Floods of April-May 1958 

in Louisiana and 

Adjacent States

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1660-A

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, 

Oklahoma, and Texas, and with agencies 

of the Federal Government
Floods of April-May 1958 

in Louisiana and 

Adjacent States

By RUFUS P. SMITH

FLOODS OF 1958

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1660-A

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, 

Oklahoma, and Texas, and with agencies 

of the Federal Government

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington, D.C., 20402
CONTENTS

Abstract __ __________-___________________--_____--_______-__----- Al

Introduction. _____________________________________________________ 1

Precipitation _ ___________________________________________________ 4

General features of the floods_______________________-___-_-_-__-__-_ 7

Flood damage _ _______-________________________-___-_-_-__-__---- 12

Measurement of flood discharges______---___--------------__-------- 13

Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations _______________________ 14

Pearl River basin _ ___________________--__--______-_____-_---_ 17

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss. ___________-_-_-_--_-__-_---- 17

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss __ _ __________--__-_-___ 17

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss ___-_______--__-_-- 18

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss ___________________ 19

Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, Miss ____________________ 19

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss ______________ 20

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss __ _____________________ 21

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss _ _____________________________ 21

Yazoo River basin.- _ __________________________________________ 22

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss ______________________ 22

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss _ ____________________ 23

Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss_-------------_---------- 23

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss____-_-_-_-___---_-_-_-__-_- 25

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss. _____-__-____________---_ 25

Big Black River basin __ ______________________________________ 26

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss___________-___-___-___--_-_ 26

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss. _________________________ 27

Red River basin _________ _ ________ _ ____________ 29

Red River at Arthur City, Tex _______ ____ _ ___ ______ 29

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla __ _______________________ 30

Red River at Index, Ark_ __________________________________ 30

Little River near Wright City, Okla_. ----------------------- 31

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla___----_--- 33

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla. __-__-__-___-_--_ 35

Rolling Fork near DeQueen, Ark. ___________________________ 37

Little River near Horatio, Ark_--___--____-_-_-____----_--_- 39

Cossatot River near DeQueen, Ark. _____-___-_-_______-__--_ 41

Saline River near Dierks, Ark_______________________________ 43

Red River at Fulton, Ark__________________________________ 44

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex____________-_____-_-_- 45

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex _ ____________________ 46

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex_ _____________________________ 48

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex_ _________-_-_-_-_-__ _ ____ 49

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex _ _________________ 50

Posten Bayou near Wardview, La__ ________-__-____-_____--- 51

Red River near Hosston, La-----____----_-----_-_-_--_---_- 51

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex __ _______________________ 52
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Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations Continued

Red River basin Continued Pase

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex_______--__-----------_-- A53

Lake O' the Pines near Jefferson, Tex-_____--__--_----------- 54

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex_______--_------_---------- 55

Caddo Lake near Mooringsport, La__________________________ 56

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La__-___---_-------------------- 56

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La_____________________________ 57

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La_-------------------------- 58

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La__--_---_--------------- 59

Red River at Shreveport, La____-____-__--__-------------- 61

Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill, La_---------_-------------- 61

Flat Lick Bayou near Leton, La_ ____----------------------- 62

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La_ __-_--------_------------- 63

Plat River (Shell Bayou) near Shreveport, La_________________ 64

Alligator Bayou near Shreveport, La-_-__-------------------- 65

Bodcau Bayou near Sarepta, La_-___---------_-------------- 65

Bodcau Bayou Reservoir near Shreveport, La________-_---_--_ 67

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La____________________---__-- 68

Red Chute Bayou near Shreveport, La____-_-___-__--_---_--- 68

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La_--_______-_---__-_---_--_---- 69

Bayou Pierre near Gayle, La________-______-_____-----_-__ 70

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La_________-_____-___--___-- 70

Wallace Lake near Shreveport, La______-__-______-_--__---_- 71

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark_______________--__-_--_ 72

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark_______________-__--__--- 73

Caddo River near Alpine, Ark______________________-_-_---_- 74

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia, Ark_________________________ 75

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark______________________ 77

Muddy Fork Creek near Murfreesboro, Ark________________ 77

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark_________________ 79

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark- _____________________________ 80

Little Missouri River near Boughton, Ark____________________ 82

Ouachita River at Camden, Ark__________-_-_____-_---_-_-_- 84

Smackover Creek near Smackover, Ark__________--__-_____- 84

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark__________-________---_---_ .__ 86

Saline River at Benton, Ark________________________________ 88

Saline River and Gamble Creek near Sheridan, Ark____________ 90

Hurricane Creek near Sheridan, Ark__ ________-_____---_---__ 92

Saline River near Rye, Ark________________________________ 94

Bayou Bartholomew near Star City, Ark_____________________ 95

Bayou Bartholomew near McGehee, Ark_____________________ 97

Bayou Bartholomew at Wilmot, Ark_________________________ 98

Bayou Bartholomew near Jones, La________________________ 100

Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La________-__--__-_-_- 100

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La______________________ 101

Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La___________________---_-_-_- 103

Bayou de Loutre near De Loutre, La-_____--_---------_---_- 104

Big Creek near Vienna, La____-__._______-____-_--_-_----- 104

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La________________________ 104

Cypress Creek near Unionville, La________________---_-_--- 105

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La_ _____________ 106

Cornie Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark_______.________--_--- 106
CONTENTS

Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations Continued 

Red River basin Continued

Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark____________________ A107

Corney Bayou near Lillie, La__--_-__-_---_----_-_---------- 109

Little Corney Bayou near Lillie, La____---_-_---_---_-------- 109

Bayou D'Arbonne near Farmerville, La______________________ 110

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La_____________________________ 110

Ouachita River at Monroe, La___-_____-------------_-_____- 111

Boeuf River near Arkansas-Louisiana State line____--_________ 112

Boeuf River near Oak Grove, La____________________________ 112

Boeuf River near Oak Ridge, La-__-_____-_---_-___-_-_____- 113

Boeuf River near Girard, La-____--__-----_--------_--_-_-_- 113

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La___-_--_______-__.____ 115

Big Creek near Holly Ridge, La___-____-_-----_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 116

Bayou LaFourche cutoff near Oak Ridge, La________________ 117

Bayou LaFourche near Irwin Lake, La_______________________ 117

Bayou Galion near Oak Ridge, La______-_-_---___-_-___-___- 118

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La_______________________ 118

Tensas Bayou near Transylvania, La__ r _____-_______________- 119

Tensas Bayou near Alsatia, La___-__-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 120

Tensas River at Tendal, La_______________________________ 121

Bayou Macon near Kilbourne, La___________________________ 122

Bayou Macon near Oak Grove, La_________________________ 123

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La_______________________________ 124

Sabine River basin___________________________________________ 125

Sabine River near Emory, Tex_ _____________________________ 125

Sabine River near Mineola, Tex________________-___-_-_____- 126

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex_________________ 126

Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex__________-_-_-_-___- 127

Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex__________________________ 128

Summary of flood stages and discharges. _____________________________ 129

Flood-crest stages-________________________________________________ 138

Magnitude and frequency of floods_______-_-_______-------_--------- 142

Index-___________________________________________________________ 147
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ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

FIGURES 1. Location of flood-data stations._______________________ A2

2-3. Rainfall maps 

2. April 24r-27 __ - _ 5

3. April 24-May 1______________________________ 6

4-5. Accumulated rainfall 

4. April 24-May 4 in Arkansas...__________________ 7

5. April 24-May 4 in Texas______________________ 8

6. Accumulated rainfall and runoff, April 24-May 4 in

Louisiana__ _ ____________________________________ 9

7. Black Bayou near Oil City, La________________________ 10

8. Flooded oil refinery near Oil City, La__________________ 13

9-11. Discharge hydrographs 

9. Red River tributaries northwest of Shreveport, La_ 15

10. Red River tributaries northeast of Shreveport, La__ 16

11. Ouachita River tributaries in Louisiana _________ 16

12-14. Relation of peak discharge to drainage area for various 

recurrence intervals 

12. Arkansas and Louisiana.____.___--___---_----__ 143

13. Louisiana and Texas___-__---___---_-------_-_- 143

14. Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi-____________ 144

TABLES

Page 

TABLE 1. Summary of flood stages and discharges._______________ A130

2. Flood-crest stages in Louisiana and Mississippi-_________ 138

3. Flood-crest elevations on the Ouachita River__________ 140

4. Flood-crest elevations on the lower Red River_________ 140

5. Other outstanding flood discharges during April-May

_______________--_----------------_-------- 144
FLOODS OF 1958

FLOODS OF APRIL-MAY 1958 IN LOUISIANA AND 

ADJACENT STATES

By KUFTJS P. SMITH

ABSTRACT

Heavy rains started on April 24 or 25, continued intermittently through May 

3 or 4, and fell on an area 50 miles wide extending from Mt. Pleasant, Tex., 

eastward to the Mississippi River. The two periods of heaviest rainfall were 

April 24-26 and April 28-May 1; the maximum 24-hour rainfall recorded was 

10.65 inches at El Dorado, Ark., on April 26.

Many streams reached the maximum discharge for the period of record. The 

stage or discharge, or both, exceeded the previous maxima at 39 stream-gaging 

stations. Cornie Bayou and Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark., reached the 

highest stage since at least 1880. Boggy Creek near Daingerfleld, Tex., reached 

the highest stage since 1900. Because the second storm period followed the first 

so closely, many streams had only a single flood peak.

Three lives were lost in Louisiana. Damage amounted to about $25 million, 

mostly to crops and agricultural land.

Flood-frequency studies indicate that at 19 locations the peak discharge during the floods of April-May 1958 had a recurrence interval well in excess of 50 

years (2 percent probability of occurring in any one year). The peak discharge 

of Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La., was 7.6 times the discharge for 

a 50-year flood and 12.4 times the discharge of the mean annual flood.

The present report supplies hydrologic data needed for detailed planning of 

projects in which studies of flood volumes and discharge rates are essential 

parts. The report includes a general description of the floods; precipitation 

information; detailed streamflow records at 112 sites; crest stages along the 

lower Red River, the Ouachita River, and at several other locations; and floodfrequency relationships in parts of the flood area. The area covered in the report includes southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma, 

northeastern Texas, and west-central Mississippi.

INTRODUCTION

Northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas received extremely 

heavy rains in late April and early May 1958. The rains extended 

into southeastern Oklahoma, northeastern Texas, and west-central 

Mississippi and produced moderately high stages on streams in these 

areas. Of the 28 stream-gaging stations operated by the Geological 

Survey in northern Louisiana, 21 reached a maximum stage or discharge, or both, for the period of record. Stages on some eastern 

tributaries of the Ouachita Kiver, however, were several feet lower 

than those during the historic Mississippi Kiver flood of April-May 

1927, when stages were affected by backwater.

This report was written to record and preserve data on flood volumes and peak discharge necessary for studies of floods of magnitudes

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similar to those of April-May 1958. It supplements the data published in the annual series of reports on surface-water supply and contains more detailed information on streamflow, a discussion of the precipitation, a summary and comparison with past floods, tabulations

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FIGURE 1. Index map of area, showing
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of crest stages on the Ked and Ouachita Elvers and at a number of 

other locations, and other related data.

Figure 1 shows the area covered by this report and the location of 

the 112 sites for which flood data are presented.

Gaging Station

Numbers correspond to

those in table 1

location of flood determination points.
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The investigation of surface-water resources in the area covered 

by this report is a continuous program of the Geological Survey in 

cooperation with the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, 

Texas, and Oklahoma, and with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

and other Federal or local agencies. The U.S. Weather Bureau and 

several State, municipal, and private organizations furnished some 

data or information included in this report and appropriate acknowledgement is made in the text.

Data were collected and compiled in the district offices of the Surface 

Water Branch under supervision of the following district engineers: 

F. N. Hansen, Louisiana; J. L. Saunders, Arkansas; W. H. Robinson, 

Mississippi; Trigg Twitchell, Texas; and A. A. Fischback, Jr., Oklahoma. The compilation of the data and the assembly of the report 

were coordinated by H. F. Matthai, Flood Specialist.

PRECIPITATION

Antecedent rainfall in the area covered by this report was much 

below normal in February 1958 and from near normal to much above 

normal during March. Storms on April 8-9, April 13-14, and April 

19-20 brought light precipitation to most of the area, but this antecedent moisture had little effect on the flood runoff.

Excessively heavy rains began late on April 24 or early on April 25 

and continued intermittently until May 3 or 4. The two periods of 

heaviest rainfall were April 24-26 and April 28-May 1. Weather 

Bureau records show that the greatest amount of rainfall during the 

8-day period April 24-May 1 was 19.58 inches at Haynesville, La. 

Several of the larger amounts of rainfall are given in the following 

table.

Location

Haynesville, La__ ___ _ ___ - _______ _______

Hamburg, Ark__ ___ _ ____ _____ ________

El Dorado, Ark________________________________

Stamps, Ark______ _ _ _ _ _ ______

Linden, Tex _________ . __ _ _ __ __________

Daingerfield, 9S, Tex_. _ __. _ _ __. _ _ _ _

Rosedale, Miss _ _ ___ _ -___ _ _ _________ _

Precipitation, in inches, for 

indicated dates

April 24-27

11.40 

14.76 

14.34 

13. 25 

8.31 

10.02 

5. 28

April 28- 

May 1

8. 18 

4.27 

4.10 

4.88 

8.37 

6.58 

9.93

April 24- 

May 1

19.58 

19.03 

18. 44 

18. 13 

16.68 

16.60 

15.21

The maximum 24-hour rainfall reported was 10.65 inches at El 

Dorado, Ark., on April 26. Isohyetal maps based on Weather Bureau 

records for April 24-27 and April 24-May 1 are presented in figures 2 

and 3. The heaviest precipitation occurred in an east-west belt about
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EXPLANATION 

Outline of area covered by this report

Isohyet showing rainfall, in inches

FIGURE 2. Isohyetal map of rainfall during April 
Outline of area covered by this report

Isohyet showing rainfall, in inches

FIGURE 3. Isohyetal map of rainfall during April 24
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50 miles wide extending from Mt. Pleasant, Tex., eastward to the 

Mississippi River.

Smaller amounts of rain fell on May 9, 18-20, 25, 27, and 28 from 

scattered storms. The maximum rainfall recorded in these periods 

was 8.08 inches during May 18-20 at Stevenson Fire Tower, about 30 

miles north of Monroe, La. These storms had little or no effect on 

crest stages but did prolong the flood period.

The cumulative rainfall from April 24 to May 4 at selected Weather 

Bureau stations in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana is shown in figures 

4-6. Figure 6 includes cumulative runoff for two streams in 

Louisiana.

GENERAL FEATURES OF THE FLOODS

The heavy and intense rainfall started late on April 24 or early on 

April 25 and produced major flooding during the next 4 to 5 weeks. 

Although there were two distinct storm periods, the second followed 

the first so closely that the runoff pattern for most streams was similar 

to that for a single storm. Maximum stages on many streams occurred 

because the second storm came while the larger streams were still 

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The flood area includes the Sabine River basin upstream from 

Gladewater, Tex.; the Red River basin from the mouth of Muddy 

Boggy River in Oklahoma to Coushatta, La.; the Ouachita River basin 

upstream from Monroe, La., and that part of the basin in northeastern 

Louisiana north of U.S. Highway 80 between Monroe and Vicksburg, 

Miss.; the Yazoo River and Big Black River basins in Mississippi; 

and the Pearl River basin upstream from Jackson, Miss.

Floods in the Sabine River basin and most tributaries to the Red 

River in Texas were not outstanding, but at a few sites the previous 

maximum flood during the period of record was exceeded. For example, the maximum discharge during the period of record of 28,900 cfs 

(cubic feet per second) occurred on Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, 

Tex., on April 27, and the stage was 0.3 foot higher than any other 

known since 1900.

The contents of Lake O' the Pines on Cypress Creek near Jefferson, 

Tex., increased from 23,830 acre-feet on April 25 to 515,800 acre-feet 

on May 7, an increase of nearly 492,000 acre-feet in 12 days. This increase in contents plus 70,000 acre-feet released from Lake O' the Pines 

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1945) by 142,000 acre-feet. Computations based on rate-of-change in 

storage show that the maximum rate of inflow to the reservoir was 

83,900 cfs from 2 to 3 a.m. on April 29. The previous maximum discharge of 57,100 cfs on April 1, 1945, at the gaging station in operation at this location from 1924 until storage began in the reservoir on 

Aug. 21,1957, was the greatest flood since 1853. The maximum inflow 

to the reservoir during the floods of April-May 1958 greatly exceeded 

the historical maximum at the stream-gaging station. The records, 

however, are not entirely comparable because the peak discharge 

recorded at the stream-gaging station in 1945 represented the peak of 

a flood wave moving down a natural stream channel, whereas the 

peak rate of inflow into the reservoir represents inflow into the reservoir throughout its length. Consequently, the time of concentration 

of flood runoff into the reservoir is different from that of tributary 

contributions to a flood wave moving down a natural stream channel. 

Several of the larger tributaries to the Red River and most of the 

small creeks in southeastern Oklahoma reached or exceeded flood 

stage. Lake Texoma on the Red River stored 335,700 acre-feet in the 

flood-control pool during May 2-7. Releases from storage in late
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April and early May were primarily for power generation and reached 

a maximum daily flow of only 16,500 cfs on May 2. The stage of the 

Red River at Arthur City, Tex., on May 3 was 26.35 feet (discharge, 

120,000 cfs), only 2.0 feet lower than that of the flood of June 1957, 

but 16.8 feet lower than that of the flood of May 28, 1908, the maximum known. Although peak discharges in this area were generally 

about half the previous maxima, runoff sustained the period of high 

water in the reaches downstream.

Record floods occurred in the area north of Shreveport, La. The 

27.51-foot stage on April 29 on Black Bayou near Gilliam, La., exceeded by 1.78 feet the previous maximum of a 16-year record. Kelly 

Bayou and Paw Paw Bayou also reached new record heights. The 

auxiliary gage for Black Bayou near Gilliam, La., is near Oil City, La. 

(%. 7).

The previous maximum stage of a 25-year record on Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La., was exceeded by almost 2 feet. The peak 

stage was 24.90 feet on May 1, and water overtopped old U.S. Highway 80 by at least 2 feet.

South of U.S. Highway 80, Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La., reached 

the highest stage in 10 years on May 8. The maximum discharge of

FIGUEE 7. Black Bayou near Oil City, La., May 1, about 3 feet below crest. Photograph by Shrevepott

Times.
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32,600 cfs occurred on May 4 and exceeded the previous maximum by 

63 percent.

Storage in Lake Ouachita on the Ouachita River near Hot Springs, 

Ark., reached the flood-control pool level on April 30, and by May 7 

the flood-control pool held 231,000 acre-feet. Lake Hamilton and 

Lake Catherine had little effect on stream flow. Regulation by Lake 

Ouachita reduced the maximum 24-hour inflow rate of 46,700 cfs into 

the lake to daily discharges below the lake of 55 cfs on May 2 and 25 

cfs on May 3. The peak discharge on May 2 of Ouachita River near 

Malvern, Ark., was 55,200 cfs, equivalent to 120 cfs per sq mi (cubic 

feet per second per square mile) from the 457-square mile drainage 

area between Lake Ouachita and Malvern. The drainage area between Lake Ouachita and Arkadelphia, Ark., is 1,206 sq mi and produced a peak discharge at Arkadelphia on May 3 of 119,000 cfs, or 

98.7 cfs per sq mi.

Smackover Creek near Smackover, Ark., reached a peak discharge 

on April 27 of 25,000 cfs, which was 52 percent greater than the previous maximum of a 20-year record.

The peak discharge, 26,800 cfs, of Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark., 

was more than double the maximum during 1951-57 and 70 percent 

greater than the maximum discharge during the flood of January 1938.

The discharge of Bayou Bartholomew between Star City, Ark., 

and Beekman, La., exceeded that of previous floods of record. Stages 

were 1 to 2 feet higher than any previously recorded except at Wilmot, 

Ark., where the 1958 stage was slightly lower than that in January 

1932, the maximum stage since 1925 (33 years of record). The 24.49- 

foot stage near McGehee, Ark., was the highest known since at least 

1930.

The crest on Bayou de Loutre near DeLoutre, La., exceeded the 

previous maximum stage during 1948-57 by almost 8 feet.

Stages on Cornie Bayou and Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark., 

were the highest since 1880. In north-central Louisiana, Corney 

Bayou near Lillie reached a stage of 25.2 feet, exceeding the maximum 

in 1940-57 by 7.0 feet.

Stages along the Boeuf River in northeastern Louisiana were nearly 

the same as previously recorded maxima. At Girard, La., however, 

the peak stage of 19.31 feet in 1958 exceeded the previous maximum 

during the 20 years of record by 0.51 foot but was far below the 29.5- 

foot stage reached during the historic Mississippi River flood of AprilMay 1927 which was affected by backwater.

Four flood-control reservoirs, Sardis, Enid, Arkabutla, and Grenada Reservoirs, were instrumental in keeping stages and discharges in 

most of the Yazoo River basin in Mississippi well below previous

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maxima. No water was released after April 26 for 8 to 29 days until 

flood runoff in the lower reaches had subsided.

Although the rainfall slackened rapidly east of the Mississippi 

Eiver, the Sunflower Eiver basin received enough water to produce 

the highest stage and discharge since 1935 28.31 feet and 9,300 cfs, 

respectively, at Sunflower, Miss.

The crest stage of 39.74 feet on Big Eock Eiver near Bovina, Miss., 

was the highest since 1930 and was only slightly higher than that of 

the flood of April 1951. At a site 6 miles upstream the crest was 

about 3 feet lower than that of the floods of 1912 and January 1927.

Floods in the Pearl Eiver basin upstream from Jackson, Miss., 

were not outstanding. Crest stages at the eight stream-gaging stations in the basin ranged from 1.4 to 6.3 feet lower than the maxima. 

Discharges were about ^ ^ as great as the maximum discharges 

during the periods of record except on Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, 

near Canton, Miss., where the peak discharge of 39,400 cfs was 68 

percent of the Apr. 2,1951, peak.

FLOOD DAMAGE

Extensive damage occurred along the Eed and Ouachita Rivers 

in Arkansas and Louisiana, in the Boeuf Eiver-Tensas Eiver basin in 

Louisiana, in the Sulphur River basin in Texas, and in the Yazoo 

River and the Big Black River basins in Mississippi. In contrast, 

no great damage was reported along the larger Red River tributaries 

in southeastern Oklahoma, although the high water temporarily closed 

several roads that traverse low areas.

The floods of April-May 1958 caused the loss of three lives in 

Louisiana. During the flood almost every highway in Louisiana north 

of U.S. Highway 80 (Shreveport to Monroe) and west of U.S. Highway 165 (north from Monroe) was closed at some point. Highways 

were overtopped to depths of 10 feet and for lengths of several thousand feet. Direct damage to State roads and bridges was estimated 

by the Louisiana Department of Highways to be almost $92,000.

The towns north of Shreveport, La., on the lowlands near Twelvemile Bayou and Black Bayou sustained heavy losses (fig. 8). Some 

people living on hills were isolated by the flood water for short periods 

of time.

Agricultural damage was high because the flood occurred when land 

was being prepared for planting or during planting. Lowlands were 

under water for several days, and considerable areas of newly plowed 

land on hillsides were seriously eroded. The Corps of Engineers estimates that approximately 2,476,000 acres, including about 467,000 

acres of cleared land, were flooded in the Ouachita River basin in Arkansas and Louisiana.
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FIGURE 8. Aerial view of oil refinery near Oil City, La., on May 3, near crest of flood. Photograph by

Shreveport Times.

The following summary lists approximate flood damages, as estimated by the Weather Bureau:

Ouachita River and tributaries (southern Arkansas) _ _ $2, 075, 000 

Black and Ouachita Rivers and Red River below

Alexandria (Louisiana).------------------------ 2,952,000

Little Sulphur and Sabine Rivers, Cypress Creek 

and Red River above Alexandria, La. (Arkansas, 

Texas, Louisiana).- ________________ _ ___- 8, 381, 000

Pearl River basin (Mississippi)____________________ 1, 587, 000

Big Sunflower River and tributaries (Mississippi)---- 3, 954, 000

Yazoo River basin headwater (Mississippi)_________ 1, 260, 000

Yazoo River basin backwater (Mississippi)_________ 179, 000

Big Black River basin (Mississippi)________________ 755, 000

Total____ __ _ ____ $21, 143,000

MEASUREMENT OF FLOOD DISCHARGES

The operation of a stream-gaging station consists principally of 

the determination of stage and the measurement of discharge to 

develop a relation between stage and discharge, from which the 

discharge can be computed when the stage is known. The ideal stagedischarge relation, or rating curve, is defined by current-meter measurements over the entire range in stage experienced. When the curve 

must be extended above the highest current-meter measurement, any
A14 FLOODS OF 1958

of the following may permit a reasonable extension: indirect meastfrement of the flood discharge, logarithmic plotting, velocity-area studies, or the use of various measurable hydraulic factors. At some stations the slope of the water surface is not always the same for a given 

stage, and it is necessary to use slope as a factor in determining discharge. Varying slopes are caused by changing discharge or backwater or by a combination of these. When these conditions exist, a 

fall-stage-discharge rating curve is required, and an auxiliary gage is 

used to determine the slope or fall in a reach of channel.

Current-meter measurements were obtained at high stages at all 

stream-gaging stations in Louisiana, and many were made on the 

crest. Several measurements were made at stations where roads were 

overtopped and streams were several thousand feet wide. Boat 

equipment was used to obtain current-meter measurements in wide 

overflow areas.

STAGES AND DISCHARGES AT STREAM-GAGING

STATIONS

The data presented for each stream-gaging station generally consist of a description of the station, a table of daily discharges for 

April-May 1958, and a table of stages and discharges at sufficient 

intervals during the major flood periods to permit accurate definition 

of the flood hydrograph. At some stations, where only the stage is 

available, the daily mean stage or the stage at an indicated time on 

each day during the 2-month period is given.

The station description contains information concerning the location, drainage area, type and datum of the gage, the method used to 

determine the stage, the definition of the stage-discharge relation, the 

maximum stage and discharge during the flood period and for the 

period of gaging-station record before April 1958, historical data on 

maxima if available, and miscellaneous remarks on pertinent items. 

At stations where interchange of flow occurs between basins upstream, 

the drainage area figure is omitted or qualified.

Daily mean discharges at gaging stations for April-May 1958 follow the station description. Discharge records are given for 2 months 

to present not only the discharges of flood period but also those before 

and after the peak to show the relation of flood discharge to the discharges of the preceding and following periods. The monthly mean 

discharge and the volume of runoff in acre-feet, are given for some 

stations; and for some of these stations, the runoff, in inches, is included. In general, runoff, in inches, is computed only for stations in 

areas where the average annual rainfall exceeds 20 inches and where 

the flow is not regulated. Data for reservoirs show the elevation or 

gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at an indicated time
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A15

each day and a summary of the change in contents during each month.

A tabulation of stages and discharges at indicated times follows 

the table of daily discharge. This detailed information is given for 

the period during which discharge was changing rapidly, whereas, 

for days of slowly changing discharge, the table of daily mean discharges furnishes sufficient information to define the discharge hydrograph adequately.

The stages at indicated times generally were obtained from records 

of continuous water-stage recorders. If the record was interrupted, 

the stage graph was completed on the basis of floodmarfcs or occasional gage readings and by comparison with the record at a nearby 

station. For stations at which the records of stage consisted only of 

one or more gage readings a day, a graph was drawn on the basis 

of the gage readings and floodmarks. Details regarding the gageheight record for each station are given in the station description.

Discharge hydrographs at selected gaging stations are shown in 

figures 9-11. Mass curves of cumulative rainfall and runoff in the 

Red River basin north of Shreveport, La., are shown in figure 6.

Streams south of U.S. Highway 80 and east of the Ouachita River 

were outside the area of heavy rainfall but were in flood from upstream runoff; however, records for stream-gaging stations in this 

area are not included in the present report. For gages operated by

SCHARGE, IN THOUSANDS OFCUBIC FEETPER SECOND 

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DISCHARGE, IN THOUSANDS OF 

CUBIC FEET PER SECOND

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APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A17

PEARL RIVER BASIN 

1. PEARL RIVER AT EDINBURG, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°47', Long 89°20', in SW% sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 9 E., Ghoctaw 

meridian, on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 

at Edinburg, 1,100 ft downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream 

from Rice Creek, and 11% miles northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 341.67 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 11,600 cfs 6 a.m. May 5 (gage height, 

24.58ft).

1928 to March 1958: Discharge, 31,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1935 (gage height, 

26.20 ft); gage height, 26.30ft Feb. 16,1950.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft in March 1902, from reports of U.S. 

Weather Bureau.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. ......

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

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

4_. _ ......

5 ... ... ..

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

7. .......

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

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

10. ......

April

1,930 

1,780 

1,620 

1,470 

1,320 

1,210 

1,080 

932 

892 

1,040

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,180 

11,000 

11,300 

11,000 

11,300 

10,200 

9,150 

7,680 

6,590 

5,530

Day

11 

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

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

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

15 ......

16... .....

17 

18 

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

20 

April

1,060 

972 

852 

795 

1,060 

1,230 

1,300 

1,230 

1,160 

1,060

May

4,640 

3,880 

3,150 

2,590 

2,140 

1,780 

1,520 

1,260 

1,040 

872

Day

21 

22 

23 ......

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

o>p

_ ._ _ _ __ _____ __ _ _ _ ..inches..

April

1,700 

1,750 

1,720 

1,500 

1,540 

1,600 

2,080 

2,200 

3,320 

5,530

1,564 

1.94

May

682 

524 

413 

332 

277 

235 

202 

171 

148 

130 

112

3,807 

4.89

2. LOBUTCHA CREEK NEAR CARTHAGE, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 89°28', in NE% sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Carthage.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on twice daily wire-weight gage readings and 

crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 334.98 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 7,460 cfs about 10 p.m. May 2 (gageheight, 16.21 ft).

1937 to March 1958: Discharge, 19,100 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage-height, 

18.00ft).
A18 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 . 

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

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

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

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

6... . .

7 

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

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

10..........

April

505 

417 

362 

320 

290 

260 

240 

210 

210 

330

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

4,360 

5,980 

5,080 

3,380 

3,140 

3,260 

2,450 

1,790 

1,380 

1,230

Day

11 .....

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

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

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

15..........

16...........

17- 

IS 

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

20 

April

453 

453 

453 

406 

441 

668 

738 

626 

544 

384

May

1,070 

990 

825 

626 

466 

313 

229 

189 

179 

209

Day

21 .

22 

23.. _ 

24. _ .. ___

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

inches

April

479 

870 

840 

710 

654 

954 

1,330 

1,710 

3,260 

4,160

776 

2.77

May

229 

189 

160 

133 

116 

108 

93 

86 

79 

73 

67

1,241 

4.57

3. TTJSCCXLAMETA CREEK AT WALNUT GROVE, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°35', long 89°28', in NW% sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 8 E., Choctaw 

meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 

over north drainage canal, 0.4 mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.6 mile 

upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1% miles upstream 

from junction of north and south drainage canals, and 15% miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi (combined drainage area of all channels).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 332.70 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 8,400 cfs 11 a.m. May 1 (gage height, 

16.69ft).

1939 to March 1958: Discharge, 34,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 

23.00ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

3 ... ..

4.. .

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

6 ... .... .

7 ... .

8 ........

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

10 .......

April

442 

337 

257 

233 

207 

184 

153 

133 

213 

764

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,000 

6,650 

4,800 

3,400 

3,830 

3,760 

3,400 

1,320 

409 

274

Day

11 

12 

13 

14. .

15 

16 ......

17 .

18 

19 

20 

April

651 

408 

252 

179 

420 

657 

477 

269 

143 

148

May

232 

203 

168 

140 

120 

100 

92 

81 

84 

90

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 ..

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.. .

ge

inches

April

1,130 

1,130 

734 

338 

355 

621 

520 

1,360 

2,730 

4,920

680 

1.85

May

80 

74 

70 

64 

60 

56 

45 

43 

42 

41 

39

1,218 

3.42
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A19

4. YOCKANOOKANY RIVER NEAR KOSCITJSKO, MISS.

Location. Lat 33°02', long 89°35', in NE%NE% sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 7 B., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 

35, 2 miles south of Kosciusko.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 374.34 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 4,780 cfs 5 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

14.32 ft).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 19,300 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 

18.72ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2.. _____

0

b:::;:::::

5.. _____

6 ______

7 . 

8 ...

9 

10 .......

April

274 

231 

207 

202 

187 

165 

138 

118 

162 

405

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

3,600 

4,780 

3,980 

3,880 

4,310 

3,520 

3,520 

2,880 

1,310 

485

Day

11.... ....

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

13 .

14 

15 .

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 .

April

450 

320 

215 

182 

492 

745 

427 

240 

184 

182

May

720 

1,080 

1,150 

660 

223 

151 

122 

100 

107 

138

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 -

26 _ 

27 

28 _ - _ . 

29- __ . 

30 

31 

ge .... .. ..... .

inches

April

863 

1,300 

964 

367 

790 

2,550 

2,880 

3,210 

3,210 

3,070

824 

2.93

May

130 

93 

74 

62 

54 

50 

45 

40 

43 

43 

36

1.206 

4.43

6. YOCKANOOKANY RIVER NEAR OFAHOMA, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°42', long 89°40', in NB%NW% sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw meridian, near center of main span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 16, 1% miles southeast of Ofahoma, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 8% miles southwest of Carthage.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on once daily wire-weight gage readings and 

crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 311.15 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 9,220 cfs about 2 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

18.07ft).

1943 to March 1958: Discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 

20.28ft).
A20 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 -

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

3 ____ . ...

4 ..... ...

6-. ... ..

6 

7 ~ 

8 

9 

10 

April

718 

613 

529 

428 

331 

295 

261 

244 

261 

331

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,320 

8,320 

8,920 

7,760 

7,240 

7,240 

6,100 

4,840 

4,300 

3,720

Day

11 _ . __ ..

12...... .

13 __ .... ...

14 __ ......

15 

16 

17 

18 _ ........

10

20 

April

313

350 

369 

428 

550 

697 

634 

655 

740 

762

May

2,860 

2,010 

1,390 

1,080 

1,080 

1,060 

919 

697 

369 

278

Day

21 

22. _ . __ -

23 ____ ....

24- ____ .

25 

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

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

inches

April

942 

1,110 

828 

860 

1,160 

1,470 

1,750 

2,130 

4,060 

6,320

1,004 

2.32

May

228 

228 

212 

174 

163 

126 

107 

96 

79 

79 

79

2,682 

6.15

6. PEARL, RIVER AT MEEKS BRIDGE, NEAR CANTON, MISS.

Location. Lat*32°30'50", long 89°56'25", in NE^i sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 3 B., Choctaw meridian, near left bank on downstream side of Meeks bridge on State 

Highway 43, 3^ miles northwest of Goshen Springs, 5% miles upstream (from 

Mill Creek, 9 miles southeast of Canton, and 10 miles downstream from 

Fannegusha Creek.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 270.53 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 39,400 cfs 6 a.m. May 6 (gage height, 

25.00ft).

1939 to March 1958: Discharge, 57,800 cfs Apr. 2,1951 (gage height, 26.30 

ft).

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. __ .....

2- _ . ... ..

3 .....

4 _ -

5 __ ...... .

6. ___ .....

7 _ . ___ .

8. __ . .....

9- ____ -

10 

April

5,740 

5,310 

4,800 

4,230 

3,750 

3,320 

2,980 

2,650 

2,470 

2,530

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

15,000 

20,800 

25,600 

32,800 

38,400 

38,400 

36,500 

32,800 

29,100 

24,900

Day

11 __ .......

12 

13. _ .......

14 

15 

16 _ ...

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

3,250 

3,630 

3,320 

2,910 

2,840 

3,040 

3,600 

3,750 

3,600 

3,390

May

22,000 

19,400 

16,400 

13,600 

11,400 

9,290 

7,350 

5,740 

4,310 

3,180

Day

21. __ .....

22- ___ ....

23. __ . __ .

24. ____ 

25 __ .......

26 

27 

28- __ 

29- 

30 

31 

inches

April

3,600 

4,650 

5,570 

5,830 

5,400 

4,970 

5,400 

6,090 

7,550 

10,800

4,359 

1.75

May

2,530 

2,170 

1,820 

1,520 

1,310 

1,110 

990 

857 

771 

707 

845

13,590 

5.64
APRILr-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A21

7. PELAHATCHIE CREEK NEAR FANNIN, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°23'18", long 89°58'05", in SW%SW% sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., 

Ghoctaw meridian, near right bank 200 ft downstream from new bridge on 

State Highway 471, 2.2 miles downstream from Clark Creek, 2.2 miles south 

of Fannin, and 7.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 279.31 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 5,860 cfs 1:30 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

20.30ft).

1951 to March 1958: Discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 

22.08ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, about 23.7 ft in January 1950, 

from information by local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. ......

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

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

4 . _ ....

5 ___ .....

6 ........

7 . _ .

8 ____ 

9 

10 .......

April

224 

139

98 

78 

66 

58 

49 

42 

77 

508

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

5,180 

4,050 

2,490 

1,230 

1,920 

2,450 

2,180 

1,070 

170 

84

Day

11... . .

19

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

14. .......

15 -. 

16.... _ ....

17 ......

18 - 

19. .......

20

April

718 

364 

160 

136 

180 

417 

312 

153 

86 

68

May

66 

55 

56 

45 

35 

27 

21 

18 

17 

18

Day

21 

22.. ..

23... _ .....

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

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

26 

27. 

28 

29.... .......

30 

31 __ .......

ge.. ....... ..... ........................................

inches

April

304 

684 

539 

187 

88 

74 

81 

229 

720 

2,280

304 

1.65

May

22 

30 

25 

18 

15 

13 

11 

9.2 

8.2 

7.2 

6.3

689 

3.87

8. PEARL RIVER AT JACKSON, MISS.

Location. Lt 32°17'20", long 90°10'45", in SE% sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 

80 (old) at eastern city limits of Jackson, 0.2 mile upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Town Creek, and 

4% miles upstream from Richland Creek.

Drainage area. 3,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 234.90 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 38,900 cfs 6 a.m. May 8 (gage height, 

34.23ft).

1901-13, 1928 to March 1958: Discharge, 80,800 cfs Apr. 1, 1902 (gageheight, 37.2 ft).
A22 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 . 

2...... ...

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

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

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

6. .......

7-.. _ ..

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

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

10 

April

7,650 

7,150 

6,340 

5,600 

4,880 

4,180 

3,610 

3,240 

3,200 

3,440

Monthly mean dlschar 

Runoff .

May

14,600 

17, 200 

20,500 

25,800 

32,900 

37,000 

38,800 

38,900 

37,000 

34,200

Day

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

12... ....._..

13 ........

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

15 .

16 ........

17 

18 

19 ........

April

3,650 

3,970 

3,930 

3,650 

3,770 

3,690 

3,730 

3,930 

3,970 

3,850

May

31,100 

28,000 

24, 100 

20,600 

17,000 

15,000 

12, 900 

11,100 

9,140 

7,710

Day

21..... _ ...

22 

23- 

24 

25. .

26 

27. 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

ge-.-..... ...................................................

inchfts

April

4,550 

4,880 

5,000 

5,340 

5,550 

5,510 

5,290 

5,210 

6,390 

10,300

4,848 

1.74

May

6,790 

4,790 

3,080 

2,540 

2,130 

1,840 

1,640 

1,430 

1,310 

1,150 

1,070

16, 170 

6.01

YAZOO RIVER BASIN

9. TAL.LA TTATCHIE RIVER NEAR LAMBERT, MISS.

Location. Lat 34°10'50", long 90°12'55", in SW^4 sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. 1 B., 

Choctaw meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24% miles downstream from point of diversion of 

Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,980 sq mi, approximately (does not include 2,600 sq mi of 

upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, the entire flow of which is diverted 

24% miles upstream through Panola-Quitman Floodway).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 123.83 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 

Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, U.S. Coast and Geodetic 

Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 11,600 cfs 10 a.m. May 3 (gage-height, 

30.54 ft).

1935 to March 1958: Discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gageheight, 35.54ft).

A stage of 36.8 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably 

affected by levee breaks above).

Remarks. No flow passed Arkabutla Dam on Coldwater River Apr. 27-May 4. 

Gates completely closed. Drainage area above Arkabutla Dam is 1,000 sq mi.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ....

2. ......

3 ... .....

4.... ....

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

6 ......

7 ..... .

8 ..... ...

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

10 .......

April

3.540 

3,230 

3,130 

3,040 

3,180 

3,150 

3,000 

2,490 

2,230 

2,150

Monthly mean dischar

May

10,400 

11, 100 

11,600 

11,500 

11,300 

11, 200 

10,500 

9,790 

9,260 

9,190

Day

11 

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

13 

14 ......

15. 

16 .......

17 

Ift

19 . 

20- 

April

2,070 

1,980 

1,840 

1,810 

2,930 

5,850 

6,260 

5,230 

4,390 

3,700

May

9,690 

9,490 

8,390 

7,100 

6,600 

5,690 

5,350 

5,010 

4,920 

6,180

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.... ....

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

3,360 

3,470 

3,210 

2,930 

3,000 

6,090 

9,070 

9,160 

9,500 

10,300

4,176

May

6,200 

5,530 

5,340 

4,960 

4,740 

4,680 

4,310 

4,320 

4,360 

4,170 

4,140

7,323
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A23

10. TALLAHATCHIE RIVER AT SWAN T,AKE, MISS.

Location. Lat 33°52'55", long 90°16'45", in NE^4 sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., 

Choctaw meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway 

bridge, half a mile northeast of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from 

Cassidy Bayou, 17 miles downstream from point where Panola-Quitman 

Floodway empties into Tallahatchie River, and at mile 235.6.

Drainage area. 5,130 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary 

adjustment, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 28,300 cfs 8 a.m. May 4; gage height, 

30.40 ft 4 p.m. May 4.

1929 to March 1958: Discharge observed, 49,200 cfs Apr. 9, 1933; gage 

height, 37.0 ft, Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks. No flow passed Arkabutla Dam on Coldwater River Apr. 27-May 4, 

Enid Dam on Yocona River Apr. 27-May 25, and Sardis Dam on Tallahatchie 

River Apr. 27-May 21. Total drainage area above dams is 3,105 sq mi.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2. 

3 ____ ....

4 __ . __ ..

5.... ____

6.- _ ..

7 ______

8.- ... 

9 - .

10 

April

10,800 

10,200 

9,380 

8,810 

8,580 

8,450 

8,080 

7,470 

7,000 

6,660

Monthly mean dischar

May

21,600 

27,900 

28,000 

28,300 

27,300 

25,200 

23,400 

21,700 

20,300 

19,000

Day

11 ___ . __

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

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

14.

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

16 ___ . _ ..

17. .... 

la

19. 

20 ____ ...

April

6,560 

6,410 

6,190 

6,090 

7,850 

9,430 

9,710 

9,930 

10,200 

9,570

May

18,800 

17,800 

16,900 

15,500 

14,700 

13,400 

12,200 

11,600 

11,000 

10,800

Day

21 ____ 

22 _______

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

24 ___ . _ -

25 _____ ..

26 

27....... .

28 

29 ___ 

30 ______

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

April

9,330 

9,070 

8,720 

8,230 

8,100 

12,100 

14,100 

15,500 

17,400 

18,600

9,617

May

10,600 

10,200 

9,740 

9,440 

9,140 

8,720 

8,560 

8,500 

8,960 

8,830 

8,750

15,700

11. THOMPSON CREEK AT McCAIWLEY, MISS.

Location. Lat 33°31'25", long 89°50'40", in SE^4 sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 

Choctaw meridian, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.1 

mile upstream from Columbus and Greenville Railway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.6 mile west of McCarley.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph and twice-daily wire-weight 

gage readings. Datum of gage is 251.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 1,330 cfs 4:30 a.m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

8.80ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,420 cfs Jan. 4, 1957 (gage height, 12.06 

ft).

Flood of Apr. 1, 2,1955, reached a stage of 14.05 ft and flood of Mar. 27, 

1951, reached a stage of 12.96 ft from records furnished by U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
A24 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ .. __

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

3 _____ ..

4 _ ........

5. _ .......

6 ___ .. ....

7..... __ ..

8.. ......

9 __ ......

10 

April

15 

15 

14 

14 

12 

12 

10 

9.7 

11 

11

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff __ .

May

229 

135 

32 

137 

85 

37 

18 

12 

11 

265

Day

11 ___ ....

12

13.. ......

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

15 ........

1 £

17 

1»

10

20 -

April

10 

10 

9.4 

11 

32 

13 

11 

11 

9.7 

9.4

May

73 

35 

26 

20 

18 

16 

14 

13 

18 

15

ge_. _

Day

91

99

23 . 

24 

25 

26 ___ . ....

97

28

29. __ ...

3n

31 

inr.hes

April

9.7 

8.6 

8.2 

7.5 

77 

394 

129 

68 

454 

93

50.0 

3.87

May

13 

11

9.4 

8.6 

8.6 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2

42.1 

3.37

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. $4 

12p.m. 

Apr. 86

12m. ........

Apr. S6

4a.m __ .

6.. _ .

8. _ .

9 

10 

11 

11:30. 

12m.. __ ..

1 p.m..._ ....

2 ___ . __ .

3_ 

4_ 

6_ 

8. . 

12p.m... .

Apr.S?

6 a.m __ 

12m ___ ...

4 p.m.... .

5 

6 ___ -

8 

10 

12p.m _ .

6a.m __ .. 

12m...- .... .

4 p.m..... ...

8. .... 

12p.m.. .. 

1 a.m __ ....

2.. .....

3. 

4 .

4:30 

5 

6 

7. 

8 

10 

12m. 

4p.m __ ....

8 _ ......

12p.m... 

Gage 

height

4.10

4.33

4.72

4.80

5.03

5.75

6.40

7.50

8.13

8.25

8.10

7.35.

6.44

6.30

5.87

5.46

5.13

4.69

4.38

4.20

4.3Q

5.70

5.55

5.30

5.12

4.92

4.35

4.10

4.04

4.11

4.40

4.53

5.90

7.82

8.65

8.80

8.70

8.00

7.00

6.37

5.90

5.70

5.42

5.20

5.00

Discharge

44

69

138

187 }sn

577

920

1,120

1,160

1,110

872

589

54fi

415

one

211

121

70

50

61

365

322

252

209

166

71

44

39

45

77

90

424

1,020

1,290

1,330

1,300

1,080

763

560

406

346

264

202

156

Hour

Apr. SO

12m. _ . _ .

6 a.m .........

12m.. .......

4 _ 

5 . _ 

7 

10 

11 

4. 

g

12m-.. 

10 

12m 

2:30 - 

3. ..... ....

4. 

5_ 

6 

7. 

Q

9

10 

May 6

12m 

9

Gage 

height

4

QA

4.67

4.48

4 42

4.42

4.41

4 48

6.10

S on

6

f\A

6.40

5.55

e OA

4.85

4.62

4.44

4

OO

4.11

4 03

4.00

4 02

4.16

4.50

5.70

5.50

5.56

5.50

5.70

5.76

5.71

5.42

5.16

4.70

4

AK

4.31

4.35

4.40

Discharge

01

66

59

59

57

66

700

632

47C

412

457

EOA

567

493

944

108

87

63

KA

00

22

20

21

32

71

355

289

306

OQQ

358

376

358

266

244

192

100

66

KA

54

60

Hour

May 6

4_ 

6 .... -

May 7

May 10

4. ..... 

5 

6. .

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

Q

10 

12m 

4. 

5 

6.. _ ..

7. ...

10 

May 11

4 .... 

12m. 

May IS

12m .

Gage 

height

4.41

4.37

4.27

4.16

4.03

3.96

3 on

3

QC

3.83

3

Q7

3.95

4.17

5.00

5.50

5.25

4 98

4.67

4.52

4.40

4 <*7

4.40

7.60

8.56

7.70

6.54

5.70

5.34

4 on

4.66

4.50

4

0A

4.00

3 Q3

3

0Q

3.76

Discharge

59

63

43

32

99

18

14

11

9

0

17

34

163

297

228

156

96

75

60

56

60

952

1,260

9S4

622

372

273

170

126

100

60

40

34

31

22
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A25

12. YAZOO RIVER AT GREENWOOD, MISS.

Location. Lat 33°31'17", long 90°11'03", in SW% sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, on left bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. 

Highway 49E and 82 (old) in Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palusha 

Bayou, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha 

Rivers, and at mile 169.4.

Drainage area. 7,450 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary 

adjustment, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 28,200 cfs May 10; gage-height, 34.15 ft 

11:30 p.m. May 10.

1907-12, 1927 to March 1958: Discharge, 72,900 cfs Jan. 19, 1932, (gageheight, 40.10 ft).

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River (discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River 

Commission.

Remarks. No flow passed Arkabutla Dam on Coldwater River Apr. 27-May 4, 

Enid Dam on Yocona River Apr. 27-May 25, Sardis Dam on Tallahatchie 

River Apr. 27-May 21, and Grenada Dam on Yalobusha River Apr. 27-May 

19. Gates completely closed. Total drainage area above dams is 4,425 sq mi.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ___ .....

2 _____ ..

3 __ . _ ...

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

5 ___ ......

6... ___ ..

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

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

9 

10... ____

April

15,200 

14,700 

14,000 

13,400 

12,800 

12,200 

11,700 

11,200 

10,800 

10,300

Monthly mean dischar

May

23,000 

24,300 

25,100 

26,000 

27,500 

27,700 

27,700 

27,400 

27,200 

27,800

Day

11 ........

12

13 __ . .....

14.. _ . .....

15._ .._...

16...........

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

18

19... . .

20.. .

April

9,920 

9,550 

9,180 

8,950 

8,930 

10,300 

11,200 

11,300 

11,500 

11,600

May

28,000 

27,000 

26,300 

25,400 

24,600 

23,600 

22,500 

21,300 

20,400 

19,300

Day

21. ....

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

23. ......

24 ___ . _ .

25 _ ........

26. __ .

27. ......

28.- 

29 _____ ...

30 .

31... ____ .

ge... ...... ........... .. .. .. -

April

11,500 

11,400 

11,300 

11,000 

11,700 

15,700 

18,200 

19,200 

21,000 

22,000

12, 720

May

18,400 

17,900 

17,400 

16,800 

16,200 

15,700 

15,100 

14,500 

14,100 

13,800 

13,400

21, 790

13. SUNFLOWER RIVER AT SUNFLOWER, MISS.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long 90°32'35", in NE1^ sec. 6, T. 19 N!, R. 3 W., 

Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 

half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2% miles downstream from Jones Bayou, 

and 19 miles upstream from Quiver River.

Drainage area. 767 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 92.95 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
A26 FLOODS OF 1958

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 9,300 cfs 8 p.m. May 5 (gage height,

28.31 ft).

1935 to March 1958: Discharge observed, 7,700 cfs Jan. 15-17, 1946;

gage height observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946. 

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. ......

2.. __ .....

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

4 

5 __ .......

6 __ .. __

7 _

8 _

9 

10. 

April

2,120 

1,880 

1,640 

1,380 

1,180 

980 

836 

694 

582 

506

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

7,500 

8,500 

8,960 

9,250 

9,270 

9,270 

7,970 

7,850 

7,650 

7,750

Day

11 .

12.. _ ......

13 

14. 

15... .....

16 ......

17. .

18. 

19 

20 

April

454 

414 

374 

354 

404 

470 

658 

922 

1,080 

1,080

May

7,650 

7,530 

7,120 

6,730 

6,440 

5,200 

5,660 

5,280 

4,880 

4,600

Day

21 

22 

23 

24...... _ ..

25_ _ 

26... ___ ...

27 

28 __ 

29 

30 . __

31 

KC ....... _ ._ .-

__ __ . _ .. _ .inches--

April

1,020 

972 

888 

800 

942 

1,720 

3,160 

4,030 

5,040 

6,300

1,429 

2.08

May

4,570 

4,560 

4,500 

4,380 

4,170 

4,040 

3,840 

3,650 

3,450 

3,220 

2,980

6,078 

9.14

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 84 

12p.m .......

Apr. SB

6 

12m 

Apr. SB

12 m 

12p.m .......

Apr. 87 

12m.. 

12p.m _ . ... 

Apr. H8 

12m.. .

Gage 

height

6.75

6.73

7.17

7 94

9

11

11 40

15.36

18.40

20.05 

21.06

22.00

Discharge

723

720

808

950 i ion

2,450

3,230

3,710 

4,030

4 ' 360

Hour

Apr. 89 

12m.. 

12p.m _ 

Apr. 30

12m. 

Mayl*

12m.. 

May 8* 

12m 

12p.m.. __ 

MayS* 

12m.... ..

height

23.26

24.15

24.82

25.44

26.00

26.60

27.05

27.33 

27.53

97 79

Discharge

5,040

5,710

6,290

6

QAA

7,480

8,030

8,510

8,790 

8,950

9,150

Hour

May 4*

12m. 

12m 

12p.m _ 

May 6 

12 m.. . ....

May 7* 

12m. 

Gage 

height

OQ {\A

28.21

28.24

28.27

28.31

28.30

28.30

28.19

28.12

Discharge

9,260

9,270

9,280

9,290

9,300

9,270

9,270

8,050

8,000

 Daily means, cannot be computed precisely from figures shown.

BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

14. BIG BI^ACK RIVER AT PICKENS, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°52'45", long 89°58'05", in SW% sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 3 E,, 

Choctaw meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on old U.S. 

Highway 51, half a mile southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from 

Seneasha Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A27

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 37,800 cfs 2 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

20.15ft).

1936 to March 1958: Discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 

22.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926. Flood of May 1930 

reached a stage of about 23.5 ft and a flood in 1892 reached about the same 

stage as the floods of 1926 and 1930, from information by local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. ... ... .

2 ___ . ....

3 _ . _ ....

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

5_ ._. .

6 __ .. .....

7 __ . .....

8 ..... 

9 ..... ...

10 . 

April

2,950 

2,850 

2,300 

1,500 

1,230 

1,110 

1,020 

900 

840 

1,020

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

20,500 

35,100 

25,600 

15,000 

14,000 

13,200 

12,000 

10,800 

10,000 

8,900

Day

11 _ .......

12

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

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

15. 

16 ___ .....

17 ..- ...

18 

19. 

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

April

1,170 

1,380 

1,290 

1,050 

1,500 

2,810 

2,650 

2,200 

2,060 

2,090

May

8,000 

7,360 

7,360 

8,000 

7,360 

6,300 

5,700 

4,920 

3,260 

1,530

Day

21... .... 

22

23. 

24. 

25. 

26 

27.... _ ... .

28 ____ 

29.. -

30 ____ ...

31. 

ora

_ - -inches

April

2,690 

3,150 

2,410 

1,920 

2,270 

4,180 

6,430 

9,970 

14,500 

17,800

3,308 

2.53

May

1,260 

1,200 

1,170 

200 

780 

615 

525 

450 

392 

366 

342

7,522 

5.94

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 84 

12p.m.. __

Apr. 25

12m __ .....

12pjn._ ...

Apr. 26

3a.m ___ .

12m. ___ .

Apr. 27

4pjn_. .

12p.m.. __

Gage 

height

8.98

8.99 9 40

12.58

13.05

14.02

15.82

16.20

16.61

17 4fi

Discharge

1,840

1,850

1,990

3,290

3,520

4,010

5,340

5,830

6,460

8,120

Hour

Apr. 28

Apr. W

12 m_- ......

12 p.m. .....

Apr. SO

May 1

12 p.m. __

May 2

Gage 

height

17.80

18.28

18.49

1ft ft?

19.05

19.28

19.34

19.84

1Q Q*i

20.15

10 Hi

Discharge

9,110

10,800

11,900

14 800

16,500

19,100

in Af\(\

29,200

33,800

37,800

34,000

Hour

May S 

12m.. 

May 4

12m ...... ...

May 5

May 6

May 7

Gage 

height

19.38

18.92

18.65

18.61

18.65

18.60

18.44

18.28

Discharge

25,400

17,600

14,300

14,000

14,200

13,800

12,500

11,500

15. BIQ BLACK RIVER NEAR BOVINA, MISS.

Location. Lat 32°20'51", long 90°41'48", in NW%SB% sec. 22, T. 16 N.f R. 5 E., 

 Washington meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. 

Highway 80, 300 ft upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream 

from Fourteenmile Creek, and at mile 61.7. Records include flow of Clear 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,810 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Clear Creek.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 84.93 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 ft above mean Gulf level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

690-^439 O 63 3
A28 FLOODS OF 1958

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958. Discharge, 52,500 cfs 6:30 p.m. May 5 (gage height, 

39.74ft).

1936 to March 1958: Discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1. 1951 (gage height, 

39.65 ft).

Previous maximum stage known since May 1930, that of Apr. 1, 1951. 

Floods of 1912 and January 1927 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than 

that of May 5, 1958, at Askews Bridge, 6 miles upstream.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

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

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

5. .......

6.... .._____

7.. ......

8 

9 ........

10 

April

4,620 

4,220 

4,040 

3,900 

3,680 

2,920 

2,000 

1,520 

1,480 

1,880

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

13,900 

18,400 

35,900 

48,200 

51,800 

50,400 

46,200 

40,600 

35,200 

28,500

Day

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

12 

13 ....

14. .. ___ .

15 

16 _ ........

17 

18.. _ ...

19 

20 

April

2,000 

2,160 

2,040 

1,880 

2,200 

2,520 

2,960 

3,440 

3,680 

3,600

May

23,700 

20,800 

18, 100 

16,300 

14,200 

12,700 

11,400 

10,300 

9,250 

8,300

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 _ ....

25 _ ..... ...

26. 

27 _

28 

29 __ .......

30 

31. 

orp

inches .

April

3,560 

3,720 

4,400 

4,800 

4,850 

4,710 

4,870 

6,680 

8,330 

10,500

3,772 

1.50

May

7,700 

7,200 

6,250 

4,080 

2,520 

2,160 

1,520 

1,140 

996 

928 

896

17, 730

7.27

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. S6 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 27

12p.m .......

Apr. 88

12m 

6p.m.. ______

12p.m. _ ____

Apr. 89

6 a.m. _________

12 m._ .......

12p.m.. _____

Gage 

height

18.58

18.88

20.47

22.30

23.18

23.70

23.97

24.00

25.15

29.25

29.18

Discharge

4,660

4,790

5,510

6,400

6,840

7,100

7,240

7,250

7,830

10,500

10,400

Hour

Apr. SO

10p.m _____

12m.__ _ ...

6p.m... ____

May 8

12m.__ _ ...

12p.m.. _____

Gage 

height

29.08

29.29

29.31

29.76

33,57

32.85

32.80

q/t 99

34.51

35.26

37.82

QQ 7A

Discharge

10,400

10,500

10,500

10,900

14,800

13,800

13, 800

15,700

16, 200

17,300

23,400

30, 500

Hour

May S Con. 

12m. _____

12p.m._ _ ._

Gage 

height

39.05

39.42

39.67

39.74

39.72

39.57

39.34

Discharge

37,400

45,400

50,900

52,500

52,000

48,700

43,700
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A29

BED RIVER BASIN

16. RED RIVER AT ARTHUR CITY, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°53', long 95°30', in NW% sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 17 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 271 at Arthur 

City, Lamar County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy Boggy River, 26.0 

miles upstream from Kiamichi River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area. 44,531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-29, and May 

3-31, when graphs were drawn on basis of at least twice-daily wire-weight 

gage readings. Datum of gage is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 120,000 cfs 5 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

26.35 ft).

1905-11, 1936 to March 1958: Discharge, 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage 

height, 43.2ft).

Maximum stage known, that of May 28,1908.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma 92.8 miles above station.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

!. - _

2. __ 

3.. ___ ...

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

5... ._.._.__

6........ _

7 .. 

8 _ .. 

9... _ .....

10 

April

9,450 

8,170 

7,690 

8,170 

7,210 

5,830 

4,330 

2,720 

3,350 

4,840

Monthly mean dischai 

Runoff.... _ ........

May

35,300 

56,700 

110,000 

82,000 

48,800 

35,400 

31,800 

28,000 

28,000 

39,100

Day

11 

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

13 ... 

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

15 

16 _ . _ ....

17 

18. 

19. ___ .....

20 

April

4,950 

4,230 

2,720 

1,630 

2,150 

3,630 

4,330 

5,830 

6,270 

6,050

May

39,900 

46, 300 

38,400 

30,600 

23,400 

13,800 

12,800 

11,300 

9,800 

8,880

Day

21 _ . ___ .

22 ___ 

23. 

24 

25- 

26 

27 

28 

29 _ 

30. _ _ .

31 ___ 

<rp

_____________________ thousands of acre-feet..

April

7,210 

11,300 

14,400 

14,400 

12, 100 

9,970 

11,800 

11,800 

12,100 

24,900

7,784 

463.2

May

8,660 

8,440 

8,000 

9,560 

9,800 

8,880 

6,950 

8,660 

8,000 

5,950 

6,950

26,460 

1,627
A30 FLOODS OF 1958

17. KIAMICHI RIVER NEAR BELZONI, OKJLA.

Location. Lat 34°12', long 95°29', in SE}4 sec. 14, T. 4 S.t R. 17 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7,1% miles northwest 

of Belzoni, 6.5 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 10 miles upstream from 

Possum Creek, and at mile 47.7.

Drainage area. 1,423 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 389.91 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 55,200 cfs 4 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

40.78ft).

1925 to March 1958: Discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

44.0 ft).

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by 

local residents.

Cooperation. Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 _____

2. _____

3 _ ..... _

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

5. _ .......

6._.___ ..

7. _ .......

8 

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

10 

April

2,570 

2,050 

2,710 

2,500 

2,310 

1,720 

1,450 

1,120 

1,090 

1,540

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

2,710 

34,700 

50,000 

39,600 

28,900 

10,700 

3,940 

2,310 

1,660 

3,900

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

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

20 

April

1,300 

1,270 

1,150 

1,450 

2,440 

2,440 

1,860 

1,450 

1,210 

3,100

May

3,840 

2,380 

1,660 

1,270 

970 

820 

738 

666 

505 

396

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29 -

30 

31 . 

ge . _

.thousand

Runoff..-----.... _ .... __ . ___________ ... _____ -...-.

s of acre-feet. . 

. __ -inches..

April

9,010 

6,790 

4,040 

2,380 

1,720 

1,450 

2,500

2; 310

2,180 

1,860

2,366 

140.8 

1.85

May

337 

301

260 

232 

213 

204 

187 

175 

167 

172 

184

6,261 

385 

5.07

18. RED RIVER AT INDEX, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long 94°02'25", in SW^4 sec 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 71 

at Index, 2^4 miles south of Orden, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, 

and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,030 sq mi of which 5,936 is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge computed from loop curves at times.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 145,000 cfs 6 a.m. May 6 (gage height, 

25.32 ft in gage well; 25.8 ft from outside gage).

1936 to March 1958: Discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 

34.25 ft).

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma 241 miles upstream (capacity, 

5,530,300 acre-ft).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

A31

Day

I.. ... ...

2.. ___ ...

3 ... ....

4. . ...

5 ... .....

6 ... .... .

7 ... ... ..

8 ..... ...

9 

10 ....

April

14,800 

16,400 

14,800 

13,300 

12, 700 

12,100 

11,800 

10,400 

8,800 

7,650

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

54,700 

74,500 

98,000 

125,000 

140,000 

143,000 

110,000 

80,500 

66,000 

51,500

Day

11. __ .....

12 

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

14 

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

16 

17 ........

18 

19 

20 . ..

April

7,430 

8,330 

9,040 

8,800 

8,100 

7,430 

7,430 

7,870 

8,100 

8,330

May

45,500 

46,000 

50,200 

51,700 

41,300 

35,700 

27,500 

20,000 

17,500 

15,300

Day

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

22 

23 ......

24 ..

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

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

ge.--.~ ______ _- ___________ __ _ - -

thonsanr s of acre-feet--

April

8,330 

8,560 

12,400 

19,300 

22,400 

24,600 

31,200 

37,900 

39,300 

41,400

14, 970 

890.6

May

13,000 

11,300 

10,500 

9,650 

9,200 

9,400 

10,500 

10,200 

8,500 

8,100 

8,950

45,260 

2,783

19. LJTTLE RIVER NEAR WRIGHT CITY, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°04', long 95°03', on north edge of NW% sec. 6, T. 6 S., R. 

22 E., on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 98, 

1% miles upstream from White Oak Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City.

 Drainage area. 645 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 346.76 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Rate of change in stage used as a factor in discharge computations 

at times. Backwater from return of overbank flow at times.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 44,600 cf s 9-10 p.m. May 2; gage height, 

41.63 ft 11 p.m. May 2.

1929-31, 1944 to March 1958: Discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage 

height, 45.77 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

l-_ _ ......

2 __ ..

3... .....

4. .....

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

6 ... 

7 -----

8 ... 

9 .....

10 - 

April

1,350 

1,080 

1,380 

1,460 

1,410 

1,270 

975 

796 

1,320 

1,520

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

2,560 

27,400 

29,000 

7,870 

4,300 

2,890 

1,970 

1,340 

1,130 

2,110

Day

11 

12 .

13 

14 

15 

16 -

17. _ -

18 

19 

20 

April

1,340 

1,110 

940 

1,110 

1,570 

1,460 

1,180 

975 

828 

1,370

May

1,670 

1,090 

818 

642 

520 

421 

347 

292 

254 

220

Day

21 

22 

23 

24.. ...

25 

26 -

27 ~ 

28 ,.

29 

30 

31 

ge .. __ _ . -.-- - - __ -_.

. thousanc

Runoff

s of acre-feet. . 

inches -

April

4,150 

2,470 

1,630 

1,210 

933 

953 

2,730 

2,210 

1,810 

1,600

1,471 

87.55 

2.55

May

218 

174 

158 

140 

134 

118 

104 

104 

101 

90 

83

2,847 

175.1 

5.09
A32 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 25 

12p.m.- __ .

Apr. 26

6 a.m. ________

12 m_._ __..__

6 p.m.--_ _____

8__ 

10_ _ _

12 p.m._ _____

Apr. 27

1 a.m. _________

2___ __________

3_ 

4. 

5____ __. 

6_ _____

7 

8__ 

9 __ 

10. 

11 _____ _

12m-__-__-__

8... __________

12 p.m.... ____

Apr. 28

6 a.m. _________

12m-- 

6p.m._ ______

12 p.m.. ______

Apr. 29

12m. ________

12p.m__ _____

Apr. 30

12m.________

2 p.m.. ______

4 _______ .

6_____. .___...

8 ___ .._..__

10 

12p.m... ____

Gage 

height

8.22

8.25

8.42

8.44

8.65

9.50

10.75

11.35

12.04

12.60

13.05

13.38

13.64

13.82

13.93

13.98

13.99

13.99

13.97

13. 82

13.62

13.23

12.56

12.13

11.67

11.37

11.17

10.97

11.00

10.98

10.29

10.22

10.20

10.24

10.33

10.44

10.64

Discharge

840

850

904

911

978

1,270

1,690

1,900

2,160

2,380

2,560

2,700

2,810

2,880

2,930

2,950

2,960

2,960

2,950

2,880

2 800

2 

' 640

2,360

2,190

2,020

1,910

1 840

1,770

1,780

1,770

1,530

1,510

1,500

1,520

1,550

1,590

1,650

Hour

Mayl

4___._. _______

6__ _ __-___

8_...______...

10- .- .

12 Ha-- 

2p.m-.._ 

4.. ________

6__ _-- 

8_ .....

10 

2_ _ ...

3 .

4 ... 

5. . _____

6___ ___ . ___

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

8_ . _____

9_ _ 

10 _ 

11 

12 m_ _____

2 _____

3 _____

4_ 

5_ _

6 _____ 

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

a

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

11 

3_ _____

-_-__ __

5_ 

6. ...

8 .... 

9 _____ 

10 

11 .

12m.. ...

Gage 

height

10.82

11.00

11.16

11.32

11.55

11.98

12.55

13.28

14.15

14.80

1 C 1C

1 K OO

1 I ^4

15.50

16.05

17.20

19.10

99 ftft

26.20

29.50

32.60

35.00

36.80

oo no

OO OA

OQ AQ

Af\ C\f\

40.40

40 70

A(\ Oft

41.11

41.46

41 f\ft

41.63

41.61

41.00

40.84

4.O 77

40.77

49.61

dn dn

Af\ nn

39.56

9Q OA

Discharge

1,760

1,830

1,880

1,950

2,070

2,300

2,600

2,980

3,390

3,570

3,620

3,660

4,030

4,850

6,250

9,000

12, 300

15, 300

23,100

26,600

29, 400

31, 500

33,600

36, 100

39,300

41 or\n

42,600

44 600

44 600

44,000

43,800

42,200

40,500

37, 800

37,300

37, 300

36, 300

35, 000

32,900

30, 500

26,500

Hour

May 3 Con.

4 __ .--__.___

5__ _-_.

6 _ _____ _ 

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

8 _ ___ _

9__ 

11_ 

4 _ __________

6_ _____ 

8 ___ 

10... _ 

12m-. 

4 __ ___ ..

g

4__ 

6_ 

10 

12m---. 

6 a.m. __ ____

12m-._ .- --

6p.m.. ______

May 8

12m.. .......

12 p.m_- _____

Gage 

height

38.12

37.60

37.15

36.70

36.30

35.90

35.50

34.80

34.40

33.70

33.00

32.30

31.85

31.30

30.60

28.50

26.18

25.42

24.65

23.22

21.85

21.20

20.55

19.84

18.64

18.08

16.54

15.20

14.00

19 OR

12.10

11.42

10.86

10.38

9.95

9.66

9.18

Discharge

24,200

22, 100

20, 500

19,000

17,800

16,400

15,200

13,400

12,400

11,000

9,800

8,900

8,500

8,000

7,500

6,300

5,400

5,200

4,950

4,550

4,250

4,150

4,000

3,800

3,500

3,400

3,100

2,850

2,650

2,520

2,180

1,930

1,730

1,570

1,420

1,320

1,160
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A33

20. LITTLE RIVER BELOW LTJKFATA CREEK, NEAR LDABEL, OEXiA.

Location. Lat 33°56', long 94°45', in SE% sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 70, just downstream from 

Lukf ata Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 312.08 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Rate of change in stage used as a factor in discharge computations 

at times. Backwater from return of overbank flow at times.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 40,700 cfs 9 a.m. May 4; gage height, 

35.01 ft 11 a.m. May 4.

1946 to March 1958: Discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 

39.22ft).

Maximum stage known, 39.7 ft in February 1938, from information by 

local residents (discharge, 86,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1... ____ .

2. _____ .

3. ____ ...

4. _ .......

5... ____

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

7... __ ...

8....... _ .

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

10...... _ .

April

3,160 

2,410 

2,200 

2,920 

2,870 

2,560 

2,130 

1,630 

1,710 

3,010

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff. .

May

6,660 

10,500 

17,900 

37,800 

27,300 

16,900 

11,400 

6,630 

3,740 

2,790

Day

11 _ ..... _

12. ______

13. ____ ..

14....... __

15 __ ......

16.. ......

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

18.. ......

19. _ .. _ ..

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

April

3,140 

2,550 

1,990 

1,870 

2,290 

2,770 

2,440 

1,950 

1,620 

1,450

May

3,360 

2,510 

1,670 

1,260 

1,040 

880 

751 

625 

545 

459

Day

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

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

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

24. _ .......

25 

26. ___ .....

27... ........

28... ____ .

29...........

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

31. 

ge __

Runoff

thousands of acre-feet .... 

inches

April

2,920 

5.050 

3,980 

2,630 

1,840 

1,850 

5,760 

6,890 

5,620 

4,620

2,928 

174.2 

2.66

May

401 

360 

330 

304 

282 

260 

240 

238 

247 

224 

202

5,091 

313

4.77
A34 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. SB 

12p.m.. ......

Apr. £6

2a.m.-- __ .

4 ..........

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

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

12m.........

2p.m-_ ... .

4....-. ....

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

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

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

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

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

11-... ..

12p.m. _ ..

Apr. £7

1 a.m_. __ .

4 _ . ......

5 ... .... ...

6............. 7...:-... ..

8.... ..

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

10 

11......... 

12m. .-.-...

1 p.m.. ...

2 ___ .....

5 ......

6 ..........

7.... ....

8 ..........

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

12p.m.......

Apr. £8

4 a.m_. ......

8.._ ..... ..

12m.........

4 p.m. .......

12p.m.......

Apr. £9

4 a.m..... ...

8... ..... ..

4 p.m. .......

8 

12p.m . .. .

Apr. SO

8a.m-_ .....

12m... ......

4 p.m.. ...

Gage 

height

10.16

10.36

10.38

10.32

10.20

10.14

10.08

10.06

10.08

10.16

10.45

10.95

11.60

12.30

12.76

13.24

14.75

15.30

15.80

16.35

16.85

17.32

17.75

18.14

18.45

18.74

18.93

19.30

19.40

19.48

19.57

19.72

19.82

19.93

10 01

19.73

19.42

18.55

18.05

17.54

17. 02

16.63

16.21

15.38

15.08

15.38

Discharge

1,710

1,810

1,820

1,790

1,730

1,700

1,670

1 660

1,670

1,710

1,850

2,100

2,440

2,820

3,060

3,330

4,170

4,480

4,760

5,070

5,350

5,610

5,860

6,090

6,270

6,440

6,550

6,760

6,820

6,860

6,920

7,000

7,060

7,130

7 130

7,010

6,830

6,320

6,040

5,740

5,450

5,230

4,990

4,530

4,360

4,530

Hour

Apr. SO Con. 

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

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

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

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

8 ... .....

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

8 ......

10...... . ...

May £ 

\ a.m... ....

2 ..........

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

4........ .

5 _. ......

6 ......

7 .........

8. .........

10 

11 .........

12m.........

1 p.m . ...

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

4-.. __ .....

5 .........

6. .......

7 ... .....

8 ......

12 p.m _ .

2 

5.--. -....

6 . 

10........ ..

11 ..... ...

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

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

6 . ...... .

7 ......

8 ........

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

10.... . . ..

Gage 

height

15.63

15.76

15.90

16.65

17.15

n

o?

18.32

1ft ftfl

1Q 1ft

10 4,7

W 7K

19.78

W 7Q

19.73

19.68

10 ft9

19.57

20.20

21.10

00 KQ

oo Oft

23.23

23.45

23.70

OQ Qfi

24.20

24.60

24.95

25.35

25.65

OK OK.

26.20

26.43

27.47

27.68

28.30

28.48

29.06

29.23

on K7

29.75

29.98

30.20

on 4.0

30.66

30.97

31.33

31.74

33.10

Discharge

4,670

4,740

5,110

5,920

6,240

6,400

6,620

6 ft Art

7,020

7, 130,

7 fwn

7,040

7 040

6

Qjn

6,840

6,820

7,470

8,810

9,700

10,000

9 0fift

9,810

9,970

10,200

10,400

10,700

11,300

11,500

11,800

12,000

12,300

12,400

13,200

13,500

13,700

14,500

14,600

15,400

15,900

16,500

17,100

17,600

18,000

18,800

19,700

21,000

22,400

24,400

26,900

31,100

Hour

May 4

2 

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

4........ ..

5... ___ ....

6 .... 

7 ...... ...

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

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

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

11 .... 

12m.. ....

4 ..... ....

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

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

May 5

0

8 .... ...

8-. .. 

12m... 

fyfdV y 7

12m.........

4p.m. __ .

8 .

12p.m. . _ .

8 ..........

12m._ ......

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

12 p.m.. ....

12m.........

8 ... ...

Gage 

height

33.48

33.80

34.08

34.30

34.50

34.66

34 77

34.87

34.95

34.98

35.01

35.00

34.99

34.88

34.63

34.46

34.29

33.96

33.56

32.78

32.40

32.00

31.58

31.14

30.68

30.23

29.30

28.79

28.26

27.66

26.97

26.18

25.30

24.32

23.20

21.92

20.60

19.08

17.65

16.28

14.10

13.39

13.10

12.77

Discharge

33,100

34,900

36,200

37,400

38,500

39,300

39,800

40,500

40,700

40,500

40,300

40,200

39,800

38,600

36,800

3.1, 700

34,100

32,200

29,600

24,800

22,800

21,000

19,400

17,900

16,700

15,400

13,800

13,100

12,300

11,400

10,600

9,760

9,040

8,190

7,320

6,460

5,750

5,140

4,810

4,530

3,540

3,270

3,180

3,010
APRII/-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A35

21. MOUNTAIN FORK RIVER NEAR EAGL-ETOWN, OKLA.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 94°37', in SE% sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 70, 2 miles 

west of Eagletown and 8.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 41,300 cfs 5 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

18.52ft).

1924-25, 1929 to March 1958: Discharge, 91,500 cfs Feb. 12, 1950, 

from rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.80 

ft Mar. 29, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Aug. 18-19, 1915, from information by 

local residents (discharge, 92,500 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

2 _ . .......

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

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

5 ____ ....

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

7 

8 __ ... ...

9. __ . .....

10. ......

April

1,850 

1,540 

1,410 

2,490 

2,160 

1,890 

1,530 

1,250 

1,560 

2,940

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

4,120 

18,100 

36,800 

13, 700 

6,170 

4,000 

2,820 

2,140 

2,310 

4,790

Day

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

12.. _ . .....

13. ......

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

15. .......

16. ..........

17 __ . ......

18. ......

19 .......

20 

April

2,660 

2,130 

1,740 

1,580 

2,320 

2,700 

2,250 

1,850 

1,520 

1,390

May

3,770 

2,580 

1,890 

1,430 

1,090 

1,000 

1,230 

756 

579 

478

Day

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

22

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

24.. _ . .....

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

26. __ . .....

27 

28 ......

29 

30 ........

31 .......

ge.___ _ . ... __-_

thousand

Runoff .

s of acre-feet., 

inchesApril

4,990 

3,850 

2,760 

2,100 

1,680 

1,720 

8,020 

6,190 

3,830 

2,890

2,560 

152.3 

3.63

May

408 

347 

300 

261 

240 

228 

231 

243 

205 

268 

340

3,639 

223.8 

5.33
A36 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. S6 

12p.m ___

Apr. S6

6 a.m.. ......

12m... _ ...

6p.m ........

8 . _ ......

9- __ ......

10 

11 

12p.m _ . ...

Apr. S7

la.m .........

2 _______ .

3. . __ ....

4. ........

5 . ___ ...

6 ..... ...

7 .....

8 ..... .....

9....... . ..

10 

11 .. _ ...

12m .........

1 p.m.. _ ..

2 

3 __ ........

4. .. ......

5. .........

6 ........ .

7 _ ..........

8 .....

9. ....

10. _ ........

11 

12p.m .......

Apr. S8

2 a.m.. __ ..

4... .....

6. . .....

8 . _ ...

10 __ ........

12m. 

4p.m ........

6 .........

8 ... .... ...

12 p.tn .......

Apr. S9

6 a.m.. ......

12m ___ ..

6p.m__ ......

12p.m.. 

Gage 

height

4.77

4.77

4.73

4.70

4.84

5.07

5.50

6.10

6.68

7.04

7.40

7.90

8.26

8.49

8.61

8.60

8.51

8.33

8.18

8.12

8.20

8.42

8.70

8.96

9.20

9.37

9 40

9.53

9.52

9.46

9.36

9.20

9.04

8.70

8.40

8.15

7.92

7.73

7.58

7.27

7.16

7 n/i

6.81

6.57

6.38

6.20

6.02

Discharge

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,390

1,650

i oan

2,480

3,350

4,310

4,960

5,650

6,600

7,280

7,720

7,950

7,930

7,740

7,410

7,120

7,010

7,160

7,580

8,010

8,620

9,180

9,590

9 Don

9 Q7fi

9,950

9,800

9,560

9,180

8,800

8,110

7,540

7,080

6,640

6,280

5,990

5,390

5,180

4 ofin

4,540

4,120

3,800

3,510

3,230

Hour

Apr. SO

12m _ 

Mayl

4 _____ ....

6 .. 

8. .... .....

10 - 

4.. _ . __ ...

6 

8 

10 .

3 _ ... .. 

4

5. 

6 ___ . _ .

7... _ . _ ...

8 . __ .

g

10 11. _ - ....

12m-. - 

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

4. ... ...

5.. _ .._.....

6 _ . ___ . ...

7 ___ - 

8- _ .... .

9 __ - _

10 

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

2 .

Q

4. .....

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

6 ___ ....

7 -

8. ..... ....

g

10 

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

12 m . _ ...

Gage 

height

c 07

5.74

5.72

5.66

5.80

6.27

6.92

7.20

7.12

6.75

6.59

6.45

6.33

6 on

6.30

6.44

6.61

6.92

*7 QQ

8

QA

8 Qd

9.16

9 33

9 58

10.18

10.92

11.77

19 fiA

13.65

14. R9

15.71

16.36

16.85

17.27

17.60

17 84

17 QQ

ID AD

18.18

18.25

ID QQ

1» 4.R

18.52

18.50

18.44

18.33

18.24

18.19

ID ift

10 17

Discharge

3,000

2,820

2,790

2 700

2 onn

3,620

4 740

5,260

5,110

4,430

4,150

3,920

3,720

4,650

3,670

3 nnn

4,190

4 740

5,610

7 idn

8,600

9,080

Q 4.QO.

10, 100

U fiftft

13,400

15,700

 ID onn

91 ^nn

25,200

28,400 QA onn

33,000

34, 900

36,500

37, 700

38, 500

QO QAA

39,500

39,800

Af\ Ann

41,100

41,300

41,200

40,900

40,300

39,800

QQ EAA

9Q Enn

QQ Af\f\

Hour

May S Con.

2_. ____ -

3. _ . _ -

4 

5. __ - -

6 -

7 - -

10 

11 

6 

10 _

0

10 

Q

12m. 

g

12m.... ..

May 7

12m 

12m.... _ ..

Gage 

height

18.14

18.08

17.93

17.73

17.47

17.09

16.72

15.82

15.42

15.05

14.72

13.27

12.43

11.65

11.00

10.48

9 92

9.55

9 OK

Q QQ

8.53

8 1 f\

7 on

7.66

7 40

7 1ft

6 98

6.70

6.47

6.27

6.08

5.90

5

»7«>

5.58

5.44

5.33

5.23

5.13

5.04

Discharge

39,200

38,900

38,200

37,200

35,900

34, 100

32,400

28,800

27,300

9fi nnn

94 Qfifi

20, 100

17,600

15,400

13,600

19 ^ftft

10 900

10,000

9 3nn

8,660

8 1 fin

7 7Qfi

7 ftSft

6,600

6,130

5,650

5,220

4,840

4,340

3,970

3,620

3,320

3,050

2 &nn

9 5.QH

2,400

2,260

2,130

2,010

1,900
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A37

22. ROLLING FORK NEAR DeQTJEEN, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°03', long 94°25', in SW% sec. 21, T. 8 S., K. 32 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 70, 4 miles 

west of DeQueen, 6 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 17 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 318.24 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 13,800 cfs 8 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

18.73 ft).

1948 to March 1958: Discharge, 34,000 cfs May 11, 1953 (gage height, 

21.96ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft from floodmarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 cfs from contracted-opening measurement of peak flow).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

3.. ......

4.. _ . _ ..

5.... ...

6. __ . .....

7.. . .....

8 __ ..

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

10 - 

April

310 

263 

294 

231 

194 

169 

146 

127 

182 

387

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

3,240 

7,500 

8,100 

2,360 

1,110 

695 

480 

350 

583 

1,770

Day

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

12. _ .......

13 ______ .

14 ____ ....

15 

16 __ ...

17.. ____ .

18 __ 

19 

on

April

357 

273 

223 

252 

316 

357 

308 

261 

226 

229

May

1,040 

609 

401 

273 

203 

155 

127 

106 

97 

86

Day

21 

22 ____ ...

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

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

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

26. ______

27...........

28. ______

29...........

30 _____ ..

31. ......

ge ___ _ . _ _ ___ ----- ____ _____

__ _ .thousand

Runoff 

s of acre-feet. , 

__ inches. .

April

567 

476 

355 

275 

220 

382 

4,800 

1,800 

982 

726

523 

31.12 

3.22

May

76 

66 

59 

52 

46 

42 

37 

35 

31 

28 

28

961 

59.08 

6.12
A38 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. iS

12p.m _ . ...

Apr. 86

2 a.m. _ ....

4.. ___ .....

6- _ ..... ...

8. .....

10 

12m.... ..

4p.m __ ....

6 __ . ........

8 ...

9. __ ..... ...

10 

11.. _ .......

12p.m .......

Apr. 27

la.m . ......

2. .........

3. .

4. ..... .

5. .....

6. ... .....

8. .........

9 _ ....... 

10. _ ........

11 ... ......

12m... 

2p.m ........

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

4. __ ........

5. .......

6. ......

7 .... 

8. ... ....

9 .... .

10 

11- 

12p.m _ .

1 a.m. .......

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

3 ..... ....

4. .......

6. ... ......

7 .......

8. ...

9 ...

12m.........

8.- .. _ ..

10 

12p.m. ......

height

4.34

4.43

4.76

4.92

5.11

5.20

5.21

5.14

5.17

5.34

5.58

6.06

6.78

7.67

8.91

10.13

11.09

12.00

13.00

14.10

16.06

16.57

16.73

16.66

16.45

15.72

15.33

14.93

14.53

14.13

13.73

13.33

12.96

12.58

12.23

11.88

11.55

11.23

10.93

10.69

10.27

9.97

9.75

9.57

9.10

8.62

8.23

8.05

7.90

Discharge

209

223

279

310

350

370

372

357

363

404

461

578

794

1,100

1,580

2,120

2,540

2,990

3,500

4,340

6,970

8,140

8,260

8,120

7,700

6,410

5,820

5,260

4,770

4,370

4,020

3,710

3,480

3,280

3,100

2,930

2,760

2,610

2,470

2,360

2,180

2,050

1,950

1,870

1,660

1,460

1,300

1,230

1,180

Hour

Apr. 89

8- ______

12m...... ...

g

8- _____ ..

12m... ..

g

Mayl

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

3 .......

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

5. _ 

6 ... 

7 .........

10 

11...... __ ..

12m __ ....

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

4. .........

5 _ . _ . .....

6. .....

7. . 

Q

g

10 11 

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

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

5- _ .... ....

6.. _

7 

9 __ ...

10 

11..... ....

12m.. - 

3. 

4. ...... .

Gage 

height

7 64

7 4fl

7.27

7.28

7.10

6.87

6.68

6.53

6.39

6.34

6.64

6.80

6 7Q

6.80

6.85

7.13

7 90

Q 9ft

10.72

11.72

12.43

13.01

13.55

14.08

14.43

14.69

14 79

14.77

14 64

14.45

14.21

13 93

13.66

13.36

13.05

12.75

12.41

11.89

11.87

19 nn

12.52

1O 04

14.70

15.30

15.54

15.52

1 1 4.9

15.42

15.88

16.38

17.20

17 on

Discharge

1,080

1,000

956

959

898

822

762

714

669

654

749

snn

7Q7

800

816

908

1,180

1,730

2,480

2,850

3,200

3,510

3,880

4,320

4,660

4 QAA

5,080

5,050

4 900

4,680

4,440

4 190

3,970

3,730

3,530

3,360

3,200

2,940

2,920

2 QQO

3,250

3,950

4,970

5,770

6,130

6,100

5 950

5,950

6,670

7,560

9

O4.n

11,000

Hour

May 8 Con.

8_ _ 

9-- - 

2. . . _ .

3 

4. 

5. ... 

6. 

7. 

Q

g

10 11 _

12m.... 

2 ________

3. 

5... _ 

6. 

7. 

Q

g

10- 

11 

4 - 

6. 

a

10 

12m... 

4 -

8 -

g

12m... 

g

12m... 

Gage 

height

18.34

18.60

18.73

18.69

18.61

18.60

18.52

18.38

18.10

17.80

17.54

17.37

17.25

17.07

16.80

16.51

16.25

16.10

16.00

15.90

15.77

15.60

15.36

15.10

14.82

14.52

14.20

13.89

13.57

12.95

12.33

11.77

11.24

10.77

10.40

10.00

9 63

9.07

8.60

8.24

7.93

7.67

7 4(1

7.16

6.95

6.69

6.45

6.23

6.00

Discharge

12,400

13,300

13,800

13,600

13,300

13,300

13,000

12,500

11,600

10,700

10,000

9,630

9,350

8,950

8,400

7,820

7,310

7,040

6,860

6,700 fi don

6,220

5,860

5,490

5,120

4,760

4,430

4,150

3,900

3,470

3,160

2,880

2,610

2,400

2,240

2,060 i onn

1,650

1,450

1,310

1,190

1,100

1,000

918

848

765

688

622

562
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A39

23. LITTLE RIVER NEAR HORATIO, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°55'10", long 94°23'15", in NE^4 sec. 10, T. 10 S., B. 32 W., 

on left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 

0.9 mile downstream from Boiling Fork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 

28.5 miles upstream from Cossatot River.

Drainage area. 2,674 sq mi.

Gage height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 272.89 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Rate of change in stage used as a factor in discharge computations 

at times. Backwater from return of overbank flow at times.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 63,600 cfs 12 p.m. May 3 to 1 a.m. May 4 

(gage height, 32.72ft).

1930 to March 1958: Discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

37.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915 (discharge, 

124,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

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

3 

4.... __ ...

5 

6... .....

7 ~

8 

9 

10 

April

6,260 

5,140 

4,550 

5,040 

5,820 

4,970 

4,440 

3,720 

3,520 

5,280

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

20,500 

30,000 

55,300 

59,800 

50,000 

42,300 

31,000 

22,300 

14,100 

11,200

Day

11... _ .....

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

13. 

14 

15. 

16.... _ 

17. 

18. 

1Q

20 

April

6,720 

5,890 

4,770 

4,470 

5,150 

5,960 

5,720 

4,830 

4,020 

3,580

May

10,700 

7,940 

5,480 

3,980 

3,070 

2,390 

2,300 

1,880 

1,500 

1,270

Day

21... __ ...

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

23 

24 _

25 

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

27 

28 

29 

30 __ 

31 

ge _________________________ _ - _-- .

 thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

inrfies

April

5,280 

4,990 

8,180 

6,300 

4,630 

5,230 

16,700 

23,400 

19,000 

15,000

6,952 

413.7 

2.90

May

1,100 

959 

828 

740 

665 

615 

576 

581 

563 

550 

576

12, 410 

763.2 

5.35
A40 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 16 

12p.m .......

Apr. i6

4 ..... __ .

6 ........

10 

12m-. 

2 p.m.. __ .

4.. .... ... .

6 ....... .

8 ... .....

10 

12p.m... ...

1 a.m __ 

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

3 .........

5 

6 -

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

8 .....

9 ...... ... .

12m-- 

5. ____ ....

6 ...... 

7 .........

10 

11 

12 p.m .......

Apr. 28

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

3 .....

5.... _ ..

6..... __ ...

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

8. ... .

2.... ....

6. . ..

12 p.m... ....

Apr. 29

12m12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 30

6a.m. -.-.-...

12 m--. ------

Gage 

height

10.41

10.56

10.80

10.97

11.23

11.35

11.50

11.68

11.87

12.10

12.55

13.50

14.04

14.62

15.17

16.20

16.75

17.24

17.74

18.24

19.80

20.34

21.68

22.05

22.40

22.72

23.60

23.86

24.14

24.35

24.57

24.78

25.15

25.27

25.40

25.50

25.70

25.77

25.77

25.65

25.20

24.50

23.75

23.10

22.38

21.60

20.74

Discharge

4,120

4,290

4,560

4,670

4,910

5,010

5,150

5,370

5,540

5,870

6,560

7,960

8,650

9,400

10, 200

11, 400

12, 400

12,900

13, 700

14,600

17,600

18,400

20,500

21,800

21, 300

91 fiftft

23,300

23,400

23,500

24,000

24,200

24,400

24,300

24,300

24 100

24,100

23,700

23, 700

22,800

21,600

20,000

18,800 to nnn

16,800

15,600

14,800

 Hour

AprJSO Con.

6 ... __ ..

8-... .........

12m.. 

2 p.m.. .

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

10 

4. ........ .

6 H . .......

8 ' .

12 m.'. ...... .

4-... ... ......

6........ .

10 

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

6. ........

8 .... ......

10 

12m... ...

4 ~ 

6. ... ... ...

10 

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

6 _ ...

8 .... ....

10 

12m. 

12m--.. ..

Gage 

height

20.20

19.92

19 98

20.97

21.72

22.82

23.31

23.80

24.25

24.60

94 on

25.12

25.28

25.55

26.05

26.50

97 4f>

27.84

28.32

00 OO

9Q 3ft

on 7f»

30.26

Qrt fin

31.00

31.38

31.70

32.00

32.22

32.38

QO En

32.60

32.67

32.70

32.72

32.72

32.67

32.65

32.60

32.54

32.43

32.15

31.85

31.64

31.44

31.30

31.17

Discharge

14,200

14,400

15,400

18,600

19,800

21,200

21,800

22, 700

23,200

23,400

23,500

23, 700

23,900

25,200

26,600

27,200

29,000

30,300

31,700

33,600

37,400

40,300

4.9 9ftft

45,300

48,900

52,200

55,500

57,900

59, 700

61,000

62,200

63,000

63,400

63,600

63,600

63,000

62,800

62,200

61,500

60,200

57, 200

53,800

51,500

49,400

48,500 47 nfin

Hour

May 6

12m. __ -

12mg

12m8 

12mg

May 11

May 12

May IS

12m. 

May 14

12m. 

Gage

30.95

30.68

30.32

29.85

29.58

28.92

28.55

28.15

27.70

27.22

26.14

24.00

23.10

22.10

21.10

20.20

19.10

18.15

17.57

17.39

17.47

17.94

17.91

16.89

16.22

15.51

14.78

14.02

13.29

12.60

11.99

11.46

11.01

10.61

10.2fl

9.66

Discharge

45,000

42,600

39,800

36,500

34,800

30,600

29,100

27,700

26,200

24,800

22,600

18,100

16,500

15,000

14,100

12,900

11,600

10,900

10,800

11,000

11, 200

11,800

11,500

10,100

9,300

8,680

7,940

7,200

6,580

5,940

5,430

4,960

4,570

4,260

3,980

3,690

3,450
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A41

24. COSSATOT RIVER NEAR DeQUEEN, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°03', Long 94°13' ( on south edge of 8D% sec. 20, T. 8 S.f B. 30 

W., on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 71, just downstream from Hale Creek and 7 miles east of DeQueen.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 28,900 cfs 5 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

18.56 ft).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 46,900 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 

20.47 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ___ .. _

2 ____ ....

3_-... ...

4. 

5. ....

6. ..

7.. _ _

8. 

9 _

10 . 

April

581 

519 

535 

574 

519 

448 

373 

314 

412 

856

Monthly mean dischar 

Tlnnoff

May

5,830 

11,000 

19,700 

6,080 

2,520 

1,510 

1,030 

790 

1,200 

3,180

£6

Day

11. 

12

13. . 

14 

15 

16. 

17.. 

18 -

19. ___ -

20. _ . 

April

821 

685 

574 

613 

816 

920 

794 

677 

578 

554

May

2,060 

1,250 

843 

635 

483 

373 

299 

244 

223 

214

Day

21 __ .

22.. ___ 

23. 

24 

25 _ ........

26.... ___ ..

27...... 

28 _ . ___ .

29. _ - _

30. __ -

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

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet.. 

inr,hes__

April

1,330 

1,000 

764 

620 

507 

839 

8,720 

4,100 

2,030 

1,410

1,116 

66.41 

3.45

May

176 

147 

123 

109 

98 

93 

93 

86 

81 

81 

78

1,956 

120.3 

6.25
A42 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. &B 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 96

4a.m _ . 

8 ... .....

12m. 

6p.m.-.- ....

8 ..

9 .... ... ...

10 

11 

12 p.m.. - . .

Apr. H7

2.. ___ ......

3 

4..-... ....

5.. ....... .

6 ... .......

7 

8. .... .

9.. ..... 

11 ........

12m 

1 p.m.. ...

2 ............_

3- __ .. 

4 ....

6 ___ ...

7 . ... ...

9 _ .

10 

11 

12 p.m .._....

Apr. *8

1 a.m... 

2. .......

3..-. ........

4.---.... ....

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

6 ... 

7. ...

8 

9. ... ...

10 - 

12m. ....

2p.m..-- ....

4.. .......

6. .......

8 _ . ___

10 

12 p.m .......

Apr. 99

4 a.m ___ .

Gage 

height

5.67

6.10

6 40

6.43

6.40

6.54

6.80

7.21

7.94

8.80

9 fift

10.45

11.04

11.51

11.96

12.40

12.84

13.34

13.90

14.88

15.24

15.45

15.55

15.51

15.36

14.81

14.45

13.74

13.40

13.05

12.73

12.44

12.16

11.90

11.66

11.44

11.22

11.03

10.87

10.71

10.56

10.28

10.06

9.78

9.58

9.40

9.23

9.08

8.80

Discharge

513

662

7an

780

843

970

1,200

1,660

2,320

3,170

4,020

4,700

5,260

5,850

6,480

7,180

8,050

9,110

11, 100

12,000

12,600

12,900

12,800

12,400

11,000

10, 200

8,810

8,160

7 540

7 nnn

6,540

6,120

5,770

5,460

5,180

4,910

4,690

4,490

4,300

4,140

3,830

3,590

3,280

3,060

2,880

2,710

2,570

2,320

Hour

Apr.S9 Con.

g

12m.. 

8 __ . __ ...

8 . __.

12m. 

g

Mayl

4 ... ... ... .

5 ... ..... ..

6 

7 

9 .... ... ...

10 

11. . 

12m- _ .....

4 ... .... ...

6 ... 

a

10 

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

6 .... ... ...

7 

a

g

10 11 

12m 

5 ... .... ...

6.. ....

7-- -.

10 - 

11. . ..

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

sat.

Q KA

8.36

ft 98

8 19

7 on

7.71

7.56

7 4.9

7.38

7 46

7.72

7.74

7 OS

ft in

ft 74

9.14

9 CM

10.70

11 40

11 96

19 ^7

19 79

13.23

13.52

13.65

13.67

13.57

1Q Q1

12.94

12.62

12.66

12.90

-to QK

iq QO

IA 99

14.52

14.67

14.75

14 90

15.16

15.52

16.00

16.54

17.01

17.38

17 64

17.86

18.10

18.33

Discharge

2,110

1,960

1,900

1,780

1,630

1,510

1,410

1,320

1,300

1,350

1,510

1,530

1,690

2,000

2 97n

2,630

3,340

4,290

5,130

e QAf\

fi dM\

6,980

7,850

8,390 ft fun

8,670

8 48ft

B onn

7,350

6,820

6,890

7,280

8,070

Q QCA

9 7An

in Ann

10,700

in Qfwi

11,200

11,800

12,800

11 inn

16,700

19,000 91 inn

22,600

24,000

25, 700

27,300

Hour

May 3 Con.

5. _ .........

6 

7 . 

8.. .... ... .

10 

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

4 

6 

7 

8 

10 

11 

May 4

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

8 

10 

12m... 

6....... -----

10 

g

12m- __ 

8 

12m.- 

12m... 

12m.. 

Gage 

height

18.52

18.56

18.52

18.36

18.14

17.56

17.26

16.75

16.30

16.13

15.80

15.64

15.46

15.08

14.85

14.58

14.08

13.07

12.60

12.16

11,75

11.38

11.06

10.75

10.47

10.23

9.92

9.54

9.22

ft QK

8 7n

8.46

8.22

7 03

7.70

7.46

7.24

7.05

6.90

6.77

6.64

6.52

6.41

6.31

6.21

Discharge

28,600

28,900

28,080

27,500

26,000

22,200

20,400

17,600

15,600

14,900

13,700

13,200

12,600

11,600

11,100

10,500

9,460

7,570

6,790

6,120

5,580

5,110

4,720

4,350

4,040

3,770

3,430

3,020

2,700

2,460

2,240

2,040

1,860

1,650

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,110

1,020

955

890

834

784

744

704
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A43

25. SALINE RIVER NEAR DLERKS, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°06', long 94°05', in Wy2 sec. 3, T. 8 S.f R. 29 W., near left bank

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 70, 3% miles upstream

from Holly Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dierks. 

Drainage area. 124 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 353.09 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 7,160 cfs 11 a.m. May 1 (gage height,

14.71ft).

1938 to March 1958 : Discharge, 31,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height,

19.93 ft), from rating cur^e extended above 16,000 cfs by velocity-area

studies.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft sometime in 1920, from information by

local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

2 __ .......

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

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

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

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

7 .... _ .

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

9 

10. 

April

191 

162 

211 

182 

150 

124 

103 

90 

168 

214

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

3,950 

4,550 

4,250 

1,620 

899 

597 

418 

321 

642 

1,010

Day

11.. ......

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

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

14 

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

16..... ......

17..... ...

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

19 

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

April

233 

200 

168 

304 

545 

409 

311 

245 

208 

251

May

620 

421 

294 

214 

158 

105 

82 

60 

49 

42

Day

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

22... __ ...

23 

24.... ..

25 

26, ..

27 

28 .

29 ..

30 .

31 - 

ge _ .. ___ . . _ .. . _ . _ _ .. __ . --.-

.thousand

Runoff .

s of acre-feet-- 

inches

April

284 

226 

188 

162 

143 

524 

3,410 

1,170 

716 

542

394 

23.47 

3.55

May

36

27 

24 

21 

20 

22 

18 

17 

17 

17 

15

662 

40.73 

6.16

690-439 O 63-
A44 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. i5 

12p.m. ___

Apr. 86

2 a.m ____

4 ___ . _ ...

5... __ . __ .

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

7__ __ .......

9. 

12m..........

6p.m ____

7. 

8. . ........

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

10.... ..-..

11 

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 27

1 a.m ____ .

2. . ....

3... . .

4.. _____ ..

5. __ .... _ .

6. 

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

8... ...

9.. ....

10. 

11. . _ ....

12m... .

1 p.m.... . .

2 __ ... .....

3..-. ... 

4....... ..

6_ 

6. ..

7.. .. .

8.. .....

10. .. -.

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 28

6 a.m __ ....

12m..-.-....

6p.m--_. ..

12p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

5.82

5.92

6.03

6.16

6.63

6.78

6.78

6.86

6.71

6.71

6.82

7.17

7.79

8.63

10.22

11.57

12.65

13.45

13.81

13.77

13.35

12.57

12.12

11.62

11.15

10.75

10.45

10.22

10.04

9.79

9.61

9.48

9.29

9.14

9.03

8.80

8.62

8.21

7.93

7.69

7.52

Discharge

143

165

194

233

397

457

457

492

429

429

474

654

1, 030 .

1,620

2,860

3,950

4,900

5,670

6,040

6,000

5,570

5,000

4,430

4,000

3,600

3,280

3,040

2,860

2,710

2,510

2,370

2,260

2,120

2,000

1,920

1,750

1,620

1,330

1,130

968

858

Hour

Apr. 89

12m 

12m 

2 _______ ..

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

4 __ .........

6 _. _ 

6.. _ ........

7 ______ 

8 _ . __ .....

9.... .....

10.. __ ... ...

11- ____ ...

12 m._ .......

2 _ .... __ ..

3.. . __ ..

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

5 

6. __ ... .....

7 _____ ....

8. 

9....- ...

10. __ ......

11 __ . _ ...

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

5... __ ... ...

6..... .....

7..... ..

8_ __ _ ...

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

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

Gage 

height

7.36

7.26

7.21

7.06

6.95

6.86

fi Q9

7.16

7 1Q

7.21

7.43

7.92

8.70

10.47

12.17

13.57

14.37

14.70

14.71

14.67

14.40

13.87

13.22

12.60

12.00

n in

11.07

10.72

10.43

10.20

9.92

9.73

9.42

9.30

9.59

10.47

11.47

12.57

13.60

14.23

14 97

Discharge

761

703

676

593

535

492

520

648

664

676

803

1,120

1,680

3,060

4,470

5,790

6,700

7,150

7,160

7,110

6,740

6,110

5,440

4,860

4,320

3,900

3,540

3,260

3,020

2,840

2,620

2,460

2,220

2,120

2,350

3,140

3,950

5,010

6,030

6,910

6,970

Hour

May 2~Con. 

12m.- _ ....

1 p.m.. _ ._

2_ _ 

3 - . __ .

4.. ....

5. - 

6. .......

7. .... ....

8. .... ...

10- ~ 

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

3 ____ . _ -

4... __ . __ .

6_ 

6 ____ 

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

8 _ . _ ......

9 _ 

10 _ 

11 ___ ......

12m-.. _

2_ 

3__ -

4_ 

6..-. 

7 .- ...

8.. ...

10 _ .... 

11. __ _ .

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

6... ___ 

12m- ___ .

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

14.07

13.60

12.97

12.45

12.00

11.74

11.77

12.23

12.59

12.70

12.67

12.64

12.50

12.10

11.65

11.32

11.23

11.67

12.12

12.54

12.90

13.25

13.30

13.12

12.72

12.19

11.70

11.20

10.87

10.61

10.33

10.12

9.84

9.70

9.57

9.43

9.20

9.00

8.81

8.43

8.22

8.05

7.87

Discharge

6,700

6,140

5,490

5,000

4,590

4,360

4,380

4,800

5,120

5,220

5,190

5,170

5,040

4,680

4,280

4,000

3,920

4,290

4,700

5,080

5,420

5,770

5,820

5,640

5,240

4,760

4,320

3,900

3,620

3,410

3,090

3,020

2,790

2,680

2,580

2,460

2,120

1,980

1,830

1,550

1,400

1,280

1,190

26. RED BIVBK AT FULTON, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°37', long 93°49', in NE& sec. 20, T. 13 S., B. 26 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 mile 

downstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2y2 miles downstream 

from Little River, and at mile 463.0.

Drainage area. 52,380 sq mi of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Computed from twice daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge computed from loop curves at times.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A45

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 214,000 cf s 10:30 a.m. May 6; maximum

gage height, 29.47 ft May 6.

1927 to March 1958: Discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938; gage height,

37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945. 

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 261 miles upstream (capacity

5,530,300 acre-ft). Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

I. .

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

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

4.. ...-.

5....... __

6. ... .

7.. ......

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

9. .......

10..-.. -.

April

26.100 

26,100 

24,300 

20,600 

19,600 

19,600 

18,800 

16,700 

14,900 

11,600

Monthly mean dischai 

Runoff

May

87,400 

110,000 

134, 000 

173,000 

208,000 

214, 000 

185,000 

164,000 

128,000 

117,000

Day

11 ........

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

13 

14. __ ......

15.... __ ...

16 ........

17 

18 

19 ........

20

April

12,500 

15,200 

16, 700 

16,400 

16,000 

16,400 

16,400 

16,700 

16,000 

14,200

May

104, 000 

94,000 

88,600 

86,000 

72,400 

58,400 

45,000 

30,300 

21,200 

16,600

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 . 

ge

thousand s of acre-feet 

April

13,500 

14, 200 

18,300 

27,300 

30,500 

33,900 

43,100 

54,700 

62,500 

71,100

24, 130 

1,436

May

14,100 

12,500 

11,600 

11,200 

10,500 

10,300 

11,000 

11, 200 

10,300 

10,300 

9,760

72,890 

4,482

27. SOUTH SULPHUR RIVER NEAR COOPER, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°21', long 95°36', on left bank of cut channel at downstream side 

of pile bent of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big 

Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, and 5.7 miles southeast of 

Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 374.91 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 17,400 cfs 4 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

20.93 ft).

1942 to March 1958: Discharge, 23,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 

23.00ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 _ . .......

2.... __ ...

3 -

4 .

5.. _ 

6 ...

7 . .. .

8.. ___

9 

10 

April

402 

112 

67 

92 

94 

35 

16 

13 

54 

1,230

Monthly mean dischai 

Runoff .

May

16,500 

13,700 

13,600 

13,000 

7,540 

4,260 

1,890 

485 

160 

84

Day

11 

12 ........

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19- __ .....

20- _ . _ 

April

1,030 

641 

184 

1,470 

1,690 

1,080 

252 

104 

61 

53

May

58 

41 

31 

23 

20 

19 

17 

12 

9.8 

9.4

Day

21 

22 __ .......

23 

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

25 _ 

26 

27 

28 

29. _ .......

30 

31 

ge ________________ _______ _ - __ .- ..

thousand

Runoff _ .

Is of acre-feet., 

inches^

April

58 

562 

1,440 

1,180 

239 

1,470 

7,680 

9,070 

7,150 

10,300

1,594 

94.87 

3.38

May

9.4 

8.6 

7.2 

6.5 

5.6 

5.0 

4.4 

8.8 

20 

10 

14

2,308 

141.9 

5.05
A46 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. $1 

12p.m .......

Apr. 88

2 a.m _ . ....

6 ____ .....

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

10 

2p.m. .......

12p.m .......

Apr. 83

12m.........

10p.m.. .....

12 p.m. ......

Apr. 84

12m.........

Apr. 86

12m.. ...

9p.m ........

Apr. 86

3 _____ . ...

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

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

12m... __ ..

Gage 

height

2.25

2.24

2.64

4.50

6.70

9.37

11.59

12.68

12.93

12.92

12.75

11.88

10.05

7.86

5.70

4.20

3.30

3.30

4.20

6.72

8.77

11.05

12.74

Discharge

56

55

83

213

378

767

1,220

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,520

1,300

880

515

298

192

129

129

192

378

661

1,090

1,500

Hour

Apr. 88 Con.

7.. ____ ....

Apr. 88

12m . 

Apr. 89

Apr. 30

12m... ......

12p.m.. ... ..

Mayl

12 m... _ ...

12 m_. .......

Qage 

height

12.93

14.20

15.61

17.17

18.47

18.72

18.73

18.41

17.47

17.35

17.38

17.96

18.34

20.08

20.84

20.93

20.78

19.71

19.05

Discharge

1,550

1,980

3,240

6,280

9 win

W inn

10,300

9,420

7,000

6,760

6,760

8,300

9,140

14,600

17 nnn

17, 400

17, 000

13,300

11,200

Hour

MayS 

12m... ___

10 p.m... ....

12p.m 

May 4

12m...... _

12m... ......

12 p.m... ....

May 6

12m... ......

May 7

12p.m .......

12m. ....

May 9

12m. ........

12p.m. ......

Qage 

height

19.87

20.28

20.26

19.72

18.74

17.62

16.82

16.24

15.60

15.02

13.79

11.31

9.19

7.40

5.91

4.14

3.35

2.90

Discharge

13,900

15,200

15,200

13,300

10,300

7,260

5,340

4,230

3,240

2,580

1,820

1,160

731

448

314

185

132

101

28. NORTH SULPHUR RIVER NEAR COOPER, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°28', long 95°35', near center of channel at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Auds Creek, 7.3 miles 

upstream from Click Creek, and 8.6 miles northeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-8, 11-13, May 

3-31, for which graphs were drawn on basis of twice-daily wire-weight gage 

readings. Datum of gage is 381.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 30,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 39,500 cfs 4 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

22.35ft).

1949 to March 1958: Discharge, 42,800 cfs Apr 29, 1953 (gage height, 

25.86 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1915, 26.6 ft May 2, 1944; flood in 1932 

reached about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and 

local residents.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A47 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ .. .....

2. . _ ...

3. _ . _ ...

4. .. .....

5- __ ....

6 -

7 __ . __ .

8. ....

9 

10 

April

62 

52 

48 

43 

52 

39 

25 

22 

322 

757

Monthly mean dischar

May

5,620 

19,100 

8,980 

394 

104 

181 

49 

35 

29 

26

Day

11. __ .....

19

13 

14 

15- 

1 A

17- 

1Q

19

20 

April

98 

62 

57 

1,010 

156 

59 

41 

39 

41 

61

May

23 

21 

20 

17 

16 

15 

14 

12 

12 

11

Day

91

22 

23- __ 

24 

25 - 

9A

27- 

98

9O

30 

31 

. thousanc s of acre-feet 

Inches _

April

72 

548 

79 

47 

39 

3,370 

3,390 

482 

9,370 

8,080

951 

56.57 

3.84

May

10 

9.6 

9.1 

8.9 

9.3 

9.3 

9.6 

506 

29 

12 

9.1

1,139 

70.02 

4.76

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. t5

Apr. 86

1 a.m ____

2. ___ .

4 .. .

5 __ .....

6. ...... ...

8-. _ - _ ....

12m........ _

5 ____ . .....

6.. __ ......

7 ___ ...

8 ........

9 _

10 

3 a.m .........

6. ___ ......

8 __ .

10 ....

12m.. 

10 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 88

12m 

5p.m ........

7 __ .

9:30. __ . ....

11 

12p.m .......

Apr. 89

4 ____ .....

5 _______

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

9 .... .....

10 a.m ........

Gage 

height

0.02

2.15

4.59

3.62

3.15

2.80

2.13

1.61

1.31

1.58

3.10

7.10

9.60

11.60

12.33

11.50

8.85

6.70

5.30

4.23

3.50

2.95

2.56

1 97

1.79

1.13

1.00

1.66

1.26

4.25

5.66

5.35

8.70

9.24

6.90

8.25

10.60

Discharge

64

fidn

2,690

1,750

1,390

1,110

628

368

277

358

1,350

5,740

9 560

13^600

15,100

13,300

8,260

5,190

3,440

2,340

1,670

1,230

922

532

436

231

202

^Sfi

264

2,340

3,920

3,560

8,100

8,900

5,460

7,330

11,400

Hour

Apr. S9 Con.

12m. __ ....

2.... _ ......

3 ...... ...

4 _ . __ .....

6. _____ ...

8 ... .....

10 

11. _ ........

Apr. SO

5 .....

7 ___ .... ...

g

11. _ ........

12m.. __ 

2 _____ ....

3 ... ....

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

7 ... 

g

11 

6 ... .....

9

10 

12m.. ....

7 _

10 

2 _ . _ ......

3 .........

4 ..... ....

5 ... ... ...

Gage 

height

12.95

14.85

15.50

14.80

13.40

11.60

8.75

6.60

5.58

5.63

5.13

3.98

3.43

2.93

2.60

2.27

2.37

3.05

8.60

11.60

14.90

15.40

13.70

10.55

9 48

12.75

10.00

6.80

6.10

5.03

4.08

3.26

2.75

2.47

2.36

5.00

21.00

22.35

21.40

22.30

Discharge

16,700

20,800

22,300

20,800

17,600

13,600

8,260

5,060

3,800

3,800

3,220

2,110

1,630

1,230

950

710

789

1,310

7,940

13,600

21,000

22,100

18,300

11,400

9,380

16,200

10,300

5,320

4,410

3,110

2,200

1,470

1,070

859

782

3,110

36,000

39,500

37,000

39,200

Hour

May * Con.

9. ______ ..

10 

11 

12m. ........

2.. ___ 

3 .... 

4.. ____ 

6 ___

11 

6. ____ 

9

10 

11 _ . __ ...

12m 

3. __ . _ . 

6 _ .. 

8 - 

May 4

12m 

3. __ . __ 

8 -

12m 

Gage 

height

21.15

18.00

13.10

10.40

7.80

6.60

5.00

6.50

12.95

15.80

14.00

11.50

11.90

14.85

16.00

13.65

11.20

9.00

7.75

6.40

5.30

4.37

2.91

2.54

1.98

1.13

1.05

2.05

2.30

1.49

.98

0.50

0.25

0.04

0.00

Discharge

36,500

28,500

17,000

11,000

6,730

5,060

3,110

4,930

16,700

23,000

19,000

13,300

14,200

20,800

23,500

18,000

12,600

8,580

6,730

4,800

3,440

2,440

1,190

908

538

231

213

580

740

329

198

119

88

66

62
A48 FLOODS OF 1958

29. 8UIJ»HUR RIVER NEAR TAJLCO, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°23'20", long 95°07'50", on right bank at downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 271, about 150 ft downstream from Paris 

& Mt. Pleasant Railroad bridge, 2.4 miles northwest of Talco, Titus County, 

3.0 miles downstream from Mustang Creek, and at mile 162.

Drainage area. 1,365 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 290.82 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 50,600 cfs 8 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

25.69 ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 44,900 cfs Nov. 6, 1957 (gage height, 

24.60 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1908, about 27% ft in 1908 and 1914, from 

information by local resident. Flood of 1945 reached a stage of about 

26% ft, from information by local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. _ ......

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

3-..- ..

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

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

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

7..........

8. _ .......

9.. _ ......

10..........

April

1,380 

785 

340 

230 

200 

250 

170 

120 

100 

896

Monthly mean dischar 

Kunofl

May

33,400 

38,500 

47,000 

41,400 

26,000 

18,800 

13, 000 

8,420 

4,670 

2,600

Day

11 ._.. .

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

13 .

14.. _ ......

15..... ___ .

16...... __ .

17 ........

18.. __ .....

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

20- ___ ...

April

1,650 

1,200 

844 

1,490 

3,960 

3,080 

1,740 

623 

320 

250

May

1,700 

1,340 

1,150 

1,020 

899 

690 

525 

450 

380 

170

Day

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

22.. __ .....

23... ___ ..

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

25 

26 ... ...

27 

28 .......

29....... _ .

30 ......

31 

ge _____ __ _ . ___ ....

.. . . .thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

inches

April

240 

421 

767 

1,170 

1,170 

2,760 

12,600 

15,700 

14,600 

25,800

3,162 

188.1 

2.58

May

48 

36 

29 

27 

23 

20 

18 

18 

230 

185 

60

7,833 

481.6 

6.62

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1968

Hour

Apr. 21 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 22

12m.........

2p.m... .....

4 ..... ...

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

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 23

12m... ...

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 24 

12m.........

Apr. 25

12m.........

11:30 p.m. .

12p.m .......

Gage 

height

3.81

3.89

3.77

4.95

6.50

8.38

8.36

7.77

8.12

10.63

12.31

13.07

13.09

12.50

10.18

10.27

Discharge

280

290

280

370

7^4

734

668

701

976

i ion

1,320

1,320

1,220

932

943

Hour

Apr. 26

12m.... .....

8 ----- 

12m.. .

12p.m .......

Apr. 28

12m._ .

Apr. 29

Apr. SO

12m.... 

Gage

13.80

16.15

18.73

20.23

21.16

21.83

22.22

22.48

22.40

22.19

22.10

22.25

22.55

23.22

23.58

23.63

Discharge

1,460

2,120

3,360

4,790

6,100

9 77ft

10 7f\A

17,200

16, 100

13,400

19 Ann

14,100

18,200

26, 100

30,500

30,500

Hour

May 1

12m... __ .

12p.m. ......

May 2

May S 

12m.... 

May 4 

12m.. .

May 5

Gage 

height

23.60

23.80

24.38

24.39

24.33

24.29

24.43

25.48

25.69

25.64

24.73

23.69

23.13

22.80

Discharge

30,500

32, 700

39,000

39,000

38,000

38,000

39,000

49,000

50,600

49,800

42,000

31,600

25,500

21,300
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A49

so. WHTTEOAK CREEK NEAR TAIXX>, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°19', long 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream 

side of bridge on U.S. Highway 271, 2 miles upstream from Ripley Creek. 

2.7 miles south of Talco, Titus County, and 2.8 miles downstream from 

Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 494 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 26,600 cfs 6 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

19.52ft).

1949 to March 1958: Discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height 

18.98ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1870, about 25.3 ft Mar. 31, 1945, from 

information by local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1... ___ ..

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

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

4....... _ .

5 _ ... __ .

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

7.... __ ..

8 _ ........

9 ..

10..........

April

996 

1,020 837' 

315 

112 

73 

58 

50 

46 

486

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

19,200 

16,800 

13,900 

12,500 

8,240 

4,830 

3,250 

2,250 

1,190 

354

Day

11-..-......

12. ___ ....

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

14... __ ....

15.. ___ ...

16...........

17... __ ....

18 _ .... _ .

19. __ . ....

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

April

781 

868 

555 

614 

1,050 

1,350 

1,400 

1,190 

604 

177

May

124 

83 

64 

54 

46 

40 

36 

33 

32 

39

Day

21..... _ ...

22.. __ ....

23 ___ .....

24..... __ .

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

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

27 

28..... _ ...

29. .......

30.- ......

31 ......

ge _________________________ . __ _

thousand

Runoff _____________________ . ______________

s of acre-feet.. 

___ inches--

April

106 

100 

100 

136 

267 

1,360 

14,500 

23,700 

14,500 

13,000

2,678 

159.4 

6.05

May

34 

28 

24 

22 

21 

20 

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

2,687 

165.2 

6.27

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. S3 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. S4

12m.. 

12p.m .......

12m....-. 

12p.m .......

Apr. £6

5 ... ..... 

7 ... .... ...

9... __ .....

12m.. _

8 ..... 

Gage 

height

5.59

6.00

7.05

7.83

8.63

9.51

10.50

11.55

12.51

13.48

14.61

15.48

16.35

Discharge

100

124

195

263

347

455

581

736

886

1,130

1,560

2,250

3,340

Hour

Apr. 86 Con.

10..... ..

12m.. ..-.

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

5.... ...

6.. _ . __ ...

10.... _ .....

12p.m.. .....

Apr. S8

4...... ....

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

8 ......

10- .. 

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

16.57

17.43

17.94

18.25

18.53

18.67

18.86

18.96

19.24

19.34

19.53

19,49

19.52

19.50

19.45

19.35

Discharge

3,740

7,120

11,400

14,400

17,300

18,200

20,200

21,100

24,100

24,600

25,600

26,600

26,600

26,600

25,600

25,600

Hour

Apr. «8 Con. 

6 p.m.. ......

8_ .........

Apr. 89

6 ... .....

10 

12 m.. .......

12p.m. ......

Apr. 30

U... .........

12 m._ _ .....

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

Gage 

height

18.99

18.76

18.65

18.50

18.38

18.28

18.20

18.02

17.96

17.92

17.96

18.13

18.31

18.49

Discharge

21,600

19,200

18,200

16,800

15,800

14,900

13,900

12,000

11,600

11,200

11,600

13,400

14,900

16,800
A50 FLOODS OF 1958

81. TEXARKANA RESERVOIR NEAR TEXARKANA, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°18'16", long 94°09'38", in intake structure of Texarkana 

Dam on the Sulphur River on U.S. Highway 59, 10 miles southwest of 

Texarkana, Bowie County.

Drainage area. 3,443 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 1,651,000 acre-ft 8 a.m. May 12 (elevation, 

249.82 ft). Outflow, 10,810 cfs 7 a.m. May 9.

1953 to March 1958: Contents, 1,700,000 acre-ft June 12, 1957 (elevation, 250.36 ft). Outflow, 25,700 cfs May 26, 1957.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by 18,500-ft earth-fill dam, a 200-ft uncontrolled 

concrete spillway, and a mile-long dike. Flood-control outlet works consist 

of two 20-foot diameter conduits controlled by four 10- by 20-foot electrically 

driven broome-type gates, invert elevation, 200.0 ft. Flow over spillway is 

discharged into an outlet channel and thence to the Sulphur River. Sulphur 

River was blocked and storage began July 2, 1953: first passage of water 

through conduits began July 18, 1953; gates closed and impoundment of 

water began June 27, 1956. Dam completed in December 1957. Reservoir 

built for flood control and conservation. Storage capacity by monthly 

allocation is reserved for the cities of Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas, and 

varies from 200 acre-ft in February to a maximum of 13,400 acre-ft in April. 

Data for dam and reservoir are shown in following table:

Elevation 

(feet)

Top of dam_____________________ 286.0 __________

Spillway crest___________________ 259.5 2,654,300

Top of conservation pool ___________ 220. 0 145, 300

Streambed______________________ 180.0 0

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Capacity 

(acre-ft)

Day

1 ... 

2.^ 

3 _______ .

4 .

5 ..

6 

7 _ -

8 . _ -

9

10 

11 -

12 

13. 

14. .....

15 

A

Elevation

222.6

222.7

222.5

222.4

222.4

222.6

222.7

222.8

222.8

222.8

222.6

222.4

222.3

222.5

222.6

pril

Contents

204,500

207,000

204,800

200,100

201,600

204,000 OA4. cfln

208,000

207,500

207,000

203,800

198,400

195, 700

QAA Qftfl

OA4. Ann

I

Elevation

233.8

236.6

239.0

241.6

243.8

245.8

247.6

248 6

249.2

249.6

249.7

249.8

249.8

249 7

249 6

rtay

Contents

CQO QAft

736, 100

H7A Iftn

1,027,000

1 1 7H flfifi

1, 324, 000

1 463 000

1,551,000

1,600,000

1,632,000

1,645,000

1 650 000

1,648,000

1 AJ.9 fWl

1,630,000

Day

16 

17. .

10

19

20 

21.. 

0-J

oo

24

25- - 

26.- 

97

28.. 

on

30

31 

A

Elevation

222.6

222.6

222.5

222.5

222.5

222.5

222.6

222.8

223.4

226.0

228.0

99Q A.

230.8

pril

Contents

205,300

204,000

203,000

202,600

202,300

202,100

203,300

9/14 nftfi

207,000

224, goo

363,400

415,500

470,500

]V

Elevation

249.4

249.2

249.0

94» 8

248.5

248.3

248.1

247.8

247.6

247.3

247.1

246.8

246.6

246.4

246.1

245.9

[ay

Contents

1,614,000

1, 599, 000

1,581,000

1,560,000

1,540,000

1,520,000

1,503,000

1,483,000

1, 464, 000

1, 444, 000

1,423,000

1, 404, 000

1,388,000

1, 369, 000

1 350 000

ij 332; 000

Change in contents, acre-feet__________________________+267,500. .+861,500
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A51

Outflow, in cubic feet per second, at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 ... - .

2........ .

3..........

4.. ......

5 -

6.. . ..

7. .....

8 _ ........

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

10 . ......

April

4,075

4,075

5,110

6,015

5,200

4,075

2,670

1,780

1,780

2,485

May

9,880

9,880

9,880

10,300

9

OQA

Q SftH

10,300

10,300

10, 810

10,300

Day

11.- 

12... .....

13. 

14. 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

0 Q7H

0 87H

2,620

1,810

1,915

2,770

3

7QQ

4,397

4,310

4,484

May

in 3nn

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,300 in onn

10,300

10,300

10,300

9,880

Day

91

22. 

23 

24.- 

OK

26. 

97

28 . _ -

29 

30 

31 

April

4,397

4,397

4,230

4,075

3,468

2,720

4,150

6,300

7,000

9,460

May

10,300

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

10,300

9,880

10,300

32. POSTEN BAYOU NEAR WARDVIEW, L.A.

[Stage Station]

Location. Lat 33°00'25", Long 93°46'30", in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 23 N., R.

14 W., at bridge on parish road, 3 miles northeast of Wardview. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea

level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation, 198.98 ft 10 a.m. May 1.

1956 to March 1958: Elevation, 196.70 ft Apr. 28,1957. 

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

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

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

3. .....

4. 

5 . .....

6. 

7. 

8 .

9. ......

10 

April

187 n

186.6

1QC A

186.2

186.1

1QC A

185.9

185.8

185,8

185.9

May

1QQ Q7

1QQ Q7

198.7

1QS H

1Q8 9

W 7

197 1

196.3

195.4

194.7

Day

11 

12 

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

15 

16 

17 - 

18 

19

20 

April

185.9

185.9

185.9

186.0

1QA 1

IQfi 1

186.0

185.9

185.9

May

103 7

192.3

ion f\

1&ft 9

186.9

186.6

186.4

186.2

186.3

187.4

Day

21 __ ...

22 _ . ___ .

23 

24 _

25 

26 

97

28

90

30 

31 

April

185.9

185.9

185.9

185.9

185.9

193.7

198.2

198.5

198.6

198.8

May

187.1

186.6

186.2

186.1

185.9

186.1

185.8

185.8

185.8

185.8

185.7

33. RED RIVER NEAR HOSSTON, L.A.

Location. Lat 32°53'35", long 93°49'20", in SW% sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 14 W., 

in second pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 2, 1.8 miles 

downstream from Dry Bayou and 3.2 miles east of Hosston.

Drainage area. 57,041 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is 

noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 214,000 cfs 5-6 p.m. May T (gage height, 

27.89 ft).

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma and Texarkana Reservoir. Station 

established Nov. 17, 1957.
A52 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. __ .....

2 _ .. __ ..

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

4........

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

6.. _ .... .

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

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

9...... _ ..

10. _ ......

April

35,200 

33,800 

33, 000 

31, 500 

28,000 

25, 900 

25,200 

24,500 

22,100 

19, 700

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff 

May

88,400 

105, 000 

126, 000 

149, 000 

175, 000 

197, 000 

211, 000 

209, 000 

192, 000 

168,000

Day

11 

12..... _ ...

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

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

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

16...........

18..-... -.

19........ _

20...... __

April

17, 500 

17, 000 

18,500 

20,900 

20,900 

20,900 

20,900 

21, 000 

22,000 

22, 100

May

144, 000 

126, 000 

116,000 

110, 000 

105, 000 

90,600 

78,000 

65, 000 

52,600 

43,800

Day

21....... _ .

22 

23 

24. 

25. ___ ....

26. ___ . ...

27 

28 

29 .

30 

31 ...

ge. _____________ . ________ _ ____

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

inches

April

20,900 

20,300 

21,500 

25,200 

32,200 

43, 000 

55,900 

63,100 

73,000 

80,000

30.520 

1,816 

.60

May

39,000 

36,800 

36,000 

34, 500 

33,000 

31,500 

29,400 

29,400 

30,800 

28, 700 

25,900

93,750 

5,765 

1.89

34. CYPRESS CREEK NEAR PITTSBTJRG, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°01'10", long 94°52'40", near center of stream at downstream 

side of pile bent of bridge on State Highway 11, 1.800 ft upstream from 

Louisiana and Arkansas Railway bridge, and 5.2 miles east of Pittsburg, 

Camp County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 5-18. Datum of 

gage is 247.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 18,000 cf s. Discharge May 5-18 estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for Boggy Creek near Daingerfield.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 35,700 cfs 3 :30 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

24.80 ft).

1943 to March 1958: Discharge, 58,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

28.32 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1895, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood in 

January 1938 reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ ...

2 

3 __ . ...

4 ........

5-. _ ......

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

7 .... ...

8- _ ...

9 __ .... .

10 .

April

715 

655 

560 

320 

196 

132 

100 

78 

74 

122

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

14,200 

7,730 

4,840 

5,600 

2,500 

1,700 

1,300 

1,000 

800 

600

Day

11. _ _ __ ..

12

13 

14 

15- __ . _ .

16 __ ......

17... __ ....

18 

19 __ .......

20 .

April

271 

264 

196 

502 

860 

1,030 

860 

730 

585 

320

May

450 

350 

270 

220 

190 

170 

150 

130 

115 

106

Day

21 

22 

23 -- 

24 

25 __ .

26. _ . ___ .

27 

28 ......

29 

30 

31-- 

ge ...

thousanc

Runoff

Is of acre-feet 

.- - inches _

April

210 

178 

166 

143 

146 

5,470 

31, 300 

17,900 

4,940 

7,710

2,558 

152.2 

7.80

May

97 

91 

86 

84 

78 

74 

66 

58 

54 

54 

49

1,394 

85.71 

4.39
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A53 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. #5

Apr. 26 

1 a.m. ____

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

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

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

10..... ....

12m... __ ..

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

9.. ........

Apr. 27 

6 a.m .........

12m... __ .

2p.m ........

3:30 p.m. .....

Gage 

height

8.57

8.81 

10.39 

11.20 

12.02 

12.58 

12.98 

13.65 

15.50 

17.53 

19.38 

20.94

23.00

24.55 

24.75 

24.80

Discharge

186

215 

468 

670 

1,030 

1,450 

1,900 

2,940 

6,100 

10,200 

15,200 

20,200

28,500 

34,900 

35,700 

35,700

Hour

Apr. $7 Con. 

6p.m........

Apr. 28

g

12m.... .....

Apr. 89 

12m... _ ...

9 p.m. .......

12p.m. ......

Apr. SO

2 __ . ___ ..

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

12m.........

a

24.73 

23.78

22.05 

21.05 

19.88 

18.08 

16.02

14.51 

14.33 

14.39

14.47 

14.61 

15.00 

16.16

Discharge

35,300 

31,700

24,500 

20,500 

16,700 

11,800 

7,000

4,350 

4,100 

4,180

4,260 

4,520 

5,200 

7,400

Hour

Apr. SO Con. 

12p.m.. .....

Mayl

12m. ... . ... .

12 p.m.. .....

May & 

12m...... ...

12p.m.. _ ..

May 3

12m.. ....

May 4 

1 a.m ___ 

12 m... ......

Gage 

height

18.15

19.73 

19.71 

18.24

16.12 

14.58

14.32 

14.34 

15.93

15.94 

15.34 

14.32

Discharge

12,000

16,100 

16,100 

12,000

7,200 

4,520

4,010 

4,100 

6,820

6,820 

5,740 

4,010

35. BOOOY CREEK NEAR DALNOE5RFIBIJ>, TEX.

Location. Lat 33°02'05", long 94°47'10", on right bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 11, a quarter of a mile upstream from Louisiana 

and Arkansas Railway bridge, 3.8 miles west of Daingerfield, Morris County, 

and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 258.41 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 13,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 28,900 cfs 3 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

17.80 ft).

1943 to March 1958: Discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

15.56 ft).

Maximum stage know since 1900, that of Apr. 27, 1958; flood in January 

1938 (maximum stage known since 1900 and before Apr. 27, 1958) reached 

a stage of about 17% ft, from information by local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

2 _______

3 .. 

4 _ . .......

5 

6 ______ .

7 ...

8 

9. __ .....

10..... _ ..

April

142 

88 

70 

58 

49 

42 

35 

30 

34 

64

Monthly mean dlschar 

Runoff

May

3,640 

895 

1,020 

963 

472 

269 

185 

128 

100 

92

Day

11 __ .......

12 ____ . ...

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

14 ______

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

16-._ .....

17 ______

18. .......

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

20 __ . __ .

April

120 

118 

72 

182 

472 

310 

167 

98 

78 

74

May

139 

115 

72 

52 

43 

36 

32 

29 

27 

25

Day

21 

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

23... 

24 .....

25 

26 .....

27. 

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

29 _ .. ......

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

31....... _ .

ge __________________________

.thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet.. 

. inches

April

76 

82 

82 

71 

113 

7,560 

18,300 

1,660 

1,100 

3,350

1,157 

68.82 

17.93

May

23 

21 

18 

16 

15 

14 

12 

22 

18 

17 

13

275 

16.91 

4.41
A54 FLOODS OF 1958 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. &S 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 14 

12m.........

12p.m .......

Apr. £5

12m.........

10p.m .......

12p.m .......

Apr. 86

2 _ ....... ...

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

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

10 

12m.........

2 ___ .

3p.m ........

Gage 

height

6.72

6.54 

6.30 

6.40

7.19 

7.36 

7.99 

8.29

8.58 

8.87 

9.25 

9.95 

10.55 

11.12 

11.60 

12.04 

13.12

Discharge

78

72 

62 

66

100 

109 

156 

192

240 

311 

460 

810 

1,260 

1,840 

2,400 

3,400 

6,100

Hour

Apr. £6 Con.

Apr. 87 

3 a.m .........

12m_ .

12p.m .......

Apr. £8

12m... __ ..

12 p.m .......

Apr. 89

Apr. SO

Gage 

height

13.85 

15.63 

17.58

17.80 

16.21 

13.96 

12.94 

12.07

11.00 

10.36 

9.80

10.20 

10.77

11.53

Discharge

9,000 

17,900 

27,900

28,900 

20,900 

9,900 

5,750 

3,800

1,960 

1,300 

810

1,060 

1,450

2,500

Hour

Apr. 30 Con. 

12m... ......

12 p.m. ......

Mayl 

5 a.m __ . ....

12m.. _ ....

12 p.m. ......

May £

12m-_ _ ....

May 3

12m.........

May 4

12m..... .

Gage 

height

12.08 

12.51

13.02 

12.22 

11.35 

10.68

10.05 

9.95 

9.60

10.16 

10.37 

10.43

10.48 

10.19 

9.66

Discharge

3,600 

4,400

5,750 

3,800 

2,160 

1,400

870 

810 

600

948 

1,100 

1,180

1,220 

972 

636

36. T.AKF, O' THE PINES NEAR JEFFERSON, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°45', long 94°30', in control structure of FerrelFs Bridge Dam 

on Cypress Creek, on Farm Road 726, 9.0 miles west of Jefferson, Marion 

County.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplemental adjustment of 1941.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 515,800 acre-ft 7 a.m. May 7 (elevation, 

239.71ft).

1957 to March 1958: Contents, 117,900 acre-ft Nov. 19, 1957.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a 10,600-ft rolled earth-fill dam and a 200-ft 

concrete spillway. Flood-control outlet works consist of two 10-foot diameter conduits controlled by two 8.0- by 12.5-foot electrically driven broometype gates, invert elevation 200.00 ft. Low-flow outlet works consist of one 

14-inch pipe and valve, invert elevation, 202.5 ft. Flow over spillway is discharged into a 2,000-foot channel and thence into Cypress Creek. Coffer 

dam closure was made Aug. 21, 1957; water began flowing through conduits 

Sept. 25, 1957. Dam completed in December 1957. Reservoir built for flood 

control, conservation, and water supply. A total of 250,000 acre-ft of storage capacity is allocated to the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District 

for domestic and industrial use.

Data regarding the dam and reservoir are shown in the following table:

Elevation Capacity 

(feel) (acre-ft)

Spillway crest __________________________ 249. 5 842,100

Top of conservation pool ___________________ 228. 5 254, 900

Flood-control outlet works (inverts at intake) _____ 200. 0 2, 860

Releases from reservoir during flood period are shown in record for station Cypress Creek near Jefferson. 

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A55 

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 .

2 

3 ... 

4 ... ... ...

6 ........

6 .. ...

7. . .

8 

9 ... ... ...

10 - 

11 . _ .

12 

13 

14 

16..... ......

16. 

17 

A

Elevation

208.6

208.6

208.6

203. 6

208.6

208.6

208.6

208.4

OrtQ n

208.2

207.9

207.7

207.5

207.5

207.5

207.5

207.5

pril

Contents

04 AKn

<M 7nn

<M 7nn

24, 700 <M 7nn

04 finn

24 46o

23,730

23,050

22,710

21,480

20,500

IQ 7nn

19,530

19,530

IQ fififl

IQ fifin

!

Elevation

234.2

236.0

237.9

QOQ Q

O9Q A

239.7

O9.Q 7

239.6

239.6

239.5

QOQ *>

OQQ Q

O4Q *>

239.3

239.3 

239.2

239.0

tfay

Contents

372,700

416,500

465 900

490 400

505,700

514, 100

515,800

513,600

511,300

509,100

505 400

V>4 flftfi

504 000

504 000

500,600 AQA aim

Day

18 

19

on

21. 

22 

23 

24. 

25 

26... ......

27. 

OQ

9Q

30 

31 

Change in

A

Elevation

207.6

207.7

207.9

208.1

208.3

208.4

208.4

208.4

209.0

211.6

218.2

227.2

232.0

pril

Contents

20,080

20,500

91 7d/l

22,270

23,240

23,730

23,970

23,830

26,650

42,340

101,600

230,900

324,800

4299,370

]V

Elevation

238.7

238.3

238.0

237.8

237.6

237.4

237.2

237.0

236.7

236.5

236.2

236.1

235.9

235.6

[ay

Contents

486,500

477,200

468,800

464,600

459,400

453,400

447,700

442,200

435,700

429,200

422,800

420,200

413,700

404,700

+79,900

37. CYPRESS CREEK NEAR JEFFERSON, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°45', long 94°29', on downstream side of bridge, 1,500 ft downstream from Ferrell's Bridge Dam, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, 

and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 850 sq mi (above Ferrell's Bridge Dam).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 5,190 cfs 3 p.m. Apr. 29 (elevation, 201.30 

ft).

1924 to March 1958: Discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (elevation, 212.48 

ft, at site 1,500 ft upstream).

Flood of Apr. 1, 1945, was greatest since at least 1853. Floods of May 

1884 and July 1904 reached elevations of about 208 and 209 ft, respectively, 

at site 1,500 ft upstream, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Ferrell's Bridge Dam, 1,500 ft upstream.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

2-.. .....

3 _

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

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

6 ____ ....

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

8 _____ ..

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

10 __ . __ .

April

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,130 

1,160 

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,100

Monthly mean discnar 

Runoff. ...........

May

3,240 

3,040 

3,040 

3,240 

3,240 

3,240 

3,240 

3,240 

3,130 

3,130

Day

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

12. ___ . ...

13 

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

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

16...........

17__ ...

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

19 

20 __ ......

April

1,080 

1,030 

985 

943 

964 

922 

901 

820 

880 

922

May

3,130 

2,110 

1,270 

964 

880 

1,210 

2,560 

3,810 

4,360 

4,500

Day

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

22... __ ....

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

24. _ . ......

25 

26.-.-....-..

27 .......

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

29 ______ .

30 - __ .

31 .......

ge _ .

thousandIs of acre-feet--

April

964 

1,030 

1,080 

1,100 

1,100 

1,160 

1,700 

2,270 

3,950 

3,950

1,306 

77.69

May

3,670 

3,130 

2,960 

2,960 

2,960 

3,240 

3,350 

3,360 

3,460 

3,350 

3,360

2,979 

183.2
A96 FLOODS OF 1958

38. CADDO T.ATTR NEAR, MOORINO8POBT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°42'15", long 93°55'11", in SE^SEVi sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 15 

W., at south end of dam on Cypress Creek, 0.3 mile upstream from confluence 

with Black Bayou and 3 miles northeast of Mooringsport.

Drainage area. 2,744 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 783,300 acre-ft May 5 (elevation, 182.59 ft) ; 

1921 to March 1958: Contents observed, 745,500 acre-ft Apr. 5, 1945 (elevation, 181.8 ft).

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Lake is formed by concrete gravity and earth dam. An uncontrolled concrete spillway is at elevation 168.40 ft (capacity, 170,000 acre-ft). At flood stages the dam is submerged.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 ...

2

3 

4 _____ .. .

5.. ....

6 .... -

7 ... ......

8 ..... ....

9 . ..

10 

11 

12 

13 

14. .....

15 

16.. ...... ...

17.. ..

18. . .

A

Elevation

169.4

169.4

169.5

169.4

169.4

169.4

169.3

169.1

169.1

169.2

169.4

169.3

169.2

169.2

169.2

IfiO 9

pril

Contents

206,500

206,100

205,800

9H4 7ftft

9H4 ftftft

203 700

Oftl fiAfi

199,100

204 

' 400

200 100

m iftft

200,100

9O9 Qftn

200,100

199,100

IQS 7nn

J

Elevation

179.3

ion Q

181.8

1OO A

182.59

182.5

 too o

1Q1 Q

m o

IDA?

1 on 1

179 4

17ft* fi

17ft 1

177.4

176.7

176.1

175.5

day

Contents

619,800

CQO QAft

740 400

774. Qftfi

783,300

779 600

764 800

743^000

714 900

687,' 400

656,800

625,500

KQ4 9ftfi

562,000

EOO nnn

eno Qrtfi

474 900

44.7 w»

Day

10

on

91

99

23 - 

24

OK

26 - 

97

28.. 

9Q

on

Q1

Change In

A

Elevation

169.2

IfiO 9

169.2

169.2

169.2

169.2

IfiQ 9

169.9

171.2

172.7

174.8

177.2

pril

Contents

198,700

198,700

198,700

198,400

198,700

198,700

200 ' 100

223,700

270,300

329,600

415,400

519,800

+312, 900

]V

Elevation

174.9

174.4

173.9

173.4

172.9

172.5

172.0

171.6

171.2

170.8

170.4

170.2

170.1

lay

Contents

422,500

400,600

378,500

359,600

339,900

321,600

302,800

285,400

271,500

256,700

244,000

234,300

228,400

-291,400

39. KELLY BAYOU NEAR HOSSTON, LA.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long 93°52'20", in SW^NEi/4 sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 

15 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 

71, 0.4 mile downstream from Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary 

recorder. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 16-31; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 4,460 cfs 5 a.m. Apr. 28; gage height, 

22.72 ft 4 a.m. Apr. 29.

1944 to March 1958 : Discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 3, 1945; gage height, 17.23 

ft Apr. 29,1957.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A57 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .... ....

2 . .......

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

4.... _ ....

5. .......

6 ____ ...

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

8.. ___ ...

9. ..._

10 ....

April

109 

89 

80 

74 

70 

62 

54 

46 

44 

54

Monthly mean disehar 

Runoff..

May

3,600 

3,200 

2,880 

2,510 

2,130 

1,770 

1,210 

774 

488 

546

Day

11. .......

12 

13 .

14 

15 ______ .

16 

17. 

1st

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

20 ____ ...

April

70 

64 

52 

58 

94 

94 

70 

56 

50 

66

May

331 

178 

118 

84 

42 

35 

25 

30 

40 

60

Day

21 

22... ___ 

23 

24 _____ 

25. 

26.. 

27 _ .....

28 ~

29 ____ 

30.. 

31 ______

ge _____ __ ________________ . -. ...

thousand s of acre-feet--

April

72 

64 

52 

44 

70 

1,910 

3,530 

4,330 

4,130 

3,910

649 

38.61

May

40 

30 

25 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

25

655 

40.29

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 84 

12p.m ......

Apr. 86

2a.m... ......

4... __ ....

6. ... ......

8 __ ......

12m... 

10 

11- . __ .

12p.m.. .....

Apr.S6

1 a.m ......... 

2. . __ 

3. .........

4 _ _ .....

5 .... ... ...

6. . ..

7. ......

8 a.m .........

Gage 

height

2.89

2.88

3.67

3.97

4.09

3.80

3.54

3.39

4.02

4.42

4.10 

4.32

5.02

8.27

11.47

13.92

15.32

16.15

Discharge

41

40

71

83

88

76

66

60

85

105

89 

mn

140

420

1,020

1,630

2,060

2,360

Hour

Apr. £6 Con.

10 ____ ....

11. 

12m._ _ ....

2 _______ .

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

4.. .... ....

5 __ - ....

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

7 ___ . __ ..

8 _ . _ ......

9 __ .........

10. ........

11 

Apr. 87

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

8... _ . __ ..

10 

12m.. 

height

16.44

16.55

16.53

16.44

16.37

16.29

16.21

16.27

16.76

17.17

17.40

17.52

17.59

17.76

17.99

18.24

18.52

18.72

18.99

19 17

19.41

Discharge

2,480

2,520

2,510

2,380

2,290

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,300

2,470

2,540

2,570

2,590

2,660

2,760

2,900

3,010

3,090

3,210

3,290

3,420

Hour

Apr. 87 Con.

4 _ ....

8 ______ 

10... ......

12p.m.. .....

5- . .. 

6. ...

8 _ .

12m.. .......

12p.m .......

Apr. 89

8. ..... ...

12m 

Gage 

height

19.70

20.05

20.74

21.05

21.32

21.83

21.93

22.03

22.18

22.39

22.57

22.63

22.72

22.66

22.61

22.49

22.34

Discharge

3,560

3,750

4,090

4,220

4,330

4,450

4,460

4,430

4,430

4,320

4,240

4,210

4,210

4,170

4,130

4,060

4,020

40. BLACK BAYOU NEAR GILIJAM, L.A.

Location. Lat 32°48'55", long 93°52'15", in SE^NW^ sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 15 

W., near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 170, 0.2 

mile downstream from Red Bayou and 2 miles southwest of Gilliam.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 155.59 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary 

recorder as a factor. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 8-31; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 17,700 cfs 4-10 a.m. Apr. 29 (gage height, 

27.51ft).

1942 to March 1958: Discharge, 8,200 cfs Apr. 29, 1957; gage height, 

25.73 ft Apr. 5, 1945.
A58 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 . __ . _

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

3 

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

5 .....

6 .

7 ..

8 

9 _ 

10 

April

602 

575 

549 

530 

496 

458 

373 

320 

289 

316

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

14,600 

13,100 

12,600 

10,600 

6,280 

5,310 

2,950

I 2,000

Day

11- 

12 _______

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

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

15 

16 ........

17 _ ....

18 ... _ ..

10

20 

April

319 

296 

274 

316 

354 

371 

333 

324 

322 

354

May

400 

100

Day

21. _

22. _ _ .

23 

24.... ___ .

25 ....

26.. .

27 

28.. __ 

29.. .

30. 

31 -

ge _____ ___________________ _ -----

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

inches

April

379 

367 

347 

320 

390 

3,540 

8,110 

15,100 

17,500 

16,600

2,347 

139.7 

7.20

May

100

2,421 

148.8 

7.67

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. £4 

12p.m.......

Apr. £6

2a.m .........

3 _ . __ ..

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

5.... __ 

6. ......

8. . ..

10 

12m.. ...

4 p.m ........

10...... ..

11 __ . _ ....

12 p.m_. .....

Apr. 26

1 a.m .........

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

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

5 ... 

6. .... .

7 -

8 _ . ...

9. ........ .

10. 

11 

12m.-.. 

1 p.m.. ......

Gage 

height

6.33

6.30

6.34

6.44

6.64

6.85

7.02

7.08

7.11

7.10

7.03

7.03

7.21

7.35

7.67

8.78

10.48

12.23

13.70

14.81

15.68

16.40

17.01

17.50

17.96

Discharge

298

285

298

328

395

454

475

461

437

393

369

295

376

420

468

797

1,450

1,990

2,190

2,400

2,680

2,970

3,280

3,600

4,060

Hour

Apr. 28 Con.

3... _______ ...

4... __ . .....

5. ______

6 _ ....... ...

7..... __ ....

8. __

9 ..... ....

10 _________

Apr. 27

1 a.m _________

3 ___ . __ ..

4.. _ . _ ....

5 _ .... __ .

6 _______

7. ____ ____

8 _ . __ .....

10 __ _. __ .

11-. __ ....

12m.. ..

2

3 ____ .

5_ ______

6 .... ._ _

7.... ....

8 ....

Gage 

height

18.33

18.62

18.85

19.23

1O ^8

19.84

20.05

20.16

20.25

20.51

20.64

20.86

20.95

21.02

21.10

21.16

21.23

21.37

21.44

21.53

21.62

21.73

21.85

22.11

22.28

22.50

22.71

22.90

Discharge

4,370

4,700

4,880

5,180

5,490

5,740

5,950

6,060

6,150

6,410

6,570

6,830

6,940

7,030

7,150

7,240

7,340

7,560

7,660

7,800

7,930

8,100

8,280

8,660

8,920

9,250

9,560

9,850

Hour

Apr. 27 Con.

11.... _____

Apr. 28

3 _

4__ ______

6_ _ 

10 

12m... 

6.. __ _______

Apr. 29

10 . 

12m 

Apr. 30

12m-__ _

Gage 

height

23.10

23.33

23.54

23.78.

24.33

24.58

25.14 9fi m

26.38

26.66

27.06

27.33

27.51

27.51

27.47

27.38

27.14

27.08

26.85

26.75

26.81

Discharge

10,200

10,500

10,900

11, 200

12,200

12,600

13,500

15, 100

15, 700

16, 200

16,900

17,400

17, 700

17, 700

17,600

17,500

17, 100

16,900

16,500

16,400

16,400

41. TWELVEMrLE BAYOU NEAR DIXIE, LA.

Location. Lat 32°38'45", long 93°52'40", in NW%NW% sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 

15 W., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 173, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Bayou, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, 5.5 miles downstream from Caddo Lake, and 17.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,137 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A59

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 25-May 17 computed by using submergence as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 38,400 cfs 6 a.m. May 5; gage height, 

35.65 ft 6 p.m. May 5.

1942 to March 1958: Discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

35.65ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. .......

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

3... .....

4 -.

6- _ 

6. .......

7 

8. .... ...

9.. _ . __ .

10 

April

4,400 

4,300 

4,360 

4,100 

4,160 

4,060 

3,610 

3,000 

3,040 

3,610

Monthly mean, dischar 

Runoff

May

29,800 

33,400 

36,200 

37,900 

38,300 

37,700 

36,700 

36,300 

34,000 

32,600

Day

11 

12. _ . ......

13 

14. _____ .

16- .

16 

17 

18 

10

20 

April

3,380 

3,080 

3,000 

3,160 

3,280 

3,160 

3,080 

3,040 

3,000 

3,080

May

31,000 

29,700 

28,200 

26,900 

26,300 

23,700 

22, 100 

20,600 

19,000 

17,600

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

9O

30 

31 

 ge _____________ . . ________

thoiisani

Runofl

Is of acre-feet., 

inches

April

3,000 

2,960 

2,920 

2,960 

3,080 

6,860 

10,800 

13,400 

17,700 

24,000

6,246 

312.1 

1.86

May

16,600 

16,300 

14,200 

13,300 

12,600 

12,000 

11,300 

10,600 

9,860 

9,010 

8,160

23,600 

1,446 

8.64

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. *4 

12p.m..-. 

Apr. $5 

12m _ ....

10 p.m .......

12 p.m _ ....

Apr. ge 

la.m. .......

2. .... 

3. ...... ...

5 ... ......

«.. ....

7 _ .

8 

10 

11 

12m 

1 p.m ........

2. _____ ...

3. _ ..

4. 

5 

9 __ 

10 ~ 

12 p.m ___

fift

10.00

10.68 

11.02 

11.62

12.01 

12.26 

13.00 

14.63 

16.42 

16.28 

16.99 

18.16 

18.60 

18.94 

19.23 

19.42 

19.62 

20.20 

20.68 

21.62 

21.84 

22.21

Discharge

2,840

3,070 

3,260 

3,620

3,700 

3,830 

4,200 

4,960 

6,410 

6,840 

6,200 

6,800 

7,060 

7,260 

7,440 

7,660 

7,670 

8,020 

8,260 

8,930 

9,090 

9,370

Hour

Apr. iff 

6a.m.... ....

12m __ ...

6p.m __ . ...

12 p.m .......

Apr. S8

12m.. __ ..

Apr. i9

12m 

12p.m .......

Apr. SO

12m.. 

Mayl

Gage 

height

22.98 

23.48 

24.13 

24.60

26.01 

26.47 

26.93 

26.46

27.12 

27.71 

28.36 

29.08

29.72 

30.40 

30.98 

31.55

32.35

Discharge

10,200 

10,800 

11,600 

12,100

12,600 

13,200 

14,100 

15,100

16,200 

17,600 

19,100 

20,800

22,500 

24,300 

25,900 

27,500

29,800

Hour

May 1 Con. 

12m. 

MayS 

12m... ......

12 p.m _ ....

May S 

12m 

12 p.m. 

May 4 

12m 

12 p.m .......

May 5

5- 

6 ... ... 

12m.. __ 

Oage 

height

32.04 

32.74 

33.08

33.63 

34.15

34.70 

35.10

35.36 

35.63

35.68 

35.59 

35.60 

35.61 

35.65 

35.60

Discharge

28,900 

30,900 

31,800

33,400 

34,800

36,400 

37,400

38,000 

38,300

38,300 

38,400 

38,400 

38,300 

38,300 

38,000

42. PAW PAW BAYOU NEAR GREENWOOD, LA.

Location. Lat 32°31'00", long 93°58'20", in SE% sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 16 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 169, 

1 mile upstream from Cross Lake, 5.1 miles north of Greenwood, and 11 

miles west of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 78 sq mi.

690-439 O 63 5
AGO FLOODS OF 1958

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 170.35 ft 

above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 2,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 7,310 cfs 5:30 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

13.84 ft).

1955 to March 1958: Discharge, 3,750 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 

11.24ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. ..... .

2. ... ..

3. ... ... .

4. ... .

5. .......

6... _ -

2.. ......

8. ... ... .

9 ~ 

10 

April

62 

40 

30 

25 

21 

17 

14 

11 

9.8 

19

Monthly mean dlschar 

Runoff

May

1,540 

1,190 

855 

1,400 

874 

345 

74 

38 

27 

30

Day

11 

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

13-... __ .

14 __ ...

15 ......

16- 

17 

18 

19 

20 _ ....

April

40 

22 

15 

71 

170 

75 

32 

20 

16 

14

May

29 

21 

16 

14 

12 

11 

8.8 

7.7 

8.4 

14

Day

21 _ ....

22 __ . ___ .

23. _ _ .

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge ________ .. _ ____________ __ -

thniisanc

Runoff

s of acre-feet.. 

Inches

April

13 

11 

9.2 

7.7 

6.8 

641 

4,800 

1,620 

908 

732

316 

18.79 

4.52

May

16 

11 

7.7 

5.6 

4.4 

3.4 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

212 

13.04 

3.14

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. tB

Apr. t6

3 a.m.... __ 

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

g

10 ...... .

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

12m., ...

2. ___ .... ...

3 ... ..... .

4. ....... 

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

6 ... .....

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

8 _ . _ . .....

9 -

10 .......

11 

12 p.m.. .... .

Apr. 87

2.. ___ ......

3 ........

4. _____ ....

5. _ ...

5:30- . __

6... ... ....

7 __

8 

9 ........

12m..... ....

3 p.m. .......

Gage

2 fk-t

2.21 

2.86

o t a

3.85 

4.70 

5.50

6.13

6.52

6.80

7.30

7.95

8.87

9.57

10.38

11.23

11.85

12.40

12.92

13.39

13.64

13.78

13.83

13.84

13.83

13.78

13.64

13.45

12.65

11.78

11.06

Discharge

13 

26

QK

56

88 

127

170

204

230

280

435

785

1,270

2,110

3,060

3,820

4,630

5,530

6,410

6,910

7,190

7,290

7,310

7,290

7,190

6,910

6,530

5,040

3,730

2,860

Hour

Apr. #t Con. 

9 p.m _......_

Apr. *8

6a.m __ . ... 

12m.. .......

12p.m.. .....

12m .........

6p.m... .....

12m ... ....

May 1

6 ______ ...

10.. 

12m. ........

6 _ . .........

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

12m.. 

Gage 

height

10.65

10.37

10.06 

9.86

9.84 

9.49

9.21

9.00

8.93

0 00

8 7ft

8

fiO

8.68

9 18

9.62

9.63

9.94

9.95

10.12

10.13

9.87

9.88

9.74

9.45

Discharge

2,400

2,080

1,760 

1,560

1,540 

1,200

QR7

850

815 

760

7ftft

692

Qfifi

1,320

1,330

1,640

1,650

1,820

1,830

1,570

1,580

1,440

1,170

Hour

May t Con. 

6p.m. .......

May S

6a.m.... .... 

12m... ......

12p.m .......

12m. __ . ...

6 p.m .....

12m. ....

May 6

12 m-___. __ .

12 p.m. ......

May 7

6a.m. _ ....

12m... ......

Gage 

height

9.18

8.94

8.80 

8.91

9.15 

9.26

9.80

9.82

9.74

Q TO

9 OK

9 Aft

8.73

8.42

8.06

7.57

6.68

5.59

4.65

4.14

3.83

3.60

Discharge

966

820

750 

805

1,020

1,500

1,520

1,440

1 QOA

1,020

850

715

588

468

334

218

132

86

66

55

48
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A61

43. RED RIVER AT SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long 93°44'25", in 8B%8B% sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 

W., on second pier from east bank, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at 

Shreveport, half a mile downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60,613 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing.

Gage-height record. Graph based on once-daily telemark readings. Datum 

of gage is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1931 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 249,000 cfs May 8 (gage height, 33.70ft). 

1928 to March 1958: Discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945; gage height, 

37.9 ft in gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage Apr. 7,1945. 

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft in August 1849.

Remarks. Some regulation by Lake Texoma and Texarkana Reservoir. Most 

discharge measurements and computations of records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ . _ ...

2.. __ . _

3... .....

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

6. .......

6 __ .... ...

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

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

9.. ......

10- 

April

42,200 

38,400 

37,600 

37,600 

34,200 

30,700 

29,600 

27,900 

26,800 

24,200

Monthly mean dischai 

Runoff

May

126,000 

142,000 

168,000 

194,000 

218,000 

234,000 

245,000 

249,000 

229,000 

208,000

Day

11 ___ . ...

12. 

13... __ ...

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

16 

16. __ .

17 ...

is

19

20 - 

April

21,500 

20,400 

20,700 

23,300 

24,200 

24,200 

23,700 

24,200 

24,200 

24,200

May

182,000 

157,000 

143,000 

134,000 

131,000 

125,000 

112,000 

94,500 

77,400 

63,300

Day

21. 

22 

23 _ -

94

25 __ - 

26.. ___ ...

27 

28 

29 

30 ___

31 

 ge _________________________ . . .......

thousandis of acre-feet..

April

24,200 

22,400 

21,500 

22,400 

28,500 

34,800 

56,300 

88,600 

102,000 

114,000

35,820 

2,131

May

54,600 

48.200 

44,200 

41,100 

39,200 

37,300 

36,300 

35,000 

35,000 

34,100 

31,800

118,300 

7,276

44. BAYOU DORCHEAT NEAR SPRINGHHiL, LA.

Location. Lat 32°59'40", long 93°23'45", in NE^NE1^ sec. 16, T. 23 N., R. 

10 W., near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 157, 

0.4 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, 1.7 miles downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line, and 4 miles southeast of Springhill.

Drainage area. 605 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 36,400 cfs 4 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

22.79ft).

October 1957 to March 1958: Discharge, 3,270 cfs Nov, 21, 1957 (gage 

height, 13.71ft).
FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2.........

3. ....

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

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

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

7..-. ...

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

9.. ......

10..........

April

1,460 

1,280 

1,140 

1,030 

915 

798 

670 

558 

469 

390

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

22,400 

18,600 

14,600 

11,400 

8,620 

5,960 

4,240 

3,240 

2,520 

1,970

Day

11 ___ .

12.... _ ...

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

14 _ . ___ .

15.. ......

16...........

17 

18 

19

20 

April

335 

272 

242 

258 

279 

283 

308 

362 

419 

448

May

1,600 

1,380 

1,280 

1,220 

1,130 

983 

815 

634 

558 

530

Day

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

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30- 

31 

ge. _ ...

t.hnnsanri

Runoff

s of acre-feet. . 

inches

April

438 

406 

368 

328 

523 

3,400 

18,700 

35,000 

32,500 

26,200

4,326 

257.4 

7.98

May

482 

534 

715 

912 

995 

908 

735 

514 

341 

242 

223

3,557 

218.7 

6.78

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 14 

12p.m.. __ .

Apr. SB

2a.m.___ _____

6_ 

8. -----

10 

2 p.m ____

6. - -.-.

8_r ..

10 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 86

2 a.m.__ __ .

4_ 

6_ 

8 .... .

10 

12m... ......

Gage 

height

8.20

8.18

8.61

8.91

9 31

9 62

9.87

10.08

10.21

10.29

10.34

10.38

10.43

10.81

11.58

12.46

13.40

13.97

Discharge

307

304

367

414

484

544

596

RAQ

674

CQA

706

715

728

QOO

1,030

1,520

2 780

3

<7_ft

Hour

Apr. 26 Con.

4_ 

6_ 

8_ 

10 

Apr. 27

a

12m. ________

Apr. 28

Gage 

height

14 29

14.48

14.65

14.83

15.16

15.68

16.68

17 Qf\

1Q QA

20.00

20.98

91 79

99 99

99 1ft

99 7*1

22 79

99 7^

Discharge

4 *Mfl

4,750

5,140

5,590

6,210

7,690

10, 900

18, 300

99 finn

97 inn

on fiflO

33,300

oe onn

36,200

36,400

36,100

Ijfour

Apr. S8 Con.

Apr. 29

12m...-. 

12m.... ._

May I

12m...-.-.

MayS

Gage 

height

22.60

22.41

22.11

21.78

21.33

20.72

20.33

19.95

19.53

19.03

18.44

Discharge

35,300

34,200

32, 800

31, 100

28,800

25,900

24,100

22,400

20, 600

18,600

16,400

45. F:LAT LICK BAYOU NEAR LJBTON, LA.

Location. Lat 32°46'10", long 93°16'00", in NW^4 sec. 35, T. 21 N., R. 9 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 159, half 

a mile downstream from Cypress Creek, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 

6% miles south of Leton.

Drainage area. 66.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 183.79 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 3,300 cfs and extended to peak stage by velocity-area studies.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 10,200 cfs 2 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

12.95ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,340 cfs Apr. 27. 1957 (gage height, 

9.92ft).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A63

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __

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

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

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

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

6 __ .......

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

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

9 ........

10....... ...

April

84 

70 

62 

55 

50 

43 

38 

35 

36 

46

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

2,480 

831 

499 

457 

375 

271 

164 

107 

82 

212

Day

11 

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

13... _ .. ...

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

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

16.... .......

17 

18...... _ ..

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

20. 

April

45 

39 

34 

61 

79 

60 

45 

37 

36 

41

May

229 

115 

67 

54 

48 

42 

38 

40 

1,030 

1,400

Day

21.. 

22.. _ . .....

23. __ .

24 

25 

26. ____ ..

27.. _ .... ..

28... __ . 

29 

30. ___ 

31 -

ge~ .

thnnsand

Runoff

s of acre-feet~ 

innhes

April

42 

36 

30 

25 

283 

7,250 

3,570 

2,120 

926 

2,850

604 

35,96 

10.08

May

465 

263 

116 

74 

59 

50 

44 

37 

34 

31 

26

314 

19.32 

5.41

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24 

12p.m.......

Apr. SS

8_ .

12m.........

8. 

Apr. 26 

2a.m .........

4_ 

6 ----- 

8. 

10 

12m 

2p.m__ ......

6.-. ... ...

8p.m........

10.. .-...

Apr. 27

4a.m.. .......

Gage 

height

3.42

3.41

4.46

7 *A

8.34

8.47

8.71

9.02

10.00

11.47

12.62

19 77

12.95

12.89

19 fin

12.15

11.79

11.67

11.23

Discharge

23

23

62

Oil

457

RAQ

659

1,020 9 Ann

6,110

9

oin

9 7Qfl

10, 100

10, 200

10, 100

9

0 en

7,990

6,980

5,480

Hour

Apr. 1ft Con.

12m. ........

8 

Apr. i8

12m 

Apr. 29

12m 

Apr. SO

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

May I

12m...- .

Gage 

height

10.57

10.18

9.74

9.79

10.17

10.27

9 71

9 01

8

00

9.05

10.00

10.89

10.08

10.60

9.85

Discharge

3,850

2,970

2,130

2,210

o ocifl

0 Iflrt

2 080

1,000

770

1,160

1,060

9 finn

4,620

2,760

3,920

2,320

Hour

May / Con.

May 2

May 18

May 19

8. 

8. 

May M

12m... 

Gage 

height

9.26

8.79

8.47

3.80

4.23

6.32

8.56

9.25

9.27

9.36

9.86

9.92

9.19

8.89

8.64

Discharge

1,360

731

503

36

53

185

548

1,340

1,380

1,510

2,340

2,450

1,260

839

602

46. BAYOU DORCHEAT NEAR MINDEN, LA.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long 93°20'00", in NW*4 sec. 31, T. 19 N., B. 9 W., 

on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 80, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from Louisiana and Arkansas Railway bridge, 3 miles 

west of Minden, and 28 miles upstream from Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge May 8-18 estimated on the basis of one discharge measurement, fall in reach, weather records, and records for nearby station.
A64 FLOODS OF 1958

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 44,800 cfs 8 p.m. May 1 (gage height, 

24.90ft).

1928-31, 1936 to March 1958: Discharge, 40,000 cfs May 21, 1930 (gage 

height, 22.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .....

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

3 __ ......

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

5 ........

6.. _ ......

7 _ . _ ....

8. _ .. __ .

9. _ .. _ ..

10 

April

1,820 

1,980 

2,140 

2,210 

2,210 

2,090 

1,860 

1,640 

1,400 

1,230

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

44,100 

42,000 

35,900 

30,000 

24,600 

20,000 

15,700 

11,000 

7,500 

6,500

Day

11 _____ ..

12 __ .......

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

14..... _ ...

15-. ___ .

16... ........

17-. .....

18 ......

19.. ___ ....

20.... ___ ..

April

l|o50 

916 

812 

776 

756 

740 

736 

720 

712 

696

May

5,500 

5,000 

4,500 

4,000 

3,500 

3,200 

3,000 

2,900 

2,860 

3,110

Day

21 _ . _ ....

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

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

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

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

26 

27.. _ ......

28 

29...........

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

31...... __ .

ge._ _ ___ .... ____

- _ thousand

Runoff ..

Is of acre-feet-- 

inches

April

684 

676 

688 

675 

746 

1,580 

5,560 

23,200 

35,500 

40,200

4,533 

269.8 

4.61

May

3,140 

3,290 

3,250 

3,030 

2,740 

2,340 

1,920 

1,610 

1,410 

1,250 

1,060

9,675 

594.9 

10.17

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. U 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. SS 

12m. 

12p.m_. .....

6a.m. .......

12m...... 

12p.m. ......

Apr. VI

4 ........

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

8... .-.. 

10. - 

12m.- 

2p.m... .....

4.- ....

6 ------

8p.m____ ....

Gage 

height

8.08

8.31

8.56

9.34

10.13

10.87

11.63

11.92

12.20 

12.57

13.02 

13.55

14.22

15.08

16.12

17.08

17.95

Discharge

652

744

844

1,170

1,540

1,950

2,440

2,640

2,850 

3,140

3,510 

3,980

4,590

5,450

6,590

7,760

8,980

Hour

Apr. 27 Con. 

10 p.m.. .....

12 p.m. ......

Apr. S8

12m .......

A TIT 9Q

12m.._ 

12m.--. 

Mayl

12m .......

Gage 

height

18.58

19.21

20.71

21.85

22.57

23.04

23.56

23.95

24.17

24.58

24.84

24.90

24.87

Discharge

10,000

12,000

18,100

24,200

28,500

31,900

38,400

39,800

rM, \j\j\j

44,400

44,800

44,600

Hour

May 2 

12m_-- _ ..

12 p.m.. .....

Mays

12m . ......

12p.m.--....

12m...... ...

May6

12m. __ ....

12m... __ .

Gage 

height

24.54

24.00

23.58

23.08

99 fin

22.10

21.60

21.12

20.64 

20.17

19.67

19.21

Discharge

42,300

38,700

36,000

32,800

9Q Qflfl

97 9fifi

24,600

22,200

19,900 

17,800

15,600

13,700

47. FIjAT RIVER (SHELL BAYOU) NEAR SHREVEPORT, !LA.

[Stage Station]

Location. Lat 32°32'40", long 93°38'30", in SW^SE^ sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 

12 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 

80, 2 miles southwest of Red Chute and 6.4 miles east of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 45.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A65

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation, 163.15 ft May 4, 5.

1939 to March 1958: Elevation, 165.48 ft Mar. 8-10,1945.

Flood of July 26,1933, reached an elevation of 166.97 ft. 

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

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

2... ......... _

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

4 

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

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

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

8 

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

10 -.

April

149.9

149.9

150.0

150.0

150.1

150.1

150.1

150.1

150.1

150.1

May

161.3

162.0

162.6

163.1

163.15

163.1

163.0

162.7

162.5

162.2

Day

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

12 ...... .. 

13.. _________

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

15... ........ _

16..............

17 

18 ......

19 .....

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

April

150.2

150.1

150.0

150.2

150.3

150.0

149.9

149.8

149.7

149.6

May

162.0

161.7

161.4

161.2

161.0

160.7

160.5

160.2

160.2

160.2

Day

21... ___ ... 

22 

23 .. 

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

25....... _

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. _____________

April

149.4

149.2

149.0

148.8

148.5

150.7

154.8

158.1

158.6

160.0

May

160.0

159.8

159.6

159.4

159.2

159.1

158.9

158.7

158.6

158.5

158.3

48. ALLIGATOR BAYOU NEAR SHRBVEPORT, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°32'25", long 93°39'05", in NW%NW% sec. 19, T. 18 N., R. 

12 W., on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 5.7 miles east 

of Shreveport. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 152.14 ft

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 10.95 ft May 5.

1938 to March 1958: Gage height, 10.63 ft May 18,19,1953. 

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 ________ .

2 ...

3 ......

4.. _ .....

6 ______

6... . .

7 ......

8 _____ .....

9. .

10... .......

April

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

May

9.2

9.8

10.4

10.9

10.95

10.9

10.8

10.5

10.3

10.0

Day

11- 

12

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

14. _ __________

15 

16 

17 .........

18 

19 . 

20. 

April

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

May

9.8

9.5

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

Day

21 ________ .

22 _________

23 

24 

25 _

26 

27 

28 

29 . .

30 

31 . 

April

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

8.5

6.9

7.4

8.1

May

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

49. BODCAU BAYOU NEAR SAREPTA, LA.

[Formerly published as Bayou Bodcau]

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long 93°28'55", in NW1^ sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 W., 

on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west 

of Sarepta and 9.5 miles upstream from Caney Creek.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current meter measurements. Rate of change of stage used as a factor in discharge computations 

Apr. 26-28. Stage-discharge relation indefinite due to backwater from 

flood control dam May 3-30; discharge estimated on the basis of stage, fall, 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
A66 FLOODS OF 1958

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 18,600 cfs 4 a.m. May 2 (gage height,

25.14 ft).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 12,600 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height,

22.16 ft).

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft, and flood of 1905 may have

reached a stage of 27 ft, from information by local residents. 

Remarks. Water used by the paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and

discharged later as waste into bayou approximately 8 miles above station.

This discharge is not continuous but is stored in a reservoir and is released

whenever the flow of bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent from the mill.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .

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

3 

4... .

5... ___ ..

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

7 .... 

8...... _ ..

9... __ ...

10 

April

885 

824 

800 

800 

821 

815 

773 

746 

682 

480

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

17,200 

18,200 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

9,000 

7,000 

5,000 

3,000

Day

11. _ .......

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

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

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

15 ___ ......

16...........

17. __ ..

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

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

20 .

April

152 

30 

17 

31 

24 

17 

13 

109.0

7.7

May

2,500 

2,500 

2,200 

2,000 

,700 

,600 

,500 

,400 

,400 

1,300

Day

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

22 

23 - 

24 . 

25 _____ ..

26.... ...

27 ___ .....

28

29.... __ ..

30 ___ ..

31 

ge ___ ... ____ ______________ . .. . _

thousands of acre-feet--

April

8.1 

7.0 

5.7 

5.1 

19 

1,770 

7,360 

11,100 

11,800 

13,600

1,787 

106.3

May

1,300 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

900 

800 

600 

500 

450 

450 

400

4,458 

274.1

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. SB 

6 a.m .........

12m.........

6 p.m.. ......

12p.m. ......

Apr.S6

1 a.m ......... 

2.. ...... 

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

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

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

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

7 ........ 

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

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

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

11-. .......

12m.. _ ....

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

6. .........

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

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

9 p.m ..... ...

Gage 

height

1.98

2.34

2.86

3.02

3.06 

3.50 

4.22

5.55 

7.40 

10.40 

12.50 

13.39 

13.63

13.74 

13.80 

13.86 

14.05

14.30

14.49

14.70

14.94

15.15

15.35

Discharge

6.0

14

32

40

42 

69 

126

250 

442 

1,170 

2,390 

2,430 

,930

,750 

,720 

,750 

,920

2,070

2,280

2,420

2,600

2,690

2,800

Hour

Apr. SB Con.

11.. .....

Apr.S7

2 a.m ......... 

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

6 .........

Ifl _ 

12m..... . 

2 p.m.... .... 

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

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

10-.... ....... 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. i8

Gage 

height

15.57

15.77

15.96

16.38 

16.84 

17.30

it ' tv

18.25 

18.75 

19.20 

19.68 

20.18

21.02 

21.37

22.25

99 4.0

99 fiA

22.75

Discharge

3,040

3,120

3,300

3,920 

4,550 

5,200

6,010 

6,750 

7,590 

8,170 

9,220 

9,860

10, 100 

10, 100 

10,300

10,900

11, 100

11 400

11,600

Hour

Apr. 89

12m.........

Apr. SO

6a.m ...... 

12m... . 

6p.m.. ......

12 p.m .......

Mayl

6 a.m .........

12m.........

6p.m. ....... 

12 p.m .......

12m. __ ...

Gage 

height

22.81

22.84

22.95

23.08

23.34 

23.67 

23.95

24.34

24.61 

24.82

25.03 

25.11

25.14

25.09

24.83

Discharge

11,700

11,700

11,900

12,200

12,700 

13,500 

14,200

15,500

16,400 

17,300

18, 100 

18,400

18,600

18,400

17,300
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A67

60. BODCAU BAYOU RESERVOIR NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°42'07", long 93°30'39", in NW^NW1^ sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 11 

W., directly above control line of outlet structure, 2.1 miles northeast of 

Bellevue and 20 miles northeast of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 683 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 301,000 acre-ft May 11 (elevation 196.67 

ft).

1949 to March 1958: Contents, 157,200 acre-ft May 26, 1953 (elevation, 

187.01 ft).

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Reservoir is formed by 

earth-fill dam with uncontrolled outlet works and spillway. The reservoir 

does not retain a permanent pool. Outlet works intake invert at elevation 

157.0 ft. Capacity, 967,900 acre-ft at spillway crest (elevation, 219.0 ft). 

Outlet works completed Dec. 17, 1949. Reservoir built for flood control.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m., and mean discharge from 

reservoir, in cubic feet per second, for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 

1968

Day

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

2....

3 .. .

4.... ___ .. . . _,

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

6 .. __ .

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

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

9....... ____ . _______ .

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

11 ..-.-....._._...___.______

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

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

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

15 .___ ___ . _____ .. .

16 _____ . ____ .

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

18 .____.___________.__ _ .

19 _______________________

20 _ ________...________ __

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

22.................... . ,

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

24....

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

26-. _____ . .....

27...

28_-,__._______________________

29........ ... .

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

31........ __ .. .

Change in contents, acre-feet..

Elevation

164.6

IRA. fi

165.0

165.0

165.0

165,0

165.0

165.0

164 9

1A4 8

164.8

164.5

164.1

163.6

163.2

162.7

162.1

161.6

161.1

160.7

160.3

169.8

159.4

159.9

158.8

161.2

166.8

170.8

174.6

178.5

April

Contents

7,080

7 430

7,600

7 480

7 drm

7,360

7,310

7 240

7^100

ft Qon

6,370

5,470

4,600

o Qon

3,160

2,630

2,040

1,630

1,310

1 060

850

660

510

470

1,720

9

AQf\

9Q 17fl

49,630

76,980

+71,290

Discharge

flan

70ft

QDA

830

830

QQA

830

QQA

QfO

7Qft

796

745

673

687

519

Mf\

OCX

288

227

182

142

99

66

107

37

239

955

1 600

l|970

2,280

Elevation

182.6

185.8

188.6

190 9

192.6

194 2

195.2

195.9

m o

196.6

196.67

m fl

m A

m o

196 1

195.8

195.6

195.3

195.2

195.0

1Q4 7

194.4

194 1

m o

193.4

193.0

192.6

192.2

191.7

191.3

ion s

May

Contents

111,000

144,100

175,600

206,200

231,700

257,200

274,600

286,800

9<u finn

299,700

301,000

299,600

296,900 9O°i Ann

289,700

285 200

280,700

275,900

274,200

270,300

265,400

260,500

255,400

250,300

f)AA finn

238,200

231,600

225,300

218,500

212,000

205 ' 300

+128,300

Discharge

9 f\Af\

9 74fi

2,910 4 ntn

3,140

3,230

3,280

3

0 on

3,350

3,370

O O7A

3,370

3,350

3,350

3,340

3,320

3,310

3,290

3,280

3,270

3,260

3,240

3,220

3,210

3,180

3,160

3,140

3,110

3,080

3,060

3,040
A68 FLOODS OF 1958

51. CYPRESS BAYOU NEAR BENTON, LA.

Location. Lat 32°42'20", long 93°41'15", in NW^SW^i sec. 23, T. 20 N., R. 

13 W., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 

162, 2 miles upstream from Little Caney Bayou and 3 miles east of Benton.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 165.98 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurement.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 8,350 cfs 9 p.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

15.18 ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 8,130 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 

15.08 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

3 .......

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

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

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

7. _ . _ ...

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

9 .... .

10 . 

April

139

100 

79 

66 

55 

45 

37 

29 

25 

26

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

4,370 

3,920 

2,600 

2,230 

1,890 

1,410 

985 

548 

381 

292

Day

11. ___ ....

12. _ .......

13.... _ ....

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

15..... __ ..

16...........

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

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

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

April

48 

56 

42 

60 

138 

144 

94 

54 

42 

40

May

389 

520 

430 

280 

146 

86 

62 

48 

60 

156

Day

21.... __ ...

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

23.. 

24..... ___ .

25 _ . __ ...

26. __ ......

27. _____ .

28.... __ ...

29....... _ .

30 __ .......

31. 

ge _______ ____________ _____ --.

thniisanr

Runoff

.s of acre-feet., 

inchesApril

38 

35 

33 

25 

29 

706 

6,300 

6,790 

3,820 

3,920

767 

45.65 

6.44

May

223 

189 

91 

51 

37 

27 

20 

16 

14 

14 

17

694 

42.65 

6.01

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

A fft. SB 

12m. .. ------

8. 

12m. ........

8_-~ 

Apr. yi

Gage 

height

2.66

2.90

3.68

7.54

9.20

9.74

10.40

11.70

13.12

13.90

Discharge

28

38

78

390

son

820

1,180

2,320

4,300

5,700

Hour

Apr. KJ Con.

9..-. ---

Apr. W 

12m. ........

Gage 

height

14.48

14.76

15.18

15.16

14.50

10 EC

19 79

19 17

Discharge

6,860

7,400

8,350

8,300

6,900

5,070

3,660

2,890

Hour

Apr. SO

12m. ........

4p.m.... ....

Mayl

12m. ........

May % 

12m. . .......

Gage 

height

12.67

13.12

13.23

13.06

13.16

13.26

12.95

12.31

Discharge

3,580

4,300

4,490

4,210

4,370

4,540

4,030

3,070

52. RED CHUTE BAYOTJ NEAR SHREVEPORT, IjA.

[Stage Station] 

Location. Lat 32°33'15", long 93°37'26", in NW^NE^ sec. 17, T. 18 N., R.

12 W., at bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 7 miles east of Shreveport. 

Drainage area. 925 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 27-May 3. Datum

of gage is 133.83 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A69

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 27.62 ft May 4, 5.

1939 to March 1958: Gage height, 31.1 ft Jan. 4, 5,1941.

Flood of July 26,1933 reached a stage of 33.1 ft. 

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1968

Day

1. 

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

3. .........

4. .... .....

6. ........

6. 

7 

8. .. .....

». . 

10- . .

April

16.5

16.7

16.7

16.8

17.0

17.1

17.0

17.0

17.0

17.0

May

27.62

27.62

27.6

27.4

27.2

27.0

no O

Day

11... .... . . i*>

10

14 

15 

17 -- 

f Q

19

on

April

17.0

17.0

17.0

17.0

16.9

1 A 7

16.3

May

26.6

26.4

26 2

26.0

OK Q

25.6

25.4

25.3

25.3

25.2

Day

21 

22 

23 

24

25 

26 

27 - --

9ft

90

30- 

01

April

16.2

15.9

15.8

15.5

15.3

16.1

May

25.1

25.0

24.8

24.6

24.5

24.3

24.2

24.0

24.0

23.8

23.7

63. IXJQQY BAYOTJ NEAR NESTOCK, LA.

Location. Lat 32°14'10", long 93°25'35", in SE%SE^4 sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 10 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 71, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Flat River, 2 miles southeast of Ninock, 

and 6 miles downstream from Lake Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 2,628 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 100.26 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 6 miles 

downstream at datum 0.05 ft lower.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. Discharge May 1-19 computed on the basis of 5 

discharge measurements, precipitation records, stage of Red River, and 

records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Daily discharge, 32,600 cfs May 4; gage height, 

47.83 ft 10 p.m. May 8.

1948 to March 1958: Daily discharge, 20,000 cfs May 21, 22, 1953; gage 

height, 47.08 ft May 7, 1957.

Remarks. Flood flow affected by Bodcau Bayou Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. _ ......

2 __ . ....

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

4.. ......

5.. _ ... ...

6. ___ .....

7. .. .....

8 

9 ___

10 

April

3,010 

2,950 

2,930 

3,090 

3,060 

3,190 

3,210 

3,040 

2,920 

2,820

Monthly mean dischai 

Runoff

May

28,500 

31,500 

32,500 

32,600 

30,500 

28,000 

26,000 

23,000 

21,500 

20,500

Day

11.. 

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

13 

14 

15. 

16 ___ 

17. 

18 -

19

20.. __

April

2,620 

2,440 

2,140 

2,280 

2,240 

2,090 

1,950 

1,820 

1,740 

1,600

May

20,000 

20,000 

20,000 

20,000 

19,500 

19,500 

19,500 

19,500 

19,000 

18,600

Day

21 

22 _ ........

23 

24. 

25 ___

26 

97

28 

9O

30 

31 

ge~ . . . . . , ---

f-.hniisanfs of acre-feet--

April

,540 

,450 

,340 

,220 

,220 

1,720 

3,210 

6,250 

9,690 

17,600

3,213 

191.2

May

17,300 

15,400 

13,200 

11,400 

10,000 

8,790 

7,480 

6,400 

5,850 

5,510 

5,170

18,600 

1,144
A70 FLOODS OF 1958

54. BAYOU PIERRE NEAR GAYLE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°18'00", long 93°37'40", in NW^SW^i sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 

12 W., at bridge on parish road 3.2 miles south of Gayle, and 64.9 miles 

above mouth. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 126.94 ft

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 10.28 ft 9 a.m. May 1.

1938 to March 1958 : Gage height, 22.66 ft Jan. 6,1946. 

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1968

Day

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

2__

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

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

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

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

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

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

9__ .............

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

April

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

May

9.0

8.4

9.9

9.4

9 A

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.0

Day

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

12.. ________

13 

14 

15. 

16 

17 

18 

19 ______

20 

April

3.4

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

May

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.3

4. 8

4.2

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.9

Day

21.. -

22 

23 

24 

25... .

26.. 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31. 

April

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.6

4.4

6.7

6.1

6.2

May

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

65. BOGGY BAYOU NEAR KE1TMV1LLE, LA.

Location. Lat 32°22'35", long 93°49'20", in NW^SE^ sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 

W., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 171, 

0.4 mile downstream from Gilmer Bayou, 3 miles north of Keithville, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 1,460 cfs 12 m. May 4 (gage height, 

16.46 ft).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 

20.2 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in 1933, from floodmark.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ___ .....

2_ ...

3_ ...

4. 

5 - 

6 

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

8. 

9. 

10 

April

43 

30 

23 

19 

15 

12 

10 

8.9 

8.9 

12

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

1,130 

836 

761 

1,340 

662 

278 

64 

34 

26 

56

Day

11. ___

12. _

13. __ .

14. _ . ___

15. _____ .

16. __ 

17. - is

19

20

April

17 

16 

14 

20 

49 

36 

22 

15 

13 

12

May

62 

28 

17 

12 

9.9 

8.3 

7.4 

6.8 

11 

22

Day

21... 

22. 

23.. 

24. _

25. 

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31 

ge~ .. _ __ ...._ - - --.

Runoff

thousands of acre-feet 

 - ------ inches _

April

12 

11 

9.9 

9.0 

8.9 

17 

673 

671 

494 

835

105 

6.22 

1.48

May

16 

8.4 

6.0 

5.0 

4.3 

4.5 

3.7 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

175 

10.77 

2.56
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES ATI 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feel per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 85 

12p.m _

Apr.SB

12m. _ .....

8 ___ .......

9

11 ....... .

12p.m. .....

Apr. 87

1 a.m__ ......

2. .........

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

5 

6 ..........

7 ..........

8.- .......

9.......

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

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

12m.........

1 p.m _ ...

2 ___ .

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

4_-_._. _______

6... __________

Apr. 88

12m... ......

Qage 

height

9.12

9 14

9.25

9 u\

9 fiS

9.90

10.20

11.20

11.80

12.27

12.75

13.10

13.75

14.12

14.50

15.00

15.40

15.70

15.93

16.10

16.17

16.18

1 ft T7

16.12

1 f\ Oft

15.82

15.67

Discharge

9.3

9 6

11

14

1Q

22

28

49

75

102

144

177

vu

303

362

455

555

670

804

960

1,040

1,060

1 040

1,030

984

QOQ

732

650

Hour

Apr. 88 Con.

Apr. 89

6a.m.-_- ....

12m. .....

6p.m.. ...

12p.m.. ....

Apr SO

12m.........

May!

12m 

May 8

6 a.m.- ......

12m. -...

6p.m. __ .

12 p.m. -- ...

May S

12m ...

Qage 

height

15.13

14.76

15.10

15.70

15.95

15.99

16.00

16.08

1ft H(\

16.30

16.19

16.13

15.95

15.75

15.54

15.39

15.55

Discharge

555

482

407

475

670

820

852

860

940

I

oon

1

1 fv\

1,070

996

820

695

606

552

610

Hour

May S Con. 

6 p.m.. __ .

12p.m. .....

M ay 4

12m 

12m 

6 ...

9 ... ....

12m -

3 p.m __ ...

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

9. ... ... 

4am

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

12m 

8. .... _ -__

Qage 

height

16.03

16.40

16.45

16.46

16.35

16.12

15.85

15.63

15.40

15.12

14.90

14.63

14.28

13.90

13.50

13.12

12.75

12.42

12.04

11.72

11.45

11.24

11.05

10.88

Discharge

890

1.380

1,450

1,460

1,280

Q79

738

630

555

475

426

380

324

268

217

177

13«

114

86

68

57

49

44

41

56. WALLACE LAKE NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA.

Location. Lat 32°19'05", long 93°40'15", in NE*4 sec. 2, T. 15 N., R. 13 W., at 

dam, 4% miles north of Frierson and 12 miles southeast of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958; Contents, 31,500 acre-ft May 5 (elevation, 148.60 ft). 

1946 to March 1958; Contents, 56,500 acre-ft May 18, 1953 (elevation, 

153.00 ft).

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
A72 FLOODS OF 1958

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 7 a.m., and mean discharge from 

reservoir, in cubic feet per second, for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. of indicated day, 

1968

Day

1. ____________ . ___

2. .. ___________ . ........

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

4. ._ ___ . ______ . .......

5-. - ._- . ............

6- - __..

7. . _ _ _

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

9. - _ __- 

10.. - ___ ..___ ___-

11. - .. ._ .__.

12. ........ .......... ___ ....

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

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

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

16. . __ ......................

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

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

19. . _ ..

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

21. .__._. _-_,_ _

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

23. .__.____ _.

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

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

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

27.......................... .

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

29........ ....... . ..

30................. _ .... . .

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

Elevation

143.0

143.0

143.0

142.8

142.8

142.6

142.5

142.4

142.4

142.4

142.4

142.3

142.3

142.3

142.4

142.4

142.4

142.4

142.4

142.3

142.3

142.3

142.2

142.2

142.2

142.3

142.3

142.7

143.1

143.7

April

Contents

10,350

10,400

10,140

9,840

9,640

9,340

9,040

8,780

8,710

8,710

8,640

8,540

8,480

8,510

8,640

8,740

8,760

8,710

8,640

8,560

8,510

8,460

8,360

8,310

8,260

8,460

8,510

9,510

10,640

12,320

+2,560

Discharge

385

385

340

272

250

196

144

106

95.5

95.5

85.0

71.8

65.2

68.5

85.0

99.0

102

95.5

85.0

75.1

68.5

61.9

49.3

43.9

38.5

61.9

68.5

214

385

555

Elevation

145.2

146.4

147.0

147.6

148.48

148. 55

148.2

147.7

147.2

146.7

146.3

145.9

145.5

145.2

144.8

144.5

144.2

143.9

143.7

143.6

143.4

143.3

143.1

142.9

142.8

142.7

142.6

142.4

142.4

142.3

142.3

May

Contents

17, 170

21,750

24,230

27, 010

30,970

31,260

29,640

27,360

25,160

23,220

21, 470

19, 870

18,390

17,060

15,840

14,720

13,760

12,840

12,410

11, 970

11,540

11,100

10,550

10, 110

9,780

9,460

9,160

8,880

8,760

8,560

8,440

-3,880

Discharge

871

1,080

1,180

1,280

1,420

1,440

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,060

999

915

849

782

713

663

582

555

521

487

419

362

295

250

200

152

113

95.5

71.8

61.9

57. LAKE OTJACHITA NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°34'20", long 93°11'50", in NB% sec. 12, T. 2 S.f R. 21 W.,

at Blakely Mountain Dam on Ouachita River, 3.0 miles upstream from

Glazypeau Creek, 3.8 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs. 

Drainage area. 1,105 sq mi. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Elevation at 8 a.m. used to

determine contents. -Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 2,383,100 acre-ft May 6 (elevation, 583.57

ft).

1952 to March 1958: Contents, 2,402,100 acre-ft May 1, 1957 (elevation,

584.01ft).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A73

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam of rolled earth fill. Reservoir is used 

for .the dual purpose of flood control and power generation. Spillway is a 

200-foot wide uncontrolled channel in natural saddle of ridge west of dam. 

Flood control flow is regulated by three 8- by 15-foot gates. The powerplant 

consists of 2 vertical type 37,500 kw generating units.

Capacity of reservoir, 2,768,000 acre-ft at elevation 592.0 ft (spillway 

crest) of which 617,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage, 

1,286,000 acre-ft are for power storage and 865,000 acre-ft are permanent 

storage. Water below elevation 480.0 ft cannot be released. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 - .

2. 

3.... _ ...

4. .......

5. .......

6... ._.....

7 .

8. .

9.- ...

10-. .

11 

12.........

13 . ..

14..........

15... .......

April

Elevation

573. 14 

573. 21 

573. 35 

573.50 

573. 59

573. 72 

573. 76 

573. 76 

573.88 

573.94

574. 10 

574.23 

574. 32 

574. 45 

574. 61

Change In contents,

Contents

1, 963, 100 

1, 965, 700 

1, 970, 900 

1, 976, 600 

1, 980, 000

1, 984, 800 

1, 986, 300 

1, 986, 300 

1,990,800 

1, 993, 100

1,999,200 

2, 004, 100 

2, 007, 500 

2, 012, 500 

2, 018, 600

May

Elevation

578.05 

578 91 

581.16 

582.89 

583.39

583.54 

583.55 

583.42 

583.20 

583.36

583.44 

583.24 

582. 95 

582.64 

582.29

Contents

2, 153, 100 

2, 187, 800 

2, 280, 500 

2,353,800 

2, 375, 300

2, 381, 800 

2, 382, 200 

2, 376, 600 

2, 367, 100 

2,374,000

2, 377, 500 

2,368,900 

2, 356, 400 

2,343,200 

2, 328, 200

Day

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29. .

30 

31 

April

Elevation

574.80 

574. 96 

575.06 

575. 16 

575. 25

575.90 

576. 31 

576. 49 

576.66 

576. 59

576.63 

577.09 

577.60 

577. 86 

578.00

Contents

2, 025, 800 

2,031,900 

2,035,800 

2,039,600 

2, 043, 100

2,068,200 

2, 084, 200 

2, 091, 300 

2, 098, 000 

2, 095, 200

2, 096, 800 

2, 114, 900 

2, 135, 200 

2, 145, 500 

2, 151, 100

+186,400

May

Elevation

581.94 

581.56 

581.20 

580.84 

580.48

580.22 

579. 95 

579. 71 

579.43 

579.22

578 93 

578.66 

578. 42 

578.12 

577.94 

577. 91

Contents

2, 313, 400 

2, 297, 400 

2, 282, 200 

2, 267, 100 

2, 252, 200

2, 241, 100 

2, 230, 300 

2,220,500 

2,209,000 

2,200,400

2, 188, 600 

2, 177, 700 

2, 168, 000 

2, 155, 900 

2, 148, 700 

2, 147, 500

-3,600

58. OUACHTTA RIVER NEAR MAIATERN, ARE.

Location. Lat 34°23'10", long 92°50'20", in NWi/i sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 84, 

2 miles northwest of Malvern and 5.8 miles downstream from Remmel Dam.

Drainage area. 1,562 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 228.05 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 55,200 cfs 12 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

21.16ft).

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937 to March 1958: Discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 

1923 (gage height, 30.3 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (capacity, 13,950 

acre-ft), by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (capacity, 70,560 acre-ft), and by 

Lake Ouachita since July 1952 (see preceding record). No significant regulation by Lake Catherine and Lake Hamilton during flood period.
A74 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

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

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

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

6..... ...

7 

8-....-....

 9 

10 

April

352 

336 

1,570 

1,710 

1,010 

441 

1,740 

504 

1,260 

846

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

12,800 

25, 700 

31,100 

17,600 

8,820 

4,190 

7,290 

9,470 

10,200 

10,900

Day

11 

12 .........

13 

14 ........

15 

16 

17 

18

1Q

20 

April

586 

399 

1,030 

1,800 

1,750 

1,100 

827 

780 

756 

1,230

May

8,820 

10,300 

9,980 

8,980 

9,470 

9,140 

8,820 

9,470 

8,820 

8,980

Day

21 

22 

23 -

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 - 

30 

31 

ge -

- _ thousand s of acre-feet 

April

1,940 

3,050 

2,040 

3,050 

3,050 

4,190 

8,820 

8,660 

8,340 

8,980

2,405 

143.1

May

6,010 

5,870 

5,470 

5,730 

5,870 

5,210 

3,370 

3,370 

3,370 

712 

394

8,911 

547.9

59. CADDO RIVER NEAR ALPINE, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°16', long 93°22', in SE14 sec. 28, T. 5 S., R. 22 W., at Bunyan 

Bridge on gravel road between Alpina and Bismark, 2y2 miles northeast 

of Alpine, 7.1 miles downstream from Sugar Fork, and 33.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 312 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except May 2-4. Datum of 

gage is 394.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 38,000 cfs. Discharge for period of no gage-height record computed on basis of unit-hydrograph study and floodmark.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 36,500 cfs 2 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

20.18 ft, from floodmark).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 64,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

30.16ft).

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ 

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

3 

4 

5 .......

6 ...... .

7 ... .....

8 ......

9 .......

10 

April

760 

694 

742 

652 

540 

450 

385 

328 

480 

820

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,790 

25,900 

17,300 

7,050 

2,530 

1,520 

1,080 

828 

1,120 

2,200

Day

11. __ ......

12 _ ........

13 

14 

15 _ ....

16 

17 

18 

19. .......

20 

April

1,200 

890 

676 

995 

1,450 

1,200 

925 

730 

610 

925

May

1,320 

930 

745 

600 

479 

401 

303 

303 

299 

307

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 -

26 

27 

28 

29.. ......

30 

31.. ......

ge _ ... . _ .... ... . _

 . _ thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet 

_ inches 

April

1,240 

925 

694 

575 

490 

2,270 

9,500 

4,050 

2,870 

1,710

1,326

78.89 

4.74

May

256 

216 

190 

171 

148 

171 

142 

137 

135 

122 

109

2,445 

150.4 

9.04
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A75 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. X5 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. m

2 a.m .........

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

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

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

10 

12m.........

2 p.m.. __ _.

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

6 _ 

8... .....

10. 

12p.m.. .....

Am. 87

4 

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

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

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

12m... ..

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

10 .......

Am. H8

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

6 ..... ....

8 

10 

12m.........

4 ...

6 ......

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Am. »9

Gage 

height

2.23

2.63

3.93

4.27

4.37

4.37

4.29

4.40

4.53

4.55

4.75

5.67

7.97

10.67

10.94

11.07

10.87

10.12

Q 97

8.67 8 19

7 HI

7 44

7.10

6.60

6.33

6.14

5.95

5.77

5.59

5.45

5.30

5.17

5.11

5.87

6.32

Discharge

555

778

1,680

i oon

2,090

2,090

2,010

2,120

2,250

2,280

2,500

3,740

6,960

in 9AA

11,800

12,500

12,800 10 Qftn

10,700

9,100

Q (\Af\

7 9ftA

6 71ft

6 lift

5,740

5,360

5,040

4,660

4,400

4,130

3,880

3,630

3,430

3,220

3,040

2,950

4,020

4,650

Hour

Apr.i9-Con.

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

10 

12m.........

4.. ... .....

6 

Q

l(L_.___-_. 

12m.........

12 p.m .......

Mayl

2a.m ___ .

4. ..... 

6 ... .....

8 

10 

12m.........

2p.m ____ .

6..... ...

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

10 

12p.m.......

May S

4 ... 

6 

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

10. 

12m........

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

6 

8 ..... ....

10 

Gage 

height

5 8Q

5.39

5.10

4.93

4.79

4.69

4.63

4.53

4 43

4.34

4 24

4.07

3.85

3.85

4.12

5.93

8.31

11.07

11.89

11.67

11.29

10.65

9.85

8.99

8.43

8.00

9.50

20.18

Discharge

4,050

3,350

2,940

2,710

2,540

2,430

2,360

2,250

2,150

2,060

1 Qfift

1,580

1,650 

1,620

1,620

1,850

4,100

7,470

12,800

14,800

14,300

13, 300

11,800

10,200

8,580

7,660

7,000

9,540

16, 600

23,000

30,500

35,000

36,500

36,300

35,000

33,000

30, 500

27,500

Hour

MayS

6... ...... 

10 

12m...... 

4... 

10 -

Q

12m. _ . .....

4p.m. .......

8 .... 

12 p.m.. .....

g

Q

12m -

May 7

12m -

Gage 

height

5.70

5.33

5.08

4.85

4.63

4 43

4.20

4.02

3

00

3

CA

3.50

3.38

3.27

3.14

3.04

2.96

2.88

2.80

Discharge

25,000

21,000

18,000

16,500

15,200

14,000

12,000

11,300

10, 700

9,400

8,000

6,800

5,900

4,800

4,100

3,180

2,680

2,390

2,160

1,970

1,810

1,640

1,510

1,380

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,000

924

867

825

785

745

NOTE. Dally means cannot be computed precisely from figures shown.

6O. OUACHTTA RIVER AT ARKADELPHIA, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°07'16", long 93°02'46", on line between sees. 16 and 21, 

T. 7 S., B. 19 W., near center of bridge on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 7 at Arkadelphia, 800 ft upstream from Missouri 

Pacific Railroad bridge, and 5.4 miles downstream from Caddo River.

Drainage area. 2,311 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 160.30 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 119,000 cfs 3 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

27.65ft).

1929 to March 1958: Discharge, 170,000 cfs Mar. 30,1945 (gage height, 

30.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs.

Remarks. For regulation see Remarks for station near Malvern. Records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

690-439 O 63 6
A76 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .

2 ..... ..

3 ......

4. ......

5 .... ..

6 .....

7. ...

8. . .

9 . ......

10 .

11 

April

1,700 

1,390 

1,270 

2,710 

2,660 

1,890 

1,230 

2,270 

1,150 

2,160 

2,160

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff __ ._

May

34,600 

77,100 

100, 000 

47,000 

23, 400 

10,800 

7,440 

8,900 

10,600 

14,600 

12,500

Day

12 ...... .

13 

14 ......

15. 

16 ..

17- 

18 

19

20 

April

1,940 

1,560 

2,440 

3,700 

3,590 

2,820 

2,100 

2,100 

2,000 

3,370 

4,360

May

10,500 

10, 700 

9,420 

9,160 

9,030 

8,380 

8,640 

8,510 

8,770 

7,220 

5,900

Day

23 _ 

24. 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge ___ .. ____ _ .. .. __ ____ ___ ....

t.hrnisands of acre-feet 

April

3,700 

3,700 

3,810 

9,510 

25,100 

20,400 

14,100 

15,000

4,863 

289.4

May

5,570 

5,350 

5,460 

5,460 

4,470 

3,810 

3,700 

3,040 

1,150

15,520 

954.4

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 85 

12p.m... ....

Apr. 86

2a.m .........

4.... _________

6.. ........

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

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

12m.........

2 p.m... ..

4__ _ .... _ _ .

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

10_. -._.______

12p.m. ......

Apr. 27

2a.m..... _ .

4....... ..

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

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

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

12m.........

2 p.m... .....

4____ _ .

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

10. .... ...

12p.m. ......

Apr. 28

2a.m .........

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

8.. ........

10....... ..

12m.........

2 p.m.. ......

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

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

12 p.m... ..

Apr. 29

4a.m _ . .....

8....... .

10-. .

2p.m... .

6 .. . ...

8 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

7.76

7.88

8.27

9.00

9.65

10.65

13.42

14.47

15.40.

15.80

16.40

17.20

18.10

18.90

19.56

20.56

20.76

20.70

20.75

20.80

20.72

20.52

20.32

19.65

19.38

18.83

18.48

18.15

17.74

17.42

16.72

16.57

16.54

16.31

16.06

15.70

15.54

15.30

15.07

Discharge

3,990

4,120

4,550

5,410

6,190

7,480

9,370

11,100

12,600

14,400

15, 200

16, 400

18,000

19, 800

21, 700

23, 700

27, 400

28, 300

28, 000

28,200

28,500

28, 100

27, 300

26,300

23, 700

22, 700

20,900

19, 800

18,800

17, 700

16,900

15, 500

15,200

15,200

14,800

14 400

13, 800

13,600

13,200

12,900

Hour

Apr. 29 Con.

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

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

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

12m.........

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

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

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

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

May 1

4.... ....

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

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

10........

12m.........

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

6. ...

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

12p.m...

4_.___._ ...

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

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

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

12m.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 a.m __ _

sst

14 90

14.68

H KQ

14.38

14.26

14.02

iq QA

17.00

1ft Art

19 00

19 45

19.85

20.30

20.86 01 nr\

91 RQ

21.84

22.23

22.42

22.58

22.66

22.66

22.60

22.78

23.06

23.50

24 34

25.21

26.32

27.02

27.33

27.50

27.40

27.50

27.58

27.65

27.50

27.27

27.13

Discharge

12,700

12,400

12, 100

11,900

11,800

11,400

11, 300

11,600

16,000

20, 100

21,400

23,000

24,400

26,200

28, 800

31,300

33,000

34, 500

35,900

36,900

38,000

39,000

39, 500

39,500

39,100

40,300

42,400

46,300

57,300

73,300

94, 400

108, 000

114, 000

117, 000

115, 000

117, 000

118, 000

119, 000

117, 000

112,000

110, 000

Hour

May 3 Con. 

10 a.m..... ...

12m.--......

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

6 

8- 

10 ... ......

4 .

6 

8 . ....

10 

12 m_. .......

2p.m.. ......

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

6. .... .... .

10 

12 p.m.. .....

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

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

10 

12m 

4 .... ....

6. .... .....

10 ....

10 

12m.. ...

6 .

8 ... ......

10 

Gage 

height

26.88

26.66

26.43

26.24

26.08

25.85

25.56

25.30

25.03

24.68

24.25

24.10

23.56

23.10

22.74

22.35

22.07

21.40

21.10

20.86

20.55

20.26

20.00

19.85

19.70

19.50

19.05

18.68

17.70

17.15

16.38

15.85

14.62

13.82

13.20

12.60

12.05

11.62

11.03

10.70

10.46

Discharge

105,000

101,000

96,500

92,900

89,800

85,400

79,900

75,000

69,900

63,200

55, 800

53,600

47,000

42,700

40,000

37, 600

35,900

31,900

30, 100

28,800

27, 300

26,000

25,000

24,400

23,900

23,100

21,600

20,400

17, 600

16, 300

14,900

14, 100

12,300

11,200

10,300

9,550

8,840

8,280

7,580

7,220

6,960

NOTE. Daily means cannot be computed precisely from figures shown.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A77

61. T.ATTR GREESON NEAR MURFREESBORO, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°08'55", long 93°42'55", in NW% sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at 

Narrows Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro 

and 9.7 miles upstream from Muddy Fork Creek.

Drainage area. 237 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Elevation at 8 a.m. used to 

determine contents. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Contents, 359,100 acre-ft May 6 (elevation, 557.81 

ft).

1949 to March 1958: Contents, 359,330 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 

557.84ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by dam of concrete gravity construction comprised of two nonoverflow abutment sections, a flood control section containing two regulated outlets, an uncontrolled overflow spillway section and 

stilling basin, and a power intake section containing three 10-foot diameter 

penstocks. Capacity, 408,000 acre-ft at elevation 563.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which 202,000 acre-ft is available for power storage, 128,000 acreft is available for flood control storage, and 78,000 acre-ft is permanent 

storage for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 504.0 ft. Water 

below elevation 436.9 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir is used for the dual purpose of flood control and electric generation. 

Power generation began May 27, 1950. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 ....... -

2 ...

3 

4 - .

5.. .......

6 .........

7 

8 ... ...

9 

10 

11. 

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

13 

14. 

15 

16. 

17. ......

18. 

A

Elevation

544.03

544.05

544.10

544.19

544.20

544.19

544.22

544.33

544.40

544.55

544.58

544.66

544.77

544.88

544 88

544.98

545.11

544.99

pril

Contents

252, 100

252.200

252,500

253,100

253,200

253,100

253,300

254,100

254,600

255,600

255,800

256,300

257, 100

OK7 arv\

OR7 on/\

258,500

259,400

258,500

1

Elevation

548.97

552.30

556.00

557.46

557. 73

557.80

557. 73

557. 48

556. 95

557. 07

557.04

556.92

556.41

555. 71

555.00

554.28

553.49

552.68

Hay

Contents

286,800

312,400

343,100

355,900

358,400

359 000

358 400

356, 100

351,400

352,400

351, 100

346,700

04/1 cnA

328,500

322,000

315,400

Day

19 _ . _ ....

20 

21... __ ....

22 __ .......

23 

24

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 _

Change in

A

Elevation

544.86

544.98

545.22

545.28

545.24

545.20

545.18

545.20

546.67

547.57

547.93

548.07

pril

Contents

257, 700

258,500

260,100

260,500

260,300

260 000

260,000

270, 200

276,600

280,200

+28,600

IV

Elevation

551. 87

551.02

550.17

549.71

549.31

548.90

548.48

548.04

547.86

547.60

547.34

547.07

546.91

[ay

Contents

309,000

302,300

295,800

292,400

289,400

286,300

283,200

280,000

278,700

276,800

275,000

273,000

271,900

-8,800

62. MUDDY FORK CREEK NEAR MURFREESBORO, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°04'59", long 93°45'07", in NE1^ sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 26 W., on 

right bank at Murfreesboro Dam site, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3 miles northwest of Murfreesboro.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except May 3-9. Datum of 

gage is 337.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.
A78 FLOODS OF 1958

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 24,000 cfs. Discharge for period of no gage-height record 

estimated on basis of rainfall records and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 35,100 cfs 1 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

26.28ft).

1940 to March 1958: Discharge, 47,100 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

29.7 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2 _____ ...

3. 

4.. ......

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

6_. ._..__

7 ........

8. 

9 

10- 

April

146 

128 

134 

130 

91 

64 

50 

43 

ISO 

210

Monthly mean disehar 

Runoff

May

10,700 

17,400 

3,700 

1,360 

790 

280 

440 

580 

1,360 

950

Day

11 

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

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

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

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

16 

17 

18 

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

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

April

154 

101 

78 

412 

711 

345 

221 

162 

144 

201

May

440 

263 

174 

119 

83 

36 

48 

38 

36 

31

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. .......

25. .

26. ......

27. __ .

28. ......

29 

30. 

31 

ge_ ______ ___ _ _ . _ _____ -. .

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

infihes

April

358 

184 

134 

108 

86 

1,170 

5,300 

975 

742 

1,040

459 

27.32 

4.23

May

28 

23 

23 

21 

18 

18 

17 

22 

19 

18 

15

1,260 

77.45 

12.00

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1968

Hour

Apr. 86 

10p.m.......

12p.m.. _ .

Apr. 26

2a.m. _ ....

4 

6.. ..

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

10 

12m.........

2 p.m.. ......

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

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

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

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

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 87

2a.m.........

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

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

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

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

12m.........

2p.m........

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

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

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

12p.m.......

Gage 

height

3.80

3.98

5.72

5.96

6.50

7.55

7.55

7.60

7.45

7.14 

6.96 

7.70

9.40 

11.40

13.55

15.30

16.10

15.56

14.12

12.38

10.18

9.40

8.94

8.58

8.30

8.03

Discharge

78

108

530

597

758

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,110

986 

916 

1,220

2,320 

4,100

6,840

9,630

10,900

10,000

7,740

5,210

2,960

2,320

1,960

1,710

1,530

1,380

Hour

Apr. 28

6. ... ....

8 

12m.........

6. ...... ..

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

1Q_ 

6a.m ......... 

12m.........

12p.m.......

Apr. SO

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

6. .. 

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

12m...

4 ......

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

8 ......

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

Gage 

height

7.79

7.42

7.28

6.98

6.61

6.65

6.70

6.62

6.52 

6.34

6.38

6.33

6.28

6.21

6.17

6.08

6.12

6.37

7.12

7.90

8.70

9.28

9 25

Discharge

1,260

1,100

1,040

923

831

793

807

824

797

764 

708

720

705

690

669

657

630

642

717

978

1,310

1,790

2,220

2,200

Hour

May 1

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

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

8. ...

10 

12m.........

6... .....

8 ...... ...

10. .......

May 2

2a.m ......... 

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

6 ........

8 ........

10 

12 m._ .......

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

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

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

8 ......

10. 

Gage 

height

10.00

15.90

17.25

17.45

18.12

18.45

18.70

18.80

18.80

13.50

11.10

9.85

9.48 

9.35 

12.90

19.34

22.50

25.50

26.28

26.00

25.60

22.00

18.90

16.20

14.50

Discharge

2,800

10,600

12,800

13, 100

14,300

14,900

15, 500

15, 700

15, 700

6,770

3,800

2,680

2,380 

2,280 

5,910

17,000

24,600

32,500

35, 100

34,200

32,800

23,400

15,900

11,100

8,350

Note. Daily means cannot be computed precisely from figures shown.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A79

63. IJTTIjE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR MURFREESBORO, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°Q3', long 93°43', in SB% sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 26 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles 

downstream from Muddy Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, 4.6 miles 

upstream from Prairie Creek and 11.4 miles downstream from Lake 

Greeson.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 30,300 cfs 2 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

15.74ft).

1928-^31, 1937 to March 1958: Discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage 

height, 19.84 ft) on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow. 

Maximum stage known, atiout 21 ft in April 1927, from information by 

Arkansas State Highway Department.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Greeson (see station No. 61).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1... __ ...

2..... ___ .

3 

4. ... ....

5 

6. ___ ..

7 _ . __ ...

8 

9 

10 

April

446 

370 

236 

448 

213 

133 

87 

234 

406 

496

Monthly mean dischar Runoff

May

9,620 

18,300 

8,090 

2,370 

2,000 

1,500 

1,660 

2,190 

4,190 

2,910

Day

11 _ .... ...

12. _ ... ....

13 _____ ..

14. .. .... .

15 _

16 

17- . 

18 .. __ -

19 

20 

April

354 

253 

359 

1,220 

1,140 

651 

970 

960 

532 

224

May

2,080 

2,190 

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,510 

3,630 

3,510

Day

91

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

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

24 __ .......

25 _

26 

27 

28 _______

29 _ _ -

30 

31 

ge . _ , . _ _ . _ __ . _ _

t.hmisanrls of acre-feet 

April

526 

798 

604 

763 

705 

1,480 

7,130 

2,020 

1,920 

2,050

924 

55

May

2,850 

1,700 

1,640 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640 

992 

880 

1,010 

812 

178

3,256 

200.2
ASO FLOODS OF 1958

64. ANTOINE RIVER AT ANTOINB, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°02'20", long 93°25'05", in NW% sec. 24, T. 8 S., R. 23 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 

26 at Antoine, 1.6 miles downstream from Brushy Creek, 1.9 miles downstream from Suck Creek, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 229.33 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 28,000 cfs.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 35,500 cfs 9: 30 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

28.75ft).

1950 to March 1958: Discharge, 16,600 cfs Apr. 3, 1957 (gage height, 

24.00ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.7 ft in 1905, from information by Arkansas 

State Highway Department (discharge 40,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ . __

2 ......

3 

4 

5. - ~

6 

7 

8 ----- 

9 

10 - 

April

282 

255 

247 

265 

209 

174 

146 

126 

158 

260

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

11,500 

20,500 

17, 100 

2,540 

1,260 

855 

634 

476 

744 

1,390

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16. 

17 

18 

19 

20. - 

April

266 

202 

172 

461 

644 

461 

359 

298 

270 

250

May

703 

488 

350 

267 

212 

176 

144 

123 

113 

116

Day

21. 

22.... ..

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 - 

28. 

29 

30 

31. 

ge _ . - _ ._-_. -__. _-. .-_...- _ ..-_ .. ._ - -__-.--_ _

-._-. . _ _ .thousand

Runoff -- _ -. - _ - __ ---- _ - __ . .. __ .__ 

s of acre-feet. - 

------inches_-

April

307 

226 

185 

164 

149 

1,800 

7,250 

1,940 

2,200 

1,480

707 

42,06 

4.36

May

94 

77 

64 

56 

47 

42 

36 

34 

30 

27 

24

1,943 

119.4 

12.37
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A81 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 25

Apr. 26

2 

3_ 

4_ 

5 

6 -

7 

8 -

9 

10 -

12m.. 

2 _

3 -

4- _ 

5- _

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

2 __ 

3. 

4 

4:30. -

5. 

6 -------

7 -------

8 

9 

10. - 

11 

12m. 

3. 

4 

5 

6 -

7 -

8 

9 -

10 

11 _ 

4 

6 

8 -

6 -

8 

10 

2.. __ 

3 _ 

4 

Gage 

height

3.96

4.26

4.52

4.92

5.50

5.93

6.49

7.20

7.74

8.14

8.68

9.30

10.20

10.55

10.75

10.75

10.70

10.80

11.09

11.60

12.40

13.64

15.02

16.65

18.28

19.75

20.62

21.08

21.23

21.24

21.22

21.15

21.08

21.02

20.94

20.82

20.65

20.45

20.15

19.75

1Q 9fl

18.48

17.72

16.76

15.98

15.22

14.70

14.25

13.85

13.60

12.87

12.21

11 64

11.14

10.72

10.00

9.74

9.49

9.22

9.00

8.89

9.15

10.00

10.98

11.73

19 94

Discharge

144

186

223

287

392

4R1

608

786

QOQ

1 040

1,200

1,410

1,750

1,880

1 Qfifl

1 Qfifl

1,940

1,980

2,100

2,310

2,660

3,260

4,030

5,100

6,430

7,850

8,780

9,300

9,490

9,510

9,480

9,380

9,300

9,220

9,130

9,000

8,820

8,600

8,260

7,850

7,300

6,610

5,930

5,170

4,640

4,150

3,840

3,600

3,380

3,240

2,880

2,570

2,330

2,120

1,950

1,670

1,570

1,480

1,380

1,310

1,270

1,360

1,670

2,050

2,370

9 fion

Hour

Apr. 29 Con.

7 - -

0

8:30. 

Q

10 11 

12m 

3 

4 _

5 

7 - -

11 

Apr. SO

8 

10 - 

12m-. 

6 

10 

Mayl

3 _ 

4 , __

5 -

6 

7---.. 

8--.... _

Q

9:30 

10 

11- 

12m 

3 

5 -

7 - 

8. 

11 

2--.- -

3 

4_ 

4:30. 

5 -

6 _ -

7 

8 

9 '30

10 

11 . 

12m.. 

3 

4. . 

5 

5:30 

6 ------ 

Gage 

height

12.78

13.30

13.58

13.61

13.56

13.24 19 sin

19 ^fi

11.83

11.39

10.99

10.68

10.42

10.69

9 85

9.67

9.58

Si QS

8.83

8.72

Q f\n

S fifi

9 33

10.09

10.52

10.82

11.24

11.50

12.03

12.72

M dn

20.00

23.40

24.85

25.60

25.67

25.50 9«i on

24.30

23.85

23.28

22.77

22.11

21.75

21.36

20.51

19.85

19.14

18.24

17.34

16.50

16.17

16.55

21.50

25.57

27.72

28.69

952 7K

28.47

27:67

26.77

25.97

25.47

25.25

25.14

25.07

25.04

25.08

25.25

Discharge

2,830

3,090

3,230

3,250

3,220

3,060

2,840

2,620

2,410

2,220

2,060

1 930

1,830

1,710

1,620

1,550

1,510

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,200

1,420

1,710

1,870

1,990

2,160

2,270

2,490

2,800

3,680

8,100

14,600

19,700

22,500

22,700

22,100

19,800

17,700

16,100

14,200

12,800

11,100

10,400

9 fisn

8,660

7,950

7,240

6,400

5,610

4 QQft

4,760

5,020

9 onn

99 4ftft

31,000

35,200

35,500

34,300

30,800

27,100

23,900

22,000

21,200

20,700

20,500

20,400

20,500 91 9nn

Hour

May 2 Con.

Q

10 11 

2. __ -

3 

6 

7 

8 

Q

10 

12m. 

3 

4 

5.- 

6 

7 - 

Q

10 

11 

May 4

4 

6. 

8 

10 

12m10 

4. 

6. -

8 

12m 

8- ----- 

12m 

Q

12m. 

Q

12mGage 

height

25.84

26.37

26.87

27.07

26.96

26.82

26.60

26.54

26.09

25.90

25.67

25.45

25.10

24.50

24.24

23.85

23.40

22.83

22.12

21.20

20.00

18.72

17.58

16.57

15.80

15.20

14.33

13.66

13.08

12.60

12.17

11.77

11.10

10.56

10.30

10.03

9.72

9.52

9.32

9.16

8.85

8.58

8.29

8.09

7.89

7.75

7.63

7.47

7.28

7.13

6.98

6.83

6.74

6.64

6.51

6.37

6.19

6.08

5.95

5.81

Discharge

23,400

25,500

27,500

28,300

27,900

27,300

26,700

26,200

24,400

23,600

22,700

21,900

20,600

18,400

17,500

16, 100

14,600

12,900

11,100

9,450

8,100

6,830

5,800

5,040

4,520

4,140

3,640

3,270

2,980

2,750

2,560

2,380

2,100

1,880

1,790

1,680

1,550

1,470

1,400

1,340

1,240

1,150

1,060

999

931

892

858

816

767

728

691

655

634

610

578

545

502

476

446

412
A82 FLOODS OF 1958

66. JJITTUB MISSOURI RIVER NEAR BOUGHTON, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°52'32", long 93°18'16", in NE% sec. 13, T. 10 S., R. 22 W., 

on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 67, 1.5 miles northeast of 

Boughton, 5.9 miles downstream from Howard Creek, and 10.2 miles downstream from Antoine River.

Drainage area. 1,068 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 182.13 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 66,000 cfs 7 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

24.22 ft).

1937 to March 1958: Discharge, 111,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1945 (gage height, 

27.2 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Greeson (see station No. 61). Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .. ___

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

3 

4.. _ ......

5 _ ........

6.... ....

7 

8 

9..-..-....

10 

April

1,290 

1,290 

1,110 

1,060 

1,000 

812 

615 

512 

570 

750

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

21,400 

44,100 

61,300 

41,300 

18,900 

9,680 

5,130 

3,620 

3,450 

6,040

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19. .......

20

April

975 

905 

735 

928 

3,170 

3,310 

1,800 

1,540 

1,730 

1,290

May

7,080 

5,060 

3,590 

4,220 

4,360 

4,220 

4,080 

4,010 

4,010 

4,080

Day

21.... ..

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

ge . _ .

thousandsof acre-feet--

April

928 

1,080 

1,170 

885 

1,140 

4,710 

13,000 

24,800 

18,500 

13,400

3,500 

208.3

May

4,010 

3,520 

2,190 

2,060 

1,990 

1,920 

1,920 

1,290 

1,440 

1,380 

1,080

9,111 

560.2
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A83 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 86 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 86

4 

6 

8 - 

10 

12m... 

4 .-

6. 

8 

10 

12p.m .......

Apr. 87

2 a.m .........

4_ 

6 

8 

10 

12m... ..

6 

8 _ ..... 

10 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 88

2 a.m __ ...

6 ... 

8 

10 

12m..... ..

6 - 

10 

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 89

8 a.m ____

%

9.04

10.50

n

QQ

19 17

12.50

12.68

12.71

12.72 19 on

13.33

13.95

14.86

15.90

16.70

17.30

17.53

17.67

17 78

17 95

18.26

18.70

19.30

20.00

20.40

20.74

20.83

20 94

20.97

21.05

21.11

21.13

21.13

21.10

20.98

20.89

20.68

20.30

Discharge

2,150

3,170

3 7on

4 340

4,570

4,700

4,720

4,720

4,850

5,150

5,580

6,220

7,360

S fifin

9

QAt\

10.300

10.700

10.900

11.300

12.000

13.200

15,100

18.400

20.600

23,000

23,600

24,400

24 goo

25,200

25,600

25,700

25,700

25,500

24,700

24,000

22,600

20,000

Hour

Apr. 89 Con. 

12m.........

12m.........

Q

8 

12m... _ ...

Q

12 m. _ 

4 _ 

6 ....

8 

10 

8 __

10 

12m.. ....

4.. _

5. 

6 

7 

8 - __

9 -.- 

10 

a

19.97

19.58

19.28

19.00

10 70

18.36

18.82

19.14

10 91

19.34

19.90

20.43

20.63

21.35

22.15

99 49

22.49

22.48

22.50

22.75

23.12

23.42

23.58

23.60

23.56

23.67

23.78

23.92

24.05

24.15

24.19

24.21

24.22

24.21

24.18

24.12

23.98

Discharge

18,200

16,300

15,000

14,100

13,300

12,300

13,600

14,500

14,800

15,300

17,900

20,800

22,200

27,200

35,300

39,300

An Ann

40,200

40,500

44,200

54,300

56,700

57,000

56,400

58,000

59,700

61,800

63,800

65,200

65,800

65,900

66,000

65,900

65,700

64,800

62,700

Hour

May 4

4 

6 .... 

8 

10 

12m... _ ...

6. .... -

8 

8. 

12m ____ ..

8 -----

Q

12m...... 

8 -

8 _

12 m_______ 

8 

12m. _

12p.m.. .....

height

23.78

23.52

23.22

22.98

22.70

99 39.

99 14.

21.94

21.75

21.59

21.20

20.82

20.44

20.00

19.57

19.12

18.70

18.21

17.74

17.15

16.57

16.00

15.35

14.52

13.73

13.10

12.63

12.22

11.73

11.32

11.13

11.07

10.98

10.89

Discharge

59,700

55,800

51,300

47,700

43,500

38,700

35,200

32,600

30,500

29,000

26,200

23,500

20,900

18,400

16,300

14,500

13,200

11,900

10,800

9,510

8,430

7,500

6,640

5,980

5,430

4,990

4,660

4,370

4,030

3,740

3,610

3,570

3,510

3,440

NOTE. Daily means cannot be computed precisely from figures shown.
A84 FLOODS OF 1958

66. OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°35'49", long 92°49'12", in SE% sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 17 W., 

on line between Ouachita and Calhoun Counties on downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 79 at Camden, 0.4 mile downstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge, 3% miles downstream from Ecore Fabre Bayou, 

and 71/2 miles upstream from Two Bayou Creek.

Drainage area. 5,391 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 71.69 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Fall used as a factor.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 185,000 efs May 5 (gage height, 43.87 ft 

llp.m. May 5).

1928 to March 1958: Discharge, 243,000 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 

44.82ft).

Flood of 1882 reached a stage of 46.0 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. For regulation see "Remarks" for station near Malvern and Little 

Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 _ ........

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

3.-. --..

4__ ...

5 ........

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

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

8 

9-.-......

10 

April

9,810 

8,330 

6,840 

5,870 

5,800 

5,650 

5,200 

4,060 

3,960 

3,520

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

74,600 

83,900 

106,000 

139,000 

181,000 

174,000 

140,000 

105,000 

79,900 

63,800

Day

11 

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

13 

14 

15. 

16 

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

18 ....

1Q

20 

April

3,490 

4,430 

4,600 

4,050 

4,870 

7,670 

11,400 

12,500 

10,000 

7,490

May

51,500 

43,900 

37,700 

31,300 

27,300 

23,000 

20,300 

18,500 

16,900 

16,800

Day

21. 

22. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. . 

31 

ge __ . ..... ____ __ ___ ..

thousandIs of acre-feet..

April

6,660 

8,250 

8,890 

9,030 

7,680 

9,110 

17,300 

26,200 

47,100 

65,700

11, 180 

665.4

May

16,400 

15,700 

13,900 

12,400 

10,400 

9,070 

8,870 

8,360 

7,120 

6,670 

6,630

49,997 

3,074

67. SMACKOVER CREEK NEAR SMACKOVER, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°22'40", long 92°46'45", in S% sec. 32, T. 15 S., R. 16 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, 0.1 mile downstream from 

Camp Creek, 3 miles west of Smackover and 23 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 377 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 26-29. Datum of 

gage is 97.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 11,000 efs. Discharge for period of no gage-height record computed from graph based on floodmark and normal recession.

Maxima. April-May 1958. Discharge 25,000 cfs about 12 m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

21.21 ft, from floodmark).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 16,500 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 

19.8ft).

Remarks. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A85 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

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

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

3

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

5.. ......

6

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

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

9 .... ....

10 

April

647 

519 

403 

326 

281 

242 

209 

179 

165 

174

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

12,400 

11,200 

7,610 

5,100 

4,000 

3,160 

2,430 

1,930 

1,550 

1,750

Day

11... __ ....

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

IS. . 

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

15. ___ .....

16 

17. ____ ...

18 - 

19 

20 

April

195 

206 

187 

194 

295 

387 

341 

253 

190 

172

May

1,580 

1,340 

940 

680 

391 

255 

206 

179 

1,050 

2,820

Day

21. 

22.. _ ......

23 

24 

25... 

26 

97

28 __ 

29 

30 - 

31 .

ge . . .

thousand

Runoff- ...

s of acre-feet 

infihes .

April

187 

213 

179 

147 

347 

6,680 

23,300 

16,400 

10,700 

10,200

2,464 

146.6 

7.29

May

3,300

2,680 

1,930 

1,340 

720 

272 

195 

172 

180 

197 

158

2,313 

142.2 

7.07

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 94

Apr. m

4a.m ___-___._

8. .......

12m.-.... .

4p.m

8 ......

12p.m .......

Apr. %6

8..... . . .

g

Apr. 87

4a.m __ ... .

12 m.. .......

8 __ ...

12p.m... . ...

Apr. 28

6 a.m __ . .

12m.____ _

6p.m ........ 

12p.m.... .

Gage 

height

rr. CTO

5.16

5.75

6.86

7.62

8.08

9.36

21.21

Discharge

LOV

159

215

338

437

503

722

1,290

2,860

5,160

0 OQ ft

12,700

-|O Q/V\

22,800

£f±) o|UU

25,000

24,400 

22, 800

21,200

18, 800

16, 100

14, 100 

12,500

Hour

Apr. 29 

6 a.m __ ....

12m. ____ .

A/nr W)

12 m.. .......

4 a.m .........

8 ... 

4p.m. ___ .

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

12 p.m.. .....

May g 

4 a.m . . ..

8-. . . 

12m.. 

4p.m.. ......

g

12p.m.. .....

8.

12m ... 

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

Gage 

height

17.50

17.52

n S9

18.16

18.30

18.36

18.43

18.42

18.38

18.32

18.21 

18.05

17.86 

17.63

17.37

17.12

16.88

16.62

16.36

16.12 

15.86

Discharge

11,200

10,400

10,000

9,720

9 79ft

9,780

10, 600

11,700

12, 200

12,400

12, 600

12, 600

12, 400

12,200

11,900 

11, 400

10, 800 

10, 100

9,360

8,690

8,110

7,540

7,010

6,580 

6,110

Hour

May 4 

4 a.m __ ....

8.. ....

12m __ .....

8 ..... ....

May 6

6 a.m .........

12m-- 

6p.m. .......

12p.m.. .....

May 7

6 a.m .........

12m

6p.m. .... 

12p.m- ......

12m.. __ .--

Gage 

height

15.62

15.39

15.18

15.04

14.94

W QA

14.65

14.50

14.35

14.18

14.00

13.78

13.56

13.38

13.22 

13.04

12.88 

12.74

12.59

12.42

12.26

12.12

Discharge

5,680

5,300

4,970

4,740

4,600

4,460

4,190

3,980

3,800

3,600

3,390

3,150

2,920

2,740

2,590 

2,430

2,240 

2,170

2,050

1,920

1,810

1,710
A86 FLOODS OF 1958

68. MORO CREEK NEAR FORDYCB, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°47', long 92°20', in NW^4 sec. 3, T. 11 S., R. 12 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 8, 1,100 ft upstream from Caney 

Creek, 4 miles southeast of Fordyce, and 12 miles upstream from White 

Water Creek.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 160.63 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 26,800 cfs 4-5 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

16.47ft).

1951 to March 1958: Discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 

14.35ft).

Flood of January 1938 reached a stage of 15.1 ft according to Arkansas 

State Highway Department (discharge 15,800 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1... .

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

3 . .

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

S -. ......

6. .......

7 .... ..

8 .... .

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

10 

April

558 

423 

327 

234 

171 

132 

105 

82 

70 

62

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,330 

23,600 

15,500 

5,410 

3,220 

2,050 

1,470 

1,070 

854 

1,320

Day

11 

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

13 

14 _____ .

IS 

16. ..

17. .

18 

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

20 

April

63 

68 

68 

79 

302 

356 

379 

448 

530 

498

May

999 

794 

750 

645 

463 

240 

138 

90 

688 

1,220

Day

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

22 

23 

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

 ge_ _________ ... . ________ . -------

...thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet., 

mnhes

April

321 

246 

307 

362 

558 

1,940 

5,520 

6,540 

5,760 

3,860

1,012 

60.24 

5.23

May

1,020 

874 

680 

459 

203 

101 

65 

49 

40 

33 

28

2,336 

143.6 

12.47
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A87 

Gate height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24 

12p.m._ .....

Apr. SB

1a.m. .......

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

3 ..........

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

6.. _____ .

8 _ . ____ .

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

11 a.m __ ...

1 p.m _ .....

3 ..........

6..- . ......

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

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

9 ..........

10...... __ ..

11. _ ... _ ..

12 p.m .......

Apr. 16

la.m.. .....

2.. __ .......

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

5 ____ ......

6.. ........

7. .........

8 _____ ...

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

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

11 __ .... ....

12m..... _ .

1 p.m __ ....

2.... __ . _ .

3- ........

4. _ __ .

5 _ . ___ ...

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

7 _ . _ ......

8-- ........

9. . ........

10...... __ ..

11. __ . ......

12 p.m .......

Apr. t7

2a.m. _ ....

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

6. ____ . ....

8-. _.____.

10 ...... ...

12m.. .....

2 p.m....

4 _ _ _ _ _ ...

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

12 p.m .......

Apr. 18

4a.m. . _ ...

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

12m .........

Gage 

height

7.48

7.50

7.60

7.71

7.86

8.18

8.41

8.53

8.73

8.82

8.84

8.81

8.78

8.76

8.73

8.72

8.70

8.73

8.85

9.06

9 98

9.66

9.88

10.24

10.50

10.72

10.92

11.12

11.27

11.42

11.52

11.62

11.69

11.76

11.82

11.86

11.92

11.95

12.00

12.04

12.10

12.22

12.38

12.61

19 sn

12.96

13.06

13.12

13.14

13.11

13.11

13.14

13.22

13.26

Discharge

376

379

395

414

441

600

546

570

610

COO

633

626

620

616

610

608

604

610

635

680

W1

843

922

1,090

1,250

1,420

1,580

1,770

1,950

2,160

2,300

2,470

2,596

2,730

2,850

2,940

3,070

o I4.n

3,250

3,340

3,470

3,760

4,140

4,760

5,310

5,790

6,100

6,300

6,370

6,260

6,260

6,370

6,640

6,790

Hour

Apr. 18 Con.

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

12 p.m .......

Apr. 89

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

12m. ........

Apr. SO

4 ____ . ....

6 ... __ ..

10. ........

12m. ___ ...

4 _______ .

6 . __ ....

8 ........

10 .....

Mayl

2

3 .......

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

5...... ___ .

6 . ......

7 . ....

8 . 

g

10 ... 11 _ . ___ .

2... ______

0

4 ....... .

5. ...... ...

6... _____ .

7 ....... ..

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

9 ___ ... ....

10 __ .... ...

11 

12 p.m.. __ 

2... __ . _ ..

3 ..........

4 __ . ....

5 .,... __ .

6 __ 

7 __ .........

8 .. .

9 .... ..... .

Gage 

height

13.23

13.17

13.13

1O -11

13.10

13.04

19 01

12.65

12.57

19 AA

19 3S

19 Qfl

19 IS

19 19

12.10

12.13

12.17

12.22

12.31

19 dn

12 43

12.47

12.50

12.56

12.60

12.63

12.68

12.73

19 70

19 Rfi

12.95

13.05

13.25

13.40

13.60

13.89

14.15

14.42

14.67

14.87

15.03

15.15

15.27

15.35

15.42

15.49

15.57

15.62

15.69

15.78

15.90

15.99

16.07

16.16

Discharge

6,680

6,470

6,330

6,260

fi OQA

6 040

5,640

4,870

4,650

4 400

4 lan

3,950

3,760

3,520

3,470

3,540

3,640

3,760

3,970

4,190

4,270

4,370

i AK/n

4,620

4,730

4,810

4,950

5,100

5,280

5,490

5,760

6,070

6,750

7,290

8,070

9,310

10,500

11,800

13,100

14,300

15,200

16,000

16,800

17,400

18,000

18,500

19,100

19,500

20,100

20,800

21,800

22,600

23,200

24,000

Hour

May t Con.

12m. ........

1 p.m.- _ 

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

4 _____ . ....

5 

0

9 _ - ....

4 

6 ... .... ...

8 .... ___ ..

12m ____ .

6 ... __ .

10 ____ . ....

May 4

i... ........ -

6. 

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

10 

12m. ........

6 .. ....

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

10 

12m. ........

May 6

12m .........

May?

12m...... ...

6a.m. . ......

12m. ........

height

16.22

16.30

16.36

16.41

16.47

16.47

16.40

16.36

16.19

16.04

15.87

15.67

15.46

14.99

14.48

14.25

14.02

13.88

13.59

13.38

13.20

13.05

12.91

12.82

12.74

12.60

12.54

12.49

12.42

12.36

12.17

11.97

11.78

11.61

11.46

11.32

11.20

11.08

10.94

10.79

10.63

10.49

10.35

10.19

10.02

9.86

Discharge

24,500

25,200

25,800

26,200

26,800

26,800

26,200

25.800

24,300

23,000

21,500

19,900

18,200

15,000

12,000

10,900

9,890

9,260

8,030

7,220

6,570

6,070

5,640

5,370

5,130

4,730

4,560

4,420

4,240

4,090

3,640

3,180

2,770

2,450

2,210

2,020

1,870

1,730

1,600

1,470

1,340

1,240

1,150

1,060

979

914
ASS FLOODS OF 1958

69. SALINE RIVER AT BENTON, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long 92°36'40", in NE1/! sec. 9, T. 2 S., B. 15 W., on 

left bank three-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream 

from confluence of North Fork and Alum Fork.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 260.91 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 28,400 cfs 9 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

21.40 ft).

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 67,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 

about 26.1 ft, from stage relation curve).

Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of 30.5 ft, from information by 

Arkansas State Highway Department.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .

2.. _ ......

3_ ... 

4. .

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

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

7.. ......

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

9. ... ... .

10 

April

772 

684 

2,500 

2,660 

1,490 

1,100 

864 

722 

638 

722

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

6,030 

14,600 

24,100 

8,720 

8,870 

5,080 

2,350 

1,520 

1,990 

8,160

Day

11 

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

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

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

16.. ......

16.... .......

17 ....... .

18 

19 

20 

April

677 

590 

510 

583 

980 

873 

726 

621 

570 

628

May

3,750 

2,000 

1,290 

942 

737 

600 

495 

409 

377 

401

Day

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30- 

31 

ge __ .. .. _ . .

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet.. 

___ inches

April

3,190 

2,380 

1,570 

1,150 

932 

2,480 

7,820 

5,820 

6,730 

4,560

1,851 

110.2 

3.63

May

336

286 

247 

224 

207 

228 

210 

189 

169 

150 

134

3,058 

188 

6.20
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A89 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 85 

12p.m .......

Apr.S6

4. .........

6.. ........

8 __ . _ ....

10 -.

12m .........

6.. __ ... ....

10- 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 87 

2 a.m .........

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

6 ____ . ....

8.. ___ . .... 

10. ........

12m... __ .

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

6.. ___ . .... 

8.. ........

10 

12pjn .......

Apr. 88 

2 a.m .........

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

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

8. .........

10 

12m.........

8 ..... .....

12p.m .......

Apr. 89 

2 a.m .........

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

6 __ .........

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

10 

12m.........

2p.m.. ......

2:30-- 

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

6. ..... ....

Gage

4.96

5.48 

5.71 

6.25 

7.10 

7.74 

8.03 

8.10 

8.00 

7.85 

8.06

8.80 

10.10 

11.50 

12.60 

13.34 

13.94 

14.35 

14.65 

14.76 

14.80 

14.80 

14.63

14.24 

13.60 

12.80 

12.00 

11.20 

10.58 

10.02 

9.59 

8.90 

8.40

8.20 

8.04 

9.10 

11.25 

13.00 

14.20 

14.88 

14.95 

14.80 

13.95 

12.90

Discharge

995

1,280 

1,420 

1,750 

2,360 

2,820 

3,050 

3,110 

3,030 

2,910 

3,080

3,700 

4,820 

6,120 

7,240 

8,080 

8,800 

9,320 

9,720 

9,860 

9,920 

9,920 

9,690

9,180 

8,390 

7,460 

6,610 

5,830 

5,250 

4,750 

4,370 

3,780 

3,360

3,190 

3,060 

3,950 

5,880 

7,680 

9,130 

10,000 

10,100 

9,920 

8,810 

7,570

Hour

Apr. 89 Con.

Apr. SO

May 1

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

8 _____ ....

10 . 

12m.. ___ .

2pjn. ....... 

4... .....

6 __ . _ ....

10 

12p.m .......

May 8 

2 a.m . .

6 ____ . .....

8- - . ...

10 

12m.. ....... 

2p.m ........

6 ______ ...

8.. _____ .

10 

12p.m .......

May S

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

6. .

10 

12m.... .

6. .... .

10 

Gage 

height

12.10 

11.70

11.30 

10.62 

9.70 

8.90 

8.32 

7.86

7.69 

7.56 

7.48 

7.54 

8.65 

10.50 

12.40 

13.70 

14.40 

14.98 

15.35 

15.64

15.80 

15.94 

16.04 

16.28 

16.76 

17.45 

18.16 

18.50 

18.96 

19.52 

20.00

20.40 

20.70 

21.00 

21.32 

21.40 

21.38 

21.15 

20.80 

20.50 

20.10 

19.56 

19.02 

18.34

Discharge

6,710 

6,310

5,920 

5,290 

4,460 

3,780 

3,290 

2,920

2,790 

2,690 

2,630 

2,680 

3,570 

5,180 

7,020 

8,510 

9,390 

10,200 

10,700 

11,100

11,400 

11,600 

11,800 

12,200 

13,200 

14,700 

16,400 

17,300 

18,700 

20,400 

22,000

23,600 

24,900 

26,400 

28,000 

28,400 

28,300 

27,100 

25,400 

24,000 

22,400 

20,500 

18,800 

16,900

Hour

May 4

4 __ . 

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

8 .... . 

10 

12m.........

2p.m ........

4. _ . __ 

6 

8. -

10 

12p.m _ ....

May S 

2a.m _ .. ....

4 -

6 

10 

12m.. _ .... 

2p.m. ....... 

4... ____ 

6. . -

8. 

10 

12p.m... ....

May6

4_ 

8 ____ - 

12m... 

4 

8 _ . ___ 

10 

May 7

8. _ . _ -

12m... _ 

g

May8

12m... .

Gage 

height

17.60 

16.65 

15.60 

14.65 

13.75 

12.92 

12.20 

11.60 

11.00 

10.52 

10.20 

10.22

10.75 

11.40 

12.20 

13.20 

14.12 

14.95 

15.44 

15.65 

15.66 

15.44 

14.90 

14.20

13.28 

12.40 

11.62 

10.90 

9.78 

9.40 

9.08 

8.76 

8.50 

8.25 

8.02

7.66 

7.32 

7.05 

6.80 

6.60 

6.40

6.16 

5.92 

5.73 

5.60

Discharge

15,000 

13,000 

11,100 

9,720 

8,570 

7,590 

6,810 

6,210 

5,640 

5,200 

4,910 

4,930

5,400 

6,020 

6,810 

7,910 

9,030 

10,100 

10,800 

11,200 

11,200 

10,800 

10,100 

9,130

8,010 

7,020 

6,230 

5,540 

4,530 

4,200 

3,930 

3,660 

3,440 

3.230 

3,050

2,760 

2,510 

2,320 

2,120 

1,980 

1,820

1,650 

1,490 

1,370 

1,290
A90 FLOODS OF 1958

70. SALINE RIVER AND GAMBLE CREEK NEAR SHERIDAN, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°06'40", long 92°24'10", in sec. 15, T. 7 S., B. 13 W., on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 167, 1 mile upstream from Gamble 

Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Lost Creek, 6.4 miles upstream from 

Hurricane Creek, and 13% miles south of Sheridan.

Drainage area. 1,129 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 152.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 48,000 cfs 10 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

18.97ft).

1938 to March 1958; Discharge, 70,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 

21.0ft).

Remarks. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

I... 

2

3.... ____

4 _______

5. ___ .....

6. __ .. ....

7... _ ..

8. ____ ...

9 ___ .....

10.. ___ ..

April

3,560 

2,970 

2,310 

1,700 

1,680 

2,100 

2,460 

2,550 

2,000 

1,430

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

23,800 

39,000 

45,600 

43,800 

36,900 

22,700 

12,100 

9,460 

8,700 

7,490

Day

11 _.._....

12 ___ . _ .

13. __ ... ...

14 ___ . ....

15. _____ ..

16. .... ...

17 ...... .

18 .......

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

20 __ .......

April

1,130 

1,050 

1,030 

1,090 

1,360 

1,550 

1,660 

1,670 

1,480 

1,230

May

5,960 

5,180 

6,140 

7,080 

6,000 

4,460 

3,200 

1,920 

1,300 

1,200

Day

21 __ .. .....

22 ___ ......

23 

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

25.... ___ .

26.. _____ .

27 

28*. __ ....

29.... .......

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

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

ge ______ . ____________ - -

thousand

Runoff

Is of acre-feet., 

inches

April

1,360 

1,820 

2,400 

2,880 

3,400 

4,250 

5,840 

11,400 

12,900 

10,800

3,102 

184.6 

3.07

May

1,060 

943 

823 

673 

545 

463 

405 

374 

366 

337 

302

9,622 

£91.6 

9.83
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A91

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. SO 

12 p.m ___

Apr. HI 

4a.m .........

12m. __ . ...

4p.m__ ......

8.. ... ... ..

12p.m.......

Apr. Ki 

4 a.m. _ .

12m......... 

8 p.m __ . ...

12p.m.......

Apr. US

0

12m.. _______

Apr. 24

Q

12m.........

Q

Apr. 25 

4a.m __ ....

8. ...

12m...... ...

12p.m. ...... 

Apr. %6

4 a.m . . 

8. ... .... ..

12m..... _ . 

4p.m..-.. 

Q

12p.m ....... 

Apr. 87

8. ...... ...

12m.........

8 ____ . _ .

Gage

8.53

8.77 

9.09 

9.30 

9.57 

9.87

10.08 

10.36 

10.62 

11.10 

11.30

11.48 

11.64 

11.79 

11.93 

12.05 

12.18

12.31 

12.44 

12.55 

12.67 

12.77 

12.90

13.06 

13.17 

13.26 

13.34 

13.40 

13.50

13.64 

13.76 

13.84 

13.94 

14.08 

14.23

14.33 

14.37 

14.44 

14.50 

14.62 

14.88

Discharge

1,210

1,270 

1,350 

1,400 

1,470 

1,550

1,610 

1,700 

1,800 

2,040 

2,140

2,230 

2,320 

2,400 

2,490 

2,560 

2,640

2,720 

2,810 

2,880 

2,960 

3,030 

3,120

3,240 

3,330 

3,400 

3,480 

3,530 

3,660

3,840 

4,040 

4,180 

4,380 

4,700 

5,090

5,390 

5,510 

5,720 

5,900 

6,320 

7,320

Hour

Apr. H8

4 _ . __ .....

6. . _ . ....

8 ... ... ... .

4.. . . 

Q

10. ........

Apr. H9

8 a.m .........

Apr. SO 

8a.m .........

12m. __ . ...

6 p.m.... ....

12p.m... ....

May 1 

4a.m __ .

6.. _ ........

8- _ ........

10 

12m...... ...

2p.m ........

4 

8 .......

8. 

10 

12p.m .......

May 2

2a.m ... 

4 ~ 

6- .....

8 __ - __ .

12m... 

4p.m. ....... 

8 __ 

MayS

8 _______

12m... 

10 _ _ .

Gage 

height

15.06 

15.24 

15.41 

15.55 

15.69 

15.88 

15.94 

16.00 

16.01 

16.08

16.00 

15.87 

15.75

15.62 

15.56 

15.58 

15.57

15.60 

15.76 

16.00 

16.35 

16.92 

17.52 

18.02 

18.32 

18.45 

18.48 

18.47

18.41 

18.35 

18.30 

18.31 

18.37 

18.47 

18.58 

18.66

18.73 

18.81 

18.86 

18.95 

18.97 

18.96

Discharge

8,070 

8,900 

9,750 

10,500 

11,300 

12,500 

12,900 

13,300 

13,400 

13,900

13,300 

12,500 

11,700

10,900 

10,400 

10,700 

10,600

10,800 

11,800 

13,300 

15,900 

21,200 

27,400 

33,300 

37,200 

39,200 

39,600 

39,400

38,600 

37,600 

36,900 

37,000 

38,000 

39,400 

41,100 

42,300

43,400 

44,800 

45,600 

47,400 

48,000 

47,700

Hour

May 4

8 

8- _ . _ . _

May 6

8 _______

12m.... .....

4p.m ........ 

8. __ .. .... .

12 p.m _ .... 

May 6

8 __ 

12m.. _ . ...

4p.m __ ....

8. ... ... 

12p.m .......

May 7

Q

12m... .

Q

May 8

12m..... 

May 9

6a.m __ .... 

12m... _ ... 

6p.m. .......

May 10 

6a.m __ .

12m-. 

May 11

12m.. .......

Gage 

height

18.92 

18.85 

18.65 

18.57 

18.50

18.49 

18.44 

18.35 

18.23 

18.05 

17.83

17.58 

17.29 

17.04 

16.79 

16.54 

16.31

16.09 

15.92 

15.78 

15.64 

15.64 

15.47

15.39 

15.33 

15.30 

15.29

15.26 

15.19 

15.14 

15.10

15.02 

14.93 

14.83 

14.71

14.61 

14.50 

14.41 

14.33

Discharge

46,600 

45,400 

42,200 

41,000 

39,900

39,800 

39,000 

37,600 

36,000 

33,600 

31,000

28,100 

24,900 

22,400 

19,900 

17,600 

15,600

13,900 

12,800 

11,900 

11,000 

10,400 

10,000

9,650 

9,350 

9,200 

9,150

9,000 

8,660 

8,430 

8,250

7,890 

7,520 

7,120 

6,640

6,280 

5,900 

5,630 

5,390

69O-439
A92 FLOODS OF 1958

71. HURRICANE CREEK NEAR SHERIDAN, ARK.

Location. Lat 34°13'30", long 92°21'45", in sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 13 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 35, 5% miles southeast of Sheridan, 

and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 180.10 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 16,000 cfs 8 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

14.48 ft).

1938-40, 1946 to March 1958: Gage height, 15.4 ft Feb. 13, 1950.

Remarks. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. _ . .....

2.. ___ ...

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

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

5 ........

6. .......

7 .. 

8... -....

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

10 .

April

838 

530 

386 

334 

525 

787 

498 

254 

185 

150

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff .

May

6,220 

11,600 

13,800 

7,490 

4,310 

2,640 

2,140 

1,840. 

1,330 

1,280

Day

11.. ......

12.... ....

13 ...

14 ...

15 ...

16.........

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

156 

153 

144 

202 

436 

717 

550 

308 

212 

208

May

1,580 

1,860 

1,900 

1,290 

471 

262 

190 

148 

132 

179

Day

21 

22 _____ ...

23 .

24 

25 _ ... ....

26 

27 - 

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge. ___ ...... . __ _ ___ __ - -

thousand

Runoff ___ . ____ . __ ... . ... . __ .__-_.

s of acre-feet. _

inr-hes

April

504 

1,010 

1,150 

731 

476 

1,620 

7,280 

5,790 

3,300 

2,500

1,064 

63.34 

4.40

May

224 

188 

122 

88 

68 

56 

48 

40 

36 

32 

30

1,987 

122.2 

8.48
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A93 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24 

12p.m .......

Apr. m

12m.........

6p.m.... .. 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 26

2a.m.. _ ... 

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

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

12m.........

6 

10 

Apr. 27

2a.m. _ ....

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

6 

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

10 

12m. 

2p.m.. .

6...... . 

10 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 28

2a.m _ . .... 

4.. ___ ......

6.. _ ........

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

10 

12m 

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

10 

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 29

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

12m.........

Gage

6.63

6.43

6.67

6.88 

7.00

7.36 

8.00

9.43

10.46

10.74

11.09

11.28

11.43

11.73

12.07

12.43

12.77

13.07

13.28

13.40

13.42 

13.41

13.27 

13.15

13.06 

12.94

12.82 

12.70 

12.62

12.52

12.45

12.35

12.20

12.13

12.08

11.97

11.84

11.74

Discharge

dfin

423

dfiQ

513 

538

624 

790

1,270

1,750

1,930

2,190

2,380

2 ' 600

3,180

4,110

5,260

6,530

7,820

8,800

9,400

9,500 

9,450

9,150 

8,750 

8,180

7,770 

7,230

6,730 

6,250 

5,930

5,570

5,320

4,980

4 500

4,290

4,140

3,810

3,450

3,200

Hour

Apr. 29 Con.

8 _ ... 

4 a.m.... ....

12m 

6 p.m... .....

6 ...... 8 

10 

12m .

6 

8 

10 

4 

6... ... 

8 

10 

12m - 

4 -._- .

6 

8 

10 

12p.m. ......

6... 

8. ...... 

10 

4 

6 .....

8 

10 

Gage 

height

11.66

11.58

11.52

11.46

n

OQ

11.32 

11.31

U qo

11.33

11.72

12.01

19 on

13.32

13.32

13.20

13.11

13.04

12.94

14. OO

12.73 

12.85

13.13 

13.62 

14.03

14.20

14.35

14.46 

14.47

14.42

U

Af)

14.47

14 48

U 44

14.24

14.08

13.88

13.72

13.53

13.36

Discharge

3,020

2.860

2,740

2,640 

2,520

2,430 

2,420 

2,430

2,440

3,150

3,930

7,050

9,000

9,000

8,400

8,000

7,680

7,230

6,770 

6,370 

6,850

8,080 

10,600

19 Qftft

13,900

15,000

15,700 

15,800

15,700 

15,400

15,400

15,800

16,000

15,600

14,200

13,200

12,000

11,100

10,100

9,200

Hour

May 4 

2a.m _ ... 

4 . _ .

6 .

8 

10. 

2p.m.. ... . 

4 .......

6 ...... . 

8 

10 

12p.m .......

2a.m... .... .

6 ... 

10 

4 

6 ..... ...

8 ... .

10 

May 6

8 

12m ____ ..

4p.m... ..

12p.m. _ ...

May 7

12m 

6p.m... .....

12p.m._ ... 

12m 

May 9

12m... 

Gage 

height

13.25

13.14

13.07

13. C2

13.01

13.00

12.98 

12.95

12.90 

12.84 

12.75

12.66

12.56

12.36

12.17

12.01

11.93

11.87

11.82

11.75

11.70

11.61

11.52

11.43 

11.35

11.22

11.02 

10.93

10.83

10.73

10.62

10.48

10.29

9.99

9.50

9.07

9.00

Discharge

8,650

8,130

7,820

7,590

7,540

7,500

7,410 

7,280

7,050 

6,810 

6,450

6,090

5,710

5,010

4,410

3,930

3,690

3,520

3,400

3,200

3,100

2,920

2,740

2,600 

2,480

2,320

2,220 

2,140 

2,060

1,990

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,640

1,500

1,300

1,150

1,120
A94 FLOODS OF 1958

72. SAIJNE RIVER NEAR RYE, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°42', long 92°02', on line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 12 ,S., R. 9 W., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 

miles southwest of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgins Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by 

barometer).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 70,500 cfs 2 p.m. May 3 (gage height, 

30.31 ft).

1937 to March 1958: Discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 

29.19ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927 (about 73,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ .. .

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

3 

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

5_ -

6.. ... ...

7 - 

8 ......

9- . ......

10 .

April

6,250 

6,790 

7,090 

7,050 

6,630 

5,840 

4,750 

3,680 

3,060 

2,910

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

25,800 

51,700 

69,500 

68,500 

65,900 

59,600 

51,700 

42,900 

32,800 

25,500

Day

11 

12 ..........

13 

14

15 

16 

17 

IS...........

19

9n

April

2,850 

2,560 

1,990 

1,600 

1,950 

2,590 

2,840 

2,910 

2,800 

2,640

May

20,200 

17,100 

15,000 

13, 200 

11,400 

9,850 

8,910 

8,350 

9,250 

11,500

Day

21 - .

22.. ____ 

23 

24 

25- 

26 

27 - -

28 

29 

20 . _ ..

31 

ge. ___ ___ .. __ _ ____ __ .. ---. ..

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet__ 

_ -inches..

April

2,520 

2,470 

2,650 

2,860 

3,840 

7,080 

12,200 

15, 200 

17, 200 

19,000

5,460 

324.9 

2.95

May

11,700 

10,500 

8,960 

6,580 

3,590 

1,630 

1,090 

881 

737 

641 

578

21, 470 

1,320 

12.00
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A95 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24 

12p.m.. __ .

Apr. 26

2a.m__._ 

4.- - .-.

6 

8.- ------

10 

12m _ ......

2p.m.. ......

4. 

8. 

12 p.m.... ... 

Apr. KB

2 a.m __ .... 

4. ...... 

6 -

8.- ----- 

10 ___ 

12m..... 

2p.m. _ ....

6. 

8 

10 .

Apr. 27

4_ 

8. -----

10. 

12m......... 

4p.m.... 

8_ 

10 

12 p.m

Apr. 28 

6a.m........

6 p.m. ....... 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 89

6a.m __ .... 

12m. _ ..

6p.m........ 

12p.m. ......

Apr. SO 

6a.m. _ ....

12m 

6p.m. ... ....

Gage 

height

12.88

13.04

13.24

13.53

13.85

14.18

14.48

14.80

15.09

15.55

15.92

16.20 

16.51 

16.95

17.46 

18.05 

18.63 

19.20 

19.82 

20.40 

20.82

21.12

21.37

21.63

21.85

22.18

22.30

22.40 

22.60

&&* Oo

22.77 

22.85

22.92

23.13

23.33 

23.48 

23.62

23.73 

23.83

23.93 

24.01

24.12

24.20

24.38

24.57

Discharge

2,960

3,050

3,160

3,320

3,400

3,680

3,850

4,040

4,210

4,510

4,750

4,930 

5,150 

5,460

5,840 

6,310 

6,820 

7,370 

8,030 

8,710 

9,250

9,670

10, 100

10,500

11,000

11, 800

12, 100

12,300 

12,900

13, 100 

13, 400 

13, 600

13, 900

14,600

15, 300 

15, 800 

16,400

16, 800 

17, 200

17,600 

18, 000

18, 400

18, 800

19, 600

20,600

Hour

May 1

4_ 

8. .---

12m.........

4.- .......

6_ 

8. ...

10 

MayS

2a.m__._ .... 

4_ 

6 

10 

12m. ...... - 

2 p.m.... .... 

4. ----- 

6_ 

8. ----- - 

10 

12p.m.. _ ..

4. .

6. ^ -- 

8. 

10 .

4.. ----- .

6 

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

10 - 

12p.m... ....

May 4

6a.m.....--- 

12m... ...

12 p.m. ...---

May 6

6 a.m. ....... 

12m.. ......

12p.m... .... 

May6

Gage 

height

24.64

24.74

24.99

25.25

25.44

25.72

25.97

26.23

26.53

26.85

27.15 

27.44 

27.70 

28.35 

28.65 

28.91 

29.18

29.41 

29.60 

29.76 

29.90

30.08

30.14

30.20

30.26

on oo

30.30

30.31

30.30

30.29 

30.27

30.24 

30.21

30.14 

30.14 

in 19

30.12

30.02 

29.94 

29.80

29.68 

29.53

29.37

29.17

28.97

Discharge

20, 900

21, 400

22,800

24,400

25,600

27, 400

29,100

31,000

qq qnn

35,800

38,300 

40,800 

43,100 

49,300 

52,300 

54,900

60, 300 

62,400 

64,200 

65, 700

67,800

68,500

69, 200

69, 900

70,200

70,400

70,500

70,400

70, 300 

70,000

oy» *uu 

69, 300

68,500 

68,500

AQ OftO

68, 200

67, 000 

66,100 

64,600

63, 300 

61, 600

59,900

57, 700

55,500

Hour

May 7

12m.. .......

6a.m .. 

12m. 

6p.m 

12p.m.. .....

6a.m.... .. 

12m... 

6p.m..... 

12p.m.., 

May 11

May 12

6a.m____-__ 

12m... 

6p.m........ 

12 p.m. ....--

May IS

6a.m. ....... 

12m. 

6p.m. ...---. 

12p.m. _ ...

May H

6a.m _..--.- 

12m. .

6p.m....---- 

12p.m... .

May 15 

6a.m .. ....

12m. 

Gage 

height

28.79

28.60

28.39

28.19

27.96

27.70

27.41

27.09

26.77 

26.44 

26.11 

25.88

25.65 

25.44 

25.19 

24.94

24.70

24.47

24.25

2408

23.92 

23.78

23.65 

23.52

23.39 

23.26

23.12 

22.99

22.86 

22.70

22.53 

22.37

22.20

22.01

21.82

21.64

Discharge

63, 700

51, 800

49, 700

47, 700

45, 400

43,100

40, 500

37,800

35, 200 

32, 600 

30, 100 

28,500

26,900 

25, 600 

24, 000 

22, 500

21, 200

20,000

19, 000

18, 300

17,600 

17,000

16,500 

16,000

15, 500 

15,000

14,500 

14,100

13, 700 

13, 200

12, 700 

12, 200

11, 800

11, 300

10, 900

10, 600

73. BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW NEAR STAR CITY, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°57'40", long 91°47'05", in SW1^ sec. 1, T. 9 S., B. 7 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11, 3.7 miles east of Star City, 

and 10.7 miles upstream from Deep Bayou.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 153.25 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.
A96 FLOODS OF 1958

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 4,000 cfs 10 p.m. May 2 (gage height, 

26.29ft).

1941 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,860 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 

23.97ft).

Remarks. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.... __ ...

2... _ .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10..........

April

582 

565 

541 

512 

480 

442 

404 

362 

312 

266

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

3,070 

3,900 

3,950 

3,860 

3,800 

3,640 

3,500 

3,380 

3,240 

3,210

Day

11 _ . .......

12. _____ ..

13.... __ ...

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

15 _ ........

16. _ . __ ..

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

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

19 __ .......

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

April

241 

226 

217 

211 

213 

214 

230 

243 

256 

280

May

3,080 

2,940 

2,800 

2,630 

2,480 

2,330 

2,170 

2,000 

1,980 

1,950

Day

21 

22 _ ....

23 - 

24 _ . __ ...

25 __ .. .....

26.. ___ 

27 

28 

29........ ...

30 

31. __ .

ge _______ _ . .. _ - - -

. .. _ . thousand

Runoff

Is of acre-feet., 

inches

April

301 

316 

327 

322 

326 

510 

1,020 

1,360 

1,720 

2,060

502 

29.87 

2.60

May

1,820 

1,670 

1,510 

1,350 

1,220 

1,080 

960 

850 

750 

670 

610

2,335 

143.6 

12.52

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. £6

Apr. £6

4a.m .........

8. __ . _ ....

12m. ........

8 __ . .......

Apr. £7

8 .

12 m._ .......

8p.m. .......

12p.m. ......

Apr. 28

12m.... __

8 .

12p.m.......

Apr. 29

12m... __ ..

g

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

11.98

12.21

12.67

13.24

13.95

14.74

15.42

16.07

16.58

17.07

17.88

18.18

18.41

18.81

19.00

19.24

19.56

19.83

20.40

Oft fiO

20.76

20.89

Discharge

340

365

416

481

568

674

769

866

947

1,030

1,170

1,230

1,280

1,360

1,400

1,450

1,530

1,590

1,730

1 790 i soft

1,860

Hour

Apr. SO

8. ... .

12m... ......

6. __ . __ ..

8 

10 

12m. 

4_ 

8 

8. _____ ...

10 . _ -

8 

10 _ 

12m.........

4. .... .....

6 ....

10- .

12p.m .......

Gage 

height

21.00

21.11

21.40

21.97

22.32

99 ftft

22.84

23.20

23.70

24.17

24.58

24.80

25.05

25.38

25.57

25.68

25.76

25.81

25.87

26.14

26.21

26.24

26.27

26.29

26.28

Discharge

1,890

1,920

2,000

2,170

2,280

2,390

2,450

2,570

2,750

2,950

3,130

3,240

3,360

3,530

3,620

3,680

3,720

3,740

3,780

3,900

3,920

3,970

3,980

4,000

4,000

4,000

Hour

MayS

12m.. .......

12m.... 

May 6

12m... 

May?

12m... 

May 8

Gage 

height

26.27

26.24

26.22

26.19

26.15

26.20

26.20

26.21

26.14

26.06

25.98

25.90

25.83

25.76

25.62

Discharge

3,990

3,950

3,900

3,870

3,820

3,880

3,880

3,890

3,810

3,740

3,640

3,550

3,500

3,430

3,380

3,320
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A97 

74. BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW NEAR McGEHEE, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°37'40", long 91°26'45", in Wy2 sec. 30, T. 12S., R. 3 W., near 

center of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 4, 

2.7 miles west of McGehee, and 17.5 miles downstream from Abies Creek.

Drainage area. 592 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 121.48 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 6,870 cfs 4-8 a.m. May 11 (gage height, 

24.49ft).

1938 to March 1958; Discharge, 5,700 cfs May 25, 1953 (gage height, 

22.5ft).

Flood of May 11, 1958 was the highest known since at least 1930.

Remarks. Gage-height and discharge measurements records furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 .

2 _ ........

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

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

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

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

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

8.. ......

9. _ .......

10.. _ .....

April

1,150 

1,180 

1,170 

1,150 

1,120 

1,070 

1,030 

982 

928 

876

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff ___ .

May

3,550 

4,500 

5,160 

5,680 

6,180 

6,480 

6,640 

6,700 

6,760 

6,840

Day

11 

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

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

14........ _

15 _ . _ ....

16........ ...

17.... ....

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

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

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

April

831

784 

732 

687 

654 

602 

558 

516 

485 

452

May

6,870 

6,850 

6,800 

6,700 

6,560 

6,420 

6,280 

6,130 

6,110 

6,240

Day

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

22 _ ... ___

23. 

24 

25 _ - _ ...

26 

27 

28. 

29-. _

30 

31 . ...

ge _ . . .....

thnusanr

Runoff _____

s of acre-feet., 

inches

April

422 

400 

406 

426 

466 

681 

1,160 

1,680 

2,270 

2,830

923 

54.94 

1.74

May

6,160 

6,060 

5,960 

5,920 

5,860 

5,760 

5,620 

5,440 

5,220 

4,980 

4,700

5,972 

367.2 

11.63
A98 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. SB

Apr. m

8 ... .

12m.. .......

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

Apr. 27

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

12m.........

8 p.m.. ......

Apr. 28

8... .......

12m.. .......

8- _.- .

12p.m.. .....

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

12m.........

8 ... ....

12p.m.. .....

Apr. SO

12m.........

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

6.92

7.20

7.67

8.10

S

CO

8.90

9.28

9 99

10.14

10.50

11.18

11.53

11.90

12.24

12.52

12.90

13.25

13.60

14.00

14.22

14.54

14.82

15.08

15.34

15.87

16.10

16.66

16.92

17.20

17.46

Discharge

489

532

607

678

754

822

896

1,020

1,080

1,160

1,320

1,410

1,500

1,590

1,670

1,770

1,880

1,980

2,100

2,170

2,270

2,370

2,460

2,540

2,740

9 89ft

3,020

3,120

3,230

3,320

Hour

May 1 Con. 

12m... ___

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

8 _ . _ . _ ..

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

12m...... _

8 .. .....

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

12m... ___

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

8_._ .......

12m.... _ ..

g

8 . ..... .

12m.........

12m.........

Gage 

height

17.86 19 no

18.50

18.94

19.30

19.70

19.95

20.20

20.50

20.74

20.96

21.18

21.37

21.58

21.76

21.92

22.08

22.20

22.34

22.54

22.72

22.87

23.04

23.20

23.34

23.44

23.64

23.72

23.80

23.86

23.92

23.97

24.06

Discharge

3,480

3,550

3,750

3,940

4,090

4,270

4,380

4.500

4,640

4,760

4,860

4,970

5,060

5,170

5,260

5,340

5,420

5,490

5,570

5,680

5,780

5,860

5,950

6,050

6,130

6,190

6,310

6,360

6,410

6,450

6,480

6,510

6,570

Hour

May?

12m.........

May 8

12m.........

May 9

12m .........

May 10

12m. ........

12 p.m.. .....

May 11

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

12 m... ......

May IS

12m.. .......

May IS

12m 

12p.m.. .....

May 14

12m.... ..

May 15

12 m._ .......

12p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

24.10

24.16

24.18

24.22

24.25

24.28

24.30

24.40

24.46

24.47

24.49

24.49

24.48

24.47

24.46

24.46

24.47

24.44

24.41

24.37

24.32

24.26

Discharge

6,600

6,640

6,660

6,680

6,700

6,730

6,740

6,810

6,850

6,860

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,860

6,850

6,850

6,790

6,770

6,680

6,650

6,540

6,510

75. BAYOTJ BARTHOLOMEW AT WTLMOT, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°04'10", long 91°34'40" in SW% sec. 1, T. 19 S., R. 5 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 52, 0.9 mile northwest of Wilmot 

and 19.7 miles upstream from Overflow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,170 sq. mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 85.17 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 8,000 cfs May 23 (gage height, 26.16 ft) ; 

1925 to March 1958: Discharge, 7,100 cfs Jan. 12, 1932 (gage height, 26.3 ft).

Remarks. Gage-height record and results of discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES 

Mean discharge in cubic feet per second

A99

Day

1. .... ...

2 .

3. .......

4. .......

5. .......

6. .......

7- ......

8 

9... - 

10 -....-.

April

2,210 

2,210 

2,200 

2,170 

2,130 

2,100 

2,050 

1,990 

1,940 

1,880

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

4,460 

4,870 

5,240 

5,910 

6,640 

6,940 

7,120 

7,220 

7,340 

7,530

Day

11 

12. ..

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 .

18 . 

19 

20 -.

April

1,820 

1,760 

1,690 

1,630 

1,590 

1,630 

1,460 

1,400 

1,340 

1,290

May

7,580 

7,630 

7,670 

7,700 

7,720 

7,720 

7,730 

7,730 

7,800 

7,890

Day

21 

22

23 

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 - 

31 

ge.--- ____ ______ __ __ . __ - -- -

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet 

inches

April

1,240 

1,200 

1,170 

1,120 

1,490 

2,020 

2,440 

3,000 

3,530 

4,050

1,922 

114.3 

1.83

May

7,890 

7,920 

7,970 

7,960 

7,920 

7,900 

7,890 

7,890 

7,870 

7,840 

7,780

7,331 

450.8 

7.22

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24

Apr. S5

4 ... ... ...

8. ....

10 . _

12m8 ... ...... .

Apr. %6

2a.m_ .... 

4 ... ,

8 . 

12m.

12p.m___ .

Apr. W

4 a.m._. _ 

8.... .

12m- _

12p.m. __ .

Apr. 28

4 a.m __ _

8... ......

12m.......

8 

12 p.m. 

Gage 

height

9 on

9 no

10.16

11.04

11.65

11.95

12 30

19 4.Q

19 fi4

12.79 

13.13

13.76 

14.22 

14.50

14.69

14.93 

15.27

15.76 

16.74

17.14

17.48

17.82

18.14

18.42

18.72

18.98

Discharge

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,390

1,530

1,580

1,700

1,730

1,760 

1,840

1,980 

2,080

2,140 

2,180

2,240 

2,310

2,420

9 fifiO

2 7fift

2,840

2

QOA

3,010

3,080

3,160

3,220

Hour

Apr. S9

8 ... ... -

12m..-.- ....

4p.m.. ......

8 

12p.m. ....

Apr. SO

6 a.m. ... _-

12m 

6 p.m.. _ ..

May I

6 a.m. .- ... 

12m. 

6 p.m. ...... 

12 p.m. --. 

May %

12m. 

6p.m... .. -

12m.. __ -

Gage 

height

19.36

19.62

20.12

20.42

20.68

20.96

21.40

21.67

21.93

22.26

22.50 

22.76

23.06 

23.26

O5 AR

23.62

23.76

24.05

24.19

e\A 4Q

24.54

24.57

Discharge

3,330

3,400

3,550

3,640

3,720

3,810

3,960

4,050

4,140

4,260

4,350 

4 450

4,580 

4,670

4,780

4,870

4,960

5,160

5,250

5,310

n Afin

5, 570

5

fifa\

Hour

May 4 Con.

12m 

12m6 p.m.. 

12 p.m.-.. --

12m . 

12p.m. 

May 8

12m 

May 9

12m- . _ .

Gage 

height

24.81

24.99

25.15

25.28

25.34

25.40

25.45

25.49

25.53 

25.57

25.60

25.64

25.68

25.70 

25.73

25.75

25.88

25.90

25.92

Discharge

5,880

6,150

6,230

6,380

6,570

6,660

6,750

6,820

6,880

6,940 

7,000

7,050

7,110

7,180

7,210 

7,260

7,290

7,500

7,530

7,560
A100 FLOODS OF 1958

76. BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW NEAR JONES, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°59'25", long 91°39'20", in SB%SW% sec. 0, T. 23 N., R. 8 E., 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 834, 1 mile 

downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line and 1.6 miles northwest of 

Jones.

Drainage area. 1,187 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 79.21 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 28.24 ft May 21, 22.

October 1957 to March 1958: Gage height, 25.64 ft Dec. 1, 2, 1957.

Remarks. Station established Oct. 16, 1957. In extreme floods considerable flow 

bypasses the station. Most flow is into the Bayou LaFourche-Boeuf River 

basins via interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches and passes 

the two stations Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake and Boeuf River at 

Girard (see elsewhere in this report).

Mean gage height, in feet, on indicated day 1958

Day

1 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 

11 

April

15.79

15.86

15.85

15.75

15.59

15.36

15.06

14.76

14.44

14.14

13.82

May

25.46

25.97

26.21

26.59

26.95

27.11

27.21

27.30

27.41

27.67

27.84

Day

12

13. _ __ 

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

15. ____ . ....

16 __ .....

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

18.. .....

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

20.. .....

21. ..

22.. . ...

April

13.52

13.22

12.97

19 an

12.53

12.24

11.94

11.64

11.33

11.07

10.79

May

27.95

28.03

28.06

28.08

28.08

28.07

28.06

28.13

28.22

28.23

28.23

Day

23 . 

24 ....... ...

25....... _ ....

26 

27 _ ..... 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

10.52

10.33

11.96

15.23

20.29

22.60

23.68

24.73

May

28.22

28.19

28.16

28.14

28.10

28.07

28.03

27.96

27.90

77. CHEMIN A HAUT BAYOU NEAR BEEKMAN, LA.

Location. Lat 32°58'55", long 91°48'20", in SE*4 sec. 13, T 23 N., R. 6E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on parish road, 1% miles downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line and 6 miles northeast of Beekman.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 85.58 ft 

above mean sea level. Water-stage recorder on Bayou Bartholomew near 

Beekman used as auxiliary gage. Datum of auxiliary gage is 70.60 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by 

Corps 'of Engineers).

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 29,500 cfs 10 p.m. Apr. 26; gage height, 

18.71 ft 6-8 a.m. Apr. 27.

1955 to March 1958: Discharge, 3,890 cfs Apr. 7, 1956; gage height, 

12.78 ft Apr. 6, 1957.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

A101

Day

1 _ . ___ .

2 ___ .....

3.. ......

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

5.. _ ......

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

7 

8 .

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

10. ......

April

718 

550 

379 

277 

181 

116 

76 

54 

40 

32

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

7,500 

6,230 

4,500 

4,080 

4,150 

3,770 

3,270 

2,900 

2,700 

2,630

Day

11....... _

12.. ___ ...

13 

14..........

15. ......

16..........

17... ...... .

18 

19 

20 .

April

26 

21 

18 

20 

65 

81 

109 

92 

62 

46

May

2,660 

3,210 

3,070 

2,600 

2,260 

1,990 

1,810 

1,670 

1,700 

2,690

Day

21. .........

22.. ___ ..

23 - 

24. _

25 ..

26 

27 

28..........

29.... ...

30 

31 

ge _______ . _ ____ . ...........

thousands

Runoff

of acre-feet 

inches

April

37 

32

49 

107 

1,610 

20,800 

24, 700 

13,400 

7,660 

7,220

2,619 

155.9 

10.78

May

3,680 

3,560 

3,100 

2,630 

2,280 

2,020 

1,820 

1,640 

1,470 

1,300 

1,150

2,905 

178.6 

12.36

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated times, 195S

Hour

Apr. #3 

12m. 

12p.m .......

Apr. 24

12m .........

6p.m .. ...

7.. ____ ...

9.. . 

12p.m. ......

4.. ___ .. ....

6... .

8 

10. ..

12m.........

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

8 ....... .

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

Gage 

height

2.74

3.29

3.72

3.87

3.90

4.70

5.85

6.58

7.11

7.53

7.96

8.49

8.90

9.24

9.62

10.19 

11.17

12.12

13.05

13.97

Discharge

46

70

91

100

102

156

255

331

417

529

676

854

1,100

1,280

1,560

2,010 

3,020

4,360

6,070

8,080

Hour

Apr. 26 Con.

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

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

10 

12m. ___ ..

2p.m.. __ ..

4 _____ .....

6. ... .

8 .. .

9 ......... .

10 . 

11. _ .....

12m.........

Apr. 28

12m _ . .....

Apr. S9

12m 

Oage 

height

14.80

15.55

16.20

16.78

17.36

17.63

17.92

18.14

18.32

18.40

18.47

1ft KA

18.58

18.71

18.62

18.47

18.08

17.41

16.74

16.27

Discharge

10,300

13,000

16,200

19,700

23,800

25,900

27,800

28,700

29,100

29,300

29,500 90 3nn

29,000

97 Kfm

24,600

22,700

18,900

12,800

9,200

7,320

Hour

Apr. 29 Con.

12m __ ..

May 1

12m.... .....

12p.m _ ....

12m.. ...

12m __ . ....

12p.m.. .....

May 4

Gage

16.12

16.21

16.34

16.04

15.65

15.34

15.15

14.97

15.30

15.31

Discharge

6,790

7,200

7,700

7 480

7,360

6,240

5,080

4,430

4,060

3,770

4,300

4,260

78. BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW NEAR BEEKMAN, LA.

Location. Lat 32°52'20", long 91°52'04", in NW^NW% sec. 28, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 139, 

0.8 mile downstream from Bayou De Glaize, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 

7 miles north of Bastrop.

Drainage area. 1,645 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
A102 FLOODS OF 1958

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 14,700 cfs 8 a.m. May 2 (gage height, 

28.30ft).

1928-31, 1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage 

height, 27.23 ft).

A discharge of 12,400 cfs (gage height, 25.78 ft) was measured by Corps 

of Engineers Jan. 12,1932.

Remarks. In extreme floods, considerable flow bypasses the station. Most flow 

is into the Bayou LaFourche-Boeuf River basins via interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches and passes the two stations Bayou LaFourche 

near Crew i.ake and Boeuf River at Girard (see elsewhere in this report).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ..... ...

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

3 

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

5. .......

6 .. ...

7.. ......

8 

9. . ......

10... .......

April

3,160 

3,160 

3,090 

3,010 

2,900 

2,790 

2,680 

2,580 

2,470 

2,370

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff .....

May

14,300 

14,600 

13,700 

13,300 

13,400 

12,500 

11,400 

10,700 

10,200 

10,100

Day

11 

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

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

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

15 .......

16...... _ ..

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

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

19 ........

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

April

2,250 

2,160 

2,090 

2,030 

2,000 

2,000 

1,940 

1,870 

1,790 

1,690

May

9,950 

9,870 

9,920 

9,860 

9,700 

9,520 

9,350 

9,210 

9,250 

9,550

Day

21 

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

23 _ ........

24. ..

25 

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge _________ . . ___ .....

thousand

Runoff ..............

sof acre-feet-- 

inches

April

1,610 

1,530 

1,450 

1,410 

1,960 

4,760 

9,620 

13,500 

14,000 

13,800

3,722

221.5 

2.52

May

10,000 

10,200 

10,300 

10,100 

9,820 

9,560 

9,340 

9,130 

8,960 

8,810 

8,660

10,490 

645.1 

7.35

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

 Hour

Apr. 84 

12m... .. _ .

12p.m .......

Apr. SB

8 

12m 

4 p.m. __ 

8 ....

Apr. 88 

2 a.m_- ...

4 .......

6. _ .

8... _ .

10 .......

12m. . _ .

2 p.m. --- .

6 

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

10 ...... 

Gage 

height

8.03

8.21

8.60

9.15 

10.11

10.96

11.76

12.47

12.95

13.48

14.40

15.30

16.20

17.35

18.40 

19.50

20.60

21.52

22.40

23.30

Discharge

1,390

1,440

1,540

1,690 

1,950

2,180

2 /tnfi

2

cnfl

2,740

2,910

3,250

3,620

4,020 

4,580

5,100 

5,660

6,220

6,720

7,200

7,700

Hour

Apr. $7

4 _ ...

6 _ ..........

8 .........

10 

12m. ........

2p.m. .... ... 

4. . _ .....

6... _ .......

10 

Apr. 28

8. .........

12 m__ .......

4p.m ........ 

8 __ 

12p.m ___

A*\r 90

12m __ .....

Gage 

height

no no

24.50

25.14

25.80

26.10 

26.30

26.48 

26.62

26.74

26.85

97 nft

97 99

27.70

28.00

28.14

28.21 

28.22

28.20

9ft 14.

28.12

Discharge

8,110

8,430

8,880

9,380

9,650 

9 sun

10,000 

10,200

10,300

10,500

10,800

11,000

12,300

13,400

14,000

14,300 

14,300

14,200

14,000

13,900

Hour

Apr. SO 

12m 

May 1

12m 

12p.m .......

8a.m. .......

4p.m. .......

12p.m. ...._.

May S 

12m 

May 4

8a.m.... ....

12 p.m... _ .

12m 

12p.m. .

Gage 

height

28.07

28.15

28.22

£o. &o

28.30

28.27

28.19

28.05

27.94

27.84

£O. UD

28.10

28.01

27.95

Discharge

13,700

14,000

14,300

14,600

14,700

14,600

14,200

13,600

13,200

12,800

13,800

13,400

13,200
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A103

79. BAYOU DE LOTJTBE NEAR LARAN, LA.

Location. Lat 32°57'20", long 92°30'00", in NW^4 sec. 29, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on Parish road, 1% miles 

southwest of Laran, 1^ miles downstream from Lion Creek, and 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 550.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 27, and part of 

Apr. 28 when recorder was submerged. Graph was reconstructed for Apr. 28 

on basis of high-water mark in gage house, outside gage reading, and partial 

recorder record. Datum of gage is 112.34 ft. above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 22,600 cfs (time unknown) Apr. 27 (gage 

height, 20.29 ft, from fioodmark).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,700 cfs Apr. 30, 1957 (gage height, 

11.10ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. .... ....

2...... ..

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

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

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

6...... ..

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

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

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

10 

April

244 

200 

179 

148 

111 

87 

72 

65 

60 

60

Monthly mean dlschar 

Runoff

May

4,040 

3,620 

2,620 

1,700 

1,150 

830 

897 

765 

579 

525

Day

11....... _ .

12. __ .....

13.. _ ......

14.... _ ....

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

16 

17 

18 

19. ....

20 

April

59 

60 

61 

78 

97 

101 

105 

107 

108 

100

May

527 

491 

440 

404 

303 

159 

89 

84 

395 

1,150

Day

21 

22- __ .....

23 

24 .

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

ge _ . __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..... _ ... -_

thmisanc

Runoff

Is of acre-feet 

inches

April

105 

102 

110 

116 

671 

5,440 

20,000 

15,000 

7,160 

4,520

1,844 

109.7 

14.59

May

1,550 

1,530 

922 

565 

338 

153 

81 

63 

56 

50 

46

843 

51.81 

6.89

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. $4 

12m-- .

Apr. SB

6a.m.--- ....

12m.-. 

Apr. %6

8 .........

12m-.- 

4 p.m.. ......

8 .

12p.m.. ......

Gage 

height

2.96

3.31

4.94

7.08 

8.01

8 Q9

10.14

11.40

12.98

14.65

16.15

17.74

Discharge

108

137

316

667 

949

1,370

9 ftftfl

2,920

4. 9QO

6,530

9,410

13,500

Hour

Apr. M

Apr. H8

12m.- 

Apr. %9

6a.m ____ .

12m.- 

12m.. .

Gage 

height

20.29

19.90

18.12 

16.24

15.58

W a7

14.36

10 QA

13.05

12.75

Discharge

22,600

21,000

14,700 

9,610

8,200

6,900

6,070

5,320

4,360

4,060

Hour

May 1 

12m. 

May S

12m-- 

12 p.m.. .....

12m.... .

May 4

12m.-. 

Gage 

height

12.74

12.65

12.30

11.71

10.98

10.16

9.48

8.96

Discharge

4,060

3,980

3,660

3,170

2,610

2,080

1,670

1,340
A104 FLOODS OF 1958

80. BAYOU DB LOUTRE NEAR DE LOTJTRE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°50'25", long 92°18'39", in SW^NW^ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 2 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 33, 0.3 

mile upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and half a mile north of 

de Loutre.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read at 8 a.m. daily. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation, 98.55 ft 8:00 a.m. Apr. 28. 

1948 to March 1958: Elevation, 90.72 ft May 19, 1953.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. on indicated day 1958

Day

1 . . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April

81.6

81.4

81.2

80.7

80.3

80.1

79.9

79.9

79.6

79.1

May

94.6

92.1

91.8

90.4

88.9

88.1

87.4

85.2

fid fi

84 6

Day

11- . .

12.. ..........._

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

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

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

16 .........

17 ...

18. .

10

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

April

78.6

7fi 1

7fi 1

7fi 9

78.3

78.5

78.5

78.7

7fi 7

7fi fi

May

fid a

84.5

fid d

fid d

fid 1

84.0

84.1

85.5

QQ 7

Day

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

22........... .._

23...... ....... -

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

25 

26 

27 

28

29 

30. .

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

April

78.9

79.2

79.4

79.4

82.1

91.1

97.0

98.65

97.7

96.4

May

89.4

88.6

88.2

87.0

86.9

86.4

85.9

85.6

84.6

83.1

82.7

81. BIG CREEK NEAR VIENNA, LA.

Location. Lat 32°37'50", long 92°43'25", in SW^SW^ sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 

3 W., on upstream side, of bridge on State Highway 146, 0.2 mile downstream from Wafer Creek and 5.3 miles north of Vienna.

Drainage area. 68.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Datum of gage is 88.52 ft above mean 

sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana 

Department of Public Works).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 2,350 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 45.08 ft). 

1954 to March 1958: Discharge 3,280 cfs June 1, 1957 (gage height, 

45.75ft).

82. BAYOU D'ARBONNE NEAR DUBACH, LA.

Location. Lat 32°40'50", long 92°39'10", in SW%NW% sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 

W., near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 167, 1% 

miles south of Dubach and 8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou 

D'Arbonne.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of 

Public Works).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A105

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 13,400 cfs 8 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

20.90ft).

1940 to March 1958: Discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 

22.83ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

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

3 _~ 

4.... __ ...

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

6.. 

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

8. __ ..

9 . __ 

10.... _ 

April

652 

601 

528 

451 

402 

358 

312 

271 

251 

264

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

8,660 

8,390 

5,580 

3,580 

3,030 

2,540 

2,090 

1,720 

1,370 

1,170

Day

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15.. _ ......

16 

17 

18.. 

19 

20 ..

April

290 

278 

249 

270 

397 

402 

348 

285 

292 

343

May

1,050 

907 

785 

739 

610 

448 

357 

685 

1,880 

4,430

Day

21 _ . _ . ...

22 

23 -

24.... _

25 _ 

26 _ . _

27 

28 

29.. _

30 . _

31 -

ge _ ______ _________

t.hf«i<!ftT»r

Runoff

3 of acre-feet. . 

inr>hfis

April

329 

319 

259 

249 

968 

4,100 

7,410 

12,000 

7,700 

6,660

1,575 

93.7 

4.95

May

5,870 

3,800 

2,450 

1,860 

1,420 

987 

657 

516 

438 

395 

348

2,218 

136.4 

7.20

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 94

12m.. 

12p.m.- ... ..

Apr. $5

12m.--. .

6p.m.- ... 

Apr. S6

12m.. 

12p.m.-. .. 

Apr. 27

12m.. 

12 p.m.- 

Gage 

height

6.79

6.74

6.68

8.18

9.42

10.63

12.70

14.83

17.22

18.60

19.10

19.27

19.30

19.29

19.70

20.56

Discharge

225

217

207

462

672

878

1,240

1,700

2,560

4,200

5.6EO

6,240

6,350

6,320

7,950

11 800

Hour

Apr. t8

Apr. 29

12m... 

12m... 

May S

MavlS

12m- _ ..

Gage 

height

20.90

20.60

20.07

19.54

19.35

19.27

19.61

19.89

20.03

19.82

19.50

7.40

9.21

Discharge

13,400

12,000

9,620

7,310

6,550

6,240

7 IQfi

8,800

9,440

8,490

7,150

329

637

Hour

May 18 Con.

12p.m.. . 

May 19

12m... . 

12p.m.. .. 

May SO

May HI

May%%

12m-. 

Gage 

height

11.40

12.50

13.86

14.97

16.10

18.00

18.47

18.60

18.89

19.20

1O 94.

19.20

18.32

17.68

Discharge

1,010

1,200

1,480

1,730

2,040

3,300

3,890

4,200

4,970

6,000

6,140

6,000

4 940

3,630

2,980

83. CYPRESS CREEK NEAR UNIONVZLLE, LA.

[Crest-stage gage]

Location. Lat 32'39'35", long 92°35'20" on line between sec. 4 and 5, T. 19 N.t 

B. 2 W., at bridge on State Highway 822, 0.4 mile downstream from Sixteen 

Branch and 3.2 miles east of Unionville.

Drainage area. 63.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Datum of gage is 57.83 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).
AM)6 FLOODS OF 1958

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 2,520 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 42.72 ft). 

1953 to March 1958: Discharge, 4,200 cfs July 3, 1955 (gage height, 

43.52ft).

84. MIDDLE FORK BAYOU D'ARBONNE NEAR BERNICE, LA.

[Crest-stage gage]

Location. Lat 32°45'50", long 92°39'30", in NE%SE^4 sec. 34, T. 21 N., R. 3 W., 

near center of channel on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 167, 

4 miles south of Bernice and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Datum of gage is 97.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958 : Discharge, 28,000 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 13.86 ft). 

1940 to March 1958: Discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

11.45 ft).

Remarks. Discontinued as a gaging station Sept. 30,1957.

85. CORNIE BAYOU NEAR THREE CREEKS, ARK.

Location Lat 33°02', long 92°56', in NW*4 sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 18 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 4^ miles downstream from 

Pidgeon Roost Creek and 6 miles southwest of town of Three Creeks.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Discharge record. Stage discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 11,000 cfs and extended abo,ve on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 35,800 cfsi 7 a.m. Apr. 27 (gage height, 

15.50 ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 6,440 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 

12.00 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of Apr. 27, 1958.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ___ .....

2. __ ......

3 

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

5 

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

7 ... ~

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

9..... _ ...

10..........

April

249 

198 

158 

128 

107 

93 

78 

68 

65 

72

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

5,320 

4,210 

2,120 

1,380 

1,090 

928 

710 

546 

432 

320

Day

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

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

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

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

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

16...........

17.. ......

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

19 

20- ......

April

76 

82 

79 

99 

174 

205 

188 

131 

88 

77

May

262 

257 

260 

282 

159 

108 

88 

98 

408 

656

Day

21. 

22. ______

23 

24 

25 

26 .

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

ge _ ____ .. ________ ____ ...

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet-- 

inches .

April

73 

76 

92 

89 

356 

10,800 

28,900 

12,400 

4,410 

2,150

2.059 

122.5 

12.76

May

994 

1,090 

736

482 

296 

146 

92 

75 

75 

72 

65

766 

47.12 

4.91
APRILr-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A107 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 84 

12p.m. ......

Apr. SB

6...... ....

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

10 . .....

12m.........

2 p.m.. ......

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

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

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

10.. ...

Apr. 86

2a.m .........

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

6 ......

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

10- .

12m.........

4 .... ..

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

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

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

Apr. 27

2 a.m... ......

4 ..........

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

7. .... ... ..

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

10. _ ........

12m.- -...

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

6 ...

8 ...... _ .

Gage 

height

5.10

5.47

6.32

6.75

7.18

7.58

7.96

8.38

8.84

9.26

9.68

10.10

10.50

10.90

11.30

11.68

12.00

12.38

12.73

13.10

13.44

13.78

14.12

14.40

14.80

15.13

15.46

15.50

15.47

15.34

15.15

14.96

14.76

14.58

14.38

14.20

Discharge

83

102

151

182

217

255

296

349

431

554

840

1,460

2,380

3,600

5,000

6,480

7,880

9,700

11,600

13,800

16,200

18, 700

21,500

24, 000

27, 900

31,500

35, 300

35, 800

35,400

33,900

31, 700

29,600

27, 500

25, 700

23,800

22,200

Hour

Apr. 27 Con. 

12p.m. ......

Apr. 88

4 ..........

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

8. . _ .....

10... ......

12m.- 

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

6 ........

8.. ....... 

10 _ ....

Apr. 89

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

12m. ........

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

Apr. SO

8.... __ ....

12m.. 

4p.m ........

8 ... .......

Mayl

2a.m .........

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

6 ____ ......

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

10... __ .....

12m.........

Gage

14.00

13.80

13.60

13.35

13.14

12.94

12.73

12.54

12.35

12.18

12.04

11.90

11.76

11.53

11.31

11.07

10.90

10.73

10.56

10.46

10.36

10.30

10.30

10.38

10.70

10.93

11.16

11.34

11.45

11.50

11.54

11.53

11.50

Discharge

20,500

18,900

17,400

15, 600

14, 100

12, 800

11,600

10,500

9,550

8,710

8,060

7,440

6,820

5,880

5,040

4,180

3,600

3,060

2,550

2,280

2,020

1,880

1,880

2,070

2,960

3,700

4,500

5,150

5,570

5,760

5,920

5,880

5,760

Hour

May / Con. 

12p.m. ......

May 8

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

12m... ......

4p.m. __ _

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

May S

6a.m .........

12m... ...

12p.m .......

May 4

12 m... ......

12m. ........

May 6

6a.m .........

12m.... _ ..

12 p.m.. ._...

12m.. ....

6 p.m... .....

Gage 

height

11.43

11.34

11.23

11.08

10.93

10.80

10.67

10.50

10.36

10.28

10.19

10.12

10.04

9.99

9.94

9.91

9.87

9.84

9.82

9.80

9.76

9.72

9.66

9.60

9.53

9.46

9.39

Discharge

5,490

5,150

4,750

4,210

3,700

3,280

2,870

2,380

2,020

1,840

1,640

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,180

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,010

980

932

884

820

760

704

656

615

86. THREE CREEK NEAR THREE CREEKS, ARK.

Location. Lat 33°04', long 92°53', in SB% sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 17 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 2^4 miles southwest of town of 

Three Creeks and 2}4 miles upstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 46 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff gage read twice daily.

Discharge record. Stage discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements below 2,300 cfs and extended above on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow.

Maxima. April-May 1958 : Discharge, 11,300 cfs 6-8 p.m. Apr. 26 (gage height, 

9.35ft).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 1,450 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 

5.82).

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of Apr. 26, 1958.

690-439 O 6S
A108 FLOODS OF 1958 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 __ .. .....

2.. ___ 

3. 

4 

5 __ ... ...

6 __ -

7 _ .- 

8 _ . ....

9 __ .... ...

10 

April

38 

26 

20 

18 

18 

18 

18 

16 

15 

13

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

1,700 

877 

447 

414 

334 

167 

66 

37 

22 

30

Day

11 .

12.. _ . _ ..

13 

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

15 

16.. _ ......

17 .......

18 

19 __ .......

20.. ..

April

14 

13 

12 

31 

81 

72 

32 

18 

13 

11

May

126 

91 

32 

20 

15 

13 

11 

20 

384 

772

Day

21. 

22. _ .

23 

24 

25. _ . _ 

26 ___ . 

27 _ . ....

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge ________ _ .. ____ _____ - -----

thousand

Ti^noff

Is of acre-feet 

Inches

April

14 

28 

16 

13 

374 

7,910 

6,420 

1,390 

1,370 

2,380

680 

40.49 

16.50

May

430 

118 

31 

18 

13 

9.6 

9.0 

8.3 

10 

9.0 

7.7

201 

12.38 

5.05

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. U 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. HB 

2 a.m .........

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

12m. . 

2p.m. _ . ... 

4 .... ....

6 ..... ..... 

8. .......

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

Apr. 86

2 a.m ... ...

4 .......... 

6 _ 

8. ... 

10 .

12m.. .

4.. ___ .. _ .

6 _ ....... 

8 

10 

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 27

2 a.m...... ... 

4 _ 

8 ... ......

10 ....

12m 

6 .

Gage 

height

2.55

2.80 

3.51 

3.74 

3.98 

4.23 

4.50 

4.80 

5.12 

5.45 

5.80

6.20 

6.65 

7.15 

7.70 

8.16 

8.60 

9.06 

9.27 

9.35 

9.35 

9.27 

9.12

8.98 

8.83 

8.45 

8.13 

7.75 

7.40 

6.80 

6.54

Discharge

26

36 

79 

103 

140 

205 

294 

441 

796 

1,310 

1,920

2,700 

3,670 

4,880 

6,250 

7,430 

8,650 

10,200 

11,000 

11, 300 

11,300 

11,000 

10, 400

9,880 

9,360 

8,220 

7,350 

6,380 

5,500 

4,020 

3,430

Hour

Apr. 87 Con. 

10p.m. .......

12p.m .......

Apr. %8 

2 a.m .........

4. _____ ...

6 _ .......... 

8 

10 

2p.m.. 

6 ... 

8... .....

12p.m.......

Apr. $9

8. .......

12m... ......

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

Apr. SO 

4 a.m .........

12 m_. __ ..

8. . _ .....

12p.m.......

May 1

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

12m.........

8 _______

Gage 

height

6.30 

6.06

5.90 

5.73 

5.62 

5.55 

5.46 

5.36 

5.28 

5.26 

5.26

5.27 

5.33 

5.42 

5.55 

5.70 

5.88

6.06 

6.17 

6.14 

6.03 

5.92 

5.86

5.85 

5.82 

5.74 

5.63 

5.52 

5.43

Discharge

2,900 

2,420

2,100 

1,790 

1,600 

1,480 

1,340 

1,180 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030

1,050 

1,140 

1,270 

1,480 

1,740 

2,060

2,400 

2,640 

2,580 

2,360 

2,140 

2,030

2,010 

1,960 

1,810 

1,610 

1,430 

1,290

Hour

May %

12m.. 

May 3

6 a.m . ....

12m. 

12p.m ....... 

May 4

12 m... ......

12p.m... .

May 5

6 a.m. ..--- 

12m. ........

6p.m.. ....

12 P.m. ......

May 6 

6 a.m. . ....

12m-. 

May 7

12m.. 

Gage 

height

5.27 

5.14 

4.97 

4.86

4.80 

4.73 

4.70 

4.66

4.67 

4.70 

4.76 

4.76

4.76 

4.58 

4.37 

4.28

4.25 

4.17 

3.97 

3.72

3.45 

3.29 

3.15 

3.02

Discharge

1,050 

872 

667 

550

490 

430 

405 

377

384 

405 

451 

451

451 

324 

231 

205

198 

179 

139 

101

74 

62 

54 

47
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A109

87. CORNEY BAYOU NEAR LTLITR, LA.

[Crest-stage gage]

Location. Lat 32°53'15", long 92°39'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., 

on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from 

confluence with Little Corney Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Datum of gage is 84.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 25.20 ft). 

1940 to March 1958: Discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

18.20 ft).

Remarks. Discontinued as gaging station Sept. 30,1957.

88. LITTLE COKNEY BAYOU NEAR T/TT/r/TK, LA.

Location. Lat 32°55'40", long 92°37'55", in NW^ sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1.4 

miles east of Lillie and 2% miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 27-30. Graph for 

Apr. 27 was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage house and 

outside gage readings. Datum of gage is 91.48 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Apr. 28-May 3, discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 21,400 cfs (time unknown) Apr. 28 

(gage height, 16.52 ft, from floodmark).

1956 to March 1958: Discharge, 4,660 cfs Apr. 29, 1957 (gage height, 

9.19ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. . .

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

3. 

4 ...... . .

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

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

7.. ......

8.. ......

9. ... .

10 

April

299 

273 

231 

166 

122 

93 

73 

62 

58 

64

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff. _

May

3,000 

2,500 

2,000 

1,650 

1,120 

960 

820 

588 

471 

441

Day

11 

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

13 

14 

15. ....

16.. ....

17. 

18 

19. 

20 

April

76 

77 

68 

85 

149 

167 

189 

193 

147 

102

May

471 

402 

336 

336 

310 

181 

108 

92 

575 

1,800

Day

21... _ .....

22 

23. 

24 

25 

26 -

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

ge _ .. .. .. __ . . . . _________ .........

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet. . 

innhes

April

103 

149 

132 

87 

628 

8,060 

18,200 

20,000 

11,000 

5,000

2,202 

181 

11.81

May

1,670 

1,490 

914 

572 

400 

206 

108 

82 

103 

102 

86

771 

47.39

4.27
A110 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 14

Apr. 25 

2a.m ____

4.. .....

6 ..........

8... ... ....

10 

12m. .. ......

4 . 

6 ........

Gage 

height

3.56

3.66

4.08

5.00

5.80

6.27

6.55

6.72

6.83

6.90

6.94

Discharge

SS

97

145

410

550

680

796

887

950

990

Hour

Apr. SB Con. 

10 p.m_. ......

12 p.m. ......

Apr. 26

4 ..........

6 .........

8 ...

10 

12m.........

4... .......

6 .. . .

Gage 

height

7.01

7.25

8.47

9 1ft

Q Ql

10.77

11.69

TO KO

13.13

13.62

Discharge

1,060

1,320

1,640

2,380

3,060

4,340

5,810

7,640

9 7flft

11 600

13^100

14,300

Hour

Apr. 28 Con.

Apr. 27

4 ...... -

8 

10 

12 m._ .......

6

8 

12p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

 lO QQ

14.05

14.15

14.27

14.58

14.79

15.22

15.81

16.07

16.22

16.40

Discharge

14 QHn

15,300

15,600

15,800

16,600

17, 100

18,200

19,600

20,300

20,700

21,100

89. BAYOU D'ARBONNE NEAR FARMERYILLE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°45'27", long 92°24'54", in SB^4SB% sec. 36, T. 21 N., R. 1 

W., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 33, 0.5 

mile southwest of Farmerville and 1.2 miles downstream from Corney 

Bayou.

Drainage area. 1,470 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 39.79 ft 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage-height, 45.71 ft 8 a.m. Apr. 30. 

1925 to March 1958: Gage height, 44.5 ft May 3, 1927.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 ... .

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

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

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

5 _____ . ......

6 .....

7... ..... -

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

9. ...... .

10 

11 

April

27.9

28.0

27.9

27.7

27.2

26.6

25.6

24.5

23.2

22.2

21.5

May

45.2

44 t

43.6

42.6

41.2

40.0

39.2

38.1

37.8

38.0

38.4

Day

12 ___ . __ ...

13 

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

15 

16 

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

18 .......

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

20

21 _

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

April

21.0

20.6

20.4

21.1

91 ft

21.6

21.0

20.6

21.0

22.4

May

39.0

39.6

An i

40.5

41.0

41.3

42.1

42.8

43.2

43,5

Day

23 

26 

97

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

22.0

21.1

25.0

30.9

34.0

38.0

44.6

45.71

May

43.5

43.4

43.1

42.8

42.5

42.2

41.8

41.5

41.1

90. BAYOU DESIAKD AT MONROE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°33'18", long 92°07'06", in lot 35, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on east 

side of intake structure of city of Monroe pumping station, 100 ft east of 

east levee of Ouachita River and 1 mile north of Monroe. 

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at

mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation observed, 71.32 ft May 20, 21.

1939 to March 1958: Elevation observed, 72.86 ft Apr. 27, 1946.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES Alll

Remarks. Daily elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou 

Desiard, which is a source of water supply for the city of Monroe, is a long 

narrow lake formed by an old channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed 

off from Bayou Bartholomew at its north end by a levee and from Ouachita 

River at its west end by a levee and floodgates.

Mean elevations, in feet, of indicated day 1958

Day

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

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

3 

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

5 

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

7- ..........

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

9-.. ...........

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

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

April

70.77

70.76

70.73

70.72

70.72

70.70

70.68

70.68

70.64

70.63

70.60

May

71.10

71.06

71.08

71.09

71.11

71.10

71.10

71.09

71.08

71.11

71.18

Day

12 

13 

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

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 .. 

20 

21 

22 ..

April

70.59

70.58

70.58

70.57

70.55

7n u

70.53

70.52

70.53

70. 54

70.52

May

71.20

71.14

71.12

71.10

71.08

71.08

71.29

71.30

71.32

71.32

71.17

Day

23 

24 

25 

26- 

27- 

28

29 

30 

31 

April

70.52

70.49

70.54

70.76

70.76

70.74

70.80

70.97

May

71.16

71.14

71.13

71.11

71.10

71.09

71.08

71.08

71.04

91. OUACHITA RIVER AT MONROE, LA..

Location. Lat 32°30'19", long 92°07'32", in lot 50, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile 

upstream from Illinois Central Railtoad bridge and 5% miles upstream from 

lock and dam No. 4.

Drainage area. 15,298 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 31.40 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Daily discharge, 97,200 cfs May 22; gage height, 

50.45 ft May 23.

1932 to March 1958: Discharge, 101,000 cfs Feb. 2, 3, 1932; gage height, 

50.42 ft Apr. 15, 1945.

Remarks. Base data collected and records computed by Corps of Engineers; 

occasional discharge measurements and records reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2 .......

3 .....

4 __ .... 

6 

6.. ...

7.. .

8 

9 .... ...

10 

April

25,000 

25,900 

26,800 

27,500 

28,100 

28,400 

28,400 

28, 100 

27, 400 

27,000

Monthly mean dischai 

Kunofl

May

57,300 

59,400 

61,300 

63,300 

65,100 

68,100 

71,000 

73,900 

75,900 

78,200

Day

11 

12 

13. ....

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

15 .......

16 .

17. ....

18. .

19 

20 .

April

26,500 

25,800 

25,300 

24, 700 

24,100 

23,600 

23,000 

22,600 

22,300 

21, 700

May

80,300 

82,600 

85, 500 

88,900 

91,000 

90,200 

90, 100 

90,200 

93,000 

93,900

Day

21. 

22 

23 

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 .

30 

31 -

ge. _ ... .

Kunofl

thousands of acre-feet. . 

... ... inches..

April

21, 500 

21,000 

20, 700 

20,000 

20,900 

25,900 

31,300 

37,000 

42,300 

49,500

26,740 

1,591 

1.95

May

95,600 

97,200 

95.400 

94,000 

92,500 

91,000 

89,900 

89,100 

86,200 

84,200 

81, 600

82, 450 

5,070 

6.21
A112 FLOODS OF 1958

92. BOEUF RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA STATE LINE

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°58'35", long 94°26'20", in SW^SW^, sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 

10 E., on left bank 2 miles downstream from Arkansas-Louisiana State line 

and 8 miles west of Kilbourne.

Drainage area. 785 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except April 20 to May 31 when 

graph was based on twice-daily staff-gage readings to tenths furnished by 

Corps of Engineers. Datum of gage is 74.11 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (authority Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 22.56 ft 4 a.m. May 6. 

1946 to March 1958: Gage height, 22.8 ft Feb. 15,1948.

Remarks. Records collected by Corps of Engineers prior to Dec. 31, 1957. 

Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were 

more or less arbitrarily determined.

Mean gage height, in feet, of indicated 'day, 1958

Day

1 _______

2. __ ... ..

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

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

5.. .......

6. _ . _ .......

7.. ..

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

9 _ .. __ . _ .

10 

11. 

April

4.46

3.93

3.45

3.20

2.90

2.70

2.48

2.31

2.19

2.09

2.03

May

22.2

22.3

22.0

22.0

22.4

22.5

22.1

91 9

20.2

19.9

19 8

Day

12 ... 

10

14 

15 

16 ...........

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

18 

10

on

21 _ .....

22 ....... .

April

1.92

1 Sfi

1 87

2.59

2.51

2 24

2.10

9 O4

2

0

2

0

2.2

May

19.2

15.3

14.3

13.2

12.4

11.8

11.4

16.1

18.8

17.7

Day

23. .........

24 

25 . 

26 

27........ ..

28 

29 

30. 

31 

April

2.2

2.2

12.6

19.6

21.4

22.0

22.2

May

15.5

13.8

12.5

11.6

11.0

10.1

8.9

7.8

6.6

93. BOEUF RIVER NEAR OAK GROVE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°46'18", long 91°35'45", in SW^SW1! sec. 30, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 13 miles 

west of Oak Grove.

Drainage area. 1,052 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation, 88.60 ft 2 p.m. May 5. 

1946 to March 1958: Elevation, 89.6 ft Feb. 21,1948.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying 

conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 . -.-

2. ......

3 ......... .

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

5 ...... ....

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

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

8.......

9.........

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

April

68.6

67.6

66.9

66 4

66.0

65.6

65.3

65.0

64.9

64.8

May

88.2

88.1

87.9

88.60

88.5

88.3

88.0

87.5

86.9

Day

11... ...

12..........

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

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

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

16 .... __ ...

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

18 _ ....

19. 

20 .

April

(U 7

64.6

fu ";

64 4

64 8

65 1

GA Q

64 7

64.6

May

OB 0

85.4

83.6

Q1 q

70 fi

78.3

77.2

76.1

78.5

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

April

64.7

64.8

64.8

64.7

70.1

83.7

86.1

86.5

86.8

87.5

May

83.7

83.4

81.6

78.9

76.9

75.6

75.3

74.2

72.2

70.9

70.1
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES AH3

94=. BOEUF RIVER NEAR. OAK RIDGE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location Lat 32°36'54", long 91°41'12" in NW%SB% sec. 19, T. 19 N., R. 8 

B., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 134, 5 miles east of 

Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 1,199 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage in doubt.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 80.52 ft 8 a.m. May 5. 

1946 to March 1958: Gage height, 79.8 ft Apr. 11,1947.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

2 

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

4__ .............

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

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

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

8. .......

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

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

April

66.0

65.6

65.3

65.1

65.0

64.9

64.8

64.6

64.6

64.6

May

on c

80.3

80.0

79.7

on co

80.3

80 1

80.0

78 Q

Day

11 

12 .

13 - 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

1Q

20- .

April

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.4

64.5

64 8

64.7

64.6

64.5

May

78 d

77.8

76.6

74.9

73.4

72.3

71.4

70.8

70.3

71.2

Day

21 - 

22 .

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 - 

28 

29 . 

30 

31 

April

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.5

65.7

74.8

77.5

78.3

78.5

79.5

May

75.5

75.8

74.7

72.9

71.4

70.3

69.9

69.4

68.2

67.4

66.9

95. BOEUF RIVER NEAR GIRARD, LA.

Location. Lat 32°28'50", long 91°47'55", on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 

6 E., and sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., on upstream side of pier on Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile east of Girard.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at 

site 8.1 miles downstream at different datum.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation denned -by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge Apr. 29-May 31, computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 3,070 cfs 10 a.m. May 2; gage height, 

19.31 ft 4 a.m. May 6.

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,970 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 

18.80 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from 

Mississippi River).

Remarks. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produce an 

interchange of flow ; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourehe basins are connected by 

a canal upstream. In extreme floods, considerable flow from the Bayou 

Bartholomew basin passes this station.
A114 FLOODS OF 1958

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. .... ...

2. .......

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

4. .......

5. .......

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

7

8 

9_ _

10.... ...

April

379 

345 

291 

248 

216 

191 

171 

160 

148 

138

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

2,540 

2,980 

2,880 

2,810 

2,800 

2,810 

2,770 

2,740 

2,700 

2,640

Day

11.. __ .....

12

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

14 

15. .......

16.. ..

17 

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

10

20. . .

April

131 

126 

122 

120 

117 

118 

129 

130 

129 

127

May

2,560 

2,500 

2,360 

2,180 

1,970 

1,670 

1,470 

1,360 

1,300 

1,160

Day

21. ...

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

23... .

24 

25 .

26 

27 

28 

29. _ -

30 

31 

ge._ __ __

thousand s of acre-feet--

April

127 

124 

124 

124 

134 

397 

1,080 

1,580 

1,900 

2,150

376 

22.37

May

1,400 

1,680 

1,780 

1,670 

1,460 

1,210 

935 

923 

701 

591 

501

1,905 

117.1

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 24

12m. .

2 a.m.... .....

4 ... .....

6. .... 

8. ...... .

10 

12m__._ .

6 ... .....

8. .....

10 

Apr. 27

8 ... 

12m... 

8 .......

Gage 

height

1.22

1.27

1.48

1.60

1.78

2.10

2.65

3.60

4.10

4.55

4.93

5 40

5 84

6.25

7.05 

7.60 

8.20

8.80

9.45

9.93

Discharge

19*

19O

151

163

1S9

215

274

321

lad

446

eno

550

610

673

741

881 

977 

1 080

1,190

1,310

1,400

Hour

Apr. 28

ATVT 9Q

8. .... .... .

12m.. 

4 p.m.. __ .. 

8. ... ......

Gage 

height

10.65

11.24

11.80

12.35

13.10

13.76

14.24

14.52

14.75

15.48

15.98

16.16

16.48 

17.34

17.80

18.30

18.65

Discharge

1,530

1,640

1,740

1,840

1,980

2,000

2,090

2,140

2,180

2,410

2,470

2,500

2,420

2,450 

2,770

2,860

9 Qfin

3,030

Hour

May 8 Con.

12m. ........

12m.. __ ..

12m.-- 

May 6

4a.m __ 

12m 

12p.m. __ 

12m.- . 

12 p.m.. 

Gage 

height

18.84

18.90

19.10

19.14

19.16

19.10

19.10

19.12

19.20

19.23

19.30

19.31 

19.30

19.24

19.18

19.10

Discharge

3,070

2,990

2,970

2,950

2,880

2,830

2,840

2,780

2,790

2,800

2,820

2,810 

2,810

2,780

2,780

2,750
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A115

96. BIG COLEWA BAYOU NEAR OAK GROVE, LA.

Location. Lat 32°47'55", long 91°30'05", in NE% sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 9 B., on 

downstream side near center of bridge on State Highway 2, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Colewa Bayou and 8 miles southwest of Oak Grove.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 BirminghamCorinth supplementary adjustments (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph at site 5.7 miles downstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley 

and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements. Discharge Apr. 24, 26, 28-30, May 3-7 computed by using 

fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. Stage-discharge relation 

indefinite Apr. 27, May 1, 2; discharge estimated on basis of fall, weather 

records, records for nearby stations, and three discharge measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 1,040 cfs. 8 a.m. May 5; elevation, 91.93 

ft 12 m. May 1.

1949 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,050 cfs. Mar. 22, 1955; elevation, 95.22 

ft Jan. 4, 1951.

Elevation known since 1940, 95.5 ft Apr. 12, 1947, from records of Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Base gage elevations and three discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches 

produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1_ _ 

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

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

4 . .

5. 

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

7.... ....

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

9. . ......

10 __ ......

April

20 

14 

9.5 

6.0 

4.5 

3.4 

1.8 

1.6 

1.0 

.8

Monthly mean dischar 

Kunoff

May

900 

900 

565 

552 

1,010 

776 

420 

288 

208 

291

Day

11...... _ ..

12

13 

14 

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

16...........

17 

is

10

20... . .

April

0.8 

.4 

.2 

.2 

24 

26 

14 

7.7 

5.9 

3.2

May

239 

135 

76 

24 

9.5 

4.5 

2.4 

8.6 

62 

589

Day

21 .

22_'__ 

23 

24...... 

25. 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

ge..-. . ....

... thmiRATiri s of acre-feet--

April

2.4 

2.0 

1.7 

2.0 

416 

827 

850 

604 

577 

856

143

8.5

May

705 

348 

149 

36 

11 

5.2 

2.4 

1.6 

.8 

.4 

.2

268 

16.5
A116 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 14

11. ___ .....

Apr. iS

2 a.m .........

4_ 

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

8 -

12m 

6 _ ..........

8 .

10 

Apr. 18

4 .

6. 

8_ 

10 

12m. 

2p.m. ... .

4. .....

6 

12m... 

Apr. 19

12m-. 

Gage 

height

83.02

83.34

83.70

85.90

86.90

87.60

87.88

88.30

88.76

88.86

88.88

88.86

88.82

88.82

88.90

89.80

90.15

90.80

91.14

91.28

91.42

91.52

91.60

90.68

90.30

89.82

89.00

89.10

89.60

90.18

Discharge

1.2

7.7

20.0

201

301

376

407

509

522

525

522

517

517

528

680

706

868

939

940

971

1,000

1,010

709

622

520

332

438

602

723

Hour

Apr. 19 Con.

Apr. SO

12m.........

12m.. .... 

12m 

May 4

12m 

12m 

12m...- 

Gage 

height

on 40

90 77

91.00

91.07

91 47

91.93

90.10

89.51

80 (VI

91 34

91.48

91.39

M IS

on SR

on ^f\

89.58

87.52

86.77

Discharge

761

831

864

881

939

571

394

402

1,010

1,040

1,010

951

871

707

546

337

288

Hour

May 8 Con.

12m. 

12p.m.. . 

12m. ........

12 p.m.. .....

May X)

g

12m. 

8. _ .

12m 

12p.m.. 

12p.m. __ -

Gage 

height

86.29

85.96

85.69

85.90

87 IS

86.92

83.97

85.30

86.00

on nn

90.46

90.59

90.57

90.32

89.84

89.01

87.64

86.43

85.31

84.60

Discharge

240

207

180

201

330

303

32

141

211

456

720

815

842

838

783

667

494

332

236

142

75

97. BIG CREEK NEAR HOLLY RIDGE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°27'58", long 91°36'42", in SE% sec. 11, T. 17 N., R. 8 E., on 

upstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Holly 

Ridge.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 70.63 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 9.5 ft 4 p.m. May 2.

1940 to March 1958: Gage height, 10.6 ft Apr. 12, 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A117 

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 ____ . _ .

2 __ . _ ......

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

4.-.. .......

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

6. _. 

7 - .- .

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

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

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

April

-2.5

_ O Q

-3.5

-3.6

-3.8

-3.9

_ A n

_ A i)

-4.3

-4.4

May

8.6

9

e

9 A

9.2

9.0

8.8 

8.5

7.7

6.6

2.7

Day

11 __ . _ . _ ..

12..... ___ ...

13 - 

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

15 

16 

17 

18 

10

20. ____ ......

April

-4.4

-4.4

-4.5

-4.4

-3.5

 3.6 -3.7

-3.8

-3.9

-3.9

May

-0.2

-1.1

-1.6

-2.3

-2.8

-3.3 -3.5

-3.6

.5

2.0

Day

21 _______ ..

22....... __ ..

23 

24 

25. . _ ......

26-._ _ _ .. 

27 

28 

29. ____ 

30... -

31... ...... 

April

-4.0

-4.0

-4.1

-3.8

-3.9

-3.7 -1.7

7.1

7.8

8.2

May

3.8

4.0

2.9

.2 -.9

-2.4 -3.1

-3.5

-3.7

-3.9

-4.1

98. BAYOU LaFOURCHE CUTOFF NEAR OAK RIDGE, I.A.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°36'43", long 91°42'08" in sec. 24, T. 19 N., R. 7 B., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 852, 4.5 

miles east of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 1 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 79.28 ft 9:30 a.m. May 5. 

1947 to March 1958: Gage height, 78.8 ft Apr. 11,1947.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected by 

canal upstream.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

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

2 .........

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

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

5 _ ... ... ...

6 _ .

7. .... ... .

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

9 ___ ..... ....

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

April

65.9

65.5

65.3

65.1

65.0

64.8

64.8

64 7

64.6

64.6

May

70 9fi

79.0

78.6

78.4

70 98

79.1

78.8

78.6

78.2

77.7

Day

11.... ..

12... _ ........

13 __

14... _ .

15... _ ... _ ..

16 

17 

18

10

 >n

April

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.7

64.7

64.6

64 5

64 5

May

77 >

76.6

75.5

73.9

T> A.

71.4

70.6

70.0

69.7

70.3

Day

21... __ . __ .

22 _ .

23 

24 

25... __ . _ ..

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

27..............

28 

9Q

30 ___ . _ 

31 __ . __

April

64.5

64.5

64.5

64.5

65.7

73.6

76.2

77.0

77.2

78.2

May

74.3

74.6

73.6

71.9

70.5

69.6

69.2

68.7

67.7

67.0

66.6

99. BAYOU LaFOURCHE NEAR IRWIN LAKE, I.A.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°33'25", long 91°50'28", in NW^SEi/4 sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 

6 B., on downstream side of bridge on Parish road and 6 miles southwest 

of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 6 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 69.20 ft 8 p.m. May 1. 

1948 to March 1958: Gage height, 68.90 ft Mar. 22,1955.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected by 

canal upstream.
A118 FLOODS OF 1958

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 

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

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

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

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

6 

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

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

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

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

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

April

65.1

64.9

64.7

64.6

64.5

64.4

64.4

64.3

64.2

64.2

64.2

May

69.20

69.1

69.0

68.8

69.1

69.0

69.0

68.9

68.8

68.6

68.5

Day

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

13........ __ -

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

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

16 

17 

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

19 

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

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

22. . 

April

<U 1

64.1

64.1

64.1

64.3

64.3

64.2

64.1

64.1

64.1

64.2

May

68.4

68.1

67.6

67.3

67.0

66.8

66.6

66.5

66.6

67.7

67.8

Day

23 __ . ____ ..

24. __ ... _ ...

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

26 

27 

28 

29 

30_ _

31. _ . .....

April

64.2

64.1

64.9

676

68 4

68 6

68 6

68 9

May

67.6

67.2

66.7

66.4

66.3

66.2

65.8

65.6

65.4

100. BAYOU GALION NEAR OAK RIDGE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°42'30", long 91°47'00", in sec. 19, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 133, 5.5 miles north of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

70.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 10.2 ft, 8 a.m. Apr. 27. 

1941 to March 1958: Gage height, 13.8 ft Apr. 12,1947.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 

2. _ ...........

3 . . 

4. ........

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

6 ....... .

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

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

9 ........

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

11. - 

April

-0.7

-1.0

-1.5

-1.6

-1.7

-1.8

-1.9

-2.0

-2.1

-2.1

-2.0

May

9 A

8.2

4.6

6.9

6.5

3.3

1.0

-.1

-.5

1.3

1.4

Day

12.. 

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

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

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

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. 

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

April

-2.1

-2.1

-2.1

-2.2

-2.2

-2.2

-2.2

-2.2

-2.1

-2.0

-2.0

May

0.8

.1 -.2

-.6

-.9

-1.1

-.8

.1

7.4

4.9

2.8

Day

23.. .

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

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29....... ..

30 

31 

April

-2.1

-2.2

1.5

9.4

10.2

9.5

6.6

6.4

May

1.8

0

 2

-.5

-.6

-.6

-.7

-.8

-.9

101. BAYOU LaFOURCHE NEAR CREW T.AKK, LA.

Location. Lat 32°29'55", long 91°55'05", in SW1^ sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles west of town 

of Crew Lake.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except Apr. 1-20. Datum of 

gage is 37.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph at site 9.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage at 

mean sea level (auxiliary record furnished by Corps of Engineers).
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A119

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 1-20 estimated on basis of auxiliary gage heights, 

range line, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Discharge 

Apr. 21-25 and May 2-31 computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 26,800 cfs 8 a.m. May 2; gage height, 

27.50 ft, 8-11 a.m. May 6.

1938 to March 1958: Discharge, 20,800 cfs Mar. 25, 1955 (gage height, 

25.28 ft).

Remarks. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produce an 

interchange of flow ; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected by 

canal upstream. In extreme floods considerable flow from the Bayou Bartholomew basin passes this station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10..........

April

1,500 

1,500 

1,000 

900 

800 

700 

600 

500 

450 

400

Monthly mean dischar 

Kunofl

May

25,400 

26,600 

26,000 

25,400 

26,200 

26,400 

26,000 

24,000 

22,700 

21,600

Day

11.. __ .....

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

13.. .._

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

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

16 

17.--.-..- 

18. _ .......

19.. _ ......

20 

April

350 

300 

300 

300 

300 

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

May

20,700 

19,600 

18,400 

16, 700 

14,900 

12,800 

10,700 

10,100 

9,460 

10,500

Day

21 

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

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

24... _ .....

25 _

26 

27... ... _ ..

28. __ 

29. __

30 

31 

ge . . .

thousands of acre-feet--

April

348 

359 

399 

361 

2,540 

11,100 

16,000 

18,400 

20,100 

22,700

3,465 

206.2

May

13,900 

15,100 

14,000 

12,000 

9,840 

8,550 

7,160 

6,350 

4,900 

3,830 

3,280

15, 910 

978

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. US 

7 a.m.. ......

12p.m .......

Apr. 86 

12 m... ......

Apr. Vt 

12m. _ ...

12p.m ......

Gage 

height

5.67

15.80

22.32

23.23

24.28

24.70

Discharge

711

5,970

11,800

13,300

16,000

17,400

Hour

Apr. H8 

12m.. ....

12p.m _ .

Apr. 89 

12m... ...

Apr. SO 

12m __ ..

Gage 

height

24.99

25.18

25.39

25.74

26.02

26.50

Discharge

18,500

19,100

20,000 91 4nn

22,500

24,400

Hour

May 1 

12 m.. .......

May 8

12. __ . __ .

Gage 

height

26.75

27.01

27.10

27.13

27.15

Discharge

25,400

26,500

26,800

26,500

26,300

102. TENSAS BAYOU NEAR TRANSYLVANIA, LA.

[Stage station] 

Location. Lat 32°42'52", long 91°16'07", in SW%SW% sec. 17, T. 20 N, R. 12 E.,

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 581 and 5 miles west of

Transylvania.

Drainage area. 89 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Gage-height record. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 67.28 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by

Corps of Engineers).
A120 FLOODS OF 1958

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage-height, 14.7 ft May 2.

1941 to March 1958: Gage height, 17.5 ft Feb. 11,1946.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

1 . 

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

3.. _ ....... 

4 .... 

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

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

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

8 . . __ ...

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

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

April

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

May

14.3

14.7

14.5

14.3

14.0

13.9

13.4

19 Q

12.1

11.6

Day

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

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

IS..............

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

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

16 

17 

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

10

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

April

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.3

4 9

4.1

May

11.2

10.9

10.4

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.0

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

27... _ .. ___ .

28 ... ___ ...

29..............

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

31.... _ .......

April

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

5.2

5.6

6.8

11.7

11.8

13.0

May

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.5

6.3

103. TENSAS BAYOU NEAR ALSATIA, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°36'41", long 91°17'51", on line between sec. 24 and sec. 25, 

T. 19 N., R. 11 E., on piling under bridge on State Highway 580, 7 miles west 

of Alsatia.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Elevation, 79.4 ft May 2.

1946 to March 1958: Elevation, 80.4 ft Nov. 20,1948.

Remarks. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day, 1958

Day

l ..... ... ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 

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

April

67.0

66.2

65.7

65.3

65.1

64.9

64.7

64.5

64.3

64.3

May

79.0

79.4

79 3

70 n

70 1

79.0

78.6

78.2

77.8

77.3

Day

11- . -.

12..... . 

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

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

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

16..... ___ ...

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

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

10

20, ........

April

64.2

64.1

64 0

64.1

64 6

fid Q

64.7

64.5

ftA A

64.3

May

76.7

75.8

74.8

73.6

72.2

71.1

70.0

69.4

68.8

.68.7

Day

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

22. ....... 

23-- 

24..............

25..............

26 .

27-- 

28 

29.... ....... ...

30.... ..........

31..............

April

64.5

64.3

64.2

64.0

64.5

68.5

72.5

76.9

77.0

78.2

May

69.9

69.7

69.4

68.8

68.4

67.6

67.5

67.2

66.9

66.7

66.5
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A121

104. TENSAS RIVER AT TENDAL, LA.

Location. Lat 32°25'55", long 91°22'00", in NW% sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 B.,

near left bank on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200

ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of

Waverly.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 50.07 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at site 8.5 miles downstream at same

datum.

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter measurements. Discharge Apr. 1-3, Apr. 26-May 31 computed by using fall as

determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 3,900 cfs 11 p.m. May 1; gage height,

23.07 ft 8-10 a.m. May 2.

1935 to March 1958: Discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 19, 1948; gage height,

24. 78 ft Nov. 20,1948.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 ft May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from

Mississippi River). 

Remarks. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produce an

interchange of flow; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily

determined.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1...... _ ..

2...... _ -

3...........

4 

5. 

6_ 

7

8 

9 

10 -

April

608 

478 

400 

342 

278 

229 

190 

162 

151 

145

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff .-

May

3,250 

3,460 

3,260 

3,140 

3,120 

3,040 

3,000 

2,890 

2,720 

2,590

Day

11 

12...........

13...........

14...........

15 

16-- 

17.. -.

18- 

19. 

20 

April

139 

127 

119 

110 

116 

145 

150 

140 

127 

121

May

2,340 

2,160 

1,770 

1,470 

1,220 

1,010 

849 

760 

761 

693

Day

21 

22.- - 

23 

24. 

25 

26 

27. .

28.- . -

29 

30 

31 

ge.-._ .--_ _ --._ -. _ .- --. __ - -.- _ _ -.

_ ._ thousands of acre-feet--

April

117 

110 

103 

98 

97 

178 

564 

1,580 

2,180 

2,840

405 

24.09

May

703 

693 

646 

595 

534 

477 

421 

411 

359 

321 

287

1,579 

97.09
A122 FLOODS OF 195&

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 86 

12m. 

Apr. 27 

12mApr. 28

12 p.m.. __

Gage 

height

7.33

9.02

10.70

12.63

13.94

15.65

16.36

Discharge

176

9<IQ

513

QS1

1,370

1,810

1,940

Hour

Apr. 29 

12m-... ..

Apr. SO 

12m.--. 

12m-.-... 

Gage 

height

17.24

18.67

19.87

20.94

21.67

22.06

22.60

Discharge

2,090

2,610

2,810

3,120

3,010

3,250

3,750

Hour

May I Con. 

10p.m.. .....

11 

May%

4. .-

6 ....

8 .. _

Gage 

height

22.83

22.89

22.94

23.01

23.05

23.06

23.07

23.05

22.97

Discharge

3,870

3,900

3,890

3,870

3,760

3,580

3,480

3,300

3,260

105. BAYOU MACON NEAR KILBOUBNB, !LA.

Location. Lat 32°59'35", long 91°15'45", in SW%SE% sec. 8, T. 23 N., R. 12 

E., near center of channel on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 

585, three-quarters of a mile south of Arkansas-Louisiana State line and 

3 miles east of Kilbourne.

Drainage area. 504 sq mi (see Remarks).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 77.41 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 4,740 cfs 12 m. May 5 (gage height, 

24.35ft).

October 1957 to March 1958: Discharge, 2,980 cfs 1 a.m. Nov. 25, 1957 

(gage height, 21.85ft).

Remarks. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an 

interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits 

were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.-

2. 

3.-.-. _ ..

4.... .......

5... ...

6.... .... ...

7...........

8...........

9...... .....

10..........

April

1,050 

990 

941 

904 

864 

820 

778 

733 

681 

632

Monthly mean dischar 

Eunofl

May

3,850 

3,940 

3,780 

4,160 

4,700 

4,540 

4,380 

4,280 

4,210 

4,430

Day

11 

12.... .......

13 

14 

15 

16 ........

17...........

1Q

19 

20 

April

587 

549 

513 

484 

519 

520 

482 

471 

480 

492

May

4,390 

4,320 

4,280 

4,240 

4,200 

4,150 

4,100 

4,060 

4,080 

4,200

Day

21 

22 

23 .. .

24 

25. 

26.. _ ......

27 

28. 

29.... __ ..

30. 

31 

ge __ _ .. . __ . __ ____ ., - - _ ..

_. ___ . - _ thousand s of acre-feet ..

April

501 

503 

496 

490 

1,340 

2,520 

3,020 

3,080 

3,280 

3,640

1,079 

64.19

May

4,240 

4,220 

4,210 

4,200 

4,150 

4,100 

4,020 

3,930 

3,800 

3,640 

3,450

4,137 

254.4
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A123 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. 83 

12 p.m.. .....

Apr. 24

6p.m... .....

12p.m.. .....

Apr. 85 

2a.m......

4 __ ...... ...

6..... .....

8...- ........

10............

12m.........

6. __ ....

8.. ...........

10 

12p.m_- .....

Apr. 86

Q

12m._-._..___

Q

Apr. 87 

8a.m .. _____

4p.m.. ......

12p.m.. .....

Gage

6.06

5.99 

5.87 

7.10

8.15 

9.08 

10.19 

11.25 

12.32 

13.20 

14.30 

15.81 

16.33 

16.81 

17.21

17.91 

19.07 

20.44 

21.04 

21.44 

21.67

21.86 

21.92 

22.08

Discharge

486

479 

467

595

706 

809 

931 

1,060 

1,210 

1,340 

1,520 

1,780 

1,870 

1,950 

2,020

2,140 

2,350 

2,600 

2,730 

2,840 

2,930

3,010 

3,030 

3,110

Hour

Apr. 88 

12m-. 

Apr. 89

8....... ......

12m...-....-.

8.. ...........

Apr. SO 

12m.........

May 1

Q

12m-- ....

4p.m.. ......

8 ... _ ....

12p.m. ...

May 8 

12m.........

12p.m --.....

A/oi/3 

12m 

height

22.03 

21.94

22.00 

22.37 

22.43 

22.68 

22.77 

22.86

23.07 

23.24

23.30 

23.30 

23.28 

23.26 

23.49 

23.51

23.46 

23.36

23.23 

23.19

Discharge

3,080 

3,040

3,070 

3,240 

3,260 

3,400 

3,450 

3,510

3,650 

3,770

3,820 

3.820 

3.800 

3,790 

3,970 

3,990

3,950 

3,870

3,760 

3,730

Hour

May 4 

lOa.m ____

12m...... ...

6p.m.. ......

May 5 

12m-- 

12p.m. ......

MayB 

12m...... ...

May 7

12m.. . 

May8 

12m... 

12p.m.. .....

May 9 

12m .........

May 10 

12m.- __ ..

3&

23.12 

23.92 

24.20 

24.28

24.35 

24.25

24.13 

24.03

23.95 

23.89

23.84 

23.79

23.75 

23.74 

23.98

24.03 

24.00

Discharge

3,680 

4,350 

4,600 

4,670

4,740 

4,640

4,540 

4,450

4,380 

4,320

4,280 

4,230

4,200 

4,190 

4,400

4,450 

4,420

106. BAYOU MACON NEAR OAK GROVE, LA.

[Stage station]

Location. Lat 32°51'33", long 91°20'29", in NE%NE% sec. 33, T. 22 N., B. 11 E., 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 3 miles east of Oak 

Grove.

Drainage area. 582 sq mi (see Bemarks).

Gage-height record. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

68.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Gage height, 23.2 ft May 5.

1946 to March 1958: Gage height, 24.7 ft Apr. 11,1947.

Bemarks. Becords furnished by Corps of Engineers. Interconnecting system 

of bayous and drainage ditches produce an interchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily 

determined.

690^139 O 63-
A124 FLOODS OF 1958 

height, in feet, at 8 a.m. of indicated day 1958

Day

1 . 

2...............

3...............

4 __ ...........

5...............

6...............

7. ..............

8 _ ............

9...............

10 __ ..........

April

12.3

11.7

11.2

10.8

10.4

10.0

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.5

May

22.8

22.8

22.5

22.4

23.2

23.0

22.8

22.6

22.5

22.8

Day

11.. __ ........

12..............

13..............

14 

15 . _ ....

16 

17 _ . _ 

18 

10

20 

April

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.3

fi a

6.8

6.8

May

22.7

22.6

22.5

22.4

22.3

22.2

22.2

22.2

22.2

22.4

Day

21 

22. _

23 

24 __ . __ .

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 .

April

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.8

11.0

18.8

21.6

21.6

21.7

22.4

May

22.7

22.6

22.4

22.3

22.3

22.2

22.2

22.1

22.0

21.9

21.8

107. BAYOU MACON NEAR DELHI, LA.

Location Lat 32°27'20", long 91°28'30", in SE^i sec. 18, T. 17 N., R. 10 E.,

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on (old) U.S. Highway 80, 150 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile

east of Delhi.

Drainage area. 782 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 50.05 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at

site 7.5 miles downstream at different datum. 

Discharge record. Slope-stage-discharge relation denned by current-meter

measurements. Discharge Apr. 1-16, 18-21, Apr. 25-May 31, computed by

using fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 4,760 cfs 10 p.m. May 1; gage-height,

26.00 ft May 6, 7.

1935 to March 1958: Discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; gage height,

25.58 ft May 20, 21, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.5 ft in March 1882 from records of U.S.

Weather Bureau. 

Remarks. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produce an

interchange of now under varying conditions; hence, the drainage limits

were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 ...

2. ___

3 

4 

5 

6_ _

T. ..........

8. 

9. ... .

10 

April

2,130 

1,920 

1,800 

1,550 

1,370 

1,240 

1,140 

1,070 

969 

877

Monthly mean dlschar 

Runoff ................

May

4,600 

4,610 

4,430 

4,300 

4,300 

4,260 

4,160 

4,100 

4,070 

4,060

Day

11 _ ... _ ..

12. 

13 _ . _ ....

14 

15 _ ....

16. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

809 

745 

702 

663 

684 

759 

792 

733 

682 

642

May

4,050 

4,020 

4,010 

3,990 

3,990 

3,990 

3,960 

3,990 

3,950 

3,950

Day

21 

22 

23 

24. - __

25. 

26 

27.-.- - 

28

29 

30 

31 

 . . ________ _____ thousands of acre-feet 

April

645 

674 

674 

663 

855 

1,980 

3,520 

4,140 

4,210 

4,500

1,438 

85.56

May

3,980 

4; 000 

3,990 

4,000 

3,980 

3,970 

3,950 

3,950 

3,970 

3,950 

3,950

4,080 

250.9
APRIL-MAT 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A125 

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1958

Hour

Apr. SB 

4a.m.. ___

8... ... ...

12m. 

12p.m .......

Apr. 16

Apr. 17

6a.m. .......

12m 

12p.m ___

&

5.27

5.40

5.77

6.28

6.94

7.60

9 9Q

11.74

13 94

15.17

16.11

17.18

18.08

Discharge

685

716

803

916

1,070

1,220

1,610

9 9BA

2 nan

3 240

3^510

3,860

4,050

Hour

Apr. «8

12m 

6a.m...- ..

12m. 

6p.m.. 

12p.m. - __

Apr. SO

12m.. __ ..

Gage 

height

18.67

19.18

19.50

19 77

20.01

20.38

20.87

21.49

21.98

22.43

22.76

23.27

Discharge

4,120

4,190

4,160

4,160

4,140

4,170

4,230

4,410

4,540

4,580

4,440

4,510

Hour

May 1

g

12m 

4... 

6 

8 

10 

12m ...

Gage 

height

23.65

23.90

24.10

24.20

24.28

24.62

24.87

24.97

25.02

25.19

25.32

Discharge

4,580

4,550

4,560

4,600

4,610

4,570

4,720

4,760

A. "7Af\

4,610

4,550

SABINE RIVER BASIN 

108. SABINE RIVER NEAR EMORY, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 95°48', on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 19, 3.0 miles upstream from Giladon Creek, 7.5 miles 

south of Emory, Rains County, 8.0 miles downstream from McBees Creek, 

and at mile 501.

Drainage area. 965 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 350.28 ft 

above mean sea level, unadjusted (Texas Reclamation Department bench 

mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measuremark).

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 35,400 cfs 1 p.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

20.27 ft).

1952 to March 1958: Discharge, 74,000 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 

25.06ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1900, 25.7 ft in June 1943, from information by local resident and Texas Highway Department.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1.. __ .

2...........

3...........

4...........

5...........

6...........

7. ..........

8.. _ ......

9...........

10 

April

5,550 

3,150 

1,240 

231 

114 

124 

89 

58 

50 

49

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff __

May

16,100 

19,600 

22,000 

19,400 

18,700 

11,100 

5,240 

2,350 

733 

161

Day

11 

12 

13 .

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20. _ _

April

48 

61 

82 

171 

622 

885 

1,260 

820 

208 

112

May

94 

70 

56 

46 

40 

46 

54 

48 

41 

31

Day

21..... 

22 

23 

24 _

25 

26. __

27. 

28 

29 _ - _ 

30 

31. 

ge.... . ..... ......... . . .... . ... 

thousand

Runoff ___ . __

sof acre-feet .. 

 inches--

April

144 

257 

400 

308 

156 

951 

15,000 

31,500 

22,600 

15,900

3,405 

202.6 

3.95

May

24 

20 

13 

8.0 

5.6 

3.0 

1.4 

1.0 

.7 

.5 

.3

3,742 

230.1 

4.49
A126 FLOODS OF 1958

1O9. SABINE RIVER NEAR MINECMLA, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°36'45", long 95°29'10", near center of main channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 69, 3.2 miles south of Mineola, 

Wood County, 4.5 miles upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, and at mile 461.

Drainage area. 1,445 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 304.16 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-June 1958: Discharge, 36,000 cfs 5 a.m. Apr. 30 (gage height, 

20.60ft).

1939 to March 1958: Discharge, 76,000 cfs Apr. 1,1945; gage height, 24.37 

ft June 8,1943.

Maximum stage since at least 1915, that of June 8, 1943 (discharge, 

64,100 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1. -..-...

2 

3. 

4...........

5. . ...

6...........

7. ..........

8...........

9...........

10 .

April

1,370 

1,610 

2,290 

2,700 

3,910 

2,240 

1,010 

386 

270 

177

Monthly mean dischar 

K"nnff

May

30,000 

24,600 

24,600 

26,800 

25,300 

23,200 

19,600 

12,000 

8,000 

6,300

Day

11 

12...........

13 

14 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18 

19. ... 

20 

April

154 

161 

158 

403 

972 

1,130 

1,190 

1,280 

1,340 

1,280

May

4,380 

2,020 

857 

336 

193 

201 

140 

123 

117 

105

Day

21 

22...........

23 

24...........

25 

26 

27 

28 .

29.... _ ....

30 -

31 

ge.

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet.. 

.. inches..

April

876 

512 

412 

436 

486 

1,660 

13,200 

23,200 

31,000 

34,000

4,327 

257.5 

3.34

May

88 

78 

66 

56 

50 

44 

39 

35 

33 

29 

25

6,755 

415.4 

5.39

110. LAKE FORK SABINE RIVER NEAR QUITMAN, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°46', long 95°28', near center of main channel at upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Dry Creek and 

2.5 miles south of Quitman, Wood County.

Drainage area. 586 sq mi.

Gage-height record. From graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Datum of gage is 317.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 39,400 cfs 1 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

24.38 ft, from floodmark).

1924-26, 1939 to March 1958: Discharge, 75,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage 

height, 29.85 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 49,000 

cfs.

Maximum stage since at least 1895, that of Mar. 30, 1945.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A127 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1...........

2...........

3..... ......

4...........

5 ______ .

6...........

7...........

8...........

9...........

10 

April

2,920 

1,800 

1,190 

494 

240 

163 

128 

96 

96 

122

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

18,700 

15,400 

9,220 

10,500 

8,600 

4,040 

2,360 

1,540 

760 

348

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19...........

20 

April

166 

208 

216 

462 

866 

844 

1,030 

1,080 

660 

232

May

184 

170 

135 

110 

93 

116 

248 

232 

107 

71

Day

21...........

22...........

23. 

24...........

25 

26 

27 _ . _

28. 

29 

30 

31. 

ge __ ____ _ _ .. _ .. _ ___ ., - - __

_. _ thousand

Runoff

sof acre-fee t._ 

inches

April

216 

282 

416 

478 

584 

3,590 

26,200 

32,800 

13,800 

13,800

3,506 

208.6 

6.67

May

56 

47 

40 

32 

28 

26 

21 

28 

34 

54 

47

2,366 

145.5 

4.65

111. BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR BIG SANDY, TEX.

Location. Lat. 32°36', long 95°06', near center of channel on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on State Highway 155, 0.8 mile upstream from St. Louis 

Southwestern Railway Lines bridge, 1.3 miles northeast of Big Sandy, Upshur County, and 7.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 236 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 278.38 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Sabine River 

Apr. 29-May 15,1958.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 12,900 cfs 9 a.m. Apr. 28 (gage height, 

21.30ft).

1939 to March 1958: Discharge, 38,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1945 (gage height, 

24.1 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on 

basis of rainfall-runoff study for this and adjoining basins. 

Maximum stage since at least 1905, that of Mar. 31, 1945.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1...... .....

2. ....

3 

4 

5 

6. .....

7 

8 ___ . ..

9_ 

10 

April

269 

301 

358 

349 

309 

253 

208 

179 

164 

159

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff

May

3,150 

4,500 

3,700 

2,300 

1,600 

1,300 

850 

600 

460 

360

Day

11 

12.... .......

13 

14. .......

15 

16...... .

17 

18 

19 

20 

April

154 

144 

134 

184 

215 

229 

285 

459 

507 

388

May

290 

250 

215 

205 

190 

174 

159 

149 

139 

129

Day

21 

99

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. __ 

ge .

thonsanr

Runoff. .

Is of acre-feet 

inches

April

293 

237 

201 

169 

159 

386 

2,560 

11,400 

7,660 

3,710

1,067 

63.52 

5.05

May

122 

114 

106 

102 

94 

92 

87 

94 

96 

85 

83

703 

43.23 

3.43

690-439 O- 63- -10
A128 FLOODS OF 1958

112. SABENTE RIVER NEAR GLADEWATER, TEX.

Location. Lat 32°32', long 94°57', on right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 271, half a mile downstream from Glade Creek, 1 

mile southwest of Gladewater, Gregg County, and at mile 398.

Drainage area. 2,846 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 243.85 ft 

above mean sea level (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based 

on Geological Survey datum).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation denned by current- meter measurements. Discharge computed by using rate-of-change in stage as a factor.

Maxima. April-May 1958: Discharge, 53,500 cfs 5 a.m. May 3 (gage height, 

39.90ft).

1932 to March 1958: Discharge, 138,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 

44.16 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 91,000 cfs. 

Maximum stage since at least 1914, that of Apr. 2,1945.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Day

1 

2 ___ . ___

3...........

4...........

5.. .........

6...........

7.... _ ....

8.... _ ....

9..... ...

10. 

April

2,260 

2,280 

2,440 

2,710 

3,170 

3,550 

3,830 

3,890 

3,920 

2,860

Monthly mean dischar 

Runoff..-- __

May

44.900 

51,300 

52,400 

48,000 

42,000 

37,700 

33,800 

29,700 

25,200 

20,800

Day

11 

12 

13. 

14... .......

15 

16 ...

17 

18 .

19.

20 

April

1,850 

1,180 

858 

990 

1,250 

1,540 

1,820 

2,060 

2,330 

2,540

May

17,000 

14,200 

11,900 

10,000 

8,630 

6,830 

5,390 

3,750 

2,560 

1,750

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27- _ 

28 

29. 

30 

31 

ge. _ ---... . . -. -------- - --- -----

thousand

Runoff

s of acre-feet - - 

inches

April

2,680 

2,790 

2,760 

2,590 

2,030 

2,940 

6,380 

6,460 

13,000 

32,200

4,039 

240.3 

1.53

May

1,110

748 

594 

512 

452 

412 

382 

422 

492 

532 

552

15,290 

940.2 

6.20
APRILr-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A129

SUMMARY OF FLOOD STAGES AND DISCHARGES

Maximum flood flows at stream-gaging stations in the area covered 

by this report are summarized in table 1. The reference numbers correspond to those on figures 1 and 12-14.

The first column under maximum floods shows the period of known 

floods prior to April 1958. This period does not necessarily correspond to that in which continuous records of discharge were obtained, 

but in many cases it extends back to an earlier date. More than one 

period of known floods are shown for some stations. Periods are 

shown when they can be associated with a maximum stage even though 

the corresponding discharge may not be known a second period of 

known floods is then given in which the maximum discharge and stage 

are both known.

The second column under maximum floods shows the year in which 

the maximum stage or discharge occurred.

The third column under maximum floods gives the date of the maximum stage or discharge during the flood period April-May 1958.

Some of the stages and discharges listed in table 1 are affected by 

regulation, overflow, diversions, or other factors. These effects are 

indicated in footnotes or are described in the corresponding station 

description in the section, "Stages and discharges at stream-gaging 

stations."

The results of discharge measurements at many stage stations operated by the Corps of Engineers are tabulated in "Stages and Discharges of the Mississippi River and Tributaries in the Vicksburg 

District, 1958" or in "Stages and Discharges of the Mississippi River 

and Tributaries and other streams and waterways in the New Orleans 

district for 1957-1958."
TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, Louisiana and 

No.

Permanent 

station 

number

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Prior to April 195

Period 

PART 2B

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4820

4825

4830

4840

4845

4850

4855

4860

Pearl River basin

898

313

411

314

d«d

2,780

205

3,100

1902-58...... __ .....

1928-58 ,. .....

1937 58

1939-58.... _ . _____

1938-58- _ _ ......

1943-58. _ 

1Q39

1939-58. ___ . _ ......

1951-58.. __ .......

1901-58 __ ............

PART 7

9

10

2800

2810

Yazoo River basin

si, 980

5,130

1932. ___ ....

1935-58 . __ ......

1QA^_KQ
2865

2870

2885

2895

2900

3355

3365

3370

3375

3385

3390

3400

3405

3410

Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss. 

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.....

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Big Black River basin

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss._.

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Red River basin

Red River at Arthur City, Tex..... 

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla..

Red River at Index, Ark.............

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Little River below Lukfata Creek near Idabel, Okla..

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Rolling Fork near DeQueen, Ark. 

Little River near Horatio, Ark_.

Cossatot River near DeQueen, ArkSaline River near Dierks, Ark___.

14 4

50

67

160

10

.SI

78

SO

45

?,fi

S7

81

74

fil

?4

1950-58. .

1956-58 ________ -

1882.... - ... ........

1904-58 ________ -

1935-58 . __ 

1926. 

1936-58 

1912,1927 

1936-58. _ - __ -

1905-11, 1936-58 

1915. 

1925-58 

1936-58. _ . ______

1929-31, 1944-58... __ .

1938..... _ ........

1946-58 

1915..... ___ . _ 

1924-25, 1929-58 

1947-58 

1915 _______ ..

1930-58 ____ . __

1938-58 _____ . __ -

1920 

1938-58 _______ 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, Louisiana and adjacen

No.

Permanent 

station 

number

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Prior to April 1958

Period 

PART 7 Continued

716

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

3415

3425

3430

3432

3435

3442

3444

3445

3450

3459

3460

Red River basin Continued

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex ..... ..........

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.. . ..........

Boggy Creek near Daingerfteld, Tex .................

Lake O' the Pines near Jefferson, Tex ________

 52,380

527

276

1,365

494

3,443

i 57, 041

366

72

850

860

2,744

1927-58 . .

1942-58......... _ ....

1915-58................

1949-58 _ . _ . ...

1908-58... _ ..... .....

1956-58 ____ .. __ ..

1870-1958..............

1949-58

1953-58................

1956-58................

1895-1958. . _ ......

1943-58................

1900-58... ____ .....

1943-58 __ .... _ ....

1853-1958 ____ ..

1924-58. _ .... __ ....

1921-58 ___ ..........

190
40

41

Af\

An

44

45

dfi

47

48

4.Q

50

61

62

53

54

66

66

57

58

3475

34&n

3482

3485

3487

1488

34on

3495

3498

3600

3510

3675

3595

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.... _____ ......... 364

3,137

78

'60,613

605

66.9

1,097

46.3

546

683

133

925

2,628

79

266

1,105

1,662

1944-58 _ . __ . _ ....

1942-58. _________

1942-58... ____

1965-58 

1849 ___________ .

1928-58 

1956-58 

1928-31, 1936-58 ____

1933 ___________

1939-58 _____ . ......

1938-58- .........

1905 

1938-68 ................

1949-58 

1966-58 

1933... ________ ..

1939-58 .

1948-58. 

1938-58 

1933 ...................

1938-58 _ ...

1946-58---._-.-.. 

1962-58 _________

1903-5, 1922-58 .........

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, Louisiana and adjac

No.

Permanent 

station 

number

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Prior to April 195

Period 

PART 7 Continued

59 

60 

61 

62 

63

64

65 

66

67 

68

69

70 

71

3598 

3600 

3605 

3608 

3610

3615

3616 

3620

3621 

3625

3630

3632 

3634

Red River basin Continued

Little Missouri River near Boughton, Ark ...........

Saline River at Benton, Ark.. .......................

312 

2,311 

237 

121 

380

181

1,068 

5,391

377 

216

569

1,129 

270

1938-58. __ . ....

1Q9O-<;8

1Q4QCQ

1940-58

1927

1928-31, 1937-58 __

1QA£

1QKA_KQ

1937-58 _______ -

1CQO

1928-58 __ . ....

1938-58 _ .

1938

1951-58 ______ 

1927 

1938-58

1938-58

1 Q3fi Af\ 1 Q4A Kft
72

73

74 

75

76 

77

78

79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84 

86 

86 

87 

88 

89 

00 

91

92 

93

Se<

3635

3641.2 

3641. 5 

3641. 9

3642 

3643

3645 

3647

3649 

3650 

3651 

3655 

3658 

3659 

3660 

3662

3665 

3670

3677

j footnotes

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La __

at end of table.

2,062

215 

592 

1,170 

1,187

271

1,645

141 

302 

68.9 

355 

63.3 

178 

180 

46 

462 

208 

1,470

15,298

785 

1,052

1927 _______ . _ ..

1937-58 _________

1941-58 

1938-58. ______ . __

1925-58. __ - __ - __

1955-58 _________

1932- _____ . .......

1928-31, 1938-58 

1956-58. ...............

1948-58. 

1954-58 ______ . ....

1940-58 _ . ............

1953-58 _______ . ...

1940-58 __ . ...........

1956-58. ______ - ...

1956-58. ______ . ....

1940-58. ...............

1956-58 

1925-58 ................

1939-58 ................

1932-58. _______ ..

1946-58. ______ . ....

1946-58 ................
TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, Louisiana and adjace

No.

Permanent 

station 

number

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Prior to April 1958

Period 

PART 7 Continued

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

3680

3685

3690

3695

3697

Red River basin Continued

Bayou LaFourche cutoff near Oak Ridge, La ........

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La ...............

Tensas Bayou near Transylvania, La ________

Bayou Macon near Kilbourne, La __________

1,199

1,226

42

171

1

6

42

361

89

141

309

504

1946-58................

1927.... _ ... __ . ....

1938-58................

1940-58 _____ .......

1949-58...... ___ . ...

1940-58....... ___ ...

1947-58....... ___ ...

1948-58 __ ... .........

1941-58....... _ . .....

1938-58....... _ .. _ .

1941-58...... ___ ....

1946-58...... _ .... ...

1927...................

1935-58..... _ 1 _ . ...
106 

107 3700

582 

782

1946-58 __ ..... _ . ..

1882........ ..........

1935-58 __ ..... ..

PART 8 

108 

109

110 

111 

112

0175 

0185

0190 

0195 

0200

Sabine River Basin

965 

1,445

586 

236 

2,846

1900-1958... ____ ...

1952-58 _______

1915-58. _____ . _ 

1939-58 . 

1895-1958 

1924-26,1939-58-.-. ..

1905-58 ............

1939-58 

1914-58 ...........

1932-58 __ . _ . ......

i Not determined. * Peak discharge 

* Does not include 2,600 sq mi of upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers. « Elevation in fe

' Observed. " May have reac

* Includes drainage area of Clear Creek. u Daily mean di

» About 3 ft higher than that of May 5, 1958 at site 6 miles upstream. " Regulated sinc

« 5.936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributing. " Maximum stag

* Elevation in feet. 18 Maximum stag

> Contents in thousands of acre-feet. 
A138, FLOODS OF 1958 

FLOOD-CREST STAGES

Records of flood-crest stages (table 2) were collected by the Geological Survey at sites generally located by landline locations and 

referenced to prominent physical features.

Flood-crest data for the Ouachita River (table 3) were furnished by 

the Corps of Engineers. The points are between Mount Ida, Ark., and 

Acme, La., and are identified by river mileage above the mouth of the 

Black River. A similar tabulation (table 4) is given for the Red 

River from the mouth of Barkman Creek, Tex., to Torras, La.

TABLE 2. Flood-crest stages in Louisiana and Mississippi

Stream and location

Pearl River Basin

Tallahaga Creek, in NE# sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, % mile upstream 

from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge and \}i miles 

north of Noxapater, Miss_ _________--_--_-____------

Noxapater Creek, in SE% sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, % mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge and 

2 miles south of Noxapater, Miss.-___-__ ___________

Purple Creek, in NWJ4 sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., Choctaw meridian, at Colonial Country Club, \yz miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2% miles southeast of Tougaloo, Miss_--_--_-

Hanging Moss Creek, in NE}4 sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on new U.S. Highway 51, 1 mile 

upstream from Whiteoak Creek and 2 miles upstream from 

mouth.------_-__-__-_____________ _ _________-__--.

Hanging Moss Creek tributary, in NE^ sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 

1 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, 1 

mile upstream from mouth and 1.3 miles southwest of 

Tougaloo, Miss._____________________________________

Eubanks Creek, in SEMNEJ4 sec. 26, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51 in north 

Jacksen, Miss., 1,700 ft downstream from Crane Creek, 

0.4 mile upstream from Lakeland Drive, and 1 mile upstream from mouth__________________________________

Town Creek, in NW}4SW% sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on Gallatin street in Jackson, Miss., 

and 300 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge _.

Lynch Creek, in NE^SWK, sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at culvert on U.S. Highway 80 in Jackson, Miss., 

1.3 miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge 

and 2.3 miles upstream from mouth_-___-_________----.

Yazoo River Basin

Otuckalofa Creek, in SW^NE^, sec. 8, T. 11 S., R. 4 W., 

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 7, 0.9 

mile south of Water Valley, Miss., and 5.2 miles above 

mouth--_----_____-____________________________-_-_.

Long Creek, in sec. 9., T. 10 S., R. 7 W., Chicasaw meridian, 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, 1 mile south of Courtland, 

Miss., 5l/2 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south 

of Batesville, Miss--_-_-__________________-____-_-_-

See footnote, at end of table.

Date

April 30

May 5 

May 4

April 29

April 28

Elevation 

(feet)

1 91. 11

i 93. 47 

i 96. 76

1 96. 84 

i 94. 43

271. 96

274. 32

280. 17

i 24. 59 

225. 76
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A139

TABLE 2. Flood-crest stages in Louisiana and Mississippi Continued

Stream and location Date Elevation 

(feet)

Yazoo River Basin Continued

Fannegusha Creek, in NW^NE)4 sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 1 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road, 1 mile north 

of Howard, Miss., and 3.2 miles southeast of Tchula,

Miss.

Piney Creek, in NEtf sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 49 E., 75 ft upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3 miles northeast of 

north city limits of Yazoo City, Miss___________________

Martins Creek, in NE# sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 49E., 75 ft upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, % mile upstream 

from mouth, and 2.7 miles northeast of north city limits of 

Yazoo City, Miss--_--------__--_---_---------------.

Big Black River Basin

139. 72

111. 18

110. 12

Doaks Creek, in NEH sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, 3)4 miles upstream from mouth, and 8ji miles north of Canton, Miss_ _ _ May 2 208. 73

Bachelor Creek, in NWH sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on U.S. 51 truck route at Canton High 

School, Canton, Miss_________________--______----__ April 29 219.57

Tilda Bogue, in SWH sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 51, 3 miles north of Canton, Miss., and 3}^ miles upstream from mouth______--__ ___do____ 225. 41

Bogue Chitto, in NWji sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 2 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 22, 4.6 miles southwest of Flora, Miss__---_-___---__-_------__--------_ May 2 188.39

Clear Creek, in SWH sec. 17, T. 6 N., R. 5 W., Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on county highway, 1 mile northeast 

of Bovina, Miss.__________________________ May 1 138.59

Red River Basin

Bayou Dorcheat at bridge on State Highway 160, 1.8 miles

upstream from Black Bayou and 4 miles northeast of Cotton Valley, La______ _ __ April 29 l 46. 74

Black Bayou at bridge on State Highway 159, 0.5 mile south

of Leton, La., and 1 mile downstream from Sand Creek. _ _ April 26 212. 84 

Brushy Creek at bridge on State Highway 7, 2.4 miles south

of Hortman, La__---__________________________ ___do__ 173. 94

Clarke Bayou at bridge on U.S. Highways 79 and 80, 2.5

miles southeast of Haughton, La_____________________ April 29 195.37

Cypress Bayou at bridge on U.S. Highway 171, 2 miles south

of Keithville, La., and 6 miles upstream from mouth of

Boggy Bayou___________________________________ May 4 172.66

Bayou D'Arbonne at bridge on U.S. Highway 79, 0.2 mile

north of Homer, La., and 0.5 mile upstream from Beaver

Branch___________________________________ April 26 207. 15

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne at bridge on State Highway

520, 0.1 mile downstream from Tiger Creek and 2 miles

southwest of Colquitt, La___________________________ ___do____ J 49. 68

Little Bayou Boeuf at bridge on State Highway 139, 4.5

miles southwest of Collinston, La______________________ May 1 75. 09

Lyon Bayou at bridge on State Highway 582, 0.5 mile southeast of Forest, La________________________________ ___do____ 89. 06

Bayou Macon on right bank at end of Parish road, 2.2 miles

northeast of Floyd, La._______________________ May 6 85.87

Gage height referred to an arbitrary datum.
A140 FLOODS OF 1958

TABLE 3. Flood-crest elevations on Ouachita River (Furnished by Corps of

Engineers')

Designation of gage

Mt. Ida, Ark_. ____________________________

Blakely Dam (headwater) ___ _ ______ _ ____

Blakely Dam (tailwater) __ __________ _ _ __

Below Blakely Dam___ _ ___ ___ _ ___ _ _

Carpenter Dam (headwater) _ _ _______

Carpenter Dam (tailwater) __________

Remmel Dam (headwater) _ ___ _ _ ____ _ _

Remmel Dam (tailwater) ___ _______ _ __

Malvern, Ark __ ____ _____ ___ __

Arkadelphia, Ark __ _____ ____ __ ____

H.W. No. 60__-______-_-_________-________

H.W. No. 61_____-__--_-________-________-

Camden, Ark______ __ _____ _ _ ______

Below Camden, Ark___ _____ _____

H.W. No. 62________-.____________________

H.W. No. 63-___ -- ____-__-__

Lock and Dam No. 8__ _______ _ ______ _ _

H.W. No. 64______________________________

Lock and Dam No. 6___ _ ____ ______

Lock and Dam No. 5_ ______ __ _ __ ___

Monroe, La__ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ ______ _ ___

Lock and Dam No. 4_ ____ ___ ____________

Buckhorn Bend, La__ _ ______ _ _ _____

Lock and Dam No. 3__---_- _ __ _ ____ __

Stafford Point Landing, La______ _ _ ______

Lock and Dam No. 2__ ____ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

Black River: 

Jonesville, La____ __ ____ _ ________

Acme, La___- ______ _ ______ _____ __

Miles above 

mouth of Black 

River (1939)

553.4

487.0

486.9

486.8

467.9

467.9

455. 9

455.9

450. 1

420.6

397.7

380.0

354. 1

348. 5

329. 1

309. 1

297.9

287.2

239. 4

208. 3

183. 7

178. 1

175.9

134. 1

80.9

73.3

'56. 3

i. 1

Date 

May 1957

3

6

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

3

5

6

8

14-16

21,22

23

23,24

23

25

30,31

28-31

29

23,24

Elevation 

(feet)

677. 18

583. 57

402. 07

402. 08

400. 76

308. 29

308. 07

271. 24

249. 21

187. 95

153. 51

133. 15

115. 56

113. 31

104. 85

98.90

95.5

91. 20

87. 1

85.8

81. 86

80.57

80.23

71. 18

58.2

56.4

54.83

51. 1

River miles as of 1949.

TABLE 4. Flood-crest elevations on lower Red River (furnished by Corps of

Engineers)

Designation of gage

H.W. No. 77, Mouth of Barkman Creek, Tex ______

H.W. No. 76_-_-__-_-____-____________________

Index, Ark____ _ _ _ ____ ____________

H.W. No. 75--_ _ - _____ _

H.W. No. 74__________________________________

H.W. No. 73___--__-_-___-_______-_._-_--_--__

H.W. No. 72_______.__________________________

Fulton, Ark ___ ____ ____ ___ ___

H.W. No. 71_________________________.________

H.W. No. 70__________________________________

H.W. No. 69____ _ _ _____ _ _ .__ _____

H.W. No. 68__________________________________

H.W. No. 67______________ _

H.W. No. 66_________________________. ________

Miles 

above 

mouth

434.8

432.0

429.5

424.7

417. 5

412.8

410.4

405.0

401.5

398.5

392. 2

387.0

379.7

378.0

Date 

May 1957

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

Elevation 

(feet)

276.3

274. 8

272. 6

268.9

263. 7

260.9

259.0

254. 4

249. 1

246. 3

242. 1

240.0

235.3
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A141

TABLE 4. Flood-crest elevations on lower Red River (furnished by Corps of

Engineers) Continued

Designation of gage

Garland City, Ark_ ____ _____________ ___ _

H.W. No. 65.. --------------------------------

H.W. No. 64_-_-__----_-_-_--------------- _ .

H.W. No. 63----_-------------------_---------

H.W. No. 62-. .____----__--__-___-----_--_-__-

H.W. No. 61 

H.W. No. 60 

H.W. No. 59 

H.W. No. 58 . 

H W "NTn ^7

Spring Bank, Ark_ _________ ____ ______ . _ _

TT W TJn ^R

H.W. No. 55 

H.W. No. 54 

H.W. No. 53 

H.W. No. 52 

Millers Bluff, La_ __ _. ___ - ----- ______ ___

H.W. No. 51 

H.W. No. 50------------------------ _ -------

H.W. No. 49 

H.W. No. 48 . 

H W No 47

H W Nn 4.R

H.W. No. 45----- _ -- _ --- - - -------

Shreveport, La__-_ - ____ _________________

H.W. No. 44 _ _ _ ---_---_---_---__

H.W. No. 43 

H.W. No. 42 

H.W No. 41_ 

H.W. No. 40 

H.W. No. 39--- __ ----- _

H.W. No. 38 

H.W. No. 37 

H.W. No. 36---- _ ----- . _ --------

H.W. No. 35 

H.W. No. 34_-_ 

H.W. No. 33 _ . 

H.W. No. 32 

H.W. No. 31 

H.W. No. 30 

H.W. No. 29 

H.W. No. 28---- _ _--_--_-_-___-__

H.W. No. 27 _ 

H.W. No. 26_--_ __ .- _ ---_._-_.- __ -_. _ .

Grand Ecore, La _ ___-_ . _ -____ _ __________

H.W. No. 25---____-_-___--___.__________ _ __

H.W. No. 24__--___--_ _._-_____._._._--.______

H.W. No. 23---- __-_-_-__--__----_

H.W. No. 22--_--_--_-_--_-______--_----.-_-_-

H.W. No. 21 -._--___ _ ...

H.W. No. 20_---_---__________. _______________

H.W. No. 19____ __ __ _ __ _ _ _____

H.W. No. 18--__--______. _____________________

Miles 

above 

mouth

372.0

366.9

360.8

355.5

353.0

347.8

346.7

344.8

338. 3

336.0

334.6

331.4

327.0

326.5

323.2

318.9

317.8

315.5

309.0

303.4

297.0

291.4

286.7

282.3

276.9

273.6

269.7

264.9

259.8

255. 0

252. 0

245. 3

239.2

235. 0

230.9

227. 1

222. 4

217.6

216.4

211. 2

208.9

204.4

197. 3

190. 3

185.8

181.4

176. 9

172. 5

166.0

162. 3

158.0

155.2

149. 5

142. 1

Date 

May 1957

7

7

7

J 8

J 8

7,8

*8

7

J 9

X 9

'9

J 9

8

J 9

J 9

J 9

'9

8

8

8

9

1 10

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

Elevation 

(feet)

231. 6

220.5

220.5

208.9

207.4

198.9

193.4

189.9

182.6

180. 1

172.9

168.7

165.2

161.4

158.4

155. 5

153.2

152. 8

149. 6

147.4

145.4

142.3

140. 8

137.6

134.3

131. 1

130.7

128.9

125. 1

121. 1

119.7

117.0

115.9

113.4

111.4

109.4

108.2

106.8

104.9

102.2

See footnote at end of table.
A142 FLOODS OF 1958

TABLE 4. Flood-crest elevations on lower Red River (furnished by Corps of

Engineers) Continued

Designation of gage

Coif ax, La _________ __. ___________

H.W. No. l7-_______-__-_____________.________

H.W. No. 16___-_-__._________________________

H.W. No. 15_______-_____________ _ __________

H.W. No. 14__________________________________

H.W. No. 13__-__-_____-__________________ -_.

H.W. No. 12___-______________________________

H.W. No. 11____.______.______________________

H.W. No. 10---. _ _ _

H.W. No. 9----___ _ _ ______ ______

H.W. No. 8____ __ __ 

H.W. No. 7----__--__._-__--__________________

H.W. No. 6_-_____-__________________________-

H.W. No. 5----__-_--__-___-_._. ______________

H.W. No. 4-_--________-___.__________________

H.W. No. 3___________________________________

H.W. No. 2____-______________________________

H.W. No. l-__-._-__-_________________________

Lake Long ________ _______ ___ _____

Black River at Acme, La_ _ ________

Bayou Cocodrie below lock, La _ ____ ___ __

Barbre Landing, La ___________ _____

Lower Old River, Torras, La__ ______ _ _

Miles 

above 

mouth

139. 1

134. 5

128.4

123. 9

119. 7

113. 4

108. 5

103.2

98.4

91. 6

86.4

82. 0

77. 2

73. 2

69. 6

66. 0

60. 7

58. 1

55.3

51. 0

46. 4

34.4

22. 2

6.3

1. 0

Date 

May 1957

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

20

23,24

22-25

24-26

24

Elevation 

(feet)

100. 8

99. -2

94. 6

92. 8

89.8

88.4

84.5

81.9

78.4

76. 4

74. 9

73.3

70. 7

68.4

66.4

64. 8

64. 0

61. 2

58.7

55. 9

51. 1

48. 5

45.4

46. 8

i Levels to water surface were run on this date; crest probably occurred 1 day earlier.

MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS

The Geological Survey expresses the frequency of a flood in terms 

of its recurrence interval, which is defined as the average interval in 

which a flood of a given magnitude will be equaled or exceeded as an 

annual maximum discharge. The probability of the occurrence of a 

given flood is the reciprocal of its recurrence interval. For example, a 

flood with a recurrence interval of 25 years (a 25-year flood) has a 4 

percent chance, and one with a 50-year recurrence interval has a 2 

percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any one year.

The mean annual flood is indicative of the flood characteristics of 

a drainage basin and is a good index of the geographical variation of 

flood flows. The mean annual flood is difficult to determine arithmetically because records of flood discharges are comparatively short, but 

the distribution of annual maximum discharges does approach the 

distribution implicit in the theory of extreme values. On the basis of 

this theory, the mean annual flood (the mean of an infinitely long 

series of annual maximum floods) is obtained by reading from a 

graph, visually fitted to a plot of annual floods versus recurrence 

intervals, the annual flood corresponding to a recurrence interval of
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A143

2.33 years and can be determined with acceptable accuracy from a 

short period of record.

Kelations of peak discharge to drainage area for various recurrence 

intervals (figs. 12-14) have been tentatively defined for part of the 

area included in this report (written communication, Patterson, 1960).

Numbers refer to those in table 1

4000

40 50 60 80 100 200 400 600 1000 

DRAINAGE AREA, IN SQUARE MILES

2000

FIGTJEE 12. Relation of peak discharge to drainage area for various recunence intervals at selected points

in Arkansas and Louisiana.

"50 60 80 100 200 300 400 500 600 800 1000 

DRAINAGE AREA, IN SQUARE MILES

2000

FIGURE 13. Relation of peak discharge to drainage area for various recurrence intervals at selected points

in Louisiana and Texas.
A144 FLOODS OF 1958

40,000

i-- o8

40 60 80 100 200 300 400 600 800 1000 

DRAINAGE AREA, IN SQUARE MILES

2000 30004000 6000

FIGUEE 14. Relation of peak discharge to drainage area for various recurrence intervals at selected points 

in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Each figure is for a different area represented by the stream-gaging 

station data plotted. These figures provide a comparison of the peak 

discharges during the floods of April-May 1958 with those for several 

selected recurrence intervals. Table 5 supplements figures 12-14 and 

shows ratios and recurrence intervals for several streams from four 

additional parts of the flood area.

TABLE 5. Other outstanding flood discharges during April-May 1958

Stream and location

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex _ _ _

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La_ _ _ _ __

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La._ _ _

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La._ _ _

Muddy Fork Creek near Murfreesboro, 

Ark

Antoine Creek at Antoine, Ark___ ___

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark___ _ _

Saline River near Rye, Ark____ _ ___

Discharge 

(cfs)

28, 900 

4,460 

17, 700 

38, 400

35, 100 

35, 500 

26, 800 

70, 500

Ratio to

Mean annual flood

10.1 

2. 56 

4.92 

2. 69

2. 85 

2.23 

4.22 

2.04

50-year 

flood

2.2 

.86 

1. 65 

.90

1. 19 

.93 

1.76

.85

Recurrence 

interval 

(years)

0) 

25

(')

31

0)

34

0)

23

1 Much greater than 50 years.
APRIL-MAY 1958, LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT STATES A145

Peak discharges of this flood along the main stem of the Red River, 

after adjustment for storage in Lake Texhoma, have recurrence intervals of 5 to 6 years at Arthur City, Tex., and Index, Ark., about 

17 years at Fulton, Ark., and 29 years at Shreveport, La. The peak 

discharge of about 97,200 cf s on Ouachita River at Monroe, La., has a 

45-year recurrence interval. In Mississippi, the recurrence interval 

for the maximum discharge on Big Black River near Bovina is 

15 years.

INDEX

Page

Abstract.._____ __ __ Al

Acknowledgments_ ___ - __ 4

Alligator Bayou near Shreveport, La __ 65

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark________ 80

Arkansas, Antoine River at Antoine __ 80

Bayou Bartholomew at Wilmot. __ 98

near McQehee __.- .._- 97

near Star City_____________ 95

Caddo River near Alpine _ _. 

Cornie Bayou near Three Creeks ....

Cossatot River near DeQueen_ __ 

Hurricane Creek near Sheridan__.......

Lake Qreesonnear Murfreesboro..---....

Lake Ouachitanear Hot Springs__.....

Little Missouri River near Boughton.....

near Murfreesboro .- - 

Little River near Horatio .... . 

Moro Creek near Fordyce.. .-. .-_. 

Muddy Fork Creek near MurfreesboroOuachita River at Arkadelphia...........

at Camden.____ .............

near Malvern...____.__ - 

Red River at Fulton___________

at Index________.___.......

Rolling Fork near DeQueen..............

Saline River and Gamble Creek near 

Sheridan...__ .._.........

Saline River at Benton.. ..:...........

near Dierks_____ ... 

near Rye_______ - 

Smackover Creek near Smackover........

Three Creek near Three Creeks..-. ...

B

Bayou Bartholomew at Wilmot, Ark.........

near Beekman, La _.- 

near Jones, La._____...... 

near McQehee, Ark.-..-.-.... 

near Star City, Ark___........ 

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La..........

near Farmerville, La.__...... . 

Bayou de Loutre near De Loutre, La.........

near Laran, La.____ -...... .

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La....... .... 

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La_____..

near Springhill, La..________ -...

Bayou Gallon near Oak Ridge, La............

Bayou LaFourche cutoff near Oak Ridge, LaBayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La__.. 

near Irwin Lake, La..___.............

Bayou Maconnear Delhi, La_..............

near Kilbourne, La______ 

near Oak Grove, La.__________ 

73

106

41

92

77

72

82

79

77

75

84

73

44

30

37

90

88

43

94

84

107

101

100

97

95

104

110

104

103

110

63

61

118

117

118

117

124

122

123

Page

Bayou Pierre near Gayle, La.._ _ __ A70 

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss_______ 26 

Big Black River basin . 26,131,139

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss. _____ 27 

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La _ 115 

Big Creek near Holly Ridge, La._______ 116 

near Vienna, La______________ 104 

Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex. .... 127

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La ._ .... 57

Bodcau Bayou near Sarepta, La . .... 65

Bodcau Bayou Reservoir near Shreveport, La. 67 

Boeuf River near Arkansas-Louisiana State

line..... 112

near Girard, La..._._______.__ 113

near Oak Grove, La..____.._ . 112

near Oak Ridge, La___________. 113

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La . 70

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex 53

Caddo Lake near Mooringsport, La......_. 56

Caddo River near Alpine, Ark.._______ 73

Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La . 100

Corney Bayou near Lillie, La...._____ 109

Cornie Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark 106

Cossatot River near DeQueen, Ark.... 41

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La.. . . 68

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex .. 55

near Pittsburg, Tex__________._. 52

near Unionville, La_... . 105

Flat Lick Bayou near Leton, La_______ 62

Flat River (Shell Bayou) near Shreveport, La. 64

Flood areas____-_._.. 8

Flood-crest stages___________.___ 138

G

Gamble Creek, and Saline River near Sheridan, Ark ..__....... - 90

H

Hurricane Creek near Sheridan, Ark-....- 92 

K

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La___...... 56

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla. _____ 30

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex... 126

A147
A148 INDEX

Page

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark. _ A77

Lake O' the Pines near Jefferson, Tex_...__ 54

Lake Ouachitanear Hot Springs, Ark____ 72

Little Corney Bayou near Lillie, La__.__ 109

Little Missouri River near Boughton, Ark_ 82

near Murfreesboro, Ark... 79 

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel,

Okla 33

Little River near Horatio, Ark. 39

near Wright City, Okla.................. 31

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss 17

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La 69

Louisiana, Alligator Bayou near Shreveport 65

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman 101

near Jones ._...._- 100

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach.... ... 104

near Farmerville..-..-- 110

Bayou de Loutre near De Loutre... 104

near Laran. __ 103

Bayou Desiard at Monroe-- ...- 110

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden..__ 63

near SpringhUl..---__ - -... 61

Bayou Galion near Oak Ridge__ 118

Bayou LaFourche cutoff near Oak Ridge. 117

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake... 118

near Irwin Lake- ___ 117

Bayou Macon near Delhi 124

near Kilbourne_____ 122

near Oak Grove.. - 123

Bayou Pierrenear Gayle... . .. 70

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove...... 115

Big Creek near Holly Ridge________ 116

near Vienna___.___ .. 104

Black Bayou near Gilliam... . 57

Bodcau Bayou near Sarepta____ _ 65

Bodcau Bayou Reservoir near Shreveport- 67

Boeuf River near Girard- ________ 113

near Oak Grove.. __ . 112

near Oak Ridge... . 113

Boggy Bayou near Keithville.._.___ 70

Caddo Lake near Mooringsport_ ____ 56

Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman__ 100

Corney Bayou near Lillie_________ 109

Cypress Bayou near Benton __ .. 68

Cypress Creek near Unionvflle. _____ 105

Flat Lick Bayou near Leton______ 62

Flat River (Shell Bayou) near Shreveport. 64

Kelly Bayou near Hosston_ ______ 56

Little Corney B ayou near Lillie _____ 109

Loggy Bayou near Ninock_________ 69 

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near

Bernice_______________ 106

Ouachita River at Monroe_________ 111

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood____ 59

Posten Bayou near Wardview______ 51

Red Chute Bayou near Shreveport___ 68

Red River at Shreveport..________ 61

near Hosston. ______________ 51

Tensas Bayou near Alsatia....______ 120

near Transylvania, La_________ 119

Tensas River at Tendal__________ 121

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie______ 58

Wallace Lake near Shreveport__ ___ 71

M

Page

Magnitude and frequency of floods...___.. A142 

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice,

La.... ......... ............. 106

Mississippi, Big Black River at Piokens___ 26

near Bovina_______________ 27

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage______ 17

Pearl River at Edinburg......______ 17

at Jackson..__________ ___ 21

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton____ 20

Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin_ ____ 21

Sunflower River at Sunflower.._____ 25

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake____ 23

near Lambert...._ 22

Thompson Creek at McCarley..._ 23 

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove 18 

Yazoo River at Greenwood...____ 25 

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko 19 

near Ofahoma.____ ...._ 19

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark 86 

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla. 35 

Muddy Fork Creek near Murfreesboro, Ark.. 77

N

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex ... 46

O

Oklahoma, Kiamichi River near Belzoni..... 30

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near

Idabel 33

Little River near Wright City-_____ 31

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown 35

Ouachita River at Arkadelphia, Ark...... 75

at Camden, Ark.______________ 84

at Monroe, La.. _ 111

near Malvern, Ark..___ 73

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La____ 59

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss. ________ 17

at Jackson, Miss_______.______ 21

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss_.. 20

Pearl River basin _ 17,130,138

.Pelahatchie Creek near Fannin, Miss____ 21

Posten Bayou near Wardview, La 51

Precipitation, at selected stations_______ 4

R

Red Chute Bayou near Shreveport, La___ 68

Red River at Arthur City, Tex....._ 29

at Fulton, Ark..____.__.._.__ 44

at Index, Ark. -_______...___ 30

at Shreveport, La..... 61

Red River basin.. 29,131,139

Red River near Hosston, La 51

Rolling Fork near DeQueen, Ark_______ 37

Sabine River basin. 125,137
INDEX A149

Page

Sabine River near Emory, Tex________ A125

near Gladewater, Tex...__._._._. 128

near Mineola, Tex_____________ 126

Saline River at Benton, Ark.._._._._. 88

near Dierks, Ark.______._._..... 43

near Rye, Ark________._......... 94

Saline River and Gamble Creek near Sheridan,

Ark.................... . 90

Shell Bayou (Flat River) near Shreveport, La. 64 

Smackover Creeknear Smackover, Ark . 84 

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex .... 45

Sulphur River near Talco, Tex. ____._. 48 

Summary of flood stages and discharges... 129 

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss 25

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss..__ 23

near Lambert, Miss... - 22

Tensas Bayou near Alsatia, La 120

near Transylvania, La __.._... 118

Tensas River at Tendal, La... 121

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana, Tex 50

Texas, Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy 127

Boggy Creek near Daingerfleld__... . 53

Cypress Creek near Jeflerson 55

near Pittsburg _... 52

Texas Continued Page

Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman_ A126

Lake O' the Pines near Jeflerson_____ 54

North Sulphur River near Cooper____ 46

Red River at Arthur City._______.. 29

Sabine River near Emory.._._.___ 125

near Gladewater___________ 128

near Mineola. ______.. _. ___ 126

South Sulphur River near Cooper..___ 45

Sulphur River near Talco__ -_ -___ 48

Texarkana Reservoir near Texarkana- .. 50

Whiteoak Creek near Talco- ...___ 49

Thompson Creek at McCarley, Miss . .. 28

Three Creek near Three Creeks, Ark 107

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss_ 17

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La- . 58

W

Wallace Lake near Shreveport, La. 

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex..

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss 25 

Yazoo River basin __....... . 22,130,138

Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, Miss 19 

near Ofahoma, Miss 19

O