.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions (see p. 172), storage reservoirs (see 

p. 163), diversions above station for irrigation of about 45,000 acres, and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 306: 

1915(M), 1922(M), 1936(M).

1910. WSP 1310: 1887-91, 1893, 1896, 1900, 1904,

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25-30)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

103

176

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

301

492

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

182

184

186

184

189

197

206

242

235

240

248

278

301

354

422

354

275

143

114

108

106

103

103

109

106

111

108

105

123

n f\ 106

5,841

188

11,590

Nov.

124

126

132

126

98

80

114

114

108

114

106

105

87

66

72

68

80

90

100

100

88

87

91

96

90

50

35

37

40

46

2,670

89.0

5,300

Dec.

45

56

76

70

60

58

70

71

70

70

72

62

59

56

60

62

60

60

60

60

56

61

61

62

74

60

51

47

46

41

11

1,853

59.8

3,680

Jan.

42

30

29

28

39

45

58

69

74

II

70

62

59

70

58

59

53

52

50

55

54

53

50

51

54

60

62

60

64

70

62

1,719

55.5

-3,410

Feb.

57

56

61

64

66

70

72

73

66

61

62

64

60

55

59

53

50

48

50

54

56

50

45

45

41

37

42

38

41

1,596

55.0

3,170

Mar.

47

49

48

54

59

68

84

110

135

130

130

130

130

125

125

125

130

140

140

145

150

180

230

265

305

345

375

390

375

350

250

5,319

172

10,550

Apr.

260

250

250

230

210

190

185

260

380

530

650

750

660

590

530

460

390

320

330

340

320

330

340

320

300

280

270

270

280

290

10,765

359

21,350

May

300

286

284

281

333

354

387

435

492

535

565

605

662

640

620

60O

600

580

635

610

673

734

734

690

630

595

610

605

625

630

630

16,960

547

33,640

June

646

662

673

690

700

695

640

678

744

750

792

810

728

678

635

656

635

651

620

610

580

585

692

717

565

506

488

474

435

372

19,107

637

37,900

July

333

320

344

410

460

443

488

605

700

605

422

383

516

673

712

706

565

630

678

646

610

625

478

492

456

470

497

435

354

347

391

15,794

509

31,330

Aug.

550

516

502

439

426

426

410

526

526

470

439

414

228

202

199

267

267

267

264

261

264

256

240

245

267

256

250

240

240

238

230

10,325

333

20,480

Sept.

228

228

225

228

215

204

218

162

172

162

128

102

87

98

116

114

106

94

84

85

91

79

84

87

88

85

85

84

80

80

3,899

130

7,730

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,100 Min 33 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 810 Min 28 Mean 262 Ac-ft 190,100

[o gage-height 

discharge eatiid records
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 137

7080. South Platte River at Waterton, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°29'18", long 105°05'32", in NE£ sec.34, T.6 S., R.69 W., on left bank 

250 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 221, half a mile east of Waterton, 

5 miles west of Louviers, and 6 miles upstream from Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 2,621 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only prior to 1934, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,484.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 34 years, 177 cfs (128,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 704 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Jan. 7, 21.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Mar. 6, 7, 1933, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 20, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions (see p. 172), storage reservoirs (see 

p. 163), diversions for irrigation of about 55,000 acres and municipal use, and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-14)

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

46

100

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

213

570

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

113

103

103

100

107

116

123

174

170

183

187

227

304

394

479

375

266

103

74

74

71

68

71

66

58

56

66

68

68

61

M

4,482

145

8,890

Nov.

56

66

83

74

48

46

56

58

64

71

71

64

46

26

36

30

30

32

61

64

46

48

44

51

40

21

21

24

40

38

1,455

48.5

2,890

Dec.

34

21

23

51

30

20

12

13

15

9.3

8.6 176

10

12

18

10

10

10

10

15

15

12

13

15

12

13

15

b!3

bll

bll

bll

481.5

15.5

955

Jan.

b9.2

b7.2

b5.2

b4.5

b5.2

4.4

3.0

4.4

7.9

9.3

9.3

8.6

7.9

b6.2

b7.0

11

12

7.2

12

6.5

3.0

7.2

7.2

7.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

10

12

10

12

244.1

7.87

484

Feb.

13

b!5

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!6

b!7

12

13

blS

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!8

bTf

15

15

16

15

15

15

b!5

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

418

14.4

829

Mar.

13

15

17

17

17

17

18

19

22

21

20

17

16

16

18

18

19

20

21

24

74

159

232

276

288

339

382

382

351

271

321

3,440

111

6,820

Apr.

310

260

246

196

123

116

137

183

213

271

633

664 "550

420

394

339

288

276

232

227

232

260

271

260

241

213

200

192

218

183

8,348

278

16,560

May

174

179

183

200

179

123

137

200

260

282

310

276

282

255

260

241

255

304

440

420

472

486

434

357

298

266

282

271

298

351

363

8,838

285

17,530

June

394

414

420

363

369

382

310

333

453

460

505

512

434

351

293

293

271

266

251

236

222

227

282

388

266

204

213

288

260

1_92

9,852

328

19,540

July

152

137

133

200

310

288

304

414

440

414

222

166

282

472

479

498

382

276

271

255

218

232

255

298

260

271

288

232

144

137

1 66

8,596

277

17,050

J>ug.

333

310

298

241

227

222

204

152

144

137

120

97

83

77

66

58

64

61

56

51

54

51

44

51

68

61

51

42

38

32

44

3,537

114

7,020

Sept.

61

58

56

64

48

42

48

54

71

110

71

42

32

32

30

32

44

46

38

36

42

36

38

42

40

40

40

40

36

38

1,407

46.9

2,790

Calendar year 1959: Max 704 Min 7.2 Mean 100 Ac-ft 72,430

Water year 1959-60: Max 664 Min 3.0 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,400

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 23 to Mar. 20 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice part of 

period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7095. Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°29'04", long 105°00'07", In SE£ sec.33, T.6 S., R.68 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on county road from U. S. Highway 85 to Louviers, threequarters of a mile northeast of Louviers, l£ miles downstream from Indian Creek, and 

1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi. Area at site used prior to Feb. 12, 1957, 310 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,585 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Feb. 12, 1957, at site 2| miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at datura 

5,518.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and Oct. 1, 1954, to Feb. 11, 1957, 

at datura 5,517.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 21.4 cfs (15,490 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs; no flow Oct. 10.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 21, 1954 (gage height, 5.07 ft, Site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1951-52, 1956-60.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect, or doubtful gape-height

record (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 11-25, July 6-31)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

.3 

3.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0.2

2.5

9.0

18

28

42

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

4.5

62

121

215

335

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

1.6

*1.6

.4

.1

.1

0.

.3

1.6

5.7

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0 

3.1 

8.0

8.0

71.5

2.31

142

Nov.

8.8

*8.0

10

12

5.0

4.3

6.4

6.4

5.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.0

11

8.0

7.2

8.0

8.0

4.3

5.6

4 .3

5.0

5.0

6.4

7.2

7.2 

8.0

10 

10

209.7

6.99

416

Dec.

10

11

*12

11

7.2

11

12

9.6

8.8

10

11

9.6

8.8

7.2

5.0

8.0

8.8

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.0

11

8.8

13

13

8.0

8.0 

8.8 

8.8 

9.6

8.8

294.0

9.48

583

Jan.

8.8

8

7

6

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

*12

To

5

5

5

4.5

4

~3.5

4.5

5

5.5

6

7

8

8

9 

*9 

10

10

220.8

7.12

438

Feb.

10

9

9

9

9

9

10

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

10 

10 

10

357

12.3

708

Mar.

IP.

12

14

*16

20

25

30

35

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

40

50

65

98

*114

*220

368

*543

*599

543

472 

*387 

290 

226

226

4,703

152

9,330

Apr.

*189

168

146

155

138

146

163

173

189

194

210

226

237

237

226

215

194

194

184

184

*168

173

173

159

150

138

129

T50 

163 

155

5,326

178

10,560

May

163

155

138

129

*210

210

296

290

335

400

446

439

400

361

328

328

309

270

*302

270

283

248

232

210

194

163

150 

134 

121

111

104

7,729

249

15,330

June

95

83

72

60

56

58

*58

56

65

56

70

70

70

50

46

41

38

35

36

*35

25

24

25

24

21

21

20 

22 

21

II

1,372

45.7

2,720

July

18

16

17

23

19

19

*23

25

T6

13

12

15

20

19

9.9

6.4

5.1

4.4

3.2

2.5

al.8

aTTl

al.6

al.6

al.6

*a3.0 

3.8 

4.4 

3.8

3*8

315.1

10.2

625

Aug.

3.2

3.2

*2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

5.8

8.4

6.4

3.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

*.7

.2

.2 N

r54.7

1.76

108

Sept.

, (*>

> aO.l

-

.4

*.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

*1.4

23.8

0.79

47

Calendar year 1959: Max 230 Mln 0 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 18,610

Water year 1959-60: Max 599 Min 0 Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 41,010

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs) . Mar. 24 (9 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (4.97 ft)j Apr. 13 (10:30 a.m.) 264 cfs

(5.89 ft); May 11 (4 p.m.) 479 efs (4.12 ft).___________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2 to Mar. 18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 139

7100. South Platte River at Littleton, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°37'10", long 105"01'10", in M£ sec. 17, T.5 S. , R.68 W., on left bank 

200 ft downstream from Hazard Street Bridge at Littleton and 3.1 miles upstream from 

Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 3,069 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,304.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels b# Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage on 

bridge 200 ft'upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Nov. 23, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 237 cfs (171,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 31.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 8.55 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; 

minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Oct. 2, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1?60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

137

140

134

134

134

*134

137

167

179

185

179

209

246

310

594

315

227

126

64

69

67

57

53

49

43

38

42

49

81

79

69

4,247

137

8,420

Nov.

81

*86

96

99

57

51

62

58

67

60

76

60

48

42

49

53

51

42

53

62

46

46

42

46

42

40

35

37

40

38

1,665

55.5

3,300

Dec.

40

43

46

42

55

40

*47

46

42

40

42

39

40

38

39

40

40

44

44

40

59

44

42

42

46

48

43

42

43

b38

b40

1,292

41.7

2,560

Jan.

b38

b35

32

52

33

35

37

b39

44

44

43

*44

43

40

b36

35

35

35

50

li

31

30

30

32

36

43

41

40

40

5C

48

1,160

57.4

2,300

Feb.

47

47

47

46

49

51

51

*62

60

53

44

43

b42

b36

55

b40

38

37

*45

44

45

45

30

b29

b31

b30

b28

52

37

1,220

42.1

2,420

Mar.

45

45

42

*b58

b70

80

95

105

109

107

86

94

102

102

104

*89

79

104

118

149

234

406

618

*818

*946

900

1,000

*950

770

556

563

9,544

308

18,950

Apr.

*549

465

437

444

540

382

594

521

542

578

1,040

1,190

997

826

762

674

570

542

451

400

*400

437

465

412

424

382

365

376

465

412

16,242

541

32,220

May

355

545

350

550

*451

382

430

486

578

610

650

594

563

556

535

472

486

500

*762

714

778

722

642

535

486

412

412

394

412

430

457

15,789

509

31,320

June

458

444

444

406

394

430

*360

365

521

521

634

650

563

451

406

400

382

570

340

*335

305

290

310

486

335

227

212

310

258

206

11,813

394

23,430

July

140

149

140

212

510

310

*305

400

521

465

262

185

266

528

521

570

412

270

258

242

200

209

227

280

246

*242

275

224

140

104

TTz

8,725

281

17,310

Aug.

305

305

*275

234

221

224

212

173

161

173

149

115

94

84

76

72

69

69

57

*46

42

40

36

36

51

51

37

31

30

25

16

5,509

115

6,960

Sept.

31

32

31

37

30

25

*23

37

48

126

91

51

28

29

20

19

*26

32

28

23

30

*32

26

30

29

34

33

31

25

25

1,062

35.4

2,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 690 Min 15 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,190 Min 16 Mean 208 Ac-ft 151,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, Jan. 3-7, Jan. 16 to Feb. 4, Feb. 15. 17-23, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6-8, 26, 28 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice part of periods); 

discharge estimated on baais of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
140 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7105. Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'll", long 105°11'42", in SE^SW^- sec.35, T.4 S. , R.70 W. , on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285 at Morrison and a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Mount Vernon Creek.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1887 to September 1891, May 1895 to December 1901, February 

1902 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1960. No winter records for water 

years 1888-90, 1896, 1898, 1900. Monthly discharge only for some period!, published 

in WSP 1310. Published as "near Morrison" 1900-1902, as "at Starbuck" 1919-28, and as 

"at Idledale" 1929-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,780.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1899, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. Apr. 1, 1899, to Feb. 28, 1902, staff gage at site a q-iarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1919, to Feb. 28, 1921, staff gage and 

Mar. 1, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder, at Idledale 4 miles upstream 

at different datura.

Average discharge. 45 years (1890-91, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1900-1901, 1919-60), 54.9 cfs 

(39,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 208 cfs May 9 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 7 cfs Jan. 18.

1887-91, 1895-1901, 1919-60: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs (estimated) July 24, 1896; 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 26, 1939, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small 

diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 975: 1942. WSP 1310: 1888, 1890-91, 1898, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. discharge, In cubic feet per second) second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-6, 9-12, Jan. 31 to Feb. 1,

May 20 to June 25, July 4-12, Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, Sept.

Mar. 5-15, May 5, 

11-25)

Oct. 1-E 

3.4 24

Oct. 9 to Nov. 15, 

Mar. 3 to May 5

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.6 

4.0

82

156

3.3

3.5 

3.7

Nov. 16 to Mar. ?, 

May 6 to Sept. 3C

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

83

146

212

Discharge,, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

35

30

30

32

33

29

29

30

26

25

26

27

32

32

33

34

36

37

37

37

37

36

37

41

43

41

41

40

50

49

36

1,081

34.9

2,140

Nov.

43

36

40

36

29

37

40

36

32

33

32

32

b26

b26

b29

b29

b30

b34

b32

b29

26

25

26

29

27

26

22

b23

b23

25

913

30.4

1,810

Dec.

20

19

18

17

b!7

17

18

20

21

20

16

16

18

20

23

17

19

18

19

23

23

19

23

20

19

19

bla

bl7

bl5

bll

bll

571

18.4

1,130

Jan.

14

13

13

16

T6

13

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

11

blO

blO

b9

b8

b7

b9

blO

b9

blO

15

12

11

10

10

10

16

14

14

346.8

11.2

688

Feb.

13

14

12

b!2

bll

11

11

13

14

bl3

b!2

bll

8.4

12

13

11

14

b!3

b!2

11

9.6

10

11

11

12

13

12

bll

bll

342.0

11.8

676

Mar.

bll

b!2

b!5

b!9

20

22

28

36

44

44

34

32

29

27

26

30

32

34

49

75

100

107

102

91

86

80

75

69

61

52

56

1,498

48.3

2,970

Apr.

39

40

41

47

54

61

64

80

80

86

91

93

87

80

80

77

57

64

64

61

62

66

68

68

56

54

56

64

71

62

1,973

65.8

3,910

May

73

69

68

69

146

183

197

203

203

175

146

183

179

179

164

157

153

133

139

153

133

139

126

109

104

96

94

92

128

135

131

4,259

137

8,450

June

128

131

131

128

128

100

87

87

81

81

77

68

54

47

44

47

43

45

85

98

87

54

81

94

94

79

72

74

72

70

2,467

82.2

4,890

July

68

61

66

79

72

72

70

68

56

48

5£

61

72.

8S

56

44

4C

4f

47

43

3f

34

33

33

38

27

24

29

32

31

33

1,570

50.6

3,110

Aug.

39

36

34

30

29

28

26

24

30

32

27

23

22

23

23

31

29

25

27

24

17

16

18

19

17

14

14

12

12

16

16

733

23.6

1,450

Sept.

14

14

19

25

16

13

14

14

22

25

21

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

14

12

11

12

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

15

483

16.1

958

Calendar year 1959: Max 128 Mln 8.7 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,130

Water year 1959-60: Max 203 Min 7 Mean 44.4 Ac-ft 32,180

Peak discharge (base, 250 efa). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATOE RIVER BASIN 141

7115. Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, Cold.

Location. Lat 39°39'08", long 105°01'57n , in NW£NW£ sec.5, T.5 S., R.68 W., 01 left bank 

Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 70 at northwest city limits of Sheridan, 

1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 2.3 miles west of city hall in Englewood.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi (revised), 

(revised).

Area at sites prior to Oct. 9, 1953, 262 sq mi

Records available. April to November 1914, March 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only prior to October 1933, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at Sheridan 

Junction" 1934-41.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,295 ft (from topographic imp) . Apr.l 

ifo Nov. 30, 1914, staff gage and Feb. 23, 1927, to June 18, 1931, water-stage recorder, 

at site 1 mile downstream at different datums. June 19, 1931, to Oct. 8, 1953, waterstage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream at datum 5,282.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, prior to June 6, 1949, and at datum 5,280.72 ft thereafter.

Average discharge.--33 years (1927-60), 33.9 ofs (24,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 524 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 4.64 f'/) ; minimum 

daily, 3.6 cfs Sept. 8.

1914, 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs July 7, 1933 (gage height, 6.95 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 7.21 ft Sept. 2, 1938 (site 

and datum then in use); no flow July 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Storage and diversions above station for irrigatioi of about 

12,000 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29

2.6 7.5

2.7 12

2.8 18

3.0 34

3.2 61

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.O 

4.0 

2.4 6.5 

2.6 14 

2.8 27

3.0 46

3.3 91

3.6 148

4.0 248

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

48 

40

42

*42

40

33

28

23

21

19

20

25

21

19

19

17

17

16

*13_

13

13

13

14

15

16

15

16

24

17 

13

724

23.4

1,440

Nov.

12

14 

20

19

17

*17

19

19

17

18

18

16

15

14

16

14

15

*17

17

17

17

17

15

15

16

14

17

21

32

30

525

17.5

1,040

Dec.

*26

24 

23

18

16

17

17

16

16

15

17

17

17

16

14

15

*16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

13

12

12

9.3 

10

488.3

15.8

969

Jan.

9.8

fcf

11

9.8

*12

15

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

11

11

12

12

*14

15

12

14

15

16

14

14

15

14

12

14 

14

402.4

13.0

798

Feb.

14

*13 

14

14

11

12

15

30

34

30

29

29

30

31

25

30

*22

23

26

30

24

27

29

25

22

21

21

22

22

675

23.3

1,340

Mar.

23

28 

*28

30

32

40

60

86

100

102

79

68

66

64

60

55

44

64

82

126

198

239

*T90

190

176

174

154

122

93

77

77

2,927

94.4

5,810

Apr.

56

50 

42

44

*50

59

64

86

96

95

104

109

96

91

88

82

66

70

51

46

42

45

43

43

35

23

16

19

54

70

1,835

61.2

3,640

May

79

77 

*66

70

154

183

230

245

245

245

236

218

205

197

185

174

163

*150

197

200

210

187

183

180

171

152

134

118

105

104

105

5,168

167

10,250

June

88

84 

76

60

62

56

46

65

88

82

74

66

54

46

47

49

51

49

34

29

*25

16

15

IS

22

24

20

15

15

15

1,391

46.4

2,760

July

13

13 

24

33

33

*32

30

30

25

18

18

17

19

21

15

13

13

11

12

*11

13

16

15

14

14

13

10

8.2

7.6

7.9

9.3

529.0

17.1

1,050

Aug.

9.6

10 

9.3

7.9

10

13

14

11

15

16

*12

9.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

8.2

9.0

7.9

10

8.6

8.6

7.9

*7.2

5.8

6.0

6.2

7.2

6.8

6.2

278.0

8.97

551

Sept.

6.2

6.0 

6.0

5.5

5.5

4.5

4.2

*3.6

5.0

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.O

4.O

4.2

*5.O

4.2

4.8

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.2

8.2

8.6

9.0

9.3

166. 0

5.53

329

Calendar year 1959 : Max 154 Min 2.3 Mean 22. Z Ac-ft 16,090

Water year 1959-60: Max 245 Min 3.6 Mean 41.3 Ac-ft 29,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26-28, Jan. 18-24, Feb. 24 to Mar. 7 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice-part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
142 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7120. Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°21'30", long 104°45'50", in NE£ sec.15, T.8 S., R.66 W., on right bank 

li miles upstream from Russellville Gulch and 2£ miles south of Franktown.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1953, at site 1,000 ft downstream, at datum 6,149.53 ft above mean sea level 

(unadjusted) prior to Apr. 13, 1942, and at datum 6,147.53 ft above mean sea level 

Apr. 13, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1953.

Average discharge.--20 years (1940-60), 10.1 cfs (7,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Aug. 31.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 9,170 Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 4.91 ft, site and 

datum then in use), by float measurement; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 13, 1946, Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 1950.

Highest flood known occurred Aug. 3, 1933, when Castlewood Dam failed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Many small diversions above station for irrigation of about 800 acres.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18-20)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2T. 5 

2.1

0.6 

1.6 

3.4 

5.8 

9.5

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

75

150

255

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

400

740

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

*1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5 

1.4

T7T

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

4.1

4.4

5jj3

65.1

2.10

129

Nov.

5.4

*4.9

5.7

4.7

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.1

3.2

3.0

3.O

2.O

2.5

2.8

1.6

2.6

3.0 

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.2

1.9

2.5

2.O

2.5

2 3

92.0

3.07

182

Dec.

2.7

3.0

*4.3

4.0

3.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

4.O

3.5

4.0

3.1

b3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5 

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.2

3.6

2.2

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

103.4

3.34

205

Jan.

b2.O

l\5_

1.5

2.0

2.O

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.8

b3.5

*b3.0

b2.5

b2.0

1.5 

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

*b3.5

4.1

4.2

78.7

2.54

156

FSb.

4.2

4.3

4.0

4.0

b4.0

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.9

b5.0

b5.O

bS.O

5.6

6.2

9.5

7.2

7.1

*6.8 

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.0

3.5

5.0

2*5

2.5

3.0

3.5

145.9

4.96

285

Mar.

*!^5

4.5

4.5

6

8

9

10

12

12

13

14

13

11

10

10

10

1O

10

12

16

41

*249

744

1.19O

1,100

1,050

*589

252

*118

81

78

5,691.5

184

11,290

Apr.

50

39 *34

35

31

28

23

21

2O

17

15

15

14

15

12

11

1O

10 

10

9.5

9.O

*7.7

7.1

6.2

6TT

6.6

7.7

15

2O

27

524.2

17.5

1.O4O

May

28

18

16

15

44

*75

66

57

22

17

15

13

9.5

8.4

9.O

16

28

16 

56

51

19

14

*12

10

8.8

7.7

7.2

7.1

6.8

6.2

5_._6_

622.1

20. 1

1,230

June

5.4

5.0

4.2

5.7

4.2

4.0

*5.6

5.6

4.7

6.1

10

9.8

14

T.9

6.4

5.5

*4.7

4.0 

5.8

5.1

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.8

5.6

2.4

2.O

2.O

2.0

158.6

4.62

275

July

2.0

1.9

2.6

7.1

6.8

*15

8.6

5.8

4.5

5.5

5.6

4.2

41

19

8.8

4.8

5.5

5.0 

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1^2

167.7

5.41

553

Calendar year 1959: Max 95 Mln 0.7 Mean 6.9O Ac-ft 5,OOO

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,19O Mln 0.7 Mean 21.0 Ac-ft 15,260

Aug.

1.8

1.6

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

l.O

*.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

IT

33.5

1.07

66

Sept.

0.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.0

*1.2

H1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

 1.1

32.2

1.07

64

Peak discharge (base, 2OO cfs). Mar. 24 (9 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (7.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. No gage-height record Jan. 3-9, 18-28, Feb. 21 to Mar. 9, Mar. 14-17, 25, 26 (stagedischarge relation affected by Ice during most of periods), July 17-25; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby station.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 143

7125. Cherry Creek near Kelvin, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°36'18", long 104°49'19", in SE^NW^ sec.19, T.5 S., R.66 W., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from Piney (South Cherry) Creek, lj miles southeast of former site of 

Melvin, and 6.8 miles northwest of Parker.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,608.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 14.4 cfs (10,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs Mar. 24; maximum gage height, 4.00 ft 

Mar. 24; no flow for many days.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 18, 1946 (gage height, 7.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 9.72 ft Aug. 3, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 34 000 cfs, 

by slope-area measurement of peak flow at Kenwood damsite 5 miles downstream), caused 

by failure of Castlewood Dam.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1961

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(«)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 291 Min o

Mar.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.1

1.1

4.2

2.8

5.8

1.7

1.6

2.6

9.4

22

72

*148

*235

*660

1,080

«1.280

*1,050 

*783

*489

*164

*101 

101

6,215.1

200

12,330

Apr.

96

72

*56

46

44

46

37

27

21

27

15

19

15

14

13

12

8.8

8.0

6.2

3.8

3.2

*2.6

1.6

1.2

1.0

IT!

4.4

40

25

667.8

22.3

1,320

May

15

20

25

15

50

*64

80

40

20

10

6

4

4

3

4

10

25

35

55

72

35

20

*15

8

2

0 

.0

0

0

0 

0

637

20.5

1,260

June

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

IS

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

15

0.50

30

July

0

0

5

13 -Q

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

18

0.58

36

Avg.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(«)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 8.98 Ac-ft 6.500

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,280 Min o Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14^980

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Mar. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 2,720 cfs (3.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 29 to May 5, May 7-19, 21-25, June 10, 11, July 3, 4; discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, partial gage-height reco-d, records 

for nearby stations, and records for Cherry Creek Reservoir.
144 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7130. Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'10", long 104°51>40", in SW-JSW^ sec. 35, T.4 S., R.67 V., on right 

bank 2 ,000 ft downstream from Cherry Creek Dam, 2 miles southeast of Sullivan, Smiles 

southeast of Civic Center in Denver, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 385 sq mi (revised) .

Records available. June 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,490.51 ft above 

.mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 10 years, 3.31 cfs (2,400 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 532 efs Mar. 26 (gage height, 5.10 ft); no flow 

for most of year.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,440 efV. July 31, 1956 (gage height, 6.07 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1957-60.

Maximum flood known, 34,000 cfs Aug. 3, 1933, by slope-area measurement near present 

site (Castlewood Dam failure) .

Remarks . Records fair. Flow regulated by Cherry Creek Reservoir (capacity, 247,500

acre-ft). Reservoir was completed in June 1950. Permanent storage started May 15,1957. 

Contents Sept. 30, 1960, 13,600 acre-ft. Change in contents during water year 1960, 

+4,440 acre-ft. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 12-15)

3.2

3.3

1.2 

2.3 

3.8

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.8 

4.0

6.0

9.4

20

28

55

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

140

270

490

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 50

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

 "--

0

0

0

Mar.

0_

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*317

525

^25

*525

525 

*525

2,942

94.9

5,840

Apr.

**137 ~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

137.3

4.58

272

May

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

* . 1

.1

.1

*126

*270

270

*261

1.8

.2

.1

.2

**.!

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

931.4

30.0

1,850

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

6.3

0.21

12

July

0.3

T3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.3 

.3

5.4

0.17

11

Aug.

~TT 0.2

o

*o

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

,2.

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* . 1

2.2

0.07

4.4

Mln 0 Mean 0.27 Ac-ft 197

Water year 1959-60: Max 525 Mln 0 Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 7,990

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 145

7135. Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'58", long 105°00'08", in NE^ sec.33, T.3 S., R.68 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of Wazee Street Bridge in Denver, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--409 sq mi (revised). Area at Washington Street site, 407 sq ml (revised). 

Records available. August 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,176.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1945, wire-weight gage at Broadway Bridge 1.8 miles upstream 

at datum 57.29 ft higher. Jan. 23 to Feb. 26, 1945, wire-weight gage at Downing Street 

Bridge 2.8 miles upstream from present site at different datum. Feb. 27, 1945, to 

Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gages at Washington Street Bridge 2.4 miles upstream from 

present site at datum 72.31 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1949, at datum 

71.31 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1949, to July 15, 1951, wire-weight gage 

at Market Street Bridge 0.1 mile upstream from present site at datum 8.49 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 16.9 cfs (12,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 542 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.07 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Apr. 24.

1942-60: Maximum discharge observed, 3,120 cfs Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs June 16-18, 1948.

Flood of July 26, 1885, reached a discharge of 20,000 cfs, by float measurement. 

Flood of May 19, 20, 1864, reached a somewhat higher stage. Flood of Aug. 3, 1933, 

reached a discharge of about 15,000 cfs, as determined by rise of South Platte River 

at Denver.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Several diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,900 acres. Flood flow regulated by 

Cherry Creek Reservoir 11 miles upstream (capacity, 247,500 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

3.3

8.3

16

36

67

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.6

1.4

3.4

7.6

14

32

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

59

95

142

242

500

DlschargBj In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

13

9.7

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

45

14

5.3

4.4

8.3

5.3

4.4

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.3

5.9

4.8

6.4

12

21

49

?0

12

350.4

11.3

695

Nov.

7.0

5.3

7.6

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

LJ.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.8

~6.0 15

5.0

4.9

4.9

161.8

5.39

321

Dec.

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

4.8

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

4.8

13

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.8

5.3

162.4

5.24

322

Jan.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

12

10

9.7

8.3

6.4

5.3

4.4

4.4

178.5

5.76

354

Feb.

4.4

4.4

12

5.9

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

14

9.7

6.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

7.6

5.3

5.9

6.4

5.9

5.3

4.4

166.3

5.73

330

Mar.

£.4.

4.6

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.0

13

10

7.6

5.9

4.8

6.4

7.6

11

18

6.4

5.3

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

149

476

47S

470

470

476

2,687.6

86.7

5,330

Apr.

213

11

9.5

9.5

8.2

11

30

20

12

5.5

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

5.5

5.5

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.8

3.2

3.8

3.8

33

30

42

12

515.0

17.2

1,020

May

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.5

59

11

6.3

5.9

6.8

9.5

6.8

38

206

213

224

68

16

22

 68

26

6.3

5.5

5.9

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

5.9

6.8

13

1,086.5

35.0

2,160

June

8.9

11

8.9

8.9

11

16

13

19

21

6.8

13

10

13

8.9

6.5

7.6

7.2

9.5

11

10

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.6

6.8

8.2

8.9

6.8

7.2

6.8

293.7

9.79

583

July

7.2

7.6

25

26

6.3

5.1

5.1

5.9

6.3

5.9

6.8

11

19

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

8.9

7.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.6

~6.3 34

6.8

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.8

5 9

297.4

9.59

590

Avs;.

7.6

"T.6 10

8.2

7.2

8.2

7.2

6.8

9.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

10

9.5

8.9

7.6

8.9

6.3

8.2

6.8

5.5

5.1

ITT

7.6

7.6

9.5

7.6

7.2

10

8.9

7.2

2'3. 6

7.83

481

Sept.

6.8

6.8

6-. 8

5.9

5.9

8.2

12

7.6

11

6.8

11

6.3

11

10

7.6

7.2

8.2

11

7.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

6.8

8.9

11

8.9

6.8

6.8

5.5 5 9

248.4

8.28

493

Calendar year 1959: Max 141 Mln 3.0 Mean 8.40 Ac-ft -6,080

Water Water year year 1959-6O: 1959-6O: Max Max 476 476 Mln Mln 3.2 3.2 Mean Mean 17.5 17.5 Ac-ft Ac-ft 12,680 12,680_________________

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Dec. 6, Jan. 16-25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 6; discharge estimated

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, and weather records.
146 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7140. South Platte River at Denver, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°45'35", long 105°00'10", In SE£ sec.28, T.3 S., R.68 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of Nineteenth Street Bridge in Denver, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Cherry Creek.

Drainage area.--3,804 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--May to October 1889, June to October 1890, July 1895 to September 

1960.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,162.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1909, staff gages and Aug. 12, 1909, to Aug. 28, 1931, waterstage recorder, at several sites within half a mile of present site at approximately 

present datum.

Average discharge. 65 years, 347 cfs (251,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs July 3 (gage height, 2.71 ft); minimum 

daily, 34 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 4.

1889-90, 1895-1960: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1933 (ga^e height, 

10.98 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,800 cfs on basis of float-area measurement at gage height 9.44 ft; minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Mar. 25, 1951.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 79,000 acres and municipal use, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25-27, Apr. 11-15, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 14 Sept. 15-30

0.2 

.5 

.4 

.6

34

51

76

155

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

285

487

1,080

1,760

0.4 

.5 

.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septerabe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

234

227

184

189

184

178

184

189

201

201

201

316 

340

322

568

368

294

227

142 

132

128

124

124

107

95

96

96 

114

285

201

161

5,210

200

12,320

Nov.

146

146

161

184

14?

128

128

124

142

132

146

142 

128

103

107

105

96

107

119 

128

137

119

124

119

124

150

93 

90

103

114

3,785

126

7,510

Dec.

110

TOT

96

107

103

96

96

86

83

83

86

83

74

79

68

76

74

76

79 

74

71

74

74

74

74

110

86 

68

71

6466"

2,568

82.8

5,090

Jan.

64

49

46

46

58

64

64

71

68

71

79

79 

79

74

68

68

66

61

48 

51

54

64

68

66

74

90

30 

86

76

83

79

2,104

67.9

4,170

Feb.

83

85

107

93

74

83

86

110

152

124

114

119 

114

157

TI9

128

96

86

96

107

83

86

66

66

64

62

61 

60

6T

2,703

93.2

5,360

Mar.

62

56

70

72

70

130

170

270

322

340

278

263 

256

256

270

227

195

234

270 

340

454

623

784

914

1,130

1,210

1,650 

1,490

1,280

1,020

950

15,666

505

31,070

Apr.

738

510

480

460

420

452

487

625

552

487

758

1,050 

926

761

680

654

544

510

432 

399

368

377

377

368

568

340

42T 

487

680

498

16,107

537

31,950

Calendar year 1959 : Max 881 Mln 32 Mean 191

May

454

454

410 410-

926

738

772

842

902

950

976

963 

1,110

1,050

1,000

842

761

807

1,510 

1,040

1,040

1,000

914

818

715

600

555 

521

487

410

544

24,521

785

48,240

June

521

510

487

454

599

465

399

432

623

600

726

761 

646

498

465

421

410

377

368 

349

340

551

551

421

568

503

285 

303

305

270

13,166

439

26,110

July

227

219

598

487 599"

421

410

454

487

487

559

285 

322

421

451

465

432

563

313 29-

253

263

270

340 29'

27")

29<

270

219

161

151

10,471

539

20,770

Aug.

254

505

255

265

227

227

227

201

189

206

166

124 

100

95

95

85

79

83

71 

68

51

49

48

44

46

56

48 

41

39

36

54

3,814

123

7,560

Sept.

36

41

39

54

37

57

56

59

74

105

~83 152

58

46

53

56

55

72

55

47

44

56

63

63

56

42

44 

40

40

37

1,614

53.8

3,200

Ac-ft 158,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,650 Min 34 Mean 280 Ac-ft 203,400

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 21-23, Feb. 24 to Mar. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice part of periods), Apr. 2-6; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 147 

7165. Clear Creek near Lawson, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°45'40", long 105°39'06", in SE^NE^ sec.27, T.3 S., R.74 W., on right 

bank 500 ft south of U. S. Highway 6 and 40, 0.4 mile downstream from West Pork Clear 

Creek, and 1 mile west of Lawscn.

Drainage area.--145 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,193.72 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs June 19 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Feb. 23-29.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 6,130 cfs June 4, 1956 (gage height, 7.41 f';), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam, 

caused by failure of Georgetown Dam on White Reservoir about 3 miles upstream; minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Feb. 20, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion! from 

Colorado River basin (see p. 172). No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3 

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

65

113

245

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

415

630

965

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

60

60

58

59

61

59

59

55

5T

57

58

61

61

57

59

61

57

57

59

63

63

60

 71

70

68

68

63

66

68

64

1,897

61.2

3,760

Nov.

61

So

61

57

b40

b44

b46

b48

54

54

52

50

b42

b44

b44

b46

b46

46

45

45

43

42

44

43

43

b38 b38"

b44

b46 

48

1,414

47.1

2,800

Dec.

43

42

*40

40

b36

b38

b40

b38

b38

37

36

39

39

37

b34

36

b32

b32

33

b32

b32

32

b28

b30

33

b30

b28

b28

b28 

b26

b28

1,065

34.4

2,110

Jan.

b26

b26

b24

b24

b24

b26

b28

b28

b30

b§I

31

29

30

28

b29

b29

b29

b25

b24

b25

b26

b25

26

27

26

25

25

24

b23

24

821

26.5

1,630

Feb.

b24

24

25

b22

b22

24

*b26

26

24

24

b22

a22

b24

b22

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b!8

b!8

blS

b!8

blS

blS

blS

617

21.3

1,220

Calendar year 1959: Max 911 Mln 19

Mar.

b2o

b20

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

b20

22

b20'22

b20

b20

b20

22

22

24

27

28

27

29

28

30

*33

37

30

29

748

24.1

1,480

Apr.

25

29

29

29

31

34

36

41

41

49

57

60

54

54

57

58

52

51

57

60

65

78

89

91

77

74

71

70

66 

63

1,648

54.9

3,270

Mean 122

May

61

60

58

*58

61

58

57

60

66

87

120

169

212

225

225

*228

228

225

212

198

187

198

225

251

225

231

254

275

300 

331

570

5,515

178

10,940

June

401

46T

522

603

663

*663

616

668

630

658

652

612

572

585

617

*722

*782

838

860

*884

800

718

663

652

626

612

585

562

562 

549

19,341

645

38,360

July

~STS 531

522

486

459

436

a430

a43o

a405

a373

a359

*a370

373

352

338

328

314

296

278

266

257

251

251

245

225

212

206

206

204

195

2TT

10,333

333

20,500

Aug.

*209

1ST

174

164

152

152

136

127

122

118

112

106

104

104

102

98

102

94

89

84

80

77

78

77

85

77

70

65

64

5~9~ 59

3,327

107

£,600

Sept.

58

60

64

59

60

63

61

59

64

64

63

55

54

53

55

57

59

54

50

50

49

49

51

48

45

44

43

44

43 

43

1,621

54.0

3,220

Ac-ft 88,530

Water year 1959-60: Max 884 Mln is Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,890

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--June 5 (9:30 p.m.) 852 cfs (4.81 ft); June 19 (8 p.m.) 1,060 cfs 

(5.10 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
148 PLATTE .RIVER BASIN

7195. Clear Creek near Golden, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°45'05", long 105°14'55", In tffi£ sec.32, T.3 S., R.70 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Golden Canal diversion and 1 mile west of Golden.

Drainage area. 399 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1908 to December 1909, June 1911 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,735.27 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway bench mark). Prior to May 15, 1919, at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. May 15, 1919, to Mar. 16, 1934, at present site at datum 3.13 f; higher. 

Mar. 17, 1934, to Aug. 29, 1941, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher Aug. 30, 

1941, to Apr. 16, 1942, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Apr. 17, 1942, to 

Jan. 20, 1943, at site 600 ft downstream at datum 7.50 ft lower..

Average discharge.--50 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year), adjusted for inflow 

from Jones Pass tunnel and Berthoud Pass ditch 1940-58.

Extrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs June 17 ge height, 5.12 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Feb. 27.

1908-9, 1911-60: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 11.57 ft, 

present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, 11 cfs Mar. 13, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 8,700 cfs Aug. 1, 1888, from reports of State engineer of 

Colorado for station 5| miles upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-h3ight record, 

which are poor. Natural flow affected by minor transmountain diversion from Colorado 

River basin through Berthoud Pass ditch (see p. 172), small diversions for irrigation 

of about 3,000 acres above station, and several small reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1920(M), 1939(M), 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gag<;

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 18-22, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

67

135

252

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

490

930

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

110

110

105

105

*107

109

105

949"5

96

98

105

112

101

98

101

98

107

100

103

101

100

103

120

112

116

105

112

122

107

103

3,263

105

6,470

Nov.

112

110

116

107

88

*76

114

109

98

101

96

93

81

72

76

74

84

*94

98

85

79

80

77

82

77

80

59

ST

74

72

2,626

87.5

5,210

Dec.

*80

80

77

74

65

57

75

66

72

75

75

66

68

60

61

56

*54

54

54

54

52

55

58

59

60

54

55

53

51

48

46

1,914

61.7

3,800

Jan.

43

38

37

37

39

*42

43

46

46

47

45

42

39

38

37

36

35

34

3F

*37

39

40

40

40

39

40

40

42

43

43

40

1,242

40.1

2,460

Feb.

38

*38

38

39

40

41

41

41

41

39

39

40

42

4T

41

39

*38

37

37

38

36

35

35

35

34

32

31

32

33

1,092

37.7

2,170

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,190 Mln 24

Mar.

36

3T

40

*43

48

52

61

67

64

62

54

56

53

57

56

49

55

63

68

83

101

116

*116

109

116

118

131

127

105

94

109

2,346

75.7

4,650

Apr.

7676"

83

88

*96

103

112

124

129

138

158

166

148

140

155

158

120

138

142

152

158

182

191

206

174

177

168

174

177

155

4,264

142

8,460

May

160

158

*152

ISo

209

206

221

238

260

302

355

430

*525

532

546

546

546

546

546

504

504

511

553

592

532

532

568

584

640

676

760

13,594

439

26,960

June

820

941

,050

,160

,220

,200

,110

,150

,140

,120

,120

,060

930

974

,020

,190

,230

,300

,270

,540

* ,220

,030

985

963

900

880

850

810

790

800

31,573

1,052

62,620

July

760

721

770

740

685

*6E8

632

592

539

511

564

6CO

576

539

464

4E4

430

415

3£0

*360

3E5

345

340

seo

3£2

3C2

310

3C6

310

2£8

298

14,976

4£3

29.7CO

Aug.

360

3To

286

271

267

271

252

228

232

228

*221

206

191

197

180

166

171

174

168

160

155

150

148

148

*155

148

138

133

133

131

122

6,100

197

12,100

Sept.

122

122

131

127

120

127

133

*124

133

129

116

112

110

107

107

101

107

105

94

100

100

101

109

103

100

94

96

94

96

94

3,314

110

6,570

Mean 194 Ac-ft 140, 6oO

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,340 Mln 31 Mean 236 Ac-ft 171,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--June 5 (2:30 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (4.95 ft); June 17 (ll:3o p.m.) 

1,580 cfs (5.12 ft).__________________________________________'________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 5, 6, 13-18, Dec. 31 to Jan. 23, Feb. 23 to Mar. 4 (stagedischarge relation affected by Ice most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge 

measurements and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-30, Jan. 24 to 

Feb. 22, Mar. 5-7.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 149

7200. Clear Creek at mouth, near Derby, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long 104°57'3Q", in SE£ sec.36, T.2 S. , R.68 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 244, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 1\ miles west of 

Derby.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April to November 1914, March 1927 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,110 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 1 

to Nov. 30, 1914, chain gage at present site at different datum. Feb. 25, 1£27, to 

June 7, 1942, water-stage recorder at several sites within 1,000 ft of presert site at 

various datums. June 8, 1942, to May 30, 1948, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datura 4.00 ft higher. May 31, 1948, to Aug. 27, 1956, at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Aug. 28, 1956, to July 15, 1958, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years (1927-60), 88.8 cfs (64,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 24 to Sept. 6, Sept. 28-30.

1914, 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, ^.04 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 

0.4 cfs Mar. 11, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see p. 172), storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation of about 77,000 acres 

above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

147

126

95

64

*56

36

21

20

18

17

17

24

72

49

41

50

47

38

35

 35

*33

29

27

26

24

24

24

28

132

159

, Of. l£6

1,640

52.9

3,250

Nov.

-J5 108

58

*45

44

35

36

42

33

34

33

27

22

20

19

26

27

*34

35

34

34

29

29

28

25

34

30

28

27

26

1,077

35.9

2,140

Dec.

' (*)

(*)

i 27

(*)

837

27

1,660

Calendar year 1959: Max 724

Jan.

(*)

> 15

(*)

465

15

922

Feb.

(*)

> 35

(*)

1,015

35

2,O1O

Mar.

35

W

36

37

64

88

98

123

*141

123

64

38

62

72

82

72

50

88

115

100

115

*129

165

174

165

206

199

193

153

120 

135

3,282

106

6,510

Apr.

68

60

50

82

88

95

*75

235

219

225

153

82

120

102

115

120

92

88

*29

19

85

64

85

82

58

36

46

190

2~2~F 242

3,230

108

6,410

May

235

135

46

*24

325

382

280

225

174

126

75

92

168

183

171

135

118

102

458

358

245

156

110

138

112

66

13

18

49

165

202

5,086

164

10,090

June

190

242

315

489

610

652

*550

453

404

366

399

378

294

304

350

530

590

724

6BT

702

630

*535

494

520

448

404

374

340

350

370

13,671

456

27,120

July

*354

340

382

570

453

366

*322

290

186

135

174

174

186

180

90

45

32

24

21

20

*50

47

94

174

123

34

14

14

25

17

18

4,954

160

9,830

Aua.

37

28

25

*20

24

22

20

20

21

22

19

18

17

16

15

16

15

*14

13

12

11

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

488

15.7

968

Sept.

*8

8

8

8

8

8

11

13

15

r/_

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

12

11

10

*9

8

8

8

355

11.8

704

Min 6.8 Mean 87.0 Ac-ft 62,970

Water year 1959-60: Max 724 Mln - Mean 98.6 Ac-ft 71,610

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12, Dec. 1. to Mar. 5. No gage-height record 

Nov. 13, 14, 26-28, Dec. 5, 6, Aug. 17, Sept. 3-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Doubtful or no gage-height record 

Aug. 9-16, Aug. 18 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

618097 O - 61 - 11
150 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7205. South Platte River at Henderson, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°55'12", long 104°52'18", in NW^SE^ sec. 34, T.I S. , R.67 W. , on left bank 

1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22 and 0.3 mile west of Henderson. 

Prior to June 1, I960, at site 840 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 4,713 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1926 to September 1960. 

only, published in WSP 1310.

Prior to October 1933, monthly discharge

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,005.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 17, 1956, at site 1,240 ft downstream. May 1, 1926, to Apr. 19, 

1942, at datum 3.00 ft higher, Apr. 20, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1953, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher, and Oct. 1, 1953, to Apr. 16, 1956, at present datum. Apr. 17, 1956, to 

May 31, 1960, at site 840 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 34 years, 326 cfs (236,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs July 4 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Jan. 19.

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs May 9, 1957 (gage height, 11.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Apr. 1, 1950.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made at least twice a month. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals, 

diversions for irrigation of about 253,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1310: 1934-36(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and dlscha-ge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-29, Feb. 4 to Apr. 1, 

Apr. 28 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

0.8

.9

1.2

1.5

12

25

85

176

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

405

680

1,060

2,010

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

53

79

116

220

2.8 380

3.5 880

4.0 1,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

204

162

139

124

109

96 

93

80

71

74

69

69

"30 225

76

71

69

64

62

BT

62

64

69

69

69

69

69 

74

169

118

101

2,942

94.9

5,840

Nov.

98

88

85

83

85

85 

83

83

78

80

80

80

80

78

76

74

71

74

74

74

74

76

76

71

69

74

67 

7T

67

67

2,321

77.4

4,600

Dec.

67

67

69

69

69

64 

64

64

60

58

58

5g- 54

60

60

64

69

71

7T

69

69

69

67

67

67

64

64 

60

62

64

1,998

64.5

3,960

Jan.

64

64

62

60

58

64 

69

71

71

71

69

71

64

58

54

52

39

32

 Jo 24

54

62

67

64

62

67

78 

80

80

93

tnr Ob

1,949

62.9

3,870

Feb.

104

104

118

121

112

107 

107

118

136

140

168

247

251

279

265

2~93 302

265

284

302

288

298

269

265

265

260

260 

250

255

6,233

215

12,360

Mar.

275

275

275

280

300

380 

445

435

465

370

220

176

166

180

212

196

152

159

184

180

204

460

722

1,010

1,400

1,430

1,810 

1,760

1,700

1,480

1 , 280

18,581

599

36,850

Apr.

996

554

450

435

380

331 

234

53T

470

455

656

924

813

608

475

500

632

538

375

317

345

341

355

345

341

355

341 

694

1.100

662

15,554

518

30,850

May

435

341

269 572"

1,180

1,200 

828

876

792

771

743

743

764

778

694

668

626

608

1,570

1.700

1,390

1,170

948

852

800

630

400 

300

330

400

550

23,928

772

47,460

June

570

650

832

988

1,100

1,150 

784

454

668

671

824

889

840

608

538

608

657

657

538

517

650

538

573

800

752

573

531 

552

552

531

20,575

686

40,810

July

496

454

475

1,190

816

7P8 

699

713

671

608

545

475

661

650

615

545

440

386

335

326

310

290

310

440

392

335

318 

318

282

223

185

15,271

493

30,290

Aug.

232

335

298

282

258

232

226

205

193 22'9

205

190

140

121

116

112

108

121

118

89

76

72

7T

100

82

88

75 

79

82

79

4,697

152

9,320

Sept.

88

102

100

94

93

93

89

88

121

106

126

110

89

75

73

73

65

68

71

68

61

BT

88

73

73

69

73 

75

71

71

2,510

83.7

4,980

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,580 Mln 54 Mean 206 Ac-ft 149,300

Water Water year year 1959-60 1959-60: : Max Max 1,810 1,810 Mln Mln 24 24 Mean Mean 318 318 Ac-ft Ac-ft 231,200 231,200

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 13-22, Feb. 24 to Mar. 6, May 25 to June 2; discharge estimated 

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and unpublished records for South Platte 

River at Port Lupton.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 151

7225. South St. Vraln Creek near Ward, Colo.

Location. --Lat 40°05'27", long 105°30'50", in NEvSW^ sec. 36, T.2 N., R.73 W., OT left 

bank at downstream side of bridge, 1.3 miles north of Ward and 3f miles downstream 

from Brainard Lake.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1925 to September 1927, October 1928 to September 1931, September 1954 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,372 ft (from topographic map).

May 29, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1927, and May 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, at site 600 ft 

downstream at datum 24.37 ft lower.

Average discharge. --11 years, 30.0 cfs (21,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 221 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum 

not determined .

1925-27, 1928-31, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 462 cfs June 29, 1957; maximum gage 

height, 4.11 ft June 27, 1957; minimum daily discharge determined, 1 cfs Mar. 20, 1930.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station. Slight regulation by several small lakes 

above station.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1560: 1957(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-3O)

ge height, in fset,

2.2 

2.5

2.4

2.5 

2.7

3.3

5.0

7.5

12

23

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

36

53

80

135

245

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15

15

14

!i

12 

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

*11

11

12

10

9.8

7.5

6.0

5.5

9.3 

12

12

11

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.8

8*O

334.9

10.8

664

Nov.

7.5

sTo

6.5

5.5

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

*5.6

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

5.5

T3

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

142.8

4.76

283

Dec.

> 2.5

77.5

2.5

154

Jan.

(*)

> 1.5

46.5

1.5

92

Feb.

(*)

> 1.5

43.5

1.5

86

Mar.

"Hs 1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

*2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5^5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

111.4

3.59

221

Apr.

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.5 

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

*7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

To" 10

10 

9.0

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.2

6.0

6.5

212.1

7.07

421

May

5.5

5.0

4.8

TTff

7.2

6.8 

5.5

5.8

7.5

*14

22

29

34

35

32

33

37

37

32

29

28

35

42 

46

41

44

48

57

66

76

*88

957.9

30.9

1,9OO

June

102

123

150

175

175

*170 

160

155

155

150

145

132

105

117

140

191

TTO

165

*160

160

*132

105

95

95

95

88

95

95

3,983

133

7,90O

July

90

85

88

90

*85

If

68

68

68

74

76

64

55

58

55

52

50

48

49

50

47

44 

fS

47

46

47

48

45

46

53

1,916

61.8

3,800

Avc, .

59

57

50

46

42

40 

*38

35

34

32

31

28

27

26

26

26

27

25

23

21

20

19

20 

20

25

24

21

20

19

11

916

29.5

1,820

Sept.

16

16

19

19

19

20 

23

24

25

22

20

19

16

14

14

14

15

13

12

29

38

3§

37 

35

32

30

25

*19

14

9

0

« O

646.8

21.6

1,280

Calendar year 1959: Max 215 Min - Mean 26.1 Ac-ft 18,920

Water year 1959-60: Max 191 Mln - Mean 25.7 Ae-ft 18,620

Peak discharge (base, 17O cfs). June 4 (9 p.m.) 2O3 cfs (3.59 ft); June 15 (1O:3O p.m.) 221 cfs 

(3.62 ft). ___ __________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, 14-17, Apr. 13-16, 18-25. No gageheIght record Nov. 18 to Apr. 12 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period); 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
152 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7240. St. Vrain Creek at Lyons Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 40°13'05", long 105°15'34", in NW£NW£ sec.20, T.3 N., R.70 ¥., 

on left bank 75 ft southwest of State Highways 7 and 66, at southeast edge of Lyons, 

400 ft upstream from headgate of St. Vrain Supply Canal, and 0.4 mile downstream from 

confluence of North and South St. Vrain Creeks.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1887 to September 1891, June 1895 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "near Lyons" 

1901, 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,292 ft (from topograpHe map). Prior 

to Apr. 6, 1923, staff gages near present site at different datums. Apr. 6, 1923, to 

Sept. 30, 1956, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higlrer.

Average discharge. 69 years, 132 cfs (95,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 717 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.6 cfs Jan. 15.

1887-91, 1895-1960: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 22, 1941 (gsge height, 

8.06 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs or basis of slopearea measurement at gage height 7.90 ft; no flow Jan. 19, 20, 1922, Jar. 12, 13, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 20,000 acres. Flow partly regulated 

by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1898, 1900.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

z.o

i.o

3.0

6.0

10

Z.I 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 105

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

185

358

595

920

Discharge, In cubic feet pep second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

54

48

54

60

63

67

56

54

50

47

44

51

*44

41

44

42

45

44

44

44

40

*42

63

57

58

48

48

60

51

47

1,567

50.5

3,110

Nov.

65

63

63

58

*38

25

50

51

48

47

40

37

33

19

24

41

35

30

28

26

24

24

*24

27

26

21

alO

al2

a!6

a20

1,025

34.2

2,030

Dec.

23

22

23

21

14

16

18

*17

16

18

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

8.8

8.0

7.6

|4o . u

412.2

13.3

818

Jan.

6.8

a5.4

a5.6

a5.6

a6.0

a6. 4

a7.2

9.6

~5.4 13

*3.0

3.0

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.0

5.1

*6.0

6.0

5.7

6.4

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

8.8

10

11

11

11

200.8

6.48

398

Feb.

11

12

12

11

*11

11

12

13

14

IT

11

11

12

11

9.2

11

8.0

8.4

10

9.6

8.8

9.2

*9.6

a9.2

a9.O

aS.O

a8.0

a7.4

a8. 4

296.8

10.2

589

Calendar year 1959 : Max 704 Min 0.7

Mar.

alo

a!2

a 15

a!3

a!4

14

15

23

24

22

19

18

15

*16

18

17

15

18

19

28

35

50

58

63

71

80

100

*100

74

52

48

1,076

34.7

2,130

Apr.

34

31

28

*28

32

42

50

48

58

76

89

98

87

96

74

62

65

71

63

71

78

*94

100

110

96

80

74

80

67

54

2,036

67.9

4,040

Mean no

May

62

56

*47

50

281

284

306

316

309

288

284

288

313

306

271

268

261

*277

277

254

225

215

258

291

264

241

264

277

298

306

302

7,739

250

15,350

June

*331

387

440

510

525

505

485

495

490

475

480

465

387

*383

414

585

560

612 BeU

565

490

350

347

350

354

347

339

32O

313

320

13,184

439

26,150

July

313

293

303

32^ 2~91

293

277

254

241

23*

25*

*261

258

248

225

211

191

188

173

*170

167

155

147

155

147

131

128

139

14*

139

152

6,612

213

13,110

Ac-ft 79.510

Aug.

170

164

152

139

121

121

110

105

*119

114

107

94

87

82

84

74

82

74

65

54

45

42

*40

42

54

51

42

37

35

33

32

2,571

82.9

5,100

Sept.

32

32

37

38

35

35

*51

51

56

5T

42

38

33

30

30

30

32

34

29

*25

24

22

28

25

22

21

20

20

21

20

964

32.1

1,910

Water year 1959-60 : Max 612 Mln 2.5 Mean 103 Ao-ft 74)740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 153

7255. Middle Boulder Creek at Nederland, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°57'42", long 105°30'14", in NE^SE^ sec.13, T.I S., R. 73 W., on left 

bank at Nederland just downstream from North Beaver Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Barker Reservoir.

Drainage area.--36.2 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1907 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and compound sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 8,186.0 ft 

above mean sea level (Public Service Co. bench mark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1903, at 

datum 4.0 ft lower. Mar. 18, 1909, to Apr. 23, 1952, at datum 2.5 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 53 years, 54.0 cfs (39,090 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.7 cfs Feb. 16, 17, 20.

1907-60: Maximum discharge, 811 cfs June 2, 1914 (gage height, 5.37 ft, datum then 

in use), by computation of peak flow over compound weir: minimum daily, 0.8 cfs 

Jan. 14, 1908.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion" above station. Plow regulated at times by Jasper Lake (capacity, 326 aire-ft). 

North Beaver Creek entered Middle Boulder Creek downstream from station June 1 to 

Dec. 31, 1907, March 1911 to Dec. 31, 1916.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7-15, 22)

0.2 

.5

1.1

3.5

9.5

18

34

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

188

420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

26

24

22

23

24

25

24

20

22

24

24

26

28

38

38

39

38

35

*38

38

36

34

64

64

59

52

41

44 

44

38

44

1,096

35.4

2,170

Nov.

40

36

*34

33

26

b!8

31

28

28

26

24

22

14

b!6

b!9

b!8

19

20

19

*b!3

b!4

b!4

bL4

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!4 

b!7

b!6

627

20.9

1,240

Dec.

15

*16

16

15

b!2

b!3

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.1

*9.1

9.3

9.1

8.9

9.1

8.9

8.9

9.1

9.1

b8.3

b8.3 

8.1

7.7

7.7

322.6

10.4

640

Jan.

7.9

b7.7

b7.5

b7.3

b7.1

b7.9

*8.5

9.3

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

b9.7

b9.5

b9.3

b9.0

*b9.3

b9.0

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.7

j>_._9

272.0

8.77

540

Feb.

6.7

*6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

b6.4

b6. 3

b6. 2

6.5

be. 6

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.1

b5.5

4.7

4.7

*4.9

4.9

4.7

b4.9

b5.0

5.1

b5.5

b6. 5

6.7

6.3

6.1

6.1

172.1

5.93

341

Mar.

6.1

b5.8

b5.6

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.1

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

b6. 2

b6. 4

6.3

6.1

6.3

7.3

8.7

9.8

11

*11

13

17

22

26 

22

b21

19

304.5

9.82

604

Apr.

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!9

*28

30

31

35

52

62

54

46

45

49

44

41

38

44

*50

60

80

88

91

72

59

54

49 

45

46

1,371

45.7

2,720

May

41

41

42

44

50

46

50

59

*69

91

130

182

208

198

192

194

196

188

156

134

126

140

172

186

162

164

186

196 

210

228

250

4,331

140

8,590

June

278

316

335

355

358

340

304

311

*314

309

307

275

235

*257

290

372

375

375

350

348

3O7

255

230

226

230

239

230

*214 

220

218

8,773

292

17,400

July

212

206

212

200

192

182

160

150

154

158

182

*164

152

144

138

126

116

110

106

110

106

38

98

105

98

*91

88

86 

85 ~ac

8b

105

4,220

136

8,370

Aug.

TS5" 114

89

80

74

78

69

63

62

59

52

*46

44

42

41

42

50

39

33

32

32

31

*33

32

44

34

30

29 

28

26

26

1,559

50.3

3,090

Sept.

26

28

31

30

30

*33

41

33

33

28

26

24

24

33

33

33

33

33

30

28

*27

28

29

24

18

16

16

15 

15

14

812

27.1

1,610

Calendar year 1959: Max 415 Mln 5.0 Mean 61.8 Ac-ft 44,760

Water year 1959-60: Max 375 Mln 4.7 Mean 65.2 Ac-ft 47,320

Peak discharge (base, 280 cfs). June 4 (8:30 p.m.) 420 cfs (3.03 ft); June 8 (7 p.m.) 378 cfs 

(2.89 ft); June 17 (8:50 p.m.) 460 efs (5.18 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
154 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7270. Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°00'23", long 105°19'49", In NE|SW^ sec. 34, T.I N. , R.71 W., on left 

bank along State Highway 119, 0.7 mile southwest of old Orodell, 1 mile upstream from 

Four-mile Creek, and 3 miles southwest of courthouse In Boulder.

Drainage area. 102 sq ml (revised).

Records available . --August to October 1887, April to October 1888, October 1906 to November 1914, March 1916 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for sorre periods, published in WSP 1310. Figures of daily discharge for Feb. 3-10, 17-25, 1912, published 

in WSP 326, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Published as 

North Boulder Creek, Colorado 1887-88 and as "at Orodell" March 1907 to December 1916.

Average discharge . --52 years (1906-14, 1916-60), 92.7 cfs (67,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 776 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.9 cfs Jan. 23.

1887-88, 1906-13, 1916-60: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs June 6, 1921 (gage height, 

4.31 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 29, 

Feb. 1-3, 16-24, 1933.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are fair. Flow regulated by Barker Reservoir (capacity, 11,500 a-;re-ft). Low 

flow during nonirrigation season regulated by Orodell powerplant 1,500 ft upstream 

from station.

Revisions [wa 

lable.

ater years 

 

).--WSP 1310: 1941(M). WSP 1560: 1914(M). See also Records 

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods or ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

7.4

13

25

53

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

102

180

325

640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

46

43

43

51

48

52

48

47

48

43

53

53

29

16

17

li

15

*35

45

46

48

48

53

53

54

48

48

51

51

56

1,353

43.6

2,680

Nov.

52

62

*61

65

51

b54

b59

b46

61

59

54

53

b57

b52

b50

b54

b52

51

52

*56

52

50

52

57

56

50

b58

b58

b46 b59~

1,639

54.6

3,250

Dec.

b55

*b55

b56

b57

bj>2

47

55

b58

b47

b59

56

55

b48

b55

b54

b52

b50

*54

60

b44

b55

51

b52

b53

57

54

b54

b54

bZ3

b22

W^yT b24

1,578

50.9

3,130

Jan.

b!5

b20

16

18

26

17

*b!3

b!9

b!6

16

17

17

b!8

b!7

18

19

12

15

13

*18

18

11

8.9

9.8

b9.0

bll

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6 

b!4

483.7

15.6

959

Feb.

11

*b!4

b!6

b!8

b!6

b!5

bis

16

17

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

b20

b!9

b34

b36

*36

34

36

36

51

49

54

52

53

51

50

53

875

30.2

1,740

Mar.

50

50

52

51

54

52

54

*60

53

54

56

55

51

52

b54

b57

b56

53

55

54

62

68

72

*75

81

87

84

91

85

73

1,931

62.3

3,830

Apr.

73

59

38

5¥

76

*85

78

69

50

62

82

104

95

93

88

98

85

89

93

*82

93

101

93

100

80

1OO

88

86

72

56

2,422

80.7

4,800

May

58

52

48

44

88

98

120

138

*163

171

163

153

152

140

124

125

126

131

124

134

147

142

156

155

137

132

134

145

128

134

146

3,908

126

7,750

June

194

23T

265

315

322

340

367

371

*471

505

498

466

397

325

454

625

602

588

572

558

512

392

307

325

340

330

345

*355

345

3 12

12,032

401

23,870

July

280

280

316

320

316

298

266

228

195

198

220

*259

26?

245

220

19£

177

153

135

13E

14f

153

14C

13C

132

*13C

135

132

140

130

145

6,216

201

12,330

Aug.

156

165

165

153

135

125

109

98

98

94

88

*82

72

68

66

66

71

65

61

57

56

63

*65

66

71

58

46

48

56

56

53

2,632

84.9

5,220

Sept.

53

58

57

57

56

*60

62

61

62

58

58

62

1171

69

63

63

65

56

53

*53

53

54

54

52

52

54

51

sT

51

1,740

.58.0

3,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 572 Min 5.3 Mean 93.0 Ac-ft 67,310

Water year 1959-6O: Max 625 Min 8.9 Mean 1O1 Ac-ft 73,O10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 3-6, 10-12, 15-24, Feb. 1, Feb. 18 to Mar. 6 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice part of periods) ; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and records of power output at Orodell powerplant.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 155

7295. South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°55'52", long 105°17'43", in SE£ sec.26, T.I S..R.71 W., on left bank 

0.2 mile downstream from South Draw, 1 mile west of Eldorado Springs, and 5 iriles south 

of Boulder.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1888 to October 1892, May 1895 to September 1901, August 1904

 to September i960. No winter records for water years 1889-92, 1900. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prior to January 1911, published as "at" or "near Marshall'5 ; January 1911 to December 1913 as "at Eldorado 

Springs." Records for periods June 1900 to September 1901, August 1904 to September 

1908, October 1909 to September 1911 are not adjusted for diversions above station.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,080 ft (from topographic ma->). Prior 

to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at 

different datums. Sept. 25, 1929, to May 2, 1934, water-stage recorder at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. May 3, 1934, to Sept. 3, 1938, waterstage recorder at site 250 ft upstream at datum 4.00 ft higher than present datum. 

Sept. 4, 1938, to May 9, 1940, staff gages at site about 300 ft upstream or waterstage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 54 years (1895-99, 1908-9, 1911-60), 77.7 cfs (56,250 acre-ft per 

year), adjusted for storage and diversion.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 556 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1888-92, 1895-1901, 1904-60: Maximum discharge, 7,390 cfs Sept. 2, 1938 (gage 

height, 9.24 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating c-irve 

extended above 600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow 

Oct. 15, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Many small diversions above station for irrigation. Most of water imported from 

Colorado River basin through Moffat water tunnel is diverted l| miles above station. 

Flow partly regulated, since May 1, 1955, by Gross Reservoir (capacity, 43,060 acreft) about 6 miles above station. In water year 1960, 1,750 acre-ft from South Boulder Creek was also stored and then diverted to Denver water system.

Revisions (water years). WSP 856; 1937(M). WSP 1310: 1937. WSP 1440: 1896.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17 

Tf

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

*31

64

67

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

75

75

Z£

1,188

38.3

2,360

Nov.

80 

82

*82

92

6T

46

39

38

38

37

36

32

26

24

25

17

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

TO" 10

10

11

11

916

30.5

1,820

Dec.

(*)

> 5

(*)

> 9

239

7.7

474

Jan.

(*)

> 8

(*)

248

8

492

Feb.

(*)

> 23

(*)

667

23

1,320

Mar.

(*)

> 21

.

25

22

23

*28

30

34

36

36

32

47

73-L±£

806

26.0

1,600

Apr.

71 

69

69

69

67

95

118

*128

128

128

128

128

135

147

128

125

125

108

78

*71

69

80

78

78

78

78

80

103

103

67

2,929

97.6

5,810

May

f?

71

111

183

118

132

135

*115

95

75

78

115

139

199

258

271

271

205

98

103

100

132

174

199

245

264

271

278

284

297

5,156

166

10,230

June

334 

342

400

430

430

410

420

410

*410

410

400

390

350

318

310

326

310

342

358

374

366

318

278

271

271

258

239

*284

239

205

10,203

340

20,240

July

179 

156

199

222.

199

170

160

147

142

142

139

*135

122

111

108

103

98

87

78

78

73

75

75

87

90

*87

78

85

87

82

82

3,676

119

7,290

Auj.

87 

85

80

75

64

62

55

54

60

58

50

*42

36

36

34

36

30

31

28

24

28

27

*26

28

23

25

38

38

37

37

38

1,372

44.3

2,720

Sept.

||

37

37

36

*36

19

9.3

11

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

11

15

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

513.3

17.1

1,020

Adjusted for storage In Gross Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

38.3

2,360

30.5

1,820

17.0

1,050

11.6

711

23

1,320

37.7

2,320

97.6

5,810

166

10,230

340

20,240

119

7,290

44.3

2,720

21.2

1,260

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Max 

Max

632 

430

Mln 

Mln

2 .7 Mean 

Mean

72.7 

76.3

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

52 

55

,650 

,380

Adjusted

Calendar 

Water yei

year 1959: 

ir 1959-60:

Mean 

Mean

75.1 

78.7

Cfsm 

Cf sm

In. 

In.

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

54 

57

,350 

,130

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Mar. 24 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period), May 5, Sept. 7, 8; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weath 

records, and records for nearby stations.
156 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7303. Coal Creek near Plainview, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°52'40", long 105°16'36", In SE^NE^ seG.13, T.2 S., R.71 W., on left 

bank 40 ft upstream from culvert on State Highway 72, l£ miles south of Plainview, 

5 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 9 miles north of Golden.

Drainage area. 15.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,540 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1959: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 2.3 cfs Aug. 2 

(gage height, 0.70 ft); no flow for many days.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 164 cfs May 7 (gage height, 1.92 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 81 cfs; no flow Aug. 4-8, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, Aug. 1, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of Ice effec

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to Mar. 18, May 6, 7, 9-12,

May 29 to June 3, July 20 to Aug. 4)

0.2 0 0.6 

.7

1.2

1.4 

2.3 

5.0

11

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

24

52

100

160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

0 1

2

8

4

3

3

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

.1

0

.1

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

O

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

0.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet ................................................................

Aug.

0

0

O

*0

0

0

0

7.9

Sept.

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

-

2.0

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

T74

1.7

2.4

3.9

*3,6

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

4.3

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.5

*1.5

1.6

2.6

2.6

4.3

77.9

2.51

155

Nov.

7.7

8.7

8.4

7.9

6.4

6.1

5.5

4.7

4.3

4.2

3.7

3.6

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.1

*2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

103.2

3.44

205

Dec.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

21.6

0.70

43

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

0.2

.2

.1

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

17.6

0.57

35

Feb.

0.3

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.5

1.2

5.6

1.0

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

18.6

0.64

37

Mar.

aO.6

a. 5

a^5

a. 6

a. 7

.8

2.2

3.0

4.2

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.2

*2.8

2.2

3.5

7.3

*11

16

16

15

14

17

22

22

20

19

16

235.9

7.61

468

Apr.

*14

13

12

11

12

14

16

21

22

22

25

25

*22

20

18

17

16

*15

14

14

13

*14

14

13

12

11

10

11

10

11

462

15.4

916

May

14

16

16

22

*52

*84

*105

^79

*97

*97

70

59

*50

41

*38

35

31

28

29

*30

*28

28

28

26

23

21

17

15

13

11

9.6

1,212.6

39.1

2,410

June

8.4

*7T5

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

3.7

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

136.4

4.55

271

July

1.4

1.3

1.9

2.6

2.8

*4.7

^70

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.?

.]

.4

'.?

34. E

1.11

66

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 105 Min 0 Mean 6.34 Ac-ft 4,610

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and reco-ds for nearby 

stations.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13, 14, 17, Nov. 26 to Jan. 5, Jan. 20, 28, 

Mar. 15-17,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 157

7310. St. Vraln Creek at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'29", long 104°52'45", In SE^NW^ sec.3, T.3 N., R.67 W. , on right bank 

140 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northwest of Platteville. Prior to Apr. 25, 1960, at site 180 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 976 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1904 to December 1906, April to December 1915, March 1927 to 

September 1960. Prior to October 1933, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,740 ft (from topographic map). July 1, 

T904, to Dec. 31, 1906, and Apr. 1 to Dec. 31, 1915, staff gage at bridge 140 ft 

upstream at different datums. Feb. 24, 1927, to June 10, 1939, water-stage recorder 

at bridge 140 ft upstream and June 11, 1939, to Apr. 24, 1960, water-stage recorder at 

site i80 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1904-6, 1927-60), 192 cfs (139,000 acre-ft per y?ar).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.80 f 1;); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Jan. 19.

1904-6, 1915, 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gags height, 

8.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs; minimum daily, 12 cfs Apr. 23, 

1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whic'i are poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 177,000 acres. Flow partly regulated by many small reservoirs 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1938 (M). WSP 1440: 1934, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 12, Apr. 25 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

131

249

410

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

117

187

280

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

414

615

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

281

296 

284

261 

238

22Q

202

190

169

151

153

158

162

158

143

137

137

137

135

133

131

133

133

133

137

131

131

133

197

220 

197

5,421

175

10,750

Nov.

202

204 

214

211 

197

183

190

187

175

178

178

183

140

130

135

140

170

180

185

190

185

175

180

190

190

170

180

190

190

200

5,428

181

10,770

Dec.

210

210 

200

190 

180

190

200

190

180

185

180

180

170

160

160

160

160

150

145

145

145

150

160

165

170

150

140

125

120

110 

100

5,080

164

10,080

Jan.

90

90

88

84 

88

90

95

100

110

110

105

105

95

80

40

35

30

28

25

30

30

35

40

55

65

100

110

130

140

150 

T40

2,513

81.1

4,980

Feb.

130

125 

125

125 

125

130

135

140

135

120

125

130

130

115

120

110

105

100

100

95

110

100

90

80

80

80

75

75

80

3,190

110

6,330

Mar.

95

105

115

130 

140

170

190

230

260

240

220

180

160

170

170

170

170

180

190

190

210

210

215

220

225

220

210

210

215

200 

200

5,810

187

11,520

Apr.

150

105 

110

110 

110

110

105

110

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

105

110

115

120

130

140

140

130

110

102

78

62

84

133

161

3,410

114

6,760

May

134

120 

109

100 

315

1,060

844

880

823

872

743

700

710

725

680

665

640

645

660

650

585

541

517

478

463

425

380

349

383

377 

365

16,938

546

33, 600

June

360

355 

360

370 

385

370

328

310

328

428

521

535

525

465

420

480

570

664

615

540

440

320

226

178

199

209

194

186

171

157

11,209

374

22,230

July

169

186 

208

264 

238

217

220

211

192

192

190

175

182

192

187

180

175

174

158

159

164

166

166

168

175

162

161

159

158

158 

168

5,674

183

11,250

Aug.

208

217 

217

197 

199

192

196

190

190

194

196

199

190

190

182

171

138

137

127

126

144

138

136

144

144

150

152

150

122

112 

103

5,151

166

10,220

Sept.

100

98 

92

94 

88

87

91

94

106

118

117

110

109

110

106

110

112

111

111

106

98

93

102

109

110

106

101

98

104

100

3,091

103

6,130

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,440 Mln 64 Mean 214 Ac-ft 155,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Mln 25 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,600

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 13 to Apr. 24 (stage-discharge relation affected b;r Ice part 

of period), May 13-20, 26, 27, May 31 to June 6, June 12-17, 20, 21; discharge estimated on basis 

of 12 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Lyons.
158 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7330. Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'42", long 105°30'48", in NWiNW£ sec.30, T.5 N. , R.72 V'., on right 

bank in Estes Park, 600 ft downstream from bridge on State Highways 7 ard 66, 900 ft 

downstream from Black Canyon Creek, and 0.3 mile northwest of Estes powerplant. Station is upstream from Lake Estes.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available: October 1946 to September 1960. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Thompson River at Estes Park.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with overflow weirs. Datum of gage is 

7,492.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 18, 

1949, at site 740 ft downstream at different datum. May 18, 1949, to MET. 22, 1951, 

at site 60 ft upstream at datum 1.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft per year), adjusted for inflow from 

Alva B. Adams tunnel Aug. 10, 1947, to Aug. 2, 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 917 cfs June 18 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Dec. 30, Jan. 5, 6, Feb. 25-27, Mar. 1.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 3.16 ft, site 

and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 6.87 ft June 30, 1957; minimum discharge 

not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made two or more timee a month. 

Diversion from Colorado River basin to Big Thompson River basin above station through 

Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947, and ended Aug. 2, 1950. Small power development and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above statior. Diversions 

above station from Wind River to Lake Estes (bypassing this station) were 34 acre-ft 

in June 1960.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (g 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

531

760

1,160

1.2 77

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

123

175

250

335

4.0

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

75

73

67

70

71

76

75

67

66

67

65

72

74

70

71

74

65

64

63

64

62

58

74

90

87

88

75

81

85

68

67

2,224

71.7

4,410

Nov.

75

70

68

64

38

39

57

58

57

53

49

45

26

31

41

35

38

40

39

35

33

34

33

33

28

26

b26

b26

b27

b28

1,252

41.7

2,480

Dec.

b28

28

28

26

16

26

26

24

23

23

24

20

19

19

16

18

16

17

17

16

15

16

14

16

17

17

16

12

13

11

10

587

18.9

1,160

Jan.

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

375

12.1

744

Feb.

13

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

1011

11

347

12.0

688

Mar.

10

IT

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

16

17

19

22

30

33

36

39

45

44

37

33

32

622

20.1

1,230

Apr.

29

28

26

28

33

40

51

51

61

72

87

91

75

68

68

67

55

52

54

59

65

89

99

~95 120

79

76

73

71

65

1,927

64.2

3,820

May

65

62

60

64

89

85

93

114

147

185

236

293

352

325

282

277

263

255

219

188

172

184

257

292

236

236

285

292

346

366

400

6,720

217

13,330

June

483

577

621

644

667

658

637

692

623

630

590

538

465

504

585

676

702

769

697

754

662

494

453

433

453

453

435

412

414

419

17,140

571

34,000

July

39f

37f

394

42f

366

366

33f

sor

30f

30C

37?

33C

29?

28C

267

25*

23f

221

216

213

21C

207

207

207

197

17f

174

172

17f

17F

204

8,371

27C

16,60C

Aug.

216 "255

184

163

151

145

134

125

121

120

112

102

95

93

89

85

99

91

78

71

67

64

66

67

89

79

66

62

60

54

51

3,202

103

6,350

Sept.

50

51

63

66

65

63

76

77

76

68

59

54

48

42

44

45

54

84

68

56

50

52

62

54

47

44

42

40

42

39

1,681

56.0

3,330

Calendar year 1959: Max 816 Mln 9 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,560

Water year 1959-60: Max 769 Mln 10 Mean 121 Ac-ft 88,140

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). June 8 (2 a.m.) 843 cfs (5.27 ft); June 18 (1:30 a.m.) 917 cfs 

(5.47 ft) ._________________________________________________________________________ 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 2 to Mar. 21 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of

period); discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and records

for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 159

9-130. Alva B. Adams tunnel at east portal, near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°19'40", long 105°34'39", in SW^NWi sec.9, T.4 N., R.73 W. , on right 

bank at upstream end of Aspen Creek siphon, 700 ft downstream from east portal and 

4j miles southwest of Estes Park.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at different datum. Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder and Cippoletti 

weir at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 201 cfs (145,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 601 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 4.32 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 614 cfs July 8, 1953 (gage height, 4.38 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks. Records excellent. This is a transmountain diversion from Grand Lake and 

Shadow Mountain Reservoir for power and irrigation development in the South Platte 

River basin as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project. Diversion point is at west 

portal near town of Grand Lake, 13.35 miles west of east portal.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.0.1

.2 

.3

.5

2.0

5.0

8.4

19

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

175

335

759

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

447

496

467

398

491

475

457

463

463

459

406

445

400

377

402

375

361

312

368

*341

344

360

364

347

332

326

298

317

339

334

341

12,105

390

24,010

Nov.

298

3T6

377

366

397

398

372

354

415

443

412

402

433

449

423

465

457

433

410

463

375

465

463

467

157

451

463

461

408

453

12,556

419

24,900

Dec.

437

443

443

437

404

367

447

457

451

445

431

421

287

502

457

447

451

471

457

406

494

510

516

481

396

433

417

475

496

502

504

13,885

448

27,540

Calendar year 1959 : Max 568

Jan.

429

471

441

553

523

512

516

548

463

439

508

489

483

498

500

463

423

516

538

548

540

546

490

447

514

515

491

489

491

453

374

15,211

491

30,170

Feb.

364

444

428

*412

412

324

285

443

325

308

481

475

320

273

425

463

433

435

465

375

284

321

461

473

485

412

335

150 458"

11,269

389

22,350

Mln 0

Mar.

516

44T

471

502

317

254

372

421

*361

318

281

148

127

359

358

365

380

377

220

151

335

340

299

291

281

248

1.6

260

295

325

317

9,731.6

314

19,300

Apr.

342

134

168

310

272

264

266

215

163

11

332

299

303

356

284

91

2.3

269

192

121

3.1

1.6

176

1.6

324

424

331

259

191

138

6,069.2

202

12,040

Mean 352

May

2.9

340

445

461

477

409

305

266

439

419

366

*264

3.2

2.0

1.6

239

214

258

155

114

2.6

1.0

261

175

138

298

304

173

149

138

198

7,018.3

226

13,920

June

138

127

2.4

1.0

54

1.2

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

212

.9

0

131

2.1

0

83

166

190

108

1,217.2

40.6

2,410

July

107

104

2.0

0

0

96

77

80

299

180

378

293

266

235

287

211

228

247

204

317

359

403

246

146

379

332

391

*364

362

219

107

6,919.0

223

13,720

Aug.

376

425

459

370

385

298

252

399

408

427

434

489

469

392

508

504

479

461

475

406

404

461

473

457

449

455

425

391

391

465

402

13,189

425

26,160

Sept.

376

427

368

265

318

465

453

423

485

402

376

473

481

508

506

502

404

370

540

559

561

542

538

421

300

538

544

553

447

516

13,661

455

27,100

Ac-ft 255.200

Water year 1959-60: Max 561 Mln o Mean 336 Ac-ft 243J600-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7355. Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40 0 22'35", long 105°29'10", in sec.29, T.5 N., R.72 W., on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Dry Creek, 500 ft downstream from Olympus Dam, and li miles east 

of Estes Park.

Drainage area.--156 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1930 to September 1960. Prior to October 1933 morthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1310. Published as Thompson River near Estes Park 1934-47.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,422.5 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Jan. 29, 1934, staff gage on 

highway bridge If miles downstream at different datum. Jan. 29, 1934, to Mar. 21, 

1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 10.5 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 439 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum 

daily, 9.9 cfs Jan. 8-11.

1930-60: Maximum discharge observed, 2,800 cfs June 20, 1933, from rating curve 

extended above 460 cfs (site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 5.71 ft 

June 30, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Dec. 12, 1940, but may have been less 

during periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records excellent. Low flow regulated by Lake Estes since Nov. 3?, 1948. 

Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson River basin above station through Alva 

B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. 159 for diversion during water year 1960); 

this imported water was diverted from Lake Estes through Olympus tunnel and bypassed 

this station. Since May 17, 1955, part of the natural flow of Big Thompson River 

(44,640 acre-ft in I960) has also been diverted through Olympus tunnel and returned 

to the river below the station at mouth of canyon, near Drake. Small po'irer developments and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1310: 1931.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 1.5 

2.0 

2.5

111

175

250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

61

58

60

61

62

57

*54

56

61

58

65

68

62

62

57

56

58

56

56

55

*52

60

59

60

59

54

58

53

53

55

1,807

58.3

3,580

Nov.

28

26

27

27

*36

40

62

63

37

28

27

27

27

33

44

37

40

42

*42

37

36

36

34

36

30

28

24

30

30

30

1,044

34.8

2,070

Dec.

30

30

*30

27

18

30

31

28

25

25

26

24

22

22

19

20

*18

18

19

18

16

17

16

16

17

18

17

13

14

13

11_

648

20.9

1,290

Calendar year 1959 : Max 304

Jan.

11

12

12

13

13

13

11

9.9

979

9.9

9.9

*11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

13

13

13

13

131^3

13

13

13

14

375.6

12.1

745

Feb.

14

14

14

*13

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

387

13.3

768

Min 10

Mar.

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*23

35

38

41

46

42

36

32

31

619

20.0

1,230

Wet

Apr.

30

28

2Y

29

33

41

*51

52

62

73

73

58

53

51

55

56

58

54

56

61

66

74

66

75

62

*56

57

55

54

62

1,628

54.3

3,230

May

64

61

60

63

90

89

99

120

138

*119

112

119

133

106

93

101

120

115

93

90

90

97

151

156

109

*121

140

139

170

151

170

3,479

112

6,900

June

176

*220

184

177

190

197

194

215

138

134

130

120

101

T39

198

212

210

225

T5o

198

136

105

*112

117

130

130

123

120

135

145

4,761

159

9,440

July

126

120

14Y

138

112

121

*119

118

144

144

181

125

114

119

126

136

130

125

130

129

123

121

121

120

113

106

109

107

108

113

139

3,884

125

7,700

Aug.

144

120

111

106

104

108

107

108

106

105

*97

92

91

98

93

90

104

96

82

74

70

69

71

72

*93

84

71

68

64

60

51

2,815

90.8

5,580

Sept.

55

56

67

71

69

69

82

*83

81

71

63

59

52

46

48

48

58

89

73

62

56

*58

68

61

51

49

47

45

46

44

1,827

60.9

3,620

in 64.1 Ac-ft 46,390

Water year 1959-60 : Max 225 Min 9.9 Mean 63.6 Ac-ft 46,150

Discharge measurement made this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7380. Big Thompson River at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°25'20", long 105°13'35", in NWj sec.10, T.5 N., R.70 W. f on right bank

 at mouth of canyon, 500 ft upstream from Handy Ditch diversion dam and 6 miles east of 

Drake.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1887 to September 1892, May 1895 to September 1903, October

 1926 to September 1933 (no winter records prior to October 1932 except water years

1927-28), April 1938 to September 1949, March 1951 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as Big Thompson Creek at 

Arkins 1887-92, Big Thompson Creek near Arkins 1901-3, Thompson River at mouth of 

canyon, near Drake 1927-30, 1938-47.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,297.47 ft above mean sea level (Bureau

 of Reclamation bench mark). Aug. 25, 1887, to Sept. 30, 1892, and Apr. 1, 1899, to 

Sept. 21, 1903, staff gages at sites within half a mile downstream below Handy Ditch 

diversion dam, at different datums. May 9, 1895, to Mar. 31, 1899, staff gage at site 

li miles downstream and 600 ft downstream from Home Supply Ditch diversion dam, at 

different datura. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1926, staff gage at site 6| miles upstream at 

different datura. Jan. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder 

at site 50 ft downstream at datum 1.45 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 504 cfs June 18 (gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum

 daily, 3.2 cfs Nov. 12. *-,-, 

1887-92, 1895-1903, 1926-33, 1938-49, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 7,600 cfs July 19, 

1945 (gage height, 7.55 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 2,200 cfs; minimum daily recorded, that of Nov. 12, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

 measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson River basin above station through Alva B. 

Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. 159 for diversion for water year 1960); this 

imported water was diverted through Olympus tunnel and bypassed this station. Part of 

the natural flow of Big Thompson River has also been diverted through ^.ytrous tunnel 

since May 17, 1955 (44,640 acre-ft in 1960), and Dille tunnel since Apr. 20, 1959 

(11,040 acre-ft in 1960), and returned to the river just below this station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1891, 1927.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per seond)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

2.0

4.0

8.0

13

28

2.5 

3.0

146

286

486

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1360

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

77

80

70

74

77

80

74

69

70

72

72

72

82

74

72

70

64

69

64

64

63

61

60

72

66

69

63

67

48

14 

22

2,051

66.2

4,070

Nov.

11

3.4

7.2

7.2

15

48

75

74

74

8.0

4.0

i2~ 3.2

15

54

44

39

69

69

47

41

41

38

41

34

35

16

25

47

46

999.0

33.3

1,980

Dec.

47

43

50

41

24

29

51

3T

38

34

39

34

26

33

28

31

29

32

33

24

21

27

21

23

26

28

27

15

16

14 

i2

930

30.0

1,840

Calendar year 1959 : Max 442

Jan.

15

14

11

TT

13

14

16

22

16

15

15

15

15

17

14

13

14

12

14

15

14

16

17

17

18

18

16

15

16

19 

18

475

15,3

942

Feb.

19

18

21

21

19

23

20

25

2J

18

21

21

18

18

20

17

TT

19

20

21

18

21

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

574

19.8

1,140

Min 3 . 2

Mar.

18

18

18

19

20

21

23

22

19

19

18

19

20

20

22

20

19

23

25

29

33

34

31

44

48

51

54

57

50

37

45

896

28.9

1,780

Apr.

36

39

36

38

40

48

56

61

66

75

88

75

64

66

63

63

57

64

64

64

72

90

75

86

74

72

72

60

72

64

1,900

63.3

3,770

May

86

80

78

84

168

158

126

86

90

75

72

74

114

88

77

97

80

74

63m

66

64

97

138

106

106

124

106

128

124

110

3,005

96.9

5,960

June

192

239

251

242

264

260

251

293

236

221

224

213

179

189

230

304

257

'235" 341

286

236

171

136

103

T36

146

138

126

128

138

6,360

212

12,610

July

124

114

131

176

TIT

131

103

108

97

88

121

90

112

141

124

119

117

108

110

110

103

97

97

110

99

88

86

M

93

90

117

3,433

111

6,810

Aug.

136

T36

117

101

97

99

103

110

117

124

119

110

108

112

112

108

117

119

103

93

88

84

82

88

99

101

90

80

77

70 

69

3,169

102

6,290

Sept.

69

66

72

84

80

80

88ai97

88

75

69

66

61

57

60

61

95

86

74

66

64

75

70

63

57

56

51

50

51

2,128

70.9

4,220

Mean 76.1 Ac-ft 55,060

Water year 1959-60 : Max 341 Mln 3.2 Mean 70.8 Ac-ft 51,410

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14 to Mar. 17.
162 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7420. Little Thompson River near Berthoud, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'30", long 105°12'15", In NW£ sec.2, T.3 N., R.70 W., on left bank at 

mouth of canyon, 1\ miles southwest of Berthoud.

Drainage area. 101 sq ml (revised).

Records available. May 1929 to September 1930, April 1947 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 22, 1947, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 203 cfs May 5 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1929-30, 1947-60: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs May 9, 1957; maximum gage height, 

9.3 ft June 6, 1949, from floodmark; no flow at times in 1948-49, 1951, 1953-55.

Remarks. Records poor. One small diversion above station. Inflow from Colorado-Big 

Thompson project above station from May 16, 1953, to Apr. 25, 1957.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1116: 1947(M). WSP 1310: 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftinK-eontrol method used Apr. 12-14, July 16 to Sept. 17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

2.6

1.2

2.7

8.0

22

53

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

4.5

8.0

14

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

2.8

28

47

84

145

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.3

ITS

5.9

7.5

18

27

2?

18

15

12

9.4

8.0

8.7

*7.5

6.9

7.5

6.9

6.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.9

4.8

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.3

7.5

9.4

9,6

269.3

8.69

534

Nov.

9.4

12

14

15

14

13

12

14

*12

11

11

10

9.0

8.0

6.4

5.4

6.9

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

3 2

240.4

8.01

477

Dec.

5.2

Z.I

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.6

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1 . 8

1.7

72.9

2.35

145

Jan.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.8

T78

1.8

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.5

47.2

1.52

94

Feb.

1.5

1.4

*T75"

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.0

T75

-1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

47.7

1.64

95

Mar.

1.8

178

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.4

3.8

3.8

5.9

4.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.1

3.2

*4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

1 6.9

10

16

22

*24_

20

20

19

15

11

10

238.3

7.69

473

Apr.

8.7

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.7

9.4

11

7.5

~9.1 16

*11

11

*11

10

11

10

12

11

9.1

9.1

10

10

8.0

T73~ 7.3

9.6

15

14

295.3

9.84

586

May

17

17

15

15

125

135

136

126

120

115

102

*92

81

70

65

59

56

55

54

51

48

41

37

36

37

33

31

33

29

23

*19

1,873

60.4

3,720

June

16

16

13

13

12

*14

13

12

19

rr

16

19

12

11

9.1

9.6

8.0

8.0

*8.6

7.0

5.6

4.5

3.4

4.4

7.3

5.2

4.2

3.9

*2.1

1.4

295.3

9.84

586

July Aug.

1 1 ' 3

1.1

1 1.1

> 0.4 1.1

"

) 4

1.8 *7S

6.6 .5

1 " 5

" 5

) .4 .5

1 " 5

1.3

) 1.4

*3.7 1.6

5.2 3.2

4.5 3.7

3.2 3.4

1.6 .0

*1.1 .2

.9 .5

.9 .5

.7 .8

.4 475

.7 4.5

.9 4.2

.9 3.2

1.3 1.8

1.4 1.8

1.1 1.8

1.4 1.6

43.1 69.0

1.39 2.23

85 137

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.6

176

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

1.6

> .3

(*)

27.6

0.92

55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19O Min 0.2 Mean 15.0 Ac-ft 10,8SO

Water wauei- year year- 1959-60 j-aoa-ou : : Max piax 136 j-oo Min nin - - Mean mean 9.62 a. oc Ac-ft «u-ic 6,990 o,aau

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--May 5 (1:40 p.m.) 203 cfs (3.09 ft); May 28 (9 p.m.) 191 cfs 

(5.05 ft)._____ ___

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 10-14 (stages-discharge relation affected by ice during part of 

period), July 1-6, 9-14, Sept. 18-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 5, 6, 13, 14, 26, 28, 29, Dec. 5, 23, 24, 31, Jan. 2-8, 15-26, 

Feb. 17, Feb. 24 to Mar. 5, Mar. 15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 163 

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado

6955. Elevenmlle Canyon Reservoir near Lake George. Lat 38"54"19", long 105°2F'30", in 

NiSWJL sec.20, T.13 S., R.72 W., at north end of dam on South Platte River, 8 miles 

soutnwest of Lake George. Records available, October 1932 to September 1960. Prior to 

September 1938, published in WSP 1310. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximum contents 

observed during year, 103,400 acre-ft Mar. 29 (elevation, 8,598.62 ft); minimum 

observed, 97,010 acre-ft Sept. 25, 29 (elevation, 8,596.77 ft). Maximum cortents 

observed during period 1932-60, that of Mar. 29, 1960; no contents at times in 1935.

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam completed by Denver Board of Water Commissioners in November 1932. Spillway built 5.00 ft higher Aug. 1, 1957. Storage began 

in October 1932. Capacity 97,780 acre-ft between elevations 8,488.25 (invert of outlet pipe) and 8,597.00 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage is negligible. Records 

given herein represent total contents. Water is for municipal use by city of Denver. 

Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners.

7010. Cheeaman Lake near Deckers. Lat 39°12'26", long 105 0 16'18", in NW^SW^ sec.6, T.10 S., 

R.70 W., at dam on South Platte River, 4 miles southwest of Deckers. Records available, 

September 1900 to December 1901, September 1902 to September 1960. Prior to October 

1938, published in WSP 1310. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 6,622.91 ft 

above mean sea level (datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximvm contents 

observed during year, 79,660 acre-ft Apr. 11 (gage height, 212.68 ft); mininum observed, 

47,090 acre-ft Oct. 2 (gage height, 169.58 ft). Maximum contents observed during 

1900-1901. 1902-60, 80,820 acre-ft June 23, 1918, and June 7, 1921 (gage height, 

214.00 ft); minimum observed since appreciable storage was attained, 3,650 acre-ft 

Apr. 20, 1933 (gage height, 55.02 ft).

Reservoir is formed by masonry dam completed about October 1902. Capacity, 79,060 

acre-ft at gage height 212 ft (spillway crest) above sill of lowest gate. No dead 

storage. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is for municipal use by 

city of Denver. Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners.

7375. Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collina. Lat 40°36 I 00", long 105°10'10", in SW£ sea 6, 

T.7 N., R.69 W., on right bank near abutment of Horsetooth Dam on tributaries of Cache 

la Poudre River, 5 miles west of Port Collins. Records available, April 1951 to September 1960. Staff gage read at irregular intervals varying from 1 to 10 days. Datum of 

gage is 5,270.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents observed 

during year, 133,400 acre-ft June 19, 22 (elevation, 5,424.55 ft); minimum observed, 

43,240 acre-ft Oct. 2 (elevation, 5,361.90 ft). Maximum contents observed during 

period 1951-60, 138,400 acre-ft May 23-29, 1958 (elevation, 5,427.30 ft); minimum 

observed, 3,040 acre-ft Sept. 23, 1954 (elevation, 5,302.20 ft); no storage prior to 

Apr. 18, 1951.

Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dike and dams closing openings in a subsequent valley between hogbacks. Dams completed July 21, 1949; storage began Jan. 10, 

1951; dead storage pools filled Apr. 18, 1951. Usable capacity, 143,500 acre-ft above 

elevations 5,320 ft (invert of channel from Spring Canyon Dam), 5,310 ft (invert of 

channel from Dixon Canyon Dam), 5,270 ft (trashrack sill of outlet at Soldier Canyon 

Dam), and below maximum water surface elevation 5,430 ft (6 ft below crest of Satanka 

Dike). Dead storage, 8,270 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for storage of water diverted 

from Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel for supplemental irrigation supply to Cache la Poudre River basin as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

7425. Carter Lake near Berthoud.--Lat 40°19'30", long 105°12'45", in SE^ sec.10, T.4 N., 

R.70 W., in hoist house 293 ft from right abutment of Carter Lake Dam on Dr/ Creek, 

7 miles west of Berthoud, and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Records available, March 

1954 to September 1960. Electric tape gage read at irregular intervals var7ing from 

1 to 13 days. Datum of gage is 5,618.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. 

Maximum contents observed during year, 81,560 acre-ft Apr. 27 (elevation, 5,733.95 ft); 

minimum observed, 16,930 acre-ft Sept. 26 (elevation, 5,657.25 ft). Maximum contents 

observed during period 1954-60, 100,700 acre-ft May 20, 1958 (elevation, 5,751.70 ft); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was attained, 96.0 acre-ft Oct. 25, 1954 

(elevation, 5,621.40 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dam and dikes enlarging the natural basin 

of Carter Lake. Storage began in February 1954 and dead storage pool was f.Mled Mar. 5, 

1954. Usable capacity. 113,500 acre-ft between elevations 5,618.00 (trashrack sill at 

Carter Lake Dam outlet) and 5,763.00 ft (maximum water surface, 6 ft below crest of dam). 

Dead storage, 3,310 acre-ft. Water diverted from Colorado River basin throigh Alva B. 

Adams tunnel is pumped from Flatiron Reservoir into Carter Lake for supplemental irrigation supply to Little Thompson River, St. Vrain Creek, and Boulder Creek basins. 

Water above elevation 5,620 ft may be released for return to Flatiron Reservoir where 

pump turbines can operate in reverse to generate power and water can be used for irrigation in Big Thompson or Cache la Poudre River basins. It is part of the Colorado-Big 

Thompson project. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Records furnished 

by Bureau of Reclamation.
164 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado Continued 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 19>30

Date

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1959...

Water year 1959-60...

Sept. 30................

Dec . 31 ................

Calendar year 1959...

Water year 1959-60...

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Elevenmlle Canyon Reservoir

8,597.08 

8,597.49 

8,597.16 

8,597.20

-

8,597.12 

8,597.18 

8,598.51 

8,597.06 

8,597.12 

8,597.02 

8,597.08 

8,596.93 

8,596.81

-

98,050 

99,460 

98,330 

98,470

-

98,190 

98,400 

103,000 

97,990 

98,190 

97,850 

98,050 

97,540 

97,140

-

+1,410 

-1,130 

+140

-30

-280 

+210 

+4,600 

-5,010 

+200 

-340 

+200 

-510 

-400

-910

Hofsetooth Reservoir

5,361.80

5,375.30 

5,383.90

-

5,403.55 

5,410.70 

5,416.50 

5,423.80 

5,423.30 

5,413.25 

5,381.70 

5,368.35

-

43,230 

a48,050 

58,730 

69,700

-

a84,680 

97,990 

109,400 

119,100 

132,000 

131,100 

113,700 

66,820 

50,480

-

+4,820 

+10,680 

+10,970

+12,870

+14,980 

+13,310 

+11,410 

+9,700 

+12,900 

-900 

-17,400 

-46,880 

-16,340

+7,250

Gage height 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Cheesraan Lake

169.60 

176.50 

184.26 

186.37

-

187.88 

189.08 

201.60 

212.18 

212.35 

211.94 

204.82 

191.59 

187.06

-

47,110 

51,650 

57,040 

58,570

-

59,670 

60,560 

70,300 

79,220 

79,370 

79,010 

72,940 

62,440 

59,070

-

+4,540 

+5,390 

+1,530

+3,030

+1,100 

+890 

+9,740 

+8,920 

+150 

-360 

-6,070 

-10,500 

-3,370

+11,960

Carter Lake

5,670.28

5,685.45 

5,703.71

-

5,726.18 

5,732.62

5,729.39 

5,724.37

5,677.53 

5,657.47

-

25,380 

a23,800 

36,730 

52,180

-

a66,250 

73,600 

80,180 

a81,340 

76,860 

71,780 

a57,320 

30,640 

17,060

-

-1,580 

+12,930 

+15,450

-100

+14,070 

+7,350 

+6,580 

+1,160 

-4,480 

-5,080 

-14,460 

-26,680 

-13,580

-8,320

t Elevation or gage height at 5 p.m.

a No elevation record; contents estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 165

7440. Big Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle, Colo.

Location Lat 40°21'00 n , long 104°47'04", on line between SE&3W£ and SW£SE£ sec.33,

T.5 N., R.66 W., on left bank 0.7 mile upstream from highway bridge, 1.6 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 4 miles west of La Salle.

Drainage area. 828 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1914 to October 1915, torch 1927 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310. Published as Thompson 

River at mouth, near La Salle 1934-47.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic mep). Apr. 1, 

T914, to Oct. 31, 1915, staff gage and Mar. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage 

recorder, at bridge 0.7 mile downstream at different daturas.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs July 4 (gage height, 2.36 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.4 cfs Apr. 22, 23.

1914-15, 1927-60; Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Aug. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.80 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; maximum gage 

height, 8.22 ft May 9, 1957; no flow at times in 1934-35, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three or more times s month. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions for irrigation of about 95,000 acres above station, and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1941 (M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice- effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4-9, 20-25)

0.0 

.1 

.3 

.5

0 

4.0

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

94

167

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

118

12o

T22

118

106

100

97

95

89

88

85

3ff

99

100

97

97

107

102

97

98

97

97

91

93

93

89

90

91

104

115 

104

3,095

99.8

6,140

Nov.

104

106

T6T

103

103

99

98

91

94

98

95

98

91

85

97

90

85

94

94

93

93

91

90

88

86

82

11

80

86

86

2,783

92.8

5,520

Dec.

86

86

90

90

84

91

35

89

86

84

85

82

80

80

79

80

80

79

79

16

80

81

77

77

84

82

80

77

79

80

81

2,554

82.4

5,070

Jan.

81

M

66

68

70

68

70

77

77

79

79

76

75

75

74

74

71

60

a61

61

a55

aSS

a56

a57

a58

a57

a58

58

56

59 

61

2,061

66.5

4,090

Feb.

61

62

63

62

57

62

61

64

67

63

62

59

63

64

58

63

58

55

62

61

58

59

45

40

40

40

37

37

40

1,623

56.0

3,220

Mar.

45

50

52

54

56

60

68

81

85

al

74

74

71

69

69

70

64

65

68

70

65

67

65

64

63

62

59

58

57

56 

54

1,996

64.4

3,960

Apr.

50

46

20

17

16

14

14

17

22

26

25

26

29

26

25

24

21

19

17

7.5

4.0

1^1

2.4

4.7

15

7.5

3.2

3.2

5.4

20

529.3

17.6

1,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 742 Min 7.0 Mean 96.6

May

12

10

19

23

80

88

43

31

29

27

21

17

16

8.9

7.5

12

22

77

102

108

73

69

50

53

64

31

16

31

24

39 

24

1,227.4

39.6

2,430

June

11

10

21

32

170

145

67

52

45

58

108

89

46

31

37

56

43

94

100

80

49

49

23

20

15

16

20

22

24

26

1,559

52.0

3,090

July

34

35

49

231

126

95

75

64

53

44

43

56

49

41

38

39

38

34

SB- 33

39

42

41

46

59

50

44

44

43

38 

41

1,699

54.8

3,370

Aug.

84

126

110

110

111

110

108

108

113

154

126

120

120

122

124

120

75

42

37

38

38

33

33

34

27

30

29

26

26

28 

28

2,370

76.5

4,700

Sept.

27

26

25.

28

26

29

61

97

117

121

110

111

64

34

33

32

34

32

37

30

30

37

43

43

52

47

45

45

50

53

1,519

50.6

3,010

Ac-ft 69.910

Water year 1959-60: Max 231 Min 2.4 Mean 62.9 Ac-ft 45J650

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note,.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-7, 18, Feb. 24 to Mar. 7, Mar. 29 to 

to Apr. 2.

618097 O - 61 - 1Z
166 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7475. Cache la Poudre River near Rustic, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°41'45", long 105°41'10", In SE£ sec.33, T.9 N., R.74 W., 01 right bank 

20 ft downstream from trail bridge, 100 ft downstream from unnamed tributary, 500 ft 

south of State Highway 14, 5f miles west of Rustic, 8| miles downstream from outlet of 

Laramie-Poudre tunnel, and 33 miles west of Fort Collins.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,610 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 14 cfs Feb. 24-29.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Feb. 2, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversion see p. 168), 

transmountain diversion (see p. 172), storage reservoirs, and a few small diversions 

for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

22

36

54

98

168

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

256

390

620

920

1,280

2,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

48

41

46

42

44

46

40

42

44

42

46

45

42

44

45

38

59

39

*43

41

39

45

66

66

67

53

67

58 

45

42

1,460

47.1

2,900

Nov.

52

47

48

44

26

27

39

40

39

*40

42

38

26

56- 25

27

30

36

34

31

34

34

47

36

38

27

28

28

29 

32

1,050

35.0

2,080

Dec.

31

32

31

33

27

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

20

19 

TS

19

788

25.4

1,560

Jan.

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

17

IS" 16

17

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

21

5T

591

19.1

1,170

Feb.

20

*W

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

15

14

IT

14

14

14

14

498

17.2

988

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,070 Min 11

Mar.

15

15

15

16

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

20

18

*18

19

20

20

21

23

23

24

25

27

28

29

27 

26

24

638

20.6

1,270

Apr.

22

52- 21

23

24

*25

28

34

46

52

*59

72

61

62

65

64

60

56

61

70

87

199

229

274

555

199

165

152

145 

131

2,737

91.2

5,430

Mean 245

May

129

113

120

118

120

10"0" 93

150

208

253

*344

570

802

920

808

730

754

670

565

498

488

575

814

934

778

724

913

934

1,030

1,130 

1,250

17,635

569

34,980

June

*1,400

1,450

1,630

1,700

1,800

1,700

*1,570

1,700

1,660

1,650

1,660

1,330

1,480

1,410

1,540

1,610

1,620

*1,700

1,680

1,690

1,650

1,420

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,190

1,070

1,020

997

44,417

1,481

88,100

July

962

578

864

906

790

844

772

718

676

665

772

700

645

600

418

*398

372

348

327

303

296

293

300

418

430

414

390

383

402

410

17,077

551

33,870

Aug.

406 356"

369

380

355

*235

214

208

205

188

176

174

176

171

223

217

223

226

211

188

190

196

199

202

214

208

199

158" 155

205

193

7,044

227

13,970

Sept.

205

208

214

211

217

235

244

55!f

223

208

193

182

163

155

142

155

160

214

160

152

127

155

163

73

54

47

#43

72

107

109

4,817

161

9,550

Ac-ft 177,100

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,800 Min 14 Mean 270 Ac-ft 195,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Oct. 31, Nov. 5-10, 13-17, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 5-13. No gage-height record Dec. 14 to Apr. 11 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

during most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 167

7486. South Pork Cache la Poudre River near Rustic, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°38'30", long 105°29'30", in SW£ sec.20, T.8 N., R.72 W., on left bank 

5.7 miles upstream from mouth, 6 miles southeast of Rustic, and 22 miles west of Fort 

Collins.

Drainage area. 90.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,596.86 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 458 cfs June 17 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum 

not determined.

Remarks. Records good except thoae for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station. Slight regulation by small reservoirs and 

lakes.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

1.8 13

1.9 17

2.1 30

2.3 50

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

120

210

360

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

92

132

225

375

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

2T

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

19

19

20

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

*18

18

17

19

21

19

20

18

21

21 

18

18

609

19.6

1,210

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

20

2o

20

20

*18

16

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

12

TO" 10

10 

10

464

15.5

920

Dec.

> 8

248

8

492

Calendar year 1959: Max 432

Jan.

(*)

> 6

186

6

369

Feb.

(»)

> 5

145

5

288

Mln -

Mar.

> 5

(")

8

10

12

14

IT

14

14

14

14

14

12

240

7.7

476

Me;

Apr.

10

10

12

14

14

*16

14

14

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

12

14

15

15

17

20

20

23

19

17

21

21

18

19

473

15.8

938

May

16

17

16

17

20

20

23

41

49

47

*56

70

96

130

138

116

96

88

70

74

69

80

107

107

94

98

113

128

157

0 189

2,520

81.3

5,000

June

*210

234

280

328

560

*360

344

328

3OO

288

280

280

262

280

294

294

334

*344

326

318

272

237

228

212

188

178

170

164

168

166

8,027

268

15,920

July

159

157

173

166

170

168

166

154

148

150

166

154

144

140

130

*108

96

96

96

90

90

84

84

85

80

75

72

69

7S

72

89

3,709

120

7,360

Aug.

80

78

74

69

68

63

*55

54

55

51

40

35

33

33

31

31

33

31

30

92_

78

68

68

70

89

87

84

84

66

27

23_

1,780

57.4

3,530

Sept.

22

23

30

28

28

30

34

3T

30

25

22

21

19

19

19

19

22

30

22

19

18

19

22

20

19

18

*18

17

15

TS

674

22.5

1,340

in 53.0 Ac-ft 38,380

Water year 1959-60 : Max 360 Min - Mean 52.1 Ac-ft 37,840

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5-25, May 5, 6. No gageheight record Nov. 26 to Apr. 17 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period); 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded ra^e In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
168 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Transbasin diversions from North Platte River basin to 

Cache la Poudre River basin in Colorado

The following seven diversions, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the North Platte River to the Cache la Poudre Rivsr or its 

tributaries. Records furnished by State engineer.

7455. Cameron Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Michigan Rive- in sec.10,

T.6 N., R.76 W., to Joe Wright Creek in sec.2, T.6 N., R.76 W.

7460. Michigan ditch diverts water from Michigan River and many small tributaries in 

sec.12, T.6 N., R.76 W., to Joe Wright Creek (tributary to Cache la Poudre River) in sec.2 

T.6 N., R.76 W.

7465. Skyline ditch diverts water from West Branch Laramie River, headgate in sec.14, 

T.8 N., R.76 W., to Chambers Lake (tributary to Cache la Poudre River) in S3C.31, T.8 N., 

R.75 W.

7470. Laramie-Poudre tunnel diverts water from Laramie River in sec.7, T.8 N., R.75 W., 

and Rawah Creek (tributary to Laramie River) in sec.14, T.9 N., R.76 W., to Cache la 

Poudre River in sec.9, T.8 N., R.75 W.

7472. Bob Creek ditch diverts water from Nunn Creek (tributary to Laramie River) in 

sec.9, T.9 N., R.75 W., to Roaring Creek (tributary to Cache la Poudre Rive") in sec.11, 

T.9 N., R.75 W.

7500. Columbine ditch diverts water from Nunn Creek (tributary to Laramie River) in 

sec.3, T.9 N., R.75 W., to North Fork Cache la Poudre River in sec.25, T.10 N., R.75 W.

7505. Wilson supply ditch diverts water from Sand Creek in sec.22, T.ll N., R.75 W., 

and at times includes water diverted from tributaries to Deadman Creek in S3C.9, T.10 N., 

R.75 W. Diversion is from the Laramie River basin to Sheep Creek (tributary to North Fork 

Cache la Poudre River) in sec.13, T.ll N., R.75 W., in the Cache la Poudre River basin. 

Records given herein represent total flow diverted from the Laramie River bisin by Wilson 

supply ditch.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1310: 1945, 1947.

Inflow from transbasln diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1959-60....

Cameron 

Pass 

ditch

156

Michigan 

ditch

1,470

Skyline 

ditch

2,560

Laramie - 

Poudre 

tunnel

15,980

Bob Creek 

ditch

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

Wilson 

supply 

ditch

0

69

3,190

Total

4,570

23,360
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 169

7515. North Fork Cache la Poudre River near Livermore, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°42'15", long 105°14'10", in sec.33, T.9 N., R.70 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile downstream from M'.lton Seaman Reservoir, and 6 miles southeast of Livermore.

DraInage area. 568 sq mi (revised). Area at site at Livermore, 540 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1929 to September 1931, May 1947 to September 1960. Published as 

"at.Livermore" 1929-31.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,380 ft (from topographic map). May 24, 

1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge at Livermore 9 miles upstream at 

datum 5,715.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 40.8 cfs (29,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 406 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.8 cfs July 19.

1929-31, 1947-60: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs May 31, 1930 (gage height, 9.82 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 390 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs May 14-23, 1955. 

Maximum flood known, 20,000 cfs (estimated) May 20, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 168), 

storage reservoirs, and diversions for irrigation (22,700 acre-ft in water year 1960).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 11-13, Aug. 5-10)

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

1.5

2.5

4.8

11

22

3.6 

3.9 

4.3 

4.7

51

90

180

320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

15

18

18

18

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

18

23

24

24

23

14

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

*9.5

9.5

12

14

14

14

430.5

13.9

854

Nov.

15

15

15

16

20

25

2626"

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

21

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Its

613

20.4

1,220

Dec.

18

18

18

18

16

16

11

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8^

8.0

8.0

8.0

14

21

21

20

361.8

11.7

718

Jan.

20

20

9.5

b5.1

b5.1

5.1

a5.1

a5.1

a5.

a5.

a5.

a5.

*5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

b5.1

b5.1

b4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

8.3

11

11

11

213.2

6.88

423

Feb.

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

777

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

281.8

9.72

559

Mar.

-77

s!o

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

12

102

145

148

140

754.1

24.3

1,5OO

Apr.

102

48

38

39

47

58

82

104

114

98

*65

1012-

14

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

29

41

43

43

46

47

43

33

29

1,299

43.3

2,580

May

38

56

52

28

49

87

152

222

225

272

*304

272

237

240

219

210

213

213

213

216

216

225

237

231

186

158

165

160

148

145

150

5,539

179

10,990

June

*142

128

130

152

145

108

83

72

158

252

248

234

142

96

49

23

14

*11

18

21

25

22

18

17

16

16

16

14

10

°' ^

2,388.3

79.6

4,740

July

4.6

4.1

3.9

4.1

6.1

7.4

11

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

12

8.3

2.1

1.8

27?

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2 5

213.6

6.89

424

Aug.

2.4

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

*- .

2!

2.

2.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.4

3TI

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

83.9

2.71

166

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.2

.4

.4

.6

.4

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.7

9.8

*17

20

20

20

240.4

8.01

477

Calendar year 1959: Max 862 Mln 3.O Mean 70.1 Ao-ft 50,760

Water year 1959-60: Max 304 Mln 1.8 Mean 33.9 Ac-ft 24,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
170 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7520. Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°39'55", long 105°13'10", in sec.15, T.8 N., R.70 W., on left bank at 

mouth of canyon, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Lewstone Creek ard 8| miles 

northwest of Fort Collins.

Drainage area. 1,055 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June to August 1881, May to July 1883, October 1883 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Records for Mar. 23 to 

Apr. 30 and July 4 to Aug. 20, 1883, published in WSP 9, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Prior to 1902, published as Cache la Poudre Creek or River 

at or near Port Collins.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 77 years (1883-1960), 399 cfs (288,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Feb. 24.

1881, 1883-1960: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 20, 1904; minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Nov. 20, 28, 1948, caused by diversion of Poudre Valley Cfnal half a 

mile upstream.

Flood of June 9, 1891, caused by failure of Chambers Lake Dam, given in State report 

as 21,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 168), transmountain diversions (see 

p. 172), diversions for irrigation (76,280 acre-ft in water year 1960), and diversions 

for municipal use (8,330 acre-ft in water year 1960).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1885-87, 1889, 1892, 1894-96, 1934. See also Records 

available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~5T 123

82

73

77

66

64

64

57

61

64

62

68

71

71

73

80

75

68

59

61

59

59

64

84

84

89

80

104

62

2,286

73.7

4,530

Nov.

75ai84

82

64

45

61

77

91

89

82

80

62

60

58

58

59

62

64

64

62

62

61

60

58

52

48

45

20

II

1,893

63.1

3,750

Dec.

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

13

23

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

580

18.7

1,150

Jan.

19

T3

19

19

19

18

17

17

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14 

14

537

17.3

1,070

Feb.

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

19

20

20

20

19

b!6

b!4

b!2

b9

b9.5

blO

b5.5

b7

b7.5

b5

bT

7

9

9

17

388.5

13.4

771

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,290 Mln 10

Mar.

IB" 17

19

20

21

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

25

22

24

24

32

37

41

48

50

51

52

57

64

145

189

n At 185

175

1,526

49.2

3,030

Apr.

139

32

20

19

19

19

20

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

84

91

73

59

61

68

112

219

266

?§8

246

238

226

219

161

2,799

93.3

5,550

May

165

175

172

158

262

145

152

136

?74

580

699

856

1,130

1,420

1,290

1,160

1,130

1,090

960

832

840

856

1,110

1,360

1,190

904

1,130

1,100

1,200

1,360

1,470

25,306

816

20,190

June

1,660

1,700

1,870

2,060

'2,010

1,890

1,690

1,640

1,710

1,660

1,880

1,790

1,850

1,720

1,940

1,980

1,890

2,050

1,930

1,880

1,910

1,410

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,110

1,200

1,020

944

936

48,780

1,626

96,750

July

824

736

760

896 760"

824

736

685

622

574

692

629

592

550

406

302

244

203

189

152

136

120

145

258

314

310

279

266

290

274 

302

14,070

454

27,910

Aug.

250" 298

282

282

254

172

98

91

106

91

80

68

56

58

42

64

66

75

68

48

50

51

51

56

73

91

93

93

68

41

39

3,295

106

6,540

Sept.

38

42

48

62

52

71

101

115

109

106

82

66

57

45

38

51

77

101

91

75

56

37

W

61

62

61

62

62

91 

132

2,131

71.0

4,230

Mean 298 Ac-ft 215.900

water year 1959-60 : Max 2,060 Mln 5 Mean 283 Ac-ft 205,500

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 14 to Feb. 14, Feb. 26 to Mar. 11 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 171 

7525. Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°25'04", long 104°38'22", in NW£ sec.11, T.5 N., R.65 W. , on right bank 

25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of courthouse in Greeley, and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,877 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March to October 1903, August to November 1904, January 1914 to December 1919, June 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,610 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eo Apr. 4, 1916, staff gage and Apr. 4, 1916, to Dec. 17, 1919, water-stage recorder 

at sites within 2 miles downstream at different daturas. May 27, 1924, to Dec. 13, 1933, 

at present site at datum 0.51 ft higher.

Average discharge. 41 years (1914-19, 1924-60), 90.2 cfs (65,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 237 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.82 f':); minimum 

daily, 8.5 cfs Apr. 26.

1903-4, 1914-19, 1924-60: Maximum daily discharge, 4,220 cfs June 24, 26, 1917; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 3, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natu-al flow of 

stream affected by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversion for municipal supply, diversions above station for irrigation 

of about 250,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1935, 1938(M), 1942-43.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method uaed Dec. 12-28, Sept. 26-30)

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

3.5

33

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

130

123

114

106

103

101

97

94

92

90

96

117

136

141

139

147

147

145

147

143

139

145

155

149

147

145

147

147

159

163

T5T

4,055

131

8,040

Nov.

151

151

151

151

143

149

149

136

132

134

134

132

124

119

121

121

117

121

121

123

119

114

114

110

114

112

110

T56~ 106

106

3,791

126

7,520

Dec.

110

106

106

114

115

114

115

115

114

114

115

133

130

117

108

112

108

105

103

101

105

112

123

126

123

115

112

106

blOO

b91

b8J3

3,454

111

6,850

Jan.

b88

b82

b80

b52

110

120

125

132

132

123

117

114

108

107

110

105

96

90

87

92

94

94

100

105

105

113

119

120

129

135

134

3,348

108

6,640

Feb.

123

118

112

112

106

112

110

117

119

119

115

114

117

119

101

97

92

87

96

96

90

92

75

80

82

73

75

79

82

2,910

100

5,770

Mar.

78

79

80

87

94

102

96

99

106

101

103

105

108

106

106

112

110

110

112

119

126

1.3!

132

134

134

128

126

128

123

110

110

3,398

110

6,740

Apr.

110

108

108

99

97

97

99

106

101

92

90

90

87

84

78

72

69

69

59

46

51

31

10

10

11

45 8.5

58

73

82

2,140.5

71.4

4,250

May

55

49

37

31

58

83

21

18

18

14

11

10

12

13

10

25

37

40

78

105

64

48

40

37

28

28

24

27

45

56

40

1,160

37.4

2,300

June

44

44

46

40

48

87

138

85

87

85

103

121

1£2

157

96

69

48

32

38

37

30

28

26

28

22

15

12

19.

10

10

1,759

58.6

3,490

July

12

18

45

130

ii3.

134

132

87

55

33

25

22

19

16

22

20

14

18

21

16

16

16

17

14

16

23

18

18

18

18

16

1,172

37.8

2,3^3

£ug.

16

16

14

14

45

55

51

40

17

16

14

16

17

16

18

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

14

12

14

12

12

13

14

12

585

18.9

1,160

Sept.

12

12

12

13

13

15

18

20

35

35

30

25

17

18

20

24

30

34

35

37

28

34

53

55

87.

78

62

52

52

43

1,000

33.3

1,980

Calendar year 1959: Max 572 Min 16 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,570

Water year 1959-60: Max 163 Mln 8.5 Mean 78.6 Ac-ft 57,060

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 5 to Feb. 2, Feb. 26 to Mar. 8 (atage-diacharge relation 

affected by Ice part of periods); dlacharge eatlmated on baaia of 3 discharge meaaurements, weather 

recorda, and recorda for nearby stationa.
172 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin

The following eight diversions, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the Colorado River to tributaries of the South Platte River in 

Colorado. Records furnished by State engineer.

9-100. Grand River ditch diverts water from tributaries of Colorado River to La Poudre 

Pass Creek (tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in NW£ sec.21, T.6 N., R.75 W. 

Pevisions (water years). WSP 1310: 190.2-27.

9-120. Eureka ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tonahutu Creek to Spruce Creek 

(tributary of Big Thompson River), revised, in sec.16, T.4 N., R.74 W. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1949.

9-130. Alva B. Adams tunnel diverts water from Shadow Mountain Reservoir and Grand 

Lake to Lake Estes (Big Thompson River) in sec.30, T.5 N., R.72 W. (for daily discharge, 

see p. 159).

9-215. Berthoud Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Fraser River to Hoop 

Creek (tributary of West Fork Clear Creek) in sec.10, T.3 S., R.75 W.

9-225. Moffat water tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Williams Fork (since 

July 1959) and Fraser River to South Boulder Creek in sec.2, T.2 S., R.74 W.

9-420. Hoosier Pass tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Blue River to Montgomery 

Reservoir (Middle Fork South Platte River) revised, in sec. 14, T.8 S., R.78 W.: this 

water is again diverted to South Catamount Creek (tributary to Catamount Creek), revised, 

in the Arkansas River basin.

9-460. Boreas Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Blue River to Tarryall 

Creek in sec.26, T.7 S., R.77 W.

Inflow from transbasln dive In acre-feet, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Month

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

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

Water year 1959-60. .......

Grand 

River 

ditch

57

23,010

Eureka 

ditch

0

69

Alva B. 

tunnel

27,100

£43,600

Berthoud 

Pass 

ditch

0

973

Moffat 

water 

tunnel

3,360

795

547

556

1,360

2,680

56,290

Hoosier 

Pass 

tunnel

0

0

0

0

0

4,610

315

0

8,220

Foreas 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

123

58

0

0

181

Total

27,370

26,130

28,340

30,880

22,900

19,860

13,400

40,830

32,480

29,840

332,300
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 173

7540. South Platte River near Kersey, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°24'44", long 104°33'46", in NW£sw£ sec.9, T.5 N., R.64 W. , near left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 37, 1.9 miles north of railroad in 

Kersey, and Z\ miles downstream from Cache la Poudre River.

Drainage area. 9,598 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1901 to December 1903, March 1905 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at Kersey" 1901-3.

Gage. Water-stage recorder since July 8, 1919. Datum of gage Is 4,575.77 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 8, 1919, staff or chain gages at former bridge 

150 ft downstream at different datum. July 8, 1919, to Sept. 7, 1921, at site 450 ft 

downstream from present site at different datum. Sept. 8, 1921, to Sept. 12, 1923, at 

site 750 ft downstream from present site at different datum. Sept. 13, 1923, to July 2, 

1935, at site 200 ft downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 57 years, 723 cfs (523,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.71 ft); minimum 

daily, 75 cfs Sept. 5-7.

1901-3, 1905-60: Maximum daily discharge, 31,000 cfs June 7, 1921, from rating 

curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 28 cfs Apr. 30, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation 

of about 888,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1902, 1906, 1935(M).

Ratine table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 5-18, Mar. 6-8, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3, Apr. 9-29, Hay 8

to June 5, June 14 to July 5, Aug. 9-28, Sept. 14-3O)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

190

370

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

970

2,070

3,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,010

1,040 

898

802

766

694

Y18

682

664

628

598

616

652

730

664

634

652

646

634

604

598

586

586

562

550

532

526 556"

604

7 6O

790

20,982

677

41,620

Nov.

742

736 

706

688

682

670

664

652

640

628

628

634

610

598

622

652

616

628

634

634

622

610

604

598

598

580

574

568

598

598

19,014

634

37,710

Dec.

592

592 

586

592

574

568

574

574

562

556

550

BTT

568

a568

a568

568

574

574

580

622

634

628

646

640

658

664

652

622

604

598

574

18,436

595

36,570

Jan.

580

a540 

a530

a520

a520

532

550

562

562

568

574

568

562

568

598

562

574

520

455

595

450

485

485

500

500

505

510

544

532

526

532

16,409

529

32,550

Feb.

550

56^8 

586

592

598

580

568

574

592

604

598

580

634

676

670

652

652

658

658

664

664

694

628

628

658

646

622

628

640

18,062

623

35,830

Mar.

646

688 

736

766

820

1,050

986

1,040

1,080

1,030

930

808

730

694

700

712

706

664

664

694

712

724

848

1,090

1,410

1,760

1,970

2,360

2,620

2,490

1,990

34,118

1,101

67,670

Apr.

2.010

1,750 

1,270

1,090

994

883

808

766

922

855

808

930

1,180

1,150

946

808

848

970

848

670

490

390

252

193

178

150

155

175

593

1,380

24,462

815

48,520

May

986

676 

485

354

646

2,710

2,560

2,330

2,200

2,000

1,830

1,690

1,540

1,480

1,350

1,220

1,280

1,410

1,700

5,510

2,880

2,510

2,190

1,880

1,700

1,400

1,000

766

706

700

646

48,135

1,555

95,470

June

616

510 

500

622

1,020

1,500

1,550

1,260

1,000

1,270

1,660

2,080

2,280

1,740

1,220

1,160

1,410

1,290

1,520

1,060

718

510

285

190

155

148

125

109

105

101

27,512

917

54,570

July

105

111 

265

776

724

688

652

598

515

a390

a338

a286

224

178

211

182

140

162

152

148

138

155

128

125

120

125

122

120

120

n 118

8,212

265

16,290

Aug.

140

205 

211

217

244

255

252

238

230

244

241

255

258

262

269

258

224

162

160

150

155

165

170

165

155

148

138

130

122

91

83

5,977

193

11,860

Sept.

81

81 

81

81

75

75

75

111

135

162

162

170

158

118

130

142

150

165

172

188

178

182

272

302

534

338 358"

330

522

522

5,430

181

10,770

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Win 108 Mean 597 Ac-ft 432,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,310 Min 75 Mean 674 Ac-ft 489,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.
174 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

V545. Middle Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°10'30", long 105°15'10", in sec.20, T.14 N., R.70 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from high-water line of Granite Springs Reservoir, 4^ miles 

northwest of Hecla, and 7 miles northwest of Granite Canyon.

Drainage area. 25.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April to July 1902, April to November 1903, April 1933 to September 

1960.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prblished as 

Middle Fork Crow Creek near Hecla 1933-45, 1948-55.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Altitude of gage is 7,270 ft (from

Topographic map). Apr. 1, 1902, to Nov. 21, 1903, staff gages at sites 1-j miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 27 years (1933-60), 4.22 cfs (3,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 18 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 0.84 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1902-3, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 495 cfs Sept. 8, 1933 (gage height, 4.90 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 52 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow, no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 100 acrss.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by city of 

Cheyenne.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1440: 1902, 1939(M), 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.7 

2.0 1.0

3.7

10

23

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.7

.7 g

39.1

1.26

78

Nov.

> 1

30

1

60

Dec.

> 0.8

24.8

0.8

49

Jan.

> 0.7

21.7

0.7

43

Feb.

> 0.6

17.4

0.6

35

Mar.

> 1

> 10

130

4.2

258

Apr.

6.0

4.0

4.5

6.0

10

14

14

9.7

8.5

8.2

7.3

6.8

5.7

5.3

4.9

5.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

*4.1

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.4

37?

4.1

5.3

180.7

6.02

358

May

5.7

6.4

*5.7

5.5

6.4

O" 8.7

7.8

5.9

4.7

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.3

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

131.6

4.25

261

June

0.8

.8

*.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.2

5.1

5.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.3

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

34.7

1.16

69

July

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.1

.4

TT

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

2.7 0

0.09 0

5.4 0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 4.59 Ac-ft 3,320

Water year 1959-60: Max - Min O Mean 1.67 Ac-ft 1,220

Peak discharge (base, 23 cfs). During period Mar. 21-28 (time and discharge unknown)._____

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3, 4. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, 

Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, Nov. 5 to Apr. 6, (stage-discharge relation affected by ice durin,-; part of 

periods), June 2, 3; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 175

7550. South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°07 I 40", long 105°12'00", in sec.2, T.13 N., R.70 W. , on left bank just 

upstream from high-water line of South Crow Creek Reservoir, 2f miles southwest of 

Heela and 3 miles northwest of Granite Canyon.

Drainage area. 13.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1933 to September 1960 (no winter records for water years 1936-50), 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prior to October 1950, 

published as South Fork Crow Creek near Hecla.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,190 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--12 years (1933-35, 1950-60), 1.27 cfs (919 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; no flow for many days.

1333-60: Maximum discharge, 110 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 3.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20 cfs; no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect OP no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 100 acres.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by city of 

Cheyenne.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

.4 

1.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9 

3.3 

5.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1S60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.4

.1

.1

.0

.0

.9

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2 

1.2

1.0

32.5

1.05

64

Nov.

> 0.8

24.0

0.8

48

Dec.

> 0.6

18.6

0.6

37

Jan.

> 0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Feb.

> 0.4

11.6

0.4

23

Mar.

> 1

> 6

86

3

171

Apr.

3.5

3.1

3.2

3.7

4.2

5.0

5.2

570

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.7

2.9

2.7

1.9

*2.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.0

.9

79

1.6 

2.2

92.0

3.07

182

May

2.6

2.7

*2.5

2.3

3.5

3.9

373

2.7

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0

58.2

1.88

115

June

0.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.9

1.3

1.4

1.6

T74

1.1

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

*0 

0

18.8

0.63

37

July

0

0

0

0

^

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959; Max 27 Mln o Mean 2.64 Ac-ft 1,920

Water year 1959-60: Max - Mln o Mean 0.98 Ac-ft 709

Peak discharge (base, 16 cfs). Mar. 21-28 (time and discharge unknown.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. No gage-height rscord Nov. 5 

to Apr. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of period), May 28, 29, June 20, 21; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby 

stations.
176 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7576. Kiowa Creek at K-79 Reservoir, near Eastonville, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°04'00", long 104°34'55", in SE^-NW^ 3ec.29, T.ll S., R.64 V. , in reservoir area, 140 ft upstream and 250 ft from left end of earth-fill dam on Kiowa Creek 

and 1.2 miles west of Eastonville.

Drainage area. 3.20 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete drop-inlet control structure. Datvm of gage is 

7,287.14 ft above mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during year, 18 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 33 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) Mar. 25, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents; no rainfall on reservoir surface 

during time of peak inflow.

1955-60: Maximum outflow, 1,480 cfs July 30, 1957 (gage height, 22.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 68 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow in 

spillway and theoretical flow in outlet tube; no flow for many days in each year. Maximum inflow, 5,250 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) July 30, 1957, conputed from 

outflow and change in reservoir contents; no rainfall on reservoir surface during time 

of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stagedischarge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam, 755 ft 

long, with grass sodded emergency spillway section at gage height 20.1 ft; dam completed in June 1955. Outlet is a 3-foot square uncontrolled drop-inlet structure 

covered with an anti-vortex baffle, with two 12-inch square uncontrolled portholes on 

upstream face and two on right face. Crest of drop inlet is at gage-height 10.84 ft; 

inverts of portholes on upstream face are at gage heights 2.90 and 6.87 ft and inverts 

of portholes on right face are at 4.87 and 8.85 ft. Drop inlet structure connects to 

a 24-inch diameter outlet pipe at base of dam. Reservoir capacity based on 1959 survey, 125 acre-ft at spillway crest, 23.1 acre-ft at crest of drop inlet, and 12.6, 

4.75, 0.83, and 0.00 acre-ft at inverts of portholes. No dead storage. Dam constructed by U. S. Soil Conservation Service as part of the Kiowa Creek Watershed Protection 

Project. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for water year 

1960 are given in WSP 174S.

Cooperation. Reservoir capacity table furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation Service. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

( t)

(tt)

Oct.

~TT 0.4

.09

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.09

'

> a.l

< (*)

> .05

3.28

O.1O6

0.01

0.64

Nov.

(*)

_

-

-

-

Dec.

(*)

_

-

_

-

Jan.

(*)

(*)

_

_

_

-

Feb.

(*)

_

-

_

-

Mar.

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

(**)

**b0.8

b.4

b5.8

12.

f7

f5.5

*3.6

*2.1

2.1

al.O

-

_

-

Apr.

al.3 

al.o

a. 9

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.1

*.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.3

*.Z

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

.7

18.6

0.62

0.02

0.37

May

0.3 

.3

*.2

.2

.7

*1.4

Ts

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.7

.5

.3

.5

.2

*.2

.2

.2

~f i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11.0

0.35

0.01

1.40

June

> 0.08

*.. 1

(*)

> .06

2.00

0.067

0

0.42

July

J 0.04

*1. 5

Tog

.1

.1

.01

0

0

0

o

^

> .02

J

.0]

(*)

> .03

2.43

0.078

0

2.28

Aug.

> 0.03

(*)

0.93

0.03

0

0.32

Sept.

> 0.01

J

2

0

o 1°

> .02

J

0

0

.01

( **)

> .02

'

0.44

0.015

0

0.38

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month, in Reservoir No. K-79.

** ~ " rxexu Fildestimate e»bj.maue madea on thisn day.

tt Precipitation, in inches, during month, at rain gage at reservoir. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

.corded range in stage, partial gage-height record, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 177

7580. Klowa Creek at Elbert, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°12'35", long 104°32'00", In SE^NE^ sec.3, T.10 S., R.64 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile southeast of Elbert and half a mile upstream from West Kiowa 

Creek.

Drainage area. 28.6 sq ml.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,740 ft (from topographic mnp).

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.28 cfs (203 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 220 cfs Mar. 23; no flow for most of year.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 305 cfs Aug. 27, 1955 (gage height, 4.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 61 cfs; no flow for most of each year.

Maximum flood known occurred May 30-31, 1935; discharge at site about 1 mile downstream, 43,500 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow. Most of the water is 

believed to have passed this station. For discussion of this flood, see WSP 997.

Remarks. Records poor. Floodflows decreased by a series of retarding dams on Kiowa Creek 

and tributaries above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

O

0

0

Calendar year

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

O

o

o

* 1959: Max 0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Min 0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0.2

2.9

*78

*114

*77

*54

*36

*22

*8.2

*2 8

*3.0

398.1

12.8

790

Apr.

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

^ 3

\l

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.S

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.5

0.38

23

May

0.3

.3

.3

*.2

.4

*.5

5.0

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

*2.2

1.8

2.0

.9

.8

*.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

20.6

0.66

41

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.8

O.O6

3.6

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mean O Ac-ft O

Water year 1959-60: Max 114 Min 0 Mean 1.18 Ac-ft 858

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
178 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7582. Kiowa Creek at Kiowa, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°20', long 104=29', in SW^ sec.20, T.8 S., R.63 W., on left bank 0.7 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 86 and 0.7 mile south of Kiowa.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (estimated from nearby bench 

mark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 4.01 cfs (2,900 acre-ft).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.42 ft); maximum gage height recorded, 4.73 ft Mar. 19 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 5,980 cfs July 20, 1957 (gage height, 6.62 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for many days in each year.

Maximum flood known occurred May 30-31, 1935; discharge at Elbert abort 9-J- miles 

upstream, 43,500 cfs, and at site about 12 miles downstream 110,000 cfs, by slope-area 

measurement of peak flow. For discussion of this flood see WSP 997.

Remarks. Records poor. Little or no diversion above station. Ploodflow regulated to 

some extent by a series of retarding dams on Klowa Creek and tributaries above station. 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1742.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

C)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0.1

0.003

0.2

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5 *.2

.1

> .1

} "

.1

.1

.1

.3

4.3

0.14

8.5

Jan.

(*)

> 0.2

> .5

I (*)

) A

i

12.8

0.41

25

Feb.

> 0.9

(*)

> .3

14.7

0.51

29

Calendar year 1959 : Max 18 Min 0

Mar.

~1

1

> 0.2

1

J

1.5

2.0

4.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.0

20

70

139

182

*322

*568 519"

 511

*150

*139

67

*33

52

2,363.0

76.2

4,690

Apr.

52

47

28

20

17

13

13

11

11

11

9.0

6.6

*13

7.4

7.4

6.6

7.4

*5.8

6.6

*5.0

5.8

6.6

4.2

BTo

5.0

5.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.0

352.2

11.7

699

May

2.6

1.8

2.6

2.6

4.2

*11

*17

6.6

7.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

9.0

24

*26

17

20

13

4.2

*5.0

3.4

1.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

iJL

211.6

6.83

4EO

June

0^6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

*0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.10

5.8

July Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

o

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 1.21 Ac-ft 874

Water year 1959-60 : Max 568 Min o Mean 8.09 Ac-ft 5,880
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 179

7583. Kiowa Creek at Bennett, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'54", long 104°24'46", In NW£ sec.35, T.3 S., R.63 W., on left bank 

350 ft upstream from U. S. Highways 36, 40, and 287, and 1 mile east of Bernett.

Drainage area. 236 sq ml.

Records available. March to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,430 ft (from topographic irap).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 1.39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 470 cfs; no flow for most of time.

Remarks. Records poor. Little or no diversion above station. Floodflow regulated to 

some extent by a series of retarding dams on Kiowa Creek and tributaries above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19oO

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan. Feb. Mar.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

**40

*80

*50

*40

*30

*60

*40

*25

16

21

15

*40

210

170

*98

*300

*597

*51B

*480

222

*275

98

*50

27

3,502

113

6,950

Apr.

*33 

15

B

**10

> 7

(*)

1 («)

> *5

J <*>

\ g

J (**)

5

*12

8.4

6.3

211.7

7.06

42O

May

6.3 

2.1

e2

Z.I

13

e!5

elO

e9

e8

eS

e3

e2

e3

e2

el

el

el

*e50

*44

4 ?

*6.3

4

3

**2.5

*2

.7

*1

.9

.3

0

0

247.2

7.97

490

June

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

e-i!

.1

0

*o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

o.oi

0.6

July

(*)

(*)

0

o

0

A-.-g.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 597 Min 0 Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 1-15, IB, 19, 23, Apr. 2-2B, May 22-29, June 11; discharge estimated on basis of 25 discharge measurements,4 field estimates, partial gage-height record, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
180 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7585. South Platte River near Weldona, Colo.

Location. La t 40°19'20", long 103°55'15", in SWijSW^ sec. 7, T.4 N. , R.58 W. , on left bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 144, 2.8 miles southeast of Weldona, 

and 4.2 miles upstream from Bijou Creek.

Drainage area. 13,245 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,307.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge . 8 years, 399 cfs (288,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs May 21 (gage height, 5.41 ft); minimum 

daily , 101 cfs Nov. 28.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs May 11, 1957 (gage height, 9.92 ft): minimum 

daily, 43 cfs Dec. 9, 1952.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discha _e,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shirting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, Nov. 18 to Dec. 5, 

Apr. 1-9, Apr. 3o to June 18, Aug. 7-28)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

85

185

365

4.2 

5.0 

6.0

780

1,530

2,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

492 

550

568

498

440

*390

353

317

289

254

240

229

229

246

289

289

271

264

254

243

226

218

215

197

185

176

173

*167

191

197

188

8,838

285

17,530

Nov.

185 

188

185

148

128

161

209

191

182

170

150

*138

118

118

135

118

125

130

128

125

140 

148

128

*122

120

115

110

101

TT5

112

4,243

141

8,420

Dec.

112 IT5-

112

115

118

120

120

122

120

*120

118

115

120

122

122

122

122

122

125

122

122 

122

122

128

125

125

122

*122

120

122

122

3,736

121

7,410

Jan.

I2~2" 118 

150

170

321

509

520

532

504

435

395

321

*264

246

264

285

293

297

280

270

280 

310

370

420

450

470

490

*487

498

450

450

10,971

354

21,760

Feb.

450 

450

450

445

430

430

445

425 425-

*430

445

450

455

544

598

628

696

717

710

696

696

710

730

660

690

710

700

690

680

16,585

572

32,900

Mar.

710 

76O

820

930

1,020

1,120

1,190

1,030

1,120

1,230

1,110

1,030

956

884

852

836

828

773

731

717

*696 

634

598

544

66T

916

1,180

1,330

1,580

1,630

1,490

29,906

965

59,320

Apr.

1,280 

1,160

980

812

689

574

*550

532

504

526

482

415

425

550

532

526

538

*616

689

470

289 

164

164

155

23T

209

200

206

229

305

15,003

500

29,760

May

504 

325

345

260

240

509

1,240

1,150

964

738

. *538

390

271

170

148

200

460

788

773

996

1,710 

1,430

1,250

1,060

844

675

*492

333

246

282

212

19,543

630

38,760

June

155 

243

226

222

301

568

759

654

574

487

604

788

964

1,060

*731

460

365

400

365

370

345 

203

226

297

222

188

176

155

*145

170

12,423

414

24,640

July

226 

232

18f

17?

264

390

370

390

353

309

246

197

*215

260

254

246

232

232

236

238

218 

183

148

19T

200

183

*183

203

223

274

7,558

244

14,990

Aug.

341 

3DT

229

236

222

212

182

182

152

*158

142

140

138

191

222

236

271

194,

148

152

176 

164

150

*158

158

155

191

243

243

282

6,247

202

12,390

Sept.

282 

271

264

274

268

240

*2l3

254

260

300

320

320

325

270

250

260

270

280

300

310

*285 

274

278

317

289

305

329

333

329

325

8,625

288

17,110

Calendar year 1959; Max 2,500 Mln 101 Mean 353 Ac-ft 255,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,710 Mln 101 Mean 393 Ac-ft 285,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19-27, Feb. 23 to Mar. 7, Sept. 9-20; discharge estimated on 

basia of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

7600. South Platte River at Balzac, Colo.

181

Location. Lat 40°24'24", long 103°27'58", in NE£ sec.13 T.5 N., R.55 W. , on right bank 

just upstream from highway bridge at Balzac siding, 2-f miles northeast of Union.

Drainage area. 16,852 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1916 to September 1960. Prior to October 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,091.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19~29. Prior to Oct. 18, 1935, chain gage or water-stage recorder at various sites near 

present site at different datums. Oct. 18 to Dec. 16, 1935, staff gage and Dec. 17, 

1935, to Aug. 20, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 250 ft upstream at present datum. 

Since Oct. 1, 1936, supplementary water-stage recorder on secondary channel 600 ft to 

the left at datum 1.69 ft lower.

Average discharge. 44 years, 358 cfs (259,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Nov. 25-27, Dec. 11.

1917-60: Maximum gage height, 11.43 ft May 31, 1935 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 1.3 cfs Jan. 25, 1947.

Flood of June 11, 1921, reached a daily discharge of 31,200 cfs.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natu-al flow of 

stream affected by transmountain and transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions above station for irrigation of 

about 1,065,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

75

132

230

380

2.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

8.0

14

39

76

132

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

280

521

1,160

1,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

360

272

234

304

226

160

94

47

39

36

33

29

28

26

26

25

26

22

20

20

18

17

16

16

15

14

IT

19

20

20

18

2,214

71.4

4,390

Nov.

16

16

16

16

13

12

16

23

18

19

12

12

12

12

19

42

40

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

_11

11

11

12

12

12

475

15.8

942

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

T2

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

387

12.5

768

Jan.

14

14

14

14

15

16

18

20

23

23

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

20

22

22

22

32

50

100

150

b220

b250

b275

262

204

1,962

63.3

3,890

Feb.

153

' 105

39

38

30

26

27

23

 22

20

20

21

20

24

94

210

230

265

262

269

236

233

b220

b220

b220

220

220

220

220

3,907

135

7,750

Mar.

220

230

250

250

350

600

1,060

1,420

1,450

1,240

900

720

640

527

454

423

393

402

364

316

152

136

150

29

1°.

47

102

276

586

1,260

1.670

16,637

537

33,000

Apr.

1,650

1,480

1,370

1,200

1,010

872

720

713

732

720

545

360

360

329

250

165

146

134

165

128

95

163

114

106

99

124

139

141

139

141

14,310

477

28,380

May

158

273

243

184

168

155

265

713

417

226

339

398

288

210

158

134

139

710

1,070

830

499

1.240

1,170

935

628

423

276

196

201

181

178

13,005

420

25,800

June

190

153

137

130

120

181

433

574

460

292

265

342

521

670

706

320

128

68

88

139

210

148

118

132

201

178

163

171

153

128

7,519

251

14,910

July

106

102

99

116

155

171

210

TsT

176

168

163

153

134

132

139

126

112

106

112

101

93

90

84

70

60

54

46

39

40

43

72

3,459

112

6,860

flu&.

102

126

128

126

158

158

153

146

153

137

126

130

122

116

118

102

97

95

97

116

118

132

132

124

126

124

118

128

148

165

3,979

128

7,890

Sept.

168

163

153

153

160

168

176

184

190

198

213

204

193

201

204

198

201

213

230

230

226

210

220

250

258

240

233

220

213

207

6,077

203

12,050

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,250 Mln 11 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,670 Mln n Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,600

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. No gage-height record Jan. 1-26, Feb. 26 to Mar. 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.

618097 O - 61 - 13
182 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7625. Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°14', long 103°51', in sec.33, T.15 N. , R.57 W., on right bank 1? miles 

east of Bushnell and l| miles upstream from Oliver Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1,361 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1931 to September 1960. Records for March to September 1931 

at site II miles upstream not equivalent owing to diversions. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,812.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 26, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 29 years, 13.0 cfs (9,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 260 cfs July 7 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.2 cfs Jan. 2.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1950 (gage height, 9.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Dec. 14, 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poo". Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1933, 1935, 1937-38, 1941, 1948-49.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12" 11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

T?

12

12

12

13

13 

12

365

11.8

724

Nov.

13

13

12

11

8.7

9.7

11

11

12

11

11

11

8.9

8.7

9.5

8.7

8.5

9.3

11

11

10

11

9.3

10

9.7

8.5

7.6

sTT

9.5

11

304.7

10.2

604

Dec.

11

11

12

12

11

11

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

To

TT

10

11 

11

381

12.3

756

Calendar year 1959: Max 28

Jan.

b6.7

b6.2

b6. 7

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.6

10

11

11

11

12

12" 13

11

11

11

9.5

8.7

7.6

8.5

8.5

8.9

9.5

10

11

11

12

12

13 

13

304.8

9.83

605

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

12

15

16

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

12

11

11

10

To

390

13.4

774

Mln 6.3

Mar.

11

11

T5" 10

11

13

18

19

18

17

16

17

15

14

16

14

14

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

11 

12

445

14.4

883

Apr.

12

T2

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

16

14

16

15-

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

399

13.3

791

May

14

14

13

13

15

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

TT

13

35

29

25

21

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

15

14

14

13

489

15.8

970

June

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

11

23.

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

20

15

13

12

11

9.7

9.5

9.1

8.5

8.5

8^3

357.0

11.9

708

July

S.3

8.1

8.3

8.9

8.9

59

~25 116

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.3

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.8 

T75

490.1

15.8

972

Aug.

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.4

.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.5

675

7.0

8.1

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8 

7.6

228.5

7.37

453

Sept.

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.6

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

239.9

8.00

476

Mean 12.8 Ac-ft 9,250

Water year 1959-60: Max 116 Mln 6.2 Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,720

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 183

7635. Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°02'00", long 102°24'00", in NE^NWi sec.12, T.12 N., R.45 W., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from county road bridge at Ralton, 2.1 miles north of ColoradoNebraska State line, and 5^ miles southeast of Chappell.

Drainage area. 3,307 sq mi.

Records available.--March to September 1931, June 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,590 ft (from topographic mar). March 

 to September 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1951-60), 12.0 cfs (8,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of ice 

effect and no gage-height record; maximum gage height, 5.1 ft Mar. 9 (from floodmark, 

backwater from ice); no flow Mar. 3-5.

1931, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Sept. 2, 1951 (gage height, 5.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow at times in 1931, 1955, 1957, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5.0 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation anc1 return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--WSP 1510: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

14T7S

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

4.0

4.2

472

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

93.7

3.02

186

Nov.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

.2

27?

2.9

2.2

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.4

4.6

735

3.6

77.6

2.59

154

Dec.

3.6

T7S

4.2

5.3

6.0

5 8

5.5

4.9

5.5

6.0

6.7

7.8

8.2

7TS

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.5

4.4

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.6

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.6 5 9

172.8

5.57

343

Jan.

4.4

2.4

1.0

.2

1.0

2.4

3.1

3.4

3.8

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.2

3.1

2.4

1.2

.8

.3

.1

75

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.7

2.8

4.2

T 5.8 £

4 .0 2 9

76.9

2.48

153

Feb.

2.4

2.6

3.1

3.6

4.0

4.6

4.6

3.1

1.6

.7

.2

275

8.7

S74

8.2

7.3

7.1

6.4

6.2

5.1

4.2

3.1

2.4

1.6

.9

.4

.3

.2

.2

104.0

3.59

206

Mar.

0.1

.1

0

S

0

.4

2.4

30

75

115

65

40

25

10

8.4

7.3

25

40

56

40

35

32

30

28

23

22

20

19

19

16

801.7

25.9

1,590

Apr.

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

15

14

15

21

26

2T

21

19

18

17

17

16

15

13

11

IT

11

12

14

13

13

482

16.1

956

May

12

12

12

14

21

28

31

34

27

23

20

18

17

15

17

11

IS

12

14

19

16

15

14

13

14

14

15

17

16

15

16

535

17.3

1,060

June

15

14

14

14

14

13

9.2

8.0

8.7

17

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

6^1

32

36

2T

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

419.6

14.0

832

July

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.8

7.1

18

14

11

7.3

9.2

10

9.4

8.9

7.8

6.7

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.8

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.1

1.6

1.4

ITS

2.0

180.1

5.81

357

Aug.

1.4

.5

7S

l.l

l.l

.9

.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.2

1.4

279- 3.7

2.0

45.9

1.48

91

Sept.

2.0

1.4

27J

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

3.1

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.2

373

3.4

3.2

3.4

79.3

2.64

157

Calendar year 1959: Max 63 Min O.2 Mean 13.4 Ac-ft 9,72O

water year 1959-60: Max 115 Min 0 Mean 8.38 Ac-ft 6,O80

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 26 to Dec. 17, Dec. 20 to Mar. 16 (no gagehelght record Feb. 14-18, 25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measments and weather records).
184 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7640. South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo.

Julesburg J a 3miles°up3tre8m froS Colorado-Nebraska State line, and & miles downstream

from Lodgepole Creek.

Drainage area. 23,138 sq mi (revised). Area at site 8| miles upstream, 19,600 sq mi. 

Recor5s available. April 1902 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only far some peri-

 ods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "near Julesburg" 1903-8, 1915-16, and as at

Ovid" 1922-24. 

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,446.76 ft above mean sea level, datum 01

 1929 Apr. 1, 1902, to May 10, 1922, staff or chain gages, and Oct. 1, 1924, to 

Sept. 30, 1956, water-stage recorder on channel 1,600 ft to right at sevsral si.tes 

within 1,800 ft of present site at various daturas. May 11, 1922 to Sept. 30, 1924, 

water-stage recorder and supplemental chain gages at site about 8? miles upstream at 

Ovid at different datum. Oct. 1, 1956, to Dec. 10, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 

135 ft downstream at present datum (used as an auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 

1956). Since Oct. 1, 1956, supplemental water-stage recorder on channel 1,600 ft to 

right at site 85 ft downstream.

Average discharge. 58 years, 458 cfs (331,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Mar. 12; minimum daily, 12 cfs 

Sept. 19.

1902-60: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs June 2, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 16,000 cfs; no flow Aug. 18-20, 1902, July 25 to Aug. 7, 1903.

Remarks. Records good except those below 30 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally male at least 

four times each month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation of about 1,220,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1742.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1310: 1902, 1906-7, 1948(P). WSP 1440: 1903-4.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6, 7, Nov. 11, 12, Dec. 28, 

June 16, 17, July 21-31)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Oct. 1 to July 31 

10

Aug. 1 to Sept. 30

107

219

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

357

695

1,180

1,720

1.3

1.4

1.5

4,0

13

27

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

275

317

30T

270

240

199

195

172

160

149

135

132

128

124

118

114

118

118

110

104

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

110

124

121

4,617

149

9,160

Nov.

121

124

124

124

110

107

124

128

128

124

124

121

101

88

114

138

153

175

261

327

332

337

307

298

284

275

266

266

284

293

5,758

192

11,420

Dec.

289

289

293

295

284

293

289

284

284

289

293

289

289

284

284

284

284

275

275

270

266

261

270

270

279

293

293

270

266

270

257

8,709

281

17,270

Jan.

248

107

91

91

128

153

183

223

261

293

312

342

379

357

223

215

253

253

260

270

270

290

300

320

320

320

310

360

350

390

450

8,302

268

16,470

Feb.

520

500

507

480

436

384

374

379

401

390

368

357

347

347

342

342

342

357

406

449

473

480

450

410

400

380

360

350

360

11,691

403

23,190

Mar.

400

500

530

560

6OO

680

750

900

950

1,100

1,400

1,500

1,020

990

940

900

832

960

1,070

950

823

758

695

623

600

541

514

493

480

461

563

24,083

777

47,770

Apr.

940

1,240

1.540

1,320

1,260

1,150

1,050

940

804

749

713

758

740

600

556

541

500

473

424

396

562

368

298

244

175

124

124

168

195

191

18,723

624

37 , 140

May

183

168

153

158

232

223

219

187

149

223

279

261

195

168

138

132

124

219

240

223

368

556

548

671

767

647

527

556

514

401

362

9,771

315

19,380

June

327

302

270

244

223

203

183

168

153

253

342

390

436

473

527

593

527

401

302

215

327

270

195

175

175

142

101

97

88

75_

8,177

273

16,220

July

67

70

75

78

97

118

72

64

56

46

44

35

28

33

37

26

26

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

20

23

24

26

24 

23

1,300

41.9

2,580

Aug.

19

19

17

17

14

14

16

19

17

19

17

17

14

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

17

14

14

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

512

16.5

1,020

Sept.

19

20

19

19

14

13

13

13

17

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

14

12

TT

14

21

7T

21

20

16

19

17

16

16

482

16.1

956

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,880 Min 13 Mean 325 Ac-ft 235,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,500 Min 12 Mean 279 Ac-ft 202,600
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 185

7650. South Platte River at Paxton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07', long 101 °21', in sec.8, T.13 N. , R.35 W. , near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Paxton.

Drainage area. 23,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January to December 1923, April 1931 to September 1933, May 1937 to 

September 1960 (irrigation seasons only 1937-39). Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at Ogallala" prior to October 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,047.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to September 1933. staff gage at site 19 miles upstream at an altitude of 

3,210 ft (from topographic map). August 1939 to Apr. 1, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 2, 

1940, to Oct. 15, 1947, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 1.50 ft higher. 

Oct. 16, 1947, to June 24, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 0.50 ft higher. 

June 25, 1948, to Oct. 3, 1951, water-stage recorder at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 906 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 3.26 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Aug. 2-6, 28, Sept. 1.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs May 7, 1942; maximum gage height, 9.5 ft 

Apr. 30, 1942, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 26-29, 1940. No 

flow at times prior to 1939.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. South Platte 

canal diverts 6 miles above station; diversion began Nov. 13, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 13. Feb. 17-23,

Mar. 8-13, June 18-26, Sept. 18-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

2.6

4.0

8.6

18

36

1.7 

1.9 

2.4 

3.1

74

140

390

850

0.3 3.0

.4 4.5

.5 7.0

0.7 14

1.0 31

1.4 66

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.8

5.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.6

2.1°.

199.6

6.44

396

Nov.

8.1

8.6

9.4

9.4

10

14

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.8

7.8

6.3

6.5

9.8

8.1

7.8

7.6

6.8

10

6.5

8.6

9.4

8.6

7.0

255.5

8.52

507

Dec.

7.0

6.3

9.4

8.3

5.6

4.6

4.6

3.9

5^0

6.5

6.5

6.3

5.2

4.8

6.0

9.0

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

11

12

9.4

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.6

226.4

7.30

449

Jan.

.3

.2

.1

.O

.4

7.7

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.0

6.0

7.0

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.8

8.1

8.3

8.6

9.0

g Q

226.5

7.31

449

Feb.

9.0

9.4

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

11

329.4

11.4

653

Mar.

11

10

12

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

41

531

703

444

158

136

162

291

794

675

538

198

226

80

65

132

58

42

34

30

5,453.6

176

10,820

Apr.

28

32

25

23

23

22

22

22

21

25

26

26

27

22

29

24

21

25

22

18

21

18

18

17

17

17

20

21

20

18

670

22.3

1,330

May

18

21

18

16

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

18

18

18

16

16

15

14

16

14

14

14

13

17

15

21

17

506

16.3

1,000

June

20

21

16

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

1111

11

14

14

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.7

353.7

11.8

702

July

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

5.5

175.1

5.65

347

Aug.

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.4

4.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

123.0

3.97

244

Sept.

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.0

379

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

103.9

3.46

206

Calendar year 1959: Max 396 Min 2.9 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 9,02O

Water ater year year 1959-6O: 1959-6O: Max Max 794 794 Mln Mln 3.2 3.2 Mean Mean 23.6 23.6 Ac-ft Ac-ft 17,100 17,100 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2-7, Jan. 14 to Feb. 3, Feb. 24 to
186 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7655. South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07', long 100°46', in sec.9, T.13N., R.30 W. , near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, three-quarters of a mile soufi of city of 

North Platte and 4 miles upstream from confluence with North Platte River.

Drainage area. 24,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to November 1897, June to August 1914, May to September 1915, 

May 1917 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site since July 19, 1945. Datum of gage is

2,790.30 ft above mean sea level (city of North Platte bench mark). Prior to Dec. 8, 

1936, staff gages and Dec. 8, 1936, to July 18, 1945, water-stage recordsrs, near present site at different datums. July 19, 1945, to July 9, 1952, at datum 4.90 ft higher, 

July 10, 1952, to Dec. 6, 1953, at datum 3.90 ft higher, Dec. 7, 1953, to July 18, 

1954, at datum 2.90 ft higher, and July 19, 1954, to Dec. 10, 1956, at datum 1.90 ft 

higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum daily, 87 cfs Aug. 5, Sept. 7.

1897, 1914-15, 1917-60: Maximum discharge observed, 37,100 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage 

height, 14.02 ft, present datum); no flow at times in summers of most years prior to 

1938.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are po:>r. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affectei by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions aid groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. South Platte 

canal diverts around station; diversion began Nov. 13, 1946.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1932-33, 1935.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

146

154

152

146

148

134

128

125

125

125

124

122

122

123

122

126

127

128

128

126

125

123

121

120

119

117

115

ITS

124

134 

137

3,985

129

7,900

Nov.

141

145

148

158

155

152

149

148

145

142

139

137

133

125

130

120

155

174

137

135

135

136

136

134

134

134

133

136

129

132

4,202

140

8,330

Dec.

132

133

133

134

135

135

136

136

135

135

134

134

133

132

133

133

134

135

136

137

139

139

137

137

137

139

137

142

T59

135 

135

4,201

136

8,330

Jan.

134

117

122

130

135

137

141

144

145

145

154

154

155

154

152

139

132

129

134

139

150

152

152

152

150

149

149

152

160

158 

160

4,476

144

8,880

Feb.

169

167

181

189

187

181

181

187

190

190

190

189

187

185

181

181

181

179

174

169

161

150

144

142

144

149

154

152

150

4,984

172

9,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 476 Min 87

Mar.

158

142

140

144

210

158

164

170

17.2

172

168

170

175

239

350

322

284

300

318

380

726

1,000

T7550~

696

577

474

434

450

406

375 

350

10,824

349

21,470

Apr.

314

755

266

242

239

236

232

236

219

204

210

213

228

219

207

207

222

219

210

195

185

180

185

192

198

197

196

195

198

188

6,522

217

12,940

May

182

172

168

166

178

185

180

185

180

172

172

172

172

170

178

180

190

201

198

201

198

192

188

185

166

164

162

192

195

188 

182

5,614

181

11,140

June

175

170

166

164

166

168

170

170

170

166

168

178

182

170

170

166

162

160

158

156

160

156

148

142

138

136

134

136

140

144

4,789

160

9,500

July

142

140

138

150

152

148

140

135

145

145

135

128

120

115

111

113

113

113

111

105

103

105

103

101

99

101

101

97

95

99 

97

3,704

119

7,350

Aug.

93

91

89

89

87

89

95

105

103

101

101

99

99

99

99

97

103

103

105

103

103

103

101

103

101

99

99

99

99

99 

97

3,053

98.5

6,060

Sept.

93

91

89

89

89

89

3i 3T

95

95

103

107

105

105

103

105

105

107

113

111

109

109

120

T55

120

118

113

111

113

115

3,120

104

6,190

Mean 149 Ac-ft 107.600

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,000 Min 87 Mean 162 Ac-ft H8JOOO

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, Dec. 23, 24, Dec. 27 to Jan. 

Jan. 14-25, Feb. 9-11, Feb. 19 to Mar. 5.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 187

7660. Platte River at Brady, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°02', long 100°23', on two channels in sees.11 and 23, T.12 N., R.27 W., 

on downstream side of highway bridges half a mile and 2f miles, respectively, south of 

Brady and 18 miles downstream from confluence of North Platte and South Platte Rivers.

Drainage area. 56,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1937, May 1938 to September 1960. 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Monthly discharge

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Datum of gage on north channel is 2,639.28 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and on south channel, 2,641.66 ft a^ove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. No information available on gages operated by State engineer prior to Nov. 18, 1938. Nov. 18, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1942, gage on north channel 

at datum 1 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Mar. 23; minimum daily, 56 cfs Sept. 6. 

I9"37-60: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs May 7, 1942; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel (Nos. 1 and 4) generally made 

once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas. Tri-County main supply canal (capacity, about 

2,000 cfs) diverts 8 miles above station; diversion started Nov. 26, 1940. River flows 

in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures given herein represent 

combined discharge. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1941(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

183

196

183

184

168

174 

168

161

164

164

156

160

152

147

149

148

149

151

154

162

158

156

155

143

146

147

139

155

a!72

a236

&_2_8_1_

5,161

166

10,240

Nov.

a288

a281

a274

268

a26O

a283 

3OO

303

293

218

206

195

135

T55

180

2OO

220

230

250

260

270

280

290

22O

210

200

185

ISO

185

210

7,029

234

13 , 94O

Dec.

24O

250

260

255

271

279 

234

227

234

214

207

201

207

196

227

217

2O7

199

203

207

208

185

150

2175

260

236

226

191

190

185

190

6,796

219

13,480

Jan.

175

150

320

330

370

330 

340

320

290

25O

230

24O

240

2OO

170

36O

370

340

370

380

390

430

440

410

380

4OO

460

460

4OO

340

10,185

329

2O,2OO

Feb.

22O

240

340

440

480

5OO 

5 2O

540

570

440

340

320

290

250

240

250

230

195

180

320

47 O

43 O

300

280

310

340

390

4OO

360

10,185

351

20,200

Mar.

420

380

340

350

320

360 

4OO

430

4OO

360

290

230

2OO

175

3375

410

340

44O

60O

84O

1,150

2 ,2OO

2,050

1,700

1,120

896

776

594

615

535

435

19,686

635

39,05O

Apr.

416

401

375

330

313

3O9 

304

298

275

262

25O

27O

298

281

272

290

359

368

348

296

281

258

243

236

215

222

227

252

254 

245

8,748

292

17,350

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,37O Mln 64 Mean 275

May

234

214

207

197

323

376 

347

305

278

266

252

242

237

222

221

218

227

357

316

295

260

268

274

276

246

226

217

250

253

231

21O

8,045

260

15,960

June

224

2O5

192

144

130

131 

131

170

152

135

177

149

186

257

257

287

276

232

207

258

498

4O3

256

193

218

176

166

163

211 

185

6,369

212

12,630

July

167

2OO

189

175

165

199 

168

148

199

151

129

124

162

124

107

147

117

105

98

181

247

405

704

840

983

,100

,190

,230

,270

,36O

,350

13,734

443

27,240

Ajg.

1,34O

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,270

1,290 

1,420

1,43O

1,140

1,160

1,22O

1,100

871

714

585

6 2O

675

747

655

545

462

455

576

511

451

352

273

241

272 

263

164

2*, 592

793

48,78O

Sept.

Ill

87

71

65

62

155

85

93

167

12O

88

110

181

TCe

92

151

99

83

78

152

99

94

158

102

91

84

167

1O9

3,171

106

6,290

Ac-ft 198,800

Water year 1959-6O: Max 2,2OO Mln 56 Mean 338 Ac-ft 245, 4OO

a No gage-height record for channel No. Ij discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice on one or both channels Nov. 12 to Dec. 3, 

Dec. Z2-25, Dec. 29 to Mar. 23.
188 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7665. Platte River near Cozad, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°50' long 99°59', in sec.18, T.10 N., R.23 W., on downstream side of 

highway bridges, 1-J miles south of Cozad.

Drainage area. 57,200 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1932, May 1937 to September 1960 (prior to April

1939. irrigation seasons only). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1310.

Gage. --Water-stage recorders on two channels. Altitude of gages is approximately 2,470 

ft (from report of State engineer). No information on gages operated by State engineer 

prior to installation of water-stage recorders on north channel Mar. 17, 1939, and 

south channel May 4, 1940. South channel gage at datum 4.02 ft higher May 4 to 

Sept. 30, 1940, 3.02 ft higher Oct. 1, 1940, to July 20, 1947, 2.02 ft higher July 21 

to Sept. 22, 1947, and 1.53 ft higher Sept. 23, 1947, to July 18, 1949. North channel 

gage at datum 2.00 ft higher Mar. 17, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1940, 1.00 ft higher Oct. 1,

1940. to July 11, 1955.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Mar. 23; minimum daily, 7.2 cfs 

Sept. 15.

1932, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs May 10, 1942; no flow at times in 

1937-40.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair and those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel gene-ally made once 

a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

137

170

191

190

180

169

170

180

188

197

211

203

188

205

211

221

231

225

229

240

253

249

245

217

207

213

209

193

229

344

399

6,694

216

13,280

Nov.

376

357

335

356

302

209

3O2

324

366

343

330

324

272

220

220

210

280

390

480

355

340

345

376

367

327

278

246

236

220

272

9,358

312

18,560

Dec.

316

308

297

304

288

255

296

314

312

307

306

299

288

288

267

280

276

266

266

268

288

296

218

"2TO" 210

398

333

259

210

210

220

8,683

280

17,220

Jan.

195

155

160

280

340

390

380

320

330

330

300

260

240

200

165

150

280

380

340

340

360

380

410

440

420

460

480

520

550

540

450

10,545

340

20,920

Feb.

421

344

425

570

688

769

798

839

876

708

602

602

537

527

501

469

439

401

345

316

340

400

520

430

280

380

380

380

370

14,657

505

29,070

Mar.

360 '320

300 390"

470

580

600

530

580

660

630

440

300

500

420

430

450

436

557

745

1,270

2,660

5,580

2,810

2,000

1,540

1,300

1,120

964

887

790

28,419

917

56,370

Apr.

707

658

613

565

519

489

461

461

438

411

397

384

415

417

409

373

461

558

527

469

438

393

385

377

364

364

357

378

414

413

13,615

454

27,000

May

398

373

360

338

442

547

555 495"

453

410

390

369

336

286

278

270

256

281

450

388

329

296

264

263

263

228

198

204

262

210

220

10,412

336

20,650

June

163

118

119

104

98

51

32

36

24

15.

34

22

44

45

415

424

320

523

317

274

269

361

289

165

122

111

83

81

52

40

4,749

158

9,420

July Aug .

30 12

20 12

16 12

17 11

23 12

81 12

85 36

94 199

98 153

112 19

29 45

14 91

12 16

11 16

11 12

10 12

10 16

11 41

10 92

10 52

10 12

13 11

18 11

17 41

34 27

32 12

13 11

13 10

14 10

40 13 25 14

933 1,043

30.1 33.6

1,850 2,07O

Sept.

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.2

7.5

7;6

7.4

8.0

7.8

7^2.

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.6

14

86

75

59

46

40

43

21

14

28 

42

620.8

20.7

1,230

Calendar year 1959 : Max 710 Mln 6.5 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,380 Min 7.2 Mean 300 Ac-ft 217,600

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice on one 

Dec. 25, Dec. 29 to Jan. 30, Feb. 21 to Mar. 17.

both channels Nov. 14-19, Dec. 24,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

7680. Platte River near Overton, Nebr.

189

Location. Lat 40°41', long 99°32', In sec.12, T.8 N., R.20 W., on right bank just downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Overton and 4 miles dovmstrearr from Plum 

Creek.

Drainage area. 58.400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July to September 1914 (gage heights only), October 1914 to September 

I960". Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Putlished as 

near Elm Creek" 1914-15.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1914 to October 1917, staff or chain gage at site 8 miles downstream at 

different datum. June 1918 to Sept. 12, 1928, staff gage at present site ft datum 2 ft 

higher and Sept. 13, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at present site ard datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.37 ft); maximum gage height, 5.28 ft Jan. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum daily dischsrge, 60 cfs 

Sept. 6.

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs June 5, 1935 (gage height, 6.25 ft); no flow 

at times in 1919, 1922, 1925, 1927-28, 1930-41.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected ly transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions anc1 groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, May 26 to June 2, 

June 16-21, Sept. 2-3O)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

50

79

132

230

390

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,850

3,350

5,200

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1?6O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,310

1,400

1,320

1,310

1,06O

1,440

1,130

1,210

1,110

1,270

1,2OO

1,580

1,190

1,110

1,150

1,180

988

889

1,060

964

1,160

1,340

1,610

1,620 

1,140

1,230

818

917

941 

1,120

1,220

36,987

1,193

73,360

Nov.

1,09O

1,290

1,310

1,730

1.780

1,150

1,2OO

1,150

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,490

1,300

1,250

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,200

1,2OO

1,150

1,000

1,070

1,290

1,310 

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,350

1,200 

1,300

37,930

1,264

75,230

Dec.

1,130

1,160

1,280

1,200

1,370

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,2OO

1,040

1,330

1,130

1,190

1,250

1,170

1,010

1,150

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,240 

1,120

1,240

1,22O

1.42O

891 

1,260

995

36,826

1,188

73,040

Jan.

1,210

1,OOO

1,050

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,200

1,260

1,230

1,150

1,050

920

1,150

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,150

1,250 

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,400

1.500 

^ 450

l)250

37,320

1,204

74,02O

Feb.

1,100

1,150

1,550

1,800

1,900

2,OOO

1,850

1,900

2.100

2,050

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,770

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,4OO

1,150

1,150

1,150

1.050 

1,050

1,200

1,250

1,150

1,250

44,420

1,532

88,110

Mar.

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,450

1,450

600

1,200

1,550

1,350

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,300

1,500

1,650

1,700

1,620

2,350

3,390

5,370

6.810 

6,370

4,960

4,300

3,740

3,500 

3,100

3,010

72,670

2,344

144,100

Apr.

2.810

2,810

2,240

2,270

2,270

1,900

1,830

1,610

1,670

1,550

1,670

1,670

1,620

1,390

1,160

1,20O

1,150

1,520

1,710

1,740

1,640

1,530

1,380

1,240 

1,360

1,310

1,230

1,110

1,110 

1,070

48,770

1,626

96,730

May

1,020

1,200

1,360

1,360

1,760

1,950

1,900

1,620

1,290

1,130

1.O6O

922

872

832

926

1,010

906

839

1,090

1,130

942

701

876

652 

733

662

570

504

484 

548

509

31,338

1,011

62,160

June

501

463

464

412

342

456

338

350

366

468

510

424

436

438

880

2,020

2,540

2,040

1,840

1,380

1,080

1,070

1,070

929

726

636

647

612

536 

489

24,463

815

48,520

July

472

514

500

506

508

530

476

514

634

718

741

567

552

512

556

424

351

362

231

154

158

149

149

154 

149

158

162

154

m145

11,494

371

22,800

A-;g.

145

129

129

132

126

126

136

158

224

219

158

132

162

136

108

100

TUB

114

120

126

126

1OO

100

105 

114

114

100

102

117 

114

108

3,988

129

7,910

Sept.

97

74

74

65

65

60

61

67

77

76

74

86

65

62

64

70

129

186

230

145

379

450

426

486 

482

515

473

512

613 

593

6,756

225

13,400

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,65O Mln 95 Mean 958 Ac-ft 693,400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,81O Mln 60 Mean 1,074 Ac-ft 779, 4OO

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, 13-21, 25-30, Jan. 2-11, 

Feb. 15, Feb. 17 to Mar. 19.
190 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7685. Buffalo Creek near Darr, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°54'00", long 99°50'00", in NEj- sec. 28, T.ll N. , R.22 W. , on left bank 

12 ft downstream from bridge on county road and 6? miles northeast of Darr.

Drainage area. --63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

^Gase. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.466.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 14 years, 4.60 cfs (3,330 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s . Maximum discharge during year, 538 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 11.16 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for many days In each year.

Remarks . Records poor. Plow affected at times by waste from Gothenburg Caral which is 

spilled into Buffalo Creek above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.6

37T

.4

0

(5

1.5

.2 **.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

14.2

0.46

28

Nov.

C)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

{*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

.1

3.9 *7.5

7.7

7.3

5.4

7.3

3.0 **.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42.5

1.47

84

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

9.2

34

*80

*353

T2T

74

12

17

9.9

3.7

1.8

1.1 

.8

717.5

23.1

1,420

Apr.

^

.6

.6

.4

.2

*0

(5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.3

0.11

6.5

May

0

(5

0

0

13

*1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2.1

.1

5.7

4.4

3.2

1.2

2.0

*2.7

1.1

4.4

4.8

8.6

53.7

1.73

107

June

7.5

3.7

5.6

5.3

2.4

.3

.1

3T¥

89 *75~

6.6

3.6

4.5

5.7

19

8.2

11

15

10

11

13

13

13

*9.6

8.5

7.9

7.7

6.4

6.6

12

385.0

12.8

764

July

6.9

1.0

2.2

11

8.2

2.4

.7

*3.7

1.2

.1

9.0

 

12 .1

0

(5

0

0

0

.3

.1

1.1

.5

3.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

65.5

2.11

130

Aug.

0

(5

0

.1

**.!

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.\

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.6

2.5

.2

.4

.1

.1 **.Z

1.5

.6

.1

.1

.1

.5

8.1

0.26

16

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

(5

0

0

0

0

 0

1.4

11

12

7.4

5.2

2.5

2.1

7.6

7.1

3.8

21

241 *22

12

3.1

1.2

2.4

2.7

.8

.6

7.9

377.1

12.6

748

Calendar year 1959: Max 59 Mln 0 Mean 1.92 Ac-ft 1,390

Water year 1959-60: Max 353 Mln 0 Mean 4.55 Ac-ft 3,300

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Mar. 22 about 430 cfs; June 9 (11 p.m.) 536 cfs (11.15 ft); 

Sept. 21 (4 a.m.) 538 efs (11.16 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 2-10, Mar. 19-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

7700. Platte River near Odessa, Nebr.

191

Location. Lat 40°40', long 99°15', In sec. 16, T.8 N., R.17 W., near right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2? miles south of Odessa and 5 miles downstream 

from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 58,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,197.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1838, staff gage and Oct. 7, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1942, waterstage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,020 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.25 ft); maximum gage height, 5.59 ft Feb. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.9 cfs 

Sept. 7.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 5.52 ft); maximum gage height, 5.89 ft Mar. 5, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for periods in 

each year prior to 1947 and in 1953-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

S

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,080

1,190

1,370

1,330

1,040

995 

1,210

936

1,210

1,170

1,300

1,260

1,440 

1,260

1,170

1,210

1,170

1,060

1,080

1,170

995

1,170

1,330

1,370

1,370

1,170

995

898 517

1,150 

1,190

36,206

1,168

71,810

Nov.

1,190

1,120

1,230

1,370

1,300

1.450 

1,356

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,260

1,120

1,200 

1.000

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,300

1,450

1,350

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,100

36,190

1,206

71,780

Dec.

1,150

1,100

1,190

1,230

1,170

1.280 

1.1SO

1,190

1,150

1,170

1,230

1,150

1,170 

1,150

1,210

1,100

1,080

1,080

956

976

917

1,7530"

1,100

1,190

1,230

1,120

1,210

1,150

980

1,050 

1,000

34,869

1,125

69,160

Jan.

980

940

9OO

860

960

1,000 

1,150

1,250

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,500

1,300 

840

660

630 ICC"

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,150

1.550 

1,550

34,270

1,105

67,970

Feb.

1,450

1,500

1,650

1,950

2,200

2,300 

2,400

2,500

2.600

2,000

2,050

2,000

1,900 

1,850

2,200

2,500

2,130

1,700

1,200

1,000

950

850

800

ZS2 SCff

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

47,480

1,637

94,180

Mar.

980

960

840

660 730"

780 

840

920

1,000

730

960

1,850

1,650 

1,200

1,100

1,400

1,750

2,600

4,000

5,040

4,310

5,180

6,460

7,370

7.430

6,700

5,310

4,100

3,780

3,260 

3,220

87,110

2,810

172,800

Apr.

3.330

3,080

2,98O

2,520

2,680

2,430 

1,930

1,600

1,720

1,80O

1,540

1,600

1,620 

1,400

1,230

1,190

1,370

1,040

1,570

1,520

1,330

1,190

1,190

1,040

878

1,020

1,150

1,330

1,330

1,150

49,758

1,659

98,690

May

1,150

956

1,230

1,230

1,600

1.960 

1,700

1,620

1,170

858

783

748

748 

839

765

800

748

714

878

956

917

696

495

554

539

509

443

583

539

480 

558

27,566

889

54,680

June

338

319

289

270

228

228 

2To" 212

627

495

956

800

583

456

878

2,550

2,880

2, ISO

1,800

1,600

1,750

1,440

1,170

1,060

800

714

696

644

612

509

27,364

912

54, 280

July

468

456

468

612

539

468 

524

456

696 "ST5

568

612

495 

382

382

338

260

182

156

115

69

49

39

34

30

28

23

18

17

17 

14

9,194

297

18,240

Au^.

1£

10

12

12

12

11 

15

?0

20

IS.

f8

17

15 

18

11

9.1

15

17

15

14

10

8.2

12

14

12

9.1

i3~ 7.3

18

17 

9.1

437.8

14.1

868

Sept.

5.7

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.4

1.4

 Ut 17?

3.4

5.0

3.9

5.0

15 

37

8.2

4.4

9.1

37

96

150

132

78

162

480

468

289

289

289

495 4"5O"

3,559.0

119

7,060

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,980 Mln 0.4 Mean 881 Ac-ft 637,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,430 Mln 0.9 Mean 1,077 Ac-ft 781,500

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, Nov. 13 to Dec. 1, Dec. 23, I>c. 28 to 

Feb. 16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 19.
192 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7705. Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.

Location.--Lab 40°53', long 98°17', in sec.36, T.ll N., R.9 W., on left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 2 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington & 

Quincy Railroad bridge, and 5 miles southeast of Grand Island.

Drainage area. 59,500 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . October 1933 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,840 ft (from report of State engineer). 

Prior to Oct. 23, 1933, chain gage at bridge 30 ft upstream at same datuir.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, £.16 ft, backwater from ice); maximum gage height, 6.16 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from Ice); no flow for 

many days.

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 6, 1935 (gage height, 5.£9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; maximum gage height, that of Mar. 27, 1960; no 

flow at times in 1934-44, 1946, 1948, 1953-57, 1959-60.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those belcw 100 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generslly made once 

a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1935. WSP 1390: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60., except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25, 26, Mar. 29 to Apr. 24,

May 10-14, July 31 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

.4 635

1,410

2,720

5,180

9,810

.45

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

29 to Sept. 30 

0

19

49

115

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

350

845

1,510

2,450

4,400

6,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

784 "970"

911

911

948

966

948

985

1,090

930

1,010

966 

948

1,030

1,050

892

911

911

837

800

784

856

784

818

985

1,110

1,090

1,030

892

1,150

29,223

943

57,960

Nov.

1,090 

1,030

1,030

1,010

980

950

1,050

1,200

1,250

1,090

1,030

1,090 

1,000

880

900

820

680

540 7o~0~

1,150

1,650

2,100

2,400

1,900

1,300

1,190

1,230

900

1,000

1,200

34,340

1,145

68,110

Dec.

1,400 

1,210

1,250

1,150

1,050

1,050

1,130

1,190

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,090 

1,090

1,030

911

985

930

874

911

948

874

930

892

984

1,190

1,150

1,010

500

BTo" 400

600

30,689

990

60,870

Jan.

720 

760

700

520

370

480

750

880

,200

,350

,500

,580 

1,500

,330

,080

940

780

620

450

310

451

574

702

892

944

,010

,100

,200

,260

,340 

,440

28,733

928

56,990

Feb.

1,560 

1,720

1,800

1,920

2,070

2,110

2,300

2,480

2,700

2,160

1,720

1,520 

1,600

1,990

2,080

2,310

2,470

2,490

2,060

1,530

1,190

823

IRST

873

863

902

1,040

1,060

1,070

49,318

1,701

98,820

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,550 Mln 0

Mar.

1,110 

1,190

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,190

1,290

1,360

1,320

1,390

1,440

1,230 

1,180

1,470

1,490

1,350

1,400

1,700

2,130

2,650

3,000

3,100

3,200

4,500

7,000

8,500

9,500

8,566

6,020

4,400 

3,680

89,880

2,899

178,300

Apr.

4,440 

4,890

4,286

4,280

2,840

2,660

2,590

2,240

1,940

1,790

1,940

1,790 

1,940

2,070

1,940

1,730

1,820

1,760

1,570

1,650

1,850

1,710

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,050

1,090

1,540

1,820

1,570

64,840

2,161

128,600

May

1,160 

1,090

,140

,200

,140

,040

2,620

,310

,340

,980

,570

,410 

,340

,180

,090

,250

,370

,200

,510

,510

,570

,510

,320

,090

988

866

808

734

734

734 

59A

43,398

1,400

86,080

June

480 

466

480

422

394

350

288 35B"

697

1,030

3,120

2,526 

1,820

1,320

1,070

1,540

2,340

2,960

2,760

2,840

2,450

2,200

2,100

1,620

1,270

1,030

886

808

790

808

41,184

1,373

81,690

July Aug .

906 13 

734 9

610 7

627 5

752 4

790 4

627 3

594 3

678 1

697 0

752 0

1,050 0 

7S6 0

697 0

610 0

480 0

452 0

544 0

364 0

250 0

170 0

115 0

88 0

57 0

41 0

31 0

25 0

15 0

2TT 0

73 0 

25 0

13,855 49

447 1.6

27,480 97

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean 929 Ac-ft 672,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,500 Min 0 Mean 1,163 Ac-ft 844,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-9, 13-24, Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, Dec. 28 to
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 193

7710. Wood River near Riverdale, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 0 47'50", long 99°11'50", In NWirNW| sec.31, T.10 N., R.16 W., rear right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 40, l| miles northwest of Riverdale.

Drainage area. 379 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,163.8 ft obove mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 14 years, 15.1 cfs (10,930 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 9.3 cfs (6,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 11.5£ ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 19.7£ ft), from 

bating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on bas^s of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; no flow at times in 1946, 1953-60.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

every two weeks. A few small diversions above station for irrigation. Pump located in 

gage pool occasionally diverts flow during dry periods.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

T.3

1.0

2.0 ~TS

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.18

11

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.6

.3

0

0

0

.1

.4

.1

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

_/?_

7.2

0.24

14

Dec.

0.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

T7

.7

.7

.5

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.3-^

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

16.2

O.52

32

Jan.

0.5

.6

.5

.4

TS

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

26.1

0.84

52

Feb.

1.6

T^

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.9

775

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

60.9

2.10

121

Mar.

2.0

1.8 ITS'

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2,4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.7

6.3

18

390

1,060

933

586

278

92

44

24

3,480.1

112

6,900

Apr.

32 zz

19

15

12

9.6

8.0

7.5

7.2

6.3

5.7

e4.6

e4.0

e4.2

e3.8

e3.7

e3.0

e3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

sTTS

e4.2

e4.2

4.6

4.8

8.0

10

7.9

229.0

7.63

454

May

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.3

149

151

T57

42

22

13

10

8.6

6.7

5.1

4.3

5.2

4.9

3.8

4.6

3.4

20

23

11

7.2

4.4

2.3

2.2

?7T

3.0

2.4

3.0

662.5

21.4

1,310

June

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.1 TT?

1.4

362 ~T9"

70

22

12

23

144

77

17

31

17

117

68

138

40

35

23

19

12

9.5

15

6.7

1,341.3

44.7

2,660

July

3.7

3.0

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.1

2.0

5.8

2.6

2.9

2.0

16

23 -4-.0

e2.0

e.5

e.3

e.l

e£

eO

eO

eO

eO

eO

eO

e.3

e.2

e.6

e.2

e.9

83.9

2.71

166

Aug.

el.l

el. 2

el. 3

el. 7

e2.0

e3.1

e3.S

e2.8

e3.7

4.8

e4.0

e3.3

e2.1

el. 8

el. 7

el.O

el. 6

el.l

e.8

e£

eO

eO

eO

eO

eO

eO

e.8

el.l

el.l

eO

e.2

46.1

1.49

91

Sept.

eO.2

e.3

e.3

e.4

e.4

.5

e.6

eO

eV

eO

eO

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.8

1.0

1.0

0

146

TIT

e!5

eS.O

e3.0

el.O

e.5

eO

293.5

9.78

582

Calendar year 1959: Max 158 Mln o Mean 4.57 Ac-ft 3,310

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Mln o Mean 17.1 Ac-ft 12,390

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 25 (9:30 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (11.55 ft); May 6 (10 p.m.) 276 cfs 

(7.72 ft); June 9 (8 a.m.) 827 cfs (10.66 ft); June 15 (5 a.m.) 230 cfs (7.02 ft); June 22 (3 a.m.)

210 cfs (6.80 ft); Sept. 23 (11:30 p.m.) 257 efs (7.16 ft).
194 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7715. Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 0 46'10", long gS^S'OO", in NWi sec.9, T.9 N., R.13 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on county highway and 2? miles northeast of Gibbon.

Drainage area. 572 sq ml.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,024.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 12.3 cfs (8,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 16.14 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1960; no flow for many days in 

1952-60.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally mide every two 

weeks. Numerous small diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

.2

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

.6

.4

0

0

0

.3

0

.1.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

.1

0

0

.6

1,4

6.3

0.20

12

Nov.

0.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

.2

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

.2

1.2

TTTF

.9

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

8.7

0.29

17

Dec.

0.1

.3

1.2

.5

.3

.3

0

TJ

.2

.8

TS- 1.4

.6

.3

.1

.3

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.1

0.26

16

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

3.0 ITS'

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2

0.25

14

Calendar year 1959: Max 454 Min 0

Mar.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.7

2.0

2.3

1.0

.5

.3

.4

155

912

1.910

629

155

76

3,844.6

124

7,630

Apr.

56

80

57

38

37

26

18

14

11

9.4

8.0

7.4

6.5

5.5

4.2

4.2

5.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

TT?

3.6

4.0

2.9

424.7

14.2

842

May

4.0

6.0

5.1

3.8

6.7

374

T7T

207

82

41

25

16

11

8.4

6.1

6.4

4.6

4.2

5.7

5.8

6.4

8.8

5.5

30

22

13

8.4

6.5

4.9

3.2

1,0

1,105.5

35.7

2,190

June

2.9 "3~7"6~ s'.s

3.5

3.7

3.6

4.2

4". 4

7.7

503

615

78

34

21

142

238

72

28

98

327

104

122

83

32

28

19

13

11

19

2,849.4

95.0

5,650

July

36

46

19

10

6.8

6.5

6.5

5.8

73_'

50

16

14

14

16

44

24

13

8.2

8.0

8.4

8.6

7.4

9.5

14

15

12

13

14

20

11

Aug.

8.2

8.6

14

20

T?

17

13

11

11

15

13

12

14

7.4

7.4

8.4

14

17

12

9.6

11

12

9.4

9.0

9.6

8.8

7.1

5.7

4.1

3.6

777

557.5 339.6

18.0 11.0

1,110 674

Sept.

11

8.8

8.6

5.7

2.9

2.3

1.6

9.6

8.4

3.5

1.2

.3

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

£

0

0

0

.3

98

64

20

12

8.6

4.8

273.3

9.11

542

Mean 7.42 Ac-ft 5,380

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,910 Min o Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,700

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Mar. 28 (5:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (16.14 ft); May 6 (1:30 p.m.) 527 cfs 

(11.66 ft); June 11 (3 a.m.) 817 cfs (14.39 ft); June 17 (5 a.m.) 325 cfs (10.11 ft); June 21 

(12 m) 435 cfs (11.29 ft).

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13 to Mar. 26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 195

7720. Wood River near Alda, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40"51'10", long 98°28'20", in NE$SEi sec.7, T.10 N., R.10 W., or right bank 

1.2 miles south of Alda, 2.2 miles upstream from old north channel of the Platte River, 

and 19 miles upstream from present mouth.

Drainage area. 628 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,910 ft (from topographic m?p).

Average discharge. 7 years, 9.89 cfs (7,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.95 ft); no 

flow for most of year.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1960; no flow for most of each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Discharge mepsurements 

or observations of no flow generally made every two weeks. Numerous small diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, May 25-31, July 13 to 

Sept. 3, Sept. 8, 11-15, 27, 3O)

4.27

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

2.0

7.3

21

44

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

74 

144 

233 

353 

565 

1.47O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

49 

331

1.020

620

191

2,212.1

71.4

4,390

Apr.

8758"

66

57

32

26

19

10

6.8

4.9

3.3

2.0

.8

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

373.4

12.4

741

May

o

0

o

o

5.3

9.6

235

205

200

98

41

20

12

8.2

6.5

6.2

4.6

3.6

4.3

3.6

2.3

2.0

1.5

3.6

3.2

16

9.9 

6.8

4.3

2.3

.2

915.0

29.5

1,810

June

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

3.2

311

710

443

111

42

28

58

245

105

40

42

338

154

95

122

46

22 

14

9.0

7.9

2,946.1

98.2

5,840

July

6.5

17

33

20

7.6

5.7

4.3

773

4.6

4.6

28

69

20

12

12

12

28

27

13

10

8.2

7.3

8.2

7.0

6.5

9.0

12 

11

24

14

13

458.8

14.8

910

Aug.

13

7.9

7.6

8.8

12

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

11

11

10

7.6

8.2

7.0

10

12

9.0

8.5

11

12

6.8

4.9

4.9 

3.3

3.0

1.5.

3.0

284.0

9.16

563

Sept.

0.1

1.7

6.5

4.9

4.9

2.8

2.8

1.0

0

0

1.3

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

g11

7.6

145.0

4.83

288

Calendar year 1959: Max 366 Mln 0 Mean 5.15 Ao-ft 3,730

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,020 Mln 0 Mean 20.0 Ao-ft 14,540

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Mar. 29 (10 a.m.) 1.370 ofs (10.95 ft); May 7 (8:30 p.m.) 395 ofs 

(9.23 ft); June 12 (7:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (10.74 ft); June 22 (6 p.m.) 391 ofs (9.23 ft).
196 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

7740. Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22', long 97°29', in sec.12, T.16 M. , R.2 W. , on left bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, \\ miles south of Duncan, and 12 miles upstream from Loup 

River.

Drainage area. 61,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1895 to December 1909 (irrigation seasons only 1895-1900),

July 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), April 1912 

to September 1915, June 1928 to September 1960. Published as "near Columbus*' 1895-1915.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,478.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 1895 to December 1909, April 1912 to September 1915, and June to October 

1928 staff or chain gage at site 7 miles downstream at different datums. Oct. 25, 

1928, to Feb. 20, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.36 ft); minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Sept. 14-17, 20-22.

1895-1909, 1912-15, 1928-60: Maximum discharge observed, 44,100 cfs June 23, 1905 

(gage height, 6.50 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made two or more times a month. Natural flow of stream affected 

by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and 

ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 

years) , 1929-32, 1935(M), 1936.

1935. WSP 1390: 1897, 1899-1901, 1903-5 (calendar

Rating tables, water year 1959-8O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. I, Nov. 22-28, Dec. 21-31, 

Apr. 25-28, May 3, 4, 14-17, May 25 to July 24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

360

510

1,000

1,820

2,630

26

56

100

239

1.3 

1.7 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

571

1,320

3,050

5,700

10,400

22,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

420

686

898

983

1,020

,080

,110

,060

,130

,130

,000

,000

,000

,020

,040

.150

,040

898

881

847

798

734

638

622

702

750

915

1,040

864

898

966

28,320

914

56,170

Nov.

1,080

1,110

1,060

1,150

983

830

814

1,040

1,870

2.560

1,540

1,230

966

830

734

718

670

7 O2

915

1,190

1,390

1,780

2,300

1,960

1,820

1,250

1,060

510

734

766

35,362

1,179

70,140

Dec.

654

1,250"

2.090

2,O4O

1,820

1,470

1,230

1,230

1,310

1,210

1,150

1,130

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,130

1,040

1,130

983

932

983

1,040

966

881

1,040

1,190

1,270

915

881

702

35,707

1,152

70,820

Jan.

814

798

686

606

606

750

915

1,100

,290

,390

,500

.600

,430

,110

898

638

558

480

435

450

510

542

574

670

750

798

864

1,000

1,100

1,290

1,390

27,542

888

54,630

Feb.

1,450

1,520

1,600

1,670

1,710

1,710

1,820

1,940

2,060

1,940

1,820

1,750

1,750

1,940

2,200

2.420

2,200

2,O6O

1,820

1,820

1,390

1,000

915

915

915

915

830

830

750

45,660

1,574

90,570

Mar.

750

750

590 59~5"

670

750

915

1,080

1,190

1,190

1.-190

1,130

1,100

1,190

1,290

1,390

1,500

1,710

1,940

2,200

2,480

2,950

3,650

4,050

4,800

7,000

17,000

22.900

18,400

9,200

7,720

123,265

3,976

244,500

Apr.

7,680

8.500

7,450

6,550

6,190

4,900

3,960

3,700

3,420

2,880

2,460

2,560

2,620

2,310

2,310

2,220

2,340

2,400

2,400

2,310

1,990

2,5OO

2,100

1,850

1,610

1,560

1,340

1,250

2,100

2 , 590

98,030

3,268

194,400

May

2,620

2,040

1,340

1,140

2,280

3,920

5,100

4,900

4,740

4,110

5,390

2,400

1,610

1,250

1,100

1,210

1,520

1,590

2,340

2,820

3,250

2,920

2,450

2,280

1,740

1,250

1,110

959

864

795

775

69,571

2,244

158,000

June

616

545

468

587

587

545

304

692" 276

1,930

1,820

5,850

4,540

5,700

3,050

2,880

2,850

3,290

4,110

4.700

4,540

4,000

5,220

5,220

2,560

1,900

1,850

1,510

1,250

1,020

65,588.

2,186

150,100

July

919

959

775

586

532

532

662

775

646

545

519

881

1,440

1,210

881

631

532

586

558

506

431

208

156

112

85

63

45

42

K6

C£ oo

63

15,992

516

31,720

Aug.

150

52

30

22

45

80

150

67

42

33

28

22

20

18

17

15

20

17

14

15

13

11

22

143

494

208

100

80

80

56

45

2,109

68.0

4,180

Sept.

30

24

18

15

11

9.0

7.8

10

10

11

9.0

9.0

7.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.7

6.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.7

14

15

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

303.9

10.1

603

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,160 

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,900 5.6

Mean 988 

Mean 1,496

Ac-ft 715,100 

Ac-ft 1,086,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-20, Jan. 1 to Mar. 28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 197

7755. Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49'50", long 100°06'20", in SW£ sec.33, T.22 N. , R.24 W. , on right bank 

Just downstream from highway bridge at north limits of Dunning, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 2 and l£ miles upstream from Dismal River.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately, of which about 80 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.17 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 390 cfs (282,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 670 cfs Mar. 18; maximum gage height, 

6.02 ft Jan. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 182 cfs Jan. 19.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs Sept. 13, 1958 (gage height, 3.90 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.02 ft Mar. 31, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

100 cfs Dec. 5,6, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

384

391

391

381

388

388

417

391

351

391

377

384

388

384

395

388

371

395

410

421

398

421

417

367

421

417

354

371

402

424

371

12,149

392

24,100

Nov.

41O

381

432

461

364

384

381

374

417

417

384

374

318

377

390

300

SUo

345

390

450

450

430

421

395

402

364

351

384

388

374

11,608

387

23,020

Dec.

417

424

453

496

424

444

421

428

448

406

398

406

364

388

391

406

395

406

384

417

398

342

326

351

338

402

384

367

371

391

380

12,366

399

24,530

Jan.

400

270

270

320

339

350

340

350

370

370

360

350

340

330

300

250

250

200

182

238

335

315

330

368

401

435

460

482

498

544

581

10,928

353

21,680

Feb.

594

550

500

460

440

430

402

448

492

469

436

461

465

448

478

444

444

448

445

440

440

430

400

400

400

350

360

360

350

12,784

441

25,360

Mar.

340

300

260

300

350

400

460

482

452

438

425

412

422

428

476

457

462

550

445

469

474

480

480

460

480

500

500

496

505

474

534

13,706

442

27,190

Apr.

51±

453

465

421

453

461

440

448

432

432

398

402

421

417

391

448

444

417

457

457

421

432

478

432

406

421

453

388

4TO

395

13,007

434

25,800

May

436

432

432

413

469

453

440

496

558

5T>0

417

417

421

428

413

428

417

436

421

384

381

398

402

413

428

384

338

3?T

413

364

357

13,080

422

25,940

June

360

357

348

367

357

351

354

357

367

360

395

436

461

440

402

391

364

371

367

367

367

354

351

351

354

345

354

367

360

410

11,185

373

22,190

July

395

367

371

398

377

391

384

377

398

377

360

367

410

367

357

351

367

371

354

345

332

338

332

329

348

371

364

360

367

338

332

11,295

364

22,400

A'lg.

345

351

338

335

351

357

374

384

371

364

351

357

351

348

348

351

391

421

395

381

384

374

371

371

391

384

402

402

413

417

413

11,586

374

22,980

Sept.

410

410

406

406

395

384

388

395

395

388

391

374

371

371

371

371

367

388

384

388

388

388

424

424

402

391

374

377

388

357

11,666

389

23,140

Calendar year 1959 : Max 600 Mln 250 Mean 397 Ac-ft 287,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 594 Mln 182 Mean 397 Ac-ft 288,300

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-22, 

Mar. 22-27.

Dec. 31 to Feb. 6, Feb. 19 to Mar. 18,

618097 O - 61 - 14
198 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7765. Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°49'23", long 100°06'05", in sec.4, T.21 N., R.24 W., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2 at southeast corner of Dunning and 

1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,780 sq mi approximately, of which about 50 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. March to June 1932, September 1945 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,606.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 1 to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

datum 0.5 ft lower. Sept. 13, 1945, to Apr. 19, 1956, staff gage on bridge 100 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1945-60), 319 cfs (230,900 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, about 475 cfs Jan. 31; maximum ga^e height, 

5.08 ft Feb. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 240 cfs Mir. 3.

1932, 1945-60: Maximum discharge, 996 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage height. 3.18 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 5.21 ft Jan. 19, 1947 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 100 cfs Jan. 25, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Revisions --WSP 108P- Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (g

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 11, Mar. 16-27,

Apr. 4-18, May 18 to June 19, July 16-21)

1.5 277

428

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

327

321

315

315

315

312

315

292

292

286

280

283

289

303

321

324

303

330

336

342

342

348

357

348

354

345

327

330

336

345 

336

9,969

322

19,770

Nov.

339

351

354

357

312

330

336

324

327

327

315

315

289

294

324

270

250

340

370

565

360

336

318

306

312

303

289

286

303

300

9,597

320

19,040

Dec.

306

355

330

327

327

321

324

324

333

339

342

339

336

330

327

330

318

321

321

327

327

321

312

330

342

360

353

321

321

324 

330

10,152

327

20,140

,Jan.

342

330

300

285

340

350

340

355

350

340

365

360

357

348

350

340

320

260

280

300

300

280

300

320

340

350

360

380

390

400 

420

10,452

337

20,730

Feb.

397

369

388

385

372

351

348

375

375

351

342

345

345

351

363

375

354

348

345

351

348

345

342

345

345

340

280

250

260

1O,085

348

20,000

Calendar year 1959 : Max 420 Min 20O

Mar.

280

280

240

270

300

395

380

365

355

360

380

400

365

330

365

327

327

339

360

369

382

385

382

391

394

406

156

403

391

378 

385

11,090

358

22,000

Apr.

369

339

339

330

339

336

339

321

324

330

327

330

339

336

339

348

360

354

363

369

366

378

391

3~7lF

366

375

375

372

357

348

10,531

351

20,890

May

366

382

378

382

406

416

388

391

385

366

354

354

351

351

351

354

360

366

348

330

327

327

330

327

330

312

303

324

324

309 

500

10,892

351

21,600

June

303

300

297

306

289

297

292

300

312

.312

324

324

342

339

554

318

318

321

318

321

321

309

297

303

306

315

318

321

312

339

9,428

314

18,700

July

339

342

3TT

333

333

324

327

321

339

333

318

330

315

309

294

292

297

300

297

297

297

297

300

300

3O6

315

312

321

324

321 

315

9,769

316

19,380

Aug.

318

327

324

324

318

330

327

321

315

315

315

315

312

312

306

309

345

339

318

318

315

309

303

300

3OO

292

355

309

303

306 

309

9,763

315

19,360

Sept.

303

350" 300

303

306

303

300

303

3OO

303

306

300

303

303

300

303

309

309

315

318

315

309

324

m

309

309

312

315

315

300

9,216

307

18,280

Mean 321 Ac-ft 232. 3OO

Water year 1959-60 : Max 420 Min 24O Mean 330 Ac-ft 239, 9OO

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-20, Jan. 2-12, 15-31, Peb 26 to Mar. 15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 199

7775. Middle Loup River at Walworth, Nefcr.

Location.--Lat 41°39'20", long 99°34'00", in NW£ sec.l, T.19 N., R.20 ¥., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Walworth, and 

2 miles upstream from Lillian Creek.

Drainage area. 4,340 sq mi, approximately, of which about 430 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in ¥SP 1310.

Gape. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,377.56 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 8, 1943, staff gage at site 40 ft upstream at same c'atum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 798 cfs (577,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,700 cfs Mar. 25; maximum gafe height, 

4.88 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 422 cfs Jan. 15.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 2 990 cfs Oct. 5, 1946; maximum gage height, 6.03 ft 

Feb. 12, 1954 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 48 cfs Dec. , 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Diversions for Sargent irrigation district and numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15-28, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 9. Dec. 8-15, 

Mar. 27 to Apr. 11, Apr. 22 to May 14, July 22-26)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

408

550

950

2.5 

3.0

1,700

2,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

800

800

860

830

800

845

860

875

746

800

830

800

830

875

890

845

830

760

732

786

830

760

800

773

830

890

830

746

815

845

25,313

817

50,210

Nov.

706

800

850

850

700

600

800

950

950

900

1,000

850

700

500

600

700

500

500

650

1,000

1,150

1,100

1,150

1,100

800

800

850

550

650

750

24 , 006

800

47,620

Dec.

850

900

1.000

1,000

950

950

900

890

905

875

815

875

845

845

815

830

820

800

800

750

750

750

720

750

850

800

700

650

600

550

650

25,185

812

49,950

Jan.

600

450

500

550

600

641

672

657

698

680

646

620

612

545

422^

456

630

825

630

640

733

857

899

884

893

878

930

896

886

936

950

21,796

703

43,230

Feb.

941

930

964

1.050

1,040

976

964

987

1,000

750

608

780

912

912

964

994

1,010

890

662

558

676

765

665

626

638

645

615

600

600

23,722

818

47,050

Mar.

587

567

543

616

668

693

789

856

900

850

850

850

800

850

900

918

930

962

972

1,080

1,150

1,400

1,250

1,200

2,000

1,800

1,560

1,440

1,300

1,200

1,080

31,561

1,018

62,600

Apr.

1,150

1,070

1,020

1,010

905

935

920

905

845

935

980

995

980

965

800

786

815

905

1,020

1,070

1,010

980

1,080

1,040

950

920

950

1,020

950

760

28,651

955

56,830

May

980

1,070

1,020

1,060

1,240

1,080

935

1,020

1,020

1,130

1,060

995

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,070

980

1,100

1,060

786

678

692

719

732

905

786

706

746

950

830

692

29,082

938

57,680

June

719

719

719

692

692

732

678

786

830

786

815

920

905

950

1,070

860

706

786

760

760

746

719

746

642

608

584

642

692

619

706

22,589

753

44 , 800

July

815

732

654

654

732

665

719

692

719

719

706

692

719

719

665

619

608

630

608

550

542

510

510

486

494

494

518

534

534

542

518

19,299

623

38,280

Aug.

518

464

534

542

510

550

619

746

706

665

642

665

665

596

596

573

619

773

706

596

573

573

550

562

584

596

584

642

654

654

619

18,876

609

37,440

Sept.

573

518

494

470

478

486

486

486

562

596

642

630

608

630

665

692

800

830

746

719

760

760

830

845

706

732

746

719

732

719

19,660

655

39,000

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,320 Mln 296 Mean 794 Ac-ft 575,100

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,000 Mln 422 Mean 792 Ac-ft 574,700

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 2-8, Nov. 10 to Dec. 7, Dec. 16 

to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Mar. 9-15).
200 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7780. Middle Loup River at Sargent, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°37'50", long 99°23'10", in NE^SE^ sec.9, T.19 N., R.18 W., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Sand Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from county highway bridge, and 

1 mile southwest of Sargent.

Drainage area. 4,480 sq mi, approximately, of which atout 475 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--December 1936 to December 1938, October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,300 ft (from topographic map). Dec. 4, 

1936, to Dec. 31, 1938, chain gage on highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1937-38, 1952-60), 813 cfs (588,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,400 cfs Mar. 26; maximum gage height, 

4.37 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 350 cfs Nov. 14, Jan. 3.

1936-38, 1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 26, 1960; maximum gage height, 

4.58 ft Apr. 27, 1938 (datum then in use); minimum daily discharge, 97 cp s Nov. 28,1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 4, Mar. 28 to May 17)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

435

775

1,440

2,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

 25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

820

790

790

865 

865

880

910

850

790

850

805

835

865

865

925

835

835

790

835

910

991

942

925

925

925

910 

895

1,020

1,060

1,070

Q Of) ooU

27,453

886

54,450

Nov.

880

880

880

880 

480

500

865

865

749

805

820

762

480

350

500

600

600

470

850

1,200

1.500

1,200

1.2OO

1,120

974

736 

568

475

590

1,140

23,719

791

47,050

Dec.

880

805

974

991 925"

925

925

942

974

820

805

865

820

820

820

723

697

710

671

697

634

895

805

612

684

710 

634

525

500

500

600

23,888

771

47,380

Jan.

600

400

350

400 

500

632

682

700

752

805

754

790

798

778

641

542

758

770

591

554

668

808

884

884

910

880 

909

900

889

932

945

22,406

723

44,440

Feb.

938

938

978

956 

963

923

910

941

1,010

917

690

938

1,000

1.050

1,000

1,020

976

924

731

550

707

822

716

690

742

785 

794

817

800

25,186

868

49,960

Mar.

815

833

680

690 

700

770

793

897

902

1,000

950

900

850

900

950

973

1,070

1,120

1,190

1,350

1,510

1,800

,720

,500

,950

,800 

,900

,260

,210

,160

,230

36,373

1,173

72,140

Apr.

1,320

1,180

1,090

1.570 

1,180

910

991

958

880

895

958

958

925

910

974

1,020

1,020

958

958

1,010

1,040

942

942

958

942

895 

958

991

958

942

30,033

1,001

59,570

May

910

925

942

942 

1.180

1,060

925

974

1,010

942

942

880

865

880

880

958

850

1,020

1,090

1,040

910

850

850

895

925

925

835

790

895

942

850

28,882

932

57,290

June

790

775

749

749 

775

820

820

850

895

865

850

895

925

1,010

1.090

1,040

925

895

835

835

835

775

762

723

710

684 

671

6¥7

697

723

24,665

822

48,920

July Aug .

790 475

820 455

736 475

710 505 

762 525

736 546

749 590

775 645

790 710

790 697

736 684

710 671

697 645

710 634

612 623

590 579

623 579

623 697

634 710

579 671

568 658

546 623

515 623

525 658

515 612

515 601 

505 612

525 645

495 645

475 645

465 612

19,821 19,050

639 615

39,310 37,790

Sept.

601

590

568

546"

546

579

612

658

645

634

645

671

634

671

723

790

749

697

736

820

749

835

850

749

749 

775

749

762

7 62

30,630

688

40,920

Calendar year 1959: Max 1.30O Min 200 Mean 808 Ac-ft 585, OOO

water year 1959-60: Max 2,800 Min 350 Mean 825 Ac-ft 599,200

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-23, Dec. 29 to Mar. 27 (no 

height record Mar. 10-15).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 201

7790. Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°25'20", long 99°08'10", in sec.26, T.17 N., R.16 W. , on left bank just 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at southwest edge of Arcadia.

Drainage area. 4,730 sq mi, approximately, of which about 820 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,146.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 23, 1938, chain gage at bridge 

just upstream at datum 1.23 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 802 cfs (580,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 5,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 6.41 ft, 

backwater from ice); minimum daily, 143 cfs July 27.

1937-60: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 27, 1960; maximum discharge not determined, occurred June 22, 1947 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs Dec. 11, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Middle 

Loup Public Power and Irrigation District began diversion above station Mar. 30, 1938.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe eond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

908

e850

e850

e900

e850

e870

e950

e900

e850

e870

e900

e850

e900

e930

963

853

864

875

886

886

864

820

897

886

875

897

897

831

963

1.220

1,190

28,045

905

55,630

Nov.

996

919

941

950

800

450

800

1,000

1,050

974

1,010

1,020

600

230

400

400

550

500

700

900

,200

.250

,250

,200

,100

900

700

710

720

1,120

25,340

845

50,260

Dec.

1,040

875

963

963

875

886

897

810

820

897

842

800

710

701

750

780

831

930

831

908

908

897

952

996

908

790

850

850

800

750 

700

26,510

855

52,580

Jan.

750

720

500

315

340

468

597

792

839

842

842

842

784

653

677

653

510

647

722

568

486

565

668

728

756

805

809

833

813

830

844

21,198

684

42,050

Pet.

874

842

898

953

1,010

995

948

997

980

935

780

712

912

1,010

1,050

1.100

1,080

979

858

598

602

811

853

750

710

742

742

800

757

25,278

872

50,140

Mar.

692

760

711

600

654

706

774

855

938

940

900

888

909

951

950

969

972

1,080

1,150

1,370

1,640

1,790

2,290

2,340

2,000

2,400

4.500

3,000

2,450

1,720

1,360

43,259

1,395

85,800

Apr.

1.500

1,490

1,460

1,290

1,060

1,080

1,030

1,010

941

1,010

974

,020

,200

,080

,280

,290

,330

,110

,050

,140

,150

,250

,220

,150

,120

,090

,160

,370

,250

,240

35,345

1,178

70,110

May

,080

,110

,190

,250

.850

,720

,160

919

,050

,080

974

919

930

952

1,060

,170

,250

,300

,240

,080

820

820

820

864

820

908

886

963

930

930

996

33,021

1,065

65 , 500

June

963

897

842

760

701

770

800

790

915

871

937

948

970

937

992

992

882

871

800

760

760

715

679

646

646

638

598

63^

638

679

24,027

801

47 , 660

July

742

810

679

679

679

688

724

751

810

760

751

760

706

724

742

679

614

552

515

419

266

232

191

162

165

150

143

T50

242

251

15,992

516

31,720

Aug.

227

232

182

232

266

309

338

412

508

501

473

426

412

406

393

362

406

426

480

459

393

356

344

368

406

362

386

412

466

473

452

11,868

383

23,540

Sept.

380

326

298

271

246

242

237

256

293

338

368

419

445

473

494

515

582

724

679

638

959

69T

742

871

706

706

742

751

770

751

15,919

531

31,570

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,480 Min 135 Mean 799 Ac-ft 578,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,500 Mln 143 Mean 836 Ac-ft 606,600

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-9, 13-27, Dec. 27 to Mar. 27.
202 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7800. Middle Loup River at Rockville, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°06'39", long 98°50'19", in NE£SW£ sec.8, T.13 N., R.13 ¥., on right 

bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 68, 0.6 mile southwest of Rockville.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,956.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

,929, supplementary adjustment of 1954.

Average discharge. 5 years, 830 cfs (600,900 acre-ft per year).

, 6.20 ft Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge,'100 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Mar. 28 

mum gage height, 6.20 ft Mar. 25 \~ ' ' ' ' ' 

Nov. 14.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage height, 4.62 ft); maximum gage height, that of Mar. 25, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 77 cfs Nov. 29, 1955.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

957 

1,050

928

884

870

818

851

914

844 

740

682

740

779

779

805

942

928

972

870

857

942

942

857

792

766

728

899

1,060

1,180

1.520 

1,180

27,856

899

55,250

Nov.

942 

870

831

855

750

560

450

760

955 

720

615

685

340

100

150

250

450

550

700

1,300

2,120

2.550

1,310

1,200

1,000

702

632

650

445

720

23,722

791

47,050

Dec.

1.280 

1,100

1,050

1,030

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,000 

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,000

915

755

795

775

835

835

875

815

650

775

835

1,000

1,200

1,080

750

500

844

29,107

939

57,730

Jan.

841 

522

494

420

288

544" 180

600

800 

1,100

1.200

1,100

900

700

600

550

450

500

700

794

675

625

660

864

966

966

980

870

862

968 

933

22,352

721

44,330

Feb.

924 

992

1,010

1,090

1,090

1.540

1,210

1,020

887 

917

1,070

994

931

1,120

1,160

1,130

1,150

1,110

1,110

915

540

552

660

753

764

713

696

709

766

27,323

942

54,190

Mar.

799 

754

841

800

,750

750

750

800

802 

868

924

917

924

938

987

973

910

1,100

1,430

1,410

1,410

1,490

1,640

1,950

2,600

5,000

5,000

6.550

4] 000

2,500 

1,510

50,057

1,615

99,290

Apr.

1.480 

1,280

1,560

1,280

1,200

1,050

875

850

800 

850

855

1,000

1,150

915

1,170

1,080

915

755

1,030

1,000

815

915

955

1,100

1,100

955

1,000

935

1,280

1,000

30,930

1,031

61,350

May

855 

815

795

875

4.060

2,050

895

795

935 

1,100

935

935

979

1,000

1,050

1,000

920

875

1,480

1,250

1,150

1,220

1,200

1,360

1,510

1,340

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,280 

1,030

56,789

1,187

72,970

June

915 

855

815

795

815

815

795

795

1.170 

1,100

1,120

895

795

685

855

1,050

775

815

815

702

650

615

615

615

598

580

668

668

652

668

25,646

788

46,900

July Aug.

775 300 

775 290

855 260

775 190

775 190

795 230

738 250

755 300

815 358 

915 445

835 444

1.080 411

738 371

668 355

668 334

685 327

650 355

615 363

550 444

475 516

394 507

310 455

280 427

250 411

197 455

190 455

171 595

164 587

510 427

546 471 

500 455

17,829 11,554

575 372

35,360 23,880

Sept.

419 

579

541

515

299

285

2g9

527

313 

320

405

405

455

498

555

565

625

844

884

851

928

1,000

928

957

1.060

844

805

844

844

805

18,551

612

56,400

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,350 Mln 100 Mean 796 Ac-ft 576,200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,530 Mln 100 Mean 873 Ac-ft 635,700

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-8, 15-20, Dec. 28 to Mar. ?7 (no gageheight record Jan. 18, 19, Mar. 4-8).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 203

7805. Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°03'55", long 98°40'25", in SE£ sec.27, T.13 N. , R.12 W., at powerhouse 

on left bank of South Loup River, 2 miles southeast of Boelus and 3 miles diwnstream 

from diversion on Middle Loup River.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1933 to September 1938 (fragmentary) and October 1939 to September 1942 in reports of 

State engineer.

Gage. Discharge computed from flow through powerhouse. October 1933 to September 1942 

staff gages at various sites and daturns along canal.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 595 cfs Oct. 1; no flow for ma^ days.

19~33-42, 1952-60: Maximum daily discharge observed, 1,280 cfs Nov. 2, 1933; no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of flushing operations, which are poor. 

Water taken from Middle Loup River about 7 miles below station at Rockville (see preceding page) and released into South Loup River about 2 miles above confluence.

Cooperation. Records of powerplant operation furnished by Consumers Public Po^er District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1560: 1957.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19fO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Acrft

Oct.

595

588

592

588

578

574

*563

588

357

574

563

556 

553

553

545

323

582

585

571

556

352

57 Z

199

567

560

567

558

*354

588 

592

260

16,153

521

32,040

Nov.

363

581

sTS

352

65

0

0

198

390

465

458

172

0

0

0

0

0

125

323

203

127

0

253

324

357

18

0

0

0

0

5,352

178

10,620

Dec.

81

180

274

525

124

231

402

408

*339

32

265

327 

303

512

262

415

445

526

351

305

244

237

0

0

0

325

196

0

0

0

0

7,309

236

14,500

Calendar year 1959 : Max 595

Jan.

0

O

0

0

0

0

62

247

298

294

307

337 

328

162

43

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

93

*208

204

208

191

204

3,207

103

6,360

Feb.

203

218

106

106

209

217

159

69

130

0

0

46 

108

169

163

174

182

196

191

137

58

16

35

118

81

0

53

71

67

3,282

113

6,510

Mar.

59

50

51

64

£

0

12

10

34

80

60

61 

38

10

0

0

0

0

0

25

49

72

59

22

0

0

177

505

110

0

0

1,548

49.9

3,070

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

153

411

411

*423 

460

444

211

474

502

395

481

295

498

488

477

495

491

495

299

534

495

509

9,441

315

18,730

May

505

*491

505

312

153

0

263

513

513

513

39

aSOO 

a470

530

538

541

538

545

538

318

535

520

520

523

520

312

531

535

531

538

531

13,921

449

27,610

June

312

*545

531

523

527

535

523

523

535

303

553

549 

549

549

549

316- 560

545

545

538

531

523

512

271

BoT

482

497

*501

493

501

14,922

497

29 , 600

July

322

531

535

5Z3

527

523

523

291

549

555

527

549 

531

501

282

512

489

472

444

414

365

256

e235

e!95

e!35

e!20

ellO

*elOO

e275

297

e230

11,916

384

23,640

A-J«.

11

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

336 

300

289

257

214

261

289

304

424

390

354

*328

340

68

383

347

354

386

421

404

6,460

208

12,810

Sept.

386

161

322

Z89

273

Z43

233

264

40

a3OT

a350

a360 

414

431

451

465

486

542

556

*535

545

571

316

574

578

556

549

556

556

323

12,225

408

24,250

Mln o Mean 345 Ac-ft 250,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 595 Mln o Mean 289 Ao-ft 209,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of past measurements made during periods of 

canal flushing, Information furnished by Consumers Public Power District employees, trend of flow, 

and records for station on Middle Loup River at Rockville.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

powerplant records.

Note. Dally records of powerplant operation furnished by Consumers Public Power District.
204 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7835. Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr.

Location (revised) . Lat 41°02'15", long 98°59'35", in NE^SE^ sec.3, T.12 N. , R.15 W., on 

 right bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 0.9 mile southeast of 

Sweetwater, and 11.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,020 sq mi (revised), of which 655 sq mi contributes directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,014.17 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 14 years, 46.4 cfs (33,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs July 30; maximum gage height, 16.71 ft 

May 5; minimum daily discharge, 9.1 cfs Dec. 28.

1946-60: Maximum gage height, 23.20 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times in 1955-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1929, that of June 22, 1947, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Minor irrigation developments above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15-29, May 20 to July 30,

Aug. 26-30, Sept. 13-23)

Oct. 1 to May 4 May 5 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

9.0 7.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

154

430

949

1,250

3.9

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

9.0

26

44

10.0

14.0

16.3

182

497

1,000

1,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

15

16

14

14

14

14

13

11

IT

13

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

15

13

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

16

18 

21

434

14.0

861

Nov.

22

2?

22

20

17

19

19

16

18

17

16

16

14

12

13

12

10

12

15

17

18

18

17

19

17

13

14

12

17

20

494

16.5

980

Dec.

20

19

21

20

16

2320"

19

18

19

23

17

18

23

18

18

21

22

18

14

16

17

12

15

19

15

14

9J,

12

13 

16

545.1

17.6

1,080

Jan.

18

15

12

10

15

14

18

20

21

18

18

20

20

18

14

10

14

17

19

18

19

19

19

20

21

20

21

21

22

?? 

22

550

17.7

1,090

Feb.

22

23

24

25

25

26

28

27

28

25

30

2T

29

28

26

26

22

21

20

20

17

TT

24

24

22

21

22

20

19

688

23.7

1,360

Mar.

18

16

15

15

14

15

16

16

16

18

20

21

21

20

20

21

22

30

46

52

50

52

66

240

330

560

1.210

1,120

970

295 

118

5,443

176

10,800

Apr.

94

m

75

70

64

68

64

56

53

50

48

45

44

42

93

64

68

53

53

51

46

44

42

41

39

38

3?

40

41

40

1,648

54.9

3,270

May

39

38

36

3S

1,030

1.080

197

109

90

77

62

56

54

51

47

47

47

46

46

177

149

74

58

50

60

51

43

41

43

41 

40

4,015

130

7,960

June

38

36

34

33

32

31

3T

31

277

'5754

92

73

50

44

42

62

40

41

50

200

114

49

41

36

34

32

32

32

32

32

1,875

62.5

3,720

July

31

33

31

33

32

31

31

31

32

40

38

237

56

60

69

44

36

33

31

31

30

27

26

25

23

22

21

21

888

1.490 

230

3,763

121

7,460

Aug.

43- 70

38

31

27

25

22

21

20

19

21

20

20

19

18

17

19

18

18

19

17

16

17

17

15

16

16

15

14

14 

14

676

21.8

1,340

Sept.

15

16

14

12

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

11

11

12

16

14

14

14

14

15

30

18

17

16

 JJ 54

24

26

22

20

18

18

534.0

17.8

1,060

Calendar year 1959: Max 470 Min 1.9 Mean 26.2 Ac-ft 18,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,490 Min 9.1 Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 40,980

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 ofs).--May 5 (11:30 p.m.) 1,740 cfs (16.71 ft); July 30 (1 p.m.) 

1,760 cfs (16.62 ft)._____ __________________________________________________

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, Nov. 13 to Mar. 26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 205

7840. South Loup River at St. Michael, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°01'52", long 98°44'28", in NE$NE$ sec.11, T.12 N., R.13 W., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 0.6 mile northeast of St. Michael, 

and 3.4 miles upstream from Sweet Creek. Prior to Sept. 8, 1960, at site 500 ft 

upstream.

Drainage area.--2.560 sq mi. approximately, of which about 1,650 sq mi contributes 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,921.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 22, 1947, water-stage recorder, and June 25 to Sept. 30, 1947, 

wire-weight gage, at site 100 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1947, to 

July 3, 1958, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft downstream at present datum. July 4, 

1958, to Sept. 7, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 250 cfs (181,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 7.83 ft); maximum gage height, 9.99 ft Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 69 cfs 

Sept. 7.

1943-60: Maximum flood occurred June 22, 1947, discharge and gage height not determined; minimum daily discharge, 6.6 cfs Aug. 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

172

203

215

199

179

168

164

161

158

150

150

154

150

147

144

137

140

137

144

154

150

158

158

154

158

158

164

161

161 

187

271

5,106

165

10,130

Nov.

26O

238

228

220

200

180

200

220

23O

220

ZOO

150

95

90

130

120

102

119

147

250

345

375

369

327

298

266

256

211

203 

233

6,482

216

12,860

Dec.

233

228

211

210

205

203

224

224

199

191

238

228

220

215

207

203

211

228

228

220

210

210

2OO

2OO

210

220

210

195

20O

191

175

6,547

211

12,990

Jan.

150

140

140

155

16O

154

148

158

155

152

146

151

155

155

115

128

135

127

153

176

177

165

167

165

165

167

177

178

180

T" 0

188

4,862

157

9,640

Feb.

207

210

216

238

244

262

299

308

323

316

352

334

310

288

284

288

276

270

238

236

195

166

167

182

176

168

178

167

171

7,069

244

14,020

Mar.

167

167

155

140

136

134

137

142

161

176

168

207

212

245

257

281

278

305

325

369

430

632

725

1,020

2,500

3,500

4.950

2,830

1,820

1,150

534

24,253

782

48,110

Apr.

633

453

410

431

410

363

369

339

315

333

339

339

345

410

345

403

469

477

417

333

276

256

256

256

256

260

256

333

375

345

10,8O2

36O

21,430

May

321

293

266

266

2,760

5.590

1,200

696

461

369

333

310

298

271

246

282

271

260

315

724

517

327

282

251

276

266

228

SP' 207

251

228

16,607

536

32,940

June

215

215

207

199

191

183

179

191

1,270

1,290

790

579

298

310

251

251

357

396

327

1,310

2.040

1,390

714

509

357

293

256

228

210

200

15,206

507

30,16O

July

2OO

200

20O

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

200

714

339

195

228

195

187

183

179

168

158

137

131

137 r;i

128

122

119

737

1,910

704

8,902

287

17,660

Aug.

'2130" 350

130

113

110

110

115

115

119

128

128

125

108

108

105

108

113

128

122

119

116

116

113

137

122

110

113

113

122

122

122

3,960

128

7,850

Sept.

102

92

77

81

71

71

69

7T

77

88

83

83

83

92

90

95

100

113

116

125

130

211

158

175

158

137

134

128

128

131

3,269

109

6,480

Calendar year 1959 : Max 955 Min 69 Mean 213 Ac-ft 154, 4OO

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,950 Min 69 Mean 309 Ac-ft 224,300

Note. Stage-discharg height record I*-" ' " 

basis of 6 disi

!-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5,6, 13-2O, Dec. 20 to Mar. 27. No gageNov. 4, 7-12, Dec. 4-5, June 29 to July 11, Aug. 1-3, 5-8; discharge estimated on 

scharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
206 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7843. Oak Creek near Loup City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°17<36", long 98°52'04", near center of north line of sec.12, T.15 N., 

R.14 W., on left bank 30 ft downstream from county bridge and 5.1 miles northeast of 

Loup City.

Drainage area. 41.9 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960 (discontinued).

~~1929. Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.069.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 1.66 cfs (1,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs May 5 (gage height, 11.35 ft); no flow 

for most of time.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 655 cfs July 5, 1956 (gage height, 13.88 ft); no flow 

for most of time in each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0.1

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

138

~88 212

17

3.5

478.5

15.4

949

Apr.

1.1

0

1.0 1.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

3.6

0.12

7.1

May

0

0

o

.4

251

50

34

38

12

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

.3

0

0

0

8.4

3.4

.4

0

.1

0

0

0

381.5

12.3

757

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

9.7

3.2

13

2.1

.2

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29.2

0.97

58

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

17

13

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33.5

1.08

66

Aug.

0

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Sept.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

Calendar year 1959: Max 99 Min 0 Mean 0.54 Ac-ft 391

Water Water year year 1959-60; 1959-60; Max Max 231 231 Min Min o o Mean Mean 2.54 2.54 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,840 1,840

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs).--Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 309 cfs (8.77 ft); May 5 (1:30 p.m.) 478 cf

(11.55 ft); May 8 (7:50 p.m.) 115 cfs (5.10 ft); July 12 (12 p.m.) 76 ofs (4.22 ft).______
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 207

7850. Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°11 I 55", long 98°26'50", in sec. 10, T.14 N., R.10 W. , on left bank at 

 St. Paul, 450 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281 and 6 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Loup River.

Drainage area. 7,720 sq mi, approximately, of which about 3,200 sq mi contributes 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. --October 1894 to September 1915, August 1928 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Ga, . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,776.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to April 1899, staff gage at site 430 ft downstream at datum 2.06 ft 

higher. April to October 1899 and April to November 1903, staff gages at several sites 

530 ft downstream at datum 1.87 ft higher. Aug. 15, 1928, to June 13, 1934, chain gage 

at site 430 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 14, 1934, to June £3, 1947, 

water-stage recorder at site 470 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 24 to 

July 25, 1947, staff gage at site 430 ft downstream at datum 9.81 ft lower. July 25, 

1947, to Apr. 26, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 170 ft upstream and Apr. 27, 1951, 

to June 4, 1957, at site 30 ft downstream, at present datum.

Average discharge.--53 years, 1,255 cfs (908,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13.500 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 7.34 ft); maxi- 

 mum gage height, 9.08 ft Mar. 27 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 216 off Nov. 17.

1895-99, 1902-3, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height,

12.69 ft, site then in use, present datum), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs;

minimum daily since 1929, 100 cfs Nov. 28, 1955, Dec. 8, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1036: 

1903, 1928 (M) ,1944.

1943. WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1896,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

930

1,120

1,060

'551 882

918

1,030

1,200

1,090

943

995

930

1,020

1,020

943

894

943

1,010

995

995

1,090

1,070

1,120

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,190

1,170

1,370

1,840

33,182

1,070

65,820

Nov.

1,380

1,230

1,430

1,600

1,250

735

900

1,350

1,500

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,050

400

400

300

480" 216

870

1,340

1,550

2,100

2,550

1,860

1,700

1,540

1,400

1,120

918

1,130

36,349

1,212

72,100

Dec.

,230

,350

,200

,490

,580

,370

,200

,100

,140

,070

982

1,030

943

969

995

969

894

1,090

1,220

1,160

,240

,230

,300

,190

,200

,100

,260

,050

650

583 010

34,603

1,116

68,630

Jan.

915

829

452

317

290

245

358

385

662

897

1,130

1,310

1.520

1,050

530

500

500

520

548

658

810

764

- 629

629

715

840

952

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,150

22,985

741

45,590

Feb.

1,160

1,200

1,270

1.450

1,590

1,450

1,590

1,240

1,110

1,060

1,180

1,260

1,500

1,240

1,520

1,580

1,280

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,050

915

915

1,050

980

940

920

880

SOU

35,840

1,167

67,120

Mar.

920

880

867

915

909

826

848

848

882

951

952

1,020

1,050

1,060

1,110

1,170

1,170

1,220

1,270

1,580

1,500

1,680

2,560

5,560

5,820

5,550

9,000

12.400

8,520

4,430

2,490

77,718

2,507

154,200

Apr.

1,810

1,720

1,960

1,810

1,750

1,580

1,600

1,450

1,280

1,050

1,060

1,020

1,240

1,610

1,450

1,510

1,840

1,920

1,480

1,500

1,240

1,320

1,580

1,410

1,450

1,250

1,200

1,290

1,450

1,250

45,560

1,452

86,400

May

1,160

1,220

1,190

1,140

6,100

9,400

3,090

1,580

1,400

1,540

1,450

1,310

1,550

1,290

1,240

1,560

1,470

1,550

2,000

1,810

1,250

680

894

982

1,140

1,280

1,170

1.050

1,240

1,200

1,170

54,686

1,764

108,500

June

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,010

945

945

945

969

2,210

5,180

1,170

,050

,100

,200

,160

,220

,170

,130

,140

,980

3,360

2,190

834

610

640

700

766

969

1,020

982

37,679

1,256

74,740

July

969

1,070

1,020

1,050

969

969

1,010

956

1,020

1,160

1,160

3,250

2,540

640

555

660

846

870

788

700

620

528

425

581

324

506

500

264

365

5.710

2,490

51,868

1,028

65,210

Ax*.

700

446

554

512

235

258

312

554

416

486

610

564

502

462

425

588

402

446

470

620

660

600

555

610

502

519

537

478

528

600 

630

14,979

485

29,710

Sept.

591

510

425

402

367

354

306

354

360

416

458

502

519

564

582

620

660

777

894

894

822

1.870

1,400

1,120

1,190

1,150

906

882

930

956

21,709

724

45,060

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,700 Min 130 Mean 1,044 Ac-ft 755,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,400 Min 216 Mean 1,211 Ac-ft 879,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-9, 12-25, Dec. 28 to Mar. 27 (no gageheight record Feb. 25 to Mar. 2).
208 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

786U. North Loup River at Taylor, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°46'37", long 99°22'45", In NE^SEi sec.22, T.21 N., R.18 W., on left 

bank 3 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 183 and 0.4 mile north of Taylor.

Drainage area.--2.210 sq mi, approximately, of which about 180 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,248.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 28, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum; Sept. 28, 1938, to 

July 16, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 1,700 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 

7.35 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); mil imum daily discharge, 164 cfs July 24, 25. 

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs June 14, 1951, but may have been greater 

during ice breakup Mar. 10, 1955; maximum gage height, 9.5 ft Feb. 25, 1957 (ice jam, 

from floodmarks); minim-urn daily discharge, 45 cfs July 26, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. North Loup 

Public Power and Irrigation District canal began diversion from river ir November 1937 

at point 6 miles above station. Several smaller diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 193 1; WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1939(M).

Discharge . in cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

486

502

494

510

510

478

470

438

416

446

416

438

438

454

502

502

502

518

510

542

550

558

558

542

582

550

526

a470

a550

aG60

aSlO

15,728

507

31,200

Nov.

a53O

a530

a520

a600

a560

a4OO

a450

a500

aSOO

a550

a530

526

300

200

250

350

30O

390

570

600

500

750

824

599

518

478

446

395

454

558

14,878

496

29,510

Dec.

582

558

550

550

566

582

574

558

494

478

462

462

462

486

454

409

423

430

454

430

438

416

374

354

454

534

478

272

262

284

348

14,178

457

28,120

Jan.

423

240

260

280

309

366

350

320

340

310

300

310

310

320

290

270

280

300

320

383

467

459

484

517

508

524

500

512

544

564

6OO

11,960

386

23,720

Feb.

596

63O

656

672

676

672

656

652

628

620

600

580

590

600

580

590

620

570

570

500

450

500

480

465

420

413

403

413

598

16,200

559

32,130

Mar.

403

388

436

432

470

480

485

528

528

517

540

534

520

510

494

533

585

624

682

676

741

1,300

1,500

989

813

923

945

824

770

700

690

2O, 560

663

40,78O

Apr.

617

653

680

760

780

720

690

644

558

590

653

730

680

690

680

653

690

720

662

590

599

617

644

608

558

566

558

617

626

644

19,477

649

38,630

May

635

720

720

700

813

945

857

760

740

780

710

680

653

635

599

662

599

662

671

671

599

582

550

558

574

566

566

574

608

590

454

20,433

659

40,530

June

423

454

430

409

388

402

395

4 IS

470

462

446

47B

478

510

590

526

478

51B

423

388

470

518

462

381

354

330

318

324

348

388

12,977

433

25,740

July

388

381

381

374

395

402

4ie

430

462

462

430

470

416

430

430

36O

318

306

318

312

256

205

177

164

164

168

195

220

230

205

195

10,060

325

19,951

Aug.

200

195

T90" 190

267

478

470

423

430

402

388

367

336

312

284

235

272

324

312

306

272

250

235

262

235

245

324

342

336

348

289

9,519

307

18,880

Sept.

267

250

210

190

190

186

220

294

284

306

330

324

330

289

360

367

388

409

388

395

486

423

486

478

478

423

423

430

446

423

10,473

349

20,770

Calendar year 1959: Max 898 Mln 150 Mean 477 Ac-ft 345, 5OO

Water year 1959-SO: Max 1,500 Win 164 Mean 482 Ac-ft 350,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for downstream stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-22, Jan. 3 to Mar. 23 (nc gage-height record Jan. 8-18, Feb. 20, 21, Mar. 13, 14; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for downstream stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

7865. North Loup River at Burwell, Nebr.

209

Location. Lat 41°47'10", long 99°09'20", in SEq-SW^ sec.15, T.21 N. , R.16 W. , on left

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile west of Burwell, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from Calamus River.

Drainage area.--3,510 sq mi, approximately, of which about 400 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,157.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, adjustment of 1953 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge.--8 years, 505 cfs (365,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,600 cfs Mar. 26; maximum gage height, 

5.79 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 150 cfs Nov. 14.

1952-60; Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 26, 1960; maximum gage height, 5.99 ft 

Feb. 25, 1957 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 80 cfs Nov. 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. The Taylor-Ord Canal of the North Loup River Public Power and Irrigation District and numerous pumps divert water above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23-25, Mar. 29 to Apr. 21)

2.10

2.40

2.70

170

300

540

3.00

3.50

915

1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*573

573

606

617

584

551

530

595

521

512

483

502

521

521

551

562

562

584

562

562

573

562

595

606

595

606

530

*551

606

817

750

17,863

576

35,430

Nov.

639

639

628

750

688

413

483

551

700

650

584

562

350

150

200

250

300

400

500

550

750

850

946

859

*712

606

562

437

437

492

16,638

555

33,000

Dec.

595

584

521

540

551

521

540

*551

540

540

530

530

521

521

512

521

584

573

595

606

606

530

512

474

521

606

584

373

500

306

320

16 , 108

520

31,950

Jan.

450

400

300

350

424

420

*420

429

448

425

401

416

413

418

387

297

330

442

353

402

498

480

490

500

500

510

500

500

510

520

540

13,473

435

26,720

Feb.

580

60O

690

*684

780

788

771

805

864

704

375

391

477

638

650

700

729

679

474

296

300

382

382

351

387

374

442

436

412

16,141

557

32,020

Mar.

442

*424

378

387

442

497

556

602

609

632

624

646

646

654

602

639

764

872

1,000

1,160

1,430

1,600

1,600

1,580

* 1,240

1,850

al,300

al,000

*901

775

738

26,590

858

52,740

Apr.

750

650

662

738

738

750

725

650

606

573

573

789

650

551

595

606

762

873

738

738

700

675

662

712

762

712

750

*803

946

930

21,369

712

42,380

May

930

930

901

873

1,220

1,500

1,160

1,040

1,040

1,010

*750

688

639

617

584

688

650

775

915

901

700

628

573

606

662

662

675

650

817

762

617

24,963

805

49,510

June

530

502

464

413

389

413

397

*413

492

464

445

483

530

521

650

628

551

725

551

492

*502

762

628

474

437

389

365

373

381

429

14,793

493

29,340

July

429

413

421

437

454

421

454

474

492

551

551

551

606

483

483

405

358

326

*332

320

275

238

206

198

186

182

194

250

246

234

198

11,368

367

22,550

Aug.

214

206

198

190

270

464

512

464

464

445

429

381

339

306

270

238

250

*280

295

295

280

265

255

313

265

242

280

320

326

352

332

9,740

314

19,320

Sept.

290

280

246

222

218

214

226

352

306

320

346

346

*346

313

373

389

421

454

381

397

551

502

521

562

521

483

437

445

454

454

11,370

379

22,550

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,150 Min 150 Mean 516 Ac-ft 373,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,850 Min 150 Mean 548 Ac-ft 397,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-22, Jan. 1 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 3, Feb. 15, 16; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurenent, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations).
210 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7875. Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°47'25", long 99-11'05", in NW£ sec.9, T.21 N., R.16 W., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-| miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Burwell.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately, of which about 110 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,156.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, adjustment of 1953 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aor. 20, 1945, 

staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 293 cfs (212,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.32 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.45 ft Jan. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 200 cfs 

Jan. 5.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 3.76 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.19 ft Mar. 19, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

54 cfs Dec. 5, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

[Shifting-control method used Nov. 23-27, Apr. 4-lo)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3, 

July 19 to Sept. 30 Apr. 4 to July 18

2.6

3.0 

3.4

223

398

650

2.5 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

240

420

570

870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

289

289

280

276

276

268

263

255

259

255

263

268

263

268

272

272

268

255

248

252

255

259

252

263

263

263

276

285

316 

378

374

8,523

275

16,910

Nov.

340

321

307

298

316

311

321

359

344

326

316

307

298

252

240

220

225

280

290

3OO

320

349

340

326

330

330

330

321

344 

311

9,267

309

18,380

Dec.

311

311

311

307

516

307

316

302

298

289

285

280

280

280

285

276

280

280

285

289

280

285

293

302

289

289

268

250

240 

"240 230

8,854

286

17,560

Jan.

260

240

230

220

200

260

300

305

307

341

315

320

220

242

240

230

260

260

290

320

305

290

310

330

320

300

340

360

370 

380

575

9,035

291

17,920

Feb.

360

360

380

350

370

360

380

390 370-

320

270

260

Tfo

300

320

340

340

320

300

300

300

290

290

280

280

290

280

270

260

9,200

317

18,250

Mar.

250

230

220

130

240

250

260

270

280

260

260

230

240

260

260

250

311

289

a300

a350

a40o

a500

a550

a50o

a600

a700

a650

a550

a5oO 

a460

a430

11,110

358

22,040

Apr.

a400

a410

a430

444

460

475

465

448

424

401

382

390

428

393

368

368

382

378

397

393

390

371

360

360

353

346

342

364

360 

357

11,839

395

23,480

May

364

364

360

350

424

516

660

62T

528

460

405

378

360

342

532

364

542

582

409

428

440

452

428

401

412

582

560

360

571

571

557

12,728

411

25,250

June

342

335

339

355

324

324

317

314

355

321

306

288

292

296

299

310

310

314

310

314

305

310

310

306

310

306

299

285

M

"

9,315

510

18,470

July

29?

29?

293

293

293

293

29?

293

293

29?

285

281

273

274

267

260

260

260

263

255

255

248

245

241

257

241

245

248

263 

255 2 C 9 "

8,375

270

16,630

Aug.

252

248

248

252

289

307

298

302

302

302

298

302

298

289

285

276

293

298

285

295

289

285

285

507

298

280

276

280

298 

295

276

8,884

287

17,620j

Sept.

268

259

255

248

248

241

3TT

276

255

255

255

248

248

252

252

252

255

263

263

265

280

255

295

289

289

285

285

289

289

7,951

264

15,750

Calendar year 1959: Max 449 Min 168 Mean 307 Ac-ft 222,300

Water year 1959-6O : Max 7OO Min 200 Mean 314 Ac-ft 228, 20o

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-21, Dec. 28 to Mar. 16 (no gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 211

7885. North Loup River at Ord, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°36 I 27", long 98°55'17", in SW^NW^ sec.22, T.19, R.14 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 80 at Ord.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1938 (published as "near Ord"), June 1952 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,012.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, adjustment of 1954. Nov. 25, 1936, to Sept. 30, 1938, chain gage at site 2 miles 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1937-38, 1952-60), 854 cfs (618,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 3.74 ft); maximum gage height, 4.94 ft Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 160 cfs 

Nov. 14.

1936-38, 1952-60: Maximum discharge, 4,430 cfs May 29, 1956 (gage height, 4.42 ft); 

maximum gage height, that of Mar. 23, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 150 cfs Jan. 10, 

1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow includes return water from North Loup Irrigation 

District.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Nov. 25 to Dec. 19, Mar. 27

to Apr. 3, May 5-10, 14-26, June 18, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, 

May 27 to Sept. 3O Nov. 25 to May 26

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

285

450

950

1,620

1.9

2.0 

2.5

605

690

1,180

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,770

2,450

3,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

873

*906

895

873

873

862

862

906

873

840

774

796

818

818

818

873

851

785 

785" 763

851

851

818

829

796

785

763

796

*873

1.100

1,070

26,376

851

52,320

Nov.

950

939

928

974

9OO

560

7OO

785

884

962

939

884

580

160

^55

400

500

800 

1,000

1,300

1.600

1,400

1,400

*1,350

890

735

771

682

690

789

25,652

855

50,880

Dec.

798

8O7

816

843

843

843

843

870

880

880

870

890

890

900

910

890

900

910 

910

920

920

*930

940

870

940

1,020

1.070

960

807

800

27,520

888

54,590

Jan.

700

650

500

400

400

708

776

*772

831

791

792

759

779

739

653

772

789

*863 

808

828

858

894

884

891

917

934

944

974

997

1,020

1 , 060

24,683

796

48,960

Feb.

,100

,080

,120

,180

,190

,210

,250

1.500

1,200

1,100

800

750

850

900

950

1,170

1,160

*1,150 

1,010

802

784

906

904

836

896

874

911

911

901

29,195

1,007

57,910

Mar.

899

893

'826 819

909

960

1,020

1,050

1,030

1,060

1,070

1,030

1,040

*1,040

940

1,040

1,020

1,250 

1,360

1,510

1,770

2,040

2,340

2,060

2,400

*2.900

2,620

2,040

1,650

1,560

*1,570

43,716

1,410

86,710

Apr.

1.580

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,360

1,310

1,220

1,200

1,110

1,070

1.050

1,090

1,320

1,120

*1,080

1,080

1,310

1,440 

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,150

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,300

1,320

1,300

37,380

1,246

74,140

May

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,210

2,320

*2,590

2,270

2,110

1,940

1,700

1,480

1,310

1,210

1,080

970

1,090

1,100

1,080 

1,420

1,250

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,180

1,180

*1,160

1,150

1,120

1,190

1,240

1,120

42,470

1,370

84,240

June

950

939

928

873

818

796

763

763

895

862

774

774

807

796

851

1,010

895

* 1.520 

928

873

*807

974

895

851

785

741

840

730

690

T52

25,880

863

51,330

July

774

752

763

785

884

*807

796

840

906

906

829

774

818

752

763

730

660

640 

573

564

526

501

442

424.

450

467

510

526

602

544

20,910

675

41,470

Aug.

510

492

4"37

442

*476

1.0? 0

8.3!

8:17

710

730

720

660

630

592

544

458

442

526 

526

492

467

433

408

442

E44

408

399

484

*F18

510

554

17,282

557

34,280

Sept.

484

424

399

317

333

325

325

458

535

484

492

501

510

554

573

573

620

720 

650

617

906

818

763

774

829

818

752

752

763

785

17,854

595

35,410

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,600 Min igo Mean 849 Ac-ft 614,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,900 Min j.60 Mean 926 Ac-ft 672,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-24, Dec. 30 to Mar. 26 (n-> gageheight record Feb. 7-17).
212 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7890. North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°27'30", long 98°42'40", in SW^ sec.8, T.17 N. , R.12 W. , on right bank 

30 ft downstream from trestle on Union Pacific Railroad spur, half a mile upstream from 

Wallace Creek, and 0.9 mile southwest of Scotia.

Drainage area. 4,100 sq mi, approximately, of which about 910 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge orly for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.13 ft above mean see level, datum of 

1929, adjustment of 1954. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, chain gage at railroad trestle 30 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. --24 years, 838 cfs (606,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 6,000 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

6.18 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 315 cfs July 24.

1936-60: Maximum gage height, 8.18 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge nut determined); minimum daily discharge, 105 cfs Aug. 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow includes practically all return water from North 

Loup irrigation project.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1939-40(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7-30, Mar. 29 to Apr. 20, 

June 18, June 28 to July 14, Aug. 25-27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 24)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

270

450

830

3.0 

3.5

4.0

1,430

2,700

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

914

1,010

964

938

914

878

938

1,010

902

878

854

830

830

842

854

866

854

842

842

819

842

878

902

866

866

854

819

797

842

1,140

1,230

27,815

897

55,170

Nov.

1,020

938

992

1,030

1,140

1,010

866

938

1,140

1,250

1,120

1,050

850

500

400

350

500

800

850

1,000

1,150

l.BOO

1,510

1,390

1,150

842

753

700

640

808

28,487

950

56,500

Dec.

878

964

1,080

1,140

1,110

1,050

950

938

914

938

978

1,050

938

866

866

866

890

890

842

866

830

808

830

'808 720

938

992

1,010

819

819

850

28,438

917

56,410

Jan.

800

650

400

350

350

600

955

1,080

1,020

1,160

1,050

855

782

753

402

425

561

615

755

773

778

876

975

975

930

912

934

952

1,030

1,080

1,160

24,938

804

49,460

Feb.

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,290

1,310

1,340

1,320

1,310

1,410

1,260

966

774

766

990

1,120

1,190

1,160

1,120

968

731

605

ToT

80S

781

80S

830

820

900

870

29,893

1,031

59,290

Mar.

838

950

870

880

900

930

960

990

978

998

954

945

976

980

997

945

1,080

1,230

1,340

1,480

1,600

2,030

2,580

2,540

2,250

2,270

4,000

4,150

2,310

1,590

1,380

46,921

1,514

93,070

Apr.

1,740

1,390

1,360

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,140

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,450

1,360

1,230

1,270

1,490

1,630

1,570

1,470

al,300

al,200

al,100

al,100

al,150

al,200

al,150

al,200

1,380

1,320

39,070

1,302

77,490

May

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,120

5,590

2,580

2,000

2,100

2,050

1,720

1,490

1,320

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,090

1,320

1,150

1,780

1,430

1,360

1,200

1,110

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,110

1,120

1,190

1,200

1,110

44,510

1,436

88,280

June

902

866

866

819

764

731

731

742

1,020

978

902

854

842

854

878

1,290

1,020

1,860

1,200

992

938

914

1,200

1,010

902

890

1,320

978

690

753

28,706

957

56,940

July

8]9

7£6

720

742

830

878

775

786

878

902

842

964

842

842

755

742

670

650

602

575

506

429

374

315

325

356

356

356

415

443

422

19,896

64?

39,46C

Aug.

401

394

362

356

Tzz

1,180

1,080

914

786

808

819

764

690

650

575

548

490

514

539

548

530

490

458

474

593

458

436

a470

3550

584

602

18,485

596

36,660

Sept.

584

514

490

429

401

394

40T

458

660

575

566

575

566

593

630

670

731

866

797

720

914

1.010

819

854

878

842

819

808

819

842

20,225

674

40,120

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,900 Min 250 Mean 875 Ac-ft 633,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,150 Min 3^5 Mean 975 Ac-ft 708,800

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-22, Dec. 31 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record~~Mar. 3-8, 14).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 213

7905. North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°15'35", long 98°26'50", in sec.22, T.15 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

310_ft downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, 3 miles north of St. Paul, and 

4 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Loup River.

Drainage area.--4.460 sq mi approximately, of which about 1,270 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1894 to September 1915, August 1928 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,759.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 16, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 2 miles of present 

site at various datums. Aug. 16, 1928, to Mar. 19, 1934, chain gage 110 ft upstream, 

Mar. 20, 1934, to Sept. 8, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstrearr, and 

Sept. 9-30, 1954, water-stage recorder at present site; all at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--53 years, 982 cfs (710,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,190 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.33 ft); maximum gage height, 8.35 ft Mar. 27 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 210 cfs Nov. 16. 

1894-1915, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs (estimated) June 6, 1896 (gage 

height, 14.9 ft, from floodmark, datum then in use); minimum daily since 1931, 85 cfs 

Aug. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by diversiors and 

ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from irrigated area.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 976: 1942. WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1896.

Discharge. In cubic feet per second, wate October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

955

992

992

918

870

824

882

1,070

905

894

918

942

980

1,060

1,090

1,07O

1,060

1,040

992

980

955

955

1,030

992

992

1,030

1,000

992

1,040

1 , 260 

1.510

31,190

1,006

61,860

Nov.

1,450

1,300

1,290

1,240

1,320

1,040

955

1,100

1,110

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,230

620

310

210

370

450

700

1,150

,600

.750

,430

,500

,450

,290

,070

,170

894

769

32,708

1,090

64,880

Dec.

894

859

882

859

918

968

992

968

930

918

968

918

848

836

802

859

894

942

918

930

955

1,030

992

920

930

1,020

1.180

1,050

1,020 

920

810

29,030

936

57,580

Jan,

880

715

360

300

270

380

520

664

741

874

992

1,070

984

950

666

470

599

615

790

855

850

912

1,000

1,020

996

991

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,070

1,080

24,774

799

49,140

Feb.

1,120

1,170

1,190

1,240

1,330

1,350

1,390

1,420

1,480

1.570

1,430

1,260

1,040

1,110

1,160

1,270

1,230

1,130

1,020

960

800

760

750 '830"

836

884

850

886

928

32,394

1,117

64,250

Mar.

887

928

958

892

878

890

896

968

1,040

1,000

977

923

930

925

903

925

1,020

1,100

1,140

1,280

1,450

1,660

2,100

2,600

3,000

4,000

6,000

6,550

4,100

2,400

2,100

55,420

1,788

109,900

Apr.

1.770

1,600

1,620

1,560

1,510

1,510

1,430

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,220

1,130

1,260

1,350

1,170

1,170

1,320

1,350

1,460

1,400

1,290

1,220

1,110

1,100

1,130

1,170

1,110

1,200

1,280

1 , 280

39,630

1,321

78,600

May

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,280

5,770

3,500

2,060

1,890

1,790

1,630

1,480

1,300

1,220

1,110

1 . 040

1,100

1,280

1,140

1,550

1,620

1,430

1,230

1,160

1,220

1,290

1,240

1,110

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,200

45,910

1,481

91,060

June

1,020

894

848

802

758

748

738

738

1,100

1,130

1,020

968

882

859

918

1,070

992

1,540

1,760

1,040

992

802

930

813

790

738

859

1,580

780

127

28,836

961

57,190

July

780

78O

758

738

758

870

758

758

848

870

972

1.180

1,020

870

748

706

696

636

607

535

509

476

436

420

400

452

428

393

413 

444

452

20,711

668

41,080

Aug.

413

372

352

334 34~6

544

1,180

942

859

758

758

738

685

666

627

562

535

492

526

535

526

518

492

468

476

588

452

452

553 

57 9

570

17,898

577

35,500

Sept.

579

509

460

452

406

406

406

420

500

588

553

553

562

588

636

636

646

706

769

727

780

955

"505" 968

930

894

894

848

870 

859

20 , 005

667

39,680

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,200 Min 210 Mean 947 Ac-ft 685,400

Water year 1959-60; Max 6,550 Min 210 Mean 1,034 Ac-ft 750,700

Note.--Stage-discharge 'relation affected by ice Nov. 14-23, Dec. 24, Dec. 26 to Mar. 28.

618097 O - 61 - 15
214 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7915. Cedar River near Spalding, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°43'20", long 98°27'45", in NW^-NW^ sec.5, T.20 N. , R.10 W. , on right bank 

50 ft downstream from highway bridge and 10| miles northwest of Spalding.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi, of which about 50 sq mi contributes directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953, October 1957 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 30, 1953, at site 10 ft upstream at same 

oatum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 151 cfs (109,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs May 8 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum 

daily, 60 cfs Nov. 14.

1944-53, 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage Veight, 7.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 30, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Low and medium 

flow regulated by powerplant above station. Records of suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, Mar. 2O-27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30.

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

95

130

228

364

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

77

180

280

3.0 410

4.0 780

4.5 1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

Ill

124

124

118

116

110

112

165

T3T

124

112

113

110

111

113

110

110

106

113

113

110

116

110

111

117

118

111

119

124

a!35

a!40

3,657

118

7,250

Nov.

a!35

a!35

a!35

a!30

110

100

110

120

130

138

128

130

90

lo- 60

go

110

130

135

140

140

131

131

122

117

112

113

101

121

116

3,540

118

7,020

Dec.

106

104

109

108

109

108

115

117

115

116

116

116

117

118

117

118

117

116

116

119

118

123

123

125

121

124

135 12~0~

100

f§

3,546

114

7,030

Jan.

95

95

90

90

110

149

142

152

156

164

157

148

140

100

95

85

107J

90

85

90

105

100

110

105

110

120

115

120

120

130 

130

3,598

116

7,140

Feb.

135

130

135

140

145

145

150

ISS

150

140

110

log

100

110

130

143

122

120

106

100

120

110

105

100

110

113

113

108

110

3,548

122

7,040

Mar.

114

122

112

100

ToT)

100

110

115

120

120

120

115

110

125

150

140

130

125

125

120

122

127

126

129

125

162

281

340

802

675

470

5,727

185

11,360

Apr.

463

432

355

287

268

274

558

483

398

304

252

212

216

196

214

321

395

314

246

210

218

179

171

139

128

129

136

168

200

190

8,056

269

15,980

May

210

222

226

234

269

372

360

890

758

564

419

372

334

272

170

218

214

210

226

224

250

287

355

429

374

282

220

222

242

230

210

9,865

318

19,570

June

196

176

134

150

144

139

118

155

185

166

163

160

142

175

136

183

156

202

194

569

300

222

252

302

307

304

349

321

260

248

6,303

210

12,500

July

3071

?83

263

273

24S

W)

203

201

234

203

173

201

194

15.5

157

133

145

134

126

128

131

93

1C9

102

105

101

100

96

143

159

134

5,224

16?

10,360

Aug.

115

116

115

118

103

129

101

T55

123

106

117

116

106

105

111

114

109

118

134

123

126

120

109

118

109

133

115

131

167

TI9

120

3,671

118

7,280

Sept.

117

98

112

111

110

£5

118

93

101

114

119

114

103

111

128

113

116

144

1ST

112

129

131

128

129

132

118

120

122

123

131

3,513

117

6,970

Calendar year 1959 : Max 319 Min 60 Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,980

Water year 1959-60 : Max 890 Min 60 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119,500

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Spalding power canal.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-9, 13-21, Dec. 28 to Feb. 7, Feb. 9-15, 

Feb. 20 to Mar. 19 (no gage-height record Nov. 5-9, Mar. 19).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 215

7917. Spalding power canal at Spalding, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°40'52", long 98°22 I 02", in NW^NW^ sec.28, T.20 N., R.9 W., on right 

tailrace wingwall 30 ft downstream from hydroelectric plant at south edge of Spalding.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rubble-masonry control, Datum of gage is 1,855.75 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 151 cfs May 11; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Mar. 28, 31, Apr. 1-3, June 20, 21.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, backwater from 

return flow, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Water taken from Cedar River 700 ft upstream 

and returned 0.6 mile downstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

102

117

122

112

114

113

116

144

m

133

119

119

115

83

10T5

93

116

101

111

113

108

111

117

116

115

113

116

119

133

135

141.

3,611

116

7,160

Nov.

131

134

136

138

92

73

132

128

75

20

77

123

144

85

110

100

115

115

130

145

120

130

135

140

e!45

e84

e87

e94

elll

115

3,364

112

6,670

Dec.

e!27

e95

e!30

eTSTT

e!24

e!08

3110

ellO

e!15

el!5

6120

ell5

elOO

e!20

el!5

6115

ellS

el!5

6120

ellO

ellS

e!20

111

112

111

110

79

49

53

100

110

3,375

109

6,690

Jan.

115

110

85

100

105

120

130

135

144

126

136

141

119

85

80

80

85

85

80

85

85

80

75

65

55

85

100

95

90

90

95

3,071

99.1

6,090

Feb.

95

106

103

106

106

108

102

100

96

75

95

90

100

120

US

115

112

114

109

105

95

115

115

105

115

115

110

105

105

3,052

105

6,050

Mar.

105

126

106

104

100

105

115

115

115

120

120

115

100

90

115

135

120

115

115

115

123

118

116

121

115

137

cTTO"

c5

cltf

clO

c5

3,121

101

6,190

Apr.

c5 s

5

35

140

140

150

US

140

140

140

138

144

137

139

141

147

145

138

127

96

140

129

110

101

105

140

145

147

146

3,555

118

7,050

May

145

145

146

146

147

149

C112

clO" ClO

C53

151

T£5

150

149

130

143

148

147

148

149

148

147

150

142

145

145

139

138

138

140

137

4,096

132

8,120

June

137

138

126

136

133

130

120

122

139

136

137

135

120

135

128

130

140

145

95

c5

C5

C72

143

144

144

143

148

145

134

142

3,707

124

7,350

July

143 iss

140

141

143

139

128

137

139

136

134

130

139

138

135

120

116

128

105

C114

ellO

c83

10T

108

97

99

106

91

113

129

125

3,810

123

7,560

Avg.

115

119

105

115

100

120

108

97

128

98

108

108

104

95

104

101

103

103

133

TC5

119

108

94

1(35-

104

105

108

117

125

113

102

3,369

109

6,680

Sept.

107

86

86

97

92

79

92

64

9T

89

90

95

88

87

108

94

100

119

TT4

97

100

108

111

111

115

90

109

111

111

115

2,957

98.6

5,870

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 151 Mln 5 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,480

c Backwater from return flow.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, records for Cedar River near Spalding, and powerplant log.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 14-24, 30, Dec. 26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 7, Jan. 14 to Feb. 1, 

Feb. 12-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-20, Apr. 2-11, June 16-19; discharge estimated on basis of 7 

discharge measurements, weather records, records for Cedar River near Spalding, and powerplant log.
216 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7917.5. Cedar River at Primrose, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°37'17" , long 98 0 15'10", in NE&SE^NE^ sec.17, T.19 N. , R.8 W. , on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Primrose and 5 miles downstream from Freeman Creek.

Drainage area. 870 sq mi, approximately, of which about 130 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--May to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,805.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 101 cfs 

Sept. 7.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Low and 

medium flow affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals anc1 diversions for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

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

a250

a270

a300

a550

a800

a850

aSOO

a9OO

a 950

a650

529

459

501

452

328

245

275

258

325

288

280

340

365

458

481

400

275

246

267

271 

262

13,325

430

26,430

June

250

237

210

202

194

198

176

172

293

298

246

237

241

217

254

221

237

630

404

1,780

430

243

246

302

355

355

794

730

350

293

10,795

360

21,410

July

325

365

3TO

316

330

288

217

246

280

295

241

258

275

241

225

214

202

217

194

180

180

180

155

158

155

17f

155

145

172

241 

206

7.17C

231

14.22C

Aug.

180

162

162

125 158"

151

183

138

169

148

162

148

145

138

145

151

155

148

158

172

15Jr

155

142

142

145

' 138

145

155

180

210 158"

4,819

155

9,560

Sept.

151

145

128

138

142

135

101 145"

135

135

145

145

148

151

151

165

158

169

190

187

190

180

180

176

180

183

176

169

169

172

4,739

158

9,400

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

1,700 cfs (3.38 ft

ge ( 

(3.

20 (5:30 a.m.) 4,190 cfs (4.53 ft); June 27 (7:30 p.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Result of discharge measurements made prior to May 1, 1960: 127 and 160 cfs Aug. 28, 1959, 

121 cfs Sept. 3, 1959, 194 and 222 cfs Nov. 11, 1959.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 217

7918. Cedar River at Belgrade, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°28 I 26", long 98°04 I 53" ) in SE-fNE-J- sec.2,T.17 N. , R.7 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 0.6 mile west of Belgrade and 4j miles 

upstream from Timber Creek.

Drainage area.--1,060 sq mi, approximately, of which about 320 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,696.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.94 ft); maximum gage height, 8.64 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 93 cfs 

Dec. 29.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Low and medium flow affected bj power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

166

179

192

184

182

179

184

227

227

212

187

173

163

163

163

163

166

176

173

176

176

163

160

163

163

168

171

173

173

201

212

5,558

179

11,020

Nov.

240

230

215

204

198

180

175

195

221

207

207

184

170

150

180

200

200

220

240

270

290

300

280

242

188

133

134

150

200

221

6,224

207

12,350

Dec.

238

255

285

272

218

195

179

187

184

184

182

184

187

187

195

190

192

190

195

187

190

190

192

184

210

201

187

158

93

100

140

5,931

191

11,760

Jan.

170

160

155

150

153

168

186

186

176

182

179

171

175

189

169

156

160

160

165

165

168

166

163

155

169

170

172

180

191

194

197

5,300

171

10,510

Feb.

206

213

208

210

209

211

196

198

195

192

153

172

196

230

250

258

258

229

192

161

146

TTO

190

178

167

170

185

180

177

5,700

197

11,310

Mar.

177

187

189

171

168

176

183

189

193

198

202

206

208

214

204

219

246

255

262

262

291

286

284

275

264

274

1,350

2,000

1,500

1,180

730

12,543

405

24,880

Apr.

963 650'

540

490

422

392

398

736

535

454

384

324

312

324

300

324

490

490

432

400

295

292

295

258

224

212

198

246

275

285

11,940

398

23,680

May

288

281

299

306

764

926

560

824

1.070

775

575

500

472

445

380

310

265

275

313

324

310

343

385

428

456

412

354

285

285

295

299

13,804

445

27,380

June

272

255

243

204

207

201

184

192

262

370

302

299

275

210

268

218

262

662

525

1,750

518

328

200

259

414

450

771

734

420

392

11,627

388

23,060

 

July

362

4O8

389

343

335

313

255

221

278

324

306

268

306

281

240

218

204

301

210

182

198

207

156

163

166

141

156

134

143

204

224

7,636

246

15,150

Aug.

173

141

158

129

141

158

163

160

136

141

129

134

138

134

122

120

153

146

132

160

153

148

150

163

163

150

160

168

182

18_7_

173

4,665

150

9,250

Sept.

141

143

120

129

129

116

104

129

141

146

143

143

148

136

143

156

163

182

184

179

168

182

184

184

176

173

156

176

173

166

4,613

154

9,150

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,000 Min 93 Mean 261 Ao-ft 169,500

eak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Mar. 28, 2,600 cfs; Apr. 1 (12 .. 

May 6 (2 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (4.44 ft); May 9 (1 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (4.08 ft); June 18 (3:30 a.m.)

30 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (3.93 ft);

.. , . .. , .08 ft); June 18 (3:30 a.m.) 

1,650 cfs (4.58 ft); June 2O (3 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (5.94 ft); June 27 (9:30 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (4.34 ft).

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7. Nov. 13 to Dec. 4, Dec. 30 to Mar. 29 

(no gage-height record Nov. 6, 13-23, 23, 29, Jan. 3, 4, 17-20, Feb. 14, 15; discharge estimated on 

basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Fuller*;on).
218 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7920. Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°23'45", long 98°00 1 15", on line between SE&SE£ see.33, T.17 N., R.6 W., 

and NEtNEt sec.4, T.16 N., R.6 W. , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Fullerton and 5-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,220 sq mi, approximately, of which about 480 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1931 to June 1932, October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,640.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (tentative adjustment). Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, staff gage, Nov. 5, 1942, to 

June 23, 1947, water-stage recorder, and June 24, 1947, to Apr. 6, 1948, staff gage, 

all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1940-60), 240 efs (173,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 4.300 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height 

recorded, 11.75 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 103 efs 

Jan. 4, Sept. 8.

1931-32, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 9.64 ft); 

maximum gage height recorded, that of Mar. 28, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 33 cfs 

Dee. 11, 1941.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have b.een revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1210 

1240 

1390

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1955

Date

Apr. 27, 1951 

Aug. 7, 1952 

July 5, 1955

Discharge 

(efs)

2,800 

1,970 

2,090

Gage height 

(feet)

5.16 

4.12 

4.27

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Natural flow affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given ir WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1932, 1941, 1943. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1953 and supplemental 

peak discharges for the water year 1951 are given herewith. They supersede figures published in WSP 1280 and 1210, respectively.

1953 

Hay 3........... 690

4.. ......... 640

5.. ......... 565

6. .......... 575

1953-Con. 

Hay 7... 585

545

470

Honth Cfs-days Maximum Minimum

90

Mean

248

Runoff In 

acr-5-feet

Revised peak discharge.--1950-51: Mar. 23 (3:30 a.m.) 2,730 cfs (5.08 ft); 

Apr. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (5.16 ft); June 11 (12:30 a.m.) 2,510 cfj 

(4.80 ft). 

1952-53: June 8 (1:30 a.m.) 2,610 afs (4.92 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7920. Cedar River near Fuller-ton, Nebr. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

219

Day

1

2

3

4

5

G

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

168

182

188

188

179

179

176

255

232

232

194

185

179

176

174

179

176

182

168

174

174

176

171

171

168

165

168

174

174

191

213

5,711

184

11,330

Nov.

235

252

235

229

225

210

230

240

266

235

206

203

190

170

170

200

180

200

220

240

258

308

349

276

220

200

180

170

170

190

6,657

222

13,200

Dec.

210

230

248

258

252

260 24~8

210

195

185

180

176

174

171

174

174

174

176

174

179

176

191

188

203

219

197

188

160

110

T20

136

5,936

191

11,770

Jan.

180

169

124

103

128

149

187

209

200

196

194

202

209

213

142

107

134

173

193

190

184

174

180

173

184

190

193

203

205

209

215

5,512

178

10,930

Feb.

228

234

229

234

235

246

23T

220

235

226

161

172

193

214

220

218

224

220

188

145

135

153

199

184

172

159

177

180

177

5,809

200

11,520

Mar.

161

172

165

162

155

173

177

192

197

204

211

214

223

235

230

240

269

289

287

287

299

306

296

284

270

336

900

5.500

2,000

1,760

946

14,940

482

29,630

Apr.

1,190

790

621

544

417

407

393

738

588

503

398

342

350

356

340

329

521

526

402

369

296

312

321

300

259

185

200

238

262

270

12,767

426

25,320

May

300

270

296

304

783

1,450 ~^72

662

1,220

978

697

588

503

492

402

383

360

360

362

374

338

277

364

432

601

521

417

312

300

308

321

15,527

501

30,800

June

288

277

274

250

235

210

191

200

296

383

351

317

281

259

248

274

252

599

597

1,910

785

417

259

274

333

364

597

1,030

421

356

12,528

418

24,850

July

312

338

369

342

333

342

277

225

259

281

285

248

259

270

235

216

197

262

213

176

165

174

165

135

148

138

132

122

135

185

232

7,170

231

14,220

Avx.

185

146

138

128

105

154

138

171

115

138

130

128

130

143

135

122

179

188

162

165

174

146

151

210

T54

138

128

146

159

162

179

4,647

150

9,220

Sept.

138

128

130

115

120

128

112

103

146

132

143

154

159

159

157

159

179

188

176

188

182

176

182

194

Tf9

179

174

168

168

165

4,681

156

9,280

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,840 Min 85 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,300 Min 103 Mean 278 Ac-ft 202,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 fs).--Mar. 28, about 4,300 cfs; Apr. 

O a.m.) 1, 

(3.65 ft).

1 (6 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (3.59 ft);

May 5 (11:30 p.m.) 2,070 cfs (4.25 ft); June 18 (6:3O a.m.) 1,540 cfs (3.54 ft); June 2O (6:30 p.m.) 

2.820 cfs (4.78 ft); June 27 (11:50 p.m.) 1,600 cfs

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Nov. 13 to Dec. 11, Dec. 28 to Mar. 29 

(no gage-height record Nov. 14-20, 26-29).
220 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7921. Fullerton power canal at Fullerton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22<30", long 97°57'40", In NE£ sec.11, T.16 N., R.6 W., at hydroelectric 

plant In Fullerton.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gape.--Water-stage recorders on headwater and tallwater and duplex gate-opening recorder 

on turbines.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 444 cfs May 14, June 22; minimum daily, 

44 cfs Nov. 14.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or interference 

from leaves and debris, which are fair. Records given herein are combimed discharges 

through the two turbines of powerplant. The forebay is an on-river pond and the short 

tailrace carries occasional discharges from the sluice gate and skim gate not included 

in records for this station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a!60

a!70

al75

a!75

a!70

a!65

a!65

a240

3220"

a215

a!80

a!75

a!70

a!65

a!65

171

166

181

162

165

165

165

104

170 

165

155

140

165

96

114

110

5,104

165

10,120

Nov .

183

117

108

55

134

85

127

114

90

101

143

184

163

44

49

124

131

143

152

185

210

251

282

291 

229

73

92

108

115

166

4,249

142

8,430

Dec.

208

211

210

254

204

189

209

201

187

180

186

176

172

190

183

191

186

152

170

169

171

177

163

139 

211

201

193

130

57

48

105

5,423

175

10,760

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

133

140

133

103

126

150

177

201

210

207

199

205

216 206"

134

78

105

129

164

187

181

167

169

157 

163

170

171

182

182

187

188

5,120

165

10,160

Feb.

192

195

205

206

207

222

228

225

247

233

172

159

188

228

223

220

232

236

216

150

143- 135

192

190 

174

162

173

180

176

5,709

197

11,320

Mar.

166

180

174

172

159

174

176

195

188

198

204

197

206

197

178

171

185

214

251

259

265

299

303 292" 

277

300

275

100

50

100

210

6,315

204

12,530

Apr.

300

390

422

365" 432

399

372

425

371

372

376

342

320

356

328

301

416

410

296

335

305

291

315

287 

251

243

240" 226

267

275

10,028

334

19,890

May

290

267

288

302

316

124

329

381

280

247

380

306

381

444

378

323

304

307

335

370

393

337

372

252

248

390

398

317

303

305

308

9,975

322

19,790

June

287

275

266

249

227

231

226

221

278

328

327

296

272

270

239

278

99

171

336

387

386

444

326

310 

348

379

296

296

342

328

8,713

291

17,290

July

295

313

348

331

316

332

285

243

259

271

279

265

257

263

250

238

224

272

227

209

195

195

194

156

143

141

123

123

79

155

182

7,163

231

14,210

Aug.

174

139

60

62

100

139

107

158

119

128

128

122

123

132

128

112

145

169

155

152

170

145

149

163 

140

149

138

134

165

175

176

4,256

137

8,440

Sept.

148

128

145

124

128

136

111

104

137

122

134

140

142

93

115

145

162

174

169

175

124

114

167

171 

172

170

174

160

170

172

4,326

144

8,580

Min - Mean - Ac- ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 444 Min 44 Mean 209 Ac-ft 151,500

a No gate-opening record; discharge estimated on basis of tailrace record and record for station 

near Fullerton.

Note.--Interference from leaves or debris on trashracks Oct. 20-31, Mar. 26 to Apr. 2; discharge 

estimated same as for footnote "a" above, and powerplant log.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 221

7925. Loup River power canal near Genoa, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°25', long 97°46' , in NE^-KE^ sec.32, T.17 N. , R.4 W. , at skimming weir 

on downstream end of settling basin on left bank, 2 miles downstream from joint of 

diversion and 3| miles southwest of Genoa.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir. Datum of gage is 1,566.26 ft sbove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1956, at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,240 cfs May 8; minimum daily, 12 cfs 

Jan. 5.

1936-60: Maximum daily discharge, 3,410 cfs Apr. 27, 1944; miniTnum daily, 10 cfs 

Nov. 29, 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect and those telow 500 cfs, 

which are fair. Canal diverts from Loup River in sec.6, T.16 N., R.4 W. V'ater is used 

in powerplants near Monroe and Columbus and is returned to Platte River lj miles downstream from Loup River. Diversion began Dec. 2, 1936.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2,020 

2,210

2,390

,090

,980

,970

,850

,220

,720

,150

,940

,870

* ,780

,790

,770

,760

,990

,960

,910

,800

,820

,890

,970

,050

,960

,870

,020

,660

,820

,950

,800

61,980

1,999

122,900

Nov.

2,920 

2,670

2,270

*2 , 300

1,890

164

845

1,940

2,450

2,520

2,270

2,070

332

178

305

360

371

338

815

1,010

2,020

2,390

840

1,620

2,520

494

79

90

160

650

38,881

1,296

77,120

Dee.

1,660

1,020

1,890

2.420

676

147

1,140

2,140

2,120

2,080

2,120

2,020

1,490

2,060

*1,500

2,100

2,080

2,050

1,740

683

1,210

1,910

459

79

860

1,910

1,620

90

44

47

*50

41,395

1,335

82,110

Jan.

24 

15

15

15

12

143

454

343

426

86

426

808

1,490

626

75

505

922

852

890

1,020

,030

,100

,170

,140

,210

,300

,280

,320

,400

,540

,620

23,257

750

46,130

Feb.

1,710 

1,760

1,870

1,980

2,060

2,140

2,180

2,280

2,410

2,290

2,140

1,970

2,000

1,920

1,900

2,010

2,150

2,270

2,230

2,140

1,910

1,730

1,640

1.590

1,700

1,770

1,790

1,760

1,830 _.-__--

57,130

1,970

113,300

Mar.

1,920 

1,950

1,990

*1,990

1,930

1,890

1,830

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

*2,100

2,200

*2,200

2,100

2,100

1,380

1.500

1,820

2,120

61,820

1,994

122,600

Apr.

2,670 

2.880

2,830

2,740

2,880

2,620

2,520

2,660

2,760

2,530

2,250

2,170

*2,360

2,670

2,520

2,480

2,820

2,870

2,720

2,520

2,480

2,310

2,220

2,250

2,210

2,390

2,340

2,520

2,810

2,860

76,860

2,562

152,400

May

2,700 

2,420

2,290

*2,520

2,680

2,840

3,090

5.240

3,190

5,150

5,120

2,860

2,600

2,490

2,540

2,510

2,490

2,480

2,580

3,200

3,180

2,810

2,480

2,480

2,520

2,850

2,690

2,510

2,530

2,660

2,450

83,930

2,707

166,500

June

2,570 

*2, 120

2,000

1,950

1,860

1,810

1,780

1,760

2,220

2,830

3,060

2,810

2,750

2,210

2,070

2,510

2,750

2,660

2,870

5,180

3,010

3,030

2,420

2,220

2,040

1,940

*1,950

3,020

2,680

5,020

72,680

2,423

144,200

July

,900 

,940

,960

,950

,930

,900

,950

,850

,870

,940

,010

,220

.840

,570

,950

,750

,760

,840

,650

,470

* ,310

,190

,060

845

770

733

755

755

755

778

2,170

50,151

1,618

99,470

Aug.

1,770 

1,070

875

770

684

726

875

,420

,270

,160

,100

,170

,120

,060

986

898

*914

938

882

930

,010

,090

,050

,570

,140

,020

,100

,020

,080

,180

1,180

33,058

1,066

65,570

Sept.

1,110 

1,100

1,070

890

914

785

705

677

717

830

986

*96E

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,140

1,200

1,560

1,450

1,580

1,620

1,590

2.520

2,090

1,890

1,960

1,890

1,790

1,730

1,770

39,236

1,308

77,820

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,300 Min 30 Mean 1,680 Ae-ft 1,216,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,240 Min 12 Mean 1,750 Ac-ft 1,270,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Mar. 8-27.
222 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7930. Loup River near Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°25'05", long 97°43'25", in SW^NE^ sec.25, T.17 N., R.4 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 39, with auxiliary gage on 

right bank upstream from bridge, 2 miles south of Genoa, 3 miles upstreau from Beaver 

Creek, and 6 miles downstream from diversion dam of Loup River Public Po'ver District.

Drainage area. 14,400 sq mi, approximately, of which only about 6,000 sq mi contributes 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--August 1928 to June 1932, October 1943 to September 1961 (October 1953-- 

to April 1955, monthly discharge only).

Gage. Water-stage recorders. Datum of gages is 1,540.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Aug. 17, 1928, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at datum 1.49 ft higher. Apr. 26 

to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at present datum. Since Aug. 8, 1957, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,500 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.7 ft, backwater from ice); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Aug. 27.

1928-32, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

10.12 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30, 1956, Aug. 12, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records do not include flow of Loup River 

power canal which diverts at point 6 miles upstream and returns to Platte River below 

mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 1936 (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g32

g40

43

g34

a.20

a20

g25

g28

32

48

45

48

g43

g40

g36

g32

40

g32

g38

g25

27

g28

28

28

25

34

43

281 

82

164

1,500

48.4

2,980

Nov.

374

g51

g30

48

621

g3,480

gl,180

g56

glOl

48

53

40

2,760

g341

g72

gli

g!7

g25

23

16

30

135

4,830

3,080

880

3,200

g2,680

g2,470 

gl,980

g780

29,412

980

58,340

Dec.

g!47

1,090

683

g65

2,290

5.060

1,740

68

32

27

28

51

770

a30

784

25

17

19

433

1,740

1,410

109

2,200

2,100

1,290

45

603

2,370 

1,600

1,290

1,180

27,296

881

54,140

Jan.

1,400

1,290

698

475

452

418

615

780

1,180

2,100

2,600

2,860

5,140

2,600

1,860

1,180

615

360

3i2

188

226

226

226

265

512

560

475

615 

698

698

698

29,922

965

59,550

Feb.

615

615

615

615

615

698

747

800

750

648

615

573

475

360

418

452

418

312

226

188

158

129

110

110

110

110

110

110 

110

11,792

407

25,590

Mar.

110

110

96

82

82

82

75

75

72

82

82

82

106

129

158

196

226

265

312

560

475

664

980

1,400

2,100

5,720

9,300

51.700 

25,600

12,700

5,080

96,501

5,115

191,400

Apr.

4,680

4.780

2,650

2,000

1,050

8O2

844

914

746

618

594

718

590

844

450

180

666

1,290

788

498

400

350

231

218" 115

420

264

200 

546

498

28,744

958

57,010

May

195

109

106

147

2,200

15.200

6,640

2,650

2,240

1,420

942

690

350

302

205

155

139

238

650

2,170

872

554

160

200

200

224

145

123 

139

97

100

59,320

1,268

77,990

June

143

170

159

115

94

100

100

97

115

1,350

430

238

165

131

139

155

185

212

704

1,330

1.580

1,020

258

135

100

91

109

390 

244

106

9,945

332

19,750

July Aug.

91 9.9

69 5.4

67 4.2

52 3.9

58 3.9

76 6.4

71 10

74 6.0

74 4.4

64 3.1

69 2.8

69 2.6

547 2.8

249 3.1

109 2.2

80 2.0

48 5.0

44 5.4

35 5.0

51 4.8

29 4.4

29 4.8

26 9.7

24 15

24 6.0

14 2.4

8.5 1.5

7.2 1.8 

7.6 13

6.8 6.8

8T¥ 6.0

2,162.0 162.5

69.7 5.24

4,290 322

Sept.

53

44

16

62

11

41

85

83

91

58

60

74

g67

g67

g67

g64

g37

g52

g54

g48

g22

g!9

g60

g67

g58

g52

g32

g35 

36

29

1,544

51.5

3,060

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,830 Mln 0 Mean 377 Ac-ft 272,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 31,700 Mln 1.5 Mean 760 Ac-ft 552,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Columbus.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1 to Mar. 28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 223

7940. Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°26'30", long 97°44'00", SE^SE^ sec.14, T.17 N., R.4 W., on left bank in 

city park at southwest corner of Genoa, 0.2 mile downstream from Union Pacific Railroad 

bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 39, and 2^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 627 sq mi, of which about 410 sq mi contributes directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,542.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. October 1940 to Nov. 5, 1942, chain gage and Nov. 6, 1942, to Nov. 1, 1955, 

water-stage recorder, at site 0.4 mile upstream at datum 4.62 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years, 128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs June 21 (gage height, 13.29 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Aug. 12, 16.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 18.70 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8.500 cfs; minimum daily, 

3.0 cfs July 29, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected slightly by ground-water and surface-water withdrawals for irrigation. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1942(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196")

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62 

65

63

65

67

65

62

63

67

85

79

67

63

62

62

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

60

60

62

62

62

62

62

65

72

1,990

64.2

3,950

Nov.

77 

91

86

112

80

67

67

66

88

80

77

76

74

59

63

60

63

83

91

104

117

128

121

109

90

90

85

90

96

104

2,594

86.5

5,150

Dec.

119 

121

91

88

86

88

85

79

79

91

80

82

88

82

82

77

79

79

79

80

77

77

77

80

77

83

82

85

80

80

82

2,615

84.4

5,190

Jan.

86 

86

76

70

£6

83

88

93

96

93

93

96

~96 101

90

80

80

80

77

77

77

74

66

66

70

74

77

77

79

80

80

2,527

81.5

5,010

Feb.

82

83

88

91

91

93

96

101

101

90

80

80

77

82

90

98

93

90

86

85

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

70

Jo

2,452

84.6

4,860

Mar.

70 

70

65

65

60

60

65

65

67

67

66

66

69

76

86

96

99

106

109

112

116

121

126

130

150

200

300

800

1,500

2,760

2,510

10,252

331

20,330

Apr.

1,650 

1,350

a900

a 700

a660

a 620

565

546

420

306

245

208

187

169

182

176

169

160

165

156

144

136

130

126

119

114

110

114

117

126

10,770

359

21,360

May

146 

146

140

130

200

1,030

1,580

660

730

594

345

245

196

169

150

142

136

146

208

230

270

309

245

210

185

167

191

189

156

136

130

9,511

307

18,860

June

125 

123

117

110

110

108

108

108

152

178

160

193

160

156

146

140

128

196

240

432

2,940

2,560

a600

a!75

a!50

a!50

230

1,240

1,780

835

13,850

462

27,470

July

507 

318

260

230

196

171

165

169

152

138

128

123

126

110

97

95

95

146

128

123

92

83

77

70

63

60

59

54

57

64

59

4,215

136

8,360

Avg.

62

60

58

52

50

48

49

49

43

43

42

40

43

44

42

40

42

55

57

56

59

58

63

105

250

138

97

77

115

142

108

2,187

70.5

4,340

Sept.

IToJ.

73

68

65

63

62

59

57

57

58

64

65

65

68

68

70

80

80

76

76

74

76

83

78

77

73

71

69

69

2,119

70.6

4,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 871 Min 23 Mean 97.2 Ac-ft 70,340

Water year 1959-60; Max 2,940 Mln 40 Mean 178 Ac-ft 129,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 3,34 

(10.52 ft); June 21 (1 p.m.) 5,700 cfs (15.29 ft); Jun

340 cfs (12.02 ft); May 7 

29 (4 a.m.) 2,520 efs

(4 a.m.) 2,450 cfs 

(10.25 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Shell Creek at Newman Qrove .

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 29 to Mar. 29 

(no gage-height record Feb. 20 to Mar. 8; discharge estimated same as footnote "a" above.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7945. Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°24'50", long 97°22'00", in sec.30, T.17 N., R.I E. , on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Columbus, 3j miles upstream from mouth, 

and 14 miles downstream from Lookinglass Creek.

Drainage area. 15,200 sq mi (corrected), approximately, of which about 6,£30 sq mi contributes directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1894 to September 1915 (published as "near Columbus," 1900- 

1901), March to September 1931, October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,430.89 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Nov. 21, 1933, staff or chain gages at several sites voithin 2 miles 

of present site at various datums. Nov. 21, 1933, to June 2, 1935, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream. June 3 to Dec. 3, 1935, chain gage at bridge 

20 ft upstream. Dec. 4, 1935, to May 19, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 280 ft 

downstream. May 20, 1936, to Dec. 10, 1957, chain or wire-weight gage st bridge 20 ft 

upstream. All gages Mar. 9, 1931, to Aug. 27, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,000 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum daily, 54 cfs Nov. 16.

1894-1915, 1931, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 23, 19^7 (gage height, 

12.0 ft, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Natural 

flow of stream affected by power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records do not include flow of Loup 

River power canal which diverts at point 25 miles upstream and returns to platte River 

below mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 1936 (see p. 221).

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 

1897, 1900-1901, 1915, 1941(M).

1937-41. WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1895,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

136

152

136

127

121

112

115

136

124

130

142

142

136

136

127

127

127

127

124

118

124

127

127

121

121

124

124

133

316

200 

176

4,288

138

8,510

Nov.

447

256

176

200

234

1,560

1,940

275

413

184

176

170

1,140

980

425

54

246

282

192

166

142

276

2,430

3.110

1,670

1,900

2,790

2,180

1,730

1,320

27,064

902

53,680

Dec.

318

1,450

806

324

1,290

2.510

2,030

107

87

108

a!20

a!50

a440

158

565

159

111

119

372

887

1,770

139

1,360

2,130

1,870

320

213

1,590

2,150

1,430 

1,270

26,353

850

52,270

Jan.

1,430

1,270

730

530

530

445

445

625

790

1,270

2,220

2,660

2,880

5.100

2,660

1,790

1,120

625

338

248

198

248

248

276

338

370

408

445

625

730

678

30,270

976

60,040

Feb.

730

778

790

790

790

790

850

850

790

730

678

578

530

445

445

530

625

530

445

305

276

248

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

15,084

520

29,920

Mar.

198

198

198

198

198

198

177

156

15T

156

177

177

198

223

305

370

400

430

470

530

625

850

1,050

1,520

2,220

4,050

9,500

30,900

37.400

8^950

120,578

3,890

239,200

Apr.

6,830

6,840

3,870

3,300

2,550

1,850

1,700

1,700

a2 , 100

al,500

al,300

al,350

1,240

876

1,380

826

802

1,410

1,410

1,010

754

636

587

470

408

445

530

400

470

814

49,358

1,645

97,900

May

568

479

385

430

730

16,500

12,300

5,030

3,400

2,770

2,000

1,350

a950

a800

a700

a 600

1,150

1,120

1,400

1,760

1,410

1,080

790

678

636

698

513

479

462

438 

a370

61,976

1,999

122,900

June

338

318

305

a290

282

282

271

265 350"

1,170

1,250

558

454

400

338

370

338

350

392

980

2,840

3.010

1,370

a7OO

578

a500

454

730

1,790

1,080

22,353

745

44,340

July

70S

53T

43C

392

364

37C

3ie

26E

29?

294

276

a26C

254

62E

276

23£

243

25?

233

20F

19C

a!8C

164

a!60

142

136

12?

12f

al30

129 

114_

8,438

272

16,740

Aug.

114

116

105

103

114

153

a!5O

122

116

allO

108

108

105

105

105

100

114

111

108

105

allO

111

114

198

185

282

173

a!40

139

a!40 

173

4,042

130

8,020

Sept.

a!40

139

129

a!30

146

97

108

a!20

156

a!40

132

153

156

149

146

132

a!30

160

a!60

160

129

132

132

208

185

169

164

156

149

a!50

4,357

145

8,640

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,300 Mln 49 Mean 482 Ac-ft 348,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 37,400 Mln 54 Mean 1,022 Ac-ft 742,200

a No gage-height record; discharge 

ords for station near Genoa.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to 

or twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings May 17 to Sept. 30.

timated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and rec27. Discharge computed from once
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 225

7950. Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°44 I 30", long 97°45'00", in NW^-NW^ sec.2, T.20 N. , R.4 W. , on left bank 

just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile east of Newman Grove and 5 miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,674.87 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (preliminary). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 13.2 cfs (9,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs June 20 (gage height, 19.4 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs July lb, 1950 (gage height, 20.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow through 

bridge and over road embankments; no flow for periods in 1953-60.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow gererally made 

twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

O

0

0

Dec.

0

O

o

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

74

.4

.3

.3

.3

5.0

0.16

9.9

Jan.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.6

0.21

13

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

75

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

4.9

0.17

9.7

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

3.0

9.0

150

390

380

160

1,105.6

35.7

2,190

Apr.

356

175

52

37

23

15

11

8.2

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.1

5.6

5.3

4.4

4.1

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.7

2.7

760.3

25.3

1,510

May

2.5

2.3

2.0

26

394

~T8 525

7.4

6.0

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.5

6.7

3.9

35

18

18

8.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.3

1,123.5

36.2

2,230

June

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

T75

1.8

6.4

413

22

5.9

3.3

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.1

18

2.9

5.250

118

22

14

12

9.0

7.4

785

514

20

40

5,066.1

169

10,050

July

12

7.4

6.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.0

5.6

4.6

4.3

5.4

2.7

5.0

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.9

5.6

2.8

125.1

3.97

244

Aug.

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.7

2.7

5.2

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

2.1

15

5.0

1.6

.7

56

66 "5-. 6

1.0

197.9

6.58

395

Sept.

0.8

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

.6

.9

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

24.1

0.80

48

Calendar year 1959: Max 457 Min o Mean 2.78 Ac-ft 2,o2O

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,230 Min Q Mean 23. 0 Ac-ft 16,700

Peal_ 

(11

ci- ^coii- ly^a-bu > 1'io.A 5 2oU 1'iiii o rico-ii £o.u «u-iu j.u, r vju

Lk discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Mar. 29 (time unknown) about 650 cfs; Apr. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 619 cfs

11.92 ft); May 6 (3 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (15.90 ft); June 10 (12 m.) 1,1OO cfs (14.60 ft); June 20

,about 7 a.m.) 4.8OO cfs (19-4 ft); June 27 (8:50 p.m.) 2,470 cfs (l7.BO ft)._______________

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 31. No gage-height record 

Sept. 13-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near ColumbuE
226 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7955. Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°31'30", long 97°17'00", in NE^NW^ sec.23, T.18 N., R.I E. , on right 

bank 80 ft upstream from county road bridge, 1 mile upstream from Loseke Creek, and 

7 miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area.--270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--13 years, 42.6 cfs (30,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs June 22 (gage height, 17.90 ft); maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

3.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 5,970 cfs June 3, 1950 (gage height, 21.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 27, 1954.

Flood of June 2, 1947, reached a stage of 21.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (ga

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 4, Nov. 7-12, 16-25,

Dec. 1-5, 9-18, 22, 23, 25, 26)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

3.0

9.4

42

94

5.0

7.0

11.0

16.5

165

374

945

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

F75

6.7

7.8

6.9

5.4

4.6

4.8

5.6

11

8.7

9.7

6.3

5.6

6.3

10

10

14

11

8.9

11

9.4

8.0

7.6

6.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4 2 

7J3

228.7

7.38

454

Nov.

~5.7 11

6.3

5.8

4.8

4.0 5"^

5.8

5.8

7.1

8.7

8.9

7.6

6.0

6.3

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.7

8.9

9.9

10

10

10

9.9

8.7

5.4

5.8

6.7

8.0

227.4

7.58

451

Dec.

8.2

8.2

8.9

9.4

8.7

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.4

9.4

8.7

9.4

9.4

8.7

8.2

9.4

9.4

8.2

6.7

7.3

7.8

7.8

9.7

7.3

12

IS

12

12

12 

12

284.4

9.17

564

Jan.

12

13

12

10

9.4

12

16

17

18

17

17

18

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

14

14 

14

426.4

13.8

846

Feb.

14

T?

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

13

11

11

10

10

I

317.2

10.9

629

Mar.

i

> 8

s

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

20

25

40

75

400

950

1.400 

1,200

4,339

140

8,610

Apr.

830

1,260

503

296

199

132

115

89

68

49

42

39

37

36

34

31

29

33

31

28

26

24

22

21

20

18

T9

19

18

19

4,087

136

8,110

May

20

20

18

17

70

854

1.060

403

107

61

42

34

31

28

27

26

25

25

30

71

207

110

52

41

31

28

27

24

23

22

21

3,505

113

6,950

June

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

148

89

216

64

40

62

129

28

27

28

393

1,010

1,880

1,050

129

77

61

51

111

628

404

6,765

226

13,420

July

158

101

55

42

32

29

27

26

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

19

18

23

23

16

15

14

13

13

!?.

12

12

13

13

13 

15

872

28.1

1,730

Aug.

14

12

12

11

11

11

13

13

11

9.9

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.0

8.2

7.6

875

8.2

1011

9.7

10

12

12

11

12

21

17

12

106 

70

499.1

16.1

990

Sept.

?Q

if

12

8.7

6.9

6.5

6.5

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8

7.8

7.3

8.7

7.8

7.3

6.7

9.4 B'.O

8.2

8.0

6.5

5.2

4.0

243.0

8.10

482

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,570 Min 2.5 Mean 31.6 Ac-ft 22,88O

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,880 Min 3.5 Mean 59.5 Ac-ft 43,240

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs, revised).--Mar. 3O (about 6 p.m.) about 1,40O cfs; Apr. 2 (7:30 a.m.) 

1,640 cfs (15.18 ft); May 6 (8:30 p.m.) 1,330 cfs (13.42 ft); June 22 (6 p.m.) 2,180 cfs 

(17.90 ft); June 50 (Z a.m.) 746 efs (9.67 ft).__________^____________________________

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-15, 26-30, Dec. 6-8, 19-21, 24, 

Dec. 27 to Apr. 1 (no gage-height record Feb. 21 to Mar. 29; discharge estimated or basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Newman Grove and Feaver Creek at 

Genoa.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 227

7960. Platte River at North Bend, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°27'10", long 96°45'50", in SE£ sec.7, T.17 N., R.6 E. , on lef, bank

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 79, 1 mile south of North Bend, and 5 miles 

downstream from Shell Creek.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,264.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 3,731 cfs (2,701,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.04 ft, backwater from ice); minimum daily, 685 cfs Aug. 4.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1960; maximum gage height, 8.17 ft 

Feb. 13, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 126 cfs Aug. 29, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.420

3,010

3,480

3,820

3,190

3,790

3,380

3,630

3,770

5.950

3,750

3,130

3,220

3,150

3,160

3,310

3,420

3,380

3,360

3,400

3,320

3,370

3,240

3,330 

3,380

3,210

3,220

3,290

3,330

3,600

3,930

104,920

3,385

208,100

Nov.

5,310

5,370

4,800

4,740

4,710

2,660

3,230

4,250

3,860

5,620

5,530

4,470

2,960

1,510

1,800

1,090

858

1,880

2,200

2,560

3,380

5,210

5,170

7,470 

6,400

5,490

4,720

3,560

2,780

2,850

116,438

3,881

231,000

Dec.

3,760

2,870

4,260

3,920

4,260

3,460

4,070

4,630

3,820

3,820

3,520

3,600

3,490

3,500

3,490

3,510

3,600

3,610

3,240

3,080

2,450

3,690

2,760

3,010 

3,450

3,840

3,520

2,550

2,800

2, 610

106,920

5,449

212,100

Jan.

1,780

2,120

1,060

950

720

790

920

1,120

1,420

1,650

1,560

1,650

2,210

2,200

1,910

1,690

1,630

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,720

2,030

2,500 

2,520

2,780

5,000

5,000

5,150

5,600

5,600

59,110

1,907

117,200

Feb.

4,060

4,300

4,500

4,800

5,250

5,400

5,700

6,000

6.560

6,300

6,000

5,600

5,100

4,700

4,540

4,540

4,950

5,300

5,100

4,950

4,800

4,220

3,840

3,300 

2,860

2,880

3,270

3,390

5,540

155,590

4,676

268,900

Mar.

3,570

3,680

5,540

5,480

5,300

3,180

5,150

5,120

5,120

3,540

3,570

5,570

3,840

5,980

5,900

5,900

4,100

4,500

4,700

4,950

5,700

6,200

7,500

7,900 

9,100

11,200

16,000

22,500

67,600

oo'o°r

29, 80C

317,890

10,260

630,500

Apr.

25,100

22,200

16,000

14,100

12,800

11,200

9,520

8,170

7,420

6,950

6,500

5,670

5,890

5,940

5,960

6,190

5,480

5,620

6,860

6,260

5,600

5,210

5,170

4,790 

4,580

4.280

4.65C

4,720

4,650

5 , 700

240,780

8,026

477,600

May

6,110

5,040

4,490

4,120

4,880

19,200

20.500

13,400

10, 600

10,700

8,290

6,660

5,990

4,720

4,260

4,390

4,240

4,190

5,470

6,660

9,630

6,900

4,770

4,960 

4,89C

4.95C

4,280

3,440

3,510

3

OTT

. £ Jl

3 25C

207,520

6,694

411,600

June

2,890

2,760

2,610

2,020

1,960

2,110

2,360

1.760

1,820

6,260

8,820

7,120

8,580

8,740

6,220

7,720

5,510

5,750

8,540

11,500

14,400

15.600

14,700

7,810 

6,140

5,420

4,840

4,860

6,980

8,330

193, 93C

6,464

384,700

July

5,400

4,660

3,590

5,120

5,440

3,250

5,000

5,580

5,230

3,270

2,920

3,500

3,960

5,540

4,980

3,110

2,770

2,450

2,600

2,450

2,100

2,590

1,570

1,000 

1,160

1,160

904

970

1,150 

970

99C

85,184

2,748

169,000

Aus.

2,170

2,250

1,570

685

920

885

1,580

1,210

2,070

1,540

1,370

1,560

1,520

1,580

1,120

1,440

780

1,180

1,490

1,040

1,680

1,030

1,500

5 200

4, "4 60

1,900

1,850

1,670

1.57Q

1 59C

1 , 67C

50,880

1,641

100,900

Sept.

1,660

1,600

1,380

1,230

1,140

1,010

937

1,010

916

910

1,100

1,050

1,220

1,380

1,550

1,570

1,650

2,000

1,900

2,240

2,040

2,220

1,970

5.150 

2,690

2,140

2,080

2,120

1,770 

1, 850

49,043

1,635

97,280

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Mln 575 Mean 3,513 Ac-ft 2,543,000

Water year 1959-60; Max 67,600 Mln 685 Mean 4,558 Ac-ft 3,309,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3 to Mar. 29.
228 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7975. Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°16'10", long 98°20'20", in sec.35, T.27 N., R.9 W., on right bank 350 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 108, three-quarters of a mile north of Ewing, 

and 1-J miles upstream from South Pork Elkhorn River.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 300 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 217 cfs (157,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.66 ft); maximum gage height, 10.97 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

37 cfs Oct. 1.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 7,280 cfs Apr. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.74 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Sept. 7, 9, 10, 18, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 11.32 ft June 23, 24, 1947, from floodmark (discharge, 6,600 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Mar. 28, good thereafter. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, 

Dec. 4-23, Apr. 22-30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

49

86

174

430

1,150

8.0

9.0

1O.O

11.0

1,700 

2,680 

4,4OO 

7,8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September iggo

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

39

41

42

42

42

42

50

50

56

54

54

54

52

50

60

57

54

51

50

49

49

45

47

47

45

46

47

50

66

S§.

1,556

50.2

3,090

Nov.

104

102

94

94

149

94

105

156

125

149

127

125

107

104

116

112

112

116

120

125

131

137

149

160

145

133

125

118

135

145

3,714

124

7,370

Dec.

153

166

141

129

118

114

109

109

104

101

101

97

96

96

94

96

94

94

91

90

88

88

90

91

99

104

104

104

99

85

!§

3,221

104

6,390

Jan.

73

62

50

45

40

47

55

62

69

66

66

72

76

72

65

56

60

57

57

52

52

50

50

50

52

56

57

62

66

69

76

1,842

59.4

3,650

Feb.

69

70

73

75

76

82

88

94

94

99

91

88

86

107

116

125

IT6

112

1O4

96

91

85

82

80

80

79

78

78

76

2,590

89.3

5,140

Mar.

73

72

70

66

62

65

66

68

72

72

69

68

68

72

73

76

79

84

86

88

91

94

101

104

116

135

377

2,220

5,500

4,040

3,160

17,387

561

34,490

Apr.

2,780

2,060

1,570

1,620

2,080

5.260

2,950

2,480

1,820

1,360

1,110

1,060

1,220

1,150

1,130

1,260

1,070

918

1,010

1,150

998

762

615

505

448

364

346

490

671

783

39,040

1,301

77,430

May

894

1,040

950

755

780

1,530

2,840

4,460

3,680

2,630

1,870

1,430

1,140

930

748

756

798

1,510

1,960

2,000

2,240

2,170

1,900

1,550

1,330

1,110

982

926

830

748

682

47,169

1,522

93,560

June

612

535

463

397

329

284

257

229

234

276

254

236

216

201

184

180

170

164

162

498

748

854

97O

902

730

553

841

1.090

1,060 

870

14,499

483

28,760

July

741

696

612

535

538

514

481

430

412

433

445

442

409

364

305

260

234

231

212

186

170

152

140

127

118

110

104

99

94 

94

JLL

9,779

315

19,400

Aug.

86

80

78

73

72

76

72

71

71

68

66

62

58

57

52

51

56

54

57

54

53

50

48

47

49

51

49

120

162 

145

125

2,213

71.4

4,390

Sept.

105

91

85

76

71

67

66

85

83

82

78

71

67

66

66

65

66

66

67

67

66

64

70

75

77

73

71

68

68 

66

2,188

72.9

4,340

Calendar year 1959: Max 551 Min 20 Mean 90.7 Ac-ft 65,660

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,500 Min 37 Mean 397 Ac-ft 288,000

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs}. --Mar. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 6,440 

cfs (9.58 ft); Apr. 16 (9 a.m.) 1,3OO cfs (7.29 ft); May 

(1 a.m.) 4,720 cfs (10.14 ft); May 21 (11:30 a.m.) 2,290 

(6.61 ft); June 27 (10 p.m.) 1.110 cfs (6.90 ft).

cfs (10.66 ft); Apr. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 3,560 

2 (1 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (6.82 ft): May 8 

cfs (8.67 ft); June 23 (5 p.m.) 994 cfs

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Dec. 3, Dec. 24 to Mar. 28.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 229

7990. Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°00'20", long 97°28'40", In SW-£ sec.31, T.24 N. , R.I W. , on left bank 

75 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 3-| miles west-southwest of Norfolk, and 

7 miles upstream from North Fork Elkhorn River.

Drainage area. 2,790 sq ml, approximately, of -which about 

directly to surface runoff.

sq ml contributes

Records available. July 1896 to November 1903 (no winter records), October 1945 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at site 3^- miles downstream since May 1941 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Published as "at Norfolk" prior to 

October 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,522.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1896 to November 1903 staff gage at site 3^ miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Aug. 15, 1947, wire-weight gage, Aug. 16, 1947, to Far. 5, 

1949, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 6, 1949, to Aug. 29, 1958, wire-weight gage, at 

sites on or near bridge 3^ miles downstream at datum 17.88 ft lower.

Average discharge.--15 years (1945-60), 570 cfs (412,700 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 510 efs (369,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.60 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Jan. 5.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; maximum gage height observed, 

13.63 ft Mar. 11, 1949, site and datum then in use (backwater from ice); minimum daily 

discharge, 60 cfs Dec. 10, 11, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1898-1900.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, Nov. 29 to Dec. 26, 

Apr. 10-14, June 22-27, July 2-6)

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

210

457

790

1,340

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

3,310

8,700

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 "31

Total

Mean

ftc-ft

Oct.

180 

206

214

214

218

210

210

244

248

244

234

226

234

234

230

226

226

222

218

218

218

214

214

218

222

218

218

210

206 

234

285

6,913

223

13,710

Nov.

310 

305

290

310

300

266

257

295

310

310

325

349

361

2~30 210

252

266

295

337

385

420

427

441

427

355

315

290

234

244 

262

9,378

313

18,600

Dec.

320 

349

349

349

337

349

331

320

300

295

300

285

295

315

310

320

325

325

320

325

315

300

295

315

320

331

310

285

270 

252

244

9,656

311

19,150

Jan.

230

210

187

172

152

210

280

280

275

266

262

262

257

248

210

230

244

252

252

257

262

262

257

252

252

248

248

252

266 

270

7,580

245

15,030

Feb.

280 

285

295

295

300

305

320

325

343

331

305

290

305

320

337

361

373

373

367

355

337

331

325

320

315

315

310

305

300

9,323

321

18,490

Mar.

295 

295

275

239

206

222

230

248

244

248

222

206

190

190

190

187

187

198

252

343

427

495

535

589

665

931

1,950

3,500

5,650

11,200

10,200

40,809

1,316

80,940

Apr.

7,960 

6,500

4,210

3,310

3,360

4,210

4,660

4,900

4,210

3,540

3,050

2,730

2,410

2,410

2,200

2,400

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,150

2,300

2,400

1,900

1,400

1 , 000

808

726

782

991

1,000

83,717

2,790

166,100

May

940 

980

1,090

1,290

1,790

5,390

3,260

4,460

6,500

5,550

3,860

2,340

1,620

1,160

782

718

800

808

1,630

2,320

2,662

3,140

2,850

2,430

2,230

1,760

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,170

1,060

68,550

2,211

136,000

June

970 

970

950

862

774

710

604

553

617

1,760

1,040

808

774

710

596

750

637

559

517

5,240

4,620

2,000

1,710

1,760

1,630

1,260

3,210

4,410

3,070

3,020

47,091

1,570

93,400

July

2,620 

2,150

1,630

1,090

817

1,220

1,070

991

920

844

800

844

910

800

720

666

617

774

630

547

489

438

414

396

365

348

348

340

344

336

323

24,801

800

49,190

Aug.

307 

295

283

279

272

272

272

272

268

264

260

253

242

238

234

231

260

264

272

272

256

245

249

279

295

245

234

253

352

400

387

8,505

274

16,870

Sept.

369 

344

315

291

279

272

260

256

260

283

272

253

238

238

242

242

253

272

272

260

253

253

264

268

268

249

245

245

242

231

7,989

266

15,850

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,740 Min 120 Mean 370 Ac-ft 267,800

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,200 Min 152 Mean 886 Ac-ft 643,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOi 

(6.30 ft); May 9 (3:30 p......

(1 a.m.) 5,310 cfs (5.79 ft).

)0 cfs). Mar. 30 (10 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (8.60 ft); May 6 (5 a.m.) 6,700 cfs 

 j.m.} 6,920 cfs (6.38 ft); June 20 (6 p.m.) 8,820 cfs (7.04 ft); June 28 i *>+- \

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Apr. 6-25, May 2, 3, J

618097 O - 61 - 16
230 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

7995. Logan Creek near Uehllng, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°42'50", long 96°31 I 15", on south line of SEipSEj sec.9, T.20 N. , R.8 E. , 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, 2 miles southwest of 

Uehling and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,210.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years, 173 cfs (125,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,400 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 15.20 ft); minlmum daily, 24 cfs Jan. 5.

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 11, 1944 (gage height, 17.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum daily, 14 cfs Dec. 28, 1941, Nov. 27, 1942.

Flood of June 5, 1940, reached a stage of 18.6 ft, from floodmarks ((discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area study).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect and backwater 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

(gage

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O

0.6 33

1.0 77

1.2 106

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

79

104

183

280

405

3.0

4.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

555

920

2,550

5,350

9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

80

81

77

69

62

61

70

67

66

64

60

61

61

60

57

41

60

56

57

55

56

60

60

57

55

56

54

54 

60

64

1,907

61.5

3,780

Nov.

64

61

55

75

67

54

65

77

85

94

77

71

65

43

45

38

31

31

43

62

71

84

96

104

106

102

84

65

77 

77

2,069

69.0

4,100

Dec.

80

80

80

98

91

84

91

98

84

77

84

77

75

98

73

63

63

60

65

61

62

63

63

65

62

77

72

63

30

28

?5

2,195

70.8

4,350

Jan.

33

38

33

29

24

28

33

38

43

43

48

54

61

56

54

48

47

45

42

41

40

39

38

38

43

48

46

52

52 

56

63_

1,353

43.6

2,680

Feb.

65

69

69

65

69

72

72

77

67

62

60

48

43

48

54

58

54

54

50

54

51

46

51

51

51

51

47

46

46

1,650

56.9

3,270

Mar.

46

48

43

40

!§.

38

41

43

44

43

43

41

41

41

45

48

51

56

61

65

71

75

80

80

83

91

106

175

600 

3,000

6 , 250

11,505

371

22,820

Apr.

5,030

8,700

5,240

3,360

3,680

3,220

2,070

1,150

896

725

630

620

602

585

483

420

414

385

335

318

298

280

260

242

238

222

216 216"

238 

240

41,313

1,377

81,940

May

226

207

B7B- 199

1,150

1.980

1,200

602

398

330

282

258

242

230

216

224

234

260

330

465

708

1,120

555

355

312

435

450

266

240 

224

220

14,443

466

28,650

June

201

196

181

171

166

164

163

159

163

183

207

220

196

181

194

Ij675

420

274

220

cl,390

392

280

240

209

197

185

197

207

201 

201

9,033

301

17,920

July

207

192

181

176

171

164

158

152

152

146

141

159

230

T52~ 520

141

133

126

122

126

114

111

110

108

107

106

106

106

100.

100

4,757

153

9.44C

Aug.

100

100

100

95

90

127

190

144

138

122

115

109

104

102

99

94

95

92

94

100

90

82

81

111

126

500

208

1,350

1.940 

1,200

400

8,298

268

16,460

Sept.

230

T5T

115

126

118

109

104

100

Too

110

120

117

109

106

104

103

101

115

135

124

110

104

107

136

133

120

110

105

108 

103

3,563

119

7,070

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,160 Mln 28 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,160

Water year 1959-60 : Max 8,700 Mln 24 Mean 279 Ac-ft 202,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 2 (3 p.m.) 9,400 cfs (15.20 ft); May 6 (3 p.m.) 2,600 cfs 

f7.08 ft); June 16 (2:3O a.m.) 3,350 cfs (8.28 ft); June 20 (4 a.m.) 4,520 cfs (9.95 ft); Aug. 28 

(7 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (7 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (7.02 ft).________________________________________ 

c Backwater from unknown source.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-9, Nov. 13 to Dec. 14, Dec. 19-22, Dec. 27 

to Mar. 30. No gage-height record Apr. 6-7, 16, 19, July 23 to Aug. 5, Aug. 9-22, Sept. 3-14; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Maple Creek 

near Nlckerson.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 231

8000. Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°33', long 96-30', in NE£sw£ sec.10, T.18 N., R.8 E., on right bank

120 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 77 and 275, 1| miles northwest of Nickerson, and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to July 28, 1960, at site 120 f: downstream.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,194.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 28, 1960, wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage at site 120 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 60.1 cfs (43,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs June 21 (gage height, 14.67 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Jan. 5.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1960; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 15, 

16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 16.28 ft June 11, 1944, from floodmarks (discharge, 35,000 cfs 

from indirect measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records poor prior to July 28, good thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1630: 1957-58.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19 

18

a!8

a!8

17

17

15

15

29

aZ6

a23

19

*21

21

20

19

18

a!5

17

16

16

16

17

16

a!6

16

17

16

16

16

17

560

18.1

1,110

Nov.

a!7 

17

18

28

*24

19

21

a22

22

23

21

11

9.2

6.2

7.0

6.2

5.6

*11

15

19

a20

a20

20

20

19

15

11

9.6

10

13

479.8

16.0

952

Dec.

*15 

14

15

15

15

18

19

19

20

21

18

19

a!8

16

19

18

*16

15

15

15

16

18

18

20

a21

a24

21

12

*7.6

5^9

5-9

509.4

16.4

1,010

Jan.

6.5 

7.0

5.9

5.1

2.5

3.2

4,1

5.1

6.2

6.4

7.0

8.3

*10

9.6

7.9

7.0

5.4

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

*2.7

4.1

4.3

5.1

6.5

7.3

166.4

5.37

330

Feb.

7.6 

8.6

10

11

12

12

13

14

 12

11

7.3

5.4

4.3

^74

7.6

8.3

7.6

7.0

5.6

5.4

6.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.3

5.9

5.6

7.0

7.3

235.2

8.11

466

Mar.

*7.3 

6.5

4.8

3.6

3.6

4.3

4.8

5.4

*6.8

5.9

5.1

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

7.3

8.9

8.6

7.9

9.6

10

*9.6

11

15

22

33

48

106

216

%1,400

*e3j530

5,524.1

178

10,960

Apr.

*e5,790 

*e3,230

el, 990

el, £50

970

701

*538

520

a488

a400

336

a274

245

a228

214

a208

a206

205

172

*134

a!22

119

alll

a!05

101

74

a 68

65

68

a.68

17,000

567

33,720

May

62 

60

60

a78

90

1,070

»e 1,500

a 600

*202

118

al!3

allO

107

alOO

a92

94

alOl

al!2

a!99

356

1,420

1,090

597

236

a86

99

a!06

98

a97

96 

96

9,245

298

18,340

June

92 

*89

67

66

a56

52

a53

56

52

e2,300

e4,670

el, 710

a520

274

a320

495

*e2,970

ae780

ae350

*e3,550

*e9,050

*e5,700

al,170

750

a515

491

a420

360

a310

a259

37,547

1,252

74,470

July

a220 

a!90

a!81

al58

a!42

a!30

al20

al!3

a!08

a!05

alOl

*102

all8

a!50

a!09

a92

a84

a79

a75

a78

a74

a71

a 68

a64

a 60

*59

a59

*59

59

61 

92

3,181

103

6,310

Au-i.

69 

57

54

51

51

52

54

*52

50

46

43

42

40

38

36

35

37

36

39

40

35

34

*50

120

171

104

65

52

47

79 

97

1,776

57.3

3.520

Sept.

60

48

43

39

35

32

*29

29

29

32

33

28

28

28

27

27

28

30

33

*34

31

28

28

30

42

55

35

28

27

25

1,001

33.4

1,990

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,090 Mln 1.1 Mean 93.5 Ac-ft 67,690

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,050 Mln 2.5 Mean 211 Ac-ft 153,200

ak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Mar. 31 (10 p.m.) 6,260 cfs (13.40 ft); May 7 (2 p.m.) 1,890 cfs

(11.90 ft); May 21 (10 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (11.10 ft): June 11 (3 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (12.90 ft); June

(1:50 p.m.) 5,820 cfs (13.10 ft); June 21 (7 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (14.67 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Logan 

Creek near Uehling.

e Stage-discharge relation not applicable; discharge includes over-bank flow In auxiliary channel.

No te.--Stage-dls charge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-7, 12-20, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4-8, 

18-23, Dec. 27 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record for many days; discharge estimated same as footnote 

"a" above).
" 32 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8005. Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°17'25", long 96°17'05", in SWjj sec.3, T.15 N. , R.10 E., on right bank 

100 ft upstream from bridge at north edge of Waterloo and 3-| miles downstream from 

Rawhide Creek.

Drainage area.--6,900 sq mi, approximately, of which about 6,500 sq mi contributes 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--April 1899 to November 1903, May 1911 to September 1915, August 1928 

to September 1960. Published as "at Arlington" 1899-1903, July 1913 to September 1915. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,109.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 28, 1899, to Nov. 21, 1903, and July 20, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff 

gages at sites 10 miles upstream at different daturns. May 19, 1911, to July 19, 1913, 

weight-tape gage at present site at different datum. Aug. 18, 1928, to Apr. 12, 1934, 

chain gage, Apr. 13, 1934, to June 8, 1940, water-stage recorder, and June 9 to July 1, 

1940, chain gage, all at present site and datum. July 2, 1940, to July 3, 1951, waterstage recorder and July 4 to Oct. 25, 1951, wire-weight gage, at site 3-| miles upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 1,106 cfs (300,700 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 935 cfs (677,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,900 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 14.11 ft); mlnimum daily, 212 cfs Jan. 4.

1899-1903, 1911-15, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs June 12, 1944 (gage 

height, 16.6 ft, from floodmark in gage well, site and datum then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of current-meter measurement of peak flow in 

main channel and velocity-area studies of overflow section; minimum observed, 50 cfs 

Nov. 12, 1940.

Stage and discharge of the flood of June 12, 1944, are the greatest known since at 

least 1880.

Remarks Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1006: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1914(M), 1915, 1936, 

1943(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

469 

503

552

552

548

527

511

586

569

582

616 536"

523

500

507

488

472

453 476"

484

480

492

496

515

488

472

469

476

496

507 

535

15,900

513

31,540

Nov.

552 

564

594

665

992

727

586

652

722

712

712

693

670

476

389

274

252

280

375

465

540

625

665

812

889

833

675

586

500

496

17,973

599

35,650

Dec.

540 

629

703

786

802

670

656

722

741

703

703

703

665

679

703

684

665

647

616

607

621

625

621

625

621

638

665

652

603

527 

579

20,201

652

40,070

Jan.

366 

331

280

212

274

413

560

603

625

634

638

643

638

560

389

372

406

442

457

465

480

469

469

450

450

450

450

453

457

465 

476

14,377

464

28,520

Feb.

488 

519

552

573

612

638

670

703

670

603

569

552

519

540

603

670

647

625

582

582

560

540

540

531

519

519

500

488

480

16,594

572

32,910

Mar.

472 

469

450

450

438

450

453

453

461

453

442

442

442

442

450

442

446

461

500

531

560

582

603

647

670

717

900

1,020

2,920

25,600

22,200

63,566

2,051

126,100

Apr.

25,300 

41.000

41,000

31,000

21,100

14,800

11,700

10,100

8,530

6,860

5,690

4,860

4,400

4,440

4,440

4,150

4,010

3,840

3,340

2,960

2,750

2,720

2,540

2,330

2,150

2,080

1,930

1,840

1,850

1,960

275,670

9,189

546,800

May

2,200 

2,360

2,220

2,240

3,600

7,700

12,500

10,400

8,490

8,160

7,160

5,220

4,080

3,460

5,040

2,820

2,720

2,810

4,110

5,820

9,500

8,450

7,080

6,880

5,970

5,260

4,490

5,610

3,200

3,010

2,670

161,050

5,195

319,400

J-une

2,390 

2,160

2,050

1,880

1,690

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,480

3,770

6,840

6,030

3,490

2,860

2,440

8,100

8,650

5,180

2,880

17,100

28.600

28,000

13,600

a5,600

4,320

a3,600

a3,100

4,030

a7,600

a5,000

187,250

6,242

371,400

July

4,490 

4,090

3,540

2,930

2,5.10

2,230

2,150

1,980

1,910

1,880

1,740

2,040

2,620

2,260

2,160

1,710

1,550

1,510

1,470

1,640

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,140

al,140

al,130

al,120

1,110

1,120

59,650

1,924

118,300

Aug.

1,080 

986

a900

a840

822

1,160

1,760

1,220

1,120

910

a850

786

a750

750

714

695

683

698

714

707

698

701

714

1,340

1,370

1,380

1,180

1,100

3,310

3,840

2,940

56,698

1,184

72,790

Sept.

2,250 

1,960

1,470

1,150

1,030

954

898

890

858

810

758

734

722

695

680

674

6T4

754

718

758

734

722

722

822

830

830

782

734

746

730

27,049

902

53,650

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,800 Min 252 Mean 1,099 Ac-ft 795,900

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4l,OOO Min 212 Mean 2,448 Ac-ft 1,777,000

cfs). --Mar. 30 (7 p.m.) 29,800 cfs (11.95 ft); Apr. 2 (4 p.m.) 

6 (1

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 . . .

46,900 cfs (14.11 ft); May 6 (12 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (7.39 ft); May 21 (2:30 a.m.) 9,650 cfs

(6.01 ft); June 10 (9:30 p.m.) 8,450 cfs (6.03 ft); June 16 (3 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (6.45 ft);

June 22 (2:50 a.m.) 28,900 cfs (11.82 ft); June 29 about 8,500 cfs.

a N' 

charg'
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

8014. Salt Creek subwatershed No. 1 near Roca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°38"30", long 96°39'00", in 3E^ sec.20, T.8 N , R.7 E., on right bank at 

upstream side of U. 3. Soil Conservation Service channel stabilising structure, 8UO ft 

downstream from county road and !-§ miles southeast of Roca.

Drainage area. 1.46 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,232.2 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1956-60), 0.272 cfs (197 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46.4 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 1.95 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow on scattered days in October, November, December, and September. 

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 610 cfs July 2, 1956 (gage height, 3.12 ft); no flow 

for most days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

HaTural flow of stream affected by detention storage in reservoirs upstream.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

.04 

.45 

1.7

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

4.2

8.2

20.3

39.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

0

.36

.02

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.49

.04

.03

.03

.02

.01

.04

.04

.02

.01

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.01

.04

.03

.01

.01

.01 

.02

.03

1.55

0.050

3.1

Nov.

0.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

00"

.01

.01

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0 

.01

0.28

0.009

0.56

Dec.

0.01

0

.01

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.02

.01

.03

76T

.01

.01 

.01

0.33

0.011

0.65

Calendar year 1959 : Max 20.

Jan.

Q_.Q1

'.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.03

.04

.04

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.43

0.014

0.85

Feb.

0.01

TOT

.02

.06

.06

.04

.03

.02

.50

720

.14

.11

.08

.06

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

*.03

1.80

0.062

3.6

2 Kin 0

Mar.

0.03 To?

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.06

.10

*.20

.40

.70

35

25

7.0

1 9 

1\5

72.56

2.34

144

Apr.

5.5

179

.9

*.45

.45

.38

.38

.32

.26

.21

.21

.17

.46

.26

.21

.26

1.10

.38

*.21

.17

.11

.08

708

.08

.11

.08

.11

.14

.17

.21

15.35

0.512

30

May

0.11

.08

.06

.11

.17

*.21

.11

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.09

.06

.08

.08

.53

4.41 "745

.17

.17

.14

,11

.08

.08

.06

.06

.04

7.94

0.256

16

June

*0.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.09

.06

.09

.11

.11

.08

..08

.09

.04

.04

.04

*5.20

.45

.14

.11

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.03

.06

5.48

0.183

11

July

0.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.03

.04

.03

.02

.86

.26

.11

.06

.03

.03

*.41

.17

.08

.06

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.03

.03

.04

.03

.03

2.70

0.087

5.4

Aug.

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.74

.16

*.ll

.06

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.19

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

*.92

.45

.14

.06

7.38

?705

.21

. 08

12.95

0.418

26

Sept.

0.04

*.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

.03

.34

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

0.82

0.027

1.6

Mean 0.368 Ac-ft 266

Water year 1959-60: Max 35 Kin 0 Mean 0.334 Ac-ft 243

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 2-10, Jan. 19 to Apr. 7; discharge estimate 

eather records, 5 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
234 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8015. Salt Creek subwatershed No. 12 at Roca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°39'20", long 96°38'40", in SW£ sec.16, T.8 N. , R.7 E. , on left bank 

10 ft upstream from bridge on east-west county road and three-quarters of a mile east 

of Roca.

Drainage area. 1.12 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Altitude of gage is 1,258 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 0.248 cfs (180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 245 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 2.99 ft); no flow 

Jan. 4-6, Sept. 21.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 528 cfs July 10, 1958 (gage height, 7.95 ft); no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ga^e 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.08 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.01 

.07 

.29 

.76 

1.63

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

3.16

5.51

9.14

20.2

36.3

67.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.01 '57

ToT

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.44

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

1.34

0.043

2.7

Nov.

0.01

loi

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

ToT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.31

0.010

0.61

Dec.

0.01

ToT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.03

752- .04

.02

.02

0.43

0.014

0.85

Jan.

0.02

.02

.01

0

13

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.02

.03

.03

 04

764

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

0.58

0.019

1.2

Feb.

0.02

!04

.07

.05

.04

.05

.14

i49

.32

.20

.14

.12

.10

.08

.07

.07

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

*.04

2.54

0.088

5.0

Mar.

0.04

!o4

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.10

.23

.49

58.5

2775-

8.38

2.31

1 . 83

100.26

3.23

199

Apr.

6.04

l!33

*.90

.76

.64

.49

.36

.32

.36

.29

.29

.49

.29

.26

.24

1.26

.36

*.29

.20

.18

.16

.12

.10

.07

Tos- .06

.12

.33

.40

18.89

0.630

37

May

0.13

.12

.10

.32

.62

.16

.10

.10

.08

.07

.05

.05

.05

.04

764

.34

.08

.07

.12

*2.74

3.36 "72-9

.20

.18

.16

.12

.07

.07

.06

.05

.04

9.98

0.322

20

June

*0.04

.04

.04

.03

^02

.03

.03

.03

.07

.04

.16

.17

.08

.06

.13

.27

.06

.05

.03

4.21

.36

.16

.14

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.08

6.60

0.220

13

July

*0.05

.04

.03

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

.03

.02

.02

1.71

.16

.03

.03

.02

.03

*1.01

.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01 75?

.02

.03

.02

.01

3.58

0.115

7.1

Aug.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.41

.16

*.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.25

.06

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

1.53

.34

.04

.03

1.57

ios

.03

4.99

0.161

9.9

Sept.

0.02

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

.03

.29

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.60

0.020

1.2

Calendar year 1959 : Max 39.1 Min 0 Mean 0.385 Ac-ft 278

Water year igsg-eo ' Max 58.5 Min 0 Mean 0.410 ftc-ft 298

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Mar. 27 (3 p.m.) 245 

(1.91 ft); June 20 (4:30 a.m.) 49.8 cfs (1.34 ft).

:fs (2.99 ft); Mar, 28 (3 p.ir.) 118 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17, Jan. 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, IE, 16, Feb. 11 to 

Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Feb. 16 to Mar. 23; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and weather records).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 235

8025. Salt Creek subwatershed No. 34 near Roca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°38'20", long 96°39'42" (corrected), In SW^SW^ sec.20, T.8 N., R.7 E., on 

left bank 50 ft downstream from trestle of Missouri Pacific Railroad and 1-J miles south 

of Roca.

Drainage area. 5.72 sq ml.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,230 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.74 cfs (1,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.71 ft); no 

flow Oct. 19, Nov. 17, 18.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Aug. 18, 1956 (gage height, 9.89 f'O; no 

flow for many days In each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height.

In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 6, 7, 17, 18, 24-26, 28-29)

2.13

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

0

.06

.42

1.0

1.8

2.9

5.7

14

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

26

43

70

110

226

407

658

.scharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.02

~759 8.18

.10 *.18

.27

.05

2.57

.15

.04

.03

.02

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.03

.02

.04

.05

.17 

32

12.99

0.419

0.073

0.08

26

Nov.

0.12

.08

.06

*.08

.06

.04

.05

.06

.08

.08

.06

.08

.06

.02

.01

.01

0

0

.02

.10

.27

.32

722

.18

.15

.12

.08

.05

.05

.06

2.57

0.086

0.015

0.02

5.1

Dec.

0.15

.15

.18

.18

.15

.12

.15

.15

.10 715

.18

.18

.15

.15

.12

.15

.12

.15

.10

.10

.12

.15

.15

.12

.15

.18

.27

1.57

^70

. 18

6.65

0.215

0.038

0.04

13

Jan.

0.18

.08

.01

.01

.03

.05

.27

.58

73?

.22

*.ll

!l8

.27

.27

.18

.18

.15

.12

.10

.10

.08

.08

.06

.06

.05

.05

.04

.05

.04

.05 

.06

4.03

0.130

0.023

0.03

8.0

Feb.

"5759" 0.08

.18

.27

.42

.75

1.07

1.43

1.85

T7T5

1.39

.75

.32

.32

.42

.58

.70

.64

.58

.52

.58

.58

.57

.42

.42

.42

.38

.38

*.38

18.25

0.629

0.110

0.12

36

Mar.

0.32

.32

.27

.22

.18

.15

.12

.06

.05

.04

.06

.08

.06

.06

.08

.08

.08

.10

.38

.42

.52

1.31

1.39

1.85

2.53

4.20

538

144

42.0 

10.3

7.50

756.73

24.4

4.27

4.92

1,500

Apr.

23.8

"5796

4.05

*2.90

2.32

2.12

1.85

1.66

1.48

1.39

1.31

1.31

1.53

1.23

1.23

1.15

3.21

1.23

*1.00

1.00

.94

.87

.87

.87

.87

.81

75T

.94

1.11 

1.29

74.11

2.47

0.432

0.48

147

May

0.70

.64

.58

.75

.75

*.64

.58

.64

.70

a. 64

a. 64

a. 58

a. 58

a. 58

a. 58

*1.00

.70

.75

.75

4.67

12.6

T7Q-7

.81

.75

.84

.75

.58

.58

.52 

.42

36.75

1.19

0.208

0.24

73

June

*0.32

.27

.22

.18 Tie

.22

.22

.22

.65

.47

.95

1.35

.58

.47

.52

1.59

.38

.38

.27

*33.4

3.03

.82

.70

.42

.38

.38

.32

.38

.32 

* 52

50.11

1.67

0.292

0.33

99

July

*0.42

.32

.22

.18

.18

.18

.15

.15

.18

.18

.12

4.39

T736-

.27

.06

.06

.05

2.31

.08

.05

.03

.02

752

.02

.02

.02

.04

.08

.18 

.12

.05

11.51

0.371

0.065

0.07

23

Aug.

0.03

.02

.03

.03

.03

2.33

5.44

.12

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

4.73

3.02

.08

.03

.02

.02

.01

*21.5

"6737

.37

.06

14.9

5.0 

'3238

65.04

2.10

0.367

0.42

129

Sept.

0.10 *.08

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

76T

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.23

5.71

.37

.06

.03

.02

.04 

.05

7.01

0.234

0.041

0.05

14

Calendar year 1959: Max 124 Mln 0 Mean 2.09 Cfsm O.365 In. 4.94 Ac-ft 1,510

Water year 1959-60: Max 538 Mln 0 Mean 2.86 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.80 Ac-ft 2,070

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs). Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (9.71 ft); Mar. 28 (4 p.m.) 328 cfs

(6.60 ft); June 20 (6:30 a.m.) 190 cfs (5.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Mar. 27.
236 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8030. Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°39'33", long 96°39'39", in SW£ sec.17, T.8 N., R.7 E., on left bank 

IS ft downstream from highway bridge at west edge of Roca.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,192.50 ft above mean sea level, datura 

of 1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to May 16, 1956, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 50.4 cfs (36,490 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 20.85 ft); minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 24.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs July 10, 1958 (gage height, 22.70 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 23, 1955.

Flood of May 8, 1950, reached a stage of 26.0 ft, from floodmark established by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 67,000 cfs), but may have been exceeded by flood of 

July 5, 1908.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Elating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-8, 17, 18, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

6.2

11

6.0 

7.0

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

52

104

9.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

20.0

20.5

284

810

1,460

2,800

3,630

4,700

nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.4

47

111

19

11

9.9

10

51

25

12

9.7

6.0

4.0

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.9

5.2

2.8

3.4

3.2

2.5 278~

4.2

3.7

4.0

5.0

7.3 

11

398.6

12.9

791

Nov.

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.2

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.0

5.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

6.2

6.2

10

8.2

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.2

172.1

5.74

341

Dec.

7.3

7.1

6.9

7.3

9.1

8.8

7.3

7.5

10

8.2

7.3

7.7

10

7.1

7.1

7.5

6.9

8.2

9.5

9.1

7.3

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.5

8.8

~.7 49

7.3

7.1 

6.9

283.8

9.15

563

Jan.

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

7.1

7.7

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.6

9.1

9.5

9.3

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

8.4

9.5

9.7

10

10 

Ji

253.1

8.16

502

Feb.

13

13

13

14

15

19

19

22

81

74

61

50

35

32

32

32

30

27

23

21

19

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

761

26.2

1,510

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,200 Mln 1.6

Mar.

12

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.7

9.9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

22

23

25

26

27

30

33

36

1,870

5.680

2,830

732 

354

9,919.5

320

19,680

Apr.

497

784

304

222

135

108

81

66

56

48

46

43

44

45

39

35

90

81

43

37

31

29

26

25

24

2222"

22

25

42

3,072

102

6,090

May

33

25

22

22

25

27

26

22

20

20

17

16

15

15

14

104

52

21

18

233

891

126

56

39

31

31

24

22

20

17 

15

2,019

65.1

4,000

June

14

13

12

11

11

9.3

9.7

9.3

12

16

16

36

68

24

19

72

42

19

16

555

133

84

32

26

20

17

16

14

15

15

1,150.3

38.3

2,280

July

14

12

11

9.1

8.6

8.2

8.0

7.1

7.7

137

32

355

485

47

26

18

15

473

69

54

22

15

12

11

9.5

8.6

8.2

15

10

11 

9.5

1,908.5

61.6

3,790

Aug.

8.2

6.6

6.0

6.2

5.4

9.1

70

28

12

8.0

6.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

4.4

979

25

17

7.7

5.8

5.0

4.4

80

36

16

9.9

68

 493To" 

42

22

1,033.5

33.3

2,050

Sept.

15

8.4

6.0

5.4

5.0

3.9

4.2

3.7

5.2

5.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

5.4

5.2

4.6

5.7

5.9

12

95

31

14

7.3

5.0

4.6

6.6

289.5

9.64

574

Mean 63.1 Ac-ft 45,680

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,680 Mln 2.5 Mean 58.1 Ac-ft 42,170

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). Mar. 27 (11:50 p.m.) 5,900 cfs (20.85 ft).

Note . Stage-dischar Nov. 14 to Dec. 4, Dec.28 to Mar. 27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 237

8034. Antelope Creek at Lincoln, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 "49'30", long 96°41'40", in SEjfNW-J- sec.24, T.10 N., R.6 E. , on right bank 

40 ft downstream from 17th Street bridge in Lincoln and 3,600 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,130.97 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Supplemental wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage 1^ miles 

upstream from base gage on downstream side of bridge at 27th Street.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs July 17 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minimum daily, 0.08 cfs Oct. 25, Nov. 15.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs July 10, 1958; maximum gage height, 11.99 ft 

July 10, 1958 (backwater from Salt Creek); no flow Nov. 9, Dec. 7, 21, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, 

dis

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

fater year 

charge, in

0

.18

.55

1.13

1.88

3.90

1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

2.8 

3.3 

4.1

16.5

35.0

65.0

121

285

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.04

24.7

. 60

2! 21

.65

.38

1.36

8.97

.34

1.00

.20

.26

.20

.26

.23

*.18

.16

.10

.30

.20

.38

.30

.20

.14

.08

.38

.20

.30

.20

7.05

1.73

59.30

1.91

118

Nov.

0.23

.38

3.42

T728

.34

.30

.23

.16

.34

.26

.26

1.45

.18

.10

.08

.30 *.20

.23

.38

.26

.16

.16

.23

.34

.20

.20

.20

.18

.14

.30

12.49

0.42

25

Dec.

0.26

.34

1.14

.30

.16

.12

.30

.34

.23

.34

.42

.20

.14

.55

.26

.26

.38

.26

.16

.10

.23

.38

.26

.30

.12

11.4

6.43

1.43

.60

"26

28.05

0.90

56

Calendar year 1959 : Max 277

Jan.

0.23

.20

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

2.63

1.97

.85

.23

1.15

1.97

*.55

2.38

.55

.18

.44

1.26

.30

.26

.18

.30

.16

. 18

.34

.26

.34

*.74

.38

2.30

2 30

23.43

0.76

46

Feb.

1.50

1.05

4.44

.80

1.03

.60

1.17

8.13

3.46

2.06

.60

.46

.23

.16

2.29

7.23

1.36

.75

.38

.34

.30

.60

.46

.38

.34

.34

.16

.14

. 38

41.14

1.42

82

Mar.

*0.42

.34

.38

.38

.14

.18

.38

.38

.55

.42

.60

.34

.49

.50

.38

.50

.65

2.87

4.60

8.57

11.9

5.75

2.58

2.61

*5.57

19.3 *192

124

95.0

18.9

10. 8

511.48

16.50

1,020

Apr.

53.0

16.0

8.00

6.00

4.42

4.03

3.24

2.52

1.97

1.80

2.34

2.06

3.66

1.50

1.05

2.53

20.3

2.43

1.58

1.43

1.20

*.80

.86

.50

775

.65

.55

1.83

6.02

3 19

156.21

5.21

310

May

1.62

.86

.75

4.10

13.3

6.08

.92

.50

.60

.50

.60

.55

.42

.60

.32

17.4

.70

2.29

6.69

86.6

27.3

2.71

1.88

1.80

15.3

1.50

.98

.92

.50

.50

.75

199.54

6.44

396

June

0.80

.80

1.13

1.28

.86

*.65

.65

.60

15.9

4.71

24.9

9.68

.92

.80

7.16

4.71

1.13

5.19

. 70

119

10.3

2.16

1.43

.86

.80

786- .38

.92

.98

. 80

221.06

7.37

438

July

0.55

.70

.26

3! 42

*1.05

.80 *.65

4.31

.77

.92

55.2

8. 44

1.73

1.13

1.05

2.84

51.4

2.62

1.80

1.50

1.43

1.36

.80

1.38

1.28

2.78

*1.20

1.68

. 80

.34

152.49

4.92

302

Aug.

0.65

.92

1.68

1.05

13.3

47.1

15.9

*1.50

2.25

.92

1.05

.86

.92

.60

792

.98

57.0

7.22

1.66

1.20

.75

1.20

1.58

*49.9

12.2

3.26

1.97

66.3

8.12

2.25

1.73

306.94

9.90

609

Sept.

1.73

1.36

1.20

.80

.80

1.05

1.13

*1.13

.92

1.60

.42

.50

.60

.69

.75

.50

.95

.23 746"

.55

*.92

1.02

35.9

307B"

.42

.42

.34

.50

4.03

.30

91.82

3.06

182

Min 0.08 Mean 4.73 Ac-ft 3,420

Water year 1959-60 : Max 192 Min 0.08 Mean 4.93 Ac-ft 3,580

* Discharge measurement made on thi, 

a No gage-height record; discharge
238 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8035. Salt Creek at Lincoln, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°50'50", long 96°40'50", In SW£ sec.7, T.10 N., R.7 E. , near center of 

channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on North 27th Street at north edge of 

Lincoln, 1 mile downstream from Oak Creek.

Drainage area. 710 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 6.2 ft; wire-weight gage read twice dally. 

Datum of gage Is 1,113.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 222 cfs (160,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 18.75 ft); minimum dally, 53 cfs Oct. 14, 17, 25, Nov. 19.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 26.15 ft); minimum dally, 22 cfs Mar. 15, 1957.

Flood of June 2, 1951, may have been equaled or exceeded In discharge by flood of 

July 6, 1908, which reached a stage of 33.6 ft. Channel changes since 1908 have materially altered the stage-discharge relation.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 23 to June 11, June 13-20, 

July 10-17, Aug. 6-24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26

5.1 41

5.3 83

5.5 134

6.0 323

6.4 503

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.4 

6.0 

7.0

64

165

387

910

9.0 2,390

11.0 4,480

14.0 8,580

17.0 13,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

199

228

158

93

72

68

120

158

102

74

63

57

53

57

57

53

59

61

57

57

61

63

55

53

61

57

55

57

83

83

2,553

82.4

5,060

Nov.

74

74

74

494

137

97

79

72

76

72

68

74

70

63

59

61

59

55

53

57

59

55

72

76

70

65

68

59

63

61

2,516

83.9

4,990

Dec.

72

63

55

59

63

63

68

63

61

59

68

63

59

68

63

65

65

65

59

55

61

63

63

63

55

59

~97~ 110

85

63

70

2,039

65.8

4,040

Jan.

68

59

72

63

59

55

59

68

63

63

65

76

81

100

81

76

72

76

70

68

70

68

63

61

70

74

74

76

79

79

81

2,189

70.6

4,340

Feb.

95

90

105

115

110

105

100

131

155

137

167.

137

140

110

105

115

105

105

102

105

81

85

85

79

83

76

79

72

74

3,048

105

6,050

Calendar year 1959 : Max 8,860 Min 41

Mar.

76

81

76

76

76

74

76

79

76

81

81

81

90

93

83

76

81

95

100

126

140

137

161

140

149

217

5,850

15.600

11, 100

4,320

1,540

39,031

1,259

77,420

Apr.

2,110

5,020

880

740

630

505

432

353

297

253

260

238

231

238

197

197

313

297

194

184

165

159

142

139

133

128

120" 120

131

153

12,959

432

25,700

Hay

al40

alSO

a!20

a!20

a300

496

349

ZOO

162

139

123

113

113

115

108

2,140

428

231

5,310

3,200

5.880

1,110

419

337

471

333

242

200

178

171

168

23,546

760

46,700

June

171

153

148

148

184

148

136

136

165

353

490

690

379

290

231

626

370

374

362

8.850

1,820

545

370

245

184

153

156

148

142

136

18,303

610

36,300

July

135

142

123

115

110

131

113

110

128

1.170

379

658

1,110

362

148

115

116

3Z8

560

194

1 c 3

136

120

105

110

105

108

105

120

126

93

8,026

259

15,920

Aug.

100

100

103

100

108

599

839

315

142

103

86

82

77

68

73

68

373

217

113

91

73

75

93

5.380

1,060

294

165

231

2,610

342

184

14,264

460

28,290

Mean 247 Ac-ft 179,000

Sept.

131

110

98

91

86

86

82

86

86

82

77

82

79

77

82

82

148

82

82

88

82

96

241

214

263

133

93

82

91

II

3,189

106

6,330

Water year 1959-60 : Max 13,600 Min 53 Mean 360 Ac-ft 261,200

Peak discharge 

4,400 cfs (1C 

(14.28 ft); } , 

July 10 (7 a.m.) -,-,> 

4,100 cfs (10.68 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Roca.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 239

8035.5. Dee Creek at Greenwood, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°57'05", long 96°27'00", In NE^SWi sec.6, T.ll N., R.9 E., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 6, half a mile southwest of Greenwood, 

and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 14.3 sq ml.

Records available. February to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, with tipping-bucket rain gage attachment, and concrete-andtimber control. Datum of gage Is 1,082.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1954. Supplemental gage Is crest-stage Indicator 1,000 ft 

downstream at bridge on U. S. Highway 6.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 1,080 cfs June 20 (gage height, 8.11 ft); 

minimum dally, during period February to September, 0.62 cfs Sept. 16.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, backwater from 

debris or from Salt Creek, and those above 500 cfs, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

J9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

tl.34

Feb.

al.64

al.55

al.55

al.91

*al.55

1.73

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.47

1.42

1.37

n.31

44.21

1.52

0.1O6

0.11

88

Mar.

1.31

1.47

1.55

1.64

1.73

1.91

1.91

2.10

2.20

*2.10

2.10

2.20

2.29

2.29

2.29

2.29

2.38

2.47

2.56

2.47

2.56

2.65

2.65

*2.47

2.47

3.46

*138

*266 2So"

34.6

24.2

780.32

25.2

1.76

2.03

1,550

Apr.

44.9 irrr

11.0

9.30

7.92

7.40

7.10

a .11

a .58

a .11

a .79

a .59

a .34

a .16

* .00

.93

* .11

* .75

.51

.96

3.96

3.69

2.83

2.65

2.56

2.47

2.38

"2T5T

2.74

3.28

193.08

6.44

0.450

0.50

383

May

2.56

2.47

*2.29

2.47

3.14

2.56

2.20

2.00

2.10

*1.82

1.82

1.73

1.73

1.73

1^64

*2.99

1.82

1.91

2.47

*49.9

*64.1

3.66

3.46

3.50

21.1

3.50

2.47

2.47

2.38

2 , 38

1.91

202.28

6.53

0.457

0.53

401

June

2.00

2.00

*3.30

3.34

2.83

3.14

3.32

3.32

3.60

23.9

*21.7

21.8

3.72

3.57

11.0

30.6

3.32

33.1

3.32

215

18.8

4.40

3.96

3.60

3.39

3.23

3.00

2.87

2.79

2.79

444.71

14.8

1.03

1.16

882

July

2.70

2.70

2.61

2.61

2.52

2.43

2.43

2.34

2.25

2.17

2.08

180 ~6"6".9

*3.16

2.43

2.08

2.18

3.91

2.08

1.80

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.51

1.39

*1.83

1.70

*1.53

1.61 

1.12

308 . 57

9.95

0.696

0.80

612

Aug.

1.08

1.28

1.21

1.35

1.28

3.83

49.4

2.40

4.56

*1.98

1.27

1.60

1.21

1.21

1.06

1.13

49.0

45.4

1.82

1.43

1.14

1.09

1.21

*3.95

31.5

2.85

1.09

163

oTTO"

3.17 

2 08 . 0

503.58

16.4

1.15

1.32

1,010

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Sept.

1.68

1.35

1.21

1.09

1.02

1.02

1.09

*1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

.72

.62

.79

1.00

1.00

1.00

.86

.72

*2.20

4.81

3.80

1.50

.89

.80

1.21 

1.50

39.02

1.30

0.091

0.10

77

Water year : Max Hln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 3OO cfs). Mar. 28 (10 p.m.) 558 cfs (4.84 ft); May 2o (4:3O p.m.) 311 cfs 

; June 20 (6:30 a.m 

810 cfs (5.92 ft).

, . . .. .

4.10 ft); June 20 (6:30 a.m.) 1,08O cfs (8.11 ft); July 12 (10 p.m.) 561 cfs (4.85 ft); Aug. 28 

10 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Antelope Creek at Lincoln.

c Backwater from Salt Creek.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice or debris Feb. 6-29, May 15, 16, 19-21, May 28 to 

June 4, June 11, 16, 21, 22, June 28 to July 16, Aug. 8-12, Sept. 13-15, 18-23 (no gage-height record Feb. 17-25, 27-29).
240 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8040. Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°09'50", long 96°32'30", in northeast corner sec.29, T.14 N., R.8 E., on 

downstream side of county highway bridge at northwest edge of Ithaca. Prior to Oct. 28 

1959, at site 1-J miles downstream.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read onee daily. Datum of gage is 1,118.69 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1950, chain gage and Aug. 8, 1950, to Oct. 27, 

1959, wire-weight gage, at site 1^ miles downstream at datum 8.21 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 70.6 cfs (51,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs June 20 (gage height, 22.50 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Nov. 16.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs Aug. 2, 1959 (gage height, 23.22 ft from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on 

basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 3.3 cfs June 11, 1955.

Maximum stage known since about 1910, that of Aug. 2, 1959.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

a31 

31

a 30

35

33

153

-fT 299

60

a40

28

31

30

30

29

29

a28

29

29

29

30

50

29 

a28

29

a28

27

28

31

45

1,389

44.8

2,760

Nov.

a37

35 

34

207

52

22

22

a30

36

34

31

30

23

22

a23

19

TO

25

24

25

29

a32

35

34

32

26

24

23

a24

26

1,047

34.9

2,080

Dee .

30

28 

26

26

28

a28

27

30

25

26

27

30

a31

32

31

30

28

28

27

a26

27

28

28

26 

a27

37

a70

22

2F

26

26

907

29.3

1,800

Calendar year 1959 : Max n,

Jan.

24

24 

24

23

22.

24

27

29

28

a28

30

30

33

35

TO

27

a27

a26

a27

a27

a26

26

5

a 3 

5

6

6

7

8

8

a29

834

26.9

1,650

Feb.

31

f

32

32

32

a31

33

34

a34

39

36

37

a34

35

34

33

33

33

34

a 30

a31

a31

a31 

a32

31

a32

a30

a31

945

32.6

1,870

900 Min 13

Mar.

a31

a33 

a32

a32

a31

a31

a31

a33

a32

a32

32

a32

a34

a35

a33

a50

30

52

34

a38

46

32

26

40 

47

75

106

1,900

4,590

1,800

526

9,854

317

19,510

Apr.

1,080

1,390 

a470

331

287

257

220

170

145

a!30

140

122

150

120

105

95

allO

91

88

82

76

74

71

a70 

70

63

61

6T

72

67

6,271

209

12,440

May

a63

61 

61

62

85

541

148

allO

77

64

59

56

56

56

a71

526

110

69

2,890

1,710

2,250

a290

178

192 

201

505

118

100

a88

80

77

10,954

353

21,730

June

72

73 

68

136

a68

59

56

54

63

1,666

666

a220

146

125

111

153

80

227

a200

5,570

459

153

120

99 

91

a85

81

91

79

120

9,191

306

18,230

July

93

73

70

74

77

676"5

67

a250

69

7L4

67

62

59

a68

73

65

E2

49

48

45

43

44

48

45

44

44

aob.

2,739

88.4

5,430

Aug.

37

37 

38

36

48

84

140

75

46

42

40

38

37

a34

35

35

34

39

37

37

a32

34

58

1,810 

1,030

144

92

allO

275

152

116

4,782

154

9,480

Sept.

67

63

59

a57

55

54

52

50

50

48

a47

45

44

44

44

44

50

248

TTf

58

46

43

43

47 

100

48

44

42

45

46

1,828

60.9

3,630

Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,160

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,590 Min 19 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs, revised) . Mar. 29 (about 9 p.m.) 5,080 cfs (21.68 ft); Apr. 2 

(about 1 a.m.) 4,430 cfs (21.30 ft); May 19 (12 m. j 6,650 cfs (22.38 ft); June 10 (2 to 3 p.m.) 

2,640 efs (19.70 ft); June 20 (4:30 p.m.) 7,000 cfs (22.50 ft); July 12 (10:30 a.m.) 1,880 cfs 

(18.40 ft); Aug. 24 (6 p.m.) 5,990 cfs (21.00 ft). _____________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

records for Salt Creek near Ashland and at Lincoln.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19, Dec. 29 to Jan. 8, Jan. 14 to Mar. 18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8050. Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°02'50", long 96 0 20'30", In SW£ see.31, T.13 N., R.10 E., near center of 

channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile east of Ashland 

and 2-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,047.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 7, 1947, to Mar. 3, 1949, water-stage recorder and Mar. 4, 1949, to Aug. 6, 

1956, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 475 cfs (343,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 12.97 ft); maximum gage height, 13.85 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from Platte River); minimum daily discharge, 116 cfs Jan. 6.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 46,200 cfs June 2, 1951 (gage height, 14.72 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs Jan. 10, 1957.

Flood of June 13, 1947, reached a stage of 15.13 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

21,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 300 cfs and those for period of inflow and 

backwater from Platte River, which are fair, and those for period of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Some overflow from Platte River may enter Salt 

Creek above station when Platte River is in flood.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except Periods of Ice effect and backwater from Platte

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3O, 31, Aug. 24-26, 28-31)

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

220

570

1,400

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

3,510

8,700

13,900

23,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

154

276

594

427

268

200

175

215

522

308

210

170

162

162

158

154

146

142

142

142

146

154

146

142

138

126

126

134

130

150

190

6,309

204

12,510

Nov.

185

162

150

704

666

205

220

205

200

215

200

195

180

120

166

170

138

175

195

200

205

200

205

205

205

195

166

134

138

200

6,504

217

12,900

Dec.

190

175

180

190

190

158

170

190

185

180

195

200

190

190

200

195

185

180

175

170

175

190

190

190

190

195

280

262

244

180

205

5,989

193

11,880

Jan.

210

T75

142

130

123

116

123

142

138

142

162

195

210

185

130

123

126

126

123

130

130

130

130

150

175

185

190

195

200

200

205

4,841

156

9,600

Feb.

220

210

220

244

238

232

220

238

280

268

287

268

26E

238

220

232

220

220

215

220

210

210

210

215

210

210

200

200

195

6,612

213

13,110

Mar.

200

200

195

190

190

190

200

210

205

215

200

200

226

238

220

220

210

232

250

280

308

301

336

322

378

910

3,880

18,600

e21,200

celiao

72,186

2,329

143,200

Apr.

c4,960

c7,750

3,420

2,080

1,700

1,320

1,100

890

762

658

618

602

578

578

530

462

698

698

562

448

413

378

357

343

322

315

301

287

315

350

33,795

1,126

67,030

May

a320

a290

a270

a270

a580

a900

a680

a 500

a380

a300

287

256

250

250

244

1,820

1,190

a455

7,920

5,570

12,800

4,110

1,030

802

962

874

658

462

420

385

357

45,592

1,471

90,430

June

336

315

294

874

399

280

256

244

268

1,310

1,890

1,650

1,080

642

490

1,180

914

1,090

850

14,500

12,400

2,270

1,070

706

554

476

434

413

406

462

47,853

1,595

94,920

July

448

378

350

308

294

301

294

274

274

854

690

2,530

2,910

978

506

378

343

1,530

906

506

357

315

301

£87

274

280

274

280

274

280

268

18,242

588

36,180

Aug.

232

238

238

244

244

620

1,330

866

427

294

250

238

232

220

210

220

268

890

364

262

238

215

215

4,890

6,270

2,200

610

642

5,680

1,730

666

31,243

1,008

61,970

Sept.

427

343

294

268

244

232

232

226

220

205

200

190

190

180

185

180

185

250

343

200

180

175

294

538

690

399

256

220

220

220

7,986

266

15,840

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,100 Mln 73 Mean 552 Ac-ft 406,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 21,2OO Mln 116 Mean 735 Ac-ft 569,600

ak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs).--Mar. 29 (4 a.m.) 23.100 cfs (12.97 ft); Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 8,800 

cfs (9.66 ft); May 16 (4:30 p.m.) 4,26O cfs (6.55 ft); May 21 (9 a.m.) 15,900 cfs (11.55 ft); 

June 20 (ll:3O p.m.) 22,600 cfs (12.89 ft); July 13 (12:30 a.m.) 5,580 cfs (7.37 ft); Aug. 24 

(10:50 p.m.) 10,100 efs (9.50 ft); Aug 29 (11:50 a.m.) 7,460 cfs f» na fM-1

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for stations at Lincoln and Roca. 

c Backwater and inflow from Platte River. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-11, Jan. 16 to Mar. 27.

eatfer records.
242 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8055. Platte River at Louisville, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long 96°09'20", In NW£ sec.14, T.12 N., R.ll E., near right 

tank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 50, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Louisville. Prior to Apr. 4, 1960, at site 50 ft upstream.

Records available.--May 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,007.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. -5, 1956, to Apr. 3, I960, at site 50 ft upstream at same dstum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5,029 cfs (3,641,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 124,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 12.45 ft); 

minimum daily, 760 cfs Jan. 5.

1953-60: Maximum discharge and gage height, those of Mar. 30, I960; minimum dally 

discharge, 240 cfs Sept. 3, 1955.

Maximum discharge known since at least 1881, that of Mar. 30, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a week. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,550 

2,850

5,520

5,500

5,500

5,520

3,730

3,880

4.200 

4,040

4,200

4,170 

5,580

5,700

5,580

3,550

3,520

3,580

5,440

3,550

3,550

3,550 

3,580

3,640

5,520

3,640

3,520

3,460

3,460 

3,520

4,100

111,480

3,596

221,100

Nov.

4,040 

4,650

5,130

5,560

6,100

5,200

3,710

3,670

4,980 

4,940

6,500

7,050 

5,890

5,670

1,760

1,070

850

778

1,295

2,150

2,560

2,820 

5,320

6,820

8,500

7,630

6,280

6,100

4,140

3,580

132,518

4,417

262,800

Dec.

3,580 

4,250

4,540

4,980

6.140

5,600

4,420

4,900

5,200 

4,510

4,720

4,340 

4,100

3,940

3,730

4,300

3,790

4,140

4,200

4,300

4,440

3,850 

5,130

4,340

3,610

4,270

5,050

4,980

3,950

2,510 

3,180

134,970

4,354

267,700

Jan.

3,180 

2,690

1,990

997

760

1,130

1,760

2,300

2,480 

2,250

2,560

2,550 

3,010

3,580

3,290

2,740

2,610

1,990

2,280

3,290

3,150

2,930 

2,740

3,150

3,460

3,580

3,730

3,850

3,730

4,040 

4,200

85,757

2,766

170,100

Feb.

4,370 

4,540

5,090

5,680

6,230

6,540

7,000

7,450

7,730 

7,750

7,480

7,450 

7,240

7,240

7,750

7.850

7,480

6,770

5,680

5,680

5,560

5,520 

5,440

5,440

5,280

4,900

4,200

4,040

1,790

.......

177,070

6,106

351,200

Mar.

3,880 

3,880

3,730

3,410

3,010

2,850

2,740

2.710

2,880 

2,880

3,010

3,150 

5,440

5,580

3,700

3,750

3,820

3,910

4,340

4,760

5,130

5,280 

5,680

6,540

7,730

9,350

15,700

39,000

62,100

112,000 

87,200

425,120

13,710

843,200

Apr.

63,800 

75.500

69.700

59,300

49,800

34,600

27,600

23,800

20,800 

17,800

15,200

13,200 

11.800

11.400

11,100

10,800

11,100

10,500

10,100

10,800

9,860

9,060 

8,640

8,280

7,500

7,080

6,800

6,700

7,020

6,600

634,040

21,130

tl,258

May

7,320 

8,220

7,620

7.200

7.5OO

11,800

59.400

28,200

20.200 

18,900

17,700

14,300 

11,800

10,300

9,000

9,790

9,950

8,460

17,100

19,500

36,000

26,700 

16,900

14,300

14,700

13 , 200

12,000

10,500

8,820

8,340 

7,740

453,440

14,630

899,400

June

7,740 

7,020

6,540

6,960

5,550

4,720

4,590

4,720

4.120 

6,140

26,700

25,600 

14,600

12,400

11,000

15,500

21,800

14,900

9,510

42,200

55,500

45,600 

37,300

19,400

13,100

10,900

9,580

8,760

12, 100

13,600

478,060

15,940

948,200

July

To~76To~ 12.600

9.580

8,220

7,020

6,650

6,350

5,950

5,900 

6,200

6,400

8,400 

12,000

8,100

7,860

7,6?0

6,000

6.8F50

5,900

5,250

4,770

4,0?0 

4,0,10

3,370

3,0^0

2,8*0

2,730

2,630

HTJ t , b iU 

2,630

188,810

6,013

374,700

Aug.

2,570 

2,880

3,470

2,690

2,180

2,570

3,810

4,500

3,470 

3,230

3,000

2,570 

2.430

2,320

2,260

2,180

2,160

2,910

2,210

2,100

2,130

1.760 

1,960

7,520

15.600

8,700

4,040

3,510

10,400

9,240 

6,000

124,370

4,012

246,700

Sept.

4.950 

4,460

4,000

3,350

2,840

2,520

2,210

2,080

2,080 

1,960

1,830

1.740 

1,810

1,860

2,000

2,060

2,100

2,630

2,810

2,750

2,660

2,780 

3,300

3,440

4,540

4,330

3,850

3,400

3,370

3 1 260

86,950

2,898

172,500

Calendar year 1959: Max 42,400 Min 778 Mean 5,617 Ac-ft 4,066,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 112,000 Mln 760 Mean 8,286 Ac-ft 6,016,000

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3 to Mar. 29.
WAUBONSIE CREEK BASIW 243

8060. Waubonsle Creek near Bartlett, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°53'05", long 95°44'45", In NE^NE^ sec.11, T.70 W. , R.43 W. , on left pier 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles east of Bartlett and 3.5 miles west of 

Tabor.

Drainage area. 30.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 16, 1951, wire-weight gage and Jan. 10, 1946, to May 8, 1950, 

supplementary high-stage water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 11.7 cfs (8,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 21.72 ft); minImum daily, 0.9 cfs Jan. 4-6.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 37.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area ir^asurements at gage heights 32.8 and 37.8 ft; no flow at times in 1954-59.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13 4.0

6.5

5.3

6.0

*12

5.7

~8.4 26

6.2

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.4

5.0

6.0

*6.0

5.5

5.3 

4.8

5.3

200.2

6.46

0.212

0.24

397

Nov.

4.2

4.4

*3.4

4.6

4^6

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

276

2.9

106.0

3.53

0.116

0.13

210

Dee.

3.4

*3.5

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

g.,.6. 37$

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.5

4.5

7.0

4!o

3.5

105.5

3.40

0.112

0.13

209

Jan.

2.0

1.5

1.0

.9

*79

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

5.0

7.0

15

11

12

8.5

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.4 

5.3

5.3

177.6

5.73

0.188

0.22

352

Feb.

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.6

*8.5

572

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

?7S

2.5

2.5

130.6

4.50

0.148

0.16

259

Mar.

2.5

2,5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

10

100

150

90 

70

485.3

15.7

0.516

0.59

963

Apr.

50

40

30

26

23

20

18

15

16

15

14

*13

13

12

12

11

25

14

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.9

9.0

8.1

8.1

8.7

11

16

491.0

16.4

0.539

0.60

974

May

9.6

9.0

*8.1

7.8

11

15

10

9.3

7.6

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.3

TT3

18

9.3

15

*11

14

62

T7

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

7.8

7.5

8.1

7.5

7.3

356.3

11.5

0.378

0.44

707

June

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

9.9

18

13

11

8.1

22

9.0

9.6

7.0

55

*14

9.6

8.1

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

51

346.8

11.6

0.382

0.42

688

July

11

7.3

5.5

4.8

10

10

*6.0

5.7

8.1

6.7

5.7

14

7.8

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

~9".0 20

7.3

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.7

12

9.3

7.5

239.4

7.72

0.254

0.29

475

Aug.

6.7

6.5

6.2

5.7

*6.4

32

11

9.0

7.8

e.7

f.5

e.2

e.o

e.o

?.7

e.i

135

~2"F 36S

22

8.1

4.2

44^ 3.3

31

10

7.3

a250

a!65

20

18

1,246.4

4C.2

1.32

1.52

2,470

Sept.

12

*7.5

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.0

5.7

10

8.1

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

87

8.4

5.7

5.3

*4.4

43

a290

11

8.4

7.8

8.1

6.7

621.9

20.7

0.681

0.76

1,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 517 Min o Mean 11.3 Cfsm 0.372 In. 5.05 Ac-ft 8,190

Water year 1959-60: Max 369 Min 0.9 Mean 12.3 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.50 Ac-ft 8,930

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Aug. 18 (l a.m.) 2,040 cfs (21.72 ft); Aug. 28 (time and discharge 

unknown); Sept. 24 (time and discharge unknown).________________________________________

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height 

Feb. 13 to Mar. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weatto 

records for nearby stations).

record Nov. 5-8, 

ler records, and
244 WEEPING WATER CREEK BASIN

8065. Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°47'35", long 95°54'40", in NW£ sec.36, T.10 N. , R.13 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 73 and 75, ij miles southeast 

of Union and 2-5- miles downstream from South Branch Weeping Water Creek.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 7.9 ft; wire-weight gage read twice daily: 

Datum of gage is 929.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 14, 1951, 

chain or wire-weight gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 75.9 cfs (54,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 21.40 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Dec. 19, 20.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 60,300 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 26.80 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of measurement of peak flow through bridges and over highway embankment; minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10-12, 14, 15,.17, 18, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemter i960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26 

78

100

52

46

~56 120

89

73

46

36

31

28

27

28

29

27

30

37

29

28

30

31

29

28

30

29

29

30

31 

33

1,316

42.5

2,610

Nov.

37 

34

31

40

34

28

34

35

34

32

31

31

29

28

29

29

28

272"9

34

33

35

36

37

36

34

32

30

31

32

970

32.3

1,920

Dec.

31 

29

31

29

26

28

30

31

30

30

32

30

29

30

31

30

30

28

li18

28

29

31

31

32

33

34

33

30

30 

29

911

29.4

1,810

Jan.

29 

28

27

27

26

27

28

28

30

32

36

40

42

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

36

38

38

39

41

42

43

44

1,076

34.7

2,130

Feb.

44 

44

45

46

49

49

52

56

65

56

54

54

54

54

58

60

58

58

56

54

52

49

49

49

46

44

44

44

44

1,487

51.3

2,950

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,760 Mln 14

Mar.

43 

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

39

38_

38

40

42

46

49

52

56

59

62

62

65

100

1,300

5,740

1,630

770

8,730

282

17,320

Apr.

1,050 

880

522

460

395

358

306

270

245

236

234

218

219

220

226

192

280

277

196

183

166

154

145

L40

132

121

110

109

ITS

181

8,340

278

16,540

May

131 

109

100

93

103

110

104

93

87

84

80

78

78

75

72

93

88

81

84

300

780

235

120

111

102

96

95

85

80

77 

73

3,901

126

7,740

June

68 

64

62

66

72

58

56

53

58

96

102

156

114

87

76

165

140

320

194

1.570

480

202

186

116

87

86

81

80

81 

246

5,222

174

10,360

July

96 

80

71

64

66

101

69

63

65

69

63

335

485 126-

66

61

58

64

58

54

49

47

49

46

45

45

4445-

50 

54

49

2,637

85.1

5,230

Aug.

45 

45

45

46

42

60

101

115

54

51

46

41

40

38

37

37

102

356

82

52

45

41

40

44

56

81

52

183

2,480 

265

88

4,810

155

9,540

Sept.

61 

56

51

47

44

41

39

38

40

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

35

34

33

14

556

133

51

41

40

40 

40

1,870

62.3

3,710

Mean- 102 Ac-ft 73,520

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,740 Min 18 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,860

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Mar. 29 (6:30 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (21.40 ft); June 20 (4:30 p.m.) 

3,020 cfs (19.35 ft); Aug. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 3,170 cfs (19.75 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-17, 28, 29, Dec. 6-8, Dec. 30 to Mar. 28.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 245

8070. Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.

Location. Lab 40°40'30", long 95°50'10", in NW^SWi sec.10, T.8 N., R.14 E., on downstream

 side of pier near center of Waubonsie Highway Bridge at Nebraska City.

Drainage area. 414,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this

 vicinity from August 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri River 

Commission.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Aug. 1, 1878, to Oct. 30, 1888, staff gage 0.5 mile downstream and Oct. 31, 

1888, to Dec. 31, 1899, cable gage on railroad bridge 50 ft downstream, at datum 

491.80 ft lower (St. Louis directrix). Aug. 12, 1929, to June 26, 1930, chain gage 

on railroad bridge and June 27, 1930, to Oct. 21, 1931, wire-weight gage, at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 33,880 cfs (24,530,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 178,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 21.42 ft); min-

 imum daily, 5,520 cfs Jan. 6; minimum gage height observed, 1.13 ft Nov. 19.

1929-60- Maximum discharge, 414,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; maximum gage height, 27.66 

ft Apr 18 1952; minimum discharge, 1,600 cfs Dec. 31, 1946 (discharge measurement); 

minimum gage height observed, 0.75 ft Jan. 11, 1957, result of freezeup.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow partly 

regulated by upstream main stem reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally made 

3 times a month during winter and 6 times a month during rest of year, except for October when measurements were made 5 days per week and May to September 7 days per week. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1742.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31,700

33,900

34,300

33,300

32,000

32,000 

51,000

33 , 900

55,000

35,000

35,000

54,500

55,000

55 , 000

52,700

51,700

52,700

35 , 000

55 , 600

32,000

52,000

32,000

55,500

54,500

35,500

52,000

52,400

32,400

52,000

32,700

33,900

SU)25.4

35,010

*2,050

Nov.

55.400

55 , 000

54,600

32,700

52,000

29,800 

24,800

19,500

17,700

17,400

16,100

b!5,500

b 15, 000

b!4,500

15,900

gll,200

g8,800

g7,240

gS,580

g7 , 940

16,900

17,900

17,700

20,000

20,800

21,000

20,000

17,200

15,900

15,700

576,760

19,250

*1,144

Dec.

12,700

12,700

15,900

15,500

g!6,100

gl7,400 

16,100

14,300

14,900

15,100

14,700

14,700

14,500

14,300

14,500

14,100

14,500

14,100

14,500

14,500

14,500

15,700

15,500

14,500

13,700

13,500

14,700

16,100

g!5,700

g!4,700

g!3,700

450,200

14,520

895,000

Jan.

g!5,700

g!5,500

gl 1 , 900

g9,100

g5,650

g5,520 

g6,450

g5,980

g6,710

g9,100

11,900

14,700

15,500

16,600

16,600

14,500

13,500

12,100

11,000

glO,600

gll,400

gl 1,900

gll,500

11,500

gl 1,400

11,700

11,900

12,700

15,500

14,100

14,100

359,890

11,610

715,800

Feb.

14,500

14,900

15,300

15,700

15,900

15,900

15,900

16,800

18,200

17,700

16,800

17,200

17,900

18,200

17,700

17,000

16,800

16,800

17,000

17,400

17,000

15,900

15,500

14,700

14,500

14,100

15,900

15,700

15,700

466,200

16,080

924,700

Mar.

15,700

15,700

15,700

13,900

15,900

15,900 

15,900

15,700

15,900

15,100

15,900

16,100

15,500

14,700

14,500

14,500

15,900

13,700

15,700

14,300

15,300

16,100

16,400

16,800

17,400

18,200

20,000

56,000

62,500

104,000

ISjijOOO

742,700

25,960

*1,475

Apr.

162,000

155,000

165,000

172,000

176,000

170,000 

152,000

134,000

116,000

97,800

84,000

76,200

66,000

62,000

58,000

55,600

55,100

51,800

47,100

44,300

40,300

56 , 000

55,900

55,400

55,000

34,600

34,600

35,400

54,600

56,000

$2,449.7

81,660

*4,859

May

56 , 000

56,400

56,000

55,900

55,400

48,500 

55,400

64,500

50,400

45,900

46,700

45,500

42,500

40,500

58,500

57,800

59,900

59,900

41,900

50,800

75,000

70,500

61,000

55,400

47,900

50,800

48,700

47,900

45,100

59,900

59,900

*1<445.9

46,640

*2,868

June

56,800

56,400

55,000

55,600

51,700

29,500 

29,200

29,500

29,800

52,700

45,200

55,600

49,100

59,600

58,200

59,200

51,800

46,500

40,700

51,200

87,800

72,500

66,500

51,800

40,500

58,800

56 , 400

56,800

56,800

45,100

*1^E9.9

45,000

*2,558

July

44,500

38,200

35,700

55,900

50,700

50,700 

55 , 000

55,900

54,600

55,700

56,000

57,400

42,700

42,700

58,500

55 , 000

52,700

54,600

56,000

54,300

55,900

35 , 900

52,700

55 , 000

55 , 900

55,600

55 , 900

55,600

55,900

35,500

55,500

W.V089.6

55,150

*2,161

Aug.

55,600

55,000

55 , 000

55,600

52,400

42,700 

48,700

41,500

56,800

54,500

55 , 600

51,700

51,700

52,000

51,700

51,700

55,600

57,800

55,000

34,600

35,700

55,400

54,300

37,100

44,700

45,500

39,200

35,400

49,100

56,700

49,500

*1,167.6

37,660

*Z,316

Sept.

58,800

52,700

52,000

55,500

34,500

53,900 

55 , 000

52,700

34,500

55,900

32,400

52,000

51,700

31,700

51,700

55,900

54,500

58,500

58,500

37,100

54,600

55,600

55,400

58,800

37,100

56,400

53,300

32,700

32,400

32,700

«J027 . 7

54,260

*2,038

"Calendar year 1959: Max 76,800 Min 6,000 Mean 28,390 Ac-ft 20,550,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 176,000 Min 5,520 Mean 33,030 Ac-ft 23,980,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 efs). Apr. 5 (1:50 p.m.) 178,000 cfs (21.45 ft).

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from daily wire-weight-gage readings.

618097 O - 61 - 17
246 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 

8074.1. West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°23'28", long 95°22'10", in ffi£ sec.18, T.76 N., R.39 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge on County Highway C, 0.3 mile west of Hancock school and 2.0 miles downstream from Jim Creek.

Drainage area.--609 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,085.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,320 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 13.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 23 cfs 

Jan. 6.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Hating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gape 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.55

2.6

2.7 

3.0

29

37

60

156

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

530

1,020

2,370

5,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

a50

a45

a50

a70

a50

a70

*97

87 

66

41

34

35

35

52

32

32

34

34

32

32

32

34

34

32

32

32

35

35

37

47

1,343

43.3

0.071

0.08

2,660

Nov.

47

*43

43

60

100

60

50

70

90 

97

77

71

55

50

47

46

46

50

75

60

65

75

80

80

70

40

26

35

38

40

1,786

59.5

0.098

0.11

3,540

Dec.

41

*41

43

45

40

38

36

36

36 

36

38

38

38

40

42

45

48

48

48

52

60

54

60

54

63

80

113

294

251

100

40

1,998

64.5

0.106

0.12

3,960

Jan.

35

30

28

26

24

23

24

*25

28 

30

35

45

50 BO48

46

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

47

1,215

39.3

0.064

0.07

2,410

Feb.

49

50

50

*48

47

46

45

45

45 

45

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

1,279

44.1

0.072

0.08

2,540

Mar.

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

*41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

250

4,800

*5,000

2,450

13,600

439

0.721

0.83

26,980

Apr.

2.940

2,450

al,500

1,140

*888

836

738

556

462

418

434

426

406

379

334

326

495

530

395

349

323

305

280

265

265

251

HT

301

330

18,814

627

1.03

1.15

37,320

May

272

255

251

251

329

3,540

1,080

618

512 

*434

357

316

280

258

255

316

316

262

330

360

495

418

316

372

462

434

353

272

258

244

231

14,447

466

0.765

0.88

28,660

June

221

210

197

193

190

180

176

173

*163 

170

193

265

265

217

187

241

280

221

221

316

414

26l

224

190

176

173

170

170

170

173

6,401

213

0.350

0.39

12,700

July

641

244

190

156

146

153

130

123

166 

214

149

*1 , 420

642

305

241

210

207

1,260

418

258

214

193

183

170

156

149

146

136

130

130

113

8,913

230

0.476

0.55

17,610

Aug.

90

87

87

84

103

1,800

2,490

556

*294 

221

180

146

120

103

84

84

384

1,580

534

709

272

231

204

221

272

290

204

561

914

368

276

13,549

437

0.718

0.83

26,870

Sept.

241

217

197

190

176

166

*153

153

210

159

al49

a!49

a!46

al46

a!49

al46

a!46

al46

153

a!45

al40

a!40

156

308

585

204

170

a!55

a!45

al40

5,278

176

0.289

0.32

10,470

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,OOO Mln 23 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.397 In. 5.41 Ac-ft 176,000

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs).--Mar. 29 (10 p.m.) 9,320 cfs (13.64 ft); Apr. 1 (9:30 p.m.)

3,560 cfs (8.40 ft); May 6 (3:30 a.m.) 8,120 cfs (12.57 ft); July 12 (6 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (7.65 ft); 

Aug. 7 (6 a.m.) 4,800 cfs (9.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-8, Nov. 13 to Dec. 24, Dec. 30 to Mar. 29.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 247

). Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°56'40", long 95°35'40", In NW^NW^ sec.20, T.71 N., R.41 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.4 miles 

south of Malvern.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq ml.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 974.20 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 6 years, 3.70 cfs (2,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 565 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 8.22 ft); minimum 

dally, 1.6 cfs Jan. 5.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Aug. 21, 1954 (gage height, 15.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 510 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow Jan. 20-25, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and Indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect and Indefinite stagedischarge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per secord)

2.86

2.92

3.0

1.6 

2.9 

5.2

3.2 

4.0

5.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19PO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.6

6.2

4.0

3.7

5.2

*6.0

4.0

9.8

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

3.7

110.4

3.56

0.336

0.39

219

Nov.

3.

2.

2.

3.

b5.

*b3.

2 . S

3.

3.

3.

2.

2!

b2.

b2.

b2.

b2.

b2.

b3.

3.

2.

2.

2.!

2.9

2.9

2.9

b2.8

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

b2.2

85.1

2.84

0.268

0.30

169

Dec.

b2.3

2.4

*2.4

2.4

b2.4

b2.2

b2.1

bl.9

b27T

2.4

2.9

2.6

b2.5

b2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.3

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.9

4.9

6.0

3.1

b2.3

b2.0

81.2

2.62

0.247

0.28

161

Jan.

bl.9

b2.1

bl.9

bl.8

*bl.6

bl.9

b2.4

b2.2

b2.0

bl.9

b2.3

5.2

4.3

b7.8

bS.O

b4.0

b3.5

b4.5

b3.8

b3.4

b3.1

b2.9

b2.7

b2.6

b2.5

b2.6

b2.8

b3.0

b3.1

3.4

3.7

95.9

3.09

0.292

0.34

190

Feb.

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.7

5.6

6.8

b473

b4.0

*b3.6

b3.4

b3.1

b3.0

b2.9

b3.4

b3.8

b3.6

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.4

b3.4

b3.4

b3.3

b3.3

b3.3

b3.3

108.8

3.75

0.354

0.38

216

Mar.

b3.3

*b3.2

b3.1

b3.1

b3.0

b3.0

b2.9

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b2.7

b277

b2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b2.7

b2.8

b2.9

b2.9

b3.0

b3.0

b3.1

b3.2

b3.3

b3.5.

b3.5

16

31

52

39

34

249.4

8.05

0.759

0.88

495

Apr.

30

26

23

21

19

*17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.8

17

13

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

776

10

13

381.9

12.7

1.20

1.34

757

May

8.4

7.6

*6.8

6.0

8.4

15

10

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.6

F76

5.6

5.6

5.6

10

6.4

7.6

6.8

6.8

35

TT

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0 5.6'

258.7

8.35

0.788

0.91

513

June

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

*4.6

4.6

5.6

7.2

10

8.9

7.2

5.6

14

6.8

6.0

5.6

48

12

8.0

8.4

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

26

269.7

8.99

0.848

0.95

535

July

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

4.9

*4.9

6.4

5.2

4.6

7.1

5.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.4

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3 . 7

4.3

4.0

3.4

146.4

4.72

0.445

0.51

290

A'lg.

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.1

3.5

10

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

279

2.9

3.1

18

70

6.8

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.7

9.6

12

6.4

4.9

108 "51

9.8

6.8

379.8

12.3

1.16

1.33

753

Sept.

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.6

*4.3

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

54

6.4

4.3

4.0

3.7

14

100 "12

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.0

303.3

10.1

0.953

1.06

602

Calendar year 1959: Max 188 Mln 0.80 Mean 5.81 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.44 Ao-ft 4,210

Water year 1959-60: Max 108 Mln 1.6 Mean 6.75 Cfsm 0.637 In. 8.67 Ao-ft 4,90O

Peak discharge (base

(5.81 ft); Aug. 28 (7:30 p.m.) 565 

(4:30 a.m.) 428 cf

fs) . June 

p.m.) 

(7.30 ft).

:fs

(5 a.m.) 136 cfs (4.84 ft); Aug. 18 (2:30 a.m.) 233 cfs 

(8.22 ft); Sept. 18 (time unknown) about 195 cfs; Sept. 24

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Apr 

hydrologlc data.

1-22; discharge estimated on basis of available
248 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

8082. Spring Valley Creek near Tabor, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°54'35", long 95°36'00", In SW^NE^ sec.31, T.71 N., R.41 W., on left

bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles 

northeast of Tabor.

Drainage area.--7.65 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

Average discharge.--5 years, 2.61 cfs (1,890 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 975 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 13.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs 

Mar. 10-16.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs July 30, 1958 (gage height, 15.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

13.5 ft; no flow at times in 1955-58.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.7 

5.9 

6.1

Z.O 

5.3

6.4 

7.0 

8.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September1 I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7

472

2.7

3.4

5.2

*4.5

3.2

6.3

372

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.5

103.8

3.35

0.438

0.50

206

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

275

*2.0

2.4

2.7

3.3

3.2

2.9

3.0

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

77.6

2.59

0.339

0.38

154

Dec.

1.5

1 .7

*1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.7

4.5

B7o

2 .4

74.7

2.41

0.315

0.36

148

Jan.

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.S

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.0

3.8

3.1

4.0

6.0

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

83.7

2.70

0.353

0.41

166

Feb.

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

5.7

470

2.8

2.3

*2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

TTS

77.1

2.66

0.348

0.37

153

Mar.

1.7

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

10

36

66

33

30

215.0

6.94

0.907

1.05

426

Apr.

38 5e~

22

18

16

*12

11

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

9.2

8.0

7.4

7.0

12

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.1

S7T

5.3

6.2

6.2

317.9

10.6

1.39

1.55

631

May

5.3

5.1

*4.4

4.9

5.6

6.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

5.8

4.5

7.1

4.9

6.2

15

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

168.8

5.45

0.712

0.82

335

June

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

5.0

7.0

9.0

7.4

6.4

5.6

9.0

12

6.0

5.0

2JL

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.0

7.O

174.9

5.83

0.762

0.85

347

July

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.7

*3.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

±^.

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.3

3.7

4.5

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

372

2.9

2.9

112.4

3.63

0.475

O.S5

2E3

Aug.

2.7

*2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

4.1

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

19

35

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

8.5

4.9

4.9

3.7

117

12

4.9

4.2

272.7

8.80

1.15

1.33

541

Sept.

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

*3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

12

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

6.9

M

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

155.5

5.18

0.677

0.76

308

Calendar year 1959: Max 100 Min o.4 Mean 3.90 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.91 Ac-ft 2,820

Water year 1959-60: Max 117 Mln 1.3 Mean 5.01 Cfsra o.655 In - 8.93 Ac- ft 3,640

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--Aug. 17 (12 p.m.) 473 cfs (9.30 ft); Aug. 28 (7 p.m.) 1,570 cfs 

(12.28 ft); Sept. 24 (4:50 a.m.) 328 cfs (8.65 ft)._____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-9, 13-24, Nov. 26 to Dec. 13, Dec. 16, 18,

19, Dec. 24 to Feb. 1, Feb. 8 to Mar. 27. No gage-height record Oct. 25-28, June £-2O; discharge

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 249

8085. West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa

Location. Lat 40 t> 52'25", long 95°34'40", in NE^NE-f sec. 17, T.70 N., R. 41 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 184, 0.3 mile downstream from Deer Creek, 

0.5 mile west of Randolph, and 16.2 miles upstream from confluence with East Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area. 1,326 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 932.99 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 26, 1955, wire-weight gage and June 30, 1949, to Aug. 25, 1955, supplementary water-stage recorder, operating above gage height 8.4 ft at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 490 cfs (354,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 19.18 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Jan. 6, 7.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 21.93 ft); maximum 

gage height, 24.8 ft Mar. 5, 1949, from graph based on gage readings (ice Jam); minimum 

daily discharge, 10 cfs Dec. 17-21, 1955.

Flood in June 1947 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local residents (discharge not determined) .

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-11, Aug. 18, 19)

7.2 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

128

204

369

850

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

1,560

3,590

6,790

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

145

182

218

195

204

*255

190

258

332

55T

190

172

162

160

157

152

145

145

147

145

145

142

142

153

150

138

158

158

138

138 

145

5,500

171

0.129

0.15

10,510

Nov.

150

147

*145

164

180

185

175

175

180

180

170

164

154

145

140

155

155

145

160

180

190

195

188

185

182

164

155

150

125

150

4,851

161

0.121

0.14

9,580

Dec.

155

*140

140

150

155

150

125

150

150

150

155

140

145

152

152

157

152

142

142

140

145

150

154

152

152

154

180

248

280" 558

160

4,955

159

0.120

0.14

9,790

Jan.

140

155

150

120

*110

95" 95

100

105

110

110

180

500

280

400

260

240

250

220

210

200

195

190

185

180

180

180

180

180

180 

180

5,600

181

0.157

0.16

11,110

Feb.

185

190

195

200

205

205

2OO

*200

195

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

180

175

170

170

170

165

165

160

160

160

160

160

5,250

181

0.157

0.15

10,410

Mar.

160

160

160

155

150

150

150

150

145

145

145

145

140

140

140

140

140

*140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

200

1,200

15,000

*15.400

5,570

56,955

1,192

0.899

1.04

73,500

Apr.

5,570

5,200

3,100

2,660

2,250

1,970

1,760

*1,560

1,520

1,180

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,040

970

910

1,180

1,400

1,110

940

850

795

768

740

740

690

665

665

690

880

44,675

1,489

1.12

1.25

88,610

May

768

665

665

615

740

5,040

2,200

1,250

970

*850

795

740

715

690

665

740

768

715

715

740

1,250

1,110

880

1,250

1,680

1,640

880

768

715

690 

665

50,554

986

0.744

0.86

60,600

June

640

615

590

576

572

545

552

518

*518~

522

540

640

690

665

590

795

665

615

590

2,640

1,220

910

715

640

590

568

558

550

556

*5 . 710

24,055

802

0.605

0.67

47,710

July

1,940

1,080

690

615

572

554

*550

518

556

768

615

1,270

1,880

822

586

554

552

690

1,280

665

556

486

460

442

428

419

406

402

406

419 

590

21,511

694

0.525

0.60

42,670

Aua;.

581

565

558

354

547

2,200

4,060

1,880

*768

554

482

442

410

590

375

562

521

*5,570

1,470

880

910

581

504

576

850

690

550

1,420

6,670

'S80

35,278

1,158

0.858

0.99

69,970

Sept.

715

615

558

518

496

475

460

*446

450

468

457

414

406

406

406

598

598

5, 100

715

522

450

406

715

5.620

1,530

880

640

545

552

504

22,225

741

0.559

0.62

44,080

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,240 Min 60 Mean 503 Cfarn 0.379 In. 5.16 Ac-ft 364,200

Water year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 13,4005 Min 95 Mean 659 Cfsm 0.497 In. 6.77 Ac-ft 478,500 478,50(

Peak discharge (baae, 6,500 cfs). Mar. 50 (l a.m.) 2O.6OO cfs (19.18 ft): May 6 (10:3O a.m.) 

7,570 cfs (14.42 ft); June 5O (6:50 p.m.) 8,200 cfs (14.75 ft); Aug. 7 (4:50 p.m.) 7,360 cfa 

(14.26 ft); Aug. 29 (I a.m.) 14,500 cfa (17.16 ft); Sept. 18 (5:50 a.m.) 8,410 cfs (14.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Mar. 29.

6-8, 14-21, Nov. 27 to Dec. 12, Tec. 51 to
250 NISMABOTNA RIVER BASIN

8090. Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°40'25", long 94°48'20", in NE^NE^ sec.9, T.79 N., R.34 W., on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 64, 5.2 miles east of Hamlin, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth and East Nlshnabotna River.

Drainage area. 26.0 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,266.54 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 9.36 cfs (6,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 600 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

12.94 ft Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.70 cfs Oct. 28.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs July 2, 1958 (gage height, 19.35 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow for many days in 1952-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1440; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. ZO to May 6, Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 29 to Aug. 6 Aug. 7 to Sept. 3O

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.4

0.53

1.6

5.0

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

28

57

146

329

4.4

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

35

63

241

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2.2

3.9

3.7

3.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

5.2

37?

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.1

.70

1.4

1.7

1.8

71.90

2.32

0.089

0.10

143

Nov.

1.3

1.0

4^ 47CT

4.4

*5.1

K7o

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.0

83.71

2.79

0.107

0.12

166

Dec.

2.3

*2.5

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.5

5.0

~8.2 12

5.8

6.6

80.6

2.60

0.100

0.12

160

Jan.

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.3

*1.9

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

4.5

7.0

~8.4 10

7.6

6.6

5.4

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.5

4.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

140.0

4.52

0.174

0.20

278

Feb.

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.5

6.0

7.6

9.2

11

JJ *11

8.0

6.0

.8

.6

.S

.5

.4

.3

.1

.7

.3

.0

.7

.5

.3

273

148.6

5.12

0.197

0.21

295

Mar.

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

?7o

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.7

6.0

20

60

250

*300

250

940.4

30.3

1.17

1.35

1,870

Apr.

329

T7S

114

99

*85

75

56

44

37

37

34

31

33

28

26

35

156

78

53

40

31

25

21

19

19

17

16

16

19

26

1,775

59.2

2.28

2.54

3,520

May

17

16

*13

12

56

158

74

51

40

35

31

29

27

25

23

43

27

28

28

26

28

23

21

67

141

53

36

31

27

24

23

1,213

39.1

1.50

1.74

2,410

June

22

20

18

18

17

16

*15

14

14

14

19

28

22

18

16

36

21

21

27

60

32

25

22

19

18

17

16

16

15

47

663

22.1

O.85O

0.95

1,320

July

25

19

16

14

14

13

12

*12

22

14

30

111 -40"

23

20

18

16

20

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

8.8

8.4

lii.

582.2

18.8

0.723

0.83

1,150

Aug.

7.3

*6.4

6.0

5.6

34

104

~29 153

21

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

64

99

31

24

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

16

25

15

13

854.3

27.6

1.06

1.22

1,690

Sept.

12

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.1

*8.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.9

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

10

22

7.9

5.7

4.6

3.7

3.7

2.5

241.0

8.03

0.309

0.34

478

Calendar year 1959: Max 120 Mln 0.70 Mean 10.5 Cfsm O.4O4 In. 5.48 Ac-ft 7,590

Water year 1959-60: Max 329 Mln O.70 Mean 18.6 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.72 Ac-ft 13,480

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). --Mar. 29 (time unknown) about 6OO cfs; Aug. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 453 cfs

(10.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-8, Nov. 13 to Dec. 13, Dec. 16-25, Dec. 3O 

to Mar. 30.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 251

8095. East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°00'55", long 95°14'15", in NW-^NE^ sec. 29, T.72 N. , R.38 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.5 mile west of Red Cak, and 

0.9 mile upstream from Red Oak Creek.

Drainage area. --894 sq mi.

Records available. --May 1918 to July 1925, May 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 5, 1925, chain gage 0.5 mile downstream at datum 0.40 ft lower. May 29, 

1936, to Nov. 13, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum with supplementary 

water-stage recorder in operation above 3.2 ft gage height July 30, 1939, to Nov. 13, 

1952.

Average discharge. 30 years (1918-24, 1936-60), 348 cfs (251,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16. 4C ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Dec. 7.

1918-25, 1936-60: Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height 23.23 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of an overflow profile and 

extended channel rating; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 18, 1936.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1957 has been revisec? to 11,800 

cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 15.12 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1510.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1240: 1921, 1922-23(M), 1924, 1942(M), 1944(M), 1946.

WSP 1440: Drainage area . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

the water year 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1510, are given herewith:

1957 

June 16. ................ 7,740

17. ................ 6,450

18................. 3,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

88

107

145

147

*133

159 155" 

121

145

131

109

100

96

92

92

90

86

83

85

85

85

86

85

83

81

85 

83

86

86

86

92

3,167

102

0.114

0.13

6,280

Nov.

96

96

*94

111

120

125

105 

100

127

131

127

117

109

105

100

100

95

95

100

105

110

123

129

137

1ST

107 

86

84

82

80

3,227

108

0.121

0.13

6,400

Dec.

80

80

78

76

74

73

*60

sy

65

68

86

94

90

81

98

94

90

85

81

a78

a76

a74

a74

a72

a70

a70 

a!50

340

385

242

159

3,306

107

0.120

0.14

6,560

Jan.

a 100

a85

80

*75

75

70

77 

75

75

75

75

180

S4Q- 360

280

180

150

150

150

150

150

145

145

145

145

145 

140

140

140

140

140

4,370

141

0.158

0.18

8,670

Feb.

140

ns

140

*140

140

135

130 

135

140

140

140

140

140

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

130

130

125 

IS?

125

125

3,895

134

0.150

0.16

7,730

Mar.

125

120

120

120

120

115

115 

115

115

*115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

125

150

1,500

12,500

» 12, 900

5,100

35,155

1,134

1.27

1.46

69,730

Apr.

6,170

4,330

a2,100

1,710

1,360

1,300

1,220 

*1,080

905

768

722

700

637

657

597

520

678

1,620

1,140

930

790

657

577

520

501

501 

482

445

417

7*5

34,779

1,159

1.30

1.45

68,980

May

812

539

501

463

420

2,170

1,910 

1,030

835

*745

657

597

577

558

520

539

980

577

558

637

768

768

597

798

1,830

2,520 

905

657

597

539

501

25,905

836

0.935

1.08

51,380

June

482

a460

a430

a420

a400

*g383

a360 

a340

g319

g316

g328

g424

gSOl

g417

g367

a330

a320

a330

g387

678

812

558

g463

g407

g371

g352 

g340

g337

g343

_1^450_

13,425

448

0.501

0.56

26,630

July

678

577

g393

g346

g316

g310

g301 

g289

g310

g445

g390

*1,250

1,640

678

g445

g393

g355

g331

g349

g325

298

283

268

257

243

235 

227

214

214

207

204

12,771

412

0.461

0.53

25,330

Aug.

191

181

177

172

IT?

871

2,400 

TTOTCi

*413

325

286

263

249

235

222

214

g295

*1,630

1,140

700

g463

g349

g310

337

463

g361 

g295

451

*Z,260

858

g501

IT, 861

576

C.644

0.74

3f,430

Sept.

g407

g313

g286

g274

g251

g222

*g212 

g212

214

217

201

191

186

181

181

186

179

753

292

227

199

186

268

1,310

1.400

420 

307

268

254

251

9,998

333

0.372

0.42

19,830

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,400 Kin 60 Mean 429 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.52 Ac-fV 310,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,900 Mln 60 Mean 459 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.98 Ac-ft 333,000

(base, 2,500 cfs). Mar. 30 (11 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (16.40 ft); May 6 (10 

; May 25 (11 p.m.) 5,000 cfs (9.25 ft); June 30 (6 p.m.) 3,610 cfs (7. 

,450 cfs (7.48 ft); Aug. 29 (5 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (7.05 ft).__________

Peak discharge 

cfs (7.84 ft) 

(2:50 p.m.) 5

10 p.m.) 3,700 

70 ft); Aug. 7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.

g Computed from once-daily wire -weight -gage readings.

Note . Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-8, 14-21, Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Jan. 3 to 

Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Nov. 15, Jan. 1, 2, Feb. 18, 19, Feb. 22 to Mar. 9, Mar. 11-20, 22-27; 

discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations ) .
252 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

8100. Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38'00", long 95°37'35", In SW£SE£ sec.11, T.67 N., R.42 W., on left 

bank 1,200 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1.6 miles 

downstream from confluence of East Nishnabotna and West Nlshnabotna Rivers, and 2 miles 

northeast of Hamburg.

Drainage area. 2,806 sq ml.

Records available. March 1922 to September 1923, October 1928 to Septembe" 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 894.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1923, chain gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 5, 1928, to Sept. 6, 1929, chain gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 0.42 ft 

higher. Sept. 7, 1929, to Feb. 11, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 12, 1935, to June 5, 1947, 

wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. June 6 to July 22, 1947, staff gage at 

site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. July 23, 1947, to Nov. 16, 1950, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 930 cfs (673,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 24.56 ft); minimum dally, 200 cfs Nov. 29.

1922-23, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 55,500 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 26.03 

ft, present site and datum, from floodmark); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Aug. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Missouri 

River, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1240: 1-923, 1929-37, 1938-40(M), 1943(M). V'SP 1440: 

Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Bay

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

395 

747

830

584 

790

1,140 

*850

770

810 

676

584

536

504

472 

456

440

425

425

425

410

410

395

410

395 

410

371

230

214

37T

374

395

16,244

524

0.187

0.22

32,220

Nov.

395

*395

395

456 

450

430 

420

430

456 

472

456

440

400

250 

300

350

380

400

420

440

460

472

472

472 

472

440

350

220

200

3(50"

11,993

400

0.143

0.16

23,790

Dec.

353 

*365

377

395 

395

350 

317

34T

353

356

380

410

395

374 

371

380

374

347

335

341

341

350

377

359 

362

377

410

584

'550 932

500

12,751

411

0.146

0.17

25,290

Jan.

400 

380

360

340 

*320

£50" 280

300

320 

350

360

400

600

1.000 

950

900

800

700

660

620

600

580

560

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

560

16 , 400

529

0.189

0.22

32,530

Feb.

580

600

620

640

660

660 

660

660

660 

660

650

640

640

640 

*640

640

620

600

580

580

580

560

560

560 

540

540

540

520 5"20"

17,550

605

0.216

0.23

Mar.

520 

520

500

480 

480

460 

450

450

450 

450

*450

450

450

450 

450

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430 

430

430

500

3,000

13,000

19,900

 23,300

71,420

2,304

0.821

0.95

34,810 141,700

Apr.

20,500 

17,600

*13,800

C9.650 

C7.750

c6,300 

*c5,150

C4.550

c3,850 

c3,400

C3 , 050

C2.900

C2,750

C2,600 

2,500

2,310

2,440

3,110

3,400

2,570

2,310

2,190

2,070

1,900 

1,840

1,740

1,620

1,570

1,576

2,130

138,520

4,617

1.65

1.84

274,800

May

2,130 

1,840

*1,570

1,520 

1,525

3,240 

4,650

3,220

2,440 

2,190

1,900

1,740

1,620

1,570 

1,520

1,620

1,840

' 2,130

1,740

1,680

2,780

2,570

2,130

1,790 

3,350

4,170

2,780

2,010

1,740

1,570

1,520

68,070

2,196

0.783

0.90

135,000

June

,420 

,370

,320

,270 

,680

,220 

* ,180

1,140

1,090 

1,090

1,180

1,370

1,620

1,570 

1,420

1,570

1,520

1,680

1,370

2,990

2,840

2,310

1,840

1,470 

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,180

3,490

47,190

1,573

0.561

0.63

93,600

July

4.650 

27337)

1,740

1,420 

1,270

1,220 

*1,140

1,090

1,090 

1,320

1,520

1,320

3,600

2,330 

1,570

1,220

1,140

1,570

1,770

1,530

1,090

973

910

870 

830

790

770

750 73'

770

712

44,021

1,420

0.506

0.58

87,310

Aug.

694 

658

622

622 

604

2,080 

3,780

4,560

1,880 

*1,220

1,000

8SO

830

770 

731

712

894

4,520

3,920

2,080

1,960

1,370

1,140

1,000 

1,320

1,780

1,140

1,110

6,580

*4,390

2,440

57,297

1,848

0.659

0.76

113,600

Sept.

1,740 

1,470

1,270

1,140 

1,070

1,000 

932

*890

870 

830

830

770

731

712 

694

694

676

2,9lO

1,940

1,090

910

830

1,260

4.420 

3,870

2,380

1,470

1,220

1,090

1,070

40,779

1,359

0.484

0.54

80,880

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,700 Min 170 Mean 1,239 Cfsm 0.442 In. 5.99 Ac-ft 897,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,300 Min 200 Mean 1,482 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.20 Ac-ft 1,076,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Mar. 31 (7 a.m.) 23,900 cfs (24.56 ft); July 1 (12:30 a.m.)

7,540 cfs (17.82 ft)j Aug. 29 (4 p.m.) 7,430 cfs (17.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Missouri River.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-8, 13-21, 27-29, Dec. 31 to Mar. 29 (no 

gage-height record Jan. 12 to Feb. 14; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations).
LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

8105. Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°38', long 96°11', in NW^SWj sec.27, T.8 N. , R.ll E., on left bank 300 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, 1.1 miles south of Syracuse, and 3£ miles 

downstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1960.

Average discharge. 9 years, 67.0 cfs (48,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,270 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 14.77 ft): minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 17, 26. 1951-60: - ' ' 

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8, Mar. 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

9.0

23

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

210

330

620

0.5 

.6

1.2 

1.6

15

31

82

150

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

235

500

1,250

2,850

6,650

Discharge, in cubic feet second, water year October 1959 to September 196")

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

109

118

26

25

100

182

~78 410

46

25

16

14

14

14

13

11

12

14

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

12

14

14

15

14

1,417

45.7

2,810

Nov.

15

16

16

16

16

15

16

18

19

21

20

14

12

12

13

14

15

17

18

20

21

22

22

23

25

22

21

20

22

23

544

18.1

1,080

Dec.

23

25

a26

a28

a28

a30

32

a32

a32

a32

a34

a34 

a32

a32

a32

a30

a30

a25

a22

a20

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

18

18 

18

772

24.9

1,530

Jan.

19

19

17

16

16

17

19

22

23

25

28

33 

34

36

34

32

32

30

29

£6

22

22

20

19

22

25

26

28

29

30 

32

782

25.2

1,550

Feb.

34" 32

36

38

40

40

42

48

53

51

48

48 

45

45

51

55

57

53

54

51

50

46

46

44

42

42

39

37

37

1,300

44.8

2,580

Mar.

35

35

32

30

28

27

29

29

29

28

28

26 

?S

28

28

28

29

32

35

40

46

53

63

74

81

a90

3,060

6,180

5,470

1,160 

560

17,441

563

34,590

Apr.

682

770

398

308

242

188

158

145

141

128

119

118 

112

118

119

119

194

149

95

76

68

65

58

58

54

52

46

44

46

48

4,918

164

9,750

May

47

46

a50

a60

64

a75

68

47

42

38

31

~Z§ 29 

30

30

35

35

38

40

411

1,740

200

a!30

76

65

60

57

50

47

42 

38

3,750

121

7,440

June

35

35

31

27

25

21

23

21

21

26

44

49 

57

47

a 40

a50

a50

a40

a45

1,230

207

132

274

79

60

53

42

53

52

57

2,926

97.5

5,800

July

57

36

35

33

31

29

28

26

27

28

29

1,190 

690

allO

a70

a 45

a 40

848

alOo

46

35

34

31

21

20

18

17

18

17

17

16

3,742

121

7,420

Aug.

16

18

a40

a 25

a!5

a60

410

64

52

38

25

19 

16

13

12

13

273

146

allO

a40

a30

a20

a20

a30

a40

a35

a50

1,080

2,870

a!35 

55

5,770

186

11,440

Sept.

a35

28

30

29

29

26

21

21

22

20

19

18 

18

18

18

18

16

17

16

15

13

14

50

283

a!50

a50

22

22

21

20

1,079

36.0

2,140

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,330 Min 6.0 Mean 112 Ac-ft 80,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,180 Min 11 Mean 121 Ac-ft 88,130

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Mar. 28 (2 a.m.) 8,270 cfs (14.77 ft); Aug. 29, about 6,700 cfs. 

a No gage-height cord; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

a t Auburn .

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-8, 14-21, Nov. 26 to De 

Mar. 24 (no gage -height record Jan. 17-19, Mar. 12-15, 17, 19, 24).

1, D?c. 30 to
254 LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

8115. Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long 95°48'40", in NW£ sec. 23, T.5 N. , R.14 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 3, 1 mile downstream from Longs 

Creek and 1 mile east of Auburn.

Drainage area. 801 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 4.4 ft; wire-weight gage real once daily. 

Prior to Oct. 24, 1958, water-stage recorder for stages above 6.98 ft. Datum of gage 

is 889.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1954.

Average discharge. 11 years, 319 cfs (230,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 24.2 ft, from 

f loodmark) ; minimum daily, 66 cfs Aug. 14-16.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 164,000 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 27.65 ft, from 

f loodmark) , from rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs on basis of computations of 

peak flow through bridge and culvert openings and over highway and railway embankments at gage heights 24.96 and 27.65 ft; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs Aug. 7, 1956.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

measurements generally made every two weeks.

Revisions. WSP 1280: Drainage area.

Discharge

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 25)

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

121

230

365

730

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

1,790

4,100

7,300

11,100

18,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

93

1,240

1,100

292

341

2,780

650

1,700

800 

292

225

198

184

173

161

151

139

139 

139

137

134

137

139

125

123

123

121

121

123

123 

134

12,337

398

24,470

Nov.

135

126

126

134

126

125

130

135

139 

130

123

123

121

119

125

126

126

135 

139

145

141

139

137

135

126

111

76

70

35

135

3,754

125

7,450

Dec.

135

126

118

123

108

113

130

119

105 

113

123

119

108

113

108

104

105

98 

96

94

107

110

105

105

108

115

155

T4B- 177

139 

132

3,656

118

7,250

Jan.

130

125

113

98

Ii

80

90

105

121 

139

159

613

690

617

890

292

268

242 

230

218

205

194

170

177

182

194

205

205

218

218 

218

7,482

241

14,840

Feb.

230

242

248

268

268

280

292

379

1,200 

535

242

225

205

225

242

255

280

300

292

292

280

255

242

230

230

230

230

218

218

8,633

298

17,120

Mar.

218

205

194

177

170

TTO" 159

170

170 

170

170

170

170

170

182

194

200

205 

212

225

242

255

265

275

280

305

16,700

17.500

"10,800

3,490 

1,850

55,463

1,789

110,000

Apr.

2,020

2,970

1,430

1,000

810

690

614

542

482 

458

430

395

402

480

708

377

622

714 

4O6

356

320

298

285

272

262

250

238

248

280

476

18,835

628

37,360

May

365

272

238

225

245

280

292

228

208 

196

184

180

177

173

166

225

222

191 

198

233

2,570

863

347

280

250

230

205

189

182

177 

168

9,959

321

19,750

June

159

153

143

141

147

134

132

130

T35 

189

198

285

311

205

175

225

242

168 

177

1,560

1,310

440

495

430

218

189

160

150

207

380

8,988

300

17,830

July

255

187

160

140

126

120

128

121

125 

126

118

271

1,600

459

175

139

125

2,040 

751

212

147

126

115

107

102

100

92

98

98

100 

90

8,553

276

16,960

Aug.

89

85

98

134

86

139

491

394

130 

94

80

72

68

66

66

66

140

1,790 

268

135

105

94

87

90

118

159

125

558

6.840

768 

323

13,758

444

27.290

Sept.

230

187

157

134

123

111

100

100

102 

96

96

90

89

90

92

90

87

87 

86

84

82

82

156

"rfo" 2,540

255

175

151

147

143

6,532

218

12,960

Calendar year 1959; Max 6,270 Min 40 Mean 337 Ac-ft 244,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,300 Min 66 Mean 432 Ac-ft 313,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 27 (11 p.m.) 48,000 cfs (24.2 ft); Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 11,700 

efs (18.52 ft).__________________________________________________________________

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-8, 14-19, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Jan. 1-11, 

Jan. 16 to Feb. 6, Feb. 12 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 5, 16-19, 21-24, Mar. 2, 3, 14, 

16, 20; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather records).
TARKIO RIVER BASIN 255

8118.4. Tarkio River at Stanton, Iowa

Location Lat 40°58'55", long 95°06'35", In NW£SW£ sec.4, T.71 N., R.37 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge and half a mile west of Stanton.

Drainage area.--49.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 16.61 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 15.37 ft; minimum dally, 3.0 cfs Nov. 17, 28, Dec. 18.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 18, 1960; no flow Oct. 1-5, 1958. 

Flood of July 16, 1956, reached a stage of 15.37 ft (discharge, 3,380 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

8.7 

8.9 

9.3 

9.6

1.2

4.2

9.2

24

66

109

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

193

328

498

953

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

18

14

10

*23

35

?5

24

18

14

12

11

9.2

9.2

8.6

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

5.9

5.4

6.4

7.4

5.0

5.9

6.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0 

6.4

327.1

10.6

0.215

0.25

649

Nov.

5.9

5.4

*5.9

11

5.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12

1?

8.6

8.6

5.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

47?

7.0

7.8

8.0

9.2

6.9

6.4

5.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.1

5.4

191.8

6.39

0.130

0.14

380

Dec.

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.0

4.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

4.2

5.4

6.4

4.5

4.5

5.4

5.4

4.5

4.2

3,0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

6.4

13

57

35

18 

12

270.7

8.73

0.177

0.20

537

Jan.

13

10

7.8

*9.2

7.4

7.4

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

328

T2T

200

85

60

35

20

20

20

18

18

15

15

15

15

16

16

18

18 

18

1,176.4

37.9

0.769

0.89

2,330

Feb.

18

18

25

*26

22

20

19

40

38

18

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

il

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

500

17.2

0.349

0.38

992

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

To

10

10

10

10

1111

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

75

800

*1.520

558 

344

3,587

116

2.35

2.71

7,110

Apr.

400

?34

135

103

89

79

65

*56

a52

a 48

a44

a 40

a36

a34

a32

a30

a75

46

39

35

31

28

26

30

26

24

22

23

35

97

2,014

67.1

1.36

1.52

3,990

May

43

37

32

29

35

71

17

37

*32

26

26

25

25

22

2_1

51

32

32

38

39

60

41

37

38

39

36

34

33

33

31

26

1,108

35.7

0.724

0.84

2,200

June

23

23

24

29

16

»16

15.

15

18

20

24

23

22

20

18

28

23

24

22

81

41

35

30

26

24

24

27

29

18

IjOSO

1,768

58.9

1.19

1.33

3,510

July

-BT 127

40

33

28

27

23

22

51

32

*23

58

33

22

19

18

17

42

20

17

17

16

15

15

14

12

17

12

12

12

12

854

27.5

0.558

0.64

1,690

Ai'«.

12

9.2

8.6

9.8

14

157

92

16 *-2

13

10

9.8

9.8

6.9

5.4

6.9

60

152

38

28

21

19

18

18

82

39

23

353

333

74

54

1,754.4

56.6

1.15

1.32

3,480

Sept.

44

36

32

27

25

21

*20

20

19

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

~56 777

26

24

21

137

591

103

70

56

49

47

44

2,344

78.1

1.58

1.77

4,650

Calendar year 1959: Max 450 Hln 0.2 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 0.533 In. 7.24 Ac-ft 19,050

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,520 Hln 3.0 Mean 43.4 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.99 Ac-ft 31,520

eak discharge (base, 500 cfs ).--Jan. 12 (6 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (12.35 ft); Mar. 28 (10 p.m.) 2,640 cfs 

(14.53 ft); Mar. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 708 cfs (11.52 ft); June 30 (8 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (16.23 ft); Aug. 6 

(4 a.m.) 598 cfs (11.26 ft); Aug. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 2,070 cfs (l3.79 ft); Sept. 18 (4 a.m.) 

4,650 efs (16.61 ft); Sept. 24 (8 a.m.) 2,070 efs (15.81 ft)._______________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and records for'nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-8, 13-21, 26-28, Dec. 3-5, 12, 13, 16-18,

Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, Jan. 15 to Feb. 2, Feb. 8 to Mar. 28.
256 TARKIO RIVER BASIN

8130. Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°20 I 20", long 95°24'20", in SWij-SW^ sec.22, T.64 N. , R.40 W. , on downstream side of left pier of bridge, 0.5 mile west of Fairfax and 2 miles downstream 

from unnamed creek.

Drainage area. 508 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice 

cfaily above for use during periods of faulty intake action. Datum of gage is 867.66 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, chain gage at site 

50 ft downstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1931, to Dec. 8, 1934, chain gage 

and Dec. 9, 1934, to Oct. 22, 1953, wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 178 cfs (128,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12 000 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 19.9 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 5.73 ft).

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs June 20, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 11,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 22.33 ft July 7, 1929, from floodmark; no flow 

for several days in July and August 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period 

Revisions (water years). WSP 856: 1937.

of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

230 

924

826

395

523

768

523

549

445

370

332

320

*300

288

271

250

230

223

218

212

201

199

225

205

190

184

*178

178

176

174

190

10,317

333

0.656

0.76

20,460

Nov.

182

174

174

437 f46"

212

216

230

243

*232

212

203

199

170

150

140

180

170

200

210

210

200

*172

164

156

144

129

120

140

120

5,737

191

0.376

0.42

11,360

Dec.

140 

150

138

144

133

121

*122

135

121

129

152

146

128

133

129

*124

124

117

TT9~ 116

119

122

135

129

126

128

142

246

332

237

186

4,550

147

0.289

0.33

9,020

Jan.

216 

216

190

170

*155

140

130

140

160

170

170

3,900

4,400

1,480

1,630

797

617

484

432

350

250

300

300

300

300

290

260

270

250

250

250

18,987

612

1.20

1.39

37,660

Feb.

300 

350

400

575

408

370

345

382

734

382

3OO

400

250

200

200

200

250

300

270

250

250

250

250

200

200

200

180

170

1GQ_

8, 726

301

0.593

0.64

17,310

Mar.

> 140

150

160

170

180

200

300

1,100

*5,640

no. 400

4,960

2,320

28,580

922

1.81

2.09

56,690

Apr.

5,120 

2,440

1,350

*955

770

681

601

525

480

466

437

409

409

423

381

368

423

495

*395

341

281

312

305

279

279

249

249

281

286

694

16,684

623

1.23

1.37

37,060

May

551 

368

*328

297

292

437

525

368

328

302

279

268

264

261

246

2,960

570

727

*452

361

1,960

688

495

452

475

4O9

354

341

315

302

286

16,281

525

1.03

1.19

32,290

June

389 

*281

251

615

1,970

415

340

276

250

240

283

625

535

372

316

550

372

296

318

*1,230

892

46O

1,060

445

337

299

291

261

528

1,940

16,441

546

1.08

1.20

32,610

July

2,240 

535

386

304

291

*294

283

264

267

321

269

248

345

250

218

205

197

278

*267

205

184

174

167

162

1E6

1E1

112

142

147

156

134

9,382

3C3

0.596

0.69

18,610

Aug.

*124

113

107

109

102

463

825

256

153

134

118

113

105

100

95

*94

342

*3,370

475

237

192

162

145

130

126

860

242

369

5,510

*950

460

16,581

535

1.05

1.21

32,890

Sept.

345

288

248

221

200

182

160

156

158

147

145

145

*132

124

120

116

113

Wz

670

226

160

140

267

1,550

1,050

345

*259

224

207

200

9,100

303

0.596

0.67

18,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,400 Mln 30 Mean 322 Cfam O.634 In. 8,63 Ac-ft 233,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Mln 94 Mean 446 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.96 Ac-ft 324,000

ak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs).--Jan. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 12,000 cfs (19.9 ft); Mar. 29 (4 to 6 a.m., 

11,900 cfs (19.8 ft); May 16 (2:30 a.m.) 7,920 cfs (16.4 ft); Aug. 18 (6:45 a.m.) 6,030 cfs 

(15.55 ft); Aug. 29 (7:45 a.m.) 8,750 cfs (17.6 ft).___ _____ ________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Jan. 3-12, Jan. 20 

o Feb. 3, Feb. 11 to Mar. 27.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 257

8135. Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 40°03'15", long 95°25'15", in NW^NW^ sec. 17, T.I N. , R.18 E. , on downstream side of middle pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 159 at Rulo, 3.2 miles upstream 

from Nemaha River.

Drainage area. 418,905 sq mi.

Records available . --October 1949 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight record collected at site 80 ft upstream January 1886 to December 1899 published 

in reports of Missouri River Commission; September 1929 to September 1950 in files of 

Kansas City Office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 37,870 cfs (27,420,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 181,000 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 22.36 ft); minimum daily, 6,840 cfs Jan. 7; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Jan. 7.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 358,000 cfs Apr. 22, 1952 (gage height, 25.60 ft); 

minimum daily, 4,420 cfs Jan. 13, 1957; minimum gage height observed, 1.15 f; Jan. 14, 

1957 (ice jam upstream),

Flood in 1881 reached a stage of 22.9 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. --Records good except those 

poor. Flow partly regulated by u 

ments generally made 3 times a mo 

year.

Discharge, in cubic feet per water year October 1959 to Septe

Day Oct. Apr. May July Aug.

13

14

15

16

17

18

13,300

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,900

15,100

15,900

16,100

15,700

15,500

15,300

15,300

15,100

14,900

15,100

15,500

16,600

17,000

17,200

17,400

17,900 

27,400 

cS7,500 

c47,000 

C79.000 

125,000

142,000

164,000

172,000

176,000

178,000

Total* 1,0 99. 7

Mean 

Ac-ft

35,470 

*2,181

705,100 

22,750 

tl,399

*2,752.9 

91,760 

*5,460

*1,5S3.3 

51,070 

*3,140 *2,758

* 1,158. 3 tl,222.4 

39,430 

*2,425

* 1,098. 5

36,610

2,178

Calendar year 1959; Max 93,400 

Water year 1959-60: Max 179,000

Min 5,800 

Min 6,840

Ac-ft 22,270,000 

Ac-ft 25,930,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs).--Apr 

(9:30 p.m..) 104,000 cfs (17.03 ft).

6 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) 181,OOu cfs (22.36 ft); June 21

* Expressec 

c Backwater

in thousands, 

from Nemaha River
258 NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

8140. Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°57' , long 96°06', on west line of sec.20, T.I S. , R.12 E., at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 5 miles upstream 

from Nemaha River, and 8 miles northwest of Seneca.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

ro Oct. 19, 1956, water-stage recorder (occasional operation only) and wire-weight 

gage on former channel 400 ft south of present site at present datum. Oct. 19, 1956, 

to June 15, 1957, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 1.2 miles upstream at different 

datum. June 16, 1957, to Mar. 27, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 153 cfs (110,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 22.73 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Sept. 4, 1958 (gage "height, 24.20 ft); no 

flow at times in 1956-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Dec. 7-27, Dec. 29 to

Feb. Z, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 72

4.0

5.0

9.0

15.0

18.0

110

200

800

2,000

3,150

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.2

3,90C

5,12C

6,90C

10,10C

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

1,6'SO

2,110 

282

333

1,290 

1,150

913

468

145

110

92

83 

75

69

*62

55

50

49

"8

44

359

322

69

59

55

52

50

48

46

48

10,174

328

20,180

Nov.

48

48

46 

46

42

39 

39

40

42

43

40

38

*37 

31

35

32

36

31

30

32

35

43

44

39

35

33

28 

27

32

30

1,121

37.4

2,220

Dec.

30

31

34 

35

33

29 

31

35

31

35

*37

37

35 

35

33

32

32

31

29

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

603 

148

86

64

53

1,803

58.2

3,580

Jan.

66

46

35 

30

J25

26

27

30

35

50

72

1,130

2,530 

983

1,800

295

200

g!53

g!26

g!24

gl!6

*glOO

90

85

88

92

93

85

77

74

92

8,775

283

17,400

Feb.

194

356

586 

712

390

225 

179

402

911

292

110

90

80 

90

100

120

*200

160

100

90

80

80

80

70

70

70

60 

55

55

6,007

207

11,910

Mar.

50

45

40 

40

35_

35 

35

40

40

40

40

40

40 

45

45

50

55

65

75

80

100

*12o

130

186

190

333

4,58O 

9,990

*3,520

1,300

*572

21,956

708

43,550

Apr.

520

744

556 

366

274

237 

206

184

167

153

149

141

138

150

134

128

135

152

128

112

*104

96

91

87

83

g77

67_4

82

100

208

5,776

193

11,460

May

299

128

100 

88

87

87 

87

84

g74

g68

g63

g60

g59 

g58

83

938

158

97

*93

93

556

383

123

99

88

83

76 

g62

g58

g54

g52

4,438

143

8,800

June

g50

g48

g45 

g42

g40

g39 

g39

g39

g46

g52

241

767

614 

141

*106

160

113

76

63

128

1.270

1,250

699

447

164

127

113

103

89

111

7,222

241

14,320

July

111

?9

75 

63

59

54 

50

46

50

110

80

449

*C3

59

52

48

49

68

52

37

31

35

31

29

29

28 

31

33

36

32

2,313

74.6

4, 5£0

Aug.

27

24

23 

31

23

71 

34

33

29

21

18

17

17 

17

16

16

24

*120

61

32

24

21

19

85

116

49

26 

22

692

430

40

2,178

70.3

4,320

Sept.

25

18

15 

13

11

9.1

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2 

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

*4.5

478

9.4

51

121

37

17 

12

17

16

472.1

15.7

936

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,340 Min 1.8 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,060

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,990 Min 4.5 Mean 197 Ac-ft 143,300

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs). Oct. 2 (10 p.m. ) 3,160 cfs U8.02 ftj; Jan. 13 (4 a.m.) 

4,020 cfs (19.12 ft); Mar. 28 (4 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (22.73 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-10, 23, 24, Feb. 11 to Mar. 21, Mar.
NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 259

8145. North Fork Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°09'25", long 95°56'40", in N^ sec.10, T.2 N., R.13 E., on right pile 

bent under county road bridge at south edge of Humboldt, 800 ft downstream from Long 

Branch Creek.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 3.2 ft; wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Datum of gage is 944.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 195 cfs (141,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 24.20 ft); 

minimum daily,'23 cfs Aug. 14.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs July 10, 1958 (gage height, 31.70 ft); 

minimum daily, 6.2 cfs Aug. 8, 9, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. .Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per.second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-3O, July 22 to Aug. 6,

Aug. 9-17, 20-24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 3O

4.4 36

4.6 87

5.0 235

6.0 740

6.5 1,130

7.0 1,700

9.0 4,470

12.0 9,650

16.0 17.7OO

5.0 

6.0

104

425

7.0 910

8.0 1,835

11.0 5,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-rt

Oct.

81

3,870

1,020

415

510

4,520 680'

3,810

598

253

141

119

87

97

87

76

59

67

65

67

67 

65

59

62

54

50

48 

45

6?

65

70

17,269

557

34,250

Nov.

70

59

67

76

70

67 

65

67

70

70

70

65

65

57

54

59

81

113

123

123

116 

103

90

87

70

65

59 

62

79

84

2,306

76.9

4,570

Dec.

81

81

65

65

65

57 

48

43

54

62

73

70 

54

70

65

59

59

54

59

65

54 

59

70

59

62

73

-73- 187 

65

57

50

2,058

66.4

4,080

Jan.

50

45

40

40

36_

38 

43

62

79

« 90

126

4,140 

830

2,400

721

535

361

289

266

203

203 

191

175

175

187

195

195 

215

235

262

302

12,729

411

25,250

Feb.

402

460

510

620

590

420 

350

415

845

44?

148

73 

70

87

137

175

302

250

137

106

119 

126

126

119

119

123

113 

113

113

7,610

262

15,090

Mar.

106

113

109

106

103

103

119

126

126

113

103

100 

87

78

73

73

81

84

93

137

175 

215

235

294

325

415

16.400 

11,300

6,050

2,470

1,230

41,142

1,327

81,600

Apr.

1,180

2,160

1,130

704

5OO

442 

330

248

195

171

203

188 

170

188

179

112

257

194

200

158

144 

144

99

86

76

66

9T 

78

146

445

10,284

343

20,400

May

188

152

118

107

124

146 

149

101

86

86

81

71 

62

66

64

480

112

129

129

152

1,400 

570

200

141

129

141

91

80

71

66

66

5,558

179

11,020

June

64

64

55

45

37.

45 

45

47

57

78

416

1,350 

372

179

146

124

129

88

71

269

1,490

390

1,080

280

129

86

76 

62

62

1,150

8,486

283

16,830

July

606

18?

94

78

66

62 

57

57

81

86

107

334

497

248

91

53

45

386

336

96

55

41

35

37

33

37

76 

62

76

62

47

4,123

133

8,180

Aug.

41

37

33

71

53

55 

963

158

62

47

41

39 

32

23

26

30

59

866

168

66

47 

37

33

39

252

86

41 

82

E.860

410

141

S.898

319

19,630

Sept.

69

65

60

58

56

55 

60

47

51

51

43

37 

32

43

45

45

47

47

43

41

41 

43

69

523

395

146

66 

62

69

57

2,466

82.2

4,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,830 Min 8.2 Mean 261 Ac-ft 189,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,400 Min 23 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Oct. 2 (l p.m.) 9.360 cfs (11.85 ft); Oct. 6 (4 a.m.) 9,360 cfs 

(11.85 ft); Oct. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 7,550 cfs (1O.86 ft); Jan. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (14.35 ft);

Jan. 14 (5 p.m.) 6,640 cfs (10.35 ft); Mar. 27 (7 p.m.) 36,200 cfs (24.20 ft); Aug. 29 (3:30 a.m.)

15,000 cfs (15.90 ft) .

_______________

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, 14-22, Nov. 27 to 

ec. 29 to Jan. 10, Jan. 18 to Feb. 8, Feb. 13 to Mar. 26.

Dec. 2, Dec. 6-10,
260 NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

8150. Nemaha River at Palls City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'00", long 95°35'30", on line between sees.22 and 23, T.I N., 

R.16 E., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 73, 

1 mile south of Palls City and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 6.3 ft; wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Batum of gage is 861.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943, tentative (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 16, 1952, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 659 cfs (477,100 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 590 cfs (427,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,900 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 27.75 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 51,400 cfs June 17, 1954 (gage height, 27.44 ft); maximum gage height, 28.8 ft June 2, 1949 (from floodmark); minimum daily discharge, 

4.3 cfs Dec. 15, 16, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, May 16 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 11-19; Aug. 22 to Sept. 3O)

Discharge

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

148

262

416

860

1,430

8.0

11.0

15.0

21.0

27.0

3,020

6,450

12,900

26,200

44,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

475

5,040

7,250

3,250

3,110

5,410

3,500

6,030

3,230

1,270

780

638

562

518

482

441

396

369

360

350

338

341

3,320

1,190

526

445

392

376

356

350

350

51,445

1,660

102,000

Nov.

350

329

326

329

320

284

282

320

314

317

308

284

273

226

226

257

350

452

399

332

299

302

299

276

262

246

222

176

158 pc-c iiob

8,783

293

17,420

Dec.

226

231

226

234

224

205

207

217

212

210

226

234

226

217

214

207

203

198

196

194

196

196

200

205

200

203

475

960

427

332

273

7,974

257

15,820

Jan.

257

236

212

178

158

168

178

212

262

320

416

5,710

6,460

4,640

5,930

2,350

850

570

376

452

471

452

434

445

471

471

482

490

490

510

570

35,221

1,136

69,860

Feb.

860

1,240

1,640

2,070

1,560

1,130

900

960

2,810

1,930

651

463

471

49O

550

562

710

735

660

498

399

452

452

420

416

416

350

320

29O

24, 405

842

48,410

Mar.

290

276

259

236

189

189

200

212

224

236

236

224

236

249

262

279

320

382

452

530

570

660

760

860

960

1,040

20,900

44. 100

22^300

8,020

3,400

109,051

3,518

216,300

Apr.

2,490

5,910

3 280

2 010

1 420

1 190

1 040

925

850

755

750

695

680

740

710

653

670

820

725

588

538

498

475

460

445

423

396

409

482

920

29,887

996

59,280

May

1,180

775

546

460

452

467

475

423

396

366

338

320

320

317

317

2,760

1,330

538

423

416

1,800

1,910

860

510

413

434

329

308

296

284

257

20,020

646

39,710

June

549

835

452

279

256

% 217

212

212

203 236"

1,200

5,140

2,130

1,010

550

681

1,040

471

353

372

5,130

5,220

3,200

2,430

960

570

475

423

549

1,460

36,795

1,226

72,980

July

1.76C

56?

39?

314

284

26?

246

23]

29?

35C

73C

396

1,28C

88E

39?

26?

24}

389

76C

347

254

207

19}

18}

174

168

172

20C

174

178

176

12,471

402

24,740

Aug.

158

142

131

131

189

254

707

602

236

187

152

135

127

120

117

117

142

1,060

840

338

212

158

138

131

183

353

270

162

5.800

1,740

760

15,792

509

31,320

Sept.

329

217

172

150

135

120

110

104

114

109

114

96

90

90

90

88

87

85

83

80

78

78

191

474

1.250

530

287

187

198

226

5,942

198

11,790

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,700 Mln 65 Mean 742 Ac-ft 536,900

Water year 1959-60 : Max 44,100 Mln 78 Mean 978 Ac-ft 709,600

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). Jan. 12 (8 p.m.) 19,200 cfs (18.15 ft); Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 

46,900 cfs (27.75 ft)._________________________________________________________ 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-19, Jan. 3-11, Jan. 20 to Feb. 4, Feb. 13

to Mar. 25.
NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 261

8155. Muddy Creek at Verdon, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°08'40", long 95°43'10", in NE^NW^ sec.15, T.2 N., R.15 E., on downstream end of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 73, 0.4 mile west of Verdon and 

1 mile downstream from Sardine Creek.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder for stages above 7.6 ft; wire-weight gage read once daily. 

Datum of gage is 896.74 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 79.7 cfs (57,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 23.90 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Aug. 16.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 31,900 cfs July 10, 1958 (gage height, 31.50 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Dec. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Records poop. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13-15, Feb. 8, 9, Mar. 26-30,

Apr. Z, 14-16, 20-28, May 2-15, July 2-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

124

275

8.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

410

770

1,780

2,450

5.8 

6.1 

6.5 

7.0

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

18 8.0

45 9.0

97 11.0

185 14.0

435

785

1,780

4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Oct.

49

2,210

429

261

575

871

195

831

134

103

71

63

56

56

53

49

47

46

46

46

43

43

67

48

47

43

43

46

43

41

43

6,698

Mean 216

Ao-ft 13, 290

Nov.

48

49

49

51

52

48

43

43

43

43

43

43

41

40

38

38

38

41

43

46

47

48

48

46

43

43

42

41

41

42

1,321

44.0

2,620

Dee.

43

43

44

46

43

41

38

39

38

38

41

43

41

41

41

39

39

38

37

39

41

41

43

50

49

55

149

T9

66

46 

37

1,468

47.4

2,910

Jan.

36

33

26

24

22

25

30

35

40

46

51

2,620

546

1,170

434

140

119

106

103

98

95

90

83

87

95

103

110

115

120

130 

144

6,876

222

13,640

Feb.

164

184

206

174

140

122

100

463

3T9

110

90

63

63

76

90

106

124

106

90

76

70

63

61

61

57

57

53

53

51

3,452

119

6,850

Mar.

51

49

47

43

40

40

43

46

46

46

46

42

46

43

43

43

46

51

57

70

83

106

124

150

154

195

7,060

3,980

1,960

497 

220

15,467

499

30,680

Apr.

260

690

2^9

147

129

115

112

103

97

90

90

82

91

114

76

69

129

84

79

62

58

56

56

56

56

51

52

5S

84

273

3,646

122

7,230

May

84

53

53

53

56

70

67

56

50

50

51

50

49

50

226

1,410

104

69

69

94

736

112

76

69

67

67

62

57

57

59 

57

4,183

135

8,300

June

57

63

57

55

45

51

47

47

45

57

138

349

122

79

51

69

63

59

43

172

108

77

448

79

56

47

45

43

396

2^770

5,738

191

11,380

July

"72 321

57

53

46

44

41

39

47

43

39

79

76

46

33

31

30

190

61

38

34

32

32

30

31

32

30

30

31

30 

.29.

1,727

55.7

3,430

Aug.

27

27

29

30

29

38

249

50

24

24

24

23

24

24

22

20

82

441

55

31

29

24

23

23

24

23

23

372

2,800 "94 

43

4,751

153

9,420

Sept.

31

31

28

26

28

27

27

26

30

28

26

24

25

23

22

23

23

21

23

22

21

23

161

~68 511

35

31

30

30

30

1,454

48.5

2,880

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,210 Min 14 Mean 115 Ae-ft 83,020

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 7,060 7,060 Min Min 20 20 Mean Mean 155 155 Ac-ft Ac-ft 112,600 112,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 6,650 efs (16.68 ft); Jan. 12 (5 p.m.)

10,800 cfs (18.45 ft); Mar. 27 (6:30 p.m.) 20,000 cfs (23.90 ft); May 16 (12:30 a.m.) F,580 efs 

(18.40 ft); June 50 (5 p.m.) 12,000 efs (21.00 ft); Aug. 29 (1:50 a.m.) 11,200 efs (20.45 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-22, Nov. 26 to Dec. 9, Jan. 1-12, Jan. 18 

to Feb. 4, Feb. 11 to Mar. 23 (no gage-height record Dee. 6, 7, 9, Mar. 5-15, 17-19; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records).

618097 O - 61 - 18
262 NODAWAY RIVER BASIN

8170. Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°44'10", long 95°00'30", in NE£ sec.32, T.69 N. , R.36 W. , on downstream

 side of center of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, 0.5 mile downstream from Neele 

Branch, 1.2 miles east of city square of Clarinda, and 7.5 miles upstream from East 

Nodaway River.

Drainage area.--768 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, May 1936 to September 1960. Morthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Sage --Water-stage recorder for stages above 4.5 ft; wire-weight gage read once daily.

 Datum of gage is 960.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 5, 

1925, chain gage and May 28, 1936, to Mar. 26, 1957, wire-weight gage, at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1918-24, 1936-60), 291 cfs (210,700 acre-ft p°r year).

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 18.88 ft); minimunTdaily, 40 cfs Aug. 5. , . , . or _.

1918-25, 1936-60: Maximum discharge, 31,100 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of an overflow 

profile and extended channel rating; minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 5, 9, 12, 14, 1918, 

Dec. 9, 27-31, 1923.

Maximum stage known, 25.4 ft, from floodmarks, in August 1903.

Revisions.--The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1958 has been revised 

to 13,800 cfs July 3, 1958 (gage height, 15.85 ft), superseding that published in 

WSP 1560.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1240: 1918-20(M), 1921, 1922-25(M), 1936-38, 1942, 

1943-451M), 1948.WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Revised peak discharge. 1958: July 30 (5 a.m.) 13,600 cfs (15.56 f'-,); Sept. 10 

(12:30 a.m.) 9,880 cfs {12.60 ft).

1958-59: Aug. 6 (11 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (14.00 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-'ft

Oct.

99

219

235

187

*225

313 268"

244

217 

189

161

143

133

124

122

113

106

104

104

99

97

97

117

104

93

93

86

85

85

86 

95

4,443

143

0.188

0.22

8,810

Nov.

97

99

*104

1,050

418

217

160

180

200 

208

165

147

120

75

65

60

55

60

80

100

140

161

145

137

122

106

75

55

75

90

4,746

158

0.207

0.23

9,410

Dec .

*101

104

106

113

92

70

80

90

93 

90

101

97

75

99

101

93

86

82

80

80

82

86

102

101

102

104

151

1,080

930

480 

250

5,301

171

0.224

0.26

10,510

Jan.

200

150

90

*70

68

70

75

80

80 

80

90

3,500

5,940

*1,900

1,900

600

450

350

250

200

170

150

120

120

120

120

120

130

140

150 

180

17,663

570

0.748

0.86

35,030

Feb.

200

220

240

260

280

300

340

400

1.540 

494

109

250

300

350

360

*357

322

307

250

200

190

180

180

180

180

180

ISO

180

180

8,509

293

0.385

0.42

16,880

Mar.

180

180

175

170

165

160

160

160

160 

160

160

160

165

170

175

ISO

185

190

190

190

*190

200

200

200

200

200

800

6,000

*16.400

14,500 

6,620

48, 945

1,579

2.07

2.39

97,080

Apr.

6.380

4,330

2,430

2,120

1,690

1,500

1,270

970

790 

730

636

584

548

*558

490

480

722

2,430

1,380

850

642

548

471

460

458

406

322

303

3OO

1,220

36,018

1,201

1.58

1.76

71,440

May

1,740

543

427

365

337

778

2,720

1,040

*680 

568

568

500

449

425

400

458

778

406

393

414

436

578

377

320

918

1,120

656

322

278

268 

251

19,513

629

0.825

0.95

38,700

June

224

215

202

301

405

*224

199

180

172 

167

193

389

427

369

275

296

275

261

210

843

414

334

330

237

193

172

158

147

142

5,450

11,384

379

0.497

0.56

22,580

July

1,490

485

326

221

211

215

184

161

158 

315

*307

416

1,070

389

227

184

172

231

211

167

120

115

104

93

85

83

81

74

70

75 

6£

8,106

231

0.34,3

0.40

16,0^>0

Aug.

58

58

56

44

40

914

943

620

*208 

111

85

74

70

61

53

51

341

2,170

1,080

322

234

153

124

loo

757

1,490

211

1,040

5,290

2,120 

730

19,608

633

0.831

0.96

38,890

Sept.

436

330

275

224

199

167

150 *137

139 

124

115

109

104

loo

93

96

95

5,500 5'13

315

224

184

388

2,640

1,380

548

334

280

237

231

13,467

449

0.589

0.66

26,710

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,75O Mln 17 Mean 417 Cfsm 0.547 In. 7.45 Ae-ft 302,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,400 Mln 40 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.67 Ae-ft 392, loo

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 14,900 cfs (16.90 ft); Mar. 3O (2 a.m.)

16,900 cfs (18.88 ft); Apr. 18 (3 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (7.12 ft); May 1 (1:30 a.m.) 2,620 cfs (6.95 ft); 

May 7 (7:30 a.m.) 3,240 cfs (7.63 ft); June 30 (9 p.m.) 9.620 cfs (12.4O ft); Au3. 17 (12 p.m.) 

3,560 cfs (7.90 ft); Aug. 25 --------- (12 p.m.) 3,890 cfs (8.2O ft); Aug. 29 (1 a.m.) 11,40O cfs (13.80'ft); . - -- D-tn .) 4 0C ------ Sept. 18 (8 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (13.82 ft); Sept. 24 (3 p.

. 

,000 cfs (8.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-9, 14-21, 27-30, Dec 

Jan. 12, Jan. 16 to Feb. 8, Feb. 12-15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 28.

-8, 13, Dec. 31 to
NODAWAY RIVER BASIN 263

8175. Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°26'40", long 95°05'20", in OTij sec.17, T.65 N. , R.37 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 4, a quarter of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek/ 0.5 mile downstream from Wabash Railroad Co. bridge, and 1? miles west of 

Burlington Junction.

Drainage area. 1,240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for stages above 4.0 ft; wire-weight gage read once daily.

~l5atum of gage is 896.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 

1928, chain gage on former bridge at same site and approximately same datum. Oct. 26, 

1928, to June 9, 1929, chain gage at site half a mile upstream set to read seme as 

former gage at low water. June 10, 1929, to Dec. 6, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 7, 1934, 

to June 28, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 479 cfs (346,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 16.9 ft); minimum observed, 91 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 19.0 ft); maximum gage height observed, 19.69 ft Mar. 5, 1949 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs 

Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect 

which are poor.

or no gage-height record,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

281

924

1,040

650

870

1.250

815

870

505

a420

376

356

*334

304

294

a270

258

281

238

a220

216

a250

270

218

191

188

*179

179

175

170 

19T

12,783

412

0.332

0.38

25,350

Nov.

186

179

193

643

1,190

732

625

390

451

*451

445

379

348

283

186

200

180

a!50

200

278

318

307

*307

286

265

248

214

170

a!50

307

10,261

342

0.276

0.31

20,350

Dec .

245

223

211

252

214

182

*150

160

a!80

228

240

214

184

221

216

*200

191

177

a!60

182

177

179

202

207

a210

209

a300

1,210

2,110

1,520 

842

11,196

361

0.291

0.34

22,210

Jan.

a500

600

485

250

*150

130

a!70

180

200

220

a30O

14,800

17,600

7,060

5,560

2,180

a2,000

1,220

700

500

400

350

350

350

300

300

300

300

310

320 

350

58,415

1,884

1.52

1.75

115,900

Feb.

a450

500

450

700

842

788

705

645

815

al.500

678

500

400

500

600

700

650

60C

550

a500

a450

350

300 350"

a350

350

300

300

300

15,923

549

0.443

0.48

31,580

Mar.

300

a300

300

280

a280

250

250

a250

250

250

a250

250

250

250

a270

300

300

300

300

a300

300

330

350

350

350

451

3,540

* 15, 000

*24,000

25,100 

13 , 800

89,051

2,873

2.32

2.67

176,600

Apr.

8,990

7,010

4,020

*2,870

2,240

a2,000

1,780

1,540

1,300

1,110

1,000

a950

900

1,140

970

840

1,040

1,940

*2,060

1,300

a970

810

768

709

655

640

590

a550

610

1,700

53,002

1,767

1.42

1.59

105,100

May

1,980

1,300

*900

726

a620

1,080

2,420

1,780

1,140

870

744

670

a620

556

542

5,570

1,340

1,660

*870

797

2,470

1,460

1,080

840

a750

1,540

1,220

a780

565

488 

423

35,801

1,155

0.931

1.07

71,010

June

435

*419

357

a270

4.840

625

463

348

a325

312

970

1,500

970

870

655

935

542

a400

384

*1,940

1,180

935

1,380

692

a450

324

E92

288

268

4,770

28,139

938

0.756

0.84

55,810

July

5,750

1,740

870

556

a430

*367

378

300

315

538

a 500

463

1,000

780

403

312

272

306

*345

258

214

a!95

181

166

156

151

142

138

154

136 

J.22

17,618

568

0.458

0.53

34,940

Aug.

 116

112

allO

101

94

503

1,620

al,000

459

220

176

150

138

130

120

*112

254

3,140

1,660

1,110

aS40

348

237

201

609

2,780

a<300

615

9,220

*37420 

1,700

31,895

1,029

0.830

0.96

63,260

Sept.

870

a580

451

364

318

278

a270

225

221

205

199

al90

*179

173

166

165

163

2,990

1,990

585

a400

324

587

5,140

2,870

*1,780

810

502

388

351

21,714

724

0 .584

0.65

43,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,200 Min 33 Mean 836 Cfsm 0.674 I". 9.15 Ac-ft 605,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,100 Mln 94 Mean 1,054 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.57 Ac-ft 765,200

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs).--Jan. 12 (8 p.m.) 26,000 cfs (16.90 ft); Jan. 14 (10 p.m.) 11,400

cfs (11.52 ft); Mar. 28 (10 p.m.) 25,700 cfs (l6.10 ft); June 5 (3:30 a.m.) 17.500 cfs (13.12 ft);

June 50 (12 p.m.) 15,000 efs (11.45 ft); Aug. 29 (5 a.m.) 16,400 cfs (12.70 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Clarinda, Iowa. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-19, Dec. 7, 8, Jan. 4-11, Jan. 19 to 

Feb. 4, Feb. 12 to Mar. 25.
264 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

8180. Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°45'10" long 94°51'28", in sec.17, T.57 N., R.35 W., on downstream side 

of left pier of St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad bridge in St. Joseph.

Drainage area.--424.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in 

vicinity 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1900 in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 21, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 21, 1931, to Dec. 31, 1933, waterstage recorder at same site at datum 5.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years, 37,150 cfs (26,900,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 175,000 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 22 05 ft); minimum, 8,280 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 3.87 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 397,000 cfs Apr. 22, 23, 1952 (gage hsight, 26.82 ft); 

minimum, 2,300 cfs Jan. 9, 1937; minimum gage height, 0.00 ft Dec. 18, 19, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft, present datum, Apr. 29, 1881 (discharge, about 370,000 

cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood in June 1844 reached a stage of 24.5 ft 

(discharge, about 350,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 6 

or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above 

station, records for some of which can be found in HSP 1709 and 1710.

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2C

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

37,600

39,200

55,OOO

45,200

43,OOO

45,600

44,400

41,600

46,400

41,200

39,200

38,900

37,900

36,300

35,400

34,800

33,900

34,200

34,500

35,100

35,400

36,000

41,600

39,600 

36,600

36,000

34,500

33,900

53,500

35*100

tl,195

38,550

*2,370

Nov.

36,300

37,500

37,300

36,600

36 , 000

34,200

31,300

27,300

23,600

21,900

21,500

19,600

19,600

19,800

18,500

17,300

15,300

13,300

10,200

9,250

9,250

14,300

18,800

18,800 

20,400

21,700

21,700

20,400

17,500

15,200

665,200

22,170

tl,319

Dec.

15,200

13,800

13,500

14,300

15,700

16,400

17,500

17,100

16,400

16,800

17,500

17,500

17,100

16,600

16,200

16,200

16,400

16,800

16,600

16,400

16,000

15,500

15,500

15,500 

15,800

16,200

16,400

17,900

20,000

20,200

511,500

16,500

tl,015

Jan.

16,200

15,300

15,200

14,500

12 , 400

9,510

8,520

8,400

9,000

9,770

11,000

20,200

51,600

41,200

46,400

32,700

23,800

21,900

19,000

b!7,000

b!5,000

bl5,000

bl4,500

b!5,000 

14,100

14,300

15,200

15,500

15,800

16,600

17,100

571,700

18,440

tl,134

Feb.

17,700

18,800

20,000

21,500

21,900

21,300

21,100

20,800

22,500

25,900

22,300

20,000

19,800

20,200

20,200

20,400

20,000

20,000

19,600

18,800

19,600

20,200

18,800

18,800

17,700

17,900

18,100

17.50Q

16,80(j>

578,200

19,940

n,147

Mar.

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,200

16,OOO

15,800

16,600

15,500

16*200

16,800

17,700

18,100

17,700

17,500

17,100

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,600

17,500

18,700

19,600 

20,600

21,500

32,100

84,800

124,000

138,000 

156,000

981,400

31,660

tl,947

Apr.

164,000

166,000

162,000

158,000

166,000

171,000

174,000

168,000

163,000

149,000

122,000

99,800

85,400

74,100

68,000

64,500

61,800

61,300

58,600

52,400

46,800

42,300

39,900

58,200 

38,900

39,900

40,200

40,600

41,600

42,600

*2,799.9

93,530

*5,554

May

44,400

43,400

42,300

40,900

59,600

41,600

59,000

71,500

71,500

54,100

47,600

48,800

46,800

43,700

41,600

52,800

46,800

43,400

46,000

46,400

60,000

80,200

78,500

63,600 

57,700

55,900

55,000

52,800

51,600

46,800 

43 , 000

tt*617.5

52,170

*3,208

June

41,200

43,400

39,200

38,200

45,600

41,200

35,100

55,600

33,600

34,800

36,600

55,400

66,000

52,800

43,000

42,000

46,000

55,900

48,400

44,400

67,000

94,600

81,200

73,500 

55,000

44,400

39,600

37,600

37,300

52,400

«,459.1

48,640

*2,894

Jlly

76,500

55,000

44,800

59,9OO

57,600

55,400

55,100

55,700

37,300

40,200

40,200

39,900

40,900

50,800

45,200

39,900

36,600

36,000

39,900

40,600

37,000

36,600

35,700

35,900 

34,500

34,500

33,900

33,900

34,500

34,500 

34,800

tt.,231.1

35,710

*2,442

Aug.

34,200

33,600

33,300

34,200

34,500

33,600

48,800

59,000

48,400

38,900

35,100

33,900

33,300

52,400

32,400

32,400

33,300

52,400

53,600

41,600

38,200

38,600

36,600

35,400 

37,300

46,800

49,200

41,200

61,500

75,600 

60,400

1 1,297. 7

41,860

*2,574

Sept.

50,400

41,200

34,500

33,000

35,900

34,500

34,500

34,200

34,800

36,600

35,400

35,100

33,600

32,100

51,600

31,800

33,300

34,200

44,800

39,200

37,300

35,400

37,300

46,600 

55,000

46 , 400

40,900

36,600

35,100

35,400

tl.124.7

37,490

*2,231

Calendar year 1959: Max 124,000 Min 6,700 Mean 32,950 Ac-ft 23, 850, COO

Water year 1959-60: Max 174,000 Min 8,400 Mean 38,340 Ac-ft 27,840,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs). Apr. 6 (12 p.m.) 175,000 efs (22.05 ft).________________

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or more daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 5, 6, 18-21, 

Feb. 11-17, Feb. 19 to Mar. 12, Mar. 15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 265

8189. Platte River at Ravenwood, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°20'42" , long 94°41 I 10", In SE^SE^ sec.14, T.64 N., R.34 W., on downstream

 side of left pier of bridge on State Highways 4 and 46, three-quarters of a mile west 

of Ravenwood, and 1 mile downstream from Honey Creek.

Drainage area. 486 sq ml.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 960 ft above mean sea level (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 18.40 ft in

 gage well, 18.8 ft from outside gage); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1960; minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 17, 

1959; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 5, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 19, Mar. 2, Apr. 2-9, July 3-14,

Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, Sept. 22-27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

5.0

37

89

232

697

7.0 1,440

9.0 2,750

14.0 7,070

18.0 10,700

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

15.0

184

420

1,100

2,110

7,970

Discharge, In cubic feet .per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

146

164

298

465

1,640

1,100

731

714

399

247

174

134

»118

107

96

85

76

68

66

61

59

59

207

111

76

63

*70

66

57

54.

66

7,777

251

0.516

0.60

15,430

Nov.

70

68

66

70

80

122

98

85

98

*127

129

107

83

52

44

40

35

32

30

3T

37

61

*65

63

59

56

40

40

37

35

1,962

65.4

0.135

0.15

3,890

Dec.

38

37

37

44

33

29

2530"

35

43

65

87

70

65

66

66

*61

57

50

50

49

49

57

85

104

93

271

2,160

1,760

935

445

6,996

226

0.465

0.54

13,880

Jan.

270

170

130

120

105

*102

104

110

120

130

180

4,690

8,600

8,510

7,430

1,690

748

384

*250

205

170

140

128

122

120

130

140

155

170

185

210

35,718

1,152

2.37

2.73

70,850

Feb.

240

270

*275

270

240

210

180

160

140

130

110

110

120

130

*120

110

100

95

90

80

75

65

60 SO"

60

60

60

60

60

3,740

129

0.265

0.29

7,420

Mar.

60

*62

60

58

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

70

75

80

*90

100

100

HO

130

740

*5,810

*9.950

9,590

8,690

36,545

1,179

2.43

2.80

72,490

Apr.

4^050

1,810

1,140

740

*555

495

420

332

274

235

204

180

173

334

408

407

1,450

862

*480

272

210

166

142

127

116

182

210

158

153

1,690

17,955

598

1.23

1.37

35,610

May

1,560

618

*308

221

188

630

1,360

671

320

221

182

155

129

110

97

2,520

1,410

510

*490

620

652

320

268

184

759

769

182

118

103

86

72

15,633

504

1.04

1.20

31,010

June

91

*241

91

80

2,440

393

136

86

72

ii

182

662

554

434

204

288

193

153

122

788

*972

450

358

332

288

149

108

84

189

4,610

14,814

494

1.02

1.13

29,380

July

7.540

3,490

845

308

*180

116

95

86

66

129

105

99

84

80

68

55

48

*44

40

57

54

50

28

27

25

25

22

21

20

20

20

15,585

458

0.901

1.04

26,940

Aug.

20

*20

19

19

19

220

1,540

492

184

64

33

23

20

20

*19

19

20

*1,930

2,220

1,030

652

210

108

68

60

4,920

1,220

422

*5,540

4,680

1,490

27,161

876

1.80

2.08

53,870

Sept.

420

272

199

151

118

93

76

66

66

53

46

42

*37

31

29

27

26

24

166

286

97

48

267

5.090

4,290

* 1,800

540

286

228

191

15,065

502

1.05

1.15

29,880

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,800 Kin g o Mean 4^5 Cfsm Q 856 !" 11.63 Ac-ft 301,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,950 Min 19 Mean 539 Cfsm lpll In. 15.08 Ac-ft 390,600

arge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 9,770 cfs (16.95 ft); Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 

fs (18.40 ft); June 5 (3 a.m.) 5.540 cfs (12.28 ft); July 1 (2 p.m.) 7,970 cfs (14.95 ft); 

(12:30 p.m.) 6,170 cfs (15.50 ft); Aug. 29 (5:50 p.m.) 6,80O cfs (14.09 ft); Sept. 24 

K nfln o-pn 1 1 ^ i A. r+\

Peak discha

11,000 cfV , ... __ 

Aug. 26 (12:50 p.m.) _,_.. ___ 

-(5 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (13.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 3-5, 7, Jan. 20 to Feb. 2, Feb. 4-14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 1, 

Mar. 3-21, 23-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-19, Dec. 5-9, Jan. 1-11, 20-51, Mar. 27.
266 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

8191.9. East Pork One Hundred and Two River near Bedford, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38'00", long 94°44 T 55" J in NE^NE^- sec. 9, T.67 N., R.34 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Daugherty Creek and 2.8 miles southwest of Junction of U. S. Highways 2 and 148 in Bedford.

Drainage area. 92.1 sq mi.

Records available. September 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Hater-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period September 1959 to September 1960, 5,400 cfs 

Jan. 12 (gage height, 15.95 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 4.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Slight regulation at low flow by low dam used for water supply in 

Bedford.

Rating table, Sept. 10, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14, 15, Mar. 29, 30, Apr. 6 to May 2, May 6, 

7, 16, 17, 21, 22, June 4, 5, 13, 2O-23, June 30 to July 2, July 12, 

Aug. 6, 7, 17-21, 25-28, 30,31, Sept. 18, 23-25.

4.22

4.3

4.4

4.5

0.2 

1.1 

3.2 

6.7

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

12

103

183

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

410

1,100

2,640

4,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Sept.10............................... 0.4

11............................... .4

12............................... .4

13............................... .3

14............................... .3

15............................... 1.8

Sept.21............................... a5.5

22............................... a5.0

23............................... a4.0

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

7.2

13

6.3

2.7 

a6.0 

a80 

a60 

37 

15 

9.0

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

20

40

30

*143

169

68

54

41

24

15

11

10 

9.0

8.5

7.2

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

8.1

8.1 

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.2

472

4. 2

5.6

739.8

23.9

0.260

0.30

1,470

Nov.

7.2

7.2

*5.9

6.3

7.6

5.5

4.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0 

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

5.6

5.0

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.0

163.9

5.46

0.059

0.07

325

Dec.

*!i§

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

7.0

50

350

200 

100

70

919.5

29.7

0.322

0.37

1,820

Jan.

60

50

40

35

30

15

T5

18

20

22

25

2,500

*4,550 

*544

706

100

70

50

45

40

35

32

28

26

25

25

25

25

25

28

9,014

291

3.16

3.64

17,880

Feb.

35

45

60

*75

60

40

30

35

50

40

35

30

25 

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

TT

11 11

11

1111

11

778

26.8

0.291

0.31

1,540

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln -

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10

*10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

10

12

400

*1,600

2,760 

1,160

300

6,482.0

209

2.27

2.62

12,860

Apr.

200

150

120

100

80

67

53

42

36

32

31

28

28 

*57

46

35

107

94

41

32

28

24

20

19

30

76

29

24

34

706

2,369

79.0

0.858

0.96

4,700

May

205

54

35

25

24

119

216

44

*30

24

18

16

14 

14

12

736

133

44

42

32

111

68

33

24

20

30

19

12

9.0 

8 5

2,179.6

70.3

0.763

0.88

4,320

June

11

8.5

5.9

48

276

*26

13

8.1

4.8

4.2

8.5

26

76 

36

17

48

24

14

9.5

269

248

69

102

50 

17

12

9.5

8.5

7.6 

2.270

3,727.1

124

1.35

1.51

7,390

July

*2.090

181

50

25

18

14

11

8.5

12

17

*11

225

37 

13

9.0

6.7

5.6

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5 

1.5

1.1

1.1

.8

.7 

.7

.5

2,758.7

89.0

0.966

1.11

5,470

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

4. 175

150

228

36

*9.5

4.2

2.7

2.0

1.3 

1.1

1.0

.8

22

1,010

195

328

50

17

11

7.6 

340

949

62

76

1.920 

447

62

5,935.6

191

2.07

2.40

11,770

Sept.

32

18

12

9.5

6.7

4.8

3.8

*3.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

21

22

7.6

4.2

3.2

216

1.010 

676

60

30

18

15 

12

2,203.5

73.4

0.797

0.89

4,370

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ao-ft -

Water year 1959-60= Max 4,330 Mln 0.2 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06 Ao-ft 73,920

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 12 (5 p.m.) 5,400 cfs (15.95 ft); Mar. 29 (12 m.) 3,120 cfs 

(14.50 ft); May 16 (2 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (9.03 ft); June 30 (11 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (14.29 ft); Aug. 18 

(1:30 p.m.) 1,420 ofs (9.73 ft); Aug. 25 (9:30 p.m.) 2,140 cfs (11.11 ft); Aug. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 

2,530 ofs (11.81 ft); Sept. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (10.21 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 267

8195. One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°23'15", long 94°49 I 35", in SE^SW^ sec.34, T.65 N., R.35 W., on right 

bank in front of steel-pile pier of county highway bridge, 2| miles northeast of Maryville and 3f miles downstream from Norvey Creek.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1960. April to June 1934 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1310. Prior to June 1934, published as "at Maryville."

Gage --Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice daily 

above. Datum of gage is 969.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prio- to 

June 20, 1934, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream at datum 5.68 ft lower. June 20, 

1934, to Sept. 14, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 190 cfs (137,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 20.80 ft); no 

flow for part of each day July 29, 30, as explained below; minimum daily, 6.6 cfs 

Aug. 4.

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 21.2 f;, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in August and September 1934, July 25, 26, 1940, 

Jan. 28-30, 1954, and part of each day July 29, 30, 1960 (caused by temporary dam 

upstream).

Stage equal to that of June 14, 1947, was reached at an unknown date prior to establishment of station, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

69

270

399

398

766

878

436

496

280

174

127

105

*95

85 

81

72

62

57

53

49

46

47

101

66

53

49

*48

44

42 

42

48

5,538

179

0.358

0.41

10,980

Nov.

52

51

52

55

142

97

80

85

98

*115

113

92

82

65 

55

a50

a50

a60

80

73

57

60

*61

59

55

50

41

a35

45

35

2,040

68.0

0.136

0.15

4,050

Dec.

32

30

31

40

35

30

*40

39

27

375

46

53

42

47 

44

40

*38

36

33

35

34

35

43

53

56

49

166

776

906 

484

250

3,600

116

0.232

0.27

7,140

Jan.

300

200

170

al50

*120

1OO

70

60

70

100

140

5,020

11,200

11.500 

4,020

1,210

550

302

*206

140

90

a!20

120

allO

110

100

a 100

a 100

a loo 

a 100

a 100

36,778

1,186

2.37

2.74

72,950

Feb.

allO

al20

150

a300

a250

234

a200

a200

521

a2K5"

300

a!50

115

al!5 *117

110

alOO

a80

a60

70

a60

60

a6O

55

a55

60

a50

a40

40

4,032

139

0.278

0.30

8,000

Mar.

65

*47

a46

a45

a45

a45

45

a45

50

a50

a50

50

a50

a50 

aSO

52

a52

52

52

a52

a52

*52

50

60

a55

54

1,600

8,740

*11.700 

10,000

2,340

35,696

1,151

2.30

2.66

70,800

Apr.

a2 , OOP

1,600

1,170

a800

*492

408

a300

a240

182

a!6o

alSO

al50

146

327 

a240

206

alSO

alSO

*278

198

167

al40

117

117

al20

122

134

106

alOO 

1,060

11,570

386

0.772

0.86

22,950

May

1,010

a350

*182

140

128

594

1,130

353

206

160

140

117

allO

alOO 

95

5,070

a90'0

408

*353

255

644

a400

244

160

636

314

140

112

alOO 

90

79

12,720

410

0.820

0.95

25,230

June

263

*283

allO

440

*3,550

353

206

al60

134

128

a200

1,500

al,000

464 

234

380

255

198

al82

1,160

*1,130

464

408

327

182

alSO

122

112

135 

6,200

20,430

681

1.36

1.52

40,520

July

9.100

2,640

505

244

al50

*129

96

88

a80

105

a2OO

305

alSO

84 

60

52

46

46

*43

38

a35

31

31

a28

25

24

23

21

9.2 10 

23

14,421.2

465

O.93O

1.07

28,600

Aug.

16

*11

7.5

6.6

679

338

1,900

302

1OO

61

38 a-50

a5>5

20 

a!8

*18

46

*3,490

1,570

9.10

403

136

a70

aSO

a 100

4,020

633

275

«8,530 

5,830

575

29,416.0

949

1.90

2.19

58,350

Sept.

a300

154

alOO

83

71

a65

a55

49

48

a45

42

44

*37

a37 

37

36

34

a4S

382

a200

alOO

a60

299

2,500

5.100

*574

191

al35

96

77

8,991

3OO

0.600

0.67

17,830

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,99O Kin 7.8 Mean 344 Cfsm O.688 In. 9.35 Ac-ft 249,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,70O Mln 6.6 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.O1 In. 13.79 Ac-ft 367, 4OO

Peak discharge (base, 3.5OO cfs). Jan. 13 (12 p.m.) 14,1OO cfs (2O.8O ft)j Mar. 29 (1O p.m.) 12,7OO 

cfs (20.18 ft); May 16 (11 a.m.) 4,54O cfs (14.85 ft); June 5 (4 a.m.) 6,470 cfs (17.1 ft); July 1 

(12 m.) 10,000 cfs (19.53 ft); Aug. 7 (5 a.m.) 3.680 cf3 (14.48 ft): Aug. 18 (9 a.m.) 4,21O cf3 

(14.55 ft); Aug. 26 (8 a.m.) 5,750 cfs (16.75 ft); Aug. 29 (10 p.m.) 1O.200 cfs (19.65 ft); 

Sept. 24 (9 p.m.) 5,74o cfs (15.84 ft). ______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-18, 28, 29, Dec. 6, 7, Dec. 31 to Jan. 11,

Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, Feb. 11 to Mar. 25.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI)

8205. Platte River near Agency, Mo.

Location. Lat. 39°41'20", long 94°42'15", In NE^NWij sec. 10, T.56 N. , R.34 W. , near center of left span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 169, 1-|- iriles downstream 

from Third Fork and 31 miles northeast of Agency.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1924 to August 1930 (published as "at Agency"), ¥ay 1932 to Sept ember 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Ts 807.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 22, 1924, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain 

gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. May 13, 1932, to Dec. 12, 1934, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --33 years (1924-29, 1932-60), 783 cfs (566,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 26.09 ft); minimum observed , 62 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 3.69 ft).

1924-30, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs June 23, 1947; maximum gage height, 

30.46 ft June 23, 1947; no flow at times in July, August 1934, October 1956.

Remarks . Records good except throe for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ga

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-21, Dec. 12-27, Apr. 4-7,

May 22 to June 5, June 8-12, July 9-20, Sept. 17-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.4 

6.0 

9.0

125

217

720

1,950

12.0

17.0

20.0

23.3

3,500

6,900

10,300

17,900

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

63

96

271

535

1,920

14.0

19.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

5,C70

9,700

14,500

20,100

28,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

872

1,260 

1,380

2,200

*7,140

8,580

6,580

3,060

2,250

1,460

948

684

576

508

442

410

366

324

296

282

*269

382

5,500

1,820

796

474

*338

510

296

256 

Z6§

48,328

1,559

0.886

1.02

95,860

Nov.

282

296 

296

296

*296

269

380

558

510

310

358

410

580

282

217

*184

152

150

165

180

200

212

250

256

242

250

194

156

125

125

7,481

249

0.141

O.16

14,840

Dec.

148

206 

*174

174

165

148

152

148

165

194

217

242

510

524

256

250

250

206

194

184

*174

174

194

194

217

310

324

1,440

5.620

3,220 

1,860

15,774

509

0.289

0.33

31,290

Jan.

1,140

796 

648

542

508

508

540

580

612

648

796

3,260

9,190

12 , 100

*15,800

17,100

14,700

6,170

1,770

1,270

1,060

900

800

730

680

670

662

660

720

820 

1,080

97,460

3,144

1.79

2.06

195,300

Feb.

,420

,820 

,820

,870

_,920

,570

,200

,130

,150

,670

1,420

665

363

505

570

*645

605

552

505

430

402

278

265

260

260

255

255

255

255

.......

24,515

838

0.476

0.51

48,230

Mar.

255

257

260

265

260

260

260

265

265

270

270

275

275

275

280

285

285

285

290

295

310

335

460

490

475

3,930

12,500

18,600

*Z5,100 

28.600

96,487

3,112

1.77

2.04

191,400

Apr.

26,100

18,300 

8,400

3,720

2,190

 1,670

1,620

1,470

1,200

995

882

815

858

1,670

1,220

1,620

2,680

5,280

2,140

1,420

928

705

570

535

475

460

535- 415

*520

905

88,278

2,943

1.67

1.87

175,100

May

3,530

2,920 

1,320

725

555

505

2,920

3,600

1,620

815

570

475

*402

365

326

1,520

5,610

4,060

1,420

1,670

2,140

2,240

1,420

860

588

2,140

*1,520

552

376

315 

267

47,324

1,527

0.868

l.OO

93,870

June

231

214

1,040

363

3,460

6,340

4)410

1,570

552

*415

505

1,320

2,240

1,920

1,620

950

1,180

685

445

415

2,080

*2,920

2,410

928

770

535

376

267

315

5,140

45,616

1,521

0.864

0.96

90,480

July

11,600

15.500 

11,COO

7,800

1,620

79Z

*E88

460

1,620

2,460

838

475

EOS

815

*520

400

305

259

220

247

185

161

147

144

124

121

110

106

*99

103 

149

57,273

1,848

1.05

1.21

113,600

Aug.

255

73 

70

70

1Z

71

2,680

*5,220

1,770

685

304

207

145

120

96

89

1,150

5,140

7,420

4,920

2,020

*1,420

535

315

231

1,490

6,540

2,800

5,540

*9,700 

8,930

67,873

2,189

1.24

1.43

134,600

Sept.

7,330

2,190 

1,720

505

389

326

269

245

255

214

200

*176

162

149

139

139

124

118

*124

216

570

293

223

2,730

9.040

7,600

5,220

1,110

645

490

40,911

1,364

0.775

0.86

81,150

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,800 Min 36 Mean 1,257 Cfsm 0.714 in. 9.69 Ac-ft 909,800

Water year 1959-6O: Max 28,600 Mln 67 Mean 1,741 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.45 Ac-ft 1,264,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs).--Oct. 6 (7 a.m.) 8,800 cfs (19.0 ft); Jan. 16 (11 a.m.) 17,900 efs 

(23.30 ft); Mar. 31 (7 a.m.) 29,100 cfs (26.09 ft); June 5 (10 p.m.) 8,930 cfs (18.10 ft); July 2 

(8 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (21.80 ft); Aug. 19 (6 p.m.) 8,500 cfs (17.9O ft); Aug. 27 (6 a.m.) 7,060 cfs 

(16.4 ft); Aug. 50 (2 p.m.) 9,850 cfs (19.1 ft); Sept. 25 (4 p.m.) 9,570 cfs (IF.7 ft)._________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18-23, Jan. 7-9, 21-31, Fet. 23 to Mar. 25.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 269

8210. Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°37'29", long 94°36 I 01", in SW^NW^ sec.34, T.56 N., R.33 W., or right 

bank at upstream side of culvert on U. S. Highway 169, 0.8 mile north of Gower and 

4.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.72 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 905 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 1.13 cfs (818 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 884 cfs June 30 (gage height, 6.33 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,730 cfs May 30, 1956 (gage height, 9.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of p^ak flow; 

no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1950-51, 1954-55.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.28

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6 

3.3 

6.1

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7

10

22

37

65

86

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.9

13

2.4

49

*7.3

14

4.4

4.4

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

*1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

*.7

^6.

.6

26 

9.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.1

*1.0

1.3

1.4

160.7

5.18

1.90

2.ZO

319

Nov.

1.3

 1.0

1.3

1.3

.9

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

*.3

.2

74

.5

.7

.9

.9 

.7

.7

.8

.5

*.5

.3

.4

.6

21.3

0.71

0.261

0.29

42

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

*.7

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5

4.4

376

2.0

.9

.9

22.9

0.74

0.272

0.31

45

Jan.

0.9

.9

.5

.4

*.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

3.6

1.4

6.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

.7 

.8

.9

.9

1.3

*1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

2.4

43.0

1.39

0.511

0.59

85

Feb.

*2.9

272

1.8

2.4

2.9

1.7

1.4

2.0

2.6

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

*2.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

.9

tf

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

38.0

1.31

0.48E

0.52

75

Mar.

0.6

376

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.7

1.7

1.6

3.3

71

18

17

22

5.6

158.9

5.13

1.89

2.17

315

Apr.

4.7

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.0

*1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

4.6

15 -3.3

3.6

4.1

2.4

*1.8

2.0

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6

*1.7

1.0

.9

1.3

2.8

6.1

83.1

2.77

1.02

1.14

165

May

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

*5.8

5.0

2.2

1.6

*1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.1

*.9

.9

3.3

1.7

1.1

.8

*.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

.5

_i5.

41.3

1.33

0.489

0.56

82

June

0.4

.3T!

2.0

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

10

1.3

.8

*.6

.5

2.1

.5

.4

.3

*.5

26

1.3 

29

1.1

.8

.7

.6

*.5

.5

57

138.9

4.63

1.70

1.90

276

July

3.6

15

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

5.8

£1

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

**.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4 

.4

.3

*.4

.2

.1

.1

.5

.1

.1

60.1

1.94

0.713

0.82

119

Aug.

C.I

*.l

C

0

0

0

27

.7

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

76

T.5

1.0

.7

.5

*.4 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

117.2

3.78

1.39

1.60

232

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.0074

0.007

1.0

Calendar year 1959: Max 61 Mln 0 Mean 1.76 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.79 Ac-ft 1,270

Water year 1959-60: Max 76 Mln 0 Mean 2.42 Cfsm 0.89O In. 12.11 Ac-ft 1,76O

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --Oct. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 396 cfs (4.38 ft): Oct. 22 ( 1O:30 p.m.) 216 cfs

3.55ft); Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 341 cfs (4.17 ft); June 11 (4:15 p.m.) 181 cfs (3.36 ft); June 21

9:30 a.m.) 440 cfs (4.60 ft); June 23 (4:15 a.m.) 462 cfs (4.72 ft); June 30 (5:45 p.m.) 884 cfs

6.33 ft); July 2 (6:15 a.m.) 152 cfs (3.18 ft); July 10 (8:15 a.m.) 319 cfs (4.05 f t ) j Aug. 7 

4 a.m.) 407 cfs (4.47 ft); Aug. 17 (5:45 p.m.) 716 cfs (5.7O ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
270 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8215. Arikaree River at Haigler, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°01'30", long 101°57'25", In NE^SW^ sec.28, T.I N., R.41 W., on right bank 

40 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.6 mile upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from confluence with North Fork Republican River, 1 mile northwest of Haigler, and 4 miles downstream from Kansas-Nebraska 

State line.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,330 sq mi co-itributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,246.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 30, 1935, staff gage at site 0.6 mile downstream at datum 1.25 ft 

lower; May 30, 1935, to Nov. 20, 1938, staff gage, Nov. 21, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1940, 

water-stage recorder at site 0.6 mile downstream at datum 3.25 ft lower, and Oct. 1, 

1940, to May 9, 1956, at datum 4.25 ft lower.

Average discharge. 29 years, 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 24.2 cfs (17,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.09 ft); no 

flow at times in August and September.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 31, 1935 (gage height, 11.2 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for some periods in most years.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

and those above 200 cfs or below 5 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals 

and diversions for irrigation of about 1,500 acres in Colorado, and by return flow 

from Pioneer Canal.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-26, Mar. 13-22, Mar. 27

to Apr. 8, July 7-13, July 23 to Aug. 17, Sept. 1-16)

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0 

.2

1.6

6.6

12

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

170

310

495

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

960

1,600

2,410

3,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

24

23

12

11

7.8

7.8

9.6

9.6

10

1011

9.6

10

9.0

1.6

1.2

1.4

5.1

14

13

15

16

25

26

27

32

34

35 Q" A

8 . 4

a6

448.1

14.4

889

Nov.

a4

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.6

3.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.8

1.0

.7

1.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.2

49.6

1.65

98

Dec.

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

2.1

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.6

2.1

1.0

T72

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

48.9

'1.58

97

Jan.

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

U2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

 

.8Q-

. o

32.0

1.03

63

Feb.

0.9

1.2

3.6

7.8

10

16

22

30

iS

38

35

40

40

36

32

32

28

18

10

8

9

9

10

10

11

10

101111

541.5

18.7

1,070

Calendar year 1959 : Max 82 Min 0

Mar.

12

13

15

16

16

19

17

20

25

32

38

46

49

42

41

47

54

82

113

104

130

1,220

2,500

1,960

778

233

165

a!25

a 120

a!15

a 100

8,247

266

16,360

Apr.

a90

a75

a65

a52

40

37

36

34

34

33

29

29

33

33

28

26

25

24

22

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

21

31

35

39

985

32.8

1,950

May

32

26

24

27

58

55

40

34

30

28

29

26

24

24

24

42

40

39

37

28

24

22

17

13

16

13

16

16

12

13

12

841

27.1

1,670

June

11

12

6.6

3.6

19

21

19

18

27

20

39

35

23

30

27

24

21

13

13

23

10

20

17

21

23

18

15

20

19

18

586.2

19.5

1,160

July

18

13

9.6

9.0

7.8

10

153

a50

a36

a2t

16

8.4

6.1

a5

at

a3.5

a3

a2

al

.8

.4

.5

.6

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

_._!

383.7

12.5

767

Aug.

0.1

0

.1

.6

.6

.3

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

.9

79

.2

0

0

.1

.5

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.3

7.5

0.24

15

Sept.

0.1

0

0

O

0

0

.3

1.2

2.1

4.1

4.6

4.6

11

12.

9.0

9.0

10

4.1

1.2

6.1

2.6

1.2

2.6

2.6

1.2

1.2

2.1

2.6

4.6

4.1

104.2

3.47

207

Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,870

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,500 Min 0 Mean 33.5 Ac-ft 24,350

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 3,580 cfs (8.09 ft).______________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-18, Dec. 13-18, 20-24, 26-29, Jan. 1-9, 

12-27, Feb. 2-6, F^b. 10 to Mar. 12.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8230. North Fork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line

271

Location.--Lat 40°04'10", long 102°03 I 05", in sec. 10, T.I N., R.42 W., on right tank 

100 ft east of Colorado-Nebraska State line and 9-| miles upstream from confluerce with 

Arikaree River.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately, of which about 130 sq mi contributes directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Prior to October 1932, published as 

North Fork of Arikaree River. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,336.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 49.4 cfs (35,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 424 cfs July 6 (gage height, 2.91 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.92 ft Mar. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.0 cfs 

Aug. 23.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs Apr. 28, 1947 (gage height, 5.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no 

flow Aug. 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation developments above 

station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1146: Drainage area. WSP 1240: 1947(M). WSP 1390: 1934

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, July 20, 21,

Aug. 19-24, Aug. 30 to Sept. 13)

0.65 

.7 

.9

1.2

3.0

4.7

15

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

73

148

265

465

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

42

42

47

47

47

*46

46

46

47

47

46

47

48

54

58

57

56

*50

46

44

45

43

38

56

37

39

40

61

86

ITT ol

1,513

48.8

3,000

Nov.

82

*898~9~

85

73

69

77

77

78

78

76

73

67

62

60

63

*65

71

71

72

71

71

70

70

70

67

65

66

66

67

2,160

72.0

4,280

Dec.

*71

71

74

76

73

72

74

74

69

71

73

71

74

71

*71

73

73

73

73

73

71

75

71

71

74

7776-

*69

67

67 

68

2,254

72.1

4,450

Jan.

73

65

60

55

So

60

70

75

80

74

73

74

76

81

80

80

65

60

*60

55

60

65

65

70

*74

80

85

85

90

T7

78

2,205

71.1

4,370

Feb.

82

82

83

82

77

77

81

83

*92

85

81

80

82

89

81

81

81

78

77

74

74

71

68

*62

65

64

66

65

66

2,227

76.8

4,420

Mar.

67

66

64

6$

74

78

*88

94

97

96

92

90

85

77

78

*78

76

93

106

108

114

120

102

*94

83

82

81

*80

80

74 

76

2,661

85.8

5,280

Apr.

73

71

69

68

*67

68

68

68

68

69

69

72

72

72

71

69

68

69

74

68

68

*68

65

69

65

6266-

66

71

67

2,060

68.7

4,090

May

66

*59

44

43

57

77

66

57

49

41

40

42

36

36

35

63

*51

82

~78 103

62

59

63

53

54

45

39

41

36

30

1,635

52.7

3,240

June

22

24

24

16

2?

35

31

27

26

36

28

74

48

30

34

*32

29

27

43

90

62

42

35

52

34

36

31

*24

23

23

1,047

34.9

2,080

July

20

18

27

59

62

268

112

56

45

45

*40

31

23

a20

a!7

al4

all

alO

alo

*10

15

15

12

9.4

9.4

6.1

6.6

6.6

A 7

 

1 , 001 . 8

32.3

1,990

Aug.

6.6

*6.6

8.0

6.1

4.0

5.6

4.0

4.7

7.5

*9.4

11

11

8.9

7.0

6.1

7.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.5

5.2

4.0

3.0

*5. 0

5.6

7.0

\ 6.6

7.0

11

43

19

254.2

8.20

504

Sept.

11

7.0

8.9

8.9

9.4

alO

11

*13

13

13

13

11

*15

a!3

all

all

alO

a20

aT7

a!4

a!2

*10

12

11

12

12

12

14

14

15

364.2

12.1

722

Calendar year 1959: Max 200 Min 5.6 Mean 49 7 Ac-ft 35,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 268 Min 5.0 Mean 52.9 Ac-ft 38,410

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs ). Mar. 22 (2 a.m.) 136 cfa (1.93 ft); May 19 (5 a.m.) 

145 cfs (1.98 ft); July 6 (2:30 p.m.) 424 cfs (2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather 

records, trend of flow, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-17, Jan. 2-9, 15-29, Feb. 22 to Mar. 7.
272 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8235. Buffalo Creek near Halgler, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'45", long 101°52'15", In NW-fNWir sec.20, T.I N. , R.40 W. , on right

bank 90 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile unstream from mouth, 

and 4 miles northeast of Haigler.

Drainage area.--180 sq mi, approximately, of which about 21 sq mi contributes directly to 

surface runoff.

Records availably. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,204.57 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--20 years, 8.78 cfs (6,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 25 cfs Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); maximum gage height recorded, 5.73 ft Mar. 7 (backwater from ice, but may have been higher 

during period of no gage-height record); minimum daily discharge, 0.4 cfs Aug. 5, 6. 

1940-60: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 11, 1950; maximum gage 

height, that of Mar. 7, 1960; no flow Aug. 3-5, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream 

affected by irrigation development above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Jan. 11-13, Feb. 2-4, 6-9, 12-14, IB, 17, 19, 

Mar. 30 to Apr. 24, July 17-24, July 27 to Aug. 12)

2.9

3.0

3.1

0.2

.5

1.0

2.0

3.2 

3.5 

3.9

3.4 

9.3

18

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeriber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

15

14

14 

14

8.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.8

.8

J . 6

.6

.8

.0

.2

.0

.0

.0

.2

.8

.1

!i

26 .5

8 60

29

Nov.

9.1

9.5

9. 1

8.5 

5.5

9.0

8.7

8.2

8.0

7.8

8.2

8.9

7.2

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.2

9.0

8.2

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.0

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.5

9.3

239.2

7.97

474

Dec.

8.9

9.3

9.5

9.5 

9.9

9.5

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

10

10

11

TT

9.7

9.3

9.5

9.7

10

10

10

9.5

10

11

11

9.2

7.0

9. 5

9.5

9.0

302.3

9.75

600

Calendar ear 1959: Max 26

Jan.

6.0

8.0

9.0

9.0 

10

11

12

15

14

13

13

12

12

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.9

11

11

13

14

15

16

303.4

9.79

602

Feb.

16ilis

15

13

15

15

15

16

13

14

14

14

12

13

13

12

13

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

373

12.9

740

Min 0.6

Mar.

11

10

9.0

10 

11

13

14

14

18

16

14

13

11

10

11

10

10

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

379.0

12.2

752

Apr.

11

11

11

12 

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

9.1 11 

11

11

11

357.1

11.9

708

May

9.7

9.1

8.5

8.7 

11

12

10

11

11

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

11

12

11

11

1 13

T?

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.3

8.7

8.2

313.1

10.1

621

June

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.0 

8.5

8.2

7.2

7.6

7.4

7.0

7.6

8.5

7.6

7.8

8.7

8.2

7.6

5.5

2.9

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

168.1

5.60

333

July

1.7

1.5

1.5

H

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.5

/ a. 5

31.5

1.02

62

Aug.

aO.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

ftf

.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.9

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

1.0

.8

33.5

1.08

66

Sept.

1.4

1.6

1.4

iJL 

1.3

1.4

1.7

2.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

5.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

6^.

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

129.4

4.31

257

Mean 7.58 Ac-ft 5,490

Water yea 1959-60: Max 18 Win 0.4 Mean 7.91 Ac-ft 5,740

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 31, Nov. 5, 6, 14-18, 27-29, Dec. 23, 24, 

Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, Jan. 14 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5, 10, 11, 15, 18, Feb. 20 to Mar. 9, Mar. 13-17 (no 

gage-height record Feb. 28 to Mar. 6).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 273

8240. Rock Creek at Parks, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'30", long 101°43'40", in SW^-HEv sec.21, T.I N. , R.39 W. , on right 

bank at west edge of Parks, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge and half a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately, of which about 14 sq mi contributes directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,093.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 14.5 cfs (10,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 2.06 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.30 ft Jan. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs 

Oct. 3.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 95 cfs Sept. 3, 1951 (gage height, 3.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 39 cfs; maximum gage height, 3.92 ft Jan. 26, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs Feb. 19-23, 1943, Oct. 3, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. One diversion above station for irrigation; 

flow regulated at times by reservoir at State fish hatchery 7 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1630: 1951 (M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, 26-30, Nov. 11, 12, Nov. 19-27, 

Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Apr. 17-22, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

0.4

.7

1.0

3.1

6.9

11

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

3.8

3.1

679

11

11

12

11

11

11

10

8.5

3.7

8.6

11

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

12

8.2

9.9

12

22

IS

16

17

16

352.9

11.4

700

Nov.

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

455

15.2

902

Dec.

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

16

17

17

483

15.6

958

Jan.

18

17

17

18

18

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

11

16

19

17

13

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

17

17

526

17.0

1,040

Feb.

18

18

19

20

19

18

18

19

19

19

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15" 14

15

15

16

16

498

17.2

988

Calendar year 1959 : Max 31 Mln 3.1

Mar.

16

16

17

17

19

18

17

17

18

19

18

17

17

16

17

17

17

19

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

16

17

541

17.5

1,070

Apr.

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

IB- 14

IS

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

15

16

16

15

457

15.2

906

May

15

15

15

15

IT_

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

14

17

15

14

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

16

17

14

12

465

15.0

922

June

12

13

13

13

14

14

15

IB- 16

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

398

13.3

789

July

12

12

13

IB- 15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

392

12.6

778

Aug.

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

1111

1111

11

10

3_.T_

9.7

10

9.9

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

335.3

10.8

665

Sept.

10

10

10 9.9

10

11

10

1111

12_

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

330.9

11.0

656

Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10,680

Water year 1959-60 : Max 22 Mln 3.1 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,370

Peak discharge (base, 25 cfs). Oct. 26 (12 p.m.) 28 cfs (2.12 ft); Mar. 18 (7:30 p.i 

(2.06 ft). ____________________________

.) 3C cfs

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 13-18, 28, Dec. 23, 24, Dec 

Jan. 14-29, Feb. 20 to Mar. 6, Mar. 14, 18.
274 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8245. Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°01'55", long 101°32'30", in SEtjSW^ sec. 19, T.I N. , R.37 W. , on downstream end of second pier from right end of bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.6 mile south 

of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 1 mile southwest of Benkelman, 2 miles 

upstream from South Vork Republican River, and 11 miles downstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area . --4 .770 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1894 to September 1895, October 1902 to November 1906, October 

1946 to September 1960. Published as North Vork Republicah River at Benkelman 1894-95. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

urn of 

resent

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,975.34 ft above mean s?a level, dat 

1929. Prior to Dec. 17, 1946, staff gages at several sites within l| miles of pr 

site at various datums.

Average discharge. 19 years, 96.2 cfs (69,650 acre-ft per year)

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,910 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.94 ft); no 

flow at times during August and September.

1894-95, 1902-6, 1946-60: Maximum discharge, 6,040 cfs Sept. 7, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 7.80 ft Aug. 9, 1950; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 13.1 ft May 31, 1935 (from elevations furnished by State Highway Department).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. WSP 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

96

100

93

80

78

70

63

63

65

70

68

70

65

65

72

75

78

70

68

70

72

72

75 

80

72

75- 61

88

103 

TTc* 138

lib

2,431

78.4

4,820

Nov.

100

103

109

103

85

90

70

70

63

7F

75

80

70

65

80

70

75

80

100

110

105

103

106 

96

88

80

75

75

80 

90

2,568

85.6

5,090

Dec.

96

93

90

90

90

92

94

94

92

90

90

88

86

84

82_

82

86

89

92

96

9995-

97

96

95

94

93

92

92 

90

90

2,832

91.4

5,620

Jan.

90

85

80

80

75

75

75

80

90

110

115

120

T2TT

100

80

60

50

45

40

40

45

50

60 

70

80

90

87

87

89 

90

89

2,447

78.9

4,850

Feb.

100

109

122

125

133

127

137

161

174

174

159

161

156

156

161

165

163

148

112

89

82

65

50

54

60

65

80

90

95

3,473

120

6,890

Calendar year 1959: Max 362 Min 0

Mar.

100

100

100

105

110

120

160

200

240

270

250

240

190

140

150

170

190

250

500

420

395

1,020

3,690 

3,540

1,840

737

440

338

275 

219

178

16,677

538

33,080

Apr.

198

190

182

170

160

146

152

152

146

142

138

149

163

160

142

135

114

108

111

117

105

95

W 

95

95

98

114

135

146 

132

4,088

136

8,110

May

129

126

114

111

156

194 Tsir

138

123

123

105

95

95

90

92

108

132

146

160

146

132

117

102 

102

98

92

80

78

80 

70

61_

3,551

115

7,040

June

57

49

47

*1

49

70

80

82

80

74

76

98

102

80

70

70

65

65

63

82

100

88

72

65

65

61

54

50

45 

47

2,047

68.2

4,060

jay

45

39

36

45

63

211

214

160

120

98

78

67

52

44

38

38

31

24

20

15

12

11

8.7 

7.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

20 

7.1

5.4

1,536.7

49.6

3,050

Aug.

3.0

2.6

1.4

1.2

.3

.1

0

0

e2

e4

el

eO

eO

eO

0

0

0

0

.1

5

1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

e2

el

e.5

25.2

0.81

50

Sept.

eO

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.6

12

8.7

8.1

6.0

2.6

1.4

4.4

10

10

22

31

26

18

17

20

21

20

18

17

18

16 

16

325.9

10.9

646

Mean 82.8 Ac-ft 59,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,690 Min 0 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,310

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 24 (1:50 p.m.) 4,910 cfs (5.94 ft).

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

observer's notes, and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, 13-22, 26-30, Dec. 5 to Mar. 19 (no 

gage-height record Jan. 16-25, Mar. 4-9; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and trend of flow).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

8250. South Fork Republican River near Idalia, Colo.

ition. Lat 39°37'00", long 102°14'30", in SEijSW^ sec.13, T.5 S., R.44 W. , on lef 

).7 mile east of State Highway 51, l| miles upstream from Landsman Creek, 4 miles 

ipstream from Bonny Dam, and 65 miles southeast of Idalia.

Location.--Lat 39°37'00", long 102°14'30", in SEiSW^ sec.13, T.5 S., R.44 W., on left bank 

0.7 mil 

upstrea

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 10, 1951, at site 4 miles upstream at different 

oatum. Aug. 10, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1955, at site Z\ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 35.5 cfs (25,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 6.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of previous rating; no flow July 31 to 

Sept. 19.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs May 16, 1957 (gage height, 9.64 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-54, 1959-60.

Maximum flood known since at least 1865, 103,000 cfs May 31, 1935, by slope-area 

measurement three-quarters of a mile upstream.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. 

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

26

23

22

20

21

21

21

22

21

17

15

TS

18

19

19

21

22

18

19

20

20

22

24

24

24

26

26

30

34 SB

690

22.3

1,370

Nov.

30

3S

28

25

18

20

24

22

22

20

21

20

11

IB- 10

IS

14

20

30

28

28

28

28

29

30

29

30

28

29

30

712

23.7

1,410

Dec.

30

30

30

30

28

32 SB

30

30

30

32

31

32

29

30

30

30

30

28

27

27

25

24

24

24

24

28

27

29

25

23

879

28.4

1,740

Jan.

25

25

26

25

24

24

25

27

28

30

30

29

28

30

24

20

22

22

20

M

19

21

24

25

30

33

33

33

32

33

34

819

26.4

1,620

Feb.

35

35

32

32

34

36

37

40

33

36

36

37

38

39

40

40

39

37

35

33

30

20

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

884

30.5

1,750

Mar.

16

TS

19

18

21

30

40

45

45

50

45

40

40

43

48

49

46

58

66

76

250

563

TZff

76

63

64

66

62

55

57

57

2,254

72.7

4,470

Apr.

49

IT

37

37

38

36

36

37

38

40

40

41

47

41

39

40

40

40

37

33

34

35

36

3233"

33

33

40

40

41

1,144

38.1

2,270

May

36

34

35

37

60

55

52

50

48

50

50

49

48

48

62

59

64

112 ~5E"

48

44

41

38

37

35

35

33

33

31

26 ww-

£b

1,431

46.2

2,840

June

26

25

23

23

31

30

29

30

44

46

39

36

34

32

32

33

34

34

47

57

54

52

48

57

55

53

53

52

50

52

1,211

40.4

2,400

July

49

47

54

90

198

105

58

46

39

32

27

27

22

17

16

15

15

15

15

12

8.5

8.5

6.5

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.2

.4

.3

0_

932.0

30.1

1,850

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

1.8

2.6

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.0

5.0

7.0

T7J

43.3

1.44

86

Calendar year 1959: Max 777 Min 0 Mean 26.0 Ac-ft 18,820

Water year 1959-60: Max 563 Min 0 Mean 30.1 Ac-ft 21,810

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Mar. 21 (8 p.m.) 1,520 efs (6.72 ft)._______________________

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 6, 12-18, 28. 29, Dee. 19-26, Dec. 50 to 

MaFIT5. No gage-height record Oct. 6-8, Nov. 13-17, Jan. 19-27, Mar. 3-7; discharge estimated on 

basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
276 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8255. Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°34'40", long 102°14'50", in Sw£ sec.36, T.5 S., R.44 W., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles 

southwest of Bonny Dam, and 7 miles southwest of Hale.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 3,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 21, 1950, and June 6 to Aug. 10, 1951, at datum 0.68 ft 

lower. Oct. 21, 1950, to June 5, 1951, at datum 0.79 ft higher.

Average discharge.--10 years, 4.98 cfs (3,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 612 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 4.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs July 29, Aug. 1, 4-6, 15-25.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 4,570 cfs July 24, 1957 (gage height, 8.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 940 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

7.69 ft; no flow Aug. 20-28, 1955.

Maximum stage known, about 10 ft, May 30, 31, 1935, present datum, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. 

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Feb. 4, Mar. 7-11, 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1

.6 

2.5 

5.4 

9.6

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

3.5

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

0.2

.7

1.9

6.2

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

77

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.1

.8

1.2

1.3

2.2

30.9

1.00

61

Nov.

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

.9

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

175

1.0

.8

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

36.4

1.21

72

Dec.

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.0

3.2 779"

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2 172"

1.4

64.3

2.07

128

Jan.

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.6

175

l.l

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.3

50.7

1.64

101

Feb.

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.8

2.9

3.2

3.3

775

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

1.8

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

TS

66.0

2.28

131

Mar.

0.6

^ 7

.6

.6

1.0

1.1

2.2

2.7

3.7

4.6

5.4

5.8

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

9.1

13

16

47 2T

14

11

9.1

8.6

7.8

7.0

5.4

5.4

5 . 2

239.2

7.72

474

Apr.

5.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.9

3.5

76 ^.5

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

TTff

1.9

2.0

3.4

3.4

3 4

164.0

5.47

325

May

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.5

6.5

5.4

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.9

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

T~3" 1.3

77.9

2.51

155

June

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

7.2

4.6

3.5

4.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

11

lU

1.6

1.1

.8

17T

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

. 8

72.1

2.40

143

July

0.7

.6

1.1

1.9

1£

6.1

3.8

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

73

.3

46.7

1.51

93

Aug.

~

0.2

73

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.8

0.25

15

Sept.

0.3 "73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.473-

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.1

0.30

18

Calendar year 1959: Max 202 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.40 Ac-ft 1.74O

Water year 1959-60: Max 76 Mln 0.2 Mean 2.36 Ac-ft 1,720

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Apr. 15 (6 a.m.) 612 cfs (4.86 ft).__________________________

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17-24, Jan. 19-24, Feb. 22 to Mar. 7; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby

stations.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 277 

8260. Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°38'00", long 102°10'40", In SE^SE^ sec.9, T.5 S. , R.43 W., in stair 

well to outlet conduit of Bonny Dam on South Fork Republican River, 2 miles west of 

Hale and 3 miles downstream from Landsman Creek.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Mercury manometer gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 46,760 acre-ft Apr. 5-7 (elevation, 

3,674.55 ft); minimum observed, 33,220 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,667.75 ft).

1950-60; Maximum contents observed 55,030 acre-ft May 17, 1957 (elevation, 3,678.10 

ft); minimum observed since appreciable contents was attained, 22,520 acre-ft Oct. 6-14, 

1952 (elevation, 3,661.20 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began July 6, 1950; dan completed May 4, 1951. Capacity of reservoir, 170,200 acre-ft below elevation 3,710 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which 128,800 acre-ft is for flood control and 39 900 acre-ft 

for irrigation. Dead storage, 1,420 acre-ft below elevation 3,635.50 ft (sill of trashrack at outlet conduit). Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. Revised figures of change in contents for the water year 1955, superseding 

those published in WSP 1390, are given herewith:

Date

Oct. 31.. ..............

Nov. 30... .............

Dec. 31................

Jan. 31..... ...........

Mar. 31... .............

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

+840

-1, 880

+1,790

+ 1,180

Date

June 30 ................

Aug. 31................

Water year 1954-55...

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

+ 2,820

-2,100

-2,240

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

3,665.0

3,670.0

3,675.0

28,460

37,390

47,760

Contents, In acre-feet, between 5 and 7 a.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50 

51

(t)

(*)

Oct.

33,580 

35,670

35,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,850

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760

33,760 

33,760 

J33, 940

3,668.15

+ 360

Nov.

34,120 

34,220

34,310

34,310

34,310

34,400

34,400

34,490

34,490

34,580

34,580

54,670

34,670

34,670

34,670

34,670

34,670

34,760

34,760

34,950

35,040

35,040

35,130

35,130

35,220

35,220

35,520

35,320

55,410 

35,416

3,668.95

+ 1,470

Dec.

35,500 

35,500

35,590

35,690

55,690

35,690

55,780

55,780

35,880

35,880

35,970

35,970

36,060

36,060

36,160

36,160

36,250

36,250

36,350

56,440

56,440

36,540

56,540

36,630

36,630

36,720

36,820

36,920

36,920

57,010 

37 , 010

3,669.80

+1,600

Jan.

37,100 

37,100

37,100

37,200

37,200

37,200

37,200

37,390

37,490

37,490

37,580

57,580

57,680

57,680

57,770

58,060

58,160

58,250

58,250

38,250

38,550

38,350

58,550

38,350

38,350

38,440

38,550

38,640

38,640 

38,740 

3 8^840

3,670.75

+ 1,850

Feb.

58,940 

39,040

39,130

39,230

39,430

39,530

39,630

39,750

59,920

40,020

40,120

40,220

40,220

40,520

40,420

40,520

40,650

40,650

40,730

40,830

40,830

40,930

40,930

41,030

41,030

41,030

41,240

41,240

41,540

5,672.00

+2,500

Mar.

41,540 

. 41,440

41,550

41,550

41,650

41,750

41,860

41,960

42,060

42,270

42,370

42,470

42,580

42,680

42,790

42,990

45,100

45,200

45,510

45,520

45,750

44,580

45,660

45,880

45,990

46,100

46,210

46,210

46,320 

46,450

3,674. 40

+ 5,090

Apr.

46, 540 

46,540

46,650

46,650

46,760

46,760

46,760

46,650

46,540

46,430

46,320

46,210

46,100

46,100

46,100

45,990

45,880

45,770

45,770

45,660

45,660

45,550

45,550

45,440

45,330

45,530

45,230

45,230

45,120 

45,156

3 ,673. 80

-1,310

May

44,900 

44,690

44,470

44,260

44,050

44,050

43,940

43,830

43,620

43,410

43,200

43, 100

42,890

42,680

42,370

42,470

42,370

42,370

42,470

42,470

42,470

42,580

42,470

42,470

42,470

42,370

42,370

42,370

42,270 

42,270 

42^160

3,672.40

-2,960

June

42,060 

41,860

41,650

41,340

41,140

40,930

40,730

40,520

40,520

40,520

40,420

40,320

40,120

59,920

39,920

39,630

39,330

39,130

38,940

38,840

38,640

38,440

38,160

37,970

37,770

37,680

37,390

37,390

57,500 

3?, 366

3,669.95

-4,860

July

37,300 

37,200

37,200

37,300

37,300

37,870

58,060

38,060

37,970

37,970

37,870

37,770

37,680

37,580

37,490

37,390

37,390

37,300

37,300

37,200

37,200

37,100

37,100

37,010

36,920

36,820

36,720

36,720

36,630 

36,540 

56,440

3,659.50

-860

Aug.

56,550 

36,250

56,160

36,160

36,060

36,060

35,970

55,880

35,880

35,780

35,690

35,590

55,590

55,500

55,500

55,520

35,220

35,130

55,010

54,950

34,950

34,860

34,860

34,760

34,760

34,670

34,670

34,530

34,530 

54,490 

34,4^6

3,668. 45

-1,930

Sept.

54,400 

34,400

34,510

54,510

34,220

34,220

34,120

34,030

34,030

34,030

33,940

33,940

33,850

33,850

53,760

33,760

33,670

33,670

33,670

33,580

55,580

33,490

33,490

33,490

33,400

33,400

33,310

33,310

35,510

55,220

3,667.75

-1,270

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

618097 O - 61 - 19
278 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8265. South Fork Republican River near Hale, Colo.

Location Lat 39°37'25", long 102°09'45", in SW^NE^ sec.15, T.5 S., R.43 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Bonny Dam and 1 mile west of Hale.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1948, May 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 3,610 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1948, at site 4 miles downstream at different datura.

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 27.0 cfs (19,550 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 153 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.2 cfs Jan. 17, Mar. 17.

1946-48, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 3,790 cfs May 28, 1947; maximum gage height, 

4.87 ft Apr. 28, 1947, site and datum then in use; no flow Aug. 11-13, 1947.

Greatest flood known occurred May 13, 1935, stage and discharge no4: determined. A 

discharge of 103,000 cfs was determined at a site near Newton, 5| miles upstream, with 

a drainage area of approximately 1,270 sq mi.

Remarks --Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Bonny Reservoir 

since July 6, 1950 (see preceding page). Many diversions above station for irrigation. 

Water diverted by Hale ditch from Bonny Reservoir bypasses station (2,840 acre-ft 

diverted in I960).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

3.2

6.5

12

4.3

4.5

4.6 

4.8

112

214

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

D8y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8 578"

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.6 770"

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

203.0

6.55

403

Nov.

6.5

7.0

7.0

8.2

TTS

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8 "BT?

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

188.1

6.27

373

Dec.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.O

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2

BT?

.6

.5

.2 7* 7T b. C

216.1

6.97

429

Calendar year 1959: Max 144

Jan.

6.2

-6.2

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

8.2

STff

5.8

5.2

77?

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

186.7

6.02

370

Feb.

6.5

6.5

7.0 770"

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.2

£72

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

-------

187.2

6.46

371

Mln 5.5

Mar.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

8.2

7.6

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a7.0

a7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.5

5.2

7.0

8.2

10

14

34

TT

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

8.2

268.2

8.65

532

Apr.

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

BT?

29

90

83

80

78

75

75

73

73

70

70

63

58

56

54

50

48

46

43

41

41

41

43

58

140

1,618.4

53.9

3,210

May

144

T1TJ

135

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

96

32

29

29

29

61

29

17

3T

29

29

29

29

29

46

2,673

86.2

5,300

June

99

99

99

93

93

86

90

93

93

93

96

109

117

117

117

121

TZT

121

117

117

109

102

96

93

93

93

28

6.5

775

6.5

2,725.0

90.8

5,400

July

6.5

6.5

7.6

7.6

9.2

31

50

SH

27

37

39

39

39

39

39

12

6.5

B^2_

7.0

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

549.7

17.7

1,090

Aug.

7.0

775

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8 B7?

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

197.7

6.38

392

Sept.

5.8 5TS"

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

S75- 6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

183.5

6.12

364

Mean 21.9 Ac-ft 15,850

Water Iteryear 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 144 Mln 5.2 Mean 25.1 Ac-ft 18,2308,230_________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gate openings and reservoir elevations of 

>nny Reservoir.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

8275. South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°00'25", long 101°32'30", in NE&SW£ see.31, T.I N., R.37 W., on downstream end of second pier from left end of bridge on State Highway 61, 1 mile downstream from Kansas-Nebraska State line, 2^ miles southwest of Benkelman, and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.580 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,550 sq mi contributes 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available --October 1894 to September 1895, October 1902 to November 1906, October 

1930 to September 1932, August 1937 to September 1960. published as South Fork of 

Republican River at Benkelman prior to 1906 and as Republican River at Benkelman, 

1931-32. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,992.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. prior to Aug. 27, 1937, staff gages at several sites within 3^ miles of present 

site at various datums. Aug. 27, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at present datum. Mar. 5, 1940, to Dec. 9, 1947, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 3.34 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1894-95, 1902-6, 1930-32, 1937-60: Maximum discharge determined, 19,600 cfs Aug. 16, 

1958 (gage height, 8.70 ft), but may have been higher during flood of June 24, 1945; no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known since at least 1923, 10.1 ft May 31, 1935, from floodmarks at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream, present datum (discharge, 150,000 cfs, b'r slopearea measurement).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurement or observation of no 

flow generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation development above station, and since July 6, 1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 277).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1390: 1940, 1945, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-5, Apr. 25, July 8-20, 28, 29)

1.5

8.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

51

122

275

590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

44

16

22

22

4.8

0

0

25

30

35

35

25

10

0

aO

aO

aO

a4

a!6

a35

a29

a25

a20

a!8

16

12

6.7

3

10

23

486.5

16.2

965

Dec.

36

20

25

20

6.7

13

32

17

9.5

8

10

12

13

14

15

17

19

18

18

15

10

9

8

12

21

32

15

7.5

4

IZ

20

488.7

15.8

969

Jan.

23

TT

8

4

1.2

.9

.9

3.4

9.5

14

18

19

19

19

16

11

6

2.8

1.2

.8

.8

.9

.8

.6

.4

.7

.8

.9

1.5

5.5

10

214.6

6.92

426

Feb.

16

27

35

40

44

48

50

51

BT

48

45

45

46

46

47

47

46

45

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

17

17

17

18

956

33.0

1,900

Calendar year 1959: Max 199 Min 0

Mar.

19

T9

19

20

25

36

70

105

125

135

120

100

75

45

85

135

92

192

537

290

550

444

234

179

151

114

92

82

80

70

75

4,315

139

8,560

Apr.

77

70

57

51

33

53

a60

84

102

105

102

105

161

138

111

111

111

102

97

92

89

77

72

64

60

62

68

84

100

97

2,615

87.2

5,190

May

119

148

158

151

190

206

TW

165

158

158

144

144

138

138

144

172

168

158

119

94

77

70

66

75

55

40

48

45

44

42

34

3,644

118

7,230

June

35

46

70

75

108

135

114

116

138

151

138

176

148

138

125

119

116

111

116

165

132

111

102

105

105

94

84

82

53

44

3,252

108

6,450

July

35

22

23

32

45

~§2 188

53

42

36

29

29

29

26

25

23

22

17

7.4

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

18

0

0

796.2

25.7

1,580

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean 37.9 Ac-ft 27,460

Water year 1959-60: Max 550 Mln 0 Mean 45.8 Ac-ft 33,270

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, and records for Republican River stations at Benkelman and Stratton.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-13, 28-30, Dec. 9 to Mar. 16 (no gageheight record Nov. 28-30, Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, Mar. 4-9; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage and.weather records).
280 KANSAS RIVER BASIH

8285. Republican River at Stratton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°08'40", long 101°13'30", in HW^ sec. 13, T.2 N., R.35 W. , on left bank 

half a mile south of Stratton, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, 10 miles 

upstream from Trenton Dam, and 19 miles downstream from South Fork Republican River.

Drainage area. 7,940 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,775.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of

192 9.

Average discharge . 10 years, 159 cfs (115,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.00 ft); maximum gage height, 5.34 ft Mar. 19 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Sept. 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.50 ft, from 

graph based on wire-weight-gage readings), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; 

maximum gage height, 7.03 ft Aug. 16, 1958; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 

200,000 cfs, based on slope-area measurement at Max).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurement or observation of no flow generally made once a week, natural flow of 

stream affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 277) .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29 3.1

54

48

38

42

42

35

42

45

45

45

45

35

35

38

51

54

51

48

42

54

57

51

42

32

38

70

100

138

155

1,604.1

51.7

3,180

Nov.

100

91

96

91

.13

20

48

78

61

61

66

70

20

23

38

42

57

91-

128

155

176

144

117

100

100

96

96

42

48

70

2,338

77.9

4,64O

Dec.

74

78

91

100

91

100

106

111

117

117

111

111

106

96

96

100

106

111

144

133

105

74

32

42

87

66

57

61

63

59

59

2,804

90.5

5,560

Jan.

62

44

26

34

41

48

49

62

65

71

94

131

168

197

T50

128

111

100

96

87

74

57

57

66

66

74

76

76

76

79

98

2,563

82.7

5,080

Feb.

108

112

138

150

169

162

183

211

252

506

291

274

278

283

268

257

274

239

214

157

116

129

107

100

85

80

85

90

95

5,213

180

10,340

Mar.

95

98

99

98

99

108

116

175

237

343

438

503

403

392

438

675

790

970

1,360

1,170

1,470

1,560

3,350

5.950

2,320

1,120

675

405

392

279

297

24,423

788

48,440

Apr.

30O

298

275

240

185

204

176

197

252

243

252

261

370

Ff9

204

155

211

234

218

218

197

150

133

155

162

190

234

288

261

218

6,758

225

13,400

May

218

261

270

288

438

570

414

359

526

515

261

252

270

225

197

245

279

326

392

279

225

204

162

169

176

128

133

150

133

122

M

7,881

254

15,630

June

96

87

10O

117

155

243

234

211

218

243

218

234

515

245

204

211

190

176

190

611

297

204

128

122

162

150

122

153

100

6j3

5,780

193

11,460

July

51

32

49

245

86

374

853

357

211

162

122

91

78

61

42

29

45

35

22

12

6.0

4.5

2.8

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

1.2

2,956.9

95.4

5,830

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 615 Min o Mean us Ac-ft 85,330

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,950 Min 0 Mean 170 Ac-ft 123,600

Not£.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-7, 13-22, Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, De 

Mar. 19 (no gage-height record Feb. 24-29).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 281

8290. Swanson Lake near Trenton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°10 I 10", long 101°03'35" ) in SEijNEj;- sec.5, T.2 N. , R.33 W. , in gatecontrol house at right end of spillway on downstream side of Trenton Dam on Republican 

River, Z\ miles west of Trenton.

Drainage area. 8,100 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--May 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Gag' 

 ^o Nov. 13, 1953, staff gage a

je is referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 146,400 acre-ft Apr. 29; maximum elevation,

 2,757.03 ft Apr. 19 (affected by wind action); minimum contents, 66,900 acre-ft Oct. 8 

(elevation, 2,739.78 ft).

1953-60: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 29, 1960; maximum elevation, that of 

Apr. 19, 1960; minimum contents since normal use of water started, 19,950 acre-ft 

Oct. 24, 1954 (elevation, 2,722.61 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began May 4, 1953. Capacity,

 TT5T100 acre-ft between elevations 2,710.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 2,752.0 ft (top 

of storage pool). Top of flood-control pool is at elevation 2,773.0 ft (capacity, 

254,000 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at elevation 2,785.0 ft 

(capacity, 361,600 acre-ft). Dead storage, 4,100 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge irrigation 

project.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

2,739

2,745

2,757

63,990

87,930

146,600

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

67,430

67,430

67,350

67,310

67,2OO

67,080

67,120

66,900

66,930

66,930

66,970

66,970

67,010

67,080

67,080

67,080

67,200

67,270

67,310

67,390

67,430

67,580

67,50O

67,500

67,540

67,500

67,500

67,540

67,840

68,380

68,550

2,740.21

+1,220

Nov.

68.640

68,830

68,990

69,030

68,990

69,140

69,260

69,560

69,680

69,840

70,030

70,110

70,110

70,070

70,070

70,140

70,220

70,260

70,450

70,600

70,880

71,270

71,660

71,700

71,970

72,050

72,090

72,160

72,360

72.520

2,741.24

+3,990

Dec.

72.750

72,910

73,140

73,260

73,500

73,620

73,890

74,050

74,250

74,370

74,560

74,760

74,880

75,120

75,240

75,360

75,560

75,680

75,960

76,040

76,280

76,360

76,480

76,6OO

76,840

77,610

78,180

78,180

78,260

78,340

78,590

2,742.76

+6,070

Jan.

78,910

78,850

78,870

78,910

79,030

79,070

79,150

79,270

79,440

79,560

79,760

79,970

SO, 300

80,790

80,850

80,910

81,120

81,200

81,350

81,450

81,490

81,580

81,660

81,830

81,910

82,070

82,200

82,410

82,550

82,740

82,990

2,743.83

+4,400

Feb.

85,280

83,660

84,160

84,540

84,960

85,380

85,930

86,560

87,250

87,800

88,320

88,750

89,260

90,040

90,510

90,950

91,470

91,990

92,450

92,780

92,950

95,350

93,610

93,750

93,970

94,140

94,410

94,630

94,80O

2,746.58

+11,810

Mar.

94,980

95,340

95,560

95,780

96,OOO

96,220

96,490

96,760

97,210

97,880

98,910

100,400

101,600

102,300

1O2,8OO

1O3,40O

104,200

106,300

111,400

114,100

117,900

120,500

125,900

152,100

135,800

137,700

138,700

139,500

140,500

140,600

141,300

2,756.05

+46,500

Apr.

141,800

142,000

142,300

142,700

143,100

143,100

143,200

143,200

143,300

143,700

143,800

144,200

144,400

144,900

145,000

145,100

145,500

145,400

145,700

145,800

145,800

145,800

145,900

146 , 1OO

146,100

145,900

146,000

146,400

146,500

145,000

2,756.73

+3,700

May

145 , 100

141,600

139,800

138,700

137,700

136,600

135,100

133,600

132,100

130,5OO

128, 8OO

127,300

125,800

124,400

124,100

123,700

125,300

122,9OO

123,100

123,500

123,600

123,600

123,600

123,700

123,600

125,500

123,400

123,400

125,100

123,OOO

122,800

2,752.52

-22,20O

June

122,500

122,300

122,200

121,800

122,200

122,200

122,200

122,500

122,700

122,900

123,200

123,400

123,500

123,700

123,800

123,700

123,600

123,600

124,000

124,300

124,500

124,300

124,200

124,000

123,800

123,600

123,400

123,200

122,800

122,600

2,752.49

-20O

July

122,400

122,200

122,6OO

122,700

122,900

122,900

123,500

123,700

123,700

123,500

123,400

123,100

122,700

122,200

121,600

121,000

120,400

119,700

118,800

118,000

117,200

116,200

115,200

114,100

113,000

111,900

110,9OO

109,800

108,700

107,700

1O6,6OO

2,749.19

-16,000

AUK.

105.700

104,800

103,800

102,800

101,700

100,700

99,450

98,460

97,700

96,800

95,910

95,340

94,760

94,10O

93,590

92,870

92,160

91,470

90,860

90,250

89,610

88,830

88,140

87,500

86,740

86,140

85,420

84,790

84.2OO

83,660

83,110

2,743.86

-23,490

Sept.

85,450

81,870

81,240

80,790

80,260

79,560

79,150

78,750

78,380

78,010

77,570

77,250

76,920

76,720

76,520

76,320

76,240

76,200

76,040

75,960

75,880

75,760

75,880

75,840

75,680

75,560

75,560

75,400

75,4OO

75.160

2,741.91

-7,950

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
282 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8295. Republican River at Trenton, Nebr.

Location. --La t 40°10'00", long 101°02'40", In SE£ sec. 4, T.2 N. , R.33 W. , on left bank 

300 ft upstream from Elm Creek, 0.9 mile downstream from centerllne of spillway at 

Trenton Dam, and l|- miles southwest of Trenton.

Drainage area. 8,100 sq ml (revised), approximately, of which a large area does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960. 

ods, published In WSP 1310.

Monthly discharge only for some perlGage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,671.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1948, wire-weight gage and Sept. 13, 1948, to Nov. 12, 1954,

water-stage recorder, at site 2 miles downstream at datum 8.19 ft lowe" 

1954, to Sept. 30, 1959, at present site at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Nov. 13,

Average discharge. 14 years, 144 cfs (104,300 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes. --Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,130 cfs May 4-7; maximum gage height, 

9.25 ft May 5 (backwater from Elm Creek); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 24, 26, 

Nov. 24.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 16, 1948; maximum gage height, that of 

May 5, 1960; no flow at times in 1947-50, 1952-54.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 200,000 

cfs). Discharge of 21,100 cfs was measured June 3, 1946 (gage height, 6.0 ft), former 

site and datum.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those b3low 5 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. ' Natural flow affected by 

irrigation development above station, since July 6, 1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir 

(see p. 277), and since 1953 by storage in Swanson Lake (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22 to Apr. 21, June 11 to July 23, 

Aug. 7-9j stage-discharge relation indefinite Mar. 18-21)

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.5 

6.0

Oct. 1 to July 23

0.6 6.5

2.6 7.0

7.7 8.0

26 9.1

190

308

615

1,190

4.8

4.9

5.1

July 24 to Sept. 30

.6 5.5 

6.0 

7.0

76

151

363

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6 

.8

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

30.0

0.97

60

Nov.

0.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

If

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

24.8

0.83

49

Dec.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

28.7

0.93

57

Jan.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

T72

1.2

29.0

0.94

58

Feb.

1.2

l_._Q

2.4

13

3.2

2.1

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

54.7

1.89

108

Mar.

1.2

172

al.2

1.2

al.4

al.4

al.6

1.6

al.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

46.4

1.50

92

Apr.

1.4

1.2

T74

1.6

9.3

48

106

106

106

106

106

108

103

103

103

104

104

108

108

106

106

108

108

110 

110

110

110

110

225

840

3,476.9

116

6,900

May

1,090

1,110

1,120

1.150

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

986

441

429

429

429

164

55

51

62

66

74 

80

80

82

82

82

83

85

18,320

591

36,340

June

86

86

88

86

86

86

86

86

85

85

115

135

135

135

135

140

146

148

148

146

144

144

144

142 

142

142

140

140

140

111

3,632

121

7,200

July

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

64

il.

62

62

62

62

120

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

14?

199 

205

205

205

205

205

201

205

3,69^

119

7,320

Aug.

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

164

124

123

103

79

79

79

79

79

79

102

114

114

114

114

114 

114

114

114

114

87

74

79

3,996

129

7,930

Sept.

79

80

79

79

79

79

68

51

36

26

25

25

26

26

18

10

10

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

10

929.8

31.0

1,840

Calendar year 1959 : Max 462 Min 0.6 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,870

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,130 Min 0.6 Mean 93.6 Ac-ft 67,950

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, gate openings 

at Trenton Dam, trend of flow, and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5, 14, 

25-30, Jan. 1-7, 12, 14-28, Feb. 15, 16, Feb. 19 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4, 8, 11-14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

8315. Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°25'45", long 101°37'25", in SW£NW£ sec.3, T.5 N., R.38 W. , on right 

bank 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on county highway, 5.8 miles upstream from Enders 

Dam, and 6.1 miles south of Imperial.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately, of which about 760 sq mi contribute? directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 7, 1941, chain gage at bridge 0.2 mile

upstream at different datum. Mar. 7 to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at datum 5.35 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1958, 

at datum 4.35 ft lower.

Average discharge.--20 years, 73.6 cfs (53,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs July 24.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1960; minimum daily, 23 cfs June 17, 

1946, Sept. 2, 1956.

Flood of June 7, 1940, reached a stage of 12.4 ft, from floodmarks, previous site 

and datum (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation development and regulation at low flow from powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

80

131

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

23

48

111

191

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

296

572

1,220

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

60

60

60

60

60

60

57

60

60

60

61

62

67

62

65

63

62

60

65

66

67

64 

67

64

64

63

66

66

68 

71

1,965

63.4

3,900

Nov.

74

75

76

70

55

75

77

74

75

76

76

77

58

90

74

72

68

79

82

79

79

76 

79

83

80

80

82

79

79 

79

2,278

75.9

4,520

Dec.

79

77

75

76

79

82

80

74

74

72

76

76

74

72

76

74

76

74

74

74

76

79 

77

76

75

80

83

67

86

79

2,375

76.6

4,710

Jan.

b80

b74

b88

94

92

94

92

92

92

86

86

88

88

89

83

90

92

b70

b60

b95

86

83 

82

83

83

84

83

82

82 

82

82

2,637

85.1

5,230

Feb.

83

94

105

97

95

97

97

84

98

89

95

92

86

88

90

89

86

84

80

82

83

79 

82

79

79

80

84

79

75_

2,531

87.3

5,020

Mar.

76

75

71

74

75

77

79

82

88

89

90

326

352

236

200

164

137

136

142

441

1,670

1.820 

1,030

747

314

208

148

126

117 

97

107

9,394

303

18,630

Apr.

104

94

87

89

83

89

85

84

81

74

74

78

80

85

84

79

80

72

88

87

66

57 

55

56

60

59

59

61

64

66

2,280

76.0

4,520

Calendar year 1959 : Max 145 Min 24 Mean 67.9

May

54

53

63

59

64

69

60

67

69

67

54

55

56

54

51

55

57

60

69

69

61

67 

57

58

58

59

57

61

83

79

65

1,910

61.6

3,790

June

65

65

69

70

54

61

44

58

58

69

75

66

70

64

65

63

60

58

51

52

64

83

60

61

52

59

61

59

47

1,853

61.8

3,680

July

49

48

52

41

54

54

57

65

63

56

57

59

56

54

54

44

56

42

50

50

49

49

44

27

41

57

50

48

50 

54

49

1,579

50.9

3,130

Aug.

48

43

44

49

40

55

41

43

58

51

52

57

36

70

56

49

44

60

51

59

56

52 

52

54

60

54

51

56

54

58

57

1,610

51.9

3,190

Sept.

50

52

50

48

49

51

49

49

41

51

39

39

57

40

49

39

52

54

38

48

51

52 

55

56

52

52

41

52

54

51

1,461

48.7

2,900

Ac-ft 49,130

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,820 Min 27 Mean 87.1 Ac-ft 63,220

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Mar. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 643 cfs (4.24 ft); Mar. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,340 cfs 

(8.45 ft).___________________________

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
284 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8320. Enders Reservoir near Enders, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°25'05", long 101°30'55", in NE^ sec.9, T.5 N. , R.37 W., near right bank 

in control house at outlet tube of Enders Dam on Frenchman Creek, 2^ miles southeast 

of Enders.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

£o Sept. 3, 1960, mercury-column pressure gage at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 55,330 acre-ft Mar. 25 (elevation, 

3,118.2 ft); minimum observed, 33,140 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 3,105.0 ft).

1950-60: Maximum contents observed, that of Mar. 25, 1960; minimum since storsge 

pool first filled, 25,560 acre-ft Oct. 18, 19, 1953 (elevation, 3,099.2 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Oct. 23, 1950. Capacity, 

36,010 acre-ft between elevations 3,080.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 3,112.3 ft (top of 

storage pool). Top of flood-control pool at elevation 3,127.0 ft (capacity, 74,520 

acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at elevation 3,129.5 ft (capacity, 

80,730 acre-ft). Dead storage, 8,470 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge irrigation project.

Cooperation.--Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water-year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

3,104 31,750 3,115 49,240 

3,107 36,040 3,12O 58,960 

3,110 40,660 

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

in(*)

OCt.

55,140 

33 , 140

33,210

33,280

33,420

33,490

33,560

33,640

33,640

33,710

33,710

33,780

33,780

35,850

33,850

33,920

33,920

34,060

34,140

34,210

54,280

54,350

34,420

34,420

34,490

34,560

34,640

34,710

34,860

34,860

34^930

3,106.25

+1,790

Nov.

55 , 150 

35,300

35,370

35,450

35,450

35,520

35,590

35,670

35,740

35,890

35,890

35,960

36,040

36,040

36,110

36,180

36,180

36,330

36,480

36,630

36,780

36,860

36,930

37,010

37,080

37,080

37,160

37,230

37,380

57.460

3,107.95

+2,530

Dec.

57.540

57,' 6 10

37,770

57,770

37,840

57,920

58,080

58,230

58,310

38,390

58,460

58,540

58,620

38,620

38,700

38,780

58,850

58,950

39,010

39,080

39,160

39,240

39,320

59,400

39,480

59,480

39,560

39,650

59,870

59,870

3,109.5

+2,410

Jan.

59,950

59*950

40,050

40,110

40,270

40,430

40,510

40,590

40,750

40,830

40,910

41,070

41,150

41,240

41,240

41,520

41,400

41,480

41,560

41,640

41,720

41,810

41,890

42,050

42,130

42,210

42,500

42,460

42,550

42,630^

5,111.2

+2,760

Feb.

42,710 

42,800

42,880

45,150

45,150

45,210

43,380

45,550

45,710

43,880

43,960

44,050

44,220

44,310

44,480

44,650

44,740

44,820

44,820

44,910

44,990

45,080

45,170

45,250

45,540

45,420

45,510

45,590

45,680

_______

5,115.0

+3,050

Mar.

45,680 

45,770

45,860

45,050

46,120

46,210

46,500

46,500

46,590

46,590

46,390

46,470

47,270

47,620

47,710

48,070

48,160

48,540

48,540

48,540

48,520

51,950

54,160

54,940

55.550

54,940

54,550

55,570

52,990

52,520

52,040

5,116.5

+6,360

Apr.

51,660 

51,190

50,910

50,720

50,450

50,260

49,980

49,800

49,610

49,450

49,240

49,060

48,970

48,880

48,790

48,700

48,520

48,540

48,540

48,540

48,340

48,250

48,070

48,070

47.980

47,980

47 ,980

47,980

47,980

47,980

3,114.5

-4,060

May

47.440 

46,470

45,860

45,510

45 , 540

45,540

45,340

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,340

45,340

45,540

45,340

45,540

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

45,420

5,112.85

-2,560

June

45,540 

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,340

45,540

45,540

45,340

45,540

45,540

45,540

45,250

45,250

45,250

45,250

45,250

45,420

45,420

45,510

45,510

45,420

45,420

45,540

45,540

45,250

45,250

45,170

3,112.7

-250

July

45,080

44*910

44,820

44,820

44,740

44,650

44,650

44,570

44,570

44,570

44,570

44,480

44.3FO

44,220

44,140

45,960

45,800

45,710

45,550

45,360

43,230

45,050

42,860

42,710

42, SCO

42,150

41,970

41,810

41,640

41,150

5,110.5

-4,020

Aug.

40,850 

40,660

40,590

40,510

40,550

40,190

40,030

59,710

39,480

39,320

59,240

39,160

39,080

58,950

58,620

58,460

58,510

58,080

38,000

37,920

37,690

57,540

57,460

57,510

37,250

57,160

56,950

56,630

56,480

56,410

56,550

3,107.2

-4,820

Sept.

56,260 

36,110

513,670

315,480

515,420

315,340

3!5,240

3!5,170

55,170

S.'J , 150

5!., 020

54,990

54,990

54,930

54,840

54,810

54,760

5<-,750

3<-, 7 50

3^,710

54 ,610

34,460

54 ,550

54 ,560

54 ,560

34,560

54,550

54 ,550

54,440

54 .420

3,105.90

-3,910

Calendar year 1959.................... t -2,260

Water year 1959-60.................... t +1,280

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

Note.--Contents at 8 a.m. Oct. 1 to Sept. 2j at 12 p.n Sept. 3-30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

8325. Frenchman Creek near Enders, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°25'05", long 101°30i35", in NW^NW^ sec.10, T.5 N., R.37 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Enders Dam and 2j miles southeast of Enders.

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi, approximately, of which about 820 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1960.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,031.22 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to June 14, 1948, at site 800 ft 

upstream at datum 1.03 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 69.3 cfs (50,170 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 546 cfs Mar. 24, 25 (gage height, 5.29 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Feb. 16.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 763 cfs Aug. 20, 1953 (gage height, 6.31 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.65 ft July 18, 1958 (backwater from downstream tributary); mirimum daily 

discharge, 1.6 cfs Nov. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Enders Reservoir (see preceding page).

Hating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 28 to Mar. 22, Sept. 10-14)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 58

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

175

305

705

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

43

42

43

32

15.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

38

35

35

35

34

35

35

36

34

1,075

34.7

2,130

Nov.

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

40

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,017

33.9

2,020

Dec.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

1,067

34.4

2,120

Jan.

36

36

36

35

51

34

34

34

34

34

34

56

51

28

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

36

35

35

35

35

49

1,159

37.4

2,300

Feb.

39

39

40

29

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

12

14

15

17

19

21

23

25

28

30

31

34

37

38

687

23.7

1,360

Mar.

40

43

44

45

46

48

49

51

72

56

57

61

78

91

102

105

108

109

110

113

163

315

463

530

558

500

458

415

380

344

314

5,848

189

11,600

Apr.

288

261

239

223

212

200

191

181

171

162

153

147

140

134

129

127

120

115

gl!3

gill

g!07

g!03

g99

g95

91

87

90

89

138

284

4,600

153

9,120

May

289

283

273

155

69

67

67

67

67

69

68

68

69

g67

g67

g66

g66

g67

70

69

68

68

70

70

70

68

6568'

68

67

68

2,833

91.4

5,620

June

67

66

67

66

66

65

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

66

63

62

60

60

60

53

72

71

87

96

93

92

90

89

86

85

2,124

70.8

4,210

July

83

81

83

81

81

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

87

83

98

113

113

109

105

104

111

141

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

3,329

107

6,600

Aug.

139

T5T

127

131

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

126

126

126

125

125

125

125

125

128

132

132

132

132

132

132

131

131

3,979

128

7,690

Sept.

132

132

132

132

93

74

75

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

74

72

72

71

71

71

71

65

58

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

2,317

77.2

4,600

Calendar year 1959: Max 147 Min 10 Mean 68.9 Ac-ft 49,850

Water year 1959-60: Max 538 Min 12 Mean 82.1 Ac-ft 59,570

g Computed from once-daily float-tape-gage readings.
286 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8340. Frenchman Creek at Palisade, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long 101°07'40", in SE^SW^ sec.36, T.5 N., R.34 W., on right 

tank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, 1 mile west of Palisade, and 2 miles 

upstream from Stinking Water Creek.

Drainage area. 1,500 sq mi, approximately, of which about 980 sq ml contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1894 to October 1896 (published as Frenchman River at Palisade), 

June 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,747.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1894 to October 1896, nonrecordlng gage at railroad bridge three-eighths 

of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 90.9 cfs (65,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 865 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 6.90 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum dally, 42 cfs Jan. 15.

1894-96, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 5,560 cfs June 17, 1956 (gage height, 8.79 ft); 

minimum dally, 13 cfs Mar. 12, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and, since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir (see p. 284).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods or Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-27, Nov. 30 to Dec. 10,

Mar. 13-19, 24, 25, May 18, June 2O-23, Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

42

116

206

322

2.3

3.0 

4.0

67

136

243

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

365

530

880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

70

67

66

66

55

57

59

60

59

59

60

60

60

60

59

60

60

60

61

60

61

61

59

62

61

60

60

63

69

65

1,909

61.6

3,790

Nov.

62

62

62

62

58

56

62

60

59

60

60

60

55

50

50^

50

50

60

65

68

70

66

65

66

66

66

65

58

63

65

1,821

60.7

3,610

Dec.

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

61

62

60

60

60

60

59

60

59

55

57

60

62

61

59

60

60

1,901

61.3

3,770

Calendar year 1959: Max 247

Jan.

60

45

50

55

60

62

58

55

54

52

50

48

48

45

42.

50

55

60

65

69

68

67

67

69

72

71

68

67

68

70

13

1,843

59.5

3,660

Feb.

87

88

90

80

65

63

63

63

65

64

60

60

60

60

59

58

57

55

50

50

50

48

IB

50

60

70

80

85

93

1,881

64.9

3,730

Mln 50

Mar.

93

95

95

98

98

100

105

110

115

120

1OO

100

98

97

111

117

121

213

311

335

620

495

392

455

506

506

478

444

410

379

356

7,672

247

15,220

Apr.

335

316

301

284

269

257

248

235

228

E20

211

203

199

187

184

178

173

168

164

161

156

154

149

145

139

136

133

134

130

142

5,939

198

11,780

May

268

295

297

295

253

164

139

128

122

117

115

113

110

108

1O5

103

100

292

157

127

116

113

109

118

111

105

103

119

120

105

103

4,630

149

9,180

June

104

103

101

99

102

100

98

102

101

103

100

100

99

97

99

96

94

91

105

587

193

165

121

119

127

122

120

119

115

113

3,595

120

7,130

July

113

112

111

111

113

112

109

108

106

1O4

103

119' 153

111

106

108

125

126

123

119

116

119

142

149

152

150

152

151

151

152

-151

3,877

125

7,690

Aug.

152

150

138

136

134

134

133

134

138

140

134

131

128

128

127

124

127

128

128

127

127

127

124

160

154

141

140

139

141

143

144

4,211

136

8,350

Sept.

142

142

142

141

142

127

99

99

95

90

89

89

86

81

82

84

83

85

82

80

80

82

91

84

80

79

78

79

75

15.

2,861

95.4

5,670

Mean 95.0 Ac-ft 68,770

Water year 1959-6O; Max 62O Mln 42 Mean 115 Ae-ft 83,580

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

Feb. 8, 9, Feb. 19 to Mar. 12.

13-19, 28, 29, Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 2 to Feb. 5,
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

8350. Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'10", long 101°06'50", at southwest corner of NW^- sec.30, T.5 N., 

R.33 W., on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-j miles upstream from 

mouth, and if miles northwest of Palisade.

Drainage area. 1,390 sq mi, approximately, of which about 430 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,740.99 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 43.7 cfs (31,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 7.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 3,030 cfs June 17, 1956 (gage height, 11.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 6.0 cfs Aug. 4, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-13, Dec. 19-21, 26-28, Jan. 30

to Feb. 4, Mar. 18, 19, 24-27, May 7-18)

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

Oct. 1 to May 18

16

65

221

442

Mliy 19 to Sept. 30

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

577

763

1,080

1,390

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

137

221

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

38

43

43

41

37

34

32

32

33

32

33

33

34

33

32

32

32

33

33

32

33

32

33

33

34

34

35

36

44

5i

1,092

35.2

2,170

Nov.

53

52

58

59

57

47

44

44

41

41

41

42

39

20

30

35

40

43

41

40

50

42

41

42

43

43

40

25

30

45

1,268

42.3

2,520

Dec.

45

43

41

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

41

40

40

35

40

40

39

39

40

35

30

35

40

46

48

51

35

30

35

1,237

39.9

2,450

Jan.

33

23

20

30

35

36

36

35

35

35

36

37

38

35

28

30

32

34

36

39

40

40

42

45

50

45

45

40

42

44

54

1,150

37.1

2,280

Feb.

54

56

63

74

85

80

77

88

-98 113

75

73

72

69

65

60

65

65

59

40

42

50

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

1,841

63.5

3,650

Calendar year 1959 : Max 273 Mln 12

Mar.

47

50

50

51

52

53

54

56

63

66

65

64

62

61

63

56

60

96

232

304

458

1,060

1,150

708

550

356

246

170

136

112

alOO

6,651

215

13,200

Apr.

a 92

a85

a78

a70

65

62

60

59

57

56

54

53

53

52

51

46

49

55

52

51

49

48

47

47

46

46

47

52

64

64

1,710

57.0

3,390

May

59

52

49

48

63

68

85

72

62

53

50

48

47

46

45

44

44

~9T 161

63

58

52

49

48

63

52

47

51

53

61

55

1,839

59.3

3,650

June

48

44

41

39

37

39

39

40

44

44

42

41

40

40

39

37

35

34

36

115

187

158

107

78

61

49

45

42

41

39

1,681

56.0

3,330

July

37

36

37

40

41

48

49

45

42

39

38

38

72.

41

36

36

35

35

35

34

32

30

29

28

27

25

24

24

23

22

21

1,099

35.5

2,180

Aug.

19

18

18

17

18

19

20

20

22

2i

24

24

24

24

24

21

22

19

22

20

19

19

19

23

30

20

20

22

22

21

21

655

21.1

1,300

Sept.

20

20

19

19

18

17

16

17

19

22

22

22

23

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

25.

25

24

24

24

24

655

21.8

1,300

Mean 41.0 Ac-ft 29,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,150 Mln 16 Mean 57.0 Ac-ft 41,420

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Mar. 22 (10 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (1O.80 ft); May 18 (9 p.m.) 367 cfs 

(6.37 ft); June 21 (5 p.m.) 266 cfs (5.45 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, trend of flow, 

and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-17, 20, 21, 28, 29, Dec. 22-25, Dec. 29 

to Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 11, 12, Feb. 20 to Mar. 13.
288 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8355. Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14t05", long 100°52'40", in SW£SE£ sec.12, T.3 N. , R.32 W. , on right 

bank 19 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 2 miles west of Culbertson, 

and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3 .080 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,560 sq mi contributes directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1915 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,583.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, staff or chain gage at bridge 3.3 miles downstream at 

datums as follows: June 12, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, datum unknown; Mar. 11, 1931, to 

May 31, 1935, at datum 20.51 ft lower than present datum; June 1, 1935, to Nov. 1, 1950, 

at datum 21.51 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 8.61 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Aug. 24.

1930-60; Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs (estimated) May 31, 1935 (gage height, 

1936. 14.8 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum); minimum daily, 7 cfs AUK. -e,,> 13, 14, 26, 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation development above station and, since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir 

(see p. 284).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1931, 1933,1934(M), 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 9, June 2O, 21)

2.6 

2.9

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

125

258

521

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

860

1,360

1,950

3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

125

121

121

127

I3J,

125

107

104

104

109

112

111

109

104

104

107

109

107

107

109

111

111

105

102

105

109

112

109

112 

116

116

3,461

112

6.R60

Nov.

125

125

127

131

120

112

118

116

112

114

121

123

116

76

80

90

100

110

125

140

135

129

123

123

131

129

118

112

112

110

3,503

117

6,950

Dec.

115

123

118

123

121

120

123

118

112

116

120

120

113

114

116

118

116

107

104

111

111

109

101

9£

112

121

120

109

105

107

109

3,533

114

7,010

Jan.

118

75

60

80

103

110

115

115

120

125

125

118

120

100

50

48

55

62

64

72

90

90

96

100

100

110

120

125

135

150

160

3,111

100

6, 170

Feb.

180

190

198

250

247

215

234

227

230

200

175

179

171

164

154

158

168

156

140

120

100

105

100

90

90

96

100

100

110

4,647

160

9,220

Mar.

115

120

125 '135

140

140

145

150

160

200

210

200

185

184

188

191

191

455

913

1,210

1,320

1,160

2,040

1,670

1,060

096

813

722

660

586

546

16,830

543

33,380

Apr.

491

459

437

415

394

376

358

345

332

325

313

301

299

292

284

275

260

265

253

244

239

239

234

227

207

171

149

160

182

177

8,703

290

17,260

May

232

277

289

282

313

241

215

191

205

208

198

200

198

179

182

188

191

236

514

232

198

191

184

179

184

193

175

186

208

196

186

6,351

221

13,590

June

188

188

177

177

184

166

97

138

158

112

114

114

107

101

94

93

91

82

78

172

311

306

191

ISO

133

116

105

86

84

76

4,139

140

3,310

July

72

69

73

82

104

138

84

75

69

63

58

56

79

72

53

49

49

52

47

44

37

35

37

45

46

49

48

128

107

49

46

2,015

65.0

4,000

Aug.

41

44

39

36

35

34

33

38

37

39

39

36

35

33

33

34

31

30

29

32

31

30

28

27

46

44

36

36

37

37

37

1,097

35.4

2,180

Sept.

35

33

31

3T

33

39

97

90

93

96

91

93

93

90

93

99

101

104

104

101

91

96

107

111

107

104

104

111

109

101

2,589

86.3

5, 140

Calendar year 1959: Max 458 Min 21 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,190

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,040 Min 27 Mean 165 Ac-ft 120,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-21, 30, Dec. 1, Jan. 2 tc Feb. 2, 

Feb. 9-11, Feb. 20 to Mar. 13.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

8360. Blackwood Creek near Culbertsori, tfebr.

Location. Lat 40°14'05", long 100°48'25", in SE£sw£ sec.10, T.3 N. , R.31 W., en left 

bank 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a irile north 

of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, l£ miles east of Culbertsor, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,555.25 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 6.42 cfs (4,650 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 15-19.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,650 cfs June 17, 1955 (gage height, 14.64 ft); no 

flow Jan. 4-6, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow of stream affected by irrigation development above station, return flow from irrigated areas, and waste from Culbertsor. Canal.

Revisions.--WSF 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20, 21, May 19, June 22)

(gage

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

0.4 

1.0 

1.8 

3.0 

7.3

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

58

110

166

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

286

535

950

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.8

.7

.4

.3

.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

1.2

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.5

1.1

41.6

1.34

83

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

29.7

0.99

59

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

TTo

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

31. 0

1.00

61

Jan.

0.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

jJL

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

24.2

0.78

48

Feb.

0.9

.9

6.0

21

75

130

50

100

90

30

11

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

558.7

19.3

1,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 247 Mln 0.7

Mar.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.5

5.0

3.5

7.0

4.7

2.8

30

500

967

1.270

900

220

42

16

7.1

5.1

3.3

3.0

2.6

4,010.4

129

7,950

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.2

7.6

5.4

58.2

1.94

115

May

16

15

17

14

18

20

6.8

14

16

6.8

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

T3~ 44

3.7

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

2.2

1.2

1.0

.9

234.6

7.57

465

June

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

13

9.9

7.6

6.1

11

15

8.6

7.1

7.3

11

11

7.6

4.5

3.5

44

21

14

12

10

9.9

14

5.6

2.3

263.0

8.77

522

July

1.4

2.7

3.7

3.5

3.2

7.1

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.3

3.5

1.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.8

3.8

3.5

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.0

1.9

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.3

3.2

2.3

2 . 8

87.7

2.83

174

Aug.

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.0

2.7

2.6

1.8

2.3

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.7

273

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.3

3.0

5 4

77.5

2.50

154

Sept.

5.1

3.7

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.3

11

2.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

53.5

1.78

106

Mean 4.40 Ac-ft 3,180

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,270 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.9 Ac-ft 10.P5O

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Mar. 21 (1 p.m.) 1,630 cfs (14.36 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 1, 2, 15-24, Feb. 

Mar. 12-15, 18, 19.
290 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8365. Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°08'50", long 100°39'40", in SE£sw£ sec.12, T.2 N., R.30 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on county road, half a mile downstrea-n from siphon 

and wasteway on Meeker Canal, 4 miles southwest of McCook, and 5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,493.78 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 11.8 cfs (8,540 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 8.83 cfs (6,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 21.08 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 3, 4, 24.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 4,740 cfs Aug. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow of stream affected by waste from Meeker Canal and by minor irrigation development 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1210: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19-23, June 10, 11, July 29)

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

0.2

.6

1.4

2.8

3.7 

3.9 

4.4 

5.0

7.3

15

71

7.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

182

435

1,120

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

17

16

17

16

12

11

9.2

24

29_

6.3

2.8

1.

i!

i!i.

186.0

6.00

369

Nov.

~X0.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.4

12.6

0.42

25

Dec.

0.4

.4

.3

73

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3

.6

1.4

TT?

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

17.6

0.57

35

Jan.

1.4

.5

.4

7T

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

. 6

 6

16.4

0.53

33

Feb.

0.6

.6

1.8

20

75

55

72

169

265 TSo"

60

15

5.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.1 

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

71

910.9

31.4

1,810

Calendar year 1959: Max 1O5 Min 0.2

Mar.

O.4 75"

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

2.0

25

65

100

50

15

7.3

10

12

899

1,490

2,060 

1,340

289

57

18

9.2

6.3

4.9

3.8

3.4

6,474.1

209

12,840

Apr.

2.4

?7?

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1. 

1.

1.

1.

1.

.9

171

1.3 1.1 1.1

46.9

1.56

93

May

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

17?

1.0

.9

1.4

1.5

2.4

.7 

2.5

3.2

4.7 275-

3.8

2.2

2.1

2.5

3.6

52.9

1.71

105

June

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.3

5.1

6.1

5.9

4.9

6.1

74

489 -JO"

30

14

6.6

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

9.8

112 

23

8.6

3.8

2.5

1.7

2.2

1.2

1.1

.!_

870.9

29.0

1,730

July

0.9

T7T

1.0

1.0

10

3.0

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.3

3.6

2.8

3.2

2.7

4.3

5.4

4.3

4.5

2.4

2.7

5.1 

3.8

7.6

6.3

8.3

7.6

6.1

7.3

216 

 5?r Co

18

382.8

12.3

759

Aug.

22

16

9.2

14

12

10

23

26

14

11

8.3

14

7.9

6.8

9.9

14

14

14

12

10

8.6 

8.3

7.6

7.1

6.6

4.9

3.0

3.4

2.4 

JT3

2.8

327.1

10.6

649

Sept.

2.7

2.7

6.6

8.6

6.6

5.4

5.6

8.9

11

6.6

5.1

4.5

7.6

5.4

3.2

2.5

2.2

3.0

TO" 19

5.6 

3.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.1

149.9

5.00

297

Mean 5.11 Ac-ft 3,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,O6O Min 0.3 Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,740

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). Mar. 21 (ll:30 p.m.) 2,830 cfs (21.08 ft); June 11 (2 a.m.)

1,030 efs (14.59 ft)] July 29 (11:50 a.m.) 524 efs (10.90 ft)._____________________________ 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 14-22, Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, Feb. 1O-17, 25-29, Mam. 3-15; discharge estimated on basis of-adjoining good record, engineers' notes, weather records, records for 

nearby stations, and recorded range in stage. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from 

debris on control Oct. 18-20, 22-28.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

8370. Republican River at McCook, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°11'15", long 100°37'05", in SW^NE^ sec.32, T.3 N., R.29 W. , on left bank 

 25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at south edge of McCook, 2£ miles downstream from Driftwood Creek, and 10J miles upstream from Red Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 12,560 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1930 to June 1932, October 1954 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,456.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1930 to June 1932 staff gage on former highway bridge 325 ft upstream at 

different datum. October 1954 to Mar. 13, 1959, wire-weight gage on highway bridge 

25 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 248 cfs (179,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 9.14 ft); minimum daily, 62 cfs Jan. 21-24.

1930-32, 1954-60; Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 21, 1960; no flow for several 

days in July and August 1931.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 245,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 277), Enders Reservoir 

(see p. 284), and Swanson Lake (see p. 281).

Revisions. WSF 1630: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, Nov. 21 to Dec. 25, 

Mar. 19, 20, Mar. 23 to Apr. 8, Apr. 3O to May 6, May 15 to June 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.9 61

3.2 93

3.6 152

4.0 245

4.5 445

5.0 760

3.0 76

3.5 228

4.0 440

5.O 1,020

7.0 2,750

8.0 3,900

9.0 5,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

174 

190

182

172

166

159

152

138

142

156

140

133

133

133

132

130

127

124

12T

126

127

127

130

127

127

126

126

127

130

147

149

4,378

141

8,680

Nov.

145 

145

149

149

145

145

145

145

145

144

145

149

130

95

97

95

104

108

140

172

182

184

165

152

152

150

149

145

145

145

4,261

142

8,450

Dec.

14! 

145

144

140

138

140

140

140

142

142

142

144

142

140

138

142

138

142

140

138

135

135

132

132

129

124

127

126

121

121

119

4,225

136

8,380

Jan.

108

91

83

77

77

80

90

95

105

108

112

115

107

105

95

85

78

72

72

69

69

72

74

76

80

82

84

85

90

2,737

88.3

5,430

Feb.

90 

100

225

500

700

650

640

632

590

541

272

233

224

208

198

205

212

205

195

195

190

180

170

150

130

120

110

105

110

8,080

279

16,030

Mar.

110 

110

105

100

100

105

105

110

110

110

120

170

300

275

300

290

270

350

2,290

3,940

5.020

3,690

2,000

1,540

1,120

1,060

1,030

929

802

712

655

27,928

901

55,390

Apr.

610 

550

520

490

465

440

475

505

490

475

450

450

445

420

405

400

386

400

395

376

363

354

350

332

319

294

279

302

358

6 OS

12,706

424

25,200

May

1,170 

1,330

1,370

1,350

1,540

1,420

1,340

1,360

1,380

1,370

1,330

1,300

1,290

1,290

936

706

694

694

965

434

311

291

294

291

298

315

291

356

341

319

298

26,674

860

52,910

June

287 

268

253

246

257

260

228

208

279

276

794

273

283

221

197

184

184

191

188

225

569

470

390

294

264

242

228

225

208

194

8,386

280

16,630

July

150

118

118

150

141

221

172

144

121

115

104

90

90

129

98

156

165

168

172

153

150

138

144

168

225

235

235

242

moob

253

5,763

186

11,430

Aug.

242

239

228

239

218

204

228

264

260

208

172

194

172

138

121

126

135

115

110

135

141

135

124

126

141

172

150

135

144

118

104

5.238

169

10.390

Sept.

107 

104

110

112

104

96

118

178

153

141

129

124

124

118

110

110

110

126

126

118

104

98

118

141

129

129

132

129

129

121

3,648

122

7,240

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,280 Min 74 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,400

Water year 1959-60'- Max 5,020 Min 69 Mean 312 Ac-ft 226,200

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-2O, Dec. 26 to Feb. 9, Feb. 20 to Mar. 18.
292 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8380. Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14'10", long 100°30'00", in NE-jj-NE-p sec.17, T.3 N., R.28 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Red Willow, and 2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 710 sq mi, approximately, of which about 400 sq mi contributes directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,398.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 26, 1945, wire-weight gage at bridge l£ miles upstream at datum 

11.16 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 42.4 cfs (30,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs War. 22 (gage height, 14.07 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 14.73 ft Feb. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily 

discharge, 9.6 cfs Sept. 6.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 2.0 cfs July 29-31, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1510: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Nov. 24-26, Mar. 23 to

Apr. 3, Apr. 9 to June 12)

Oct. 1 to Ma 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

5.4 

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

215

357

659

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

20

160

10.0

12.0

13.0

377

687

1,200

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Ocb.

30

30

28

28

29

30

29

28

29

26

25

25

24 2T

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

30

51

822

26.5

1,630

Nov.

34

36

38

38

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

33

25 '2"5"

27

30

32

35

37

40

40

45

45

3T

35

36

35

30

32

35

1,036

34.5

2,050

Dec.

32

30 30

30

32

33

32

32

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

30

30

31

32

32

34

33

33

33

34

34

33

33

32

32

985

31.8

1,950

Jan.

33

33

33

33

33

35

35

37

39

40

38

35

37

34

20

1818"

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

24

26

28

30

32

855

27.6

1,700

Feb.

40

TO

80

525

440

200

185

170

160

100

75

50

50

60

80

100

84

59

62

60

55

50

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

3,030

104

6,010

Mar.

41

41

35 JO45

45

50

50

55

55

60

65

70

80

90

120

150

200

794

949

1,440

1,276

451

291

283

a335

a310

241

198

152

124

8,130

262

16,130

Apr.

103 ~9~2"

84

76

71

66

62

57

54

52

48

46

46

49

47

48

47

46

46

46

45

43

42

41

39

38

3?

41

41

43

1,598

53.3

3,170

May

46

48

47

46

49

56

61

60

64

56

52

50

48

47

46

47

45

44

79

TO

63

60

49

45

42

40

38

IT

41

40

40

1,550

50.0

3,070

June

41

39

36

34

33

33

32

30

3?

67

99

113

130

46

44

43

40

41

43

904

375

141

105

98

96

126

94

67

56

49

3,087

103

6,120

July

44

38

37

37

55

48

36

33

33

32

31

29

29

15

25

24

24

22

22

20

17

15

14

13

18

15

13

12

T4

16

14

795

25.6

1,583

Aug.

15

16

16

14

11

> a!5

26

T6

12

10

12

13

12

12

11

13

12

12

13

13

12

436

14.1

865

Sept.

13

12

11

9.9

10

10 9.6

11

12

13

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

15

14

13

14

15

16

18

16

17

16

17

18

18

412.5

13.8

818

Calendar year 1959: Max 350 Min 9.2 Mean 33.8 Ac-ft 24,460

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,440 Min 9.6 Mean 62.1 Ac-ft 45,090

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). --Feb. 4 (4 a.m.) about 830 cfs (14.73 ft); Mar. 22 (about 2 a.m.)

2,350 cfs (14.07 ft); June 20 (12:30 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (12.13 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-8, 13-23, Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9-11,

23-26, Dec. 28 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 18 (no gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 6; discharge

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

8410. Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°30'10", long 100°19'20", in SW£ sec. 7, T.6 N., R.26 W. , on right bank a 

third of a mile downstream from top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control pool , 2? miles 

upstream from top of irrigation pool , 3f miles southeast of Stockville , and 13| miles 

upstream from Medicine Creek Dam.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1960. 

"above Medicine Creek Reservoir."

Prior to October 1950, published as

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,380.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark:).

Average discharge . 10 years, 70.7 cfs (51,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 12.57 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs May 13, 1957 (gage height, 19.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

14 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1955, Aug. 21, 1959.

Maximum stage known since at least 1874, 24.4 ft June 22, 1947, from flooimark: (discharge not determined) .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of iee effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Feb. 6-9, Mar. 19 to Apr. 4, May 19 to June 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

43 4.0 238 2.8 19 5.0 34O

77 6.0 716 3.0 38 7.0 84O

148 9.0 1,630 3.5 95 9.0 1,500

4.0 167 12.0 2,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

54

55

52

50

47

70

101 ~59

52

50

46

TS

49

49

48

49

51

52

52

52

52

52

50

52

52

52

53

55

67

8O

1,701

54.9

3,370

Nov.

78

7?

66

63

6O

57

57

57

57

55

55

54

52

51

50

49

48 18"

50

52

54

55

55

57

59

58

57

58

59

60

1,703

56.8

3,380

Dec.

58

57

57

57

58

59

59

58

58

57

"55 55

58

58

58

57

57

58

60

60

60

59

55

59

61

63

67

72 "BS

68

66

1,852

59.7

3,670

Jan.

64

60

4515"

50

53

53

54

56

58

60

62

64

60

56

54

53

55

60

60

59

58

58

60

62

64

66

68

70

75

8O

1,842

59.4

3,650

Feb.

80

85

730

1,540

820

392

275

265

240

139

102

91

83

78

76

76

78

76

73

60

55

50

45Is"

50

50

50

52

52

5,608

193

11,120

Mar.

52

5T

54

54

55

60

60

65

65

70

70

75

85

100

120

76

75

312

980

1,740

2,370

2,590

946

458

234

146

140

116

93

88

84

11,487

371

22,780

Apr.

81

78

76

71

71

72

75

76

77

76

77

79

81

84

F?

76

73

75

72

69

64

62

62

60

57

Bo" 53

67

73

77

2,156

71.9

4,280

May

71

67

64

63

72

78

76

73

67

62

60

58

57

57

56

56

54 2'26~

559 138-

95

81

72

67

66

66

62

66

70

72

66

2,797

90.2

5,550

June

61

58

54

53

52

51

47

46

5?

71

112

74

110

79

73

90

79

70

67

67

637 37o"

215

156

83

68

61

58

56

66

3,136

105

6,220

July

56

54

51

56

74

58

56

56

54

51

50

50

53

a51

a48

a46

a44

a41

39

38

37

45

38

34

33

32

29

28

79

29

28

1,388

44.8

2,750

Aug.

27

27

26

30

32

36

28

27

28

27

28

29

28

29

27

24

35

44

33

31

29

28

26

27

38

29

27

25

27

28

28

908

29.3

1,80O

Sept.

27

24

24

23

22

23

21

?T

24

26

28

29

29

29

28

29

30

33

33

33

32

32

37

38

39

38

37

37

37

38

901

30.0

1,790

Calendar year 1959: Max 638 Min 14 Mean 56.6 Ac-ft 40,970

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,590 Min 21 Mean 96.9 Ao-ft 70,360

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO cfs). Mar. 22 (12:15 p.m.) 5,210 cfs (12.57 ft)._________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records

and trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 14-22, 27-29, Dec. 2, 5, 9, 10, 15, 

Dec. 29 to Jan. 12, Jan. 14 to Feb. 5, Feb. 2O to Mar. 15.

618097 O - 61 - 2.0
294 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8415. Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°28'20", long 100°15'25", in NWjjSE^ sec.22, T.6 N., R.26 W., on left 

bank at top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control pool, 2-jj miles southwest of Orafino, 

9| miles upstream from Medicine Creek Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Cambridge.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as 

" above Medicine Creek Reservoir."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,376.95 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Average discharge. 10 years, 2.50 cfs (1,810 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean discharges, 1.14 cfs (830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs May 19 (gage height, 16.00 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for most of year.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs May 20, 1951 (gage height, 17.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for most of each year.

Flood of June 21, 1948, reached a stage of about 28 ft, from floodmarks (discharge 

not determined).

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gags 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.86

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

.1

.3

.7

1.7

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

3.0

5.5

9.7

16

26

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

59

150

301

680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

O

O

1.7

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

O

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0.4

.4

160

TBT

100

59

54

12

2.6

.2

*.l

00"

0

0

.1

.1

o' *. 1

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

540.0

18.6

1,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 50 Min 0

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

.5

.5

o

0

0

0

70

176

284

419

236

44

16

1.6

.9

.4

.1 *0

0

O

1,249.0

40.3

2,480

Apr.

0

.1 o 

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

May

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*a550

a 10

al.5

a. 3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

561.8

18.1

1,110

June

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

*0

O

5.8

1.3

12

2.1

1.0

7.7

.9

.1

.2

1.0

157

*9 . 2

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

199.3

6.64

395

July

1.0

.2

~. O 2

.7

0

0

*0

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

4.2

Aug.

C)

(*)

0

0

O

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean 0.29 Ac-ft 211

Water year 1959-60: Max 550 Min 0 Mean 6.98 Ac-ft 5,060

Peak discharge (base, 3OO cfs). Feb. 3 (8 p.m.) 528 cfs (8.20 ft); Mar. 21 (11 p.m.) 1,010 efs 

(10.60 ft); May 19 (about 3 a.m.) 3,350 efs (16. OO ft); June 21 (10.30 a.m.) 414 cfs (7.6O ft).

- Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from graph reconstructed on basis o*1 high-wa 

arks, shape of previous peaks, and records far Medicine Creek: above Harry Strunk Lake. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 3, 16-23, Mar. 11-14, 17, 18.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

8420. Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'40", long 100°13'00", in NE^ sec.25, T.5 N., R.26 W., near right bank 

in control house at outlet tube of Medicine Creek Dam on Medicine Creek, 7 miles northwest of Cambridge.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Tug. 18, 1960, mercury-column pressure gage at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 55,750 acre-ft Mar. 23 (elevation, 

2,374.1 ft); minimum, 20,590 acre-ft Sept. 11, 13, 15 (elevation, 2,353.27 ft).

1949-60; Maximum contents observed, that of Mar. 23, I960: minimum observed since 

storage pool first filled, 14,400 acre-ft Sept. 20, 21, 1955 (elevation, 2,347.45 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Aug. 8, 1949. Capacity, 

3T^?60 acre-ft between elevations 2,335.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 2,366.1 ft (top of 

storage pool and crest of slot in spillway). Top of flood-control pool and crest of 

main spillway at elevation 2,386.2 ft (capacity, 90,920 acre-ft). Top of superstorage 

flood-control pool at elevation 2,400.0 ft (capacity, 148,400 acre-ft). Dead storage, 

5,370 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used for irrigation in Frenchman-Cambridge irrigation project.

Cooperation. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

2,354

2,360

2,370

2,380

21,460

29,460

46,680

71,280

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

1*5

Oct.

25,260 

23,450

23,510

23,640

23,700

23,830

23,900

24,020

24,160

24,220

24,280

24,350

24,420

24,480

24,540

24,610

24,680

24,740

24,810

24,870

24,940

25,010

25,200 

.25,200

25,270

25,340

25,340

25,340

25,470

25,600

25,740

2, 357. 35

+ 2,550

Nov.

25,870 

26,010

26, 150

26,350

26,420

26,490

26,490

26,490

26,560

26,700

26,770

26,840

26,910

26,910

26,980

27,040

26,980

27,110

27,250

27,390

27,460

27,600

27,670 

27,810

27,880

27,950

28,020

28,020

28,090

28,240

2,359.15

+ 2,500

Dec.

28,580 

28,3»0

28,520

28,670

28,740

28,810

28,880

28,960

29,030

29,100

29,170

29,240

29,320

29,460

29,460

29,610

29,760

29,760

29,9OO

29,980

29,980

30, 200

30,150 

30,200

30,270

30,570

30,64O

30,720

30,720

30,790

30, 870

2,360.95

+2,630

Jan.

51,020 

31,170

51,090

51,090

51,170

51,320

31,400

31,550

31,620

51,700

31,850

32,010

52,010

52,240

52,590

52,590

32,470

32,550

32,630

32,700

52,860

52,940

55,020 

33,090

33,250

35,410

33,490

35,570

53,720

35,800

33, 9J50

2,362.95

+ 3,090

Feb.

54,040 

34,200

34,360

35,830

58,620

40,400

41,030

41,490

41,860

41,960

41,960

41,960

41,860

41,860

41,860

41,860

41,770

41,770

41,770

41,680

41,590

41,590

41,590 

41,490

41,400

41,400

41,310

41,310

41,220

2,367.2

+7,260

Mar-.

41,130 

41,220

41,220

41,130

41,050

41,030

41,130

41,220

41,220

41,220

41,220

41,220

41,310

41,310

41,400

41,400

41,400

41,490

45,100

45,060

48,560

52,950

55,750 

55,3§0

54,220

53,180

51,940

51,160

50,180

49,090

48,450

2,370.85

+7,230

Apr.

47,920 

47,400

46,890

46,370

45,860

45,660

45,460

45,060

44,660

44,370

44,270

43,970

45,970

43,780

43,680

43,490

43,300

43,100

43,010

43,100

42,820

42,720

42,720 

42,720

42,530

42,340

42,240

42,150

42,240

41,860

2,367.55

-6,590

May

41,490 

41,220

40,850

40,40O

40,210

40,210

40,120

40,030

40,030

59,940

39,940

39,940

39,940

59,940

39,940

4O,O3O

40,030

40,050

41,770

41,960

41,860

41,680

41,490 

40,670

40,120

40,050

4O,O5O

40,120

40,120

40,120

40,120

2,366.6

-1,740

June

40,120 

40,120

40,030

40,030

40,030

39,940

39,94O

39,850

39,940

39,940

40, 300

40,490

40,580

40,760

40,850

40,940

40,850

40,940

40,940

41,220

41,590

42,910

45, 200 

42,620

41,860

41,130

40,580

39,850

59,670

39,670

2,366.55

-450

July

39,670 

39,670

39,670

39,670

39,670

59,760

39,760

39,760

39,850

39,850

39,850

39,850

39,760

39,760

39,760

39,670

39,580

39,500

39,230

38,960

38,620

38,180

37,670 

36,660

55,990

35,260

34,610

34,120

33,570

33,090

32,630

2,362.1

-7,040

Aw;.

52,160 

31,780

31,520

30,940

50,570

50,200

29,760

29,390

29,100

28,880

28,670

28,520

28,450

28,380

28,160

27,880

27,460

27,000

26,700

26,580

26,060

25,660

25,200 

24,740

24,350

23,960

23,700

23,400

23,090

22,940

22,720

2,355.02

-9,910

Sept.

22,520 

22,330

22,110

21,840

21,610

21,340

21,140

20,900

20,720

20,620

20,590

20,500

20,590

20,610

20,590

20,650

20,620

20,720

20,790

20,9OO

20,940

20,980

21,020 

21,100

21,150

21,220

21,270

21,360

21,390

21,390

2,353.94

-1,330

Calendar year 1959.................... * -7,91O

Water year 1959-60.................... * -1,800

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

Note. Contents at 8 a.m. Oct. 1 to Aug. 17; at 12 p.m. Aug. 18 to Sept. 30.
296 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8425. Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°22'20", long 100°13'20", at center of sec.25, T.5 N., R.26 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Medicine Creek Dam and 6j miles northwest of Cambridge.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"below Medicine Creek Darn."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,295.26 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Apr. 24, 1950, 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 69.8 cfs (50,530 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum daily, 3.7 cfs Sept. 27.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 23, 1960; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 13, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Harry Strunk Lake (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

4.2

7.5

13

24

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

59

142

322

620

1,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.0

* .9

.7

.4

.4

.1

.8

.5

.8

.8

.0

* .5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.7

.1

15 .7

4 93

03

Nov.

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

159.9

5.33

317

Dec.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

*5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

4 .

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

.7.

"e^fJ

5.7

173.6

5.60

344

Jan.

5.

5.5T~

5.

5.

5.

*5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

*5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

4 . ~£~,

5.

5~.

168.

5.4

33

Feb.

6.0

6^5

6.4

6.4

17

45

61

72

88

94

94

91

91

88

85

82

82

*82

79

79

74

72

72

69

67

69

69

67

67

1,880.8

64.9

3,730

Mar.

67

67

65

*65

63

63

63

65

65

65

65

67

69

74

74

*74

74

82

153

284

520

*994

*1 J 290

1,220

1,060

*886

743

632

545

464

416

10,434

337

20,700

Apr.

386

347

319

301

*277

262

238

223

211

196

185

178

174

*164

160

149

146

133

126

126

117

111

105

105

*102

94

91

94

150

292

5,562

185

11,030

May

277

277

288

239

117

105

99

91

*82

63

49

49

49

51

51

53

51

55

120

191

298

288

361

358

126

*57

57

59

59

59

57

4,136

133

8,200

June

59

57

55

53

49

45

45

43

*42

45

59

59

63

65

77

96

91

88

88

102

130

*178

391

*518

470

437

413

236

55

49

4,158

139

8,250

July

49

51

51

53

51

53

53

*53

53

51

51

51

51

51

70

82

82

94

*130

224

307

342

342

347

359

339

298

292

254

254

254

4,792

155

9,500

Aug.

250

231

204

*211

228

246

196

185

153

117

96

77

65

99

136

156

171

178

178

189

196

204

231

238

227

196

171

160

*1 0

146

120

5,415

175

10,740

Sept.

Ill

111

123

130

T5o

130

108

96

96

69

37

21

21

19

13

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.0

.7

.0

.2

.2

1,278.6

42.6

2,540

Calendar ear 1959: Max 328 Mln 4.0 Mean 64.3 Ac-ft 46,520

Water yea 1959-60: Max 1,290 Min 3.7 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,990

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

8435. Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°17'05", Ion? 100°08'35", in NWySEtj sec.28, T.4 N., R.25 W., on left bank 

400 ft south of U. S. Highways 6 and 34, half a mile downstream from Medicine Creek, 

1 mile east of Cambridge, and 1.3 miles upstream from Cambridge diversion dam.

Drainage area. 14,300 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,239.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 13, 1948, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum. July 13, 

1948, to Sept. 25, 1950, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 407 cfs (294,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum daily, 102 cfs Sept. 22.

1945-60; Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 16.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 17.6 ft May 31 to June 1, 1935, from information by local resident (discharge, about 280,000 ofsj.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those above 5,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally nade once 

a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, since 1949 by 

storage in Bonny (see p. 277) and Enders (see p. 284) Reservoirs and Harry Strunk Lake 

(see p. 295), and since 1953 by storage in Swanson Lake (see p. 281).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In Cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, Nov. 23-27. Mar. 21, 

Mar. 28 to May 5, May 26-29, June 11-25, Aug. 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 3D

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

9E 

147 

267 

570 

990

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

2,110

3,590

5,420

7,780

9,800

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

ISO 

400

5.0 740

6.0 1,750

7.0 3,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

178

190

194

190

175

154

141

154

175

144

135

135

135

132

132

132

129

129

132

132

129

126

126

120

120

117

1EO

168

190

4,638

150

9,200

Nov.

182

186

186

186

186

182

194

202

194

194

190

190

140

115

Tlo

120

120

125

135

150

185

210

236

218

202

198

198

164

178

197

5,283

176

10,480

Dec.

190

182

178

172

175

178

178

178

186

198

206

202

194

186

190

186

198

206

214

218

210

190

180

170

170

180

185

180

ISO

175

175

5,810

187

11,520

Jan.

ISO

170

135

125

105

110

120

150

165

170

180

ISO

180

ISO

170

130

120

115

110

110

112

115

120

130

140

155

160

160

165

170

175

4,507

145

8,940

Feb.

ISO

200

250

750

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,000

915

750

600

550

500

475

475

470

460

400

200

225

250

260

270

270

270

265

265

255

15,205

524

30,160

Mar.

260

270

250

265

285

3OO

315

330

350

365

380

390

395

400

410

425

500

550

1,800

5,200

6,920

8.610

5, 670

4,040

2,840

2,420

2,110

1,850

1,620

1,430

1,260

52,210

1,684

103,600

Apr.

1,190

1,080

990

918

837

794

730

762

762

746

738

754

819

770

714

674

674

650

650

642

602

586

586

570

541

498

485

498

527

786

21,573

719

42,790

May

1,210

1,540

1,650

1,690

1,680

1.750

1,540

1,530

1,490

1,490

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,410

937

812

772

883

1,200

838

74R

724

847

569

430

430

454

490

412

385

33,701

1,087

66,P40

June

370

370

355

330

320

330

330

320

320

395

2.810

924

1,530

466

405

625

345

278

268

2,700

1,350

1,120

P30

1,040

937

892

856

718

350

315

22,199

740

44,030

July

310

286

243

3245

3245

3250

310

305

260

239

215

198

180

156

145

156

176

176

187

208

a340

a360

a380

a 4 00

a475

502

514

395

365

611

436

9,268

299

18,380

Aug.

370

3?0

345

330

350

375

3?5

335

350

335

278

260

243

231

239

243

247

260

247

235

247

255

230

286

278

230

239

223

219

223

IBT_

8,635

279

17,130

Sept.

173

166

156

170

ISO

180

170

145

176

184

162

133

121

115

110

110

108

112

110

108

108

102

110

118

124

121

121

118

115

121

4,047

135

8,030

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,190 Min 78 Mean 342 Ac-ft 247,300

Water year 1959-6O: Max 8,610 Min 1O2 Mean 511 Ac-ft 371,100

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 21 to Mar. 19.
298 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8440. Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°18'20", long 99 0 54'40", in NW^NW^ sec.22, T.4 N., R.23 W., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a mile west of 

Arapahoe, and 1^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,143.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum,

Average discharge. 9 years, 13.4 cfs (9,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 19.80 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Aug. 23.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 7,280 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage height, 24.62 ft); no 

flow Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 1953, July 23, 29, Aug. 4, 1955.

A stage of about 31 ft occurred June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined).

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

of stream affected by irrigation development above station and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height.,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Nov. 23-25, Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, 

Jan. 11-13, May 19, 20, June 11, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

2.4 

5.6

5.0

6.0 

8.0

97

228

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

2.0

4.0

8.3

19

33

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

75

202

490

895

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

8.9

6.0

5.3

4.8

5.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

8.6 

10

150.1

4.84

298

Nov.

9.3

7.5

6.6

6.0

5.8

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

IT" 2.8

7.3

7.7

6.9

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

185.4

6.18

368

Dec.

7.1

7.7

6.9

7.1

6.4

6.6

6.0

5.8

6.9

6.9

5.8

5.3

5.8

6.4

5.3

3.9

12 2.7

7.1

6.9

6.0

6.9

6.0

6.5

7.1

7.5

6.6

5.4

5.6

5.4 

5.0

196.6

6.34

390

Jan.

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.9

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2 

4.2

173.0

5.58

343

Feb.

4.5

5.0

10

179

210

157

90

60

40

18

17

15

12

9.0

8.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

905.2

31.2

1,800

Mar.

5.5

5.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

11

323

773

730

1,400

370

158

52

22

20

18

14

12

11

4,032.0

130

8,000

Apr.

11

11

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.1

9.7

9.2

8.3

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.9

679

9.5

11

9.5

255.0

8.50

506

May

7.8

7.3

7.0

7.0

8.8

11

9.3

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.7

8.1

8.1

7.3

243

89

18

10

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.9

6.9

6.3

6_._q

558.5

18.0

1,110

June

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.2

6.0

9.7

11

755

50

50

20

20

225

80

18

14

238

898

399

40

17

12

10

9.3

9.0

8.5

76

3,013.0

100

5,980

July

69

20

13

13

12

11

11

12

10

9.7

18

80

81

T6

10

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.4

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.2

e.e

e.o

^.6

ITT

496.8

16.0

985

Aug.

7.7

7.8

8.1

8.8

sTT

8.3

7.5

6.1

6.9

7.3

6.1

5.0

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

2.6

2.7

5.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8 

3.7

164.9

5.32

327

Sept,

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.9

^0

3.2

3.0

3.1

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.9

23

T3

8.0

6.1

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.0

147.5

4.92

293

Calendar year 1959: Max 168 MLn 1.2 Mean 8.73 Ac-ft 6,320

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,400 MLn 2.6 Mean 28.1 Ac-ft 20,400

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs).--Mar. 22 (about 10 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (19.80 ft); May 19 (4:30 p.m.) 

842 cfs (15.51 ft); June 11 (8 a.m.) 1,650 efs (17.51 ft); June 21 (10 p.m.) 2,060 cfs (18.64 ft). 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-22, 26-29, Dec. 21, 23, 24, Dec. 30 to

Jan. 10, Jan. 14 to Mar. 18
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

8445. Republican River near Orleans, Nebr.

Location Lat 40°07'50", long 99°29'5o", in NE^NE^- sec.19, T.2 N., R.19 W., on right 

bank 18 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 200 ft downstream from Chicago, 

Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. bridge, 2 miles west of Orleans, 2-J miles upstream 

from Sappa Creek, and 23 miles upstream from Harlan County Dam.

Drainage area. 15,400 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1960.

g.. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,972.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to.June 2, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 385 cfs (278,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 10,000 cfs Mar. 22 (occurred during ice 

breakup); maximum gage height, 12.60 ft Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum dally 

discharge, 37 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 40,600 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; maximum gage height, that of Mar. 22, 1960; no 

flow at times in 1952-57.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1, 1935. Flood of June 23, 1947, reached a stage 

of 14.00 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by Irrigation development above station and regulation by upstream reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 9, Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 23 to Apr. 3, 

May 3-15, May 21 to June 8, June 11, 13-20, June 25 to July 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. £2 to Sept. 3O

3.5 42

4.0 163

4.5 313

5.0 510

6.0 1,010

8.0 2,420

10.0 4,410

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

119

240

410

625

7.0 1,790

9.O 3.5OO

11.5 7,000

12.0 10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

119

147

171

173

168

160

153

147

142

132

124

134

137

124

124

116

127

129

129

129

129

124

124

124

124

124

127

127

129

147

171

4,235

137

8,400

Nov.

192

189

179

173

171

184

195

186

192

192

189

189

170

150

120

80

70

75

105

140

180

245

280 266"

241

220

211

170

120

165

5,239

175

10,390

Dec.

180

225

230

217

211

203

209

206

206

209

209

214

217

217

211

211

209

209

206

206

214

214

211

186

189

220

232

214

226

220

192

6,523

210

12,940

Jan.

180

140

120

105

80

85

100

130

160

175

180

180

190

190

155

125

1OO

80

82

85

90

92

95

1OO

105

110

120

130

135

140

150

3,909

126

7,750

Feb.

160

170

190

210

350

850

1,500

1.600

1,200

1,000

9OO

780

705

575

550

520

500

420

300

200

180

190

200

205

210

220

240

250

260

14,635

505

29,030

Mar.

265

270

275

275

275

275

270

280

280

280

285

295

305

325

355

390

415

450

650

1,060

3,500

9.200

8.45O

5,830

4,540

3,360

2,880

2,510

2,190

1,920

1,660

53,315

1,72O

105,700

Apr.

1.660

1,470

1,280

1,140

1,060

990

919

865

835

810

775

755

755

790

750

725

710

705

685

670

660

640

625

612

589

576

571

580

612

602

24,416

814

48,430

May

715

,080

,510

,600

,730

,740

.770

,580

,550

,510

,490

,450

,420

,400

,370

,440

,O9O

958

,080

,530

1,170

810

720

665

765

602

442

414

414

426

3J)5_

34,836

1,124

69,100

June

380

368

387

387

365

361

365

383

434

474

2,030

3,920

1,620

1,660

953

1,160

1,330

815

650

1,940

4,080

4.450

1,820

1,250

1,250

1,100

980

930

815

562

37,219

1,241

73,820

July

566

462

387

347

368

350

340

354

347

309

286

283

358

299

215

181

158

149

149

132

117

111

111

115

113

111

685

229

202

153

205

8,192

264

16,250

Aug.

273

199

174

167

140

121

119

140

123

127

140

136

117

105

93

82

76

73

66

67

62

57

B2

73

64

66

64

71

76

73

66

3,272

106

6,490

Sept.

69

60

52

43

42

42

39

39

48

43

67

78

66

43

39

37

37

55

73

82

80

76

84

93

90

91

93

90

88

91

1,930

64.3

3,830

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,650 Mln 6.0 Mean 307 Ac-ft 222,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 9.2OO Mln 37 Mean 54o Ac-ft 392,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Feb. 14 to Mar. 22.

Nov. 13-23, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Jan. 1 to Feb. 11,
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8449. South Pork Sappa Creek near Achilles, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40'37", long 100°43'18", on west line of sec.29, T.4 S. , R.30 W. , at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 5.5 miles southeast of Achilles, 14 miles southwest 

of Oberlin and 20.2 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork. a

Drainage area. 434 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,722.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--1959: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 9.0 cfs Aug. 14 (gage 

height, 4.16 ft); no flow except Aug. 14.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,120 cfs Mar. 20 (ga^e height, 

9.03 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, July 1, 1959, to Sept. 3O, I960, except periods of ice effect (gag

height, in feet* and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14, 1959, Feb. 9-11, May 1-11,

June 10-14, July 22 to Aug. 6, 1960)

3.6 0

1.3 

2.3

4.6 

4.9 

5.5 

6.2 

6.6 

7.0

11

18

40

81

140

290

7.5 640

8.0 1,280

8.5 2,300

9.0 4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1959 

Aug. 14............... *1.4

Month

August 1959. ................

Cfs-days

1.4

Maximum

1.4

Min imum

O

Mean

0.05

Runoff in

2.8

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Flow occurred only on day listed abov 

ally made once a month.

Observations of no flow generDischarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max -

Jan.

(*)

0

0

O

Feb.

0

0

10

30

T7

15

11

15

*10

4.6

3.9

6.0

3.0

4.0

1.5

2.0

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

135.4

4.67

269

Mar.

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

. 1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

168

865

555

177

96

162

2,450

1,970

*703

*165

*63

*40

30

24

22

21

19

17

7,528.2

243

14,930

Apr.

15

T3

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.6

*6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.1

3.7

3.6

377

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

195.5

6.52

388

May

3.

4.

4.

4.

*4.

9.

~4. 11

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

107.5

3.47

213

June

1.6

1.5

1.4

1. 4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

11

*458

797

*510

195

48

18

13

10

8.2

7.6

8.4

10

8.4

6.4

5.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.6

2,148.2

71.6

4,260

July

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

7.0

3.0

*3.0

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.5

.9

.3

*.4

.4

.4

.2

72

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2 

.2

52.6

1.7 J

104

Aug.

~0.2

.2

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

O

0

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,430 Mln 0 Mean 27.8 Ac-ft 20,170

Peak discharge (base, 100 cf 

(9.05 ft); June 12 (11 p.n

).--Mar. 15 (3 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (7.95 ft); Mar. 2O 

) 1,140 cfs (8.31 ft). __

a.m.) 4,120 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by }.ce Feb. 3-8, Feb. 12 tc
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

8450. Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°47'07", long 100°34'28", in NEt; sec.21, T.3 S., R.29 W. , 0.3 mile 

downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, 3j miles southwest of Oberlin, 

and at mile 107.8.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately, of which an unknown portion is noneontributing.

Records available.--October 1928 to September- 1932, October 1943 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,570 ft (from topographic ma-?). 

Mar. 18, 1929, to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site 7 miles downstream at datum 

2,522.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 22, 1944, to Jan. 15, 1945, 

wire-weight gage 150 ft below previous site at datum 2.20 ft lower. Jan. 16, 1945, 

to Sept. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder and concrete control 100 ft above previous 

wire-weight gage site at datum S,522.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Oct. 1, 1955, to May 21, 1958, and Jan. 5 to May 19, 1959, wire-weight gage at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 83, 4.1 miles below present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 23.7 cfs (17,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,430 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 12.15 ft); no 

flow at times.

1928-32, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs July 16, 1944 (gage height, 

15. 28 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

4,200 cfs on basis of peak flow over dam; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some diversions above station for irrigation.

Re vis ions (water years). WSP 1340: 1929 ( M) , 1931, 1944(M), 1947(M), 1949, 1951(M), 

1953(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 2, Feb. 6 to Mar. 16)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 11 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

z'.o

0

.2

.7

1.7

4.3

8.0

20

39

64

4.0

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

129

209

424

610

1,320

2,290

3,790

5,980

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.5

0 

.2 

.8 

1.8 

6.0 

13

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0

138

426

610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 0.3

. I

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1 **.!

.1

.1

.2

.1

1.7

0.05

3.4

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l *.l

.2

.2

.4

aT?

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

3.7

0.12

7.3

Dec.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

a. 1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Jan.

p_._ .

0

*0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

2.6

0.08

5.2

Feb.

0.1

.1

13

45

58

53

44

44 *58

42

12

16

4.6

6.2

14

6.2

5.5

5.2

3.5

2.1

1.9

2.5

1.8

1.2

al.O

a. 8

a . 7

a. 7

a. 7

443.8

15.3

880

Mar.

aO.7 ^77

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.0

.1

.3

.3

.3

85

184

145

263

1,720

5,100

*3,180 *971

303

148

101

79

64

56

46

43

12,501.6

403

24,800

Apr.

40

36

33

30

28

27

25

24

23

22

22

*20

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

609

20.3

1,210

May

12

12

12

12

*13

15

15

16

19

24

26

20

17

14

13

14

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

*7.8

7.2

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.5

374.0

12.1

742

June

4.3

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.8

375

3.6

7.0

35

*722

419

565

*413

198

78

50

38

31

40

29

25

28

23

19

16

15

16

14

14

2,823.8

94.1

5,600

July

12

11

9.5

9.1

8.6

9.3

17 *14

11

9.1

7.5

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.5

1.5

*1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.2

.4

1.5

 2258" 8 

2^5

390.8

12.6

775

Aug.

1.0

.8

1.

*.

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.0

0.32

20

Sept.

0

0

0

.3

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

0

ao

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a.l

a.

a.

a.

a.

a.

a .

a.

a.

a.

*.

2.4

0.08

4.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 160 Min 0 Mean 3.35 Ac-ft 2,420

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 5,100 5,100 Min Min 0 0 Mean Mean 46.9 46.9 Ac-ft Ac-ft 34,050 34,050

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 20 (12 p.m.) 6,430 cfs (12.15 ft); June 11 (7 a.m.) 1,120 cf 

(8.75 ft); June 13 (8 p.m.) 642 cfs (8.08 ft); July 29 (7 a.m.) 454 cfs (7 .23 ft).____________

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded rang 

ecords.

stage and weather
302 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8452. Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°02'15", long 99°53'45", in SW^SW^ sec.14, T.I N., R.23 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 7 miles southwest of Beaver City, 

and at mile 42.6.

Drainage area.--1,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,154.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1945, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 2.56 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 44.1 cfs (31,930 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 32.8 cfs (23,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 20,03 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 23, 1960; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no 

flow generally made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1937(M), 1939-42(M), 1947(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23-31, Apr. 4-9)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

0

.2

.9

2.5

7.0

22

39

79

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

129

268

602

1,060

1,540

2,360

3,160

5,560

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.9

3.4

4.0

0.3

1.2

5.5

13

28

53

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

109

252

430

762

1,270

_

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

1.5

3.0

5.0

7.3

7.0

5.0

7.0

10

15

20

25

20

15

12

10

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

226.1

7.80

448

Mar.

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

6.0

10

100

1,470

4,150

2,120

1,490

820

a310

191

149

128

114

11,118.4

359

22,050

Apr.

~88 100

76

71

64

57

57

54

52

49

48

45

44

44

40

43

37

37

35

35

33

31

31

35

26

28

31

26

26

30

1,373

45.8

2,720

May

24

25

27

27

29

29

29

30

26

33

28

24

25

24

28

35

31

29

27

29

29

26

23

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

790

25.5

1,570

June

16

14

14

14

14

14

12

T3

76

40

356

746

1,050

1,250

567

529

343

176

122

145

300

443

122

78

61

54

53

48

43

39

6,732

224

13,350

July

35

34

32

31

32

38

30

29

28

26

2S

27

ze

23

2?

a2C

al£

a!7

16

15

a!4

14

a!3

a!3

12

11

alO

alO

a9.5

a9.0

a8,5

653.0

21.1

1,300

Aug.

32

5E

21

12

8.8

7.3

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.4

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.6

2.3

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.3

4.4

3.4

216.3

6.98

429

Sept.

1.8

1.0

.6

.7

.5

.3

.5

.8

.6

.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.8

.6

.6

.5

.3

.5

.7

.6

1.0

.7

5.6

. ~2.0 14

40.1

1.34

80

Calendar year 1959: Max 546 Min 0 Mean 7.35 Ac-ft 5,310

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,150 Mln 0 Mean 57.8 Ac-ft 41,950

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Mar. 23 (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.) 5,690 cfs (20.03 ft); June 14

(11 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (15.42 ft).________________________________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 5 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height record Feb. 5-24j 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather records).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

8465. Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°59', long 100°35' , in NE£ sec.10, T.I S. , R.29 W., on right bank 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, a quarter of a mile north of Cedar Bluffs, 

and IT miles south of Kansas-Nebraska State line.

Drainage area. 1.710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,520.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--15 years, 29.0 cfs (21,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs June 11 (gage height, 18.71 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1960; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1510: 1947, 1950-51.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to June 10)

1.7

1.8

1.9 

Z.O 

2.5

0

.3

.9

1.8

8.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

29

46

90

210

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

630

930

1,540

3,000

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

~&1.1

.3

*0

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

06"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.8

7S

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Feb.

0

0

6.0

11

34

54

36

*35

48

28

21 

10

9.0

6.5

5.0

*3.5

2.7

3.3

2.2

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.5

.6

.6

.8

.9

323.7

11.2

642

Calendar year 1959: Max 186 Mln 0

Mar.

*1.1

1.0

.9

^1

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.6

4.2

5.8

6.0 

6.4

6.0

4.6

20

40

33

60

190

674

2,250

*1, 620

1,630

*1,580

1,340

793

474

266

172

146

121

11,452.4

369

22,720

Apr.

114

114

102

87

74

70

66

63

59

56

52 

*53

87

72

61

99

103

61

49

45

42 

40

38

37

36

34

3334"

35

36

1,852

61.7

3,670

May

36

35

34

*34

34

37

43

66

54

48

44 

43

38

35

34

33

33

32

32

30

28 

27

27

*26

25

24

22

21

21

20

12

1,035

33.4

2,050

June

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

31

*411

*4.560 

910

513

*382

185

113

84

70

64

196

284 

76

56

49

45

42

40

37

35

33

8,343

278

16,550

July

34

30

54

39

32

39

38

40

33

29

26 

*24

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

*15

14 

13

12

12

11_

11

11

11

164

Qg

14

918

29.6

1,820

Aug.

~8.8 10

7.8

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.2

4.7

4.4 

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.0

*3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.1

2.9

4.8

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.5

13*. 4

4.34

267

Sept.

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.4

.3

il

.3

.3

.5

3.1

7.5

1.8 

.6

.4

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

25.2

0.84

50

Mean 8.48 Ac-ft 6,150

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,560 Mln 0 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,780

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs}. Mar. 21 (6 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (16.73 ft); June 11 (7 a.m.) 7,940 cfs 

(18.71 ft); June 21 (4 a.m.) 442 efa (10.02 ft); July 29 (9 p.m.) 580 efs (9.25 ft)._________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Feb. 3 to Mar. 19 (no gagehelght record Feb. 23-29, Mar. 17, 18).
304 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8470. Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°07'12", long 99°53'3l", in SW^SW^ sec.23, T.2 N., R.23 W., on left bank 

400 ft below bridge on U. 3. Highway 283, 3| miles west of Beaver City, and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge orly for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,162.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1947, chain or wire-weight gages and Aug. 13, 1947, to Nov. 14, 

1957, water-stage recorder, at site 400 ft upstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Nov. 15, 

1957, to Sept. 22, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 3.6 miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 33.9 cfs (24,540 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 27.4 cfs (19,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs June 13 (gage height, 12.97 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for several days.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.8 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those telow 5 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: 1937-38(M), 1939, 1940-41(M), 1943U').

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 10)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 43

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

73

146

460

900

1,210

1,680

2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.9

.4

.2

-s!

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.9

1.1

2.3

1.3

12.3

0.40

24

Nov.

0.8

.8

.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

13.2

0.44

26

Dec.

0.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

17.5

0.56

35

Jan.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

-V8-

10.5

0.34

21

Feb.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.1

3.1

4.2

15

24

30

31

28

24

17

10

5.4

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

219.6

7.57

436

Calendar year 1959: Max 103 Mln 0

Mar.

.0

.1

.0

.0

.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.5

20

35

100

250

440

535

782

817

1,100

1,070

824

588

295

6,872.1

222

13,630

Apr.

186

TFf

140

132

121

113

107

101

96

90

86

79

76

71

75

96

77

69

105

95

75

65

58

55

52

50

48

49

49

ii

2,619

87.3

5,190

May

45

44

44

44

47

47

47

45

45

47

60

56

52

50

48

48

45

43

42

41

40

39

38

35

34

33

31

31

31

30

29_

1,311

42.3

2,600

June

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

58

38

258

235

1,890

1,530

971

678

446

242

169

161

124

250

262

210

104

86

80

76

71

68

8,222

274

16,310

July

64

62

58

56

151

70

65

60

57

60

57

51

46

42

39

34

33

31

29

26

E6

25

22

20

18

18

30

19

18

17

15

1,299

41.9

2,580

Aug.

88

59

28

22

19

15

12

12

11

11

11

8.5

7.6

9.8

11

6.9

8.2

7.6

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.1

4.2

4.5

5.4

4.2

416.6

13.4

826

Sept.

.9

.3

.7

.5

.3

.0

.4

.6

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.6

.1

.1!

.0

.0

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.6

1.4

1.4

48.4

1.61

96

Mean 9.83 Ac-ft 7,120

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,890 Mln 0.1 Mean 57.5 Ac-ft 41,770

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs) . Mar. 27-28 (10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.) 1,150 cf 

(6 a.m.) 555 cfs (7.79 ft); June 13 (6:30 a.m.) 2,810 

(6.57 ft).

cfs (12.97 ft);

(10.85 ft) 

ly 5 (4 p.m.)

; June 11

413 cfs

__________________________________________________

Hote.--Stase-dlseharse relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-25, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-17, 19-24, 

Dec. 27 to Mar. 22 (no gage-height record Dec. 30 to Jan. 4).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

8475. Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr,

Location. Lat 40°08'00", long 99°33'15", in NW^NWtj sec. 23, T.2 N. , R.20 W. , on left bank 

40 ft south of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 500 ft downstrean from 

bridge on county highway, 2 miles east of Stamford, and 5| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area, --3, 840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,£ 

1929.

..31 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--15 years, 87.6 cfs (63,420 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 74.0 cfs (53,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.08 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 7,430 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 20.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a 

month. Natural flow of stream affected by irrigation development above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 17 to June 3, Aug. 2-8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

3.81

3.9

4.2

4.6

5.0

0

2.0

13

32

59

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

150

265

595

984

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.9

4.2

5.0

0.1

1.3

3.3

6.2

14

32

86

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

184

464

866

1,650

2,400

3,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Ds.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

47

55

50

45

30

25

20

18

16

14

12

10

10

8.0

6.0

386.0

13.3

766

Mar.

4.0

2.0

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

3.0

10

60

£00

850

2,750

2,660

800

310

210

230

060

792

14,145.0

456

28,060

Apr.

531 '362'

303

262

237

220

198

184

171

159

150

142

136

129

121

123

136

120

110

143

131

115

104

98

94

92

86

89

92

85

4,923

164

9,760

May

82

82

78

77

84

85

84

83

81

80

78

92

88

83

82

246

159

86

96

80

74

73

72

68

66

62

60

60

57

56

54

2,608

84.1

5,170

June

54

52

50

48

46

45

45

48

59

96

374

536

1,000

1,460

2. 380

2,210

1,410

854

473

828

424

460

715

414

294

216

185

168

154

142

15,240

508

30,230

July

132

122

115

110

112

233

141

123

111

104

101

100

96

89

83

78

73

70

64

59

58

53

50

47

43

40

40

45

39

33

E!9_

2,593

83.6

5,140

Aug.

28

83

~90 111

57

38

28

24

28

30

24

20

16

15

13

15

13

12

11

8.1

7.3

7.3

12

31

8.9

8.9

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.7

777.2

25.1

1,540

Sept.

7.0

5.3

5.6

4.4

3.8

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

.7

.6

.9

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

^

52.5

1.75

104

Calendar year 1959: Max 575 Min 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,860 Min 0 Mean 115 Ac-ft 80,770

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--Mar. 24 (9 to 12 p.m.) 3,780 efs (17.08 ft); June 16 (l 

2,580 cfs (15.55 ft) .______________________________________________________________ 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 14 to Mar. 7, Mar. 18-23.
306 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8480. Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°50', long 99°53', on west line of sec.2, T.3 S., R.23 V. , on left bank 

5 ft downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 283, half a mile south of Norton, and at 

mile 66.0.

Drainage area. 721 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,217.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 13 to May 7, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 44.8 cfs (32,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 20.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs May 28, 1953 (gage height, 25.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of main channel velocity-area study 

and computation of peak flow over road; no flow at times in 1946, 1954-57, 1959-60.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

diversion above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water ygars). WSP 1310: 1944(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.1

0

0

*.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

o 1.0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0 

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0 

.2

0.6

0.02

1.2

Dec.

0.4

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

*.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.5

2.0

2.4 

*3.0

5.1

23.8

0.77

47

Jan.

3.2

2.8

2.1

2.6

2.3

3.6

5.0

6.2

7.2

9.0

8.8

7.0

4.5

2.5

.8

.9 

1.2

1.0

.8

*.9

.9

.9 

1.0

.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.0

87.0

2.81

173

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.8

3.5

5.0

32

100

. *120

110

78

48

37

42

37

30

25 

22

20

17

14

16

10 

9.4

9.0

8.0

6.2

5.4

5.8

5.4

822.9

28.4

1,630

Mar.

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.8

5.2

5.8

6.4

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.0 

8.0

11

27

g35

402

*4.390 

27035"

536

188

g!36

g!07

g77

g66 

59

54

8,226.8

265

16,320

Apr.

51

48

44

42

40

38

36

34

33

32

*31

30

28

28

27

26 

25

24

24

23

22

21 

21

21

20

18

1?

20

19

18

863

28.8

1,710

May

18

18

17

*17

23

24

22

18

16

16

14

14

13

13

111

g209 134-

22

19

19

19

18 

17

16

*16

15

14

14

18 

13

12.

829

26.7

1,640

June

11

10

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.4

12

30

18

559

273

464

*405

251

109 

49

32

26

623

g!29

g55 

g95

70

g44

g33

g31

g29

S27

g48

3,480.0

116

6,900

July

g35

22

20

g20

g21

g30

S3!

g20

g!9

18

*g!7

27

18

g!4

S13

g!3 

12

12

gll

*11

9.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

11

8.5

g-8.0

8-6.8

11

489.3

15.8

971

Aug.

11

gS.O

g4.8

g3.0

g2.0

1.4

El. 5

gl.5

gl.O

gl.O

gl.8 *gi.e

gl.2

gl.8

gl.2

g.4 

gl.4

2.3

g2.3

g2.0

g.8

g.2 

g.5

g.7

g.3

S4.2

gl.O

gl.5

gl.4

1.0

58.3

1.88

116

Sept.

gO. 4

g.2

g.2

go

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0g.l

.3

*g.4

S4gTS

g.5

g.4

3.5

0.12

6.9

Calendar year 1959; Max 270 Hin 0 Mean 7.98 Ac-ft 5,780

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,390 Win 0 Mean 40.7 Ac-ft 29,520

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Mar. 22 (6 a.m.) 5,380 cfs (20.86 ft); May 15 (12 p.m.) 1,190 cfs 

(11.90 ft); June 11 (9 a.m.) 1.040 cfs (11.27 ft); June 20 (11 a.m.) 1,050 efs (11.44 ft)._____

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7-10, 18-25, Dec. 30 to 

Mar. 2o.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

8485. Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°59'00", long 99°'28' 30" , in NW^ sec.9, T.I S., R.19 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 383, 1 mile south of Kansas-Nebraska 

State line, 2| miles west of Woodruff, and 33 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1932, October 1944 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,016.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 19, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum. May 11, 1945, to May 7, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 18 miles downstream from present gage at datum 73.12 ft lower. May 8, 1951, to Feb. 19, 1952, wireweight gage at site 21 miles downstream at datum 82.94 ft lower. Feb. 20, 1952, to 

Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder and Oct. 1, 1954, to Oct. 6, 1955, wire-weight 

gage, at site 18 miles downstream at datum 71.29 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years, 57.9 cfs (41,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 23.20 ft); no 

flow at times.

1928-32, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

21.04 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening measurement of 11,300 cfs; no flow Oct. 29, 1945, and at 

times in 1948, 1950, 1954-60.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. t'atural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1929, 1931.

Dischargej in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

*37

128 "84

*70

40

25

17

9.5

7.0 

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

472.6

16.3

937

Mar.

*2.0

2 ,0

2^5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

27

*2,690

5,240

545

237

237

158

88 

74

64

7,450.5

240

14,780

Apr.

72

8755"

49

46

45

43

42

40

39

*58

56

56

35

34

55 

52

30

29

28

28

27

25

24

24

24

23

24

24 

24

1,097

56.6

2,180

May

25

22

25

*28

40

40

50

40

28

23

19

18

17

16

IS

1,490 

980

90

47

34

29

27

25

24

*22

22

20

19

18 

18

19

5,289

106

6,520

June

18

16

14

14

15

14

15

13

15

20

291

g579

gSBF

*g553

378

557

217

122

88

124

575

256

150

g!56

g!55

g73

g53

g46

41 

57

4,728

158

9,580

July

54

821

g37

22

19

25

24

56

g37

23

*21

17

17

24

14

12 

13

12

7.8

*6.0

4.0

2.8

3.8

1.3

.4

.6

.3

1.4

1.6 

3.4

1.4

496.8

16.0

985

Aug.

0.4

.2

.4

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

6.5

4.4

.8

.2

.1 

0

0

16.2

0-52

52

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 338 Min o Mean 10.4 Ac-ft 7,550

Water year I95g-6o ! Max 3,240 Min o Mean 48.0 Ac-ft 34,180

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 4,480 cfs (23.20 ft)j May 16 (9 p.m.) 

5,400 cfs (21.67 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 10 to Mar. 22.
308 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8490. Harlan County Reservoir near Republican City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'10", long 99°12'30", in sec. 11, T.I N., R.17 W. , at left end of spillway on upstream side of Harlan County Dam on Republican River, 2 miles southeast of 

Republican City and 8 miles southeast of Alma.

Records available . --November 1952 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Gage is referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes . - -Maximum contents during year, 497,700 acre-ft Apr. 6 (elevatior, 1,955.67 ft); 

minimum, 263,500 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,938.94 ft).

1952-60: Maximum contents, that of Apr. 6, 1960; minimum since normal use of water 

started, 110,300 acre-ft Oct. 22 to Nov. 6, 1953 (elevation, 1,922.00 ft).

Remarks. --Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with gravity-type concrete spillway section; 

storage began Nov. 14, 1952. Capacity, 348,800 acre-ft between elevations 1,885.0 (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,946.0 ft (top of storage pool). Top of flood-control pool at

elevation 1,973.5 ft (capacity, 850,000 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control 

pool at elevation 1,975.5 ft (capacity, 896,800 acre-ft). Dead storage, 1,300 acre-ft. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used for irrigation in the Bostwick Irrigation project.

Cooperation. --Record of elevation and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, 

In feet, and contents In acre-feet)

1,938

1,940

1,945

253,200

275,400

336,800

1,950

1,956

407,300

503,200

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

263,500

264,000

264,000

264,000

264,800

265,100

265,300

265,400

265,300

265,700

265,800

266,000

266,100

266,300

266,400

266,400

266,400

266,400

266,500

266,600

266,900

267,000

267,200

266,900

266,900

266,700

266,500

266,600

266,900

268,000 

268,500

1,939.39

+5,700

idar veal

Nov.

268,700

269, OOO

269,300

269,300

269,300

269,100

269,200

269,800

270,100

270,300

270,300

270,800

270,800

270,300

270,300

270,300

270,300

270,400

270,600

270,700

270,800

271, 100

271,800

271,900

272,200

272,600

272,900

273,000

273,200

273,500

1,939.83

+5,000

Dec.

273,700

273,9OO

274,600

274,800

274,900

275,200

275,400

275,800

276,000

276,200

276,400

276,700

277,000

277,500

277,600

277,800

278,200

278,400

278,900

279,100

279,200

279,600

279,700

279,800

280,300

281,000

281,800

282,000

282,200

282,300 

282,500

+9,000

1959.. ........

Jan.

282,700

282,800

282,800

282,900

283,000

283,300

283,400

283,500

283,600

283,700

284,100

284,500

285,300

286,400

286,600

286,700

287,200

287,400

287,400

287,600

287,700

287,800

287,900

288,200

288,500

288,600

288,900

289,100

289,100

289,200 

289,600

1,941.22

+7,100

Feb.

289,900

29O,50O

291,100

291,600

292,200

293,200

295,200

297,400

300,200

302,500

304,200

305,700

307,100

308,500

309,800

310,600

311,800

313,000

313,900

314,700

315,300

315,900

316,400

316,700

316,900

317,300

317,800

318,300

318^700

1,943.60

+29,100

* -35

Mar.

319^500

320,200

320,600

321,200

321,600

322,100

322,500

323,400

323,900

324,300

324,800

325,700

326,700

327,700

328,700

329,200

330,100

331,300

332,200

333,400

340,400

361,100

385,500

413,400

434,300

446,700

456,200

464,000

470,600

475,700 

481,500

1,954.70

+1B2,800

6OO

Apr.

488,100

49O,60O

494,000

496,200

497,500

497,200

496,000

493,000

489,600

486,100

482,500

478,800

475,200

472,200

470,400

467,700

464,000

459,300

454,900

449,500

444,200

439,100

433,800

429,300

423,600

417,800

413,200

409,400

406,300

402 , 000

1,949.64

-79,500

May

396,500

391,200

387,000

384,200

384,900

384,200

384,200

382,600

380,100

376,000

372,200

368,100

364,800

360,700

358,600

360,700

366,800

367,200

369,500

369,500

369,900

368,800

367,400

366,700

365,600

364, 100

362,200

360,700

358,900

356,800 

355,500

1,946 . 39

-46,500

June

354,600

354,500

354 , 100

353,000

353,300

353,000

352,700

353,600

354,000

354,000

359,200

368,700

374,600

379,800

385,800

391,000

393,600

393,500

390,700

391,700

395,700

401 , 400

402,700

400,600

398,400

395,600

393,000

390,500

387,000

383,800

1,948.40

+28,300

July

379,700

376, COO

371,900

368,400

364,600

361,700

358,900

357,500

357,700

357,700

357,700

357,500

357, COO

356,300

355,600

355,300

354,900

354,500

353,600

352,600

351,900

350,600

349,600

348,200

346,900

345,600

345, COO

344,400

343, COO

341,200 

339,400

1,945.20

-44,400

Aug.

337,700

336,500

334,800

333,100

331,600

330,000

328,600

327,500

326,600

325,400

324,400

323,600

322,900

322,000

320,600

319,300

319,000

317,800

316,900

316,300

315,800

314,800

316,000

315,500

315,200

314,400

313,900

313,500

313,100

312,400 

312,100

1,943.08

-27,300

Sept.

311,400

310,900

310,400

310,000

309,500

308,800

308,100

307,400

307,200

307,000

306 , 100

305,800

305,200

305,100

304,600

304,200

304,100

304,100

304,000

303,400

303,300

303,000

303,200

303,300

303,000

303,000

303,000

303,000

302,900

302,400

1,942.29

-9,700

Water year 1959-60. ................... * +39,600

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

Note.--Contents computed from graph based on once-daily telemark readings at 8 a.m. Oct. 30, 

Nov. 24 to Dec. 8, Jan. 1 to Feb. 29, July 23-31. No gage-height record Dec. 28-31, Mar. 12-14; 

contents Interpolated.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

8495. Republican River below Harlan County Dam, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'45", long 99°10'05", in SW^ sec.6, T.I N. , R.16 W., on left bank

1.4 miles west of Naponee, 1.4 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream 

from Harlan County Dam.

Drainage area.--80.760 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,863.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 290 cfs (210,000 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs May 16 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum 

dally, 8.3 cfs Nov. 14.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 4,320 cfs June 25, 1957 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Apr. 28, 29, 1957.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1, 1935 (discharge, about 260,000 cfs, from slopearea measurement near Bloomington).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Plow regulated by 

Harlan County Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

al4

13

a!2

all

11

alO

a9.5

9.1

9^

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.9

9.9

10

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.9

12

10

320.4

10.3

636

Nov.

11

11

10 

10

10

11

11

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.7

9.1

8.7

8.3

s?T

9.5

9.8

12

14

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

365.1

12.2

724

Dec.

14

18

14

14

15

16

19

16

16

16

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

19

14

15

16

17

16

14

14

22

16

16 

14

492

15.9

976

Jan.

14

12

10 

11

11

11

11

11

13

14

14

15

12

11

11

11

12

12

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16 

16

16

405

15.0

799

Feb.

18

18

18 

18

16

14

14

14

14

25

20

29

Tf

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

461

15.9

914

Calendar year 1959s Max 896 Mln 8.3

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

19

18

1*

15

14

a!8

a20

a22

25

18

17

17

17

51

98

87

58

a55

152

15.0

To

39 

28

27

1,128

36.4

2,240

Apr.

39

48

34 

122

644

1,180

1,850

2,320

2,770

2,830

2,830

2,850

2,850

2,490

1,500

2,540

5,050

5,000

3,170

5,610

5,560

5,550

3,550

3,510

3,510

3,570

3,550

2,940

2,000

2,840

72,007

2,400

142,800

Mean 513

May

3,470

3,580

5,990 

5,450

2,290

1,550

2,170

2,390

2,750

3,470

3,420

3,410

3,390

3,390

2,950

1,480

234

883

950

574

,150

,350

,350

,550

,550

,540

,530

,320

,320 

,520

,160

64,151

2,069

127,200

June

720

489

485 

477

477

473

469

469

465

451

529

477

485

596

1,020

643

1,420

2,580

2,610

2,810

2,650

2,680

2,590

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,720

2,700

2,700 

2,710

44,831

1,494

88,920

July

2,670

2,660

2,640 

2,640

2,620

2,270

1,890

1,040

509

505

501

635

521

505

446

318

a285

a282

282

282

312

393

449

457

485

505

505

505

549

626

693

28,980

955

57,480

Aug.

745

750

750 

745

698

680

650

T90

^05

457

316

244

244

?44

244

?44

244

£16

195

192

192

168

118 r} a91

[

1

91

10,173

328

20, 180

Sept.

91

89

92 

92

91

87

89

85

87

87

87

80

82

82

82

82

82

a82

83

83

82

82

82

82

58

17

16

15

14 

14

2,177

72.6

4,320

Ac-ft 226.500

Water year 1959-6O: Max 5,990 Mln 8.3 Mean 616 Ac-ft 447^200

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

records of gate changes at Harlan County Dam, and trend of flow.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 4-6, 14-19, 27-29, Dec. 15, 16, 23, Dec. 30 

to Mar. 12 (no gage-height record Jan. 15, 18, 19, Feb. 22, 26). Discharge computed from once-daily 

staff-gage readings Oct. 2, 5, Oct. 8 to Jan. 14, Jan. 16, 17, Jan. 20 to Feb. 21, Feb. 23-25, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 12, Mar. 16-2O, 24, Mar. 28 to Apr. 5, Aug. 51 to Sept. 17, Sept. 19-50.

618097 O - 61 - Zl
310 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8525. Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas State line

p r

a quarter of a mile upstream from Nebraska-Kansas State'line and 3^ miles southwest 

of Superior, Nebr.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 1,612.46 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 40.5 cfs (29,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 537 cfs.Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.84 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 738 cfs Oct. 22, 1957 (gage height, 4.57 ft); no flow 

for many days in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a mon*;h during irrigation season. Canal diverts from Republican River at Courtland diversion dam in 

sec.7, T.I N., R.9 W. Water is used for irrigation in Nebraska and Kansas; figures 

published herein represent that portion which flows into Kansas.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0

1.5

4.0

8.0

19

32

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

59

115

180

339

562

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

-525

0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

0.81

50

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

28

40

40

40

35

30

29

29

29

31

40

37

45

TS

43

43

42

41

37

43

784

26.1

1,560

July

4?

5T6-

77

8<

S-5

84

31

9<J

99

9 1?

101

113

162

2C2

2C6

212

214

243

2T1

2f9

2f3

253

260

302

332

335

332

330

344 ra

5.9P9

193

11,8'<0

Aug.

398

479

526

529

529

531

35?

470

442

423

310

209

169

149

150

145

111

54

56

62

64

77

107

114

108

95

78

78

63

48

43

7,146

231

14,170

Sept.

38

34

30

27

25

25

40

55

55

55

55

55

75

92

92

91

86

87

89

92

93

92

55" 96

91

74

29

59

41

5.1

1,874.1

62.5

3,720

Calendar year 1959 : Max 250 Mln 0 Mean 42.9 Ac-ft 31,090

Water year 1959-60 : Max 531 Mln 0 Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,340
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

8530. Republican River near Guide Rook, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'05", long 98°22'25", in SW^NE^ sec. 7, T.I N., R.9 W., on left bank 

300 ft upstream from Willow Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from Courtland diversion dam, and 2 miles southwest of Guide Rock.

Drainage area. 22. 060 sq mi approximately, of which a large area does not cont-ibute 

airectlyto surface runoff.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1960.

:

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,624.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1959, at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 484 cfs (350,400 acre-ft per year), median of yea-ly mean 

discharges, 410 cfs (297,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.94 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 15.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 29,200 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage height, 15.73 ft): minimum daily, 6.5 cfs May 5, 1955.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1 or 2, 1935 (discharge, about 250,000 cfs from 

slope-area measurements near Bloomington and Hardy).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station, by regulation of upstream reservoirs, 

and since Nov. 14, 1952, by storage in Harlan County Reservoir (see p. 308).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Mar. 19 to Apr. 5, Apr. 9-11,

May 17 to June 6, June 23 to Aug. 17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

4.5 45

5.0 115

6.0 330

7.0 642

9.0 1,540

12.0 3,450

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.3

5.0

11

21

43

98

210

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

445

770

1,700

3,000

5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

122

153

200

155

199

187

177

146

115

105

99

98

94

94

92

90 

88

88

87

87

87

88 

86 

83

86

84

80 

ST

87

102 

120

3,410

110

6,760

Nov.

110

102

98

90

65

58

88

104

98

93

90

83

60

55

15

63 

65

75

85

95

124

136 

12T 

101

96

a 100

a!03 

a!06

allO

113

2,753

91.8

5,460

Dec.

137

110

101

98

94

a95

96

98

94

93

94

93

88

98

96

94 

94

94

96

93

99

99 

96 

96

105

110

98 

80

82

83 

75

2,979

96.1

5,910

Jan.

75

70

70

75

75

80

85

90

95

100

108

T55

100

90

80

70 

65

75

70

65

65

70 

65 

70

70

70

70 

75

80

80 

85

2,438

78.6

4,840

Feb.

95

100

110

150

181

187

200

156" 232

120

130

147

147

150

150

150 

160

160

130

110

100

100 

100 

98

98

98

98 

95

95

3,891

134

7,720

Mar.

95

90

85

55

87

90

90

92

95

100

100

95

90

95

95

110 

140

170

177

195

225

250 

289 

480

656

866

5.120 

2,250

801

471 

344

11,928

385

23,660

Apr.

1,100

912

512

391

357

606

1,140

1,630

2,230

2,770

3,140

3,180

3,180

3,160

3,140

2,160 

2,170

3,030

3,100

3,100

3,440

5,480 

3,480 

3,460

3,460

3,420

3,460 

3,500

3,460

2,340

74,508

2,484

147,800

May

2,570

3,350

3,440

3,800

3,920

3,240

1,940

2,130

2,540

2,530

3,290

3,340

3,350

3,330

3,350

4.800 

Z, 850

818

2,315

3,100

1,270

1,420 

1,750 

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,630 

1,620

1,630

1,590 

1,590

77,838

2,511

154,400

June

1,550

1,100

746

700

662

580

550

555

696

679

1,990

1,330

848

682

1,100

2,960 

1,420

1,340

1,960

3,640

3,620

3,050 

4.450 

3,190

2,730

2,720

2,670 

2,650

2,620

2,610

55,575

1,846

109,800

July

2,590

2,540

2,500

2,490

2,600

2.770

2.S60

2,020

1,520

824

707

672

1,090

665

481

415 

290

508

a220

a200

also

ai70 aieo 

ai40 aioo

56

55 

6T

61

69 

129

28,644

924

56,810

AVK.

146

118

92

92

83

37

IB- 31

70

33

92

115

75

75

64

61 

97

178

164

138

152

118 

88 

152

280

122

105 

104

132

157 

146

3,343

108

6,630

Sept.

130

15?

92

98

98

94

59

49

61

66

65

55

50

22

li

16 

22

24

25

24

25

21 

37 

62

63

118

125 

101

93

81

1,876

62.5

3,720

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,550 Hln 15 Mean 362 Ac-ft 261,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,800 Min 13 Mean 735 Ac-ft 533,500

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

records of gate operations at Courtland Canal, and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5, 6, 13-20, Dec. 28 to Feb. 4, f^. 9 to 

Mar. 18. Discharge computed from once-or twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 9-29, Nov. 1-15, 18, 

19, 24, 25, Dec. 2-5, Dec. 7 to Jan. 1, July 26 to Aug. 23, Aug. 26 to Sept. 25, Sept. 23-30.
312 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8535. Republican River near Hardy, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°00 I , long 97°56', in sec.6, T.I S., R.5 W., in Kansas, on downstream side 

of right pier of highway bridge, 1-J miles southwest of Hardy and at mile 145.1.

Drainage area. 22,400 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1904 to September 1915 (no winter records), April 1931 to September 1960.Prior to May 1932, published as "at Bostwick." Records for June 1896 to 

November 1903 published as "near Superior" in 18th to 22d Ann. Repts., inclusive, Ft. 4, 

and WSP 75, 84, and 99, have been found to be unreliable and should no*; be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,501.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 19, 1932, chain gages at site at Bostwick, 20 miles upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1913-14, 1932-60), 744 cfs (538,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,070 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.48 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1904-15, 1931-60: Maximum discharge, about 225,000 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 

19.4 ft), based on records for stations upstream; no flow Aug. 9-19, 1934.

Maximum stages since at least 1895, that of June 2, 1935, and 17.00 ft June 24, 1947 

(discharge, 100,000 cfs, based on records for upstream stations).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station, by storage in Bonny, Enders, and 

Harlan County Reservoirs, and by Harry Strunk and Swanson Lakes.

1907-9, 1912, 1914-15, 1931.

WSP 1006: 

Also see Records available.

1941. WSP 1340: 1905(M),

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gige 

height, in leet, and discharge, in cubic feet per secondj

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 3O

3.3 

3.5

4.0

46

90

250

5.0 

5.4

725

950

3.2 54

3.5 120

4.0 280

5.0 725

6.O 

8.0 

11.0

1,36") 

3,200 

7,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

160

180

177

184

173

256" 670 

389

33O

164

135

119

*113

113

113

111

111 

108

Tolf 

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

111

108

108

135

5,081

164

10,080

Nov.

144

141 *132

125

125

113 

119

119

125

125

119

119

100

90

80

100

90

110

120

130

150

160

144 *135

125

122

119

93

83 

108

3,565

119

7,070

Dec.

138

141

128

119

116

113 

TT3

116

116

116

116

119

119

122

125

*125

122 

122

122 

122

122

122

125

122

122

128 135

154

132 

144

147

3,883

125

7,700

Jan.

T4Q- 160

90

70

*80

90

10O

110

110

120

130

140

120

100

90

80

70 

75

70 

65

65

60

W

65 *65

75

80

85

90 

95

100

2,850

91.9

5,650

Feb.

110.

130

160

200

220

230 

240

270

300 256"

220

200

220

200

180

200

*180 

170

160 

150

140

120

150

130

130

120

130

120

110

5,140

177

10,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,450 Mln 66

Mar.

110

T5o" 1OO

105

1O5

no

105

110 *120

12O

110

120

120

130

140

170

190 

200

220 

250

270

300

400

520

700

919

3,420

*7,020

2,740

965

595

20,584

664

40,830

Apr.

2,070

2,65O

998

665

516

7SO~

1,150

1,650

2,160

2,640

2,870

2,900

2,930

2,890

2,830

1,800 

2,160

2,890 

*2,890

2,930

3,310

3,320

3,320

3,300

3,290

3,160

3,350

5,420

3 220

72,453

2,415

143,700

May

2,120

2,65O

3,300

3,510

4,040

3,970 

3,010

1,860

2,190

2,500

2,520

*3,260

3,300

3,290

3,280

4,040

4,910 

2,170

1,020 

3,580

2,430

1,170

1,450

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,570

1,580

1,540

78,200

2,523

J.55,100

June

1,540

1,400

986

747

705

675 

625 *620

665

802

1,550

3,650

1,310

926

1,540

3,080

3,080 

 1,300

1,530 

2,520

*3,930

3,390

3,740

*4,570

2,940

2,690

2,630

2,610

2,600

2,580

60,931

2,031

120,900

July

2,590

2,570

2,520

2,490

2,5>0

2 , 700 

2,7130

2,4'^7

2,010 1 , 2.10

802

*730

705

1,010

610

503

444 

376

356 

Z..«.f5

165

132

129

T29

159

171

132

129

129

132

132

31,140

1,005

61,770

Aug.

165

171

*156

165

156

159 

126

112

1O4

T2¥

no

117

186

165

138

120

177 

210

242 

252

234 *217

192

168

183

308

183

159

544

228

207

5,583

180

11,070

Sept.

189

177

156

144

135

123 

117

104

97

92

94 *99

102

99

87

74

67 

67

67 

67

65

58

75

90

99

94

110

138

308

234

3,423

114

6,790

Mean 433 Ac-ft 313,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,020 Mln 58 Mean 800 Ac-ft 580,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-21, Jan. 2 to Feb. 8, Fe1}. 10 to Mar. 25.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

8538. White Rock Creek near Burr Oak, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°53'55", long 98°15'05", in KE^ sec.7, T.2 S., R.8 W. , on right bank 

500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3^ miles northeast of Burr Oak, and 39 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 224 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,601.5 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 16.93 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs Oct. 21.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 27, 1960; no flow at times in 1957-59.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, 32.6 ft July 9, 1950, from floodmark 

300 ft downstream and information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26, 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.03 

.3 

.8

2.0

3.7

1.5

1.6 

2.0

6.0

9.3

28

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.8 

2.0 

3.5 

6.0

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

9.3

28

140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6 

8.0

51

29

284

*1.510

185

167

18

5.1

2.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.08

.05

.05

.03

.2

.3

.1

.08

.2

.1 

.03

.03

.2

.4

2,066~.25

66.7

4,100

Nov.

£rf

-73 i!o

.3

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5 

.5

.4

.4

.3 

.4

.4

.4

12.2

0.41

24

Dec.

0.5 

.4

75

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6 

.5

.5

.6

.8

1.4

1.5

1.3

. 8

19.3

0.62

38

Jan.

1.0 

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.0 

1.0

.8

.8

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

30.8

0.99

61

Feb.

1.3 

T7f

11

11

10

14

IT

9.0

8.6

9.3

7.0

4.4

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.6

4.8

3.7

4.2

3.1

3.5

3.1

2.6 

2.6

2.3

150.3

5.18

298

Mar.

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.9

3.5

3.5

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.7

4.8

5.1

5.8

6.0 

7.3

13

174

IjgSO 

 .,350

235

66

65

3,810.2

123

7,560

Apr.

1.230 

405

98

48

31

26

22

19

17

15

15

14

15

14

14

12

13

 12

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.0 

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.6 

9.0

11

14

2,135.2

71.2

4,240

May

11

10

9.3

309

386

333

48

20

14

11

9.3

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

99

167

30

16

12

11

13

12 

7.3

4.8

473~ 3.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

1,590.5

51.3

3,150

June

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

377

3.7

 4.3

5.1

8.6

261

249

561

56

21

174

979

307

37

18

*356

445

46

*1,180 46~0~

49

22

15 

12

9.7

8.6

5,307.7

177

10,530

July

7.6 

7.3

6.7

6.0

6.7

18

7.0

6.0

5.7

4.1

7.0

6.0

7.3

14

8.0

5.1

4.3

14

30

15

6.3

4.1

3.0 

2.1

1.9

2.7

2.6 

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

216.1

6.97

429

Auo;.

1.0 

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

7.7

3.7

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.0 

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.2 

4F5

111

£5

7.6

1,181.7

38.1

2,340

Sept.

3.7 

2.7

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.ti

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

2.0

4.5

2.3

2.1 

1.5

1.4

1.3

49.6

1.65

98

Calendar year 1959 . Max 1,310 Mln 0 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,190

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,830 Mln 0.03 Mean 45.3 Ac-ft 32,870

Peak discharge (base, 260 ofs 

(16.93 ft); Apr. 1 (10 a.m.

329 

June

fs (6.19 ft); June 1 

16 (8 p.m.) 1,280 cf

. Oct. 6 (5 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (14.53 ft); Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 2,280 cfs

'l,630 cfs (14.13 ftj; May

s M___

4 (3~pTm.j~856" cfs (lo'.io'f t);'M,iy 17 (la.m.)

6 a.m.) 583 cfs (8.31 ft); June 12 (8 a.m.) 910 cfs (10.44 ft); 

12.42 ft); June 21 (l a.m.) 1,120 cfs (11.60 ft); June 23 (10 a.m.)

1,420 cfs (13.09 ft); Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (15.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
314 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8539. Lovewell Reservoir near Lovewell, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°54', long 98 0 02', in SE£ sec.6, T.2 S., R.6 W., at north end of Lovewell 

Dam on White Rock Creek, 3 miles northwest of Lovewell and 20 miles upstream from mouth. 

Prior to June 15, 1960, at south end of dam.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1957 to September 1960. Monthly records only, May to September 

1957.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels b;' Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to June 15, 1960, water-stage recorder at south end of dam at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,586.42 ft June 24 (contents, 54,220 acre-ft); 

minimum, 1,574.42 ft Oct. 1 {contents, 21,750 acre ft).

1957-60: Maximum elevation, that of June 24, 1960; minimum since ir-igation pool was 

first filled, 1,563.70 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1957 {contents, 6,350 acre-ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure was made May 29, 1957. Total 

capacity of 186,290 acre-ft consists of the following: dead storage, 5,050 acre-ft 

below elevation 1,562.07 ft; irrigation pool, 36,640 acre-ft between elevations 1,562.07 

and 1,582.6 ft; flood control pool, 50,460 acre-ft between elevations 1,582.6 and 

1,595.3 ft; surcharge, 94,140 acre-ft between elevations 1,595.3 and 1,610.3 ft. Storage in reservoir is derived from White Rock Creek and from diversion from the Republican 

River through upper Courtland Canal. Releases are made into White Rock Creek and for 

irrigation into lower Courtland Canal. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

1,574

1,576

1,578

1,580

20,930

24,980

29,480

34,440

1.5S2 

1,584 

1,586 

1,588

39,920 

46.O20 

52,720 

60,030

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

74. '?5

74.78 

74.89

75.71

76.73

77.39

77.51

77.53

77.53

77.52

77.50

77.50 

77.48

77.47

77.45

77.44

77.40

77.39

77.39

77.39

77.39

77.39

77.35

77.33

77.13

77.28

77.26

77.25

77.38

77.37

28,020

+6,270

Mov.

77.37 

77.35

77.37 

77.43

77.55

77.34

77.32

77.32

77.31

77.31

77.30

77.34

77.30 

77.27

77.24

77.24

77.22

77.22

77.22

77.22

77.20

77.23

77.24

77.22

77.26

77.12

77.20

77.20

77.19

77.19

27,610

-410

Dec.

77.19 

77.18

77.17 

77.19

77.18

77.16

77.17

77.17

77.16

77.16

77.17

77.17

77.14 

77.16

77.16

77.15

77.14

77.13

77.13

77.13

77.11

TO?

77.13

77.12

77.11

77.17

77.38

77.30

77.27

77.26

77.21

27,650

+40

Jan.

77.35 

77.29

77.28 

77.27

77.27

77.27

77.27

77.27

77.27

77.26

77.27

77.28

77.27 

77.39

77.39

77.39

77.42 TTTT

77.41

77.41

77.40

77.41

77.41

77.40

77.41

77.41

77.41

77.41

77.41

77.41

77.41

28,110

+460

Feb.

77.42 

77.43

77.47 

77.49

77.51

77.52

77.55

77.57

77.63

77.65

77.66

77.66

77.66 

77.66

77.66

77.64

77.61

77.57

77.52

77.49

77.45

77.41

77.39

77.34

77.29

77.27

77.22

77.16

77.10

_______

27,410

-700

Mar.

77.06 

77.06

77.03 

77.00

77.00

76.99

76.99

76.99

77.00

76.99

76.99

76.99

76.99 

77.05

77.07

77.07

77.05

77.06

77.04

77.01

77.01

77.01

77.02

77.02

77.02

77.27

79.50

81.65

82.14

82.16

82.40

41,000

+13,690

Apr.

84.06 

84.37

84.49 

84.55

84.59

84.58

84.38

84.13

83.83

83.60

83.34

82.94

82.55 

82.30

82.29

82.33

82.34

82.34

82.32

82.36

82.35

82.38

82.39

82.42

82.42

82.41

82.40

82.41

82.52

82.49

41,360

+260

May

82.48 

82.49

82.47 

82.97

83.48

83.74

83.76

83.76

83.80

83.81

83.79

83.78

83.71 

83.67

83.68

83.70

83.71

83.70

83.69

83.65

83.58

83.52

83.46

83.40

83.34

83.28

83.20

83.15

83.13

83.11

83.08

43,140

+1,780

June

83 .07 

83.07

83.03 

83.02

83.01

83.01

83.01

83.02

33 .08

83.21

83.54

83.86

83.93 

84.02

84.27

84.68

84.93

84.99

85.00

85.05

85.34

85.34

86.20

86.39

86.23

86 .06

85.87

85.70

85.52

85.32

50,380

+7,240

July

fci*

84.67 

84.46

84. £2

83. S7

83.74

83.53

83. 3 «

83.21

83.01

82.97

82.80 

82.70

82.60

82.4"

82.41

82.37

82.21

82.09

81.91

81. 7*)

81.49

81.22

80.9''

80. 7<

80.50

80.24

80.01

79.77

79.54

33,250

-17,130

Aug.

79.38 

79.28

79.19 

79.19

79.2O

79.28

79.30

79.36

79.36

79.37

79.30

79.17

78.98 

78.79

78.56

78.29

78. 3O

78.19

78 .09

78.01

77.94

77.84

77.76

77. 7O

77.62

77.50

77.38

TOT

78.55

78.49

78.20

29,960

-3,290

Sept.

77.73 

77.22

77.04 

77.01

76.98

76.89

76.82

76.78

76.73

76.71

76.66

76.62

76.61 

76.62

76.65

76.69

76.72

76.76

76.79

76.81

76.84

76.90

77.08

77.20

77.27

77.31

77.35

77.41

77.48

77.49

28,290

-1,670

Calendar year 1959.................... t -12,100

Water year 1959-6O.................... * +6,540

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

Note. Add 1,500 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

8540. White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°53'10", long 98°01'20", in NW£ sec.17, T.2 S., R.6 W., on right bank 

1,400 ft east of Lovewell Dam, 2.5 miles northwest of Lovewell, and 19.5 miles 

upstream from mouth. Prior to June 15, 1960, at site 2 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi. Prior to June 15, 1960, 358 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,531.52 ft above 

mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). May 21, 1946, to Sept. 13 1947, 

wire-weight gage and Sept. 14, 1947, to Apr. 23, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 

3 miles downstream at datum 1,513.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 192? (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark). Apr. 24, 1951, to Nov. 8, 1952, wire-weight gage and 

Nov. 9 1952 to June 14, 1960, water-stage recorder, at site 2 miles downftream at 

datum 1,519.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--15 years, 56.3 cfs (40,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height 11.06 ft)- no 

flow at times.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 23_,300 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 21.f2 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of 

logarithmic plotting and discharge measurement of 20,800 cfs made at site 6 miles 

upstream; no flow at times in 1948, 1953-60.

Remarks. Records poor prior to June 15, good thereafter. Flow regulated by lovewell 

Reservoir beginning May 29, 1957 (see p. 314). Diversions above station fcr irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340; 1946-47, 1949-50(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Mar. 3-26, May 5-31)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

0

.1

.3

.5

1.0

3.2

4.8

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

13

29

70

120

190

382

772

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.1 

.4 

1.1 

3.3 

4.0 

6.4

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

14

33

72

140

240

650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19"0

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

7.3

.3

.4

22

 

30 .1

1.8

.2

.1

.1

* .1

0

ff 

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1.1

.1.1

.1.1.1.1

.2 

.3

64.7

2.09

128

Nov.

0.3

* .1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

* . 1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Dec.

00"

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

«.l!i.1.1.1

if

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

3.7

0.12

7.3

Jan.

0.1

^Y

*o"0

0

.1.1.1

.1.1

.1.1.1.1 .1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1 .1.1.1 *.l

.1.1.1

.1.1 .1

2.8

0.09

5.6

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.8

S.5

6.1

2.4

.3

.1

TT

12

*54

40

48

61

ST

60 

59

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

834.1

28.8

1,650

Mar.

51

18

16

16

16

15

15

*14

14

14

13.

13

13

14 

13

18

18

17

17

17

17 

17

19

21

22

99

244

57

35

22 

20

915

29.5

1,810

Apr.

129

19

12

12

12

74

418

528

507

496

512

677

747

3.5

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5 "if

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.1

4.638.6

155

9,200

May

1.3

1.0

.8

28

29

3.5

.6

.4

.3

*.4

*48

98

98 

98

104 iro

100

100

100

100 

99

99

96

98

101

103

81

24

23 

24

1,761.6

56.8

3,490

June

20

11

9.7

7.2

6.6

6.1

*5.7

5.3

4.8

3.5

34

13

2.2

1.5 

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

*17"

30 

17

 115

*331

3TJ

294

297

298

294

306

2,446.9

81.6

4,850

July

310

302

310

319

321

315

304

229

182

183

*163

*64

*9.1

H

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.9

6.5 

6.6

6.9

6.6

8.6

7.3

7.6

8.0

7.3

6.4 

6.4

3,135.3

101

6,220

Jug.

6.5

6.4

*6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5-4

5TS 

6.1

6.2

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7 

 12

16

16

14

29

48

50

62

127 

335

831.1

26.8

1,650

Sept.

*540

56S

T9T

7.8

8.2

9.9

6.0

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.5

*1.2

1.2

.6 

.5

.6'.8

.6

1.3

1.7

*.5 

.6

4.0

3.9

2.7

5.4

6.2

1.3

.3

....-d

1,373.5

45.8

2,720

Calendar year 1959- Max 307 Mln 0 Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,370

Water year 1959-60: Max 747 Mln 0 Mean 43.7 Ac-ft 31,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-31. Discharge computed from once-daily 

wire-weight gage readings Oct. l, 3, 4, 7, Oct. 9 to Feb. 17, Mar. 2-7, Apr. 16 to May 3, May 8-11, 

July 8-15.
316 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8545. Republican River at Scandia, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°48'00", long 97°47>20", on north line of sec.17, T.3 S., R.4 W., at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Scandia, 4 miles downstream from Dry 

Creek and at mile 125.2.

Drainage area. 22,930 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area does not contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. August 1919 to September 1925, August 1928 to September 1944, October 

1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of* 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 31, 1938, staff, chain, or wireweight gages at site 700 ft downstream at same datura. Mar. 31, 1938, to Apr. 29, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 767 cfs (555,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum. 60 cfs Jan. 5.

1919-25, 1928-44, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs June 2,1935 (gage height, 

17.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area studies; no flow Aug. 9-21, 1934.

Maximum stages known since at least 1895 are those of June 2, 1935; 15.0 ft June 24, 

1947 (discharge, 78,500 cfs, from indirect measurement of peak flow); and 14.2 ft 

June 20, 1915 (from floodmark).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and by 

storage in five reservoirs in Colorado and Nebraska, and in Kansas, Lovewell Reservoir 

(see p. 314) .

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1006: 1941. WSP 1340: 1919, 1922, 1923(M), 1928(M), 1929 

1934, 1936(M),1942, 1943-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic-feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-21, Mar. 29 to

Apr. 7, June 7-11)

Oct. 1 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

52

70

117

179

300

450

2.6 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

820

1,260

1,950

2,950

4,200

9,350

0.7 

1.0 

1.6 

2.0

124

305

510

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,160

2,000

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

162

286 

320

235

371

1.710 

690

435

648

296

193

176

*159

156

156

153

140 

134

129

126

126

126

126

123 126-

126

126

129

129

149

162

a, 123

262

16,110

Nov.

137

140 

*146

146

134

114 

132

137

146

146

140

132

117

126

137

120

110 

137

150

169

183

190

159

*149

140

132

123

110

130

162

4,187

140

8,300

Dec.

140

140 

137

132

129

129 

129

126

129

126

123

126

126

126

126

126

*126 

123

123

129

132

134

134

134

137

137

149

156

166

153

156

4,159

134

8,250

Jan.

162

110 

90

70

*60

65 

75

80

110

140

160

150

140

120

100

90

75 

80

75

70

70

70

75

75

80

*80

90

95

100

110

120

2,987

96.4

5,920

Feb.

140

ITO 

240

380

320

320 

330

350

*400

450

350

300

250

260

250

240

*260 

220

230

300

260

240

210

230

260

250

210

200

190

7,810

269

15,490

Mar.

180

170 

150

160

150

140 

140

140

*140

150

150

160

170

180

200

220

250 

270

280

300

320

400

5OO

700

1,000

1,720

5,220

8,460

4,650

*1,760

1,040

29,470

951

58,450

Apr.

1,580

3,530 

1,630

904

636

498 

666

1,540

2,000

2,510

2,910

3,300

3,560

5.640

3,030

2,870

2,450 

1,950

2,590

*2,910

2,860

3,130

3,290

3,240

3,260

3,320

3,300

3,310

3,390

3,440

77,244

2,575

153,200

May

2,540

2,300 

3,060

4,080

4,340

4,270 

3,560

2,250

2,030

2,490

*2,540

3,050

3,470

3,510

3,500

3,910

5.490 

3,610

1,260

2,530

3,810

1,570

1,510

1,810

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,710

1,650

1,590

1,600

84,200

2,716

167,000

June

1,590

1,560 

1,200

855

771

720

678

*636

666

744

1,730

3,830

a2,130

al,120

1,410

3,200

3,530 

1,920

1,480

1,980

*3,770

3,810

5.550

*5,160

3,780

a5, 170

a3,100

a3,000

a3 , 000

a3,000

68,890

2,296

136,600

July

aS.OOO

a3 , 000 

a3,000

a3,000

a3,000

a3,100 

a5.200

a2,9OO

a2,400

al,700

al,400

al,200

*1,090

831

845

624

594 

492

380

317

2 0

237

IfO

Ifl

178

ISO

1S9

1S6

2C2

217

208

38,311

1,23s

75,990

Aug.

205

232 

*274

274

214

214 

205

196

178

170

172

-j CO Loa

190

246

211

196

298 

a274

a266

a263

a260

a252

*246

298

252

341

355

305

456

504

439

8,145

263

16,160

Sept.

774

1.010 

936

316

170

146 

141

138

124

115

117

*120

124

122

102

82

71

69

71

77

71

69

102

184

162

129

117

159

630

474

6,922

231

13,730

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,920 Min 79 Mean 498 Ac-ft 360,700

Water year 1959-60 : Max 8,460 Min 60 Mean 930 Ac-ft 675,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of trend in flow and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-19, 28, 29, Jan. 2 to Mar. 25. Discharge 

computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Mar. 26 to Mry 1O, July 13
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

8558. Buffalo Creek near Jamestown, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°37<00", long 97°51'20", on west line of sec.14, T.5 S., R.5 W., at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Jamestown and 21 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,400 ft (from topographic trap).

Extremes. -HVIaximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 17.80 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1.

1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 27, 1960; no flow at times in 1959. Maximum stage known since at least 1898, 18.5 ft in 1948, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5-10, Apr. 5 to May 17)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 17

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

.1

.5

1.6

3.3

4.0

6.0

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

17.7

95 

220 

1,250 

1,420 

2,000 

3.4OO 

4,300

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

11.0

220 

70O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

1.3

12

.9

50

427

448

274

161

84

47

22

20

*14

10

7.8

8.8

6.2

4.7

4.3

3.5

3.3

25

54

14

29

25

6.2

5.7

10 

55

1,833.7

59.2

3,640

Nov.

24

10

6.0

*7.O

27.

11

7.8

5.5

4.7

4.3

4.3

2.4

b2.3

b2.5

b2.0

bl.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

bl.8

b2.0

4.7

*1.9

1.3

bl.2

.7

.6

76

145.4

4.85

288

Dec.

bO.6

bl.O

b.6

b.5

b.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

ft

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.3

bl.2

b2.3 

bl.5

19.4

0.63

38

Jan.

bl.O

b.8

b.5

b.2

b.ii

*b.l

b.4

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.2

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.3

*b.3

b.5

b.6

b.S

bl.5 

b2.3

19.9

0.64

39

Feb.

b4.0 18 

433

456

208

136

127

124

*146

123

blOO

b60

b40

b40

b27

b23

b20

*b!7

bll

bll

blO

b7.5

b7.0

bS.O

b7.5

b6.5

b6.0

b6.0

b5.5

2,188.0

75.4

4,340

Mar.

bS.O

bS.O

b4.8

bS.O

b5.4

b5.2

b5.2

b5.6

*b6.2

b6.6

b6.2

b6. 4

b6.2

b9.0

b!4

b!2

bll

b!2

b!3

b!3

b22

b35

b50

98

296

681

3,190

*4,060

*2J.20

*1,240 

9O9

12,857.8

415

25,500

Apr.

*775

1.050

862

608

*345

174

138

115

93

74

*75

66

63

68

66

60

74

57

41

42

*37

27

23

23

24

19

13

14

22

65

5,113

170

10,140

May

55

47

28

25

43

156

162

74

49

*43

34

25

18

17

17

27

26

32

17

25

23

18

15

11

12

11

9.1

8.8

9.3

8.3

7.5

1,052.8

34.0

2.09O

June

6.7

6.2

*5.7

5.2

4.7

9.3

6.7

7.3

9.6

7.3

12

78

18

14

14

351

200

82

61

145

*174

73

96

289

212

102

58

43

31

27

2,148.7

71.6

4,260

July

28

19

14

10

8.8

7.8

6.0

5.2

5.0

6.2

6.2

36

66

*14

8.3

.7

.3

.8

.8

.1

.3

.9

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.2

.3

3.1

4.0

283.9

9.16

563

A-Jg.

2.6

1.3

173

*3.8

10

5.2

7.3

13

26

81

32

18

11

9.6

6.7

3.1

127

114

34

23

17

12

*7.9

234

221

47

28

88

285" 625

73

2,167.8

69.9

4,300

Sept.

42

26

17

13

9.7

6.9

4.5

4.3

6.6

5.3

4.8

4.5

*3.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

al.2

al.O

a. 8

a. 8

a. 6

a. 3

al.O

a3.8

a!2

14

5.3

2.7

1.6

2.0

200.1

6.67

397

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,060 Mln 0 Mean 76.6 Ac-ft 55,600

Peak discharge (base, 540 cfs).--Feb. 4 (l a.m.) 572 cfs (9.82 ft); Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 4,800 cfs 

(17.80 ft); Apr. 2 (5 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (14.65 ft); Aug. 29 (5 a.m.) 782 cfs (11.75 ft).______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather r

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
318 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8560. Republican River at Concordia, [Cans.

Location. Lat 39°35<30", long 97°39'30", near center of sec.28, T.5 S., R.3 W., near 

center of stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile north of 

Concordia, 3.4 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and at mile 102.4.

Drainage area. 23.540 sq ml, approximately, of which a large part is probably noncontributlng.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Gage-height records collected at nearby sites since 1931 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 904 cfs (654,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.92 ft); mlnimum, 45 cfs Jan. 5.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs June 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.90 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known since at least 1895, about 18 ft June 2, 1935, present site and 

datum, from information by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, about 207,000 cfs, on basis 

of records for upstream stations). Flood of June 21, 1915, reached a stage of 14.1ft, 

present site and datum, from information by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, about 

60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in six reservoirs 

in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). --VSP 134Q: 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Dec. 30, Feb. 4-8, 16-21, 

June 27 to July 17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

103

178

300

550

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,100

1,850

4,010

7,310

1.0 

2.0

90

135

240

740

3.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

1,390

4,340

7,340

14,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

162

218

375 

325

300

1,320

1.570 

785 

650

605

355

260

»218

194

184

167

156

146

141

134

136

136

159

138 

144

136

128

134

128

1 AR J.4O

238

9,890

319

19,620

Nov.

218

194

»178 

167

156

159

141 

162 

148

146

148

141

144

159

128

119

131

138

144

148

151

181

175

»162 

154

148

146

154

112

128

4,580

153

9,080

Dec.

141

144

m136

131

131 

126 

124

126

124

121

121

121

119

119

*117

119

117

lU

119

124

119

117 

119

119

128

138

128

124

120

3,902

126

7,740

Jan.

100

65

55 

50

**£

50

55 

65 

85

110

140

140

120

110

90

80

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

70 

70

70

 75

80

90

100

110

2,495

80.5

4,950

Feb.

120

140

500 

1.080

795

490

480 

505 

400

370

350

300

270

270

250

325

»275

315

280

280

173

200

190

200 

200

190

180

180

170

9,478

327

18,800

Mar.

160

150

140 

130

140

140

130 

130 

120 ISo"

130

150

160

170

180

190

210

230

260

280

310

370

450

540 

650

1,100

6,400

12 , 600

l6, 500

5,540

3,100

44,880

1,448

89,020

Apr.

»2,040

3,830

3.910 

2,140

1,490

1,070

1J760

2,190

2,670

3,130

3,570

3,740

3,600

3,020

2,930

2,000

2,250

2,900

»2,940

2,980

3,330

3,350 

3,350

3,340

3,350

3,390

3,520

3,650

83,538

2,785

165,700

May

3,430

2,390

2,730 

3,600

4,470

4,720

4,310 

3,240 

2,180

2,400

 2,620

2,660

3,370

3,500

3,500

3,860

4,350

4.910

2,410

1.540

3,720

2,570

1,550

1,650 

1,730

1,670

1,650

1,650

1,630

1,540

1,570

87,120

2,810

172,800

June

1,540

1,530

1,400 

1,060

866

824

758 

»710 

7T5

720

908

2,680

3,720

1,560

1,340

3,650

3,890

3,220

1,670

1,880

2,870

 4,120

4,580

5.600 

5, 140

3,520

3,090

3,020

2,960

2,940

72,481

2,416

143,800

July

2.88P

2.89C

2.85C 

2.79C

2.78C

2.83C

2.96C 

3.05C 

2.63C

2.17C

1,480

1.18C

1.12C

»9H

1.07C

75?

824 sir

59C

g55C

g465

g375

g33C

g32C 

SCZ9S

g31C

g30C

g30C

g31E

g305

g30C

Aug.

g300

g280

g305 »380

370

300

290 

270 

300

265

285

228

196

216

240

208

260

660

485

370

345

320

»290

345 

640

465

440

455

1.260

1J030

695

40,717 12,493

1,313 403

80,760 24,780

Sept.

590

735

830 

690

385

g260

g220 

g!93 

g204

g204

g!79

g!56

»150

144

135

122

112

104

98

94

9292"

118

153 

182

162

147

128

162

505

7,346

245

14,570

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,280 Min 112 Mean 520 Ac-ft 385,800

water year 1959-60: Max 12,600 Mln 45 Mean 1,035 Ac-ft 751,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 31 to Feb. 3, Feb. 9-15, Feb. 22 to Mar. 25.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 319

8566. Republican River at Clay Center, Kans.

Location."Lat 39°21", long 97°08', In SW£ sec.17, T.8 S., R.3 E., on downstream side of 

center pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile south of Clay Center, 4 miles downstream from Five Creeks, and at mile 42.1.

Drainage area. 24.570 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is noncontrlbuting.

Records available. June 1917 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1310. Prior to February 1934, published as "at Wakefield." Gageheight records collected In this vicinity August 1904 to October 1917 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--^Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,159.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 21, 1917, to Feb. 14, 1934, chain gage at Wakefleld 15| miles downstream

at datum 39.88 ft lower. Feb. 8, 1934, to June 2, 1935, water-stage record3r, June 3, 

1935, to May 7, 1936, chain gage, May 8, 1936, to Jan. 18, 1949, water-stage recorder, 

and Jan. 19 to Sept. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,087 cfs (787,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,300 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 19.69 ft); mlnImura daily, 70 cfs ,Jan. 4.

1917-60: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage height, 25.71 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 61,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow for part of Aug. 10, 1934; minimum dally, 1 cfs Aug. 9-11, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1895, 26.2 ft June 21, 1915, site and datum then 

In use, from information by U. S. Weather Bureau. Flood of May 29, 1903, reached a 

stage of 24.8 ft, site and datum then in use, from Information by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by Irrigation development above station and by storage In six reservoirs In Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water ye<*r 1960 are 

given In WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1006: 1941. WSP 1340: 1929, 

1933-34.WSP 1310: 1922.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

336

957

2,410

790

724

5.580

2,630

2,050

1,180

820

772

592

460

388

342

314 

291

368

252

241

236

230

236

325 

274

230

219

208

202

2gg 

1,210

23,035

743

45,690

Nov.

514" 883

388

331

b270

296

236

214

214

224

208

202

208

b!20

b!40

131 

bllO 180"

175

214

219

192

192

241 

246

236

230

219

197

b!80

7,410

247

14,700

Dec.

170

T§2

197

214

219

214

202

202

197

192

192

202

202

186

192

192 

192

186

192

192

186

180

186

186 

180

180

202

219

219

192 

blSO

6,037

195

11,970

Jan.

b!30

b95

b75

b70

b75

blOO

b!70

b!60

186

197

224

467

1,690

886

1.700

b500 

b320

b270

b2lO

b!70

b!40

bllO

bllO

b!20 

b!40

b!60

blSO

b200

b250

b310 

b420

9,835

317

19,510

Feb.

658

932

1,020

932

Si 1 1.20.

g883

g730

g724

g778

g796

g670

g448

g400

g371

g336

406 

532

610

b420

b350

t>280

b260

b220

b200 

b!90

blSO

b!70

b!60

bTfo

.......

14,936

515

29,630

Mar.

b!60

b!60

bl50

biso"

b!60

bl60

b!60

b!70

b!70

b!70

blSO

blSO

b!70

b!70

b!90

bZOO 

b220

b250

b280

b310

b350

b400

b550

b680 

g841

1,080

3,530

22.200

16,800

14, 100 

7,490

76,781

2,477

152,300

Apr.

5,280

5.760

47736"

4,800

2,950

2,320

1,880

1.620

1, 680

2,170

2,470

2,830

3,260

3,630

3,800

3,750 

3,270

3,210

2,490

2,550

3,070

3,190

3,190

3,440 

3,520

3,510

3,510

3,670

3,900

4,540

99, 960

3,332

198,300

May

4,080

3,730

2,800

3,050

5,090

5,220

5,460

4,690

3,650

2,620

2,700

2,890

2,850

3,440

3,810

7.740 

4,410

4,400

5,250

2,990

2,880

3,740

3,210

2,000 

1,970

2,080

1,970

1,940

1,920

1,880 

1.820

106,280

3,428

210,800

June

1,790

1,770

1,730

1,690

gl,340

gl,130

gl,060

gl,020

gl,040

B967

2,400

2,190

3,580

3,900

2,540

6,170 

5,920

4,300

3,540

2,040

2,110

2,660

4,010

4,550 

6. 370

5,360

3,740

3,310

3,160

3,120

88, 507

2,950

175,600

July

3,080

3,070

3,060

3,000

2,970

2,970

3,000

3,120

5^300

3,040

2,530

2,370

1,890

1,770

gl,440

gl,290 

gl,260

gl,350

1,480

960

g820

g755

g696

g632 

g577

529

511

523

511

505 

481

53,496

1,726

106, 100

A.«.

493

475

451

457

457

729

535

487

481

475

g434

g396

g379

g340

8308

g318 

g346

g423

517

729

g499

g434

g401

457 

475

553

625

g440

1,120

1. 880 

1,316

17,424

562

3«,,560

Sept.

988

722

710

827

855

g619

g423

g346

g308

g280

g269

g242

g231

g226

221

215 

210

205

194

178

173

158

194

Hi

559

396

330

286

264

14,129

471

28,020

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,370 Mln 110 Mean 706 Ac-ft 511,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,200 Min 70 Mean 1,415 Ae-ft 1,027,000

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily Hire-weight-gage readings.
320 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8570. Republican River at Milford, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°09'53", long 96°54'56", in SW£ sec.19 T.10 S., R.5 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at southwest city limits of Milford, at

mile 18.6.

Drainage area. 24,900 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is noncontributing.

Records available.--April 1895 to October 1905, October 1950 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Published as "at Junction" or 

"at Junction City" 1895-1905.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,093.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 26, 1895, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff or chain gages 14.4 miles downstream at 

Junction City at datum 38.92 ft lower. Nov. 14, 1950, to Dec. 18, 1951, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,233 cfs (892,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,300 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 15.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 85 cfs Jan. 3, 4.

1895-1905, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs May 29, 1903 (gage height, 

19.6 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

28,000 cfs on basis of records for upstream stations; minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 12, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869. 25.18 ft June 3, 1935, from floodmark, present site and datum (discharge, about 171,000 cfs, on basis of records for upstream stations.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station and by storage in six reservoirs 

in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1895-1905.

! tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect I height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

Jhlfting-control method used Nov. 4-13, Nov. 21 to Dec. 31, 

Auc. 31 fco Sent. 2}

Rating tables,

height 

(Shlftlr

Aug. 31 to Sept. 2)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

4.1 185

4.5 360

5.0 660

6.0 1,500

9.0 5,600

12.0 12,OOO

15.0 21,500

4.2 210

4.5 340

5.0 620

6.0 1,460

8.0 3,910

10.O 7,4OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

315

2,230

3,400

1,510

1,100

2,800

4.070

2,490

1,660 

1,080

890

810

632

*530

482

440

400

395

375

356

346

333

324

333

370

333

302

302

297

616

29,849

963

59,200

Nov.

1,540

716

459

370

338

306

292

279

270 

*266

270

261

256

b!50

til60

b!60

b!40 b2"S6"

b210

b250

234

225

217

221

248

248

234

225

238 

2. 13

8,995

3OO

17,840

Dec.

201

201

205

213

221

225

225

*213

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

209

205

201

205

205

201

209

213

221

230

320

274

243 

230

217

6,791

219

13,470

Jan.

b!50

bllO

b85

b85

b90

b!20

*b200

b!90

b200 

b220

248

292

1,830

1,550

2,550

gl,230

b600

b350

b300

b250

b200

b!60

b!70

b!90

b210

b230

b250

b280

b310

b380 

b470

13,480

435

26,740

Feb.

667

914

1,200

1,310

*1,190

1,560

1,160

1,010

1,100 

1,060

S50

646

578

554

632

536

597

746

702

b580

459

b410

b370

b340

b310

b290

b280

b270

b2_60

20,581

710

40,820

Mar.

b260

b250

*b250

b250

b250

b£60

b260

b260

b270 

b280

b280

b280

b280

b280

b290

b300

b310

b330

b360

b400

b460

b500

548

604

723

1,210

11,500

21.500

*19, 100

16,500 

10,200

88,345

2,850

175,200

Apr.

5,780

6.770

4,650

5,430

3,680

*2,630

g2,060

gl,650

Bl.490 

gl,950

g2,360

g2,770

3,260

4,310

3,960

3,970

3,540

3,300

2,810

2,300

2,830

3,250

3,220

3,370

3,620

3,580

3,580

3,780

4,200

4,960

105,060

3,502

208,400

May

4,630

4,100

4,000

*2,900

4,240

5,520

5,520

5,120

4,270 

2,990

2,630

2,880

2,910

3,230

3,740

6,880

5,650

4,590

5,280

4,110

2,840

3,580

4,200

2,370

2,060

2,160

2,120

2,070

2,050

g2,020 

g2.010

112,670

3,635

223,500

June

gl,990

*gl,930

1,880

1,840

1,780

1,450

1,310

1,280

1,260 

1,220

1,830

3,230

2,850

4,160

*3,260

5,090

6,860

5,020

4,120

2,730

2,270

2,620

3,910

4,310

6,260

5,630

4,490

3,610

3,460

*3,320

94,970

3,166

188,400

July

3,250

3,150

3,150

3,090

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,150

5.4CO 

3,330

2,770

2,450

2,170

1,920

gl,710

gl,510

1,480

1,360

1,530

1,220

947

848

739

648

590

5E4

524

536

560 

SCO

56,820

1,833

112, 7CO

Aug.

512

524

518

*500

488

512

718

530

518 

506

488

464

446

430

405

390 5~55

828

512

620

641

500

458

482

500

470

566

554

614

1,500

18,309

591

36,320

Sept.

gl,090

g808

676

732

784

683

518

*410

375 

345

331

318

304

290

286

277

268

259

250

242

226

222 24~6

846

2.200

828

512

415

360 

326

15,427

514

30,600

Calendar- year 1959: Max 7,050 Mln 140 Mean 771 Ac-ft 557,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 21,300 Mln 85 Mean 1,561 Ac-ft 1,133,000

* " Discharge uiscnarge measurement measurement made made on on this this day. day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

8585. North Fork Smoky Hill River near McAllaster, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°01', long 101 C 21', in NW£ sec.17, T.12 S., R.36 W., at upstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 40, 3 miles east of McAllaster.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1953, July 1959 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,070.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Jan. 12 to July 17, 1947, wire-weight gage and July 18, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1953, 

water-stage recorder, at site 2 miles upstream at datum 15.75 ft higher.

Average discharge,--8 years, 8.86 cfs (6,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 6.20 ft); no flow 

at times.

1946-53, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs June 6, 1951 (gage height, 10.95 ft 

in gage well, 11.8 ft from outside gage, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), 

from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of contracted-opening meas-irement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, about 16 ft (former site and datum), date unknown, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1947(11), 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 10, Mar. 19 to Apr. 13)

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

.1

.3

1.0

4.9

5.0 

5,5 

6.0

3.0 

8.0

Discharge , in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

O

 A

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

0.4

.2

7T

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

t§.

.6

.5

.5

*.5

12.2

0.39

24

Jan.

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

.7

.5

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

.8

.6

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

14.1

0.45

28

Feb.

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

475

4.0

*4.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.2

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

45.4

1.57

90

Mar.

0.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

1.2

4.0

8.0

9.0

12

14

18

16

22

19

32

90

53

*61

49

58

40

30

26

23

21

18

19

18

663.2

21.4

1,320

Apr.

14

11

9.6

8.0

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

*3.8

3.4

2.8

2.4

10

9.6

5.6

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.8

3.8

4.6

5.6

153.4

5.11

304

May

3.8

3.4

2.8

3.4

18

*14

8.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

25

66

37

18

12

8.8

6.8

6.2

*5.0

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1 . 8

1.2

294.4

9.50

584

June

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

.8

29

10

*54

61

65

46

30

18

11

7.4

4.6

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

1.6

.9

.6

.4

 ^

359.6

12.0

713

July

0.2

.1

.1

.3

.6

i.g

* f Q

.8

.5

.1

.1

.4

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.22

14

A'Jg.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60: Max 90 Min O Mean 4.23 Ac-ft 3,080
322 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8595. Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near Scott City, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°47', long 100°52', in SW£ sec.34, T.14 S., R.32 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 1-5- miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles downstream from Chalk Creek, and 23 miles northeast of Scott City.

Drainage area. 1.460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1951 to September 1960.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,639.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29. Prior to Oct. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 14.0 cfs (10,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 400 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 4.C5 ft); no flow

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 8,650 cfs June 11, 1951 (gage height, 1?.32 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and flow-over-road measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft Aug. 6, 1933, caused by failure of dam st Lake McBride.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flew by Lake 

McBride (capacity, 930 acre-ft), 10 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height.

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Mar. 30 to Apr. IS, Aug. 10-22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.1

.51 

1.2 

2.8 

7.5

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

21

60

120

205

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

.1

.5

1.2

2.8

9.7

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

165

260

385

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

.6

sTo" .5

122

a86

36

19

11

6.0

 5.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

 2.8

2.8

2.S

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.6

1.9

4.5

2.6

3.6 

5.5

350.3

11.3

695

Mov.

5.0

4.0

5.0

3.6

 1.3

1.1

2.5

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.5

2.5

.9

1

 1.2

1.5

2

3

4.5

6

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.6

2

1.5

1.2

1.8

S9.3

2.98

177

Dec.

3

 3.2

4

4.5

3

2.5

3.5

4.0

3.3

3

3.2

3.5

2.8

3.4

3.7

4

4.5

3.S

3.2

2.7

 1.8

111

3.5

6.0

11 .6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

107.3

3.46

213

Jan.

3.5

3

2.2

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.7

4

5

6

8

7

 4.5

4

3

2

1.3

.8

tf

.8

1

1.1

1.7

2.5

3.5

5

6

8

10 

il

116.4

3.75

231

Feb.

11

10

*11

14

15

12

10

13

12

S

5

5.5

7

6.5

5.5

6

*7

6.5

5.5

4

3.5

3

2.5

1.5

I

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.5

189.5

6.53

376

Mar.

.5

3

2.5

2.8

4

5

7

*8

12

16

24

40

60

100

80

70

66

244

522

 210

232

152

98

58

50

40

33

27

23

21

2,015.8

65.0

4,000

Apr.

18

16

15

14

IS

 13

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

no

7.5

215

a46

25

19

20

30

a22

18

665.5

22.2

1,320

May

17

16

14

13

14

13

13

11

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

 7.5

6.4

7.1

 IB" 42

12

8.2

7.1

7.1

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.1

4.1

3.8

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

317.6

10.2

630

June

3.4

3.1

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.S

 4.7

6.4

29

13

7.5

16

12

14

9.3

6.4

7.5

7.8

8.2

 5.4

2.6

3.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

3.S

1.6

Ttt

1S7.0

6.23

371

July

1.1

.8

.7

.8

.7

1.0

*.9

1.0

-T7 1.31

.2

.7

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

* »1.1

a.l

a.3

ao

ao

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

12.3

0.4C

24

Aug.

 0

0

0

O

0

0

0

a. 2

a!5

.9

.3

.2

.2

.1

O

0

*.l

.1

0

o

0

0

a.l

~5.7 32

.6

a.4

a.l

ao

ao

ao

56.0

1.81

111

Sept.

C)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 122 Mln 0 Mean 4.68 Ac-ft 3,390

Water year 1959-60: Max 322 Mln 0 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8, ISO

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, observer's 

notes, weather records, and records for Smoky Hill River at Elkader.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-7, 12-21, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-7, 

9-16, 18-24, Dec. 28 to Feb. 7, Feb. 1O-16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 17. Discharge computed from one or 

more dally wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 6, Apr. 7-21, 23, 25-2S, Apr. 30 to June 8, July 12, 19, 

20, Aug. 10-22.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

8600. Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°48', long 100°51', in sec.34, T.14 S., R.32 W., near left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at Elkader, 0.1 mile downstream from Ladder 

Creek', 24 miles north of Scott City, and at mile 430.9.

Drainage area. 3,560 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,624.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 52.3 cfs (37,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs Hay 16 (gage height, 4.08 ft); no flow

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs June 17, 1955 (gage height, 9.Of ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 13.2 ft May 30, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, 71,000 cfs, on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heigl': record, 

which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flow by Lake McBride (capacity, 930 acre-ft}, 

11 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1941(M), 1947(M), 1949(M). WSP 1510: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

0.5

2.0

9.0

70

2.3 

2.8 

3.3

165

410

800

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

.1

.6

6.0

15

40

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

77

135

250

540

1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9

l.S

.8

63 .7

216

ISS

79

47 

26

11

7.6

 4.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.0

 2.4 

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.0 

.9

.9

.8 

1.2

1.4

2.4

3.4

4.6

651.6

21.0

1,290

Nov.

a3.5

a3

a2.S

aZ.6

a2.2

al.9

2.2

a2.4

a2. 4, 

a2.3

2.2

a2

al.6

aT.2

 1.6

 1.9

2.6

IT

3.3

3

2.9 

2.8

2.4

2.1 

1.7

1.3

1.5

2

70.1

2.34

139

Dec.

2.8 4.0

4.0

2.4

2

1.9

2.5

3

2.1 

2.7

2.5

2.6

3

4

3.1

3.7

3.4

2.5

3 

2.2

 3.5

4

3 

4.5

7

H.4

2.7

2.3

1.9 i*s

10S.2

3.49

215

Calendar year 1959: Max 216

Jan.

2.2

1.8

1.1

.3

.9

1.1

1.5

2

3

4

5

4.7

 4.5

3.3

2,5

1.6

1

.7

*1»

.7

.8

.7 

1.2

1.7

3 

4.5

6

7

8 

1£

86.4

2.79

171

Feb.

9.5

9

 10

all

alO

10

all

 11

15 

I¥

9

6.5

8

9

7.5

8.5

*11

9.5

7 

5

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1.8

206.6

7.12

410

Mln 0

Mar.

2.2

3

a2.7

a2.2

1

a2.4

4

5.5

 8 

17

35

70

120

160

200

180

190

224

m 441

418

310 

250

193

158 

121

106

76

73 

70

4,892.0

158

9,700

Apr.

53

51

47

43

38

 36

32

30

28 

26

24

22

30

18

20

13

lB~9.0

28

 24

15

55

159

50

37 

32

45

46

62

1,336.0

44.5

2,650

May

66

56

48

43

51

140

87

56

43 

36

30 27

25

21

73

936

 1S2

150

90 

52

35

2S

25 

20

16

13 

12

12

a25

al5 

ae

2,491

80.4

4,940

June

alO

a7

a5

g4.9

a5

a7

a!2

 19

*

25

17

31

25

35

36

32

26

21 

16

 11

7.8

6.0

4.9

4.9

3.0 

3.9

2.1

.9

.8

465.2

15.5

923

July

0.8

.8

.3

1.1

.8

.9 *.e

.7

.9

.8

.5

.5 *sT Q

.3

.2

.1

.1

*g.l 

g.l

g.l

g.l

g.l 

g.l

g.l

g.l 

g.l

0

5

0 

0

15.5

0.50

31

Aug.

0

 5

0

0

0

0

0

.2

76 

30

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.8 

40

118

2.1 

.1

0

0

0 

0

267.7

8.64

531

Sept.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Mean 9.62 Ac-ft 6,960

Water year 1959-60: Max 936 Mln 0 Mean 28.9 Ac-ft 21,000

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Mar. 19 (s a.m.) 1,210 cfs (3.66 ft); May 16 (2 a.m.) 1,850 cfs 

(4.08 ft).________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage anc1 records for 

stations near Arnold and Ladder Creek near Scott City, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7, 11, 14, 16-23, 26-30, Dec. 5-16, 18-25, De" c. S8 to ~ " --- -_.--.- - - _ _ - _

to Feb. 3, Feb. 6, Feb. 10 to Har. 2, Mar. 5, 7-17.
324 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8610. Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans.

Location Lat 38°48'30", long 100°00'40", near center of sec.29, T.14 S. , R.24 W., on 

left bank 0.5 mile downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream fron headwaters of 

Cedar Bluff Reservoir, 12 miles north of Arnold, and at mile 376.6.

Drainage area. 5,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"near Ransom."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gate is 2,191.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 25, 1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight gag? at site 7 miles 

downstream at datum 2,139.26 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). 

June 26, 1951, to Feb. 21, 1952, staff gage and Feb. 22, 1952, to Dec. 14, 1955, waterstage recorder (high water only) and staff gage, at site a quarter of a mile upstream 

from present site at datum 5 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 131 cfs (94,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 11.77 ft); no 

flow July 27, 28, Aug. 6, 7.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs June 11, 1951 (gage height, 12.57 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1952-57, 1959-60.

Flood of May 30, 1938, reached a stage of 19.0 ft, present site and datum, from 

information by local resident.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

*46

22

19

496

1,550 

605

274

160

101

69

51

*44

39

55

28

25

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

*12

11

11

12

21

30

3,595

116

7,130

Nov.

24

20

19

17

*12

10 

13

14

13

13

13

12

8.5

7

5.5

8

*5.7

10

18

17

15

14

14

11

11

9,4

6

7.5

9.5

11

570.1

12.3

734

Dec.

13

IT

*9

12

11

10 

12

11

10

11

10

11

13

13

12

13

10

*10

11

9

8.5

8

7

8.5

10

11

9.4

8

6

5.5 *!

308.9

9.96

613

Jan.

6

6.5

4.5

4

5

3.5 

2.5

4

7.5

9.4

12

12

12

9

6

2

3

2

1

*.6

.9

1.5

1

1.5

2

3

4.5

5

9

13

11

172.9

5.58

343

Feb.

*15

20

39

61

65

55 

46

45

46

31

25

15

25

35

30

35

40

*45

50

35

23

15

9

6

3

5.5

4

4.2

4.5

824.2

28.4

1,630

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,330 Min 0

Mar.

*4.5

5

4.5

4

3.5

4

6

7

13

2fl

35

70

130

200

250

230

250

350

600

2,010

5,860

3,260

*1,520

895

716

532

284

244

216

199

179

18,101. 5

584

35,900

Apr.

179

155

137

120

115

112 

*102

d!08

d!05

d98

d96

d94

d92

d88

d84

d80

d70

d64

d64

*56

51

51

53

225

*240

125

92

98

137

161

3,252

108

6,450

May

118

102

92

106

5,800

277 

160

179

146

112

98

*88

84

84

82

90

1,120

1,370

562

293

202

149

110

96

92

78

74

350

152

92

*78

10,436

337

20,700

June

62

55

51

49

56

53 

47

*51

51

78

640

188

179

120

292

118

*80

70

62

56

53

49

39

36

34

31

*23

20

18

17

2,678

89.3

5,310

July

17

17

17

18

17

16 

*22

26

40

22

19

20

14

12

*11

8.7

7.5

6.5

5.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.7

2.7

1.8

.4

0

*T.9

1.5

.9

344.1

11.1

683

Aug.

0.6

.6

.9

.9

.3

.1 

.2

15

36

412

426

236

84

76

90

*46

29

19

14

10

7.5

5.0

115

7,680

2,100

624

877

657

204

136

*109

14,011.1

452

27,790

Sept.

91

73

67

58

47

37 

31

27

*22

20

19

18

18

16

17

17

16

16

14

11

*12

27 9.6

41

34

22

18

16

*13

11

838.6

28.0

1,660

Mean 26.4 Ac-ft 19,080

Water na^ci- year jfcai- 1959-60: lyoy-oui Max i'uijs. 7,680 f,bau Min niJLii o u Mean mean 150 j.t>u Ac-ft KV-J.I/ 108,900 lutJ,y(JU

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Mar. 21 (5 a.m.) 7,720 cfs (9.75 ft); May 5 (5 a.m.) 11,000 cfs

(10.40 ft); May 17 (11 p.m.) 2,310 cfs (7.04 ft); Aug. 24 (4 a.m.) 16,400 efs (16.77 ft).______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, 

and records for station at Elkader.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 21-28, Mar. 2-19; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records for station at Elkader. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Nov. 5-7, 13-21, 27-30, Dec. 2, 3, 5-16, 20-25, Dec. 28 to Jan. 9, Jan. 14 to 

Feb. 2, Feb. 9-20, Mar. 1.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 325

8615 Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47' , long 99°43', in SW^- sec.36, T.14 S. , R.22 W. , in control house 

structure of outlet works conduit at dam on Smoky Hill River, 18 miles southwest of 

Ellis.

Drainage area. 5,530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1960. Month-end contents only prior to 

August 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and servo-manometer follower. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 20, 1960, mercury-column gage 

at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 215,600 acre-ft Mar. 27-29 (elevation, 2,148.25 

ft), minimum, 179,000 acre-ft Oct. 1-3 (elevation, 2,143.10 ft).

1950-60: Maximum contents, 269,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951, July 4,5, 1957 (elevation, 

2,154.90 ft); minimum contents since irrigation pool was first filled, 93,960 acre-ft 

Mar. 26-30, 1955 (elevation, 2,127.35 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam; storage began Nov. 13, 1950;

dam was completed in 1951. Total capacity, 870,400 acre-ft, consisting of th? following; 

dead storage, 8,260 acre-ft below elevation 2,090 ft (sill of trashrack structure); 

irrigation pool, 176,800 acre-ft between elevations 2,090 and 2,144 ft (sill of nonf

ated orifice in spillway); flood control pool, 191,900 acre-ft between elevations 

,144 and 2,166 ft (crest of uncontrolled spillway); and uncontrolled storage, 493,400 

acre-ft between elevations 2,166 and 2,200 ft. Reservoir is used to store water for 

flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Figures given herein represent total contents .

Cooperation. Records for period October to August furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions. WSP 1510: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, In 

feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

2.143

2.144

2.145

2.146

2.147

178,300

185,100

192,000

199,100

206,400

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

184,400

+5,400

Nov.

182,700

-1,700

Dec.

181,300

-1,400

Jan.

182,700

+1 , 400

Feb.

184,100

+1,400

Mar.

214,900

+30 , 800

Apr.

»

187,200

-27,700

May

189,600

+2,400

June

186,100

L-3,500

July

183,700

-2,400

Aug.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

43.52

43.51

43.49

43.58

45.38

46.05

46.24

46.41

46.56

46.51

46 .55

46.53

202, ?00

+19, "00

Sept.

46.48 

46.43

46.38

46.35

46.28

46.20

46.12

45.99

45.89

45.82

45.79

45.73

45.69

45.70

45.63

45.58

45.57

45.50

45.50

45.48

45.44

45.31

45.36

45.35

45.33

45.32

45.29

45.29

45.22

45 .16

193,200

-9,700

Calendar year 1959 .................... * -1,400

Water year 1959-60.................... * +14,200

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.

Note. Add 2,100 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

618097 O - 61 - 22
326 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8620. Smoky Hill River at Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47'30", long 99°43'20", in w£ sec.36, T.14 S., R.22 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Cedar Bluff Dam and 14 miles southwest of Bills.

Drainage area. 5.530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,059.14 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge. 8 years, 71.1 cfs (51,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 4.46 ft); no 

flow at times.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs July 5, 1957 (gage height, 4.89 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good above 1.5 cfs and poor below. Plow completely reg"lated by Cedar 

Bluff Reservoir (see p. 325).

Revisions. WSP 1510: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0 

.4

1.0

2.0

3.3

7.4

13

23

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

48

90

160

310

610

1,000

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.9

.8

.5

3TT

1.2

.8

1.6

1.5

2.0

1.8

6.5

3^

 3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.7 

3.8

3.0

3.7

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.5

3.5

85.7

2.76

170

Nov.

, 3.0

2.9

3.0

3.3

4.4

3.0

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

4.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9 

3.0

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

93.3

3.11

185

Dec.

*3.7

4.0

*4.J5

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

T79

1.9

1.8

1.8 

1.8

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

65.2

2.10

129

Jan.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.3

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

2 79" .4

1.3

 1.7

.8

.8

.6

.5

«.5

.6

1.6

2.0 

1.9

1.4

.4

.1

0

.1

.4

.4

31.0

1.00

61

Feb.

 0.4

.3

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

.1

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.2

1.6

.4

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2 

.2

.1

0

0

0

.2

6.8

0.23

13

Mar.

0.5

.6

.3

Ts!e

.5

.4

.5

1.1

.9

*.8

.9

.8

4.0

10

17

18

27

36

49

110

261

355 

390

408

420

414

414

414

396

396

4,147.2

134

8,230

Apr.

408

390

372

360

355

345

335

 325

315

310

301

292

283

278

274

261

249

257

522

*784

960

*1,190

1.390 

1,330

1,280

1,220

1,000

666

216

ii

16,287

543

32,300

May

18

19

19

31

145

200

506

1.000

984

952

*912

888

848

824

800

784

405

33

47

134

722

992

920 

*251

20

19

20

21

24

26

26

12,590

406

24,970

June

29

29

28

28

28

32

*32

32

35

34

41

48

53

54

182

808

976

952

450

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

it11

10

10

3,990.7

133

7,920

July

9.5

9^0

7.7

6.9

6.5

*6.2

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

6.5

5.1

5.3

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.9

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3..0

3.0

153.1

4.94

304

Aug.

.3.5

4.9

*6.0

4.2

17

58

34

36

36

30

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22 

35

108

155

169

190

197

T97

194

1,759.6

56.8

3,490

Sept.

184

178

172

169

163

160

150

145

837

115

108

 104

100

98

96

92

90

90

84

82

77

80 

80

74

74

73

68

66

59

3,538

118

7,020

Calendar year 1959: Max 29 Mln 0 Mean 4.54 Ac-ft 3,290

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,390 Mln 0 . Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,790

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 327

8633. Big Creek near Ogallah, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°54'40", long 99°44'40", on west line of sec.23, T.13 S., R.22 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 147, 5 miles south of Ogallah, 9.0 miles 

upstream from Ogallah Creek, and 10 miles west of Bills.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,260 ft (from topographic map), prior 

to July 13, 1960, wire-weight and crest-stage gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 33.9 cfs (24,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Mar. 22; maximum gage height, 13.55ft 

Aug. 24; no flow for part of Aug. 23.

1955-60: Maximum discharge 18,500 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage height, 19.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for many days in 1956, Aug. 11-13, 1959. and part of Aug. 23, 1960.

Maximum stage known since at least 1914, that of June 16, 1957. Flood in August 

1950 reached a stage of 14 ft, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair prior to July 13 and good thereafter except those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. ZZ to Jan. 1, Jan. 9-13, 

Mar. 20-26, Apr. 3 to May 4, July 27 to Aug. 13)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

2.1

5.7

10

27

3.5

4.5

5.5

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

48

108

200

400

810

1,490

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8.4 

25

8.8

10

29

178

396

415

134

55

37

29

20

 18

18

12

10

9.3

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.9 

6.3

5.9

5.5

4.9

trf

5.1

5.7

6.7

1,490.9

48.1

2,960

Nov.

5,5 

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

 4.6

4.6

5.1

4.0

Z 5

276

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.8

117.1

3.90

232

Dec.

3.8 

4.0

 3.8

3.5

3.1

2.4

2^8

3.1

4.0

4.6

4.9

4.9

5.5

6.1

6.5

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.9

5.5

4.6

4.2 

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.3

4.9 

4.4

3.6

2.4

3.1

157.0

4.42

272

Jan.

4.0 

5.5

2.7

2.0

2.5

2.8

3.5

4.5

5.3

5.9

6.7

673

5.9

5.5

4.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

,7 *iTo"

1.2

1.4 

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.5

3.0 

3.3

3.7

4.5

5.5

102.8

3.32

204

Feb.

4.9 

*4.6

5.5

7.0

8.5

11

13

15

IS

TJ

10

7.0

6.5

5.5

4.5

4.0

5.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.0

2.2 

2.5

1.7

iil

1.3

1.5 

1.6

1.8

169.8

5.86

337

Mar.

its

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

 5.7

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.5

9.0

11

16

183

2.220 

*657

290

210

92

55 

48

39

34

51

5,983.3

128

7,900

Apr.

48 

39

28

26

25

22

21

 21

18

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11 

10

10

9.5

9.1

frf 1111

512.5

17.1

1,020

May

11 

10

9.3

240 

413

92

43

16

17

 14

13

12

12

12

11

20

20

280

137

75

44

29 

25

22

20

19

18 

22

14

14

12

1,696.5

54.7

3,360

June

11 

11

10

9.5

9.1

9.8

 9.8

9.8

9.8

50

542

20T

100

56

43

54

29

25

39

33

29

18 

16

14

12

11

12 

11

10

9.5

1,388.5

46.5

2,750

July

8.8 

8.2

7.3

7.1

6.9

 6.9

6.5

6.5

7.7

6.7

6.3

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.6 

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.1

155.0

4.35

268

Aug.

0.8 

.6

*.6

.8

.8

.4

2

it

.8 r.i

3.8

3.3

21

10

6.1

3.3

2.5

1.6

.8

.6

.5

.2 

12

*OTl

608

196 

79

52

40

51

4,598.6

148

9,120

Sept.

26 

21

18

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.5

9.1

8.6

7.7

*7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9

7.9

6.1

5.3

4.8

4.6 

7.1

7.9

6.3

5.3

4.9 

4.6

4.2

_4_tp

271.2

9.04

538

Calendar year 1959 : Max 415 Mln 0 Mean 8.83 Ac-ft 6,390

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,220 Mln 0,2 Mean 39.9 Ac-ft 28,960

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 22 (12 m.) 3,120 cfs (13.17 ft); May 4 (11 p.m.) 1,870 cfs 

(11.80 ft); Aug. 24 (8 p.m.) 2,940 efs (13.55 ft).________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-21, Jan. 2-8, Jan. 14 to Mar. 19.
338 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8635. Big Creek near Hays, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°51' , long 99°19' , in SVf£ see.10, T.14 S., R.18 W. , on right bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Custer Island Park 

Dam, 3 miles southeast of Hays, and 49 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--594 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,955.13 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 54.2 cfs (39,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs May 5 (gage height, 17.90 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 5.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 22.07 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: 1947-48(P).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23-26, Aug. 25-37)

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

.2 

2.0 

7.0 

16

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

14.0

47

125

325

735

1,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

44

65

32

117

185 

77

117

245 "SoT

95

61

47

38

*32

29

26

24

24

23

22

19

16

15

TT

16 

16

17

19

27

15

1,713

55.3

3,400

Nov.

17

17

15

14

13

13 

12

12

12

*13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12 

12

12

12

12

380

12.7

754

Dec.

11

11

11 *11

11

11 

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

297.7

9.60

590

Jan.

8.8

8.8

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.9 

7.9

7.0

7.9

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.7

13 ~S.B

7.9

9.7

7.9

5.7 *5.1

6.3

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.0 

7.0

8.8

9.7

11

11

252.0

8.13

500

Feb.

13

*12

19

23

83

23 

22

20

17

17

20

24 5T

22

22

22

22

22

20

16

13

11

13

alO

a7

a7.5 

a8.5

as

a9

490.0

16.9

972

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,650 Min 0.6

Mar.

9.7

alO

a9.5

a8.5 ar~

all 

a 14

a!2

a!3

a!4

*16

16

15

15

15

14

16

24

23

24

35

74

1,900

*i,330

511

414 

278

174

162

99

87

6,352.7

173

10,620

Apr.

113

193

TTC

123

73

54 

63

58

45

26

-zs 22

*44

42

38

35

33

33

30

29

30

29

29

29

29

27 

27

35

45

51

1,527

50.9

3,030

May

45

38

33

32

1,020

1.290 

155

127

83

*71

63

52

30

?g- 23

69

97

71

87

205

119

83

67

54

33

24 

38

44

44

49

45

4,258

137

8,450

June

38

33

32

33

32

*32 

33

51

40

89

38

317 3TT

180

112

81

63

49

29

26

38

51

40

35

30

30 

29

26

20

7Z

1,946

64.9

3,860

July

20 SO"

17

16

*16

15 

16

16

17

14

14

13

12

11

11

8.8

7.0

7.0

5.7

2.0

1.4

tt

£.0

1.7

2.0

3.6 

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2 . 8

287.6

9.28

f70

Aug.

2.0

1.7 *5.3

14

1.4

1.7

2.0

3.2

5.1

1.7

2.8

3.6

5.7

5.7

6.3

9.7

13

12

9.7

7.0

4.6

5.1

20

56

1,130

^,880 

689

296

134

102

75

4,505.3

145

8,940

Sept.

52 &

19

27

27

24 

17

17

16

17

17

*16

15

15

16

15

15

15

16

16

15

13

27

19

29

20 

15

13

12

T?

569

19.0

1,130

Mean 23.3 Ac-ft 16,890

Water water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 1,900 1,900 Min Min 1.4 1.4 Mean Mean 59.0 59.0 Ac-ft Ac-ft 42,820 4Z,Bi:o ___________

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Mar. 23 (2 p.m.) 2,770 cfs (16.48 ft); May 5 (10 p.m.) 3,170 cfs 

(17.90 ft); Aug. 26 (g a.m.) 2,450 cfs (16.31 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Ogallah and on Saline River near Russell.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 329

8640. Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47', long 98°51', in NWj sec.2, T.15 S., R.14 W., on downstream side of 

right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, a quarter of a mile upstream from Landon 

Creek, 7.7 miles south of Russell, and at mile 287.0.

Drainage area . 6,965 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,689.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 240 cfs (173,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 14.87 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Jan. 19.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs May 23, 1951 (gage height, 23.86 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940, 1943, 1955-57.

Flood of May 30, 1938, reached a stage of about 29.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 70,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow reguIaTe"d by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 325).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: 1941-42(M), 1944-45(M), 1950(P) .

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 7 May 7 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

29

63

120

210

340

4.0 505

5.0 920

7.0 2,040

10.2 4,600

2.1 16

2.4 43

2.7 85

3.0 141

3.5 265

4.5 655

6.0 1,420

9.5 3,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

152

900

1,750

721

1,170

*2,170

1,070

735

452

380

400

266

194

160

158

122

107

97

93

86

80

76

72

65 

59

*55

54

54

51 B5 

69

11,863

383

23,530

Nov.

65 £o~

53

50

48

47

46

44

47

44

43

41

39

33

30

32

25 "35

*44

42

40

40

40

39 

38

36

57

52

52

59

1,241

41.4

2,460

Dec.

4038"

37

36

36

36

36

*38

38

37

37

38

37

37

37

38

37

36

35

54

34

35

34

35

35

35

38

35

35

*36 

35

1,125

36.3

2,230

Jan.

38

32

25

27

28

26

30

35

40

37

37

59

59

46

25

15

17

16

12

T5

15

18

16

17 

*20

50

40

45

50

65 

80

975

51.4

1,930

Feb.

100

135

125

TEB" 195

158

120

112

101

70

45

47

51

48

47

60

71

*67

50

40

25

28

50

20 

17

19

25

24

25

1,991

68.7

3,950

Mar.

28

35

30

*27So"

35

45

55

60

65

70

75

90

100

110

100

105

125

155

g262

g603

g3,410

4.600

*4,3S6 

3,590

2,830

2,250

gl,420

gl,050

g925 

g734

27,344

882

54,240

Apr.

g666

g666

g586

g544

g674

606

561

526

519

491

470

452

449

442

455

421

400

388

*376

TST

558

860

960

1,260 

1,240

1,210

1,200

1,160

925

g722

20,191

673

40,050

May

g432

g313

g298

g290

g292

gl,510

g2,250

g648

gl,010

1,040

980

960

940

905

870

1,000

1,110

880

492

554

595

444

900

1,000 

*714

416

271

225

255

192

174

21,498

695

42,640

June

165

145

155

125

116

117

114

121

174

274

420

920

763

763

538

590

409

845

880

1,260

592

*590

253

205 

172

150

133

121

114

103

10,907

364

21,630

July

94

W

79

74

72

68

66

66

66

61

56

54

51

49

47

44

45

42

41

38

37

36

35

32

31

30

33

*37

28

27

1,550

50.0

3,070

Aug.

24

22

22

22

li

21

25

22

28

36

38

38

35

30

28

*28

34

30

28

29

29

28

27

45 

72

365

1,690

2,180

5,950

509 

347

9,783

316

19,400

Sept.

304

270

258

218

202

195

190

185

176

172

218

215

167

152

*141

135

133

129

150

137

125

117

T57

1,200 

498

248

196

167

152

139

6,720

224

13,530

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,180 Min 12 Mean 144 Ac-ft 104,200

Water year 1959-6O: Max 4,600 Min 12 Mean 515 Ac-ft 228,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, 

Feb. 10-16, 19-24, 27, 29, Mar. 2, 3-19.

Jan. 2-9, Jan. 15 to Feb. 3,
330 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8645. Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°44', long 98°14', In SE£ sec.20, T.15 S., R.8 W., on dcwnstream side of 

right pier of bridge on State Highway 14 In Ellsworth, 2 miles downstream from Turkey 

Creek and at mile 238.0.

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1895 to October 1905, July 1918 to July 1925, August 1928 to 

September 1960.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,509.02 ft above mean see level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at present site at datum 1.61 ft higher. 

July 23, 1918, to July 4, 1925, and Aug. 1, 1928, to Nov. 29, 1939, cUin or wire-weight 

gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years (1895-1905, 1918-24, 1928-60), 254 cfs (183,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 21.28 ft); mlnimum daily, 28 cfs Feb. 25.

1895-1905, 1918-25, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 61,000 cfs June 1, 1938 (gage 

height, 27.2 ft, from floodmarks); no flow for part of day Sept. 28, 1956.

Flood In August 1927 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,800 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 325).

Revisions (water years). WSP 796-B: 1903. WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1176: 1923. 

WSP 1440:1835-1905, 1919, 1921, 1929-30(M), 1936-37(M).

Elating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-23)

Oct. 1-1O, June 21 to Sept. 30 Oct. 10 to Jun? 20

0.9 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

40

86

210

460

1,150

9.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

3,140

6,100

9,OOO

14,800

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

53 

124 

230 

5OO 

840

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

1,700

3,550

6,000

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

307

3,000

3,760

1,690

1,270

8,170

1,960

*1,150 

924

575

487

499

382

290

248

225

203

174

163

149

141

130

*130

119

110

105

99

93

33

114

126

20,887

674

41,430

Nov.

126

TIT

110

102

96

90

88

87 

87

85

85

83

83

65

70

65

»60

m

80

88

91

81

80

77

72

70

69

67

63

72

2,491

83.0

4,940

Dec.

65

64

65

64

63

63

63

63 

63 *63

62

62

62

62

62

61

61

60

60

58

58

60

60

58

60

60

67

74 "TO

69

67

1,949

62.9

3,870

Jan.

68

60

55

50

55

53

57

64

68

73

76

150

280

515

352

197

155

95 *60

45

50

60

55

65

75

90

110

125

140

160

200

3,668

118

7,280

Feb.

300

443

662

SIT

503

500

617

380 

*300

245

201

184

147

155

149

139

151

157

153

114

62

40

45

33

28

30

43

45

41

6,508

224

12,910

Mar.

49

55

50

4754"

65

75

85 

95

105

100

110

120

135

165

150

145

155

182

248

370

1,620

6,940

7,770

7,490

*9.760

6)570

2,790

1,740

1 390 

1J240

49,870

1,609

98,920

Apr.

1,040

832

932

1,030

988

796

688

632 

584

575

*566

533

533

533

503

482

458

431

413

595

419

557

832

968

1,210

,210

,200

,280

,280

.690

23,590

786

46,790

May

1,240

662

518

425

378

362

1,310

1.560 

8OO

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,020

992

956

1,050

1,320

1,180

944

614

482

485

»521

916

1,030

760

527

392

342

312

292

24,610

794

48,810

June

262

242

228

215

205

212

205

205 

210

220

330

503

908

836

824

632

500

464

828

1,450

 1,690

740

529

382

285

248

220

200

184

174

14,131

471

28,030

July

166

T52

141

130

123

121

123

118 

118

113

108

*100

93

89

86

82

79

114

157

89

' 76

*71

67

66

62

60

71

61

68

65

55

3 024

97.5

6.000

Aug.

51

48

47

49

46

43

41

73 

58

49

52

58

60

60

*54

48

236

580

148

87

70

62

57

125

174

120

211

1,640

*14.000

6, 460

1,010

25,817

833

51,210

Sept.

670

536

452

390

340

305

280

264 

250

236

228

232

266

220

200

»188

178

172

166

170

170

156 T8"B"

5.760

3,576

888

508

385

516 

278

15,980

553

51,700

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,950 Mln 20 Mean 227 Ac-ft 164,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,000 Min 28 Mean 526 Ac-ft 381,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-18, Jan. 2-10, Jan. 17 to Feb. 1, Feb. 22 

to Mar. 18. Discharge computed from once-or more daily wire-weight-gage reading1? Oct. 14-28, 

Jan. 15, 16, Feb. 4-8, 15-21, Mar. 19-21, Apr. 2, 6-10, May 28 to June 2, June 2? to July 11, 

Aug. 19-21.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 331

8650. Kanopolls Reservoir near Kanopolls, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37' , long 97°58', In NE£ sec.3, T.17 S., R.6 W., In shaft of control 

tower at dam on Smoky Hill River, 12 miles southeast of Kanopolls, 25 miles southwest 

of Sallna, and 207.8 miles upstream from mouth of Smoky Hill River.

Drainage area. 7.857 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1960. 

ords only.

Prior to October 1956, monthly recGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

By Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,477.58 ft Apr. 1 (contents, 138,900 a^re-ft); 

minimum, 1,458.71 ft Dec. 2 (contents, 47,740 acre-ft).

1948-60: Maximum elevation, 1,506.98 ft July 14, 1951 (contents, 435,100 a-Jre-ft); 

minimum since conservation pool was first filled, 1,454.44 ft Feb. 5, 1950 (contents, 

38,330 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Feb. 17, 1948, and dam was 

completed in same year. Capacity, 444,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,415 (sill of 

outlet gate) and 1,508 ft. Crest of uncontrolled spillway is at elevation 1,507 ft. 

Storage capacity of 396,000 acre-ft above elevation 1,459 ft is provided for f?ood control. Storage capacity of 48,700 acre-ft below elevation 1,459 ft is provided for conservation and recreation. Inflow partly regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

1,453

1,460

1,463

1,466

45,350 

52,260 

63,010 

75,5SO

1,470

1,474

1,478

94,400

116,800

141,600

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

M

(*>

Oct.

67.57

68.82

70.41 

70.99

71.47

71.90

72.55 

72il5

71. SO

71.38

70.89

70.37

69.83

69.19

68.52

67.85

67.10

66.34

65.57 

64.70

63.36

65.04

62.38

62.17

62.22

62.20

62. IS

62.10

61.98

62.03

61,_90

58,910

-24,250

Nov.

61. SI

61.77

61.70 

61.68

61.49

61.24

61.04 

60.84

60.62

60.42

60.20

60.02

59.84

59.55

59.34

59.11

58.91

58. S7

58.88 

5S.95

58.95

59.01

59.06

59.02

5S.97

58.91

58. SS

58.81

58.76

58.75

47,880

-11,030

Dec.

58.74

58.74

58.78 

58.35

5S.86

5S.89

5S.90 

58.93

58.96

58.99

59.06

59.06

59.08

59.15

59.17

59.21

59.25

59.26

59.30 

59.32

59.34

59.41

59.41

59.43

59.43

59.56

59.71

59.72

59.73

59.75

59.76

51,400

+3,520

Jan.

59.90

59.90

59.89 

59.86

59.87

59.90

59.92 

59.95

60.00

60.04

60.09

60.17

60.51

60.69

60.95

61.09

61.22

61.21

61.17 

61.18

61.19

61.19

61.19

61.19

61.22

61.25

61.26

61.28

61.29

61.55

61.57

57,020

+5j620

Feb.

61.70

61.99

61.50 

61.76

62.93

65.54

65.70 

65.8S

64.02

63.94

63.83

63.75

65.62

63.53

63.43

63.35

63.26

65.17

65.07 

63.12

62.93

62. SO

62.71

62.56

62.46

62.36

62.24

62.15

62.04

59,420

+2,400

Mar.

61.99

61.96

61.88 

61.72

61.54

61.44

61.55 

61.14

60.95

60.81

60.66

60.52

60.41

60.55

60.26

60.15

60.00

59.95

59.90 

59.95

60.11

61.12

65.82

67.51

70.15

75.25

75.88

76.69

77.08

77.16

77.20

156,500

+77,080

Apr.

77.54

TT4T

77.57 

77.36

77.35

77.50

77.21 

77.09

76.64

75. S2

75.20

74.58

75.95

75.64

73.30

72.65

71.77

70.87

70.00 

69.14

68.14

67.27

66.42

65.61

64.75

64.02

63.21

62.58

62. IS

61.40

57 , 120

-79.5SO

May

60.72

59.82

59.40 

59.45

59.51

59.50

59.53 

60.59

60.64

60.44

60.23

60.00

59.80

59.45

59.30

59.34

59.75

59.75

59.76 

59.70

59.74

59. S7

60.02

60.48

61.01

61.45

61.63

61.88

61.97

62. OS

62.15

59,760

+2,640

June

62.15

62.14

62.10 

62.09

62.06

62.08

62. OS 

62.12

62.14

62.11

62.15

62.28

62.59

62.76

62.90

62.89

62.79

62.65

62.60 

65.27

65.97

64.86

65.25

62.55

62.12

62,04

62.02

61.98

61.90

61.84

58,690

-1,070

July

61.75

61.67

61.60 

61.52

61.46

61.45

61.48 

61.54

61.58

61.62

61.64

61.66

61.69

61.69

61.69

61.68

61.68

61.70

61.72 

61.75

61.75

61.75

61.73

61.73

61.72

61.71

61.69

61.69

61.69

61.65

61.62

57,900

-790

Aug.

61. £9

61. f4

61. £3 

61. £1

61.48

61.44

61.47 6i. eo

61. ei

61. £9

61. £6

61. £1 ei. eo

61.49

61.43

61.3"?

ITTeTt

62. C' 62.1' 

62 . ! 

62.1*

62.1''

62.0'

62.2:

62.5"

62.5'

62.2?'

62. S'

66.5'

70. ir

69 i8"

95, er

+55,71'

Sept.

69.06

6s!l5

67.20 

66.16

64.99

64. IS

64.01 

64.67

64.09

64.11

64.14

64.15

64.17

64.19

64.21

64.21

64.21

64.21

64.21 

64.16

64.16

64.16

64.72

66.74

68.42

68.67

68.69

68.62

6S.49

6S.59

86,670

-6j940

Calendar year 1959.................... * -7,510

Water year 1959-60.................... * +5,510

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

Note. Add 1,400 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
dd2 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8655. Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37', long 97°57', in SE£ sec.35, T.16 S., R.6 W., on downstream side of 

left pier of county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Kanopolis Dam, 5 miles 

north of Langley, and at mile 207.2.

Drainage area. 7.857 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.66 ft above mean sea level {Corps 

of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Apr. 1, 1952, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge .--20 years, 365 cfs (264,200 acr>e-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 2, Jan. 19, 20.

1940-60: Maximum discharge observed, 21,800 cfs Oct. 20, 1941 {gag? height, 27.2 ft, 

present datum); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 23, 1948.

Flood in June 1938 reached a stage of 28.9 ft (present datum), from information by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, about 45,000 efs by extention of subsequent rating curve 

above 16,000 cfs and correlation of peak flow at adjacent stations).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 325) and Kanopolls Reservoir (see p. 331).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1310: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8, 9)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.7 113

2.5 260

4.0 625

6.0 1,220

8.0 1,950

1.0 50

1.5 111

2.0 195

4.0 630

7.0 1,750

10.0 3,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

620 

582 

620

700

751

790

,080

* ,690

,850

,810

,760

,850

,890

,900

1,670

,880

,860

,860

,850

* ,870

,850

,790

,400

580 

102

102

99

24T

328 

322

315

36,219

1,168

71,840

Nov.

305 

300 

296

294

292

390

498 T§0"

482

475

468

460

455

448

440

438

*336 D">6

1

BT

58

60

61

114 

178

178

158

128

126 

125

8,283

276

16,430

Dec.

82 2S

35

21

20

20

18

18

19

20

*21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

25

26

26 

26

28

32

26

15

TeT 16

16

760

24.5

1,510

Jan.

18 

13 

19

18

18

19

20

20

21

23

24

27

29

42

48

50

54

56

24

20

*57

59

53

53 

53

54

55

56

56

58

61

1,184

38.2

2,350

Feb.

67 

75 

87

100

113

126

144

156

276

*575

368

360

352

345

338

332

330

322

31,-j

315

308

300

294

292 

292

286

276

272

268

7,490

258

14,860

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,260 Min 15

Mar.

194 

151 

262

378

372

365

355

348

340

332

330

325

320

320

318

312

308

305

308

312

325

185

325" 124

570

841

997

*1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

13,692

442

27,160

Apr.

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,240

2,090

2,800

2,930

*2,99Q

5,100

2, 690

1,720

2,510

2,930

2,930

2,900

2,920

2,930

2,860

2,880

2,950 

2,930

2,940

2,940

2,740

2,440 

2,790

69,290

2,310

137,400

May

2,950 

2,560 

1,320

545

538

528

520

530

656

1,270

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,490

1,510

1,140

654

1,250

1,200

863

460

365

184

*94 

ITT

126

137

145

150 

156

221

26,083

841

51,730

June

291 

289 

289

285

283

285

283

289

291

283

283

285

298

425

710

719

713

707

698

743

773

1,090

1,900

1,930 

1,190

405 *310

305

298 

293

16,943

565

33,610

July

289 T?55~ 

283

279

199

95

66

BT

71

72

72

72

74

74

74

73

73

74

74

76

76

76

76

76 

76

4

* 4

3

2 

2

71

3,260

105

6,470

Aug.

69 

6G 

66

66

65

63

63

79

70

68

66

65

64

63

61

60

£T

*87

89

89

88

87

84

90 

93

96

94

103

199

1,000

2,050

5,369

173

10,650

Sept.

2,700 

*2,760 

2,700

2,700

2,760

1,990

571

197

193

195

190

188

190

190

190

190

19O

188

186

186

186

184 '2T39"

412

435

502

508

*502

495 

482

22,569

752

44,760

Mean 275 Ac-ft 199, OOO

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,100 Mln 15 Mean 577 Ac-ft 418,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 333 

8660. Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°34' , long 97°40' , in SE£ sec.17, T.17 S., R.3 W., on downstream side of 

left pier of First Street Bridge in Lindsborg, 300 ft downstream from milldan and at 

mile 170.9.

Drainage area. 8,110 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey. January l9Ub to September 1923 (fragmentary) in report of Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, entitled "Stream-Flow Data 1928 to 1935."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,297.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 25, 1917, chain gage at railroad bridge 450 ft downstream at datum 

0.22 ft lower. Dec. 25, 1917, to Feb. 23, 1934, wire-weight or chain gages at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1930-60), 358 cfs (259,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 16.40 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Jan. 3.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs June 3, 1938 (gage height, 32.55 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Apr. 13, 25, 1935.

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 32,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff and Kanopolis Reservoirs (see p.325,331).

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: 1934, drainage area. WSP 1310: 1930-32(M) , 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to June 8, June 1O-15, Aug. 8-24, 27, 28, 

Sept. 13-23, 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

5.9 

6.5 

7.5 

9.0 

13.5

44

108

259

564

1,830

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

154

310

9.0

13.0

16.2

525

1,850

3,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

635

1,640

1,160

702

76O

800

802

1,230

1,700

1,710

1,680

1,660

1,770

1,750

1,780

1,740

1,790

1,760

1,810

1,780

*1,850

1,800

1,740

1,240 

554

299

254

234

33S

427

412

37,788

1,219

74,950

Nov.

400

384

376

368

358

350

441

521 5~TE~

508

497

490

484

473

464

458

452

356

*190

130

120

113

108

104 

T56

195

196

183

155

 152

9,667

322

19,170

Dec.

149 T29"

*80

82

68

66

64

62

60

59

57

56

56

55

54

53

54

52

51

51

50

51

51

51 

51

50

57

58

56

48

46

1,927

62.2

3,820

Jan.

46

45

32 35

40

42

49

48

47

46

47

50

64

142

523

108

60

54

45

35

*40

43

50

55 

65

80

82

90

93

100

150

2,206

71.2

4,380

Feb.

14O

121

117

1ST

256

263

441 "3"2~0~

247

*320

388

386

360

370

378

374

336

390

376

370

320

330

210

230 

3OO

320

310

290

305

8,774

303

17,400

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,160 Min 46

Mar.

315

230

190 '300"

460

440

430

420

410

*410

420

380

374

378

376

366

358

360

376

446

559

1,290

1,180

1,700 

1,230

1,600

*1,480

1,270

1,220

1,210

1,200

21,378

69O

42 , 400

Apr.

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,630

2,290

2,770

2,770

*2,840

3,030

2,160

2,020

2,730

2,780

2,840

2,780

2,840

2,810

2,750

2,820 

2,860

2,800

2,86O

2,840

2,610

2,530

67,830

2,261

134,500

May

2,870

2,860

2,290

1,740

1,290

901

770

710

696

944

1,580

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,630

1,660

960

905

1,520

1,230

926

502

370

»296 

217

214

m

219

220

219

216

32,959

1,063

65,370

June

259 3TS

316

312

310

318

465

463

540

382

328

336

350

342

501

1,370

908

780

798

1,450

1,180

864

1,410

1,950 

1,760

l.OOO

*465

402

388

370

20,615

687

40,890

July

358

31S

342

332

320

246

172

142

143

138

130

126

127

120

116

115

112

112

108

105

101

98

101

97 

96

*92

97

96

92

88 

JTJT oo

4,756

153

9,430

Aug.

85

78

5?

85

84

83

79

116

162

*118

105

101

97

96

95

92

96

150

174

122

116

114

111

215 

460

164

130

128

2,020

(ToT

1,260

7,422

239

14,720

Sept.

*2,240

2,540

2,560

2,530

2,600

2,580

1,590

570

376

334

310

288

276

265

258

254

246

241

238

233

228

*225

T&5

1,020 

660

495

525

528

528

522

25,528

851

50,630

Mean 337 Ac-ft 236,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,O30 Min 32 Mean 658 Ac-ft 477,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-6, 17-31, Feb. 14, 15, Feb. 21 to Mar. 11.
334 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8665. Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans.

Location. La t 38°47i54", long 97°34'28", on south line of sec. 29, T.14 S., R.2 W. , at 

downs tream side of highway bridge, 3.6 miles southeast of Salina City Hall, 4 miles 

north of Mentor, and at mile 131.5.

Drainage area. --8. 230 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1923 to October 1930, May 1931 to June 1932, October 1947 to 

September 1960. Published as "near Salina" 1948-49.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,211.40 ft above mean ser level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 10 miles upstream at 

datum 20.9 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage, and Sept. 19, 

1948, to June 26, 1959, water-stage recorder at site 0.3 mile west on former channel, 

at present datum. June 27 to Sept. 8, 1959 wire-weight gage at present site and datura.

Average discharge. --19 years (1924-30, 1947-60), 435 cfs (314,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 14.27 ft); minimumaaily discharge, 60 cfs Jan. 3.

1923-32, 1947-60: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Aug. 17, 1927 (gage height, 26.2 ft,

from floodmark, site and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs

on basis of flood-routing study and slope-area measurement at gage height 25.8 ft; minimum observed, 7 cfs Nov. 13, 1947.

Greatest flood known at Salina, 1\ miles downstream, occurred in 1844; second greatest flood known, May 29, 1903, reached a stage of 26.5 ft near Mentor, from floodmarks,

site and datum of 1923-32. 

Remarks^. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Cedar Bluff and Kanopolis Reservoirs (see p. 325, 331). Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1440: 1924, 1927-28, 1929(M), 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Mar. 22-28)

;e height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 12 to Sept. 30

5.9 

6.5 

7.5 

9.0 

14.1

66

184

435

910

3,000

6.4 

7.0 

7.5

76

165

275

9.0

11.0

14.0

745

1,450

2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

603

1,400

2.430

1,060

741

784 

816

889

1,530

1,950

1,910

1,850

1,840

1,930

1,890

1,900

1,840

1,850

1,800

1,800

*1,760

1,800 

1,770

1,650

1,070

507

315

280

260

TTcfi Sbo 

444

41,037

1,324

81,400

Nov.

417

396

384

378

372

362 

35S

453

519 516-

510

504

501

486

474

468

460

 440

378

246

184

170 

162

162

152

162

230

235

224

199

10,499

350

20,820

Dec.

195

186

*168

136

128

108 

102

98

96

90

92

90

86

82

*84

82

80

80

79 -55

80

82 

84

82

79

79

102

112

108

94

86

3,132

101

6,210

Jan.

80

70

60

*75

85

90 

95

100

90

84

77

*80

88

166

480

375

160

110

90

70

80

85 

95

115

135

155

150

165

175

190

4,055

131

8,040

Feb.

237

224

184

197

328

352 

453

525

 370

298

335

370

350

360

390

381

381

402

402

390

330

310 

200

260

320

400

370

350

330

.......

9,799

338

19,440

Mar.

310

300

250

230

3715

520 

500

470

*455

430

440

420

400

415

425

390

360

390

430

459

578

1,140 

1,770

*1.890

*1,830

1,760

1,710

1,430

1,210

1,160 

1,120

23,562

760

46,730

Apr.

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,100

1.090

1,090 

*1,100

1,100

1,120

1,700

2,290

2,610

2,680

2,980

2,870

1,900

2,190

2,700

2,720

2,760

2,740

2,790 

2,780

2,760

2,840

2,840

2,830

*2,890

2,900

2,620

65,440

2,181

129,800

May

2,680

2.920

2,780

1,960

1,730

1,180 

940

836

781

764

1,100

1,450

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,510

1,460

888

1,070

1,390

1,150

892 

581

476

*410

314

293

293

299

302 

302

35,131

1,133

69,680

June

296

347

407

404

395

398 

425

521

630

596

470

425

428

443

437

672

1,340

878

836

868

1,600

1,050 

948

*1,470

1.740

1,430

902

548

479

443

21,826

728

43,290

July

416

401

383

368

353

344

272

201

169

165

159

144

142

138

132

124

124

128

132

121

118

116 

116

118

118

*114

114

116

115

109 

103

5,673

183

11,250

Aug.

106

100

93

89

92

Si 

89

144

179

189

147

130

120

114

114

106

120

*165

165

207

149

136 

132

136

242

464

205

159

365

1.860

7,023

227

13,930

Sept.

*1,350

2,160

2,300

2,290

2,270

2.340 

2,100

1,120

533

371

332

305

 284

270

262

255

250

248

240

238

238

232 

287

878

1,200

599

 524

539

240

232

24,487

816

48,570

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,430 Min 45 Mean 362 Ac-ft 261,700

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,980 Min 60 Mean 688 Ac-ft 499,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17, 18, Jan. 2-9, 17-31, Feb. 12-15, Feb. 21 

to Mar. 19. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 2-18, Mar. 22-25, 

Apr. 23-27, May 25 to June 1, June 8, 18-20, 22, 23, June 30 to July 5, Aug. 26-31, Sept. 10-13, 26.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 335

8669. Saline River near Hakeeney, Kans.

Location.~Lat 39°06'15", long 99°52'20", on wast line of sec.10, T.ll S., R.23 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 1 mile upstream from Trego Creek and 

5 miles north of Wakeeney.

Drainage area. 696 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,217.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 23, 1958, wire-weight and crest-stage gages at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 45.5 cfs (32,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 cfs May 16 (gage height, 16.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Aug. 8.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 19.40 ft); no 

flow at times in 1955-57, 1959.

Maximum stage known since at least 1879, about 27 ft in July 1950, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11, 12, 20-26, Nov. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 9-13, 

Mar. 17, May 30 to June 9, Aug. 1-4, 7, 9)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5 

7.0

12

15

46

92

153

340

710

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

0.7

1.8

3.5

5.5

8.0

18

33

3.8

4.5

5.5

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.7

54

134

325

1,010

1,750

2,820

4,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15 

15

34

60

152

303" 695

89

52

35

27

22

19

*18

16

13

12

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.0

7.2

T5

8.3

11

11

9.5

11

11

1,712.9

55.3

3,400

Nov.

11 

9.5

9.2

8

7.5

*9.5

14

14

14

14

13

13

10

8

9

9.5

8.4

9

11

12

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

8

7.5

8

8*9

313.8

10.5

622

Dec.

8.6 

8.6

*8.6

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.8

8.6

7.5 ITTB"

9.5

9.5

~9.8 10

9.2

8*6

265.4

8.56

526

Jan.

9.2 

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.5

9.5

10

12

12

13

14

13

11

a8.0

a4.5

a4.8

a4.o

*3.0 3~T

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.8

4.5

4.7

5.0

4.8

5.5

6.5

7.5

220.7

7.12

438

Feb.

7.9 

*8.5

15

30

90

210

114

73

61

35

25

22

27

24

21

20

23

25

15

1O

8

8.5

9

8.5

7.5

8

9.5

9

9.5

933.9

32.2

1,850

Mar.

11 

12

11

10

9.5

11

13

14

15

*16

17

20

27

31

35

45

73

107

175

281

4.190

3,246

*874

344

195

147

121

106

90

80

74

10,394.5

335

20,620

Apr.

78 

64

59

55

52

51

*48

47

45

42

42

42

4O

40

38

37

35

35

35

32

31

31

31

39

33

29

30

31

31

34

1,237

41.2

2,450

May

35 

31

28

26

30

33

31

27

25

24

*22

21

21

20

2T

2.490

1,960

494

227

141

110

91

78

68

62

56

52

59

51

44

40

6,418

207

12,730

June

39 

35

31

28

26

26

*28

29

78

139

144

74

49

40

34

34

a31

a28

a26

29

aioo

a80

a45

a30

a23

20

18

17

16

15

1,312

43.7

2,600

July

tf

13

13

12

*12

12

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

11

9.5

8.3

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.3

1.9

255.4

8.24

507

Aug.

1.4 

*1.3

1.6

1.7

al.S

al.S

.8

32~a. 6

145

49

24

16

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.5

30

*1.300

362

113

5S

33

24

19

16

2,293.6

74.0

4,550

Sept.

13 

TT

9.8

8.0

7.2

6.0

4.8

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

T79

4.2

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.7

122.6

4.09

243

Calendar year 1959 : Max 695 Mln o ' Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,940

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,190 Mln 0.6 Mean 69.6 Ac-ft 50,540

Peak discharge (base, 1,050 cfs). Mar. 21 (12 m.) 5,760 cfs (15.31 ft)j May 16 (6 p.m.) 7,580 cfs 

(16.72 ft); Aug. 24 (9 a.m.) 2,080 efs (10.66 ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Russell.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4-6, 13-19, 27-29, Jan. 3-8, 14, Jan, 19 to 

FebTT, Feb. 10 to Mar. 16.
336 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8670. Saline River near Russell, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°58', long 98°51', on east line of sec.34, T.12 S., R.14 W., at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 2 miles downstream from Salt Creek and 

5 miles north of Russell.

Drainage area. 1.502 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953, June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,551.59 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge.--9 years (1945-53, 1959-60), 172 cfs (124,500 acre-ft per year) 

8 years (1945-53), 170 cfs (123,100 acre-ft per year), figure published in WSP 1630 in 

error.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height 14.19 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Jan. 22.

1945-53, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 19.12 

ft, corrected); minimum, 3.2 cfs June 24, 25, 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6, Apr. 7 to May 6, June 22, 23)

4.1

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

66

152

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.3

360

960

1,900

3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

154

168

95

225

*411

800

500

300

210

176

139

117

105

93

83

76

73

64

61

58

55

52

49

49

47

*47

44

44

60

6 1

4,477

144

8,880

Nov.

61

61

58

56

53

50

52

49

49

49

47

47

42

35

40

32

30

*35

43

52

51

58

52

46

46

44

44

34

37

42

1,395

46.5

2,770

Dec.

44

44

46

40

42

43

42

*42

40

40

43

42

42

42

43

42

40

40

40

39

36

40

40

39

37

37

43

43

42

40

39

1,272

41.0

2,520

Jan.

42

19

30

37

40

45

48

50

48

47

50

52

52

60

25

30

27

22

19

16

14

13

16

17

18

*20

22

27

30

35

40

1,011

32.6

2,010

Feb.

50

70

120

214

145

131

120

105

*134

125

115

80

65

80

92

88

92

100

94

80

50

40

35

43

50

48

50

52

54

2,522

87.0

5,000

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min

Mar.

55

56

54

52

54

58

62

68

72

76

78

76

80

84

86

84

86

90

100

150

250

934

5.670

*5,160

1,600

1,860

1,690

988

719

544

17,388

561

34,490

Apr.

417

SSo" 792

434

332

301

282

262

248

238

226

216

218

216

206

196

188

180

*174

170

161

156

148

143

138

132 m148

166

212

7,494

250

14,860

May

224

198

172

156

161

864

502

395

300

258

228

208

194

186

178

204

297

1,910

1,220

682

499

378

306

*268

244

224

202

214

268

208

192

11,540

372

22,890

June

180

168

161

154

145

145

184

210

244

202

224

375

528

465

335

258

218

188

172

632

784

*473

284

242

198

172

156

141

129

120

7,887

263

15,640

July

114

110

105

100

97

93

93

93

97

95

90

86

81

*71

71

68

64

61

60

55

50

49

46

44

42

42

*40

36

35

31 '29

2,148

69.3

4,260

Aug.

26

25

24

26

22

20

19

29

29

560

290

180

186

136

*100

80

68

55

50

47

43

39

35

204

5.160

3,110

760

505

390

284

238

10,740

346

21,300

Sept.

202

170

147

129

117

107

98

90

83

80

78

73

73

*69

63

60

58

56

55

53

49

44

74

289

108

88

69

61

58

50

2,751

91.7

5,460

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 3,670 5,670 Min Min 13 is Mean Mean 193 195 Ac-ft Ac-rt 140,100 i4U,iou______________

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 24 (2 a.m.) 4,550 cfs (13.04 ft); Mar. 27 (4 a.m.) 2,220 cfs 

(10.40 ft); May 18 (6 p.m.) 5,090 cfs (11.69 ft); Aug. 26 (6 a.m.) 6,000 cfs (14-.19 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 15-21, 28-50, Jan. 3-7, 9-11, Jan. 15 to 

Feb. 3, Feb. 10-14, Feb. 19 to Mar. 21.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 337

8680. Saline River near Wilson, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°56', long 98°32', in SE£ sec.10, T.13 S., R.ll W., on left bank-100 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hell Creek, 

8 miles northwest of Wilson, and at mile 135.0.

Drainage area. 1,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,448.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989. Prior to Apr. 8, 1931, chain or wire-weight gage and Apr. 8, 1931, to Nov. 25, 

1938, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 161 cfs (116,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.56 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Jan. 22.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs June 18, 1957 (gage height, 85.83 ft); no 

flow for part of Nov. 9, 1956, Jan. 3,4, 1957.

Flood in July-August 1928 reached a stage of about 26.8 ft from floodmarks (discharge, 25,700 cfs, from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: 1929-30. WSP 856: 1931, 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5-9, 17, 18. Mar. 21 to May 6, 

May 21 to June 9, Sept. 13-24)

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

56

147

355

7.0

11.0

14.4

910

2,450

4,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

2728

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

86

297

239

178

203

515

*488

829

775

400

258

197

163

142

128

117

108

101

95 

90

88

84

82

76

72

70 

66

*65

S5

76

88

6,241

201

12,380

Nov.

77

75

73

70

66

64

66

64

61

61

60

60

55

35

57)

45

40

*50

55 

60

72

66

66

61

57

56

55

48

52

57

1,777

59.2

3,520

Dec.

61

56

56

56

52

52

54

52

52

*51

51

52

51

52

52

54

54

52

51 

51

51

51

51

52

51

52 

61

60

59

*56

54

1,660

53.5

3,290

Jan.

57

43

35

40

45

53

56

57

59

55

59

60

59

55

47

50

45

35

30 

32

28

20

23

25

27

*29

32

34

37

42

50

1,319

42.5

2,620

Feb.

56

62

140

277

298

201

184

171

*161

165

160

140

130

100

115

110

120

120

115 

100

60

55

62

72

75

80 

78

76

74

3,557

123

7,060

Mar.

78

76

74

T4

74

76

77

82

86

88

90

92

94

100

105

108

110

120

125 

150

237

432

2,260

*4.120

2,320

3,000 

3,580

2,710

1,500

1,050

780

23,868

770

47,340

Apr.

657

598

965

712

*541

473

435

405

375

355

332

318

316

309

298

281

264

249

235 

227

219

207

201

195

190

182 

176

188

197

243

10,343

345

20,520

May

285

264

237

211

211

392

817

540

435

365

316

283

262

249

241

316

268

546

"926 1.920 

649

525

432

368

328

*292 

268

258

266

298

243

13,011

420

25,810

June

227

205

192

182

169

171

167

223

233

300

254

251

480

598

528

390

307

262

231 

318

*1.040

910

528

385

328

277 

245

225

205

190

10,021

334

19,880

July

173

165

154

147

140

135

132

132

132

130

125

130

117

109

103

101

96

109

92

84

80

75

73

72

69

66 

*73

70

65

62

59

3,270

105

6,490

Aug.

54

50

51

52

50

44

42

52

55

56

477

£43

199

194

152

*124

139

96

79 

70

66

60

54

66

773

5.420 

1,190

705

635

303

9,932

320

19,700

Sept.

264

228

203

186

169

154

142

132

125

120

116

111

106

92

*88

83

79

77

75 

72

68

65

92

456 4^0"

169 

133

112

101

94

4,352

145

8,630

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,340 Mln 22 Mean 110 Ao-ft 79,950

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,120 Mln 20 Mean 244 Ao-ft 177,200

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 4.380 cfs (14.56 ft); Mar. 26 (12 p.m.) 3,800 

cfs (13.49 ft); May 19 (7 a.m.) 2,590 cfs (11.28 ft); Aug. 26 (6 p.m.) 4.220 cfs (14.54 ft)._____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-20, Jan. 2-8, Jan. 14 to Feb. 2, Feb. ID-16, 

Feb. 19 to Mar. 20.
338 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8684. Wolf Creek near Lucas, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°03'30", long 98°33'10", in NW£ sec.33, T.ll S., R.ll W., at downstream

side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles west of Lucas, 4 miles upstream fron East Fork, and

15 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. June 1959 to September 1960.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,456.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929. 

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 4,090 cfs June 28;

maximum gage height, 25.40 ft June 28; minimum daily discharge, 0.7 cfs Sept. 17. 

1959-60; Maximum discharge during water year, 3,220 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage

height, 24.20 ft Mar. 27; minimum dally discharge, 2.3 cfs Sept. 18.

Maximum stage known since at least 1895, about 32 ft July 11, 1951, from floodmarks

and information by local residents and Corps of Engineers. Flood of June 17, 1957,

reached a stage of about 30 ft. Flood in 1935 was highest known prior to 1951. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

10

7.3

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.3

4.5

3.8

3.7

3.4

Aug.

al.8

al.7

al.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

Sept.

49

a!3

a2.5

a2.1

1.4

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.o

al.o

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

*

-

-

-

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

July

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.2

4.3

5.7

4.1

3.2

3.0

2.8

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.5

al.5

al.4

Sept.

a. 9

a. 9

.9

a. 8

*.8

a. 8

a, 7

711 '203

14

Total..................................................................

Day

21

22

23

24

25

27

28

?9

30

31

Mean................................................................ ..

Runoff In acre-feet. .................................... ...... .. ,.

Peak discharge (base, 40O efs). June 28 (2 a.m.) 4,o9O cfs T25.4O ft at

June

1.5

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

223

 1,890

*42

20

-

4 a.m.)

July

*2.7

a2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.l

a2.o

al.9

al.8

3 72

229

; Sept.

Aug.

al.3

1.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.l

1.7

2.0

1.9

90

18 (5

Sept.

61

11

20

 131

27

18

9.5

7.2

6.5

6.4

2,590

p.m.)

1,650 cfs (18.90 ft at 7 p.m.). - -

___________________________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather records, and records for Salt Creek near Ada.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

245

136

15

366

565

*41

141

26

7.2

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.6

4.2

5.0

4.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.6 576'

2.7

7.4

22

1,653.0

53.3

3,280

Hov.

7.1

3.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.4

a3.5

a3.5

*4.2

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.8

aS.O

as. 2

a5. 2

aS.o

a4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

121.6

4.05

241

Dec.

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

 4.4

4.5

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

a5.4

6.4

6.7

576

5.2

148.7

4.80

295

Calendar year 1959 : Max

Jan.

5.8

b4.5

bS.O

bS.O

b4_,5

b4.5

5.2

5.5

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.8

8.7

b!2

b9.0

b8.0

bll

blO

b9.o

b7.5

b6.5

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

»b6.5

b6.5

b7.0

b7.5

8

f\ 

 *J

212.6

6.86

422

Feb.

8.2

9.2

185

429 ~S9"

78

64

59

»49

29

21

20

19

17

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!2

b!2

bll

bio

1,260.4

43.5

2,500

I Min -

Mar.

b9.5

b9.0

b8.5

bS.O

b'BTB

bS.O

bS.O

b8.0

bS.O

bS.O

blO

bll

bll

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

16

19

21

24

55

285

668

 623

1,520

1.870

433

265

153

.112

6,234.0

201

12,360

Apr.

104

100

81

71

61

58

53

50

44

42

42

39

49

48

 41

38

36

32

32

31

29

28

28

26

25

23

22

33

39

114

1,419

47.3

2,810

May

56

38

33

30

40

47

59

40

36

31

28

27

27

27

26

45

35

28

26

26

29

25

22

20

*19

17

17

18

21 

ift AtJ

1RIs

927

29.9

1,840

June

16

15

14

13

13

14

16

18

19

24

23

22

22

21

18

15

13

12

11

Si

47

22

 19

a 16

a 14

a!3

a!2

all

alo 

aT5

587

19.6

1,160

July

r9.5

f9.0

£7.8

f7.8

s.7.8

7.8

8.4

8.7

9.4

9.5

8.4

7.7

7.9

9.2

a8.5

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

*5.3

9.O

6.7

5.6

5.0

4_J

225.0

7.26

446

Aug.

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

8.0

14

40

7.2

4.9

4.4

4.3

*4.1

3.9

6.7

9.9

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

377

3.2

3.2

2.9

8.0

6.6

3 2 

3^0

190.4

6.14

378

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.

a2.

a2.

a2.

a2.

a2.

a2.

a2.

*2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.3

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

4.6

43

31

5.2

3.4

a3.2

a3.o

a2 9

150.5

5.02

299

Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,870 Mln 2.3 Mean 35.9 Ac-ft 26,030

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs). Oct. 2 (S p.m.) 547 cfs (12.49 ft at 1O p.m.): Oct. 5 (11 p.m.)

1,000 cfs (15.60 ft at 12 p.m.); Feb. 4 (3 a.m.) 77O cfs (14. 1O ft at 4 a.m.); Mar. 24 (6 a.m.) 

817 cfs (13.82 ft at 8 a.m.): Mar. 27 (Z a.m.l 3.22O cfs (24. 2O ft at 6 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather records, and records for Salt Creek near Ada.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 339

8695. Saline River at Tescott, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°00', long 97°53', in SE£ sec.16, T.12 S., R.5 W., on downstream side of 

left pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Tescott, half a mile upstream from 

Dry Creek, and at mile 54.5.

Drainage area.--2.820 sq mi.

Records available. September 1919 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,265.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 238 cfs (172,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 29.40 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Nov. 16.

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 61,400 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 30.06 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1935-36.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Diversions above station for 

irrigation. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 856: 1931. WSP 1310: 1926-28(M),

1935(M), 1945(MJ, 1947-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Jan. 2, Jan. S-12, Feb. 4)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

5.8 

6.5 

7.5

58

96

170

9.0 3ZO

12.0 760

15.0 1,350

6.2

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

88

144

350

838

1,770

24.0

28.0

29.0

29.4

4,320

6,350

8,300

11,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

83 

155

963

1.500 

S50

806

1,070 

1,210

720

793

841

466

303

244

201

174

152

137

126

119

115

 110

108

107

157

120

106

100

96 

100

103

11,929

385

23,660

Mov.

143 

232

176

130 

114

107

100 

94

91

96

98

94

92

91

87

69

60

6T

74

74

80

88

98

107

102

98

 95

S9

35 

78

3,006

100

5,960

Dec.

ft

88

87 

83

62

80 

78

*76

77

77

76

76

76

77

77

77

77

77

76

76

76

75

75

76

77

80

35

87 

S9

92

2,445

78.9

4,650

Jan.

89 

83

70

55 

57

64

66 

68

68

72

74

96

194

310

480

210

120

75

95

 110

95

80

75

72

70

73

75

80

85 

90

100

3,351

108

6,650

Feb.

160 

220

2SO

6S1 

1.470

1,250

766 

 616

515

454

370

285

212

165

170

ISO

160

190

200

165

90

85

105

135

150

145

140

145

140

9,644

333

19,130

Mar.

135 

130

130

125 

120

120

115 

T55

130

140

145

150

155

165

180

195

190

1S5

190

205

215

292

559

1,580

3,240

4,660

6,100

8,310

11.500 

8,480

4,190

52,651

1,69S

104,400

Apr.

2.050 

 1,440

1,180

1,120 

1,250

995

825 

743

691

644

608

580

562

*565

552

538

50S

477

455

434

416

399

389

37S

364

351

339

345

374 

409

19,976

666

39,620

May

771 

782

557

479 

435

409

399 

608

884

681

565

489

441

405

379

471

746

664

428

925

1.660

1,030

754

623

530

 469

427

395

370 

354

353

18,483

596

36,660

June

385 

344

316

300 

284

274

271 

272

280

303

344

400

392

377

532

650

597

472

391

393

493

666

»1.0SO

" 912

5S9

458

396

343

310 

286

13,110

437

26,000

July

~SfT 262 

229

217 

206

195

189 

184

1S2

1S2

1S1

178

172

172

158

152

145

142

138

136

143

130

124

121

 118

117

115

114

113 

117

110

4,989

161

9,900

Aug.

104 

99

96

95 

94

93

90 

104

160

216

177

139

344

2flS 2n

206

*189

1S6

325

205

142

120

111

108

135

147

694

2,160

TtrTTS

8!50

11,758

379

23,330

Sept.

436 

338

292

259 

232

218

190 

174

162

154

146

140

134

130

127

124

121

118

115

113

112

108

126

1,300

2.960

*1,350

586

279

149 

94

10,787

360

21,400

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,940 Mln 42 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,500 Mln 55 Mean 443 Ac-ft 321,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Oct. 4 (12 m.) 1,390 cfs (15.17 ft); Oct. 8 (3 a.m.) 1.300 cfs 

[14.80 ft); Feb. 5 (6 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (15.OS ft); Mar. 29 (8 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (29.40 ft): May 21 

(6 a.m.) 1,S40 cfs (16.28 ft); Aug. 28 (10 p.m.) 2,470 cfs (18.50 ft); Sept. 25 (10 a.m.) 3,270 

cfs (21.08 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-7, Jan. 15 to Feb. 3, Feb. 14 to Mar. 21.
340 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8703. Gypsum Creek near Gypsum, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°39'11", long 97°25'10", on south line of sec.15, T.16 S., R.I W., on 

left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2.6 miles upstream fro-n Stag Creek, 

3.5 miles south of Gypsum, and 22.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,232.16 ft above mean see level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1959, wire-weight and crest-stage gages at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 20.6 cfs (14,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 905 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.62 ft); no flow 

 A~ug~27, Sept. 13-17.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 6,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 19.00 ft); no 

flow at times in 1955-57, 1959-60.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, 22.2 ft May 29, 1903; flood in April 1929 

reached a stage of 21.9 ft, and that of July 11, 1951, a stage of 21.7 ft, from floodmark, information from newspapers and local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2)

Oct. 1 to

Sept. 24 to

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.2

Discharge,

0

.2

.6

1.5

3.0

4.8

11

in cubic

June 20,

Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

8.0

11

13

14

feet per

38

78

183

402

600

760

secot

June 21 to Sept. 24

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

2.0 

6.2

6.0 

8.0 183 

40?

ond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.8

493

134

28

40

16

6.6

9.5

3.4

3.4

1.6

1.2

T?5

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.7

*2.8

3.2

4.1

4.6

4.8

6.3

6.6

6.9

7.5

12

22

838.6

27.1

1,660

Nov.

9.4

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.6

3.9

3.9

5.4

5.7

6.3

6.0

5.1

4.8

3.8

4.0

5.2

3 .5

*4.6

6.3

8.4

9.1

9.7

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

5.7

4.8

4.6

'

177.7

5.92

352

Dec.

7.5

6.9

6.0

6.6

6.3

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.3

6.5*

5.7

*5.7

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.6

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

6.9

6.3

6.3

9.1

27

31

19 

12

11

260.0

8.39

516

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,12

Jan.

13

18

25

20

12

10

8.8

11

14

16

' 5-15

? *31

25

190

222

35

27

25

22

18

16

15

17

19

21

25

36

32

28 

38

67

1 , 07 1 . 8

34.6

2,130

Feb.

46

38

32

87

130

117

2OO

130

*65

4O

30

27

25

24

28

30

38

35

28

26

25

21

17

16

19

20

21

22

21

1,358

46.8

2,690

0 Min 0

Mar.

21

20

19

18

TO

21

22

24

28

*30

27

25

29

33

35

32

30

38

68

129

216

573

553

655

348

304

196

96

74

65

56

3,805

123

7,550

Apr.

62- 82

53

49

44

44

42

42

38

36

37

34

*35

55

45

37

34

31

30

30

29

28

£8

29

27

24

23

25

29 

41

1,143

38.1

2,270

May

34

28

25

93

97

102

55

37

33

29

25

24

24

23

22

31

30

23

21

34

33

24

19

*17

15

13

12

11 "25

19

13

991

32.0

1,970

June

11

9.4

7.8

6.9

6.0

8.1

28

200

118

a65

a22

a35

a25

a27

*23

168

56

28

23

*273

84

39

33

26

23

21

20

18

16 

14

1,434.2

47.8

2,840

July

12

12

12

11

1C

1C

1C

11

19

2C

12

S.4

7.6

6.7

E.8

5.5

3C

11

e.6

e.o

4.9

4.4

5.3

6.2

5.5

*4 .9

33

8.6

4.7

8.6 

4.0

318.7

10.3

632

Aug.

2.6

2.0

1.7

2.4

2.6

1.3

1.3

65

18

*6.4

3.8

3.0

2.4

1.6

1.0

.9

2.4

18

5.5

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

23

24

12

8.2

4.9

286

15

560.3

18.1

1,110

Sept.

11

7.4

5.5

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.4

5.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

.5

.6

0

0

.7

2.0

1.0

.6

.5

*.9

12

196

15

2.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

283.9

9.46

563

Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,680

Water year 1959-60: Max 655 Mln 0 Mean 33.4 Ac-ft 24,280

Peak discharge (base, 65O cfs). --Oct. 2 ( 7 p.m.) 828 cfs (14.31 ft); Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 9O5 cfs

(14.62 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stag? and records for 

Cottonwood River near Marion.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-17, Dec. 3O to Jan. 6, Jan. 16-22, 27-29, 

Feb. 10 to Mar. 18.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 341

8710. North Fork Solomon River at Glade, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40'40", long 99°18 I 30", on west line of sec.25, T.4 S., R.18 W. , at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile south of Glade.

Drainage area. 849 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,756.04 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 41.8 cfs (30,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 11.08 ft 

May 16; no flow at times.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs June 16, 1957 (gage height, 16.55 ft); no 

flow at times In each year.

Remarks. Records poor prior to June 17, fair thereafter.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.5

*246

*72

24

11

6.3

4.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.0

*1.1

.8

.7

1.0

9~.0

401.9

13.0

797

Nov.

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

6.6

5.2

6.3

7.0

7.3

5.9

4.8

4,O

3.5

2.0

2.2

1.0

*0~0

.2

1.0

2.0

2.5

3.0 

4.5

8.3

8.0

6.0

3.5

5.0

6.0

141.2

4.71

280

Dec.

7.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

8.0

*12

T2

11

9.4

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

8.0

8.3

7.0

6.3

5.9 

5.6

579

5.9

5.9

5.6

*5.9

7.3

7.6

234.1

7.55

464

Jan.

10

8.5

7.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10

10

9.0

10

11

12

11

8.0

7.0

6.0

4.0

2.5

1.0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

418.5

4.79

295

Feb.

1*0

5.0

10

20

50

70

84

94

84

42

*32

31

32

31

25

30

25

15

10

8.0

7.0

9.0

10 

8.5

7.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

770.5

26.6

1,530

Mar.

8.0

7.5

*7.0

8.0

9.0

8.5

10

12

15

18

17

22

25

30

30

28

35

40

50

60

90

1,930

*2,740 

*722

374

329

392

220

175

169

158

7,739.0

250

15,350

Apr.

209

190

141

105

90

72

*67

65

59

57

56

52

48

46

45

43

42

41

41

39

38

35

33 

32

3JL

32

38

44

46

42

1,879

62.6

3,730

May

40

38

*36

42

120

55

46

41

36

34

31

28

26

26

227

*5,140

365

180

134

120

104

85

73 

67

66

*66

74

54

50

45

40

5,489

177

10,890

June

38

38

36

41

37

32

31

40

38

34

172

229

194

220

112

77

65

57

53

316

*290

125

537 

320

128

83

68

60

55

70

3,596

120

7,130

July

108

57

44

39

38

*47

42

42

35

30

27

58

62

38

31

24

22

20

*18

17

15

13

12 

11

9.9

9.9

13

35

16 

9.0

7^.5

950.1

30.6

1,880

Avg.

5.6

4.0

5.6

5.2

2.8

.6

.2

*.8

9.5

^79

3.1

2.0

1.1

.7

.6

0

.6

.5

0

0

0*o

0 

0

0

7.9

4.0

1.0

0

0 

0

61.5

1.98

122

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,430 Min 0 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,410

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,140 Min 0 Mean 58.5 Ac-ft 42,470

618097 O - 61 -23
342 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8715. Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°34' , long 99°17', on west line of sec.l, T.6 S. , R.18 W., near center of 

stream at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, 8.5 miles north of Stockton.

Drainage area. 337 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,801.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 16.2 cfs (11,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 9.21 ft 

Mar. 24; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 13.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-9, Mar. 22-25,

May 16, May 25 to June 20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 24 to Sept. 3C

2.4 2.8 4.0 100 2.3 0.3 4.0 84

2.5 5.5 4.5 150 2.4 1.5 4.5 130

2.7 12 5.0 218 2.5 3.4 5.O 194

3.0 26 7.0 680 2.6 5.9 6.0 375

3.5 56 8.0 1,100 2.7 9.2 7.0 650

3.0 22 8.0 1,100

x 3.5 49 9.0 1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.1

8.4

10

5.2

240

322 *Io3-

77

43

22

11

7.7

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

3.9 

3.9

*3.9

5.6

T7T

4.4

6.1

7.4

948.0

30.6

1,880

Nov.

7.1

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.0

7.4

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

4.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.5

s!o

6.0

8.4

S7T

7.4

6.8 

6.5

5.2

4.2

6.1

6.5

7.4

177.5

5.92

352

Dec.

6.8

57?

5.8

5.8

4.4

4.7

5.8

*5.0

4.4

4.7

5.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9 

3.9

3.9

4.2

5.0

24375 

4.7

5.2

4.7

4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.4

144.0

4.65

286

Jan.

5.5

4.4

5.0

1.5

?7o

5.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

1.5

1.5

1.5

n.s

1.5

2.0 

2.5

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

IP.

112.9

3.64

224

Feb.

12

15

20

25

28

50

36

87

7?

29

*18

15

18

16

15

12

10

9.0 

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0 

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

*5.0

534.5

18.4

1,060

Calendar year 1959; Max 322 Min 0

Mar.

6.0

6.0

5.0

670

6.5

7.0

7.5

S.O

8.0

8.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

6.0 

6.5

7.0

10

37

*654

«1.150

*265

212

148

70

55

50

45

2,827.0

91.2

5,610

Apr.

75

51

43

39

36

36

*34

33

32

30

30

29

28

28

26

26

25

24 

24

23

22

22

22

20 

20

19

I?

21

22

21

893

29.8

1,770

May

20

18

*17

IS

41

34

24

20

18

17

16

16

15

TS

16

*392

1,040

1.250 

185

104

78

62

51

45 

40

*36

33

33

30

27

26

3,717

120

7,370

June

24

22

21

20

IS

29

21

20

20

17

28

38

59

54

41

32

22

15

15 m

*46

41

32

26 

20

17

16

16

16

16

872

29.1

1,730

July

14

14

13

15

13

*14

14

14

15

12

11

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.9 

*S.2

7.6

7.2

6.9

7.2

7.6 

6.9

6.6

~S.G 17

5.6

5 2

4^9

512.6

10.1

620

Aug.

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.2

3.4

3.2

*4.4

6^2

57?

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.8

5.0

3.0 

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

4.4

4.2 

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

111

108.2

3.49

215

Sept.

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

*.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4 

1.5

1.1

.9

1.0

5.4

§tl

*2 4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

47.9

1.60

95

Mean 9.52 Ac-ft 6,890

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,230 Min 0.7 Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21^210

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Oct. 5 (8 p.m.) S28 cfs (7.42 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m.) 1,610 cfs 

(9.21 ft); May IS (1 p.m.) 2.040 cfs (9.14 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-20, Jan. 3 to Feb. 4, Feb. 11 to Mar.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 343

8717. Kirwin Reservoir at Kirwin, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40', long 99°07', in SE£ sec.33, T.4 S., R.16 W., in control-house 

structure at outlet works of Kirwin dam on North Fork Solomon River, half a mile 

south of Kirwin, 1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, and at mile 66.6.

Drainage area. 1,360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1960. Monthly records only prior to 

October 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and servo-manometer follower. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 7, 1957, mercury-column or 

staff gages at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,731.65 ft May 20 (contents, 112,100 acre-ft); 

minimum, 1,724.23 ft Oct. 1 (contents, 75,970 acre-ft).

1955-60: Maximum elevation, that of May 20, 1960; minimum elevation since first 

filling of irrigation pool, 1,723.92 ft Sept. 17, 1959 (contents, 74,640 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam. Storage began Sept. 19, 1955. 

Total capacity, 513,000 acre-ft, consisting of the following: dead storage, 6,400 

acre-ft below elevation 1,693.00 ft (sill of trashrack structure); irrigation pool, 

88,800 acre-ft between elevations 1,693.0 and 1,728.4 ft; flood control pool, 219,400 

acre-ft between elevations, 1,728.4 and 1,757.3 ft (crest of uncontrolled spillway); 

and uncontrolled storage, 198,400 acre-ft between elevations 1,757.3 and 1,773.0 ft. 

Reservoir is used to store water for flood control and irrigation in Kirwin Unit, Missouri River Basin project. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

1,724

1,726

1,728

74,980

83,790

93,220

1,730

1,732

103,300

114,000

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

24.27 

24.30

24.30

24.30

24.75

25.04

25.13

25.15

25.17

25.17

25.17

25.17

25.17

25.19

SB.19

25.16

25.16

25.16

25.17

25.15

25.17

25.17

25.14

25.12

25.10

25. 08

25.05

25. OS

25.05

25.13

25.13

78,890

+3,920

Nov.

25.13 

25.14

25.17

25.12

25. 08

25.08

25.07

25.09

25. 09

25. 08

25. 08

25.05

25. 07

25.02

25.02

25.00

24.97

24.99

24.99

24.99

25.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

25.00

25. OO

24.98

24.98

24.99

24.99

79,280

-610

Dec.

24.99 

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

24.99

25.03

25.02

25.02

25.03

25.03

25.03

25.02

25.00

25.00

25.06

25.05

25.04

25.04

25.09

25. 08

25.11

25.07

25.08

25.07

25.07

79,630

+350

Jan.

25.14 

25.09

25.08

25.08

25.08

25.09

25.10

25.10

25.10

25.10

25.11

25.12

25.12

25.22

25.23

25.22

25.25

25.24

25.24

25.24

25.24

25.23

25.23

25.24

25.24

25.24

25.25

25.25

25.25

25.26

25.27

80,510

+88O

Feb.

25.27 

25.29

25.31

25.31

25.32

25.34

25.36

25.44

25.54

25.55

25.55

25.56

25.59

25.61

25.65

25. 6S

25.68

25.69

25.70

25.75

25.76

25.79

25.82

25.82

25.83

25.83

25.86

25.87

25.87

83,2OO

+2,69O

Mar.

25.88 

25.91

25.91

25.90

25.92

25.92

25.92

25.96

25.97

25.97

25.97

25.98

26.00

26. 06

26.10

26.10

26.12

26.12

26.14

26.16

26.21

26.86

28.05

28.74

29. OO

29.23

29.41

29.59

29.65

29.70

29.79

102,200

+19,000

Apr.

29.99 

3O.O4

30.09

30.13

50.17

30.18

35756"

29.89

29.71

29.59

29.37

29.23

29. 04

28.87

28. 8O

28. 8O

28.77

28.78

28.86

28.80

28.82

28. 8O

28.82

28.80

28.77

28.75

28.76

28.78

28. 8O

28. 8O

97,170

-5,030

May

28.81 

28.83

28. 8O

29.62

29.18

29.25

29.27

29.30

29.30

29.27

29.23

29.19

29. IS

29.15

29.36

30.65

31.14

31.57

31.63

31.64

31.56

31.46

31.36

31.28

31.16

31.05

30.93

30.84

30.70

3O.6O

30. 4S

1O5.8OO

+8.63O

June

30.36 

30.24

30.10

30.00

29.87

29.71

29.52

29.38

29.24

29.07

29.07

29.03

29.01

28.95

28.93

28.85

28.83

28.85

28.94

29.11

29.24

29.30

29.42

29.54

29.56

29.57

29.56

29.55

29.52

29.47

100,600

-5,200

July

29.45 

29^43

29.37

29.32

29.31

29.27

29.22

29.19

29.16

29.12

29. 07

28.99

28.95

28.89

28. S3

28.76

28.69

28.62

28.56

28.47

28.39

28.32

28.25

28.16

28.10

28.10

28.02

27.96

27.89

27.79

27.68

91,670

-8,930

Aug.

27.59 

27752"

27.47

27.40

27.52

Z7.23

£7.25

£7.24

£7.21

£7.16

£7.12

£7.O8

£7.04

£7.O1

. £6.95

£6.87

£6.84

£6.77

F6.72

?6.69

26.66

26.61

26.64

T6. 61

26.58

26.53

26.52

26.46

26.43

26.41

26.37

85,490

-6,180

Sept.

26.34 

26.29

26.26

26.24

26.21

26.15

26.10

26.04

26.01

25.96

25.94

25.90

25.87

25. S4

25.83

25.80

25.75

25.77

25.75

25.72

25.68

55776"

25.76

25.87

25.86

25.85

25.84

25.82

25.83

25.80

82,890

-2,600

Calendar year 1959.................... t -6,280

Water year 1959-6O.................... * +6,920

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

Note. Add 1,7OO ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
344 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8718. North Pork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans.

Location Lat 39°40', long 99°07', In two channels in SE£ sec.33 (river outlet gage) 

and SW-jj sec.34 (spillway gage), T.4 S. , R.16 W. , 200 and 600 ft, respectively, downstream from toe of Kirwin Dam, half a mile and three-quarters of a mile, respectively, 

south of Kirwin, 1.3 miles upstream from Deer Creek, and at mile 66.5.

Drainage area. 1,360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1919 to June 1925, August 1928 to June 1932, December 1941 to 

September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river outlet channel. Datum of gage 

Ts 1,659.50 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Water-stage 

recorder on spillway channel. Datum of spillway channel gage is 1,650.81 ft above 

mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to June 25, 1942, wire-weight 

or chain gages and June 25, 1942, to July 31, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site of 

former highway bridge 300 ft downstream from present river outlet gage at datum 

1,656.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). A\'g. 1, 1955, to 

Jan. 29, 1957, staff gage on headwall of river outlet structure 200 ft upstream from 

present site at previously used datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1919-24, 1928-31, 1942-60), 71.3 cfs (51,620 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 545 cfs Apr. 7; no flow for many days. 1919-25, 

T3Z$=32, 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1919 (gage t«ight, 22.5 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area and contracted-opening measurements at gage height 22.3 ft; no flow at times 

in 1943, 1948, 1955-60.

Flood in June 1915 reached a stage of about 27 ft, site and datum in use prior to 

July 1955, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements, observations of no flow, or field estimates generally made monthly of both river outlet and spillway flow. Flow regulated 

by Kirwin Reservoir (see p. 343) beginning Mar. 7, 1955. Figures of flow do not 

include diversion immediately above station into Kirwin Main Canal. Separate records 

are collected and computed for river outlet channel and for spillway ctannel. Figures 

given herein represent combined discharge.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1210: 1919(M). WSP 1440: 1919, 1929, 1931(M), 1942(P), 

1944-47, 1948(M), drainage area (present and former site).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

.1

0

2.6

0.08

5.2

Nov.

*

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

95

409

532

350

508

491

484

481

473

273

47

46

46

45

45

37

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

4,820

161

9,560

May

32

3?

32

32

34

32

32

32

70

97

98

98

98

98

99

100

100

101

102

176

360

377

36?

366

363

360

360

356

350

347

340

5,440

175

10,790

June

334

328

340

350

342

348

352

31E5

332

324

320

315

312

307

254

194

98

30

18

18

37

51

80

95

96

96

91

89

83

81

6,057

202

12,010

July

 ss 63

56

20

5.0

5.2

3.1

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

211.8

6.83

4?0

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Sept.

"~7T 0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

2.3

0.08

4.6

Calendar year 1959: Max 0.2 Min 0 Mean 0.04 Ac-ft 29

Water year 1959-60 : Max 532 Mln o Mean 45.2 Ac-ft 32,800
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8725. North Pork Solomon River near Downs, Kans.

345

Location. Lat 39°31" , long 98°36', on south line of sec.19, T.6 S., R.ll W. , on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, 3 miles west of Downs, 

4^ miles upstream from Oak Creek, and at mile 16.4.

Drainage area. 2,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,460.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 5, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 194 cfs (140,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 21.70 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Jan. 2, result of freezeup.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 30.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at'times in 

1955-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

lated by Kirwin Reservoir beginning Mar. 7, 1955 (see p. 343).

Plow reguRating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 16 May 17, to Sept. 30

3.1 9.7

3.5 29

4.0 66

5.0 160

6.0 280

7.0 430

9.0 820

17.0 3,000

21.0 4,760

2.9 11

3.1 17

3.2 21

3.5 36

4.0 73

5.0 170

6.0 304

8.0 650

14.0 2,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1963

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

106

195

69

335

*4.450

*1, 49O

410

125

g68

g40 

g33

g33

g33

g26

*g24

g24

g20

g20

g!9_

g20

20

21

20

20

20

20

19

22

25 

32

7,777

251

15, 430

Nov.

30

26

23

22

20

18

18

20

20

*19

19 

20

19

14

20

19

20

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

 18

16

18

20

602

20.1

1,190

Dec.

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17 

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

20

T9

18

18

17

559

18.0

1,110

Jan.

18

9.0

17

16

14

13

*15

16

16

16

17 

16

16

16

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

*17

17

18

19

485.0

15.6

9S2

Feb.

18

19

48

72

151

87

67

56

56

42

36 

40

26

25

31

23

23

20

17

16.

17

22

20

18 *17

16

16

16

16

1,031

35.6

2,040

Mar.

15

17

17

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

23 

21

21

22

22

23

*24

25

28

28

32

g46

87

932

976

2,050

3.680

*1,650

648

372 

g246

11,142

359

22,100

Apr.

gS38

742

37jO"

g256

g!89

155

150

437

540

533

527 

504

504

502

489

319

148

129

120

116

112

*110

101

99

95

91

89

91

94

103

8,243

275

16,350

May

101

95

88

84

154

470

221

151

*151

119

145 

142

140

138

136

688

*1.950

397

261

508

297

441

427

402

395

390

382

381

381

374 

371

10,320

333

20,470

June

368

363

*360

395

418

416

450

475

486

536

1,350 

1,370

720

565

522

975

700

g301

g!72

719

*1,480

g424

g422

1,270

g426

g240

194

174

158

155

16,604

553

32,930

July

142

131

109

105

100

75

89

78

75

65

59 

56

51

92

98

58

47

*51

47

44

38

32

31

31

50

30

34

67

51

35 

32

1,983

64.0

3,930

Avg.

*30

31

52

50

42

40

32

111

141

104

73 

47

35

31

30

28

46

36

28

26

25

26

25

*g52

g48

g35

g26

g30

g62

g89 

g40

1,469

47.4

2,910

Sept.

g36

g28

g25

g25

g23

621

g!9

619

621

g22

611 ei*

g!6 *g!7

617

g17

g20

g22

g23

821

gZl

g20

g57

g54

g55

40

25

21

21

20

729

24.5

1,450

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,430 Min 7.4 Mean 56.8 Ac-ft 41,100

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,430 Mln 9.0 Mean 167 Ac-ft 120,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 11 to Mar. 21.
346 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8730. South Fork Solomon Rirer above Webster Reservoir, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°22', long 99°35', on west line of sec.8, T.8 S., R.20 W., on downstream 

side of highway bridge, 4 miles north of Damar, 7 miles downstream from Wild Horse 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from Webster Dam.

Drainage area. 1.040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1945 to September 1960. Prior to October 1953, published as 

"at Webster."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,936.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 17, 1946, wire-weight gage, 

May 17, 1946, to May 20, 1951, water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage (destroyed by 

flood) and May 21 to Sept. 30, 1951, staff gage, all at site 8 miles downstream at 

datum 94.52 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1951, to May 22, 1952, wire-weight gage Ft bridge near 

Stockton, 23 miles downstream, at different datum. May 23, 1952, to May 23, 1954, 

water-stage recorder and staff gage at site 8 miles downstream at datum 94.52 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs May 16 (gage height, ]0.25 ft); minImum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 20-22.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 14.9 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum flood known, that of July 12, 1951; second highest known, that of June 1908 

(13.4 ft, present site and datum), from information obtained from Kansas State Highway 

Commission.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1945-48, 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 20-26, Dec. 1-27, Feb. 2-9, Apr. 3T to May 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22, May 16 to June 20 Mar. 22 to May 16, June 20 to Sept. 30

1.4 10 2.5 170 5.0 1,500 1.4 1.0 2.0 36 4.5 850

1.5 17 3.0 320 6.0 2,600 1.5 2.3 2.5 99 5.0 1,250

1.7 35 3.5 500 7.0 4,100 1.6 4.8 3.0 200 6.0 2,410

2.0 74 4.0 760 1.7 9.0 3.5 350 7.0 4,050

1.8 15 4.0 550 8-0 6,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

29

43

30

208

1.030 

»185 

77

55

39

29

27

27

23

20

20

17

18

19

20

21

20

»22

20

16

16

16

18

20 

27

37

2,175

70.2

4,310

Nov.

35

34

35

29

25

21 

26 

30

29

30

32

33

26

23

24

13

*9.5

10

15

31

35

36

33

31

30

28

19

15 9.0

24

770.5

25.7

1,530

Dec.

36

28

30

30

26

25 

»30 

29

27

27

29

30

29

30

30

28

29

30

28

28

26

32

24

20

33

43

3T

26

»22 

17

IT

876

28.3

1,740

Jan.

24

19

15

13

14

16 

20 

27

32

32

37

48

35

28

22

11

9.4

9.6

*6.2

575

7.0

7.2

6.5

9.2

12

15

18

20

21 

28

43

614.6

19.8

1,220

Feb.

72

102

116

127

162

203 

I9T 

160

135

58

»48

50

54

50

40

50

50

40

25

7.8

8.5

15

17

11

9.6

9.2

9.4

10

10

1,843.5

63.6

3,660

Mar.

11

10

IT

*11

11

12 

14 

15

19

23

25

28

31

35

34

43

40

60

140

g416

2,950

»2,840

g904

g486

g296

g281

g254

g227

g!88

g!64

g!55

9,734

314

19,310

Apr.

g403

g206

g!57

g!45

g!37

g!33 

*126 

124

126

122

122

119

120

117

113

110

105

104

99

96

98

93

93

96

92

92

93

96

90 

1ST

3,728

124

7,390

May

98

»84

81

101

»441

168 

139 

119

110

101

92

92

92

92

93

 4,680

822

400

356

275

239

218

185

158

139

127

*112

131

100 

82

80

10,007

323

19,850

June

77

71

67

63

57

61 

64 

68

*77

317

1.56Q

434

314

188

»135

111

98

92

88

376

179

74

58

55

52

48

42

40

39 

38

4,943

165

9,800

July

36

35

g30

g30

»30

30 

33 

35

32

33

32

28

25

22

20

17

14

*13

g!3

g!4

g!3

gll

g8.6

g9.0

glO

g9.0

g8.2

g7.3 

g6.1

4.6

621.8

20.1

1,230

Aug.

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0

g2.2

 332H

g!07

g20

g8.2

6.1

4.6

g4.0

g3.8

»3.8

g3.3

gl.8

gl.5

1.5

1.5

11

942

g!36"

g48

g30

g!8

g9.6 

g7.7

1,740.6

56.1

3,450

Sept.

g8.6

g6.5

4.8

g4.3

g3.8

g2.8 

*gl.8 

gl.6

g2.6

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

gl.9

3.3

2.S

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.4

-35 137

23

10

6.9

*5.6

4.8 

4.0

293. S

9.79

583

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,030 Mln 0 Mean 33.5 Ae-ft 24,270

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,680 Min 1.3 Mean 102 Ae-ft 74,070

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs). Mar. 22 (6 a.m.) 4,070 cfs (6.98 ft); May 16 (2 p.m.) 14,400 cfs

(10.25 ft); June 11 (8 p.m.) 3.290 efs (6.49 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. ~~

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 16-19, 27-30, Dec. 28 to Feb. 1, Feb. 10 to 

Ma?7T9.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 347

8731. Webster Reservoir near Stockton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°24'58", long 99°25'28", in sec.27, T.7 S., R.19 W., in spillway gate 

control area near north end of Webster Dam on South Pork Solomon River, 8 miles west 

of Stockton and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area. 1.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1960. Prior to October 1956, monthly records 

only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (elevations above 1,873 ft) and mercury-column gage near 

south end of dam read once daily. Datum of gages is at mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,896.15 ft Apr. 6 (contents, 92,090 acre-ft); 

minimum, 1,887.95 ft Aug. 7 (contents, 61,560 acre-ft).

1956-60: Maximum elevation, 1,899.55 ft July 2-5, 1957 (contents, 107,OCO acre-ft); 

minimum since first filling of irrigation pool, 1,886.10 ft Mar. 28, 1958 (contents, 

55,700 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam. Storage began May S, 1956. 

ToUal capacity, 401,600 acre-ft, consisting of the following: dead storage, 2,184 

acre-ft below elevation 1,855.5 ft (sill of trashrack); irrigation pool, 64,920 acre-ft 

between elevations 1,855.5 and 1,889.6 ft; flood control pool, 193,600 acre-ft between 

elevations 1,889.6 and 1,923.7ft;and uncontrolled storage, 140,900 acre-ft brtween elevations 1,923.7 and 1,938.0 ft. Reservoir is used to store water for flood control and 

irrigation in Webster Unit, Missouri River Basin project. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation in feet, 

and contents. In acre-feet)

1.887

1.888

1,890

58,500

61,720

68,480

1,892

1,894

1,897

75,690

83,350

95,700

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

88.30

68.32

88.33

88.34

88.69

89.27

89.46

89.49

89.51

89.52

89.53

89.55

89.58

89.59

89.61

89.60

89.60

89.61

89.61

89.62

89.63

89.65

89.63 

89.62

89.61

89.60

89.60

89.59

89.60

89.70 

89.70

67,440

+ 4,830

Nov.

89.71

89.73

89.78

89.77

89.73

g89.73

g89.73

g89.73

g89.73

g89.73

89.73

89.71

89.69

89.69

89.66

89.60

89.59

89.57

89.56

89.57

89.57

89.57

89.58 

89.57

89.57

89.54

89.53

89.52

89.51

89.50

66,750

-690

Dec.

89.50

89.50

89.50

89.48

89.47

89.46

89.45

89.44

89.44

89.43

89.43

89.42

89.41

89.41

89.41

89.41

89.40

89.40

89.40

89.40

89.39

89.39

89.38 

89.37

89.43

89.36

89.43

89.37

89.33

89.32 

89.33

66,170

-580

Jan.

89.36

89.30

89.28

89.28

89.27

89.25

89.25

89.23

89.23

89.23

89.24

89.25

89.27

89.39

89.37

89.35

89.40

89. 31?

89.34

89.33

89.32

89.31

89.27 

89.24

89.30

89.30

89.23

89.22

89.22

89.22 

89.22

65,800

-370

Feb.

89.23

89.26

89.30

89.36

89.42

89.50

89.60

89.69

89.82

89.83

89.87

89.89

89.93

89.99

90.02

90.06

90.12

90.18

90.22

90.28

90.28

90.32

90.34 

90.34

90.34

90.33

90.29

90.33

90.33

69,640

+3,840

Mar.

90.33

90.33

90.33

90.33

90.52

90.35

90.35

90.52

90.52

90.32

90.34

90.35

90.38

90.45

90.47

90.50

90.52

90.56

90.64

90.73

92.17

93.87

94.42 

94.68

94.87

95.14

95.52

95.44

95.49

95.55 

95.61

89,840

+20,200

Apr.

95.97

96.02

96.05

96.09

96.15

96.15

95.99

95.79

95.59

95.40

95.20

95.00

94.83

94.64

94.43

94.25

94.00

95.77

93.55

93.29

95.08

92.81

92.61 

92.56

92.12

91.84

91.65

91.43

91.26

91.03

72,140

-17,700

May

90.81

90.62

90.55

90.20

90.40

90.55

90.24

90.14

89.99

89.81

89.82

89.83

89.84

89.84

89.98

92.53

93.05

93.29

95.44

93.56

93.50

93.54

95.14 

92.94

92.73

92.50

92.52

92.14

91.90

91.68 

91.45

75,590

+1,450

June

91.20

90.95

90.72

90.40

90.20

90.01

90.01

90.04

90.11

90.21

91.23

91.73

91.97

92.10

92.15

92.11

92.10

92.08

92.10

92.50

92.42

92". 46

92.23 

91.99

91.71

91.41

91.14

90.87

90.54

90.23

69,290

-4,500

July

90.02

§9.91

89.84

89.82

89.81

89.78

89.75

89.72

89.69

89.64

89.60

89.55

89.51

89.44

89.38

89.31

89.27

89.23

89.19

89.11

89.04

89.00

88.94 

88.89

88.82

88.74

88.69

88.62

88.57

88.50 

88.40

65,040

-6,250

A'K?.

88.32

88.29

88.23

88.18

88.11

88.04

^ *7 ,^6

88.28

88.56

88.55

88.34

88.32

88.30

88.27

88.26

88.18

88.12

88.09

88.06

88.02

87.98

88.18 

g88.82

g<J8.9S

g<J9.00 g"T7§8~

g<J8.90

g<J8.82

g<J8.80 

g98.80

64,580

+1,540

Sept.

g88.78

g88 . f 4

g88.74

g88.74

g88.73

g88.70

88.63

88.59

88.55

88.51

8S.48

88.44

88.41

88.40

88.38

88.36

S3. 34

83.33

88.30

83.50

88.24

88.24

88.35 

88.43

88.43

88.42

88.42

88.41

88.59

88.38

62,970

-1,410

Calendar year 1959.................... * -15,530

Water year 1959-60.................... * +360

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

g Computed from graph based on 8 a.m. mercury-column gage readings.

Note. Add 1,800 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
348 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8732. South Fork Solomon River below Webster Reservoir, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°25', long 99°25', in two channels in NEjj- sec.34 (river outlet gage) and 

SE£ sec.27 (spillway gage), T.7 S., R.19 W., 0.2 mile downstream from river outlet and 

spillway, respectively, of Webster Dam and Reservoir, 1.3 miles upstream from Sand 

Creek, 8 miles west of Stockton, and at mile 90.2

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume on river outlet channel. Datum of 

gage is 1,835.32 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Waterstage recorder on spillway channel. Datum of spillway channel gage is 1,825.18 ft 

above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs May 5; no flow at times.

ET56-60: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Oct. 10, 1958; no flow at times in 1956-58, 

1960.

Remarks. --Records good above 10 cfs, p'oor below. Discharge measurements generally made 

once a month of both river outlet and spillway flow. Flow regulated by Webster Reservoir (see preceding page). Separate records are collected and compute? for river outlet channel and spillway channel. Figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8.8

8.7

8.7

8.6

9.1

8.6

4.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.5

59.6

1.92

118

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

T3

.3

.3

3_4

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

31

31

31

31

30

666.2

22.2

1,320

Dec.

29

30

30

30

30

29

Z9

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

3_7

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

933

30.1

1,850

Jan.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

2S.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

893

28.8

1,770

Feb.

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

13

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

11

31

41

4T

41

41

41

41

502.2

17.3

996

Mar.

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

43

43

45

62

75

79

80

82

85

87~£z

80

82

1,678

54.1

3,330

Apr.

78

75

75

74

74

144

448

528

525

523

488

457

455

470

519

518

517

515

514

511

516

508

505

504

501

500

500

496

496

494

12,528

418

24,850

May

491

492

492

490

522

498

365

275

388

313

47

47

47

48

49

51

57

58

59

101

336

462

510

506

522

546

542

526

510

498

494

10,342

334

20,510

June

494

490

486

466

454

328

44

44

43

42_

79

108

109

110

112

113

114

121

119

113

67

165

400

538

554

554

542

546

564

550

8,469

282

16,800

July

339

2^0

122

70

53

71

82

83

84

85

86

88

90

90

88

86

85

84

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

82

82

82

82

82

82

2,936

96.6

5,910

Aug.

72

43

50

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

34

23" 23

23

26

38

33

32

32

33

33

34

35

49

34

34

33

33

29

24

1,230

39.7

2,440

Sept.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

19

14

 14

14

14.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

6.1

.1

484.2

16.1

960

Calendar year 1959: Max 484 Min o Mean 50. 4 Ac-ft 36,470

Water year 1959-60: Max 564 Min 0 Mean m Ao-ft 80,880
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8740. South Fork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans.

349

Location. Lat 39°26', long 98°42', on west line of sec.20, T.7 S., R.12 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of Osborne, 

0.6 mile downstream from Covert Creek, and at mile 26.1.

Drainage area.--2,024 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1960.

flage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,505.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 186 cfs (134,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 17.39 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Nov. 14, result of freezeup.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 81,200 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 27.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow Aug. 21, 1946, Apr. 21, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Webster Reservoir (see p. 347} beginning May 3, 1956. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5)

Oct. 6 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

11

25

49

126

230

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

6.9 

9.9

5.0 160

6.0 290

10.0 960

3.2 20

3.5 37

4.0 77

5.0 175

7.0 440

11.0 1,160

15.0 2,250

17.0 3,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

30

38

38

203

542

438

226

100

62

43

32

28

23

20

*17

15

14

14

*14

*13

12

12

12

11

10

9.9

¥79

9.9

13

16

2,037.7

65.7

4,040

Nov.

17

17

14

14

12

I"9.6

11

10

*11

11

12

11

10

11

13

16

23

25

35

44

55

55

47

43

39

*36

25

25

35

698.6

23.3

1,390

Dec.

51

12

39

39

36

32

36

39

35

35

39

37

34

37

*37

37

38

39

36

34

32

39

39

31

38

40

44

39

37

33

30

1,154

37.2

2,290

Jan.

28

20

20

16

20

25

*29

 35

40

45

47

5050-

37

27

18

18

17

16

15

16

20

21

21

23

24

26

*28

31

34

39

856

27.6

1,700

Feb.

44

50

141

174

TOT

91

87

107

106

41

38

34

33

30

27

30

30

32

27

26

21

17

19

16

*15

14

T5

16

16

1,404

48.4

2,780

Mar.

15

18

18

15

17

19

20

23

29

34

36

34

38

44

50

55

*59

55

51

54

60

76

108

120

210

963

*3,130

1,880

798

562

424

9,015

291

17,880

Apr.

448

936

664

466

374

334

307

395

605

621

627

613

578

571

563

597

598

589

589

582

578

571

570

558

*552

547

542

563

573

613

16,724

557

33,170

May

602

581

562

554

600

759

777

638

*486

454

541

328

227

202

186

474

695

306

301

230

215

268

446

552

565

565

568

573

600

565

546

14,966

483

29,680

June

536

536

*539

547

541

538

526

274

273

210

237

903

803

550

450

581

317

270

262

*562

978

6TT

370

366

549

584

584

549

598

562

15,206

507

30,160

July

568

507

348

252

226

149

134

144

147

140

129

116

108

103

99

91

87

*90

89

82

74

70

65

66

66

64

66

69

62

58

57

4,326

140

8,580

Aug.

*54

50

49

36

_25

27

31

91

151

256

106

84

72

60

46

40

39

g37

g31

g28

g27

g26

g31

*263

416

320

136

173

571

127

94

3,497

113

6,940

Sept.

72

54

46

40

36

g35

30

g27

28

g30

g30

28

g25

*g25

24

24

24

25

25

24

22

32" 21

70

66

58

40

32

31

30

1,054

35.1.

2,090

Calendar year 1959: Max 626 Mln 0.7 Mean 73.6 Ac-ft 53,290

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,130 Mln 9.5 Mean 194 Ac-ft 140, 70O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-16, Dec. 30 to Feb. 2, Feb. 10 to Mar. 25 

(no gage-height record Feb. 29 to Mar. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

engineer's and observer's notes, weather records; and records for North Fork Solomon Rlvsr near 

Downs and Solomon River at Belolt).
350 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8760. Solomon River at Belolt, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°25'09", long 98 0 03'33", In NW& sec.25, T.7 S. , R.7 W., or left bank 

2.9 miles downstream from Plum Creek, 4 miles southeast of Beloit, and at mile 122.1.

Drainage area. 5,530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1960. Records for April 1895 to June 1897, 

published in 18th and 19th Ann. Repts., Pt. 4, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used. Fragmentary gage-height records collected near this site since 

Jan. 8, 1905, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau and Kansrs Water Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,324.82 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 10, 1958, chain or wire-weight 

gages and Mar. 19, 1930, to June 9, 1958, supplementary water-stage recorders, all in 

vicinity of city water plant dam in Beloit 8.5 miles upstream from present site at 

datum 14.19 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years (1929-60), 428 cfs (309,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 32.24 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Nov. 16.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 125,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 39.30 ft, site 

and datum then in use; 39.9 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating 

curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at 

nearby points on Solomon River; no flow at times in 1939-41, 1946, 1955-57.

Maximum stage known since at least 1877, that of July 13, 1951, from U. S. Weather 

Bureau records and newspaper files.

Remarks. Records fair except thoie for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow reguIaE?d by Kirwin Reservoir (see p. 343) beginning Mar. 7, 1955, and by Webster Reservoir 

(see p. 347) beginning May 3, 1956. Large diversions below Kirwin and Webster Dams 

and many small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1440: 1930(M), 1931-33. See also 

Records available^

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gag

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 5, June 25 to July 16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

e.o

45

79

125

269

630

12.0

22.0

26.0

30.0

32.0

1,560

4,490

6,300

11,300

14,100

ily 16) 

Hay 1 to Sept. 30

4.2 63

5.0 140

8.0 700

17.0 2,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

76

195

269

408 

445

1,270

3,460

*4.400

1,976

578

273

160

125

»105

92

83

77

70

68

65

63

62

60

57

56

55

55

 5T54

62 

75

14,842

479

29,440

Nov.

70

73

92

75 

68

60

57

55

55

»55

56

55

54

49

40

40

38

57

62

61

62

68

73

84

*86

85

79

71

56

65

1,902

63.4

3,770

Dec.

73

73

73

83 

79

76

74

73

73

73

73

73

74

»75

76

77

77

77

77

77

75

73

76

77

77

77

81

85

55

85 

72

2,369

76.4

4,700

Jan.

73

70

56

54

64

»60

62

68

77

77

83

 es 85

80

70

50

45

40

35

34

36

38

40

40

43

46

47

»50

56

64 

72

1,800

58.1

3,570

Feb.

84

150

806

1,660 

1,440

862

642

»588

591

494

285

211

162

145

114

120

141

 142

124

74

58

50

52

45

38

35

35

36

37

9,224

318

18,300

Mar.

36 iC

38

40 

41

43

46

54

60

65

60

70

80

90

100

90

*95

100

120

170

190

190

253

543

1,890

 3,640

8,360

13.400

»11,S66

5, 390 

1,890

48,384

1,563

95, 970

Apr.

2,030

4.100

3,190

1,740 

1,200

910

788

718 '925

1,270

1,330

»1,310

1,300

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,100

874

836

822

818

»804

794

786

76S

754

742

750

780

950

36,152

1,205

71,710

May

1,110

966

842

804 

826

909

1,460

1,280

1,010

 830

738

786

744

580

526

742

936

2,570

1,080

748

890

690

802

944

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,050 

1,030

3O.O53

969

59,610

June

1,010

997

»992

999 

1,020

1.O70

1,060

1,080

995

907

997

1,510

2,320

1,860

1,340

1,760

2,390

1,6OO

824

684

1,230

 2^10

1,510

990

1,760

1,130

937

870

826

806

38,284

1,276

75,940

July

792

77T

764

614

49C

42.'

372

303

286

28*

27C

63C

40P

 235

213

25:.

20C

174

162 15'?

154

14C

122

113 101?

10^

10.'

102 is:

133 

113

9,111

29*

18,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,40O Mln 2.2 Mean 19S Ac-ft 143,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,400 Mln 34 Mean 555 Ao-ft 403,300

Aug.

»97

99

96

91 

110

104

84

96

276

398

486

342

208

167

142

127

326

171

154

146

115

98

91

»141

1,080

426

548

304

334

1,060 

430

8,347

269

16,560

Sept.

224

gTSZ

g!25

g99 

g82

g7S

g79

g82

79

78

78

78

78

*77

75

74

73

73

72

72

73

69

15

91

105

142

135

122

101

86

2,842

94.7

5,640

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from wire-weight-gage readings S.S miles upstream.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-17, Jan. 2-8, Jan. 14 to Feb. 2, Feb. 21 

to Mar. 22 (no gage-height record Jan. 21-27, Mar. 3-16; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for North Fork Solomon River near Downs and South Pork Solomon River at Osborne).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 351

8767. Salt Creek near Ada, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°08'30", long 97°50'10", on west line of see.36, T.10 S., R.5 W., at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles southeast of Ada and 19.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 384 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,280 ft {from topographic map).

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 957 cfs June 29 

(gage height, 13.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15 {gage height, 2.97 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,400 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 

21.08 ft); minimum, 0.7 efs Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1897, that of Mar. 27, 1960, Flood in 1942 

reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, June 17, '1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of ioe effect

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 2 to Aug. 3, 1959, Oct. 8-22,

Jan. 6-14, Apr. 14-28, I960)

June 17, 1959, to Mar. 26, 1960 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30, 1960

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

0.5 

1.1 

2.0 

3.2 

8.0

4.0 26

5.0 74

6.0 134

9.0 380

14.0 960

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

0.9

1.6

7.0

12.0

18.0

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

225

720

1,580

2,100

2,850

4,100

5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

14

13

12

12

12

14

15

14

12

*11

9.4

62

*759

689

.

-

-

July

*306

155

61

40

31

27

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

22

31

44

30

22

20

18

17

17

*18

17

17

16

13

12

10

9 8

9.0

1,134.8

36.6

2,250

Aug.

8.0

772

6.3

5.5

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.6

*2.2

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

3.4

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

77

1.0

1.0

91.2

2.94

181

Sept.

1.4

1.6

 1.6

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

1.6

35

48

14

6.9

7.4

*112

127

66

15

6.6

4.0

2.5

463.2

15.4

919

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs). --June 29 (12 p.m.) 957 cfs (13.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
352 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8767. Salt Creek near Ada, Kans. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per- second, water- year October 1959 to Septembe- 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

144 

307

233

61

201

352

130

34

20

18

13

9.4

*8.7

8.0

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.3

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

2.7

15

9.8

4.6

2.8

2.7 

4 .8

6.6

1,637.5

52.8

3,250

Nov.

112 -39-

16

9.4

7.2

5.8

578

6.9

*6.9

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.2

8.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

*9.0

8.0

7.2

6.0

6.3 

6.3

366.4

12.2

727

Dec.

6.6

6.9

7.2

7.7

7.4

6.9

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

*7.7

8.0

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.4

6.6

1.0

6.6

7.2

7.2

7,4

8.4

9.8

12

14

T2

246.3

7.95

489

Jan.

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

*7.4

6.9

6.9

7.7

9.0

11

16

22

116

99

165

193

Tel

120

80

50

a 25

a!9

a!9

a20

a20

*20

20

22

30

42

1,345.4

43.4

2,670

Feb.

70

192

442

710

859

481

284

210

*228

183

81

57

71

64

62

56

60

*60

64

48

40

43

38

27

20

20

20

19

JL7

4,506

155

8,940

Mar.

16

15

16

15

li

14

14

14

14

*15

16

18

19

20

23

27

33

45

56

70

100

176

261

373

630

1,150

4,720

*5.560

*2,630

*1,360

474

17,708

571

35,120

Apr-.

535

621

498

*314

254

226

203

183

165

149

*144

133

132

131

118

107

99

94

84

79

*74

69

66

62

60

55

50

m207 

215

5,208

174

10,330

May

571

243

130

111

114

150

123

99

89

80

72

65

62

62

61

141

*346

128

85

74

81

77

66

62

59

58

54

a50

a45

a40 

a38

3,436

111

6,820

June

a35

*32

30

28

27

26

27

32

40

38

40

59

162

aS2

a42

a36

r33

a30

a28

*63

72

a40

a30

a25

a 23

a21

19

18

19

r7

1,154

38.5

2,290

July

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

15

15

15

17

*14

11

9.8

8.9

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.0

8.3

~8.6 22

H5 .6 5 .6

335.5

10.8

663

Aug.

4.9

4.0

3.9

*4.0

4.7

6.0

4.4

25

82

54

24

14

9.8

7.1

5.6

4.2

7.7

10

9.5

9.8

5.8

4.2

. 3.8

*3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

375

4.0

4.9

4.7

339.5

11.0

673

Sept.

4.9

5.8

4.4

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.3

a2.0

al.4

al.2

al.O »T70-

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

8.8

413

24T

52

12

5.4

3.3

2.3

784.3

26.1

1,560

Calendar year- 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water- year- 1959-60: Max 5,360 Mln 1.0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,530

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs).--Peb. 5 (4 p.m.) 855 cfs (13.19 ft); Mar-. 27 (8 p.m.) 8,400 cfs

(21.08 ft); Apr-. 2 (6 p.m.) 706 cfs (11.87 ft ; May 1 (12 m.) 639 cfs (11.26 ft); Sept. 24 (7 p.m.) 

622 efs (11.11 ft)._______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather- records and tr-erd of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-5, Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, Feb. 21 to Mar. 21.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8769. Solomon River at Niles, Kans.

353

Location. La t 38°58'08", long 97°28'34", in NW^ sec. 31, T.12 S. , R.I W. , on downstream 

side of left pier of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Niles and 

at mile 16.9.

Drainage area. 6,770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1897 to November 1903, October 1917 to September 1960. Published 

as "near Bennington' October 1917 to May 1919. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,160.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1903, wire-weight gage at present site at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1917, to May 31, 1919, staff gage near Bennington 27 miles upstream at different datum. June 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at present site at datum 2 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Apr. 25, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 49 years, 595 cfs (430,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 28.76 ft); minimum observed, 79 cfs Nov. 16.

1897-1903, 1917-60: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 

31.76 ft); minimum observed, 1 cfs Sept. 4, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Kirwin Reservoir (see p. 343) and by Webster Reservoir (see p. 347). Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Many small diversions 

upstream for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years) .-- WSP 806: 

WSP 1440: 1903, 1919, 1927.

Drainage area. WSP 926: 1935. WSP 1310: 1897-1903.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (ga(

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shlfblng-eontrol method used June 14-21, 23-28)

;e height, in f?et,

5.7 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2

13.0

20.0

27.0

28.8

Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

127

440

1,110

2,340

5,400

9,700

11,720

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

123

248

590

12.0 1,700

18.0 3,700

24.1 6,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31 '

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

592

577

601

996

828

645

998

1,450

2,520

5,600

3,210

1,060

498

355

254

*212

180

162

152

142

152

*126

120

114

115

115

115

120

115 

131

294

20 , 103

648

39,870

Nov.

284

542

290

197

152

149

149

134

123

115

111

107

106

g!05

g!16

*g96

95

101

98

95

97

loo

102

104

106

108

115

125

126 

127

4,075

136

8,080

Dec.

117

113

112

106

115

119

119

125

122

120

117

116

116

*116

117

119

119

117

117

117

117

117

120

122

122

120

142

149

145 

140

159

5,768

122

7,470

Jan.

139

135

115

90

*95

105

120

122

117

119

115

117

280

570

1.080

g600

g586

g233

120

140

210

200

170

140

120

110

125

*135

150

165

196

6,317

204

12,550

Feb.

290

572

482

1,020

2,110

2.790

2,450

*1,530

1,110

1,010

928

728

g484

g386

g330

526

*518

526

311

280

170

130

110

120

125

155

140

155

130

18,776

647

37,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,60O Min 37

Mar.

150

145

135

140

150

165

180

190

200

2O5

200

195

205

220

225

230

225

255

260

280

505

552

469

794

1,220

*2,940

7,790

9,660

11,000

11.600

11,600

61,665

1,989

122,500

Apr.

11,600

*11,000

6,880

4,940

4,440

2,670

1,860

1,570

1,580

1,260

1,350

1,620

1,750

*2,270

1,710

1,630

1,580

1,530

1,450

1,250

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,050

1.010

1,020

1,140

1,680

75,130

2,504

149,000

May

1,470

1,700

1,540

1,310

1,500

1,450

1,480

1,280

1,560

1,550

1,260

1,080

970

950

964

1,220

1,580

1,540

1,260

2,410

1,980

1,290

1,090

957

*930

1,040

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

40,711

1,313

80,750

June

1,120

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,060

1,110

1,120

1,140

1,110

1,050

1,240

1,660

2,350

2,120

1,580

1,970

2,470

1,970

1,140

908

*1,460

2.690

2,050

1,230

1,800

1,330

1,050

965

42,993

1,433

85,280

July

916

882

872

854

*836

750

g644

g572

g558

g520

g514

750

818

954

708

g473

S412

g391

g466

g552

g512

g288

g282

g276

*g265

244

530

290

245

220

207

16,179

522

32,090

Aug.

202

215

215

205

192

185

172

T85

368

*523

525

405

448

471

564

282

*266

812

206

480

299

247

226

213

203

179

552

654

594

511

451

10,800

548

21,420

Sept.

720

682

405

293

242

210

188

173

162

158

154

150

145

141

141

140

138

136

154

135

150

127

166

924

2 . 850

1,260

*418

247

219

210

11,174

372

22,160

Mean 340 Ae-ft 246.400

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,600 Min 90 Mean 852 Ae-ft 618^200

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --Oct. 10 (12 p.m.) 3,900 efs (16.90 ft); Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 2,870 cfs

(14.41 ft); Mar. 31 (8 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (28.76 ft); Apr. 14 (6 a.m.) 2,610 cfs (15.02 ft); May 20

(6 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (15.06 ft); June 19 (4 p.m.) 2.540 efs (14.06 ft); June 24 (6 p.m.) 2,840 cfs

(14.78 ft); Sept. 25 (9 a.m.) 3,090 cfs (16.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-7, 19-50, Feb. 20 to Mar. 21.
354 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8775. Turkey Creek near Abilene, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°48'20", long 97°10'50" ( in wj sec.26, T.14 S., R.2 E., at downstream 

side of highway bridge at confluence of East and West Turkey Creeks, 8 miles south of 

Abilene and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

s. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1.

Eb July 30, 1959, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 18.95 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 22.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs May 17, 1959 (gage height, 26.10 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1959.

Maximum discharge known since at least 1903, 23,700 cfs July 1951 (gage height, 

29.7 ft, from floodmarks and information by local residents), from slope-area measurement of peak flow at site 1.5 miles downstream. Flood in 1903 was about as high as 

that in July 1951, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1742.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,140 ft (from topographic map). Prior

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

4.3 21

5.O 49

6.O 108

9.0 

15.0

430

1,300

3.7 

4.1 

4.8 

6.0

10

19

49

126

S.O 310

11.0 710

14.0 1,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

1,500

7S1

244

1,080

183

65

62

50

41

37

*34

34

34

33

32

30

3O

31

30

50

5O

51

27

?9

50

27

29

29

170

260

4,855

156

9,59O

Nov.

54

37

33

32

32

31

31

55

*58

38

35

32

51

29

5l

30

31

33

31

31

31

31

331

50

a5O

a5O

a30

a30

a3O

a29

977

52.6

1,940

Dec.

29

2S

27

27

27

26

 26

26

25

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

25 "SB"

24

25

25

24

24

24

29

55

5T

27

26

803

25.9

1,590

Jan.

26

27

27

23

*24

 S3 22

23

24

25

26

31

42

284

511

77

57

40

45

48

46

4O

38

37

38

40

50

60

50

60

126

1,99O

64.2

3,950

Feb.

80

74

*61

116

172

154

244

T77

100

75

56

44

44

50

52

56

66

65

55

53

51

48

45

48

48

42

40

38

*36

2,190

75.5

4,540

Mar.

35

35

45

45

42

41

40

40

41

42

40

40

42

45

48

46

44

44

48

75

125

585

706

1,070

*825

1>150

 464

169

124

107

97

6,120

197

12,140

Apr.

121

114

93

*87

82

80

76

74

70

70

68

66

67

1OO

85

70

64

58

56

55

54

53

52

51

48

45

SB- 44

120

172

2,253

75.1

4,470

May

71

*54

51

9O

81

~86 119

58

52

50

46

44

45

44

42

48

55

44

41

42

44

42

39

57

37

55

54

37

59

37

55

1,577

50.9

3.13O

June

*57

48

44

52

5O

52

59

5 SO

684

'ilRJ

a6O

a75

a6O

a5O

aSO

8120

a70

a SO

a42

a45

845

g40

837

35

33

32

31

29

27

2,366

78.9

4,69O

July Aug.

25 817

26 *16

25 16

24 16

25 15

25 14

25 14

24 18

26 46

28 56-

25 19

70 16

42 15

25 15

25 14

22 14

150 820

229 855

~Tf 825

55 820

27 16

26 16

26 15

25 alS

25 816

24 a!6

24 815

20 14

19 a25

19 a 2O

alS 818

1,176 597

57.9 19.3

2,330 1,180

Sept.

s!6

14

13

12

12

*12

all

11

21

17

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

25

~4"ff 151

17

13

12

12

11

561

18.7

1,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,550 Mln 8.6 Mean 88.0 Ac-ft 63,730

Water year 1959-60: Max 1.3OO Mln 1O Mean 69.5 Ac-ft 50,460

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). Oct. 2 (5 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (18.95 ft)j Oct. 5 (1O a.m.) 1.45O cfs 

(15.98 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 94S cfs (12.65 ft)j Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 1.28O cfs (14. 9O ft); June 9

(5 a.m.) 1.47O cfs (16. OS ft).

* Discharge Measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Lyons 

Creek near Woodbine and Clark Creek near Junction City.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-17, Jan. 2-6, 18-3O, Feb. 12-14, Feb. 21 

to~Har. 20.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 355

8776. Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°54'20", long 97°07'10", in sec. 20, T.13 S., R.3 E., at upstream side 

or bridge on State Highway 43 in Enterprise, 18.6 miles upstream from Chapman Creek and 

at mile 55.4.

Drainage area. 19,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,103.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 1, 1934, to Jan. 28, 1935, wire-weight gage and Jan. 29, 1935, to May 3, 

1959, water-stage recorder, at site 0.2 mile downstream at datum 5.40 ft lower.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,735 cfs (1,256,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 22.60 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Jan. 4.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 33.96 ft, site 

and datum then in use, or 29.0 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended 

above 55,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, at out 10 cfs 

Apr. 23, 1935 (regulated by powerplant then in operation).

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of about 27 ft, present site and datum, from 

information by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by Cedar Bluff, Kanopolis, Kirwin, 

anS Webster Reservoirs (see elsewhere in this report), and by numerous diversions for 

irrigation above station. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7

5.4

6.0 

6.5

230

640

1,100

7.5

9.0

12.0

2,460

4,430

7,600

5.7

6.5

7.5

11.0

Feb. 8 to Sept. 30

490 16.0

1,140 20.0

2,460 22.6

6,600

11,600

17,300

26.600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

882 

4,290

g6.780 

gS.500

g5,470

g4,530 

g3,630 

g3,370

g3,760

5,160

5,920

»g5,130

3,930

3,320

2,910

2,670

2,570

2,46O

2,350

g2,280

g2,320

2,240

2,200

2,160

2,04O

1,630 

1,100

765

672

900

1,520

94,459

3,047

187,400

Nov.

1.250 

1,056

1,020 

970

910

819 

774 

756

*738

837

855

S37

828

81O

801

792

584

656

828

828

656

570

521

500

500

494

56TJ

507

549

570

22,310

744

44,250

Dec.

Iff

514 

500

488

458 

»458 

452

446

446

434

428

416

416

422

422

422

410

410

404

404

404

404

404

392

410 

542

549

535

521

476

14,078

454

27,920

Jan.

458 

452

345 

300

»350"

392 

470 

464

428

434

440

458

488

934

3,570

3.640

27570"

1,040

458

500

656

765

696

619

549

514 

507

535

563

CQQ oyo

823

25,021

8O7

49,630

Feb.

1,080 

1,320

1,460 

»1,640

2,990

4,290 

5.630 

5,6S6

3,850

2,940

2,410

2,030

1,730

1,400

1.31O

1,270

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,260

1,070

950

692

520

875

941 

959

1,040

995

53,435

1,843

1O6,OOO

Mar.

 950 

950

896 

923

887

8T9" 812 

977

977

986

1,010

1,080

1,100

1,090

1.O7O

1,070

1,180

1,180

1,320

1,45O

1,600

2,400

4,44O

7,270

g9,500

Kl2,600 

g!8,800

*gTB,000

Kl7,100

g!7,700

g2O.8OO

150,987

4,871

299,500

Apr.

g23,800

gge.ooo

g21,lo6

g!2,100

*g9,020

7,950 

6,260 

5,270

4,660

4.34O

4,520

5,310

5,910

8,490

8,220

6,840

5,500

5,190

5,600

5,50O

5,330

5.1OO

5,080

4,940

4,85O

4,790 

4,80O

4,820

5,840

6,4BO

233,610

7,787

463,400

May

6.420 

5,690

*6,040 

5,970

5.26O

4,840 

4,520 

3,800

3,420

3,690

3.76O

3,540

3,650

3,560

3,450

3,450

4,000

4,400

3,700

3,750

5,010

4,480

4,260

3,410

2.62O

2,380 

2,320

2,240

2,200

2,190

2.110

120,130

3,875

238,300

June

 2,120 

2,160

2,140 

2,080

2,000

1.970 

1,966 

2,200

3,570

2,840

2,680

2,440

2,360

2,620

3,420

3,750

3,620

4,000

4,120

4,220

3,880

3,660

3,260

3,750

5.120

4,660 

4,000

 3.68O

g2,760

g2,330

93,390

3,113

185,200

July

g2.140 

gl,956

gl,840 

gl,770

gl,760

gl,690 

gl,560 

1,460

1,280

1,230

1,16O

1,500

1,620

1,500

1,590

1,260

1,160

1,660

gl,440

gl.050

g860

804

780

772

764

74O 

748

756

716

636

62O

38,816

1,252

76,990

Aug.

592 

571

»571 

578

564

538 

520

gBTS

g860

1,100

1,220

932

9O5

914

923

968

860

1,440

g2,320

gl,330

gl,130

gl.OOO

g804

764

7O8

668 

869

1,180

1,940

3,840

4 55O

3E.685

1,151

7C , 780

Sept.

g3,400 

g3,420

g3,570 

g3,460

g3,320

g3,300 

*g3,230 

g2,940

gl,870

gl,240

g932

g804

g772

g740

g732

g724

g724

g716

g668

g620

630

758" 592

3,380

5,760

7.390 

5,280

3,150

1,840

1,320

67,202

2,240

133,300

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,210 Mln 197 Mean 1,212 Ac-ft 877,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 26,000 Mln 300 Mean 2,593 Ac-ft l ,,883, 000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from wire-weight-gage readings.
356 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

%

8780. Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°01'50", long 97°02'30", on south line of sec.l, T.12 S., R.3 E., at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, 5 miles northwest of Chapman and 6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--300 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1960.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,102.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 5, 1959, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 53.3 cfs (38,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 21.60 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Oct. 24.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs July 3, 1958 (gage height, 23.65 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 10, 1956.

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of 25.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 46,700 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1742.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (ga«;e 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.7 

5.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

8.0

14.0

158

475

1,550

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

11

13

26

42

88

155

8.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

21.4

350

780

1,650

2,900

4,380

6,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

1,020

976

224

430

350

142

44

22

a!6

a!4

a!3

*12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

10

8.8

9.0

10

9.8

10

10

154

747

4,337.4

140

8,600

Nov.

436

63

33

26

22

20

19

19

19

*19

19

19

18

17

17

17

19

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

1,017

33.9

2,020

Dec.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

165

51

26

21

18

684

22.1

1,360

Jan.

16

15

b!6

b!6

16

*15

14

13

13

15

16

18

351

509

1,510

249

a72

a48

a38

a32

a29

a26

24

23

23

23

23

25

27

31

70

3,116

101

6,180

Feb.

221

384

544

»284

139

111

204

323

273

114

b53

b33

b36

b34

b32

31

38

53

53

46

b36

b36

b31

b33

b50

b30

b33

b33

31

3,099

107

6,150

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,200 Mln 3.2

Mar.

*30

b28

b29

b31

b28

b28

2T_

27

29

51

32

b27

33

b32

34

b29

b30

b32

40

44

50

86

117

238

380

1,330

5,330

»6.100

2,630

*1,110

270

18,262

589

36,220

Apr.

383

1,810

386

182

*138

115

102

91

84

80

78

75

240

1,030

158

99

86

84

77

73

70

69

66

68

68

66

64

76

575

746

7,239

241

14,360

May

668

126

*90

82

972

447

285

111

85

74

66

60

57

57

55

493

728

99

70

63

84

101

61

53

47

44

43

41

41

41

12

5,283

170

10,480

June

*38

39

36

33

168

76

39

43

72

104

82

461

175

57

759

700

154

59

45

44

47

45

40

54

44

33

30

28

*27

25

3,537

118

7,020

Julj23

23

22

21

20

20

20

21

22

23

23

22

82

36

23

20

22

20

34

33

21

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

719

23.2

1,430

Aug.

16

14

*14

16

20

14

13

T3

17

84

27

18

15

14

13

13

19

674

87

26

18

16

15

15

15

16

15

14

59

196

29

1,535

49.5

3,040

Sept.

18

14

13

13

12

11 *TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

516

2,050

223

39

26

20

18

3,163

105

6,270

Mean 52.5 Ac-ft 37,990

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,100 Mln 8.8 Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations and trend of 

flow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 357

8785. Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°53', long 96°55', in NE-f sec.31, T.13 S., R.5 E. , on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles downstream from Gary Creek, 7 miles north of Woodbine, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,109.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 8, 1959, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 80.9 cfs (58,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 19.11 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 17.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs May 17, 1959 (gage height, 27.21 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-57.

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of about 30 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 93,000 cfs, from slope-area measurement).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1742.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct." 1 to Jan. 14

2.3 46

2.5 59

3.5 152

5.5 420

9.0 1,080

15.0 2,680

17.0 3,350

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

1.6 13 5.0 345

2.0 33 9.0 1,080

2.5 66 15.0 2,680

3.0 108

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

2,050

1,670

939

3.330

594

*229

179

153

131

112

102

103

95

93

86

81

77

77

77

75

72

74

66

*63

65

65

61

65

171 

527

11,532

372

22,870

Nov.

153

109

94

92

86

82

81

88

93

102

98

84

81

74

72

76

67

71

68

69

*71

71

70

70

68

65

62 62

62

62

2,403

80.1

4,770

Dec.

65

60

59

60

59

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

56

60

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

56

51

50

56

64

58

56

52

50

1,715

55.3

3,400

Jan.

52

58

54

*54

48

46 ~gg

46

46

47

48

52

73

339

801

157

117

102

92

94

90

82

78

76

78

82

107

122

100

91

174

3,452

111

6,850

Feb.

168

159

*133

168

420

295

465

278

189

152

12-3

112

108

108

109

112

122

124

112

108

108

104

101

108

108

104

99

97

*94

4,488

155

8,900

Mar.

90

91

105

98

87

86

 34 84

86

89

88

85

84

90

101

97

90

90

95

116

158

454

932

1,730

1,350

2,570

1,420

363

280

401 

226

11,720

378

23,250

Apr.

928

328

226

*197

177

170

160

153

142

139

143

131

131

160

177

136

123

114

116

118

107

107

107

106

103

96

93

106

336

207

5,337

178

10,590

May

131

*110

104

121

141

'2^2" 525

134

122

113

105

101

100

102

96

101

115

103

95

91

87

85

84

83

82

77

72

75

85

85

*76

3,623

117

7,190

June

76

77

72

70

72

68

75

990

655

192

125

169

132

103

125

244

128

94

84

120

132

88

78

73

69

66

66

*64

60

J56

4,423

147

8,770

July

53

52

52

49

47

47

48

47

49

51

50

50

47

44

41

41

44

49

48

38

41

40

39

40

40

40

62

58

43

58 

46

1,454

46.9

2,880

Aug.

38

*35

34

34

32

29

27

28

30

37

32

30

30

28

26

24

28

68

5T

36

29

28

27

29

33

33

32

29

58

68 

41

1,084

35.0

?,150

Sept.

31

27

26

24

24

*22

20

17

170

48

25

24

24

21

17

ii

16

17

18

18

19

20

376

670

221

73

47

38

34

31

2,134

71.1

4,230

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,840 Min 25 Mean 189 Ac-ft 136,600

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,330 Min 16 Mean 146 Ao-ft 105,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (12 p.m.) 4,180 cfa (18.95 ft); Oct. 5 (7 a.m.) 4,260 cfs

(19.11 ft); Jan. 15 (2 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (11.33 ft); Mar. 24 (6 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (13.78 ft); Mar. 27

(1 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (15.72 ft); Apr. 1 (10 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (9.95 ft); June 8 (9 p.m.) 2,700 cfs

(15.05 ft); Sept. 23 (5 p.m.) 1,030 cfs (8.76 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

618097 O - 61 - 24
358 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8792. Clark Creek near Junction City, Kans.

Location. Lat 39 000'28", long 96 0 44'2l", in W? sec.14, T.12 S., R.6 E. , on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 57, 5 miles southeast of Junction City, 

7.5 miles upstream from Humbolt Creek, and 14.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,090 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 21, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 13.17 ft from 

recorder, 13.4 ft from outside gage); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs revised) Oct. 7, 1958 (gage height, 17.38 

ft from recorder, 18.2 ft from outside gage); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Oct. 2, 5, 8, 

1957.

Flood of July 10, 1951, reached a stage of 19.5 ft at outside gage site, from floodmarks .

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water year 1958-59 have been 

revised to 4,840 cfs June 25, 1958 (gage height, 12.88 ft from recorder, 13.1 ft from 

outside gage), and 18,700 cfs Oct. 7, 1958 (gage height, 17.38 ft from recorder, 18.2 ft 

from outside gage), superseding those published in WSP 1560 and 1630, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are 

 given in WSP 1742.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periOds In the water years 1958-59, superseding those published in WSP 1560 and 1630, are 

given herewith:

July 17, 1958.................... 2,130

Oct. 7, 1958.................... 5,060

June 30, 1959.................... 3,770

July 14, 1959.................... 3,810

Month

Water year 1958-59. ........

Cfs-days Maximum

5,060

Minimum

42

13

Mean

245

123

Funoff in 

sore -feet

15,080

88,760

Revised peak discharge. 1957-58: Oct. 8 (2 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (8.10 ft); Msy 4 

(3 p.m.) 2.680 cfs (9.66 ft); June 9 (6 a.m.) 2,160 cfs (8.83 ft); June 25 

(2:30 a.m.) 4,840 cfs (12.88 ft); July 11 (8:30 a.m.) 4,210 cfs (12.08 ft); 

July 17 (11 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (12.40 ft); July 27 (10 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (9.63 ft). 

1958-59: Oct. 7 (7 a.m.) 18,700 cfs (17.38 ft); May 18 (4 a.m.) 2,500 cfs 

(9.42 ft); June 21 (5 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (8.81 ft); June 30 (5 p.m.) 5,800 cfs 

(13.90 ft); July 14 (3 p.m.) 6,710 cfs (14.62 ft).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

8792. Clark Creek near Junction City, Kans. Continued

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

359

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

8.0

15

24

51

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

124

700

1,750

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

1.615

1,090

845

1,540

512

244

188

146 

128

108

98

93

87

81

74

67

67

64

62

59

56

56

53

»53

53

51

51

51

69

100

7,833

253

15,540

Nov.

74

SI

61

59

57

56

53

53

56 

56

57

56

56

53

51

51

48

48

45

45

*45

44

44

44

44

43

40

40

40

38

1,521

50.7

3,020

Dec.

38

58

37

37

34

34

34

33

32 

31

31

31

30

28

30

*28

28

27

26

24

26

26

28

28

27

28

31

33

34

33

31

956

30.8

1,900

Jan.

32

37

36

34

32

33

*32

33

33 

33

34

37

40

269

520

156

108

93

78

59

65

67

66

65

64

64

85

106

93

80

114

2,593

83.6

5,140

Feb.

137

139

110

108

277

236

319

?oT

146 

*131

108

96

87

85

85

85

91

91

85

80

80

71

72

71

67

64

61

59

57

3,299

114

6,540

Mar.

57

*59

54

56

54

51

53

51

54 

56

56

51

51

56

61

59

54

53

57

65

87

185

485

1,020

950

2.600

1,780

524

704

1,050

395

10,888

351

21,600

Apr.

1.440

374

298

253

*233

206

191

175 

165

156

148

142

144

142

133

122

114

112

108

104

102

100

98

96

94

91

ICO

490

331

6,800

227

13,490

May

175

128

112

*110

118

335

5J5B"

144

120 

108

98

94

91

91

87

87

85

80

75

71

70

66

65

62

59

54

51

51

56

54

50

3,053

98.5

6,060

June

51

50

»45

43

45

47

62

116

m

96

118

108

72

193

225

116

78

69

72

69

72

64

56

53

50

48

47

43

*40

2,517

83.9

4,990

July

37

34

36

32

31

31

30

30

31 

31

30

28

27

26

24

23

^

53

34

28

24

24

23

24

23

23

24

160

90

34

1,792

57.8

3,550

Aug.

32

26

23

21

*20

18

15

15

20 

19

19

18

16

15

15

14

3?

~33 105

24

22

19

17

16

17

17

15

15

36 

24

21

719

23.2

1,450

Sept.

18

14

13

11

10

10

10

no

237 

102

41

22

16

14

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

420

1,180

381

91

50

37

32 

27

2,849

95.0

5,650

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,810 Mln 13 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,640

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,600 Min 10 Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,910

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Oct. 2 (5 

(9.50 ft); Mar. 26 (9 p.m.) 5,090 cfs (13 

(4 a.m.) 1,920 cfs (8.33 ft); July 17 (ll 

(8.37 ft).______

5 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (11.07 ft); Oct. 4 (7 p.li.) 2,550 cfs 

.17 ft); Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (9.42 ft); A->r. 1 

a.m.) 2,810 cfs (9.93 ft); Sept. 24 (8 a.m.) 1,940 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
360 KAHSAS RIVER BASIN

8800. Lincoln Creek near Seward, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°55 I 00", long 97°08'40", in NE£ sec.24, T.ll N., R.2 E. , on left bank 

2 miles west of Seward and Z\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,429.27 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 49.3 cfs (35,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 18.59 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Nov. 16, 17, 28.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 20.53 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs July 31, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those fop periods'of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (g£ge

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 12, Apr. 3-7, July IS, 

18, 19, July 26 to Sept. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

3.7 8.8 3.9 13 6.0 94 14.0 900

3.9 12 4.4 23 8.0 225 16.0 1,530

4.1 15 5.0 44 12.0 568 18.6 3,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.2

11

12

9.3

9.8

11

14

15

TT

9.7

15

12

10

9.2

8.0

7.7

&

8.0

8.7

8.1

8.8

8.8

11

12

11

12

13

13

14 

15

335.1

10.8

665

Nov.

15

10

9.3

10

9.6

9.4

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.3

9.1

8.2

7.0

7.3

6.5 675-

7.0

7.4

8.2

9.4

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.2

8.8

7.0

6.5

6.7

7.0

263.4

8.78

522

Dec.

7.3

TT5

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.8

8.6

9.1

9.4

9.8

11

11

12

11 

12

274.1

8.84

544

Jan.

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.9

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.4

10

11

12

12

12

 

332.7

10.7

660

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.8

878

8.8

348.2

12.0

691

Mar.

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.2.

8.2

8.8

8.9

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

17

675

2,170

2,690

2,910

2,130

10,857.3

350

21,540

Apr.

1,290

874

522

311

304

257

150

116

86

66

55

46

43

38

35

32

32

30

29

28

27

25

25

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

4,569

152

9,060

May

19

19

18

18

22

47

22

19

20

19

18

18

17

16

1?

21

19

18

178

87

371

291

211

96

55

57

36

29

25

22 

20

1,847

59.6

3,660

June

19

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

IT

17

122

78

174

267

305

480

393

167

167

1,520

1,050

452

269

264

254

151

77

54

44

37

6,289

210

12,470

July

32

30

27

25

23

22

22

20

29

457

195

441

441

365

355

100

60

108

74

56

59

38

30

28

26

24

22

21

21

23 

25

3,199

103

6,350

Aug.

27

33

31

25

25

99

124

47

37

32

26

24

23

22

19

17

31

34

18

19

20

20

19

146

395

192

142

243

403

206 

81

2,585

83.4

5,130

Sept.

46

33

27

24

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

14

13

13

13

14

16

514

17.1

1,020

Calendar year 1959: Max 396 Min 6.5 Mean 31.7 Ac-ft 22,990

water year 1959-60= Max 2,910 Min 6.5 Mean 85.8 Ac-ft 62,310

cfs).--Mar. 29 (9 to 10 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (18.59 ft); May 21 (12 ra.) 

: 16 (2 to 3 p.m.) 490 cfs (ll.27 ft); June 20 (5 p.m.) 1,740 cfs 

i.m.) 555 cfs (11.89 ft); July 13 (4 a.m.) 541 cfs (11.73 ft); Aug.

r\ 10 f>4-\ . n, OQ I 1? m > ARR r.Po fll 1 R P+\

Peak discharge (base, 250 cl 

426 cfs (10.55 ft); June "

(16.47 ft); July 10 (6 p.m.) &s& crs U1. HB r't); July 13 l* a.m.; 0*1 c 

(4 to 5 p.m.) 419 cfs (10.18 ft); Aug. 29 (2 a.m.) 488 cfs (11.15 ft). 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13 to Mar. 27.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 361

8805. Big Blue River at Seward, Nebr.

Location. La t 40 "54 '10", long 97°06'40", in SE^SW^ sec. 20, T.ll N., R.3 E., at downstream 

end of first pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 2 at west edge of 

Seward, 0.2 mile downstream from Lincoln Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1954 to September 1960.

~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,421.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. --6 years, 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 19.70 ft); minimum daily , 11 cfs Mar. 4, 5.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs June 18, 1957 (gage height, 22.34 ft); no 

flow July 30, 31, 1955 (result of irrigation pumping).

Remarks . --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Many small 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2O to Jan. 2, 

Aug. 31, Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

2.4 

2.9

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

316

598

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

19.4

950

1,210

2,050

3,670

7,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

20

22

21

21

25

28

26

24

27

55

43

34

27

22

17

14

13

14

16

 17 

18

17 

15

17

17

17

20

19

20

22

687

22.2

1,360

Nov.

25

22

20

24

19

17

19

18

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

14

16

17

17

17 

18

18 

18

17

15

14

15

16

16

534

17.8

1,060

Dec.

15

Ts

18

17

15

16

17

17

16

16

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

19 

19

17 

17

19

19

19

2O

25

2O

20

546

17.6

1,080

Jan.

22

10

19

18

18

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

21

21

20

19

19

19 

17

16 

16

17

17

17

18

17

19

21

605

19.5

1,200

Feb.

22

23

24

24

24

25

28

29

2?

28

28

27

24

24

26

27

26

24

22

21

20 

20

19 

18

18

19

18

18

17

672

23.2

1,330

Mar.

18

16

14

11

TT

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

15

15

15

16

18

19

21 

.23

25 

28

32

36

560

2,850

5,950

7,840 

"7,600

25,248

814

50,080

Apr.

5.750

3,280

1,680

994

797

606

413

330

245

195

160

126

107

104

98

93

85

77

73

73

67 

61

56

51

49

47

46

44

45

44

15,796

527

31,330

May

42

43

43

42

52

322

332

148

100

71

59

51

45

41

42

45

43

44

361

419

1.010 

988

672 

275

186

223

140

120

77

64

55

6,155

199

12,210

June

49

43

40

39

37

34

33

32

39

39

204

165

221

338

405

810

587

238

221

2,580

2.810 

997

436 

346

330

228

144

100

83

77

11,705

390

23,220

July

65

50

50

45

40

40

40

40

56

587

212

497

508

395

357

102

62

119

113

76

79 

58

47 

44

40

36

35

32

32

34

35

3,926

127

7,790

Aug.

36

40

39

32

32

107

146

59

64

67

46

39

35

32

30

27

38

49

35

34

32 

33

32 

235

1,130

1,160

1,180

1,230

1,500

272

8,173

264

16,?10

Sept.

167

ToT

69

50

46

45

39

35

30

27

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21 

20

2T 

25

26

26

22

21

22

22

1,064

35.5

2,110

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,O80 Min 11 Mean 87.4 Ac-ft 63,280

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,84O Min 11 Mean 205 Ac-ft 149,000

Peak discharge (base, 45O cfs). Mar. 3O (6 p.m.) 8,200 ^a ^^..^ ^^,, ,.,~j ~ , ^...../ - 

(4.65 ft); May 21 (5 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (7.95 ft); June 16 (5:30 a.m.) 862 cfs (6.39 ft): 

(9:30 p.m.) 3,660 cfs (14.98 ft); July 10 (6 p.m.) 696 cfs (5.4O ft); July 13 (5 a.m.) 

(5.20 ft); Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 1,59O efs (10.60 ft)._______________________________

cfs (19.70 ft); May 6 (5 p.m.) 50o cfs 

(6.39 ft): June 20

650 cfs

Note. No gage-height record July 1-8; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for Lincoln Creek near Seward. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3 to Mar. 29.
362 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8808. West Pork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°43'55", long 97°10'40", in NW^SW^ sec.23, T.9 N., R.2 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, 6£ miles northwest of Dorchester 

and 19 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,403.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 jf929

Extreme^. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 20.28 ft); minimunrdaily, 49 cfs Feb. 13.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily, 49 cfs Dec. 6, 

1958, Feb. 13, 1960.

Flood of July 10, 1950, reached a stage of 24.8 ft. present datum,from floodmarks 

(discharge, 49,400 cfs, from contracted-opening and flow-over-road measurements of peak 

flow).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some diversion by pumping for irrigation 

above station. Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

92

96

96

93

97

102

92

98

-§? 131

84

91

109

117

92

79

7.3

70

69

67

67 

67

f>5

69

70

69

70

69

72 

75

2,598

83.8

5,150

Nov.

74

74

104

-93- 305

80

80

82

83

82

81

81

81

75

70

 55 66

68

72

77

82 

83 

82

80

78

76

73

71

70

69

2,558

85.3

5,070

Dec.

69

TO

71

72

72

72

72

71

70

70

72

74

75

75

75

75

75

74

75

74

73 

74 

74

73

74

75

76

75

73

72 

70

2,262

73.0

4,490

Jan.

70

68

63

59

55

55

57

59

61

63

65

68

68

67

65

63

62

62

62

62

62 

62 

62

65

70

74

76

77

78

79 

80

2,039

65.8

4,040

Feb.

80

80

SO

80

81

83

86

92

122

91

70

52

49

BT

55

62

65

66

66

67

69 

71 

75

78

79

79

79

78

78

2,142

73.9

4,250

Mar.

77

76

76

75

73

72

71

70

70

69

69

SB- 68

68

68

68

70

73

75

78

83 

87 

88

87

87

96

946

4,420

8,800

10.400 

5,960

32,488

1,048

64,440

Apr.

5.650

2~510

2,000

1,950

1,550

1,230

898

610

460

359

511

285

260

255

210

185

212

190

164

146

156 

150 

127

127

118

111

110

107 mrin

18,582

619

56,860

May

107

107

106

W

126

148

133

126

133

276

261

180

150

130

118

124

117

127

604

1,300

1,740 

1.810 

1,516

1,090

698

402

274

225

195

175 

162

12,761

412

25,310

June

151

142

133

127

120

116

113

110

TIT

171

218

576

1,040

1,680

1,900

1,630

1,180

952

878

2,520

2.740 

2,100 

1,980

1,770

1,580

810

424

514

261

228

25,681

856

50,940

Jvly

204

182

162

148

142

156

150

118

212 1.1*0

1.040

480

516

359

198

160

132

162

204

150

136 

121 

104

107

110

96

91

55

142

244

198

7,417

259

14,710

Aug.

241

214

191

219

195

182

191

152

151

154

150

124

120

104

96

92

201

151

102

99

107 

102 

107

106

83

79

SJ

216

585

201

4,890

158

9,700

Sept.

151

1ST

109

100

90

82

78

76

77

77

75

72

69

68

69

69

68

69

72

69

68 

SB- 63 

77

78

85

82

78

84

92

2,434

81.1

4,830

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,660 Mln 53 Mean 216 Ac-ft 156,600

Water year 1959-60 : Max 10,400 Mln 49 Mean 317 Ac-ft 229,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfe).-- Mar. 50 (8 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (20.28 ft)j 

(11.63 ft); June 15 (S a.m.) 1,990 cfs (11.88 ft); June 21 (7 a.m.) 2,88

May 22 (6 a.m.) ..)1,,890 cfs

,880 cfs (15.84 ft).

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14 to Dec. 5, Dec. 30 to Mar. 21.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 363

8810. Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40 e35'40", long 96 e 57'35", in s£ sec.3, T.7 N., R.4 E. , on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.8 miles south of Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. station in Crete, 3.3 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3.6 miles 

upstream from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 2,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1960. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, discharge publlshed only for stages above 12.0 ft because of variable backwater from dam downstream 

until 1952 and diurnal fluctuation from powerplant upstream in 1952-53.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,311.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1953-60), 356 cfs (257,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Mar. 30-31 (gage height, 28.00 ft); 

minimum daily, 49 cfs Oct. 23.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 28.74 ft); 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Power dam downstream which caused backwater at gage was destroyed 

during 1950-52.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-4, 10-14, Dec. 9 to Jan. 8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 30

4.5

S.O

6.0

7.0

10.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

43

89

209

384

1,129

2,990

4,460

7,410

6.1

8.0

11.0

15.0

20.0

23.0

26.0

28.0

164

488

1,270

2,720

5,290

8,200

14,800

23,000

5.3

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

110

340

760

1,650

3,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

136

192

158

163

153

130

135

177

218

209

169

144

171

221

2oT

109

104

103

132

160

113

72 

 ss 49

110

71

109

101

114

98 

80

4,185

135

8,300

Nov.

105

126

126

319

855

312

174

122

124

99

114

104

109

3£ bET

b79

b79

b9S

65

90

127

95 

122

177

98

86

96

102

114

QO

9O

4,393

146

8,710

Dec.

82

109

113

167

T5T

86

106

90

114

137

88

95

92

109

81

91

91

133

76

ITT

96

116 

94

86

98

128

101

101

97

106 

145

3,218

104

6,380

Jan.

102

107

IS

154

85

99

109

99

110

127

100

145

103

120

94

133

111

188

145

148

122

141 

162

111

142

118

93

114

122

94 

104

3,683

119

7,310

Feb.

117

122

145

129

133

143

120

145

if? 1ST

137

129

137

124

131

130

137

154

145

130

120

108 

T5S

153

133

111

118

129

114

3,856

133

7,650

Mar.

113

108

122

110

117

131

106

95

ITS

111

111

111

99

103

111

109

107

117

120

120

136

139 

154

142

154

168

1,210

6,060

14,000

ii ,UWJ 660

66,600

2,148

132,100

Apr.

13.900

9,7S6

6,840

4,710

3,440

2,540

1,850

1,340

964

744

631

546

498

448

420

389

416

408

366

333

307

290 

278

260

249

246

218

lii 251

226

53,025

1,768

105,200

May

212

203

197

196

2oT

254

480

500

335

271

369

324

249

218

197

1,100

255

212

950

2,190

3,780

3,860 

3,170

2,210

1,380

896

643

472

402

332 

294

26,353

850

52,270

June

262

257

226

204

200

18S

184

T5B~ 172

222

185

823

1,160

1,560

2,080

2,700

2,680

1,850

1,280

2,590

5,130

6.410 

4,' 090

2,510

2,150

1,640

944

607

472

420

43,381

1,446

86,040

July

368

326

283

265

239

246

216

221

284

3.930

2,940

2,210

1,400

1,320

902

652

417

496

440

421

314

300 

276

241

224

220

203

200

5752"

244

308

20,298

655

40,260

Aug.

276

300

261

268

268

287

782

541

327

287

268

242

213

203

184

172

TBT

535

262

roe

193

J93 

183

?20

145

1,1-40

1.F40

1,T70

l,fOO -ris 1.T40

15,116

488

29,F80

Sept.

502

351

279

237

196

184

165

159

154

148

140

141

135

130

119

126

130

126

138

130

121

121 

132

155

143

143

141

126

151

143

5,069

169

10,050

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,500 Mln 49 Mean 388 Ac-ft 281,100

Water year 1959-60 : Max 21,200 Min 49 Mean 681 Ac-ft 494,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 ofs). Mar. 30 (10 p.m.) to Mar. 31 (3 a.m.) 23,000 cfs (28.00 ft); 

May 21 (4 to 5 p.m.) 4,060 cfs (17.85 ft); June 22 (9 to 11 a.m.) 6,540 ofs (21.60 ft); July 10 

(3D to 11 a.m.) 4,430 cfs (18.60 ft).________________________________________________

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
364 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8812. Turkey Creek near Wilber, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 97°00', in NEvNE^- sec.19, T.6 N., R.4 E., or left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 41, 3 miles southwest of 

Wilber.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,322.00 ft above mean sef level (State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 14.92 ft); 

minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Jan. 23.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wRich are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. Some diversions above station for irrigation..

Discharge in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemb

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

66

90

78

51

33

31

42

87

93

47

33

36

28

23

20

18

17

17

16

15

16 

15

14

Ti

14

15

15

15

16

17

1,013

32.7

2,010

Nov.

17

17

17

16

74

86

36

26

21

18

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

T3

13

14

14

14 

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

15

609

20.3

1,210

Dec.

17

19

21

17

15

17

22

17

15

18

18

14

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16 

15

15

16

15

16

16

14

12

13

498

16.1

988

Calendar year 1959: Max -

Jan.

13

13

11

10

10

11

13

14

15

16

16

17

17

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

8.8 

8.5

8.8

sis

8.8

9.3

9.6

10

11

12

369.6

11.9

733

Feb.

13

14

15

16

18

21

24

30

38

37

34

32

28

25

23

23

21

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

631

21.8

1,250

Mar.

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

24

25

25 

25

29

37

41

1,160

3,700

5.980

5,020

3,220

19,604

632

38,880

Apr.

1.960

al,550

al,140

a 845

a560

a315

186

129

98

82

74

68

65

63

60

57

76

76

66

59

53

49 

47

46

45

44

42

42

43

43

7,983

266

15,830

May

42

42

40

39

44

60

221

145

74

52

72

62

48

42

40

1,180

472

380

120

351

1,070

1.240 

887

255

123

93

74

61

54

50

48

7,481

241

14,840

June

46

42

39

37

37

46

35

33

38

54

85

664

1,120

1,570

1,880

1,280

624

646

367

302

340

355 

451

322

194

112

82

66

56

50

10,973

366

21,760

July

47

43

39

36

34

33

T4

81C-Q

3£3

885

789

1,4CO

~6CT 1,840

215

118

287

318

268

131

86 

66

55

47

42

41

52

63

23*

8,519

275

16,900

Aug.

336

184

109

66

50

41

39

68

99

64

42

34

31

29

27

25

136

60

62

45

39

38 

35

33

32

30

29

81

642

'2753' 905

3,614

117

7,170

Sept.

71

44

31

24

21

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

IB- 14

16

16

16

16

17

17

16 

19

27

24

33

25

23

21

20

667

22.2

1,320

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

water year 1959-60: Max 5,980 Mln 8.5 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 28 (12 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (14.92 ft); May 16 (9 a.m.) 2,220 

cfs (12.50 ft); May 22 (2 to 5 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (11.06 ft): June 14 (12 p.m.) 2,0<'0 cfs (12.30 ft); 

July 11 (2 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (10.58 ft); July 14 (1:30 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (12.52 ft); Aug. 30 (10 a.m.) 

1,060 cfs (9.88 ft) .__________________________________________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13 to Dec. 1, Dec. 29 to Mar. 23. Discharge 

measurements made prior to collection of daily records are as follows: 1,050 cfs Sept. 6, 1958; 

1,130 cfs Sept. 8, 1958; 17.6 cfs Oct. 1, 1958; 4.55 cfs Aug. 12, 1959; 20.4 cfs Sept. 30, 1959.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 365

8820. Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°03', long 96°35<, In NE^SW^ sec.13, T.I N., R.7 E., near left bank In 

in tallrace of powerplant, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Barneston, 2 miles 

upstream from Plum Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Nebraska-Kansas State lire.

Drainage area.--4.420 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. May 1932 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,164.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943, revision of 1954. Prior to June 9, 

1941, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at datum 0.44 ft lower, June 9 to 

Nov. 17, 1941, float gage at present site and datura.

Average discharge. 28 years, 779 cfs (564,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 27.6C ft); minimum dally, 125 cfs Jan. 1.

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 57,700 cfs June 9, 1941 (gage height, 34.3 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Nov. 30, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. lischarge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Barneston, which has pondage of about 1,500 acre-ft. No large tributaries between station 

and Nebraska-Kansas State line. Some pump diversions for irrigation above station. Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 896: 1932, 1935. WSP 1056: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

273

1,270

3,150

1,480

870

7.170

5,130

1,760

1,030

994

750

564 

4O5

368

356

376

448

328

272

316

222

254

308

246

252

190

206

215

232

280

204

29,919

965

59,340

Calendar yeai

Nov.

214

316

300

248

282

470

778

528

451

240

268

226 

223

224

138

142

152

136

224

168

258

225

173

183

242

233

202

162

140

150

7,696

257

15,260

Dec.

204

229

162

177

174

170

264

160

178

178

190

236 

174

185

180

170

191

172

190

173

163

186

169

195

189

209

182

221

234

198

5,929

191

11,760

Jan.

125

224

177

150

158

180

234

204

172

162

252

286 

498

533

762

339

221

244

134

212

223

162

206

142

171

209

168

162

193

144

147

7,194

232

14,270

Feb.

flo1

728

1.620

1,190

730

542

456

1,350

1,080

646

404 

366

353

306

342

294

552

466

283

238

252

401

689

344

355

266

218

234

15,232

525

30,210

Mar.

228

216

286

216

196

236

240

226

255

214

218

216 

172

218

222

240

242

320

258

248

276

281

362

417

520

913

14,400

28.500

26,000

23,100

23,500

122,936

3,966

243,800

Apr.

25,600

25.900

22,400

14,100

8,270

,700

,130

,210

,400

,94O

,640

,410 

,310

,180

,110

990

,010

,090

990

941

880

827

768

756

713

670

630

630

632

684

132,511

4,417

262,800

May

764

652

577

487

576

548

504

526

887

722

582

518

545

539

464

422

2,810

2,470

1,090

830

3,740

5.900

5,560

4,920

3,000

1,820

1,300

990

835

736

660

45,974

1,483

91,190

June

547

540

450

422

576

446

557

420

414

397

1,100

2,780 

2,880

2,870

2,950

4,140

3,910

4,06U

3,070

2,930

9.080

8,760

8,270

6,780

3,970

2,710

2,120

1,570

1,210

827

8O.556

2,685

159,800

July

704

647

572

518

482

469

388

392

358

538

2,390

7.070 

6,450

4,700

3,250

1,970

1,340

1,070

1,110

1,210

1,010

855

685

570

562

516

448

312

48T

448

360

41,875

1,351

83,060

Aug.

582

743

655

633

578

545

442

605

877

704

571

438 

413

255

421

295

407

859

917

735

490

441

385

5,780

1,6~40

741

782

1,260

5,700

2^720

34,574

1,115

68,580

Sept.

1.650

998

757

523

513

349

368

329

328

306

314

318 

276

254

228

195

224

157

196

222

177

197

229

755

870

652

447

265

289

346

12,732

424

25,250

- 1959: Max 14,200 Min 97 Mean 903 Ac-ft 654,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 28.5OO Mln 125 Mean 1,468 Ac-ft 1,065,000

Peak discharge (base, 1O,000 cfs). Mar. 28 (1 p.m.) 29,400 ofs (27.60 ft); June 21 (l p.m.) 12,900 

cfs (18.00 ft); July 12 (2:30 p.m.) 10,20O cfs (16.45 ft); Aug. 24 (4 p.m.) 10,300 efs (16.25 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 15 to Mar. 22.
366 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8830. Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°20'00", long 98°04'10", in NE£ sec.11, T.4 N., R.7 W., on right bank 

about 1,500 ft above bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile upstream from Walnut Creek, 

3| miles southeast of Deweese, and 6 miles northwest of Angus.

Drainage area. 1.140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,632.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 16, 1957, wire-weight gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 147 cfs (106,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Mar. 27 (gage heigh1-,, 14.45 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 36 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs June 17, 1957 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Aug. 29, 1955, July 30, 31, 1956.

Flood of June 26, 1951, reached a stage of 14.9 ft at previous sits, from information by local resident (discharge, 16,000 cfs, based on records for former station at 

Angus).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream af"ected by irrigation development above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 

are given in WSP 1742.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (g

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Nov. 7-13, 20-2:

May 21 to June 6, June 21 to July 15, Sept. 2-9)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

32

49

105

185

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

6.0

400

710

1,160

1,800

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,140

5,920

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

79 

100

147

116

95

86 

81

228

105

87

81

79

78

74

73

72

73

72

73

72

72

72 

73

71

71

69

69

70

70

73

74

2,655

85.6

5,270

Nov.

72 

72

72

72

71

69 

70

70

70

71

70

71

71

65

70

75

80

70

70

73

73

73 

73

71

71

70

69

70

71

73

2,138

71.3

4,240

Dec.

73 

73

73

73

72

72 

76

76

74

76

77

78

78

78

77

77

77

76

73

74

73

74 

72

73

76

77

79

70

75

76

76

2,324

75.0

4,610

Jan.

f§70

65

65

65 

70

75

73

73

72

74

73

70

70

64

66

66

68

68

68

70 

72

74

71

71

72

76

74

72

70

2,192

70.7

4,350

Feb.

68 

70

74

76

76

76 

76

79

86

70

70

70

78

76

77

77

77

77

77

75

75

65 

70

78

80

80

80

2,168

74.8

4,300

Mar.

78 

78

~7O

75

75 

80

88

80

79

78

77

78

82

82

81

78

79

80

80

80

82 

84

10O

187

738

5,970

6.590

4,010

1,120

534

23,063

744

45,740

Apr.

1,770 

2.230

825

595

439

312 

230

190

167

153

148

139

136

128

126

122

122

118

115

112

109

106 

106

106

105

102

102

104

106

105

9,228

308

18,300

May

102 

101

98

100

112

165 

164

147

118

102

97

95

92

91

91

1,270

298

182

3.370

4.120

1,640

550 

310

228

185

157

139

130

122

118

113

14 , 607

471

28,970

June

109 

108

105

105

146

111 

111

113

681

294

1,250

824

427

297

556

1,580

1,680

992

492

757

3,090

3.600 

3,290

1,220

475

300

230

192

171

703

24,209

807

48.020

July

352 

245

172

144

213

~396 1.230 

198

162

172

140

125

113

120

125

113

106

113

131

108

93

90 

86

86

88

88

86

88

161

152

93

5,589

180

11,090

Aug.

81 

76

76

74

74

70 

72

70

66

63

62

64

62

63

61

57

60

61

60

58

59

61

64

66

64

77

69

62

61

58

53

2,024

65.3

4,010

Sept.

46

44

42

39

36.

36 

38

40

44

44

48

47

49

50

52

53

55

59

57

57

57

56 

62

68

65

59

59

59

434

....SOI

2,363

78.8

4,690

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,300 Mln 32 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,590 Mln 36 Mean 253 Ac-ft 183,600

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Mar. 27 (about 12 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (14.45 ft): May 16 (1:30 p.m.) 

2,240 cfs (8.64 ft); May 2O (l a.m.) 4,750 cfs (11.32 ft); June 11 (10:30 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (8.72 ft 

June 16 (1 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (8.30 ft); June 21 (about 3 p.m.) 4,960 cfs (11.6O ft); July 6 (8 a.m.) 

1,900 cfs (8.15 ft)._____________________________________________________________ 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 14-19, 27-29, Dec. 28. 29, Jan. 2-8, 14-31,

Feb. 10-12, Feb. 2O to Mar. 8.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 367

8838. Little Blue River near Gilead, Nebr.

Location. La t 40°11'20", long 97°24'30", in NE&ffii see. 34, T.3 N., R.I W. , near right 

 Dank on upstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles north of Gilead, 8 miles upstream from 

Big Sandy Creek, and 7| miles downstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 1,400 sq mi approximately. 

Records available. July 1959 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,371.29 ft above mean sea level, drtum of 

TT929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period July to September, about 8,000 cfs 

July 5; minimum daily, 54 cfs Aug. 13.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 25,600 cfs Mar. 28 (gage heiglt, 

17.30 ft), minimum daily, 64 cfs Jan 15, 16.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

July

390

320

280 

5,000

7.000

4,000

2,000

1,000

Aug.

110

110

350 

250

170

120

94

72

Sept.

74

71

181 

232

163

120

104

94

Day

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

July

580

470

400 

340

320

300

280

250

Aug.

72

73

68 

58

5459-

67

430

Sept.

80

74

70 

69

70

73

68

55

Day

17

18

19 

20

Rl

?,?

23

24

July

300

500

390 

320

260

220

190

160

r Aug.

370

270

180 

130

108

94

88

84

Sept.

79

163

1.870 

1,630

840

435

288

230

Day

25

26

27 

H8

?9

30

31

Total .........................................................................

Mean. .........................................................................

July

150

140

130 

130

130

120

120

51,950

Aug.

74

66

62 

60

58

61

66

7,7fO

Sept.

190

187

190 

151

129

126

16,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). July 5, about 8,000 cfs; Sept. 19 (8 p.m.) 2,260 cfs (9.10 ft).

Note. No gage-height record July 1 to Aug. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and reoords for stations near Fairbury and near Deweese.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

129

258

276

216

420

~520 1.220

308

472

276

160

128

118

117

114

110

107

108

110

94

108

107

111

115

110

115

120

120 

130 

140

140

6,577

212

13,040

Nov.

T40" 140

140

130

110

108

98

116

107

105

104

102

101

75

75

75

81

104

108

111

116

122

128

116

117

112

110

108 

98

102

3,259

109

6,460

Dec.

117

ITT

105

105

101

104

108

107

105

105

108

107

105

110

107

102

102

102

101

102

101

105

104

104

105

107

117

115 

110 

108

102

3,292

106

6,530

Jan.

Ill

104

85

90

90

100

108

120

123

123

126

133

139

TTT

64

64

75

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

94

102

108 

108 

116

120

3,097

99.9

6,140

Pet.

120

131

156

174

T55

156

156

165

165

148

131

123

123

131

131

136

128

128

116

94

75

ST

81

85

94

110

116

108 

108

3,626

125

7,190

Mar.

108

108

105

IBo- 100

loo

105

105

108

108

105

105

108

108

108

108

108

111

116

120

120

123

133

139

137

286

3,980

16.100 

14,600

6 1 720

1,950

46,632

1,504

92,490

Apt*.

1,820

5.600

2,6SO

1,500

1,100

' 836

626

493

410

350

315

290

274

254

240

228

228

212

199

194

188

185

181

179

176

172

172

172 

161 

TSST J.O.L

17,556

585

34,820

May

172

169

165

165

183

226

224

234

230

205

185

174

169

160

?37J

600

400

350

330

1,100

2.600

1,800

700

459

376

316

280

253 

236 

222

210

13,123

423

26,030

June

200

191

189

189

196

196

184

169

TST

594

1,590

3,680

1,520

657

501

1,630

1,950

1,320

902

2,200

2,330

2,860

5.580

4,330

1,500

776

552

472 

407 

394

37,243

1,241

73,870

July

650

454

552

293

260

251

811 459"

333

282

264

609

653

509

256

242

553

267

256

220

212

191

178

171

160

155

155

148 

T55 

557

295

9,782

316

19,400

Aug.

19*

16?

167

1ST

154

128

11?

122

151

11E

111

106

104

102

102

101

283

157

154

115

108

102

101

95

82

98

109

109 

120 

122

109

5,902

126

7,740

Sept.

102

92

82

76

75

78

77

77

85

87

80

82

84

82

82

84

85

87

88

88

87

84

125

154

112

109

99

94 

122 

222

2,862

95.4

5,680

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 16,100 Mln 64 Mean 412 Ao-ft 299,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Mar. 28 (8 a.m.) 25,600 efs (17.30 ft); Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 4,080 cfs 

(11.55 ft); May 21 (time unknown) 5,560 cfs (10.95 ft); June 12 (about 10 a.m.) 4,860 cfs 

(12.4 ft); June 17 (12:50 a.m.) 2,450 ofs (9.42 ft); June 21 (6:30 a.m.) 3,58O ofs (10.98 ft); 

June 25 (5 p.m.)- 6,6OO cfs (13.55 ft).________________________________________________

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-21, Jan. 2 to Feb. 16, Feb. 19 to Mar. 21. 

No gage-height record Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, Dec. 28, 29, Apr. 4, 5, May 14-23; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and reoords for station near Fairbury.
368 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

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some

8840. Little Blue River near Fairbury, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°06'56", long 97°10'23", in sec.26, T.2 N., R.2 E., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, three-quarters of a mile south of Fairbury, 

and 5-jj miles upstream from Rose Creek.

Drainage area. 2,320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1908 to September 1915, October 1928 to September 1956 (publi: 

as "near Endicott") , October 1956 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for s 

periods, published in WSP 1310.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,282.19 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. May 23, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage at present site at different 

datum. Apr. 26, 1929, to Sept. 24, 1957, chain gage or water-stage recorder at site 

3j miles downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 39 years, 370 cfs (267,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,700 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 15.80 ft); minimum daily, 81 cfs Jan. 16.

1908-15, 1928 60: Maximum discharge, 36,800 cfs June 27, 1951 (site and datum then 

in use), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.82 ft 

June 27, 1951; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 22, 1929 (discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made every two weeks. Some regulation at low stage by powerplants above station. Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals 

for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: Drainage area. WSP 1086: 1941(M). WSP 1390:

1908(M) , 1912, 1915, 1935, 1939, 194S(M). WSP 1510: 1947 (calendar year figures only).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

191

713

546

370

734

2.900

9l5

985

739

690

424

307

239 

219

203

189

184

180

175

164

169

167

152

T§4

162

158

162

167

167 

184

194

12,9O3

416

25,590

Nov.,

191

191

191

194

IS?

154

158

160

173

164

158

ISO

140 

91

94

93

83

112

146

158

164

165

166

167

156

152

148

130

119

146

4,496

150

8,920

Dec.

154

154

156

156

154

152

152

150

150

150

152

152

150 

150

150

146

146

146

136

144

144

148

148

146

148

150

TSo" 164

150

136

138

4,632

149

9,190

Jan.

154

130

94

103

1O3

130

138

156

156

160

162

173

187 

T5S

86

100" 81

94

103

121

116

103

103

112

121

125

132

140

142

138

144

3,965

128

7,860

Feb.

150

167

267

325

215

212

205

259

259

229

2OO

194

191 

205

217

229

217

205

150

127

83

1T4

107

94

150

167

171

171

175

5,455

188

10,820

Mar.

169

158

150

138

138

140

148

152

146

150

146

146

148 

148

142

134

T4TJ

152

171

189

210

224

222

217

217

591

5,300

20,100

22.5OO

12 400 

5J540

70,126

2,262

159,100

Apr.

3, ISO

4,840

5.100

2.35O

1,700

1,350

1,010

816

686

578

521

437

458 

412

379

346

346

322

313

292

292

270

262

262

262

254

249

257

249

257

28.O5O

935

55,640

May

254

249

246

229

?5T

264

292

289

316

301

270

254

246 

236

234

1,74O

1,540

865

440

1,640

5.640

3,166

1,220

714

560

391

361

325

301

272

246

21,292

687

42,230

June

239

222

207

242

254

215

212

187

TTZ.

4O6

2,OOO

5,180

3,820 

1,820

1,000

1,66O

2,670

1.83O

1,260

3,250

6,060

5,010

5,960

6,580

2,85O

1,34O

91O

7O6

614

514

57,290

1,91O

115,600

July

556

754

507

418

555

554

7O4

784

500

576

554

620

-1^690 trrr

451

570

391

448

570

301

270

242

219

2O7

191

194

198

205

217

700

690

14,587

464

28,540

Aug.

400

295

254

522

219

198

196

191

196

189

180

178

178 

171

164

158

724 '555

51O

224

191

175

160

164

152

136 156"

156

189

358

224

7,321

236

14,520

Sept.

167

144

114

117

107

107

105

TTB- 100

132

107

112

117 

107

107

107

107

108

107

112

105

114

182

522

215

164

146

129

148

205

4,028

154

7,990

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,680 Min 48 Mean 447 Ae-ft 323,800

Water year 1959-60; Max 22,300 Min 81 Mean 639 Ae-ft 464,000

28 (5 p.m.)

360 cfs (8.50 ft);

June 24 (4 a.m.)

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, 14-18, Jan. 16-26, Feb. 8 to Mar. 

Mar. 11, 12, 16-18. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Mar. 29 to 

Sept. 30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 369

8842. Mill Creek at Washington, Kans.

Location. La t 39°48'50", long 97°02'20", on south line of sec.l, T.3 S., R.3 E., at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36, 0.5 mile east of Washington and about 

26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,261.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,690 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 25.58 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 19-24.

Maximum stages known since at least 1903, about 36 ft June 8, 1941, and 34 ft in 

1903, 1908, from information by local residents and newspaper files.

Remarks . --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per- second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 11-13, 21-29, Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 20 

to Jan. 13, Aug. 31 to Sept. 16)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

0.8 

1.8 

4.0 

7.3 9.0 

12.0

38

84

292

670

1,210

15.0

18.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

1,910

3,050

4,950

6,750

8,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Calei

Oct.

7.3

606 

508

149

175

1,990

1,100

170

65

34

23

14

8.6

7.7

*7.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

6^9

13 

12

7.3

10

6.0

5.6

6.0

72

134

5,175.3

167

10,270

Nov.

50

28 

16

10

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

57S" 5.6

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.3 

7.7

8.2

7.3

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

284.4

9.48

564

Dec.

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.9

7.3

7.3

8.2

8.2

7.7

*7.7

7.3

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.0

ft! 6.0 

6.0

6.4

7.3

11

12

14

13

11

241.3

7.78

479

Jan.

12

11

11

9.5

9.5

§T2~ 8.2

11

13

14

16

146

142

262

24?

120

80

50

40

25

18

*12

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

40

1,384.4

44.7

2,750

Feb.

164

309 

715

B"8T 811

204

146

194

253

235

110

75

75

60

50

*50

70

80

70

70

50

60

65 

60

50

40

40

35

32_

4,760

164

9,440

Mar.

30

28 

30

30

28

25

24

23

22

21

20- 20

20

20

*22

24

25

25

30

30

35

45

55 

80

120

279

5,170

*8.690

3,240

*573

*325

19,109

616

37,900

Apr.

627

1,280 

440

287

232

201

181

160

146

135

129

122

117

119

110

101

95

94

*84

77

74

68

66 

62

58

53

49

51

66

188

5,472

182

10,850

May

150

86 

67

386

133

815 206"

106

252

125

78

66

59

55

60

247

118

*78

51

175

502

151

76 

60

51

47

44

37

37

36

34

4,388

142

8,700

June

32

30

28

25

34

30

27

30

34

478

591

184

*90

67

597

274

89

58

85

188

69

1,270 

1,220

238

106

86

149

153

250

6,537

218

12,970

July

113

66 

50

43

37

34

31

30

37

58

44

*41

133- 207

46

34

178

96

35

28

23

19

17 

17

10

2.1

llP

13

17

17

17

1,506.1

48.6

2,990

Aug.

15

11 

9.5

9.5

9.0

7.7

8.6

13

14

12

12

10

8,2

7.3

6.4

*4.7

24

84

51

21

12

7.7

6.0 

5.6

5.0

4.5

22*4 ~ 5

99

24

15

543.2

17.5 i,oeo

Sept.

4.7

2.3 

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

12

1.6

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.6

.6 

85

26

15

8.6

5.3

6.0

4.5

187.5

6.25

372

idar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60:Max 8,690 Min 0.6 Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,360

(4 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (12.14 ft)j Oct. 6 (6 a.m.) 2,470 cfs

s (25.58 ft); Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (13.75 ft); May 4

a.m.) 1,750 cfs (14.48 ft); June 11 (12 p.m.) 1,180 cfs

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Oct. 

(16.54 ft); Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 9,690 tLt, 

(12 m.) 974 cfs (10.80 ft); May 6 (11 a.m., J.,,^ 

(ll.86 ft); June 23 (7 a.m.) 1,720 efs (14.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan.-16-31, Feb. 11 to Mar. 25.
370 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8845. Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans.

Location. ~Lat 39°46'40", long 96°51'40",on west line of sec.22, T.3 S., R.5 E., near 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15 E., 0.4 irile downstream 

from Malone Creek, 9 miles northwest of Waterville, and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1922 to June 1925, August 1928 to September I960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.06 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Fy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 23, 1938, chain gage and Mar. 23, 1938, to 

Apr. 28, 1958, wire-weight gage, at highway bridge 11.5 miles downstream at datum 

1,110.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 34 years (1922-24, 1928-60), 645 cfs (467,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs Mar. 29 (gage heigt-t, 23.90 ft); minimum, 105 cfs Jan. 3, result of freezeup.

1922-25, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 50,400 cfs June 10, 1941 (gfge height, 26.20 

ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rati-ng curve extended above 

25,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 26 cfs Sept. 4, 1956.

Flood of May 31, 1903, reached a stage of about 28 ft, former site and datum, from 

information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 761; Drainage area. WSP 1440: 1922-23, 1924(M), 1925, 

1938(M), 1944(M), 1945.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeiiber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

315

1,560

3,120

1,670

1,100

6.250

5,220

2,940

1,580

1,080

830

536

404

322

*284

265

240

231

223

217

206

211 

220

189

179

182

176

172

172

256

384

50,734

991

60,960

Nov.

404

301

265

246

243

228

220

223

217

226

211

*214

214

155

150

135

140

150

170

190

235

262 

240

223

211

214

206

175

130

195

6,373

212

12,640

Dec.

200

203

211

T69

184

176

176

184

*195

184

200

184

182

179

179

182

176

176

172

172

172 

172

172

169

174

195

208

192

175

5,662

183

11,230

Jan.

165

155

125

I4O

150

160

170

190

190

200

210

240

270

320

450

230

170

220

250

250

*270

250 

220

20O

180

185

190

200

210

220

250

6,610

213

13,110

Feb.

350

600

1,100

1.460

1,400

1,160

785

711

1,100

1,040

700

495

340

410

400

*456

492

472

384

285

160

170 

170

170

190

215

215

220

220

15,870

547

31,480

Mar.

220

220

210

1

205

200

200

200

200

205

205

215

215

220

225

*235

240

240

270

280

295

320

40O 

540

603

662

1,030

10,800

16,100

*50,100

*26, 800

14,200

106,055

3,421

210,400

Apr.

6,260

6,83O

7.730

5,216

3,520

2,820

2,340

1,960

1,640

1,400

1,260

1,120

1,060

1,010

948

875

831

795

745

*706

665

634 

596

584

564

540

521

521

544

755

54,984

1,833

109,100

May

725

626

537

634

1,050

1,090

2,000

908

978

978

661

548

506

484

480

790

3,190

*2,180

1,280

810

3,860

4.960 

2,980

1,650

1,120

848

697

613

556 

518

484

38,761

1,250

76,880

June

462

442

421

4011

42?8

462

424

411

401

477

1,740

5,490

6,840

*3,540

2,240

2,440

3,660

3,570

2,240

2,180

5,590

7,570 

6,910

8,650

7,020

2,860

1,730

1,480

1,240

1,140

82,459

2,749

163,600

Jvly

942

870

870

670

584

521

492

826

800

605

506

1,960

*7,250

2,580

946

556

445

725

556

442

391

347 

324

304

295

287

281

276

292 

347

21,758

702

43,160

Aug.

584

418

338

506

306

284

260

254

247

240

234

220

215

213

206

201

*350

698

630

382

284

240

213

210

213

190

176

184

222 

309

321

9,148

295

18,140

Sept.

257

210

190

173

165

152

150

150

144

T54

180

161

150

152

152

148

159

152

146

*144

144

144 

156

318

428

290

215

197

244 

244

5,669

189

11,240

Calendar year 1959; Max 11,400 Min 10O Mean 746 Ac-It 540,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 30,100 Min 125 Mean 1,049 Ac-ft 761,900

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Oct. 6 (7 p.m.) 8,520 cfs (13.84 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 38,800 cfs

(23.90 ft); Apr. 3 (8 a.m.) 8,060 cfs (13.47 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 5,100 cfs (10.70 ft); June 13

(1 m. 7.4 

(14.55 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-21, 28-30, Dec. 31 to Feb. 3, Feb. 11-15, 

Feb. 20 to Mar. 23.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 371

8855. Black Vermillion River near Frankfort, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40'50", long 96°26'40", on south line of sec.20, T.4 S., R.9 F., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, a quarter of a mile downstream from Vermillion Creek and 2.2 miles southwest of Frankfort.

Drainage area. 412 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,106.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 13, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 121 cfs (87,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 28.52 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 10, result of temporary dam upstream.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 38,300 cfs May 30, 1959 (gage height, 29.40 ft); no 

flow at times in 1955-57.

Flood of Aug. 3, 1948, reached a stage of 30.2 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmarks. Flood in June 1951 reached a stage of 28.6 ft, present site and"datum, 

from floodmarks (discharge, 30,400 cfs, based on contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

69

2.21O 

5.250 

1,270

1,130

1.30O

485

494

573

149

115

101

94 

88

*84

78

70

66

66

66

64

63

1,300

585

115

88

78

72

75

78 

78

16,354

528

32,440

Kov.

80

74 

69 

66

67

62

56

64

71

67

63

56

 51 

44

b4O

b35

b35

36

38

44

48

51

52

50

48

44

40

35

b31

b33

1,550

51.7

3,07O

Dec.

36

38 

39 

4O

40

b33

b31

b33

34

34

*33

28

51 

38

32

36

30

30

28

27

25

26

30

32

32

33

619

182

92

57

1,887

60.9

3,740

Jan.

82

66 

b42 

b35

b29

b30

b31

b35

48

64

68

653

2.990 

806

2,260

346

205

124

blOO

b90

b82

*b83

b80

b75

bSO

b90

b92

b90

b85

b9O 

165

9,116

294

18,080

Feb.

478

633

214

212

200

253

446

198

92

SO

b70 

75

80

14O

*192

b!70

bllO

bSO

b75

b80

b80

b60

bSO

b80

b75

b7O

b68

5,748

198

11,4OO

Mar.

b65

b64 

b60 

b58

b57

b60

b64

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65 

*b66

b66

b66

b64

b65

b70

b75

b60

blOO

b!30

b!50

160

300

4,970

*15, 60O

4,920

1,570 

445

29,715

959

58,94O

Apr.

550

1.080 

"642 

319

250

222

198

178

160

149

144

135

133 

219

233

138

156

138

111

1O3

 97

90

86

84

81

76

11

76

116

338

6,373

212

13,640

May

228

112 

92 

84

86

130

148

86

86

83

70

64

62 

63

128

1.540

299

99

*90

28O

234

183

88

71

66

57

51

47

46

44 

ii

4,758

153

9,440

June

40

43 

65 

37

31

29

29

30

35

44

1,130

1.66O

216 

*113

106

1,010

281

105

86

87

240

442

861

420

109

86

78

73

76

60

7,622

354

15,120

July

55

52 

50 

44

42

40

36

36

46

354

129

482

402 

*85

56

47

49

176

7O

45

36

31

29

28

36

28

37

65 

44

2,669

86.1

5,390

Aug.

29

23 

19 

17

16

16

39

27

21

18

15

12

11 

10

9.8

9.2

12

*96

100

37

18

14

12

7O6 IST

42

23

20

54

68 

36

1,711.0

55.2

3,390

Sept.

20

15 

12 

1O

8.8

7.8

7.O

6.2

6.8

18

10

7.8

6.6 

5.4

4.6

4.4

5T4

5.6

5.2

4.8

*4.8

4.6

8.8

159

182

67

20

9.6

38

77

742.2

24.7

1,470

Calendar year 1959: Max 19,400 Mln 1.9 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186, OOO

Water year 1959-69: Max 15,600 Mln 4.4 Mean 241 Ac-ft 175,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,8OO cfs) .--Oct. 3 (8 a.m.) 6,140 cfs (24.78 

(22.65 ft); Mar. 28 (3 a.m.) 25.1OO cfa (28.52 ft); May 16 (7 a.m.

ft); Jan. 13 (10 a.m.) 4,020 cfs 

1.98O cfs (17.72 ft); June 11

(11 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (18.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Ja-i. 16-18, 

31, Feb. 5-8, 1O, 11, Mar. 25, 26, Apr. 5-1O, June 25 to July 9, July 11, 13-19.
372 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8860. Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°27', long 96°43', in Stf£ sec.12, T.7 S., R.6 E., near right bank on

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Fancy

Creek, three-quarters of a mile east of Randolph, and at mile 32.3. 

Drainage area. 9,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1918 to September 1960 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to May 15, 1934, chain or staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 42 years, 1,686 cfs (1,221,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,000 cfs Mar. 30 (from discharge measurement

of 57,000 cfs and records for temporary station 27 miles upstream); maximum gage height,

36.48 ft Apr. 2 (backwater from Tuttle Creek Dam construction); minimum daily discharge,

400 cfs Sept. 20.

1918-60; Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 30.81 ft); from

rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 31 cfs

Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

Flood of June 10, 1941, is probably the highest since at least 1897. Flood of May 31,

1903, reached a stage of 30.6 ft, from floodmark, and is probably second highest. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or

periods of backwater from Tuttle Creek Dam, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation

caused "by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1310; 1918(M) , 1927(M), 1929(M>,

1935(M), 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from Tuttle 

Creek Dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-23, Aug. 29, 30, 

Sept. 10, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Map. 27 to Sept. 30

4.2 520

5.0 1,050

6.0 1,900

9.0 5,250

14.0 12,600

18.0 19,600

12.0

370

650

1,430

3,250

7,750

18.0 17,600

24.0 33,500

27.0 50,000

29.0 72,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

994

6,970

17,800

10,900

5,980

11,200

18.200 

10, 300

6,280

3,510

2,740

2,130

1,630 

*1,390

1,180

1,070

966

959

980

868

833

763

2,510

2,970

1,190

994

889

833 

812 

840

1,010

119,691

3,861

237,400

Nov.

1.520

1,070

952

980

882

g826

g826 

896

1,260

1,070

*gl,010

g896

g826 

g742

b700

b680

b700

b720

b730

735

763

728

847

819

721

658

728

b580 

b600

622

24,887

830

49,360

Dec.

658

628

682

721

622

568

616 

646

*682

604

628

622

61O 

688

652

610

610

604

610

562

580

610

610

598

604

586

959

1.520 

945

770

21,210

684

42,070

Jan.

735

664

b630

b600

b600

b660

b710 

b710

b70O

b750

798

2,070

9.980 

6,030

8,440

4,950

al,500

31,100

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl,000

a900

b800

3850

b850

*b860

b900

b920 

b950

bl,000

bl.500

54,157

1,747

107,400

Feb.

2,080

3,130

4,170

5.550

5,040

4,060

3,140 

2,580

3,470

4,500

3,580

32 , 500

31,500 

31,100

*bl,200

bl,500

bl,700

1,920

bl,600

31,300

bl,000

31,100

31,200

31,500

31,300

31,200

bl.100

31,000 

3950

65,770

2,268

130,500

Mar.

3900

3900

3950

3900

b800

3800

3800 

3800

38OO

a800

b800

a800

a800 

3800

3850

3850

3900

bl.OOO

al.OOO

31,000

31,100

bl,300

31,500

31,600

32 , 000

S2.550

22 , 000

49,300 

*57,700

C68.600

048,300

27-3,200

8,813

541,900

Apr.

C40.0OO

341,000

342,000

338 , 000

a20,000

314,000

311,000 

38,000

36,500

35,300

35,000

34,500

04,200 

03,800

03,600

3,430

3,150

2,950

3,010

2,800

2,630

2,460

2,320

2,180

2,100

2,040

1,910

1.880 

2,010

2,780

284,550

9,485

564,400

May

3,21.0

2,530

2,150

1,930

1,970

5,390

5,460 

3,190

2,580

3,110

2,610

2,140

1,900 

1.810

1,810

8,960

*5,400

5,970

5,180

3,580

3,580

8,650

9,950

7,6lb

6,410

4,690

3,600

2,870 

32,400

32,100

1,900

124,620

4,020

247,200

June

1,800

1,640

1,500

1,370

1,290

1,290

1.280 

1,370

1,330

1,280

3,170

7,610

10,200 

*8,690

5,780

8,140

8,030

8,170

6,480

5,130

6,370

15,800

16,900

17 . 800

15, 100

9,030

5,340

4,510 

3,630

3,190

183,210

6,107

363,400

July

a2,EOO

32, EDO

32,200

32,200

31, £00

31,700

ai.eoo

al,600

32,500

32,200

*g2,630

g5,T20

12.200 

9,360

g6,530

4,570

3,670

g2,690

g2,720

2,230

2,240

1,880

1,640

1,390

1,220

1,080

gl,020

31,000 

3920

g086

1,120"

87,816

2,833

174,200

Aug.

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,270

al,200

gl.100

al,000 

a920

al, 100

1,320

1,130

3950

g798 

3700

*g615

3700

3700

al,500

2,010

1,950

1,450

1,130

3620

g692

6.160

2,450

al,300

al, 100 

1,770

4,620

3 500

47,985

1,548

95,180

Sept.

5.270

2,370

31,700

31,200

3950

3750

3700 

3650

3600

g587

a570

3550

a530 

3510

3500

3480

g468

3430

*g405

3400

a480

g405

3480

720

1,820

2,120

1,430

974 

862

910

27,821

927

55,180

Calendar year 1959: Max 31.OOO Mln 350 Mean 2,421 Ac-ft 1,753,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 68,6OO Mln 400 Mean 3,593 Ac-ft 2, 608,000

Pe3k dlschsrge (b3se, 10.OOO cfs). Oct. 3 (5 3.m.) 19.70O cfs (18.03 ft): Oct. 7 (6 3.m.) 20,400 

cfs (18.47 ft); Jan. 13 (10 to 11 a.m.) 1O.7OO cfs (12. 8O ft); Mar. 30 (1 p.m.) 74,000 cfs 

(29.76 ft); May 16 (l p.m.) 11,900 cfs (14.85 ft); May 23 (4 a.m.) 10.400 cfs (13.86 ft}; June 13 

(11 3.m.) 10,500 cfs (13.91 ft); June 22 (8 p.m.) 18.7OO cfs (18.75 ft); July 13 (9 3.m.) 13,500 

cfs (15.87 ft). _____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In Big Blue 

River ij-vei- basin. uus

b Stsge-dlscharge relstlon sffected by 1 

g Computed on bssls of once-d3lly wlre-w

. 

welght-g3ge resdlngs.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 373

8865. Fancy Creek at Winkler, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°28'30", long 96°50'10", in SEij sec.2, T.7 S., R.5 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Otter Creek and 0.4 mile 

south of Winkler.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,101.17 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 5, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60], 33.1 cfs (23,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 17.10 ft); minimum observed, 6.5 cfs Sept. 9-14.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Sept. 5, 1958 (gage height, 21.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 22.3 ft in August 1944, from flootaark. 

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of 21.0 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1630: 1954(M), 1955-57.

Rating table water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

25

41

100

190

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

435

1,000

2,000

3,400

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

4.2

7.5

17

2.5

3.0

5.0

10.0

127

225

780

3,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

1,790

656

105

467

1,230

174

82

62

51

43

39

36

*36

34

31

28

28

28

28

27

25

66

30

27

25

24

23

23

28

189

5,454

176

10,820

Nov.

60

3?

28

27

26

23

23

24

24

25

*24

23

22

20

19

19

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

18

675

22.5

1,340

Dec.

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

*17

17

18

18

17

17

16.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

9962"

31

25

23

21

683

22.0

1,350

Jan.

22

23

23

20

19

18

19

20

21

23

23

445

601

2T8

363

186

130

98

64

*53

46

39

38

38

38

41

41

39

37

76

2,891

93.3

5,730

Feb.

139

282

368

146

74

74

63

140

192

83

48

46

43

43

44

*48

76

66

48

48

40

39

35

31

30

a28

a27

a26

ale

2,353

81.1

4,670

Mar.

a25

a25

a24

a24

a23

a23

a23

a23

a23

a24

23

22

22

23

23

22

21

22

24

26

*31

44

45

59

65

281

2,960

3,190

1,120

546

346

9,152

295

18,150

Apr.

563

617

236

183

157

147

131

122

111

106

101

96

96

101

90

85

88

*79

*71

69

66

63

60

58

55

51

48

91

117

746

4,604

153

9,130

May

145

95

82

75

83

1,010

281

132

171

123

95

85

82

75

300

*1,950

261

151

125

159

187

107

95

85

79

72

66

64

63

58

5J5

6,411

207

12,720

June

53

50

46

43

48

42

43

46

58

69

741

164

71

*60

65

1,240

140

74

60

63

64

54

54

47

42

40

39

37

37

40

3,630

121

7,200

July

32

32

29

27

27

26

25

25

33

31

26

*931

153

61

34

30

27

27

27

23

21

20

20

20

!§.

19

19

19

Z2

23

19

1,847

59.6

3,660

Aug.

17

16

15

15

15

15

20

16

19

ZZ

16

14

13

13

12

*11

13

16

16

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

12~9.5

13

11

430.4

13.9

854

Sept.

alO

a9.0

8.3

a8.0

aS.O

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

a6.5 675

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a7.5

a7.5

7.5

a7.1

*6.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

13

~86 214

23

13

10

9.9

9.5

538.9

18.0

1,070

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,790 Min 2.4 Mean 51.4 Ac-ft 37,190

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,190 Min 6.5 Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,690

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Oct. 2 (4 p.m.) 3,440 cfs (12.08 ft); Oct. 6 (2 a.m.) 2,270 cfs 

9.68 ft); Jan. 12 (7 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (6.75 ft); Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 8,720 cfs (17.10 ft); Apr. 2 

1 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.92 ft); Apr. 30 (8 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (7.17 ft); May 6 (12 m.) 2.630 cfs 

8.86 ft); May 16 (l a.m.) 3,160 cfs (9.93 ft); June 11 (2 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (6.97 ft): June 16 

5 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (8.92 ft); July 12 (9 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (8.81 ft); Sept. 24 (3 p.m.) 609 cfs 

4.45 ft).________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

3tations.

ecords and records for nearby

618097 O - 61 - 25
374 KANSAS RIVER BASIH

8870. Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°14'14", long 96°34'16", in Sj sec.30, T.9 S., R.8 E. , on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles north of Manhattan and 7.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to July 1951 (published in WSP 1139), October 1954 to September 

I960.Records for April 1895 to October 1905, published in previous Annual Reports and 

Water-Supply Papers, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 991.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 1 to July 31, 1951, wire-weight gage above power dam 1 mile upstream at 

datum 5.34 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Hov. 17, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1954-60), 1,775 cfs (1,285,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 23.05 ft); minimum daily, 432 cfs Jan.4.

1951, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 93,400 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 33.04 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 43 cfs Aug. 28, 1955.

Flood of May 31, 1903, reached a stage of 35.85 ft, from floodmarks and information 

by local resident. Flood in June 1941 reached a stage of about 34.1 ft from floodmarks and information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater, which are fair. Low flow 

regulated by powerplant 1 mile upstream. Occasional regulation by operation of partially completed Tuttle Creek Dam 2.4 miles upstream.

Revisions.--See Records Available.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of backwater (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Mar. 27 to Apr. 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.1 400

3.0 810

4.0 1,460

5.0 2,300

10.0 7,600

17.0 18,900

2.5 540

3.0 780

5.0 2,150

8.0 5,300

14.0 13,400

22.0 30,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

996

1,700

9,380

11,700

10,200

9,050

1O,80O

11,800

10,500

8,650

4,700

3,150

2,420

1,960

1,670

1,380

1,270

1,180

1,190

1,140

1,030

1,010

1,110

*2,810

2,240

1,220

1,000

894

858

870

906

118,784

3,832

235,600

Nov.

1,250

1,190

1,030

1,030

942

852

888

978

1,220

1,070

1,020

906

846

828

695

630

580

635

780

805

795

785

*810

834

800

720

745

740

660

700

25,744

858

51,060

Dec.

680

699

730

720

710

645

675

718

682

660

660

665

665

660

717

635

660

657

719

529

600

657

573

625

625

630

834

1,580

1,010

795

750

21,965

709

43,570

Jan.

735

635

492

432

570

670

595

*645

705

745

738

775

6,090

7,740

6,840

7,190

3,180

1,340

1,000

906

1,120

1,000

850

900

990

996

942

918

990

918

918

52,565

1,696

104,500

Feb.

1,060

1,500

2,880

4,290

4,820

4,440

5,700

2,980

2,820

*5,500

5,740

5,150

2,060

1,440

1,510

1,520

1,790

2,050

1,800

1,520

1,190

1,090

948

1,010

858

1,060

1,260

1,300

1,400

62,486

2,155

123,900

Mar.

1,200

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,130

1,100

1,000

1,000

*972

972

948

984

858

900

894

882

924

950

918

948

,100

,280

,520

,730

,920

2,720

9,060

18,100

*24,400

29^000

138,510

4,468

274,700

Apr.

29,400

29,000

28,600

28,000

29,000

*29,10O

*29,800

*29 200

22^400

11,000

*5,300

*12,000

22,000

20,000

16.0OO

14,000

8,600

4,000

5,200

3,000

2,900

2,600

2,500

*2,400

2,300

2,200

2.100

2,100

2,100

2,300

397,100

13,240

787,600

May

3,000

5,200

3,000

2,600

*2 , 300

2,500

5,40O

5,200

3,700

3,100

5,500

3,030

2,510

2,380

2,330

5,970

8,090

5,770

6,320

4,750

3,820

5,490

8,880

9.090

7,780

6,290

4,640

3,510

2,890

2 530

2,300

157,850

4,447

273,400

June

*2,230

2,040

1,870

1,810

1,720

1,650

1,650

1,670

1,730

1,670

2,210

6,060

8,840

*9,740

7,420

7,230

8,580

8,190

7,650

5,920

5,190

8,950

11,500

15,000

15,100

15.200

11,900

9,920

7,200

3,910

187,750

6,258

372,400

July

3,110

2,730

2,570

2,380

*1 , 850

1,640

1,810

1,690

1,730

2,020

2,830

3,290

9,040

10.400,

8,910

5,870

4,340

2,980

2,680

2,440

2,110

2,090

1,830

1,630

1,500

1,350

1,330

1,270

1,250

1,140

1,290

91,100

2,939

180,700

Aug.

1,440

1,530

1,490

1,460

1,340

1,270

1,250

*1,190

1,140

1,270

1,360

1,230

1,120

1,000

966

849

1,050

1,190

1,420

1,970

1,630

1,540

1,090

990

3,570

4,650

1,590

1,190

1,470

3,250

4,000

50 , 305

1,623

99,780

Sept.

5.090

2,560

1,730

1,340

1,160

966

942

823

762

730

720

*730

795

691

823

605

568

595

620

580

576

610

595

740

1,310

2,070

1,560

1,160

972

858

31,277

1,045

62,040

Calendar year 1959; Max 29.1OO Min 300 Mean 2,4O2 Ac-ft 1,739,000

Water year 1959-60; Max 29,800 Min 432 Mean 3,594 Ac-ft 2,609,OOC

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from channel storage Apr. 10 to
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 375 

8875. Kansas River at Wamego, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°11'52", long 96°18'16", at center of sec.9, T.10 S., R.10 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 99 at Wamego, 3 miles downstream 

from Antelope Creek and at mile 129.1.

Drainage area. 55,240 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1919 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 950.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1934, chain gage and Aug. 1, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1955, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 3 ft higher.

Average discharge. 41 years, 4,785 ofs (3,464,000 aore-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69,400 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.04 ft); minimum, 1,040 cfs Jan. 6.

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 30.56 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 170,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow and flood routing studies; minimum, 73 cfs Dec. 14,1940.

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of 29.3 ft, present datum, determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by 11 reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, and by 

numerous small diversions for irrigation above station. Records of water temperatures 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 806: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

3.7 l,05o

4.0 1,400

5.0 2,900

6.0 4,850

9.0 13,000

13.0 30,700

19.0 69,000

4.2 1,820

5.0 3,240

6.0 5,520

9.0 14,500

13.0 32,000

19.0 69,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,260

3,090

16,100

25.500

22,300

21,000

19,600

20,400

17,400

15,400

11,800

10, 100

*8,820

6,930

5,670

,890

,510

,260

,160

,080

,840

,820

,780

,560

,290

,300

,590

3,130

2,710

2.460

*2,530

269,280

8,686

534,100

Nov.

3,800

4.620

3,630

3,080

2,900

2,700

2,560

2,480

2,640

2,610

2,540

2,560

2,460

2,4OO

2,290

2,160

b2,000

b2,090

2,090

2,120

*2,210

2,220

2,090

2,O4O

1,970

1,940

1,810

bl , 800

bl,750

1,740

73,280

2,443

145,300

Dec.

1,790

1,800

1,800

1,800

bl,730

bl,730

bl,720

bl,660

bl,600

bl,600

1,670

1,660

1,630

1,610

1,620

*1,610

1,580

1,500

1,480

1,500

1.340

1,450

1,390

1,390

1,410

1,400

1,410

1,810

2.500

lieeo

50,520

1,630

1OO.20O

Jan.

1,610

1,540

bl,290

bl,230

bl,120

bl,120

bl,280

*bl,440

1,580

1,540

1,560

1,560

3,340

9,510

9,820

14.000

10,200

g4,850

b3,350

b2,000

bl.800

b2,000

bl, 900

bl,900

b2,OOO

b2,200

b2,500

b2,700

b2,800

b3,200

b3,500

100,440

3,240

199,200

Feb.

b4,000

b4,500

4,810

6,880

8,010

8,550

9,480

10. 400

*10,000

9,340

g8,380

g7,200

b5,800

b4,600

4,080

g3,980

g4,oOO

g4,640

g4,660

b4,220

b3,600

b3,200

b2,700

bZ.500

b2,500

b2,600

b2,700

b2,700

b2,500

152,530

5,260

302,500

Mar.

bZ.500

b2,570

b2,640

b2,710

b2,750

b2,750

b2,700

b2,820

*b2,850

b3,000

b2,850

b2,700

b2,850

b2,700

b2, 950

b2,700

b3,400

b3, 300

b3,6OO

b3,550

b4,700

g3,630

g4,580

7,630

12,500

17,000

36.8OO

55,800

*66,500

67. 2OO

* 63, 600

397,830

12,830

789,100

Apr.

6O.5OO

58,50O

58,800

*55,800

50, 500

46,000

42,400

*40,300

35,200

22,700

14,200

16,500

31,300

33,000

33,100

29,600

23,000

15,700

12,400

12,000

11, 500

11,300

11,300

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,9OO

10,900

11,400

13,900

805,700

26,860

*1,598

May

15,700

15,800

13,600

12,600

*12,100

13,400

16,700

17,400

14,400

12,100

11, 900

11,600

g9,070

g9,040

9,520

11,100

21.000

17,300

16,400

15,800

12,400

12,800

17,800

19,600

15,800

13,200

11,200

9,520

g8,230

g7,640

K?, 22O

411,940

13,290

817,100

June

67,160

g6,670

*g6,410

g6,280

g6,250

g6,150

5,940

*5,760

6,540

7,670

7,190

10, 100

15,700

17,200

16,900

14,900

g!9,700

g2 1,200

g!8,200

g!5,800

g!3,200

*15,100

19,300

21,200

22,600

26,500

24,800

21,100

17 , 400

12,500

415,220

13,840

823,600

July

g9,640

g8,890

g8,380

g8,230

*g7,640

g7,220

g6, 910

g6,750

g7,080

g7,330

g7,640

g7,920

11,700

15. 90O

14,900

11,800

g9,430

g7,980

g6, 280

g6,200

g6, 380

g4,920

g4,680

4,400

g3,990

3,500

g3,060

S2.640

3,040

3,840

3 220

221,690

7,151

439,700

Aug.

3,100

3,230

3,200

3,160

*3,040

2,830

2,770

2,800

2,730

2,750

3,100

3,3*0

3,180

2,820

2,630

*2.6?0

g2,900

g5,350

4,030

S.O.'O

4,820

3,830

3,280

2,820

*2,980

8,530

4,460

3,120

3,310

4,030

6,630

114,770

3,702

227,600

Sept.

9,610

8,290

6,460

5,810

5,450

5,140

*4,820

4,660

4,510

4,120

3,420

2,800

*2,590

2,390

2,240

2,240

2,010

2,040

1,980

1,980

1,930

1,660

1^980

2,700

4,680

10,400

10.500

8,230

5,660

4,080

134,600

4,467

267,000

Calendar year 1959: Max 38,800 Min 1,100 Mean 5,107 Ac-ft 3,697,OOO

Water year 1959-6O: Max 67,200 Min 1,12O Mean 8,601 Ac-ft 6,243,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from ance-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
376 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8880. Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21'00", long 96°13'10", In NW£ sec.20, T.8 S., R.ll E., at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Indian Creek, 14 miles northeast of Wamego, 

and at mile 19.3.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available. April 1936 to June 1946, January 1954 to September 1S60. Prior to 

October 1937, published as Red Vermillion Creek near Wamego.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 3, 1956, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1936-45, 1954-60), 79.9 cfs (57,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 26.80 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 8.

1936-46, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 29.40ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow at 

times in 1937, 1939-40, 1955-57.

Maximum stage known since at least 1873, 30.9 ft in 1915, from floodmark and information by local resident (discharge. 38,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,000 

cfs on basis of velocity-area study).

Flood of July 13, 1951, reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmark?.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Probably diversions for irrigation above station. Records of suspended 

sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: Drainage area. WSP 1440: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gige

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

5.3 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

9.0 245

12.0 600

15.0 1,140

4.4 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 110

9.0

11.0

15.0

20.0

23.0

26.0

290

550

1,310

2,800

4,400

7,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

149

736

126

510

382

143

452

202

76

58

50

48

44

42

a39

a36

a34

32

32

31

30

1.O40

191

70

60

50

44

44

44 

*48

4,855

157

9,630

Nov.

49

45

44

44

45

42

38

41

48

48

46

42

40

34

31

34

32

32

31

35

*40

42

42

38

35

33

29

24

23 jjg1,133

37.8

2,250

Dec.

27

30

30

30

31

26

23

26

24

25

27

29

28

25

*25

25

24

23

22

21

21

22

23

25

24

23

28

40

42

31

22

822

26.5

1,630

Jan.

24

24

26

25

19

16

T6

18

21

26

30

37

190

100

721

126

92

70

65

*65

60

55

50

49

56

68

78

84

82

77

93

2,463

79.5

4,890

Feb.

185

287

328

226

169

190

150

128

142

136

110

100

90

85

*83

98

111

90

80

80

80

77

77

70

65

60

60

60

60

3,477

120

6,900

Mar.

55

55

55

55

50.

50

50

50

52

55

55

50

50

*58

60

60

60

60

60

70

101

132

148

229

*211

432

4,300

6.450

*1,310

562

368

15,353

495

30,450

Apr.

517

603

467

291

240

223

197

180

164

156

152

141

138

136

132

128

120

*106

101

97

92

88

85

81

79

73

69

85

161

256

5,358

179

10,630

May

188

112

97

89

90

99

a!58

a!26

106

102

89

81

81

79

74

*80

80

70

229

265

108

79

371

367

64

62

54

49

54

54

46.

3,001

96.8

5,950

June

321

1,030

119

72

56

53

54

56

61

63

554

1.580

*174

120

101

1,540

273

130

al!2

109

3562

196

100

a80

a70

65

87

72

52

is.

7,908

264

15,690

July

44

40

34

31

32

330

29

27

33

95

*82

40

38

51

26

24

24

28

38

26

20

17

17

16

16

15

15

19

21

40

35

981

31.6

1,950

Aug.

19

14

12

12

9.9

9.1

9.9

9.1

9.0

9.7

7.4

6.8

6.1

5.7

*5.5

12 4.9 

159

41

14

8.8

7.5

6.4

28

27

15

8.8

7.0

6.6

15

8.8

510.6

16.5

1,010

Sept.

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.0

5.8

48

156

54

12

8.3

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.6

*5.4

5.4

5.3

4.9

5.8

153

164.

32

17

13

13

12

757.4

24.6

1,460

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,340 Mln 3.4 Mean 1*2 Ac-ft 1O2.70O

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,450 Mln 3.8 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,440

Peak discharge (base, 1,50O cfs). Oct. 25 (2 p.m.) 1, 

(26.80 ft); June 1 (12 p.m.) 1,85O cfs (17. OO ft); J 

(5 p.m.) 2.250 efs (18.52 ft).

760 cfa (17.35 ft); Mar. 28 (6 a.m.) 8, 

June 12 (2 a.m.) 2,490 cfs (19.12 ft); J

800 cfs 

June 16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on bssls of recorded range In stag-e.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19-22, Feb. 11-15, Feb. 18 to Mar. 20.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 377

8883. Rock Creek near Louisville, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°16'00", long 96°22'50", in sec.14, T.9 S., R 9 E., at downstream side 

of highway bridge, 1.6 miles downstream from Camp Creek, 3.8 miles upstream from Brush 

Creek, 4 miles west of Louisville, and 15.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 9, 1960, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 27.70 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 21-23.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 6,040 cfs May 5, 1959 (gage height, 27.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 17, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or 

those prior to May 9, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 3o

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

72

150

9.0 360

12.0 820

15.0 1,400

21.0 2,900

4.1

4.2

4.3 

4.5

5.0

6.0 84

7.0 158

8.0 250

10.0 480

14.0 1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*5.7

258 

*126

192

505

179

alOO

160

49

55

27

25

23

70

49

29

20

19

18

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

14 

13

13 

15

14

1,865.7

60.2

3,700

Nov.

*19

IT

13

12

I?

12

14

15

14

12

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

13 

12

12 

12

388

12.9

770

Dec.

11

11

*T2~ 12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

trl

9.9

10

10

10

11

11

11 

11

11 

11

11

325.7

10.5

646

Jan.

11

11

*11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.5

g.8

&7S

9.2

a20

aSO

*300

aSOO

alOO

a62

a40

a31

28

28

27

26

24

24

24

24 

24

24 

*22

29

1,546.7

49.9

3,070

Feb.

37

83

85

aST

a35

a55

a62

a 50

a42

a40

a38

a37

a36

36

36

36

36

36

34

54

54

55

36

36

36

36

*36 

36

36

1,203

41.5

2,390

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,460 Min 1.5

Mar.

36

56

36

36

36

55

35

35

35

35

34

54

34

34

34

34

54

34

38

38

39

42

49

68

92

507

2,870 

1,160

*466 

548

240

6,584

206

12,660

Apr.

536

*550

207

176

156

150

156

126

114

111

111

103

100

96

90

87

83

79

76

75

71

69

67

65

62

59

54 

aTO

alOO 

a!90

5,747

125

7,450

May

alSO

95

88

82

80

*T8~5~ 568

108

146

98

84

79

79

76

72

77

69

65

65

63

68

57

52

50

47

44

40 

40

43 

40

11

2,643

85.3

5,240

June

42

40

36

52

a31

a51

a55

a40

a40

alOO

a600

a200

*51

47

42

147

57

44

40

40

58

35

38

30

28

26

26 

24

22

*2I_

1,985

66.1

5,930

July

21

20

19

17

17

16

16

15

16

19

17

16

15

14

ii

12

164

71

28

17

14

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

14 

24

14

693

22.4

1,370

Aug.

11

8.6

8.6

9.6

8.3

*7.5

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.0

211

62_4

29

16

13

11

9.9

8.0

7.8

8.6

7.5 

6.9

7.2 

7.2

1,083.0

34.9

2,150

Sept.

6.1

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.6

10

5.8

4.7

*3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

3.2

~Z5 129

12

6.6

5.4

6.1 

6.6

288.0

9.60

571

Mean 61.6 Ac-ft 44,560

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,870 Min 2.5 Mean 60.5 Ac-ft 43,930

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Oct. 2 (6 p.m.) 982 cfs (12.90 ft); Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 5,960 cfs

(27.70 ft); Apr. 1 (9 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (14.00 ft); May 6 (7 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (14.85 ft); Aug. 18

(l a.m.) 2,460 cfs (19.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
378 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8885. Mill Creek near Paxico, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°03'15", long 96°10'52", in SW^ sec.27, T.ll S>., R.ll E., at downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 1 mile southwest of Paxico, 2.0 miles downstream 

from Kuenzli Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 965 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 15, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge.--6 years (1954-60), 122 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 22.54 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1958 (gage height, 24.38 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 34.7 ft July 12, 1951, from floodmarks (discharge, 77,200 cfs, 

from contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1560: 1954, 1957.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except perlo'ds of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2)

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.3 

5.5

44

111

295

690

7.5

9.0

12.0

17.0

23.0

1,650

2,650

3,930

6,140

11,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

766

*634

760

1,250

425

270

594

280

203

165

146

135

123

111

103

92

89

85

82

78

75

80

72 

67

66

64

63

63

64

65

7,136

230

14,150

Nov.

*63

61

61

61

61

59

55

55

54

52

50

50

49

48

48

46

48

43

41

43

41

40

38

38 

36

36

35

35

33

33

1,413

47.1

2,800

Dec.

33

33

33

*32

31

30

29

29

29

28

29

29

28

28

29

29

29

28

28

21

27

27

29

29

28

28

31

33

33

33

33

922

29.7

1,830

Jan.

33

33

*33

33

31

30

3T

31

30

30

30

33

34

57

268

157

123

115

110

114

103

92

84

82 

82

83

95

110

105

*103

118

2,413

77.8

4,790

Feb.

154

186

178

227

386

326

404

295

270

270

217

190

180

175

173

186

225

188

171

169

165

165

160

150 

140

130

*125

125

IgO

5,850

202

11,600

Mar.

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

118

125

126

126

116

111

121

137

137

125

121

142

167

190

290

479

992 

1,060

3,510

6.470

1,670

1,180

1,760

750

20,818

672

41,290

Apr.

1,510

*762

634

521

455

419

380

344

312

295

285

265

258

262

612

302

252

227

217

207

199

184

182

178 

171

165

159

163

988

935

11,643

388

23,090

May

530

395

326

300

298

275

*250

227

234

227

199

186

182

180

173

201

201

176

165

154

150

137

128

116 

111

107

97

96

110

103

93

6,127

198

12,150

June

102

*173

105

91

89

93

90

92

111

171

154

356

156

137

121

142

130

105

97

97

95

90

86

81 

73

70

66

62

59

*52

3,346

112

6,640

July

49

46

50

48

40

38

36

35

36

36

35

39

36

33

30

30

33

51

42

38

32

30

29

29 

29

27

26

24

68

251

72

1,398

45.1

2,770

Aug.

46

36

31

29

26

*22

20

19

19

21

22

19

18

16

14

13

22

131

62

39

32

26

23

20 

240

1.800

195

101

242

133

90

3,527

114

7,000

Sept.

74

61

52

45

40

38

31

30

201

93

65

52

*45

41

39

35

33

32

30

27

26

25

48

2.780 

580

262

184

148

126

108

5,351

178

10,610

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,470 Mln 7.8 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,670

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,470 Mln 13 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO cfs). Oct. 5 (l a.m.) 3,070 cfs (9.70 ft); Mar. 27 (3 a.m.) 11,100 cfs

(22.54 ft); Apr. 29 (3 p.m.) 2,910 cfs (9.42 ft); Aug. 26 (5 a.m.) 4,310 cfs (13.19 ft); Sept. 24

(2 p.m.) 5,850 cfs (16.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18-19, Feb. 13-14, 21-29, Kar. 1-7.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 379

8890. Kansas River at Topeka, Kans.

Location. Lat 39 0 03'47", long 95°40'29", in SE^ sec.30, T.ll S., R.16 E. , near right 

bank in downstream end of pier of Topeka Avenue Bridge in Topeka, 2.2 miles upstream 

from Soldier Creek and at mile 85.5.

Drainage area. 56,710 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is probably roncontributing.

Records available. April to August 1904 (gage heights only), June 1917 to September 1960. 

Gage-height records in this vicinity since August 1904 are contained in reports of 

U. S Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~~1929. Apr. 24 to Aug. 31, 1904, staff gage at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge 400 ft upstream at different datum. June 12, 1917, to Apr. 3, 1918, 

chain gage at Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. bridge at datum 0.75 ft 

higher. Apr. 4 to May 30, 1918, water-stage recorder, May 31, 1918, to Oct. 1, 1918, 

staff gage, and Oct. 2, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder, at site 130 ft 

downstream at datum 0.75 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1934, chain gage at 

Melan Bridge 1,700 ft downstream at present datum. Oct. 1, 1934,to Sept. 30, 1939, 

water-stage recorder at Sardou Bridge 7,300 ft downstream at datum 1.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 43 years, 5,287 cfs (3,828,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minitnum daily, 1,500 cfs Jan. 6.

1917-60: Maximum discharge, 469,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 36.34 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Dec. 16, 1940, result of freezeup.

Maximum stage known since 1844, that of July 13, 1951. Flood of May 30, 1903 

(second highest since 1844), reached a stage of 31.4 ft, present datum, from floodmarks at site 1,700 ft downstream (discharge, about 300,000 cfs). « flood in the 

spring of 1844 is known to have been higher than that of 1903, and on the basis of 

legendary marks or deductions, is comparable to the 1951 flood.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by 11 reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, and by 

numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with II. S. Weather Bureau.

RevlslonsTwater years). WSF 806: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1920(M), 1922(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

3.0 

5.0

1,430

1,990

5,600

7.0

12.0

21.0

10,700

28,500

74,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g4,370

g4,Z70

*8,510

25,900

*29,400

25,600

22,100

23,400

22,000

18,200

15,500

12,100

10,800

9,100

7,180

6,060 

g5,340

g5,020

g4,600

g4,320

g4,300

g4,100 

g4,050

g4,860

5,290

5,470

g4 , 350 

g3,760

g3,450 

g3,240

g2,840

309,480

9,983

613,800

Nov.

*g3,020

g3,850

g5,920

g3,830

g3,240

g3,200

g3,110

g2,820

g2,750

g2,820

g2,940

g2,820

g2,790

g2,610

g2,510

g2,430 

b2,200

b2,300

b2,350

g2,370

g2,370

g2,420 

g2,510

g2,430

g2,310

g2,290

g2,220 

*g2,120

82,080 

g2,100

80,730

2,691

160,100

Dec.

g2,050

g2,060

g2,060

g2,060

g2,060

g2,060

g2,050

gl , 980

gl,960

gl,960

gl,990

g2,020

gl,960

gl,960

gl,940

gl , 930 

gl,900

gl,840

gl,860

gl,840

gl,870

gl.660 

gl,830

gl.800

gl,780

gl,810

g2,020 

g2,060

g2,230 

g2,660

g2,260

61,520

1,985

122,000

Jan.

g2,060

*g2,110

bl , 800

bl,700

bl,600

bl,500

bl,700

bl,900

b2,200

b2,300

b2,200

g2,220

g2,110

4,630

11,300

12,600 

14,600

8,880

5,230

b3,300

b2,300

b2,200 

b2,300

b2,300

b2,500

b2,600

b2,500 

b2,500

b2,800 

b3,000

b3,500

114,440

3,692

227,000

Feb.

b3,700

b4,000

*4,940

6,660

8,580

9,300

9,710

10,700

11.400

10,900

9,860

8,700

b7,200

b5,800

b5,000

g4,600 

g4,680

g4,760

g4,920

g4,840

b4,800

b4,700 

b4,000

b3,000

b2,800

b2 , 800

b2,900 

b3,000

b3,000

171,250

5,905

339,700

Mar.

b3,100

b3,000

b2,800

b2,700

b2,800

b2,750

b2,850

*b2,850

b3,000

b3,200

b3,000

b2,950

b3,!00

b3,000

b2,800

b2.300 

b3,000

b3,200

b3,400

b3,500

b3,500

b4,100 

b4,700

b8, 100

12,500

19,600

46,200 

69,600

70,400 

*72.400

66,900

437,300

14,110

867,400

Apr.

64.400

62,200

60,400

59,300

*55,000

49,800

45,300

42,900

39,000

29,900

19,600

14,500

23,800

33,000

34,000

32,100 

27,700

20,100

14,300

13,100

12,500

11,900 

11,800

11,700

11,400

11,300

11,100 

*1 1.000

12,300 

14,500

859,900

28,660

*1,706

May

16,100

17,100

15,300

13,900

13,000

12 , 700

15,600

13,200

16,600

13,800

11,800

12,800

10,600

9,620

9,480

9,860 

14,500

20.600

15,900

16,800

14,900

12,200 

14,400

18,900

18,000

14,500

*12,400 

10,500

9,200 

8,280

7,650

425,190

13,720

843,400

June

7,220

8,320

7,920

6,590

6,380

6,260

6,090

5,840

5,860

7,020

7,780

10,300

13,700

16,300

17,300

16,300 

17,800

21,200

19,100

17,600

15,200

13,100 

17,000

*20,400

21,700

24 , 000

26.400 

23,400

19,400 

15,600

421,080

14,040

835,200

July

11,300

9,650

8,950

8,450

8,250

7,650

7,320

7,050

7,000

6,950

7,420

8,150

7,800

13,800

15,500

13,800 

10,800

9,320

7,600

6,400

6,520

g5,530 

g5,120

g4,640

g4,210

3,880

3,720 

3,610

5.560 

3,830

4,280

232,060

7,486

460,300

Aug.

*3,580

3,430

3,560

3,490

3,400

3,240

3,060

2,990

3,090

2,960

2,970

3,420

3,520

3,330

2,940

2,820 

3T020

7,820

6,590

4,600

5,290

4,920 

4,170

3,690

3,270

10,400

8, i-"V) 

4,720

4,780 

4,450

5,100

133,300

4,300

264,400

Sept.

9,000

*9,100

7,620

6,160

5,670

5,360

g5,140

g4,900

5,380

g5,040

g4,120

g3,380

g2,970

g2,740

g2,530

g2,390 

gH.200

gZ.100

g2,120

g2,050

g2,060

gl.990 

g2,120

4,290

8,350

6,180

10.700 

9,590

7,550 

5,560

148,360

4,945

294,300

Calendar year 1959 : Max 43,600 Min 1,340 Mean 5,747 Ac-ft 4,160,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 7Z,400 Min 1,500 Mean 9,275 Ac-ft 6,734,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings
380 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8892. Soldier Creek near Delia, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°12'08", long 9S°52'25", on south line of sec. 5, T.10 S., R.14 E., at 

 upstream side of highway bridge, 5.1 miles upstream from Walnut Creek and 5j miles 

southeast of Delia.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

^

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 20.40 ft); minimum , 1.4 cfs Aug. 25.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1960; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 

1959.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, about 24 ft June 21, 1951, from floodmarks 

and information by local residents.

Remarks. --Re cords good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gige 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Mar. 23)

Oct. 1, 2 Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

Z.4 

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

17

31

106

265

480

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

1.3

2.1

5.5

11

28

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

118

270

480

740

13.0

16.0

19.6

1,230

1,880

2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

321

950

ZT7

687

166

111

148

92

53

42

37

36

34

32

31

27

25 

26

26

25

26

374

*158

44

36

31

28 

28

28

3,886

125

7,710

Nov.

29

FT

26

27

26

24

23

24

25

25

24

23

23

b20

b!9

b!9

bl8

b22 

b20

21

21

*21

20

21

21

21

b!5 b!8" 

b21 

20

664

22.1

1,320

Dec.

b!8

b!5

b!5

17

16

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!7

15

16

18

16

15

*15

15

14

13 

12

12

12

13

17

18

16

16

28

60 

38 

26

b20

562

18.1

1,110

Jan.

21

b!8

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

16

17

*19

19

20

26

82

108

444

97

b42

b32

b29

b25

b26

b27

b28

b28

28

37

49

52 

50 

44

51

1,495

48.2

2,970

Feb.

107

190

187

146

152

150

103

80

86

136

b63

b55

*b50

b45

b45

b60

b60

b50 

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b42_

b42 

b42

2,251

77.6

4,460

Mar.

b40

b42

b42

b42

39

40

42

44

46

51

51

*47

46

49

50

49

55

61 

65

66

64

91

112

181

196

431

1,960

2.940 

972 

434

230

8,578

277

17,010

Apr.

233 2'2"4

190

152

127

120

108

99

89

85

82

*80

80

86

76

75

68

60 

57

55

54

51

49

48

47

44

42

43 

76 

84

2,684

89.5

5,320

May

103

59

50

46

46

46

50

42

42

40

35

34

33

33

32

34

*34

31 

37

156

47

36

30

27

25

24

22

19 

ZT

22

1,284

41.4

2,550

June

19

21

39

22

17

16

16

*17

19

29

46

~56 122

31

23

106

104

31 

23

23

23

22

36

75

29

19

15

31 

17

12_

1,089

36.3

2,160

July

11

1C

9.8

8.3

*7.5

7.2

7.0

6.8

8.3

54

22

15

13

6.9

7.0

6.0

7.2

19

29

11

6.5

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.2 4T9~ 

5 .8

7.5

325.5

10.5

646

Aug.

6.5

4.9

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

*2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

141

1,560 

89

22

13

9.8

7.5

5.6

10

401

37

17 

16 

14

13

2,407.3

77.7

4,770

Sept.

9.8

7.5

6.2

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.4

7.0

32

14

*7.5

5.3

4.4

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.4 

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.8 Tn:

290" 437

38

18

13 

12 

12

961.5

32.0

1,910

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,640 Mln 1.3 Mean 78.2 Ac-ft 56,580

water year 1959-60: Max 2,940 Min 1.8 Mean VLB Ac-ft 51,940

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (6 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (14.07 ft); Mar. 28 (l p.m.) 3,380 cfs 

(20.40 ft); Aug. IB (8 a.m.) 2,210 cfs (17.45 ft).________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 381

8895. Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°06'18", long 95°42'20", on east line of sec. 14, T.ll S., R.15 E., at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Halfday Creek, 2 miles northwest of Topeka, and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to May 25, 1960, at site 

1.1 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 268 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1932, August 1935 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1935, published as "at Topeka." Records for October 1932 to July 1935, published in WSP 746, 761, and 786, have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

Cage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 865 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to July 27, 1935, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 1, 1935, to June 16, 1958, wire-weight gage and June 17, 1958, to May 24, 1960, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 866.95 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 28 years, 123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 17.23 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum observed, 4.3 cfs Aug. 16.

1929-32, 1935-60; Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs June 22, 1951 (gage height, 

2&15ft, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 29.06 ft, site ami datum 

then in use, July 12, 1951, from floodmark (backwater from Kansas River); no flow at 

times in 1931, 1935-40, 1953-57.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1440: 1929-30(M), 1941-42, 1948(P) , 1950. See also 

Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

473

*1,490

506

1,210

479

215

208

234

105

71

52

49

47

45

41

38

36

34

32

36

33

123

645

90

52

42

35 

36 

*34

35

6,565

212

13,020

Nov.

37

40

39

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

32

30

28

27

26

25

28

30

32

32

32

33

31

30

28

25

22 

*23 

24

940

31.3

1,860

Dec.

23

24

23

23

22

20

18

18

18

20

21

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

li

16

17

19

21

20

19

30

121 

87

45

35

826

26.6

1,640

Jan.

34

*35

25

19

19

19

20

21

23

24

26

27

43

110

728

244

196

54

60

55

45

35

34

33

33

35

45

49 

62

58

58

2,269

73.2

4,500

Feb.

84

278

#246

224

272

232

170

120

114

272

151

80

70

65

60

70

90

80

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

64 

65

3,357

116

6,660

Mar.

*64

60

58

56

54

52

56

60

62

64

63

61

61

59

58

57

59

67

72

80

85

100

135

208

192

686

3,160

4.110 

2,240

1,040

664

13,843

447

27,460

Apr.

574

494

412

358

290

240

198

*168

150

140

130

120

110

120

120

110

100

95

90

85

80

75

70

70

65

65

62

*62 

*10T 

152

4,912

164

9,740

May

187

120

90

70

60

55

60

65

60

55

50

50

45

45

45

50

55

50

45

842

562

110

54

46

*43

40

35

32 

39

39

39

3,138

101

6,220

June

40

35

34

42

29

25

25

*26

34

41

538

*543

*TBT

59

32

130

230

66

40

30

30

30

30

50

130

49

43

66 

59

46

2,696

89.9

5,350

July

32

24

14

11

*14

11

11

10

18

69

54

65

44

18

15

14

13

20

49

24

12

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

11

11

11 

20

18

15

663.5

21.4

1,320

Aug.

*12

11

11

10

8.8

7 .6

7.3

*6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.4

5.2

33~~ 4.3

*5.290

*785

82

44

27

24

20

19

481

140

40 

67 

34

24

5,229

169

10,370

Sept.

22

17

16

14

12

11

12

9.4

12

14

30

16

33

39

16

12

*15

14

11

9.4

8.2

7.8 i°S

310

698

230

100

46 

29 

24

1,799.8

60.0

3,570

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,080 Min 2.4 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,82O

water year 1959-60: Max 4,110 Min 4.3 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,710

ik discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs).--Oct. 3 (12 m.) 1,760 cfs (15.39 ft); Mar. 28 (8 a. m.) 4,470 cfs 

17.23 ft); May 20 (5 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (9.26 ft); June 11 (10 p.m.) 2,180 cfs (14.70 ft); Aug. 18 

4 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (19.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-7, 19-22, Feb. 12-28. Baclcwater from construction operations Oct. 16-19, Oct. 30 to Nov. 17, Apr. 9-28, May 2-19, June 19-25; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for station near Delta.
382 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8900. Little Delaware River near Horton, Kana.

Location.--Lat 39°41'50", long 95°33'50", in 3W^ sec.13, T.4 S., R.17 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 3 miles northwest of Horton and 4 miles 

upstream from Mission Creek.

Drainage area. 19 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,026.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge.--6 years, 7.75 cfs (5,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 304 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 12.70 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 893 cfs July 31, 1958 (gage height, 14.63 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of about 18 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those b?low 2 cfs, which 

are poor. Flows are affected by detention dams and watershed treatment practices 

designed to minimize surface runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1510: 1S54-55.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31, July 29 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

0.1 

1.3 

4.7

12

4.0

5.0 

8.0

1.9 O

2.1 .2

2.2 .4

2.3 1.2

2.5 4.0

2.7 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

8.0

49

24O 

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

£3

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

65

43

47

75

20

9.0

44

12

4.9

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

83

254

54

9.7

5.8

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.7

3.0

764.6

£4.7

1,520

Nov.

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

Z.Z

1.8

2.5

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.6

*1.3

1.3

1.2

.6

.8

1.3

Z.Z

2.2

Z.Z

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.1

.8

.6

.7

.9

55.0

1.83

109

Dec.

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

Z.I

*2.B

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.8

4.5

7.0

4.2

2 5

2.5

56.5

1.82

112

Calendar year 1959: Max 375

Jan.

4.2

4.4

4.7

2.3

1.5

1.3

1.6

Z.Z

2.5

3.7

3.7

22

15

37

4§

b9.0

b4.5

bS.O

b3.8

*b3.3

b3.C

b2.7

b3.2

b4.7

7.4

8.3

9.9

11

5.6

23

43

301.3

9.72

598

Feb.

70- 85

37

22

14

16

10

14

19

26

b!4

b7.0

b4.6

b4.0

5.4

8.6

*23

13

9.2

4.8

b4.6

b4.4

b3.9

b4.7

b4.0

b3.7

b3.3

b3.4

b3.6

442.2

15.2

877

Mar.

bS.O

b3.1

b2.9

b2.7

b2.5

b2.7

b3.2

b3.4

b3.8

b4.4

bS.O

b4.6

b4.4

b4.4

b4.6

bS.O

b6.6

b7.4

b7.8

b7.4

b7.2

*b7.2

b9.2

b!2

15

25

402

390

304

267

181

1,708.5

55.1

3,390

Apr.

109

T4

15

8.6

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.2

*2.5

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.2

3.7

5 2

277.0

9.23

549

May

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.0

5.6

2.5

1.4

1.8

*3.8

4.2

2.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

.8

.4

.4

1.0

1.2

. 8

52.9

1.71

105

June

0.8

1.2

.8

.4

1.4

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.8

1.4

2.0

1.6

1.2

*1.0

3.8

1.8

.8

.6

1.2

28

8.1

33

6.2

2.0

1.2

.8

.4

.3

.3

104.3

3.48

207

July

ITS" 5.4

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

. 2

1.0

3.8

1.6

.8

.4

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

18.9

0.61

37

Aug.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

*6.2

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

1.0

.3.1

11.0

0.35

22

Sept.

0"O

0

0

0

0

O

0

.4

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

2.4

5.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

8.2

0.27

16

Min 0 Mean 9.31 Ao-ft 6.750

Water year 1959-60 : Max 402 Min 0 Mean 10.4 Ao-ft 7^540

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 383

3905. Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21', long 95°27', in SW£ sec. 18, T.8 S., R.18 E. , on right ban't on downstream side of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Walnut Creek, 300 ft upstream 

from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge, a quarter of a mile no"th of 

Valley Palls, and at mile 30.6.

Drainage area. 922 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 27, 1930, chain gage on upstream side of previous highway bridge 

at present site and datum. May 27, 1930, to Apr. 12, 1938, chain gage 300 ft downstream on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge at same datum. Apr. 13, 

1938.to Aug. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge..--38 years, 385 cfs (278 700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 24.73 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 16.

1922-60; Maximum discharge, 94,600 cfs June 21, 1951 (gage height, 32.08 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, about 0.1 cfs at times in 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1865, that of June 21, 1951; second highest known 

reached a stage of 31.7 ft in 1865,from information by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the 

water year 1960 are published in WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1925, 1928-29(M), 1931(M), 1938-39(M), 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

5.0

67

125

235

420

1,020

1,750

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

23.9

4,500

6,850

9,300

12,200

15,200

21,500

9.0

17

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

7.0 

11.7

420

1,020

1,750

3,650

7,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Sepbember 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

464

3,090

5,930

1,890

*5,310

1,270

768

864

753

355

263

215

207

195

184

167

142

*132 

132

128

116

144

9.090

1,450

480

330

267

227

215

199

199

35,176

1,135

69,770

Nov.

195

T84

174

184

174

156

136

164

174

174

170

150

146

104

*119

95

75

116 

113

132

139

164

146

132

122

110

84

67

67

98

4,064

135

8.O6O

Dec.

95

116

104

113

107

75

78

98

87

107

125

*146

125

113

113

107

104

95 

87

84

89

95

116

119

110

110

482

7OO

350

227

139

4,616

149

9,160

Jan.

195

b!70

b!36

b!25

bl!3

b95

104

119

142

174

199

360

1,300

724

2,820

750

b315

b200 

b!75

*b!80

b!85

b!60

b!25

bl!5

136

178

239

275

293

435

10,857

350

21,530

Feb.

978

bl,400

1,450

1,150

1,030

971

630

576

722

1,460

700

350

270

250

230

200

280

37C 

270

*b235

b240

b250

b255

b225

b245

b263

b211

b!81

bl92

15,584

537

30,910

Mar.

b!95

b!85

b!65

b!70

b!65

b!80

195

199

207

207

192

192

203

192

192

153

2753

223

*280

345

410

555

636

1,100

964

1,550

10,400

21 , 400

11,800

1 KS 1, 65O

57,938

1,869

114,9OO

Apr.

1.280

1,170

1,120

866

660

576

530

470

415

380

375

355

350

380

350

335

325

288 

259

251

243

224

*235

220

200

190

190

180

20O

300

12,917

431

25,620

May

450

620

450

300

320

360

310

260

220

2OO

180

170

165

160

150

150

145

350 

1,OOO

2.000

*420

255

188

147

130

124

100

90

95 

112

95

9,716

313

19,270

June

87

142

296

1OO

77

77

70

Jo

77

92

128

1,160

322

161

124

*209

425

150 

106

109

492

1.560

17220

83q

224

147

121

109

92 

84

8,661

289

17,180

July

79

118

82

65

205

50

48

45

54

900

955

174

109

92

67

59

56

*54 

79

67

47

41

38

38

36

36

34

32

45 

144

70

3,919

126

7,770

Aug.

43

32

28

28

24

20

20

26

22

24

19

18

17

17

16

14

2ST

* 7,3 30 5-57

154

82

*59

47

38

158

1,45O

191

95

77 

146

92

11,105

358

22,030

Sept.

50

38

30

24

20

19

18

17

298

38O

67

36

24

20

19

18

17

17 

16

.15

15

*15

22

424

811

171

72

47

39 

43

2,802

93.4

5,560

Calendar year 1959; Max 11.3OO Min 11 Mean 492 Ac-ft 356,500

Water year 1959-60: Max 21,400 Min 14 Mean 485 Ac-ft 351,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,40O cfs). Oct. 3 (l a.m.) 9,66O cfs (14.40 ft); Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 7,550 cfs 

fll.94 ft); Oct. 23 (2 p.m.) 11.8OO cfs (16.56 ft); Mar. 28 (3 p.m.) 23,700 cfs (24.73 ft); Aug. 18

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 11-19, Apr. 24 to May 20; discharge estimated on basis of records for Wakarusa'River near Lawrence.
384 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

8910. Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°02'59", long 95°23'30", in E| sec.34, T.ll S., R.18 E. , on downstream 

side of second pier from right bank of highway bridge at Lecompton, half a mile downstream from Delaware River and at mile 64.7.

Drainage area. 58,420 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is non-contributing.

Records available. January to November 1896 and April to July 1906 (gags heights only), 

March 1936 to September 1960. Records for April 1899 to December 1905 published in 

WSP 37, 39, 50, 52, 66, 75, 84, 99, 131, 172, and 796-B have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 821.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 16, 1936, staff gage and Mar. 16, 1936, to July 30, 1952, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1936-60), 7,101 cfs (5,141,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,500 cfs Mar. 29 (gagt height, 19.70 ft); minimum, 1,550 cfs Jan. 5.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 483,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 30.23 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 185 cfs Oct. 13, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1844, that of July 13, 1951. Flood of Miy 31, 1903 

(second highest since 1844), reached a stage of 27.9 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by 11 reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, and by 

numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 876: 1937. WSP 1176: 1903(M). WSP 1440: 1948-49(P). 

See also Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,200

g7,880

g!4,4OO

g20,300

32,100

*26,200

21,800

20,600

21,900

*17,900

15,600

12,400

10,900

9,790

7,930

6,680

5,900

5,380

5,050

4,860

4,760

4,630

9,120 

10,000

6,080

6,200

5,380

4,560

4,100

3,680

3,400

334,680

10,800

663,800

Nov.

3,320

3,910

5,180

4,760

3,990

3,720

3,460

*3,260

3,170

3,220

3,380

3,380

3,260

3,220

b2,800

b2,500

b2,250

b2,400

2,800

2,800

2,780

2,890

2,960 

2,850

2,720

2,670

2,620

2,500

b2,250

2,460

93,480

3,116

185,400

Dec.

2,380

,340

,390

,410

,390

,410

,440

,360

,390

,380

,390

,380

,390

,360

,320

,290

,320

,220

,180

* ,180

,220

,140

,210 

,310

,180

,220

,850

,780

,170

, 420

,170

7 ,590

,471

151,900

Jan.

2,800

b2,600

b2,100

1)1,850

bl,600

b2,250

b2,750

bl,850

2,210

2,600

2,720

2,900

2,920

3,720

11,800

13,600

14,400

11,200

b5,300

b4,250

b3,500

b3,000

b2,800 

b3,100

b3,300

b3,500

*b3,870

b3,500

b3,250

b3,500

b3,800

132,540

4,275

262,900

Feb.

b4,100

b5,200

b6,500

8, 230

10,100

10,800

10,800

11,100

11,900

13,200

11,400

9,880

b8,000

b7,000

b6,000

5,880

6,020

6,050

5,850

*5,720

5,620

b4,700

b4,000 

b3,500

b3,000

b2,900

b2,900

b3,000

b3,100

196,450

6,774

389,700

Mar.

b3,500

b3,800

b3,700

b3,400

b3,400

b3,350

b3,650

b4 , 000

b3,600

b3,800

b3,750

b3,300

b2,600

b2,150

b3,000

b3,500

b3,800

b4,500

*4,910

4,950

5,220

6,100

7,150 

g9,610

g!2,400

819,100

g45,400

g82,900

95,200

79,300

*64,300

497,340

16,040

386,500

Apr.

61,000

60,300

59,500

59,300

58,000

52,200

47,800

45,000

41,700

34,200

g23,900

g!6,900

g20,300

34,000

34,600

33,800

29,900

a23,500

a!9,600

a!7,300

a!5,600

a!4,600

*14,200 

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,700

13,600

15,100

17, ^00

918,800

30,630

tl,822

May

18,700

19,300

18,900

17,000

16,100

15,800

17,000

19,800

19,800

17,300

15,000

14,700

14,500

12,600

12,200

12,500

13,600

22,500

19,700

22,100

*18,100

16,600

14,800 

17,400

19,100

16,100

13,800

11,800

10,200

8 , 960

8,^20

493,980

15,930

979,800

June

7,740

7,590

8,890

7,380

6,690

6,450

6,390

6,240

6,060

6,240

7,650

10,600

13,500

16,100

17,200

17,400

*17,400

21,000

19,800

18,400

16,600

15,100

16,400 

20,600

21,400

22,200

25,700

23,700

20,200

17,100

427,720

14,260

848,400

July

12,800

9,940

9,100

8,310

g8,340

g8,130

g7,590

g7,500

g7,110

g7,680

g8,130

g7,710

g8,580

g9,030

a!5,500

alS.OOO

g!2,100

glO,400

*g8,470

g6,900

g6,720

g6,090

g5,620 

g5,120

g4,650

g4,220

g3,750

g3,680

g3,460

g3j440

a4,150

240,220

7,749

476,500

Aug.

a3,580

a3,140

g3,330

g3,200

g3,090

g3,030

g2,990

g2,920

g2,800

g2,780

g2,760

g2,820

g3,030

g3,280

g2,920

g2,680

g2,640

g!6,900

g!3,300

g5,890

g5,120

*g5,570

g4,750 

g4,480

g3,370

g9,440

g!2,500

g6,840

g5,550

g4,450

g4,820

153,970

4,967

305,400

Sept.

g8,160

g9,840

g8,820

a7,500

g6,360

g6,000

g5,820

g5,420

g5,620

g6 , 000

g5,300

g4,920

g4,650

g4,250

g3,950

g3,330

g2,660

g2,540

g2,470

g2,390

g2,380

g2,320

*g2,180 

g2,390

g9,590

g6,960

glO,700

Sl2,500

g7*230

171,010

5,700

339,200

Calendar year 1959: Max 42,200 Min 1,470 Mean 6,476 Ac-ft 4,688,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 93,200 Min 1,600 Mean 10,210 Ac-ft 7,412,000

* Discharge measurement ... 

t Expressed in thousands, 

a No gage-height record; discharg 

Bonner Springs, 

b Stage-dischargi

this day.

stimated on basis 

 elation affected by ice.

rds for Kansas River at Topeka and
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 385

8915. Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°54'40" J long 95°15'37", in NWij sec.24, T.13 S., R.19 E., at downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 4 miles south of Lawrence and at mile 13.3.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.26 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Kansas State Geological Survey). Prior to May 7, 1959, chain or wire-weight gages at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 166 cfs (120,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 26.25 ft); minImumT 1.5 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 3.16 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.59 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of July 12, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are poor. 

Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1722.

Revisions (water years). WSP 976: 1935. WSP 1310: 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M), 

1945-47(M), 1949-50(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from debris (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.8 

5.5

2.0 

4.5

6.5

8.0

13.0

17.0

164

440

1,450

2,600

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

1.2 

2.2 

3.7 

7.0

4.4 

5.0

5.8 

7.0

26

120

300

11.0

15.0

20.0

26.0

1,020

1,970

3,800

6,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2F~ 2.4

45

c446

«o2^10

0783

180

114

93

*99

76

55

46

41

34

30

24

21

20

18

17

£7

c2,420

cl,420

180

115

84

68

60 

54

53

8,857.4

286

17,570

Nov.

54

51

47

47

43

40

37

*37

37

38

36

32 

32

30

28

26

27

26

25

26

26

26

26

27

25

23

22

20

19

ro

953

31.8

1,890

Dec.

20

20

20

20

*20

19

18

19

18

19

20

20 

20

19

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

17

18

19

20

21

130

c548

2inr

133

100

1,671

53.9

3,310

Jan.

85

79

66

60

54

44

44

44

*44

46

48

57 

70

77

0219

C356

135

110

85

80

76

64

54

49

53

62

89

128

137

120

118

2,753

88.8

5,460

Feb.

140

182

202

262

c750

c625

c484

368

276

248

*218

*178 

150

165

170

174

215

232

170

143

144

148

130

144

143

133

122

117

1_12_

6,545

226

12,980

Mar.

112

107

110

108

*103

95

98

100

108

112

118

118

127

132

146

148

167

176

244

392

c478

0594

cl,130

*2,360

2,560

2,870

*6,480

4,840

*1,190

1,120

948

27,391

884

54,330

Apr.

526

498

386

318

274

252

*239

216

197

185

184

179 

172

2.460

885

415

312

242

222

208

192

179

166

156

150

136

121

115

383

1,360

11,328

378

22,470

May

752

3T2

244

206

198

252

227

169

*145

138

126

112 

105

98

92

110

152

121

97

86

80

74

66

58

51

46

42

38

38

40

1Z

4,342

140

8,610

June

36

33

29

46

37

27

25

30

*30

46

210

1,400 

394

140

97

902

490

166

110

99

98

82

67

53

44

39

34

56

37

30

4,887

163

9,690

July

28

29

24

20

17

15

14

17

24

1,410

329

*112 

132

68

49

34

26

34

31

20

16

16

19

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

12

2,585

83.4

5,130

Aug.

11

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.0

4.7

4.6

5.0

5.8

5.0 

4.7

3.8

3.4

*3.1

2^8

5.0

9.2

7.0

5.0

4.7

3.8

3.2

3.0

118

*583 ~63

23

223

76

1,242.3

40.1

2,460

Sept.

30

16

11

7.8

5.8

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

*1.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

278

6.2

73

24

12

6.8

4.6

241.8

8.06

480

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,420 Min 0.7 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,500

Water year 1959-60 : Max 6,480 Min 1.6 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 2,770 cfa (20.64 ft); Oct. 23 (8 p.m.) 3,060 cfs 

(21.57 ft); Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 7,100 cfs (26.25 ft); Apr. 14 (3 p.m.) 3.840 cfs (20.10 ft)._______ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from debris.
386 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

3920. Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°06'59", long 95°00'39", on north line sec.7, T.ll S. , R.22 E. , at

downstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 40, 2.0 miles upstream from Tonganoxie Creek, 

4 miles east of Tonganoxie, and at mile 18.4. Prior to June 2, 1960, at site 1.3 miles 

downstream.

Drainage area. 406 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 801.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Apr. 30, 1929, to June 1, 1939, wire-weight or chain gage and 

June 2, 1939, to June 1, 1960, water-stage recorder, both at site 1.3 miles downstream 

at datum 5.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 137 cfs (135,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 26.71 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 17.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 33,100 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 27.64 ft, present site and datum); from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of contracteiopening measurement of peak flow; maximum stage, 28.54 ft (present site and datum) 

Aug. 1, 1953; no flow at times in 1934-41, 1946, 1953-54, 1956-57.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

suspended sediment loads and water temperature for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1742.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1440: 1929, 1936(M), 1940, 1942(M), 1949. Revised

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1951, superseding 

those published in WSF 1210, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1950-51 ........................

Calendar year 1951. .......................

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

19,400

Minimum

65

5

5

Mean

1,953

641

676

Runoff in

acre-feet

116,200

489,200

ater year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June 1)

Oct. 1 to June 1

6.4

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

107

275

640

17.0 1,340

23.0 3,200

24.0 3,700

26.5 .8,700

3.6 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

3.0 

5.2 

9.5

16

June 2 to Sept. 30

5.0 38

6.0 85

7.0 150

9.0 340

11.0 580

13.0 975

15.5 1,700

18.4 2,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

268

1,290

1,860

5,050

*2,580

1,800

284

218

230

119

91

79

72

66

61

*56

48

44

44

44

44

868

1,250

369

124

93

80

71

68

67

15,372

496

30,490

Nov.

63- 65

61

56

53

50

46

41

40

42

44

44

42

*40

37

32

29

34

33

33

34

42

46

44

40

38

35

30

26

27

1,247

41.6

2,470

Dec.

27

30

30

33

33

32

32

L7

28

29

31

34

*34

34

33

30

29

28

26

25

24

2326"

27

30

32

101

289

434

T50

110

1,851

59.7

3,670

Jan.

90

g76

65

55

g50

45

g39

40

g42

*g49

g57

73

94

163

431

720

400

200

140

100

80

65

60

45

45

54

84

116

142

142

*~

3,924

127

7,780

Feb.

216

354

446

442

575

*483

343

243

214

262

464

210

160

120

110

120

140

160

160

140

130

120

110

100

95

90

90

85

85

6,267

216

12,430

Mar.

85

85

85

So- 80

so

80

80

80

85

90

85

80

85

90

90

90

100

110

120

170

300

500

900

800

*1,190

3,290

4,230

*7,500

*4,560

3,260

28,460

918

56 , 450

Apr.

1,990

489

385

329

277

245

*225

198

178

162

154

147

146

837

1,090

358

271

204

175

162

150

145

134

127

124

113

103

97

152

258

9,425

314

18,690

May

196

152

109

95

91

252

469

182

109

*90

79

72

67

63

§1

76

132

76

61

1,090

2,580

834

220

152

127

110

88

76

74

77 

74

7,734

249

15,340

June

64

60

58

50

45

39

36

36

36

40

44

205

505

*83

56

152

269

122

65

54

191

619

267

499

215

72

49

41

35

3_i

3,833

128

7,600

July

30

81

182

70

33

23

*19

18

29

932

1,010

204

116

60

40

32

27

50

23

20

17

16

14

13

13

13

12

11

KQ- 10

£O

46

3,192

103

6,330

Aug.

32

18

13

9.9

8.3

8.0

8.8

6.8

6.1

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.0

5.8

5.7

379

*1,410

2,100

737

74

43

31

24

19

16

14

12

11

11 

14

4,661.8

150

9,250

Sept.

11

11

9.4

8.0

7.2

6.5

6.2

5.7

22

11

9.9

14

9.7

7.2

6.2

5.6

7.0

6.0

*5.2

4.8

5.5

7.2

5.8

9.5

33

~8.0 35

17

9.5

7.2

311.3

10.4

617

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,050 Min 4.4 Mean 174 Ac-ft 125,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,500 Min 3.7 Mean 236 Ac-ft 171,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (23.35 ft); Mar. 29 (11 a.m.)

9,540 cfs (26.71 ft).________________ _____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from wire-weight-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17-25, Feb. 12 to Mar. 25 (no gage-height 

record for part of period).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 387

8925. Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°03'20", long 94°52'45", NE£ sec.32, T.ll S. , R.23 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7 at Bonner Springs, half a mile downstream 

from Wolf Creek and at mile 20.8.

Drainage area. 59,890 sq mi, approximately, of which a large area is noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1917 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 747.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 24, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 43 years, 6,563 cfs (4,751,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 103,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum daily, 1,340 cfs Jan. 6 (freezeup).

1917-60: Maximum discharge, 510,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 38.58 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 230,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 160 cfs Oct. 11, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1944, that of July 13, 1951. Flood of June 1, 1903 (second highest since 1844), reached a stage of about 34 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural flow of stream 

affected by 11 reservoirs in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, and by numerous small 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8,160

6,080

9,280

19,200

57.400

37,000

*28,300

23,200

24, 100

21,900

17,900

15,500

12,500

11,100

9,730

7,990

*6,780

6,020

5,600

5,250

5,050

4,730

8,260 

16,900

10.900

6,750 

6,550

5,520 

4,530 

4,370

4, 120

390,670

12,600

774,900

Nov.

3,880

3,680

4,310

5,750

5,050

4,220

3,950

3,700

3,490

3,440

3,490

3,680

3,600

*3,470

3,350

3,120

2,580

2,540

2,600

2,810

3,240

2,950

2,890 

2,960

3,000

2,650 

2,620

2,600 

2,480 

2,540

100,440

3,348

199,200

Dec.

2,430

2,390

2,340

2,330

2,340

2,340

2,330

2,300

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,230

*2,210

2,170

2,160

2,130

2,110

2,160

2,070

g2,050

g2,060

g2,030

g2,030 

g2,010

2,110

gl,99.P 

2,230

3,140 

4,470 

3,520

3,380

73,720

2,378

146,200

Jan.

3,030

2,710

2,520

gl,910

gl,770

gl,540

gl,770

gl.810

g2,040

*2,210

2,480

2,610

2,780

2,930

4,870

14,900

14,600

g!4,60O

g8,920

4,670

3,280

2,570

2,400 

2,700

3,300

3,700 

4,000

4,200 

3,600 

3,700

3,900

131,820

4,252

261,500

Feb.

4,150

4,410

6,000

8,680

10,100

*12,300

11,800

11,300

11,700

12 , 700

15.700

11,100

9,610

8,290

7,220

6,200

5,750

6,000

5,980

5,310

5,400

4,450

4,000 

3,500

2,900

2,800 

2,800

2,900 

2,900

203,950

7,033

404 , 500

Mar.

3,400

3,600

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,700

3,600

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,900

3,300

3,600

4,000

4,330

4,950

5,650

6,850

8,860 

*12,500

15,600

19,500 

g42,300

g79,600 

g96,600 

g98.900

'

541,140

17,460

*1,073

Apr.

72.100

67,400

63.800

g62,500

59,200

53,600

48,900

45,100

42,700

g37,500

*g27,200

20,600

18,000

g33,200

g37,000

g35,200

32,100

26,400

20, 700

16,500

15,400

g!4,500

g!4,000 

g!3,900

g!3,700

13,400 

13,200

13.100 

g!4,600 

gl8,100

963,600

32,120

*1,911

May

gl8,5oO

glS.500

gl8,500

g!6,700

15,500

14,900

g!5,400

g!7,300

gl8,700

*17,200

14,600

13,000

13,700

12,100

11,200

11,200

11,600

15,900

g!9,600

gl8,300

21,700

17,700

g!3,500 

g!5,400

gl8,900

g!7,600 

g!4,700

13,000 

gll,600 

glO.300

£?9 350

476,150

15,360

944,400

June

g8,740

g8,220

g9,020

g9,210

g7,980

g7,390

g7,240

g7,070

g6.720

g6,720

g8,020

glO,900

g!3,700

*gl4,300

15,800

18,200

g!7,200

gl8,400

g!9,900

gl8,100

gl6,800

gl5,500

g!4,700 

g!7,700

g2 0,400

g20,200 

g22,500

g25,400

giaiioo

423,030

14,100

839,100

July

gl4.7OO

gll,700

glO,500

g9,46O

g8,850

g8,650

*8,190

7,880

7,850

8,460

11,200

9,830

9,240

8,680

13,200

g!4,300

g!2,900

glO,900

g9,690

g8,140

6,880

7,000

g6,210 

g5,660

g5,220

g4,610 

g4,060

g4,020 

g3,950 

g3,88O

g4,590

260,400

8,400

516,500

Aug.

g4/630

4,040

5,750

3,700

3,750

3,520

3,430

g3,330

g3,230

g3,310

g3,240

g3,160

g3,450

3,600

*3,520

g3,280

g3,160

5,090

19.600

glO.900

g5,650

5,510

5,680 

4,850

3,820

3,750 

10,400

g9,920 

g5,970 

4,630

g5,320

161,190

5,200

319,700

Sept.

5,070

8,510

g8,850

g7,930

g6,700

g6,010

g5,640

g5,190

4,990

g5,550

g6,080

g4,810

3,990

g2,840

g2,780

*g2,6SO

g2,430

g2,360

g2,290

g2,210

g2,100

g2,040

g2 , OOP 

g2,000

g2,640

9,240 

6,830

g9,920 

g9,520 

g7,98P

151, 18P

5.P39

299, 9PP

Calendar year 1959: Max 42,800 Min 1,550 Mean 7,253 Ac-ft 5,251,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 98,900 Min 1,340 Mean 10,590 Ac-ft 7,690,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23-31, Feb. ^2 to Mar. 18.
388 MISSOURI RIVER MAIM STEM

8930. Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°06'43", long 94°35'16", in sec.32, T.50 N., R.33 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad bridge at Kansas City, 

1.4 miles downstream from Kansas River.

Drainage area. 489,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1960. Prior to August 1928 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310. Gage-height records collected at same site 1873-99 

are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; those since 1900 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

. yater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1928, wire-weight gage, Nov. 20, 1928, to May 3, 1931, chain 

gage, and May 4, 1931, to Aug. 23, 1934, water-stage recorder, at present site and 

datum. Aug. 24, 1934, to May 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. May 16, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 63 years, 55,490 cfs (40,170,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 251,000 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 22.95 ft); minimum, 8,400 cfs Jan. 9 Tgage height, 0.23 ft).

1897-1960: Maximum discharge, 573,000 cfs July 14, 1951; maximum gage height, 

36.2 ft July 14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,500 cfs Jan. 9, 10, 1937 (gage height, 

-2.70 ft).

Maximum stage known, 38.0 ft June 16, 1844 (discharge, about 625,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made 6 times a month during winter and 

10 or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs 

above station, records for some of which can be found in WSP 1709 and 1710.

Revisions (water years). WSP 761: Drainage area. WSP 1310: 1905.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54,900

50,200

60,000

75,200

91.200

90,000

88,900

77,100

76,600

73,800

61,6OO

56,400

52,600

49,800

47,400

45,600

43,600

41,600

40,700

41,000

41,000

40,400

51,200

57,200

53,800

47,700

44,200

42,600

40,700

39,500 

59,200

41,715.7

55,350

43,403

Nov.

39,500

40,400

41,600

45.000

42,300

41,000

38,900

35,600

31,500

27,500

26,100

25,400

24,500

24,500

24,000

22,700

20,200

17,700

16,000

14,600

14.200

14,400

20,800

24,300

24,000

25,200

26, LOO

25,600

23,800

21,200

816,600

27,220

41,620

Dec.

20,000

18,700

17,300

17.100

18,100

19,800

21,000

22,100

21,900

20,600

20,400

20,400

20,200

19,800

19,600

19,100

19,400

19,600

19,800

19,400

19,600

20,000

19,800

19,400

18,900

18,900

19,800

20,200

24,000

29,100 

30,300

634,300

20,460

41,258

Jan.

26,800

22,700

20,400

17 , 900

15,700

14,800

11,900

9,360

8,720

13,000

14,400

14,600

49,900

58.800

54 , 500

58,400

49,100

47,000

40,100

33,200

25,600

19,600

18,700

b!7,000

bl6,000

b!8,000

20,000

20,600

21,900

21,700 

22,300

802,680

25,890

41,592

Feb.

23,400

25,800

28,600

32,400

34,500

35,600

34,500

33,700

34,000

39,800

42,600

35,300

31,500

30,000

29,800

29,300

29,500

29,300

29,300

27,900

27,200

26,300

25,400

24,500

23,800

22,900

22,300

22,100

21.900

853,200

29,420

41,692

Mar.

21,900

21,900

21,400

21,400

21,200

21,000

b 19. OOP

b23,000

21,200

22,100

22,100

22,900

24,000

24,700

24,000

iz, 700

21,900

22,700

23,400

23,600

24,500

25,800

28,800

33,200

36,700

38,000

54,200

139,000

202,000

244.000 

238, OOO

41,510. 3

48,720

*2,996

Apr.

215,000

231,000

242,000

249,000

248,000

244,000

228,000

216,000

209,000

197,000

169,000

134,000

111,000

112,000

115,000

109,000

103,000

93,600

87,800

78,100

69,600

63,300

58,000

54,200

52.600

53,400

52,600

52,600

55,300

61,600

43,9 64. 7

132,200

47,864

May

63,800

65,000

65,000

61,200

57,600

57,200

60,800

81,500

100,000

81,500

66,000

62,000

61,600

58,400

54,200

55,800

71,400

62,900

71,900

69,600

73,800

85,600

99,600

86,200

78,100

75,200

70,500

63,200

63,800

61,200 

57,200

42,144.8

69,190

44,254

June

53,400

52,300

52,300

49,400

48,800

56,400

50,800

46,300

42,600

59,500

39,500

46,000

72,300

76,600

66,000

64,600

62,900

71,400

76,600

66,000

64,200

108,000

115,000

102,000

90,000

73,300

67,800

66,400

62,900

61,600

41,944.9

64,830

$3,858

July

96,000

96.60?

72,400

65,500

60, 40?

56,000

50,500

46,000

45,600

49,100

56,400

54,200

50,800

53,400

62,900

61,200

54,500

49,400

47,400

48,800

47,400

45,600

44,600

42,600

41,000

40,400

59,200

58,600

58,600

39,200 

39,200

41,633.5

52,690

43,240

Aug.

39,800

39,500

38,900

39,200

39,500

38,300

40,400

60,400

67,300

54,500

46,300

41,000

38,900

37,200

36,400

35,800

54.800

48,800

77,100

66,000

52,300

49,100

46,600

42,000

38,500

41,600

51,900

58,000

54,200

88,400 

78,600

41,521.1

49,070

45,017

Sept.

66.000

58,800

52,600

46,300

41,600

41,600

40,700

40,700

40, 700

39,500

41,000

42,300

39,800

37,800

36,700

56.400

37,200

38,300

41,300

48,400

41,300

38,300

38,600

41,600

50, 200

64,700

54,900

52,600

48,400

44,200

41,342. 5

44,750

42,665

Calendar year 1959: Max 148,000 Mln 6,820 Mean 42,700 Ac-ft 30,910,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 249,000 Mln 8,720 Mean 51,600 Ac-ft 37,460,000

4 Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or more dally wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 4-6, 19-28, 

Mar. 28, June 6, 7, 9-14, Aug. 5-9, 15-19, 25-27, 29, 30, Sept. 5-11, 19-21, 26, 2Q.
BLUE RIVER BASIN 389

8935. Blue River near Kansas City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°57'25", long 94°33'32", in SE^NEt;- sec.28, T.48 N. , R.33 W. , en downstream side of right pier of bridge on County Highway W, 0.4 mile downstrearr from 

Indian Creek and 1.7 miles southeast of Kansas City.

Drainage area.--188 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.73 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 130 cfs (94,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year., 7,980 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 21.52 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 5.35 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 31,100 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 38.3C ft); no 

flow September 1939 to February 1940 and in August 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 39 ft Nov. 17, 1928, from information by city of Kansas 

City.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions. WSP 926: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 7, Nov. 11 to Dec. 26)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

5.5 8.2

5.7 21

6.0 53

6.5 123

7.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

217

462

1,130

3,360

5.37 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

0.4

1.0

27

6.5 140

8.0 462

10.0 1,130

15.0 3,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196")

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

128

306

190

1,460 

1,240

144

88

110

88

61

48

42

39

36

*33

29

23

19

*19

19

17

17

22

14

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

4,276

138

8,480

Nov.

9.9

*12

11

*9.9 

11

11

11

12

14

*15

13

12

12

9.9

8.8

*10

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.2

872

9.9

11

12

9.9

10

9.3

8.8

*9.9

317.5

10.6

630

Dec.

9.9

8.8

7.8

7.8 

6.1

6.5

7.4

8.8

7.8

8.2

13

9.9

8.8

9.3

9.3

*9.3

8.8

8.8

7.8

6.9

7.8

8.2

10

8.2

7.4

6.9

45

36

29

22

*17

368.5

11.9

731

Jan.

15

12

11

*10 

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.9

15

14

25

35

29

25

25

22

21

18

15

13

12

13

17

26

*32

37

3T

32

571.3

18.4

1,130

Feb.

*34

38

40

109 

256

118

81

70

64

61

53

46

.38

36

38

*41

42

38

34

32

37

36

32

32

32

30

29

29

29

1,555

53.6

3,080

Mar.

29

29

29

28 

24

23 "S5

28

30

33

35

34

36

43

47

51

*58

64

74

95

142

217

371

*652

489

856

2,650

636

340

374

277

7,799

252

15,470

Apr.

216

172

149

136 

120

108

*102

92

77

76

74

73

89

138

1,010

3,340

576

269

200

*165

142

119

105

94

*100

80

71

63

851

5.490

12,297

410

24,390

May

410

*264

196

176 

198

606

545

196

*153

127

107

95

89

82

74

*237

184

94

77

66

60

54

*49

45

52

53

41

35

68

78

47

4,351

140

8,630

June

39

*42

37

30

559

*88

68

97

56

44

412

550

97

61

48

*640 T20"

70

60

65

55

46

*59

35

27

26

25

24

22

*21

3,279

109

6,500

July

18

35

22

15 

14

*12

12

13

21

£0

40

32

24

20

18

*14

13

*12

11

10

8.4

7.6

5.9

677

9.2

7.6

7.6

5.9

*7.6

10

5.9

518.4

16.7

1,030

Ai'g.

6.7

5.9

4.3

4.3 

5.9

4.3

22

12

*8.4

7.6

7.6

6.7

5.5

4.5

36

10

8.4

68

22

14

8.4

7.6

*5.9

5.1

4.3

3.5

2.6

1.0

575

5.1

*5.1

314.0

10.1

623

Sept.

4.3

4.3

2.6

1.8 

.5

4.3

5.9

5.9

*7.6

4.3

.5

1.8

4.3

*4.3

5.1

5.9

1.8

1.0

3.5

4.3

3.5

4.3

4.3

5.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.6

3.5

111.3

3.71

221

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,730 Min 4.8 Mean 72.5 Ac-ft 52,470

Water year 1959-60= Max 3,490 Mln 0.5 Mean 97.7 Ac-ft 70,920

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 cfs). Apr. 16 (4 a.m.) 7,980 cfs (21.59 ft)j Apr. 30 (5:30 a.m.) 

7,900 cfs (21.54 ft).___________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

618097 O - 61 - 26
390 LITTLE BLUE RIVER BASIN

8940. Little Blue River near Lake City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°06'00", long 94°18'00", in SWj-SE^ sec.35, T.50 N. , R.31 V., at downstream side of right pier of upstream bridge on dual State Highway 78, c miles southwest of Lake City and 10| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 24, 1957, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 82.7 cfs (59,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs May 1 (gage height, 21.14 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 4.07 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 26.1 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1953-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

307

356

582

1,450

223

97

97

106

62

43

37

38

*34

31

28

23

20

*20

19

18

17

122

33

22

18

16 

16

16

15 

15

3,907

126

0.685

0.79

7,750

Nov.

17

 17

17

18

IB

16

16

17

17

18

*16

16

16

13

12

*12

9.7

9.2

9.6

11

12

13

13

12

11

10

8.6 

7.6

6.8

6.2

393.7

13.1

0.071

0.08

781

Dec .

"S74 7.8

9.2

10

H

10

9.9

9.6

*9.0

8.8

20

25

24

20

15

13

12

11

10

10

*10

11

14

15

15

14

22 

62

57

26

*19

518.7

16.7

0.091

0.10

1,030

Jan.

17

16

14

*13

10

9.9

10

11

11

12

13

17

22

32

91

80

43

39

34

30

25

*22

20

21

23

28

43 

80

94

65

51

999.9

32.3

0.176

0.20

1,980

Feb.

*49

48

45

57

225

127

72

60

54

53

46

58

40

59

57

34

55

52

27

28

31

57

37

56

55

54

54 

55

*33

1,454

50.1

0.272

0.29

2,880

Mar.

32

55

33

52

32

52

52

55

34

55

35

55

35

36

40

55

»51

48

56

75

115

188

280

*512

476

585

1,450 

1,200

344

677 

625

7,025

227

1.25

1.42

13,950

Apr.

270

200

166

144

124

112

*105

94

88

80

78

78

75

109

150

648

387

*18o

154

115

100

88

75

70

*65

75

56 

47

115

1,_87Q

5,906

197

1.07

1.19

11,710

May

1,660

*290

200

166

180

556

599

290

*208

158

127

112

100

97

91

*95

166

94

91

105

112

80

60

*47

45

58

55 

45

45

62 

*52

6,022

194

1.05

1.22

11,940

June

59

49

45

54

591

520

105

*80

62

48

41

78

70

44

38

*515

192

80

70

62

175

94

*55

45

35

52

52 

28

27

*25

2,707

90.2

0.490

0.55

5,570

July

29

59

48

50

26

*19

17

16

19

34

91

55

24

*22

18

16

14

28

17

15

12

*11

11

11

10

no

16~9.6 

15

11 

15

674.6

21.8

0.118

0.14

1,540

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,430 Min 1.6 Mean 54.3 Cfam 0.295 In. 3.99 . Ac

Aug.

*13

9.4

8.4

12

11

10

45

37

20

12

10

9.2

8.0

7.4

*112

46

21

91

94

27

18

15

*11

10

9.0

8.0

8.4

7.4

7.0

772

7.2

711.6

23.0

0.125

0.14

1,410

-ft 39

Sept.

6.8

*7.0

5.9

.8

.2

.2

* .4

.2

.6

.6

.4

* .2

.2

. i°

 1

5.5

5.5

7.2

678

*5.5

4.6

4.1

4.4

5.2

5.7

6.6

6.1 

5.5

*4.8

4.4

152.9

5.10

0.028

0.03

305

300

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,870 Mln 4.0 Mean 83.3 Cfam 0.452 In. 6.15 Ac-ft 60,420

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--May 1 (5 a.m.) 2,600 efa (21.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 12 to Mar. 15.
FISHING RIVER BASIN 391

8945. East Fork Fishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°20'20", long 94°12'45", in SE£ sec.l, T.52 N., R.30 W., on downstream 

side of right abutment of Golf Hill Bridge in Excelsior Springs, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Dry Fork Fishing River and 6-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.0 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 758 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 6.93 cfs (5,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.57 ft); no 

flow Sept. 5-15, 20-22, 30; minimum gage height, 2.63 ft Oct. 1.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs July 6, 1951 (gage height, 15.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1953-57, 1960.

Flood of June 22, 1947, reached a stage 3.7 ft higher than flood of July 6, 1951, 

at a point 200 ft upstream.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27-3o)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 3O

2.6 0.3

2.7 1.2

2.8 2.5

2.9 4.5

3.1 12

3.5 39

4.0 89

4.5 173

2.95

3.0

3.1 

3.3

.2 

4.3 

16

3.5 31

4.0 87

4.5 173

5.0 270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

9.8

7.3

162

a 80

a50

a20

aio

a6

a4

a2

a2

3.2

*2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

62

12

5.9

4.1

3.1

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

468.8

15.1

0.755

0.87

930

Nov.

1.8

T78

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

*.B

.8

.8

.8

77

34.1

1.14

0.057

0.06

68

Dec.

0.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.6

.7

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

32

26

21

12

7 ^ 1 .O

123.5

3.98

0.199

0.23

245

Jan.

6.2

5.9

4.1

3.1

2.5

2.4

275

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

8.0

8.9

24

21

12

8.9

7.3

5.2

4.5

3.9

*3.5

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.7

7.0

12

18

12

15

224.5

7.24

0.362

0.42

445

Feb.

28

25

18

36

*55_

30

20

17

17

19

11

8.4

7.3

6.6

7.3

8.4

*7.0

5.9

4.8

4.5

5.2

3.5

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

*3.1

370.4

12.8

0.640

0.69

735

Mar.

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.5

*4.5

4.1

4.8

6.6

8.9

14

23

33

32

50

566

*182

76

143

44

1,253.9

40.4

2.02

2.33

2,490

Apr.

33

25

21

16

15

13

9.4

8.3

7.7

8.3

7.7

8.3

*144

31

48

23

16

13

11

11

8.9

7.7

6.6

7.2

*6.0

5.4

574

159 133"

819.9

27.3

1.36

1.52

1,630

May

33

24

19

16

15

190

4O

25

21

*15

14

13

11

10

8.9

29

15

11

8.9

29

12

8.3

6.6

*5.4

11

10

6.0

4.3

5.4

6.0

5.1

625.9

20.2

1.01

1.16

1,240

June

2.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

11

5.4

3.1

3.1

 1.6

TTe

1.6

13

10

5.4

4.9

31

8.9

6.6

6.0

6.0

91

19

17

11

6.0

4.3

3.1

2.1

*1.6

180

464.7

15.5

0.775

0.86

922

July

"31 187

19

13

11

8.3

7.2

6.6

44

40

16

11

8.3

*6.0

5.4

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.7

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.tS.

440.9

14.2

0.710

0.82

875

A i«.

0.2

^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

*.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

11.8

0.38

0.019

0.02

23

Sept.

0.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

**o

0

o

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

.4

.6

72

.1

.1

.1

**.!

0

2.9

0.10

0 . OO5O

0.005

5.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 162 Mln o.l Mean 7.42 Cfsm 0.371 In. 5.O3 Ac-ft 5,370

Water year 1959-60: Max 566 Mln O Mean 13.2 Cfsra O.660 In. 8.98 Ac-ft 9,610

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs}. Oct. 4 (5:3O a.m.) 68O cfs (6.51 ft); Mar. 27 (3:3O p.m.) 1,920 cfs 

(8.57 ft); Apr. 29 (9:30 p.m.) 985 cfs (7.3O ft); May 6 (B:3O a.m.) 52O cfs (6.O2 ft); June 21 

(11:50 a.m.) 555 cfs (6.O5 ft); June 50 (7;50 p.m.) 1.4BO cfs (B.O8 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
392 CROOKED RIVER BASIN

8950. Crooked River near Richmond, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°20', long 93°59', In NW£ sec.7, T.52 N., R.27 W., on downstream side 

of third pier from left end of bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles north of Richmond, 

8-| miles upstream from West Fork Crooked River, and 24-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq ml.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and supplemental wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum 

of gage Is 706.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 82.0 cfs (59,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 24.75 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13-23; minimum gage height, 4.38 ft Sept. 14.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs July 6, 1951 (gage height, 2R.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1948, 1953-57.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

21

59

556

1.150

248

170

70

52

50

17

12

10

*8.4

8.2

6.5

5.2

5.5

5.0

4.9

4.5

3.9

249

262

48

22

14

11

9.8

9 8

9.4

2,867.3

92.5

0.582

0.67

5,690

Nov.

8.8

8T

8.0

8.4

8.8

7.3

6.5

6.5

7.6

7.1

*6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.0

5.7

5.6

3.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.4

3.1

2.8

1*3

2.6

159.4

5.31

0.035

0.04

316

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

*2~TT' 1.5

2^1

2.8

3.5

5.7

5.5

4.5

5.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

*2.6

2.9

3.5

3.9

4.0

4.6

8.9

320

158

100

48

715.1

25.0

0.145

0.17

1,410

Jan.

29

25

21

20

16

11

8.8

ITS' 8.6

9.4

10

18

115

*98

415

166

81

62

38

41

35

*23

20

28

28

22

29

49

124

154

120

1,829.6

59.0

0.571

0.45

5,650

Feb.

160

220

175

202

520

265

112

98

89

95

*57

59

40

40

56

56

56

44

30

22

26

26

22

22

22

19

19

18

2,330

80.5

0.505

0.54

4,620

Mar.

18

18

18

20

20

19

19

19

18

19

21

24

20

20

21

25

*28

25

52

33

35

55

78

120

150

154

1,260

4.470

2,160

826

744

10,489

338

2.13

2.45

20,800

Apr.

320

229

166

138

112

98

*89

78

68

61

56

53

54

747

954

1.660

1,190

216

146

118

100

89

78

68

68

*75

56

51

148

1,640

8,924

297

1.87

2.09

17,700

May

446

202

138

109

98

601

468

184

124

*98

81

68

61

55

50

87

148

73

53

262

162

78

59

*50

148

273

86

54

47

46

40

4,449

144

0.906

1.04

8,820

June

30

28

26

26

57

86

40

24

*19

19

18

551

122

76

58

130

201

62

40

37

296

540

450

556

ToF

70

50

39

*32

537

4,266

142

0.895

1.00

8,460

July

3.550

1,850

206

128

98

81

68

58

59

340

512

112

62

*39

32

25

22

19

17

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

*9.3

8.8

7.9

8.2

7.9

7,399.1

239

1.50

1.73

14,680

Aug.

7.3

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.2

7.3

8.4

28

12

7.5

5.2

4.4

4.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

5.2

*15

26

10

8.2

5.7

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

204.5

6.60

0.042

0.05

406

Sept.

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.9

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

Tf

.4

*.4

17.1

0.57

0.0036

0.004

34

Calendar year 1959: Max 1, 150 Mln 0.1 Mean 61.4 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.25 Ac-ft 44,450

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,470 Mln 0.2 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.21 Ac-ft 86,570

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 4 (11:50 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (17.67 ft); Mar. ?8 (4 p.m.) 5,790 

cfs (24.75 ft); Apr. 15 (4 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (18.65 ft); Apr. 16 (lO p.m.) 3,340 cfs (22.35 ft); 

Apr. 50 (11:50 a.m.) 2,070 cfs (19.65 ft); July 1 (9 p.m.) 4,700 cfa (25.95 ft).______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 393

8955. Missouri River at Waverly, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°12'5l", long 93"30"57", in sec. 14, T.51 N., R.24 W., on downstream side 

of second pier from right bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 65 at Waverly.

Drainage area. 491,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1878-79, 1883-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 

1915 In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 646.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 1 to Oct. 22, 1929, chain gaze, and 

Oct. 23, 1929, to Dec. 31, 1933, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 5.00 ft lower. 

Jan. 1 to Apr. 4, 1934, wire-weight gage, Apr. 5, 1934, to June 13, 1943, water-stage 

recorder, and June 14, 1943, to Sept. 15, 1944, wire-weight gage, at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 45,750 cfs (33,120,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 249,000 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height,

25.80 ft Apr. 4; minimum discharge, 9,500 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 2.05 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 549,000 cfs July 16, 1951; maximum gage height, 

28.20 ft July 14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,700 cfs Jan. 9, 1940; minimum 

gage height, 0.4 ft Jan. 12, 1930, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 

6 or more times monthly during rest of year. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above 

station, records for some of which can be found in WSP 1709 and 1710.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19GO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

55,400

54,200

53,400

71,000

93,800

96,400

87,800

81,400

73,300

77,700

68,100

59,000

54,600

50,800

48,200

46,200 

44,000

41,700

40,700

40. 100

40,400

40,100

46,800

58,200

59,400

49,600

45,100

42,400

41,000

40, 400 

40,400

tt.,741.6

56,180

*3,454

Nov.

40,700

41,700

42,400

42,700

43,700

42,000

40,400

37,600

33,800

30,000

26,800

25,800

25,600

24,900

24,400

23,500 

22,200

19, 800

17,500

16 , 000

15,000

14.600

15,300

22,000

24,600

£4,600

25,300

26,000

25 , 100

23,100

837,100

27,900

*1,660

Dec.

20,400

19,400

18,500

17,500

17 , 500

18,500

19, 800

20,800

21,400

£1,000

£0,200

20,000

20,200

£0,000

19, 800

19,600 

19,400

19,200

19,200

19,400

19,000

19,200

19, 600

19,600

19,400

19,200

£0,000

21,600

23,100

27, £00 

30.800

630,500

20,340

tl,251

Jan.

£8,500

25,300

22,200

20,400

17,900

14,300

9,920

10, 100

11, £00

12,600

18,300

17,700

22,800

63,600

55,400

61,000 

57,400

50, 400

47,900

40,400

32,200

26,500

21,000

20, 000

18,000

16,000

21,000

21,800

22,800

23,300 

23, LOO

853,020

£7,5£0

il,69£

Feb.

24,000

25,300

27,800

30,300

35,200

37,300

36,700

35,000

33,800

35,200

41,000

38,500

33,300

30, 600

29,200

28,800 

28,800

28,500

28,500

28,500

27,800

26,000

26,200

25,300

£4,900

24,000

22,600

22,800

22_, 400

858,300

29,600

tl,702

Mar.

21,600

21,400

£1,400

21,000

21,000

21, £00

20,400

19.000

23,800

21,800

21,800

2£,200

22,600

23,800

24 , 000

24,200 

22,200

22,000

23,100

23,800

24,400

25,600

£7,200

31,100

35,800

37,600

50,400

125,000

192,000

226,000 

246,000

tl,463.4

47,210

*2,903

Apr.

244,000

237,000

£40,000

241,000

239,000

234,000

227,000

220,000

213,000

205,000

188,000

155,000

122,000

110,000

116,000

113,000 

112,000

98,500

89,800

82,000

73,400

66 , 100

61,800

57,600

54 , 600

54,300

54,000

5£.eoo

54,000

71,000

*4,085.7

136, £00

*8,104

May

73,400

67,400

66,100

64,100

59,900

63,700

66,500

71,000

89,800

95.200

74,900

64,500

61,800

61,000

56 , 900

54 , 600 

60,200

66,500

64,500

70,600

69,600

78,400

94,600

92,800

79,900

76,400

7£,400

69,200

66,500

62,900 

58,000

K.173.3

70,110

*4,311

June

53 , 200

51,200

51,500

49,400

49,000

50,400

54,600

47,000

44,400

41,300

40,400

44,400

58,800

75,900

70,100

63,700 

63,700

61,800

72,900

69,600

64,500

87,000

119,000

106,000

96,600

78, 900

68,800

65,700

64,100

61,000

$1,924.9

64,160

*3,818

July

74,900

110,000

88,000

69,200

63,300

59,500

55,800

50,400

48,400

51,800

58,400

59,100

54,000

51,500

57,600

64,500 

58,800

52,900

49,400

49,400

50, 100

46,400

44,800

43,800

41,600

40,400

39,800

39,000

38,800

39,600 

39,800

tl,691

54,550

*3,354

Aag.

4C , 100

4C.400

39,600

39,600

39,600

40,400

40,700

48,700

66,500

60,200

47,700

41,900

39,800

39,000

38,200

37,100 

36.800

39,300

60,200

71,400

56,500

49,000

47,400

44,400

41,300

40.400

46,700

59,900

55.400

68 300 

83.100

tl,499.6

48.370

1:2,974

Sept.

69.600

61,000

56,500

51,200

45,400

42,500

42,800

42,200

41,300

41,300

42,200

42,500

40, 700

39,300

37,100

36.500 

36,300

36,800

37,600

44,100

47,000

41,600

39,800

40, 100

45,700

59,500

61,400

53,600

50, 800

45,400

$1,371. 6

45,720

*2,721

Calendar year 1959: Max 150,000 Mln 7,500 Mean 42,350 Ac-ft 30,660,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 246,000 Mln 9,920 Mean 52,270 Ac-ft 37,940,000

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 4-9, 20-24, F?b. 22 to

lar. 18.
394 WAKENDA CREEK BASIN

8960. Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°21', long 93°30', in NE&SE£ sec.5, T.52 N. , R.23 W., on left bank near 

upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 65 in Carrollton, half a mile downstream from 

Brush Creek and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 641.17 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 21, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 122 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs July 2 (gage height, 22.6 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 4.33 ft Nov. 18.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1948, and July 2, 1960 (gage height, 

22.6 ft); maximum gage height, 23.4 ft July 17, 1951, from graph based 01 gage readings 

(backwater and overflow from Missouri River); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 22, 1954; 

Dec. 27, 28, 1956; Jan. 10 to Feb. 2, Oct. 3,6, 1957; minimum gage height observed, 

4.25 ft Aug. 25, 1959.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1146: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2 2.2

87

151

1.620

166

63

27

21

13

10

7.8

*6.2

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.5

510

107

23

14

10

7.2

6.0

6.0 

6.2

2,925.4

94.4

0.381

0.44

5,800

Nov.

6.2

67^ 

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

4.8

4.4

*4.0

4.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.6

b3.5

b3.0

2.6

TTJ

2.9

3.5

5.1

5.7

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.8

129.5

4.32

0.017

0.02

257

Dec.

3.0

373

3.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.2

3.2

3.5

4.6

10

7.6

*5.1

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.7

4.4

5.1

4.5

10

~50 181

27

12

390.1

12.6

0.051

0.06

774

' Jan.

b!2

blO 

b8

b6

b5

4.1

3.6

172

5.8

9.0

11

22

51

»33

550

60

27

b20

1)20

b25

20

11

7.8

6.6

7.0

8.5

24

51

121

106 

68

1,117.6

36.1

0.146

0.17

2,220

Feb.

153

287 

155

260

665

142

67

58

68

306

b60

b30

b20

b22

25

b50

b35

b20

*b!3

blO

ba

b!3

b!2

blO

b!2

b!3

blO

b8

blO

2,520

86.9

0.350

0.38

5,000

Mar.

12

17 

14

15

13

10

TT

*12

16

16

14

14

12

11

12

19

11

13

14

16

23

35

54

90

130

142

gl,110

84,580

*84.820

6967 

6336

12,559

405

1.63

1.88

24,910

Apr.

6216

6165 

6142

6130

gl!4

g84

660

g43

635

631

g31

*30

33

208

96

554

152

56

45

41

44

35

31

31

33

33

26

25

131

64,000

6,655

222

0.895

1.00

13,200

May

62,760

366 

180

142

138

62,940

64,510

6526

6220

154

128

104

89

77

67

280

593

127

114

6291

6124

666

g49

41

322

599

90

40

47

83

3°

15,297

493

1.99

2.29

30,340

June

19

55 

20

10

425

*126

29

17

12

9.8

36

661

142

104

44

192

75

18

30

14

215

259

370

117

16

9.8

8.1

7.0

 7 CO 6.1 

/ by

3,815.8

127

0.512

0.57

7,570

July

4,670

5,210 

983

200

124

88

62

46

45

240

79

40

30

22

*15

13

11

9.3

8.6

7.6

7.5

7.2

6.5

6.5

23

38

9.5

6.5

5.3

4.7 

4.3

12,022.5

383

1.5S

1.8T

23,850

Aug.

4.3

4.2 

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.0

12

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

*3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

5.7

71

1C

4.6

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.1

5.7

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

g2._6 

62.7

196.8

6.35

0.026

0.03

390

Sept.

62.6

S2.8 

S2.7

62.6

62.6

62.6

62.6

62.6

62.6

62.6

g2.6

62.6

62.6

62.5

62.4

*2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.5

"372 4.0

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2 3

78.8

2.63

0.011

0.01

156

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,030 Mln l.l Mean 58.6 Cfsm 0.236 In. 3.22 Ac-ft 42,390

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,210 Mln 2.2 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.637 In. 8.65 Ac-ft 114,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Mar. 29 (2 a.m.) 6,460 cfs (22.3 ft); Apr. 30 (11 p.m.) 5,630 cfs 

(21.8 ft); May 7 (9 a.m.) 6,120 efs (22.08 ft); July 2 (5 a.m.) 7,000 cfs (22.6 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Staee-dlscharee relation affected by Ice.

6 Computed from once-daily wlre-welght-eaee readines.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 395

8970. East Fork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°17'50", long 94°01>55", in SE£ sec.34, T.64 N. , R.28 W., on right bank 

50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69, 2 miles north of Bethany, and 4 miles 

upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 95 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft upstream at seme datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 46.7 cfs (33,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs June 30 (gage height, 16.5f ft); no 

flow July 28 to Aug. 4.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 8,120 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 17.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; nc flow at 

times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft July 6, 1909.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 14, 

Aug. 17-23

Aug. 15, 16, 

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

2.0 

6.2

4.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

15.0

92

240

700

2,720

3,610

2.7 

3.0

0.1

1.5

4.5

16

31

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

59

97

240

450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*28

29

40

353

1.450

1,180

225

124

88

55

55

*26

23

20

16

16

13

11

10

9. a

9.8

23

341

113

43

*25

17

13 

11

10

13

4,350.6

140

1.47

1.70

8,630

Nov.

13

13

13

13

10

8.3

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.9

7.6

*6.9

6.9

4.5

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.6

158.9

5.30

0.056

0.06

315

Dec.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.6

1.2

TT

3.1

10

20

16

*11

7.6

6.9

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.5

5.5

6.9

10

10

301

1.000

555

194

124

2,319.0

74.8

0.787

0.91

4,600

Jan.

96

78

46

39

29

22

17

*18

20

26

43

1.120

1,060

432

675

240

70

58

32

*31

20

18

14

11

8.3

7.6

8.3

9.8 

10

9.8

13

4,281.8

138

1.45

1.68

8,490

Feb.

23

40

*43

71

60

54

36

38

~98 123

48

47

29

21

19

22

30

29

*18

13

9.0

9.8

9

9

8_

8

8

8 

8

938.8

32.4

0.341

0.37

1,860

Mar.

8

8

8

L

7

8

8.3

9.0

*9.8

10

12

13

13

12

14

17

16

18

20

19

19

19

*20

20

20

21

504

2,180 

3,460

5.560

501

10,561.1

341

3.59

4.13

20,950

Apr.

232

183

107

71

*54

45

34

25

19

15

13

13

34

63

54

230

745

25T

91

51

*36

26

19

16

13

11

7.6

6.9 

13

84

2,565.5

85.5

0.900

1.00

5,090

May

67

32

16

10

*8.3

752

ITT

123

51

51

21

16

15

10

9.0

333

269

47

*35

529

154

60

33

20

93

30

13

7.6 

6.2

4.5

 L-i.

3,207.7

103

1.08

1.26

6,560

June

3.5

64

*6.9

11

660

260

45

18

10

6.2

9.9

38

155

150

59

47

21

15

7.6

53

150

77

30

18

15

5.5

3.1

2.4

STo

2.090

3,992.1

133

1.40

1.56

7,920

July

1,650

571

67

34

*23

16

11

8.5

9.0

10

12

126

41

9.8

4.5

2.8

2.2

*2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

1.0

.6

.2

0 

0

0

0

2,607.2

84.1

0.885

1.02

5,170

Aug.

0

0

0

0

.1

26

6.2

1.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.5

1.0

94

74

18

5.9

1.2

.2

.2

50

268

£2

28 

*668

156

28

1.5C8.5

48.7

0.515

0.59

2,990

Sept.

14

11

8.9

6.5

5.3

3.9

3.0

3.3

5.6

6.1

4

5

2

 1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

ri

11

9.7

6.1

6.1

25

105

20

12

*8.5 

6.1

4.9

294.0

9.80

0.103

0.12

583

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,080 Mln 0 Mean 95.0 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.58 Ac-ft 68,780

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,560 Mln 0 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.40 Ac-ft 72,960

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Oct. 5 (4 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (11.75 ft): Dec. 27 (12 p.m.) 1.210 cfs 

(8.74 ft); Jan. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (9.38 ft); Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (16.54 ft); Apr. 16 

(11 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (8.15 ft); May 6 (7 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (10.86 ft); June 5 (6 a.m.) 1,680 cfs 

(10.14 ft); June 30 (6:30 a.m.) 4,740 cfs (16.58 ft); July 1 (7:30 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (11.10 ft); 

Aug. 29 (7 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (8.57 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 23 to Mar. 6, Sept. 11-13; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 12-14, 17, 23-25; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement.
396 GRAND RIVER BASIN

8975. Grand River near Gallatin, Mo.

Location. Lat 39"55'35", long 93°56'35", in SW^NW^ sec. 16, T.59 N., R.27 W., on downstream side of center- pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 100 ft downstream from Chicago, 

Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 1 mile northeast of Gallatin, and 6 miles 

upstream from Honey Creek.

Drainage area. 2,250 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929. Prior to Jan. 31, 1922, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

Jan. 31, 1922, to Apr. 8, 1936, chain gage and Apr. 9 to Nov. 15, 1936, wire-weight 

gage, at site about 1,100 ft upstream at datum 0.17 ft higher. Nov. 16, 1936, to 

Nov. 14, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,082 cfs (783,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 30.45 ft); min- 

 imum, 122 cfs Aug. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 3.04 ft Nov. 29.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 69,100 cfs June 24, 1947; maximum gage height, 37.02 ft 

June 2, 1929 (present site and datum); minimum discharge, 2.2 cfs June 3, 4, Oct. 27, 

28, 29, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Oct. 26, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 40 ft July 8, 1909, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weatter Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 786: 1933-34. WSP 1280: 1922.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,140

1,580

3,380

3,000

17,300

20,900 

21,900 

9,380

5,120

3,280

1,830

*1,040

857

767

705

666

611

542

495

480

450

436

4,120

4,900

1,620

*834

647

559

510

480

480

111,009

3,581

1.59

1.83

220,200

Nov.

495

510

495

465

465

436 

408 

408

395

408

422

*422

395

369

298

274

208

269

279

293

295

322

343

343

333

310

295

236

181

*^TI

10,586

353

0.157

0.17

21,000

Dec.

223

236

238

245

241

247 

201 

"255 189

232

250

340

495

436

*408

395

356

340

325

307

295

300

310

327

356

382

693

8,400

9,960

*6,330

3,090

36,352

1,173

0.521

0.60

72,100

Jan.

1,700

bl.100

b900

666

526

510 

W§* 

559

526

542

611

7,820

*18,900

18,000

17,600

11,500

4,580

2,540

bl,300

b900

b850

bSOO

b750

b750

811

g767

g857

g746

g725

789

789

100,008

3,226

1.43

1.65

198,400

Feb.

1,070

2,270

2,540

2,720

2,720

2,360 

1,540 

1,170

*1,870

5.470

1,700

b600

b500

bSOO

b600

725

905

905

559

510

495

436

436

395

356

480

465

465

450

33,292

'1,148

0.510

0.55

66,030

Mar.

422

a400

a350

a300

3300

3350 

*g356 

a350

8360

3370

8370

3380

3380

3380

3380

3410

422

408

408

408

422

465

436

465

510

542

3,490

21,800

*28,600

*36,400

47,600

148,234

4,782

2.13

2.45

294,000

Apr.

59.900

12,400

5,150

3,150

2,560

1,760 

1,500 

1,190

1,020

860

788

725

*665

1,560

1,960

2,750

11,800

11,900

5,270

2,270

*1,460

1,130

935

835

765

725

685

665

665

988

117,819

5,927

1.75

1.95

255,700

May

1,840

1,460

835

665

*608

5,050 

11,800 

5,400

2,000

1,150

860

725

665

626

608

1,400

*5,150

2,650

988

4,620

4,550

2,620

1,040

744

1,170

1,680

855

663

561

503

448

63,648

2,055

0.912

1.05

126,200

June

*596

372

m

703

15,600

g22.0gO 

g9,020 

gl,920

gl,070

g788

g744

g3,210

g5,560

g4,220

*2,650

1,600

2,000

988

744

665

2,580

5,780

1,720

1,250

1,130

703

552

*462

555

16,400

99,921

5,331

1.48

1.65

198,200

July

24,500

27,900

'STTloS

4, COO

1,760

1,160 

895 

723

626

2,180

*S88

705

£46

£76

409

350

308

?88

T59

Z50

?36

226

196

196

*]92

278

208

181

176

171

176

92,247

2,976

1.32

1.52

183,000

Aug.

160

147

137

133

124

124 

311 

2,180

723

517

*559

250

215

192

170

162

196

776

2,320

1,070

592

448

318

*236

209

4,290

8,650

1,770

8,270

g!5,200

*g5,140

55,347

1,785

0.793

0.91

109,800

Sept.

1,250

703

489

384

318

278 

250 

226

208

328

298

227

189

168

159

158

153

152

 TS3

160

182

206

177

2,480

6,400

3,350

1,160

592

455

*372

21,612

720

0.520

0.56

42,870

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,C"X> Mln 57 Mean 2,184 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.17 Ac-ft 1,581,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 47,600 Min 124 Mean 2,432 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69 Ac-ft 1,766,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Oct. 7 (10 a.m.) 23,000 cfs (22.05 ft); Jan. 14 (4 a.m.) 

20,100 cfa (20.60 ft); Mar. 31 (5 p.m.) 49,300 cfa (30.45 ft); June 6 (3 p.m.) 22,900 cfa 

(21.55 ft); July g (4 p.m.) 28,600 cfs (24.15 ft).__________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 397

8980. Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38'20", long 93°48'30", in SE^SE^ sec.35, T.68 N., R.26 W., on right

 bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69 at Davis City, 5f miles upstream 

from Iowa-Missouri State line, and 9 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 701 sq mi.

Records available. May 1918 to July 1925, July 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Prior to October 1918, published as 

Grand River at Davis City.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.55 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

("Corps of Engineers bench mark). May 14, 1918, to July 2, 1925, chain gage and July 14, 

1941, to Feb. 24, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1918-24, 1941-60), 346 cfs (250,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 16.63 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 15, 17.

1918-25, 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 20.14 

ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs June 25, 1956.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1885, reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 30,000 

cfs), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study. Minimum flow known prior to July 1941, 0.10 cfs Aug. 16, 1934, discharge measurement.

Revisions.--The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1957 has b?en revised 

to 5,250 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 7.54 ft), superseding that published in 

WSP 1510.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1240: 1918, 1920-21(M), 1922-24, 1925(M), 1946-47(M).

WSP 1440: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per S3cond, for 

high-water periods in the water year 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1510, 

are given herewith:

1957 

Apr. 2......... 1,120

3......... 4,490

4......... 3,860

1957-Con. 

Apr. 5......... 2,080

27......... 1,660

Month Cfs -day a

19,940

Maximum

4,490 

4,490

Minimum

0.4 

1.4

Mean

665 

123 

126

Per square

mile

0.949 

.175 

.180

Runoff

Inches

1.06 

2.39 

2.46

Acre-feet

39,550 

89,100 

91,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

287 

246

255

401

2,980

1,700

768

545

560

392

271

214

187

*169

157

143

128

118 

110

104

101

97

183

143

124

104

92

87

 55 85

99

10,936

353

0.504

0.58

21,690

Nov.

103 

108

112

*108

120

228

230" 339

162

184

200

184

160

128

96

84

76

74 

80

87

92

118

137

148

137

122

77

60

71

82

3,S77

129

0.184

0.21

7,690

Dec.

74 

*74

76

94

84

72

64

60

To

80

99

130

124

122

114

110

106

99 

88

84

84

92

112

157

179

164

999

2,930

2,500

1,380 

540

10,961

354

0.505

0.58

21,740

Jan.

380 

300

230

180

150

*123

110

100

94

_90

350

3,200

5,250

7,800

9.250

5,750

1,620

900 

520

440

390

350

310

280

260

250

250

260

270

290 

294

40,041

1,292

1.84

2.12

79,420

Feb.

311 

325

325

392

412

432

404

325

690

SZ3

*390

330

270

240

260

260

250

240 

210

200

180

165

150

140

125

130

140

140

140

8,096

279

0.398

0.43

16,060

Mar.

135 

135

130

T30

130

130

130

130

*130

130

130

135

135

135

135

140

140

140 

140

140

140

145

145

145

145

145

350

2,500

9,470

14.700 

13,800

44,365

1,431

2.04

2.35

88,000

Apr.

8,920 

4,540

2,420

1,220

896

798

686

560

462

396

365

350

*340

445

588

937

3,700

1,420 

882

637

450

375

322

295

277

'5B? 259

331

277

536

33,966

1,132

1.61

1.80

67,370

May

1,300 

945

494

360

360

1,700

3.950

2,i2o

847

524

*418

360

318

295

272

2,120

1,890

770 

467

1,100

560

396

380

336

282

656

500

304

242

216 

198

24,680

796

1.14

1.31

48,950

June

191 

235

184

156

338

153

*142

128

118

110

118

549

665

390

250

202

180

177 

162

566

742

418

483

1,540

440

212

165

142

134

5.180

12,470

416

0.593

0.66

24,730

July

*4,580 

826

331

220

168

142

125

118

120

128

144

165

*125

103

92

82

76

71 

68

64

62

61

59

58

58

66

61

56

54

57 

54

8,191

264

0.377

0.43

16,250

Aug.

53 

53

52

52

52

56

80

88

*131

74

59

46

36

31

34

30

275

1,870 

875

494

208

131

96

69

58

66

50

44

1,030

1,500 

462

8,155

263

0.375

0.43

16,180

Sept.

208

123

90

73

62

54

48

44

41

36

34

31 *30

29

11

29

28

34

150

216

84

56

277

2,820

5.860

1,390

401

239

177

150

10,850

362

0.516

0.58

21,520

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,100 Mln 10 Mean 720 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94 Ac-ft 521,300

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,700 Mln 28 Mean 592 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.48 Ac-ft 429,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfa).--Jan. 14 (7 a.m.) 9,690 cfs (11.92 ft); Mar. 30 (5:3O a.m.)

15,200 ofs (16.65 ft); Apr. 17 (2 a.m.) 4,800 cfa (6.97 ft); July 1 (3:50 a.m.) 7,600 cfs (9.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-19, 28, Dec. 5-9, Dee. 31 to Jan. 12, 

Jan. 18-29, Feb. 10 to Mar. 28. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings 

Jan. 17, Jan. 30 to Feb. 9.
398 GRAND RIVER BASIN

8984. Weldon River near Leon, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°41'50", long 93°38'15", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T.68 N. , R.24 W. , on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 5.7 miles upstream from Steele C^eek, and 

6.5 miles southeast of Leon.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 19.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Aug. 14.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs Aug. 6, 1959 (gage height, 25.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening aid flow-overembankment measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs, July 25, 26, Sept, 16, 

1959, Aug. 14, 1960.

Flood of Aug. 6, 1959, was greatest flood in at least 40 years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2O to June 23, July 1-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

4.1 4.0

4.3 9.8

4.5 18

5.0 63

6.0 222

7.0 465

9.0 1,180

12.0 2,750

4.57

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

0.7

3.0

15

7.0 220

8.0 420

10.0 1,030

12.0 2,000

15.0 4,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6_.0

230

2,420

237 

95

50

40

31

24

22 

20

*17

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

146

36

21

17

15 

12

12

14

27

3,604.2

116

1.12

1.29

7,150

Nov.

23

20

18

*22

26

23 

19

19

22

22

18

16 

14

11

9.0

7.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

13

15

15

15

15

13

10

7.0 

6.0

5.0

6.0

430.0

14.3

0.137

0.15

853

Dec.

7.0

*8.0

9.0

9.6

10

9.0 

7.0

6.0

5.0

575

15

35 

30

24

22

22

20

17

16

17

18

19

46

45

32

31

1,340 

942

252

122

39

3,179.6

103

0.990

1.14

6,310

Jan.

59

70

40

20

*14

12 

IE

17

El

25

200

2,170 

707

726

838

145

80

59

45

38

32

27

23

20

16

15

15 

17

19

21

25

5,531

178

1.71

1.98

10,970

Feb.

30

40

50

60

60

54 

52

60

72

90

*54

40 

35

31

30

33

35

28

23

20

17

16

14

13

12

11

TT 

1111

1,013

34.9

0.336

0.36

2,010

Mar.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

*13

14

14 

14

15

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

24

24

24

800 

2,200

3.470

1,390 

200

8,477

273

2.62

3.03

16,810

Apr.

360

128

82

69

61

56 

49

42

36

32

28

27 

*28

144

94

2,680

1,580

169

64

50

43

38

33

31

29

28

27 

27

27

200

6,262

209

2.01

2.24

12,420

May

90

48

32

28

43

1.540 

291

66

46

36

*29

24 

22

21

20

933

83

43

50

368

120

82

49

38

58

46

28 

21

20

19

11

4,311

139

1.34

1.54

8,550

June

98

198

32

14

12

9.6 

8.0

*5.7

5.7

5.7

9.2

177 

109

34

24

22

18

10

6.4

334

198

53

416

146

32

21

14 

10

8.8

740

2,771.1

92.4

0.888

0.99

5,500

July

*466 ~TS

35

22

16

14 

13

15

19

16

14

249 

*30

15

13

11

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.0

i 4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9 

3.7

3.5

3.3 

3 2

1,100.2

35.5

0.341

0.39

2,180

Aug.

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

50 

10

4.0

*3.3

2.0

1.3

1.0 

.8

.7

1.0

1.1

133

97

70

43

13

9.6

8.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.6 

21

340

41 

11

907.1

29.3

0.282

0.32

1,800

Sept.

4.2

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

10

4.2

1.5

1.1

1.1 

*1.7

1.5

1.5

4.5

4.5

25

19

8.0

5.4

4.8

43

181 ~59

18

8.8 

5.4

4.5

4.2

432.1

14.4

0.138

0.15

857

Calendar year 1959 : Max 16,400 Min O.7 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.15 Ao-ft 133,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,470 Mln 0.7 Mean 104 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.58 Ao-ft 75,410

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --Oct. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (16.00 ft); Dec. 27 (5:45 p.m.)

4,100 cfs (13. 9 7 ft ); Jan. 12 (6:30 a.m.) 3,05O cfs (12.48 ft); Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 7,220 cfs

(18.12 ft) Apr. 16 (7 p.m.) 9,210 cfs (19.72 ft); May 6 (3:30 p.m.) 3,860 cfs (14.74 ft); May 16

(6:30 a.m.) 4,910 cfs (15.88 ft); June 30 (9 p.m.) 2,540 cfs (12.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 399

8990. Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°18', long 93°36', in SE^SE^ sec.28, T.64 N. , R.24 W., on left bank of

downstream side of county highway bridge in Mill Grove, 8^ miles upstream f."om West

Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 494 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1960. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and two or

more times a day above. Datum of gage is 786.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Prior to Dec. 4, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Dec. 4, 1934,to Dec. 8, 1959,

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 238 cfs (172,300 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height,17.95 ft); minimum observed, 13 cfs Aug. 4, 14; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft Aug. 4.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 46,000 cfs Aug. 7, 1959 (gage height,26.02 f",); no flow

at times in 1953-56.

Maximum stage known prior to that of Aug. 7, 1959, about 23.9 ft in July 1909. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1176: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 11, 12,

May 1-5, Aug. 21-28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.8

12

25

52

84

133

267

2.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

545

1,300

2,500

4,650

7,700

0.5

1.8 

2.5

12

25

52

84

133

267

545

12.0

15.0

18.0

1,360

2,650

5,100

8,720

12,600

17,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

79 

68

75

1,000

6.890

2,760

970 

462

308

206

160

*110 

100

91

80

77

70

63

58

56

55

52

702

418

154

*120

96

75

71

63

79

15,568

502

1.02

1.17

30,880

Nov.

123

T9

80

80

77

a72

68 

63

63

a70

79

*62 

55

25

21

18

14

34

a40

a40

52

66

66

a60

53

47

36

19

21

30

1,613

53.8

0.109

0.12

3,200

Dec.

*31 

30

a35

a40

44

37

a30

a25

29

34

47

136 

142

*82

68

65

60

50

44

42

41

43

62

115

110

91

2,000

5.750

*1,360

770 

350

11,763

379

0.767

0.89

23,330

Jan.

300 

350

300

130

70

59

59 

84

96

128

133

7,060 

*4,120

1,710

4,020

702

382

200

200

200

160

130

100

85

70

*71

71

82

96

100 

115

21,413

691

1.40

1.61

42,470

Feb.

115 

160

253

346

308

300

250 

242

*725

402

180

200 

160

150

166

180

250

400

200

110

84

*73

60

45

4F

60

50

50

50

5,614

194

0.393

0.42

11,140

Mar.

45 

45

40

4F

45

45

45 

*51

50

50

55

55 

55

55

55

60

60

60

70

80

93

105

*115

123

136

130

1,710

10,4OO

15,700

*14,200

2,580

46,358

1,495

3.03

3.49

91,950

Apr.

2,160 

1,220

651

430

*402

a350

263 

210

163

139

128

139 

*133

1,020

778

1,540

8,720

*1,720

590

386

304

238

189

148

136

a!20

112

86

117

1,160

23,752

792

1.60

1.79

47,110

May

576 

*238

al60

105

105

5,610

7.590 

778

434

289

249

a200 

157

133

117

*4,240

1,310

402

267

2,350

942

a 500

319

224

271

235

151

112

102

98

*79

28,143

908

1.84

2.12

55,820

June

126 

524

274

149

394

100

66 

55

46

il

275

238 

*628

297

133

170

112

75

60

270

1,220

346

271

780

180

84

62

55

49

4,470

11,550

385

0.779

0.87

22,910

July

*10.500 

1,010

a400

235

154

107

89

77

82

128

*136

73 

a60

71

a60

a50

44

38

a34

a30

a27

a24

22

20

*21

21

21

19

a!8 To"

±o

18

13,407

432

0.874

1.01

26,590

Aue;.

16 

16

a!4

13

aTT

181

253 

102

a40

27

*19

18 

14

13

14

47

a50

-1,110 ! 362

a200

58

47

24

*17

31

80

35

24

563

430

a O

3,962

128

0.259

0.30

7,860

Sept.

a60 

34

22

19

19

a!8

a2"o~ a!7 

*257

267

196

a60 

a 40

a30

a25

44

34

23

206

60

*32

25

23

435

578

151

73

38

31

28

2,865

95.5

0.193

0.22

5,680

Calendar year 1959: Max 32,600 Min 6.5 Bean 678 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.63 Ac-ft 491,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 15,700 Min 13 Mean 508 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01 Ac-ft 368,900

Peak discharge (base, 6,100 cfs). Oct. 5 (8 a.m.) 9,020 cfs (13.1 ft); Dec. 28 (3:30 a.n . ,

9,140 cfs (13.15 ft); Jan. 12 (9 p.m.) 8,780 cfs (12.87 ft); Jan. 15 (3 a.m.) 6,560 cfs (11.05 ft);

Mar. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 17,100 cfs (17.95 ft); Apr. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (14.17 ft); May 7

(3 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (16.22 ft); May 16 (4 p.m.) 9,610 cfs (12.70 ft); May 20 (7 a.m.) 6,480 cfs

(10.16 ft); July 1 (11 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (16.52 ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo- nearby

stations.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 18-24, 26, Feb. 6, 7,

11-14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 20.
400 GRAND RIVER BASIN

8995. Thompson River at Trenton, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°04'45", long 93°38'35", in SW£ sec.18, T.61 N., R.24 W. , on right bank

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 1 mile west of Trentor and li miles

downstream from Weldon River. u

Drainage area. 1,670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1923 (published as "near Hickory"), August 1928 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. 

Gage-height records collected in vicinity 1910-14 and since 1925 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read twice daily above 10 ft and once daily 

oelow. Datum of gage is 721.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 25, 1921, 

to Aug. 26, 1923, chain gage at two sites 12 miles downstream (by old channel route) at 

different daturas. Aug. 1, 1928, to Sept. 15, 1930, chain gage at present site and 

datum. Sept. 16, 1930, to Sept. 4, 1934, chain gage and Sept. 5, 1934, to May 31, 1945, 

wire-weight gage, at site 1^ miles downstream at datum 3.46 ft lower. June 1, 1945, 

to Dec. 7, 1959, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 860 cfs (622,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 21.25 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Aug. 5; minimum gage height, 3.56 ft Dec. 8.

1921-23; 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 25.7 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 1 cfs June 17, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 ft July 6, 1909, present site and datum, from information 

by local residents (discharge, 50,000 cfs, determination by Corps of Engineers, occurred before new channel was dredged).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1116: 1945(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

775

615

665

2,180

22,100

12,800

4,520

2,130

1,440

1,160

830

 615

506

447

410

374

324

292

276

262

236

249

2,510

1,420

640

*466

374

324

307

292

307

59,845

1,930

1.16

1.33

118,700

Nov.

340

340

307

324

307

292

540

486

357

524

540

 540

428

350

220

240

250

300

550

410

524

256

248

248

248

256

236

256" 200

220

9,041

301

0.180

0.20

17,930

Dec.

 248

192

182

173

25?

276

256

175

182

175

202

276

540

 292

248

256

224

213

192

182

182

182

202

236

292

307

2,740

14.000

 6,450

4,030

2,370

55,433

1,143

0.684

0.79

70,280

Jan.

1,580

1,360

900

556" 550

700

650

600

550

550

600

13,200

 13,400

10,800

19,500

9,440

3,280

1,970

1,400

1,000

1,000

900

800

650

600

600

600

650

700

750

90,680

2,925

1.75

2.02

179,900

Feb.

800

1,500

2,000

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,000

1,500

2,000

2,800

1,500

700

500

500

500

600

800

700

600

800

1,000

500

400

400

400

400

350

330

550

51,810

1,097

0.657

0.71

63,090

Mar.

350

550

350" 300

300

500

500

300

300

500

500

500

300

300

300

500

550

550

350

350

550

550

400

500

700

700

2,290

25,400

37,500

41 800 

28 400

142,690

4,603

2.76

3.18

283,000

Apr.

21,000

13,200

4,800

3,000

 2,260

1,960

1,720

1,440

1,220

1,060

970

915

 915

5,460

1,640

2,860

21.800

7)180

2,540

1,440

 942

705

682

660

615

552

494

447

1,550

102,179

3,406

2.04

2.28

202,700

May

2,050

1,840

1,220

805

 660

18,300

24,200

7,500

2,800

1,760

1,290

1,090

942

860

780

9,770

 7,110

2,520

1,560

10,100

3,520

1,880

1,160

915

1,650

1,000

1,050

805

658 

572

*502

110,629

3,569

2.14

2.46

219,400

June

455

942

755

490

2,150

1,120

552

465

410

579

629

2,260

1,640

1,680

 915

915

730

552

494

698

2,430

1,600

1,000

1,370

2,090

805

552

459

418

 24.700

53,653

1,788

1.07

1.19

106,400

July

51.SOO

7)6*0

2,C50

1,190

e<50

660

£27

444

£94

832

 £27

407

705

407

309

264

239

218

203

190

177

167

159

150

*146

152

146

142

142 

153

126

51,466

1,660

0.994

1.15

102,100

Aug.

119

110

104

99

93

303

406

353

264

 293

220

179

161

148

137

135

468

4,720

2,520

1,160

755

414

 255

210

309

»7.600

868

410

4,200

2,430

1,600

31,065

1,002

0.600

0.69

61,610

Sept.

705

444

327

261

220

194

 177

169

408

267

181

161

150

142

158

150

144

144

167

 244

324

208

213

574

4,540

3,860

1,060

552

396 

521

16,641

555

0.532

0.37

33,010

Calendar year 1959: Max 56,000 Mln 50 Mean 1,985 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15 Ac-ft 1,457,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 41,800 Mln 93 Mean 2,009 Cfsra 1.20 In. 16.57 Ac-ft 1,458,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfa). Oct. 5 (8:50 a.m.) 27,700 cfa (17.56 ft); Dec. 28 (2:50 a.m.)

19,500 cfa (15.1 ft); Jan. 12 (11 p.m.) 20,100 cfs (15.5 ft); Jan. 15 (5 a.m.) 24,400 cfs (16.6 ft);

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-19, 28-30, Jan. 3-11, Jan. 19 to Feb. 3, 

Feb. 7-9, Feb. 11 to Mar. 26.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 401

8997. Shoal Creek near Braymer, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°40'50", long 93 "46 '05", In NWiME^ sec. 13, T.56 N., R.26 W. , 50 ft

upstream from bridge on Caldwell County Road 0, if miles downstream from Panther Creek 

and 6 miles north of Braymer.

Drainage area. 391 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 

700 ft ( from topographic map ) .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs July 2 (gage height, 25.6 ft); minimum, 

2.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of July 2, 1960; no flow Oct. 12-14, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

80 

200

200

2.500

1,300

500

300

200

150

120

100

80

65

50

48

34

35

32

31

30

30

227

384

136

78

59

47

43

40

40

7,159

231

0.591

0.68

14,200

Nov.

43

44 

43

40

38

37

34

29

27

28

28

29

27

25

22

20

18

17

15

16

17

20

30

25

22

20

18

17

16

16

781

26.0

0.066

0.07

1,550

Dec.

16

17 

18

19

20

21

24

20

20

17

35

76

94

62

40

32

27

23

21

19

18

18

22

24

27

28

213

1,250

500

260

150

3,111

100

0.256

0.30

6,170

Jan.

100

70 

60

50

45

40

10

45

50

60

67

200

150

300

2.460

974

270

290

160

130

80

90

60

60

57

60

60

60

150

250

200

6,598

213

0.545

0.63

12,090

Feb.

532

1,060 

800

711

1,060

400

200

150

150

350

181

140

100

80

100

110

110

100

95

88

80

75

73

70

66

66

66

65

65

7,143

246

0.629

0.68

14,170

Mar.

60

60 

50

45

40

40

43

50

54

57

59

55

50

45

50

48

50

56

60

65

68

78

96

132

172

181

1,150

5,320

7,440

6,600

3,740

26,014

839

2.15

2.47

51, 600

Apr.

633

408 

290

245

215

176

168

150

130

115

106

96

92

2,250

4,500

3,500

1,000

400

300

250

215

181

160

140

130

120

110

100

200

434

16,814

560

1.43

1.60

33,350

May

280

200 

150

130

114

1,090

1.520

3£o

200

160

140

120

110

100

90

200

158

120

100

200

200

120

92

70

570

678

132

88

70

88

70

7,710

249

0.637

0.73

15,290

June

56

47 

46

50

646

496

118

68

51

44

57

2,390

1,660

678

322

268

429

181

145

154

230

1,050

1,820

3,200

398

164

125

103

115

3, 440

18,551

618

1.58

1.76

36,800

July

6,530

7.520 

5,460

378

204

174

146

142

224

2,050

660

349

160

113

97

78

65

122

49

44

37

35

32

28

27

2S

25

22

20

19

40

24,879

803

2.05

2.37

49,350

Aug.

42

20 

15

13

11

10

186

598

83

28

20

12

7.7

8.3

5.6

3^6.

3.8

IS

751

£6

38

24

16

13

9.7

7.9

6.8

5.6

4.3

4.1

4.0

2,056.4

66.3

0.170

0.20

4,080

Sept.

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.S

2.8

2.9

5.6

4.1

3.4

3.5

3.1

3.4

4.1

3.S

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

52.

15

6.6

3.5

2.9

z - 6

163.8

5.46

0.014

0.02

325

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,500 Min .0.4 Mean 200 cfam 0.512 In. 6. S3 Ac-ft 144,800

Water year 1959-60; Max 7,520 Min 2.6 Mean 331 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.51 Ac-ft 240,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Mar. 29 (12 m.) 7,600 cfs (25.3 ft); Apr. 15 (6 p.m.) 4,650 cfs 

(21.0 ft); June 12 (6 p.m.) 3,060 cfs (17.7 ft); June 24 (l p.m.) 3,650 cfs (19.0 ft); July 2 

(3 a.m.) 7,840 efs (25.6 ft).
40E GRAND RIVER BASIN

9000. Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo.

Location. La t 40°07'45", long 93°21'45", in SW^NWi sec. 34, T.62 N. , R.22 W. , on left pier 

of bridge on State Highway 6, l£ miles east of Gait and 2 miles upstream from West Medicine Creek.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available . July 1921 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read once daily below 5 ft gage height and 

twice daily above. Datum of gage is 767.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage at site 125 ft downstream at following da turns: Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1924, at datum 6.97 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, at datum 

4.97 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1926, to Dec. 2, 1934, at datura 1.97 ft higher. Dec. 3, 1934, 

to Apr. 25, 1956, wire-weight gage, and Apr. 26 to Sept. 30, 1956, water-stage recorder, 

at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 135 cfs (97,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,010 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 14.55 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height observed, 0.94 ft Sept. 9, 10, 25-30.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 20.9 ft, present 

datum, from floodmark) ; no flow at times in 1934, 1936-37, 1940, 1954, 1956.

Flood in July 1909 reached a discharge of about 8,000 cfs, determined by Corps of 

Engineers .

Remarks . --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1340: 1926.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

1.2 14

1.4 24

2.0 110

3.0 310

4.0 585

5.0 920

7.0 1,940

10.0 4,180

13.0 7,190

0.9

1.0

1.1 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

8.0

16

164

265

410

4.0 T85

6.0 1,T50

8.0 2,f40

10.0 4,550

12.0 6,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

56 

59

65

1,090

4.020

3,970

995

360

218

152

108

*88

80

74

62

50

49

44

42

38

38

40

47

228

78

*64

50

47 

45

42

40

12,339

398

1.77

2.04

24,470

Nov.

41 

42

45

4T

40

33

33

24

*29

27

25

29

29

29

27

25

30

30

21

21

20

25

24

24

22

22

20

20 

20

AH.

836

27.9

0.124

0.14

1,660

Dec.

*18 

18

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

16.

17

37

46

*44

33

29

25

25

22

21

21

22

23

40

49

46

714

1.760 

 926

360

196

4,630

149

0.662

0.77

9,130

Jan.

110 

120

SO

60

90

80

60

50

40

7T

76

*1,450

2.820

2,120

2,190

1,000

260

140

80

80

80

70

50

40

*40

40

40

45

50

50

50

11,532

372

1.65

1.91

22,870

Feb.

80 

90

120

180

260

224

174

*162

294

480

202

140

80

80

100

90

80

60

50

40

30

*50

50

45

45

45

40

35

35

3,361

116

0.516

0.56

6,670

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,400 Mln 6.4

Mar.

35 

30

30

30

30

40

40

*43

43

43

35

35

40

40

40

42

43

45

48

53

*62

66

77

84

116

130

912

3,660 

 6,420

5,800

2,940

21,052

679

3.02

3.48

41,760

Apr.

1,700 

1,480

410

223

*183

151

112

80

64

52

45

IS **56

*841

585

800

2.480

*1,480

360

203

*162

127

102

81

97

159

151

140 

176

13,322

444

1.97

2.20

26,420

May

789 

*221

143

120

107

3,540

5.07O

1,900

302

181

129

109

100

92

90

*302

852

183

104

651

1,190

325

179

136

162

179

175

104 

90

75

*62_

17,662

570

2.53

2.92

35,030

June

59 

52

37

32

105

36

22

15

15

15

22

390

*170

132

107

195

127

52

34

37

223

150

422

162

81

42

*40

34 

24

2.440

5,272

176

0.782

0.87

10,460

Jul<'

*5 . 600 

2,880 3<;8

175

114

88

72

65

170

213

*150

109

107

50

37

32

26

25

22

19

16

14

14

14

*14

18

12

10

To

25

12

10,481

338

1.50

1.73

20,790

Aug.

11 

10

9.6

10

10

40

15

16

24

*24

22

24

24

11

10

10

9.6

10

10

8.0

7.6

6^

*7.1

7.1

8.0

10

13

6.6 

6.6

10

9 . 6

400.4

12.9

0.057

0.07

794

Sept.

ft!

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.3

4.8

4.8

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.6

6.2

5.3

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4 

4.4

4.4

163.6

5.62

0.025

0.03

334

Mean 254 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.34 Ac-ft 184,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,420 Mln 4.4 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.72 Ac-ft 200,400

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Oct. 6 (11:3O a.m.) 6,530 cfs (12.40 ft); Jan. 13 (8:15 p.m.)

3,220 cfs (8.82 ft); Mar. 29 (9 p.m.) 9,010 cfs (14.55 ft); May 6 (5:30 p.m.) 6,750 cfs (12.65 ft); 

June 50 (12 p.m.) 6,970 cfs (12.85 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-18, 27-30, Jan. 1-9, Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 12 to Mar. 20.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 403

9015. Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°53'45", long 93°14'10", in NW^NE^ sec. 34, T.59 N. , R.21 W., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 3 miles northwest of Linneus, and 

5 miles downstream from West Locust Creek.

Prior to April 1929 monthly disDrainage area. 550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. 

charge only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is

b92.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 18, 1935, chain gage at 

same site and datum. Feb. 19, 1935, to July 26, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. --32 years, 326 cfs (236,000 acre -ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs June 30 (gage height, 20.50 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, observed, 2.94 ft Sept. 6.

1928-60; Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 26.93 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow July 17 to Aug. 11, 1934.

Flood in July 1909 reached a discharge of about 18,000 cfs, determined by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 896: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-13, 31, Aug. 8, 14, Sept. 6)

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

51

101

144

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

685

1,800

3,350

6,600

12,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

146

132

128

449

3,610

6,520

8.150 

2,380

a600

347

232

192

154

*137

123

111

99

88

80

74

68

62

85

135

137

94

71

*64

56 

50

50

24,604

794

1.44

1.66

48,800

Nov.

54

58

60

60

60

60

56 

51

*52

50

a50

51

51

45

40

45

50

58

44

a50

a50

50

58

66

53

54

42

35

40 

32

1,535

51.2

0.093

0.10

3,040

Dec.

*28

a27

27

a30

33

37

29 

35

30" 26

101

162

154

*115

88

76

69

63

56

50

44

47

60

117

172

126

908

5.480

*2,420 

760

400

9,770

315

0.575

0.66

19,380

Jan.

2OO

250

200

100

140

130

100 

90

80

90

120

*1,870

5,940

4,010

5.020

5,000

680

575

200

150

160

150

110

90

*80

80

80

85

90 

95

95

21,858

705

1.28

1.48

45,350

Feb.

120

150

200

500

700

600

484 

*586

512

1,250

642

500

250

150

200

160

120

120

90

70

70

*60

50

80

80

80

80

80

80

7,494

258

0.469

0.51

14,860

Mar.

70

60

70

70

70

70

80 

*80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

80

80

80

80

*80

90

100

120

140

170

2,180

7,210

*11,400 

10,400

7,140

40,555

1,508

2.58

2.74

80,400

Apr.

5,550

1,940

776

484

*586

542

282 

224

184

154

144

157

155

l,TUo"

2,120

1,050

5,420

*5,350

1,250

470

575

524

252

182

179

202

219

166

135 

3,100

26,410

880

1.60

1.79

52,380

May

2,160

*656

551

232

194

5,270

6,960 

5,900

1,510

456

524

246

194

169

146

*1,110

1,660

554

326

5,100

1,760

902

470

274

1,040

1,550

847

292

206 

226

*256

38,901

1,255

2.28

2.63-

77,160

June

159

521

214

101

518

386

121 

a90

a70

a60

a60

956

2,710

*1,850

484

798

642

252

152

117

414

477

514

1,190

508

149

107

*85

102 

J,940

21,105

704

1.28

' 1.43

41,860

July

*7,480

10.400

5,160

498

300

209

152 

128

146

605

627

*274

144

125

107

90

81

74

a67

65

a55

a50

a45

a40

58

*62

56

44

a35 

a40

29

25,242

814

1.48

1.71

50,070

Aug.

a27

a25

a25

552

114

114

109 

*?16

105

54

a40

a40

a50

52

a26

a24

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

a!8

*U7

a 16

a!6

a20

44

a55

a20 

a25

a25

1,667

515.8

0.098

0.11

3,310

Sept.

a20

a!5

a!5

a!2

a!2

*12

a!2 

all

all

all

12

a!3

a 15

a!5

a!2

a!2

14

a!5

*12

a!2

a!5

a!2

a!2

a!4

11

all

all

alO alo" 

alO

569

12.5

0.022

0.02

752

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,130 Mln 12 Mean 470 Cfam 0.855 In. 11.59 Ao-ft 339,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,400 Mln 10 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.84 Ao-ft 435,300

ak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Oct. 7 (l a.m.) 8.870 cfa (17.72 ft); Mar. 30 (12:50 a.m.)

cfs (19.60 ft); May 6 (9 p.m.) 9,190 cfs (17.92 ft); June 30 (8 a.m.) 13,800 cfs (20.50 ft);

July 2 (9:50 a.m.) 12,000 efs (19.50 ft)._____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo.- Medicine 

Creek at Gait.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-17, 28, 29, Jan. 1-11, Jan. 19 to Feb. 6, 

Feb. 12 to Mar. 26.

12,100
404 GRAND RIVER BASIN

9020. Grand River near Sumner, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°38'25", long 93°16'25", in NE^ sec.29, T.56 N., R.21 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of main truss of bridge on County Highway E, 120 ft downstream from 

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles southwest of Sumrer, and 2| miles 

downstream from Locust Creek.

Drainage area.--6.880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1960. Prior to April 1924 ironthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Gape. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily for stages below 8.3 ft. 

Datum of gage is 630.87 ft above mean ,sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 11, 1926, 

chain gage at site 80 ft upstream at aame datum. July 11, 1926, to Fet. 19, 1935, 

chain gage and Feb. 20, 1935, to July 9, 1939, wire-weight gage, at saire site and datum. 

July 10, 1939, to Aug. 8, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft upstream at same 

datum. Aug. 9, 1952, to Nov. 12, 1953, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 3^ miles downstream from base gfge at datum 

631.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 15, 1939, to Aug. 4, 1942, auxiliary gage at various sites. Aug. 5, 1942, to Dec. 4, 1956, auxiliary staff gage at 

present site.

Average discharge.--37 years, 3,626 cfs (2,625,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104.000 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 37.20 ft); minimum discharge observed, 538 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 7.15 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 7, 8, 1947 (gage heigft, 39.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 2.19 ft 

Aug. 22, 23, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Flood of July 9, 1909, reached a stage of 36.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17,200

5,350

2,430

2,360

17,600

25,800

34,800

46,400 

31,000

23,500

15 , 900

8,470

3,870

*2,720

2,300

2,000

,800

,650

,460

,380

,300

,260

,500

,930

,000

,780

,950

* ,500

,300 

,220

, 180

273,910

8,836

1.28

1.48

543,300

Nov.

,140

,180

,220

,220

,180

,180

,140

,100 

* ,180

,100

,060

,060

,060

,060

940

860

700

1,060

790

820

860

820

860

900

940

940

900

790

700 

650

£9,410

980

0.142

0.16

58,330

Dec.

*650 750"

730

730

730

730

760

700 

675

675

730

1,100

1,260

*1,420

1,260

1,100

1,020

900

860

820

790

760

760

790

980

1,060

1,180

14,100

22.500 

*22,266

15, 800

98,470

3,176

0.462

0.53

195,300

Jan.

8,150

4,890

3,550

3,080

2,000

1,750

1,900

1,850 

1,750

1,700

1,750

*4,620

21,300

27,600

34,000

42,800

47,600

26,400

13 , 200

6,910

3,550

2,720

2,250

2,100

*1,960

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,100 

2,250

2 1 480

282,210

9,104

1.32

1.53

559,800

Feb.

2,720

4,350

6,900

8,140

11,800

11,800

7,700

*4,980 

4,620

9,020

9,370

4,980

3,020

2,360

2,250

2,480

2,720

3,020

2,600

2,000

,900

,850

,650

,550

* ,600

,650

,800

1,750

1,500

122,080

4,210

0.612

0.66

242,100

Mar.

1,550

1,500

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,110

*1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,140

1,300

1,340

1,420

1,420

*1,460

1,600

1,650

1,750

1,850

2,000

3,630

22,900

40,400 

79,900

*96,300

278,380

8,980

1.31

1.50

552,200

Apr.

*98,600

86,200

*60,300

27,700

16,600

12,000

8,020

3,740 

3,240

3,330

*3,020

2,720

2,540

6,670

17,100

15,100

19,100

25,800

27,000

18,100

*9,200

6,330

4,440

3,550

3,080

2,840

2,660

2,420

2,500 

8,696

501,790

16,730

2.43

2.71

995,300

May

13,600

12,200

6,980

5,340

*3,020

10,300

26,400

44,700 

31,100

18,500

8,180

6,170

4,440

3,270

2,840

3,340

*15,200

14,000

6,450

9,030

19,100

15,700

8,930

4,890

3,790

8,140

6,430

3,790

2,720 

2,300

ZjLlQQ

322,950

10,420

1.51

1.75

640,600

June

*1,850

2,050

2,420

2,540

6,940

19,900

20,400

11,600 

4,030

2,480

2,250

9,020

18,800

*17,800

14,300

7,610

7,860

5,030

3,140

2,360

2,480

8,580

9,900

10,900

8,140

4,670

*2,840

2,050

1,750 

14,100

227,790

7,593

1.10

1.23

451,800

Jul-'

28,200

52,400

74,100

567400

29,200

14,400

6,280

3,480 

2,680

8,360

8,150

*4,270

2,600

2,200

1,850

1,460

1,300

1,140

1,060

980

940

900

860

820

820

*1,020

980

860

760 7^0"

760

309,990

10,000

1.45

1.68

614,900

Aug.

730

675

675

625

7915

760

1,060

 1,650 

3,480

1,850

1,300

1,020

820

700

650

625

625

1,040

5,340

5,250

2,720

*1,850

1,380

1,060

820

3,140

12,100

8,760

2,860 

15,700

15,200

95,255

3,073

0.447

0.51

188,900

Sept.

6,400

2,540

1,700

1,300

1,060

*900

820

760 

700

675

940

790

675

625

588

575

575

562

*550 550-

588

650

700

625

4,090

10,600

7,000

2,780

1,650 

1,300

53,268

1,776

0.258

0.29

105,700

Calendar year 1959: Max 46,400 Mln 266 Mean 5,638 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.13 Ac-ft 4,082,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 98,600 Mln 550 Mean 7,092 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03 Ac-ft 5,148,000

Peak discharge (base, 38,000 cfs). Oct. 8 (8 a.m.) 50,000 cfs (32.48 ft); Jan. IT (3 a.m.) 52,400

cfs (32.60 ft); Apr. 1 (5 to 7 a.m.) 104,000 cfs (37.20 ft); May 8 (12 m.) 46, SCO cfs (32.35 ft);

July 3 (4 a.m.) 76,500 cfs (33.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 24-26, Mar. 5-13.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 405

9022. West Yellow Creek near Brookfield, Mo.

Location . Lat 39°50'40", long 93°01'36", in SE^NE^ sec. 16, T.53 N. , R.19 W.. at right

downstream pier of county highway bridge, lj miles below Bear Creek and 3| miles northeast of Brookfield. 

Drainage area. 135 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1959 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Altitude of gage is 738 ft (from topographic map) . 

Extremes . 1959; Maximum discharge during period July to September, 376 cfs Sept. 28 (gage

height, 8.88 ft); no flow Aug. 28-30, Sept. 14-22.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,900 cfs July 1 (gage height,

13.80 ft); no flow Sept. 4-7, 12-23, 29, 30. 

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge

relation, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

July

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

*0.8

Aug.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

24

29

46

Sept .

18

*1.4

15

36

6.5

2.7

1.6

.9

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

Aug.

9.6

4.0

2.3

1.3

.9

.6

.5

1.1

Sept.

0.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

0o~

*0

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

-

Aug.

2.2

38

*15

5.4

2.7

1.4

.9

.6

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

46

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ...........................................................

July

-

-

-

-

-

*1.9

.9

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

0.4

.2

.1

00~

0

1.4

188.9

6.09

O.OA5

0.05

375

Sept.

164

69

104

304

68

*15

-

859.6

28.7

0.213

0.24

1,700

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

Z4

25

26

27

Z8

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.9 

4.9

4.3

28

168

514

650 

620

90

35

20

12

9.1

*7.7

6.9

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.7

4.2

3.6

4.5

7.7

8.1

13

7.3

5.0

3.6

3

3

3

2,261.3

72.9

0.540

0.62

4,490

Nov.

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Z

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

74

2.5

0.019

0 .02

147

Dec.

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2

8

14

23

*17

12

10

8

7

6

6

5

5

7

11

17

16

85

415

*640 

190

90

1,612

52.0

0.385

0.44

3,200

Jan.

55 

61

40

20

20

20

15 

10

10

15

30

*277

975

967

2,100

1,800

306

87

40

30

30

20

15

10

a

a

9

10

11

12

14

7,025

227

1.68

1.94

13 , 930

Feb.

30 

50

60

100

250

170

120 

*80

100

500

200

80

40

25

30

35

30

20

20.

15

12

10

9

¥

9

9

9

9

9

1,840

63.4

0.470

0.51

3,650

Mar.

9

8

8

8

8

8

8 

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

15

15

20

20

*31

40

40

40

50

60

511

2,850

*5,500 

3,150

2,150

12,423

401

2.97

3.42

24,640

Apr.

288 

228

132

84

67

60

48 

40

31

26

22

20

19

130

204

237

430

*598

120

67

72

49

32

23

19

23

28

16

22 

1,580

4,515

150

1.11

1.24

8,960

May

1,350 

*262

67

43

32

1,540

2,700 

2,700

658

87

57

42

32

28

23

*120

641

267

62

338

1,350

628

127

60

225

542

442

74

38 

30

*35

14,600

471

3.49

4.02

28,960

June

24

18

18

10

21

116

26 

11

6.7

36

83

129

*798

1,500

632

117

182

74

30

18

15

16

60

57

36

9.2

*5.5

12~ 4.2' 

2,540

6,604.6

220

1.63

1.82

13,100

July

5,580 

2,400

2,550

254

60

32

22 

15

16

35

74

*34

13

7.9

6.1

5.0

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

11

6.2

2.0

1.9

1.6 

2.7

l^t

8,951.7

289

2.14

2.47

17,750

Aug.

1.0 

.9

.7

.6

.6

3.5

3.3

9.0

7.9

3.0

2.0

1.3

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

* .9'.a

.6

.6

.5

.4

.6 

.5

.1!

47.6

1.54

0.011

0.01

94

Sept.

0.2 

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

~1.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.7

.3

.1

0 

0

3.7

0.12

0.00089

0.001

7.3

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,380 Mln 0 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.51 Ac-ft 118,900

measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 29 to Dec. 11, Dec. 17-23; discharge estimated on 

basis of 3 field estimates, weather records, and records for Locust Creek near Linneus. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-10, Jan. 19 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 4-7, 

19-31, Feb. 11-14, 17-29, Mar. 1-26; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Locust Creek near Linneus).

618097 O - 61 - Z7
406 CHARITON RIVER BASIN

9035. Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°55'25", long 93°07'55", in SW£NW£ sec.26 T.71 N., R.20 W., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Chariton River, and 

5.5 miles southeast of Russell.

Drainage area. 13.2 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 901.73 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 8 years, 6.09 cfs (4,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs May 6 (gage height, P.33 ft); maximum gage height, 10.15 ft Mar. 30 (backwater from Chariton River); no flow for many 

days.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs May 21, 1959 (gage height, 11.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of contracted-opening anc1 flow-over-road 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, 

or backwater from Chariton River, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1440: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

Chariton River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.53

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

0

.07

.37

1.1

3.4

7.1

20

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

46

76

108

177

264

463

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.6

11

*C80

C90

C20

C6.0

C4.1

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.6

al.6

1.6

al.4

al.2

T3

al.2

al.2

2.1

alO

a4.0

a2.5

al.5

al.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

2.0

263.2

8.49

0.643

0.74

522

Nov.

2.5

1.8

1.6

2.0

5.3

3.4

2.3

2.2

2.5

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.1

.94 l.S~

60.04

2.00

0.152

0.17

119

Dec.

1.1

1.3 *1.Z

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

5.2

18

5.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.0

16

7.6

5.2

5.8

clOO C45"

ClO

C6.0

C5.0

268.4

8.66

0.656

0.76

532

Jan.

c4.0

3.1

2.5

*2.0

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

30

c250 £T3-

clO

C20

c35

C7.0

c5.0

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.0

3.0

2.9

439.5

14.2

1.08

1.24

872

Feb.

2.8

z: 7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

4.0

6.0

10

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8 *T7S

90.6

3.12

0.236

0.26

180

Mar.

1.8

1.8

1.7

T7f

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

170

C920

C5T50"

c200

C42

1,876.4

60.5

4.58

5.29

3,720

Apr.

c32

C26

C22

c!8

cl4

9.0

5.8

4.8

*3.8

3.2

3.5

3.0

THf

74

28

187

C150

C9.0

C7.0

C5.4

c4.6

4.1

3.4

3.0

25

20

4.0

3.2

22

152

850.2

28.3

2.14

2.40

1,690

May

26

*6.3

4.4

3.4

8.7

444

C60

09.0

C6.0

C4.7

4.0

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.1

*C380

*c35

CIS

ClO

138

63

38

6.2

104

C170

c20

ClO

C8.0

C6.0

C4.5

C3.5

1,601.4

51.7

3.92

4.51

3,180

June

C2.8

C2.1

cl.6

1.4

1.1

 1.0

1.1

1.1

770- .70

2.2

36

32

4.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

36

26

4.8

64

?T

2.3

1.4

1.0

1.5

1.4

32

286.60

9.55

0.723

0.81

568

July

57

T.7

1.9

1.0

*.70

.62

.54

.42

.62

44

3.8

1.6

1.3

.70

.47

.37

.37

.32

.28

.22

.14

.12

.06

.04

.06

1.9

.37

.16

.10

.05

._02

126.95

4.10

0.311

0.36

252

Aug.

*0

U

0

0

0

0

3.7

1.2

.32

.10

.05

.01

0

0

0

0

.03

1.3

.78

.32

.65

.32

.12

.07

.04

0

0

.05

4^8

1.4

.37

15.63

0.504

0.038

0.04

31

Sept.

0.19

.10

.03

00"

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.54

.32

.07

.01

.04

.70

.47

.28

.12

.05

.01

0

2.93

0.098

0.0074

0.008

5.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,1OO Mln 0 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53 Ac-ft 11,640

Water year 1959-60: Max 920 Min 0 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59 Ac-ft 11.670

Peak dlsehar 

260 cfs,- 

(9:30 p.m

(9.33 ft), ._., _ ,__ __._ 

(9:30 p.m.) 303 cfs (7.28 ft).

May 24

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

c Backwater from Chariton River.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-20, Nov. 26 to Dec. 6, Jan. 2-11, Jan. 19 

to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 19-27, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations).
CHARITON RIVER BASIN 407

9039. Chariton River near Rathbun, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°48'40", long 92°53'00", in NW|NW£ sec.l, T.69 N., R.18 W., on upstream 

side of highway bridge, 0.8 mile northeast of Rathbun, 1.0 mile upstream from Walnut 

Creek, and 1.3 miles downstream from Buck Branch.

Drainage area. 551 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 843.27 ft above mean sea level, 

cfatum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs July 28.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs 

Oct. 12-14, 17-24, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSF 1560: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

571

376

147

224

1,200

*1,610 

1,610

1,280

858

600

329

170

110

86

*71

59

48

39

34

31

28

25

??

118

254

152

134

96

82 

72

62

10,505

339

0.615

0.71

20,840

Nov.

59

62

74

6T

*56

55 

66

60

57

62

60

59

56

52

50

46

40

35

32

30

2930-

38

36

53

52

51

44

37 

33

1,476

49.2

0.089

0.10

2,930

Dec.

30

*28

27

28

29

32 

39

34

30

27

25

3T

48

106

106

99

85

82

80

72

59

55

60

74

106

110

170

575

1,290 

1,19(3

970

5,697

184

0.334

0.38

11,300

Jan.

842

660

364

290

330

250

180

130

100

96

170

600

1,500

2,000

4,100

4,020

3,160

2,200

1,610

1,220

690

500

380

300

260

ZIO

\ 190

V 170

160 

150

140

26,972

870

1.58

1.82

53,500

Feb.

135

135

140

150

160

180 

200

190

260

450

400

330

280

240

220

200

180

170

155

140

130

120

110

105

95

*91

87

86

8§

5,224

180

0.327

0.35

10,360

Mar.

84

82

82

82

80

80 

80

82

86

*90

92

94

98

100

104

107

110

113

117

120

125

130

135

140

145

150

350

1,500

5,980 

17,800

*19.000

47,338

1,527

2.77

3.20

93,890

Apr.

10.000

S.300

3,780

2,380

1,940

1,220 

630

400

269

239

174

147

130

*TBT

229

650

1,370

1,670

3,780

3,230

2,250

1,470

705

364

249

214

264

280

184 

466

44,136

1,471

2.67

2.98

87,540

May

1,110

858

489

318

239

698 

6,130

6,900

4,900

2,420

1,750

*1,020

400

184

20T

374

1,510

2,150

2,800

2,150

1,750

1,550

906

906

2,250

2,300

2,380

2,520

1,880 

906

412

54,364

1,754

3.18

3.67

107,800

June

274

199

156

118

89

152 

106

*72

63

51

45

96

367

585

412

318

204

134

118

99

376

437

463

600

660

571

515

364

214 

147

8,005

267

0.485

0.54

15,880

July

410

780

630

437

280

130

81

60

42

194

'2§2 795

*92

66

63

44

32

16

13

11

11

8.2

5.0

3.9

4.3

3.7

2.4

2.1

53 

38

19

4,618.6

149

0.270

0.31

9,160

Aug.

10

7.2

4.3

3.5

5.2

3.9 

9.6

17 *ee

53

35

25

15

11

7.0

4.6

3.2

4-7

?3

184

170

1?6

126

63

?7

13

11

10

4.8 

18

282

1,413.3

45.6

0.083

0.10

2,800

Sept.

174

99

72

48

32

26 

16

14

9.2

9.2

8.2

6.1

3.9

*3.5

5.2

3.5

6.7

5.6

5.3

7.2

24

54

34

24

19

39

254

T94

106 

59

1,359.6

45.3

0.082

0.09

2,700

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,200 Kin 2.2 Mean 561 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.82 Ac-ft 406,400

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,000 Mln 2.1 Mean 577 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25 Ac-ft 418,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Oct. 6 (12 m.) 1,710 ofs (15.0 ft); Dec. 29 ( 

(13.4 ft); Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 4,900 cfs (20.0 ft); Mar. 31 (5 a.m.) 21,800 ofs ( 

(1 P.m.) 4,260 cfs (19.6 ft); May 7 (6 p.m.) 9.400 cfs (22.0 ft); May 19 (4 a. 

(19.0 ft); May 27 (12 p.m.) 2,720 efs (18.5 ft).

2 p.m.) 1,400 cfs 

25.3 ft); Apr. 19 

m.) 3,300 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-18, Nov 

Jan. 4-14, Jan. 22 to Mar. 28.

28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7-12,
408 CHARITON RIVER BASIN

9045. Chariton River at Novinger, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°14'05", long 92°41'14", on south line SE^NEj sec.28, T.63 N., R.16 ¥., 

attached to downstream side of left pier of bridge over new channel on State Highway 6, 

1,000 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 0.6 mile east 

of Novinger, 1 mile downstream from Rye Creek, and 2 miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi (approximately).

Records available. October 1930 to September 1952, October 1954 to September 1960. Prior 

to February 1931 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice 

dally above. Datum of gage is 737.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Dec. 19, 1939, chain gages or wire-weight gage at bridges over old channel, 500 ft east, 

at same datum. Dec. 20, 1939, to Aug. 1, 1956, water-stage recorder, supplemented by 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Aug. 2, 1956, to May 16, 1957, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 723 cfs (523,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 26.65 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 15, 22-24 (gage height, 4.70 ft).

1930-52, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs June 7, 13, 1947 (gage height, 

28.50 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 28.6 ft In June 1917.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 896: 1939. WSP 1116: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60., except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-18, July 3 to Sept. 3)

4.7 

5.2 

5.9 

9.0

78

201

1,010

13.0

18.0

23.0

26.5

2,700

5,710

10,800

21,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,220

890

720

724

7,550

8,690

9.740

6,350

3,940

2,850

1,500

890

578

*415

340

274

242

218

197

181

169

160

240

240

242

365

378

*267

237

203 

193

50,203

1,619

1.18

1.36

99,580

Nov.

185

T77

171

169

167

161

153

144

*150

152

140

144

142

131

133

100

163

161

131

114

109

117

128

131

126

119

122

159

161

1 38

4,298

143

0.104

0.12

8,520

Dec.

*106

98

86

95

92

92

64

8T

86

85

114

224

205

*155

146

187

185

155

146

144

148

150

175

293

272

260

1,840

4.610

*2,550

2,130 

1,860

16,834

543

0.396

0.46

33,390

Jan.

1,460

1,300

1,010

694

500

450

500

600

500

450

500

*3,300

5,490

4,680

6.690

5,210

4,300

4,060

3,600

3,330

2,800

1,700

860

700

500

450

450

500

550

600 

550

58,284

1,880

1.37

1.58

115,600

Feb.

500

500

552

668

1,080

1,120

832

*748

1,620

2,650

1,040

800

650

550

500

600

694

616

528

400

360

*330

310

300

270

240

200

200

200

19,058

657

0.480

0.52

37,800

Mar.

200

230

250

250

240

250

270

270

280

280

300

300

300

290

290

290

450

450

450

350

*400

430

450

600

500

400

3,500

9,620

*12,100

*14,700 

14,700

63,390

2,045

1.49

1.72

125,700

Apr.

16,700

21,700

19,700

14,100

*10,600

6,190

3,880

2,450

1,180

804

629

528

465

2,940

3,440

1,820

4,870

*4,480

3,220

2,850

2,950

3,330

3,440

2,800

1,220

668

515

465

528

4,870

143,332

4,778

3.49

3.89

284,300

May

3,110

*2,000

1,580

950

928

7,280

12.700

11,000

8,580

6,690

5,870

4,940

3,550

2,400

1,120

*1,850

3,440

2,180

2,130

4,990

3,550

3,550

3,000

2,500

3,820

5,870

3,720

3,440

3,280

3,380 

*2,900

126,298

4,074

2.97

3.43

250,500

June

1,700

776

552

465

415

340

281

308

258

220

191

863

*1,780

1,540

1,080

890

776

540

378

537

1,860

1,500

4,070

3,110

1,300

950

*832

720

832

4,710

33,774

1,126

0.822

0.92

66,990

July

11.200

9,320

2,310

1,380

890

694

502

352

415

5,420

5,500

*1,820

1,040

552

378

296

256

212

175

142

133

119

104

98

88

*92

94

79

64 

O4 oT

112

43,921

1,417

1.03

1.19

87,120

Aug.

106

75

50

70

39

49

201

279

*161

100

100

84

70

55

48

37

33

35

24

25

53

140

*142

153

124

92

66

53

45

38 

28

2,553

82.4

0.060

0.07

5,060

Sept.

27

202

148

116

88

68

*60

44

41

35

30

28

26

25

22

24

23

23

25

*29

27

22

22

41

53

42

55

41

189

157

1,715

57.1

0.042

0.05

5,400

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,740 Mln 31 Mean 1,291 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.77 Ac-ft 934,200

Water year 1959-60; Max 21,700 Mln 22 Mean 1,540 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.31 Ac-ft 1,118,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Oct. 7 (1 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (22.35 ft); Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 7,250 cfs

(19.77 ft); Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 22,000 cfs (26.65 ft); Apr. 7 

(7 a.m.) 7,050 cfs (19.55 ft); July 1 (6 p.m.) 13,400 cfs

6 p.m.) 13,400 cfs (24.04 ft); May 26 

23.98 ft); July 10 (12 p.m.) 7,450 cfs

(20.25 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-11, Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, Feb. 12-16, Feb. 2O 

to Mar. 26. Discharge computed from wlre-weight-gage readings, read once dally below 10 ft and 

twice dally above, Nov. 10 to Jan. 12, Jan. 19 to Mar. 28, Apr. 26-29, May 15-19, 23, 24, May 28 to 

June 30, July 3 to Sept. 21.
CHARITON RIVER BASIN 409

9055. Chariton River near Prairie Hill, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°32'25", long 92°47'23", in NW^SW^ sec.26, T.55 N. , R.17 W. , on right

 bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 129, 3.2 miles northwest of Prairie 

Hill and 13| miles upstream from Puzzle Creek.

Drainage area. 1.870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1960. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, published as 

"near Keytesville." Prior to May 1929 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1309.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gag3 is

 (T32.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 25, 1929, staff gage, Aug. 25, 1929, to Feb. 19, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 20, 

1935, to Sept. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage, at site 8£ miles downstream at datum 13.68 

ft lower. Oct. 1, 1953, to July 2, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 1,075 cfs (778,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 20.4 ft); minimum observed, 37 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs June 8, 9, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, 4.6 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 10, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,720

1,O2O

792

6,820

 8,820

9,240

9.580 

5,86O 

3,930

2,710

1,390

845

59O

a500

a430

a380

g329

g297

g277

g265

g247

a240

307

307

288

307

352

297

267 

255

59,472

1,918

1.O3

1.18

118,000

Nov.

247

245

237

227

223

223

219

2O8 

203 

203

203

201

199

194

185

179

138

158

186

199

194

176

179

185

190

186

17O

138

124

143

5,762

192

0.103

0.11

11,430

Dec.

172

186

164

152

150

153

145

152 

14O 

14O

176

462

352

297

253

229

237

243

*227

216

2O 6

203

212

233

318

318

699

6.5OO

4.84O

2,740 

2,200

22,515

726

O.388

O.45

44,660

Jan.

1,760

1,41O

1,240

94O

665

60O

6OO

7OO 

900 

700

540

1,400

5,960

6,080

8.180

7,140

4,930

4,3OO

3,980

3,500

3,150

2,44O

gl,760

g980

g765

g700

g650

b600

g800

gl,100 

gl.OOO

69,47O

2,241

1.20

1.38

137,800

Feb.

880

820

840

1,040

1,960

1,860

1,360

1,000 

l.OOO 

62.680

g2,320

gl,280

gl,080

1,040

1,040

1,160

1,120

*1,000

g880

g730

a6OO

a500

473

460

473

473

46O

4OO

560

29,289

1,01O

0.54O

0.58

58,090

Mar.

350

300

350

4OO

35O

g400

a400

g400 

g395 

g40O

g4OO

a40O

a400

40O

4OO

382

473

g581

a 600

g473

g460

*g527

g568

g637

g680

695

2,860

16,20O

*18.400

17,100 

17,1OO

83,461

2,692

1.44

J. 66

165,500

Apr.

17,100

17,90O

19.2OO

2O. 600

*2O , OOO

14.5OO

7,860

4,300 

2,560 

1,410

1,040

860

765

960

4,270

3,820

4,780

6,190

»5,020

3,500

3,290

3,360

3,740

3,660

2,8OO

1,360

880

665

625

6, 13C

183,145

6,105

3.26

3.64

363,300

May

8,340

3,660

2,440

1,810

1.560

6,830

16.6OO

17.600 

16,200 

12,600

9,140

7,56O

5,750

3,980

2,140

1,810

*g5,110

g3,760

a3,5OO

g6,580

g7,420

a5,6OO

g4,060

a4,5OO

a5,OOO

g9,14O

g7,560

a5,200

g4,140

63,980 

g3,980

197,350

6,366

3.4O

3.92

391,400

June

g3,290

gl,860

g920

*g680

g695

g765

a55O

g433 

g382 

g460

g433

gl,460

g3,760

g3,150

g2,080

gl,460

gl,460

g880

a70O

g514

g527

gl,860

gl,960

g6,190

g2,620

al,500

gl,120

gl.OOO

g900 

glO,600

54,209

1,807

0.966

1.08

107,500

July

g!7,400 gia.ioo

g!4,500

g4,060

g2,260

gl,660

g92O

g680 

*g665 

gl,170

a7,OOO

g5,860

g2,570

gl,240

g742

g524

a480

g422

»g366

g338

g290

g234

g240

g234

g232

g232

g223

g220

g202 

al8C

g!60

83,404

2,690

1.44

1.66

165,400

Aug.

a200

a? 2O

a2OO

a!50

a!30

allO

a20O

a300 

a500 

g302

g204

gl81

a!60

g!47

g!29

a!2O

g!08

g!03

a95

a90

a8O

877

a!50

a?30

g!96

al80

a!40

g!03

alOO 

g96

875

5,076

164

O.088

C.10

10,O7O

Sept.

a7O

g63

g60

g271

a300

g!34

g94

g84 

a7O 

g50

*g60

g52

a50

g48

g44

g44

g45

a 40

g41

SH

g38

g47

g45

g41

g38

a50

g68

g47

a50 

g!24

2,205

73.5

0.039

O.O4

4,370

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10,600 Hln 52 Mean 1,593 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.56 Ac-ft 1,153,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 20,600 Min 37 Mean 2,173 Cfsra 1.16 In. 15.80 Ac-ft 1,578, OOO

Peak discharge (base, 9, OOO cfs). --Oct. 7 (12 p.m.) 9,960 cfs (16.15 ft); Apr. 4 (10 to 11 p.m.)

21,500 cfs (2O. 4 ft); May 1 (l a.m.) 10,5OO cfs (15.7 ft); May 8 (8 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (19.05 ft);

May 27 (2 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (15.47 ft); July 2 (9 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (19.34 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo- nearby 

stations.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-1O, 26-31, Feb. 28 to Mar. 8, Mar. 10-15.
410 SLOUGH CREEK BASIN 

9066. Burge Branch near Arrow Rock, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°02'45", long 92°56'35", in SW^NE^ sec.l, T.49 N., R.19 W., on right 

bank 30 ft upstream from culvert on county road and l|- miles south of Arrow Rock.

Drainage area. 0.33 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gape. Water-stage recorder, V-notch sharp-crested weir, and recording rain gage. Altitfude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47.8 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.38 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.06 

.20 

.44

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.2

1.43

3.05

5.50

7.20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

1

.2

3

.25

.15

.1

.03

.03

.54

.05

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

5.76

0.186

0.564

0.65

11

Nov.

O.O2

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0.33

0.011

0.033

O.O4

0.65

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

o

o

0

Jan.

0

o

o

*o

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

.11

762

.01

o

0

o

o

0

o

o

o

*0

o

o

.07

.04

.01

.01

0.27

O.OO9

0.027

O.O3

0.54

Feb.

0

o

o

-JL*

.03

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0.24

0.008

0 ..024

0.03

0.48

Mar.

*0

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

*0

0

0

.26

.10

*.10

.15

.08

.20

*2.86 "TiT

.12

.04

.03

4.35

0.140

0.424

O.49

8.6

Apr.

0.13

.02

.02

.02

.02

ToT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.36

.40

.03

.58

.36

.03

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.51

.92

3.69

0.123

0.373

0.42

7.3

May

0.05

.03

.03

.03

.25

7.14

720

.06

.03

.02

.02

.01 TOT

.01

.01

.25

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.34

.03

.01

.01

.09

.02

.01

8.78

0.283

0.858

0.99

17

June

0.36

.14

.02

.01

.06

.01

.01

**.01

o

0

.07

.03

.05

.02

O

.01

.01

0

o

o

.01

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

.48

1.30

0.043

0.130

0.15

2.6

July

4.03

.03

o

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

.01

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

o

o

o

.07

o

o

o

o

0

o

4.15

0.134

O.4O6

0.47

a. 2

Aug.

'

(*)

(*)

(*)

O

o

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. Ac-ft -

Sept.

(*)

0

o

o

0

0

Water year 1959-60: Max 7.14 Mln O Mean O.O79 Cfsm O.239 In. 3.27 Ac-ft 56

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--Oct. 4 (time unknown) about 2O cfsi Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 12.3 cfs 

(2.44 ft); Hay 6 (12:45 a.m.) 39.5 cfs (3.23 ft); July 1 (12:45 a.m.) 47.8 efs (3.38 ft)._____

* Discharge measurements or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-7; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and engineers' notes.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 411

9067. Plat Creek near Sedalia, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°39'35", long 93°15'10", in NW&SE£ sec.20, T.45 N., R.21 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Spring 

Pork and l| miles south of Sedalia.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 765 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 16.7 ft); no 

flow Sept. 7-30; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 30.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1960; no flow Sept. 7-30, 1960; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Indefinite stage-dlscharg

relation {gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5, 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3 

3.4

2.5

2.6 

3.8

0.4

.9

2.2

4.3

8.6

15

34

56

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

101

230

400

800

1,900

4,000

7,450

Mar. 37 to Sept. 30

1.41

1.7

1.8

3.0

3.1 

2.2

2.0 

3.8

2.3

2.4

2.7 

3.0

13

30

30

58

111

330

Note. Sane as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8 

189

204

228

428

73

17

5.5

2.4

233

"45 492

14

9.9

11

4.2 

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

75" .5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

1,973.9

63.7

0.430

0.50

3,920

Nov.

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

30

1.0

0.0068

0.008

60

Dec.

T

1

1

1

1

i

1

i

1

2

*2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4 

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.8 

4.2

5.5

70.6

2.28

0.015

0.02

140

Jan.

6.0 

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.2

4.0

3 .8

3.8

Z.g

3.8

4.2

6.0

7.7

68

222

54 

24

18

12

9

7

6

5

4

4.0

*4.2

15

96

242 "57

37

978.1

31.6

0.214

0.25

1,940

Feb.

28 

30

20

355

*5B4

139

54

' 27

20

18

15

12

8.2

773

9.2

15

12

8.2

7.3

8.6

9.2

8

B

8

B

*7.7

7

7

1,247.5

43.0

0.291

0.31

2,470

Mar.

6 

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

*9.9

11

11

11

11 

12

12

22

38

87

158

350

750

660

1,280

4.520

559

157 

94

66

8,887.9

287

1.94

2.23

17,630

Apr.

50 

38

30

26

24

20

19

17

14

12

11

TT

15

1,260

219

*7.000 

1,810

164

85

61

71

44

30

24

22

20

18

17

1,870 

781

13,783

459

3.10

3.46

27,340

May

140 

74

48

36

74

6.140

323

126

74

50

40

33

26

22

19

17 

14

13

14

12

11

9.2

7.1

83 6.4

111

36

14

30 

78

30

7,710.7

249

1.68

1.94

15,290

June

14 

8.0

5.6

5.3

4.5

13

8.0

6.0

3.6

2.9

2 4

42

"26 119

no

27 

46

14

9.7

6.0

41

32

12

5.3

3.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9 

3.6

480.7

16.0

0.108

0.12

953

July

7.2 

15

~9.2 57

8.6

4.5

3.6

2.5

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.1

2.9

2.5

1.9 

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

34

27

4.2

2.9

2.0 

1.3

1.1

205.6

6.63

0.045

0.05

408

Aug.

fc*

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

- .3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

 ?

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

-li

10.0

0.32

0.0022

0.003

20

Sept.

0.1

!i

;1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.6

0.02

0.00014

0.0002

1.2

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,780 Mln 0 Mean 38.6 Cfsm 0.261 In. 3.55 Ac-ft 27,950

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,000 Mln 0 Mean 96.7 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.89 Ac-ft 70,170

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Oct. 10 (11 p.m.) 1,780 cfs (6.85 ft); Feb. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 1,600 

cfs (6.50 ft); Mar. 27 (7 p.m.) 7,350 cfs (13.9 ft); Apr. 14 (6 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (9.20 ft); Apr. 16 

(9 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (16.7 ft); Apr. 17 (4:30 a.m.) 4.880 cfs (11.1 ft); Apr. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 2,380 

cfs (7.76 ft); May 6 (8:30 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 19-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. No gage-height record Oct. 29 to Dec. 11, Jan. 19-24, Feb. 23-26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 11, 

Mar. 13-17; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 1 field estimate, and weather 

records.
412 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

9070. Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo.

Location.--Lab 38°45'20", long 93°01'10", in NW£ sec.16, T.46 N., R.19 W., at left end of 

county highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile east of Clifton City, and 8 miles downstream from Otter Creek.

Drainage area. 598 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1934, chain gage and Dec. 21, 1934, to Sept. 2, 1958, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 465 cfs (336,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs May 6 (gage height, 28.5 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 65,500 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 32.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 35.3 ft Sept. 18, 1905, from floodmark (discharge, about 90,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.3 0.4 1.9. 14 1O.O 2,290

.4 .8 2.2 35 16.0 5,000

.5 1.7 2.5 64 24.0 11,100

.6 3.O 3.0 137 26.0 14,8OO

.7 5.2 6.0 950 26.8 17,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19SO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

115

74

141

390

688

702

260

132

87

395

4,01O

1,070

347

*222

170

128

104

82

64

53

47

41

38

33

31

25

21

18 

17

16

17

9,538

308

0.515

O.59

18,920

Nov.

16

16

15

15

18

16

15

32

38

29

24

22

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*17

16

16

16

16

15

15

548

18.3

0.031

0.03

1,090

Dec.

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

*18 

16

28

36

480

15.5

O.OZ6

0.03

952

Jan.

36

32

29

26

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

22

23

25

40

245

172

120

97

79

65

53

42

35

31

31

33

44 

118

358

229

2,130

68.7

0.115

0.13

4,220

Feb.

147

120

104

130

996

1,200

579

331

237

192

164

128

104

91

83

76

77

76

75

70

68

66

66

66

65

62

*58

58 

56

5,545

191

0.319

0.34

10,100

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,660 Mln 1.0

Mar.

52

51

51

51

48

47

46

46

48

51

53

57

58

61

74

96

110

122

149

179

274

538

1,040

2,210

2,600

1,780

4,780

7,550 

2,830

772

512

26,336

850

1.42

1.64

52,240

Apr.

404

314

260

216

179

161

141

125

112

103

9O

84

84

1,050

1,950

6,880

14,OOO

5,720

860

566

910

498

350

268

216

186

161

141 

2,500

6,46O

44,989

1,500

2.51

2.80

89,230

May

1,880

702

458

331

724

14,200

17,4OO

2,710

744

498

376

*301

25O

214

179

155

135

122

118

117

103

93

84

80

195

274

258

135 

107

149

179

43,271

1,396

2.33

2.69

85,830

June

127 *87

69

57

52

48

48

48

48

46

40

38

303

277

141

87

63

54

61

52

118

360

166

83

58

55

37

32 

31 

30

2,716

90. 5

0.151

0.17

5,390

July

1^.880

3T£

125

76

63

*54

41

36

31

28

26

25

35

34

27

24

21

18

16

15

13

13

12

12

15

232

271

109 

56 

*37

£6

3,685

119

0.199

0.23

7,310

Aug.

2O

17

14

13

24

525

138

44

26

20

16

14

11

9.2

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.O

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.2

»5.0

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.4 

2.9 2 9

'

978.9

31.6

0.053

O.O6

1,940

Sept.

5.2

TTS

4.3

3.4

4.5

4.1

3.9

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.1

al.l

al.O

al.O

al.l

al.2

al.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

*1.2

a. 8 

a. 6 

a. 4

56.9

1.9O

O.OO32

0.004

113

Mean 217 Cfsm 0.363 In. 4.91 Ae-ft 156,800

Water year 1959-60; Max 37,400 Mln O.4 Mean 383 Cfsm 0.64O In. 8.71 Ac-ft 277,300

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--April 17 (3 p.m.) 15,800 cfs (26.3 ft); May 6 (10 p.m.) 28,7OO

cfs (28.5 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and re-ords for nearby 

stations.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 413

9075. East Branch South Pork Blackwater River near Elm, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°49<05", long 94°02'05", in SW£SE£ sec.5, T.46 N., R.28 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on county highway, 2|- miles southeast of Elm and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage, Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is about 795 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 6.41 cfs (4,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 12.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; no flow for many days.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 1960; no flow for many days each year. 

Flood in July 1951 reached a stage of 14.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Runoff affected at times by many soil conservation ponds upstream.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.77 

.9 

.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 23

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

35

70

103

167

254

472

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

13 

103

25

194

84

12

6.1

4.6

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

46F 8

lb.1

0.921

1.06

926

Nov.

0.4 

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

5.6

0.19

0.012

0.01

11

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

o

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

1.1

.4

.2

.1

4.2

0.14

0.0085

0.01

8.3

Jan.

0.1 

.1

.1

. i

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

5.7

2.9

*45

17

5.3

4.2

4.2

2.9

a2

al

*.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

94.8

3.06

0.187

0.21

188

Feb.

aO.4 

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

*35_

11

7.6

a7.6

a7.6

a7.6'

a7.6

a8.0

a8.0

aS.O

a8.0

*8.o

5.7

4.6

a4

a4

a4

a4

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

2.6

*2.6

172.1

5.93

0.362

0.39

341

Mar.

a275

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

2.6

3.5

3.8

4.2

5.3

5.3

5.7

8.7

19

34

74

108

72

180

409

64

17

35

12

1,093.0

35.3

2.15

2.48

2,170

Apr.

7.2 

5.7

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.8

*3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

38

102

*685

857

83

17

10

6.9

6.1

4.6

4.2

3.8

*3.2

2.9

1.9

2.4

255

549

2,679.3

89.3

5.45

6.08

5,310

May

20 

10

6.9

6.5

60

636

33

16

*9.4

7.2

6.1

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.5

2.9

3.5

12

3.8

2.4

*1.7

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

.8

3.2

2.4

1.1

875.6

28.2

1.72

1.99

1,740

June

0.6 

.6

.6

.4

2.6

1.5

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

*LJ2.2

.8

.4

.3

2.7

2.4

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

27.6

0.92

0.056

0.06

55

July

0 

.8

.6

,2

.1

0

0

o

0

.6

.4

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

3.0

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

6.6

0.21

0.013

0.01

13

Aug.

0 

0

1.4

1.9

.2

.1

48

6.7

1.9

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

O

11

1.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

73.9

2.33

0.145

0.17

147

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 291 Mln 0 Mean 4.67 Cfsm O.285 In. 3.87 Ac-ft 3,380

Water year 1959-60: Max 857 Mln 0 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.47 Ac-ft 10,910

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). Oct. 4 (10 p.m.) 944 cfs (5.47 ft); Mar. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 98O cfs 

(5.62 ft); Apr. 15 (11:45 p.m.) 5 600 cfs (12.0 ft); Apr. 3O (1:45 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (8.39 ft); 

May 6 (2 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (8.08 ft).__________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
414 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

9077. Blackwater River at Valley City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°52'10", long 93°37'15", in SW^-NW^- sec.13, T.47 N., R.25 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on County Highway E, 0.5 mile upstream from Blackjack Creek, 0.5 mile northwest of Valley City, and 1 mile downstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area. 547 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

649.97 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 66,500 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 30.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 23-25, 28-30; minimum gage height observed, 2.01 ft Sept. 23, 

29, 30.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1960; minimum, that of Sept. 23-25 

28-30, 1960; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 23, 29, 30, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per se-sond) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2O-31, Dec. 12-15, Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, 

Feb. 5, Mar. 24, 28, Apr. 17, 18, May 1, 2, 7, 8)

Oct. 1, 2

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

112

330

830

2.0

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

10.0

20.0

23.0

25.0

26.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

14

37

83

350

1,050

3,400

4,950

8,450

12,000

22,700

33,500

56,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.8

679

1,170

128

1.790

232

36

18

10

7.1

60

21

8.3

5.9

5.3

3.9

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6 *T7f

1.9

4,214.2

136

0.249

0.29

8,360

Nov.

> el -5

> al.5

u1 -

47.5

1.58

0.0029

0.003

94

Dec.

a2P. ?

\

} al_.5

J

a5

alO

7.8

6.8

6.2

5.7

a4

a4

a3

a3

> a2

a 20

a!7

*15

13

12

161.0

5.19

0.0095

0.01

319

Jan.

11

9.2

8.3

7.5

7.1

6.6

a6

a5

a4

a4

a5

alOO

a2OO

a8OO

a400

alOO

51

44

31

24

12

9.5

6.4

4.3

a4

a4

a4

a200

alSO

alOO

71

2,388.9

77.1

0.141

0.16

4,740

Feb.

55

62

46

a400

*1,460

329

134

76

64

62

55

44

33

14

g24

g28

g!30

g67

g30

gzi

a 20

g36

13

25

24

18

8.9

alO

g!7

3 , 305 . 9

114

0.208

0.22

6,560

Mar.

g!5

glO

g!8

g23

g!8

a!5

gzi

g24

g28

g29

g32

g27

a3O

E37

a45

g58

a80

g!02

gl!7

a 200

g440

g936

gl,310

*g2,680

2,440

1,920

9.890

*5,360

2,240

1,090

568

29,803

961

1.76

2.03

59,110

Apr.

294

203

152

130

105

94

83

67

55

47

48

48

54

3,640

1,910

*54,900

18,100

3,590

2,280

1,050

440

266

210

176

159

146

112

95

1,970

12,600

83,024

2,767

5.06

5.64

164,700

May

g3,710

gl , 600

g619

g273

g850

*15,200

*7,980

2,250

1,190

410

273

217

189

164

142

196

176

112

103

127

160

111

78

61

107

534

107

58

284

294

106

37,681

1,216

2.22

2.56

74,740

June

64

71

72

40

142

111

85

168

67

36

28

40

308

86

43

*362

259

69

40

*33

236

232

55

30

22

17

14

13

11

13

2,767

92.2

0.169

0.19

5,490

July

438

433

352

70

29

19

13

11

9.5

111

115

27

17

13

8.6

6.8

5.7

4.9

3.9

*10

7.5

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.0

*2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

1,737.2

56.0

C.102

0.12

3,450

Aug.

2.0

1.9

1.8

1,810

217

28

348

238

101

19

10

5.7

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.5

12

58

14

6.2

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.2

gl.O

gl.O

a. 8

g^e

g.v

*g.6

2,895.0

93.4

0.171

0.20

5,740

Sept.

gO.6

E.7

E.9

a. 7

a. 6

g.6

g.7

g.6

g-8

g.9

a. 9

sia

E-8

g.6

g-6

g-6

g-6

a. 6

g-6

g-7

*g.6

g.8

S-A

a. 4

a. 4

g.8

g.7

g.4

g.4

g-4

19.5

0.65

0.0012

0.001

39

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3.OOO Mln 0.5 Mean 98.6 Cfsm O.18O In. 2.45 Ac-ft 71,380

Water water year year 1959-60: j-asa-ou; Max max 34.90O ot.auu Mln nm 0.4 u.* Mean nean 459 «^= Cfsm uism 0.839 0.059 In. -ui. 11 11.42 .42 Ac,-ft AC-IS 333,3OO 555,500

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs). Mar. 27 (1O p.m.) 12,9OO cfs (26.25 ft); Apr. 14 (12 m.) 5,120 

cfs (23.20 ft); Apr. 16 (s p.m.) 66,500 cfs (30.4 ft); Apr. 3O (5 p.m.) 15,9OC cfs (26.75 ft); 

May 6 (10 to 11 p. m.) 20.900 cfs (27.7O ft)._____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

near Blue Lick.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on same as footnot 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

ecords for station
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 415

9080. Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°59'30", long 93°12'15", on line between sees.27 and 34, T.49 N.,

R.21 W., on right bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 65, three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from Finney Creek, and 1 mile south of Blue Lick.

Drainage area. 1,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1933, May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 593.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 25, 1925, chain gage at site 75 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft 

lower. July 25, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1933, and May 23 to Sept. 24, 1938, chain gage; 

Sept. 25, 1938, to Dec. 3, 1956, wire-weight gage, at site 25 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 657 cfs (475,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 33.0 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 5.84 ft).

1922-33, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Nov. 18, 1928 (gage height, 

41.25 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4 to Oct. 20, Oct. 26, 29, Nov. 16-18, 1956; 

minimum gage height, 0.96 ft July 6, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1929.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

95

1,020

1.540

al,300

a 1,500 

442

127

80

a60

a60

101

93

59

45

38

34

28

22 

16

*12

9.6

8.0

6.4 

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.3

LJ.

2.7

2.9

6,769.4

218

0.195

0.22

13,430

Nov.

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.0

2.7 

2.7

2.7

Of

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7 

3.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.6

5 2

103.0

3.43

0.0031

0.003

204

Dec.

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

3.3

2.9

g .5

2.7

3.6

6.8

6.8

7.2

8.6

*13

12

9.1

6.4

4.8 

a6

a6

a5

a5

6.0

a5

a5

a5

8.0

14

SI

22

224.8

7.25

0.0065

0.007

446

Jan.

18

16

15

14

12

11 

11

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.6

14

89

221

1,290

1.370

aSOO

a500

a300 

a!50

81

54

34

26

*21

18

19

36

494

571 

388

6,608.9

213

0.190

0.22

13,110

Feb.

237

195

178

266

1,420

1.560 

507

249

172

156

140

118

93

92

84

86

113

219

*150 

102

85

85

97

76 

65

71

65

52

44

6,777

234

0.209

0.23

13,440

Mar.

46

46

43

42

44

46

41

*§o~ 39

56

62

67

70

78

85

92

92

129

ISO 

183

297

852

1,540

2,160 

2,770

2,920

4,050

*4,210

6,730

7 'inn

'

42,870

1,383

1.23

1.42

85,030

Apr.

5,310

1,190

443

339

290

243 

219

183

150

128

116

114

TSi

2,610

3,010

3,570

5,310

*10,700

15.600 

* 14, 100

10,300

7,000

2,090

443 

360

318

283

231

1,280

3,900

89,997

3,000

2.68

2.99

178,500

May

4,100

5,660

8,100

6,010

2,060

5,270 

*6,080

9,050

10. 400

8,910

6,230

1,530

491

395

346

539

877

475

311 

262

290

297

237

183 

602

859

755

255

183

539 

507

81,803

2,639

2.36

2.72

162,300

June

237

189

172

150

177

635 

297

172

249

166

111

306

1,150

651

255

243

805

452

183 

117

227

1.960

667

231 

113

70

47

33

*26

279

10,370

346

0.309

0.34

20,570

July

2.480

1,980

1,370

587

201

107 

67

48

37

590

795

297

318

135

58

36

26

19

16 

13

11

11

14

16 

54

16

14

12

*9.1

7.6 

6.4

9,351.1

302

0.270

0.31

18,550

AU.T.

5.6

3.6

2.9

T3

1*612

4?4

4?n

374 leg

T3

32

?1

14

12

8.6

7.6

268

alEO 

al40

a60

32

18

12 

9.1

6.8

4.8

4.0

3.1

2.7

2^0

4,148.8

134

0.120

0.14

8,230

Sept.

1.8

1.1

.7

.7

.5

*.5 

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

a. 7 

a. 7

al

al

a. 7

.5

.5

18.7

0.623

0.00056

0.0006

37

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,220 Mln 0.8 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.213 In. 2.90 Ac-ft 173,200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 15,6oO Mln Q.3 Mean 708 Cfsm O.632 In. 8.60 Ac-ft 513,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Apr. 19(4 to 6 am.) 16,200 cfs (33.0 ft); May 9 (10 a.m.)

10,600 cfs (30.7 ft)._____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

stations.
416 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

9085. Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°07'00", long 93°05'50", in NW^ sec.15, T.50 N., R.20 W., on left bank 

15 ft upstream from double culvert under State Highway 41, 0.8 mile upstream from 

unnamed tributary, 2.5 miles upstream from Salt branch, 3.6 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5? miles east of Marshall.

Drainage area. 2.87 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 677.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1.20 cfs (869 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 653 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.78 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 880 cfs July 15, 1958 (gage height, 7.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 5.64 and 6.92 ft; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). W3P 1390: 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27)

0.45 

.5 

.6

.7 

.8 

.9

1.4 

2.0 

3.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.7 

1.9

6.5

18

50

90

145

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

IT

1.0

53

**2.0

.8

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0

0

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0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

68.3

2.20

0.767

0.89

135

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0 0"

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.6

6.6

T7?

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

b.Z

b2.5

1.9

.9

1.3

17.0

0.55

0.192

o.zz

34

Feb.

1.6 

1.2

1.0

14

1.8

.9

.6

.6

.6

.7

.3

.1

0o-

.1

.6

b.4

bO

*0

0

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.1.1.1.1

25. 3

0.87

0.303

0.33

50

Mar.

0

.1

.1

0

0

b.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

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1.1

1.6

2.4

2.2

3.6

*117 ~Sz

3.0

1.4

1.1

160.8

5.19

1.81

2.08

319

Apr.

1.2 

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

$

.5

.5

.5

11

10

1.6

4.0

4.9

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

51

21

120.4

4.01

1.40

1.56

239

May

1.3 

1.0

.9

.8

1.7

~2.3 131

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

2.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

.7

.4

.5

.5

15

.9

.4

.2

274

\i

174.5

5.63

1.96

2.26

346

June

0.4 

.6

.2

.1

2.9

.4

.1

**. 1

0

*0

1.3

1.2

2.5

1.4

.6

1.7

.5

.3

.5

.2

1.8

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

22^

40.0

1.33

0.463

0.52

79

July

76 

T.4

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

3.7

.3

0

0

*0

0

0

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86.6

2.79

0.972

1.12

172

Aug.

(»)

(*)

(*)

/

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 76 Min 0 Mean 1.01 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.7f Ac-ft 728

Water Water year year 1959-6O: 1959-6O: Max Max 131 131 Min Min 0 0 Mean Mean 1.89 1.89 Cfsm Cfsm 0.659 0.659 In. In. 8.98 8.98 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,370 1,370

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Oct. 4 (7:45 p.m.] 485 cfs <3.47 ft); Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 424 cfs 

(4.11 ft); Apr. 14 (12:30 a.m.) 152 cfs (l.92 ft); Apr. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 424 cfs (3.14 ft); May 6 

(3:30 a.m.) 653 cfs (4.78 ft); May 25 (10:30 a.m.) 253 cfs 12.23 ft); July 1 (1:30 a.m.) 594 cf 

(4.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

9090. Missouri River at Boonville, Mo.

417

Location. Lat 38°58'40", long 92°45'15", in sec.35, T.49 N., R.17 W., on downstream side 

of second pier from right abutment of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. bridge at 

Boonville.

Drainage area.--505.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

same site 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1900 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

g_.~Wate^-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 565.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, chain gage at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.14 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1958, to May 9, 1931, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream from present 

site at present datum. May 10, 1931, to Apr. 12, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 

0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 55,890 cfs (40,460,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 332,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 28.15 ft); minimum, 15,100 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 550,000 cfs July 17, 1951; maximum gage height, 

32.82 ft July 17, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,800 cfs Jan. 10, 1940; minimum 

gage height, -0.85 ft Jan. 13, 1937.

Flood of June 21, 1844, reached a stage of 32.7 ft (discharge, about 710,000 cfs, 

computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 30.5 ft 

(discharge, about 612,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made 3 times a month during winter and 

6 or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above 

station, records for some of which can be found in WSP 1709 and 1710. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1722.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

82,000 

79,000 

68,900 

66,600 

95,000

128,000

125,000 

119,000 

114,000 

111,000

114,000 

96,600 

73,000 

60, 100 

54,200

51,200 

48,000 

45,600 

43,400 

42,100

41,500 

40. 900 

40,900 

47,600 

64,400

63,500 

51,600 

46,600 

43,800 

42,400 

41,500

*2,141.4 

69,080 

*4,247

Nov.

40, 900 

40, 900 

41,500 

42,400 

42,800

45.100 

42,400 

41,200 

38,800 

35, 200

31,800 

28,800 

27,800 

27,000 

26,600

26,100 

25,200 

23,400 

21,700 

19,800

18,600 

17,400 

16,600 

16.200 

19,600

23,400 

24,000 

24,700 

25,400 

25, 200

878,500 

29,280 

*1,742

Dec.

23,800 

21,700 

20,600 

20,200 

19,200

19.000 

19,600 

20,800 

21,700 

22,500

22,700 

22,100 

22, 100 

22,700 

23,200

23,000 

22,500 

22,100 

21,900 

21,700

21,700 

21,500 

21,300 

21,700 

21,700

21,700 

21,900 

24,000 

40,000 

49,000 

55.100

750,700 

24,220 

*1,489

Jan.

53,100 

42,400 

33,800 

28,800 

25,400

21,900 

18,600 

16,000 

15.500 

15,600

16,800 

21,300 

29,800 

63,000 

92,200

91,600 

100, 000

95,500 

89,000 

76,100

55,400 

41,200 

32,400 

27,000 

22,300

20,400 

20,800 

31,000 

26, LOO 

25,400 

26,300

tl,274.5 

41,110 

*2,528

Feb.

26,600 

27,300 

30,000 

34,600 

43,100

53,500 

53.800 

48 i 400 

43,400 

41,800

49,400 

53,100 

45,900 

38,500 

35,500

34,500 

35,600 

35,800 

33,500 

32,700

31,600 

30,800 

29,000 

27,300 

26,300

25, 600 

25,200 

24,700 

25.800

tt.037.3 

35,770 

$2,057

Mar.

23,400 

23,200 

23,400 

23,200 

23,000

22,300 

21.900 

22,700 

22,300 

23,600

23,200 

22,300 

22,300 

23,000 

24,300

24 , 900 

24,500 

24 , 000 

23,400 

23,800

25,600 

27,000 

30 , 000 

35,800 

42,400

49,400 

57,700 

118,000 

203,000 

235,000 

265.000

* 1,553. 6 

50,120 

*3,082

Apr.

288,000 

302,000 

315,000 

324,000 

329,000

327,000 

306,000 

279,000 

254,000 

238,000

225,000 

213,000 

185,000 

152,000 

144,000

156,000 

162,000 

168,000 

152,000 

137,000

126,000 

106,000 

86,000 

71,600 

67,100

63,500 

61,700 

61.500

80^500

*5,445. 2 

181,400 

tlO, 800

May

116,000 

113,000 

98,200 

89,500 

78,500

92,800 

150,000 

145,000 

139,000 

154,000

154,000 

122,000 

90,600 

75,600 

69,400

65.000 

64,400 

84,000 

87,000 

81,500

90,000 

99,400 

108,000 

116,000 

106,000

97,700 

99,900 

91,600 

85,000 

79,000 

73,400

$3,093.5 

99,790 

*6,136

June

66,600 

61,300 

57,300 

55,700 

54,200

58,100 

70,700 

74, 300 

62,200 

52,400

47,300 

47.000 

60, 100 

90, 600 

102,000

90,600 

79,500 

76,100 

72,500 

78,500

73,400 

73,400 

105,000 

129,000

121,000

105,000 

84,500 

73,400 

68,400 

68,900

$2,259 

75,300 

*4,481

July

109,000 

139,000 

155,000

145,000 

133,000

126,000 

109,000 

87,500 

64,000 

55,000

62,600 

72,500 

67,100 

60, 100 

56,500

61,700 

67,100 

60,500 

55,000 

51,200

50,500 

50,800 

47,600 

45,200 

45,900

43,800 

41,800 

41,200 

40,000 

39.100 

40,000

$2,222.7 

71,700 

*4,409

Aug.

40, TOO 

40,?00 

41,200 

40,300 

40,000

40,600 

40,300 

40,000 

49,000 

71,200

63,500 

50, 100 

43,400 

40, 600 

39,100

38,200 

37,600 

57.500

71J200

79,000 

60, 900 

52,000 

49,000 

46,200

42,100 

43,400 

58,900 

71,200 

62,600 

92.200

$1,56-5.5 

50,440 

*3,101

Sept.

98.800 

78,500 

66,200 

60,500 

53,800

47,300 

44,200 

43,800 

43,100 

42,400

42,400 

42,800 

43,100 

41,500 

39,700

37,900 

36,700 

56.400 

57,000 

57,600

45,100 

47,300 

41,800 

39,700 

39,700

47,000 

68,400 

66,600 

55,400 

51,600

$1,474.3 

49,140 

*2,924

Calendar year 1959: Max 173,000 Min 8,200 Mean 50,480 Ac-ft 36,550,000 

Water year 1959-60: Max 329,000 Min 15,300 Mean 64,730 Ac-ft 47,000,000

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 16-25, Feb. 1, 2, Feb.11 

to Mar. 2, Mar. 6-12, 17, 24, 25, Apr. 8, 9.
418 MONITEAU CREEK BASIN

9095. Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°07'15", long 92°33'40", in SE^SE^ sec.14, T.50 N. , R.15 W. , on right 

bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Mother 

Creek, 1\ miles east of Fayette, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 34.3 cfs (24,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs May 6 (gage height, 18.96 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Oct. 5, 1955 (gage height, 19.47 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 22.9 ft, probably in April 1944, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 14-30, July 3 to Sept. 30)

3.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

Oct. 1 to Oct. 5

0.3 

.4

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

1.85 

3.0

3.3

3.4 

3.6 4.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

13.0

16

183

700

14.0

16.0

18.0

1,130

1,830

3,800

Discharge, in cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

fatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

0.2 

.4

.7

4.6

42

*11 

11

10

8.7

13

48

26

23

23

21

20

13

8.9

5.9

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

.8 

.7

.6

.5

314.9

10.2

0.126

0.14

625

Nov.

0.4 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.093

0.0011

0.001

5.6

Dec.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23 

35

35

20

113

3.65

0.045

0.05

224

Jan.

10 

5

3

2

1.5

1.2 

1.1

1.0

rn:

1.3

1.5

1.9

4.3

29

86_

42

28

15

8

6

5

4

3

2

2

3

5

17 

40

70

42

441.9

14.3

0.177

0.20

876

Feb.

45 

50

40

55

121

48 

26

21

18

23

13

8

5

3

2

2

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1^5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

501.3

17.3

0.214

0.23

994

Mar.

1.5 

1.5

1

r

i

i

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3 

3

3.5

3.5

4

6

*7

20

100

168

148

1,100

1,370 

264

92

3,376.0

109

1.35

1.55

6,700

Apr.

42 

42

32

26

20

16 

13

8.9

6.5

5.4

5.9

6.5

7.5

268

108

1,790 

959

97

60

45

50

38

28

22

20

18

12

9.5 

163

558

4,477.2

149

1.84

2.06

8,880

May

92 

50

35

26

24

2.290 

248

75

48

35

30

23

20

18

15

48

38

*13

11

9.2

8.7

7.3

5.9

3.8

3.4

12

13

4.3 

3.0

4.4

3,216.6

104

1.28

1.48

6,380

June

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.2

9.0 

2.9

1.2

.7

.5

7.2

224

256 -go

32

*25 

24

7.8

4.2

2.6

2.2

3.0

1.7

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5 

.5

71

745.7

24.9

0.307

0.34

1,480

July

1.920 

67

33

17

11

8.1 

6.7

5.4

4.8

6.1

4.4

3.1

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.4

*1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

.9 

.8

.7

, 6

2,111.1

68.1

0,811

0.97

4,190

Aug.

0.5

'.4:

.4

.4

.3 

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.'l

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

5.1

0.16

0.0020

0.002

10

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,310 Min 0 Mean 29.6 Cfam 0.365 in. 4.96 Ac-ft 21,440

Water water year year 1959-60: isoa-ou: Max max 2,290 c,cw Mln mm 0 u Mean Bean 41.8 ai.o Cfsm ursm 0.516 u.^±o In. in. 7.02 <.>->c Ac-ft Ac-It 30,360 ou,oou

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (17.72 ft); Apr. 16 (5 p.m.) 3,050 cfs 

(18.39 ft); Apr. 30 (5 a.m.) 950 cfs (13.30 ft); May 6 (11:30 a.m.) 3,560 cfs (18.96 ft); July 1 

(7 a.m.) 3,050 cfs (18.45 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 18-27, Feb. 11 to Mar
PETITE SALINE CREEK BASIN 419

9100. Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°55'00", long 92°39'20", in SW£SE£ sec.15, T.48 N., R.16 W., on right

bank 50 ft upstream from county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Clarks

Fork Creek, 7 miles southeast of Boonville, and 14| miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is

573.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 26, 1952, wire-veight

gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 cfs May 6 (gage height, 23.10 ft); no

flow Sept. 2-30; minimum gage height, 3.95 ft Sept. 14-17, 20-23.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 6,120 cfs Oct. 21, 1949 (gage height, 23.50 ft,); no

flow for many days in 1953-54, 1956-57, 1960; minimum gage height, 2.24 ft July 30, 31,

1954.

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 23.2 ft in June 1921, from information by local

resident (discharge, 5,860 cfs). 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, Jan. 13 to Feb. 4,

Feb. 6 to Mar. 23, July 26, 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

4.5

4.6 

4.8

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

1.1 

1.6 

3.3 

5.7

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

18.0

21.0

109

250

616

1,310

1,720

4,020

5.0

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

6.0

.2

.5

1.2

1.9

2.3

5.1

14

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

18.0

21.0

25

41

92

250

616

1,310

1,720

4,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20 

21

31

83

*357

98 

28

9.6

3.0

314

778

T50

32

16

8.9

5.4

3.4 

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1,903.8

62.3

0.342

0.39

3,830

Nov.

fcf

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.0 

2.1

2.2

2.4

270

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

48.2

1.61

0.0088

0.01

96

Dec.

fct

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

7.0

F7o

5.0 

4.0

73.5

2.37

0.013

0.02

146

Jan.

ft

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

8.0

14

18

*24

22

18 

13

10

8.8

7.7

6.3

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

14 

98 

W

27

449.4

14.5

0.080

0.09

891

Feb.

15 

11

9.6

45

260

147 

45

14

9.4

8.4

7.7

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.7 

*4.5

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.7

651.6

22.5

0.124

0.13

1,290

Mar.

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.g

375

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

5.3

6.4

7.1

9.4

14

27

68

175

414

504

436

1,580

2.740 

994

189 

102

7,325.3

236

1.30

1.50

14,530

Apr.

73 

62

45

38

34

30 

28

25

23

20

20

20

20

167

157

1,580

5.500 

991

165

102

102

63

47

38

33

31

28

*24 

934

*1,480

9,680

323

1.77

1.98

19,200

May

329 

120

76

54

52

5.800 

3,700

514

130

79

62

49

41

35

30

42

52 

28

22

22

20

18

16

15

42

194

37

*17 

14 

TB10 

29

9,657

312

1.71

1.97

19,150

June

15 

44

T3

10

9.6

8.9 

8.5

8.1

7.4

7.2

8.0

10

11

33

24

12

7.2 

6.2

5.6

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1 

27T

*11

288.6

9.62

0.053

0.06

572

July

603 

154

17

9.6

6.4

5.0

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

3.1

8.0

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.4 

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

*23

6.9

1.4 

.8

. 6 

.5

865.3

27.9

0.153

0.18

1,720

Auf .

0.5

'.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 *M

TT

.1

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

7.6

0.25

0.0014

0.002

15

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,640 Kin 0.2 Mean 56.8 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.24 Ac-ft 41,

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.1

0.003

0000016

0.00002

0.2

120

Water year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 3,800 Kin 0 Mean 84.6 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.33 Ac-ft 61,440

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 2,980 cfs (19.70 ft); Apr. 17 (8:30 a.m.)

5,860 cfs (20.85 ft); Apr. 50 (n a.m.) 1,600 efs (17.82 ft); May 6 (10 p.m.) 5,810 efs (25.10 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

"" Field riej.aestimate estimate madea on thisn day. a

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Nov. 10 to Jan. 12; discharge estimated on 

weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Lamine River at Clifton City.

tasis of
420 MOREAU RIVER BASIN

9105. Moreau River near Jefferson-City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°30'25", long 92°15'20", in N-g- sec.4, T.43 N. , R.12 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 5 miles southwest of Jefferson City 

and 5$ miles downstream from confluence of North and South Moreau Creeks.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1960 (discharge measuremerts only October 

1956 to September 1957).

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Aug. 17, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datuir.

Average discharge. 11 years (1948-56, 1957-60), 339 cfs (245,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs May 7 (gage height, 23.30 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.39 ft Aug. 28.

1947-56, 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 27.0ft, 

from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum observed, 0.1" cfs 

Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

Flood in 1905 reached a stage of 38.20 ft; flood in 1943, 35.11 ft; and flood in 

1929, 32.91 ft; from floodmarks and information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Feb. 4, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.2 

1.0 

2.2 

4.3 

7.2

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

15

54

127

307

565

8.0

14.0

19.0

22.0

1,780

5,060

9,200

13,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

102

903

1,460

3,310

5,110

1,160 

412 

*237

149

1,930

9.810

3,120

477

412

307

227

163

128

109

96

as

78

71

65

58

51

47

41

38

35

33

30,225

975

1.84

2.12

59,950

Nov.

31

28

26

32

32

49 

52 

37

30

36

34

30

38

59

78

65

51

*44

40

37

37

36

36

36

34

33

31

28

25

23

1,148

38.3

0.072

0.08

2,280

Dec.

22

21

20

20

21

21 

21 

20

20

20

25

32

71

56

54

49

52

198

153

105

*97

81

71

66

62

60

296

505

399

277

197

3,112

100

0.188

0.22

6,170

Jan.

149

131

120

103

90

77 

7,2 

67

6565"

68

71

79

108

326

287

207

174

158

131

115

101

88

78

*73

83

129

197

363

464

297

4,536

146

0.275

0.32

9,000

- Feb.

237

203

169

262

1,370

1,420 

595 

387

329

307

267

199

161

140

133

*131

134

128

118

108

107

107

107

106

305

1O4

101

102

JOO

7,737

267

0.503

0.54

15,350

Mar.

96

95

98

95

89

87 

9T 

93

102

109

116

113

115

142

183

217

237

267

340

412

630

1,080

1,960

3,500

3,000

1,740

4.510

3,540

845

*650

464

24,796

800

1.51

1.74

49,180

Apr.

351

297

237

201

176

156 

142 

127

117

107

99

96

94

3*5

1,380

3,430

7,810

1,680

595

451

1,160

505

307

237

195

159

139

119

1,640

4,940

27,290

910

1.71

1.91

54,130

May

1,000

491

340

257

1,460

6,350 

12,800 

1,536

535

*375

297

247

203

167

143

139

123

107

102

98

92

88

77

172

159

277

139

102

83

126

100

28,179

909

1.71

1.97

55,890

June

94

71

57

51

46

40 

38 

36

33

31

30

76

849

*307

139

92

66

54

45

40

36

33

31

29

28

28

27

26

25

2F

2,483

82.8

0.156

0.17

4,920

Julv

766

625

159

99

72

52 

38 

31

27

25

24

32

132

59

36

27

21

20

*18

17

16

15

15

15

1±

155

116

66

42

27

20

2,781

8S. 7

0.169

0.19

5,520

Aug.

16

IT

12

11

10

9.3 

8.2 

7.9

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.7

4.3

4.1

3.9

*3.7

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

187.0

6.03

0.011

0.01

371

Sept.

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.6

.5

B 4

7T

40.6

1.35

0.0025

0.003

SI

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,810 Min 1.7 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.66 Ac-ft 160,000

Water year 1959-60= Max 12,800 Mln 0.4 Mean 362 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9.27 Ac-ft 262,800

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Oct. 11 (1:30 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (20.85 ft); Apr. 17 (9:30 a.m.) 

9,000 cfs (IB.SO ft); May 7 (2:50 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (25.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 421

9110. Marais des Cygnes River at Melvern, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°31'05", long 95°38'15", on west line of sec.3, T.18 S., R.16 E., on left 

bank near downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north of Melvern, 2.1 miles 

upstream from Long Creek, and at mile 441.3.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1960. Prior to October 1948, published 

as Osage River at Melvern.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 939.11 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Apr. 9, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 187 cfs (135,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 21.53 ft); no

 flow Aug. 2-17.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 68,500 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1340: 1940, 1946, 1950(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, Oct. 7 to Dec. 27, Dec. 51 to Jan. 14, May 29 to June 9, 

Sept. 12-25, 28-50; backwater from log jam Aug. 27)

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.5 77

20

6.0 140

7.0 320

9.0 850

11.0 1,400

.1 

1.6 

3.6 

6.4

Oct. 4 to Sept. 30

4.6 10

5.0 32

5.5 77

6.0 140

7.0 325

8.0

9.0

10.0

15.0

2O.O

6OO

980

1,350

3,200

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

730

740

1,350

5,860

781

193

122

98

*140

73

42

35

36

30

21

15

12

9.3

8.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

5.0

5.9

5.6

5.4

47? 

5.0

9.6

8,374.6

270

16,610

Nov.

12

11

15

T5

14

12

*10

11

12

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

12

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

10

11 

9.6

548.1

11.6

690

Dec.

8.6

7.5

7.1

6.8

*6.1

a6.o

a6^2

a6.2

a6.4

a6.4

a6.6

a6.6

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

a7.1

a7.1

*6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.1

7.8

172

270

190 

110

63

980.0

31.6

1,940

Jan.

44

35

27

20

16

14

12

12

T2- 11

13

18

20

36

1,110

745

190

125

84

76

62

48

39

*56

34

42

136

184

160 

124

100

5,585

116

7,110

Feb.

95

120

168

585

1,410

1,050

617

472

*248

185

158

1O9

86

79

80

82

86

81

75

69

69

65

62

65

61

56

57

58

54

6,180

213

12,260

Mar.

56

56

55

53

56

52

54

54

*59

72

88

97

102

106

114

113

110

122

166

254

391

1,O6O

1,660

3,120

3,040

3,410

5,480

2,870

689

*1,420 

514

23,491

758

46,590

Apr.

546

744

320

220

176

152

136

120

108

*99

94

90

88

312

735

236

142

104

88

78

74

68

63

59

57

52

47

45

55 

92

5,200

173

10,310

May

140

108

79

62

61

59

55

52

49

46

41

38

57

*33

31

32

33

58

45

41

35

28

25

24

22

20

16

14

TF

16

16

1,510

42.3

2,600

June

17

16

18

*18

27

21

18

33

76

296

158

148

101

62

49

78

463

184

87

57

44

38

32

27

23

18

16

14

12 8 9

2,159.9

72.0

4,280

July

7.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.9

3.6

*5.0

5.0

3.4

3.4

5.6

4.2

3.9

2.8

2.4

3.4

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.2

*~%^

!i

.6

.7

93.9

3.03

186

Aug.

0.7

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

161

60

18

87

50

12

6.4

55

«5930

*3JD9O

220

2,280

957

217

15,004.1

419

25,790

Sept.

120

79

55

42

34

28

24

21

92

386

110

52 *28

a20

a!5

alO

alo

.8

a .8

a .8

.8

.1

8.2

14

998

250

104

57

37

27

2,659.5

88.6

5,280

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,86O Mln O Mean 93.0 Ac-ft 67,29o

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,830 Mln 0 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133, 6OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 3 (l a.m.) 1,960 cfs (13.15 ft); Oct. 5 (3 a.m.) 5,850 cfs

(19.78 ft); Jan. 15 (10 p.m.) 1,690 cfs (l0.96 ft); Feb. 5 (5 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (11.09 ft); Mar. 28

(2 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (17.58 ft); Mar. 30 (5 a.m.) 2,31O cfs (12.73 ft); Apr. 15 (5 a.m.) 1,14O cfs

(9.59 ft); Aug. 26 (8 p.m.) 7,33O cfs (21.53 ft); Aug. 29 (6 p.m.) 5,980 cfs (16.76 ft); Sept. 25

(11 a.m.) 1,750 cfs (11.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement or Observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and rec 

station near Ottawa.

618097 O - 61 - 28
422 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9115. Salt Creek near Lyndon, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°36'40", long 95°38'20", in SW£ sec.34, T.16 S. , R.16 E. , at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 2| miles east of Lyndon and at mile 12.6.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 25, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 58.7 cfs (42,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 9.93 ft); no 

flow Aug. 2-17.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions 1949-50. (water years). WSP 1176: 1944-45(M). WSP 1340: 1943(M), 1946-47, 1948(P), 

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5

.9

1.6

3.0 

3.5

4.0

3.7

11

57

115

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

205

330

660

1,100

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

224

103

829" 933

114

51

41

35

*30

22

16

14

14

12

10

8.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6

5.5

6.2

4.6

3.4

BTe

6.2

5.5

5 5

2,552.1 

82.3

5,060

Nov.

7.4

6.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

114.7 

3.82

228

Dec.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

3.0

7.8

4.3

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.1

2.1

T79" 1.9

1.9

3.2

4.6

3.7 

91

5F

43

26 

18

335.8 

10.8

666

Jan.

14

14

11

8.2

6.2

5.2

4.9

5] 2

5.2

5.5

6.6

10

11

20

228

61

35

30

24

18

14

11

8.2

*7.8

8.6

14 

45

62

49

33 

31

806.6 

26.0

1,600

Feb.

35

44

47

187

429

292

163

84

*62

52

40

29

26

24

24

26

29

26

21

21

23

21

19

18

18

16 

16

16

il

1,823 

62.9

3,620

Mar.

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

14

*18

24

29

32

34

38

40

39

38

42

67

96

136

276

550

1,030

1,030

1,570 

1,040

237

138

158 

93

6,668 

215

13,230

Apr.

105

114

60

47

41

35

32

30

26

*24

24

23

23

*460

63

43

33

27

24

23

20

g!9

a!7

g!5

g!4 

g!2_

gl2

g!6

g35

1,561 

52.0

3,100

May

a35

g22

g!9

g20

g20

g41

a35

g35

14

11

9.0

7.4

*7.0

7.0

9.4

10

10

8.2

5.8

4.9

4.0

3.4

3.4

2.7

1.6 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

368.8 

11.9

732

June

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.9

1.3

2.3

1.9

3.6

16

27

21

11

7.8

5.2

18

59

19

7.4

4.6

3.7

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0 

.9

.8

.7

.6

224.4 

7.48

445

July

"~7T 0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

t '.4-Z

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

8.9 

0.29

18

Aug.

0.1

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

91

""ITT

20

107

54 

24

1,552.9

50.1

3,080

Sept.

g3"~6~ 8.2

glis

al.3

al.O

g.s

g.5

g.5

g.4

g.2

a.l

g73

g.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1

20.7 

0.69

41

Calendar year 1959 : Max 933 Min 0.3 Mean 27.1 Ac-ft 19,590

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,370 Min 0 Mean 43.8 Ac-ft 31,820

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) 3,190 cfs (9.93 ft); Mar. 26 

(7.95 ft); Aug. 25 (l a.m.) 1,670 cfs (8.05 ft).

p.m.) 1,620 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

on this day.

f records for nearby stations.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 423

9119. Dragoon Creek near Burlingame, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°42'30", long 95°50'20", in SE£ sec.27, T.15 S., R.14 E., 110 ft downstream from City of Burlingame pumping station and dam, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 56, 2 miles downstream from Plum Creek, and 3 miles south of Burlingame.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 8, 1960, wire-weight gage at bridge 180 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during period, 5,300 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, 23.4 ft June 26, 1946, from floo-Jmarks and 

information by local newspaper and residents.

Remarks. Records poor prior to June 8, good thereafter. Diversions above station for 

municipal supply of Burlingame.

Rating tables, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

7.9

8.0

Mar. 1 to June 7

2.3 

8.0

19

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

300

375

1,480

2,250

3,200

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

June 8 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

70

200

380

690

910

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

20

25

30

32

*34

36

40

45

45

45

50

70

100

140

200 

350

500

*697

*1,520

5,140

616

198

354

141

8,550

276

16,960

Apr.

278

138

84

69

58

56

48

44

41

54

32

*32

50

~sT 559

41

41

37

52

28

26

21 

19

19

18

17

16

16

145

106

1,952

65.1

3,870

May

61

54

26

19

23

23

19

15

16

16

12

12

12

12

12

18

*54

16

15

14

14

12

11

11

12

11

10

10

14

14

12

540

17.4

1,070

June

12

165

25

14

10

9.1

7.4

7.5

138

67

89

115

36

18

16

438

70

23

16

16

15

12 

10

7.5

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.1

4.2

4.2

1,366.6

45.6

2,710

July

4.2

4.2

3.0

2.8

1.6

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

£L

16

44

22

5.8

3.0

2.2

1.4

.9

.9

.6

.6

.9

.9

.5

it

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

170.0

5.48

537

Aug.

0.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

2.5

1.6

.5 

.4

.1

140

1.3,30 ""* 69"

20

91

52

13

1,711.9

55.2

5,400

Sept.

7.0

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

14

5.4

5.0

*2.5

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

fci 441 134"

27

16

10

8.5

6.2

719.8

24.0

1,430

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 27 (4 a.m.' 

(11.25 ft); Sept. 24 (6 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (6.00 ft.

5,300 cfs (18.0 ft); Aug. 26 (11 a.m.) 2,020 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for nearby stations 

Mar. 1-24 (before establishment of gage).
424 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9120. Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°45'13", long 95°49 I 43", on south line of sec.11, T.15 S., R.14 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 56 in Burlingame, 4.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is l,036.f 

"of 1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum

Average discharge.--6 years, 7.33 cfs (5,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 13.92 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs July 20, 1958 (gage height, 18.65 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of June 30, 1945, reached a stage of 22.3 ft, from floodmark, the highest 

stage known since at least 1903. Flood of June 19, 1946, was about 2 ft lower and 

those of July 10, 12, 1951, were about 3.5 ft lower, from information by local newspaper and residents.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and poor below. Flow affected by detention reservoirs 

and watershed treatment practices calculated to minimize surface runoff.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 14, Dec. 4-26)

2.2

2.3 

'2.4 

2.5

0

.6 

1.4 

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

3.7

10

77

6.0

8.0

11.0

127

254

530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6 

976

5.8

*92

79

11

5.8

26

9.1

4.4

2.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.7

3.0

4.3

4.3

4.8

216

33

9.6

5.0

3.7

2.5

2.1

2.2

*3.0

552.1

17.8

1,100

Nov.

H2.5

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.2

\'%

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.4 *T75

1.8

61.1

2.04

121

Dec.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

*.9

.6

.7

.6

.575"

.8

.8

.8

1.4

32"2~6~

10

6.3

4.4

108.4

3.50

215

Jan.

3.8 

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

2il

2.2

2.2

2.3

6.6

5.7

77 'ST

18

13

10

7.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

*3.5

4.0

6.0

13

25

22

18

14

22

362.7

11.7

719

Feb.

28 

33

20

~J9 113

56

35

22

18

15

13

14

*12

9.4

8.6

10

13

9.0

7.9

6.8

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5.

576.7

19.9

1,140

Mar.

H5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.5

10

13

15

18

17

15

14

20

30

43

70

121

209

*E05 579-

88

80

85

32

2,047.0

66.0

4,060

Apr.

47 

27

18

14

12

11

9.6

9.0

7.5

7.7

7.5

*6.8

7.5

26

14

9.9

7.5

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

3^2

4*. 9

16

311.5

10.4

618

May

8,6. 

574

4.3

4.2

5.2

5.8

4.8

3.6

4.2

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

8.0

*4.8

3.6

4.0

2.9

2.8

1.9

1.2

1.0

+§.

.8

.8

.8

1.4

1.2

.9

97.9

3.16

194

June

0.8 

.8

.8

.5

.5

.4

*78

.7

3.4

3.4

Z3" 63

19

14

12

59

20

14

12

12

11

9.9

6.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8 

.6

314.2

10.5

623

July

0.5

1.7

.4

.3

*.3

is

_ 3

. 4

ii

2.1

11

4.7

1.2

.4-

.2

0

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2 

0

0

37.3

1.20

74

Aug.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

49

35

2.1

.4

1.6 

1.7

.5

90.4

2.92

179

Sept.

0.2 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~~7§" 1.1

.5

.1

0

0 

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 216 Mln o Mean 7.77 Ac-ft 5,630

Water year 1959-60= Max 505 Mln 0 Mean 12.5 Ac-ft 9,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-30, Jan. 2, 3, 18-25, Feb. 21 to Mar. 20.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 425

9125. Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°38'00", long 95°31'40", in NE£ sec.28, T.16 S., R.17 E., on left bank 

50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2.7 miles upstream from mouth, 85 miles north of 

Quenemo, and 4.8 miles downstream from Dragoon Creek.

Drainage area.--321 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1960. Prior to October 1941, published 

as Dragoon Creek near Quenemo.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 908.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

£929. Prior to Sept. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage and Sept. 5, 1940, to Aug. 3, 1959, 

water-stage recorder, at site 3.9 miles upstream at datum 14.00 ft higher. Auxiliary 

gages, generally wire-weight, have been/operated to indicate slope since Oct. 1, 1951, 

on Marais des Cygnes River near Pomona or at present base gage site or since Aug. 17, 

1959, at Lomax 2 miles downstream from present base gage.

Average discharge. 21 years, 170 cfs (123,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 28.65 

ft Mar. 27; no flow Aug. 12-17.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 38,600 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.47 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1952-57, 1960.

Maximum stage known since at least 1919, that of July 11, 1951, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or inadequate auxiliary gageheight record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1116: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or Inadequate auxiliary gage-height

record (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2; fall used as a factor Oct. 5-7, Mar. 23-30, Aug. 26-28)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

60

122

8.0

12.0

20.0

28.0

320

910

2,600

5,300

2.48

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

27

47

75

145

235

590

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.2

77

e!82

e521

*2,040

762

*279

177

271

165

*65

44

36

33

28

22

16

12

10

10

9.8

8.0

48

376

240

58

32

23

18

15 

15

5,601.0

181

11,110

Nov.

15

15

15

16

17

18

*16

16

15

14

13

14

15

16

12

14

12

11

10

10

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

10

9 8

402.8

13.4

799

Dec.

9.5

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.6

*8.8

8.8

8.6

8.2

9.0

12

14

15

14

13

12

11

9.5

8.8

8.6

8.4

7.9

F^

9.5

12

13

185

414

207

91 

59

1,220.4

39.4

2,420

Jan,

46

41

36

38

24

19

17

17

19

21

24

31

45

60

746

373

*132

1OO

95

102

71

56

47

42

44

54

98

170

165

121 

113

2,967

95.7

5,880

Feb.

144

218

247

356

1,420

861

502

331

*291

196

149

100

80

120

90

100

136

134

102

84

108

114

97

b90

b84

b76

b72

b70

b70

6,442

222

12,780

Mar.

b68

b66

b64

b6 2

b60

b60

b60

bS4

*b70

b80

b90

bllO

bl30

bl40

b!50

b!60

170

176

250

350

462

687

*1,030

2,100

*2,360

3,310

5,270

3,350

781

*840 

545

23,115

746

45,850

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,04o Mln 1.1 Me

Apr.

358

486

273

222

189

170

156

141

*128

120

114

103

97

» 1.950

*862

310

20O

143

120

107

98

88

80

76

72

66

58

54

62

357

7,260

242

14,400

May

304

155

89

74

80

78

92

65

57

56

50

44

*37

34

32

42

86

83

53

36

31

27

24

21

18

15

14

12

11

11 

12

1,743

56.2

3,460

June

12

19

189

47

19

12

11

12

10

113

108

538

194

81

54

439

*447

124

77

64

61

54

46

39

29

21

18

15

15

13

2,881

96.0

5,710

July

11

9.1

8.0

6.9

5.8

5.2

4.5

4.4

4.8

6.6

*20

65

47

56

23

14

9.5

6.3

5.4

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

1.2

.6

4.3

2.2 

1.4

343.2

11.1

681

Aug.

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

O

0

O

0

.2

8.7

5.3

2.6

1.8

1.2

.7

.7

11

*1,210

*716

*117

e!05

e!47 

72

2,404.5

77.6

4,770

Sept.

35

21

14

10

7.7

6.2

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.0

2.7

4.0

8.6

*6.2

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

3.6

5.3

2.7

1.8

1.5

2.9

333

89

38

21

14

10

668.4

22.3

1,330

in 95.1 Ac-ft 68,810

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,270 Mln O Mean 150 Ac-ft 109, 20O

Peak discharge (base, 5,100 cfs).--Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 5,55O cfs (28.65 ft at 7 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Inadequate auxiliary gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record 

in reach.
426 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9135. Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°37'(corrected), long 95°15', in NE^ sec.6, T.17 S., R.20 E., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from East Seventh Street Bridge, half a mile east of Ottawa city 

limits, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Skunk Creek, and at mile 398.0.

Drainage area. 1,250 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. August 1902 to October 1905, October 1918 to September 1960. Published as Osage River at Ottawa 1902-5, and as Osage River near Ottawa 1918-47.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 858.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 26, 1902, to Oct. 31, 1905, wire-weight, staff, or chain gages at Main 

Street Bridge in Ottawa if miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--44 years (1902-5, 1919-60), 605 cfs (438,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 28.38 ft); minimum, 0.5 c fs Aug.8,9.

1902-5, 1918-60: Maximum discharge, 142,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 42.50 

ft), from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-ares measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1920, 1930-34, 1936-37, 1939-41.

Flood of June 13 or 14, 1844, reached a stage'of about 1^ ft lower than that in 

1951, according to information reported in "Climate of Kansas - 1948" relative to 1928 

flood. Prom the same information the flood in 1951 is the highest knowi since Ottawa 

was settled (about 1864).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1923, 1927, 1929. WSP 1440: 1904-5, 1922, 1929(M), 

1935, 1941-43, 1944-45(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O-24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

Z.O 36

2.5 74

3.0 135

4.0 325

7.0

21.0

25.0

28.0

1,200

6 ,.300

9,200

11,800

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

0.5 

3.5

135

3.5 225

4.0 340

5.0 640

22.0 7,600

28.0 11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

15

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

ZZ

25

34

25

36

37

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

997

4,150

4,280

9,060

*9.280

4,950

1,180

943

675

*474

358

357

229

365

219

156

119

97

84

73

70

69

145

422

281

108 

79

63

66

66

59,354

1,266

77,860

Nov.

64

68

72

23

75

68 *66

65

64

60

57

56

5,6

55

54

55

51

49

*47

48

48

49

54

53

43

47

45 

43

41

41

1,669

55.6

3,310

Dec.

41

41

40

40

41

*33

39

38

57

57

44

45

44

47

51

49

49

45

45

42

41

40

41

40

40

42

55 

466

752

a500

a300

3,143

103

6,240

Calendar year 1959 : Max 9,

Jan.

a200

a 130

allO

96

95

82

73

66

65

a65

a70

77

85

120

367

1.870

*960

448

330

319

197

193

160

128

a!20

a!30

al50 

a450

535

a500

a4OO

8,450

372

16,720

Feb.

a350

a350

a400

594

3,560

5,750

3,550

1,400

977

739

*594

462

362

321

350

553

383

395

350

307

285

a380

a370

a360

a260

241

237

241

249

19,330

684

59,330

Mar.

341

340

345

335

240

220 2~31

229

341

*240

315

375

413

443

477

495

510

549

615

a960

al,560

al,740

3,780

6,170

*3,050

9,340

11.600 

11,600

9,100

5,270

3,330

78,354

2,544

156,400

Apr.

1,560

1,580

1,460

838

727

637

530

533

*478

442

412

397

383

1,480

5,020

1,470

1,230

796

526

450

583

340

310

385

365

351

337 

5~36 205

764

22,423

747

44,480

May

996

646

443

340

335

364

340

390

345

221

205

*175

153

138

130

131

221

209

181

141

123

105

91

82

76

66

60 

55

60

56

49

6,761

213

13,410

June

46

47

64

133

73

52

60

59

60

79

400

443

676

355

*201

205

796

730

363

205

141

112

95

30

68

56

43 

92

56

58

5,816

194

11,540

July

31

27

31

19

16

16

30

16

14

288

*66

68

205

72

68

35

21

14

10

7.4

3.9

2.0

1.4

279

4.6

3.5

2.5

1.7

2.3

2.6

2 3

1,062.9

34.3

2,110

Aug.

3.9

2.3

3.3

3.0

1.1

.a

.8

.5

75

3.9

*5.5

2.6

3.0

2.0

1.1

1.1

4.0

336

394

130

58

84

76

37

48

330

»5,540 

5,300

1,140

3,500

2,470

19,025.7

614

57,740

Sept.

463

237

140

95

72

53

46

54

29

37

320

146

67

49

*34

53

25

35

30

31

19

17

12

16

56

1,070

570 

159

74

59

3,818

127

7,570

280 Min 0.8 Mean 365 Ac-ft 264.200

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,600 Min 0.5 Mean 574 Ao-ft 416^700

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). --Oct. 5 7 p.m.) 9,360 cfs (35.83 ft); Feb. 6 (f a.m.) 5,860 cfs

(15.65 ft); Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 13,200 cfs 28.33 ft); Apr. 14 (13 m.) 3.860 cfs (13.36 ft); Aug. 27

(12 p.m.) 6,120 cfs (18.45 ft); Aug. 30 10 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (14.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Melvern and near

insas-Missouri State line.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 427

9140. Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°20', long 95°15', in SW^ sec.6, T.20 S., R.20 E., at upstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 0.2 mile downstream from confluence of North Pcttawatomie 

and Cedar Creeks, 0.4 mile upstream from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. 

bridge, 4 miles north of Garnett, and at mile 40.7.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1952, wire-weight gage and Mar. 27, 1952, to Jan. 17, 1958, 

water-stage recorder (high water only) and wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft upstream at 

present datum. Jan. 18, 1958, to May 14, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 209 cfs (151,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,760 cfs Oct. 5; maximum gage heigjrt, 27.34 ft 

Oct. 5; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Aug. 3.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 32.cO ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Nov. 17, 1928, reached a stage of approximately 32.2 ft, the highest then 

since at least 1887, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1390: 1940, 1941(M), 1945, 1947(M), 1949-50.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change of stage used as a factor above 365 cfs)

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

55

110

9.0

13.0

19.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

700 

1,500 

3,100 

5,400 

6,90O 

8,750

3.8 

4.0

4.4

5.0

9.0

15.0

20.0

22.0

46

109

700 

2.00O 

3,500 

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9 

*78

2,850

2,150

7,400

1,760

318

780

540

234

138

97

180

624

262

134

*88

70

56

46

41

35

32

27

21

19

21

21

21

21

20

18,084.9

583

35,870

Nov.

20 

19

19

21

24.

a£2

17

a 16

14

13

12

11

11

all

*11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.6

7.8

378.0

12.6

750

Dec.

7.4 

7.4

7.0

7.6

13

8.8

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.8

7.8

*8.8

8.6

8.6

13

14

13

11

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

9.6

13

28

44

36

363.0

11.7

720

Jan.

30 

23

19

16

13

11

10

9.6

9.4

?74

9.4

9.6

32

51

177

*167

96

70

a40

a22

a24

a25

a27

21

a20

a30

44

102

109

78 

62

1,366.4

44.1

2,710

Feb.

53 

54

52

253

2.260

939

364

206

160

136

*113

89

76

68

61

65

78

84

71

58

66

68

66

61

54

50

44

44

40

5,733

198

11,370

Mar.

40 

40

38

40

41

42

42

42

43

*54

76

101

131

146

195

206

188

195

274

519

710

*1,650

*2,520

4,070

3,350

3,190

1,670

503

284

198 

190

20,788

671

41,230

Apr.

149 

122

108

93

82

76

70

66

61

54

50

*46

45

68

262

157

1,960

480

198

126

97

81

69

62

58

51

44

40

211

3_,67_0

8,656

289

17,170

May

812 

246

163

132

292

2,050

718

265

176

135

109

*84

69

59

55

52

109

89

60

45

37

34

30

25

21

23

18

13

16

29

5,964

192

11,830

June

30 

20

14

11

14

18

12

12

12

16

16

16

21

34

57

*26

35

28

15

13

11

9.4

7.4

5.4

4.0

5.5

5.0

2.2

2.0

1.6

449.5

15.0

892

July

1.4 

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.6

*1.8

2.1

2.5

2.2

5.4

5.5

T3

1.7

1.4

1.1

.8

.9

.9

2.1

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

'.1

41.2

1.35

82

Aug.

0.6 

.5

1.0

2.5

11

18

8.0

5.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

*1.0

.9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

al.4

25

a!5

alO

a7.0

a3.5

al.8

2^560

1,070

a!70

372

286

6,578.2

2O6

12,650

Sept.

i

34

21

14

9.8

7.4

5.2

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.18

.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.1

274.9

9.16

545

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,400 Mln 0.1 Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,140

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,400 Mln 0.5 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9165. Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°14'07", long 94°51'13", in SE£ sec.11, T.21 S., R.23 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7 at Farlinville, 5.2 miles upstream 

from Richland Creek, 14.0 miles upstream from Little Sugar Creek, and 21.1 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1929 to June 1932, November 1948 to September 1958, July 1959 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Feb. 21, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

0.72 ft higher. Nov. 8, 1948, to June 2, 1952, wire-weight gage and June 3, 1952, to 

Sept. 30, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1929-31, 1949-58, 1959-60), 117 cfs (84,700 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,610 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 27.32 ft); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1929-32, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 13, 1951 (gage height, 

29.2 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1929-31, 1952-57, 1959.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, about 31 ft (present datum) in 1898, from 

information by local resident. Flood of Nov. 17, 1928, reached a stage of about 30 ft 

(present datum), from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1146: Drainage area. WSP 1440: 1929-32, 1949-50.

Rating table, water_year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 20-30; rate of change In stage used as a factor 

Oct. 4, 5, Feb. 4, 5, Mar. 21-26, Apr. 14, 15, 17, Apr. 29 to May 1, May 6, 7)

1.67

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

0.2 

.4

1.8 

4.1

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

10

130

285

8.0

14.0

26.0

565

1,940

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

10

307

672

2.090

184

80

*248

228

80

59

46

149

291

96

68

52

42

33

29

26

22

20

17

14

12

12

12

11 

10

9 3

4,929.7

159

9,780

Nov.

8.6

12

11

10

10

10

9.3

8.6

7.8

8.2

7.4

6.1

7.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.0

3.S

378

3.6

8.9 

5.5

206.0

6.87

409

Dec.

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.0

3.6

4.7

20 

24

*18

155.2

5.01

308

Jan.

14

11

9.7

a8. 5

a7.5

a6.5

a5. 5

a5.0

4.5

a4.5

a4.5

alO

a30

a70

alOO

98

a70

a60

a50

a40

34

b27

23

20

21

27

58

77

55 

45

37

1 , 033 . 2

33.3

2,050

Feb.

35

36

35

435

1.410

265

124

101

93

93

83

71

63

64

56

64

82

75

58

53

67

72

63

b57

b53

*b52

b48

b49

b46

3,803

131

7,540

Mar.

43

44

b42

b4O

b39

b37

3T

39

43

53

78

98

103

116

148

138

125

128

273

502

573

1,550

2,300

2,520

1,400

*967

434

221

164 

135

1

12,512

404

24,820

Apr.

115

101

89

78

69

64

*60

56

52

49

46

44

46

766

1,150

238

1,740

356

179

134

113

101

86

78

70

62

52

*64

4,650

5,290

15,998

533

31,730

May

1,340

275

152

149

323

4.210

1,370

510

e300

elSO

e!30

el05

e85

e75

e65

e58

e52

e47

e43

e40

e36

e33

e30

e28

e.26

elOS

e70

e30

e70 

264

164

10,365

334

20,560

June

elOO

e35

*e!9

e!6

141

141

91

96

95

70

25

15

79

123

64

33

13

8.9

7.8

7.1

6.7

5.2

*4.5

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8 

2.6

1,218.0

40.6

2,420

July

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

161

150

14

4.5

3.1

2.5

4.7

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

*il

.9

382.4

12.3

758

Aug.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

2.0

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.7

2.3

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.4

14

5.8 

4.1

3.0

67.7

2.18

134

Sept.

*2.5

273

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

22.6

0.75

45

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,290 Mln 0.2 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,600

Peak discharge (base, 3,OO 

3,700 cfs (19.52 ft at 5 

(24.55 ft at 5 p.m.) .

cfs).--Oct. 5 (3 a.m.) 4,270 cfs (20.03 ft at 4 a.m.); V*r. 24 (3 a.m.) 

.m.); Apr. 30 (10 a.m.) 6,610 cfs (27.32 ft); May 6 (6 a.m.) 5,190 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Pottawatomle Creek near Qarnett and Little Osage River at Pulton.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage -discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for Pottawatomie Creek near Oarnett.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 429

9166. Marais des Cygnes River near Kansas-Missouri State line, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°13'21", long 94°40 1 04", in NE^-NW^ sec.16, T.21 S., R.25 E., on right 

bank 1.7 miles downstream from Big Sugar Creek, 6.8 miles upstream from KansasMissouri State line, and at mile 313.5.

Drainage area.--3.230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 757.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 15, 1959, wire-weight gage 6.8 miles downstream at datum 15.62 ft 

lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 26 75 ft); 

minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

Flood of July 14, 1951, reached a stage of 41.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge 

148,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study). Flood of Nov. 18, 1928, reached a stage about 3.7 ft lower (discharge 

106,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by retention of overbank flow in 

wildlife refuge ponds (capacity, 5,500 acre-ft) and by numerous small diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.75

.8

.9 

1.2 

1.5

6.0

8.5

21

73

138

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

285

500

790

1,850

3,450

12.0 5,650

21.0 11,000

23.0 12,800

26.7 17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

182

2,580

6,600

10,600

*12,000

12,200

*12,600

12,500

8,390

2,950

1,450

1,190

1,380

1,340

1,420

1,030

684

525

432

377

333

297

257

238

*313

480

349

226

187

173

93,329

3,011

185,100

Nov.

165

162

162

162

165

173

168

160

150

145

143

143

140

134

127

125

123

120

118

118

118

118

118

123

123

125

120

116

109

*105

4,076

136

8,080

Dec.

103 

105

103

103

101

98

98

105

101

98

107

109

112

118

120

125

129

131

131

125

125

123

120

120

123

118

129

143

214

860

*769

5,066

163

10,050

Jan.

495 

365

285

229

199

162

148

143

138

129

127

138

157

268

515

965

1,740

2,110

1,170

734

510

361

360

337

301

278

289

436

*632

979

1,000

15,700

506

31,140

Feb.

853 

720

690

1,040

4,090

5,510

6,750

6,310

3,870

2,320

1,820

1,500

1,240

1,060

951

951

1.040

1.100

1.100

1,000

923

930

804

790

755

*734

678

BTS" 610

50,735

1,749

100,600

Mar.

600 

550

583

600

578

530

505

495

505

550

649

832

1,050

1,250

1,420

1,480

1,620

1,640

1,880

2,760

3,860

5,830

8,490

11,400

13,600

14,400

15,000

*15,300

15,800

*16,600

17,300

157,657

5,086

312,700

Apr.

17,000 

12,100

4,380

2,790

2,130

1,720

*1,530

1,400

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,030

2,820

5,450

5,820

9,680

9,070

5,940

2,990

1,880

1,540

1,360

1,220

1,140

1,040

930

*847

6,156"

11,900

118,507

3.950

235,100

May

15.100 

11,700

5,860

2,390

2,860

8,400

13,200

11,300

5,550

2,290

1,750

1,480

1,300

1,140

1,020

916

1,050

1,500

1,020

839

666

572

505

428

393

369

325

289

285

361

455

95,313

3,075

189,100

June

313 

254

*235

226

274

520

381

305

313

297

250

410

1,080

1,200

839

545

490

853

1,160

811

465

337

*254

220

187

160

T52" 140

165

165

13,001

433

25,790

July

145 

103

84

73

62

53

43

35

35

38

708

853

550

594

446

220

160

116

92

69

55

46

36

31

26

35

55

*52

38

30

23

4,906

158

9,730

Aug.

23 

23

23

23

23

23

as

38

43-

40

52

46

36

31

31

23

38 7.5

4S

274

40^

223

133

112

125

96

1,040

4,580

*6,5CO

47703

2,840

21,439.5

692

42,520

Sept.

4.440 

2,120

790

313

214

160

125

103

88

71

62

57

238

168

112

90

73

60

55

46

52

53

43

35

30

402" 28

755

301

170

11,254

375

22,320

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,600 Mln 3.6 Mean 903 Ac-ft 653,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,300 Mln 7.5 Mean 1,515 Ac-ft 1,172,000

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs). Oct. 9 (8 a.m.) 12,900 cfs (23.12 ft); Mar. 31 (6 p.m.)

17,500 cfs (26.75 ft); Apr. 17 (8 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (20.25 ft); May 1 (10 a.m.) 15,500 cfs

(25.35 ft); May 7 (7 p.m.) 13.800 efs (23.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9170. Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'20", long 94°42'50" on east line of sec.25, T.23 S., R.24 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Fulton.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--11 years (1949-60) , 185 cfs (133,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 cfs May 6; maximum gage height, 19.46 ft 

Apr. 30; no flow Oct. 1.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 18,200 cfs May 2, 1954 (gage height, 28.93 ft); no flow 

at times in 1949, 1952-57, 1959.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1440: 1949(P), 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 23 to Sept. 30; rate of change in 

stage used as a factor above 720 cfs)

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

0

.7 

1.6 

3.0 

4.8

4.1 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

12

28

46

96

200

6.0

13.0

16.0

19.5

330

3,000

3,900

5,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

1,830

1,760

1,690

3.520

790

312

442

282

200

146

117

633

885

354

218

152

117

99

88

79

69

61 

55

48

43

36

34

31 

30

29

14,150.3

456

28,070

Nov.

29

30

29

29

li

30

27

25

24

22

20

23

22

21

20

20

18

18

18

18

16

16

17 

16

15

14

12

12

12 

12

616

20.5

1,220

Dec.

*10

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.8

778

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.3

8.6

9.6

8.8

9.1

9.9

*11 

Z2

281.5

9.08

558

Jan.

22

18

15

12

11

10

9.9

9.3

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.3

9.9

14

109

212

Tie

96

83

67

52

43

37 

32

31

34

49

S4

74

58 

51

1,375.4

44.4

2,730

Feb.

47

46

44 23~8

1,200

612

306

220

185

168

140

110

93

85

83

85

92

86

76

68

110

146

116 

99

*89

67

79

72

71

4,833

167

9,590

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,520 Min 0

Mar.

67

64

63

64

58

54

55

57

66

99

218

278

280

399

444

438

405

411

840

1,240

1,580

2,590

2,740 

2,190

1,050

660

471

348

280

235 

198

17,942

579

35,590

Apr.

180

162

138

125

112

*106

99

93

85

78

74

71

119

2,210

*3,070

798

1,030

616

345

268

228

185

162 

140

126

112

95

*88

1,730

SjJLSO

17,825

594

35,360

May

1,790

504

354

315

1,090

5.040

2,720

619

420

327

260

212

180

155

132

123

114

101

93

92

89

79

66 

55

51

60

56

48

74

165 

119

15,503

500

30,750

June

66

*49

a38

g34

a40

a50

a40

a35

a35

gS4

a70

a80

a73

aSO

a40

a35

g30

a22

a20

al7

a 15

*g!3

a!2 

all

a 10

a9.5

g9.1

a8.5

37.8

a7..Q

977.9

32.6

1,940

July

g6.3

a6.3

a5. 2

a5.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

g3.5

g4.8

gS.O

aS.O

aS.O

alO

aS.O

g6.8

aS.O

a3.5

a3.5

aS.O

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

g3.4 

a3.0

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

*g2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2^1

134.8

4.35

267

Aug.

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

g2.2

alO

a7.0

aS.O

a4.0

a3.0

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

1.9 

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

3.2

12

*64

152.3

4.91

302

Sept.

30

12

7.0

4.3

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

.5

._4

.5

.5

.7

2.6

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

87.9

2.93

174

Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 40.810

Water Water year year 1959-60 1959-60 : : Max Max 5,180 5,180 Min Min 0.3 0.3 Mean Mean 202 202 Ac-ft Ac-ft 146)600 146,600

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs)". --Oct. 2 (8 p.m.) 3,080 cfa (12.65 ft at 11 p.m.); Oct.

3,990 cfs (16.10 ft at 12 m. ) : Mar. 22 (8 p.m.) 3,350 cfs (13.58 ft at 10 p.m.); Apr. 1

3,770 cfs (15.43 ft at 9 a.m.); Apr. 30 (3 to 4 a.m.) 5,610 cfs (19.46 ft at 10 a.m.) M

4 a.m 5680 ef 177 at 7 am

, cs . a a.m.; pr. 

(4 a.m.) 5,680 efs (18.77 ft at 7 a.m.)._______________________________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations and trend of

.. 

g Computed from wire -weight -gage reading
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 431

9175. Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°52', long 94°40' , in NW£ sec.21, T.25 S. , R.25 E., on left b?nk at old 

military highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Fort Scott, 4.4 miles (revised1 ) downstream from Mill Creek, Z\ miles west of Kansas-Missouri State line, and at mile 30.2.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to June 1925, April 1929 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 4, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum. Since Cct. 1, 1956, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage read once daily and more often during rises at National 

Avenue Bridge in Fort Scott, 4.7 miles (revised) upstream from base gage at same datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1921-24, 1929-60), 292 cfs (211,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 cfs May 6 (base gage height, 28.48 ft); 

minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 16.

1921-25, 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs May 28, 1935 (gage height, 37.30 

ft); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939, 1942-45.

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 42.34 ft Sept. 7, 1915, from floodmarks 

and information by local residents. Floods of June 11, 1916, and Aug. 14, 1927, 

reached stages of 40.6 and 39.35 ft, respectively, from floodmarks and information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1390: 1921-25, 1929, 1930(M), 1931, 1932(M), 1933-37, 1939, 

1940-41JM).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

1,780

3,560

2,710

5.150

1,430

382

374

447

266

180

159

1,770

1,480

440

260

186

148

124

106

97

86

74

66

58

70

*43

33

36

40

40

21,614

697

42,870

Nov.

50

35

30

57

54

43

39

35

33

26

27

25

26

25

24

23

21

19

20

19

18

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

13

768

25.6

1,520

Dec.

*13

12

10

11

10

8.2

7.2

7.7

6.2

ST?

8.2

9.2

8.7

10

10

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.7

8.2

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

12

14

22

*29

29

333.8

10.8

662

Jan.

25

23

20

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

23

23

19

134

465

240

156

145

140

109

80

66

55

49

49

55

71

*82

77

69

60

2,336

75.4

4,630

Feb.

54

52

50 ioT

759

567

300

220

175

154

136

108

90

77

73

75

78

75

66

60

87

113

102

90

*80

70

64

68

66

4,013

138

7,960

Mar.

65

66

68

66

64

60

57

60

71

117

310

396

462

1,180

936

693

623

853

1,780

1,910

1,870

2.500

1,550

871

464

341

280

230

207

179

155

18,484

596

36,660

Apr.

145

135

121

106

99

*93

89

84

78

71

71

69

825

5.980

4,700

1,320

2,660

805

418

320

260

210

185

165

150

129

*103

88

819

1,750

22,048

735

43,730

May

638

310

220

413

2,250

6.720

4,090

774

407

320

250

200

160

141

127

133

185

159

149

434

270

151

111

80

66

58

49

45

469

335

159

19,923

643

39,520

June

116

*82

52

40

151

384

183

184

157

80

261

255

133

113

70

50

38

33

28

24

19

*16

14

12

10

8.2

7.7

6.7

5.4

4.4

2,537.4

84.6

5,030

July

.2

.6

.2

.8

.7

.5

.5

.7

.2

.8

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.7

2

.2

.7

.5

13

81

50

31

20

*13

7.2

6 . 2 

4.4

306.9

9.9O

609

AufS.

3.2

2.9

2.4

3.5

ii

13

8.2

5.8

5.4

4.7

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.8

3.5

5.8

3.8

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

4.4

2.2

4.4

4.7

*4.4

121.6

3.92

241

Sept.

6^7

4.1

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.7

2.2

1.5

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

51.9

1.73

103

Calendar year 1959: Max 5, ISO Min 0.6 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,21O

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,720 Min 1.0 Mean 253 Ac-ft 183,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 ofs).--Oct. 3 (2 a.m.) 4,42O cfs (29.3O ft at auxiliary gage; base gage 

20.74 ft at 5 a.m.); Oct. 5 (6 a.m.) 5,86O cfs (32.9O ft at auxiliary gage; base gage 2>l,78 ft at 

1O a.m.); Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 6,58O cfs (34.36 ft at auxiliary gage; base gage 27.30 ft at 1O p.m.) 

May 6 (4 p.m.) 7,560 cfs (36.1O ft ab auxiliary gage; base gage 28.48 ft at 10 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge for moat days above 100 cfs computed from auxiliary gage-height record.
432 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9190. Sac River- near Stockton, Mo.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°42'03", long 93°45'20", in SW^NW^ sec.11, T.34 N., R.26 W., on 

right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from Bear Creek, and 2 miles east of Stockton.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1960.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1932, chain gage at site 57 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 7, 

1932, to Feb. 20, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 21, 1935, to May 3, 1960, wire-weight gage, 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 1,031 cfs (746,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 20.8 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 31.8 ft); no 

flow Sept. 9-23, 1954, Oct. 14, 17-20, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Sept. 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 29.3 ft in July 1909.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation during extremely low stages from gristmills 

upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 6, 7)

5.0

23

50

133

278

1,030

10.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

3,200

6,180

9,460

13,800

17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

234 

3,040

9,930

9,460

14,800

*6,250 

2,950

2,270

1,950

1,630

1,830

1,430

2,840

5,360

*3,700

2,500

2,070

1,710

1,510

1,350

1,190

1,070

990

910

830

772

713

654

616

596

558

85,713

2,765

2.38

2.75

170,000

Nov.

539 

502

483

2,590

2,950

1,870 

1,470

1,310

1,190

1,070

950

870

810

791

732

694

654

596

558

539

520

502

479

*453

432

414

400

389

372

358

25,487

850

0.733

0.82

50,550

Dec.

351 

344

335

325

322

315 

309

300

294

287

287

1,050

654

539

464

435

746

5,720

3,65b

2,450

2,030

1,710

1,510

1,430

1,270

1,150

1,230

2,070

1,910

*1,670

1,510

36,667

1,183

1.02

1.18

72,730

Jan.

1,350 

1,270

1,150

1,030

950

890 

850

791

752

713

674

654

654

635

791

732

674

752

830

732

713

674

654

654

635

616

635

*616

635

577

558

23,841

769

0.663

0.76

47,290

Feb.

520 

502

483

476

752

,310 

^70

,230

,190

,150

1,030

950

850

810

772

732

713

674

635

596

577

558

539

520

520

539

383" 468

468

21,317

735

0.634

0.68

42,280

Mar.

439 

*424

432

410

392

389 

382

S5B" 375

424

520

558

635

830

1,190

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,750

2,110

2,550

3,250

3,400

3,150

2,600

2,150

1,870

1,710

1,550

1,430

1,350

40,636

1,311

1.13

1.30

80,600

Apr.

1,230 

1,110

1,010

930

870

810 

772

732

674

635

616

596

558

*616

694

870

791

732

674

635

616

674

596

558

539

520

483

464

453

1,790

22,278

743

0.641

0.71

44,190

May

772 

596

520

483

530

*9.460 

*8,110

3,200

2,230

1,790

1,510

1,310

1,150

1,030

910

830

810

830

*1,070

1,190

1,430

1,230

1,010

870

772

810

791

654

713

713

616

48,340

1,559

1.34

1.55

95,880

June

539 

55T

472

428

396

396 

389

375

348

312

348

331

312

341

*303

281

272

253

241

232

222

213

198

186

178

172

169 192"

186

180

8,967

299

0.258

0.29

17,790

July

15*3 

180

T3T

135

13*3

133 

128

123

121

116

109

107

105

98

91

69

3T

133

*166

121

1C7

£8

1C5

121

133

146

180

156

128

111

102

3,862

125

0.108

0.12

7,660

Aug.

94 

87

81

81

172

133

109

94

172

185

128

116

102

94

85

79

73

73

79

79

75

69

*67

64

60

58

55

53

52

50

48

2,765

89.2

0.077

0.09

5,480

Sept.

46 

fS

40

40

38

35 

34

33

31

29

28

25

27

28

28

28

28

28

29

27

27

27

25

24

24

23

ZS

*25

35

30

907

30.2

0.026

0.03

1,800

Calendar year 1959= Max 14,800 Min 19 Mean 789 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.25 Ac-ft 571,300

Water year 1959-60'- Max 14,800 Min 23 Mean 876 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.28 Ac-ft 636,200

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Ocb. 5 (l p.m.) 16,800 "cfs (20.8 ft); May 6 (11 p.m.) 12,000 cfs 

(19.55 ft). ___ ___ ______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings prior to May 4.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 433

9195. Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°50'03", long 93°52 1 3l", In NE£ sec.2, T.35 N., R.27 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 39, 1J miles north of Pleasant View, 

ij miles downstream from Alder Creek, and 5-jj- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 420 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1923 to September 1926, October 1948 to September 19SO.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 739.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Apr. 22, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1948, to May 10, 1950,

wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum. May 11, 1950, to Dec. 17,

1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 285 cfs (206,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs May 7 (gage height, 20.82 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 28, 29.

1923-26, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 33,900 cfs July 17, 1958 (gage height, 27.35 

ft); no flow at times In 1953-54, 1956, 1959-60.

Maximum stage known, 27.7 ft July 20, 1909, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whlcf are fair. 

Revisions (water years)_.--WSP 1146: 1923-26, drainage area. WSP 1176: 1924(1").

Rating tables, Mater year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5, 6, Dec. 29 to Jan. l)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

1.8

4.8

14

29

50

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

146

282

715

1,800

3,300

0.75 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

2.0 

4.5

7.7

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

16

35

61

180

322

6.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

21.0

743

1,890

3,700

5,720

7,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-rt

Oct.

693

2,060

2,380

*L,440

370

195

151

466

2,090

1,130

1,530

3,500 

«U60

450

282

208

170

146

131

118

107

96

86

79

70

64

59

55

52

13,190.6

619

1.47

1.70

38,060

Nov.

51

49

49

112

1.190

527

208

158

135

122

109

99

94

94 

104

99

87

79

73

70

68

67

64

*63

59

56

50

47

44

a42.

4,069

136

0.324

0.36

8,070

Dec.

41

40

39

39

38

37

36

35

33

32.

37

179

a!50

a!20 

alOO

a90

alSO

al.500

1,470"

522

330

254

226

206

200

186

a250

a900

672

*338

254

8,504

274

0.652

0.75

16,780

Jan.

219

206

186

167

154

141

131

128

123

118

117 125-

167

233 

240

254

200

200

226

180

174

160

148

123

118

120

130

*140

142

132

125

5,027

" 162

0.386

0.45

9,970

Feb.

119

114

111

130

390

767

513

330

276

254

226

193

174

160 

148

148

148

140

130

119

117

114

112

110

106

104

100

ToT

a!02

5,559

192

0.457

0.49

11,030

Mar.

alOO

*99

110

111

100

89

87

91

101

128

200

268

298

4BO 

840

695

840

S 90

1,320

1,590

1,500

1.710

1,440

840

546

419

346

306

268

234

291

16,387

529

1.26

1.45

32,500

Apr.

254

219

193

180

167

154

148

138

129

120

116

112

126

*1,470 

1.620

695

524

449

330

276

268

247

219

193

174

160

142

132

240

672

9,867

329

0.783

0.87

19,570

May

439

254

200

167

247

5,310

*6.800

3,660

791

546

409

330

276

240 

212

193

212

*247

240

291

346

298

206

167

148

148

148

114

301

840

372

24,152

779

1.85

2.14

47,900

June

226

180

154

129

148

174

233

154

137

108

248

1.070

261

626 

*233

154

117

93

78

65

56

49

42

37

33

29

26

38

57

25

4,980

166

0.395

0.44

9,880

July

18

15

12

11

9.7

8.9

8.1

7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.1

5.1 

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.2

*2.8

2.5

5.5

5.8

4.5

5.5

5.1

4.2

19

15

5.5

4.3

4.0

227.6

7.34

0.017

0.02

451

Al?.

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

3.2

6J,

4.5

2.5

1.4

1.1

.7 

.6

 jf

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

*.8

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

47.5

1.53

O.OC36

O.C04

94

Sept.

1.0

. 9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

.1

a.l

*o

0

aO

9.5

0.32

0.00075

0.0008

19

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,130 Min 0 Mean 210 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.77 Ac-ft 151,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,800 Mln 0 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.67 Ac-ft 194,400

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO cfe). Oct. 14 (8 a.m.) 3,74O cfs (15.07 ft); May 7 (5:30 a.m.) 

7,500 efs (20.82 ft)._____________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
434 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9205. Osage River at Osceola, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°03'44", long 93°41'37", in NE^NE^ sec.17, T.38 N., R.25 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile dowrstream from 

Gallinipper Creek, 1 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Missouri Public Service Co., and 1 mile northeast of Osceola.

Drainage area. 8.220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1928, October 1930 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Gage-1-eight records 

collected at site lij miles upstream April 1910 to November 1930, at present site November 1930 to April 1933, and since February 1938 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, chain gage at site l£ miles upstream at datum 3.67 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--41 years, 5,108 cfs (3,698,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,200 cfs May 6, 8 (gage height, 22.82 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1917-28,1930-60: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage heigh^ 41.48 ft 

in gage well, 41.7 ft from outside gage); minimum, 3.6 cfs Nov. 16-19, 1956; minimum 

gage height, 0.22 ft Aug. 11, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 45 ft in June 1844 (discharge, about 150,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 1 mile upstream. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 606: 1922.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5

10

28

43

73

290

3.0

4.0

7.0

16.0

23.0

610

1,560

6,120

23,100

39,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

782

2,360 

13,300

20,600

26,200

27,600 

25^500

18,900 

17,700

20,000

22,300

20,000

16,400

*17,500 

16,400

12,200-

8,790

5,780

4,280 

3,280

2,690

2,270

2,060

1,680

1,500

1,930

1,470

1,430

1,340

1,220 

584

318,046

10,260

630,800

Nov.

936

1,480 

950

1,050

3,960

£|f§

2*480 

2,410

1,780

1,520

1,500

1,350

843 

1,220

1,620

1,120

1,070

920 

917

413

838

*1,350

844

748

784

677

655" 274

1,110

43,110

1,437

85,510

Dec.

546

648 

598

574

165

507 

996

422 

588

292

574

363

1,140

1,180 

906

820

780

2,360

8,250 

5,950

4,320

3,060

2,620

2,270

2,130

1,450

1,860

2,910

4,160

*3,520

3,360

59,319

1,914

117,700

Jan.

3,210

2,480 

2,270

2,200

1,740

1,560 

1,470

1,390 

1.090

1,220

1,420

1,250

1,260

1,370 

1,930

2,550

3,520

4,000

4,480 

3, 520

2,620

2,000

1,360

1,620

1,740

1,320

1,430

*1,500

1,680

1,800

2,060

63,060

2,034

125,100

Feb.

2,200

1,930 

1,680

1,930

4,800

9,330 

11,500

11,800 

11,300

9,150

6,460

4,800

3,920

3,280 

2,830

2,620

2,480

2,760

2,480 

2,480

2,130

2,060

2,340

2,270

2,410

2,000

1,860

1,620

1.560

117,980

4,068

234,000

Mar.

1,680

*-l,620 

1,740

1,660

1,680

1,260 

1,400

1,560 

1,560

1,930

1,920

2,480

3,360

4,480 

6,460

8,070

8,790

8,970

10,000 

12,900

15,800

19,300

21.800

21,800

20,200

19,700

20,000

20,400

20,800

21,000

21,000

305,320

9,849

605,600

Apr,

20,600

20,200 

19,700

18,900

15,300

8,790 

4,640

3,210 

2,690

2,340

2.270

2,270

*2,270

13,500 

18,300

17,300

16,600

16,400

16,600 

17,000

16 , 800

14,400

9,150

4,960

3,280

2,910

2,480

2,550

11,300

21,600

328,310

10,940

651,200

May

20,800

17,900 

18,300

18,900

19,300

35,400 

38,200

59,000 

32,500

26,000

24,200

22,500

19,700

14,700 

7,890

4,160

3,920

*3,600

4,960 

4,320

4,160

4,320

3,760

2,910

2,340

5,120

3,140

2.130

2,270

3,760

4,000

414,160

13,360

821,500

June

3,360

2,480 

1,680

1,320

1,210

1,420 

2,000

2,550 

1,860

1,450

1,450

2,550

4,800

*4.960 

3,600

2,200

1,800

1,450

1,200 

1,440

1,330

992

796

650

558

452

47?

650

535

642

51,857

1,729

102,900

July

491

617 

274

288

200

250 

£39

£67 

290 "27

128

30T

860

82T 

666

602

348

308

284 

*278

426

242

253

298

278

320

382

546

363

316

174

11,340

366

22,490

Aug.

197

212 

132

166

150

120 

208

270 

206

227

276

246

224

62

172

80

149

207

151 

87

170

490

424

*296

97

242

122

494

2,740

5,440

5,610

19,667

634

39,010

Sept.

3,600

4. QOQ 

2,910

1,090

650

414 

316

247 

238

14

21

228

14

16

280

218

22

49

280 

102

16

105

61

80

62

19

134

*16

608

550

16,360

545

32,450

Calendar year 1959 : Max 27,600 Min 16 Mean 3,067 Ac-ft 2,220,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 39,000 Min 14 Mean 4,777 Ac-ft 3,468,000

Peak discharge (base, 32,oOO efs).-~Maye(6 p.m.) 39,200 cfs (22.82 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 435

9210. Pomme de Terre River near Bolivar, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°36', long 93°19', in N^ sec.11, T.33 N., R.22 W., on downstream side of 

left main pier of bridge on State Highway 64 in Burns, 4f miles upstream from Hominy 

Creek and 5j miles east of Bolivar.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 913.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 23, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 165 cfs (119,500 acre-ft).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 11.45 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 16; minimum gage height, 2.35 ft Aug. 8, 9.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 16, 1958 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs July 25, Aug. 19, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 7-10, 14-22, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

0

2.5

7.6

16

39

73

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

155

265

510

1,090

1,880

3,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

1,150"

500

5,570

900

*475

510

257

176

176

197

125

1,160

705

575

*265 

208

166

140

120

98

86

76

69

62

60

52

48

45

44

42

11,509

571

1.65

1.90

22,850

Nov.

40

58

9T

'500 922

292

211

169

145

125

112

101

98

106

90

83 

76

69

67

65

64

62

58

56

*54

52

51

48

46

44

5,936

131

0.582

0.65

7,810

Dec.

44

42

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

57

188

 360

208

155

131

114 

1,500

2,620

598

415

320

257

255

208

185

169

758

752

450

520

261

10,578

541

1.52

1.75

20,980

Jan.

2T4~ 257

186

166

152

140

154

125

120

112

106

103

103

134

149

140 

146

208

186

160

140

120

110

100

100

131

134

122

*117

106

105

4,504

159

0.618

0.71

8,540

Feb.

101

96

93

150

700

500

550

280

229

211

180

152

157

131

122

117 

109

98

93

90

90

86

83

80

80

80

76

80

80

4,674

161

0.716

0.77

9,270

Mar.

78

73

*71

71

73

73

73

73

78

88

101

112

117

166

190

204 

204

229

296

380

560

960

1,090

870

540

435

350

296

261

229

208

8,549

276

1.23

1.41

16,960

Apr.

190

IST

146

137

152

120

112

103

96

90

86

86

83

*88

131

120 

122

120

109

103

128

131

114

101

93

86

76

69

87

95

5,550

111

0.495

0.55

6,600

May

76

67

64

60

88

1.850

490

288

211

172

145

125

112

101

90

83 

117

106

*155

233

278

190

140

117

106

93

78

67

69

64

56^

5,869

189

0.840

0.97

11,640

June

5148"

45

42

39

37

35

34

33

31

28

26

27

33

33

 29 

25

24

22

22

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

13

12.

820

27.3

0.121

0.14

1,630

July

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.2

9.6

8.2

8.2

8.8

6.4

5.8

Iff

6.4

7.0

5.8

*5.8

5.8

7.0

14

35

19

11

9.6

7.6

7.0

5 8

°88.6

9.31

0.041

0.05

572

Auj.

5.8

4.6

4.1

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.6

5.8

7.0

5.2

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8 

3.6

5.8

5.2

6.4

5.8

5.2

*T , 2

4.6

4.6

7.6

13

15

7.0

4.1

3.2

164.9

5.32

0.024

0.03

327

Sept.

2.5

1.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.3

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

.8

lif

1.0

2.2

2.5

1.6

1.3

.8

1.0

3.6

4.1

4.1 s'.e

*5.2

2.5

52.2

1.74

0.0077

0.009

104

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,570 Mln 2.8 Mean 147 Cfam 0.653 In. 8.87 Ac-ft 106,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,570 Mln 0.6 Mean 148 Cfsn 0.658 In. 8.94 Ac-ft 107,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Oct. 4 (9 a.m.) 7,520 cfs (11.45 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20-25, Feb. 4-8j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for nearby stations.
436 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9212. Lindley Creek near Polk, Mo.

Location. La t 37°45'02", long 93°15'58", In NE^SE^ sec. 29, T.35 N. , R.21 ¥., 

northeast of Polk and 11 miles upstream from Ingalls Creek.

Drainage area . 112 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1957 to September 1960.

miles

ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929. Prior to Sept. 25, 1957, wire-weight gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 884.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 17.65 ft); no 

 flow July 20-22, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30; minimum gage height 3.53 ft Sept. 30.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs July 16, 1958 (gage height, 19.16 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1957, 1960; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1960. 

Flood in September 1914 reached a stage of about 25.2 ft.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

110

259

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

455

1,050

1,880

3,890

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.7

2.8

6.2

12

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

32

73

127

270

460

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 8.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

2,690

980

3,570

1,120

395 

225

171

139

111

110

90

2,320

478

242

*164

123

101

89

78

68

62

57

51

46

43

37

32

32

31

30

13,714

442

3.95

4.55

27,200

Nov.

28

26

196

1.640

305

162 

126

104

92

82

69

64

72

84

64

61

51

46

46

46

43

40

38

34

*31

30

27

25

23

ZZ

3,677

123

1.10

1.22

7,290

Dec.

23

22

21

21

21

20 

19

18

17

T7

52

111

69

57

51

47

842

1.610

324

230

174

147

139

126

111

105

692

360

230

172

*140

5,988

193

1.72

1.99

11,880

Jan.

131

TT9

99

87

81

76 

73

70

68

67

62

61

62

76

114

79

80

123

9f

83

76

64

57

55

M

61

78

73

*66

57

2,407

77.6

0.693

0.80

4,770

Feb.

55

52

49

98

580

270 

172

145

134

117

95

83

77

70

68

69

67

59

53

50

51

46

44

45

44

43

42

46

42

2,566

88.5

O.790

0.85

5,090

Mar.

40

41

*43

39

35

38 

38

42

50

57

70

73

75

100

107

117

116

145

185

230

374

882

973

636

339

246

192

158

139

122 

108

5,810

187

1.67

1.93

11,520

Apr.

94

82

75

72

65

61 

57

52

47

43

42

41

38

*44

73

60

73

67

55

65

109

74

60

52

48

42

35

3253-

127

1,838

61.3

0.547

0.61

3,650

May

69

55

46

42

139

2,670 

360

200

144

111

95

80

70

62

54

50

78

57

*75

73

68

50

39

32

38

71

31

24

31 

31

21

4,966

160

1.43

1.65

9,850

June

16

15

12

9.8

8.4

8.2 

8.0

6.7

5.8

5.1

4.3

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.6

*4.0

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.1

146.9

4.90

0.044

0.05

291

July

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8 

.8

.7

.6

,6

.6

.5

.5

,4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

2

*o

0

1.0

2.2

13

6.2

4.2

2.1

1.3 

1.1

1.3

43.7

1.41

0.0\3

0.01

87

Aug.

0.7

.5

.5

.6

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

~T.3 43

1.9

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

*.2

.1

.1

.1

2.

0

0 

0

0

61.2

1.97

0.018

0.02

121

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953= Max 3,570 Mln 0.9 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.06 Ac-ft 84,000

Water year 1959-60= Max 3,570 Mln o Mean 113 Cfsm 1 .01 In. 13.68 Ac-ft 81j750

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (12:30 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (17.65 ft); Oct. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 

6,760 cfs (17.41 ft); Oct. 13 (11:30 a.m.) 4,320 cfs (15.50 ft); Nov. 4 (8 a.m.) 2,980 cfs 

(13.83 ft); Dec. 18 (1:30 a.m.) 4,780 cfs (15.97 ft); May 6 (4 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (17.07 ft).

Discharge measure vatlon of no flow made on this day.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 437

9215. Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'45", long 93°18'35", in SE^NE^ sec.23, T.37 N., R.22 W., or right

 bank' at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, a quarter of a mile erst of 

Hermitage and l| miles downstream from Mill (Crane) Creek.

Drainage area.--655 sq mi.

Records available. July 1921 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 1.6 miles upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1925, to Oct. 2, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 3, 1934, to July 28, 1937, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 619 cfs (448,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 21.6 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 8 1927 (gage height, 36.45 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs; no flow for many days in 1936, 

1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 786: 1927(M). WSP 1146: 1926. WSP 1280: 1927, 1933(M)

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 16-22, Aug. 22 to Sept. 1, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

3.1 196

4.0 395

7.0 1,570

10.0 3,460

18.0 10,800

20.0 13,500

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0

.5 

3.0 

9.0

27

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

49

115

208

440

1,060

8.0

13.0

18.0

2,100

5,920

10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

202

5,490

11,800

7,120

12.800

3,250

1,500

938

741

947

1,060

725

2,260

*6,320

1,860

1,100

789

635 

530

452

402

352

296 

259

261

243

219

200

184

173

169

63,277

2,041

3.12

3.59

125,500

Nov.

160

154

146

2,420

3.4SO

1,210 

757

590

502

440

390

340

329

378

365

318

289

254 

226

219

212

204

*196 

184

169

161

150

141

132

124

14,640

488

0.745

0.83

29,040

Dec.

117

114

110

109

108

104 

103

102

96

M

104

306

695

465

378

329

597

8.450 

4,030

1,650

1,140

685

757 

680

620

560

620

2,550

*1,550

1,060

821

29,304

945

1.44

1.66

58,120

Jan.

680

SS0

545

478

428

390

365

360

329

318

307

307

307

329

502

530

452

490 

590

515

452

402

365 

352

340

318

*352

378

365

329

318

12,813

413

0.613

0.73

25,410

Feb.

296

287

274

352

955

1,920 

1,306

902

757

695

590

502

428

402

378

352

352

329 

296

281

267

261

252 

243

241

234

532- 228

230

13,836

477

0.728

0.79

27,440

Mar.

*219

215

226

221

212

206" 204

206

226

259

307

365

390

415

515

575

620

680 

837

1,080

1,600

2,900

4.820 

4,340

2,550

1,650

1,260

975

821

710

635

30,239

975

1.49

1.72

59,980

Apr.

575

502

440

415

378

352 

329

318

292

270

256

*248

248

307

365

415

465

465 

415

365

365

440

390 

340

296

276

250

226

TOT

1,08_0

11,784

393

0.600

0.67

23,370

May

680

452

352

307

1,010

9.750 

6,860

1,700

1,040

757

605

502

440

390

340

307

*318

352 

402

440

530

530

402 

318

276

415

402

254

250

Tnr oxo

252

30,931

998

1.52

1.76

61,350

June

196

1ST

145

127

114

108 

100

92

85

82

77

72

71

*69

68

67

67

63 

61

59

54

50

49 

46

42

41

40

39

57

39

2,347

78.2

0.119

0.13

4,660

July

37

45

38

35

30

29

27

26

26

29

30

27

22

21

19

17

15

12 

11

IT

11

*14

15 

23

63

87

-6? 104

54

47

39

1,031

33.3

0.051

0.06

2,040

Aug.

51

3:

29

27

26

25 

25

26

22

34

35

41

33

23ie

ifie

17 

IE

15

15

*13

15 

15

12

11

22

26

16

9.8

iiP.

668.8

21.6

0.0,T 3

0.04

1,3.50

Sept.

6.6

9

10

IS

9

8 

7.2

6.6

5.4

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

.4

^2_

1.5

3.0

.5 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.4

.4

*.5

.4

.4

.3

92.1

3.07

0.0047

O.O05

183

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,800 Kin 6.7 Mean 601 

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,800 Min 0.2 Mean 576

Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.44 Ao-ft 435,100 

Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.98 Ao-ft 418,400

Peak discharge (base 

(20.26 ft).

12,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (11 a.m.) 15,900 cfs (21.6 ft); May 6 (11 p.m.) 13,900 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 23 to Aug. 21, Sept. 2-6; discharge estimated on 

basis of tallwater readings at dam and weather records.

618097 O - 61 - E9
438 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9220. South Grand River near Brownlngton, Mo.

Location.-Lat 38°15'45", long 93»42'50", in NW£ sec.17, T.40 N., R.25 W., near center of

 spaTTon upstream side of county highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from St. Louis-San 

Francisco Railway Co. bridge, 200 ft downstream from Deepwater Creek, and 1 mile north 

of Brownlngton.

Drainage area. 1,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage Is 676.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1934, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,015 cfs (734,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 30.45 ft);

 minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 63,900 cfs Nov. 19. 1928 (gage height, 39.9 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 47,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1929. WSP 1036: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Jan. 15)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

0.2

1.0

3.9

9.0

22

55

101

195

4.5

12.0

14.5

20.0

24.0

28.0

31.0

368

4,230

5,610

9,260

13,000

19,000

26,500

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.9

0 

.5

1.9

5.0

11

29

67

132

4.4

5.0

10.0

14.5

20.0

24.0

23.0

31.0

258

465

3,050

5,610

9,260

13,000

19,000

26,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

65

1,200

1,920

1,050

2,180

2.440 

1,870 

650

329

274

257

179

226

*163

143

98

70

61 

58

45

34

30

27

21

18

13

10

8.0

13

13,475.0

435

0.262

0.30

26,730

Nov.

15

15

16

Ta- 20

il

10 

12 

13

18

15

14

14

13

12

12

10

9.0

7.5 

3.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

*1.9

1.3

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

279.6

9.32

0.0056

0.006

555

Dec.

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.6 

3.6 

3.9

4.9

5.4

5.9

a6

6.4

7.0

7.5

6^4

3.3 

2.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

2.2

3.0

7.0

*4.9

3.6

114.2

3.68

0.0022

0.003

227

Jan.

20~ 3.3

825

32

29

27

22 

19 

18

17

16

16

24

32

47

850

329

226 

143

111

98

94

880

61

50

65

*70

463

339

a340

4,436.3

143

0.086

0.10

8,800

Feb.

292

226

226

257

1,150

2.490

82,166 

1,300 

650

478

410

348

292

257

226

226

210

8270

329 

242

210

195

171

156

168

190

166

a!50

130

13,515

466

0.281

0.30

26,810

Mar.

*134

a!30

8120

a!20

allO

allO

123 

121 

119

125

143

163

210

226

274

329

389

500

575 

a900

1,510

3,120

4,230

5,000

5,390

6,500

7,340

7,220

7.550

7,480

6,140

66,401

2,142

1.29

1.49

131,700

Apr.

5,110

4,670

2,860

1,100

700

575

500 

389 

455

310

274

8260

*242

3,170

4,780

4,560

8,100

18,800

24.400 

2O,200

14,500

10,500

6,080

1,500

645

488

445

465

5,600

7,550

149,228

4,974

3.00

3.34

296,000

May

6,740

10,400

11,300

9,920

7,550

9,580

10,600 

12.400 

12,106

9,830

5,200

1,140

645

555

8450

387

*406

304

288 

273

244

230

216

189

176

790

387

244

216

a300 

304

113,364

3,657

2.20

2.54

224,900

June

230

153

a!20

87

880

75

690 

840 

258

244

216

8200

8300

244

*216

122

a!20

465

8300 

176

113

90

86

74

54

44

33

17

24

5,692

190

0.114

0.13

11,290

July

20

3.600

846

940

645

8300

176 

122 

99

370

336

555

304

202

132

104

a80

53

38 

*19

15

23

39

28

23

18

93

40

25 

15

LJL

9,263.8

293

0.180

0.21

18,370

Aug.

7.4

6.8

6.2

4.4

3.8

71

60 

54 

53

56

46

41

38

830

21

14

10

8.6

24

sm

8200

99

57

*43 ,

zer

19

8.6

86

3.8 

2.2

1.5

1,603.3

51.7

0.031

0.04

3,180

Sept.

1.2

1.1

.9

a. 9

.9

.8

.6 

.6 

.5

.4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

il

.5

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.5

.6

*.5

.4 

.5

19.3

0.64

0.00039

0.0004

38

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,3OO Mln 0.7 Mean 474 Cfsm 0.286 In. 3.88 Ac-ft 342,900

Water year 1959-60: Max 24,400 Mln 0.3 Mean 1,031 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.46 Ac-ft 748,600

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOO cfs). Apr. 19 (12 m.) 24,700 cfs (30.45 ft)j May 3 (7 p.m.) 11,600 cfs 

(22.7 ft); May 8 (8 p.m.) 13,000 efs (24.0 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 439

9240. Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'20", long 92°50'30", in NW£NE£ sec.19, T.37 N., R.17 W., or right 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc. and 

8 miles northwest of Decaturville.

Drainage area. 627 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1960 (discontinued). Prior to April 1930 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is about 665.9 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1930, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at saire datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 649 cfs (469,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum daily discharge, 38 cfs iug. 23.

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 33,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.84 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 15, 1946; minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 4-6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 ft in 1914.

Remarks. Records good. Medium and low flow regulated by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1116: 1931-33(M), 1935(M), 1941-42. WSP 1310: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, Apr. 1 to May 6)

2.0 213

3.0 540

4.0 1,000

7.0 

10.0

2,970

5,650

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

24 3.0 540

46 4.0 980

126 7.0 2,970

238 10.0 5,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

415

628

691

2,800

4.980

3,860

1,660 

1,060

801

426

523

727

538

 1,710

2,260

1,390

1,010

816

614

376

507

432

410

374

359

341

322

302 

28S

286 

276

31,182

1,006

61,850

Nov.

270

270

227

388

1,360

1.660

855 

672

558

490

442

410

395

383

374

368

356

338

323

317

306

298

*395

290

276

260

252

253" 129 

352

13,247

442

26,280

Dec.

246

208

236

222

li

204

340 

226

207

146

213

110

358

674

538

406

545

2,820

4.860

2,370

1,460

1,110

890

764

673

506

594

 1,160 

2,190

1,560 

1,170

27,102

874

53,760

Jan.

953

714

692

730

608

554

518 

489

356

395

494

450

378

410

404

318

426

543

456

444

508

438

309

426

522

413

*374

442 

528

314 

395

15,001

484

29,750

Feb.

457

322

371

395

474

672

1.060 

980

830

735

672

594

523

490

458

442

426

438

631

190

359

591

456

410

78.

300

329

335 

326

.......

14,344

495

28,450

Mar.

*320

320

320

320

320

320

320 

320

320

357

570

218

353

312

486

458

496

528

537

605

758

1,060

1,720

2,750

3.040

2,400

1,980

1,620 

1,330

1,280 

1,030

26,748

863

53,050

Apr.

890

770

659

676

595

632

469 

514

442

454

452

 480

366

411

408

382

431

497

442

399

484

487

479

468

496

424

372

370 

645

895

15,439

516

30,720

May

620

561

475

422

488

4,600

4.850 

3,120

1,550

1,130

924

786

675

572

522

528

 491

472

444

536

490

550

640

526

476

444

410

354"

410 

332

28,712

926

56, 950

June

314

304

289

210

255

345

258 

246

235

143

215

212

253

*308

242

221

217

108

19T

196

177

220

172

220

181

184

394 189" 

190

169

6,861

229

13,610

July

194

133

170

326

212

193

192 

162

114

103

302

140

115

291

190

88

106

292

178

140

184

214

120

366

770

836

600

396 

132

243 

352

7,854

253

15,580

Aug.

377

TTS

?24

185

195

130

129 

250

178

214

49

194

120

237

112

155

170

168

340

100

184

*185

38

1?6

146

146

150

146 

148

148 

155

5, 3^2

171

10,520

Sept.

155

264

110

98

250

156

80 

59

120

138

138

142

298

143

133

150

46

56

249

142

165

143

96

45

104

297

91

102 

124

92

4,186

140

8,300

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,470 Mln 28 Mean 526 Ac-ft 380,600

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,980 Mln 38 Mean 536 Ac-ft 388,800

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
440 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9255. Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°12', long 92°37', in SE£ sec.19, T.40 N., R.15 W., at left end of powerhouse section near left end of Bagnell Dam on Osage River, 2 miles southwest of Bagnell.

Drainage area. 14,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1932 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, published as Osage 

River at Bagnell Dam, Lakeside.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, or 

1.18 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, determined by Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,248,000 acre-ft Oct. 11 (elevation, 660.03 ft); 

minimum, 812,900 acre-ft Mar. 18 (elevation, 651.71 ft).

1931-60: Maximum contents, 1,527,000 acre-ft May 22, 1943 (elevation, 665.45 ft); 

minimum, 322,100 acre-ft Feb. 13, 1948 (elevation, 639.95 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 12 taintor gates 34 ft wide by 22 ft high. Storage began in 1931. Usable capacity, 1,246,000 

acre-ft between elevations 630.00 (maximum drawdown) and 660.00 ft (top of gates). 

Dead storage, 727,000 acre-ft. Water is used for generating electricity. Figures 

given herein represent usable contents. Elevations given herein are referred to mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Nov. 30. .............................................

Dec. 31. .............................................

Calendar year 1959 .................................

Aug. 31........ ......................................

Sept . 30 ..............................................

Water year 1959-60. ...............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

657.77

.

654.61

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,121,000

_

954,400

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-1-122,200

+295,200

-124,800

-1-93,000

-1-96,000

-1-5,000

-128,000

-34,600

-44,400

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 441

9260. Osage River near Bagnell, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°12'26", long 92°35'23", in NjSE^- sec.21, T.40 N. , R.15 W., on left bank 

1| miles upstream from Bagnell and 3 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of 

Union Electric Co. cf Missouri.

Drainage area. 14,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1880 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1880-1931 

are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission or U- S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1930, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder at powerplant 3 miles upstream from bas3 gage.

Average discharge. 80 years, 9,594 cfs (6,946,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,500 cfs May 7 (gage height, 26.80 ft); minimum, about 200 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, about 1.5 ft), from information by powerplant; minimum daily, 330 cfs June 25.

1880-1960: Maximum discharge, 230,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 48.8 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 220 cfs Dec. 12, 1917. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 43.1 ft in June 1844 (discharge, 164, Q10 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 2,000 cfs, which are poor. 

Lake of the Ozarks (see preceding page).

Flow regulated by

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,76O

9,580

9,9OO

14,4OO

32,3OO

34,500

34,500

55.OOO

27,8OO

21,8OO

34,6OO

33,OOO

32,5OO

32,9OO

27.9OO

25.0OO

18,3OO

17,900

19,5OO

12.1OO

9,36O

9,440 

8,920

906

4O4

8.24O

9,260

8,620

3,560

2 , 620

740

539,310

17,400

$1,070

Nov.

422

8.64O

9,370

8,770

10.1OO

9,580

1,610

48O

8,42O

9,12O

3,940

8,260

9,520

9O8

468

2,990

3,170

3,400

3,60O

2,900

806

*418 

2,655

2,8OO

2.8OO

450

450

450

5OO

3,10O

120,042

4,001

238,100

Dec.

2,84O

2,69O

3, ISO

3,050

68O

43O

2,62O

2,720

1,5OO

1,6OO

1,7OO

450

45O

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,640

1,76O

596

*525

8,220

9.180 

9,640

1,740

462

434

444

7,830

8,O30

8,74O

6.1OO

93,241

3,008

184,9OO

Jan.

1,700

2,OOO

1,7OO

8,6OO

9,2OO

9,200

9,100

8,800

450

450

9,100

8,9OO

9,1OO

12, BOO

16.700

3,700

6OO

9,3OO

9,300

9,400

9,4OO

9,400 

50O

*42O

7,430"

6, BOO

5,470

5,230

3,400

522

435

189,107

6,10O

375,100

Feb.

7,810

9,180

8,59O

9,360

9,300

1,12O

447

8.20O

13 , 4OO

17.600

12,10O

7,950

1,940

444

8,340

8,740

B,62O

9,OOO

B,47O

940

*423

2,7615 

8,3OO

8,76O

8,860

9,150

1,130

434

8.71O

ZOO,O78

6,899

396,800

Mar.

9,OOO

8,9OO

9,400

9,OOO

1.O1O

412

7,950"

9,540

9,O2O

9,35O

9,5OO

1,560

461

8,9OO

10.0OO

14,10O

2O,9OO

22,2OO

7,710

1,540

13,100

21,000 

23,700

29,600

31,000

31,OOO

31,9OO

32 , 2OO

31,200

32,5OO

33^200

480,853

15,510

953,800

Apr.

33.2OO

25,000

11,800

15,500

15,8OO

15,000

7,320

4.26O

5,550

3,80(5

9,430

8,760

8,82O

15,900

31,2OO

32,5OO

33,2OO

28,5OO

29,8OO

31,200

33.90O

34,600 

34,200

24,10O

11,400

9,100

9,160

9,280

18.3OO

4O, 300

588,860

19,63O

*1,168

May

42 , 5OO

35,OOO

32,500

33.2OO

36,700

56 , 500

73.4OO

73,400

67,100

62.2OO

59,100

50, 80O

39,6OO

29,20O

21,6OO

19,900

25,300

12,30O

10,30O

9,20O

1,OOO

540 

8.4OO

3,OOO

3,OOO

4,8OO

9,330

770

470

470

8.OOO

829,580

26,76O

*1,645

June

3,230

2,780

5.540

570

360

2,420

2,7OO

2,68O

740

48O

375

460

555

430

42O

430

355

4O8

405

63O

745

530 

380

425

550

435

415

46O

370

395

28,253

942

56,04O

July

4OO

41O

445

37O

410

42O

355

T7^

355

*395

3,620

2,960

2,890

58O

43O

36O

41O

425

435

2.89O

3,170

5.570 

550

405

3.19O

3.O9O

3,400

3,190

3,35O

435

4OO

45,780

1,477

9O,800

Aug.

2,80O

5,850

4,190

3,180

3,160

450

450

3,OOO

3,OOO

3,100

3,2OO

45O

45O

45O

45O

45O

3.6OO

2,90O

800

450

45O

2,8OO 

3,400

2,800

3,500

6.700

450

50O

6,20O

6,000

6,100

81.28O

2,622

161,200

Sept.

6,300

6,306

450

45O

5OO

3,1OO

3,490

3,53O

495

370

385

465

385

385

370

385

355

4OO

44O

395

38O

1.18O 

1,22O

380

40O

45O

355

375

430

350

34,470

1,149

68,37O

Calendar year 1959 : Max 35,OOO Min 335 Mean 5,688 Ac-ft 4,118,000

Water year 1959-6O : Max 73,4OO Mln 330 Mean 8,827 Ac-ft 6,4O8,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5-17, No 

to Sept. 5, powerplant outlow record used.

18-20, 23-3O, Dec. 9-13, Dec. 31 to Jan. 23, Aug. 6
442 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

9265. Osage River near St. Thomas, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°20'25", long 92°13'25", in SE^SW^ sec.35, T.42 N., R.12 W., on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from Sugar Creek and 2-| miles south of St. Thomas.

Drainage area.--14,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1931 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 528.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 29 years, 9,990 cfs (7,232,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 75,400 cfs May 8 (gage height, 25.20 ft); minimum, 346 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.28 ft); minimum daily discharge, 395 cfs June 18, 

Sept. 18.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 43.8 ft); minimum, 346 cfs July 12, 1959, Sept. 18, 1960; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 18, 1960; 

minimum daily discharge, 373 cfs July 12, 1959.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, about 39.4 ft in June 1844.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by Lake of the Ozarks (see p. 440).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22 to Feb. 1)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

2,000

3,280

6.0

10.0

17.0

26.0

6,950

17,100

41,000

79,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8,800

5,090

10,300

17,600

32,000

35, 200

55,600

35,600

*33,800

21,900

34,200

56.000 

32,800

54,900

51,100

28,700

19,300

18,100

19,700

15,500

9,820

9,310

8,790 

6,820

1,260

1,690

8,580

8,580

7,550

3,430 

2,940

574,760

18,540

tl.140

Nov.

1,000

1,450

8,790

8,790

9,220

9,440

8,000

1,820

1,780

8,160

7,590

5,070 

8,580

7,470

1,410

*990

3,000

5,550

5,220

5,460

2,870

959

689 

2,560

2,610

2,680

1,050

566

557 tryy obb

117,477

5,916

233,000

Dee.

2,680

3,140

2,870

5,210

5,220

1,060

671

2,610

2,870

1,760

1,760

1,820 

898

626

1,700

1,760

1,940

5,550

3,280

1,520

*1,700

7,950

9,220 

7,000

2,000

810

1,620

3,360

8,160

7,750 

8,720

105,215

3,530

204,700

Jan.

5,300

2,180

2,180

2,490

7,550

8,160

7,950

8,270

6,490

1,150

1,390

7,550 

8,160

8,370

15.700

12,800

a5,000

a2,500

a8, 500

a9,000

a9,000

a9,000

a8,000 

al,300

*1,480

7,350

5,950

5,760

5,380

3,030 

1,040

185,980

5,955

364,900

Feb.

1,550

a8,500

a9,000

a9,500

a9,500

a8,500

al,500

al,800

all, 000

a!5,000

aie.ooo

alS.OOO 

a9,000

a2,000

a2,000

a9,000

a8,500

a8,500

a9,000

a8,000

al,50o

al,500

a3,000 

a9,000

a8,500

a8,500

a7,500

al.500

a2,000

204,650

7,057

405,900

Mar.

a9,000

a8,500

a9,000

a8,500

a7,500

al , 500

a2,000

9,000

8,670

8,580

9,000

7,350 

1,540

2,210

8,790

10,700

19,300

21,900

16,000

5,780

6,790

20, 900

25,600 

32,100

32,400

32 , 400

32,100

52,100

32,000

54.900 

34,500

488,410

15,760

968,700

Apr.

34,900

32,400

15,800

17,400

19,700

20,000

17,100

10,600

8,580

6,550

6,550

9,440 

8,580

10,300

28,000

32,100

34,500

31,400

28,400

30.400

35,100

33,800

33,800 

30,700

15,400

9,070

7,950

9,000

15,400

58,800

625,720

20,860

tl.241

May

44,800

38,100

32,400

32,000

55,200

49,000

69,400

75,000

*73, 100

66 , 300

62,300

55,100 

43,700

51,400

22,200

16,800

24,600

15,500

9,860

9,090

6,150

1,290

2,260 

6,670

5,280

5,140

7,150

6,680

1,170

726 

1,980

846,346

27,300

tl,679

June

6,550

5,280

5,210

3,350

1,120

1,720

a3,000

a3,000

5,000

1,080

671

525 

*540

735

548

532

500

395

431

468

653

849

698 

540

455

423

461

507

566

476

40,059

1,335

79,460

July

500

515

515

540

500

507

574

445

5l8

4S8

639

3,280 

2,800

2,9«)

1,070

617

507

*515

5*8

5S6

5,110

5,670

4,8tO 

970

635

5,070

3,530

5,430

3,230

3,5?0 

919

49,218

1,589

97,630

Aug.

653

3,070

5,380

4,090

3,140

3,060

1,030

626

2,610

3,280

2,800

2,940 

970

566

532

653

591

3,000

2,680

1,260

540

*523 2,253" 

3,140

3,000

4,590

4,940

1,040

895

5,570 

5.SVO

75,219

2,426

149,200

Sept.

5,760

5,950

5,240

1,130

566

566

2,940

3,430

3,410

970

532

468 

582

431

468

438

461

¥53" 395

532

461

484

1,140 

1,410

662

515

566

468

468

582

41,478

1,383

82,270

Calendar year 1959 : Max 36,000 Min 373 Mean 6,031 Ac-ft 4,366,000

Water year 1959-60 : Max 75,000 Min 595 Mean 9,155 Ac-ft 6,646,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Bagnell.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 443

9270. Maries River at Westphalia, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°25'55", long 91°59'20", in NE£ sec.35, T.43 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63, three-quarters of a mile southeast of 

Westphalia, and l£ miles downstream from Little Maries Creek.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1948-60), 203 cfs (147,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,380 cfs May 6 (gage height, 11.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs May 17, 1957 (gage height, 18.21 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22, Oct. 5-18, 1956.

Flood of June 8, 1937, reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per gecc

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17 Dec. 18 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

5.2

11

27

62

108

230

460

860

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.8 

3.5 

6.0 

9.0

31

71

146

290

655

2,650

5,420

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.6

2.0

3.8

6.0

12

25

1.9 

2.2 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0

49

109

291

655

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19~0

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6

77T

6.8

260

133

84

*64

44

31

693

542

146

86

112

104

70

52

43

36

30

26

22

20

18 

15

14

13

12

10

10

9 9

2,720.4

87.8

0.342

0.39

5,400

Nov.

10

9.9

10"^ 9.2

12

14

14

15

15

18

15

14

18

44

3T

32

27

»23

21

20

19

18

17

17 

16

15

14

14

13

15

536.1

17.9

0.070

0.08

1,060

Dec.

13

13

13

12

12

jj14"

12

12

13

15

19

17

16

16

15

42

2.300

488

233

160

*120

95

78 

67

61

1,160

1,140

415

252

178

7,012

226

0.879

1.01

13,910

Jan.

135

114

95

78

67

61

56

52

48

45

44

44

42

156

566

221

163

148

137

112

95

84

74

71 

64

*64

86

108

146

146

137

3,229

104

0.405

0.47

6,400

Feb.

124

106

93

99

384

625

335

224

183

158

124

99

83

72

67

*63

61

55

51

48

47

44

44

43 

44

43

42

41

40

3,446

119

0.463

0.50

6,840

Mar.

37

39

40

38

36

35

35

42

44

48

54

56

63

95

148

178

183

224

283

322

583

925

1,520

2.060 

1,486

836

1,160

774

390

*1,400

808

13,940

450

1.75

2.02

27,650

Apr.

415

266

199

163

139

120

108

93

82

74

68

66

63

62

53

130

535

366

213

180

741

375

224

163 

133

112

97

84

1,550

2,830

9,714

324

1.26

1.41

19,270

May

631

310

213

165

3,850

5,050

1,480

571

322

*226

176

141

119

100

84

80

78

86

126

114

95

80

70

59 

51

45

39

32

30

29

26

14,478

467

1.82

2.10

28,720

June

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.9

30

42 *3T

21

16

13

11

10

8.9

8.6

8.3

7.7

6.9 

6.3

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

413.3

13.8

0.054

0.06

820

July

107

49

24

14

11

9.3

8.0

7.4

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.6

23

14

27

18

14

*11

9.3

8.0

7.2

6.0

6.0

it*1

233

153

207

98

59

109

1,314.4

42.4

0.165

0.19

2,610

Aug.

56

31

21

16

13

11

9.3

S.O

7.4

6.6

6.0

5.8

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.1

571

71

4T

*17

11 

8.3

6.9

5.8

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.1

399.5

12.9

0.050

0.06

792

Sept.

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

7

7T

.7

1.6

7.2

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.4 

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

2 5

71.4

2.38

0.0093

0.01

142

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,970 Mln 0.4 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.459 In. 6.23 Ac-ft S5,750

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,050 Mln 0,7 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.607 In- 8.30 Ac-ft 113,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 ofs). Apr. 30 (2 a.m.) 6,730 cfs (10.27 ft); May 6 (5 p.m.) 8,380 cfs 

(11.75 ft).________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
444 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

9280. Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°45'35", long 92°27'05", in SE^SE^ sec.15, T.35 N., R.14 W., on downstream 

end of center pier of bridge on east bound lane on U. S. Highway 66, 1 mile downstream 

from Osage Pork and l| miles west of Hazlegreen.

Drainage area. 1,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1960. Prior to April 1929 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 11, 1934, to Mar. 5, 1956, wireweight gage, at same site and datum. Mar. 6, 1956, to Dec. 17, 1957, staff gage at 

site 750 ft downstream at same datum and Dec. 18, 1957, to Aug. 20, 1958, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 1,013 cfs (733,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 15-17 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 76,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1945 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, -0.34 ft Oct. 22-25, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 30.6 ft in January 1916, from floodmark (discharge, about 

90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1146: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 30 to Jan. l)

Oct. 14 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.0 

6.0

213

323

590

860

2,720

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

145

256

457

4.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

860

4,700

8,100

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

248

248

235

388

1,460

2,300

1,980

1,370

1,000

749

590

504

*624

4,300

4.810

2,350

1,650

1,280

990

806

678

580

514

444

394

362

331

303

279

264

249

32,280

1,041

0.833

0.96

64,030

Nov.

236

230

226

451

5,970

6,070

2,440

1,700

1,320

1,060

888

753

661

588

528

478

426

383

356

331

*322

308

294

283

275

264

256

246

236

226

27,805

927

0.742

0.83

55,150

Dec.

220

215

209

206

203

201

195

195

192

190

195

397

1,180

1,100

944

797

1,280

6,180

11.600

4,300

2,820

2,160

1,740

1,460

1,230

1,060

1,110

2,530

4,100

2,720

*2,160

53,089

1,713

1.37

1.58

105,300

Jan.

1,700

1,370

1,190

1,040

888

788

728

678

620

580

543

514

492

507

603

953

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,050

934

833

770

703

644

*603

573

558

536

507

478

24,783

799

0.639

0.74

49,160

Feb.

457

438

426

426

478

1,080

2.120

1,740

1,460

1,320

1,190

1,050

869

770

703

653

611

566

536

500

471

438

426

413

413

394

383

383

__ *572_

21,086

727

0.582

0.63

41,820

Mar.

367

356

356

340

331

322

317

317

331

335

356

356

356

372

413

492

588

711

851

1,060

1,370

1,980

3,300

5,360

5.690

4,400

3,500

»3,000

2,440

2,070

1,790

43,827

1,414

1.13

1.30

86,930

Apr.

1.510

1,320

1,150

1,000

906

815

753

686

628

588

*536

514

492

485

500

507

543

573

588

596

644

678

720

686

636

580

536

500

580

678

20,928

698

0.558

0.62

41,510

May

588

550

485

432

438

2,210

6.020

4,100

2,350

1,790

1,420

1,170

981

860

753

*686

603

580

588

661

1,090

2,070

1,650

1,230

1,010

860

736

644

588

521

485

38,149

1,231

0.985

1.14

75,670

June

444

413

389

362

340

308

286

264

253

240

236

230

*217

212

209

206

201

195

190

185

177

169

164

159

155

150

152

155

155

152

6,968

232

0.186

0.21

13,820

July

150

155

256

233

236

209

192

179

164

155

155

140

134

169

159

138

127

122

122

120

115

»110

115

122

152

2,230

2,440

1,0!30

711

5X4

3H

ii.z^s

334

0.291

0.34

22,410

Aug.

322

275

240

220

206

190

174

169

164

167

152

162

164

150

138

131

124

131

124

122

113

*110

108

105

103

100

96

93

90

88

85

4,616

149

0.119

0.14

9,160

Sept.

85

85

84

82

80

78

76

74

72

70

68

64

62

60

58

58

58

71

76

74

71

71

94

101 "90

85

*88

85

80

76

2,276

75.9

0.061

0.07

'4,510

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,600 Mln 86 Mean 815 Cfam 0.652 In. 8.85 Ao-ft 590,200

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,600 Mln 58 Mean 784 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.56 Ac-ft 569,500

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Nov. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (12.60 ft); Dec. 19 (7:30 a.m.) 

14,800 cfs (15.06 ft).______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 23-30, Sept. 1-14; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for station near Waynesville.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 445

9285. Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°52'20", long 92°13'40", in SEij-SEij sec.3, T.36 N., R.12 W., on downstream 

side of center pier of county highway bridge, 2| miles downstream from Roubidoux Creek 

and 4 miles north of Waynesville.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1914 to September 1960. Prior to June 1921 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1310.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1921, reference point; July 19, 1921, to Nov. 9, 1934, chain 

gage; Nov. 10, 1934, to Oct. 2, 1958, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 1,446 cfs (1,046,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 13.25 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 93 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.79 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 89,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1915 (gage height, about 24.3 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 23-25, 1956; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft 

Sept. 20, 30, Oct. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1310: 1925(M), 1927-28(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9 to May 6)

1.8

1.9 

2.3 

2.8 

3.0

107

222

440

560

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

1,280

3,200

7,150

12,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

166

222

359

815

1,280

1,740

2,360

1,920

1,400

1,080

865

725

*697

1,620

6.060

4,410

2,460

1,840

1,440

1,200

1,000

850

700

630

560

520

480

440

420

380

360

38,999

1,258

0.749

0.86

77,350

Nov.

340

320

310

400

3,000

8,000

4,500

3,000

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,100

950

800

750

650

600

550

500

*486

460

440

420

410

390

370

360

350

340

330

35,026

1,168

0.695

0.78

69,470

Dec.

320

310

310

300

300

290

280

280

270

270

260

260

1,000

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,200

4,000

12,000

10,000

6,000

3,500

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,700

*2,160

4,720

4,410

3,090

69,030

2,227

1.33

1.53

136,900

Jan.

2.560

1,970

1,660

1,480

1,320

1,160

1,080

970

900

858

802

760

718

711 746"

837

1,200

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,010

935

*865

837

816

781

760

725

34,181

1,103

0.657

0.76

67,800

Feb.

690

658

632

632

704

851

1,610

2.510

2,020

1,790

1,610

1,440

1,280

1,120

1,010

935

858

802

753

711

664

632

606

586

566

548

535

529

*504

 

27,586

951

0.566

0.61

54,720

Mar.

486

481

475

457

452

440

424

419

430

440

457

463

469

486

523

592

670

795

970

1,160

1,480

2,210

3,860

6,560

8,240

7,300

5,580

*4, 670

3,800

3,090

2,660

60,539

1,953

1.16

1.34

120,100

Apr.

2.310

,970

,700

,520

,360

,200

,120

1,010

935

865

*795

746

704

684

677

670

670

690

711

739

809

823

851

879

844

781

725

677

816

1,200

29,481

983

0.585

0.65

58,470

May

1,040

935

858

774

774

2,000

5,450

7.920

4,160

2,760

2,160

1,700

1,440

1,280

1,120

*1,010

900

837

809

802

872

1,480

2,260

1,790

1,440

1,240

1,080

935

837

767

690

52,120

1,681

1.00

1.15

103,400

June

632

586

548

529

492

457

430

404

378

364

359

359

*350

323

311

302

290

286

282

267

252

244

237

222

208

202

202

198

198

191

10,103

337

0.201

0.22

20,040

July

188

188

191

252

294

290

282

259

244

233

222

219

229

195

191

222

205

182

172

169

163

T69

163

166

237

*275

2,850

2,160

1,280

935

732

13,557

437

0.260

0.30

26,890

Aug.

599

486

414

369

332

302

286

263

252

244

237

229

222

233

222

205

198

195

195

188

176

 169

166

160

152

149

144

141

135

130

125

7,318

236

0.140

0.16

14,520

Sept.

123

118

116

114

112

109

107

103

101

99

97

95

95

95

95

93

93

99

103

103

109

112

118

123

128

*149

149

133

123

121

3,335

111

0.066

0.07

6,620

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,000 Mln 112 Mean 1,150 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.30 Ac-ft 832,700

Water year 1959-60= Max 12,000 Mln 93 Mean 1,042 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.43 Ac-ft 756,300

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 20 to Nov. 19, Nov. 21 to Dec. 27; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 .discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, and records for station near Hazleg:-een.
446 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

9300. Big Piney River near Big Piney, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°40'00", long 92°03'05", in NE^SEi sec. 8, T.34 N. , R.10 W. , near center 

or span on downstream side of Ross Highway bridge, 3 miles east of Big P:'.ney and 

14$ miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire -weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

Ts 800.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1934, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 547 cfs (396,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,050 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 10.05 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 

2.03 ft Sept. 1, 11, 12.

1921-60: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.60 f ; July 30, 31, 

1926; Sept. 5, 6, 9-11, 17, 18, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 826: 1935. WSP 1176: 1943, 1945. WSP 1340: 1922-23, 

l927-28(M), 1933(M), 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct.- 1 to Dec. 18 Bee. 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

Z.6

104 

150 

Z52

3.0 478

7.0 3,420

8.0 4,220

Z.O 

2.4 

2.7

97

229

368

3.0 

7.0 

9.0

565

3,420

5,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

174

168

165

180

196

576

676

446

315

261

244

221

*225

1,130 

922

542

446

348

298

261

240

229

217 

203

196

190

1S3

177

174

168

168

9,939

321

0.573

0.66

19,710

Nov.

162 

162

159

542

2.980

1,280

746

542

446

391

343

304

234

266 

248

232

206

203

196

 193

187

1S7

ISO 

177

177

174

171

168

159

159

11,624

387

0.691

0.77

23,060

Dec.

153 

153

153

150

150

150

150

148

145

148

153

343

304

284 

289

266

582

4,200

2,310

1,260

980

770

632 

565

495

462

735

4.270

2,100

1,330

*980

24,810

800

1.43

1.65

49,210

Jan.

805 

700

598

565

495

462

424

399

374

352

337

326

321

326 

368

§75

735

666

598

565

495

462

411 

3SO

363

*352

347

342

332

321

302

14,398

464

0.829

0.96

28,560

Feb.

297 

292

283

283

291

347

462

462

462

462

462

405

368

337 

326

302

297

283

265

261

253

245

245 

237

237

237

229

229

 229

9,088

313

0.559

0.60

18,030

Mar.

218 

214

218

218

210

203

203

203

218

222

222

214

218

222 

233

283

321

387

462

565

666

980

1,610 

2.310

2,100

1,680

1,470

 1,260

1,050

910

840

20,130

649

1.16

1.34

39,930

Apr.

735 

666

598

530

495

462

424

399

374

352

*342

326

316

316 

307

302 3~lT

307

302

307

321

342

424 

399

374

347

321

302

307

380

11,688

390

0.696

0.78

23,180

May

352 

321

302

337

332

1,540

2.590

1,540

1,050

840

700

598

530

462 

424

*393

374

342

352

530

700

1,190

770 

598

495

462

393

347

321

297

288

19,770

638

1.14

1.31

39,210

June

237

241

229

218

214

210

203

192

178

189

*182

189 

192

189

17S

172

158

161

161

165

161 

158

148

148

161

161

165

161

5,639

188

0.336

0.37

11,180

July

152 

152

148

143

145

145

148

145

139

136

142

136

161

139 

139

136

129

129

126

126

IS3 155

155 

185

292

1,050

530

*358

283

233

199^

6,384

206

0.368

0.42

12,660

Aug.

135

ITS

165

161

155

148

136

136

136

155

142

136

136

126 

126

123

120

126

142

168

*136

142

132 

129

123

120

117

T26

123

120

117

4,285

138

0.246

0.28

8,500

Sept.

106 

112

112

109

109

109

109

112

112

112

100

100

103

103 

103

103

112

103

106

103

103

103

148 

IT?

114

*109

112

109

109

109

3,271

109

0.195

0.22

6,490

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,270 Kin 114 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67 Ac-ft 289,100

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,270 Mln 100 Mean 385 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.36 Ac-ft 279,700

Peak discharge (base, 6,300 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement marie on this day.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 447

9315. Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'06", long 91°50'll", In NW^NWi sec.17, T.37 N., R.8 W., on right bank 

1,700 ft downstream from new U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles west of Rolla.

Drainage area. 6.41 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 790 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--12 years (1948-60), 5.67 cfs (4,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.81 ft); minimum, 

0.10 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 7,420 cfs July 17, 1958 (gage height, 8.57 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-oponing 

measurements at gage height 7.57 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.01 cf3 July 16, 

17, 1954.

Maximum stage known since 1881 or 1882, that of July 17, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1280: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.12

.38

.84

2.52

5.65

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

11.0

28

84

175

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

1

4

~517

3

2

1

.92

12.3

5.65

2.80

7.06

4.31

2.80

1.94

1.38

1.13

.92

.84

.78

.72

.66

.61

.57

.57

.53

.49

.49

.49

.49

81.75

2.64

0.412

0.47

162

Nov.

0.49

.49

.90

66

"5.30

2.80

2.22

.94

.54

.24

.13

.02

.13

.13

.92

.92

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.72

.66

.66

.61

.61

.61

.57

.53

.53

98.27

3.28

0.512

0.57

195

Dec.

0.57

.57

.53

.53

.53

.53

.49

.49

.49

.53

.92

1.02

1.02

.92

.92

.84

112

31.4

11.8

7.35

5.30

4.31

3.70

3.40

3.10

2.80

73

21.2

12.5

7.80

5.30

315.86

10.2

1.59

1.83

626

Jan.

4.96

4.31

3.70

3.10

2.80

2.80

2.52

2.22

2.22

2.22

1.94

2.52

2.80

19.3

14.0

7.35

7.35

11.0

6.45

4.96

4

3.5

3.5

3

3

3.5

4.00

3.70

3.70

3.70

3.40

147.52

4.76

0.743

0.86

293

Feb.

3.40

3.10

3.10

4.63

16.8

14.0

7.80

6.45

5.65

4.96

4.00

3.10

3.10

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.52

2.22

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.72

1.94

1.72

1.94

1.72

1.54

TT72

1.72

113.07

3.90

0.608

0.66

224

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.52

4.31

4.63

4.63

6.05

6.45

12.5

23.9

35.9

43.2

37.0

23.0

19.4

16.2

11.8

11.0

24.8

14.8

320.99

10.4

1.62

1.86

637

Apr.

9.20

6.45

5.65

4.96

4.31

4.00

3.40

3.10

2.80

2.52

2.52

2.52

2.22

2.22

2.52

2.22

3.10

2.22

1.94

2.62

4.96

3.40

2.80

2.52

2.80

4.63

3.40

2.80

70

IT. 8

189.60

6.32

0.986

1.10

376

May

9.80

6.45

4.63

4.00

25.4

94

17.8

9.80

6.45

5.30

4.63

4.00

3.40

3.10

2.80

2.80

2.52

3.10

2.80

2.52

2.22

1.94

1.94

1.72

1.54

1.38

1.13

1.02

1.24

1.02

.84.

231.29

7.46

1.16

1.34

459

June

0.78

.78

.72

.61

.61

.6

.5

.5

.5

.45

.66

.78

.84

.78

.66

.57

.53

.49

.49

.45

.45

.42

.42

.38

.34

.34

.72

.61

.49

.34

16.81

0.560

0.087

0.10

33

July

0.34

.49

.72

.53

.45

.38

.31

.27

.31

.38

.31

.45

.72

.38

.28

.24

.22

.22

.20

.18

.18

.20

.28

.28

12.4

1.24

.66

.45

.34

1.39

.42

25.22

0.814

0.127

0.15

50

Aug.

0.28

.24

.22

.22

.22

.20

.20

.31

.31

.22

.18

.16

.16

.24

.28

.24

.20

8.61

1.24

9.82

1.54

.72

.45

.34

.31

.77

.57

.31

.31

.28

.22

29.37

O.S47

0.148

0.17

58

Sept.

0.20

.18

.18

.16

.16

.16

.16

.14

.14

.16

.14

.14

.16

.16

.14

.42

.38

.22

.28

.18

.16

.18

.16

.16

.20

.22

.20

.18

.16

.14

5.62

0.187

0.029

0.03

11

Calendar year 1959: Max 112 Min 0.05 Mean 3.87 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.19 Ac-ft 2,800

Water year 1959-60: Max 112 Min 0.14 Mean 4.30 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.14 Ac-ft 3,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs) . May 6 (4 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (4.81 ft).________________

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, Jan. 21-26, May 1-13, June 6-9; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.
448 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

9320. Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°54'40", long 9L°54'10", in SE£ sec.22, T.37 N., R.9 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on County Highway P and T at Newburg, 2 miles upstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 693.40 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 10, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 158 cfs (114,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 35 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 28-30; minimum gage 

height, 1.97 ft Sept. 28-30.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1946 (gage height, 16.2 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurements at gage heights 15.0 and 16.2 ft; maximum gage height, 16.26 ft 

June 26, 1935 (from floodmark, present datum); minimum discharge, 24 cfs Aug. 22-31, 

1936, Sept. 19, 20, 1954, Oct. 10-16, 1956; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 28-30, 

1960.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft Aug. 20, 1915 (from floodmark, present datum); discharge, 30,000 cfs, from rating curve based on discharge measurements mnde in 1935 and 

extended above 25,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

47

W

68

90

99

83

68

61

56

53

92

60

~83 125

67

63

57

56

55

55

55

55

53

55

55

55

53

51

*50

50

50

1,980

63.9

0.3ZO

0.37

3,930

Nov.

30" 50

60

345

242

134

99

83

76

73

70

67

70

64

63

61

58

58

57

57

57

57

56

55

53

55

53

53

52

*51

2,379

79.3

0.396

0.44

4,720

Dec.

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

55

106

76

73

71

71

80

461

416

290

200

168

147

125

110

103

888

700

362

242

*207

5,453

176

0.880

1.01

10,820

Jan.

189

161

137

122

116

108 

103

99

97

95

90

97

95

189

204

161

164

193

158

137

125

110

103

101

99

97

103

97

92

90

90

3,822

123

0.615

0.71

7,580

Feb.

*88

88

86

99

189

189 

158

144

140

125

116

103

95

90

88

86

85

83

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

73

76

11

2,919

101

0.505

0.54

5,790

Mar.

*71

71

73

71

70

70 

70

71

73

74

74

74

80

106

108

113

122

150

172

179

254

337

446

598 446"

383

362

337

275

337

*279

5,951

192

0.960

1.11

11,800

Apr.

254

207

182

164

154

134 

122

113

103

99

99

9995'

95

95

90

95

90

90

99

97

95

95

99

95

92

90

90

*457

260

3,929

131

0.655

0.73

7,790

May

204

161

137

125

262

1.500 

505

362

271

242

197

168

147

134

125

116

110

119

108

110

103

99

97

97

95

92

90

88

88 

85

61

6,118

197

0.985

1.14

12,130

June

*78

T5

67

63

64

65 

65

61

58

58

65

64

63

64

63

60

57

57

56

55

55

52

52

\ 52

52

51

58

55

52

52

1,787

59.6

0.293

0.33

3,540

July

55

53

60

56

52

52 

52

52

51

51

49

47

IT

51

49

49

47

49

47

47

47

52

56

50

103

80

61

55

53

57 

52

1,688

54.5

0.272

0.31

3,350

Aug.

*47

46

46

45

44

44 

15.

51

52

50

49

49

47

47

47

63

58

~7T 122

110

90

73

64

60

58

58

53

51

51 

50

49

1,791

57.8

0.239

0.33

3,550

Sept.

*47

%F

46

45

44

43 

43

42

41

41

38

36

35

35

36

38

37

37

41

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35 

*35

1,165

38.8

0.194

0.22

2,310

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,290 Min 36 Mean no Cfsm O.55O In. 7.46 Ac-ft 79,550

Water year 1959-6O: Max l,5OO Min 35 Mean 1O7 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.24 Ac-ft 77,310

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, Dec. 3-11; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for nearby stations.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 449

9335. Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°55'35", long 91°58'40", in SE£ sec.13, T.37 N., R.10 W., on left bank 

at Jerome, 0.5 mile downstream from Little Piney Creek.

Drainage area. 2,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1903 to July 1906 (published as "at Arlington"), January 1923 to 

September 1960. October to December 1922 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1310. 

Gage-height records collected intermittently in the vicinity 1885-1926 and at same site 

since 1938 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 26, 1904, vertical-rod gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. July 26, 1904, to July 21, 1906, chain gage at site 0.5 mile 

upstream from present site at datum about 0.85 ft higher than present datum. Jan. 3, 

1923, to Sept. 29, 1928, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream from present site at 

datum 0.14 ft lower than present datum. Sept. 30, 1928, to Jan. 17, 1939, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1903-5, 1922-60), 2,595 cfs (1,879,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 359 cfs Sept. 13-16 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1903-6, 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 27.7 ft); 

minimum, 254 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1956 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 29.0 ft Jan. 6. 1897 (discharge, 120,000 cfs). A stage 

of 28.6 ft was reached on Aug. 20, 22, 1915 (discharge, 114,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 172: 1904. WSP 566: Drainage area. WSP 1340: 1903-4, 

19Z8(MJ.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Feb. 8, Apr. 29 to May 6, 

May 11 to June 10, Aug. 15 to Sept. 20)

1.3 

2.0

4.0

308

795

3,110

8.0 

11.0

9,390

15,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

519 

539

712

1,180

1,990

1,690

2,920

2,980

2,290

1,930

1,690

1,360

1,300

1,690

4,320

6.470

3,900

2,780

2,230

1,870

1,580

1,410

1,280

1,150

1,060

990

923

867

*822

787

762

55,991

1,806

0.636

0.73

111,100

Nov.

737 

704

696

1,190

3,830

6,470

8.490

4,180

3,040

2,410

2,050

1,810

1,630

1,460

1,360

1,260

1,150

1,080

1,020

952

923

885

849

840

822

787

778

762

737

*712

53,614

1,787

0.629

0.70

106,300

Dec.

696 

689

681

673

665

657

642

634

627

619

642

737

914

1,580

1,930

1,810

2,820

9,760

13,100

15.700

8,310

5,060

4,040

3,370

2,850

2,530

3,300

5,360

7,630

*7,120

5,360

108,506

3,500

1.23

1.42

215,200

Jan.

4.180 

3,500

2,980

2,590

2.350

2,170

1,990

1,810

1,690

1,580

1,580

1.460

1,460

1,520

1,630

1,990

2,290

2,660

2,590

2,470

2,410

2,230

2,050

1.930

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,580

1,580

64,900

2,094

0.737

0.85

128,700

Feb.

*1,520 

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,580

1,810

1,990

3,110

3. ISO

2,920

2,590

2,350

2,170

1,930

1,750

1,630

1,580

1,520

1,410

1,360

1,300

1,260

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,100

1,090

_JLA060_

49,310

1,700

0.599

0.65

97,800

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,700 Min 408

Mar.

*1,030 

1,030

1,030

1,000

961

932

932

923

961

952

970

970

970

1,000

1,070

1,190

1,280

1,460

1,750

1,990

2,590

3.630

5,510

8,670

10.700

10,500

8,850

7,460

6,310

5,510

*4, 760

96,891

3,126

1.10

1.27

192,200

Apr.

4.180 

3,630

3,240

2,850

2,590

2,410

2,230

2,110

1,930

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,630

1,520

1.410

*2,590

3,300

61,890

2,063

0.726

0.81

122,800

May

2,720 

2,350

2,110

1,930

2,470

5,350

8,670

9.760

7,800

5,210

4,180

3,500

3,040

2,720

2,410

2,230

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,870

2,050

2,780

3,370

3,240

2,720

2,410

2,110

1,930

1,750

1,630

1.520

99,740

3,217

1.13

1.31

197,800

June

*1.410 

1,360

1,290

1,230

1,150

1,100

1,050

990

942

904

904

970

904

885

840

822

795

778

754

745

720

704

673

657

634

627

634

642

619

*619

26,352

878

0.309

0.35

52,270

July

612 

612

619

612

657

681

681

665

642

634

619

627

729

657

604

597

619

604

590

582

575

590

770

681

867

1,360

1,870

4.040

2,410

1,810

1,410

29,026

936

0.330

0.38

57,570

Aug.

*1.200 

1,040

923

840

795

737

704

673

657

627

619

604

582

567

575

604

560

560

634

657

634

590

570

540

520

500

480

465

458

452

, e-Q 452

19,819

639

0.225

0.26

39,310

Sept.

*432 

420

414

408

408

402

396

389

383

377

377

371

365

359

359

365

432

396

439

389

383

383

402

420

420

414

420

420

414

*402

11,959

399

0.140

0.16

23,720

Mean 1,973 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.42 Ac-f: 1,428,000

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,700 Min 359 Mean 1,852 Cfsra 0.652 In. 8.89 Ac-f; 1,345,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
450 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

9345. Missouri River at Hermann, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°42'36", long 91°26'2l", in SW^- sec.25, T.46 N. , R.5 W., on downstream 

side of third pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 19 at Hermann.

Drainage area. 528,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1960. Prior to August 1928 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1310. Gage-height records 1873-99 collected at site 

480 ft downstream are contained In reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1900, In 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 481.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 26, 1930, staff gage at site 480 ft downstream at datum 0.07 ft 

lower. Sept. 26, 1930, to Mar. 27, 1932, wire-weight gage, Mar. 28, 1932, to June 12, 

1945, water-stage recorder, and June 13, 1945, to Apr. 2, 1946, wire-weight gage, at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--63 years, 79,490 cfs (57,550,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 330,000 cfs Apr. 7 (gage.height, 28.44 ft); minimum, 21,200 cfs Nov. 25; minimum gage height, 3.58 ft Jan. 12.

1897-1960: Maximum discharge, 676,000 cfs June 6, 7, 1903; maximum gage height, 

33.33 ft July 19, 1951; minimum discharge, about 4,200 cfs Jan. 10-12, 1940; minimum 

gage height observed, -0.80 ft Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 35.5 ft In June 1844 (discharge, about 892,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made 3 times a month during winter and 6 or more times monthly during rest of year. Flow regulated b;r many reservoirs 

above station, records for some of which can be found In WSP 1709 and 1710.

Revisions. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24 

25

ze

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

95, 100 

90, 600 

89,600 

87,900 

114,000

144,000 

170,000 

165,000 

158,000 

150,000

174,000

166,000 

137,000 

112,000 

98,700

89,000 

86,200 

75,800 

71,800 

69,600

62, 600 

56, 600 

55,200 

54,400 

57,000

68,000 

70,100 

65,400 

60, 000 

56,600 

51_, 300

*3,001.5 

96,820 

*5,953

Nov.

49,300 

46,700 

46,700 

52,700 

54,400

55,200 

59.200 

59,200 

51,300 

47,000

47,700 

43,700 

39,600 

40,400 

38 , 200

33,000 

31,200 

30,900 

29,900 

27,800

26,300 

24,900 

23,000 

21,600 

21.400

23,700 

28,100 

26,600 

28,600 

28,800

*1,139.1 

37,970 

*2,259

Dec.

28,800 

28,300 

27 , 800 

26,300 

25,800

25,100 

23,500 

22.800 

23,900 

26,100

26,600 

26,800 

26,100 

25,800 

25,800

26,600 

27,300 

29,200 

38 , 500 

38,800

37,700 

36,600 

36,600 

36,600 

34,100

29,400 

29,900 

37,700 

38,000 

62 , 200 

6.8, 800

997 , 500 

32,180 

tl,979

Jan.

70,500 

65,400 

52,400 

42,800 

38,200

38,200 

36,000 

32,700 

29,900 

27 , 000

22,500 

22.100 

28,800 

38,200 

78,500

109,000

107,000 

107,000 

103,000 

101,000

85,700 

64,600 

52,400 

44,300 

35,500

30, 400 

32,000 

31,700 

38,500 

39,900 

36,300

* 1,641. 5 

52,950 

*3,256

Feb.

35,500 

35,800 

41,300 

44,600 

52,400

67,500 

72.600 

65,800 

58,800 

61,100

66,700 

70,500 

69,200 

59,600 

47,700

43,700 

46,700 

47,000 

46,700 

46,700

44,000 

38,800 

36,300 

36,800 

39,900

38,800 

38,200 

37,400 

31,400

.......

*1,421.5 

49,020 

*2,820

Mar.

30,100 

34,100 

35,800 

34,900 

34,100

33,800 

27.600 

27,600 

32,000 

33,600

34,600 

35,800 

33,300 

29,100 

30,400

36,300 

40, 200 

47,000 

49,000 

41,600

34,600 

39,900 

60,000 

75,400 

88,400

95,700 

117,000 

156,000 

214,000 

255,000 

263,000

*2,099.9 

67,740 

*4,165

Apr.

270,000 

286,000 

306,000 

320,000 

323,000

328,000

328,000 

317,000 

296,000 

275,000

252,000 

238,000 

223,000 

198,000 

180,000

191,000 

222,000 

231,000 

215,000 

195,000

186,000 

175,000 

154,000 

132,000 

109,000

87,900 

79,500 

76.700 

84,600 

127,000

*6,405.7 

213,500 

*12,710

May

156,000 

173,000 

162,000 

145,000 

152,000

171,000 

211,000 

232,000 

234,000

227,000

227,000 

214,000 

174,000 

136,000 

110,000

98,100 

90,100 

94,000 

100,000 

99,300

91,800 

94 , 000 

98,700 

111,000 

120,000

113,000 

102,000 

107,000 

98,100 

87,900 

61.000

*4,310 

139,000 

*8,549

June

77,200 

73,600 

67,100 

63,800 

62,200

60,000 

62,600 

74,400 

80,000 

70, 100

59, 600 

54,400 

54 . 100 

62,200 

92,800

107,000 

97,500 

86,200 

81,500 

77,200

81,000 

77,200 

76,200 

107 , 000 

132.000

125,000 

106,000 

86,800 

74,900 

69,600

*2,399.2 

79,970 

*4,759

July

76,200 

122,000 

144,000 

152,000

144,000

132,000 

123,000 

106,000 

85,200 

65,800

57,000 

62,200 

76,700 

70,900 

63,000

58,400 

61,100 

65,800 

61,800 

57,000

53,800 

54,100 

56,600 

54,100 

50, 000

49,600 

51,300 

49,300 

48,600 

48,300 

47.400

*2,347.2 

75,720 

*4,656

Aug.

45,800 

44,900 

46,100 

48,000 

46,400

45,200 

45,500 

44,600 

43,700 

49,300

68,400 

67,100 

56,200 

48,600 

44,300

42,500 

41,600 

41.000 

41,900 

44 , 000

65,800 

79.500 

66,200 

58,100 

55,800

53,400 

51,300 

51,000 

58 , 100 

69,200 

69,200

tl,632.7 

52,670 

*3,238

Sept.

93,400 

100.000 

82,000 

70,900 

62,200

56,200 

50,000 

47,400 

47,700 

47 , 400

45,200 

44,300 

44,000 

44,600 

43,100

41,000 

39,000 

37,400 

56.600 

37,700

38,800 

43,100 

49,000 

46,400 

44,300

44,000 

48,300 

67,500 

69,600 

59,600

tl,580.7 

52,690 

*3,135

Calendar year 1959: Max 189,000 Mln 12,800 Mean 61,030 Ao-ft 44,180,000 

Water year- 1959-60: Max 328,000 Mln 21,400 Mean 79,170 Ao-ft 57,480,000

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 22-24, Feb. 28 to Mar. 15.
LOUTRE RIVER BASIN 451

9355. Loutre River at Mineola, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°53'20 I ( long 91°34'30", in SE£uw£ sec.34, T.48 N., R.6 W., at downstream side of left pier of bridge in Mineola, 0.2 mile upstream from Salle* Branch 

and 1-f miles downstream from new U. S. Highway 40.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1948-60), 116 cfs (83,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 18.99 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16, 23-30; minimum gage height. 2.39 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs June 30, 1957 (gage height, 20.69 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54, 1956-58; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft Sept. 19, 1954.

Flood of June 20, 1928, reached a stage of about 28.9 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1, Aug. 24 to Sept. 5O; rate of change In stage used as a 

factor Oct. 4, 5, 1O, 11, Apr. 16, 17, 29, 3O, May 6, 7, July 1, 12, 13).

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.2

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27

1.8

3.3

6.0

10

43

Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

13.0

128

209

610

1,310

3,520

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

.7 

2.2 

4.9 

12

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.O

32

72

161

360

940

10.0

14.0

15.0

2,110

4,220

5,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

186

305

1,850

618

197 

85

47

29

5.520

5,040

197

105

74

56

42 

54

27

 25

20

18

16

14

12

9.5

8.6

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.4

674

10,380.5

555

1.66

1.91

20,590

Nov.

5.7

6.0

5.5

6.4

6.0

*5.7 

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

6.0

12

T.5

6.9 

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

i.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.6

3*3

164.5

5.48

0.027

O.03

326

Dec.

5.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5.3

5.2

W7S

4.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

 4.6 

5.2

5.2

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

50

400

70

40

326.6

26.7

0.152

0.15

1,640

Jan.

30

25

22

20

17

16 

15

14

15

15

15

14

15

16

20

55 

55

27

23

21

19

17

 15

14

15

12

I?

20

50

120

70

766

24.7

0.122

0.14

1,520

Feb.

80

80

80

70

25O

350

SBo

100

75

65

86

80

75

65

55

50

 44

52

27

25

25

21

20

19

19

18

TIT

18

18

2,110

72.8

0.56O

0.39

4,190

Mar.

17

17

16

16

15

15 

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

18 

20

22

25

40

 77

172

2OO

200

300

400

1,500

"4.500

2,500

600

250

11,061

357

1.77

2.04

21,940

Apr.

ISO

160

120

 102

86

73 

64

54

48

40

57

SB" 55

124

556

1.700 

1,280

286

166

164

560

158

106

82

67

56

45

40

1,160

1,200

8,584

279

1.58

1.54

16,650

May

528

 166

112

88

456

2.450 

630

211

128

98

81

68

 60

54

47

111 

110

61

54

52

68

61

45

39

665

272

73

45

54

51

25.

6,699

216

1.07

1.25

13,290

June

18

15

12

11

9.5

8.4 

7.7

7.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

7.4

23

25

32

19 

12

9.5

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

476

299.8

9.99

O.O49

0.06

595

July

*1.510

118

49

28

20

16 

12

9.7

8.4

9.5

7.7

166

494

58

28

19 

15

11

8.9

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.5

5*2.

64

88

20

12

8.4

6.4

5.2

2,620.5

84.5

0.418

0.48

5,200

Aug.

 4.6

3.6

5.5

5.3

3.0

2.7 

5.6

4.4

~5~.8 11

4.9

5.6

2.7

5.0

5.0

2.7 

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.7

3.6

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

*.6

'.6

93.5

3.02

0.015

0.02

185

Sept.

0.5

.6

1.2

"76" 1.5

.6 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

4.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.5

0.42

0.0021

0.002

25

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,550 Mln 0.4 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.92 Ac-ft 85,510

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,500 Mln 0.2 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.99 Ac-ft 86,150

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (8 p.m.) 5,290 cfs (15.25 ft); Oct. 11 (2 a.m.) 10,000 cfs 

(18.99 ft); Mar. 28 (time unknown) 8,290 cfs (17.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 19 to Jan. 22, Jan. 24 to Feb. 16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8-20, 

ir. 25 to Apr. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

scorded ranee In stage, and records for nearby stations.
452 MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

9365. Coldwater Creek near St. Louis, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°48'50", long 90°13'50", in sec.16, T.47 N., R.7 E., on right wingwall

 olTHownstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 1.7 miles upstream from Missouri 

River, 3.5 miles south of West Alton, and 6.0 miles north of St. Louis City limits.

Drainage area. 43.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs June 29 (gage height, 17.13 ft); min-

 ImumT 9.3 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1960; minimum, that cf Oct. 25, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Natural flow of stream affected by sewage affluent.

Rating table, Sept. 22, 1959, to Sept. 3O, I960 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.1

27

60

3.5

4.0

7.0

10.0

129

248

1,330

2,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

Sept. 1... 

2... 

3... 

4... 

5... 

6... 

7... 

8...

Discharge

:

Day

Sept. 9.. 

10.. 

11.. 

12.. 

13.. 

14.. 

15.. 

16..

Discharge

t!2

Day

Sept. 17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

25. 

24.

Discharge

*15 

16 

*14

Dpy

Sept. 25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

50.

Discharge

*15 

33 

*55 

*149 

114 

15

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*14 

*36

*52

22

76

~S? 383

18

17

*231

99

a20

a25

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!6

a!6

ais

a!5

*16

16

18

15

13_

15

*16

15

15

*15 

14

1,296

41.8

0.959

1.11

2,570

Mov.

13 

14

20

*388 *26~

20

18

17

17

18

17

17

108

59

21

22

20

19

20

18

18

17

17

18

17

16

14

16

14

*16

1,035

34.5

0.791

0.88

2,050

Dec.

17 

17

17

17

17

14

IF

16

16

25

35

22

16

16

17

18

~9T 140

26

23

23

*20

23

21

a20

18

52

28

27

23

a21

851

27.5

0.631

0.73

1,690

Jan.

a20 

a!9

a!9

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!7

*17

17

IjS

17

31

25

52

3T

21

21

34

23

20

22

a21

a20

a!9

18

22

30

21

27

22 

20

701

22.6

0.518

0.60

1,390

Feb.

20

21

20

33

60

38

25

25

25

28

22

*22

22

21

22

24

23

22

21

ii

20

20

20

22

22

22

23

23

23

708

24.4

0.560

0.60

1,400

Mar.

22 

22

23

22

a2l

a21

24

22

21

21

22

24

29

30

26

33

*35

42

45

47

59

90

127

114

70

87

97

63

54

320 -§9

1,732

55.9

1.28

1.48

3,440

Apr.

a75 

72

a65

a50

a38

a33

a32

a31

a31

a31

31

31

30

30

30

56

94

33

31

*42

147

TS

34

30

42

32

26- 25

141

81

1,462

48.7

1.12

1.25

2,900

May

34 

32

30

29

61

176

56

a30

a26

a26

a26

a25

a25

a25

a40

176

a45

a37

a33

a30

a27

a25

a25

469

550

alOO

*50

43

224

64 

44

2,563

82.7

1.90

2.19

5,080

June

38 

37

31

29

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

130

43

163

36

*70

36

27

24

25

26

26

89

32

23

21

3T

160

*2,570

717

4,384

146

3.35

3.74

8,700

July

*1,0?0 

a'105

a"50

a<,0

a58

*37

34

33

32

238

44

35

49

32

29

27

25

25

27

*27

26

25

23

21

40

40

24

24

24

22 

20

2,236

72.1

1.65

1.91

4,440

Aug.

21 

23

22

*22

22

24

19

20

22

20

19

19

18

16

IT

18

18

22

*27

TS

16

25

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

18 

18

606

19.5

0.447

0.52

1,200

Sept.

18

18

17

16

14

17

18

18

21

16

14

15

16

16

16

16

20

15

16

16

*16

13

50

17

52

16

16

16

16

16

511

17.0

0.390

0.44

1,010

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,370 Mln 13 Mean 49.4 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.45 Ac-ft 35,870

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). May 24 (11 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (12.45 ft)j June 29 (7 a.m.) 

6,170 cfs (17.15 ft); July 1 (12:3o a.m.) 5,350 cfs (12.03 ft)._______________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining good record, records for

nearby streams, and weather records.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 453

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years 

for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a 

partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in 

low-flow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, 

discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. 

These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal 

coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some speTial 

reason are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first Is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is 

a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow, partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby strean where continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. 

The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements were made 

at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Little Sioux River basin

6074 Maple River near 

Turin , Iowa .

SWj sec.lO, T.83 N. , R.44 W., at 

bridge 1 mile southeast of Turin

741 1957-60 9- 7-60 121

Pigeon Creek basin

6099

6099.5

Pigeon Creek east

of Loveland,Iowa.

Pigeon Creek near

Crescent, Iowa.

SW£ sec. 8, T.77 N. , R.42 W. , a t

bridge lo miles southeast of

r

veland.

sec. 3, T.75 N. , R.44 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southwest of

Crescent.

66.6

163

1957-60

1957-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-21-59

9-16-60

4.88

7.06

10.2

28.9

Mosquito Creek basin

6105.5

*6106

6106.5

Mosquito Creek at

Portsmouth, Iowa.

Mosquito Creek at

Neola, Iowa.

Mosquito Creek

near Council

Bluffs, Iowa.

SW£ sec. 16, T.79 N., R.40W., at

bridge near east city limits

of Portsmouth.

SW£ sec. 19, T.77 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 64 at

northeast city limits of Neola.

Ej sec. 29, T.75 N. , R.43 W. , at

bridge 3 miles east of Council

Bluffs.

63.9

128

211

1957-6O

1957-6O

1957-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-21-59

9-16-60

4.86

9.93

11.1

26.1

21.1

38.2

Keg Creek basin

8057

8058

8059

Keg Creek at Minden, Iowa.

Keg Creek near

Dumfries, Iowa.

Keg Creek near

Olenwood, Iowa.

SW£ sec. 14, T.77 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge at east city limits of

Minden.

NWj sec. 28, T.74 N., R.42 W., at

bridge 3 miles northeast of

Dumfries.

NE£ sec. 27, T.72 N., R.43 W. , at

bridge 2 miles southwest of

Olenwood.

59.6

131

190

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

5.87

14.1

11.2

33.4

19.1

47.2

Nishnabotna River basin

8072.6

8072.8

8073

8073.2

8073.4

8073.6

West Nishnabotna

River near

Manning, Iowa.

West Pork West

Nishnabotna

River near

Manilla, Iowa.

West Pork West

Nishnabotna

River at Harlan,

Iowa.

West Nishnabotna

River at Harlan,

Iowa.

West Nishnabotna

River at Avoca,

Iowa .

East Branch West

Nishnabotna

River near Red

Line, Iowa.

NW corner sec. 31, T.82 N. , R.36

W. , at bridge 3 miles southwest of Manning.

Wj corner sec. 35, T.82 N., R.38

W. , at bridge 1 mile south of

Manilla.

NEj sec. 7, T.79 N. , R.38 W. , at

bridge near northeast city

limits of Harlan.

NE£ sec. 19, T.79 N., R.38 W. , at

bridge near east city limits

of Harlan.

KEj sec. 17, T.77 N., R.39 W. , at

bridge near west city limits

of Avoca.

NE-J sec. 13, T.80 N., R.37 W. , at

bridge 3 miles northeast of

Red Line.

58.6

64.2

146

316

357

70.3

1957-60

1960

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

1.63

5.56

6.60

8.16

25.9

17.3

52.0

21.3

70.7

2.96

18.3

* Also a crest-stage station.

618097 O - 61 - 30
454 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurementa made at low-flow partial-record stations during water yecr 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Hiahnabotna River baaln Continued

8073.8

8074

8074.2

8074.4

8074.8

8075

8075.5

8076

8076.5

8078

8079

8086

8087

8088

8088.5

8089

8090.5

8091

8091.5

8092

8092.5

8093

8093.3

8093.5

8094

8094.5

8098

East Branch West

Nishnabotna 

River near Jacksonville, Iowa.

East Branch West

Nishnabotna

River at Avoca,

Iowa.

Gray Bill Creek

near Macedonia,

Iowa.

Farm Creek near

Macedonia, Iowa.

Indian Creek near

Hastings, Iowa.

West Nishnabotna

River at White

Cloud, Iowa.

West Nishnabotna

River near

Malvern, Iowa.

Silver Creek near

Avoca, Iowa.

Silver Creek near

Treynor, Iowa.

Middle Silver Creek

near Treynor,

Iowa.

Silver Creek near

Malvern, Iowa.

Walnut Creek near

Qrlswold, Iowa.

Walnut Creek near

Hawthorne, Iowa.

Walnut Creek near

Randolph, Iowa.

East Nishnabotna

River near Audubon, Iowa.

East Nishnabotna

River at Eicira,

Iowa.

Davids Creek at

Exira , Iowa .

Troublesome Creek

near Wiota, Iowa.

Troublesome Creek

near Atlantic,

Iowa.

East Nishnabotna

River at Atlantic, Iowa.

Turkey Creek east

of Atlantic,

Iowa.

Turkey Creek near

Atlantic, Iowa.

East Nishnabotna

River near

Lewis, Iowa.

Indian Creek near

Elkhorn, Iowa.

Indian Creek near

Lewis, Iowa.

Esst Nishnabotna

River near

Oriawold, Iowa.

East Nishnabotna

River near

Parragut, Iowa.

NEi sec. 23, T.79 N. , R.38 W., at

sonville.

MEi sec. 16, T.77 N. , R.39 W., at

bridge in Avoca.

SEi sec. 25, T.74 N., R.40 W., at

bridge 2 miles southeast of

Macedonia.

SEj- sec. 36, T.74 N., R.40 W., at

bridge 3 miles southeast of

Macedonia.

SEi sec. 13, T.72 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge J mile north of

Hastings.

HWi sec. 2. T.71 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge f mile northwest of

White Cloud.

HWj aec.15. T.71 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge 3f miles southeast of

Malvern.

MEi sec. 4, T.76 N., R.40 W. , at

bridge 7 miles southwest of

Avoca.

SWi sec. 28, T.74 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge 4 miles southeast of

Treynor.

SEi sec. 30, T.74 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge 4 miles south of

Treynor.

SWi sec. 16, T.71 N., R.41 W. , at

bridge 4 miles south of

Malvern.

HWi sec. 22, T.75 N., R.38 W., at

bridge 5 miles northwest of

Griawold.

HWi aec.17, T.71 N., R.39 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southwest of

Hawthorne.

Ei corner sec. 9, T.69 N., R.41tt,

at bridge 5£ miles south of

Randolph.

HWi sec. 6, T.80 N., R.34 W. , at

bridge 5 miles northeast of

Audubon.

HWi sec. 4, T.78 H. , R.35 W. , at

bridge at west city limits of

Exlra .

NEi sec. 4, T.78 H. , R.35 W. , at

bridge near east city limits

of Exira.

HWi sec. 2, T.77 N., R.35 W. , at

bridge 7| miles northeast of

Wiota.

HEi sec. 3, T.76 N. , R.36 W. , at

bridge 2 miles northeast of

Atlantic. i

SEj- sec. 6, T.76 N., R.36 W. , at

bridge near west city limits

of Atlantic.

SEi sec. 7, T.76 N. , R.35 W. , at

bridge 5 miles southeast of

Atlantic.

Center sec. 2, T.75 N., R.37 W. ,

at bridge 6 miles southwest of

Atlantic.

NEi sec. 10, T.75 N., R.37 W., at

bridge 1 mile north of Lewis.

N| sec. 20, T.78 N. , R.37 W. , at

bridge 5 milea southwest of

Elkhorn.

SWi sec. 8, T.75 N. , R.37 W. , at

bridge 2 miles west of Lewis.

SEi sec. 18, T.75 N., R.37 W. , at

bridge 4 miles north of

Oriswold.

SEi sec. 30. T.69 N., R.40 W. , at

bridge 1J miles north of

Parragut.

151

223

52.1

104

67.9

967

974

59.2

115

74.3

282

61.3

140

222

66.7

195

56.7

68.4

128

382

69.5

133

574

67.4

183

778

/ 1,082

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1918-23*,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

10-20-59 

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-21-59

9-15-60

10-21-59

9-15-60

10-21-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-16-60

10-20-59

9-15-60

8.63 

44.2

16.7

58.8

11.7

13.6

6.10

32.8

9.41

21.3

90.8

258

94.6

264

5.45

15.9

18.8

36.7

9.31

27.7

39.1

96.8

5.15

13.2

14.8

34.2

42.1

56.0

2.72

11.3

7.29

31.5

4.43

17.0

4.50

7,23

9.58

18.5

35.1

77.0

2.61

5.68

6.30

14.0

39.4

109

5.35

16.1

16.5

31.9

64.7

135

159

231

* Operated aa a continuous-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 455

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tarkio River basin

8118.6

8118.8

8119

8120

8123

81,24

Tarklo River near

Coburg, Iowa.

East Tarklo Creek

near Yorktown,

Iowa.

Tarklo River near

Yorktown, Iowa.

Tarklo River at

Blanchard, Iowa.

West Tarklo Creek

near Coin, Iowa.

West Tarklo Creek

near Northboro,

Iowa.

NWi sec. 5, T.70 N., R.37 W. , at

bridge 6 miles southeast of

Coburg.

SWi sec. 10. T.68 N., R.38 W. , at

bridge 2f miles southwest of

Yorktown.

Nj sec. 16, T.68 N., R.38 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southwest of

Yorktown.

NEi sec. 29, T.67 N., R.38 V . , at

bridge 1 mile north of

Blanchard.

Si corner sec. 22, T.68 N., R.39

W. , at bridge 4 miles northwest of Coin.

SWi sec. 29. T.67 N. , R.39 V., at

bridge 3£ miles southwest of

Northboro.

66.6

58.0

155

200

66.9

87.7

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1934-39*i

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

18.9

16.8

13.6

11.8

37.5

33.3

56.1

49.8

16.5

16.8

26.7

25.3

Nemaha River basin

8139

8153

Nemaha River near

Seneca, Kans.

Walnut Creek at

Reserve, Kans.

On south line sec. 25, T.I S.,

R.12 E., at bridge on county

highway, 7 miles northeast of

Seneca.

On south line sec. 7, T.I S.,

R.17 E. , at bridge on U. S.

Highway 73, & mile east of

Reserve.

a222

alll

1960

1954-60

11-11-59

4-26-60

11-11-59

4-26-60

51.8

59.7

42.7

41.6

Wolf Creek basin

8158 Wolf Creek at

Leona, Kans.

On west line sec. 20, T.3 S.,

R.I 9 E., at bridge on county

highway, J mile south of Leona

a!60 1960 11-11-59

4-26-60 39.8

39.9

Nodaway River basin

8163

8163.5

8164

8165.5

8166

8167

8168

8169

8170.5

8171

8172

West Nodaway River

near Cumberland,

Iowa.

Sevenmlle Creek

near Lyman, Iowa.

Sevenmlle Creek

near Morton's

Mill, Iowa.

West Nodaway River

near Vllllsca,

Iowa.

Middle Nodaway

River near

Brldgewater,

Iowa.

West Fork Middle

Nodaway River

near Fontanelle,

Iowa.

West Fork Middle

Nodaway River

near Brldgewater,

Iowa.

Middle Nodaway

River near

Vllllsca, Iowa.

East Nodaway River

near Wllllamson,

Iowa.

East Nodaway River

near Shambaugh,

Iowa.

Nodaway River near

Braddyvllle,

Iowa.

SWi sec. 15, T.74 N. , R.35 W. , at

bridge 4 miles south of Cumberland.

SEi sec. 33. T.75 N., R.36 W. , at

bridge 1£ miles north of

Lyman.

NWi sec. 33, T.73 N., R.36 W. , at

bridge 1 mile northwest of

Morton's Mill.

Center sec. 28, T.71 N., R.36 W.,

at bridge near west city

limits of Vllllsca.

NEi sec. 33, T.74 N. , R.33 V . , at

bridge 5 miles southeast of

Brldgewater.

Center sec. 4, T.75 N., R.33 W. ,

at bridge 5 miles northwest of

Fontanelle.

Center sec. 28. T.74 N., R.33 W.,

at bridge 4£ miles south of

Brldgewater.

NWi sec. 34, T.71 N. , R.36 W., at

bridge 1 mile south of

Vllllsca.

NWi sec. 28, T.73 N., R.32 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southeast of

Wllllamson.

NEi sec. 6, T.67 N., R.36 W., at

bridge 2 miles southeast of

Shambaugh.

Center sec. 18, T.67 N., R.36 W.,

at bridge 3 miles north of

Braddyvllle.

65.1

60.8

124

344

89.3

67.9

128

341

54.2

333

1,135

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

3.01

3.04

7.99

7.65

27.5

31.2

70.1

61.7

4.86

1.79

5.89

5.03

9.77

10.0

36.2

29.8

1.83

1.23

32.8

28.7

189

145

Platte River basin

8186

8186.5

8187

8191

Platte River near

Kent, Iowa.

East Platte River

near Knowlton,

Iowa.

Platte River near

Knowlton, Iowa.

West Branch 102

River near

Gravity, Iowa.

SWi sec. 13, T.71 N. , R.32 W. , at

bridge 2 miles west of Kent.

NWi sec. 4, T.70 N., R.31 W., at

bridge 7 miles northwest of

Knowlton.

NWi sec. 16, T.70 N. , R.31 W. , at

bridge 6 miles northwest of

Knowlton.

SEJ sec. 31, T.70 N., R.34 W. , at

bridge 5 miles northwest of

Gravity.

77.9

66.8

179

52.2

1957-60

1957-60

1959-60

1957-60

9-13-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-14-60

2.16

4.96

1.99

1.85

9.07

8.67

1.44

1.08

* Operated as a continuous-record station, 

a Approximately.

Note. Discharge measurements In Kansas furnished by Water 

Board of Agriculture.

Resources Division of the Kansas State
456 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

late Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin Continued

8191.2

8191.4

8191.5

8191.6

8191.8

West Branch 102

River below

Middle Branch,

near Gravity,

Iowa.

West Branch 102

River near New

Market, Iowa.

West Pork 102

River near New

Market, Iowa.

Middle Pork 102

River near

Bedford, Iowa.

East Pork 102

River near Bedford, Iowa.

NWi sec. 7, T.69 N., R.34 W., at

bridge 4^ miles northwest of

Gravity.

SWi sec. 35, T.69 N., R.35 W. , at

bridge 3 miles west of New

Market .

HWi sec. 10, T.68 N., R.35 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southeast of

New Market.

NEi sec. 26, T.67 N., R.35 W., at

bridge 7 miles southwest of

Bedford.

NEj sec. 4, T.68 N. , R.33 W. , at

bridge 5 miles northeast of

Bedford.

106

123

183

59.8

60.4

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

9-12-60

9-14-60

9-12-60

9-14-60

9-12-60

9-14-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

3.55

3.05

5.23

4.57

8.19

6.77

2.85

2.21

1.11

.80

Kansas River basin

8454

8459.5

8478

 8580

8590

8605

8607

8666

8675

8698

8699

8704

8707

8712

8720

8724

8727

South Pork Beaver

Creek near

Edson, Kans.

North Pork Beaver

Creek at Atwood,

Kans.

Prairie Dog Creek

near Dresden,

Kans.

Rose Creek near

Wallace, Kans.

Ladder Creek near

Leotl, Kans.

Hackberry Creek

near Oove, Kans.

Hackberry Creek

near Quinter,

Kans.

Saline River near

Orinnell, Kans.

Paradise Creek

near Paradise,

Kans.

Spring Creek at

Bavaria, Kans.

Mulberry Creek at

Hedville, Kans.

Oypsum Creek near

Klpp, Kans.

North Pork Solomon

River near Hoxle,

Kans.

Bow Creek near

Lenora, Kans.

Deer Creek at

Klrwin, Kans.

Beaver Creek near

Smith Center,

Kans.

Oak Creek near

Cawker City, Kans.

On west line sec. 15, T.6 S.,

R.38 W. , at county highway

bridge, 13 miles north of

Edson.

On south line sec. 13, T.3 S.,

R.35 W. , at bridge on U. S.

Highway 36, 9 miles west of

Atwood.

On west line sec. 36, T.4 S.,

R.28 W., at bridge 2 miles

north of Dresden (corrected).

NE& sec. 34, T.13 S., R.39 W., at

county highway bridge 1 mile

upstream from mouth and 2^

miles southwest of Wallace.

On west line sec. 13, T.17 S.,

R.37 W., at bridge on State

Highway 25, 7 miles north of

Leotl.

NEi sec.l, T.13 S., R.29 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 23,

i mile south of Oove.

On west line sec. 20, T.13 S.,

R.26 W. , at bridge 11^ miles

south of Qulnter.

On west line sec. 21, T.10 S.,

R.30 W. , at bridge on county

highway, 4 miles northwest of

Orinnell.

On west line sec. 26, T.ll S.,

R.14 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 281, 4^ miles southeast of paradise.

SWj sec. 27, T.14 S., R.4 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 40 In

Bavaria.

On west line sec. 3, T.14 S.,

R.4 W. , at bridge on county

highway In Hedville.

On west line sec. 3, T.15 S.,

R.I W. , at bridge li miles

southeast of Klpp.

On west line sec. 27, T.6 S.,

R.28 W. , at bridge on State

Highway 23, 11 miles north of

Hoxie.

On west line sec. 32, T.6 S.,

R.24 W. , at bridge on county

highway, 9 miles southwest of

Lenora.

NEt sec. 27, T.4 S., R.16 W. , at

bridge £ mile north of Klrwin.

On south line sec. 36, T.3 S.,

R.14 W. , at bridge 4i miles

southwest of Smith Center.

On south line sec. 19, T.6 S.,

R.10 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 24, 2 miles west of

Cawker City.

513

479

347

28.5

701

426

544

232

212

114

112

a250

227

165

309

165

194

1954-60

1960

1954-60

1946-53*,

1955-60

1960

1946-53*,

1954-60

1955-60

1960

1947-53*,

1960

1960

1960

1954-60

1960

1960

1954-60

1954-60

1955-60

11-10-59

4-29-60

11- 9-59

4-29-60

11-10-59

4-29-60

11- 9-59

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-27-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11- 9-59

4-27-60

11- 9-59

4-27-60

11-10-59

4-27-60

0.25

1.26

.74

4.13

.20

5.87

3.16

.22

.11

.60

6.23

1.46

14.4

.19

1.30

.35

19.3

1.91

11.5

2.48

11.7

12.2

32.0

0

0

0

0

.11

.87

.49

5.04

.88

16.1

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record station, 

a Approximately.

Note. Discharge measurements in Kansas furnished by Water Resources Division of the Kansas State 

Board of Agriculture.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 457

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kansas River basin Continued

8729

8758

8764

8778

8887

8901

8912

8918

South Pork Solomon

River near Hoxle,

Kans.

Limestone Creek at

Glen Elder, Kana

Pipe Creek near

Minneapolis,

Kans.

Chapman Creek near

Longford, Kans.

Cross Creek near

Rossvllle, Kans.

Delaware River

near Muscotah,

Kans.

Wakarusa River at

tfakaruaa, Kans.

Stranger Creek

near Cummlngs,

Kans.

On west line sec. 3, T.9 S., R.

28 W., at bridge on State

Highway 23, 3j miles south of

Hoxle. Prior to Nov. 14, 1955,

at site 11 miles downstream

(drainage area, 430 sq ml,

approximately) .

On north line sec. 15, T.6 S.,

R.9 tf. , at bridge on county

highway, 2 miles north of Glen

Elder. Prior to Nov. 10,1959,

at site 4 miles downstream.

On west line sec. 9, T.10 S., H.

3 W. , at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 5£ miles northeast of

Minneapolis.

On north line sec. 20, T.10 S.,

R.2 E. , at county bridge 5

miles east of Longford.

NWi sec. 15, T.10 S., R.13 E., at

bridge on county highway, 3

miles north of Rossvllle.

On south line sec. 16, T.6 S.,

R.17 E., at bridge 2 miles

south of Huscotah.

On west line sec. 30, T.13 S.,

R.16 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 75, 0.5 mile east of

Wakarusa.

NEi sec. 9, T.7 S., R.20 E. , at

bridge on county highway, 3^

miles east of Cummlngs.

395

205

135

a!70

148

438

135

177

1954-60

1955-60

1954-60

1958-60

1960

1954-60

1960

1960

11- 9-59

4-28-60

11-10-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-11-59

4-27-60

11-12-59

4-25-60

11-12-59

4-26-60

11- 9-59

4-25-60

11-12-59

4-26-60

0.82

3.98

.10

12.1

1.01

8.17

4.00

14.2

18.3

44.3

81.5

85.0

2.12

20.6

21.4

31.4

Grand River basin

8961

8961.5

8962

8962.5

8977.7

8978

8978.2

8978.8

8979

8979.4

Grand River at

Knowlton, Iowa.

Grand River near

Blockton, Iowa.

East Pork Grand

River near Mount

Ayr, Iowa.

East Pork Grand

River south of

Mount Ayr, Iowa.

Thompson River

near Hebron,

Iowa.

Threemlle Creek

near Afton, Iowa.

Thompson River

near Afton, Iowa.

Twelvemlle Creek

near Arlspe,

Iowa.

Thompson River

near Grand River,

Iowa.

Long Creek near

Van Wert, Iowa.

SEir sec. 29, T.70 N. , R.30 W. , at

bridge near east city limits

of Knowlton.

SWj sec. 29, T.67 N., R.31 W. , at

bridge 3 miles southeast of

Blockton.

SE£ sec. 3, T.68 N., R.29 W. , at

bridge 3 miles east of Mount

Ayr.

SW£ sec. 19, T.67 N. , R.29 W., at

bridge 9 miles south of Mount

Ayr.

SE£ sec.l, T.74 N. , R.30 W. , at

bridge 2 miles southeast of

Hebron.

Center sec. 13, T.72 N., R.29 W. ,

at bridge 3 miles east of

Afton.

SW$ sec. 17, T.72 N. , R.28 W. , at

bridge 5 miles east of Afton.

SEir sec. 17, T.71 N. , R.28 W. , at

bridge 6 miles east of Arispe.

NEj- sec. 16, T.70 N., R.27 W. , at

bridge 3j miles north of Grand

River.

NE$ sec. 32, T.70 N., R.26 W. , at

bridge 5 miles southeast of

Van tfert.

67.5

207

64.7

95.9

80.0

54.8

231

68.0

401

117

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-12-60

9-12-60

9-12-60

10-23-59

9-13-60

9-13-60

10-21-59

9-12-60

9-13-60

10-21-59

9-12-60

9-13-60

9-12-60

9-13-60

10-21-59

9-12-60

9-13-60

10-21-59

9-12-60

9-13-60

0.91

1.20

12.1

13.1

1.58

.17

2.29

2.64

7.18

2.03

2.48

3.44

.96

.70

15.5

5.73

5.81

1.78

1.32

38.8

11.7

10.1

13.6

1.78

1.58

Weldon River basin

8983

8984.5

8984.7

Weldon River east 

of Leon, Iowa.

Weldon River near 

Pleasanton,Iowa.

Little River near 

Leon, Iowa.

SEir sec. 20, T.69 N., R.24 W. , 

at bridge 6 miles east of 

Leon.

NW£ sec. 22, T.67 N., R.24 W. , 

at bridge 7 miles east of 

Pleasanton.

SE£ sec. 29, T.68 N. , R.25 W. , at 

bridge 6 miles south of Leon.

72.4

228

69.2

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

10-21-59 

9-12-60 

9-12-60

10-21-59 

9-12-60 

9-13-60

10-21-59 

9-12-60 

9-13-60

5.94 

.42 

.40

24.7 

2.55 

2.71

6.27 

.57 

.48

a Approximately.

Note. Discharge measurements In Kansas furnished by Water Resources Division of the Karsas State 

Board of Agriculture.
458 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AMD MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Charlton River basin

9053

9033.5

9034

9036

9036.5

9037

9038

9041.5

9109

Charlton River

near Derby,

Iowa.

Wolf Creek near

Chariton, Iowa.

Charlton River

near Charlton,

Iowa.

South Fork Charlton River near

Cambria, Iowa.

South Fork Chariton River near

Corydon, Iowa.

South Fork Charlton River near

Bethlehem, Iowa.

South Pork Charlton River at

Orifflnsville,

Iowa.

Shoal Creek near

Cincinnati,

Iowa.

Marals des Cygnes

River near

Reading, Kans.

BWi sec. 13. T.71 H., R.23 W. , at

bridge ij miles north of

Derby.

SEi sec. 16, T.71 H., R.21 W. , at

bridge 5 miles southeast of

Charlton.

W$ corner sec. 24, T.71 H., R.21

W. , at bridge 7 miles southeast of Charlton.

NW| sec. 3, T.69 N., R.22 H. , at

bridge 2 miles south of

Cambria.

NWi sec. 6, T.69 N., R.21 W., at

bridge 4 miles north of

Corydon.

SEj sec. 6, T.69 N. , R.20 V., at

bridge 2£ miles south of Bethlehem.

SWj sec. 23, T.70 H., R.19 W. , at

bridge in Qrifflnsville.

SWi sec. 6, T.67 H. , R.17 W. , at

bridge 3 miles east of

Cincinnati.

Osage River basin

On north line sec.l, T.18 S.,

R.13 E., at bridge on State

Highway 70, 2 miles east of

Reading.

71.0

65.0

186

58.0

68.1

165

234

56.6

215

1957-60

1957-60

1958-60

1958-60

1957-60

1958-60

1957-60

1958-60

1954-60

10-22-59

9-12-60

10-22-59

9-12-60

10-22-59

10-21-59

.9-14-60

10-F1-59

9-14-60

10-ri-59

9-14-60

10-fO-59

9-14-60

10-J1-59

9-14-60

11- 9-59

4-28-60

1.87

.05

.65

0

5.19

4.41

.59

3.20

.08

9.96

.24

15.8

.95

5795

.02

1.93

28.9

Note. Discharge measurements In Kansas furnished by Water Resources Division of the Kansas State 

Board of Agriculture.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 459

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

' area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Qafje 

height 

(fe^t)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Perry Creek basin

599S

5999

5999.5

Perry Creek near

Merrill, Iowa.

Perry Creek tributary near

Merrill, Iowa.

Perry Creek near

Hint on, Iowa.

NWi sec. 12, T.91 N. , R.47 W. , at

bridge on county road "M", 5

miles west of Merrill.

NW£ sec. 11, T.91 N. , R.47 W. , at

box culvert on county road "M",

6 mllea west of Merrill.

At bridge near wi corner sec. 11,

T.90 N. , R.47 W. , 4 miles west

of Hlnton on State Highway 7.

7.88

.24

30.7

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

6-20-60

1960

8-28-60

5,02

(a)

9.96

(t)

(t)

520

Omaha Creek basin

6006

6007

6006

6009

South Omaha Creek

tributary near

Walthlll, Nebr.

South Omaha Creek

near walthlll,

Nebr.

South Omaha Creek

tributary No. 2

near walthlll.

Nebr.

South Omaha Creek

at Walthlll,

Nebr.

SWiNWi sec. 35, T.25 N. , R.8 E.,

at county highway bridge, 0.5

mile south of east-west road

and 3^ miles south of Walthlll.

SWiSEi sec. 23 (revised), T.25 N.,

R.8 E., at county highway

bridge, 0.2 mile east of Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy RR.

and 2 miles south of Walthlll.

SWi sec. 13, T.25 N. , R.8 E. , at

culvert on U. S. Highways 73W,

and 77, 0.6 mile south of

State Highway 94 and 0.8 mile

southeast of Walthlll.

SEiSEi sec. 11, T.25 N. , R.8 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 94

at east edge of Walthlll.

2.64

15.1

1.51

51.0

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

1951-60

8-28-60

2-28-51

7-11-56

8-28-60

8-28-60

6-25-56

5-28-59

8-28-60

14.31

15 36

12.98

13,78

11.62

18.74

18.72

18.54

450

bl,030

b705

785

188

bl,810

bl.800

1,760

Little Sioux River basin

6035.2 Little Sioux River 

tributary (Site 

No. 25) near 

Spafford, Mlnn.

NWiNEj sec. 27, T.102 N. , R.38 W.,

0.4 mile west of Spafford and 

^ mile above mouth.

1959-60 4-13-60 7.55 90

Tekamah Creek basin

6076

6077

6078

6079

Tekamah Creek

tributary near

Tekamah, Nebr.

(station discontinued)

South Branch

Tekamah Creek

near Cralg, Nebr.

South Branch

Tekamah Creek

tributary near

Tekamah, Nebr.

South Branch

Tekamah Creek

near Tekamah,

Nebr.

NWiSEi sec. 16, T.21 N. , R. 10 E.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway

73W, 4 miles west of Tekamah.

NWi sec. 29, T.21 N. , R.10 E., at

culvert on east-west rosd, 2j

miles southeast of Cralg and

5 miles west of Tekamah,

NW^NWi sec. 34, T.21 N. , R.10 E. ,

at bridge on east-west county

road, 4 miles southwest of

Tekamah.

SWiNW£ sec. 27, T.21 N. , R.10 E.,

at bridge on north-south

county road, 0.2 mile south of

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis

and Omaha Railway and 3 miles

west of Tekamah.

0.55

2.54

4.08

9.73

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

6-20-60

8-13-58

5-28-59

6-20-60

6-20-60

6-20-60

1C. 10

11.14

11.09

11.42

IT. 56

If. 91

75

b725

b713

730

1,290

1,720

New York Creek basin

6086

6087

New York Creek

near Splker,

Nebr.

New York Creek

tributary near

Splker, Nebr.

1

NWjNWi sec. 8, T.J9 N., R.10 E. ,

at culvert on north-south

county road, 2.5 miles northwest of Splker.

NWjNWj sec. 9, T.19 N. , R.10 E.,

at box culvert on east -west

county road, 300 ft east of

north-south county road

(revised) and 2.2 miles north

of Splker.

1.75

1.55

1952-60

1951-60

6-20-60

6-20-60

If. 60

017.52

1,700

1,370

t Discharge not determined.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Revised.

o Prom floodmarks.
460 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Di"-.e

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

New York Creek basin Continued

6088

6089

New York Creek

north of Spiker,

Nebr.

New York Creek

east of Spiker,

Nebr.

NE^-NEj sec. 17, T.19 N. , R.10 E.,

at bridge 100 ft west of present crossing of north-south

county road (revised) and 1.1

miles north of Splker.

SE^SEi sec. 15, T.19 N. , R.10 E.,

on north-south dirt road, 200

ft south of county road and

2.6 miles east of Splker.

6.50

13.9

1951-60

1950-60

6-20-60

6-20-60

24.07

C25.03

3,620

9,250

Mosquito Creek basin

*6106 Mosquito Creek at 

Neola, Iowa.

See previous table. 128 1952-60 8- 6-60 10.38 (t)

Platte River basin

6297

6298

6302

6384

6414

6433

6447

6524

6696

6767

7616

7617

7619

7626

7627

7671

St. Mary Creek

tributary near

Sinclair, Wyo.

Coal Creek near

Rawl Ins , Wyo .

Big Ditch tributary near Hanna,

Wyo.

Cherry Creek near

Lament , Wyo .

Bear Springs Creek

near Alcova, Wyo.

Coal Creek near

Goose Egg, Wyo.

Reefs Draw tributary near Casper,

Wyo.

Watson Draw near

Lost Springs,

Wyo.

Chugwater Creek

tributary near

Chugwater, Wyo.

South Pork Bear

Creek near

Little Bear, Wyo.

Nlnemlle Draw

tributary near

Federal, Wyo.

Muddy Creek tributary near Burns,

Wyo.

Lodgepole Creek

tributary near

Pine Bluffs,

Wyo.

Lodgepole Creek

tributary No. 2

near Alb In, Wyo.

Lodgepole Creek

tributary No. 3

near Alb In, Wyo.

South Plum Creek

tributary near

Parnam, Nebr.

SWj- sec. 34, T.21 N. , R.84 W. , at

culvert on old [I. S. Highway

30 Just below present location

of U. S. Highway 30, 13.6 miles

east of Sinclair.

SE£ sec. 30, T.21 N. , R.87 W. , at

culvert on county road, 1 mile

south of Rawllns.

SEj sec. 21, T.22 N. , R.81 W. , at

culvert on U. S. Highway 30, 2

miles southeast of Hanna.

SWj-SE-t sec. 32, T.29 N. , R.87 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 220,

17 miles northeast of Lamont.

SEj-SEj sec. 30, T.30 N. , R.82 W.,

at culvert on Kortes Road, 1.6

miles southeast of Alcova.

SW£NW£ sec. 27, T.32 N. , R.81 W. ,

at culvert on State Highway

220, 4.2 miles southwest of

Goose Egg.

SWj- sec. 16, T.36 N. , R. 79 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 87,

17 miles north of Casper.

SW-J-SEi- sec. 12, T.32 N. , R.68 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 20,

2.1 miles southwest of Lost

Springs.

NW£NW£ sec. 29, T.21 N. , R.66 W. ,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 87,

1.2 miles northeast of Chugwater.

SWjNWi sec. 3, T.18 N. , R.67 W. ,

at bridge on new crossing U. S.

Highway 87, 1.3 miles north of

Little Bear.

SWjNEi- sec. 19, T. 15 N. , R.68 W.,

at culvert on State Secondary

Highway 1100, 3.7 miles southeast of Federal.

NEjNEi sec. 30, T.14 N. , R.62 W.,

at culvert on State Secondary

Highway 1103, 2.3 miles south

of Burns.

NEjNEi sec. 21, T.15 N. , R.60 W.,

at culvert on State Secondary

Highway 1104, 5.0 miles north

of Pine Bluffs.

SEj-SE^ sec. 28, T.16 N. , R.60 W. ,

at culvert on State Secondary

Highway 1104, 6.8 miles south

of Albln.

SEjSWi sec. 23, T.17 N. , R.61 W. ,

at culvert on State Secondary

Highway 1104, 3.2 miles west

of Albln.

SWs sec. 35, T.9 N. , R.26 W. , on

State Highway 23N, 2.3 miles

west of Farnam.

0.46

7.34

7.42

29.4

9.48

5.39

.47

6.95

.23

34.2

1.49

41.2

.44

5.69

.09

9.81

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1960

1960

1960

1959-60

1960

1960

I960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1951-60

6- 8-60

3- -60

3-19-60

6- 9-60

3-22-60

1960

1960

6- 5-60

6-10-60

1960

1960

1960

7- 6-60

3-21-60

3-21-60

8-14-52

8- 7-54

7- 7-57

4-23-58

5-26-59

3-21-60

4.99

5.75

6.13

5.48

7.06

(a)

(a)

5.90

5.35

(a)

(a)

(a)

8.68

7.21

6.51

13.36

12.05

12.70

12.09

d!2.31

d!2.31

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

86

(t)

(t)

b650

b!25

b215

b!30

b215

215

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Revised.

c From floodmarks.

d Datum changed; to convert to former datum add 0.39 ft.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 461

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq ml)

of

record

Annual iraximum

Date

Gage

he Ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin Continued

7672

7673

7674

7674.1

7675

7681

7682

7683

7684

7691

7692

7693

7706

7707

7708

7709

7709.1

7776

7777

North Pork Plum

Creek tributary

near Parnam,

Nebr.

Plum Creek tributary at Farnam,

Nebr.

North Plum Creek

near Parnam,

Nebr.

Plum Creek near

Parnam, Nebr.

Plum Creek near

Smlthfield, Nebr.

East Branch Buffalo Creek tributary near

Buffalo, Nebr.

East Branch Buffalo Creek near

Buffalo, Nebr.

East Branch Buffalo Creek tributary No. 2 near

Buffalo, Nebr.

West Branch Buffalo Creek near

Buffalo, Nebr.

Elm Creek tributary near

Overton, Nebr.

Elm Creek near

Sumner, Nebr.

Elm Creek tributary No. 2 near

Overton, Nebr.

Wood River tributary near Lodl,

Nebr.

Wood River near

Lodi, Nebr.

Wood River near

Oconto, Nebr.

Wood River at

Oconto, Nebr.

Wood River near

Lomax, Nebr.

Lillian Creek tributary near

Broken Bow, Nebr.

Lillian Creek near

Broken Bow, Nebr.

NWiSWi sec. 36, T.9 N. , R.26 W. ,

at box culvert on State Highway 23N, 0.1 mile east of

north-south dirt road and 1.3

miles west of main street In

Parnam.

Sj sec. 31, T.9 N. , R.25 W. , on

north-south main street In

Parnam, 0.2 mile south of

State Highway 23N.

SW£ sec. 22, T.9 N. , R.25 W. , on

State Highway 47, 3 miles

northeast of Parnam.

NEiNWj sec. 10, T.8 N. , R.25 W. ,

on east-west road 0.4 mile

west of State Highway 23N and

4 miles southeast of Farnam.

NW^SWi sec. 15, T.8 N. , R.21 W. ,

on downstream end of left pier

of county highway bridge, 6j

miles northeast of Smithfield.

SEjSWj sec. 16, T.12 N. , R.22 W. ,

on bridge 100 ft south of fork

in road and 1.2 miles north of

road Intersection at Buffalo.

NpFEj sec. 28, T.12 N. , R.22 W. ,

on bridge on dirt road, 0.2 mile

east of crossroads at Buffalo.

On west line sec. 28, T.12 N. ,

R.22 W. , on bridge on gravel

road, 0.3 mile south and 0.5

mile west of Buffalo.

NWiNEi sec. 30, T.12 N. , R.22 W. ,

on bridge on dirt road, 2.0

miles west of crossroads at

Buffalo.

SEj sec. 26, T.ll N. , R.20 W. , at

bridge on dirt road, 1.3 miles

west of Junction and 10 miles

north of Overton.

ME corner sec. 12, T.10 N. , R.20

W., at bridge on road, 0.1

mile west of Junction with

north-south gravel road and 8

miles north of Overton.

SWi-NWi sec. 7, T.10 N. , R.19 W. ,

at bridge on gravel road, 7.5

miles north of Overton.

SEjNEj sec. 9, T.14 N. , R.22 W. ,

on bridge No. 7097 on State

Highway 40, 6.1 miles northwest of Oconto.

SWjNEj sec. 23, T.14 N. , R.22 W. ,

on bridge on State Highway 40,

10 miles southeast of Callaway.

SWjSWj sec. 24, T.14 N. , R.22 W. ,

on State Highway 40, 2.6 miles

northwest of Oconto.

NW corner sec. 32, T.14 N. , R.21

W. , on bridge on State Highway

21 Just north of Oconto, 0.8

mile north of Junction with

State Highway 40.

SWjSWi sec. 25, T.13 N. , R.21 W. ,

on bridge No. 7091, 50 ft

below railroad bridge and y

mile southeast of crossroads

at Lomax.

SEjNEj sec. 30, T.18 N. , R.20 W. ,

at bridge on north-south

gravel road, 7.5 miles north

of State Highway 2 in Broken

Bow.

NEjNEj sec. 30 (revised), T.18 N.,

R.20 w., at bridge on gravel

road, 8 miles north of State

Highway 2 in Broken Bow.

1.83

19.8

38.3

79.8

229

5.24

32.8

2.10

16.3

.54

14.9

5.19

2.02

12.9

26.4

44.8

79.6

2.02

4.77

1952-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1947-53*,

1954-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1952-60

1952-60

1950,

1952-60

1950,

1952-60

1952-60

1952-60

1951-60

8-14-52

1955

6-17-56

7- 7-57

5-26-58

5-26-59

6-15-60

7-11-60

6- 8-51

7-18-58

7-11-60

7-11-60

3-22-60

3-21-60

3-21-60

9-20-60

3-21-60

3-21-60

3-21-60

7-11-60

5-28-53

6-17-54

8-17-56

7-19-58

3-23-60

3-23-60

3-23-60

3-23-60

9-20-60

7- 4-60

3-21-60

11.37

10.10

10.42

11.25

10.61

10.91

612.00

14.45

14.3

12.39

16.22

15.21

17.46

11.32

15.21

hI0.82

11.60

12.72

13.32

12.46

9.0

10.62

10.50

10.43

10.30

10.43

13.09

014.15

20.83

11.27

10.40

f52

ro

f!3

f45

f!9

f29

(t)

g900

b385

b212

580

630

620

78

267

145

54

78

145

150

fg5

f29

f27

f26

23

58

490

485

1,750

8

40

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Revised.

c Prom floodmarks.

e Datum changed; to convert to former datum add 0.40 ft.

f Not previously published.

g Estimated.

h Datum changed; to convert to former datum add 1.50 ft.
462 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITKS

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Cortlnued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

late

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin Continued

7778

7826

7827

7828

7829

7847

7891

7892

7893

7894

7894.1

7896

7906

7907

7908

7909

7911

8012

Lillian Creek

tributary No. 2

near Walworth,

Nebr.

South Branch Mud

Creek tributary

near Broken Bow,

Nebr.

South Branch Mud

Creek at Broken

Bow, Nebr.

North Branch Mud

Creek at Broken

Bow, Nebr.

Mud creek tributary near Broken

Bow, Nebr.

Turkey Creek near

Farwell, Nebr.

Davls Creek tributary near North

Loup, Nebr.

Davls Creek tributary No. 2 near

North Loup, Nebr.

Davls Creek near

North Loup, Nebr.

Davls Creek southwest of North

Loup, Nebr.

Davis Creek tributary at dams It e

near Scotia,

Nebr. {station

discontinued) .

Davis Creek at

mouth, near

Cotesfleld,

Nebr. (station discontinued} .

Spring Creek tributary near

Wolbach, Nebr.

West Branch Spring

Creek at Brayton,

Nebr.

West Branch Spring

Creek near

Wolbach, Nebr.

Mary' s Creek at

Wolbach, Nebr.

Spring Creek near

Cushlng, Nebr.

Olive Branch above

Sprague, Nebr.

SEiSWj sec. 12, T.19 N., R.20 W. ,

on east-west dirt road 2 miles

south of Walworth.

SWiNEi sec. 23, T.17 N. , R.21 W. ,

at box culvert on State Highway 2, 4 miles northwest of

Broken Bow.

SEiNWi sec. 32, T.17 N. , R.20 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 2,

0.2 mile above confluence with

North Branch of Mud Creek

(revised), and 0.3 mile west

of Arrow Hotel at town square

In Broken Bow.

NWiNWi sec. 31, T.17 N., R.20 W. , at bridge 150 ft below Chicago,

Burlington & Qulncy RR. bridge

and 0.6 mile east of KCNI

radio tower on State Highway 2

NEiNWi sec. 8, T.16 N. , R.20 W. ,

at double concrete box culvert

on State Highway 21, 1.8 miles

south of State Highway 2 In

Broken Bow.

NWjNEi sec. 3, T. 14 N., R.12 W. ,

on bridge on State Highway 92,

0.2 mile west of School No. 78

and 2.7 miles west of Parwell.

NE^SE^ sec. 34, T.17 N. , R.14 W. ,

at a double 60-Inch steel culvert, 9^ miles southwest of

North Loup.

NWiSWJ sec. 23, T.17 N. , R.14 W. ,

at concrete and timber bridge

8 miles southwest of North

Loup.

NW£SWj sec. 30, T.17 N. , R.13 W. ,

at steel truss bridge 7j miles

southwest of North Loup.

NE^NEi sec. 33, T.17 N. , R.13 W. ,

at timber bridge 65 miles

southwest of North Loup.

NWiSWi sec. 30, T.17 N. , R.12 W. ,

on 18-Inch box elder tree in

bed of small Intermittent

tributary 4.5 miles southwest of Scotia.

SWjNWi sec. 35, T.17 N. , R.12 W. ,

on bridge on State Highway 11,

4.6 miles northwest of Cotesfleld.

NEiSEi sec. 11, T.17 H. , R.10 W. ,

at box culvert on former State

Highway 101, 0.6 mile south of

east-west dirt road and 1.1

miles north of gravel road to

Brayton.

NE£SWt sec. 9, T.17 N. , R.10 W. ,

at steel truss bridge on northsouth dirt road, ZOO ft north

of T In road and 0.4 mile

south of Brayton.

SWiNEj sec. 23, T.17 N. , R.10 W. ,

at steel truss bridge on former State Highway 101, Z.I

miles north of Junction with

State Highway 22 and 3 miles

northwest of Wolbach.

NWiSEj (revised) sec. 31, T.17 N.,

R.9 W. , at bridge 0.2 mile

north of center of Wolbach

village.

SW^NWi sec. 8, T.15 N. , R.9 W. ,

on bridge 0.9 mile southwest

of Cushing and 1.8 miles

upstream from Loup River.

NW^NV/i sec. 5, T.7 N. , R.6 E. , at

steel bridge on north-south

county road, 2 miles west and

l£ miles south of Sprague.

2.04

.43

b400

15.5

5.98

27.2

2.29

6.79

21.1

41.6

6.35

94.4

1.52

19.5

36.9

7.63

165

m43

1951-60

1951-60

1945,

1951-60

1951-60

1945,

1951-60

1950,

1953-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-60

1957-60

1956-60

1952-60

1945,

1952-60

1951-60

1952-60

1949-53*k,

1954-60

1956-60

3-21-60

9-20-60

3-21-60

3-21-60

4-13-60

6-17-55

7- 4-56

6-16-57

5- 5-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

7-24-58

5- 5-60

5- 5-60

3-27-60

5- 5-60

6- 9-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

5- 5-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

11.46

J11.70

13.41

13.56

13.11

14.42

13.21

15.27

15.76

13.98

14.98

12.53

17.93

C17.62

11.94

J14.18

14.14

11.75

14.53

15.27

10.81

20.04

18.28

255

19

300

520

170

b200

b66

b440

720

350

390

1,160

b700

642

(t)

(t)

1,510

(t)

625

1,680

80

2,870

1,950

f Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Revised.

c Prom floodmarks.

J May be affected by backwater.

k At site 1 mile upstream; records considered equivalent.

m Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AMD MISCELLANEOUS SITES 463

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial -record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gige 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin Continued

8013.2

8013.4

8013.6

8032

8033

8035. 7

8036

8037

8039

8041

8042

8043

8044

8045

Olive Branch below

Sprague, Nebr.

Hickman Branch

above Hickman,

Nebr.

Hickman Branch at

Hickman, Nebr.

Antelope Creek at

48th Street,

Lincoln, Nebr.

Antelope Creek at

27th Street,

Lincoln, Nebr.

Wahoo Creek tributary near Weston,

Nebr . ( formerly

published as

Dunlap Creek

tributary near

Weston) .

North Pork Wahoo

Creek near

Prague, Nebr.

Dunlap Creek near

Weston, Nebr.

North Pork Wahoo

Creek at Weston,

Nebr.

Silver Creek near

Cedar Bluffs,

Nebr.

Silver Creek near

Colon, Nebr.

Silver Creek tributary near Colon,

Nebr.

Silver Creek tributary at Colon,

Nebr.

Silver Creek at

Ithaca, Nebr.

SWi sec. 23, T.8 N. , R.6 E. , at

steel bridge on north-south

county road, 1 mile east and

l£ miles south of Sprague.

SWjSWj sec. 31, T.8 N. , R.8 E.,

at wooden bridge on northsouth county road near Missouri

Pacific RR. crossing, 3 miles

east and £ mile south of

Hickman.

NW^SWi sec. 34, T.8 N. , R.7 E. ,

at steel bridge on north-south

county road, £ mile south of

Hickman.

SW£ sec. 32, T.10 N. , R.7 E. , on

left downstream wingwall of

culvert at 48th Street, in

Lincoln.

SEj sec. 25, T.10 N. , R.6 E., on

downstream side of bridge at

27th and Alpha Streets, in

Lincoln.

SW^SWj sec.l, T.14 N. , R.5 E. ,

at box culvert on State Highway 79, 200 ft north of U. S.

Highway 30A and 4 miles northwest of Weston.

NWjNWj sec. 24, T.15 N. , R.5 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 79,

0.2 mile south of road intersection and 3j miles south of

Prague .

SWjSWj sec. 36, T.15 N. , R.5 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 79,

1.1 miles north of U. S. Highway 30A and 4 miles northwest

of Weston.

NEiNW^ sec. 10, T.14 N. , R.6 E. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 3Qft,

1 mile northeast of Weston.

NWiNEj sec. 11, T.16 N. , R.7 E.,

at bridge on county road, 0.8

mile east of State Highway 109

and l£ miles southeast of

Cedar Bluffs.

NW^NWj sec. 6, T.15 N. , R.8 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 64,

2.1 miles east of State Highway 109 and 2| miles east of

Colon.

NW-J-NEi sec. 20, T.16 N. , R.7 E. ,

at culvert on county road, 2.3

miles west of State Highway 109

and 4 miles northwest of Colon.

NWi sec. 2, T.15 N. , R.7 E., at

bridge on State Highway 109,

0.2 mile east of Colon and 0.5

mile south of State Highway

64.

NEi sec. 28, T.14 N. , R.8 E. , at

bridge on county road, ^ mile

east of Ithaca.

m81

ml8

m32

6.82

10.4

.31

15.2

8.90

a43.7

10.9

29.9

14.3

22.4

m72

1956-60

1956-60

1956-60

1951,

1958-60

1957-60

1950-60

1951-60

1950-60

1951-60

1950-60

1950-60

1951-60b

1951-60

1950-58*,

1959-60

3-27-60

7-18-60

3-27-60

7-17-60

7-10-58

7-17-60

8-24-60

4- 3-58

8-24-60

8-24-60

8-24-60

6-16-57

6-10-60

8-12-50

6-20-60

5-31-51

3-29-60

3-29-60

8- 2-59

6-10-60

17.12

12.10

14.75

9.02

M2.85

7.83

14.07

15.79

26.68

C12.5

21.18

11.76

12.34

b!6.0

14.88

C14.48

13.30

14.00

^.

16.92

12.06

5,700

4,800

3,600

440

b2,570

860

215

b440

5,000

1,400

4,900

b360

620

b3,260

2,050

f750

340

710

21,600

2,150

Weeping Water Creek basin

8064

8064.2

8064.4

8064.6

Weeping Water

Creek at Elmwood,

Nebr.

Stove Creek near

Elmwood, Nebr.

Stove Creek at

Elmwood, Nebr.

Weeping Water

Creek at Weeping

Water, Nebr.

SW^NWi sec. 10, T.10 N. , R.10 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 1,

0.6 mile north of Elmwood.

SEjSWj sec. 21 (revised), T.10 N.,

R.10 E., at multiple box culvert on U. S. Highway 34, 0.6

mile west of State Highway 1

and 2 miles south of Elmwood.

SW^NWj sec. 15, T.10 N. , R.10 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 1,

at south side of Elmwood.

NW^NWj sec. 7, T.10 N. , R.12 E. ,

at railroad bridge of Missouri

Pacific Lines Just south of

north-south road, 1 mile

southeast of Weeping Water.

21.4

4.94

10.0

75.5

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

8-28-60

8-28-60

8-28-60

8-38-60

19.18

17.50

17.90

12.12

1,900

3,950

2,400

3,800

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Revised.

c Prom floodraarks.

f Not previously published.

m Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITUS

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

rate

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Weeping Water Creek basin Continued

8064.7 Weeping Water 

Creek tributary 

neap Weeping 

Water, Nebr.

NW-JSE£ sec. 6 (revised), T.10 N. , 

R.12 E. , at railroad culvert, 

1,200 ft west of north-south 

road, 1.8 miles southeast of 

Weeping Water.

1.07 1950-60 6-20-60 12.82 263

Nishnabotna River basin

8077

8077.2

8077.6

8077.8

Middle Silver

Creelc tributary

near Minden,

Iowa.

Middle Silver

Creek near Avoca,

Iowa.

Middle Silver

Creelc near Oakland, Iowa.

Middle Silver

Creelc at Treynor,

Iowa.

NE corner sec. 7, T. 77 N. , R.40 W,

at bridge 3 miles northeast of

Minden.

N£ corner sec. 17, T. 77 N. , R.40

W. , at bridge on State Highway

64, 7 miles west of Avoca.

Ej corner sec. 4, T. 75 N. , R.41

W. , at bridge 8^ miles northwest of Oakland.

NE corner sec.l, T.74 N. , R.42

W. , at bridge on county road

"P", 1 mile north of Treynor.

0.68

3.21

25.7

42.7

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

5-24-60

5-24-60

5-25-69

8-28-60

4.04

7.16

8.15

13.84

(t)

(t)

737

2,060

Little Nemaha River basin

8101

8102

8103

8104

Hooper Creek tributary near

Palmyra, Nebr.

Hooper Creek near

Palmyra, Nebr.

Owl Creelc near

Syracuse, Nebr.

Little Nemaha

River tributary

near Syracuse,

Nebr.

NW£NW£ sec. 9, T.9 N. , R.9 E. , at

bridge on east-west portion of

State Highway 43, 300 ft east

of turn in highway and 4j

miles north of Palmyra.

SEiSWj sec. 29, T.9 N. , R.10 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 2,

3.3 miles east of Palmyra.

NE-J-NEj sec. 18, T.8 N. , R.ll E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 2,

i mile above Little Nemaha

River and 2-J miles northwest

of Syracuse.

SE-J-SEi sec. 8, T.8 N. , R.ll E.,

at multiple box culvert on

State Highway 2, 50 ft wesb of

road and if miles northwest of

Syracuse.

7.81

57.5

25.4

.76

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

1950-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

3-27-60

8-28-60

14.81

18.42

11.94

11.46

530

2,340

1,100

257

Tarlcio River basin

8117.6

8118

8118.2

Tarklo River near

Elllott, Iowa.

East Tarkio Creek

near Stanton,

Iowa.

Tarklo River tributary near

Stanton, Iowa.

NE corner sec. 28, T.73 N., R.37

W. , at bridge 4^ miles southeast of Elliott.

W£ sec. 34, T.73 N. , R.37 W. , at

bridge 7 miles north of

Stanton.

NE corner sec. 16, T.72 N. , R.37

W. , at box culvert 4 miles

north of Stanton.

10.7

4.66

.67

1952-60

1952-60

1952-60

6-30-60

6-30-60

6-30-60

10.33

11.94

4.62

728

(t)

(t)

Nemaha River basin

8137 Tennessee Creelc 

tributary near 

Seneca, Kans.

SE£SW£ sec. 2, T.3 S. , R.12 E., 

above culvert on county highway, 1.8 miles southeast of 

Seneca.

ml.O 1957-60 10- 3-59 18.02 (t)

Little Tarlcio Creek basin

8152 Staples Branch 

near Burlington 

Junction, Mo.

SW-J-SEj sec. 17, T.65 N. , R.38 W. , 

at culvert under State Highway 

4, about 7.3 miles west of 

Burlington Junction.

0.49 1959-60 6- 4-60 12.70 (t)

Wolf Creelc basin

8157 South Branch Wolf 

Creek tributary 

near Willis, 

Kans.

SW^SWi sec. 30, T.3 S., R.18 E. , 

at downstream side of county 

highway bridge, 3.6 miles 

northeast of Willis.

m3.9 1957-60 3-27-60 15.01 (t)

Town Branch basin

8159 Town Branch at 

Forest City, Mo. 

(station 

discontinued) .

NE^NWi sec. 32, T.60 N. , R.38 W. , 

at street bridge 1 block above 

State Highway 111 in Forest 

City.

2.40 1951-60 6-30-60 6.96 (t)

Mill Creelc basin

8160 Mill Creek at 

Oregon, Mo.

NE-jNE^ sec. 35, T.60 N., R.38 W. , 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 275, 

1 mile southeast of Oregon.

4.90 1951-59*, 

1960n

6-30-60 4.48 739

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

m Approximately.

n Discharge measurements and daily gage-height record available in district office.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 465

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gag>;

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Platte River basin (Iowa-Missouri)

8200

8203

8207

White Cloud Creek

near Maryvllle,

Mo.

Big Slough near

Wilcox, Mo.

First Creek near

Nashua, Mo.

NW^NWj sec.l, T.64 N. , R.36 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 71,

4f miles northwest of Maryvllle.

On south line SW-fr see. 35, T.65

N. , R.36 w., at culvert on

U. S. Highway 71, 3 miles

southeast of Wlloox.

NWjSWj see. 26, T. 52 N. , R.33 W. ,

at culvert on farm road, 150

ft east of U. S. Highway 169

and 1.0 mile south of Nashua

on U. S. Highway 169.

6.06

1.30

.55

1949-59*,

1960n

1950-60

1959-60

5-16-60

5-16-60

4-15-60

11.45

4.74

9.41

*

1,500

614

64

Kansas River basin

8374

8375

8379

8390

8392

8394

8395

8396

8397

8398

8398.5

8399

8399.5

8400

8405

Red Willow Creek

at damslte near

MoCook, Nebr.

(station

discontinued) .

Red Willow Creek

near McCook,

Nebr.

Red Willow Creek

northeast of

McCook, Nebr.

Medicine Creek at

Maywood, Nebr.

Elkhorn Canyon

near Maywood,

Nebr.

Elkhorn Canyon

southwest of

Maywood, Nebr.

Brushy Creek near

Maywood, Nebr.

Prazler Creek near

Maywood, Nebr.

Prazler Creek

tributary near

Maywood, Nebr.

Pox Creek tributary near Curt is,

Nebr. (formerly

Pox Creek near

Curtls), station

discontinued.

Pox Creek north of

Curtls, Nebr.

Fox Creek above

Cut Canyon near

Curtls, Sebr.

Cut Canyon near

Curtls, Nebr.

Pox Creek at

Curtls, Nebr.

Dry Creek near

Curtls, Nebr.

SWjNWj sec. 31, T.5 N. , R.29 W. ,

1 mile west of U. S. Highway

83 and 12 mllea north of

McCook.

SW^NWj sec. 6, T.4 N. , R.29 W. ,

on U. S. Highway 83, 10 miles

north of McCook (reestablished

as continuous-record gaging

station 9-20-60) .

SWjSEj sec. 25, T.4 N. , R.29 W. ,

300 ft above county road

bridge, 7j miles northeast ef

McCook.

NEjNEj sec. 21, T.8 N. , R-.29 K,,

150 ft downstream from bridge 

on county road, £ mil-e east of

Maywood.

NEjSWj sec. 2, T.7 N. , R.30 W. ,

on tree on left bank, 10 ft

Jlownslweam from bridge, 4^

 Inlles upstream from Brushy

Creek, and 6 miles southwest

of Maywood (revised).

SEjNEj sec. 31, T.8 N. , R.29 W. ,

at county road bridge J mile

above Brushy Creek and 3 miles

southwest of Maywood.

SWiSWj sec. 28, T.8 N. , R.29 W. ,

on right bank 420 ft downstream from bridge on U. 3.

Highway 83, 2 miles south of

Maywood.

SEiSEfc sec. 8, T.7 N. , R.9 W. , at

box culvert on U. S. Highway

83, 5 miles south of Maywood.

SEjNEi sec. 8, T.7 N. , R.29 W. ,

at box culvert on U. S. Highway 83, 4-£ miles south of

Maywood.

NE£HEj sec. 9, T.10 N. , R.28 W. ,

In channel 16 miles north of

Curtls.

NE^NWj sec. 21, T.10 N. , R.28 W. ,

at timber bridge 13 miles

north of Curtis.

SEjSEj sec. 17, T. 9 N. , R.28 W. ,

at timber bridge 7£ miles

north of Curtls.

NEjNWj sec. 29, T.9 N. , R.28 W.,

at timber bridge 6^ miles

north of Curtis.

SEjNWj sec. 27, T.8 N. , R.28 W. ,

50 ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 23N, 1 mile east

of Curtis.

SW^SEi sec. 24, T.8 N. , R.28 W. ,

10 ft upstream from county

road bridge and 3j miles east

of Curtls.

m600

m600

m700

m207

6.74

13.2

m!30

11.3

.72

6.97

13.8

31.8

25.6

m77

m20

1958-60

1941-47*,

1958-60

1958-60

1951-58*,

1960

1952-60

1952-60

1947,

1951-58*,

1960

1952-60

1952-60

1956-60

1952-60

1951-60

1951-60

1951-58*,

1960

1947,

1951-58*,

1960

9-14-58

6-19-59

3-23-60

9-14-58

6-19-59

3-23-60

9-14-58

3-22-60

3-21-60

3-19-60

3-19-60

3-20-60

3-19-60

5-19-59

3-19-60

3-19-60

3-20-60

7-14-52

8-10-53

8-18-54

5-25-55

5-27-56

9-18-58

3-20-60

3-20-60

3-21-60

6-21-60

_

-

C9.68

16.84

12.16

19.04

12.57

p!5.32

7.05

13.11

12.53

14.50

q!3.28

r!2.94

10.53

11.27

10.56

11.56

14.3

11.40

11.30

11.93

15,77

10.74

S12.77

13.19

J14.14

8,00

1,330

500

1,760

f 1 , 330

bSOO

1,760

fmSSO

m 2,300

470

230

220

2,150

333

-

m40

170

61.6

600

b560

b!70

blSO

b230

b770

b90

432

270

(t)

730

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station

b Revised.-

c From floodmarks.

f Not previously published.

J May be affected by backwater.

m Approximately.

n Discharge measurements and daily gage-height record available in district office

p Datum changed; to convert to former datum add 1.37 ft.

q From upstream gage.

r From downstream gage.

s Datum changed; to convert to former datum add 0.75 ft.
466 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record atationa Continued

Station 

No.

Station name LOG at ion

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Dr«:e

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Kansas River basin Continued

8448

8451

8459

8462

8476

8482

8511

8512

8513

8514

8561

8568

*8580

8587

8603

8632

8634

8637

8643

8647

South Pork Sappa

Creek tributary

near Ooodland,

Kans.

Long Branch Draw

near Norcatur,

Kana.

Little Beaver

Creek tributary

neat; McDonald,

* Kana.

Beavar Creek tributary near

Ludell, Kans.

Prairie Dog Creek

tributary at

Colby, Kana .

Prairie Dog Creek

tributary near

Norton, Kana.

Weat Branch Thompaon Creek at

Hildreth, Nebr.

Weat Branch Thompaon Creek near

Hildreth, Nebr. 

West Branch Thompaon Creek tributary near

Hildreth, Nebr.

Weat Branch Thompson Creek near

Upland, Nebr.

Weat Salt Creek

near Talmo, Kana.

Moll Creek near

Green, Kana.

Roae Creek near

Wallace, Kana.

North Pork Smoky

Hill River

tributary near

Wlnona, Kana.

South Branch

Hackberry Creek

near Orion, Kana.

Big Creek tributary near

Grainfield, Kans.

Big Creek tributary near

Ogallah, Kans.

Big Creek tributary near Haya,

Kana.

Smoky Hill River

tributary at

Dorrance, Kana.

Spring Creek near

Kanapolia, Kana.

NWjNWi sec. 36, T.8 S. , R.39 W. ,

below culvert on county highway, 4.5 miles southeast of

Good land.

SWjSWi sec. 6, T.2 S. , R.25 W. ,

on downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4.7 miles

north of Norcatur.

SW^NWi sec. 28, T.3 S. , R.36 W. ,

at downstream end of culvert

on county highway, 1.3 miles

south of McDonald.

SE^SEi sec. 2, T.3 S. , R.32 W. ,

at downstream end of culvert

on U. S. Highway 36, 5.4 miles

southeast of Ludell.

NE&SWj see. 6, T.8 S. , R.33 W. ,

at upstream end of ford on

West Ash Street in Colby.

NWjNWi sec. 26, T.2 S. , R.23 H. ,

at downstream side of bridge

on 0. S. Highway 283, 1.6

miles north of Norton.

NWiSWi sec. 33, T.5 N. , R.15 W.,

on north-south county road.

1.7 miles northeast of

Hildreth and 4 miles west of

State Highway 10 (revised).

KE^NWi sec. 10 (revised), T.4 N. ,

R.15 W. , on State spur 310,

2.2 miles east of Hildreth. 

NWjNWi sec. 15, T.4 N., R.15 W.,

on north-south county road, 2

miles southeast of Hildreth

and 3 miles west of State

Highway 10 (revised).

KEiNEj sec. 30, T.4 N. , R.14 W.,

on State Highway 4, 3 miles

southwest of Upland (revised).

HWiNWj sec. 36, T.4 S. , R.3 W.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 2.5 miles

southwest of Talmo.

NEjUWi sec. 8, T.8 S. , R.4 E. , at

downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 24, 3.3 miles

southwest of Green.

NEjSEj sec. 34, T.13 S., R.39 W.,

at downstream side of highway

bridge, 2-J miles southwest of

Wallace. Prior to 1957, at

datum 4.86 ft higher. See

previous table.

NEjNWt sec. 11, T.12 S. , R.36 W. ,

at downstream side of culvert

on U. S. Highway 40, 3 miles

southwest of Winona. Prior to

Apr. 15, 1958, at site 100 ft

upstream at datum 1.00 ft

higher.

SW£NW£ sec. 7, T.13 S., R. 30 W. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.5 miles

south of Orion.

NW^NWi sec. 19, T.ll S. , R.28 W. ,

at downstream end of culvert

on State Highway K-23, 1.7

miles southwest of Grainfield.

Prior to Feb. 13, 1958, at

site 75 ft upstream at datum

2.08 ft higher.

NWjSWi sec. 11, T.13 S., R.22 W. ,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 147, 4.0 miles

southwest of Ogallah.

SEiKEi sec. 7, T.14 S. , R.17 W. ,

at downstream side of culvert

on U. S. Highway 40 at Toulon,

4.7 miles southeast of Hays.

NWiSE£ sec. 12, T.14 S. , R.12 W. ,

at downstream end of culvert

on U. S. Highway 40, at

Dorrance.

NWjNW£ sec. 24, T.15 S., R.8 W.,

at downstream end of culvert

on U. S. Highway 40, 2.2 miles

northwest of Kanapolis.

m4

31.7

m!2

mlO

m6

ml. 3

27.4

56.6

13.9

90.8

m38

Dl4

28.5

ml

m49

m!2

m4.5

m6

m5

m9

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1957-60

1957-60

1946-53*,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

3-20-60

3-21-60

7- 8-60

6-11-60

3-20-60

3-21-60

7- 4-59

3-2-7-60

3-F7-60

5-19-60

3-Z7-60

3-Z7-60

6-16-60

3-20-60

3-20-60

6-16-57

5-16-58

9-18-59

8-25-60

6- 8-60

8-23-60

3-21-60

8-17-60

3-22-60

12.04

17.38

11.80

14.32

16.51

12.59

12.13

12.13

16.02

15.10

13.39

18.47

16.00

10.16

10.63

16.04

14.01

12.52

18.86

12.39

12.81

10.88

14.29

12.42

(t)

850

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

b329

329

720

460

1,060

1,100

(t)

100

(t)

f630

f260

f!40

2,300

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Revised.

f Not previously published.

m Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 467

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

8668

8678

8683

8689

8721

8726

8733

8738

8745

8762

8772

8774

8797

8807 . 1

8807.2

8807.3

8807.4

8814.5

8831

8836

Station name

Saline River tributary at Collyer,

Kans.

Cedar Creek tributary near Bunker

Hill, Kans.

Coon Creek tributary near Luray,

Kans.

Elkhorn Creek

tributary near

Lincoln, Kans.

Middle Cedar Creek

at Kensington,

Kans.

Oak Creek at

Bellalre, Kans.

Ash Creek tributary near

Stockton, Kans.

Kill Creek tributary near Bloomington, Kans.

East Limestone

Creek near Ionia,

Kans.

Middle Pipe Creek

near Mlltonvale,

Kans.

East Turkey Creek

near Elmo, Kans.

East Turkey Creek

tributary near

Elmo, Kans.

Wild Cat Creek at

Riley, Kans.

School Creek tributary near

Harvard, Nebr.

School Creek near

Harvard, Nebr.

School Creek tributary No. 2 near

Harvard, Nebr.

School Creek near

Saronvllle, Nebr.

Indian Creek at

Little Blue River

near Angus, Nebr.

South Pork Big

Sandy Creek near

Edgar, Nebr.

Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gape

height

(fMt)

Discharge

(cfs)

Kansas River basin Continued

SW^SWi sec. 32, T.ll S. , R.25 W. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 0.7 mile northwest of Collyer.

NW£SE£ sec. IE, T.13 S. , R.13 W. ,

above culvert on county highway, 4.3 miles northwest of

Bunker Hill.

NWjNEi sec. 19, T.10 S., R.12 W. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4.4 miles

northwest of Luray. 

SW^SWi sec. 30 T.12 S., R.7 W. ,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 14, 4.6 miles

south of Lincoln.

NE^NEi sec. 32, T.3 S., R.15 W. ,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 36, 0.5 mile

south of Kensington.

NW^NWi sec. 15, T.3 S. , R.12 W. ,

at downstream side of bridge

at Bellalre.

SE£Sw£ sec. 18, T.7 S. , R. 16 W. ,

at upstream end of culvert on

TJ. S. Highway 24, 5.3 miles

west of Stockton.

NEjSEj sec. 35, T.7 S. , R.14 W. ,

at upstream end of culvert on

county highway, 4.8 miles

southwest of Bloomlngton.

NE^NWJ sec. 21, T.4 S. , R.9 W. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 2.5 miles

northeast of Ionia. Prior to

Oct. 1, 1956, at same site at

datum 6.2 ft higher.

NEjNW£ sec. 20, T.8 S. , R.2 W. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 6.0 miles west

of Mlltonvale.

SE£SE£ sec. 11, T.16 S. , R.2 E. ,

at downstream end of county

highway bridge, 3.0 miles

southeast of Elmo.

SW£SW£ sec. 2, T.16 S., R.2 E.,

at downstream end of bridge on

State Highway 4, 2.3 miles

east of Elmo.

SW£SW£ sec.l, T.9 S. , R.5 E., at

downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 77 at Riley.

SWiSW£ sec. 12 (revised), T.7 N. ,

R.7 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 6, 0.9 mile west of

junction with State Highway 14

and 3 miles southeast of

Harvard.

NW£NW£ sec. 7, T.7 N. , R.6 W. , at

bridge on black top county

road, 0.9 mile north of junction of U. S. Highway 6 and

State Highway 14 and 3 miles

southeast of Harvard (revised).

SE^SWi sec. 31, T.8 N. , R.6 W. , at

culvert on east-west portion of

black topped county road, 100

ft north of Chicago, Burlington

& Quincy RR. underpass and 3

miles east of Harvard (revised).

SW^SWi sec. 12, T.7 N. , R.6 W. ,

on county road bridge 50 ft

north of 0. S. Highway 6 and

ij miles southwest of Saronvllle (revised).

SE^NEj sec. 28, T.4 N. , R.6 E.,

at north edge of Beatrice.

NW£NW£ sec. 20, T.4 N., R.6 W. ,

on 16-inch tree 65 ft below

county road bridge and 3£ miles

northwest of Angus.

NW£NW£ sec. 11, T.4 N., R.6 W. ,

on county gravel road 0.1 mile

south of east-west road and 2

miles south of Edgar (revised).

m2.5

ml.O

m8

m3

m57

mS

ml

ml.O

27.3

m9

m24

m2.4

ml3

13.1

55.1

14.0

89.4

m74

15.2

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1934-38*.

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1952-60

1960

1958-60

1953-60

8-24-60

9-23-60

3-27-60

9-24-60

10- 5-59

10- 5-59

3-26-60

3-26-60

9- 6-57

9- 5-58

4- 1-60

3-27-60

6-21-60

10- 5-59

3-27-60

9- 6-58

5-20-59

3-27-60

7-10-58

3-27-60

7-10-58

3-27-60

7-14-52

6-17-57

5-20-59

3-27-60

3-28-60

8-16-58

3-27-60

8-16-57

3-27-60

14.27

10.12

16.70

11.86

14.82

17.60

12.40

14.40

12.78

13.78

17.41

18.98

18.76

11.38

19.85

12.85

12.49

t!3.23

16.74

17.11

16.17

16.83

017.6

17.45

15.56

19.29

C16.7

9.0

15.97

13.56

13.57

(»)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

b320

b430

900

(t)

1,000

130

2,050

b!64

bl!8

g!90

b960

1,240

f510

584

bl,280

bl,190

b520

3,720

(t)

fm2,810

mll^OO

b595

600

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

b Revised. 

c Prom floodmarks. 

f Not previously published, 

g Estimated, 

m Approximately.

t May be affected by backwater from snow; maximum gage height observed, 13.64 ft, backwater 

from snow.
468 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

D<>te

Qage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(of 3)

Kansas River basin Continued

8837

8838

8839

8841

8843

8849

8872

8876

8886

8889

8896

8903

8906

8907

8908

South Pork Big

Sandy Creek near

Dave nport , Nebr .

South Pork Big

Sandy Creek near

Carleton, Nebr.

South Pork Big

Sandy Creek near

Hebron, Nebr.

Mill Creek tributary near Haddam,

Kans.

Mill Creek tributary near Washington, Kans.

Robidoux Creek at

Seattle, Kans.

Cedar Creek near

Manhattan, Kans.

Kansas River tributary near

Wamego, Kans.

Dry Creek near

Maple Hill, Kans.

Blacksmith Creek

tributary near

Valencia, Kans.

South Branch Shunganunga Creek

near Paulinej

Kans.

Spring Creek near

Wetmore , Kans .

Rock Creek at

Meriden, Kans.

Slough Creek tributary near

Oskaloosa, Kans.

Slough Creek near

Oskaloosa, Kans.

SWfrSWi sec. 15 (revised), T.4 N.,

R.5 W. , on wood bridge on dirt

road, 50 ft north of State

Highway 4 and 3j miles west of

Davenport .

NEjNWi sec. 5, T.3 N. , R.4 W.

(revised), on wood bridge on

east-west road., 3j miles southeast of Davenport and 7 miles

southwest of Carleton.

NWjSWi sec. 17, T.3 N. , R.2 W. ,

on bridge on U. S. Highway 81,

\ mile south of east-west road

and 4 miles north of Hebron

(revised).

NEjNEi sec. 10, T.3 S. , R.I E. ,

above culvert on U. S. Highway

36, 3.0 miles south of Haddara.

SW^SWi sec. 5, T.3 S., R.4 E. , at

downstream end of culvert on

U. S. Highway 36, 2.2 miles

east of Washington.

SW£jffi£ sec. 20, T.2 S. , R.9 E. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 0.8 mile

northwest of Beattle.

NE^NEi sec. 19, T.9 S. , R.8 E. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 5.5 miles

north of Manhattan.

SEjSEi sec. 14, T.10 S., R.10 E.,

at upstream end of culvert on

county highway, 3.0 miles

southeast of Wamego.

SEfcNE£ sec. 36, T.ll S. , R.12 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 2.1 miles

southeast of Maple Hill.

SWiNWi sec. 11, T.12 S. , R.14 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 4.3 miles

southeast of Valencia.

SE£NEi sec. 26, T.12 S., R.15 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.7 miles

northwest of Pauline.

NEvNEj sec. 9, T.5 S. , R.14 E.,

at upstream side of county

highway bridge, 1.8 miles

northwest of Wetmore.

NWjSWi sec. 8, T.10 S./R.17 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 4, 1.0 mile

east of Meriden.

NEjNWi sec. 9, T.10 S. , R.19 E.,

above culvert on State Highway

16, l.l miles southeast of

Oskaloosa.

SWjNEi sec. 31, T.9 S. , R.19 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on State Highway 92, 1.3 miles

northwest of Oskaloosa.

32.0

49.4

b81.9

ml. 5

m3

m40

ml 4

m2.3

ml5

ml.O

m4

m20

m30

ml

ml8

1950,

1952-60

1952-60

1952-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1951,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

7- 9-50

7-10-58

3-27-60

7-14-52

3-27-60

6-27-52

3-27-60

3-27-60

9- 4-58

6-29-60

3-27-60

8-18-60

3-27-60

8-18-60

5-?0-60

8-17-60

3-?7-60

8-17-60

7-31-58

3-?7-60

8-17-60

fm!7.3

U15.02

C17.78

C16.4

17.02

C21.8

21.90

12.73

15.30

13.42

22.46

11.76

C9.10

15.71

10.38

11.08

18.01

14.58

C17.3

12.13

13.65

fml,400

270

1,870

bl,740

3,690

b3,160

3,220

(t)

f584

(t)

(t)

(t)

23

(t)

60

390

(t)

(t)

f541

(t)

(t)

Grand River basin

8961.8

8965

8967

8972

8994

8996

DeMoss Branch near

Stanberry, Mo.

Thompson Branch

near Albany, Mo.

0<Nelll Branch at

Osborn, Mo.

Simp son Branch

near Bethany,

Mo.

Grand River tributary near Utica,

Mo.

West Pork Leakey

Branch near

Chillicothe, Mo.

NEtSEj sec. 36, T.63 N. , R.33 W. ,

at culvert on State Highway 4,

i mile west of Stanberry.

SE}SE£ sec. 36, T.6S N. , R.31 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 85,

2 miles south of Albany.

SE^NEi sec. 14, T.57 N. , R.31 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

36, 1 mile northeast of Osborn

and 5.5 miles northwest of

Cameron.

SEiSWj sec. 7, T.63 N. , R.27 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 136,

2.3 miles east of Bethany.

SE^NEj sec. 19, T.57 N. , R.24 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

36, £ mile west of Utica.

NEiSE^ sec. 36, T.59 N. , R.24 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

65, 6 miles north of

Chillicothe.

0.38

5.58

.80

4.72

1.44

.21

1955-60

1959-60*,

1960J

1955-60

1955-60

1958,

1960

1955-60

6- 5-60

10- 6-59

6-30-60

8-?9-60

6-50-60

6- 5-60

17.99

8.37

15.00

13.26

8.87

7.04

320

936

160

3,720

(t)

75

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Revised.

c From floodmarks.

f Not previously published.

J May be affected by backwater.

m Approximately.

u Corrected.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 469

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Grand River basin Continued

9013

9025

9028

Moffat Branch near

Reger, Mo.

Hamilton Branch

near Hew Boston,

Mo.

Onion Branch at

St. Catherine,

Mo.

NWt sec. 34, T.62 N. , R.21 W. , at

culvert under State Highway 6,

2j miles west of Reger and 3f

miles east of Humphreys.

SE£SW£ sec. 3, T.59 H. , R.18 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 11,

2£ miles west of Hew Boston.

NEiSE£ sec. 35, T.58 H. , R.19 W.,

at culvert under State Highway

11, 0.3 mile northeast of St.

Catherine, and 5 miles northeast of Brookfield.

_

2.51

1.04

1955-60

1956-59*,

1960J

1955-60

6-30-60

6-30-60

5-16-60

5.76

-

14.43

205

(t)

150

Chariton River basin

9047

9057

Strop Branch near

Hovinger, Mo.

Puzzle Creek near

Salisbury, Mo.

NEiSWi sec. 32, T.63. H. , R.16 W. ,

at culvert, about 1 mile southwest of Hovinger.

SWiNWi sec. 35, T.54 N. , R.17 W. ,

at culvert on State Highway

129, £ mile north of Salisbury.

0.96

.80

1955-60

1955-60

6-12-60

6-30-60

15.01

6.64

550

200

Lamine River basin

9072

9083

Shaver Creek trib-|sw£ sec. 13, T.46 H. , R.20 W., at

utary near

Clifton City, Ho.

Trent Branch near

Waverly, Mo.

culvert under State Highway

135, about 2 miles southwest

of Clifton City and 9.5 miles

northeast of Sedalia.

SEiNEj sec.19, T.Sl N., R.24 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 24,

3.8 miles west. of Waverly.

1.65

.97

1955-60

1955-60

7- 1-60

7- 1-60

11.20

14.95

700

450

Bonne Pemme Creek basin

9092

9093

Sulphur Creek tributary at Eat 111,

Mo.

Doe Creek tributary near Payette, Mo.

NW^SWjNEi sec. 17, T.49 H. , R.16

W. , at culvert under State

Highway 5, 0.2 mile north of

Estill and 2 miles north of

Hew Franklin.

NWiNWiNWi sec. 30, T.50 H., R.15

W. , at culvert under State

Highway 240, 3 miles southeast

of Payette.

0.299

.112

1958-60

1958-60

6-30-60

6-30-60

6.37

5.33

68

(t)

Petite Saline Creek basin

9097 Petite Saline 

tributary near 

Bellair, Mo.

SWjNEi sec. 13, T.47 H. , R.18 W., 

at culvert under State Highway 

5, at Junction of highways 5 

and P, J mile north of Bellair 

and 10J miles southwest of 

Boonville.

0.49 1955-60 5- 6-60 14.19 (t)

Perche Creek basin

9102 Cow Branch near 

Columbia, Mo.

NW£ sec. 30, T.49 H. , R.12 W. , at 

culvert under U. S. Highway 63, 

2.7 miles north of Columbia.

1.01 1955-60 5- 6-60 13.09 620

Bonne Pemme Creek basin

9102.5 Traxler Branch 

near Columbia, 

Mo.

NEiSEi sec. 13, T.47 H. , R.13 W. , 

at culvert under County Road N, 

about 5j miles south of 

Columbia.

0.55 1958-60 5-25-60 12.60 419

Peden Branch basin

9103 Peden Branch near 

Jefferson City, 

Mo.

NWj-SWi sec. 13, T.45 H. , R.13 W., 

at culvert on Cole County Road 

A, about 2 miles northwest of 

Church State Prison Parm and 

8.6 miles west of Jefferson 

City.

0.18 1957-60 10-10-59 13.24 140

Baldwin Branch basin

9104 Baldwin Branch 

near Jefferson 

City, Mo.

SEj-SEj sec. 24, T.45 H. , R.12 W. , 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 63, 

5.4 miles northwest of Jefferson City.

0.60 1958-60 10-10-59 10.95 (t)

Moreau River basin

9107 Hazel Branch tributary near 

Wardsville, Mo.

NE-J-SE& sec. 14, T.43 N., R.12 W., 

at culvert on county road, 2.5 

miles southwest of Wardsville.

0.13 1957-60 7-13-60 9.48 70

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

J May be affected by backwater.

618097 0-61-31
470 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITE3

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

( feet )

Discharge 

(ofs)

Osage Hlver basin

9123

9136

9137

9167

9171

9174

9181

9182

9183

9184

9186

9187

9192

9208

9211

9213

9214

9217

Dragoon Creek

tributary near

Lyndon, Kans.

Rock Creek near

Ottawa, Kans.

Middle Creek near

Princeton, Kans.

Middle Creek near

Kincald, Kans.

Mat-mat on Rivettributary near

Bronson, Kans.

Marmaton River

tributary near

Fort Scott, Kans.

Panther Creek

tributary near

Appleton City,

Mo.

North Pork Panther

Creek near

Appleton City,

Mo. 

West Pork Clear

Creek tributary 

neat- Nevada, Mo.

Pickerel Creek

tributary near

Republic, Mo.

Pranca Branch nearBrighton, Mo.

Oak Grove Branch

near Brighton,

Mo.

Sac River tributary near Caplinger Mills,

Mo.

Big Muddy Creek at

Lowery City, Mo.

Ollnger Creek near

Buffalo, Mo.

North Pork Ingalls

Creek near

Louisburg, Mo.

Ferguson Branch at

Nemo, Mo.

West Branch Crawford Creek near

Lee's Summit,

Mo.

NWjNW-J sec. 6, T.16 S. , H.16 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 75, 5.8 miles

north of Lyndon.

SWjSWj sec. 24, T.17 S., R.19 E.,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 59, 3.7 miles

south of Ottawa.

SE^SEj sec. 13, T.18 S. , R.19 E. ,

at downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 59, 1.3 miles

southeast of Princeton.

WJSW& sec. 11, T.23 S. , R.20 E. ,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 2.5 miles

southwest of Kincaid.

NW^NWi sec. 3, T.25 S. , R.21 E. ,

above culvert of Missouri,

Pacific RR. below U. S. Highway 54, 1.5 miles northwest of

Bronson.

SWjSWj sec. 9, T.26 S., R.24 E.,

at downstream side of county

highway bridge, 6 miles southwest of Fort Scott.

On line between sees. 2 and 3,

T.39 N. , R.29 W. , at culvert

under State Highway 52, £ mile

south of Hudson, 3 miles west

of Appleton City, and 18 miles

southeast of Butler.

SW^-NWj sec. 2, T.39 N. , R.29 W. ,

at culvert under State Highway

52, 3 .miles west of Appleton

City. 

SWiSWt sec. 27, T.36 N. , R.30 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway 

54, 0.2 mile east of County

Road C and 7j miles northeast

of Nevada.

NW^SE-t sec. 23, T.28 N. , R.24 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

166, 2.0 miles west of

Republic.

Ni sec. 16, T.32 N. , R.22 W. , at

culvert under State Highway 13,

3 miles north of Brighton and

8.7 miles southeast of Bolivar.

SWiJ-NEj sec. 21, T.31 N. , R.22 W. ,

at culvert under County Highway BB, 4 miles south of

Brighton.

NEjNE| sec. 13, T.35 N. , H.27 W. ,

at culvert under State Highway

39, 6.2 miles south of Junction of U. S. Highway 54 and

State Highway 39, 2j miles

west of Caplinger Mills, and

10J miles southeast of Eldorado Springs.

SE^NEi sec. 12, T.39 N. , R.26 W.,

at culvert under county road

off State Highway 13, 1 mile

north of Lowry City.

SW^SWi sec. 11, T.34 N. , R.20 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

65, about 0.2 mile north of

Dallas County Highway Z and 2j

miles north of Buffalo.

NEjNEiSWi sec. 16, T.35 N. , R.20

W. , at culvert under State

Highway 65, 1.5 miles north of

Louisburg.

NEjSE^ sec. 8, T.36 N. , R.21 W. ,

at culvert under County Road D,

0.5 mile northeast of Nemo.

SW^SE-i sec. 15, T.47 N. , R.30 W. ,

at culvert under U. S. Highway

50, 0.2 mile east of Junction

of U. S. Highways 50 and 20E,

1.2 miles east of Cockrell,

and about 8.5 miles southeast

of Lee 1 s Summit.

t Discharge not determined.

m3.6

mlO

mSO

m2.0

ml.O

m3

b.30

b2.28

.51

.57

-

1.65

.14

.31

bl.95

.32

.18

.80

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1955-60

1958-60

1955-60

1957-60

1955-60

1957-59*,

1960J

1955-60

1955-60

1957-60

1958-60

1957-60

1955-60

3-27-60

10- 2-59

10- 2-59

5- 6-60

5- 6-60

7-16-58

5- 6-60

5- 5-60

5- 4-58

5-19-59

5- 5-59

5- 5-60

8- 4-60

10- 4-59

10- 4-59

5- 5-60

10-10-60

10- 4-59

5- 6-60

10- 3-59

4-16-60

12.52

17.20

18.42

15.45

12.89

15.80

11.33

4.57

5.46

7.65

6.63

8.72

7.99

13.61

2.87

5.60

10.08

8.48

6.13

6.99

15.57

580

670

(t)

(t)

(t)

f 1,550

(t)

55

(t)

(t)

(t)

392

<125

(t)

196

(t)

(t)

460

(t)

56

839~

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Revised.

f Not previously published.

J May be affected by backwater.

m Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 471

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(efs)

Osage River basin Continued

9218

9226

9227

9252

9253

9254

9254.5

9261

9262

9268

Grandaddy Creek

near Urich, Mo.

Tributary to

Little Turkey 

Creek near

Warsaw, Mo.

Chub Creek near

Lincolnj Mo.

Starks Creek at

Preston, Mo.

Prairie Branch

near Decaturville, Mo.

Dry Auglaize Creek

tributary near

Lebanon, Mo.

Little Gravois

Creek near

Versailles, Mo.

Saline Creek near

Eldon, Mo.

(station discontinued).

Van Cleve Branch

near Meta, Mo.

Long Branch near

Vienna , Mo .

NW£NWiSW£ sec. 10, T.41 N. , R.28

W. , at culvert under County

Route K, 0.3 mile north of

Junction of County Route K and

State Highway 18 and 6j miles

south of Urich.

NW-jSWj sec.l, T.39 W. , R.22 W. ,

lj miles east of Junction of

State Highways 35 and 65 and 5

miles southeast of Warsaw.

NWj sec. 12, T.42 N. , R.22 W. , at

culvert on State Highway 65,

3.4 miles north of Lincoln.

On line between NWj and SWj sec.

24, T.37 N., R.21 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 0.6

mile east of Preston.

SE-jHEt sec. 8, T.36 N. , R.16 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 5,

2.4 miles south of Decaturville.

ME^SW-J- sec. 6, T.34 N. , R.15 W. ,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 66

at Junction of State Secondary

Highway MM and U. S. Highway

66, 2j miles northeast of

Lebanon.

NE-J-SWj sec. 17, T.42 N. , R.17 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 5,

2| miles south of Versailles.

SEiSEj sec. 9, T.41 N., R.15 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 54,

2 miles south of Eldon.

SE-J-NEj sec. 8, T.40 N. , R.ll W. ,

at culvert on State Highway

133, 6.5 miles south of Meta.

SW^NWt sec. 30, T.40 N. , R.10 W. ,

at culvert on State Highway 42,

7.5 miles west of Vienna.

0.916

.176

2.86

4.19

1.48

.21

4.95

1.81

.75

.32

1958-60

1959-60

1958-60

1957-59*,

1960J

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1957-59*,

1960J

1958-60

5- 5-60

4-29-60

5- 5-60

5- 6-60

10- 4-59

7-25-60

5- 6-60

5- 6-60

10-10-59

7-22-60

8.28

10.42

18.78

8.20

10.36

8.07

15.89

13.02

2.52

7.38

(t)

110

620

870

350

52

(t)

706

102

130

vasse Creek basin

9271

9272

Doane Branch near

Kingdom City, Mo.

Big Hollow near

Fulton, Mo.

ME£ sec. 17, T.48 N. , R.8 W. , at

culvert on U. S. Highway 40,

0.9 mile east of Auxvasse

Creek and 6 miles east of

Kingdom City.

NWiNW| sec. 33, T.47 N. , R.9 W. ,

at culvert on County Road C,

2.0 miles south of Fulton.

0.54

4.05

1955-60

1958-59*,

1960J

10-10-59

10-10-59

7.14

4.45

140

638

Gasconade River basin

9276

9282

9290

9307.5

9310

9313

9337

Wheeler Branch

near Mountain

Grove, Mo.

Laquey Branch near

Hazlegreen, Mo.

Coyle Branch at

Houston, Mo.

Prewett Hollow

near Dixon, Mo.

Beaver Creek near

Rolla, Mo.

Paulsell Branch

near Holla, Mo.

Penzer Hollow near

Rolla, Mo.

SW^NEi sec. 17, T.28 N. , R.12 W. ,

at bridge on County Road D, £

mile southwest of Mountain

Grove .

SW^SE-J sec. 9, T.35 N. , R.13 W. ,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 66,

3 miles east of Haslegreen.

NW-jNWi sec. 8, T.30 N. , R. 9 W. ,

at double culvert on State

Highway 63, at east edge of

Houston.

SW-J-SE^ sec.l, T.37 N. , R.ll W. ,

at culvert on County Road D, 2

miles southeast of Dixon.

SWjSEj sec. 34, T.37 N. , R.8 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 63,

5 miles south of Rolla.

NW^NEj sec. 20, T.37 N. , R.8 W. ,

at culvert on St. Louis-San

Francisco RR. , £ mile above

confluence with Little Beaver

Creek and 3i miles southwest

of Rolla.

NEjNWj sec. 20, T.38 N. , R.8 W.,

at culvert on Phelps County

Road E., 5.0 miles north of

Rolla.

1.34

1.58

1.10

.458

13.7

2.33

.27

1955-60

1959-60

1959-60

1960

1949-55*,

1960

1949-60

1956-60

7-25-60

5-17-59

12-17-59

11- 4-59

10- 4-59

12-17-59

5- 6-60

5- 6-60

4.15

4.09

2.88

2.62

10.32

4.46

1.87

15.75

330

519

(t)

( + )

110

2,500

(t)

80

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

J May be affected by backwater.
472 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Gasconade River basin Continued

9350 Rumbo Branch at 

Danville, Mo.

SW^NEj- sec. 24, T.48 N. , R.6 W. ,

£ mile north of Danville.

1.40 1954-59*, 

1960

3-27-60 4.46 223

Little Berger Creek basin

9357 Little Berger 

Creek tributary 

near Hermann, 

Mo.

NW^NEj- sec. 9, T.45 N., R.4 W. , 

at culvert on State Highway 

100, 4 miles southeast of 

Hermann.

0.25 1955-60 1960 (a) (t)

Bonhomme Creek basin

9358.5 Shotwell Creek 

near Elllsvllle, 

Mo.

NW^NWi see. 28, T.45 N. , R.4 E. , 

at culvert on State Highway 

340, 1.8 miles north of 

Elllavllle.

0.810 1960 6-29-60 18.94 620

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

473

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin

Medicine Bow

River.

East Pork

Medicine 

Bow River.

Medicine Bow

River.

Watson Creek.

Rock Creek. . .

Do...... ..

Little Medicine Bow

River.

Elkhorn

Creek.

North Elkhorn Creek.

Horseshoe

Creek.

Harvard

Gulch.

Little Beaver

Creek.

West Kiowa

Creek.

Kiowa Creek. .

Do........

North Platte

River.

Medicine Bow

River.

North Platte

River.

Rock Creek. . .

Medicine Bow

River.

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

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

North Platte

River.

Elkhorn

Creek.

North Platte

River.

South Platte

River.

South Pork

Cache la

Poudre

River.

Kiowa Creek. .

South Platte

River.

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

SEi sec. 22, T.18 N., R.80 W. ,

at bridge on county highway, 12 miles south of

town of Elk Mountain, Wyo.

SW£ sec. 9, T.18 N. , R.80 W.,

at bridge on county highway, 9i miles south of

town of Elk Mountain, Wyo.

SWi sec. 17, T.19 N., R.80 W. ,

above Spring Creek 4£ miles

south of town of Elk Mountain, Wyo.

NE£ sec. 34, T.20 N., R.78 W.,

at bridge on county highway, 1 mile northwest of

McPadden, Wyo.

SEt sec. 34, T.20 N., R.76 W.,

at bridge on county highway, i mile west of

McFadden, Wyo.

NWi sec. 35, T.23 N., R.77 W.,

at bridge on county highway, i mile east of Como

Bluffs fish hatchery and

9u miles east of Medicine

Bow, Wyo.

SEi sec. 21, T.23 N., R.78 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

487, 3j miles northeast of

Medicine Bow, Wyo.

SWi sec. 23, T.30 N., R.69 W.,

2.3 miles above U. S. Highway 87, 5.2 miles northwest

of Glendo, Wyo.

NE£ sec. 15, T.30 N., R.69 W.,

2.0 miles above U. S. Highway 87, 6.3 miles northeast

of Glendo, Wyo.

NEi see. 20, T.29 N., R.68 W.,

0.2 mile above U. S. Highway 87, 1.8 miles south of

Glendo , Wyo .

SEt sec. 27, T.4 S., R.68 W.,

at State Children's Home

near intersection of Washington Avenue and Harvard

Street at Denver, Colo.

NW£ sec. 35, T.8 N., R.73 W.,

lj miles above mouth and

5f miles south of Rustic,

Colo.

NEi sec. 3, T.10 S., R.64 W.,

400 ft below bridge on

State Highway 217 at

Elbert, Colo.

NWi sec. 13, T.3 S., R.63 W.,

3.3 miles northeast of

Bennett, Colo

NWi sec. 29, T.2 S., R.62 W. ,

at Irondale Road bridge

7£ miles northeast of

Bennett, Colo

26.7

44.4

69.0

-

189

470

966

27.2

20.1

a!90

b4.45

13.0

36.1

_

_

4-20-60

6-14-60

7-20-60

8-24-60

4-20-60

5-24-60 

6-14-60

7-20-60

8-2' -60

4-20-60

8-24-60

4-24-60

5-25-60

6-16-60

7-20-60

4-21-60

5-2f-60

6-16-60

7-20-60

8-24-60

4-21-60

5-2^-60

6-16-60

8-24-60

4-2C-60

5-24-60

6-14-60

7-1S-60

8-23-60

6- 7-60

6- 7-60

6- 7-60

7- 3-60

7-22-60

3-27-60

3- 9-60

3-10-60

3-11-60

3-12 60

3-23-60

3-25-60

3-26-60

3-10-60

3-23-60

3-25-60

3-26-60

3-28-60

13.9

387

39.9

10.8

18.4

80.6 

45.9

3.48

1.47

33.8

12.3

7.2

33.5

72.0

8.47

4.25

20.6

73.0

5.63

1.37

16.4

10.6

72.4

.96

53.3

31.4

15.5

3.24

4.01

t3,670

t9,940

f680

t420

6.31

57.6

83.4

46.6

29.6

13.7

279

434

387

4.21

251

418

327

184

Peak flow, 

a Approximately, 

b 3.09 sq mi contributing downstream from Highline Canal.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Platte River basin Continued

Wood River. . .

Platte River.

Calamus

River.

Platte River..

Missouri

River.

North Loup

River .

On center of west section line of sec. 35,

T.12 N., R.8 W., at

timber bridge Z miles

west and 3j mllea

south of Chapman, Nebr.

SWi sec. 31, T.17 N.,

R.I E., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 81, 2

miles south of Columbus, Nebr. 

NWj-SEi aec.22, T.23 N.,

R.18 W., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 183,

14.1 miles north of

Taylor, Nebr.

_

a980

Nishnabotna River basin

Crabapple

Creek.

Walnut Creek.

Indian Creek.

Do ........

Walnut Creek.

West Nishnabotna

River.

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

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

NW£ sec. 21, T.72 N.,

R.39 W., at bridge

2 miles north of

Hawthorne, Iowa.

Near w£ corner sec. 13,

T.72 N., R.39 W. , at

bridge 3i miles northwest of Red Oak,

Iowa.

NWj sec. 17, T.72 N.,

R.39 W. , at bridge

3i miles northwest

of Hawthorne, Iowa.

Near si corner sec. 24,

T.72 N., R.40 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 34 at east side of

of Emerson, Iowa.

10.2

106

35.4

43.4

1957-59

1931-39,

1955-59

10- 8-59

10-20-59

11- 4-59

11-18-59

12- 2-59

12-14-59

12-29-59

1-21-60

1-25-60

2-11-60

2-26-60

3- 9-60

3-23-60

3-30-60

3-31-60

4- 5-60

4-19-60

5-18-60

5-31-60

6-13-60

6-14-60

6-27-60

7-11-60

7-27-60

8- 8-60

8-22-60

9- 6-60

9-21-60

3-29-60

10- 1-59

10-14-59

10-28-59

11-12-59

11-25-59

12- 8-59

12-22-59

1- 6-60

1-21-60

2- 4-60

2-18-60

3- 3-60

3-15-60

4- 4-60

4-13-60

4-27-60

5-11-60

5-26-60

6- 8-60

7- 6-60

7-19-60

8- 2-60

8-18-60

8-29-60

9-13-60

9-27-60

1.52

1.58

1.60

1.54

1.56

1.57

1.68

1.61

1.56

1.46

1.47

1.44

1.47

5.72

5.72

3.44

2.19

2.23

1.87

5.68

5.86

3.00

2.00

1.76

1.90

1.46

1.38

1.35

.26

.26

.26

.34

.22

.28

.24

.22

.28

.42

.27

.30

.26

.72

.70

.47

.60

.56

1.34

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.34

1.34

1.26

1.31

14.3

17.0

20.1

15.9

16.4

17.2

23.0

12.8

19.5

13.2

12.3

12.5

11.6

470

589

110

40.6

42.1

29.4

491

670

81.6

36.9

27.6

33.0

14.7

9.4

9.8

21,000

213

222

215

255

242

226

217

220

206

256

228

190

228

314

308

284

303

263

208

228

209

187

211

247

185

204

9-18-60

9-18-60

9-18-60

9-18-60

tl,530

t978

tl,500

t2,220

t Peak flow.

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 475

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tarklo River basin

Little Tarklo 

Creek.

Tarkio River

Tarklo River.

Missouri

River.

SE£ sec. 34, T.72 N., R.37 W., 

at bridge at northeast corner of Stanton, Iowa.

N£ corner sec. 33, T.72 N. ,

R.37 W., at bridge 1 mile 

north of Stanton, Iowa.

11.8

31.1

9-18-60

9-18-60

t2,280

tl,480

Neraaha River basin

Nemaha River.

Horse Creek. .

Indian Creek.

Frenchman

Creek.

Stinking

Water

Creek.

Do........

Frenchman

Creek.

Red Willow

Creek.

Do........

Do........

Flag Creek. . ,

Rope Creek. . .

Republican

River.

Eureka Creek.

Missouri 

River.

Republican

River.

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

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

Frenchman

Creek.

Republican

River.

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

do

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

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

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

Kansas River.

Republican

River.

NWi sec. 27, T.I N., R.17 E. , 

at bridge on county road, 

3.2 miles southeast of Rulo, 

Nebr.

Kansas River basin

SE^NEi sec. 23, T.I N., R.39 W.,

at bridge on county road, i

mile above mouth and 2 miles

east of Parks, Nebr.

On line between sees. 22 and 23,

T.2 N., R.36 W., at bridge on

county road, £ mile north of

U. S. Highway 34 and 2j miles

east of Max, Nebr.

SWi sec. 22, T.6 N., R.39 W. ,

0.4 mile downstream from

bridge on State Highway 48 at

Champion, Nebr., and $ mile

upstream from Sand Creek.

NKiNWi sec. 3, T.7 N. , R.36 W. ,

13.5 miles north of Wauneta,

Nebr.

SEiSWi sec. 11, T.7 N., R.36 W.,

12 miles north of Wauneta,

Nebr.

SEiNEi sec. 31, T.5 N., R.33 W.,

below Culbertson Canal, 1

mile north of Palisade, Nebr.

NWjNEi sec. 13, T.5 N., R.31 W.,

12.8 miles north of Culbertson, Nebr.

On line between sees. 35 and 36,

T.5 N., R.30 W., 11.6 miles

north of McCook, Nebr.

SWiNW-t sec. 6, T.4 N. , R.29 W. ,

on downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 83, 10

miles north of McCook, Nebsd/

SE-fcSEi sec. 16, T.2 N., R.19 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3

at west edge of Orleans,

Nebr.

On line between sees. 13 and 24,

T.2 N., R.19 W., at bridge on

State Highway 3, 2j miles

east of Orleans and 3? miles

northeast of Alma, Nebr.

SE£NE£ sec.n, T.I N., R.I? w.,

J mile below Harlan County

Dam and 1.4 miles southeast

of Republican City, Nebr.

SEi-SWi sec.l, T.I N. , H.17 W. ,

at county bridge 0.3 mile

above mouth and 2^ miles

west of Naponee, Nebr.

-

a940

_

-

_

_

a 600

_

.

_

_

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1935-56

1952-56,

1958

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

8-29-60

10-13-53

6-28-60

7-26-60

8-26-60

9-23-60

6-28-60

3-22-60

8-15-60

8-29-60

8-15-60

8-29-60

7-19-60

9-28-60

7-20-60

8-18-60

9- 1-60

9-28-60

10-15-53

5- 4-60

9-28-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-53

4-20-60

7- 1-60

8-11-60

9- 7-60

10- 8-53

11- 4-59

4-20-60

7- 1-60

8-11-60

9- 7-60

11-12-59

11-30-59

10- 8-59

11- 4-53

4-20-60

7- 1-60

8-11-60

9- 7-60

6,630

*1.49

*1.17

0

*.88

*1.35

*1.51

tl,600

*3.82

*4.08

2.47

2.40

26.9

*14.8

*c!4.0

*12.6

*12.4

*15.8

*22.8

*39.0

*15.7

*.26

*.67

*1.84

*1.86

*3.16

*3.47

*.31

*.42

*1.42

*.94

*.28

*.08

8.95

13.2

.57

.44

.36

.23

.48

.46

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.

a Approximately,

c Partly estimated.

d At crest-stage partial-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfa)

Kansas River basin Continued

Turkey Creek.

Cottonwood

Creek.

Little

Cottonwood

Creek.

Republican

River.

Walnut Run.. .

Farmers

Creek.

Indian Creek.

Crooked

Creek.

Elm Creek, , . .

Willow Creek.

Big Blue 

River.

Spring Creek

Republican

River.

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

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

Kansas River.

Republican

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas River.

Little Blue 

River.

SWjSWi sec. 4, T.I N. , R.16 W. ,

on upstream guard rail of

bridge on county road at

Naponee, Nebr., tr mile above

mouth .

NEi sec.l, T.I N., R.16 W., at

bridge on county road, 1

mile above mouth and li

miles west of Bloomington,

Nebr.

NEfNWj sec. 6, T.I N., R.15 W..

at bridge on county road, If

miles southwest of Bloomington, Nebr., and li miles

above mouth.

NWiSEj sec. 8, T.I N. , R.15 W. ,

2 miles south of Bloomington, Nebr.

SEjNEt sec. 32, T.2 N. , R.14 W. ,

at bridge On State Highway 3, 

it miles above mouth and If

miles east of Franklin, Nebr.

SWtSE-i sec. 32, T.2 N., R.12 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3,

0.6 mile above mouth and 2j

miles west of Inavale, Nebr.

SEtSWj sec. 33, T.2 N., R.ll W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3,

2f miles above mouth and 2j

miles west of Red Cloud,

Nebr.

SEjSWt sec. 36, T.2 N. , R.ll W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3

at east edge of Red Cloud,

Nebr.

SWjSWj sec. 34, T.2 N. , R.10 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3

at east edge of Amboy, Nebr.

SWjSEt sec. 36, T.2 N., R.10 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 3,

2 miles above mouth and 3|

miles north of Guide Rock,

Nebr.

NEfSEt sec. 4, T.3 N., R.6 E., 

at center of upstream side of

6th Street bridge, 300 ft

downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy R. R. bridge

In Beatrice, Nebr.

NWj sec. 14, T.2 N., R.3 W. , at 

bridge on county road, 2J

miles southwest of Hebron,

Nebr.

a!60

a!7

a20,800

_

_

a54

3,820

-

* Base flow.

1954-59

1954-59

1949,

1951-59

1929-57

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1949,

1951-59

1954-59

1949,

1951-59

1958-59

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

7- 1-60

8-11-60

9- 7-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

7- 1-60

8-11-60

9- 7 60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

8-11-60

9- 7-60

4- 4-60

4- 7-60

4-11-60

7-27-60

8-23-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59 

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 7-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 5-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 5-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 5-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 5-60

10- 8-59

11- 4-59

4-20-60

6-29-60

8-10-60

9- 5-60

3-29-60 

4- 1-60

4- 5-60

10- 1-59 

10-15-59

11- 6-59

11-18-59

12- 3-59

12-15-59

12-30-59

*8.81

*11.7

*15.5

*15.8

*8.02

 6.57

*3.76

*4.16

 4.42

*4.76

*4.00

*3.26

*1.79

*2.02

*2.55

*1.77

*1.45

77.2

1,700

3,100

480

190

*.38

*.50 *.96

*.64

*.17

*.08

*1.68

*2.47

*4.67

*3.63

*1.75

*.30

*1.15

 1.71

*3.79

*3.05

18.2

6.43

».64

*.74

*2.23

*2.12

*.51

».21

*16.2

*17.3

*16.2

*16.0

*14.5

15.5

2.11

*.91

*1.37

 1.37

*1.18

1.26

16, 600 

24, 200

7,210

3.50 

2.52

1.38

1.95

1.64

1.51

2.32

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 477

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(ofs)

Kansas River basin Continued

Spring CreekContinued.

Grand River. .

Weldon River.

Little Blue

River 

Continued.

Missouri

Rive p.

Thompson

River.

See preceding page.

Grand River basin

SWi sec. 11, T.60 N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on 0. S. Highway

69, li miles south of

Pattonsburg, Mo.

SWi sec. 3, T.66 N., R.24 W. ,

at bridge on county road, 

4i miles northwest of Mercer, Mo., and 5 miles

above Little River.

_

246

1958

1940-59*

1-14-60

1-27-60

2-11-60

2-26-60

3-10-60

3-23-60

4- 6-60

4-19-60

5-13-60

5-24-60

6-16-60

7- 6-60

7-20-60

8- 3-60

8-16-60

8-30-60

9-15-60

3-30-60

7-29-60

10-12-59

3-30-60 

6-30-60

7-11-60

1.12

1.27

34.5

1.06

2.18

3.86

15.8

5.12

2.85

3.66

754

4.33

5.98

3.25

3.81

2.92

1.19

t41,000

*110

50.4

3,060 

2,030

28.9

Lamlne River basin

South Fork

Blaokwater

River.

East Branch

South Fork

Blackwater

River.

Blackwater

River.

South Fork

Blackwater

River.

Corner of sees. 17, 18, 19,

20, T.46 N., R.28 W. , at

bridge on county road, 4i

miles souih of Elm, Mo.

NEi sec. 13, T.47 N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on county road

2i miles north of Elm, Mo.

_

-

1957-59

1957-59

6-16-60

5-24-60

-

7.15

e.25

Perche Creek basin

Perche Creek.

Hlnkson

Creek.

Perche Creek.

Osage River. .

Little Osage

River.

Do........

Marina ton

River.

Osage River..

Sac River. . . .

Missouri

River.

Missouri

River.

Perche Creek.

Missouri

River.

Missouri

River.

Osage River. .

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

Little Osage

River.

Missouri

River.

Osage River. .

Mississippi

River.

SWi sec. 20, T.48 N., R.13 W. ,

at bridge on county road, 1

mile above Hlnkson Creek

and 5 miles southwest of

Columbia, Mo.

SWi sec. 28, T.48 N., R.13 W.,

at bridge on county road,

i mile above Mill Greek and

5 miles southwest of Columbia, Mo.

SWi sec. 30, T.48 N., R.13 W. ,

li miles below Hlnkson

Creek and 6 miles southwest

of Columbia, Mo.

Osage River basin

SEiSEi sec. 20, T.39 N. ,

R.31 W., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 71, "i\ miles north

of Rich Hill, Mo.

SiNEi sec. 21, T.37 N., R.33 W. ,

at bridge on county road, i

mile north of Stotesbury,

Mo. 

NWi sec. 17, T.37 N., R.33 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

71, 1 mile north of Horton,

Mo. 

NWi sec. 17, T.36 N., R.33 W.,

at bridge on county road, 5

miles north of Nevada, Mo.

Si sec. 21, T.38 N., R.29 W.,

at bridge on county road, 2£

miles north of Schell City,

Mo.

NWiSWi sec. 12, T.36 N., R.26W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

54, 10 miles west of Colllns,

Mo.

_

_

-

-

427

_

_

-

1,900

1929-32*

1933-35

1923-25*,

1926

10-23-59

10-25-59

10-27-59

10-22-59

10-23-59

10-25-59

10-27-59

^

10-22-59

10-23-59

10-24-59

3-23-60

3-23-50

3-23-60

3-23-60

10- 6-59

3-24-60

9-28-60

*2.21

*2.07

*1.88

*6.02

*6.55

 5.62

*6.39

*13.5

 12.5

 11.5

t9,360

t3,110

t3,210

t4,080

15,100

t!6, 300

*28.2

Missouri River main stem

At bridge on U. S. Highway 40

bypass at St. Charles, Mo.

_ 1932,

1952,

1958

4- 5-60 t322,000

Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

e Estimated.
478 FRENCHMAN CREEK SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

A series of discharge measurements was made Sept. 20, 1960, on Frenchman Creek, in 

Nebraska, in a reach 41.0 miles in length, from Enders Dam to a point 41.0 miles below. 

The investigation was made during a period of fairly constant stage of the creek.

Miles below 

Enders Dam

0.2

3.8

8.6

12.6

15.5

17.8

20.0

24.1

28.0

41.0

Location

NWjNWi sec. 10, T.5 N., R.37 W., Z\ miles southeast of 

Enders .

NWfcSEt sec. 2, T.5 N., R.37 W., 5O ft above county bridge

and 3 miles southeast of Enders.

NE^NWj sec. 7, T.5 N., R.36 W., 4 miles west of Wauneta.

On line between sees. 4 and 5, T.5 N., R.36 W., at county 

bridge 2j miles northwest of Wauneta.

SWisWi sec. 3, T.5 N. , R.36 W., l£ miles west of Wauneta.

NE^NWi sec. 11, T.5 N., R.36 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 6 at north edge of Wauneta.

NWiSEi see. 12, T.5 N., R.36 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile east of Wauneta.

On line between sees. 8 and 17, T.5 N., R.35 W., at county 

bridge 4^ miles northwest of Hamlet.

On line between sees. 15 and 22, T.5 N., R.35 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 6, 2% miles northwest of Hamlet.

NWi sec. 29, T.5 N., R.34 W., 120 ft downstream from county

bridge and lj miles east of Hamlet.

Over-all net gain or loss .................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

72.0

78.2

84.3

83.5

86.8

87.1

89.8

88.2

86.4

89.2

Gain or Loss

-

+6.2

+6.1

-.8

+3.3

+.3

+2.7

-1.6

-1.8

+2.8

+ 17.2

Note.--As 

be somewhat

affected by small Inaccuracies Inherent in measurements, indicated gains or 

in error.
SOUTH PORK SOLOMON RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION 479

On Oct. 20, 1959, a series of discharge measurements was made on the mainstream and all 

flowing tributaries in the reach of South Fork Solomon River between Webster Dam and 

Osborne, Kans. The investigation was made during a period of no surface runoff or diversion from the stream following 13 days of nearly zero flow at the Dam. The purpose of the 

investigation was to define the magnitude and distribution of seepage flow as related to 

ground-water elevations.

The river valley is about 41 miles long between Webster Dam and Osborne and generally 

ranges from 1 to 2 miles in width. The single river channel meanders gently from side to 

side with a channel length of 63.6 miles. Locations of 25 mainstream and 14 tributary 

sites where discharge measurements were obtained are tabulated below. The measurements 

were adjusted slightly to define mean discharge for the day so that gains or losses could 

be computed for the intervening reaches.

Computed gains and losses, tabulated below, apply to the mainstream only because tributary flow was considered a contribution and not a gain. Gain or loss per valley mile is 

tabulated to show variation and distribution of ground-water supplies.

Water samples for chemical analyses were obtained at 23 sites and ground-water elevation was observed at 39 wells in the reach; results are filed in the Topeka, Kans., district office.

River 

mile

89.7

88. 8

87.0

84.4

82.3

81.7

78.0

-

77.3

76.2

76.0

74.0

70.9

68.3

Valley 

mile

41.0

40.5

39.1

37.3

36.6

36.1

33.9

-

33.6

33.6

33.2

31.6

29.7

27.5

Stream and location

South Fork Solomon River In SWjSwi

sec. 26, T.7 S., R.19 W., 30O ft

downstream from spillway channel*

O.5 mile downstream from Webster

Dam and 8 miles southwest of

Stockton.

Sand Creek in NW-JSEi sec. 26, T.7 S.,

R.19 W., 30 ft downstream from

highway bridge and 7.6 miles

southwest of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River in

NWiNW£ sec. 31, T.7 S., R.18 W.,

1.6 miles upstream from Ash

Creek and 6 miles southwest

of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SWiNWi sec. 33, T.7 S., R.18 W.,

1 mile downstream from Ash

Creek and 4.3 miles southwest

of Stookton.

Unnamed spring In NWjSWj sec. 21,

T.7 S., R.18 W., 50 ft west of

South Pork Solomon River and

3.5 miles southwest of Stockton.

South Pork Solomon River in

SW^NEi sec. 21, T.7 S., R.18 W.,

0.8 mile upstream from Borln

Creek and 3 miles southwest

of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River in

NE£NE£ sec. 23, T.7 s., R.IS w.,

along U. S. Highway 24,

0.7 mile west of Stockton.

Dibble Creek in NE-^NWi sec. 24,

T.7 S., R.18 W., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 24, 0.5 mile

upstream from sewer outfall

and J mile west of Stookton.

Dibble Creek in NiSWj sec. 24,

T.7 S., R.18 W., 20 ft downstream from sewer outfall and

0.5 mile southwest of Stookton.

Robbers Roost Creek in SEiNW-fc

sec. 25, T.7 S., R.18 W., at

highway bridge 300 ft upstream

from mouth and 1.5 miles

southwest of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SWi-NEi sec. 25, T.7 S., R.18 W.,

200 ft upstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 183 and 1.4 miles

south of Stookton.

South Fork Solomon River In

NWjNW-f sec. 20, T.7 S., R.17 W.,

1 mile upstream from Elm Creek

and 1.4 miles east of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River In

SE corner see. 21, T.7 S.,

R.17 W., 2.1 miles downstream

from Elm Creek and 3.4 miles

southeast of Stockton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SWiNWi sec. 24, T.7 S., R.17 W.,

200 ft upstream from highway

bridge and 4.3 miles southwest

of Woods ton.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

0.09

-

.75

1.39

-

1.85

2.23

-

-

-

2.84

3.30

3.27

3.60

Tributary

-

0.11

-

-

.04

_

-

.15

.47

.17

-

_

-

_

Gain or loss

Main 

stream

-

-

0.55

.64

-

.42

.38

-

-

-

-.03

.46

-.03

.33

Per valley 

mile

-

-

0.29

.36

-

.35

.17

-

-

-

-.04

.29

-.02

.15

Total

-

-

0.55

1.19

-

1.61

1.99

-

-

-

1.96

2.42

2.39

2.72

Remarks

Gaping station;

t'ater-surface

elevation,

1,835.35 ft

above mean

sea level at

river outlet

page.

Flow from

springs in

pond about

500 ft from

river on left

lank.

Flow Includes

effluent from

Stockton

sewagedisposal plant.

Water-surface

elevation,

1,698.62 ft

above mean

sea level .
480 SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION Continued

River 

mile

66.6

65.9

65.8

64.2

63.9

62.1

60.4

59.5

57.9

57.5

56.6

56.3

54.0

50.7

47.6

46.9

45.0

42.3

Valley 

mile

26.0

25.5

25.5

25.0

24.8

23.4

22.0

21.2

19.6

19.2

18.6

18.5

16.5

16.2

14.6

14.0

12.6

10.7

Stream and location

Douglas Creek in SWfcNWfc sec. 18,

T.7 S., R.16 W., 60 ft upstream

from bridge on U. S. Highway 24

and 2.8 miles southwest of

Woods ton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SWfcNWfc sec. 20, T.7 S., R.16 W.,

50 ft upstream from Medicine

Creek and 2.5 miles southwest

of Woodston.

Medicine Creek in NWfcSWfc sec. 20,

T.7 S., R.16 W., 0.4 mile

upstream from mouth and

2.6 miles southwest of Woodston.

Euros Creek in N^NWi sec. 17,

T.7 S., R.16 W., 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 24 and 1.8 miles west

of Woodston.

South Pork Solomon River in

NEfcNWfc sec. 17, T.7 S., R.16 W.,

at diversion dam 1.6 miles

southwest of Woodston.

South Pork Solomon River in

SE£SE£ sec. 16, T.7 W., R.16 W.,

100 ft upstream from highway

bridge and 1 mile south of

Woodston.

Unnamed tributary in NW^NEfc

sec. 23, T.7 S., R.16 W., 40 ft

upstream from highway bridge

and 1.8 miles southeast of

Woodston.

South Pork Solomon River in

NW corner sec. 13, T.7 S.,

R.16 W., 50 ft downstream

from highway bridge and

2 miles east of Woodston.

Unnamed tributary in SW^NEj

sec. 7, T.7 S., R.15 W., 500 ft

downstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 24 and 3.5 miles northeast of Woodston.

South Fork Solomon River in Nli

sec. 18, T.7 S., R.15 W.,

200 ft upstream from highway

bridge and 3.9 miles southeast of Woodston.

Lucky Creek in 85 sec. 17, T.7 S.,

R.15 W., 30 ft downstream from

highway bridge and 4.1 miles

southwest of Alton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SE£NE£ sec. 17, T.7 s., R.IS w.,

0.3 mile downstream from Lucky

Creek and 3.7 miles southwest

of Alton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SEjSWi sec. 10, T.7 S'., R.15 W.,

100 ft downstream from highway

bridge and 2 miles southwest

of Alton.

Unnamed tributaries in SWjSWfc

sec. 3, T.7 S,, R.lS W., in

oxbow channel' of South Fork

Solomon River, 200 ft south

of U. S. Highway 24 and

2 miles northwest of Alton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SW£ sec. 12, T.7 S., R.15 W.,

100 ft downstream from overflow dam, 700 ft upstream

from highway bridge, and

half a mile south of Alton.

Crooked Creek in SE£ sec.l.

T.7 S., R.15 W., 100 ft

upstream from highway

bridge and 0.4 mile east

of Alton.

South Fork Solomon River in

SW-iSWi sec. 5, T.7 S.,

R.14 W., 500 ft downstream

from highway bridge and

1.8 miles east of Alton.

South Fork Solomon River in

NEiSEfc sec. 9, T.7 S., R.14 W.,

300 ft upstream from highway

bridge and 3.8 miles southeast of Alton.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

-

3.77

-

-

4.73

5.72

-

6.45

-

6.85

-

6.90

7.65

-

8.26

-

9.15

9.40

Tributary

0.04

-

.63

.07

-

_

.23

-

.10

-

.09

-

_

.03

-

.12

-

_

Gain or loss

Main 

stream

-

0.13

-

-

.26

.99

-

.50

-

.30

-

-.04

.75

-

.58

-

.77

.25

Per valley 

mile

-

0.06

-

-

.37

.71

-

.23

-

.15

-

-.06

.38

-

.30

-

.38

.13

Total

-

2.85

-

-

3.11

4.10

-

4.61

-

4.90

-

4.8'S

5.61

-

6.19

-

6.96

7.21

Remarks

Water-surface

elevation.

1,667.09 ft

above mean

sea level.

Flow from two

unnamed trib

utaries.

Discontinued

gaging station.
SOUTH PORK SOLOMON RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION--Continued 481

River 

mile

39.9

38.1

35.9

34.4

30.0

26.9

26.9

26.1

Valley 

mile

8.7

7.4

6.4

5.4

3.2

.7

.5

0

Stream and location

South Fork Solomon River In

NEjHEi sec. 11, T.7 S., R.14 W.,

100 ft upstream from highway

bridge and 2.7 miles northwest

of Bloomlngton.

South Fork Solomon In NEjHEi

sec. 13, T.7 S., R.14 W., 100 ft

upstream from bridge and 1.7

miles southwest of Bloomlngton.

South Fork Solomon River In

SEjSEi see. 18, T.7 S., R.13 W.,

1.4 miles southwest of Bloomlngton.

South Fork Solomon River In SWj

sec. 16, T.7 S., R.13 W.,

300 ft downstream from highway

bridge and 1 mile southeast of

Bloomlngton.

South Fork Solomon River In

SWjSWi sec. 14, T.7 S., R.13 W.,

2.9 miles west of Osborne.

Covert Creek In NWiNWi sec. 30,

T.7 S., R.12 W., 25 ft upstream

from highway bridge and 1 . 4

miles southwest of Osborne.

 SEi see. 19, T.7 S., R.12 W.,

at Inlet to sewage-disposal

plant at Osborne .

South Fork Solomon River on west

line sec. 20, T.7 S., R.12 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 281,

half a mile south of Osborne.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

10.56

11.19

11.88

11.86

12.45

-

-

13.48

Tributary

_

-

-

-

.

0.10

.23

-

Gain or loss

Main 

stream

1.16

.63

.69

-.02

.59

-

-

.70

Per valley 

mile

0.58

.48

.69

-.02

.27

-

-

.22

Total

8.37

9.00

9.69

9.67

10.26

-

-

10.96

Remarks

Elscharge

determined

from hourly

readings of

head on

sharp-edged

V-notch weir.

Giging station;

water-surface

elevation,

1,508.48 ft

above mean

sea level .
INDEX

Abilene, Kans., Turkey Creek near..... 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.........................

Achilles, Kans., South Fork

Sappa Creek near................

Acre-foot, definition of..............

Ada, Kans., Salt Creek near..........351-

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............

Agency, Mo., Platte River near........

Alcova, Wyo., Alcova Reservoir at.....

Bates Creek near....................

North Platte River at...............

Pathfinder Reservoir near...........

Sweetwater River near...............

Alcova Reservoir at Alcova, Wyo.......

Alda, Nebr., Wood River near..........

Alton, Iowa, Floyd River at...........

Alva B. Adams tunnel, at east portal,

near Estes Park, Cole. ..........

diversion by........................

Antelope Creek at Lincoln, Nebr.......

Arapahoe, Nebr., Muddy Creek at.......

Arcadia, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 

Arikaree River at Haigler, Nebr.......

Arlington, Wyo., Rock Creek at........

Arnold, Kans., Smoky Hill River

near............................

Arrow Rock, Mo., Surge Branch near....

Arthur, Iowa, Odebolt Creek near......

Ashland, Nebr., Salt Creek near.......

Atlantic City, Wyo., Rock Creek at....

Slate Creek near....................

Auburn, Nebr., Little Nemaha River

at..............................

Auxvasse Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in.....................

354

300

3

 352

lell, Mo., Lake of the Ozarks near. 

Osage River near....................

Baldwin Branch basin, crest-stage

stations in.....................

Balzac, Colo., South Platte River at.. 

Barneston, Nebr., Big Blue River at... 

Bartlett, Iowa, Waubonsie Creek near.. 

Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo..........

Bayard, Nebr., Bayard Sugar Factory

drain near......................

Red Willow Creek near...............

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near

Bayard, Nebr....................

Bear Creek, at Morrison, Colo.........

at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo.........

Beaver City, Nebr., Beaver Creek

near............................

Sappa Creek near....................

Beaver Creek (tributary to Loup River)

a t Genoa, Nebr..................

Beaver Creek (tributary to Sappa

Creek), at Cedar Bluffs, Kans... 

near Beaver City, Nebr..............

Bedford, Iowa, East Fork One Hundred

and Two River near..............

Belgrade, Nebr., Cedar River near.....

Beloit, Kans., Solomon River at.......

Benkelman, Nebr., Republican River

at..............................

South Fork Republican River near....

Bennett, Colo., Kiowa Creek at........

Berthoud, Colo., Little Thompson

River near......................

Berthoud Pass ditch, Colo. , diversion

by..............................

Bethany, Mo., East Fork Big Creek

near............................

64

63

59

58

62

195

16

159

172

237

298

201

270

50

324

410

2 9

241

57

56

254

471

440

441

469

181

365

243

116

117

116

140

141

304

302

303

304

266

217

350

274

279

179

162

172

395

Page 

Big Blue River, at Barneston, Nebr..... 365

at Randolph, Kans.................... 372

at Seward, Nebr...................... 361

near Crete, Nebr..................... 363

near Manhattan, Kans................. 374

West Fork, near Dorchester. Neb"..... 362

Big Creek (Grand River basin), East

Fork, near Bethany, Mo........... 395

Big Creek (Kansas River basin), nsar

Hays, Kans....................... 328

near Ogallah, Kans................... 327

Big Piney River, near Big Piney, Mo.... 446

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans... 428 

Big Thompson River, at Estes Park,

Colo............................. 158

at mouth, near La Salle, Colo........ 165

at mouth of canyon, near Drake,

Colo............................. 161

near Estes Park, Colo................ 160

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr...... 127

Black Vermillion River near Frankfort,

Kans............................. 371

Blackwater River, at Blue Lick, Mo..... 415

at Valley City, Mo................... 414

East Branch South Fork, near Elm,

Mo. .............................. 413

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr.. 289 

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr......... 122

Blue Lick, Mo., Blackwater River at.... 415

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo........ 389

Bluegrass Creek near Wheatland , Wyo.... 93

Bob Creek ditch, Colo., diversion by... 168 

Boelus power canal near Boelus, Nebr... 203 

Bolivar, Mo., Pomme de Terre River

near............................. 435

Bonhomme Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 472

Bonne Femme Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 469

Bonner Springs, Kans., Kansas River at. 387 

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo........ 277

Boonville, Mo., Missouri River at...... 417

Petite Saline Creek near............. 419

Boreas Pass ditch, Colo. , diversion

by............................... 172

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo....... 154

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.......... 342

Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst, Vyo... 68 

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa............. 35

Brady, Nebr., Platte River at.......... 187

Braymer, Mo., Shoal Creek near......... 401

Bridgeport, Nebr., North Platte River

at............................... 118

Pumpkin Creek near................... 119

Brookfield, Mo., West Yellow Creek

near............................. 405

Brownington, Mo., South Grand River

near............................. 438

Buffalo Creek (Kansas River basin)

near Haigler, Nebr............... 272

near Jamestown, Kans................. 317

Buffalo Creek (Platte River basin)

near Darr, Nebr.................. 190

Burge Branch near Arrow Rock, Mo....... 410

Burlingame, Kans., Dragoon Creek near.. 423 

Swi tzler Creek at.................... 424

Burlington Junction, Mo., Nodaway River

near............................. 263

Burr Oak, Kans., White Rock Creek near. 313 

Burwell, Nebr., Calamus River near..... 210

North Loup River at. ................. 209

Bushnell, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at.... 182

Cache la Poudre River, at mouth of

canyon, near Fort Collins, GJ!O.. 170 

463
484 INDEX

Cache la Poudre River, near

Greeley, Colo................... 171

near Rustic, Colo................... 166

North Fork, near Livermore, Colo.... 169

South Fork, near Rustic, Colo....... 167

Cache la Poudre River basin, transbasin diversions to, from North 

Platte River basin.............. 168

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr...... 210

Cambridge, Nebr., Harry Strunk Lake

near............................ 295

Republican River at................. 295

Cameron Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 168

Careyhurst, Wyo. , Box Elder Creek

near............................ 68

Carrollton, Mo., Wakenda Creek at..... 394

Carter Lake, Colo., contents of......163,164

Cedar Bluff Dam, Kans., Smoky Hill

River at........................ 326

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis,

Kans............................ 325

Cedar Bluffs, Kans., Beaver Creek at.. 303 

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.... 433

Cedar River, at Belgrade, Nebr........ 217

at Primrose, Nebr................... 216

near Fullerton, Nebr...............218-219

near Spalding, Nebr................. 214

Cfs-day , definition of................ 3

Chapman Creek near Chapman, Kans...... 356

Chariton River, at Novinger, Mo....... 408

near Prairie Hill, Mo............... 409

near Rathbun, Iowa.................. 407

Chariton River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

gaging-station records in..........406-409

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 458

Cheesman Lake, Colo., contents of....163,164

Goose Creek above................... 132

South Platte River below............ 133

Cherry Creek, at Denver, Colo......... 145

below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.. 144 

near Franktown, Colo................ 142

near Melvin, Colo................... 143

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington,

Wyo............................. 104

Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo., Cherry

Creek below..................... 144

contents of......................... 144

Clarinda, Iowa, Nodaway River at...... 262

Clark Creek near Junction City,

Kans...........................358-359

Clay Center, Kans., Republican River

at.............................. 319

Clear Creek, at mouth, near Derby,

Colo. ........................... 149

near Golden, Colo................... 148

near Lawson, Colo................... 147

Clifton City, Mo., Lamine River at.... 412

Coal Creek near Plainview, Colo....... 156

Coldwater Creek near St. Louis,

Mo.............................. 452

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to South Platfce 

River basin..................... 172

Columbine ditch, Colo., diversion by.. 168 

Columbus, Nebr., Loup River at........ 224

Shell Creek near.................... 226

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8 

Concordia, Kans., Republican River

at.............................. 318

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Correctionville, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at........................ 27

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Indian Creek

at.............................. 37

Courtland Canal at Nebraska-Kansas

State line...................... 310

Cozad, Nebr., Platte River near....... 188

Crete, Nebr., Big Blue River near..... 363

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo....... 392

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 3 

Culbertson, Nebr., Blackwood Creek

near............................ 289

Frenchman Creek at.................. 288

Darr, Nebr., Buffalo Creek near....... 190

Data, accuracy of..................... 8

explanation of...................... 4-7

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa........ 250

Davis City, Iowa, Thompson River at... 397 

Decaturville, Mo., Niangua River

near............................ 439

Dee Creek at Greenwood, Nebr.......... 239

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo........... 66

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans.. 383 

Delia, Kans., Soldier Creek near...... 380

Denver, Colo., Cherry Creek at........ 145

South Platte River at............... 146

Derby, Colo., Clear Creek near........ 149

Deweese, Nebr., Little Blue River

near............................ 366

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr......... 198

Dorchester, Nebr., West Fork Big Blue

River near...................... 362

Douglas, Wyo., La Prele Creek near.... 69

Douglas Creek, above Keystone, Wyo.... 40

near Foxpark, Wyo................... 41

Downs, Kans., North Fork Solomon River

near............................ 345

Dragoon Creek near Burlingame,

Kans............................ 423

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drake, Colo., Big Thompson River near. 161 

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr..... 290

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitc-iell,

Nebr............................ 109

Duncan, Nebr., Platte River near...... 196

Dunning, Nebr., Dismal River at....... 198

Middle Loup River at................ 197

Dutton Creek near McFadden, Wyo....... 88

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak,

Iowa............................ 251

Eastonville, Colo., Kiowa Creek near.. 176 

Elbert, Colo. , Kiowa Creek at......... 177

Eldorado Springs, Colo., South Boulder

Creek near...................... 155

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, Colo.,

contents of....................163,164

Elk Mountain, Wyo., Pass Creek near... 47 

Elkader, Kans., Smoky Hill River at... 323 

Elkhorn River, at Ewing, Nebr......... 228

at Waterloo, Nebr...................13,232

near Norfolk, Nebr.................. 229

Ellis, Kans., Cedar Bluff Reservoir

near............................ 325

Ellsworth, Kans., Smoky Hill Fiver

at.............................. 330

Elm, Mo., East Branch South Fcrk

Blackwater River near........... 413

Encampment River, at mouth, near

Encampment, Wyo................. 45

near Encampment, Wyo................ 44

Enders, Nebr., Enders Reservoir near.. 284 

Frenchman Creek near................ 285

Enders Reservoir near Enders, Nebr.... 284

Enterprise, Kans., Smoky Hill River

at.............................. 355

Estes Park, Colo., Alva B. Adfms

tunnel near..................... 159

Big Thompson River at............... 158

Big Thompson River near............. 160

Eureka ditch, Colo., diversion by..... 172

Ewing, Nebr., Elkhorn River at........ 228

Excelsior Springs, Mo., East Fork

Fishing River at................ 391

Fairbury, Nebr., Little Blue Fiver

near............................ 368

Fairfax, Mo., Tarkio River at......... 256

Falls City, Nebr., Nemaha River at.... 260

Fancy Creek at Winkler, Kans.......... 373

Farlinville, Kans., Big Sugar Creek

at... ........................... 428

Fayette, Mo., Moniteau Creek

near............................ 418
485

Filmore, Wyo., Little Laramie River

near............................ 86

Fishing River, East Fork, at Excelsior

Springs, Mo..................... 391

Flat Creek near Sedalia, Mo........... 411

Floods, special reports on............ 11

Floyd River, at Alton, Iowa........... 16

at James, Iowa...................... 18

West Branch, near Struble, Iowa..... 17

Floyd River basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 16-18

Fort Collins, Colo., Cache la Poudre

River near...................... 170

Fort Laramie, Wyo., Laramie River

near............................ 102

Fort Scott, Kans., Marmaton River

near............................ 431

Foxpark, Wyo., Douglas Creek near..... 41

Frankfort, Kans., Black Vermillion

River near...................... 371

Franktown, Colo., Cherry Creek

near............................ 142

Frenchman Creek, at Culbertson, Nebr.. 288 

at Palisade, Nebr................... 286

near Enders, Nebr................... 285

near Imperial, Nebr................. 283

seepage investigation............... 478

Fullerton, Nebr., Cedar River

near...........................218-219

Fullerton power canal at............ 220

Fullerton power canal at Fullerton,

Nebr............................ 220

Fulton, Kans., Little Osage River at.. 430 

Fulton, Mo., Big Hollow near.......... 434

Gaging station, definition of......... 2

Gallatin, Mo., Grand River near....... 396

Gait, Mo., Medicine Creek near........ 402

Garnett, Kans., Pottawatomie Creek

near............................ 427

Gasconade River, at Jerome, Mo........13,449

near Hazlegreen, Mo................. 444

near Waynesville, Mo................ 445

Gasconade River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................471-472

gaging-station records in..........444-449

Genoa, Nebr., Beaver Creek at......... 223

Loup Rivep near..................... 222

Loup Rivep power canal near......... 221

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr........ 113

Gibbon, Nebr., Wood River near........ 194

Gilead, Nebr., Little Blue River

near............................ 367

Gillett Grove, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at........................ 26

Glade, Kans., North Fork Solomon

River at........................ 341

Glendevey, Colo., Laramie River near.. 80

Glendo, Wyo., Glendo Reservoir near... 74

Horseshoe Creek near................ 76

Glendo Reservoir, near Glendo, Wyo.... 74

North Platte River below............ 75

Glenrock, Wyo., Deer Creek at......... 66

North Platte River near............. 67

Golden, Colo., Clear Creek near....... 148

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake,

Colo............................ 132

Goose Egg, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................ 65

Gould, Colo., North Fork Michigan

River near...................... 38

Gower, Mo., Jenkins Branch at......... 269

Grand Island, Nebr., Platte River

near............................ 192

Grand River, near Gallatin, Mo........ 396

near Sumner, Mo..................... 404

Grand River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................468-469

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 477

gaging-station records in..........395-405

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 457

Grand River ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 172

Grant, Colo., North Fork South Platte

River at........................ 134

Greeley, Colo., Cache la Poudre River

near............................ 171

Greenwood, Nebr., Dee Creek at........ 239

Gross Reservoir near Eldorado Springs,

Colo............................ 155

Guernsey Reservoir, near Guernsey,

Wyo............................. 77

North Platte River below. ........... 78

Guide Rock, Nebr., Republican River

near............................ 311

Gypsum Creek near Gypsum, Kans........ 340

Haigler, Nebr., Arikaree River at..... 270

Buffalo Creek near.................. 272

Hale, Colo., Bonny Reservoir near..... 277

Landsman Creek near................. 276

South Fork Republican River near.... 278

Hamburg, Iowa, Nishnabotna River

above........................... 252

Hamlin, Iowa, Davids Creek near....... 250

Hancock, Iowa, West Nishnabotna

River at........................ 246

Hanna, Wyo., Medicine Bow River near.. 52 

Hardy, Nebr., Republican River near... 312 

Harlan County Dam, Nebr., Republican

River below..................... 309

Harlan County Reservoir near

Republican City, Nebr........... 308

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr., Medicire

Creek above..................... 293

Medicine Creek below................ 296

Mitchell Creek above................ 294

Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge,

Nebr............................ 295

Hartzel, Colo., South Platte River

near............................ 130

Hays, Kans., Big Creek near........... 328

Hazlegreen, Mo., Gasconade River near. 444

Hecla, Wyo., Middle Crow Creek near... 174

South Crow Creek near............... 175

Henderson, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 150

Henry, Nebr., Katzer drain near....... 105

Herman, Nebr., New York Creek at...... 34

Hermann, Mo., Missouri River at....... 450

Hermitage, Mo., Pomme de Terre River

at.............................. 437

Hershey, Nebr., Birdwood Creek near... 127 

Holly Springs, Iowa, West Pork ditch

at.............................. 20

Homer, Nebr., Omaha Creek at.......... 19

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa........ 406

Hoosier Pass tunnel, Colo., diversions

by.............................. 172

Horse Creek (Platte River basin) near

Lyman, Nebr..................... 107

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo...... 76

Horsetooth Reservoir, Colo., contents

of.............................163,164

Horton, Kans., Little Delaware River

near............................ 382

Humboldt, Nebr., North Fork Nemaha

River at........................ 259

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near

Quenemo, Kans................... 425

Hydrologic conditions................. 11-12

graph of............................ 13

Idalia, Colo., South Fork Republican

River near...................... 275

Imperial, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near. 283

Indian Creek at Council Bluffs,

Iowa............................ 37

Ithaca, Nebr., Wahoo Creek at......... 240

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn..................... 23

James, Iowa, Floyd River at........... 18

Jamestown, Kans., Buffalo Creek nsar.. 317

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Jefferson City, Mo., Moreau River

near............................ 420

Jelm, Wyo., Laramie River near........ 81

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo........... 269

Jerome, Mo., Gasconade River at. ... . ..13 ,441

Jones Pass tunnel, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 172

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte River

at. ............................. 184

Junction City, Kans., Clark Creek

near...........................358-359

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis,

Kans............................ 331

Kansas City, Mo., Blue River near..... 389

Missouri River at................... 388

Kansas River, at Bonner Springs, Kans. 387 

at Lecompton, Kans.................. 384

at Topeka, Kans..................... 379

at Wamego, Kans..................... 375

Kansas River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................465-468

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in...............475-477

gaging-station records in..........270-387

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................456-457

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr......... 105

Keg Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 453

Kennebec, Iowa, Little Sioux River

near............................ 28

Kersey, Colo., South Platte River

near............................ 173

Keystone, Nebr., Lake McConaughy

near............................ 124

North Platte River near............. 125

Keystone, Wyo., Douglas Creek above... 40 

King Canyon Canal, diversion to....... 50

Kiowa, Colo., Kiowa Creek

at...... ......................... 178

Kiowa Creek, at Bennett, Colo......... 179

at Elbert, Colo..................... 177

at K-79 Reservoir, near Eastonville,

Colo............................ 176

at Kiowa, Colo...................... 176

Kirwin, Kans., Kirwin Reservoir at.... 343

North Fork Solomon River at. ........ 344

Kirwin Reservoir at Kirwin, Kans...... 343

La Bonte, Wyo., La Bonte Creek near... 72 

Wagonhound Creek near............... 71

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo..... 72

La Prele Creek, near Douglas, Wyo..... 69

near Orpha, Wyo..................... 70

La Salle, Colo., Big Thompson River

near............................ 165

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near

Scott City, Kans................ 322

Lake City, Mo., Little Blue River

near............................ 390

Lake George, Colo., South Platte

River near...................... 131

Lake McConaughy near Keystone, Nebr... 124 

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo... 440 

Lakefield, Minn., Jackson County

ditch 11 near................... 23

Little Sioux River near............. 22

Lakes and reservoirs:

Alcova Reservoir at Alcova, Wyo..... 62

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo..... 277

Carter Lake, Colo..................163,164

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis,

Kans............................ 325

Cheesman Lake, Colo................163,164

Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo........ 144

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, Colo..163 ,164 

Enders Reservoir near Enders, Nebr.. 284 

Glendo Reservoir near Glendo, Wyo... 74 

Gross Reservoir near Eldorado

Springs, Colo................... 155

Guernsey Reservoir near Guernsey, 

Wyo.............................

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Lakes and reservoirs Continued 

Harlan County Reservoir near

Republican City, Nebr........... 308

Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge,

Nebr............................ 295

Horsetooth Reservoir, Colo.........163 ,164

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis,

Kans............................ 331

Kirwin Reservoir at Kirwin, Kans.... 343

Lake of the Osarks near Bagnell,

Mo. ............................. 440

Lovewell Reservoir near Lovewell,

Kans...................:........ 314

McConaughy, Lake, near Keystone,

Nebr............................ 124

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory,

near Milford, Iowa.............. 25

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova,

Wyo............................. 59

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo..... 53

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa...... 24

Swanson Lake near Trenton, Nebr..... 281

Webster Reservoir near Stockton,

Kans............................ 347

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2, near

Lookout, Wyo.................... 90

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo...... 412

Lamine River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 477

gaging-station records in..........411-416

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo........ 276

Langley, Kans., Smoky Hill River

near............................ 332

Laramie-Poudre tunnel, Colo., diversion by......................... 168

Laramie River, at Laramie, Wyo........ 84

at Two Rivers, Wyo.................. 85

below Wheatland Reservoir No. 2,

Wyo............................. 91

near Fort Laramie, Wyo.............. 102

near Glendevey, Colo................ 80

near Jelm, Wyo...................... 81

near Lookout, Wyo................... 89

near Uva, Wyo....................... 101

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near

Woods , Wyo...................... 82

Lawrence, Kans., Wakarusa River near.. 385 

Lawson, Colo., Clear Creek near....... 147

Lecompton, Kans., Kansas River at...... 384

Leo, Wyo., Seminoe Reservoir rear..... 53

Leon, Iowa, Weldon River near......... 398

Lewellen, Nebr., Blue Creek near...... 122

North Platte River at............... 123

Lincoln, Nebr., Antelope Creek at..... 237

Salt Creek at....................... 238

Lincoln County drain No. 1 near North

Platte, Nebr.................... 128

Lincoln Creek near Seward, Netr....... 360

Lindley Creek near Polk, Mo........... 436

Lindsborg, Kans., Smoky Hill Fiver

at.............................. 333

Lingle, Wyo., Rawhide Creek near...... 103

Linneus, Mo., Locust Creek near....... 403

Lisco, Nebr., North Platte River at... 120 

Little Beaver Creek near Rolls, Mo.... 447

Little Berger Creek basin, creststage stations in............... 472

Little Blue River (Kansas River basin),

at Waterville, Kans............. 370

near Deweese, Nebr.................. 366

near Fairbury, Nebr................. 368

near Gilead, Nebr................... 367

Little Blue River (Little Blue River

basin) near Lake City, Fo....... 390

Little Delaware River near Horton,

Kans............................ 382

Little Laramie River, at Two Fivers,

Wyo............................. 87

near Filmore, Wyo................... 86

Little Nemaha River, at Auburr, Nebr.. 254 

near Syracuse, Nebr................. 253
INDEX 487

Little Nemaha River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

gaging-station records in..........253-254

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans.... 430

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo..... 448

Little Sioux River, at Correctionville,

Iowa............................ 27

at Gillett Grove, Iowa.............. 26

near Kennebec, Iowa................. 28

near Lakefield, Minn................ 22

near Turin, Iowa.................... 31

Little Sioux River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 459

gaging-station records in........... 22-31

low-flow partial-record stations in. 453 

Little Tarkio Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

Little Thompson River near Berthoud,

Colo............................ 162

Littleton, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 139

Livermore, Colo., North Fork Cache la

Poudre River near............... 169

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo......... 403

Lodgepole Creek, at Bushnell, Nebr.... 182

at Ralton, Nebr..................... 183

Logan, Iowa, Boyer River at........... 35

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr........ 230

Lookout, Wyo., Laramie River near..... 89

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 near...... 90

Lost Park Creek above Cheesman Lake,

Colo............................ 129

Louisville, Kans., Rock Creek near.... 377

Louisville, Nebr., Platte River

at.............................. 242

Loup City, Nebr., Oak Creek near...... 206

Loup River, at Columbus, Nebr......... 224

near Genoa, Nebr.................... 222

Loup River power canal near Genoa,

Nebr............................ 221

Loutre River at Mineola, Mo........... 451

Louviers, Colo., Plum Creek near...... 138

Lovewell, Kans., Lovewell Reservoir

near............................ 314

White Rock Creek at................. 315

Lovewell Reservoir near Lovewell,

Kans............................ 314

Lucas, Kans., Wolf Creek near......... 338

Lyman, Nebr., Horse Creek near........ 107

Lyndon, Kans., Salt Creek near........ 422

Lyon Creek near Woodbine, Kans........ 357

Lyons, Colo., St. Vrain Creek at...... 152

McAllaster, Kans., North Fork Smoky

Hill River near................. 321

McCook, Nebr., Driftwood Creek near... 290 

Republican River at................. 291

McFadden, Wyo., Button Creek near.....

McGrew, Nebr., Ninemile drain near.... 115

Malvern, Iowa, Mule Creek near........ 247

Manhattan, Kans., Big Blue River

near............................ 374

Map of the United States.............. 9

Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr...... 231

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa......... 30

Marais des Cygnes River, at Melvern,

Kans............................ 421

near Kansas-Missouri State line,

Kans............................ 429

near Ottawa, Kans................... 426

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo........ 443

Marmaton River near Port Scott, Kans.. 431 

Marshall, Mo., Shiloh Branch near..... 416

Maryville, Mo., One Hundred and Two

River near...................... 267

Medicine Bow River, above Rock Creek,

near Medicine Bow, Wyo.......... 49

above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna,

Wyo............................. 52

Medicine Creek (Grand River basin)

near Gait, Mo................... 402

Medicine Creek (Kansas River basin),

above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr... 29: 

below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr....... 296

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Melvern, Kans., Marais des Cygnes

River at........................ 421

Melvin, Colo., Cherry Creek near...... 143

Mentor, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.. 334 

Michigan ditch, Colo., diversion by... 168 

Michigan River, North Fork, near

Gould, Colo..................... 38

Middle Boulder Creek at Nederland,

Colo............................ 153

Middle Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo..... 174

Middle Loup River, at Arcadia, Nebr... 201 

at Dunning, Nebr.................... 197

at Rockville, Nebr.................. 202

at Sargent, Nebr.................... 200

at St. Paul, Nebr................... 207

at Walworth, Nebr................... 199

Milford, Iowa, Okoboji Lake near...... 25

Milford, Kans., Republican River at... 320 

Mill Creek (tributary to Kansas River),

at Washington, Kans............. 369

near Paxico, Kans................... 378

Mill Creek basin (tributary to

Missouri River), crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

Mill Grove, Mo., Weldon River at...... 399

Minatare, Nebr., North Platte Rive"

near............................ 114

Mineola, Mo., Loutre River at......... 451

Missouri River, at Boonville, Mo...... 417

at Hermann, Mo...................... 450

at Kansas City, Mo.................. 388

at Nebraska City, Nebr.............. 245

at Omaha, Nebr...................... 36

at Rulo, Nebr....................... 257

at St. Charles, Mo.................. 477

at St. Joseph, Mo................... 264

at Sioux City, Iowa................. 14

at Waverly, Mo...................... 393

Mitchell, Nebr., Dry Spotted Tail

Creek at........................ 109

North Platte River at............... 110

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk

Lake, Nebr...................... 294

Moffat tunnel, Colo., diversion by.... 172

Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo....... 418

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin,

Iowa............................ 21

Monona-Harrison ditch basin, gagin.jstation records in.............. 20-21

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo.. 420 

Moreau River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

Morrill, Nebr., Sheep Creek near...... 108

Morrison, Colo., Bear Creek at........ 140

Mosquito Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 460

low-flow partial-record stations in. 453 

Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr....... 204

Muddy Creek (Kansas River basin) at

Arapahoe, Nebr.................. 298

Muddy Creek (Nemaha River basin) at

Verdon, Nebr.................... 261

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa......... 247

Nebraska City, Nebr., Missouri River

at.............................. 245

Nederland, Colo., Middle Boulder Creek

at.............................. 153

Nemaha River, at Falls City, Nebr..... 260 

North Pork, at Humboldt, Nebr....... 259

Nemaha River basin, crest-stage

stations In..................... 464

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 475

gaging-station records in..........258-261

low-flow partial-record stations in. 455

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr........ 34

New York Creek basin, crest-stage

stations In.................... 459-460

Newburg, Mo., Little Piney Creek at... 448

Newman Grove, Nebr., Shell Creek at... 225

NIangua River near Decaturville, Mo... 439

Nickerson, Nebr., Maple Creek

near............................ 231
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Niles, Kans., Solomon River at........ 353

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr...... 115

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg,

Iowa............................ 252

Nishnabotna River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 474

gaging-station records in..........246-252

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................453-454

Nodaway River, at Clarinda, Iowa...... 262

near Burlington Junction, Mo........ 263

Nodaway River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................262-263

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 455

Norfolk, Nebr., Elkhorn River near.... 229

North Bend, Nebr., Platte River at.... 227

North Brush Creek near Saratoga, Wyo.. 42 

North Laramie River near Wheatland,

Wyo............................. 100

North Loup River, at Burwell, Nebr.... 209

at Ord , Nebr........................ 211

at Scotia, Nebr..................... 212

at Taylor, Nebr..................... 208

near St. Paul, Nebr.................. 213

North Platte, Nebr., Lincoln County

drain No. 1 near................ 128

North Platte River at............... 129

South Platte River at............... 186

North Platte River, above Seminoe

Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo... 48 

at Aleova, Wyo...................... 63

at Bridgeport, Nebr................. 118

at Lewellen, Nebr................... 123

at Lisco, Nebr...................... 120

at Mitchell, Nebr................... 110

at North Platte, Nebr............... 129

at Orin, Wyo........................ 73

at Oshkosh, Nebr.................... 121

at Recorder station below Whalen,

Wyo............................. 79

at Saratoga, Wyo.................... 13,46

106 

75 

78

60-61 

67 

65

125

114 

39

126

at Wyoming-Nebraska State line.

below Glendo Reservoir, Wyo.........

below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.......

below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo....,

near Glenrock, Wyo..................

near Goose Egg, Wyo.................

near Keystone, Nebr.................

near Minatare, Nebr.................

near Northgate, Colo................

near Sutherland, Nebr...............

North Platte River basin in Colorado, 

transbasin diversions from, to 

Cache la Poudre River basin..... 168

Northgate, Colo., North Platte River

near............................ 39

Norton, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek at... 306 

Novinger, Mo., Chariton River at...... 408

Oak Creek near Loup City, Nebr........ 206

Oberlin, Kans., Sappa Creek near...... 301

Odebolt Creek near Arthur, Iowa....... 29

Odessa, Nebr., Platte River near...... 191

Ogallah, Kans., Big Creek near........ 327

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory,

near Milford, Iowa.............. 25

Omaha, Nebr., Missouri River at....... 36

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr............ 19

Omaha Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 459

One Hundred and Two River, East Fork,

near Bedford, Iowa.............. 266

near Maryville, Mo.................. 267

Ord, Nebr., North Loup River at....... 211

Order, downstream, and station

numbers......................... 3-4

Orin, Wyo., North Platte River at..... 73

Orleans, Iowa, Spirit Lake near....... 24

Orleans, Nebr., Republican River

near............................ 299

Orodell, Colo., Boulder Creek near.... 154

Orpha, Wyo., La Prele Creek near...... 70

Osage River, at Osceola, Mo........... 434

near Bagnell, Mo.................... 441

near St. Thomas, Mo................. 442

Osage River basin, crest-stag"?

stations in....................470-471

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 477

gaging-station records in..........421-443

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 458

Osborne, Kans., South Fork Solomon

River at........................ 349

Osceola, Mo., Osage River at.......... 432

Oshkosh, Nebr., North Platte River at. 121 

Ottawa, Kans., Marais des Cygnes River

near............................ 426

Overton, Nebr., Platte River near..... 189

Palisade, Nebr., Frenchman Creek at... 286 

Stinking Water Creek near........... 287

Parks, Nebr., Rock Creek at........... 273

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................. 3

Pass Creek near Elk Mountain, Wyo..... 47

Pathfinder Reservoir, near Alcova,

Wyo............................. 59

North Platte River below............ 60-61

Paxico, Kans., Mill Creek near........ 378

Paxton, Nebr., South Platte River at.. 185 

Peden Branch basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

Perche Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

discharge measurements at iriscellaneous sites in................ 477

Perry Creek at 38th St., Sioux City,

Iowa............................ 15

Perry Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 459

Petite Saline Creek near Boorville,

Mo.. ............................ 419

Petite Saline Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 469

Pigeon Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 453

Pioneer Canal. See Laramie Fiver and

Pioneer Canal. 

Pisgah, Iowa, Soldier River at........ 33

Plainview, Colo., Coal Creek near..... 156

Platte River (Colo.-Nebr.-Wye.), at

Brady, Nebr..................... 187

at Louisville, Nebr................. 242

at North Bend, Nebr................. 227

near Cozad, Nebr.................... 188

near Duncan, Nebr................... 196

near Grand Island, Nebr............. 192

near Odessa, Nebr................... 191

near Overton, Nebr.................. 189

Platte River (Iowa-Mo.), at Favenwood,

Mo.............................. 265

near Agency, Mo..................... 268

Platte River basin (Colo.-Nebr.-Wyo.),

crest-stage stations ir........460-463

discharge measurements at iriscellaneous sites in...............473-474

gaging-station records in...........38-242

Platte River basin (Iowa-Mo.), creststage stations in............... 465

gaging-station records in..........265-269

low-flow partial-record ststions

in.............................455-456

Platteville, Colo., St. Vrair Creek

near............................ 157

Pleasant View, Mo., Cedar Creek near.. 433 

Plum Creek near Louviers, Colo........ 138

Polk, Mo., Lindley Creek near......... 436

Pomme de Terre River, at Hermitage,

Mo.............................. 437

near Bolivar, Mo.................... 435

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett,

Kans............................ 427
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Prairie Dog Creek, at Norton, Kans..., 

near Woodruff, Kans.................

Prairie Hill, Mo., Chariton River

near............................

Primrose, Nebr., Cedar River at.......

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey...............

by State agencies...................

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr...

Quenemo, Kans., Hundred and Ten Mile 

Creek near......................

Ralton, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at.....

Randolph, Iowa, West Nishnabotna

River at........................

Randolph, Kans., Big Blue River at....

Rathbun, Iowa, Chariton River near....

Ravenwood, Mo., Platte River at.......

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo........

Red Oak, Iowa, East Nishnabotna

River at........................

Red Willow Creek (Kansas River basin) 

near Red Willow, Nebr...........

Red Willow Creek (Platte River basin) 

near Bayard, Nebr...............

Republican City, Nebr., Harlan County 

Reservoir near..................

Republican River, at Benkelman, Nebr.. 

at Cambridge, Nebr..................

at Clay Center, Kans................

at Concordia, Kans..................

at McCook, Nebr.....................

at Milford, Kans....................

at Scandia, Kans....................

at Stratton, Nebr...................

at Trenton, Nebr....................

below Harlan County Dam, Nebr.......

near Guide Rock, Nebr...............

near Hardy, Nebr....................

near Orleans, Nebr..................

North Fork, at Colorado-Nebraska

State line......................

South Fork, near Benkelman, Nebr....

near Hale, Colo...................

near Idalia, Colo.................

Reservoirs. See Lakes and reservoirs. 

Richmond, Mo., Crooked River near.....

Riverdale, Nebr., Wood Hiver near.....

Roca, Nebr., Salt Creek at............

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 1 near..

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 13 at...

Salt Creek subwatershed No. 34 near.

Rock Creek (tributary to Medicine Bow

River), at Arlington, Wyo.......

below Rock River, Wyo...............

Rock Creek (tributary to Republican

River) at Parks, Nebr...........

Rock Creek (tributary to Sweetwater

River), at Atlantic City, Wyo... 

near South Pass City, Wyo...........

Rock Creek (tributary to Vermillion

River) near Louisville, Kans....

Rock River, Wyo., Rock Creek below....

Rockville, Nebr., Middle Loup River

at..............................

Rolla, Mo., Little Beaver Creek

near............................

Rulo, Nebr., Missouri River at........

Runoff in inches, definition of.......

Russell, Iowa, Honey Creek near.......

Russell, Kans., Saline River near.....

Smoky Hill River near...............

Rustic, Colo., Cache la Poudre River 

near............................

South Fork Cache la Poudre River 

near............................

Sac River near Stockton, Mo...........

St. Joseph, Mo., Missouri River at.... 

St. Louis, Mo., Coldwater Creek near.. 

St. Michael, Nebr., South Loup River 

at..............................

306

307

409

216

8-11

11

119

435

183

349

371

407

365

103

351

292

117

308

374

297

319

318

291

320

316

380

382

309

311

313

399

271

279

278

275

392

193

236

233

234

235

50

51

273

57

55

377

51

202

447

257

3

406

336

329

166

167

432

264

452

205

No. 12 at Roca, Nebr. 

Sand Creek near Tie Siding, Wyo.......

Sappa Creek, near Beaver City, Nelr...

near Oberlin, Kans.

St. Paul, Nebr., Middle Loup River

at.............................. 207

North Loup River near............... 213

St. Thomas, Mo., Osage River near..... 442

St. Vrain Creek, at Lyons, Colo....... 152

at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.... 157

Saline River, at Tescott, Kans........ 339

near Russell, Kans.................. 336

near Wakeeney, Kans................. 335

near Wilson, Kans................... 337

Salt Creek (Kansas River basin) near

Ada, Kans......................351-352

Salt Creek (Osage River basin) near

Lyndon, Kans.................... 422

Salt Creek (Platte River basin), at

Lincoln, Nebr................... 238

at Roca, Nebr....................... 236

near Ashland, Nebr.................. 241

Salt Creek subwatershed, Nos. 1 ard 34

near Roca, Nebr................233, 235

234 

83 

302 

301 

near Stamford, Nebr................. 305

South Fork, near Achilles, Kans..... 300

Saratoga, Wyo., North Brush Creelnear. ........................... 42

North Platte River at............... 13,46

South Brush Creek near.............. 43

Sargent, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 200 

Scandia, Kans., Republican River ft... 316 

Scotia, Nebr., North Loup River at.... 313

Scott City, Kans., Ladder Creek

near............................ 323

Scottsbluff, Nebr., Tub Springs near.. Ill 

Winter Creek near................... 112

Sedalia, Mo., Flat Creek near......... 411

Seepage investigations: 

Frenchman Creek..................... 478

South Fork Solomon River...........479-481

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo....... 53

Seneca, Kans., Turkey Creek near...... 258

Seward, Nebr., Big Blue River at...... 361

Lincoln Creek near.................. 360

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr........ 108

Shell Creek, at Newman Grove, Nebr.... 235

near Columbus, Nebr................. 326

Sheridan, Colo., Bear Creek at........ 141

Shiloh Branch near Marshall, Mo....... 416

Shoal Creek near Braymer, Mo.......... 401

Sinclair, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................ 48

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri Hiver at... 14 

Perry Creek at...................... 15

Skyline ditch, Colo., diversion by.... 168

Slate Creek near Atlantic City, Wyo... 56 

Smoky Hill River, at Cedar Bluff lam,

Kans............................ 326

at Elkader, Kans.................... 323

at Ellsworth, Kans.................. 330

at Enterprise, Kans................. 355

at Lindsborg, Kans.................. 333

near Mentor, Kans.

near Russell, Kans..................

North Fork, near McAllaster, Kans... 

Soldier Creek, near Delia, Kans.

near Arnold, Kans................... 324

near Langley, Kans.................. 332 - - ' - 334

329 

321 

380 

near Topeka, Kans................... 381

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa......... 33

Solomon River, at Beloit, Kans........ 350

at Niles, Kans...................... 353

North Fork, at Glade, Kans.......... 341

at Kirwin, Kans................... 344

near Downs, Kans.................. 345

South Fork, above Webster Reservoir,

Kans............................ 346

at Osborne, Kans.................. 349

below Webster Reservoir, Kans..... 348

seepage investigation............479-481

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado

Springs, Colo................... 155
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South Brush Creek near

Saratoga, Wyo................... 43

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo...... 174

South Grand River, near Brownington,

Mo.............................. 438

South Loup River, at St. Michael,

Nebr............................ 205

South Pass City, Wyo., Rock Creek

near............................ 55

Sweetwater River near............... 54

South Platte, Colo., North Fork South

Platte River at................. 135

South Platte River at............... 136

South Platte River, above Elevenmile 

Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, 

Colo............................ 130

at Balsac, Colo..................... 181

at Denver, Colo..................... 146

at Henderson, Colo.................. 150

at Julesburg, Colo.................. 184

at Littleton, Colo. ................. 139

at North Platte , Nebr............... 186

at Paxton, Nebr..................... 185

at South Platte, Colo. .............. 136

at Waterton, Colo................... 137

below Cheesman Lake , Colo........... 133

near Kersey, Colo................... 173

near Lake George, Colo.............. 131

near Weldona, Colo.................. 180

North Fork, at South Platte, Colo... 135 

below Geneva Creek, at Grant,

Colo............................ 134

South Platte River basin, Colo.,

Reservoirs in..................163-164

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............ 172

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward,

Colo............................ 151

Spalding, Nebr., Cedar River near..... 214

Spalding power canal at............. 215

Spalding power canal at Spalding,

Nebr............................ 215

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa........ 24

Spring Valley Creek near Tabor, Iowa.. 248 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Stamford, Nebr., Sappa Creek near..... 305

Stanton, Iowa, Tarkio River at........ 255

Stinking Water Creek, near Palisade,

Nebr............................ 287

Stockton, Kans., Bow Creek near....... 34

Webster Reservoir near.............. 347

Stockton, Mo., Sac River near......... 432

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans.. 386 

Stratton, Nebr., Republican River at.. 280 

Struble, Iowa, West Branch Floyd River

near............................ 17

Sumner, Mo., Grand River near......... 404

Sutherland, Nebr., North Platte River

near............................ 126

Swanson Lake near Trenton, Nebr....... 281

Sweetwater, Nebr., Mud Creek near..... 204

Sweetwater River, near Alcova, Wyo.... 58

near South Pass City, Wyo........... 54

Switzler Creek at Burlingame, Kans.... 424

Sybille Creek, above Bluegrass Creek, j 

near Wheatland, Wyo............. 92|

at Muleshoe Ranch, near Wheatland,

Wyo............................. 99

below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland , Wyo....................... 99

Syracuse, Nebr., Little Nemaha River

near............................ 253

Tabor, Iowa, Spring Valley Creek

near............................ 248

Tarkio River, at Fairfax, Mo.......... 256

at Stanton, Iowa.................... 255

Tarkio River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 475

gaging-station records in..........255-256

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 455

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Taylor, Nebr., North Loup River

at.. ............................ 208

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Netr........ 32

Tekamah Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 459

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 2-3

Tescott, Kans., Saline River at....... 339

Thompson River, at Davis City, Iowa... 397 

at Trenton, Mo...................... 400

Tie Siding, Wyo., Sand Creek near..... 83

Tonganoxie, Kans., Stranger Creek

near............................ 386

Topeka, Kans., Kansas River st........ 379

Soldier Creek near.................. 381

Torrington, Wyo., Cherry Creek drain

near............................ 104

Town Branch basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

Transbasin diversions from North

Platte River basin to Cache la

Poudre River basin in Colorado.. 168 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado

River basin to South Platte

River basin..................... 172

Trenton, Mo., Thompson River at....... 400

Trenton, Nebr., Republican River at... 282 

Swanson Lake near................... 281

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr.... Ill

Turin, Iowa, Little Sioux River near.. 31 

Monona-Harrison ditch near.......... 21

Turkey Creek (Kansas River brsin),

near Abilene, Kans.............. 354

near Wilber, Nebr................... 364

Turkey Creek (Nemaha River brsin) near

Seneca, Kans.................... 258

Two Rivers, Wyo., Laramie River at.... 85

Little Laramie River at............. 87

Uehling, Nebr., Logan Creek near...... 230

Union, Nebr., Weeping Water Creek at.. 244

Uva, Wyo., Laramie River near......... 101

Valley City, Mo., Blackwater River at. 414 

Valley Palls, Kans., Delaware River

at.............................. 383

Verdon, Nebr., Muddy Creek at......... 261

Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Kans.... 376

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo... 71 

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr........... 240

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans.... 385

Wakeeney, Kans., Saline River near.... 335

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo....... 394

Walworth, Nebr., Middle Loup River at. 199 

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at........ 375

Vermillion Creek near............... 376

Ward, Colo., South St. Vrain Creek

near............................ 151

Washington, Kans., Mill Creek at...... 369

Waterloo, Nebr., Elkhorn River at.....13,232

Waterton, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 137

Waterville, Kans., Little Blue River

at.............................. 370

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa... 243 

Waverly, Mo., Missouri River at....... 393

Waynesville, Mo., Gasconade River

near............................ 445

Webster Reservoir, Kans., South Fork,

Solomon River above............. 346

South Fork Solomon River below...... 348

Webster Reservoir near Stockton,

Kans............................ 347

Weeping Water Creek, at Union, Nebr... 244 

Weeping Water Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in....................463-464

Weldon River, at Mill Grove, Mo....... 399

near Leon, Iowa..................... 398

Weldon River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 457

Weldona, Colo., South Platte River

near............................ 180
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West Fork ditch at Holly Springs,

Iowa............................ 20

West Nishnabotna River, at Hancock,

Iowa............................ 246

at Randolph, Iowa................... 249

West Yellow Creek near Brookfield, Mo. 405 

Westphalia, Mo., Maries River at...... 443

Whalen, Wyo., North Platte River

below........................... 79

Wheatland, Wyo., Bluegrass Creek

near............................ 93

North Laramle River near............ 100

Sybille Creek near............... 92,94,

Wheatland Canals Nos.1,2, and 3

near......................95,98,96-97

Wheatland Canals Nos.1,2, and 3

near Wheatland, Wyo....... 95,98,96-97

Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 near

Lookout, Wyo.................... 90

Laramle River below................. 91

White Rock Creek, at Lovewell, Kans... 315 

near Burr Oak, Kans................. 313

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Wilber, Kans., Turkey Creek near...... 364

Wilson, Kans., Saline River near...... 337

Wilson supply ditch, Colo. , diversion

by.............................. 168

Winkler, Kans., Fancy Creek at........ 373

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr... 112 

Wolf Creek near Lucas, Kans........... 338

Wolf Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 464

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 455

Wood River, near Alda, Nebr........... 195

near Gibbon, Nebr................... 194

near Riverdale, Nebr................ 193

Woodbine , Kans., Lyon Creek

near............................ 357

Woodruff, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek

near............................ 307

Woods, Wyo., Laramie River and Pioneer

Canal near...................... 82

Work, division of..................... 2

scope of............................ 1

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