Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1958

Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee 

River Basins

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1556

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, 

Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, 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 Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general 

direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. 

Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

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

W. R. Eaton, succeeded by J. S. Cragwall............................Chattanooga, Tenn.

E. B. Rice.......................................................................................... Raleigh, N. C.

F. F. Schrader.................................................................................. Louisville, Ky.

D. S. Wallace, succeeded by J. W. Gambrell........................Charlottesville, Va.

M. R. Williams................................................................................Montgomery, Ala.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958

OCTOBER 1957

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

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

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

Cumberland River basin

Poor Pork (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 15

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 16

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................... 18

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 19

Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky........................................... 20

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky....................................................... 21

Rockcastle River: 

Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 22

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 23

Hughes Pork Beaver Creek:

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.............................................. 24

Beaver Creek: 

Hurricane Pork:

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky............................................... 25

Buck Creek near Shopville , Ky.................................................... 26

New River (head of South Pork Cumberland River) at New River, Term............... 27

Clear Pork near Robbins, Term.................................................. 28

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 29

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 30

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 31

East Pork Obey River near Jamestown, Term........................................ 32

West Pork Obey River near Alpine, Term......................................... 33

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn..........'...................................... 34

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn........................................... 35

Cumberland River at Celina, Term................................................... 36

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.................................................. 37

Caney Fork:

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn............................................ 38

Collins River near McMinnville, Term. .......................................... 39

Caney Pork near Rock Island, Tenn................................................ 40

Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Tenn........................... 41

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn.................................................. 43

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Tenn.......................................... 44

Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Tenn........................................... 45

East Pork Stones River:

Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn............................................... 49

East Fork Stones River near Lascassas, Tenn...................................... 50

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn................................. 51

Stone s Rive r ne ar Smyrna, Term................................................... 52

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Tenn................................................ 53

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn................................................ 54

Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.................................................... 55

Harpeth River:

West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn..................................... 56

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 57

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 58

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Tenn.......................................... 59

Red River near Adams, Tenn....................................................... 60

Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Tenn........................................ 61

Yellow Creek near Shiloh, Term................................................... 62

Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.................................................... 63

South Pork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 64

Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 65

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 66

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 67

Tennessee River basin

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 69

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C................................................ 70

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 71

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 72

Cane Creek at Pletcher, N. C..................................................... 73

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 74

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 75

Swannanoa River:

North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C........................... 76

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 77

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 78

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VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued Page

French Broad River at«.&sheville, N. C............................................... 79

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C..................................................... 80

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C................................................ 81

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C............................................ 82

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn............................................... 83

West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C..................... 84

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C................... 85

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C........................................ 86

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C...................................................... 87

, Richland Creek:

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C.............................................. 88

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C............................................ 89

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C..................................................... 90

Pigeon River at Newport, Tenn..................................................... 91

North Toe River (head of Nolichucky River):

South Toe River near Celo, N. C................................................. 92

Cane River near Sioux, N. C..................................................... 93

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn............................................. 94

Nol-ichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn. ...................................... 95

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn...................................................... 96

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Tenn.......................................... 97

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Tenn.......................................... 98

French Broad River near Knoxville, Tenn............................................. 99

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie , Va......................... 100

Laurel Creek:

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va............................................... 101

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va............................................ 102

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va................................. 103

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Tenn............................ 104

5,1 Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va................................................... 105

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C............................................ 106

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............................................ 107

Doe River at Elizabethton, Tenn............................................... 108

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn............................................. 109

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Tenn....................................... 110

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

North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va......................................... 112

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va......................................... 113

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va..................................... 114

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn.............................................. 115

Big Creek near Rogersville, Tenn................................................ 116

Mossy Creek:

Unnamed tributary:

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn...................................... 117

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn........................................... 118

Mill Spring Creek:

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn......................................... 119

Holston River near Knoxville, Tenn................................................ 120

Tennessee River;

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn......................... 121

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn................................... 122

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.................................................. 123

Little River near Maryville, Tenn................................................. 124

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss , N. C........................................ 125

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.............................................. 126

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C.............................................. 127

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.......................................... 128

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C...................................... 129

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.............................................. 130

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C............................................ 131

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C................................................. 132

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C............................................. 133

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C........................................... 134

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C........................................... 135

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C........................................... 136

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn........................................... 137

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Tenn............................................ 138

Clinch River at Richlands, Va..................................................... 139

Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va.................................................... 140

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va..................................................... 141

Guest River at Coeburn, Va...................................................... 142

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................. 143

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.................................................. 144

North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va......................................... 145

Clinch River above Tazewell, Tenn................................................. 146

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va............................................... 147

Powell River near Jonesville, Va................................................ 148

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn.................................................. 149

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Tenn............................................... 150

Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, Tenn....................................... 151

Clinch River near Scarboro, Tenn.................................................. 152

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Tenn........ 153

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Tenn............................................ 154

Emory River: 

Obed River:

Caddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Tenn........................................ 155

Caddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, Tenn........................................ 156

Obed River near Lancing, Tenn................................................. 157

Emory River at Oakdale, Tenn.................................................... 158

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.................................................... 159
CONTENTS VII

Gaglng-station records Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued Page

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga..................................................... 160

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C........................... 160

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C................................................. 161

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C................................................... 162

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.............................................. 163

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga................................... 164

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term............................................ 165

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Term............................................... 166

Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga................................ 167

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga................................................ 168

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term................................................. 169

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga......................................... 170

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.......................................... 171

North Potato Creek near Ducktovm, Term........................................ 172

Ocoee River at Emf, Term........................................................ 173

Ocoee River at Parksville, Term................................................. 174

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term............................................. 175

South Chestuee Creek near Benton, Term.......................................... 176

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Term............................................. 177

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term.................................... 178

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term................................................ 179

Chattanooga Creek near Plintstone, Ga............................................. 180

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term................................ 181

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Term.............................................. 182

Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala.................................................... 183

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.............................................. 184

Flint River near Chase, Ala....................................................... 185

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.................................................. 186

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala................................................... 187

Elk River near Pelham, Term....................................................... 189

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term......................................... 190

Mulberry Creek:

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Term.................................... 191

Elk River above Fayetteville, Term................................................ 192

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Term.............................................. 193

Richland Creek:

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Term............................................. 194

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Term............................................... 195

Elk River near Prospect, Term..................................................... 196

Sugar Creek near Good Springs , Ala............................................... 197

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala................................................. 198

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.................................................... 199

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.................................................... 200

Spring Creek:

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala.............................................. 201

Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala................................................... 202

Bear Creek near Red Bay, Ala...................................................... 203

Cedar Creek near Pleasant Site , Ala............................................. 204

Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala.......................................... 205

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala......................................................... 206

Tennessee River at Savannah, Term................................................... 207

Duck River below Manchester, Term................................................. 208

Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Term................................................ 209

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term........................................... 210

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term................................................. 211

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term............................................... 212

Duck River at Columbia, Term...................................................... 213

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Term....................................... 214

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Term.............................................. 215

Piney River at Vernon, Term..................................................... 216

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term............................................ 217

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Term............................................. 218

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term............................................. 219

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term................................................. 220

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.................................................... 221

East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.............................................. 222

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky............................................ 223

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin................................................. 224

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites:

Low-flow partial-record stations .................................................... 233

Crest-stage partial-record stations ................................................. 234

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................. 240

Springs in Tennessee .................................................................. 243

Index................................................................................. 245

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on 

surface water supply....................................................

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1958 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1958

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the water 

year ending September 30, 1958. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 14,000 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1958, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,090 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

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 

for the water year October 1, 1957, to September 30, 1958, at gaging stations, partialrecord stations, and miscellaneous sites in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins 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: 

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist. 

Kentucky: Department of Economic Development, G. W. Hubley, Jr., commissioner; 

University of Kentucky, P. C. Dickey, president, through State Geological Survey, 

W. W. Hagan, director and state geologist.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. P. Saunders, 

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, city manager; city of Waynesvl 1 le, W. H. 

Way, mayor.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, J. N. McCord, commissioner, succeeded by E. B. Noles, through Division of Water Resources, R. W. Robinson, water 

engineer; State Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through 

Stream Pollution Control, S. L. Jones, director; State Department of Highways and 

Public Works, W. M. Leech, commissioner, through H. M. Bates, chief engineer, and P. 

Greve, bridge engineer; city of Knoxville, Department of Public Service, R. I. Gentry, 

director; city of Murfreesboro, Water Department, J. W. Lovell, superintendent.

Virginia: State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner, succeeded 

by P. A. Davls, succeeded by S. D. May.

Under a cooperative agreement covering the Tennessee River basin and the Caney Pork 

basin above Great Palls Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority furnished financial assistance 

for the operation of 96 gaging stations, of which 7 were in Alabama, 6 in Georgia, 1 in 

Kentucky, 19 in North Carolina, 47 in Tennessee, and 16 in Virginia.
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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 15 gaging stations in Kentucky 

and 18 in Tennessee.

Assistance was also furnished by the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Department 

of the Air Force, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce.

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

North Carolina: Town of Highlands; American Enka Corp.; Carolina Power & Light Co.; 

Champion Paper & Fibre Co.; Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.; and the Mead Corp., Sylva 

Division.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America; Tennessee Copper Co; Bowaters Southern Paper 

Corp.

Virginia: American Cyanamid Co.

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

Alabama.................. Montgomery............... 507 New Post Office Building.

Kentucky a/.............. Louisville............... 522 West Jefferson St.

North Carolina b/........ Raleigh.................. Federal Building.

Tennessee £/............. Chattanooga.............. 823 Edney Building.

Virginia................. Charlottesville.......... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

a/ Except for Tennessee River near Paducah.

b/ Including stations in the Tennessee River basin in Georgia except those in the Toocoa River 

basin.

c/ Including stations in the Toccoa River basin in Georgia and Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky., 

Tennessee River at Florence and at Whitesburg, Ala., Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala., and Paint Rock 

River near Woodville, Ala.

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 Kentucky and North Carolina 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); (2) the lowest mean discharge for periods of 7, 15, 30, 

60, 120, and 183 consecutive days in each year; and (3) the highest mean discharge for 

periods of 3, 7, 15, 30, and 120 consecutive days in each year. Provisional records of 

discharge, information on the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging-station 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 channel 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

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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 AMD 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 downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-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 tributary 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 this 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 rank 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 the 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.
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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 has 

eight digits, but the station number as 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 3B-4515.00, the station number shown in this report is 

4515. The notation in the two places to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 

3B for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

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 on 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 backwater 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 OF 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 manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

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

comparable records of discharge for 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 1958 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 

Tennessee Valley Authority or the Corps of Engineers. 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 datums of previous gages used during the period of records available. 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 creststage indicator, 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."

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 order 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 been published.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 3-B

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 revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

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

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

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

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which 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 generally published for all stations except those at which 

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control 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 twice-daily 

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

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

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

station description.

In the table of 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 

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 les-s 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.
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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 01 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, 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 many 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. 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 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.

ACCURACY OF 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, and 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 3-B

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

general, more nearly accurate than the dally 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

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

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

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes 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.

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.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 3-B

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 Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

loth A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

lEth A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A, pt. 2

B 131........

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15.......

WSP 16....... 

19th A, pt. 4

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.

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

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

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Rive . 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams west 

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

'Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of

tarles.

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

Year

18B4 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

19OO. 

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 station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included 

with those of the other streams of the Ohio River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers cc 

Ter

talnlng results of stream measurements In Cumberland and 

essee River basins, 1899-1958

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

36

48

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSF

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

758

783

803

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSF

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

WSP

1143

1173

1206

1236

1276

1336

1386

1436

1506

1556

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

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1306. 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 reexamined 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. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a list of these 

reports:

Report

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

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

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937.

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.

WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 in Alabama and adjacent States.

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

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1952.

Cir. 100: Floods in Georgia, frequency and magnitude.

Cir. 342: Floods in Alabama, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1957 to September 1958 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published elsewhere, except as noted in footnotes to the table.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Beech River. ........... 

Do ...................

Coweeta Creek basin b/.

Cypress Creek (drainage 

ditch) . 

Harmon Creek ........... 

Horse Creek ............ 

Indian Creek ........... 

Limestone Creek ........

Little Chestuee Creek..

Middleton Creek. .......

Muddy Creek ............

Persimmon Creek. .......

Pigeon River basin e/. . 

Pine Tree Branch. ......

Pond Creek No. 1. ......

Snake Creek ............ 

Turkey Creek (Beech 

River tributary) . 

Turkey Creek (Tennessee 

River tributary) . 

West Flint Creek f/. . . . 

White Creek. ........... 

White Oak Creek. ....... 

Yellow Creek. ..........

Location

Near Darden, Tenn ................

Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory 

near Franklin, N. C. 

Near Qilbertsville, Ky. ..........

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ 

Near Savannah, Tenn. ............. 

Near Cerro Bordo, Tenn. .......... 

U. S. Highway 72, near Athens, 

Ala. 

Below Wilson Station, Tenn. ...... 

Below Highway 39 near Englewood, 

Tenn. 

Near Mi Hedge vi He, Tenn. ........

Near Fort Loudon Dam, Tenn. ......

At Persimmon Creek Dam, near 

Letitia, N. C.

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ 

At Highway 104 near Lexington, 

Tenn. 

Near Wilson Dam, Ala. ............

Near Adamsville, Tenn. ...........

Near Hartselle, Ala. ............. 

Near Sharps Chapel, Tenn. ........ 

Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........ 

At Moser Bridge near Doskie, Miss.

Period

1954-58 

1953-58 

1940-58 

1953-58 

1953-58 

1939-58a/ 

1944-58 

1944-58 

1934-58

1943-58C/

1953-58 

1939-58 

1939-58 

1939-58

1947-58 

1944-58

1939-58 

1942-58 

1941-58d/ 

1952-58 

1942-58

1949-58 

1941-58 

1953-58

1948-58 

1948-58 

1939-58 

1953-58

1939-58

1941-58 

1934-58 

1939-58 

1937-58

Collected by

Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

U. S. Forest Service.

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

a/ Records observed near Kendrlck from November 1939 to May 1942 and opposite Kendrick from May 

1942 to 1958.

b/ The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service operates 28 stations 

in Coweeta Creek basin in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.

c/ Records for 1943-54 published in compilation report No. 1 by Tennessee Valley Authority; 

those for 1954-57 published in compilation report No. 2.

d/ Low-flow record only. Station not rated above 40 cfs, which is capacity of weir below gage.

e/ The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on 6 small watersheds ranging in area from 

3.5 to 5.6 acres in the Pigeon River basin.

f/ Gage heights only when affected by backwater from Wheeler Reservoir.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 3-B

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow averaged 20 to 45 percent above median during the 1958 water year at the 

five key gaging stations In the area covered by this report. Emory River at Oakdale, Term., 

had record-high monthly flow In October and November. Duck River above Hurricane Mills, 

Term., and Red River near Adams, Term., were also record-high for the month In November. 

Floods of November 18, 19 were the greatest known on several small streams In Kentucky and 

Tennessee, with records of 30 to 40 years. Monthly mean discharge of North Fork Holston 

River at Saltvllle, Va., was record-high for May. During February streamflow was deficient 

throughout Tennessee.

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

shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges for the 1958 water year with 

the median discharge for the period 1921-45.
Discharge, in cfs Discharge, in cfs Discharge, in cfs

Sv.WJ!v!:.;.£ %?t\
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4005. Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58'26" (revised), long 82°59'35", at left end downstream side of Second 

Street Bridge at Cumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverllck Creek and 

0.5 mile downstream from Looney Creek.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,415.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs May 7 (gage height, 6.46 ft); minimum, 

 1'7 cfs Oct. 11-16.

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 11.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for part of Oct. 28, 1952.

Flood In January 1927 reached a stage of about 10.2 ft (discharge, 12,000 cfs, 

estimated by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1940(M). WSP 1336: 1949-51, 1953(P) . WSP 1506: 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Dec. 1-6, May 11 to

June 3, June 2O-22, July 17, 18, July 22 to Aug. 3, Aug. 20-29)

.5

1.0 

1.5

34

77

180

320

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

510

980

1,640

3,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

41

32

26

22

20

2O

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

22

21

22

20

20

19

29

29

44

48

41

33 

33

30

816

26.3

0.320

0.37

Nov.

29

28

28

30

30

30

30

50

74

79

69

56

46

69

95

123

259

815

1.120

498

257

168

162

168

272

257

192

153

151 

133

5,471

182

2.21

2.47

Dec.

115

99

91

107

*99

95

947

*1.590

755

458

308

b205

b!65

b!50

151

162

158

149

145

677

785

390

260

205

175

554

494

323

236

192

165

10,405

336

4.08

4.70

Jan.

147

125

b95

b85

b82

b80

b78

b74

b72

b67

b64

b62 67

*93

119

151

151

131

113

111

137

233

220

534

815

434

287

210

172 

149

139

5,297

171

2.08

2.39

Feb.

346

394

287

212

192

263

562

518

338

254

195

158

137

bl!5

bl!5

b95

85

76

72

70

69

77

79

90

109

*165

530

BIO

-

6,413

229

2.78

2.90

Mar.

410

281

212

165

139

129

119

109

129

151

145

133

155

220

230

202

170

165

155

153

147

133

131

165

542

486

390

326

281 

266

6,797

219

2.66

3.07

Apr.

382

317

266

260

254

934

740

570

*402

341

442

434

323

251

210

182

153

139

129

119

156

296

442

358

414

438

640

1,220

1,070 

800

12,682

423

5.14

5.73

May

500

370

290

250

300

1,540

5.460

1,04O

454

314

290

287

254

222

182

160

145

135

123

119

101

90

91

82

84

82

71

71

*60 

58

56

11,281

364

4.42

5.10

June

109

182

125

74

58

52

45

42

52

75

50

56

45

40

55

50

43

37

37

91

61

46

39

32

31

29

29

28

26 

25

1,664

55.5

0.674

0.75

July

24

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

26

26

33

39

28

22

22

26

155

82

411

1.200

672

242

180

141

131

113

123

137

168 

147

103

4,410

142

1.73

1.99

Aug.

113

195

162

13O

100

74

60

56

74

66

56

52

400

250

150

200

350

250

170

*121

95

82

75

93

115

84

66

55

46

40

36

3,816

123

1.49

1.72

Sept.

32

31

29

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

*24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

33

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

722

24.1

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,750 Mln 13 Mean 170 Cfsm 2.07 In. 26.05

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,460 Min 17 Mean 191 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.52

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs, revised).--Dec. 8 (1 a.m.) 2.560 cfs (5.01 ft); May 7 (10 a.m.) 

4,190 cfs (6.46 ft); July 20 (6:30 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (4.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 17-20, Apr. 30 to May 5, June 4-18, Aug. 4-19; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 15

4010. Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky.

Location (revised). Lat 36°50'48", long 83°21'21", on left bank 10 ft downstream from 

 bridge on U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Pourmile Branch,

2.0 miles downstream from confluence of Poor and Clover Porks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan County.

Drainage area.--' 374 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1958.

1

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 4, 1941. staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 659 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 13.33 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1953.

Flood in 1918 and 1929 reached stages of about 22 and 20.0 ft, respectively, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no Rage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940(M). WSP 1173: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. S Dec. 9 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

90

165

330

590

2.5 

3.0

5.0 

8.0

11.0

920

1,35O

3,550

7,750

12,700

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

40 

100 

21O 

372 

600

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

8.0 

11.0

925

1,350

3,550

7,750

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

286 

213

177

150

130

110

96

84 

76

70

63

62

58

55

53

55

82

96

76

70

63

60

74

147

138

150

141

120

100

86

80

3,221

104

0.278

0.32

Nov.

76 

72

68

66

64

62

60

210

315

350

300

250

200

300

350

500

1,000

3,450

4,500

2,590

1,170

736

644

656

1,710

1,680

1,040

742

662

560

24,383

813

2.17

2.42

Dec.

475 

425

390

425

400

375

6,600

11.000 

3,860

2,110

1,430

970

767

661

600

578

578

584

600

3,500

4,000

2,000

1,100

900

800

2,500

2,300

1,600

1,100

920

800

54,348

1,753

4.69

5.40

Jan.

700 

600

500

450

410

380

400

375 

350

320

300

285

270

350

430

510

525

495

434

414

434

600

655

1,040

5.110

1,970

1,260

910

722

622

562

20,385

658

1.76

2.05

Feb.

1,550 

1,920

1,540

962

829

955

2,490

2,670 

1,650

1,110

b840

b660

b580

b485

b480

410

370

350

350

320

310 529"

519

522

*547

477

2,220

4.110

28,515

1,018

2.72

2.84

Mar.

1.970 

1,260

940

728

606

540

490

486 

648

1,450

1,130

872

932

1,400

1,280

1,020

829

836

872

856

767

675

594

658

^1,570

1,650

1,450

1,160

978

872

1,060

50,557

979

2.62

3.02

Apr.

1,240 

1,140

992

970

888

4,310

3,560

2,050 

*1,550

1,300

dl,750

dl,650

dl,200

d900

d800

d720

d600

d540

d500

d470

861

2,050

2,550

1,840

2,550

2,260

5,860

7.000

5,850

5,160

60,891

2,050

5.45

6.05

May

2,680 

1,880

1,620

1,360

1,990

5,950

11.400

6,030 

2,760

1,750

1,670

1,660

1,520

1,050

856

709

d600

d540

d470

d450

d590

547

526

543

d325

d540

d285

d275

*261

228

215

49,998

1,615

4,51

4.97

June

207 

580

556

275

240

225

204

188 

207

225

199

216

199

174

252

252

195

168

157

485

591

285

228

d!85

160

146

145

129

121

116

6,682

225

0.596

0.66

July

dllO 

105

105

105

105

115

110

d!60

d!50

121

116

165

154

126

95.

110

160

231

670

2,200

2.790

910

525

418

550

502

270

286

*292

319

249

11,920

385

1.05

1.19

Aug.

509 

970

685

550

591

292

254

202 

516

264

251

216

1,470

500

728

1,580

748

459

555

267

261

257

249

459

576

270

222

190

165

148

15,865

447

1.20

1.38

Sept.

132 

121

108

100

91

84

79

75 

69

*69

67

67

67

63

61

63

59

57

59

65

168" 176

95

77

65

61

54

50

48

50

2,400

80.0

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,700 Mln 19 Mean 801 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29. 07

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,400 Mln 48 Mean 841 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.52

Peak discharge (base, 8,200 cfs). Dec. 7 (11 p.m.) 17,100 cfs (13.33 ft); Apr. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 8,260 

cfs (8.32 ft); May 7 (3 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (12.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note.--No gage^helght record Oct. 29 to Nov. 19, Dec. 19 to Jan. 14, Feb. 16-21; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
16 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4020. Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location (revised). Lat 36°39'02", long 82°42'04", on right bank on U. S. Highway 25E, 

0.4 mile upstream from Low Ash Hollow, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 

6.0 miles upstream from Clear Pork.

Drainage area, 58.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 ft above mean 

sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jan. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 13.28 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 6,160 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 20.92 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 26, 1952 (caused by construction work above gage).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of about 19.6 ft; flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached 

a stage of 18.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1941(M). WSP 973: 1942(M). WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

6.3

3.0

6.0

9.0

11.0

119

281

750

1,450

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

20

16

206

388

167

87

57

43

34

28

24

22

20

18

16

16

30

30 

22

18

18

16

18

156

101

74

56

44

37

34

32

1,848

59.6

1.02

1.18

Nov.

28

26

26

26

22

22

20

62

72

57

49

44

42

78

139

156

410

1.840 

1,340

452

233

143

139

116

377

299

196

139

122

9G

6,773

226

3.88

4.33

Dec.

81

74

70

80

66

62

1,310

1.970

532

294

b!95

b!25

b!05

b94

92

92

97

144 

244

1,190

670

312

206

155

163

938

490

295

196

143

121

10,606

342

5.88

6.78

Jan.

Ill

89

b73

b66

b65

b60

b62

b56

b47

b48

b45

43

108

108

103

95

87 

75

72

80

84

75

130

292

194

136

114

93

3,214

104

1.79

2.05

Feb.

407

359

236

156

139

214

364

309

214

153

b!20

b98

b84

b72

b70

bSO

b50

b48 

b47

b45_

b46

50

49

50

*52

155

770

772

5,189

185

3.18

3.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,010 Min 3.0

Mar.

319

201

146

117

101

92

90

113

260

582

256

170

256

303

230

168

136

160 

144

138

129

116

106

129

262

264

225

175

147

136

158

5,627

182

3.13

3,60

Apr.

151

144

144

127

114

880

465

*275

194

245

276

228

170

139

130

116

97

87 

80

76

384

545

5OO

336

844

583

872

1,210

810

620

10,842

561

6.20

6.93

May

376

287

212

170

206

1,010

1,950

785

390

281

215

160

133

116

101

92

82

74 

86

76

62

53

50

48

89

72

53

*55

43

37

35

7,397

239

4.11

4.73

June

34

37

32

28

28

26

26

24

44

35

55

41

50

24

24

24

20

16 

17

124

42

32

32

24

18

18

20

16

14

13

898

29.9

0.514

0.57

July

11

10

10

18

22

14

10

16

22

25

26

16

15

12

9.7

25

32

23 

29

26

22

16

18

50

24

18

18

14

no

9.7

14

565.4

18.2

0.313

0.36

Aug.

52

66

48

39

26

22

18

17

77

32

32

28

82

262

70

52

66

42 

32

26

26

26

20

24

28

20

16

14

13

12

JLl

1,299

41.9

0.720

0.83

Sept.

10

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.9

*6.3

6.3

6.5

5.5

5.5

9.4

10

11 

7.5

8.2

55

18

10

7.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.8

284.0

9.47

0.163

0.18

Mean 155 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.64

water year 1957-58: Max 1,970 Min 5.5 Mean 149 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.86

Peak discharge (base, 1.80O cfs).--Nov. 18 (3:30 a.m.) 2,770 cfs (12.88 ft); Dee. 8 (12:45 to

1:30 a.m.) 2,960 efs (13.28 ft)j Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 1,830 cfs (10.37 ft); May 7 (12:15 p.m.) 2,440 

efs (12.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 17

4025. Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°48'48", long 83°45'58", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 

25E, 0.5 mile south of Plat Lick, 2.4 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Stinking Creek, and 5.0 miles northwest of Pineville, Bell County.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.45 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to June 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same 

datum. June 23, 1939, to Mar. 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at bridge 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. Since May 26, 1943, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily, 1.9 miles 

upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,327 cfs.

Extreme a. Maximum discharge during year, 26,400 cfs Dec. 8; maximum gage height, 36.61 ft 

Dec. 8; minimum discharge, 66 c fs Sept. 16 (gage height, 5.42 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 57,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 44.34, 47.3, 47.35 and 49.31 ft; minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1957.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 47.3 ft (discharge, 51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Low flow regulated by powerplant 1.9 miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1939. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 8-11, 2O-22, 27-29, Jan. 25-27, Feb. 1-3, 

7-9, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Mar. 10, 11, 14. 15, 26-28, Apr. 7-9, 

Apr. 22 to May 2, May 4-12, July 21, 22)

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

7.0

94

176

450

9.0

13.0

17.0

1,380

3,800

7,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

494

398

480

1,260

786

486

356

282

235

202

180

161

147

139

128

122

T30

185

191

194

172

150

143

200

300

500

390

300

26O

215 

200

9,386

303

0.375

0.43

Nov.

180

170

160

150

145

140

135

440

7OO

1,000

800

600

440

7OO

1,000

1,500

3,200

6,000

11.000

6,OOO

2,500

2,000

1,600

1,700

3,500

3,200

2,100

1,600

1,400

1,200

55,260

1,842

2.28

2.54

Dec.

1,000

900

860

940

9OO

820

1,OOO

24,500

12,OOO

5,500

3,030

2,300

1,680

l,46p

1,290

1,180

1,160

1,260

1,520

4,870

10,400

4,620

3,040

2,270

1,880

5,460

7,700

3,900

2,720

2,160

1 ,6 9O

113,810

3,671

4.54

5.23

Jan.

1,540

*1,300

1,100

b900

b800

b740

b760

b740

b700

b620

b580

b560

534

790

1,040

1,180

1,240

1,210

1,110

955

960

1,120

1,270

1,590

5,010

4,540

3,040

2,320

1,790

1,500

1,340

42,879

1,383

1.71

1.97

Feb.

2,790

3,540

3,190

2,440

2,030

2,200

3,710

5,230

3,490

2,700

2,090

1,660

1,300

1,100

bl,050

900

8OO

740

700

680

660

624

624

*606

62T

*885

3,980

9,660

-

60.003

2,143

2.65

2.76

Mar.

5,260

3,100

2,300

1,770

1,420

1,240

1,120

1,220

1,510

3,220

2,930

2,350

2,230

3,130

2,980

2,540

2,030

1,900

1,960

1,910

1,810

1,610

1,420

1,370

2,570

3,240

2,940

2,620

2,210

1,900

1,990

69,800

2,252

2.78

3.21

Apr.

2,330

2,330

2,150

1,910

1,750

6,240

*8,530

4,360

3,050

2,790

2,920

2,930

2,570

2,100

1,780

1,600

1,340

1,170

1,050

970

2,8OO

6,660

7,140

4,610

6,540

5,480

9,000

*15.500

12,200

*12,700

134,500

4,483

5.54

6.18

May

6,490

3,970

3,350

2,720

2,960

10,300

*19.500

7^850

3,950

2,860

2,640

2,340

1,830

1,480

1,220

1,050

905

848

858

704

586

510

478

550

610

502

443

422

368

326

100,720

3,249

4.02

4.63

June

300

290

450

404

350

326

295

272

395

498

415

624

415

359

550

426

350

280

242

1,070

890

594

429

335

272

240

240

213

187

165

11,876

396

0.489

0.55

July

147

132

122

120

220

156

122

128

139

205

196

176

187

196

176

152

180

209

315

1,220

5,610

1,830

940

673

590

474

390

*341

359

332

356

14,393

464

0.574

0.66

Aug.

310

742

1,200

920

709

490

368

312

394

426

350

300

714

1.620

940

678

1,370

1,340

794

514

380

368

332

310

365

570

422

315

260

220

194

18,227

588

0.727

0.84

Sept.

172

152

136

124

116

110

101

94

86

81

78

76

76

70

72

74

89

105

98

103

220

312

260

174

128

105

92

83

75

76

3,538

118

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1957: Max 40, loo Mln 7.0 Mean 1,756 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29,48

Water year 1957-58: Max 24,300 Mln 70 Mean 1,738 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.16

Peak discharge (base, 16,OOO cfs).--Dec. 8 (l p.m.) 26,400 cfs (36.61 ft at 3 p.m.)j May 8 (l a.m.) 

24,600 cfs (36.56 ft at 2:30 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 24 to Dec. 7, Feb. 13, 14, 16-21, Apr. 27, 28; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage when available, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
18 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4035. Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'45", long 83°53'13", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 11, at Barbourville, Knox County, 0.4 mile upstream from Rlchland 

Creek.

Drainage area. 960 sq ml.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1931, April 1948 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only April to June 1948, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 942.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff or 

chain gage at same site and at datum 1.0 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 11.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,300 cfs May 8; maximum gage height, 33.45 ft 

May 8; minimum discharge observed, 70 cfs Sept. 14, 15.

1922-31, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 47,900 cfs May 31, 1927, from rating curve 

extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons "with nearby stations; maximum 

gage height, 42.28 ft Jan. 30, 1957; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 1930 

Tgage height, -0.25 ft, datum then in use).

Flood in January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 ft, present datum.

Remarks . Records fair. Diversion above station by city of Barbourville for municipal 

water supply.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 603: 

1950-51. WSP 1436:

1923-24. 

Drainage area.

WSP 1336: 1923(M), 1925(M), 1927, 1929,

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor for moat days above 2,500 cfs)

2.0 

3.0

125

215

840

4.O 

5.0 

7.0

1,620 

2,520 

4,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

552

468

432

1.410

*966

582

426 

33O

259

226

200

175

141

133

122

112

112

149

ISO

180

170

14,5

133

372

805

644

522

438

426

354

300

11,464

370

0.385

0.44

Nov.

282

259

237

226

215

195

180 

155

372

438

438

414

384

366

534

742

1,840

*a!2,000

al4jOOp_

*all,000

*a8,000

*a3,OOO

1,640

1,520

2,380

a3,800

a2,600

2,020

1,750

1,460

72,477

2,416

2.52

2.81

Dec.

1,300

1,120

1,020

1,01O

988

882

a2,OOO 

2O,5OO

18.OOO

9,510

5,860

2,760

1,860

1,600

1,410

1,300

1,270

1,340

1,620

4,110

10,300

7,060

3,820

2,810

2,140

5,060

11,500

5,970

3,510

2,320

1,990

135,940

4,385

4.57

5.27

Jan.

1,740

*1,480

1,270

bl,050

b900

b86O

b900 

b860

b660

b640

b66O

b58O

612

1,080

1,180

1,340

1,280

1,110

1,260

1,130

1,160

1,280

1,440

1,710

5,150

6,190

4,130

2,760

2,080

1,780

1,620

49,892

1,609

1.68

1.93

Feb.

3,880

6,45O

4,700

2,940

2,290

2,410

4,310 

6,580

5,020

3, ISO

2,320

1,840

bl,5OO

bl,250

bl,100

bl,OOO

b8OO

b770

b8OO

b740

714

700 714"

*714

714

840

3,120

9.120

-

 .

70,486

2,517

2.62

2.73

Calendar year 1957: Max 39,200 Mln 16

Mar.

6.980

4,350

2,300

1,96O

1,610

1,410

1,240 

1,380

1,59O

3,700

3,720

2,750

2,430

3,750

3,750

2,930

2,180

2,120

2,200

2,160

2,050

1,860

1,620

1,560

2,380

3,960

3,720

3,000

2,400

2,110

2,300

81,470

2,628

2.74

3.16

Apr.

2,9OO

2,690

2,440

2,160

2,000

5,34O

9,210 

*6,210

3,930

3,O90

3,250

3,240

2,860

2,280

1,980

1,760

1,550

1,330

1,22O

1.140

3,530

*8,620

*8,720

*6,630

7,080

6,780

a7,000

a!2,000

14,900

*15.500

151,340

5,045

5.26

5 .86

May

9,940

6,32O

4,060

3; 330

3,630

11,100

20,50O 

25.400

13,900

7,840

4,94O

3,12O

2,410

2,OOO

1,670

1,4OO

1,190

1,040

980

1,010

840

693

600

558

700

784

612

522

480

438

590

130,397

4,206

4.38

5.05

June

342

33O

354

474

402

366

306 

282

306

588

492

756

516

402

644

510

432

306

294

1.170

1,040

770

522

402

294

259

270

226

185

165

13,405

447

0.466

0.52

July

157

122

125

105

1ST

165

122 

141

157

195

215

2O5

205

170

165

141

180

210

288

990

5.510

2,390

1,040

770

686

558

468

*414

*444

402

426

15,307

494

0.519

0.59

Aug.

366

631

1,420

1,12O

882

6O6

450 

390

474

498

438

372

414

1,540

1,59O

959

1,33O

1,670

960

651

470

468

426

468

492

594

564

414

324

242

220

21,443

692

0.721

0.83

Sept.

190

170

161

157

129

115

112 

95

89

84

89

*84

73

73

73

76

78

108

108

102

216

384

330

220

149

118

99

95

89

81

3,947

132

0.138

0.15

Mean 2,054 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.04

Water water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max wax 23,400 25,400 Mln win 73 73 Mean mean 2,076 2,0/0 Cfsm I.IBUI 2.16 C.J.D In. J-"- 29.34 t.j.j»_____

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (6 p.m.) 24,000 cfs (31.52 ft at 3:30 to 5 a.m. Dec. 

May 8 (5 a.m.) 25,300 cfs (33.45 ft at 2 p.m.). ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Wllllamsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°44'38", long 84°09 I 30", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 25W and State Highway 92 at Wllllamsburg, Whltley County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Clear Pork,

Drainage area. 1,607 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected In this 

vicinity since 1908 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 891.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Aye rage dls charge.--8 years, 2,768 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 24.76 ft); minimum, 108 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 49,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 33.78 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, 25, 26, 27, 1953 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1918, 34.2 ft Jan. 10, 1946 (present datum), from graph 

based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings. Flood of Mar. 25, 1929, reached a stage 

of 32.7 ft, from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0

6.0

105

160

345

900

2,410

10.0

15.0

6,500

12,600

19,900

28,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

354

600

912

5,3OO

2,500

1,7OO

1,180

840

650

490

405

341

305

273

244

223

220

254

313

325

297

281

254

560

1,500

1,540

1,200

954

780

684 

60O

24,059

776

0.483

0.56

Nov.

535

485

445

415

590

565

555

572

600

816

834

768

708

690

1,050

1,560

2,850

12 , 900

26,100

27,500

21,100

12,000

*4,370

2,910

3,480

6,050

6,130

4,210

3,220

2,770

145,514

4,850

3.02

5.57

Dec.

2,550

2,020

1,780

1,690

1,650

1,510

5,020

16,500

21, 200

19,800

16,800

8,720

5,800

2,920

2,570

2,500

2,190

2,450

2,900

5,530

15,400

14,100

9,520

5,290

5,900

5,220

10,600

11,500

7,660

4,750 

5,490

210,910

6,804

4.25

4.88

Jan.

2,980

2,640

2,220

bl , 9OO

bl,600

bl,400

bl,400

bl,450

bl,500

bl,050

bl,100

bl,060

1.040

1,220

1,750

2,150

2,260

2,290

2,160

1,940

1,880

2,020

2,150

2,540

6,260

9,710

8,310

5,600

3,940

3,160 

2 , 760

83,220

2,685

1.67

1.95

Feb.

4,540

9,550

9,28O

6,520

4,500

4,140

5,650

8,500

9,150

6,670

4,550

5,450

2,750

2,140

b2,050

bl,900

bl,650

bl,600

bl,480

bl,400

bl,500

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,380

2,820

8,670

-

110,200

3,936

2.45

2.55

Mar.

11.700

8,400

5,050

3,590

*2 , 850

2,520

2,110

2,160

2,480

4,620

6,590

5,270

4,560

5,770

6,480

5,510

4,280

5,790

5,920

5,850

5,620

5,270

2,880

2,640

5,780

6,070

6,610

5,590

4,480

5,760 

5,740

141,280

4,557

2.84

5.27

Apr.

4,590

4,640

4,220

5,780

5,550

4,520

10,500

11,500

7 , 770

5,550

5,650

5,530

4,980

4,14O

5,480

3,110

2,720

2,500

2,040

1.900

4,990

15,500

15,800

15,800

15,400

12,600

15,500

17,500

19,800

21,400

242,540

8,078

5.05

5.61

May

*19,500

15,800

9,590

6,OOO

6,140

12,500

21,200

25,700

25,9OO

21,500

16,200

7,600

4,680

5,650

2,950

2,400

2,020

1,780

1,580

1,620

1,480

1,220

1,040

924

1,080

1,500

1,280

1,000

854

762 

648

217,658

7,021

4.57

5.04

June

558

520

505

57O

600

500

450

400

576

510

798

906

966

714

546

762

666

520

425

798

1,970

1,510

960

696

555

44O

381

572

345

501

19,600

655

0.406

0.45

July

262

254

216

195

184

195

258

240

226

262

295

517

297

258

295

275

248

275

509

541

1,570

5,940

2,200

1,240

990

876

858

*822

678

*582 

525

19,455

628

0.591

0.45

Aug.

540

1,400

2,410

2,450

1,740

1,250

888

66O

540

690

720

678

564

1,080

2,750

2,040

1,540

2,020

1,820

1,150

816

600

582

600

588

642

810

708

520

415

545

55,556

1,076

0.670

0.77

Sept.

295

254

226

206

188

170

157

*151

159

150

128

*120

120

118

112

118

120

122

150

154

225

367

588

455

517

234

188

154

156

15O

5,948

198

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 47,600 Min 22 Mean 3,490 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.47

Water year 1957-58: Max 27,300 Min 112 Mean 5,454 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.02

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). --Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 27.900 cfs (24.76 ft); Dec. 9 (9:30 a.m.) 21,600

cfs (21.04 ft); Apr. 30 (l p.m.) 21,800 cfs (21.18 ft); May 8 (5 p.m.) 26,100 cfs (23.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
20 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4U45. Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50'14", long 84°20'36", on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 90 and 1,200 ft upstream from Cumberland Falls, Whitley County.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1907 to December 1911, October 1914 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.49 ft above mean sea level. Sandy Hook 

datum. Aug. 15, 1907, to Dec. 10, 1911, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 3, 1915, to Sept. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge .--48 years, 3,148 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 10.92 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1907-11, 1914-58: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Jan. 28, 1918 (gage height, 

15.5 ft. present site and datum); minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1919. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

70

200

580

1,520

2,430

4.5

6.0

8.0

11.0

6,120

11,000

18,800

34,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

361

440

688

2,480

4,500

2,630

1,520

1,060

808

640

514

430

370

325

307

264

256

248

2l9

352

361

334 

316

352

1,210

1,690

1,380

1,130

916

796 

712

27,479

886

0.448

0.52

Nov.

640

580

536

492

470

430

400

390

604

904

*979

904

832

796

892

1,460

2,960

16,400

31,900

27,500

22,300

14,000 

6,060

3,520

3,710

6,180

6,790

5,130

3,930

3,310

164,999

5,500

2.78

3.10

Dec.

2,820

2,370

2,110

1,940

1,850

1,740

3,190

16,800

21,500

20,000

17,600

10,900

4,860

3,380

2,910

2,540

2,410

2,590

3,060

6,490

14,200

15,100 

11,300

6,530

4,730

5,480

10,500

12,500

9,460

5,900

4 300

231,060

7,454

3.77

4.35

Jan.

3,540

3,080

2,630

2,240

1,940

1,730

1,640

1,660

1,390

1,180

1,300

1,240

1,210

1,380

1,870

2,470

2,670

2,720

2,440

2,340

2,240

2,350 

2,450

2,860

6,710

10.400

9,760

6,790

4,970

3,930

3,400

96,530

3,114

1.58

1.82

Feb.

6,470

10,300

10,600

7,830

5,560

5,050

6,500

9,390

10,100

7,920

5,510

4,200

3,130

2,430

2,300

2,150

a2,000

al.800

al,650

al,550

al,450

al,400 

1,560

1,380

1,360

1,580

2,140

6,470

-

125,580

4,406

2.23

2.32

Mar.

11,500

9,650

7,500

4,150

5,290

*2 , 710

2,410

2,430

2,840

5,160

7,180

6,350

5,320

6,940

7,490

6,580

5,240

4,580

4,710

4,630

4,580

5,980 

5,470

5,200

4,650

7,000

7,760

6,760

5,550

4,660

4,600

166,410

5,568

2.72

5.15

Apr.

5,020

5,420

5,100

4,600

4,050

4,750

*10,100

12,500

9,520

6,790

6,910

6,580

5,920

5,050

4,280

5,810

5,290

2,820

2,510

2,520

9,500

16 , 700 

17,800

15,500

18,500

15,000

16,700

20,500

21,400

22,700

285,220

9,507

4.81

5.57

May

20,900

17,400

11,700

7,240

*7,460

18,000

26,100

27.700

25,100

22,300

18,200

10,400

5,700

4,450

3,520

2,880

2,430

2,160

1,890

1,820

1,780

1,520 

1,300

1,140

1,220

1,600

1,540

1,300

1,040

940

85j>

251,586

8,116

4.11

4.73

June

760

712

688

640

724

676

580

558

514

*470

748

955

1,020

940

700

*664

796

664

558

712

1,020

1.850 

1,270

892

700

580

492

430

410

570

22,071

756

0.572

0.42

July

525

272

240

216

200

224

264

561

525

298

507

525

352

430

325

316

307

a350

a355

a400

al,200

a2 , 500 

35.500

al,600

al , 500

al,100

al.050

al,020

a820

a680

a600

21,542

695

0.352

0.41

Aug.

a640

al,200

a2 , 900

a5,050

a2,000

al , 400

*al,060

868

700

640

852

820

772

880

2,610

2,550

1,670

1,660

2,220

1,520

1,070

820 

664

724

700

688

772

892

712

547

440

58,021

1,226

0.620

0.72

Sept.

370

316

272

240

216

193

172

158

151

144

157

150

124

112

TT8

124

137

158

151

165

558

470 

a520

a680

a450

a 300

a210

a!80

a!60

a!50

7,266

242

0.122

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 49,500 Min 23 Mean 4,029 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 31,900 Min 112 Mean 3,933 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.03

Peak discharge (base, 

cfs (10.04 ft).

4,000 cfs). --Nov. 19 (2 p.m.) 53,700 cfs (10.92 ft); May 7 (11 p.m.) 28,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

in stage when available, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN " i 

4050. Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58'09", long 84°07'38", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 312, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Corbin, Whitley County, and 

1.0 mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1924, July 1942 to September 1958. Prior to 

October 1953, published as Laurel River near Otas.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.05 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Oct. 2, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 

2.08 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 349 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 12.08 ft); mini-

 mumT~5.4 cfs Sept. 7-16 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1922-24, 1942-58: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 19.30 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923, part of Sept. 19, 1956.

Floods in 1911, 1913, and 1922, reached a stage of 19 ft, present datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by city water-supply reservoir.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: Drainage area. WSP 1506: 1946, 1948(M), 1951-52(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

5.0

9.5

17

35

62

102

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

210

490

1,430

3,460

6,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

20

135

92

50

37

29

21

19

14

12

11

9.0

7.8

7.0

9.9

11

14

11

9.0

8.8

10

63

87

67

54

43

37

3O 

31

970.5

31.3

0.156

0.18

Nov.

29

30

27

25

24

22

20

30

60

55

44

39

38

57

82

*329

941

3,050

5,540

2,590

925

415

328

282

240

198

160

144

222 

242

16,188

540

2.69

3.00

Dec.

188

160

150

162

160

138

1,320

5,010

1,820

815

475

325

250

242

220

190

210

245

328

1,850

2,270

1,270

582

445

445

1,320

1,320

755

49O

367

298

21,820

704

3.50

4.04

Jan.

b250

b200

b!70

152

138

b!20

bllO

blOO

94

93

*90

84

94

202

240

270

255

238

205

200

268

391

346

550

1,590

1,080

658

466

376

310 

410

9,550

308

1.53

1.77

Feb.

5.420

2,700

1,240

622

538

726

1,630

1,590

860

494

b350

b250

b200

b!70

blSO

b!30

bllO

blOO

b90

84

b90

b95

blOO

bllO

b!20

152

218

454

16,793

600

2.99

3.11

Mar.

358

282

248

208

175

160

154

180

232

370

308

270

355

654

502

406

337

370

406

367

355

325

298

310

1,040

1,140

775

558

451 

499

1 . 550

15,425

453

2.15

2.48

Apr.

1,090

666

538

502

409

1,120

1,160

674

463

*608

1,020

694

484

388

357

310

250

205

185

198

2,570

3,360

2,460

1,260

1,950

1,570

2,340

5.460

2,560

1,410

54,241

1,141

5.68

6.54

May

840

686

606

522

1,520

4,390

5,170

3,270

1,510

702

522

1,060

542

328

248

190

152

130

122

172

113

79

63

52

418

502

*212

132

99 

74

58

24,284

783

3.90

4.49

June

52

109

115

69

50

16

7.5

6.8

15

35

63

60

51

65

248

118

64

63

89

1.700

478

188

111

72

49

41

41

32

17 

13

4,038.3

135

0.672

0.75

July

15

15

13

11

1°.

13

28

82

128

93

56

45

98

*146

72

50

49

49

135

292

*415

278

530

590

262

212

319

212

270 

165

88

4,739

153

0.761

0.88

Aug.

104

280

376

322

192

111

74

54

57

62

52

94

75

186

579

158

126

*86

54

37

28

27

31

48

116

88

48

32

23

18

I5.

3,553

108

0.537

0.62

Sept.

12

9.5

8.0

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.6

11

14

13

15

508

466

160

86

56

41

32

23

22 

22

1,571.9

52.4

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,000 Min 2.7 Mean 404 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,540 Min 5.4 Mean 414 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.95

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs). Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 6,810 cfs (12.08 ft); May 7 

(11.05 ft).

a.m.) 5,550 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily or bihourly staff-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 

Apr. 19-21, May 27 to Aug. 3.
2 ; CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4060. Wood Creek near London, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°09'40", long 84°06'43", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 25, 0.2 mile upstream from Peacock Branch, 2.8 miles northwest of London, 

Laurel County, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.89 sq ml.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,123.50 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extreme a.--Maximum discharge during year, 337 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 5.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 0.4 cfs on 

several days.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 506 cfs Feb. 17, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs at times 

during several years; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Aug. 22, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 1.4 

3.1

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Gale

Oct.

*o.fi

.6

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

. 5

.5

.4

.4

.4

1.1

2.9

1.0

.8

.7

.e

.5

.6

.6

20 . 1

0.65

O.167

0.19

llov.

0.5

. 5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

.6

. 5

.4

.5

. 5

1.3

.9

4.3

13

76

46

13

7.8

6.0

5.4

4.5

4.1

3.5

3.3

4.E

4.5

3.5

208.1

6.94

1.78

1.99

Dec.

3.1

2.9

3.3

4.1

3.3

3.1

50

36

18

13

9.5

7.8

6.9

6.3

5.4

4.9

5.7

4.9

18

48

25

16

12

11

10

21

14

12

10

7 . 8

b7.0

400 . 0

12.9

3.32

3.82

Jan.

b6.0

bS.O

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b2.5

b2.3

b2.1

b2.0

b2.3

b3.0

b3.5

*3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

3.1

5.4

4. 7

4.5

12

13

10

8.6

7.2

6.6

5.7

39

181.4

5.85

1.50

1.73

Feb.

58

29

18

12

12

18

35

20

15

11

bS.O

b6.5

b5.5

b4.5

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

b2.7

b2.5

b2.3

b2.0

b2.1

b2.3

b2.5

2.7

2.9

4.1

3.7

-

292.8

10.5

2.70

2.80

idar year 1957: Max 187 Min 0.4

Mar.

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

6.3

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.5

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

9.5

II

12

10

9.1

7.5

14

15

179.9

5.80

1.49

1.72

Apr.

12

11

9.5

8.2

8.1

21

13

11

9.1

16

*14

12

9.5

8.2

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.1

6.0

6.7

40

29

22

17

15

22

76

76

37

21

555.2

18.5

4.76

5.31

May

16

18

15

15

45

84

70

35

20

15

15

13

9.5

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.7

6.5

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.1

*2.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

ii^

434.2

14.0

3.6O

4.15

June

8.3

3.5

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.5

1.4

4.4

2.1

1.5

1.8

2.7

1 5

1.2

1.1

3.1

2.5

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.2

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

56.8

1.89

0.486

O.54

July

0.6

.6

.6

.5

75

1.5

2.5

1.6

1.3

.9

1.0

.9

8.3

*2.9

1.4

6.1

2.9

2.0

2.0

14

6.3

14

10

6.6

4.5

4.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

2.5

2.1

112.7

3.64

0.936

1.08

Aug.

25

15

8.6

6.3

4.9

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.5

2.1

2.0

5.1

3.3

2.9

3.3

2.7

*2.0

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

7.3

3.3

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

126.2

4.07

1.05

1.21

Sept.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

2.4

1.1

.9

5.9

9.8

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

45.7

1.52

0.391

0.44

Mean 7.17 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.02

Water year 1957-58 : Max 84 Min 0.4 Mean 7.16 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.98

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). --Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) 337 cfs (5.18 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 1O9 cfs 

(3.11 ft); Apr. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 264 cfs (4.69 ft); May 6 (6:30 a.m.) 114 cfs (3.18 ft); Aug. 1

(6 p.m.) 139 cfs (3.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

4065. Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°10'16", long 84°17'46", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 80 at Billows. Rockcastle County, 1.0 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London.

Drainage area.--604 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 903 cfs.

Extremea.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height. 27.27ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1957 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

Flood in January 1913 reached a stage of about 40 ft, from information by Corns of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 20

1.4 55

2.0 128

2.5 220

3.0 340

4.0 680

1,560

3,580

6,950

11,300

16,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

*85

83

78

72

66

58

52

48

42

38

35

33

30

29

27

26

35

52

53

47

43

42

42

164

292

246

180

142

120

109

106

2,475

79.8

0.132

0.15

Nov.

102

96

91

84

79

74

70

70

76

102

101

95

88

93

114

218

956

3,720

16,100

8,300

1,840

1,040

748

600

478

403

340

308

562 

916

37,864

1,262

2.09

2.33

Dec.

688

564

500

525

518

466

2,410

13,000

5,620

2,320

1,560

1,040

760

664

576

500

475

514

576

6,230

9,770

3,120

1,940

1,410

1,190

2,190

3,300

2,190

1,560 

1,120

68,184

2,199

3.64

4.20

Jan.

784

660

508

424

361

352

352

346

282

278

258

242

238

316

457

*508

556

553

514

475

668

1,190

1,040

1,170

3,310

2,910

2,060

1,540

1,170 

1,000

1,080

25,602

826

1.37

1.58

Feb.

9,080

6,180

2,660

1,760

1,440

1,610

5,020

4,740

2,540

1,710

1,260

960

780

600

568

504

385

355

331

290

272

282

298

292

300

305

*331

518

-

45,371

1,620

2.68

2.79

Mar.

532

445

418

391

358

340

334

331

370

732

732

688

788

1,970

1,600

1,270

1,030

960

952

908

900

852

772

812

3,740

3, 780

2,420

1,720

1,330

1,340

4,010

36,825

1,188

1.97

2.27

Apr.

3,080

2,110

1,670

1,880

1,980

4,180

4,180

2,380

1,670

2,040

*3,910

2,670

1,670

1,400

1,120

932

752

624

542

500

1,580

4,350

3,650

2,560

2,000

1,680

5,060

15.200

4^,200

87,630

2,921

4.84

5.40

May

2,620

2,010

1,900

1,560

2,220

7,720

12.600

7,590

3,060

2,010

1,780

1,700

1,140

848

676

550

460

397

340

331

292

244

216

192

180

174

*168

143

130 

115

106

53,472

1,725

2.86

3.29

June

120

764

442

268

194

150

130

111

105

576

322

254

222

160

143

603

292

200

155

196

176

137

108

91

83

81

81

83

74 

B5

6,386

213

0.353

0.39

July

55

48

42

39

3i

34

58

371

608

334

22O

358

1,110

640

415

838

2,600

1,530

1,150

2,260

5.110

1,940

2,060

3,020

1,400

832

756

604

1,330 

1,170

*652

31,618

1,020

1.69

1.95

Aug.

1,250

2,540

1,900

1,300

812

542

374

292

280

226

184

292

295

778

616

475

784

542

340

248

194

155

132

225

3.940

1,330

497

346

256 

212

178

21,535

695

1.15

1.33

Sept.

150

130

111

96

85

77

72

69

70

62

57

53

48

43

40

40

43

66

69

99

944

944

415

268

204

160

134

117

104 

95

4,865

162

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1957: Max 21,000 Min 0.9 Mean 1,077 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.19

Water year 1957-58 : Max 16,100 Min 26 Mean 1,156 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (5:30 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (27.27 ft); Dec. 8 (1:30 p. 

14,400 cfs (23.08 ft); Apr. 28 (4 p.m.) 17,000 cfs (25.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4071. Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°52'04", long 84°26'57", on left bank 2,100 ft upstream from confluence 

with West Fork, 2.5 miles northeast of Parkers Lake, McCreary County, ani 2.6 miles east 

of Greenwood.

Drainage area.--0.67 sq mi.

Records available. February 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 979.4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 154 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 1.76 ft); minimum, 

0.013 cfs Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 0.43 ft Sept. 9.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 198 cfs Jan. 29. 1957 (gage height, 2.43 ft, backwater 

fr»om ice); minimum, 0.005 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1957 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow affected slightly by pumping of water from coal mine above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1958,are given in WSP 1571.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effecb (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.44 

.50 

.55 

.60 

.65 

.7

0.01

.09

.26

.56

1.06

1.74

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

3.8

7.0

11.8

18.9

29

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.10

.09

.41

*.38

.12

.09

.065

.065

.065

.057

.057

.057

.057

.057

.050

.062

.16

.065

.065

.09

.09

.077

.23

1.06

.22

.15

.12

.12

.10

.12

.10

4.569

0.147

0.219

0.25

Nov.

0.09

.09

.10

.09

.09

.09

.077 .22"

.13

.10

.09

*.09

.12

.57

.31

1.00

13.6

~~8TT 22.9

1.89

1.06

.68

.64

.49

.61

.42

.36

.45

.56

.45

55.467

1.85

2.76

3.08

Dec.

0.39

*.39

.36

.33

.26

.26

6.9

4.6

2.04

1.39

.94

.56

b.5

b.45

.43

.39

.52

.45

1.56

15.2

3.25

1.74

1.19

.94

.83

2.5

1.60

1.25

.94

.68

.63

51.47

1.66

2.48

2.86

Jan.

0.56

.39

.31 *b.3

b.25

b.25

b.25

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.73

.68

.73

.83

.83

.73

.60

.64

1.00

.88

.78

3.1

3. 6

2.3

1.67

1.32

1. 12

1.00

1.99

27.84

0.898

1.34

1.55

Feb.

9.6

3.3

2.2

1.67

1.67

1.96

5.1

3.0

2.04

1.53

bl.l

b.8

b.55

b.35

b.3

b.3

b.25

b.25

b.25

b.25

b.2

b.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 15

a. 15

a. 3

.60

-

_ _ __ .

38.47

1.37

2.04

2.14

Mar.

0.49

.45

.49

*.45

.45

.45

.66

.78

1.64

1.46

1.39

1. 19

2.4

2.2

1.67

1.32

1.19

1.32

1.12

1.06

1.00

.94

.83

*2.14

4.9

2.8

2.04

1.60

1.25

2.12

3.1

44.90

1.45

2.16

2.49

Apr.

2.2

1.74

1.46

1.19

.94

3.7

2.12

1.60

1.32

*5.9

3.6

2.2

1.60

1.19

1.19

.94

.68

.56

.56

.55

*10.4

4.4

2.4

20.9

18.8

9.6

8.9

7.1

3.5

2.2

123.42

4.11

6.13

6.85

May

1.89

1.81

1.60

1.77

4.8

13.6

1271

3.8

2.2

1.53

1.19

.94

.64

.56

.45

.42

.36

.31

.45

*.33

.24

.22

.20

.16

1.14

.42

.24

.22

.16

.13

.12

54.70

1.76

2.63

3.04

June

0.22

.22

.18

.13

.12

.13

.09

.10

.12

.12

.14

.12

.077

.065

.12

.12

.065

.,057

.30

.15

.065

.065

.077

.065

.065

.12

.09

.065

.065

.065

3.386

0.113

0.169

0.19

July

0.057

.057

.057

.057

.065

.35

.48

.17

.10

.077

.065

.057

.79

.17

.09

.24

.13

.12

.077

.17

.12

.18

.23

.10

.065

.065

.068

.31

.26

.09

.077

4.944

0.159

0.237

0.27

Aug.

0.13

.10

.17

.13

.077

.065

.057

.050

a. 06

a. 05

a. 05

.050

a. 06

.065

.057

.043

.043

.050

.043

.037

.043

.043

.043

.30

.077

.057

.043

.043

.043

.026

.026

2.131

0.0687

0.103

0.12

Sept.

0.034

.021

.021

.021

.021

.021

.021

.043

*.026

.042

.049

.031

.026

.031

.037

.050

.43

.079

.057

.75

.92

. 12

.10

.09

.077

.077

.065

.065

.10

.16

3.585

0.120

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1957: Max 84 Min 0.010 Mean 1.23 Cfam 1.84 In. 24.84

Water year 1957-58: Max 22.9 Mln 0.021 Mean 1.14 Cfam 1.70 In. 23.04

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 96 cfs (1.56 ft); Apr. 24 (10 p.m.) 154 cfs

(1.76 ft).________________ ______ ____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of period); disehar 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 25

4073. Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'08", long 84°28'56", on left bank 250 ft upstream from'mouth and 1 

mile northeast of Greenwood, McCreary County.

Drainage area. 0.85 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 993.8 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 1.155 ft); minimum, 

0.14 cfs on many days In August and September (gage height, 0.475 ft).

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 136 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height. 1.35 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.46 ft Jan. 30, 1956 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs 

Oct. 2, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

0.49 0.17

.55 .44

.60 .81

.65 1.30

0.70 2.20

.75 3.7

.80 5.8

.90 11.2

0.16

.55

1.12

1.85

2.8

0.75 4.2

.80 5.9

.90 11.4

1.00 20.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0.19

.17

.25

*.41

.27

.25

.23

.19

.19

.19

.21

.21

.21

.19

.19

.23

.31

.27

.23

.23

.23

.25

.34

.59

.34

.29

.29

.25

.23

23 

23

7.89

0.255

0.300

0.35

Nov.

0.21

.21

a. 25

a. 25

a. 25

a. 25

.21

.30

.29

.25

.23

.21

.25

.69

.61

1.40

10.3

17.7 ISTT

4.8

2.5

1.75

1.55

1.25

1.12

1.00

.82

.82

1.06

1.00

67.63

2.25

2.65

2.96

Dec.

0.76

*.76

.82

.76

.65

7.9~ .60

8.4

3.8

2.6

1.90

al.4

1.12

al.2

al.l

al.O

1.12

1.12

1.90

15.5

6.3

3.3

2.4

1.9

1.75

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.70

1.30 

1 25

81.41

2.63

3.09

3.56

Jan.

1.12

.94

.82

.70

.65

.65

b.6

b.5

b.45

b.4_

b.4

.47

.82

1.12

1.06

1.12

1.12

1.00

.82

.88

1.30

1.25

1.12

2.9

4.4

2.8

2.2

1.70

1.55

1.40 

1.70

37.96

1.22

1.44

1.66

Feb.

9.0

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.85

2.7

*5.9

3.6

2.6

2.0

bl.7

bl.4

bl.l

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.6

a. 6

a. 6

b.5

b.5

b.45

a. 45

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 75

_

49.00

1.75

2.06

2.14

Mar.

0.65

a. 6

a. 6

*.60

.55

a. 55

.88

al.O

2.0

a2.0

2.0

al.5

2.8

2.4

a2.0

al.6

al.2

1.40

1.45

1.45

1.30

1.18

1.12

*2.1

5.5

3.3

2.5

1.90

1.60

2 . 8

4.3

54.63

1.76

2.07

2.39

Apr.

3.0

2.2

1.90

1.70

1.40

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.45

*4.9

4.2

2.6

2.0

1.70

1.55

1.30

1.12

1.06

.88

.88

*11.0

5.9

3.4

9.2

18.5

10.6

11.7

10.8

5.7

3.9

131.54

4.38

5.15

5.76

May

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

5.0

15.3

T3T9

6.1

3.6

2.8

2.4

1.85

1.40

1.12

.94

.82

.70

.55

.82

.60

.47

.43

.40

.37

1.60

1.12

.65

.51

.47

.37

.37

75.26

2.43

2.86

3.29

June

0.41

.40

.31

.29

.26

.26

.26

.24

.24

.24

.31

.24

.22

.22

.20

.20

.20

.20

.70

.B6

.29

.26

.24

.20

.18

.24

.22

.20

.18

. 18

8.25

0.275

0.324

0.36

July

0.18

.18

.18

.18

.20

.20

.20

.22

.22

.20

.20

.20

.51

.29

.24

. 8

. 6

. 6

. 4

. 6

. 4

. 8

. 7

. 6

. 4

. 4

. 2

. 1

. 6

a. 5

a.

7.47

0.241

0.284

0.33

Aug.

ao.25 aT2~

a. 25

a. 25

a. 2

.18

.18

.18

.20

.20

.18

.20

.24

.20

.20

.20

a . 2

a. 2

.16

a. 2

.16

.16

.16

.24

.20

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

5.95

0.192

0.226

0.26

Sept.

0.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

*.16

.16

.20

.18

.16

.16

.16

.20

.34

.18

.16

.55

.72

.31

.20

.18

.16

.16

.18

.18

.20

.24

6.42

0.214

0.252

0.28

Calendar year 1957= Max 36 Mln 0.09 Mean 1.41 Cfsm 1.E6 In. 22.48

Water year 1957-58: Max 18.5 Mln 0.16 Mean 1.46 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.34

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 54 cfs (1.155 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period); dlschar 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4075. Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'38", long 84°27'52", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 461, 0.2 mile downstream from Brushy Creek, 3.7 miles north of Shopville, 

Pulaski County, and 11.5 miles northeast of Somerset.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 835.35 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1953-58), 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 19.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.94 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1957; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.7 

4.5 

7.2

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

14.0

75

155

560

1,090

3,200

8,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

2 3

2 4

25

26

27

28

29 

3D

3L

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

*27

25

26

26

23

2O

18

16

15

15

14

12

11

10

9.5

15

22

19

17

15

14

18

125

100

65

51

41

35 

33

36

903.5

29.1

0.176

0.20

Nov.

36

33

31

30

27

25

24

29

71

73

55

46

44

103

172

274

728

3,180

*8,480

1,310

582

389

299

250

204

172

143

160

551 

335

17,856

595

3.61

4.02

Dec.

246

211

194

204

162

143

2,180

3,500

1,070

650

488

a390

a310

281

253

236

281

319

533

*4,310

1,750

720

488

402

358

1,060

655

474

340 

274

232

22,714

733

4.44

5.12

Jan.

228

186

155

b!40

a!30

a!20

b!05

b90

a86

b80

b72

b64

90

278

228

253

*214

200

158

155

329

438

331

749

1,590

720

524

402

327 

2 78

363

9,383

503

1.84

2.11

Feb.

2,720

1,030

650

497

470

690

1,340

a800

a460

a340

a25O

a200

a!70

a!50

a!40

al!5

alOO

a95

a90

a88_

a95

alOO

a!05

allO

allO

120

*176

253

-

11,464

409

2.48

2.58

Mar.

162

128

115

1OO

92

88

90

98

156

242

180

152

476

650

416

315

270

311

319

278

253

225

200

370

*1,260

765

528

420

344

723

1,240

10,966

354

2.15

2.47

Apr.

670

479

425

479

461

1,060

646

434

331

817

916

551

402

319

288

267

218

190

166

169

*739

596

438

323

340

358

1,470

5.660

1,840

1,130

20,182

673

4.08

4.55

May

690

578

551

412

1,170

2 ,590

2,280

1,040

618

452

66O

425

281

218

176

140

120

108

92

92

73

61

55

48

44

44

56

52

32

26

23.

13,165

425

2.58

2.97

June

42

69

51

35

27

23

19

16

41

198

59

55

37

26

82

129

55

33

44

545

92

53

37

29

22

25

35

30

21

16

1,746

58.2

0.353

0.39

July

13

9.9

8.3

6.6

5.5

5.8

10

108

105

50

29

41

115

75

46

55

48

69

102

197

239

200

741

700

278

256

140

162

218

*115

75

4,223. 1

136

0.824

0.95

Aug.

202

353

225

176

112

78

59

42

35

36

55

258

150

108

71

59

75

57

39

30

25

20

17

1,590

1,880

al,000

a250

a!40

90

67

51

7,106

229

1.59

1.60

Sept.

41

51

25

21

17

15

15

12

11

9.5

8.5

7.2

6.3

5.0

4.5

3.7

4.7

6.6

4.3

29

581

169

90

59

42

31

25

22

20

17

1,351.1

44.4

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,480 Mln 0 Mean 356 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.24

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,480 Mln 3.7 Mean 332 Cfsm £.01 In. 27.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate 

weather records, and records for stations on 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

n basis of recorded 

rby streams.

range In stage when available
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN ' ' 

4085. New River at New River, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°23'08", long 84°33'17", on left bank at town of New River, Scott County, 

700 ft downstream from Phillips Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1.7 miles downstream from Brimstone Creek, and at mile 8.6.

Drainage area.--382 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity 1908-52 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--24 years, 716 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 27.24 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 ft); no 

flow part of each day Aug. 12-15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. 3. Weather Bureau gage 1,200 

ft upstream at datum 3.41 ft higher.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in fe 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

24

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

142

247

660

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

1,180

2,630

5,200

9, 500

22.0 21,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191

169

191

2,360

*2.450

975

615

410

304

231

191

164

144

125

108

96

100

218

212

171

149

129

127

1,140

1,250

755

551

414

336

298

273

14,847

479

1.25

1.45

Nov.

241

210

191

176

162

146

136

448

1,440

875

615

470

394

1,530

3,760

5,380

5,570

21.000

*2 1,000

3,610

1,660

1,040

990

995

2,130

2,250

1,390

1,020

910

755

80,494

2,683

7.02

7.84

Dec.

610

524

474

474

422

370

9,190

10,600

3,410

1,810

1,250

870

705

620

556

524

*610

760

920

8,890

5,400

2,170

1,310

965

810

2,460

2,490

1,470

1,060

830

690

63,244

2,040

5.34

6.16

Jan.

695

570

506

450

402

378

378

346

315

287

260

237

244

596

845

810

715

640

5Z8

*474

497

645

600

1,040

5, 580

2,120

1,340

950

760

645

565

22,418

723

1.89

2.18

Feb.

860

1,070

910

725

745

935

2,410

2,250

1,310

955

780

610

506

442

422

358

312

284

264

234

212

228

231

*237

241

277

733

2,670

-

21,211

758

1.98

2.07

Mar.

1,350

915

725

585

479

430

406

528

940

2.090

1,350

955

945

1,260

1,040

870

725

1,090

1,370

1,140

950

775

645

*640

1,910

2,070

1,600

1,230

985

UbO

855

31,713

1,023

2.68

3.09

Apr.

770

710

660

595

524

1 , 430

1,610

1,070

840

875

1,440

1,250

970

795

*760

740

640

580

542

497

3,580

4,590

3,250

1,820

3,470

3,040

5,180

8 . 500

5,070

4,750

60,548

2,018

5.28

5.89

May

2,300

1,440

1,060

880

1,970

7,540

6,370

4,010

2,170

1,480

1,190

1,010

805

620

497

410

343

301

304

*315

237

191

169

169

183

174

149

121

100

_76.

36,670

1,183

3.10

3.57

June

80

132

117

84

67

60

54

50

50

67

86

89

70

55

43

37

31

26

*23

254

162

86

67

66

57

53

64

59

45

34

2,148

71.6

0.187

0.21

July

28

23

21

18

16

14

14

16

56

54

44

41

35

40

43

50

*56

98

60

71

238

207

95

68

104

100

82

67

47

37

31

1,874

60.5

0.158

0.18

Aug.

38

409

770

315

188

119

82

62

54

74

58

73

67

148

169

100

82

87

62

46

36

30

27

27

44

*52

50

39

30

24

20

3,382

109

0.285

0.33

Sept.

17

14

12

11

9.0

7.7

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

278

3.8

4.4

12

29

*120 ~82

47

33

24

21

17

14

13

539.3

18.0

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1957: Max 25,100 Min 3.8 Mean 1,105 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.29

Water year 1957-58: Max 21,000 Mln 2.5 Mean 929 Cfsm 2.43 In. 33.02

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (6 a.m.) 31,700 cfs (27.24 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 20,000 

cfs (21.04 ft); Dec. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 16,000 cfs (18.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4095. Clear Pork near Robbins, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°23 I 18", long 84°37'49", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Burnt Mill 

Bridge, 3.3 miles northwest of Robbins, Scott County, and at mile 3.7.

Drainage area.--S72 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958. Published as Clear Fork River near 

Robbins October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,081.46 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Aug. 10, 1940, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at datum 

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years, 461 cfs.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 12.67 ft): minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 15-17 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19-21, 

1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 ft Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in use. 

Maximum stage known, 22.1 ft Mar. 23, 1929, former site and datum, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks, Records good except those below 40 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1306: 1931(M), 1935-37(M), 1943-44(M). WSP 1436: 

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 

Apr. 22 to Sept. 3O Nov. 20 to Apr. 21

1.0

1.1 

1.3

5.3

9.0

24

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

265

460

1,060

2,700

5,360

12,700

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

140

290

510

1,840

2,700

6,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

49

48

50

991

*1 , 300

480

286

202

153

117

92

77

67

60

54

49

49

55

81

66

55

48

46

222

367

247

195

160

136

124

117

6,043

195

0.717

0.83

Nov.

1O6

96

90

86

86

81

1A

88

286

259

200

170

150

240

593

615

1,940

9,360

*1 1.000

3,120

1,440

924

862

796

1,550

1,520

1,040

772

814

724

39,082

1,303

4.79

5.34

Dec.

555

470

415

406

354

310

2,820

4,840

2,140

1,460

1,100

790

616

560

515

490

*555

560

644

6,800

3,960

1,790

1,210

892

736

1,180

1,250

994

784

605

515

40,316

1,301

4.78

5.51

Jan.

495

410

b330

b280

b270

b280

275

b250

b230

b210

b200

b!90

203

410

490

480

445

415

366

334

*358

394

334

749

2.420

1,550

1,080

802

640

540

490

15,920

514

1.89

2.18

Feb.

676

694

590

475

545

640

1,100

1,09O

838 beio

b480

b370

a370

a340

338

a290

a240

a210

a!90

a!70

b!60

167

blSO

188

*206

212

254

346

_

11,969

427

1.57

1.64

Mar.

294

269

260

242

224

215

221

342

687

1,350

945

700

760

1,040

844

694

575

1,010

1,290

1,020

802

634

535

570

*1.820

1,730

1,440

1,220

1,000

850

856

24,439

788

2.90

3.34

Apr.

724

616

550

490

430

654

772

6OO

500

985

1,640

1,130

820

628

652

*658

535

460

406

386

3,740

3,350

1,680

1,140

1,460

1,590

2,760

5.120

3,220

3,030

40,726

1,358

4.99

5.57

May

1,710

1,220

914

730

2,250

6.670

4,370

2,500

1,630

1,350

1,190

1,160

874

632

480

387

367

505

351

*420

304

235

198

165

190

2OO

160

126

100

83

69

31,540

1,017

3.74

4.31

June

67

74

67

60

54

45

41

37

40

43

48

49

42

36

31

26

21

18

*16

35

28

27

21

18

II

18

26

29

27

21

1,080

36.0

0.132

0.15

July

17

13

11

10

10

9.7

36

44

74

110

63

48

48

113

102

72

77

*84

57

56

120

223

145

122

100

100

83

64

52

41

34

2,138.7

69.0

0.254

0.29

Aug.

29

104

287

211

136

84

63

48

38

33

29

27

24

43

75

55

42

33

27

22

18

16

14

19

28

33

*30

24

19

15

15.

1,639

52.9

0.194

0.22

Sept.

10

8.5

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.6

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.5

5.6

123

166

*69

46

32

26

23

19

16

18

644.9

21.5

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,400 Min 3.4 Mean 677 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,000 Min 3.6 Mean 591 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.47

Peak discharge (base. 6,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (4:30 a.m.) 14,400 cfs (12.67 ft); Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 

6,910 cfs (8.97 ft); Dec. 20 (3 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (10.91 ft); May 6 (7:30 a.m.) 8,390 cfs 

(9.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for New River 

at New River.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4105. South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Locatlon.--Lat 36°37'37", long 84°32'00", on right bank at mouth of Bear Creek, 1,400 ft 

(revised) upstream from Salt Branch and 5.5 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary 

County. Records include flow of Bear Creek.

Drainage are a. --954 sq mi, includes that of Bear Creek. 

Records available. September 1942 to September 1958.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --16 years, 1,763 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,500 ofs Nov. 18 (gage height, 88.95 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Pe b. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 ft): minimum, 11 ofs Oct. 4, 1948, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 80, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks . --Records good except those below 50 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years] . WSP 1113: 1946(M). WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

heighb, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

22

55

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.5 

4.0

62

165

800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

292

292

324 

1,140

5,150

2,350

1,290

860

615

484

404

300

296

300

224

204

196

204

244

344

300

204

224

320

2,080

1,370

970

740

584 

556

476

23,337

753

0.789

0.91

Nov.

444

408

368 

544

320

304

280

288

1,250

1,580

1,090

825

690

720

4,180

3,000

10,400

31,700

a34,000

12,200

4,800

3,040

2,440

2,400

3,520

5,000

3,50O

2,610

2,520 

2 ,270

136,691

4,556

4.78

5.33

Dec.

1,740

1,440

1,280 

1,220

1,130

975

7,130

24,500

8,650

4,860

3,480

2,510

1,910

1,680

1,530

1,380

1,610

1,860

2,120

14,200

17,400

7,760

3,890

2,920

2,360

3,540

5,560

3,820

2,940

2,250

1,790

139,435

4,498

4.71

5.44

Jan.

1,640

1,480

1,220 

1,050

930

a900

a870

a810

a750

a 700

a610

a580

600

925

1,680

1,740

1,600

1,480

1,300

1,150

1,180

1,330

1,350

1,850

7,060

5,590

3,740

2,760

2,150 

1,760

1,570

52,355

1,689

1.77

2.04

Peb.

2,490

3,200

2,600 

2,010

1,900

2,260

4,190

5,00.0

3,460

2,530

2,020

1,580

bl,250

bl,070

1)1,020

b900

b700

b640

b620

b580

b555

620

615

655

665

670

830

2,840

-

47,470

1,695

1.78

1.85

Mar.

2,550

1,710

1,380 

1,160

980

875

830

1,020

1,810

4,370

3,630

2,660

2,480

3,360

3,020

2,470

2,000

2,340

3,570

3,220

2,650

2,110

1,730

1,660

4,540

5,840

4,630

3,780

3,130 

2 , 660

'

80,845

2,608

2.73

3.15

Apr.

1,770

2,110

1,880 

1,670

1,500

2,180

3,740

2,840

2,160

2,490

4,570

3,820

2,92O

2,270

1,870

2,190

1,810

1,580

1,430

1, 350

9,620

12,400

7,130

4,600

5,920

6,360

9,480

15.900

10,300 

10,700

138,560

4,619

4.84

5.40

May

6,170

4,180

3,240 

2,580

5,710

18,500

15,900

10,400

5,850

4,590

4,000

3,550

2,910

2,230

1,680

1,360

1,120

1,150

980

990

900

690

576

504

476

536

492

420

356 

308

276

102,624

3,310

3.47

4.00

June

260

344

340 

292

248

204

182

165

147

150

176

212

208

176

147

128

107

95

87

138

336

288

*193

141

130

147

190

162

141 

128

5,662

189

0.198

0.22

July

107

93

82 

79

88

123

200

159

240

364

312

236

292

444

416

312

448

416

360

284

296

674

576

436

360

332

316

260

220 

172

*144

8,841

285

0.299

0.34

Aug.

125

1C5

1,560 

1,000

600

412

300

236

179

150

172

168

150

196

300

336

244

208

176

144

116

102

93

1O6

133

121

123

118

107 

93

83

7,816

252

0.264

0.30

Sept.

74

66

61 

55

51

47

44

42

40

38

35

32

32

31

31

32

38

74

71

79

590

520

396

276

186

135

116

106

97

3,483

116

0.122

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 55,50O Min 20 Mean 2,425 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.53

Water year 1957-58: Max 34,000 Min 31 Mean 2,047 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.12

Peak discharge (base, 29,000 ofs).--Nov. 18 (3 to 3:30 p.m.) 40.500 cfs (28.95 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 

31,600 cfs (25.34 ft); Dec. 20 (12 p.m.) 29,400 cfs (24.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on ba 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

iis of recorded range in stage when available,
30 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

41H5. Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'01" (revised), long 84°35'31" (revised), on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from Dry Branch. 0.5 mile upstream from Caney Pork, and 1.9 miles northeast of 

Somerset, Pulaskl County.

Drainage area.--31.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 867.34 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23. 1953. staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 46.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 1,400 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height. 5.59 ft, from 

floodmark]; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 15. lh (gage height. 0.78 ft).

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 2,430 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-7. 11-19, 20, 1954, Sept. 19. 1955, Sept. 3, 4-9. 1957; minimum 

gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 12-19, SO, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. W3P 1436- Drainage area.

Rating tatle, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

nd discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

I.I 

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

C.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

Oct.

7.7

*7.2

7.2

8.7

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.4

7.4

7.0

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.6

10

51

22

16

14

11

10

11

12

273.2

8.81

0.281

0.32

Nov.

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.0

13

16

11

3.4

9.4

a9.0

a20

a35

a56

a 150

a 5 50

a 8 50

a300

a!30

a70

a57

a47

a37

a32

28

64

93

56

2,700.1

90.0

Z.88

3.21

Dec.

43

38

37

35

28

26

644

404

188

114

75

56

48

44

38

36

48

45

197

716

248

136

93

91

84

244

122

89

65

53

48

4, 133

133

4.25

4.91

Jan.

46

36

31

a27

a25

a23

20

a!8

a!7

a!6

14

13

35

50

49

50

*43

38

33

33

62

60

52

204

220

130

93

70

60

50

280

1,898

61.2

1.96

2.26

Feb.

52 Ll

2 12

127

89

97

196

348

164

10U

68

a50

a40

a34

a31

a28

a23

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7_

a!3

a20

a20

a21

a21

22

43

*43

-

2,410

86.1

2.75

2.86

Mar.

28

24

21

19

17

17

17

22

39

40

33

29

130

100

67

55

50

58

51

46

44

39

36

125

*265

151

104

79

62

180

174

2,122

68. 5

2.19

2.52

Apr.

107

80

70

67

58

220

102

70

57

192

130

84

55

52

44

37

32

29

36

188

109

77

61

68

104

400

364

220

125

3,303

110

3.51

3.92

May

97

86

70

56

236

392

404

T84

109

80

82

57

44

37

31

26

23

21

20

18

15

13

12

11

12

11

8.7

9.0

7.7

7.0

6 .4

2,185.8

70.5

2.25

2.60

June

15

13

8.7

7.2

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.2

9.7

12

6.0

6.2

4.6

6.0

13

8.7

5.4

4.2

6.3

!§

8.7

6.2

4.8

4.E

3.2

7.3

5.7

3.8

2.8

2.4

224.2

7.47

0.239

0.27

July

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

TTs

1.5

5.3

20

11

6.0

4.3

40

12

a. 4

5.4

5.0

6.0

4.8

8.9

7.7

6.7

8.9

17

sa

14

23

11

14

22

*9.7

7.4

326.1

10.5

0.335

0.39

Aug.

158

55

50

34

21

151"

9.0

7.4

6.4

7.0

6.2

12

13

7.0

11

9.7

6.0

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.7

2 . 2

186

54

24

16

12

9.0

7.0

5 4

769.0

24.8

0. 792

0.91

Sept.

4.6

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

_._7

.8

3.5

3.9

1.8

44

109

24

15

11

8.4

7.0

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.6

280.2

9.34

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,300 Mln 0.1 Mean 67.6 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.34

Water year 1957-58 : Max 850 Mln U.7 Mean 56.5 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.50

* 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 stations on nearby streams.

available,
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 31

4140. Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'02", long 85°08'22", on right bank 1.5 miles downstream from Wolf 

Creek Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Blackfish Creek, 1.9 miles west of Rowena, Russell 

County, and at mile 459.4.

Drainage area. 5,790 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only October 1939, 

published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 540.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Oct. 24, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to 

Sept. 30, 1948, auxiliary staff gage at Rowena Ferry, 2.9 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--19 years, 8,780 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 21.12 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Mar. 2.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 162,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 64.82 

ft Jan. 9, 1946; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 ft in March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland (see p. 67). 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 953: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1940.

Discharge; in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,820

4,870

4,560

4,760

5,260

6,980

7,400

8,340

7,260

7,760

8,250

6,080

4,010

8,070

3,980

3,540 

3,960

4,380

5,840

8,000

12,100

13,000

1,120

4,200

5,300

7,420

7,760 

15,600

17.600

1*320

210,590

6,793

Nov.

2,380

5,320

5,220

7,220

10,200

12,100

12,800

8,560

6,380

2,100

8,740

7,140

7,360

1,780

5,020

242 

810

2,850

5,680

5,740

16,100

23,700

23,800

23,800

24,000

23,800

21,700 

16,800

17,700

17,100

326,142

10,870

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: *

Dec.

12,300

12,800

15,500

*15,200

12,700

11,700

11,400

10,900

13,900

14,100

14.600

11,600

12,600

12,700

10,900

12,300 

13,500

14,300

14,000

15,800

10,700

10,500

12,200

17,000

15,800

19,200

20.400 

20,000

20,300

18,800

20,200

447,700

14,440

Jan.

19,400

19,800

*19,600

19,800

19,400

19,000

21,800

24,000

24,200

23,900

21,400

23,300

23,700

23,600

21,700

20,300 

19,100

19,400

19,300

19,100

19,500

23,500

23,600

20,900

10,600

5,440

16,100 

19,400

18,600

18,800

19,300

617,540

19,920

Feb.

19,900

16,300

18,300

19,900

17,000

*15,200

18,200

17,300

14,900

16,700

16,100

17,900

18,400

21,600

23,200

25,400 

23,100

23,200

17,900

10,400

10,200

9,180

6,850

5,690

8,160

4,350

4,980 

1,270

-

419,580

14,980

Mar.

109

100

104

109

109

1,320

1,350

3,160

6,000

6,620

2,940

3,900

2,810

251

3,080

3,880 

4,610

3,700

4,270

6,200

6,370

3,790

162

3,890

6,010

11,400

10,900 

7,230

5,820

3,990

14,400

128,584

4,148

Apr.

13,700

15,800

13,000

7,980

3,790

2,440

8,690

*7,740

6,330

14,800

10,700

11,000

7,370

17,100

18,000

15,300 

16,800

13,700

15,600

8,510

13,200

15,700

22,200

24,200

24,600

25,600

25,900 

26,800

26,000

25,700

458,550

15,280

May

25,500

25,300

25,300

25,300

25,400

*25,400

25,300

24,700

24,700

24,500

24,400

*24,500

24,500

24,500

24,600

24,600 

24,600

24,900

25,200

25,000

25,100

25,300

25,300

25,400

25,800

25,700

25,800 

25,800

25,900

26 , 100

26,100

780,500

25,180

June

26,000

15,700

11,100

12,100

*12,700

13,100

6,680

3,650

9,500

9,050

5,570

5,350

11,000

4,940

395

7,240 

8,620

8,230

6,540

6,610

5,040

340

4,990

6,980

6,240

6,440

5,960 

4,060

4,450

4,320

232,895

7,763

July

6,080

6,360

8,300

3,280

4,420

1,320 *6*4io

2 !200

5,080

7,510

7,850

4,920

4,340

10,600

15,600

11,000 

11,000

9,950

14,000

3,890

8,690

8,020

6,710

7,760

6,840

5,300

4,360 

14,300

15,200

13,100

7,140

241,530

7,791

Aug.

6,680

6,760

6,440

9,200

12,800

*13.200

12,900

11,000

3,920

3,090

9,380

5,760

4,360

4,120

3,560

2,220 

1,160

5,380

6,460

7,260

3,760

5,230

3,480

3,570

4,420

5,800

4,490

6,020

8,570

6,010

3,530

190,530

6,146

Sept.

1,200

7,380

7,980

12 , 100

* 10, 100

9,450

3,720

4,010

7,820

4,670

1,500

2,510

4,540

2,540

9,180

4,540 

4,140

6,680

3,540

3,070

3,440

6,020

10,800

11,700

12,400

16,300

7,000 

5,530

12,800

10,000

206,560

6,885

Observed Adjustedt

lax 27,400 Min 104 Mean 11,380 Mean 12,470 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.24

lax 26,800 Mln 100 Mean 11,670 Mean 11,670 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.36

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Cumberland; records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4145. East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location. Lat 36°24'58", long 85°01'35", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

otate Highway 52, 0.5 mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5.3 miles west of Jamestown, Fentress County, and 12.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 202 sq ml (includes 6 sq ml without surface drainage). 

^^"harge^onl^lubil'sheTL^SP ^^er 1958. Prior to February 1943 .onthly disGage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Feb. 24 to Apr. 7, 1943, staff gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 395 cfs.

ft); mlnEnglneers. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1003: 1943. WSP 1276: 1944, 1946(M). WSP 1506: Drainage

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 5

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

28

51

87

196

320

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

478

910

2,180

5,350

8,450

May 6 to Sept. 30

0.9 12 1.6 92

1.0 16 2.0 186

1.2 29 2.5 320

1.4 54

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

37

112

694

682

326

215

152

*110

87

72

60

51

46

42

38

37

46

54

46

g39

g38

g38

870

g!26

gllO

100

91

81

76

3,792

122

0.604

0.70

Nov.

72

66

65

76

87

79

72

74

126

143

123

110

104

908

980

779

2,950

8.520

*6,220

1,530

828

580

514

468

925

824

618

500

564

496

29,201

973

4.82

5.38

Dec.

404

360

328

320

286

258

3,470

3,210

1,360

870

662

503

41,7

391

363

*375

451

458

454

4.220

2,190

1,060

748

580

485

865

806

662

537 

444

391

27,923

901

4.46

5.14

Jan.

372

326

281

256

232

220

220

206

170

178

174

159

176

400

437

420

378

342

299

*278

299

378

345

856

1.660

'725 965

572

475

417

388

12,604

407

2.01

2.32

Feb.

635

622

537

444

464

720

1.180

890

666

529

441

363

315

281

273

246

198

183

174

165

163

178

183

*183

183

185

215

310

-

10,926

390

1.93

2.01

Mar.

289

266

251

232

215

203

201

302

665

990

707

537

572

671

560

482

424

756

846

689

572

478

420

*582

2.070

1,330

1,010

810

662

541

18,905

610

3.02

3.48

Apr.

478

427

391

363

328

454

437

375

340

628

885

676

533

447

424

*400

342

307

284

266

2,340

1,920

1,010

738

856

900

1,720

5.720

2,020

1,750

25,759

859

4.25

4.74

May

1,040

797

640

568

3,270

5.720

3,330

1,720

1,040

890

905

895

698

541

441

363

309

284

*256

300

241

189

157

133

119

110

96

82

72

63

56

25,325

817

4.04

4.66

June

50

53

56

£1

43

38

35

32

30

36

36

31

28

24

23

22

20

*19

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

19

20

21

20

18

853

28.4

0.141

0.16

July

18

17

17

16

16

g20

g20

g20

g56

g44

g30

g31

g!66

g!24

g51

g51

g!03

*68

46

59

114

112

99

107

164

107

67

48

37

33

31

1,892

61.0

0.302

0.35

Aug.

31

66

246

194

107

68

50

40

43

36

30

30

35

194

110

63

47

36

30

26

24

23

23

76

114

*96

59

44

35

29

26

2,031

65.5

0.324

0.37

Sept.

23

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

16

20

23

44

1.320

*492

259

145

96

70

58

65

56

48

2,998

99.9

O.495

0.55

Calendar year 1957 : Max 12,800 Min 8.3 Mean 521 Cfsm 2.58 !" 35. Ol

Water year 1957-53 : Max 8,320 Min 14 Mean 444 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.86

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (17.89 ft); May 6 (1 

(13.59 ft).

9,110 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from bihourly radio-gage readings, furnished by Corps of Engineers.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 33

4150. West Pork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'49", long 85°10'28", on upstream end of left pier- of bridge on State 

Highway 52, 0.3 mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2.4 miles east of Alpine, 

Overton County, and 7.8 miles above confluence with East Pork.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi (includes 34 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1958. Prior to January 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted,

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 12.65 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.30 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13-19, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 15, 16, 1958.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 21, 1955. Flood in March 1929 reached a stage 

about 2 ft lower than that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1943-45(P), 1946, 1948, 1952(P). WSP 1506: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

275

615

1,580

2,910

3,860

Nov. 19 to May 4

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

May 5 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.6

3.4 

5.2

610

1,580

2,910

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

61

112

230

1,050

2,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

TobaJ

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

13

11

29

264

156

61

38

28

*21

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.1

8.7

11

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

9.4

44

48

38

31

26

23

21

1,018.1

32.8

0.285

O.33

Nov.

18

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

32

33

29

26

24

301

293

196

1,050

*5,770

2,490

690

350

217

172

146

435

329

241

196

193 

169

11,516

384

3.34

3.72

Dec.

132

117

105

101

85

80

1,570

1,220

566

385

277

205

175

149

127

*130

181

190

184

1,400

750

438

308

247

211

348

298

259

217 

184

160

10,799

348

3.03

3.49

Jan.

146

120

107

95

85

83

83

78

68

63

61

56

76

223

193

178

160

146

122

*114

130

166

135

610

842

483

346

265

226 

199

187

5,846

189

1.64

1.89

Feb.

322

301

262

220

229

329

590

455

336

265

226

187

157

130

120

101

85

76

71

66

63

65

63

*63

63

63

85

143

-

5,136

183

1.59

1.66

Mar.

103

91

87

82

76

74

76

143

352

466

318

247

265

287

244

217

196

460

410

312

259

217

190

*235

658

514

420

336

274

250

241

8,080

261

2.27

2.61

Apr.

217

202

187

172

157

458

329

250

217

472

514

368

280

235

217

*193

166

146

130

122

1,330

869

469

346

371

441

914

1.460

896

714

12,842

428

3.72

4.15

May

472

364

280

564

1,750

1.850

1,610

815

490

426

410

366

290

223

177

145

120

100

*87

80

67

59

54

48

47

44

39

35

32

29

2Z

11,080

357

3.10

3.58

June

27

27

26

23

22

22

21

20

20

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

 14

13

13

13

14

13

1212"

16

19

15

13

12

523

17.4

0.151

0.17

July

10

10

9.6

9.4

17

16

13

14

20

19

15

29

24

22

18

43

38

*25

17

15

21

18

20

39

.58.

28

20

15

13

12 

11

639.0

20.6

0.179

0.21

Aug.

17

52

~57 212

33

22

18

15

13

13

13

13

11

13

11

9.9

9.6

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.5

21

26

*20

13

10

9.4

8 . 5

7.6

696.9

22.5

0.196

0.23

Sept.

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

10

17

13

43

476

*98

45

29

22

17

16

20

20

16

935.0

31.2

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,440 Min 5.3 Mean 2O6 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,770 Min 4.8 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.34

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). Nov. 18 (9:30 p.m.) 9,510 cfs (12.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
34 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4160. Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°33'40", long 85°04'20", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

bridge on county road, half a mile upstream from Widow Creek, 3 miles east of Byrdstown, Plckett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 105 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Prior to July 1943 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 707.54 ft above mean sea level. Sandy Hook 

3atum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 180 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,480 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 7.89 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation at low 

flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1943.

Rating tables,water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.6

Oct. 1

12

21

43

78

240

to Nov.

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

18

400

1,040

2,040

3,490

5,770

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

1) 

Nov. 19

9.0

14

22

47

88

19 to Sepb. 30

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

250

440

680

1,040

2,040

3,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

28

41

59

48

39

33

*30

27

25

23

22

21

20

20

24

23

22

20

18

18

22

121

94

74

60

53

48

46

44

1,168

37.7

0.359

0.41

Nov.

40

37

34

33

31

30

28

30

30

28

26

25

25

114

170

166

1,390

5.680

2,840

*698

424

288

229

188

250

247

208

188

205

199

11,881

396

3.77

4.21

Dec.

168

155

145

135

117

110

1,330

1,300

615

432

320

235

193

170

153

145

*605

467

408

1.950

920

540

392

306

254

320

306

271

223

190

172

13,027

420

4.00

4.61

Jan.

165

147

133

121

112

108

110

102

90

85

82

79

86

143

141

141

135

131

117

116

*125

139

125

441

761

508

376

292

241

211

222

5,785

187

1.78

2.05

Feb.

756

585

424

324

313

444

888

620

436

340

268

217

180

157

149

129

110

101

92

86

84

85

85

84

*85

85

108

149

-

7,384

264

2.51

2.62

Mar.

121

110

106

99

90

88

92

153

475

580

392

296

352

404

328

274

232

316

310

285

247

211

188

247

*1,000

692

516

408

336

328

388

9,664

312

2.97

3.42

Apr.

336

296

264

229

208

929

570

412

328

584

630

449

348

285

*264

247

208

185

168

161

2.050

1,010

570

504

1,220

896

1,150

1,160

716

570

16,947

565

5.38

6.00

May

462

380

320

452

1,680

2.520

1,820

880

585

485

462

428

332

257

205

170

147

129

117

*106

93

82

74

67

73

70

59

53

48

44

41

12,441

401

3.82

4.41

June

51

63

49

41

37

35

34

33

31

31

31

29

28

26

26

26

25

23

*23

34

55

39

27

23

21

29

29

26

22

20

967

32.2

0.307

0.34

July

19

18

17

17

21

55

55

92

137

141

88

218

343

404

172

117

*117

106

78

62

53

47

124

143

92

70

57

47

41

36

31

3,018

97.4

0.928

1.07

Aug.

31

35

40

37

31

26

22

21

2O

20

19

18

19

21

22

20

21

22

18

17

16

15

15

26

25

23

*18

16

15

14

14

677

21.8

0.208

0.24

Sept.

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

18

21

20

55

384

127

*70

46

34

28

26

25

23

22

1,069.7

35.7

0.340

0.38

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,000 Min 9.7 Mean 266 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,680 Min 9.2 Mean 230 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.76

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs).--Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 8,480 cfs (7.89 ft) 

Discharge measurement made on this day
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 35

4170. Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°32'12", long 85°27'22", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Dale

Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from mouth, and

24 miles downstream from Wolf River. 

Drainage area.--935 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1958 (discontinued). Published as "near

Celina" prior to September 1943. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published

in WSP 1306. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 500.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook

datum. Jan. 25, 1939, to Nov. 22, 1940, wire-weight gage and Nov. 23, 1940, to

Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder, at site 5.2 miles upstream, at datum 12.46 ft

higher. Water-stage recorder for station on Cumberland River at Celina is used as an

auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,395 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Apr. 28; maximum gage height, 18.82 ft

Apr. 28 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined; minimum

gage height, 4.72 ft Feb. 21.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 41,400 cfs Feb. 4, 1939, site and datum then in use,

from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.40 ft Jan. 12,

1946 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River and

those for which computed outflow from Dale Hollow Reservoir was used, which are fair.

Flow completely regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir, beginning Aug. 30, 1943 (see p. 67).

Figures of daily discharge shown only when there is outflow from Dale Hollow Reservoir;

when not shown, discharge is negligible. 

Cooperation.--Records of outflow from Dale Hollow Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from Cumberland 

and computed outflow from Dale Hollow Reservoir (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

6.6 470

7.0 60O

7.4 750

5.2 

5.5

105

170

295

600

9.0

11.0

14.0

1,420

2,520

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

538

600

486

556

713

e!9

1,430

1,680

1,600

1,680

1,720

-

e29

3,440

2,380

2,380

2,510

2,430

1,300

-

887

903

620

1,070

677

140

1,330

3,120

C5.490 

c5,470

40,998

1,523

Nov.

-

-

116

754

elO

.

-

-

-

-

3,980

4.100

3,290

1,250

589

_

-

890

1,800

2,470

489

c2,990

c374

-

c2,300

c3,450

c3,560

c3,670

c496

36,578

1,219

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: I

Dec.

c 1 , 330

1,540

2,130

1,800

1,750

1,620

c2,070

-

C3,440

c3,290

c3,440

3,350

3,380

1,660

-

3,400

3,560

*3,560

c3,560

c2,690

c2,290

-

3,320

c3,400

-

C4.240

5.560

5,020

4,780 

5,300

5,380

86,860

2,802

Jan.

c5,390

c5,430

c5,430

C5,490

C5,470

C5.550

*c3,110

C4.050

c4,560

04,540

_

-

cl,430

cl,710

c3,640

c2,460

c2,470

c2,490

-

cl,630

C3,100

c2,130

cl,980

cl,610

-

_

526

c4,160

c3,960

c3,850

c3,520

89,686

2,893

Feb.

_

-

c2,120

cl,830

cl,040

1,850

cl,590

c674

-

1,330

992

864

c2,210

c5,990

c3,630

c3,090

c2,000

cl,930

C980

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

30,120

1,076

Mar.

_

-

e!7

-

-

(*)

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

e!7

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

34

1.1

Apr.

-

1,600

1,170

1,180

-

-

1,150

1,180

1,620

c3,670

_

2,360

1,310

2,120

1,180

cl,540

C4.200

c3,450

3,260

355

992

926

c4,300

C5.640

c5,740

c5,750

c5,830

c5,920

cltfi

78,263

2,609

May

c5,840

C5.780

c5,780

c5,800

C5.B50

c5,830

c5,800

c5,740

C5.770

C5.740

C5.760

*c5,750

C5.790

C5.800

c5,800

c5,800

C4.010

C4.010

c3,920

C4.340

cl,790

cl,510

cl,390

cl,720

c780

_

c866

_

116,966

3,773

June

_

e!7

107

-

186

2.520

2,020

293

761

112

_

112

-

152

-

782

-

140

215

120

_

118

2,030

936

776

666

646

-

113 

1,020

13,842

461

July

1,460

1,760

2,200

-

568

-

1,940

792

726

1,580

1,540

1,340

442

2,470

1,880

2,020

1,940

2,900

3,900

2,500

2,540

1,560

1,150

1,340

2,720

2,280

2,160

3,300

4.650 

2,290

3,320

59,248

1,911

Aug.

3,120

1,320

1,100

1,620

5.500

3,020

3,180

2,160

1,380

-

3,140

3,160

2,040

1,360

882

129

-

1,960

2,080

1,860

1,380

2,060

-

1,330

2,440

2,200

945

3,120

3,290 

1,020

284

54,880

1,770

Sept.

372

1,400

-

3,400

4,020

2,020

-

800

1,060

957

-

156

605

-

125

.

145

-

176

1,450

928

2,540

2,960

3,460

4.510

4,280

1,390

1,380

2,260 

5,090

43,284

1,443

Observed Adjusted t

lax 5,940 Mln - Mean 1,995 Mean 2,151 Cfam 2.30 In. 31.23

lax 5,970 Min - Mean 1,783 Mean 1,798 Cfam 1.92 In. 26.10

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Dale Hollow Reservoir.

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined by gage-height

record at auxiliary gage as a factor.

e Discharge is computed outflow from Dale Hollow Reservoir.

Note. Discharge negligible on days for which no discharge ia shown.
36 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4175. Cumberland River at Celina, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°33'20", long 85°30'47", on right pier of bridge on State Highway 52 at 

Celina, Clay County, 600 ft downstream from Obey River and at mile 380.8.

Drainage area. 7,320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1903-54 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 488.97 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1930, staff gage at site 

400 ft downstream at same datura.

Average discharge.--36 years, 11,340 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,600 cfs Apr. 28; maximum gage height, 25.80 

ft Apr. 28; minimum discharge, 470 cfs Mar. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1922-58: Maximum discharge,145,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 57.25 

ft Dec. 29, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 69 cfs 

Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1793, 59.2 ft in March 1826, from Cumberland 

River profile.

Remarks.--Records good. 

(see p. 67).

Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-38. WSP 1276: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 1, 22-24, 28, 29, 

31, Nov. 9, 12, 15, 17, 22, 29, Dec. 7, 9, 20-22, 24, 26, 

Jan. 8, 11, 24-26, 28, Feb. 2, 14, 20, 24, 26, Mar. 25, 29, 

Apr. 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 2O, 23, 24, 27, June 2, 3, 8, 10,

15. July 8, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, Aug. 1, 5, 12, Sept. 4, 8,

16. 24, 27-29)

Oct. 30 to Sept. 3O

5.0 

9.0

4,300

10,100

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

450

770

3,450

10.0 11,800

20.0 31,600

26.0 44,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October-1957 to September 1958

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

Oct.

6,760

5,840

5,820

5,560

5,440

5,330

7,750 

9,400

10,100

9,030

9,140

8,120

6,690

7,740

10,100

8,220

5,310

6,540

5,880

5,400

9,120

13,600

12,700

5,800

4,660

5,370

8,320 

11,300

19,900 

20.600

8,730

264,270

8,525

Nov.

2,880

2.320

4,920

6,910

*6,940

10,400

11,700 

13,400

10,100

7,070

7,690

12,000

11,400

9,320

5,880

7,250

9,320

15,900

17,000

12,800

8,590

21,500

25,300

25,000

26,800

28,200

28.400 

26,200

19,900 

19,700

414,790

13,830

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

19,100

15,000

15,800

17,600

17,100

15,100

21,200 

26,900

19,900

19,500

19,200

18,400

16,100

15,300

15.200

14,70,0

17,900

19,000

19,800

28.900

25,100

14,600

14,900

18,300

18,500

22,400

27,800 

27,300

26,500 

26,900

25,800

617,800

19,930

Jan.

26,400

26,000

26,000

26,500

25,900

25,500

*23,900 

26,800

28,900

29,200

24,300

22,600

25,200

27,400

28,300

^5,900

23,800

22,500

20,700

21,600

21,900

25,000

26,700

32.900

30,600

15,300

9.580 

21,900

24,600 

23,500

23,600

762,780

24,610

Feb.

27,000

22,900

21,700

21,600

22,200

19,900

21,500 

21,800

18,300

18,700

18,400

18,000

20,600

23,100

26,300

27.500

26,500

25,900

25,100

16,400

11,000

10,600

9,580

7,570

6.360

7,540

6,620 

6,420

-

509,090

18,180

Mar.

3,550

1,510

a540

a 520

a500

*470

500 

1,940

3,170

6,720

7,500

4,800

5,860

5,840

4,100

2,790

5,440

5,610

5,420

5,450

7,200

6,700

5,850

2,870

6,660

9,150

12.200 

12,100

9,170 

7,370

6,420

157,920

5,094

Apr.

15,900

17,000

17,300

15,300

9,680

8,700

10 ! 500

10,600

16,800

21,200

16,600

14,000

12,000

19,100

20,900

20,800

21,100

18,800

16,300

13,100

16,100

23,100

29,900

33,700

34,100

37,200 

42.800

39,200 

35,700

515,050

20,500

May

34,000

33,100

32,600

32,300

32,500

34,000

34.200 

33,500

32,400

32,000

32,500

*32,700

32,000

31,400

31,200

31,000

29,700

29,200

29,400

29,600

27,700

27,500

27,100

27,400

27,800

28,100

27,300 

26,600

26.400 

26,400

26,500

938,100

30,260

June

26.700

25,800

16,000

12,000

12,200

14,700

15,300 

8,380

5,910

8,030

9,220

6,750

5,660

9,960

6,320

3.720

4,920

8,080

8,420

7,270

6,950

5,380

4,860

4,420

6,750

7,300

7,160 

6,220

4,940 

5,790

275,110

9,170

July

6,320

7,130

8,060

8,070

5,440

4.270

4,650 

6,690

4,910

5,810

8,210

9,330

6,560

7,550

10,800

16,300

13,300

13,600

14,600

15,700

8,910

9,120

8,830

9,300

9,420

9,750

8,280 

7,960

17.400 

17,400

16,100

299,770

9,670

Aug.

11,200

8,960

8,630

8,430

12,500

15,300

16.200 

16,000

11,900

5,750

6,460

11,400

9,200

6,300

5,280

3,900

2.960

*4,270

5,510

8,220

8,390

6,690

5,410

6,080

6,990

6,870

6,780 

7,090

8,730 

9,390

7,370

258,160

8,328

Sept.

5,310

3,630

5,750

10,800

15,100

13,000

9,750 

6,120

4,620

8,270

5,710

3,330

2,880

4,620

3.670

8,030

6,170

4,840

6,560

5,760

5,120

6,560

8,430

12,900

15,700

17.200

16,900 

9,870

7,940 

14,700

248,240

8,275

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 58,600 Min 792 Mean 14,920 Mean 16,170 Cfsrn 2.21 In. 29.98

"lax 42,800 Min 470 Mean 14,690 Mean 14,700 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.26

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded releases 

from Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir, furnished by Corps of Engineers.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 37

4180. Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°20'27", long 85°25'35" , on left bank 700 ft upstream from Cleek Branch, 

800 ft downstream from old Crawford Mill site, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 136, 1.4 miles upstream from Flat Creek, 5.0 miles south of Hilham, Overton 

County, and 13 miles north of Cookeville.

Drainage area.--78.7 sq mi (includes 27.1 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1958. Prior to July 1932 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 21, 1940. Altitude of gage is 

770 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 25, 1933, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at 

different datum. July 25 to Nov. 7, 1933, staff gage 150 ft downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 8, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum aischarge during year, 2,580 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 5,550 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Oct. 19, 24, 26, 28, Nov. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15-19, 

1954; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 5, 1936.

Remarks.--Records fair. Prior to 1951, some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(M). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1276: 1942. 

WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

17

37

Nov. 18 to Sept. 50

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

73

140

510

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

5.2 

9.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

135

5OO

950

1,530

2,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

IB

129

109

63

46

37

*32

29

28

25

24

23

21

21

24

24

21

19

19

18

19

69

43

36

32

30

29

28

1,081

34.9

0.443

0.5i

Nov.

26

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

25

25

24

22

22

53

105

86

393

*1,560

1,560

488

300

194

158

135

290

220

165

145

143

126

6,431

214

2.72

3.04

Dec.

107

97

90

86

74

69

775

850

414

314

233

165

137

124

110

*108

115

115

112

563

422

300

215

165

141

204

165

147

128

115

105

6,765

218

2.77

3.20

Jan.

103

89

80

74

69

66

66

64

56

54

53

50

64

98

90

83

78

74

67

*66

71

73

65

315

520

346

260

190

153

133

139

3,709

120

1.52

1.75

Feb.

215

204

180

151

155

186

362

3U

242

190

153

131

114

102

98

86

74

a70

a67

a65

a63

a6O

*56" 56

56

56

66

69

-

3,641

130

1.65

1.72

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,690 Min 5.0

Mar.

56

53

52

49

46

46

49

70

172

238

162

131

149

153

135

124

117

233

233

190

158

133

121

*128

314

332

305

242

194

178

175

4,738

153

1.94

2.24

Apr.

151

137

130

124

117

439

310

220

178

400

383

300

224

180

*168

143

124

110

103

98

614

468

324

256

328

397

637

950

568

439

9,020

301

3.82

4.26

May

350

295

228

231

1,270

715

792

484

362

358

337

295

228

175

145

124

114

102

*16S

112

89

80

73

67

70

64

56

53

48

44

42

7,568

244

3.10

3.58

June

39

42

3T

35

33

32

31

29

33

32

29

26

25

24

22

22

21

20

*19

19

21

24

19

18

17

40

28

21

19

795

26.5

0.337

0.38

July

16

15

15

14

13

12

IF

19

186

TT

24

42

43

45

29

24

24

*22

20

46

38

33

35

35

34

29

24

21

19

17

16

956

30.8

0.391

0.45

Aug.

35

29

61

37

24

20

18

16

15

19

19

19

14

15

15

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

10

23

26

*16

12

10

10

8.6

6.2

549.8

17.7

0.225

0.26

Sept.

8.2

.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

. 7

.7

.7

. 3

.3

.3

.0

.6 2^

42

18

108

612

*127

78

57

45

37

35

34

30

27

1,386.7

46.2

0.587

0.66

Mean 147 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.43

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,560 Min 5.6 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.05

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 19 (2 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.35 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 1,340 cfs 

(4.68 ft); Apr. 28 (l a.m.) 1,270 cfs (4.57 ft); May 5 (3 a.m.) 1,890 cfs (5.53 ft); Sept. 21 

(5 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.59 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for West Fork 

Obey River near Alpine.
38 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4200. Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term.

Location --Lat 35°54'3l", long 85°28'46", on right bank three-quarters of a mile down- 

 stream from abandoned hydroelectric powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority, lj miles 

downstream from Town Creek, l| miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 18 years, 371 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,280 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 18.54 ft); minimum, ,26 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, height, 1.15 iisft). ij

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage h-ight, 25.80 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 18, 1953. , ( . . ., 

Flood in March 1929 reached a discharge of 25,000 cfs (estimated) in this vicinity.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Nov

53

101

280

1,160

7.0

10.0

14.0

17.3

2,620

4,140

6,370

8,410

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.5 104

2.0 280

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

116

107

101

185

555

360

244

188

156

132

116

101

93

88

83

78

96

*83

93

85

75

73

71

91

150

153

139

126

116

113

107

4,272

138

0.775

0.89

Nov.

101

93

123

184

178

156

142

164

244

236

195

174

164

916

1,360

2,010

2,720

8,270

*S,400

3,030

1,550

1,060

868

756

1,010

1,090

872

702

656

602

38,026

1,268

7.12

7.94

Dec.

499

440

400

380

340

312

2,570

4,000

17790"

1,180

*882

652

522

458

400

392

472

486

472

2,190

2,260

1,260

895

684

566

900

949

764

616

508

432

28,671

925

5.20

5.99

Jan.

414

384

340

308

284

268

260

252

221

C06

198

188

188

248

292

*276

260

244

225

213

225

348

33£

604

1,490

1,060

769

584

476

414

376

11,947

385

2.16

2.50

Feb.

400

427

384

344

336

589

1,150

949

710

566

472

400

*352

312

300

272

244

221

202

195

184

184

188

192

192

192

225

360

-

10,542

376

2.11

2.20

Mar.

324

276

256

236

213

202

206

316

540

872

656

508

468

589

499

432

388

760

886

697

558

463

400

392

1,040

1,090

967

*828

684

584

3600

16,930

546

3.07

3.54

Apr.

T 454

400

372

348

324

320

336

296

276

TTe

859

648

517

432

396

380

336

308

288

276

1,130

*1,720

al,150

895

a3,000

a3,800

a3,200

a2,700

a2,900

a4,500

33,037

1,101

6.19

6.90

May

a5,500

a2,500

al,800

al,300

al,500

a2,000

a2,800

a2,200

al,700

a2,000

al,500

al,100

a850

a650

a480

*384

33Z

296

272

264

240

217

198

184

181

174

164

150

136

129

124

29,325

946

5.31

6.13

June

121

115

112

110

102

102

97

94

90

92

90

85

82

78

78

78

73

68

66

66

68

71

66

64

62

*92

80

68

62

57_

2,489

83.0

0.466

0.52

July

55

53

50

48

48

48

50

64

62

57

53

73

92

164

129

99

78

71

66

73

73

68

*73

124

164

142

110

87

78

75

71

2,498

80.6

0.453

0.52

Aug.

66

66

87

126

126

92

73

66

62

57

80

129

Tl5

94

71

64

57

55

50

46

44

46

44

48

71

*90

85

68

50

44

42_

2,214

71.4

0.401

0.46

Sept.

44

42

46

87

80

68

57

46

42

35

32

32

30

30

28

28

33

42

44

56

1,420

666

284

178

129

104

90

78

*73

68

3,992

133

0.747

0.83

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,400 Mln 27 Mean 520 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,400 Mln 28 Mean 504 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.42

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs).--Nov. 19 (7 a.m.) 9,280 cfs (18.54 ft)t Dec. 8 (2 a.m.) 5,340 cfs 

(12.17 ft).________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 39

4210. Collins River near McMinnville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 0 42'32", long 85°43'46", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

 U. S. Highway 70S, if miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2-=j- miles northeast of 

McMinnville, Warren County.

Drainage area.--624 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1958. Prior to April 1925 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.78 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook

 datum. Prior to Oct. 16, 1926, chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,134 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 27.20 ft); min-

 imum, 112 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 75.3UO cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 16, 1931.

A flood in 1854 is believed to have- been approximately equal to that of Mar. 23, 

1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1929, 1932(W), 1934-35, 1936(M) , 1937. WSP 1276:

 1925-26, 192S{HJ, 1933, 1936, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.88 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

230

640

1,750

4,060

12.0

15.0

20.0

26.0

8,510

12,300

19,400

30,000

1.45

2.0

3.0

5.0

8.0

114

245

670

1,820

4,060

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

.9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

484

532

1,560

2,500

2,820

1,960

1,240 

855

875

532

456

390

337

330

262

244

250

*253

320 

309

271 

241

 2"32 230

762

855

690

576

508 

452

416

21,742

701

1.12

1.30

Nov.

390

362

330

306

306

292

283 

312

588

793

676

580

524

1,240

3,380

6,580

10, 400

22,400

*5Q,QOO 

15, 800

5,780 

3,040

2,750

2,740

3,550

4,800

3,460

2,570

2,380 

1, 960

128,572

4,286

6.87

7.66

Dec.

1,560

1,350

1,220

1,150

1,090

4,750" 968

12,300

6,930

3,830

*2,750

2,100

1,690

1,490

1,350

1,430

1,840

1,720

1,620 

6,850

8,880 

4,900

2,910

2,260

1,890

2,000

1,870

1,590

1,460 

1,300

1,180

88,258

2,847

4.56

5.26

Jan.

1,170

1,140

995

912

841

786

764 

736

650

*615

595

560

540 78"6

1,150

1,070

968

868

780 

705

700 

808

802

1,870

5,710

3,670

2,670

2,110

1,690 

1,460

1,300

39,421

1,272

2.04

2.35

Feb.

1,420

1,420

1,220

1,100

1,120

2,980

5,740 

4,430

2,950

2,240

1,830

1,510

1,290

*1,120

1,050

968

846

742

670 

625

595 

6T5

690

720

715

695

1,070

2,170

-

42,536

1,519

2.43

2.54

Calendar year 1957= Max 30,500 Min 77

Mar.

1,860

1,440

1,220

1,080

918

830

802 

896

1,020

1,200

1,080

978

968

1,200

1,130

1,030

984

1,800

2,180 

1,870

1,580 

1,380

1,190

1,130

1,710

2,170

2,010

1,830

*1,560

1,380 

1,310

41,736

1,346

2.16

2.49

Apr.

1,290

1,180

1,070

1,030

1,140

1,570

2,340 

1,850

1,440

2,130

3,020

2,280

1,830

1,520

1,430

1,520

1,270

1,100

1,010 

954

2,250 

2,940

*2,340

2,070

6,320

7,600

6,630

4,600

4,920 

6, 160

78,784

2,626

4.21

4.70

May

4,910

3,560

2,690

2,150

2,290

3,490

5,560 

5,170

3,450

4,650

4,720

4,310

4,290

3,290

2,400

*1,860

1,490

1,240

1,110 

1,140

1,000 

852

742

655

595

565

511

466

430 

402

574

70,162

2,263

3.63

4.18

June

370

55B- 640

470

378

340

318 

294

298

340

358

343

290

259

242

230

218

212

204 

202

199 

230

239

224

210

*346

475

382

298 

245

9,439

315

0.505

0.56

July

215

210

199

188

185

185

188 

199

199

239

245

1,080

2,640

2,600

1,560

1,060

874

710

590 

520

448 

430

858

*836

665

1,030

786

620

498 

410

343

20,808

671

1.08

1.24

Aug.

312

346

595

565

502

402

326 

280

259

239

242

488

824

1.270

731

520

414

346

298 

259

242 

218

207

202

199

218

*248

212

193 

178

167

11,502

371

0.595

0.69

Sept.

158

144

138

135

129

127

127 

119

114

114

114

117

119

117

117

116

129

140

*153 

162

1,310 

940

758

475

343

262

224

199

185 

180

7,465

249

0.399

0.44

Mean 1,701 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.00

Water year 1957-58: Max 30,000 Min 114 Mean 1,535 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.41

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (11 a.m.) 33.000 cfs (27.20 ft)} Dec. 8 (8 a.m.) 13,300 

efs (16.06 ft); Dec. 20 (12 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (14.88 ft)._________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4225. Caney Pork near Rock Island, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'26", long 85°37 1 44", on right bank 180 ft downstream from powerhouse 

of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of Collins 

River, 1 mile northwest of Rook Island, Warren County, 64 miles upstream from Center 

Hill Dam, and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area.--1,640 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--November 1911 to April 1913, July 1913 to May 1914, August 1914 to 

September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 14, 1911, to Mar. 30, 1924, at sites from half a mile upstream to 100 ft 

downstream from powerplant at various daturns. Apr. 12, 1925, to Sept. 9, 1930, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--44 years (1914-58), 3,212 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 23.70 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, -0.88 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 15, 16. 

1911-58: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 40.6 ft, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 25 cfs several days in August to October 1951.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1929, reached a stage about 10 ft higher than that of March 1902 

at a point 8 miles downstream, from profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Great Palls Lake beginning Dec. 8, 1916 (see 

P. 67 ) 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1934, 1937.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-0.9 

-.5 

0.0 133

.5 225

1.0 338

2.0 654

3.0 1,170

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

18.0

23.0

2,610 

4,500 

9,180 

17,200 

37,OOO 

70,000

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

823

1,370

1,460

1,580

1,830

1,860

1,890 i,eao

2,300

3,060

2,460

880

47

1,490

1,380

2,450

1,580

259

47

48

574

748

1,040

704

1,720

47 

47

1,170

1,840

2,020

1,780

40,384

1,303

Nov.

2.O5O

48

48

844

1,050

1,320

1,490

2,190

64

48

1,160

1,210

2,590

3,220

3,300

16,100

25,700

54 , 500

63,200

28,700

13 , 400

*7,230

6,790

6,860

8,400

11,800 

8,140

6,430

4,840

4,520

287,242

9,575

Calendar year 1957: :

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

4,020

3,670

3,430

3,400

3,400

3,380

12,800

29.3OO

16,500

9,350

7,140

4,910

4,210

3,880

3,650

3,550

4,570

4,270

4,370

19,200

21,600

11,400

7,030

5,540

4,930

4,810 

5,110

4,760

3,880

3,550

3,450

225,060

7,260

Jan.

3,450

3,450

3,440

3,420

3,4OO

3,370

3,360

3,360

3,330

3,280

3,260

2,730

2,670

2,540

3,180

3,180

*3,180

44

44

3,060

2,820

2,300

2,920

3,070

3,260

5,170 

5,630

5,170

4,310

3,750

3,520

99,668

3,215

Feb.

3,440

3,510

3,430

3,370

3,370

4,780

13, 800

9 930

6*720

4,960

4,280

3,890

3,520

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,390

3,380

3,360

3,330

3,290

3,260

3,220

3,200

3,170

2,480 

2,750

3,190

-

117,220

4,186

Mar.

3,240

3,270

3,270

3,290

3,260

3,240

3,240

2,000

48

2,030

2,990

3,340

3,350

3,350

3,360

3,360

3,370

3,380

3,420

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

5,520

7,450 

6,630

*4,900

4,650

4,210

4,050

111,718

3,604

Apr.

3,850

3,610

3,530

3,520

3,500

3,460

37500

3,520

3,520

4,140

7,430

5,250

5,290

3,720

3,760

3,710

3,520

3,490

3,500

3,480

4,020

9,180

7,010

6,120

22,100

19,100 

17,700

17,400

16,100

20,200

218,230

7,274

May

12,600

8,520

7,660

5,970

8,220

12,700

16,000

14.6OO

9,030

10,900

10,200

9,840

8,930

7,210

4,790

*4,020

3,660

3,360

3,220

3,220

3,180

3,130

3,080

3,040

3,060

3,060 

3,080

3,050

3,020

2,990

2,960

198,300

6,397

June

48

998

1,820

1,240

1,220

1,180

44

43

1,070

990

1,290

1,140

928

45

44

954

990

926

736

526

44

44

631

842

829

1,390 

1,130

45

45

45

21,277

709

July

238

44

44

43

43

44

486

580

699

642

599

2,190

2,060

2,020

3,090

3,020

3,050

2,870

1,700

46

820

965

*915

1,400

1,670

47 

47

1,180

1,470

414

611

33,047

1,066

Aug.

486

50

50

615

1,120

1,250

1,380

1,180

49

49

772

517

736

1,410

1.850

1,680

50

892

947

822

892

772

50

50

1,290

1,280 

1,260

1,310

1,340

48

47_

24, 244

782

Sept.

47

47

47

1,370

1,290

998

904

46

45

45

45

47

40

40

39_

39

41

40

*40

323

1,790

1,920

1,170

420

786

603 

46

46

538

1,170

14,022

467

Observed Adjustedt

lax 66,300 Mm 39 (Jean 4,285 (Jean 4,299 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.58

lax 63,200 Min 39 Mean 3,809 Mean 3,815 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Great Falls Lake.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 41

4245. Caney Pork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term.

Location. Lat 36°06'10", long 85°50'40", on left bank 1.1 miles downstream from Center 

Hill Dam, 2 miles south of Lancaster, Smith County, 4.7 miles upstream from Indian 

Creek, 10 miles north of Smithville, and at mile 25.5.

Drainage area.--2,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1958 (discontinued). Published as "near 

Silver Point" October 1922 to June 1948, and as "near Lancaster" May 1944 to September 

1950; records published for both sites May 1944 to June 1948. Prior to December 1922, 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 23, 1922, to July 28, 1926, staff gage and 

July 29, 1926, to Feb. 3, 1939, water-stage recorder, at site 19.4 miles upstream at 

datum 30.60 ft higher. Feb. 4, 1939, to June 17, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 

16.1 miles upstream at datum 27.44 ft higher. May 27, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950. waterstage recorder at site 7.7 miles downstream at datum 6.62 ft lower.

Average discharge.--36 years, 3,807 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 25.47 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 20, 21; minimum gage height, 5.01 ft Aug. 19, 20, 21-.

1922-58: Maximum discharge, 178,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929, from rating curve extended 

above 94,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 

60.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Oct. 1-18, 20-22, 1950.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929, which at present site was about 61 ft, 

from flood profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake and by Center Hill Reservoir beginning Nov. 27, 1948 (see p. 67).

Cooperation. Record of outflow from Center Hill Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1923-30, 1935-37. WSP 1276: 1932-33, 1939, 1951. 

WSP 1306:1923-39 (monthly and yearly runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 19, Dec. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

48

58

78

155

325

590

8.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

26.0

1,330

3,100

8,350

14,400

22,700

5.0

5.4

56

6.0

7.0

8.0

Note.--Same as preceding table above 

8.0

200

SOO

1,330

ng 

ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Oct.

1,540

1,580

1,340

1,600

1,280

790

1,100

1,020

1,620

1,910

1,590

836

784

4,790

4,530

5,800

4,780

5,120

4,380

129

4,200

8,O60

6,550

2,520

2,350

60

2,220

3,840

3,160

3,340

56

82,875

2,673

Nov.

186

50

252

403

4,440

*4,260

3,720

1,980

274

50

4,200

2,620

3,200

317

1,280

53

154

7,890

16,800

21,600

21,500

20,800

20,600

20,500

19,OOO

19,500

17,400

15,200

13,700

13,000

254,929

8,498

Calendar year 1957: '. Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

13,000

13,000

12,900

12 , 900

12 , 900

12,800

13,400

15.500

13,200

13,000

13,000

12 , 900

*12,800

12 , 900

12,100

11,100

11,900

12,700

12,600

13,100

12,800

12,800

12 , 700

12,400

12,400

12,600

12 , 700

12,600

12,600

12 , 500

12,400

394,200

12,720

Jan.

12,400

12,500

12 3OO

10,8OO

12 , 300

12 , 300

12,200

12,000

3,510

3,770

114

67

1,580

3,000

4,880

4,770

5,060

5,380

a5 , 300

6,030

6,300

6,920

5,940

4,320

645

87

3,670

8,680

11,900

12,000

8,620

209,343

6,753

Feb.

2,990

242

2,480

3,840

696

2,780

4,740

5,060

2,380

5,630

4,240

5,920

7,850

8,810

8,580

6,840

6,040

5,090

3,310

872

1,660

1,560

71

2,380

1,020

274

251

273

-

95,879

3,424

Mar.

224

72

1,030

1,960

5,860

4,230

4,160

609

89

84

79

77

585

*80

77

77

1,920

1,540

2,360

2,040

2,040

2,000

77

1,020

5,780

8.980

8,380

7,100

266

81

5,180

68,057

2,195

Apr.

7,500

8,920

7,340

5,320

142

106

3,860

3,020

4,600

5,020

100

5,610

7,410

8,510

7, 500

6,830

3,210

3,020

2,960

5,770

c5,600

4,4OO

*5,060

7,800

9,OOO

12,200

12,100

13,000

15.200

13,200

192,308

6,410

May

13,200

13,200

12 , 100

13,000

13,100

13,100

15.500

13,200

13,200

13,100

13,200

13,200

13,200

13, SOO

13,100

13,000

12 , 900

10,200

7,880

7,220

5,260

4,080

4,480

4,120

4,700

4,250

2,640

970

136

69

68

279,373

9,012

June

68

3,460

4,280

3,980

5,780

6,520

1,240

584

1,780

1,920

*1,930

2,360

3,200

280

5£

1,710

2,560

1,480

1,620

1,590

1,910

71

830

72

3,310

1,360

1,360

180

68

808

56,370

1,879

July

960

958

3,000

72

425

68

3,860

1,180

1,200

3,280

3,340

2,040

98

3,280

1,620

1,910

2,010

3,100

5,180

3,140

2,880

1,960

1,240

925

4,730

3,380

1,940

5,180

6.560

4,260

4,120

77,896

2,513

Aug.

3,130

758

722

1,640

5,260

2,720

2,250

1,780

300

67

980

1,020

69

174

344

182

66

1,220

60

142

alOO

a200

a!2o

a40o

a350

a950

al,450

al,850

a2,250

al,750

a6O

32,364

1,044

Sept.

a650

a2 , 60O

a4,000

a5,900

a5,800

a4,300

a60

al,650

a450

a550

a60

*a200

65

117

68

1.48

79

304

242

151

863

1,850

2,130

3,830

5,680

7,420

1,400

1,120

1,400

2,390

55,477

1,849

Observed Adjustedt

tax 30,000 Min 42 Mean 5,428 Mean 5,574 cfsm 2.53 In. 34.39

tax 21,600 Min 50 Mean 4,929 Mean 4,941 cfsm C.25 in. 30.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Great Palls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and computed outflow from 

Center Hill Reservoir.

c Backwater from local inflow.
42 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4250. Cumberland River at Carthage, Term.

Location. Lat 36°14'42", long 85°57'15", on left pier of Cordell Hull Bridge on State

 Highway 25, at Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney Fork and at 

mile 308.2.

Drainage area.--10,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this

 vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage record

~1929, supplementary ad . , ,

gages at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. May 12 to July 17, 1936, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

15.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 36 years, 17,180 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,200 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 25.50 ft); minimum daily, 3,240 cfs Nov. 3; minimum gage height, 5.85 ft Aug. 18.

1922-58: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height, 59.8 ft 

Dec. 30, 1926; minimum dally discharge, 366 cfs Oct. 29, 1940. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1793, that of Dec. 30, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those computed from Telemark gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, 

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, and Center Hill Reservoir (see p. 67).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-39. WSP1276: 1927, 1929(M) , 1937(M) .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Oct.

6.900

9,300

8,620

11.6CO

11,900

8,810 

8,400

10,900

12,800

12,900

11,700

11,900

10,200

10,400 

14,700

16,900

14,100

11,700

13,000

9,760

8,620

17,100

25,900

15 900

*10|400

8,070

8,420

13,200

17,900 

24,600

20,400

397,000

12,810

Nov.

8,560

3,700

3.240

5,920

9,750

*12,400 

15,700

15,700

15,900

10,600

10,400

13,100

16,000

14,300 

12,300

9,740

15,100

*40,300

*52 . 100

*44,900

*37,200

*33,500

43,600

45,400

45,900

48,700

47,100

44,500

40,900 

35,400

751,910

25,060

Calendar year 1957: I

Water year 1957-58s I

Dec.

34,000

31,900

29,000

30,700

g31,200

g29,400 

g38,500

g52, 800

g40,700

g33 , 400

g34,700

g33,300

*g31,200

29,800 

28,700

25.000

32! 500

32,900

42,300

49,000

39,300

30,000

29,900

33,200

34,300

40,000

43,000

41,000 

40,500

39,500

«.,090.4

35,170

Jan.

39,200

39,300

38,900

37,500

38,800

38,500 

37,500

*36,600

34,800

32,800

30,900

24,800

24,600

30,600 

33,100

34,100

31,700

29,500

29,500

27,500

28,800

31,600

33 , 400

38,800

50.100

35,100

21,300

20.900

38^200

34,700

*1,040.1

33,550

Feb.

32 , 2QO

30,500

26,000

*26,900

25,800

25,400 

32,100

33,000

28,600

24,400

26,500

25,400

27,600

31,200 

34,500

56.400

34,700

33, 500

32,000

26,800

17,800

14,100

11,600

11,400

9,350

7.090

9,030

8,750

-

682,620

24,380

Mar.

7,500

4,600

3,820

5 . 800

*5,480

6,360 

6,180

5,150

5,300

8,640

10, 700

9,940

7,850

*9,240 

8,410

5,880

6,930

10,600

12,100

11,200

10,700

10,600

9,180

8,160

11,200

21,600

23,500

24.400

12^000

12,700

312,220

10,070

Apr.

18,500

28,100

27,300

25,300

18,800

17,500 

16,500

14.500

17,500

24,500

31,800

28,100

27,200

23,400 

24,600

30,100

28,500

26,000

25,500

24,300

28,400

27,100

*27,100

35,800

45,500

53,200

55,400

58,700

61 . 200

927,200

30,910

May

51 . 800

49,100

47,400

46,100

46,500

49,100 

51,100

50,400

48,100

47,600

48,500

48,700

47,400

45,800 

45,000

44,300

43,200

40,000

38,300

37,800

35,800

33,500

32,500

32,200

33,200

33,700

*31,600

29,900

27.000 

27,000

27,100

$1,269.7

40, 960

June

2 7 . 400

27, OOO

23,000

19,600

17,700

18,400 

20,300

14,200

9,610

7,160

*10,400

10,800

9,490

8,330 

9,900

7,080

5,520

7,000

10,700

9,420

9,180

7,740

5,940

5.120

6,460

10,500

8,810

8,060

6,430 

5,560

346,610

11,550'

July

6,700

*7,.140

8,960

9,730

7,690

5.370 

5,980

6,780

7,750

7,250

9,380

11,600

11,000

8,510 

9,940

14,600

18,000

16,900

19,600

21,700

18,900

12,500

11,000

11,900

11,900

14,600

12,800

12,300

16,100 

25.500

21.600"

381,680

12,310

Aug.

19,400

15,000

11,400

10,800

12,500

18,300 

18,400

19.500

16,700

11,400

6,270

8,170

11,800

8,550 

*6,660

5,800

4,490

4.000

5,250

6,170

8,630

8,340

7,070

8,180

8,210

8,380

8,750

8,400

9,260 

11,000

10, 700

317,480

10,240

Sept.

7,400

6,380

6,490

10,300

19,100

19,000 

15,400

9,620

6,670

5,810

7,940

*5,530

3,650

5.290 

4,540

3,580

7,810

6,360

5,640

10,000

24.000

11,300

9,980

12,900

19,500

23,100

23,800

16,500

10,600 

11,500

 -

327,690

10,920

Observed Adjustedt

tex 89,400 Win 2,700 Mean 22,350 Mean 23,740 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.12

fax 61,200 Mln 3,240 Mean 21,490 Mean 21,520 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.29

t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, and 

Center Hill Reservoir.

* Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-or twice-daily Telemark gage readings, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Note. No gage-height record at base gage Dec. 27-29, Apr. 26, 27, June 2, 3, and at auxiliary 

gage Feb. 18, 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Cumberland River 

at Cellna and Caney Pork below Center Hill Dam near Lancaster.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 43

4255. Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.

Location. Lat 36°10'50", long 86°14'35", on downstream end of middle pier of bridge on 

Eastover Road, half a mile downstream from Black Branch, and 3-J miles southeast of 

Lebanon, Wilson County.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 556.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of

TT929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow many days in 1956 and 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 18 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.8

4.8

10

16

24

33

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

86

172

380

855

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.04

.3

1.5

3.4

7.5

13

0.9 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

160

336

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.7

4.0

3.6

"72 259

37

27

19

14

10

7.6

5.7

4.4

3.6

*2.7

3.3

67

28

18

12

8.1

6.2

199

216

68

40

30

24

19

19

18

1,250.9

40.4

1.19

1.37

Nov.

16

14

36

26

20

17

14

268

100

51

37

29

27

182

79

421

714

966

*?9%

98

63

49

46

43

108

60

45

209

131

70

4,235

141

4.15

4.63

Dec.

52

40

34

29

24

22

886 262"

98

67

49

35

30

27

25

*63

95

60

123

801

122

73

56

44

48

160

60

50

43

35

34

3,547

114

3.35

3.88

Jan.

44

33

29

26

22

21

a!7

a!5

*13

13

13

12

39

57

38

31

27

24

21

20

31

32

28

584

2~0lf

96

66

50

43

36

33

1,720

55.5

1.63

1.88

Feb.

36

33

31

*30

36

80

205 ~85

59

46

38

33

28

24

24

23

a!9

a!6

a!6

al±

a!4

a!7

al6

15

15

15

60

45

-

1,073

38.3

1.13

1.17

Mar.

32

28

24

22

20

19

127

131

186

98

70

56

78

69

57

49

90

~96 244

69

57

48

63

*179

177

110

83

66

56

6 1

61

2,522

81.4

2.39

2.76

Apr.

53

48

45

43

118

621

94

66

53

868

170

89

66

53

*80

60

49

41

37

75

686

147

85

216

442

397

938

317

321

127

6,405

214

6.29

7.01

May

83

64

50

139

158

328

*333 TT2~

77

271

195

108

67

50

40

32

27

21

19

18

14

12

10

9.5

15

12

alO

a7

a6

a5

a4

2,296.5

74.1

2.18

2.51

June

a3.5

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a3.5

a5

a3.5

a2.5

37

*11

a6

a4

*2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

52~9.2

4.7

2.9

2.0

165.5

5.52

0.162

0.18

July

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

-il

.3

.3

*.7

1.9

.7

.4

278

25

15

6.5

6.2

64

31

9.5

111

38

200

211

68

34

21

12

8.4

7.0

5.6

27

1,186.3

38.3

1.13

1.30

Aug.

7.5

12

9.7

5.6

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.2

4.1

2.9

a2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

*.9

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

72

2.9

293 ~39"

12

6.5

3.9

2.7

2.0

1.5

426.4

13.8

0.406

0.47

Sept.

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a^i

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

200

707 ~54

*26

12

8.4

6.5

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.3

1,033.0

34.4

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1957; Max 1,710 Mln 0 Mean 77.0 Cfsm 2. 26 In. 30.75

Water year 1957-58: Max 966 Mln 0.1 Mean 70.9 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Nov. 17 (7 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (7.75 ft); Dec. 20 (4 a.m.) 2,740 cfs 

(6.17 ft); Apr. 6 (2 a.m.) 3,430 cfs (7.03 ft): Apr. 10 (8 a.m.) 3.160 cfs (6.71 ft); Apr. 27 

(8 p.m.) 4,460 ofs (8.06 ft); Sept. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,610 cfs (7.25 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Bradley

Creek at Lascassas.
44 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4260. Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°22'14", long 86°37'00", on left downstream wingwall of abutment on Long 

Hollow Pike Bridge, at Shackle Island, 2 miles downstream from Hogan Branch and 

4.5 miles north of Hendersonville, Sumner County.

Drainage area.--19.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 503.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 14-16 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1957; minimum, 0.02 cfs many days In 

September 1955 and Sept. 8, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Sept. 12, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. --One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.3

1.8

5.2

10

17

26

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

18

65

104

231

391

607

1,300

Nov. 19 to Feb. 6

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

9.8

26

51

104

2.5 231

3.0 391

3.3 620

3.5 698

Feb.

1.03

1.07

1.1

1.2

1.3

. 7 to

0.3

.6

1.2

3.8

8.5

Sept.

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.7

30

25

55

90

175

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

1.6

3.6

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

*2.6

20

8.1

5.2

3.6

3.0

2.4

29

£2 

16

11

9 2

7 6

6 6 

6 2

6 2

191.2

6.17

0.321

0.37

Nov.

5.2

9.5

26

14

11

9.2

8.6

90

44

26

19

15

30

247

67

43

564

1.280

314

*94

54

38

32

26 

24

21

18

51

69 

47

3,296.5

110

5.73

6.39

Dec.

34

32

24

21

12

17

548

204

83

58

42

*31

25

23

20

22

35

35

98

426

110

64

48

38

55

102

64

52

41 

33

30

2,432

78.5

4.O9

4.71

Jan.

24

21

19

17

16

16

16

13

12

12

12

11

29

35

30

24

21

19

17

17

34

34

30

383 

156

83

*55

42

34

30

33

1,295

41.8

2.18

2.51

Feb.

46

39

34

30

33

53

62

48

38

32

27

23

19

18

18

14

10

TT

10

*10

10

12

11

12 

12

12

45

35

-

724

25.9

1.35

1.40

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,280 Min 0.1

Mar.

27

23

21

18

17

16

34

53

113

70

47

37

51

45

39

33

38

62

49

*39

36

31

40

204

170

88

58

43

37

37

1,614

52.1

2.71

3.13

Apr.

32

30

28

27

62

138

60

42

37

*219

102

60

44

38

58

53

43

38

34

37

42

36

*30

27 

39

53

105

118

159 

100

1,891

63.0

3.28

3.66

May

65

50

40

41

257

258

140

77

54

54

64

49

38

29

24

20

18

14

14

12

*10

*8.5

7.1

6.5 

33

15

11

8.5

7.1 

6.0

 5 ' 2

1,435.9

46.3

2.41

2.78

June

7.9

11

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

*1.2 

1.0

3.2

2.5

1.7

1.2 

1.0

99.1

3.30

0.172

0.19

July

^ff

1.0

1.4

10

15

10

6.0

4.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

4.4

3.8

2.8

18

11

5.6

4.4

7.1

88

45

34

21 

78

49

23

15

12 

8. 5

*9.1

499.0

16.1

0.839

0.97

Aug.

26

21

14

1O

7.1

5.2

4.8

3.8

3.3

3.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

88 

14

6.5

4.4

3.5

*3.0 

2.5

2.0

250.7

8.09

0.421

0.49

Sept.

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.6

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

1.2

1.4

1.2

.8

JJO

15

6.0

4.1

3.3 

2.8

*2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4 

1.4

75.5

2.52

0.131

0.15

Mean 45.5 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.20

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,280 Min 0.3 Mean 37.8 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Nov. 18 (11 a.m.) 3,370 cfs (10.56 ft); Dec. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 1,020

cfs (5.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 45

4265. Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Tenn. 

(Formerly published as Cumberland River at dam 3, near Old Hickory)

Location. Lat 36 0 15'39", long 86°40'30", on downstream end of left pier of bridge on 

State Highway 45, 1.5 miles west of Old Hickory, Davidson County, 2,1 miles east of 

Madison, 3.3 miles downstream from Mansker Creek, 4.1 miles downstream from Old Hickory 

Dam, and at mile 212.1. Prior to June 30, 1953, at site 6.2 miles upstream.

Drainage area.--11.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1942, October 1947 to September 1958. Prior 

to July 1953, published as "at dam 3, near Old Hickory."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1933, and July 1, 1953, to June 10, 1954, stsTff gage at site 

6.1 miles upstream, read twice daily; Nov. 16, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1942, and Oct. 1, 

1947, to June 30, 1953, wsfter-stage recorder at site 6.2 miles upstream; both gages 

at datum 10.67 ft higher. June 11, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1956, headwater and tailwater 

gages at Old Hickory Dam, read four or more times daily. Since Apr. 1, 1957, auxiliary long-distance water-stage recorder in Old Hickory powerhouse connected to well on 

downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Old Hickory Dam; Oct. 1, 1956, to Mar. 31, 

1957, auxiliary staff gage on lower lock wall, read four times daily.

Average discharge.--22 years, 18,390 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1953-58 are contained in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958

Maximum

Date

Feb. 22 1953 

Jan. 22 1954 

Mar. 23 1955 

Feb. 19 1956 

Jan. 31 1957 

Nov. 18 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

55,700 

68,700 

105,000 

94,000 

99,200 

85,200

Gage height 

(feet)

20.53 

$27.13

tt40.37 

32.46

Minimum daily

Date

July 16, 1953 

June 11, 1954 

Oct. 7, 1954 

Jan. 20-23, 1956 

Oct. 26, 1956 

Nov. 3, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

tl.080 

700 

690 

1,100 

1,600 

200

t Minimum observed.

t Occurred Jan. 23, 1954.

tt Occurred Jan. 30, 1957.

1931-42, 1947-58; Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 47.40 ft Jan. 29, 1937 (site and datum then in use); minimum daily discharge, 

86 cfs Aug. 15, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 57.4 ft Dec. 31, 1926, present site and datum, from profile by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 200,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records good prior to June 11, 1954, and after Sept. 30, 1957, and fair June 11, 

195.4 , to Sept. 30, 1957, except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Discharge figures prior to June 11, 1954, include 50 cfs diverted from dam 3 

pool and returned to stream below the dam. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, Dale 

Hollow Reservoir. Great Falls Lake, and Center Hill Reservoir, and by Old Hickory Lake 

after June 1954 (see p. 67).

Coope

orps

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1932-40. WSP 1113: 1940(m).

Note.--Records for Oct. 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953, previously published in WSP 1276 are 

republished herewith.
46 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

4265. Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Tenn. Continued

DlscharKe, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,140

1.600

1,920

2,390

2,420

2,210

2,060

2,040

1,870

2,370

2,630

2,630

2,390

2,270

*2,240

1,850 

2,500

2,570

2,370

2,090

1,920

2,210

1,900

2,260

2,500

2.680

2,260

2,060

2,210

1 , 87C

2,060

68,490

2,209

Nov.

2,440

2,680

2,520

2,290

2,210

1.680

1,800

2,470

2,390

2,500

2,550

2,490

2,310

2,520

2,620

2,490 

2,410

2,280

2,230

1,980

2,210

5.910

3,460

2,620

2,500

2,390

1,910

2,030

2,260

2,410

72,560

2,419

Calendar year 1952: 1

Water year 1952-53: I

Dec.

1.590

2,810

5,310

8,630

11,800

12,200

9,790

7,270

6,530

6,500

9,260

12,100

15,300

16,100

16,100

17,500 

22,600

25.900

22,300

19,000

12,200

9,500

11,300

14,800

19,600

14,500

10,500

6,900

8,290

10,900

14,900

579,850

12,250

Jan,

23,200

18,500

15,100

8.520

9,630

12,900

15,800

21,500

20,900

51,900

29,800

22,000

20,100

18,800

18,500

13,600 

15,500

20,500

22,000

16,600

20,600

*27,200

25,900

56,400

58.200

50,500

22,700

18,500

20,200

2? KOO

19^800

652,950

21,060

Feb.

20,000

15,600

15,900

14,100

17,200

18,700

23,500

20,500

14,000

11.100

13,500

34,700

40,500

34,000

30,000

25,200 

21,500

23,200

27,900

27,900

51,600

52.700

40,500

30,100

28,500

28,300

26,400

24,400

_

728,900

26,050

Mar.

22,300

25,500

56,200

55.900

*50,200

41,100

31,200

25,500

24,400

21,000

19,200

18,900

14,200

11.400

11,500

12,500 

18,200

27,200

33,100

32,800

25,900

20,600

23,500

25,200

50,500

35,200

54,400

55,400

51,500

24,900

25,900

857,100

27,000

Apr,

26,800

25,400

24,900

26,900

26,100

26,500

29,400

29,400

27,400

26,000

26,600

26,700

50,000

52.200

51,800

50,800 

28,500

29,500

26,800

22,000

22,900

24,100

26,100

18,500

15,700

12,200

12,400

16,100

19,200

50,500

746,600

24,890

May

28,000

21,000

11,600

7,550

8,850

7,680

*7,870

8,020

8,980

6,790

4.190

7,090

9,960

8,560

10,800

15,600 

29,000

25,900

35,500

44.800

36,100

25,000

18,600

23,800

28,800

31,800

30,000

27,800

27,800

26 , 100

23 , 800

606,920

19,580

June

19,500

17,900

24,000

27,800

30,500

52,700

30,800

24,000

22,000

24,600

28,200

27,000

24,800

24,100

21,200

24,500 

22,700

21,500

21,900

19,500

16,200

17,300

14,100

12,500

15,200

17,700

18,500

18,600

11,600

4.820

635,520

21,180

July

3,770

6,880

8,950

15 . 100

10,200

6,520

6,880

8,950

9,550

8,180

7,990

4,720

2,650

2,120

1,420

1.190

4,550

7,620

6,690

6,500

6,520

5,780

11,000

11,400

8,180

8,180

7,450

5,770

5,470

6,520

14,800

216,660

6,989

Aug.

15,600

IS, 000

8,560

5,600

11,000

17,500

19,700

20.600

15,600

8,570

6,690

5,780

8,560

8,180

10,600

12,500 

12,800

10,400

7,240

10,200

9,150

7,800

8,370

7,240

7,240

8,180

6,690

5,240

3,620

5.520

5,620

296,950

9,579

Sept.

5,420

5,960

6,140

10,400

8,560

8,180

5,780

4,250

2,900

1,990

5,770

5,520

5,620

4,250

4,550

2,900 

2,120

5,920

4,550

5,180

2,650

2,500

2,500

1.880

2,240

5,050

2,900

2,240

2,500

2,120

120,260

4,009

Observed Adjustedt

lax 85,500 Min 1,570 Mean 20,510 Mean 15,900 Cfsm 1.56 In. 18.50

lax 55,900 Mln 1,190 Mean 14,690 Mean 15,010 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, and 

Center Hill Reservoir.

Hote. Discharge for periods Oct. 22 to Dec. 8, Dec. 25-51, Jan. 5-8, 11-18, 21, Jan. 24 to 

Mar. 2, Mar. 4, July 1 to Sept. 50 computed from twice-daily (4 times daily in October) upper lock 5 

staff-gage readings (furnished by Corps of Engineers) and recorded range in stage when available.

Discharge, in cubic feet I

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,530

1,550

1,550

1,420

1,420

1,550

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,880

5,770

6.140

4,720

5,770

2,630

2,240

1,990

1,880

1,420

985

798

1,080

1,300

1,530

2,240

2,760

2,900

4,890

5,240

73,073

2,357

Nov.

4,080

3,050

5,320

3,320

3,320

4,550

4,550

5,240

5,240

7.620

5,420

6,140

7,240

5,420

3,470

3,470

4,080

4,250

3,180

4,230

3,050

2,760

2,120

1.420 

1,420

2,120

5,770

4,590

5,060

6,140

123,380

4,113

Dec.

7,430

7,430

11,200

10,600

8,950

6,500

5,620

2.900

3,180

3,180

7,800

5,240

3,920

3,770

3,320

4,720

7,990

13,600

23,800

24.100

15,600

11,900

8,370

12,300 

12,500

11,400

5,960

3,030

6,500

13,400

12 , 800

277,010

8,936

Jan.

14,100

13,400

18,900

16,200

16,400

16,400

22,000

22,900

19,400

15,200

15,000

12 , 100

11.000

17,800

23,400

50,000

43,400

20,000

14,200

19,200

59,000

67.600

65,600

54,100 

38,900

32,000

37,500

35,600

32,400

30,000

28,500

878,200

28,330

ser second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Feb.

24.400

19,400

18,900

18,000

17,800

20,900

18,600

13,000

15,000

17,800

18,600

15,400

11,000

18,000

12,100

9,560

20,000

18,900

17,800

22,600

17,500

14,100

11,900

12,800 

12 , 800

11,400

9.150

12,300

_

- .

445,710

15,920

Mar.

19,400

20,300

19,400

19,400

25,200

24,600

24,100

22,500

23,500

21,800

18,500

15,900

9,350

5.960

10,600

11,200

17,000

20,600

19,700

17,000

12 , 800

10,800

12,500

33,200 

44.800

36,100

24,500

14,400

10,800

7,620

8,950

580,080

18,710

Apr.

7,430

7,240

5.600

9,350

10,400

9,960

9,760

9,560

10,600

10,400

9,760

11,000

12,300

14,100

14,800

55,000

56.100

48,400

28,200

20,000

15,400

15 , 100

17,500

17,000 

24,100

25,200

25,800

20,300

23,200

22,900

542,460

18,080

May

15,900

11,000

11,400

13,900

20,000

20,600

19,400

21,800

21,800

21,800

25.800

23,800

22,000

22,300

22,500

20,500

14,800

10,400

9,150

11,400

15,400

17,800

16,200

7.620 

10,200

11,400

17,200

17,500

16,700

13,200

8,560

511,630

16,500

June

6,880

8,950

16.400

14,100

11,200

7,990

5,060

2,760

1,640

1,190

700

1,810

5,530

4,570

4,390

6,180

13,400

15,400

12,900

11,100

6,070

5,810

6,080

12,000 

10,400

7,000

6,190

4,250

4,810

4,840

217,600

7,253

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 1

Water year 1953-54: 1

July

6,550

4,850

6.820

4,340

3,050

1,650

1.250

1,590

1,830

3,510

2,850

2,840

1,730

1,850

3,200

5,430

4,120

5,550

4,290

5,220

3,160

4,520

6,180

6,310 

6,090

4,570

2,320

1,650

1,800

1,850

3,700

108,430

3,498

Aug.

4,860

5,450

4,440

3,150

5,570

9,720

11.200

6,530

2,680

1.860

6,220

2,460

4,030

4,140

3,270

5,960

6,550

5,460

7,730

7,470

7,190

5,390

3,860

3,730 

4,220

6,820

7,520

7,320

7,630

7,030

5,730

174,790

5,638

Sept.

4,570

4,070

5,940

6,240

6,480

3,890

5,940

4,050

4,340

6,910

11.000

10,500

8,170

7,180

4,630

6,280

9,940

8,050

7,470

6,080

8,670

5,610

4,350

2,100 

2,140

1.000

1,810

1,810

1,570

5,560

164,350

5,478

Adjustedt

tax 53,900 Min 798 Mean 14,560 Mean 14,430 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

tex 67,600 Kin 7OO Mean 11,220 Mean 11,380 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.20

t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 1 to June 10 computed from twice-daily upper lock 3 staff-gage 

readings (furnished by Corps of Engineers).
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4265. Cumberland River below 011 Hickory, Tr-nri. --Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,920

12.700

7,580

4,520

2,450

1,990

690

1,760

1,990

2,380

1,740

1,080

970

1,130

3,710

2,000

1,960

3,380

4,420

4,030

5,880

9,090

9,320

9,370

7,100

5,410

4,290

4,310

5,160

6,960

11,400

145,690

4,700

Nov.

10,500

8,310

10,800

13,800

14,300

13,500

12,100

11,200

10,500

6,890

4,890

4,720

2,870

2,510

2,070

1,690

1.280

1,320

4,130

2,240

2,490

2,660

4,470

8,740

11,800

14,700

17,200

17.400

16,000

16,000

£51,080

8,369

Dec.

15 , 100

23,100

15,900

19,000

25,000

31,900

31,600

25,300

18,700

17,900

21,800

20,800

17,000

13,800

12,800

22,000

24,200

26,800

21,700

13 , 400

8,860

9,540

11,100

10,400

9,010

9,850

2.950

6,040

32,700

40.700

29,400

588,350

18,980

Jan.

20,600

19,000

9,700

6,550

5.940

8,640

9,090

9,370

11,500

14 , 100

14,900

15,400

28,600

33,000

34,400

36,100

32,800

33,100

34,500

34,200

30,500

36,400

59.000

34,500

33,300

33,900

31,200

30,400

31,500

35,700

36,800

784,690

25,310

Feb.

35,900

35,700

35,700

34,900

35,700

56,100

70.400

59,400

40,600

24,900

22,300

29,400

27,800

22,300

26,900

27,100

20,100

24,000

20,000

18.600

21,500

53,200

64,400

53,200

40,200

34,600

32,200

2 9 , 900

-

997,000

35,610

Mar.

33,900

29,900

29,600

19,400

19,400

35,100

37,400

36,700

36,500

36,500

32,500

30,900

30,400

24,900

19,700

30,200

41,500

59,100

69,300

70,700

83 , 600

100.000

98,600

100,000

85,700

71,000

69,000

68,900

68,100

68,000

68,500

H.604 . 8

51,770

Apr.

68.500

67,200

63,100

58,400

55,100

58,000

62,600

61,100

57,500

59,800

60,500

58,500

56,600

56,200

56,000

54 , 900

53 , 100

50,900

48,200

45,100

43,300

40,500

41,200

42,800

42 , 000

41,700

37,600

33.200

39,500

38,500

*1,551.4

51,710

May

29,500

18,800

14,100

12,300

12,400

9,130

10,000

8,300

8,000

7.510

10,600

10,600

13 , 800

9,500

11,200

14,700

14,500

11,400

15,000

16,200

13,700

14,600

9,070

10,900

13,300

24,900

31,000

34,000

34.600

30,700

23, 600

497,910

16,060

June

21,900

17,400

21,200

24,100

21,100

14,600

10,400

8,350

8,990

9,870

31,400

34.500

18,700

9,400

15,300

19,500

12,800

11,200

13,700

16,100

18,000

15,100

14,300

14,100

15,400

10,600

10,200

8,560

7.140

7,790

461,700

15,390

July

7,810

5,580

7,290

8,120

8.720

7,630

8,330

7,870

5,570

5,570

6,000

4,060

2,760

3,720

3,420

5,030

5,690

4,840

3,040

3,610

4,480

4,100

4,200

3,530

2,680

1,960

1,670

3,820

5,970

1,610

i, 590

150,270

4,847

Aug.

1.980

2,110

2,710

2,970

3,920

3,920

5,470

6,820

6,140

2,260

4,300

5,260

5,400

5,600

4,190

5,350

3,320

5,320

6,140

5,560

6,510

6,150

4,200

4,200

7,280

9.500

9,390

7,710

5,450

4,010 

3,910

155,050

5,002

Sept.

6,080

5,840

3,910

3,780

2.920

5,820

6,880

6,350

5,100

4,490

5,660

6,890

5,460

4,390

5,590

6,790

7,090

9,840

8,440

7,370

9,340

12,600

14,100

18,600

19.300

15,700

13,000

9,440

4,300

11,300

246,370

8,212

Observed Adjusted!

Calendar year 1954: I

Water year 1954-55: I

iax 67,600 Hln 690 Mean 12,630 Mean 13,800 Cfarn 1.18 In. 16.01

lax 100,000 Hin 690 Mean 20,370 Mean 20,190 Cfarn 1.73 In. 23.43

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Palls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake. 

* Expressed in thousands.

Discharge

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Oct.

6,330 

7,670 

10,300 

9,720 

2,920

1,500 

1.290 

3,060 

4,940 

3,790

3,390 

3,600 

6,360 

9,420

10,400

11,600 

10,100 

9,050 

10,800 

13,200

12 , 100 

10,400 

8,930 

8,610 

4,160

4,290 

7,060 

8,550 

10,400 

14,000 

15.200

243,140 

7,843

Nov.

11,500 

11,900 

13,300 

13,500 

12,000

11,800 

14,200 

14,200 

14,300 

16,200

14,800 

12,000 

7,630 

5,030 

5,130

4,480 

6,540 

11,600 

17,500 

22jlOO

19,500 

15 , 100 

12,400 

13,000 

8,680

6,340 

5.790 

5,480 

12,800 

17,000

353,800 

11,790

Calendar year 1955: '. 

Water year 1955-56: 1

, in cubic feet i

Dec.

22,800 

21,400 

13,100 

IE , 400 

18,100

15,400 

21,400 

17,700 

12,400 

14,500

20,200 

5,030 

14,400 

20,900 

29,400

28,600 

24,600 

17,700 

5,970 

8,120

6,510 

5,980 

8,340 

3,680 

3,260

2,610 

4,160 

5,440 

4,710 

7,870 

11,700

408,380 

13,170

Jan.

18,700 

18,000 

8,760 

10,300 

9,200

6,310 

4,850 

8,310 

4,050 

5,600

7,270 

9,100 

6,930 

4,040 

2,820

1,220 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,140 

1,640

1,990 

1,670 

2,000 

32,500 

*79.100 

*74,000

327,260 

10,560

aer second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Feb.

*52,900 

38,300 

*47,200 

58,600 

*61,700

*50,000 

*40,300 

*57,500 

39,100 

40,800

46,500 

44,000 

43,200 

40,200 

45,000

46,300 

51,400 

79,800 

*91.600 

*90,400

*65,500 

*71,000 

*67,800 

66,900 

66,000

65,100 

60,400 

53 , 800 

50 , 600

n, en . 7

55,580

Mar.

48,200 

47,100 

46,900 

50,200 

49,800

46,300 

46,000 

54,500 

58, 100 

57,400

53,200 

49,400 

48,400 

59,400 

67,200

67.300 

65,300 

60,300 

55,800 

53,100

50,500 

46,800 

43,200 

39,900 

37 , 600

40,000 

42 , 000 

37,700 

34.100 

34,100 

35,600

*1,525.4 

49,210

Apr.

36,700 

35,500 

39,200 

46,000 

51,500

55,500 

69,800 

70.500

49 ',200

45,900 

42,200 

40,700 

38,900 

35,700

35,000 

41,500 

43,500 

42,700 

43,000

58,800 

39,400 

36,800 

36,000 

35,200

34,800 

*3 1,800 

32,700 

25.500 

27,700

H.,279.8 

42,660

May

27,400 

30,300 

32,600 

52,600 

34,400

27,400 

26,300 

28,600 

31,400 

31,400

31,600 

32,000 

27,100 

15,800 

17,300

13,000 

12,900 

12,500 

12,200 

6,930

*4,610 

6,090 

8,630 

11,600 

13,800

11,700 

7,100 

5,630 

4,550 

3,900 

5,820

565,160 

18,230

June

3,380 

2.960 

2,960 

2,960 

3,320

4,980 

10,200 

12 , 800 

12,300 

12,400

9,840 

7,060 

6,950 

10,700 

12,500

11,200 

6,770 

4,240 

3,500 

7,220

*11,800 

13,000 

11,500 

8,570 

10,600

10,800 

11,300 

12,000 

13,500 

14.200

265,510 

8,850

July

11 , 500 

4,410 

5,940 

6,880 

12,700

13,200 

8,830 

5,890 

15.. 700 

12,500

8,250 

12 , 100 

10,900 

8,550 

4,420

2,860 

2,400 

2,570 

2,920 

2,500

2,080 

2,030 

2,130 

1.900 

1,990

2,260 

2,350 

2,330 

2,200 

2,090 

2,120

176,500 

5,694

Aug.

,650 

,990 

,940 

,580 

,470

,600 

,600 

,840 

4,990 

7,440

8,350 

8,520 

8,010 

6,940 

6,140

8,190 

9,220 

9,250 

9,100 

7,500

4,260 

2.050 

2,150 

3,070 

7,040

11,600 

13.700 

7,450 

8,570 

12,100 

12,500

199,810 

6,445

Sept.

11,500 

8,000 

3,920 

1,810 

1,120

7,680 

13,200 

10,800 

9,330 

7,870

6,910 

9,200 

14,100 

15,200 

.16JLQO

11,700 

3,560 

6,650 

2,070 

2,090

2,210 

9,880 

11,500 

4,510 

1,750

1.120 

1,120 

9,040 

10,700 

10,600

225,240 

7,508

Observed Adjustedt

flax 100,000 Mln 1,290 Mean 20,420 Mean 18,930 Cfam 1.62 In. 21.96 

"lax 91,600 Mln 1,100 Mean 19,620 Mean 20.,230 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

* Expressed in thousands.
48 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4S65. Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Term.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Total 164,180 247,700 745,380 *1,17S *1,72 7.7 tl.143.4 910,000 315,520 244,

rland, Da follow Reser Great Falls Lake,

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake C 

Cent=r Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake. 

t Expressed in thousands.

Note.--No gage height record at base gage Oct. 21-28, Nov. 

Feb. 27, 2.3, Mar. 3 tc Apr. 30; discharge estimated on basis 

Dam and computed outflow frcm Old Hickory Lake.

charge, in cubic feet ]ser second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

-8, Dec. 5, 6, Dec. 21 to Jan. 23, 

f records for station below Cheatha

Day Pet. Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

20,000

14,000

11,000

14,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

17,000

10,000

15,200

6,900

10,200

7,050

7,480

7,690

7,780

4,630

3,250

10,500

5 , 800

5,590

9,100

5,880

11,700

20,500

9,140

7,140

7,370

12,700

6,060

25.600

19,300

9,960

15,000

13,000

Total 377,310 844,700*1,220.5*1,071.5 705,980 375,460 951,500*1,326.1 372,840 385,840 333,520 331,370 

Mean 12,170 28,160 39,370 34,560 25,210 12,110 31,720 42,780 12,450 12,450 10,760 11,050

Calendar year 1957: Max 

Water year 1957-58: Max

Adjustedt

Mean 24,420 Mean 25,840 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97 

Mean 22,750 Mean 22,760 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.40

Min 

Mln

200

200

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake. * Expressed in thousands.

e No outflow from Old Hickory Lake; discharge estimated on basis of 6 lockages plus local inflow.

Note. No gage-height record at base gage Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, Apr. 18 to May 19, July 25 to Aug. 14; 

discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Cheatham Dam and computed outflow from Old 

Hickory Lake.
CUMBERLAND RIVER SIN 49

4270. Bradley Creek at Lascassas , Term.

Location. Lat 35°55'39", long 86^17 ] 25" , on downstream end of county road bridge pier, 

near midstream, 900 ft south of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Jarman Branch, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.0 miles northeast of Murfreesboro.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

192 9.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 0.06 cfs July 5, 6, Sept. 9, ID; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft Sept. 9, 10.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

.9 

1.0

0.01 

.09

4.1

11

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

51

90

170

8ZO 

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

36

120

288

T15

58

35

*21

13 

10

8.5

7.1

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6

20

13 

8.5

7.1

5.8

5.2

68

159

55

35

22

15

13

13

12

1,200.4

38.7

1.02

1.17

Nov.

8.5

7.8

32

14

13

10

*8.5

87

60 

38

28

19

18

160

75

112

1,260

1,400 

404

144

84

60

62

130

342

115

71

95

109

71

5,037.8

168

4.42

4.93

Dec.

53

41

35

29

*19

941

210

125 

77

55

37

31

28

25

80

119

77 

62

484

138

82

58

46

38

75

45

38

32

28

27

3,157

102

2.68

3.09

Jan.

35

27

22

18

16

15

14

11

10 

9.2

9.2

8.5

19

43

31

25

21

17 

15

15

*21

21

18

622

253

108

71

55

43

35

51

1,638.9

52.9

1.39

1.60

Feb.

34

31

28

27

35

446

454

130

75 

53

40

25

21

17

15

13 

13

11

*11

13

12

12

11

11

107

60

-

------

1,759

62.8

I.i35

1.72

Mar.

38

31

24

19

17

15

52

96

103 

75

55

43

55

43

35

58

214 

*90

60

45

37

58

82

257

140

115

77

58

51

51

2,125

68.5

Apr.

45

40

35

35

38

348

69

4C

37 

597

142

77

53

41

*71

53

41

35 

31

31

453

130

77

77

449

286

193

134

346

135

4,145

138

1.80 1 3.63

2.08 4. Ob

May

80

58

43

34

59

181

329

*102

71 

182

341

165

90

58

40

31

24

19 

19

18

15

13

11

8.5

11

15

8.5

7.1

6.4

5.2

4J3

2,049.3

66.1

1.74

2.01

June

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.7

5.8

2.7

1.8

14 

18

4.6

2.7

l!s

1.0

.8

.6

.4

'.5

.3

_2

\Z

.1

.1

13

4.6

1.5

.4

.2

91.3

3.04

0.080

0.09

July

0.1

.1

.09

.07

.07

.06

.09

.1

.1 

.1

.07

.4

.6

.8

1.0

.8

14

3.6 

12

a. 3

257

Ta

15

80

*34

17

7.1

3.6

". 7

2 l'.8. 5

504.95

16.3

0.429

0.49

Aug.

2.7

2.7

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.6 

7.4

16

36

T9

*4.6

1.5

.8

.6

.4

.2

_ 2

.1

1.4

9.9

20

7.1

5.2

3.6

2.7

1.5

1.0

154.1

4.97

0.151

0.15

Sept.

0.6

.4

. 2

,2

.1

.09

.09

.07

.06 

*.07

.1

!4

. 2

.1

.1

31

23 

5.2

540

1.200

110

46

25

13

8.5

6.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

2,OE5. 58

£7.5

1.7&

1.98

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,730 

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,400

Min 0.01 

Min 0.06

Mean 79.3 

Mean 65.4

Cfsm 2.09 

Cfsm 1.72

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (7.95 ft); Sept. 21 (Z a.m.) 

5,750 cfs (8.00 ft).

*" Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4275. East Pork Stones River near Lascassas, Tenn .

Location (revised) . --Lat 35°55'07", long 86°20'0l", at downstream end of right pier of

highway bridge, 2.5 miles southwest of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 3.7 miles downstream from Bradley Creek, 6.0 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, and 15-| miles upstream

from confluence with West Pork. 

Drainage area. --264 sq mi.

Records available . February 1951 to November 1958 (discontinued). 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Corps of Engineers ) . 

Average discharge .--7 years, 431 cfs . 

Extremes . --1957-58 : Maximum discharge during water year, 12,200 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height,

23.42 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.67 ft); minimum daily, 8.1 cfs

Sept. 9, 15.

1958: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 1,480 cfs Nov. 19 (gage

height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, £1,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 34.07 ft); minm, 

1953.

imum, U.

ge 

cfs Oct. 23, 1953 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31,

Remarks . --Records good Frequent diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by small mill

above station. 

Cooperation . --Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

September 1958

Day

1

t

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.

Oct.

160

156

1,550

1,290

905

467

283

*190

140

109

86

71

64

54

54

41

73

87

67

54

49

45

59

836

363

213

158

122

102

89

87

7 , 808

252

0.955

1.10

Nov.

70

71

98

84

71

54

*54

250

416

236

176

141

123

624

572

2,180

4,100

10 , OOP

6, 130

1,380

796

542

515

550

2,130

1,040

691

595

768

542

34,999

1,167

4.42

4.93

Dee.

416

335

283

249

212

*iae

5, 110

2,620

1,160

787

563

408

327

280

247

431

1,020

662

E24

3,250

1,410

822

592

458

377

1,1)50

694

527

413

332

283

26,028

840

3.18

3.67

Jan.

273

232

210

184

168

156

152

145

129

118

113

107

118

346

298

238

206

184

164

150

*158

204

180

2 . 800

2 , 520

I, 040

726

542

434

356

308

12,959

418

1.58

1.83

Feb.

422

386

328

282

300

1,040

2,470

1,050

694

515

407

328

266

224

213

187

al60

al50

al40

a 130

*119

119

129

126

124

122

889

710

-

12,030

430

1.63

1.69

Mar.

443

328

266

217

187

166

178

557

563

611

464

365

398

479

377

317

303

1 , 500

*809

588

458

365

531

380

803

691

739

601

479

416

396

14,565

470

1.78

2.05

Apr.

328

277

243

229

206

1,070

533

365

287

2,370

1,260

755

542

422

494

488

*374

508

269

243

2,460

1,190

761

566

4,040

2 OOO

1 76O

1 310

1 800

1 280

28,250

941

3.56

3.98

May

854

678

539

431

673

1 , 6 40

2,240

1,060

745

838

1 , 300

*902

624

455

345

274

226

189

172

174

142

124

109

99

99

99

84

78

72

66

62

15,593

497

1.88

2.17

June

58

55

55

49

50

47

46

44

65

195

86

62

*51

48

59

59

40

31

32

31

31

41

47

39

2_6

43

142

70

51

41

1,652

55.1

0.2O9

0 . 23

July

39

29

27

29

24

24

25

29

42

35

30

54

146

195

78

158

340

151

80

91

455

166

116

588

*365

290

306

119

78

61

52

4,160

134

0.508

0.59

Aug.

47

40

47

61

48

36

31

29

26

33

85

74

525

*128

75

53

42

35

30

25

29

25

26

52

48

52

56

29

25

21

21

1,814

58.5

0.222

0.26

Sept.

16

20

17

15

15

16

12

8.7

8.1

*11

14

10

11

14

8.1

15

24

162

82

600

5.550

800

362

206

157

101

84

71

61

56

8,486.9

285

1.07

1.20

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,500 Mln 2.6 Mean 554 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.48

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,000 Mln 8.1 Mean 461 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.70

* Discharge measurement made en this day.

a Ilo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for West Pork

near Murfreesboro.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

5O

55

50

44

41

40

Nov.

25

30

40

37

31

29

Day

7

a

9

10

11

12

Oct.

35

*30

29

33

27

52

Nov.

2fl

27

25

22

25

18

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

24

26

20

19

16

19

Nov.

20

21

25

33

40

56

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

20

24

22

17

14

19

Nov.

914

446

-

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Runoff In inches ...................................................................

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs . No peak above base.

Oct.

19

16

18

20

16

14

14

p . 100

0.12

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

4280. West Pork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn.

51

Location. --Lat 35°49'20", long 86°25'03", on downstream end of second pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 0.8 mile downstream from Middle Pork and 2.2 miles 

southwest of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.

Drainage area (revised). 128 sq mi (includes 3 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1958. Prior to June 1932 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.02 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. June 30, 1932, to June 30, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height 15.25 ft)- minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurements at gage heights 21.23 and 22.73 ft; no flow Sept. 18-20, 1954, Aug. 7-10, 

Sept. 4-10, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940, Sept. 8,

Maximum stage known , 25.0 ft in March 1902 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, from report of Tennessee Valley Authority).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some diversion for irrigation.

Cooperation. --Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 783: 1932-34. WSP 1306: 1934(M) , 1937-41(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-17)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, 

May 11 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

2.0

2.5

8.5

13

52

109

3.0

4.0

8.0

195

600

2,800

Nov. 18 to May 10

1.9 52

2.0 64

2.5 154

3.0 286

4.0

8.0

11.0

674

2,800

4,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

68

652

308

245

122

89

*70

56

47

39

33

27

24

22

21

32

58

43

34

29

26

30

461

127

86

67

54

48 

43

43

3,065

98.9

0.773

0.89

Nov.

40

35

33

30

28

26

*24

34

122

81

65

55

50

357

170

1,680

2,310

4,720

2,190

645

414

313

369

355

1,150

493

338

383

418 

289

17,277

576

4.50

5.02

Dec.

223

190

169

148

127

*114

2 970

1 ,120

566

377

283

210

178

167

152

229

218

188

176

1,590

542

348

261

213

186

587

264

216

178 

154

137

12,481

403

3.15

3.63

Jan.

135

114

103

92

86

aBO

3.BO

a75

a70

a65

a60

a55

a55

a!40

alOS

a90

a85

a80

a75

a75

*78

alOO

a80

1,370

768

418

*310

240

198 

176

158

5,616

181

1.41

1.63

Feb.

216

169

150

137

154

215

649

359

261

210

178

150

129

116

114

98

86

80

70

63

*60

68

74

76

74

72

597

267

-

4,892

175

1.37

1.42

Mar.

169

135

114

99

90

84

86

107

127

141

122

108

152

178

146

129

138

832

*583

270

213

176

165

158

229

243

238

203

176 

167

165

5,943

192

1.50

1.73

Apr.

146

133

125

131

118

583

249

181

154

*1,460

591

362

261

208

283

243

186

158

141

131

1,310

538

324

255

2,220

1,160

815

682

959 

538

14,645

488

3.81

4.26

May

362

303

235

200

962

1,400

1,440

*550'

506

645

582

417

204

150

125

109

97

87

83

80

71

65

60

53

56

52

44

41

37 

33

30

9,079

293

2.29

2.64

June

27

25

23

21

19

16

14

13

81

144

52

36

*29

24

19

16

13

11

9.2

8.5,

8.8

96

39

26

21

180

104

65

48 

37

1,225.5

40.8

0.319

0.36

July

29

22

18

14

12

11

9.2

89

56

33

24

736

220

222

103

269

251

111

82

116

132

141

462" 815

429

783

216

131

*104 

85

70

5,795.2

187

1.46

1.68

Aug.

60

88

62

47

39

33

26

22

19

77

44

56

94

*92

45

33

28

21

19

16

15

14

14

14

12

12

13

12

11 

10

9.2

1,057.2

34.1

0.266

0.31

Sept.

8.1

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

*3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

3.5

25

19

323

2,460

270

134

97

77

64

54

44

37 

32

3,702.1

123

0.961

1.08

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,760 

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,720

Mln 0 

Mln 2.5

Mean 248 

Mean 232

Cfsm 1.94 

Cfsm 1.81

In. 26.31 

In. 24.65

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (1 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (15.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for East Fork near Lascassas and Stewart Creek near Smyrna.
s " CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4byu. Stones River near Smyrna, Tenn.

Location, Lat 35°59'59", long S6°27'35", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Jefferson Springs, 1.5 miles (revised) downstream from confluence of East and 

West Forks, 3.5 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, 4.1 miles upstream from 

Palls Creek, and at mile 37.2.

Drainage area.--552 sq mi. 

Records available.--July 1925 tc September 1953.

3 4J 

at same site and datum.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.76 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, tape gage ' .....

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 24.87 ft)- minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 ft, from 

lloodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 36.5 ft, from profile and map prepared by Corps of Engineers- minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 43.4 ft in March 1902.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years ). WSP ri53- 1929(M). WSP953: 1928(M) , 1929, 1934-37 WSP 1276- 

1942. WSP 1436: 1948-49(P), 1950-52, 1953(P ), 1954-55.

133

400

670

1,320

4,800

11,600

Discharge, in ^ubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

In.

Oct.

272

245

1,870

1,900

1,950

894

570

404

309

245

201

165

136

115

*102

95

100

159

174

133

107

90

125

1,450

894

525

388

312

268

242

222

14,662

473

0.857

0.99

Nov.

215

207

192

192

165

168

165

281

900

556

408

327

288

806

*1,380

3,530

5,330

18,100

*13,900

3,870

2 , 180

1,500

1,350

1,320

4,370

2,700

1,710

1,310

2,010

1,430

70,858

2,362

4.28

4.77

Dec .

1,090

882

738

655

561

494

5,120

7.610

*3,240

2,060

1,510

1,090

876

670

792

1,890

1,320

1,070

5,950

3, 600

2,060

1,500

1,150

900

2,300

1,700

1,300

1,000

860

740

55,490

1,790

3.24

3.74

Jan.

700

600

500

450

400

350

320

300

280

270

260

250

270

600

700

500

400

350

330

320

*330

408

396

3,350

6,460

2,680

1,780

1,300

1,020

846

720

27,440

885

1.60

1.85

Feb.

822

804

680

600

575

981

5,340

2,580

l'650

1,200

948

786

655

566

530

480

412

360

330

312

295

295

309

309

*306

298

1,250

1,600

------

25,273

903

1.64

1.70

Mar.

888

660

561

489

436

392

388

786

858

1,060

834

690

670

942

774

665

615

*2 , 700

2,000

1,360

1,060

858

756

822

1,480

1,640

1,510

1,280

1,040

894

846

29,954

966

1.75

2.02

Apr.

744

640

530

552

548

2,110

1,380

900

715

*4,770

3,880

2,060

1,460

1,130

1,160

1,340

995

822

705

650

4,810

3,350

1 , 990

1,470

8,090

4,610

4,760

3,450

3,960

3,390

67,011

2,234

4.05

4.51

May

2,100

1,660

1,330

1,060

1,750

4,270

5,680

2,820

1,940

2,270

3,160

2,440

1,580

1,140

894

738

640

552

507

484

436

*392

353

323

316

292

258

238

216

192

180

40,211

1,297

2.35

2.71

June

171

159

153

142

130

125

115

110

123

344

272

177

*139

120

107

95

38

83

77

75

77

75

136

112

90

145

445

255

165

123

- - -

4,428

148

0.268

0.30

July

102

90

77

69

67

59

59

65

102

110

85

280

538

575

320

195

773

408

248

177

334

652

368

1,660

726

1,660

828

460

*327

250

200

11,864

383

0.694

0.80

Aug.

170

200

180

150

130

110

100

93

93

114

213

204

590

364

255

156

117

102

85

77

73

71

73

107

*123

97

83

81

77

71

67

4,426

143

0.259

0.30

Sept.

65

59

56

54

50

47

42

23

17

*16

16

16

16

14

14

16

30

47

130

516

11,200

2,290

1,010

650

472

364

302

255

207

180

18,174

606

1.10

1.22

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,000 Min 12 Mean 1,227 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.16

Water year 1957-58: Max 18,000 Min 14 Mean 1,013 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.91

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (10:30 a.m.) 21,600 cfs (24.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 23 to Jan. 20, July 30 to Aug. 6; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, recorded range in stage when available, and records for station above Donelson,

East Fork near Lascassas, and West Fork near Murfreesboro. Backwater from aquatic vegetation 

Oct. 1-3, May 1-5, May 8 to July 29, Aug. 7 to Sept. 6, Sept. 18-20, 22-30.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 53

4295. Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term.

Location (revised). Lat 35°59'54", long 86°30'18", on upstream end of right abutment of 

bridge on Fifteenth Avenue, 0.4 mile downstream from Harts Branch, 0.7 mile southwest 

of headquarters at Sewart Air Force Base, 1.3 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford 

County, and 5.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area (revised).--69.7 sq ml (includes 7.6 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--6 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 8,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year 1953-57.

Flood of Feb. 13, 1948, reached about the same stage as that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Occasional regulation 

at low flow caused by small dams above station.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386; 1953-54.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25)

1.5 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

2.1 2.5

7.0 3.0

10 4.0

22 6.0

18 to Sept. 30

81

170

440

1,270

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0.7 

3.0 

4.6 

8.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

75

155

273

434

1,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.3

58

286

108

51

31

*20

14

11

9.1

7.9

6.8

6.0

4.9

4.9

86

25

11

7.9

6.5

5.7

152

408

111

71

50

39

31 

26

22

1,675.5

54.0

0.775

0.89

Nov.

19

16

21

16

14

12

*11

380

170

93

68

53

45

234

144

616

980

1.380

778

349

238

186

169

151

290

193

148

235

318 

184

7,511

250

3.59

4.01

Dec .

139

118

100

86

72

*63

853

546

311

224

171

131

108

94

81

111

186

137

135

995

349

241

175

139

125

399

182

146

123

105

93

6,738

217

3.11

3.60

Jan.

86

74

66

58

51

48

44

37

33

30

27

23

37

74

60

49

43

38

33

31

*66

90

70

1,010

570

302

216

169

141 

121

110

3,807

123

1.76

2.03

Feb.

100

86

76

68

67

94

413

216

161

131

111

96

82

72

68

58

50

43

38

35

*33

33

32

29

28

26

114

108

-

2,468

88.1

1.26

1.32

Mar.

76

67

58

52

46

43

51

135

111

98

87

*78

88

100

88

81

91

308

182

144

121

105

130

226

285

226

177

148

129 

121

113

3,765

121

1.74

2.01

Apr.

100

90

82

76

105

556

177

135

116

*986

413

265

199

161

231

202

153

132

116

111

715

318

209

165

740

490

680

530

710 

392

9,355

312

4.48

4.99

May

268

207

167

144

141

188

221

165

141

193

211

*184

139

118

100

88

75

66

60

56

49

44

39

36

38

35

29

27

23 

22

19

3,293

106

1.52

1.76

June

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.3

12

11

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.0

*5.4

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.8

4.4

3.6

5.5

55

27

16

12 

8.8

323.9

10.8

0.155

0.17

July

6.8

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.6

37

18

8.0

6.0

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.6

14

6.8

172

134

*36

22

13

10

8.8

7.6

6 . 4

564.3

18.2

0.261

0.30

Aug.

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.5

Xl

2.8

2.6

2.3

10

14

4.9

31

60

47

14

10

7.2

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.6

32

*17

9.3

6.0

4.4

3.5

3.0

2 . 4

323.9

10.4

0.149

0.17

Sept.

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

_JL

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

104

1.000

173

126

90

67

55

45

36

30 

26

1,779.0

59.3

0.851

0.95

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,960 Kin 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 1,94 In. 26.33

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,380 Min 0.8 Mean 114 Cfsm i_g4 In - 22.20

Peak discharge (base. 1,£ 

1,820 cfs (7.62 ft).

;fs).--Nov. 17 (8:30 p.m.) 2,430 cfs (9.18 ft); Sept. 21 (6:30 a.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4300. Stones River above Donelson, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°04'23", long 86°33'30", on left bank 0.5 mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 8.8 miles (revised) 

southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area.--834 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1940, published as "near Donelson."

£age.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. January 1939 to September 1940 wire-weight gage at site 10.5 miles downstream 

at datum 18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,394 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 40.93 ft): minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 10.91 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 58.46 ft 

Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 

10.60 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1954, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 cfs), from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow.

Cooperation.--F1ve discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-8, 17-19, 21-23, Feb. 16-18, 

Mar. 4-7, May 19-22, June 27, July 15, 21, July 28 to Aug. 3, 

Aug. 10-16, 24-26, Sept. 24-30; rate of change In stage used 

as a factor Nov. 16-20, Dec. 7-9, 20, 21, Jan. 24, 25, Feb. 7, 

Mar. 18, Apr. 10, 11, 21, 22, 25-30, May 7, Sept. 21, 22)

11.0 30

11.4 77

12.0 185

12.5 300

490

930

2,040

4,750

able feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

308

285

1,260

5.400

3,260

1,530

955

660

478

349

273

229

197

171

*144

136

358

378

307

250

199

163

302

2 , 940

2,030

1,040

700

546

418

346

300

23,912

771

O.924

1.07

Nov.

276

245

294

406

321

260

225

1,700

2,050

1,240

817

*619

514

1,640

2,630

3,700

8,580

22,000

20 , 500

7,050

3,420

2,370

1 , 960

1,920

4,380

4,080

2,580

1,980

3,420

2 , 420

103,597

3,453

4.14

4.62

Dec.

1,800

1,430

1,220

1,060

910

794

7,280

12.600

*5,140

3,240

2 , 380

1,750

1,370

1,200

1,070

1,180

2,940

2,360

2,090

8,180

7,120

3,440

2 , 400

1.820

1,540

3,230

£,750

1,860

1,530

1,260

1,090

88,034

2,840

3.41

3.93

Jan.

1,020

950

808

709

624

57O

534

506

466

439

418

394

430

817

1,060

830

686

598

530

494

*526

736

754

4,190

10,400

4,320

2,830

2,090

1,640

1 , 380

1,190

42,938

1,385

1.66

1.91

Feb.

1,140

1,240

1,050

920

871

1,180

6,820

4,210

2,570

1.890

1,510

1,230

1,030

371

781

714

590

510

474

446

430

418

434

438

*434

426

870

2 , 700

-

---__--

36,197

1,293

1.55

1.61

Mar.

1,470

1,060

858

709

606

546

586

1,690

1 , 6 70

1 , 780

1,420

1,150

1,080

1,430

1,280

1,080

1,000

*5,450

3,310

2,160

1,650

1,330

1,280

1,870

2,870

2,890

2,350

2,010

1,620

1,400

1,320

48,925

1,578

1.89

2.18

Apr.

1,200

1,040

915

840

817

4,260

2,740

1,590

1,220

6,870

7,240

3,370

2,330

1,790

1,820

2,240

*1,660

1,330

1,140

1,120

6,280

6,030

3,160

2,190

7.880

7,130

7,870

7,340

5,900

5,840

105,152

3,505

4.20

4.69

May

3,4OO

2,550

2,050

1,640

2,080

4,520

7.390

4,420

2,770

2,950

3,950

3,710

2,500

1,810

1,410

1,160

970

808

700

646

582

*510

474

442

458

446

4O6

366

332

291

265

56,006

1,807

2.17

2.50

June

248

235

219

209

197

181

171

159

*175

261

482

291

215

179

156

135

122

111

106

90

99

97

97

159

125

440

526

466

282

207

6 , 440

215

0.258

0.29

July

161

136

118

100

84

78

77

118

334

231

173

154

915

910

619

366

744

794

466

321

678

1,100

2,010

2,920

1,570

2,370

1,370

799

506

*363

498

21,083

680

0.815

0.94

Aug.

294

265

252

221

193

169

140

123

114

348

250

262

579

682

370

245

185

152

123

107

97

89

89

494

*686

258

173

136

118

106

94

7,414

239

0.287

0.33

Sept.

86

76

71

66

62

57

55

50

*39

34

31

39

41

35

32

30

30

36

98

236

15,400

5,820

1,860

1,080

736

550

434

349

276

237

25,946

865

1.04

1.16

Calendar year 1957; Max £5,300 Mln 14 Mean 1 BOB Cfsm 2 17 In. 29 44

Water year 1957-58; Max 22,000 Mln 30 Mean 1,550 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.23

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (5 p.m.) 24,200 cfs (40.93 ft); Dec. 8 (2 a.m.) 17,300 

cfs (34.34 ft): Sept. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (35.42 ft).

Discharge mea nent made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4310. Mill Creek near Antloch, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°04'54", long 86°40'50", at downstream end of center bridge pier on

Franklin-Limestone Road, 900 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad spur track 

bridge, 1.6 miles north of Antioch, Davidson County, 2.1 miles downstream from Whittemore Branch, and 4.0 miles southeast of Radnor.

Drainage area.--64.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 472.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 98.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,120 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 12.97 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 2.84 ft June 25.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 19.73 ft); no 

flow many days each year 1953-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1920, that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below. Minor diversion from gage pool forindustrial use.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 28 to Sept. 2O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Apr. 10

2.9

3.0

4.2 

9.3

4.1 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

207

455

830

1,850

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.1

49

83

207

Note. Same aE 

preceding table 

above 4.1 ft.

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

0.6

2.8

7.2

31

83

Note. Same as preceding table above

O.O 1C.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.2

250

553

122

66

41

*29

22

17

13

12

10

9.3

8.6

11

228

58

36

26

18

17

196

156

69

48

36

28

25

23

22

2,158.7

69.6

1.09

1.25

Nov.

16

14

16

14

13

11 *TT

728

171

102

73

57

50

392

153

314

1,720

926

456

223

152

115

111

91

200

131

101

136

144

105

6,746

225

3.52

3.92

Dec.

83

72

62

54

46

*43

884

399

240

178

131

99

83

74

65

234

226

157

280

1,800

359

230

171

136

263

528

194

161

127

105

91

7,575

244

3.81

4.40

Jan.

87

70

63

57

51

48

46

a39

35

34

32

31

54

74

55

48

43

41

38

36

*48

48

43

1,080

402

235

171

134

109

95

83

3,430

111

1.73

1.99

Feb.

79

67

60

55

57

127

333

169

127

105

87

74

63

*55

55

a48

a40

a35

a31

a29

a28

a28

a27

a 24

a23

a21

189

105

-

2,141

76.5

1.20

1.24

Mar.

78

65

57

52

48

46

82

165

159

121

99

85

131

115

97

85

153

346

184

*142

117

97

222

404

305

223

176

140

117

119

107

4,337

140

2.19

2.52

Apr.

91 *ei

74

74

226

639

186

140

117

*1,240

344

218

167

138

267

178

136

115

97

240

824

252

171

131

395

433

971

519

956

338

9,758

325

5.08

5.67

May

228

178

140

113

111

154

138

103

87

167

236

200

121

95

76

65

54

45

42

39

33

*27

24

21

31

24

17

20

16

14

12

2,631

84.9

1.33

1.53

June

13

16

11

9.5

7.9

7 .£

S.O

6.0

6.6

11

7.9

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.7

*2.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

27

4.0

2.0

1.6

TTI

122

Te

7.9

6.0

4.5

326.0

10.9

0.170

0.19

July

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.3

4.1

5.0

6.6

5.5

47

29

7.2

4.5

6.6

3.7

2.8

2.2

25

595

556

188

*65

41

25

19

15

11

9.5

1,695.6

54.7

0.855

0.99

Aug.

8.7

8.7

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

183

56

14

9.5

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.7

4.5

6.0

9.5

502

*52

15

7.9

5.0

3.7

3.3

2.8

962.4

31.0

0.484

0.56

Sept.

2.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

*1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

42

380

39

19

12

8.7

7.2

6.6

5.5

4.5

6.0

546.3

18.2

0.284

0.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,680 Mln 0.02 Mean 142 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.12

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,800 Mln 0.4 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, normal recession, and 

records for Stewart Creek near Smyrna.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4325. West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn.

Location .--Lat 35°53'56", long 86°58'0l", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 96, 0.6 mile downstream from Murfrees Fork, 1.2 miles upstream from 

Leipers Fork, 1.8 miles east of town of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, and 5.7 miles 

west of Franklin.

Drainage area.--66.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.10 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

[Tenne- sssee Valley " " Authority " " '' bench ' ' mark).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Nov. 17 

mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10-12, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

ge height, 12.81 ft); rainl-

,

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted -opening 

and flow-over-road measurement of peak flow, no flow Sept. 20-23, 26, 27, 1955.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Cooperat ion . - -One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years 1.--WSF 1436: 1955(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, 

feet per second,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 18 to June

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

£.0 

5.0

9.0

102

604

1,360

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4

3.1 

6.4

2.0 99

5.0 627

9.0 1,360

June 26 to Sept. 30

0.63 0.1 1.3 24

.7 .6 1.6 51

.8 2.0 2.0 99

.9 4.7 3.0 267

1.0 8.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

*8.3

45

87

48

33

26

22

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

79

379

97

66

50

39

34

260

164

105

83

64

51

46

44

39

1,980.1

63.9

0.955

1.10

Nov.

35

32

32

29

27

25

24

506

177

123

98

84

123

576

225

263

1,240

1,290

627

*343

238

184

169

158

191

155

134

160

161

131

7,560

252

3.77

4.20

Dec.

112

98

89

78

69

65

789

442

287

215

163

*131

117

104

96

99

95

92

154

1,280

362

251

196

163

398

578

260

210

165

139

7,423

239

3.57

4.13

Jan.

112

96

85

78

71

67

62

54

49

*46

44

41

50

52

46

41

40

37

36

36

47

44

41

633

395

260

193

155

131

115 

105

3,262

105

1.57

1.81

Feb.

95

81

73

*67

69

171

281

177

144

125

109

92

81

74

72

66

62

58

54

50

47

43

41

39

37

36

235

129

2,608

93.1

1.39

1.45

Mar.

102

91

80

72

*65

60

65

67

85

74

67

62

84

78

73

69

120

217

171

145

125

109

147

394

312

231

188

157

133

128

115

3,886

125

1.87

2.16

Apr.

98

*89

84

84

148

281

141

115

104

857

343

231

179

150

299

189

155

134

117

192

325

204

160

144

306

303

479

377

658

339

7,265

242

3.62

4.04

May

251

198

160

294

305

348

267

206

211

310

535

390

222

*169

141

117

98

84

79

69

60

54

47

40

42

35

30

27

26

25

23

4,863

157

2.35

2.70

June

22

21

20

19

17

16

15

14

13

*12

11

11

9.3

8.4

7.5

7.1

6.4

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.4

4.9

86

18

12

9.8

8.5

400.9

13.4

0.200

0.22

July

6.9

6.1

*5.1

5.1

4.4

8.5

17

13

13

8.5

6.9

7.6

39

20

12

9.8

8.9

7.6

5.8

12

15

33

69

36

29

23

19

14

12

11

11

489.2

15.8

0.236

0.27

Aug.

8.5

8.9

8.0

6.5

5.8

5.1

*4.4

4.1

3.8

3.2

27

11

6.5

5.4

4.4

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

38

11

5.1

3.8

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.3

195.0

6.29

0.094

0.11

Sept.

1.0

.9

.6

.3

*.3

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

47

214

30

19

15

12

11

8.9

7.6

6.5

6.1

383.5

12.8

0.191

0.21

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,450 Min 0.02 Mean 136 Cfsm 2-03 jn . 27.53

Water year 1957-58; Max 1,290 win 0.1 Mean HO Cfsm 1-64 jn . 22.40

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs).--Nov. 17 (8:30 p.m.) 3,940 cfs (12.81 ft) ; Dec. 20 (5:30 a.m.) 

3,040 cfs (12.45 ft)j Dec. 25 (12 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (10.97 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 16-26, May 23 to June 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, and records for Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek and Mill Creek near Antioch.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4335. Harpeth River at Belleview, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'16", long 86°55'42", on right bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 100, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Harpeth River, and 0.9 mile southeast of 

Belleview, Davidson County.

Drainage area (revised). 408 sq mi. At site 2| miles downstream, 41V sq mi.

Records available. April 1920 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for November 

1929 to December 1931, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Apr. 11. 1920, to Oct. 31, 1929, Jan. 1, 1932, to 

Sept. 30, 1933, staff or chain gage at site 2-| miles downstream at datum 7.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 38 years, 563 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,160 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 15.45 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 14-20 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.34 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow Oct. 5-10, 1922.

Maximum stage known since at least 1902, that of Feb. 13, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Minor diversion for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1920-30, 1932-35. WSP 1386: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 4 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

3.0

40

73

142

248

470

800

4.1

14

150

255

2.5 470

3.0 755

5.0 1,950

10.O 5,100

15.0 8,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

in

a

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

39

490

*1,650

706

350

247

192

150

124

109

95

86

78

72

*70

933

435

278

214

176

147

332

1,720

706

450

346

282

236

217

203

11,172

360

0.882

1.02

Nov.

182

160

160

+150

136

121

114

2,030

1,540

797

585

455

406

2,330

1,540

1,510

3,900

8.550

6,100

2,570

1,660

1,240

1,110

948

1,390

1,190

936

848

1,490

1,000

44,948

1,498

3.67

4.10

Dec.

797

694

612

*543

455

406

2,970

3,850

2,010

*1,430

*1,110

870

*744

BT£>

596

826

906

785

1,590

7,220

2,990

1,740

1,310

1,070

972

2,670

1,400

1,160

948

803

694

44,841

1,446

3.54

4.09

Jan.

652

555

486

440

393

*367

354

325

293

274

259

244

251

329

317

282

259

240

228

217

244

341

309

2,270

5,550

1,780

1,300

1,030

854

733

640

19,816

639

1.57

1.81

Feb.

596

514

450

398

*388

514

1,710

al,200

a 900

a700

a600

a500

a420

a360

a320

a290

a270

a260

b270

b250

244

240

247

240

236

228

865

924

-

14,134

505

1.24

1.29

Mar.

624

498

430

380

341

317

362

445

585

525

450

406

445

*537

470

425

460

1,350

1,180

930

767

652

842

1,730

1,890

1,440

1,180

966

815

767

733

22,942

740

1.81

2.09

Apr.

624

549

498

492 505"

2,080

1,110

*820

694

5,540

2,840

1,590

1,190

978

1,570

1,350

990

820

706

670

1,700

1,630

1,070

854

2,190

2,170

2,440

2,610

3,280

2 390

43,750

1,458

3.57

3.99

May

1,610

1,270

1,030

954

1,570

2,070

1,570

1,220

1,040

1,690

2,730

2,850

1,530

1,130

906

744

618

514

450

411

*358

517

282

255

240

244

214

200

182

160

147

28,506

920

2.25

2.60

June

150

200

141

*124

114

104

95

86

84

89

89

80

76

67

62

56

53

50

48

47

45

44

48

50

44

270

282

121

84

67

2,870

95.7

0.235

0.26

July

56

50

44

40

39

36

37

69

50

53

45

47

48

242

119

76

63

65

56

47

66

141

309

350

221

160

116

97

78

*67

60

2,947

95.1

0.235

0.27

Aug.

55

48

47

42

57

55

35

30

27

23

21

42

70

89

52

37

30

24

21

19

15

lT~9.6

320

209

82

48

*37

31

27 

25

1,590.6

51.5

0.126

0.14

Sept.

19

18

15

*14

14

12

9.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

55

1,770

575

225

153

95

76

62

50

45 

40

3,286.8

110

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1957 : Max 10,100 Min 5 Mean 824 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.40

Water year 1957-58 : Max 8,35O Min 5.6 Mean 660 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.96

Peak discharge (base, 7,50O cfs).--Nov. 18 (6 p.it 

cfs (14.54 ft).

9,160 cf3 (15.45 ft); Dec. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 8,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for station near Kingston Springs. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
58 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4345. Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°07 T 18", long 87°05 T 56", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 3 miles downstream from Turnbull Creek, and at mile 32.4.

Drainage area. 687 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1958. Prior to July 1925 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 8, 1925, to Jan. 22, 1939, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 946 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 20.36 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 14-16 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.26 ft Sept. 24, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 7, 1946. Flood in March 1902 reached a stage about 

3 ft lower than that of Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks. --Records good.

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1927, 1933, 1935-36. WSP 1033: 1927(M) , 1932-33(M) , 

1935(M), 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

101

194

338

630

5.0

10.0

17.0

2,000

6,250

13,800

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

58

80

110

206

370

3.0 600

7.0 3,600

14.0 10,200

17.0 13,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

107

135

1,520

1,260

625

455

527

272

231

204

185

170

158

148

*152

837

956

486

360

295

255

467

2,220

1,360

751

561

442

378

316

16,054

518

0.754

0.87

Nov.

293

272

269

266

244

225

*216

2,030

5,050

1,560

917

709

625

4,550

5,250

1,940

4,570

15,700

15,200

4,820

2,860

2,110

1,800

1,590

1,750

1,950

1,510

1,550

2,300

1,920

75,784

2,526

3.68

4.10

Dec.

1,470

1,230

1,080

957

840

751

4,650

6,710

5,740

2,580

2,000

1,560

1,270

1,140

1,020

1,050

1,780

1,480

2,520

9,620

6,540

3,120

2,520

1,880

1,640

3,060

2,400

1,860

1,610

1,360

1,190

74,228

2,394

5.48

4.02

Jan.

1,100

970

860

a800

a720

a640

a600

a560

*520

500

486

454

468

550

572

520

482

454

450

422

490

567

611

2,360

5.710

5,150

2,240

1,750

1,450

1,240

1,100

52,716

1,055

1.54

1.77

Feb.

1,040

918

808

721

715

1,380

2,580

2,560

1,700

1,580

1,170

984

840

757

715

655

540

480

*540

472

459

459

459

454

446

446

802

1,530

25,810

922

1.34

1.40

Mar.

al,000

aSOO

a680

622

578

540

600

1,160

1,450

1,540

*1,080

898

912

991

905

820

840

1,980

2,220

1,690

1,380

1,140

1,450

5,460

5,960

2,820

2,170

1,740

1,420

1,350

1,310

45,286

1,396

2.05

2.54

Apr.

1,120

984

905

912

898

5,120

*2,260

1,550

1,240

4,500

*5.58Q

2,900

2,110

1,710

2,250

2,820

2,010

1,620

1,560

1,190

1,620

2,540

1,660

1,550

1,980

3,300

3,500

4,620

5,370

4,840

71,579

2,386

3.47

3.87

May

2,940

2,270

1,850

1,540

1,980

2,960

2,520

2,000

1,650

1,900

9,500

4,660

2,920

*2,080

1,650

1,360

1,150

970

872

794

703

616

550

500

530

515

459

438

398

352

522

52,749

1,702

2.48

2.86

June

414

799

442

352

316

282

259

240

228

253

*228

220

206

190

171

161

151

142

152

152

139

130

122

120

122

215

500

326

217

176

7,385

246

0.358

0.40

July

148

132

122

112

105

122

275

163

179

151

144

251

195

269

578

226

187

165

146

132

124

152

574

515

486

557

272

228

257

+ 184

165

6,652

215

0.315

0.56

Aug.

159

132

124

112

104

96

91

87

84

83

102

116

135

156

161

128

104

88

79

75

69

68

76

1.550

825

550

206

*144

118

102

95

5,555

179

0.261

0.50

Sept.

85

79

74

*69

66

65

66

70

65

61

59

68

61

59

58

59

63

62

61

246

1,090

1,800

505

322

257

190

161

152

116

108

6,155

205

0.298

0.53

Calendar year 1957: Max 24,600 Min 55 Mean 1,596 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 15,700 Min 58 Mean 1,145 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.62

Pealc discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Nov. 19 (5 a.m.) 18,700 cfs (20.56ft); Dec. 20 (2 p.m.) 12,800

cfs (16.15 ft); May 11 (7 a.m.) 16,200 cfs (18.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for station at Belleview,
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 59

4350. Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°19'26", long 87°13'32", on downstream end of lock wall in 

lower pool at Cheatham Dam, 2.0 miles southwest of Neptune, Cheatham County, 3.0 miles 

upstream from Half Pone Creek, 9.7 miles west of Ashland City, and at mile 148.4.

Drainage area. 14,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage (revised). Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929; 

gage readings have been reduced to 350.00 ft above mean sea level. Auxiliary waterstage recorder and staff gage on lock wall in upper pool at lock B, 8.1 miles downstream; staff gage read four times daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118,000 cfs Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 37.00 

ft Nov. 20; minimum daily discharge, 1,570 cfs Nov. 3; minimum gage height, 8.13 ft 

Aug. 14.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 176,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1955; maximum gage height, 45.93ft 

Mar. 24, 1955; minimum daily discharge, 783 cfs July 22, 1956; minimum gage height, 

7.00 ft Aug. 16, 1957.

Maximum stage known (corrected), 53.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from profile by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, about 200,000 cfs on Jan. 24, 1937). Flood of Jan. 1, 1927, 

reached a stage of 51.7 ft from profile (discharge, about 205,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great 

Falls Lake, Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake (see p. 67 ), and by Cheatham 

Dam.

Cooperation. Gage-height records for base gage, lock B staff-gage readings, and record of 

wicket manipulation furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Oct.

e8,53O 

e6.940 

elO.OOO 

610,500 

612,400

e!3,500 

e!5,8OO 

e!4,900 

e!2,800 

el 1,400

ell, 600 

ell, 300 

e8,990 

ell, 400 

e!6,900

e!8,300 

612,500 

e!7,200 

613,500 

ell, 000

e!2,300 

618,900 

619,100 

«eLl,300 

618,600

618,000 

e!8,300 

618,600 

e!6,000 

615,000 

e!8,100

433,660 

13,990

Nov.

e!3,800 

66,890 

61.570 

e8,370 

el2,30O

15,8OO 

16,000 

23,700 

25,000 

23,300

19,500 

22,600 

13,700 

29,500 

22,700

22,200 

43,100 

96,500 

116,000

101,000

67,500 

48,200 

45,600 

48 , 200 

54,700

62,000 

55,200 

54,700 

56,300 

51,500

1*177,430 

39,250

Calendar year 1957: ! 

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

42,900 

39,500 

38,200 

34,7OO 

*33,500

55,500 

48,800 

80,800 

79,800 

58,500

46,600 

42,100 

38,700 

35,200 

38 , 000

34,400 

54,000 

35,100 

41,400 

68,400

84,800 

66,200 

49,800 

45,900 

44 , 500

47 , 200 

48 , 300 

44,200 

44 , 500 

42,700 

41 , 600

Ij463,400

47,210

Jan.

42,000 

42,800 

41,100 

39,400 

41,700

41,400 

41,600 

40,600 

*34,200 

30,800

30,500 

29,600 

31,100 

33,000 

33,400

33,800 

32,600 

32,500 

32,000 

32,100

32,100 

33,900 

33,800 

40,500 

62,800

70,900 

49,700 

46 , 000 

33,800 

35,000 

34,900

1,189,400 

38,370

Feb.

34,200 

34,300 

33,300 

32,400 

32,900

*35,300 

41,400 

45,200 

38, 1OO 

35,800

34,500 

54,600 

34,600 

34,100 

31,900

35,200 

32,400 

32,500 

32,700 

31,400

25,000 

19,500 

14,400 

elO,lOO 

e8,980

611,700 

e!5,400 

e!3,200

815,080 

29,110

Mar.

*e8,200 

67,520 

e9)460 

*elO,300 

69,730

e9,430 

e9,520 

ell,600 

elO,900 

14,500

19,200 

20,400 

ell,300 

613,100 

ell.500

e9,360 

15,800 

28,800 

20,000 

21,800

17,900 

69,840 

69,540 

19,900 

32,200

28 , 100 

31,100 

29,800 

32,200 

26,800

527,900 

17,030

Apr.

21,300 

23,400 

27,400 

24,400 

17,500

17,000 

19,600 

24,300 

24,800 

33,500

49,200 

39,300 

34,500 

31,100 

32,500

35,600 

27,500 

23,800 

28 , 200 

26,500

25,100 

*42,300 

39,100 

36,400 

38,600

56,100 

65,800 

79,700 

83,400 

85,700

1*113,600 

37,120

May

75,700 

61,600 

55,900 

54,300 

58,100

*67,400 

68,400 

69,100 

60,600 

58,800

73,200 

66,700 

59,800 

54,400 

52,000

49,000 

47,600 

46,900 

42,200 

41,400

41,600 

36,400 

34,100 

40,600 

32,600

31,200 

29,700 

27,100 

28,100 

30,000

1,523,900 

49,160

June

31,700 

33,200 

18,900 

19,300 

22,100

21,900 

17,800 

14,900 

610,900 

*e9,460

ell.500 

elO,500 

e!3,800 

elO,600 

e9,060

e7,450 

e7,190 

68,060 

e9,230 

e9,200

e8,810 

e8,470 

e6,930 

e7,260 

e7,040

e7,290 

e!4,400 

e9,710 

e7,480 

e7,410

381,550 

12,720

July

e7,43C 

67,020 

66,750 

e6,930 

e6,120

65,780 

*e7,970 

67,940 

67,940 

elO.BOO

elO,700 

elO,600 

elO,900 

611,800 

611,500

e!4,700 

17,100 

23,900 

21,600 

17,200

e!3,300 

e!4,200 

18,100 

26,100 

14,100

16,500 

14,700 

15,900 

16,000 

18,900

412,080 

13,290

Aug.

18,900 

16,400 

e!3,600 

612,900 

16,300

16,800 

17,100 

17,000 

16,800 

ell, 200

e8,980 

67,280 

69,120 

*e9,290 

e!4,100

e9,560 

e5,920 

e6,160 

e5.210 

e5,210

e5,410 

e6,000 

69,220 

e!3,000 

e!3,600

17,300 

e!3,800 

e7,730 

67,920 

elO,700

350,110 

11,290

Sept.

e7,080 

e8,010 

e8,010 

69,640 

e!7,100

e!6,200 

e9,270 

e8,620 

68,100 

e6,800

*e7,780 

e7,120 

e5,340 

e4,370 

e3.590

64,120 

e5,620 

e7,220 

e8,110 

e7,500

618,900 

57,800 

17,400 

e!6,800 

16,300

20,500 

20,000 

e!7,200 

e!4,400 

e!4,900

353,800 

11,790

Observed Adjusted t

(ax 145,000 Kin 1,570 Mean 29,850 Mean 31,250 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.88 

«ax 116,000 Min 1,570 Mean 26,690 Bean 26,72O Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Oreat Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

e Crest-wicket manipulation at dam B; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage.
60 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4355. Red River near Adams, Tenn.

Location (revised). Lat 36°35'19", long 87 G 05'Sl", on dovmstream end of right bank pier 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 0.5 mile downstream from Elk Fork, 1.5 miles northwest 

of Adams, Robertson County, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area.--678 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1980 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 398.34 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1926, chain gage and Oct. 8, 

1926, to Nov. 13, 1939, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 985 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 26.9 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 63 cfs Oct. 14-16 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in 

use).

Flood in 1913, from profile by Corps of Engineers, reached a stage about equal to 

that of Jan. 23, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1920-27. WSP 1276: 1928, 1932(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 7, 8, 20, 21)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

205

337

745

6.0 

10.0 

2O.O 

26.0

1,890

4,410

11,400

15,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*85

83

82

82

82

82 

83

80

77

74

73

71

67

64

63

67

76

74

90

93

83

77 

115

413

492

273

205

175 

155

135

*124

3,795

122

0.180

0.21

Nov.

117

113

117

113

115

110 

115

1,700

1,800

1,100

770

580

440

3,500

4,000

2,100

3,600

13,300

15.200

6,900

*3,640

2,740 

2,210

1,900

1,640

1,440

1,270

1,190 

1,460

1,360

74,640

2,488

3.67

4.09

Dec.

1,130

989

895

840

755

714 

3,610

8,820

4,720

3,220

2,620

2,090

1,780

1,590

1,420

1,310

2,240

2,730

4,340

11,300

8,270

4,450 

3,440

2,820

2,460

2,850

2,560

2,210 

1,980

1,780

*1,610

91,543

2_,953

4.36

5.02

Jan.

1,460

1,300

1,180

1,080

1,000

940 

910

870

800

750

714

686

678

830

855

760

700

655

614

588

691

1,280 

1,070

1,190

2,940

2,520

2,160

1,820 

1,580

1,420

*1,380

35,421

1,143

1.69

1.94

Feb.

2.470

2,280

1,910

1,670

1,540

1,630 

1,960

1,880

1,600

1,430

1,330

1,220

1,110

1,020

940

860

780

720

680

655

614

610 

606

601

596

592

624

*925

32,853

1,173

1.73

1.80

Mar.

750

637

574

534

498

£75 

480

637

910

1,180

994

875

1,110

2,220

1,780

1,540

1,400

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,300

1,190 

1,160

2,220

4, 130

3,280

2,680

2,240 

1,910

1 ,890

*2,260

45,144

1,456

2.15

2.48

Apr.

1,880

1,690

1,570

1,480

1,390

1,590 

1,640

1,290

1.150

1,610

2,510

1,880

1,590

1,400

1,370

1,700

1,490

1,340

1,240

1,180

1,690

1,620 

1,380

1,240

1,530

1,560

2,220

4.890 

3,540

*3,060

53,720

1,791

2.64

2.95

May

2,380

2,130

2,200

1,950

1,750

2.850 

2,600

2,210

1,880

1,720

2,200

2,380

1,980

1,670

1,460

1,300

1,180

1,060

978

895

825

750 

696

650

736

1,280

770

655 

*583

524

480

44,722

1,443

2.13

2.45

June

459

1.700

989

691

570

498 

439

404

374

352

346

331

312

298

284

281

*301

271

250

242

235

220 

220

210

205

205

200

198 

188

*181

11,454

382

0.563

0.63

July

176

170

165

158

158

158 

225

273

263

235

200

191

273

364

276

263

1,220

642

404

358

682

1.320 

1,020

755

5Z4

435

428

340 

309

317

*361

12,663

408

0.602

0.69

Aug.

315

628

529

384

326

278 

250

228

212

242

323

468

744

733

352

289

301

306

240

215

195

188 

176

4lO

1.710

580

317

252 

218

198

179

11,786

380

0.560

0.6S

Sept.

165

*153

144

135

128

124 

120

113

111

107

103

97

93

93

.90

91

95

93

93

236

919

655 

358

292

222

198

176

158 

144

140

5,646

188

0.277

0.31

Calendar year 1957: Max 18,900 Mln 59 Mean 1,424 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.52

Water year 1957-58: Max 15,200 Mln 63 Mean 1,160 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.22

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 ofs). Nov. 19 (about 12 m.) 16,700 cfs (26.9 ft); Dec. 8 (10 a.m.) 

9,710 ofs (17.59 ft),- Dec. 20 (9 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (20.99 ft). _________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 28-30, Nov. 5-20, Feb. 15-19,- discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range in stage, floodmark, and records for Sulphur Pork near Adams and 

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 61

4360. Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Tenn.

Location (revised 1. ~Lat 36°30'55", long 87°03'32", on left bank 600 ft downstream from 

highway bridge, 2.8 miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4.6 miles south of Adams, 

Robertson County, and 10.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--185 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1958. Prior to January 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.36 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Jan. 20, 1939, to Nov. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft (revised) upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 14.29 ft)- minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 13-16; minimum gage height, 3.36 ft Sept. 14-16.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 22.75 ft)- minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.15 ft Sept. 21-23, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in June 1934, from floodmarks. Flood in January 1937 

reached a stage about 2.5 ft lower than that in June 1934.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to Apr. 9, Apr. 12-26, Apr. 3O to May 5)

Oct. 1-23

3.5 18

3.6 24

3.8 42

3.9 54

4.1 97

Oct. 24 to Nov. 18

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

46

79

200

350

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

715

1,760

4,340

3.35

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

3.9

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

10 4.0

13 4.5

21 6.0

41 9.0

70 12.0

90

254

895

2,450

4,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*27

26

25

27

28

24

23

22

21

20

19

20

19

20

22

20

48

56

32

26

24

23 

81

326

145

102

77

63

54

50 

*49

1,519

49.0

0.265

0.31

Nov.

45

51

135

105

79

68

66

885

444

251

189

162

159

1,940

695

413

2,320

4,070

3,100

1,100

738

530 

430

362

310

276

254

318

474

358

20,327

678

3.66

4.09

Dec.

286

*261

247

240

211

2O4

2,530

2,240

1,080

764

562

418

346

302

268

321

944

724

2,440

3,940

1,580

972 

728

571

474

692

474

418

358

314 

*286

25,195

813

4.39

5.06

Jan.

258

236

222

201

184

181

181

174

162

155

155

149

158

225

204

187

178

171

162

155

208

276 

247

798

998

670

482

378

326

290

*350

8,721

281

1.52

1.75

Feb.

742

540

454

382

382

494

738

566

454

390

346

310

276

258

250

229

204

174

142

133

105

130

165

162

165

162

216

*236

-

------

8,805

314

1.70

1.77

Mar.

198

174

165

152

142

136

174

394

540

512

394

322

418

450

374

330

310

494

446

386

322

279 

310

964

1,160

805

612

470

394

434 

*434

12,695

410

2.22

2.55

Apr.

374

338

322

306

286

530

378

306

279

1,150

908

630

478

410

45O

458

390

354

326

334

410

342 

298

294

378

358

859

1,540

972

*742

15,000

500

2.70

3.02

May

598

508

454

390

629

1,680

782

559

438

410

944

774

535

4O6

326

276

243

218

201

187

168

155 

142

130

136

146

117

114

*99

88 

84

11,936

385

2.08

2.40

June

203

448

168

126

105

90

80

74

70

65

82

72

62

57

54

54

*50

48

44

44

42

40

38

37

*36

36

37

36

33

31

2,362

78.7

0.425

0.47

July

30

29

28

27

31

29

29

36

45

39

44

38

36

41

36

40

113

53

42

48

110

375 

168

105

70

56

50

41

45

45 

*60

1,939

62.5

0.338

0.39

Aug.

62

197

86

56

44

36

33

30

28

26

26

54

68

33

28

26

25

24

22

20

19

19 

20

220

T49

49

33

27

25

22 

20

1,527

49.3

0.266

0.31

Sept.

19

*17

16

15

15

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

13

22

19

17

243

320

104

56

41

36

31

27

25

23

22

1,202

40.1

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max 10, OOO Min 5.8 Mean 394 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28. 9O

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,070 Min 11 Mean 3O5 cfsm 1.65 In. 22.36

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Nov. 18 (ll p.m.) 5.940 cfs (14.29 ft); Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 3,770 

cfs (11.12 ft); Dec. 20 (S a.m.) 5,220 cfs (13.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

4367. Yellow Creek near Shiloh, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°20'55", long 87°32'15", on downstream end of left bank pier of bridge on 

State Highway 13, 2j miles downstream from Leatherwood Creek, 3 miles west of Shiloh, 

Montgomery County, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles east of Erin.

Drainage area.--120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Oct. 15, 1957, wire-weight gage read once daily, at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 13-16 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8, 9)

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

97

205

5.0

8.0

10.0

520

1,730

2,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a39

a38

*38

41

39

37

35

*34

32

32

a32

a31

30

2929"

*30

32

32

31

30

29

29

36

80

75

63

57

53

50

48

47

1,238

39.9

0.332

0.38

Nov.

44

43

44

43

42

40

43

*368

380

233

171

143

145

2,140

1,060

568

1,840

*2,85Q

2,020

920

568

394

308

254

218

189

*173

185

278

266

15,970

532

4.43

4.95

Dec.

218

193

181

165

*151

150

1,540

1,440

820

576

a430

323

263

220

193

185

212

242

1,090

2,550

1,070

664

474

365

314

320

281

260

228

201

187

15,306

494

4.12

4.74

Jan.

171

158

148

140

133

128

126

122

*117

112

109

106

109

109

104

102

99

95

94

94

114

145

150

169

233

320

359 529"

284

251

230

4,960

160

1.33

1.54

Feb.

251

230

212

197

195

284

532

436

350

296

254

215

189

173

167

153

140

131

124

*117

112

109

107

106

104

104

114

114

-

5,516

197

1.64

1.71

Mar.

109

104

100

99

97

95

106

167

398

478

368

293

290

272

245

225

222

380

418

*359

308

260

287

580

768

600

460

362

302

290

281

9,323

301

2.51

2.89

Apr.

260

239

225

220

203

215

201

179

169

280

380

314

263

230

343

664

516

412

347

299

308

*311

257

242

496

513

588

532

513

499

10,218

341

2.84

3.17

May

436

384

359

323

423

*696

528

415

341

308

362

323

272

222

195

a!80

a200

a!70

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!25

a!20

a!20

a!15

allO

*104

104

97

92

88

7,632

246

2.05

2.37

June

87

141

107

95

88

82

80

75

72

*70

82

74

78

70

67

64

63

60

57

57

57

56

54

53

50

51

51

47

46

43_

2,077

69. 2

0.577

0.64

July

42

41

40

39

38

40

*40

47

48

43

42

42

47

51

44

42

48

46

42

40

39

39

43

47

42

39

38

38

39

36

34

1,296

41.8

0.348

0.40

Aug.

38

38

35

34

32

32

30

30

31

a33

a35

a33

a31

a30

a29

a28

a28

a28

a27

a26

a25

a25

a25

a30

a28

a26

a25

a25

*24

23

23

907

29.3

0.244

0.28

Sept.

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

*19

19

19

18

18

19

21

22

22

38

82

50

37

32

30

28

32

32

29

28

798

26.6

0.222

0.25

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,850 Mln 18 Mean 206 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Nov. 14 

(11.42 ft); Dee. 20 (9 a.m.) 3,250

4 p.m.) 3,330 

(10.39 ft).

cfs (10.50 ft); Nov. 17 (8 p.m.) 4,040 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for Plney River at Vernon and Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 63

4370. Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°29'26" , 87°50'20", on center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79 at Dover, 

Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyers Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from lock and dam 

D, and at mile 88.8.

Drainage area.--16,530 aq mi, approximately, includes that of Dyers Creek. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.25 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 8, 1939, and during periods of 

crest-wicket manipulation at dam D (Feb. 8, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1951) staff gage at 

upper lock D, 0.8 mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C, read four times daily.

Average discharge. 21 years, 24,720 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 126,000 cfs Nov. 20; maximum gage height, 38.77 

ft Nov. 21; minimum daily discharge, 3,870 cfs Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 10.19 ft 

July 3 .

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 188,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 48.13 

ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 cfs Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height 

observed, 7.10 ft (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37 at lock D, from unpublished records of Corps of Engineers: Maximum gage 

height observed, 56.8 ft Jan. 25, 1937 (discharge, about 280,000 cfs); minimum observed, 

6.8 ft in September 1925.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed by using fall as a factor and 

those for periods of wicket manipulation, which are fair. Some regulation by Lake 

Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, Center Hill Reservoir, and Old 

Hickory Lake (see p. 67 ), and by Cheatham and other navigation dams on Cumberland 

River.

Cooperation.--Lock gage readings, records of wicket manipulation, and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1276: 1942. WSP 1306: 1943-48 (monthly runoff).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Oct.

e8,460 

e7,450 

e8,050 

e9,640 

e!2,600

e!4,500 

*e!5,300 

e!7,000 

e!4,100 

e!2,200

e!2,500 

811,900 

e9,880 

elO.100 

e!3,900

e20,300 

e!7,100 

e!4,500 

e!5,800 

ell, 900

ell, 600 

e!6,600 

e20,300 

e!9,800 

e!4,200

e25,000 

e20,000 

e21,500 

e!9,200 

e!6,200 

617,100

456,680 

14,730

Nov.

e!8,600 

e9,590 

e4,970 

e8,280 

ell, 300

15,400 

15,000 

23,200 

29,800 

28,100

020,800 

22,800 

019,400 

36,900 

041,200

031,400 

37,200 

83,200 

0118,000 

0125,000

clll , 000 

082,600 

063,400 

057,300 

c56,200

*c60,600 

059,500 

055,400 

57,100 

56,100

1,359,340 

45,310

Calendar year 1957 : 1 

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

49,200 

43,600 

41,600 

39,5OO 

38,000

57,80O 

51,000 

78,600 

93,400 

C81,500

062,900 

052,100 

47,200 

040,800 

41,500

40,900 

41,600 

43,600 

51,700 

77,200

97,400

076^900 

061,400 

054,600

053,500 

55,900 

052,900 

050,300 

51,000 

048,400

$1,749.7 

56,440

Jan.

047,300 

047,000 

47,800 

C43.900 

C43.80O

45,200 

44,000 

42,500 

40,300 

34,600

33,000 

52,200 

33,000 

35,300 

36,700

37,300 

36,200 

35,400 

34,600 

34,500

35,300 

37,700 

*38,600 

39,600 

50,800

67,200 

063,500 

54,900 

043,700 

40,000

*1,295.9 

41,800

Feb.

41.0OO 

41,300 

40,400 

39,200 

38,700

39,100 

43,600 

47,700 

45,500 

41,300

39,900 

39,200 

38,800 

38,600 

36,000

36,800 

36,700 

35,300 

35,100 

34,700

29,700 

24,800 

19,200 

13,800 

*11,700

11,800 

16,500 

17,100

933,500 

33,340

Mar.

e!2,000 

e9,490 

elO.500 

e!2,500 

ell, 800

ell, 600 

e!2,000 

e!6,700 

15,500 

20,600

21,400 

27,900 

19,200 

19,200 

19,000

15,700 

15,800 

31,100 

C28,600 

024,300

025,400 

18,100 

14,900 

21,300 

45,600

040,800 

*41,000 

39,900 

38,800 

38,000

703,690 

22,700

Apr.

024,500 

027,300 

34,300 

35,300 

33,300

25,100 

28,100 

33,000 

33,600 

38,600

51,900 

53,500 

45,800 

41,500 

40,900

43,800 

41,500 

35,900 

37,200 

38,800

34,100 

42,200 

45,000 

41,400 

42,000

50,300 

59,900 

74,000 

85,400 

90,500

$1,308.7 

43,620

May

e85,100 

075,100 

068,500 

063,400 

063,800

072,200 

074,500 

075,400 

070,200 

064,700

069,700 

073,800 

070,000 

063,100 

058,100

054,900 

052,700 

052,300 

049,200 

046,900

045,600 

044,500 

037,800 

41,600 

40,100

*36,200 

34,300 

33,200 

29,900 

32,900 

33,400

H, 713.1 

55,260

June

34,700 

56,800 

35,000 

19,500 

22,800

25,200 

23,700 

18,500 

e!5,300 

elO,600

e!5,200 

elO,500 

e 15, 700 

915,800 

elO,700

e9,100 

e7,490 

e8,740 

e9,240 

e9,800

e9,860 

e9,180 

e8,800 

e7,820 

e7 ,770

e7,500 

ell, 100 

e!2,900 

e8,960 

e7,980

440,240 

14,670

July

e7,96O 

e7,890 

e7,140 

e7,160 

e6,560

e6,580 

e7,560 

e9,140 

e8,420 

e9,620

ell, 000 

elO,800 

ell, 200 

ell, 800 

e!2,000

e!2,900 

e!7,900 

626,300 

e25,600 

e21,000

e!5,600 

e!5,700 

e!9,800 

e27,900 

e!9,600

e!7,500 

e!7,500 

e!6,400 

e!6,300 

e!9,600 

621,100

443,150 

14,290

Aug.

621,500 

e20,000 

e!6,400 

e!5,600 

elS.OOO

e!8,400 

e!8,400 

e!8,800 

e!8,600 

e!6,200

elO,900 

e8 , 500 

e8,540 

e9,470 

el3,100

613,100 

e8,290 

e4,890 

e5,790 

e4,940

e6,050 

e5,560 

e5,890 

e8,500 

e!6,400

e!9,600 

e22,400 

«el6,900 

e7,590 

e9,000 

610,100

386,190 

12,460

Sept.

e6,590 

e7,090 

e7,450 

ell, 000 

e!4,600

e21,500 

e!2,800 

e8,150 

e9,730 

e7,450

e7,850 

e7,810 

e6,260 

e4,790 

e5,870

e4,160 

e4,860 

e5,680 

e7,770 

e8,580

el3,100 

041,500 

028,200 

621,800 

e 18, 900

e24,900 

e28,000 

eEl,300 

e!6,600 

615,400

397,570 

15,250

Observed Adjusted t

tax 149,000 Mln 2,840 Mean 33,900 Mean 35,320 Cfam 2.14 In. 29.00 

4ax 125,000 Mln 3,870 Mean 30,650 Mean 30,680 Cfam 1.86 In. 25.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Palls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

* Expressed in thousands.

c Discharge computed using fall from auxiliary gage as a factor.

e Crest-wloket manipulation at dam D; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage.
64 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4375. South Fork Little River at Hopkinsvllle, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50'22", long 87°28'52", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 41A, 1 mile south of city limits of Hopkinsville, Christian County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Fork.

Drainage area.--46.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 6, 1949. Datum of gage is 

~^"99.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight 

gage; Dec. 22, 1949, to Dec. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder; Dec. 31, 1955, to July 30, 

1956, staff gage; and July 31 to Oct. 17, 1956, wire-weight gage, all at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 79.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,320 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 21.51 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1-7.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1957; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 22, 

1949.

Maximum stage known prior to November 1957, 20.4 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by Western State Hospital, 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used between 100 and 220 cfs)

1.3 0.8

1.3 2.2

1.4 4.5

1.5 8.3

1.6 15

1.7 22

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.9

2.5

5.0

15.0

17.3

45

163

548

2,860

3,840

econd, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0^8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.1

11*3.6

3.6

4.2

3.3

2.2

2.0 

3.4

3.0

59.6

1.92

0.042

0.05

Nov.

2.6

2.6

3.6

2.6

2.4

18~2.2

264

64

27

20

16

146

1,240

229

183

188

*3.780

a2,000

a800

a200

al50

a!30

allO

alOO

a90

a80

146

166 

94

10,257.0

342

7.40

8.26

Dec.

73

61

58

50

11

53

1.240

376

218

188

173

142

113

89

68

85

a!50

a!70

a200

*a600

a300

a!50

a!20

alOO

a90

alOO

a90

a80

a70 

a65

59

5,378

173

3.74

4.33

Jan.

54

50

45

42

40

38

37

35

32

31

29

28

37

56

42

38

36

33

31

32

183

166

119

172

193

184

176

166

136 

*100

210

2,571

82.9

1.79

2.07

Feb.

233

174

161

125

147

182

196

170

131

94

73

59

52

47

45

41

40

40

37

32

29

29

30

30

31

32

41

44

-

2,345

83.8

1.81

1.89

Mar.

35

32

30

28

27

26

34

94

174

142

89

65

*194

173

142

100

85

113

125

77

63

56

134

347

244

185

171

142

113 

253

184

3,677

119

2.58

2.96

Apr.

171

157

142

113

89

119

68

58

52

113

77

61

54

52

63

89

61

56

52

52

152

65

54

*52

59

77

184

176

193 '174

2,885

96.2

2.08

2.32

May

161

275

334

195

548

737

232

190

178

173

176

142

85

65

56

52

47

41

40

37

32

30

27

25

163

41

33

32

26 

23

21

4,217

136

2.94

3.39

June

45

27

20

18

*17

15

13

12

11

11

13

11

9.4

8.3

64

22

10

10

7.8

10

8.8

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.4 

5.1

420.8

14.0

0.303

0.34

July

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

7.0

22

136

26

17

13

11

13

12

9.4

245

93

42

74

132

303

279

*233

77

61

123

45

42

40 

31

27

2,135.9

68.9

1.49

1.72

Aug.

35

28

27

22

20

18

16

15

37

145

23

27

20

15

13

193

60

26

20

16

14

12

11

86

24

15

13

no

8.8

7.4

985.5

31.8

0.688

0.79

Sept.

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

3.6

3.4

374

3.6

4.5

5.1

4.2

4.2

35

55

14

9.4

7.0

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.2 

3.9

235.5

7.85

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,780 Min 0.8 Mean 110 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,780 Min 0.8 Mean 96.3 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Nov. 14 

(21.51 ft); Dec. 7 (4:50 p.m.) 1,650 cfs

l p.m.) 1,650 cfs (9.98 ft); N 

9.87 ft); May 6 (4:50 a.m.) 1,

18 (7 p.m.) 9.320 cfs 

670 cfs (10.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

nd records for Little River near Cadiz.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 65

4380. Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°46'40", long 87°43'18", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

50 ft downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, Trlgg County.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 391.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 20.69 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 14, 15.

1940-58: Maximum discharge , 14,200 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1173: 1942-43, 1946 (M), 1949. WSP 1306: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

3.7 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

20 11.0

43 15.0

111 18.0

230 19.6

1,190

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

2,970

5,500

8,780

11,400

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

5.0

37

69

176

790

10.0 2,570

13.0 4,370

17.2 7,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31 

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

24

24

25

26

26

24

26

31

32

32

60

*99

95

58

42

37

35

35

33

1,103

35.6

0.143

0.16

Nov.

37 

35

37

35

33

37

62

1,230

962

360

237

184

577

4,050

2,940

1,210

998

7,650

*1 1.400

7,670

1,770

1,410

1,220

1,090

970

874

798

770

894

766

50,306

1,677

6.73

7.51

Dec.

666 

606

572

532

490

555

3,440

2,910

1,450

1,160

982

838

738

682

630

630

1,450

1,400

1,700

*4.420

2,240

1,400

1,150

978

874

922

850

742

686

630

590

36,913

1,191

4.78

5.51

Jan.

540

485

445

410

382

360

352

331

306

291

276

265

262

291

339

302

276

258

247

240

652

934

606

550

830

806

806

726

646

*594

676

14,484

467

1.88

2.16

Feb.

1.240 

946

754

654

602

742

966

822

670

598

540

480

430

387

365

335

306

280

265

251

240

233

230

226

226

226

237

295

-

13,546

484

1.94

2.02

Mar.

295

254

233

216

200

194

227

380

918

898

634

532

*762

1,110

778

658

594

598

670

606

532

475

726

1,500

1,590

1,150

922

778

678

910

1,120

21,138

682

2.74

3.16

Apr.

790 

682

626

586

536

576

581

455

3360

a600

a 580

a 500

a450

a 400

a 500

*450

420

365

339

322

343

391

331

299

291

322

480

666

674

718

14,633

488

1.96

2.19

May

558 

698

1,740

1,320

1,070

2.270

1,350

1,010

842

750

726

654

558

480

420

382

348

318

295

280

265

244

226

213

265

490

251

216

203

3180

18,812

607

2.44

2.81

June

B320 

a240

al75

al50

*132

128

122

118

110

106

108

118

122

102

96

270

155

104

94

88

88

92

80

75

71

69

67

67

64

60

3,591

120

0.482

0.54

July

56 

55

53

51

50

56

141

647

556

220

155

128

118

120

108

304

1.160

554

387

491

958

722

1,120

*568

382

410

335

244

254

216

191

10,810

349

1.40

1.61

Aug.

280 

220

182

163

143

130

120

112

106

249

200

122

110

96

86

88

626

185

126

102

90

80

75

124

272

153

126

116

*104

94

84

4,764

154

0.618

0.71

Sept.

77 

73

69

65

62

60

58

55

51

50

47

45

44

43

!!

43

45

45

45

88

194

153

92

73

62

55

50

47

44

43

1,919

64.0

0.257

0.29

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,400 Mln 23 Mean 634 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.55

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,400 Mln 23 Mean 526 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.67

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Nov. 14 (12 m.) 4,920 efs (14.32 ft); Nov. 19 (10 p.m.) 13,600 

cfs (20.69 ft); Dee. 7 (3:30 p.m.) 4,790 cfs (13.60 ft); Dee. 20 (3:30 a.m.) 4,770 efs (13.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records fop nearby stations.
66 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4385. Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long 88°24'25", on downstream side of left center pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60 at Smithland, Livingston County, 1 mile downstream from MoCormiek 

Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--18.080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1958 (fragmentary prior to March 1940). 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Aug. 4. 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, 16.8 miles upstream, since Nov. 20, 1944. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Eureka, 28.7 miles upstream and Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 19, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at present site. During periods of crest-wicket 

operation, staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream, read four 

times daily.

Average discharge. 18 years (1940-58), 27,790 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 127,000 cfs Nov. 21; maximum gage height, 26.65 

ft Nov. 23; minimum daily discharge, 4,560 efs Sept. 16.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 201,000 efs Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage height, 43.10 

ft Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1941-58, 453 cfs June 23, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, 51.1 ft January to February 1937.

Remarks. Record good above 15,000 cfs and fair below. Discharge above 15,000 cfs computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 15,000 

efs computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with wicket operation at dam as a factor. Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River, and by Great Falls Lake, 

Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow, and Center Hill Reservoirs and Old Hickory Lake. (See 

following page.) Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for lock and dam F and record of wicket manipulations 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1173: 1947(M). WSP 1336: 1940-43.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

9,540

9,930

8.780

11,100

12,700

14,900 

15,500

17,100

16,300

13 , 500

13,100

12,700

12,300

10,700

13,100

17,700 

19,000

14,000

17,000 

14,400

12 , 300

14,400

*19,500 

21.000

15,000

19,800 

20,300

20,300

20,200

18,200

17,000

471,350

15,200

Nov.

19,100

13,500

8,810

7.550

11,400

15,600 

17,400

25,700

33,700

31,400

27,500

23,600

33,300

50,700

59,600

48,500 

38,100

83,900

116,000 

121,000

126,000

 125,000

118,000 

98,800

78,900

71,300 

71,500

67,900

66,100

65,200

1,675,040

55,830

Calendar year 1957: t

Water year 1957-58: t

Dec.

60,400

51,700

48,200

45,800

41,600

59.700 

54,600

72,500

86,700

92,600

86,200

70,200

57,100

50,500

46,900

48,000 

53,000

55,700

58,700 

82,400

93,500

101,000

101,000 

89,000

75,500

64,500 

62,400

62,600

58,500

56,400

56 , 100

*2,020.8

65,190

Jan.

54,300

52 , 700

53,500

55,700

55,900

*54,600 

54,300

51,600

48,300

45,000

57,600

55,100

54.100

35,500

56,800

57,200 

57,500

36 , 500

55,400 

55,800

41,600

40,600

59,700 

59,800

46,800

65,000 

75.100

66,300

55,900

46 , 300

44,700

*1,439

46,420

Feb.

48,100

48,800

48,000

45,800

45,500

42,600 

45,600

50,200

51 . 900

47,500

44,100

42,100

41,100

40,500

40,400

39,100 

40,500

38,400

36,900 

56,500

35,000

30,000

25,400 

19,500

15,900

12.400 

15,900

20,700

*1,0 44 . 2

37,290

Mar.

18,600

10,700

10.600

15,400

15,400

12,900 

15,500

18,800

22,400

25,500

26,500

29,400

31,200

*27,100

26,200

23,600 

21,700

28,100

36,400 

51,800

51,500

27,600

25,500 

54,500

45 , 700

51.000 

46,000

44,600

41,900

42,600

57,900

872,400

28,140

Apr.

52,400

35,800

35,800

39,000

59,200

35,300 

33,800

36,100

37,400

58,900

49,900

59,900

55,900

47,600

45,400

47,000 

48,900

45,600

40,100 

42 , 100

40,800

41,000

49,100 

47,400

44,900

48,800 

59,800

70,300

*8 1,600

87.500

«., 411.1

47,040

May

89.600

88,000

86,400

82,000

76,200

77,400 

80,600

81 , 700

81,200

78,200

74,900

76,900

76,800

74,200

69,000

64,600 

62,300

60,500

59,000 

56,800

56,600

59,600

54,900 

51,600

48,000

41,300 

57,800

55,500

52,900

52 . 400

54,100

* 1,980.8

63,900

June

35,500

35,000

57.100

27,600

22,800

25,300 

26,700

23,200

20,000

10,900

15,200

12,600

16,000

17,000

12,600

10,800 

8.660

8,760

9,780 

11,100

11,600

10,900

10,400 

10,000

9,640

9,640 

10,800

18,800

10,200

8,950

495,550

16,520

July

8,690

*8,690

8,150

7,180

7,440

6.540 

8,450

13,500

11,000

10,300

12,000

12 , 400

12,400

12 , 800

13,700

16,300 

18,800

25,000

27,100 

24,000

25,900

24,500

24,700 

30,000

50 . 700

24,000 

23,500

22,900

24,100

24,900

27,400

545,020

17,580

Aug.

28,200

29.900

25,600

20,600

20,900

23,700 

24,100

24,100

24,700

25,000

20,300

16,900

15,200

17,400

17,800

18,800 

15,700

6,800

4.960 

6,450

*6,750

6,750

7,090 

10,300

18,000

17,400 

21,700

16,400

10,300

9,540

15,100

522,440

16,850

Sept.

9,930

8,450

9,170

11,100

13,500

19,100 

17,600

11,100

10,700

9,930

9,170

9,170

8,780

6,750

5,560

4.560 

4,960

5,860

8,450 

10,700

12,700

25,800

34.200 

22,800

19,100

21,600 

24,800

23,500

20,100

17,100

414,240

13,810

Observed Adjustedt

lax 145,000 Mln 5,710 Mean 58,710 Mean 40,150 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.13

lax 126,000 Min 4,560 Mean 55,320 Mean 35,350 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Great Palls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow, and Center 

Hill Reservoirs, and Old Hickory Lake; records furnished by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

* Expressed in thousands.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 6 ? 

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin

Lake Cumberland.--Lat 36°52'09", long 85°08'45", in pylon of Wolf Creek Dam on Cumberland 

River, 10 miles southwest of Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Drainage area, 5,789 sq mi 

(revised). Records available, July 1950 to September 1958 in reports of Geological 

Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers. Prior to October 1954, published as Wolf Creek; Reservoir. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Dec. 6, 1950, staff gage at same site at datum 545.0 

ft higher. Maximum contents during year, 2,429,100 cfs-days May 12 (elevation, 738.60 

ft); minimum contents, 1,260,000 cfs'-days Nov. 14 (elevation, 689.96 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-58, 8,505,800 cfs-days Dec. 23, 1951 (elevation, 741.32 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 934,400 cfs-days Jan. 1, 1956 (elevation, 673.01 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 10 

taintor gates, 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7, 1950. Total 

capacity at elevation 760.00 ft (top of gates) Is 3,070,000 cfs-days, of which 1,056,000 

cfs-days above elevation 723.00 ft (crest of spillway) are reserved for flood control 

and 1,080,000 cfs-days between elevations 673.00 ft (minimum power pool) and 723.00 ft 

will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent total contents, of 

which 934,000 cfs-days below elevation 673.00 ft are dead storage. Reservoir is used 

for flood control, power, and navigation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Lat 36°32'19", long 85°27'05", at Dale Hollow Dam on Obey River, 

3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Tenn. , and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage 

area, 935 sq mi. Records available, August 1943 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 25, 1946, 

staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 702,000 cfs-days 

May 8 (elevation, 652.40 ft); minimum, 483,100 cfs-days Nov. 14 (elevation, 635.48 ft). 

Maximum contents observed during period 1943-58, 780,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 657.8 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 cfs-days Sept. 11, 

1944 (elevation, 630.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 6 taintor 

gates each 12 ft high by 60 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 

663.0 ft (top of gates) is 860,000 cfs-days of which 177,700 cfs-days (corrected) between 

elevations 663.0 ft (top gates) and 651.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood 

control, and 250,200 cfs-days (corrected) between elevations 651.0 and 631.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, 

navigation, and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1944.

Great Falls Lake.--Lat 35°48'10", long 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 800 ft 

southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 0.9 (corrected) miles northwest of 

Rock Island, Warren County, Tenn., 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles upstream 

from Great Falls Dam on Caney Fork. Drainage area, 1,640 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, January 1917 to September 1958. Remote indicator gage. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents 

during year, 28,700 cfs-days Nov. 26 (elevation, 805.98 ft); minimum, 8,800 cfs-days 

Sept. 7 (elevation, 781.37 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-58, 

817.48 ft Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 cfsdays Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates each 14 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam redesigned and crest raised 35 ft in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 ft (top of 

fates) is 27,400 cfs-days, of which 24,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevaion 762.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily for power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir. Lat 36°05'48", long 85°49'38", at Center Hill Dam on Caney Fork, 

10 miles north of Smithville, DeKalb County, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, Smith 

County, Term., and at mile 26.6. Drainage area, 2,195 sq mi. Records available, October 1948 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at 

same datum. Maximum contents during year, 745,800 cfs-days Nov. 21 (elevation, 655.99 

ft); minimum, 495,900 cfs-days Jan. 23 (elevation, 627.62 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1948^58, 1,005,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 680.6 ft); minimum observed 

(after first filling), 171,000 cfs-days Dec. 1, 2, 1949 (elevation, 576.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

8 taintor gates, 37 ft high and 50 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Nov. 27, 1948; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total capacity at elevation 685.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,054,900 cfs-days (corrected), of which 384,600 cfsdays (corrected) between elevations 685.0 ft (top of gates) and 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 248,000 cfs-days between elevations 648.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 618.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power production. Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Old Hickory Lake. Lat 36°17'50", long 86°39'20", at Old Hickory Dam on Cumberland River, 

 2.0 miles west of Hendersonvllle, Sumner County, 10 miles northeast of Nashville, Davidson County, Term., and at mile 216.2. Drainage area, 11,700 sq mi, approximately. Records available, June 1954 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

408.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 4, 1957, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Maximum contents during year, 215,400 cfs-days Dec. 20 (elevation, 445.33 ft); minimum, 

179,400 cfs-days Oct. 22 (elevation, 441.96 ft). Maximum contents during period 1954-58, 

241,600 cfs-days Jan. 30, 1957 (elevation, 447.5 ft); minimum (after first filling to 

ordinary minimum pool), that of Oct. 22, 1957.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin Continued

Old Hickory Lake. Continued

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth embankment. Spillway is 

equipped with 6 taintor gates, 41 ft high and 45 ft wide. Closure of dam was made in 

June 1954 and water in reservoir was raised sufficiently to maintain navigation through 

the lock. Water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Dec. 30, 

1956. Total capacity at elevation 450.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 274,700 cfs-days 

of which 63,100 cfs-days between elevation 450.0 ft and 445.0 ft (normal pool) is induced surcharge storage provided to compensate for loss of natural valley storage 

incurred by construction of the project, and 31,800 cfs-days between elevation 445.0 ft 

and 442.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power drawdown. Reservoir is 

used for navigation and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Cheatham Lake on Cumberland River, 20 miles southeast of Clarksville, Montgomery County, 

Tenn., with total capacity of 52,000 cfs-days of which 10,000 cfs-days is controlled 

Records of contents not published herein.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Calendar year 1957.

Sept. 30.. ............

Water year 1957-58

Calendar year 1957.

Sept. 30. .............

Water year 1957-58

Calendar year 1957.

Sept. 30. .............

Water year 1957-58

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfs-days)

Change In 

contents 

(cfs-days)

Lake Cumberland

700.34 

693.57 

703.96 

714.93

-

701.84 

700.46 

714.04 

730.20 

724.44 

717.76 

712.25 

708.14 

700.27

-

1,479,300 

1,334,400 

1,559,500 

1,814,600

-

1,512,300 

1,481,900 

1,793,200 

2,200,400 

2,050,600 

1,883,300 

1,750,600 

1,654,600 

1,477,800

-

-144,900 

+225,100 

+255,100

+397,100

-302,300 

-30,400 

+311,300 

+407,200 

-149,800 

-167,300 

-132,700 

-96,000 

-176,800

-1,500

Great Falls Lake

786.90 

786.93 

805.79 

805.02

-

805.29 

788.47 

805.64 

805.38 

784.74 

787.66 

789.68 

795.83 

789.92

-

12,000 

12,000 

28 , 500 

27,600

-

27,900 

13,000 

28,300 

28,000 

10,700 

12,500 

13,800 

11,300 

14,000

-

0 

+16,500 

-900

+4,900

+300 

-14,900 

+15,300 

-300 

-17,300 

+1,800 

+1 , 300 

-2,500 

+2,700

+2,000

Old Hickory Lake

443.73 

443.80 

444.96 

443.53

-

444.07 

443.87 

443.07 

445.00 

443.76 

443.57 

443.62 

443.97 

443.82

-

197,600 

198,400 

211,200 

195,500

-

201,300 

199,100 

190,600 

211,600 

198,000 

195,900 

196,500 

200,200 

198,600

-

+800 

+12,800 

-15,700

+10,700

+5,800 

-2,200 

-8,500 

+21,000 

-13,600 

-2,100 

+600 

+3,700 

-1,600

+1,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(ofs-days)

Change In 

contents 

(ofs-days)

Dale Hollow Reservoir

638.88 

636.34 

641.60 

643.19

-

640.20 

641.85 

647.69 

651.52 

649.58 

648.98 

645.72 

641.90 

639.32

-

523,700 

493,200 

557,500 

577,700

-

540,000 

560,600 

636 , 900 

689,600 

662,700 

654,400 

610,600 

561,200 

529,100

-

-30,500 

+64 , 300 

+20,200

+57,100

-37,700 

+20,600 

+76,300 

+52,700 

-26,900 

-8,300 

-43,800 

-49,400 

-32,100

+5,400

Center Hill Reservoir

637.40 

633.45 

647.58 

637.06

-

628.32 

633.83 

642.76 

652.01 

647.70 

644.84 

641.46 

641.07 

637.69

-

576,400 

543,200 

666,500 

573,500

-

501,500 

546,300 

623,000 

707,600 

667,600 

641,600 

611,600 

608,100 

578,900

-

-33,200 

+123,300 

-93,000

+48,400

-72,000 

+44,800 

+76,700 

+84,600 

-40,000 

-26,000 

-30,000 

-3,500 

-29,200

+2,500

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 69

3490. French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35C 08'32", long 82C 49'28", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream from East Pork and at 

mile 216.4.

Drainage area. 67.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909, October 1935 to September 1958. 

charge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Monthly disGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,173.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1936, to July 6, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1907-8, 1935-58), 231 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1907-9, 1935-58: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 11.86 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.51 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, Oct. 5, 6, 25, 26, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1938(M), 1939. WSP 1306: 

1908(M), 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

150

232

320

415

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

790

1,200

1,700

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

83

155

238

326

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

422

600

830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*226

218

430 

589

371

296

249

218 

199

185

174

210

ISO

166

161

158

296

224

190 

177

166

161

161

540

293

249

224

210

199

190

182

7,492

242

3.56

4.10

Nov.

174

169

164 

*158

158

155

150

266 

204

180

172

166

166

1,090

538

499

454

679

1.510 

722

538

485

598

482

*756

590

502

457

418

387

12,987

433

6.38

7.11

Dec.

350

335

*329

335

302

293

335

502 

380

344

320

b290

b275

278

270

261

255

249

264 

1.590

690

492

422

394

384

606

454

408

374

350

335

12,266

396

5.83

6.72

Jan.

332

311

296

287

278

276

276

261 

b250

*244

241

235

439

454

338

305

284

270

258 

252

538

418

344

498

488

415

371

341

326

308

317

10,251

331

4.87

5.61

Feb.

446

347

320 

302

299

380

412

353 

323

*305

293

278

270

258

b270

b245

b240

b250

b255 

b240

b230

235

232

226

226

537

673

457

-

8,902

318

4.68

4.88

Mar.

359

326

299 

*287

276

273

270

270 

314

284

267

255

278

258

246

238

238

278

261 

246

238

229

226

258

359

332

374

344

311

356

 

482

9,032

291

4.29

4.95

Apr.

368

*332

314 

326

311

756

463

392

357

491

442

389

357

338

422

488

409

376

354 

338

323

348

329

308

311

293

308

817

699

534

12,293

410

6.04

6.73

May

474

*523

463

415

396

575

718

520 

460

419

439

406

379

354

338

329

320

305

293 

299

282

270

261

270

423

320

282

264

250

241

273

11,561

373

5.49

6.33

June

287

267

241 

230

224

221

216

207 

202

*196

196

193

182

177

188

174

166

160

155 

155

147

155

155

147

139

174

155

147

136

151

5,523

184

2.71

3.03

July

128

*123

121 

123

210

196

158

561 

360

357

354

296

255

235

216

190

182

168

160 

176

331

279

218

244

221

190

185

168

160

147

147

6,859

221

3.25

3.76

Aug.

*147

172

182 

147

139

144

147

142 

142

144

160

147

312 252"

E12

199

174

160

144 

139

133

128

160

204

232

177

179

150

139

128

126

5,111

165

2.43

2.80

Sept.

121

*111

111 

109

106

104

102

100 

98

96

99

139

109

100

100

102

98

96

91 

96

193

12T

104

100

96

94

91

89

87

91

3,154

105

1.55

1.73

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,540 Min 77 Mean 290 Cfsm 4.27 In. 57.88

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,510 Min 87 Mean 289 Cfsm 4.26 In. 57.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Nov. 14 (12 m.) 2,440 cfs (7.34 ft); Nov. 19 (4:30 a.m.) 2,550 

cfs (7.55 ft); Dec. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 3,380 cfs (8.90 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
70 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4410. Davidson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Lat 35° 16'23", long 82°42'21", on right bank 150 ft upstream from State Highway 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Creek, and 

3.3 miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area. 40.4 sq mi.

Records available . October 1920 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 4, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 4, 

1929, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 11, 28-30 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

0.31 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1921, 1922(M), 1923, 1924- 

25(M), 1926, 1927(M) , 1929-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1

May 25

Dl!

0,

l'.

1,

.5

,6

.8

.0

,5

icharge ,

30

43

73

111

236

In ci

to Dec . 20,

to Sept.

2

2

3

3

ibic fe

.0

.5

.0

.5

et

30

385

580

815

1,080

per secoi

Dec. 21 to May 24

0.8 

1.0

1.5

118

247

2.0 

2.5

405

595

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

*147 

147

304

355

225

174

143

126

113

105

97

111

97

89

86

86

144

113

97

91

86

84

84

221

138

120

109

101

97

93 

89

4,072

131

3.24

3.75

Nov.

86 

84

82

*78

*77

75

73

123

97

84

82

80

78

495

242

228

208

*361

*852

367

271

250

337

262

*483

349

280

248

225

205

6,762

225

5.57

6.22

Dec.

182 

*172

170

170

150

145

168

250

192

170

157

b!35

b!35

133

129

126

122

118

133

*785

374

271

232

213

213

352

256

227

205

192 

180

6,455

208

5.15

5.94

Jan.

177

162

154

147

140

137

137

128

b!25

*b!25

118

114

194

227

172

154

142

135

128

125

245

208

172

232

235

208

190

174

164

157 

162

5,088

164

4.06

4.68

Feb.

247 

192

170

b!55

160

195

208

177

160

*150

142

135

130

b!20

b!20

blOO

b95

blOO

bllO

bl!5

bl!5

116

114

112

112

322

*373

259

-

------

4,504

161

3.99

4.15

Mar.

205 

182

167

*154

147

147

144

147

180

160

147

140

154

142

135

128

128

154

142

132

125

120

118

137

187

187

218

195

172

218 

274

4,986

161

3.99

4.59

Apr.

215

*192

180

192

180

455

277

262

208

277

247

218

200

187

238

292

235

210

197

187

180

187

174

164

182

167

177

458

355

296

6,989

233

5.77

6.43

May

259 

*259

238

218

210

291

339

265

235

218

244

277

230

208

195

184

200

187

172

172

160

150

144

204

248

195

170

155

143

133

159

6,462

208

5.15

5.95

June

143

131

124

124

120

118

111

107

103

*97

97

91

87

84

86

82

78

77

73

70

70

71

73

68

65

71

70

62

62

60

2,675

89.2

2.21

2.46

July

57 

*57

56

56

87

101

68

226

*155

131

109

122

101

91

86

80

73

70

65

68

145

124

87

128

101

84

80

77

70

65

2,882

93.0

2.30

2.65

Aug.

*60 

68

73

62

56

60

88

68

63

62

62

62

78

70

75

80

75

63

59

56

54

54

57

73

127

73

63

57

54

51 

49

2,052

66.2

1.64

1.89

Sept.

47 

*44

44

43

42

42

40

39

38

38

100

95

57

49

46

49

47

44

40

42

95

60

50

47

44

43

40

38

36

39

1,478

49.3

1.22

1.36

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,730 Mln 30 Mean 160 Cfsm 3.96 In. 53.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 852 Mln 36 Mean 149 Cfsm 3.69 In. 50.07

Peak discharge (ba, ,

(4.30 ft); Dec. 20 (1:30 p

1,000 cfs). N

.m.) 2,060 cfs

 Nov. 14 (11 a 

(5.05

.m.) 1 

ft).

,260 cfs (3.84 ft)j Nov. 19 (4 a.m.) 1,540 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 71

4430. French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'56", long 82°37'27", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

700 ft east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, 3.4 miles downstream from 

Little River, and at mile 183.7.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j!929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 5, 1930, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 930 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 cfs Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 16.06 ft 

Nov. 20; minimum discharge, 277 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.53 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended about 11,500 cfs; minimum, 119 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for .period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M), 1938, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 3-6, 18, 24, 25, Nov. 9, 

14-27, Dec. 7-10, 20-23, 26, 27, Jan. 13-15, 21-26, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 

26-28, Mar. 1, 25-27, 3O, 31, Apr. 1, 6-8, 10, 11, 15-17, 27-30, 

May 1-4, 6-9, 25, 26, July 8-10, 12, 21, 22)

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.O

272

360

560

796

1,360

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

2,000

2,630

3,280

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1,430

1,170

1,440

2.290

1,770

1,340

1,110

952

862

803

762

845

810

741

707

690

870

1,110

852

784

743

719

705

1,190

1,210

982

900 

832

794

772

753

30,938

998

3.37

3.89

Nov.

726

710

693

676

*657

640

606

738

986

777

796

710

666

1,670

2,440

1,970

1,910

 2,880

3,890

*4. 110

2,900

2,020

2,390

2,080

2,760

2,730

2,150 

1.92O

1,770 

1,630

50,651

1,688

5.70

6.36

Dec.

1,490

1,390

*1,270

1,280

1,170

1,080

1,130

1,920

1,640

1,440

1,100

988

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,000

966

960

Wf

2,540

3.56Q

2,610

1,780

1,610

1,540

2,250

1,990 

1,710

1,540 

1,400

1,320

46,771

1,509

5.10

5.88

Jan.

1,290

1,200

*1,140

1,100

1,050

1,010

1,020

985

910

912

860 876"

1,090

2,230

1,560

1,300

1,180

1,100

1,020

990

1,590

2,100

1,540

1,980

2 . 700

2,030

1,730 

1,530

1,390 

1,320

'

42,007

1,355

4.58

5.28

Feb.

1,910

1,590

1,380

1,260

1,210

1,360

1,580

1,490

1,310

1,220

*1,170

1,110

1,060

1,010

1,030

1,010

885

a850

a850

a860

900

910

939

918

912

1,680

2.680 

2,470

-

35,554

1,270

4.29

4.47

Mar.

1,730

1,470

1,340

1,220

1,150

1,110

*1,100

1,120

1,220

1,290

1,140

1,080

1,110

1,120

1,030

990

960

1,150

1,170

1,060

1,000

952

923

928

1,540

1,430

1,660 

1,530

1,390 

1,420

2.430

38,763

1,250

4.22

4.87

Apr.

1,960

1,650

*1,460

1,460

1,390

3,020

2,580

1,900

1,660

1,820

2,010

1,700

1,530

1,420

1,540

2,260

1,850

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,350

1,370

1,400

1,260

1,280

1.200

1,240 

3,640

5.820

2,830

55,170

1,839

6.21

6.93

May

2,150

2,310

2,190

1,900

*1,770

2,000

2.810

2,350

1,950

1,770

1,750

1,810

1,620

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,190

1,150

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,470

1,540

1,160 

1,080

1,010 

952

942

48,084

1,551

5.24

6.04

June

1,000

1.030

1,020

899

835

870

875

820

789

798

*736

746

700

695

662

695

638

620

601

594

583

569

618

583

549

574

717 

592

534

 505

21,438

715

2.42

2.69

July

505

461

449

445

569

798

674

1,730

*1.920

1,400

1,120

1,220

1,070

1,030

1,010

988

830

765

722

700

907

1,410

923

1,020

1,020

822

760 

865

777 

686

606

28,202

910

3.07

3.54

Aug.

594

588

681

638

*560

540

594

657

712

627

588

606

736

734

640

782

686

601

553

519

499

481

465

538

820

674

618 

525

493 

457

396

18 , 602

600

2.03

2.34

Sept.

396

*408

396

392

387

377

335

335

356

351

455

572

433

351

344

392

375

381

353

346

640

583

441

413

368

358

335

292

294 

320

11,779

393

1.33

1.48

Calendar year 1957: Max 9,000 Min 266 Mean 1,151 Cfsm 3.89 In. 52.78

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,110 Min Z92 Mean 1,172 Cfsm 3.96 In. 53.77

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Rosman.
72 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4460. Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'45", long 82°35'25", on right bank 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, 2.2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, 

Henderson County, and 4.2 miles northwest of Horseshoe.

Drainage area. 66.7 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1926, October 1933 to September 1958. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff gage at site 

500 ft upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 29.

1924-26, 1933-58: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.33 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. City 

of Hendersonville diverted from North Fork and Bradley Creek about 4 cfs for water 

supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1935, 1937, 1939. WSP 1003: 

1938, 1940-42. WSP 1143: 1940(P). WSP 1276: 1926.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

2 . 0 

2.5 

3.0

100

234

444

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

705

1,030

1,360

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

38 2.5 243

65 3.0 447

102 3.3 590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

227

*214

294

416

302

234

198

172

156

141

134

144

132

122

115

113

162

164

136 

127

120

115

113

224

175

156

149

136

132 

127

122

5,272

170

2.55

2.94

Nov.

118

113

111 

*109

107

104

102

141

136

115

111

109

107

430

319

294

278

444

1,110 

565

412

362

468

384

635

545

435

380

344 

310

9,198

307

4.60

5.13

Dec.

278

*263

252

248

227

218

227

314

263

238

224

b!95

b!95

201

186

181

178

172

1ST 

671

512

372

318

291

283

424

347

318

291

272 

257

8,597

277

4.15

4.79

Jan.

247

230

b215 

b205

b!95

b!95

201

b!80

b!75

*b!80

179

168

229

306

240

217

204

194

179 

182

257

261

226

302

534

291

265

247

236

223

6,986

225

3.37

3.90

Feb.

318

265

b235 

b225

226

230

261

243

b215

*b205

b200

b!85

b!70

b!65

b!70

b!50

b!50

b!60

b!75 

blSO

b!65

171

168

168

165

384

507

420

6,276

224

3.36

3.50

Mar.

322

283

261 

*240

226

220

217

223

257

250

230

217

243

226

213

204

198

233

220 

210

198

191

185

188

265

247

322

298

268

406

7,548

243

3.64

4.21

Apr.

334

*298

279 

283

268

539

398

343

310

359

355

318

298

279

314

380

326

302

283 

272

261

265

247

236

258

243

247

565

507 

434

9,811

327

4.90

5.47

May

380

*363

338 

314

298

380

470

380

343

318

347

452

368

330

306

291

393

347

302 

291

268

254

247

243

283

261

236

226

213 

204

213

9,659

312

4.68

5.39

June

220

204

191 

194

188

188

179

173

165

162

157

*154

151

146

148

151

138

133

128 

128

125

133

138

128

118

128

128

114

109 

107

4,526

151

2.26

2.52

July

102

98

96 

94

111

120

107

222

las

165

141

138

125

116

116

114

107

98

94 

104

128

143

107

137

128

102

100

130

104 

92

3,715

120

1.80

2.07

Aug.

*84

127

m90

84

92

130

111

100

88

96

109

104

98

94

98

86

77 

74

74

77

104

94

138

94

84

77

72

65

2,950

95.2

1.43

1.64

Sept.

64

*60

60 

59

56

54

54

53

50

50

50

98

64

58

56

60

59

58

52

50

86

72

59

56

53

50

49

46

H 48

1,729

57.6

0.864

0.96

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,780 Mln 46 Mean 208 Cfsm 3.12 In. 42.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,110 Mln 45 Mean 209 Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.52

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (7:30 a.m.) 1, 

1,350 cfs (4.49 ft).

cfs (5.04 ft); Dec. 20 (3:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 73

4475. Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26 I 08", long 82°29'23", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, 0.5 mile northeast of Fletcher. Henderson 

County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,072.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 73.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.95 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 11.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 3,340 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 8.73 ft): minimum, 

9.4 cfs Sept. 21, 1956.

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1276: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1949(P), 1951-52(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

Nov. 26 to Jan. 13, Feb. 28 

to Mar. 30, Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

ge height, in feet,

Jan. 14 to Feb. 27, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 28

0.3

.7

1.0

2.0 259

3.0 498

3.4 595

0.1 22

.5 62

1.0 125

1.5 200

2.0 290

2.6 411

0.4 50

1.0 117

2.0 283

3.0 498

4.0 745

5.0 1,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

61

*57

58

66

52

46

43

40

38

36

35

42

38

35

35_

33

53

47

39

37

36

35

36

56

40

39

38

36

35

56

35

1,311

42.3

0.670

0.77

Nov.

34

33

33

33

*32.

32

32

61

47

39

38

37

37

71

59

69

67

*135

*416

113

73

73

256

111

*579

241

152

119

104

90

3,216

107

1.70

1.90

Dec.

78

*71

66

65

61

58

70

190

119

95

83

b65

b65

65

64

62

61

60

63

328

195

132

107

103

95

196

131

112

99

89

83

3,131

101

1.60

1.85

Jan.

79

b68

b60

b57

b57

b60

*64

b57

b57

b60

59

56

118

*1£4

93

83

74

70

b63

64

88

86

74

221

227.

153

125

104

94

89

2,772

89.4

1.42

1.63

Feb.

170

113

b95

b90

86

103

109

b90

b80

b80

*b75

b65

b60

b60

b65

b65

b55

b50

b60

b65

b70

77

73

72

72

315

*330

208

-

2,853

102

1.62

1.68

Mar.

151

126

111

99

92

89

*92

103

114

106

97

92

103

94

85

83

81

101

86

81

79

77

74

75

92

86

99

99

97

134

 324

3,222

104

1.65

1.90

Apr.

173

137

*118

109

102

236

144

121

108

112

104

94

88

84

175

323

185

147

127

114

107

209

152

125

212

150

191

*954

400

277

5,578

186

2.95

3.29

May

226

226

194

169

*162

224

245

187

164

148

166

157

145

128

118

112

108

110

104

107

98

93

90

112

115

106

94

89

83

79

78

4,237

137

2.17

2.50

June

96

103

80

77

75

71

70

69

75

74

72

73

*64

61

60

58

56

55

54

57

54

56

56

54

50

68

58

50

48

4_6

1,940

64.7

1.03

1.14

July

44

42

40

42

50

46

42

143

*116

86

77

87

101

74

62

58

52

53

50

54

90

69

54

57

53

46

55

54

44

40

58

1,939

62.6

0.992

1.14

Aug.

60

48

46

44

*42

42

42

47

44

40

52

48

40

38

36

34

34

32

31

30

30

36

34

38

40

36

34

30

29

29

29

1,195

38.6

0.612

0.70

Sept.

28

27

*27

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

36

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

48

34

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

28

859

28.6

0.453

0.51

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,850 Min 19 Mean 82.8 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.82

Water year 1957-58: Max 954 Min 26 Mean 88.4 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No

(5.30 ft); Dec. 20 (2 p.m.) 855 cfs (4.44 ft); Apr. 28 (7 a.m.) 1,610 cfs (6.95 ft

19 (6 a.m.) 943 cfs (4.78 ft); Nov. 25 (8 a.m.} 1,C

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
74 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4480. French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'07", long 82°35'35", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 

6.2 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 6.7 miles south of Asheville, Buncombe County, 

and at mile 157,7.

Drainage area. 676 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,590 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 6.87 ft); minimum, 572 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.59 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6 ft); minimum, 230 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 1954 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood in August 

1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Rev is ions. WSF 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 7-15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20, 

June 16 to Sept. 30 Feb. 21 to June 15

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

500

980

1,600

2,300

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

3,880

5,690

7,680

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,160

1,760

2,410

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

3,900

5,690

7,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

TotaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,400

1,980

1,940

5,090 

2,930

2,150

1,750

1,510

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,190

1,250

1,130

1,070

1.050

1,160

»1,700

1,350

1,200

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,350

1,880

1,500

1,340 

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,100

46,530

1,501

2.22

2.56

Nov.

1,070

1,040

1,010

991 

969

958

925

1,050

1,520

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,020

1,730

3,480

3,060

2,860

*3,880

6,470

6,210

5,390

3,710

4,310

3,710

5,460

5,650

3,960 

3,190

2,860

2,600

82,473

2,749

4.07

4.54

Dec.

2,330

2,160

2,030

1,980 

1,870

1,730

1,710

2,740

2,760

2,300

1,980

1,670

1,610

1,680

1,640

1,600

*1,550

1,540

1.520

3,340

5.770

4,890

3,160

2,640

2,500

3,680

3,480 

2,810

2,520

2,290

2 ' 150

75,630

2,440

3.61

4.16

Jan.

2,050

1,950

1,820

1,730 

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,560

bl,420

bl,400

1,430

1.380

1,670

3,620

2,780

2,200

1,950

1,810

1,670

1,600

1,990

*3,270

2,510

3,000

5.050

3,860

2,950 

2,560

2,300

2,150

2,030

68,570

2,212

3.27

3.77

Feb.

2,880

2,660

2,240

2,020 

1,960

2,020

2,300

2,340

2,050

1,890

1,820

1,740

1,670

1,590

1,610

bl,600

bl,380

bl.550

bl,400

bl,510

»bl,500

1,640

1,700

1,680

1,660

2,930

5.140 

4, '940

_

__-__..

59,220

2,115

3.13

3.26

Calendar year 1957: Max 17,000 Mln 485

Mar.

3,270

2,620

2,360

2,190 

2,060

1,980

1,970

2,010

2,100

2,320

2,100

*1,970

1,990

2,030

1,890

1,820

1,760

1,970

2,060

1,900

1,820

1,750

1,700

1.690

2,230

2,360

2,630 

2,550

2,370

2,310

4.240

68,020

2,194

3.25

3.74

Apr.

3,600

2,830

2,540

2,440 

2,400

4,450

4,920

3,420

2,830

2,820

3,320

2,860

2,560

2,410

2,470

3,980

3,330

2,830

2,620

2,470

2,320

2,440

*2,550

2,280

2,400

2,250

2.230 

6,136

7.17P

6,030

96 , 900

3,230

4.78

5.33

May

4,210

3,850

3,880

3,340 

3,040

3,320

4.690

4,290

3,450

3,080

2,960

3,140

2,860

2,620

2,470

2,340

2,420

2,480

2,230

2,200

2,120

*2,010

1,920

1,920

2,150

2,540

2,070 

1,890

1,790

1,700

1.660

84,640

2,730

4.04

4.66

June

1,810

1.820

1,720

1,630 

1,530

1,540

1,590

1,480

1,400

1,410

1,360

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,210

*1,220

1,160

1,130

*1,090

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,040

1,020

1,220 

1,070

1,010

936

38,656

1,289

1.91

2.13

July

925

903

860

850 

947

1,200

1,170

1,830

3.090

2,260

1,950

1,820

2,130

2,060

1,570

1,630

1,540

1,280

1,170

1,210

*1,640

2,360

1,670

1,550

1,850

1,400

1,280 

1,350

1,560

1,200

1,050

47,305

1,526

2.26

2.60

Aug.

1,020

1,040

1,210

m

958

991

1,140

1,290

1,100

980

1,050

1,090

1,290

1,090

1,110

1,190

1,040

925

870

840

881

892

947

1,190

»1,220

1,020 

925

840

810

750

32,029

1,033

1.53

1.76

Sept.

700

700

690

690 

670

661

643

598

607

616

625

1,020

810

700

616

661

680

*670

652

634

892

1.090

840

760

710

670

652 

616

572

616

21,061

702

1.04

1.16

Mean 1.889 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.94

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,170 Mln 572 Mean 1^975 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.67

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (12:30 p.m.) 6,970 cfs (6.65 ft); Nov. 25 (3 p.m.) 6,650 

cfs (6.49 ft); Apr. 29 (7:30 a.m.) 7,410 cfs (6.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dIscharge relation affected by ice.
TENIIESSEE RIVER BASIN 75

4485. Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. 35"32'28" . long 82°40'35", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Pole Creek 

and 1.0 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 79.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,065.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 87,3 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 3.87 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 cfs by conveyance method).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 1113: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 

June 22 to Sept. 3O 20 to June 21

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

160

250

2.3 

2.6

357

475

615

1.3 74

1.5 117

1.7 167

1.9 223

320

434

566

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

allO

alOO

a!20

a!90

a 140

a!20

a 100

a88

a75

*65

63

88

68

63

60

58

66

63

58

56

54

54

54

80

65

63

65

60

58

58

56

2,418

78.0

0.977

1.13

Nov.

56

53

53

51

*51

51

51

61

56

51

51

51

51

216

137

142

122

*203

608

?57

180

162

283

197

560

327

238

197

*172

154

4,842

161

2.02

2.26

Dec.

134

127

117

115

108

*104

122

200

151

134

124

bllO

b!05

110

106

102

99

97

97

432

267

197

167

151

144

200

159

151

139

129

124

4,522

146

1.83

2.11

Jan.

122

115

bllO

b!05

blOO

b!05

106

b95

b90

b!05

93

91

161

154

129

*119

113

106

99

99

119

113

106

201

214

175

159

144

134

127

129

3,838

124

1.55

1.79

Feb.

191

151

b!35

b!25

129

136

146

b!35

b!20

bl!5

b!05

blOO

b95

b95

b!05

b95

b90

bllO

bl!5

bl!5

*bllO

106

104

102

104

321

393

267

_

3,915

140

1.75

1.82

Mar.

208

180

164

149

141

*136

136

144

151

144

136

131

149

136

131

137

124

131

124

119

117

115

110

117

154

141

189

172

162

159

186

4,483

145

1.82

2.09

Apr.

164

154

149

*146

141

175

154

144

136

172

167

151

146

139

180

223

194

178

167

157

149

159

144

136

224

162

154

*367

293

248

5,273

176

2.21

2.46

May

223

226

197

183

178

395

*411

280

*238

217

229

229

200

183

172

162

167

162

162

157

146

136

136

144

236

164

144

136

127

122

122

5,984

193

2.42

2.79

June

124

T24

115

113

110

*106

102

102

99

97

95

93

91

89

93

91

87

84

84

91

84

90

84

76

70

74

74

66

65

63

2,736

91.2

1.14

1.28

July

60

60

*60

61

S2

82

68

133

115

86

82

78

117

82

74

76

74

66

65

93

110

95

74

82

74

63

85

84

65

58

60

2,464

79.5

0.996

1.15

Aug.

60

60

66

61

53

50

72

*66

61

54

54

92

76

61

61

61

54

51

47

47

59

58

"86 114

76

65

58

53

51

50

48

1,925

62.1

0.778

0.90

Sept.

47

45

45

*43

41

41

40

40

37

37

46

58

5

1

3

* 6

1

1

0

41

85

53

47

44

41

41

41

38

37

38

1,323

44.1

0.553

0.62

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,960 Mln 26 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Waber year 1957-58: Max 608 Mln 37 Mean 120 Cfsra 1.50 In. 20.40

Peak discharge (base, 900 ofs). Nov. 19 (4 a.m.) 1.140 ofs 

(3.46 ft)j Dec. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (3.77 ft); May 6

3.87 ft); Nov. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 913 cfs 

8 p.m.) 990 cfs (3.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Mills River near Mills River.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
76 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4490. North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°39'U", long 82"21 '04", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Walker 

Branch, 0.8 mile downstream from Burnett Dam, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Pork, 

3.0 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles downstream from Right Pork.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1926 to May 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-istage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,428.03 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--31 years (1926-57), 47.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1957 to May 1958, 576 cfs Dec. 20 (gage 

height, 3.30 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1926-58: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 8.55 and 9.10 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. City 

oTTTsheville diverted part of its water supply by gravity from four main tributaries 

with a combined drainage area of 16.4 sq mi at points 1.9 to 4.0 miles upstream. No 

regulation after Mar. 26, 1954, when water in lake first reached spillway elevation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1926. WSP 1143: 1927-28, 

 1929(M), 1930, 1931-32(M), 1933-34, 1935(M), 1940(P), 1941-45(M), 1946-47JP). 

WSP 1336: 1927.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1957, to May 16, 1958, except period of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Oct. 1 to Dee. 20

10 2.1

14 2.3

24 2.6

38 2.9

Dec. 21 to Hay 16

67

119

233

369

1.6

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

124

234

369

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1617'

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

64

54

*46

46

41

34

29

23

20

17

14

16

16

15

14

13

2?

65

B?

41

32

27

23

46

62

49

41

35

30

29

26

1,049

33.8

+291.0

NOV.

22

21

19

17

16

*14

13

18

29

24

21

19

18

30

62

60

65

90

254

177

107

81

144

140

239

229

147

107

85

72

2,340

78.0

+356.7

Dee.

60

52

48

46

41

*38

44

162

144

102

83

67

59

54

50

48

48

50

59

322

335

TTS

124

100

87

124

118

97

84

75

67

2,934

95.6

+301.2

Jan.

62

53

49

45

43

40

39

36

32

31

30

28

33

*52

49

44

38

36

32

31

38

63

53

65

89

75

65

56

50

46

45

1,448

46.7

+295.3

Feb.

63

60

55

49

46

53

80

89

72

62

56

*53

48

44

44

41

b30

b20

bS5

b30

33

33

30

30

33

122

218

15§

_

1,680

60.0

+325.3

Mar.

106

82

72

65

60

55

55

70

80

100

89

80

77

75

65

58

55

55

50

46

44

41

4SIff

43

46

60

68

65

68

199

2,109

68.0

+282.3

Apr.

151

115

94

*97

92

138

131

100

84

77

77

70

63

58

7S

263

203

148

115

97

87

97

148

121

176

162

138

313

326

?5T

4,038

138

+358.0

May

195

169

165

144

127

*134

173

151

131

112

112

118

115

103

89

80

-

_

.

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

June July Aug. Sept.

Adjusted for diversion, evaporation, and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

43.2 

1.82 

2.09

89.9 

3.78 

4.21

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

105 

4.41 

5.10

56.2 

2.33 

2.72

71.6 

3.01 

3.13

77.1 

3.24 

3.74

148 

6.22 

6.92 _

Observed

Max 927 Hln 2.5 Mean 64.6 

Max - Min - Mean

Adjusted

Mean 76.2 Cfsm 3.20 In. 43.45 

Mean - Cfsm - in.

-.. Burnett Lake, equivaLake furnished by city of 

lessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 77

4500. Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location.~Lat 35 039.'11", long 82°24'20", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Beetree 

Reservoir and 3.8 miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 5.46 sq mi.

Records available. February 1926 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume set in masonry control. Datum of 

gage is 2,728.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Average discharge. 32 years, 10.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 158 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1926-58: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over weir; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1954 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928, 1936-37(M). WSP 953: 

1329(M).WSF 1276: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

0.5 1.8

.6 2.4

.8 4.5

1.0 7.1

1.5 15

2.0 26

2.5 40

3.0 82

0.3 

.4

0.5

.9

2.2

0.8 

1.0

4.2 

6.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

2.9

*2.9

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

ft! 4.5

4.0

3.5 

3.3

3.1 

6.7

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.0

110.9

3.58

0.656

0.76

NOV.

3.S

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

»3.0

2.9

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

8.6

8.6

9.8

10

18

41

22

15 

14

32 

22

52

36

25

19

16

13

408.4

13.6

2.49

2.78

Dec.

12

11

9.8

*9.4

8.7

8.6

12

28

21

17

14

12

bll

12

11

10

11

10 

12

71

43 

30

23 

19

17

23

19

18

15

14

13

545.5

17.6

3.22

3.72

Jan.

12

11

10

b9.5

b9.0

*bS.7

8.4

b7.4

b7.0

b7.0

7.1

6.7

8.9

10

9.2

8.4

7.8

b7.2 

b7.2

7.2

10 

11

9.7

15

16

14

12

11

10

10

11

299.4

9.66

1.77

2.04

Feb.

15

13

bll

bll

bll

14

24

b!9

b!6

bl4

b!3

*b!2

bll

bll

11

b9.0

b8. 5

b7.5 

bS.O

b7.5

b7.5 

8.2

6.2 

8.7

9.4

37

40

32

397.5

14.2

2.60

2.71

Mar.

23

20

17

15

*14

13

14

16

18

20

18

17

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11 

11

10 

10

11

12

16

15

15

17

30

475

15.3

2.80

3.24

Apr.

24

20

18

*17

16

21

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

15

25

21

18 

16

15

14 

21

25 

21

46

35

30

75

65

44

707

23.6

4.32

4.82

May

37

36

34

29

26

*34

47

39

33

28

30

34

29

25

22

19

17

15 

14

14

12 

11

10 

9.8

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.1

666.0

21.5

3.94

4.54

June

8.2

8.5

7,1

6.7

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.1

*5.0

4.9

5.0

4.9

4.3

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.2 

3.1

5.2

3.8 

4.6

4.4 

3.5

3.1

3.7

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.5

139.1

4.64

0.850

0.95

July

*2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.3

6.6

6.5

4.3

3.8

4.7

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8 

3.0

3.3

3.0 

*2.9

2.6 

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.3

2.1

1.9

98.4

3.17

0.581

0.67

Aug.

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

4.0

2.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.5 

1.3

1.2

fct

1.2 

4.1

3.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

55.3

1.78

0.326

0.38

Sept.

1.3

1.1

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

. 7

.7

1.0

1.6

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

H1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

33.6

1.12

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1957t Max 208 Mln 0.8 Mean 12.3 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.49

Water year 1957-58; Max 75 Mln 0.7 Mean 10.8 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.84

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Dec. 20 (11:30 a.m.) 158 cfs (5.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
78 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4510. Swannanoa River at Biltraore, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 34'06", long 82°32'42", on left bank at Biltmore, Buncombe County, 100ft 

downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSF 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,976.58 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 

1926, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1920-26, 1933-58), 153 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 10.

1920-26, 1933-58: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dam 3.6 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum daily, 

1.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of Aug. 16, 1928, 

reached a stage of 18.74 ft, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subject to backwater from French Broad River.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wKTeh are good. Mo regulation from Lake Craig 3.6 miles above station after 1950 (reservoir silted). City of Asheville diverts its water supply above station from Beetree 

Reservoir (capacity, 843 cfs-days), North Fork Swannanoa River, and from Burnett Lake 

on North Fork (see p. 229). Textile mills 2.0 miles above gage divert for industrial 

use about 5.0 mgd, of which about 3 mgd, equivalent to a mean discharge of 45 cfs, is 

discharged into French Broad River.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 803: 1923(M), 1925(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 

1921(A), 1924(M), 1926(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

102

182

318

3.0

3.5 

4.0

4.5

540

810

1,080

1,360

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

2.5

65

157

320

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

540

810

1,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

i62

*140

140

134

116

102

87

76

63 

59

56

69

63

56

51

50

80

116

104

91

76

67

67

98

121

109

102

84

74

70

70

2,753

88.8

_

-

Nov.

65

63

65

61

55

*53

48

72

87 

72

63

58

56

104

137

162

173

256

617

392

256

216

490

358

*920

*596

392

300

260

220

6,667

222

_

-

Dec.

185

165

150

148

129

*126

T34

392

346 

274

230

b!85

b!70

168

156

140

142

148

150

761

804

458

338

285

256

358

311

278

250

220

201

8,058

260

_

-

Jan.

185

168

153

b!40

bl!5

blOO

blOO

b95

b85 

b95

109

104

149

*223

170

153

131

b!20

bllO

allO

al50

a250

a!90

a220

a5OO

a260

a220

a200

alSO

a!60

also

4,895

158

_

-

Feb.

a220

a200

alSO

a!70

a!50

a200

a300

a320

a260 

a220

*a!85

b!65

b!40

b!25

b!40

b!35

b85

b70

b90

b!05

bl!5

134

134

131

119

448

700

490

_

5,721

204

-

Mar.

354

288

246

223

198

182

179

223

243

274

253

*230

239

223

204

188

173

198

176

165

159

150

148

145

173

162

207

216

210

223

550

6,802

219

-

Apr.

432

338

 292

274

264

366

326

281

253 

246

239

216

201

185

250

618

481

371

318

285

256

344

379

326

550

458

409

1,520

1,080

7 94

12,152

405

-

May

596

530

490

422

388

510

678

*535

450 

388

414

458

414

355

313

283

262

290

266

252

228

203

194

194

255

245

197

182

163

152

149

10,456

337

-

June

160

194

154

144

141

136

126

119

*114 

126

107

119

103

98

94

92

81

79

75

89

85

94

92

92

75

75

89

75

71

65

3,164

105

-

July

*60

58

56

56

73

67

63

119

149 

107

105

114

119

100

85

77

71

67

71

71

73

83

63

62

62

58

69

56

48

45

45

2,352

75.9

_

-

Aug.

45

42

45

37

*34

34

41

45

38 

38

34

109

84

48

44

44

45

37

33

32

30

32

37

53

60

41

34

30

28

30

32

1,316

42.5

_

-

Sept.

29

23

*23

23

22

26

26

22

19 

18

20

35

29

27

24

24

22

22

19

22

83

45

30

26

24

24

24

29

24

26

810

27. O

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,370 Win 16 Mean 195 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,320 Min 18 Mean 178 Cfsm - In. -

* 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 North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain and Beetree Creek near Swannanoa. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4515. French Broad River at Ashevllle, N. C.

79

Location. Lat 35°36'32", long 82"34'41", on right bank at downstream side of Pearson 

Bridge at Ashevllle, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway station, 3.1 miles downstream from Swannanoa River, and at mile 145.8.

Drainage area. 945 sq ml.

Records available. September 1895 to September 1958. 

periods, published In WSP 1306.

Monthly discharge only for some

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,950.28 ft sbove mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 17, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight 

gage at present site at different datum. Mar. 19, 1903, to July 15, 1916, and Jan. 1, 

1917, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at Smith Bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 11.52 

ft higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--63 years (1895-1958), 2,058 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,050 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.69 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 579 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1895-1958: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 23.1 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs; 

minimum, 239 cfs at times In August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Flood In June 1876 reached a stage of 18 ft, from survey by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are good. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by powerplants and small 

reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are 

given In WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. 

1914-15(M), [WTT 1920-22(M), 1927(M).

WSP 1306: 1895-1909, 1901(M),

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2 1,000

1.5 1,370

2.0 2,060

2.5 2,800

3.0 3,590

4.0 5,390

5.1 7,690

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

510

875

1,500

2,140

2,840

3.0 3,620

4.0 5,390

5.0 7,470

5.6 8,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,920

2,460

2,28O

3,330

3.450

2,580

2,100 

1,810

1,610

1,460

1,360

1,400

1,470

1,330

1,240

1,200

1,300

*1,950

1,640

1,410

1,290 

1,240 

1,200

1,460 

2,170

1,770

1,580 

1,440

1,330

1,290

1,270

54,320

1,752

1.85

2.14

Nov.

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,130

1,110

1,080

1.060 

1,140

1,750

1,400

1,280

1,240

1,160

1,790

3,840

3,490

3,330

4,190

7.640

6,900

5,880 

4,370 

*5,070

4,500 

6,830

6,770

4,900 

3,840

3,400

3,080

95,750

3,192

3.38

3.77

Dec.

2,770

2,590

2,420

2,320

2,240

2,060

2,000 

3,110

3,490

2,860

2,500

a2,100

al,980

a2,030

al,960

al,920

al,880

*1,840

1.820

4,120

6.850 

5,620 

5,850

3,110 

2,900

3,980

4,140 

3,370

3,000

2,740

2,540

90,090

2,906

3.08

3.55

Jan.

2,440

2,320

2,170

2,070

1,980

1,910

1,930 

1,890

bl,650

bl,700

1,740

1.640

1,810

3,950

3,350

2,620

2,290

2,130

1,990

1,930

2,190 

*3,590 

2,980

5,270 

5,720

4,530

3,550 

3,050

2,740

3.580

2,440

80,110

2,584

2.73

3.15

Feb.

3,300

3,270

2,770

2,470

2,400

2,440

2,770 

2,900

2,540

2,350

2,260

2,160

2,060

1,960

1,990

2,000

bl,820

bl.780

bl,78O

bl,900

*bl,800 

1,850 

1,920

1,880 

1,850

3,500

6.590 

6,100

_

_____ .

72,010

2,572

2.72

2.83

Mar.

4,200

3,270

2,900

2,660

2,450

2,350

2,340 

2,440

2,490

2,840

*2,550

2,370

2,410

2,480

2,300

2,190

2,110

2,300

2,440

2,270

2,150 

2,060 

1,980

1.960 

2,490

2,740

3,100 

3,O50

2,840

2,700

4.880

81,310

2,623

2.78

3.20

Apr.

4,520

3,540

3,110

2,940

2,880

4,630

5,640 

4,190

3,430

3,280

3,900

3,460

3,100

2,900

2,920

4,760

4,290

3,590

3,250

3,050

2,880 

2,980 

*3,250

2,860 

3,250

2,980

2.620

elgeo

7,180

117,470

3,916

4.14

4.62

May

5,280

4,600

4,700

4,100

3,680

4,050

5,820 

5,220

4,260

3,750

3,640

3,880

3,570

3,200

3,000

2,820

2,750

3,000

2,650

2,620

2,510 

*2,350 

2,260

2,260 

2,580

3,050

2,520 

2,300

2,140

2,040

1.960

102,540

3,308

3.50

4.04

June

2,090

2.230

2,080

1,940

1,840

1,790

1,890 

1,780

1,660

1,690

1,610

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,450

1,450

*1,360

1,320

1,300

1,320

1,290 

1,310 

1,340

1,350 

1,260

1,210

1,420 

1,310

1,210

1.110

46,170

1,539

1.63

1.82

July

1,060

1,050

1,000

962

1,060

1,360

1,410 

1,860

5.440

2,620

2,300

2,110

2,400

2,450

1,870

1,890

1,830

1,510

1,450

1,410

*1,800 

2,650 

2,020

1,710 

2,140

1,680

1,510 

1,560

1,830

1,410

1,260

54,612

1,762

1.86

2.15

Aug.

1,240

1,160

1,310

1.550

1,190

1,100

1,100 

1,320

1,440

1,290'

,120

,260

,350

,480

,290

1,320

1,390

1,200

*1,090

1,040

988 

1,060 

1,080

1,200 

1,350

1,420

1,200 

1,100

975

925

850

37,588

1,206

1.28

1.47

Sept.

775

750

750

750

750

712

688 

625

625

638

662

1,100

962

788

688

725

762

 750

725

700

1,050 

1.540 1,010

875 

812

758

712 

662

590

6l4

23,328

778

0.823

0.92

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,300 Min 589 Mean 2,261 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.46

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,660 Min 590 Mean 2,343 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.66

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Apr. 28 (5 p.m.) 9,050 cfs (5.69 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Bent Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TEHHESSEE RIVER BASIN

4530. Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'10", long 82°37'16", on right tank 0.2 mile downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison

County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.57 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.79 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft Aug. 30, 

Sept. 2, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 2, 18, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1934(M) , 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

31 4.0 450

63 5.0 875

186 6.0 1,420

296

Dec. 21 to Sept. 3O

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

106

189

3.5 302

4.0 450

5.0 875

6.0 1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

52

50

59

55

47

44

42

38

J56

37

86 

66

52

*47

43

63

110

72

61

56

51

50

140

107

84

83 

71

64

62

61

1,941

62.6

0.396

0.46

Nov.

57

55

53

52

50

48

46

47

71

53

50

49 

49

79

116

141

155

358

768

318

*206

168

708

370

1,090

610

351 

251

206

175

6,748

225

1.42

1.59

Dec.

148

133

121

130

114

108

130

777

447

296

235

177 

158

16,3

149

*140

168

193

188

1,360

862

460

330

264

225

428

348 

286

243

212

189

9,182

296

1.87

2.16

Jan.

175

156

b!25

bllS

b!05

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

bllO

bl05

b95 

108

189

156

152

139

129

bllO

*bl!5

131

164

135

268

432

313

264 

218

193

176

166

4,924

159

1.01

1.16

Feb.

381

342

284

b230

b240

520

632

520

b350

b280

b245

*b205 

bl80

b!60

b!65

b!40

bllO

bllO

b!2S

b!30

b!35

b!40

b!45

154

159

939

-714 1,070 

-

8,805

314

1.99

2.07

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,140 Mln 19

Mar.

464

354

292

247

223

204

197

274

257

*292

262

238 

276

259

236

214

198

206

187

178

176

169

168

162

Tee

169

197 

202

221

221

434

7,345

237

1.50

1.73

Apr.

366

308

271

259

225

262

227

200

184

185

*189

173

161

152

157

266

221

195

180

171

161

219

294

247

653

499

411

695

815

632

8,978

299

1.89

2.11

May

474

414

363

299

274

473

1.550

717

496

595

572

479 

450

554

297

254

229

216

197

*182

162

147

137

137

160

166

127 

120

110

103

98

9,730

314

1.99

2.29

June

224

296

140

116

106

102

92

88

88

88

102

121 

87

77

84

87

70

*65

63

169

97

112

135

98

81

100

98 

77

69

65

3,197

107

0,677

0.75

July

65

59

68

67

82

88

112

179

187

137

126

307 

256

161

*118

102

115

92

116

124

106

132

103

103

104

80

72 

67

90

65

67

3,548

114

0.722

0.84

Aug.

78

64

63

56

49

46

45

44

42

42

40

40 

54

46

59

44

80

*60

45

40

39

38

57

91

78

59

47 

42

40

57

.56

1,601

51.6

0.527

0.58

Sept.

36

32

31

30

30

29

28

50

29

28

28

43 

59

54

51

*30

51

32

28

28

105

71

43

38

36

35

34 

33

32

32

1,086

36.2

0.229

0.26

Mean 218 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,360 Mln 28 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 efs).--Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 5,780 cfs (8.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 81

4535. French Broad River at Marshall, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°47'16", long 82°39'47", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hayes Creek, 

1.0 mile downstream from Ivy River, 1.5 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison County, and 

at mile 126.5.

Drainage area. 1,332 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,646.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years, 2,245 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height", 5.85 ft); minimum, 665 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.05 ft); minimum daily, 740 cfs Sept. 30.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 33,100 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 10.48 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954 (gage height, 0.36 ft); minimum daily, 292 cfs Sept. 27, 

28, 1954.

Floods in July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 18^ and 13^ ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1954(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 9 July 10 to Sept. 30

1.5 1,190

2.0 1,880

3.O 3,6OO

4.O 6,OOO

5.0 9,030

6.0 12,700

1.0 

1.5

620

1,150

2.0 

3.0

1,810

3,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,120

2,640

2,420

3,210

3,640

2,790

2,310

1,980

1,800 

1,660

1,560

1,700

1,720

1,580

*1,450

1,410

1,480

2,O80

1,960

1,650

1,530

1,460

1,420

1,720

2,360

2,060

1,860

1,690

1,590

1,530

1,520

60,900

1,965

1.48

1.70

Nov.

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,290

1.280

1,280

1,850 

1,700

1,480

1,460

1,400

1,660

3,960

3,830

3,750

4,810

9,200

8,020

*6,640

5,210

6,700

5,570

9.420

8,630

6,190

4,610

4,000

3,580

114,500

3,817

2.87

3.20

Dec.

3,210

2,970

2,790

2,700

2,600

2,42O

2,390

4,400

4,490 

3,580

3,150

2,570

2,440

2,500

2,440

*2,360

2,340

2,310

2,290

6,740

8.730

6,960

4,880

3,770

3,460

4,880

5,040

4,090

3,600

3,250

3,020

112,370

3,625

2.72

3.14

Jan.

2,880

2,720

2,550

2,420

2,310

2,260

2,310

2,230

bl.970 

b2,000

2,090

1,980

2,100

4,170

3,940

3,130

2,740

2,550

2,370

*2,320

2,400

3,790

3,440

3,610

6.810

5,600

4,24O

3,640

3,250

3,040

2,880

93,740

3,024

2.27

2.62

Feb.

4,020

4,110

3,420

3,080

2,980

3,300

3,810

3,890

3,320 

3,000

2,880

*2,690

2,550

2,420

2,450

b2,400

b£,lOO

bl.SOO

bl,800

b2,OOO

b2,200

2,370

2,390

2,370

2,320

5,220

9.260

8,150

-

92,3OO

3,296

2.47

2.58

Mar.

5,570

4,170

3,620

3,290

3,040

2,880

2,860

3,080

3,080 

3,560

*3,230

2,980

3,100

3,170

2,950

2,770

2,650

2,770

2,930

2,810

2,670

2,550

2,450

2,400

2,760

3,300

3,580

3,750

3,540

3,270

5,470

100,250

3,234

2.43

2.80

Apr.

5,680

4,400

3,810

3,540

3,460

4,710

6,490

5,010

3,920 

3,660

*4,360

3,940

3,480

3,230

5.190

5,180

5,040

4,090

3,680

3,440

3,250

3,29O

3,870

3,380

4,490

3,960

3,560

8,280

10.900

9,200

138,490

4,616

3.47

3,87

May

6,870

5,950

5,920

5,080

4,490

5,250

8.880

7,100

5,650 

4,760

4,570

4,980

4,660

4,040

3,700

3,460

3,300

3,620

3,210

*3,130

2,980

2,790

2,670

2,670

2,930

3,600

3,020

2,720

2,530

2,420

2,340

129,290

4,171

3.13

3.61

June

2,600

2.970

2,500

2,370

2,210

2,140

2,230

2,120

2.O3O 

2,030

2,OOO

1,960

1,860

1,780

1,740

1,780

1,690

*1,580

1,530

1,740

1,590

1,630

1,700

1,630

1,510

1,450

1.62O

1,590

1,420

1.570

56,370

1,879

1.41

1.57

July

1,310

1,310

1,260

1.230

1,290

1,560

1,740

2,000

4.020 

3,110

2,850

2,690

2,760

3,040

*2,250

2,140

2,190

1,820

1,740

1,750

2,080

2,890

2,450

2,050

2,290

1,960

1,710

1,770

1,980

1,640

1,490

64,370

2,076

1.56

1.80

Aug.

1,480

1,350

1,440

1,660

1,410

1,280

1,310

1,450

1,500 

1,530

1,360

1,640

1.670

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,670

*1,450

1,260

1,210

1,110

1,110

1,270

1,430

1,460

1,670

1,390

1,270

1,160

1,070

1,030

43,340

1,398

1.05

1.21

Sept.

942

898

920

909

898

876

854

832

770 

810

990

1,260

1,210

997

854

*854

920

887

854

821

1,190

1.530

1,2OO

1,010

942

898

876

843

760

740

28,345

945

0.709

0.79

Calendar year 1957: Max 30.OOO Mln 626 Mean 2,762 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.16

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,9OO Mln 74O Mean 2,834 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.89

--Nov. 19 (12:30 p.m.) 10,5OO cfs (5.43 ft); Nov. 25 (4 p.m.) 

p.m.) 11,600 cfs (5.73 ft); Feb. 27 (12:3O p.m.) 1O,6OO cfs (5.'

Peak discharge (base, 10.OOO cf

12,100 cfs (5.85 ft); Dec. 20 v - *,. .., , 

ft); Apr, 29 (l2 m.) 11,600 cfs (5.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
82 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4540. Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°55'11", long 82°45'42", on left bank 50 ft west of State Highway 208, 

0.2 mile downstream from Big Hurricane Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane 

Creek, 2.8 miles north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4.2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq ml.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years, 180 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs May 7 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum, 

42 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

19 cfs Sept. 2, 16-18, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions.--WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

38

72

131

215

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

325

580

1,310

2,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a90

a70

a65

a80

a75

a65

a58

a5 6

a52

a50_

a5 2

allO

a85

a70

*57

56

104

136

96

83

75

72

69

231

154

129

122

106

96 

90

2,742

88.5

0.702

0.81

Nov.

82

78

77

75

72

68

66

69

77

64

59

60

60

75

83

153

213

999

851

486

*285

236

847

564

1.110

850

470

325

260 

218

8,912

297

2.36

2.63

Dec.

185

163

154

246

226

203

292

1.010

658

430

343

254

222

243

274

*293

515

330

321

828

945

525

370

293

254

356

343

313

274 

236

212

11,109

358

2.84

5.28

Jan.

200

b!70

b!45

b!35

b!25

b!30

b!25

bllO

blOO

b!20

bl!5

bl!5

b!25

179

171

206

188

168

b!40

*b!45

168

203

188

262

556

595

321

257

218 

203

194

5,857

189

1.50

1.73

Feb.

465

476

561

297

337

1,130

1,590

960

569

410

330

*274

b220

b200

b200

b!75

b!30

blSO

blSO

b!75

blSO

blSO

blSO

b!90

252

1,070

1,310

879

-

12,600

450

3.57

3.72

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,150 Min 36

Mar.

547

400

521

274

245

222

218

278

271

*309

293

268

309

295

274

254

256

257

236

229

222

212

206

203

215

222

271

297

309

301

390

8,580

277

2.20

2.53

Apr.

552

309

289

313

285

325

317

293

268

260

*278

250

232

218

229

226

197

185

179

174

179

264

338

295

717

610

481

530

676

9,895

330

2.62

2.92

May

476

476

564

435

566

915

2.000

1,070

676

508

460

450

390

321

*285

257

250

257

222

215

194

179

174

182

174

197

163

157

144 

134

151

12,422

401

5.18

5.67

June

157

212

147

156

126

122

115

108

124

126

135

163

113

102

120

117

98

*90

86

441

218

222

285

209

157

184

160

126

113 

104

4,616

154

1.22

1.36

July

98

92

86

90

108

117

108

239

206

177

182

179

171

139

*120

134

136

120

136

209

250

278

274

257

226

185

154

134

126

100

4,939

159

1.26

1.46

Aug.

126

110

106

120

94

85

80

80

78

74

71

71

72

82

122

100

200

*120

90

78

72

69

86

176

243

157

120

96

83 

77

72

3,210

104

0.825

0.95

Sept.

68

62

59

58

56

55

55

57

52

50

50

57

56

50

47

*48

47

52

45

44

~122

54

50

47

46

47

48

44 

43_

1,640

54.7

0.434

O.48

Mean 265 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.56

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,000 Min 45 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.54

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.23 ft); Feb. 26 (5 p.m.) 1,960

cfs (4.64 ft); May 7 (5:30 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (5.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Ivy River 

near Marshall.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 83

4550. French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°58'54", long 83°09'40" , on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 35 at Oldtown, 1 mile northeast of Newport city limits, Cocke County, 

3.7 miles upstream from Pigeon River, and at mile 77.5.

Drainage area. 1,858 sq ml.

Records available. September to December 1900, February to August 1901, October to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, September to December 1907, October 1920 to 

September 1958. Monthly discharge only October 1920, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,011.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to November 1901 wire-weight 

gage at bridge at datum 1.3 ft higher. November 1902 to December 1905 wire-weight gage 

and August to December 1907 chain gage, at datum approximately 0.9 ft higher. November 

1920 to Sept. 13, 1926, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1926, to Mar. 30, 1934, water-stage 

recorder, at left pier at present datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1903-5, 1920-58), 2,801 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 7.92 ft); minimum, 670 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum daily, 836 cfs Sept. 30.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1907, 1920-58: Maximum discharge, 76,300 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Oct. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 

240 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Floods of Feb. 28, 1902, and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 ft (discharge, 

101,000 cfs) and 22.5 ft (discharge, 97,000 cfs), respectively, present datum, from 

floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 783: 1933-34. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928(M). 

WSP 1336- 1903(M) , 1921-22(M) , 1923, 1925(M) , 1927(M) , 192£

1908.

1932. WSP 1306: 1900-

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to May 8

2.0 

2.5

1,220

1,340

2,100

3.0 

7.0

3,180

14,100

1.5

2.0

May 9 to Sept. 30

770

1,420

3.0 

5.0

3,430

8,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a3,950

3,440

2,940

2,870

a4,100

a3,400

*2,760

2,360

2,050

1,890

1,730

1,790

1,960

1,840

1,660

1,570

1,580

2,010

2,440

1,970

1,780

1,660 

1,610

1,810

2,280

2,540

2,140

1,890

1,720

1,620

1,610

68,970

2,225

1.20

1.38

Nov.

1,530

1,460

1,430

1,420

*1,380

1,340

1,300

1,290

1,440

1,870

1,550

1,470

1,440

1,400

3,280

4,740

4,970

7,630

1O , 900

1O.60O

8,300

6,880 

8,610

8,390

*11,400

15,100

8,950

6,350

5,260

4,640

144,320

4,811

2.59

2.89

Dec.

4,090

3,620

3,360

3,470

*3,390

3,110

2,990

6,430

7,410

5,860

4,820

3,780

3,010

3,210

3,390

3,360

3,280

3,340

3,210

5,060

12.800

9,730 

7,180

5,260

4,560

5,160

6,530

5,600

4,840

4,300

3,880

150,030

4,840

2.60

3.00

Jan.

3,600

3,360

3,010

2,830

2,650

2,610

*2,680

2,610

2,380

2,200

2,460

2,260

2,240

3,620

5,130

4,090

3,440

3,060

2,790

2,720

2,630

3,620 

4,560

3,750

7,580

7,550

5,830

4,820

4,220

3,830

3,570

111,700

3,603

1.94

2.24

Feb.

4,710

6,070

5,130

4,300

4,140

6,380

7,770

7,160

5,600

4,560

*4,120

3,650

3,360

3,040

3,040

3,010

2,610

2,100

2,180

2,610

2,760

2,920 

2,900

3,010

2,900

5,460

15,800

12,500

_

131,790

4,707

2.53

2.64

Mar.

8,640

6,070

5,080

4,430

3,960

*3,620

3,470

3.800

3,800

4,380

4,350

3,880

3,880

4,090

3,880

3,540

3,340

3,310

3,570

3,470

3,280

3,080 

2,940

2,830

2,920

3,860

4,140

4,710

4,660

4,350

5,650

126,980

4,096

2.20

2.54

Apr.

7,740

6,220

»5,340

5,130

4,710

5,030

7,740

6,740

5,180

4,640

5,210

5,160

4,48O

4,060

3,910

5,O50

a6,100

5,080

4,510

4,170

3,910

5,660 

4,900

4,480

7,160

6,740

5,470

7,350

15,100

12,500

175,670

5,856

5.15

3.52

May

9,840

7,460

8,440

7,100

6,120

*a8,600

all,000

a9,000

a7,800

7,200

6,440

6,520

6,440

5,580

5,040

4,650

4,390

4,700

4,360

4,180

3,950

3,66O 

3,410

5,550

5,450

4,620

4,150

5,600

5,240

2,980

2.850

174,040

5,614

5.02

5.48

June

2,850

4,560

3,290

2,960

*2,720

2,550

2,510

2,490

2,380

2,340

2,500

2,580

2,180

2,060

1,970

2.O6O

1,950

1,790

1,750

2,360

2,300

2,240 

2,320

2,140

1,930

1,820

2 ,.040

1,970

1,750

1,650

69,370

2,312

1.24

1.59

July

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,480

1,500

1,730

*1,910

2,140

4,560

4,470

5,780

5,560

3,800

5,700

5,100

2,550

2,660

2,420

2,140

2,510

3,100

4,130 

4,030

3,460

3,660

3,190

2,780

2,520

2,570

2,550

1,970

85,820

2,768

1.49

1.72

Aug.

1,860

1,770

1,660

2,550

*2,160

1,700

1,580

1,630

1,750

1,840

1,660

1,610

2,240

2,O8O

2,580

1,890

2,470

2,240

1,750

1,470

1,420

1,240 

1,550

2,040

2,240

2,120

1,970

1,650

1,470

1,520

1,230

56,460

1,821

0.980

1.15

Sept.

,200

,080

,050

* ,050

,030

988

988

964

940

880

916

1,190

1,420

1,230

1,050

928

964

1,000

964

916

1,040

1,680 

1,600

1,190

1,080

988

964

1,000

916

856

52,042

1,068

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1957 : Max 45,800 Bin 691 Mean 3,662 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.76

Water year 1957-58: Max 13,800 Mln 836 Mean 3,636 Cfsm i.gs In. 26.57

Peak discharge (base, 16,OOO cfs).--Nov. 25 (lo p.m.) 16,900 cfs (7.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-heighb record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for station at Marshall, H. C.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4555. West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'46", long 82°56'17", on right bank at upstream side of county bridge, 

600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, and 6.7 miles 

southeast of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available. February 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,976.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 10, 

11 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 4,550 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

122

186

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

390

680

1,100

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

57

100

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

186

300

440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ill

108

252 

230

131

108

98

*84

77

72

66

79

64

56

52

50

140

79

64

58

54

52

54

215

81

79

72

64

62

60

56

2,828

91.2

3.30

3.81

Nov.

*52

50

49 

47

45

44

105" 42

62

49

45

45

47

691

153

186

150

382

672

232

183

186

327

204

*541

267

214

193

186

153

5,602

187

6.78

7.55

Dec.

134

125

*125

131

106

100

243

347

196

163

141

b!25

b!20

117

111

ids

103

98

144

1.040

300

229

200

179

183

340

196

176

163

147

141

6,031

195

7.07

8.13

Jan.

138

bllO

bioo 

b90

b90

b95

93

b85

b80

b80

79

74

169

*163

108

93

86

b80

b75

79

204

111

93

179

153

125

111

100

95

b90

3,336

108

3.91

4.50

Feb.

166

b95

b90 

blOO

130

300

263

b!50

b!25

bl!5

*bllO

b95

b85

b85

86

b90

b80

b75

b70

b80

b85

74

68

68

72

400

378

147

-

_-____-

3,672

131

4.75

4.95

Mar.

117

106

98 

*90

88

106

106

119

160

117

103

95

128

103

88

84

84

88

84

77

7272"

72

93

156

160

186

138

117

181

 

234

3,522

114

4.13

4.75

Apr.

150

131

*125 

141

119

283

138

117

108

193

141

117

106

100

271

318

170

147

134

122

117

185

144

122

183

141

192

809

415

280

5,719

191

6.92

7.71

May

236

232

200 

179

163

*289

293

204

180

164

207

193

167

148

140

131

131

120

110

118

105

95

91

95

120

98

84

84

77

71

71

4,596

148

5.36

6.19

June

69

69

63

61

*59

59

57

54

52

48

48

47

45

42

54

45

40

39

36

39

36

36

39

32

32

48

40

33

30

29.

1,381

46.0

1.67

1.86

July

*27

26

^6 

27

103

61

42

424

154

95

88

77

84

73

67

59

55

47

43

42

69

65

47

67

54

50

48

40

37

36

33

2,166

69.9

2.53

2.92

Aug.

32

35

50 

36

*29

29

37

34

46

37

32

42

43

37

36

42

40

32

27

26

25

24

32

100

107

45

37

32

29

27

26

1,206

38.9

1.41

1.63

Sept.

24

22

*21 

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

*121

68

32

25

24

25

24

22

21

22

114

42

32

27

26

25

24

24

22

26

953

31.8

1.15

1.28

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,600 Min 19 Mean 143 Cfsm 5.18 In. 70.57

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,040 Min 18 Mean 112 Cfsm 4.06 In. 55.28

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (5.05 ft); Nov. 19 (3 a.m.) 2,010 

cfs (4.65 ft); Dec. 20 (9 a.m.) 3,920 cfs (6.19 ft)j Feb. 27 (8 a.m.) 1,820 cfs (4.45 ft); Apr. 27 

(11:30 p.m.) 2,220 cfs (4.85 ft)!

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 85

4560. West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'38" , long 82°54'46", on right bank at downstream side of county 

bridge at Riverside Church, 2.6 miles downstream from Little East Pork Pigeon River, 

3.4 miles downstream from Lake Logan, 3.8 miles upstream from confluence with East 

Fork Pigeon River, and 5.3 miles southeast of Waynesvllle, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 55.3 sq ml.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 2,725.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 7.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; mlnlmunf, 26 cfs Sept. 10 

(gage height, 0.56 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 5,180 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.80 ft),from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 7.6 cfs Sept. 7, 

1954 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of Ice effect, which are good. Considerable regulation at times caused by Lake Logan (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

35

59

120

204

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

317

487

700

970

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

183 

166

341

340

210

176

159

136

*120

112

106

125

105

95

88

87

179

130

105

96

90

181

275

295

178

107

106

106

106

106

103

4,712

152

-344

Nov.

*99

87

81

80

80

79

76

92

81

79

78

78

79

553

413

219

227

363

1.050

572

301

290

373

410

664

495

438

413

396

278

8,524

284

+64

Dec.

254 

231

197

*199

191

188

223

479

476

386

301

254

227

178

172

169

167

164

171

1.210

515

389

389

360

295

413

424

347

290

243

169

9,671

312

+149

Jan.

231 

265

223

169

166

164

162

159

155

154

152

147

171

*178

162

157

152

149

146

144

218

186

155

279

256

214

195

179

171

159

167

5,585

180

+137

Feb.

285 

191

172

166

191

382

360

245

208

199

188

174

*162

154

157

b!35

bl!5

bllO

bllO

b!20

130

130

125

122

126

497

550

270

-

5,774

206

-4

Mar.

219 

200

186

*171

162

176

181

199

229

193

172

162

199

174

177

326

265

198

144

142

141

123

109

119

141

179

275

261

204

206

263

5,896

190

-140

Apr.

290 

233

190

*138

92.

370

219

195

184

278

229

195

183

174

347

495

304

261

239

223

212

275

243

210

313

252

239

1.090

655

487

8,815

294

+146

May

413 

393

344

309

285

*418

508

360

326

295

341

338

295

270

252

235

231

214

200

208

184

172

166

169

204

176

150

147

138

130

125

7,996

258

-9

June

126 

123

113

110

107

*105

103

96

91

86

86

90

82

73

86

79

72

69

69

71

66

68

71

61

57

76

74

59

55

54

2,478

82.6

-3

July

*52 

51

50

53

135

92

63

476

208

138

117

116

113

107

95

80

79

71

65

63

83

103

69

90

81

67

74

63

57

54

51

3,016

97.3

0

Aug.

50 

47

68

53

*44

43

56

55

55

63

54

65

68

54

50

48

59

45

40

38

38

36

38

83

156

61

51

44

41

39

38

1,680

54.2

-2

Sept.

36 

32

*32

32

31

30

31

31

28

27

126

114

47

38

36

38

35

33

31

30

~60 139

44

41

38

36

36

35

33

35

1,335

44.5

+3

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Logan

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

141 

2.55 

2.94

286 

5.1V 

5.76

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

317 

5.73 

6.6O

185 

3.35 

3.85

206 

3.73 

3.88

186 

3.36 

3.87

299 

5.41 

6.03

258 

4.67 

5.37

Observed

Max 2,370 Mln 30 Mean 230 

Max 1,210 Mln 27 Mean 179

82.5 

1.49 

1.66

97.3 

1.76 

2.03

54.1 

0.978 

1.13

44.6 

0.807 

0.90

Adjusted

Mean 230 Cfsm 4.16 In. 56.37 

Mean 179 Cfsm 3.24 In. 44.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Lake Logan.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4565. East Pork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27 r 42", long 82°52'12", on right bank 800 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 

276, 0.4 mile downstream from Dix Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Pork Pigeon River, and 5.2 miles southwest of Canton, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 51.5 sq mi.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1958.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,674.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 3,690 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.09 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 6,640 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 9, 

1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21, 

July 9 to Sept. 30 Feb. 22 to July

0.9 22

1.0 31

1.1 43

1.3 75

1.5 117

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

251

440

680

970

1,330

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

81

125

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

256

440

680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

223

214

460

489 324"

251

214

*179

161

144

131

136

119

108

102

97

152

131 

110

104

97

95

91

259

154

141

131

119

115

110

104

5,265

170

3.30

3.80

Nov.

*99

97

93

91

87

83

81

125

102

89

87

85

85

792

*366

302

261

394 

*1.280

583

427

358

480

362

*645

530

423

358

316

271

9,352

312

6.06

6.75

Dec.

236

214

*203

20O

176

166

200

339

245

220

203

b!70

blVO

169

158

154

146

141 

154

*1,200

578

411

331

288

271

440

313

281

251

226

212

8,466

273

5.30

6.11

Jan.

200

184

b!65

b!55

blSO

b!45

146

b!25

bl!5

b!20

122

115

197

*212

171

156

146

b!50 

b!20

129

214

176

154

212

200

182

171

158

151

144

151

4,916

159

3.09

3.55

Feb.

236

179

blSO

blSO

158

212

232

b!90

b!65

b!60

*b!50

b!40

b!20

b!20

129

b!05

blOO

b95 

b90 b95~

blOO

b!05

111

107

109

453

552

358

_

_______

4,871

174

3.38

3.52

Mar.

265

227

205

*190

179

177

177

182

205

192

179

169

184

177

164

154

152

159

149

142

135

130

130

139

195

214

284

250

222

230

321

5,878

190

3.69

4.24

Apr.

250

224

*214

222

205

374

256

227

214

290

265

250

219

203

287

471

343

294 

262

233

216

230

205

190

253

205

203

*598

466

382

8,251

275

5.34

5.96

May

328

301

268

244

224

*297

394

304

272

244

259

284

247

227

211

195

192

179 

166

169

154

144

139

169

218

177

154

144

139

127

127

6,697

216

4.19

4.84

June

125

123

111

109

104

*10O

98

94

89

87

83

81

77

74

81

77

70

68 

65

65

62

62

65

60

56

57

63

56

52.

52

2,366

78.9

1.53

1.71

July

*51

50

48

51

72

72

56

175

121

89

68

68

61

61

56

61

55

49 

48

50

50

55

46

49

50

43

44

46

39

3_7

38

1,859

60.0

1.17

1.34

Aug.

37

36

46

39

*33

32

*37

43

36

36

41

64

49

44

39

44

42

36 

32

31

30

31

35

49

71

41

37

33

31

30

SI

1,214

39.2

0.761

0.88

Sept.

28

26

*-.6

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

55

86

37

31

29

31

29

27 

26

26

61

43

33

31

30

29

29

28

27

27

982

32.7

0.635

0.71

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,530 Min 26 Mean 195 Cfsm 3.79 In. 51.29

Water wc-i-tri year yecii' 1957-58: j.aD^-Do; Max ricijt 1,280 _i_,£:ou Min nj.ri 26 _D Mean neciii 165 J.DO Cfsm t_i BIU 3.20 o.£.u In. in. 43.41 fto.^tj.

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Nov. 14 (12 m.) 2,440 cfs (5.14 ft); Nov. 19 (5 a.m.) 

(5.17 ft); Dec. 20 (2 p.m.) 3,690 cfs (6.09 ft); Feb. 27 (11 a.m.) 1,23O cfs (3.87 ft).

2,470 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4570. Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°31'30", long 82°50'28", on left bank 100 ft upstream from small tributary, 0.5 mile upstream from U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County, and 

at mile 63.9. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi, includes that of small tributary below gage.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, October 1928 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,572.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 1909, staff gage at bridge 

0.4 mile downstream at different datum. Dec. 6, 1928, to Jan. 3, 1929, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 31 years (1907-8, 1928-58), 310 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 9.05 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.66 ft); minimum daily, 59 cfs Sept. 10.

1907-9, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.75 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 8, 1956 (gage height, 0.04 ft), 

result of freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by gristmill 

and Lake Logan on West Fork (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days). City of Canton diverted a 

total of about 92,000,000 gal just above station for supplementary water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge of 0.4 cfs at station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 

1908(M).

Drainage area. WSP 853: 1929-37(M). WSP 1306:

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect

height, In feet, and discharge

0.6 50

94

171

267

452

705

cubic feet per

1,O2O 

1,370 

1,760 

2,160 

2,580

cond)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

421

383

790

876

560

444

402

342

*302

270

254

295

250

224

212

199

318

292

231

215

199

257

383

563

373

267

257

241

234

231

224

10,509

339

-

-

Nov.

212

193

183

174

*171

168

162

220

208

177

171

168

168

1,290

830

580

508

791

2.510

*1,280

778

687

960

843

1,590

1,180

947

830

765

601

19,345

645

-

-

Dec.

531

481

429

429

398

*379

440

895

798

645

550

460

b430

375

364

349

338

331

345

2.410

1,260

882

765

705

590

908

791

687

570

517

413

19,465

628

-

-

Jan.

444

469

429

356

345

334

331

313

b310

b310

298

284 573"

432

368

*342

324

313

302

298

430

413

334

531

531

421

402

371

356

334

342

11,440

369

-

-

Feb.

585

413

371

b350

368

623

628

490

S41O

b38O

b370

349

*327

313

320

b29O

b250

b250

b23O

b23O

b240

b250

260

254

257

1,010

~^725" 1.250

-

11,751

420

-

-

Mar.

531

469

432

398

375

*368

383

402

444

417

375

353

402

379

379

49O

448

383

316

3O6

298

278

257

270

368

398

575

545

452

456

601

12,548

405

-

-

Apr.

565

486

425

*402

516

755

499

448

417

585

531

456

421

4O2

6O4

1,100

695

585

526

508

456

517

494

425

628

494

477

1.820

1,280

992

18,507

610

-

-

May

85O

772

663

596

545

754

*1,060

747

657

596

657

723

612

545

508

475

460

456

405

405

379

555

538

368

465

4O9

342

32O

5O6

288

281

16,295

526

-

-

June

281

278

250

244

257

*228

218

212

199

193

185

185

177

162

177

183

159

151

148

154

145

145

156

157

129

134

165

129

121

116

5,394

180

-

-

July

112

107

*105

109

218

196

134

621

420

281

212

224

196

208

185

185

171

145

137

139

142

202

139

154

171

134

148

134

119

112

107

5,663

183

-

-

Aug.

107

103

154

119

98

92

*92

134

96

121

105

171

145

129

105

107

121

96

85

81

80

85

103

148

257

126

103

90

85

8O

78_

3,470

112

-

-

Sept.

74

68

*66

66

66

62

64

67

60

59_

117

509

105

85

74

80

75

70

66

64

201

159

90

83

78

74

73

75

68

67

2,657

87.9

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,180 Min 63 Mean 459 Cfsm 3.45 In. 46.82

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,510 Min 59 Mean 375 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.26

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). Nov. 19 (6 a.m.) 4,610 cfs 

(9.05 ft).

(7.00 ft); Dec. 20 (3 p.m.) 7,220 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4575. Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'49", long 83°00'33", on left bank 180 ft downstream from Rocky Branch, 

3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area.--14.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,047.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years, 35.2 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 546 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 

7.1 cfs Sept. 6; minimum daily, 8.2 cfs Sept. 9, 10.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 3.90 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9, 

1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 11-14, 18, 22, 23, 25-27, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by intermittent operation of filter 

plant 0.3 mile upstream since Aug. 29, 1954. Town of Waynesville diverts about 3 cfs 

for water supply at diversion dam 0.4 mile upstream.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

6.0

12

18

70

130

210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

Oct.

24

24

37

54

31

28

26

26

*19

18

18

29

21

18

18

17

36

30

24

22

20

19

19

58

31

30

27

24

23

23

22

816

26.3

-

-

Nov.

21

20

20

*19

19

18

18

30

22

20

19

19

19

61

34

54

45

84

152

74

55

57

96

68

146

98

77

67

63

55

1,550

51.7

-

"

Dec.

48

45

46

46

*41

38

95

135

88

70

62

55

51

49

48

4.6

45

42

54

201

104

79

68

62

62

102

70

65

58

54

52

2,081

67.1

-

"

Jan.

52

46

44

b41

b40

40

40

37

b33

b35

34

34

45

42

*36

35

34

b31

b29

31

37

34

29

46

41

35

34

31

31

29

40

1,146

37.0

-

-

Feb.

55

38

b34

b35

44

75

83

58

48

45

42

40

*37

37

37

b35

b32

b27

b25

b27

29

30

29

26

29

83

84

49

1,215

43.4

-

-

Mar.

42

40

37

36

*35

38

41

45

52

44

40

38

48

41

37

36

36

40

36

35

34

33

33

36

42

46

54

45

40

57.

1,262

40.7

-

"

Apr.

48

*45

44

45

42

57

44

40

38

45

44

40

37

37

54

72

54

49

45

42

42

65

52

46

81

57

55

167

TBT

119

1,758

58.6

-

"

May

98

96

83

75

*70

96

~84 102

77

74

92

90

81

74

68

63

62

58

55

55

52

51

49

52

52

49

45

42

41

38

37.

2,061

66.5

-

June

38

36

*34

31

*30

35

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

29

22

19

18

19

19

18

18

19

17

IS.

20

18

17

17

16

688

22.9

-

"

July

15

*15

15

16

29

20

16

115

51

38

35

36

29

26

23

21

20

18

17

17

24

22

18

27

21

23

23

19

17

16

16

798

25.7

-

"

Aug.

15

15

15

16

14

*14

15

14

14

14

13

15

17

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

12

22

19

14

12

11

10

10

10

426

13.7

-

"

Sept.

9.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

8.8

8^

8.2

*28

17

12

10

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

8.8

9.3

35

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.3

9 3

342.2

11.4

-

"

Calendar year 1957: Max 596 Min 7.5 Mean 53. o Cfsm 3.68 In. 49.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 201 Mln 8.2 Mean 38.7 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.53

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Dec. 2O (1O a.m.) 546 cfs (2.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4590. Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 37'22", long 83°00'26", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from ford, 

0.7 mile upstream from mouth, ind 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and village of 

Cove Creek, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 65.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,383.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 29 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs May 11 (gage height, 5.34 ft); mini-

 mum,' 37 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1929-58: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 ft), result of freezeup; minimum dally, 

23 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small gristmill above station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

58

105

180

£.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.1

301

450

623

893

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

88

113

153

95

81

83

71

66

*62.

66

116

81

71

66

63

105

98

79

72

68

66

65

426

TT6

139

119

102

95

95

90

3,144

101

1.55

1.79

Nov.

84

80

77

*75

71

69

68

128

94

80

76

75

75

124

99

225

222

487

871

387

282

252

398

274

572

393

313

298

242

216

6,707

224

3.43

3.82

Dec.

193

178

184

209

*167

157

299

456

307

256

227

bl90

bl80

184

176

172

170

159

176

552

354

277

247

225

221

417

279

256

235

214

202

7,499

242

3.71

4.27

Jan.

202

bl76~

b!60

b!45

b!40

b!40

b!55

bl3S

b!30

b!30

b!25

118

147

174

*159

137

134

128

123

118

163

132

118

161

159

141

135

126

125

121

156

4,367

141

2.16

2.49

Feb.

280

180

b!50

b!40

184

315

375

285

b215

b!90

b!80

b!75

b!65

*b!55

b!55

b!30

bl!5

bllO

b!05

b!05

bllO

118

121

123

125

317

396

262

-

5,279

189

2.89

3.01

Mar.

214

191

178

165

*157

157

161

180

184

170

157

149

207

172

157

149

147

176

155

147

141

134

132

135

155

159

172

163

155

155

218

5,092

164

2.51

2.90

Apr.

184

*170

165

167

159

202

163

149

141

161

159

141

154

128

155

182

151

141

155

150

128

191

165

155

260

187

176

408

510

399

5,694

190

2.91

5.24

May

527

545

288

254

*252

505

550

269

247

250

410

554

378

316

279

254

23S

225

211

209

187

172

181

242

278

211

184

172

159

151

145

7,960

257

3.94

4.53

June

139

159

*128

125

119

125

115

110

105

101

101

101-

94

89

108

95

87

83

83

86

81

89

95

79

74

112

87

78

74

72

2,972

99.1

1.52

1.69

July

69

*67

66

66

79

84

69

401 167"

126

108

146

118

102

90

84

81

76

71

78

79

79

69

91

74

98

83

86

72

64

66

3,009

97.1

1.49

1.71

Aug.

67

65

71

67

56

*59

64

67

68

60

55

146

94

79

66

68

60

54

51

50

48

51

79

77

71

58

52

49

47

46

46

1,989

64.2

0.985

1.13

Sept.

44

*42

42

42

41

41

41

44

40

39

63

94

51

45

44

43

42

41

41

41

181

69

55

48

47

45

50

46

45

45

1,546

51.5

0.789

0.88

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,830 Min 34 Mean 189 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.27

Water year 1957-58: Max 871 Min 39 Mean 151 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.46

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). --Oct. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.47 ft); Nov. 19 (3:30 a.m.) 

1,480 cfs (5.07 ft); Dec. 20 (12:30 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (4.58 ft); May 11 (9 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (5.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
90 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4595. Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°38'07", long 82°59'22", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from Jonathan 

Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Pines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County, and at 

mile 45.0.

Drainage area. 350 sq mi.

Records available. July 1927 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,335.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 651 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 154 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 ft; minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 30, 

1941; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 18 ft June 1876 and February 1902, from flood profiles 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska on Richland Creek and Lake Logan on West Pork 

Pigeon River for periods of low flow (combined capacity of reservoirs, about 2,200 

cfs-days). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 

1937-39(M).

Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928-31, 1932(M), 1933-36,

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

149

263

465

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,890

3,000

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

626

600

962

1,260

835

681

632

540

480

*442

424

605

5O5

420

390

373

490

595

442

403

381

369

550

1.280

796

575

550

490

465 

456

442

18,059

583

-

-

Nov.

42 O

398

381

*373

365

356

344

434

48O

377

356

356

352

1,290

1,120

1,120

996

1,780

4.200

2,230

1,460

1,200

2,050

1,540

3,130

2,360

1,800

1,520

1,360

1,120

35,268

1,176

-

-

Dec.

974

895

841

901

*780

742

994

2,130

1,670

1,320

1,160

931

913

841

796

758

747

720

736

5.510

2,420

1,650

1,570

1,270

1,090

1,850

1,460

1,500

1,110

1,050 

883

57,572

1,212

-

-

Jan.

885

877

830

750

698

686

686

659

595

642

637

605

686

949

*764

698

659

632

595

605

725

815

648

935

1.140

865

796

750

692

664 

698

22,822

736

-

-

Feb.

1,350

913

802

720

813

1,300

1,500

1,190

962

889

847

780

730

*692

714

b630

b500

b500

b500

b540

b570

632

620

590

595

1,700

2.460

1,600

-

25,639

916

-

-

Mar.

1,110

968

895

796

*752

764

791

871

883

9O1

786

752

895

835

758

877

853

853

725

692

676

654

620

615

m

780

1.010

1,000

877 

847

1.150

25,750

831

-

-

Apr.

1,O80

*974

865

853

750

1,210

949

853

796

907

1,170

1,120

962

815

907

1,760

1,22O

1,060

974

915

865

957

937

818

1,360

1,080

981

2,670

2.820

2,420

35,004

1,167

-

-

May

1,820

,620

,550

,220

* ,100

,520

.420

,500

,260

,150

,450

,780

,380

,180

,080

1,050

981

949

901

901

824

769

764

895

1,100

962

786

742

698 

659

637

35,648

1,150

-

-

June

626

*637

585

555

545

540

535

505

48O

456

442

452

424

398

429

456

386

369

352

390

365

369

416

352

325

369

386

325

306 

294

13,069

436

-

-

July

28O

*280

274

280

401

447

336

1.250

1,120

642

510

575

510

470

424

394

407

344

325

391

390

420

336

365

386

372

369

356

328 

277

306

13,545

437

-

-

Aug.

313

270

309

328

260

*246

266

298

270

270

246

397

390

328

270

277

270

250

224

212

209

212

331

344

459

313

256

230

215

205

8,672

280

-

-

Sept.

195

*181

176

173

171

168

168

176

166

159

193

612

270

212

192

195

197

186

168

168

490

415

240

212

205

195

197

195

181 

176

6,628

221

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,000 Mln 163 Mean 929 Cfsm 2.65 In. 36.05

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,200 Mln 159 Mean 761 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.51

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (9:30 a.m.) 6,400 cfs (7.11 ft); Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) 9,000 

cfs (8.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 91

4615. Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°57'36", long 83°10'26", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, 0.6 mile downstream from Morell Branch, and at 

mile 6.8.

Drainage area.--666 sq ml.

Records available. September 1900 to September 1929, October 1944 to September 1946, August 1948 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In 

WSP 1306. Published as "near Newport" 1945-46.

P . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 1929, staff or chain gage at 

same site and datum. May 1945 to July 1946, water-stage recorder at site 4.8 miles downstream at datum 37.85 ft lower.

Gage I 1

Average discharge.--41 years, 1,224 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 88 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.03 ft); minimum dally, 232 cfs Sept. 1.

1900-1929, 1944-46, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 

17.0 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 5, 1952, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 48 cfs Sept. 21, 

28, 1953; minimum gage .height, -0.32 ft Sept. 13, 1954.

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached a stage of 21.4 ft. Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached 

a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 36,000 cfs), determined by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Lakes Junaluska, Logan, and Walters for 

periods of low flow (combined usable capacity of reservoirs, about 12,500 cfs-days). 

The largest of these, Lake Walters (usable capacity, 10,300 of s-days), was completed in 

1929.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 

1945-46 (monthly runoff). WSP 12 

29(M), 1948-52 (monthly runoff).

years). WSP 1143: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1901, 1904-5, 1906-10, 

1945T46 (monthly runoff). WSP 1336: 1903, 1917(M) , 1919-20(M) , 1921, 1924(M) , 1927-

Ratlng table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7

1.0

1.5

215

304

480

860

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

1,330

2,580

7,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

880

996

1,290

1.800

1,730

1,190

*1,120

958

794

760

759

933

565

666

779

770

755

766

626

404

541

730

752

1,010

1,590

1,360

970

748

823

768

28,652

924

_

-

Nov.

704

586

458

623

*747

731

770

777

634

585

658

742

752

758

1,000

1,610

1,870

4,540

7.510

4,27O

2,960

2,620

3,010

2,760

*5,580

4,960

5,450

2,820

2,650

2 580

65,095

2,103

_

-

Dec.

2,150

2,170

1,990

1,900

*1,560

1.520

1,520

3,820

5,490

5,020

2,750

2,540

2,590

2,110

1,630

2,260

2,440

2,310

2,090

2,620

5,520

2,880

2,680

2,290

2,060

2,830

2,870

2,720

2,010

2 ISO

Z, 220

74,140

2,392

.

-

Jan.

2,120

2.150

2,150

1,620

1,050

1,550

*1,480

1,290

1,140

940

724

469

908

1,790

1,500

1,550

1,150

755

549

855

1,290

1,440

1,590

1,520

1,690

1,290

1,720

1,800

1,760

1,240 

962

41,422

1,356

.

-

Feb.

1,520

1,450

1,840

1,850

1,750

2,790

3,080

2,750

2,190

2,520

*2,120

1,990

1,850

1,750

1,120

832

940

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,020

790

958

1,120

2,150

5.790

5,460

_

49,320

1,761

_

-

Mar.

2.710

2,000

2,290

2,540

2,230

*2,150

2,160

1,670

1,280

1,720

1,780

1,740

1,710

1,350

1,290

796

1,560

1,780

1,760

1,580

1,100

886

635

1,250

1,600

1,770

1,910

1,950

1,640

1,240

*

51,497

1,661

_

-

Apr.

2,640

2,290

*2,100

2,080

1,730

1,650

1,890

1,960

1,840

1,840

1,930

1,800

1,460

1,660

1,780

2,180

2,160

2,080

1,690

1.200

1,480

1,730

1,760

1,680

3,620

2,760

1,700

2,370

5,570

4.100

62,750

2,091

-

-

May

3,860

5,140

5,200

2,750

2,800

*4,250

5.280

3,930

5,560

5,060

2,750

2,960

2,880

2,750

2,680

2,170

1,550

1,210

1,460

1,770

1,710

1,650

1,600

1,080

838

1,760

1,930

1,570

1,500

1,270

992

73,690

2,377

-

-

June

526

740

864

835

*858

938

736

449

712

862

862

810

779

630

460

750

798

781

777

1.100

744

556

825

872

794

932

946

699

457

510

22,549

752

-

-

July

464

561

351

280

500

434

*408

1,250

2.610

1,890

1,310

959

890

1,110

1,140

1,040

1,040

950

914

1,410

1,910

1,790

1,140

1,460

1,470

1,000

917

807

828

776

728

31,917

1,050

-

-

Aug.

722

554

550

694

*750

706

640

634

452

328

460

816

900

856

672

638

535

572

550

547

522

521

657

592

658

828

701

609

472

362

288

18,704

605

-

-

Sept.

252

576

598

*402

404

306

258

303

402

380

586

421

266

244

280

578

587

404

361

248

500

326

452

516

496

522

476

516

370

458

11,268

576

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 23.0OO Mln 83 Mean 1,680 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.23

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,310 Mln 232 Mean 1,449 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.54

Peak discharge (base, 7,5OO cfs). Nov. 19 (l p.m.) 1O,9OO cfs (7.27 ft); Nov. 25 (4 p.m.) 8,12O cfs 

(6.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
92 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4633. South Toe River near Celo, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°49'52", long 82°11'04", on right bank 800 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek, 1.9 miles southeast of Celo, Yancey 

County, and at mile 20.1.

Drainage area. 43.4 sq mi.

Kecords ayailable . July 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,658 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 1,370 cfs Sept. 29 

(gage height, 2.73 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.53 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,200 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 

4.20 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, July 19, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

July 19 to Nov. 25, 1957, 

May 18 to Sept. 30, 1958 Nov. 26, 1957, to May 17, 1958

59

105

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

300

635

1,100

0.8

1.0 

1.5

115

325

2.0 

2.5

645

1,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, .1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

_

_

_

_

.

_

_

-

Aug.

47

47

44

47

57

42

*39

39

Sept.

23

24

24

24

23

23

32

32

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

ib

16

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

38

36

35

35

34

38

49

39

Sept.

*190

*193

74

50

44

39

36

233

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

-

-

108

78

67

63

63

67

Aug.

34

38

49

*39

35

34

32

31

Sept.

*520

264

190

142

114

102

92

80

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ........................................................................

Runoff In inches. .............................................................

July

*76

63

59

56

50

50

49

_

-

Aug.

29

29

28

26

26

25

24

0.98

Sept.

70

65

59

70

811

686

-

3.71

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m330

278

210

178

152

132

120

*108

102

135

111

100

92

88

160

152

117

105

98

92

88

247

152

132

120

108

102

100

95

4,604

149

3.43

3.95

Nov.

90 

85

80

78

74

72

70

139

105

85

80

78

76

385

210

214

198

273

659

*305

242

219

424

282

*525

367

281

245

216

196

6,353

212

4.88

5.44

Dec.

173

159

152

156

139

133

208

464

255

204

176

b!40

b!45

145

136

*133

139

139

159

1,040

385

265

220

200

192

426

255

216

196

173

162

7,085

229

5.28

6.07

Jan.

159 

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!25

b!20

115

b!05

bllO

b95

b90

b90

155

204

*148

130

118

b!05

bllO

104

159

156

118

136

136

121

118

112

110

104

112

3,870

125

2.88

3.32

Feb.

192 

b!35

b!20

bl!5

130

180

240

b!75

b!45

b!40

bl!5

b!05

blOO

blOO

b90

b80

b75

b75

b75

b80

b90

blOO

b!05

blOO

*b95

4tfiO

409

255

4,081

146

3.36

3.50

Mar.

192 

170

159

145

136

130

136

188

220

204

176

159

166

148

136

127

*121

133

124

118

112

107

104

110

148

204

292

212

180

226

520

5,303

171

3.94

4.54

Apr.

286 

235

225

265

230

432

255

208

188

235

225

188

170

156

305

553

308

255

230

208

192

281

*276

212

389

250

235

635

497

379

8,503

283

6.52

7.29

May

308

292

270

235

220

265

*385

255

230

208

212

220

220

188

173

159

181

163

142

142

126

117

114

117

160

146

120

114

102

98

QC 22.

5,777

186

4.29

4.95

June

102 

126

98

100

92

85

80

80

76

74

74

74

65

63

74

70

 61

59

57

67

63

78

80

65

57

61

63

54

52

49

2,199

73.3

1.69

1.88

July

47 

45

44

52

59

52

50

57

82

67

80

74

76

67

*78

63

61

56

52

52

50

49

44

47

47

39

39

39

36

34

32

1,670

53.9

1.24

1.43

Aug.

31 

31

31

28

28

28

29

28

27

26

25

36

35

28

28

27

31

26

24

23

*23

23

27

47

42

34

28

26

24

23

22

889

28.7

0.661

0.76

Sept.

21 

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

17

24

22

19

19

*20

19

18

16

16

72

35

25

22

20

19

20

20

19

19

638

21.3

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,040 Min 16 Mean 140 Cfsm 3.23 In. 43.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Dec. 20 (l p.m.) 4,200 cfs (4.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 93

4640. Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location. Lab 36°00'52", long 82°19 I 40", on right bank on State Highway 26, 1.3 miles 

upstream from confluence with North Toe River, 1.5 miles east of Sioux, Yancey County, 

and at mile 1.3.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,045.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 7.52 ft); mini-

 mum, 62 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

15.65 ft; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation at Burnsville powerplant since October 1955. Slight diurnal fluctuation 

at low flow caused by small mills above gage.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: 1934(M). WSP 1143: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Bee. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

83

146

296

3.5 485

4.0 720

5.1 1,390

2.0 63

2.2 95

2.5 158

3.0 310

4.0 725

5.0 1,320

6,0 2,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

279

189

172

183

144

125

121

110

102

*96

94

134

128

104

98

94

137

203

137

119

108

104

102

330

246

183

172

146

134

130

128

4,552

147

0.936

1.08

Nov.

119

115

110

108

104

98

96

102

159

117

106

104

102

155

288

252

303

734

1,200

595

*399

332

881

595

1.290

890

570

446

369

314

11,053

368

2.34

2.62

Dec.

272

243

227

276

221

209

282

1,170

710

517

430

b310

b295

b295

279

259

*272

269

269

1.550

1,160

665

515

435

387

698

558

471

415

362

331

14,132

456

2.90

3.35

Jan.

314

275

b230

b205

b!75

b205

b!85

b!85

b!55

bl85

ID 180

b!60

b!75

342

262

*233

215

201

ID 175

b!80

198

265

206

264

451

348

314

275

252

236

236

7,282

235

1.50

1.72

Feb.

523

398

b310

b265

b330

665

715

630

1D435

1D345

1D300

b270

1D240

1D230

ID 240

1D210

ID 165

1D160

b!50

bl50

ID 155

1D170

1D200

b!90

*b220

836

1.080

780

_

--___..

10,362

370

2.36

2.45

Mar.

544

451

401

359

324

303

300

408

387

435

380

356

394

390

345

317

*300

324

300

286

275

258

252

242

255

272

334

317

306

296

 572

10,683

345

2.20

2,53

Apr.

475

408

401

459

415

546

455

376

338

348

384

331

300

278

303

979

598

475

423

387

359

*465

665

487

975

735

612

1,000

1.040

824

15,841

528

3.36

3.75

May

660

598

607

515

475

719

*1.750

970

725

598

571

701

755

589

515

459

455

439

384

370

334

303

298

611

561

558

390

348

310

278

265

17,111

552

3.52

4.05

June

314

444

296

262

242

233

218

206

204

204

201

218

181

171

179

190

*163

153

149

279

187

236

258

192

166

187

192

158

146

142

6,371

212

1.35

1.51

July

137

133

131

135

146

151

285

279

278

221

181

284

296

218

179

*161

166

151

166

209

187

221

158

151

161

142

135

131

131

127

122

5,573

180

1.15

1.32

Aug.

135

131

124

120

114

112

114

110

108

104

101

144

137

114

142

116

135

116

103

159

90

*85

100

163

184

131

106

92

90

83

80

3,643

118

0.752

0.86

Sept.

78

72

70

70

69

68

66

69

66

64

64

104

86

75

69

69

*69

72

64

63.

155

144

88

76

72

70

78

86

72

70

2,338

77.9

0.496

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,780 Kin 64 Mean 349 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.18

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,750 Mln 63 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Dec. 20 (8 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (7.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

ID Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
94 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4655. Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°10'35", long 82°27'27", on left bank 2,000 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 81 at Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of Erwin, 

5.2 miles downstream from North Indian Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area. 805 sq mi.

Records available. September 1900 to May 1901 (published as "near Chucky Valley"), October 1919 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only October 1919 to June 1920, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to May 1901, chain gage at site 

3 miles downstream at different datum. July 1920 to October 1931, chain gage at 

bridge 2,000 ft downstream at datum 6.33 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years (1919-58), 1,311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.61 ft); minimum, 328 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1900-1901, 1919-58: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 

18.57 ft), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow: minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 1.60 ft, site and 

datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1935(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 

1921-24, 1931(M) .

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

290

480

750

1,260

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,390

9,240

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.300

*1,420 

1,130

1,360

1,110

912

816

730

670

623

596

641

750

632

569

544

605

1,040

899

720

660

623

596

1,140

1,600

1,150

1,070 

938

849

805

783

28,281

912

1.13

1.31

Nov.

750

720 

690

*660

641

614

596

596

886

783

660

632

623

650

2,070

1,510

1,840

4,650

6.270

4,440

2,730

2,050

4,360

4,100

6,160

6,240

3,840 

2,860

2,380

2,050

67,051

2,235

2.78

3.10

Dec.

1,780

1,560 

*1,400

1,600

1,510

1.540

1,460

5,670

4,680

3,220

2,590

2,030

1,560

1,780

1,800

1,700

1,720

1,880

1,820

5,330

8.110

4,180

3,050

2,540

2,210

3,150

3,250 

2,630

2,360

2,050

1,840

81,800

2,639

3.28

3.78

Jan.

1,700

1,530 

1,320

1,250

1,150

1,150

1,250

1,150

1,000

977

1,220

1,080

1,040

2,320

2,080

1,620

1,400

1,290

1,130

1,160

1,150

1,580

1,360

1,390

5.200

2,410

2,050 

1,740

1,530

1,400

1,340

45,967

1,483

1.84

2.12

Feb.

2,720

2,840 

2,120

*1,660

1,760

4,310

5,060

4,490

3,080

2,410

2,120

1,840

1,620

1,420

1,470

1,340

1,250

1.200

1,250

1,300

1,320

1,360

1,390

1,390

1,470

3,710

7.250 

5,430

-

68,580

2,449

3.04

3.17

Mar.

5.560

2,750 

2,340

*2,080

1,820

1,660

1,600

2,080

2,120

2,500

2,190

1,990

2,050

2,190

1,950

1,780

1,660

1,760

1,740

1,640

1,560

1,470

1,420

1.590

1,530

1,740

2,140 

2,270

2,140

1,970

3,550

62,440

2,014

2.50

2.88

Apr.

3,340

2,730 

*2,560

3,080

2,840

3,170

3,390

2,730

2,360

2,210

2,560

2,160

1,880

1,740

1.700

3,460

2,910

2,320

2,080

1,930

1,800

1,950

3,590

2,610

4,530

4,180

3,370 

3,990

4.840

4,200

86,010

2,867

3.56

3.97

May

3,420

3,130 

3,660

3,030

2,730

*4,870

*9.950

6,270

4,380

3,520

3,100

3,150

3,320

2,730

2,380

2,140

2,100

2,250

1,970

1,990

1,740

1,550

1,420

2,230

1,970

2,590

1,860 

1,600

1,440

1^230

88,990

2,871

3.57

4.11

June

1,260

2.560 

1,660

,340

,250

,180

,120

,070

,040

*1,070

1,060

1,200

1,000

899

873

938

838

772

750

1,030

990

977

1,220

1,030

838

794

951 

783

700

660

31,703

1,057

1.31

1.46

July

641

623 

596

605

690

750

1,080

*1,180

1,310

1,180

964

925

1.550

1,130

938

838

805

761

772

1,030

1,110

1,260

977

990

990

838

730 

710

838

783

680

28,274

912

1.13

1.31

Aug.

1,540

2.410 

1,550

1,080

*827

710

650

650

632

578

536

552

816

951

925

805

816

783

650

623

536

520

626

1,020

1,440

1,040

761 

623

552

512

466

26,180

845

1.05

1.21

Sept.

452

424 

*397

390

384

378

364

371

352

345

340

390

445

397

358

345

352

390

384

352

438

740

536

397

364

345

345 

397

345

334

11,851

395

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max 29,100 Min 318 Mean 1,917 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.34

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,930 Min 334 Mean 1,718 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.97

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 cfs).--Dec. 20 (10 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (6.61 ft); May 7 (10 a.m.) 12,400 

cfs (5.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 95

4665. Nolichucky River below Molichucky Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'59", long 82°52 "18", on right bank 0.30 mile downstream from Nolichucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, 7.0 miles south of 

Greeneville, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area.--1.184 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1902 to September 1909, October 1918 to October 1925, October 

1945 to September 1958. Published as "near Greeneville" 1903-9, 1919-25. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 1919 to 

October 1925, at bridge 8.4 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,854 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs May 7 (gage height, 11.45 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.98 ft); minimum daily, 329 cfs Sept. 13.

1902-9, 1918-25, 1945-58: Maximum discharge observed, 73,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1906 

(gage height, 19.3 ft), site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 

9,200 cfs; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1954.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 cfs, by computation of flow 

over dam.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Lake Davy Crockett since 1913 (controlled 

storage , 4 ,060 cfs-days).

Revisions. WSP 1306: Drainage area at site used 1903-9, 1919-25.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

280

460

840

4.0

7.0

11.0

1,540

7,200

17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.500

*2 , 410

2,060

1,720

1,850

1,110

960

876

930

1,070

1,290

755

699

714

892

1,140

1,020

606

1,000

976

884

824

1,230

964

1,980

707 

589

1,430

1,220

1,080

1,040

36,526

1,178

0.995

1.15

Nov.

1,330

716

699

*656

770

948

896

886

888

950

896

908

549

620

990

1,890

1,890

3,300

5,590

6,440

3,790

2,790

3,350

5,410

5,060

ftfi

3^810

3,060

2,710

--------

75,452

2,515

2.12

2.37

Dec.

2,640

2,590

*1,920

1.850

1,960

2,570

1,520

3,560

6,700

4,640

3,720'

3,020'

2i 640

2,620

2,090

2,620

2,610

1,940

2,550

2,570

9.250

6,010

4,240

3,490

2,930

3,150 

4,370

3,650

3,090

2,800

2,680

101,970

3,289

2.78

3.20

Jan.

,660

,620

,180

,790

,7OO

,700

,390

,400

* ,780

,390

,360

,360

,270

,820

,610

,570

,790

.170

,300

,750

,840

,390

,830

,830

,920

5.040 

2,700

2,620

2,570

2,020

1,560

58,930

1,901

1.61

1.85

Feb.

1,920

2,750

2,890

*2,700

2,620

2,860

6,010

6,150

4,620

3,470

2,910

2,710

2,660

2,57O

2,000

1,780

1,600

1,580

1.100

1,100

1,660

2,060

2,140

2,030

1,860

1,980 

8.280

7,660

-

-------

83,670

2,988

2.52

2.63

Mar.

5.290

4,030

3,380

*2 , 930

2,710

2,640

2,590

2,570

2,590

2,620

2,750

2,710

2,660

2,750

2,730

2,640

2,610

2,590

2,570

2,250

1.820

1,940

2,040

2,030

1,980

1,930 

2,550

2,570

2,590

2,590

2,610

82,260

2,654

2.24

2.58

Apr.

3,400

3,360

*3,040

3,250

3,490

3,270

3,990

3,540

3,020

2,770

2,820

2,860

2,700

2,660

2,570

2.080

3,490

2,980

2,710

2,640

2,620

2,610

2,590

2,860

4,730

5.950 

4,450

3,960

5,390

5,070

_. -_

100,850

3,362

2.84

3.17

May

4,280

3,740

3,970

3,880

3,580

*9,340

16.400

11,200

7,030

5,590

5,370

4,770

4,500

4,100

3,560

3,180

2,930

3,020

2,930

2,770

2,660

2,570

2,550

2,520

2,550

2,610 

2,680

2,620

2,590

1,980

1.540

133,010

4,291

3.62

4.18

June

1,530

1,960

2.620

2,340

1,950

1,760

1,460

1,410

1,430

*1,640

1,620

1,410

2,170

1,280

979

1,110

1,300

1,210

1,090

1,600

1,820

1,110

1,350

1,600

1,400

1,640 

1,100

1,510

893

890

'--- 

45,182

1,506

1.27

1.42

July

908

1,100

1,090

766

892

678

1,570

*1,880

1,270

1,680

1,950

1,120

1,120

1,930

1,350

1,250

1,330

1,100

938

1,120

1,340

1,540

2.160

1,720

1,100

995 

1,120

1,110

972

1,110

1,210

39,419

1,272

1.07

1.24

Aug.

1,210

2,060

2.620

1,930

*1,120

1,210

1,190

1,100

788

689

756

869

840

978

1,400

1,140

1,060

943

1,340

1,050

936

948

777

708

1,480

1,020 

2,120

1,430

710

466

466

35,354

1,140

0.963

1.11

Sept.

520

514

*742

734

760

666

512

446

564

592

680

548

329

343

552

642

671

555

777

460

670

420

620

913

719

668 

347

359

334

800

.... . ..

17,457

582

0.492

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max 27,700 Min 410 Mean 2,519 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.89

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,400 Min 329 Mean 2,219 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.45

Peak discharge (base, 11,500 cfs). Dec. 21 (10 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (9.24 ft); Hay 7 (4 p.m.) 18,300 

cfs (11.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4670. Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term.

Location.--Lab 36°12'09", long 83°02'53", on right bank 0.25 mile east of Mohawk, Greene 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from Rlley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 220 sq ml.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,060.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 242 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs May 7 (gage height, 16.25 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Nov. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Oct. 16.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 16.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; maximum gage height, that of May 7, 1958; minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Sept. 12, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 16)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

7.0 

10.0

66

106

505

815

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

1,000

1,440

2,380

4,220

8,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

32

28

26

25

*24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

22

24

29 

26

23

22

22

24 

24

24

23

22

20

20 

20

762

24.6

0.112

0.13

Nov.

21

21

21

*21

20

20

20

19

20

23

22

20

20

20

22

318

589

888

1.160 

851

176

105

496

505 

657

921

536

177

158

145

7,992

266

1.21

1.35

Dec.

Ill

92

*86

260

284

142

700

2.440

2,410

1,170

353

220

166

154

156

151

143

148

1S7 

582

893

575

220

170 

163

591

902

731

298

226

189

14,863

479

2.18

2.51

Jan.

222

221

159

137

122

115

116

114

*97

90

91

89

90

173

264

215

162

127

105 

95

99

135

115

242 

455

272

196

174

144

131 

121

4,886

158

0.718

0.83

Feb.

337

584

304

*187

188

551

872

949

614

273

227

197

173

154

156

156

135

140

140 

140

136

165

243

270 

240

752

1.950

1,900

-

-- --

12,133

433

1.97

2.05

Mar.

857

314

254

*218

193

180

172

258

337

658

351

235

426

655

360

253

217

289

360 

258

211

188

170

163 

199

244

375

324

323

273 

625

9,940

321

1.46

1.68

Apr.

485

287

*294

685

599

580

455

309

264

241

323

304

218

189

216

384

269

198

177 

163

159

2l5

366

230 

1,160

1,890

1,410

745

684

731

14,260

475

2.16

2.41

May

418

380

338

290

727

*2,910

*7.850

4,430

2 4 000

1,180

891

998

617

400

350

310

290

280

260 

250

234

207

192

180 

223

325

198

175

162

133 

124

27,322

881

4.00

4.62

June

116

124

117

104

96

94

89

85

82

*79

76

74

72

68

65

65

62

59

58 

734

308

95

130

88 

70

726

1.100

284

103

83

5,306

177

0.805

0.90

July

75

70

*65

62

62

62

66

190

239

290

125

73

65

60

55

50

150

130

500 

600

500

1,000

1.400

600 

250

150

100

70

60

55 

50

7,224

233

1.06

1.22

Aug.

60

100

200

250

*150

91

75

73

137

216

83

68

90

87

81

71

300

345

102 

72

63

58

63

88 

555

388

99

72

62

56 

52

4,187

135

0.614

0.71

Sept.

50

48

*45

44

43

42

42

42

41

39

38

38

38

37

35

35

35

36

40 

36

43

60

41

33 

32

30

30

30

29

29

1,161

38.7

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,820 Min 18 Mean 335 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,850 Min 19 Mean 301 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 8 (10 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (13.62 ft)} May 7 

(16.25 ft).

a.m.) 8,540 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 19, 20, May 14-20, July 13 to Aug. 5j discharge estimated on

tsls of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for Big Creek near Rogersvllle.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 97

4690. French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 35 "57'06", long 83°33'05", on right bank 1.0 mile downstream from Douglas

Dam, 1.7 miles upstream from Millican Creek, 5,8 miles north of Sevierville, Sevier

County, and at mile 31.3. 

Drainage area. 4,543 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1958. Published as "at Dandridge" 1918-42.

Records published for both sites March to December 1942. Gage-height records collected

at Dandridge 1904-42 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1918, to Oct. 7, 1923, staff gage at

Dandridge 13 miles upstream at datum 37.67 ft higher. Oct. 8, 1923, to June 18, 1931,

staff gage and June 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder, .at Dandridge at

datum 37.63 ft higher.

Average discharge ., 40 years, 6,535 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs Dec. 26, 27 (gage height, 10.20 ft);

minimum, 18 cfs Mar. 20, Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Mar. 19,

Apr. 26, May 1, 3, 4.

1918-58: Maximum discharge, 95,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 20.93 ft), site

and datum then in use; minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum

daily, 5.5 cfs Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Flood of May 21, 1901, reached a stage of 28.0 ft at Dandridge. Stages of 40 ft in

March 1867 and 32 ft in May 1875 or 1876 are reported. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Flow completely regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 224). 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1306: 1920(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

21

31

46

68

132

230

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

440

900

2,150

3,940

9,720

27,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Oct.

3,810

7,960

6,740

1,140

926

1,900

*2,950

3,220

4,340

6,470

6,180

6,450

6,420

11,800

12,3OO

13,800

13,800

13,9OO

8,270

5,820

12,500

12,6OO

13,1OO

13,100

14,30O

15.000

3,08O

6,400

6,42O

9,510

7,530

251,738

8,121

Nov.

*7,870

7,900

7,380

11,800

4,840

5,760

*6,070

5,590

3,500

5,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

5,500

1,500

30

50

40

7,000

9,500

8,500

9,500

8,500

8,50O

12,000

16,000

16,000

16,OOO

14,OOO

17, OOQ

234, 33O

7,811

Calendar year 1957 : i Water year 1957-58 : 1

Dec.

17,000

*16,900

16,800

16,600

16,500

16,000

15,800

15,800

15,900

16,100

16,300

12.800

14,900

15, 900

15,600

15,400

15,300

15,200

14,900

14,700

14, 700

15,000

16,300

18,700

19,200

20,600

25.100

22,600

22,200

20, 800

18,700

526,300

16,980

Jan.

16.100

*12,600

12,400

11,500

10,800

7,860

7,320

8,310

7,720

5,770

5,880

5,920

6,710

7,170

4,830

5,710

7,340

7,250

7,160

7,160

5,070

7,100

7,160

4,980

15

682

1,690

2,290

8,880

12,600

12,400

228,435:

7,369

Feb.

12,300

12,300

*11,800

11,600

10,600

244

200

5,850

10,700

12,800

13.400

13,400

13,400

13,200

13,000

12,600

12 , 500

12,300

5,490

3,670

6,420

8,330

13,200

12,300

12,500

11,200

4,140

3,360

_

272,804

9,743

Mar.

2,670

597

12,000

*14.900

14,300

14,200

11,200

2,830

10,300

9,920

4,960

9,270

7,930

10,200

2,840

1,770

8,340

2,960

25

6,130

6,420

4,410

1,710

6,310

1,050

891

1,420

721

693

720

3,160

174,847

5,640

Apr.

*7,700

7,920

7,830

7,800

7,710

5,300

7,650

8,370

7,650

8,520

9.210

7,430

5,400

7,280

5,580

1,640

4,300

2,530

2,630

1,450

2,050

1,580

1,380

1,620

83

25

Z6

26

29

26

130,745

4,358

May

25

27

25

25

941

5,320

2,040

6,640

14,200

17,300

17,500

17,800

*17,700

17.900

11,800

15,900

17,500

17,500

17,000

17,700

14,600

15,200

17,400

17,400

17,500

14,500

12,400

12,000

12,500

11,900 

12,100

372,343

12,010

June

11,900

12.600

12,500

9,690

*11,600

3,820

7,900

10 , 900

11,100

10,900

11,000

11,700

11,700

11,000

11,400

12,100

6,960

6,880

9,350

7,580

9,080

9,760

10,400

5,740

11,300

6,770

6,820

3,000

2.620

9,630

277,700

9,257

July

*8,230

8,550

8,530

6,670

7,560

3,930

6,890

4,770

4,910

3,230

2,390

1,950

1.000

2,200

4,080

2,790

3,850

5,860

6,080

2,030

6,860

7,140

4,690

3,350

1,390

2,120

1,470

6,020

8,200

8 , 360 

9.180

154,280

4,977

Aug.

7,440

605

42

4,530

4,400

4,800

4,360

5,540

5,010

2,900

12,100

7,520

9,790

12.200

11,700

7,410

7,110

11,300

*8,340

8,920

8,780

10,500

7,170

5,260

10,500

11,000

10,800

10,800

7,690

4,770 

4,810

228,097

7,358

Sept.

9,760

*12,500

15.700

10,600

10,700

5,450

3,250

9,150

7,140

8,480

9,340

9,560

6,150

9,120

7,510

7,040

7,920

8,330

6,400

5,430

4,670

137

6,7ZO

5,960

5,260

6,100

6,500

9,730

12,400

11,200

236,207

7,874

Observed Adjustedt

tax. 32,800 Mln 29 Mean 8,970 Mean 9,031 Cfsm 1.99 In. 26.98

*ax 23,100 Min 25 Mean 8,460 Mean 8,333 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Dec. 1; discharge estimated on basis of records for French 

Broad River near Knoxville, Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, and Douglas powerplant records.
98 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4700. Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°52'34", long 83°34'36", on left bank at Eokel farmhouse, 0.5 mile downstream from city limits of Sevierville, Sevier County, and 0.5 mile downstream from 

West Pork Little Pigeon River.

Drainage area. 353 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1920 to September 1958. Prior to November 1920 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 14, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 552 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.70 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs Sept. 20.

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 

0.33 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks . Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplants on forks. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 783: 1921-34. WSP 1336: 1921(M), 1922, 1923(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 25)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 6 Sept. 6-3O

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

80

130

235

385

2.0 

3.0 

6.O 

9.0

615 

1,300 

4,380 

S,020

0.7

1.6

1.3

68

141

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

248

235

244

675

495

363

490

358

276

231

195

219

235

195

174

151

177

549

402

280

231

199

174

479

555

537

591

446

358

315 

300

10,383

335

0.949

1.09

Nov.

266

240

223

203

188

174

160

T78

363

235

195

181

170

506

585

1,330

2,080

6.140

3,790

1,610

937

735

2,040

1,270

4,660

3,320

1,470

993

800

687

35,729

1,191

3.37

3.76

Dec.

579

513

495

76T

657

567

1,920

4.020

2,770

2,170

1,380

965

SOB

800

944

1,140

1,310

1,060

972

3,430

2,590

1,390

1,010

820

717

1,740

1,220

958

813

675 

603

39,795

1,284

3.64

4.19

Jan.

6O9

525

473

429

390

380

385

368

290

285

285

280

280

555

495

484

440

418

374

368

490

657

537

693

1.190

924

787

645

573

519 

484

15,612

504

1.43

1.64

Feb.

1,140

1,120

898

742

1,140

4.090

3,210

2,160

1,380

1,050

865

729

645

567

573

513

451

434

446

424

385

478

525

513

519

1,190

2,410

1,790

-

-------

30,387

1,085

3.07

3.20

Mar.

1,110

852

723

627

549

501

501

717

826

904

705

621

699

820

657

573

525

645

627

585

537

484

446

1ST

711

768

1,140

1.24O

1,080

951 

1,140

22,715

733

2.08

2.39

Apr-.

1,600

1,240

1,040

1,050

904

1,620

1,080

826

705

752

1,200

891

748

651

651

687

615

567

519

507

507

681

846

669

5.220

2,140

1,390

1,850

3,030

2,720

36,906

1,230

3.48

3.89

May

1,570

1,220

1,080

898

846

2,9OO

6.900

3,260

1,900

1,460

1,260

1,740

1,120

884

748

657

884

681

561

579

501

456

424

402

501

446

390

368

341

310 

500

35,587

1,148

3.25

3.75

June

295

336

29O

266

248

235

223

211

195

188

178

192

170

157

349

542

266

211

181

248

195

227

374

271

195

638

603

320

235

195

8,234

274

0.776

0.87

July

170

157

148

145

TS4

178

157

463

820

663

519

443

723

78O

462

374

669

412

424

1,440

1.900

1,760

858

1,500

1,430

852

651

490

396

336 

280

19,784

638

1.81

2.08

Aug.

295

285

295

478

325

266

240

244

219

211

181

195

294

336

280

315

253

215

181

164

151

145

145

320

295

248

181

151

139

124 

119

7,290

235

0.666

0.77

Sept.

113

98

93

87

87

82

9O

107

95

82

82

148

129

95

86

80

84

86

80

78

172

252

129

102

90

86

84

84

86

84

3,O51

102

0.289

0.32

Calendar- year- 1957: Max 18,700 Min 68 Mean 841 Cfsm z 38 In - 32.31

Water- year- 1957-58: Max 6,900 Min 78 Mean 727 Cfam 2.O6 In. 27.95

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (7 a.m.) 9,660 cfs (10.46 ft); Dec. 20 (4:3O p.n 

cfs (8.28 ft); Apr. 25 (8 a.m.) 7,940 cfs (8.94 ft); May 7 (8 a.m.) 8,550 cfs (9.35 ft).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 99

4705. French Broad River near Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'30", long 83°46'26", on left bank 45 ft upstream from Riverdale Perry, 

0.7 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.5 miles upstream from confluence with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, at site 

200 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 5,101 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958. Prior to December 1945 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. December 1945 to September 1957 at site 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 7,464 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 cfs Dec. 27 (elevation, 823.80 ft); minimum, 364 cfs Sept. 23 (elevation, 814.41 ft); minimum daily, 780 cfs Aug. 3.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 47,500 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (elevation, 828.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 25, 1953 (elevation, 

813.38 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Oct. 23-26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 224), 24.6 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

815.1

815.5

816.0

816.5

760

1,070

1,600

2,280

817.0

819.0

824.0

3,240

8,300

26,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,630

7,480

7,600

4,300

1,580

1.550 

3,160

3,640

4,690

6,210

5,600 

6,620

6,960 

10,300

*12,400

13,500 

14,000

15,000

10,100 

7,210

10,600

12,400 

12,300

13,600

14,800

15.800 

6,4LO

6,540

7,010

8,450

8,550

260,990

8,419

Nov.

8,160

8,270

7,680

11,900

5,950

5,450 

6,160

5,800

5,650

3,500

7,040 

*7,100

5,830 

5,700

4,360

1,680 

37340

9,500

10,200 

10,800

9,160

10,800 

11,100

10,200

15,500

20,900 

18,200

18,000

14,600

17,700

280,230

9,341

Calendar year 1957 : .

Water year 1957-58 : 1

Dec.

17,500

17,300

*17,100

17,300

17,000

16,600 

18,700

21,800

19,200

18,700

17,800 

14,200

15,800 

16,500

16,400

16,300 

16,500

16,200

15,800 

18,400

18,400

16,500 

16,700

19,100

19,700

21,800 

»24,900

23,900

23,200

22,000

19,200

570,500

18,400

Jan.

17,600

13,300

13,000

12,200

11,500

9,380 

*7,490

8,570

8,690

6,360

6,410 

6,360

6,760 

8,570

5,260

5,670 

8,160

7,910

7,800 

7,770

5,480

8,100 

7,910

7,010

2,380

irfi

2.550

6,590

13,200

13,000

249,530

8,049

Feb.

13,500

13,700

12,900

12,500

12,600

6,140 

4,, 190

5,960

13,100

13,400

14.400 

*14,400

14,200 

14,000

13,900

13,400 

13,200

13,000

9,000 

5,000

6,500

8,240 

11,500,

12,700|

13,200

13,600 

8,110

6,200

_

_________

312,540

11,160

Mar.

4,640

1,460

9,990

12,000

*14.800

14,600 

13,400

4,860

9,120

10,700

8,220 

7,190

10,700 

10,100

6,340

2,520 

6,680

6,090

1,250 

5,560

5,820

6,370 

4,150

5,470

3,180

1,880 

2,590

2,230

2,100

2,000

3,990

199,980

6,451

Apr.

8,900

9,800

9,410

9,350

9,110

7,210 

9,170

*9,350

9,080

8,930

11.100 

9,110

6,570 

8,220

6,600

4,660 

3,540

3,600

4,130 

2,000

3,190

1.950 

3,030

2,120

6,760

3,770 

2,460

2,090

4,190

4,740

184,140

6,138

Bay

2,600

1,950

1,710

1.450

1,710

9,450 

13,500

9,960

15,300

19,800

19,600 

20.100

*19,300 

19,200

14,400

15,300 

18,400

18,800

17,700 

18,700

15,300

14,200 

17,900

18,000

18,100

15,700 

12,800

11,700

12,700

12,300

12,200

419,830

13,540

June

12,200

12,500

12,600

10,600

11,000

7,720 

5,610

10,700

11,000

10,700

11,500 

11,800

11,200 

11,000

10,500

12.900 

8,870

7,400

8,500 

8,660

8,860

9,830 

10,400

7,010

11,000

8,700 

7,410

4,200

5.510

7,520

285,200

9,507

July

8,490

8,930

8,620

7,310

7,680

5,320 

5,910

7,060

6,180

*4,470

4,180 

1,990

1.650 

3,220

3,420

4,500 

3,530

5,320

7,190 

5,010

7,730

9,300 

6,750

4,610

3,900

2,300 

2,690

5,740

7,440

8,740

9,620

178,800

5,768

Aug.

7,810

3,130

780

3,050

5,370

4,840 

4,650

5,860

4,890

3,540

9,970 

8,550

9,270 

11,800

12.600

8,780 

6,440

11,200

9.370 

9,210

8,570

10,200 

8,540

6,260

9,410

10,800 

10,600

11,000

8,170

6,270

4,120

235,050

7,582

Sept.

8,300

12 , 500

15.400

11,100

11,600

6,160 

4,060

8,350

7,760

8,140

8,890 

9,480

7,110 

7,940

*8,630

6,940 

8,220

8,230

7,880 

5,520

5,080

2.400 

3,740

7,070

5,540

6,160 

6,730

9,440

*11 , 300

12,500

240,170

8,006

Observed Adjusted t

lax 44,500 Min 903 Mean 10,340 Mean 10,410 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.69

lax 24,900 Mln 780 Jfean 9,362 Mean 9,235 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents in Dougl
100 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4715. South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

Location. Lat 36°45'37", long 81°37 I 53", on right bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Riverside, Smyth County, 900 ft upstream from Spring Branch, 3.2 miles downstream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie.

Drainage area. 76.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to December 1931, July 1942 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1924, published as "near Chilhowie." June 1907 to December 1909 at site 4| mile downstream also 

published as "near Chilhowie," records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of g'age is 2,106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 1, 1920, to Nov. 14, 1931, chain gage at 

site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum, 

27 cfs Oct. 16, 22, 23 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1920-31, 1942-58: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 2 cfs Aug. 26, 

Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 cfs July 19, 192

, 

1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 

age area.

1943-44(m). WSP 1306: 1921-31(M). WSP 1386: DrainRating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

48

76

134

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

273

445

850

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

27

61

146

3 . 0 

4.0 

5.0

445

850

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*54

48

45 

41

39

37

35

34

33

31

31

31

31

30

28

28

31

34

33

30

29

27

27

30

34

33

34

33

32

33

34

1,050

33.9

0.445

0.51

Nov.

34

33

33 

33

31

31

30

3l

34

33

32

31

31

*35

54

76

106

209

664

375

201

134

139

139

266

372

235

170

134

112

3,838

128

1.68

1.87

Dec.

97

86

79 

9T

*86

83

97

361

340

235

184

139

116

106

99

90

84

91

79

210

582" 493

211

170

146

443

461

302

238

192

160

5,841

188

2.47

2.85

Jan.

143

122

*108 

90

81

b75

b70

b72

b68

b64

b62

"6"3~ 61

282

504

243

195

165

155

122

154

222

195

197

296

254

252

200

175

154

145

4,745

155

2.01

2.52

Feb.

240

295

252 

189

176

271

665

645

578

276

230

195

168

145

141

119

bl!5

*bllO

blOO

92

85

8385"

86

98

211

454

455

-

_ _ __ .

6,511

225

2.96

5.08

Mar.

354

260

222 

195

170

157

145

141

145

*141

152

124

158

157

145

152

122

117

112

110

105

96

90

10T

175

260

445

405

547

554

400

5,945

192

2.52

2.90

Apr.

547

*282

246 

219

203

271

564

328

274

246

251

240

219

195

181

178

160

151

143

155

124 155-

249

246

531

325

276

519

558

299

7,295

243

3.19

5.56

May

268

254

276 

268

414

685

805

685

457

554

296

260

252

*205

184

168

151

141

145

141

150

117

108

105

94

94

100

140

120

110

100

7,603

245

5.22

5.71

June

120

*150

TTf 

101

92

86

79

72

71

75

64

64

60

60

74

71

65

58

56

65

56

53

55

52

49

55

57

51

47

45

2,092

69.7

0.916

1.02

July

44

41

40 

47)

42

47

56

51

49

*55

51

50

50

48

52

50

110

90

85

110

130

120

100

110

100

90

120

95

110

95

80

2,309

74.5

0.979

1.15

Aug.

140

150

1.000 

500

368

254

*195

160

130

100

85

95

140

230

160

140

120

110

90

80

75

70

80

110

160

120

90

80

65

60

55

5,212

168

2.21

2.55

Sept.

50" 52

47 

45

44

43

41

40

38

37

56

35

56

56

55

35

55

45

37

35

52

42

36

54

34

34

55

55

34

33

1,170

39.0

0.512

0.57

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,530 Min 20 Mean 155 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.59

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,000 Min 27 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.07

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Nov 19 (1 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.37 ft); Dec. 21 (12:30 

(3.54 ft); Dec. 26 (5 to 8 p.m.) 625 cfs (3.45 ft); Feb. 7 (9:30 p.m.) 865 cfs (4.0 

(3 p.m.) 509 cfs (3.16 ft); May 7 (7 p.m.) 880 ofs (4.06 ft); Aug. 1 (time unknown

p.m.) 661 cfs 

3 ft); Mar. 27 

3,670 cfs

(8.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-heightrecord May 27 to June 2, July 12 to Aug. 4, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, records for South Fork Holston River at 

Vestal and Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 101

4725. Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'40", long 81°47'28", on right bank in pumphouse of American Cyanamld 

Co. at Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, Datum of gage is 1,946.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 3.24 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.33 ft Oct. 15.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 5,280 cfs Mar. 18, 1955 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plant diverts about 0.5 cfs 800 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3

.6

1.0

10

42

72

112

1.5

2.0

310

3.5

240

415

895

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*28

22

21

20

20

18

18

16

15

14

15

15

18

16

14

15

20

46

3T

26

22

20

20

34

36

31

31

28

24

26 

27

7O7

22.8

0.407

0.47

Nov.

28

24

23

22

22

21

21

21

27

23

21

19

I?

*23

28

98

133

312

527

333

160

104

172

182

264

347

210

145

112

93

3,534

118

2.11

2.35

Dec.

80

67

ISO" 66

*148

130

216

960 59~8

347

234

blSO

b!3O

112

110

102

102

106

106

288

507

294

190

150

130

453

435

280

195

150 

121

7,117

230

4.11

4.74

Jan.

114

95

b80

b70

b64

62

64

b55

b50

b45

36

b36

52

95

106

112

104

95

83

76

108

152

130

189

555

322

225

170

140

121 

112

3,698

119

2.12

2.44

Feb.

238

316

228

170

148

443

715

598

344

225

175

142

119

102

95

91

b84

bTO" b70

b75

b76

b80

b85

97

126

360

642

467

-

6,381

228

4.07

4.24

Mar.

316

222

178

150

124

114

108

108

106

*121

112

106

13O

188

178

152

133

130

119

110

106

99

93

130" 91

158

228

249

205

185 

231

4,680

151

2.70

3.11

Apr.

225

188

170

152

142

182

222

202

175

162

165

150

140

124

119

106

93

83

78

11

72

124

358

255

590

447

322

277

258

249

5,902

197

3.52

3.93

May

246

252

261

225

240

620

642

665

415

280

237

208

180

*152

128

114

102

87

85

83

74

66

61

59

66

70

53

99

89

69 

61

5,989

193

3.45

3.98

June

58

61

55

45

41

41

39

38

38

42

34

34

32

30

35

41

33

32

31

45

35

33

33

30

27.

46

56

36

31

30

1,157

38.6

0.689

0.77

July

27

27

27

27

28

30

30

32

40

*38

36

36

38

31

27

27

85

49

66

62

62

87

59

117

152

114

78

56

50

41 

36

1,615

52.1

0.930

1.07

Aug.

38

55

102

117

72

55

*45

41

43

40

34

40

67

66

52

104

72

53

50

36

32

33

72

106

225

155

99

69

55

48 

42

2,118

68.3

1.22

1.41

Sept.

36

32

30

27

26

26

24

23

22

22

20

19

21

21

19

16

23

27

22

19

41

Z&

19

17

16

16

15

14

14

12

667

22.2

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,400 Min 8.0 Mean 153 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.02

Water year 1957-58: Max 960 Min 12 Mean 119 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.95

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Nov. 19 (12-m.) 670 cfs (2.61 ft); Dec. S (10:30 a.m.) 1,060 ofs

1 ft); Dec. 26 (5 p.m.) 606 cfs (2.47 ft); Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 

788 cfs (2.83 ft); Feb. 26 (12 p.m.) 794 cfs (2.84 ft); Apr. 25

. . .

(3.24 ft); Dec. 21 (l a.m.) 624 cfs (2.51 ft); Dec. 26 

638 cfs (2.54 ft); Feb. 7 (11 p.m.) 788 cfs (2.83 ft); e. 

(2 p.m.) 715 cfs (2.70 ft); May 7 (10 p.m.) 770 cfs (2.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
10 2 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4730. South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'06", long 81"50'39", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 58 at Vestal, Washington County, 0.7 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 

3.2 miles northwest of Damascus, and 4.9 miles upstream from Middle Pork Holston River.

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 461 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum, 

102 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.55 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs Oct. 16.

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 14, 1941, Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum, 

daily, 60 cfs Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1932-33(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-8, 

10-12, Feb. 18-21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O

2.6 110

3.0 200

4.0 540

5.0 1,030

6.0 1,770

8.0 3,630

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

110

200

545

5.0 1,050

6.0 1,770

8.0 3,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*200

T75

168

160

146

138

134

128 

124

120

118

122

120

118

112

110

ISO

200

158

136

130

126

124

172

175

152

158

150

142

142

160

4,448

143

0.475

0.55

Nov.

158

146

144

144

138

134

132

132 

155

140

130

130

128

*142

178

365

484

1,060

2,180

1,470

775

560

682

705

1,090

1,500

970

682

560

480

15,694

523

1.74

1.94

Dec.

418

369

338

550

*480

442

687

2,760 

2,080

1,210

880

640

560

500

472

428

418

408

414

1,060

2,000

1, 150

800

660

580

1,700

1,860

1,210

880

705

600

27,229

878

2.92

3.37

Jan.

560

484

*418

372

338

320

330

300 

285

270

250

260

267

595

750

682

600

540

442

428

500

705

640

705

1,820

1,210

940

750

640

580

540

17,521

565

1.88

2.17

Feb.

830

1,150

880

728

640

1,200

2,670

2,760 

1,540

1,060

825

682

600

520

520

453

404

350

330

510

320

355

352

390

464

1,200

2,310

2,040

-

25,883

924

3.07

3.20

Mar.

1,580

1,050

865

740

640

590

545

568 

568

*590

545

518

568

740

690

615

545

527

488

460

453

425

404

400

545

790

,140

,250

,080

,020

3 290

22,009

710

2.36

2.72

Apr.

1,230

*990

865

790

740

915

1,170

1,100 

1,000

900

1,000

900

850

800

740

700

650

600

575

540

500

600

1,000

1,100

2,040

1,680

1,260

1,230

1,290

1,170

28,925

964

3.20

5.57

May

1,080

1,110

1,230

1,110

1,420

2,850

5.550

3,030 

2,000

1,420

1,200

1,050

890

*790

690

640

568

536

522

500

450

422

410

400

580

400

450

560

500

450

400

50,788

995

5.50

3.80

June

500

550

476

400

360

350

550

300 

300

310

280

270

250

250

280

300

270

250

230

250

250

225

220

210

200

210

250

210

200

190

8,651

288

0.957

1.07

July

180

180

170

160

170

210

220

220 

240

*246

252

246

245

251

264

245

514

541

418

552

640

590

496

536

496

470

615

464

555

484

376

11,002

355

1.18

1.36

Aug.

660

2,660

5,520

2,400

1,140

765

*568

476 

439

372

554

555

590

890

590

568

522

456

576

550

296

288

334

390

640

484

372

515

275

246

228

21,855

705

2.34

2.70

Sept.

215

2130

192

182

180

178

168

165 

155

150

148

146

148

146

140

136

152

175

150

142

202

180

150

158

152

152

15 Z

156

150

126

4,726

158

0.525

0.59

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,200 Kin 89 Mean 683 Cfsm 2.27 In. 29.59

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,520 Min 110 Mean 599 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.04

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (12 m.) 5,000 cfs (7.37 ft); Feb. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 5,520 cfs 

(7.69 ft); May 7 ("9:50 p.m.) 3.710 cfs (8.07 ft); Aug. 2 (12:50 a.m.) 5,990 cfs (9.85 ft); Aug. 3 

(7:50 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (9.60 ft).________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 8-24, May 23 to June 2, June 5 to July 7; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, records for South Fork Holston River at Riverside, 

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus and Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 103

4740. Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48'26", long 81°37'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.3 mile upstream from Meade Creek 

and 3.3 miles downstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,960.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs May 6 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 

 17 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 13, Nov. 2, 6.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 7,680 efs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 973: 1942(m). WSP 1306: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

102

162

3.0 

4.0

6.0

275

790

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*132 ~G?

50

45

38

35

40

33

33

33

33

33

5£35

33

33

38

42

36

32

40

33

33

47

47

38

42

40

38

40

42

1,289

41.6

0.315

0.36

Nov.

45

30

36

42

33

30

35

42

33

36

36

36

36

*38

36

59

102

380

465

244

135

99

120

129

661

455

230

174

144

120

4,061

135

1.02

1.14

Dec.

99

88

130" 79

*150

126

258

1.220

586

335

230

162

141

126

117

105

96

90

90

295

550

298

203

168

147

682

586

345

239

183

156

8,100

261

1.98

2.28

Jan.

144

126 mi

102

90

85

88

85

73

68

66

64

S4

588 *ro

316

226

180

144

135

135

147

135

147

257

219

234

200

171

153

150

5,173

167

1.27

1.46

Feb.

451

470

306

226

196

280

872

845

440

298

230

189

165

141

144

a!5O

a!30

al25

al20

*allO

alOO

93

5?

138

183

478

818

680

-

8,474

303

2.30

2.40

Mar.

450

311

252

2O7

177

162

153

144

147

*141

129

123

135

174

159

147

141

147

147

153

150

141

138

162

239

345

647

535

555

636

1, 340

8,487

274

2.08

2.40

Apr.

630 415-

34O

280

257

385

555

460

345

302

420

390

311

252

222

222

192

177

168

156

153

T52

41O

335

470

420

325

495

495

415

10,159

339

2.57

2.87

May

385

495

581

430

1,280

1.600

1,520

1,070

647

540

790

576

*415

325

270

239

211

189

183

171

153

144

138

135

129

129

114

12O

111

99

9JB

13,285

429

3.25

3.75

June

99

*126 ~9T

85

79

79

76

73

79

96

76

82

73

71

76

73

66

64

64

82

66

64

64

62

50

66

88

64

59

57

2,252

75.1

0.569

0.63

July

5O

5O

48

48

55

52

62

66

64

*79

90

71

71

71

64

76

108

79

73

68

79

93

?3

141

TS5

85

90

71

82

68

62

2,297

74.1

0.561

0.65

Aug.

64

117

509

380

177

123

93

*82

76

66

62

55

57

82

57

64

105

71

64

57

55

50

59

57

102

73

62

55

52

4848"

3,022

97.5

0.739

0.85

Sept.

47

45

45

45

43

43

43

42

38

43

42

38

40

40

38

38

38

40

38

36

45

40

38

36

36

35

36

36

35

40

1,199

40.0

0.303

0.34

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,020 Min 29 Mean 244 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.04

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,600 Min 30 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* 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.
104 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4765. South Fork Hols ton River below South Holston Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°31'25", long 82°05'50", on right bank 1,900 ft downstream from South 

Holston Dam powerhouse, 1.0 mile upstream from bridge at Bristol waterworks, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Thomas Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bristol, Sullivan County, and at 

mile 49.4.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1958.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,450.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 919 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 37.39 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 32.32 ft); minimum daily, 4.0 cfs Apr. 15.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 8,270 cfs Feb. 12, 1957 (gage height, 40.45 ft); no 

flow for part of Oct. 27, 1954; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by South Holston Lake (see p. 224).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

32.3

32.4

32.5

32.7

32.9

33.1

3.0

5.1

7.9

16

30

53

33.4

34.0

35.0

36.0

37.0

113

295

770

1,620

2,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,630

1,640

*1,600

1,720

2,000

743

2,130

874

1,660

7.3

6.8

6.5 

675

6.5

6.8

56

14

740

7.3

6.8

39

7.1

85

1,230 

7.3

1,730

2,030

1,930

2,220

1 330

l|970

27,439.9

885

Nov.

2,070

9.5

562

2,640

*893

1,110

473

1,170

1,890

966

1,920

1,840 

1,110

746

1,730

11

9.3

1,710

1,450

1,070

55

600

10

12 

400

231

220

12

198

774

25,891.8

863

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58; 1

Dec.

129

22

792

579

102

^5

8.3

9.7

214

6.8

556

1,050

28T

35

6.5

6.5

6.5

161

7.6

80

8.6

9.0

9.3

9.7 

9.7

11

7.6

7.6

7.9

8.6

8.6

4,160.0

134

Jan.

126

7.6

LJ,

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

1,480

1,570

1,500

912 

2.440

2,040

1,450

1,510

1,380

1,320

1,590

1,850

187

1,390

1,940

2,030 

650

8.6

958

1,790

87O

375

553

29,969.8

967

Feb.

1,770

1,530

2,500

1,890

1,120

*440

1,310

1,690

263

1,270

1,710

1,630 

1,590

1,710

1,760

526

2,100

1,690

1,850

1,440

*1,040

805

853

450 

1,880

2,650

2,570

2,060

-

42,077

1,503

Mar.

2,260

270

729

1,590

*1, 540

1,660

1,670

1,900

9.0

1,510

1,270

1,490 

1,720

1,900

500

9.0

1,800

1,810

1,580

1,850

1,890

2,090

1,640

2,450 

894

988

1,680

1,250

698

10

732

41,369.0

1,334

Apr.

11

1,00011

*1,580

1,190

12

1,600

839

632

1,580

1,570

1,020 

1,400

11

4.0

6.5

8.0

26

9.3

784

488

1,080

710

634 

116

12

11

74

380

1,650

18,428.8

614

May

1,380

1,590

 11,350

all

ai;550

a550

all

*all

444

1,450

1,450

1,640 

2,540

446

9.3

11

9.7

9.0

1,570

768

1,370

1,340

1,570

1,650 

1,630

1,460

1,340

1,250

1,660

1,760 

1,650

33,260.0

1,073

June

548

1,710

1,660

1,710

1,790

1,830

23

10

1,100

1,490

*805

276 

1,110

1,440

1,430

518

416

1,480

2,250

1,340

153

U.

10

245 

2,270

581

869

1,140

9.7

1,720

29,943.4

998

July

1,490

1,590

1,400

558

294

9^7,

1,690

1,300

*1,640

1,200

11

1,520 

921

1,900

1,900

2,070

1,990

2,100

1,330

1,030

1,120

1,860

1,430

1,920 

1,340

1,810

2,010

1,840

1,960

 1 j 9 90 

2,100

45,323 .7

1,462.

Aug.

1,450

581

559

2,060

2,100

*2,080

2,080

2,140

1,720

1,580

1,730

1,590 

2,030

1,990

1,830

1,310

680

740

1,880

2,030

1,960

1,510

1,850

1,270 

1,090

1,030

1,420

2,040

1,980

2,570 

2 6OO f- 1MVV

51,280

1,654

Sept.

1,790

1,850

1,690

*2,270

2,510

2,060

1,840

1,830

2,130

2,080

2,050

1,450 

1,360

1,460

2,460

2,140

2,120

2,530

2,120

828

10

2,050

2,090

2,790 

2,790

2,760

2,220

1,020

2,250

2 , 690

59,238

1,975

Observed Adjusted t

fax 7,990 Min 4.5 Mean 1,234 Mean 1,389 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.83

fax 2,790 Mln 4.0 Mean 1,119 Mean 1,218 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of South Holston powerplant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 105

4784. Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°37'54", long 82°08'02", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge entering Kerns Bakery on U. S. Highway 11, 75 ft downstream from Goose Creek, 0.9 mile downstream from Clear Creek, and 2.1 miles northeast of Bristol, Va., Washington County.

Drainage area. 27.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,780.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--1957: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 204 cfs Sept. 14 

(gage height, 4.19 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 795 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 

6.98 ft); minimum, 12 cfs several days in October and November.

Flood in 1936 reached a stage about 5 ft higher than that of May 6, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, July 27, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14-19, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

2.7 4.0 

5.0 

6.0

174

360

568

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

Aug.

12

12

12

a!5

*15

15

14

14

Sept.

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

12

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

_

tie. 3

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

14

14

19

16

15

13

44

18

Sept.

12

14

12

12

20

57

30

22

Day

17

18

19

20

21

?.?,

23

24

July

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

Sept.

22

20

18

18

18

16

16

15

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ..............................................................

July

-

-

13

13

13

12

12

.

_

.

-

Aug.

13

15

13

12

12

12

12

461

14.9

0.538

0.62

Sept.

15

14

13

14

21

20

-

513

17.1

0.617

0.69

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

ecords for Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford and Beaverdam Creek at Damascus.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

15

*15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

414

13.4

0.484

0.56

Nov.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

26

21

49

47

*31

25

22

31

26

J56_

47

38

33

32

29

709

23.6

0.852

0.95

Dec.

27

25

26

*35

30

28

58

91

64

55

49

43

40

38

37

36

36

34

33

72

64

53

53

46

44

110

78

68

61

56

53

1,543

49.8

1.80

2.08

Jan.

52

47

»44

42

40

38

38

36

35

33

33

31

31

42

37

35

33

32

30

30

31

31

29

49

6J

55

52

47

45

43

42

1,232

39.7

1.43

1.65

Feb.

52

50

47

46

46

50

74

72

63

58

56

52

*50

48

48

47

44

43

41

40

37

37

40

42

42

118

106

84

_

1,533

54.8

1.98

2.06

Mar.

72

67

63

58

56

54

52

52

53

50

48

45

*54

57

53

50

48

53

48

48

47

47

45

45

46

46

49

50

50

61

69

1,656

53.4

1.93

2.22

Apr.

74

*66

63

63

58

62

60

56

53

56

56

54

50

49

49

48

46

44

43

42_

43

42

45

42

56

52

54

*62

61

56

1,605

53.5

1.93

2.15

May

60

60

58

56

*145

*530

470

250

174

182

214

166

139

118

107

100

112

95

87

81

74

71

71

67

68

63

58

133

72

64

60

4,005

129

4.66

5.37

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsi

June

80

*69

60

54

53

49

48

47

46

44

44

45

43

42

43

42

41

40

38

45

38

37

37

36

34

44

35

33

31

31

1,329

44.3

1.60

1.78

n -

July

29

28

*27

26

28

27

33

54

34

47

36

58

45

40

36

34

42

38

42

41

52

60

49

77

60

52

48

44

43

41

38

1,309

42.2

1.52

1.75

Aug.

44

45

52

45

41

38

*36

36

35

34

a33

a32

a45

72 "37

35

34

31

29

a28

a27

a30

a35

a50

a35

28

26

25

25

24

23

1,110

35.8

1.29

1.49

In.

Sept.

24

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

23

22

23

24

24

22

22

23

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

11

642

21.4

0.773

0.86

Water year 1957-58: Max 53O Min 12 Mean 46.8 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.92

Peak discharge (base, 3OO cfs).--May 6 (1O:3O p.m.) 795 cfs (6.98 ft); May 10 (12 m.) 344 cfs 

(4.92 ft); May 28 (2 p.m.) 350 cfs (4.95 ft); July 24 (8:30 p.m.) 310 cfs (4.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in 

records for Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford and Beaverdam Creek at Damascus.

stage,
106 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4790. Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°14'18", long 81°49'22", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cove Creek, 

2.3 miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County, and at mile 64.4.

Drainage area. 90.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1958. 

ods, published In WSP 1306.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.84 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 11.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 38 ofs Sept. 15 

(gage height, 1.49 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 50,800 ofs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

profile based on floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Jan. 1, 1954 (gage height, 

1.13 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 19, 30, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks on barn a quarter of 

a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 3O

1.7 53

2.1 124

2.5 226

3.0 380

4.O 760

5.O 1,260

6.0 1,880

7.0 2,650

1.4 20

1.6 39

1.9 82

2.2 146

2.5 230

3.0 407

4.0 800

5.0 1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

304 

204

166 

146

122

105

94 

84

79

74

72

124

90

77 

69

67

*S5

138

97 

86

79 

76

74

183

131

111

109

95

92

90

36

3,418

110

1.21

1.40

Nov.

82 

79

76 

72

69

66

63

133

124

90

79

77

76

648

415

2 SO

240

560

1,650

*616

373 

286

5SO

418

886

7OO

443

335

277

240

10,013

334

3.68

4.10

Dec.

204 

183

170 

191

160

150

189 

580

415

298

248

b200

b!75

b200 

178

*163

163

156

166 

2,400

1,160

566

407

328

279

492

380

332

279

240

215

11,267

363

4.00

4.61

Jan.

200 

b!70

b!65 

b!65

b!70

b!60

136 

b!30

b!20

bllO

bl!5

blEO

b3O3

636 

*407

296

230

b200

bias

172

249 

269

203

282

407

293

276

230

197

180

2OO

6,976

225

2.48

2.86

Feb.

449 

314

b270 

b250

b300

b500

613 

461

b310

b280

b220

b200

b!70

b!85 

b!50

b!45

b!40

b!40

b!35 

bl35"

b!45 

b!50

b!60

b!55

*b!90

780

*860 6"59~

8,416

301

3.31

3.45

Mar.

407 

318

272 

23E

203

189

183 

236

252

272

240

221

252

236 

209

192

180

186

175 

164

164 

156

156- 151

272

362

*4O7

351

300

289

585

7,816

252

2.78

3.20

Apr.

437 

365

347 

377

332

591

507 

392

321

392

4O3

328

279

256 

314

507

373

310

276 

246

224 

*370

515

373

657

488

384

430

380

332

11,506

384

4.23

4.71

May

300

314

358

325

355

880

1.160 

764

546

434

369

339

289

246 

221

194

209

218

282 

269

*209 

180

159

162

230

256

180

159

141

129

1 t.A A o*

10,011

323

3.56

4.10

June

1S3 

ITS

141 

129

120

114

109 

101

105

136

129

114

97

88 

101

93

77

#77

75 

99

80 

84

109

80

70

74

75

64

62 

58

3,022

101

1.11

1.24

July

55 

55

52 

54

82

82

99

90

128

205

188

175

132

101 

*86

S2

82

75

88 

82

101 

99

97

99

82

7O

65

61

92

68

61

2,886

93.1

1.03

1.18

Aug.

68

67

86 

65

54

51

49

51

52

47

44

62

70

82 

109

72

182

97

70 

61

55 

*62

58

75

118

80

64

55

50 

46

44

2,146

69.2

0.762

0.88

Sept.

43

39

38 

37

36

35

34 

33

31

31

3O

33

34

30 

28

31

*43

61

39 

36

41

38

35

34

33

31

30

31

1,122

37.4

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1957 ': Max 5,lOO Min 24 Mean 230 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.43

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,400 Min 28 Mean 215 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 2.O3O cfs (6.21 ft); Nov. 19 (8 a.m.) 2,880 

cfs (7.25 ft)j Dec. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 7,270 cfs (11.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 107

4840. Watauga River "below Wilbur Dam, Tenn.

Gage 

1

Location. Lat 36°20'39" , long 82°07'46", 1,800 ft downstream from Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from Watauga Dam, and 5 miles 

east of Elizabethton , Carter County.

Drainage area. --4 71 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1902 to December 1908 (published as "near Elizabethton" ) , 

January 1948 to September 1958. Prior to May 1903 monthly discharge only, published 

in WSP 1306.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,550.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 11, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --16 years, 707 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,090 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 35.53 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 31.49 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Dec. 21-23.

1902-8, 1948-58: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1906 (gage height, 

13.6 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs July 11, 1953; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum gage height 

at present site, 30.73 ft July 11, 1953.

Remarks. --Re cords good. Plow completely regulated by Watauga Lake (see p. 224). 

Revisions (water years) . --WSF 1276: 1906(M) . WSP 1306: 1905(M) . WSP 1386: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

132

265

33.0

33.5

34.0

35.5

475

820

1,280

3,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,840

1,930

*1,940

1,850

1,640

562

2,100

2,220

1,880

542

67

66

64

64

110 

61

60

366

58

57

56

122

166

1,250

58

2,020

1,880

2,070

2,690

1,270

2,260

31,319

1,010

Nov.

2,350

308

72

1,500

 1,140

1,490

1,090

1,280

2,370

1,290

2,440

2,340

1,210

56

53 

51

50 

1,790

1,750

1,670

CIS

352

56

54

396

1,540

1,210

61

182

710

29,079

969

Calendar year 1957; ]

Water year 1957-58: t

Dec.

60

136

1,060

477

99

82

66

66

148

64

710

1,360

274

62

61 

60

58 

203

47

112

46

46

46

1,440

1,000

804

955

1,020

962

1,120

1,090

13,734

443

Jan.

970

964

946

231

146

464

560

664

1,720

*1,600

1,600

1,340

2,550

2,780

1,620

1,530 

1,380 

1,760

2,010

2,260

417

1,370

2,070

1,390

686

233

1,740

1,510

924

144

245

37,824

1,220

Feb.

1,200

228

1,790

1,520

*542

346

1,640

1,670

228

600

1,220

742

605

209

734

213 

1,500 

1,350

1,470

986

958

1,260

1,180

1,290

1,210

1,000

1,600

818

-

28,109

1,004

Mar.

153

111

404

*270

434

405

1,690

886

58

1,180

1,130

1,000

1,540

1,150

130

1,740

892

858

1,990

1,510

1,400

1,140

2,490

768

70

156

68

68

66

66

24,049

776

Apr.

67

66

66

 61

58

57

367

310

58

738

751

392

551

1,290

1,110

66 

64

62

468

371

674

825

634

175

61

57

78

386

1,880

11,816

394

May

1,450

1,740

1,510

72

1,720

832

108

90

73

72

72

364

400

72

72

75 

70

204

72

70

70

250

2,080

1,150

1,220

900

1,210

1,160

1,060

912

19,215

620

June

320

1,030

1,450

1,640

1,670

1,140

68

67

614

*1,240

356

174

923

958

223

220 

710

1.870

535

158

73

72

72

1,750

318

72

72

70

512

18,450

615

July

1,080

1,660

1,000

438

114

70

1,320

1,090

*1,300

1,910

476

1,310

930

1,080

1,990

1,980 

2,150

1,720

1,750

1,360

816

678

1,410

639

1,230

1,440

1,840

1,420

1,360

1,030

38,561

1,244

Aug.

1,220

1,050

498

1,310

2.260

*943

899

532

898

801

1,070

598

1,590

1,490

242

244 

267

766

773

719

1,260

1,340

890

904

269

334

1,230

1,530

876

1,460

28,339

914

Sept.

842

938

1,160

*2,340

2,390

1,980

172

996

864

456

90

553

252

422

1,250 

177

821 

1,460

188

TO.

70

1,470

1,810

2,150

2,830

2,970

1,100

732

668

1,230

32,451

1,082

Observed Adjustedt

tax 2,870 Mln 23 Mean 794 Mean 964 cfsm 2.05 In. 27.78

lax 2,970 Mln 46 Mean 857 Mean 861 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga Lake.
108 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4855, Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. --Lat 36°20'40", long 82°12'37", on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq ml,

Records available. June 1907 to June 1908 (gage heights only), October 1911 to September 

1916, October 1920 to September 1958. Published as "at Valley Forge" 1911-16, 1920-31. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,524.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 11, 1911, 

to Sept. 30, 1916, and Nov. 5, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage 3 miles upstream at 

altitude 1,610 ft (from topographic map). June 19 to Sept. 20, 1932, staff gage at

present site at datum 0.50 ft higher. 

present site and datum.

Sept. 20, 1932, to Jan. 31, 1934, staff gage at

Average discharge. 43 years (1911-16, 1920-58), 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 4. 93. ft); minimum, 

75 cfs Nov. 11; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Sept. 30.

1911-16, 1920-58: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs July 30, 1940 (gage height, 6.75 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 6.25 ft; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.60 ft, site and 

datum then in use ) .

Remarks . Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

 IrTWSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1913(M), 1915(M), 1929(M), 

1931(M). WSP 1336: 1933(M), 1938.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0

1.5

73

140

299

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

510

1,140

2,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148 

128

*121

121

109

101

96 

94

88

86

86

116

101

90

84

81

153

167

130

112

103

98

96

199

167

143

145

123

116

114

112

3,578

115

0.839

0.97

Nov.

105 

98

98

96

*94

92

88 

90

118

96

 So 86

90

98

135

176

207

685

872

540

354

282

669

525

920

881

535

390

324

282

9,116

304

2.22

2.47

Dec.

250 

223

210

*2"85

240

230

290 

969

748

540

442

335

303

313

310

292

310

317

317

931

1,000

604

446

369

328

475

433

381

343

306

278

12,818

413

3.01

3.48

Jan.

268 

240

207

191

179

194

214 

182

156

*16T

182

162

185

362

292

278

250

230

200

210

244

285

254

317

756

451

377

317

282

264

250

8,126

262

1.91

2.21

Feb.

369

317

288

274

*303

822

1,010 

796

550

428

373

324

292

264

274

237

204

197

2(54

217

197

220

217

237

271

622

914

748

_

11,169

399

2.91

3.03

Mar.

45B" 540 

373

335

*296

282

274 

365

346

365

339

317

354

339

313

299

285

285

268

257

254

247

244

2IB" 240

303

350

335

324

310

420

9,975

322

2.35

2.71

Apr.

373 

343

*362

424

386

470

433 

381

346

343

343

310

285

268

271

321

274

257

247

244

230

344

576

438

1,200

778

593

540

500

446

12,326

411

3.00

3.35

May

407 

513

724

530

442

615

*1.590 

1,110

766

610

535

480

438

381

346

324

339

365

373

402

335

292

268

250

271

285

237

237

214

194

185

14,058

453

3.31

3.82

June

185 

278

251

179

170

182

204 

164

162

*179

227

210

170

154

173

179

151

140

130

173

156

176

214

159

138

140

170

133

123

116

5,139

171

1.25

1.40

July

109 

105

103

TT5

143

147

233

176

*191

268

194

223

220

167

143

133

140

162

316

317

411

424

288

535

373

271

210

182

461

285

220

7,268

234

1.71

1.97

Aug.

1,150 

903

545

505

*394

282

237 

223

237

191

173

234

307

321

292

261

485

365

278

223

204

223

200

262

442

321

254

214

185

167

159

10,237

330

2.41

2.78

Sept.

154 

TSff

128

*123

116

116

112 

112

105

103

101

105

105

98

92

92

101

116

101

94

145

128

103

92

88

88

90

101

88

11

3,216

107

0.781

0.87

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,090 Min 56 Mean 319 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.59

Water wyear 1957-58: laaY-BB: Max n1,590 i,t>aoMln ni81 HIMean n393 eaoCfsm uia2.14 £In. i29.06 £»uo

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (4.09 ft); Apr. 25 (7 a.m.) 1,790 cf: 

(3.67 ft)j May 7 (11:50 a.m.) 1,950 cfs (5.81 ft); Aug. 1 (5 p.m.) 3,740 cfs (4.95 ft)._______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 109

4860. Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°21'21", long 82°13'26", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19E at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream from Doe River, and at 

mile 25.9.

Drainage area. 692 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to July 1949, July 1953 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only October 1925 to January 1926, published in WSP 1306. Oage-height records 

collected in this vicinity December 1909 to July 1949 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,486.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1909, to Feb. 20, 1926, U, S. Weather

Bureau tape gage and Feb. 21 to Oct. 4, 1926, staff gage, on Southern Railway bridge

10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1925-48, 1953-58), 1,053 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 7.19 ft); minimum, 

150 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 2.13 ft); minimum daily, 155 cfs Oct. 16.

1925-49, 1953-58: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 20, 1932; minimum daily, 85 cfs Dec. 3, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 20, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in May 1901 (discharge, 75,900 ofs), from high-water 

profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Watauga Lake, 10 miles upstream (see p. 224),

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1932(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1927- 

28(M), 1930, 1931-32(m).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8 Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

143

260

480

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,200

3,280

4,700

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

187

260

515

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

835

1,260

3,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,000

2,070

*2,060

1,960

1,710

798

1,960 

2,480

2,000

714

170

189

175

162 

208

155

IT?

543

222

178

167

212

280

1,450 

291

1,820

2,110

2,190

5,000

1,410

2,540

55,196

1,155

Nov.

2,460

768

194

1,540

*1,240

1,460

1,200 

1,510

2,550

1,640

2,440

2,500

1,450

214 

206

255

298

2,470

2.780

2,500

762

716

891

716 

1,550

2,560

2,040

583

570

1,070

40,691

1,356

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-5® t

Dec.

374

36TC

1,240

872

430

597

479 

1,870

1,580

885

1,520

1,810

626

480 

455

435

455

590

491

1,520

1,590

947

688

1.980 

1,450

1,570

1,700

1,610

1,550

1,620

1,520

32,536

1,050

Jan.

1,390

1,300

1,290

508

597

750

780 

856

*1,890

1,710

1,810

1,750

2,700

5.270 

2,100

1,930

1,770

2,200

2,180

2,860

670

1,870

2,550

2,080 

1,860

971

2,190

2,210

1,410

560

602

50,194

1,619

Feb.

1,590

960

2,550

1,950

1,000

*1,610

5.500 

57T70

1,440

1,390

1,820

1,380

1,070

660 

1,170

557

1,755

1,600

1,700

1,200

1,400

1,470

1,450

1,700 

1,710

1,520

2,940

2,430

-

46,527

1,662

Mar.

1,050

700

900

800

*920

815

1,890 

1,750

565

1,680

1,650

1,520

1,920

1,860 

755

712

2,040

1,540

1,520

2,260

1,920

2,000

1,440

5,000 

1,500

521

605

581

545

706

39,877

1,286

Apr.

661

605

*617

674

625

759

928 

1,000

575

1,250

1,540

892

909

1,750 

1,650

570

458

406

590

616

852

991

1,950

1,580 

1,800

1,500

1,000

800

1,100

2.600

50,366

1,012

May

2,500

2,600

2,700

1,000

2,400

2,300

*2.800 

2,200

1,500

1,220

1,160

1,300

1,180

769 

661

593

587

611

756

655

559

475

470

2,590 

1,710

1,850

1,180

1,660

1,420

1,510

1,250

45,884

1,416

June

672

1,420

1,660

2.040

1,966

1,660

572 

278

794

1,330

*832

417

1,070

1,020 

664

269

314

1,010

2,000

676

513

260

310

240 

1,800

652

274

215

20Q

680

25,520

851

July

1,020

2,060

878

871

286

215

1,580 

1,560

*1,520

2,550

894

1,580

1,460

1,240 

2,220

2,210

2,240

2,250

2,210

2.400

1,880

1,440

1,060

2,140 

1,500

1,680

1,730

2,110

1,840

1,850

1,490

48,962

1,579

Aug.

2,310

2,270

1,250

1,740

«2.640

1,610

1,260 

880

1,120

1,500

1,550

958

1,900

2,080 

855

1,0"J6" 475

846

1,190

1,120

998

1,450

1,820

1,190 

1,960

920

787

1,630

1,740

1,060

1,830

43,515

1,404

Sept.

1,150

1,360

1,340

*2,410

2,760

2,030

566 

1,120

1,150

656

217

680

440

570 

1,150

570

858

1,620

488

194

248

1,580

1,740

2,560 

2,980

5.170

1,§66

832

807

1,570

" 

37,926

1,264

Observed Adjusted t

lax 6,830 Min 115 Mean 1,261 Mean 1,451 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.47

lax 3,500 Min 155 Mean 1,502 Mean 1,305 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.60

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga Lake.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 18-21, Mar. 2-4, Apr. 25 to May 7; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for station below Wllbur Dam.
no TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4875. South Pork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location. Lat 36°31 T 51", long 82°33'29", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from new bridge 

on State Highway 81, 1-J- miles upstream from Reedy Creek, and 3f miles upstream from 

confluence with North Pork Holston River.

Drainage area. 1,935 sq ml.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,175.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at site 2 miles upstream at datum 8.47 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 2,522 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum, 

306 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height 0.48 ft); minimum daily, 536 cfs Apr. 18.

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 68,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 210 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (gage height, -0.20 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 301 cfs June 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry Lakes (see 

p. 224). Some diversion upstream by the city of Kingsport, Term. , Eastman Corp., and 

Holston Ordnance Works.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M). WSP 1306: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

490

800

1,400

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

2,180

4,080

9,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

a3,900

a3,300

a4,000

*a3 , 800

2,400

796

4,070

4,320

4,220 

2,660

1,440

778

794

810

79fi

778

1,030

1,030

1,120

1,010

1,050

1,520

724

4,240

1,080

4,840 

4,310

5,210

4,560

1,720

3,140

75,448

2,434

Nov.

3,910

1,030

710

5,120

3,570

*3,960

2,810

3,530

4,360 

3,050

5,260

5,550

3,410

1,540

2,180

918

978

5,210

5,650

4,670

1,160

2,490

1,870

812

3,340

3,190 

2,780

822

1,080

3,760

 

88,720

2,957

Calendar year 1957 : ] Water year 1957-58 : >

Dec.

1,210

2,030

3,100

3,080

*3,160

2,180

1,700

1,540

2,120 

3,260

4,790

5,400

4,420

1,590

791

1,260

1,210

1,840

1,450

2,130

2,200

2,350

1,910

2,870

2,460

2,190 

3,990

2,640

2,980

3,780

3,990

79,621

2,568

Jan.

2,080

1,800

1,820

892

821

1,210

1,690

1,720

3,980 

3,750

4,270

3,940

5,600

4,930

3,880

4,590

3,120

3,220

3,080

4,750

1,450

2,790

3,400

3,670

2,300

3,340 

5,360

4,130

3,740

1,710

1,090

94,123

3,036

Feb.

3,550

754

3,990

4,990

4,040

552

*4,350

5,600

5,250 

6,200

4,290

3,270

3,960

3,640

658

1,330

3,440

3,980

3,390

2,340

3,040

2,660

2,220

2,030

3,080

1,500 

5,370

7,860

 

97,334

3,476

Mar.

7,570

3,320

5,120

1,440

2,020

a3,300

a5,400

a4,400

a2,000 

a2 , 300

a3,300

a3,000

a3,800

a2 , 800

1,480

942

4,020

2,980

3,440

*5,160

4,750

3,920

3,000

5,670

3,160

1,070 

764

1,550

1,970

779

936

95,361

3,076

Apr.

830

848

782

1,610

*3,890

848

4,400

2,290

2,670 

4,050

3,660

3,180

1,840

3,140

2,790

670

803

536

726

1,110

1,550

1,920

2,320

1,190

2,170

4,010 

4,150

4,560

3,660

4,520

 

70,723

2,357

May

4,400

3,880

2,850

3,500

4,680

6,860

9,270

*8,050

8,550 

8,610

5,910

5,320

6,790

5,160

1,850

1,740

830

864

2,070

3,660

3,770

3,000

3,350

5,130

3,650

4,580 

3,820

3,600

2,100

2,460

2,440

132,744

4,282

June

1,010

2,870

1,540

4,680

4,070

5,770

2,410

1,180

914 

2,500

918

902

2,240

4,200

1,130

1,060

1,050

2,310

5,020

2,830

1,160

753

1,020

732

4,550

3,820 

1,770

946

861

1,590

 

65,806

2,194

July

3,340

3,280

3,190

1,220

909

866

2,390

2,470

2,720 

*3,310

3,760

3,900

3,950

3,900

3,900

3,930

3,250

3,860

3,900

3,930

4,080

3,950

3,950

3,900

3,860

3,900 

3,930

3,900

3,880

3,860

3,900

105,085

3,390

Aug.

3,970

3,970

4,O6O

3,990

3,990

*3,930

3,850

3,050

1,930 

2,460

4,660

2,790

4,420

4,110

2,890

2,990

4,050

2,660

3,120

2,930

2,460

2,690

3,210

3,260

3,430

6.500 

4,350

5,860

4,390

4,430

2,510

110,510

3,565

Observed Adjustedt

Sept.

1,920

4,510

3,660

5,680

*4,800

5,540

2,700

2,840

2,770 

5,270

2,780

1,710

2,760

1,68O

3,110

3,060

4,430

4,630

4,460

2,160

669

2,960

5,050

5,450

4,800

7.170 

6,120

2,300

1,790

2,240

 

106,819

3,561

/Lax. 15,600 Min 676 Mean 3,287 Mean 3,608 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.31

lax 9,270 Min 536 Mean 3,075 Mean 3,184 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.34

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, records for station at Surgoinsville, and Fort Patrick Henry powerplant records.
TENNESSEE rtiVER BASIN 111

4880. North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53'48", long 81°44'47", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Cedar 

Branch bridge, 1.5 miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 7.8 miles downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to December 1908 (published as "at Saltville"), October 

1920 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936, June 11, 1907, to Nov. 12, 1908, chain gage 

on highway bridge 2.1 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 2, 1920, to May 23, 

1934, chain gage on highway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at datum 7.74 ft lower.

Average discharge.--39 years, 296 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.28 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

1907-8, 1920-58: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 13.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by 

mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 15, 1947.

Remarks. Records good.

yea 

age area (at siteU used 1907-8), 1907(M), 1921-22(M), 1924-30(M), 1932-34(M).

DrainRating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28-30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 10-12, Feb. 18-21}

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 5

42 3.0

97 5.0

272 6.0

500

1,200

3,340

4,640

May 6 to Sept. 30

0.5 28 

.7 51 

1.0 108 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.2 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

JSS

248

185 

138

110

95

87

79

71

67

69

65

59

56

5459"

69

85

75

67

61

57

71

97

102

95 

89

*85

8E 

87

3,733

120

0.541

0.62

Nov.

89 

87

83

81 

77

75

71

71

81

83

79

71

69

75

89

131

280

1,200

1,370

1,050

578

382

360

400

2.000

1,690

875 

558

*425

343

12,823

427

1.92

2.14

Dec.

280

236

210

I5o

296

260

405

2.610

1,730

1,020

721

485

410

334

300

272

256

244

232

784

2,000

945

624

465

391

2,040

1,900 

1,020

714

*513 

410

22,387

722

3.25

3.75

Jan.

360 

308

248

221 

189

203

203

185

174

150

130

135

138

349

598

480

391

338

268

260

268

369

360

360

591

546

539 

460

*382

338

312

9,853

318

1.43

1.65

Feb.

508 

749

565

450 

374

378

980

1,640

910

630

480

387

334

280

280

240

196

180

160

150

160

167

185

240

338

*945

2,280 

1,550

-

15,736

562

2.53

2.64

Mar.

1,050 

749

584

475 

396

352

321

300

296

300

272

252

567

391

352

312

288

300

312

316

321

300

280

308

460

833

1,640 

*1,460

1,240

1,420 

4.020

20,164

650

2.93

3.38

Apr.

1.840 

1,090

840

679 

578

826

1,320

1,090

833

693

777

742

630

520

455

435

369

330

304

288

276 315-

945

875

784

679

591 

756

*875 

672

21,404

713

3.21

3.58

May

630 

658

910

798 

2,160

5,750

2,610

1,900

1,200

945

2,220

1,690

1,090

784

598

485

420

565

321

300

268

256

221

252

218

210

182 

*167

171 

154

ii5

26,016

839

3.78

4.36

June

138 

151

146

130 

122

120

118

113

113

132

118

118

118

110

115

125

115

99

96

122

152

118

103

94

87

90

120 

120

94

*85_

5,488

116

0.523

0.58

July

78 

72

69

65 

69

69

65

78

92

81

78

78

76

74

71

64

74

83

85

80

96

108

108

113

127

120

101 

96

101 

110

*103

2,682

86.5

0.390

0.45

Aug.

182 

228

1,130

1,200 

500

288

189

157

138

113

99

87

94

94

92

113

228

189

115

92

80

74

74

81

178

160

110 

87

»78 

71

65

6,386

206

0.928

1.07

Sept.

§

57

54 

53

51

51

50

47

47

46

44

44

44

44

38

36

37

38

38

43

44

43

38

36

35

33 

,52

32 

*33

1,311

43.7

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1957; Max 10,300 Min 28 Mean 487 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.80

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,020 Min 32 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.44

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 25 (6 p.m.) 3,380 cfs (5.03 ft)j Dec. 8 (l p.m.) 3,240 cfB 

(4.92 ft); Dec. 21 (1 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (4.93 ft); Dec. 26 (7 p.m.) 3,430 cfs (5.07 ft); Mar. 31 

(9i30 a.m.) 5,OOO cfs (6.28 ft); May 6 (11:30 a.m.) 4,410 cfs (5.82 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4885. North Pork Holston River at Holston, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°46'29", long 82°04<22", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

TJ. S. Highway 19, 100 ft downstream from Greendale Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Garrett Creek, 0.5 mile east of Holston, Washington County, and 0.6 mile upstream from 

Little Moccasin Creek.

Drainage area.--40g sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,437.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 546 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,410 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.56 ft)- minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 16.50 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flowminimum, 41 cfs Sept. 8, 1954, Dec. 1, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.97 ft Sept. 8, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

4.O 1,OOO

6.0 2,580

9.0 6,250

80

145

260

3.0 450

2.1 

2.3

4.0 1,000

5.0 1,840

7.0 4,200

10.0 8,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1,580

688

450

322

245

192

162

142

127

115

109

109

103

97

92

9092"

121

134

130

115

103

100

112

130

158

158

146

138

130

130

6,320

204

0.507

0.58

Nov.

134

130

124

121

115

112

109 112-

162

162

146

130

121

124

134

214

390

1,740

2,180

1,780

972

688

638

688

2,540

2.850

1,460

940

742

600

20,338

678

1.69

1.89

Dec .

480 *too

355

Tfo

520

465

1,020

4,560

2,970

1,820

1,220

852

649

594

535

500

490

495

480

1,530

3,290

1,700

1,070

825

715

3,160

3,180

1,820

1,220

910

742

39,037

1,259

3.13

3.61

Jan.

654

556

b350

b320

b300

b300

b210

b280

b260

b240

b230

236

236

395

825

742

632

545

450

415

430

588

588

688

1.580

1,100

940

825

688

605

540

16,648

537

1.34

1.54

Feb.

873

1,300

1,000

798

715

798

1,860

2,670

1,660

*1,070

880

715

605

500

515

450

b350

b320

b300

b280

b280

b290

299

425

561

2,030

5,840

2,500

-

27,884

996

2.48

2.58

Mar.

1,780

1,260

972

825

715

622

566

530

540

*566

505

470

525

825

770

649

566

627

660

652

605

556

505

510

688

1,100

2,020

2,180

1,860

2,100

5^650

52,379

1,044

2.60

3.00

Apr.

5,420

1,890

1,390

1,100

940

1,180

2,140

1,890

1,390

1,140

1,260

1,220

1,040

880

798

770

660

594

540

505

485 638"

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,220

*2,040

2,090

1,570

58,890

1,296

3.22

3.59

May

1,300

1,340

1,520

1,590

3,280

8,220

5,890

3,940

2,390

1,890

4,460

*3,550

2,140

1,440

1,070

880

770

660

605

535

475

425

425

410

415

400

352

360

336 

287

260

51,395

1,658

4.12

4.75

June

293

565

292

248

224

224

208

192

184

228

216

196

192

188

204

220

196

170

162

220

240

200

176

162

148

233

505 54"6

256

6,856

229

0.570

0.64

July

*166

152

142

131

131

134

138

296

248

228

200

208

269

274

216

525

1.510

742

715

742

981

1,100

688

660

660

515

420

370

742 

515

580

13,998

452

1.12

1.29

Aug.

440

770

2,150

2,240

972

588

*415

341

341

260

216

216

371

415

514

360

550

505

370

305

260

232

224

240

440

460

346

269

236

188

15,242

492

1.22

1.41

Sept.

166" 176

156

142

142

128

128

124

114

110

107

104

101

98

95

98

101

107

104

98

110

124

114

107

98

92

89

86

83 

oT 85

3,385

113

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1957: Max 15,900 Min 45 Mean 828 cfsm 2-°6 In. 27.95

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,220 Min 83 Mean 746 cfsm 1-86 in. 25.19

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (7.44 ft)j Dec. 8 (3 p.m.) 4,950

cfs (8.11 ft); Dec. 21 (7 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (7.55 ft); Dec. 26 (10 p.m.) 4,810 cfs (8.01 ft):

Feb. 27 (4 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (7.78 ft); Mar. 31 (l p.m.) 6,490 cfs (9.16 ft); May 6 (ll a.m.) 9,410

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 113

4899. Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, ?a.

Location.--Lat 36°38'47", long 82°33'12", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 71, 0.2 mile downstream from Franklin Branch, 0.9 mile upstream from Pike 

Branch, 1.6 miles upstream from Little Moccasin Creek, and 1.6 miles east of Gate City, 

Scott County.

Drainage area.--79.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,267.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,570 cfs May 6 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1958; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 

(gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feetj and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9-17, 23-25)

Oct. 1 to May 5

5.0

11

26

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0

225

360

710

1,700

May 5 to Sept. 30

4.0 700 

6.0 1,550 

8.0 2,900 

Note.--Same as

preceding table

below 3.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

41

*33

28

26

24

20

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

16

23

29

25

22

19

18

20

27

42

40

34

28

25

24

22

770

24.8

0.312

0.36

Nov.

22

22

21

21

20

19

18

21

28

37

37

31

25

26

29

70

111

455

405

*255

133

90

100

123

500

508

225

146

123

108

3,729

124

1.56

1.74

Dec .

88

73

67

*85

108

93

359

1,400

630

327

225

162

119

106

93

85

78

75

73

250

595

275

188

151

133

682

671

339

238

177

142

8,087

261

3.28

3.78

Jan.

125

109

93

81

68

70

64

*65

54

48

55

52

48

85

119

113

102

85

75

67

67

75

76

136

525

336

23C

173

140

119

106

3,563

115

1.44

1.66

Feb.

164

282

202

162

137

144

426

630

366

265

212

*173

146

125

119

113

86

b80

b70

b70

b70

b74

85

90

97

223

710

490

_

~------

5,811

208

2.61

2.72

Mar.

290

205

166

137

117

104

93

92

108

148

133

115

*127

215

188

151

129

205

242

184

155

133

113

100

102

106

162

205

182

193

eso_

5,290

171

2.15

2.48

Apr.

472

306

242

232

210

27O

327

255

205

*184

182

166

144

129

125

133

137

119

109

100

100

113

208

182

245

292

333

1,400

890

578

8,388

280

3.52

3.93

May

405

348

300

255

*1,500

2,820

2,250

1,060

612

472

490

390

306

248

2O5

184

162

140

127

119

106

92

86

100

86

76

68

70

92

70

59

13,298

429

5.39

6.21

June

65

212

121

86

70

64

59

54

51

52

*59

55

47

44

42

43

42

38

36

67

55

44

40

37

35,

36

82

80

46

37

1,799

60.0

0.754

0.84

July

33

29

*27

25

25

24

27

49

81

67

47

49

52

54

44

34

219

355

155

191

390

215

168

127

121

106

88

95

93

117

80

3,187

103

1.29

1.49

Aug.

68

96

405

386

200

137

106

90

95

85

70

135

*106

80

70

65

133

102

76

62

54

49

43

48

264

205

113

85

70

58

54

3,610

116

1.46

1.68

Sept.

48

43

38

36

33

33

30

30

28

27

26

24

25

25

23

23

25

29

31

31

30

30

28

24

24

21

2Z

22

24

24

857

28.6

0.359

0.40

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,850 Min 8.0 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,820 Min 15 Mean 160 Cfsm 2.01 In. C7.29

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Dec. 8 (11:30 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.90 ft); Apr. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 

1,630 cfs (5.88 ft); May 6 (7 p.m.) 3,570 cfs (8.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
114 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4900. North Pork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°36'31", long 82°34'05", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 23, 1.6 miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek, and 2.1 miles southeast of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area.--672 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

P

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 861 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 cfs May 7 (gage height, 13.95 ft); minimum, 102 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1931-58: Maximum discharge. 28,700 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 37 efs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Jan. 6, 

1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small dam above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1932(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1932-34,

Hating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 3O

1.5 100

1.7 170

2.0 310

3.0 910

4.0 1,760

6.0 4,240

7.0 6,060

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

90

155

310

1,020

5.0 2,900

6.0 4,240

10.0 12,310

12.0 16,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.020

1,130

718

514

395

325

270

230

202

182

166

151

147

143

136

126

132

155

159

182

174

162

143

190

202

198 

225

220

198

186

186

9,567

309

0.460

0.53

Nov.

182

182

178

174

166

151

147

151

170

215

230

206

182

186

190

400

718

1,970

3,370

*3,000

1,810

1,090

980

1,050

2,600

5,480 

2,900

1,730

1,300

1,060

32,168

1,072

1.60

1.78

Dec.

868

708

623

*724"

908

868

1,640

1,690

7,060

3,500

2,330

1,680

1,220

1,060

940

860

796

804

804

1,470

5,480

3,620

2,180

1,590

1,340

3,770 

7,270

3,640

2,430

1,830

1,380

71,083

2,293

3.41

3.93

Jan.

1,220

1,060

908

764

665

630

63O

*616

6600

497

476

476

455

609

980

1,340

1,180

1,020

876

732

708

796

940

1,140

3,120

2,580 

1,930

1,640

1,340

1,180

1,020

32,128

1,036

1.54

1.78

Feb.

1,340

2,280

2,080

1,590

1,340

1,340

2,850

5,290

3,500

2,230

1,730

*1,420

1,180

1,020

916

916

651

b520

b520

b530

b570

b600

630

658

796

1,620 

7,270

5,480

-

50,867

1,817

2.70

2.81

Mar.

3,370

2,380

1,830

1,460

1,260

1,100

980

932

980

1,140

1,060

932

*980

1,830

1,730

1,380

1,180

1,300

1,540

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,020

924

980

1,300 

2,180

3,370

2,790

2,680

6,860

53,248

1,718

2.56

2.95

Apr.

7,270

3,370

2,480

2,230

1,930

1,980

2,790

2,900

2,380

*a2,000

a2,300

a2,100

al,800

al,600

al,400

al,300

al,100

al.OOO

a920

a900

a860

a 900

a2,500

a2,400

a2,300

a2,100 

al,800

a2,500

a3,000

a2 , 300

64,410

2,147

3.19

3.56

May

a2,000

*a2,500

2,530

2,480

6,100

16,300

16,800

8,320

4^920

3,370

4,570

6,060

3,640

2,630

2,030

1,680

al,420

al,260

al,140

al,020

a916

a836

756

860

756

796 

672

630

836

623

525

98,976

3,193

4.75

5.48

June

490

1.100

772

588

483

420

396

366

340

335

*402

396

325

315

306

315

315

292

265

420

345

345

320

274

241

390 

908

780

504

355

13,103

437

0.650

0.73

July

288

249

«225

214

204

197 214-

629

756

525

462

372

490

511

441

366

1,590

2,080

1,340

1,380

1,680

1,980

1,500

1,140

1,140

1,020 

844

724

772

1,020

716

25,069

809

1.20

1.38

Aug.

609

940

2,080

3.570

2,130

1,300

932

724

679

623

476

574

*602

940

658

504

828

876

700

490

378

335

310

315

772

908 

658

476

366

310

274

25,137

811

1.21

1.40

Sept.

249

225

208

200

190

180

172

166

162

155

144

144

141

134

134

130

141

158

152

152

166

166

166

155

141

134 

120

111

IDS' 105

4,709

157

0.234

0.26

Calendar year 1957: Max 26,200 Min 63 Mean 1,401 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.30

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,800 Min 105 Mean 1,316 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.59

* 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 North Fork Holston River at Holston and near Saltville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 115

4905. Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°28'19", long 82°50'50", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from Surgoinsville Creek and county bridge at Surgoinsville, Hawklns County, 9.8 miles upstream from 

Big Creek, and at mile 118.4. Records Include flow of Surgoinsville Creek.

Drainage area. 2,874 sq ml, Includes that of Surgoinsville Creek.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1958. Prior to April 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,088.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,503 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,100 cfs May 7 (gage height, 13.47 ft); minimum, 690 cfs O'ct. 19 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 ft); minimum, 470 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow partly regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort 

Patrick Henry Lakes (see p. 224).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, Ln feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

840

1,380

3,220

5.0

10.0

13.0

8,440

26,000

39,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5

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

Oct.

5.760

4,700

5,020

*4,100

3,540

1,900

2,740

4,580

4,500

5,840

1,680

1,110

924

986

924

924

1,060

1,150

1,240 

1,070

1,120

1,520

1,550

2,810

2,360

2,690

5,520

5,540

5,090

3,130

2,580

85,758

2,766

Nov.

4,140

2,500

1.060

2,970

4,750

*3,880

3,010

3,140

4,850

5,880

4,040

6,470

4,260

2,440

1,760

2,220

1,900

5,850

*9.560 

9,170

4,680

5,550

2,660

3,010

4,390

9,200

7,860

3,050

2,240

4,060

126,490

4,216

Calendar year 1957:

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

3,040

2,710

5,450

5,770

*4,070

5,300

3,780

10,400

10,700

7,420

6,920

7,540

5,810

4,540

2,240

2,250

2.040

2,150

2,660 

3,000

7,200

7,510

4,800

4,440

4,480

5,530

10,800

6J080

5,890

5,570

161,520

5,210

Jan.

4,170

2,950

2,900

2,510

1.600

1,770

2,070

2,340

3,720

4,440

*4,340

4,740

5,220

6,440

4,440

6,750

4,780

4,050

4,250 

4,880

5,240

5,030

4,560

4,290

6,550

5,540

7,480

6,630

5,490

3,480

2,860

131,090

4,229

Feb.

2,950

5,490

5,570

5,950

5,960

5,560

*5,520

11,100

9,920

9,890

6,180

5,210

5,550

4,910

3,450

2.060

5,180

4,180

4,520 

5,530

4,310

2,350

4,180

3,530

3,180

5,940

10,500

15.500

_

155,150

5,540

Mar.

12 , 400

7,540

6,500

5,540

2,900

5,400

5,420

6,520

4,040

4,290

4,240

4,450

5,510

*6,580

4,220

3,030

3,580

5,310

5,440 

5,670

6,270

6,750

3,640

5,810

5,670

2,970

2,460

4,220

4,800

4,650

6,110

156,930

5,062

Apr.

9,260

5,410

3,840

*3,960

6,130

4,030

5,410

7,340

5,310

5,240

5,840

5,840

5,440

3,660

5,130

3,210

2,080

2,040

1,650 

1,800

2,740

2,240

4,240

5,350

5,280

6,850

8,000

10,700

11,000

9, 980

154,980

5,166

May

7,770

7,280

6,240

6,080

11,500

22,500

57,500

20,700

*15,700

15,600

11,700

15,400

11,800

9,620

4,310

3,960

5,010

2,560

5,200 

5,910

4,920

5,940

5,910

5,340

5,650

5,570

5,140

4,030

3,920

3,370

2 23C * 

266,160

8,586

June

2,580

2,680

2,950

3,790

4,640

6.660

3,950

2,160

1,540

2,450

*1,550

1,400

2,270

2,590

3,960

1,280

1,430

2,220

3,820 

4,410

2,540

1,540

1,400

1.150

2,750

5,240

3,750

1,870

1,560

1,630

81,500

2,717

July

2,070

4,490

2,730

3,320

1,010

1,200

1,320

4,560

2,740

*4,050

4,450

4,580

4,480

4,820

4,550

4,580

4,190

6,500

5,540 

5,700

5,840

6,550

6,240

5,590

*5,150

5,100

5,000

4,800

4,720

4,950

4,780

154,960

4,554

Aug.

4,780

4,750

5,760

7,720

7,000

5,570

*5,100

3,590

3,550

5,160

5,950

4,370

3,940

5,250

4,540

3,710

4,600

4,530

3,220 

4,130

3,690

3,220

3,410

3,550

4,640

5,110

6,780

4,620

3,950

4,640

4,130

140,960

4,547

Sept.

2,500

3,490

4,150

5,140

*6,520

4,120

4,700

2,450

2,940

5,370

2,900

2,220

2,350

2,570

2,120

5,180

5,590

4,780

5,250 

5,020

1.610

1,680

4,050

6,240

4,580

6,630

6.890

3,760

2,440

1,660

110,900

3,697

Observed Adjusted t

fax 42,800 Mln 730 Mean 5,020 Mean 5,340 Cfam 1.86 In. 25.22

(ax 57,500 Min 924 Mean 4,675 Mean 4,784 Cfam 1.66 In. 22.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry Lakes.
116 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4910. Big Creek near Rogersville, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°25'34", long 82°S7'07", on left bank 300 ft upstream from county bridge,

2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.0 miles northeast of Rogersville, Hawkins County. 

Drainage area.--47.3 sq mi. 

Record! available. April 1941 to June 1949, December 1954 to September 1957 (annual maximum only), October 1957 to September 1958. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.9 ft above mean sea level (city of

Rogersville construction plans for pumping station). Dec. 7, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1957,

crest-stage gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--8 years (1941-48, 1957-58), 58.1 cfs. 

Extremes.--1954-57: The annual maximum discharge for the water years 1955-57 is given in

the following table;

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957

Date

Mar. 

Apr. 

Jan.

19, 1955 

16, 1956 

31, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,280 

2,530 

3,180

Gage height 

(feet)

6.83 

6.06 

6.73

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,850 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 

6.38 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 16, 28 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1941-49, 1954-58: Maximum discharge, 3,280 cfs Mar. 19, 1955 (gage height, 6.83 ft). 

1941-49, 1957-58: Minimum discharge, 2.6 cfs Sept. 25, 26, Oct. 9, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 19, Oct. 2, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 7.14 ft Jan. 31, 1950 (date determined by comparison with other 

stations), from silt line in gage well. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

3.6 

6.7

64

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

123

196

735

1,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*17

12

10

10

9.2

7.9

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5,8

6,1

7.5

8.8

11

9.6

7.9

7.5

7.1

12

23,

14

11

9.6

7.9

7.5

7.5

280.3

9.04

0.191

0.22

Nov.

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.7

*6.4

6.1

7.5

16

16

11

9.6

8.8

9.6

17

172

107

457

371

119

69

50

70

73

311

203

104

73

70

62

2,457.9

81.9

1.73

1.93

Dec.

48

42

38

48

*48

42

690

906

304

182

129

93

74

65

58

51

48

45

42

312

244

131

100

85

74

110

371

165

123

94

78

4,840

156

3.30

3.81

Jan.

72

65

53

48

43

42

41

40

34

30

*30

29

29

39

42

42

38

35

32

30

30

36

33

55

182

105

80

62

53

48

45

1,543

49.8

1.05

1.21

Feb.

96

129

87

67

61

74

258

228

129

96

81

67

58

49

50

45

38

40

36

34

*33

3T

34

34

34

238

442

274

2,846

102

2.16

2.24

Mar.

145

107

87

72

62

56

52

53

90

160

102

80

113

*193

123

96

81

124

148

112

92

77

67

61

61

56

65

67

62

68

E14

2,946

95.0

2.01

2.32

Apr.

143

109

96

*96

87

159

155

107

86

84

98

84

73

64

65

105

90

74

65

56

54

6T

84

132

677

275

454

1.570

564

368

5,935

198

4.19

4.67

May

252

200

162

135

609

1.280

*1 220

444

*286

220

260

190

148

119

102

89

80

70

62

58

51

47

43

41

38

40

34

33

30

27^

6,398

206

4.36

5.03

June

26

25

24

23

21

21

20

18

18

17

*16

18

18

16

15

16

14

13

12

26

21

15

15

14

12

18

30

17

13

12

544

18.1

0.383

0.43

July

11

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.8

12

74

88

*33

21

17

18

16

13

13

52

24

29

75

66

39

30

24

21

18

15

13

12

12

11

803.8

25.9

0.548

0.63

Aug.

13

18

16

27

19

13

*11

10

20

20

13

12

10

9.6

8.8

11

20

11

9.6

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

16

17

10

8.3

7.5

140. 7

381.7

12.3

0.260

0.30

Sept.

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

*5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

575

6.1

6.4

6.4

9.6

~8.8 10

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.5

183.8

6.13

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,370 Min 5.2 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.93

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). Dec. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (5.19 ft); Apr. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 2,850 

cfs (6.38 ft); May 6 (10 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (6.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 117

4925. Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'17", long 83°28'22", In spring pool, 15 ft upstream from water plant 

Intake, 300 ft south of city water plant, tributary to unnamed branch at point 500 ft 

upstream from confluence of Buffalo Wallows Branch and unnamed branch, 1.1 miles east 

of Jefferson City Post Office, Jefferson County.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.3 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

Valley Authority construction plans for waterworks).

Average discharge. 8 years, 44.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 144 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum 

3aiTy, 12 cfs Oct. 3, 14-23, Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, 10-15.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 316 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 3.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs; minimum daily, 7.4 cfs Jan. 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion averaging about three-quarters 

of a cubic foot per second for the water supply of Jefferson City.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. IS Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

O.6

.7

1.0

1.5 98

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

18

42

98

166

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

*13

12

18

15

15

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

410

13.2

_

-

Nov.

12

12

12

12

*12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

65

92

120" 130

107

97

89

90

88

99

106

97

90

85

81

1,620

54.0

_

-

Dec.

77

72

69

*65

62

59

89

124

120

115

108

103

97

92

88

85

81

79

77

101

111

103

98

94

90

101

101

95

93

88

85

2,822

91.0

_

-

Jan.

83

80

78

75

74

*72

71

69

68

65

64

62

61

60

60

58

57

55

54

53

52

51

50

5?

65

62

58

57

54

54

52

1,926

62.1

_

-

Feb.

52

52

51

50

49

52

63

65

64

60

*58

57

55

54

52

51

50

49

47

46

45

44

44

44

43

56

74

77_

1,504

53.7

_

-

Mar.

71

66

64

61

59

57

55

56

59

64

*61

59

62

66

65

63

62

62

64

63

62

60

59

57

55

54

58

58

58

58

79

1.897

61.2

_

-

Apr.

79

*78

74

73

72

73

74

72

70

68

68

66

65

63

62

68

65

63

62

59

59

64

72

69

118

116

118

115

118

125

2,346

78.2

-

-

May

118

*112

110

107

104

119

134

137

13?

127

123

120

116

114

110

107

104

102

99

97

94

93

90

89

86

85

83

81

85

83

81

3,242

105

-

-

Junp

79" 80

77

75

74

73

71

70

69

68

*65

64

62

59

59

58

57

54

53

53

52

52

51

49

48

51

55

50

48

46

1,822

60.7

-

-

July

45

43

42

41

41

40

*38

5?

56

52

51

48

47

45

44

43

49

50

50

55

63

57

53

50

48

47

45

43

42

41

39

1,460

47.1

-

-

Aug.

39

35

38

37

*36

34

33

33

32

32

33

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

28

29

35

31

27

27

26

26

25

962

31.0

-

-

Sept.

25

24

24

24

*22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

22

22

20

20

li

19

19

19

19

19

642

21.4

-

~

Calendar year 1957: Max 261 Mln 12 Mean 60.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 137 Min 12 Mean 56.6 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4940. Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°10'03", long 83°30'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 92, 0.2 mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from Mill 

Spring Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 3,429 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1958. Prior to April 1937 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1941, at datum 20.02 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 4,099 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 29.42 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, 20.30 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Jan. 25, 26.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurement; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs 

Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 ft Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and Cherokee Lakes 

(see pp. 224,225).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1939-40(m).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20, 21, 24, 31, Apr. 1-7)

20.3 50 22.0 1,340

20.4 80 23.0 2,740

20.7 210 25.0 6,580

21.0 410 29.0 16,600

21.5 830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,270 

*4,430

5,240

293

108

96

2,530

2,590

2,990

4,890

4,860

5,140

4,640

8,100

8,480

9,920

8,000

8,400

3,960

2,330

8,860

9,940

10,100

10.500 

10,000

6,790

2,910

8,190

6,540

6, 980

7,660

177,537

5,727

Nov.

7,140 

6,390

6,740

11,300

*4,700

8,040

5,840

5,650

2,820

5,100

11,200

11.600

6,250

4,800

3,180

80

84

92

2,780

1,880

3,680

7,570

1,480

77 

6,590

6,370

7,680

2,790

4,720

8, 630

155,253

5,175

Calendar year 1957 : 1

Water year 1957-58 : t

Dec.

7,970 

10,500

10,100

*12,100

12,100

11,200

3,380

183

10,500

10,400

10,700

9,060

9,440

11,000

7,840

8,800

10, 900

12,000

11,300

7,740

2,200

2,960

7,640

6,900 

7,500

9,980

15,200

15,400

15,400

15,800

15,400

301,593

9,729

Jan.

8,250 

5,410

11,200

12,800

4,230

*14,700

15.200

14,900

12 , 900

11,500

11,800

11,900

11,900

6,410

59

2,830

1,350

2,070

8,720

3,050

7,880

10, 500

6,800

4,220 

J53

53

59

65

62

62

7,120

208,053

6,711

Feb.

4,550 

624

2,130

242

65

65

71

71

68

68

4,480

5,440

838

888

3,660

8,360

8,440

7,510

9,290

*6,040

8,770

7,000

7,000

11.500 

10,500

2,300

1,200

2,000

-

113,170

4,042

Mar.

200 

70

1,200

2,300

4,500

1,700

700

70

70

9,500

700

639

1,200

2,860

562

74

5,470

2,080

80

922

*2,510

114

80

3,330 

74

77

80

88

100

108

210

41,668

1,344

Apr.

1,640 

*2,410

1,480

1,160

2,460

1,270

4,590

5.940

4,200

4,660

5,640

2,870

1,690

4,120

104

112

*112

141

116

120

738

96

100

112 

176

152

152

128

112

112

46,713

1,557

May

112 

120

124

144

156

708

1,700

4,060

6,370

4,880

3,230

5,280

8,110

8,190

*8,620

8,060

8,490

7,930

8,590

6,540

5,060

7,440

9,830

9.980 

5,970

7,690

5,340

5,600

7,920

8,140

7,940

172,324

5,559

June

5,660 

7,010

6,780

4,680

7,520

2,300

1,720

7,280

8,600

8,340

*9,160

10.500

9,280

9,320

8,680

9,280

9,170

9,440

8,250

7,420

8,750

8,480

8,460

8,410 

8,410

9,600

9,440

5,200

5,280

9,520

231,940

7,731

July

10.700 

10, 700

10 , 100

7,850

7,490

4,670

*7,940

5,890

6,050

2,120

575

65

68

1,830

4,720

3,420

3,360

5,360

5,670

2,410

9,300

6,940

5,320

2,960 

1,420

1,140

2,310

5,590

7,770

7,300

9,030

160,068

5,163

Aug.

4,950 

2,320

2.090

6,160

*5,470

5,810

3,770

4,830

5,100

7,190

10.700

5,580

7,920

10,200

8,540

4,920

8,510

8,100

7,710

7,590

9,940

9,470

5,170

6,780 

9,210

9,890

9,480

9,660

9,230

5,180

6,180

217,650

7,021

Sept.

7,220 

9,540

11,200

10,800

 11,200

4,610

9,150

10,000

10,200

10,000

9,500

7,350

7,650

9,730

11.900

10,000

8,760

11,400

10,000

7,600

5,570

6,380

8,670

9,480 

4,280

7,640

5,230

5.870

9,730

10, 600

259,260

8,642

Observed Adjustedt

dax 25,800 Mln 62 Mean 5,868 Mean 6,362 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.19

tax 15,800 win 53 Mean 5,713 Mean 5,726 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Port Patrick Henry, and 

Cherokee Lakes.

Note.--No gage-height record, Feb. 22 to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Knoxville and Cherokee powerplant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4945. Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°09'08", long 83°31'35", in spring pool at Tennessee Valley Authority 

pumping station, 300 ft northwest of State Highway 92, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 3 miles northwest of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1948 In files of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir. Datum of gage Is 962.3 ft above mean sea 

level (Tennessee Valley Authority construction plans for waterworks).

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.23 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20 cfs May 8 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum 

dally, 2.1 cfs Oct. 26 to Nov. 15.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 26 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.7 cfs Nov. 18-20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion averaging one-twentieth of a 

cubic foot per second for the domestic water supply of Cherokee Dam.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.5

1.1

1.3

2.4

4.8

14

0.3 

.6

1.4

2.2 

6.0

20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.5

274

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

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

2.2

2.2

2.1 in

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

69.6

2.25

-

-

Nov.

2.1

271

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.9

13

10

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

7.2

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.7

146.3

4.88

-

-

Dec.

6.4

6.1

6.0

*5.9

5.6

5.4

776

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.6

9.2

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.5

10

11

11

10

10

271.1

8.75

-

-

Jan.

9.7

973

9.0

8.7

8.4

*8.2

8.2

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

213.6

6.89

-

-

Feb.

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.7

5.9

6.0

6.1

*6.1

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.3

6.1

6.4

-

157.9

5.64

-

-

Mar.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

674

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

195.8

6.32

-

-

Apr.

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

8.7

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.6

11

12

13

13

13

14

234.6

7.82

-

-

May

14

*14

14

13

13

15

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

429

13.8

-

-

June

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.0

*8.5

8.2

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.0

238.3

 7.94

-

-

July

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5

156.1

5.04

-

-

Aug.

4.5

IT?

4.5

4.4

*4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

116.3

3.75

-

-

Sept.

3.2

372

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

91.0

3.03

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 25 Min 2.1 Mean 6.26 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 19 Min 2.1 Mean 6.36 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4955. Holston River near Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°00'56", long 83°49'54", on left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on 

Q. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, and 

5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River.

Drainage area. 3,747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958. Published as "at Strawberry Plains" 

1930-48.Records published for both sites June 1945 to September 1948.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 19, 1945. Datum of gage 

is 815.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1930, to June 8, 1931, staff gage and June 9, 1931, to Sept. 30. 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 12 miles upstream at datum 22.55 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 4,469 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Dec. 5 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum, 353 cfs July 14 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum daily, 432 cfs July 14.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Mar. 28, 1935 (gage height, 20.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 44 cfs Dec. 12, 21, 22, 1941 (gage height, -0.58 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

Floods in 1867 and 1901 reached gage heights of about 41 ft and 32 ft, respectively, 

from profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in 1867 exceeded all other known 

floods, including that in 1791, from reports of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick 

Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see pp 224,225).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935(M). WSP 1336: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

(Shifting-control method

1.6

2.0

2.5

Oct. 1

475

940

1,710

to Dec. 31

3.0

5.0

8.0

2,670

7,850

18,200

used Feb.

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.5

23 to Mar. 16)

Jan. 1

360

540

890

1,640

to Sept. 30

3.0

4.0

8.0

2,580

4,920

18, 200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,080

3,580

4,920

5,340

1,230

702

538 

2,980

3,700

3,170

5,120

4,960

5,280

6,870

*8,390

8,580

9,470

9,060

5,560

3,460

5,340

9,270

10, 100

10, 500 

10, 200

8,760

4,980

5,140

7,790

6,580

7,730

181,180

5,845

Nov.

7,280

6,760

6,760

9,990

6,980

6,520

6,400 

5,860

4,940

3,930

8,380

*1 1,600

8,290

6,110

5,890

5,050

3,440

7,100

4,550

4,780

3,670

5,480

6,340

2,590 

3,700

8,410

7,370

6,560

4,440

7,100

186,070

6,202

Calendar year 1957: 1 Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

8,210

9,410

11,200

11,400

12,900

12,400

13,000 

4,600

5,990

11,200

11,400

11,500

9,960

10,000

8,830

12,300

7,510

13,400

12,300

12,600

7,270

2,560

6,560

7,350 

7,760

8,880

*16.500

16,000

16,300

16,300

16,300

331,890

10,710

Jan.

11,600

8,190

6,560

13, 800

8,710

10,400

*16,000

15^000

11,900

12,000

12,200

12,500

12,100

2,220

*639

3,080

1,620

4,560

8,490

2,280

10, 200

11,300

5,710 

3,120

782

617

540

500

470

1,450

224,038

7,227

Feb.

8,080

3,400

2,150

1,680

662

628

794 

806

722

628

573

6,430

4,660

1,390

1,660

5,850

9,000

9,000

8,000

9,050

6,330

8,600

7,780

8,770 

12,100

8,530

2,300

3,070

-

132, 643

4,737

Mar.

1,860

686

639

1,880

*3, 510

4,550

*1,870 

1,360

794

4,010

7,670

1,420

1,430

2,410

3,350

1,420

2,120

6,160

2,380

916

1,660

3,600

1,010

2,360 

2,700

806

794

770

734

746

1,300

66,915

2,159

Apr.

1,160

2,810

3,390

2,440

2,060

3,440

2,550 

6,180

5,680

4,890

5,400

5,020

3,290

3,140

2,940

830

*595

562

540

550

540

1,230

734

638 

3,270

1,820

2,060

2,640

2,720

1,950

75,049

2,502

May

1,440

1,260

1,090

' 955

954

2,690

3,750 

5,620

6,810

7,420

5,150

4,110

6,810

8,760

9,020

*9,370

8,730

9,150

9,240

7,360

5,600

7,330

7,650

10.100 

8,240

6,980

6,190

6,080

6,070

7,580

8,430

189,979

6,128

June

6,650

6,090

7,630

6, 190

5,490

5,870

1,980 

3,100

8,350

7,4EO

8,890

*10. OOP

8,890

9,110

8,090

8,890

8,920

9,210

8,150

7,700

8,860

8,440

7,960

8,220 

8,220

9,560

9,370

7,990

4,310

7,190

226, 740

7,558

July

11.000

10,800

9,520

9,620

7,200

6,280

5,640 

7,670

6,340

*3,980

2,220

997

480

432

1,960

4,790

3,330

4,890

4,990

6,000

5,170

8,610

5,480

5,260 

2,430

1,680

1,660

4,000

5,890

7,870

7,980

164, 169

5,296

Aug.

7,580

5,070

2,120

3,290

5,740

6,080

5,510 

4,620

4,500

6,160

9,110

8,780

6,100

8,520

10, 000

7,000

6,250

8,620

7,750

8,940

8,100

9,460

9,160

6,230 

6,470

10. 500

*9,680

9,730

8,990

8,750

5,260

223,870

7,222

Sept.

6,960

8,190

9,660

12.500

10, 300

8,340

7,630 

9,770

10, 400

10, 200

9,980

8,270

7,670

8,870

11,200

11,000

9,650

10,900

10, 600

9,560

7,280

6,010

7,640

9,160 

7,060

6,020

7,090

5,950

*6, 300

9,580

263,740

8,792

Observed Adjustedt

fax 28,400 Mln 310 Mean 6,482 Mean 6,977 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.27

«ax 16,500 Mln 432 Mean 6,209 Mean 6,222 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted Adj for change in contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and

Cherokee Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 121

4960 . First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°00'53", long 83°55'18", on right bank at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge 

in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek, 4.1 miles upstream 

from gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq mi, includes 3.8 sq mi without surface drainage. 

Records available. April 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 940.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 23.0 cfs.

Extremes .- -Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 8.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 14, 16, 17 (gage height, 

1 . 74 f t ) .

1945-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1957; minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 26, 1948; 

minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 21, Oct. I, 1945.

Flood in September 1944 reached a stage of 10.0 ft, from report by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks . Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1276: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

44

7435

26

21

18

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

16

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.8

9.7

16

9.3

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.0

486.8

15.7

1.00

1.15

Nov.

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.3

6.2

7.6

7.5

14

8.2

6.5

6.2

6.1

671

17

10

219

193

549

171

84

69

64

82

57

112

73

52

44

40

36

1,967.1

65.6

4.18

4.66

Dec.

32

31

30

31

27

23

192

T54

72

59

50

43

39

38

36

35

33

32

44

145

70

49

43

40

57

128

62

55

48

42

40

1,780

57.4

3.66

4.22

Jan.

39

33

31

28

26

25

25

23

22

21

20

20

24

34

25

22

21

19

18

11

19

18

17

32

32

25

23

21

20

19

19

738

23.8

1.52

1.75

Feb.

22

18

17

16

18

32

36

27

23

21

20

19

18

17

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

22

43

ZB

-

556

19.9

1.27

1.32

Mar.

23

21

20

18

11

17

20

24

49

3T

28

25

33

29

26

23

24

44

32

28

26

24

22

24

25

23

24

22

21

30

43

821

26.5

1.69

1.94

Apr.

29

25

24

22

21

28

21

22

22

24

19

17

16

16

20

19

17

16

15

15

27

41

28

28

202

83

86

68

119

87

1,177

39.2

2.50

2.79

May

63

61

49

44

48

138

181

TC4

82

78

62

53

46

42

39

37

36

37

55

42

31

28

26

25

24

23

?2

21

20

19

18

1,554

50.1

3.19

3.68

June

25

17

15

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

13

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.0

8.6

9.3

8.8

8.2

8.1

7.9

346.0

11.5

0.732

0.82

July

7.7

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.5

7.3

8.2

13~sr.i

10

7.9

<3.6

8.6

9.7

7.5

7.7

9.9

7.3

12

7.9

8.6

7.3

7.5

7.2

7.0

8.2

8.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

671

254.2

8.20

0.522

0.60

Aug.

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.8

13 "6.0

5.2

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.0

4.0

M

157.4

5.08

0.324

0.37

Sept.

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

zTS

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

~4.2 25

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.9

126.7

4.22

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1957 : Max 549 Mln 2.3 Mean 30.6 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.44

Water year 1957-58: Max 549 Mln 3.0 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.60

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Nov. 18 (2 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (8.88 ft).
122 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4965. First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 3S°S8 T 40", long 83°54'5l", on left bank at ^ifth Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from gage 

at Mineral Springs Avenue in Knoxville.

Drainage area. 21.1 sq mi, includes 4.5 sq mi without surface drainage.

Records available. June 1932 to March 1934, April 1945 to December 1958 (discontinued). 

Published as "at Knoxville" 1932-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 883.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 23, 1932, to Mar. 31, 1934, staff gage 

at McCalla Avenue Bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1932-33, 1945-58), 28.7 cf s.

Extremes. 1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,060 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 

7.44 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft Sept. 29.

1958: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 78 cfs Dec. 28; maximum 

gage height, 2.32 ft Nov. 1; minimum discharge, 2.5 cfs Dec. 26; minimum gage height, 

-0.42 ft Dec. 31.

1932-34, 1945-58: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 ft); 

minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1955, Sept. 7, 1957; minimum gage height, that of Dec. 31, 

1958.

Floods of June 29, 1928, and Sept. 30, 1944, reached stages of 11.9 and 11.8 ft, 

respectively, from report by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice each month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1933.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

20

77

112

53

39

35

30

22

18

16

13

12

12

11

10

18

12

12

11

9.5

9.2

12

20

10

10

9.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.7

669.4

21.6

1.02

1.18

Nov.

7.7

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.7

8.6

8.2

22

13

8.4

7.3

6.9

6.9

27

18

250

239

710

T5T

92

72

68

90

63

130

83

58

50

45

41

2,344.6

78.2

3.71

4.13

Dec.

37

35

35

35

33

31

234

192

78

64

58

50

42

40

38

38

36

35

47

174

90

54

49

46

49

164

74

64

57

51

50

2,080

67.1

3.18

3.67

Jan.

46

39

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

32

38

30

27

24

22

19

18

20

19

18

35

33

28

27

24

22

21

22

859

27.7

1.31

1.51

Feb.

24

21

20

19

22

34

38

29

26

25

22

21

20

18

19

17

17

15

15

15

14

TS

14

14

14

26

-S5 44

_

607

21.7

1.03

1.07

Mar.

24

23

21

21

20

19

24

32

45 SB32

30

36

32

30

26

27

38

31

29

28

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

25

34

37

888

28.6

1.36

1.57

Apr.

29

27

26

26

25

29

25

23

22

26

23

22

20

20

24

23

20

19

19

IB

33

41

33

36

215

96

98

78

120

95

1,309

43.6

2.07

2.31

May

66

66

56

52

54

153

210

TT5

93

88

72

62

50

44

41

40

39

39

54

43

35

32

29

27

26

24

23

21

21

 5Q- 20

1,713

55.3

2.62

3.02

June

25 T5"

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

15

12

12

12

10

10

22

10

9.5

9.2

37?

396.9

13.2

0.626

0.70

July

9.0

10

9 .2

10

8.8

8.9

17

20

11

12

9.2

12

16

12

9.7

11

12

9.0

12

12

11

10

32

TT

11

31

25

13

11

11

8.6

407.4

13.1

0.621

0.72

Aug.

9.2

9.0

14

8.6

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

9.8

7.7

34 T2~

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.3

14

8.6

11

6.7

5.5

7.7

5.1

5.0

4.7

4.2

257.4

8.30

0.393

0.45

Sept.

4.7

5.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

6.8

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.6

6.9

3.3

3.0 4T2"

97

T.l

5.8

4.7

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

5.0

223.1

7.44

0.353

0.39

Calendar year 1957: Max 71O Mln 2.4 Mean 37.9 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.39

Water year 1957-58: Max 710 Mln 3.O Mean 32.2 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

Peak discharge (base, 40O cfa). Nov. 18 (5 a.m.) 1,06O cfa (7.44 ft). 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Tot'

Oct.

13

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

Nov.

13

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.6

Dec .

4.8

5.1

12

7.3

4.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

Day

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

Dec.

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.6

Nov.

3.2

3.2

8.6

4.7

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

Dec.

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.4

3.2

Day

25

26

27

?B

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ..............................................................

Oct.

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

123.7

3.99

0.22

Nov.

4.0

4.6

3.7

25

8.5

6.4

-

150.4

5.01

0.237

0.27

Dec.

2.9

2.7

17

68

2T

9.2

7.9

224.3

7.24

0.343

0.40

Calendar year 1958: Max 213 Mean 19.6 Cfsm O.929 In. 12.63

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs). No peak above base.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 123

4970. Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'17", long 83"51'42", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from confluence 

of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County, and at mile 651.4.

Drainage area. 8,934 sq mi, includes that of First Creek.

Records available.--October 1899 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1883 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept.. 1, 1943, staff or recording 

gages at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various datums. Since Sept. 1, 

1943, auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 59 years (1899-1958), 12,800 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,700 cfs Dec. 27; maximum gage height, 17.85 

ft May 7; minimum daily discharge, 1,280 cfs Mar. 26; minimum gage height, 9.55 ft 

Mar. 17.

1899-1958: Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 36.4 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 1,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, -1.7 ft Sept. 11, 1925, site and 

datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 45.8 ft Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 130,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers and 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10,000 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Douglas, South Holston, Boone, Fort 

Patrick Henry, Cherokee, and Watauga Lakes (see pp. 224,225).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1902(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

cram

In.

Oct.

2,810

11,200

12,400

9,880 

1,500

1,460

2.T60

5,520

7,120

8,150

10,300

11,100

11,900

18,200

21,400

23,000 

23,200

24,400

16,900

10,900

18,000

*23,000

23,600

25,600

25.900

25,700 

13,800

13,000

16,000

17,200

18,000

453,300

14,620

-

-

Nov.

16,400

16,300

15,600

22,800 

16,300

13,700

14,600

14,000

12,900

7,480

16,400

20,000

16,200

13,700

12,300

7.550 

8,910

18,300

16,400

16,800

15,100

17,800

19,700

15 , 000

21,400

51.100 

27,200

26,700

*21,000

26,400

517,840

17,260

-

-

Dec.

28,200

28,000

30,500

50,500 

51,500

30,800

34,200

50,000

25,700

52,200

51,700

28,200

28,500

28,600

28,200

29,700 

25,700

51,500

29,800

32,900

28,500

21,400

24,000

28,900

29,500

32,900 

42,500

41,200

41,100

*40,000

37,100

962,900

31,060

-

-

Jan.

51,800

25,100

20,600

27,700 

22,100

21,300

25,100

25,300

25,300

19,400

19,100

19,300

20,200

21,800

11,000

7,200 

12,000

10,500

12,400

17,700

10,000

19,000

20,000

14,500

7,640

1,790 

4,520

5,900

8,790

* 14, 900

14,800

512,540

16,530

_

-

Feb.

22,600

18,700

16,100

15,800 

14,400

8,120

4,820

7,570

12,800

15, 100

16,300

22,000

19,500

16,400

16,600

20,000 

24,500

25,500

19,000

14,800

15,800

18,000

20,400

22,100

26,600

*25,900 

15,300

10, 700

.

 _ _ _ .

 

477,410

17,050

-

-

Mar.

7,820

2,040

12,400

18,200 

19,200

20.300

17, 100

6,940

11,500

15,600

17,900

10,100

15,900

15,600

12, 100

4,320

10,600

15,600

5,490

7,280

8,900

11,100

4,750

10,700

7,160

1,280 

2,870

1,710

1,690

1,720

5,010

294,860

9,512

-

-

Apr.

10, 8OO

13,100

13,300

12,700 

11,800

11,800

12,400

15,700

15,500

14,200

*16,900

15,000

10,400

10,500

9,930

4,420 

3,750

3,780

3,880

2,100

5,580

5,720

2,550

1,620

10,200

2,410 

3,670

5,500

7,910

5,650

 

258,570

8,619

-

-

May

4,210

5,580

2,860

1,440 

5,600

15,500

19,100

17 , 100

22,600

27,400

25,500

25,000

26,900

28, 800

24,500

25 , 500 

28,100

28,900

27,800

27,200

22,500

25 , 000

*25,000

28,900

28,200

24,200 

20,800

20,200

21,500

22,200

22,700

642,390

20,720

-

-

June

20,700

20,900

22,800

19,500 

20,200

15,300

8,450

16,700

21,400

20,000

22,000

25,300

22,300

22,200

21,000

25,900 

20,200

*18,800

18,800

18,700

19,800

20,200

20, 600

18,500

21,000

21,000 

19,200

14,900

8. 050

16,200

 

576,580

19,220

-

-

July

20,000

21,800

20 100

19,600 

17,000

14,000

13,100

16,900

14,700

10,500

6,680

3,890

2,090

4,720

5,850

10,100 

7,680

10,900

13,500

11,500

15,100

19,200

15,000

10, 800

6,500

2,770 

2,150

11,600

14,700

*17,600

19,000

578,850

12,220

-

-

Aug.

17,500

9,740

5,510

8,750 

11,600

IE, 000

12,000

12,000

9,700

9,940

19,800

19,600

17,500

21,600

25.900

18,600 

15,500

21,500

19,100

19,800

18,700

*21,100

20,100

15,600

17,700

22,600 

22,100

22, 500

19,600

17,600

9,480

506,500

16,340

-

-

Sept.

16,500

21,600

24,100

24.900 

25,500

17,900

14,000

19,600

20, 100

20,600

20,700

20,000

17,000

18,500

21,800

20, 400 

20,700

21,100

20, 800

16,900

14,000

9,000

13,066

18, 200

15, 100

15,500 

15,500

17,100

19,600

*25,700

558, 600

18,620

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 66,100 Mln 1,130 Mean 17,300 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.28

Water year 1957-58: Max 42,300 Min 1,280 Mean 16,820 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 13-16, 20-24, Feb. 9, 12-14, 17-21; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for Holston River near Knoxville and French Broad River near Knoxville.
124 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4985. Little River near Maryvllle, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°47'10", long 83°53'04", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411, 0.8 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, 5.0 miles east of Maryvllle, 

Blount County, and at mile 17.3.

Drainage area. 269 sq ml.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 510 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 16.80 ft); minImum, 59 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 7.10 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 21.18 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 27, 1956 (gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum gage height, 6.72 ft Sept. 16, 

18, Oct. 7, 1954.

Floods in March 1875 and April 1920 reached stages of 31.0 and 24.0 ft, respectively, 

present datum. Flood of Mar. 29, 1951, reached a stage of 21.05 ft (discharge, 

19,200 cfs) present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station. The town of 

Maryville diverted an average of about 1.6 cfs for municipal supply, 300 ft above gage.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

7.3

7.5

8.0

10.0

126

195

430

2,150

7.1 

7.3 

7.6 

8.0

114

210

380

8.5 740

9.0 1,180

12.0 4,200

15.0 7,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

*184

311

778

430

293

345

266

212

184

160

160

178

150

136

126

133

220

206

174

157

146

140

354

576

345

588

306

266

244

254

7,808

252

0.937

1.08

Nov.

*220

209

198

192

178

170

160

T5T

311

220

198

192

184

264

412

1,500

2,350

*6.580

3,570

1,940

1,140

847

1,740

1,260

3,660

2,840

1,500

1,050

838

684

34,788

1,160

4.31

4.81

Dec.

559

*489

440

612

503

461

1,720

5.890

2,510

1,870

1,360

946

780

724

730

919

1,020

883

829

2,460

2,440

1,430

1,040

820

708

1,590

1,300

1,040

865

708

612

36,308

1,171

4.35

5.02

Jan.

644

*531

468

422

386

370

370

345

326

316

308

281

285

612

482

454

410

380

345

340

398

510

428

652

1.140

919

772

620

531

475

440

14,960

483

1.80

2.07

Feb.

1,220

1,090

874

700

1,060

5.460

5,180

2,290

1,480

1,150

901

»740

656

545

558

a490

a420

a580

a360

a360

a380

410

428

410

440

865

2,010

1,850

_

28,647

1,023

3.80

3.96

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,50O Mln 53

Mar.

1,130

856

*708

596

510

468

454

566

620

684

545

496

652

636

531

475

447

724

644

566

517

461

428

422

566

644

1,270

1,200

1,010

1.540

21,085

680

2.55

2.92

Apr.

1,180

*1,000

856

780

676

982

764

636

552

636

1,110

829

692

596

596

644

524

482

447

416

440

517

588

482

2,750

1,800

1,370

1,810

3.440

3,200

30,795

1,026

3.81

4.26

Mean 725

May

1,830

*1,380

1,120

910

838

2,500

*5.060

2,930

1,940

1,710

1,620

2,100

1,280

982

796

684

604

660

559

596

496

447

410

380

454

392

355

335

321

298

285

34,272

1,106

4.11

4.74

June

273

*312

273

253

245

238

231

217

210

203

200

200

187

177

200

290

197

177

164

164

171

194

228

184

158

307

330

200

171

158

6,512

217

0.807

0.90

July

148

*139

133

139

167

155

151

570

692

524

316

330

531

700

365

475

564

294

308

522

742

660

434

892

1.020

628

447

345

294

265

245

15,195

426

1.58

1.82

Aug.

261

242

512

*565

285

234

214

210

210

253

207

210

220

187

171

177

200

177

161

148

139

136

158

200

214

194

155

139

130

123

117

6,149

198

0.736

0.85

Sept.

Ill

*102

97

94

94

88

91

100

94

85

82

151

130

100

88

80

82

91

85

II

168

210

123

102

91

88

94

111

100

91

3,100

103

0.385

0.45

Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.49

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,580 Min 77 Mean 651 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.86

Peak discharge (base, 4,80O cfs). Nov. 18 (7 a.m.) 10.000 cfs (16.80 ft); Nov. 25 (4:30 p.m.) 5,350 

cfs (13.04 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 4,830 cfs (12.57 ft); May 7 (7 a.m.) 6,060 cfs (13.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Tellico 

River at Tellico Plains.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 125

5000. Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08 T 57", long 83°22'46", on left bank 600 ft upstream from Owenby Branch, 

0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, 2 miles north of Prentiss, Macon County, 

and at mile 119.5.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,008.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 371 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 6.55 ft 

Nov. 19 (backwater from Cartoogechaye Creek); minimum discharge, 126 cfs Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 1.67 ft).

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 16, 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

Flood in October 1898 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

Cartoogechaye Creek, which are good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1236: 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from Cartoogechaye Creek (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.9 189

2.2 267

3.0 585

3.5 860

4.0 1,200

5.0 1,750

5.6 2,050

2.4 357

2.7 475

3.0 610

3.5 870

4.0 1,200

5.0 1,750

1.6 113

2.0 198

2.5 350

3.0 570

3.5 860

4.0 1,200

4.8 1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

267

245

408

848

526

380

317

*276

250

234

218

239

226

211

203

201

344

354

279

250

231

221

216

520

399

334

304

276

261 

253

245

9,536

308

2.20

2.53

Nov.

234

223

218

213

208

*196

189

272

279

229

216

208

203

k790

979

723

657

kl,250

*k2,010

»kl,700

900

750

906

755

1,150

1,020

785

695

670 

601

19,229

641

4.58

5.11

Dec.

542

516

498

»552

484

459

502

906

745

630

570

511

475

467

455

443

427

411

427

kl,120

kl,530

790

680

610

578

795

670

610

574 

538

516

18,831

607

4.34

5.00

Jan.

520

484

463

447

431

423

»423

403

380

376

376

368

44T

685

529

475

443

415

395

387

569

660

524

681

790

650

583

534

502 

480

467

15,304

494

3.53

4.07

Feb.

640

542

488

455

459

k938

1,040

828

695

620

583

547

520

493

493

b450

b410

b400

b400

b425

411

415

411

»399

595

638

930

788

-

15,813

565

4.04

4.20

Mar.

620

556

520

488

463

455

447

447

488

*475

443

427

451

439

415

403

403

534

502

463

439

423

407

427

705

630

685

720

665 

610

690

15,840

511

3.65

4.21

Apr.

615

570

»538

534

511

770

675

596

560

583

615

560

524

506

529

665

565

534

506

488

475

538

542

484

488

463

475

*kl,310

kl.640 

kl,240

19,099

637

4.55

5.07

May

914

*969

854

746

686

770

776

680

626

595

662

680

680

595

550

511

488

470

448

462

439

409

392

384

384

388

361

350

340 

326

518

17,253

557

3.98

4.58

June

315

346

308

298

295

289

282

279

273

270

266

263

254

248

245

251

237

234

231

248

240

243

»254

226

216

223

257

216

206 

203

7,713

257

1.84

2.05

July

196

191

186

184

25T

326

279

818

1.180

*662

721

936

565

502

434

369

329

302

289

279

348

377

315

405

430

332

315

308

282 

257

243

12,611

407

2.91

3.35

Aug.

240

234

237

229

213

*257

276

251

251

243

218

248

312

365

298

260

260

240

218

210

203

200

208

266

350

245

234

216

200 

193

184

7,559

244

1.74

2.01

Sept.

182

175

173

168

164

160

157

155

»149

145

142

149

160

147

145

155

147

145

134

132

267 218"

164

153

145

140

136

132

128"

4,695

156

1.11

1.25

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,300 Mln 92 Mean 436 Cfsm 3.11 In. 42.25

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,010 Mln 128 Mean 448 Cfsm 3.20 In. 43.43

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (ll p.m.) 2,310 cfs (6.45 ft); Dec. 20 (7 p.m.) 1,720 cfs 

(5.60 ft); Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

k Backwater from Cartoogechaye Creek.
126 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5005. Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°04'14", long 83°13'57", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Highlands 

municipal dam, 1.0 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2.3 miles northwest of Highlands, 

Macon County.

Drainage area. 14.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to September 1958. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Cullasaja Creek at Highlands. Except for figures of momentary maximum discharge, records prior to Aug. 29, 1931, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,373.63 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Aug. 29, 1931, water-stage recorder on crest of Highlands municipal dam 0.6 mile upstream at datum 230.22 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1931-58), 58.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum, 

6.7 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.39 ft); minimum daily, 9.4 cfs Sept. 10.

1927-58: Maximum discharge; 5,100 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1947; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Highlands municipal dam.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 728: 1931. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1941(M). 

WSP 1206:1950(m). See also Records available.

Hating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

86

140

212

394

687

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

51

131

167

104

82

*68

60

56

45

44

54

47

42

40

40

136

83

55

49

47

45

50

~92 192

79

65

57

56

53

50

2,204

71.1

4.77

5.50

Nov.

46

42

42

41

40

*42

46

80

55

44

42

40

40

361

162

142

140

329

565

246

186

160

191

144

226

167

138

122

113

102

4,094

136

9.13

10.22

Dec.

92

88

86

*89

78

72

94

153

104

89

83

71

70

68

64

62

59

56

69

561

189

132

113

102

102

189

122

107

96

89

85

3,254

105

7.05

8.12

Jan.

83

72

70

65

62

60

*60

54

50

51

49

48

83

92

66

57

53

49

48

47

173

115

83

124

116

94

83

75

71

66

69

2,288

73.8

4.95

5.71

Feb.

106

73

64

60

66

138

*140

99

85

78

72

68

62

58

63

52

b47

b46

b45

b44

b44

47

45

45

46

144

200

TT3

_

2,150

76.8

5.15

5.37

Mar.

89

79

72

65

62

61

61

62

85

*72

63

57

70

61

54

51

51

66

62

58

55

49

48

66

115

96

106

111

89

100

140

2,276

73.4

4.93

5.68

Apr.

99

88

*80

83

79

201

118

104

94

124

115

97

86

79

121

126

96

83

79

73

72

109

89

76

75

69

70

*269

226

155

3,235

108

7.25

8.07

May

134

*162

127

113

107

144

153

115

106

99

106

102

94

86

79

75

70

66

65

76

64

55

50

51

66

54

48

46

44

40

39

2,635

85.0

5.70

6.58

June

44

59

36

35

34

34

32

32

30

28

28

 28

24

24

25

24

22

21

19

25

21

22

25

21

20

34

27

20

18

Te

830

27.7

1.86

2.07

July

17

16

T6

18

110

90

61

375

191

132

182

128

96

86

*70

65

63

54

47

53

81

78

59

104

86

64

56

51

49

46

40

2,584

83.4

5.60

6.45

Aug.

35

39

44

38

31

*48

44

34

28

28

31

33

51

63

IT

37

32

30

28

25

25

27

24

32

44

31

28

26

23

22

16

1,040

33.5

2.25

2.60

Sept.

20

20

19

21

20

20

19

*19

14

9.4

15

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

14

34

2T

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

494.4

16.5

1.11

1.23

Calendar year 1957: Max 565 Min 11 Mean 78.8 Cfsm 5.29 In. 71.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 565 Min 9.4 Mean 74.2 Cfsm 4.98 In. 67.60

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). --Nov. 14 

(5.27 ft); Dec. 20 (l;30 p.m.) 667 cfs

11

3.00

.m.) 649 cfs (2.94 ft); Nov. 19 (4 a.m.) 860 cfs 

ft); July 6 (l;30 p.m.) 649 cfs (2.94 ft). _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 127

5010. Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'59", long 83°19'25", on right bank at Cullasaja, Macon County, 

1.4 miles downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--86.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to December 1909, October 1920 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1949, published as Cullasaja Creek at Cullasaja.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,023.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 23, 1934, staff gages at same 

site and datum".

Average discharge. 40 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 9.01 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1907-9, 1920-58: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.83 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 18-22, 1925, Jan. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks, 

occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information 

by State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake and mill on 

Buck Creek.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1907-10, 1921-31, 1932(M),

1933-38, 1939(M)

Rating 

h

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

, 1940-43, 1944(M), 1946, 1947(M) .

tables, water year 1957-58, except peril 

eight, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

Oct. 1 to May 6

107 4.0 780 0.8 

136 5.0 1,080 1.0 

229 7.0 1,780 1.5 

490

Dds of ice 

feet per

May 7 to

49

68 

133

effect 

second)

Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

(gage

226 

487 

780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

159

152

268

482

322

225

*197

*166

157

138

126

157

136

122

115

'556 114

214

155

139

132

126

122

419

240

207

187

166

160 

155

147

5,861

189

2.18

2.52

Nov.

138

128

122

120

118

*115

TTf

202

171

134

127

124

121

997

566

507

426

869

1.660

795

588

504

649

504

853

661

518

448

415 

364

13,061

435

5,03

5.62

Dec.

324

301

288

306

264

250

288

546

407

345

309

b265

b270

254

240

231

220

'22T 211

1,090

716

498

423

377

356

550

412

369

337 

*311

294

11,279

364

4.21

4.85

Jan.

288

259

247

236

225

218

*218

b200

b!90

b!95

189

182

aST5

a355

a265

a235

220

209

199

197

433

383

291

476

484

385

340

301

284 

266

272

8,517

275

3.18

3.66

Feb.

415

309

b270

b270

274

522

*549

434

b360

b325

304

281

264

247

254

b220

b200

b!90

b!80

blSO

bl85

201

197

195

197

463

696

490

-

8,672

310

3.58

3.73

Mar.

377

327

298

276

259

257

252

254

294

*269

247

236

262

243

225

214

218

276

252

238

225

214

207

Z46

436

366

410

415

364

353 

462

8,972

289

3.34

3.86

Apr.

366

330

*306

301

281

519

372

327

306

358

372

319

296

281

352

415

335

309

288

274

264

336

306

271

276

257

285

1.180

964

705

11,551

385

4.45

4.97

May

574

*591

501

448

420

551

588

478

432

398

441

415

379

346

323

308

290

276

266

281

257

237

224

219

237

215

202

194

184

177 

170

10,622

343

3.97

4.57

June

170

211

166

156

154

149

144

143

138

133

132

130

*120

118

124

120

111

107

104

127

110

112

115

103

96

119

128

99

92

52.

3,820

127

1.47

1.64

July

87

85

84

85

205

223

156

756

510

308

360

341

255

228

*194

179

171

151

138

139

215

228

170

253

237

206

186

166

154

138 

133

6,741

217

2.51

2.90

Aug.

124

118

128

115

107

*107

128

108

100

95

117

124

136

TIB" 161

111

105

98

91

86

85

87

84

120

135

101

91

86

81

7 8

!§

3,300

106

1.23

1.42

Sept.

72

68

77

80

69

66

66

*65

63

j>3_

57

61

63

58

57

60

58

55

53

54

-81 135

63

60

58

58

57

54

54

55

1,930

64.3

0.743

0.83

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,320 Min 51 Mean 276 cfsm 3.19 In. 43.38

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,660 Min 53 Mean 258 Cfsm 2.98 In. 40.57

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (1 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (7.72 ft); Nov. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 2,500 

cfs (9.01 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Highlands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
128 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5030. Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'll", long 83°31'39", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from DeHart 

Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream from Brush Creek, 

6.3 miles downstream from Tellico Creek, and at mile 92.9.

Drainage area. --436 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1943 to September 1958. 

ods, published in WSP 1306.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,021 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 190 cfs June 24 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum daily, 318 cfs Sept. 30.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 52 cfs Nov. 7, 

8, 1954 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Nov. 7, 1954.

Floods of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 ft, 

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

siderable diurnal fluctuation caused by Porters Bend powerplant at Lake Emory.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Con1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

290

695

1,110

2,340

5.0 

6.0 

6.2

3,960

5,880

6,300

Discharge, in cubic feeb per second, water year October 1957 to September 1948

Day

1

Z

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

796

703

938

2.300

1,620

1,140

975

842

738

658

624

684

689

564

580

535

750

*1, 100

800

694

634

618

583

1,400

1,300

1,010

938

781

746

736

672

27,148

876

2.01

2.32

Nov.

660

655

618

615

596

572

568

640

914

659

626

612

586

*1,690

2,820

1,970

2,040

3,340

6,270

4,780

2,780 

2,180

2,750

2,310

3,320

3,410

2,490

2,050

1,880

1,670

56,071

1,869

4.29

4.78

Dec.

,470

,360

,310

,400

,260

,180

,340

,720

,370

,890

,610

,410

,320

,220

,220

,170

* ,110

,080

,080

,120

,400 

,500

,010

,750

,610

,370

,060

,800

,660

,500

,420

53,720

1,733

3.97

4.58

Jan.

1,400

1,330

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,100

1,060

b995

*b980

987

962

1,0215

1,860

1,390

1,230

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,010

1,190 

1,760

1,320

1,690

2,560

1,880

1,630

1,440

1,340

1,250

1,240

40,304

1,300

2.98

3.44

Feb.

2,070

1,740

bl,460

bl,300

1,340

2,810

3,270

2,750

2,150

1,860

1,690

1,560

1,460

1,340

1,380

1,300

bl,020

b990

bl,040

bl.100

bl,100 

1,120

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,800

*3,990

2,750

46, 640

1,666

3.82

3.98

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,600 Mln 271

Mar.

1,950

,660

,530

,400

,320

,310

,290

,300

,350

,390

,240

,190

,320

,290

,170

,150

.150

,420

,430

,520

,230

,180

,140

,140

,810

,710

* ,940

,970

,850

,680

,960

44,770

1,444

5.51

5.82

Apr.

,720

,590

,490

,440

,410

,850

,810

,550

,450

,490

,740

,490

,410

,350

,320

,720

,450

,580

,290

,260

,210 

,310

* ,540

,280

,560

,280

,220

,880

* .010

,050

52,270

1,742

4.00

4.46

May

2,890

2,600

2,400

2,070

*1,940

,240

,450

,070

,890

,790

,960

,200

,000

,770

,620

,500

,440

,560

,510

,320

,260 

,200

,140

,150

,130

,140

,070

,040

,000

970

945

50,845

1,640

3.76

4.54

June

937

995

954

904

874

849

820

804

805

761

775

758

720

689

690

6B2

678

653

594

776

680 

658

890

590

SITS"

646

745

618

566

*545

22,008

734

1.68

1.88

July

556

508

we

543

646

953

714

2,030

5,020

1,710

1,280

1,910

1,510

1,180

1,090

987

896

797

743

744

898 

1,280

*929

988

1,350

995

955

854

838

707

715

52,552

1,050

2.41

3.78

Aug.

698

674

739

647

592

580

728

678

609

600

543

644

770

812

729

628

604

588

515

508

479 

465

510

811

815

642

559

552

*515

479

452

19,145

618

1.43

1.65

Sept.

426

419

406

413

406

388

588

576

565

345

351

569

588

576

569

563

*563

569

554

534

605 

720 446"

594

576

357

357

340

325

516

11,782

395

0.901

1.00

Mean 1,505 Cfsm 2.99 In. 40.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,270 Mln 318 Mean 1,253 Cfsm 2.87 In. 39.01

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (4 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (6.59 ft); Dec. 31 (12:30 a.m.) 5,880 

cfa (6.00 ft); Apr. 29 (4:50 p.m.) 5,250 efa (5.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 129

5040. Nantahala River- near- Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°07'35", long 83 037'll", on right bank on Nantahala Forest Service road 

300 ft upstream from Roaring Pork, 0.2 mile downstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County, and at mile 34.3.

Drainage area. 51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,072.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sepb. 20 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1953 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Occasional regulation caused by fish trap.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1941(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

108

152

239

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

424

642

970

0.7 

1.0 

1.4

48

100

203

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

424

642

910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

147

143

284

306

233

190

165

147

134

125

*118

140

118

112

106

106

210

147

127

121

116

112

116

409

207

190

168

155

147

143

136

5,078

164

3.16

3.64

Nov.

129

127

123

118

116

112

110

180

134

123

118

116

114

451

*274

321

291

582

910

533

404

362

412

343

490

401

355

325

328

292

8,694

290

5.59

6.23

Dec.

267

253

256

281

239

226

36T

577

404

347

321

b280

b275

267

253

250

236

226

*267

958

564

436

381

347

336

457

355

343

314

292

278

10,627

343

6.61

7.61

Jain.

299

260

246

233

223

220

217

b!90

bl80

blSO

187

178

264

264

213

201

192

184

178

175

256

207

*190

296

274

242

226

213

204

195

207

6,792

219

4.22

4.87

Feb.

306

b220

b200

b!90

330

930

696

507

420

368

337

307

281

266

266

b230

b210

b200

b!90

bl80

b!70

b!90

188

*186

186

352

381

281

-

8,568

306

5.90

6.14

Mar.

246

229

216

206

200

200

2OO

200

222

197

191

*186

216

191

183

177

180

229

203

191

183

177

174

?09

270

260

263

260

242

242

249

6,592

213

4.10

4.72

Apr.

225

216

206

219

203

276

222

213

203

235

229

206

200

194

252

252

222

213

203

197

194

242

206

*197

216

203

221

794

695

537

7,891

263

5.07

5.65

May

436

400

349

318

3OO

404

361

*318

303

281

357

349

311

285

266

256

246

232

225

235

213

200

197

200

200

186

177

169

160

158

152

8,244

266

5.13

5.91

June

152

158

*142

137

132

127

122

120

118

113

111

107

102

98

100

96

90

88

86

120

90

102

100

84

80

129

92

80

78

77.

3,231

108

2.08

2.32

July

73

72

70

70

94

102

98

456

235

 191

252

213

186

177

147

134

122

113

111

102

193

158

134

267

200

188

174

147

134

124

124

4,861

157

3.03

3.48

Aug.

115

111

120

104

98

103

132

102

100

100

98

142

115

122

109

136

132

102

94

*88

84

82

90

122

113

90

84

78

77

75

1H.

3,191

103

1.98

2.29

Sept.

70

66

66

65

63

62

62

58

*58

57

57

62

62

57

57

60

57

54

51

52

~Jz 190

62

58

56

54

54

52

51

52

1,897

63.2

1.22

1.36

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,420 Min 49 Mean 258 Cfsra 4.97 In. 67.36

Water year 1957-58: Max 938 Min 51 Mean 207 Cfsra 3.99 In. 54.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 20 (11 a.m.) 2,190 cfs (4.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
130 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5055. Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'55", long 83°39'22", on left bank on 0. S. Highway 19, 1.0 mile northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek. 2.6 miles 

downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse, and at mile 10.8.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,894.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years, 486 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.560 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 4.33 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Oct. 20.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Nov. 9, 1953 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Nov. 8, 16, 1952, 

Oct. 25, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Flow regulated by Nantahala Lake (see p. 225) and Queens 

Creek Lake (capacity, about 300 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect I 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

70

134

293

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

535

865

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

186

52

72

420

a470

a60

a470

a620

a600

a250

a270

a75

a70

allO

a370

a640

a370

*a400

143

36

118

361

99 *433

288

414

478

621

614

327

456

9,893

319

+899

Nov.

609

138

72

364

474

567

590

488

528

570

542

614

614

*387

448

175

162

771

1.140

678

312

448

221

155

366

294

312

152

139

408

12,738

425

+7,686

Dec.

155

272 *400

293

246

290

192

263

530

518

484

483

466

449

414

495

360

441

474

741

389

186

347

280

129

576

285

147

137

127

120

10,689

345

+13,587

Jan.

122

484

459

102

83

298

326

278

328 *305

172

70

287

348

406

472

445

349

359

355

486

608

640

699

486

273

686

666

666

654

666

12,578

406

+3,495

Feb.

667

302

640

686

718

1.010

955

910

925

837

*788

774

760

753

746

732

b700

b700

b700

b680

712

699

699

712

712

781

809

781

_

20,888

746

+993

Mar.

753

746

739

725

718

725

732

739

732

725

725

718

732

725

718

198

550

753

713

706

732

725

533

623

666

706

744

511

346

108

377

19,943

643

-2,492

Apr.

522

620

590

588

706

528

692

718

532

725

712

718

653

528

632

286

640

559

252

362

662

702 *522

552

206

108

100

460

810

67T

16,356

545

+3,719

May

681

606

550

174

599

844

880

851

830

809

829

834

792

752

781

774

767

746

760

760

760

753

746

739

739

739

739

739

739

725

725

22,762

734 -918

June

718

725

a720

a720

a 700

a68O

a680

a680

a68O

a680

a66O

a 500

a660

a680

a660

a350

478

578

620

572

163

57

300

211

591

573

493

286

*49

202

15,666

522

-6,164

July

250

562

130

341

62

54

356

594

528

699

550

678

673

666

654

647

617

628

634

640

628

660

*647

692

686

673

666

660

660

654

630

17,219

555

-3,384

Aug.

568

536

640

614

641

634

634

634

628

74

*60

70

62

57

54

49

51

56

57

194

433

426

449

332

424

449

429

586

411

527

363

11,148

360

-3,087

Sept.

37

482

466

596

627

494

339

404

408

462

460

402

358

260

520

340

336

456

506

278

120

455

486

614

614

*608

403

92

436

428

12,487

416

-6,897

Adjusted for change in contents in Nantahala and Queens Creek Lakes

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

348 

2.42 

2.79

681 

4.73

5.27

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

783 

5.44 

6.27

518 

3.60 

4.15

781 

5.42 

5.65

563 

3.91 

4.51

669 

4.65 

5.18

705 

4.90 

5.64

Observed

Max 2,390 Min 30 Mean 558 

Max 1,140 Mln 36 Mean 500

317

2.20 

2.45

446 

3.10 

3.57

260 

1.81 

2.08

186 

1.29 

1.44

Adjusted

Mean 628 Cfsm 4.36 In. 59.13 

Mean 52O Cfsm 3.61 In. 49.00

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Nantahala and Queens Creek Lakes; furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and powerplant 

records of release.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 131

5080. Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee , N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16'55", long 83°07'37", on right bank 0.9 mile north of Tuckasegee, 

Jackson County, 1.0 mile downstream from West Fork Tuckasegee River, and at mile 48.5.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years, 389 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 1.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.3 and 21.1 ft; minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1956 (gage height, 

0.54 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1956.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Flow 

regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and Tennessee Creek 

project lakes (see pp. 225,330).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1957--58, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

21

58

118

213

340

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

605

940

1,710

2,550

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

7.0

21

44

93

173

2.0 317

2.5 585

3.0 920

3.5 1,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*560

324

54

81

498

304

275

540

320

514

374

118

31

308

402

378

527

506

82

27

186

382

252

567

648

682

708

272

604

468

11,180

361

-537

Nov.

265

65

49

96

*222

242

252

284

547

266

472

413

424

716

866

682

448

964

1.980

1,100

804

809

785

748

1,110

925

815

748

733

834

18,460

615

+5,599

Dec.

382

506

590

414

*640

514

419

662

782

644

578

741

527

530

407

556

506

532

555

1.020

884

665

772

722

654

924

707

586

587

576

19,080

615

+3,176

Jan.

366

566

647

324

368

*645

430

420

466

554

432

396

540

670

569

544

476

456

208

500

479

660

550

652

788

602

694

676

560

559

472

16,269

525

+603

Feb.

692

510

390

604

*467

746

677

626

604

612

578

603

290

660

460

250

619

b470

b350

426

570

536

278

520

604

918

997

861

_

15,918

568

-249

Mar.

750

468

593

*633

*579

471

543

688

108

583

416

545

566

605

350

109

431

372

555

537

501

410

76

562

757

692

702

726

482

374

599

15,783

509

+80

Apr.

510

544

393

582

582

338

666

521

455

579

820

655

444

466

586

447

527

588

404

336

586

*512

531

442

469

478

112

990

1.050

956

16,549

552

+5,117

May

949

943

916

664

853

972

*1.050

980

968

909

868

801

858

891

750

702

608

436 638"

678

643

620

658

667

666

799

520

476

638

654

653

23 , 408

755

-3,052

June

316

668

586

430

630

588

340

296

560

497

291

511

666

270

270

372

*382

358

362

395

151

41

288

204

216

350

513

150

30

202

10,933

364

-3,696

July

242

404

288

386

400

384

124

500

536

388

472

559

637

747

552

608

584

461

550

268

630

590

558

615

574

569

612

784

588

*261

258

15,129

488

-3,043

Aug.

269

265

265

246

321

258

259

*380

230

120

285

40O

347

314

380

58

58

314

186

236

120

146

94

51

329

201

220

322

390

13

JL1

7,088

229

-1,125

Sept.

10

276

208

272

262

190

41

204

250

198

182

247

94

50

244

216

223

260

280

104

36

312

290

351

348

580

674

563

354

72

7,391

246

-4,116

Adjusted for change in lake contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

343 

2.40 

2.77

802 

5.61 

6.26

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

718 

5.02 

5.79

544 

3.80 

4.39

560 

3.92 

4.08

512

3.58 

4.13

722 

5.05 

5.63

657 

4.59 

5.29

Observed

(ax 3,790 Min 18 Mean 488 

Max 1,980 Min 10 Mean 485

241 

1.69 

1.88

390 

2.73 

3.14

192 

1.34 

1.55

Adjusted

109 

0.762 

0.85

Mean 533 Cfsm 3.73 In. 50.59 

Mean 482 Cfsm 3.37 In. 45.76

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, in cfa-days, in Thorpe, Cedar Cliff, Bear Creek, and Tennessee Creek project 

lakes; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
132 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5090. Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'02", long 83°12'51", on right bank 800 ft downstream from Aliens 

Branch, 3,500 ft upstream from Cope Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from Sylva, Jackson 

County.

Drainage area. 50.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,056.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs July 8 (gage height, 5.36 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1941-58: Maximum discharge, 2,320 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 7.39 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 

29, 30, Oct. 4, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,200 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

Oct. 1 to July 8

91

151

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

231

396

519

July 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 30

2.2 54

2.4 84

2.7 

3.0

145

226

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*59

64

75

105

70

64

68

59

56

51

52

100

68

60

57

56

104

83

69

63

60

59

62

259

TIB

102

89

80

75

75

72

2,431

78.4

1.55

1.78

Nov.

68

64

63

62

*60

~5759

S5

69

62

60

60

60

102

78

148

124

279

*439

217

161

161

240

174

328

237

195

171

156

142

4,181

139

2.74

3.07

Dec.

129

123

121

127

*111

107

ISe

267

190

164

147

127

b!20

131

123

123

119

113

129

554

251

187

166

154

144

246

184

168

161

147

140

4,919

159

5.14

5.61

Jan.

140

T25

bl!5

bllO

blOS

*b!05

111

104

b90

blOO

98

95

115

119

102

96

95

b87

b85

85

98

91

86

117

107

96

95

89

88

86

105

5,155

101

1.99

2.50

Feb.

164

111

b95

b95

*129

257

280

2T59

b!70

b!45

b!55

b!25

bllS

bllO

bllS

blOS

b90

b95

b90

b95

b95

102

98

96

98

216

229

161

3,805

136

2.68

2.79

Mar.

158

127

121

117 nis

117

119

129

142

129

121

115

142

125

117

115

117

138

121

115

113

109

109

111

121

127

136

158

127

151

15_4_

3,850

124

2.45

2.82

Apr.

156

*127

125

129

121

156

127

119

115

129

125

113

107

105

115

127

109

105

104

ToT

104

156

121

111

196

142

158

349

422 

315

4,428

148

2.92

5.25

May

261

267

231

211

198

240

*246

211

200

190

265

264

225

205

192

181

171

161

154

154

142

156

151

140

144

129

119

119

115 

109

107

5,612

181

5.57

4.12

June

107

111

T55

100

98

96

91

91

88

*85

81

81

77

75

104

78

72

69

72

77

69

72

75

64

62

74

69

62

57 

56

2,415

80.5

1.59

1.77

July

55

54

52

BY

66

75

68

480

200

162

*152

155

151

116

104

104

98

88

86

84

102

88

81

112

86

114

102

82

78 

73

70

3,570

109

2.15

2.47

Aug.

68

65

79

68

61

64

98

68

62

60

62

61

*82

75

71

64

61

55

51

51

50

49

71

-§5 102

64

57

53

51 

50

49

2,013

64.9

1.28

1.48

Sept.

46

44

*42

42

40

40

40

41

58

*58

65

65

46

40

40

40

59

58

36

37

136

58

48

45

41

40

40

38

57 

39

1,579

46.0

0.907

1.01

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,370 Min 42 Mean 155 Cfsm 3.06 In. 41.39

Water year 1957-58: Max 480 Min 35 Mean 114 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.47

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 900 cfs (4.58 ft); July 8 (5 p.m.) 1,260 cfs 

(5.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 133

5105.'Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°21'59", long 83°15'38", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Scott 

Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 23 at Dillsboro, Jackson County, and at 

mile 31.1.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1306. Daily records for June 1928 to September 1933, published in 

WSP 663, 683, 698, 713, 728, 743, have been found unreliable and should not be used.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 24, 1934, staff gage at site 

below Scott Creek 0.4 mile upstream at datum 7.27 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 755 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 121 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.06 ft); minimum daily, 202 cfs Sept. 1.

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage 

height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Dillsboro powerplant 0.7 mile above station. 

Plow partly regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and Tennessee 

Creek project lakes (see pp. 225,230). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940(M). WSP 1306: 1929-33.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

253

333

478 

78O

4.0 1,140

5.0 2,000

6.0 3,050

6.3 3,410

2.3

2.4

2.7 

3.0

180

209

321

467

3.5 759

4.0 1,130

5.0 2,000

6.0 3,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

869

572

522

545

638

581

626

618 

*581

675

688

532

287

366

665

571

757

747

520

276

352

531

505

962

§5?

958

958

671

674

773

515

19,494

629

-

-

Nov.

500

374

278 

5&T

*394

461

476

588 

619

506

639

665

619

972

1,140

1,200

976

1,600

5.560

1,950

1,400

1,280

1,660

1,330

2,350

1,960

1,550

1,380

1,300

1,300

33,128

1,104

-

-

Dec.

906

892

975 

876

*1,020

990

854

1,620 

1,390

1,310

990

1,170

1,080

880

886

931

938

920

978

2.200

1,830

1,410

1,360

,340

,170

,640

,380

,160

,120

,080

1,050

36,566

1,173

-

-

Jan.

803

b850

bl,000 

834

742

*959

886

846 

824

796

826

760

950

1,150

965

905

865

807

701

668

858

1,090

785

1,120

1.260

1,070

1,050

1,110

857

918

911

28,104

907

-

-

Feb.

1,330

1,040

910 

966

*998

1,610

1,600

1,410 

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,120

812

1,090

1,060

b650

b800

b750

b600

b700

b800

1,050

698

812

983

1,670

1,890

1,580

_

------

30,499

1,089

-

-

Mar..

1.540

1,060

1,080 

*1,120

1,080

1,030

964

1,210 

810

964

844

1,030

1,050

1,090

869

678

756

1,000

928

1,010

974

914

606

WS

1,280

1,200

1,250

1,320

956

96O

1,190

31,351

1,011

-

-

Apr.

1,070

980

938 

1,020

1,040

986

1,120

1,060 

851

1,040

1,300

1,140

945

836

1,030

1,130

840

1,050

887

745

976

*1,050

1,050

856

1,190

983

668

2,530

2.610

2,220

33,881

1,129

-

-

May

1.940

1,910

1,760 

1,510

1,520

1,780

*1,860

1,730 

1,640

1,580

1,740

1,700

1,620

1,580

1,410

1,330

1,230

1,060

1,140

1,240

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,250

1,200

1,280

1,090

818

1,110

1,010

1,050

43,518

1,404

-

-

June

848

956

1.050 

838

890

939

832

651 

837

*860

616

743

902

696

610

630

724

636

627

744

449

582

529

480

428

642

674

660

553" 336

20,609

687

-

-

July

426

636

497 

690

728

722

462

1.580 

1,320

872

*878

974

978

1,170

895

867

895

754

910

596

840

975

910

912

942

966

956

1,060

990

531

520

26,452

853

-

-

Aug.

536

531

558 

505

550

490

550

520 

563

380

498

664

*658

625

654

415

283

460

440

480

326

340

311

496

606

566

390

480

707

3TT

226

15,077

486

-

-

Sept.

202

55?

480 

564

585

366

330

340

408

*369

366

474

290

238

311

416

380

378

444

292

506

446

464

519

514

603

891

704

600

297

13,129

438

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,890 Mln 174 Mean 1,021 cfsm 2.94 In. 39.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,360 Mln 202 Mean 909 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.54

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Nov. 19 (10 a.m.) 5,170 cfs (7.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
134 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5120. Oeonaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 83°21'13", on right bank 200 ft upstream from county

bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams Creek, 

0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee, and at mile 3.1.

Drainage are a.--184 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,843.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 10, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 505 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 135 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1945-46, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 12.0 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over dam; minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to De

156

228

358

639

3.0 1,400

4.0 2, 4OO

5.0 3,580

Dec. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

126

156

224

349

2.0 615

3.0 1,400

4.0 2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

269

282

326

471

363

308

353

286

*253

232

217

449

335

286

*261

248

397

483

363

312

286

261

253

925

553

477

428

368

344

330 

312

11,031

356

1.93

2.23

Nov.

286

269

257

244

232

220

*213 

29K

299

240

220

217

217

502

428

884

920

2,620

5,570

1,460

998

819

1,120

878

1,570

1,300

1,010

848

743

645

23,324

777

4.22

4.71

Dec.

565

517

*500

589

477

449

1,070 

1,790

1,150

922

798

b650

b620

596

583

633

697

627

723

2,450

1,500

1,070

875

770

699

1,520

1,020

890

778

685 

622

26,815

865

4.70

5.42

Jan.

609

52T

*b495

b450

b430

b420

437 

b390

b360

b350

b360

354

407

494

402

373

349

b330

b310

336

412

427

359

479

544

463

437

402

387

373 

378

12,844

414

2.25

2.60

Feb.

643

b465

b420

b420

515

1,200

1,550 

1,200

bSSO

b740

b650

b570

b520

b480

b490

b450

b400

b400

b420

b420

b380

b380

383

383

*387

1,100

1,550

1,060

_

------

18,456

659

3.58

3.73

Mar.

800

692

629

579

533

516

521 

629

755

713

*615

573

748

727

615

573

549

636

573

538

521

489

478

483

579

643

727

755

692

671 

945

19,497

629

3.42

3.94

Apr.

868

762

720

727

664

1,110

792 

*657

597

622

678

573

538

510

527

538

494

468

463

442

442

555

561

478

974

685

629

1,220

2,150

1,680

22,124

737

4.01

4.47

May

1,270

1,140

993

868

*785

1,090

1.290 

1,060

953

852

1,020

1,250

977

852

770

699

650

685

591

591

533

499

473

576

753

567

499

473

447

417 

402

24,025

775

4.21

4.86

June

402

432

387

387

354

340

326 

318

308

300

296

308

279

270

422

383

296

275

266

*283

258

279

287

251

255

397

354

270

247

235

9,445

315

1.71

1.91

July

224

220

214

25T

275

258

228

817

758

770

678

615

516

442

412

417

387

397

575

619

609

*494

948

822

636

561

468

427

387 

359

16,054

518

2.82

3.24

Aug.

363

326

349

354

296

279

320 

326

279

266

254

326

344

359

326

349

336

287

258

243

235

228

239

322

359

*283

243

228

214

206 

 203

9,000

290

1.58

1.82

Sept.

192

186

179

179

172

166

169 

189

159

*156

185

262

182

163

153

153

150

150

138

141

518

258

196

176

166

163

163

159

150

153

5,526

184

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,950 Mln 113 Mean 624 Cfsm 3.39 In. 46.05

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,370 Mln 138 Mean 543 Cfsm 2.95 In. 40.05

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (5 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (6.50 ft); Dec. 20 (l p.m.) 4,950 cfs 

(6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5130. Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N.

Location.--Lat 35°25'40", long 83°26'50", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstream from Deep Creek.

Drainage area. 655 sq mi.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1958. 

ods, published in WSP 1306.

Monthly discharge only for some periGage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 7, 1897, to Feb. 2, 1914, and May 18, 

1920, to June 27, 1927, staff gages at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum. Feb. 3, 

1914, to May 17, 1920, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--61 years, 1,568 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 295 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.70 ft); minimum daily, 432 cfs Sept. 15.

1897-1958: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 

0.47 ft Oct. 26, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1925, caused by 

filling reservoir on Oconaluftee River; minimum daily during normal regulation, 186 cfs 

Oct. 13, 1925.

Flood in May 1840 reached a stage of 21 ft, from survey by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by 

Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, Tennessee Creek project lakes (see 

pp. 225,230), and two small reservoirs with combined capacity of about 250 cfs-days. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1916, 1918-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306- 

1898-1913.WSP 1336: 1907, 1915(M), 1916-20, 1921-29(M), 1933-34(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

370

530

1,090

1,330

3.0

4.0 

5.0

3,590

5,710

8,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,290 

940

1,090 

1,220

1,020

1,120

1,050

957 

1,000

892

1,030

1,220

816

658 

924

952

1,180

*1,420

1,160

706

544

862

824

2.200 

1,740

1,620

1,580

1,270 

1,030

1,330 

944

34,589

1,116

-

-

Nov.

856 

806

628 

610

662

751

»738

898 

992

868

808

1,010

910

1,560 

1,810

2,420

2,380

4,880

7.620

4"7T7o

2,970

2,430

3,370

2,740 

4,440

4,050

3,110

2,670 

2,420

2,240

65,817

2,194

-

-

Dec.

1,880 

1,640

1,750 

1,870

1,780

1,710

2,280

4,410 

3,200

2,790

2,220

2,210

2,110

1,754 

1,830

1,810

 1,970

1,810

1,990

5,250

4,190

3,100

2,690

2,550 

2,270

3,760

3,040

2,560 

2,360

2,180 

2,080

77,024

2,485

_

-

Jan.

1,800 

1,770

*1,930 

1,720

1,430

1,540

1,540

1,500 

1,390

1,360

1,450

1,320

1,470

2,030 

1,620

1,520

1,430

1,320

1,310

1.090

1,510

1,760

1,340

1,850 

2,190

1,890

1,780

1,720 

1,480

1,520 

1,520

49,100

1,584

-

-

Feb.

2,390 

1,880

1,690 

1,600

1,820

3,580

4,020

3,390 

2,750

2,500

2,290

2,100

1,870

1,820 

1,930

1,540

bl,450

bl,500

bl,400

bl,500

1,440

1,840

1,340

1.520 

*1,610

3,180

4,120

S'sTff

61,180

2,185

-

-

Mar.

2,640 

2,260

2,050 

2,090

1,910

1,870

1,800

2,190 

2,070

1,950

*1,910

1,870

2,220

2,230 

1,980

1,660

1,510

2,120

1,870

1,940

1,860

1,770

1,560

1.450 

2,210

2,210

2,390

2,550

2,080

2,080 

2.660

62,940

2,030

-

-

Apr.

2,400 

2,200

2,110 

2,130

2,110

2,710

2,260

*2,090 

1,810

2,020

2,390

2,060

1,850

1,630 

1,860

2,080

1,610

1,810

1,630

1.450

1,600

1,870

2,000

1,680 

2,580

1,970

1,760

5,980 

5.970

4 920

68,520

2,284

-

-

May

5.920 

3,710

3,580 

2,960

2,790

5,450

3,830

3,560

3,100

2,950

5,170

5,650

5,100

2,890 

2,650

2,440

2,280

2,170

2,060

2,180

2,040

1,950

1,870

1,910 

2,530

*2,180

1,910

1.620 

1,770

1,680

1,690

80,950

2,611

-

-

June

1,600 

1,550

1.650 

1,530

1,560

1,460

1,450

1,140 

1,210

1,570

1,150

1,120

1,340

1,260 

1,140

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,170

994

814

812

914 

845

1,130

*1,160

1,220 

761

666

35,266

1,176

-

-

July

772 

910

850 

992

1,180

1,180

953

5.010 

2,800

1,970

1,950

2,010

1,950

2,050 

1,610

1,490

1,550

1,410

1,430

1,460

1,560

1,950

1,680

2,170 

2,140

1,850

1,880

1,800 

1,700

*1,160

1,040

50,577

1,625

-

-

Aug.

1,070 

998

1,100 

1,040

991

904

972

1,020 

1,020

780

742

1,080

1,110

1.120 

1,050

1,050

766

756

841

834

696

660

684

992

1,060

*1,010

752

784 

991

750 

530

28,115

907

-

-

Sept.

514 

495

752 

823

826

712

614

509 

700

642

650

885

675

559 

452

622

622

628

671

627

1.220

812

768

780 

 755

769

1,120

950

920

606

21,654

721

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 18,200 Min 368 Mean 1,957 Cfsm 2.99 In. 40.55

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,620 Min 432 Mean 1,741 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.08

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (7 a.m.) 9,860 cfs (5.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
136 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5135. Noiand Creek near Bryson City, H. C.

Location. Lat 35°29'06", long 83°30'15", on right bank In Great Smoky Mountain National 

Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Pontana Lake, and 

5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.

Drainage area.--13.8 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1958.

Gage^ Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,280 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 44.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 485 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 3.34 ft); minimum, 

8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1935-58: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936, 1937-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

143

210

337

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

27

38

26

22

25

20

18

16

16

35

22

19

18

16

42

32

25

22

20

19

18

62

34

31

28

*24

24

23

22

786

25.4

1.84

2.12

Nov.

20

20

18

18

17

16

T6

23

20

18

16

16

16

50

31

70

91

220

228

116

83

70

99

78

15E

117

93

78

*67

58

1,935

64.5

4.67

5.21

Dec.

51

46

51

59

47

*44

139

186

130

103

88

b71

b62

61

57

64

61

59

84

204

134

103

89

78

75

155

100

92

80

72

66

2,711

87.5

6.34

7.31

Jan.

65

55

51

47

44

42

42

b37

b33

b35

34

33

37

44

*35

34

32

31

30

30

36

32

30

42

44

39

37

34

34

32 

*34

1,185

38.2

2.77

3.19

Feb.

50

39

b34

b34

55

158

164

TTf

b90

b78

b68

b60

b53

b47

b50

b45

b43

b42

b40

b43

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

*90

108

76

1,784

63.7

4.62

4.81

Calendar year 1957: Max 923 Mln 7.7

Mar.

65

60

56

52

48

48

*50

62

80

65

59

55

78

68

61

57

55

66

59

57

54

51

49

53

64

74

83

88

83

83

96

1,979

63.8

4.62

5.33

Apr.

85

79

79

83

76

127

75

65

*59

74

73

60

56

53

57

54

50

49

48

45

49

67

57

53

84

64

65

145

293

196

2,420

80.7

5.85

6.52

May

143

119

101

89

83

137

149

121

107

96

114

100

90

83

75

69

66

60

56

*57

50

47

44

42

43

40

37

37

34

33

32

2,354

75.9

5.50

6.34

June

32

35

33

34

30

28

27

26

25

24

25

24

22

20

21

20

18

18

18

19

18

18

17

*16

15

22

20

16

15

14

670

22.3

1.62

1.81

July

14

13

16

16

16

15

14

113

50

76

58

61

52

42

34

30

29

31

29

29

46

46

38

84

61

48

41

36

33

30

27

1,228

39.6

2.87

3.31

Aug.

26

26

27

28

23

22

22

22

20

18

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

16

*18

14

13

12

12

12

11

545

17.6

1.28

1.47

Sept.

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

9.2

8.9

9.5

11

10

9.5

8.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.3

876

37

14

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.2

9.2

320.0

10.7

0.775

0.86

Mean 58.6 Cfsm 4.25 In. 57.68

Water year 1957-58: Max 293 Min 8.3 Mean 49.1 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.28

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 137

5185. Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°21'42", long 84°16'44", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

Tellico Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 0.8 mile east of 

Tellico Plains, Monroe County, and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1958. Published as "near Tellico Plains' 

October 1927 to September 1930.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 20, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage 

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1 e t ite hlf a 

mile upstream at datum 8.29 ft hig

Average discharge .--33 years, £81 cfs.

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 0, , o ep. , , sa ga 

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at site half a 

mile upstream at datum 8.29 ft higher.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 9.22 ft); mini 

mum, 54 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 13.60 ft), fro 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 

0.25 ft) .

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1336: 1927-28(M), 1936, 1940, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

effect (gage 

second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

49

103 

£42 

430

670

1,800

5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

*89

221

201

142

110

95

85

78

74

69

74

79

69

65

62

86

115

81

74

70

67

65

383

180

152

169

131

115

110 

105

3,517

113

0.958

1.11

Nov.

*99

93

89

89

83

81

79

111

136

99

93

89

87

304

268

476

922

2.640

1,740

685

430

355

735

511

1,320

825

516

404

347

303

14,009

467

3.96

4.42

Dec.

258

*242

242

355

275

255

1,190

1.840

930

630

506

400

359

340

336

413

413

367

371

1,530

952

620

493

421

387

670

540

480

421

371 

340

16,947

547

4.64

5.34

Jan.

359

*306

289

272

258

249

249

236

216

226

207

198

242

426

332

300

268

252

229

£26

503

300

258

426

665

488

404

336

303

286 

282

9,391

303

2.57

2.96

Feb.

516

430

367

332

458

2.570

1,600

l,oOo

705

*565

488

430

379

347

359

321

a280

a250

a230

b230

b240

b250

b260

268

292

498

940

730

-

15,135

541

4.58

4.77

Mar.

486

408

*363

328

300

303

314

317

528

317

289

275

317

30U

275

265

265

413

383

347

317

£92

£82

310

413

462

685

535

439

39 L 

404

11,125

359

3.04

3.51

Apr.

596

*559

536

325

£96

434

375

328

303

340

421

355

325

303

336

439

351

321

303

289

300

355

336

310

761

560

452

650

1.650

1,170

13,479

449

3.81

4.25

May

735

*630

520

462

434

634

1.280

864

695

600

570

605

502

439

396

363

351

336

300

306

272

249

239

258

282

236

207

198

183 

17£

 

13,484

435

3.69

4.25

June

166

*£86

174

180

160

152

144

142

134

126

124

139

119

112

121

142

110

103

103

121

117

172

117

101

95

2£5

163

110

97

95

4,148

138

1.17

1.31

July

89

*83

81

81

119

93

91

456

£94

258

198

525

375

575

£96

223

236

174

163

229

207

282

£49

50£

391

288

486

£68

220 

186

7,884

£54

2.15

2.48

Aug.

166

307

386

*328

226

195

172

180

152

147

131

208

210

172

155

144

207

152

129

119

115

112

119

129

£13

126

110

103

95 

91

89_

5,188

167

1.42

1.64

Sept.

85

*79

78

76

74

72

70

72

69

65

63

7O

83

69

63

60

62

67

62

57

174

105

74

65

60

59

62

69

57 

54

2,175

72.5

0.614

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,690 

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,640

Min 46 

Min 54

Mean 391 

Mean 319

Cfsm 3.31 

Cfsm £.70

In. 44.94 

In. 36.73

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). --Nov. 18 (2:30 a.m.) 5,720 cfs (9.22 ft); Dec. 2O (12 m. ) 3,26O 

(9 a.m.) 3,080 cfs (7.04 ft).

, , 

cfs (7.28 ft); Feb. 6

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

at Little River near Maryville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

sis of weather records and records for station
138 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5195. Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°36'16", long 84°12'43", on right bank at mouth of Tellico River, 100 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0,5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. Records include 

flow of Tellico River.

Drainage area. 2,443 sq mi, includes that of Tellico River.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1958. October 1904 monthly discharge only, 

published in'WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.18 ft above mean se'a level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 6, 1929, chain or staff gages 

located at various sites and datums within 0.4 mile of present site.

Average discharge. 54 years (1904-58), 5,633 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 873 cfs July 20, 21 (gage height, 3.03 ft); minimum daily, 1,950 cfs Oct. 13.

1904-58: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 30.8 ft, at 

site used December 1905 to September 1925, to datum used October 1918 to September 

1925), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 273 cfs Oct. 27, 1941; 

minimum daily, 500 cfs Sept, 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft in March 1867, original site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 803; 1933-35. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1905, 

1906-10(M), 1911, 1912(M), 1913, 1914(M), 1915-22, 1923-24(M), 1925-29, 1930-41 

(monthly runoff).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

1,810

2,330

4,380

8.0 

12.0

11,600 

22,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

3,150

4,160

5,460

5,190

5,990

3,930

4,510 

*4,720

3,910

4,350

5,010

3,750

1.950

3,290 

4,060

3,380

3,240

3,340

3,380

2,190

3,860

4,580

3,060

4,790

5,520

6,140

5,130 

7.530

7,010

6,250

5,500

138,630

4,472

Nov.

5,060

4,520

5,510

6,660

7,060

*6,910

7,520 

7,320

6,630

5,970

6,760

7,050

6,210

m

5,860

7,170

21.200

15,900

9,700

5,620

6,850

7,120

7,380

11,600

14,000

10,300 

9,950

8,960

8,720

243,140

8,105

Calendar year 1957: 1 Water year 1957-53: I

Dec.

9,320

8,190

7 . 950

8,980

*9,920

9,300

10,200 

15, 100

14,200

8,550

10,700

9,960

9,420

9,150 

9,030

9,200

9,320

9,680

9,380

11,900

13,800

12,200

10,100

9,780

9,600

10,800

13,000 

12,200

10,500

10,100

9,900

321,930

10,380

Jan.

9,660

9,260

9,370

9,040

9,100

*9,120

7.460 

7,920

9,320

8,610

9,090

8,890

8,810

9,300 

8,740

9,900

3,680

3,840

8,310

8,720

8,460

8,820

8,510

8,760

10 . 400

10 , 200

9,450 

9,070

9,180

9,400

8,540

278,930

8,998

Feb.

9,550

9,990

9,190

9,360

8,670

13,200

14.400

5*090

*8 , 960

9,520

8,840

9,400

8,830 

7,860

8,390

9,680

7,920

8,070

8,000

8,240

5,510

4.910

5,160

5,690

5,890

7,960 

10,600

-

237,000

8,464

Mar.

7,680

3,010

5,130

5,44,0

4,520

*4,690

5,050 

5,100

4,900

3 , 820

5,660

4,370

4,930

6,510 

4,430

3,480

6,470

7,140

6,210

6,440

7,080

4,140

5,330

6,490

6,300

2.840

4,660

4,210

3,460

2,890

3,500

160,930

5,191

Apr.

3,670

3,170

2,530

3,540

4,110

2,590

5,760 

4,540

*4,240

3,890

3,530

3,540

2,310

2,190 

2,120

2,370

2,240

2,150

2,100

2.050

2,330

2,190

4,010

2,130

8,550

6,510

3,400 

4,150

7,830

10.400

114,690

3,823

May

4,910

3,520

3,030

2,700

2,590

6,280

9.500 

8,120

4,330

3,650

3,190

3,860

3,370

2,730 

*2,990

3,690

2,490

2,590

2,470

2,350

2.130

4,040

7,590

7,060

6,990

7,090

3,000 

7,870

7,970

7,660

3,840

148,700

4,797

June

6,260

8,360

8,140

8,140

8,290

7,660

8.640 

5,130

6,130

6,040

5,630

4,300

6,240

4,290 

2.690

5,490

*6 , 100

4,380

6,210

3,370

4,780

2,930

6,490

4,650

5,050

5,140

5,830 

4,970

2,970

3,460

167,810

5,594

July

4,980

6,110

6,020

5,540

4,620

4,720

5,450 

*6 , 400

6,780

5,740

6,040

4,940

2,640

4,580 

6,420

6,260

5,650

6,010

3,840

2.190

*3,640

5,970

5,960

7,150

9.700

5,340

3,820 

6,240

6,590

6,460

5,310

171,110

5,520

Aug.

4,690

5,140

5,020

6,230

5,750

5,320

*5,700 

5,660

5,530

5,290

4,930

5,300

5,620

6,670 

5,610

2,090

4,180

5,800

5,500

5,640

5,450

5,090

5,450

5,510

5,490

7,310

4,300 

4,890

5,560

7.540

7,400

170,210

5,491

Sept.

7,970

7,410

6,240

*5,010

5,030

8,720

8,050 

7,930

7,470

7,850

7,880

7,520

7,470

7,920 

7,070

8,570

7,480

8,180

7,340

6,580

5,500

6,400

7,720

8,360

7,330

6,620

8.950 

3,800

6,70O

8,360

215,430

7,181

Observed Ad justed t

lax 37,400 Min 1,570 Mean 6,369 Mean 7,361 Cfsm 3.01 In. 40.90

lax 21,200 Min 1,950 Mean 6,489 Mean 6,524 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Santeetlah, Fontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Nantahala, Calderwood, 

and Chilhowee Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5215. Clinch River at Riehlands, Va.

139

Location. Lat 37°05'10", long 81°46'52", on right bank 1 mile southeast of Richlands, 

Tazewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Big Creek.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,923.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 1.1 miles downstream at datum 6.53 ft lower.

Average discharge.--13 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs May 6 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.68 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Sept. 26, 29, 30.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 9,640 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 8, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft 

July 2,3, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 9.0 cfs Sept. 5, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1306: 1946(M), 1948-50(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gs 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 28 to Mar. 13, Apr. 8-22)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

7.0 

9.0

1,150

2,000

2,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1.8

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*600

303

214

168

137

115

103

95

83

78

74

74

70

62

58

57

65

128

108

83

71

68

63

83

96

83

78

76

71

71 

83

3,518

113

0.813

0.94

Nov.

90

88

84

83

78

73

68

76

96

86

78

73

73

76

84

124

226

630

615

474

303

231

291

407

690

630

407

303

270

237

7,044

235

1.69

1.89

Dec .

204

178

171

241

279

249

380

1,750

920

600

448

315

270

233

226

213

211

200

191

758

1,430

660

448

353

291

842

885

572

420

327

268

14,513

468

3.37

3.88

Jan.

243

209

180

168

162

*b!55

148

142

b!30

b!20

bllO

bllO

114

268

291

272

231

209

184

178

246

407

315

448

1,190

705

502

380

303

264 

239

8,623

278

2.00

2.31

Feb.

315

380

340

291

264

416

1,010

1.O7O

615

434

340

279

b210

b!80

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

bllO

b!20

b!30

160

224

272

659

1,590

798

-

----__

10,657

381

2.74

2.85

Mar.

544

380

303

247

211

195

178

162

180

200

*175

168

184

355

340

291

251

241

228

220

224

211

205

211

272

394

798

75O

630

792

 * 

11,538

372

2.68

3.09

Apr.

1,050

645

502

394

327

559

815

*645

474

380

353

291

245

216

205

198

168

150

139

150

132

264

850

572

544

488

434

1,030

765

586

13,531

451

3.24

3. 52

May

586

645

572

474

979

2,810

1,730

1,310

832

675

1,310

*1,150

705

502

394

327

279

255

243

222

191

175

169

175

155

150

132

133

132

115 

105

17,632

569

4.09

4.72

June

103

110

103

93

88

loo

93

81

76

*78

76

74

71

76

114

168

93

76

71

117

86

71

66

62

58.

86

150

88

70

63

2,661

88.7

0.638

0.71

July

*57

54

52

52

79

63

57

93

88

71

60

73

114

93

96

79

150

169

114

115

110

114

93

al50

a30o

alSO

a!20

allO

a240

a200 

a!40

3,486

112

0.806

0.93

Aug.

a!20

a200

aSOO

a400

a300

a200

alSO

a£00

a300

a!60

*a80

74

549

214

132

126

144

114

alOO

a95

a80

a75

a200

a450

*al , 500

502

261

186

146

125 

105

7,386

238

1.71

1.97

Sept.

95

86

78

74

68

63

62

58

57

56

51

51

50

48

45

46

44

52

45

45

54

58

50

44

41

38

59

59

58

58

1,615

53.8

0.387

0.45

Calendar year 1957; Max 7,000 Min 15 Mean 292 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.51

Water year 1957-58; Max 2,810 Min 38 Mean 280 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.34

.* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

records for Clinch River at Cleveland and Cedar Creek near Lebanon, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

weather records,
140 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5230. Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'29", long 82°02'20", on right bank 800 ft upstream from Roaring 

 Spring Creek, 1.3 miles downstream from Burgess Creek, 1.9 miles upstream from Little 

Cedar Creek, and 2.3 miles east of Lebanon, Russell County.

Drainage area.--51.5 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,928.96 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

Valley Authority bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 78.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs May 6 (gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 4.48 ft In gage 

well, 4.7 ft from outside), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3.8 cfs Jan. 15. 1956; minimum 

gage height, 1.27 ft Oct. 19, 1952, Dec. 26, 1953 (result of freezeup).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1506: 1953(P) , 1955(P), 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

5.7

18

26

42

125

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

265

470

1,080

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

*95~5S

40

31

24

20

19

17

17

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

13

17

15

14

13

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

619

20.0

0.388

0.45

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

T?

17

15

14

13

13

13

14

19

43

265

292

175

108

80

90

102

444

250

153

108

90

77

2,490

83.0

1.61

1.80

Dec.

60

50

44

62

62

57

226

574

265

200

145

alOO

370

a64

a60

a56

a54

a53

a52

a200

a400

a!60

allO

a90

a75

a200

a230

a!50

a 100

a80

a70

4,119

133

2.58

2.97

Jan.

360

350

347

342

340

*39

39

37

34

31

29

28

29

82

105

95

80

67

54

50

77

108

87

186

407

230

170

129

108

92

84

2,716

87.6

1.70

1.96

Feb.

213

190

141

115

102

190

408

304

200

149

118

99

84

72

70

60

52

350

345

340

343

345

360

390

3150

3350

3500

3250

_

--___..

4,190

150

2.91

3.03

Mar.

a!80

a!30

allO

a90

380

370

365

360 370"

375

*64

60

87

145

105

87

77

87

99

90

82

72

72

77

122

149

230

200

195

280

645

3,955

128

2.49

2.87

Apr.

282

190

153

125

108

221

255

*195

149

137

149

129

108

95

90

90

82

74

70

62

16"§ 60

210

125

235

175

145

356 266"

215

4,656

155

3.01

3.36

Msy

185

215

210

165

723

1,940

1,380

675

350

292

535

*356

250

190

145

122

102

87

82

77

67

60

57

54

57

50

40

40

39

36

W

8,621

278

5.40

6.23

June

34

40

32

29

28

26

26

24

25

29

24

24

24

24

28

28

23

22

21

31

24

22

20

20

18

49

82

TO

29

24

870

29.0

0.563

0.63

July

*23

21

20

19

18

18

17

37

32

32

24

36

44

36

26

28

278

108

112

92

92

82

67

77

153

82

62

122

298

T?5

84

2,269

73.2

1.42

1.64

Aug.

82

118

411

235

129

90

67

92

87

62

*52

57

204

153

84

120

220

115

82

64

52

47

39

40

161

99

74

60

50

42

37

3,225

104

2.02

2.33

Sept.

59" 34

28

25

24

26

24

23

22

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

17

20

20

18

18

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

607

20.2

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,230 Mln 6.5 Mean 104 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.33

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,940 Mln 11 Mean 105 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.71

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Nov. 25 (10 a.m.) 750 cfs (2.80 ft); Dec. 8 (7 a.m.) 846 cfs 

(2.86 ft); Dec. 21 (time unknown) 1,590 efs (3.28 ft); Jan. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 846 cfs (2.86 ft;; 

Feb. 27 (time unknown) 1,180 cfs (3.06 ft); Mar. 31 (1:30 s.m.) 1,220 cfs (3.08 ft): Msy 6 

(6 s.m.) 2,400 cfs (3.81 ft); July 17 (7:30 s.m.) 944 cfs (2.92 ft); Aug. 3 (4 s.m.) 1,300 cfs 

(5.15 ft); Aug. 15 (5:50 p.m.) 1,870 efs (5.42 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

records for Clinch River at Cleveland, Richlands, and Quest River at Coeburn.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 141

5240. Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'4l", long 82°09'18", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

 bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 2.3 miles 

downstream from Weaver Creek, and 4.4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,500.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 1, 1931, chain gage on highway 

bridge 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 703 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs May 6 (gage height, 15.58 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 24.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 30, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Feb. 10, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions^ (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1921-23(M) , 1926-27(M) , 

1929-3l(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 108 5.0 1,650

2.0 170 8.0 4,350

2.5 310 12.0 8,800

3.0 520 14.0 11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2,670 

1, 290

820

610

462

374

314

280

253

226

210

200

192

182

168

159

157

175

232

238

195

175

163

170

202

212

2O8 

198

185

180

a210

11,313

365

0.691

0.80

Nov.

a240 

a250

a250

a240

a220

a210

a200 aHo"

a280

a250

3230

a210

a210

a230

a300

aSOO

al.OOO

*a2, 200

aZ.OOO

al,400

al,000

aSOO

al.OOO

al,400

a2,200

a2,000

al.500 

al.100

a900

aSOO

23,350

778

1.47

1.64

Dec.

a7OO 

*a600

54O 600"

745

745

1,110

5,510

4,3'SO

2,320

1,680

al,200

a900

aSOO

a750

3700

695

695

645

1,310

4,550

2,740

1,650

1,260

1,080

2,670

4,150 

2,320

1,620

1,260

1,020

50,915

1,642

3.11

3.58

Jan.

90O 

770

645

555

490

*b400

b380

b370

b360

b350

b370

b400

458

540

990

960

820

695

595

540

570

960

1,050

1,050

3.750

2,850

1,790 

1,380

1,110

930

820

27,848

898

1.70

1.96

Feb.

1, 14O 

1,650

1,410

1,170

1,020

1,140

2,950

4,350

2,490

*1,650

1,290

1,050

870

720

720

670

b420

b450

b450

b430

b420

b430

bSOO

605

795

1,350

4.750 

3,456

-

38,340

1,369

2.59

2.70

Mar.

2,160 

1,530

1,260

1,050

870

795

720

670

645

TJ5

*720

645

670

1,170

1,320

1,110

930

870

870

820

820

770

720

695

845

1,140

1,760 

2,490

2,080

1,930

5.620

38,440

1,240

2.35

2.71

Apr.

4.55O 

2,400

1,760

1,410

1,230

1,560

2,670

*2,490

1,930

1,560

1,470

1,320

1,140

990

900

9OO

795

720

645

615

590

695

1,990

2,080

1,860

1,860

1,620 

2,950

3,550

2,490

50,740

1,691

3.20

3.57

May

2,O8O 

2,080

2,160

1,790

3,700

*10.600

10,300

5,840

3,650

2,400

4,150

4,650

2,850

1,930

1,440

1,200

1,050

900

795

770

670

575

530

545

520

495

438 

422

414

378

346

69,868

2,254

4.27

4.92

June

423 

530

30?

330

295

280

292

274

253

*256

256

247

247

232

247

334

330

238

208

247

295

244

205

185

175

188

422

386

256

208

8,485

283

0.536

0.60

July

*185 

170

157

150

TSJ

192

170

268

410

286

2 2O

190

238

283

241

241

615

645

590

600

720

595

500

620

1.080

695

470 

450

921

795

505

13,365

431

0.816

0.94

Aug.

485 

770

1,140

1,620

1,350

820

590

695

1,140

645

*4SO

3370

. 394

745

812

620

1,230

990

645

450

358

298

30T

31,500

4,550

7.580

1,910 

1,080

745

575

454

35,112

1,133

2.15

2.48

Sept.

386 

558

295

265

238

241

220

202

190

180

175

166

157

155

150

142

142

152

150

148

150

159

163

150

3135

127

121 

119

116

114

5,446

182

0.345

0.38

Calendar year 1957 : Max 22,200 Min 48 Mean 1,039 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.69

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,800 Mln 114 Mean 1,023 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.28

Fe3k disch3rge (b3se, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (6 p.m.) 6,490 cfs (9.99 ft); Dec. 21 (10 3.m.) 5,120 cfs 

(8.75 ft); Feb. 27 (4 p.m.) 5,170 cfs (8.79 ft); M3r. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 6,880 cfs (10.35 ft); M3y 6 

(12 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (15.58 ft)._____________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of we3ther records, recorded range in stage, 

records for Clinch River 3t Speers Ferry 3nd Richlands. 

b St3ge-discharge rel3tion 3ffected by ice.
142 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5245. Guest River at Coeburn. Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'45", long 82°27'23", on right bank: at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 72, 1.0 mile southeast of Coeburn, Wise County, 1.4 miles upstream from 

Jaybird Branch, 1.8 miles downstream from Pine Camp Creek, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--87.3 sq ml.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1958

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,925.00 ft above mean sea level (Interstate Railroad bench mark).

Average discharge.--9 years. 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,C cfs May 7 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minimum,

10 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 14.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.6 efs Oct. 21, 22, 25, 26, Nov. 9, 10, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft 

Sept. 22, 23, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1436: 1950(P), 1955(P).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

250

825

2,060

1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

*33

27

23

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

16

17

14

14

14

14

25

34

26

24

22

20

19 

18

586

18.9

0.216

0.25

Nov.

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

21

29

29

27

25

24

25

39

43

89

595

*580

346

178

116

138

169

472

367

212

151

127

111

4,035

134

1.53

1.71

Dec.

89

78

*71

88

91

86

475

1,800

760

400

254

174

143

116

109

100

97

95

95

381

792

370

236

183

158

660

655

367

244

185

"~

9,504

307

3.52

4.06

Jan.

142

122

91

b90

b85

b80

*b75

b70

b66

b66

b70

bSO

110

190

170

160

150

130

120

130

200

300

200

350

800

400

300

220

180

160

150

5,457

176

2.02

2.33

Feb.

200

250

200

180

160

250

500

700

400

300

*200

b!30

bllO

113

120

110

100

90

80

75_

80

90

110

150

250

450

1,000

600

_

6,998

250

2.86

2.98

Mar.

350

250

200

180

150

140

130

120

140

150

140

*130

151

238

228

197

169

172

179

170

158

145

133

134

199

258

315

312

276

262

625

6,401

206

2.36

2.72

Apr.

505

322

252

244

228

505

610

400

*290

268

295

270

220

190

180

170

150

130

120

110

110

150

350

380

320

350

300

550

700

450

9,119

304

3.48

3.88

May

380

380

400

320

9OO

1,300

1,960

1,120

550

349

346

385

*310

230

183

156

133

116

102

102

84

71

65

67

64

60

53

50

48

43 

39

10,366

334

3.83

4.42

June

60

~88 185

64

54

48

43

38

39

*46

36

36

33

30

38

35

30

26

25

68

47

33

30

26

23

23

24

21

19

17

1,285

42.8

0.490

0.55

July

16

*15

14

15

16

19

19

58

57

36

27

29

24

22

19

21

196

133

211

336

505

284

176

142

165

115

86

84

93

74 

57

3,064

98.8

1.13

1.30

Aug.

51

158

203

343

185

115

78

68

88

54

41

*38

73

118

107

222

228

147

97

71

60

55

55

116

1,560

380

192

127

93

73

62

5,058

163

1.87

2.16

Sept.

55

50

44

44

38

35

34

35

29

28

26

25

25

23

22

21

26

25

22

22

36

56

30

24

18

15

15

15

14

14

844

28.1

0.322

0.36

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,000 Min 2.1 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.30

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,960 Min 11 Mean 172 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.72

Peak discharge (base, .1,500 cfs). --Dec. 8 (6:30 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (7.93 ft); May 7 (3 a.m.) 2,080 cfs

(8.05 ft); Aug. 25 (8:30 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (7.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 13 to Feb. 11, Feb. 16 to Mar. 12, ftpr. 13 to May 6; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, records for Powell River at Big 

Stone Gap and Clinch River at Richlands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 143

5260. Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°40'26", long 82°33 I 57", on right bank at upstream side of highway

bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys Creek, 

and 2.6 miles northeast of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage on highway bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 4.100 ofs May 6 (gage height, 10.98 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 2.29 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 6,800 ofs Jan. 30, 1950 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.6 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 1.98 ft), result of 

freezeup.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 1,590 

cfs Dec, 8, 1950 (gage height, 8.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings), Superseding 

figure published in WSP 1206.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1306: 1948-50(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8 Dec. 9 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

24

47

118

305

785

1,060

1,590

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

62

126

332

810

1,880

3,220

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

4.0

6.0

30

49

74

114

332

810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

61

*50

42

37

33

31

30 

29

28

27

27

27

26

25

25

29

33

32

30

27

26

26

32

37

39

33

30

29

28

28

1,040

33.5

0.316

0.36

Nov.

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

26 

31

42

33

30

29

31

32

76

170

610

560

*285

144

102

120

177

685

548

229

145

L32

128

4,545

L52

1.43

1.60

Dec.

107

90

83

*92

96

84

471

1.570 

720

420

288

202

158

131

119

111

103

99

96

288

701

321

226

182

164

768

704

409

299

220

178

9,300

300

2.83

3.26

Jan.

160

139

121

109

104

96

95

*93 

85

85

82

74

70

119

168

150

133

114

101

91

93

107

101

420

780

409

288

220

176

154

140

5,077

164

1.55

1.79

Feb.

236

343

240

192

266

174

442

692 

431

321

259

*212

184

158

b!35

bl!6

b96

b90

b88

b88

b93

101

103

111

112

364

680

618

6,945

248

2.34

2.44

Mar.

398

288

240

200

172

154

144

139 

148

198

176

154

*170

266

236

202

180

210

244

214

192

170

152

142

148

154

192

240

208

668

6,625

214

2.02

2.33

Apr.

519

376

310

288

266

409

464

354

288

*255

255

232

200

180

174

182

164

150

142

135

133

170

310

230

387

398

464

1,490

860

10,453

348

3.28

3.66

May

519

475

431

365

*1,290

2,870

2, 600

1,430 

780

642

692

592

475

387

332

288

255

232

208

194

178

162

152

184

152

142

128

168

158

124

116

16,721

539

5.08

5.86

June

126

376

176

128

110

102

94

88 

82

86

*82

78

70

67

68

66

61

59

58

94

67

58

56

54

51

56

68

63

53

150

2,647

88.2

0.832

0.93

July

47

46

*45

44

44

43

47

96 

116

68

54

83

66

51

47

47

224

240

132

187

431

200

178

167

182

149

141

112

104

100

78

3,569

115

1.08

1.24

Aug.

76

154

465

486 246"

167

128

112 

106

90

76

149

*98

76

70

96

136

96

74

64

59

57

56

74

365

253

132

98

80

68

63

4,270

138

1.30

1.50

Sept.

5856"

52

50

48

46

46

45 

43

42

42

41

41

40

38

38

43

45

41

39

42

42

39

36

36

SB- 35

36

35

36

1,267

42.2

0.398

0.44

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,960 Min 20 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.82

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,870 Min 24 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.41

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 8 (11 a.m.) 1,560 cf9 (7.96 ft); Dec. 26 (9 to 10 p.m.)

1,210 efs (6.89 ft); Apr. 28 (4:50 p.m.) 1,820 efs (7.90 ft); May 6 (8 p.m.) 4,100 of 8 (10. 9S ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
144 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5270. Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location ~Lat 36°38'55", long 82°45'02", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway

 bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 0.5 mile downstream from Copper Creek, 0.8 mile northwest 

of Speers Ferry, Scott County, and 1.8 miles downstream from Clinchport.

Drainage area. 1,126 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this

 vicinity, February 1895 to July 1933, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 23, 1926, staff gage at site 

400 ft upstream at datura 1.50 ft higher. Nov. 23, 1926, to Nov. 6, 1931, chain gage 

at present site and datura.

Average discharge.--38 years, 1,589 ofs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs May 7 (gage height, 23.95 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 28.92 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 23, 1939; minimum daily, 77 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 22, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years.). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1925(M) , 1927, 1928-31(M) , 

1932, 1935(M). WSP 1306: 1922(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8

1.9 240

2.4 395

3.0 645

4.0 1,260

6.0 3,100

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 7.7 ft.

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Dec. 9

195

280

465

750

1,400

to Sept. 30

6.0

9.0

13.0

20.0

25.0

3,200

6,560

11,600

24,100

30,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,700

2,450

1,420

970

745

572

482

420

378

345

320

298

280

271

262

246

25T

268

262

280

320

292

262

314

320

323

332

317

298

283

274

16,555

534

0.474

0.55

Nov.

271

265

271

277

271

262

257

251

274

289

304

339

335

307

301

307

1,500

3,500

5,000

*4,500

2,800

1,880

1,620

2,060

4,090

6,200

3,980

2,600

2,060

1,800

48,171

1,606

1.43

1.60

Dec.

1,500

1,260

1.110

1,140

1,220

1,340

3,620

12,800

11, 000

6,320

4,010

2,500

1,800

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

2,500

9,000

4,500

3,500

2,500

2,000

4,000

8,000

4,500

4,000

3,000

2,500

107,870

3,480

3.09

3.56

Jan.

2,000

1,800

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,100

*900

840

810

870

840

840

,020

,440

,880

,840

,640

,440

,280

,250

,520

,970

,100

,240

,520

,120

,100

,420

,100

'

5 ,560

,857

1.65

1.90

Feb.

2,280

3,500

3,200

2,600

2,280

2, 150

4,010

8,480

6,320

4,010

3,000

*2,420

2,060

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,700

3,000

10,000

7 , 000

-

81,510

2,911

2.59

2.70

Mar.

4,500

3,500

2,700

2,400

2,000

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,500

*1,800

2,600

3,100

2,700

2,330

2,280

2,420

2,280

2,150

2,020

1,800

1,720

1,800

2,100

2,510

3,400

3,600

3,300 

6,200

76,210

2,458

2.18

2.51

Apr.

8,960

5,600

3,800

3,400

3,100

3,600

5,480

5,OOO

*4,010

3,400

3,100

2,900

2,600

2,330

2,150

2,150

2,100

1,920

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,640

2,420

3,700

4,120

4,670

5,120

9,560

9,810

7,760

119,360

3,979

3.53

3.94

May

5,720

4,780

4,890

4,230

5, 840

16,400

*50, 700

16,100

8,960

5,960

6,080

7,880

6,440

4,450

3,400

2,800

2,510

2,150

1,920

1,760

1,640

1,440

1,320

1,480

1,320

1,250

1,110

1,140

1,140

960

°I_

156,640

5,053

4.49

5.18

June

780

2.200

1,680

1,250

960

840

750

702

672

636

630

654

559

515

537

537

570

624

490

762

690

618

542

442

596

429

570

678

678

495

21,886

730

0.648

0.72

July

400

356

*524

501

292

295

342

666

1,720

1,180

810

750

654

510

559

559

1,050

2,060

1,560

2,280

5,600

2,600

2,060

1,800

2,100

2,150

1,600

1,520

1,250

1,680

1,560

58,188

1,252

1.09

1.26

Aug.

1,110

1,400

2,060

5,800

5,100

2,200

1,560

1,220

1,560

1,640

1, 110

1,080

*900

1,140

1,560

1,640

2,240

2,100

1,480

1,080

840

714

648

750

5,920

10,600

3,700

2,150

1,600

1,250

990

63,142

2,037

1.81

2.09

Sept.

840

TS5

630

548

500

447

458

400

566

545

328

514

304

289

280

271

274

545

524

295

520

342

334

504

292

268

255

241

220

 215

11,047

368

0.327

0.36

Calendar year 1957: Max 42,500 Min 108 Mean 2,070 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 30,700 Min 215 Mean 2,187 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.37

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (11 a.m.) 13,600 cfs (14.39 ft); Feb. 27 (time unknown) 

10,700 cfs (12.38 ft); Apr. 28 (9 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (12.36 ft); May 7 (7:30 a.m.) 53,100 cfs 

(25.95 ft); Aug. 26 (4 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (14.28 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 17-20, Dec. 12 to Jan. 8, Feb. 14 to Mar. 13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, records for Clinch River at Cleveland 

and North Fork Holston River near Gate City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 145

5275. North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va.

Location. Lat 36°42'40", long 82°47'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 0. S. 

Highways 58 and 421, 0.2 mile downstream from Spurlock Branch, 0.5 mile south of 

Duffield, Scott County, and 1.6 miles upstream from Harris Branch.

Drainage area. 23.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,814.14 ft (corrected) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 36.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 811 cfs May 6 (gage height, 7.46 ft); minimum, 

 3.6 cfs Oct. 15-17.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1958; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 17-19, 23, 

24, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21-25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

3.3

6.3

12

6.0

136

275

575

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

3.4

4.9

8.0

20

2.0 

3.0 

7.0

44

142

734

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

*7.1

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.8

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.0

7.1

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

157.1

5.07

0.219

0.25

Nov.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

i-2

4.2

5.4

7.1

6.7

5.7

5.1

5.1

7.0

12

25

90

250

T50

*80

53

41

47

47

109

81

55

41

36

32

1,223.2

40.8

1.77

1.98

Dec.

26

23

20

*23

21

20

366

500

230

120

77

56

44

40

35

32

30

28

30

221

186

103

72

59

52

170

140

93

70

50

45

2,982

96.2

4.16

4.80

Jan.

40

35

30

25

23

21

21

*21

18

17

16

15

15

17

22

24

24

24

22

20

22

26

25

52

110

84

66

54

46

41

38

1,014

32.7

1.42

1.64

Feb.

81

88

70

57

52

79

200

160

98

74

60

*50

44

40

36

33

b30

b25

b23

b21

b21

b22

b22

22

22

47

160

153

-

1,790

63.9

2.77

2.88

Mar.

99

79

66

56

48

44

41

39

52

70

67

58

*69

85

79

69

59

74

74

67

61

55

48

47

53

58

62

62

58

64

109

1,972

63.6

2.75

3.17

Apr.

97

80

74

85

79

153

142

101

*80

77

77

75

68

61

62

76

74

67

61

.55.

56

70

89

87

172

165

268

455

282

198

3,486

116

5.02

5.60

May

137

120

117

97

*108

545

654

312

165

114

111

107

89

72

59

52

46

42

36

31

28

26

26

24

25

21

19

22

19

17

15

3,256

105

4.55

5.25

June

15

18

15

12

12

10

8.6

8.0

9.2

9.2

*9.2

11

8.0

8.0

12

9.8

8.0

6.5

6.6

.35

18

15

12

9.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.5

5.9

5 4 : 

325.1

10.8

0.468

0.52

July

5.1

*4,6

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.6

6.2

26

16

9.2

8.0

14

11

8.6

6.8

12

13

11

16

42

51

42

32

25

19

16

12

10

15

10

9 2

469.5

15.1

0.654

0.75

Aug.

12

13

16

25

17

12

9.2

8.0

11

7.2

6.2

*5.6

9.2

16

14

16

16

13

9.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.2

35

17

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

367.5

11.9

0.515

0.59

Sept.

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4,0

4.0

4,0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.8

5.0

10^7.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

3.8

4.0

138.7

4.62

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1957: Max 723 Mln 1.7 Mean 47.9 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.16

Water year 1957-58: Max 654 Mln 3.8 Mean 47.1 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.65

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Dec. 7 (10' p.m.) 716 

(6.00 ft); May 6 (7:50 p.m.) 811 cfs (7.46 ft).

fs (6.89 ft); Apr. 28 (3 to 4 a.m.) 575 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage- discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. --No gage-height record Nov. 14-20, Dec. 30 to Jan. 8, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, records for Powell River at Big Stone Gap 

and Clinch River at Speers Ferry.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5280. Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

; r z n ov y 

Prior to April 1919 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1306.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long 83°23'54", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Grissom 

Island, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, 10 miles east of Tazewell, Clalrborne 

County, and at mile 159.8.

Drainage area. 1,474 sq ml.

ptemGage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since July 29, 1935. Datum of gage 

Is 1,060.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Apr. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage on railroad bridge 23.3 miles downstream 

at datum 102.7 ft lower. Aug. 8, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 

8.0 miles downstream at datum 47.2 ft lower.

Average discharge .--40 years, 2,097 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 35,900 cfs May 7 (gage height, 17.70 ft); minimum, 274 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1918-58: Maximum discharge, 51,100 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 108 cfs Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in 1862, present site and datum, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1336: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height., In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28, 29, May 6-9)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

260

350

650

1,030

1,990

5.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

4,800

12,400

19,800

32,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,210

3.000

2,O40

1,360

1,010

798

*664

568

502

454

422

388

361

341

332

323

323

341

346

332

332

366

361

350

410

416

394

394

383 

361

346

19,228

620

0.421

0.49

Nov.

*336

328

328

328

328

318

314

3T8

366

372

366

394

400

388

410

950

1,420

5,030

7.800

6,520

4,350

2,780

2,170

2,150

4,170

6,940

6,420

4,020

2,820 

2,300

65,134

2,171

1.47

1.64

Dec .

1,950

*1,650

1,430

1.550

1,370

1,420

4,600

14,800

16,400

10,500

6,040

4,080

2,950

2,240

1,950

1,740

1,630

1,520

1,490

3,380

6,680

8,320

6,230

3,940

3,050

3,860

8,220

8,720

5,910

4,070

3,070

144,540

4,663

3.16

3.65

Jan.

2,540

2,210

*1,910

1,640

1,420

1,240

1,190

1,260

1,140

950

958

966

958

1,050

1,280

1,760

2,020

1,880

1,650

1,470

1,350

1,400

1,690

2,350

3,840

7.220

6,330

4,340

3,260

2^260

66,162

2,134

1.45

1.67

Feb.

2,440

3,680

*4,300

3,620

2,950

2,750

3,830

7,860

9,280

6,280

4,320

3,300

2,670

2,230

1,940

1,790

1,620

1,090

1,090

1,290

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,190

1,240

1,760

4,910

10.800

-

.......

92,030

3,287

2.23

2.32

Mar.

9.600

5,960

*4,210

3,240

2,630

2,240

1,990

1.870

2,040

3,240

2,950

2,560

2,410

3,090

3,740

3,760

3,160

2,860

3,130

3,050

2,770

2,520

2,260

2,070

2,040

2,220

2,720

3,310

4,320

4,020 

4,930

100,910

3,255

2.21

2.55

Apr.

8,770

8,830

5,620

4,460

4,120

4,260

*6,060

6,610

5,600

4,640

4,220

3,920

3,540

3,070

2,760

3,030

2,960

2,680

2,380

2,120

1.990

2,080

2,600

4,000

9,420

7,530

8,660

15.000

14,900

12,200

168,030

5,601

3.80

4.24

May

*9,040

7,770

6,160

5,890

5,720

11,700

28,900

*28,700

14,600

9,060

7,220

8,130

8,830

6,430

4,720

3,710

3,100

2,670

2,280

2,030

1,870

1,670

1,500

1,430

1,500

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,240

1,140 

1.010

191,860

6,189

4.20

4.84

June

934

1,050

2.210

1,500

1,150

966

862

790

762

*755

741

755

727

657

622

622

615

629

671

1,090

918

769

720

636

550

514

574

636

685 

685

24,795

826

0.560

0.63

July

568

*496

449

438

416

388

422

636

1,050

1,530

1,080

814

769

699

580

608

886

1,230

1,740

1,760

2,810

5.350

2,350

1,910

1,740

2,110

1,790

1,380

1,210

1,210 

1,470

37,889

1,222

0.829

0.96

Aug.

1,470

1,420

1,530

*2,550

3,600

2,800

1,890

1,400

1,320

1,630

1,440

1,090

1,050

942

1,160

1,450

1,570

2,300

1,780

1,290

1,010

830

727

692

1/170

9.060

8,830

2,730

1,770

1,350 

1,090

62,941

2,030

1.38

1.59

Sept.

926

*790

699

636

587

544

508

490

460

438

422

400

388

372

356

346

341

341

383

400

388

388

388

356

350

336

314

296

282 

278

13,203

440

0.299

0.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 47,300 Min 125 Mean 2,706 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.91

Water year 1957-58; Max 28,900 Min 278 Mean 2,703 Cfsrn 1.83 In. 24.91

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs).--Dec. 8 (12 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (11.49 ft); Apr. 28 (8:30 a. 

17,000 cfs (10.97 ft); May 7 (10 p.m.) 35,900 cfs (17.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5295. Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°52 I 08", long 82°46 I 32", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 23 at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Pork Powell River, 

and 2.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,459.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 27, 1948, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs May 6 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 19, 1955.

Remarks .--Records good.

Revisions (water .years). WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1948. WSP 1436: 1949{M) , 

1950(P) , 1951-53(M), 1955(P) .

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6-11, Feb. 17, 18)

0.8

.9 26

1.0 41

1.2 80

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 

14

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

145

320

550

850

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

1.7

134

179

2.0 300

3.0 930

4.0 1,850

6.0 4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

70

*52

43

38

32

30

28

26

25

25

22

24

22

22

22

22

32

38

30

28

25

24

22

41

43

45

41

36

32 

32

30

1,002

32.3

0.288

0.33

Nov.

30

28

28

25

25

24

25

39

62

56

43

38

36

49

64

80

150

750

*965

492

207

142

150

154

504

438

242

172

156 

138

5,312

177

1.58

1.76

Dec.

122

112

*110

128

120

116

1,580

2,400

1,300

797

564

390

295

255

222

214

214

207

204

830

1,080

642

438

330

265

1,070

937

624

444 

324

16,624

536

4.79

5.52

Jan.

234

188

162

148

134

b!20

*bllO

b!05

blOO

b90

b90

98

102

132

130

130

126

124

110

110

132

210

194

250

510

420

295

210

172

154 

148

5,238

169

1.51

1.74

Feb.

378

462

354

230

214

242

882

944

600

420

*306

230

201

174

169

150

b!30

b!20

118

118

110

112

108

112

122

234

994

1.120

-

9,354

334

2.98

3.10

Mar.

648

444

324

242

201

179

162

154

188

230

214

*194

210

312

318

275

230

242

230

230

218

198

182

188

300

432

450

408

348

366 

654

8,971

289

2.58

2.97

Apr.

624

486

396

354

290

762

846

612

*420

372

390

384

300

234

204

198

166

152

140

130

154

210

432

390

498

516

860

1,600

1,600

1,300

15,020

501

4.47

4.99

May

790

552

432

330

*360

*2,050

5.280

1,450

846

588

618

678

528

390

275

222

182

162

150

140

124

110

110

104

104

96

88

84

78 

70

64

15,055

486

4.34

5.00

June

203

222

134

110

94

84

74

70

68

66

*66

66

56

54

62

62

48

41

51

138

72

54

51

44

38

37

37

34

32 

30

2,198

73.3

0.654

0.73

July

30

*26

28

25

28

33

40

58

48

35

43

52

41

37

33

34

298

130

399

1,000

790

342

188

166

164

130

112

106

124 

100

84

4,724

152

1.36

1.57

Aug.

86

124

191

214

164

126

106

116

162

102

84

*86

150

116

124

204

260

156

114

92

78

74

66

115

528

169

118

92

76 

66

58

4,217

136

1.21

1.40

Sept.

54

48

44

41

38

35

35

35

32

30

30

30

29

28

26

26

28

29

26

30

82

44

30

28

26

25

24

26

24 

25

1,008

33.6

0.300

0.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,330 Min 10 Mean 228 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.64

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,280 Min 22 Mean 243 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.44

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 3,780 cfs (5.56 ft); Dec. 20 (8 p.m.) 1,690 

cfs (3.84 ft); Apr. 28 (7 a.m.) 1,980 ofs (4.13 ft); May 6 (11 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (5.70 ft); July 20 

(6:30 p.m.) 1,750 efs (5.88 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
148 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5315. Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'43", long 83°05'42", on right bank 35 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2 miles southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upstream from Wallen 

Creek.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 zo September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some perio&s~, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,259.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 511 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 18.64 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs 

Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1932-44. WSP 1436: 

1946(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 10-12, Feb. 18-20; 

shifting-control method used Apr. 8-25)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Ju

37

61

103

184

3.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

540

2,220

4,820

8,870

June 3 to Sept. 30

1.2 52

1.6 112

2.0 184

Mote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

248

*166

126

105

90

77

69 

64

58

54

51

49

47

46

45

44

48

66

73

64

53

48

46

54

70

81

71

70

65

65

58

2,271

73.3

0.230

0.27

Nov.

58

57

56

53

52

49

48 

51

66

91

91

80

70

70

88

166

431

5,460

*3,200

1,800

815

520

448

520

1,160

1,440

842

580

500

444

17,306

577

1.81

2.02

Dec.

378

318

*287

312

329

301

2,730 

8,870

3,580

1,800

1,170

790

580

50P

444

402

388

385

392

1,300

3,320

1,500

980

715

602

1,740

2,420

1,380

952

692

580

40,137

1,295

4.06

4.68

Jan.

540

456

382

343

298

284

 301 

294

215

190

180

L80

187

256

336

329

312

304

270

256

262

371

436

535

1,440

1,140

842

648

520

452

406

12,965

418

1.31

1.51

Feb.

693

1,170

925

692

580

580

1,680 

2,680

1,500

980

*740

602

500

416

402

368

290

250

230

220

219

219

219

215

222

318

1,260

5.060

21,230

758

2.38

2.48

Mar.

1,620

1,010

740

602

500

444

410 

382

452

842

715

 625

602

815

790

715

602

648

740

692

648

560

496

464

540

692

765

740

670

C9R be o

1,090

21,236

685

2.15

2.48

Apr.

1,200

952

790

692

625

1,380

2,040 

1,440

*1,120

952

1,090

1,120

1,010

842

740

740

692

625

560

520

500

625

898

1,040

1,770

1,680

2,740

4,620

4,100

4,240

41,343

1,378

4.52

4.82

May

2,220

1,620

1,380

1,140

1,120

*3,390

8,750 

4,950

2,220

1,410

1,580

1,440

1,170

898

715

602

520

460

402

385

340

290

262

273

306

284

235

235

232

192

172

38,975

1,257

3.94

4.54

June

159

799

540

350

262

219

190

172

155

155

*155

164

157

155

155

159

142

122

115

435

360

212

168

148

128

117

112

109

99

93

6,284

209

0.655

0.73

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,200 Min 25 Mean 631 Cfsm 1.98

July

86

*80

77

76

11

88

88 

160

228

164

137

192

206

164

137

148

219

420

413

1,270

2,340

1,120

692

520

440

374

304

252

270

287

204

11,230

362

1.13

1.30

Aug.

198

219

318

500

428

318

225 

180

460

336

232

*198

416

399

318

343

492

440

312

222

174

172

159

150

959

670

413

294

212

170

148

10,055

324

1.02

1.18

In. 26.85

Sept.

132

122

109

102

98

93

88 

83

80

76

73

73

73

70

67

65

65

69

69

67

106

160

114

85

74

69

65

62

59

62

2,530

84.3

0.264

0.29

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,870 Min 44 Mean 618 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.30

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 8 (7 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (18.64 ft); Apr. 28 (4 p.m.) 5,330 cfs 

(10.79 ft); May 7 (1 p.m.) 9,910 efs (17.48 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 149

5320. Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location. Lat 36"32'30", long 83"37'49", on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on D. S. 

Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek.

Drainage area.--68S sq mi.

Records available . October 1919 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected at same 

site December 1892 to August 1893, September 1904 to March 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (published as "near Tazewell").

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

River Survey datum). Prior to July 23, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 127 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, -0.07 Nov. 7.

1919-58: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 47 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage 

height, -0.38 ft Sept. 8, 9, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 23, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1920, 1921(M), 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

-0.1 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0

145

173

485

930

4.0

10.0

16.0

2,210

7,600

14,300

0.3 

.5

1.0

120

163

330

2.0 

4.0 

12.0

865

2,210

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

800

608

584

936

631

478

*398

343

297

270

246

228

214

202

196

188

£05

225

222

211

208

202

188

246

225

211

205

211

208

202 

196

9,784

316

0.461

0.53

Nov.

*188

176

173

173

170

162

156

170

185

188

179

199

211

211

252

392

912

4,370

7.540

6,150

3,600

1,840

1,350

1,230

1,920

3,000

2,830

1,840

1,370

1,140

42,277

1,409

2.06

2.30

Dec.

985

*830

726

690

662

662

3,540

10,900

* 14. 100

6,980

3,950

2,570

1,790

1,370

1,190

1,050

963

936

1,020

2,630

4,560

5,360

3,160

2,100

1,700

3,310

4,390

4,480

2,950

2 090 

1^620

93,264

3,009

4.39

5.06

Jan.

1,380

1,220

*1,070

930

835

770

740

740

716

654

591

595

587

676

745

800

765

730

694

667

644

667

703

925

1,650

2.500

2,100

1,610

1,300

1,110 

990

30,104

971

1.42

1.63

Feb.

1,350

1,880

*2 , 180

1,800

1,470

1,400

1,950

3,600

4,440

2,880

2,050

1,610

1,330

1,130

996

920

840

735

644

685

649

608

591

591

579

716

1,700

3,570

_

42,894

1,532

2.24

2.33

Mar.

4.590

2,820

 1,930

1,520

1,260

1,080

980

966

1,190

2,130

2,110

1,740

1,640

1,870

1,940

1,800

1,580

1,480

1,550

1,600

1,510

1,380

1,230

1,120

1,140

1,200

1,340

1,400

1,340

1,260 

1,240

49,936

1,611

2.35

2.71

Apr.

1,710

1,910

1,650

1,440

1,300

2,530

*3,240

3,430

2,380

1,910

1,770

1,810

1,730

1,530

1,350

1,270

1,250

1,150

1,040

958

1,060

1,500

2,150

2,060

5,410

4,860

5,480

8,450

9.510

8,110

83,948

2,798

4.08

4.56

May

*6,960

4,580

3,460

2,900

2,950

5,100

9,190

* 14. OOP

8,830

4,770

3,450

3,170

2,920

2,380

1,920

1,590

1,380

1,210

1,100

992

901

805

739

751

775

823

709

625

598

570

510

90,658

2,924

4.27

4.92

June

470

452

848

901

631

532

460

420

402

*384

366

388

366

357

330

334

330

316

295

625

576

673

460

380

326

298

281

264

253

242

12,960

432

0.631

0.70

July

228

*213

205

199

196

191

191

216

264

334

339

281

267

330

309

284

312

302

515

554

1,220

2.710

1,580

1,010

775

614

542

442

384

344

384

15,735

508

0.742

0.85

Aug.

416

485

465

*402

532

564

452

375

348

429

537

429

357

429

510

470

592

586

620

465

375

312

284

312

411

799

961

586

438

352

14,591

471

0.688

0.79

Sept.

S64

*232

210

202

188

177

172

164

159

151

151

148

143

141

141

138

138

148

141

138

185

205

205

236

191

161

146

138

132

134

5,079

169

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 1957: Max 23,100 Mln 80 Mean 1,404 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.82

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,100 Mln 132 Mean 1,346 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.66

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Dec. 9 (7:30 a.m.) 15,800 cfs 

cfs (12.33 ft); May 8 (l p.m.) 14,900 cfs (16.41 ft).

(17.05 ft); Apr. 29 (6 p.m.) 9,960

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5330. Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°12'56", long 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.0 mile 

downstream from Norris Dam, 1.5 miles north of Norris, Anderson County, and at 

mile 78.8.

Drainage area. 2,913 sq mi.

Records available --October 1903 to September 1958. Published as "at Clinton" October 

1903 to September 1927, and "near Coal Creek" May 1927 to September 1937. Records 

published for sites "at Clinton" and "near Coal Creek" May to September 1927; for 

sites "near Coal Creek" and "below Norris Dam" April 1936 to September 1937. Gageheight records collected in vicinity of Clinton from 1884 to 1943 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Jan. 28, 1937. Daium of gage 

is 819.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1903, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at railroad bridge 19.6 miles downstream at 

datum 42.49 ft lower. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at highway bridge 

19.8 miles downstream (1,000 ft downstream from previous site) at datum 42.59 ft lower. 

May 27 to Sept 8, 1927, staff gage and Sept. 9, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1935, water-stage 

recorder, at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 10.50 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1935, to 

Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 13.50 ft 

lower. Apr. 16, 1936, to Jan. 27, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 55 years, 4,347 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Mar. 1, 2.

1903-58: Maximum discharge, 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 38.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 20, 24-26, May 29 to June 5, 1936 (gage 

height, 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 to June 4, 1936.

Flood of Mar. 11, 18S6, reached a stage of 43.5 ft (discharge, 130,000 cfs) at railroad bridge at Clinton, from reports by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood of Mar. 31, 

1886, reached a stage of 41.3 ft, revised (discharge, 113,000 cfs) at railroad bridge 

at Clinton. Flood of Feb. 24, 1862, equalled that of Mar. 31, 1886, from reports by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated by Norris Lake (see p. 226).

Revisions (water yearsJ.--W3P 1306: 1936-46 (adjusted monthly runoff). WSP 1336: 1917- 

18, 1928.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to July 11, July 14-19)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

160

360

2.0 880

3.0 2,450

5.0 6,890

10.0 21,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

a5,000

a4,500

a4,600

*a2,000

157

88

3,580

2,280

2,300

a3 , 600

a3,500

a5, 700

a3,700

a3,600

a3,600

3,960 

3,780

3,780

2,470

1,740

4,410

4,530

4,570

2,570

2,430

2,800

2,440

4,490

5.750

5,420

5,340

104,685

3,377

Nov.

5,400

4,700

4,540

*5,740

2,340

3,050

2,270

2,230

222

3,890

5,670

3,760

3,170

4,200

1,030

92

106

110

4,460

4,680

4,800

4,690

4,760

4,640

6,730

7,640

7,610

7,610

6,140

7.970

124,250

4,142

Dec.

7,970

7,940

7,860

*7,830

7,720

7,660

7,770

7,890

7,970

8,030

8,030

8,050

8,080

7,890

6.800

7,910 

7,910

7,860

7,830

7,890

7,940

7,910

9,230

13,900

16,200

17,400

20.000

20,000

19,900

19,900

19,700

328,970

10,610

Jan.

16,500

9,260

*7,750

7,750

7,690

7,690

7,640

7,640

7,660

7,640

7,610

7,560

7,530

7,500

7,500

7,530 

7,530

7,450

7,450

7,420

7,390

7,340

7,370

6,020

84

84

3,680

2,970

4,370

5,420

7,390

214,218

6,910

Feb.

5,180

418

3,330

*6,840

6,660

221

88

1,390

128

3,990

7,180

7,120

7,150

4,770

7,530

7.640 

7,240

7,580

7,560

7,530

7,420

7,070

7,420

7,420

7,370

5,200

1,890

607

_

143,942

5,141

Mar.

80

BO

894

2,340

3,130

1,330

760

84

1,400

6,270

1,530

84

4,560

4,030

864

84 

3,820

2,490

*2,600

3,800

3,310

1,540

88

1,600

895

88

88

88

88

88

2,000

50,103

1,616

Apr.

3,220

3,500

2,720

3,750

3,160

1,880

5.500

4,550

*4,140

3,510

3,890

3,380

954

2,490

894

88 

*88

88

88

88

1,320

97

97

97

97

97

110

122

122

116

50,253

1,675

May

116

116

116

116

122

954

1,620

135

,290

,870

,660

,420

,530

,890

,890

,860 

,830

,860

,860

,970

,970

* ,970

,970

8,000

8.050

7,970

8,000

8,000

8,000

7,890

8,030

171,075

5,519

June

8,000

6,860

8,050

8,080

8,110

8,110

5,440

8,310

8,330

8,310

8,390

8,450

*8,450

8,420

8,450

8,470 

8,470

8,500

8,620

8,650

8,700

8,730

9.450

8,790

7,470

7,470

7,370

5,000

4.410

8,360

238,200

7,940

July

8,390

8,470

8.590

5,790

4,200

2,820

6,920

8,280

2,840

2,560

920

122

128

*3,070

5,890

4,540 

2,990

4,240

2,890

564

5,050

4,130

1,800

1,760

110

110

717

5,290

5,510

5,030

4,920

118,421

3,820

Aug.

4,860

150

110

2,900

4,450

*3,860

4,000

3,910

7,080

8,390

8,650

8,050

7,950

8.820

8,820

8,790 

8,820

8,820

8,790

8,760

8,730

8,680

8,680

8,450

8,470

8,560

7,660

7,710

8,000

5,440

214,180

6,909

Sept.

8,420

8,470

*8,590

8,700

8,730

4,100

8,650

8.760

8,700

8,650

7,640

4,510

3,600

5,880

6,060

6,230 

8,590

4,400

6,310

6,320

4,450

2,820

2,820

2,620

2,040

5,590

1.520

5,810

6,250

5,080

180,090

6,005

Observed Adjustedt

Calendar year 1957: J Water year 1957-58: t

lax 26,600 Min 64 Mean 5,227 Mean 5,539 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.81

fax 20,000 Min 80 Mean 5,311 Mean 5,425 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

station near Searboro.

Norris Powerplant records and records for
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 151 

5350. Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, Term.

Location.--Lab 36°06'52", long 83°59'16", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 441, 2.1 miles downstream from Smith Branch, 4.0 miles northwest of Halls 

Crossroads, Knox County.

Drainage area.--68.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-5S (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-26, Nov. 2-14)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

7.0

9.5

18

29

69

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

292 

461 

675 

950 

1,430 

134 10.0 3, ICO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

200

*400

200

120

g74

g58

*g46

g38

g33

g30

627

g25

g22

E21

g37

34

25

22

20

20

19

25

25

20

20

20

19 

18

il

1,695

54.7

0.799

0.92

Nov.

16

g!6

g!5

*15

15

14

14

32

37

22

19

18

18

68

61

*1,420

972

2.450

*1,060

441

260

186

276

206

647

504

268

198

246 

172

9,666

322

4.70

5.25

Dec.

134

110

94

*91

75

68

1,110

1.280

483

308

226

164

134

118

101

89

83

78

114

772

492

268

199

161

227

780

396

279

209

164

137

8,944

289

4.22

4.86

Jan.

125

96

*83

76

67

64

65

62

58

55

50

48

66

104

82

73

67

61

56

57

65

58

68

218

180

146

116

94

83

76

72

2,591

83.6

1.22

1.41

Feb.

82

70

63

*58

58

81

162

161

124

101

89

77

70

63

64

59

58

57

54

51

49

45

44

44

44

118

439

345

-

2,730

97.5

1.42

1.48

Mar.

202

148

*132

93

79

73

72

107

240

281

191

144

217

217

172

142

119

226

190

160

136

112

94

93

103

97

103

97

88 

97

196

4,421

143

2.09

2.40

Apr.

155

130

112

98

84

259

190

143

*119

131

125

101

89

82

88

114

89

82

77

11

139

250

215

181

689

456

655

952

914 

635

7,426

248

3.62

4.03

May

384

297

215

172

*260

*987

1.500

770

411

340

281

220

175

142

118

101

87

80

89

83

68

62

58

54

53

50

46

45

41 

38

37

7,064

228

3.33

3.84

June

40

54

37

34

32

31

30

28

29

30

27

27

*26

24

23

23

22

22

21

5B_

26

24

49

25

22

22

22

20

18 

18

864

28.8

0.420

0.47

July

17

17

16

18

18

16

17

25

*22

24

17

17

18

27

18

28

38

20

17

115

116

33

26

26

40

22

22

20

35

20

18

883

28.5

0.416

0.48

Aug.

34

41

91

38

25

*20

18

21

31

36

62

23

20

18

16

15

16

16

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

11

10

9.9 

9.5

975

689.9

22.3

0.326

0.37

Sept.

9.2

9.0

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.5

39

18

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2 

8.5

301.7

10.1

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,430 Mln 8.2 Mean 130 Cfsm 1-90 In . 25.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (3 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (10.26 ft); Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 1,930 cfs 

(8.73 ft); Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (7.40 ft); Apr. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (7.55 ft); May 7 

(12 m.) 1,590 cfs (7.95 ft).___________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, Feb. 16-21; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range In stage, weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for First Creek at 

Mineral Springs Avenue at Knoxvllle.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5355. Clinch River near Scarboro, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°56'45", long 84°13'17", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Beaver 

Creek, 2f miles south of Scarboro, Anderson County, 4f miles downstream from Solway 

Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville.

Drainage area.--3,300 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1958. Published as "near Wheat" September 

1936 to January 1941.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1941, at site 24.5 miles 

downstream at datum 35.99 ft lower.

Average discharge. 22 years, 4,614 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 12.96 ft); minimum, 181 cfs July 28 (gage height, 1.11 ft); minimum daily, 218 cfs July 14.

1936-58; Maximum discharge, 42,900 cfs Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; minimum, 111 cfs 

Oct. 27, 28, 1947; minimum daily, 131 cfs Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Norris Lake, 41 miles upstream (see p. 226). 

The town of Oak Ridge diverts an average of about 25 cfs for municipal supply, 2-j miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1306: 1938-39 (adjusted monbhly runoff). WSP 1386: 1937.

Rating table, wate

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

175

236

501

1,160

10.0

13.0

4,990

17,000

23,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,010

*3,330

5,950

5,930-

3,420

1.260

1,310

3,530

2,760

3,050

3,870

3,970

3,790

3,490

3,830

3,830

4,290

4,050

3,380

2,470

3,060

4,810

4,270

3,970

2,790

2,900

2,750

3,710

5,170

5,610

5,630

114,190

3,684

Nov.

5,470

5,530

4,250

*5,470

4,500

2,820

2,670

2,500

2,460

1,680

4,310

5,590

2,640

4,530

4,530

5,400

7,910

15.600

11,600

9,050

6,930

6,210

6,390

6,070

8,330

10,400

9,490

8,990

7,270

9,000

187,590

6,253

Calendar year 1957: I

Water year 1957-58; I

Dec.

8,800

8,600

*8,590

8,590

8,410

8,330

12,700

17,300

12,800

10,600

9,830

9,350

9,090

8,830

7,550

8,690

8,610

8,530

8,650

12,000

12,300

10,200

9,450

13,000

17,100

20,200

22.700

22,200

21,600

21,300

21,000

386,800

12,480

Jan.

20.300

13,100

*8,610

8,430

8,350

8,310

8,290

8,230

8,170

8,130

8,090

8,030

8,030

8,330

8,230

8,150

8,110

8,030

7,930

7,890

7,910

7,930

7,830

8,090

4,600

1.210

3,280

4,160

4,080

3,520

7,830

241,180

7,780

Feb.

,910

,910

,620

* ,670

,870

,340

,240

,140

,190

,150

,730

,690

,490

,630

.150

,090

,650

,990

,970

,930

,550

,870

,850

,810

,970

,140

,440

-

166,060

5,931

Mar.

1,780

968

792

*1,910

2,960

3,550

1,460

1,400

912

5,280

5,230

1,980

1,900

5,450

4,350

1,720

1,330

4,890

3,830

3,860

4,530

3,800

2,040

1,230

1,940

1,620

779

753

690

652

1,140

74,726

2,411

Apr.

3,050

*3,850

3,960

4,370

3,430

3,690

3,640

6.270

5,250

4,120

4,070

4,610

3,570

1,960

2,390

1,560

652

535

512

501

1,240

2,380

1,910

1,350

3,210

3,190

3,470

4,790

4,950

4,850

93,330

3,111

May

2,930

*2,270

1,780

1,390

1,260

2,880

5,450

5,170

2,930

5,450

5,310

6,950

7,650

8,710

8,610

8,510

8,450

8,370

8,510

8,550

8,450

8,390

8,370

8,370

8,410

8,410

8,350

8,350

8,330

8,330

8,350

203,240

6,556

June

8,470

8,270

7,590

*8,430

8,450

8,470

5,940

8,250

8,550

8,590

8,550

8,610

8,630

8,610

8,630

8,630

8,610

8,610

8,650

8,850

8,830

8,830

9,230

9,230

8,270

7,510

7,530

6,150

3.910

7,350

244,230

8,141

July

8.670

*8,510

8,570

6,810

5,010

3,980

4,520

8,510

6,490

1,820

2,380

1,260

291

218

3,990

6,050

3,790

3,510

4,290

2,670

2,340

4,110

3,840

1,990

1,860

328

275

1,160

5,490

5,050

4,910

122,692

3,958

Aug.

4,810

4,290

468

*551

2,800

4,530

3,650

4,750

5,110

8,270

8,750

8,270

7,690

8,870

8,870

8,810

8,850

8,870

8,830

8,830

8,810

8,790

8,770

8,730

8,530

8,590

8,090

8,130

7,670

7,670

5,370

215,019

6,936

Sept.

8,370

8,430

*8,510

8,630

8.650

6,830

5,750

8,650

8,650

8,550

8,030

5,990

3,810

4,000

5,810

5,550

8,230

6,590

4,650

6,050

6,130

3,280

2,840

2,540

2,900

2,560

3,720

2.150

6,270

5,870

177,970

5,932

Observed Adjustedt

lax 28,300 Min 194 Mean 6,146 Mean 6,458 Cfam 1.96 In. 26.57

fax 22,7oO Mln 218 Mean 6,101 Mean 6,216 Cfam 1.88 In. 25.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Norris Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 153

5370. Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'44V, long 84°18'59", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from Melton 

Branch, 1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south 

of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 3.62 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1950 to July 1953, July 1955 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average dlscharge.--5 years (1950-52, 1955-58), 9.69 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 511 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs Nov. 6, 7, 8 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1950-53, 1955-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 642 cfs Aug. 30, 1950 (gage height, 

5.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs, but may have been higher Aug. 2, 

1950; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft July 2, 9-11, 1950, 

Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by operations of Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 22-30)

0.9

1.0 

2.0

4.0

6.0

30

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

64

94

149

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

*6.4

55

53

18

12

9.2

7.8

7.4

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

8.4

5.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.3

8.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8 

4.6

4.8

293.7

9.47

-

-

Nov.

.6

.0

.4

* .4

.4

.4

.4

1

.4

.6

.8

.6

.6

42

16

115

110

*127

48

22

15

15

20

14

*22

15

12

9.8

12 

6.2

691.6

23.1

-

-

Dec.

7.0

7.0

*7.4

7.0

6.0

5.8

130

46

24

17

13

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.6

18

55

23

16

13

12

13

20

14

12

10

9.2

9 5

550.7

17.8

-

-

Jan.

9.0

8.0

*7.6

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

9.9

17

11

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.0

9.8

7.8

7.0

li

14

12

10

8.5

7.6

7.0 

7.4

267.4

8.63

-

-

Feb.

6.8

5.8

5.8

*5.6

6.6

11

14

10

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.2

4.8

14

35

18

-

232.8

8.31

-

-

Mar.

13

10

8.5

*7.6

6.8

6.2

8.3

7.8

15

12

10

8.5

13

10

9.5

8.0

10

25

16

13

11

8.8

7.2

10

11

10

10

10

8.2

11 

10

325.4

10.5

-

-

Apr.

8.8

*8.5

8.5

7.8

7.0

16

9.5

8.0

7.8

11

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.6

11

9.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.0

21

42

23

21

68

33

26

21

44 

24

494.5

16.5

-

-

May

19

*19

16

13

12

14

19

15

12

15

12

10

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.6

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

292.3

9.43

_

-

June

5.5

5.6

5.4

*5.2

5.6

5.6

4.8

5.2

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.6

5.2

5.0

5.6

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.8

5.0

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

157.1

5.24

_

-

July

5.0

*5.6

5.8

5.6

6.2

6.4

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.0

6.2

8.0

1*1

6-. 4

5.6

9.1

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4

7.3

7.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

5.6 5 2

sis

194.6

6.28

-

-

Aug.

12

11

7.8

*7.2

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5 2

sis

196.0

6.32

-

-

Sept.

5.6

5.0

*5.0

5.6

6.2

5.8

7.7

5.2

4.6

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

6.2

6.8

5.4

5.0

5.4

25

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.6

4.8

4.8 

5.8

192.3

6.41

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 130 Min 3.7 Mean 12.2 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 130 Min 4.0 Mean 10.7 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 280 cfs). Nov. 16 (lo a.m.) 511 cfs (5.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5375. Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'38", long 84°18'54", on right bank 0.1 mile above mouth, 1 mile south 

of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south of Oak Ridge, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 1.48 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 751.90 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Nov. 6-8.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 16, 1957; no flow for many days during 

August, September, October, and November 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.2 

.4

2.0 

4.5

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

Oct.

1.8

*1.5

22

li

5.8

.8

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.7

.2

.2

.1

.6

.6

.7

1.4

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8 

.6

64.7

2.73

-

"

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

*.6

.8

.3

.3

2.5

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

16

4.2

41

37

*49

17

5.8

3.2

3.0

8.2

4.6

*8.2

5.2

3.5

2.8

3.8

2.2

225.7

7.52

-

"

Dec.

1.8

1.7

*1.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

55

14

6.5

4.2

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.7

6.8

27

7.8

4.5

3.2

2.5

3.4

9.6

5.2

4.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

184.6

5.96

-

-

Jan.

2.5

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.9

7.1

4.2

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.6

2.2

2.0

7.5

6.6

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.8

1.7 

1.7

78.7

2.54

-

-

Feb.

1.9

1.5

1.4

*1.3

1.7

3.5

5.5

3.8

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

5.7

16

6.6

-

73.5

2.62

-

-

Mar.

3.8

3.0

2.5

*2.2

1.9

1^8

2.5

3.5

7.2

5.2

3.5

2.5

4.5

3.8

3.0

2.5

3.0

11

5.8

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.0

3.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.8

3.5 

4.5

115.6

3.73

-

-

Apr.

3.2

*2.8

2.2

2.0

1.9

6.7

3.8

3.0

2.5

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

3.8

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.2

6.4

20

6.2

5.0

25

12

11

6.8

20

9.6

185.6

6.19

-

-

May

.5

* .8

.2

.8

.5

.5

.5

.8

. 2

.5

.2'.2

.0

.8

.8

.5

.4

.3

.5

.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7 

.7

76.0

2.52

-

-

June

0.7

.7

.8 *7e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

*.7

22.2

0.740

-

"

July

0.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.0

.7

_tl

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6 

. 6

22.8

0.735

-

"

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.1

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6 

.8

26.1

0.842

-

"

Sept.

0.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

5.5

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

24.1

0.805

-

"

Calendar year 1957: Max 55 Min 0.1 Mean 3.39 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 55 Min 0.3 Mean 3.07 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 86 cfs). Nov. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 120 cfs (4.64 ft); Dec. 7 (9 a.m.) 90 cfs 

(3.90 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 155

5395. Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°55'33", long 84°54'47", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from North Creek, 

1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream from Bird 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 93.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 (discontinued). Prior to October 1952, 

published as Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,569.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 17, 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 174 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 15.82 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 21.30 ft): no 

flow Sept. 23, 24, 1936, Sept. 11-22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

3.5

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.5

93

156

356

754

1,430

3,510

5,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

150

132

156

328

406

242

162

120

92

*74

61

51

45

38

33

28

47

104

90

73

61

51

78

961

653

315

226

170

139 

121

104

5,311

171

1.83

2.11

Nov.

93

84

1ST

127

111

98

90

319

480

308

218

174

146

796

886

3,110

2,920

5,080

3,880

1,200

622

441

546

490

678

603

433

338

331 

281

25,010

834

8.92

9.95

Dec.

224

193

175

179

156

142

1,530

1,790

898

571

397

299

246

212

192

215

£70

301

349

2,000

1,280

636

423

326

382

308

284

250

226 

193

172

14,819

478

5.11

5.89

Jan.

175

156

136

122

111

105

101

93

b80

b70

b62

b55

85

202

215

*189

164

146

127

118

135

149

135

285

587

431

338

266

220 

189

169

5,416

175

1.87

2.15

Feb.

215

205

179

159

167

306

480

423

299

226

180

150

b!30

bl!5

b!05

b95

b85

b80

b75

b65

b60

b70

92

93

92

94

135

207

-

4,582

164

1.75

1.82

Mar.

183

159

142

122

110

103

104

164

215

260

222

187

209

248

218

187

167

469

488

349

266

215

184

223

651

538

*493

416

333 

279

270

8,154

263

2.81

3.24

Apr.

230

196

170

153

139

370

382

275

218

384

582

404

295

234

234

216

180

156

139

126

356

496

378

317

1,760

,140

,090

,800

,270

,040

14,730

491

5.25

5.86

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,080 Min 0.03 Mean 293

May

631

496

385

326

924

1,680

1,170

740

490

428

451

568

416

297

*220

158

135

111

123

146

114

81

71

62

57

50

42

36

31

24

Hi

10,484

338

3.61

4.17

June

21

70

36

26

20

18

14

12

70

J*i

47

32

23

16

13

12

10

8.5

7.2

6.3

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

4.5

5.1

7.6

6.6

5.4 

4.0

611.4

20.4

0.218

0.24

July

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.8

2.6

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.8

11

69

40

23

18

13

9.8

8.2

8.2

7.6

9.0

59

*58

32

21

14

13 

9.5

6.3

458.5

14.8

0.158

0.18

Aug.

a4.0

a350

a300

alOO

a50

35

a25

a20

a!5

al50

a50

a30

a25

a20

a!5

a 12

a9.0

a7.5

a6.0

a4.8

a3.6

a2.8

a2.3

al.8

a2.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2 

1.7

1.7

1,255.2

40.5

0.433

0.50

Sept.

1.3

*1.4

1.0

.9

,J)

.9

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

6.1

13

4.8

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.4

86

32

15

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.0

4.8

4.2 

4.0

229.6

7.65

0.082

0.09

Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.57

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,080 Min 0.8 Mean 249 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 6,670 cfs (15.82 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 2,780 cfs 

(9.72 ft); Dec. 20 (11 a.m.) 3,120 cfs (10.34 ft); Apr. 25 (9 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (8.83 ft); Apr. 28 

B ft); Ma ' ' ' '

. . 

(3 a.m.) 2,560 efs (9.32

. 

May 6 (2 a.m.) 2,190 efs (8.62 ft).

* 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 stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5396. Daddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°59'53", long 84°49'24", on upstream end of left abutment of Antloch 

Bridge, 2.1 miles southwest of Hebbertsburg, 6.9 miles northeast of Crab Orchard 

Cumberland County, and at mile 9.1.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1957 to September 1958.

Ga£e---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,445.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes --1957: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 3,620 cfs May 22 (gage 

hel?£t, 8.35 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 6-9; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Sept. 8, 9

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,100 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 

13.15 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept 10 11 

(gage height, 2.01 ft). v '

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

350

304

412

242

185

147

125

106

92

81

79

74

85

339

852

June

92

88

88

86

214

428

245

153

127

611

440

281

200

162

127

July

~5? 112

71

57

45

35

28

21

16

14

12

10

8.8

7.7

7.2

Aug.

2.1

.9

.7

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.8

.8

.6

Sept.

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

-^.2

.2

1.0

1.1

1.9

4.0

14

19

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ..............................................

Mean ................ .......... ......... .........

Cubic feet per second per square mile. .............

Runoff In Inches .......................... .....

May

472

278

266

257

287

180

1,210

1.400

690

611

392

297

220

158

137

114

10,442

337

2.42

2.79

June

96

75

63

52

51

50

46

44

86

*300

155

103

97

180

158

-

4,898

163

1.17

1.31

July

6.6

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.8

*4.8

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

JL6

611.8

19.7

0.142

0.16

Aug.

3.7

27S

2.2

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.9

.8

_/7

51.5

1.66

0.012

0.01

Sept.

*54

168

117

71

48

37

29

225

263

135

86

62

47

64

202

-

1,652.1

55.1

0.396

0.44

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--May 22 (7 p.m.) 3,620 cfs (8.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

182

165

192

392

548

346 

236

172

127

*100

82

71

62

53

46

40

48

109

115

94

78

68

68

1.040

863

440

322

245

205

175

141

6,825

220

1.58

1.83

Nov.

135

119

160

180

158

141 

127

374

675

454

325

260

222

1,030

1,300

4,970

4,000

*7.B10 

6,490

1,940

1,000

705

819

758

988

907

660

508

490

420

38,125

1,271

9.14

10.20

Dec.

339

297

263

266

236

215 

2,100

2,710

1,340

846

*606

444

368

322

290

297

356

4,00 

444

2.800

1,910

940

645

498

416

480

444,

392

346

300

266

21,576

696

5.01

5.77

Jan.

263

236

210

190

170

160 

145

135

120

110

100

90

115

290

311

*284

254

230 

205

190

210

230

215

360

874

665

526

424

350

300

269

8,231

266

1.91

2.20

Feb.

318

308

278

257

251

392

620

611

454

356

284

230

*165

140

130

120

110

100 

90

85

80

90

100

110

135

135

192

297

-

6,438

230

1.65

1.72

Mar.

275

245

222

195

172

158 

155

245

325

392

353

300

325

376

342

297

269

602 

690

530

416

339

294

368

970

797

*726

625

512

428

408

12,351

398

2.86

3.30

Apr.

353

308

269

242

218

494

562

420

339

530

885

635

476

376

372

353

300

263 

230

212

503

*797

593

480

2,210

1,640

1,580

2.580

1,930

1,640

21,790

726

5.22

5.83

May

952

748

588

476

1,170

2.310 

1,950

1,150

' 770

630

616

758

584

432

*332

251

210

172 

170

215

172

123

104

92

84

77

66

56

46

39

33.

15,876

512

3.68

4.25

June

31

70

59

42

31

26 

22

19

48

155

77

51

36

26

19

16

14

13

10

8.8

7.7

8.1

7.4

7.2

6.6

*8.1

8.5

7.7

7.2

6.6

848.9

28.3

0.204

0.23

July

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.0

F7f

6.1

38

66

37

25

19

15

12

9.6

8.8

10

32

*88

59

39

27

22

14

583.4

18.8

0.135

0.16

Aug.

11

73

433

158

91

*58 

40

29

23

192

64

45

36

29

20

15

13

11

8.8

6.9

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.5

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.4 3_a

1,405.4

45.3

0.326

0.38

Sept.

2.8

*2.7

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9 

1.9

2.4

2.0

1,1

1.6

3.9

11

6.1

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.1

80

67

31

17

12

9.2

8.5

6.9

5.8

5.0

308.9

10.3

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58; Max 7,810_____Mln 1.6_____Mean 568_____Cfsm 2.65 In. 55.95_________

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Hov. 18 (9 p.m.) 11,100 cfs (13.15 ft); Dec. 7 (9 p.m.) 4,140 cfs 

(8.78 ft); Dee. 20 (1 p.m.) 4,530 cfs (9.08 ft); May 6 (3 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-12, Feb. 10-24.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 157

5398. Obed River near Lancing, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°04'53", long 84°40'15", on left bank at Alley Ford, 1.4 miles upstream

from mouth, 2.9 miles southwest of Lancing, Morgan County, 3.0 miles downstream from

Clear Creek.

Drainage area.--518 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1957 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 6,080 cfs May 22 (gage

height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 8-10 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 40,600 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height,

18.95 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 14-16 (gage height, 0.77 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height

record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

850

710

1,020

724

562

471

400

338

292

265

235

230

215

207

1,190

June

225

187

*172

172

318

*2,000

1,180

724

667

5.740

2,280

1,330

879

895

731

July

*309

TZ5

179

144

116

98

80

69

58

53

46

40

34

30

28

Aug.

*11

9.8

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.0

5.1

3.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

JL6

1.8

7.9

Sept.

3.2

2.4

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.9

1.9

2.4

5.8

25

34

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total .............................................

Mean ..............................................

Cubic feet per square mile ........................

Runoff in inches ..................................

May

825

542

432

426

542

497

1,750

5.750

1,640

1,370

959

*724

575

438

344

276

22,799

735

1.42

1.64

June

530

393

298

230

195

168

144

128

147

501

432

282

215

356

419

-

19,938

665

1.28

1.43

July

27 r

25

22

19

18

15

13

12

13

13

13

11

11

18

15

14

1,768

57.0

0.110

0.13

Aug.

25

25

25

35

28

23

17

15

13

11

9.8

9.0

7.7

6.4

5.1

3.8

337.8

10.9

0.021

0.02

Sept.

171

*320

282

183

131

102

85

178

464

276

187

134

110

105

202

-

3,017.7

101

0.195

0.22

Peak discharge (base, 13,OOO ofs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*314

292

566

*2,340

2.600

1,360

855

608

458

350

276

230

199

175

154

134

131

156

260

220

183

154

140

1,020

1,500

927

696

575

490

432

393

18,188

587

1.13

1.31

Nov.

*350

314

509

419

368

332

570

1,520

1,190

895

731

634

1,900

3,750

*11,800

12,000

22,000

*25.600

*7,110

3,630

2,390

2,470

2,420

3,290

3,250

2,320

1,780

1,650

1,470

114,874

3,829

7.39

8.25

Dec.

1,190

*1,030

911

919

832

731

7,290

11.100

,180

,240

,290

a ,740

a ,450

a ,250

,110

,070

,230

,280

,360

1 ,200

,970

,920

,520

,890

,580

,840

,930

,640

,400

',020

82,293

2,655

5.13

5.91

Jan.

975

*879

752

661

614

582

562

562

562

556

549

516

478

834

1,030

967

871

802

717

654

668

795

724

1,030

5,650

2,720

2,010

1,590

1,310

1,120

991

30,731

991

1.91

2.21

Feb.

1,140

1,190

*1,060

943

919

1,140

1,980

2.000

1,560

1,270

1,060

a960

a890

aaoo

a650

a 600

3580

3560

3540

asoo

a450

400

426

458

445

445

549

927

-

24,442

873

1.69

1.75

Mar.

863

752

*696

627

568

530

530

959

1,390

1,920

1,640

1,330

1,290

1,670

1,460

1,250

1,090

1,910

2,640

2,060

1,620

1,340

1,140

1,190

5.400

3,130

2,680

2,290

1,880

1,590

1,500

46,935

1,514

2.92

3.37

Apr.

*1,300

1,110

983

879

788

1,240

1,480

1,180

991

1,320

2,810

2,090

1,590

1,290

1,230

1,220

1,020

887

788

717

2,930

4,640

2,910

2,080

4,150

4,460

5,360

B, 460

6,250

5, 820

71,973

2,399

4.63

5.17

Kay

*3,110

2,310

1,780

1,370

3,850

15.800

8,310

4,940

3,110

2,340

2,010

2,300

1,820

1,380

1,080

848

682

608

562

802

620

478

374

314

332

332

265

211

172

144

125

60,379

1,948

3.76

4.33

June

110

110

*180

154

119

98

83

74

71

165

164

131

98

76

64

53

46

38

55

30

28

25

23

21

18

21

23

22

21

19

2,120

70.7

0.136

0.15

July

17

15

15

17

17

13

11

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

16

30

92

92

69

58

53

46

38

38

51

72

110

85

64

55

44

40

1,216.8

39.3

0.076

0.09

Aug.

*35

34

407

380

215

147

113

88

69

186

144

102

90

406

158

108

83

71

60

48

40

34

29

29

24

22

23

27

23

21

i°

3,234

104

0.201

0.23

Sept.

15

*14

12

11

9.0

7.7

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.4

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.5

11

11

9.0

8.4

13

65

98

83

60

46

38

30

25

23

626.2

20.9

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1957: Max - Hin - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 23,600 Min 2.0 Mean 1,252 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.81

Pesk discharge (base, 13,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 40,600 cfs (18.95 ft); Dec. 7 (10 p.m.) 

17,100 cfs (12.46 ft); Dec. 20 (2 p.m.) 18,200 cfs (12.86 ft); May 6 (4:30 a.m.) 19,000 cfs 

(13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, westher records, 

and records for station at oakdale.
158 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5405. Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°58'59", long 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from highway bridge and 1,100 ft downstream from Mud Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available. June 1927 to September 1958. Prior to October 1929, published as 

Emery River at Harriman and October 1929 to September 1934 as Emery River at Oakdale.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 

5.8 miles downstream at datum 45.60 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,414 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 76,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 26.92 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, about 42.3 ft, 

present site and datum, and 61.1 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from 

rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1944, 1952-53.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1929, is the greatest flood since at least 1857, from report of 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940. WSP 1386: 1928-30(M), 

1932, 1943, 1945(P).

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.0

4.4

7.7

18

47

90

180

3.0

4.0

7.0

1O.O

13.0

17.0

21.0

560

1,330

4,460

9 , 320

15,500

26,700

43,600

2.6 310 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*532

497

964

4,470

4,660

2,440

1,520

1,O6O

763

567

419

338

275

228

194

169

187

285

354

321

251

208

190

1,730

2,530

1,660

1,220

984

812

707 

623

31,158

1,005

1.32

1.52

Nov.

*546

470

419

504

546

477

419

1,100

2,780

2,120

1,600

1,300

1,130

3,920

6,500

18,600

17,900

41.700

39,900

9,640

4,880

3,340

3,460

3,460

4,600

4,630

3,410

2,640

*2,350

2,080

186,421

6,214

8.13

9.07

Dec.

1,710

1,480

1,330

1,310

1,220

1.070

9,020

16,3OO

7,400

4,580

3,370

2,490

2,010

1,770

1,620

1,560

1,710

1,890

2,300

16.700

11,500

5,380

3,610

2,750

2,300

3,070

3,170

2,640

2,210

1,840 

1,600

120,910

3,900

5.10

5.89

Jan.

1,510

*1,360

1,170

1,020

888

826

819

756

595

630

567

484

518

1,200

1,630

,560

,430

,310

,160

,060

,100

,270

,180

,670

.420

,990

,950

,340

,900

,640 

,470

45,423

1,465

1.92

Z.21

Feb.

1,610

1,690

*1,510

1,310

1,320

1,630

3,170

3,120

2,430

1,920

1,620

1,340

1,110

992

992

856

672

679

651

553

497

539

574

637

616

665

1,040

2,170

-

35,913

1,283

1.68

1.75

Mar.

1,810

1,500

*1,290

1,130

984

888

848

1,480

2,230

3,360

2,680

2,130

2,020

2,480

2,240

1,930

1,680

2,660

3,800

3,050

2,420

1,990

1,690

1,670

4.450

4,450

3,710

3,160

2,640

2,260 

2,110

70,740

2,282

2.99

3.44

Apr.

*1,850

1,620

1,460

1,320

1,180

2 , 200

2,680

2,050

1,700

1,940

4,040

3,170

2,430

1,980

1,890

1,890

1,630

1,440

1,280

1.160

3,O6O

6,450

4,310

3,110

5,210

5,980

7,770

12,600

9,720

9,320

106,440

3,548

4.64

5.18

May

*5,160

3,850

3,080

2,500

4,100

17.000

11,400

7,040

4,400

3,400

2,980

3,230

2,670

2,090

1,690

1,370

1,100

968

848

1,140

968

728

574

470

451

539

413

316

246

194 

166

85,081

2,745

3.59

4.14

June

148

151

*172

208

161

129

108

95

106

141

215

156

125

97

79

66

55

46

39

35

32

30

26

22

20

18

18

20

21

*18

2,557

85.2

0.112

0.12

July

18

16

15

12

12

16

14

14

15

14

15

18

26

26

26

41

123

103

85

79

71

60

59

115

153

180

166

121

95

79 

68

1,855

59.8

0.078

0.09

Aug.

*63

66

272

588

321

190

141

112

loo

200

275

146

112

366

238

151

110

85

76

63

55

51

42

42

42

37

32

26

29

27 

25

4,083

132

0.173

0.20

Sept.

21

18

15

13

11

11

10

9.

7.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

6.

5.

3.

3.

2.

4.

25

31

71

99

82

64

52

42

33

32

695.2

23.2

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1957: Max 41,700 Min 3.2 Mean 2,281 Cfsm 2.99 In. 4O.54

Water year 1957-58: Max 41,700 Min 2.5 Mean 1,894 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.64

eak discharge (base, 19,000 cfs).--Nc 

24,300 cfs (16.30 ft); Dec. 20 (4 p.

f. 19 (12:30 a.m.) 76,700 cfs (26.92 ft); Dec. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 

n.) 28,600 cfs (17.51 ft); May 6 (6 a.m.) 25,000 efs (15.88ft).

Discharge measurement made
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 159

5435. Sewee Creek near Decatur, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°34 I 53", long 84°44'53", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Fork, 4j miles upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Meigs County.

Drainage area.--117 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1958. Prior to October 1935, published as Suee 

Creek near Decatur.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 24 years, 192 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,760 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14-17, 25-30; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Sept. 14-17.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 24, 1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 

12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-16)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

5.5

255

370

1,790

5.0

8.0

12.0

1,580

3,090

5,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

332

264

403

400

367

273

237

195

160

*139

120

110

105

95

85

85

110

100

90

80

75

75

75

167

100

85

85

75

71 

71

71

4,700

152

1.30

1.49

Nov.

67

63

63

63

59.

59

59

158

125

85

75

71

71

*532

319

1,710

2,220

5,450

2,140

967

619

463

733

511

979

730

511

394

338 

276

19,910

664

5.68

6.33

Dec.

230

205

*200

200

173

155

768

1,300

718

502

385

280

244

230

210

220

200

185

323

1.980

1,080

616

448

359

339

805

511

430

361 

292

258

14,207

458

3.91

4.52

Jan.

253

215

200

185

155

155

155

137

125

120

120

115

166

*382

262

225

200

185

167

155

200

195

167

441

604

409

327

266

235 

215

210

6,946

224

1.91

2.21

Feb.

258

205

179

155

*179

334

412

320

262

235

215

195

173

161

161

149

125

115

110

no

110

115

110

110

110

155

398

330

-

5,491

196

1.68

1.75

Mar.

244

215

195

179

*161

143

143

167

205

210

179

161

215

215

195

179

185

547

415

320

266

235

215

240

394

334

397

324

276 

311

 

8,024

259

2.21

2.55

Apr.

373

304

271

248

220

367

244

210

195

352

394

284

248

220

230

220

*185

179

173

161

270

588

527

345

2,090

925

955

697

3.900

2, 38O

17,755

592

5.06

5.64

May

862

841

577

442

364

475

520

406

330

496

367

355

*288

248

225

225

195

179

173

167

149

125

120

115

105

100

95

90

85 

80

11

8,874

286

2.44

2.82

June

80

~75 115

67

63

59

55

55

55

*55

51

51

48

48

51

48

44

42

39

39

51

55

48

42

39

39

39

36

34 

34

1,557

51.9

0.444

0.49

July

34

34

*34

33

31

29

31

31

31

29

27

36

42

55

39

34

55

39

34

34

63

67

80

55

55

48

42

39

39 

36

36

1,272

41.0

0.350

0.40

Aug.

48

78

120

51

42

*39

36

48

36

34

34

42

39

34

31

31

31

29

29

29

27

29

31

31

31

31

29

23

29 

27

27

1,182

38.1

0.326

0.38

Sept.

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

27

25

25

23

23

25

25

25

48

36

27

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

772

25.7

0.220

0.25

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,050 Min 16 Mean 319 Cfsm 2.73 In. 36.98

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,450 Min 23 Mean 248 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.83

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Nov. 18 (11 a.m.) 7,650 cfs (13.82 ft); Dec. 20 (8 p.m.) 2,800 

cfs (7.47 ft); Apr. 25 (10 a.m.) 3.01O cfs (7.85 ft); Apr. 29 (8 p.m.) 8,760 cfs (14.50 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5450. Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.

Note.--Records for the 1958 water year have been withheld pending better definition of the 

stage-discharge relation. They will be published in a subsequent annual report.

5470. Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01'45", long 83°47'45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hyatt Mill

Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay

County, and at mile 119.3. 

Drainage area.--190 sq mi. 

Records available.--May 1907 to December 1909 (fragmentary), August 1922 to September 1923

(gage heights only), April 1942 to September 1958. Published as "near Hayesville"

1907-9, 1922-23.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 20, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and

Aug. 16, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage, at site 1.1 miles upstream at different

datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1942-58), 434 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs June 30 (gage height, 5.21 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-58: Maximum gage height recorded, 11.9 ft Mar. 13, 1909, site

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 21,

1952; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 3, 1942, Oct. 21, 1952. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Flow completely

regulated by Chatuge Lake (see p. 226). 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1957-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.5

211

515

910

1,390

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

12

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

*10

11

10

10

12

13

14

13

13

13

12

13

12

15

12

12

11

11

143

12

12

498

16.1

+6,300

Nov.

12

12

12

653

626

606

903

20

13

12

12

12

12

317

*200

15

16

26

19

29

15

66

17

16

20

17

46

16

15

276

4,039

135

+14,000

Dec.

16

15

146

107

16

166

67

20

423

760

742

747

466

16

16

812

666

614

*642

eoe

590

565

616

600

16

601

631

564

615

685

620

13,076

422

+6 , 300

Jan.

19

797

792

19

i§

747

797

1,300

1,360

1,360

72

17

561

552

662

646

571

17

16

722

750

620

*745

747

17

16

736

746

741

740

732

17,679

570

-1,800

Feb.

66

170

946

995

978

979

26

21

19

*17

852

695

664

662

146

190

524

766

1,250

1,370

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,360

1,340

1,360

1.420

-

22,668

610

-1,200

Mar.

1,360

1,560

1,380

1,310

797

744

731

16

16

16

15

*14

106

66

16

16

940

919

696

916

686

942

304

992

26

16

177

16

16

16

541

15,602

503

+1 , 500

Apr.

576

570

476

569

16

17

562

351

16

173

986

1,020

20

652

744

16

16

92

16

i&

325

666

720

»17

537

126

17

23

321

448

10,131

336

+10,200

May

652

330

20

20

Ii

605

242

*20

19

16

21

21

19

17

16

16

16

16

347

19

374

366

354

362

360

696

676

752

753

759

19

7,921

256

+13,300

June

17

1,320

*798

936

1,140

1,030

1,100

138

944

1,050

890

684

852

19

M

1,120

1,230

1,210

1,400

1,420

1,450

133

832

726

682

716

700

706

16

616

24,095

603

-15,500

July

16

15

676

1,010

1,310

1,560

1,360

516

*18

16

15

18

15

916

1,000

974

1,020

994

962

1,000

1,060

1,070

806

600

796

19

16

1,270

955

906

960

21,913

707

-9,700

Aug.

997

970

907

1,170

973

669

610

692

970

1,020

1,220

1,040

941

692

902

520

15

300

856

654

846

*878

652

660

998

572

657

1,010

1,020

964

950

26,547

656

-19,200

Sept.

1.160

1,040

1,050

970

966

1,110

1,130

643

750

736

646

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

14

11

*106

328

13

246

13

13

216

243

11,733

391

-6,900

Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

219 

1.15 

1.33

601 

3.16 

3.53

Calendar year 1957 : 

Water year 1957-56;

625 

3.29 

3.79

512

2.69 

3.11

767 

4.04 

4.21

Observed

552 

2.91 

3.35

676 

3.57 

3.96

665 

3.61 

4.15

Max 1,510 Mln 6.6 Mean 424 

Max 1,450 Mln 10 Mean 482

266 

1.51 

1.68

394 

2.07 

2.39

237 

1.25 

1.44

Adjusted

161 

0.647 

0.95

Mean 464 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.53 

Mean 475 Cfsm 2.50 In. 33.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Chatuge Lake, furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5485. Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

161

Location. Lat 35°04'50", long 84°00'10", on right bank on U. S. Highway 64, 600 ft upstream from Will Scott Creek, 1.9 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County, and at 

mile 99.2.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available . June 1896 to August 1897 (gage heights only), October 1897 to September 

1958.Published as "at Murphy" prior to April 1940. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 30, 1921, wire-weight or chain 

gages at bridge 2.8 miles downstream at datum 30.40 ft lower. Jan. 30, 1921, to Nov. 8, 

1926, chain gage 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.40 ft lower. Nov. 9, 1926, to 

Apr. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.20 ft lower.

Average discharge . 61 years (1897-1958), 910 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,030 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum, 

78 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.99 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Sept. 19.

1897-1958: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Mar. 19, 1899 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, result of freezeup and filling of 

Andrews Lake; minimum daily during normal regulation, 62 cfs Oct. 19, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Mission powerplant at Andrews Dam (normal regulated storage, about 75 cfs-days). Flow regulated by Chatuge Lake (see p. 226).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 583: 1899(M) . WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. 

WSP 1306: 1901-2, 1904-17, 1919(M) , 1922(M) , 1924-26(M) .

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

107

174

308

535

880

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

7.5

1,270

2,200

3,440

4,780

5,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

180 

166

316

400

310

257

226

193

162

*153

148

186

172

148

140

138

246

220

188

168

160

160

152

468

336

269

246

209

320

201

182

6,800

219

Nov.

174 

162

162

600

752

702

857

520

206

172

165

154

155

615

471

461

560

1,650

2.060

962

615

*482

794

600

1,250

1,050

754

574

497

692

18,804

627

Calendar year 1957: :

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

393 

550

448

450

411

444

578

1,520

1,570

1,550

1,260

1,190

888

514

595

906

985

1,030

*998

2.120

1,750

1,350

1,220

1,100

622

1,240

1,220

1,150

1,250

1,010

1,060

30,530

985

Jan.

741 

957

1,150

612

372

882

1,060

1,400

1,580

1.590

745

508

755

798

1,060

1,020

772

522

298

795

1,050

*910

1,010

1,130

646

424

904

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,060

27,645

892

Feb.

b650 

b700

bl,050

1,570

1,460

5,450

2,740

1,550

1,090

889

*1,280

1,460

1,220

1,320

794

bT60

b700

bl,100

bl,400

bl,660

1,630

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,670

2,050

2,200

2,100

_

43,273

1,545

Mar.

1,900 

1,820

1,800

1,760

1,250

1,200

1,160

558

476

443

404

406

*498

550

425

598

940

1,550

1,550

1,340

1,370

1,280

890

1,190

812

540

792

628

607

568

890

29,755

959

Apr.

1,200 

1,010

958

1,000

486

525

950

764

459

455

1,190

1,400

691

818

1,100

605

590

452

568

554

655

980

1,080

*514

634

824

400

2,980

5.780

2,410

29,528

978

May

1,710 

1,490

854

745

664

1,660

1,570

1,040

*918

806

950

2,050

1,240

968

858

755

664

609

886

642

865

842

821

794

793

914

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,100

584

51,052

1,002

June

560 

1,290

1,280

*1,120

1,400

1,300

1,330

810

816

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,140

538

275

999

1,460

1,440

1,580

1,650

1,650

762

812

988

856

970

940

894

586

757

51,563

1,045

July

306 

126

459

1,210

1,520

1,550

1,570 *2,i5o

902

846

780

622

566

1,160

1,460

1,450

1,420

1,580

1,510

1,580

1,910

1,720

1,400

1,890

1,600

901

714

1,360

1,550

1,250

1,250

57,472

1,209

Aug.

1,550 

1,260

1,160

1,590

1,300

1,080

944

995

1,060

1,260

1,350

1,260

1,250

1,120

*1,050

1,020

575

515

781

1,000

1,010

969

1,050

967

1,100

1,070

794

866

1,120

1,070

1,080

52,574

1,051

Sept.

1.280 

1,100

1,160

1,140

1,060

1,190

1,260

962

752

844

897

478

149

142

155

131

128

156

115

125

851

281

*195

516

202

555

188

160

554

548

16,590

555

Observed Adjusted t

(ax 8,100 Mln 102 Mean 915 Mean 975 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.58

feuc 5,430 Min 115 Mean 918 Mean 911 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge Lake.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
162 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5500. Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08'20", long 83°58'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Tomotla, 

Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rogers Creek, 4.7 miles northeast of Murphy, 

and at mile 6.4 (revised).

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1934, 

various staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-58), 252 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 9.83 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-58: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage 

height, 17.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs several 

times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 503: 1905-9, 1915-17. WSP 783: 1907(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 191V(M) , 1920(M), 1922(M), 1925(M) , 1930(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 81

153

248

396

609

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

8.1

793

1,140

1,490

1,890

2,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

85

228

251

165

126

109

96

87

*81

79

92

85

77

72_

72

112

102

87

81

77

76

74

303

183

150

140

119

112 

107

102

3,624

117

1.12

1.30

Nov.

96

92

89

85

83

81

77

119

112

94

89

87

85

240

215

669

584

1,370

1,470

700

446

*360

512

408

756

740

525

404

337 

£96

11,221

374

3.60

4.01

Dec.

255

228

270

275

235

218

602

1,210

758

546

433

356

304

282

272

296

272

*258

304

1,200

903

605

471

396

368

628

516

458

404 

360

333

14,016

452

4.35

5.01

Jan.

360

311

289

272

258

251

248

235

215

212

209

199

232

289

248

232

218

209

199

196

296

*272

248

415

450

380

337

300

275

262

8,375

270

2.60

2.99

Feb.

551

446

376

329

447

2,250

1,480

996

733

593

*502

437

388

352

352

314

b275

b255

b250

b255

251

255

248

'241 241

454

546

480

-

14,297

511

4.91

5.11

Mar.

384

341

314

293

272

293

293

318

337

322

300

282

*341

304

286

272

279

416

380

348

326

300

289

300

356

380

433

412

376

352

10,251

331

3.18

3.67

Apr.

318

300

282

282

265

293

262

248

238

251

262

238

228

218

238

235

215

209

'202 202

205

241

228

*209

272

255

251

1,170

2,350

'

11,427

381

3.66

4.09

May

793

762

628

525

458

741

903

693

*605

516

546

656

546

458

400

364

333

311

293

333

275

258

241

235

232

218

209

199

189 

177

174

13,271

428

4.12

4.75

June

174

209

168

*180

159

153

148

142

137

131

131

137

121

116

124

124

109

107

104

129

112

109

102

96

89

154

119

98

92

3,861

129

1.24

1.38

July

83

81

77

98

109

100

114

*933

446

318

248

235

£15

235

196

177

159

142

134

129

383

275

222

465

416

304

251

215

196 

171

153

7,280

235

2.26

2.60

Aug.

148

177

162

148

126

116

119

126

119

116

109

137

129

116

107

114

148

109

98

92

85

*83

96

100

112

89

81

77

74 

72

70

3,455

111

1.07

1.24

Sept.

67

63

62

62

60

58

58

58

56

54

*54

63

63

57

54

57

56

54

50

50

270

*TS2

76

67

63

62

60

62

56 

58

2,032

67.7

0.651

0.73

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,170 Min 46 Mean 329 Cfsm 3.16 In. 42.90

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,330 Min 50 Mean 282 Cfsm 2.71 In. 36.88

eak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--Nov. 18 (4:30 a.m.) 1,940 ofs (7.12 ft): Dec. 20 (3 p.m.) 1.860 

ofs (6.93 ft); Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 2,980 cfs (9.63 ft); Apr. 29 (11:30 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (9.83 ft); 

July 8 (4:50 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (7.55 ft).__________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 163

5505. Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°50'28", long 83°56'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, 

2.7 miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County, and at mile 44.3.

Drainage area.--74.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 7.66 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.78 ft, from . 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 2? cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Occasional regulation 

by Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1942(M) , 1943. WSP 1236: 1946(M) , 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0 50

2.3 92

2.6 150

3.0 253

3.5 420

4.0 670

5.0 1,250

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

145

248

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

420

670

960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

 t

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2L

22

2.5

24

25

23

27

23

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

la.

Oct.

89

92

271

233

171

123

103

87

79

*73

70

76

69

66

62.

62

166

120

97

87

79

75

76

401

190

152

131

116

108

103

99

3,726

120

1.60

1.85

Nov.

92

89

86

82

79

76

75

122

99

87

82

79

78

681

312

521

419

985

1,210

535

359

*303

356

288

440

359

297

265

245

222

8,923

297

3.97

4.44

Dec.

201

188

183

188

168

162

228

412

312

262

233

206

193

186

178

183

171

*164

195

1,160

585

384

313

281

269

320

272

257

237

220

209

8,520

275

3.68

4.24

Jan.

209

190

183

173

166

166

166

156

150

145

145

141

227

251

209

190

178

166

159

154

297

*254

220

377

396

317

275

242

226

212

220

6,560

212

2.83

3.26

Feb.

300

248

226

212

217

555

605

424

341

*297

272

251

231

217

223

b!90

b!80

b!90

b!90

b!75

176

178

176

176

170

272

408

317

_

7,417

265

3.54

3.69

Mar.

263

237

220

206

206

215

212

206

231

209

186

180

*193

180

173

168

178

228

204

193

186

176

170

215

500

294

288

281

257

242

234

6,731

217

2.90

3.35

Apr.

217

212

228

226

212

278

220

206

196

217

204

190

183

176

*280

313

260

234

217

206

198

255

223

209

209

196

217

739

612

452

7,785

260

3.48

3.87

May

366

420

348

310

291

486

434

362

*341

310

362

540

400

341

304

278

257

242

231

231

215

201

198

198

190

180

168

166

159

1 -L5RP ^

152

8,833

285

3.81

4.39

June

150

156

141

*138

138

132

127

125

123

119

121

119

110

106

115

110

104

101

101

101

99

112

106

96

89

99

97

87

82

80

3,384

113

1.51

1.68

July

78

75

74

74

84

80

81

278

*215

163

159

152

143

163

134

115

108

99

96

122

166

156

161

689

297

212

180

147

132

117

121

4,871

157

2.10

2.42

Aug.

112

108

104

97

90

98

108

96

87

84

80

86

158

125

*97

99

101

89

80

75

74

71

72

103

102

80

74

68

66

64

62

2,810

90.6

1.21

1.40

Sept.

59

57

56

54

53

53

52

51

48

11

47

87

65

54

53

57

56

54

48

48

168

*90

68

61

57

54

53

51

50

52

1,803

60.1

0.803

0.90

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,280 Mln 37 Mean 205 Cfsm 2.74 In. 37.28

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,210 Mln 47 Mean 196 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.49

Peak discharge (base 

(7.66 ft).

1,500 cf3).--Nov. 19 (4 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (6.17 ft); Dec. 20 (11 a.m.) 2,310 cf3

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
164 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5535. Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

Location. Lat 34,°57'55", long 84°05'25", on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from Rhodes 

Branch, 0.6 mile downstream from Nottely Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from Dooley Creek, 

1.8 miles west of Ivylog, Union County, and at mile 20.4.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 404 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Mar. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 6-9, 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely 

regulated by Nottely Lake (see p. 226).

Rating table water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

3.1

1.0 

1.5

4.5

41

126

251

640

1,170

1,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Y to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

12

Ts

13 

13

13

13

13

233

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

97

13 

103

269

14

14

756

776

810

821

4,169

134 

+3,800

Nov.

744

13

13 

812

788

791

1,060

894

823

13

~815 1.100

850

415

226

13

15

16

15

22

14

*67

15 

14

16

15

52

15

30

326

10,002

333

+8,700

Dec.

15

15

175 

133

15

236

76

16

938

1,010

1,020

962

956

11

22

660

642

1,090

1.510

1,090

1,080

1,030

1,020 

1,060

17

990

842

16

16

22

17

16,492

532 

+500

Jan.

17

753

Y52 

18

18

778

808

1,180

1,180

1.200

16

16

500

617

821

752

688

17

17

788

800

*824

819 

810

16

16

785

815

842

833

453

17,949

579 

-4,700

Feb.

100

194

793 

798 613"

170

40

22

16

18

*16

414

496

494

17

16

338

10

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

3.6

3.6

2.6

_

4,590.6

164 

4-13,000

Mar.

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

5.1

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

fc*

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

65.6

2.12 

+14,900

Apr.

1.4

1.4

fc*

1.4

1.6

13

876

954

961

356

1.140

407

796

1,040

1,010

1,060

1,020

1,050

18

1,030

1,030

1,010 

1,050

1,030

1,060

1,050

970

1,040

1,040

21,019.5

701 

-2 , 900

May

1.040

915

868 

17

880

803

986

898

*154

18

18

18

18

18

18

26

18

18

344

20

404

594

574 

539

584

556

567

566

755

759

18

12,169

593 

+7,600

June

18

1,170

660 

*928

1,090

1,080

37

17

1,070

1,080

1,050

895

856

17

18

1,500

1,380

1.400

1,400

1,390

1,370

17

1,020 

792

504

18

472

482

16

954

22,299

745 

-13,900

July

1,140

1,220

1,450 

1,210

1.480

1,470

1,470

564

*16

16

34

63

16

985

879

1,000

708

914

1,080

1,080

950

457

506 

608

612

15

15

1,100

806

675

810

23,349

753 

-10,000

Aug.

1,110

444

522 

772

764

710

602

686

810

827

950

960

970

974

*992

882

14

28T

1,060

1,060

1,110

1,120

1,090 

1.170

717

368

462

742

727

796

807

24,499

790 

-17,100

Sept.

943

931

888 

924

980

1.160

1,100

716

752

938

936

994

358

348

12

372

416

366

370

11

13

*11

564 

446

488

468

11

21

183

208

15,928

531 

-9,700

Adjusted for change In contents In Nottely Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

257

1.20

1.38

623

2.90

3.24

Calendar year 1957 :

Water year 1957-58 :

548

2.55

2.94

427

1.99

2.29

628

2.92

3.04

483

2.25

2.59

604

2.81

3.13

638

2.97

3.42

Observed

Max 1,640 Mln 0.7 Mean 427

Max 1,480 Mln 1.3 Mean 473

280

1.30

1.45

431

2.00

2.31

239

1.11

1.28

208

0.967

1.08

Adjusted

Mean 468 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.56

Mean 446 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Nottely Lake, furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 165

5560. Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term.

Location. Lat 35"07'57", long 84°20'37", on left bank half a mile north of Turtletown, 

Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--26.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958. Prior to May 1934 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Average discharge.--25 years, 49.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 476 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.35 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Oct. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.86 ft Oct. 10, 1941, Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1936(M), 1946-47(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Nov. IS, Feb. 6, Apr. 28, 29)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

138

304

374

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

42

*47

41

38

33

30

29

28

27

25

25

25

24

24

24

34

28

24

24

23

22

23

54

31

30

30

29

29

29 

29

944

30.5

1.13

1.31

Nov.

*29

2S

28

27

26

26

26

32

27

24

24

23

23

64

45

90

88

258

168

86

78

60

96

67

109

86

69

60

55

50

1,872

62.4

2.32

2.59

Dec.

45

43

47

53

43

123

83

67

60

53

50

50

49

57

52

50

53

120

87

70

62

58

65

90

70

65

61

57 

55

1,962

63.3

2.35

2.71

Jan.

58

52

*50

49

47

47

47

47

44

43

44

43

60

73

55

52

50

49

45

45

60

52

49

91

86

70

65

58

56

53

55

1,695

54.7

2.03

2.34

Feb.

93

73

65

60

99

342

*178

122

101

90

83

76

71

66

69

66

64

61

61

58

60

64

64

62

61

87

110

90

-

------

2,496

89.1

3.31

3.45

Mar.

76

71

69

*65

64

67

66

66

71

66

64

62

78

69

65

64

70

97

80

75

71

67

65

76

80

91

96

86

76

75 

78

2,266

73.1

2.72

3.13

Apr.

71

69

67

*73

67

80

69

65

55" 64

79

70

66

65

86

91

76

73

69

67

67

75

69

64

95

76

74

264

367

209

2,807

93.6

3.48

3.88

May

140

128

112

102

99

136

*165

12T

120

112

131

161

113

110

104

99

95

92

91

91

86

83

82

84

82

76

75

75

71

70 

69

3,180

103

3.83

4.40

June

69

87

80

84

70

*66

65

66

61

57

56

55

53

52

64

58

52

50

50

50

47

50

49

45

43

57

50

51

43

42

1,722

57.4

2.13

2.38

Calendar year 1957: Max 592 Mln ie Mean 59.6 Cfsm 2.22

July

41

40

40

43

46

42

43

166

*113

79

64

84

70

74

57

61

64

52

57

97

104

105

75

84

71

62

69

56

50

47 

46

2,102

67.8

2.52

2.91

Aug.

46

47

50

47

43

50

*52

43

41

40

38

43

57

46

41

43

44

38

36

34

34

34

41

58

49

41

36

35

34

32 

32

1,305

42.1

1.57

1.80

Sept.

31

30

30

*30

30

29

29

28

27

26

26

35

30

28

26

27

28

27

25

25

89

45

35

31

29

29

29

27

25

26

932

31.1

1.16

1.29

In. 30.07

Water year 1957-58: Max 367 Mln 22 Mean 63.8 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.19

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 a.m.) 423 cfs (3.S9 ft); Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 463 cfs 

(4.25 ft); Apr. 29 (3 p.m.) 476 cfs (4.35 ft); July 8 (8 to 9 p.m.) 354 cfs (3.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
166 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5565. Hiwassee River near McFarland, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°10'48", long 84 0 26'36", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Smith Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 2.8 miles west of McFarland, Polk County, and at mile 53.2.

Drainage area.--1.136 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years, 2,370 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,330 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum daily, 280 cfs Apr. 24.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 30 cfs (estimated) Sept. 18-20, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Lakes (see pp. 226,227).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

240

620

1,200

4.0 

5.0 

6.5

2,900

5,090

9,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,760

2,650

2,760

5.070

2,950

2,740

2,600

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,700

2,860

1.1SO

2,220

2,720

2,700

2,740

2,330

2,720 

1,980

2,320

*2,680 

2,740

2,880

2,860

2,800

2,840

2,820

2,800

2,780

2,780

81,200

2,619

Nov.

2,760

2,700

2,720

2,720

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,720

2,760

2,760

2,780

2,740

2,760

2,530

1,870

1,470

1.400

3,400

3,790 

3,620

3,420

3,320 

3,720

3,520

5.960

3,770

3,520

3,400

3,400

3,360

88,990

2,966

Calendar year 1957* ' Vater year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

3,340

3,320

3,300

3,380

*3,540

3,300

3,440

4,3?0

3,770

3,540

3,460

3,400

3,360

3,380

3,360

3,380

3,380

3,360

2.970 

4,050

3,810

3,520 

3,960

6,430

6,570

6,850

9.270

9,030

6,820

6,180

3,380

134,970

4,354

Jan.

3,360

3,320

3,300

3,280

3,280

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,240

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,300

5.440

3,400

3,360

2,840

2,760

Z,7tO 

2,740

2,800

2,800 

2,760

2,920

3,200

3,020

2,920

2,860

2,840

2,800

2,800

95,640

3,085

Feb.

2,960

2,900

2,860

2.820

2,980

4.840

4,030

3,810

3,600

3,520

3,500

3,460

3,400

3,360

3,400

3,360

3,320

3,360

3,400 

2,860

2,820

2,840 

2,840

2,820

*2,820

2,920

3,300

3,180

91,280

3,260

Mar.

3,OOO

2,900

2,860

2,860

2,840

2,820

2,880

2,860

2,860

2,880

2,840

2,860

2,920

2,920

2,860

2,490

2,610

3.120

2,760 

2,620

2,740

308 

285

1,670

2,410

2,200

2,830

1,770

1,160

410

1,000

73,543

2,372

Apr.

374

904

938

326

682

1,010

2,070

2,550

1,310

1,780

1,760

951

356

1,180

468

1,030

918

*1,220

465 

350

290

326 

314

280

516

300

450

1,300

2.560

1,780

28,958

965

May

1,230

786

553

459

646

1,370

1,880

1,650

1,500

1,520

580

2,040

2,640

2,580

2,590

2,540

2,440

2,460

2,430 

2,430

2,450

2. 800 

2,800

2,780

2,800

2,780

2,760

2,780

2,740

2,740

2,740

64,494

2,080

June

2,740

2.880

2,760

2,840

2,800

2,740

2,720

2,760

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,700

2,700

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,680 

2,700

2,490

1.620 

*2,120

2,610

2,680

2,700

2,720

2,230

2,190

2,570

78,710

2,624

July

2,680

2,660

2,660

2,300

2,260

2.240

2,650

5.120

3,000

2,940

2,800

2,900

2,890

2,760

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,780

2,800 

2,900

2,840

3,000

2,880

2,840

2,680

2,700

2,800

2,800

2,740

2,760

2,760

85,540

2,759

Aug.

2,760

2,740

2.800

2,780

2,760

2,740

2,760

2,760

2,720

2.010

2,800

2,720

2,740

2,760

2,740

2,740

2,780

2,740

*2,720 

2,700

2,700

2,720 

2,680

2,740

2,760

2,740

2,680

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,660

83,930

2,707

Sept.

2,660

2,650

2,660

2,860

2,860

3.000

2,680

2,650

2,650

2,630

2,630

2,460

2,660

2,650

2,630

2,650

2,680

2,700

2,680 

2,460

2,250

2,450 

2,700

2,680

2,680

2,740

2,680

1.920

2,200

2,450

78,250

2,608

Observed Adjustedt

lax 10,900 Mln 82 Mean 2,701 Mean 2,811 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.59

teuc 9,270 Mln 280 Mean 2,700 Mean 2,678 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge, Nottely, Hlwaaaee, and Apalachia Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 167

5580. Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°47'24", long 84°14'24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallowford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of Dial, 

Fannin County.

Drainage area.--l77 sq mi.

Rscords available.--October 1912 to September 1958. Prior to January 1913 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, water-stage recorder 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage, at same site and datum.

jWerage discharge.--46 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 5.55 ft); minimum, 188 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1912-58: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 6, 1925 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

Flood in 1898 reached a stage about 2.8 ft higher than that of Mar. 11, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1923(M), 1924, 1927(M), 

1929-32(M), 1933, 1934(M) , 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.04

1.5

2.0

191

340

560

3.0 

4.0

1,100

1,790

2,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

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212 ',

211

2'i

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Total

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In.

Oct.

304

304

*443

466

443

326

273

244

229

220

211

217

211

202

194

i§l

431

318

257

232

220

214

211

828

438

352

315

284

267

264

*257

9,366

302

1.71

1.97

Nov.

244

238

232

229

223

220

217

322

294

248

232

229

226

1,250

650

782

798

1,980

2.400

1,220

854

735

854

700

1,020

854

730

660

645

600

19,886

663

3.75

4. IB

Dec.

546

524

524

575

*502

484

655

1,100

810

695

635

575

546

542

538

533

510

492

533

1.910

1,230

886

776

720

690

837

710

685

655

615

595

21,628

698

3.94

4.54

Jan.

610

*560

a540

a520

a510

aSOO

a510

a 500

a480

a470

a46o

a450

a520

a640

asao

aSSO

a530

502

479

470

695

650

570

788

826

710

660

600

575

551

560

17,566

567

3.20

3.69

Feb.

735

605

570

542

575

*1,200

1.220

1,000

820

750

710

670

640

620

645

595

b560

b550

b540

b540

546

551

546

546

542

914

1,130

898

-

19,860

709

4.01

4.17

Mar.

735

675

640

610

*585

580

580

585

660

600

570

556

615

575

551

538

556

755

645

600

580

556

542

645

920

876

881

782

720

685

675

20,073

648

3.66

4.22

Apr.

630

605

*595

620

585

793

670

615

595

660

635

590

570

560

750

958

745

685

650

635

625

745

690

635

650

610

620

1.550

1,140

958

21,169

706

3 99

4i45

May

826

793

730

685

720

*964

886

793

793

745

804

1.010

848

771

725

690

660

640

630

660

610

590

565

575

565

551

528

528

528

502

4.Q7 *2J21,412

691

3.90

4.50

June

484

515

470

456

*452

438

430

425

420

402

412

416

384

368

372

376

356

348

348

360

340

333

336

318

304

336

333

304

290

28J7

11,413

380

2.15

2.40

July

280

277

270

270

340

333

*301

832

782

575

650

502

430

635

461

394

368

344

372

426

660

585

584

1.750

969

685

590

528

488

443

416

16,520

533

3.01

3.47

Aug.

402

402

398

368

356

368

*340

336

322

315

308

368

479

425

340

322

326

304

287

284

277

273

273

384

440

308

290

273

264

257

254

10,343

334

1.89

2.17

Sept.

244

235

*232

232

229

226

223

220

214

211

208

284

277

232

223

238

226

220

208

205

669

433

284

251

2o5

226

229

223

208

205

7,550

252

1.42

1.59

Ci.lendar year 1957: Max 4,220 Mln 132 Mean 566 Cfsm 3.20 In. 43.40

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,400 Mln 191 Mean 539 Cfsm 3.05 In. 41.35

P.'ak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Nov. 19 (5 a.m.) 2,990 

(5.55 ft).

:fs (5.35 ft); Dec. 20 (11 a.m.) 3,190 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

11 nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5590. Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°53'14", long 84°17'07", on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream 

from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2^ miles west of Morganton, and 

2-J miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County.

Drainage area . 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1898 to March 1903, October 1912 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 20, 1931, staff gage and waterstage recorders at sites within 1 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--50 years (1898-1902, 1912-58), 618 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 ofs May 12 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.01 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 25, Feb. 9, 28. 

1898-1902, 1912-58: Maximum daily discharge, 15,500 cfs Aug. 22, 1901 (gage height, 

14.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; no 

flow Dec. 6, 1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1934 (adjusted monthly mean and runoff). WSP 823: 

Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1901-2, 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1931-33.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge

1.0 15

1.2 29

1.4 52

1.6 90

ubic feet pe

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

ond)

216

640

1,170

1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1<J

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

639

*632

517

55

678

672

730

692

526

18

1,000

1,010

766

19

446

485

957

972

993

550

436

601

376

192

il

^24 1.050

361

459

458

966

17,277

557

Nov.

108

761

254

652

816

816

832

172

670

620

561

568

698

19

18

19

20

23

21

19

365

521

19

19

19

19

316

462

343

940

10,690

356

Calendar year 1957: t

Watex- year 1957-58; }

Dec.

1.510

998

899

957

*454

1,020

682

18

291

506

751

878

645

583

862

780

1,040

1,050

918

32

18

765

760

866

828

430

448

936

860

897

869

22,351

721

Jan.

627

858

751

949

859

907

882

1,050

972

634

1,050

1,030

415

945

707

1.180

1,080

1,020

1,020

102

827

934

1,060

853" 19

905

916

620

645

842

758

25,417

820

Feb.

54

224

825

1.550

521

19

19

18

17

561

840

982

420

234

841

828

990

1,200

1,190

848

644

226

781

980

1,020

74

19

17

15,722

562

Mar.

424

848

1,120

1.140

*313

651

690

923

870

880

830

880

990

800

810

890

580

215

810

870

940

270

330

70

225

19

19

19

19

19

370

17,834

575

Apr.

310

19

350

364

263

24

476

314

148

19

428

157

168

439

113

165

19

291

342

350

94

468

368

19

19

296

19

40

35

358

6,475

216

May

81

162

21

557

362

328

663

604

1,070

1,010

702

1.840

799

187

*557

563

555

518

789

906

711

760

684

500

687

742

824

883

911

911

908

20,795

671

June

792

846

872

908

988

841

996

1,010

1,010

1,050

831

595

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,130

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,130

1,170

1,120

847

1.180

846

66

270

21

1,100

1,160

27,079

903

July

1,310

1.400

1,390

1,020

748

442

202

190

23

201

22

23

287

838

220

350

241

236

678

700

263

21

21

123

154

612

596

450

305

581

659

14,306

461

Aug.

656

546

626

657

613

418

*648

571

585

588

1,090

1,140

1,300

521

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,020

1,300

1,320

1.800

1,160

748

1,100

1,180

1,370

1,490

1,540

1,190

1,110

1,180

30,537

985

Sept.

1,150

1,130

1,420

1,310

1,350

1,020

950

1,040

1,160

880

950

740

740

770

790

4'59 18

478

524

772

21

18

250

836

969

986

540

933

1,200

1,680

25,084

836

Observed Adjustedt

lax 1,860 Min 12 Mean 619 Mean 703 Cfsm 3.02 In. 40.94

lax 1,840 Min 17 Mean 640 Mean 673 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge Lake.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 9 to Apr. 3, Sept. 3-16; discharge estimated on baais of Blue 

Ridge powerplant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 169

5595. Ocoee River at Copper-hill, Tenn.

location. Lat 34°59'29", long 84°22'36", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from Fightingtown Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk County.

jiralnage area.--352 sq ml.

! ecords available.--October 1902 to October 1906, December 1906 to December 1913, October 

" 1918 to August 1925 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 1958. November 1914

to September 1918 (gage heights only) In Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

((age --Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage Is 1,445.28 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1925, 

staff or chain gages at several sites within 0.5 mile of present site at different 

datum.

\verage discharge.--26 years (1902-6, 1907-13, 1942-58), 845 cfs (unadjusted).

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 6.49 ft); mlnl- 

 mum, 128 cfs Oct. 15, 23 (gage height, 1.85 ft); minimum daily, 160 cfs Oct. 10.

1902-13, 1918-25, 1942-58: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 ft Nov. 19, 1906, 

site and datum then in use (discharge, about 35,000 cfs from reports of Tennessee 

Valley Authority); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 

1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Sixty-six percent of drainage area regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 227). Record Includes diversion from this stream by Tennessee Copper Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1945.

Rating table, waber year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from Plghtlngtown 

Creek (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.8

145

305

755

3.5 

4.0

5.0

1,450

2,120

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.0

.1

.2

13

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

10

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

805

859

*792

246

890

846

686

1,020

655

160

914

1,090

943

362

564

605

875

1,150

1,130

918

507

762

514

454

190

897

436

377

590

575

*1,060

21,852

705

Nov.

404

776

443

680

788

913

939

543

770

696

706

665

728

394

255

668

752

cl, 740

cl,200

515

639

831

a500

a300

a250

a250

a350

a550

a450

a900

19,575

652

Calendar year 1957: ^

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

al.500

al,200

al,100

al,2OO

a800

*1,110

1,110

606

675

830

1,110

1,160

910

908

994

1,090

1,320

1,350

1,320

840

478

1,110

1,100

1,140

1,200

901

788

1,150

1,250

1,180

1,190

32,600

1,052

Jan.

938

967

*934

1,180

1,160

1,190

1,070

1,140

1,240

1,030

1,070

1,260

873

1,070

1,000

1,230

1,410

1,300

1,140

590

1,080

1,140

1,180

642

1,170

1,120

1,200

981

900

980

1,140

33,325

1,075

Feb.

641

637

991

1,310

1,280

1,300

*854

575

462

926

1,190

1,300

874

620

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,510

1,500

1,460

816

709

853

1,230

1,350

908

690

478

-

27,844

994

Mar.

824

957

1,520

*1,360

1,010

842

1,040

1,310

1,150

1,210

1,030

1, 190

1,290

1,260

1,110

1,110

910

862

1,100

1,170

1,270

745

624

402

596

405

478

419

357

344

714

28,609

923

Apr.

624

299

628

*644

534

344

748

606

396

305

698

424

400

666

396

472

287

530

599

570

340

618

680

354

312

524

281

*c5,470

C2.950

1,400

21,099

703

May

746

787

235

88F

894

879

1,450

1, 160

1,460

1,750

1,040

2,650

1,450

794

950

794

884

853

1,130

1,200

1,130

1,020

787

874

976

1,010

933

1,250

1,180

1,150

1,280

35,584

1,083

June

990

1, 180

1,090

1,120

*1,150

1,070

1,220

1,190

1,330

1,110

1,210

784

1,030

1,190

1,110

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,230

1,220

1,280

1,310

925

1.560

1,180

306

474

195

946

1,280

32,250

1,075

July

,320

,470

,450

,400

,060

657

636

1,010

541

584

287

318

532

814

780

544

406

392

637

1,090

616

324

275

542

420

794

752

622

466

708

770

22,217

717

Aug.

784

720

741

796

516

760

789

*736

719

740

906

,280

,560

970

950

,510

,050

,250

,230

,450

.900

,320

870

,260

,420

,590

,600

,630

,340

,140

,270

34,357

1,108

Sept.

,230

,450

,310

* ,350

,460

,330

,080

,160

,140

866

1,360

884

868

802

912

178

416

602

656

958

956

324

428

676

1,210

1,050

588

1,290

1,080

1,800

29,414

980

Observed Adjustedt

lax 3,380 Mln 160 Mean 878 Mean 961 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.07

4ax 3,470 Mln 160 Mean 923 Mean 955 Cfsm 2.71 In. 36.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge Lake, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

Ridge powerplant.

c Backwater from Pightingtown Creek.

rds and records for Blue
170 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5600. FIghtingtown Creek at McCaysvllle, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°58'53", long 84°23'12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from county 

highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCaysville, Fannin 

County.

Drainage area. 70.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1958. Prior to November 1942, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 8.27 ft); mini- 

 mum, 76 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 5,420 efs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Nov. 19, 1953; Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flows caused by small mills above station prior to November 

1948; occasional fluctuation thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

144

272

3.0 

5,0 

6.5

430

1,270

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

Oct.

192

172

*214

190

184

160

144

133

126

120

114

118

112

111 

107

103

160

137

118

112

111

107

107

228

158

144

140

131

124

122

120

4,319

139

1.96

2.27

Nov.

 116

112

112

109

109

107

105

153

137

118

114

112

112

285 

210

534

668

1.370

1,120

616

448

3^1

468

370

548

451

378

339

316

295

10,313

344

4.85

5.41

Dec.

272

264

264

301

*261

247

404

620

454

378

339

307

292

286 

275

278

269

258

269

684

479

378

339

318

310

402

336

318

304

289

231

10,476

338

4.77

5.50

Jan.

281

264

*255

247

241

236

236

230

222

220

217

214

252

298 

247

230

222

214

"Soi 207

298

258

236

392

360

307

281

258

247

236

247

7,860

254

3.58

4.12

Feb.

381

301

281

261

295

983

*T6?

572

451

395

364

339

321

304 

307

289

272

272

261

252

252

255

252

247

259

333

420

336

-

9,997

357

5.04

5.24

Mar.

292

275

261

*250

239

233

241

247

264

244

233

225

286

289 

244

230

244

324

252

a240

a230

a220

a210

a280

a400

a380

a370

a350

a320

a300

a290

8,463

273

3.85

4.44

Apr.

a280

a270

a260

*275

241

281

244

233

230

284

261

244

233

22,8 

281

316

269

252

241

236

239

264

241

230

269

241

241

1.760

1,730

960

11,334

378

5.33

5.95

May

672

592

504

462

437

580

*540

465

458

420

465

490

426

388 

364

348

333

324

316

318

301

289

281

284

281

264

255

252

244

236

 230

11,819

381

5.37

6.20

June

230

258

225

220

212

*204

202

197

192

184

180

184

174

167 

170

174

165

156

156

153

151

167

149

144

140

153

151

137

131

129

5,255

175

2.47

2.76

July

124

120

118

13T

120

120

140

*461

324

272

192

236

212

406 

233

207

180

167

167

192

264

220

192

244

207

187

180

162

156

144

144

6,222

201

2.83

3.26

Aug.

137

151

144

137

126

126

*133

120

114

118

112

137

140

140 

118

114

112

107

103

101

99

98

98

116

166

120

112

109

107

103

101

3,719

120

1.69

1.95

Sept.

98

96

*96

92

90

89

87

87

85

82

82

99

98

85 

82

83

82

83

78

78

T92~ 404

118

103

94

90

89

87

83

82

3,094

103

1.45

1.62

Calendar year 1957 ; Max 2,340 Min 61 Mean 249 Cfsm 3.51 In. 47.68

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,760 Min 78 Mean 254 Cfsm 3.58 In. 48.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Nov. 18 (8 a.m.) 1,820 cfs (6.55 ft); Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 1,300 cfs 

(5.08 ft); Apr. 28 (10 a.m.) 2,690 cfs (8.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 171

5605. Da vis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'43", long 84°22'56", on right bank 0.4 mile northwest of Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad station, 0.8 mile from post office at Copperhill, Polk County, 

and 0.1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.16 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1940 to September 1941 (published as Mill Creek at Copperhill), 

December 1948 to September 1958.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder and concrete San Ditnas flume and dam. Datum of gage is 

1,451.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

July 16, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 

145 ft upstream at datum 1.58 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 36.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Apr. C9 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 29 cfs Nov. 3, 

4, Dec. 13.

1940-41, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 6, 1949 (gage height, 6.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs July 30, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow includes an unknown amount of diversion from other drainage basins through the 

sulphuric acid plant of Tennessee Copper Co. Some fluctuation due to irregular release of wastes by Tennessee Copper Co. just above gage.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Copper Co. 

Revisions.--WSP 1206: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-24, 

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

93

165

225

Oct. 25 to Apr. 28

28

40

61

1.6 

1.8 

Z.I 

2.5 

3.0 165

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

42

42

*43

38

a38

38

a37

36

34

35

38

36

36

36

36

43

38

31

a32

34

a35

36

ft

40

35

34

32

35 

33

1,147

37.0

-

-

Nov.

*35

31

29

29

31

34

34

49

37

34

37

37

37

53

48

BO

96

93

55

46

46

51

53

47 

69

50

46

44

45

43

1,419

47.3

-

-

Dec.

41

44

45

45

*41

41

52

47

42

42

a38

a34

29

41

45

46

41

40

47

75

47

43

40

41 

43

45

43

44

44

43

39

1,348

43.5

-

-

Jan.

a5 5

a50

*43

36

31

32

35

32

32

37

39

40

46

42

37

37

35

30

31

33

40

35

36

54 

39

36

37

38

37

37 

38

1,180

38.1

-

-

Feb.

3B

35

34

34

59

73

*5B

47

44

45

45

39

34

37

35

36

36

41

42

38

41

42

a41

41 

39

41

50

41

-

1,186

42.4

-

-

Mar.

39

36

3B

*36

37

40

43

37

37

37

37

38

40

37

32_

32

36

39

38

39

39

38

41

45 

42

47

48

48

45 

46

44

1,233

39.8

-

-

Apr.

41

42

*44

42

41

45

42

39

42

49

47

45

44

45

52

47

46

46

44

44

44

47

44

49 

51

47

48

al50

199 

60

1,626

54.2

-

-

May

52

56

52

50

56

59

*48

44

48

47

53

50

47

47

50

48

50

48

50

50

49

49

47

46 

46

46

46

47

48 

a48

a48

1,525

49.2

-

-

June

a49

50

46

46

46

*45

42

40

40

40

40

42

43

43

52

45

43

43

44

45

43

42

40

40 

40

52

43

43

43 

43

1,313

43.8

-

-

July

42

42

42

41

a45

a45

47

*63~ 147

55

51

75

66

60

47

48

50

52

64

51

60

51

50

55 

48

48

48

47

47 

47

58

1,692

54.6

-

-

Aug,

46

43

43

43

42

57

45

*42

40

40

43

44

64

46

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

41

46

45 

43

44

43

42

42 

40

40

1,360

45.9

-

-

Sept.

40

40

42

*43

45

45

43

42

40

39^

40

43

39

39

39

43

45

43

45

45

76

47

46

45 

42

42

43

4O

40 

43

1,304

43.5

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 96 Min 18 Mean 42.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 199 Mln 29 Mean 44.7 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
172 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5610. North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tern.

Location.--Lat 35°00'5< 

State Highway 40, 1\ 

mouth.

", long 84°22'58", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, and 2 miles upstream from

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1958. 

Potato Creek near Ducktown.

Prior to October 1950, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume. Datum of gage is 1,492.51 ft 

"jTbove mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to

Oct. 8, 1935, water-stage recorder and wooden weir and Oct. 8, 1935, to Aug. 25, 1948,

water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 29.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 5.60 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Nov. 7.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs June 16, 17, 1941

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Discharge includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. This diversion 

was small prior to June 1941. Some fluctuations caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plant's 

irregular pumpage from mines.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

139

220

395

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

a25

a22

a35

*28

20

20

20

18

19

11

17

19

18

21

17

18

36

20

18

18

19

18

24

44

Iff

23

18

18

18

1 J.OA

18

663

21.4

-

-

Nov.

*17

18

18

18

17

15

14

31

a25

a20

alS

17

18

51

25

91

123

148

58

30

25

40

41

330

73

32

331

a30

a29

a29

1,132

37.7

-

-

Dec.

a28

28

31

28

*25

22

55

42

32

32

29

25

28

27

24

30

22

24

36

79

34

32

32

30

40

42

30

27

a27

a26

a25

992

32.0

-

-

Jan.

a28

340

*32

26

27

28

27

25

25

27

26

25

44

30

24

24

25

22

21

24

43

28

26

64

34

a33

a32

32

30

30

37

939

30.3

-

-

Feb.

38

a32

21

31

68

176

47

42

41

40

36

36

36

37

34

32

32

36

36

37

38

34

36

32

46

83

41

_

1,287

46.0

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 273 Mln 14

Mar.

37

33

34

*33

32

36

38

36

37

33

31

30

48

32

28

24

47

55

34

31

34

34

34

46

34

51

39

38

33

34

37

1,123

36.2

-

-

Apr.

31

30

31

*36

25

33

28

26

25

44

34

29

28

32

56

37

28

27

28

26

31

36

28

31

48

a47

a45

263

376

also

1,689

56.3

-

-

Mean 36.6

May

a90

74

53

46

56

*88

78

66

65

55

9172"

60

56

52

51

45

46

51

46

42

40

39

38

37

41

38

52

42

36

36

1,682

54.3

-

-

June

a43

50

39

a36

a34

*32

30

30

32

29

28

28

67

26

a27

28

30

28

28

31

28

25

25

40

28

21

23

26

936

31.2

-

-

Cfsm -

July

22.

25

24

29

30

27

41

256

*71

55

41

107

62

56

36

38

26

36

80

57

77

50

48

40

36

40

32

32

26

25

37

1,562

50.4

-

-

In. -

Aug.

27

27

30

25

25

92

a40

*32

26

26

25

25

105

30

27

28

28

25

22

21

22

23

38

35

31

25

24

23

23

21

23

974

31.4

-

-

Sept.

22

22

20

*20

21

21

22

20

18

17

17

36

25

23

21

22

21

20

20

25

~3T 111

23

23

25

22

36

21

22

26

776

25.9

-

-

Water year 1957-58: Max 376 Mln 14 Mean 37.7 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 173

5630. Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°32 | 07", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Tennessee 

Valley Authority powerplant, three-quarters of a mile upstream from former village of 

Emf, Polk County, and 2 miles downstream from Goforth Creek.

Drainage area.--S24 sq mi.

Records available. October 1912 to September 1958. Prior to January 1913 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.S ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--46 years, 1,230 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum, 36 cfs June 28 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum daily, 137 cfs Oct. 29.

1912-58: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs July 10, 1916 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes (see p. 227) 

and by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 783: 1913-34. WSP 1306: 1931-39 (adjusted runoff).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

127

162

404

760

1,200

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,790

3,360

5,250

8,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,040

998

1,050

1, 290

1,020

993

990

998 

990

972

947

990 

972

1, 020

972

956

990

964

947

1,040

1,060

947

956

998 

972

972

981

476

137

464

972

29,079

938

Nov.

972

981

876

972

972

956

956

990

981

981

990

990 

981

1,140

*1,090

1,550

1,750

5.250

4,300

2,030

1,080

1,020

1,700

1,160 

1,670

1,650

1,590

1,550

1,530

1,520

44,178

1,473

Calendar year 1957: ^

Water year 1957-58: t

Dec.

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,550

1.570

1,610

1,900 

1,710

1,640

1,600

1,580 

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,620

1,550

2,130

2.670

1,640

1,590

1,580 

1,560

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,550

50,720

1,636

Jan.

1,560

1,540

1,410

1,540

1,530

1,500

1,550

1.300 

1,620

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,590

*1,690

1,610

1,600

1,590

1,580

1,520

1,550

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,640 

1.740

1,660

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,560

48,520

1,565

Feb.

1,660

1,640

1,580

1.540

1,640

4.170

3,260

1,720 

1,660

1,610

1,590

1,580 

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,560 

1,580

1,660

1,930

1,720

-

 .

49,340

1,762

Mar.

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,590

1,410

*1,580

1,580 

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,560 

1,600

1,600

1,590

1,600

1,600

1.700

1,650

1,610

1,600

1,100

1.010

1,020 

1,050

1,150

1,440

1,260

1,360

1,100

1,040

44,910

1,449

Apr.

1,020

1,020

998

1 020

1,020

1,040

1,030

1,040 

1,030

1,070

1,120

1,080 

1,040

1,010

1,030

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,030

998

1,010

1,050

1,020

1,020 

1,100

1,090

1,070

*7,660

7.780

3^180

46,786

1,560

May

2,820

1,700

1,640

1,620

1,690

1,900

3,070

2,240

1,710

2,850

1,890

2J770

1,610

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580 

1,560

1,550

1,580

1,550

1,550

1.540

1,540

57,780

1,864

June

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

*1,540

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,410

1,260

1.590 

1,540

1,530

1,580

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,530

1,450

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,430

1,310

1,560

619

414

1,520

1,500

43,443

1,448

July

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,100

1,020

1.010

1,010

2..9SJ) 

1,750

1,200

1,120

1,380 

1,160

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,090

1,090

1,360

1,160

1,120 

1,090

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,030

37,660

1,215

Aug.

1,020

1,020

998

1 010

1,120

1,040

1,020

1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,440

1,500 

1,540

*1,560

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,520

1,550

1.580 

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

42,408

1,368

Sept.

1.550

1,540

1,530

1,470

1,220

1,250

1,260

1,260 

1,250

1,250

1,270

1,100 

1,040

1,040

1,040

711

667

665 TIB"

1,020

1,310

1,380

1,030

1,040 

1,180

1,360

1,300

1,140

1,100

1,100

34,786

1,160

Observed Adjustedt

lax 9,870 Mln 137 Mean 1,391 Mean 1,476 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.24

lax 7,780 Mln 137 Mean 1,451 f Mean 1,484 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge and Ocoee' No. 3 Lakes.
174 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5645. Ocoee River at Parksville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°39'15", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam and 

Ocoee No. 1 powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk County, and at 

mile 11.5.

Drainage area. 595 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--42 years, 1,288 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 14.35 ft); minimum, 148 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.98 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Apr. 19.

1911-16, 1921-58: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 20.22 

ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville 

Lakes (see p. 228 ).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1916, 1922-36 (adjusted 

runoff) . WSP 1386: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

120

190

400

4.0

6.0 

12.0

775

2,770

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,200

1,030

985

1,020

814

169

1,3QO

1,310

1,510

1,500

1,530

478

169

1,320

1,350

1,330

1,050

1,430

166 

162

1,400

1,440

1,520

1,560

2,140

1,950

1,880

634

876

1,240

155

34,618

1,117

Nov.

155

155

158

905

952

948

981

894

162

158

1,570

1,580

2,070

2,110

*2,090

1,560

1,270

5,090

6,700 

47180

2,850

2,810

2,530

162

1,560

2,210

2,240

2,230

2,270

2,230

54,780

1,826

Calendar year 1957: 1 Water year 1957-58: t

Dec.

2,290

1,930

2,210

2,310

2,090

2,100

638

324

2,060

2,820

2,860

2,890

2,940

2,480

262

1,650

1,610

1,970

2,030

2,100

2,960

2,340

2,640

2,370

374

2,120

2,650

2,410

918

1,910

1,880

62,136

2,004

Jan.

1,910

1,870

1,650

1,700

1,030

1,690

1,600

1,750

1,740

1,810

1,630

172

1,620

*1,860

2,100

2,050

2,140

2,120

1,090 

2,080

2,160

2,000

2,000

2,050

2,020

1,980

2,030

1,670

1,650

2,120

3,010

56,302

1,816

Feb.

3,040

5,150

2,080

1,850

1,680

2,360

2,990

2,970

2,990

2,140

1,710

1,640

1,660

1,520

1,180

16E

1,810

2,120

2,090 

2,110

2,100

1,680

236

1,730

2,020

2,260

2,920

2,350

_

56,488

2,017

Mar.

2,220

2,020

2,020

1,650

1,770

1,750

*1,540

993

158

1,740

2,010

1,850

1,870

1,920

1,260

166

2,070

1,960

2,570 

2,000

2,310

1,880

169

1,490

1,100

1,270

980

1,350

1,940

162

1,570

47,558

1,534

Apr.

1,410

1,340

1,400

1,430

1,400

158

1,180

1,220

1,270

1,280

1,330

166

169

1,350

1,630

1,600

1,290

1,370

*152 

155

1,390

1,410

1,420

1,430

1,740

684

166

6,840

9,610

6,760

52,750

1,758

May

5,680

2,060

2,220

1,580

1,800

2,060

2,210

2,780

2,790

2,780

2,770

2,750

2,780

2,760

1,750

1,580

1,620

1,590

1,870 

2,770

2,260

1,150

1,140

162

158

1,990

2,060

2,080

2,060

2,070

1,270

62,600

2,019

June

166

2,450

2,060

1,860

1,840

1,870

500

278

1,790

1,940

1,540

1,450

1,980

1,980

2,140

1,600

1,540

1,500

1,530 

1,320

1,400

1,360

1,490

»1 , 540

1,670

1,800

846

180

1,330

1,410

43,560

1,452

July

1,580

1,560

1,570

1,320

1,100

1,090

1,120

5,510

2,990

1,630

1,630

1,500

1,220

1,170

1,210

1,330

1,220

1,040

1,160 

1,000

1,050

1,500

1,350

1,420

1,470

1,150

1,030

1,050

1,110

1,080

1,070

43,020

1,388

Aug.

1,060

1,020

996

999

1,080

886

1,200

1,330

1,100

1,040

1,340

1,430

1,460

*1,550

1,830

1,500

1,700

1,530

1,490 

1,490

1,500

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,490

1,630

1,740

1,640

1,810

1,850

1,490

43,471

1,402

Sept.

1,640

1,660

1,550

1,500

1,390

1,290

1,140

1,300

1,110

1,240

1,200

914

1,030

897

926

893

925

899

754 

948

1,310

1,820

1,200

836

909

1,760

E,670

1,550

1,230

626

37,117

1,237

Observed Adjusted t

lax 13,500 Mln 122 Mean 1,591 Mean 1,677 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.26

fax 9,610 Mln 152 Mean 1,628 Mean 1,661 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5650. Hiwassee River above Charleston, Tenn.

175

Location. Lat 35°12'33", long 84°39'31", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Ocoee 

River, a third of a mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 2^ miles 

north of Benton, Polk County, 15.2 miles upstream from Charleston, and at mile 34.1.

Drainage area. 2,001 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 5 years, 3,933 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Apr. 29; maximum gage height, 15.18 ft 

Apr. 30; minimum discharge, 929 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum daily, 

970 cfs Apr. 20.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Feb. 1, 1957; maximum gage height, 24.26 ft 

Feb. 1, 1957; minimum discharge, 320 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 1954; minimum daily, 355 cfs 

Nov. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by seven reservoirs (see p. 224).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Apr. 19-21, Apr. 29 to May 4)

2.8

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

1,160

2,080

4,400

9,800

15,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

.16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,080

3,600

4,150

4,340

4,340

3,160

3,980

4,260

4,160 

4,370

4,340

3,530

2.090

2J960

4,150

4,150

*4,030

3,750

3,140

2,490

3,190

4,000

4,120 

4,880

4,990

4,920

4,870

3,990 

3,680 

4,050

3,180

120,940

3,901

Kov.

2,960

2,950

2,940

3,740

3,690

3,760

3,790

3,790

3,190 

2,990

4,100

4,460

4,720

*5,160

4,350

4,430

4,830

a!3,000

alS.SOO

a!2,000

a9,000

aS.500

a7,500 

aS.OOO

a5,500

a6,000

a6,000

a6,000 

a6,000 

6,150

 

172,000

5,733

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: I

Dec.

6,010

5,880

5,540

6,050

5,880

*5,660

5,340

6,950

7,370 

7,450

7,010

6,750

6,650

6,310

4.570

5,130

5,680

5,410

5,610

7,840

9,030

7,040

6,900 

8,750

7,410

8,470

11,600

11.700 

8,760 

8,440

6,130

217,320

7,010

Jan.

5,850

5,700

5,650

5,360

4,720

5,460

5,260

5,300

5,260 

5,370

5,290

5.950

4,970

6,060

6,000

*5,690

5,550

5,260

4,610

4,670

5,430

5,070

5,110 

5,470

6,250

5,990

5,650

5,390 

5,020 

4,980

6,100

166,400

5,368

Feb.

6,600

6,680

5,880

5,350

5,200

9,410

10.100

8,680

7,740 

6,990

5,940

5,700

5,770

5,450

5,160

4,180

5,150

5,740

5,670

5,530

5,260

4,940

5.860 

4,590

5,250

5,260

*7,120

6,750

 

170,250

6,080

Mar.

6.020

5,650

5,540

4,940

5,270

4,800

5,040

4,440

3,470 

4,750

5,050

5,040

5,170

5,540

4,700

5,560

4,550

5,860

5,700

5,520

5,490

5,670

1,280 

2,670

*4,250

5,980

5,060

4,350 

5,920 

1,980

2,880

139,680

4,506

Apr.

2,790

2,700

2,880

2,410

2,580

1,800

3,300

4,540

3,220 

3,290

5,920

2,400

1,220

2,420

3,000

5,290

5,320

*2,970

*1,560

970

1,740

2,290

2,240 

2,150

2,700

2,350

1,340

6,510 

14.600 

11,900

 

102 , 380

3,415

May

7.510

5,010

3,670

3,520

5.200

5,770

5,160

5,860

5,510 

5,560

4,720

5,420

6,190

6,050

5,130

4,690

4,500

4,460

4,610

5,520

5,470

4,550

4,350 

3,550

5,250

4,540

5,100

5,080 

5,070 

5,010

4,620

149,850

4,834

June

3,290

5,040

5,100

5,040

4,860

4,790

3,800

5,120

4,620 

*4,910

4,600

4,560

4,610

4,850

5.250

4,740

4,520

4,220

4,220

4,250

5,990

5,700

3,100 

4,470

4,420

4,420

4,340

2.620 57160" 

4,180

 

128,530

4,278

July

4,500

4,560

4,400

4,200

5.440

3,450

3,540

5,650

7.000 

5,040

4,850

4,730

5,110

4,210

*a4,300

a4,500

a4,300

a4,100

a4,300

a4,000

a4,000

a4,600

a4 , 300 

4,510

4,160

4,240

3,960

3,820 

4,010 

4,200

3,840

135,420

4,368

Aug.

4,000

4,050

4,180

4,060

3,960

3,850

3,940

4,040

4,160 

5.060

4,240

4,270

4,480

4,540

*4,650

4,280

4.880

4,480

4,320

4,550

4,300

4,520

4,240 

4,070

4,550

4,570

4,540

4,450 

4,620 

4,700

4,280

132,170

4,264

Sept.

4,450

4,500

4,530

4,440

4,320

4,720

5,920

5,920

4,030 

4,010

5,990

3,520

3,670

3,680

3,710

*5,600

5,640

5,650

5,490

3,490

3,320

4,630

3,990 

3,750

3,620

4,010

5.450

4,040 

3,600 

5,100

 

118,550

3,952

Observed Adjusted t

tax 30,000 Mln 857 Mean 4,779 Mean 4,975 Cfsm 2.49 in. 33.75

feuc 15,000 Mln 970 Mean 4,804 Mean 4,815 Cfsm 2.41 in. 32.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In 7 reservoirs above station.

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of Apalachla and 

Ocoee Ho. 1 powerplant records.
176 a TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5653. South Chestuee Creek near Benton, Tenn.

Location.--35°10'02", long 84°42'59", on downstream right wlngwall of county highway

bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Cllmer Branch, 2.4 miles southwest of Benton Station, 

2.8 miles north of Ocoee, and 3.6 miles west of Benton, Polk County.

Drainage area. 31.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 7.76 ft); mini- 

 mum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 10, 11; minimum gage height, 0.61 ft Sept. 10, 11, 19.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

1.2 13

1.5 24

2.0 50

4.0 180

5.0 275

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

424

575

840

1,450

0.6 

.7

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

3.5 1.5

5.0 2.0

7.5 4.0

13

31

55

180

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

25

30

32

28

25

22

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

25 

20

17

16

14

13

30

26

23

22

20

19 

18

17

617

19.9

0.626

0.72

Nov.

16

16

15

15

!i

14

17

81

36

22

19

*18

17

117

94

578

488

*1,060 

575

194

115

108

393

151

609

300

136

105

91 

74

5,488

183

5.75

6.42

Dec.

58

52

*55

75

49

43

264

461

156

135

110

95

80

68

58

52

49

46 

45

*6QO

247

107

90

87

80

100

90

85

80 

75

70

3,662

118

3.71

4.28

Jan.

65

62

60

58

55

53

50

48

46

45

44

42

41

130

106

*71

56

46 

37

44

55

42

32

131

166

94

74

58

48 

42

51

1,952

62.9

1.98

2.28

Feb.

228

89

66

51

82

*571

320

159

102

80

72

61

54

48

53

50

49

48 

47

46

45

44

44

42

40

84

*236

113

-

2,924

104

3.27

3.42

Mar.

73

60

52

46

41

46

50

59

67

55

49

42

115

77

60

52

59

194

103

74

62

52

48

71

*127

178

162

97

73 

68

76

2,388

77.0

2.42

2.79

Apr.

56

48

44

60

44

138

66

52

44

68

56

43

38

35

94

131

70

*54 

48

43

44

65

46

38

152

80

65

159

471 

320

2,672

89.1

2.80

3.12

May

120

283

TTo

78

63

85

96

64

68

60

56

62

42

35

32

*31

28

26 

25

24

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

16

16 

14

14

1,580

51.0

1.60

1.85

June

14

18

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

14

13

9.5

8.5 

8.5

8.0

8.2

9.0

*7.8

7.0

6.5

21

13

9.2

8.8 

8.5

333.5

11.1

0.349

0.39

July

8.0

7.5

7.8

9.0

9.5

11

7.8

38

31

26

12

89

25

22

*13

11

14

11 

15

15

14

13

20

~25 153

16

13

10

9.0 

8.8

8.8

673.2

21.7

0.682

0.79

Aug.

16

30

17

11

9.8

15

13

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

*6.2

5.8

5.5

5.8 

6.0

5.2

5.0

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.6

4.4

H

256.1

8.26

0.260

0.30

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

176" 4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

*4.7

4.2

4.4

4.1

4.4

20

*9.1

5.5

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

151.7

5.06

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,060 Min 4.0 Mean 62.2 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.54

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Nov. 18 (8 a.m.) 1,790 cfs (7.76 ft); Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 832 cfs 

(6.99 ft); Apr. 29 (8 p.m.) 880 cfs (7.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Nov.6, 7, Dec. 10-19, Dec. 23 to Jan.15, Feb. 16-20; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and for stations on nearby streams.
TENNKSSEE RIVER BASIN 177

5655. Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Term.

Location. Lat 35°19'39", long 84°42'19", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Sanford, 3.5 miles northeast of Calhoun, McMlnn County, 

and 5.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 57.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height,«8.77 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1957; minimum observed, 16 cfs 

Oct. 13-28, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 2.12 ft Oct. 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

2.42 31 5.0 436 2.35 26

3.0 82 6.0 700 3.O 73

3.5 138 7.6 1,350 3.5 137

4.0 219 4.0 219

Note.--Same as 

preceding table above 

4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

79

81

82

77

69

64

62

58

56

54

53

51

51

48

45

*50

60

49

46

44

43

43

43

47

42

40

39

38

38 

38

1,676

54.1

0.949

1.09

Nov.

37

36

35

34

34

32

31

34

43

39

33

32

32

79

113

134

328

*1,540

996

448

270

207

277

273

381

441

285

213

186

165

6,588

220

3.86

4.30

Dec.

148

134

127

127

116

172- 108

329

298

201

171

152

*137

130

124

122

120

112

113

262

334

223

173

157

148

179

171

150

145

134 

126

5,143

166

2.91

3.36

Jan.

123

117

109

103

98

94

93

95

84

82

82

80

82

*131

116

95

89

84

81

78

85

99

83

128

201

151

133

122

115

1O9 

108

3,250

105

1.84

2.12

Feb.

162

144

120

112

*112

213

231

181

157

144

136

127

120

113

110

109

99

94

89

88

87

87

87

84

84

98

167

173

3,528

126

2.21

2.30

Mar.

207

115

109

101

*95

93

91

94

101

112

96

90

108

120

102

94

94

155

155

127

117

109

103

101

108

112

157

141

124

120 

158

3,609

116

2.04

2.35

Apr.

164

138

130

129

123

137

137

116

109

109

109

103

96

91

96

120

*109

95

90

89.

90

113

112

95

133

195

165

181

410

700

4,484

149

2.61

2.93

May

406

266

229

194

173

192

344

346

237

245

275

247

*231

178

161

150

140

131

124

130

119

109

102

99

102

95

89

84

81

78 

77

5,434

175

3.07

3.55

June

74

91

9976"

71

68

67

65

63

*62

61

59

58

56

65

74

57

55

53

55

54

85

67

57

52

55

59

52

49

48

1,907

63.6

1.12

1.24

July

46

44

*44

49

44

44

44

68

70

54

50

112

161

68

57

52

52

49

47

46

58

63

52

83

76

55

54

47

44

43

41

1,817

58.6

1,03

1.19

Aug.

52

52

124

61

49

*60

67

47

44

44

44

46

52

47

42

65

57

44

41

40

39

38

38

38

39

37

36

35

34

34 

55

1,479

47.7

0.837

0.96

Sept.

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

*30

32

33

32

30

30

29

29

30

29

28

39

*46_

32

30

28

28

27

2626"

27

924

30.8

0.540

0.60

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,760 Min 20 Mean 117 Cfsm 2-05 In. 27.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,340 Min 26 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.99

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (8.77 ft); Nov. 26 (l 

(5.15 ft); Apr. 30 (ll a.m.) 792 cfs (6.29 ft) ; May 7 (11 p.m.) 472 cfs (5.15 ft).

.77 ft); Nov. 26 (ll a.m.) 472 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5675. South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term.

Location. Lat 35°00'50", long 85°12'27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 11, ij miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, 6 miles 

east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--428 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1958. November and December 1930, monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1937, published as Chickamauga 

Creek near Chickamauga.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 651.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 15.90 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.41 ft Sept. 4, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1937. WSP 1386: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.08 205 0.6 116 10.0 4,000

2.0 468 1.0 205 12.0 5,720

4.0 1,140 2.0 470 14.0 8,650

8.0 2,790 4.0 1,190 16.0 13,900

10.0 4,000 8.0 2,840

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1,020

897

1,580

1,240

801

609

490

414

354

312

282

263

246

227

214

203

309

484

315

254

230

212

207

735

1,160

526

399

330

291

277 

*263

15,144

489

1.14

1.32

Nov.

249

232

232

235

230

207

200

419

718

453

339

300

280

1,840

2, 700

4,510

4,930

*8,Z90

12.800

8,260

4,000

1,720

2,680

2,410

3,500

4,040

2,540

1,470

1,200

981

71,965

2,399

5.61

6.25

Dec.

802

*698

652

687

603

530

1,240

2,850

2,090

1,350

1,030

827

701

656

624

642

620

558

554

3,000

5.170

3,230

1,450

1,030

876

890

810

694

659

592 

*533

36,648

1,182

2.76

3.18

Jan.

522

488

443

416

398

383

386

380

358

345

342

338 736"

5,170

2,310

1,190

911

771

659

592

718

984

729

1,520

2,770

1,820

1,010

928

788

*708 

673

27,786

896

2.09

2.41

Feb.

1,240

897

708

624

670

3,610

4.420

2,630

1,500

1,130

950

827

729

652

648

673

568

491

461

446

449

550

799

771

701

666

1,060

1,630

-

-------

30,500

1,089

2.54

2.65

Mar.

978

774

*694

614

554

516

516

586

628

624

530

480

KO

1,220

862

715

673

1,750

1,710

1,130

911

788

698

785

1,760

1,990

1,800

1,420

1,040

894 

841

29,401

948

2.21

2.55

Apr.

732

*645

592

708

722

1,230

1,450

844

715

690

694

603

536

494

522

1,200

1,050

743

642

582

554

690

680

547

960

992

768

3,980

*7.540

7, 140

39,245

1,308

3.06

3.41

May

4.480

2,300

,400

.020

852

,110

,830

,030

880

876

872

1,610

1,110

722

617

550

533

480

443

422

398

370

352

335

325

312

312

300

292

275 

268

26,676

861

2.01

2.32

June

265

*338

308

268

252

248

238

235

225

222

212

208

210

198

240

265

248

212

200

198

198

196

191

182

175

200

191

182

173

171

6,649

222

0.519

0.58

July

*167

162

162

173

191

191

189

247

645

589

352

380

315

310

290

270

238

220

205

194

933

1,150

434

488

542

500

258

252

220

200 

*194

10,221

550

0.771

0.89

Aug.

205

220

232

218

187

175

169

191

198

175

178

258

248

298

265

205

245

196

173

160

156

151

164

167

200

208

162

151

147

142 

158

5,958

192

0.449

0.52

Sept.

158

*154

154

151

129

129

127

127

127

125

125

147

156

123

120

131

127

156

125

116

1,180

*1,560

572

255

198

178

169

162

160

175

6,774

226

0.528

0.59

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,200 Mln 88 Mean 901 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,800 Mln 116 Mean 841 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (8 a.m.) 13.60O cfs (15.90 ft); Apr. 29 (8 p.m.) 8,430 

cfs (15.89 ft)._________________ __ _______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 179

5680. Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'12", long 85°16'43", on right bank at Meadow Lake Country Club golf 

course, half a mile downstream from South Chlckamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from 

Chlckamauga Dam, 3j miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Chattanooga, Hamilton 

County, and at mile 467.6.

Drainage area. 21,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1874 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1306. July 1930 to September 1958 at site 38 miles downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga. Gage-height records collected 

In this vicinity since 1874 are contained In reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 621.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages, or 

water-stage recorders at several sites from 7 miles upstream from Chattanooga to Hales 

Bar Dam 33 miles downstream at or within 0.2 ft of present datum; except staff gage at 

Bridgeport, Ala., 49.9 miles downstream at different datum Oct. 22, 1913, to Feb. 28, 

1915, and Oct. 1, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1921. Auxiliary gages at several sites parts of perlods since Feb. 28, 1915. Present auxiliary gage at site 2-J- miles downstream from base

gage.

Average discharge. 8 

1935, 37,170 cfs.

years (1874-1958), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 189,000 cfs Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 31.61 

ft Nov. 20; maximum gage height at Walnut Street, 29.63 ft Nov. 20; minimum dally discharge, 7,900 cfs Apr. 19; minimum gage height, 10.90 ft Mar. 30.

1874-1958: Maximum discharge observed,'410,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1875 (gage height, 

53.8 ft, present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs; 

minimum dally, 1,200 cfs Nov. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.0 ft Sept. 11-14, 1881, 

Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 ft Mar. 11, 1867, present datum at Walnut Street (discharge, 

about 459,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by Increasing number of reservoirs 

above station (see p. 224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 353: 1874-1912. WSP 783: 1917. WSP 823: 1875(M).

WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1306: 1916(M], 1936 (monthly runoff). WSP 1386: 1932-34 (station at Hales Bar near Chattanooga).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31,600

31,800

31,600

31 , 600

32 , 300

32,700

31 , 600

30,500

30,900

3O,4OO

31 , 300

31,300

32,800

36,100

35,300

34,400

39,200

42,000

32,500

31,600

34,700

33,300

42 , 800

*42,600

45.000

44,400

37,100

36,800

37,300 

38,900 

34,200

tl,088.6

35,120

-

-

Nov.

38,2OO

38,000

50.900

34,900

32,000

33,500

38,100

40,700

40,400

37,300

36,800

41,100

40,700

37,000

39,500

53,000

92 , 9.00

124,000

184,000

173,000

123,000

89,400

81 , 300

74,300

8O,2OO

89.9OO

*93,900

87,400

76,400 

68,200

*2,050

68,330

-

-

Dec.

61,900

61,900

62,2OO

60,100

54,800

63,800

76,8OO

116,000

126,000

95,500

90,700

75,100

67,700

65,000

64,900

57,800

56 , 900

63,300

63,500

78,400

110,000

112,000

92 , 700

80,600

72,900

78.0OO

92,400

96,500

97,500 

98,400 

95,300

*2,488.6

80,280

-

-

Jan.

85,800

60,200

51,000

55,000

52,600

49,900

48,OOO

47,100

47,700

48,000

48,100

47,300

44,500

48,600

49,600

42,200

57,700

45,900

46,600

46,600

44,100

45,100

45,800

41,100

47,800

40,200

45,100

38,200

40,700 

*45,200 

45,600

1,475.1

47,520

-

-

Feb.

45,100

45,300

46,200

36,100

45,600

50 , 300

60 , 6OO

52 ,500

51,000

50 , 300

49,900

49.0OO

49,600

49,000

48,800

48, 80O

41,200

45,700

45,900

45,300

43,600

45,900

45,100

45,800

4O.10O

44,800

41,000

55.400

-

 - -

M.,291.9

46,140

-

-

Mar.

41,800

44,700

59,800

57,700

40,600

34,400

56.700

29,700

27.000

35,100

46.200

45,OOO

27,100

55,900

42 , 800

28,100

28,OOO

59,000

40,600

56 , 300

41,900

59.OOO

21,700

25,900

58,300

40,500

51,900

29,500

26,900 

19.800

tt.,077.6

54,760

-

-

Apr.

*27,400

28,900

31,100

35,800

20,000

19,000

26,700

54,100

26,300

15,900

26,700

17,100

19,000

18,000

17,000

11,800

12,900

12,100

7.900

10,600

25,400

18,500

9,600

8,600

15,600

38,700

41,500

43,500

76,200 

115.000

808,900

26,960

-

-

May

82.600

45,000

45,800

37.900

58,600

58,000

47,000

65,000

67,500

77,700

71,700

62 , 500

57,600

59,700

54,500

48,100

48,500

48,200

47,500

48,400

46,700

45,600

49 , 500

51,900

51,500

44,800

45,500

41,800

*45,400 

44,200 

45,500

H.,595.8

51,480

-

-

June

45.600

42 , 100

41,200

41,400

38,500

40 , 1OO

56,500

55,OOO

57,600

39,400

40,500

40,500

59,600

41,500

58,800

59,800

58,800

58,600

57,600

56,500

57,700

58,200

59,200

41,200

38,700

58,500

39,500

50,600

26,500 

56,900

*1,155.8

38,460

-

-

July

36,700

38,400

38,600

52.2OO

51,400

29,200

26,500

52,OOO

33 , 800

28,100

29,100

20,200

17.200

25,500

22,200

24,100

25,800

28,100

25,500

29,600

52,600

29,500

26,900

24,500

25,000

24,400

24,800

27,700

59.000 

57,500 

51,100

890,800

28,740

-

-

Aug.

»23,200

15,100

11,200

30,600

27,500

28,600

30,900

35,000

50,200

25,100

59,300

58,900

59 , 300

40,4,00

39,500

55,700

20,000

57,100

41,600

40,700

42.600

40,100

51 , 800

24,200

58,300

59,400

59,400

40,300

41,300 

35,500 

50,200

*1,029

35,190

-

-

Sept.

56,000

41 , 500

44.OOO

41 , 100

58,600

50,900

25,700

36,500

38,600

42 , 80O

42 , 800

42 , 600

30,400

25,800

56,500

59,600

42 , 900

41,700

45,000

28,200

16.100

25,400

27,100

50,500

27.9OO

52,100

28,600

20,400

56,200 

57,800

«., 029.1

54,500

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 2O2,OOO Min 9,600 Mean 47,670 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.24

Water year 1957-58: Max 184,000 Mln 7,900 Mean 43,770 Cfsm 2.O5 In. 27.77

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
180 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5685. Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.

Location. Lat 34 0 58'20", long 85°19'40", on right bank 0.8 mile south of GeorgiaTennessee State line and 2.3 miles northeast of Flintstone, Walker County.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 649.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years (1951-58), 82.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 10.04 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft Aug. 6.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1954; minimum gage height, 

0.15 ft July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by bleachery above station.

Rablng table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 5, Aug. 19 to Sept. 21)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.5

16

165

240

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

10.0

340

550

750

1,070

2,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*250

218

596

358

231

162

117

88

68

56

47

41

37

32

26

26

159

107 

80

66

55

46

44

63

55

47

41

37

34

34

*33

3,254

105

2.08

2.39

Nov.

32

30

38

40

33

31

29

101

123

95

79

68

63

980

747

680

582

*1,400 

a850

a300

a220

a200

a320

a240

a360

a340

a270

a220

a!90

164

8,825

294

5.81

6.49

Dec.

130

*114

103

100

82

75

170

404

273

211

171

134

116

1O6

92

91

83

78 

82

519

440

262

193

152

131

125

103

94

83

74

*68

4,859

157

3.10

3.57

Jan,

71

63

59

55

52

51

52

48

43

42

41

40

100

267

193

151

125

106 

90

80

129

124

108

245

574

252

192

152

129

*110

101

3,645

118

2.35

2.68

Feb.

155

122

109

96

106

509

518

536

234

189

156

130

111

96

101

84

70

64 

60

SB

58

75

91

88

88

87

198

222

_

4,209

150

2.96

5.09

Mar.

161

152

94

80

74

72

77

84

85

77

71

198

211

167

156

130

505 

260

202

167

157

118

162

384

340

598

289

218

158

5,278

170

5.36

3.88

Apr.

150

*114

102

122

106

164

171

140

122

156

150

151

113

101

117

199

167

141

121

105

103

125

116

104

219

234

194

1,200

*1, 800

1,090

7,837

261

5.16

5.76

May

485

506

222

173

143

158

157

107

110

105

142

244

171

126

102

85

77

65 

56

50

42

57

52

28

26

24

25

52

22

21

2T

5,548

108

2.15

2.46

June

20

*8330"

22

21

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

517

17.2

0.540

0.58

July

*10

9.7

9.5

9.4

9.5

10

11

13

12

13

12

14

14

14

13

12

11

11 

9.5

9.0

16

15

15

14

14

15

12

11

9.9

9.4

*8. 7

562.6

11.7

0.231

0.27

Aug.

8.7

8.9

9.2

8.5

7.8

7.7

11

9.7

8.7

11

9.7

20

21

62

15

14

14

12 

10

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.3

8.4

10

9.9

8.4

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.0

566.7

11.8

0.255

0.27

Sept.

7.0

*6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.1

677

6.2 e'.5

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.3

7.2

7.2 

7.0

7.3

159

*72

21

16

13

13

12

12

11

11

475.0

15.8

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,78O Min 3.9 Mean 126 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.79

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,800 Min 6.1 Mean 118 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.59

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). --Nov. 14 (5 to 6 p.m.) 1,700 ofs (8.90 ft); Nov. 18 (10:30 a.m.) 

1,830 cfs (9.08 ft); Dec. 20 (7 to 8 p.m.) 894 cfs (7.74 ft); Apr. 29 (4 p.m.) 2,590 cfs

(10.04 ft).

___

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 181

5700. Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°01'43", long 85°32 I 48", in center pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 

64, and 72, 1.4 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5j miles southeast of Jasper, 

Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchie River, 34.5 miles downstream from Chattanooga, and at mile 429.7.

Drainage are a. - - 21 ,£ sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1930 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 13, 1932, water-stage recorder on 

lower lock wall 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.35 ft higher. Since Jan. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 22 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 28 years, 34,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 195,000 cfs Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 27.71 ft 

Nov. 19; minimum daily discharge, 9,200 cfs Apr. 19; minimum gage height, 5.87 ft Mar. 31.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 241,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936 

(gage height, 31.2 ft); minimum daily, 2,900 cfs Nov. 1, 15, 1953; minimum gage height, 

1.21 ft Oct. 27, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 ft in March 1867, present site and datum. A stage of 

37.4 ft occurred Mar. 8, 1917, present site and datum (discharge, 320,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 225,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage, which are fair. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing numbers of reservoirs above station (see p. 224).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1306: 1936 

(monthly runoff).WSP 1386: 1932-34.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

33,500

33,300

34,200

35,300

34,800

32 , 300

33,000

31,400

50,700

31,300

31,000

31,000

33,300

36,100

35 , 700

34,000

38,700

42,100

35,100

31,700

34,400

34,800

41,800

42 , 600

45.900

45,500

40,400

38,100

37,900

38,300 

36,000

*1,114.2 

35,940

_

-

Nov.

37,200

37,200

51,900

35,2OO

32 , 700

33,900

37,200

39,500

43,000

38,700

37,500

40,500

41,100

44,200

46,800

70,500

105,000

162,000

194,000

188,000

150,000

104,000

84,800

79,100

82,400

94,400

96,400

94,OOO

*77,300

73,200

*2,231.7 

74,590

-

Dec.

62,400

62,200

62 , 500

61,900

58,400

64,100

75,200

116,000

121,000

99,500

92,400

76,200

68,300

64,700

64,800

61,600

57,800

63,100

65,200

77,400

111,000

114,000

97,100

81,700

74,100

76,200

90,800

95,500

96,500

95, 600 

93,400

*2,498.2 

80,590

_

-

Jan.

85,70O

66,500

51,600

55,300

53,500

51,600

49,000

47,400

48,000

48,400

48,300

48,000

46,000

50,600

53,200

47,000

40,200

45,400

48,000

49,000

47,100

44,700

46,000

46 , 500

47,700

46 , 600

45 , 900

43,500

a40,500

a45,500 

*a 45,000

tl, 551. 5 

49,400

_

-

Feb.

49,000

47,000

46,900

40,8OO

45,200

55,600

64,200

59,200

55,700

52 , 500

51,800

50,700

50,600

50,500

49 , 800

50,200

45,600

45,400

48,000

46,100

45,200

46,100

46,OOO

46 , 300

41,700

45,700

44,900

59,700

 -

£1,358 

48 , 500

_

-

Mar.

42,400

46,400

42 , 700

40,000

41,700

57,500

37,200

33,600

28,400

34,900

46,800

45 , 700

31,000

55 , 700

44 , 800

51,900

30,100

40 , 600

43,700

39,400

42,900

42,300

23,800

27,2OO

42,200

45,400

58,000

34,500

30,900

25,100 

*53,100

fl.,157.9 

57,550

-

Apr.

29,900

30,400

32,300

57,500

22,300

21,8OO

50,500

35,700

27,500

18,500

28,200

19,500

15,100

16,600

16,800

11,200

15,100

15,400

9,200

10,900

25,900

18,500

10,400

12,200

17,500

41,200

45,800

45,000

69,000

 1_? 

844,500 

28,150

-

~

May

99,700

55 , 500

46,900

43,200

40,700

59.600

47,100

65,000

68,000

77,700

77.OOO

67,400

59,800

60.OOO

56,200

50 , 500

50,000

50,200

49,400

49,900

47 , 700

44,800

50,500

50,600

50,9OO

48,400

40,400

42,800

40,700

42,600 

45,000

*1,656.2 

55,430

-

"

June

42.600

42,600!

*41,200

42,000

59,800

40,000

57,500

55,800

56,800

59,000

40,500

40,500

59,200

40,100

59,600

39,000

59,000

57,800

57,600

57,000

57,400

58,700

58,500

41,500

58,200

38,600

58,900

32,500

27.600

------

*1,153.5 

38,450

-

"

July

55,600

36,800

57,600

35,200

51,600

50,900

25,700

31,600

33,100

a28,000

a29,000

a20,000

al7,500

a25,000

25,000

24,400

24,700

28,600

27,200

51,200

55,800

29,900

27,400

25,700

25,200

25,900

27,000

53,800

58 . 600

56,100 

*32,400

906,500 

29,240

-

"

Aug.

22,900

14,OOO

9.800

29,400

26,700

28,600

29,500

33,000

32,800

27,500

37,000

39,000

39,600

41,500

39,100

37,000

24,600

35,000

38,700

41,600

42,400

42 , 600

a32,000

a24,000

a37,500

340,000

339,500

a39,000

a40,000

a57,000 

a50,000

W. ,031.1 

35,260

-

~

Sept.

354,000

a59,000

a42,000

40,200

41,200

54,800

29,200

57,500

58,500

42,400

45,100

45,200

33,600

29,300

36,600

39,700

42 , 300

42,100

42,700

30,700

25,100

25,900

28,500

31 , 600

30,200

31,100

30,600

21.600

38,300

41,400

*1,062.4 

35,410

-

"

Calendar year 1957: Max 216,000 Min 10,200 Mean 48,930 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.47

Water year 1957-58: Max 194,000 Min 9,300 Mean 45,330 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thoussnds. 

a No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Hales Bar Dam.
18C TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5710. Sequatchle River near Whitwell, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°12'22", long 85°29'48", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, l|- miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 27, and 4|- miles downstream from Griffith Creek.

Drainage area.--c sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1958. Prior to December 1920 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior 

to Sept. 18, 1927, staff gage at same site at datum 0.0,3 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1927, 

to Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, wire-weight gage, at 

bridge 15 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 730 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 16.71 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1957; minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 6-21, 27, 

28, 1925.

Flood in March 1867 reached a stage of about 19 ft, from reports of Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to 1950, some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 758: 1929(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area. 

WSP 1033:1943(M). WSP 1386: 1921-22, 1923-25(M), 1927-28(M), 1930(M), 1933(M).

Hating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10)

L.9 

2.0

3.0 

6.0 

10.0

Oct. 1 to Nov

188

209

482

1,510

3,000

19

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.4

4,120

5,200

7,220

11,500

20 , 300

0.8 

1.0 

1.5

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

47 2.0

63 3.0

120 6.0

205

455

1,510

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

456

492

1,630

1,800

1,100

823

670

511

418

351

313

282

257

236

216

203

2T5

267

250

241

227

213

230

562

768

765

592

479

412

372

343

15,744

508

1.32

1.52

Nov.

*310

287

269

250

236

224

216

489

724

819

717

572

498

2,550

4,210

3,730

6,520

15,600

19 , 800

*12,600

7,520

4,020

3,000

2,700

3,240

4,040

3,210

2,370

1,900

1,500

104,121

3,471

9.04

10.08

Dec.

1,160

981

872

812

725

658

2,040

5,160

4,650

3,380

2,300

1,620

1,270

1,080

960

935

981

1,020

1,040

3,170

5, 170

3, 760

2,510

,1,760

1,380

1,280

1,160

1,050

952

862

784

55,482

1,790

4.66

5.37

Jan.

753

894

638

592

550

*518

509

488

455

434

416

398

413

718

963

946

820

729

644

592

641

767

725

974

2,400

2,210

1,730

1,350

1,100

949

*869

25,985

838

2.18

2.52

Feb.

924

872

806

732

736

1,700

2,550

2,190

1,740

1,380

1,150

970

837

739

700

648

557

505

476

446

431

419

431

431

428

419

886

1,650

-

25,531

912

2.38

2.47

Mar.

1,230

977

*812

704

620

568

543

540

588

697

767

728

736

834

840

802

746

1,090

1,550

1,470

1,220

1,010

868

938

2,510

2,860

2,410

1,940

1,590

1,380

*1,400

34,968

1,128

2.94

3.39

Apr.

1,260

1,120

1,010

942

886

1,400

1,720

1,470

1,190

1,220

1,970

1,870

1,470

1,200

1,050

974

865

774

704

655

778

1,340

1,370

1,170

2,410

4,410

3,880

3,030

3,660

6,860

52,658

1,755

4.57

5.10

May

*4, 590

2,920

2,OOO

1,550

1,380

1,500

2,450

5,000

2,290

1,910

1,740

1,780

1,560

1,250

1,000

848

792

669

606

574

522

475

437

440

580

574

348

328

302

268

38,546

1,243

3.24

3.73

June

265

272

*272

247

235

223

215

205

195

276

245

203

189

178

178

174

169

160

153

152

148

150

148

148

138

140

136

129

124

120

5,581

186

0.484

0.54

July

*116

114

110

107

111

108

116

147

129

119

114

160

233

183

540

245

189

160

144

196

176

162

155

152

150

153

152

134

124

1 16

*112

4,727

152

0.396

0.46

Aug.

107

105

115

119

117

112

106

99

117

160

115

132

146

156

114

107

101

96

89

83

79

79

77

78

78

76

73

75

69

66

65

5,087

99.6

0.259

0.30

Sept.

61

58

*57

55

53

53

52

52

51

49

49

51

51

50

48

48

48

50

49

49

82

108

134

106

94

77

69

62

59

57

1,882

62.7

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1957: Max 19,800 Min 33 Mean 1,139 Cfsm 2.97 In. 40.26

Water year 1957-58: Max 19,800 Min 48 Mean 1,009 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.66

eak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (4 to 5 a.m.) 22,600 cfs (16.71 ft); Dec. a (4 p.m.) 

5,710 cfs (13.33 ft); Dec. £1 (7:30 a.m.) 5,560 cfs (13.24 ft); Apr. 30 (8 a.m.) 7,620 cfs 

(14.13 ft)._____ __ _______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5729. Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°22'42", long 85°59'25" , in SE£ sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E. , on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 110, 1,600 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4,500 ft 

upstream from Traylor Branch, 2 miles north northeast of Geraldine, and 15 miles northeast of Albertville, Ala.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available. July 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1957; Maximum discharge during period July to September, 566 cfs Sept. 14 

(gage height, 3.14 ft); minimum, no flow Sept. 6-13.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,600 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 

15.6 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 19.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, July 10, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958, except period of shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

July 10, 1957, to June 8, 1958 9 to Sepb. 30, 1958

1.1

1.5

8.0 

13.0

39

101

206

337

710

1,500

3,500

8,000

6.0 

7.0

135

244

387

800

2,000

2,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Aug.

2.1

1.6

1.4

2.2

2.1

1.0

.9

.7

Sept.

0.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

21

17

*13

10

8.0

7.1

10

Aug.

0 6

5

4

3

2

2

4

.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

* 0

*132

148

99

Day

17

18

iq

?o

?i

?.?

27,

24

July

118

97

55

50

23

15

10

10

Aug.

0.7

.7

.7

.5

5.2

5.6

3.8

3.0

Sept.

225

140

94

75

72

56

46

37

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches. .............................................................

July

8.0

5.6

4.4

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

.

_

-

Aug.

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

44.1

1.42

0.01

Sept.

29

24

19

24

43

123

-

1,387.7

46.3

0.328

0.37

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

148

210

1,060

844

352

258

206

170

144

126

110

101

96

87

U.

78

510

300

206

168

140

124

133

*465

265

199

172

153

140 

130

126

7,298

235

1.S7

L.92

Nov.

116

112

150

150

128

114

109

201

294

211

183

165

*159

*2,340

*1,260

2,660

3,120

*7,900

37170

1,410

940

778

1,170

890

1,620

1,140

822

665

586

490

33,053

1,102

7.82

8.72

Dec.

408

368

349

394

317

292

624

1,170

*1,040

778

625

490

429

398

371

408

368

334

343

1,680

1,230

822

645

547

490

528

429

388

356 

314

 

17,224

556

3.94

4.54

Jan.

317

273

242

228

208

199

194

176

157

148

148

142

*148

230

201

172

157

150

140

158

194

206

170

364

490

384

331

297

273 

252

240

6,969

225

1.60

1.84

Feb.

278

240

213

194

211

763

1,060

755

566

465

404

346

303

273

289

268

a260

a250

a240

*a230

a240

248

331

356

340

322

888

710

-

11,043

394

2.79

2.91

Mar.

528

447

384

334

303

278

289

322

322

292

255

240

426

440

362

322

311

547

436

371

334

297

271

294

*408

362

440

378

337

317 

292

10,939

353

2.50

2.89

Apr.

263

238

220

286

268

S02

454

349

303

292

278

235

206

*190

238

308

225

199

181

172

201

268

273

218

468

454

356

443

4,420

a2 , 500

15,108

504

3.57

3.98

May

al,500

710

566

a430

a380

a350

a320

a300

a280

a260

,

1

I a430

[

J

1

L a230

j

216

*155

126

109

94

83

77

67

69

56

48

39

9,105

294

2.09

2.40

June

34

31

36

107

62

38

35

21

*16

13

10

6.8

5.1

299 3.9 

332

105

67

212

116

69

51

41

37

27

24

32

23

16 

11

1,880.8

62.7

0.445

0.50

Calendar year 1957 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cf sm -

July

8.0

5.4

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.3

3.0

31

1,550

2,700

515

334

609

2,300

665

453

334

254

202

222

380

 802

755

775

642

377

275

217

177

149 

123

14,869.3

480

3.40

3.92

In. -

Aug.

112

108

100

84

68

51

58

231

90

59

43

*185

58

139

105

190

118

70

48

35

26

20

21

25

32

31

28

19

13

9 4 

6,8

2,183.2

70.4

0.499

0.58

Sept,

5.1

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

 1.0

.9

.9

.7

.8

242

120

64

31

19

12

7.4

6.3

5.9

4.8

545.3

18.2

0.129

0.14

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,900 Mln 0.7 Mean 357 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.34

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs).--Nov. 18 (5 a.m.) 10,600 

cfs (11.0 ft); July 10 (2 a.m.) 6,000 cfs (11.0 ft).

=fs (15.6 ft); Apr. 29 (12:30 p.m.) 6,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis

Note.--Shifting-control method used May 23 to June 8.

records for Big Wills Creek near Crudup.
184 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5745. Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°37'27", long 86°18'23", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, 4.1 miles upstream from Little Paint Creek, 

and at mile 26.6.

Drainage area.--380 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 23, 1935, to Jan. 16, 1938, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1938, to July 24, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average die charge.--33 years (1936-58), 634 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 19.80 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs Sept. 16; minimum recorded gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 13.

1935-58: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 20.84 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs Oct. 21, 1954 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

(Hate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 14-28, Dec. 7-11, 20-23, 

Jan. 24-27, Feb. 6-10, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Mar. 25, 26, Apr. 7, 

Apr. 26 to May 2, May 6, 7, July 13- 15}

37

65

108

230

400

1,320

11.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.7

2,290

3,620

5,050

6,650

10,000

21,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

200

*219

193

230

232

194

132

95

73

60

51

45

40

37

34

33

36T

447

308

196

138

103

87

171

555

342

217

165

134

116

104

5,310

171

0.534

0.62

Nov.

*94

86

195

330

328

224

180

408

1,220

782

426

308

248

1,580

3,540

5,180

6,280

9,770

21,500

11,000

5,200

2,920

2,330

2,360

3,020

3,960

3,960

2,340

1,280

842

91,691

3,056

9.55

10.66

Dec.

641

*520

459

479

459

404

1,240

4,080

5,65O

3,940

2,390

1,340

842

685

602

779

768

698

630

2,520

5,410

4,660

2,530

1,350

863

816

816

698

619

536

473

47,897

1,545

4.83

5.57

Jan.

459

*463

426

382

346

317

308

296

268

240

224

212

219

775

1,130

743

566

475

405

362

378

606

586

1,360

3,390

4,570

2,520

1,270

818

665

571

25, 150

811

2.53

2.92

Feb.

954

1,290

*872

685

646

2,840

5,850

5,360

3,460

1,800

1,060

789

641

533

512

503

404

341

308

286

274

335

533

595

551

499

1,420

2,880

-

36,221

1,294

4.04

4.21

Mar.

*1,880

1,000

759

621

522

457

424

411

416

463

441

387

564

1,070

889

679

591

818

1,080

846

696

586

501

594

2,150

2,510

1,490

1,070

848

725

681

25,969

838

2.62

3.02

Apr.

659

*566

508

491

475

1,100

2,080

1,180

814

875

1,550

1,200

882

725

729

1,070

911

738

655

551

556

867

743

602

1,100

2,730

2,610

2,120

2,570

4,120

35,735

1,191

3.72

4.15

May

*4,560

2 640

lUlO

870

961

2,030

1,860

1,260

1,060

1,550

1,840

1,380

1,160

865

646

510

439

375

339

389

335

260

224

199

177

161

146

134

122

110

101

27,893

900

2.81

5.24

June

92

*86

80

75

74

72

67

65

61

58

55

55

52

49

52

84

117

104

88

74

64

59

55

54

51

49

51

55

58

54

2,006

66.9

0.209

0.25

July

46

*42

39

36

54

333~4

192

1,660

756

698

396

1,590

2,610

1,370

544

923

al,300

722

422

508

997

832

727

1,010

668

431

321

251

206

175

19,573

651

1.97

2.27

Aug.

*151

136

130

400

258

175

166

117

92

78

82

70

93

124

100

76

69

58

54

52

47

44

46

55

55

46

44

*44

41

38

36

2,975

96.0

0.500

0.35

Sept.

35

31

29

28

27

26

25

25

24

23

25

23

23

a22

a22

a21

a27

a30

a26

a40

al.500

a900

a320

a200

a!50

alOO

a85

a75

a70

a65

5,975

132

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1957: Max 24,300 Min 11 Mean 903 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.30

Water year 1957-58: Max 21,300 Min 21 Mean 889 Cfsm £.78 In. 37.70

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (2 p.m.) 22,700 cfs (19.80 ft): Dec. 9 (6 a.m.) 6,240 cfs 

(16.82 ft); Dec. 21 (7 p.m.) 6,260 cfs (l6.85 ft)j Feb. 7 (time unknown) 6,260 cfs (16.83 ft).

* 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 stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 185

5750. Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°49'08", long 86°28'52", in SW£ sec. 36, T. 2 S. , R. 1 E. , on left bank 

250 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a quarter of s 

mile downstream from highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from Brier Fork, and 

5 miles northeast of Chase.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1958. Prior to May 1930 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 18, 1934, staff gage at railway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 522 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum. 96 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1929-58: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1954 (gage height, 25.00 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 20, 27, 30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 3, 27, 1954. 

Flood in September 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

42,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 1306: 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. Feb. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.5

2.0

4.0

106

226

406

1,400

8.0

12.0

15.0

4,120

8,050

12,400

1.1 100

1.5 205

2.0 385

4.0 1,400

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

226

220

343

275

22O

196

175

160

148

139

133

127

124

121

115

112

130

184

154

139

133

127

130

181

211

178

160

154

148 

145

148

5,156

166

0.485

0.56

Nov.

148

148

229

278

*223

196

187

736

798

398

317

275

258

2,090

1,800

3,110

3,720

10,200

11.900

2,720

1,320

995

1,510

1,210

3,650

2,900

1,340

995

870

750

55,271

1,842

5.39

6.01

Dec.

630

561

529

547

474

440

1,750

3,040

1,680

1,180

895

702

*607

607

584

702

654

584

538

5,420

2,310

1,120

846

726

678

895

774

654

607

538

501

29,773

960

2.81

3.24

Jan.

584

529

461

427

398

390

386

358

336

321

324

321

332

524

483

402

*362

336

317

510

347

423

358

1,290

1.620

945

726

607

533

483

506

15,739

508

1.49

1.71

Feb.

995

726

552

479

560

3,010

5,470

1,620

1,020

820

720

630

545

506

555

530

430

372

357

545

*349

462

720

630

555

502

1,340

1,210

24,010

858

2.51

2.61

Mar.

745

605

535

480

439

412

421

466

535

545

448

403

498

645

493

426

394

695

620

*488

426

390

369

4T6

720

625

605

516

457

457

670

15,944

514

1.50

1.73

Apr.

540

457

421

498

511

2,260

1,210

720

565

2,000

2,300

1,040

770

640

895

1,240

795

615

535

493

1,450

1,370

820

620

2,960

2,560

1,980

1,210

3,670

3,360

38,505

1,284

3.75

4.19

May

*1,370

1,100

895

770

2,760

2,110

1,560

1,040

1,560

2,370

2,300

2,040

1,400

945

745

635

1,070

720

590

615

498

426

373

337

318

300

282

264

257

244

234

30,128

972

2.84

3.28

June

224

*202

211

205

199

196

186

183

224

231

205

180

168

160

163

476

303

196

196

190

205

199

202

171

154

183

231

174

160

149

6,126

204

0.596

0.67

July

141

*134

132

129

168

211

307

387

475

268

215

834

1.750

1,340

525

345

820

650

353

328

895

820

845

1,180

610

398

307

257

224

202

186

15,416

497

1.45

1.68

Aug.

*186

190

627

334

221

186

174

166

157

183

154

211

208

171

152

152

146

141

136

132

127

124

122

132

149

141

127

*122

120

118

115

5,424

175

0.512

0.59

Sept.

113

111

109

107

104

104

104

104

100

100

100

104

107

104

104

102

102

129

139

136

5,990

1,750

595

365

278

237

211

196

183

174

10,162

339

0.991

1.11

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,000 Min 67 Mean 688 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.38

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,900 Min 10O Mean 689 Cfsm 2.O1 In. 27.38

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (7:30 a.m.) 17,200 cfs (16.8 ft); Nov. 25 (9 p.m.) 5,050 

cfs (9.0 ft); Apr. 29 (9 p.m.) 6,100 cfs (10.1 ft); Sept. 21 (2 p.m.) 5,140 cfs (9.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5755. Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°34'27", long 86°32'42", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 5 3., R. IE., on right bank 

at Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5-| miles downstream from Flint 

River, 11 miles south of Huntsville , 1&J miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, 

58-J- miles upstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 333.3.

Drainage area. 25,610 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1936, published as "at Decatur." Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1875 (fragmentary prior to April 1909) 

are contained in files of Corps of Engineers and in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1924, to Dec. 2, 1926, staff gage and Dec. 3, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site 28.3 miles downstream at datum 14.70 ft lower. Since 

Mar. 4, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 28.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--34 years, 42,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 268,000 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 22.59 ft); minimum daily, 6,200 cfs Apr. 20; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Mar. 10.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 293,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1957 (gage height, 23.93 ft); minimum daily, 700 cfs Sept. 7, 1952, Nov. 1, 1953, Aug. 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 ft in March 1867 present site and datum, from high-water 

profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage and those below 20,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge below 20,000 cfs computed on basis of records for Guntersville Dam, adjusted for storage and inflow. Since 

1936, flow regulated by increasing number of reservoirs above station (see p. 224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1936 (monthly runoff). WSP 1436: 1938-39, 1941-42. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

*36 , 600 

36,700 

35,400 

35,600 

34,700

35,800 

35,900 

35,100 

34,800 

35,700

35,7OO 

39,200 

40,400 

38,200 

52,100

33 , 500 

43,300 

49.700 

43,700 

32,100

35,000 

33,500 

45,200 

49,000 

41,800

49,100 

49,100 

44,400 

38,800 

39,100 

34,500

*1,203.7 

38,830

Nov.

38,600 

39,200 

41,200 

39,900 

34,600

54.400 

a35,400 

a57,600 

a49,000 

a42 ,000

a47,000 

a38,500 

a36,700 

a47,900 

a67,800

al!2,000 

a!58,000 

a225,000 

2 59,000 

265,000

259,000 

240,000 

189,000 

159,000 

*129,000

150,000 

154,000 

144,000 

127,000 

99,000

$5,216.8 

107,200

Dec.

80,700 

73,200 

69,000

71 ! 800

69,500 

72 , 900 

110,000 

140,000 

144,000

138, OOO 

115,000 

94,400 

79,700 

77,500

76,100 

71,600 

69,800 

75,600 

85,500

113,000 

133,000 

140,000 

138,000 

105,000

89,900 

89,700 

97,400 

104,000 

107,000 

110,000

*3,007.8 

97,030

Jan.

102,000

88,500 

69,800 

59,000 

58,000

57,800 

57,000 

53,700 

50,300

49,400

49,600 

49,000 

49,400 

55,600 

63,700

55,900 

54,000 

50,100 

48,100 

49,600

52,100 

51,000 

48 , 900 

57,900 

67,500

65,800 

68,100 

*62,700 

57,300 

54,800 

53,900

*1,808.5 

58,340

Feb.

55,600 

55,800 

56,000 

a49,200 

a49,900

64 , 900 

94.500 

93,500 

75,800 

71,000

68,100 

66,300 

60,800 

57,500 

a53,900

a53,900 

a51,500 

a44,100 

a47,700 

a48,000

a48,OOO 

49,900 

51,400 

51,400 

52 , 700

50,800 

57,700 

60,600

------

$1,640.3 

58,580

Mar.

58.400 

56,200 

54,300 

51,500 

46,300

42,100 

45,400 

45,900 

36,600 

35,800

46,100 

52,200 

43,800 

42 , 600 

44,600

59,600 

42,400 

47,900 

54,000 

49,100

51,900 

50,100 

55.700 

38,400 

48,800

52 , 300 

56,000 

52,000 

35,700 

38,700 

42 , 800

tt.,455.2 

46 , 500

Apr.

39,400 

38,400 

36,400 

33,900 

27,100

33,700 

*41,600 

43,100 

53,800 

27,500

41,700 

25,200 

24,600 

25,900 

28,800

18,000 

20,000 

17,500 

13,600 

6,200

36,400 

32 , 900 

26,100 

33,200 

49,500

56,800 

62,900 

65,500 

91,500

*1,176.6 

59,220

May

154,000

129,000 

88,300 

61,600 

56 , 300

55,400 

67,000 

73,000 

86,300 

95,500

97,500 

96,600 

86,800 

72,200 

69,900

65,600 

60,000 

59,900 

58,500 

55,100

52 , 800 

52 , 800 

54,300 

53,800 

53,900

54,100 

*53,800 

51,500 

48,000 

46,200 

45.700

4:2,153.4 

69,460

June

45,700 

47,100 

49,000 

48,500 

45,300

48,700 

41,900 

37,000 

41,600 

45,100

44,000 

44,700 

43,500 

43,200 

35,500

44,300 

52,800 

51,000 

45,100 

37,500

39,600 

36,100 

47,100 

51,400 

49,400

42 , 500 

40,600 

22,600 

20,800 

40 , 500

tt.,277.7 

42,590

July

43,200 

47,400 

49,900 

38,100 

21,800

12 , 700 

39,300 

44,400 

50,100 

42,100

51,700

10*900 

48,100 

44,300

44 , 300 

46,400 

44,700 

40,200 

11,000

40,600 

38,400 

42,500 

46,200 

44 , 700

25,700 

31,500 

43,800 

40,200 

58,600 

56,900

*1,187.3 

38,500

Aug.

33,900 

14,900 

13,100 

*40,000 

41,700

42,200 

43,600 

42 , 600 

21,300

16,100

41,500 

48,000 

50 , 700 

51,000 

46,000

29,500 

6.400 

42,600 

49,600 

49,400

49,400 

49,500 

27,200 

8,700 

42,100

49,400 

50,300 

50 , 900 

43,400 

29,800 

18,100

*1,142.9 

56,870

Sept.

29,800 

41,500 

45,500 

48,100 

49,300

20,900 

21,300 

37,900 

45,900 

48,500

45,900 

44,100 

24,900 

12,800 

59,000

46,800 

42 , 800 

50,500 

51 . 000

20,900 

37,800 

39,200 

*58,600 

56,500

55,200 

28,600 

21,500 

39,700 

45,000

tt.,099.7 

56,660

Calendar year 1957: Max 288,000 Mln 1,100 Mean 59,240 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.40 

Water year 1957-58: Max 265,000 Mln 6,200 Mean 55,75O Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records f

Quntersvllle Dam, adjusted for storage and Inflow.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5765. Flint Creek near Falkville , Ala.

Drainage sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 14.2 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs (revised) Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 

14.6 ft); minimum, no flow for many days 1952-57.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1957

Feb. 21, 1953

Jan. 16, 1954

Mar. 21, 1955

Feb. 1, 1957

Remarks.--Records good below 450 cfs and fair above except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1953-57, superseding those published in WSP 1276, 1336, 1336, 1436, and 1506.

Date

1953

Jan. 10

24

Feb. 12

13

21

22

Mar. 4

5

May 4

5

1954

Jan. 16

Discharge

1,240

985

1,490

1,060

2,040

1,220

984

850

988

1,430

4,480

Date

19E4-Con.

Jan. 17

21

22

23

Dec. 29

30

1955

Feb. 6

7

22

23

Mar. 21

Discharge

2,150

1,020

4,700

1,920

2,200

1,120

1,610

1,580

765

1,430

5,810

Date

1955-Con.

Mar. 22

1956

Feb. 3

4

5

1957

Jan. 5

30

31

Discharge

4,930

1,160

1,930

1,790

912

950

2,OOO

Month

Water year 1952-53. ...... 

Calendar year 1953. ......

Water year 1953-54. ......

Calendar year 1954. ......

Calendar year 1955. ......

Water year 1955-56 ....... 

Calendar year 1956 .......

Water year 1956-57 .......

Cfs-days

17 1 449

-

Maximum

2,040 

2,040

4,700

4,700

5,810

1,930 

1,930

4,890

Minimum

0 

0

19

0

0

0

0

o

39

0

Mean

134

132

92.3

98.2

432

116

87.9

100

113

Per square

1.E5 

1.53

1.07 

1 52

1.14

1.34

1.02 

1.16

1.31

Runoff In 

Inches

21.06

20.83

14.50

15.43

5 22

19 95

18.22

13.83 

15.81

17.73

Revised peak discharge.--1953-54: Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 7,200 cfs (14.0 ft); Jan. 22 (12 m.) 

6,050 cfs (13.6 ft).

1954-55: Dec. 29 (.1 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (12.25 ft); Feb. 6 (7:30 p.m.) 3,060 cfs (12.15 ft); 

Mar. 21 (3 p.m.) 9,2OO cfs (14.6O ft).

1955-56: Feb. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (11.8 ft).

1956-57: Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 5,50o " (13.3 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,080 efs (11.6 ft).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5765. Flint Creek near Falkvllle , Ala. --Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.5

3.5

4,5

6.0

7.0

17

25

54

99

183

255

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

361

645

880

1,340

2,730

4,530

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

0.9

2.4

5.8

14

42

83

135

270

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

371

695

950

1,330

2,780

4,7OO

7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

65

57

116

282

99

63

*50

39

32

27

24

22

21

19

11

17

177

102

59

46

39

34

35

96

76

54

46

40

38 

37

39

1,868

60.3

0.699

0.80

Nov.

38

35

38

39

38

35

39

294

382

150

106

*86

79

1,020

1,440

810

750

*3,950

5,560

1,460

695

530

590

620

1,070

1,160

680

515

359 

262

22,830

761

8.82

9.84

Dec.

195

171

153

153

123

108

306

605

*640

620

515

327

238

216

177

171

153

135

126

529

712

500

307

230

202

230

183

159

144 

123

116

8,567

276

3.20

3.69

Jan.

120

100

88

80

76

71

*76

71

61

59

57

55

59

80

69

59

53

49

46

44

118

118

90

386

560

455

288

216

177 

159

141

4,081

132

1.53

1.76

Feb.

141

113

100

*86

88

243

545

515

348

246

209

177

153

132

153

al40

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

allO

164

279

288

288

262

576

680

-

6,496

232

2.69

2.80

Mar.

500

307

*238

195

165

150

159

183

216

183

159

147

246

254

209

189

177

279

209

183

165

150

132

253

590

605

590

470

327 

262

223

8,115

262

3.04

3.50

Apr.

183

159

141

183

153

342

238

*171

147

289

288

202

171

150

359

1,060

668

455

279

216

288

288

230

202

1,040

1,380

789

575

*2.560

2,300

15,306

510

5.91

6.60

May

884

575

410

270

327

246

195

159

144

126

132

113

*110

86

69

61

55

48

50

69

43

36

32

28

25

23

22

19

17

15

14

4,403

142

1.65

1.90

June

12

12

13

11

9.4

8.6

8.1

7.2

6.5

*5.5

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.6

166

342

52

27

21

28

27

22

22

17

12

21

22

15

11

8.4

923.5

30.8

0.357

0.40

July

6.9

6.1

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.7

8.1

*206

1,060

642

213

118

93

65

49

41

63

42

32

30

52

52

44

339

680

466

183

120

86 

63

61

4,838.2

156

1.81

2.08

Aug.

47

96

53

*40

31

25

41

29

21

17

15

15

37

20

15

13

12

11

9.7

8.2

7.5

6.8

7.4

13

30

14

9.7

7.8

6.6

5.5

4.8

669.0

21.6

0.250

0.29

Sept.

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

*al.8

al.7

al.6

1.5

275

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.6

3.5

4.2

a50

a70

25

15

12

10

8.6

7.5

6.8 

6.2

266.7

8.89

0.103

0.11

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,560 Min 0 Mean 191 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.04

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,560 Min 1.5 Mean 215 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Nov. 14 (10 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (11.7 ft); Nov. 19 (5 a.m.) 7,800 cfs 

(14.2 ft); Apr. 29 (8 p.m.) 4,900 cfs (13.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

189

5780. Elk River near Pelham, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°IV"48", long 85°52'12", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 41, 1.1 miles southeast of Pelham, Grundy County, and 1.8 miles upstream 

from Caldwell Creek.

Drainage area. 65.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 981.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years (1952-58), 135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 15, 17 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 4,950 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Sept. 1,2, 1957.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Mov. 20 to Sept. 50

5.7

10

21

47

90

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

6.7

20

92

156

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.3

745

1,020

1,840

3,700

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

5.0 

5.5

4.0 155

8.0 755

9.0 1,020

9.7 1,550

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

32

51

86

150

201

145

92

*58

39

28

22

18

15

12

10

12~ 9.5

41

32

25

EO

16

16

134

166

120

91

73

59 

50

49

1,872.5

60.4

0.921

1.06

Nov.

42

36

39

53

43

38

34

67

153

114

89

73

64

443

778

1,100

1,960

5,600

*3,270

1,070

499

299

370

334

604

640

395

263

216 

182

16,868

562

8.57

9.56

Dec.

148

130

116

130

108

96

633

1,480

722

388

258

*185

150

137

122

182

215

188

174

1,040

928

449

281

209

173

174

154

139

134 

114

103

9,460

305

4.65

5.36

Jan.

129

111

97

86

77

72

71

64

55

50

48

45

54

179

146

116

*100

88

76

71

87

109

86

351

698

436

270

202

162 

136

121

4,393

142

2.16

2.49

Feb.

132

116

100

88

197

835

964

632

332

233

*185

149

121

105

99

85

68

60

55

50

49

60

75

66

64

61

236

276

-

5,493

196

2.99

3.11

Mar.

186

146

122

103

88

80

88

108

113

133

120

107

113

137

118

106

99

209

206

*170

140

118

102

132

226

194

178

154

132 

126

178

4,232

137

2.09

2.40

Apr.

144

125

112

150

154

418

341

220

170

215

302

233

185

150

150

150

122

108

99

11

209

*260

221

214

1,550

986

695

444

785 

1,080

9,861

529

5.02

5.59

May

581

562

258

202

256

461

690

557

390

608

570

434

446

293

206

154

118

94

102

168

111

84

*67

54

45

39

54

29

26 

23

20

7,482

241

3.67

4.24

June

44

~64 139

58

50

25

22

19

47

79

34

26

21

18

16

15

14

12

*11

10

10

10

12

11

9.7

23

26

18

13 

11

827.7

27.6

0.421

0.47

July

9.7

8.5

7.7

7.5

7.0

6.6

11

15

18

18

16

183

372

377

19T

112

*86

66

48

36

161

209

113

120

*127

252

155

91

64 

47

37

2,955.0

95.3

1.45

1.68

Aug.

32

76

246

127

76

51

38

31

26

21

52

278

386

240

*170

100

70

53

40

32

26

23

20

21

34

50

*22

18

16 

14

12_

2,581

76.8

1.17

1.55

Sept.

11

9.9

9.1

8.3

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.2

*5.9

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.6

5.1

7.7

60

*555

106

56

38

30

26

25

24 

20

858.6

28.6

0.436

0.49

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,300 Min 1.5 Mean 201 Cfsm 3.06 In. 41.65

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,600 Min 5.1 Mean 183 Cfsra 2.79 In. 37.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (2 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (11.90 ft); Dec. 8 (5:50 a.m.) 1,910 

cfs (10.06 ft); Dec. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (9.83 ft); Feb. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 1 04O cfs (9.04 ft); 

Apr. 25 (3:30 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (lO.Ol ft); Apr. 29 (11 p.m.) 1,52O efs (9.69 ft)_.____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5785. Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°21'21", long 85°58'45", on left bank 165 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Prairie Plains, Coffee County, and 3.6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 41.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 968.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 6 years (1952-58) 69.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 12.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 

9.2 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1957; minimum, 3.2 cfs Nov. 23, 24, 

1954; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Nov. 17, 18, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1952, 1954(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to July 12

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

61

166

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.4

462

820

1,480

2,210

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.3

481

851

1,600

July 13 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.1

176

498

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

£4

£6

£6

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

12

18

21

17

19

17

*16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

17

14

14

13

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

430

13.9

0.337

0.39

Nov.

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

19

22

17

16

15

15

259

121

954

591

2,180

*1,580

330

218

175

204

164

301

237

166

140

142

121

8,065

269

6.51

7.26

Dec.

102

94

88

86

77

73

525

539

264

188

147

*117

106

101

92

116

106

93

91

577

278

176

138

118

109

122

102

92

86

76

11

4,950

160

3.87

4.46

Jan.

78

68

60

57

52

50

50

45

40

39

37

35

34

48

40

36

*33

31

28

28

32

35

31

258

325

166

129

108

96

86

2,236

72.1

1.75

2.01

Feb.

93

78

69

64

120

286

323

184

136

114

*101

90

80

74

73

65

59

55

51

49

48

52

53

52

50

48

100

91

-

2,658

94.9

2.30

2.39

Mar.

68

60

57

52

50

49

51

60

76

68

58

54

64

64

56

52

51

107

85

*72

66

60

58

70

100

82

78

68

63

60

61

2,020

65.2

1.58

1.82

Apr.

57

51

50

63

59

99

73

62

57

123

117

84

71

64

72

68

58

52

48

£6

118

 100

72

68

440

461

314

186

383

3,805

127

3.08

3.43

May

211

194

140

115

194

343

290

177

193

405

279

288

176

135

113

98

87

78

96

100

75

67

*61

57

53

50

48

45

42

40

39

4,287

138

3.34

3.86

June

82

150

59

50

46

42

40

37

38

35

33

32

30

28

27

25

25

24

 22

21

22

29

20

20

12

53

28

25

21

20

1,103

. 36.8

0.891

0.99

July

19

19

18

18

1_7

18

19

30

35

28

22

1,180

418

486

147

108

*92

72

61

53

50

142

217

92

208

398

122

90

77

65

57

4,378

141

3.41

3.94

Aug.

67

97

67

54

48

44

42

39

36

34

~78 182

46

42

*38

35

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

22

£2

20

20

19

18

1,317

42.5

1.03

1.19

Sept.

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

*12

12

12

11

11

12

14

10

12

29

20

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

426

14.2

0.344

0.38

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,500 Hin 4.4 Mean 93.4 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.70

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,180 Hin 10 Mean 97.7 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.12

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 191 

5815. West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°12'34", long 86°27'46", near right bank on downstream side of old bridge, 

1,000 ft downstream from State Highway 50, 0.2 mile southwest of Mulberry, Lincoln 

County, and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with East Pork.

Drainage area. 41.2 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 687.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 14.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1953-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 17, 1957; no flow at times in 1954-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1506: 1954-55(M) , 1956(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

13 4.0

33 5.0

9.0

10.1

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

129

337

477

816

2,390

3,010

O. 94

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6 

4.0 

6.5

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

9.3

129

230

490

1,190

2,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

40

*218

133

110

100

80

65

55

50

40

35

30

25

20

30

50

40

30

25

20

15

400

300 

200

130

90

60

40

45

40

2,546

82.1

1.99

2.30

Nov.

40

35

50

45

40

35

35

30

150

100

75

50

150

637

192

700

*5,000

2,500

1,010

284

147

108

159

156 

534

241

144

115

110

83

10,955

365

8.86

9.89

Dec.

64

51

*43

37

29

26

1,390

512

198

120

84

60

50

43

39

40

39

37

120

1,440

254

137

96

76 

67

85

68

65

53

46

41

5,410

175

4.25

4.88

Jan.

40

*35

33

28

26

25

26

23

20

18

17

16

24

58

42

34

29

26

23

22

47

47

38

549 

260

148

101

78

66

56

61

2,016

65.0

1.58

1.82

Feb.

80

61

50

44

156

*816

461

182

115

89

73

59

49

41

43

33

29

28

25

22

19

22

23

22 

22

22

203

104

-

2,893

103

2.50

2.61

Mar.

71

58

49

41

34

*33

34

43

76

62

50

43

79

73

60

53

69

138

92

77

66

55

48

65 

135

108

93

79

67

70

67

2,088

67.4

1.64

1.88

Apr.

58

51

48

57

62

140

79

*61

53

531

175

113

84

70

94

78

62

55

49

M

365

138

94

232 

1,240

507

303

198

557

220

5,816

194

4.71

5.25

May

186

146

107

148

361

459

*444

198

357

316

268

169

113

84

66

53

45

36

34

28

23

20

18

15 

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

3,768.0

122

2.96

3.40

June

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

*3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

T79

3.7

19

6.0

4.0 

2.7

34

10

5.7

4.2

3.0

176.5

5.88

0.143

0.16

July

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.3

5.3

6.0

14

70

26

14

*8.2

437

78

38

21

188

257

66

35

29

20

132

126

57 

33

22

14

11

8.9

7.8

6.5

1,738.2

56.1

1.36

1.57

Aug.

6.5

24

12

7.5

5.7

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.7

*2.4

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

2.4

5.7

2.4

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.5

111.8

3.61

0.088

0.10

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.6

17

18

4.7

389

1,400

154

66

39 

23

18

13

10

8.9

7.8

2,173.0

72.4

1.76

1.96

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,000 Mln 0 Mean 119 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.34

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,000 Min 0.2 Mean 109 Cfsm 2.65 In. 35.82

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Nov. 17 (time unknown) 12,800 cfs (14.8 ft); Dec. 20 (4:30 a.m.) 

4,950 cfs (11.82 ft); Sept. 21 (11 a.m.) 5,270 cfs (12.00 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 5 to Nov. 13, Nov. 16-18, May 29 to June 12; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
192 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5820. Elk River above Fayetteville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°08'04", long 86°32'23", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, l^ miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 4 miles upstream from 

Norris Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area.--827 sq mi.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,401 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,500 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 25.17 ft); minimum, 269 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Sept. 17, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 27, 1941.

Flood in March 1842 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, from reports of Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants upstream.

Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 228).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18

2.0 

4.0 

10.0

283

323

1,250

5,050

15.0

19.0

24.0

9,050

13,300

26,000

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

No

252

336

776

2,520

19 to Sept. 30

10.0 5,170

15.0 9,050

19.0 13,300

25.0 29,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

418

660

1,140

*705

810

925

815 

624

409

370

340

320

310

300

290

330

400

600

540

480

430

400

500

1,700

1,600

1,200

900 

800

850

800

700

20,666

667

Nov.

650

600

1,100

1,500

1,200

1,000

800 

1,500

2,500

2 , 000

1,600

1,300

1,100

*3,730

3,300

7,010

9,280

24,600

*27,800

22,800

15,300

9,340

4,050

3,790

5,830

6,350

4,830 

3,770

2,890

2,590

174,110

5,804

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: >

Dec.

2,260

*2,070

1,780

1,730

1,600

1,450

4,660 

7,140

7.780

5,550

3,400

2,520

2,220

1,910

1,720

1,810

1,770

1,660

1,690

6,050

6,360

5,840

4,070

2,690

2,240

2,250

2,140 

1,890

1,810

1,760

1.550

93,150

3 t 005

Jan.

,390

* ,580

,270

,210

,160

,120

,100 

,000

950

906

886

870

875

,060

,190

,240

,640

,750

,750

,710

,760

,760

,390

,460

,480

,240

,610 

,590

1,980

1,810

1,610

52,527

1,688

Feb.

1,890

1,740

1,550

1,580

1,550

*5,640

6.580 

5,860

4,840

3,560

2,550

1,980

1,810

1,670

1,520

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,010

944

960

978

1,070

1,170

1,070

967

1,810 

2,500

_

58,099

2,075

Mar.

1,960

1,580

1,410

1,080

906

*851

827 

841

960

960

880

822

886

978

928

922

896

1,240

1,540

1,450

1,350

1,240

1,170

1,180

1,520

1,690

1,640 

1,540

1,440

1,580

1,400

57,447

1,208

Apr.

1,550

1,270

1,160

1,240

1,250

2,710

2,560 

*1,970

1,850

3,570

3,230

2,690

2,29O

2,060

1,720

1,680

1,210

1,020

929

896

2,120

2,230

2,750

2,610

5,920

7,920

8.510 

5,740

5,790

6,820

86,845

2,895

May

6,560

4,720

3,360

2,820

3,930

4,200

*5,310 

4,650

5,950

5,420

5,500

5,120

4,030

3,420

2,560

2,260

1,990

1,700

1,600

1,790

1,770

1,480

1,210

1,090

1,030

984

922 

759

702

707

758

85,882

2,770

June

739

730

1.970

856

712

725

716 

684

695

762

725

625

*576

546

654

880

559

497

480

471

428

475

546

519

424

502

550 

565

480

454

19,521

651

July

445

428

574

557

570

524

466 

759

785

*9Z2

785

2,380

5,020

4,480

5,530

2,880

3,400

2,080

1,410

1,180

1,190

1,900

2,650

2,200

1,590

1,580

1,420 

1,580

1,380

1,050

860

49,735

1,604

Aug.

744

880

1,500

1,010

1,010

953

748 

*5S1

550

524

519

515

594

822

813

799

656

666

603

454

578

407

378

471

594

515

462 

386

574

565

557

19,608

655

Sept.

549

540

332

528

286

275

290 

294

332

536

*502

294

365

574

540

298

565

546

462

694

6,600

7,710

5,110

1,900

1,180

944

799 

698

698

585

31,424

1,047

Observed Adjustedt

lax 31,500 Mln 137 Mean 2,095 Mean 2,095 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.59

lax 27,800 Mln 275 Mean 1,997 Mean 1,997 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.78

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 29,500 cfs (25.17 ft); Dec. 9 (8 a.m.) 8,140 

cfs (15.98 ft); Apr. 26 (11:50 p.m.) 9,28o cfs (15.24 ft); Sept. 21 (time unknown) 9,510 cfs 

(15.48 ft)._______________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents In Woods Reservoir.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 10 to Nov. 15, Sept. 21j discharge estimated on basis of highwater marks, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 193

5830. Bradshaw Creek at Prankewing, Term.

Location. Lat 35°11'31", long 86°50'43", on downstream side of second pier from right 

abutment of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 0.4 mile east of Prankewing, 2.2 miles downstream from Little Bradshaw Creek, and 10.5 miles east of Pulaski, Giles Coutny.

Drainage area. 36.5 sq mi.

Records ava1lable.--November 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

^1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 11.82 ft); minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1954-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4, 5, Hay 6-9, June 8, 9, 11-19, 

June 21 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

1.77 15

2.0 31

2.5 74

3.0 140

5.0 520

8.0 1,380

1.31

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.05

.2

1.1

3.8

7.8

15

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.3

160

332

802

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

12

13

L4

15

L6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

30

40

*34

49

45

40

35

30

28

25

23

23

21

20

30

45

40

30

25

20

15

300

200

150

100

80

60

40

45

40

1,682

54.3

1.49

1.71

Nov.

35

30

45

40

35

33

30

30

120

90

70

50

150

*320

91

817

921

1,360

412

122

80

71

82

110

355

126

88

80

66

56

5,915

197

5.40

6.03

Dec.

47

42

*39

34

30

28

908

297

122

82

58

46

40

40

34

33

30

29

64

798

179

114

81

67

119

124

81

72

60

52

49

3,799

123

3.37

3.87

Jan.

46

40

34

32

28

28

28

24

*22

20

20

18

23

32

27

24

23

20

18

18

56

44

37

494

203

117

76

59

50

43

42

1,746

56.3

1.54

1.78

Feb.

39

32

29

27

53

292

192

103

74

62

52

44

38

*35

37

30

28

26

22

25

23

27

27

26

25

25

248

78

-

1,719

61.4

1.68

1.75

Mar.

54

47

40

36

33

33

34

32

33

31

28

28

34

*32

31

30

41

67

49

44

40

37

35

85

82

84

79

64

56

58

53

1,429

46.1

1.26

1.46

Apr.

46

43

42

43

92

132

60

49

46

384

*151

110

87

73

167

106

85

75

67

64

373

133

92

165

801

292

182

134

372

150

4,616

154

4. 22

4.70

May

133

99

75

154

405

414

245

157

*377

291

216

134

96

76

63

55

47

41

39

35

31

28

25

23

22

21

19

19

17

14

14

3,385

109

2.99

3.45

June

13

13

10

9.6

8.4

8.4

7.3

6.3

6.3

7.3

5.1

*3.8

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.0

6.1

12

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.1

1.0

31

5.1

2.3

1.5

1.0

181.8

6.06

0.166

0.19

July

0.9

.7

.5

.4

10

3.5

25

47

22

*10

7.3

19

85

34

18

16

12

8.4

6.8

26

13

9.0

7.8

7.8

5.9

5.9

5.1

4.7

4.7

7.1

9 5

433.0

14.0

0.384

0.44

Aug.

4.4

4.1

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.3

*.9

.7

.7

11

25

31

14

6.8

4.7

4.1

3.5

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.3

2.0

11

6.3

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

157.5

5.08

0.139

0.16

Sept.

0.4

.2

.2 *. "

.1

.1

.1

.07

.06

.05

.06

.08

.1

.1

.08

.1

7.6

7.0

2.3

294

565

91

50

36

28

24

21

17

13

13

1J.70.90

39.0

1.07

1.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,940 Min 0 Mean 8O.1 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29. 8O

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,360 Min 0.05 Mean 71.9 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.73

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (11.71 ft).

2,500 cfs). --Nov. 18 (6 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (11.82 ft); Dec. 20 (3:30 a.m.) 3,410

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, Oct. 6 to Nov. 13; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
194 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5835. Weakley Greek near Bodenham, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°15'08", long 87°10'08", on right downstream bank at wlngwall of highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bodenham, 1.6 miles downstream from Muckle Creek, 

8.7 miles northwest of Pulaskl, Giles County, and 4.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 24.4 sq ml.

Records available. July 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 7.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 

1.45 ft).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 17, 1957; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1956; 

minimum gage height, 0.66 ft June 10-12, Sept. 18, 1956.

Flood of Mar. 21, 1955, reached a discharge of 13,500 cfs at site 2.3 miles upstream 

(drainage area, 20.4 sq ml), from slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-cont 1 method used Oct. 3, Dec. 21 to Jan. 24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

1.66 8.5

1.7 12

1.8 22

2.0 50

3.0 214

5.7 745

Dec. 21 to May 9 

20

May 10 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.3

130

214

444

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.1

3.0 

6.0

28

50

231

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

9.0

9.0

*8.5

25

17

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.5

13 

12

11

11

10

10

25

40

25

20

15

13

12 

12

12

419.5

13.5

0.553

0.64

NoV.

11

14

17

15

14

13

12

25

25

20

18

15

13

 99

68

291

723 

*549

285

131

87

62

53

46

79

71

54

73

84 

70

3,037

101

4.14

4.63

Dec.

54

*47

42

35

33

30

350

243

136

97

73

59

49

37

30

28

25 

23

25

284

116

86

66

54

59

78

69

62

54 

49

46

2,439

78.7

3.23

3.72

Jan.

41

38

35

33

32

31

31

*29

28

25

25

24

24

28

28

28

28 

27

26

25

29

30

31

146

170

113

87

72

62 

56

54

1,436

46.3

1.90

2.19

Feb.

52

47

42

39

39

65

92

78

65

56

52

46

*41

38

38

32

31 

29

28

ZT.

27

27

27

27

27

27

63

61

-

1,223

43.7

1.79

1.86

Mar.

51

46

41

36

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

28

*28

26

26

25

25 

33

35

36

35

32

32

49

15

93

76

62

55 

50

45

1,271

41.0

1.68

1.94

Apr.

39

36

35

37

38

68

56

49

45

*160

122

86

68

60

93

100

86

71

60

54

75

75

65

76

439

188

130

114

140 

122

2,787

92.9

3.81

4.25

May

103

88

78

89

95

82

74

*65

129

228

195

135

92

69

55

45

40

36

34

32

30

28

28

28

27

28

26

24

24 

23

ZZ

2,052

66.2

2.71

3.13

June

21

20

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

14 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

15

16

14

13 

11

460

15.3

0.627

0.70

July

11

To

10

10

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

*10

9.0

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0 

7.5

7.0

7.5

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0 

7.5

7.5

284.5

9.18

0.376

0.43

Aug.

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

*6.0

7.0

8.5

8.5

11

To

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.5 

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.7

5.7 

5.4

574

225.9

7.29

0.299

0.34

Sept.

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

7.0 

9.0

7.0

26

140

35

27

23

19

17

14

13

12 

11

441.0

14.7

0.602

0.67

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,050 Min 4.8 Mean 53.0 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.49

Water year 1957-58: Max 723 Min 4.8 Mean 44.0 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 17 (6:30 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (7.68 ft).

- Discharge .uiacnarge measurement measurement madea on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 4 to Nov. 13; discharge estimated on basis

^cords, recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 195

5840. Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.

Location. La t 35° 12'51", long 87°06'05", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakley Creek, and 4 miles west of Pulaski, 

Giles County.

Drainage area.--366 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 24 years, 596 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 18.82 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in March 1902 (discharge, about 100,000 cfs) exceeded all known floods, including those of 1842 and 1856, from report by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). tfSP 823: 1935-36(M), drainage area. WSP 1386- 1935-36, 1938, 

1944, 1945-46(M), 1948, 1950-51(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

112

200

440

0.7 

1.0 

2.5 

3.5

10.0

375

675

3,220

12.0

15.0

15.5

16.5

17.8

4,280

6,900

7,620

9,900

14,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

160

160

168

*434

266

214

166

134

118

104

95

90

85

78

13.

78

195

168

129

112

99

93

276

1.440

710

471

366

299

260 

249

242

7,533

243

0.664

0.77

Nov.

218

234

519

430

370

324

292

964

1,000

682

522

438

 417

1,980

1,760

5,070

7,110

14^200

8,100

3,440

1,770

1,230

1,150

994

1,830

1 , 700

1,280

1,250

1,370 

1,110

61,754

2,058

5.62

6.27

Dec.

882

756

*664

574

492

448

3,920

5.420

2,590

1,650

1,180

874

734

644

577

543

495

465

534

4,860

3,OOO

1,630

1,170

930

930

1,310

al,100

a98o

a860 

a75o

a68O

41,643

1,343

3.67

4.23

Jan.

a620

a550

a50O

a460

a 420

a390

a370

*359

331

315

306

292

327

410

385

361

347

334

315

311

382

430

398

1,780

3.180

1,990

1,340

994

822 

703

630

20,352

657

1.80

2.07

Feb.

602

498

442

4O2

438

997

2.O4O

1,510

1,110

899

762

640

546

*492

495

425

368

338

327

315

311

334

343

331

334

320

855

953

-

17,416

622

1.70

1.77

Mar.

736

654

543

477

438

408

405

405

390

366

338

320

338

*338

315

306

324

513

540

519

486

445

432

570

1,160

1.250

1,140

969

829 

762

696

17,394

561

1.53

1.77

Apr.

588

528

501

543

526

1,700

1,140

857

717

2,550

*2 , 520

1,590

1,160

941

1,380

1,730

1,370

1,110

924

787

1,400

1,380

1,100

1,020

5.140

3,770

2,420

2,70O

2,690 

2,500

47,282

1,576

4.31

4.80

May

1,940

1,600

1,270

1,270

2,350

2,420

2,180

1,580

*1,870

5.280

3,010

2,310

1,580

1,140

899

742

633

531

492

435

390

357

324

304

292

276

256

253

228 

310

202

34,624

1,117

3.05

3.52

June

192

186

180

166

158

150

146

138

130

130

126

 124

118

110

106

106

1O2

94

90

130

112

188

138

104

90

178

184

128

106 

94

3,994

133

0.363

0.41

July

86

80

74

73

£i

98

106

126

142

*106

92

112

200

178

148

108

124

128

98

92

94

118

138

184

144

120

102

88

78 

73

114

3,493

113

0.309

0.35

Aug.

88

145

130

98

80

67

60

*57

54

56

69

162

139

177

90

76

69

64

56

51

46

44

46

57

96

67

51

45

41 

39

51

2,357

76.0

0.208

0.24

Sept.

34

32

31

*29

28

28

38

26

35

25

25

28

28

29

29

28

172

236

82

389

2.450

1,310

480

32O

242

200

172

152

132 

122

6,792

226

0.617

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max 17,90O Mln 18 Mean 848 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.45

Water HEti/er year year 1957-58: lyo^-oti: Max max. 14,200 14,£UU Mln Min 25 £D Mean piean 725 fzo Cfsm ui ant 1.98 i. yy In. J.IL 26.89 £D.o»

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Nov. 18 (4 a.m.) 19,500 cfs (18.82 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 6,250 cf 

(14.45 ft); Apr. 25 (7 to 8 a.m.) 6,070 cfs (14.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this date.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baals of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
196 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5845. Elk River near Prospect, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°01'39", long 86°56'52", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.1 miles downstream from Rlchland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 

5.4 miles upstream from Ford Creek, 7.9 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State 

line, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area. 1,784 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1904 to February 1908, January 1919 to September 1958. Published 

as "near Elkmont, Ala." 1904-8, 1919-34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 563.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934, chain gage at site 

llf miles downstream at datum 13.52 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years (1904-7, 1919-58), 3,022 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,200 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 33.25 ft); minimum, 293 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1904-8, 1919-58: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 38.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1931.

Flood In March 1902 reached a stage of 40.9 ft (discharge, 130,000 cfs), and may 

have been equalled by the flood in March 1897, from reports by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Prior to August 1949, dlumal fluctuation at low flow caused 

by powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 228).

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. 

 1920-22, 1923(M), 1924, 1927, 1929, 1931-32(M).

WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1436:

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 420

1.8 590

3.0 1,260

6.0 3,640

10.0 7,280

18.0 15,600

£5.0 25,100

28.0 30,300

0.9

1.0 

2:0

s.n

6.0

290

318

780

1,330

3,800

10.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

33.0

7,600

18,200

25,100

36,400

51,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,030

1,100

*2,250

2,170

1,880

1,750

1,530

1,270

974

740

622

550

488

456

436

452

635

879

791

715

626 

563

651

3.080

2^590

1,650

1,280

1,030

1,080

1,050

846

35,164

1,134

Nov.

755

740

1,680

1,900

1,510

1,310

1,110

2,470

4,710

2,930

2,250

1,820

*1,610

6,500

9,060

12,500

19,200

30 , 000

49.700

48,000

34,500 

26,700

19,400

7,810

10,600

12,000

10,200

7,770

6,510

5,240

340,485

11,350

Calendar year 1957: '.

Water year 1957-58: 1

Dec.

4,410

3,820

3,380

3,090

2,740

2.500

9,840

18.000

16,200

12,100

8,390

5,240

4,320

3,670

3,170

3,080

3,020

2,820

2,810

12,900

16,400 

11,600

8,990

6,130

4,670

5,560

4,770

4,300

3,710

3,350

3,050

198,030

6,388

Jan.

2,690

2,640

2,520

2,220

2,080

1,990

1,950

*1,870

1,710

1,610

1,540

1.490

1,490

1,830

2,020

2,000

2,030

2,450

2,420

2,390

2,590 

2,870

2,750

6,160

11.400

10,100

7,880

6,080

4,420

3,620

3,180

101,990

3,290

Feb.

3,280

3,170

2,800

2,360

2,300

6,600

12.900

12,000

9,430

7,400

5,100

3,940

*3,370

2,990

2,770

2,560

2,350

2,140

1,890

1,710

1.640 

1,710

1,790

1,880

1,910

1,790

4,430

5,430

-

111,640

3,987

Mar.

4,690

3,560

3,030

2,600

2,180

1,950

1,880

1,900

1,910

2,010

1,860

1.710

*1,720

1,960

1,910

1,770

1,810

2,590

2,980

2,980

2,710 

2,480

2,310

2,410

3,870

4,480

4,600

4,070

3,580

3,470

3,460

84,440

2,724

Apr.

3,120

2,850

2.640

2,840

2,690

6,380

6,420

4,770

3,840

*7,670

11,100

7,490

5,510

4,520

5,560

5,950

4,790

3,660

3,120

2,730

5,240 

6,600

4,970

9,500

13,200

17.200

15,700

14,500

13,900

14, 200

212,660

7,089

May

12,400

11,100

8,250

6,750

11,600

11', 800

11,500

*10,600

10,600

15 t 100

14,500

12,100

9,610

7,420

5,600

4,820

4,200

3,400

2,920

2,810

2,860 

2,630

2,250

1,930

1,770

1,670

1,570

1,470

1,280

1,190

1.170

196,870

6,351

June

1,200

1,160

1,300

2.190

1,190

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,040

*1,100

1,030

923

857

824

1,000

1,070

796

708

808

725 

714

830

791

703

681

940

862

774

665

29,101

970

July

600

565

540

466

434

506

818

1,030

*1,380

1,150

1,150

1,090

4,100

6.28Q

5,040

3,940

4,010

3,910

2,340

1,760

1,720 

1,760

2,960

3,530

2,780

2,080

1,670

1,660

1,750

1,490

1,200

63,709

2,055

Aug.

1,090

956

1,220

1.570

1,190

1,150

*1,070

934

791

698

786

892

874

912

1,090

1,000

956

802

786

698

540 

450

490

515

772

796

635

555

466

442

422

25,548

824

Sept.

410

394

378

367

*360

325

296

30T

310

338

356

335

310

367

398

386

361

846

894

798

8,800 

13.300

9,480

3,880

2,340

1,610

1,340

1,150

1,010

978

52,418

1,747

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 63,800 Mln 165 Mean 4,223 Mean 4,224 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.14

<ax 49,700 Mln 296 Mean 3,978 Mean 3,979 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (7:30 p.m.) 53,200 cfs (33.25 ft); Dec. 8 (8 p.m.) 

18,500 cfs (20.22 ft); Dec. 21 (lO a.m.) 17,100 cfs (19.13 ft); Apr. 26 (7 p.m.) 17,900 cfs 

(19.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Woods Reservoir.

Note. Discharge for periods Jan. 27 to Feb. 20, Apr. 13 to May 8, computed from graph based on 

bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 197

5853. Sugar Creek near Good Springs, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°56'40", long 8V°09'20", in SW^ sec. 22, T. IS., R. 6 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge on Limestone County Highway 60, 0.2 mile downstream from Bridgeforth 

Branch, 2.2 miles east of Good Springs, and 2.4 miles upstream from Dobbins Branch.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. July 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 575 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 692 cfs Sept. 13 

I gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,500 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 

10.85 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 10 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

Remarks.--Records good below 1,000 cfs and fair above except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating tables, July I, 1957, to Sept. 3O, 1958 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

0.2 

.4

1.5

2.0

July 1 to Nov. 18, 1957 Nov. 19, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958

65

148

225

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

460

760

1,180

1,720

2,450

8.0 3,500

9.0 5,000

10.0 7,40O

0.3

.5

1.0

19 1.5 

2.0

142

225

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 2.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

a80

a74

a70

a56

£.47

a43

a 40

*38

Aug.

37

31

29

27

*26

24

23

22

Sept.

18

18

17

17

18

16

16

36

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

37

34

33

32

30

31

35

46

Aug.

22

22

22

22

24

33

26

25

Sept.

*83

49

33

41

353

114

217

194

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

90

~55 114

42

38

34

33

36

Aug.

25

55

37

29

26

24

22

22

Sept.

104

78

72

80

78

95

173

108

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches .............................................................

July

41

35

33

31

29

33

44

45.6

0.30

0.36

Aug.

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

789

25.5

0.168

0.19

Sept.

79

66

58

70

98

95

-

83.1

0.547

0.61

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement madp on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge e^tinated 

streams.

basis of weather records and records for nearby

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October- 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19-

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

85

79

73

77

85

77

*66 

60

54

50

48

47

47

44

42

47

121

121

88

76

66

62

102

361

209

152

122

104

95

95

96

2,851

92.0

0.605

0.70

Nov.

90

137

676

318

220

173

148 

332

366

248

194

*166

166

1,090

816

1,480

2,020

*5.950

3,760

1,160

661

488

516

460

1,020

816

573

488

558

418

25,503

850

5.59

6.24

Dec.

342

296

264

238

211

195

1,410 

2.540

1,020

*646

488

366

307

285

264

274

244

229

250

2,310

1,260

692

516

405

366

602

446

405

354

307

285

17,617

568

3.74

4.31

Jan.

274

242

223

209

197

190

*190 

178

167

162

157

151

T75

240

205

192

182

173

163

162

220

227

211

709

1^090

692

502

392

318

285

258

8,736

282

1.86

2.14

Feb.

264

221

202

*185

204

551

1.070 

646

474

379

318

274

238

221

234

a220

a200

al90

a!80 aieo

al70

a250

a420

a320

a270

a230

a500

a350

-

__--_--

8,961

320

2.11

2.19

Mar.

a300

a270

*a240

221

204

195

202

212

197

182

170

162

180

176

162

157

163

246

234

225

212

197

187

252

544

616

544

460

392

392

379

8,273

267

1.76

2.02

Apr.

330

296

274

405

366

957

631 

*460

366

1,070

957

631

474

392

1,020

1,360

778

573

460

379

631

544

446

379

1.550

1,200

856

1,180

1,520

1,200

21,665

722

4.75

5.30

May

856

876

661

787

1,720

1,160

760 

573

1,010

2,370

2,000

1,110

*692

516

405

405

474

330

285

260

229

207

190

176

170

182

160

150

141

132

 125

19,112

617

4.06

4.68

June

122

116

112

107

102

112

103 

95

92

*91

89

92

82

76

76

118

88

77

75

74

83

81

76

69

63.

TIB" 140

80

70

64

2,743

91.4

0.601

0.67

July

60

58

55

54

55

55

88 

*83

142

83

72

120

136

91

86

72

65

59

54

52

54

72

113

"92 152

77

68

62

60

57

54

2,401

77.5

0.510

0.59

Aug.

52

55

53

*48

45

43

39 

39

39

43

50

98

79

58

49

48

47

45

42

39

36

35

37

48

55

43

38

35

35

32

32

1,437

46.4

0.305

0.35

Sept.

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

*27

25

25

27

33

35

32

30

30

55

112

106

188

836 385"

160

107

87

75

66

60

54

53

2,803

93.4

0.614

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,950

Mln - 

Mln 25

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean 335 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.£

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (5:30 a.m.) 10,500 cfs (10.85 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 3,140 

cfs (7.70 ft); Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 3,630 cfs (8.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5865. Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°40'12", long 87°19'02", in SWj; sec. 30, T. 4 S. , R. 7 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12¥ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 537.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 25, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 cfs Nov. 18; maximum gage height, 19.5 ft 

Nov. 19; minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Sept. 9, 10.

1935-40, 1945-58: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 22.60 

ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1954, Oct. 3-6, 12-17, 30-22, 1955; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.18 ft Oct. 25, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1033: 1939. 1940(M). WSP 1053: 1939(M). W3P 1306: 

1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 16, 17, 20)

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

56

178

340

6.0

10.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

750

1,760

3,860

4,860

6,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

56

42

46

145

100

72

47

*36

31

26

22

80

19

17

16

17

27

29

25

22

20

19 

20

42

52

58

37

28

22

20

20

1,153

37.2

0.224

0.26

Nov.

20

20

24

23

22

20

328

810 

370

148

+92

152

900

1,700

2,550

4,340

5,210

5.740

3,270

1,140

470 

684

810

1,560

2,220

1,150

520

420

350

35,085

1,170

7.05

7.86

Dec.

277

228

213

213

206

174

610

1,540

*1,560 

1,200

600

370

277

260

252

277

277

236

228

974

1,120

480 

313

260

236

286

313

228

199

174

158

13,739

443

2.67

3.08

Jan.

185

199

153

136

126

119

*119

116

103 

9j3

92

94

102

206

220

156

126

110

98

92

116

244

167

612

1,420

728

370

268

220

192

199

7,180

232

1.40

1.61

Feb.

286

244

175

*146

142

723

1,540

1,050

460 

313

268

228

192

167

178

199

178

161

149

156

144

292

790

600

400

304

640

850

-

10,955

391

2.36

2.45

Mar.

370

252

213

185

*164

150

151

213

268 

304

199

160

233

420

228

177

160

560

460

244

185

158 

142

185

560

470

894

540

322

286

400

9,253

298

1.80

2.07

Apr.

295

220

192

428

480

520

540

*244

192 

464

916

410

244

199

396

1,100

620

313

244

206

855

1,540 

620

304

469

1,230

1,000

560

1,050

2,060

17,911

597

3.60

4.01

May

1,140

520

410

530

1.590

1,620

620

370

540 

520

790

662

410

295

220

*192

164

145

131

121

113

100

91

83

77

74

78

71

61

56

52_

11,846

382

2.30

2.65

June

48

48

45

42

41

39

37

38

*33 

31

31

30

28

27

31

31

28

27

27

24

23

23 

22

21

W

248

310 ^78

39

30

1,500

50.0

0.301

0,34

July

26

24

21

20

73

178

90

922

*1,880

17360

318

286

580

440

236

157

213

142

90

111

213

371 

662

1,100

1,820

1,760

796

252

170

142

311

14,764

476

2.87

3.31

Aug.

 

506

113

230

*142

79

58

49

42

37 

36

36

73

268

260

206

88

56

46

40

35

30

27

27

35

150

84

42

32

27

24

22_

2,700

87.1

0.525

0.60

Sept.

20

19

+18

16

15

15

14

13

11

TT

14

17

20

20

19

18

20

20

20

25

665

1,560 

925

206

125

95

73

58

50

42

4,144

138

0.831

0.93

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,220 Min 0.9 Mean 320 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.14

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,740 Min 11 Mean 357 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.17

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs).--Nov. 18 (11 p.m.) 6,190 cfs (19.5 ft at 3 a.m. Nov. 19).

* Discharge measurement made this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-12, May 21 to June 25, July 27 to Sept. 21, Sept. 23-30.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

199 

5885. Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°01'27", long 87°34'44", on downstream side near center of bridge on 

county road, 400 ft downstream from Holly Creek, 1,350 ft upstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, 1,350 ft northeast of post office at Iron City, Lawrence 

County, and 21.8 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, at site 750 ft 

downstream.

Drainage area.--348 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1958.

Gage.--Waier-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 25, 1931, staff gage at railroad bridge, 1,350 ft downstream at 

datum 0.88 ft lower. Feb. 25, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at site 825 ft 

downstream and Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 750 ft 

downstream at datum 0.66 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 632 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height 17.82 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 11; minimum daily, 123 cfs Sept. 9-11; minimum gage height, 

2.50 ft Oct. 15, 16.

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.22 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement at gage height 22.9 ft and a slope-area measurement at 

gage height 27.22 ft; minimum, 38 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 ft. site and 

datum then in use).

Flood in March 1902 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Mar. 21, 1955, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Prior to January 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

powerplant near Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1927(M) WSP 1436- 

1926(M), 1927-29, 1930(M) , 1932, 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

122

297

810

3,240

10.0

12.0

16.0

4,680

7,600

15,800

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

2.6 112

3.0 245

4.0 810

Note . Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

143

157

177

*551

202

168

149

140

134

128

125

125

128

125

125

128

168

175

149

140

134

131

229

918 385"

253

206

185

172 

172

185

6,067

196

0.563

0.65

Nov.

172

245

918

510

349

281

246

1,020

1,090

607

445

367

*358

2,760

2,090

2,760

4,660

14.900

8,500

2,490

1,450

1,050

942

846

1,220

1,210

990

978

1,440

1,110

56,004

1,867

5.36

5.99

Dec.

858

*714

618

540

462

408

2,770

4.100

2,080

1,430

1,090

846

708

618

564

540

486

462

516

3,940

2,410

1,530

1,150

924

840

1,300

1,120

990

852 

738

678

36,282

1,170

3.36

3.88

Jan.

648

576

522

486

450

426

426

*402

375

365

355

345

402

600

594

564

516

486

450

420

582

684

630

1,520

2.770

1,760

1,270

984

816

648

21,780

703

2.02

2.53

Feb.

618

554

480

426

458

702

1 1 450

1,170

936

786

690

612

*540

504

516

456

402

396

360

550

350

370

396

380

385

385

732

858

-

16,202

579

1.66

1.73

Mar.

702

656

582

528

492

474

474

492

486

456

426

408

*456

456

426

414

452

624

648

650

594

552

516

714

1,500

1 560

1J310

1,150

954

858

750

20,280

654

1.88

2.17

Apr.

660

588

546

666

660

1,430

1,180

900

768

1,900

*2,000

1,580

1,080

906

2,080

5,150

1,880

1,380

1,100

930

948

900

762

678

5.170

2,630

1,760

1,610

1,710 

1 730

41,062

1,369

3.95

4.39

May

1,490

1,550

1,330

1,130

1,100

990

864

768

*1,540

5.270

3,060

2,210

1,510

1,130

924

882

924

750

672

624

558

510

480

468

450

432

402

402

385 

365

555

31,325

1,010

2.90

3.35

June

345

580

345

550

520

315

305

295

290

286

286

*290

281

268

272

281

258

241

255

237

237

268

250

255

225

630

442

286

254 

241

8,924

297

0.853

0.95

July

235

225

225

217

217

265

250

237

245

*225

221

867

570

325

263

229

221

205

202

194

217

254

564

588

498

408

290

245

250 

237

258

9,443

505

0.876

1.01

Aug.

217

225

213

194

184

174

*170

170

167

164

258

624

350

225

202

217

198

188

174

164

161

158

164

180

177

161

155

149

146 

143

140

6,212

200

0.575

0.66

Sept.

140

137

134

129

*126

126

126

126

125

125

125

140

140

152

126

126

152

188

152

415

1.840

1,420

546

340

263

229

209

194

180 

180

8,383

279

0.802

0.90

Calendar year 1957: Max 15,800 Min 93 Mean 766 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.87

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,900 Min 123 Mean 718 Cfsm 2.06 in. 28.01

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (5:30 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (17.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5895. Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°47'12", long 87°40'12", in Sw£ sec. 14, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., on right 

bank of old lock and dam 1 canal at lower end of Patten Island, 300 ft upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 600 ft upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1 mile 

south of Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Wilson Dam, and at mile 256.7. Prior to Mar. 12, 1958, on left bank 400 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 30,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1926, several U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at or near 

Southern Railway bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 1, 1926, to Mar. 11, 

1958, water-stage recorder on left bank at lower end of old lock and dam 1,400 ft upstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder 15¥ miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--64 years (1894-1958), 50,850 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 337,000 cfs Nov. 19 (computed on basis of Wilson 

Dam releases); maximum gage height, 25.00 ft Nov. 20 (based on bihourly staff-gage 

readings); minimum daily discharge, 24,300 cfs Apr. 20; minimum gage height, 7.64 ft 

Feb. 3.

1871-1958: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1897 (gage height, 

32.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 390,000 cfs; minimum daily, 250 cfs Sept. 13, 

1953 (computed on basis of Wilson Dam records); minimum gage height, -3.0 ft Oct. 8, 

1925, caused by filling of Wilson Lake.

Flood in 1867 reached a stage of 31.1 ft, from U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 

421,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage and those below 25,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge below 25,000 cfs 

computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson 

Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above 

station (see p. 224). Plow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage-recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 473: 1897(M). WSP 1306: 1914(M), 1936 (monthly runoff). 

WSP 1436:1897, 1899, 1916.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

45,500

40,500

40,800

45,900

32,700

38,200

40,000

40,000

38,500

38,300

38,200

50 . 600

32,900

40,600

47,400

47,700

42 , 800

41 , 800

54.000

47,900

38,800

41,500

52,300

47,800

45,700

40,400

35,300

44,600

44,500 

48,200

40,400

*1,303.8

42,060

-

-

Nov.

3S.OOO

50,600

50,600

51 , 600

40,700

45, 400

48,000

50,700

55,200

50,700

48,400

42,900

40,900

61,200

74,400

121,000

202,000

293,000

322,000

330.000

330,000

304,000

236,000

202,000

198,000

*193,000

177,000

167,000

145,000 

123,000

*4,092.3

136,400

-

-

Dec.

99,200

82 , 800

82,700

77.100

78,200

79,000

97,500

141,000

160,000

167,000

156,000

135,000

119,000

102,000

86,300

83,900

81,200

87,800

85,500

105,000

134,000

149,000

151,000

158,000

135,000

114,000

113,000

105,000

104,000 

116,000

127,000

*3, 512.2

113,300

-

-

Jan.

116,000

96,400

84,100

68,600

61,900

58,600

61,700

58,600

56,200

52,200

51,300

53,100

53,900

55,800

74,600

66,200

57,700

56,600

49.500

57,000

54,700

56,600

51,800

65,700

79,OOO

81,900

85,200

30,700

80,800 

*70,300

65,000

*2,061.7'

66,510

-

-

Feb.

62,700

63,500

60,500

54,300

62,200

84,600

108,000

114,000

114,000

100,000

82,000

80,900

81,000

64,300

68,600

62,800

64,700

60,700

52.500

59,400

54,200

55,800

54,400

58,000

67,800

79,800

72,800

-

------

tl,999.7

71,420

-

-

Mar.

69,500

63,700

70.100

60,700

61,000

55,500

46,800

53, 100

50, 600

56.100

43, 500

52,600

57,200

55,100

48,000

38,300

44,500

51,900

60,800

64,000

*53,900

53,400

44,400

48,700

56,100

56,700

58, 400

63,200

54,300 

46,600

46,800

tl,665.5

53,730

-

-

Apr.

42,600

43,300

41 , 800

41 , 100

38,800

44,700

52,500

46,300

46,900

47,600

57,600

41,100

38,200

39,600

51,200

45,100

41,800

36,500

31,300

24.500

45,800

39,100

37,200

48,100

61,800

92 , 200

99,100

89,800

126,000 

178,000

$1,669.4

55,650

-

-

May

175,000

159,000

122,000

84,000

84,300

80,100

87,500

97,800

109,000

127,000

129,000

125,000

106,000

88,300

79,100

73,900

66,600

65,000

67,400

56,100

62,500

52,100

62,600

59,100

56,500

57,200

56,300

*58,700

53,200 

46.800

49,300

*2,596.4

83,750

-

-

June

50,400

52,500

50,800

54,100

54,100

52,300

44,000

31.300

53 , 000

44,100

48,700

46,400

52,200

47 , 900

36,100

48,800

53,200

58.600

51,700

49,600

46,000

35, 900

44,100

46,200

56,400

51,800

49.2OO

41,800

46,400 

51,000

* 1,448. 6

48,290

-

-

July

42,900

44, 400

48,600

31,900

35,000

26.200

39,500

44,400

48,800

51 , 400

52,900

45,800

42,300

54,500

48,700

46,600

51,700

49,300

50,300

40,000

49,100

43,900

41,500

52,400

64.400

47,200

44,000

50,600

48,900 

40,500

37,900

tl,415.6

45,660

Aug.

32,800

39,800

26.300

47,800

*42,800

44,300

50,100

46,700

39,200

36,200

50,900

48,200

45,000

44, 800

46,500

41,500

33,100

42,300

44, 800

48,000

49,600

51.700

39,000

35,3OO

46,100

47,700

49,200

44,700

47,900 

43,700

31,600

*1,337.6

43 , 150

-

-

Sept.

37,600

44, 500

48,400

49,800

49,500

36,200

27.500

40,700

46,500

44,500

35,500

44, 400

37,300

30,300

39,700

46,600

40,600

44,100

48,700

37,300

49,700

57.700

43,900

43,100

*38,900

45,V 100

34,500

30,100

44,200 

48,500

tt.,265. 4

42,180

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 364,000 Mln 11,700 Mean 68,670 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.25

Water year 1957-58: Max 330,000 Mln 24,300 Mean 66,760 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage Oct. 5 to Nov. 5, Nov. 14-26, Apr. 18-23, 

25-30; discharge computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 201

5905. Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°43'45", long 87°42'15", in NW£ sec. 9, T. 4 S., R. 11 W., at south end 

of Main Street in Tuscumbia, about an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available. November 1928 to April 1930, January 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to April 1930 at approximately the same location at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 150 cfs Nov. 19, 20, minimum daily, 13 cfs 

Nov. 7.

1928-30, 1956-58: Maximum daily discharge, 160 cfs Mar. 9, 1929; minimum daily 

discharge, 13 cfs Dec. 4-11, 1956, Nov. 7, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Spring Creek, which are 

poor. Records include diversion averaging about I cfs for water supply for city of 

Tuscumbia.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

23

24

23

23

23

24 

23

*23

23

22

21

21

21

20

20 

20

19

19

17

16

15

18

17

17

17

16

18

18 

17

17

618

19.9

-

-

Nov.

17

17

17

16

15

15

13 

21

23

25

25

25

*26

42

50

C76 

C120

0140

C150

C150

C140

C130

c!20

116

124

106

100

98

97 

97

2,111

70.4

-

-

Dec.

97

95

95

94

94

93

99 

99

99

*99

99

98

99

98

99

99 

99

98

98

105

102

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99 

99

99

3,053

98.5

-

-

Jan.

99

98

97

97

97

97

96

*95

94

93

92

92

92

92

91

90 

a89

aSS

-87

87

87

86

85

89

89

89

89

89

88 

88

88

2,830

91.3

-

-

Feb.

87

87

87

85

*86

90

97 

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97 

96

96

95

94

94

93

94

92

92

91

92

91

-

2,612

93.3

-

-

Mar.

91

90

89

89

*88

87

87 

86

85

85

84

84

83

83

82

81

81

81

80

80

79

78

78

79

79

80

80

79

79 

79

78

2,564

82.7

-

-

Apr,

78

78

78

79

79

83

83 

83

*83

85

85

85

85

84

90

92 

92

93

93

93

94

93

92

93

108

103

104

104

136 

144

2,772

92.4

-

-

May

T36" 136

120

112

c!09

108

108 

108

116

116

124

120

116

116

*116

116 

116

112

112

112

112

112

108

108

108

107

106

106

105 

104

103

3,508

113

-

-

June

102

103

102

101

100

100

99 

99

98

97

101

97

94

94

92

92 

91

91

92

94

94

94

92

92

92

95

95

94

92 

92

2,871

95.7

-

-

July

88

86

85

85

85

86

85 

88

*91

all

a91

a91

a 90

a89

aSS

a87 

a86

a85

a84

a83

a82

81

82

84

85

85

86

87

86 

88

90

2,680

86.5

-

-

Aug.

89

85

84

82

*80

80

80 

80

80

80

80

80

80

79

78

78 

77

76

75

74

74

74

74

74

73

72

72

71

71

 °^

69

2,390

77.1

-

-

Sept.

67

66

65

64

62

61

61 

*59

59

57

59

61

59

58

56

S53

53

56

78

71

68

68

68

66

66

65

64 

64

1,860

62.0

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 150 Mln 13 Mean 71.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 150 Mln 13 Mean 81.8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No scasce-heleht record: discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations

on nearby streams.

e Backwater from Spring Creek.
202 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5918. Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°17'01", long 87°46'26", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 9 S. , R. 12 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek and 

3f miles east of Hackleburg, Ala.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. July 1956 to September 1958.

'. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 19.2 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 15, 16, Sept. 10. 

6 I 19f6 "<;8: t Maxlmum dlseharge > 7 '00° cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 20.0 ft); minimum,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting-control, which 

are fair-, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or 

shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

14

18

34

72

126

3.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

260

1,460

2,800

4,500

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Pay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

45

66

88

65

45

32

*26

24

19

18

18

18

18

11

26

102

71

43

32

28 

26

78

210

153

75

62

52

48

52 

59

1,617

52.2

0.365

0.42

Nov.

58

49

59" 48

57

49

53

736

380

201

144

122

231

2,150

1,190

3,040

3,100

5,100

2,55C

1,160

800 

620

725

800

1,730

1,100

710

560

500

455

28,487

950

6.64

7.41

Dec.

410

362

329

311

281

251

740

1.150 556"

770

575

*410

344

299

266

254

227

213

207

890

620 

455

365

311

290

341

272

260

230

204 

201

12,798

413

2.89

3.33

Jan.

216

179

168

158

148

144

156

*139

122

122

120

112

itl

251

195

173

163

150

141

141

284 

281

233

890

920

620

440

350

293

254

251

7,955

257

1.80

2.07

Feb.

266

204

181

163

*193

1,070

1.280

770

545

440

371

305

254

233

251

b210

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!60 

254

500

590

515

440

770

620

_

11,285

403

2.82

2.93

Mar.

440

362

314

260

227

*213

239

275

395

335

290

260

440

410

350

311

314

470

380

335

293 

254

224

272

341

860

710

550

440 

380

12,054

389

2.72

3.13

Apr.

308

266

257

311

278

311

260

224

*207

425

395

317

266

233

329

395

332

290

254

221

680 

650

440

390

1,760

1,400

1,040

755

2.160

1,310

16,464

549

3.84

4.28

May

a800

a560

a410

a460

1.540

1,070

740

530

440

470

545

545

425

332

*263

224

257

198

179

170

144 

130

122

112

104

99

95

86

80

71 

68

11,069

357

2.50

2.88

June

62

55

55

53

50

46

44

42

40

37

31

*31

31

27.

76

151

62

48

41

66

65 

49

44

36

30

Mi

158

71

54

42

2,065

68.8

0.481

0.54

July

36

31

30

26

25

27

76

1,960

2.420

860

*515

470

425

605

425

269

257

168

128

118

218 

332

635

1,400

950

515

350

248

181

141 

120

13,961

450

3.15

3.63

Aug.

112

190

329

148

99

82

*71

65

61

61

57

57

94

71

65

66

71

64

54

45

40 

46

260

410

198

101

74

61

53

46 

41

3,192

103

0.720

0.83

Sept.

36

33

30

27

25

24

22

21

19

*18

22

64

61

42

33

30

94

272

102

294

m530

326

239

210

190

141

108

101

7,284

243

1.70

1.89

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,650 Mln 6.7 Mean 308 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.20

Water year 1957-58 : Max 5,100 Mln 17 Mean 351 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.34

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (11 a.m.) 3,120 cfs (11.8 ft); Nov. 16 (6 a.m.) 3,600 ofs 

(13.0 ft); Nov. 18 (3 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (19.2 ft): July 9 (2 a.m.) 4,280 ofs (l4.5 ft); Sept. 21 

(2 p.m.) 3,920 ofs (13.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used May 16 to Sept. 30.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5J£0. Bear Greet: near Red Bay, Ala.

Drainage

Records available.--August 1513 to May 1920, July to September 1958. 

1918 monthly discharge only, published ir W5P 1306.

Pri:>r tj rctober

Average discharge. 6 years (1913-19), 41C cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period July to September, 3,840 cfs Sept. 25 (gage 

height, 15.4 ft); minimum observed, 45 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.90 ft-).

1913-20, 195?: Maximum discharge, 4,660 cfs Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 15.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in USB); minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Aug. 15-17, Sept. 17, 1918 (gage height, 1.2 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1306: 1913-16, ly20(M) , drainage area at former site.

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

150

315

9.0 

13.0 

14.0 

1E.O

1,070

1,880

2,250

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

tssi

May

teio

June

t89.0

July

98

88

80

75

75

84

178

433

2,320

*5,060

*1,320

974

926

853

853

619

401

401

259

224

335

356

619

950

1,740

1,310

752

476

356

277 

241

20,738

669

2.54

2.93

Aug.

208

208

378

503

224

*178

150

131

114

114

114

125

144

137

131

125

120

114

114

93

88

84

84

478

503

259

178

131

108

93 

93

5,524

178

0.677

0.78

Sept.

84

80

80

70

66

62

62

58

*58

54

51

54

77

98

84

70

154

224

296

381

1,340

2.880

*2,490

950

531

378

335

296

241

208

11,812

394

1.50

1.67

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean CTsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean CFsm In.

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
204 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5922. Cedar Creek near Pleasant Site, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°32'56", long 88°01'09", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 14 W. , on left bank 

 on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2.6 miles east of Pleasant Site, and 

4.3 miles upstream from Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--189 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 482.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~"T:937.

Extremes.--1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 338 cfs Aug. W 

(gage height, 3,05 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 6.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,860 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 

18.6 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 10.

Flood in March 1951 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks, from information by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,.1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

_

-

_

-

_

-

Sept.

7.1

8.2

7.1

5.8

4.5

4.1

Total

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

_

40

41

43

51

97

Sept.

5.1

5.8

7.1

9.3

*8.2

22

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

56

33

27

21

21

195

Sept.

11

18

21

35

72

27

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

106

61

37

31

26

22

Sept.

*20

22

72

60

90

60

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ...................................................................

Aug.

25

23

24

12

6.7

5.5

6.7

_

Sept.

33

24

19

22

41

63

~

804.3

26.8

0.142

0.16

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

77

55

64

102

88

63 

52

40

*33

3O

28

28 

29

28

23

23

72

83

54

47

42

36

92

267

86

73

64

55

55 

58

1,969

63.5

0.336

0.39

Nov.

53

51

83

74

63

57 

51

518

428

190

141

118 

262

2,730

1,190

5,010

5.150

*4)400

*4,860

1,440

790

588

820

814 

2,390

1,210

715

588

512 

412

35,638

1,190

6.30

7.02

Dec.

338

302

278

258

230

1,750

1,660

1,390

940

*638

500 

425

388

350

350

302

275

265

2.740

1,360

650

512

425 

438

600

425

388

350 

302 

290

19,335

624

3.30

3.80

Jan.

338

268

238

222

206

198 

194

ISO

*167

162

158

m350

250

212

192

180

169

169

388

322

240

1.550 

1,170

790

488

400

350 

310

308

10,566

341

1.80

2.08

Feb.

350

278

240

218

266

*1,930 

2,020

916

638

525

450

388 

338

310

338

b270

b230

b210

b200

b!90

224

305

375

315

275

255

1,080

538

13,666

488

2.58

2.69

Mar.

375

325

288

*255

232

222 

238

278

285

246

220

206 

275

308

244

226

367

662

412

338

298

268

248

475 

550

670

~J g25

500 

483 

450

11,664

376

1.99

2.30

Apr.

375

558|

352

790

500

760 

450

425

338

*949

650

450 

388

338

2,270

1,260

700

550

462

400

910

662

475

400 

1,790

1,360

1,030

790

2.660 

1,740

24,562

819

4.33

4.83

May

970

820

612

932

4,150,

1,880 

940

662

600

784

2,470

1,060 

688

*525

438

375

388

308

285

250

218

196

179

166

155

144

138

123

113 

107 

104

20,780

670

3.54

4.09

June

100

98

94

86

81

80 

87

74

71

66

*67

71 

70

69

85

151

85

68

322

86

83

74

63

54 

50

433

ISIS"

91

72 

62

3,089

103

0.545

0.61

July

55

50

46

44

62

202

176

403

700

*198

192

596 

568

375

a260

a!90

a!50

a!30

allO

alOO

a!90

a!60

a310

224 

285

194

131

102

86 

75 

68

6,432

207

1.10

1.27

Aug.

65

61

72

65

52

*46 

42

38

37

76

40

36 

39

62

51

55

55

41

34

29

27

2T

117

160"

80

59

49

44

38 

36

1,945

62.7

0.332

0.38

Sept.

33

33

29

26

24

24 

22

19

*16

11

22

78 

47

34

27

23

98

146

80

337

2.270

1,170

362

222 

171

139

117

104

93

85

5,865

196

1.04

1.15

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,130 Min 14 Mean 426 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.61

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Nov. 16 (7 p.m.) 6,860 cfs (18.6 ft); Apr. 29 (3.30 p.m.) 3,630 

cfs (12.7 ft); May 5 (9 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (14.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Little Bear Creek near Halltown, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 205

5923. Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°29'19", long 88°02 1 07", in NW^- sec. 5, T. 7 S. , R. 14 W. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2.7 miles northeast of Halltown and 

4.2 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 78.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.-r-1957; Maximum discharge during period August to September, 539 cfs Aug. 18

(gage height, 5.2 ft); minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Sept. 7.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,130 cfs Nov. 18 {gage height,

12.1 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Sept. 9, 10. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above

station.

Rating table, Aug. 9, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 4.0

1.1 12

1.3 23

1.5 38

2.0 87

3.0 202

5.0 505

7.0 895

9.0 1,480

10.0 1,960

11.0 2,810

12.0 4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

_

_

-

-

-

-

Sept.

9.4

9.4

11

9.8

8.9

7.6

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

_

_

11

11

9.8

30

Sept.

7.2

10

12

11

*11

17

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

22

14

14

12

18

167

Sept.

18

16

30

22

22

22

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

58

31

22

19

16

15

Sept.

*18

21

21

30

44

26

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in 1

Aug.

14

14

12

12

11

8.9

9.4

_

_

-

Sept.

19

16

15

17

23

28

-

17.7

0.226

0.25

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

33

39

39

32

25

21

19

*18

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

47

36

26

21

20

16

76

106 

71

47

36

32

29 

32

32

1,011

32.6

0.417

0.48

Nov.

32

31

32

36

34

32

32

195

152

90

70

43

101

953

410

2,440

1,860

*2.840

*1,690

*556

359

279

336

345 

850

471

329

£72

237 

196

15,303

510

6.52

7.28

Dec.

164

146

134

128

112

105

50?

574

471

359

279

*223

189

170

158

152

137

129

136

946

422

286

230

189 

189

216

176

164

152 

138

133

7,509

242

3.09

3.57

Jan.

136

121

112

107

101

99

98

92

*86

83

82

80

10L

148

122

109

101

95

90

89

158

148

127

475 43S300

230

189

164 

150

142

4,573

148

1.89

2.17

Feb.

146

126

114

103

134

*578

553

336

258

209

189

158

140

131

140

bllO

blOO

a90

a85

b80

b90

121

144

138

126

124

336

237

-

5,082

182

2.33

2.42

Mar.

182

158

141

*129

121

116

126

145

152

131

122

114

T52

147

131

122

152

258

196

170

152

138

130

189 

237

251

336

25T

209 

189

182

5,229

169

2.16

2.49

Apr.

158

144

144

176

151

176

151

1£9

122

*265

237

189

164

148

604

438

286

237

202

176

322

265

202

176 

492

488

374

307

if

8,245

275

3.52

3.92

May

374

322

258

581

1.57O

628

406

314

265

434

1,520

471

322

*251

209

176

209

152

147

136

118

106

98

89 

89

81

75

72

66

CoO£

59

9,660

312

3.99

4.59

June

55

55

53

49

48

48

46

43

43

41

*42

45

38

34

91

1M

61

46

43

45

55

51

41

36

32

97

81

47

38

32

1,554

51.8

0.6G2

0.74

July

29

32

20

25

26

216

119

417,

35^

*152

109

270

230

182

137

103

84

72

62

5?

118

93

164

150 

142

101

77

62

52

45

42

3,715

120

1.53

1.77

Aug.

40

39

300

TocJ

68

*53

44

41

36

35

32

32

68

37

33

36

39

34

29

26

24

24

69

116 

99

46

34

28

25

23

22_

1,632

52.6

0.673

0.78

Sept.

21

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

*14

14

17

25

25

21

18

16

88

94

54

225

895

404

182

126 

98

81

69

61

53

51

2,770

92.3

1.18

1.32

Calendar year 1957: Max

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,840

Min - 

Min 14

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Nov. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (7.9 ft); Nov. 18 (2 p.m.) 4,130 

cfs (12.1 ft); Dec. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 1,340 cfs (8.6 ft); May 5 (10:30 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (10.2 ft); 

May 11 (4:50 a.m.) 2,410 cfs (10.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5925. Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°39'21", long 88°07'21", In SE-j sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 15 W. , on left bank 

£0 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek (formerly 

called Little Bear Creek), three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bishop, and at mile 

27.3.

Drainage area.--667 sq mi.

Records available . August 1926 to June 1928, February 1929 to March 1932, June 1933 to 

September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 23, 1928, and Feb. 10, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1932, staff gage at site 

35 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower. June 7, 1933, to May 28, 1934, chain gage at 

bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum as staff gage.

Average discharge.--28 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-58), 1,070 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 18.08 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 1.29 ft Sept. 11.

1926-58: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 22.0 ft 

(present datum) Dee. 26, 1926, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 9.3 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1954; minimum gage height, -0.15 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . --WSF 6 

192e(M), 1929, 1930( (M) , 193E

Rating table

(M).

1929. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1927,

water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per sei

ding table

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to Septemb

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

285

28E

233

292

288

255

206

175

*152

135

125

114

111

109

104

103

112

189

£02

197

171

152

177

472

448

397

295

237

208

197

204

6,630

214

0 . 32 1

0.37

Nov.

198

197

195

218

198

182

*I82

657

1,180

1,150

718

504

636

3,780

4,460

6,940

14,800

14,600

17,900

13,300

8,980

e ,060

3,440

2,770

4,U10

4 , 380

3,660

3,590

2 ,620

1,960

124,065

4,136

6.20

6.32

Dec.

1,600

1,370

1,210

1,110

1,020

948

2,320

4,160

3,760

3,640

*3,060

2,300

1,790

1,540

1,380

1,330

1,210

1,100

1,260

5,020

4,670

3,070

2 , 280

1,780

1,G40

2,oeo

1,670

1,510

1,360

1,220

1,100

63,488

2,u48

3.07

3.54

Jan.

1,140

1,060

976

892

832

799

778

750

*718

684

t62

645

757

1 , 040

1,010

936

d32

77u

732

704

1,010

1,190

1,100

2,340

5,460

2,900

2,480

1,840

1,520

1,310

1,190

37,065

1,196

1.79

2.07

Feb.

1,240

1,130

1,010

892

892

2,470

4,200

3*020

*2,280

1,790

1,530

1,320

1,180

1,150

1,090

960

324

782

785

799

892

1,050

1,160

1 , 300

1,310

2,480

2,390

__ _ _ _

43,316

1,547

2 . 32

Mar.

1,980

1,590

1,350

*1,190

1,060

980

972

1,060

1,110

1,110

1,080

996

1,000

1,150

1,200

1,090

1,100

1,840

1,630

1,450

1,280

1,150

1,060

1,410

1,780

1,660

2,420

2,560

2,400

1,980

1,730

44,368

1,431

2.15

2.421 C.47

Apr.

1 , 500

1,310

1,280

1,980

1,590

2,020

1,560

1,310

1,150

*1,5SO

1,940

1,650

1,410

1,250

3,760

4,330

2,660

2,060

1 , 700

1,470

1,720

2,160

2,040

1,690

2,520

3,830

3,600

4 , 000

5,560

5,990

7O, 620

2,354

3.53

3.34

May

4,340

4,710

3,370

2,400

5,120

6,400

4,220

3,620

3,030

2,860

6,340

5,140

3,400

*2,290

1,800

1,490

1,370

1,230

1,130

1,040

904

806

722

659

606

572

534

495

453

423

596

71,870

2,318

3.48

4.01

June

375

375

351

324

300

300

324

285

262

245

*230

242

228

209

258

489

582

447

465

445

363

531

384

292

240

1,840

932

872

495

360

13,045

435

0.652

0.73

July

285

240

213

191

175

240

852

756

*2,100

2,460

2, 60O

2,810

2,450

1,640

1,470

1,290

944

764

638

544

578

732

972

1,970

1,860

2,320

2,010

1,140

824

648

534

36,250

1,169

1.75

2.02

Aug.

465

420

572

774

603

*420

*339

292

258

258

260

245

250

298

280

270

345

250

219

201

177

158

248

872

1,210

757

459

333

268

223

199

11,923

385

0.577

0.66

Sept.

179

167

156

144

133

127

121

114

*108

105

112

158

167

156

185

165

250

596

507

1 , 540

3,070

4,110

2,830

3,070

2,030

1,020

778

676

589

507

23,868

796

1.19

1.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 27,900 Min 40 Mean 1,442 Cfsm z. 1C In. 29.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 17,9uO Min 103 Mean 1,497 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.48

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (6 a.m.) 19,100 cfs (18.OS ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE KIVEK BASIN

5935. Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location. Lat 35"13'29", long 88°15'36", on left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64. 

at Savannah, Hardin County, 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam and at 

mile 189.9.

Drainage area. 33.140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1958.

Gag§..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1945, at datum 41.61 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Pickwick Landing 

Dam, 16.8 miles upstream. Apr. 5, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 

4.0 miles downstream and Feb. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder 

4.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--S8 years, 52,470 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 316,000 cfs Nov. 21; maximum gage height, 86 44 

ft Nov. 21; minimum daily discharge, 12,500 cfs July 29; minimum gage height, 55.40 ft

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 403,000 cfs Feb. 6, 1957; maximum gage height, 92.42 

ft Feb. 6, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Sept. 3, 1945, caused by experimental closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 ft, present datum 

Oct. 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 ft Mar. 21, 1897, present datum, from floodmarks (discharge, 450,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs). Flood of Jan. 2, 

1927, reached a stage of 92.7 ft, present datum (discharge, 349,000 cfs)

Minimum stage known, 38.8 ft Sept. 8, 1925, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary gage 

and days of extremely low fall, which are fair. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson 

Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above 

station (see p. 229). Flow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation. Auxlliarv water-stage-recorder graph furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years). 

runoff). WSP 853: 1937, drainage area. WSP 1306: 1936 (monthly

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Baj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Oct.

40,000

43 , 100

40 , 700

42 , 800

45, 100

42 , 800

44,300

42,200

39,900

40,800

43,300

36,900

56.500

49 '.200

48,800

46,500

39,100

39,200

40 , 000

44,600

*45,800

44,600

44,400

41,100

41,100

44,400

49,200

46 , 600 

46,500

42,300

41,334.3

43,040

-

-

Nov.

45,800

53,300

53,400

52,100

49,800

47,900

61,200

59,500

56,000

47.SOO

55,300

50 , 70C

44 . 900 

82,70C'

112,OOC

134, OOC

187, OOC

2 60, OOC

298, OOC

308. OOC

30 7, OOC

297, OOC

282,000

253,000

229,000

221,000

*217,000

204,000

181,000 

160,000

44,409.8

147,000

-.

- 

Dec.

133,000

111,000

95,400

88 , 100

83 , 800

79.500

95 , 100

135,000

159,000

166,000

166,000

153,000

132,000 

115,000

98,200

86,500

84 , 900

84,600

85,100

108,000

144,000

155,000

163,000

164,000

156,000

127,000

111,000

111,000

108,000 

a!23,000

a 133,000

43,754.2

121,100

-

-

Jan.

al2 6.000

a!07,000

a9 1,400

a68,100

a59,000

62 , 800

67,600

70,400

a59,500

a57,300

a54.1OO

a58,300

a74,400 

a64,200

*a78,300

a65,200

a61,700

a59,300

a56,300

a67,400

63,600

59,300

50,400

66,300

84,000

85,000

85,600

85,300

84 , 500 

76,900

74,600

42,223.8

71,740

-

-

Feb.

72,700

65,500

60,000

61,100

61,400

75,800

113,000

119,000

117,000

102,000

86,100

83,600

84,000 

72,100

67,500

67 , 600

66,800

58,100

57,800

52.500

53,100

54,800

56,200

54,600

59,800

71,100

80,400

68,800

-

------

42,042.4

72,940

-

-

Mar.

70 , 600

70,400

*64,100

66,200

61,400

63,700

48,300

51,200

56,200

42 , 800

38 , 400

50,800

48 , 600 

57,000

47 , 900

31 . 600

40,200

51,300

63,200

61,700

54,700

49,000

39,900

49,700

54,300

56,500

48,700

48 , 200

49,100 

49,200

48 , 600

41,633.5

52,690

-

-

Apr.

42,800

43 , 100

40 , 200

37,000

43,200

36,200

43 , 700

56 , 500

50,700

48 , 000

64,000

46,300

2,9.900

46^100

53,500

47,600

39,300

48,100

48,300

55,100

49,700

43,700

46 , 400

65,700

87,900

90,000

102,000

133,000 

172,000

40, 750 . 4

58,350

-

-

May

182,000

185.000

165,000

125,000

99,800

90 , 700

91,800

95,000

117,000

149,000

167,000

158,000

*132, 000 

99,700

86,000

82 , 700

69,900

73,800

72,300

64,900

63,100

79,700

64,600

57,200

56 , 100

55,800

58 , 300

64,900

56,100 

49,300

48.700

42,960.4

95,500

-

-

June

49,500

55,500

50 , 900

56,600

54 , 700

54 , 400

39,900

28.8QQ

55,000

47,700

46 , 600

48,700

53 , 600 

43,200

34,600

49,200

57,600

58,300

50,900

48 , 300

48 , 300

34,300

41,200

49,700

50,600

56,400

60 . 500

55 100

42,600 

42,400

*1. 465.1

48,840

"-

-

July

*40,40O

41,300

46,600

26,300

40.5OO

38,100

42,200

42 , 800

53,700

44,400

54,600

57,800

54,600 

59,200

50,000

46,600

51,000

54,300

59,700

52,900

44,600

28 , 600

28,700

44,800

59.800

43 , 800

41,900

52 , 300

el2,50Q 

e!8,700

34,000

41,366.7

44,090

.

-

Aug.

42,300

56,500

47,000

68.200

52,000

52,600

59,700

56,700

45,200

35,800

46,700

43 , 100

43,500 

48,400

55,600

52,600

55 . 400

42,700

45,600

47 , 500

45,400

44,700

46,700

40,500

45,400

49,700

44,900

39,800

41 , 900 

49,100

38 , 200

41,461.4

47,140

-

-

Sept.

33,100

38 , 400

41,600

56,200

45,200

40,100

32,300

*36,000

42 , 900

40,800

38,400

41,400

46,200 

45,200

44,700

44,500

34, 700

42,300

43,400

41,000

61,500

71.20Q

44,000

33,700

31,400

41,000

34,200

29.300

49,700 

49,500

41,273.9

42,460

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 395,000 Min 18,500 Mean 74,270 Cfsra 2.24 In, 30.42

Water year 1957-58: Max 308,000 Mln 12,500 Mean 70,340 Cfsiti 2.12 In. 28.81

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

4 Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of Pickwick Landing powerplant records.

e Days of extremely low fall; discharge computed on basis of Pickwick Landing powerplant records.
" LB TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5950. Duck River belnw Manchester, Term.

Location. Lat 35°28'15", long 86°07'13", on right bank 50 ft downstream from Powers 

Bridge, 2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3-j miles downstream from 

Little Duck River, and 7 miles upstream from Crump ton'Creek.

Drainage area.--107 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 195S.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 878.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,580 efs Nov. 18 (gage height, 13.08 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 23.2 ft in March 1929 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs), from highwater mark by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reached approximately 

the same stage as the flood in March 1929.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small 

reservoir above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1436: 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 7)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2S Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7

2.0

1.3

1.4

20 2.5

3.0 

4.5

220

415

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ond, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

67

125

154

202

145

99

73

58

51

49

43

39

32

*14

14

33

25

20

19

19

19

23

41

51

55

49

45

44

45

45

1,763

56.9

0.532

Nov.

44

43

46

44

41

39

38

88

101

76

59

52

54

273

240

1,020

1,600

6,710

4,2OO

*814

420

284

368

344

764

632

336

252

332

230

19,549

652

6.09

0.61 6.79

Dec.

166

138

125

122

105

95

1,690

1,930

712

436

316

*226

193

190

178

300

300

240

252

2,240

993

460

320

25£

222

416

324

256

233

187

166

13,787

445

4.16

4.79

Jan.

205

169

135

120

107

103

103

95

*85

79

79

78

90

181

157

120

101

90

83

79

101

157

120

777

l,54u

512

344

252

199

169

160

6,390

206

1.93

2.22

Feb.

280

230

175

145

352

922

1,240

532

308

219

*184

157

128

114

122

110

92

88

75

75

73

92

112

116

116

105

496

492

-

7,148

255

2.38

2.48

Mar.

244

172

140

118

103

97

105

166

208

230

157

125

145

205

145

118

116

476 368"

*222

172

142

128

157

264

240

216

172

138

130

145

5,564

179

1.67

1.93

Apr.

125

107

99

114

125

456

308

175

132

523

652

308

199

163

233

296

181

138

118

110

500

692

*364

268

1,070

926

972

720

1.280

915

12,269

409

3.82

4.26

May

438

442

290

215

559

1,000

885

415

406

1,120

852

541

274

190

156

131

116

105

105

112

99

91

*85

80

78

77

74

70

66

62

59

9,133

297

2.78

3.20

June

59

80

68

60

54

53

50

49

63

56

50

46

44

41

42

41

39

37

*36

36

43

60

49

41

36

86

64

46

39

36

1,504

50.1

0.468

0.52

July

3333"

33

33

33

35

38

75

52

44

41

1,000

1,010

860

210

218

*262

146

104

86

77

81

151

133

109

77

62

54

50

46

43

5,229

169

1.58

1.82

Aug.

45

60

53

47

42

38

37

37

35

34

38

~7e 160

*52

43

40

38

37

35

33

33

52

32

39

38

53

40

36

34

33

33

1,385

44.7

0.418

0.48

Sept.

32

31

31

29

29

29

29

28

2526"

26

*27

27

26

25

26

91

72

49

152

945

244

121

86

64

53

49

44

39

37

2,492

83.1

0.777

0.87

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,710 Min 13 Mean 253 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,710 Min 14 Mean 236 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 a.m.) 8,580 cfs (13.08 ft)j Dec 

(8.41 ft); Dec. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 3,040 cfs (7.90 ft).

7 (10 p.m.) 3,390 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 20! 

5970. Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Term.

Location. Lat 35°33'59", long 86"17'00", near left bank on downstream side of center

Pier of highway bridge, 0.1 mile east of Fairfield, 0.6 mile downstream from Noah

Fork, and 4.5 miles northeast of Wartrace, Bedford County. 

Drainage area. 66.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1953 to December 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1T929. 

Extremes. 1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,060 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height,

16.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs as explained below; minimum,

5.6 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1958: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 1,200 cfs Nov. 28 (gage

height, 5.50 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 15, 21-31; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft

Oct. 25-31.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 25,300 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.13 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 7-9, 1957. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1957, to Dec. 17, 1958 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1957, to Sept. 21, 1958 Sept. 21 to Dec. 17, 1958

0.93

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.0

5.9

9.0

20

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.2

216

345

1,020

2,530

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

58

115

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

269

516 255"

204

125

87

67

54

44

38

34

29

26

*24

24

28

26

23

22

19

19

64

103

59

46

38

33

31

34

33

2,477

79.9

1.21

1.39

Nov.

30

28

30

28

27

26

25

104

93

69

57

50

50

346

204

744

1,850

2.510

1,080

342

*191

140

157

192

465

308

193

153

125

106

9,723

324

4.89

5.45

Dec.

86

80

76

69

61

57

1.610

772

342

211

145

*106

92

81

84

106

103

96

111

1,310

408

226

198

122

141

304

172

142

112

96

90

7,609

245

3.70

4.27

Jan.

85

73

*67

63

59

57

59

54

49

47

46

42

69

87

76

68

63

60

55

55

72

67

61

757

516

280

180

132

109

97

90

3,595

116

1.75

2.02

Feb.

102

89

83

78

137

497

*502

288

a220

a!70

a 140

a!20

alOO

a90

a75

a70

a65

a60

a55

a50

49

51

51

50

50

49

211

140

-

3,642

130

1.96

2.04

Mar.

103

90

80

72

65

61

*63

65

81

80

74

69

97

93

86

82

126

230

180

142

118

99

90

86

97

108

118

108

99

94

90

3,046

98.3

1.48

1.71

Apr.

80

73

71

69

110

192

112

89

80

*325

207

149

117

99

112

93

82

77

72

!§

525

288

182

173

616

666

670

572

773

453

7,195

240

3.62

4.04

May

300

218

178

164

191

515

670

*35T

402

342

405

288

191

140

112

96

83

74

77

67

60

54

50

47

48

44

39

37

33

31

29

5,336

172

2.59

2.99

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,760 Min 1.5 Mean 156 Cfst

June

27

33

27

26

24

23

23

22

29

31

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

*15

14

T8

37

37

22

18

15

51

26

19

16

14

697

23.2

0.350

0.39

July

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

17

17

14

13

1,040

125

69

47

73

61

42

32

138

129

67

136

82

*54

45

35

28

26

22

19

2,418

78.0

1.18

1.36

n 2.35 In. 31

Aug.

57

62

40

27

22

19

19

18

15

16

31

66

45

*26

19

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

"42" 124

21

16

14

12

10

10

837

27.0

0.407

0.47

.93

Sept.

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.9

*8.5

7.5

6.6

6.2

7.0

170

66

29

65

686

160

89

61

46

36

53

34

28

25

1,657.6

55.3

0.834

0.93

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,510 Min 5.9 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.06

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 17 (7:30 p.m.) 7,060 cfs (16.26 ft); Dec. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 

5,340 cfs (11.27 ft); July 12 (8:50 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (12.40 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

27

23

22

21

20

18

16

16

Nov.

22

19

16

14

14

14

13

13

Dec.

92

72

66

61

52

41

36

35

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

16

16

14

14

13

*13

12

13

Nov.

14

14

14

13

13

13

29

29

Dec.

32

29

28

27

24

22

20

20

Day

17

18

19

20

21

?.?.

23

24

Oct.

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

Nov.

20

*22

163

75

50

39

32

28

Dec.

*20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Runoff in inches. .............................................................

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

460

14.8

0.223

0.26

Nov.

24

27

25

386

262

127

-

51.5

0.777

0.87

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfa). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5975. War trace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term.

LOCa fat^H^hL35«°9 5 'n6 9' }?ng 86°20'22", on downstream right bank wingwall of bridge on 

Bedford ronnL i n i? downstream from Kelly Creek, 0.9 mile east of Bell Buckle, 

Bedford County, 4.0 miles northeast of Pairfield, and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth

Drainage area. 16.3 sq mi.

Records available . December 1953 to September 1958.

^S£T929Watei"Stage recorder ' Datum °f gage is 822.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of

^LTafln''"cu^veItle^tendCharge during year"' 5 ' 340 cfs Nov - 17 'gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rati 954 ~ 58: Maxlmum discharge, 8^240 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 17)

2.7

2.8

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

1.2 3.0

1.3 3.5

3.3 4.5

6.8 5.5

12 7.0

Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

298

615

1,140

2.27

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.1 

.2 

.4

1.0

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

6.6

12

eding 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Note. Same as prec 

table above 3.5 ft.

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

Oct.

13

63

136

79

54

29

19

12

8.8

6.8

5.3

4.6

3.3

3.0

 1.6

2.0

4.3

2.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

57

39

17

11

7.8

5.7

5.7

6.4

5.7

608.0

19.6

1.20

1.39

Nov.

4.9

4.6

5.3

4.6

4.6

3.9

4.6

46

24

15

10

8.3

8.3

103

38

292

1,110

726

168

62

*35

28

41

78

143

58

37

42

35

26

3,166.1

106

6.50

7.22

Dec.

20

17

16

13

11

9.8

506

160

63

41

26

*19

16

15

22

36

32

24

34

338

64

39

29

22

110

98

47

37

29

23

21

1,937.8

62 .5

3.83

4.42

Jan.

20

16

*14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.2

17

20

16

15

13

12

11

11

16

16

14

240

91

49

34

25

12

18

17

802.3

25.9

1.59

1.83

Feb.

18

15

13

13

31

130

*81

42

31

24

20

16

13

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.2

6.6

7.1

9.3

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.8

114

35

-

714.8

25.5

1.56

1.63

Mar.

22

17

15

13

12

10

*11

12

19

17

15

13

26

22

18

16

45

72

45

30

20

19

17

16

28

30

33

27

23

20

19

702

22.6

1.39

1.60

Apr.

16

15

14

14

13

21

14

14

13

*135

37

26

20

17

24

17

15

13

12

11

~ee 243

40

53

200

174

131

97

198

81

1,744

58.1

3.56

3.S8

May

63

47

36

52

152

ZTB_

186

*79

126

131

93

54

36

25

19

16

13

11

13

9.8

7.7

6.6

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.7

1,485.2

47.9

2.94

3.39

June

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

30

s;s

3.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.6

*j5.

.6

1.3

18

5.7

2.4

1.3

.8

8.7

3.3

1.7

1.1

.8

101.9

3.40

0.209

0.23

July

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.8

.8

8.9

9.3

3.9

1.7

1.0

554

47

22

12

82

34

16

10

43

85

28

196

*106

34

24

16

14

9.3

6.1

4.9

1,171.5

37.8

2.32

2.67

Aug.

18

11

6.6

4.5

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.7

26

6.6

9.2

5.3

7.9

*5.7

3.0

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

63

3.3

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

192.7

6.22

0.382

0.44

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

47

12

4.2

425

231

46

24

16

12

8.8

21

9.8

7.7

7.7

873.1

29.1

1.79

1.99

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,110 Min 0 Mean 40.0 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.27

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,110 Min 0.1 Mean 37.0 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Nov. 17 (7 p.m.) 5,340 cfs (10.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 211

5980. Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°28'49", long 86°29'57", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Sims 

Bridge, 2.1 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2.2 miles west of Shelbyville, Bedford 

County, 2.9 miles downstream from Flat Creek, and at mile 216.2.

Drainage area. 481 sq ml.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958. Prior to April 1934, monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 685.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 801 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 27.02 ft); 

minimum, 98 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 2, 1945. 

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 37.6 ft (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from 

high-water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reached a stage 

about 2 ft higher than that in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good, 

stream.

Prior to 1948, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upRevlslons (water years).--WSP 783: 1934. WSP 853: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10-20, Mar. 4-9, 12, 12, 

16, 17, May 7-16)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5

125

167

2.0 285

2.5 460

6.0 

12.0 

20.0 

£2.2

2,200

5,650

12,6OO

15,300

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

5.0

89

132

192

320

1,750

10.O 4,450

15.0 8,100

20.0 12,600

26.2 21,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

610

819

2.750

1,700

1,580

1,140

795

546

396

309

*263

233

209

191

174

165

169

185

174

152

137

129

176

1,160

565

378

312

260

233

231

235

16,376

528

1.10

1.27

Nov.

218

209

291

263

238

220

204

663

l.OOO

685

492

396

355

2,120

2,060

4,250

5,590

15,200

*2 1.700

10,700

2,790

1,860

1,780

1,700

3,320

3,210

2,310

1,640

1,460

1,310

88,234

2,941

6.11

6.82

Dec.

1,040

845

735

6 SO

6OO

536

5,130

7.290

4,250

2,290

1,550

*1,100

895

760

665

755

890

850

925

6,480

5,540

2,760

1,850

1,420

1,220

2,080

1,580

1,320

1,120

975

850

58,981

1,903

3.96

4.56

Jan.

820

760

675

580

523

489

481

457

*417

389

374

364

385

635

665

595

510

461

421

397

465

575

565

2,340

4.490

3,160

1,980

1,460

1,160

980

87O

28,443

918

1.91

2.20

Feb.

985

990

880

750

1,140

2,900

»4,490

3,310

2,050

1,460

1,170

975

820

700

670

605

501

450

420

400

393

405

441

453

457

449

1,480

1,700

_

31,444

1,125

2.33

2.43

Mar.

1,360

975

825

730

660

635

*6E5

640

725

830

775

680

735

860

815

745

725

1,500

1.580

1,300

1,040

865

750

705

900

1,080

1,140

1,020

885

810

785

27,700

694

1.86

2.14

Apr.

720

630

580

570

575

2,060

1,480

1,08O

*825

2,020

2,360

1,840

1,280

1,010

1,080

1,080

965

780

675

610

2,700

2,950

2,060

1,430

3,800

4,490

4,430

4,070

4,710

4,580

57,440

1,915

3.98

4.44

May

2,960

2,290

1,880

1,500

2,060

3,830

4,820

*2,840

2,320

3,530

3,400

2,660

1,920

1,380

1,100

925

825

695

660

670

550

477

425

382

354

344

320

303

286

267

254

46,227

1,491

3.10

3.57

June

242

429

461

303

259

249

232

220

225

280

239

213

199

188

179

181

177

*168

162

158

170

357

239

194

172

311

357

244

194

170

7,172

239

0.497

0.55

July

158

150

145

141

137

139

143

185

259

208

*179

1,560

5,140

2,080

1,420

600

1,040

690

417

373

785

929

690

958

493

397

300

244

229

206

185

18,580

599

1.25

1.44

Aug.

197

320

338

234

194

172

158

162

154

172

154

160

S44

*249

194

162

152

148

139

132

128

123

123

137

420

185

152

139

130

124

116

5,614

181

0.376

0.43

Sept.

118

114

111

106

105

105

105

106

104

101

99

*105

108

106

102

105

174

857

280

506

5.260

2,520

1,150

635

393

291

244

259

204

185

14,658

489

1.02

1.13

Calendar year 1957: Max 21,700 Min 49 Mean 1,190 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.57

Water year 1957-58: Max 21,700 Min 99 Mean 1,098 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.98

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs).--Nov. 19 (9:30 a.m.) 23,40O cfs (27.02 ft); Dec. 7 (7:30 p.m.) 

8,040 cfs (14.93 ft); Dec. 20 (5 p.m.) 8,440 cfa (15.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5990. Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35 <J 26'56", long 86°47'09", on downstream side of center pier of bridg'e on 

State Highway 50, 800 ft east of Marshall County courthouse in Lewisburg and at mile

17.9.

Drainage area. 24.9 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,220 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 12.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.02 cfs Sept. 5 

(gage height, 0.24 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.62 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow 0.6 mile upstream (drainage area, 19.0 sq mi); no flow at 

times in 1954-57.

Flood in July 1939 (discharge, 16,300 cfs) exceeded all previously known floods, 

including those of 1902, and 1856, from reports by Tennes.see Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

0.97

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

3.6 

4.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.4

110

290

510

1,110

Nov. 18 to Sept. 3O 

0.26 0.08

.5

.7

1.0

1.2 

1.5

.6 2.0 

1.1 3.0 

2.9 5.6 

7.6

110

290

910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

51

48

46

42

34

25

17

13

10

*8.9

7.8

7.0

6.1

5.E

5.6

12

7.0

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.6

148

ITJ

58

38

26

19

15

16

13

868.7

28.0

1.12

1.30

Nov.

10

9.3

16

12

11

9.3

8.5

80

47

33

22

17

27

£11

92

392

1,100

889

304

128

*86

67

67

88

198

110

83

102

82

65

4,366.1

146

5.86

6.52

Dec.

52

45

39

33

26.

26

611

201

132

102

81

*67

58

55

50

47

43

41

48

489

126

90

71

58

58

133

69

60

48

42

38

3,039

98.0

3.94

4.54

Jan.

36

*29

27

21

18

18

18

17

15

14

14

13

17

17

15

14

13

12~ 12

12

34

26

24

456

158

106

81

64

54

45

41

1,441

46.5

1.87

2.15

Feb.

38

30

26

23

47

*107

109

76

55

a5O

a43

a4O

a35

a31

a28

a25

a22

a!9

a!7

a!6

15

17

17

15

15

15

119

59

_

1,109

39.6

1.59

1.66

Mar.

41

34

28

24

21

*21

22

23

24

20

18

17

23

21

19

18

32

65

46

38

33

27

26

48

62

60

55

48

42

41

37

1,034

33.4

1.34

1.54

Apr.

32

28

26

25

71

142

51

*39

32

319

104

72

56

46

87

60

48

42

36

33

152

74

55

126

582

209

309

203

285

128

3,272

109

4.38

4.89

May

110

89

71

96

130

238

*142

104

246

190

140

103

76

60

48

39

32

26

23

19

17

15

13

12

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.3

7.8

7 ' f? 

2,103.8

67.9

2.73

3.14

June

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.2

4.2

a4.0

a3.5

aZ.O

a2.5

a2.0

al.5 *li o

6.5

5.1

4.4

~.l 10

4.2

3.2

7.0

5.4

4.2

3.3

1.8

138.8

4.63

0.186

0.21

July

1.4

1.1

1.1

.8

2.9

2.1

2.6

5.0

3.0

1.7

*1.7

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.0

1.7

20

4.6

2.7

1.8

51

42

17

12

7.4

6.1

5.0

4.1

3.6

2.8

4.7

218.0

7.03

0.282

0.33

Aug.

35

36

TT

7.0

5.6

4.4

3.9

3.3

2.4

1.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

30

4.2

1.5

.9

.6

.6

.4

.2

164.1

5.29

0.212

0.25

Sept.

0.3

.1

.1

.1

.08

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

75

7.1

4.2

578

266

113

54

24

13

9.5

8.6

7.0

5.9

5.9

973.88

32.5

1.31

1.45

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,610 Mln 0 Mean 64.4 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.13

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,100 Mln O.O8 Mean 51.3 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.98

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Nov. 17 (5,'p.m.) 5,220 cfs (12.04 ft)j Dec. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 1.570 

cfs (6.00 ft); Dec. 20 (3 a.m.) 2,460 ofs (p.76 ft)j Sept. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (8.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 213

5995. Duck Rijer at Columbia, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°37 I 05", long 87°01 I 56", on right bank 4 ft downstream from bridge on 

former U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks lorth of public square at Columbia, Maury County, 

0.7 mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, 2.4 miles upstream from Rutherford Creek, and at mile 132.8.

Drainage area. 1,208 sq mi.

Records available (corrected). October 1904 to December 1908, May 1920 to September 1958. 

Prior to November 1904monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306. Gage-height 

records collected at same site, 1837-95, 1911 (fragmentary), and since 1947, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.5g ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1925, chain, tape, or staff gages near this site; all gages at'

datum 2.37 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1933. 

Average discharge.--42 years (1304-6, 1920-58), 1,930 cfs. 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs tlov . 20 (gage heigUf, 33.48 ft); min-

 imum, 46 cfs Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Jan. 10, Sept. 8,9; minimum

daily discharge, 46 cfs Sept. 8.

1904-8, 1920-58: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 51.75

ft) ; no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 ft, present datum (discharge,

50,700 cfs) . 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair. Occasional diurnal

fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced. 

Revisions (water years).--W3P 785: 1929(M). WSP 353: Drainage urea. WSP 1306: 1905-9,

1920-23.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2, 3, 11-25, Oct. 29 to Nov. 7, 

July 27-30, Ai-g. 1 to Sept. 5, Sept. 16-19)

1.6 42

1.7 62

1.8 90

2.0 168

4.0 1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

Oct.

1,080

*995

990

2,570

2,790

2,480

1,750

1,300

951

730

466

430

381

333

269

266

426

407

385

349

301

246 889'

2,380

2.820

1,720

1,130

748

654

578

616

31,430

1,014

0.839

0.97

Nov.

442

479

462

528

616

549

*475

1,300

2,O40

2,160

1,510

1,160

951

2,O90

4,420

7,810

13,100

E0,700

25,000

25,900

24,800

11,600

3,960

3,680

5,470

7,670

5,720

4,290

4,400

3,400

186,682

6,Z23

5.15

5.75

Dec.

2,860

*2 , 240

1,320

1,660

1,410

1.2OO

6,340

15.600

14,200

8,790

4,680

3,130

2,410

1,930

1,720

1,760

2,020

1,960

1,890

7,160

12,600

10,100

5,460

3,320

2,620

2,970

3,960

2,900

2,430

2,040

1,770

134,450

4,337

3.59

4.14

Jan.

,600

,510

,360

,230

,110

990

880

871

908

*S10

773

650

722

654

894

980

931

853

778

730

722

804

1,040

3,520

10,200

9,110

6,120

3,780

2,780

2,250

1,930

61,290

1,977

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1 , 740

1,710

1,590

*1,500

1,370

2,040

6,610

7.750

3*420

2,550

2,070

1,720

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,110

965

862

804

769

7E6

782

835

786

970

1,650

3,760

-

57,559

2,056

1.70

1.77

Mar.

2,990

2,370

1,830

1,480

*1,280

1,080

1,100

980

1,110

1,050

1,260

1,120

1,150

1,060

1,350

1,200

1,250

2,070

5.170

2,69O

2,280

1,860

1,520

1,600

2,070

2,460

2,480

2,380

2,100

1,870

1,740

53,950

1,740

1.44

1.66

Apr.

1,68U

*1,510

1.380

1,380

1,380

2,770

4,050

2 , 620

2,070

5,640

9,030

5,480

3,79O

2,730

2,660

3,050

2,600

2,120

1,800

1,540

2,S40

7,180

5,270

3,760

7,410

10,300

10,500

*10,300

10,200

11,000

138,040

4,601

3.81

4.25

May

8,720

5,840

4,240

3,390

4,640

7,540

9,740

9,770

6,890

9,060

10,400

8,94O

6,080

*4,050

2,900

2,300

1,850

1,540

1,330

1,190

1,130

995

880

765

679

700

557

553

524

485

442

118,118

3,810

3.15

3.64

June

413

3 95

369

524

549

430

361

329

325

*513

553

426

353

281

250

230

219

195

191

180

176

172

238

426

357

545

413

524

520

385

10,640

355

0.294

0.33

July

305

242

*199

184

176

493

195

180

373

483

426

458

533

S.100

2,500

1,580

985

715

941

718

955

922

1,330

1,390

1,390

871

633

553

471

540

714

24,353

786

0.651

0.75

Aug.

574

381

417

637

545

365

*28E

273

219

199

188

281

537

295

317

345

289

223

184

172

160

145

133

145

145

152

357

309

203

160

137

8,570

276

0.228

0.26

Sept.

125

117

110

259

*203

76

50

46

48

70

87

94

94

90

94

98

*117

160

696

1,070

4,500

8.380

4,540

1,960

1,180

853

616

562

512

499

27,306

910

0.753

0.84

Calendar year 1957: Max 34,100 Min 46 Mean 2,727 Cfsm 2.E6 In. 30.65

Water year 1957-58: Max 25,900 Min 46 Mean 2,335 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.25

Peak discharge (base, 16,OOO cfs).--Nov. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 26,100 cfs (33.48 ft)j Dec.8 (6:30 p.m.) 

16,600 cfs (23.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 TENNESSEE RIVER.BASIN

6000. Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Term.

Location. Lat 35°40'23", long 86°58'42", on right bank at upstream side of county road 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Double Branch, 3.2 miles south of town of Carters Creek, 

Maury County, 3.5 miles upstream from Carters Creek, and 5.1 miles northeast of 

Columbia.

Drainage area. 68.8 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to December 1958 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 590 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes.--1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,290 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 

11.41 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Sept. 9.

1958: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 295 cfs Nov. 28 (gage 

height, 3.66 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Nov. 8-10; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Dec. 27.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 24.38 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 4,000 .cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow on many days in 1953-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.S

*4.6

7.3

43

28

16

13

9.0

6.7

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.6

5.4

21

17

9.0

6.7

5.8

5.8

142

ITT

48

32

24

21

19

20

18

699.3

22.6

0.328

0.38

Nov.

17

17

15

13

12

11

*11

228

112

70

49

40

37

306

156

670

891

1,050

611

341

240

181

168

174

340

207

162

370

338

213

7,030

234

3.40

3.80

Dec.

160

*134

117

101

89

83

828

479

307

227

171

131

115

101

102

121

110

104

104

794

333

240

186

152

148

341

184

166

138

121

1O9

6,496

210

3.05

3.51

Jan.

108

93

87

79

72

69

66

59

54

*51

49

46

49

54

48

45

43

41

40

41

50

51

47

39~9 511

269

200

156

130

114

102

3,223

104

1.51

1.74

Feb.

97

84

75

*67

70

157

393

213

163

134

115

98

88

80

79

a75

a70

a65

a60

a55

a5O

48

45

43

42

41

297

142

_

___ _._.

2,946

105

1.53

1.59

Mar.

108

92

83

74

*66

62

61

65

62

57

53

49

58

60

55

53

67

225

152

126

109

95

93

172

21.5

183

156

131

114

113

106

3,115

100

1.45

1.68

Apr.

92

*84

82

93

99

337

146

117

101

778

357

245

186

150

248

179

144

124

112

102

269

179

139

285

802

470

387

314

348

258

7,227

241

3.50

3.91

May

215

179

144

136

249

388

234

184

240

330

434

425

252

*190

146

122

101

86

79

70

60

52

45

39

36

33

29

28

26

25

24_

4,601

148

2.15

2.49

June

23

a22

a21

a!9

a!8

al7

al6

a!5

a!9

*17

14

14

14

10

9.2

8.3

7.9

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

4.8

4.5

30

14

7.9

6.6

5.4

375.2

12.5

0.182

0.20

July

4.8

4.2

*3.7

3.3

3.0

151

57

13

11

11

9.7

9.2

10

7.9

5.8

4.2

3.3

3.5

18 2.8

140

116

~^T 192

39

28

20

29

23

17

42

1,056.4

34.1

0.496

0.57

Aug.

IS

26

20

14

12

10

*9.2

8.8

7.9

7.5

53

35

8.3

16

5.4

3.5

2. 8

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

4.2

7.6

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

288.4

9.30

0.135

0.16

Sept.

0.9

.9

.8

.7

*.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

72

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

2.2

2.0

2.6

172

803

100

63

45

33

25

20

17

15

12

1,320.5

44.0

0.640

0.71

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,160 Min 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.0sS

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,030 Min 0.2 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Nov. 17 (11 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (10.99 ft); Dec. 20 (7 a.m.) 1,89O cfs 

cfs (10.16 Ft); Sept. 21 (5 a.m.) 2,290 cfs (11.41 ft). ______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and normal recession.

Discharge, in cubic feeb per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

11

10

9.7

9.2

9.2 *a.2

7.3

6.6

Nov.

23

19

10

6.6

4.9

3.7

3.4

3.0

Dec.

46

*35

30

27

£0

15

12

11

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

6.6

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

4.7

9.7

Dec.

10

9.2

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

Day

17

ia

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

Nov.

8.2

7.5

87

35

17

9.7

7.3

5.8

Dec.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6 . 2

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

Day

25

26

27

28

29

.11)

31

Runoff in Inches ..............................................................

Oct.

6.6

7.3

7.3

9.2

12

14

14

251.9

0.14

Nov.

5.2

4.7

4.2

82

117

65

-

562.4

0.30

Dec.

4.9

4.7

5.8

19

20

16

14

392.2

0.21

Calendar year 1958: Max 803 0.2

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--No peak above bas

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIH

6005. Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°29'19", long 87°13'59", on right bank 45 ft west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad track, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.4 mile 

northeast of Sandy Hook, Maury County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dry Creek, and 3.5 miles 

southwest of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--17.5 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage re:order. Datum of gage is 670.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 23.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 6.66 ft),frum 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Cept. 10 (gage height, 0.88 ft), 

caused by bridge construction upstream; minimum discharge unaffected by construction, 

3.3 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1958; minimum discharge 

unaffected by construction, 1.5 cfs Sept. 4-7, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft 

Sept. 17, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-rontrol method used Jan. 1-23)

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.8

3.3

7.5

10

19

106

176

385

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

6.6

9.9

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.6

31

23

12

9.3

7.9

7.5

7.0 

7.2

7.5

261.0

8.42

0.481

0.55

Nov.

~7.0,

.7

.5

2

.0

* .0

53

21

13

11

9.3

9.8

74

28

129

342

306

160

64

40

31

30

35

70

47

36

43

51 

38

1,691.5

56.4

3.22

3.59

Dec.

30

*£6

23

20

18

17

285

135

70

47

36

28

24

23

23

£5

24

23

26

282

90

54

39

32

44

73

49

41

33

26

1,694

54.6

3.12

3.60

Jan.

24

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

*14

14

14

16

21

19

17

17

15

15

15

17

18

17

169

115

67

45

36

31

26

25

902

29.1

1.66

1.92

Feb.

24

21

20

*17

2O

46

49

38

31

27

24

21

20

19

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

59

43

-

676

24.1

1.38

1.44

Mar.

35

29

26

23

*21

21

21

22

23

21

2O

20

23

23

22

21

27

49

39

33

29

26

24

44

52.

45

40

34

31

26

896

28.9

1.65

1.90

Apr.

24

*23

23

35

40

98

59

43

36

165

90

58

45

37

91

87

60

49

38

32

37

33

28

27

117

76

62

54

145

91

1,803

60.1

3.43

3.83

May

61

49

39

32

32

35

29

26

77

129

88

61

47

*39

33

31

28

25

25

23

21

20

19

17

19

19

16

17

15

14

14

1,100

35.5

2.03

2.34

June

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

*11

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.3

9.3

10

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.3

8.8

00

T&

9.9

9.3

8 , 8

334.7

11.2

0.640

0.71

July

8.2

7.9

*7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.9

8.2

7.9

8.8

9.6

9.9

9.6

8.5

8.5

8.8

7.9

7.7

7.5

8.5

9.6

9.9

9.6

8.8

8.2

7.7

7. 7

8.8

7.5

^7_._2

258.5

8.34

0.477

0.55

Aug.

7.2

7.2

7.2

6 . 6

6 '.4

6.2

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

7.0

7.2

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

Ta

177.1

5.71

0.326

0.58

Sept.

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.5

5.1

3.7

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.7

5.3

4.9

4.7

22

26

To

7.2

6.6

6.4

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5. 9

180.2

6.01

0.343

0.38

Calendar year 1957: Max 693 Mln 4.3 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.81

Water year 1957-58: Max 342 Min 3.1 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.19

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Nov. 17 (6 p. 

(5.15 ft).

.) 1,260 cfs (6.66 ft); Dec. 20 (3 a.m.) 719 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

6025. Plney River at Vernon, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°52'17", long 37°30'00", on left bank 350 ft upstream from county highway 

bridge, 400 ft upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 miles northwest of Vernon, Hickman 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 6.6 miles north of Centerville. and 

8.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--193 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 464.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1927, tape gage and Aug. 30. 1927, to Feb. 8, 1931, chain 

gage at same site and datum. Feb. 9, 1931, to May 10, 1934, staff gage at site half a 

mile downstream at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 306 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,940 cfs May 11 (gage height, 11.57 ft): minimum, 84 efs Sept. 4-7, 8-11, 13-17 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1925-58: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 cfs Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 

16.5 ft); minimum discharge, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 

-0.09 ft Sept. 27, Oct. 16, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair.

WSP 823: Drainage area. W3P 1436: 1926 (M),

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

.-4 Oct. 5 to Nov. 18 No'

1.0 

1.5

124

162

290

2.0 

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

107

107

151

119

108

103

99

*96

95

93

92

91

90

90

104

242

154

128

114

107

104

230

421

255

203

173

152

140

135

128

4,338

140

0.725

0.84

Nov.

121

118

121

114

110

105

105

314

417

297

244

213

216

3,040

1,220

720

946

5,940

3,310

1,280

828

618

515

438

447

405

377

495

*758

545

22,477

749

3.88

4.33

Dec.

520

447

400

355

312

293

1,790

1,850

*1,110

816

634

*505

433

382

346

320

308

316

438

1,430

1,020

747

602

505

457

481

414

587

359

325

308

18,590

600

Jan.

289

265

248

237

227

219

217

212

205

198

196

192

198

205

196

189

187

185

181

181

198

217

217

338

651

602

500

424

*368

338

312

8,392

271

3.11; 1.40

3.58 1.62

Feb.

30E

278

255

237

235

297

443

410

359

329

305

282

262

245

245

235

219

203

*196

196

192

192

187

185

183

181

192

194

-

7,042

252

1.31

1.36

Mar.

185

181

176

174

172

170

174

196

255

305

289

275

275

271

252

240

242

350

382

*373

359

325

364

618

816

712

586

500

453

414

391

10,455

337

1.75

2.01

Apr.

346

520

312

512

505

486

443

382

350

985

1,060

770

607

515

828

*1,140

869

695

576

500

462

405

355

329

391

405

724

1,130

1,570

1,150

18,522

617

3.20

3.57

May

seg

701

581

490

490

747

550

471

447

1,540

5.050

1,630

1,070

799

640

540

462

400

368

333

*297

271

255

240

748

500

364

312

271

242

227

21,905

707

3.66

4.22

June

222

490

271

£40

219

208

196

189

183

178

174

174

185

162

158

156

152

146

145

145

146

150

144

140

135

154

*144

133

128

127

5,394

180

0.933

1.04

July

125

123

121

120

118

133

158

215

1C4

137

132

135

158

138

128

*123

123

123

118

118

142

135

137

145

123

120

116

116

138

118

115

4,095

132

0.684

0.79

Aug.

115

121

116

110

104

103

101

99

98

99

127

121

113

106

101

99

98

96

92

89

87

89

94

261

152

116

*108

101

99

96

92

3,403

110

0.570

0.66

Sept.

91

89

87

86

84.

84

86

86

84

84

87

91

84

84

84

84

*86

86

86

270

289

154

127

115

106

103

99

96

94

92

3,178

106

0.549

0.61

Calendar year 1957: Max 9,440 Min 60 Mean 413 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.07

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,050 Mln 84 Mean 350 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.63

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (l p.m.) 5,100 cfs (8.42 ft); Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 6,480 cfs 

(9.52 ft); May 11 (3 a.m.) 9,940 cfs (11.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

6030. Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location. Lat 35°55'48", long 87°44'25", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Tumbling

Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.C miles southeast of

Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area.--2,557 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1958. Prior to October 1951, published as "near 

Hurricane Mills."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 2, 1927, tape gage, June 2, 1927, to Feb. 20, 1934, staff gages, 

and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at datum 8.80 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 3,952 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 20.78 ft); minimum, 430 cfs Sept. 11-13 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house, present site and datum); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1925; 

minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 2, 1941, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional minor fluctuations at low flow from small dams upstream. Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced. Minor 

diversions for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 80S: 

WSP 1436: 1926-28, 1938(M).

1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP 853: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20

1.6 840

2.0 1,100

4.0 2,930

6.0 5,100

9.0 9,600

16.0 23,000

21.0 38,500

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

0.7 400

1.0 550

2.0 1,180

6.0 5,100

Note. Sami 

preceding tabl 

above 6.0 ft.

as

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2.2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*958

1,340

1,490

1,480

1,930

3,610

3,280

2,770

*2,150

1,740

1,430

1,220

1,060

906

888

846

1,440

1,500

1,450

1,260

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,670

3,690

5.950

5,540

2,570

2,000

1,610

1,470

56,328

1,817

0.711

0.82

Nov.

1,370

1,340

Ij250

1.180

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,460

3,650

4,380

4,040

3,420

2,780

5,800

10,000

8,510

11,400

21,600

33,300

57.500

36,300

33,900

29,800

10,900

7,650

8,780

10,900

9,760

*8,740

8,660

321,760

10,730

4.20

4.68

Dec.

7,230

5,840

4,970

4,320

3,820

5.500

4,870

14,200

20,200

*21.100

15,700

9,650

6,850

5,420

4,580

4,130

3,980

4,020

4,550

7,820

16,600

17,600

16,400

11,100

7,580

6,600

7,250

7,540

6,450

5,540

4,640

265,410

8,497

5.52

3.83

Jan.

4,180

3,840

3,520

5,270

3,010

2,800

2,610

2,470

2,230

2,160

2,170

1.820

1,980

1,920

2,050

1,890

2,130

2,110

2,020

*1,910

1,940

1,970

1,970

2,390

7,620

14.400

14,400

11,000

7,740

*5,930

4,920

124,570

4,012

1.57

1.81

Feb.

4,400

4,070

3,750

3,520

3,300

3,250

4,320

9,060

11 . 100

9,100

6,740

5,180

4,340

3,820

5,480

5,200

2 , 900

2,600

*2,390

2,230

2,080

2,020

1,990

1.970

1,970

1,980

1,980

2,940

~

------

109,640

3,915

1.55

1.59

Mar.

4,680

4,870

4,130

5,520

3,070

2,750

2,550

2.410

2,610

2,670

2,820

2,680

2,820

2,700

2,720

2,630

2,820

3,020

4,250

*5,540

5,370

4,760

4,280

4,250

5,800

6.710

6,550

6,100

5,510

4,980

4,550

124,100

4,003

1.57

1.80

Apr.

4,180

3,890

3,650

5.490

3,540

3,830

5,550

6,780

5,620

5,560

11,600

14,500

11,200

8,260

6,980

8,910

9,150

7,730

6,250

5,320

4,900

5,300

9,100

8,510

7,560

11,200

14,400

15,500

16,100

*17.500

------

245,660

8,189

5.20

5.57

May

16,500

14,600

11,000

8,340

6,840

7,870

10,400

12,400

13,100

11,900

19,500

20.100

16,200

12,000

8,800

6,650

5,270

4 , 420

3,890

3,520

*3,180

2,900

2,670

2,410

2,360

2,700

2,180

2,080

1,840

1,730

1.610

238,940

7,708

3.01

3.48

June

,520

.880

,720

,490

,380

,410

,430

,510

,180

,110

,140

,100

,240

1,180

1,080

978

920

888

846

828

816

816

810

774

762

1,020

*1,710

1,520

1,180

1,080

55,118

1,171

0.458

0.51

July

1,060

958

870

810

756

714

816

2,210

1,620

1,120

1,180

1,220

1,150

1,200

2,000

5,450

2,870

*2,260

1,640

1,340

1,460

1,710

5.710

3,560

3,100

2,500

2,230

1,700

1,460

1,330

1,170

53,174

1,715

0.671

0.77

Aug.

*1 , 300

1.560

1,260

1,120

1,030

1,100

1,050

1,090

906

852

786

920

84R

978

906

840

798

804

774

*708

660

638

616

708

920

810

702

649

649

720

649

27,169

876

0.343

0.40

Sept.

588

550

535

515

495

480

572

55C

490

4EO

430

450

435

455

465

465

*465

465

475

762

2,080

4,800

8,050

6,610

3,740

2,450

1,760

1,380

1,120

998

43,066

1,436

0,562

0.63

Calendar year 1957: Max 53,900 Min 428 Mean 5,481 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.08

Water year 1957-58: Max 37,300 Min 430 Mean 4,501 Cfsm 1.76 In. 25.89

Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

6040. Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Term.

Location. Lat 35°29'45", long 87°49'58", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Little 

Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, Perry 

County, 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek, and at mile 58.7.

Drainage area. 447 sq mi.

Records available. May 1920 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 27, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 728 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 19.70 ft); minimum, 15" cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.93 ft), caused by withdrawal upstream; minimum 

discharge unaffected by withdrawal, 160 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 32.0 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow and rainfall-runoff study; 

minimum observed, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 1.12 ft Sept. 26, 

1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 753: 1933. WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area. 

WSP 1436: 1921(M) , 1922-24, l'-iRS(M), 1927(M) , 1934JM).

Haling table,

6.0

1357-58 (brage height, in feet, and 

cubic feet per second)

145

170

930

1,030

10.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

4,800

8,550

11,000

15,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

228

228

224

221

246

260

238

221

207

204

200

200

200

*197

200

204

260

294

266

235

221

218

249

422

522

378

316

277

263

260 

270

7,929

256

0.573

0.66

Nov.

266

274

538

586

438

396

322

1,070

1,400

930

640

510

1,600

6,100

5,800

3,700

4,600

11,000

14.000

7,400

3,700

2,200

1,600

1,200

1,000

1,200

*1,130

979

1,010

1,020

76,609

2,554

5.71

6.37

Dec.

874

766

690

634

578

538

1,360

4,620

3,080

*1,800

1,330

1,050

882

786

738

754

730

682

690

2,080

3,870

2,080

1,440

1,150

974

1,010

1,090

946

870

794 

742

39,628

1,278

2.86

3.30

Jan.

730

678

622

582

554

526

510

494

470

450

434

426

446

570

*578

554

534

522

502

486

526

566

546

793

2,550

2,200

1,560

1,220

1,020

882

*~

23,313

752

1.68

1.94

Feb.

758

694

630

578

558

646

970

1,080

934

834

766

702

642

602

586

558

490

446

*450

442

434

442

454

450

438

430

514

650

-

------

17,178

614

1.37

1.43

Mar.

626

582

*558

530

506

490

490

502

514

510

486

458

462

494

478

458

466

606

698

682

658

626

614

674

922

1,110

1.200

1,130

992

894 

830

20,246

653

1.46

1.68

Apr.

758

678

646

758

818

818

979

870

794

954

1,760

1,520

1,230

1,030

1,270

*5.760

2,490

1,670

1,290

1,100

1,020

946

854

778

1,580

2,440

1,740

1,430

1,520

1,920

39,421

1,314

2.94

3.28

May

1,650

1,480

1,300

1,130

1,020

1,040

992

894

1,100

2,910

5.560

3,580

*2,020

1,450

1,150

966

874

774

714

690

622

566

526

494

470

458

442

422

414

392 

378

36,478

1,177

2.63

3.03

June

372

378

382

364

350

*340

336

326

312

308

305

305

302

291

277

284

291

274

270

266

274

277

280

270

260

400

698

466

358

312

9,928

331

0.740

0.83

July

*294

280

266

256

252

270

288

291

291

288

270

478

622

422

344

322

400

336

291

274

280

372

466

798

582

422

354

316

305

302 

280

11,012

355

0.794

0.92

Aug.

274

280

277

266

252

238

232

228

224

218

218

224

347

291

249

260

277

260

238

224

210

204

207

224

249

235

*214

204

197

194 

188

7,403

239

0.535

0.62

Sept.

182

179

176

170

170

168

165

*165

165

162

165

170

179

176

173

168

173

191

204

344

514

1.050

626

400

358

330

284

260

246

242

7,935

264

0.591

0.66

Calendar year 1957 : Max 14,900 Mln 150 Mean 1,028 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.23

Water year 1957-58 : Max 14,000 Min 162 Mean 814 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.72

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Nov. 15 (about 1 a.m.) 6,760 cfs (12.23 ft); Nov. 19 (about 

2 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (19.70 ft); Dec. 8 (3 p.m.) 4,990 cfs (10.24 ft); May 11 (1 a.m.) 5,810 cfs 

(11.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 9-26; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for station near Lobelville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 219 

6045. Buffalo River near Lobelville , Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°48'46", long 87°47'5l", on right bank 30 ft upstream from Standing Rock 

Bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from State Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry 

County, 13 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area. 707 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for October 

1927, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Nov. 1, 1927, to June 1, 1934, staff gage 40 ft downstream on left bank at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 15.44 ft); minimum, 267 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.47 ft) but may have been less Sept. 10 during 

period of shifting control.

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 135 cfs Aug. 18, 1953, caused by regulation upstream at unknown location; minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 142 cfs 

Oct. 1-8, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Sept. 9-30, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1935. WSP 853: 1928-37.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, 19-23, Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 7, Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

2.6

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

568

720

2,220

4,450

12.0

14.0

15.0

8,000

13,000

17,700

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

252

405

793

1,740

9.0 4,330

12.0 8,000

14.0 13,000

16.0 23,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

11

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

372

378

378

383

376

374

381

383

*369

356

346

346

344

340

340

342

633

596

505

471

430

404

425

772

712

732 

660

578

515

474

453

14,168

457

0.646

0.75

Nov.

441

436

433

505

668

640

578

724

1,380

1,640

1,270

1,010

863

3,220

5,240

5,120

3,630

7,640

14,000

18.600

9,140

3,320

2,390

1,940

1,790

1,770 

*1,890

1,830

1,910

1,820

95,838

3,195

4.52

5.04

Dec.

1,740

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,100

1.020

1,760

3,480

5.570

*4,070

2,720

2,100

1,720

1,480

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,390

3,340

4,000

4,590

3,090

2,300

1,890

1,700 

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,380

1,280

65,300

2,106

2.98

3.43

Jan.

1,210

1,150

1,090

1,020

1,000

912

880

844

810

785

757

737

745

793

866

889

862

831

806

*793

g844

g889

g925

gl,030

gl,720

g5.090 

g2,930

g2,310

gl,900

*1,620

1,440

36,478

1,177

1.66

1.92

Feb.

1,420

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,040

1,070

1,260

1,540

1.620

1,490

1,360

1,250

1,150

1,080

1,020

979

916

831

*785

757

737

753

753

757

749

g737 

769

g884

_______

29,307

1,047

1.48

1.54

Mar.

g974

g984

948

902

871

835

831

835

898

948

930

898

876

866

871

840

844

1,000

1,130

*1,200

1,190

1,140

1,130

1,240

1,450

1,690 

1,870

1.920

1,800

1,640

1,500

35,051

1,131

1.60

1.84

Apr.

1,380

1,260

1,180

1.170

1,240

1,480

1,560

1,620

1,480

1,890

2,350

2,700

2,370

2,000

2,120

3,100

4.260

3,500

2,600

2,120

1,820

1,650

1,510

1,380

1,630

2,490 

3,120

2,590

2,810

*3,000

63,380

2,113

2.99

3.33

May

2,950

2,570

2,240

1,980

1,760

1,730

1,640

1,540

1,580

2,190

6,770

8.950

5,180

3,090

2,310

1,880

1,600

1,420

1,280

1,190

*1,100

1,020

938

866

831

789 

761

749

721

693

6fi9_

62,967

2,031

2.87

3.31

June

665

793

693

661

633

610

587

565

549

530

527

515

500

489

477

454

447

439

435

424

420

473

454

432

416

473 

*565

757

717

599

16,299

543

0.768

0.86

July

519

466

435

409

395

386

420

466

485

466

451

481

561

761

685

599

572

*572

549

489

492

466

504

576

789

835 

697

591

523

473

451

16,564

534

0.755

0.87

Aug.

428

409

413

402

386

367

353

359

370

340

340

340

345

365

413

376

402

399

376

356

*338

325

320

350

555

540 

340

328

313

303

296

11,107

358

0.506

0.58

Sept.

294

287

284

278

273

273

271

269

269

271

273

280

278

278

275

271

*271

275

294

527

1,050

871

*1.070

948

709

587 

527

470

416

392

12.831

428

0.605

0.67

Calendar year 1957: Max 18,600 

Water year 1957-58: Max 18,600

Mln 

Mln

271

269

Mean 1,623 

Mean 1,258

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.30

1.78

In. 

In.

31.17

24.14

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs). Nov. 16 (3 a.m.) 6.210 cfs (10.74 ft); Nov. 20 (5 a.m.) 20,000 

cfs (15.44 ft); Dec. 9 (5 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (10.34 ft); May 12 (2:30 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (13.07 f t ).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from blhourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
220 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

6065. Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term.

Location. Lat 36°02'19", long 88"13'42", on downstream end of right abutment of county 

bridge, 700 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Cherry Creek, and 0.9 mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 205 sq ml.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 380.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 294 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 12.33 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 5-7 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1929-58: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum, 

28 cfs Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Flood In March 1897 reached a stage of 18 ft (discharge, 25,000 cfs), as determined 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Mar. 1-9, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1929-35.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 6. Dec. 11-18, Dec. 23 to 

Jan. 2, Mar. 10-17, 19-22)

Oct. 1-23

2.6 64

3.0 104

5.0 383

Oct. 24 to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 30

2.4 43

3.0 92

4.0 202

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

2.5

3.0

4.0

9.0

10.0

56

94

202

950

1,150

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.2

1,500

1,940

2,700

3,080

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

81

86

*83

96

88

79

73

70

69

68

68 

67

67

68

68

73

146

101

86

81

79

79

372

560

283

144

113

102

99

100

*101

3,650

118

0.576

0.66

Nov.

100" 99

131

116

106

100

107

1,840

1,420

1,170

615 

227

448

2,560

2,880

2,960

1,770

*1,760

2,830

5.020

2,000

592

356

294

406

322

258

428

560

*375

29,850

995

4.85

5.42

Dec.

248

219

208

194

180

201

1.520

1,440

1,270

712

282

195

189

202

189

*194

188

256

567

1,250

1,170

1,040

361

262

248

*310

236

268

238

200

191

14,228

459

2.24

2.58

Jan.

180

154

149

144

134

138

142

120

T22

*126

136 

131

303

462

266

185

161

147

136

143

452

391

218

232

384

392

382

273

213

*191

188

6,795

219

1.07

1.23

Feb.

212

172

149

132

161

342

496

332

178

144

134 

125

116

126

146

134

al30

8125

8125

8125

124

172

184

176

172

160

352

*272

_

5,216

186

0.907

0.95

Mar.

3240

a210

8180

al55

a 140

al40

aZOO

a 400

8575

*417

235

188

298

283

201

174

299

682

520

273

209

184

587

1.510

1,300

1,120

501

268

216

300

290

12,295

397

1.94

2.23

Apr.

209

183

186

402

311

477

*256

182

167

335

274

186

160

155

513

644

477

248

196

182

252

204

166

160

483

542

384

308

674

544

9,460

315

1.54

1.72

May

357

536

420

235

246

*416

270

180

368

622

555 

286

184

142

130

135

507

219

189

231

144

114

101

94

92

92

85

124

101

84

7,346

237

1.16

1.33

June

80

90

88

85

80

74

71

69

66

65

ft

90

74

70

*84

76

68

66

68

76

160

118

76

67

*83

83

72

67

64

2,639

88.0

0.429

0.48

July

61

60

58

57

56.

64

219

884

1,300

1,570

1,330 

568

739

624

296

150

120

104

93

85

84

103

130

101

*88

aeo

875

871

868

865

*62

9,365

302

1.47

1.70

Aug.

63

67

66

63

59

57

56

55

54

54

66 

78

63

57

56

58

62

58

55

52

*52

53

60

64

59

55

52

52

*51

49

49

1,795

57.9

0.282

0.33

Sept.

49

49

49

49

47

46

47

52

49

49

49

56

53

51

*51

56

78

72

60

249

310" 417

119

83

73

69

74

69

64

*64

2,603

86.8

0.423

0.47

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,790 Mln 45 Mean 395 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.14

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,020 Mln 46 Mean 288 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Nov. 8 (3 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (11.70 ft); Nov. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 3,350 

cfs (12.33 ft); Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (12.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage 

when available, and records for South Pork oblon River near Greenfleld.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 221

6095. Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°01'11", long 88°16'50", on left bank at Gilbertsville, Marshall Coanty, 

3,500 ft downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadie Creek, 16 miles 

east of Paducah, McCracken County, and at mile 21.7.

Drainage area.--40.200 sq mi, approximately (at Gilbertsville).

Records available. October 1875 to August 1889 (gage heights only), September 1889 to 

September 1958. Prior to October 1931, published as "at Johnsonville, Term." July 

1930 to September 1931, published as "at Aurora Landing, Ky." October 1931 to August 

1944, published as "near Johnsonville, Tenn." October 1931 to September 1935, published as "at Shannon Dam site near Murray, Ky." October 1935 to December 1942, published as "near Buchanan, Tenn."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site since Feb. 8, 1939. Datum of gage is 286.35 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage 

recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft 

higher); Oct. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from present site at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same 

datum. Feb. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from 

present base gage at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher).

Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, 0. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at various sites and datums 

in the vicinity of old Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway bridge near Jotasonville. Oct. 21, 1926, to Oct. 7, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 3.9 miles downstream from present U. S. Highway 70 bridge, at datum 320.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1931, to Aug. 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at U. S. Highway 

70 bridge at datum 1.21 ft lower. July 15, 1930, to Dec. 12, 1942, staff and wireweight gages and water-stage recorders used as base and auxiliary gages at five different locations, ranging from Paducah to river mile 66.2, all at different daturns

Average discharge.--69 years (1889-1958), 64,030 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 336,000 cfs Nov. 30; maximum gage height. 43.03 

ft Nov. 22; minimum daily discharge, 250 cfs (based on lockages at Kentucky Dam) 

July 26; minimum gage height, 13.55 ft Aug. 31.

1889-1958: Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 62.43 

ft Feb. 2, 1937, at Gilbertsville, present datum; minimum daily discharge, that of 

July 26, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using 

fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Discharge for days 

of extremely low fall (below 0.40 ft) computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam. 

Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as 

other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 224). Flow now almost completely 

regulated. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 

are given In WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1306: 1936 (monthly runoff).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42 , 900

43,500

44,400

42.600

44,100

43,600

43,600

43,400

43,700

44,600

43,300

44,000

43,900

43,400

43,500

43,500

44,400

*44,600

43 , 900

43,800

44,400

43,600

43,600

44,500

44,900

43,800

45,500

45,100

43,900

44,800

46jJLOO

tl, 364. 9

44,030

-

-

Nov.

50 , 300

52,900

53,700

54,300

53,300

54,000

53,200

56,300

55,400

54,400

54,800

54,700

57,100

92,300

149,000

174,000

225,000

291,000

320,000

324,000

314,000

305,000

282,000

288,000

*294,000

301,000

315,000

326,000

327,000

328,000

* 5, 359. 7

178,700

-

-

Dec.

299,000

241,000

194,000

155,000

136,000

120,000

116,000

146,000

172,000

193,000

197,000

204,000

193,000

167,000

140,000

117,000

107,000

108,000

108,000

138,000

167,000

172,000

178,000

179,000

183,000

180,000

171,000

147,000

131,000

123,000

119,000

$5,001

161,300

-

-

Jan.

125,000

126,000

120,000

102,000

89,000

85,800

77,500

74,800

*72,900

73,400

70,200

70,200

69,600

74,300

81,700

75,100

67,200

62,900

62.600

65,500

73,800

80,100

78,200

78,100

86,000

105,000

116,000

116,000

118,000

109,000

98,000

$2,703.9

87,220

-

-

Feb.

90,300

80,000

82,500

81,600

82,000

83,200

95,900

121,000

138,000

139,000

129,000

109,000

96,600

93,600

87,900

84,300

78,700

72,900

71,300

65,900

65,500

64,600

64,400

64,200

68,600

74,600

87,100

96,100

-

$2,465.8

88,060

_

-

Mar.

91,400

87,000

83,200

76,900

71,400

64,600

60,100

64,000

68,100

70,300

71,000

62,600

57,500

57,800

57,600

57,700

56,500

63,200

*70,700

62,500

57,200

57,500

55,900

71,000

95,000

89,300

80,200

74,000

71,000

62,800

56,900

$2,122.9

68,480

_

-

Apr.

54,200

56,900

56,100

57,300

56,100

52,200

48,100

53,600

51,200

53,500

55,900

55,900

56,300

55,600

47,100

55,400

55,400

55,000

57,000

56,400

55,600

54,700

55,000

54,100

65,100

90,000

106,000

*134,000

169,000

192jpOO

$2,062. 7

68,760

_

-

May

210,000

212,000

205,000

175,000

142,000

125,000

124,000

119,000

102,000

87,700

75,300

74,900

82,400

90,800

103,000

110,000

110,000

118,000

136,000

152,000

154,000

159,000

128,000

119,000

105,000

95,000

77,200

60,500

54,900

54,300

54,400

$5,593.4

115,900

_

-

June

54,200

52,400

53,700

54,100

55,700

63,800

61,900

52,100

53,200

*53,600

53,800

52 , 900

53,400

53,800

52,200

52,500

52,000

52 ,000

53,000

55,400

55,200

55,200

56,100

56,000

56,000

67,600

56 ,000

55,900

55,300

54,800

$1,651.8

55,060

_

-

July

54,400

54,200

35,600

54,700

35,600

36,500

55 , 400

48 , 500

51,900

54,600

51,900

51,900

55,500

65,500

*71,500

65,500

59,200

56,700

55,400

55,600

52,800

52,700

52,700

52,100

12,600

250

5,100

17,800

20,600

27,400

41,800

1,382,950

44,610

_

-

Aug.

55,500

65,100

76,100

78,800

75,200

69,800

61,400

59,500

56,100

51,300

51,500

51,700

52,200

52,800

55,800

56,300

55,500

54,000

53,700

*53,700

54,000

54,700

50,800

54,500

42,000

52,900

52,800

55,600

53,500

53,800

37,300

$1,725 . 7

55,670

_

-

Sept.

45,800

46 , 100

46 , 900

54,500

42,200

43,000

56.500

44,100

46,800

45,600

45,600

45,500

41 , 500

36,800

43,800

44,500

45,800

45,500

44,300

47,100

56,000

54,700

56,900

55,100

53,200

56,200

56,800

57 ,000

56,200

55,800

$1,447.4

48,250

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 405,000 Mln 25,300 Mean 90,370 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.52

Water year 1957-58: Max 328,000 Min 250 Mean 84,610 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
228 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

6100. East Pork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°35'34" , long 88°18'00", on downstream side of left pier of Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 121, 1 mile south of Murray, Galloway County, and lj miles upstream from Clayton

Creek.

Drainage area. 89.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of g&ge is 459.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 15.20 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 32.30C -fs Mar. 22, 1952, Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 

15.20 ft); no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1506: 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

(Shifting-control method used May 24-29, May 31 to July 7, 

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.36

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.9

4.0

O

.3

1.3

3.6 

25

93

225

5.0

7.0

8.0

10.0 

11.0 

12.0

13.1

380

810

1,100

2,050 

3,100 

5,500

10,400

1.4 0

1.5 1.0

1.6 2.6

Mote. --Same 

table above "2.

2.0 18

2.4 43

2.9 93

as preceding

9 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

32 ~T:.S

.6

.1

.1

.5

1.0

1.3

58.5

1.89

0.021

0.02

Nov.

1.0

TT2

1.4

 1.3

1.3

1.3

108

1,440

162

44

25

17

1,450

*3,610

482

111

736

*a4oo

1*750

162

82

51

37

30

24

21

18

38

58

29

20, 8 92 . 5

696

7.76

8.66

Dec.

20

17

16

14

14

209

5,280

475

140

83

50

33

26

24

22

322

1,310

817

1,520

2,710

241

112

*70

48

67

201

75

a55

a40

a30

325

12,066

389

4.34

5.00

Jan.

a20

a 18

a!6

315

a!4

a!3

+ 12

11

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

266

326

104

55

37

28

22

202

1,600

243

115

93

145

209

119

62

43

+ 36

273

4,131.4

133

1.48

1.71

Feb.

360

94

51

33

35

657

425

103

a50

a40

a35

a27

325

321

320

318

a!5

3 13

a!2

a!2

312

312

313

14

16

20

118

101

_

______

2,352

84.0

0.936

0.98

Mar.

40

26

20

16

14

13

656

508

739

156

*79

49

658

226

93

56

51

366

287

92

54

39

1,470

2,050

404

154

84

56

41

566

157

9,220

297

3.31

3.82

Apr.

68

45

35

33

103

357

70

38

29

52

47

28

22

18

31

72

34

23

18

165

408

*84

43

32

154

104

244

194

162

61

2,774

92.5

1.03

1.15

May

52

1,050

1,290

17O

352

282

80

44

34

122

169

53

30

20

18

16

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.2

10

12

20

26

10

8.0

7.2

3,964.4

128

1.43

1.64

June

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.7

4.6

2.6

2.4

1.8

*1.3

1.3

2.4

4.6

5.0

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.9

1.3

.9

.5

j_2

69.6

2.32

0.026

0.03

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

158

812

38

14

9.6

6.0

6.4

5.3

3.6

2.9

6.0

*5.3

5.3

17

217

290

88

18

12

8.4

5.7

4.6

4.6

4.3

8.0

1,751.4

56.5

0.630

0.73

Aug.

193

87

13

6.8

4.0

2.9

2.1

*2.1

2.3

4.0

130

131

11

4.3

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

. 2

.1

.1

0

606.7

19.6

0.219

0.25

Sept.

0

0

O

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

6.7

9.4

.7

.6

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

20.2

0.67

0.0075

0.008

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,400 Mln 0 Mean 205 Cfsm 2.29 In. 30.99

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,400 Mln 0 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 14 (6 to 11 3.m.) 4,200 cfs (11.50 ft); Nov. 18 (1 p.m.) 

32,300 cfs (15.20 ft); Dec. 7 (lO:30 a.m.) 4,220 cfs (11.51 ft); Dec. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 4,150 cfs 

(11.48 ft).

* Dischsrge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of weather records 

nd records for station near Benton.

ecorded rsnge In stsge,
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

223

6105. East Pork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52'24", long 88°20'48", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 641 and State Highway 58, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 

6.8 miles upstream from Middle Pork Creek.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 344.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Tennessee Valley Authority bench mark). Prior to Sept. 10, 1951, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 285 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 17.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1957; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs 

Aug. 9, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in February 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1938-47. WSP 1206: 

1949(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

5.0

5.0

4.7

9.4

16

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.3

540

805

1,020

1,480

1,950

2.5 

2.4 

2.8

5.3

4.0

7.0

10.0

4.0 

6.2

50

102

400

805

10 to Sept. 30

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.1

1,020

1,220

1,600

3,800

7,600

14,400

24,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.8

5.8

4.9

5.3

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

7.1

6.2

*5.3

6.8

6.4

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.3

6.0

69

108

68

35

20

16

15 

16

16

488.7

15.8

0.070

0.08

Nov.

16

17

20

*23

18

17

161

1,450

1,830

893

237

140

1,670

4,550

*6,180

4,460

1,020

8,430

*25,800

5,440

1,490

350

233

182

149

127

111

132

155 

157

63,458

2,115

9.32

10.40

Dec.

112

95

86

78

21

239

2,330

4,280

3,050

591

287

189

147

132

118

234

1,540

2,580

2,600

4,340

5.720

2,000

*430

272

240

454

366

249

212 

174

148

33,364

1,076

4.74

5.47

Jan.

130

108

95

84

74

70

*68

61

56

54

53

50

135

796

462

239

165

129

107

189

1,620

2,850

1,330

406

384

410

372

258

185 

*153

165

11,238

363

1.60

1.84

Feb.

810

518

239

165

153

260

1,100

581

231

148

115

96

82

74

73

65

54

48

45

45

45

49

54

57

63

69

98

228

-

5,565

199

0.877

0.91

Mar.

172

106

83

71

63

60

238

1,290

1,740

1,360

*450

268

488

1,430

673

317

241

339

891

475

272

198

984

3,380

4,510

1,920

486

307

232

464 

865

24,173

780

3.44

3.96

Apr.

345

231

220

184

159

553

447

203

144

138

164

133

104

89

87

104

137

97

79

153

545

*439

191

132

125

272

322

458

961

564

7,780

259

1.14

1.27

May

250

517

1,840

5,120

1,180

1,620

609

290

222

423

564

545

195

132

104

87

74

65

61

60

50

45

40

37

45

55

59

206

94 

50

58

12,451

402

1.77

2.04

June

52

29

26

25

24

22

20

20

*18

18

52

57

89

49

55

27

25

20

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

14 

13

752

25.1

0.111

0.12

July

12

12

11

11

11

11

56

725

1.150

251

100

72

71

80

*51

45

114

112

85

54

111

909

659

199

104

77

62

58

58 

41

56

5,264

170

0.749

0.86

Aug.

65

210

108

52

58

32

*27

24

25

21

20

145

106

54

25

20

17

14

15

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

8.9

8.5

8.1

7.5

7.0

770

1,100.4

55.5

0.156

0.18

Sept.

6.6

6.2

6.2

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.7

7T9

5.1

*5.1

5.5

8.1

7.7

111

~48 164

24

17

14

12

11

9.2

8.9 

8.5

554.8

17.8

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1957: Max 23,800 Min 4.9 Mean 585 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35.00

Water year 1957-58: Max 23,800 Min 4.7 Mean 455 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.22

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs).-- Nov. 15 (2 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (13.82 ft); Nov. 19 (3 a.m.) 36,000 

cfs (17.10 ft); Dec. 8 (6 p.m.) 5,530 cfs (13.48 ft); Dec. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 6,850 cfs (13.87 ft); 

Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 4,740 cfs (15.51 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
-"4 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin

Douglas Lake. Lat 35°57'40", long 83°32'20", at Douglas Dam on French Broad River,

&\ miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., and at mile 32.3. Drainage area, 

4,541 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 727,000 cfs-days May 10 (elevation, 999.67 ft); 

minimum, 69,700 cfs-days Jan. 14 (elevation, 927.05 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1943-58, 760,000 cfs-days July 25, 1949 (elevation, 1,001.79 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 1,000 cfs-days Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 883.7 ft, estimated).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 ft high by 40 ft wide and 8 sluice gates 10 ft high by 5.67 ft 

wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 ft (top of gates) 

is 763,400 cfs-days, of which 715,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

920.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1948.

South Holaton Lake.--Lat 36°31'15", long 82°05'11", 470 ft upstream from South Holston Dam 

on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Tenn., 7.0 miles southeast of Bristol, 

Virginia-Tennessee, and at mile 49.8. Drainage area, 703 sq mi. Records available, 

November 1950 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1951, 

staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 315,800 cfs-days 

May 19 (elevation, 1,727.42 ft); minimum, 164,200 cfs-days Oct. 31 (elevation, 1,676.64 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-58, that of May 19, 1958; minimum (after first 

filling), 57,700 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,614.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam . Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Nov. 20, 1950; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 25, 1951. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,742.00 ft (spillway crest) is 375,100 cfs-days, of which 

315,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,616.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Lake.--Lat 36°19'20", long 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam on Watauga River, 5 miles east 

of Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., and at mile 36.7. Drainage area, 468 sq mi. 

Records available, November 1948 to September 1958. Prior to December 1948 month-end 

contents only published in WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year 276,000 cfs-days May 23 (elevation, 1,955.47 ft); minimum, 172,500 cfs-days 

Nov. 13 (elevation, 1,918.14 ft). Maximum contents during period of 1948-58, 286,900 

cfs-days Apr. 10, 1957 (elevation, 1,958.90 ft); minimum (after first filling), 25,100 

cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,813.47 ft). ,

"Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam . Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1948. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 ft (spillway crest) is 342,200 cfs-days, of which 

316,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir Ls used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Boone Lake.--Lat 36°26'26", long 82°26'16", at Boone Dam on South Fork Holston River in 

Sullivan County, Tenn., 0.7 mile northeast of Spurgeon, Washington County, Tenn., 

1.3 miles downstream from Watauga River, and at mile 18.6. Drainage area, 1,840 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1952 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

contents during year,, 97,800 cfs-days July 10 (elevation, 1,384.42 ft); minimum, 46,600 

cfs-days Jan. 16 (elevation, 1 353.53 ft). Maximum contents during period of 1952-58, 

98,100 cfs-days June 10, 1953 (elevation, 1,384.52 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

21,300 cfs-days Jan. 23, 1956 (elevation, 1,327.06 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 5 radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 16, 1952; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 5, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 1,385.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,200 cfs-days, of which 75,700 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,330 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

j.j.,ouu L'lB-uaya uec . i_6 \ elevation , i, BOO. us itj. maximum contents during period 

1953-58, 14,000 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1954 (elevation, 1,263.80 ft); minimum (after first 

-

, , . , , ,. 

filling) 9,300 cfs-days Mar. 16, 1954 (elevation, 1,252.32 ft).

l.abd it (top or gates) is 13.700 cfs-days, of which 2,200 cfs-days is controlled st 

age above elevation 1,258 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, floo 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 225 

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin Continued

Cherokee Lake. Lat 36°10'00", long 83°29'55", at Cherokee Dam on Holston River, 0.3 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, 

2.8 miles i.orth of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Term. , and at mile 52.3. Drainage 

area, 3,429 sq ml. Records available, December 1941 to September 1958. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 764,400 ofs-days May 15 (elevation, 

1,073.40 ft); minimum, 116,500 cfs-days Jan. 14 (elevation, 1,001.53 ft). Maximum contents during period 1941-58, 779,400 cfs-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 ft); 

minimum (after first filling) 48,400 cfs-days Jan. 7, 1954 (elevation, 980.77 ft). 

Reservoir Is formed by concrete dam with rlprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 9 radial gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water In reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 ft (top of gates) Is 789,200 cfs-days, of which 742,700 cfs-days 

Is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Loudoun Lake.--Lat 35°47'30", long 84°14'35", at Fort Loudoun Dam on'Tennessee River, 

1 mile northeast of Lenolr City, Loudon County, Term., and at mile 602.3. Drainage 

area, 9,550 sq mi. Records available, July 1943 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 193,000 cfs-days Apr. 25; maximum elevation, 814.74 ft Apr. 25; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 141,000 cfs-days Mar. 2; minimum 

elevation, 806.70 ft Mar. 3. Maximum elevation during period 1943-58, 815.00 ft 

Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 805.54 ft Jan. 18, 1954. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

14 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water 

in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 815.00 ft (top of gates) is 194,900 cfs-days, of which 

55,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nantahala Lake.--Lat 35°11'56", long 83"39'17", at Nantahala Dam on Nantahala River,

4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., 5.5 miles upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and at mile 22.8. Drainage area, 91.0 sq mi. Records available, January 1942 

to September 1958. Prior to October 1944 month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.16 

ft above mean sea level,datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

June 3, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 68,300 

cfs-days May 14 (elevation, 2,887.97 ft); minimum, 35,800 cfs-days Nov. 13 (elevation, 

2,838.76 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-58, 70,400 cfs-days Apr. 12, 1957 

(elevation, 2,890.55 ft); minimum (after first filling), 6,700 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1955 

(elevation, 2,760.11 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rockfill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway 

supplemented by fuse-plug dam. i)am completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 2,890.0 ft (top of gates) is 69,900 cfs-days, of which 63,300 cfs-days is controlled storage above 2,760.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control 

and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum Co. of America; level storage 

records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1306: 1942.

Thorpe Lake. Lat 35 0 11'57", long 83°09'15", at Thorpe Dam on West Fork Tuckasegee River, 

2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C. , 3.0 miles upstream from Shoal 

Creek, and at mile 9.7. Drainage area, 36.7 sq mi. Records available, February 1941 to 

September 1958. Prior to October 1944 month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. 

Prior to October 1948, published as Glenville Reservoir. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 9, 1941, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Maximum contents during year, 33,400 cfs-days May 5 (elevation, 3,096.76 ft); 

minimum, 19,300 cfs-days Nov. 13 (elevation, 3.074.32 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1941-58, 35,700 cfs-days Mar. 13, 1950 (elevation, 3,100.01 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 2,200 cfs-days Feb. 5, 1955, Jan. 13, 1956; minimum elevation, 3,025.10 

ft Feb. 5, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and six 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side channel spillway equipped with 2 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and 

storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation 

Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 ft (top of gates) is 35,700 cfs-days 

of which 33,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 3,025.0 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum 

Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fontana Lake.--Lat 35°27'07", long 83°48'18", at Fontana Dam on Little Tennessee River, 

5.7 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north of Robbinsville , Graham 

County, N. C., 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam, and at mile 61.0. Drainage area, 

1,571 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 1958. Prior to November 1944 

month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

contents during year, 652,200 cfs-days May 22 (elevation, 1,695.17 ft); minimum, 

240,100 cfs-days Feb. 5 (elevation, l-,576.66 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1944-58, 722,300 cfs-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,708.91 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 78,300 cfs-days Jan. 29, 1955 (elevation, 1,472.0 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 4 radial gates 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam completed 

March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 1945. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 ft (top of gates) is 728,200 i-fs-days, of which 

583,500 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.
, 26 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Santeetlah Lake.--Lat 35°22'38" , long 83°52'33", at Santeetlah Dam on Cheoah River, 1 mile 

downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest of Robbinsville, Graham County, 

N. C., and at mile 9.3. Drainage area, 176 sq mi. Records available, December 1927 to 

September 1958. Prior to October 1946 month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.92 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to February 

1937, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 74,400 cfs-days 

Jan. 14 (elevation, 1,813.22 ft); minimum, 26,100 cfs-days Nov. 13 (elevation, 1,765.34 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1927-58, 81,100 cfs-days Sept. 3, 1928 (elevation, 

1,817.90 ft); minimum (after first filling), 13,100 cfs-days Feb. 6, 1940 (elevation, 

1,741.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled by 6 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began 

Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation December 1927. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 ft (top of gates) is 79,800 cfs-days, of which 

67,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage 

records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chilhowee Lake.--Lat 35°32 I 44", long 84°03'0l", at Chilhowee Dam on Little Tennessee River, 

2.4 miles southwest of Chilhowee, Blount County, Term. , 2.6 miles upstream from Citico 

Creek, 10.1 miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 33.6. Drainage area, 

1,976 sq mi. Records available, August 1957 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 25,200 cfs-days Feb. 6 (elevation, 874.46 

ft); minimum, 20,900 cfs-days Dec. 9 (elevation, 869.37 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during period 1957-58, that of Feb. 6, 1958; minimum (after first filling) that of 

Dec. 9, 1957.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with rockfill end abutments. Spillway controlled by 6 taintor gates 38 ft high by 35 ft wide. Closure of dam was made June 9, 

1957. Storage above spillway crest (elevation, 836.0 ft) began Aug. 1, 1957; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9, 1957. Total capacity at elevation 

874.0 ft (top of gates) is 24.800 cfs-days, of which 3,400 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 870.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level 

storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Norris Lake.--Lat 36°13'29" , long 84°05'29" , at Norris Dam on Clinch River, 2i miles northwest of Norris , Anderson County, Tenn. , and at mile 79.8. Drainage area, 2,912 sq mi. 

Records available, June 1935 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred to 

adjustment of 1912. Maximum contents during year, 1,115,700 cfs-days May 15 (elevation, 

1,024.72 ft); minimum, 372,600 cfs-days Jan. 24 (elevation, 967.36 ft). Maximum contents during period 1935-58, 1,236,700 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 75,500 cfs-days Jan. 24, 1956 (elevation, 909.35 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with 3 drum gates 100 ft wide by 14 ft 

high. Some storage began in June 1935; dam was completely closed and placed in operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 

1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,294,200 cfs-days, of 

which 1,150,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Lake.--Lat 35°37'13", long 84°47 I 00", at Watts Bar Dam on Tennessee River,

6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Tenn., 72.4 miles downstream from Fort 

Loudoun Dam, and at mile 529.9. Drainage area, 17,310 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, October 1941 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. 

contents during year, 558,000 cfs-days Apr. 27; maximum elevation, 744.45 ft Nov. 19; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 383,000 cfs-days Mar. 4; minimum elevation, 734.81 ft Jan. 3. 

Maximum elevation during period 1941-58, 745.12 ft Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first 

filling), 733.44 ft Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide, also one 2-section leaf trashway gate 16.3 ft high by 24 ft wide. Storage began with partial closure Dec. 12, 1941, 

and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool 

elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 ft (top of gates) 

is 570,700 cfs-days, of which 190,400 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 

735.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chatuge Lake.--Lat 35°01'0l", long 83°47'28", at Chatuge Dam on Hiwassee River, 2.0 miles 

upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Georgia-North Carolina State 

line, 2.5 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, N. C., and at mile 121.0. Drainage area, 189 sq mi. Records available, February 1942 to September 1958. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 4, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 95,400 cfs-days May 26 (elevation, 1,918.93 ft); minimum, 41,000 cfsdays Sept. 11 (elevation, 1,893.94 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-58, 124,200 

cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 ft); minimum (after first filling), 9,400 

cfs-days Sept. 5, 1947, Jan. 27, 1956; minimum elevation, 1,860.11 ft Sept. 5, 1947.

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthfill dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 ft (top of flashboards) is 124,900 cfs-days, of which 115,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,860.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 227 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin--Continued

Nottely Lake.--Lat 34°57'29" , long 84 0 05'22", at Nottely Dam on Nottely River, 1.3 miles 

upstream from Dooley Creek, 1.8 miles west of Ivylog, Union County, Ga. , 2.5 miles upstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line, and at mile 21.0. Drainage area, 

214 sq mi. Records available, January 1942 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Maximum contents during year, 66,400 cfs-days May 25 (elevation, 1,765.75 ft); 

minimum, 14,000 cfs-days Sept. 19 (elevation, 1,709.75 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1942-58, 94,100 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,780.50 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 200 cfs-days Oct. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,638.6 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam with side channel spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00 ft 

(top of flashboards) is 93,000 cfs-days, of which 92,800 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 1,640.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hiwassee Lake.--Lat 35°09'05", long 84°10'40" , at Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River, a third 

of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., 3.9 miles upstream from Shoal Creek, and at mile 75.8. Drainage area, 968 sq mi. Records available, 

September 1939 to September 1958. Prior to October 1939 month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 ft from all elevations to reduce to datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year. 209,200 cfsdays July 26 (elevation, 1,522.75 ft); minimum, 58,200 cfs-days Jan. 20 (elevation, 

1,440.51 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-58, 220,700 cfs-days Apr. 24, 1944 

(elevation, 1,526.48'ft) ; minimum (after first filling), 35,800 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1948 

(elevation, 1,413.41 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high 

by 32 ft long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic 

storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 

1,526.5 ft (top of gates) is 220,800 cfs-days, of which 183,800 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,415.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Va°lley Authority.

Apalachla Lake. Lat 35°10'04", long 84°17'49", at Apalachia Dam on Hiwassee River in 

Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 

1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term., 9.8 miles downstream from Hiwassee 

Dam, and at mile 66.1. Drainage area, 1,018 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to 

September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year. 29,500 cfsdays Feb. 18 (elevation, 1,279.92 ft); minimum, 25,400 cfs-days Dec. 26 (elevation, 

1,272.45 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-58, 30,300 cfs-days June 13, 1952

(elevation, 1,281.40 ft minimum (after first filling), 15,700 cfs-days Aug. 28, 1955

(elevation, 1,251.73 ft

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial gates. 

Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water is reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation 

Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 ft (top of gates) is 29,500 cfsdays, of which 18,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,240.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Blue Ridge Lake. Lat 34°52'52", long 84°16'49" , 400 ft upstream from Blue Ridge Dam on 

Toccoa River, 2i miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Ga., and at mile 53.0. 

Drainage area, 232 sq mi. Records available, December 1930 to September 1958. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 0.18 ft should be subtracted. Maximum contents during year, 

99,700 cfs-days May 25 (elevation, 1,690.06 ft); minimum, 39,400 cfs-days Nov. 13, 

(elevation, 1,642.97 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-58, 100,900 cfsdays Feb. 11, 1946 

Jan. 16, 1956

elevation, 1,690.83 ft); minimum (after first filling), 6,500 cfselevation, 1,587.75 ft) .

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with 5 taintor gates 15 ft high 

by 22 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at elevation 1,690.0 ft (top v£ gates) is 99,600 cfs-days, of which 92,300 cfs-days is controlled storage abov? elevation 1,590.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Mo. 3 Lake. --Lat 35°02'25", long 84°28'00" ,"^?t Ocoee No. 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 

5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term., and at mile 29.2. Drainage area,

,.95 ft) .

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412,00 ft 

equipped with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high and 32 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 15, 1942; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity tables used after 

Sept. 30, 1946, and after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation, 1,435.00 ft (top 

of gates) is 4,400 cfs-days, of which 3,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,413.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.
228 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Parksville Lake.--Lat 35°05'44", long 84°38'5l", at Parksville Dam on Ocoee River at

Parksville, Polk County, Term. , 13| miles east of Cleveland, and at mile 11.9. Drainage area, 595 sq mi. Records available, June 1914 to September 1958. Prior to October 

1953, published as "Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir." Indicator gage. Datum of 

gage is 6.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 45,600 cfs-days Apr. 28 (elevation, 839.4 ft); minimum, 30,000 cfs-days 

Feb. 4 (elevation, 821.6 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1914-58, 53,300 

cfs-days July 9, 1916; maximum 12 p.m. elevation, 840. 2 ft Feb. 10, 1946; minimum contents, 27,300 cfs-days Jan. 27, 1956 (elevation, 817.7 ft); minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 

814.8 ft Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 ft of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with 4 floodgates 7 ft high by 20 ft wide and 265 ft of flashboards about 5 2/3 ft high. 

Crest of spillway is 1.0 ft lower under gates. Dam completed and storage began in 1911. 

Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity table 

used after Oct. 31, 1952. Total capacity at elevation 837.55 ft (about top of flashboards) is 43,700 cfs-days, of which 16,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 816.9 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chickamauga Lake. Lat 35°06'07", long 85°13'42", at Chickamauga Dam on Tennessee River, 

5j miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Term. , 58.9 miles downstream from 

Watts Bar Dam, and at mile 471.0. Drainage area, 20,790 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, October 1939 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 351,000 cfsdays May 3; maximum elevation, 685.32 ft May 3; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 194,000 cfsdays Mar. 7; minimum elevation, 674.77 ft Jan. 5. Maximum elevation during period 

1939-58, 685.37 ft May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 ft Jan. 21, 1942. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began 

Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Mar. 10, 

1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 ft (top of gates) is 355,600 cfsdays, of which 166,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 675.0 ft 

(minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Lake. Lat 35°02'48", long 85°22'19", at Hales Bar Dam on Tennessee River,

65- miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Tenn. , 8.5 miles upstream from Sequatchie 

River, 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and at mile 431.1. Drainage area, 

21,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1914 to September 1958. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 112,000 cfs-days Nov. 19; 

maximum elevation, 634.65 ft Nov. 16; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 70,000 cfs-days Apr. 10; 

minimum elevation, 631.85 ft Jan. 3. Maximum elevation during period 1914-58, 643.8 ft 

Mar. 8, 1917; minimum (after first filling) 619.0 ft Apr. 16, 1918. Contents based on 

backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway with crest at 616.0 ft equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 ft high by 

40 ft wide, and 1 trash gate 5.5 ft high by 15 ft wide (prior to July 1948 spillway, 

with crest elevation at 626.25 ft, equipped with flashboards 3 ft high prior to July 

1944 and 5 ft high thereafter). Darn completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total level pool capacity at 

elevation 634.0 ft (maximum allowable pool), is 77,800 cfs-days, of which 6,600 cfs-days 

is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Guntersville Lake. Lat 34°25 I 17", long 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Guntersville Darn on 

Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, Ala., 

82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, and at mile 349.0. Drainage area, 24,450 

sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1938 to September 1958. Gage, waterstate recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. 

contents during year, 666,000 cfs-days Nov. 20; maximum elevation, 595.49 ft Apr. 29; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 436,000 cfs-days Mar. 30; minimum elevation, 592.75 ft 

Dec. 26. Maximum elevation during period 1939-58, 596.29 ft Mar. 2, 1944; minimum 

(after start of operation plan in April 1940), 591.65 ft Sept. 8, 1953. Contents based 

on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete darn with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 50 ft wide. Dam completed 

and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 ft (top of 

gates) is 513,600 cfs-days, of which 82,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 593.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1947-48.

Woods Reservoir. Lat 35°17'54", long 86°05'48" , at Elk River Darn on Elk River, 1.2 miles 

upstream from Spring Creek, 2j miles northeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 

Tenn., and 6.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A. Drainage area, 

263 sq mi. Records available, May 1952 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 42,100 cfs-days Apr. 22 (elevation, 960.92 ft); minimum, 

29,400 cfs-days Feb. 10 (elevation. 953.94 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952-58, 

42,300 cfs-days Apr. 21, 22, 1956 (elevation, 960.98 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

26,300 cfs-days Nov. 8-11, 1953 (elevation, 951.93 ft).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 229 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Woods Reservoir Continued.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and earthfill type dam with rlprapped 

embankments. Spillway equipped with 3 taintor gates, 25 ft high by 50 ft wide and 

2 sluice gates 6 ft high by 4 ft wide. Closure of dam was made May 1, 1952; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 6, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 962.0 ft (surcharge pool) is 44,400 cfs-days of which 9,900 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 957.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for cooling water, 

flood control, and recreational purposes. Records furnished by U. S. Air Force.

Wheeler Lake.--Lat 34 0 47'52", long 87 0 22'5l", at Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River, in SW£ 

sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 8 W., 0.8 mile upstream from Big Nance Creek, 30.1 miles downstream 

from Decatur, Ala., 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, and at mile 274.9. 

Drainage area, 29,590 sq mi, approximately. Records available, September 1936 to September 1958. Prior to October 1936 month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 713,000 cfs-days Nov. 20; maximum elevation, 556.42 ft 

Apr. 26; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 412,000 cfs-days Mar. 6; minimum elevation, 549.79 ft 

Jan. 1. Maximum elevation during period 1936-58, 557.32 ft Mar. 1, 1344; minimum (after 

start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 ft Nov. 1, 1937. Contents based on 

backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 ft high by 40 ft wide 

and 2 trashway gates 6 ft high by 37.5 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool capacity 

at elevation 556.28 ft (top of gates) is 580,000 cfs-days of which 175,200 cfs-days is 

controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1306: 1947-48.

Wilson Lake. Lat 34°47'46", long 87°37'27", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 3 S. R. 10 W. , at coolingwater intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles southeast of Florence, Ala., 

4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 15.5 miles downstream from Wheeler Dam, and at 

mile 259.4. Drainage area, 30,750 sq mi, approximately. Records available, April 1924 

to September 1958. Prior to August 1926 month-end contents only, published in WSP 1306. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 328,700 cfs-days June 9 (elevation, 508.00 ft); minimum, 

300,200 cfs-days Mar. 10 (elevation. 504.40 ft). Maximum contents during period 1924- 

58, 329,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1954 (elevation, 508.07 ft); maximum elevation, 508.35 ft 

Feb. 11, 1948; minimum contents, 233,200 cfs-days, Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped 

with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 ft (18.77 ft prior to June 1941) high by 38 ft wide. Storage began Apr. 14, 1924. Revised capacity table used after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 507.88 ft (top of gates) is 327,700 cfs-days of which 26,700 cfs-days 

is controlled flood storage above elevation 504.50 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used 

for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Pickwick Lake.--Lat 35°04'16", long 88°15'04", at Pickwick Landing Dam on Tennessee River, 

If miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Term., 6.1 miles upstream from 

Lick Creek, 52.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 206.7. Drainage area, 

32,820 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1937 to September 1958. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during year, 570,000 cfs-days Nov. 21; maximum elevation, 417.93 ft 

July 31; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 346,000 cfs-days Mar. 9; minimum elevation, 407.70 

ft Dec. 26. Maximum elevation during period 1937-58, 419.49 ft Mar. 30, 1944; minimum 

(after first filling), 407.12 ft Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with twenty-two 2-section lift gates 40 ft high by 40 ft wide, one of which is 

used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 8, 1938; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 ft (top of gates) is 550,200 cfs-days, of which 210,900 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Kentucky Lake. Lat 37°00 I 45", long 88°16 I 12", at Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River at 

Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky., and at mile 22.4. Drainage area, 40,200 sq mi, 

approximately. Records available, July 1944 to September 1958. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 2,028,000 cfs-days Nov. 23; maximum elevation, 364.68 ft May 15; minimum 

12 p.m. contents, 1,001,000 cfs-days Jan. 12; minimum elevation, 353.30 ft Jan. 7. 

Maximum elevation during period 1944-58, 368.81 ft Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first 

filling) 349.20 ft Jan. 2S, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 ft high by 40 ft wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was Aug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir 

reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 

375.0 ft (top of gates) is 3,026,300 cfs-days, of which 2,022,100 cfs-days is controlled storage above 354.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs. The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin are 

described below, but records of contents are not published herein:

Burnett Lake on North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., with total capacity 

of 11,600 cfs-days, of which 8,900 cfs-days is controlled storage, Storage began 

Jan. 28, 1954.

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 cfsdays, of which 10,300 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 27, 1929.
230 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Davy Crockett Lake on Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam, Term. , with total capacity of 

8 ,070 cfs-days of which 4,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Tennessee Creek pro.iect lakes , Wolf Creek Lake on Wolf Creek and East Fork Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 5,750 cfs-days, of which 

4,480 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Mar. 22, 1955.

Bear Creek Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 17,500 

cfs-days, of which 2,290 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 9, 1953.

Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C. , with total capacity of 3,200 

cfs-days, of which 400 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Apr. 26, 1952.

Cheoah Lake on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 cfsdays, of which 3,700 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Dec. 8, 1918.

Calderwood Lake on Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term., with total capacity of 

20,800 cfs-days of which 2,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Month-end elevation and contents

Date

Calendar year 

1957.

Water year 

1957-58.

Sept. 30........

Calendar year 

1957.

Aug. 31........

Water year 

1957-58.

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1957.

Water year 

1957-58.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Douglas Lake

962.88 

947.84 

959.04 

935.76

-

937.29 

942.46 

960.80 

985.34 

992.30 

983.33 

985.08 

975.86 

957.42

-

290,700 

174,400 

257,700 

105,900

-

113,300 

141,200 

272,600 

528,300 

619,600 

503 , 8OO 

525,100 

418,500 

244,500

-

Boone Lake

1,378.17 

1,372.85 

1,367.67 

1,357.09

-

1,357.68 

1,369.13 

1,373.01 

1,375.95 

1,381.00 

1,382.92 

1,383.24 

1,381.81 

1,379.28

-

84,900 

75,100 

66,400 

51,100

-

51,800 

68,800 

75,400 

80,700 

90,500 

94,600 

95,200 

92,200 

87,000

-

-116,300 

+83,300 

-151,800

+22,200

+7,400 

+27,900 

+131,400 

+255,700 

+91,300 

-115,800 

+21,300 

-106,600 

-174,000

-46,200

-9,800 

-8,700 

-15,300

- 1 , 800

+700 

+17,000 

+6,600 

+5,300 

+9,800 

+4,100 

+600 

-3,000 

-5,200

+2 , 100

Fort Loudoun Lake*

813.20 

813.09 

808.54 

807.52

-

807.41 

808.00 

808.23 

812.92 

813.00 

812.39 

812.39 

813.00 

813.19

-

181,000 

180,000 

150,000 

144,000

-

143,000 

146,000 

147,000 

179,000 

180,000 

176,000 

176,000 

180,000 

181,000

-

-1,000 

-30,000 

-6,000

-4,000

-1,000 

+3,000 

+1,000 

+32,000 

+1,000 

-4,000 

0 

+4,000 

" +1,000

0

water year October 1957 to September 1958

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

South Holston Lake

1,684.47 

1,676.64 

1,676.95 

1,695.08

-

1,696.93 

1,700.56 

1,701.86 

1,713.58 

1,726.24 

1,722.92 

1,716.81 

1,712.83 

1,698.03

-

183,000 

164,200 

164,900 

210,900

- 1

216,100 

226,500 

230,400 

267,000 

311,400 

299,200 

277,800 

264,600 

219,200

-

-18,800 

+700 

+46,000

+56,500

+5,200 

+10,400 

+3,900 

+36,600 

+44,400 

-12,200 

-21,400 

-13,200 

-45,400

+36,200

Fort Patrick Henry Lake

1,261.55 

1,261.00 

1,260.21 

1,260.24

-

1,260.92 

1,259.69 

1,260.94 

1,261.30 

1,261.82 

1,260.18 

1,262.09 

1,261.23 

1,262.13

-

13,000 

12,800 

12 , 400 

12,400

-

12,700 

12,200 

12,800 

12 , 900 

13,100 

12 , 400 

13,300 

12,900 

13,300

-

-200 

-400 

0

+200

+300 

-500 

+600 

+100 

+200 

-700 

+900 

-400 

+400

+300

Nantahala Lakett

2,842.13 

2,843.68 

2,856.70 

2,876.94

-

2,881.64 

2,883.03 

2,879.72 

2,884.52 

2,883.27 

2,874.93 

2,870.10 

2,865.58 

2,854.81

-

37,600 

38,500 

46,200 

59,900

-

63,400 

64,400 

61,900 

65,600 

64,600 

58,400 

55,000 

51,900 

45,000

-

+900 

+7,700 

+13,700

+25,600

+3,500 

+1,000 

-2,500 

+3,700 

-1,000 

-6,200 

-3,400 

-3 , 100 

-6,900

+7,400

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Watauga Lake

1,931.59 

1,924.00 

1,925.00 

1,934.70

-

1,930.01 

1,933.05 

1,935.75 

1,946.22 

1,954.22 

1,952.40 

1,945.32 

1,941.41 

1,932.07

-

206,600 

186,900 

189,400 

215,000

-

202,400 

210,500 

217,800 

247,600 

272,000 

266,400 

245,000 

233,700 

207,800

-

-19,700 

+2,500 

+25,600

+62,100

-12,600 

+8,100 

+7,300 

+29,800 

+24,400 

-5,600 

-21,400 

-11,300 

-25,900

+1,200

Cherokee Lake

1,043.05 

1,032.86 

1,033.16 

1,020.70

-

1,012.08 

1,024.67 

1,043.56 

1,059.05 

1,070.41 

1,060.53 

1,059.47 

1,053.71 

1,039.29

-

392,300 

302,600 

305,000 

215,900

-

166,300 

241,900 

397,200 

567,000 

719,600 

585,500 

572,200 

503 , 800 

357,300

-

-89,700 

+2 , 400 

-89,100

+63,600

-49,600 

+75,600 

+155,300 

+169,800 

+152,600 

-134,100 

-13,300 

-68,400 

-146,500

-35,000

Thorpe Lakett

3,077.36 

3,076.70 

3,083.57 

3,089.97

-

3,092.64 

3,091.92 

3,092.18 

3,096.00 

3,093.22 

3,087.69 

3,084.22 

3,081.56 

3,076.81

-

21,000 

20,600 

24,700 

28,800

-

30,500 

30 , 100 

30,200 

32,800 

30,900 

27,300 

25,100 

23,500 

20,700

-

-400 

+4,100 

 (-4,100

+ 13,900

+1,700 

-400 

+100 

+2,600 

-1,900 

-3,600 

-2,200 

-1,600 

-2,800

-300

* Contents based on backwater profile, 

tt Elevation is above a local datum; see 

Justment of 1936.

text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary ad-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin--Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October

Date

Oct. 31........

Calendar year 

1957.

Feb. 28........

May 31........

July 31........

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1957-58.

Dec. 31... .....

Calendar year 

1957.

Feb. 28........

Mar. 31........

May 31........

Water year 

1957-58.

Calendar year 

1957.

May 31........

Sept. 30. ......

Water year 

1957-58.

Calendar year 

1957.

Feb. 28........

Water year 

1957-58.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents

(of 8-

days)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays

Fontana Lake

1,634.53 

1,624.81 

1,632.87 

1,615.00

-

1,579.00 

1,591.65 

1,619.57 

1,663.27 

1,693.54 

1,684.74 

1,685.73 

1,670.14 

1,631.57

-

401,600 

369,600 

396,000 

339,400

-

245,400 

275,500 

353,200 

509,200 

644,200 

602,600 

607,200 

537,800 

391,600

-

-32,000 

+26,400 

-56,600

+77,300

-94,000 

+30,100 

+77,700 

+156,000 

+135,000 

-41,600 

+4,600 

-69,400 

-146,200

-10,000

Norris Lake

980.17 

974.70 

979.87 

979.75

-

970.45 

972.87 

987.28 

1,009.30 

1,020.75 

1,009.45 

1,005.85 

996.72 

984.14

-

491,800 

438,300 

488,700 

487,500

-

399,400 

421,300 

568,600 

859,100 

1,045,300 

861,400 

808,000 

683,000 

533,700

-

-53,500 

+50,400 

-1,200

+113,900

-88,100 

+21,900 

+147,300 

+290,500 

+186,200 

-183,900 

-53,400 

-125,000 

-149,300

+41,900

Nottely Lake

1,727.40 

1,732.35 

1,742.39 

1,742.93

-

1,737.81 

1,750.71 

1,762.05 

1,760.06 

1,765.09 

1,755.41 

1,746.85 

1,727.17 

1,710.90

-

24,400 

28,200 

36,900 

37,400

-

32,700 

45,700 

60,600 

57,700 

65,300 

51,400 

41,400 

24,300 

14, 600

-

+3,800 

+8,700 

+500

+15,100

-4,700 

+13,000 

+14,900 

-2,900 

+7,600 

-13,900 

-10,000 

-17,100 

-9,700

-9,800

Blue Ridge Lake

1,652.57 

1,646.92 

1,660.60 

1,663.75

-

1,660.45 

1,667.33 

1,672.41 

1,685.66 

1,689.09 

1,681.45 

1,685.82 

1,674.53 

1,663.00

-

48,800 

43,100 

57,900 

61, 700

-

57,700 

66,200 

72 , 900 

92,600 

98,100 

86,000 

92,800 

75,900 

60,800

-

-5,700 

+14,800 

+3,800

+30,400

-4,000 

+8,500 

+6,700 

+19,700 

+5,500 

-12,100 

+6,800 

-16,900 

-15,100

+12,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

 1957 to Seotember 1958

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Santeetlah Lake*

1,768.39 

1,771.05 

1,785.74 

1,809.38

-

1,808.92 

1,807.94 

1,804.13 

1,803.91 

1,806.90 

1,797.02 

1,792.76 

1,790.21 

1,788.25

-

28,300 

30,200 

42,700 

69,200

-

68,600 

67,400 

62,600 

62,300 

66,000 

54,300 

49,700 

47,100 

45,100

-

+1,900 

+ 12,500 

+26,500

+38,600

-600 

-1,200 

-4,800 

-300 

+3,700 

-11,700 

-4,600 

-2,600 

-2,000

+16,800

Watts Bar Laket

740.61 

738.45 

736.25 

735.31

-

735.24 

736.57 

735.70 

743.75 

741.23 

739.80 

740.77 

740.07 

740.52

481,000 

440,000 

408,000 

395,000

-

387,000 

407,000 

392,000 

545,000 

494,000 

467,000 

484,000 

471,000 

481,000

-

-41,000 

-32,000 

-13,000

-4,000

-8,000 

+20,000 

-15,000 

+153,000 

-51,000 

-27,000 

+17,000 

-13,000 

+10,000

0

Hiwassee Lake

1,506.68 

1,483.38 

1,476.80 

1,454.95

-

1,442.34 

1,460.51 

1,462.78 

1,505.54 

1,519.63 

1,519.19 

1,522.23 

1,519.99 

1,508.42

-

165,300 

116,100 

104,800 

74,000

-

60,000 

81,000 

84,000 

162,500 

200,000 

198,700 

207,700 

201,000 

169,600

-

-49,200 

-11,300 

-30,800

+1,700

-14,000 

+21,000 

+3,000 

+78,500 

+37,500 

-1,300 

+9,000 

-6,700 

-31,400

+4 , 300

Ocoee No. 3 Lake

1,432.63 

1,433.90 

1,426.91 

1,432.75

-

1,430.25 

l,42fl.65 

1,431.16 

1,434.23 

1,433.72 

1,426.65 

1,430.95 

1,429.16 

1,433.32

-

3,700 

4,100 

2,600 

3,800

-

3,200 

2,900 

3,400 

4,200 

4,000 

2,600 

3,300 

3,000 

3,900

-

+400 

-1,500 

+1,200

+800

-600 

-300 

+500 

+800 

-200 

-1,400 

+700 

-300 

+900

+200

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Chllhowee Lake

872.43 

872.65 

872.40 

872.00

-

872.04 

872.15 

873.16 

873.47 

872.56 

873.13 

872.25 

871.95 

871.02

-

3,500 

3,700 

3,400 

3,100

-

3,100 

3,200 

4,100 

4,400 

3,600 

4,100 

3,300 

3,000 

2,300

-

+200 

-300 

-300

-

0 

+100 

+900 

+300 

-800 

+500 

-800 

-300 

-700

-1,200

Chatuge Lake

1,896.68 

1,900.34 

1,907.28 

1,910.05

-

1,909.29 

1,908.77 

1,909.43 

,913.57 

,918.42 

,912.69 

,908.68 

,899.14 

,894.98

-

45,300 

51,600 

65 , 600 

71,900

-

70,100 

68,900 

70,400 

80,600 

93 , 900 

78,400 

68,700 

49,500 

42,600

-

+6,300 

+14,000 

+6,300

+21,800

-1,800 

-1,200 

+1,500 

+10,200 

+13,300 

-15,500 

-9,700 

-19,200 

-6,900

-2,700

Apalachia Lake

1,278.56 

1,278.52 

1,277.55 

1,277.72

-

1,278.88 

1,276.84 

1,279.53 

,278.30 

,277.93 

,277.29 

,277.70 

,278.20 

,278.97

-

28,700 

28,700 

28,200 

28,200

-

28,900 

27,800 

29,300 

28,600 

28,400 

28,000 

28,200 

28,500 

29,000

-

0 

-500 

0

+1,600

+700 

-1,100 

+1,500 

-700 

-200 

-400 

+200 

+300 

+500

+300

Parksville Lake

833.9 

831.0 

831.7 

828.0

-

825.2 

827.7 

831.9 

835.5 

835.4 

836.7 

835.4 

835.4 

833.7

-

40,200 

37,600 

38,200 

35,000

-

32,700 

34,700 

38,400 

41,700 

41,600 

42,900 

41,600 

41,600 

40,000

-

-2,600 

+600 

-3,200

+400

-2,300 

+2,000 

+3,700 

+3,300 

-100 

+1,300 

-1,300 

0 

-1,600

-200

* Elevation is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.
232 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin--Continued 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Nov. 30........

Calendar year 

1957.

Mar. 31........

Water year 

1957-58.

Oct. 31........

Dec. 31. .......

Calendar year 

1957.

Apr. 30........

May 31........

Water year 

1957-58.

Calendar year 

1957.

Jan. 31........

Water year 

1957-58.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Chlckamauga Lake*

679.77 

678.27 

675 . 12 

675,21

-

675.47 

676.47 

676.24 

684.08 

682.32 

682.37 

680.40 

680.89 

680.75

-

256,000 

236,000 

203,000 

210,000

-

201,000 

209,000 

206,000 

336,000 

301,000 

299,000 

266,000 

277,000 

274,000

-

-20,000 

-33,000

+7,000

+5,000

-9,000 

+8,000 

-3,000 

+130,000 

-35,000 

-2,000 

-33,000 

+11,000 

-3,000

+18,000

Woods Reservoir

957.02 

957.10 

957.13

957.08

-

954.03 

954.27 

958.45 

960.06 

959.98 

959.36 

958.83 

958.63 

957.05

-

34,600 

34,700 

34,800 

34,700

-

29,500 

29,900 

37,200 

40,400 

40,200 

39,000 

38,000 

37,600 

34,700

-

+100 

+100 

-100

+100

-5,200 

+400 

+7,300 

+3,200 

-200 

-1,200 

-1,000 

-400 

-2 , 900

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Hales Bar Lake*

633 . 73 

633.70 

632.55 

632.72

-

632 . 83 

632.50 

632.36 

633.34 

633.78 

633.40 

633 . 73 

632.79 

632.80

-

75,000 

76,000 

78,000 

84,000

-

75,000 

73,000 

72,000 

90,000 

77,000 

75,000 

75,000 

73,000 

73,000

-

+1,000 

+2,000 

+6,000

+10,000

-9,000 

-2,000 

-1,000 

+18,000 

-13,000 

-2,000 

0 

-2,000 

0

-2,000

Wheeler Lake*

554.00 

553.01 

550.80 

549.92

-

550.00 

550.33 

553.48 

556.05 

555.70 

554.82 

555.63 

552.95 

553.37

+100

Plekwiek Lake*

411.21 

414.25

411.30 

408.22

-

408.60 

408.84 

413.60 

416.63 

414.13 

413 . 45 

417.75 

411.25 

411.95

-

404,000 

465,000 

416,000 

365,000

-

559,000 

363,000 

455,000 

535,000 

463,000 

448,000 

545,000 

404,000 

418,000

-

+61,000 

-49,000 

-51,000

+9,000

-6,000 

+4,000 

+92,000 

+80,000 

-72,000 

-15,000 

+97,000 

-141,000 

+ 14,000

+14,000

511,000 

483,000 

457,000 

452,000

-

422,000 

429,000 

495,000 

642,000 

566,000 

537,000 

559,000 

478,000 

499,000

-

-28,000 

-26,000 

-5,000

+21,000

-30,000 

+7,000 

+66,000 

+147,000 

-76,000 

-29,000 

+22,000 

-81,000 

+21,000

-12,000

Kentucky Lake*

355.81 

356.30 

356.67 

353.83

-

353.47 

354.00 

354.93 

357.65 

359.29 

357.87 

359.44 

355.84 

354.58

-

,117,000 

,157,000

,455,000 

,097,000

-

,031,000 

,030,000 

,074,000 

,451,000 

,380,000 

,268,000 

,380,000 

,115,000 

,063,000

-

+40,000

+298,000 

-358,000

+92,000

-66,000 

-1,000 

+44,000 

+377,000 

-71,000 

-112,000 

+112,000 

-265,000 

-52,000

-54,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

In 

contenbs 

(cfsdays)

Guntersvllle Lake*

594.20 

593.90 

593.28 

592.93

-

592.90 

593.25 

593.15 

594.88 

594.90 

594.90 

594.55 

594.10 

593.34

-

479,000 

469,000 

462,000 

476,000

-

445,000 

452,000 

449,000 

566,000 

506,000 

503,000 

491,000 

475,000 

453,000

-

-10,000 

-7,000 

+14,000

+30,000

-31,000 

+7,000 

-3,000 

+117,000 

-60,000 

-3,000 

-12,000 

-16,000 

-22,000

-26,000

Wilson Lake

507.56 

506.79 

506.41 

505.17

-

505.53 

505.73 

505.79 

507.26 

507.49 

507.04 

506.45 

507.46 

507.27

-

325,100 

318,900 

315,800 

306,200

-

309,000 

310,500 

311,000 

322,600 

324,500 

320,900 

316,200 

324,300 

322,700

-

-6,200 

-3,100 

-9,600

-3,300

+2,800 

+1,500 

+500 

+11,600 

+1,900 

-3,600 

-4,700 

+8,100 

-1,600

-2,400

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

t Contents based on backwater profile.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 233

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 

Ln 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 floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measuremarts 

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 special 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 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 stream 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 1958

Station

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee Rive

4489.1

4578.1

466E

497E

5106.1

5113.6

51E7.4

+538E

60E7

607 E

Swannanoa River at

Grovestone, N. C.

Richland Creek

below Hyatt

Creek at Hazelwood, N. C.

Big Limestone

Creek at Limestone, Tenn.

Little River near

Townsend, Tenn.

Connelly Creek at

Whittier, N. C.

Soco Creek near

Cherokee, N. C.

Deep Creek near

Bryson City,

N. C.

Poplar Creek near

Oliver Springs,

Tenn.

Tumbling Creek

near Hurricane

Mills, Tenn.

West Sandy Creek

near Sprlngvllle, Tenn.

Lat 35°36'11", long 8E°21'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 7O,

O.E mile above North Pork and

1.8 miles northeast of Swannanoa, Buncombe County.

Lat 35°27'57", long 83°00'41",

just below Hyatt Creek at

Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Lat 36°13'07", long 82°38'27",

0.5 mile downstream from

bridge on former U. S. Highway

HE and Southern Ry. and 2.0

miles upstream from mouth, at

Limestone, Washington County.

Lat 35°39'39", long 83°4E'Z5",

60O ft upstream from Middle

Prong in Great Smoky Mountain

National Park and 3 miles

southeast of Townsend, Blount

County.

Lat 35°E5'55", long 83°E1'42",

at railroad bridge, loo ft

above mouth and £ mile southeast of Whittier, Swain County.

Lat 35°E7'4E", long 83°19'09",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 441,

0.6 mile above mouth and l.O

mile south of Cherokee,

Jackson County.

Lat 35°27'51", long 83°E6'03",

at ranger station, 1OO ft

below Juney Whank Branch, 2.4

miles above mouth and 2.6

miles north of Bryson City,

Swain County.

Lat 36°01'EO", long 84°18'37",

at bridge on State Highway 61,

E.5 miles southeast of Oliver

Springs, Anderson County, and

4 miles upstream from Indian

Creek.

Lat 35°55'51", long 87°43'56",

BOO ft below highway bridge

and 4.O miles southeast of

Hurricane Mills, Humphreys

County (location revised).

Lat 36°15'37", long 88°1E'10",

at bridge on State Highway 69,

3.6 miles southwest of Springville, Henry County.

21.2

13. E

78.1

60.1

13.5

43. E

40. E

55.9

51. E

47.9

1944,

1953-54,

1958

1941,

1955-58

1958

1352-58

1953,

1955-58

1925,

1943,

1947,

1953-54,

1958

1950-58

1951-58

1944,

1953-58

1958

E-12-58

3- 5-58

4- 4-58

6- 9-58

9- 3-58

10- 9-57

IE- 5-57

9-17-58

9-17-58

10-28-57

9-10-58

10-15-57

9-17-58

6-E7-58

7-31-58

42.8

45.4

60.4

30.4

9.55

11.3

31.1

E6.9

26.4

13.8

30. E

49. E

4.43

E9.E

EE.3

Also a crest-stage station.
234 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage IB 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. The maximum discharge for 

each year since the crest-stage gage was established Is given. The peak discharge for 

some years may have been published In a previous report as a measurement of discharge. 

Figures given herein supersede all previous figures of peak discharge for the floods 

listed.

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Sage

height

(feet)

Discharg

(cfs

Cumberland River basin

4082

4090

4096

4147

4157

4177

4205

4206

4207

*4212

4213

4257

4258

Brimstone Creek

near Bobbins,

Tenn.

White Oak Creek at

Sunbright , Tenn .

Black Creek tributary near

Bobbins, Tenn.

Puncheon Camp

Creek at Allrea,

Tenn.

Big Eagle Creek

near Livingston,

Tenn.

Mathews Branch

tributary near

Livingston,

Tenn,

Barren Pork near

Trousdale, Tenn.

Owen Branch near

Centertown,

Tenn.

Owen Branch near

Trousdale, Tenn.

Charles Creek near

McMinnville,

Tenn.

Bybee Branch at

McMinnville,

Tenn.

Spencer Creek near

Lebanon, Tenn.

Cedar Creek tributary at Oreen

Hill, Tenn.

Lat 36°20'43", long 840 32'22",

at Walker Bridge on rural road

S-2342-1, 3.0 miles east of

Bobbins, Scott County.

Lat 36°14'38", long 84°40'14",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 27

in Sunbright, Morgan County.

Lab 36°21'53", long B4°35'21",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

27, 0.8 mile upstream from

mouth and 1.5 miles north of

Bobbins, Scott County.

Lat 36°19'35", long 85°11'10",

at bridge on State Highway 85

at Allred, Overton County,

7.0 miles south of intersection

of State Highways 85 and 52.

Lat 36°26'57", long 85°16'27",

at bridge on county road, 0.8

mile north of intersection

with State Highway 42 and 4.7

miles northeast of Livingston

city limits, Overton County.

Lat 36°20'04", long 85°20 1 231',

at culvert under State Highway 42, 2.0 miles south of

intersection of State Highways

85 and 42 and 2.9 miles southwest of Livingston, Overton

County.

Lat 35°39'55", long 85°53'00",

at county highway bridge on

Trousdale-McMinnville pike, 3$

miles east of Trousdale,

Warren County.

Lat 35°42'30", long 85°53'05",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70S,

2.4 miles southeast of Centertown, warren County.

Lat 35°39'55", long 85°51'50",

at bridge 0.2 mile upstream

from mouth, 1.0 mile east of

Barren Pork near Trousdale

gaging station, and 4.3 miles

east of Trousdale, Warren

County.

Lat 35°43'00", long 85°46'05",

at bridge on county road at

Faulkner Springs, 2.7 miles

north of McMinnville, Warren

County.

Lat 35 C 42'15", long 85°47'25",

at culvert under State Highway

56, at northwest city limits

of McMinnville, Warren County.

Lat 36°14'20", long 86°24'03",

at bridge on county road, 100

ft north of Junction of county

road and U. S. Highway 70N and

6.5 miles west of square in

Lebanon, Wilson County.

Lat 36°13'52", long 86°31'40",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

70N, 0.2 mile east of Oreen

Hill, Wilson County.

48.7

13.5

.25

15.5

7.98

.49

132

4.60

9.42

32.0

1.16

3.32

.86

1955-58

1933*,

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1933-57*,

1958

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-57

2- 6-55

1957

1-28-57

11-18-57

3-21-55

2- -56

12- -56

11-18-57

3-21-55

2- -56

4- -57

11-18-57

3-21-55

2- -56

1-29-57

11-18-57

3-21-55

2- -56

1-29-57

11-18-57

3-21-55

2- -56

1-29-57

9-21-58

11- -57

3-21-55

1-30-56

1- -57

11- -57

3-21-55

1-30-56

2-19-57

11- -57

3-21-55

1-30-56

1957

11- -57

3-21-55

7-17-56

12- -56

11- -57

7- -55

2- -56

1-29-57

4- 5-58

3-21-55

2- -56

1-29-57

a!3.96

(b)

16.64

20.35

14.29

11.29

11.56

13.61

3.40

2.27

2.98

3.21

11.38

5.94

7.72

8.44

4.61

4.15

4.48

3.51

4.44

5.54

3.05

2.61

11.50

7.0

3.21

2.64

3.54

11.9

5.86

7.70

6.11

13.00

7.66

(b)

8.60

4.20

3.24

4.98

5.68

7.69

7.02

8.4

6.81

05.2

d4.10

5.4

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

n(t!

96

(t)

18

27

9

7

9,92

2 86

t]

t

t;

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

20

12

27

33

1,61

1,14

2,22

1,01

31 (t; (t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Maximum recorded.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

e Maximum for period Nov. 16, 1954, to Mar. 21, 1955.

d Maximum for period Dec. 13, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 235

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations--Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(ofs)

Cumberland River basln--Contlnued

4368 Musterground Creek 

near Erin, Tenn.

Lat 36°19'12", long 87°40'13", 

at bridge on State Highway 13, 

0.1 mile northeast of intersection with State Highway 49 

and 1.5 miles east of Erin,

Houston County.

3.57 1955-58 2-22-55 

1356 

1- -57

11-14-57

2.15 

2.71

2.49

(t) 

(t)

(t)

Tennessee River basir

4464.1

4538.8

4619.1

4639.1

4658

4692

4695

4735

4738

4775

4789.1

4804.1

4898

4908

4912

Laurel Branch near

Edneyville,

N. C.

Brush Creek at

Walnut, N. C.

North Toe River at

Newland, N. C.

Phipps Creek near

Burnsville,

N. C.

Muddy Pork at

Fair-view, Tenn.

Little Pigeon

River at Sevlerville, Tenn.

West Pork Little

Pigeon River

near Pigeon

Forge , Tenn .

Middle Pork

Holston River at

Groseclose, Va.

Staley Creek near

Marion, Va .

Beaver Creek near

Wallace, Va.

Cove Creek at

Sherwood, N. C.

Grassy Creek near

Banner Elk,

N. C.

Cove Creek near

Shelleys, Va.

Surgolnsvllle

Creek at

Surgoinsville,

Tenn.

Big Creek tributary near

Rogersville,

Tenn.

Lat 35°22'15", long 82°24'10",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 64,

0.5 mile above mouth and 4

miles southwest of Edneyville,

Henderson County.

Lat 35°50'40", long 82°44'30",

at bridge on secondary road,

0.7 mile southwest of Walnut,

Madison County, and 0.8 mile

above mouth.

Lat 36°05'01", long 81°55'45",

at culvert on State Highway

194 at Newland, Avery County,

100 ft below Kentucky Creek.

Lat 35° 54 '40", long 82° 22 '10",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

19E, 0.4 mile above mouth and

3.9 miles west of Burnsville,

Yancey County.

Lat 36°18'52", long 82°32'38",

at bridge on State Highway 81,

0.7 mile west of Fair-view,

Washington County.

Lat 35°52'12", long 83°34'04",

at bridge Just above West Pork

on State Highway 66 in Sevierville, Sevler County.

Lat 35°48'21", long 83°34'28",

at bridge on old State Highway

71, 1.6 miles northwest of

Pigeon Forge, Sevier County.

Lat 36°53'19", long 81°20'51",

0.2 mile south of Groseclose.

Lat 36°49'25", long 81°28'25",

2 miles southeast of Marion.

Lat 36°38'25", long 82°06'42",

1.2 miles southeast of Wallace.

Lat 36°15'50", long 81°47'03",

at bridge on secondary road,

0.3 mile below Isaac Hollow

and 0.5 mile southwest of

Sherwood, Watauga County.

Lat 36°10'20", long 81°54'42",

at culvert on State Highway

194, 100 ft above mouth and

2.7 miles west of Banner Elk,

Avery County.

Lat 36°39 1 13", long 82°21'16",

2 miles north of Shelleys.

Lat 36°28'15", long 82°51'06",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

11W, at Surgoinsvllle,

Hawkins County .

Lat 36°25'30", long 82°57'l7",

at culvert under county road,

300 ft upstream from mouth and

2.8 miles northeast of Rogers -

ville, Hawkins County.

0.57

7.99

9.24

1.60

9.86

201

76.2

7.39

8.33

13.7

23.1

.54

17.3

4.38

2.00

1955-58

1954-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1954-58

1946-49*,

1954-58

1948-57*,

1958

1951-58

1946-57*,

1958

1940,

1955-58

1955-58

1951-58

1955-58

1955-58

7-24-55

7- 6-56

6-28-57

7-31-58

7-23-54

8-15-55

4-16-56

4- 5-57

5- 7-58

4-14-55

4-16-56

4- 4-57

11-19-57

1355

1956

5- 1-57

5-24-58

3-18-55

4-16-56

4-18-57

5- 5-58

1-21-54

3- -55

4-16-56

1-31-57

1958

1-21-54

3-18-55

4-16-56

1-31-57

12-20-57

5- 6-58

12- 7-50

1952

7- 6-53

1954

3-18-55

4-16-56

1-29-57

5- 6-58

5- 6-58

8-13-40

4-14-55

4-16-56

4- 5-57

5- 6-58

4-14-55

4-16-56

4- 5-57

5- 7-58

12- 7-50

3-23-52

5-19-53

1-22-54

3-18-55

4-16-56

1-29-57

5- 5-58

3-18-55

1956

1957

1958

3-19-55

4- -56

2- 1-57

5- -58

13.78

20.30

20.54

20.13

15.23

13.09

12.17

13.70

12.86

20.08

19.18

19.80

17.87

(b)

(b)

18.08

17.67

3.98

5.30

4.11

5.67

11.88

-

13.76

15.59

-

8.32

8.17

9.31

10.98

8.45

4.66

4.3

-

2.95

_

3.78

3.23

4.04

3.38

4.44

.

18.24

17.95

18.58

16.03

16.69

16.22

16.77

16.36

3.13

5.25

6.03

5.25

6.15

6.65

5.78

5.85

3.55

-

-

(b)

5.72

5.73

6.46

7.52

t

t

t

t

1,19

51

32

68

46

t

t

t

t

<6

<6

18

15

t

t

t

t

8,68

-

10,80

12,80

-

3,62

3,48

4,56

6,40

3,75

25

41

e!5

19

e!5

32

23

36

25

27

f 12,00

Tt)

(t)

1,39

(t)

2

1

2

1

11

60

92

60

98

1,26

81

43

(t)

-

(t)

t

t

t

t

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

e Estimated.

f Prom TVA slope-area measurement at sits -J mile upstream.
236 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name

4987

5017.6

5134.1

5196

5197

5250

5275

5300

5305

5340

5345

*5382

5383

5386

5387

Nails Creek near

Knoxville, Term.

Coon Creek near

Franklin, N. C.

Jenkins Branch

tributary at

Bryson City,

N. C.

Island Creek at

Vonore , Term .

Bat Creek near

Vonore , Term .

Stony Creek at

Port Blackmore,

Va.

North Pork Clinch

River at

Duf field, Va.

South Pork Powell

River at Big

Stone dap, Va.

North Fork Powell

River at Pennington Gap, Va.

Coal Creek at Lake

City, Term.

Buffalo Creek at

Norris, Term.

Poplar Creek near

Oliver Springs,

Term.

Rock Creek near

Sunbright, Term.

Obed River at

Crossvllle, Term.

Little Obed River

near Crossvllle,

Term.

Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharg

(cfs

Tennessee River basin Continued

Lat 35°52'49", long 83°46'47",

at culvert under State Highway

71, 0.8 mile southeast of

Shocks Gap, Blount County, and

10j miles southeast of

Knoxville.

Lat 35°14'04", long 83°20'28",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 23,

0.7 mile above mouth and 4.5

miles northeast of Franklin,

Macon County.

Lat 35°24'40", long 83°27'20",

at culvert on secondary road,

500 ft above mouth and 1 mile

southwest of Bryson City,

Swain County.

Lat 35"35'38", long 84°14'58",

at bridge on State Highway 72,

0.5 mile northwest of Vonore,

Monroe County.

Lat 35"38'36", long 84°15'12",

at bridge on State Highway 72,

2.5 miles upstream from mouth

and 4.5 miles north of Vonore,

Monroe County.

Lat 36°46'30", long 82°34'50",

at Port Blackmore, 2,000 ft

upstream from mouth.

Lat 36°42'40", long 82°47'45",

on U. S. Highway 58, at

Duf field.

Lat 36°51'54", long 82°46'16",

at bridge in town of Big

Stone Gap.

Lat 36°46'26", long 83°01'59",

north of town of Pennlngton

Gap.

Lat 36° 13 '14", long 84" 09 '27",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

25W, at Lake City, Anderson

County,

Lat 36°11'05", long 84°03'34",

at culvert under Norris Freeway (State Highway 71), 1.0

mile southeast of Norris,

Anderson County.

See previous table.

Lat 36°11'54", long 84°39'39",

at bridge on u. S. Highway 27

at Pilot Mountain, 3.5 miles

south of Sunbright, Morgan

County,

Lat 35°57'27", long 85°03'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

70S, 0.9 mile west of Junction

of U. S. Highways 70S and 70N,

at northwest city limits of

Crossville, Cumberland County..

Lat 35°58'3l", long 850 02'06",

at bridge on State Highway 28,

2.0 miles north of intersection of State Highway 28

and u. S. Highway 70 in Crossvllle, Cumberland County.

0.361

1.60

.45

11.2

30.7

41.4

23.1

40

70

24.5

9.45

55.9

5.54

12.0

4.71

1955-58

1957-58

1955-58

1954-58

1954-58

1950-52*,

1953-58

1951-52,

1953-58*

1945-47*,

1951-58

1945-51*d

1952-58

1933*.

1955-58

1948-50*,

1955-58

1954-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

12-29-54

2-17-56

4- 8-57

7- -58

4- 5-57

5- 7-58

1955

1956

1-31-57

4-29-58

1-21-54

4- -55

1- -56

1-31-57

5- 6-58

1-21-54

1955

2- 3-56

1-31-57

11-17-57

2- -53

1954

1955

4-16-56

1-29-57

5- 6-58

12- -50

3-23-52

12- 7-50

1952

2-21-53

1954

1955

4-16-56

1-29-57

5- 6-58

12-15-51

1-22-53

1-16-54

3-16-55

4-16-56

1-29-57

5- 6-58

4- -55

2- -56

1-31-57

11-17-57

12-29-54

4-15-55

1-31-56

11-17-57

1-21-54

3-21-55

4-16-56

2- -57

11-17-57

3-21-55

2-18-56

1-31-57

11-17-57

3-21-55

1-30-56

12- -56

11-18-57

3-21-55

2-18-56

12- -56

12- 7-57

1.98

2.30

2.94

2.18

4.22

4.84

(b)

(b)

19.35

18.67

9.44

8.34

9.20

9.04

9.71

10.42

(b)

9.76

10.36

10.76

6.08

-

-

6.55

6.12

6.40

6.08

3.20

6.9

-

6.65

-

_

7.05

8.62

6.10

8.45

8.20

6.00

7.45

8.12

8.70

8.00

12.43

7.48

12.02

13.92

7.59

7.34

9.03

8.93

12.11

14.76

13.64

12.66

15.16

6.21

4.76

5.48

5.78

8.78

7.22

8.18

7.61

8.00

5.46

4.64

3.76

t

t

t

t

8

15

t

t

t

t

72

38

64

58

83

1,48

<48

1,03

1,42

1,82

2,22

el, 00

el,5C

2,55

2,22

2,41

59

16

2,33

e2,22

2,14

el, 00

e2,00

2,40

3,55

1,84

4,25

4,15

3,00

3,80

4,10

4,43

4,05

2,88

1,03

2,58

4,38

70

64

1,13

1,10

t

t

t

t

t

(t) (t!

el 06

t)

t

t

tt;

t

t

t

t

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

e Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 237

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)

DiScharg

(cfa

Tennessee River basin Continued

5388

5415

5425

*5432

5445

5498.1

5552.1

5661

5662

5667

5672

5716

5717

5718

Obed River tributary near Crossvllle, Tenn.

Whites Creek near

Qlen Alice,

Tenn.

Plney Creek at

Spring City,

Tenn.

Ten Mile Creek

near Decatur,

Tenn.

Rlchland Creek

near Dayton,

Tenn.

Hyatt Creek at

Marble, N. C.

Shoal Creek near

Murphy, N. C.

South Mouse Creek

tributary near

Cleveland, Tenn.

Brymer Creek near

McDonald, Tenn.

South Chickamauga

Creek at Ringgold, Qa.

West Chickamauga

Creek near

Kinsington, Oa.

Brown Spring

Branch near

Sequatchie,

Tenn.

Pryor Cove Branch

near Jasper,

Tenn.

Battle Creek near

Monteagle, Tenn.

Lat 35°58'59", long 85°03'31",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

70N, 2.3 miles nbrthwest of

Junction with U. S. Highway

70S, at northwest city limits

of Crossville, Cumberland

County.

Lat 35°47'49", long 84°45'37",

at former gaging station,

2,200 ft upstream from Southern Ry. bridge and 1.2 miles

southwest of Glen Alice, Roane

County.

Lat 35°41'59", long 84° 51 '17",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 27,

0.5 mile northeast of Spring

City, Rhea County.

Lat 35°37 r 05", long 84°41'30",

at bridge on State Highway 68,

10.5 miles northeast of

Decatur, Meigs County.

Lat 35°30'17", long 85°01'20",

at former gaging station, 0.4

mile upstream from bridge on

State Highway 30 and 1.0 mile

northwest of Dayton, Rhea

County.

Lat 35°11'22", long 83°55'14",

at bridge on secondary road,

0.8 mile north of railroad

station at Marble, Cherokee

County, and 1 mile above

mouth .

Lat 35°06'40", long 84°14'00",

at bridge on State Highway 294,

50 ft below Thompson Branch,

4 miles southwest of Hiwassee

Dam, and 11 miles west of

Murphy, Cherokee County.

Lat 35°12'32", long 84°50'15",

at bridge on old location of

U. S. Highway 11, 4.2 miles

northeast of intersection with

U. S. Highway 64 in Cleveland,

Bradley County.

Lat 35°07'20", long 84°57'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

11 and 64, 1.9 miles east of

McDonald, Bradley County.

Lat 34° 55 ', long 85° 08', at

State Highway 3 at Rlnggold,

Catoosa County.

Lat 34°48', long 85°21', at

State Highway 2, 2£ miles

northeast of Kinsington,

Walker County.

Lat 35° 08 '55", long 85° 33' 28",

at culvert under State Highway

27, 2.1 miles northeast of

bridge over Little Sequatchie

River and 3.1 miles northeast

of Sequatchie, Marion County.

Lat 35°05'25", long 85°37'22",

at bridge on State Highway 27,

1.1 miles north of Jasper,

Marion County.

Lat 35°08'03", long 85°46'15",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

41 and 64, 9.2 miles southeast

of Monteagle, Grundy County.

0.717

123

98.3

26.4

50.2

6.90

12.6

1.31

9.68

161

73.0

.67

12.9

50.4

1955-58

1935-55*,

1956-58

1928-30*

1955-58

1954-58

1928-31*

1935-55*,

1956-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1950-58

1951-58

1955-58

1955-57

1955-58

3-21-55

7-17-56

1- -57

11-18-57

3-14-56

1-28-57

11-18-57

12- -54

2-18-56

12- -56

11-18-57

1-21-54

3- -55

2- -56

9-16-57

4-29-58

3-14-56

12- -56

11-18-57

1955

1956

1-31-57

5- 8-58

1955

4-16-56

1-31-57

4-28-58

12- -54

4- -55

2- 1-57

11-17-57

12- -54

2- -56

9- -57

11-17-57

9- 7-50

3-29-51

3-10-52

2-24-53

1-16-54

5-16-55

2- -56

2- 1-57

11-18-57

3-29-51

3-11-52

2-21-53

1-16-54

2- 6-55

2-20-56

2-26-57

11-18-57

5-29-55

2- 2-56

1-31-57

11- -57

5-29-55

2- -56

1-31-57

3-22-55

2- 3-56

2- 1-57

11-18-57

6.03

3.76

3.66

4.65

15.40

13.67

25.1

13.75

14.04

15.17

18.00

11.41

10.05

11.63

13.75

12.44

8.0

8.60

10.2

-

-

17.86

17.03

-

14.31

14.66

14.53

5.01

5.70

5.89

5.07

6.02

5.10

6.34

5.60

20.54

25.07

18.33

13.84

17.79

12.63

10.6

16.17

15.75

18.5

16.65

13.29

15.61

13.44

12.09

14.75

14.74

5.65

5.81

4.98

6.23

4.78

5.10

5.02

7.15

8.29

7.74

9.09

t

t

t

t

11, OC

6,OC

51, OC

10>00

11,10

15,80

g32,2C

2,5C

1,53

2,69

(t)

3,4C

6,65

7,83

11,00

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

7,80

10, OC

6,82

4,90

6,62

4,32

3,49

5,90

5,72

(t)

(t!

3,35

(t)

3,44

2,46

4,94

4,81

11

12

8

14

46

57

54

t

t

t

t

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station 

g Affected by storage behind railroad fill.
238 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name

5730

5747

5770

5798

5800

5822

5823

5832

5872

5875

5942

5943

*5944

Short Creek near

Albertville,

Ala.

Big Huckleberry

Creek near

Belvidere, Term.

West Pork Flint

Creek near Oakville, Ala.

Miller Creek near

Cowan , Term.

Boiling Pork Creek

at Cowan, Term.

Morris Creek tributary near

Belleville.,

Term.

Norris Creek near

Fayetteville,

Term.

Chicken Creek at

McBurg, Term.

Bluewater Creek

tributary near

Leoma , Term .

Shoal Creek at

Lawrenceburg,

Term.

Eagle Creek near

Clifton Junction,

Term.

Cypress Creek

tributary near

Pope, Term.

Cypress Creek at

Pope near

Parsons, Term.

Location

Drainage

area

(sq mi)

Period

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharg

(cfs

Tennessee River basin Continued

Lat 34°18'05", long 86°10'53",

in NE£ sec. 35, T.8 S., R.4 E.,

on left bank 325 ft downstream

from county highway bridge,

800 ft downstream from Turkey

Creek, 3 miles northeast of

Albertville, Marshall County,

and 4-j miles upstream from

Scarham Creek.

Lat 35°04'00", long 86°Z1'29",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

64, 1.3 miles southeast of

intersection of U. S. Highway

64 and State Highway 121 and

11 miles southwest of Belvidere, Lincoln County.

Lat 34°Z8'35", long 87°08'30",

in SWj sec. 35, T.6 S., R.6 W.,

on right bank at downstream

side of bridge on county highway, 0.9 mile east of Fire

Points, 0.9 mile upstream from

Shoal Creek, ly miles downstream from McDaniel Branch,

and 2-J miles northeast of

Oakyille .

Lat 35°10'17", long 85°59'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

1.8 miles east of Cowan,

Franklin County.

Lat 35°09'45", long 86°00'20",

at bridge on county road,

1,200 ft southeast of intersection of county road with

U. S. Highway 64 in Cowan,

Franklin County.

Lat 35°13'55", long 86°33'50",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

231, 0.4 mile north of first

crossing of Norris Creek from

Fayetteville, 3.1 miles south

of Belleville, and 5.4 miles

north of junction with U. S.

Highway 64 in Fayetteville,

Lincoln County.

Lat 35°09'53", long 86°32'43",

at bridge on State Highway 50,

2.0 miles northeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County.

Lat 35°11'03", long 86°48'47",

at bridge on county highway

R7374 in McBurg, Lincoln.

Lat 35°08'29", long 87°22'05",

at culvert under U. S. Highway

43, 1.8 miles southwest of

Leoma, Lawrence County.

Lat 35°14'02", long 87°20'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 43,

 J mile upstream from former

gaging station and 0.5 mile

south of intersection of U. S.

Highways 43 and 64 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County.

Lat 35°20'21", long 87 0 58'22",

at bridge on State Highway 114,

3.0 miles north of intersection of State Highway 114

with U. S. Highway 64 in

Clifton Junction, Wayne

County.

Lat 35°37'10", long 87°57'20",

at culvert under State Highways 20 and 100, in Craig

Hollow, 2.0 miles east of

Pope, Perry County.

Lat 35°36'55", long 87°59'23",

at bridge on county highway

R7029, 0.2 mile south of

intersection of County Highway R7029 and State Highways

20 and 100 in Pope, Perry

County.

91.6

2.18

87.6

4.30

17.0

.034

42.6

7.66

.49

27.0

19.0

.75

16.8

1946-53*

1954-58

1955-58

1953-57*,

1958

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1954-58

1955-58

1955-58

1933-34*,

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1-16-54

2- 6-55

4-16-56

6- 9-57

11-14-57

3-21-55

2- 3-56

1-31-57

11- -57

11-18-57

12- -54

2- 3-56

1-31-57

11- -57

12- -54

2- 3-56

1-31-57

11- -57

3-21-55

12- 3-55

4- 4-57

11- -57

1- -54

3-22-55

12- 4-55

4- 4-57

11-17-57

3-21-55

12- 4-55

5-22-57

11- -57

3-21-55

1-29-56

12-13-56

11- -57

3-21-55

1-29-56

2- 1-57

11- -57

3-21-55

1956

1-28-57

11- -57

3-21-55

2-17-56

4- 4-57

11-17-57

3-21-55

2-17-56

4- 4-57

11-12-57

7.9

9.0

10.1

11.6

9.1

3.95

4.02

3.74

4.62

19.8

6.74

6.70

6.73

6.97

6.89

8.02

7.79

8.21

5.77

5.81

4.30

5.16

10.29

10.61

10.95

8.92

12.2

6.66

6.64

5.22

6.60

4.87

2.45

2.68

2.52

17.27

9.98

8.42

9.20

7.25

(l>)

3.46

4.52

3.16

2.26

4.03

1.88

6.78

5.66

7.65

3.79

2,70

3,66

4,76

6,43

3,76

t

t

t

t

3,04

39

38

39

43

1,39

1,90

1,79

2,00

7

8

2

4

9,00

9,80

10,60

6,20

14,30

3,66

3,64

1,78

3,59

t

t

t

t

8,12

(t)

(t

(t,

4,81

t

t

(t

t

t

t

t

2,34

t)

t

t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 239

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)

Tennessee River basin Continued

5982

5992

5994

6021

6038

*6042

6055

6057

Weakley Creek near

Rover, Term.

East Rock Creek at

Parmington,

Tenn.

Little Plat Creek

tributary near

Rally Hill,

Tenn.

Moss Spring Hollow

near Centervllle,

Tenn.

Chalk Creek near

Haynesboro,

Tenn.

Cane Creek at

Farmers Exchange, Tenn.

Trace Creek at

Haverly, Tenn.

Deer Creek tributary near

Haverly, Tenn.

Lat 35°38'05", long 86°33'03",

at culvert under county road,

3.7 miles southeast of Intersection of road with U. S.

Highway 41A at Rover, Bedford

County .

Lat 35°30'05", long 86°42'50",

at bridge on State Highway 64,

0.2 mile west of Parmlngton,

Marshall County.

Lat 35°41'15", long 86°49'46",

at culvert under U. S. Highway 431 and State Highway 106,

1.5 miles north of crossing of

Plat Creek in Rally Hill,

Maury County.

Lat 35°45'44", long 87°27'47",

at bridge on State Highways

48 and 100, 1.2 miles south of

Centerville, Hlckman County.

Lat 35°14'5l", long 87°46'03",

at bridge on State Highway 13,

5.0 miles south of Haynesboro,

Wayne County.

Lat 35°38'53", long 87°39'39",

at bridge on county highway,

0.5 mile north of Farmers

Exchange, Hickman County.

Lat 36°04'58", long 87°46'32",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

on east side of Waverly,

Humphreys County.

Lat 36°10 '20", long 87°44'40",

at culvert under State Highway

13 In Smith Hollow, 8.0 miles

northeast of Waverly, Humphreys County.

9.46

43.1

.630

3.68

4.88

45.1

17.4

1.04

1955-58

1954-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-57

1955-58

1932-33*,

1955-58

1955-58

3-21-55

1-30-56

2- 1-57

11-17-57

1- -54

3-21-55

1-30-56

12-14-56

11- -57

3-21-55

2- 3-56

12-13-56

3- -58

3-21-55

2-17-56

12- -56

1958

3-21-55

3-15-56

12-13-56

3-21-55

4- -56

5-22-57

11- -57

3-21-55

1-29-56

1-29-57

11-17-57

3-21-55

1-29-56

1-23-57

11-17-57

6.15

5.02

5.01

4.80

10.84

11.68

10.69

13.43

10.82

5.98

5.20

4.68

3.56

5.83

3.67

2.09

(b)

7.11

Ikl5

h3.14

9.20

8.25

7.55

5.81

5.27

7.43

5.94

7.07

2.02

-

3.30

1.99

2,33

7C

69

6C

3,OC

3,52

2,91

4,7E

3,OC

37

29

24

IE

t

t

t

t

el 6C

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

e Estimated.

h Maximum for period Oct. 1, 1956, to Apr. 24, 1957j no record thereafter.
240 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

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 the water year 1958

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

( sq mi }

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years }

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin

Yellow Creek

Bypass.

Lynn Camp

Creek.

Yellow Creek.

Laurel River.

Lat 36°37'52", long 83°43'45",

at Middlesboro, Ky. ,1/3 mile upstream from Fourmile Run and

1/3 mile downstream from

Lick Fork.

Lat 36°57'18", long 84°05'41",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

Z5W at Corbin, Ky. , 1. 1 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

_

-

1940-41,

1944-50,

1952-57

12- 7-57

5-28-5B

11-18-57

11-18-57

11-19-57

11-20-57

4-10-58

4-21-58

4-22-58

4-23-58

1,100

34.8

1,200

1,580

2,220

302

269

1,260

864

672

Tennessee River basin

Dingle creek.

North Indian

Creek.

Cherokee

Creek.

Little Limestone Creek

Sinking Creek

Little Pigeon

River.

East Fork

Little

Pigeon

River.

West Fork

Little

Pigeon

River.

Do ........

Laurel Fork..

West Prong

Little

River.

Middle Prong

Little

River .

Hesse Creek. .

Ellejoy Creek

French Broad

River.

Nolichueky

River.

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

do

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

French Broad

River.

Little Pigeon

River.

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

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

Doe River. . . .

Middle Prong

to Little

River.

Little River.

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

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

Lat 35°30'22", long 82°31'30",

at U. S. Highway 25, 1.5

miles north of Skyland,

Buncombe County, N. C.

Lat 36°10'35", long 82°17'36",

at former gaging station,

900 ft upstream from Rocky

Branch and 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi

County, Tenn. 

Lat 36°14'12", long 82°27'50",

at bridge on former State

Highway 81, 5.5 miles southeast of Jonesboro, Washington

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°17'00", long 82°29'04",

at bridge on State Highway

81, at Jonesboro Washington

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°10'23", long 82°43'09",

at county highway bridge,

1.75 miles southeast of Afton

and 2.25 miles east of Tusculum, Qreen County, Tenn.

Lat 35°51'38", long 83°30'13",

at Hodsden Bridge on U. S.

Highway 411, 4.25 miles east

of Sevierville, Sevier

County, Tenn., and 4.5 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°51'55", long 83°Z9'17",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

411, 1.3 miles upstream from

mouth and 5.2 miles east of

Sevierville, Sevier County,

Tenn., at Harrisburg, Tenn.

Lat 35°41'15", long 83°32'07",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

441 (State 71), at Park

headquarters, near Gatlinburg,

Bevier County, Tenn.

Lat 35°48'21", long 83° 34 '28",

at site of former gaging station on old State Highway 71,

1.6 miles northwest of Pigeon

Forge and 4.3 miles south of

Sevierville, Sevier County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°17'15", long 82°10'18",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

19E, at Hampton, Carter

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°39'21", long 83°42'37",

150 ft upstream from Middle

Prong in Great Smoky Mountain National Park on Cades

Cove Rd. and 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°39i'26", long 83°42'34",

0.3 mile upstream from mouth,

In Great Smoky Mountain

National Park on Cades Cove

Rd. and 3 miles southeast of

Townsend, Blount County, Tenn. 

Lat 35 "42 '44", long 83°49'09",

at bridge on State Highway

73, 0.2 mile above mouth and

1.4 miles south of Walland,

Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°46'24", long 83°51'01",

at bridge on county highway,

0.1 mile above mouth and

7 miles east of Maryvllle,

Blount County, Tenn.

1.05

15.9

9.7

4.21

_

110

64.1

24.0

76.2

-

18.6

27.3

27.6

38.3

1944-57*

1950-54,

1957

1952-55,

1957

1944,

1952-55,

1957

1944,

1953-54

1946 -49*

1952-55,'

1957

1948

1944,

1953-54,

1957

1944,

1953-54,

1957

1900,1944,

1953-54,

1957

1943,

1953-55,

1957

12-11-58

9-17-58

6-16-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

6-16-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

0.73

*8.38

10.6

*5.07

*2.27

12.3

*33.7

*9.92

*7.54

*22 9

*7.16

*6.72

 11.6

*10.8

*6.62

* Base flow.

* Operated as a oontlnuoui.s-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 241

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during the water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Crooked Creek

Cartoogeohaye

Creek.

Mill Creek...

Cowee Creek..

Alarka Creek.

Cullowhee

Creek.

Tilley Creek.

Scott Creek. .

Oconaluftee

River.

Tulula Creek.

Sweetwater

Creek.

Cheoah River.

Long Creek. . .

Do ........

Sweetwater

Creek.

Paint Rock

Creek.

Little River.

Little

Tennessee

River.

Cullasaja

River.

Little

Tennessee

River.

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

Tuckasegee

River.

Cullowhee

Creek.

Tuckasegee

River.

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

Cheoah River.

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

Little

Tennessee

River.

Cheoah River.

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

Tennessee

River.

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

Lat 35°46'17", long 83°52'42",

at bridge on county highway,

1.2 miles above mouth and 5

miles east of Maryvllle,

Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°09'31", long 83°23'39",

at U. S. Highway 23, 1.8 miles

south of Franklin, Macon

County, N. C., and 1.9 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°03'17", long 83'11'49",

at U. S. Highway 64, 0.1 mile

northeast of Highlands Post

Office, Macon County, N. C.,

and 0.4 mile downstream from

Satulah Branch.

Lat 35°15'54", long 83°24'12",

at county highway bridge,

0.3 mile north of State Highway 28 and at Wests Mill Post

Office, Macon County, N. C.

Lat 35°23'30", long 83°29'17",

at old U. S. Highway 19, 0.2

mile downstream from Robinson

Gap Branch, 0.4 mile downstream from Prisbee Branch,

and 3.0 miles southwest of

Bryson City, Swain County,

N. C.

Lat 35°14'57", long 83°11'08",

at county highway bridge, 0.2

mile below Wolf Creek and 4.3

miles south of Cullowhee,

Jackson County, N. C.

Lat 35°16'46", long 83°11'33",

at county highway bridge,

100 ft below Pressley Creek,

0.1 mile above Bryson Branch,

and 2.3 miles southwest of

Cullowhee, Jackson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°24'09", long 83°10'36",

50 ft above railroad trestle,

0.2 mile downstream from unnamed branch, 1.2 miles downstream from Buff Creek, and

3.4 miles northeast of Sylva,

Jackson County, N. C.

Lat 35°29'04", long 83°18'56",

on State Highway 107 in

Cherokee Indian Reservation,

0.6 mile north of Cherokee,

Swain County, N. C., and 1.9

miles upstream from 3oco Creek.

Lat 35°19'15", long 83°48'08",

at county highway bridge, 0.3

mile southeast of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C.,

and 0.5 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°19'30", long 83°47'36",

at county highway bridge, 0.6

mile above mouth and 0.8 mile

northeast of Robbinsville,

Graham County, N. C.

Lat 35°19'45", long 83°48'36",

at U. S. Highway 129, 0.1

mile above Long Creek and 0.5

mile northwest of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C.

Lat 35°18'37", long 83°48'51",

at county highway bridge, 0.1

mile east of Milltown, 0.5

mile upstream from Atoah

Creek, and 0.9 mile southwest

of Roblnsville, Graham County,

N. C. 

Lat 35°19'44", long 83°48'40",

at county road bridge at

mouth, 0.5 mile north of

Robbinsville, Graham County,

N. C.

Lat 35°36'32", lorg 84°27'40" :,

at U. S. Highway 11, 0.5 mile

north of intersection of

State Highway 68 and U. S.

Highway 11, at Sweetwater,

Monroe County, Tenn.

Lat 35°44'29", long 84°30'32",

at bridge on State Highway

72, 0.5 mile southeast of

Paint Rock, Roane County,

Tenn.

31.8

57.1

1.15

25.5

27.2

6.90

6.02

37.6

131

28.6

13.6

43.1

6.03

11.8

23.3

25 7

1944,

1953-54,

1957

1944,1947,

1953-55

1944,

1953-55

1947

1921-49*

1944,1947,

1953-55

1944,

1953-55

1944,

1953-55

1932-33,

1950-52,

1954,

1956-57

1952

1954^

1957

9-17-58

6-11-58

7- 3-58

6-11-58

7- 2-58

9-15-58

6-12-58

7- 3-58

9- 4-58

8- 8-58

9- 3-58

8- 8-58

9- 3-58

8-13-58

6-19-58

7- 7-58

9-10-58

6-30-58

6-30-58

8- 1-58

9-26-58

9- 5-58

6-26-58

c

8-11-58

9- 5-58

9-17-58

9-17-58

*6.55

89.1

63.7

1.55

.91

.94

31.0

27.0

21.9

43.7

7.29

5.07

6.46

4.31

47.6

211

165

128

18.7

12.8

12.6

8.15

26.7

11.2

23 . G 

13.5

9.20

*9.40

*8 . 27

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during the water year 1958--Contlnued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

yea rs )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Brushy

Pork a/.

Bear Creek. . .

Crooked Pork

Creek.

Little Emory

River.

Valley River.

Do ...... .

Do ........

Cypress Creek

Drainage

Canal.

East Pork

Clarks

River.

West Pork

Clarks

River.

Poplar Creek,

East Pork

Poplar

Creek.

Emory River. .

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

Hlwassee

River.

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

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

Tennessee

River.

Clarks River.

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

Lat 36°01'33", long 84°17'16",

at bridge on relocated State

Highway 61, 2 miles west of

Oak Ridge and 4 miles east

of Oliver Springs, Anderson

County, Term.

Lat 35°56'41", long 84°21'46",

at bridge on Oak Ridge Turnpike, 0.5 mile above mouth

and 8 miles southwest of Oak

Ridge, Anderson County, Term.

Lat 36°05'05", long 84°33'18",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

27, 0.35 mile downstream from

mouth of Plat Pork and 2.7

miles southeast of Wartburg,

Morgan County, Term,

Lat 35°58'53", long 84°28'56",

at bridge on county highway,

1 mile north of State Highway El, 1 mile north of

DeArmond and 5.2 miles northeast of Harrlman, Roane

County, Term.

Lat 35°12'20", long 83°49'03",

at county highway bridge,

300 ft below Tatham Creek

and 0.7 mile northeast of

Andrews, Cherokee County,

N. C.

Lat 35°12'09", long 83°50'27",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

19 and 129, 0.2 mile downstream from Town Branch and

O.9 mile northwest of Andrews,

Cherokee County, N. C.

Lat 35°05'58", long 84°01'09",

200 ft east of U. S. Highway 19, 0.2 mile above

Brlttlan Creek, and 1.2 miles

northeast of Murphy, Cherokee

County, N. C.

Lat 37 "01 '24", long 88°18'39",

at southwest corner of Illinois Central RR. bridge

abutment, 0.6 mile west of

Gllbertsvllle, Ky.

Lat 36°34'52", long 88°18'53",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

641, 1.8 miles downstream

from Parley Branch and 1.4

miles south of city limits

of Murray, Ky.

Lat 36°53'03", long 88°33'11",

at bridge on State Highway

131, at Kaler, 2.1 miles upstream from Bear Creek and

3.0 miles southwest of

Sympsonla, Ky.

23.2

7.15

50.3

34.3

41.8

49.4

114

-

-

_

1954-55,

1957

1951-52,

1954-55,

1956

1952,

1957

1946-47*

1957

9-17-58

9-17-58

8-17-58

9-17-58

9-11-58

7-29-58

9-11-58

7-29-58

9-11-58

9-16-58

9-16-58

9-16-58

*3.85

*.72

*1.42

.17

10.5

81.3

20.5

201

52.9

0

0

*10.2

* Base flow.

* Operated as a co- .Inuous-record gaging station, 

a Published In WSF 1336 and 1386 as Brushy Creek.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

In 1931, a minor drought year, a study was made of large springs in East Tennessee and 

the results published in WSP 713. From 1950 to 1954, a more detailed study, including 

some of those springs, was carried on in cooperation with the Ground Water Branch in connection with an investigation of the ground-water resources of the region. This study was 

made on a roving basis, the discharge of one group of springs being measured monthly for 

one year and then measurements made on another group for a year. During a round of measurements in June 1954, measurements were made at many springs where regular monthly measurements had previously been discontinued. The results of measurements made were published 

annually in WSP 1173, 1206, 1236, 1276, and 1336. As some of the springs were measured 

during the drought year 1931, comparisons might be made to determine probable minimum flow 

of springs which were not measured in 1931. Many of these springs are used for municipal 

or industrial water supplies. Others do not have well sustained flow during the dry season. Results of the discharge measurements show the characteristics of the springs and 

give good indication of the variation of the flow.

During the water years 1955-58 measurements were made at several springs, most of which 

were measured during the 1950-54 study. The results of discharge measurements during the 

1958 water year, showing the yield and the water temperature, are given in the following 

table:

Discharge measurements, of springs in Loudon County, Tennessee, water year 

October 1957 to September 1958

Spring Location

Lat 35°43'O7", long 

84°19'21", 2.0 

miles southeast 

of Loudon, along 

State Highway 72. 

Lat 35°42'45", long 

84°19'02", 3.3 

miles southeast 

of Loudon.

Tributary to 

Clear Branch to 

Tennessee River.

Clear Branch to 

Tennessee River.

Date

June 17 

Aug. 26

Nov. 13

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute)

651 

427

353

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air

70 

77

55

Water

58 

58

57

Remarks

Clear 

Clear

INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adams, Term., Red River near.......... 60

Sulphur Fork Red River near......... 61

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 11

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C...... 88

Alpine, Tenn., West Fork Obey River

near............................ 33

Antloch, Term., Mill Creek near....... 55

Apalachla Lake, N. C., contents of...227,231 

Arthur, Term., Powell River near...... 149

Ashevllle, N. C., French Broad River

at. ............................. 13,79

Barbourvllle, Ky., Cumberland River at 18 

Bear Creek, at Bishop, Ala............ 206

near Hackleburg, Ala................ 202

near Red Bay, Ala................... 203

Bear Creek Lake, N. C., capacity of... 230 

Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va......... 105

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va....... 101

Beech River, near Darden, Tenn........ 11

near Lexlngton, Tenn................ 11

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.... 77

Bell Buckle, Tenn., Wartrace Creek

at.............................. 210

Belleview, Term., Harpeth River at.... 57

Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 74

Benton, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

near............................ 223

Benton, Term., South Chestuee Creek

near............................ 176

Big Blgby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn... 215 

Big Creek near Rogersvllle, Tenn...... 116

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse,

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City,

Va.............................. 113

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala..... 198

Big Rock Creek at Lewlsburg, Tenn..... 212

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn..... 220

Big Stone Gap, Va., Powell River at... 147 

Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at..... 23

Biltmore, N. C., Swannanoa River

at. ............................. 78

Birdsong Creek near Holladay, Tenn.... 11

Birdtovm, N. C., Oconaluftee River at. 134 

Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at........... 206

Black Mountain, N. C., North Fork

Swannanoa River near............ 76

Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River near.. 163 

Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 71

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near.... 168

Blue Ridge Lake, Ga., contents of....227,231

Bodenham, Tenn., Weakley Creek near... 194 

Boone Lake, Tenn., contents of.......224,230

Bradley Creek (tributary to East Fork

Stones River) at Lascassas

Tenn............................ 49

Bradley Creek (tributary to Elk River)

near Prairie Plains, Tenn....... 190

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn.... 193

Brevard, N. C., Davidson River near... 70 

Bristol, Va., Beaver Creek near....... 105

Browns Creek near Chesterfield, Tenn.. 11

Bruceton, Term., Big Sandy River at... 220

Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek near. 136

Tuckasegee River at................. 135

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky......... 26

Buffalo River, near Flat Woods, Tenn.. 218 

near Lobelville, Tenn............... 219

Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads,

Tenn............................ 151

Burnett Lake, N. C., capacity of...... 229

Byrdstown, Tenn., Wolf River near..... 34

Cadiz, Ky., Little River near......... 65

Calderwood Lake, Tenn., capacity of... 230

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn... 38

iandler, N. C., Hominy Creek at........ 75

lane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky..... . 24

!ane Creek (tributary to Beech River

near Shady Hill, Tenn............ 11

lane Creek (tributary to French Broad

River) at Fletcher, N. C......... 73

lane River near Sioux, N. C ............ 93

!aney Fork, below Center Hill Dam,

near Lancaster, Tenn............. 41

near Rock Island, Tenn............... 40

!anton, N. C., East Fork Pigeon River

near............................. 86

Pigeon River at...................... 87

Carters Creek, Tenn., Rutherford Creek

near............................. 214

Carthage, Tenn., Cumberland River at... 42 

Cedar Cliff Lake, N. C., capacity of... 230 

Cedar Creek (tributary to Bear Creek)

near Pleasant Site, Ala.......... 204

Cedar Creek (tributary to Clinch River)

near Lebanon, Va................. 140

Celina, Tenn., Cumberland River at..... 36

Celo, N. C., South Toe River near...... 92

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of...... ......................... 67,68

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chambers Creek near Kendrick, Miss..... 11

Charleston, Tenn., Hiwassee River above 175 

Chase, Ala., Flint River near.......... 185

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River

at. .............................. 179

Tennessee River near................. 181

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.. 180 

Chatuga Lake, N. C., contents of......226,231

Cheatham Dam, Tenn., Cumberland River

below............................ 59

Cheatham Lake, Tenn., capacity of...... 68

Cheoah Lake, N. C., capacity of........ 230

Cherokee Lake, Tenn., contents of.....225,230

Chestuee Creek, at Dentville, Tenn..... 11

at Zion Hill, Tenn................... 11

Chickamauga, Tenn., South Chickamauga

Creek near....................... 178

Chickamauga Lake, Tenn., contents of..228,232 

Chilhowie, Va., South Fork Holston

River near....................... 100

Chilhowie Lake, Tenn., contents of....226,231

Clarks River, East Fork, at Murray, Ky. 222 

East Fork, near Benton, Ky........... 223

Clear Fork near Robbins, Tenn.......... 28

Cleveland, Va., Clinch River at........ 141

Clinch River, above Tazewell, Tenn..... 146

at Cleveland, Va..................... 141

at Richlands, Va..................... 139

at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 144

below Norris Dam, Tenn............... 150

near Scarboro, Tenn.................. 152

North Fork, at Duffield, Va.......... 145

Coeburn, Va., Guest River at........... 142

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn... 39 

Columbia, Tenn., Duck River at......... 213

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooperation, record of................. 1

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va........ 143

Copperhill, Tenn., Davis Mill Creek

at............................... 171

Ocoee River at....................... 169

Corbin, Ky., Laurel River at........... 21

Courtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at.... 198

Cove Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek near. 89 

Coweeta Creek basin, N. C., records of. 11 

Crab Orchard, Tenn., Daddys Creek near. 155 

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 3 

Cullasaja River, at Cullasaja, N. C.... 127

at Highlands, N. C................... 126

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Pork at.......... 14

Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland

River at......................... 20

Cumberland River, at Barbourville, Ky.. 18 

at Carthage, Tenn.................... 42

245
246 INDEX

Cumberland River, at Celina, Term..... 36

at Cumberland Falls, Ky............. 20

at dam 3, near Old Hickory, Term. 

See Cumberland River below Old 

Hickory, 

at Dover, Term...................... 63

at Smithland, Ky.................... 66

at Williatnsburg, Ky................. 19

below Cheatham Dam, Term............ 59

below Old Hickory, Term............. 45-48

near Harlan, Ky..................... 15

near Plneville, Ky.................. 17

near Rowena, Ky..................... 31

South Fork, near Stearns, Ky........ 29

Cumberland River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................234-235

gaging-station records in........... 14-66

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in........................ 240

reservoirs in....................... 67-68

Cypress Creek near Gilbertsville, Ky.. 11

Daddys Creek, near Crab Orchard, Term. 155"' 

near Hebbertsburg, Term............. 156

Dale Hollow Dam, Term., Obey River

below........................... 35

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of.............................. 67,68

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at..... 101

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanat ion of...................... 4-7

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C..... 70

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.. 171 

Davy Crockett Lake, Term., capacity

of.............................. 230

Decatur, Term., Sewee Creek near...... 159

Dial, da., Toccoa River near.......... 167

Dillsboro, N. C., Tuckasegee River at. 133 

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term....... 108

Donelson, Term., Stones River above... 54 

Douglas Dam, Term., French Broad River

below........................... 97

Douglas Lake, Term., contents of.....224,230

Dover, Term., Cumberland River at..... 63

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville,

Term............................ 44

Duck River, above Hurricane Mills,

Term........................... .13,217

at Columbia, Tenn................... 213

below Manchester, Term.............. 208

near Shelbyville, Term.............. 211

Ducktown, Term., North Potato Creek

near............................ 172

Duffield, Va., North Fork Clinch River

at.............................. 145

East Fork Lake, N. C., capacity of.... 230

Elizabethton, Term., Doe River at..... 108

Watauga River at.................... 109

Elk River, above Fayetteville, Term... 192

near Pelham, Term................... 189

near Prospect, Tenn................. 196

Embreaville, Tenn., Nolichucky River

at.............................. 94

Emf, Tenn., Ocoee River at............ 173

Emory River at Oakdale, Term.......... 158

Fairfield, Term., Garrison Fork at.... 209 

Falkville, Ala., Flint Creek near....187-188 

Fayetteville, Term., Elk River above.. 192 

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga. 170 

First Creek, at Fifth Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term................. 122

at Mineral Springs Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term................. 121

Flat Woods, Tenn., Buffalo River near. 218 

Fletcher, N. C., Cane Creek at........ 73

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala......187-188

Flint River near Chase, Ala........... 185

Flintstone, Ga., Chattanooga Creek

near............................ 180

Floods, reports on.................... 11

Florence, Ala., Tennessee River at.... 200

Fontana Lake, N. C., contents of.....225,231

Fort Loudoun Lake, Term., contents

of.............................225,230 Ki

Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Tenn.,

contents of....................223,230

Frankewing, Tenn., Bradshaw Creek at.. 193

French Broad River, at Asheville,

N. C.. ........................... 13,79

at Bent Creek, N. C.................. 74

at Blantyre, N. C .................... 71

at Marshall, N. C.................... 81

at Rosman, N. C...................... 69

below Douglas Dam, Tenn.............. 97

near Knoxville, Term................. 99

near Newport, Tenn................... 83

Gaging-station, definition of.......... 2

Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Tenn....... 209

Gate City, Va., Big Moccasin Creek

near............................. 113

Copper Creek near.................... 143

North Fork Holston River near........ 114

Geraldine, Ala., Town Creek-near....... 183

Good Springs, Ala. Sugar Creek

near............................. 197

Great Falls Lake, Tenn., contents of... 67,68 

Greenwood, Ky., Helton Branch at....... 25

Guest River at Coeburn, Va............. 142

Guntersville Lake, Ala., contents of..228,232

Kackleburg, Ala., Bear Creek near...... 202

Hales Bar Lake, Term., contents of... .228,232

Halls Crossroads, Term., Bullrun Creek

near............................. 151

Halltown, Ala., Little Bear Creek

near............................. 205

Harlan, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 15

Harmon Creek near Lexington, Tenn...... 11

Harpeth River, at Belleview, Tenn...... 57

near Kingston Springs, Tenn.......... 58

Hayesville, N. C., Hiwassee River near. 160 

Hazelwood, N. C., Alien Creek near..... 88

West Fork Pigeon River near.......... 84

Hebbertsburg, Tenn., Daddys Creek

near............................. 156

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky......... 25

Hendersonville, Term., Drakes Creek

above............................ 44

Hepco, N. C., Pigeon River near........ 90

Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja River at... 126 

Hilham, Tenn., Roaring River near...... 37

Hiwassee Lake, N. C., contents of.....227,231

Hiwassee River, above Charleston, Tenn. 175 

above Murphy, N. C................... 161

at Presley, Ga....................... 160

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C...... ....................... 160

near McFarland, Tenn................. 166

Holston River, at Surgoinsville, Tenn.. 115 

Middle Fork, at Sevenmile Ford, Va... 103 

near Jefferson City, Tenn............ 118

near Knoxville, Tenn................. 120

North Fork, at Holston, Va........... 112

near Gate City, Va................. 114

near Saltville, Va.................13,111

South Fork, at Kingsport, Tenn....... 110

at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va... 100 

at Vestal, Va...................... 102

below South Holston Dam, Tenn...... 104

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.......... 75

Hopkinsville, Ky., South Fork Little

River at......................... 64

Horse Creek near Savannah, Tenn........ 11

Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Duck River

above............................13,217

Hydrologic conditions.................. 12

graph of............................. 13

Indian Creek near Cerro Gordo, Term....

Iron City, Tenn., Shoal Creek at.......

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

Ivylog, Ga., Nottely River near........

Jamestown, Term., East Fork Obey River 

near.............................

Jefferson City, Term., Holston River

near.............................

Mill Spring near.....................

Mossy Spring near....................

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

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

11

199

80

164

32

118

119

117

89

148

ientucky Lake, Ky., contents

of ............................. .229,232

Kingsport, Term., South Fork Holston

River at ......................... 110
INDEX 247

Kingston Springs, Term., Harpeth River

near............................. 58

Knoxvilles Term., First Creek at......121,122

French BVoad River near.............. 99

Holston River near................... 120

Tennessee River at................... 123

Lake Cumberland, Ky., contents of......

Lake Walters, N. C., Capacity of.......

Lancaster, Term., Caney Fork near......

Lancing, Term., Obed River near........

Lascassas, Term., Bradley Creek at.....

East Fork Stones River near..........

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.............

Lebanon, Term., Spring Creek near......

Lebanon, Va., Cedar Creek near.........

Leipers Fork, Term., West Harpeth

River near......................

Lewisburg, Term., Big Rock Creek at..., 

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term............

Limestone Creek near Athens, Ala......

Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala.. 

Little Chestuee Creek below Wilson

Station, Term...................

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Term............................

Little River (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Cadiz, Ky...........

South Fork, at Hopkinsville, Ky.....

Little River (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Maryville, Term......

Little Tennessee River, at McGhee,

Term............................

at Needmore, N. C ...................

near Prentiss, N. C .................

Lobelville, Term., Buffalo River near. 

London, Ky., Wood Creek near..........

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creek

at...............................

McFarland, Term., Hiwassee River near.. 

McGhee, Term., Little Tennessee River

at...............................

McMinnville, Term., Collins River

near.............................

Manchester, Term., Duck River

below............................

Map of the United States...............

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

Ivy River near.......................

Maryville, Term., Little River

near.............................

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term.....

Middle Creek near Englewood, Term. .....

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

Middleton Creek near Milledgeville,

Term.............................

Mill Creek near Antloch, Term..........

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Term.. 

Millican Creek near Douglas Dam, Term.. 

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

Mohawk, Term., Lick Creek at...........

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City,

Term.............................

Muddy Creek near Fort Loudon Dam, ~^~

Term.............................

Mulberry Creek, West Fork, at

Mulberry, Term...................

Murfreesboro, Term., West Fork Stones

River near.......................

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

Murray, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

at...............................

67,68

229

41

1571

49

50

21

43

140

56

212

96

11

205

11

65

64

124

138

128

125

219

22

170

166

138

39

208 

c

81

80

124

154

11

16

11

55

119

11

72

96

117

11

191

51

161

22:

Nantahala Lake, N. C., contents of....225,230

Nantahala River, at Nantahala, N. C.... 130

near Rainbow Springs, N. C........... 129

Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at......................... 128

New River at New River, Term. .......... 27

Newport, Term., French Broad River

near.............................

Pigeon River at...................... 9]

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.... 136

Nolichucky Dam, Term., Nolichucky

River below......................

Nolichucky River, at Embreeville,

Term............................. 94

below Nolichucky Dam, Term........... 95

Norris Dam, Term., Clinch River below.. 150

Morris Lake, Term., contents of.......226,231

orth Potato Creek near Ducktown,

Term....... ...................... 172

Nottely Lake, Ga., contents of........227,231

Nottely River, at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga....................... 164

near Blairsville, Ga................. 163

Oak Ridge, Term., Melton Branch near... 154 

Whiteoak Creek near.................. 153

Oakdale, Term., Emory River at......... 158

Obed River near Lancing, Term.......... 157

Obey River, below Dale Hollow Dam,

Term............................. 35

East Fork, near Jamestown, Term...... 32

West Fork, near Apline, Term......... 33

Ocoee No. 3 Lake, Term., contents

of..............................227,231

Ocoee River, at Copperhill, Term....... 169

at Emf, Term......................... 173

at Parksville, Term.................. 174

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.... 134

Old Hickory, Term., Cumberland

River below...................... 45-48

Old Hickory Reservoir, Term., contents

of............................... 67-68

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Term.... 177

Order, downstream, and station

numbers.......................... 3-4

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 221

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala... 184 

Parker Branch near Leicester, N. C..... 11

Parkers Lake, Ky., Cane Branch near.... 24

Parksville, Term., Ocoee River at...... 174

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Lake, Term.,

contents of.....................228,231

Partial-record station, definition

of............................... 3

Pelham, Tenn., Elk River near.......... 189

Persimmon Creek at Persimmon Creek Dam,

near Letitia, N. C............... 11

Pickwick Lake, Term., contents of.....229,232

Pigeon River, at Canton, N. C.......... 87

at Newport, Tenn..................... 91

East Fork, near Canton, N. C......... 86

near Hepco, N. C..................... 90

West Fork, above Lake Logan, near

Hazelwood, N. C.................. 84

below Lake Logan, near Waynesville,

N. C. ............................ 85

Pigeon River basin, N. C., records of,

by agencies other than Geological

Survey........................... 11

Pine Tree Branch, near Lexington, Tenn. 11 

Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River

near............................. 17

Piney Creek near Lexington, Tenn....... 11

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn............ 216

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky........... 30

Pleasant Site, Ala., Cedar Creek

near. ............................ 204

Pond Creek No. 1 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. 11 

Pond Creek No. 2 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. 11 

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky............ 14

Powell River, at Big Stone Gap, Va..... 147

near Arthur, Tenn.................... 149

near Jonesville, Va.................. 148

Prairie Plains, Tenn., Bradley Creek

near............................. 190

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River

near............................. 125

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at........ 160

Prospect, Term., Elk River near........ 196

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-11

Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek

near............................. 195

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

near............................. 129

Red Bay, Ala., Bear Creek near......... 203

Red River, near Adams, Tenn............ 60

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn....... 61

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn...... 195

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 139

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn........ 37

Robbins, Tenn., Clear Fork near........ 28

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near.... 40

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........ 23
248 INDEX

Rogersville, Term., Big Creek

near............................. 116

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... 69 

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 31

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek,

Term............................. 214

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

River near .......................13,111

Sandy Hook, Term., Big Bigby Creek

at.. ............................. 215

Sanford, Term., Oostanaula Creek near.. 1'77 

Santeetlah Lake, N. C., contents of...225,231 

Savannah, Term., Tennessee River at.,.. 207 

Scarboro, Term., Clinch River near..... 152

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.......... 132

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Term... 182 

Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle Fork

Holston River at................. 103

Sevierville, Term., Little Pigeon

River at......................... 98

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Term......... 159

Shelbyville, Term., Duck River near.... 211

Shiloh, Term., Yellow Creek

near............................. 62

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term......... 199

Shopville, Ky., Buck Creek near........ 26

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near.......... 93

Smithland, Ky., Cumberland River at.... 66

Smyrna, Term., Stewart Creek near...... 53

Stones River near.................... 52

Snake Creek near Adamsville, Term...... 11

Somerset, Ky., Pitman Creek at......... 30

South Chestuee Creek near Benton,

Term............................. 176

South Chickamauga Creek near

Chickamauga, Term................ 178

South Holston Dam, Term., South Fork

Holston River below.............. 104

South Holston Lake, Term., contents

of..............................224,230

South Toe River near Celo, N. C........ 92

Sparta, Term., Calfkiller River below.. 38 

Speers Perry, Va., Clinch River at..... 144

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term........ 43

Springs in Tennessee, discharge

measurements of.................. 243

Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................. 82

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 3

Station numbers, downstream order

and.............................. 3-4

Stearns, Ky., South Fork Cumberland

River near....................... 29

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term........ 53

Stones River, above Donelson, Term..... 54

East Pork, hear Lascassas, Term...... 50

near Smyrna, Term.................... 52

West Fork, near Murfreesboro, Term... 51 

Sugar Creek near Good Springs, Ala..... 197

Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near. 106 

Sulphur Pork. See Red River, Sulphur

Fork.

Surgoinsville, Term., Holston River at. 115 

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near... 77 

Swannanoa River, at Biltmore, N. C..... 78 

North Fork, near Black Mountain,

N. C. ............................ 76

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above........ 132

Tazewell, Term., Clinch River above.... 146

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.. 137 

Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of.................. 243

Tennessee Creek project lakes.......... 230

Tennessee River, at Chattanooga, Term.. 179

at Florence, Ala..................... 200

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.. 181

Tennessee River, at Knoxville, Term.... 123

at Savannah, Term.................... 207

at Whitesburg, Ala................... 186

near Paducah, Ky..................... 221

Tennessee River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in..... .235-239

gaging-station records in............69-223

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 233 

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in. .......................240-242

reservoirs in. ............^ ........ .224-232

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of............................... 2-3

Thorpe Lake, N. C., contents of.......225,230

Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga...... 168

near Dial, Ga........................ 167

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........ 162

Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala......... 183

Tuckasegee River, at Bryson City, N. C. 135 

at Dillsboro, N. C................... 133

at Tuckasegee, N. C.................. 131

Turkey Creek (tributary to Beech River)

near Decaturville, Term.......... 11

Turkey Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Savannah, Term....... 11

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term... 165 

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala..... 201

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.......... 162

Vernon, Term., Piney River at.......... 216

Vestal, Va., South Pork Holston River

at............................... 102

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term.... 210

Watauga Lake, Term., contents of......224,230

Watauga River, at Elizabethton, Term... 109 

below Wilbur Dam, Term............... 107

near Sugar Grove, N. C ............... 106

Watts Bar Lake, Term., contents of... .226,231

Waynesville, N. C., West Fork Pigeon

River near....................... 85

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Term...... 194

West Flint Creek near Hartselle

Ala.............................. 11

West Harpeth River near Leipers Pork,

Term............................. 56

Wheeler Lake, Ala., contents of.......229,232

White Creek near Sharps Chapel, Term... 11 

White Oak Creek near Milledgeville,

Term............................. 11

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge

National Laboratory, near

Oak Ridge, Term.................. 153

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River

at............................... 186

Whitwell, Term., Sequatchie River

near............................. 182

Wilbur Dam, Term., Watauga River

below............................ 107

Williamsburg, Ky., Cumberland River

at............................... 19

Wilson Lake, Ala., contents of........229,232

Wolf Creek Lake, capacity of........... 230

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term........ 34

Wood Creek near London, Ky............. 22

Woods Reservoir, Term., contents

of..........................228-229,232

Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River

near............................. 184

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Middlesboro, Ky...... 16

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Shiloh, Term. ........ 62

Yellow Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River) at Moser Bridge, near 

Doskie, Miss..................... 11

AD. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 O-532459